Big Sandy High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Big Sandy, MT)

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THE CENTENNIAJ tural Department of the College. Tomorrow I want to show you people some pictures of my family, Hershell Jr. Dorothy Jr. and baby Arthur. They are darling youngsters if they are mine and I say it myself. I graduated from Dillon and taught in the city schools at Missoula two years and then we were married. Since living in Bozeman I have finished the domestic science course at the college besides keeping my house and caring for my family. Next year I am going to have my mother stay with the children and I am going to teach domestic science in a high school near Bozeman.” The happiness on Dorothy’s face plainly told us that she had attained the goal she had set for herself when she was a Sophomore in high school When Signe Bergby’s name was announced I noticed that she was sit- ting beside a very tall man in whom she evinced cosiderable interest but I a.most gasped for breath when I heard her say, “I am so glad Floyd and 1 could come to the reunion on our honeymoon. Of course, we are happy any- way but seeing you all and hearing about your success makes us that much happier. I was undecided as to where I should go to study music after I graduated from B. S. H. S. so I stayed at home for a year, and rested. Then I began to study voice and piano at the Conservatory of Music in Boston. After finishing there I worked on Chautauqua platforms for the three years and have had a studio of my own in San Francisco ever since. Now that we are married I shall do whatever Floyd thinks best and spend my time pleas- ing him.” Can you imagine that docile talk from snappy, little Signe? There’s no ■lelling what miracles life will work. It was only natural to ask Floyd to speak next so after unwinding his long length (longer and thinner than ever it seemed) he smiled and looked at the crowd and said, “Say Don, do you remember how hard we worked dur- ing our Senior year at high school ? I have worked just that hard studying music in New York and much harder since then in Grand Opera. I enjoy my music very much and now that I have Signe to work for and to spur me on I am sure I can do even greater things in the future. When you people come out to San Francisco, come to visit us.” During these speeches I had noticed a dapper, smiling, good-natured, f.'ne looking man in a corner and thought it must be Sam Sprague and sure whan the name was called this man got up instantly and then broadened in- to a grin as Sam began his story. “It beats all how loyal the whole class has been in coming to this meet- ing and I am glad to be here to add my story to yours. First, I am married have five children, a home in Portland, Hudson sedan and am president of the Union State Bank of Portland. I acted upon the advice of one of my in- structors in high school and attended the Commercial department at Boze- man, after graduating from there I entered a bank as a paying teller and gradually worked my way up to my present position. I have worked hard, and many long hours but the effort has been worth the while.” We applauded him so enthusiastically that we scarcely heard the open- ing remarks of a tall, beautiful, dignified lady who responded to the name of Sadie Hakenson. She spoke very quietly and her interesting story is as follows, “I entered the Deaconess Train g School for Nurses at Great Falls in June after graduating from high school and spent three years of hard training. I saw and cared for all kinds of cases but my greatest pleasure was helping the doctors during a delicate operation. I became so keen a- bout this special work that I was given a chance to specialize In it during my last year of training. After fiishing -there I was clinic nurse at a large hos- pital in St Paul and now I am school nurse in St Louis, Missouri. I am very

