Benson High School - Chippewa Yearbook (Benson, MN)

Text from Pages 1 - 84 of the 1953 volume:

1953 PUBLISHED BY THE SENIOR CLASS OF BENSON HIGH SCHOOL BENSON, MINNESOTA DEDICATION To Mr. John Skala, Manual Arts Instructor, who has taught in the Benson High School for 27 years, we dedicate the 1953 Chippewa. 2 SCENES FROM MR. SKALA’S SHOP CLASSES 3 ADMINISTRATION C. H. Mogck. Superintendent Congratulations to the Senior Class and faculty advisor on another fine yearbook. May you al- ways have pleasant memories about your faculty, student associa- tions, and other scholas- tic and extra-curricular activities while a student in the Benson Public Schools. C. H. Mogck J. A. Grimstad. Principal Congratulations for your accomplishments of the past; best wishes for your plans and hopes for the future. 6 J. A. Grimstad ADMINISTRATION Board of Education Standing from left to right: George B. McClellen. Trygve Svingen. Lyon Lindman.Paul Whitaker. Seated: Curtis Mogck, Russell Hanson, Vern Pearson. 7 From left to right: Charles Latvala. Speech, English; Melina Tonn. Spanish. English; Otis Peterson. English, Journalism. From left to right: Inga Zelesnikar. English; Leona Alsaker. Library; Gloria Martell, English. FACULTY From left to right: Leon Brockmeyer, World History; Junior Skoglund, SocialStudies, Economic Geography; Merle Long, American History; Vernon Prail, Orien- tation, Drivers Training. From left to right: Earl Orr, Biology, General Science; Craig Johnson, General Science, Orientation; Paul Gilles,Chemistry, Physics, General Science. From left to right: Frances Torger- son. Higher Algebra. Geometry, Algebra; Pearl Johnson, Mathemat- ics; Adolph Ravnik, English, Math- ematics. From left to right: Norman Bursheim, Art, Social Studies; Dwight Olson, Typing, Stenography; LeRoy Abramson. Bookkeeping. Social Studies. 8 FACULTY From left to right: Edroy Flom,Industrial Arts; Mar- cene Proehl. Home Economics; Arlys Johnson, Home Economics, General Science. From left to right: Albert Lokken, Band Director; Norma Hellickson, Chorus Director, Rudiments, Eng- lish. From left to right: Marian Jensen, Girl's Physical Education; James Root, Boy’s Physical Education. FACULTY From left to right: Bus Drivers; Back row; Julius Strom, Mervin Swanson, Robert Jones, Charles Matthieson, Alfred Hammer. Front row; Kenneth Johnson, Ger- hard Olsen, Keith Welker. William Pederson. From left to right; Luanne Pangrac, Principal's Secretary; June Mikkle- son. Superintendent's Secretary; June Tollefson, Superintendent's Secretary. From left to right: John Peterson, Veteran's Agricul- ture; Carl Ziebarth, Veteran’s Agriculture; Mrs. Lowell Bagstad, Secretary. 10 SENIORS SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS 1 in Standing left to right: Mary Ann O'Connor, treasurer; Elaine Ostby, secretary; and Wanda Hestad, vice president. Seated: Nicholas Olsen, president. CLASS MEMORIES Go ahead admit it, you enjoyed those 12 years of school. They were sometimes discouraging, but they were wonderful! In our freshman year the girls learned such home-making tasks as baking bread and dress-making, while the boys, under Mr. Skala's supervision, enjoyed wood-working projects and drawings. Nancy Gesme was chosen president. Marlys Sathcr vice-president, and Alice McClellen secretary-treasurer. Our sophomore year was highlighted by such things as disecting crayfish and dogfish sharks, and plagu- ing our minds with such names as: Nebuchadnezzer, Themistocles, and Sophocles in studying about the world. We were climbing socially also, as we served at the banquet and we also helped elect the king and queen. Our class officers were: Alfred Teien, president; Wanda Hestad, vice-president; Shirley Lar- son, secretary; Robert Holtan, treasurer. The junior year proved to be a lot of work but you'll all agree it was worth it. First of all we had to take over the sale of the concessions at all the home games, and we also took over the editorship of the Gopher’s Whistle. In the Spring we proved our ability as actors in the comedy, Our Hearts Were Young and Gay. Then there came our class rings and for a week or more we were caught not paying attention in class but gazing lovingly at our newly acquired rings. To top off our junior year we played host, with Alfred Teien, our president, acting as Master of Ceremonies, at the annual Junior-Senior Banquet which carried out the theme. Rickshaw Paradise. Our other officers were: Erling Dokken, vice-president; Gloria Long, secretary; and Norma Williams, treasurer. Smile pretty, now. was what we attempted to do for our senior pictures. Then came our announce- ments and cards. The first month of school was highlighted with the homecoming festivities. Elected as king and queen were Richard Motzko and Joanne Swingseth. The attendants were: Wanda Hestad. Norma Williams, Donna Jo Christenson, Jane Croal, Alfred Teien, Roger Bronniche, Charles Anderson, Nicholas Olsen. We again proved our ability as actors in the comedy Our Miss Brooks. The senior class edited our high school annual, the Chippewa. During the fall we turned politicans by giving vigorous campaign speeches and preparing a mock election for the school. Those elected as class officers were: Nicholas Olsen, president; Wanda Hestad, vice-president; Elaine Ostby, secretary; Mary Ann O’Connor, treasurer. 12 SENIORS CHARLES ANDERSON Chuck” - Football, Bas- ketball - Likes: Hunting, fishing, and swimming - Homecoming Attendant. BENHARD BENSON Benny - Baseball - Film Operator - Ambition: Get in Airforce - Favorite Pas- time: Hunting. RICHARD BREDEKEN Dick - Football - Am- bition: Farming - Hobby: Stayingout of mischief and hunting. DONNA ANDERSON One-act plays, Sr. Class Play.DramaClub -Chorus. Band. Sextet - GAA - Gop- her's Whistle. ALAN BOLTER Bud - Film Operator - Favorite Pastime: Hunting -Ambition: Work for high- way department. ROGER BRONNICHE Buck - Track, Co-cap- tain of Football - Student Council - Band - Home- coming Attendant. LUVERNE BANGSUND Vernie - Football, Bas- ketball, Track - Chorus, Boys Glee Club - Hobby: Guns - Ambition: Farm- ing. ALICE BORGMANN Chorus - GAA - Gopher's Whistle - Ambition: Nurse - Pet Peeve: Western music. LAURENCE BROWN Bud - Film Operator - Chairman of Honor Study Hall - Pet Peeve; People concerned with trifles. 13 SENIORS LAUREL BUCKNER Dimples - Band - Glee Club - GAA - Library Club - Pet Peeve: Two faced people. JANE CROAL Janie -Chorus-Sr. Class Play.One-act plays - Stu- dent Council - Homecom- ing Attendant. DONALD FLOWER Don - Film Operator - Pet Peeve: Someone who takes a big bite when of- fered something. ARLENE CHRISTENSON Chris - Chorus, Girls Glee Club - Usher Club - Popcorn popper for Con- cessions. ERLING DOKKEN Doc - Pres. S. Council - Chorus - Football - De- clam, Jr., Sr. Class Plays - Annual, Whistle. CAROLE GANDRUD Jr. Class Play - Chorus - GAA - Ambition: Recep- tionist - Pet Peeve: West- ern Music. DONNA JO CHRISTENSON Do Jo - Band, Chorus, Sextet - Declam. Jr. and Sr. Class Plays, One-act plays - Gopher's Whistle. MERLE FENNELL Football - Ambition: Farming - Favorite Pas- times: Hunting, fishing, roller skating, ice skating. NANCY GESME Nan - Jr. and Sr. Class Plays, Declam, Drama Club, One-act Plays - Band, Chorus - Whistle, Annual. 