Buffalo High School - Buffalo Yearbook (Buffalo, MT)

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y lciAd In September of 19lj.O, school life began for the 195 2 graduates We all hold faint memories of those first few years. We started out with Mrs Dye as our teacher and five classemates. Our second and third years were about the same with a change of teachers who were Mrs Lucier and Miss Thompson. By then we had to learn to read and we were thinking we were pretty smart. Our Uth grade proved to be a veiy easy grade with Mrs. Thom as our teacher. Benton was a very sorry lad one day when he got stuck in the waste paper basket as the teacher walked into the room That year we learned to work arithmetic together which proved very valuable in later years. The fifth and sixth grades found us in the intermediate room where we felt a little more grown up. Our teachers were Mrs. Steel and Miss Bourke. The beginning of the fifth year found LaVonne Gardner, Benton Dover, John Flugge, Gertrude McDonald Maralyn Hunton. We had hobbies that year and every so often we would have exhibits of our hobbies which proved very interesting. In our sixth year we picked up one more who was Sharron Aanerud and lost Gertrude McDonald. We had spelling bees and time table races which made school very interest- ing. The next year found us as Junior High students up stairs. This again made us feel pretty groym up. We had a very strict teacher those years but we learned a lot just the same. We had three differant tea- chers which was new to us. They were Miss Sutherland, Miss Lanagan Miss Gearge. The students were the same as in the sixth grade with one pupil, Mary Swiney added and Maralyn Hunton dropped. In the eighth grade Benton Dover, John Flugge, and LaVonne Gardner enrolled La Vonne Gardner played on the high school basket- ball team John and Benton played on a scrappy grade team At the end of the year the seventh grade gave us a banquet and we felt pretty proud of ourselves that we were ready for high school In the fall of 19U8 three freshmen entered hi h school. They were LaVonne Gardner, Benton Dover and John Flugge who were the same throughout the high school years. The principal that year was Bob Jay We were initiated by the Sophomores who didn t have much pity on us. One highlight of our freshman year was a trip to Missoula to see the trackmeet We took part in the play, Mountain Justice. Our Sophomore year found a new change in the faculty and a larger high school. Our new teachers were:. Mr. Ell, Supt. Mrs. Woodard, English teacher, and Miss Mulvihill an Commercial teacher. We learned to type that year and had a lot of fun in biology, disecting insects, frogs and fish. We took part in the Three-act a Mystery-comedy, entitled, fTbe Night Cry , conducted by Mrs. Woodard. Our year was ended up by a picnic at Camp Maiden, in the Judith Mountains. Compliments of Clarence Biehl, Lumber Diaension Stock

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This page sponsored by Orvil Fairbanks Class of 1952 has gone forth into the world seeking their occupa- tion and fortune. This is the results of my airplane trip in 1965 to interview the seniors of 1952 I flew from here to Amarillo, Texas, where I interviewed Benton Dover, who is the owner of a Texas Horse Ranch and part time Texas Ranger. I found that Benton wasn!t married and was interested in horses only. His ranch was the biggest and best in Texas and had the largest oil producing well in the state. While riding the range his partner, the trusty steed Blue Berry, always carried him to safety. I found wonderful hospitality at Benton1 s home and upon parting he gave me a !rten gallon hat.M From here I flew to Coffeyvine, Kansas where John Flugge was liv- ing. I was told that John was a owner of a big rocket plant and that no one was allowed to enter, but I decided that I would try to see him anyhow) and upon arrival to the plant I was welcomed by John Flugge. John was very glad to see me and show me through the whole plant, from there John took me i’0 his home, where I met his wife Ophelia, and twelve children. His wife was small blonde and pretty, she was very thin and from the looks of the house she was a very hard working woman. His children were very well behaved and well manner- ed. His five girls were named—Tuloola, Dulcinea del, inevra, Gwen- dolin, Clarissa, and his seven boys were named Guzman, Jacques, Tur- ridu, Tartuffe, Elfride, Rasselas, and Johnny Jr. John later remark- ed that they were cheaper by the dozen. After dinner John told me the many things he had done since he had left Old B. H. S. In the Popular Mechanic Magazine he had read about the space ships to the moon and decided that would be his life occupation. While standing at the magazine stand he met Lady Ophelia, who is now his wife, it was love at first sight, after there marriage they moved to the re- sidents now in Coffeyvine, where he has his rocket plant. Upon my inquire of his former class mate LaVonne Gardner he said she was last heard of in New York City. After thanking John for this information, I bade him good bye. I arrived at New York City to find that LaVonne had recently taken up a position in Butsivango, Bechuanaland, Africa as a nurse in a small hospital there. So I chartered an airplane to South Africa. On arrival I had to walk a distance of about 15 miles where I spent the evening and was on ray way early in the morning to Butsivango, Bechuanaland, where I arrived at sun down to find LaVonne. she wel- comed me and asked me in or a visit. Yfe soon were conversing old times because LaVonne had not seen any of her former friends since she. left B. H. S. LaVonne said, that after she left E, H. S. she had gone to Carol College in South Carolina for her nurses training. Af- ter finishing college and getting her M. D. Degree she went to New York to help care for the many patients in the New York City Hospital. Here she met a young Doctor who was on a forlough from Africa, who talked her into going to help him with his work there. They are now engaged and are planning a big wedding upon arrival to U. S. Nov that we have all the 1952 seniors history up to date, my return trip was filled with pleasant memories. l rojjliecLj

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During our Junior year we had a new principal, Mr. Abrams, new- commercial teacher, Miss Wehder, and Mrs. Woodard again for English. We participated in the three act play, Almost Eighteen,?f directed by- Mrs. Woodard. We helped quite a lot with the Booster and Annual that year. We went to Yogo Canyon for our school picnic. The P. T. A helped us put on a very satisfactory Junior-Senior athletic Banquet. The Senior year was a busy one for all of us. We put out the Booster and Annual. We got a new chemistry teacher, Miss Stickler, and a new commercial teacher, Mr. Kennec r. Our baccaluariate service were May 13 1952, and our Commencement exercises May 21, 1952, with the picnic the foUowing day. Graduating brought back many memories. It sent the seniors out into a different life to live and more res- ponsibilitie s. This page sponsored by Toomey's Shoe Shop The Leader, New owner Vern Erickson, of Levo.stown