Aitkin High School - A Book Yearbook (Aitkin, MN)

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lst Row: Cline Wakefield Baker Larson Aklestad Ackerman Larson Hunter Armstead Boudreau Dahms 6 DEBATE TEAM Irene Johnson Miss Corrigan Franklin Draper . Arvel Steece Bernhard Erling , .1 1 -Gunn 'ik ul' W'e z-545 ,. x , 5 lllll A It ' .l!!lf 11' A X J.- X -L. A.. - FIRST BAND QReading Front to Backl 2nd Row: 3rd Row: 4th Row: 5th Row: Mr. Herman L. Hanson C. Sanford R. Lowrey K. Nelson A. Pearson - E. Engquist B. Erling J. West B. Hunter O. Thomas W. Stutelberg O. Taft E. Plunkett B. Miller A. Ackerman L. Wakefield A. Peysar L. Erickson D. Swehla Y. Anderson L. Henderson K. Fossen F. Burman V. Burman J. Machon M. Tollefson B. Woodrow Florence Risberg, Letha Galarneault, M. Tarr Drum Major Drum Major Not'on the picture: D. Higbee R. Olson W. Sternitzke T. Tierney R. Laloria H. Spaid J. Sugrue C. Warner V. Lewis A. Steece C. Tierney N. Warner

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U- 1 maid QL . Q 4 -Qs WNUTES -1 '-'11- '-.E W Q-Q .1 THE HI S- xi? 'Y CLUB 'gl ps- BOY scoufrs os AMERICA 1 The H1-Y club has as its platform lQt22::: Tha past year., advancement in rank mn C ea? speech' clean sports clean schol'-Mxxrxa, l'x',, merit badges for Troop No. 52 has not ersh P and Clean living- It end6aV0PS to been surpassed for many years. Several extend to its members a better conception of Christian democracy. We began the year with a new adviser and twenty new members. Throughout the year we attended the National H1-Y Congress at Berea, Kentucky. Bernhard Erling and Franklin Draper were our delegates. We also sent a delegation to the Older Boys' Conference at Brainerd. This spring Murray Hunter attended the area Hi-Y Congress at Camp Iduahapi. Some of our more important meetings of the year were our Hi-Y induction, the Mothers' and Sons' banquet and the Vocational Congress. In the latter event we cooperated with the Clit Club in providing an afternoon of vocational discussion groups for the senior high school. The officers for the year were: Franklin Draper, president, Paul Beyreuther, vicefpresi- dent, Bernhard Erling, secretary, Robert John- son, treasurerg Burton Boudreau, sergeant-at - armsg Mr. Bensen, adviser. CAMP FIRE More than two million members enjoy the comradeship and pleasure of the Camp Fire or- ganization. Dr. and Mrs. Gulick organized and founded Camp Fire in l9ll and now there are Camp Fire girls in 22 different countries. In Aitkin there are over sixty active Camp Fire girls who are divided into three groups: Dakonya, Unaliyi, and Tam1Koda. The girls have been very active in earning honors and promo- tions. This year's birthday project is Ameri- cana. The TamiKoda Group was organized for the out-of-Town girls. The guardians for the groups in Aitkin are as follows: Tam1Koda-Miss Hopkinq Dakonya - Miss Stensgaard - guardian, Miss Lee- assistant guardiang Unaliyi-Miss Johnson-guard- ian, Miss Russell - assistant guardian. A group of younger girls organized by Miss Groves as a Bluebird group has bSBn doing BC' tive work for several years. The Dakonya officers are Barbara Kilmer, presldentg Maxine Peterson, vice-presidentg Vio- let Burman, secretary-treasurer, Verna Thomas, scr1be,He1en Pittman, representative to student council. Members of the Dakonya Camp Fire Group are Yvonne Anderson, Lois Armstead, Jean Beall, Violet Burman, Anita Carlstrom, Florine Erick- son, Allce Hanson, Lorna Jean Henderson, Betty Jane Johnson, Elizabeth Johnson, Luella Julu , Barbara Kilmer, Patricia Larson, Betty Ann Miller, Maxine Peterson, Emily Ann Plunkett, Dorothy Mae Ratcliffe, Marilyn Tollefson, Iris Welbanks, Beverly Woodrow, Helen Jane Hulin. The officers for the TamiKoda group were Nancy Warner, presldentg Rolline Johnson, treas urer, Meta Horst, secretary: Ardele Steece, stu dent council representative. The officers of the Unaliyi Camp Phe group for the year 1938-59 were: Agnes Chaika, presi- dentg Donna Flood, vice-president3Elene Nelson, secretaryg Verna Thomas, scribe. contests between the three patrols stimu- lated much activity. This spring when Tom Lar- son returned from-Europe, he presented a hand- some plaque to be awarded monthly to the patrol showing the most advancement, so it is expected that the coming year will also be outstanding. During the last year the Scouts enjoyed a week at Camp McDonald in July and a week-end at the Camp during Christmas vacation. Several attended the district camp at Itasca State Park. They also participated in several suc- cessful Courts of Honor including one at Aitkin where the local troop was awarded the district banner. During the Boy Scout Week an enjoyable Parent-Scout banquet was held. The troop consists of three patrols as follows: 'Cougar' -Murray Hunter-patrol leader, Richard Kopp, Robert Kane, Jerome Baldwin, Kay Carlstrom, Jerry Ziske, Kenneth Haugen,. and Charles Hanson are the other members. 'Pan- ther' - Henry Riley-patrol leaderg Russell Ox- ley, Eddie Engquist, Art Brown, Donald Murphy, Harold Risberg, Otto Werner, Douglas Walton, Omer Tibbetts - members. 'Pine Tree' - Allan Pearson-patrol leaderg Bob Garritg Byron Peter- son,To my Tierney, James Ziske, Charles Warner, Dale Hartman, Charles Sanford, Paul Huff, Ed Garrity, Jr., Reginald Vanstrom-members. Offi- cers are Arvel Steece-assistant Scout Master, Ray Baker-Senior Patrol Leader. Floyd Holden ably carries on the troop as Scout Master with R. R. Johnson as assistant Scout Master. THE TRAVEL CLUB The Travel Club was organized in 1957 and is a senior branch of The Caravan which has its headquarters in New York City. Any senior high student may join providing he or she has at least one foreign pen pal with whom regular cor respondence is maintained. Promoting world peace, becoming acquainted with people of other lands: learning other na- t1on's customs, habits, traditions, and history through correspondence--these are the main pur- poses of the club. The club has contact with' pen pals in over thirty countries at present. Meetings are held on Thursday evenings at 7 o'clock. Travel talks are enjoyed throughout the year, given by people who have visited for- eign courtries and letters are read at the meet ings. The 'Dinner of All Nations' and the spring exhibit are the annual affairs of the club. At the former, each member contributes a dish famous in some country. This year the ex- hibit was held as part of the P.T.A, Hobby Show. Letters, post cards, clippings, magazines, hand- kerchiefs, lace and plaid articles, compacts, jewelry, serapes, hats, dishes, ash trays, and monkey-skins were among the many highly treasur- ed glfts on display received from pen frlendscr secured while on trips. Betty Lou Hunter is president of the club, Jeanette Johnson, vice-presidentg Catherine Ack- erman, secretary-trearurerg Catherine Tierney, student council representativeg Opal Beauneir, program chairman.

