Forest Lake High School - Forester Yearbook (Forest Lake, MN)

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Su K t sief 0$ '55-56 ha» c h ri a y SKFTEnUER OCTOIIH» TIER Opening day of school finds students excited ... an important milestone in world peace is reached at the Geneva Conference . . . grade school children re- ceive Salk polio shots . . . Forest Lake folks begin campaign for hospital . . . eventful Homecoming day including parade, pepfest and game is climaxed by dramatic coronation . . . theaters draw crowds as ' Gone With The Wind is released for second time . . . exchange student Reiko Yamanari arrives from Japan . . , President Eisenhower suffers severe heart attack . . . band marches at Halloween Capital . . . Mayor Van Wirt assumes office . . . absence list lengthens as deer hunting begins . . . seniors present Curious Savage . . . students jump for joy when first vacation arrives with Thanksgiving . . . Alumni get first taste of defeat in record number of years from F.L.H.S. cagers . . . Oscar winner Grace Kelly an- nounces engagement to Monaco's Prince Rainier . . . Queen Mardi reigns at Dua- leers' Autorama show . . . worst floods in history devastate California and New England . . . world famous scientist—Einstein dies . . . Forest Lake's biggest social event, the Coronation Ball, carries out Parisian theme . . . Forest Lake plays host to Carnival skiers and Winter Carnival Royalty . . . school lunch price rises to 25 cents in accordance with cost of living . . . actor James Dean dies in auto crash at height of his career . . . groundhog sees shadow and promises more blustery weather . . . F.L.H.S. students flaunt their skills in annual spelling and handwriting contests . . . sweethearts gather at Valentine's dance to observe crowning of King and Queen of Hearts . . . Rangers win basketball district title . . . world trouble brews as Cold War continues ... Dr. Mensheha, Ted Kauls family become United States citizens ... Ike announces he will run for second term . . . F.F.A. celebrates 20th anniversary . . . choir dons black faces and flashy costumes for the Minstrel Parade . . . students pay tribute to St. Patrick with the wearing of the green . . . Y' load SIXTEEN TONS and what d'ya get ... a hit that sets the country rock- % ing . . . April is here and spring is in the air . . . juniors present Ramshackle Inn . . . couples float to dreamy music at the spring formal . . . next year's Breeze and Forester editors are announced at annual Journalism Banquet . . . cramming and headaches accompany final exams . . . deserving students step up to receive honors at Awards Day program . . . commencement finds seniors bidding a sad farewell to F.L.H.S. while looking to the future. REEErntEg 4

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SUPERINTENDENT J. A. HUGHES Like a sundial, an annual records only the sunny hours. In annuals, teachers and even su- perintendents are unfailingly high-minded, patient paragons; and students do not suffer too much at the hands either of photographers or scribes. Not to be too blunt about it, most of us can stand some glamorizing, both photographically and otherwise. And, indeed, why not? The essentials are still there. The photographer may remove an unsightly blemish, a stray lock of hair, or even a few wrinkles. But you still recognize your friends, or the portrait-maker would soon be out of business. This volume will convince anyone that the Class of 1956 was a distinguished group of good-look- ing, promising youngsters. So indeed it was. It has been wonderful to have you around, and we'll surely miss you when you are gone. The Romans had a phrase for it: Ave atque vale! Hail and farewell; or, in freer translation. Hi 'n G'by now! Strange to combine Hello and Goodby in one breath, you think? Almost as queer as Shakespeare's parting is such sweet sorrow. But the stiffest jolt is the very real regret we find mixed in with the joy. For leaving school means the end of some very pleasant relationships, the beginning of some rather formidable responsi- bilities. It means adjustment, change, uncertainty. And you are right in assuming that life will bring a lot more of the same. The far-distant future will continue to arrive disconcertingly soon, inevitably will bring with it some regret and disillusionment. Yet the twinkle in the eye is more significant than the wrinkles around it. May you continue to record only the sweet and the sunny, to do a little retouching of your picture of life, not to deny the unpleasant and the irritating, but to put them in proper proportion with the really important things. Ave atque vale! MR. HAROLD MANLEY MR. FLOYD W. COHOES MR. GEORGE J. SEDLACEK Assistant High School Principal Bachelor of Science and M ,ter of Arts degrees from University of Minnesota. High School Principal Bachelor of Arts degree at.St. Cloud Teachers College and graduate work at University of Minnesota. Elementary School Principal Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts degrees from University of Minnesota.