MUSCATINE COUNTY, IOWA SCHOOL NEWS

Transcribed, as written, by Beverly Gerdts on July 15, 2019

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The following clipping was taken from the Normal Instructor’s January issue Magazine. Miss Asp is the Fifth Grade Teacher.

"RAGGEDY ANN" DOLLS
By Kathleen Asp

     One of my third-grade pupils brought the book "Raggedy Ann" to school and asked me to read it to the children. After the book was read the boys asked if they might make a "Raggedy Ann" doll. I cut a pattern to represent "Raggedy Ann" from the Picture on the front of the book and from this the children made their dolls. The doll when completed is about twelve inches long. The body is made first; then the legs are stuffed and sewed on to the body; the shoe button eyes are added; the yar hair is sewed on; and the face painted. Each child cut his doll's dress and apron and sewed them by hand. Our rule was that all school work must be finished before the pupils could sew on their dolls. The school work showed much advancement during the two weeks we made "Raggedy Ann" dolls. Later we made "Raggedy Andy," Ann's brother, in the form of a jumping jack. For composition work, each child wrote a story of "Raggedy Ann."

Picture: display of students' dolls

HOW MANY SCHOOLS DO THINGS LIKE THIS NOW?

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CAPTAIN SAMMY HOHENADLE
GARFIELD SCHOOLS CONTRIBUTION TO LITTLE MUSKIE
Picture: Boy in football uniform

     Captain Sammy Hohenadle of Muscatine High School football team will play his last game with the Little Muskies against West Liberty on Thanksgiving day, November 26. Hohenadle has played left wing position on the local squad all season and has been a consistent performer. Besides starring on the gridiron with the Gold and Purple, Captain Hohenadle was a member of the high school track and basketball teams during the past seasons. He ran on the half-mile relay team in track and held down the pivot position for the cage quintet. He was chosen all-tourney center at the end of the high school sectional tournament here last March. Hohenadle will be eligible for only one semester of basketball on Coach Nicolaus' squad this year, as he becomes ineligible at the termination of the first semester in January. His performances in track, basketball and football have helped the Little Muskies considerably in turning out strong teams in each sport.

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     Garfield has six daughters that became teachers and they are as follows: Verona Miksch, Edith Stohr, Ivy Ryan, Mable Stohr, Inez Harrison, and Kathleen Asp. The last five named have all returned to teach in the home school, while the last two being on the faculty at the present time.

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Another note from the PTA Book. Garfield is proud to note that one of her girls, Shirley Gable won first place in the girls declamatory contest at Muscatine High School.

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    The following letter was sent to the Schmidt Music Co. by the children of Garfield School.

    May 2, 1922
    Gentlemen:

     We wish to express our gratitude for the splendid entertainment given for us at the Open House Mar 28, 1922.

     We like music and try our best to get one hundred in all our tests. Some of the music makes us glad, some of the music makes us sad, but whatever else it may do, it gives us inspiration too. So to the Schmidt Music Company we say, Thanks for the pleasure you gave us that day.

     Sincerely yours,
     Garfield School Boys and Girls: Dorothy Toborg, Florence Alderman, Clifton Lamb Committee Members

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     During the present school year Palmer and High School Business Writing Certificates were awarded to the following: Dorothy Toborg & Florence Alderman of 8A. Also receiving awards for Palmer Method Certificates were: Calista Carpenter 8A & Florence Koester of 7A. Progress pins were given to Elizabeth Barton & Ruth Plumb 6A and Ora Knotts 6B.

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     As a final event for the year, the Wohelo Corp of the Girl Reserve are planning a camping trip for 5 days at the Freers Cottage. T he girls made most of their money by candy sales. They will be chaperoned by Miss Other & Mrs Schermer.

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Lamb Author of Christmas Play
Services at Bethel Church Here Inspiration for New production
Picture: A. Clifton Lamb

     Clifton Lamb of Muscatine, Grinnell college playwright and actor, has written a new play, "The Two Gifts," a Christmas play for Negroes, which has just been published by the Department of Drama, Grinnell college.

     The play was first produced in its original form on Christmas Eve, 1932, at the Bethel A.M.E. church in Muscatine. Later it was revised by the author and produced by the Grinnell College Department of Drama for the Iowa Federation of Women's clubs at Mason City, May 3, 1933.

     The idea for Lamb's new production was born in Muscatine where the Bethel church congregation desired to present a Negro religious play but could find none that was suitable. The Muscatine Negro then decided to wrote a religious play with the intention of using it in his local church.

     The story is that of Melchior and the angel, which a grandmother in the home of a Negro minister on Christmas Eve, begins to unfold to the two children of the minister. As she tells it, the characters come onto the stage and ace it out.

     Previous to writing this play, Lamb wrote several others. Two of these were in competition for the Steiner Memorial prize, "The Faith Cure Man" and "Reaching Fo' De Sun," which he completed during his years at college.

     During his junior year at Grinnell, he had the leading part in O'Neill's "Emperor Jones," produced at commencement time by the drama department. He also appeared in other plays and directed several productions in addition to assisting in the direction of his own writings. During the past year, Lamb has been taking post-graduate work at Grinnell college. He plans to leave soon for New York where he has received an opportunity to go into professional dramatic work.

