Baker High School - Spartan Yearbook (Baker, MT)

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CLASS HISTORY One bright September morning in the fall of 1947, twenty-three juvenile delinquenrs entered the Eastside school. It was six years until we reached the seventh grade under the custody of Miss Eichenberger. Under Mrs, Wheat, who was our eighth grade teacher, our class enlarged to the number of 44. We received our diplomas in the Spring of 1955. Being so meek and shy caused us to study, or try to, but after the great ordeal slowed down we became daring. As underclassmen we had but one goal--to get to the top of the heap or, in other words, to be a Mighty Senior. The freshman class was one of the largest classes to turn out for football. Those out were: Butch O'Connor, Tom Samsel, Stan Hurley, Monte Plummer, Gary Lindstrom, Larry Lindstrom, Mickey Bowen, Duane Waterland, and Jim Helgeson. The freshman year started the first of the Football Day. Our Sophomore year found us getting more and more into school activities and less horsing around. We enter- tained the school by putting on the first freshman-sophomore one-act plays. Upperclassmen at last, our junior year was highlighted by the high school carnival, when two junior candidates for king and queen reigned superior for the evening. They were Beverly Quenaer and Larry Lindstrom. The junior class play was a murder drama, The Night of January l6th, which turned out very successful, along with our Junior Prom which was given in honor of the graduating seniors. As seniors our first duty was to order our announcements and calling cards, and our graduation pictures were taken. Our Senior play, Father Knows Best, was a howling success. We held our fourth annual Football Day with our senior queen candidate, Lory Bruggeman, being crowned queen of Football Day. The Baker Spartans won another victory and a football dance was held that evening in their honor. Our football team in our senior year consisted of: Butch O'Connor, Gary and Larry Lindstrom, and Tom Samsel, four-year lettermeng Jim Helgeson, Stan Hurley, and Duane Waterland, three-year lettermeng Dick Olson and James Morrow, two-year lettermeng and Jack McCauley, one-year letterman. Stan Hurley and Tom Samsel co-captained the Baker Spartans when they won the Class B District Basketball Championship for the first time. Jack McCauley received one of four piano scholarships given in the entire state by Montana State University at the State Music Festival. The Junior class honored us at their annual Junior Prom. The Senior royalty for the evening were Carol Hatton and Jim Helgeson, queen and king and Beverly Quenzer, Lory Bruggeman, Larry Lindstrom, and Stan Hurley, their attendants. Of the twenty-three students who entered the first grade together, sixteen of us are graduating together. They are: Lory Bruggeman, Joan Carmichael, Danny Kohler, Ralph Finch, Francis Griffith, Carol Hatton, Jim Helge- son, Mary Howe, June Kreager, Virginia Losing, Bette Moline, James Morrow, Beverly Quenzer, Reuben Scheuf- fele, Butch O'Connor, and Monte Plummer. Now, we are eagerly looking forward to commencement when we will receive our diplomas and happily, yet regretfully, leave Baker High, knowing, however, that we have profitted by her careful guidance and instruction. The disagreements and troubles are forgotten and lasting friendships remain among the members of the class of '59. We are grateful to the faculty, who by their efficient and capable guidance, have enabled us to become edu- cated and useful citizens of our country. They deserve our admiration, praise and thanks. Joan Carmichael June Kfeagef Francis Griffith Larry Lindstrom Dr. C. F. HOGEBOOM TASTEE FREEZE

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CLASS SONG Tune: He Now we leave these halls no more to hear them ring With the pleasant memories to which we cling. Though we linger now we cannot stay too long We must join the ranks of the alumni strong. Guided by our parents' and our teachers' hands Helping us tolmake and build our future plans, We have set our goal at heights above this world. Our Class of '59. Bonnie Karch, Duane Waterland, Mary Howe CLASS FLOWER: Pink Carnation CLASS COLORS: Pink and Silver CLASS MOTTO: Yesterday is goneg tomorrow may never comeg today is yours. CLASS OFFICERS FIRST ROW: Beverly Quenzer, Levera Aldinger. SECOND ROW: Lory Bruggernan, Carol J afek, Duane Waterland, Carol Hatton, Joan Carmichael. THIRD ROW: Jack McCauley, Jim Helgeson, James Morrow, Dick Olson. 14- GARY AGLER HEISER'S BAR

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CLASS PROPHECY Do you know what has just been invented? Of course, not too many people know maybe because the inventor, Raymond Fried, hasn't a patent on it yet. This much can be said, however, this invention enables one to look into the future. As a trial for his new wonder, Ray has asked four of his classmates of '59, Loretta Powell, Marjorie Dahl, Tom Samsel, and Butch O'- Connor to gaze into this splendid thing. The first thing we see is a young lady, Levera Aldinger, advertising motor overhauls on KDIX television in Dickinson, North Dakota. Her own Pontiac has given her much experience in this kind of work. Jack McCauley's dreanfffhas come true as he is playing his trumpet in Carnegie Hall and foria pastime goes hunting foot-long hot-dogs at the Tastee Freeze. f Monte Plummer has the biggest newspaper on Pluto. He's going broke because the Pluto-ites are hard to teach to read. Reuben Scheuffele is still going steady with Dorothy Owens, both too shy to propose. Virginia Losing is now the owner of Virginia City, Montanag she just loves her name so she invested it in the best in the West. Venusis where the warm-hearted person who loves gaiety is found, a classmate, Carol Hatton. Stan Hurley decided to go into the profession of astromony on Water Tank Hill! James Morrow, the president of our class of '59 has been campaigning 10 years for the Presidency of the United States. Bonnie Karch is running a taxi at the Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Colorado. Gordon Rustad doesn't have any hair left now. At Madison Square Gardens, Ralph Finch is trying for the title. Two stewardesses, Bette Moline and Carol Jafek are fighting over the pilot, Jim Helgeson. Dany Kohler is trying to push Elvis out of the picture with his latest -- Danny Boy. In the Rose Bowl with 3rd and goal to go, Duane Waterland, Larry Lindstrom, Dick Olson, and Gary Lindstrom are trying to beat UCLA. In Paris we see Lory Bruggeman giving a revue of the sack dress of Montana. In the Ozarks, Ruth Leischner is playing footsies with Ivan Losing. June Kreager, the domestic type, was married soon after school was out. A glance of the eye and we are in the Union of South Africa where Beverly Quenzer is teaching the cannibals how to use the hula-hoop. John Setera and Francis Griffith are competing against one another at the famous Sage -Brush Speedways. Wilma Lovec and Mary Mackay are the trophy queens at the Indianapolis Speedways. As we are about to quit our gazing and resume our normal way of life we hear a loud zoooom and look up in the sky to see Mary Howe and Joan Carmichael, flying their jet and breaking another world record. Loretta Powell Marjorie Dahl Tom Samsel BAKER RADIATOR SHOP Gerald O'Connor CAL LUND