Carter County High School - Medicine Rock Yearbook (Ekalaka, MT)

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SENIOR Upon behalf of my client, the class of 1945, of Carter County High School, City of Ekalaka, State of Montana, U. S. A., I have called you together upon the solemn and serious occasion, to listen to her last will and testament and to receive from her dying hand the few gifts she has to bestow in her last moments. Cutting so rapidly loose from life and find- ing so many things of gigantic proportions to be attended to before the end should come upon her, realizing at the same time that she has no longer any time left to spend in cultivation of her own virtues, she did collectively and in- dividually do her best to distribute wisely un- to those who will make the best use of such gifts she has In her power of bestow, the tal- ents that have served her so faithfully these four years. These are her decisions, as at last defini- tely arrived at through very deliberate consid- eration. We, the class of 1945, in 22 individual parts, give and bequeath to our beloved Princi- pal W. C. Rowley, our sincere affection, our deepest reverence, our heartiest gratitude, and the whole unlimited wealth of our eternal mem- ory. In an attempt at partial payment for all that he has done for us during our long years at Carter high, we make over to him, here and now, a heavy mortgage on our future In the great Unknown Beyond. It shall be his to watch every step of our upward and onward flitting, to note each trail, each attempt, each victory, each success and honor that we may achieve in the arena of the world and to acoept for him- self, as interest on our deathless debt, every honor, knowing that is all due to his faithful instructions. We give and bequeath to the dear faculty of Carter County high school, who have been our instructors in all the wisdom of the ages a sweet and unbroken succession of restful nlgnts and peaceful dreams. No longer need to lie a- wake through the long watches of the night to worry over the uncertainty of whether this one is doing her English, or that one will have her shorthand in the fifth period, or the other one will have read his history, and can recite without his book open. It has been a hard strain on them, for seniore are said to be at all times and under all conditions difficult to manage. But they have all done their duty, and verily, now shall they have their well-earned reward. We give and bequeath to the Junior class our well-known nerve which they will need next year, and sill the questions in our American history tests. We believe an examination like history repeats itself, and the answer never owned entirely have long since been mislaid by us and are not included in this legacy. To our good friends, the sophomore class, we leave our patience. It will be found useful as the only means by which they can endure the Juniors. Freshman, soon to be sophomores we leave them the intelligence we have gained during our four long years at Carter high. This gift is rather small so use it generously in order to make it last till you are seniors. For the coming freshman class, we leave our ability for at least half who start to become seniors, we leave but little to this class, be- WIL L cause we took us so long to learn. Individual bequests, are but small but we hope they may be accepted not as worthless things lavishly thrown away beoause we can no longer keep them, but as valuable assets to those who may receive them, and a continual re- minder of the generosity of here displayed in our and full bestowal. PHYLLIS ASBURY leaves to Floyd Bailey her ability to decorate the BROADCASTER. We know Floyd will eucoeed, due to interest he has shown during the year. WILMA BOGGS leaves with Helen Rozdal her constant giggle and hope that Helen will find the funny side of life as Wilma has. MINNIE JEAN BRADY rightfully leaves to any girl her interest in the lower classmen provid- ed they will take special care and not over due the interest in them. To Roberta Stelg goes VERLE HUTTON'S stupen- dous height. BETTY KINGSLEY wills her ability to write Navy Blue and Khaki to Rose Ella Anderson. Don't take too much advantage of this position, Rose Ella. To Skeeter Hedges goes LAWRENCE KLAUZER'S way of cheating in history class and getting by with it. We are quite sure Skeet can carry on. FRANK LABREE leaves hiB position on the basketball squad to Shorty Townsend. We hope that your height will not deprive you of this honor, Loyd. BOB HEDGES requests that we will his inter- est in the alumni to Raymond Stewart, Bob is sure you will be greatly pleased with this gift, Raymond. To Dean Albert goes DAN PETERSON'S place as sports editor on the BROADCASTER staff. ANNA ROZDAL leaves to Mary Ellen Woodward her irresistible big brown eyes. ERMA LEA TAYLOR wills her ability to attain a scholastic letter to Eugene Ludwlck, I'm sure you will appreciate this gift, as it isn't everyone that has this to give. LORRAINE THOMPSON leaves her position as Cheer Leader to Lylene Hubbard. We hope you will show the pep, Lorraine has shown in the past two years. To Arnold Offerdahl goes JULIA RAE STRAIN'S ability to make the piano talk. We hope the public will enjoy Arnold's playing as much as they have Julia's. SARAH WALTER wills her quietness and self- possessed manner to the olass of 1949. To Donald Boggs goes BOB SENRUD'S interest in books. Donald, we hope you will take this seriously and become more interested in reading in your last years. ERVIN SCHWEIGERT wills his place with Unole Sam to Leland Gundlach, while ELEANOR SCHWEI- GERT leaves the addresses of her soldier pen pals to Rita Babb, Eleanor hopes you will keep up the moral of the armed forces. ALBERTA YATES leaves her queenship to Elea- nor Rllley. FERN McCAMISH wills her interest in the cur- rent basketball team to Bernice Elmore. MADLON PEABODY leaves with the inexperienced beauty operators of Carter high her ability to fix hair. To Frances Brence goes IDA LEE KENNEDY'S temper. Last but not least, MAX LOEHDING leaves his undisturbed manner to Harriet Niee.

