Waverly Kindergarten: Ms. Cantine

Lincoln Elementary: Miss Bakke (1st; 2nd; 3rd):  Marlene, Marilyn, Janet, Barbara, Simpsons, Larry Miller.
Fourth grade at Irving.  Had school in church basements while Irving was being rebuilt.

Washington Irving Elementary: 1st Ms. Curry; 2nd, 3rd, 4th Miss Kosbau (Paul Kosbau's sister), 5th Miss Kamper (English?), Miss Leman (reading and penmanship) and Mrs Grawe (History/Geography), 6th Ms. Engelbrecht

St. Paul's Lutheran: (per John Carstensen).
   Grade 1-2 Mrs Wessel;  Grade 3-4 Miss Kurth (She married between grades and was Mrs Herrmann during our 4th grade);  Grade 5-6 Miss Sprenger;  Grade 7-8 Mrs or Miss Evanson

Waverly Junor High 1953, 7th Grade
Teachers and Staff.  Mr. Paulson (Mathematics)

Waverly Junior High 1954, 8th Grade
Teachers and Staff.  Wayne Spurbeck (Mathematics)

Teacher News: 
Carl Dillon is mentioned in Tributes to Iowa Teachers:
"I'm honored to have this opportunity to publicly thank Carl Dillon for his positive influence on my life and my career "
See: www.amazon.com/gp/product/0813809088/ref=cap_pdp_dp_1

Martin Brandes 24 year win-loss record in basketball:  407 to 118.
See www.iahsaa.org/basketball/Archives/bb_atcoach.pdf

Waverly High School 1954-55. 
9th Grade Class Officers: Bruce Wiegmann (President), Sharron Chestnut (Vice President), Karen Schwerin (Secretary) and Mary Klaudt (Treasurer). 
Administrators, Teachers and Staff: J. K. Haehlen (Superintendent), Wendell Tollefson (Principal), Glenn Anderson (Mathematics), Martin Brandes (Physical Education), Mary  Bruzek (Librarian), Isabel Eno (English), Rosalie Fritz (Homemaking), Harold Hof (Industrial Arts), Marvin Hyde (Social Studies), Walter Jeske (Agriculture), Paul Kosbau (Art), Robert Larson (Vocal Music), Leland Lillehaug (Instrumental Music), Wallace Linn (Social Studies), Marjorie Moravec (Physical Education), Patricia Nellor (English), Glenn Peterson (Science), Merle Picht (English), Donald Schnell (Algebra), George Sovereign (Drivers Education), Mary Ellen Steiner (Commercial) and Carlos Taylor (Senior Refresher).

Waverly High School 1955-56. 
10th Grade Class Officers:  Darwin Bunger (President), Lois Max (Vice President), Carlton Jorgensen (Treasurer) and Sharron Chestnut (Secretary). 
Administrators, Teachers and Staff: L. N. Jensen (Superintendent), Wendell M. Tollefson (Principal), Glenn Anderson (Univ. Iowa, M.A.), Marilyn Bowman (Drake, B.M.E), Martin Brandes (I.S.T.C, B.A), Mary Bruzek (St. Teresa, B.A), Patricia Dunn (Drake, B.F.A), Carl Dillon (Texas Western, B.A), Isabel Eno (I.S.T.C, B.A), Frank Flickinger (Wartburg, B.A), Harold Hof (North Central, B.A..), Dale Jensen (Drake, B.A.), Walter Jeske (Iowa State, B.S.), Wendell Jordan (Univ. Illinois, M.A.), Paul Kosbau (Univ of Iowa, B.A.), Rosa Lamansky (I.S.T.C., B.A.), Leland Lillehaug (Instrumental Music), Marjorie Moravec (College of St. Scholastica, B.A.), Virginia Rowe (Iowa State, B.S.), George Sovereign (I.S.T.C, B.A.), Carlos Taylor (I.S.T.C., B.A) and Herb Thompson (Univ of Iowa).  Maxilinda Pape (Nurse), Rosamond Brase (Secretary to Principal) and Wilma Cooley (Secretary to Superintendent).  Maintenance staff: John Arjes, Charles Willis, Leo Cooley, Ray Jordan, Irvin Renn and Herb Lewis.

Waverly High School 1956-57.  
11th Grade Class Officers: Don Hein (President), Judy Clevland (Vice President), Mary Klaudt (Secretary) and Bruce Wiegmann (Treasurer).  
Administration, Teachers and Staff: L. N. Jensen (Superintendent), Don Birdesell (Principal), Carol Ahrens (B.S., Home Economics, Iowa State), Glenn Anderson (Mathematics, Iowa University), Martin Brandes (B.A., Physical Education, Iowa State Teachers College), Roland Brom (M.M.E., Music, Drake), Bette Brunsting (B.A., English, Central), Carl Dillon (B.A., English, Texas Western), Isabel Eno (B.A. Languages, Grinnell),Maxine Fisher (B.M.E., Music, Baldwin-Wallace College), Frank Flickinger (B.A., Mathematics, Wartburg), Harold Hof (B.A., Industrial Arts, North Central), Dale Jensen (B.A., Social Studies, Drake), Walter Jeske (B.S., Vocational Agriculture, Iowa State),  Wendell Jordan (M.A., Science, Univ. Illinois), Paul Kosbau (B.A., Art, Iowa University), William Moeller (B.A., Social Studies, Wartburg),  James Schmitt (M.A., English, Iowa State Teachers College), Marlene Sels (B.A., Commercial, Central), George Sovereign (B.A., Drivers Education, Iowa State Teachers College), Janet Sykes (B.A., Physical Education, Upper Iowa), Carlos Taylor (B.A., Commercial, Iowa State Teachers College) and Herbert Thompson (B.A., Social Studies, Iowa University).  Maxilinda Pape (School Nurse), Janice Eggleston (Secretary to Principal) and Rosie Brase (Secretary to Superintendent).  Maintenance staff: John Arjes, Charles Willis, Leo Cooley, Ray Jordan, Irvin Renn and Herb Lewis.

Waverly High School 1957-58. 
12th Grade Class Officers:  Milo Schield (President), Darwin Bunger (Vice President), John Carstensen (Secretary) and Judy Clevland (Treasurer).
Administators, Teachers and Staff: Superintendent (L.N. Jensen), Principal (Don Birdsell), American Governmentt (Dale Jensen), World History (William Moeller), American History (Herb Thompson), Mathematics (Glenn Anderson, Frank Flickinger), Science (Wendell Jordan), Languages (Isabel Eno), Speech (Bette Brunsting), German (Rev. Walter Tillmans), American Literature (Carl Dillon), English (James Schmitt), Industrial arts (Harold Hof), Home Economics (Carol Ahrens), Vocational Agriculture (Walter Jeske), Art (Paul Kosbau), Commercial (Marlene Sels), Commercial and Guidance (Carlos Taylor), Vocal Music (Maxine Fisher), Instrumental Music (Roland Brom), Physical Education (Mart Brandes, Janet Sykes), Driver Education (George Sovereign).