Ada High School - Viking Yearbook (Ada, MN)

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Following this was the juniors' float, I don't remember what it was, but it was given the prize for the most original float there. The seniors want to thank the juniors for pushing us in the parade, of course if we had had a car it wouldn't have been necessary. Well, after the juniors was supposed to be the sophs, but they didn't get very far cause as the huge white tank turned the corner, BANG! Y I ! Y it smashed into another car. It sure wreck- ed the thing. You know if all the tanks are built like that we sure won't stand a chance against Germany, but I think it was the people who made this one, of course it might be that they hit a better car. On second thought I know it was. Parading behind was the freshies, and the seventh and eighth grade floats, I didn't see them, but I heard they had Hoats in the parade. And of course, as usual, along behind the floats came cars and all the kids. Well we paraded down the streets of our big town and then the bunch kinda split, some to the fairgrounds, and some to the school house. I went out to the fairgrounds and sat around until the game started and what a game! Nothing much happened in the first quarter, and we thought sure we would shunk 'em, but during the second period something happened, cause gol-darn those Indians, if they didn't score two touchdowns. Personally I think the girls were the inspiration, cause from what I hear Mahnomen girls aren't as good-looking as us Ada girls, course I wouldnlt know. Well, during the half came the crowning of the Queen, I couldnlt see much of that because of all the kids running around there, but Viola was crowned, not the way she should be, but that's O.K., we took care of that later. The Queen marched out onto the field, with the two Betty's holding her train, and the other two attendants carrying the crown-it was so heavy with jewels, the ten cent kind, that it took two to carry it. Betty Remark set the crown on the Queen's head, then the Queen gave out the float prizes and things and all marched back. I don't know how Viola carried the crown on her head when it took two to carry it before, but she did it, I guess maybe she's stronger than we gave her credit for. .29. By the time the third period rolled around I had yelled myself hoarse and to top it off it looked as if the Indians were out to beat us, but we fooled them by taking the ball away at their one yard line, course they fumbled the ball, but anyway we got it, and then Hadler ran 78 yards for a touchdown. his second of the season, and then the Indians got mad and they tried to make passes, but all the wind from their bragging kinda helped us to inter- cept their passes. At the end of the game we were clear down on our twenty yard line again, and we beat the Indians 38 to 18, of course everyone knew we would. Well I guess that's enough about the famous Ada High School Homecoming for now. Be seein' you soon I hope. Love, Bette 1. Our Homecoming Queen. 2. The bonfire.

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A Letter About Homecoming .. wwk, Viices Played a Victorious Game October 11. 1941 Dear Folks, The day after the night before the bonfire that wasn't, and the sophies had done a swell job of getting fuel, we all came back to school to discover that we were having homecoming after all, cause it didn't rain enough to make the field wet. So we didn't have our funny paper characters either. Well, to start off with, several of us seniors were excused from school to prepare the first prize float, the Statue of Liberty, the part taken by Leona Writer, and boy what a float! 'We used Sprug Remark's t'Chevy,' and what a car. The junior float had to push it three- fourths of the way in the parade. Well, the parade was supposed to start at one- thirty, so by two it finally got underway. As usual the band strutted out in front, then came the noisy fire trucksg you might say they took the place of the usual trumpets or bugles that hail the coming of someone of royalty, because following them was the Queen's float. The Queen was perched on top of Mr. W'idsten's car and the four attendants were riding on the fenders and such. Behind the Queen came the famous senior float. the Statue of Liberty. 1, Queens float. 2. Senior float. 3. Junior float. 4. Sophomore float.

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quarterback This past year the nine south sub district schools organized a six rnan football league The Wild Rice Conference with each team playing six conference games A schedule was made out for a period of three years and a trophy shall be given to the team having the highest percentage at the close of each season Starting the season with five lettermen Cap tain Dutch Haaland Eidsrnoe Don Ness Ruoff came up with second place in the bers of the squad Bikey V1lmo Lovey agher Jeep Hadler Archie Christianson Bud and Bob Remark Coach a team tied by Borup for Conference Other mem were Hovs ew Anderson Christianson Tommy Far and Malcolm Ripley Bob Skalsky and Punky Johnson new members this year also earned letters. On September 12th the Vikings opened their 41 season with a bandhdefeating their hosts Hendrum by a score of 51 to 0. An odd incident about this game was that although Ada scored 51 points they made only one first down with Hendrum also making one. This can be explained because whenever they got the ball they either scored, fumbled or returned punts for scores. In the second quarter a pass play, Ness to Vilrno, clicked for a touchdown. This victory greatly encouraged the team and as a result they edged out Borup 24 to 12 the following week in the First home game at the fairgrounds. In this game Dutch got his touch- Wearers of the A Top Row fleft to rightb Howard Anderson end Ar chie Christiansen end Lowell Haaland captain and center Second Row Loren Chris tian on end Myron Eid moe G dCl2I'S W down by intercepting a Borup pass and re turning it for a score At the beginning of the second half Bob Remark following some nice blocking ran the kickoff back for a touchdown A little while later a forward pass taken by Hadler connected for a tally Although Ada was outweighed they were fast and shifty for they continually out guessed and out gained their opponents for scrimmage The next week the team traveled to Fertile and won by two touchdowns 20 to 7 On the opening kickoff Hadler took the ball on the two yard line and raced 78 yards for a touch down A few minutes later he scored on a quick-opening play to completely baffle the Falcons. But not for long for they immediately buckled down and held giving up only one touchdown the rest of the game. From then on the game consisted of smashing advances by both teams with Ada batting down the op- ponent s last desperate attempts to score. Un- der their new coach Fertile cut loose with a razzledazzle style of play that caused the Vikes plenty of trouble. This win placed us with a first place tie with Beltrami in the Conference standings. On our homecoming we played Mahnomen. Although outweighed, the boys were not out- fought. Using pile-driving tactics and showing plenty of drive for a light team they continual- ly broke through the opponent's line for long '30