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

Text from Pages 1 - 32 of the 1944 volume:

REMINISCING Tommorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow has crept in this petty pace from day to day, until, perhaps all first graders of 1932 arc graduating from e too soon, high school and atepp.. eg out into tb‘- wor- d to place as adults interesting high school days shall r cnomb or i n i 1 a t i c n. re re ojr Cut never shall the msmox7 of our forgotten beared Always .ve and a in ckons green as_______. green? However, n n ii a r e practice Oh, but we couldn’t have been that tion day Freshmen we 11«; 11 all lived through inhi oilvo today. Our picnic was the high-iight at the end perfect year, (I use the wore perfect of our Ioose.lv •-t The beginning of our Sophomore year brought most of us bock to senoel with flying cole cs--beoau.ne the wind was blowing. The following year, as Juniors, we all enjoyed pleasant evenings we spent in detention. Our the Junior play proved the total profit, of war conditions) decorate the hall, graduating for the we dug in i a i rn ICnruet. a grand success. Eight cents equalled A isothe faculty d ec: ded (he6c,use that we didn't need a barque, i or to but we ti ught it wouldn’t seem like Seniors unless they had all this so and found a way to have the Junior Prom and he stage which w.s made to look like a shin, tr.s all v e decorated. He banquet was held in ft no Community Hall for the first time. T c tables ..W'-re arranged in a V ■''or Victory. The Top Hatters who prey- ed for the dance also played for the parquet. The Grand. March was at 9-3e, At mid-right Virginia Jiagen end P ul Svennungsen ware crowned queen arc ling. This year as Seniors, we graduate, and so have reached our goal which we have been striving to attain in high school. As Seniors we are proud; our high schoc-J days, with few exceptions, have been happy and interesting, and. today as i .-.ok back one, teem to have been, very short. Tho we slightly envy out young ...r schoolmates who still have many happy Day before them, wo dc not regret ieav eager to be out intc. the world ochievir, end sailing farther into the sea ox ’’Tonight We Launch, ’There She.!.] We Aneiior? ya such, as Pr.ok i .-J.fi, , far- we. are -to other goals accessErr glass We the class of forty-four, Our smiling faces you will see no more. vie are leaving for jigger and better things. Nothing less than swank cars and diamond rings. No more dry talks, and after-the-night-before lectures No more Detention slips and. teachers wild gestures. No more running around the basket-ball floor. Coaches good team is gone for ever more. Oh yes we have had our good times. And we have stuck by the rules But we really are sorry To be leaving this school. Sure, We started out as Freshmen As all the green-horns do Then along c me initiation And Baby iI V e were through. As Sophomores we really worked. Our duties v e seldom ever shirked, be to k the banquets in our 3tride And added a little to our pride. be followed them with the Navy blue And to our prom colors v e shall ever be true. be raised the Junior class to fame. And then we gladly signed our name. And now for a peep at the seniors. We have Irene and Knute at the top of the class, With the rest of us hoping we will all pass. What do you think Teachers?;. :? ■ Five Seniors in the Navy Blue To those five Seniors v e shall ever be true. Our three Bobs, Chariie and Walt. With Jose and Margaret backing them As they go to join the fight We know that the boys of the Navy Blue Will make It back all right Faber and Ieline are our cowboys, They can both sing Home on the Range,'. And speaking of notes being sour jTheir occupations they’d better change. Now Lois and Ann are sheepherders. Their professions they will never lay down Not to the day of Milinium When they view their golden crown. Our farmers; Courtnage Butler, and Jappe Are struggling with rye, corn, and wheat After Questionaires, petitions, and Alphabet chanting They will bo rather hard soldiers to beat. There’s always some fighting Irish In every class tis true But when we picked up Johnny O’Malley BABY.’He is one of the few, Betty and Ruth are cur cute little blondes Dorothy and Helen brunettes Virginia is a whisp of sunshine Five girls boys never forget. Now Stella belongs in