14 DORIS GJERDINGEN Rusty - Deciam, One- act plays. Sr. Class Play - Chorus, Girls Glee Club - Library Club - GAA. DONALD GREENE 'Clipper '- Likes to: Hunt, Fish, Trap - Favorite Pas- times: Readingbooks - Pet Peeve: Girls. W1NNIFRED HALVORSON W'nnie - GAA - Art Club - Declam, Drama Club - Annual -Jr. Science Acad- emy. SENIORS FRANK HUGHES Bud - Football, Track - Ambition: General in the Airforce - Pet Peeve: Farming. JASON GRIMSTAD Band.German Band. Swing Band - Jr. Class Play - Whistle - Stage Crew - Pet Peeve: Working. Joanne hanson Jo - Sr. Class Play - GAA - Ambition: Nursing - Hobby: Taking pictures. THOMAS GOULET Tom - Football. Wres- tling-Tom went to Morris Ag. School in his junior year. VALBORG HABEN Val - Drama Club Chorus, Girls Glee Club Library Club - Annual. NORMA HANSON Sr. Class Play, Declam, One-act Plays - Chorus, GirlsGleeClub, Girls Sex- tet - Annual. 15 RODNEY HANSON Rod - Golf 5 yrs - Bus League Basketball - Am- bition: To get in the Navy. WANDA HESTAD Library Club - Student Council - Homecoming Attendant - Ambition: Nursing. LESLIE HOLM Les - Chorus - Football. Basketball - Student Coun- cil - Pet Peeve: To be called Lester. SHIRLEY HANSON Girls Glee Club - Usher Club - Office Worker - Favorite Pastime: Roller skating. WAYNE HESTAD Golf. School BowlingTeam - Film Projector Operator - Favorite Pastimes: Hunt- ing. playing golf. ROBERT HOLT AN Bob - Chorus - Tennis - Pet Peeve: Conceited girls - Ambition: Work 'till drafted. SENIORS RAMONA HENDRICKSON Mona - Declam Prompter for Jr. Class Play - GAA - Favorite Pastime: Watching ball games. STANLEY HIPPE Bud - Baseball - Film Operator - Debate. Discus- sion - Favorite Pastime; Hunting. CLYDE HUGHES Mike - Hobby: Sleeping - Pet Peeve: Senior girls who go out with their grandfathers. 16 LUVERNE GOFF Bus League Basketball and Volley Ball. Ambition: Highway Engineer. Hobby: Fixing his car. MARILYN JOHNSON Ambition: Typist. Favor- ite Pastimes: Roller skat- ing, ice skating and danc- ing to modern music. , DONNA KLASSEN Library Club. Usher Club. Ambition: Teacher. Pet Peeve: Conceited people. JEROME JAEGER Jerry . Ambition: Go to the University of Minne- sota. Pet Peeve: High Fly- ing Mallards. MARILYN JOSSART Drama Club. Chorus, Girls Glee Club. Whistle. Usher Club. Popcorn popper for concessions. ALBERT KOBBERMANN Al . Ambition: Farming. Favorite Pastimes: Hunt- ing, listening to radio. Pet Peeve: Show off's. SENIORS DARYL JOHNSON Johns . Football, Basket- ball, Baseball. Pet Peeve: Being called Butterball . MARLIN KIRSCHBAUM Ambition: Farmer. Fav- orite Pastimes: Fishing, Trapping. Pet Peeve: Eng- lish. DORIS KOOSMAN Drama Club. Chorus (in Holloway). Usher Club. Pet Peeve: Dogs and Cats. 17 SENIORS ELAINE KOOSMAN Band. Declam, Drama Club, One-act Plays. Stu- dent Council. Usher Club. Ambition: Typist. RONALD LARSON Lars . Basketball, Base- ball, Bus League Athletics. Ambition: Farming. GLORIA LONG Declma, Jr. Class Play. Band. Annual. Student Council. Food Chairman for Banquet. JOHN KROHN Jack . Baseball. Film Operator. Ambition: Teaching. Favorite Pas- time: Hunting. SHIRLEY LARSON Declam, One-act Plays, Sr. Class Play. Chorus, Girls Glee Club, Girls Sex- tet. GAA. RAMONA LUSCHEN Mona . Band. Usher Club. Ambition: Nursing. Fav- orite Pastime: Listening to the radio. LOUISE LARSON Director for a radio play in speech. Ambition: Of- fice work. Favorite Pas- time: Skiing. ARDEN LOEN Ole . Bus League Basket- ball and Kittenball. Fav- orite Pastime: Going to shows. JEROME MADDEN Jerry . Baseball. Favorite Pastime: Fixing on cars and hunting. Ambition: Farming. 18 SENIORS HELEN MATTHEISEN Usher Club. Whistle. Fav- orite Pastimes: Readiiig and listening to the radio. GERALD McGUIRE Jerry . Favorite Pastimes: Hunting, fishing, fly tying. Ambition: Get his limit in geese. MERLE MORLOCK Squirrel . Baseball, Bas- ketball. Ambition: Farm- ing. Favorite Pastime: Hunting. ALICE McCLELLEN Al . Whistle. Declam, Jr. and Sr. Class Plays. Chor- us, Girls Glee Club, Girls Sextet. ROSELLE MILLS Rosy . Ambition: Being a nurse. Hobby: Collecting salt and pepper shakers. KENDALL MORTENSON Kendy . Student Council. Football.Favorite Pastime: Hunting.Ambition: Goto the U. MARGARET McGEARY Margo . GAA. Usher Club. Office worker. Hob- by Club. Declam, Drama Club. DOLORA MOLINE Lorla . GAA. Food Com- mittee for Banquet, Dec- orating Committee for Homecoming. MARJORIE MORTENSON Marj . Band. Chorus. Art Club. Annual(2 yrs.). Hob- by: Drawing. 19 SENIORS DARLENE MOTZKO Dar .GAA. Cheerleader. Chorus. Drama Club, Sr. Class Play. Library Club. BARBARA NaSON Barbie . Sr. Class Play. Student Council, 2 yrs. Library Staff. Annual. GAA. PATRICIA O’CONNOR Pat . Football. Track. Favorite Pastimes: Sleep- ing and Hunting. RICHARD MOTZKO Dick . Homecoming King. Football, Baseball, Banner Bearer in 9th grade. VERNA NEUHAUS Usher Club. Homecoming Decoration Committee. GAA.Pet Peeve: Conceited people. NICHOLAS OLSEN Nick . Football, Basket- ball, Baseball, Band. Chor- us. Sr. Class Play. Home- coming Attendant. ARTHUR NELSON Band, Swing Band, Saxo- phone Quartet, Chorus, Jr. and Sr. Class Play, One- act Plays. Annual. MARY ANN O'CONNOR Prompter and Property Committee for Jr. Class Play. Sr. Class Treasurer. Hobby: Collect Napkins. DELORES OLSON Dee . Girls Glee Club. Gopher's Whistle. Usher Club. Hobby: Collect Pic- tures. 20 SENIORS JANET OLSON Janie . Jr. Class Play. Declam. Library Staff. Committees for Home- coming and Banquet. ELAINE OSTBY Jr. and Sr. Class Plays. De- clam. Library Staff. An- nual. Sr. Class Sec. GAA. DONALD PLACKNER Don”. Band, Trumpet Trio. Swing Band, Chorus. Sr. Class Play. Track, Golf. BEVERLY PUCHALSKI Bev . Office Helper. Ush- er Club. Art Club. Ambi- tion: Clerical work. ROBERT PIERCE Bob .Science Club. Film Operator. Favorite Pas- times: Hunting and break- ing horses. PATRICK QUINN Pat . Football, Baseball, Track, Basketball. Chorus. Hobby: Collect Guns. DONALD OYEN Don”. Film Operator. Ambition: Go to U. of Minnesota. Favorite Pas- times: Hunting and fish- ing. GERHART PREUSS Football, Basketball, Base- ball. Jr. Academy of Sci- ence. Jr. Class Play. Stage Crew. ANN RANNEY Declam, Jr. Class Play. Student Council. Library Staff (Vice-pres.j. Ambi- tion: Nursing. 21 SENIORS RAMONA RASMUSSEN Mona . Chorus. Glee Club, Usher Club. Drama Club. GAA. Ambition: Of- fice work. LUETTA RODE Lou . Art Club. Hobby: Collecting records. Ambi- tion: Nursing. Favorite Pastime: Skating. MARLYS SATHER Marly . Drama Club. Usher Club. Whistle. Li- brary Staff. Annual. Ban- quet Committee. JEANETTE REARDON Jan . Declam. Library Club. Usher Club. Ambi- tion: Become a teacher. LOWELL SATERBAK Jr. and Sr. Class Plays. Chorus. Pet Peeve: Being on the- wrong end of a joke. JAMES SCHAAF Jim”. Baseball, Basket- ball. Favorite Pastimes: Hunting and playing base- ball. ETHEL RODAHL Usher Club. Homecoming Decorating Committee. Ambition: St. Cloud Teacher's College. MARGERY SATHER Marge . Drama Club. Chorus, Girls Glee Club. Usher Club. Banquet Com- mittee. HELEN SCHOOLMEESTERS Annual. Ambition: Teach- er. Pet Peeve: Conceited people. Favorite Pastime: Reading. 