Hill Murray High School - Omega Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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SENIOR BOARD First row: Howard Venners, Jerry Gil- lett, Jerry Pickering, treasurer, Miss Louise Pederson, adviser, Art Koch, Beverly Bailey, vice president, Irene Voita. FORTY-NINERS MINE FOR IDEAS Just as the Centennial marks a milestone for Minnesota, so graduation is an important event in the lives of us, the seniors, who comprise Murray's largest graduating class. The freshman year found us engrossed with new friends, changing classes, and searching in vain for the swimming pool supposedly located on the roof. As sophomores we were on to the ropes and spent leisure time at canteens and athletic events. It was in our iunior year that we became organized with the able as- sistance of Miss Valborg l-lelseth and Miss Louise Pederson, class advisers. Successful parties and proiects fol- lowed, climaxed by the Junior-Senior Prom at the Women's City Club. With Owen Eckblom as president, we began our ' A senior year. ln January You Can't Take It With You, the hilarious class play, was pre- sented, and before long plans for graduation were underway. The pleasures of the yea: were broken by the untimely death of one of our class- mates, Louis Peter. Instead of living in the past, however, we seniors look eagerly to the future. What it may hold for us we do not know, but aided by experience and knowledge gained at Murray, we feel well able to cope with the problems that con- front us as citizens in this in- creasingly complex society. SENIOR BOARD Seated: Dick Herschler, Rita l Koch, secretary, Owen Eckblom, president, Miss Valborg Hel- seth, adviser, Chuck Michael- ' 7 son. Standing: James Harmon, Dan Neale, Phyllis Moline, Bill Zettel. Page seventeen

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AND TODAY BECOMES YESTERDAY September T948-Freshmen arrive wide-eyed and full of anticipation to begin their high school life. Sophomores assume that grown-up air deceiving only to the freshmen. Juniors become organized and begin plans for exciting events including the biggest of all-the Prom. By this time, seniors are knee-deep in activities. Football heroes, Student Council offi- cers, Library Club members, Girls' and Boys' Leagues strive to make their last year the best, and to leave behind them memories of a fine class, both to the school and for their own personal satisfaction. Plans for a yearbook that will record the progress made in 1949, and make these memories more lasting, are under way. A curly-haired mascot is created by art editor Kyle Peterson to take the blame for mistakes of the inexperienced editors, picture failures, and budget problems. This little fellow, Sure 'Nuff, becomes fascinated by Murray's many sports and activities, participating actively in certain organiza- tions and silently observing the rest from his post in the window of the iournalism office. But nobody notices him as he watches the months begin to roll by, full of now past pleasures and events, which Sure 'Nuff discovers go with the home- work and extra responsibilities of activities to make school the place where character is formed and per- sonalities improved and well-rounded. He sees great progress made in what pupils fondly call student government under the president, Charles Grose. He witnesses the formation of a new Hi-Y, the Como Park Chapter, and sees the two chapters recognized as organizations of the school. When the seniors pay their visit to Golling's, Sure 'Nuff dons his best T-shirt and goes along. Page sixteen Convinced that his proofs do not do him iustice, he insists upon retakes as do most of the other seniors. Sure 'Nuff particularly loves dress rehearsals and makes a great deal of noise with his fireworks as sound-effects man for the Senior Class Play, You Can't Take It With You. He can't be kept away from the auditorium as the choir practices its operetta, The Chimes of Normandy, and serves faithfully on the makeup committee. One day, while browsing through confidential matters of the PILOT staff, Sure 'Nuff discovers that some of his pals are being sent to have their pic- tures taken in strange costumes. Sure 'Nuff con- ceals himself in the pocket of Don Harvey who he learns is posing as a pioneer with Marlene Steph- ens to depict the theme, Yesterday and Today , with Mary Sue Krebs representing the present, look- ing down at them. Each section is to be introduced by a student of today looking back on the pupil of yesterday. On the faculty and class page, Kenneth Larson witnesses Ralph Engebretson preparing to discipline seventh grader Gladys Smith in the man- ner common in the log school house. Gordon Lind- gren and Richard Swanson would make stiFf com- petition for any team as observed by John David- son. Mary Ellen Hoagland sees Denis Bakke and Mary Higgins as the sedate couple of a nineteenth century school would appear. Now today, Senior Day, is here and The PILOT is yours to enjoy in this present and to keep for another day when time has continued its march of progress of events.