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     The members of the faculty for the year beginning Sept 1921 are as follows:

Principal - Miss Othmer	4th Grade - Miss Hurlbut
History - Mrs. Schermer	3rd Grade - Miss Asp
Arithmetic – Mrs. Fuller	2nd Grade - Miss Stirlen
Geography - Miss O'toole	1st Grade - Miss Mitchell
English - Miss Greely	Primary - Miss Ewing

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    At the beginning of the 2nd semester, a room at the old Settlemier Store building was converted to a third grade class room with Mrs Bohling as the teacher. Note: This latter became the Law grocery store that was owned by Jake and Edna Law, where we would get our penny candy after school.

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    Due to ill health Miss Ewing's last day of school will be February 22, 1922.

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    Two members of the 1922 High School graduating class are Garfield girls, Elda James finishing the Normal Training Course and Clarissa Hintermiester completing the Commercial Course.

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FRANK H STOHR

     January1914, Frank left Garfield School and entered Muscatine High School. He graduated in 1917 from MHS. September, one year later he entered the Freshman Class at the University of Iowa. June 7, 1922 Frank received his degree in Electrical Engineering Course. He then accepted a position in Pittsburgh, Pa.

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    It is of interest to know that the Garfield Library issued 6,666 books to this schools community during the past year.

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     The Garfield Sewing Society was entertained Jan 3, 1933 by the Berger Saxophone Six Orchestra, which consisted of the following people, Clarence & Herbert Carpenter, Lee & Leonard Bishop, George Shelady and Earl Mittman of whom all are former Garfield students. Soprano, Alto and Baritone solos were rendered by the boys.

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MOTHER'S DAY 1926

    Thursday May 6 was known as Mother's Day at Garfield. Invitations folders in the form of carnations have been sent to the mothers on Monday. Program numbers, dramatizations dialogues, recitations and songs, were prepared by each room. The children and guests were gathered in three groups, in first, third and departmental rooms, and the program repeated to each group. Miss Harding also sang "Mother Machree" Thirty six mothers were present for the morning program from 9 to 10:20 after which regular school work was continued until noon intermission. And again until three o'clock when the orchestra under Mr. Zeiglers leadership gave a very pleasing concert. The junior orchestra made its first appearance in playing one number on this program. Sixty eight guests register for the day. Carnations were presented to the visiting mothers. Everyone felt this to have been a very successful day, both as to the number of visitors responding and as to the program given.

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     During the noon hour of Friday, September 16, 1921, Ernest Hintermiester came in contact with a live electrical wire a block below the school grounds and was killed instantly. Two other men were also killed and the life of another man was saved through the presence of mind and quick action of Roy Toborg and two other boys who were playing in the area. Fortunately the teachers were on the playground with the school children, preventing the children from witnessing the tragedy.

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    Dell Kallenberger, a member of the 8th grade class of January 1922, developed remarkable artistic ability under the supervision of Miss Othmer. A collection of landscape studies in crayon displayed in the halls, elicited much favorable and enthusiastic comments.

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    The Garfield Reserves Corp of the Y.W.C.A. was organized October 6, 1921,under the leadership of Miss Gertrude Wigim. The slogan and purpose is to teach girls, "To face life squarely and to find and give the best." Meetings are held each Monday nite. Each girl take turns in conducting the business meeting. Charter Members are: Virginia King, Nina Forbes, Lelia Phillips, Margaret Vice, Dorothy Toborg, Ida Apfel, Calista Carpenter, Ida Haller, Orva Washburn, Doris Brown, Bertha Swank, Mildred Townsend, Audrey Lockwood, Roberta Knotts and Florence Alderman.

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PARENT TEACH ASSOCIATION

    At the request of a number of patrons of the school, a meeting was called in the Library room of the school on November 14, 1921 to consider the organization of a Parent Teacher Association. It was at that time decided to form a permanent organization to include all people who are interested in the betterment of the school and the community. Meetings to be held on the second Tuesday of each month with the exception of July and August. Mr. Wm. Seiler was elected president and Miss Asp was elected Secretary and Treasurer. At the first meeting a committee was appointed to interview the Board of Education with reference to installing lights in the School building. the lights are to be placed during the summer vacation. Since the organization of the Association, more than twenty-five parents have visited the school.

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     We feel grateful to record in our book of Memories the fact that Earl and LeMoyne Townsend were interested in the civic betterment of South Muscatine, as well as in their school work. At morning and evening they would have a load of dirt to fill the low places in the streets. They also filled lot 20, block 4 of Smalley Addition with a foot filling, which is certainly a credit to their name.

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Tag Day Winners Enjoy Outing
Picture: group of school children

Pictured above are the winners in the tag sale, sponsored by Charles Kern to provide shoes and milk for needy school children. The group, made up of the winning boy and winning girl from each school in the city, was photographed at the city hall this morning as the children were preparing to leave for a trip to the Tri-Cities, given by Mr. Kern as a reward for their salesmanship in the benefit event. The pupils from left to right are:

     Front row - Paul Schoemaker, Bobbie Ireland, Bobby Roelle, Teddy McKee, Jerry Pearson, Luella Grothe and Beverly Waltman.

     Second row- John Cottrell, Leo Baker, Albert Goss, Mildred Wheeler, Robert Schlipf, Leon Davis, Beatrice Valett, Dorothy Calvert and Antonetta Huff.

     Third row- Robert Brady, Marie Cardwell, Lucile Steinmetz, Betty Lamb,,Lorraine Clark, Clara Millard and Delores Drahaus.

