Clear Lake High School - Echo Yearbook (Clear Lake, WI)

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The Echo In our freshman year of high school we were joined by Sylvia Yara-beck, Margaret Chuchwar, Ruby Gregerson, Evelyn Often, Mercedes Fouks, Vivian Swenson, Wilbur Frank, Marshall Paulson, Phyllis Hermel, Lawrence Strief, Marjorie Pittman, Gordon Anderson, Clifford Markuson, Kenneth Schulze left school and went to work. This year contained one sad event, the death of Elsie Brihn. After finishing her freshman year, Ruby Gregerson left school. Verna Rye, Kenneth Anderson, and Arnold Kittleson joined us in our sophomore year. After completing his sophomore year, Evan Tulgren dropped out. At the beginning of our junior year the school sent a bus to Prairie harm. Because of this bus route, Mary Kurchner, Leroy Sather, irginia Dallas, Ronald Kahl, Norman Ilusby, Adeline Molten, and Ilelmer Olson joined our class. Neil Nilssen returned from LaCrosse and Henry Patterson joined us from Couderay. Edwin Nelson joined a CCC camp and Arnold Kittleson was married. At the close of the school term Eleanor Johnson moved to Mellen, Wisconsin, and George lon-olli moved to Austin, Minnesota. Now at last we had reached our goal, our senior year. This year we were joined by Doris Berglund, Charlotte Thomas, Nona Mae Bune, Muriel Olson. Doris Berglund finished at the end of the first semester. Of the original class, twenty are graduating this year. They are Gordon Anderson. Martha Baker, Iona Benson, Dustan Christensen, Charlotte Clark. Keith Clark, Arthur Daniel, Kenneth Danielson, Jeanne Finley, Clarence Francis, Jack Hammond, Lucille Jackson, Mabel Johnson, Bernice Nilssen, Neil Nilssen. Ethel Palmer, Joyce Peterson, June Peterson, Beulah Stewart, and Howard Tulgren. • SENIOR CLAH PCCPHECY Clear Lake, Wisconsin May 21, 1950 Dear Alumnus, You are invited to attend a reunion of the graduating class of 1938 at the Clear Lake High School on June 3, 1950. Committee This was the invitation issued for the gathering of the 1938 graduates of Clear Lake High School. On the bright morning of June 3, I stepped off my plane at the Municipal Airport at Clear Lake, now a hustling metropolis of 25,000 inhabitants. I was greeted by four members of my old class, Phyllis Hermel, Lucille Jackson, Stannard Nelson, and Lawrence Strief. Of the original class, these four had remained in Clear Lake throughout the twelve years, and so the duties of the reception committee had fallen on them. They escorted me to the new field house where the reunion was being held. On the way I learned that Lawrence was now the leading dairy farmer in this section of the country. Phyllis Hermel and Lucille Jackson had recently changed their names to Strief and Larson, and Stannard Nelson was now Ace Reporter for the Clear Lake Star. Upon reaching the field house, I discovered that several of my former classmates had arrived before me. There was an air of excitement, and I soon discovered the reason. Keith Clark, now a famous explorer of the atmosphere, was to arrive in his especially constructed rocket ship. He had just returned from an expedition to the north magnetic pole. The reception committee went to greet more arrivals at the depot, and I was left to renew old acquaintances.

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The Echo As I turned, ] noticed two distinguished looking gentlemen standing apart from the rest. Upon closer observation 1 noticed that they were those two inseparable pals, Marshall Paulson and Kenneth Danielson. Later I learned that Kenneth was the candid cameraman for Twent eth-Century Fox studios, and that Marshall was Vice President of the First National Bank in St. Paul. [ust as I was about to speak to Kenneth, someone touched my arm. Looking up 1 saw that it was Charlotte Clark, Mercedes honks, and ivian Swenson. During the course of our conver ation, Charlotte informed me that she was now secretary to John D. Rockefeller, Jr.; Mercedes explained that she was now a certified accountant for Woolworth. nc.; and Vivian advanced the information that she was a commercial teacher at Whitewater. Our attention was drawn to the door through which the reception committee was ushering Doris Berglund, Wilbur Frank, Ethel Palmer, Joyce Peterson and Charlotte Thoma«. After we had renewed our acquaintance, we began discussing our present occupations. Dor:s was now assistant to Adrian at M C. M. ilbur Frank was employed as stand-in for tbe ever-popular Bob Burns, Ethel Palmer was now the famous Carolyn Crawford, featured player at Selznick International. Joyce Peterson was governess for Henry Fonda's daughter and Charlotte 1 homas was teaching Fred Astaire and (linger Rogers new dance step; for their latest picture, “Dancing on Air”. Just then a oueer sound was heard directly above the field house. Rushing to the window, what should we see but a bright red rocket ship. After the ship was anchored, a rope ladder emerged from an opening, and on it was that distinguished scientific figure, Keith Clark. As he approached us, we noticed that he had changed con iderably in appearance since we had last seen him. He now had long flowing hair and on his nose rested a pair of atmospheric goggles. After the excitement of Keith’s arrival sub ided, we noticed a group of distinguished persons coming across the lawn. Included in the group were Martha Baker, Dustan Christensen, Art'mr Daniel, Bernice Xilssen Neil Nilssen. Evelyn Often, Ellen Parel, Henry Patterson, Marjorie Pittman, and Ava Marie Proper. “Dusty” was wearing a United Airlines uniform, and later we learned that he was the pilot of the plane which brought this group from the east. President Roosevelt was now serving his fifth term of office. Martha Baker had replaced Cordell Hull as Secretary of State, and Neil Nils en had taken Henry Morgenthau's place as Secretary of Treasurer. Arthur Daniel was now starring in that Broadway musical comedy. “The Count of Monte Carlo . Bernice Nilssen was making a hit with radio listeners bv impersonating famous movie stars. Bernice told me that Evelyn Often was now modeling for McClelland Barclay in New York: also that Ellen Parel was assistant to Alma Archer, famous womens fashion authority. Henry Patterson was famous as the pitcher for the New York Giants. Marjorie Pittman was the popular Madame Quiz of the Columbia Network. Senora Piedrahita, Ava Marie Proper, was making her debut in “Carmen” at the Metropolitan Opera Company of New York. While I was engaged in conversation with the Senora, several others had entered. We recongized Kenneth Anderson, Iona Benson, Clarence Francis, Jack Hammond, Muriel Olson, and Beulah Stewart. During the course of the day we discovered that Kenneth was an agriculture teacher at the University of Minnesota. Mrs. Kuhn, formerly Iona Benson, was a social worker in Minneapolis. Clarence Francis was now employed in one of Ford's plants in Detroit as chief mechanic. Jack Hammond had succeeded Bernie Bierman at the University of Minnesota. Muriel Olson was employed as bookkeeper in tbe sales department at Montgomery Ward ; and Beulah Stewart was now manager of a chain of theatres between Clear Lake and Duluth.