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Qwe- ,V .. L. ,Q m imi 1 ll 5 We ,tl '11, .. Q A , ,A1.Z, L . MK t Q 'H N: PP' , it J V i yr I Page eighteen ANDERSON, BRUCE-Pilot Agent I, 2, 3, 4, J-S Committee, Football 4, Basketball 3, 4, Track 2, M Club, Student Council Rep. 4, Intramural Sports, Hi-Y Chapter One, Senior Class Play, Boys' League. ANDERSON, CARYL JEAN-Girls' League Rep. I, 2, Junior Class Vice Pres., G.A.A., All-City Letter, Choir, Operetta 3, 4, Dramatic Club, Cheer- leader 4, Senior Class Play. ANDERSON, DONALD L.-Choir, Operetta 3, 4, Intramural Sports, Senior Class Play, Boys' League Co-Program Chairman 4. ANDERSON, PAUL J.-Intramural Sports, Boys' League. ATKINSON, NIEL-Library Club, Band I, 2, 3, Pres. 4, Orchestra I, 2, Intramural Sports, Boys' League. VBAILEY, BEVERLY-Girls' League, Library Club, Murcurie Agent I, Senior L!! Class Vice Pres., Dramatic Club, Student Council Rep. 3, Junior Red Cross Rep. 2, Sec. 3, Co-Campaign Chairman 4, Senior Class Play, Supply Store Salesman 3. BAILEY, THOMAS LOUIS-Boys' League, Intramural Sports. BAKER, NANCY-Girls' League, Girls' Glee Club, Band Ii, 2. BAKKE, DENIS-Murcurie Agent 2, J-S Committee, Football Manager 4, Track 2, 3, 4, Swimming 2, M Club, Band I, 2, Student Council Rep. 2, Intramural Sports, Boys' League. BALL, JEANNINE-Girls' League, Choir, Operetta 3, 4, Girls' Glee Club. BASQUIN, HAROLD-Murcurie Reporter 3, Murcurie-Pilot Advertising Staff 4, Student Council Rep. 4, Intramural Sports, Quill and Scroll, Boys' League. BAWDEN, NANCIE-Murcurie Agent, 2, 3, 4, Reporter 3, Copy Editor 3, Feature Editor 4, G.A.A., Choir, Operetta 3, 4, Quill and Scroll Sec. 4, Cheerleader 3, 4, Girls' League, Senior Class Play. BEAR, RUTH E.-Girls' League, G.A.A., Choir, Operetta 4, Student Counc.l Rep. 4, Senioi Class Play. BILLSTEIN, ROBERT J.-Baseball 2, 3, Intramural Sports, Boys' League. BJORNSTAD, BARBARA ANN-Girls' League Rep. 2, Sec. 3, Library Club Program Chairman 4, Murcurie Reporter 3, Homecoming Queen Candi- date, Choir, Operetta 3, 4, Dramatic Club, Student Council Executive Board 2, 4, Sec. 3, Senior Class Play. BLOMBERG, LEONARD-Football I, Intramural Sports, Boys' League. BUFTON, JOAN-Girls' League, G,A.A., All-City Letter, Sports' Head 3, Office Force. . BUFTON, JOYCE-Girls' League, G.A.A., Junior Red Cross Rep. 2. BURWELL, .IACQUELINE LEE-Junior Red Cross Rep. 2, 3, Dramatic Club, Girls' League, Senior Class Play. CARLSON, MARILYN J.-Murcurie Agent 3, Circulation Ass't 2, 3, 4, Choir, Operetta 2, 3, 4, Quill and Scroll, Girls' League, Lost and Found Service 4. CEGELSKE, .IEAN-Girls' League, Murcurie Ass't Bookkeeper 3, Book- keeper 4. CHRISTENSEN, JOYCE I.-Girls' League Rep. 2, Murcurie Reporter 3, Pilot Feature Editor 4, Choir, Operetta 4, Girls' Glee Club Sec. 3, Quill and Scroll. CHRISTENSEN, ROBERT-Library Club, Track I, 2, 3, 4, Junior Red Cross Rep. I, Dramatic Club, M ,Club, Student Council Executive Board Treas. 4, Intramural Sports, Cross Country I, 4, Capt. 2, 3, Senior Class Play, Boys' League, Hi-Y Chapter One. CHRISTENSON, BARBARA-Girls' League, Band I, 2, 3, 4, Office Force.