Climax High School - Viking Yearbook (Climax, MN)

Text from Pages 1 - 52 of the 1945 volume:

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He knows what it is to shiver on an icy morn- ing, waiting for the big yellow bus and he also knows what it is to miss it and to have to come on the train Q or, worse still, to have to stay home, But don't feel too sorry for him because Charlie has a big ad- vantage - the teachers can't make him stay after school. 'Note to Freshmen - ln the dictionary to commute means to travel back and forth daily to work lEd.7naturally!l in o city iClimaxl. Faculty CGNTAINING .... Classes 4 1 4 fi of 1 . ! i fr , 4 gf A1 1 Sports sf 4 -: 27 4 ' Activities .iw f bl S Q E n A Eli 17 1!'1 T'f' a--use-I-...9.us In this book you will find out what Chcirlie ond his friends do between the time the bus lets them off ond the time it picks them up ogoin. Clzmax 1928 Walter Nelson 1930 Albert Silver 1931 Roy Peterson Earl Swenson Earnest Wollertson 1932 Telbert Thune Earl Engelstad Gunner Langhus 1933 Vernon Johnson 1935 George Howland Russel Howland Nenlla Byrd 1936 Kermlt Jacobson 1937 Sherman Bratager Donald Chrstuanson Allan Howland Terry Johnson lK:lIed an Actlonl Allan Maurntson Arvld Strand Phrlnp Swenson Graduates and Former Teachers m the Service 1938 Merle Aumundson Grant Estenson Ralph Jacobson Morris Ostgaard Harry Thompson Oscar Vraa Albert Fllcke Gordon Dale Irene Klnngman 1939 Henry Bjornrud Gordon Chrastnanson Harvey Dale Carl Cronberg Jr lrvln Thompson Arnold Hone lNeuton Carlson Ralph Dale LeRoy Orvnck 1940 Lester Aumundson Vance Gjelton Earl Jacobson Reuben Thompson Alnsworth Wehus Roy Lundby James Maurntson Mona Hetland 1941 Alvin Berg Clifford Grove Mnlton Johnson Gordon Omen Terrns Tendeland .6- 1942 Walter Holm Warren Sanderson Charles Brokke Vernon Rudd Ervan Hestad Earl Berg Vernon Anderson Irvln Ostgaard 1943 Ollnn Tendeland Robert Nelson Duanne Howland Gustav Oren Morton Swenson Alton Buness Donald McWullnams Raymond Rustvold Vernon Gramstad Sydney Smlth 1944 LeRoy Aumundson Orrnn Eldsmoe Wllluam Burd Delmer Glaserud Lowell Rodal Lloyd Wollun Orrln Hanson Teachers Peter Sevrud Melford Bruer Jey Jechort Harry Meyer Paulus Heust . . . x ...x N. 1'-'5:Ii- K,- 39,9 3 E' 31 S 1 . I FACULT Y ! 5 1945 5 8 12 I3 Q9 20 ?6 27 2 fl 910 INV f 2.32-1 1945 2 3 910 i617 lil! 3031 15.4 P' fl THE BQARD UF EDUCATION Louis Letnes, Gscar Roma, Harry Larson, Gunder Bjaaland, Arnold Amundson, Gil Boyer FACULTY School activities were not as numerous this year because we have two teachers less than usual. Because of the war, our business and agriculture departments have been discontinued for a while. Thus, the teachers have had a harder job with more and larger classes, but they still smile and were peppy enough to play a basketball game against one of the girls' teams. Concordia gave us Principal Ralph Miller lrightl who is probably more familiar in his role as science and math- ematics teacher or as the man who sits with the team and nibbles his fingernails at basketball games. 