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

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JUNIOR PROM Shimmering silver stars hanging from blue streamers set off by soft lights created an aura of glamour for the Junior Prom which was held on May 12th in the gym- nasium. The girls were adorned in gay pastel- colored formats of every shade. Attractive corsages of roses, carnations, camellias, and gardenias made the formats even more beautiful. Most of them were gilts trom the girls' escorts. Queen NONA RICHARDS Highlight of the evening was the coro- nation. Junior Melum and Nona Richards were crowned King and Queen ot the Junior Prom by Mr. Rowley. Other members of the royal party were Carla Mae Elmore and Mary Ellen Carey, princesses Teddy Water land and Wilbur Anderson, the princes. The queen and princesses were presented with beautiful corsages of yel- low roses. Delicious punch was served during the evening and the Melody Shop 1 rio trom Miles City provided the dance music. The Junior Class deserves a vote ol thanks lor their splendid work in presenting a suc- cessful prom.

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Whose ears are those? by Mary Jo Yates and Wilbur Anderson “Gosh, what a big school!” “Oh, I’ll never know when to go where, when there are so many rooms.” “I’ll bet I forget my locker combination the first day!” These are only a few comments that probably could have teen heard four years ago when twenty-eight bewildered and excited Fresh climbed the steps of Carter High to become the class of 1950. The class organized and elected the following officers: Wilbur Anderson, president; Betty Owen, vice-president; Glen Askin. secretary-treasurer. We chose Betty Owen for our Homecoming candidate that year. Then wre were no longer “greenies.” Under the sponsorship of Miss Idella Kennedy we took the proud title of the Sophomore class. One of the most enjoyable events was initiating the Freshmen. We chose the following class officers: Betty 0 en, president; Wilbur Anderson, vice-president; Elsa Loken, secretary- treasurer. Elsa was our Homecoming candidate, also. In the spring of cur sophomore year, we invited the Frosh to paint the “C ’. Ot course, they did all the work, for we were old hanas at it and were now showing others how’ it should be dene. Grrrr! As the ounior year rolled around our enrollment was reduced to 25 stuaents. Mls Carolyn Elkin was our class sponsor. Ciass otiicers chosen were: Jim Riley, president; Wilbur Anderson, vice- president; and Mary Jo Yates, secretary-treasurer. We cho e Dorothy Ward for our Homecoming candidate. Eeing upper- classmen, we had more extra-curricular activities. Among them were the Junior play entitled ‘Have A Heart,” and the prom in honor of the out-geing Seniors. At last, we had attained the title of Seniors. With Mr. Charles E. Ridenour as our sponsor we e.ected the following officers: Presi- dent, John Neece; vice-president, Wayne Brewer; secretary- treasurer, Mary Ellen Carey. For our Homecoming candidate wt selected Mary Jo Yates. In the spring we sponsored a bang-up floor, which included a hill-billy skit entitled “Tobaccy Road. With Detours.” It brought some laughs and then some more laughs. Yes, we were a class of great talent. Of course, you had to look sort of hard, sometimes, to see it. Calamity Jo Ann Will-burr Oozi? Doo It’s Carla—or is it? Let 'er Roll! Gone Are The Days Change Places? -----10------

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PROPHESY TIME MARCHES ON Ah. the spring of I960 is here, and I am all pack- ed to take the first vacation I have in in 10 years. I have been wondering how many of my old class- mates I will run into during my travels. Well, thaL is yet to be seen. Deciding to travel through the west first, I headed for sunny California. As I was driving along a country highway, I spotted a sign which read: Lazy U Ranch—JAMES RILEY, Prop. Curious to see how my old classmate was doing for himself, I drove in. As I had suspected, Jim is the owner of a large dude ranch. He states that BARBARA GUNDLACH comes here every summer for a two week vacation. Poor Barbara deserves that vacation every year. As you know, she is the world’s champion woman weight-lifter. Having never been to Hollywood, I was curious to see what this movie-making city was like. Arriv- ing there, I chartered a guide to take me around. 1 visited on several of the movie sets. Just as I walked into one set I saw7 a man fall suddenly from a cliff. As the battered - looking fellow got to his feet, I discovered that it was none other than WILLARD CRIDLAND. Willard informed me that he had been doubling for Roy Rogers for the last five years. That evening I viewed the beautiful lights of Holly wood. I noticed one neon sign which covered a whole block, and bore the w7ords: Club 19 — Featuring HAROLD MORGAN, the Magician of Magicians.” It appears that Harold is still up to his old tricks. Leaving California, I headed East. I stopped over in Denver, Colo., for a day. Here, whom should I run into but ELSA LOKEN, the world-renowned psychologist. I learned that CARLA MAE ELMORE has such faith in Elsa's psychology for bringing up children that she brings her lour boys all the way from Montana for a checkup every year. From Denver, I wrent down to the Lone Star State to Dallas, Texas. Glancing at a large billboard. I saw a picture of JOHN NEECE. Vote for Honest John for Governor oi Texas.” John says that if he is elected, he will work not only for a better, but for a bigger Texas. The Barnum and Bailey Circus was in town for the week-end, so I decided to take in the main show. The drums rolled and tie spotlights beamed in the sky. Now for the biggest event of the evening, ladees and g-entlemen, I preezent to you AGNES and DEAN in the highest tight-wire act in the world, with no net beneath them for safety should they make the slightest slip.” Never had I dreamed that Agnes and Dean would get so far up in the world as that! From Dallas, I went up to Louisville. Kentucky. While visiting here, I ran into my old school chum, JUNIOR MELUM. Junior is president of a large tobacco firm here in Louisville. He informed me that HERB STOREY is in the auctioneering business in Louisville, also. Traveling farther north from Louisville, I stopped off at the Windy City, Chicago. I knew that WAYNE BREWER was working as a reporter for the Chicago Tribune, so I decided to look him up. I learned at the Tribune office that he was out for the afternoon, interviewing the famous novelist, JO ANN KENNEDY. I recalled reading that Jo Ann had won the Pulitzer Prize award for 1960, for writing the best novel of the year. I hunted up Jo Ann and she sug- gested we take in a baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Yankees. Whom should I find pitching for the New York Yankees but WILBUR ANDERSON. Jo Ann informed me that three of our old classmates are making news in the field of sports. She says that TEDDY WATERLAND is playing quarterback on the Notre Dame football team, and that JIMMY COURTNEY has teen playing center for West Point. After a week in Chicago, I drove over to New York City. I was walking along a street and noticed a huge window display of dresses. This was not unusual, but one window placard read, Exclusive fashions by Nona.” Knowing that NONA RICHARDS had taken up dress designing, I rushed in to see if my hunch was right. Yes, Nona was a dress- cesigner here on Fifth Avenue. While waiting for Nona to get off work, I bought some newspapers. H’mmm, now here was a face that looked familiar. Well, if it wasn’t Mary Ellen Carey and she was running for Senator from the State of New York! After Nona got off work, she wanted me to take in a fashion show with her and I was very glad that I did. For here I found DOROTHY WARD and MARY JO YATES modeling some exclusive evening gowns from Paris. Nona said she had another surprise for me. She took me out to Madison Square Gardens. Here I found CAROL PADDEN coming out on Twisted Lightning, the fiercest of all Brahma Bulls. Carol is the world’s champion Brahma Bull rider. Clunk! Oh, my head. Egads, where am I? What a dream! Here it is only 1950. I haven’t even graduated yet. Boy, I wTon’t either if I don’t get to work!