Browns Valley High School - Thunderbird Yearbook (Browns Valley, MN)

Text from Pages 1 - 102 of the 1954 volume:

THE THUNDERBIRD 1953 1954 t SEATED: Nina Duffield, Marie Moeller, Everett Randall, Rodney Ingerson, Jerry Nigg STANDING: Janice Hanson, Mr. Paulson (Advisor), Joyce Vollmers ANNUAL STAFF Editor.....................Jerry Nigg Associate Editor....Everett Randall Art and Pictures........Marie Moeller Class Editor............Janice Hanson Activities.............Joyce Vollmers Sports................Rodney Ingerson Business Manager........Nina Duffield FRONT ROW: Mr. Peterson, physics, math, and 7th home room; Mrs. Swanke, grade principal and 3rd grade; Mr. Bambenek, high school principal and history; Mr. Shelver, library and superintendent; Mrs. Smith, commercial and phy. ed.; Mr. Stoyke, music MIDDLE ROW: Mrs. Duffield, 1st and 2nd grade; Mrs. Korsbrek, 1st grade; Mrs. Blank, 6th grade; Mrs. Newcomb, 4th grade; Mrs. Paulson, 5th grade; Mrs. Roske, 2nd grade; Mrs. Gunhus, home ec. BACK ROW: Mr. Eleven, industrial arts and reading; Mr. Segerson, junior high English, 8th home room, boys phy. ed. and coach; Mr. Cates, senior high English, dramatics, football and 9th home room; Mr. Bourdage, veterans agriculture; Mr. Paulson, chemistry, science, and math. MUTCHLERS MARKET CRUGHT IN THE RCT • 1. Nothing but the facts ma'am! 2. That's right J It is a complex sen- tence with a compound subject, three infinatives, two preposit- ions, and a double meaning! 3. Oh Mein Pa Pa— 4. Wife beater! 5. Wife. 6. Balance the scales, then add four grams manganese dioxide---- 1. Read it, Harlyn ! 3. YEAST! in baking powder biscuits????? 9. Me? I always play vollyball in my spare time. 10. Haven't got your re- port in yet huh?? 11. That's what I said-- Read from page 300 to 400, test tomorrow! 12. Good morning children... 13. Mr. Cates! What are you doing in the dark?? 14 Hey P.K. ! Where'd ya get the three arms??? HARLYN BARTZ 'Bartz' I'm Bartz, what's your excuse? Sisseton- 1,2; Base- ball- 3; Football-3,4 ELSIE BIEL fBllief She has one thing in common with the moon- they both shine on Peever Pep Club - 1,2 SONJA JACOBSEN 'Jake' I'm from South Dakota, Are you famous too? Pep Club - 1,2; Class Play - 3. RONALD DUEHP 'Ron Durr' Eight ball in the side pocket, Basketball - 1,2,3,4; Baseball-2,3; Vice Pres.-l; President-2; Mixed Chorus-1,2,3,4; Boys Glee Club- 1,2; Band - 2,3,4; Class Play - 3. HARRY DONATH 'Dunk' He's alert when it comes to a skirt. Wheaton-1,2; Basket- ball - 3. NINA DUFFIELD 'Duffy' Whose little body lodged a mighty mind. Band-1,2,3,4; Mixed Chorus-1,2,3,4;Girls Glee Club-1,2; Class Play-3; Annual-3,4; Student Council-2,3; S. C. Vice Pres.- 3; Newspaper - 1,2,3,4; Editor-4; Pep Club-1,2 BARBARA HAANEN 'Bobbie' I’m different, I always scallop my side seams. Beardsley - 1,2,3 JANICE HANSON 'Jann' Choke her before she talks herself to death. Band-1,2,3,4; Mixed Chorus-1,2,3,4; Class Play-3; Annual- 3,4; Girls State-3;Student Council-3; Speech-1; Homecoming Queen - 4; Newspaper-1,2,3; Pep Club-1,2; Girls Glee Club-1,2;Treasurer-4. WALTER HENNEN 'Wallis' I do NOT have a Toni4 Basketball -1,2,3,4; Football-4; Carnival King - 4; Track - 1. RODNEY INGERSON 'Dope' The biggest explosion in chemistry class. Student Council - 4; Annual - 3,4; Class Play - 3; DALE KAUFMAN p 'Cough-drop' Who stole my English paper, I hope. Sisseton - 1,2. i� JOYCE VOLLMERS 'Voll-meers' She always carries a t m- «4 JACK in her car ! 1 Mixed Chorus- 1,2,3,4; Cheerleader-3; Class % Play-3;Newspaper-l,2,3; Student Council-2;Pep Club-1 2; Annual-3,4; President-4; Carnival Queen Cand.-3; Sec. Tresa.-3; Girls Glee Club-1,2; Speech-1,2,3 MARLYS LECLAIR Lee-Clair One track mind - Harry and MARRY. Pep Club - 1,2; Mixed Chorus - 1,2,3; Girls Glee Club- 1,2; Class Play - 3; Homecoming Queen Candidate - 4. DORIS SPOTTS 'Dora Jean' I've been dying for twelve years and now I'm going to live '. Pep Club - 1,2; Home- coming Queen Cand.-2,4; Speech - 1,2. MARIE MOELLER •Of course women are foolish. They were made like men. Pep Club - 1,2; Class Play - 3;Newspaper-1,2; Speech- 1,2; Annual-3,4 LENOLE MUNDI ' Fox' He never lets his studies interfere with his education. President - 3; Mixed Chorus - 2; Basket- ball - 1; Track - 1. ROBERT McLANE 'Young George' Not merely the chip - he's the old block itself. President - 1; Mixed Chorus - 2; Carnival King Candidate - 1; Football - 1,2,3,4; Track - 1. MERLYN SAXTON Blush? Just like a little red rose '. Basketball - 1,2,3,4; Track-1,2,3,4; Base- ball - 3,4. DARLENE SAUER 1 Sauer' Temper? Who's got a temper? Mixed Chorus - 1,2,3,4; Newspaper - 1,2; Cheer- leader - 1,2,3,4; Girls Glee Club - l,2;Student Council-4;Pep Club-1,2; Class Play-3; Speech-2; Sec. - 1,2;Treasurer-2. LEROY SAXTON Our basketball star - he's always out at night Basketball - 1,2,3,4; Track - 1. JERRY NIGG 'Nigger Toe' There may be better men than I, but I doubt it. Basketball-1; Student Council-3,4;S.C. Pres- ident-4 ;Mixed Chorus-1; Annual-3,4; Editor - 4; Newspaper-1;Class Play-3; V. President-4; Carnival King Candidate - 3. DUANE REES 'Fishty' Last one in - - first one out'. Football - 2,3,4; Baseball - 3,4. Nino WRLL4 Drtv.LEtH A JAERLsJ B oB MWS 50NJ« BEVERLY ZIEMER 'Scooty' What's a man more or less in my young life? Mixed Chorus- 1,2,3,4; Girls Glee Club -1,2; Class Play-3; Carnival Queen-4; Pep Club-1,2; Sextet- 3; Speech- 1; Homecoming Queen Cand- idate-3; Vice Pres.