1951 former students: Gene Addison, Phoebe Mae Allen, John Campbell, Jimmy Christie, Patsy Clark, Bonnie Colton, Billy Esser, James Fox, Kathleen Fritz, Norman Fuss, Donald Gray, Iona Gray, Donald Hagedorn, Rodger Harper, Vernon Hass, Glenn Joens, Dick Lake, Janice Layman, Anita Ludemann, Marvin Miller, Don E. Moore, Gerry Neal, Evelyn Pittman, Jouline Roberts, JoAnne Slechta, Floyd Stein, Irwin Stoodt, Verna Mae Swank, Willis Umland, Janice Vollmer, Joann Wagner

For decades I have been trying to find out where the WWI barracks came from and when it was placed by the old high school. I talked to Art Rix and many other old timers years ago and no one could remember when/where it came from.
While working on Joann's tribute, I finally noticed that there is no band room in the background.
I had always guessed this barracks was moved in sometime after WWII but never paid attention to the various pictures I have scanned until just now having a better idea when it was moved in. The cheerleader picture was taken in 1950, so sometime after this the barracks was moved in.

There aren't that many people still living in Manning who attended this school during this time-frame to ask but Wava Lorenzen is one person I plan on visiting with to see if she can remember when the barracks was brought in.
This isn't something that would be a major event in Manning, hence why no one really has a good memory of it.

Hopefully someone who knows will read this and contact me...
I visited with Wava (Lacy) Lorenzen who is in the cheerleader picture, and she doesn't remember when it was moved in.

The tall trees in this first picture below were American Elms, which were wiped out when the Dutch Elm disease was brought over from Europe in the early 1960s.
Now we have the Asian Ash borer that is wiping out our Ash trees.
Bud Johnson told me that in the 1920s and 30s Paper white birch were planted in the parking along the streets and then the birch borer came in and wiped those trees out.
Fortunately, after the Elm disease, we started figuring out that you don't plant all of the same species trees.

1956 Diamond Jubilee

1957 Homecoming

1968

Memorial Day 1975

One of the reasons I want to find out more information is I want to use one of these pictures in the Manning Veterans book since, as far as what several old timers told me - that this was a WWI barracks moved in here.

This is why it is imperative that people get me their old school scrapbooks so I can go through them to scan and look for all kinds of historical clues that show up in the background of their pix.

1948-49 Student Council

Back: Kenneth Danner, Louie Bohnsack, Dean Stribe
Front: Sue Ann Clark?, Iva (Mohr) Hinze, Joann (Wilhelm) Pratt

1948 homecoming parade - Lois Wilhelm queen (back right)

Johann Wilhelm Homecoming Queen 1950

Prom waitresses: Joann 3rd from left - taken on the southeast side of the Legion Hall

1948 Back: Leland Kienast, Orrin Asmus, George Doyel, Eugene Wagner, Lyle Hansen, Lyle Jahn, Merlin Nulle, Robert Tank, Leroy Kienast, Don Pfannkuch
Middle: Donnarae Strathman, Beverly Ruhde, Marilyn Popp, Ardella Frahm, Lynn Rix, LaVonne Hargens, Dorothy Sextro, Jeanette Willenborg, Dorothy Lake, Beverly Oschner
Front: Marlyn Gruhn, Iva Mohr, Ardella Singsank, Lois Wilhelm, Marian Kasperbauer, Ethel Leinen, Rose Anne Muhlbauer, Delores Dammann, Marge Stribe

1947-48

Back: Margaret Schrum, Lois Struve, Joann Wilhelm, Rose Muhlbauer, Genelle Kruse, Joyce Stuhr, Pat Ramsey, Betty Popp, Patty Kasperbauer, Wava Lacy, Waldean Jackson
Front: Florence Hammer, Marlene Nulle, Marlene Lohmeier, Phyllis Jensen, Lois Fischer, Marlene Kroeger
Baton and flag twirlers in dark uniforms
Color guard in white with Marlene Lohmeier as majorette