Robbinsdale High School - Robin Yearbook (Robbinsdale, MN)

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Class of 1944 Honor Roll NAVY £ ibitep JHorfe apmonb ©montfbi Sian Cgan l icfjarb $arbep ZDonalb HlutdjtnSon JfranctS He ZDuc ftolanb Helms IPtllarb itlallorp Clluoob Patterson Darren JXauStabt Clemens Eeimer 5?oU)arb pait Heo miler Cbtoarb !§ mttb IDeSlep Vaugban Hebert Vasserman Clarence l ille ARMY Robert IBjorblunb Heonarb IBotetab iiolan (Stbson 0eralb bellp MARINES Cberett JSabrbe Robert JSates ZDonalb IBroton Srnolb JtoljnSon Walter 3M)nSon Hatorence fhist AIR CORPS olanb holier Chester Coofe Hasfjlep ZDrell Jfrancis irblcr Harris femitb You could have stood with us in cap and gown And taken your diploma with a husky pride: You could have stood upon life's threshold And viewed it with the pomp and glory of that night. But. instead you chose to take Fate in your hands. And cross that threshold with one bold and final step. You chose to trade the tinsel and veneer For the blood and reality of life. Though you are not here to march that aisle with us. With hand outstretched to take your honor right: You have given and received more honor By not being with us on that night. For with firm footsteps striding toward the future. With discerning eyes turned to the fight. Your voices say in one mass chorus . . . I saw the powers of darkness put to flight— I saw the morning break.

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SENIORS A year to remember . . . the senior class has heard that phrase scores of times throughout the past few months, and suddenly the full meaning of these four words has become a banner by which they will judge their future lives. The war cloud naturally dominated senior life but the will for education and fun survived. The boys with the silver wings on their coat lapels had a new gleam in their eyes and a new challenge to the future in their hearts. V-5 and V-12 examinations played a major part in the lives of the Navy seekers while still others made plans for the Marines and Coast Guard. The girls, not to be outdone, helped at the Ration Board, toolc machine shop for defense training, and thought about service in a woman's branch of some U. S. force. Yet others had visions of being nurses in white, secretaries, and the usual run of feminine ambitions. Social activities consisted of Girls’ Club functions, club-sponsored dances, and various sporting events. Red letter dates on any would-be graduate's calendar were the Junior-Senior Prom, Senior Day, and Commencement. All clubs and organizations were under the leadership of senior students, but they excelled in journalism and acting. Their scholastic ability was high and musical ability was very evident. Left to right: Mary K. Sipe, Mary Luo Blake, Dorothy Koenig. George Embrehon, Bob Bobletter, Wayne Carlton, Earl Olson. 8 Left to right: Bernice Mc-Michael, Frances Martens, Donna Lou Foss. Class officers: Earl Olson, Violet Heise, Dorothy Anderson, Francis Gabrialson.