Braham High School - Echo Yearbook (Braham, MN)

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r ff ' xvy-J CLASS HISTORY Four years ago on a sunny September moming, a group of bewildered Freshmen met with Mr. Betsinger and Mrs. Froyen, our class advisors. We elected Dennis Eliason, Presidentg Alice Studt, Vice Presidentg Margaret Barbo, Secretary: Sherman Weise, Treasurer: and Dennis Eliason and Edythe Strand to Student Council. During the year we were initiated by the Sophomores. Our class contained sixty-three pupils. During our Sophomore year, our class, under the sponsorship of Miss Kromer and Mr. Aune, initiated the Freshmen with a roller skating party at Fish Lake. Several members served as waiters and waitresses at the Junior-Senior Banquet. Out of our class of fifty we elected Dennis Eliason, Presidentg Billy Onifer, Vice Presidentg Carrol Lucht, Secretaryg Arlene Satterstrom, Tteasurerg and Dennis Eliason, Bruce Falk, and Alice Studt to Student Council. In our Junior year, with Miss Kromer and Mr. Peterson as advisors, and Jim Schwarten, President: David Olson, Vice Presidentg Carrol Lucht, Secretaryg Florence Carlson, Treasurerg and Jim Schwarten, Margaret Barbo, Dennis Eliason, and Diane Markley to Student Council, we entertained the Seniors with a beautiful banquet, the theme of which was Moonlight and Roses. Doris Berglund, Margaret Barbo, David Olson, and Clark Moline appeared on the program as the Moonmists. Money-making activities included our class play, The Adorable Imp, and a magazine drive. We received our class rings on April 24. There were forty-six pupils in our class. ln our last year in high school the following served the class as officers: Jim Schwarten, Presidentg James O'Bryon, Vice Presidentg Diane Markley, Secretaryg Gene O'Bryon, Treasurer, and Jim Schwarten, Dennis Eliason, Alice Studt, Bruce Falk, and David Olson to Student Council. Our many activities during the year included: Home- coming on October 15, publication of the Echog class playg Skip Dayg Junior-Senior Banquet given by the Juniorsg and a senior excursion. We finished the year with Bacca- laureate services, Class Night, and finally Commencement. Mr. and Mrs. Lindell were our sponsors for this year and our class consisted of forty-five members. A J .1 , 'si he U i f h X 1 if f 'l-it 1

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77 1 U' L CLASS WILL We, the seniors of 1955, being of sound mind and good character, and after much thought, do hereby publish this, our last will and testament. To the faculty we leave a few more gray hairs. And being unable to return next year we leave the following property to the underclassmen. Duane Anderson leaves his farming ability to Dick Fihn. Erving Anderson leaves his nickname, Mink, to David Erbstosser. Rose Anderson leaves--to work at the Doodle- bug. Margaret Barbo leaves her editorship of the Hi-Times to Barbara Thunberg. Marlene Barthei leaves her giggles to Audrey Olson. Doris Berglund leaves her desk droodles to the school. Ralph Borchardt leaves to manage the Lazy B ranch. Florence Carlson leaves her Natural red hair to Carol Johnson. Bill Carlson leaves his good marks to Rubert Pangrel. Arlene Dahl leaves her quiet voice to Elaine Nordeen. Joyce Dahlberg leaves--with good intentions. LeRoy Downing leaves his nickname, Grandy, to Dana Marshall. Dennis Eliason leaves his basketball abilities to Leslie Roesner. Bruce Falk ,leaves his broad shoulders to Eddie Borchardt. Dorothy Falls--manages to leave. Richard Fealy leaves his collection of cars to Willard Lindquist. Martin Ferrier leaves his power in football to his brother, Larry. June Grundberg leaves her innocent look to Donna Stanton. Laura Hasser leaves her 'chit-chat' sessions in social class to Beverly Hallin. Ronald Haughlie leaves his tardy passes and his nickname, Pigwart, to Dennis Hedstrom. David Holtz leaves his cowboy boots to Wes Carlson. Jim Kelling leaves his curly hair to George Grunewald. Carrol Lucht leaves her happy-go-1ucky ways to Ruth Brown. Diane Markley leaves her nickname, Bubbles, to Mary Beth Larson. Jane Mattson leaves--to get married. vw Loma Miller leaves her 4, 760 golden hours of study that she gladly mislaid somewhere in the school. Clark Moline leaves his innocent wise- cracks to Miss Kromer. Gretchen Monster leaves her sunshine smi1e to Patsy Lundquist. Gene O'Bryon leaves his fast moving tongue to James Kays. James O'Bryon leaves his long legs to Robert Hasser. David Olson leaves his black book to Spencer Doering. Ronald Nolby leaves his flashy shirts to Miles Rawhouser. Edward Peterson leaves his window breaking ability to anyone with a sharp elbow. David Prestidge leaves his thundering voice to Willie Strelow. Louie Rosburg leaves to join the circus be- cause he proved to be quite a clown in English class. Arlene Satterstrom leaves her pip-squeak voice to Ardys Ludington. Jim Schwarten leaves his pole vaulting to anyone who wants to break his neck. Larry Selberg keeps his moonlight memories but offers to teach his technique to anybody who is willing to learn. Edythe Strand leaves her A's in attitude to Stanley Nichols. Alice Studt leaves her crown to any deserving junior. Joan Svendby leaves her Norwegian accent to Wyatt Hansen. Dean Swanson leaves his Democratic argu- ments for all Republicans to ponder over. Sherman Weise leaves in a cloud of dust. Caryll Ziesmer leaves her blushing ways tc Miss Kress. Clyde Ziesmer leaves because it is the only thing left to do. Conclusion: And so ends the class will of 1955 and may the Class of '56 have as much fun as we have had.