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WE'RE THE GARFIELD EIGTH GRADE TEAM
A BRAVEN BUNCH YOU'VE SEEN
WE PLAY THE GAME,
AND PLAY IT FAIR
EVERYONE OF US DOING HIS SHARE
AND WHEN WITH PLAYING WE ARE DONE
AND OUR CONTESTS ALL WON
DEAR GOD, HELP US, TO EVEN DARE
TO PLAY LIFE'S GAME
JUST AS FAIR.

This poem written by Clifton Lamb

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     February 1922 marks a point in Garfields history in that during this month the school averaged one visitor for each school day.

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     At the annual election of school directors, Lindley Hoopes was again elected as a member on the Board of Education, this being his second term as special director for the home school.

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    The Eighth Grade Girls basketball team won every game scheduled for them to play at the Armory, thus winning the championship. As this is the first year of organized basketball for girls, we feel quite proud of our team. The line up included the following girls:

Capt Margaret Vice C

Ida Haller F

Dorothy Toborg F

Florence Alderman G

Calista Carpenter G

Their Sub was: Reva Clark

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    The following pupils of Eight A Class and their school average:

Florence Alderman 93%	Clifton Lamb 93%
Calista Carpenter 94%	Clifford Reed 93%
Philip DeCamp 90%	Bernard Seay 94%
Paul Hawke 90%	Dorothy Toborg 96%
Ida Haller 94%	Margaret Vice 93%
Noral James 90%

    The entire class will enter Muscatine High School in September. The class is younger than normal entrance to MHS. The average being 13 years old. The youngest student is Dorothy Toborg being just 11 years old, the oldest is 15, two are just 12, three are 13 and four are 14 years old.

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Picture: Old Garfield School 1928 Boys Basketball Team, group of five boys standing in front of doors

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1921-1922

    The following students were neither tardy or absent during this school year.

First Grade	Second Grade	Third Grade
Grace Silberhorn	Arthur Parvin	Gladys Nichols
Florence Burnell	Kathryn Schult	Gerald Hoyt
Maynard Preston	Emma Schlack	Dorothy Bennett
Ivan Johnson	Virgil Adams	Oscar Ruckles
Robert Cook	Charles Reed	Alden Burnell
Albert Schmarje	Bertha Snyder
Fourth Grade	Fifth Grade	Sixth Grade
Iren Royster	Leona Burnell	William Havemann
Ruby Downey	Frances Stroh	Chester Hohenadel
Lucile Brown	Clarence Brown	Everett Law
Arthur Metzlaff	Dean Guthrie	Doris Brown
Margaret Bohling	Delbert Rogers	Carl Ash
Hilda Schmarje	Melvin Clark	Elwood Royster
Anna Mikas	Carmelita Settlemire	Bertha Swank
Edward Schlack	Gladys Settlemire	Charles Lewis
Louise Havemann	Goldie Harris
	Amanda Schlack
	Anita Vice
Seventh Grade	Eighth Grade
Elmer Burnell	Ida Haller
Adric Fisher	Clifton Lamb
Robert Wallace	Werner Diercks
Iris Seiler	Lysle Rummery
Audrey Lockwood	Calista Carpenter
Mildred Townsend	James Alderman
Georgian Wickey	Margaret Vice
Laula Schultz	Florence Alderman
Florence Lockwood	George Seay

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*****FLASH*****

     Roy L Abbott, a former student at Garfield is now an instructor in the Natural Science Dept. at Iowa State Teachers College.

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    The Garfield PTA gave a community picnic June 8, 1922 at Musser Park. During the afternoon the children enjoyed games and a social time was enjoyed by all. Super was served at 5 P.M. to 210 children and 150 adults. A Cantata entitled "The Crowning of Love" given by the MHS Departmental School proved a fitting finale for a delightful day. Many of those attending expressed a desire to make this an annual event for the community.

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Picture of a group of 7 students who transferred to Franklin School January 1928

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    The 1922-1923 school year opened with an enrollment of 139 boys and 98 girls. Those entering the primary class are: Lester Adams, Emmel Brendel, Kenneth Bond, Clifford Brown, John Carpenter, George Dieckman, Robert Goodwin, Fred Haller, James Hintermiester, Robert Hunter, David McCleary, Albert Moore, Robert Schlack, Milton Taylor, Robert Toborg, Glen Wells, Wayne Wetzel, Robert Whitaker, Jack Whitaker, Carl Witkoske, Louise Eisner, Ruth Apfel, Edith Clark, LaThain Cooper, Vivian Denham, Edith Dusebnberry, Nellie Gordy, Ione Law, Beulah Nichols, Anna Scultz, Vivian Stickrod, Myrtle Swank and Reola Gibbs.

    Due to an illness, Miss Ewing was not here to oversee the enrollment of the beginners, she is in Hershey Hospital. Her work in the community can not be estimated even in years of service. She has come in contact with practically every resident of this school district. Her influence which was always on the side of right will continue even tho her work must cease at our school.

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     Miss Hurlbut, who made all previous entries in this book was transferred to Lincoln School to be closer to her home. The faculty members for the year 1922-1923 are as follows:

Principal - Miss Othmer	5rd Grade - Miss Asp
History - Mrs. Schermer	4th Grade - Mrs Bohling
Arithmetic - Mrs Fuller	3rd Grade - Miss Winn
Geography - Miss O'toole	2nd Grade - Miss Stirlen
English - Miss McCandless	1st Grade - Miss Patterson
	Primary - Miss Boehl

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     On September 28, 1922 Garfield School purchased on nothing but faith, a Missner Piano for the sum of $275.00 which was to be paid in monthly installments. Within 10 days $103.05 was paid. $65 of this sum was proceeds from the Schmidt Music Company concert. Five dollars was also a gift from a business man of this school district who recognized the value of a school piano to his children. Balance was raised thu the co-operation of pupils and teachers. In proof that our faith was well founded we have a substantial gift from the older boys of the district, a well supported candy sale which cleared $15.40 and a paper sale that netted $6.57, thus showing the co-operation of our people. We now have paid over half of the total bill with $144.00. A payment of $107.25 was made on the piano with the monies coming from the ladies food sale, $53.00 and from button carding, $26.47 leaving a balance of $23.00 yet to be paid.