-3. FAY CARDWELL 'Fayzle Blessings on him who invented sleep 1 Mixed Chorus - 1,2,3; Pep Club- 1,2; Girls Glee Club - 1,2. Royal blue and White QLRSS HISTORY Forward Ever, Backward Never Red rose FRESHMAN: It was a lovely September day in the year 1950, that 30 grass green- know it all freshmen stalked up the high school steps to take dear old B.V. by surprise. The seniors promptly cut us down to size with that grand institution, initiation”. i’hat wasnft enough though; they balled us up with a maze of scheduled classes, and with teachers by the dozen. Confucius say: Bob McLane was president; Jim Wagner, vice president; Darlene Sauer, secretary; LaDonna Bloch, treasurer. Darlene was a cheer- leader. Nina and Janice made music with the band. Our athletic ability was proven by Merlyn, LeRoy, Ronn, Walt, Charlie, and Lloyd Howell playing basketball; Bob playing football; and Merlyn, LeRoy, Bob and Lenole out for track. Eleven of us sang in the Mixed Chorus; Darlene was our candidate for Homecoming Queen; and Bob and Germaine Roerig were our choice for Carnival King and Queen. Ardella Hansen and Clyde Williams quit during 'the year. SOPHOMORE: We were disappointed to start our sophomore year without Harlan Peterson, LaDonna bloch, who transferred to Clitherall, Minn., and Betty Nickolauson, who transferred to Sisseton, So. Dak. The remainder of us started with high hopes with Ronald as president; Jerry as vice-president; Darlene as secretary-treasurer. Mr. Sidney Shelver guided our eager little minds through the year. Our class activities consisted of making sophomore pep and a scavenger hunt sponsored by and for our class. Beverly, Janice and Joyce were in the one act plays. Darlene was again chosen cheerleader. Doris was our Homecoming Queen candidate and Janice and Jim represented us at the carnival. Three of us played in the band. The Mixed Chorus was enriched by nine of our golden voices. The same six boys again played basketball; Bob played football; and Merlyn went out for track. Our student council representatives were Nina and Joyce. Darleen Lureen, Dorothy Reed and Willis Reed Quit during the year. JUNIOR: We triumphantly stepped into our junior year under the supervision of Mrs. Smith, our class advisor with Lenole, president; Beverly, vice- president; Joyce, secretary; and Lloyd, treasurer. We eagerly welcomed Harlyn Bartz and Dale Kaufman from Sisseton and Harry Donath from Wheaton. We started without Joan Nigg, who transferred to Sisseton, lost Lloyd to Wilmot and gave up Jim Wagner to the army. Eleven of us presented the comedy Brother Goose” in April. Our class rings shone on our little hands soon after Christmas vacation. Beverly was our Homecoming Queen candidate, Joyce and Jerry our carnival candidates. Six boys again shone forth on the basketball team, and three proved themselves in football. Two of the cheerleaders, Darlene and Joyce, came from our class. Janice was chosen to represent us at Girls State with Joyce as alternate. The student council representatives were Nina, Jerry, and Jann. Joyce went to the regional speech tournament. Nine of us continued to enrich the Mixed Chorus. We climaxed our junior year by playing hosts at the Junior-Senior prom and banquet. The gym was lavishly decorated in an Evening in Paris theme. SENIOR: Our senior year was entered with mixed emotions. Some of us glad the grind was to be over and others a little sad at the thought of leaving. No losses were suffered but Barbara Haanen transferred from Beardsley to give us a grand total of 13 girls and 13 boys. Seven of us have gone to school here together all twelve years. We chose Joyce as our president; Jerry as vice-president; Joanne as secretary; and Janice as treasurer. Mr. Bambenek lead the way through the year. We started the freshmen on their merry way through high school by conducting a stimulating initiation. Wally, LeRoy, Ronn, Charlie, and Merlyn played basketball for the fourth straight year. Bob, Wally, Harlyn and Duane stuck by the gridiron. Six of us sang in the Mixed Chorus. Janice was chosen Homecoming Queen in October. Darlene, Rodney, and Jerry (Pres.) represented us in student council. Darlene was chosen cheerleader for the fourth consecutive year. Wally and Beverly were carnival King and Queen. In April we put on another smash hit play, A Little Honey”, under the direction of Mr. Cates. May 7th, bright and early in the morning we took off on Skip Day. Destination: Duluth. Graduation was May 28th and Baccalaureate was May 23rd. Thus we passed an important milestone in our lives. We have come a long way since we first entered the hallowed halls of B.V. High School. It’ll seem strange not to come back again next year but looking back I think we will all