the business world. Donna is a home maker at heart And to think of the job to be done today They are off to a very good start. We are Irish, Korweigan, and a mingle of Dutch House.ives, cowboys, sheepherders and such. WY all have our professions, all of them good. And there isn't a one who doesn't like Mr. Hood. The Seniors spent their sneak day in Great Falls. Several places were visited. First was the mausoleum, after this wc went through the entire Paris Department Store. He.o the Seniors ate their dinner which was furnished by the Paris store. The Coco-Cola Bottling Comoany was our next stop. Y!e saw how coco-cola was mane and bottled. Bach Senior received a bottle of coke after this tour. Vie then visited the KFBB Broad- casting station. During our stay there we heard ana saw Eoscoe Herns play. Our last, stop of the day wrs the Tribune. Here we saw the evening paper icing run r� j- I- .1 ifter visiting several business places the class went to a show and then started for Sandy. _AQliU OHS BETTY IIAY Band 1-2-3 Drama Club 1 Senior Play Sec. Home Ec Club 2 Vice-Pres. II. Ec Club 3 Majorette 1-2 Paper Staff 3 Education Week 4 Glee Club ’-2-3 Carnival 4 IRENE LITTLEFIELD Band 1-2-3-4 Junior Fla Home Ec Club 2 Drama Club 1 P per Staff 3-4 Education Week 3 High School Week 4 Glee Club 1-2 I EL I HE BELLINGER Junior Play Rifle Club 2-3 Home Ec Club 1-2 Education Week 3 High School Yveek 2-4 Carnival 3 Stamp Warden 4 HELEN SECORA Junior Play Senior Play Basketball 1-3-4 Carnival 3 Stamp Warden 4 Glee Club 2 • ELI3WORTH BUTLER Junior Play Band 1-2-3-4 JOSEPHINE HENDERSON Band 1-2-3-4 Basketball 1-3-4 Senior Play Rifle Club 1 President Home Ec Club 3 Vice-Pres. H. Ec Club 2 Class Treasure 2 Carnival 1--3-3-4 Student Band Director 4 Education Week 4 High School Week 2 Prom Queen 4 DOROTHY DYER Basketball 3-4 Glee Club 1 Carnival Queen 3 JOHN O'MAIL ;y Basketball 1-2 Senior Play Vice President 4 High School Yveek 2 Glee Club 2 Carnival 3 LOIS KETTRICK Band 1-2-3-4 Junior Play Home Ec Club 1-2-3 Drama Club 1 Paper Staff 1 Carnival 2 Student Band Director 4 BOB CORNETT Band 1 Athletics 1-3 Rifle Club 1 (Navy) MAKGARET STREMCHA Band 1-2-5-4 Cheerleader Drum Major Junior Play Treasurer Lome Ec. lub Student Council 5 Education Leek Gle 3 Club 1 Carnival 1-2-3-4 Stamp V� arden 3 Student Band Director Song Leader Rome Ec Club Basketball 1-5-4 STELLA RICE Basketball 1-3-4 Senior Play Drama Club 1 Paper staff 2-3-4 Education Leek 4 BOBBY SIEBRA3SE Band 1-2-3-4 Basketball 1-2-3 Class President 2 Vice-President of Student C ouncil 4 Athletic Manager 4 PEA 1-2-3-4 Junior Play (Navy) DEANE COURTMAGE Band 1-2-3-4 Athletic 2-3 4 Junior Play Senior Play Class President 1 Student Council 4 Stamp Warden 4 Prom King 4 VIRGINIA ALLBERDICE Treasure Home Lc Club 3 Education Week 3 High School Week 4 Stamp Yvarden 4 Carnival 2 CHARLES NEPIL Sec-Treas. PPA 3 HAROLD IIALVORSON Junior Play Senior Play Education Leek 3 High School Yi 'eek 4 ANN COWAN Basketball 1-3-4 Junior Play Senior Play Sec-Treas. H. Ec Club 1 Drama Club 1 Education Week 3 Carnival 3-4 Student Band Director 4 RUTH RUTLEDGE Band 1-2-3-4 Junior Play Sec. Home Ec Club 3 Drama Club 1 Paper Staff 4 High School Week 2 Carnival 2 LENOARD JAPPE FPA 1-2-3-4 Vice-President 4 Senior Play LAWRENCE FABER Athletics 3 Rifle Club 1-2 Vice-President PPA Judging Team PPA 1-2-3 WALT ROBERTSON Athletic 1-2-3-4 Captain Basketball Junior Carnival 3 (Navy) BOB FINKE Class President 3 Athletics 2-3-4 FFA 1-2-3-4 DONNA HENDERSON Basketball 1 Home Ec Club Glee Club 1 CLASS PROPHECY We have had the Senior Class of ”44 report to us over short wave radio and this is what they are doing; Deane Courtnage :is ■ inTomlpaunp rDpfsey's orchestra playing drums, and Tommy says that Deane e en trys to take the band over now and then. Walter Robertson has recently married Margaret Stremcha, and now agrees that puppy love is just a prelude to a dogs’ life. Ann Cowan is farming with Jerry Nepil now, Ann says that the only thing she doesn’t like about farming, is that she has to get up so early in the morning. Bobby Siebrasse who is the husband of Josephine Henderson is farming. Their youngest talks fluently now. Harold Halvorsen has just reported from his laboratory in Washington D.C. that he has a formula that will blow up the Big Sandy High School and