22 SENIORS DOROTHY SCHUUR Dutchie . Usher Club. Favorite Pastimes: Sew- ing, roller skating, and reading. MILTON SKARSTEN Ambition: Farmer. Pet Peeve: Going to school on a nice day. Favorite Pas- times: Hunting Fishing. JAMES STEEN Herman”. Wrestling, Baseball, Debate, Humor- ous Oratory. Ambition: Accountant. BARBARA SKARE Barb . Drama Club. Girls Glee Club. Banquet Com- mittee. Favorite Pastime: Dancing. SANFORD SKARSTEN Sandy . Baseball, Bas- ketball. Ambition: Farm- ing. Favorite Pastime: Playing the accordion. CHARLES STIEL Chuck . Declam, Jr. Class Play. Chorus. Football. Film Operator. Hobby: Photography. BEVERLY SKARE Bev . Drama Club. Usher Club. Girls Glee Club. Homecoming Decorating Committee. ADOLPH STAACK Kid . Football, Baseball, Track. Favorite Pastime: Hunting. Ambition: Farm- ing. ROBERT STOTTLER Bob . Jr. and Sr. Class Plays. Football, Track. Ambition: Farming. 23 SENIORS RHODA STUTELBERG Marty . Student Council. Office Worker. GAA. Ad- vertising for Jr. Class Play. JOANNE SWINGSETH Jo . Homecoming Queen. Girl's State. Library Club. Band. Jr. Class Play, De- clam. GAA. RONALD SYVERSON Ronnie . Golf. Ambition: Carpenter. Favorite Pas- times: Fishing, hunting, golf. ALFRED TEIEN Bud”. Basketball, Golf. Band, German Band, Chor- us. Debate. Homecoming Attendant. S. C. ALFRED THOMPSON Al . Track. Declam. Science Club. Annual. Banquet Committee. Hob- by: Photography. VIRGINIA THOMPSON Ginny . Ambition: Ste- nographer or Bookkeeper. Favorite Pastimes: Ice- skating, roller-skating. MARGARET VORVICK Mugs . Gopher’s Whistle. Hobby: Collects popular records. Ambition: Work in Minneapolis. BKk Ci ROBERT WARDLOW Bob . Student study hall teacher. Hobby: Stamp collecting. Pet Peeve: Conceited people. NORMA WILLIAMS Willie . Chorus. Cheer- leader. Homecoming At- tendant. Student Council. GAA. 24 CLASS OFFICERS FRESHMAN V. Amundson, M. Leon, L. Stottler. 26 JUNIORS-CONCESSIONS AND WORK, WORK, WORK .. . Bottom row, Left to tight: D. Ascheman, K. Goff, L. De Marce, N. Amlie, L. Armstrong, L. Flower, S. Gens- ler.A. Carlson.Second row: B. Dokkebakken, B. Anderson, M. Fuchs, S. Espeseth, D. Birhanzel, D. Erickson, M. Christenson. Third row: N. Bosch, C. Anderson, K. Anderson, J. Carruth, C. Alsaker, S. Anderson. Fourth row: T. Fennell, T. Ferry, G. Chamberlain, E. Anderson. Bottom row. Left to right: J. Huston, R. Grlmstad.S. Heinecke.J. Lansverk, G. Hoffman, B. Grothe, G. Knut- son, C. Hollen. Second row: M. Larson, J. Jaeger, S. Johnson, J. Larson, S. Hennessy, E. Loen. Third row: G. Hunder.J. Jeffery, D. Hallberg, W. Jerve, E. Greene. Fourth row: J. Huston, M. Johnson, J. Jossart, D. Holm, J. Laughlin, R. Goff. 27 JUNIORS Bottom row, Left to right: H. Schliep, M. Nordstrom, M. Morlock, R. Payne, G. Meyer, G. Roberts, M. Rodi, G, Nelson. Second row; R. Loen.D. Mitteness.G. Lund- gren, L. Rodi, D. Reich, L. Lundebrek. Third row: J. Russell, L. Lorenz, R. Ronholdt, D. Olson, R. Nelson, J. Peterson, D. Quale. Fourth row: B. Perrizo, S. Pahl, J. McNelis, L. Robertson, M. Place, M. Peterson. Bottom row, Left to right: C. Smith, G. Stay, Y. Tol- lefson, G. Valentine, M. Wick, C. Schwendemann, A. Zielsdorf. Second row: L. Skarsten, B. Smith, B. Schlu- ter, L. Schuerman, M. Schnitzler, J. Smith. Third row: H. Young, R. Skare, R. Smith, L. Simonson. Fourth row: L. Wollschlager, D. Vander Weyst, D. Skarsten, R. Stehn, R. Strand, D. Vollmer. 28 SOPHOMORES-BIOLOGY, HISTORY, AND OOOH Bottom row. Left to right: L. Fernholz, C. Dokken, S. Buhr, B. Bennett, M. Ashton, P. Ellingson, G. Apitz. Second row: D. Birhanzel, C. Fennell, G. Finstad, N. Crandal.K. Bartz.M. Espeseth. Third row; R. Buckner, R. Erickson, R. Dale, J. Bosch, C. Darling, P. Anderson, P. Ferry. Fourth row: H. Danner, J. Ferry, P. Dolan, G. Chevalier, G. Bach, D. Anderson. Bottom row, Left to right: E. Johnson, E. Hendrickson, S. Hughes, P. Haben, B. Krieger, A. Larson, A. Goulet, Second row: M. Landmark, L. Iverson, S. Iverson, G. Groehler, G. Goff, M. Forbord. Third row: R. Fuchs, N. Johnson, B. Hippe, R. Kolstad, D. Jaeger, J. Iverson, R. Guse. Fourth row; I. Johnson, F. Johnson, G. Jacob- son, G. Grimstead, K. Kvam. SOPHOMORES Bottom row,Left to right: K. Maher, H. Moll, L. Sand- ers, B. O'Malley, B. Russell, A. Motzko, R. Rodi, A. Nelson. Second row: K. Nelson, L. Meyer, R. Lee, J. Nalg, G. Rois, D. Lund, K. Olson, W. Larson, R. Logan. Third row: N. Nokleby, S. Perrizo, J. Peterson, G. Lucas, G. Lee, C. Ranney, R. Preuss. Fourth row; M. Reardon, G. Larson, M. Pederson, M. Mort, T. Rutledge, R. Nordby. Bottom row, Left to right: A. Svea, V. Skarsten, D. Tamberg, M. Vieman, J. Simmonds, D. Volkman, M. Wardlow. Second row: L. Underthun, D. Ulstad, R. Syverson, R. Waldowski, R. Waldowski, G. Stottler. Third row: D. Sonsteng, D. Svor, G. Wolla, J. Vergin, S. Syverson, W. Voorhees, R. Tomford. Fourth row: M. Wardlow,D. Tjosaas, J. Turcotte, D. Suckow, D. Web- er, D. Sandmeyer. 30 FRESHMEN-NEW AT THE GAME Bottom row, Left to right: A. Ellingson, D. Hanson, J. Craymer, M. Hagen, D. Cleland, D. Berens, P. Grafft, C. Gomer. Second row: J. Erickson, C. Anfinson, J. Goggin, R. Benson, L. Hanson, J. Coleman, N. Baker. Third row: C. Chevalier, E. Armstrong, S. Connelly, M. Collins, P. Corhouse, R. Grothe, B. Frieberg, R. Anderson. Fourth row: C. Benoit, A. Dokken, P. Burk, R. Greene, C. Evenson, V. Amundson. Bottom row, Left to right: C. Jaeger, J. Jossart, M. Kell- ner, VV. Helgeson, R. Johnson, J. Jergenson, M. Knutson, S. Johnson, Second row: A. Hoffman, D. Johnson, S. Holm, B. Hoiland, S. Hendrickson, S. Hendrickson, J. Kellen. Third row: B. Hoberg.C. Kobberman.M. Kob- berman, G. Hughes, C. Jenc, S. Knutson. Fourth row: T. Klassen, C. Kolb, A. Helgeson, D. Holstad, R. Hoil- and, G. Hughes. 31 FRESHMEN Bottomrow, Left to right: S. Lindahl, M. Krattenmaker, Mortenson, M. Rutledge. Third row: M. Mills, C. Led - R. Kuhns, J. Mitteness, J. McGeary, T. McNelis, D. din, R, Lindman, Y. Lund, B. Lundebrek, J. Nordstrom, Lindstrom.S. Olson.Second row: R. Maanum.B. Land- M. Loen. Fourth row: R. Matthies, M. Mattheisen, D. mark, V. Loen, M. Loen, B. Natterstad, S. Lindahl, B. Meyer, D. McNelis, R. Perrioz, D. Olson. Bottom row, Left to right: R. Swenson, E. Rodahl, V. Thielke.L. Stottler, R. Rode, F. Schaaf, M. Roberts, G. Skare. Second row: L. Sanderson, S. Syverson, D. Thompson, J. Pierce, C. Wick, D. Williams, K. Simon- son. Third row: A. Thompson, V. Wing, E. Vander- Weyst, G. Raske, P. Schluter, j. Schuerman, E. Swen- son. Fourth row: R. Smith. T. Peterson, W. Schwende- man, D. Ruppe, J. Wogan, L. Wiebold. 