agree that our school days were truly The best years of our lives . PROPHECY As I was glancing through an issue of my Hometown News which, incidently, is edited by the old Thunderbird Editor, Nina Duffield, an article about an old school mate of mine, Janice Hanson, caught my eye. Janice, so the story went, decided to seek fame and fortune by writing a book which was a guide to catching a man. Unfortunately one of the copies got into the hands of her current fiance and so upset him that Gods Gift to Women jilted her and fled to a cave where he’s taken up the hermit1s life. Now most of the other women have banded together and have indicted her for robbing them of good potential husband material. Well, it seems that the class of 1954 is turning out to be quite famous - or infamous. Which is it? My curiosity about Janice and the rest of the class was thoroughly aroused by this time, so I decided to return to the Valley and look them all up. Since I was planning on going back, I thought I’d better do it in style so I rushed down to the nearest automobile agency to look at the new models. The salesman, who turned out to be Dale Kaufman, showed me the newest atomic cruiser. IT , he assured me, is incredible, indivisible, inexplicable, indelible, inedible, and indestructaole. , Well , I gasped, those are pretty big claims. What proof can ybif give me? Gee , he said, my wife, Joanne has been driving one for two months and it’s still in one piece. How much more proof do you need? His sales talk convinced me so I walked over to select my model. I picked out a metallic gray one, which, Dale hastened to inform me, would immediately be installed with the fearless accessory. After noticing my quizical expression, he explained that with each car sold to a woman driver, they installed a fearless mechanism which automatically says, So sorry I every time she hits a pedestrian. That seemed like just the thing for me so I took the car. As I sped towards the Valley I decided I needed a little diversion so after groping around among the maze of buttons, knobs and switches, I turned the radio on. The station it was tuned to was BLAB, located at B.V. The program was one of these Hints For the Harried Housewife which every station (and every prophecy) has. I was about to switch the thing off when the Helpful Housewife herself began to speak. I recognized her immediately as Marlys LeClair (pardon me - Marlys Ziemer). As I peeled my ear to the speaker, she began her program by telling us Not to put that excess bacon fat down the drain - pour it on the floor. Your family will fall for this new and novel use. Also - if you are troubled with having your walls soiled with children’s grimy fingerprints - avoid this - cut off their hands. I quickly switched the radio off as a sickening sensation formed in my throat. What a life poor Harry and the children must live if she takes herself seriously. I was still worrying about that when I sped into the Valley. Though I cut my pile-energizer the moment I spotted the large crowd in front of the theater I was too slow and one of the group was soundly bumped by my bumper. As I skidded to a halt to inspect the damages to the car, the theater-owner rushed up, sputtering excitedly. What do you mean, scaring my crowd away and messing up the pavement? As soon as I calmed him down slightly, I recognized him as Fishty Rees. We agreed to call a lawyer to settle the affair and Fishty led me across the street to a brilliantly lighted bar where we could relax until the lawyer reported back. A gigantic neon sign professed that this was Harlyn’s . Fishty told me that through family connections Harlyn Bartz had taken over Luvern’s shortly after graduation and naturally he had changed the name to Harlyn’s. He now operated a chain of these bars all over the United States and also one in Beardsley. As Fishty and I talked I found out that he was a big businessman too. He had gotten his start in the movie industry by persuading Joyce Vollmers to let him be her agent. As Marilyn Maroone, she had made millions for Fishty and herself. But she decided to retire, got married, and now she and her husband jointly own a duck farm, specializing in Teals (Thiels) naturally I Fishty was excited now about his new discovery who was appearing at the theater today - which accounted for the large crowd. It seems Rees had interested another of his classmates in movies and Boo McLane was a smash success as Four Flush Gordon, the Ace of Space . He is the current idol of millions of pre-institution age youngsters. Just as Fishty finished telling me his fascinating success story, the lawyer came bounding up, telling us about the wonderful luck he had and my difficulities were all taken care of. As the lawyer finished his spiel, I recognized him as Ron Duehr. His excellent work on this case was quite an accomplishment for someone who couldnft spell his middle name oefore sixth grade. I asked him if most of his cases turned out this good. Oh, no. In fact most of them wind up as mental cases ’ d Fishty had some bad news to tell me