Fergus County High School - Fergus Yearbook (Lewistown, MT)

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THE FERGUS 3 Mentor ocm We entered dear Fergus as Freshmen, Green, 1 ignorant, worldly unwise, As bold as tke eighth grade could make us. Retiring from nobody's eyes. As Sophies wre learned somewhat better, { We le arned how' to haze and beguile, We le arned small respect for the Juniors, Adoi mg the Seniors the while. We loftily gazed about us From the height of a Junior's stand. Looked up to, only, the Seniors ; We began to look forward and plan. Yet now, as diplomas await us, We regret the p assage of time, For, d espite our dull days and our hardships, Tis hard to leave school days behind, For we're leaving dear Fergus forever, About to seek life anew, In fields of activity greater And graver and harder too. So we say good-by to you, Fergus, And we try to smile through our tears, We'll always remember you, Fergus, As that which to us is most dear. —Alton Tiller. Nineteen Hundred T wenty-six

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THE FERGUS •2d Jfyigtovp of tfje Class of 1926 OUR years ago, after spending’ two years in the Tar Paper Palace we entered the halls of old Fergus prepared for a long' struggle. We somewhat resembled other Freshman classes, except that we exceeded most of them m numbers. James E. Wilson and Allan Burke served as presidents during the first two semesters, while Madeline Schobert and Cl a rence Preston took turns in collecting class dues. The second year found us fewer in number, but much wiser. Dorothy Scott an d Albert M lelke guided us through many difficulties; Cecil Dunn and Ralph Wescott supervise d the working's of our bank account. Among' our noteworthy accomplishments was the best assembly of the year, and second place in class track. Juniors! Yes, we made Fergus history. Lucille d’Autremont and Allene Cress led us in our victories, with Ruth Cresap and Frank Munski managing' finances. From the ranks of our class were collected most of the athletic teams; we defeated all other teams m the school m baseball. And to add to our laurels, we gave a very successful banquet and prom in the spring’. Yea, Seniors! It has been a long, hard climb; but at last we have reached the top of the ladder. One of our first conquests thi s year was the winning' o f the half holiday for our picnic. Almost 100 per cent of our class subscribed for the Fergus. Cla ss officers for the Senior year were : H arry Twombly, president; Albert Mielke, vice-president, and John Hopkins, secretary, during the first semester. For the second semester we elected Allan Burke, president; Bill Lofstrom, vice- president; Lillian Jacobs, secretary, and John Hopkins, treasurer. The Senior class was well represented m the farm play7, the operetta, the foot- ball and basketball teams, and in baseball and track. La Verne Heffner, one of our members, came out first in the school extemporaneous writing contest, and was also a member of the 1926 debate team. At the Senior assembly the old custom of marching' from the front door of the mam building' around to the door of the gymnasium through the ranks of the under classmen was carried out in an impressive manner. Mr. Van Kersen was the speaker for the day and he gave a very suitable address for the occasion. The half holiday for the winning of the Fergus subscription contest was gained by the Seniors. To celebrate this well-earned event the class went on a picnic to Maiden canyon on a sunny day in May. The mighty Seniors recalled the days of their youth by eating ice cream cones and climbing hills. It was decided to eliminate the usually monotonous reading of the class will and prophecy at the class day exercises. A short play was substituted with very’ satisfactory results. We must keep on thinking and acting to the best of our ability. And surely, if we do, there will be a place in the world for our services. It is to be hoped that many of us w ill h ave the opportunity of attending college ; but those of us who do not have received valuable instructions and training in Fergus for our life work. Whatever life may bring to us, let us always make the best of it. Nineteen Hundred Twenty-six

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'Jr ■ THE FERGUS ——■————--——■--—— ---—------------ —me Jlumors Class ©fitters First Semester Robert Hendon Ro sa mon (L McKeow 11 Irene d’Autremont Fergus Rauch Second Semester Richard Manning Owen I unii Gaylord Cudney Marian Caldwell I N i n e t e e n H u n d r e d Twenty-six