32 EIGHTH GRADE-JUST WAIT ’TILL WE’RE HEROES Bottom row. Left to right: L. Bennett, M, Hecker, K. Brown, L. Johanson, D. Espeseth, G. Forbord, R. Christ- enson, L. Danner, D. Goff, M. Johnson, J. Ferry, M. Coleman. Second row; J. Dokkebakken, K, Iverson, M. Dokken, S. Ellingboe, D. Beale, D. Johnson, L. Gravlun, D. Cram, R. Jaeger, B. Beedle, E. Alyward. Third row; C. Fernnolz, D. Diederich, A. Christenson, L. Johnson, K. Kearney, M. Ferry, B. Johnson, M. Abner, L. Ellingson, K. Johnson, C. Johnson. Fourth row; V. Draheim, D. Ellingson. A. Aaberg, W. Carlson, W. Hanson, T. Ameson, R. Amundson, F. Hughes, S. Greene, E. Johnson, G. Hanson. Bottom row. Left to right; K. Lundgren, H. Tjosaas, D. Sandmeyer, J. Oestreich, J. Kellner, R. Skare, R. Logan, R. Leitte, R. Rittenour, O. Lundebrek. Second row: D. Sandstrom, S. Quinn, B. Sather, D. Schlueter, R. Moline, J. Roby, B. Neuhaus, C. Lee, D. Johnson, W. Payne, B. Roberts, L. Simmonson. Third row; B. Rode, D. Samsal, D. Svor, D. Vander- Weyst, P. Lysen, G. Mort, J. Peterson, R. Wing, S. Lee, L. Landmark, L. Lundebrek, D. Todd. Fourth row; R. Luschen, C. Vinge, R. Swenson, L. Swan- berg, C. Ricke, D. Place, W. Roddy, S. Minion, D. Preuss, F. Vergin, D. Mortenson, A. Ulstad. 33 SEVENTH GRADE-GRADE SCHOOL WAS NEVER LIKE THIS. Bottom row, Left to right: L. Loen, M. Puchalski, S. Landmark, J. Larson, L. Pederson, A. Simonson, R. Phil- brick, S. Logan, G. Rykken, A. Ranney. Second row: G. Nelson, J. Tatge.B. Olson, M. O'Malley, L. Ronholdt, V, Nyhusmoen, D. Smith, C. Mitteness, C. VanderWeyst. Third row; E. Stottler, D. Leddin, K. Naig, R. Schluter, C. O'Brien, C. Wilcox, G. Tollefson, R. Smith. Fourth row; P. Puchalski, D. Sunde, D. Wildeboer, D. Schuur, L. Slaughter, E. Motzko, S. Smith. Bottom row. Left to right; B. Buckner, C. Christopherson, D. Abner, J. Gesme, G. Dokken, M. Huseth, L. Hughes, S. Hoberg, L. Hanson, J. Hoffman. Second row: P. Colness, J. Amundson, D. Kratten- maker, R. Holtan, R. Hanson, M. Hoffman, J. Goff, J. Goff, C. Bennett. Third row: J. Chevalier, J. Chevalier, D. Amundson, G. Fernholz, W. Hughes, R. Huston, H. Christenson, C. Hanson. Fourth row; V. Huwe, P. Hanson, J. Johnson, R. John- son, L. Cudrio, G. Cornell, K. Halverson. 34 Bottom row, Left to right: A. Teien, N. Hanson, M. Nordstrom, J. Larson. Second row: B. Smith, M. Mortenson, G. Long, D. Anderson, S. Olson, S. Gensler, D. Christenson, S. Johnson. Third row-. R. Stehn, M. Mort, K. Bartz, S. Syverson, D. Ulstad, J. Peterson, G. Meyer, D. Lindstrom, E. Armstrong, J. Nordstrom. J. Jaeger. Fourth row; M. Pederson, C. Ledin, J. Jossart, D. Meyer, L. Sanderson G. Knutson. Back row; M. Vieman, Mr. Lokken, R. Johnson, A. Dokken, G. Groehler, M. Wick, E. Koosman, D. Whitaker. BAND OFFICERS R. Strand, K. Anderson, M. Johnsen. Mr. Lokken has a seventy- five piece band of which he can be truly proud. The band has shown it's talents through formal concerts, summer concerts and music at the pep- fests, pre - game and half- time ceremonies at the games. Ruth Grimstad, flute soloist, was selected from our band to play in an All-State Band. BAND COUNCIL Bottom row: J. Swingseth, S. Gensler, D. Ulstad, L. Underthun. Top row; S. Syverson, A. Teien, R. Stehn, R. Johnsen. 36 Bottom row. Left to right: C. Gomer, B. Frieberg, M. Espeseth, J. Peterson, R. Grimstad. Second row: J. Bosch, R, Luschen, R. Maanum, L. Underthun, S. Espeseth, L. Buckner, G, Lee, J. Swingseth. Third row; G. Wolla, A. Nelson, J. Coleman, S. Syverson, C. Johnson, C. Ranney, L. Armstrong, C. Alsaker, D. Plackner, R. Bronniche, K. Anderson. Fourth row-. N. Olsen, T. Peterson, J. Carruth, M. Johnsen, D. Mittness, R. Huston, W. Helgeson, C. Anfinson, R. Dale, R. Syverson, N. Gesme, R. Strand, J. Grimstad. There were many other soloists who received high ratings at the District and State Music Contest. For two years the Benson High School Band has sponsored a maga- zine drive to raise money for band equipment and other school sup- plies. Last year the band made trips to the Minnesota State Fair and they exchanged concerts with Willmar. A. Teien, N. Hanson, M. Nordstrom, J. Larson. STUDENT DIRECTORS Mr. Lokken, G. Meyer, N. Olsen. CLARINET QUARTET 37 CHOIR GIRLS TRIO Left to right; J. Larson, D. Ulstad, V. Skarsten. Front row, Left to right: J. Huston, Miss Hellickso: J. Peterson, B. Hippe, J. Smith, R. Grimstad, !j Williams. Second row: P. Anderson, L Johnson, G. Wolla.iJ Rassmussen, G. Apitz, D. Ulstad, N. Gesme, C| Gandrud, N. Hanson, S. Johnson. Third row: G. Valentine, D. Reich, S. Hughes, Anderson, A. Borgmann, P. Quinn, L. Holm, R. Brooj niche, R. Stehn, R. Strand, R. Logan. Fourth row; W. Voorhees, R. Whitaker, L. Lorenz, G.i Meyer, L. Saterbak, J. Jossart, L. Bronniche, R. Skat? C. Alsaker, E. Dokken. The choir under the direction of Miss Hellickson has displayed its talents again this year. The seventy-six voice choir com- bined its annual Christmas Con- cert with the speech department to present the Christmas Pag- eant with the choir singing the background music. Two solos and a number of small groups also sang in the Pageant. c-rkVO oGtvtnswu’ P- me g. Leit w ' ull0„, ti. Ge‘ ?g-s. ' — The choir has presented some exchange concerts with neigh- boring towns along with the usual concerts. Last year the choir received an A at the District Music Contest and all other groups received high ratings as well. Front row, Left to right; M. Sather, V. Skarsten, M. Mortenson, B. Anderson, B. O'Malley, V. Haben, G. Lee. Second row; J. Croal, A. McClellen, D. Christenson, D. Mitteness, M. Espeseth, C. Anderson, S. Espeseth, M. Mort, K. Anderson. Third row: R. Holtan, D. Olson, L. Bangsund, J. Lar- son, S. Larson, K. Bartz, C. Ranney, P. Haben. Fourth row; A. Teien, C. Johnson, J. Peterson, L. Tatge.D. Plackner, R. Huston, A. Nelson, R. Dale, R. Ronholdt, M. Christenson. CHOIR DIRECTOR Miss Hellickson ,ViCyer ' L. Ua‘e n 8e- C a, ’ Plackn Als ker p ner- L. • R°nholdt_ BAND ENSEMBLES BRASS SEXTET K. Anderson, C. Alsaker, JL Swing- seth, N. Olsen, N. Johnsen, J. Grim- stad. 40 Not pictured: Cornei tio - R. Bromnche, K. Anderson, D. Plackner. nC'f Yd- SO'' $a ’ M O0 GOPHER’S WHISTLE THE GOPHER’S WHISTLE Labor Omnia Vincit SPORT SHOTS By JASON GRIMSTAD Back Row: Left to right: B. Smith, M. Fuchs, G. Long, S. Espeseth. Second Row: D. Quale, R. Ronholdt, J. Grimstad, D. Ulstad, M. Espeseth, M. Larson, G. Hunder, T. Ferry, E. Dokken, J. Schaaf, G.Preuss. Third Row: G.Apitz, B. Hippe, P. Haben, S. Hughes, A. Borgmann, D. Chris- tenson, M. Nordstrom, D. Anderson, M. Jossart, M. Sather, J. Smith, M. Sather. Front Row: Mr. Peterson, S.Gensler, C Hollen, J. McNelis, A. McClellen, N. Gesme, M. Johnson, C. Alsaker, L. Lorenz. 41 CHIPPEWA EDITORIAL STAFF Back Row: Left to Right: A.Nelson, J.Grimstad, A.Thompson. R. Stutelberg, H. Schoolmeester, G. Long, V. Haben, M. Sather, M. Mortenson, N. Williams. Seated: B. Nelson, N. Gesme, N. Hanson, J. Swingseth, E. Dokken, L. Saterback, J. Jaeger. E. Ostby. CO-EDITORS Co-Editors.......... Class Editor........ Sports.............. Administration . . . . Organizations....... Music............... Dramatics........... Features ........... Advertising Manager Business Managers . Photographers . . . . Art................. Typists............. , . . Erling Doken and Joanne Swingseth .......Elaine Ostby Norma Williams and Jason Grimstad , . . Rhoda Stutelberg ... Barbara Nelson .... Norma Hanson .......Nancy Gesme .......Gloria Long .... Valborg Haben . . . Lowell Saterbak and Arthur Nelson . . Jerry Jaeger and Alfred Thompson , Marjorie Mortenson . . Marlys Sather and Helen Schoolmeester 42 Joanne Swingseth, Erling Dokken JUNIOR CLASS PLAY THE CAST Back Row, Left to Right: Gerhard Preuss, Lowell Saterbak, Erling Dokken, Arthur Nelson, Jason Grimstad, and Charles Stiel. Front Row: Elaine Ostby, Gloria Long, Darlene Motzko, Jane Olson, Bob Stottler, Jo- anne Swingseth, Nancy Gesme, Ann Ranney, Alice McClellen, and Donna Jo Christenson. Director: Miss Margaret Stende. Steward............. Mrs. Skinner........ Cornelia O. Skinner. Otis Skinner....... Emily Kimbrough. . . Purser............. Stewardess......... Dick Winters........ Admiral............. Harriet St. John. . . . Winnifred Blaugh. . . Leo McEvoy......... Inspector.......... Therese............. Madamme............ Monsieur. DeLaCroix Window Cleaner. . . ..........Bob Stottler , . . Alice McClellen ......Nancy Gesme . . . Lowell Saterbak Donna Jo Christenson ......Charles Stiel ......Ann Ranney .......Erling Dokken . . . . Jason Grimstad . . Joanne Swingseth . . . Carole Gandrud .......Arthur Nelson .......Elaine Ostby ......Gloria Long ..........Jane Olsen . . . . Gerhard Preuss ......Charles Stiel OUR HEARTS WERE YOUNG AND GAY In this production, dramatized by Jean Kerr and taken from the book written by Cornelia Otis Skinner and Emily Kimbrough; Cornelia Otis Skinner and her college classmate, Emily Kimbrough, journey to Europe via boat. In order to save money they travel on a much smaller and cheaper boat. Cornelia's parents also make the trip in order to chaperone the two over-excited girls. On their trans - Atlantic voyage they portray many fantastic experi- ences which proved to arouse the audiences enthusiasm. Some of the experiences that they encountered were rescuing a man overboard, suffering from the measles and sea sickness. Arriving on the shores of France safe and sound they spent the re- mainder of their vacation taking theater lessons from a professional French actor. 43 SENIOR CLASS PLAY SENIOR PLAY CAST Back Row, Left to Right: D. Motzko, G. Pruess, A. Nelson, L. Saterbak, B. Nelson, N. Olsen, R. Stottler. Second Row: N. Hanson, D. Gjerdingen, J. Croal, E. Ostby, S.Larson, A.McClellan, N.Gesme, D. Ander son. Front Row: E. Dokken. D. Christenson, Miss A1 saker, J. Hanson, D. Plackner. THREE ORIENTALS Left to Right: Lowell Saterbak, DorisGrerdingen, and Nancy Gesme. CAST OF OUR MISS BROOKS Miss Brooks. . . Miss Finch. . . Hugo Longacre Mr. Wadsworth Miss Audubon. Elsie......... Elaine........ Jane.......... Sylvia........ Doris.......... Marge......... Faith.......... Rhonda........ Ted........... Stanley....... Martin......... Mrs. Allen. . . Donna Jo Christiansen .... Shirley Larson .......Erling Dokken ..........Nick Olsen . . . . Donna Anderson ........Elaine Ostby .... Barbara Nelson . . . . JoAnne Hanson ..........Jane Croal . . . Doris Gjerdingen .......Norma Hanson . . . Darlene Motzko .......Nancy Gesme .......Don Plackner ...........Art Nelson . . . Lowell Saterbak . . . Alice McClellen 44 ORGANIZATIONS DEATH OF JULIUS CAESAR JULUIS CAESAR CAST FROM JULIUS CAESAR Back Row: Left to Right: R. Huston, A. Larson, N. Olsen, R. Ronholdt, G. Chamberlain, R. Larson, J. Huston, R. Skare, D. Olson. 2nd Row: Mr.Bursheim, B.Schluter, J.Swingseth, G. Valentine, C. Anderson, M. Mort, S. Johnson, J. Reardon. J. Larson. 3rd Row: M. Fuchs, M. Wick, R. Loen, B. Smith, Mrs. Meade, C. Hollen, H. Schliep, B. Dokken- bakken, Mr. Latvala. Front Row: G. Hoffman, A Zielsdorf, S. Hein- ecke, G. Long, B. Anderson, J. Jaeger, M. Nordstrom, J. Huston. SENIOR HIGH DECLAMATION Back Row; Left to Right: D. Quale. R. Skare, G. Chamberlain, W. Voorhees. Front Row: Mr. Lat- vala, D.Holm, N.Olsen, G. Valentine, A. Larson, A. Plackner. 4J ORGANIZATIONS Back Row: Left to Right; D. Place, J.Jossart, B. Frieberg, D. Lindstrom, G. Mort, S. Olson. Front Row: C. jenc, J. Nordstrom, K. Johnson, K. Kearney, C. Gomer, Mrs. Meade. 46 THE VALIANT STUDENT COUNCIL Back Row: Left to Right: B. Olson, F. Hughes, R. Strand, J. Peterson, W. Roddy, C. Evenson, W. Baum- garten. Second Row: S. Logan, M. Wick, B. Ander- son, J. Jaeger, J. Rody, B. Nelson, S, Olson, G. Skare, The foremost job of our Student Coun- cil is that of governing the student body. The Student Council is composed of twenty- eight members each member represent- ing one home-room. It is through these representatives that the student body make their wants known. Besides governing the students, our council has undertaken, very success- fully, jobs of significance. The Student Council has also spon- sored a Unified Drive within the high school, where money is donated into one general fund at the beginning of the school term. By having a drive such as this, it does not make it necessary to go to the students throughout the year asking them for donations for all the various organizations that contact our school. Highlighting the Council's year of activity is the sponsoring of Student Day. The term Student Day is self-explanatory. It is a day in which the students, usually seniors, take over and run the school for one day. K. Bartz, C. Ranney, R. Stutelberg. Seated: J. Ges- me, S.Iverson, D.Tanberg, C. Jaeger, E. Dokken, G. Long, L. Underthun, Mr. Grimstad. Student Council Officers Left to Right: C. Jaegar, G. Long, E. Dokken. 47 Ways and Means Committee Back Row, Left to Right: G. Long, R. Strand, C. Ranney, Front Row: C.Jaegar, J.Roby, B. Olson. ORGANIZATIONS PROJECTOR CREW Back Row: Left to Right; M. Fenell, L. Brown, D. Flower, L. Flower, S. Hippe, Mr. Gilles, J. Burke, R. Nelson, J. Russell, B. Benson. Seated: C. Stiel, J. Grimstad, J. McNelis, A. Bolter, R. Pierce, D. Oyen, J. Krohn. DRIVER’S TRAINING Mr. Prail, Elsie Johnson, Glen Chamberlain. STUDENT DRIVER Imp] BIRD CLUB Back Row: Left to Right: C. Johnson, G. Pahl, J. Bosch, N. Bosch, J. Peterson, J. Jef- fery, T. Peterson, G. Rois, R. Syverson, D. Meyer. Second Row: W. Voorhees, B. Per- rizo, G. Wolla, N. Johnson, A. Svea, R. Logan, R. Payne, D. Lund, R. Huston, C. Wick, D. Svor, Mr. Orr. Seated: D. Ulstad, F. John- son, N. Nokleby, G. Apitz, B. Hippe, S. Per- rizo, V. Skarsten, M. Espeseth, P. Ellingson. 48 ORGANIZATIONS ART CLUB Left to Right: Mr. Bursheim, Roger Maanum, Barbara Frieberg. USHER CLUB Back Row: Left to Right: A. Carlson. D. Ulstad, L. Underthun, L. Sanders, A. Svea. B. Hippe, G. Apitz, J. Simmonds, E. Moll, Second Row: C. Anderson,C. Darling, J. Vergin, E. Hendrickson, N. Johnson, C. Smith, M. Morlock, D. Klassen, H. Mattheisen, J. Readon, G. Jacobson, M. Mort, B. Schluter. Third Row: J. Larson, D. Birhanzel, B. Grothe, G. Hoffman, M. Jossart.A. Christen- son, M. Mortenson, M. Johnson, R. Luschen. Front Row: M. Landmark, J. Smith, M. McGeary, M. Sather.A. Zielsdorf, B. Puchalski, M. Sather, D. Olson. LIBRARY CLUB Back Row: Left to Right: Miss Alsaker, G. Apitz, K. Goff. W. Jerve, G. Hund- er, D. Motzko, B. Nelson, J. Swingseth, G. Valentine, S. Heinecke, E. Ostby, E. Johnson, G. Jacobson, C. Ricke. Front Row: J. Huston, R. Fuchs, J. Roby, V. Haben, Y. Tollefson, G. Groehler, W. Payne, M. Vieman, D. Gjerdingen, M. Sather, G. Finstad, L. Underthun. 