that he would like to experiment Irene Littlefield is now a business woman in New York. Ieline Berlinger is working on the west coast, but it must be a military secret as no one knows what she is doing. RuthtRutledge is still on the look-out but hasn't got her man yet. ‘ Leonard Jappe went home yesterday after a weeks visit in the metropolis. Charles Nepil is a pilot of a fast cargo plane. Remember when Charlie thought he was in a P-38 when he got behind the wheel of Scott’s delivery truck? And now here is John O’Malley ready to step into Frank Sinatra’s shoes. The only thing wrong with John is that he only sings on Saturday night. Bob Finke , the punch-board expert, does a little farming on the sideline. Stella Rice is now up in society, she has learned to smoke. Donna Henderson, Betty Kakalecik, Virginia Allderdiee, and Helen Secora are all nurses. Helen says. ”It is so interesting.” You know her Dal was a butcher. Lois Hettrick is working awfully hard. Do you know that she only weighs 120 pounds now? NoJ I know that you could never tell it. Dorothy Dyer is in Hollywood and is supposed to be taking Dorothy Lamour's place while she is on vacation. Tne postwar oil shortage has affected Ells- worth Butler for use in his Ford and also in his hair. Bob Cornett joined the Naval Air Reserve be- fore he graduated and liked it so well he might make it his life work. Lawrence F ber is now running a bus line from Big Sandy to Havre. HAHB NICKNAME PASTIME Virginia Aliderdice Ginny acting silly leline Berlinger Burlap reading letters Ellsworth Butler Elsie sleeping Robert Cornett Cornett Frenchie Deane Courtnage Bull Delores Ann Cowan Annie flirting Dorothy Dyer Dodc housework Lav renco Faber Faber riding Robert Finke Fink wondering Harold HalTorson Knute thinking different Donna Henderson Don dreaming Josophinc Hondor6on Jefso worrying Lois Hettrick Chubby eating Leonard Jappe Jeff tolling jokes Betty Kafcalccik Kay men Irene Littlefield Renie-bug Studying Charles Kepil Charlio danc ing John GUIallcy Johnny guess 11 Walter Robertson Walt you know. .’ Ruth Rutledge Ruthic combing her hair HoIon Seeora Butch gadding about Bobby Siobrasse Siebrasse woll—it's a good Ilargarct Stremcha Maggie Trait Stolla Rice Stella being sour FAVORITE SONG WANTS TO BE Smiles It's a Sin to Tell a Lie Paper Doll Has� ;-! I Stayed Away too Long I Couldn’t Sleep a Wink Last Night People Will Say We're in Love There's Something About • a Soldier I'll Be Around Don't Got Around LIuch Anymore Beautiful Dreamer I '11 Get By Got Your I Ian I Love Little Willie Take It Easy Besane Mucho (Kiss me Much) The Man I Love It Hakes No Difference Now In I.!y Arms I'n Always Dreaming of you Maggie My Ideal I Carao-Hor To Talk For Joe You'd Be So Nice To Cone Hone To It's Love, Love, Love Don't Sweetheart Ho happy professional hog caller lady’s man in Box Elder plumber with Jerry left alone whadda you think? good graceful on her own somebody you guess? somebody's darling loved somebody's stenog Admiral always sober hone lotsa things farmer's wife on the farm sailor's wife teacher CLASS WILL Herein is contained the paper to be known henceforth as the first will and testament of the Senior Class of 1944 A.D. of Big Sandy Hi k School. WE, THE SENIOR CLASS OF 1944, leave cur be- loved faculty our sense of humor. Sometime? v think that they need it. WE leave to tne Juniors not « darned thing as they think they have it all now. YvrE leave to the J 'Sophomores our ability at dramatics. They should have a good Jr. Play uert year. WE leave to the Freshmen...On second thought why should we leave them anything. WE leave our beloved janitor Irvin the scarred desks, the jiblets of torn notes, the dirty blackboards, and the practical jokes. I, John O'Malley, leave my Irish Humor to little Stevey. I, Margaret Stremcha, leave my historical ability to Margaret Cole. I, Robert Cornett, will my coupe to my little brother hoping he Las as good luck at Box Elder as I. I, Stella Rice, will my wild streak to Mernie. I, Ellsworth Butler, leave my ability with Mernie's creations too. I, Helen Secora , will my ways with boys to my kid sister, I, Lenoard Joppa, will my uproarious out- bursts to Joseph Q,uinn. I, Virginia Allderdice, leave my devilish turn to Barbara Arnold. I, Bobby Siebrasse, will leave for the Navy. I, Irene