'YE .1 I From Luther College comes Oluf Olsen, our efficient Super- intendent who also doubles as social science and typing in- structor, From NDU comes graclous Rachel Anderson who teaches Blology and sux Home Economlcs classes Including one for boys' Versatile as the word for NDU graduate Mrs Kun kle who teaches Junior Hugh history geography scnence and Englush be sides advnsnng the elev enth grade Smrllng Betty Rnchards lleftl comes from the University of North Dakota She teaches English and history ad vases the ninth grade and the year book staff and directs the chorus and the junuar class play That s quite a job for one person :sn t rt? Concordlan Mrs Boucher lbelowl IS a wonderful basketball player ust luke her brother Bob She ns also our wonderful band director English teacher physical educatlon teach er tenth grade advnsor and dnrects the sensor DOY , I 4. . -. . 1 I R , . fi . x 1- -l ws L ' . .. . I I . . . , .I 2 'wg' Q xt , xt X r lyf e .xx N ' , x l Q ' s v I' i i J Miss Engh, the first and sec- The answer to Miss Trattles' ond grade teacher, has been problem is 24, but don't tell an instructor in the Climax the third and fourth graders schools longer than any oth- - they are supposed to fig- er teacher. ure it out for themselves. ll-1 Q .3 3:45 is Coffee Time . I U' 4' T' ffl' r f ,ft s ll ' K is illizi Miss Klementson teaches the fifth and sixth graders where their brothers and cousins in service are. K i 1 l Q I ' x. I Q-X N., 'ig U 'J-f' -. ,. 1. ,A .1O. 2 I ,mix SJ twenty nlne out of thlrty four te come to PRESIDENT CLAY BRADY VICE PRESIDENT MARGARET HANSON TREASURER HARLOW THOMPSON SECRETARY LAURICE JOBE ar stained sensors school on a us their sole Ish to begun was chosen mn motto we fun smooth and beeyay renslen who can ack sent sch u ate the posltuve and voclferous laurlc e lobe and puanlst olnver olson and be an pole lawrence ak me clay brady er who always kn a slne ows the dlfference between and a cosine and assocnate editor mgt hanson who always assocnates with Ioquaclous emma andrnnga a d proc n harruette grove who has a lot of ernty lyou had better l ook xt up folks and harl we dudn t know what It meant entherl ow thompson who snngs and wears a yellow bow tue and captain hlldlng hagen and popular I wes ey megrund wh and s d o always has couah drops pee y lyle grove and all the rest f o the wonderful people who make up the gold bruckung sensor class .12. SENIDRS Ruth Aalgaard, Ruthie . . . Chorus l,2,3,45 Glee Club l, 25 Class Secretary lg Peo Squad 25 Cheerleader 2, 3, 45 Mixed Quarfetfe 45 Yearbook Staff 45 Band l, 2, 3, 45 Trio 3. Lawrence Aker, Lolly . . . Chorus l5 Band lg Basketball 45 FFA 35 Cyclone Sally 3. Emma Andringa . . . Chorus l, 2, 3, 45 Glee Club l, 25 Pep Squad 25 Yearbook Staff 45 Trio 3. Kathleen Bjarge . . . Chorus l, 2, 3, 45 Band 3, 45 Glee Club l, 25 Pep Squad 25 Yearbook Staff 45 Cheerleader Z, 3, 45 Cy- clone Sally 3. Clay Brady . . . Chorus l, 2, 3, 45 Band 3, 45 Basketball 3, 45 Treasurer l5 President 45 Mixed Quartette 45 Yearbook Staff 4. Lois Bratager . . . Pep Squad 2. Kermit Bruun . . . Band l, 2, 3, 45 FFA 3. Hawley Eia . . . Chorus 3, 45 FFA 3. Lois Estenson, Loey . . . Chorus l, 2, 3, 45 Band l, 2, 3, 45 Glee Club l, 25 Pep Squad 25 Treasurer 35 Yearbook Staff 4 Harriet Grove . . . Band l,2, 3,45 Pep Squad 25 Cyclone Sally 3 Lyle Grove . . . Basketball 3, 45 FFA 3. Hilding Hagen, Dink . . . Chorus l, 2, 3, 45 Basketball 2 3, 45 President 35 Yearbook Staff 45 Cyclone Sally 3. 