Bottineau High School - Washegum Yearbook (Bottineau, ND)

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l 1 I curse or 19Eh President ------------ Mary Ann Schmidt, Vice President ----- -Thelma Pederson Secretary ------------ Billy Holz Treasurer ------------ Cynthia Ertresvaag FIRST RCM: Marian Helgeson, Dorothy McLachlin, Phyllis Jensen, Marcella Christ- ensen, Mary Ann Schmidt, Jannette Hahn,Jane Ellen Olson, Geraldine Persson, Muriel Hall, Yvonne Willard, JoAnne Knopfle, Mary Ann Martel, Margaret Jensen. SECOND ROW: Yvonne Rosberg, Thelma Pederson, Olive Hanson, Gertrude Mahler, Maureen Nichol, Lois Braun, Cynthia Ertresvaag, Harriet Johnson, Bernice Moe, Louise Pill oud, Nora Ormberg, Delores Smulan. THIRD ROW: Darlene Sckunidkunz, Margaret Peterson, Bonnie Boettcher, Dorothy Marchand Betty Slyter, Darlene Grixmn, Joyce Jacques, JoAnn Wood, Janet Indvik, JoAnn Peltier, Delores Kroeplin, Miss Herigstad. FOURTH RW: Ordean Dravland, Clayton Gulstad, Donavan Vestre, Dennis Moen, James Turner, Kenneth Wall, Sherman Langhaug, Laverne Bernstein, Marvin Steinke, Mr. Anderson, FIFTH ROW: Maynard Thompson, Kenneth Gehring, Kenneth Erickson, Jack Woods, Larry Nelson, Billy Holz, Robert Norwood, Donald Kyle, Allen Beckman. 25 i

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The Junior Scrapbook of Misc. Happenings-Year of 1953 or Where Has The Time Gone? Busy, Busy, Still Art Thou------- James Thomson lr. Thomson must have had we Juniors :Ln mind when he wrote those lines, for this has been the busiest year we have ever had. Anyone can tell a Junior a mile away. Have you ever noticed the wild, hrried look in their eyes, a sort of furtive, slinking walk and the way they duck behind trees or ash cans whenever they see a fellow senior, sophomore or freshnan colin? Of course! No Junior wants to let out the secret of the prom themel As everyone knows, the prom is The Event' in the life of a Junior, and no chipnunk ever worked harder gathering acorns, than we juniors have bem, scheming, planning, and lmggling. This year we had quite a group of individualists on our prom committee Cnamely, Bill, Jack, Thelma, JoAnn, llargaret, Lois, Kenny, Dorothy, Bob, and Cynthiaj, but after many suggestions, fclimaxed by a round of fisticuffsl, we decided on our theme, and settled down to the comparative peace and quiet of getting decorations, banquet, and orchestra lined up. Another big event was the Homecoming program, which was sponsored by the Juniors, with Larry as llaster of Ceremonies, Lois singing a solo, and a short slclt put on by Cynthia, Olive, Kenny, Ordean, Dorotky, and Maynard. Of course, we mustn't forget the play. As the heroines in the comedy, 'Our Hearts Were Young and Gay , Lois and IlaryA.nn just fitted the parts, and Jilw, as the French dramatic teacher, was so carried away, that we still can't understand a word he says. We mustn't forget Bob, who really stole the show with his window washing routine. In the sports department the Juniors are second to none, in fact, we wouldn't have much of a team without Jack, Bill, Kenny, Larry, Sherman, Donovan, and last, but not least, Don lqrle, our student manager. Of course cheer leaders are always connected with sports, and right here and now we'd like to put :Ln a plug for our two Junior cheerleaders, Thelma, and Yvonne, who really give their all for every game. We couldn't begin to mention all the juniors in concert choir, sextet, and band, but believe me, they're all right in there, pouring their hearts out. And now, the best for the last. Of course I mean education, ftnat which we supposedly go to school ford We may not have any budding Einsteins in our Chemistry class, but of all the juniors taking said class, Dorothy seems to be the honored one, for rumor has it that the school, fat llr. Anderson's suggestion,J is planning on building a separate chemistry lab for her, so that she won't endanger the lives of fellow scientists. As farm literature goes, we just don't think Jack, Larry, Kegny, and Bob will live to be great Shakespearean actors, in spite of all llrs. Weeks ef orts. With all this talk of good times we fear the teachers will think we are neglect- ing our school work, so we would like to quote a famous Scotch poet, Bobby Burns, who said, 'To sum up all, be merry, I advise, And as we're merry, may we still be wise. 24

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SOPHONOhE CLASS Ne can truthfully say there is nothing dull about the progressive seniors of '5S. The teachers vouched for that all year. Throughout the whole year Miss Kittleson was at her wits end. She said all our biology drawings were so realistic-modern art you know. It appears we have a genious among us too. Allan Lundy claims he is one of the three persons in the United States who knows the formula for making coke. English took up either first or third peroid. Verbs and diagramed sent- ences were our downfall, so Mrs. Weeks claimed. Fourth or eighth period history depended on whether you were a member of the band. Miss Stewart said she felt five years older after the two weeks of studying inventors. Oh well, we still say Marconi invented the reaper. Napoleon was our favorite history character, dignified, so Johnny Johnson says. The Home Economics girls really gave M ss Herigstad the run around, especially during refinishing week. Old varnish and paint was removed, and tables and chairs sanded and revarnished. Janis Gonitzke said putting alcohol in the steam iron to iron curtains worked fine, It took the curtains a week to stop waving around. Mr. Holwell reported that the Ag. boys did well especially after the Home Ec. girls were through refinishing-Thanks for all the sanding you did for us, boys. ' Many of the soph. boys were active in F.F.A. and took part in observing National F.F.A. Week by presenting a special program. Allan was one of the chief entertainers but he reports he has not received any radio or television contracts. In music class everyones attention was'held by Mr. Skar and his jokes. Now he is even giving nickels to people who laugh at them. As you see we never have a dull moment as we look forward to our future graduation day. 26