Littlefield, leeve my scholastics to Edith Moore. I Charles Nepil, leave my sarcasm and caustic remarks to Ebby Dixon, bless his little heart! Brrdod little. I, Ieline Berlinger, leave my sweaters to Edna Olsen. I, Ann Cowan, leave my 21 jewel movement to Leona Belchner. I Walt Robertson, leave my vocabulary to any X() • ' fool that wants it. I, Dorothy Dyer, leave my title of Belle of Bombing Range B to the next war time generation. I, Harold Halvorsen, leave love and kisses to Professor Machgan. I, Kuth Rutledge leave my pretty big eyes to I, Lawsrance Faber, will my quietness to Bobby I, Deane Courtnafre, will keep Delores. Thank I, Lois Hettrick, will my appitite to Ethel I, Josephine Henderson, will my glamour and stuff to Vlasta?P, I, Robert Finke, will my slow but sure way to turtle S, I Elizabeth Mardel Kakslecik, will my way with animals; cats, turtles end things to Dora Goecks. I, Donna Henderson, will my spelling ability to Mardella. I, Fay Machgan, sponsor, leave the Senior Class of ’M . to the world. This proves I em down on humanity. M SAWDy INTRODUCTION The war time school year of 1943-44 ended successfully at Big Sandy desoite the fact that many additional educational problems had to be dealt with by the school trustees and administra- tion . The shortage of teachers was felt in Big Sandy as well as in all other schools. Despite the fact that it was necessary to hire five addi- tional teachers during the school term, neverthe- less the school work was completed satisfactorily on schedule. Although practically every other high school in the county and elsewhere showed a de- crease in enrollment due to war time conditions, nevertheless Big Sandy high school increased over 5$. Stressing the physical fitness program may have been a factor in winning five trophies in interscholastic athletic contests. That scholar- ship has not suffered is indicated by the fact that a large number of ribbons were won by the grade school students at the county meet, and a state major scholarship award in the high school division. Standardized achievement tests indicate that each class in Big Sandy is above average in scholarship. A plan for granting partial credit was worked out so that boys who found it neces- sary to stay out of school to work in the fall or spring, would not lose out entirely as far as credits are concerned. And finally a great deal of discussion and planning has taken place in re- gard to the new high school building Big Sandy is going to be eligible for as soon as the war is over. We look forward optimistically toward 1944- 45 as present indications point to a successful school term with a full, corps of competent teach- ers and a larger student body who will be attempt- ing to make the best of their educational oppor- tunity . Superintendent Board of Trustees of School District No. 11 meet- ing in the High School Office. Left to right: Chairman B. H. Gullickson, Otis T. Misfeldt, Julius Nygard, Henry Jappe, Earl King. Standing: Walter Tschirgi, clerk. Upon the shoulders of the duly elected school board, men serving without pay, rest the responsibility for determining the broad educational policies for the Big Sandy School System, and the responsibility for employing a professional staff necessary to put these policies into effect. C. E. Hood Superintendent F. E. Miley Principal A healthy child learns faster.,f During the past year from 90-125 students were served federally reimbursed noon meals at Big Sandy. Another health service was a spotted fever inoculation clinic conducted in Big Sandy by the county nurses of Chouteau and Hill County,, The primary department at present is crowd- ed into basement rooms which are difficult to heat light, and vent- ilate. When the new school build- ing is ready for occupancy, this situation will be remedied. Big Sandy's two solutions to the transportation problem: The school buses and the school dormi- tories. Relaxation period in a typical girl's room and typical boy's room in the dorm- itories . Girls receiving training to alleviate the manpower shortage on the home front—whether on the farm or in war factories. The ability to use the common tools, to read blueprints and draw them, and to send and re- ceive telegraph and radio code messages, has been learned in these classes. Since Eand Director