Beaverhead County High School - Beaver Yearbook (Dillon, MT)

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Senior Class History The ancient traditional practice of “rough initiation” was outlawed the week the class of 1951 was to enter high school. Because we had dreaded this initiation ever since we had first seen former initiates wearing the inch-deep “warpaint,” our relief was immeasurable. We liked the distinction of being the first class admitted without it. At the formal initiation sophomore class president. Bill Tash, administered the oath to us making us legal mem- bers of BCHS. We entered on September 6, 1947, with forty-six members—one of the smallest classes on record. We elected as our class officers: president, Dan Hawkins; vice-president, Walter Paddock; secretary, Elsita Rouse, and treasurer, Bob Rouse. Our class sponsors were Mrs. Dean Pachico and James Taylor. Two of our classmates, Ed Thompson and Bob Rouse, were initiated into the “B” club that first year. Elsita Rouse was our candidate for “Harvest Queen.” During the course of our sophomore year, 1948 to 1949, we found that we had lost Frank Seybold, Duane Speghar, Naidean and Dick Denny, Karen Burrell and Darlene Cote. We gained as new class members Don Verbance, Jerry Else, Peggy Harball, Pat Ryan, Carol Zinc and Joanne Smith. At the first class meeting Bruce Lloyd was elected president; Dick DeGarmo, vice-president; Francis Wright, secretary-treasurer; Joanne Smith, yell leader; Doyle Stocks and Jim Martinell, student council repre- sentatives; Peggy Wenger and Ray Giudici, Beaver Lodge committee. February 12 of that year, after the Beavcr- Whitehall game, we put on a Sadie Hawkins dance which was the outstanding success of the year. Doyle Stocks was elected the official Li’l Abner of Dog Patch. Members of the class provided an excellent floor show. As “B” club initiates this time Joe White and Ronnie Kenison had to suffer. Francis Wright was our candidate for “Harvest Queen,” while Joanne Smith was selected as a cheer leader. Francis Wright and Bruce Lloyd were accepted as members of the National Honor Society and Bill Cono- ver and George Clemow were sent from the sophomore class to the Denver Grand National Livestock Show by the FFA. That year the Geometry Cup was awarded to Bruce Lloyd. Miss Evelyn Mikkelson and James Taylor were the class sponsors. Considerably more esteemed we entered school in Sep- tember, 1949, as upperclassmen. We had lost, or were to lose during the year, Francis Wright, Dick DeGarmo, Walter Paddock, Larry Redman, and Patricia Ward. As new members, we welcomed Sally Stamm, Betty Jo Allen, Lester Jones, Patricia Walker and Betty Rebich. At the first class meeting of the year officers were elected as follows: president, Bruce Lloyd (having succeeded Fran- cis Wright); secretary, Joanne Smith; treasurer, Peggy Wenger; yell leader, Elsita Rouse; student council repre- sentatives. Sally Stamm, Peggy Wenger and Bruce Lloyd; Beaver Lodge committee, Joanne Smith and Doyl§ Stocks. The year 1949 to 1950 saw Francis Wright installed as business manager of the student body, while student body vice-president was Bruce Lloyd. Those who had enough good fortune to be taken into the “B” club this year were John Carroll, Don Verbance, Floyd Vandegrift and Dan Hawkins. Joanne Smith continued as a student body cheerleader, while Sally Stamm was chosen as our candi- date for “Harvest Queen.” Those wl were allowed into the color guard for the year were Dan Hawkins, Betty Jo Allen, Ray Giudici and Sally Stamm. In a formal in- itiation held before the student body in the auditorium Joanne Smith, George Clemow, Mildred Schmitt and Peggy Wenger were accepted into the National Honor Society. The National Quill and Scroll added Janet Hen- neberry, Mildred Schmitt, Sally Stamm, Betty Piazzola, Peggy Wenger, Betty Jo Allen, Alice Hren, Maisv Wenger and Bruce Lloyd to its list of outstanding jour- nalists. The Girls’ State representative from the junior class was Mildred