aoout Wally Hennen. He and Merlyn Saxton had enlisted in the Marines and quickly worked themselves up to important Pentagon jobs. One day Hennen left conference for a drink of water. It was supposed that he was lost in the maze and searching parties had scouted for him for fifteen years. Now there is a new lead - that he is the captive of a female Red spy somewhere in Lower-Slobovia. Merlyn is out on an important mission to secure Wally’s freedom. My, I hope we haven’t let such an eligible young man slip from our midst. I suggested driving around to look over the old town so we jumped in my car and took off. The radio oegan emmitting some rather odd noises. Fishty proudly informed me that this was the cowboy singing sensation of the nation, Harry Donath, singing, Put Down That Jukebox, Grandma, You’re Too Old To Carry A Tune”. I finally decided that he must be accompanied by his horse so that accounted for the awful racket. I also learned that the composer of the tuneful tongue-tv ister was none other than Lenole Mundy. He got so sick of hearing Harry’s rendition of ”I’m Baaack In the Saaaddle Agaaain”, that he wrote that new tune. He seems destined to be a success also if Harry doesn’t murder too many of his songs before they have a fighting chance. Next we passed a strange mausoleum of a house with a high fence around it. When I inquired about the occupants, Fishty told me that Barbara, Mahie and Faye had taken up refuge there to escape men. Fishty told me they would be glad to see me. They were very hospitable and invited me to dinner. I was a bit dubious of their culinary skills out I tackled some of the food. I felt as if I had been tackled when I had a few mouthfuls so I asked what it was. Oh , they smiled proudly, we thought you’d get a kick out of our frog legs 1 Not being used to such delicacies I quickly bade them goodbye and rushed off to seek medical aid. After skidding to a halt in front of the nearest hospital and collapsing on the waiting room floor I was put in charge of the doctor present. Dr. Ingerson and his nurse, Beverly Ziemer, quickly went to work to locate the trouble. After they decided to amputate my brain to relieve the pain I told them to never mind because they probably wouldn’t be able to locate it anyway and besides I was feeling a lot better and really should te going ’cause 1 had others to see and thanks anyway. After that close shave, I thought I had better be more careful about my choice of eating places so I stopped at a restaurant which proclaimed, Don’t laugh at our coffee, you too may grow old and weak some day . I was about to splurge and order a nice thick steak when 1 saw that the propietors were Elsie and Sonja. Being thoroughly scared of those Seniors by now I declined to order and just passed the time of the day with them. They had had to enter ousiness for themselves when they were suddenly left widows. When I asked the cause of their husbands death they said it was something they et” and I was awfully glad I hadn’t sampled any of their specialties. They asked me if I had heard that chummy radio program, Breakfast with Darlene and LeRoy . I said no and asked when it came on. They said it wasn’t broadcast till almost suppertime because it took Darlene that long to properly prepare herself to meet the public ear. They must be quite the celebrities so I made up my mind to visit the station. As I approached my car I suddenly realized that someone must have mistaken it for a garbage can. I marched down to the city hall to have the Supt. of the Streetcleaners have something done about it. There behind a magnificent desk, sat Doris Spotts. I was amazed that she should have picked such a profession, Oh, it was an accident , she assured me. The man who originally ran for the office happened to pick Keep Our City Spotless for his slogan. It made me so mad that I up and beat him out of the job. Good old Doris hadn’t changed a bit. She promised to have something done about my car and told me to go across the street to the radio station and talk to Jerry Nigg, the manager. He was very busy but he agreed to see me for a few minutes. He had been having a lot of headaches with his job and now Darlene had just gotten mad at LeRoy leaving the Breakfast with Darlene and LeRoy without Darlene. Oh well, you can’t have everything t Just then a news report came in that Wally Hennen had been found and dragged back to civilization by Merlyn. Nina was giving a big welcome home party that night and we were all invited. I picked up my car from the cleaners and located the beauty shop where I hoped to have my hair done for tonight. A very Frenchy atmosphere surrounded Charlees with the head beautician being Charlie Thomas him- self. I asked his advice as to what to do to my hair. He was anxious to give me a beer shampoo. I asked if it would have any beneficial effects on my ham. No , he admitted, but you’ll have the happiest dandruff in town ! I settled for a simple shampoo washing and setting and hurried off to the party. To top the party off, Janice came rdshing in proclaiming that she