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CLASS PROPHECY In the year two thousand -six, I am working for the United States Government Cen- sus Bureau traveling all over the states. I am in Buffalo, New York, now and I stop to see an old buddy of mine. He is the president and manager of the Edward P. Peterson Trucking Firm. Across town on the Lake Erie shoreline I see Dave Olson cruising around in his cabin cruiser. From Buffalo I go to New York City and in the National Art Museum I see some very artistic drawings done by Gene O'Bryon, Arlene Satterstrom, and Doris Berglund. Going up along the Hudson River I come up to West Point and see Jim Kelling and Martin Ferrier giving their troups marching drills. Then going across country to Boston I see LeRoy Downing who is president of Downing Tuna Fish Company and he is dictating a letter to his charming secretary, Joan Svendby. From Boston I go to Washington, D. C. and see Senator Dean Swanson fDemocrat from Minnesotaj and Representative Alice Studt fRepublican from Minnesotaj arguing over criminal hearings. Coming into Miami, Florida, I see that practically half of the Braham High School seniors of 1955 have moved there. Florence Carlson, Diane Markley, and Edythe Strand are teaching elementary school down there. Carrol Lucht is teaching music and Sherman Weise is coaching football there also. Over at the University of Miami I see Dennis Eliason and Larry Selberg coaching their champion basketball team. From there I hop a plane co-piloted by Clark Moline and Irving Anderson. The airline hostesses are Laura I-lasser and Rose Anderson. I picked up a joke book on the plane and who do you think the author was--none other than Louie Rosburg. I landed at Dallas, Texas, and saw David Holts. He is president of the Boots and Saddles Club of Dallas. Over in El Paso, Texas, Isee Dorothy Falls, who is happily married and has a group of four little tots to take care of. I have a sore neck from looking out of the train windows so much so I decide to go and see a doctor when I land. In Phoenix, Arizona, I go to the doctor and who do you suppose greets me in the lobby! None other than Margaret Barbo, who is working for Dr. James Schwarten. My next trip is to Hollywood, Califomia, where our own Arlene Dahl is starring in a hit movie. Caryll Ziesmer and Gretchen Monster are running an orange grove. Their foreman is Richard Fealy. Up in Idaho, Duane Anderson is managing a big potato farm. David Prestige is raising sheep in Montana, Also in Montana I- see Joyce Dahlberg as a secretary for a construction farm. Traveling to North Dakota I run into Loma Miller running her big ranch out on the prairie. Coming back home to Minneapolis I see Bill Carlson as a lawyer and Bruce Falk as superintendent of a Minneapolis school. When we arrive in dear old Braham, I meet Jane Mattson and Marlene Barthel on main street. It seems they have started a lonely hearts club. Some of their chief clients are Ralph Borchart and June Grundberg. Ronald Nolby and Clyde Ziesmer are farming their folks farms. Last but not least I see James O'Bryon coaching Braham's continuous championship basketball team. ax V ff 4-xv