SCHOOLS: 1926 Clintonian This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Richard Carstensen jmbelia@mchsi.com October 2003 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ________________________________________________________ NOTE: For more information on Clinton County, Iowa Please visit the Clinton County, IAGenWeb page at http://iagenweb.org/clinton/ ________________________________________________________ The "Clintonian" 1926 Published by: The Senior Class of the Clinton High School, Clinton, Iowa Copyright 1926 Editor-In-Chief: Bernetta Kunau Managing Editor: John W. Peterson Business Manager: Herbert Butzbuch Foreword - Page 3 In creating this 1926 Clintonian Annual we, the staff, have aimed to make it a record representative of the students and of the school activities. We hope this volume will gain your approval. Contents - Page 6 Book 1 Administration Book 2 Classes Book 3 Organizations Book 4 Athletics Book 5 Activities Book 6 Features Dedication - Page 7 To the Iten Brothers, in gratitude for their ever-ready interest and loyalty to us, and who have made a stadium possible, we, the student body of Clinton High School kindly dedicate this, our 1926 Clintonian Annual. Loyalty Song - Page 8 We're loyal to you, Clinton High, We'll ever be true, Clinton High, We'll back you to stand 'Gainst the best in the land, For we know you have sand, Clinton High! Rah! Rah! So, smash that blockade, Clinton High, Go crashing ahead, Clinton High, Our team is our fame protector: On! Boys, for we expect a victory from you, Clinton High Che-he! Che-ha! Che-ha-ha-ha! Che-he! Che-ha! Che-ha-ha-ha! Clinton High! Clinton High! Clinton High! Fling out that dear old flag, the Red and the Black, Lead on your sons and daughters to the attack. Like men of old, on giants, Placing reliance, shouting defiance, Os-key-wow-wow!! Amid the broad green fields that nourish our land; For honest Labor and for Learning we stand And unto thee we pledge our heart and hand, Dear Alma Mater, Clinton High. Administration - Page 7 A Senior's Testimonial - Page 9 The stranger, hearing of the superiority of our school, is doubtless perplexed as to the cause. The class of 1926, having spent four years in careful consideration of the problem, feels prepared to make public its discoveries. Although there are many contributory causes-including the class of 1926, itself-the seniors feel that the one force most to be praised for this greatness, is the faculty. Approaching the imposing building for the first time, the new student might be misled as to what makes the Clinton High School great. He might be impressed with the magnitude of the building and equipment, and take as a matter of course those quiet, well-behaved people who sit in the classrooms and listen with well feigned interest to the day's tasks. Later, however, he find that enrolling new students, policing the halls, and asking embarrassing questions are not the most important functions of these quiet, rather stern looking people. They must be known to be appreciated, and acquaintance deepens into real interest and friendship. Each teacher is discovered to be a specialist in his field. He has given years to thorough preparation, and is genuinely interested and enthusiastic in his work. His chief motive is his desire to do good and to help his fellow men. He is a great progressive force; he pulls you, he pushes you forward; he nurses your interest and stimulates your enthusiasm. Therefore, he must care for your success. Yes, he desires it and works for it. He is very proud and happy if you gain it. This, we believe, is the spirit of our faculty. Our faculty members have personality, they have humanity, they have sympathy-and if they have faults, why, so have we-let us forget them. We love these people, and as a reward for their pains-Taking efforts with us, we vote them a passing grade, magna cum laude, and a testimonial, to-wit: "The faculty are very capable and amiable. They evince a fine spirit and attitude toward their work and the school. They wear well, and improve with acquaintance. We heartily commend them to the kind consideration and friendship of the classes yet to come." Our time in school is as the day; Our class is like the sun; Our Freshman year like morning gay, When work has just begun. Then closing with the Senior year- As day with setting sun- We now feel proud of our career, And work that we have done. And in this school, we hope to leave A trace of merit's track, As in our lives we wish to weave Some threads of Red and Black. R. M. B. Board of Education - Page 10 Dr. A. P. Bryant J. J. Burdick George Claussen Mrs. R. A. Emmons Mrs. P. A. Luce Fred J. Ray George H. Steele, Sr. Officer and Employees Fred J Ray, President Theodore Carstensen, Acting Secretary V. G. Coe, Treasurer Clark W. Brown, Superintendent May Skinner, Bookkeeper Corene Nelson, Supt's Clerk Committees Building and Grounds George H. Steele, Sr., George Claussen, Dr. A. P. Bryant Teachers George Claussen, Mrs. R. A. Emmons, Dr. A. P. Bryant Finance Dr. A. P. Bryant, George Claussen, Mrs. P. A. Luce Rules and Regulations J. J. Burdick, Mrs. P. A. Luce, George H. Steele, Sr. Textbooks Mrs. P. A. Luce, Mrs. R. A. Emmons, J. J. Burdick Supplies Mrs. R. A. Emmons, George H. Steele, Sr., J. J. Burdick Supt. Clark W. Brown - Page 11 Next year's program, you ask? What will be the changes and in what direction? "Forward, always forward." Our schools must give just a little better training next year than every before. A Little