and David had been reunited. He had been persuaded to come out of his cave when someone told him the damp cave air was poor for his complexion. As I headed for home as soon as the party adjourned, I thought back over my experiences after deciding to come back to the Valley. I made up my mind to cancel my subscription to the Hometown News as soon as I got home. My curiosity was just too great - next time I might not get out of it alive I LPST WILL We, the Senior Class of 1954, being of sound mind and sounder body; do hereby declare this document to be our last will and testament: ARTICLE I I, Bob McLane, will all ray broken guard rails, hospital insurance, and the Chevie fenders I’ve wound around various telephone poles on the Sisseton hiway, to Glen Ewald on the condition he doesn’t ruin my record at Pedestrian Polo. ARTICLE II I, Marie Moeller, will my dislike of the opposite sex to Gene Nelson with the hope that Gene may someday find a happy medium. ARTICLE III I, Walter Hennen, wil.1 my naturally curly hair to the Junior Girls. I just don’t have the heart to let one person struggle with it. (Besides the price of bobby pins is going up.) ARTICLE IV I, Faye Cardwell, will my ability to crack a joke without smiling to Jim Moeller with the sincere hope that Jim will not die laughing before receiving this bequest. ARTICLE V I, Lenole Mundy, will my flashing red hair, girl killing smiles, and my bill at LuVerns to Jerry Hess on the condition he use them to their greatest advantage as I did. ARTICLE VI I, Beverly Ziemer, will my ability to keep five guys on a string at once to Lois Piechowski and Helen King, as I have decided to settle down and concentrate on just two. ARTICLE VII I, Jerry Nigg, will my know-how of ’teachers and what makes them tick� to Everett Randall knowing Everett will make good use of said knowledge. ARTICLE VIII I, Janice Hanson, am willing my ability to talk without stopping to breathe to Marlys Lindsay knowing she won’t let said ability lie around and get dusty. ARTICLE IX We, Merlyn and LeRoy Saxton, will the gravel pit to Armin and Virgil Kaufman on the condition you don’t spend too much time there. ARTICLE X I, Marlys LeClair, will my brother Jim to Janet Schiefelbein. I refuse to will Harry to anyone, but Fritz is yours for the asking. I’ll even pay delivery charges. ARTICLE XI I, Charlie Thomas, will my height (what there is of it) to ??Snr?eStbrock 30 they won?t have t0 knock out the doors in the school. ARTICLE XII I, Joyce Vollmers, will my mastery at the wheel of ’Poor Devil' to Harry Finley. You can have the curtains and remains of the upholstrey too, but the rope will have to stay to hold the back door on. ARTICLE XlII I, Harlyn Bartz, will my ability to gripe to Arlen Schulz providing he find as many things to gripe about as often, loud and persistently as I did. ARTICLE XIV I, Sonja Jacobsen, will my last name to Joyce Geidt. I plan on changing it in the near future any way. ARTICLE XV I, Ronald Duehr, will my vast store of talent on the bass horn to Bill Lehrke, on the condition he take my collection of jokes in Eight Short Volumes. ARTICLE XVI I, Barbara Haanen, having been here only one year feel I should keep everything I have acquired ! ARTICLE XVII I, Harry Donath, will my big feet to any underclassmen who need a good understanding. ARTICLE XVIII I, JoAnne Schwagerl, will my quiet, blushing personality to Ronnie Anderson with the hope that it will not degrade his present state of mind in any way. ARTICLE XIX I, Rodney Ingerson, am renting my slightly(?) used(??) cowboy boots to Gerald Hein for a short time (for a nominal fee, of course) so he can be a big man too. This does not include polish, polishing cloths, shoe wax, or elbow grease. ARTICLE XX I, Elsie Biel, will my 'Crazy Mixed Up' earrings to Irene Hansen with the hope that she won't get stoop shouldered from them. ARTICLE XXI I, Dale Kaufman, will my diggy little 'automobile' (I use the word with reserve) to Dennis Johnson. Oh well—you can always sell it for scrap. ARTICLE XXII I, Darlene Sauer, will my ability to go steady for two years with just one guy to Geraldine Hein who already has a good start. ARTICLE XXIII I, Nina Duffield, will my ability to bat ray eyelashes to Cleon Anderson knowing he will forever be grateful. ARTICLE XXIV I, Doris Spotts, will my ambition to the laziest member of the junior class. If it is combined with my ambition the result should be normal activity. ARTICLE XXV I, Duane Rees, last as usual, will my habitual tardiness to Ronald Witte. May you become as friendly with Mr. Bambenek as I did. ARTICLE XXVI To the janitors we leave what's left of the building, the 'gum-erized' desk bottoms, and the memory of our incessant demands ringing in their ears. ARTICLE XXVII And least but not last to the teachers we just leave. ARTICLE XXVIII To the lucky sophomores and freshmen we leave our richest treasures. Our quiet dignity, good looks, excellent wit, good looks, charming personalities, good looks, and favor with the teachers. Especially to the sophomores we bequeath our broad minds