Climax High School - Viking Yearbook (Climax, MN)

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Those sixteen vho stmrted were: Meblc Betz, Presidentg Mqynurd Muck, Vice President! Merle Roe, Secreturyj Lee Schieber, Treesurerg Sven Berkley, Hebert Barkley, Betty Ewing, Edward Fromm, Kenneth Haggard, Violet Heritz, Blonw dine Peck Vernon Rambow, Maynard Simmons, Richard VnnMidds lesworth, Cerrol Smoke, and Dale Crosby. During the your Dale Crosby left to uttend the Battle Creek school, but Maurice Kncstrock entered leaving thc number of members in the class unchanged. who t' chars for the year we Mr. Wilkinson, Mr Bonine, llss McCfnne1, end Miss Warnock, our class advisor. In the sophomre year Maurice Knestrick, Carrol Smoke, and Kenneth Haggard did not return but Robert Scofield entered New tenehers vere Mr. Swonk, Miss Archer, and Miss Patten our class advisor. Class officers were Mable Bctz, Pres- ident, Maynard Mack, Vice Presidentg Lee Schieber, Secr- estary- treasured. In the junior your Robert Barkley did not return, but Marion Lindsay und Wallace Way joined our class. During the yeur Msynurd Simmons and Maynard Mack discontinued school, but Howard Stanley became a member of our class shorty efter the school term hed commenced. Class Officers were: Wallace way, President, Robert Sce- field, Vice President: Edward Fromm, Secretary-treasurer. The cluss advisor was Miss Archer who helped with the J. Hop and the junior play, WAunt Bessie beets the Bcnd.' At the beginning of this the senior year, Noble Eftz vis found to be attending the Gelesburg High School end Dain Crosby had entered from the Battle Creek High School. Jaws ing the year Vernon Rambov loft and Kenneth Haggard tr n'- f red from Gelssburg. We had e new group of teachers this ycnr, thcycurc: Miss Meson, Miss Metzger and Mr. Shoemaker our class advisor. Social events for this your were two senior dances, our play nThe Ghost Chas rs', and a CfPHiV51 concession, which helped us raise money for our skip day. Our skip dey vas held May 14. We left the school at about 6:50 and all finally reached For's Greenfield Village. After sounding severul interesting hours there we continued on to Brigg's Studium to see the Detroit Tigers play the Yeshington Sen- ators. After this we had dinner et the Elwood Grill and then attended the Palms theater. We returned home where most of us Slept the clock around. , On the evening of Friday May 25, ve were entertained by the junior class nt the Cloninl Tee Room, which evening was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Dale Crosby:

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CLASS PROPHECY OF 1940 I just received A letter from Richard VenM1ddlesvorth, which brings back memories of my senior days in the clnss of 1940. It rerd us follows: Salt Lake City, Utah. May 28, 1950. Dear Marion, I havt just established u new speed record of 425 miles an hour with my litt nspced Kingn out here on the luke flats. It is not so fast ns you traveled in your nirplnne nThe Flying Commetn. I believe your record was 725 miles pcr hour wus it not? Do you remember Lee Schieber who was president of our senior class? Well, I read an article in the evening paper stating he was going to Europe because he has such an outstanding record in his veterinary work. Of course hc will bc accompanied by that certain school friend who is now his better half. How is Edvard Fromm doing stncb he become teller of the Climax Stnte Bunk. Violet Heritz is nov mrnxging the Uchnmpu, who is ian boy by the name of Merle Roe. He has scored 21 first round knockouts. His rife, the former Betty Ewing is hop ing their son Harry will follow in his father's footsteps Our student council representative, I believe was Hawnrd Stanley, he is now u dress salesman. We knot Howard lik- od to meet different girls. He is still single because he still a hard time decidirg which one he likes best. The only other girl in our cluss was Blondine Peck, now she is a very successful matron in the new JClimax Home for the Homclessn. Kennchh Haggard, who as you know felt kindly towards a certain high school girl, has taken to western ranching since he could not get her pnrent's con- sent for the big jump. Oh yrs, the other nigh while visiting A night club m nw' orchestra was introduced and to my suprisv there was Owvn barkley, still dealing out sour notes with his trombone. As I remember there were two dules in our cluss, Dale Lobig us you know is new u married men fnd th: ovntr of f nev manufacturing plant just outside of the Climix city limlts. Dale Crosby hes the job of the crooning waiter at one of the better night clubs of New York, while Wallace way is chief cook and bootle washer ut thf same establishmtnt. Thv 1,St member of our cless was David Harrison, who is now in Hollywood competing with Clark Gable for the title of Uldol of The Screen.U