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

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Back Row: Center Row: Front Row: William Janssen, Delbert Olsen, William Cooledge, Robert Rankin, Edward Zehner, Richard McKenna, Paul Reiman, Robert Nelson. James Oldland, Kent Newman, Stanley Schmidt, Alton Williams, Carl Erickson, John Neville, Max Williams, Robert Pearce, Robert Morehouse. Donald Robson, Don Martin, Edward Redman, John Mulvey, Lester Poklen, William Bennett, Richard Rhodes, John Shepard, Norman Ness, Kenneth Howlett, Phillip O’Neill. — Not in Picture: Kendrick Peterson, Claude Ross. SECOND PLATOON The first of March saw 20 new men come into the Second, and the ten old hands in the outfit didn’t think that there was much of a chance that the Second would survive. Under the guidance of RPO “Lefty” Jannsen, a fleet man, we have managed to keep pretty close to the top at all times. The boys of the Second have been active in everything: spring football, basketball, soft- ball, dance orchestra, and many other activities. Maestro Phil O’Neill, whose orchestra is tops, is a member of our outfit as is his crooner and fellow trumpet player, Dick McKenna. Dee Williams, another member of the platoon, is a “hot” sax player in Phil’s band. In athletics we have been pretty active. Paul Reiman has coached all of our athletic teams to victory — or what have you. With “Red” Nelson, John Shepherd, “Ole” Olson, “Red” Howlett, Claude Ross, Dick Rhodes, Bob Pearce and A1 Redman, our B basketball team came out on top in the tournament. Although our A team didn’t do quite as well as they had expected, some pretty good basketball was demonstrated by the outfit composed of Paul Reiman, Bill Coolidge, Max Williams, Charlie Zehner, Bob Rankin and “Tug” Neville. We also have some crack tennis players in the platoon. They billet in 264; you know them as Don Martin, “Doc” Bennett, and Norm Ness. Due in part to the combined efforts of Jim Oldland, Kent Newman, Don Robson, Bobby More- house, “Smitty” Schmidt and John Mulvey, we have a miscellaneous group in which most of the creative genius of the Second is found. And the last two men in the Second, but by far not the least important, are the mail order- lies, “Mouse” Erickson, and Les Poklen. These boys really have a spot in the heart of everyone in the whole platoon. The “Snafuper” Second puts mail above everything else. In spite of itself the Second has become the best platoon in the Regiment, we think. We have won the pennant our share of the time and have contributed actively to anything that has gone on around the “Ship.” We had a lot of fun tearing up each others’ sacks and hiding them, and hope that the boys that come into the platoon at the beginning of next term are just as good sports and as fine a group as we have now.

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Back Row: Kenneth Jones, Robert Ludwick, Robert Harms, Grant Mortenson, Jerome Sayler, Gerald Lannon, Ber- nard Flanagan, Robert Mitchell, Jack Duranceau. Center Row: Arthur Chri tol’ersen, Paul Odette, Edward Hehn, John Bainter, Jack Gerson, Dale Peterson, Wayne Lichter, Floyd St. Clair, Wade Haggard. Front Row: Richard Morsman, Thomas Baker, George Caulfield, Allen Gray, Richard Lamb, Robert Erickson, Robert Gurries, Lloyd Littell, Floyd Le Baron, Dennis Spicer. FIRST PLATOON A big, happy family with congenial popular “Moose” Morsman in the driver’s seat is the group of 30 “fighting men” located on the third deck, south corner of South Hall. That’s the First Platoon. 'Twice winners of the basketball crown, con- tenders for the softball title and pennant winners are the inhabitants of the third deck, south corner. All state forward, varsity basketball and foot- ball men, A.S B. President, Commissioner of Ath- letics. Slope Teacher editor, company command- er—these prove that the First’s personnel is not just a group of men but active, well known campus characters. R. 0. Morsman, better known as “Moose,” is RPO, slave driver and renegade of the number one platoon. Once of the Fifth, from Washing- ton, 21 years old, Moose is tops— helpful, good- natured, energetic and thoughtful. Making up one-half of the platoon are 14 old hands from Washington, California, Nevada, Illinois and the Atlantic Fleet. Roland Mortenson, a trackman from Wash- ington, and Jerry Saylor from the fleet make up Billet 305 where “Doc” Sayler hands out his professional advice. From Billet 306, Denny Spicer and Floyd St. Clair, both of Washington, deal out the mail and Spicer philosophy. Chris Christofersen and “Lefty” LeBaron do “sack time” in Billets 308. Chris, a high rank- ing student, is from South Africa, and Lefty, company commander and athlete, is from Wash- ington. Along with the RPO. George Caulfield hangs his hat in Billet 312. George is editor of The Slope Teacher and good all-around student and athlete from California. Two thirds of Billet 314 is taken by Chuck “Big Dog” Loete and Doug Odette. Chuck is from Washington and two-sport letter winner, while Doug, ex-PB2Y bombardier, hails from Minnesota. Two Washington men, Jack Duranceau and Bob Ludwick, room in Billet 315. Cousins and both versatile athletes, Jack and Lud make a good pair. In Billet 316, Bambi Harms from Nevada and “Doc” Haggard hold down two bunks. Bambi is a smooth athlete and A.S.B. prexy while Doc is Commissioner of Athletics and DSTC foot- baller. Tom Baker reigns in billet 317 across the hall with two zoomies as roommates. As for the new comers, really a swell bunch of fellows, most of them are from California, Utah, Washington or Oregon. Pete Peterson, “Pudgy” Mitchell, and “Mus- cles” Scott hold down Billet 301; Bobby Erick- son, “Sax” Gray, and “Shorty” Gurries keep Billet 302 shipshape. “Duchin” Bainter, “Nevada” Littell, and “Our Boy” Hehn are roomies; Wayne Lichter owns one third of Billet 314, as does “Bondie” Gerson of Room 316. Billet 317 is run by “Smiley” Lamb and “High C” Jones, although there one old hand cracks the whip. You’ve met them—The First Platoon.

