Ada High School - Viking Yearbook (Ada, MN)

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Rim' 3' -Rohert Herkman, Earl Fineh, Donald Rinerson, Charles Johnson, Darrell Bremer, Bernard Gross- man, Richard ilrivno, ltldon lzeklund. Row 2-Vernon Rage, Ronald Halzum, Virgil Stenberg, Curtis Lee, Karol Bergland, Lester Taralson, Elmer Sorenson, Delmar Ford. Row I--Robert Visser, Dale lijorem, Melvin Benneiield, Howard Neuman, Donald Wagner, Donald VVall- man, Orin Self. F. F. A. i l i Row 3-Virgil Anderson, Delmar Benesh, Burton Rockstad, Oliver Sorenson, Lowell Austinson, Donald Lee, Marwood Moe, Richard Wagner. president. Row 2-Ural Bjorem, Robert Burley, john Bremer, Sanford Sorenson, Clinton Sorenson. Clayton Drake, Robert Voje, Larry Skalsky. f Row lAJames Bartz, Arlie Askelson. Alvin Vakoeh, Ronald Baker, Richard Landsverk, Jerome Rage, Joe Roeseh. 26 The 1949 Viking

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Lrff to right-Alice Larson, Geraldine Ness, Beverly Stene, Joyce Sjordal, Ch-one lieklnnd, Xvlllllil john son, Isabelle Eeklnnd, Alvin Vakoeh, Jean Quirk. DECLAMATION The work in deelaination this year was again directed by Mrs. lletland. who has done such excellent work the past years in that held. A large number of students in the Senior and junior high schools took part in the fields of dranlatic, huinor- ous, and oratorieal deelamation. Rails rofze, Ivfl fo rigjht-Grace Jacobson, Duane Fournier, jack Helsing, Orin Self, Ronald Kolb. Frou! row-Betty Habedank, Verndetta Larsen, Earl Finch. The 1949 Viking 25

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FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA The 1948 Viking Chapter of Future Farmers of .Xmerica consists of forty-eight members, twen- ty-one freshmen, eleven sophomores, nine juniors, and seven seniors. The chapter had a very successful year in 1947. They had four judging teams that won out in district competition and went to the convention to judge, The teams were as follows: upper left hand corner, the poultry judging team. Left to right are Arlie Askelson, Donald VVagner, and Richard Landsverk. They placed thirteenth out of twenty-one teams at the state. In the upper right hand corner is the crop judging team. l.eft to right are Richard Wagner, Alvin Yakoch and Larry Skalsky. They placed first out of eight competing in the district and eighth out of twenty- five at the state. In the lower left hand corner is the general livestock judging team. Memhers are, left to right: Delmar Benesh, Lowell Austinson, and Clayton Drake. They placed second out of fifteen teams at the district and twelfth out of twenty-six teams at the state. Clayton Drake was lifth highest individual out of seventy-eight at the state. In the lower right hand is the dairy judg- ing team. Meinbers are, left to right: Alfred Kirchmeier, Ronald Baker, and Oliver Sorenson. They placed second out of fifteen teams competing at the district and they placed twelfth out of twenty-six at the state. Ada had five representatives at the l948 national F.F.A. convention at Kansas City, Missouri. They were Richard VVagner, Alvin Vakoch, Arlie Askelson, Richard Iands-verk, and Melvin Benneiield. They also had representatives at all district meets. The 1949 V1'ki11g 27