Fort Benton High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Fort Benton, MT)

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PAGE 22 THE PIOTIEER F B H S fl WOR PLM Sprlng Fever a college scene the day before graduation was presented on Ap11l 14 by the yumor class Thls play a farce rn tl ree acts presented many hllarrous sltua tlons rn whlch dlsaster was mtelmmgled wrth tom foolery The cast conslsted of Howard Brant a senior student Vern McK1n1ay Ed Burns a chemrstry student Everett Jacobsen Vrc Lew lb an art student Kenneth Enge Mr and Mrs Purcell Howard Bokoyoy and Rosemary Imbert Lou Herron a yournalrsm student Edrth Culbertson Anne Purcell Howards fiancee Leona Swanson Vrvran George Vlcs francee Nadme Lrppelt Mrs Spangler landlady at the boarding house Elsa Hagen Aunt Maud Howards wealthy aunt Edna Bennett Professor Bean zoology rnstructor George Hazen and Presldent Drxon Donald Rltter The play kept the audlence rn laughter and nervous antrcrpatron due to the numerous explosions rn the chemxcal laboratory and the reall tlc scenes from college hfe yery well portray ed by all members of the cast PEA CLIN I'RUl1EN4l2l' Here was a frosty prom with no frost brtten ears' And rt was lovely even rn the sprrngtrme Blue and white and black were dehghtful formal colors and provrded a. grand background for brlght dresses and dark su1ts The gym was transformed by these colors lnto a huge rce cave and hung wlth trers and trers of snow sprrnkled rcrcles drrp ping from a blue sky from hghts from wmdows-everywhere you looked' Roval blue lrghts for color and extra sparkle wrth a shlmmerrng row of northern hghts IH the rear of the gym made the scene dlmly cool realrstrc and faxntly romantlc' The orchestra was fenced Ill bv rcebergs and fa solemn row of pengulns perched themselves rn front of the plavers Could the Junrors help lt 1f the saxophonlst or the cornetlst also looked hke a penguin? The Pengum Flop the North Pole Antarctxc Stomp made the dances ey en sound cold rn fact more than a few people often shghtly shxver ed The crownlng of the Snow Queen was the climax of the evenmg Wrth a fmal pronouncement of a most successful and beautrful prom thanks to the Junrors and their sponsor IVIISS Isabel Buckland all departed from the Land of the Mldlllght Sun to the Land of Morpheus fHF TIN IIHIIIJNIIIIIVVIS Fnst Thou shalt not be on time for thy classes Second Thou shalt not study thy exams untrl the nlght before exams and then cram Th11d Thou shalt on changmg classes speak m a loud vorce and on exam days smg the school song Fourth Thou shalt skrp school when thou feels lrke lt It makes less work for the facu ty Flfth Thou shalt wrlte mark and carve 1n1t1als on all the walls and doors of the ne J school 4Fools names fools facesx Slxth Thou shalt not study ln the assembly It rs reserved for conversatlon and couples only Seventh Thou shalt not let thy studles rnterfcre wlth thy dates or outsrde actrvxtles Elghth Thou shalt walk on the lawn at all posslble txmes It sayes mowmg lt Nmth Thou shalt study durmg assembly programs Speakers do not lrke to feel self conscrous Tenth Thou shalt take heed of the foregolng commandments and govern thy self accord mgly Maurren Ledgerwood yr I 7 an ' v . ' - -' ' ' . x 1 . ' ' - ' ' ' ' . . ' . ' .' H ,H ' ' r ' ' v- . . ., . ' ' 3 s . . 1. 39 .-1. 1' 1 1 , . . ' w , - , , v . 1 . . Y . i 1 . ' u . ' - ' - . -1. 39 ,... , . . ,Q s . . . . , ,. . - ' . . ' . lf. , '. . . y - ' ' Y , . .' ' . ' , I, , . L- ' ' M . Y