'l3 .Wh .g..,,r l 1 ur ,'3li.'J,t,j..gQ. .V - Q ' at 0' w, 7 fQq..?' ,, if l I , Q 5 :gg '.'Wv'n fr W ,Elf Margaret Hanson . . . Chorus 2, 3, 4, Glee Club l, 2, Pep Squad 2, President 2, Vice President 4, Cyclone Sally 3, Year- book Staff 4, Student Librarian 3. Fernold Holte . . . Band l, FFA 3. Lourice Jobe . . . Chorus l, 2, 3, 4, Band l, 2, 3, 4, Glee Club l, 2, Pep Squad 2, Secretary 4, Cyclone Sally 3, Yearbook Staff 4, Student Librarian l, 2. Shirley Kleven . . . Band 3, 4. Mavis Knutson . . . Chorus l, 2, 3, 4, Glee Club l, 2. Wesley Megrund, Wessy . . . Chorus l,2, 3, 4, Band l, Basketball 3, 4. Dorothy Munter, Dottie . . . Chorus 4. Vernon Nelson . . . FFA 3. Gloria Nygaard Oliver Olson, Bute . . . Chorus l, 2, 3, 4, Band l, 2, 3, 4, Student Librarian 2, 3, 4, President l, Basketball 2, 3, 4, Cy- clone Sally 3, Yearbook Staff 4, Mixed Quartette 4, Vale- dictorian. Beeiay and Pete o'I4o Ramona Orvik, Mona . . . Chorus I, 2, 3,45 Band I,Z, 3, 45 Glee Club I, 25 Pep Squad 25 Yearbook Staff 45 Student Librarian 45 Cyclone Sally 3. Vernon Ostgaard . . . FFA 3. Betty Jean Renslen, Beeiay . . . Chorus I, 2, 3, 45 Band I, 2, 3,45 Glee Club I, 25 Pep Squad 25 Yearbook Staff 45 Mixed Quartette 45 Trio 3. Delores Sandbeck . . . Glee Club I5 Pep Squad 2. Yvonne Sondrol . . . Chorus 3, 45 Glee Club I5 Pep Squad 25 Yearbook Staff 45 Band 2. Helen Stortroen . . . Chorus I5 Pep Squad 2. Anna Swenson Bernice Thompson . . . Pep Squad 2. Harlow Thompson, Tommy . . . Chorus I, 2, 3, 45 Band I, 2, 3, 45 Basketball 2, 3, 45 Vice President I5 Treasurer 45 Year- book Staff 45 Cyclone Sally 35 Salutatorian. Joyce Thompson . . . Chorus I. Dorothy Ueland Jean Wegge . . . Chorus I, 2, 3, 45 Band I, 2, 3, 45 Glee Club I, 25 Pep Squad 25 Vice President 35 Yearbook Staff 4. 0150 'S is -S 'WZ Il-- ' T JEAN MCWILLIAMS PRESIDENT NORMAN VlGNEss V ICE PRESIDENT INA M VVOLLERTSON TREASURER NOT ON THE PICTURE IS DENNIS GuI.LINGsRuD SECRETARY twenty eught of the thnrty one enthuslastuc lunuors rade to school on a us thelr well stocked treasury bulges wIth ltake a dee b thl p rea one hundred and fufty dollars and twenty two cents I argely due to the hugh pressure salesmanshup of bev Ingwalson who not so long ago gally departed to the fairer tnelds of calnfornua and the red headed mcwnlluamses who relgn In the prIncIpal's offIce and floshung eyed dorothy gramlnng who never squeaks on her clarunet and shed a tear when bob johnson lolned the navy In spute of all the IwnshlhadstayedlnhIghschool advnce he was guven and dreamy eyed glorua gIlbertson and speedy forward denn Il and sultry Ioyce sharpe y gu Ingsrud who already owns a model a and delores hauge and lean haugstod who say they aren't twlns but they must be otherwuse why would they wear the some kmd of earmuffs7 and all the other wonderful people who make up the well behaved Iunlor class o 0 ll ',o 5 , , E 4 .:- ,Q 9' l 0' - rw V il r I' , ' el I b . . JUNIQRS Norrls Amundson Chorus I Class Secretary I The Crazy Smlth Famuly Wullard Carlson Stogy Chorus I FFA 2 The Crazy Smnth Famlly Amy Dale Pep Squad I Glee Club I Henruetta DeBoer Hank Pep Squad I ee Club Glorua Gulbertson Class Treasurer I Pep Squad I Glee Club I Chorus 2 3 Band 3 Dorothy Gramllng Vnce President I Pep Squad I Glee Club I Chorusl 2 3 Band I 2 3 The Crazy Smith Famlly Denms Gullmgsrud Denny Class Secretary 3 Chorus I Z 3 The Crazy Smnth Family Howard Hanson FFA 2 Delores Hauge Dolly The Crazy Smith Famlly Jean Haugstad Pep Squad I Chorus 2 I7 1 I , :X ,W - 11 11 A , 1 1 1 1 1 f , I I . 