    From page 34 of the memories book. We are glad to announce that the final payment has been made has been made on the piano. Total cost including interest & insurance came to $278.85.

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    An Orchestra was organized with Miss McCandless as director. Two half hour periods of school time being used for practice. The following pupils make up the orchestra:

First Violin	Drums
William Havemann	James Aubrecht
Fred Reed	Frank Taylor
John Butler	Lsyle Rummery
Second Violin	Melophone
Aurthur Tetslaff	Charles Latham
Clyde Crow

    This is the first grade school orchestra in Muscatine.

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     School children visited the Stock Yards where there were approximately 1200 cattle in it at the time of their visit.

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Picture of a group of boys and girls standing or sitting in front of a fence. These Old Garfield Kids are the Class of 8A of 1922.

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WILHITE CHOSEN PRESIDENT

    Irving Wilhite was chosen president of the Parent-Teachers Association of the Garfield School Tuesday evening when the second annual business meeting of the association was held. More than 100 residents of the community attended. The first year of the club's organization has been a decided success. Not only has this organization created a great interest among the parents in school-work, but new equipment has been purchased for the building including a piano and other supplies. Thorough the club's activities, building improvements for the school have also been assured. At the meetings during the first year programs of interest with children taking part were offered once each month. This year the same plan will be followed. The sessions will be held on the second Tuesday of each month in the basement of the school. The staff of officers for the new year includes Irving Wilhite, president; Joe Washburn, vice president; Miss Kathleen Asp, secretary/treasurer. Mrs. C. Schmarje is chairperson of the visiting committee and Mrs. Joe Washburn is chairperson of the program committee. The women of the association will conduct a food sale to raise additional funds for payment of the recently purchased piano. Mrs. G. Rink is chairperson of the committee in charge.

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     At the first meeting of the Garfield PTA Association since the purchase of the new piano several weeks ago, a special musical program will be given Tuesday evening. Teachers of the school have prepared the entertainment arrangements.

     Solo numbers will be given by Lillian Gonse, Gladys Settlemire, Ida Apfel and Cedric Fisher. Florence Koester and Helen Guthrie will offer an instrumental duet. A trio selection will be played by Cedric Fischer and Eldon and Raymond Easteris. Doris Knott will give a vocal solo. A feature number by Lillian Brandsmas and Miss McCandless, one of the instructors, is arranged. During the evening the newly organized school orchestra will play several numbers. The orchestra personnel is Lillian Brandsma, John Butler, William Havemann, Clyde Crow, Fred Reed, Arthur Tezloff, Charles Latham, James Aubrecht, Frank Taylor and Lysle Rummery. Parents of pupils in Garfield school and all others interested are invited to attend.

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     Garfield celebrated their Christmas on Thursday afternoon December 21, 1922. Mr. Hardman donated a twelve foot Christmas tree, which was decorated and lighted with Christmas lights. The tree was placed int he assembly room, where all the grades gathered to enjoy it. The a short Christmas program consisting of songs by the first and second graders, selections by the school orchestra and Christmas carols by the entire school children. the pupils then returned to their own rooms where they enjoyed Christmas parties.

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Picture of four boys standing in the school yard. Another picture of eight students standing in the school yard. None are named.

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EXCUSED FROM TEST

     Class 7A is the only entire group who were excused from test for the semester just closed. The following named pupils are in the class.

James Aubrecht 91%	Margaret Odel 92%
Ralph Brown 90%	Iris Seiler 93%
Maud Crone 90%	Laura Schultz 94%
Cedric Fisher 91%	Robert Wallace 91%
Florence Lockwood 91%

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     The following little people are registered for the first time in Garfield

Alpha Christensen	Mildred Plumb
Lenore Harris	Virgil Panvin
Emory James	Lotis Wood

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SCHOOL ORCHESTRA

    The school orchestra made its first public appearance outside the school on the evening of February 7, 1923 when they assisted on a program given at the Musserville Methodist Church. The children are making gratifying progress in their work and while we miss John and Lysle, who are now in High School, yet good work is being done and we trust that soon others will be ready to become a part of this group.

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GIRLS RESERVE DINNER

    The entire membership of the Wohelo Corps of Girl Reserves, twenty-four in number, enjoyed a real dinner party in the school dining room on the evening of Feb 6, 1923. The girls were given demonstrations of the right way to serve, instructed each other in table manner and enjoyed an hour of good fellowship. Miss McCandless and Miss Yoder chaperoned them.

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TEACHERS CHANGED

    On January 23rd, Miss McCandless received an appointment to the High School teaching staff. While we are sorry to have her leave here, we are glad for her promotion. Miss Nina Harris who has taken Miss McCandless's place, is proving to be a splendid helper, not only taking the work in English but also very able to conduct the orchestra.

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    On the afternoon of November 29th, the children of fifth thru the eighth grades inclusive had the privilege of hearing Judge Ben Lindsey at the First M.E. Church.

