Choteau High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Choteau, MT)

Text from Pages 1 - 96 of the 1956 volume:

7 Section, (?C z 6 (tyoteau 'rtytyJt School 'P%e e it6 v $ ■ of TITLE CONTENTS DEDICATION ADMINISTRATION FACULTY SENIORS JUNIORS SOPHOMORES FRESHMEN MUSIC SPORTS ACTIVITIES ADS DecUcatioK We, the graduating class of nineteen-hundred and fifty-six, sincerely dedicate our yearbook, THE BULLDOG, to Mrs. Leroy Anderson, secretary of the high school. Who makes out our tardy slips to get back into class. Who makes out our report cards to show that we pass, Who gives us change when we sometimes need it bad, Who seems to be the best friend we have ever had. When we come with a poor excuse, who says Well, Maybe, Why, of course, that's just our Peggy. We thank you, Peggy, for all you have done in guiding, helping, and looking out for us during part of the four happiest and best years of our lives. i mmsTmi 11— .viii. imtrrm tni m+ s m (l c fr 4, C 4, % A 9 e t c it d c it t 4- MR. ED SCHILLER The greatest moral to be drawn from America by every nation in this pre- sent day, according to Andrew Carnegie, is Seek ye first the education of the people and all other political blessings will be added unto you. It is without question that a well educated country is a fair and a peace-loving country. Education is more than factual knowledge. It is knowing how to live with your fellow man. also. It has been the object of the faculty of Choteau High School to not only offer subject matter, but to teach democracy. It is my sincere hope that you Seniors have learned the most it has been possible for you to learn, scholastically. Also, it is my most sincere hope that you will become the best citizens in this world of great political maneuvering -- and the greatest citizens in this great democratic country. To you, the Graduating Class of 1956, congratulations upon being gradu- ated. May you find success in your future undertakings. FACULTY PEGGY ANDERSON 00 Stag Co (fat PAULINE RICHEM MAXINE YEAGER SHIRLEY ZIER HARRIET TALIFSON Assistant Coach, History and Industrial Arts Instructor; Grad- uate of Nebraska State Teach- ers College; Bachelor of Arts in Education. That Do Make It Nice! (jfjfl V. (jJUk Coach, Social Studies, General Business, and Physical Education Instructor; Graduated from Get That Ball! Montana State University; B. A. in Physical Education and Social Science. Social Studies, Guidance, and Speech Instructor; Graduated from North Dakota Agricultural College; Teaching; Three years in North Dakota, and one year at Wolf Point. ” Speeches short and to the point! Commercial Instructor; Grad- uate of Montana State Univer- sity; B. S. in Commercial. Now quit talking, and get BUSY! 1 English and German Instructor; Graduate of Kent State Univer- sity; A. B. and M. A. in Lan- guages. Tomorrow! And No Later! Mathematics Instructor; Received B. A. in Physics from Montana State University. I'm Unemotional!” Home Economics Instructor; Montana State College; First year Teaching;Home Demon- Spit out your gum! stration two years. 7dJ. Science Instructor; Graduate from Montana State College with B. S. in Applied Science; Received M. A. in School Ad- ministration from Colorado State College. He has been here eight years. That should be worth extra credit! (jJUUfc-- Music Instructor; Graduate from Minneapolis College of Music with B. M. in Music Education. Vocational Agriculture Instruc- tor, Graduate of Montana State College; B. S., Agriculture Education. I Forgot. Librarian and English Instructor; Received B. S. from Montana State College. All right, Boys. Custodian That’s quite all right.” President Vice President WESLEY C. HIGGINS Class Officer 2, 4; Band 1,2, 3, 4; Chorus 1,2,3, 4; Honor Society 3, 4; Annual Staff 4; Heisey Award 2; Play Staff 3,4; FFA 1,2,3; Letter- men s Club 2, 3,4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Track 1,2; What's next? College. ' Treasurer ► I , ■m i MARIE M. VANCE Class Officer 1, 2, 4; Honor Society 3, 4; Band 1,2, 3, 4; Chorus 1, 2. 