11 11 . , - , Gl I. .- F255 Q M' ' ' 1 1 1 - 1 I I ,ig - ' flfj 1 1 1 1 1 - 11 11 - - 1 1 . -- , . I 0 0 Elome Lunos Looney Glee Club Chorus 2 3 Band 3 The Crazy Smlth Family Morno Molmlov Glee Club l Pep Squad l Jean McWlIlloms Vnce President 2 Class Presudent 3 Stu dent Librarian 3 The Crazy Smsth Famlly Joyce McWilliams Student Llbrarlan 2 3 Pearl Ostgoord Glee Club l Robert Johnson Bob Presldent 2 Chorus 2 3 Basketball 2 3 FF Verna Kobbervlg Pep Squad l Glee Club l Lorrome Koppong Pep Squad l Glee Club l Chorus l B nd l 2 3 Beverly Kunkel Bev Pep Squad l Glee Club l Bond Chorus 3 l8 1, .. . , , I 1 i 1 1 r A l, , 5 A 2. ' 33 R ' - 1 1 , 2, 3: a , , . ' I ll ll 2 I at 2 C Rolph Liekness , . n u , , , X I . 1 I I I I I V y , 53 A - I . . . . .V I U . I - K 5 . i ' ' I . 3 1 I Jeraldme Rarnck Jerry Pep Squad I Glee Club I Chorus Donna Safermoe Pep Squad I Glee Club I Chorus 2 3 Joyce Sharpe Pep Squad I Glee Club I Chorus I 2 3 Band 3 Student Lrbrarnan 3 Yearbook Staff 3 The Crazy Smuth Famlly Fern Sllver Treasurer 2 Arlene Smlth Pep Squad I Glee Club I Chorus 3 Ina Mae Wollertson Pep Squod I Treasurer 3 The Crazy Smith Family ol9o Addlhonal Juniors Robert Anderson Donald Aukland Helmer Da e Vernon Helgeland Myrdell Skalet Norman Vlgness . . n u I , 1 T 1 1 l,2,3. A 1 I I I - - 4 U J : , , : - A J A 2 2 5 . I K: ' Vx A. A 5? 1 I I - 1 I I .. . I K' Q I E2 lf-v r gl, 'x a lm? PRESIDENT HARRIS MEGRUND. VICE PRESIDENT DONNA KUNKLE. SECRETARY BEVERLY BRADY, TREASURER CHESTER MAURITSON SOPHCMORES thirty-five of the thirty-seven rosy-cheeked sophomores ride to school on a bus they point with pride to prexy harris megrund who capably manages the basketball and plays o mean game himself and brawny glenn gramstad who was a first-fiver and effervescent donna kunkle who is not a freshman in spite of her jaunty green cap and handsome chester mouritson who sings tenor and executes breath-taking cartwheels, flips, and stuff like that there at bb games and modest leatrice haugstad and tiny mavis rodal who also cheer and little jacky evje who blows the big sousophone we don't see how he does it, do you? and wally gronberg who is still blond and irrepressible after a year's vacation and shirley wegge whose baritone virtuosity amazes us and kathryn ysteboe of the photogenic profile and all the other wonderful people who make up the illustrious sophomore class team HANSTAD. BURD, VETTERN, TENDELAND, NELSON. KUNKLE, WAALE, RODAL. SATERMQE, ANDERSON. GRONBERG. M. BRADY, B. BRADY, HAUGSTAD. OLSON, ABRAMS. PETERSON, YSTEBOE. WEGGE, Onvix. BERG. RENSLAND. BJORNSTAD, AUKLAND, MAuRl'rsoN, DALE. JOHNSON, GRAMSTAD, MEC-RUND. AKER, MUNTER, EVJE. BROKKE, SONDROL. :ZOO FRESHMEN thirty-three of forty-two lcount 'eml freshmen come to school on a bus you