Edina High School - Whigrean Yearbook (Edina, MN)

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NINTH GRADE. Then we did the stepping — not just a grade and a number, but a title . . . sought attention of older boys . . . took to the roads via Irv . . . B-squad cheerleading try-outs . . . memorable slumber-less parties . . . introduction of Beeline . . . Ego no dicam . . poker parties . . . Teenage Code went into effect ... Mr. Brough's verbal garbage . . . taken in at the Fair . . . potlucks . . . memorable trips for Mad Hatters . . . became young ladies at first class teas . . . parties Friday and Saturday nights ... old enough for car dates . . . became slaves in the Roman Auction . . . scouted to Whitewater . . . first class to graduate from the junior high. TENTH GRADE. Looked down upon again . . . our First class officers . . . Mardi Gras — our talent show . . . Homecoming — last place skit and float . . . point system . . . Senior Reception . . . noon movies were a fad . . . First beatnik dance ... so many clubs to join — help! . . . Saints Go Marching In . . . proud B-squad Lake Conference basketball champions . . . come-as-you-are parties . . . the new pizza cellar opened up . . . beginning of Legion Hall parties . . . proud of our contributions to the varsity teams . . . initial year in senior high completed. ELEVENTH GRADE. No more phy ed . . . joints . . . trench coats, shades, and tennies . . . open house . . . damp Saturday mornings under the bleachers . . . Five A-squad cheerleaders . . . Haka . . . trips to Telemark . . . first term papers . . . class rings . . . AFS'ers leave . . . language club soccer games . . . beautiful Bali Hai — prom . . . The Night of January 16fh . . . elections for honors in senior year . . . returned again for State Hockey Tournament . . . miniature golf and go-carts were the fad . . . private lake parties . . . Canadian canoe trips . . . new Russian Club . . . Kingston Trio came to Minneapolis . . . first run with college boards . . . girls' party at Bush Lake . . . Mr. Motion's daily worksheets . . . new building begins to shake the old one . . . only one year to go. TWELFTH GRADE. Our Homecoming — winner of skit, float, and game . . . All-State football champs . . . Bridge or knitting anyone? . . . we do all the stepping on now . . . foreign friends . . . short, short skirts . . . college clutch . . . carpool hike from junior high . . . pancake house . . . Senior Dress-up Day . . . Edina's All-American football player — John Hankinson . . . nine National Merit Scholarship Finalists . . . measuring for caps and gowns — the day we wear them draws near — our prom, rehearsals. Baccalaureate, Commencement, Reception, Parent's party . . . in one large breath it all becomes a beautiful memory — thirteen years of memories ... as a class we no longer exist; as individuals we face the future ... in twenty years we will rejoin to see what life hos granted us since our Memorable High School Days. 13

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SENIOR CLASS OfFICERS; Dorothy McVeofy. « retory; Bill Noron, tnowrar; Bob Swondby, vic«-pr tid«nt; Horry Marlin, president. Memorable High School Days SEVENTH GRADE. First doy frustrations followed by new sights and sounds commenced the beginning of our nomadic high school years . . . new names and new faces added to confusion in the overcrowded senior high . . . stepped upon by upperclassmen . . . walking advertisements for all Student Council candidates during the campaigns . . , first corsages, first country club dances . . . enjoyed skipping school for State Hockey Tournament . . . our pictures appeared in the yearbooks . . . became efficient little homemakers through the aid of Mrs. Armstrong . . . sunlight sock hop . . . went to football games — but never managed to see the games . . . who could wear the most petticoats? EIGHTH GRADE. Skipped over to the new junior high — with Mr. Ring . . . Chapman's — Fat and Brat ... no licenses — but chugs . . . slam books . . . boys become men — cracking voices . . . parties, parties, and night parties . . . excitement over our band being invited to the Rose Bowl . . . Dominic Krez's duckwalking class held after school on football field . . . gorgeous clash days ruined by Mr. Thomas' orders to change . . . depantsing after a football game . . . phoney book . . . strict rules of dress code . . . Hall of Fame . . . Returning to State Hockey Tournament . . . girls and their scrapbooks and diaries . . . potlucks at lunch time . . . numerous birthday cakes . . . watched our star athletes on the Little League fields. 12

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PAUL REGINALD ACTON A tall fellow with every inch full of humor and mischief ... on active membor of Grcon Knights — worker on the band committee for Green Knights dance ... shored tho responsibility of checking the student parking lot each morning ... future plans for St. Cloud. CAROLINE ELIZABETH AKIN A truer friend is hard to find ... member of FBLA and girls' choir in her senior year ... Spanish Club for two years ... Y-Teens ... spare time was spent in Mergotroits, Aqua Dobs, ond the Deedles ... transfor from Omaha. Nebraska her sophomore year ... forever Larry's. MARTHA JEAN ALDERSON Perfectly poised ... a participant In German Club, Latin Club, World Affoirs, Home Ec. and Y-Teens ... auditorium commifteo chairman for Homecoming ... active in church youth group — district officer three years and traveled to Now York ... hobbies of sewing ond playing the piano ... sincerely kind ond considerate. DOUGLAS ARNOLD ALGER A three-yeor team member for 1-Ball ... octive in Spanish Club his senior year ... enjoyed all types of sports ... participated in Junior Achievement throughout high school ... plons to attend University of North Dakota or University of Minnesota after graduation. MARGARET BOTHWELL ALLEN Always ready with on originol idea — that's Sondy ... Whigroan foculty editor and Burxetto writer ... continually stuck on decoration committees ... Spanish and Latin Clubs ... Citadel ... an energetic Horneffe ... no purse, no license ... Oh, you guys! PHILLIP FREDRICK AlllVATO Alii ... honor roll for two years ... oclivo on Red Cross Council as a junior ... participation in Latin Club and German Club ... member of Science Club os a junior ... enjoyed winter sports ond cords ... member of Science Seminar ... plans to attend University of Minnesota. CHARLES WESLEY ANDERSEN Chuck ... friendliness plus ... a good looking guy with unlimited talent and success in sports, music and making friends ... plays guitar for the Valiants as a hobby ... hockey in sophomore and junior yoars ... Student Council, Bond Council ... Spanish Club and Green Knights. DARREL ROY ANDERSON One of the backbones of the swimming team — member of the All-American 200 freestyle relay swim team ... broad shoulders offer a picture of a really terrific guy ... man of few but well chosen words ... octivo in German Club, E-Club and Math Club ... Hokstor. KATHRYN JO ANDERSON Andy — a talkative jokester ... three years of cheerleading — cocaptain as a senior, three years of Student Council, sophomore class secretary, two years on the Whigreon staff, Jr. Class Play, French Club, and Y-Teens ... spake highly of bridge and the U Phi Delts ... 'Kathie' with on 'i-ol' MARY LOUISE ANDERSON Participated in choir os a junior and senior ... two-year member of Latin Club ... octive in Spanish Club in her senior year ... Y-Teener throughout high school ... octive in church choir and youth group for three years ... loyal to Job's Doughters ... a girl of changing moods. 14