Alexandria High School - Alexian Yearbook (Alexandria, MN)

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« % « DELOYCE J. AFFELDT Pet Peeve: People who crack their gum. Ambition: To be a pilot and own a plane line. G.A.A. 2; Choir 3,4; Fresh- men Choir; Class Play Production 4. ROBERT ALLGU1RE Pet Peeve: People who call me “Eggy.” Ambition: To become five feet, six inches or more in height. Football 2,3,4; Baseball 2, 3,4; Track 3,4; “A” Club 4; Choir 4; School Patrol 3,4; Class Play Cast 4; Youth Council 3. JANICE ANN ANDERSON Pet Peeve: My red hair. Ambition: To be a secre- tary. Choir 3,4; Library Club 3, 4; Switchboard 3,4; C.Y.F. 4; Class Play Production 3. JEAN M. ANDERSON Pet Peeve: Stuck-up peo- ple. Ambition: Work as a wait- ress or clerk and later get married. Noon Hour G.A.A.; Diver- sified Occupations Club 4. MARILYN V. ANDERSON Pet Peeve: People who call me “Grendel.” Ambition: To become a parish worker. G.A.A. 2,3,4; Band 2,3,4; Orchestra 4; Choir 3,4; Triple Trio 3; Mixed Octette 4; Rooters Club 2; Sigma Beta Phi 3,4, Officer 4; Alex Hi Times 1,2,3,4, Ex- change Editor 3,4; Decla- mation 3; Class Play Production 3, Cast 4; Stu- dent Council 2; Youth Council 3,4; Sophomore Fiesta; Jr. High Principal’s Office 2. DORIS ANGEN Pet Peeve: Slumber parties. Ambition: To get married. Choir 3,4; Freshmen Choir; Rooters Club 2; Alex Hi Times 3; Alexian 4; Switch- board 4; Class Play Pro- duction 3,4; Spring Review 3; Sophomore Fiesta. MILFORD AURAN Pet Peeve: School starts too early. Ambition: To be a conser- vation worker. Audio Visual 1,2. DELMER BACKHAUS Pet Peeve: Girls that wear long dresses. Ambition: Clerk in a store or resturant. F.F.A. 1,2,3,4. 16

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SENIOR CLASS PRESIDENT, GEORGE TORHEY George has retained the office of class president for 3 consecutive years. He was elected as governor of Gopher Boy’s State for the year 1950. In the summer of 1950, he was sent as one of the dele- gates representing Minnesota to Boy’s Nation in Washington, D. C. where he was appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS - Vice President, RONALD JOHNSON; Secretary- Treasurer, DELORIS MENZEL. Seetiav Under the efficient direction of Mr. Theo- dore Ording, the 1951 seniors started their last year of high school by electing officers They were president, George Torrey, vice president, Ronald Johnson; secretary-treas- urer, Delores Menzel. The first major job undertaken was the production of the senior class play, “Our Hearts Were Young and Gay,” under the direc- tion of Mrs. Dorothy Schwanke. This year marked the introduction of something new when Mrs. Schwanke chose two different casts for each nights performance. The coming of spring brought measuring for caps and gowns, exchanging of senior pictures and calling cards. The year was swiftly brought to a close with Honor Day, Baccalaureate, and on June 1, Commencement Day, 140 seniors bade Alex High a fond fare- well. 15

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BLANCHE A. BEDFORD Pet Peeve: Meeting new friends, especially boys. Ambition: To be a reliable and helpful wife after four years of tourist work. ROMAN BARNACK Pet Peeve: R.C.A. 400. Ambition: Amateur Radio Operator. Audio-Visual 2,3,4; Camera Club 3. HARRY T. D. BEDMAN JR. Pet Peeve: People who make up stories about you. Ambition: To find a mil- lion dollars. Football 2,3,4; Basketball 2; “A” Club 3,4. PHYLLIS BAUMANN Pet Peeve: People who whisper in public together. Ambition: To be a nurse. Noon Hour G.A.A. 2; Tum- bling 3; Choir 3,4; Mixed Group 3; Freshmen Choir; Biology Club 2,3,4, Officer 2,4; Rooters’ Club 2; Sigma Beta Phi 4; Diversified Occupations Club 4; Alex- ian 4; Class Play Pro- duction 3,4; Nurses’ Office 3; Sophomore Fiesta; Stu- dent Council 3. LUELLA BEHRENS Pet Peeve: Big Feet. Ambition: Bookkeeper or stenographer. G.A.A. 2,4; Choir 3,4; Rooters’ Club 2; Biology Club 2; Alexian 4; Spring Review 3; Sophomore Fies- ta; Class Play Production 3,4. AUDREY 1. BENSON Pet Peevet High heeled shoes and anklets. Ambition: To be a secre- tary. Alamo, North Dakota 1; Switchboard 4. FARREL B. BERGNER Pet Peeve: Reading a story in English on Monday morning. Ambition: To become a carpenter or an electrician. Diversified Occupations Club 4. La VERNE A. BETTERMANN Pet Peeve: Giving oral reports in a classroom. Ambition: To be a book- keeper or a stenographer. 17