by which you can try and endure the Seniors next year. Signed and sealed this 28th day of May, nineteen hundred and fifty four. In witness thereof we have affixed our signatures: C. Me jtAsu FRONT ROW: Helen King, Janet Schiefelbein, Marlys Lindsay, Joyce Geidt, Irene Hansen, Germaine Roerig, Lois Piechowski, Geraldine Hein MIDDLE ROW: Mrs. Smith, Glenn Bwald, Ronald Witte, Gene Nelson, Bill Lehrke, Virgil Kaufman, Dennis Johnson, Cleon Anderson BACK ROW: James Moeller, Harry Finley, Ronald Anderson, Armin Kaufman, Wayne Westbrook, Jerry Hess, Arlen Schulz, Everett nandall ABSENT: Gerald Hein FRONT ROW: Dorothy Plant, Donna Opsal, Patti Duffield, Thalia Duffield, Genevieve Kallstrom, Theresa Roerig, Verdelle Schaumaman, Donna Reed SECOND ROW: Darlene Engel, Sharon Duehr, Bonnie Burleson, Patty Piechowski, Jean Stenzel, Loretta Starr, Pat Lureen, Blanche Harrington, Mrs. Gunhus THIRD ROW: Mr. Kleven, Francis LeClair, Bob 'Whelan, Dick Whelan, Darrell Spinier, Jack Negaard, Dean Goehring, David Pitzel BACK ROW: Gale Despeigler, Ralph Lubbers, Bill Randall, Duane Laos, Orville Larson, Gary Nelson A3SBNT: Connie Pederson, Donnie Bangle, Joe Zellner Metz Furniture Co. COMPLEMENTS OF Valley News Office FRONT ROW: Bonnie Oletzke, Janet Layden, Kathryne Roerig, Richard Amundson, Gene Piechowski, Lois Smith, Carol Lubbers, Rosalie Grosenick SECOND ROW: Mr. Cates, Frances Drake, Lois Westbrock, Marilyn Klemm, Sharon Fogel, Colleen Elsen, Audrey Lubbers, Faye Raw, Karen Roske, Arlene Reed, Yvonne Zacharias, Phyllis Tracy THIRD ROW: Wayne Kaufman, Carl Finley, James Stenzel, Darrell Saxton, James Holland, Jack Goodhart, Patrick Piechowski, Larry Dusing FOURTH ROW: Leo Backer, Melvin Fibranz, Wayne Lehrke, Wesley Kaufman, Robert Korsbrek, Wayne Gardner, Verdi Vollmers FRONT ROW: Richard Piechowski, Marilyn Krueger, Cyril Spinier, Janet Lubbers, Darlene Larson, Ronald Hansen, Janet Olson SECOND ROW: Mr. Severson, Roxanne Backer, Corinne Westman, Mary Belle Hess, Walter Peterson, Jerry Bullock, Norma Schneider, Helen Borgheiinck, Verna Kallstrom THIRD ROW: Roger Haanen, Micheal Piechowski, Kevin Rees, Arlis Hennen, Wilbur Moeller, Ernest Reed, Clarence Grimli FOURTH ROW: Verdi Schmitz, Dale Sykora, Jack Witte, Neil Piechowski, Larry Cardwell, James Tracy, Tom Hansen FRONT ROW: Carol Goehring, Mary Piechowski, Joanne Munce, Bernadette Elsen, Janet Burleson, Julie Medbery, Gwendolyn Backus, Elizabeth Ingerson SECOND ROW: Mr. Peterson, Kathryn Krueger, Elaine Saxton, Mary King, Katherine LeCuyer, Joanne Homan, Sandra Tobeck, Patricia McLane THIRD ROW: Dennis Lubbers, David Peterson, Olaf Negaard, Dale Bartz, Glenn Lampman, Larry Lehrke, Dennis Piechowski, Stanley Peickert BACK ROW: Kenneth Westbrock, Wendy Duffield, Ordell Hennen, Duane Negaard, Gary Gardner, Danny Dusing, Nickolas Baer, Robert Sykora ABSENT: Lee Heald, John Duffield, Janet Grosenick FRONT ROW: Sharon Spinier, Joelyn Klemm, Maurice Sweeney, Dwight Medbery, Curtis Lehrke, Dennis Dahl, Laura Smith, Judy FoBter MIDDLE ROW: Mrs. Blank, David Hein, Dennis Nelson, LoVell McAlister, Carol Roerig, Shirley Krone, Delores Westman, Carol Hedrick, Merrill Spinier, Grant Canfield BACK ROW: Robert Spotts, Donald Kaufman, Larry Larson, Cortless Tracy, Larry Nye, Leslie Hansen, Gerry Lord, Richard Lubbers, Lyle Kallstrom, Donald Zellner ABSENT: Jimmy Lynch, Raymond LeCuyer Lee Duffield's Store COMPLIMENTS OF Valley Grain Company FrtONT ROW: G. Sweeney, B. McAlister, C. Spinier, M. Appel, E. Tracy, C. Hansen, C. Layden, J. Ferree SECOND ROW: Mrs. Paulson, D. Simonson, P. Negaard, J. Roerig, M. Foren, C. Anderson, K. Anderson, D. Piechowski, B. Lubbers, S. Finley THIRD ROW: L. Peterson, T. Jung, E. Westerraeyer, G. Pavin, G. Madison, E. Muir, C. Burg, R. Andrews, J. Almquist, BACK ROW: G. Wallien, N. Schneider, L. Medbery, W. Biel, J. Piechowski, D. Piechowski, J. Backer, J. Serocki, L. Witte ABSENT: G. Jacobsen, J. Holland, V. Bartz FRONT ROW: Judy Spinier, Delores Peterson, Jeanette Tracy, Jeanette Reed, Mary Ann Layden, Shirley Kallstrom, Ann McAlister SECOND ROW: Mrs. Newcomb, Virginia Hedrick, Karen Larson, Sharon Rowland, Betty Oletzke, Jackie Duffield, Janice Schulz THIRD ROW: Sandra Hansen, Gary Tobeck, Virgil Hein, Jim Appel, Lanny Peickert, Wayne Randall, Bobby Peickert, Pam Foster BACK ROW: Bonnie Negaard, Judy Roerig, Joe Moeller, Gary Cardwell, Ronnie Hurlbut, Shirley Cardwell, Carol Klemm ABSENT: Janet Englert, Alan Gardner, Lauren Canfield, Don Geidt, Virgil Pavin Lynch's Food Market COMPLIMENTS OF Dusty's Garage FRONT ROW: Jean Duffield, Kathleen Elsen, Mary Margaret Lynch, Diane Ziemer, Patricia Borgheiinch, Cherryl Paven MIDDLE ROW: Mrs. Swanke, Jerry Bretzke, Gary Foster, Lawrence Sykora, Troy Randall, Dennis Agar BACK ROW: Richard Englehart, Gary Lubbers, Kenneth Roerig, Eugene Labs, Robert Sykora, David Smith ABSENT: Catherine Deyo, Alan Lehrke, Rose Irene Vanouse, Cordellia Schmitz FRONT ROW: Sandra Ferree, Loretta Sweeney, Dixie Foster, Elaine Grosenick, Ramona LeCuyer, Denise Lumphrey, Edla Finley, lone Duehr SECOND ROW: Mary Hurlbut, Nola Backus, Judy