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    Garfield is proud to be materially helping to crowd the High School in that she now has 26 boys and 19 girls in attendance at MHS.

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Pictures of group of children in the school yard and a group of students standing on steps. No names or dates given.

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WRITING

     Pupils from different grades have tried for Palmer Buttons. Their work being sent in to the Palmer School of Writing in Cedar Rapids; through Miss Belle Connor. The work then is tested and buttons awarded to those passing the test.

    In the departmental grades; Roberta Knotts 8th grade received a Palmer Certificate. Laura Schultz and Iris Seiler have sent in the High School Business Writing Course having already received a Pupil's certificate. The following received Palmer Buttons in the 5th grade:

Leona Burgell	Lillian Gonse	Harold Townsend
Stanley Brandsma	Carmalita Settlemire	Margaret Bohling
Melvin Grady	Eileen Wickey	Coreda Hindbaugh
Naoi Settlemeier	Louise Havemann
Hilda Schmarje	Arthur Tezloff

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    In the 2nd grade, the following received 2nd grade buttons:

Earl Nichols	Donald Seiler	Larena Gordy
Elmer Kallenberger	Lloyd Toborg	Margaret Beckman
Chester Ballenger	Orval Forbes	Nanna Law Redman
Elwood Seay	Cordelia Rock	Eva Wells
Edward Ash	Anna Arnold	Gladys Plumbe
Maynard Preston	Florence Burzell

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THE ORCHESTRA

On the morning of April 18th the orchestra, by invitation of Supt. Potts and under the direction of Miss Harris, played four selections at the High School Assembly. John and Lsyle played with them. The orchestra group were fortunate in being present at this particular High School Assembly, since at this time awards were given to students in the Commercial Course. Alberta Latham was one to receive both a medal for speed from Underwood Typewriter Co. and a certificate of Merit.

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    Garfield is justly proud of the achievements of her boys and girls in the High School, both in regular schoolwork and school activities. In this year's graduating class, Alberta Latham, the only girl from Garfield to received distinctive honors as above mentioned, and has been accompanist for both the orchestra and glee club. Merle Wood, our "all around" man is one of those lads who goes along doing his work without any show on spectacular stunts, but the fact that he finishes in four years shows he has done his work with credit. Clinton Wood and Chester King, both are honor men in athletics. Richard Kallenberger is a member of the Auroran staff and "honor man" in department, never having received a grade lower than 91%. In fact, Garfield girls and boys are standing out for their school.

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Picture of group of teachers standing on steps and another group of children. No names or dates given.

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CLASS 8A GRDUATES

    June 5, 1925 saw these students graduate.

Russell Hohenadel 90%	Carra Karr 85%	Velma Hall 83%
Vivian Gibbs 89%	Dean Guthrie 85%	Ora Knotts 82%
Anita Vice 86%	Alene DeLap 83%	Leola Steckman 81%

     Of the above mentioned class members Vivian Gibbs, Anita Vice,Carra Karr, Alene DeLap and Ora Knotts entered High school. Dean Guthrie is attending Brown's Business College.

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    School opens with an enrollment of 111 girls and 111 boys. The following is the teachers:

Miss Dorothy Curtis First

Miss Alda Coleman 2B

Miss Verla Garrett 2A

Miss Celeste Cronin 3

Miss Irene Carl 4

Mrs Margaret Bohling 5

Miss Margaret O'Toole Department Geography, Writing

Miss Nina Harris Department English & Orchestra

Miss Helen Harding Department History, Reading

Miss Kathleen Asp Department Arithmetic and Music

Miss Marea Othmer Principal

     Missing from this years classes are Miss Cora Winn and Miss Helen Jahnke. Miss Winn going to Blue Island, IL to teach and Miss Jahnke being transferred to assistance in primary grades at Jefferson school.

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     The following little folks entered the first grade this year 1925. Charles Bohling, Kenneth Butler, Dorothy Clark, Alene Carter, Ruth Day, Bernice Estabrook, Kenneth Havemann, Marion Harper, Daniel James Honts, Clare May Hoopes, Velma Hubbard, Robert Hubbard, Charles Hurlbut, Harold Kallenberger, Frank Kemper, Phillip Kulp, Nina Lamb, Merle Law, Mary Latham, Carl Lichtenwald, Esther Lichtenwald, James Long, Jack McDaniels, Dorothy Platt, Carleton Pfeiffer, Arlene Whitkoske, Geraldine Willard, Lenona Whittaker, Deloris Pfeiffer, Charles Peckenberger, Helen Sillberhorn, Walter Hargrove, Mac Steele, Wesley Howard, Margaret Brown and Renner Sylvia.

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Picture of 8th Grade Graduating Class of June 1926.

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     The little folks entering school for the first time are as follows:

     Ida Bartlett, Marcella Olson, Marjorie Smith, Jessie Truitt, June Havemann, Viola Lewis, Beryl Woods, Florence Smith, Marjorie Hanson, Ruth Redman, Genevieve Hatfield, Ethel Snyder, Leona Steffens, Margneritle Otterman, Marietta Willard, Kenneth Swank, Lester Hindbaugh, Levi Odell, Lee Roy DeLew, Vernon Dillon, Herman Deickman, John Hidlebaugh, Herman Howard, Russel Barton, Algene Barton, John Barton, Bessie Goodwin.