probably bought your smart new monogrammed stationery from solveig hagen whose name rhymes with play and who surely does or famous orland thorson who is a farmer and is full of penicillen or posture-conscious ivan vraa who won a bb letter or bouncing lorraine brink the roater lthat means cheerleader, stupidl Gb or donny aanenson who can play the piano or ivory-skinned beverly wollertson or glamorous verna aukland lsee the flowers in her hair?l or sensational basketball player olga Swenson who surprised us so or sweet little mardella liekness or mary lou bergeson who is likewise or prim ivadell hanson or blond prexy Carolyn olson or any of the other wonderful people who make up the Unpredictoble PRESIDENT CAROLYN OLSON. Vic: PRESIDENT IVADELL HANSON freshman class. SECRETARY IRIS AUKLAND, TREASURER DONNA SANDBECK. BERGESON, AUMUNDSON. BERG. MOEN. PETERSON. KELLER. V. AUKLAND. VRAA. JEVNING. Tv-4oRsoN. BERGLAND. BJORNSTAD. FINSTAD. THORSON. UELAND, DRAGSETH. WOLLERTSON. SwENsoN. GROSFIELD. RODAL.. I.AuKLANo. HANSON. BRINK. LAR- soN. HAGEN. Ol.soN. MUNYER. LiEKNEss. SCHRAEDER, SANDBECK. BAKER. GUNDERSON, AANENSON. BURD, BANGEN, WEGGE, RARRicK. OSTGAARD. 0210 THE EIGHTH GRADE i i ESTENSON, AKER, JEVING, RUTOWSKI, DALE. GRAMSTAD, THORSON, GULLINGSRUD SWENSON, OLSON, BIRKLAND, RENSLEN, MONSON, GUNDERSON. BRUUN, BROKKE. The eighth grade is a very unusual class. Every eighth grade boy is a scout lHoward is one too, but someone told him not to wear his uniform on the picturel. But the girls are unusual too. They are considered the best dress- makers in school - just ask Miss Anderson. -Joan Estenson. DALE ALWAYS REMEMBERS HIS GOOD DEED ln all there's only seven of us, But we can raise an awful fuss If our assignments are too long Or if we get our problems wrong. Our studies only number seven, But half the time we wish to heaven That we weren't in this school today, But out and gone, and far away. F'f':5? ' We'lI still be here five long years yet, And all we'll do is sit and sweat. I wonder why they make a fuss To teach these things to kids like us. But school has its bright side, too, And working isn't all we do. ' No, indeed, for we're not dead N L, We've parties, a club, and then Phy. Ed. ,P - 1 1 I suppose we Il all be glad some day L. ff if - When we're done and on life's way. But just for now, let's have three cheers 'Cause we've been here just seven years. DICK LETNES THE SEVENTH GRADE 23 RARICK, KOBBERVIG. ANDREA OLSON. EVANGELINE OLSON. LETNES. ANDERSON. BRUUN U I f ,4E, ' as c f 'far 5 nt X H., .-:ff vw . - ',g,Lg-?A '? 'M Q X Z4 ff' I t .... I Q THE FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADES STRID S'roRTRoEN KOPPANG ERICKSON HANSTAD AKER BAKER OSTGAARD OSTGAARD THORSON WAALE DALE VANG MELING GULLINGSRUD JEVING THORSON Miss KLEMENTSON THE THIRD AND FOURTH GRADES GRAMSTAD STROMMEN GROVE STORTROEN BROKKE CHRISTOPHERSON LETNE5 PETERSON AKER LUNAS ESTENSON OLSEN Miss ENGH 0260 I A , ITN I I THE FIRST AND SECO D GRADES AMUNDSON THORESON BOYER OSTGAARD GUNDERSONS fJANICE JANET, PETERSON MISS TRATTLES CHRISTOPHERSON LUNOS ESTENSON GROVE THUNE ROGNLIE KOPPANG LETNES BERG THORESON BOE E m' .A W. rw' 6 FRESHMAN HOME Ec GIRLS GAVE A VALENTINE PARYV Fon Miss TRATTLES Room 27' 4- -4 N gf fr '- T , A ?A.