Falls High School - Northern Light Yearbook (International Falls, MN)

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THE HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 1945 The 1945 class made its first appearance in the Inter- national Falls School Systen when they were reluctantly brought to kindergarten by their Wfondn mothers. The chief highlights of these exciting grade school days were the daily recesses, the Christmas and Valentine parties, and the annual spring picnics. Participation in an operetta or a choral club activity offered many thrills to the forth- coming young artists and incidentally, a generous share of headaches to patient teachers and parents. Upon successfully completing grade school, the class entered the beautiful new Backus Junior High School as timid newcomers. Those were the days when the present Seniors used to spend endless hours doing extra credit and now instructors are thankful if they get their required work finished. When the class entered the Ninth Grade, it was enlarged by the addition of a number of pupils from the St. Thomas Parochial School. As overlords of the Junior High, it was a definite insult to refer to the Freshmen as mere Ninth Graders. For the first time the class had the privilege of electing officers. Those who gained offices were: Don Johnson, President, Peter Krogseng, Vice Pres- identg Jennie Markow, Secretaryg and Jeanne Reuter, Treas- urer. Miss Clauson and Ir. Vorris were selected as class advisers. The first of the two social events was a class party which was held in the Little Theater and was acclaimed a huge success. It was later followed by a picnic which was held at the Colony Club because of stormy weather. With the arrival of Tom Tucker at the end of the first semester, General Science suddenly became the favorite subject of many Freshman girls. While we are on the subject of teachers, how many of you remember Miss Ash? The biggest event of the school year was the present- ation of the operetta, The Prince oflPeddlers, with Sheila Oliver, Herbert Morff, and Vincent Pulicicckio in the leading roles. The class displayed further acting ability in another production which took the form of a thrilling melodrama. In this play the actors' hats played a prominent part. lCould it be because they contained their owners' scripts?l In the annual declanation contest, Ethel KcPherson, Amy Lou Anderson, Jeanne Renter, and Bob Hillstead repre- sented the Freshman Class at the district meet where Jeanne Reuter won in the poetry division. At the awards assembly, the class presented a Minne- sota flag to the school in part paynent for its share in contributing to the wear and tear of the building. Also at this assenbly, Sheila Oliver and Don Johnson won the American Legion Award and Jennie Larkow the Scholarship Award presented by Dr. Neset.