Barrett High School - Colonel Yearbook (Barrett, MN)

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C aaa .jwlm lorg One day 1n early September 1953 twenty freshmen entered Barrett H1gh School We elected Gary Stav1g and Mrs Stensland to head our class through our f1rst year One Monday 1n October we all rece1ved attract1ve 1nv1tat1ons from our sophomore fr1ends statmg that we should come to school the followmg Frlday dressed very form ally Fr1day came brlnglng w1th lt a group of twenty freshmen marchmg 1nto the school dressed 1n the1r 1n1t1at1on glad rags Homecommg was the same day as our 1n1t1at1on One freshman got out of all the paradmg we d1d to the football f1eld because she Ga1l Sprouls was our Queen cand1 date One day 1n walked a small boy who claxmed h1s name was Gerald Sunde and that he was also a freshman We were all very happy to have another member 111 our class Twenty proud Sophomores walked 1nto Barrett Hxgh School 1n September of 1954 We lost James Haldorson who dec1ded to attend school 1n Bransv1lle Two weeks after school started we dec1ded to have Mr Felber and Sh1rley Anderson lead us through the year Our most fun that fall was bemg able to 1n1t1ate the freshmen We elected our pres1dent Slurley Anderson to be our Queen cand1date Durmg the Spr1ng the upper classmates had a Prom and Banquet The Sophomore gxrls were waxtresses dressed as Hawauan dancers As Jumors we started the year 1955 w1th seventeen We were sorry to lose three classmates, Ga1l Sprouls Mar1on Thompson and Stanley M1les Dxane Tonsfeldt and Mrs Qu1st were our gu1des through the Junlor year We dec1ded to have a better home comlng than 1n years before Therefore each class elected both a K1ng and queen and the classes went together and made floats Darald Bayerkohler and Clara Jones were our K1ng and Queen cand1dates The Junlors and semors made thexr float together and won f1rst pr1ze Our theme for homecommg was Plow Underwood Under The second week of November we put on two one act plays W1lbur's W1ld Nlg and L1fe ofthe Party We planned to take a trxp durmg our semor year so we dec1ded to have a food sale to ra1se money Thxs was very successful On May 4 1956 he Jun1ors put on a Banquet and Prom We decorated the gym usmg the theme Under Western Skmes The sp1r1t of the old west preva1led ,At the begmmng of th1s our last year we numbered flfteen sen1ors Jan Arthun and Mrs Oulst held the re1ns through our imal year Th1s was to be a very busy year for us A new project we took over was the sale of candy mn the school For th1s year's homecommg Wallace Powers and Mary Skaga were chosen to re1gn as K1ng and Queen of Barrett I-hgh Also the semor s float won f1rst place Our homecomxng theme was 'Scalp the Warr1ors December 6 1956 the semors put on thexr class play Orchxds and Onlons On May Z3 1957 we left by tram for a four day tr1p to Chxcago We had a very enjoyable tlme there We f1n1shed our last day rn Barrett 1-hgh School on May Z9 1957, when we recexved our dlplomas 1 , . , - . Q 'I ' - : ' ' ' ht ' . ' . , , r 1 . , . . I ' II ' ' ll '

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PAUL SHERVEY It xs better to wear out than to rust out MARY SKAGA If you can't make hght f your troubles keep them m the dark DA RA LD BAYERKOHLER I-Ie found that what he want ed was always 1llegal lm moral or fattenxng SHIRLEY HANSEN Free as mountam wmds CHARLES OLSON You can't fool all the people all the time but xt xsn necessary A majorxty w1ll do ' o 1 1 ' 't . . . - .X , , ' . s Y ' UA

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CLASS WILL We the members of the graduating class of 1957 belng of sound mind and body and having obta1ned from this lllustmous institution our great mental abilities wish to bequeath some of our scrumptzous oddities to our underclass mates and teachers I Gary Stavig will my romantic ability to Jerry Jacobson I m sure he make good use of lt To Ron Moe I w1ll my ab1l1ty to forget the punch lme of a ,yoke during speech class I D1ane Tonsfeldt will my Bass Clarinet to anyone who will take zt my position as co editor of the annual to Kay Peterson, my bashfulness toward boys to my sister Joan 11 hopes that she will make use of it because she needs it I Dean Dahl will my athletic ability to Paul L hopmg he will use xt someday I w1ll my ability to argue with the teachers to Jerry J I will my '41 Ford and my ab1l1ty to shoot pool to the boys 1n the Freshman class so they won't stay up all mght 1n the near future I Paul Shervey hereby bequeath my band suxt to John Paulson providing he w1ll make good use of it my height goes to my brother Robert in hopes that he will make better use of it on the basketball court that I did and my modest man ner to Stephen Ehlers knowing that he can make good use of It I Shirley Anderson w1ll my position in band to Cristy Sumstad mn hopes that she will make a better player than I I also w1ll my cheerleading pos1.t1on anyone who w1ll make use of it, and my shyness around boys to my sister Nancy in case she needs 1t gum chewing ab1l1ty to Carroll Johnson To Bobby Frarck I will my great football playing ability I James Johnson, will my ab1l1ty to get good marks in school to Robert Frarck my ab1l1ty to get work done on time goes to my cousins Ronald and Carroll in hopes they w1ll keep up the good work I Joan Olson bequeath my glasses to Carolyn I so that she will be able to see better my shyness to boys to Sharolyn Ericson I will all my parties to Carroll J and Ronnie Moe I Jan Arthun will my ability to get along wmth teachers to my brother Bruce my musical ability to T1mothy Ray and my lucrative paper route to anyone who wants the Job I Wally Powers will my lyre screw to Joyce Dahl To Bruce Arthun I w1ll my bad knee and low cut football shoes in hopes he has better luck than I did And to all the teachers that so faithfully taught me in my four years at B H S goes my humble courage to go on I Shirley Hansen will the abillty of driving my father s car to Donna D and Gloria J in hopes that they don't get stalled like I did I also will my choir gown to Douglas Ray mn hopes he will make use of it I Charles Olson want to bequeath my ability to play basketball to Egg1e Brau and my romantic ab1l1ty to Mar1an Iverson I Mary Skaga bequeath my French Horn position to Douglas Ray or Leon Johnson depending on who practices more this summer I will my blue eyes to Kay Grayson I Richard lvhttelstadt hereby w1ll my ability to run the mile to Dickie Hanson and my superior ab1l1ty to do math to Clair Nelson I Clara Jones, will my ability to constantly talk in Home Ec class to Marilyn Ros1n To Gloria Johnson I will my ability to be late for the bus every morning , l Y ' 1 . - . I I '11 . . . . - . I 1 I, Darald Bayerkohler, will my ability to pass tests without studying and my I ' . . . . , ' I . I . . . n., - . ' Y 7 '