Edina High School - Whigrean Yearbook (Edina, MN)

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MARJORIE ANN ACKERSON A sports enthusiast as shown by three years in GAA; president as a senior . . . two years of Moth club display her interest In the field for o passible future job , . . a mombcr of Luther League, FBLA, and Junior Achievement ... a special interest in bowling. KATHERINE KNEN ALDERMAN Kath never has a dull moment — Buzzette third poge editor. World Affairs member, and treasurer of her Junior Achiovcmont company . . . her many honors include being a NHS mom-ber and a Merit Scholarship Semi-finalist ... a bright future at on eastern college. CHARLOTTE ELAINE ANDERSON Char's extra-curricular activities include Sponish Club and Y-Teens . . . a devoted bond member, resulting in her election to the office of treasurer • . . o beautiful model, often in her own creations . . . charoctorizod by a petite walstlino ond soft brown eyes. GARFIELD ALLEN ANDERSON Tall, blond, and full of fun . . . mechanically minded, octive In Radio Club . . . Red Cross Council ... an ordent Junior Achiever with o three-year presidency . . always ready to occept responsibility and to carry if out . . . Gar is usually found around food and cars. LYNN BUCKBEE ALEXANDER Lynnie ... a transfer from Washburn as a junior, she has been busy ever sinco . . . octive In Y-Tcens, French Club, and Home Ec Club . . . o very capable Buzzette roporter . . . Intelligent too. o» exemplified by election to National Honor Society in her junior yeor. BARBARA JEAN ANDERSON Faithful member of Y-Tcens and on Red Cross Council for three years ... a loyal wrestling fan . . . loves bridge parties, lively chatter, ond much laughter . . . worked last summer as a telephone operator . . . next year Barb plans to attend the U of M JUDITH LYNN ANDERSON Judy radiates enthuslosm and friendliness . . . scholarship - NHS. Merit Scholar-ship Finalist, and National Longuago Test winner In French . . leadership — vice president of French and World Affairs clubs and representative to Girls' State . . . truly a Teen Topper. PAUL ALAN ANDERSON A welcome oddition to our doss from International Falls In his junior year . . . NHS and Senior Honor Roll speak for his scholastic ability . . . Gorman Club treasurer . . . overall Homecoming co-chairman ... a Green Knight . . . Ar.dy spends his summers at Rainy Lake. PETER JON ANDERSON Edina's answer to Hubert Humphrey . . . indisputable leader of World Affairs . . . three years of Council do-botes . . . winner of Minneapolis Star's World Affairs Contest . . Junior Class ond Student Council treasurer ... a cynic who comes dangerously dose to optimism. GREGG SEXTON ANDREWS Andy . . . Edina's gain, when he transferred from Brock in the middle of his junior year . . spare time was quickly filled up by extracurricular activities — Auctor Hi-Y and choir . . . especially Interested In economics ond business . . . tall ond determined. 12

