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

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YESTERDAY'S BABIES....TODAY'S SENIORS I I LEE BRITTENHAM 9-4-35 Se titit 'rtyiaienef. We discover, to our amazement, that we are really seniors and have sight of our goal now that seemed so distant 4 years ago. As freshmen we survived initiation none the worse for wear. Lenore Pursley left that year and Jeanie Crowley and Elsie Gall came. As sophomores we initiated the freshmen and were minus Dorothy Reizenstein. Milestones of our junior year were the play, Me and My Shadow , receiving our class rings, and the Prom and Banquet on the theme Moonlight . We had two sponsors- Mr. Kramer and Mrs. Fernandes. .Among the missing the junior year were Jim Hite, Dorothy Hood, and Elsie Gall. In taking count as seniors we are only two left--of those who began together 12 years ago--having lost Jeanie Crowley, Marveen Lambert, Mary Lou Kramer, and Rex Walker. Then Lee Brittenham joined us. We chose for our motto, Quality, not Quantity ; class colors --black and gold; flower--the orchid; and sponsor--Mr. Christian. Our play, Good Gracious, Grandma! was given April 9 and was successful. We thank Mr. Christian for helping make our senior year an enjoyable one. We also thank the Juniors for a lovely Prom and Banquet. Most of all, our most sincere thanks to those who have helped us the most, OUR PARENTS. S U l It is the year 1964 and I have just arrived on a super Jet-propelled rocket at the airport and since it is a nice day, I have decided to go to the ball game in the new Dodger Stadium. The game proved to be very exciting, with the Dodgers winning over the runner-up New York Giants by a narrow margin, 40-2. As I went past the Dodger Dugout I saw Lee Brittenham, the Dodger Manager. We stoppped to talk a- while and Lee told me that after the Dodgers beat the Yankees seven straight series, the Yankees dropped to the Minor league, and that after the Dodgers decided to move their stadium to Fort Laramie, the little town had grown until it now has a large air- port, a college, is capital of Wyoming, and is the Hollywood of the nation. Since the Metro-Golden-Mayer Building is -he largest in Fort Laramie, I decided to go there next. As I entered the building, I heard someone yelling, Out, Out! I saw Barbara Bay, the director. And since it was just time for lunch she suggested we all have lunch together. As we ate, Alberta Heller joined us and she and Barbara talked about the new picture which they are making; Barbara directs the pictrues and Alberta writes the scripts. They also act in some pictures and are married to famous movie actors. As we were about to leave, Mr. Kezele, assistant director, and Mrs. Kezele came in. He told us that after directing the senior play back in 1954, he liked it so much that he decided to take up movie directing. After lunch, we decided to take a tour of the huge college campus and were met by Mr. Christian, who is now Dean of the Poineer College. He showed us the new ultra-modern class rooms and we had an enjoyable afternoon. That evening, as I board a rocket, 1 realize how lucky I was to have seen all of the class of 1954. BARBARA BAY 9-22-36

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LEE BRITTENHAM Vice President and Ncwsreportcr 11

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Senior 70Ut y e, the Senior Class of 1954, city of Fort Laramie, county of Goshen, and state of Wyoming, being of sound mind ???, do hereby make, publish, and declare this to be our last will and testament, hereby revoking any will or wills heretofore made by us. First, we direct the Junior Class to erect a marble monument in the center of the school yard (this poses a technical problem in view of the keep off signs) in memory of the 54 Seniors (the largest ?' class to ever graduate here). And we also leave them the ability to put on a supcrspangloriousanticapatucious (if you can pronounce it and spell it) Senior play. We will the annual Home- coming Dance to the Juniors in order that they may have a Sneak Day when they are seniors. Second, to the entire student body, legs and all, we leave the ability to be early if not earlier to all classes and to get on the honor roll, not the ineligibility list, at least once each semester. Third, to the Sophomore Class--another small class--the will to remain and graduate. Fourth, to the Freshmen, we leave the ability to think up as good an initiation as we did and the ability to stay in school three more years. The Seniors leave their individual bequests as follows: I, Lee Brittcnham, leave my typewriter to Norma, the one we fought over all year, to Sam Field, my ability to foul out in basketball games; and to Tom Schissler 1 leave my ability to never miss a day of school. To future opponents of the Pioneers 1 leave all my broken bones of this year, now that mine arc mended. And the gold pin I received for punctuality I leave to Harry Latta and Benny Martinet. I, Alberta Heller, leave to Ardith Hubbard my typewriter now that I iaave taught it to spell words correctly, and to Anna Belle Latta my ability to buy shoes on school time. My quiet disposition and willingness to practice my clarinet I leave to Janice Darnall and Harry Latta, respectively. I, Barbara Bay, will to Sadie Martinez my driving ability, not my driver's license --I might need it; also my ability to turn cartwheels; to Bob Kapus the ability to keep his shoes shined and to one day be a dumb senior; to George Nictfeld my ability to understand Chemistry and all mathematics •-which I'm sure he can use; and to the teachers 1 leave my sparkling, vivacious, pleasant personality. In witness here, we here unto subscribe our names and offer our seal this eleventh day of May in the year of Our Lord. One Thousand Nine Hundred and Fifty Four. In the presence of Mr. Christian, County of Goshen. City of Fort Laramie, State of Wonderful Western Wyoming: 13