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THE CENTENNIAL erature. Then I taught English in Smith’s College in New York for four years. By that time school work was a bore to me so I spent a year touring the old world. Last year I was Dean of Women at National Park Seminary in Washington D. C. I like that kind of work but Sig doesn’t want me to teach any more so I haven’t decided yet whether I shall be Dean of Women or begin my life’s work in domestic science. I have been very busy but very happy and I am thankful for the opportunities I have had.” We could see that June was happy and by the far away look in her eye we thought we knew what her decision would be for next year. Next was Nat Gaines—I remembered him very well, although he was stoutir and had acquired a moustache the same twinkle glistened in his eyes as he glanced over the guests and said, “At first I thought it wouldn’t be worth while to come to this reunion but I have had a pleasant trip from my home in New Orleans. I suppose you are all wondering how 1 got way down there. I went home with a college chum from Dartmouth for a Christmas vacation. I liked the country and climate so well that after 1 graduated, with honors, from the law school I went back there to open my office. I don’t think it wa the climate that attracted me altogether for I met the best wo- man in the world and she has been my wife for three years. I am now State Senator from my county and am practicing law in New Orleans.” After this speech we all retired to the living room and listened to the stories of the others. Iris English was ready with her toast. “My ten years nave been spent at various things but mostly teaching. After graduating from B. S. H. S. I taught around Big Sandy for three years, attending summer school at Dil- lon each sulmmer. Finally I had money enoughto go to Missoula. I entered the art school there and fell madly in love—with my work so the years spent there seemed ali too short. The last few years I have had charge of the Art Department at the Great Falls High School and shall return there next year. I haven’t been too busy to have some fun with a jitney and a good! saddle pony and I am wondering if Don has either around here.” Iris is just the same girl we knew and loved ten years ago but she has a happier expression on her face that made us wonder if it was all “art for arts sake” that calls her back to Great Falls. This report brought us back to Big Sandy so Reynold called upon Ethel Diacon next. She is more matronly new and her face shows little lines ox care but she looks happy and contented and we all sit up and take notice as she says, “I am very glad for this opportunity of seeing all you people a- gain and hope you will come to see me at my country home about twelve miles southwest of here. As you know I took the Normal Training course and have made good use of it. I taught country schools for two years before I went to Dillon. I graduated from there four years ago and taught in Big Sandy two years. The last four years I have lived on the farm with my hus- band and daughter. My little girl will finish the eighth grade next year and then we shall move to town and keep her in school.” It seemed to me a fine report for all of us cannot do great things and I was glad to hear of Ethel’s success in the ordinary walks 01 life. Conten- ment is always worth more than fame. We all sat forward when Reynold called upon Dorothy Morefield for we had expected great things of her. I would scarcely have known her, she is much stouter and more sedate, but her smile brought out tne same old dim- ples as she said, “I am not Dorothy Morefield now. My friends call me Mrs. Hershell Hurd. We live at Bozeman where Mr. Hurd is head of the Agrieul-

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THE CENTENNJAI happy in my work and am glad of the opportunity to tell you about it.” Just then I heard Reynold say, “I think it is time to hear from David Moe”. The man who answered to the name stood up and grinned at us and instantly I thought of David’s contagious chuckle when funny things oc- curred in the assembly room. We didn’t have to wait long to hear it again for it came before he could tell his story which began, “Weil, I didn’t think I wanted to go to College after I graduated from high school but when all the class talked college from morning until night, I got the fever too and made up my mind to go to Bozeman. I went through the agricultural De- partment and since graduating from there I have taught agriculture in sev- eral high schools in Montana. I have always liked boys (ant! girls) and like to work with them. I am not piling up wealth but I hope 1 am helping boys to be better men and better farmers. I am interested in athletics too, and coach football and track each year. I am very glad to be nere, Don and I were always good friends and we owe him a debt of gratitude for our enter- tainment.” When the name of Lillian McClellan was called, I thought of her as she was in high school and as I looked at her I realized that time had dealt gently with her although she was more sedate and grown up now. Her first words were, “Gee, I didn’t know I was supposed to make a speech but may- be I can tell you a few things I have done in the last ten years. I went to a girl’s school in the east and took an active part in all trie athletics and out-door recreation offered. After I graduated from there I took a special course in ‘health-building athletics for girls’. Since then I have had charge of athletics for girls in several large high schools, but next year I am going to begin a new course of, ‘the use of athletics on husbands' and hope to be as successful in that as I have been in my other work.” We were all so busy remembering Barney’s athletic work for Big Sandy Hi that it was quiet for a few minutes. But the toastmaster soon called our attention back to earth by calling on Alvin Jacobsen. Alvin’s hair had lost none of its color but he had lost a few pounds of excess weight and had the air of a successful man. We ex- pected Alvin to take up agricultural work so we were surprised when he began by asking us if we remembered the cartoons we had to draw for English IV. “Well, those cartoons gave me an idea and I went to an art school and studied cartoons from all angles. I seemed to have an aptitude for drawing them and after finishing my art course I began working for ad- vertising firms and made good at it. Now I have a studio of my own and have a number of pupils. This trip home has given me some new ideas so I am doubly glad to be here.” Right then each one resolved to try to persuade Alvin to draw cartoons of the reunion next day. Marion Heise was called on next. She is a classy looking girl and just as attractive as in our school days. Her story began thus, ”1 am sure none of you ever thought I would be an actress, but thats what I am and I enjoy my work very much. At first the work wasn’t very interesting and I was often discouraged but I had made up my mind to be an actress so I plodded on. After awhile I was given an important role and now 1 am the star in the play my own company is giving. I am glad to be here and hope you all will have a chance to attend one of our productions.” I was so deep in thought that I jumped when my name was called and forgot whether I had lived ten years since our graduation or whether this