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STORY The history of the class of 1945 is so dra- matic and colorful that it resembles a play— one that disregards all rules of drama. I shall try to review this play, The Class of 1945,1 in an unbiased manner. This is a play in four acts, with three all- too-brief intermissions. It was written by the actors as they played their parts, under the direction of Mr. Rowley, the principal, and a group of capable assistants, the faculty. It is produced by the board of education with the cooperation of taxpayers. The scenes all take place in the high school building, in the hall, gymnasium, and study hall. The settings are plain, showing signs of much use. Act I shows the arrival of 49 starlets in the halls of learning. Their timidity and curious mistak.ee furnish some bright comedy moments. But now in the spotlight is that rogue, Initiation, sent out by those individ- uals known as sophomores. My! what pranks and capers he does pull and the costuming 1b in- triguing. Initation and his pranks are soon over and the sophomores show that they have our hearts by entertaining our very special star- lets. Did I say starlets? They are truly stars, now known as freshmen, and they prove it by honoring the sophomores in return with a party. During the act we see glimpses of the vllllan, Study, who Is of an alarming sire and proportion. It is evident that he will inter- fere with the enjoyment and leisure of the actors. Tragedy seems Imminent when the fresh- men tangle with brother villian, examinations, but with some exertion of their tired brains they win. Act II and the actors, due to a promotion , are now known as sophomores. Some have become weak and tired and feel they cannot stand up to Study, hence there are only 37 stars on the stage. It is now their privilege to conjure up Initiation, and as usual this character makes the freshmen feel foolish and look doubly so. After the tricks and folly are over, our very special actors entertain the recently admitted and everyone soon becomes friends. Due to weather conditions in the previous act, Initiation had not been able to pull his favorite prank; that of making the freshmen paint the traditional -CB on Baker hill. Our stars feel they must keep tradition alive and so tho Job is done one fine fall evening and they are rewarded by hot-dogs from the Juniors. Tha giant monster. War, cannot be seen in this play but his Influence is felt neverthe- less in our drama every week when all classes meet to buy war stamps and bonds. Feeling that merely buying stamps is not enough, the sopho- mores give a dance shortly after the tourna- ment, the proceeds of which go to the Red Cro s s, After an intermission which seems all too short we stagger back for Act III. Behold! but there they are in their same places--which may make the play sound monotonous but I assure you it most certainly is not. The actors seem changed now—more poised, definitely better groomed, and very sure or themselves ror now they are Juniors—upper classmen. They en- counter the villian frequently but for the most part they come through with flying colors. Being Juniors they have the privilege of producing a play of their own. They choose a delightful comedy, Gone With the Girls, under the direction of Mrs. Hunt. This act would not be complete without mention of the Prom—a very formal affair with ewishy skirts and suits with ties. How they did work to get the ballroom ready for the affair! The constructed cherry trees i n blossom and the room complete with blue and silver streamers was very festive indeed. Act III is drawing to a olose and as usual there ie the conflict with Study and Examin- ations but they are both drastically defeated. The curtain rises on Act IV at last and although there are only 22 stars left in the cast they are so matured and at ease that we can rest assured they will oarry on with ban- ners flying. Even the villian, Study, seems less formidable and many of the actors are on much more familiar terms with him. Wouldn't it be curious if we get to like him? Something new has been added — yes, the seniors are wearing rings and they certainly are proud of them. Homecoming ie a special event for them this time and though they are small in numbers they work for all they are worth and sure enough, our own Alberta Yates is crowned queen of Carter high. What la all that strange eoetuming? Our actors look as if they didn't have a penny to their names. I understand now—it is the annual Senior Barn Dance and the costume theme is hard times. Not only is the costuming unique but the gym certainly looks like a barn with its hay, saddles, harness, Elsie, and other decorations to add to the effect. Again in tins act tne actors produce a play of their own. This time they choose a mystery. Ghost. With such an all-star casW and the direction of Mrs. Hunt it is Inevitable that it is a success. The Class of 1945 is fast drawing to a close and many hearts are weak with anxiety. One last struggle with Examinations and the seniors emerge victorious with a new-found friend , Study. Several stars who showed promise In the proceeding acts have distinguished themselves. They are Alberta Yates, Erma Lea Taylor, Betty Kingsley, and Phyllis Asbury, The play ends in a burst of glory, with flowers, music, and congratulations—in short, graduation exercises; and we have the well- known and ever-popular happy ending.