Orion G. Hegre was called to the army at the end of the first semester, Cliff- ord Knapp of Havre consented to take over the band for the remainder of the year. The band continued to play at the depot for inductees, maintained the high standards set in previous years, even under the handicap of evening rehearsals. The Pioneers recently completed one of the most successful seasons in the history of Bit; Sandy H. S. The football team was undefeated unti] the last game of the season when playing for the Judith Basin Divisional Championship. The basket- ball team took on the toughest competition avail- able, including the Shelby Coyotes and the Great Falls Independents. The majority of games during the season were won, and the Pioneers came through at tournament time to win the Chouteau County Tournament at Fort Benton, the Sub-district Tourn- ament at Chinook, and took 2nd place in the District Tournament at Harlem, losing in the final game to Chester. How the War Stamp Booth looks on Wednesdays. Stamp sales are in charge of the Student Council who appoint Stamp Wardens. $2493 5 worth of stamps were sold over this counter last year. This does not include the $17,000 worth of bonds sold in voting for the Victory Belles at Victory Night Program last fall. School activities in Big Sandy have been greatly motivated by wartime conditions. 1. 4th Grade students preparing for a military skit given at the Spring Program. 2. A sixth grade art project in which the flags of the United Nations were made by students. 3. Third grade students demonstrating how to fold a flag. 4- Loading a box car in Big Sandy with waste paper at the end of a salvage drive conducted by Reverend Carleton. Auto Mechanics was a new course introduced in BSHS last fall. A number of cars, trucks, and tractors were overhauled by this class under the careful supervision of Mr. Miley. The pictures show the boys at work on the construction of a tract- or cab. A large metal lathe has just been added to the school shop equipment. Both students and instructors are looking for- ward to the time when they can move into better quarters in the new high school building. PERSONNEL Big Sandy Public Schools Faculty Members 1947-44 Zelda Bilile, B. E. , English and Library Cecelia Deutschman, B.S., Home Economics Orion G. Hegre, B.A. , Science and Physical Education Helen Carlson, B.A., Social Science and Phy. Edu. Chas. E. Hood, M.A., Superintendent Fay Machgan, B.A., Science George Jelinek, E.S., Vo- Agr. and Phy. Edu. Francis E. Miley, B. A., Principal and Mathematics Alfreda Sigg, B.S., Commerce and Dramatics Lucy Naegeli, B.S., Home Economics Grace Dow, 1st and 2nd Grades Mildred Elliott, 6th Grade Helen Meyer, 4th and 5th Grades Ida Panchot, 3rd Grade Ethel Svennungsen, Vocal Music Esther Hood, Vocal Music Lida Walters, Mountain School Mary Craft, Flatness School Non-certificated Employees Walter Tschirgi, District Clerk Rose Cushman, Dormitory Matron Erwin Crofoot, Janitor-Custodian Anna Chaffee, School Lunch Cook Irene Hilbig, School Lunch Cook Martin Balazic, Bus Driver Ira Butler, Bus Driver Andrew Trunk, Bus Driver ( indicates resignation during school term) 1943-44 Statistics (Numbers in parenthesis indicate last year's figures) 1. High School Enrollment: 100 (95) 2. Grade School Enrollment: 145 (136) 3. High School Graduates: 24 (21) 4. Junior High Promotions: 19 (26) 5. Freshman Class Enrollment: 39 (19) 6. 1943 School Census: 318 (308) 7. Assessed Valuation of District No. 11: $2,811,768 8. Taxable Valuation of District No. 11: $816,298 ($779,589) 9. Assessed Valuation H.S. Dist. No. 2: $7,743, 398 10. Taxable Valuation H. S. Dist. No. 2: $2,194,247 11. 1943 Levy: 4.9 (lowest in county for town schools) w m V - ' §! HI Hin. j 1 1 Jo J ■ 1 5' . munis ■ - ;pV '• , - ‘W' '■ • IWi lOH LOCUl! _ it-o' SoV _ U4i UIUIIU l-LjUJl UU l l-U-LU-4, la rxioo -lcWcHE.lt- Z.4-0- _____IQQ-'O . _20-0- |_____ ____________________________________________ 1 '•FUST FLOOR. PL A II Preliminary plans for the new high school building at Big Sandy are shown above. They were drawn by Architect Fred Brinkman at the request of the Board of Trustees of School District No. 11. These plans are subject to change, but it is considered advisable to do as much post-war planning as poss- ible now, and not wait until the war is over.