-,x Q I 1 1 9 , .11 5 4 Q . 1 Z Q XX Our sl'1ining,welI-kept school is thot woy due to the po- tient efforts of kindly Corl Gunderson, cought ot the left in o moment of reloxo- tion, ond geniol Orlond Jev- ning lbelowl, who, besides driving the bus ond working ot school, hos time to roise o fomily of bosketboll ployers. .4 g raisins f . l, : I L sf' XX X x s fi X X x 2 i . 5 1 A sg' 1A Q' , if HCTIVITIES 3 i Y' if if I . Q' Y I 0 Z f 5 'ws ig QAM Ei QJ ? My M 9 A ,fi 1Vl OLSON, AALGAARD, BRADY, RENSLEN 4 2 MIXED CHCRUS BACK Row: H.HAGEN, W.MEGRUND. D.MuN1'ER, H.THOMFSON, EIA, GULLINGSRULJ. H. MEGRUND, JOHNSON. THIRD RCW: B. KUNKLE, MUNTER. J. WEGGE, R.ORVlCK. JOBE. GRAMLING, KELLER, S. WEGGE. PETER- A SON, E. SONDROL, E. LUNOS, A. SMITH, J. HAUGSTAD. iff7',': SECOND Row: S. HAGEN. BERG. SHARPE, ESTENSON, BRINK. ANDRINGA. KOPPANG. AALGAARD. FRONT ROW: C. OLSON, MUNTER. M. BRADY. I. HANSON. LIEKNESS. RODAL. M. HANSON. BJORGE, MISS MISS BETTY RICHARDS RICHARDS. B. BRADY, GILBERTSON, RARICK, RENSLEN, BAKER. CLASS OF 1944 TRONNES, AUMUNDSON. GULLINGSRUD, DEBOER. BERG, VRAA, HANSON. M1'rsvEN, M. BURD. HETLAND, M. AKER, D. AKER. GRosFlEi.D SMITH NYGAARD, EIDSMOE, W. BURD, RUTKOWSKI, HESTAD, GLASERUD, ER R ROOAL, WOLLIN. The friendly class who left us last year have already found a place in that world our teachers try to prepare us for. BILL BURD, LLOYD WOLLIN, PUGGY GLASERUD and TIN CAN AUMUNDSON have all traded their baggy pants for Navy uniforms. ORRIN EIDSMOE is training for the Paratroops. LOWELL RODAL is in the Army Air Corps. ORRIN HANSON has just entered the service. ELOISE RUTOWSKI is learning even more than she knew at Moorhead Teachers'. CLARA HESTAD is studying at the same city at Concordia College. MADELINE RARICK and TERRY TRONNES are attending business college in Fargo. OPAL BRAM- SETH, MARGARET AKER, and GLO ARDELL GROSFIELD are still working at home. CLARINE HETLAND is learning to take temperatures at St. Luke's Hospital, Duluth, Minnesota. DORIS AKER is selling Woolworth's Miscellany in Great Falls, Montana. LAWRENCE BERG, BILLY DEBOER and ARTHUR VRAA are home front soldiers on the farm. VERNON GULLINGSRUD is loading the potatoes that he picked last fall at a local warehouse. DAGMAR SMITH and GRACE MITSVEN are in domestic service in Fertile and Halstad respectively. AVIS NYGAARD is doing house work too, but because she is married. And shhhhl Don't tell anybody - but MARY BURD is working in the Secret Service in Virginia. 0320 NAVY 9.5. 'INN 's LLBJINIY 7 Q S. NAVY as Ny. A . ,M x ,A V, 1' lv DQ v' OLIVER OLSON. EDITOR MARGARET HANSON, ASSOCIATE EDITOR STANDING: VRAA, ORVICK, ESTENSON. THOMPSON, Mlss RICHARDS, ADVISOR. SHARPE. WEGGE, BRADY MAURITSON. HAGEN SITTING: HANSON. AALGAARD. Joss. RENSLEN. ANDRINGA. BJORGE. OLSON. L I B R A R I A N S OLSON. SHARPE. JEAN AND JOYCE MCWILLIAMS. ORVICK i . f Q., ,N No rnon con serve two masters would be o good slogon for the hcirried student Iibrorions, who would like to pleose both the teochers who wont the Iibrory quiet ond the students who wont to study together. In oddition to their Iibrory duties one period eoch doy, they hove orgonized o club, ond os such hove donoted to the iibrory o subscription to Coronet Mogozine iSee it on the picture?i. 