Proctor High School - Proctorian Yearbook (Proctor, MN)

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CLASS HISTORY Class officers, sophomore through senior years, were Jim Mosack, Gordon Voss, Bob Cherne, Dick Pesonen, Gladys Winquist, Karen Gulbranson, Brenda Weselik, C arol Erickson and Donna Helland. In the fall of '53 we registered for our sophomore year. It was a new and fascinating experience to be a part of the high school. The class elected Gordon Voss, presidentg Bob Cherne, vice-president, Gladys Winquist, secretary, and Carol Erickson, treasurer. A Get Acquainted Party for the freshmen at the West Side was our first activity. This time it was our turn to plan the costumes and entertainment. Rosemary Busch represented our class at the Hallow- e e n Carnival. Lois Johnson and Nola Lashua were our F. F. A.-Sweetheart candidates at the annual F, F. A.-Fac- ulty game. The lucky band memberstraveled to the Mardi Gras celebration in picturesque New Orleans. The sopho- more class party was attended by a motley and colorful crowd. An Hawaiin themewith palm trees and hula-dancers prevailed. During our junior year Awe engaged in many extra- curricular activities. Jim Mosack, Karen Gulbranson, Donna Helland, and Brenda Weselik were our class officers. Our Halloween Carnival candidate was Leslie Hutchins. For the first time we demonstrated our dramatic ability by presenting the class play,BOOKS AND CROOKS. This com- edy was presented on November 11, 1954. During the Christmas vacation the band members of the class had an un- forgettable trip to the Orange Bowl at Miami. Students and faculty were enthusiastic about the opening of the new addition to the school. The commercial, the agricultural, and the music departments were moved into the more luxurious quarters. Lois Johnson was crowned Sweetheart at the F. F. A.-Faculty game,which was hilarious as usual. Carol Peterson represented the junior class also. Early that year the class began earning money for the Prom,which was held in the Duluth Athletic Club. Our theme was Gay Paree with the ballroom decorated as a side-walk cafe with a Bohemian atmosphere. The music was fumished by Roland Everett's orchestra. The summer following our junior year Alice Gagne received the title, Miss Proctor . Gladys Winquist and Jim Mosack were selected by the American Legion to attend Girls' and Boys' State. The big year for the ego to flourish was approaching. In September of 1955 the long anticipated positionwas reached. Lollie Zebottwas our Halloween Carnivalcandi- date. Much of our time was spent in activities to help finance the yearbook,a prodigious task demanding the efforts ofa willing group. Seniors sponsored candy and milk sales, a magazine drive, a movie and other projects. The class elected Gordon Voss, Jim Mosack, Gladys Winquist,and Dick Pesonen as their officers. Pretty Betty Larsen was crowned our Homecoming Queen. In February we began practicing for the class play, TOO MANY DATES. Days before commencement hurried byg practice of the processional march for graduation cameg another scrollof our his- tory is about to unfold. 74

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MaryAnn, who was always fond of fruit, is now working at a fruit stand where she squeezes the lemons. Peggy Voltze is awaiting us at Daytona Beach where she is working in a thermometer factory. She always did like Mer- cury. The Maxmobile drops down at Nelson, Georgia, where Roger Nelson and LaRaene Koski, two western singers, were happy that transportation was provided because Roger's car wouldn't start. At Nashville, Tennessee, Mary Lou McGovern, champion yodeler on the Grand Old Opry , boards our luxury transport. The next stop is at Farm- land, Indiana. John Nolin and Norman Watry are partners on a huge farm on which they are trying to cross po- tatoes and gravy to save work for the homemaker. Traveling to Bridgemen, Michigan, we are joined by Denny Sorenson and Carol Anderson. Denny is the owner of a chain of ice cream drive-ins known as Denny's Delite. Carol sold her share of Hassett's to go into business with Dennyg she puts the cherries on the sundaes. Waiting for us in Detroit are Jim Gilbert and Pat Shannon. Jim saved all of his cars and now has a junk yard. Pat, the class booster, is the sales promoter for a yo-yo company. Once again the ivy halls of learning beckon us as we search out our classmate, Jim Olson, who is teaching law at Harvard. The mustard seed of interest planted in business law class found a place of germination and produced an authority on contracts. Tall skyscrapers come into sight as we near New York City. Paul Swenson, Tom Stewart, Kathy Hanson, Bar- bara Johnson, and Carol Jean Soderberg can be seen near the runway waving eagerly. Paul is the commentator on the T.V. show. You are Where ? . He will be master of ceremonies at the reunion program. In high school Tom was very interested in sports. Now he is the game director for the Pinky Lee show. Carol Jean is in the field of television uslngher exceptional talents. She rings the bell on Ding-Dong School. Kathy and Barb, who seemed shy during their school days, are now members of the Goldwyn Girls Chorus line. We fly to Boston for Jim Mosack and Clarence Pickus. Jim has just edited a spelling book for college students, and Clarence, who did such a good job of selling his excuses for school absences, is selling magazines. We gain speed as we soar over the water of the Atlantic toward London to get Gerrit Vandenberg and Bob Johnson. They have become competitors of Orson Wells in their stupendous Shakespearian productions. In a few moments our Maxmobile leaves for the land of the Norse. Amid the snow-capped peaks of Norway, Paul Sandstrom has constructed a skiing center which he calls Snoose-O-Lac. Anticipation fills the congenial atmosphere as we set the controls on the instrument panel for Paris, where Sharon Baker and Fern Johnson meet us. Sharon has made a remarkable contribution to the woman's world. With her chemistry class in mind she made a hypnotic cologne which literally transforms the user. Fem's latest accomplishment as an artist was designing the backs of erasers for study hall blackboards. Having acquired our two passengers, we fly to Rome, the adopted home of Cathie Clement, Sylvia Gannucci, and Betty Larson. Champions seem to prevail in the Clement family, and Cathie has kept with the family tradition by becoming the world tid - dle-winks champ. Sylvia and Betty, who did a splendid Indian portrayal in the vaudeville, are employed in the advertising department of Welch's Grape Juice Company. While the Maxmobile refuels, we eat at LeRoy McKib- bon's restaurant. Though LeRoy caters to many wealthy patrons, his specialty is sloppy-joes. Soon our stewardess, Yvonne Ferguson, informs us that we must leave to get Nancy Marttila in the Sahara Desert. She owns a Gamble's store there and reports that though there is little business, the climate is agreeable. Next we go to Melbourne, Australia. David Mattson has driven to the station in his car, the Mattso-matic, which he displayed in the world auto show. We are suspicious that he designed it in Social class. The air becomes slightly chilly and ice forms on the wings as we arrive in Nome, Alaska. Darlene Dickoff, with her experience at National, and Mary Grohs- man, the silent partner, operate a store in this goldmining town of the past. They boast of dog-sled delivery with- in twenty miles. Slightly to the east in Chicken, Alaska is Larry Bjorlin. We were detained there several minutes because Larry was gathering the eggs on his poultry farm. We were planning to pick up Berit Mattson, but a radio message tells us to continue. Berit, who went to Alaska after graduation, could not be located because her dog- sled got stalled in the snowstorm. In her excitement Berit kept yelling oatmeal instead of mush . At last the journey around the world to gather together our scattered classmates is nearing its close, with only one more stop-- the North Pole. Nola Lashua and Nancy Peterson, two biologists, are enjoying their Arctic tour looking for a six- teen-legged pink mosquito. We hear the familiar words, Please fasten your seat belts, from our stewardess as we blast off the frozen wastes and speed on our course toward the earth's satellite and the reunion of classmates. 73

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