Baker High School - Spartan Yearbook (Baker, MT)

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Then another—no, not a vacation. Just Hobo Day Following this wa3 the Junior Prom, Music Concert, and Qlendive Festi- val, After this came the long waited for commencement on May 19, and Bacca- laureate exercises on May 16. that1a all there is, there ain't no more Signed, Donald Kingsley Junior Moline lone Mengel SENIOR LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the Senior Class of 1948, about to taka our departure from these marvelous nails of knowledge, wherein we have spent four profitable years, being of sound minds and in full possession of our remarkable reasoning power, feel it necessary to leave to the coming geniuses who are to fol- low in our noble footsteps, and to bequeath all our earthly goods and chattels; First, to the faculty; 1. Unlimited thankfulness to the faculty who have exerted so much energy to sharpen our wits so that we may not be overcome in life's pathway. Second, to 01 1. Our 2. our 3. Our 4. Our 0. Our 6. Our 7. Our d. And the to our close friends, the class of '49 we leave: ways of getting by. last we leave to you our books and our honored position in Third, our personal gifts are as follows: 1. Cleo Barkley leaves bis beautiful, red, wavy hair to Johnny Venell. 2. Elaina Barrett leaves her loud bolstrous voice to Kay Rountree, 3. Ruth Berge leaves to join a former Bakerite, 4 Clyde burns leaves his winning smile to Lawernc'e Peterson. 6. Fern Carlson leaves her foolish ways to become a housewife 6. Carol christianson leaves her way with the men to Frances Malenovsky. 7. Mirth i efferding leaves Baker High to go back to Miles and start over again. 8. Charles Geving leaves his muscular body to Melvin Walentez. 9. Frank cxkes doesn't want to leaveli (Until next year.) 10 beckrly Huff0rd le8vea to take care Bums until Mirth gets 11. Donald Kingsley leaves his accumulated wives to anvbodv who can control them. 12. Eu-zene Kirschten leaves —expecting 15 Plevna girls to grab him. 15

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We, the Seniora of ’48, started our careers of mischief, deviltry, and general misbehavior in 1936 at the Joint, ah------excuse me, the Eastside School The reason we call it the Eastside School is because it is on the East side» The outs tending and moat brilliant students during these six years were the seniors of 148 Because of our brilliance, we graduated to the Junior High, which was under the tutorship of Kiss Elchenberger The top pupils in our stay there wore Elaine Barrett, valedlctortan, and Donald Kingsley, salutatorian After two years of hard work, work that is, we were permitted to enter the sacred halls of Baker High as Freshmen» The first week of our stay in Baker High we elected the following of- ficers: Prank Eckes, President, Ruth Berge, Vice President, Elaine Barrett Secretary, and Junior Moline, Historian We had Mr Ray Eggen as our spon- sor After a few weeks, in order to become full-fledged students, we under- went the privileged ceremony of initiation The girls wore their overalls backward, carried toothbrushes, and straightened their hair The boys had to wear night-gowns and hair ribbons in their curled hair. They also carried purses Both boys and girls had to repeat nursery rhymes A dance was given by the Sophomores on Friday. Thus, we became full-fledged stu- dents, with the aid and supervision of the Sophomores. Other activities were the painting of the 3 and the spring concert After three month’s vacation we started again During our Sophomore year we had Karl Lentz as President, Adeline Sherva, Vice-President, and Junior Moline w63 our Secretary Our sponsor was Xrs• lladys Oassldy We also elected ten Hoot Owls to the pep club Hoot I Hootl After this came the initiation of the Freshmen and the party We presented an assembly The White Phantom” Tb end our year many of us took part in the Spring Concert and Blendive Festival. Then came another vacation. We returned in September to the welcoming halls of Baker High We elected Donald Martin, President, lone Mongol, Vice—Prosident, and Pern Carlsor. a3 Secretary-Treasurer Our sponsor was Miss Luv Wilson The Juniors, after many weeks of hard, strenuous, practice, presented the play, ”One Wild Night . The Junior Prom was the next main event of tho year The Junior Class presented this in honor of the Senior Class The theme for the prom was a Dutch garden, completo with picket fence, flowers, windmill, and a Dutch boy and girl We also had very nice throne in honor of the queen and prin- cesses • The Spring Concert and Music Festival were the events finishing our Junior year. Then-guess what? Tup—another vacation For our last year in Baker High, the class elected Junior Moline, Pres- ident, Jean Olson, Vice-President, lone Mengel, Secretary-Treasurer, and Donald Kingsley, Historian Our sponsor was Mr Heftie. On April 9, the Senior Class, under the direction of Mr. Heftie, pre- sented the throe-act farce, The Atomic Blonde . 14

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13. Karl Lentz leaves his girlish manner to Larry Busch. 14. Anna Mae taachay leaves her figure to Mrs uerr. 15. Mary Ann ideker leaves her brains to Coach Luetktins. 16. Donald Martin leaves---providing his car will start. 17. xone Mengle leaves her bashfulness to Robert Sparks. 16. Stanley Newbury leaves his whiskers to aoward Koenig. 19. Junior Moline leaves his position in the office to Jack biiile, 20. James Peterson leaves to do nothing! 21. Jean Olson leases Peggy to Junior. 22. and to you Miss Casady, we leave Mary Ann Schettler'a temper. 23. Alice Rost leaves to Join the Homemaker's Club 24. Clare Schwlndt leaves her buzz buggy (car that is) to her slater Romona. 2o. Miriam Scoles leaves to join, a rich man in Hawaii. 26. Adeline Sherva hasn't anything worth leaving. 27. charlotte Steen leaves her hair to arlene Stieg. 28. Maurice Tunby leaves his ability to play basketball to Lloyd irvine. 29. beulah Kepplinger leaves her speed at her locker to uobert Burkett, Lastly, we hereby do nominate Supt. L. W. Heftie as sole exe- cutor of our Last «ill and Testament. In witness whereof we have subcribed our names and affixed our seal this Second day of April, Nineteen-Hundred and Fourty-tight. Signed, Alice Rost Donald Martin Mary Ann Ideker (Tune: I’m My Own Grandpaw) Many, many years ago, when we were five or six He were forced to go to sohool although we put up several kicks The teaohers first would tell us and then would make demands That we should learn our alphabet, not shoot our rubber bands, But Chorus: We are leaving you, we are leaving you For four years at least, we haven't had peace Now we are leaving you. Yes, we are leaving you, we are leaving you It's too good to be true, so you musn't feel blue 'Cause we are leaving you. Oh, we are free men now, we are free men now Oh, yippie aye ay, what more can we say Than we are free men now. Now we say goodby to all you underolassmen here And all the lovely teaohers that are oh so very dear also say goodby to all the books and pencils too Right now we’re glad, we may be sad, within a year or two. But Chorus: Signed, Karl Lentz Frank Eokes Adeline Sherva 16