Spott3, Mary Duffield, Diane Duffield, Jimmy Petersen, Richard Agar, Linda Hansen THIRD ROW: Mrs. Duffield, Mike McAlister, David Reed, Lucille Borgheiinck, Bonnie Mitchell, Jeanie Amundson, Mike Moeller, Marilyn Larson, Bobby Muir, Mrs. Roske BACK ROW: Francis Hoffman, Bobby Appel, Barbara Duffield, Sandra Judish, Jan Medbery, Je'ff Medbery, Glenn Medbery, Dennis Randall ABSENT: Leonard Bullock, Geraldine Cox, Dorothy Hansen, Carol Kallstrom, Alan Medbery, Bobby Peterson, Gary Reed Arnold and Gerry Kaus COMPLIMENTS OF Ed's Body Shop FRONT ROW: Shirley Almquist, Julie Reed, Frances Serocki, Gary Ingemunson, Paul Piechowski, John Tracy, Richard Johnson, Alvin Bretzke KIDDLE ROW: Gregory Peickert, Robert Biel, Jeffrey Falkingham, Joan Smith, Danny Munce, William Appel, Sharon Biel, Donald Peppersack, Lynn Jensen, Richard Hoffman, 3etty Peterson BACK ROW: Mrs, Duffield, James Andrews, James Lampman, Barbara Anderson, Janice Killer, Douglas Marshall, Diane Lord, David Smith, Lee Ann Randall, Jerry Negaard, Larry Smith, Yvonne Witte, Carolyn Hanson, Mrs. Korsbrek ABSENT: Alan Schnaser BAND ROOM The new band room was « project that was started on last fall. This spring, it was open for business. The interior of the main part is a light cocoa color on one wall, green on another, and a contrasting yellow on the other two. In the three rooms in the back, they have the following color schemes. The first practice room, (door to the right), two walls are painted a pale green, and two a iusty rose. The second practice room, (center), doubles for a heating room. The room farthest to the left is the directors office. This room isdecorated in two different shades of grey, with a strip of blue running along the mop-board of one wall. In the center of the band room stands our pride and joy, the new Hamilton piano, made by the famous Baldwin Piano Company. FOOTBALL FRONT ROW: Jerry He3s, Duane Rees, Ronald Anderson, Harlyn Bartz, Robert McLane SECOND ROW: Robert Cates (coach), Walter Hennen, William Lehrke, Jack Goodhart, Wayne Lehrke, Wayne Westbrook BACK ROW: James Tracy, Wayne Gardner, Armin Kaufman, Robert Korsbrek. Sept. 18 Beardsley There opponent 39 B.V. 0 Sept. 25 Clinton There 38 0 Oct. 2 Graceville Here 39 0 Oct. 9 Chokio There 26 14 Oct. j-4 Albertz Here 7 2 Oct. 23 Hancock Here 19 o , « 5 ke t 6 « 11 B TERM STANDING: Mr. Severson, Pat Piechowski, Bill Lehrke, Armin Kaufman, Jerry Hess, Dick Whelan, Orville Larson, Duane Labs, Gale Despiegler, Mr. Bambenek (coach) KNEELING: Dick Amundson, Larry Dusing, Verdi Vollmers, Darrell Saxton, James Holland, Wayne Lehrke, Wayne Gardner, Bob Korsbrek opponent B.V Dec. 4 Graceville Here 23 22 Dec. 8 Herman Here 33 31 Dec. 11 Clinton There 30 15 Dec. 15 Alberta There 18 29 Jan. 5 Big Stone Here 23 27 Jan. 8 Chokio Here 24 23 Jan. 15 Beardsley Here 41 24 Jan. 22 Graceville There 22 29 Jan. 23 Wheaton There 60 24 Jan. 29 Clinton Here 32 19 Feb. 5 Alberta Here 18 20 Feb. 16 Hancock Here 14 39 Feb. 19 Beardsley There 41 30 Feb. 20 Wheaton Here 44 41 Feb. 26 Hankinson Here 23 34 - R TERM STANDING: Gery Nelson, Dennis Johnson, Gene Nelson, Bill Randall, Walter Hennen, Ronald Duehr, Charles Thomas, Merlyn Saxton, eRoy Saxton, Arlen Schulz, Everett Randall, Darrell Spinier KNEELING: Mr. Severson (coach), Jack Witte (student manager) opponent B.V Dec. 4 Graceville Here 37 52 Dec. 8 Herman Here 60 44 Dec. 11 Clinton There 33 35 Dec. 15 Alberta There 25 53 Jan. 5 Big Stone Here 45 47 Jan. 8 Chokio Here 38 57 Jan. 15 Beardsley Here 40 48 Jan. 22 Graceville There 34 54 Jan. 23 Wheaton There 54 34 Jan. 29 Clinton Here 45 51 Feb. 5 Alberta Here 31 50 Feb. 9 Fairmont Here 48 66 Feb. 16 Hancock Here 43 66 Feb. 19 Beardsley There 47 62 Feb. 20 Wheaton Here 48 47 Feb. 26 Hankinson Here 41 57 • CHEERLEADERS CLASS OF '55 JUN IOR PLRY ADAMS' EVENING Janet Schiefelbein--Mrs. Adams Marlys Lindsay------Mrs. Cokes Joyce Geidt-------(Maid) Gertie Geraldine Hein------Mrs. Fragon Helen King----------Mrs. Bean Bill Lehrke-----(Butler) Casper Everett Randall-----Adam Adams Wayne Westbrock-----Dr. Fragoni Jerry Hess-------- w „ , Gerald Hein....... Mr Cokes Harry Finley--------------Elmer FRONT ROW: Janet Schiefelbein, Marlys Lindsay, Joyce Geidt, Geraldine Hein, Helen King BACK ROW: Mr. Cates, Bill Lehrke, Everett Randall, Wayne Westbrock, Jerry Hess, Harry Finley ABSENT: Gerald Hein CLASS OF'54 JUNIOR PLAY BROTHER GOOSE Darlene Sauer------------ -Eve Janice Hanson------------Lenore Nina Duffield-------------Peggy FRONT ROW: Darlene Sauer, Sonja Jacobsen----------Hycinth Janice Hanson, Nina Duffield, Marlys LeClair------------Sarah Sonja Jacobsen, Marlys LeClair, Beverly Zeimer------------Carol Beverly Zeimer Rodney Ingerson---Truck Driver BACK ROW: Mr. Cates, Rodney Marie Moeller-------------Helen Ingerson, Marie Moeller, Jerry Berry Nigg------------------Wes Ni|g, Ronald Duehr, Joyce Ronald Duehr---------------Jeff Vollmers, Charles Thomas Joyce Vollmers----Mrs. Trimmer Charles Thomas-------The Voice s The Browns Valley High School Band, under the direction of Richard Stoyke, presented three concerts