School News Highlights From The 1952 Yearbook
A long staff list names editors and writers across sections from senior to freshman. Student activities include music contests, class plays, picnics, banquets, and sports. The issue notes perfect spelling scores, spring picture drawings, book projects, and civics test results with grade-wise progress in arithmetic geography and reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arvella Kammeyer
Roxie Beisner
Ralph Wikner
Mardell Meswarth
McGregor
Prairie du Chien
Carol Vogt
Marlys Westendorf
Bob Lohmann
Pauline Bunger
Co operation in school activities urged by editor
Lowell Engle urges cooperation in school life across sports, plays, and clubs. He emphasizes compromise, listening to advisors, and constructive Open Forum notes rather than mockery to improve the school and its activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Engle
High School Charter Teachers Urge Self Reliant Study
Mr Trude urges students to learn how to study and think for themselves as they plan for college. The school reports multiple classes progressing in algebra, home economics, English, geometry, and trigonometry with projects and year end reports. The geometry class plans to measure the Tripoli water tower height using geometry formulas once its shadow is measurable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trude
Tripoli
Local Baseball Team Aims for Go-Hawks Test Thursday
The baseball squad trained daily as weather allowed. They used the wet diamond for catch and held two more regular practices. The first test is set for Thursday at four against the Go-Hawks of Waverly on the Waverly diamond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Go-Hawks
Waverly
Senior June Lau Reveals Likes and Plans at Tripoli High
June Lau names school as her least favorite while sociology remains her top subject in her senior year at Tripoli High. She enjoys football, acting in plays as Mrs Job Feeney and Mrs Stimpson, roller skating, musical films, dancing, and eating ice cream or raisin pie. After graduation she plans beautician studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
June Lau
Tripoli High
June
Job Feeney
Stimpson
Music Notes Highlight State Contest in Vinton
Friday and Saturday the clarinet saxophone quartets and the drum ensemble, plus Margie Biermann with her flag routine, compete at the state contest in Vinton. A girls sextet chosen by Mr. Upton will sing at the senior class play with Patsy Chapin Velma Schultz Betty Snelling Mary Droste Laraine Rettig Barbara Dreyer. Velma Schultz earned a two rating at the Charles City contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margie Biermann
Vinton
Mr. Upton
Patsy Chapin
Velma Schultz
Betty Snelling
Mary Droste
Laraine Rettig
Barbara Dreyer
Ruth Weidler
Nola
Charles City
Quizzing the Kids at THS Seniors Share Favorites
Senior class answers reveal best memories include vacations with Eleanore Christoffer, skip day noted by Dennis Kirchhoff, picnics at Echo Valley cited by Lavera Waschkat, and graduation anticipation from Norman Engle, with others praising extracurriculars, music, plays, parties, and activities. June Lau mentions movies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanore Christoffer
Dennis Kirchhoff
Echo Valley
Lavera Waschkat
Melvin Ohlendorf
Norman Engle
June Lau
Reversible sport jackets gain fashion favor at THS
Fashion notes highlight boys’ reversible jackets in brown and white or blue and white checks. Some jackets are solidly blue and white. Girls’ spring clothes show potential, with home economics garments by freshman and junior girls earning praise for neat appearance.
Grade School News Flashes Recap of Classroom Activities
Gregory Schmidt brought a 28 inch tall Easter toy rabbit to show pupils who measured it. Larry Bunger’s rabbit was 10 inches shorter. Second graders paint at the easel with a daily list of painters. Roger Block drew a bluebird in a tree with pink blossoms. Third Grader Susan Bennett celebrated a birthday with candy bars. David Guhlow returns after measles. Mrs. Weidler substitutes for Mrs. Holm. They study writing invitations and notices in language and health lessons urge eating fresh fruits and vegetables daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregory Schmidt
Larry Bunger
Gregory’s
Roger Block
Susan Bennett
David Guhlow
Weidler
Holm
Last Book Report and Park Lesson Reflections
Students discuss extinct animals and world history, the year ending with a final English book report. Clarence correctly cites the Department of the Interior as origin of national parks. juniors receive congratulations for the home talent show and hope for success at Westgate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd
Clarence
Department of the Interior
Westgate
Fire and emergency convoy approaches the inter
A fire truck a mail truck a funeral procession a parade police respond to a burglar alarm and an ambulance rushes a hospital with a gravely ill man converge on an interlinked scene as responders coordinate amid traffic delays and urgent medical needs.
Right of way favors federal mail truck in conflict
Federal law supersedes other rules, so the United States mail truck has the right of way in joint vehicle passages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
THS Students Named In Alphabet Theme List
A school year phrase lists student traits with names paired to adjectives such as Ambious Lowell Engle Bashful All the boys Clever Charles Pinch and Daring David Joens. It also notes sports teams Panama Canal dimensions 400 wide and 45 feet deep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ambious
Lowell Engle
Charles Pinch
David Joens
Eugene Oltrogge
Eugene Drape
Bill Seelhammer
Lyle Kammeyer
Lowell Ambrose
Lavern Rucker
Allan Drape
Panama Canal
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Hi-Lites
Mr. Casey
Valerie Biermann
Donna Heideman
Donna Kuethe
Delores
Shirley Hay Eldon Hoppenworth
Chuck Pinch
Alfred Bock Music
Chevyl
Colburn Agriculture
Eugene Buenger
Lowell Eagle
Barbara Hesse
Alice Heine
Beverly Mueller
Betty Bodermann
Loraine Rettig
Lillian Fuchs
Hazel Maurer
Wallace Miller
Paul Fuchs
Virginia Pipho
Carolyn Hunemuller
Larry Bock
Glenyce Waschkat
James Martin
Danny Klemp
Nancy Wiblishauser
Julie Soles
Judith Huisman
LaJean Wikner
Mike Wilson
Leonard Block
Dale Rieck
Gary Schmidt
Jeanne Martin
Mary Bremer
Richard Spier
Larry Buchholz
Carol Heinemann
Kathryn Rieck
Mary Kay Elliott
Eldon Heideman
Bess
Miss Cook
Wyoming
Mary O'Hara
Janet Chapin
India
Ceylon
Mr. Koons
Phil Snyder
Editorial
T.H.S
A'S
Tripoli Mercantile the Farmers Store
Michael’s Food Market Fuel
Briardale
Richard Schmidt
Carl Beisye
Neat
Richard S¢hy
William Borkmann
Eugene Buengey
Alfred Boc
Eugene
Norma
Engle Valiant
THS
Harlan Lay
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
C. L. Bowers
Frederika, Iowa
IRHA
Coaster
S Andh
Wardware Frene
Stors
Tricycles
Tripoli, Iowa
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