3, 4; Annual Staff 4; Heisey Award 1; Play Staff 3,4; Library 3,4; FT A 3,4; What's next? ’’College. WALLIS M. CHERRY Class Officer 1, 2, 4; Annual 4; Chorus 2; Basketball 3,4; Football 2, 3,4; Track 1,2; Letterman's Club 2,3,4; BRUCE A. ANDERSON Play Staff 3,4; What s next? Service. Drivers Training 1; Play Staff 3,4; What's next? Work on a farm. Secretary GORDON E. HENNEFORD Class Officer 1, 2,4; Chorus 1, 2,4; Band 1, 2, 3; Football 2, 3, 4; Track 2; Student Council 3; Science Club 3, 4; Honor Society 3,4; Lettermen' Club 2, 3, 4; Play Cast 3, 4; What's next? College. GAYLE A. ARMSTRONG Class Officer 1; Play Staff 3,4; An- nual Staff 4; FTA 3, 4; Library Club 3; Debate 1,4; What's next? College. CHARLES K. AVERILL Band 4; Chorus 3; Annual Staff 4, Drivers Training 1; Play Staff 3,4; Paper Staff 4; What's next? Univer sity degree in horticulture or music. FAYE A. BAKER Class Officer 2, 3,4; Student Coun- cil 3,4; Play Cast 3,4; Drivers Train- ing 1; Annual Staff 4; Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Honor Society 3,4; What's next? College, major in sociology. JOANN G. BAUMGARTNER FHA 1,2, 3,4; CPC 1,2; Library Club 3,4; Chorus 1, 2; Play Staff 3, 4; What;s next? Secretary. JIM H. BOADLE Football 3, 4; Basketball 1, 2; Chorus 1,2; FFA 1,2, 3, 4; Play Staff 3,4; What's next? Rancher and Rodeo. MARY S. BRILAKIS Library Club 4; GAA 1,2; Drivers Training 2; Chorus 3, 4; Play Staff 3,4; Transfer from Helena 3; What's next? Stenographer. JOHN L. CARLSON FFA 1.2, 3, 4; Football 1,2,4; Play Staff 3,4; What's next? Work on a farm. CHARLES D. CRANE Class Officer 3; Play Staff 3,4; FFA 1,2, 3,4; Football 2; Band 1,2; What's next? College, Maybe. RONALD L. EKLUND FFA 1, 2, 3,4; Football 3, 4; Paper Staff 4; Play Staff 3. 4. What's next? Work or School.” DALE W. DEPNER Class Officer 1; Football 2; Letter- man’s Club 2, 3,4, What’s next? Work. Science Club 3,4; Letterman’s Club 4; Football 4; Student Council 4; Band 1, 2, 3,4; Annual Staff 4; Mathe- matics Club 1, 2; Play Cast 3, 4; Transfer from New Mexico; What’s next? College. STELLA M. GEBHART Library Club 3, 4; Chorus 1,2, 3, 4; Twirler 2,3,4; Play Staff 3,4; Heisey Award 3; What’s next? College. ’ LINDA L. GROOT FHA 1,2; CPC 1.2, 3, 4; Band 1,2, 3, 4; Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4; Twirler 2, 3, 4; Music Groups 1,2, 3,4; Cheerleader 4; Drivers Training 1; Play Cast 3,4; Annual Staff 4; Paper Staff 4; What's next? '’Undecided. ' ALLENE M. HANSON Drivers Training 1; Band 1,2, 3,4; Science Club 3,4; National Honor Society 3,4; Play Cast 3,4; What's next? Nurse, foreign service. MERLE L. HANSON Band 1; Chorus 1,2, 3,4; Letterman's Club 2, 3, 4; Music Groups 3,4; Foot- ball 2, 3, 4; Track 2, 3, 4; Play Staff 3,4; What's next? ’’Navy.’' HELEN D. HENDERSON CPC 1,2, 3,4; Band 1, 2,3,4; Debate 1; Play Cast 3; Play Staff 4; What's next? I'm debating. IRIS M. HUGHES Library Club 3; FTA 3,4; Science Club 3,4; National Honor Society 3, 4; Annual Staff 4; Play Staff 3,4; Debate 2,4; Runner-up All-around Montana Cowgirl; What's next? ’’Major in Chemistry and English. ROSE F. KIBBEE GAA 1,2,3; Chorus 3; Play Staff 3, 4; Paper Staff 4; What's next? Col- lege in Missoula. EDWARD LILLEAAS Play Staff 3,4; What's next? Navy.” JOE E. LANTZ FFA 2; Band 1, 2, 3,4; Chorus 1, 3, 4; Drivers Training 1; Football 2; Paper Staff 4; Play Cast 3; Play Staff 4; What's next? Navy.,f ORA G. KNOWLTON FFA 3,4; Chorus 3; Play Cast 3; Play Staff 4; What's next? College. JAMES T. LOHSE Lettermen's Club 2, 3, 4; Football 2, 3,4; Basketball 2,3,4; Track 2,3, 4; Play Staff 3, 4; Annual Staff 4; Student Council 2, 3; What's next? College. LEIF C. LARSON FFA 1, 2, 3, 4; Lettermen's Club 2, 3, 4; National Honor Society 3, 4; Band 1,2,3; Play Cast 3,4; Annual Staff 4; Football 2, 3, 4; Basketball 3; Student Council 3, 4; Class Officer 1,2,3; What's next? College. SHIRLEY A. LUSTY FHA 1,2,3, 4; Paper Staff 4; Play Staff 3,4; Chorus 1, 2, 3; Music Groups 1,2, 3,4; Band 1,2,3; What's next? College. BEVERLY J. MONKMAN FTA 3,4; Student Council 4; Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Chorus 2, 3, 4; Drivers Train- ing 1; CPC 1; Annual Staff 4; Paper Staff 4; Play Staff 3, 4; Music Groups 1,2,3,4; What's next? College. RICHARD L. PAGE FFA 3; Drivers Training 1; Play Staff 3,4; What's next? Service. N A CARL R. OLSON Play Staff 3, 4; Basketball 2, 3, 4; Letterman's Club 2, 3, 4; What's next? Navy. JAMES C. OLSON Letterman's Club 3, 4; Play Staff 3, 4; Basketball 3,4; Football 3, 4; What's next? Navy. JACK C. PETERSON Letterman's Club 3, 4; Band 1, 2; Football 1,2, 3, 4; Basketball 1,2,3; Track 2; Class Officer 3; Play Staff 3,4; What's next? College. BETTY J. RAUSCH FHA 1,2,3, 4; Honor Society 3, 4; CPC 1; Chorus 1,2, 3,4; Music Groups 1,4; Drivers Training 1; Annual Staff 4; Paper Staff 4; Play Staff 3,4; What's next? College at Bozeman. GEORGE T. RICHARDS FFA 1, 2; Play Cast 3; Play Staff 4; What's next? Army. PAULINE S. RICHEM Class Officer 2; Chorus 1, 2, 4; Band 1, 2; Music Club 1; Library Club 4; Music Groups 1, 2, 4; Annual Staff 4; Play Staff 3,4; GAA 1; Office Staff 4; Paper Staff 4; What’s