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Back Row: Center Row: Front Row: Earl Jacobsen, James Curtis, Lynne Johnston, Robert Frantz, Norval Latimer, Frank Connelly, Robert Brett, Russell Lear, L. Peterson, Stanley Halla. James Durham, Claude Rainey, William Phillips, Eugene Livingston, Wallace Freitag, Ladd Houdek, William Strehlow, Saul Larson, Richard Camp, Joseph Kmiec. Thomas Hunt, Kenneth Malan, Robert Reynolds, Alwyn Fox, Kenneth Higgins, Hale Haws, Samuel Zahnle, Donald Burkhart, Carl Decker, Sidney Brock. THIRD PLATOON With the passing of one year of Navy V-12, the Third platoon sailors have applied a fitting climax to an enviable record. New faces became quite prevalent in March. When 20 V-5’s were mustered in with the old hands, a complement of 30 men was reached. Bronzed Californians, fog-drenched Washington- ians, “Utes,” “Golden Gopherites,” and South Dakotans teamed together, cooperated, and made the Third worthy of the high esteem in which it is held. RPO Joe Kmiec, a Chicago lad, is leaving for midshipmen’s school this semester. Matching Joe’s studious virtues, and rooming in the same billet, is Earl Houdek, another “Illini.” Other men graduating at the end of this term include Sam Zahnle, all-conference football selection and boxing sensation; Monty Strehlow, whose other ideal besides the navy gold is a golden haired damsel from his native state of North Dakota; Kenny Higgins, a popular boy from South Dakota and later Fresno State Col- lege; and his roomie, Hale Haws, navigation wizard. Wallace Freitag, all around athlete, lives with the two Romeos of the Third, Alwyn Fox, scholar, and Bob Frantz, who gained a berth on the all- intramural basketball squad. Across the hall may be found Earl Jacobsen, Claude Rainey, and James Durham. Jake’s ability to slam a base- ball is paralleled by Rainey’s slugging power in the ring and Fox’s talent for batting the breeze. Conscientious students are Russel Lear and Norval Latimer. When not engaged in educa- tional pursuits they listen to Indian tales sin- cerely versed by Saul Larson, liberty loving “gob” from Wyoming. James Curtis, hailing from sunny California, was a mainstay on the basketball team. Carl Decker, “Red” to us all, admires his fellow billet- eer and plays a hot trombone for the dance band. Three Salt Lake City “Zoomies,” Eugene Livingstone, Lynne Johnston and Ken Malan, oc- cupying 205, uphold the old saying, “There’s no place like home.” A few steps aft is headquarters of Frank Connelly. Midnight oil is consumed as he and his roommate, Don Burkhart, patiently strive to stay far distant from the ever beckon- ing “tree.” Bob Reynolds, Bill Phillips and Bob Brett, from the evergreen state, live opposite friendly rival Californians Dick Camp, Tommy Hunt and Sid Brock. Leroy Peterson, of Rockford, Illinois, orchestra member and “shutterbug,” along with roomie Stan Halla, fleet man, baseballer par ex- cellence and boxer, complete the Third platoon.