49 HONOR STUDENTS co .SA OTA'7 OfUA VALEDICTORIAN Alice McClellen HONOR SOCIETY 50 Back Row: Left to Right: N. Olsen, R. Stehn, R. Strand, A. Teien, J. Grimstad, A. Thompson, G. Mey- er, E. Dokken. Second Row: A. Nelson, L. Brown, R. Loen, N. Hanson, A. McClellen, R. Grimstad, N. Wil- liams,M. Sather. Front Row: E. Kooseman, J. Swing- seth.E. Ostby.K. Anderson,R. Stutelberg, W. Hestad. FOOTBALL Back Row; Left to Right; Coach Brockmeyer, D. Svor, B. Stottler, J. Ferry, G. Royce, H. Young, J. Peterson, G. Chevalier, G. Roberts, D. Whitaker, G. Chamberlain, M. Place, R. Logan, E. Berens, Assistant Coach Long. 2nd Row; R. Berens, C. Anderson, C. Johnson, A. Larson, R. Preuss, J. Huston, L. Bronniche, R. Strand, A. Staack, C. Alsaker, E. Dokken, T. Ferry. P. Dolan. Front Row; D. Vollmer, D. Johnson, J. Jossart, R. Skare, P. Quinn, N. Olsen, R. Bronniche, R. Stehn, J. McNelis, P. O'Connor. 52 FOOTBALL Standing: Left to Right: Nick Olsen, Pat Quinn, Rog Skare, Chuck Anderson. Front Row: Dave Vollmer, Daryl Johnson, Ray Berens, Buck Bronniche, Pat O’Connor, Rog Strand, Rog Stehn. F°OTBALL INTRAMURAL Back Row: Left to Right: D. Espeseth, D. Rickie, R. Hanson, W. Goff, D. Mor- tenson.J. Kellner. D. Pruess.Mr. C. Johnson. Second Row: D. Johnson, R. Leitte, M. O'Mally, R. Rittenour, L. Swanberg, Mr. Skoglund. Front Row: K. Naig, D. Leddin, R. Holtan, B. Olson, F. Hughes, S. Smith, W. Roddy. “B” SQUAD Back Row: Left to Right: Mr. Root, D. McNelis, J. Craymen, J. Jergenson, R. Hoiland, Mr. Prail. Second Row: R. Matthies, R. Smith, L. Stottler.J. Coleman. Third Row: R. Huston, T. McNelis, J. Peterson, V. Amundson, D. Cleland, B. Perrizo, J. Hughes. Front Row: D. Berens, P. Burk, M. Kellner, J. Mitteness, J. McGeary, A. Helgeson, C. Evenson. BASKETBALL VARSITY Back Row: Left to Right: Roger Skare, James Jossart, Front Row: Coaches Merle Long, Jr. Skoglund; Chuck Sanford Skarsten, Floyd Swanberg, Pat Dolan, Roger Anderson, Bud Teien. Stehn, Dave Vollmer, Nick Olsen, Roger Strand. B”SQUAD Left to Right: D. Svor, R. Logan, D. Olson, C. Johnson, R. Stehn, G. Grimstead, R. Whi taker, L. Bronniche, G. Chevalier, D. Lund. FRESHMEN Back Row: J. Kellner, W. Baumgarten, C. Evenson, G. Forbord, T. Arneson, V. Thielke Second Row: T. McNelis.A. Helgeson, D. Berens, L. Sanderson. Front Row: V. Amund- son, W. Helgeson, M. Kellner, J. Mitteness, R. Perrizo. BASKETBALL, WRESTLERS _ o’Bnen. . w. e{t to • „ Hanson’ vinds°n‘ J7 BASEBALL, TRACK THE 1952 CONFERENCE CHAMPS Back Row: Left to Right; N. Olsen, B. Benson, R. Motzko, G. Kottke, P. Bjorng- jeld, R. Stehn, P. Mahar, C. Glover, S. Skarsten, Mr. Johnson. Front Row: J. Schaaf, J. Steen, M. Loen, N. Welker, G. Hennessy, M. Mikkelson, P. Quinn, R. Ahrndi, R. Skare. 1952 TRACK SQUAD Back Row: Left to Right; Coach Brockmeyer, J. Huston, F. Swanberg, A. Thompson, H. Hatlelid, E. Anderson, M. Place, R. Strand, L. Bangsund, B. Perrizo, Assistant Coach Long. Front Row: A. Larson, M. Johnsen, L. Lor- enz, G. Nelson, R. Berens,F. Hughes, D. Plackner, R. Stottler, P. O’Conner. 58 G. A. A. GIRLS’ ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION Back Row: S. Gensler.B. Anderson, K. Goff, R. Loen, M. Fuchs, M.Morlock, R. Rodi,S. Heinicke, C. And- erson, Miss Jenson, G. Lundgren, D. Motzko, F. John- son, S. Hughes, A. Anderson, I. Johnson, C. Smith, J. Swingseth, E. Loen. Second Row: J. Smith, B. Dok- kabakken, N. Nokleby, S. Holm. D. Tamberg, R. Fuchs, S. Perrizo, G. Apitz, J. Peterson, J. Roby, B. Moline, A. Goulet, K. Maher, C. Ferry, A. Motzko, B. Smith, G. Knutson, D. Mitteness. Front Row: S. Hendricksen, A. Nelson, A. Zielsdorf, M. McGeary, M. Schaffer,N. Williams, P. Ellingson, M. Abner, D. Hanson, B. Hippe, M. Nordstrom, K. Johnson, J. Kel- len, B. Johnson, C. Johnson, C. Jaegar, M. Knutson, S. Hendricksen. DRUM MAJORETTES Front Row: Left to Right: Sharon Syverson, Gretchen Wolla, Karen Bartz. Standing: Gretchen Lee. 59 CHEERLEADERS SENIOR CHEERLEADERS Left to Right: Norma Williams, Darlene Motzko, Milfred Christenson, Sharon Syverson, Alice Motzko. Left to Right; Joyce Jossart, Carol Jaeger, Janice Nordstrom. 60 JUNIOR-SENIOR BANQUET Coolie waiters and Chinese dolls added atmosphere to Rickshaw Paradise . The menu included chu-long, dragon's blood, good earth, chop sticks and emperor's delight. To make the surroundings more realistic, oriental paintings were hung on the walls and Chinese lanterns and chimes were suspend- ed from the ceiling. 62 HOMECOMING Royalty Seven .tb Grade float Mt end, ams King Richard and Queen Joanne. Reigning over the 1952 Homecoming were Queen Joanne Swingsethand King Richard Motzko. Attend- ing the royal couple were Norma Williams. Jane Croal, Donna Jo Christenson, Wanda Hestad, Roger Bronniche, Charles Anderson, Alfred Teien, and Nicolas Olsen. (Throughout the halls of the school during the pre- vious week, one could see the slogans, Tomahawk the Tigers” on every door, wall, and window, and everyone was doing his part to prepare the school for this annual occasion.) A packed auditorium witnessed the crowning of King Richard and Queen Joanne by Superintendent C. H.Mogck.the evening before the homecoming game. (The program for the evening also included an alumni speech, vocal solos, and ensembles, and instrumental groups.) Topping off the occasion, the Braves enjoyed a 20 to 14 victory over their school rivals, the Morris Tigers. 63 LORENZ MACHINE AND SUPPLY Harman Lorenz, Owner For Finer Clothes, Shoes, and Furnishings Shop At COMPTON’S THE REXALL STORE Carlson Bros. Druggists Benson, Minnesota ODDEN’S JEWELRY The Sign of the Big Clock ROMSTAD SHOE STORE Shoes for all the foiriily Compliments of AMLIE-STRAND HDWE. Aimer Strand, Prop. BENSON MACHINE COMPANY Good Equipment Makes Good Farmers Better M-M and M-H Implements BENSON BAKERY Bread and Pastries Norsk” Johannessen, Prop. BETTE ANN PASTRY SHOP Decorated Home Made Cakes and Party Pastries SOUTHSIDE MEAT MARKET Hanson and Erickson, Props. BENSON CO-OP CREAMERY BROM'S DRUG STORE Benson, Minnesota QUINN BROTHERS J. C. PENNEY COMPANY Always First Quality CUSTER AND HORNBUCKER Benson Super Value Phone 25371 BENSON PRODUCE SNOW WHITE LAUNDRY CARLSON’S JEWELRY SWIFT CO-OPERATIVE OIL CO. Dial 25311 0. H. Holtan, Manager RED OWL THE FIRST STATE BANK OF BENSON Member of the F. D-I.C- 64 CHEVALIER INSURANCE SERVICE AGENCY Paris Building Benson, Minnesota S. W. GIERE, M. D. Benson, Minnesota FLOWERS FOR ALL OCCASIONS Plants Bouquets Corsages Paris Hotel Phone 31831 THOMPSON RED AND WHITE STORE Groceries Fruits Meats Benson, Minnesota MARTIN