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JUNE 8, 1923

    The following five boys and eight girls have finished the 8th grade at Garfield and plan on continuing their schooling at the High School. They are:

Lillian Brandsma 97%	Georgian Wickey 92%	Elmer Burzell 88%
Ida Apfel 95%	Orva Washburn 91%	Bernice Lindsey 87%
Florence Koester 95%	Charles Latham 91%	Roy Toborg 85%
Helen Guthrie 94%	Clifford Seiler 90%
Mildred Townsend 94%	James Alderman 89%

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     Eight pupils were graduated from the 8th grade of Garfield School at the close of the semester in January 1923: Seven of these pupils entered High School the following week and they left Garfield with many sincere wishes for success in their future work. All pupils of the class were exempt from taking rests except one and he is repeating 8th grade by his own choice. The following are their semester averages for the class:

Laura Schultz 95%	Clyde Crowe 90%	Ralph Brown 88%
Maude Crone 93%	Cedric Fisher 90%	Margaret Odell 92%
Iris Seiler 93%	Robert Wallace 90%

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From The Muscatine Journal
January 25, 1927

    Last Monday, Jan 17, was class day for the 8th graders at Garfield School. Beginning with the morning assembly to which the fourth and fifth grades were invited, the 8th A class presented the following program:

Class Poem - Lucille Browne
Class prophecy - Wilma Odell
Solo, "Take Us Back to Old Garfield," - Lucille Browne
Class personalities - Muriel Eger
Songs - "I know Where They're At" and an adaptation of "Auld Lang Syne" sung by the class.

    At 6 o'clock a chicken dinner was served in the school kitchen. Decorations of green and white, the school colors, were used on the table and as festoons in crepe paper. Games and contests were enjoyed in the library until 9 'clock. This class - Hazel Carpenter, Lucille Brown, Muriel Eger, Anna Milas, Wilma Odell, Melvin Clark, William Schultz and Robert Stohr- is notable in several points. All are registered for attendance at high school, their attendance has been perfect for this semester and their scholarship average is over 89%. The class average age for this class is 13 3/4 years.

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Picture of group of student with each having a number penciled in on them. Their names:
(1) Irene Royster (2) Hilda Schmarjie (3) Ruby Downey (4) Frances Redman (5) Leona Burzell (6) Benton Holcomb (7) Alvin Brown (8) Harry Rock (9) Fred Stroh (10) Fredrick Henick

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THE LIBRARY

    The library is of great value, to any town or city, because all people that cannot afford to buy books, can go to the library and take books out to read. It also has more books than anyone can have in a private library. Beside the books of fiction, there are many educational books. There are also books that tell how to make and do things, for people who are interested in manual arts. In some of the large cities, where there are big libraries, many people go there just to study. They can find here all the books that they need on any subject, and they can find all that they want to know. The libraries always take three of four of the leading newspapers of the country, and in this way the people can find out more fully what is going on in the state or nation, than if they just read the one or two papers that they took themselves. The libraries also have the best magazines that can be had, and the people can read all of the best literature that is being written. They also have good current magazines that the schools can use.

    Samuel Hohenadle, 26

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BROKEN ATTEMPTS
By A. Clifton Lamb

I take a worn pen in hand
To write some lofty verse,
And try to hold my mind by band
On themes of untold worth.

Themes that might soar like Shakespeare's
'Bove the mediocre strand,
Or as Milton's wondrous works
On a lofty pedestal stand.

But that rigid band is broken,
Cracked, and split, and turn asunder,
Wrenched apart as by a demon,
And lets my deep thoughts sink in wonder.

Oh 'tis nature, fond destroyer
Of those budding thoughts of mine.
Thoughts that might as flames of fire
Have shone thru-out the course of time.

'Tis the glory of Aurora,
The melodious songs of birds,
And the verdure of the woodlands
That kill my rising words.

'Tis the murmur of the brooklets,
And the chatter of the squirrels
That clip the sprouting winglets
That my poetry unfurls.

How the power of nature binds me.
Breaks my concentrated thoughts,
Drives away words melancholy
As the raindrops do the drought.

Oh nature, thou distracter!
Would that they belating charms
Might let my songs rise higher
'Till they surmount the stars.

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Sept 1926

     Garfield was saddened by the loss of two of its pupils during the summer months.

    Ralph Law, 12 year old drowned in the Mississippi river during the summer. The boys and girls of his class served as pallbearers and flower girls.

    June Ellen Seay, 7 years old died of heart trouble after a 7 week illness.

    Also during the summer a former pupil Donald Crone, was killed along with his mother and sister in Fruitland at the RR crossing.

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Picture: Group of boys and girls posing on the school house steps.

     The following named Old Garfield Students registered for High School in June 1927. Their grade average is 88.5% for the class.

Gerald Hoyt	Edna Shock	Gladys Nichols
Robert Hohenadle	Edith Kallenberger	Naomi Roland
Virgil Adams	Laura Howard

     All the boys were on the track team at Old Garfield

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ARTICLES FROM THE MUSCATINE JOURNAL
Feb. 8, 1927

     Visitors at Garfield: Mrs. Mary Hunter, Mrs. J.M. Brockway, Mrs. Chas.Wetzel and Mrs. Maude Crone.

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    Writing has become one of the subjects in which we take great pride. Practically every boy and girl finishing the eight grade possesses a Palmer Method Students Certificate, several also writing and receiving the award for the high school business writing course.

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    Miss Connor, our writing supervisor, gives each school one day in each two weeks, the regular teachers carrying on the work in the interim.

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    When Ted Brockway, Allan Hurlbut, Harvey Bartlett and Hazel Hahn celebrated their respective birthdays, their mothers sent in treat for all the children of the grades in which these little folks belong. They are proud and happy hosts who serve equally happy little guests when work is laid aside a few minutes early and the day ends with a "party."

