JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS DAliIiELL OLSON, President FRANCES ARNESON, V1'ce-president li1a'r'rE CoL1sY, Ncerefa ry-7'ref1s11rer SPONSORS Miss IIAZEL BRAZRLTON Miss GENEVIEVE HENRX' JUNIORS JUNIOR CLASS HISTORY Contrary to precedent, the freshman class of '37 was undaunted by the superior airs of the upperclassmen. Our first year of high school life was under the leadership of Darrell Olson, presidentg Robert Dresselhaus, vice-presidentg Curtis Thompson, secretaryg and Virginia Alm, treasurer, aided klllil assisted by Miss Florence Warren. During this year we gained prominence in the field of music through Marjorie Rima, Frances VVomeldorf, Orville Mestad, Peter Tor- vik and many others. Perhaps our most spec- tacular feat was the winning of second prize for our homecoming float. Having gained more experience. the now sophomore class participated in more extra- curricular activities. Prominent in this field were Phil Losen in football, Orville Mestad and Phil in basketball, Frances NVomeldorf and Marjorie Rima in voice and declamg Virginia Alm in extemporaneous speakingg and Curtis Eittreim, Orville Mestad, Kermit Hendrickson, Virginia Alm, Orville Danielson and Peter Tor- vik in music. Class otiicers for that year were president, John Matousekg vice-president, Vir- ginia Almg secretary, Florence Nelson. Proceeding farther into the Halls of Fame, the already outstanding class achieved still more triumphs. Again Darrell Olson, as president, led the class to greater glories. Ably assisting him were Frances Arneson. vice-president, and Bette Colby, secretary-treasurer, with Misses Gene- vieve Henry and Hazel Brazelton as sponsors. Music victories were again among our accom- plishments. Notable in this was Dorothy Blaise as a twirler, helping to give zest and appeal to the marching band. ln football Phil Losen, Curtis 'l'hompson and Robert Rasmus were again in the limelight. Charles Hislop and Orville Danielson were among the representatives in basketball. Lorraine Knutson won a place on the debate team. and Helen Rosell, Lillian Dickman and Clifford Ellingson were members of the sec- ond team. Venturing into the theatrical sphere, the jun- ior class presented Shirt Sleeves as an example of their dramatic ability. Dorothy Blaise, Vir- ginia Alm, Gerald Grindeland, Bette Colby, Lyle Williams, Helen Rosell, John Matousek, Mar- jorie Elliot, Robert Rasmus and supporting characters participated. A fitting climax to a very successful year was the Junior-Senior Prom.
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, , yi' ,ff l fri L fi! 1 SOl'I IOMORE CLASS OFFTOERS llama OLsoN, I,I'l'Slil1I'Hf In-:nov JANs1cN, l'iz'e-piesirlent VIRGINIA Lan, Nl'f'l'l'fll7'.1j Fimncns JAN14: TAvLoR, T7'8llSlll'P1' SPONSOR Miss Omer: PEPK J THEY'RE SOPHOMORE CLASS HISTORY ln the fall of 1938 we entered the republic ol' Decorah High School in awe and reverence. ln no time at all we had received our citizenship papers and begun to live as true citizens of a democracy should, attempting to better the life in our country. First, we exercised the democratic privilege ol' voting for our own officers, electing Denton Marsh, presidentg Edwin Overholt, vice-presi- dent, Judith Solberg, secretary, and James Tor- vik, treasurer. Miss Florence Warren was class sponsor. Then, with the freslnnan-sophomore de- bate, we proved that we could make use of free- dom of speech by defeating the sophomores. During homecoming our float won no less than second place, with the seniors first. VVe freshmen sponsored a school party in order to do our part socially. Several of our class dis- played remarkable talents and broke into the limelight in various musical organizations, de- clamatory, Dynamo staff and athletics. How- ever, to excel in classes was our main ambition. The following year found us more certain of ourselves and more determined to achieve suc- cess. To head the class, we chose Dale Olsong Peggy Jansen was vice-presidentg Virginia Lee, secretaryg and Frances Jane Taylor, treasurer. At homecoming we rightfully won the honor of first place with our float. Many sophomores successfully invaded the domain of extra-curricular activities. Henry Montgomery and Edwin Overholt continued in debate, representing Decorah in two inter-school tournaments. The home declamatory contest found three sophomores competing: Mary Jane Talle, Edwin Overholt and Frances Jane Taylor. Mary Jane led the oratorical division until the pre-district contest. ln athletics Dick Holm, Donald Malli, Robert Zieglemaier. Arnold Olson, Denton Marsh and Edwin Overholt were prom- inent. Journalism and musical groups attracted many others. With this fine record behind ns, we cannot but give wealth to the democracy ot' which we are a pa1't.
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