Ellendale High School - Redbird / Microphone Yearbook (Ellendale, ND)

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2- 3-4; Pep Squad, 4; Senior Girls’ Speech Pro- gram, 4. EDNA KLIPFEL — “Klippy” - “The Deviltry doth shine from out her eyes ’ G.A.A., 2-4; Basketball, 2-3-4; Glee Club, 3-4; “American Passport ’ 3; “Early to Bed Early to Rise,” 3; Northern Normal Play Day, 4; Senior Speech Program, 4; Pep Squad, 4; “Lease on Liberty,” 4. MELVIN H. KUCH - “Serious— Sometimes.” Scout, 1-2-3; Basketball, 2-3-4; Football, 3-4. EDNA MAIER - “She has been blessed with spark- ling eyes, In which a world of mischief lies.” Glee Club, 1-2-3; G.A.A., 1-2-4; Basketball, 1-2- 3- 4;; Pep Squad, 2-3-4; Northern Normal Play Day, 3. INGA MARTIN - “I’m satisfied because I’m me.” Glee Club, Chorus and Choral Festival, 1-2-3-4; Band and Band Festival, 2-3-4; Pep Squad, 1-2- 3-4; G.A.A., 2-3-4; “Thanks Awfully,” 2; Masonic Oratorical, 4; Girls’ Speech Program, 4; “Lease on Liberty,” 4; Keystone Society, 4. VIRGINIA MATTHEIS— “Gin” - “Smile your way through life.” Glee Club, 2-3-4; Chorus and Choral Festival, 3-4; G.A.A., 1-3-4; Northern Play Day, 3; Cour- tesy Play, 3; Senior Girls’ Speech Program, 4; “Lease on Liberty,” 4; Pep Squad, 4. ALVIN MARVICK— “Buster” - “He’s a wonderful talker, who has the art of telling you nothing.” Football, 2-3-4; Track, 1-4; Hi-Y, 3-4; “Lucky Lucy,” 4; Speech Festival, 4; “Lease on Lib- erty,” 4. ROBERT McMILLAN — “Mac” - “A studious fellow and more too.” Football, 2-3-4; Basketball, 2-3; Track, 2-4; Hi-Y, 3-4; Hi-Y Secretary-Treasurer, 4; Tennis, 3; Speech Festival, 4; “Liberty and Union,” 3; Edi- tor, Cardinal, 4; Keystone Society, 3; “Lease on Liberty,” 4. LOIS MERRICK — “Birdie” - “People who make no noise are dangerous.” Glee Club and Chorus, 1-2-3-4; Choral Festival, 2; Scout, 2-3-4; Sub-Deb, 2; Twirling Team, 2-3-4; Drum Majorette, 2-3-4; “Thank Awfully,” 2; Fea- ture Editor, 4; Cheer Leader, 4; Pep Squad, 1-2- 3-4; “American Passport,” 3; “Lease on Liberty,” 4. ERVIN 0. MUELLER - “Thinking is but an idle waste of thought.” Football, 2-3; Basketball, 2; Track, 2-3; Hi-Y, 3-4. CLARENCE NEUMANN— “Fritz” - “A steady de- fense, both in girls and in basketball.” Football, 1 -2-3-4 ; Basketball, 1-2-3-4; Track, 1-2-3; Tennis, 3-4; Hi-Y, 3-4; Scout, 1-2-3-4; Class Secretary, 2; Class President, 4; Honor Athlete 4; Honorary Football Captain, 4; “Lease on Liberty,” 4. RALPH J. NICHOLSON— “Nick” - “Sometimes I sit and think, and sometimes I just sit.” Glee Club, Chorus, 2-3-4; Choral Festival, 2-3-4. RAYMOND OFSIEDAL— “Ray” - “Though good at heart he keeps it dark.” Basketball, 1-2-3; Track, 1-2-3; Glee Club, Chorus and Choral Festival, 2-3-4; Hi-Y, 3-4; Vice Presi- dent Hi-Y 4; Sports Reporter, 4; Class Secretary- Treasurer, 4; “Lease on Liberty,” 4; Keystone Society, 4. RUTH OFSTEDAL — “Ruthie” - “A sweeter girl ne’er drew breath.” Pep Squad, 2-3-4; G.A.A., 1-2-4; Scout, 1-2-3-4; Sub-Deb, 3-4; Courtesy Play, 1; “Thanks Aw- fully,” 