AND WARD SUTFIN INSURANCE AGENCY Insurance Is Our Business Phone 28271 FRAN’S TOGGERY All the new all the time CLARENCE OLSON MOTORS Hudson Sales and Service LEE’S BEN FRANKLIN STORE Benson, Minnesota BENSON FARM SUPPLY J. 1. Case Farm Machinery Clarence Olson BENSON CLEANERS Paulson-Carruth Phone 26505 W. A. SUND, D. D. S. Benson, Minnesota FARMERS UNION CO-OPERATIVE ELEVATOR Grain, Seeds, S. A. Feeds and Minerals Oscar Huseth, Manager IRVING M. HUDSON ATTORNEY at LAW Office: Swift County Bank Building Phone 24181 JOHNSON JOHNSON REAL ESTATE RANDGAARD’S CAFE Bill Kennedy, Manager MARSHALL WELLS STORE Vernon O. Nelson, Owner SWIFT COUNTY BANK Capital and Surplus — $175,000 PEDERSON VARIETY CHEVROLET SALES AND SERVICE DE MARCE AMUSEMENT CO. Theater and Bowling Alley 65 MULDER’S JEWELRY Bulova, Elgin Watches Benson, Minnesota OLSON HARDWARE COMPANY Plumbing and Heating Bendix Home Laundry Appliances Johnson Bros., Proprietors PEARSON AUTO CO. Benson, Minnesota F. H. Pederson, D. D. S., Dentist Office over Carlson Bros. Drugstore Office Phone - 25221 Residence - 25226 Benson, Minnesota Standard Lumber Co. Benson, Minnesota LADD’S HATCHERY Chicks Feeds, Seeds, Poultry Service Phone 27271 Shell Cafe Dick Fennell, Proprietor SWIFT COUNTY TELEPHONE CO. For Dial Service BENSON LIVESTOCK MARKET Sales Every Thursday Roy Nelson, Manager NATIONAL TEA Benson, Minnesota Good luck to the seniors of 1953 RED and WHITE STORE IN SWIFT FALLS Jo and Oren Dokkebakken We have enjoyed helping prepare your year- book. May it be a constant source of pleas- ure through the years. MAC’S COFFEE BAR Snack Bar Jiffy Wash Good Spots to Keep In Mind JAMES STUDIO Mr. and Mrs. Geo. B. McClellen Benson, Minnesota Portraits, Candids, Commercial Photography Frames and Framing Your Home Town Newspapers THE SWIFT COUNTY MONITOR THE SWIFT COUNTY NEWS 66 LIETTE’S PHEASANT CAFE KNUTSON’S ELECTRIC COMPANY Benson, Minnesota COY BROTHERS GILMAN'S FIRESTONE STORE Complete Farm Service Phone 24871 MOLINE INSURANCE COMPANY BARDUSON ELECTRIC COMPANY WOODWARDS THE ERICKSON COMPANY Furniture and Carpets BREEN’S PHARMACY WIGFIELDS Values Savings Consi stently SWIFT FALLS STORE AND CAFE SWIFT FALLS GARAGE R. P. GRIFFIN, M. D. FIRST STATE BANK OF DANVERS Danvers, Minnesota DR. JAMES ALBANI BENSON BOTTLING CO. Manufacturers of Pepsi-Cola, Squirt, Hires, Orange Crush COAST TO COAST STORE GERHARD’S ELECTRIC AND GIFT SHOP 67 SENIOR PROPHECY The Minneapolis Lakers have finished their season un- defeated under the coaching of CHARLES ANDERSON. Petite DONNA ANDERSON is now managing an exclu- sive dress shop in New York. This shop carries only size seven. LUVERNE BANGSUND is now making a fortune selling Grade A horsemeat for hamburger. BENHARD BENSON has openpd a local hangout for Mr. Gilles' projector crew called Bennie's Beanery. ALAN BOLTER, a noted hunter, is now preparing for his second expedition into the Amazon Jungle. ALICE BORGMANN is now head nurse at the Male Clinic. RICHARD BREDEKEN is passing out mink coats to all the girls of the 1953 graduating class of B. H. S. due to his success in trapping in the northern wilds of Swift Falls. The Green Bay Packers enjoyed another year of grid- iron glory under the spectacular leadership of ROGER Bronko BRONNICHE. Head of the Science Department at Oxford University is LAURENCE BROWN Ph. D. Says Larry, I owe my success to my fine start at B. H. S. Employed as head waitress at Daryl's Drive-In is LAUREL BUCKNER. ARLENE CHRISTENSON is now the private secretary to the President of the United States. DONNA CHRISTENSON has just been awarded her first Oscar for her starring role opposite Richard Widmark. JANE CROAL was recently awarded the Nobel Literary Prize for her novel entitled How To Be Prompt--Al- most. ERLING DOKKEN, prominent druggist of Benson, has in- vented a new drug called Eariomycen. The problem of overpopulation has Mayor MERLE FEN- NELL of Clontarf stumped. DONALD FLOWER is now recognized as the leading au- thority on cheesecake photography. CAROLE GANDRUD is a private secretary at Lloyd's Insurance Company in Minneapolis. NANCY GESME was recently selected as one of the ten best dressed women of the nation. DORIS GJERDINGEN has recently become the Sudsy- Wudsy Shampoo Company's new model with the beau- tiful hair. LUVERNE GOFF has gained world wide recognition by constructing a four lane highway between Danvers and Swift Falls. DONALD GREENE is a well known book critic. He says he owes his knowledge to the Benson High School Li- brary. JASON GRIMSTAD is now leader of Jas's Jazz Band. He thrills the girls with his trombone solos. VALBORG HABEN is now giving free dance lessons to the boys of Benson High School. WINIFRED HALVERSON is Walt Disney's new art assis- tant. Their next movie is The Three Bears. JOANN HANSON is now a nurse at the We Put 'em To- gether Hospital. Her first two patients died, but her motto is, If you don't succeed at first try, try, again. NORMA HANSON is now 1st Chair clarinetist in the Hormel All Girl Orchestra. RODNEY HANSON just recently won the Los Angeles Opener with a record breaking score of 51. SHIRLEY HANSON is now touring Swift County with her Skating Exhibitions. RAMONA HENDRICKSON has been promoted from a dishwasher to chief cook in Neil's Nifty Nook. WANDA HESTAD is now part owner of a Chocolate Drop Cookie Factory in Minneapolis. WAYNE HESTAD is telling fortunes at Coney Island with the help of his Ouji Board. STANLEY HIPPE is now employed in Hollywood, Cal- ifornia as a movie star. He has shown a lot or progress as Hopalong Cassidy’s double. LESLIE HOLM, popular New York playboy, was recently seen cruising down 5th Avenue in his '55 Cadillac, load- ed down with blondes. ROBERT HOLTAN is a world famous woman's hair stylist in New York. Due to the success of FRANK and CLYDE HUGHES, Dan- vers, Minnesota has now become the No. 1 livestock city of the nation. Making the headlines of the nation's leading newspap- ers is JEROME JAEGER who was recently found after being lost in the African jungles while hunting for the, believed to be extinct, Dodo bird. DARYL JOHNSON has opened a local teen-age center called Daryl's Drive-In. MARILYN JOHNSON is employed as a bookkeeper in the Internal Revenue Dept, at Washington D. C. 68 SENIOR PROPHECY MARILYN JOSSART is the official popcorn popper for all University football games. MARLIN KIRSCHBAUM while drilling for an artesian well on his farm in North Dakota struck oil and invested his million dollars in 18 different farm co-ops. DONNA KLASSEN is a hostess in the exclusive dining room in the Statler Hotel in Boston. ALBERT KOBBERMAN just gave a lecture at Harvard on the advantages of not teaching English in high schools. DORIS KOOSMAN is living happily forever after” in her 23 room mansion in Holloway, Minnesota. A newsy newspaper article in the Star just disclosed that ELAINE KOOSMAN is teaching American History and Social Science to the natives in Africa. JOHN KROHN is a professor at Vassor College for girls. LOUISE LARSON is giving