next? Work. HARRIET M. TALIFSON FHA 1,2,3, 4; FTA 3,4; Library Club 3, 4; Office Duty 4; Honor Society 3, 4; Class Officer 3; Chorus 1, 2; Heisey Award 2; Play Staff 3, 4; What's next? Eastern Montana College of Education. LARRY E. TAYLOR Play Cast 3, 4; Drivers Training 1; Band 1,2; Intramurals 3,4; What's next? College. MAXINE M. SNYDER Honor Society 3, 4; FTA 3, 4; FHA 3,4; CPC 3; Drivers Training 1; Chorus 1, 2, 3; Music Groups 2; Play Staff 3,4; Annual Staff 4; What's next? College, for nursing. ALEX J. TRUCHOT FFA 2; Drivers Training 1; Play Staff 3,4; What’s next? Service. LESLIE A. WEDUM Letterman's Club 2, 3, 4; Play Staff 4; Track 2, 3,4; Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4; Play Staff 3; Annual Staff 4; What's next? College. DEDE C. WILSON CPC 1,2, 3,4; Cheerleader 4; Annual Staff 4; Play Cast 3, 4; Chorus 2, 3, 4; Band 1,2, 3, 4; Twirler 2, 3, 4; FHA 1; Music Groups 2, 3, 4; What's next? CWC Women’s College??? JOAN A. ZGODA FHA 1,2,3; Drivers Training 1; Music Groups 1, 2,3,4; Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4, Band 2, 3, 4; Debate 1; Library Club 3; Annual Staff 4; Play Cast 3; Play Staff 4; CPC 1, 2; Paper Staff 4; What’s next? College for Medical Technology. SHIRLEY J. ZIER FTA 3,4; Library Club 3; Drivers Training 1; Debate 1; Office Duty 4; Annual Staff 4; Play Cast 3, 4; Paper Staff 4; Band 1,2, 3,4; What's next? College for teaching. MAXINE J. YEAGER FHA 1,2, 3,4; Annual Staff 4; Chorus 1,2,3; Paper Staff 4; Montana All- around Cowgirl; Play Staff 3, 4; Stu- dent Council 4; Library Club 3; Office Duty 4; What's next? Col- lege. 5 4t 20iit z tcC -Jejunent We, the Class of 1956, of Choteau High School, School District 1, City of Choteau, County of Teton, and State of Montana, U. S. A. , being sound of both body and mind, do hereby concede this as our last will and testament. To the Science Department we will the knowledge acquired about the correct scientific method to per- form experiments. To the English Department we will our enormous redundant vocabulary. To the Mathematics Department we will the mathematical formulas which we worked that weren’t in the books. To the Commercial Department we will the great typing and shorthand speed created in this cheerful place. To all of the faculty we will the happy experiences we gave them so they will remember us. Maxine Yeager wills her ability to win state All-Around Cowgirl in her junior year to Lila Gallehon and hopes that she has as much good luck and fun. Bruce Anderson and Joan Baumgartner will their fights about who will be last to school to Jim Van Cleve and Duke Crary. Beverly Monkman can’t will anything because she is taking it all with her. Carl Olson wills his twin brother, Clark, to the Junior Girls. Better hurry because he is leaving also. Marie Vance wills her straight” A” average and music ability to Sharon Herzog. Gene Danz wills his shyness to Jack Schrock. Bet you can’t use it as he did. Faye Baker wills her grade average to Anna Marie Lilleaas and hopes that she keeps it up. Gene Henneford wills his technique with girls to Richard Mauseth. Pauline Richem wills her Ford to Arlene Depner. Don't run around too much, Arlene, it might interfere with your studies. Jim Lohse wills his athletic ability and good looks to David Wedum. Gayle Armstrong wills her place in Choteau High School to whoever thinks they can fill it. Charles Averill wills his place in the chorus to Jesse Malone. Make good use of it, Jess. Mary Brilakis wills her quietness to Doris Rowley. Doris, work hard at keeping it as Mary did. Jim Boadle wills his gym set to Bill Chalmers so that he can develop a physique like Jim's. Rose Kibbee wills her height to Shirley Schwartz. Johnny Carlson and Dale Depner will their places in Junior Literature to anybody that wants them. Sis Gebhart wills the ladylike charms that were willed to her, to Joan McDonald and Charlotte Bond. Wally Cherry wills his curly hair to Lee Nordahl. Don’t comb it as often as Wally did because your grades will suffer. Linda Groot wills the commercial department to Delores Rowley and Janet Rose. Charles Crane wills his dancing ability to Larry Broere. Polish it up a little bit and the girls will swoon. Allene Hanson wills her speech abilities to Linda Austin. You’ll go far if you use it as she did. Ronnie Eklund wills Choteau High School to all who want it. Don’t try to give it back because he is glad to get rid of it. Diane Henderson wills her slender figure to Margaret Taylor. Don't lose too much weight or you will be a walking scarecrow. Lee Foxworthy wills