Schmitt, while the Boys’ State repre- sentatives were Dan Hawkins, Bruce Lloyd, Don Peter- son, Ronnie Kenison, Walt Feathcrly and George Cle- mow. The newly-formed Key Club started out with Ronnie Kenison, Doyle Stocks, Dan Hawkins, Bruce Lloyd and George Clemow as its charter members. Lester Jones was later accepted. Walt Featherly, as a representa- tive Boy Scout from the junior class, was picked from twelve states and Alaska to journey to Washington, D. C., and make a person-to-person report to the President con- cerning Boy Scout activities. Ronnie Kenison received an all-conference award for his good football record. The first very successful and appropriately named class proj- ect of our junior year was our dance, “The Junior Turkey Hop.” Two of the reasons why this year was such an exceedingly active year were the junior play and the junior prom. “Lost Horizon,” a tremendously intriging tale of mystic Shang-ri-la, the place of eternal youth, was superbly acted. It was under the direction of Joe Rvburn. “Heaven,” the theme of our junior prom, was equally a success. The faithful sponsors who supported us through this busily active year were Joe Ryburn, James Taylor, and A. H. Hartwig. Seniors we finally were and as proud of our “extensive” experience as scholars as most seniors usually are. The years seemed to be taking heavy toll of the number of students our class possessed. During this year we lost Nina Cowins, Mildred Flickinger, Rose Mary Tyro, Elsita Rouse, Bobbie Jean Giudici and Peggy Harball. Added to our class were Jo Anne Kollen, Barbara Jensen, Donna Johnson (all of whom left again) and Dixy Redd. Senior class officers elected this year were president, Doyle Stocks; vice-president, Jim Martinell; secretary, Mildred Schmitt; treasurer, Lester Jones; cheerleader, Pat Sander- ford; student council representatives, Dan Hawkins, Doyle Stocks, Sally Stamm, Ray Giudici and Donald Richardson; and the Beaver Lodge Committee, John Carroll and Sally Stamm. This year found Dan Hawkins installed as our student body president and Doyle Stocks as vice-president of the school. Jim Martinell and Lester Jones made the “B” club and Joanne Smith and Pat Sanderford were the two girls who became cheerleaders from the class of ’51. Janet Hen- neberry and Mildred Schmitt took over their journalistic duties as co-editors of the BEAVER. After having been selected by the faculty and then voted on by the seniors, Sally Stamm was named editor of our year book, with Doyle Stocks as her assistant. Color guard members for the year were Peggy Wenger. Sally Stamm, Don Richard- son and Ray Giudici. Our class sponsors during our final year have been Mrs. E. F. Newell, Mrs. Mildred Avery and Mr. A. H. Hartwig. The main project for the year was, of course, the annual for which the theme selected was “Our Community.” Another project of the year was a senior dance which was held after the Beaver-Whitehall game, February third. As our final year draws to a close, we plan to carrv out the usual customs of a Senior Sneak Day, and being honor guests at the Junior Prom, Senior Dinner Dance and graduation. We also plan to re-establish the National Thes- pian Society for eligible seniors and take over the man- agement of Beaver Lodge for several weeks. The class of 1951 has had a full and eventful class history which will be hard to equal and it is sincerely hoped that the lives of its active members will continue to be as pro- gressive and energetic as they were during their days in good old BCHS.