during the school year. They played for two exchange concerts, one with Graceville, another with Wheaton. The band has increased noticably in number--having twenty-seven members in 1950, it now has fifty—and is still growing. Congratulations---keep up the good work. BRND FRONT ROW: Dorothy Plant, Patti Duffield, Darlene Larson, Jerry Bullock, Donna Opsal, Marlys Lindsay, Mary King, Judy Foster, Nina Duffield SECOND ROW: Dan Dusing, Gweny Backus, Darlene Engel, Delores Westman, Carol Roerig, Larry Dusing, Janet Olsen, Orville Larson, Sharon Duehr, Darrell Spinier, Thalia Duffield, Sharon Spinier, Julie Medbery, Rosalie Grosenick, Joyce Geidt THIRD ROW: Kathryn LeCuyer, LoVell McAlister, David Hein, Bill Randall, Wendy Duffield, Roger Haanen, Dick Amundson, Janice Hanson, Stanley Peickert, Wayne Lehrke, Bill Lehrke, Ronald Duehr, Dwight Medbery, Bob Korsbrek, Lois Westbrock, Sharon Fogel, Jack Goodhart, Genevieve Kallstrom, Bonnie Burleson, Karen Roske, Helen King BACK ROW:. Corinne Westman, Gene Nelson, Duane Labs, Eve ett Randall, Mr. Stoyke, Janet Schiefelbein ABSENT: John Duffield COMPLIMENTS OF Traverse Cafe JUNIOR OCTETTE J SKATED: Janet Schiefelbein, Helen King. STANDING: Wayne Westbrock, Gene Nelson, Geraldine Hein, Everett Randall. Bill Lehrke, Marlys Lindsay, The Junior Octette sang at different occasions this year. Their main specialty was, however, the District contest at Breckenridge, Minnesota. This group under the direction of Mr. Stoyke started singing together as Sophomores, but did not make any public appearances until this year. We hope to see them together as a group again next year. FIRST ROW: Rosalie Grosenick, Thalia Duffield. Joyce Geidt, Dorothy Plant. SECOND ROW: Patty Duffield, Helen King, Karen Roske, Bill Lehrke, Bonnie Burleson, Bill Randall, Wendy Duffield, Duane Labs. The High School Dance Band under the direction of Mr. Stoyke has become one of the most popular music ’notes’ around. They have played for such occasions as Band Benefits, Homecoming, and Social Hours. There’s no need to say how good they are—the returns from these dances prove it. DF1NCE BRND ij m MIXED CHORUS FRONT ROW: Bonnie Oletzke, Rosalie Grosenlck, Janet Layden, Sharon Duehr, Bonnie Burleson, Dorothy Plant, Beverly Ziemer, Nina Duffield, Geraldine Hein, Lois Piechowski SECOND ROW: Mr. Stoyke, Darlene Engel, Marilyn Klemm, Darleen Sauer, Janet Schiefelbein, Marlys Lindsay, Lois Westbrook, Karen Roske, Patty Duffield, Helen King, Genevieve Kallstrom THIRD ROW: Thalia Duffield, Faye Raw, Donna opsal, Colleen Elsen, Verdi Vollraers, Joyce Geidt, Irene Hansen, Larry Dusing, Audrey Lubbers FOURTH ROW: Lois Smith, Carol Lubbers, Joyce Vollmers, Bill Randall, Dennis Johnson, Wayne Lehrke, Bob Korsbreck, Janice Hanson, Sharon Fogel, Orville Larson BACK ROW: Jack Goodhart, Bill Lehrke, Duane Labs, Jerry Hess, Arrain Kaufman, Wayne Westbrock, Darrell Spenler, Ronald Duehr, Arlen Schulz, Everett Randall, Gene Nelson HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT COUNCIL SEATED: Mr. Bambenek, (Advisor), Lois Westbrook (Secretary), Jerry Hess, Jack Witte, Thalia Duffield, Marlys Lindsay, Duane Labs (Treasurer) STANDING: Dale Bartz, Darlene Sauer, Rodney Ingerson, Rosalie Grosenick, Everett Randall (Vice President), Jerry Nieg (President) GRADFSCHOOL STUDENT COUNCIL SEATED: Joan Smith, Jimmy Peterson, Diane Ziemer, STANDING: J ff Falkingham, Gary Foster, Wayne Randall, David Hein, Karen Anderson, Carol Roerig, Virginia Hedrick, Mary Duffield ABSENT: Vernon Bartz THUNDERBIRD STAFF Editor-in-chief------Nina Duffield Associate Editor-------Joyce Geidt Feature Writers-----Joyce Vollmers Marlys Lindsay Typists----------------------Janet Schiefelbein Lois Piechowski Irene Hansen Helen King Reporters------Patricia Piechowski Genevieve Kallstrom Blanche Harrington Theresa Soerig Patti Duffield Darlene Engel Donna Opsal Sports------------Wayne Westbrock Advisor-----------------Mr. Eleven NEWSPAPER SEATED: Wayne Westbrock, Janet Schiefelbein, Joyce Geidt, Nina Duffield, Joyce Vollmers, Mr. Eleven. STANDING: Lois Piechowski, Theresa Roerig, Patricia Piechowski, Blanche Harrington, Patti Duffield, Darlene Engel, Donna Opsal, Irene Hansen, Genevieve Kallstrom, Helen King, Marlys Lindsay. CRRN t VRL CARNIVAL CANDIDATES Freshmen: Audrey Lubbers, Darell Saxton Sophomores:Dorothy Plant, Gary Nelson Juniors: Janet Schiefelbein, Arlen Schulz Seniors: Beverly Ziemer, Walter Hennen 1. Santa came down the chimney— 2. Oh—that was a good one! 3. Bubble gum contest. 4. The age of innocence. 5. A red-headi did you say? 6. How many pints of blood do you need? 7. It’s three-fourths time. 8. Totem pole. 9. Mrs. Fat Lady and husband. 10. First stop for future water-boilers. 11. What’cha holdin’ Jann? 12. Marie--there’s your other shoe I 13. Look at th t little girl in the swing. 14. Mrs. Smith’s little cherubs. 15 Come mid me to da Casba. 16. Well--come in, don’t just stand there. 17. It’s plans for my future jet. 18. Present I 19. Young Mina. 20. A half nelson. 21. I’m coming. 22. 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