his ability to talk to Ronnie Burgess. As if he needed it. Iris Hughes wills the sixty cents that Joan Luinstra owes her, to Joan. No Hard Feelings. Merle Hanson and Ora Knowlton will the psychology class to ail who like to talk about people. Shirley Lusty wills her voice to Mary Lynn Olsen. Not too many high notes, your voice might crack. Wesley Higgens wills his place on the basketball team to Don McCracken. Jeanne Rausch wills her job at Penney’s to Bonnie Brown or Betty Dhane. Don’t fight, girls, you won t get rich. Leif Larsen wills the student council to Davey Jones, have fun. Maxine Snyder and Harriet Talifson will their shyness and long hair to Virginia Durr and Ruby Hansman. Richard Page, Tommie Richards, and Alex Truchot will their ability not to go out for sports to Duke Crary. Dede Wilson wills, for one year, Jay Dunkel to the junior girls as she is going to Denver and won't be able to see him. Clark Olson wills his basketball ability to Dee Fox worthy. That’s all Dee needs, he has the looks. Joan Zgoda would will Jim Lohse to Marlene Weist or Fern Cherry but she is taking him with her. Jack Peterson wills his height to Pete Howard. Jack thought you might be able to use it in basketball. Shirley Zier wills her trumpet playing ability to Betty Jo Orne. Blow hard, Betty Jo. Larry Taylow wills his ability not to be conceited to Jay Dunkel. Marjorie La Ranee wills her quietness to Peggy Johnson. Leslie Wedum wills his track record to Greg Whipple. Ed Lilieaas wills his red hair to Kenny Rustad. We thought it would look nice with your orange pants. Joe Lantz wills his seat on the Pendroy bus to Billy Halverson. @lci44 'ProfeAeccf We, the Class of 1956, chose New York City as our reunion place, we all needed a vacation and New York City seemed the most logical place. Before our reunion dinner we all had the pleasure of enjoying a concert under the direction of Marie Bance at Carnegie Hall. Charles Averill was listening quite concerned because he has a concert sched- uled at the San Francisco Opera House in two weeks. Gayle Armstrong Anderson came the farthest for this reunion. She came from Hawaii where Ray has made a lifetime job out of the navy. John Cowpoke Carlson is living on his father's ranch in a trailer house (it is six inches longer than his brothers). He milks a cow once in a while. Alex Truchot has taken over his father’s farm and he now owns all the big businesses in Agawam. Merle Hanson drove a new Oldsmobile to the reunion. He’s seeing how many he can sell right now. He has competition--Larry Taylor is selling Dodges. The former Linda Groot is living in Fairfield. Why? That is where Cordell and the kids live. Dede Wilson is busy raising a basketball team. She’s married to Coach Dunckel. If you scratch yourself while here, run to Maxine Snyder and Allene Hanson--they are our nurses. Dale Depner has made traveling around his career. He is still looking for a wife. Joan and Jim Lohse are trying to raise their ten children in a trailer house but are finding it very incon- venient. Clark and Carl Olson are competing against each other. Carl plays for the Minneapolis Lakers and Clark for the Boston Celtics. The girls from Montana all had their hair fixed at Kahler’s Beauty Salon before coming here. The former Shirley Lusty is the owner. Stella and Ora Knowlton are living in the mountains with their three sets of twins and two sets of triplets, as I was told by Stella. Wally Cherry is busy fixing TV sets in Fairfield. The only difficulty in his business is, after he takes a TV set apart, he can’t put it back together. Richard Page is mayor and sole owner of the seven bars and one grocery store in Bynum. Jim Boadle, our number one cowboy, just won the roping championship of the world at Madison Square Garden. Joan Baumgartner has been busy inventing new sundaes and sodas to please the customers in her drive inn. Diane Henderson found herself a cadet while attending C. W. C. Leslie Wedum works one day a week in his father's store, two days a week hunting rabbits to support Penny, and the other four days he takes his little Leslies to the woods hunting. You may think the former Iris Hughes developed an interest for flowers in college, but when she talks about her little Irises she is not referring to flowers. Jack Peterson has a dude ranch and has become very popular with his feminine guests. Maxine Yeager has taken over Betty Crocker's place in the world. Bruce Anderson after ten whole years is still swabbing decks in the Navy. Leif Larsen is a civil engineer. He has a 2000 acre farm for his hobby. Ed