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C L A S S E S

Here's to our classes

Here's to our lasses

Here's to the lads they adore

Here's to the Seniors so mighty

Juniors so flighty, Freshy and Sophomore.

Let mirth and gladness

Banish all sadness

And as the years roll by

You'll find us ready and steady

Boosting for Elma High!

 

SENIORS

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Back row: Haberman, Garmen, Diekmann, Cook, Lyford
Front row: Womack, Diekmann, Jordan, Lauck

 

George Haberman Secretary Student Council, Chairman of Athletic Committee, Basketball, Baseball, Amateur Contest, Band, Senior Class Play, (The Whoofenpoof) Representative Boy, Annual
   
Charles Garmen Senior Class Play, (The Whoofenpoof) Basketball, Baseball, Athletic Committee, Amateur Contest, Vice-President of Class
   
Ralph Cook President of Class, Annual, Amateur Program, Band, Basketball, Baseball, Senior Class Play, (The Whoofenpoof) Chairman of Social Committee
   
Bill Diekmann Social Committee, Basketball, Baseball, Senior Class Play, (The Woofenpoof)
   
Rose Womack Annual Staff, Senior Class Play, (The Woofenpoof), Cheerleader, Secretary-Treasurer of Class.
   
Lois Diekmann President of Student Council, Paper Staff, Declam, Senior Class Play, (The Woofenpoof), Band, Amateur Contest, Representative Girl.
   
Rosanna Lauck Senior Class Play (Woofenpoof), Financial Committee.
   
Evelyn Jordan Library Committee, Senior Class Play, (The Woofenpoof)

CLASS WILL

We, the class of 1936 of Elma High School, being of sound mind on this twentieth day of May, in Elma, Iowa, Howard County, about to abandon our school days, do hereby make known our various bequests by the following will. This will hereby revokes any wills made by us heretofore; is witnessed and made in good faith, with the hope that those benefitting by it will use their bequests to the best advantage.
 
Section 1 - Bequests to Our Successors
 
1 -- We, the seniors, will the juniors the following:
  1. All debts contracted during the year.
  2. Mr. Lyford as class advisor.
  3. Our method of learning plays.
2 -- We, the seniors, will the sophomores the following:
  1. Our dignified airs.
  2. Our sincere sympathy in respect to literature.
  3. Our ability to sleep in assembly.
3 -- We, the seniors, will the freshmen the following advice:
  1. Don't ask so many questions; people may think that you don't know the answers.
  2. Copy the dignified, experienced smile of the seniors, discard that broad, innocent smile, and dumb look.
  3. Copy the seniors in every way possible. If you do, maybe someone might think you are the one.
Section 2 - Bequests to the Faculty
  1.  -- We, the seniors, will Mr. Lyford a perfect school, no paperwad shooters, no lazy baseball players, and Perfect harmony among the teachers.
  2. -- We, the seniors, will Miss Miller a book on How to Catch and Hold a Husband.
  3. -- We, the seniors, will Mr. Diekmann our literature books, (We don't them them any more; everything is our notebooks)
  4. -- We, the seniors, will Mr. Brandmill a robot who will manage those who stay after school.
  5. -- We, the seniors, will Mrs. Brandmill our ability to get along with the campfire girls.
Section 3 - Bequests to Individuals
  1. I, George Maberman, will my creamery to Marian Markham.
  2. I, Evelyn Jordan, will my red hair to Otto Brummond.
  3. I, Rosanna Lauck, Will my shyness to Evelyn Schroeder.
  4. I, Charles Garmen, will my way with women to Junior Elwood.
  5. I, Rosanna Womack, will my set of jazz records to Becky Jane Crawford.
  6. I, Ralph Cook, will my gift of gab in convincing the women I'm right to Clarence Bueckman.
  7. I, Bill Diekmann, will my ability to ride in a rumble seat to Lee Elwood.
  8. I, Lois Diekmann, will my Eversharp to Albert Billington to save the floor between his desk and pencil sharpener.
Class of 1936
Class Prophecy by Alla Balla and his Followers.
  1. Evelyn Jorden will be working in Hollywood as successor to Clara Bow.
  2. Ralph Cook will be flying the mail between Elma and the Pacific Coast.
  3. Rosanna Lauck will be working in a rolled stocking factory in Elma.
  4. Bill Diekmann will be dead and buried - a result of too many weeds.
  5. Lois Diekmann will be in California working and cooking for her husband on a dude ranch.
  6. Charles Garmen will be working in a pet shop while his wife is selling goats milk.
  7. George Haberman will be working in a Silverware factory in China.
  8. Rosanna Womack will be editor of the "Nosey News."

 

JUNIORS

Viola Krumm Class Secretary, Annual, Library Committee, Junior Class Play, (Mystery at Midnight)
   
Evelyn Eiffler Junior Class Play, Mystery at Midnight)
   
Marian Markham Vice-President of Class, Treasurer of Student Council, Assistant Editor of Annual, Junior Class Play, Mystery at Midnight), Chairman of Financial Committee
   
Junior Elwood Paper Staff, Amateur Contest, Junior Class Play, Mystery at Midnight), Band, Annual
   
Frances Haskovec Class Treasurer, Social Committee, Financial Committee, Annual, Class Play, Mystery at Midnight), Band, Amateur Contest
   
Lee Elwood Declam, Band, Editor of Annual, Junior Class Play, Mystery at Midnight), Vice-President of Student Council, Basketball, Baseball, Athletic Committee, Major Bowes of Amateur Contest
   
Back row: Haskovec, Markham, Thomsen, Krumm, Power, Eiffler
Front row: Billington, L. Elwood, Johlas, J. Elwood
   
Eiler Thomasen Junior Class Play, Mystery at Midnight), Class President, Band, Editor of Tom Thumb Times, Student Council, Assembly Committee, Amateur Contest
   
Albert Billington Junior Class Play, Mystery at Midnight), Band
   
Allegra Power  
   
Victor Johlas Basketball, Baseball, Junior Class Play, Mystery at Midnight)

That large lump on Ralph's head is where his dad helped him with his bookkeeping last night.
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"How come you write so slowly, Charles?"
"I gotta. My girl can't read very fast."
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Hi sister called him "Willie,"
His mother called him "Will,"
But when he went to college,
To dad 'twas "Bill, Bill, Bill."
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Mr. Lyford: "Does anyone know what causes dew?"
Charles: "I do. The earth goes around so fast it perspires."
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You'll never get indigestion from swallowing your pride occasionally.