'Ei-y , ..,,'1,-' W Our Library We caught them during practice of the junior play to be given after Easter. The senior play will be given in May, CAST Ma Smith Jean McWilliams Pa Smith Vernon I-lelgeland Tony, ,, ,, ,Dennis Gullingsrud Betty , , .,,.,,, Delores l-lauge Buddie , , ,,,Willard Carlson Aunt Bella, ,Dorothy Gramling Sally, , ,, ,,,,,,,,,, Elaine Lunos Barbara , , ,.,,,, Joyce Sharpe Prof. Slattery,,Norman Vigness Dick ,,,,,,,, ,, Norris Aumundson Stewart , ,,,, l-lelmer Dale Julie ,,,, ,Hlna Mae Wollertson IT WON'T HURT WILLIE! I'LL GET YOU IF IT S THE LAST THING I DOI The Crazy Smith Family The leads Joyce Sharpe as Barbara Wetherly .,y Dennis Gullingsrud as Tony Smith T Jax Wi A NL -Vv E, X304 W fa gkfljf' .,.' J N5 0' I , ' 1 , fva fra ig fi A Ngwya gms , lm fr W4 5 mvlwr-1.-Q,-,yvrxfvuwfmp-M,-f . . ,. ,,,. ,, gwwwamww-.ww.,w.L.,ww. WMA . , iVV,V,fVVV V V, V L........,-,,... ,7,,,,,,,,W1 mr , 6 , Q , V V WH. f A ' 5 1? g , V ,- V . 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I7 gyfigig , .V wifi. if 'K '1m,,. , V, JWV' ' 'Q 'g 4' , 2 , , f - , i W , , ' y i? ' ffffzsf ' ' V- if , 'GV M nw.. .V 5? Q is ' 3 gi , A . fl Q XE! A-34 LV jp, E' V 1 LW D H.. sn,-1. A 3 wh, 31? 5 mn ' . fl. LJ 0 . by ,gg hi , 'P 9-W1 '1 E . if WARTIME AT C H S Ouchl my back? was the battle cry which echoed throughout the sur- rounding community last fall as an army of students from Climax High marched into the potato fields to harvest large crops. School work delayed while the students were working as harvest hands. Mr, Miller hasn't recovered yet from the writer's cramp acquired writing out all the make-up slips. During the season we picked 79,l96 bushels, which, at an average rate ot IOQ per bushel, earned us 57,919.60 There appeared at once scores of new sweaters and watches and coats. But all our money was not spent for luxe uries. We have earned the right to tly the coveted Schools at War flag which is presented to schools in which 9095 of the students have purchased War Bonds. BOB JOHNSON: NEILSVILLE S GIFT T0 THE NAVY KATHLEEN AND GERALDINE PETERSON TOGETHER OWN S10 OOO IN WAR BONDS 17 X itil ,ww 'S' RUTH AND GLORIA PICKED THEIR SHARE 'lt i l l i r 5 s nv- ' ! 11'l1'xlviiliiqi. in ' ti, ii l-till. it if il.ii,, QW' 5 Home Economics Department TW ' Ni'-'Q l , 9114, ' M., 4 , ' Aff' .R .ab war? X 4 43 4' Q.- ' , L ur PATRCNS SH ELLY Shelly Farmers Co-op. Creamery Ass'n -- Makers of Land O'Lakes Sweet Cream Butter. Brady Mercantile - Quality Merchandise. Shelly Meat Market - If you want it we have it. Peterson Biddick Co. - H. J. Olen, Mgr. Hanson Hardware - Best Quality Merchandise. CarI's Place - The place to meet your friends. J. A. Estenson - You have tried the restg now try the best. Malme Hardware and Implement Co. - For standard merchandise, visit us. ELDRED St. Anthony Elevator Co. -- Top prices for your grain, Farmers Elevator - Market your grain at the Farmers Elevator. Brink Oil Company - More miles per gallon. Mykelby Cafe - A square deal and o square meal. Fredrikson's Grocery-We solve your eating problems. CROOKSTON Samuel's Studio 1 The official VlKlNG studio. Wallace