Lilleaas has finally made the grade. He is working behind the checking counter in the Safeway store at Choteau. If you would like to take in a movie tonight. Rose Kibbee is starring in The Return of Rattlesnake Rose at the Golden Theater. Our dairy products were supplied by Faye Baker for this dinner, free of charge. She owns a big dairy in Minnesota. Lee Foxworthy has his own little laboratory and his own chemistry sets. He's had extremely good luck so far- -he has only blown the roof off his house once. The former Beverly Monkman and Harriet Talifson went to college to get B. A. degrees in education and guess what they got, they got M. R. S. degrees and now have several little professors. Charles Crane is a farmer. He sits at home with his dog, smolking his pipe and watching TV every night. I believe some of us should thank Joe Lantz for the transportation out here. He's a bus driver for Inter-mountain. Mary Brilakis returned to Helena after graduating to work in the state capital. Pauline Richem is now president of the Highlander Beer Company, chief rival of Hamm’s Brewery. Tommy Richards has outgrown his shyness and is now publicity manager for the latest Marilyn Monroe. Ronnie Ecklund has his own little bar out at Collins, called Ecklund's Dive. Gene Danz is keeping himself busy by making millionaires out of other people. He works for an oil crew. Gene Henneford just got back from Munich, Germany, after completing his collection of beer steins. He has now opened up a bar and is making use of them. Shirley Zier has accomplished her goal--so far--to stay single! JUNIORS DAVID JONES LARRY BROERE BARBARA BROWN RONNIE BURGESS BILL CHALMERS FERN CHERRY ARLENE DEPNER DUKE CRARY VIRGINIA DURR MARLENE WEIST LINDA AUSTIN CHARLOTTE BOND BETTY DHANE JAY DUNCKEL DAROLD FOXWORTHY LILA GOLLEHON bill halvorson RUBY HANSMAN SHARON HERZOG Leslie Howard PEGGY JOHNSON ANNA marie ulleaas JOAN LUINSTRA dick mauseth JOANN Me DO NELL lee nordahl SHIRLEY OBERNOLTE MARY LYNN OLSEN BETTY JO ORNE BEVERLY REYNOLDS jack schrock MARGARET TAYLOR DAVID WEDUM HELEN SHELMERDINE GREG WHIPPLE MARJORIE LARANCE J. B. Lamun Kenneth Rustad Gary Jacobson PHOTO NOT AVAILABLE V Farrell Bandow Gloria Vigen David Allen Ruth Allum Bob Hickman Allicia Arensmeyer Shirley Arensmeyer Carol Armstrong Penny Dahiin Judy Davison Doug DeBoer Ray Erickson Mary Ellen Bourn a Walter Gebhart Darlene Dabney Roger Gefeller Keith George Harvey Hanson Sue Frazier Jim Huffman Dixie Hansen Roberta Hansen Joyce Henderson Elsie James Tony Jaconetty Jesse Kibbee Marcia Isaacson Sharon Jones Jesse Malone Virginia McAuley Jerry McLaughlin Phyllis McElroy Melvin Moon PHOTO NOT AVAILABLE Dorothy Nesbit Larry Poore Jackie Paulus Anna Gail Sabados Dean Schrock Darlene Shelmerdine Ernie Smith Beverly Talifson Larry Talifson Gwen Thompson Jim Van Cleave Terry Vance Don Wilson Roy Wiseman Phillip Young Bill Alzheimer Don Henderson Jim Wigmore Vick Perkins Don Slanger Helga Lilleaas Verna A Hum Monte Rae Anderson Gary Arensmeyer Jeri Armstrong Don Baumgartner Judy Bivens Marlene Black Peter Bouma Jack Bradley Billy Broere Gene Bruno Larry Carrier Larry Castor Keith Chalmers Janet Clark Dick Clark Travis Collier Shirley Dabney Gene Depner Carol Enderson Kay Ferris Louella Gemar Calvin George Denny Groot Robert Herzog Janet Hickman Lynne Howard Karen Huidekoper Jan Jaumotte Kathy Johnson Russell Joramo Dick Koch Lanore Larsen Marvin Larson Linda Matkin Lowell Meyers Sharon McCollum v ------------- 'V Larry Morhardt Maxine McFarland Joann Moore Alferd Powers Jim Ramaker Lani Redmond Doris Riggs Myrtle Rose John Salmond Lila Sessions Barbara Standish Ronald Stroh Tommy Snyder Ruth Swanson Elinor Thorman Roger Toren Jean Taylor Marlene Van Setten Ray Van Wichen Judy Wigmore C H R I S T M A S P A R T Y Buddy White Shirley Lindgren Harold Yeager Ardela Kraft (fyotecuc 'rtytyA FLUTES: Kay Ferris Lanore Larson TENOR SAXOPHONES: Allene Hanson Janet Hickman Beverly Monkman Dede Wilson Keith Chalmers Judy Davison ALTO CLARINET: Virginia McAuley BARITONE SAXOPHONE: Ruth Swanson Diane Henderson Kalu Russell OBOE: BASS CLARINET: CORNETS: Charles Averill Lee Foxworthy Dave Jones CLARINETS: ALTO SAXOPHONES: Bob Hickman Vic Perkins Marie Vance Joan Zgoda Shirley Zier Faye Baker Carol Armstrong Bill Halverson Jackie Paulus Darlene Dabney Joe Lantz Marlene Vance Calvin George Harvey Hanson Andy Anderson Marvin Larson Jan Jaumotte Ray Erickson Sharon Jones Russell Joramo Bill Alzheimer BASSES: Ken Rustad Delores Rowley HORNS: Billy Chalmers Doris Rowley Linde Groot PERCUSSION: Joyce Henderson Judy