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F. B. H. S. THE PlOIlEER PAGE 21 JIWIUII Cl 'ISS Hl9l'lIlyl' Wrth an army of sryrty nrne the freshmen of 1936 brayely scouted enemy terrrtory Led by General MCKIDIHW who recerved hrs orders from Borchers Lreutenant Mrller and Trusty Scrrbe Bennett we boldly faced the mad attack of the frerce Algonqurns 'Semorsl What began as a massacre ended rn a rrotous pow wow We smoked the prpe of peace rn a return pow wow tlcus puttmg ourselves on the map as promrsrng prlvates The war suspended we were grven our furloughs wlth allowances for late leave Tramp' Tramp' Tramp' the Prrvates 1Sophsr were marchmg on a new battle ground rn the new school burldrng Strll led by General McK1nlav but under a drfferenf commander rn chlef Mr Hess Stovall succeedrng Mrller and Bennett worthrly contrnurng he posrtron of scrrbe we rebelled agarnst opposrng forces and pulled for ourselves We declared ourselves free and rndependent at our Sophomore party and overcame the last obstacles exams to adjourn before undertaking Sargeants 'Jumorr qualrfrcatrons We Sargeants the students of the Junror Class rn order to form more perfect harmony record ourselves rn mrnds of fellow students rnsure frlendly cooperatron pro vrde for frnances promote the standards and morals of Fort Benton Hlgh School secure the blessrngs of educatron to ourselves and lower classmen do ordaln and establrsh thr constrtutron of the Junror Class of the Fort Benton Hrgh School In the course of Juruor events rt became necessary to promote our offrcers to hrgher posrtrons Those promoted were Vern McK1nlav commander rn chref Kenneth Schmrdt major and Edna Bennett battalron sponsor and Mrss Isabel Buckland as captarn We successfully carrred out the tradrtron of the army by presentrng Sprrng Fever The annual mrlrtarv ball was held on May 19 Leavlng the old fort because of bombardment we retrr ed to aw art a new year whrclr we hope wrll brrng us new challenges CLASS OFFICI' Rb Presldent Vern McKrnlav Vrce Presrdent Kenneth Schmrdt Secretary Treasurer Edna Bennett Sponsor Mrss Isabel Buckland Say old man what happened to that old parrot of yours that was such a great Songs rn the News Lawyers Song Sweet Sue talker? Oh I marrred you know and rt d1e'l of fr broken heart Jealousy I suppose the competrtron Mr Hess Jones what does HNO3 srgnrfy Norma Wel ah er Iye or rt rrghr on the t1p of my tongue Hess Well youd better sprr rt out Its nrtrlc acld Mrss Hagle Now Johnny express rn other words the sentence He was bent on seerng the grrl Johnny The srght of the grrl doubled hrm up Vern McK1nlay Drd you ever take chloroform'P Elrnor Schmidt No who teaches rt P Dorothy Manley Oh I srmply adore that new Jrtter bug step Where dld you prck rt up? LEWIS Neyland Jrtter bug nothrn Im losmg my garter Restaurants Song Dmah Hamburgers Song Headrn for the La Groundup Hangman s Song It Don t Mean IIUW8. Munster 'at baptism of one of our studentsr Hrs name please Mother Randolph Horatrus Mont gomery Morgan Chrrstopher McGoof Mmrster 'to asslstantl More yyate please Norma Jones who was aw ay from home wrote a letter to a frlend back home Dear Leona she said Im so aw fu sorry to trouble you but Ive come awa wrthout puttrng any thrng out for the ca Would you please put somethmg out fo rt'P It wrll eat anythmg but dont pu yourself out Hubby What are we havrng for des sert tonrght dear? Wrfey Sponge cake I sponged tr e eggs from Mrs Brown the flour frorr Mrs Smlth and the mrlk from M Jones D ' ' I K . 4f n A '39 ...i ..T.. '39 .ii rr J' . . D I ' --1 ' A Well. no. not exactly. It couldn't stand Thing if it Aiifi Got Thai Swing'--Thf' Q:P:- I --Trl E . 2 .. 1 - - - . , g . .. , I r. ' ' . - .i:P:-1 D --:P:- - , - .... ' .. . ' . .r - , ' -i:P:- ' ' ' 3 . ' . : H . ' . .,. ' . :P: V' .. - ' ' . 'V . Q V , U H' . I -1

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