Belle Fourche High School - Bronc Yearbook (Belle Fourche, SD)

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fpiom At last the two big nights had arrived: the Ban- quet on the 19th of May and the Prom the following night. Our theme was the 'Gay Nineties' and was carried out in menus, place cards, and other table decorations for the Banquet, and in the Dance programs for the Prom. Entertainment for the Banquet boasted a Barbershop Quartet, Flora-Dora girls and a bicycle- built-for-two. Music for the Prom was furnished by Louie Bishop. The gym was transformed into scenes of the '90 countryside complete with the saloon at one end, which was used as the stage. We all felt the effort worthwhile, especially when everyone exclaimed what a success it was. 23 Banquet

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675141 cyiatozy We, the class of 1951, stepped on the first rung of the ladder in the fall of '39. There are 56 of us, of which 19 started in the first grade and stayed all 12 years. These loyal supporters include: Bennett, Busfield, Cooper, Durr, Fowler, Frost, Graham, Han- ify, Hannah, Heebink, Howell, Norlin, Pfleger, Riley, Sigman, Sloan, Smiley, Smith and Thomas. FRESHMEN As Frosh we were the first class that was allowed to enter BFHS with the dig- nity befitting our new position--we were not initiated. Registration of rural students raised our number to 96, which may account for the fact that we won the 'Jug' twice. This, our first year,'we elected Joan Graham, President. SOPHOMORES As Sophs the girls shared the job with the boys of wrapping the B', which to our pride and joy, burned longer than any other. Our Bronc Day float took top honors, tying with the Juniors for first. We sponsored'a Sophomore Carnival in February which turned into a smash success. Dan Hejde was Class President. JUNIORS And here came the year which made us all realize the meaning of the word work. We followed the usual custom of selling refreshrnents at the football games. We undertook selling magazines to finance the Prom and Banquet, topping all previous years by hitting the S2100 mark. The presentation of our class play, 'We Shook the Family Tree, was given in Januaryg it was so well-liked, a repeat performance was given by popular demand. Dan Hejde, our Junior Student-Council rep., was elected to serve as President of the Council for 49-50. The midnight oil really burned as we work- ed on the Prom and Banquet. Streamers had to be hung, flats painted, and a thousand other things had to be done before the final finish. We promoted Student Government Day by nominating Senior candidates and putting on a vigorous campaign. which included a political 'convention' with spee ches, bathing beauties, and bands and finally a down-- town parade. Much of the credit of a successful year belongs to our Junior President, John Kirk. SENIORS At last we became usuperiorf' Seniors. Wanda Howell and George Patenode were crowned Queen and Marshall for our Homecoming Royalty. We proved ourselves to be the wealthiest class when we elected our senior reps., Judy Busfield and Dwain Rish, as King and Queen of Hearts for the February Valentine dance. As our last class Pres- ident, we elected George Patenode. There were many sleepless nights for the Annual staff members who had to meet a March 1 deadline and were busy putting out one with more pages, a fancier cover, and more features, making the 1951 Bronc better than ever. Thursday night, May 24, 56 of us received the biggest surprise of all--our dip- lomas. The fact that we are now alumni of BFHS is hard to believe and all of us are going to miss it and all the fun we've had. We feel that we have left behind a commend- able record and hope that each of us continues to do so in the future. 22

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Awsnioz Corky Alberts, will my thinning hair to Mary Walsh. Delores Bennett, will my ability to keep a man to Donna Jean Peleaz. Judy Busfield, will my long legs to Kenny Arnen. fOnhirn they should look good? , Jerry Conner, will my great height to Stretch ----- he needs it? Jack Cooper, will my loud shirts and sombrero to anyone who has the courage to wear them. Eleanor Crabbe, will my dirnple to Janet Karinen. fShe may grow a double chin., Shirley Davis, will my quiet ways to Chuck Denzin. Marian Durr, will my ability to get good grades to anyone who can do it and read love stories in class like I have been doing. Delores Esquivel, will my love of studies to Joanne Newell. Charles Fishel, will my Hudson to my little sister. Everett Fowler. will my driving ability to the driving class. Phyllis Franke, will my 'ice-cube' fdiamond, to anyone who has the space in the refrigerator to hold it. Jack Frost, will my joke-telling ability land getting a small response, to Larry Larson. Sherry Geis, will my sweet smile to Jean Hodge. Walter Gorden, will my trombone to Joe. Thought he might like a variety. Joan Graham, won't. fl have to be different., Mike Hanify, will my freckle fin the singular, to Rebecca Merill. fHope it doesn't get lonesome., Margie Hannah, will my car'eer in nursing to Teresa Kaiser. Bethel Heebink, will my platinum hair to Gladys Haeger. Dan Hejde, will my bed-time manners in study hall to anyone who thinks he can get away with it. Virginia Hodge, will my ability to get caught skipping to lviary Watts. Monte Holcome, will my naturally curly hair to Max Davis. Wanda Howell, will my historical memory to Frank Kober. fNow he, too, will be able to forget the year the War of 1812 was fought., Bob Johnson, will my jalopy to someone who has a good supply of bubble guxn and baling wire to hold it together. Judy Johnson, will my ability to get along with my little sister to Murphy. Lorraine Jones, will my hair to Janet Aho. fQuite a change., Katherine Kinny, will the Parkway to the kids who are lucky enough to get over there during school hours. John Kirk, will my harmonica to Russell Olmsted so he'll have a beginning for next year's band. Betty Kruger, will my ability to make friends to the teachers. Joan Lindstad, will my Henry J to my little sister, take good care of it, Janny. Rena Lyons, will my interest in RCAFB to Elaine Donald and my interest in children to anyone who likes freshrnen. 2.4