Bivens Wes Higgins Jim Huffman Barbara Standish TROMBONES: Helga Lilleaas Julie Jaumotte Carol Enderson Beverly Dabney OFFICERS: Duke Crary President Marie Vance BARITONES: Vice President- Secretary-Treasurer Kathy Johnson Librarians - Jesse Malone Wesley Higgins Bob Kelly Council Representative - Harvey Hanson We, the Class of '56, pay tribute to one of the most wonderful teach- ers Choteau has ever had, one who has given more of himself than any school could ask, and who put Choteau on the map as far as music is concerned, but who has gone on to bigger and better things. He is our most talented music teacher, whom we will ever remember as giving two wonderful years of music for all who worked with him-- Chester Potuzak. The music in my heart I bore, long after it was heard no more. CLARINET TRIO Marie Vance Faye Baker Lee Foxworthy C CLARINET TRIO Marie Vance Faye Baker Jackie Paulus CLARINET TRIO Lanore Larson Jan Jaumotte Kay Ferris CLARINET QUARTET Marlene Vance Andy Anderson Janet Moulton Sharon Nordahl Dave Jones, Vic Perkins, Shirley Zier, Marvin Larson, Bob Hickman, Judy Bivens, Joyce Henderson, Linde Groot, Doris Rowley, Delores Rowley, Kathy Johnson, Gene Henneford, Beverly Dabney, and Carol Enderson. BRASS SEXTETTE Dave Jones Delores Rowley Shirley Zier Kathy Johnson Judy Bivens Carol Enderson TRUMPET TRIO Marvin Larson Dave Jones Vic Perkins BRASS QUINTET Marvin Larson Kathy Johnson Vic Perkins Carol Enderson Judy Bivens HORN QUARTET Judy Bivens Linde Groot Joyce Hendersen Doris Rowley Oi1 ' Z«t e tMe Charles Averill Wes Higgins J.B. Lamun Gene Henneford Merle Hanson Jay Dunckel Jesse Malone Les Wedum Jim Huffman (tyotecuc ‘rtyty i SOPRANOS: Pauline Richem Dede Wilson Charlotte Bond Fern Cherry Betty Dhane Virginia Durr Peggy Johnson Joan Luinstra Shirley Schwartz Mary Lynn Olsen Dorothy Nesbit Doris Rowley Margaret Taylor Marlene Weist Judy Davison Phyllis McElroy Jackie Paulus Darlene Shelmerdine Gwen Thompson Marlene Black Louella Gemar Janet Hickman Linda Matkin Doris Riggs Myrtle Rose Barbara Standish Ruth Swanson Marlene VanSetten Shirley Lindgren ALTOS: Mary Brilakis Stella Gebharart Linde Groot Jean Rausch Joan Zgoda Sharon Herzog Rose Kibbee Alicia Arensmeyer Shirley Arensmeyer Mary Ellen Bouma Sue Frazier Anna Gail Sabados Judy Bivens Carol Enderson Karen Huidekoper Kathy Johnson TENORS: Charles Averill Wesley Higgins Beverley Monkman Delores Rowley J. B. Lamun Penny Dahlin Roberta Hansen Joyce Henderson Beverley Talifson Terry Vance Gloria Vigen LeRoy Yeager ACCOMPANIST: Don Baumgartner Calvin George Marie Vance Don Slanger OFFICERS: BASSES: President - - - - Pauline Richem Vice President - - - — Merle Hanson Secretary-Treasurer —Beverly Monkman Joe Lantz Librarians Leslie Wedum Phyllis McElroy Gene Henneford Jay Dunckel Dick Mauseth David Allen Harvey Hanson James Huffman Jesse Malone Dean Schrock Lowell Meyers Council Representative • - - Delores Rowley Kathy Johnson Linde Groot Judy Bivens Dede Wilson Beverly Monkman Joan Zgoda Carol Enderson Marie Vance Shirley Lusty Marlene Vance, Acc. 'TPtixecC £«t4e tt Ce Shirley Lusty Dede Wilson Doris Rowley Marie Vance Beverly Monkman Joan Zgoda Unde Groot Delores Rowley Charles Averill Wes Higgins J.B. Lamun Gene Henneford Merle Hanson Jay Dunckel Jesse Malone Les Wedum Marlene Vance, Accompanist SOLOISTS JUDY DAVISON - MARLENE VANCE MARIE VANCE - - MARVIN LARSON VICTOR PERKINS DAVE JONES - - - -----------Flute --------Clarinet Clarinet and Piano ---------Trumpet ---------Trumpet ■--------Trumpet BOB HICKMAN - - JUDY BIVENS------ JOYCE HENDERSEN DORIS ROWLEY - - KATHY JOHNSON • CAROL ENDERSON BEVERLY DABNEY ■ 1956 MENC GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY NATIONAL BAND PARTICIPANT ST. LOUIS, MO. - Trumpet French Horn French Horn French Horn - - Baritone - Trombone - Trombone ALL-STATE PARTICIPANTS BAND Allene Hanson Faye Baker Joyce Hendersen Judy Bivens Back row: Tony Jaconetty, Leif Larsen, Jack Peterson, Lee Foxworthy, Clark Olson, John Carlson, Dick Mauseth, Merle Hanson. Middle row: Coach Peck, Gene Henneford, David Jones, Lee Nordahl, Bob Hickman, Dee Foxworthy, Wesley Higgins, Harvey Hanson, Assistant Coach Allen. Front row: J. B. Lamun, Jim Wigmore, Jim Lohse, Wally Cherry, Jay Dunckel, Don Wilson, Pete Howard. DEFENSE COACHES JOHN CARLSON WALLY CHERRY LEIF LARSEN JACK PETERSON Sc ie4 MERLE HANSON Choteau 14 Fairfield 6 Choteau 38 J Valier - - — - - 0 I M Choteau 37 Browning -0 Choteau ----- 14 Shelby 37 Choteau - Cut Bank - Choteau - Conrad - - Choteau - Baby Bison Choteau - Sunburst - WES HIGGINS CLARK OLSON 13 