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Memories Are Made of This We most proudly present the lost class to have the supreme distinction of completing six years of study in the hollowed halls of EMHS: the Class of 1960. SEVENTH GRADE . . . underclassmen viewed with open mouths, craned necks . . . yummy-green unies . . . six teachers to confuse the day; Mr. Stolte's forget it! Mr. Arne Ebbing, our exchange teacher from Norway . . . pride founded in the Junior High Student and Red Cross Councils ... the Midgets, our twelve-year-old athletic wonders . . . thrills at Higby's as we crushed lollipops at our final dance' . . . ahh! sunlights! ... a metamorphosis in primary stages. EIGHTH GRADE . . . first class officers: Gary Wyard, President,- Jo Lundgren, Vice-President; Barb Carlson, Secretary; Bill Lund, Treasurer ... a cute blonde cheerleader to lead her own class . . . dog collars around pudgy ankles . . . layers and layers of petticoats . . . athletes discovered in gym class . . . passionate hopes that Mr. David Schmidt and Miss Christensen would marry . . . romantic (?) moonlights . . . another rung of the ladder completed. NINTH GRADE . . . Tim Young, President; Gary Wyard, Vice-President; Jo Lundgren, Secretory,-George Odell, Treasurer . . . once again the youngest in the school . . . The Green Door, our first second-ploce skit; the first of four losing Homecoming floats ... Mr. Scanlon, our Roman dictator, scared us to death with a stereophonic buzzer . . . Miss Doering married that cute little man to become Mrs. Taggafz . . . initiation of the controversial Dress Code outlawing girls' slocks on Fridays . . . Under the Shimmering Sea. one of three surprisingly fun dances ... the last E-club Winter Sports Day. TENTH GRADE . . . Jay Huebscher, President; George Odell, Vice-President; Jo Lundgren, Secretary,- Ron Seaman, Treasurer,- ... for the third and final year, the youngest class ... our talent show, The Talent Coke, advised by Mr. Rufus Scanlon . . . Egad! We're going to have a Senior Reception''’-- posies and daisies all over the Community Room, dozens of cookies left over ... a voice in the election of Homecoming Queen Barb and King Pat . . . more skits and floats . . . Miss Seims became Mrs. Boyd . . . some A-squad athletes and cheerleaders. ELEVENTH GRADE . . . Mark Jacobson, President; Tim Young, Vice-President; Katie Kirkman, Secretary,- Peter Anderson, Treasurer . . . George Washington Slept Here — Newton, Annabell, and Uncle Stanley . . . Junior Class Concessions — renowned for two-week old popcorn . . . D. D. Harvey and Rev. Bob Richards, thought-provoking speakers . . . a year climaxed by Three Coins In the Fountain, our 'be-fountained' prom at the Leamington Hotel ... the Junior Class, well on its way to merited fame. TWELFTH GRADE . . . Bill Lund, President; John Moore, Vice-President; Jo Lundgren, Secretary,- Dave Kauppi, Treasurer . . . 1959-1960, the year Edina saw true school spirit led by the Senior Class ... a triumphant Homecoming skit to climax OUR Homecoming festivities led by Queen Barb and King George ... the initiation of Reed Scholefield's Haka . . . Edina's first Charity Week with guest speaker, Fred Vant Hull — $1600 collected for charity . . . Mr. Ring's disappointment at the absence of Yogy Bear at our Christmas Program ... a Lake Conference Championship Hockey Team, peppy cheerleaders . . . Hi-Y Sweetheart Jo Lundgren and Y-Teens Hero . . . Coffee, tea, or milk? Huckleberry Hound, the snow statue of Venus, 'Man Tan,' and the Three Stooges ... we experience second semester apathy . . . another successful Beatnik Senior Dance . . . College Boards for the last time! . . . Crystal Collisseum and the Bops . . . secret plans for a graduation party ... at last we are entertained at the Prom . . . rehearsals for Baccalaureate, and Commencement . . . our Reception and the parents' party. For these six years, we say thanks to all of you, administration, faculty members, and parents . . . may the spirit and drive that guided us in the past, inspire us in the future. II

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KENT MADS BANK Friendly and helpful . . . housed our winning? senior float . . . never tires cf golf . . . enthusiastic sports editor for the Whigrean . . . E-club. Red Cross Council. Hi-Y chapter president, Spanish Club, Green Knights . . . lover of foreign cars . . . ambitious when profitable. DAVID CHARLES BARNES Dave . . makes friends easily . . . good grodes and a multitude of activities . . . NHS, advertising manager for fho Whigrean, Student Council, Homecoming co-chairman, Latin Club, delegote to Student Council Convention, Hi Y . . . likes jazz ... on avid party goer. JENNIFER ANN BARNES As a senior Jenny transferred from Frontier Central High in Buffalo. N.Y. . . . ot her former school she was octive in dramatics, clubs, and committee work . . . at Edina she is a member of her church youth group and teaches Sunday School ... a nursing coreer ahead LORNA LYNN ANDREWS Quiet efficiency and ability . . . on active interest In home economics as president of FHA . . continuous honor roll oppcaronccs resulted In election to NHS . . . a faithful worker for World Affoirs. GAA, and Spanish Club . . . always sympathetic, never impatient. JERRY HERMAN BARTLETT Jer served the school for throe years os a willing and qualified visual aid's assistant ... his main interests lie in sports — skiing and skin diving ... on unusual hobby, flying ... the Uni-versity of Minnesota will bo the site of his further education . . . casualness. GERALD ASHENBRENNER Ashio ... a three-year veteran of Edina's varsity hockey team — a speedy dofensemon in his senior year . . . never missed a Green Knights' meeting . . , always surrounded by younger girls during third lunch ... a flirtatious manner ond on impish grin. LYNDA BARKER As a member of FBLA. Y-Tcons, Choir, GAA, and Concessions Club, Lynda gave froely ond generously of her spare time . . . octive In her church youth group, serving as president ... a fine girl worthy of the admiration and trust of her friends. BARBARA ANNE BEALE Ttuly our friendliest senior . . . assistant editor of Whig-rean . . . Quill and Scroll . . . cochairmon of Edina's first Charity Week . . . NHS . . . Student Council . . . Aik school Y-toens secretory . , . IW possesses the unbeatable combination of sincerity and friendliness. CAROLYN LEIGH BEMlS A girl with on effervescent personality . . . conscientious Art Club and bond member . . . cheerful Red Owl checkout girl ... a valuable assot to a variety of committees . . . Tomis Y-Teens . . . dancing ability shown in her excellent performance os a Peter Pan Indian. SANDRA ANNE BENHAM Her friendliness ond sense of humor moke her a welcome oddition to any group - FBLA. FHA, Y-Teens, president of Girls' Choir, a cute Hornette ... a darling Hi-Y Sweetheart candidate . . constant chatter followed by a lough that con't be missed . . . Eat wormsl 13