2; “Liberty and Union,” 1; Senior Girls’ Speech Program, 4; Northern Normal Play Day, 4; Keystone Society, 4. HILDA QUASHNICK - “Wavy hair and big brown eyes, What could be nearer paradise.” Glee Club, 2-3-4; “Alice Blue Gown,” 3; “Ameri- can Passport,” 3; Senior Girls’ Speech Program, 4; Pep Squad, 4. ERNA RASCH - “Quietly she wins her way, doing kindness everyday.” “Pledges,” 3; Typing Contest, 3; Glee Club, 4; G.A.A., 4; Senior Girls’ Speech Program, 4. REUBEN ROEHL— “Reub” - “Life’s no longer if we hurry, Life’s no better if we worry.” Football, 1 -2-3-4 ; Basketball, 2-3; Track, 2-3-4; Glee Club, Chorus and Choral Festival, 1-2-3-4; Hi-Y, 3-4. PAUL SPEIDEL — “Spider” - “I’m sweeping this universe; keep out of the halls.” Basketball, 1-2; Band, 3; Hi-Y, 3-4. RUBY SPROUSE - “There are some we must remem- ber just because we can’t forget.” Glee Club, 1-2-3-4; Chorus and Choral Festival, 2-3-4; Scout, 1-2-3-4; Sub-Deb, 3-4; Pep Squad, 2-3-4; Freshman Reporter, 1; Junior Reporter, 3; Assistant Editor, 4; “Pledges,” 3; G.A.A. Secre- tary, 4. EDNA SUKUT - “Sort of sleepy, sort of shy, Never cares to ask you why.” Glee Club, 2-3-4; G.A.A., 3-4; Senior Girls’ Speech Program. GLADYS WAHL — “Chick” - “Studies are not her only woriy.” Glee Club, 2-3-4; G.A.A., 1-2-3-4; Courtesy Play, 2; “Sauce for the Goose,” 1; “Thanks Awfully,” 2; Junior Band, 3-4; Pep Squad, 3-4; Basketball, 2-3-4; Senior Speech Program, 4; Northern Nor- mal Play Day, 4; “Lease on Liberty,” 4; “Ameri- can Passport,” 3. LUVERNE WE DELL — “Weezy” - “The world knows nothing of its greatest men.” Football, 2-3-4; Basketball, 1-2-3; Track, 1-2-3-4. VIRGINIA WHELAN — “Virgie” - “Smiles and dimples for me.” G.A.A., 2-4; Glee Club, 2-3-4; Chorus and Choral Festival, 2; Northern Normal Play Day, 3; “Thanks Awfully,” 2; Oompah Queen, 2-4; Class Vice President, 3; Scout, 1-2-3-4; Sub-Deb Presi- dent, 4; Cheer Leader, 4; Senior Speech Program 4; Pep Squad, 2-3-4; G.A.A. President, 4; “Lease on Liberty,” 4; Keystone Society, 4. ESTHER ZIMMERMAN - “What is so rare as a girl so fair, Who has style, is worthwhile, And has done her full share?” Glee Club, 3-4; Basketball, 2-3-4; G.A.A., 4; Northern Normal Play Day, 4; Senior Speech Program, 4. RUTH ZIMMERMAN - “The kind of a girl you’d look at twice.” Glee Club, 2-3-4; Basketball, 2-3; Choral Festival, 2; G.A.A., 4. 1942 Ellendale High School Annual - Coleman Museum 2017

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Class of 1942 TOP ROW — Virginia Mattheis, Edna Sukut, Ruby Sprouse, Edna Maier. Lois Merrick, Esther Zimmerman, Erna Rasch. MIDDLE ROW — Milton Harm, Alvin Marvick, Reuben Roehl, Raymond Ofstedal, Luverne Wedel, Rob- ert McMillan, E. C. Ingvalson (Advisor). FRONT ROW —Ervin Mueller, Ralph Nicholson, Ruth Zimmerman, Virginia Whelan, Gladys Wahl, Ruth Ofstedal, Inga Martin, Paul Speidel, Clarence Neumann. Senior Sketches DORIS GEE - “I dance and dance until I cry, I’ll dance and dance until I die.” Glee Club, Chorus and Choral