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PATRICIA MARIK WALKER “Paf” Transfer from Belgrade High School, Belgrade, Montana, 3; Girls’ Club 3; G.A.A. 4; F.H.A. 3; “Christmas Trimmings” 4; Pep Club 3. ‘7 will my ability for always making excuses to Walter Pad- dock” PEGGY JEAN WENGER “Peg” Girls Club 1, 2, 3; Pep Club 1, 2, 3; G.A.A. 4; Honor Society 3, 4; Student Council 3, 4; Class Treasurer 3; Beaver Staff, Edi- torial 2, 3, 4; Annual Staff, As- sistant Business .Manager 4; Glee MARK WALTERS Beaver Staff, Editorial 1, 2, 3; Thespians 4; Glee Club 4; Ski Club 3, 4; “Tulip Time” 4; “Beaver Circus” 4; Home Sweet Homicide 3. ‘7 will ?ny skiing ability to Bob Smith” MAISY WENGER Chemocrats, Secretary-Treasur- er 4; Girls’ Club 1, 2, 3; Pep Club 1, 2, 3; G.A.A. 4, National Quill and Scroll 3, 4; Beaver Staff, Co-Exchange Manager 3, 4; Annual Staff, Advertising Manager 4; Glee Club 1, 3, 4; F.H.A. 1, 2, 3, 4; Treasurer 4; Lost Horizon 3; “Tulip Time” 4; “F.F.A. Minstrel Show” 3; Beaver Circus” 4. ‘7 will my second period library to anyone strong enough to take it.” Club 1, 3, 4; F.H.A. 1, 2, 3; Lost Horizon 3; “Tulip Time” 4, “F.F.A. Minstrel Show” 3; “Bea- ver Circus” 4; Piano Ensemble 1, 2; State Music Meet 3, 4; Girls’ State Alternate 3; Rec Center Committee 2, 4; Twirl- ing 1, 2, 3, 4; Chemocrats 4; Color Guard 3, 4; Quill and Scroll 3, 4. ‘7 will my curly hair to any girl who is too lazy to put hers up” JOE E. WHITE “Joe” “B” Club 2, 3, 4; F.F.A. 1, 2; Basketball 2, 3, 4. “ will my ability to make free throws to Bill Cottom 22

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Senior Prophecy BETTY JO ALLEN: Bookkeeper for the “New York Life.” JOHN CARROLL: Chief garbage collector (10c a can). GEORGE CLEMOW: Training his horses to brand cattle so he won’t have to get out of bed. BILL CONOVER: Head of the Wool Grow- ers of Cuba. JOHN CONOVER: Unearthed a 26 Kt. gold mine in Sheep Canyon. JERRY ELSE: Manager of the automobile association of the Big Hole Basin. WALT FEATHERLY: Playing his sax at Philadelphia Philharmonic Symphony in front of the building for handouts. MILDRED FLICKINGER: Modeling latest styles for Atomic Atom Fashions. BOBBIE JEANNE GIUDICI (SCOTT): Manager of the Scott Junior Baseball Team. RAY GIUDICI: Teaching the drivers train- ing class of B.C.H.S. how to drive the new Jet 57’s. JOHN GRUBBS: Foreman in a cabinet fac- tory in Detroit, Michigan. PEGGY HARBALL: Seven-star General of the AIR-WICKS. DAN HAWKINS: Professor Daniel Ballou Hawkins of the University of Armstead. JANET HENEBERRY: Editor of the “New York Times.” ALICE HREN: Star in the Ice Follies in Sweden. MARTIN JACKSON: Discovered a new chemical process to make diamonds out of tin cans. LESTER JONES: Fred Astaire of 1971. RONNIE KENISON: President of the Y.W.C.A. BRUCE LLOYD: Toscanini of 1971. JIM MARTINELL: “Hot Lips Marty,” trombone soloist for Tommy Dorsey. DONALD PETERSON: Greatest sports writer in the United States. BETTY PIAZZOLA: Hair dresser for M.G.M. BETTY REBICH: Artist for Walt Disney’s motion pictures. DIXY REDD: Salesman for the Ford Com- pany in Detroit. DONALD RICHARDSON: Star of Broad- way, latest production—“South Atlantic.” BOB ROUSE: Living solely on bananas since becoming owner of a two-acre banana plan- tation. ELSITA ROUSE: Airline hostess from Alaska to Nicaragua. PAT RYAN: Ping-pong champ of the world. EMILIA SALVO: Owner of her own bakery in Florida. JOE SALVO: Teaching Ag. at B.C.H.S. PAT SANDERFORD: Secretary to Presi- dent Kenison, 1971. MILDRED SCHMITT: Foreman of the Hawkins Dairy Ranch. JOY SIMPSON: Head of “Star Women’s Bowling League,” in San Francisco. JOANNE SMITH: Singing with “Hot Lips Marty’s” dance orchestra. DAVID SORENSON: Hiring Don Peterson to do exclusive sports stories for his paper. SALLY STAMM: Recent owner of the “Hope” diamond. DOYLE STOCKS: “Cattle King” of the Big Hole Valley. EDMOND THOMPSON: Owner of Mon- sieur Brote’s Toni Shoppe. ROSE MARY TYRO: Staging a filibuster in Congress. FLOYD VANDERGRIFT: Playing pro tid- dley winks while resting up from his pro ping-pong season. DONALD VERBANCE: The Great Gilder- sleeve of 1971. LA VERNE WALDEMAR: Head majorette for the Yale Marching Band. PAT WALKER: Supervising John Helmings telephone companay. MARK WALTERS: Barney Oldfield of 1971. MAISY WENGER: Head librarian in the library of Congress. PEGGY WENGER: Writing bloody de- tective stories, “The Headless Woman On Wheels.” JOE WHITE: Playing professional basket- ball for the House of David. 24