Fort Laramie High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Fort Laramie, WY)

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FRESHMAN CLASS HISTORY We, the freshman class of 1952, were all looking forward to the day when we could call ourselves freshmen. But the day came too soon. As we opened our eyes to high school we found Anna Belle Latta, Norma Brittenham, George Nietfeld, Norman Michel, Wanda Woodcock, Jimmy Stevenson, LaQuita Hub- bard, Blye Cobb, Hazel Walker, Judith Keating, Sylvia Sherrill, Bobby Kapus, Wilton Haynes and Sam Field. All were ready to be initiated. Yes, how well we remember that day! We returned thanks to the sophomores for their lovely party by giving them one in return. We are taking English I, World Geography and Algebra. The girls are enrolled in Home Economics and the boys are taking Shop I. Most of the boys are in basketball, while the girls sing in chorus. Blye Cobb and Anna Belle Latta sing in the school triple trio. We are very happy to have eight freshmen playing in the school band. Mrs. Kramer is our sponsor. FRESHMEN INITIATION Everybody seemed to get a real kick out of initiation this year. We all dressed up in imitation of comic strip characters and actors in famous plays. Bobby Kapus--Juliet, Hazel Walker--Romeo, Norma Brittenham--Man Mountain Dean, Norman Michel--Symbol of Spring, Anna B. Latta--B. O. Plenty, Sam Fie Id-- Gravel Girty, Sylvia Sherrill--Clown, Wanda Woodcock--Lena the Queen of the Town Arena, LaQuita Hubbard--Sweetpea, Blye Cobb--Little Abner, Herbert Paules--Daisy Mae, Jimmy Stevenson--Little Bo Peep, Judy Keating--Willie Winkle, Wilton Haynes--Cinderella, George Nietfeld--Cupid. All of us donned garlic necklaces and carried with us tooth brushes and paddles. We were not allowed to comb our hair but the worst was having to kneel down on the ground and say, Oh honored Sophomores. Man Mountain Dean boxed with the Symbol of Spring in a main street expedition. Little Abner and Daisy Mae were united in a two-bit dog patch wedding. Juliet and Romeo gave their traditional love scene ending with a kiss. Ah, such a time we had trying to act unhappy. Honestly though, we had a most remarkable time.