more will be demanded each year of the young man and young woman, whether they enter business or enter college. Whether they use their hands or their heads. We shall move toward an organization that attempts to give every student credit for the job he accomplishes-not for the time he puts in. This will not mean a change in course of study but some change in organization that will give students credit more directly in accord with the effort put in. The following is Superintendent Brown's message to the Class of 1926: It is a fine thing to complete, creditably, a High School course. It is a splendid thing to be able to look back, at this time, and know that your school is a better school today because it numbered you among its students for a few years. One hundred-fifth young people passing thru a school, identifying themselves with its activities for four years, leave a deep impress upon the character and tradition of the institution. You have been no exception. You have made your contribution as a student. But the opportunity to work for Clinton High will remain as the years roll around. Let us all continue to work to build a greater Clinton High, whose representatives shall be feared and respected, a place where hard work and real worth will be a badge of honor, a High School where there is none better from ocean to ocean. Very Sincerely, Clark W. Brown Principal William J. Yourd - Page 12 Near the end of each school year we hear the expression from many Seniors, "Would that I had my four years to live over again in Clinton High! How much better it would be done. Changed courses, more stress on some subjects, less loitering, and more enthusiasm in the inspirational side of our school life would result. If such an opportunity presented itself, would we better ourselves? Experience is a potent factor in our lives, yet we cannot sit idly by and wait for it. We work with the material in our own lives attempting at all times to accomplish the best. We should realize that the best will bring greater happiness and contentment for the future years. Each decade brings with it new hopes, new desires and a turning away from the older things. This is a healthy condition. No civilization could long endure if progress were hindered. If this is true in the commercial and scientific world, it is doubly true in the lives of students. New conditions must be met when you leave the halls of your Alma Mater. If you fail to meet them, then your usefulness in the world is curtailed to a great extent. The public demands more of you because you have greater facilities with which to accomplish the end in mind. It is the duty of graduates to uphold the highest standards of scholarship and to ever be loyal to those things which make like worth the living. W. J. Yourd, Principal Staff Photographs - Pages 13 - 15 Page 13 Harriet Parkes, Home Economics, "Good morning girls" Margaret Davis, Modern History, "It's your business to know who's absent" Walter McMahon, Mechanical Drafting, "You had better use your good Looking Eracer" Laura E. Palmer, History and Geography, "Can't you understand English" Ardella Billings, Mathematics, "Why" Rollis Brooking, English and Debate, "That reminds me of a little joke once heard" Helen Gilder, Journalism, "If you're quiet" T. A. Anderson, Agriculture, "Wipe that grin off" Blanche Leigh, Music, "Quiet please" Eva Mahon, Librarian, "Oh - shute" Glenn Round, Social Science, "Now when I was in the navy" Margaret B. Mac Culloch, History and English, "People - Why do you persist in Talking" Rosebud Abramson, Girls' Physical Training, "Oh - Gee" Page 14 Gladys M. Bloom, French, "Et vous" Gladys N. Arnold, Junior English, "Pass your papers to the front" Leila Watson, Mathematics, "Now, we'll hurry along" Frances Dodge, Commercial, "Now you'll find in your regular office training" Garrah M. Packer, Normal Training, "I'm not so sure about it" Myrtle Mc Donald, American History, "As a matter of fact" Arthur Schinke, Manual Training, "Come on down to the gym and I'll take it out on you" Alma Scheidemann, Home Economics, "How you take" L. C. Belding, Boys Physical Training, "However, on the other hand" Grace Bossen, English Freshman, "Alright stop talking" Sabra Jones, Commercial, "Oh golly" Charlotte Conat, English, "Now you will find this very interesting" Elsie D. Charles, Art, "Beautify, beautify, beautify" Page 15 Helen D. Chase, English Sophomore, "Now" Max R. Gmelin, Theory, "Oh shaw" Eunice Ransom, Bookkeeping - Com'l Law, "Boys be quiet" Kitty Glee Merrill, Public Speaking, "Alright, let's start" Anne Kanderson, Latin, "That isn't very long" Florence Murphy, Mathematics, "Be sure your name is on your paper" Hazel Hamilton, Domestic - Art, "Well are you going to spend the afternoon talking" Frances E. Jefferies, Citizenship, "If the front row will be quiet, we will proceed with the lesson" Corrine Forsee, History and Civics, "You all come and see me" Roland Schultz, Manual Arts, "Take your places men" Edra Van Every, Commercial, "Hand in your note books" Harold G. Boese, Physics and Chemistry, "Now let me see" Alma Mater - Page 16 When the stars are in the heavens And the cares of the day are done, We will think of our days at Clinton Though as far as the setting sun. But the memories of those by-gone hours, Will shine brightly in your face, 'Twill soften the years and dry the tears, And you'll long for the old embrace. For you we hope, for you we pray, Our voices silent never; For you we fight, come what may, The Red and Black forever.