Dickinson State University - Prairie Smoke Yearbook (Dickinson, ND)

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28 TENDERFEET - - - Rooting’, Tootin' Frosh Enliven Campus Doin’s The jolliest group of rootin’, tootin’ cowhands on the whole range are we. Arriving with whoops and lassoos. we tied our old mustangs, put away our boots and saddles and generally kept things a poppin’ until the end of May. Our foreman. Ottmar. really went to town, made an excellent football record, and was all conference basketball man, whoopee! ! Hartse and Hiatt lassooed straight A’s in chemistry; John Funk made the debate squad; Eleanore Miklautsch. Mary Ripley and Helen Hoeger rounded up all A’s in their studies; Norman Ordahl and Della Moore were outstanding ranch actors; Corliss Campbell and Reinhold Spreng- er ranked among the best boxers. Outstanding range musicians include Beryl Willis. Bob Hiatt, and Leon- ard Borlaug. Other outstanding range riders are Ruth Agnew, Shirley Bratten and Jonathan Reding- ton. singers; and Virginia King and Jean William- son. cheer leaders. Our ranch is bossed by Gotthold Ottmar. fore- man, with Ardyce Zemple assisting. Minnie Liedkc takes care of the finances and Evelyn Kessler keeps the records of our activities, while Virgil Reetz. being the representative to the Publications Control Board, lets everyone know what we do or don’t do. H. E. Murphy advises us. There are more tenderfoot wranglers than all the other classes put together. There is a large representation in the ranch band, chorus, orchestra. Cue club, pep squad, and other organizations. More freshmen than any other group are to be found on the football and basketball teams. Freshmen cowpunchers on the football squad who need no introduction are: Bud Boisen, James Williams. Jake Lee. Ray Lane. Reinhold Sprenger, Fred Vollmer, Bill Chunn. Wilfred Wilson. John Kubik. Mervin Miller and Martin Weber. Freshmen lassooing a fine showing in basketball arc: Bob Hiatt. Lawton Osborn. Jake Lee, Joe Rolling. Leland Stoxen, Pete Degel and Alvin Gabbert. Left to right — Top row: Lawton Osborn, Laveryl Williams, Betty Nasset, Edwin Sather, Mary O’Brien, Evelyn Smith, Raymond Lane. Phyllis Hcintz and Richard Ressler. Middle: Jenny Moore. Wilfred Wilson, Viola Ingle. Eva Duppong, Otto Neumiller, Florence Barth, Maxie Larson, Julia Kaiser and Chester Moore. Bottom: W'illiam Klym, Bertha Brecht. Peter Schmidt, Eloise Henderson. Dorothy Fischer, Gary Hayden, Frieda Keller. Alice Dvirnak and Emil Frank.

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27 LEITHOLD JACK MORLAND ELMER OKDAHL KATHRYN DOWNEY DON LEDER FRED WADDIES ■ ■ - Second Largest Class Has Eminent Members The sophomore class, a very active organization, is the second largest class on the campus. The officers are: Elmer Morland, president; Donald Downey, vice president; Kathryn Ordahl, secretary-treasurer; Madeline McCann, representa- tive to publications board; and John R. Wiehoff, adviser. Joseph Letang, Orville Larson, Earl Schafer and Dean Bartholemew took flying the spring quarter— helping the class up- up- up. One of the successful dances of the year was put on by our class the twenty-first of February. Music was furnished by The Rhythmaires.” Some of their other members are: Esther Kurle, co-editor of the Slope Teacher and president of the WAA; Gwen Bell is a member of the ASA sorority; Don Downey, president of the Newman club; Kath- ryn Ordahl, president of the Pep club and cheer- leader. Madeline McCann holds the position of both business manager of the Slope Teacher and the Prairie Smoke. Active in debate are Elmer Morland and Esther Kurle. Lawrence Boisen, Jack Leithold, Frank Peltzer and Ralph Gaugler were active in football. Don Downey. Helge Carlson and Herman Baum- gartner were active in basketball. Fred Leder and Jack Leithold in boxing. Ralph Gaugler, John Gunderson, Fred Leder, Jack Leithold, Ted Zagurski, and Lawrence Boisen donned uniforms and they left with Company K for Louisiana. HOMECOMING - - - Starting with the Indian ceremonial Friday when Jay Stow and Mary Meulemans were crowned chief and princess, there was not a dull moment in Homecoming up to the end of the dance Saturday night. (Dates were November 1-2.) After the ceremonial, a snake-dance took every- body through town ending with pep speeches and cheers at the N. P. station. Saturday saw the Preamble to the Constitution parade. The alumni luncheon was at noon. Col. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., a most popular figure, tossed out the football for the annual buttle between the Savages and the Beavers (Minot). The Colonel, here for a political speech, left New York City Friday night at 11:00 and was munching sandwiches in the DSTC cafeteria Saturday at noon.

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