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20' fits? Y GIRL SCOUTS, TROOP I, Front: H. Dehms, J. Aklestad, R. Monson, L. Galarneault, B. Larson, B. Hunter J 2nd.: C. Tierney, C. Ackerman, O. Beauneix: B. Christensen, C. Crawford. Back: Miss Paul, A. Ackerman, J. Machon, K. Fossen, JI...- Johnson, F. Bunt. Not on the picture: M. Erickson, L. Johnson. ' , C55 5 SPEE no Rmyilc Ne. heunella SENIOR HI? genus'-'n' Jnlofmgi F' uehninch' EQ Sgrung' if Front' 11 3' Jem Johnson' 5' senevefs' E' Tibbetts' 5. Plunge t' B. Baum? goin' L' F. Buntuyetersonv nigga. 516: OBS, E. 561802, Galafneagtll Draperzmg C. fgxerpslhunter, Dag ms, Gegen, B, Leia Erickson. www, G. Negftrmies Paulgwehla, exif' B M. E135 2, Fossil. not on the P in Larson. ?g2,nneon. she, E. Joerkisrmgn. P. W1 Y' 5196631 J Iiaek-'amp' giltensen, on A Back! agen., B. Oh o. Bw 509' BASETBALL TEAM: Front: Boudreau-L, Johnson-L, Phil- lips-L, Gruenhagen-I., D. Cline-L, T. Cline-L, M. Mon- son-L. Back: Lund, Kelsey, Hunter, Sugrue, Yoemans, Nelson, A. Monson-L, Flake-L, Anderson-L, Mr. Smart. Not on the picture: Draper, Thomas.