 

SOPHOMORES

Back Row: Gesell, Hayes, Fausnaugh, Morris, Hart, Brummond, Schwake, Freidrich, Mr. Diekmann
Front Row: G. Lauck, Carter, Dushek, Michael, Sullivan

 

Gladys Lauck Band, Assembly Committee, Declam
   
Esther Michael Social Committee, Publication Committee
   
Otto Brummond  
   
Duane Hayes Band, Play, Baseball, Declam, Publication Committee
   
Donald Morris Basketball, Baseball
   
Arlyn Gesell Band, Basketball, Baseball, Amateur Contest
   
Marjorie Carter Band, Declam, Camp Fire, Camp Fire Play, Annaul
   
Dale Hart Secretary of class, Basketball, Baseball, Amateur Contest
   
Lorranie Sullivan Library Committee
   
John Schwake Band, Chairman of Assembly Committee, Amateur contest
   
Roger Dushek Athletic, Basketball
   
Reuben Freidrich Band, Treasurer of class
   
Donald Fausnaugh Baseball, Vice President of class
   
Arlene Dushek Annual, Financial Committee, Camp Fire, Camp Fire Play

"Yes," the biology teacher, Mr. Brandmill explained, "quite a number of plants and flowers have the prefix dog! For instance, the dog rose and dog violet are well known. Can you name another?"

There was silence, then a happy look illuminated the face of a boy a the end of the class.

"Please, Mr. B.," he called out, proud of his knowledge, "collie-flowers!"
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John S:  When I die, I want to be buried in my summer underwear.
Don M:  In your summer underwear?
John S:  Yes, I know where I'm going.
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Marjorie:  Hooray! Mr. Diekmann said he would have Latin class today, rain or shine.
Jane:  Well?
Marjorie:  It's snowing.
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Our idea of perfect cooperation is when all the freckles on a girl's face come together and make a beautiful tan.

 

FRESHMEN

Aletha Schoenfeldt Spelling champion
   
Walter Sweet Band, Financial Committee, Baseball, Basketball, Treasurer of class
   
Robert Hayes Band, Library committee, Baseball, Basketball
   
Gladys Warner Band, Amateur contest
   
Harold Schroeder Social Committee, Basketball, Baseball
   
Alberta Walker Publication Committee
   
Violette Valvada Band, Amateur contest
   
Raymond Rimrodt Basketball, Secretary of class

Back Row: Mrs. Brandmill, Bueckman, Rimrodt, Schroeder, Jarosh, Sweet, Hayes.
Middle Row: Watson, Buckley, Crawford, Shroeder, Borg.
Front Row: Walker, Schoenfeldt, Warner, Valvoda.

 

Vitalis Jarosh Band, Basketball
   
Clarence Bueckman Band, Amateur contest
   
Jane Watson Band, President of class, Chairman of Library committee
   
Leah Borg Band, Publication committee, Declam, Camp Fire, Camp Fire Play
   
Celesta Buckley Assembly committee
   
Becky Jane Crawford Camp Fire, Camp Fire Play, Amateur contest
   
Evelyn Schroeder Band, Annual, Declam, Amateur contest

Bill D:  What are you trying to do? Make a fool of me?
Charles G:  No, I never interfere with nature.
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George N: Every time I leave a fight with my girl, I put the details in my diary.
Lois D:  I see. A scrap-book.
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Evelyn S: Did that beauty operator say goodbye to you?
Becky Jane: Well, she gave me a wave before I left.
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Victor J:  How do you know the price of a shave has gone up?
Mr. Brandmill:  A little beard told me.
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Conditions we are sometimes told
Are governed by the stars,
But 'tis not so at E. H. S.
For the teachers give us ours.

JUNIOR HIGH

Fourth row:  Mr. Diekmann, Miss Miller, Mrs. Brandmill, Mr. Brandmill
Third row:  L. Hart, A. Leitz, Thomsen, Jensen, D. Cummingbs, Reich, Helms, Drew
Second row:  Scheiffer, O'neil, Carter, Reinhart, Gesell, E. Cummings, Power
First row:  Fuller, Micheals, H. Cummings, Krumm, Morris, L. Leitz, E. Diekmann

 

7th 8th
Lyle Hart Theodore Jensen - Amateur Contest
Edward Diekmann - Band Francis Drew
Harvey Reich Dale Cummings
Lorna Mae Leitz Rita O'Neil - Spelling Team
Alene Morris Lois Carter - Band, Amateur Contest
Velma Fuller - Spelling Team Evelyn Cummings
Bill Michels - Band Leone Scheiffer - Spelling Team, Amateur
      Contest
Harold Cummings Edward Thomsen - Band, Amateur Contest
Clarence Krumm - Amateur Contest Aletha Gesell
Ardell Power Lois Reinhart - Band
Alfred Leitz  
Velma Fuller and Harvey Reich were not in the picture.

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