13 -7 21 12 -6 -7 14 LEE FOXWORTHY GENE HENNEFORD MANAGERS S’ SyutuC Sc ieA Choteau - - - - 7 Choteau-------12 Choteau-------20 Choteau - - - - -7 Choteau-------21 Conrad-----------------------36 Fairfield - -- -- - — - -- 6 Fairfield------------------7 Great Falls Central Fresh------13 Conrad - ----------------------26 ‘SuCCdoya JIM LOHSE DEE FOXWORTHY tfradua tiny SetuonA WES HIGGINS CARL OLSON CLARK OLSON Back row, left to right: Don McCracken, Pete Howard, Tony Jaconetty. Clark Olson, Kenny Rustad, Don Wilson, Coach Peck. Front row: Manager Larry Poore, Jim Lohse, Wes Higgins, Carl Olson, Jay Dunckel, Wally Cherry. Managers from left to right: Larry Poore, Gene Danz, Dick Mauseth. (Travis Collier) Back row, left to right: Farrell Bandow, Bob Hickman, Duke Crary, Harvey Hanson, Ray Van Wichen Coach Allen. Front row: Gary Jacobson, Gene Depner, Jim Huffman, Don Baumgartner. Back row, left to right: T. Jaconety, M. Hansen, J. Dunkel, W. Higgins, H. Hansen, J. Lohse. Front row; D. Wilson, G. Henneford, G. Whipple, D. Baumgartner, K. George. HZc6eA COACH C. PECK AL FINLEY G. HENNEFORD W. HIGGINS M. HANSEN d icuiuatc«t Se U i Managers: F. Bandow, R. Gofeller, D. Mauseth, J. Boadle Pet and Don Come on, Jim!! Official Start!! Neck and Neck!! Jim Demonstrates Perfect Form Top row, left to right: W. Cherry, G. Danz, K. George, D. Wilson, C. Olson, Coach Peck. Second row: D. Crary, G. Whipple, J. Carlson, M. Hanson, G. Henneford, L. Wedum, H. Hanson, J. Lohse. First row: J. Dunckel, L. Larson, L. Foxwonhy, C. Olson, J. Peterson, W. Higgins, D. Foxworthy, J. Boadle, J. Schrock. Top row, left to right: M. Vance, D. Jones, F. Baker, W. Higgins, J. Rausch, H. Talifson, G. Henneford, Mr. Schiller. First row . A. Depner, J. Rose, A. Hanson, M. Snyder, L Hughes. Left to right: R. Erickson, Mr. Finley, H. Lilleaas, W. Higgins, B. Standish, L. Larson, S. Frasier, J. Van Cleave, D. Shelmerdine, A. Depner, L. Fox- worthy, A. Hanson, S. McCollum, K. Ferris, G. Henneford, J. Clark, J. Ma- lone, I. Hughes. S' (?6e iCecid i4 RUTH SWANSON SHARON HERZOG MARLENE WEIST LINDE GROOT Ityte i DEDE WILSON JACKIE PAULUS SHARON JONES SHARON McCOLLOM JAN JAUMOTTE SHIRLEY OBERNOLTE TERRY VANCE MAXINE YEAGER---------All-around Cowgirl IRIS HUGHES------Runner-up All- around Cowgirl JIM BOADLE............All-around Cowboy Thirty-five Students Of CHS Entered in ««ouiuMUiLu wicur employees parking on Main Avenue. The chamber decided to ask the co-op- eration of both members and non- members in an attempt to give business patrons advantage of Main Street parking thus facilitating the transaction of business in Choteau. Businessmen and their employees are urged to use side street park- ing for their vehicles in the future. Missoula Science Fair Terms of Two Thirty-five students from Choteau high school will attend and enter projects in the First Montana Science fair at Mis- soula March 23 and 24 school science instruct Missoula event, a boy National Science fair ir Science fairs on the distr and national level are ati to interest and encoura school students in the 5 science, stress the under of fundamental principles ence, and provide recognJ young scientists while in educators and the public Dr. R. A. Diettert, directo State Science Fair, said rc Several hundred boys a in a number of high schoc state are now working projects in the fair, acca reports from Missoula. A list of Ohoteau studi the titles of their project! Trustees End Junior Science Fair (For 9th grade only) Kay Ferris, Animals through the Ages; Lanore Larsen, Indian Rel- ics; Barbara Standish, Meteoritic Dust; Helga Lilleaas, Comparing Brains; Janet Clark, Embalming Cats, and Victor Perkins and Rus- sell Joramo, A Six-in-One Radio Lab Senior Science Fair (For 10th, 11th and 12th Grades) Allicia Arensmeyer, Dwarf Trees; Sue Frazier, White Pine Blister Rust; Anna Gail SaJbados, This Is What Can Happen to Your Teeth; Jesse Malone, Jr., To Kill or Not uus wee . The subject will be the same as last year’s contest which proved so successful, “Why I Should Attend Church or Sunday School.” Prizes totaling $30 will be award- ed as follows with each grade re- ceiving $5 for first, $3 for second and $2 for third place. Essays should not be over 300 words in length and will be judged 60 percent on content, 20 percent on composition and 20 percent on neatness. Judges will be selected from the local churches. The contest will close on the 8th of April. The date of awards will be announced later, the sponsors v The wU b pre ntec a a church will present “The a Last Words of Christ” at church next Sunday