Festival, 2-3-4; Band, 2-3-4; Band Festival, 3-4; “Pledges ’ 3; “Liberty and Unio n.” 2; Senior Speech Pro- gram, 4. PATRICIA GODDARD— “Pat” - “You can’t tell by outward appearance what mischief is hid in a woman.” Glee Club and Choral Festival, 1-2-3-4; Accom- panist, Boys’ Glee Club, 2-3-4; Band, 2-3; Band Festival, 2; “The Award,” 1; Pep Squad, 1-2-3-4; Speech Festival 3; “American Passport,” 3; Win- ner (verse reading) District Contest, 3; State Contest, 3; Cardinal Editor, 4; Senior Girls’ Speech Program, 4; Declamation, 4; “Lease on Liberty,” 4; Keystone Society. FLORENCE GRENZ — “Floss ’e” - “It’s only a freckle; never mind it.” Glee Club, 3-4; Pep Squad, 2-3-4; G.A.A., 1-2-4; Courtesy Play, 3; Northern Normal Play Day, 3; Senior Speech Program, 4. RALPH E. GRIFFIN— “Griff” - “Neither boisterous or bold, but worth his weight in gold.” Football, 4; Track, 4; Sergeant-at-arms, Hi-Y, 4. ERNEST HABERMAN— “Junior” - “There must be some good hard work in him — none ever came out.” Football, 2-3; Student Manager, 2; Basketball, 1-3-4; Track, 2-3; Hi-Y Club, 3-4. MILTON HARM — “Fuzz” - “It’s better to die for the woman you love than to live with her.” Football, 2-3-4; Basketball, 2-3; Track, 2-3-4; Glee Club, Chorus and Choral Festival, 1-2-3-4; Hi-Y, 3-4; Class Treasurer, 3; “Lease on Lib- erty,” 4. KENNETH ISAAK — “Ike” - “But notta — you betta my life notta Carlotta ! I gotta!” Band and Band Festival, 1-2-3-4; Student Ath- letic Manager, 2-3-4; Hi-Y, 3-4; Hi-Y President, 4; Boys’ State, 3; “Lucky Lucy,” 4; Speech Fes- tival, 4; Sports Editor, Cardinal, 4; “Lease on Liberty,” 4. IRIS JENSEN— “Jens” - “Now, really, it’s so hard for me to talk.” Glee Club, 1-2-3; Chorus and Choral Festival, 2-3; Declamation, 1; “Thanks Awfully,” 2; Courtesy Play, 3; Pep Squad, 2-3-4; Northern Normal Play Day, 3. ETHEL JOHNSON— “Swede” - “She would do her duty as she saw it.” Glee Club, 2-3-4; Pep Squad, 2-3-4; District and State Contest (Twirling), 3; “Thanks Awfully,” 2; “American Passport,” 3; Speech Festival, 2; “Liberty and Union,” 2-3; Keystone Society, 3; Victory Council, 4; Senior Girls’ Speech Program, 4; “Lease on Liberty,” 4; Scout, 3-4; Sub-Deb, 3-4. EVA MAE KING - “There’s an angel in her eye of blue, But a second look shows an imp there too.” Glee Club, Chorus and Choral Festival, 1-2-3-4; Pep Squad, 1-2-3-4; Cheer Leader, 4; G.A.A., 1-2; Band, 1-2-3; Band Festival, 2-3; Girl Scout, 1-2- 3-4; Sub-Deb, 3-4; “Thanks Awfully,” 2; Feature Editor, 4. Senior Speech Program, 4; “American Passport,” 3; “Lease on Liberty,” 4. ALICE KLEIN — “Kid” - “Here is a quiet girl — at times.” Chorus and Glee Club, 2-3-4; Choral Festival, PAGE 3 1942 Ellendale High School Annual - Coleman Museum 2017

