Cottonwood High School - Raider Yearbook (Cottonwood, MN)

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riff' 7 Class History On a bright sunny day in 1939, 19 first graders started their merry way to school. Here we were greeted by Miss Blair, who was both our first and second grade teacher. Nha roll was called you would hear a list like this. Brooks An- derson C95, Marlene Anderson Cl5, Janet Buysse Cll5, Richard Cole, Richard Ehruick, Delbert Geihl, Thomas Julian, Norman Knudson C85, Gereldean Knutson, Robert 1-iolstad, James Olson, Meredythe Reishus C25, Darlene Tixngren, Lois Trandahl, Rich- Reishus C65, and Lois Volkman. In seo- and Dennis Hogenson joined us. A spe- rythmn band who performed under the able ard Underhill, Norma ond grade Joan Le.Voy cial feature was our direction of Marlene. James Rurmolt C165 entered with us in moved across the hall and had a new third grade. New we teacher named Miss Lidstrom. That was the year energetic Brooks got tied to his chair and talkative Marlene and Janet had their mouths taped. when fourth grade began Dennis Vien C105 and Harlan Barch joined our group under Miss Prairie. Ah 2 the big upstairs. Thora Flan and Bayard Hovdesven join- ed our ranks then with Miss Gillis as our fifth grade teacher The most eventful year of our grade school was sixth grade with Miss Hughes as our lucky' teacher. Bob Beacom, Margaret Lalemon, Donald Riggs, and Selmer Corhouse came to help us. Meredythe and Janet published and edited a series of news papers which were always read during our classperiods. In that grade we were all 'AW students in arithmetic. Could it be because she left when we got stuck. In seventh grade C175 we really grew move around between increased tremendously when Kenneth Gniffke, Beulah Mauland C35 Delores Nelson C55, Audrey Van Overbeke Cll,5, Nancy Koch C135, John Bnme Cl25, Alvin Hiller, and Bernard Newland joined us. Our present Senior sextet was organized then. Marcia Rebers C75 and Llewellyn Bahn C55 came to join us in our first year of high school. Meredybhe, Delores, and Nmcy were added to our cheerleading force. As sonhomores, we weme waiters and waitresses at the Junior and Senior Banquet 'In Dixie . Remember the picnic down where the old schoolhouse used to be and the boys turning green from the grapevine? CGet the drift?5 As Juniors we gave our first class play A Little Honey' starring Dew Drop, our puppy. Remember our banquet 'The Nautical Adventure' with all the work, fooling around and last but not least the troubles we had with those inquisitive seniors. Alnora Hanson C45 joined us this year her answer book on her desk for our use joined by Willard Beacom and Bob J avens up in a hurry, we thought, since we could classes. In eighth grade our enrollment .Wi MW f - 5 C H, Q ' 17 vm ,I , is-. il? V W f f w , M, G ,,,, wwe., ,L ' 5 r 94 ' ' gf' I A . ' if , H 'hm .. ' 1 ' , , '-. 4 is 2 A 3 fl L' 1 N C Q fue, aw ji 4' is Q ' .Y M f my 'Y L -3 MQ J M 6 -. - ' t refs ffsi ge.. 1 I 4 'rv 41' - 5' f iii lard 15 Right now we are :Ln the midst of plans of Skip Day, Announce- 515, s ments, pictures, baccalaurete and at last commencement. if 7 I E5 W 'fl H H 'F dm . ' !- if h7im.,mM422W - r i f ZL ',?01vh1Qnw,',W , 'hp ,, ,ya 'W f?'f?'M H ',wl..f hu Wllhh rs ,H fr. .4 ,,fw,y,1. -. 1-,Mft 9 ww, ,W W ., il al? f F I T ifwmwfw-asfe, r,1-,. WW,W...,..K f ---f, W I .,-. H-W-W nvyl. - ..---aa . .1 f 13 i .-F