skiing lessons at Sun Valley, Idaho. RONALD LARSON and SANFORD SKARSTEN just open- ed at the Palace Theater in London with their accordian and puppet act. SHIRLEY LARSON isnowlivinga peaceful and content- ed life on a farm south of Benson. She and her husband believe in the motto, Cheaper by the Dozen. ARDEN LOEN is an elephant hunter for the Barnum and Bailey three-ring circus. GLORIA LONG was recently elected as the stewardess pilots would most like to fly with. RAMONA LUSCHEN is making a big hit in the music world with her heart rendering bassoon music. (She was just featured with Harry James’ orchestra.) JERRY MADDEN won the national road derby with his recently purchased XP-300 (Buicksports car to most of us.) HELEN MATTHEISON is chief usher at Radio City Thea- ter. ALICE McCLELLEN has just recently insured her voice with Lloyd's of London. MARGO McGEARY was just elected Miss Prize Hog Rai- ser of Danvers. GERALD McGUIRE has opened an exclusive hairdressing salon, with headquarters at Swift Falls, specializing in California Chop-tops. ROSELLA MILLS is head waitress at the Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco. Deep in the jungles of Brazil is DO LORA MOUNEextend- ing the study of man. She concluded that they were all the same. MERLE MORLOCK has purchased a new helicopter. He says it saves a lot of time when he is in a hurry to get to Monte. KENDALL MORTENSON just bagged his 4th lion in Af- rica. He is adding this to his collection of stuffed mon- keys, rabbits and bears. P. S. He's still looking for a dinosaur. MARJORIE MORTENSON has just drawn her 1,235th year book division page. On the side she draws profiles for the Hall of Fame. DARLENE MOTZKO started her fourth year as head cheerleader for the University of Minnesota Gophers. RICHARD MOTZKO has recently been crowned King Boreaus XXVIII of the St. Paul Winter Carnival. ARTHUR NELSON was just elected to take over his father's position as county auditor. BARBARA NELSON'S English students are getting bad cases of writer's cramps because of her lengthy lectures on which they're taking notes. VERNA NEUHAUS has established a baby-sitting agency. Verna says business is really bouncing. PAT O'CONNOR has just been elected as the muscle man to model for Mr. Atlas advertisements. MARY ANN O'CONNOR was just found to be the only female higher algebra teacher that teaches the sim- plified method. It was rumored she developed this method herself. St. Olaf College football team is now world renown be- cause of NICK OLSEN'S winning touchdowns. DELORES OLSON'S enthusiasms in Iowa has caused a mail rush in Swift Falls. JANET OLSON, sixth grade teacher in Glenwood, is stumped . . . someone asked her what five times seven was. Poor Janie. ROBERT WARDLOW is now employed as head librarian in the Library of Congress. NORMA WILLIAMS was elected Blanket Girl of this year's St. Paul Winter Carnival. RICHARD YOUNG just had a boyhood dream come true. He purchased a 1932 Ford convertible. To complete the dream he painted the car red. 69 SENIOR PROPHECY ELAINE OSTBY is competing with Gregg in shorthand books. Elaine's book is much simplified, in fact, it's blank. DONALD OYEN just won his 99th case as a big time lawyer in Sacramento, California. ROBERT PIERCE is now a famous rider for the Wild West Show in Cheyene. Maybe you've read about him in the paper. DONALD PLACKNER has just finished co-starring with Margaret O'Brien in a film of intriguing mystery and adventure, Who Done It?” GERHARD PREUSS was promoted from newsboy to bus- iness manager on the St. Paul Pioneer Press. BEVERLY PUCHALSKI is now traveling for Walgreen drugstores showing the most successful way to make chocolate ice cream sodas. PATRICK QUINN has recently thrilled thousands of fans at Notre Dame by running 92 yards the wrong way, turn- ing around, and calmly retracing his steps, and scoring for his own team. ANN RANNEY has just made a cool million (her first) from selling her pet Grade AA twin cows— Elsie and Belsie. RAMONA RASMUSSEN is head consultant at Myndall Cain's Beauty Salon. JEANETTE REARDON is now starring in a hit ’Panto- mime” on Broadway. She admits she owes her ability in pantomimes to Mr. Latvala's directing in high school days. ETHEL RODAHL has just developed a new gum that will not snap, crackel, or pop. LUETTA RODE was recently elected the best speller” at the University of Minnesota where she is teaching How to Win Spelldowns. LOWELL SATERBAK has just made his first million on his publishment of answer books for down and out Al- gebra students. Benson is now famous for the Dance Me Loose dancing school, run by MARGERY SATHER. Marge prefers to teach the Charleston to any other dance. MARLYS SATHER now edits a well known exchange column in the New York Sun. What? Typing students with straight A. Naturally. That's what happens when students take typing from JAMES SCHAAF. HELEN SCHOOLMEESTERS as a senior high English teacher has mastered one of the many problems a teach- ers has-How to get senior boys to enjoy English. Helen's secret is strictly confidential-- Ahem. DOROTHY SCHUUR has just organized a Farmer's Re- publican Club in her old home town, Benson. BARBARA and BEVERLY SKARE'S pictures have been seen in many magazines along with the question, Which twin has the Toni? MILTON SKARSTEN has passed a new bill which out- laws school on nice days. ADOLPH STAACK is raising sheep. Thousands of col- leges rely on him every year for sheepskins for diplomas. Last year fourteen Harvard men couldn't graduate be- cause two of Adolph's sheep died. JAMES STEEN has gotten together a group of former schoolmates and tours the country mowing cemetaries. CHARLES STIEL’S vaudeville show is now appearing at the Benson Ball Park. Admission is free to graduates of '53. ROBERT STOTTLER has just done the impossible by set- ting pins in six separa teal leys down at the Benson Bowl- ing Center. RHODA STUTELBERG has the highest batting average of the Women's Baseball League. Personality Plus describes our JOANNE SWINGSETH. She was just given the award for The teacher we would most like to spend our class time with by the New York school children. RONALD SYVERSON was just crowned the new world billiards champion. He recently beat Willy Hoppe. ALFRED TEIEN has recently established his dentistry business. He is taking applications for dental techni- cians, after office hours. ALFRED THOMPSON is now one of the few men who understands Eienstein's theory of relativity. About Al, Eienstein commented, Unbelievable. VIRGINIA THOMPSON was just elected president of the stenography club she organized. Says Virginia, I owe all my knowledge of shorthand to Mr. Olson at dear old B.H.S. MARGARET VORVICK has just sewn a formal for the wife of the President of Mexico. Of course, she owes her excellent sewing to her classes in home economics at B.H.S. 70 SCHOOL SCENES Studious Social Chief Algebra BOOO Study Hall Ambitious Mmmm AUTOGRAPHS 75 AUTOGRAPHS 76 V'-. - V It! f .V -4 . 'J A • n-i i—i i— i — A 'K k v r