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Junior Class TOP ROW -W. Gulke, M. Nelson, M. Stein wand, R. Bassett, C. Merrick, V. Strand, E. Kuch, M. Sukut. THIRD ROW— R. Graham, L. Boyle, D. Zinter, L. Eynde, F. Bauer, O. Amphlett, L. Mellang. SECOND ROW— R. Young - , K. Hess, V. Schmitt, E. Hill, D. Strand, M. No. ss, V. Beecher, L. Hill, Miss Onsrud (Advisor). FRONT ROW — R. Merkel, K. Heine, R. Aberle, D. Mattheis, A. Watkins, M. Carlson, B. Graham, H. Stucker. DRAMATICS AND SPEECH Under the direction of Miss Minnie Onsrud and Miss June Probstfield the speech and dramatic work began early last fall with the senior girls’ speech program on October 22 and culminated with the senior play on SENIOR GIRLS’ SPEECH PROGRAM This program was held Wednesday evening, Octo- ber 22, in the high school auditorium and was di- rected by Miss Probstfield. Arms for the Love of America — a vocal solo by Inga Martin, accompanied by Ilene Fuller. The Bardess of Peopod County — Florence Grenz. A piano duet — Ilene Fuller and Ruby Sprouse. Alice’s Blue Gown — one-act play — Virginia Mat- theis, Gladys Wahl, Lois Coleman, Ilene Fuller, Hilda Quashnick, Edna Klipfel, Ruth Ofstedal and Doris Gee. My Sister’s Best Feller — Ruby Beaver. San Antonio Rose — duet — Alice Klein and Vir- ginia Mattheis accompanied by Ruby Sprouse. Hitchhikin’ Ain’t No Fun — Maralyn Bowerman and Eva King. Three Maids and a Man — one-act play — Gertrude Fey, Virginia Whelan and Ethel Johnson. Two Debussy compositions — Golliwogg’s Cake Walk; Clair de Lune — Pat Goddard. Mine Leedle Yawcob Strauss — -.Esther Zimmer- man. SOPHOMORE CARNIVAL PLAY This year the sophs presented “Lucky Lucy” as their contribution to the carnival. The cast in- cluded : Malindy, the colored woman Joyce Evans Granny . . Marion Durheim Mudge Holden (Lucy) Viiginia Reukauf Arthur Collins... Vistor Strand Dennis O’Rourke Kenneth Isaak Fred Blakesley Alden Johnson and Alvin Marvick Mrs. Jeffrey Holden Judith Gessner Lucy Holden Phyllis Christensen JUNIOR CLASS PLAY “Sadie of the U.S.A.,” a comedy in three acts, was the play given by the junior class on December 10 in the high school auditorium. This play concerns a 16-year-old girl who gets involved in a subversive plot to blow up a munitions plant. The following were members of the cast: Mrs. Carson, manager of the Carson Hotel Ruth Beecher Fred, her grown son LaVern Boyle Sadie, the 16-year-old daughter Lynette Mattheis Mrs. Corbus, an elderly invalid... .....Marjorie Noess Agnes Emory, Fred’s fiancee Dorothy Strand Valerie Starr, a trained nurse Muriel Carlson Algernon Smith, Sadie’s boy friend Benjamin Graham Joseph Barnes, a new roomer Owen Amphlett Jim Radcliff, another roomer Charles Fleming Mrs. Brown, a tax assessor Norma Johnson SENIOR CLASS PLAY The seniors chose as their class play “Lease on Liberty.” The cast included: Grammy, seventy-eight, but with the spirit of ’76 Gladys Wahl Magnolia, maid in the Penfield Home Inga Martin Matt, Mr. Powell, Jr. Alvin Marvick Miss Jennings, applicant for position as Grammy’s companion Eva King Jinx, bad luck, but adorable.. Edna Klipfel Vera, a non-meddling mother Ethel Johnson Fay Latimer, the successful applicant... Virginia Whelan PAGE 5 1942 Ellendale High School Annual - Coleman Museum 2017