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mob! Sept. 5, 1950 My! ain't I sophisticated? Now I can show off my new streamlined ad- dition and flashy colors. I finally have the new look. Oct. 27, 1950 Homecoming today. I was sure proud of the long, beautiful parade that was shown by my students. The party proved that everyone was happy about our victory. Nov. 8, 1950 Everyone should know all about me after tonight. I was featured on a half hour KNHL program telling about my activities, history, and allthat makes me tick. Nov. 17, 1950 Oooh! I've just been haunted. Have you ever seen a vacuum oleanernmve by itself? Well, all this happened tonight when the Juniors presented their class play, WA Ghost of a Chance'. Dec. 20, 1950 Boy, was I filled with music tonight. My hall echoed with joyous Christmas tides sung by my vocal groups. Next Friday the grades and the band will show their talents. Feb. 17, 1951 My Junior High has quite a basketball team. Tonight they walked off with all the honors and now I have a shiny new trophy to exhibit in my show case. Thanks, Boys! Feb. 24, 1951 I'm jealous tonight. My team again left me to play in the big new Canby gym. They showed up Balaton last night but tonight they fell at the hands of Ivanhoe. I've suffered through a lot of thrilling games with all the screeching and hollaring but anyway I'm pleased with my teams record of 13 victories and only four losses. Mar. 2, 1951 Ooof-tal Old Man Winter must have a grudge on me. These last 3 days have been hard on my rhuematism. My kids were happy to go home, howeven My stairs fairly collapsed to my feet, when they left this noon. Apr. 12, 1951 Thank goodness the contest is tomorrow and Saturday. I'm so sick of hearing the same pieces over and over again, though I must admitthey really are well done. I certainly hope they can go on further to the next contest. Apr. 20, 1951 Those seniors have been practising hypnotism for their class play on me. They are tqying to convince me I am a beautiful opera house. The name of their play is nHead First.n May 5, 1951 They really have been trimming me with crepe paper. I feel like a Christmas present. It surely was worth it to see the girls in theirfbr- mals and the boys in their new suits. June 1, 1951 I now close my diary for another year. Next year familar faces will be absent, but new faces will be added. 126510 , 8 Wftcbg Mez

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Class Prophecy The future of the class of l9S1 is quite undecided and any similarity between this prophecy and fact is purely coincidental. Starting right at home we find John Brune at the Mt. Cottonwood Observatory. John is busily looking at heavenly bodies through his homemade 2OO inch telescope. Between bodies John practices up on his harmonica for his trial on the Arthur Godfrey Talent Show. While at the Observatory Alnora Hanson comes in. She has taken over for Mr. Devine as a salesman for Curtis Magazines, and has upped sales tremen- dously. Walking downtown we meet Dennis Vien. Dennis has just gradu- ated from the University of Minnesota, the University of Wisconsin and Colombia University. He has already reached fame as a 20th century poet and author. This summer Denny will be employed at the Swift Egg Cracking Co. in Marshall. As we enter Bahn's Clinic we see a light flashing calling Llewel- lyn Bahn lthe head vetl to surgery. Llewellyn is attempting the very delicate operation of clipping the tail off a sheep. Coming out of the clinic we are almost run over by the Trans-Cottonwood to Green Valley Bus driven by Marcia Rebers. Roger is home taking care of the kids. we hop into our l96l radar equipped car and start out on a short trip to New York. As we leave Cottonwood a maniac in a car almost hits us. Oh, yes, it's Norman Knudson going over to his father-in- law's for the evening. It's funny how times change. I still can re- member Norm trying to persuade us and himself that he was going to be a hermit. On the way we pass the Nelson-Anderson farm. Brooks fin- ished his last year at college this fall and now has decided to put his education to work. He has just finished making supper as his wife Delores is coming in with the milk pail after milking their thirty cows. we will leave Brooks at his dishes. Hungry from our long trip we enter the Ritz cafe. Just as wegpt there the floor show began. Who's that playing the drums in the or- chestra? Why, Beulah Mauland, naturally. She's made quite a name for herself since leaving Cottonwood. She has played in most of the name bands before coming to the Ritz for S3000 a week. Over there at the next table---isn't that Janet Buysse and her newest beau? Since she became president of the Ristvedt chain of food stores, she's been in every gossip column in the country. The big social columnist have a lot of fun trying to pick her next playboy. I hear she's had 26 now. Marlene Anderson has been putting up the stiffest competition to Janet in the social page. Marlene is now fabulously rich owning three oil wells and an ink well. In downtown New York we see a sign that reads, NAudrey Van Over- beke Private Eye.n Audrey still hasn't found her man. In one of New York's suburban schools we find Norma Reishus, a teacher there. She chose a New York school because New York is the first stop when the National Guard returns from Europe. In need of recreation we stopped at Madison Square Garden to see a basketball game. Six foot eleven inch James Runholt is now playing center for the New York Schnickerbuckers. Nancy Koch is still Jimmy's leading cheerleader and she hasn't missed a game yet. At the game we see the notice that Robert Javens alias Bad Boy Bob, will appear next Friday in a championship wrestling match against Gorgeous George. Looking at the New York Times we see the picture of Meredythe Reishus being presented with the Nobel Prize for nurses. Meredythe, through constant effort and work, has made the discovery that there are two kinds of tsetse flies---nmale and female.N