Drug Co. -- Largest drugstore in Northwest Minnesota. Crookston Drug - Kindest greetings to a fine gradu- ating class. New York Store - Join the well dressed parade. NIELSVILLE Orvick's Cafe - Drop in for coffee. Recreation Parlor - .loin your friends at Eddie's . Sparrow's Cafe - Ready to please you. P. J. Kunkle - Auto service and fine repair. Swanson's Service Station - Mobilgas products. Palmer Sharpe -- Acetylene Welding. CLIMAX E. K. Bakke - Buy War Bonds and Stamps at your local post office. Alfred Wollertson 1 Top prices for your cream. The Corner - Where good friends meet and eat. Sis's - For refreshments. Gunder Biaaland - General Blacksmithing and Weld- ing. Climax Grain Co-operative - Fair service for all. Farmers Union Oil Co. - Buy and sell the Co-op. way. lreland's Lumber Yard - Buy and Save. Dewey Johnson - Everything for the table. J. A. Estenson - Your OUR FAMILY Store. I 'F WALLV WATCHES HARRIS FIX THE MACHINE FOR OUR WEEKLY MOVIES TOP: SENIOR ASSEMBLY. BOTTOM: JUNIOR HIGH ASSEMBLY By the time you read this page, you have seen the l945 VIKING in its brand-new dress, I hope you like all of the many changes that we have effected. This is, by the way, the first Climax yearbook since l942. We have worked on the assumption that you would rather look at pictures than read articles, and we have unblushingly used ideas from the collection of school annuals we keep in the lower right-hand drawer of our big desk. Our thanks to Charles Bun Odden of Holt's for his patient advice and instruction, to Irving Bank of Samuel's Studio for most of our photography, to J. P. Normann of Crookston for the shots of the basketball games, to Cooper's, Scherling's, Aalgaard's, Voss, and Samuel's Studios for the Junior and Senior pictures, to Mr. Harry lmai of the Dacotah Photo-Engraving Company for our cover design, to Arthur Vraa for letting us use his copy of the l944 graduation picture, and to all those who brought us pictures. Bouquets to capable Margaret Hanson, associate editor, to Hawley Eia and Lawrence Aker for their work on the Servicemen List, to sports writer Harlow Thompson, to Kathleen Biorge, Betty Renslen, Lois Estenson, and Jean Wegge for their untiring efforts, night after night, to all the rest of the staff, and to the whole Senior Class. Much thanks also to Miss Richards and Mr. Olsen for letting us use our own ideas, odd as they seemed. Before you shut the book, turn back to page 47 and read the list of our patrons, These are the men who are always willing to reach down into their own pockets to cover the deficit for any number of activities at the high school. We have all worked hard since last October-during study periods, classes ldon't telll and any time we could find between basketball games-so we are happy to be finished. It has been a lot of fun, though, hasn't it? Remember how we nearly knocked you over the head to make you buy a copy? Remember how we got out of classes when the photographer came? And do you recall how mean we were not to let you see the pictures? Well, it's all over, now, and I am all set to pull down the top of the desk and shut up our big, sunny office. So long. Tomorrow I join the Navy. -- Oliver Olson. .48. i r 'u