March 2i 8 p.m. The introduction solo will be s by Hazed Gravdal and the prog follows: First Word-Father, forgive tl £ r they know not what they Baritone solo, Robert Gronb Tenor solo. Rev. A. B Gravdal Second Word - Verily, thou he this day with me in Parac Tenor solo, Rev. A B Grav Baritone soCo, Robert Gronberg Third Word - Woman, bel tax oi •—- — • added $300 for food farm to make a tot $4,622. Deducting 57c vestment as figured b survey, left a net re to cover operator’s a bor and management Totail receipts of farms surveyed for t of 1950 to 1954 inclush $9,356; 1951, $11,069: 1953. $10,905, and 195- The total expenses years were listed a Teton county: 1950 $6,221: 1952, $7.181;’ and 1954, $7.380. An a figure shows that for period, except for th both income and exp ed. in 1953, both wer Net Cash In The net cash incom years as given in tji I960, $3.837; 1951 $4. 705; 1953, $3,962, and However, if the pure of net cash income ii is used, the survey c $3.837; 1951, $4.644: 1953, $3.788, and 1954. Conveniences S The survey also inc age of farms having veniences Teton cou up the list on all e? and rural telephones, ages given were: cold er, 89 percent: hot n 86 percent; high-lii 100 percent: telephom power washer, 96 p freeze, 72 percent; re percent; television. 53 io, 99 percent: bat-hri 73 percent; LP gas. 14 central heating. 60 pe Only 10 Percent W In the survey of owned, 10.9 percent « ed no car; 84 1 perc car and 5 percent o more; 24-1 percent owned were 1949 mod 50 9 percent were 19; and 2p percent were 54 price range as given in 63 4 percent, low: met cent, and 11.6 percent Se U4Vl MR. REED Director Seventeen 7 s4cv£ulCy tyGocny £!u u4k “PCay ‘TVe S6 t e 'pacKtCy 7 iee GENE HENNDFORD and SHIRLEY LUSTY ‘Seat '7%zi icia t V-' fi Settayt (?t Z44 0paowute GRO°T a„d J1W BOADLE 'paowiitea «-«bioxvowh. (?1 ZA4 'pcuwute ArUstroNg and don wHson MYRTLE ROSE and GENE DEPNER (?£ z 14 pcivoncte6 “ProtH '56 From Banquet Speakers Table iv Prom Dance in New Gym Prom King and Queen LESLIE WEDUM and BEVERLY MONKMAN Homecoming Queens - MARIE VANCE and GAYLE ARMSTRONG Speaker: RANDEL SWANBURG Valedictorian: MARIE VANCE Class of f56 z£e tdcvi 955-56 September October November December January 1 School Starts 5 No school (Labor Day) 9 Freshman initiation 10 Fairfield Game 16 Valier Game 23 Browning Game 28 First National Assembly 30 Student Council Nominations 1 Great Falls JB's and B Squad Game 5 Fairfield BM Squad Game 7 Cut Bank Game (Freshman Dance) Primary Election for Student Council 14 Conrad Game General Election for Student Council 15 F. H. A. Convention 19 Report Cards 21 Great Falls JB Game 24-25 Senior Pictures Taken 26 Sunburst Game and Second National Assembly 27-28 Teachers Convention 4 Senior Class Play 9 Open House 11 (Veterans Day) Rainbow Dance 18 Music Concert 23 End of Second Six Weeks 24-27 Thanksgiving Vacation 25 First Basketball Game Ft. Benton 26 Anaconda Central Game 1 Harlowton Game 2 Donkey Basketball Game 3 Fairfield Game 6 National Assembly 9 Anaconda Game 10 Fairfield Game and Science Club Party 16-17 Invitational Tourney and Junior Class Dance 20 Shelby Game 21 Christmas Concert 22 - Jan. 2 Christmas Vacation 23 National Guard Ball 25 Christmas Day 29 CPC Christmas Ball 1 New Year's Day 2 School Starts 5 Third National Assembly 7 Valier Game 12-13 Semester Tests 13 Sunburst Game 14 Standford Game 20 Browning Game 21 Conrad Game 28 Cut Bank Game February 2 Boasters Benefit Games 3 Valier Game 4 Sunburst Game 10 Band Concert 11 Browning Game 14 Student Council Meeting 17 Conrad Game 18 Ft. Benton Game Reunion Dance 23-25 Basketball Tournament Conrad March 1-3 Class C Basketball Tournament here 3 Twirp Week Dance 5 Farm Youth Speaker 9 Junior Class Play 10 Regional Science Fair 16 Rainbow Dance 23-24 State Science Fair F.F. A. Convention at Conrad 29-30 Easter Vacation April 4 F.F. A. andF.H. A. Parents Banquet 11-14 State F. F. A. Convention 21 Music Festival 25-27 State F. H. A. Convention 28 Junior Prom May 2 Band Concert 3-5 High School Week 9 Style Show 10-12 Music Meet 4 Divisional Track Meet 12 Regional Track Meet 16 Class Night 18 Baccalaureate Services 18-19 State Track Meet State Speech Contest 23 Graduation 25 School Is Out YOUR SEARCH ENDS SCHROEDER HARDWARE BUTTREYS DEPARTMENT STORE Great Falls, Montana M S-TR MOTORS 24-Hour Wrecker Service Phone 9916 SALES SERVICE GREAT FALLS GRAIN TERMINAL THE CO-OP WAY ASSOCIATION KNUDTZON Choteau, Montana Phone 3941 STATI f AIM INSUi ANCI JIM DELLWO AGENCY AUTO - LIFE - FIRE AND CASUALTY V. 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