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Feb. 14, 1927

    Mrs. Howe and Mrs. Miller, representatives of the Relief Corps, made the little folks happy with tiny flags in Friday morning.

    Visitors for the week include: Mrs. Addie Brown, Mrs. Mary Lichtenwald, Mrs. Anna Millage and the Misses Margaret Vice, Lela Phillips, Gladys Settlemire and Carmelita Settlemire.

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    This group of little folks completed the 8th grade class and entered High school Jan. 23, 1922.

    Nina Forbes, Orval Hubbard, Ernest James, Samuel Latham, Earl Townsend, Lelia Phillips, Samuel Hohenadle, Virginia King, Chester Ruckles and Dell Kallenberger.

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Picture of the first Garfield tack team: Chester Ruckles, Coach; John Haller; Oscar Ruckles; Raymond Utley; Gerald Hoyt; George Haller; Maynard Preston; Virgil Adams. Not pictured Robert Hohenadle; Elwood Seay. The year is 1927.

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Garfield Girl Spells them out

    Betty Tiedemann, 11, a 7th grade pupil from Garfield School won the written spelling contest for Muscatine grade and parochial schools Wednesday afternoon at Washington School when she correctly spelled the 170 words given the contestants. Betty is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Tiedemann of 532 Miles Ave, Muscatine, Iowa. Garfield school carried off the major honors. Mary Jane Carpenter, second place winner, who spelled 169 words correctly, is also a pupil at Garfield School. The winner of the written contest and all other pupils who competed will again take part in an oral spelling be at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Muscatine high school auditorium. Should Betty win that contest, she will be declared City champion. But should another win, Betty will be given a chance for the city title by competing with the oral speller champion in an oral contest at the close of the Friday night bee. The city winner will be given a fee trip to Des Moines to compete in the state contest at the expense of the Lions Club, sponsor of the city event.

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     Betty Tiedemann, 11, a 7th grade pupil at Garfield school, is the city champion speller of Muscatine city grade schools. She won the title after a spelling duel with Vivian Gritton of Lincoln School at he Muscatine high school auditorium Friday night after the Gritton girl had won the city oral spelling bee, competing against 47 other contestants, Betty finished in fourth place in the oral contest. Under the new plan followed here and throughout the state, both written and oral spelling tests for the same contestants were held, the written contest on Wednesday and the oral was on Friday night. The two girls when they were pitted against each other, spelled a number of difficult words before the Gritton girl missed "malicious." Then Betty spelled it correctly and also spelled "matinee" correctly to win the city championship.

Picture: photo of Betty Tiedemann courtesy of Grossheim Studio.

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Picture of a group of students.

    The following pupils are the best spellers and hail from old Garfield School: Ellen Martin, Clarence Strong, Helen Broadston, Mildred Huber, Wayne Wetzel and Dale Martin. These pupils represented Garfield School in the Spelling contest held at Jefferson School March 30 1928.

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Picture of champion James Aubrecht and his trophy cup

GARFIELD SCHOOL LAD CROWNED CITY MARBLE CHAMPION
TITLE WON BY AUBRECHT IN FIELD OF NEARLY 300

    Hats off boys and girls, to James Aubrecht, Garfield School! He is the champion marble player of Muscatine. His unerring marksmanship, his uncanny skill in "plunkin" commies and his trusty knuckles which he employed to propel his shooter with force and precision, won for him a beautiful silver cup, emblematic of the city championship. The trophy was presented him by the Journal immediately after he had emerged triumphant from a hard fought contest yesterday afternoon. The victory of young Aubrecht was particularly meterious, in that he won an uphill fight in the semi-finals with Carl Barton, McKinley school champion. Then he engaged Grant Graham, runner-up at the Jefferson school, in the finals for the decisive round. The Journal-Y tournament witnessed nearly 300 entrants, including boys and girls from ten public an parochial schools. Champion Jimmie Aubrecht is 15 years old. He is the adopted son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wilhite, 1102 Kansas street.

CHAMPION a REAL CHAMPION

    Aubrecht showed the stuff of which real champions are made in both his final contests. In the first place, he did not win the championship of his own school, that honor having been gained by Walter Benninger. However, as runner-up he was entitled to compete in the finals for the city title. He won his way into the semi-finals and was paired with Carl Barton, McKinley school champion. Barton won the first two games from Aubrecht handily and it seemed as though latter was destined to defeat, as the three games are only required to be won by a player. However, the ultimate winner of the championship never lost heart. The next game, he "killed" his opponent and was accredited with all four marbles, the total used in the game. The next game was a genuine thriller, resulting in a tie with two apiece. Then Aubrecht made a clean sweep of the next two games and became a finalist.

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Picture of Southend Ball Team: 1. Roger Tompkins 2. Max Colberg 3. Harold Carpenter 4. Ken Carpenter 5. Carl Strause 6. Unknown 7. Unknown 8. Jim Steckman 9. Harold Blake

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Picture of a store front. Brady’s Grocery Store. Laura and Bob Brady Owners. They sponsored the Southend Kids Soft Ball Team.