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SENIOR PROPHECY The members of the class of 1945 have been very much Interested In psychology. Many of them have taken profound oouraes In suoh awe- inspiring phases of the subject as psychoanaly- sis and naturally they got all wrought up about their regressions and Comdexes. When the renowned psychiatrist. Professor Lebdullah Freudson-Brilllng came to town and opened a consulting room for the mentally unfit and the intellectually unsettled, all these earnest students rushed in to see him. Now don't misunderstand me. I am not im- plying that they were unfit, unsettled, or un- anything. They all went to be psychoanalyzed. Of course no one ever found out what Professor told them, but it was generally reported that they were most anxious to learn in what field of endeavor they would be most successful. And now comes the exoitlng part of my story. Last night I, too, had occasion to enter Pro- fessor Abdullah Freudson-Brilling s office. No, not because of any mental weakness; merely to collect the rent. My father owns the build- ing. And what do you think? The Professor wasn't in, and to kill the time I read the mag- azines you find in a doctor's offloe. After reading through them, I looked for more mate- rial and all I could find was a blaok-covered notebook at the very bottom of the pile. It was filled with cloeely typed notes. As I was about to close it, I saw, to my amazement, the names of ay classmates. I looked again and discovered that those notes were the Profes- sor' ■ private and genuine opinion of those who had consulted him. I confess it without shame: I read that notebook. And what I found out I oopled down, eo I'd not forget. PHYLLIS A8BURY--hae artistic ability, keen business sense and an understanding of the so- called human race. A dozen years from now she will be a wealthy cosmetician proprietor of the Beautlfler Shoppe, alterations while you wait, an up-to-date shop, combining the arte o f beauty, culture, and plastic surgery. People— men as well as women—will enter looking like 60 and emerge looking like 16. She will become the most famous renovator and face-lifter in the world. WILMA BOGGS—1s a composite type with no in- hibitione and few ideas and loves publicity. She belongs to no type in particular and to all In combining the features of each, with a comely appearance and striking personality. She hae a good strong voice, can elng two entire songp without losing the tune and doesn't mind doing anything no matter how silly so long as she is well paid for it. Ten years from now your favorite motion cathedral will be display- ing huge signs announcing Miss Wllma-America'e Girl Friend 1 n Cinderella's Sandals. Mise Wilma talks, sings, dances, and plays three musical instruments including the vaccuum oleaner. ■ MINNIE JEAN BRADY—is a rare type with a great interest in being prompt and hae a won- derful memory. This manner would express a very efflolent stenographer. Ah—but you are wrong for the Profesaor predicts her as going to be the most famous girl Jockey In the world, she will travel all over the U. 8. A. and meet many prominent people. BOB HEDGES—zhe wonder child of the senior class, not in the sense you would believe but wonders what he will get on the test he didn't study, predicts a very prominent future for himself. Twenty years from now you will see the owner of the World's Fair none other but Bob Hedges. If anyone asked which part of the fair he preferred he would reply enthusiastic- ally, The Bearded Lady. VERLE HUTTON—is a strange ease, troubled by a recurrent dream in which she is a canary bird being chased by a oat. She told me she thought the dream meant that she would be keeper of a pet shop. Quite wrong. She will be a great singer. In 1960 she will be singing the title role of any opera you may name in the Coamopol- it n Opera House and will not recognize her friends. Cheerful, lively IDA LEE KENNEDY will not remain a email town girl but will be one of the most important people of the United States. She will achieve her popularity beoause of her ability to decide what she wants and go after it and because she is not afraid to say what she thinks. She will become famous as a speaker and eventually she will run for the presidency of the United States. She will not win but in the following eleotion, however, her eldeet daughter will be candidate for president and will win. This mill be only the beginning of the unending String of women presidents and in all the history books Ida Lee will be called The first woman to run for office as Presi- dent. ■ BETTY KINGSLEY—takes great interest in her work and will continue to improve her abilities as stenographer in Rosedale, Tennessee. Be- cause her employer of that city will not have enough employment to keep her busy she will use all her spare moments to increase ■peed in writing short-hand. After much prao- tioe she will enter one of the famous Gregg Short-hand Teste and win the'coveted diamond for talking dictation at 200 words a minute. Betty will obtain the position as private sec- retary to the President. LAWRENCE KLAUZER—is not a modern type. He is persevering, not easily dieoouraged and never gives up. He will find it hard to fit into the life of today but one great opening awaits him. In this great age of endurance contests, he will become the champion of cham- pions. By 1960 he will have become America's champion pole sitter, dancer, nonstop aviator, radio listener, bicycle rider, pretzel eater and mammy singer. He will be the world's un- disputed swimmer, as, once dropped in,he will •wlm back and forth until hie manager remembers to oome and fish him out. FRANK LABREE—the always alert enthusiastic oaptain of the famous Bulldogs from Ekal ka, Montana, will gain fame as the years roll by, as one of the greatest athletes the world has ever seen. He will star in football, basket- ball, and swimming. He will earn the title of •Wlmming Champ by swimming the English Channel. MAX LOEHDING—has a quiet disposition which will oause him to further hie interests along (oontlnued next page)