Courtenay High School - Cougar Yearbook (Courtenay, ND)

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emor Class History Webster says that a panorama is a sweeping view or scene As off icial historian for the class of 1959, I would like to reach back into time and the shadows of the past and allow you to catch a retrospective panoramic glimpse of the four year span composing the life of the class Let's start back in the distance to the left Here we see a group of meek, frightened students huddled together, afraid to venture either verbally or physically very far from the combined group strength of fami liar allies Now and then one of those of a more adventurous nature steps out beyond the protection of the group only to be cut down by the sharp tongue and insulting taunts of the upper classmen Freshmen yes the ad justing and growing time of any high school life After a few weeks these find themselves becoming more and more a part of the larger group Their activities begin to broaden, and their interests extend 1nto every phase of school life Of course they have to fall back most of the time and let the upper classmen take the lead, else they could not be l1ved with peaceably There were lk of us who started that year They were as fol lows Karen Baumgartner, Lorraine Palmer, Barbara Tanata, Wanda Wraal stad, Barbara Hockert, Lorna Vigesaa, Harlan McKenzie, Larry Miklas, Lowell Larson, Gerald A Neva, Gerald R Neva, James Drong, Fredrick Tanata, and Bernard Backer Coming a little closer towards center we see another group the sophmores They are intent on making life miserable for the fresh men They are a bit too cocky and have an over abundance of self assurance and confidence They are still having to make some adjustments to high school life, but on the whole they are doing exceptionally well Progressing, just to the right of center we find a third group, the from the class have found places of leadership 1n all the various pha ses of school life As the year progresses, we see the group entering first into the field of dramatics and later into the realm ef society The junior play, 'Betty's Last Bet,' is a hugh success The junior senior banquet, sponsored by the Juniors 13 another very popular attrac tion The banquet and prom were both held on May 7th, with the banquet being held at the Gladstone Cafe in Jamestown and the prom held at Ken sal The seniors looked as if they really enjoyed it Then on to the extreme right we find the seniors This is the big year They elected Bernard Backer, President, Barbara Tanata Vice President, Karen Baumgartner, Sec Treas , and Wanda Wraalstad, Stu dent Council to lead them through the final year The seniors are the top leadersin everything After all, they have spent three years building up to it They too present a play It is entitled 'Gallop1ng Ghosts' It is well done and graciously received by the audience We look a little farther right and see the seniors receiving their awards Then comes the grand finale commencement Diplomas were awarded to Lorraine Palmer, Barbara Tanata, Wanda Wraalstad, Karen Baumgartner, Marilyn Schoeler, Barbara Hockert, James Drong, Bernard Backer, Larry Miklas, Harlan McKenzie, and Lowell Larson And so the panorama fades from view 0 o . ' , , juniors. This group has hit its stride in good fashion. Individuals

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enuor Class Wull During the four years we have roamed the halls of Courtenay H gh School the members of the class of 1959 have acquired some very va uable and pr1celess treasures we feel that mt would be verv unw1se and un buslness l1ke to leave these behind without designating the recipients of the same Therefore we, the Seniors of Courtenay High School, being sound of mind Cwe use the term looselyl and only slightly run down, do leave this document to be read and faithfully carrled out by the under classmen who will take over upon our leaving To all the COm1Hg classes of Courtenay High School we leave all the fun, un1ty, and school splrit whnch we have enjoyed dur1ng our high school years To our teachers we leave the hope for prompter students, quieter halls, better classes, and last but not least, our thanks for the pat1ence and effort they have put forth in our behalf Karen leawes the carnival queen crown for all the junior g1rls to f1ght over Barbara Hockert leaves her musical ability to Sharon Falk James Drong leaves h1s happy smlle and cheerful 'Hello' to Ronald Schualk well Larson leaves his height to Robert Stachlewmk1 se that he can P HY basketball from a vantage point Lorraine Palmer leaves her abllty 'to be true' to Carole Lovell James Drong leaves his knack to get away with anything short of 'murder' to Frankie Miklas Larry Mdklas leaves his love for Courtenay H1gh to any love struck iunior boy Marilyn Scheeler leaves her place as everybody's 3W08Uh08I'T- to Elaine Walker so she can capture the boy of her dreams wands Wraalstad leaves her repu tation as a 'Tease EbxF and pract1cal joker to Hhverly Bartkowski Lorralne nalmer leaves her abilmty as a basketball player to Loulse Falk Ghnald Larson goes the responsib1l1ty of protecting and caring for the wood carvlngs of Lowell Larsen They are well scattered through the classrooms and study halls Barbara Heckert leaves her uncontrollable temper and 1ntense dislike for men to D1ane Backer Bernard Beckir leaves h1s secret formula for dating a d1fferent girl every night in the week and getting by w1th it to John Becker To all future senior class presidents Larry Miklas leaves h1s argu mentatlve ab1lities and unerring judgement Barbara Tanata leaves her abllities and respected oplnions as a expert beauty culturist to Louise Falk Wanda Wraalstad entrusts her weakness for 'True Romances' a d other love stores to Rosalind Schwalk To Elizabeth Denat, Lorra1ne Palmer leaves her place as teacher's pet and officlal paper grader Barbara Tanata wills her short halr cut to D1x1e V'gesaa James Drong wills back to Gary Schwalk all the candy' which hg has taken from hlm 1n the past four years B rbara Hockert wills her peroxided hair to Midge Barker, who has enough of her own The basketball players of our class will all the trophies they have collected in the past four years to the future teams May they have the best of luck We leave all +he residue of our property of whatever nature, k1nd, or quallty to our beloved class sponsor, Mr Keuragian S1gned Senlor Class of 1959 I I Harlan Mckenzie leaves his secret reducing diet te Midge Barker. Tb .