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Picture of a large group of children with each being numbered: 1. Doris Blake - 2. Harold Carpenter -3. Ron Nichols - 4. Richard Herlein - 5. Kay Schubick - 6. Esther Swick - 7. Shelby Lewis – 8. Nancy Carpenter - 9. Geraldine Haller -10. Shirley Lewis - 11. ???? - 12. ???? - 13. Barbara Law - 14. ???? - 15. Ron Gordy – 16. Carlstrause - 17. Gordon Townsend

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Picture of Brownie Troop 1944-45
Front row left to right: Beverly Seiler; Shelby Lewis; Shirley Lewis; Geraldine Haller; Unknown
Second row left to right: Donna Ballenger; Unknown; Janet O’Brien; Esther Swick; Doris Blake; Lorie Missel; Nancy Carpenter; Mary Townsend
Third row left to right: Joyce Schmidt; Mary Ann Kindler; Unknown; Mary Steckman; Barbara Law; Sandra Fritts; Joyce Ruckles

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Picture of Carl Strause (wearing a ball glove) on Benham Ave. looking towards Oregon Street.

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Picture: Group photo of a class reunion, picture taken sometime in 1980, date unknown

25- YEAR REUNION OF 1955 MHS CLASS

     Attending a 25-year reunion of the 1955 class of Muscatine High School here the past weekend were:

     FRONT ROW (from left) - Harlan E. Pace, David E. Pace, Warren Dickinson, Phyllis Garvin Behrens, Patricia Tyler Fromme, Bob Massey, Roseann Hill Siegrist, Sharon Schmidt Steinke, Janet Shield Hecht, Geraldine Weeks Porter, Mary Lou Spiess Van Earwage, Sondra Sweitzer Andersen and Carol Boone Christophersen

     SECOND ROW (from left) - Charles Christophersen, Dick Ware, Jerry Baillie, Janet Brown Kardux, Esther Swick Lyons, Sandra McFadon Charlet, Kay Buster Schillig, Dorothy Foster Simmons, Marilyn Hoben Dickinson, Janet Terwische, Carol Whitmore Ba (hole punch through name), Charleen Johnson Chamberlin, Thelma Buckley Whittaker, Delores Stalkfleet Steizner, Nancy Carpenter Swab, Janet Branson Toyne, Mary Ann Nelson Tooman, Earlene Gaddis Dunn, Karen Larson Haas.

     THIRD ROW (from left) - Robert Hearst, Esther Foster Brown, Shirley Mockmore McDaniel, Marie Thuman Todd, Phyllis James Thorpe, Sandra Montgomery Crow, Linda Tobias Taylor, Charlotte Patterson Fifield, Clara Newcomb Straton, Donna Ballenger Black, Sandra Bendle Hoopes, Lynn Bauerbach Molis, Gerald White, Jim Davis, Dean Schmoldt and Toni Hansen Chandler.

     FOURTH ROW (from left) - Nancy O'Leary Moody, Kathryn Long Humphrey, Judy Dittman, Catherine Kemper Root, JoAnn Diercks Longhurst, Dorothy McClure Brei, Janet Petersen Duncan, Jean Kutcher Harper, Sharon Hartman, Dahms, Nancy Best McCleary, Judy Smith Johnson, Marilyn Burns Phelps, Leonard Eggenburg, Jerry Sulzberger, Ralph Burr, Ernest Morgan, Wayne Huber and Rodney Chelf.

     FIFTH ROW (from left) - Larry Lewis, Clarence Toyne, Thomas Hahn, John L. Timm, Chuck Anson, Glen Hagy, Gene Brookhart, Dick Maeglin, Jake Diercks and Bob Rath.

     SIXTH ROW (from left) - Kenneth Graham, Walter Paul, Gordon Townsend, Glenn Franklin, Rodger Horst, Dave Young, Mike Steffenson, Dana Petersen, Dean Dahms, Harlan Orr, Dale R. Jones, Don Duncan, Dean Garvin and Pete LaRue.

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Picture of Jim “Star” Steckman and Carl Strouse in Front of Brady’s Grocery Store about 1950. They are leaning against a car and one boy is holding a baseball bat.

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Picture of four girls standing against a car. Some of the good looking girls from southend.
Left to right – Lucy Hall; Carlene Strause; Audrey Steckman; Penie Rock.

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Picture of a large group of girls in a room. Picture courtesy of Clara Olinger McCleary.

1948
GRADE SCHOOL GIRLS DEMONSTRATE FIRST AID LESSON

    Instruction in First Aid work has long been important part of the program carried on by the Muscatine county chapter of the American Red Cross. Down at Garfield school, on Stewart road, a group of girls receiving 17 weeks of instruction are shown as Delores Estabrook serves as "patient" for Nancy Hawk as a demonstration on bandaging is being given. Mrs. Fred Lange supervised the job while scout leader of the troop, Mrs. Thelma Hawk and Mrs. Effie Rock look on. The group is the Garfield Scout troop. Others in the picture include: Joyce Schmidt, Patty Courtois, Clara Jean Olinger, Donna Keever, Donna Ballenger, Dalene Jamison, Rosetta Rock, Mary Townsend, Janet O'Brien, Beverly Feiler and Mary Steckman all of Garfield school and Nancy Sellers and Marian Fisher both of Franklin school.

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Picture: Roger Tompkins on his 1947 AJS Motorcycle.

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Picture: Old Garfield School on the corner of Stewart Road & Wallace street.

Picture of the 6th Grade Basketball team 1949, I think.
Left to Right bottom row: Ed Reifert Gordon Townsend Harold Carpenter
2nd row Carl Strause, Unknown, Unknown Top Row Max Colberg, Ronnie Phillips

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Picture of Carl Strause in the yard at 1211 Wisconsin St. about 1950