Murray High School - Pilot Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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H k W wit., , ss. F , 'M t REQ 2 12,5 wc .Y W, at 'ff 5 Excited Queen candidates, Harriet Roe, Ada Moore, Judy Anderson, Marilyn Martin, and Joan Allen hustle to finish with last minute primping in the final moments iust before the coronation. That's Homecoming Have you ever wondered? . . . how did it all start? . . .of course there's always a beginning . . . Homecoming holds an inter- esting history throughout the past years . . . October 2l, l938, marks date of first event . . . proceedings slightly different at that time from what we know them to be today . . . any girl allowed to run for queen . . . candidates from grades nine through twelve entered . . . winner crowned by captain of football team . . . election day . . . un- expected turnabout . . . freshman candi- date wins . . . heads nod . . .voices buzz . . . some changes, all agree, should be made . . . henceforth . . . senior girls only allowed to run for queen . . . gradu- ating class thus doing the honors at this time of the year . . . that same evening of '38 . . . Moonlight Dance sponsored by Junior Class . . . Murray's four piece orchestra performs . . . so ends Homecoming of yesteryears, and from it begin all of our Homecomings to come. held... is ' 'W :K fc Regal Visitor All heads turn to see charming Queen of Snows, Mary Lou Lipke, as she is escorted to the stage by M Club president, John Sandquist. Page twenty-three

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Homecoming Week . . . excitement at top pitch in Our Little World . . . start- ing signal explodes . . . Queen candidates' names finally disclosed to student body . . . chain of events follow . . . campaign man- agers selected . . . meetings held . . . hundreds of posters drawn . . . thousands of tags distributed . . . floats decorated . . . Murrayites sparkled with motivation . . . coronation day finally arrives . . . John Sandquist, M Club President relinquishes honor of crowning the queen to St. Paul's 1954 Snow Queen, Mary Lou Lipke . . . audience tense . . . shouts and screams greet lovely Judy Anderson as she is crowned queen . . . Queen Judy and proud mana- ger, John Schweitzer reign over festivities of dance and game later that evening . . . the four other lovelies and managers in- cluded . . . Joan Allen, Peter Christenson Just Crowned . . . Ada Moore, Raymond Swinton . . . Harriet Roe, Charles Quall . . . Marilyn Bright smiles light the faces of Martin James Niessen lovely Homecoming Queen, Judy Anderson, and her manager, John Schweitzer. A happy ending to an- other Homecoming. Excitement- Campaign managers, John Schweitzer, James Niessen, Charles Quall, Peter Christenson, and Raymond Swinton entertain themselves around the piano while waiting for the royal ladies to appear. Page twenty-two

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How little we knew . . . choos- ing theme . . . dummy . . . page planning . . . class picture day . . . urging coy seniors to get pic- tures taken . . . typists kept busy with cutline copy . . . each to his own task . . . writer's cramp . . . busy hours mounting pictures . . . fun keeping everything ci secret . . . oh, oh . . . foreigner in the room . . . plans for Pilot Day . . . it's May . . . here is your book depicting Our Little World. Mary Ann Kuettner and Jeanette Mielke, co-editors in chief, started with a whirl of picture taking in the fall. Here, Jeanette is making very good use ofthe slide rule as she measures pictures for Mary Ann to cut Our Own World Book The Business Staff, Carol McKillips, Eileen Thoennes, Ron Weltzin, John Schweitzer, and Paul Burson work with long lists of added figures which are not tallied on any adding machine. Accuracy plus efficiency is very important. Staff members, Judy Podd, Pauline Anderson, De Lores Lafberg, Rose- marie Luedtke, and Louise Williams are shown looking through old yearbooks, getting a laugh at pictures ot the good old days when skirts above the knees made high style. swmeuw The Pilot Co-Editors MARY ANN KUETTNER JEANETTE MIELKE School Life Editors PHYLLlS NIELSEN JUDITH PODD LOUISE WILLIAMS Senior Editors DE LORES LOFBERG ROSEMARIE LUEDTKE Class Editor CATHERINE SMITH Sports Editor PAULINE ANDERSON DONALD TREICHEL Photographers MICHAEL LANGER FRED MORLOCK MARGARET MARTIN ANNETTE VIK Typists EILEEN THOENNES JOAN LOVNESS Business Manager PAUL BURSON Assistant JOHN SCHWEITZER Circulation Manager RONALD WELTZIN Assistant DONALD STAFF Accou nta nt CAROL McKlLLlPS Advertising Managers BARBARA HENTGES MARGARET MARTIN ANNETTE VIK Adviser Miss Margaret Glenn