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

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F. B. H. S, THE PIOHEER PAGE 29 FRESH IIA N HlSTORl Thls fall the Freshmen passengers took off m the Empress Cvreenhorn that was to carry them through four years of hlgh school We flrst had to choose our pilot co pllot and mechamc Daryl Hagle was chosen pllot and Dlck Moses was co pilot ln case the weather happened to get rough Edward Dxckens was chosen as our mechanxc and Mlss Ila Grace I-Iagle was our hostess who constantly assured us of a pleasant Journey The flrst two weeks we hlt several alr pockets the flrst one being IH the form of 1n1t1at1on Some of the passengers were rather weak after that Jolt After an enemy alrshlp the Senlorlte ceased to torment us we had a clear sky ahead We then landed the plane at the Freshae airport where we entertalned the enemy shlp the Senlorlte At the end of the flrst semester a few passengers balled out ln the mldst of the storm of examlnatlons Wh1le crossmg Montana we had a radlo broadcast rn whxch many of our passengers took part those present were a few noted radlo celebrxtles namely Jeannette McDonald 1 Jean Reynolds! and Nelson Eddy 4B111V Loutherl Edna Mae Ol1ver 1Lora1ne Bakery Patsy Kellev 4Al1C6 Galbralthl Martha Raye 1Betty Schmldtn Al Jolson 4Johnnv Sulllvanr Benny Goodman rD1ck Moses? Ben Bernle 8a Orchestra 1Stanley Whltehom dlrectorl Marle Wllson 4Velma Amesl and Zazu Pltts 4Lurene Andersonl This program was broadcast over statlon F B H S on Ploneer Day We made a three polnt landmg after our flrst adventurous year on the Empress Greenhorn The sh1p w1ll be re chrlstened and take up 1ts fllght early ln September CLASS OFFICERS Presxdent Daryl Hagle Vlce Presldent Dlck Moses Secretary and Treasurer Edward Dlckens Sponsor Miss Ila Grace Hagle 39 CUJNQI IST UF I HH IHS UMD the fear George Washlngton must have felt m Valley Forge how Alexander must have Ielt as he was about to cross the Tyne Fear showed IH everv actlon hrs face was pale and drawn hls hands shook and his knees wobbled Surely lt had needed no more courage for Major Andre to face hanglng than lt now took hlm to do hlS Job Now he was movlng down the street to h1s Doom or hls Happiest Moment Could Leonadls at Thermopalae have faced a gxeatel per1l9 At the gate he thought I must go through Now h1s mouth was parched and his lxps cracked Hls large eyes stared out of deep sockets Agaln he wondered lf the Swlss hero who took many swords lnto hls body to save hls country could have had 1 task of as great lmportance and as hard as the one hc now had At the door he was shaklng Should he knock? HIS knuckles nearly touched the door once He felt llke Anthony who fell on a sword to end h1s l1fe Death l1ke that could not be harder than this Then he dld knock' Flammg plctures flashed through hls mmd He felt the fear the anxlety and undeclded feeling Caesar must have felt as he was about the cross the Rubicon Now the fear his face showed even Shakespeare would have been unable to describe He felt wxth as much fear as Socrates had felt courae that he too was belne handed a glass of hemlock Then the door opened and he felt hke lNathan Hale must have felt on the gallows Hls mouth was so drw he could scarcely speak Fmalls he blurted out the questxon wlnch seemed far harder to ask than xt must have been when Klng Phlllp asked for the hand of Ellzabeth or when Columbus asked fo1 shlps to go to Amerlca He waxted shuffhng his feet ln fear for the so lmportant answer Governor Dm wxddle of Vlrgmla could not have walted more HDXIOUSIS for an answer from George Washlngton than he now waited for thls 'Inen acceptance' Hrs Joy was so great that the Jos of Welhngton at the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo seemed uncomparable Ex en the Jos Drake felt when he was knlghted by Queen Ellzabeth seemed unlmportant xn comparlson Our hero murmured I came I saw I conquered Yes Kelth had gotten hls flrst date w 1th Pat Mabel Stexens I 1 I If I v y ' V ,, -. - - -. u ' - H 1 . . . , 2 ' ' ' I I I I AA. . Li '39 ,... . - R. AL 'A A A A great. momentous thing was in the offing. As he walked along the street. he felt , Y . ' . I . 1 Y A V - ' ' Uv ' ' 1 , . D V' K De Y ' ' ' ' ' v u ' ' ' .' - ' ' . l. 0-

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ri Z C! CLASS rust iovt Darxl Hagie Patricia Anderson Arthu Bennett Lurene Anderson Eduard Dickens Fein Kellex Jerlx Svteenex Stanlex Whitehorn land Palph Keil Wal 61 Week Third rott B111 Loutner Mabel Stexens Keith Nexland Lucille Callison George Calkins Margaret Bnkeland Fourth iovt Velma Ames Leonard Steinbacher Bet x S hmidt William Tope Jr Loraine Baker Jack Anderson Vlarx Ciat Carl B1at7 Fiftll rov. Dale Taxlor Virginia Svtanson Carl Tadej Elsie Ritland Alton Dremske Lenore 171161111 Loren Ritter Ja queline Castoi Sixtn ion Dorotnx Running Tom MacKenzie Ber na Lundx Kenneth Vinton Delores Frlelmg Warren Stanton Baibara Scott Bill Koepp Sexenth row Clark Hilton Sxlxia Wolfe James Wood Dolores Vkagnei Donald Rust VIarJo11e Jones Frank Clark Patricia Wackerlin 1 .CIMA I 4 .y EM M H r it f Z :sf , ....,.... A I I P I , A ,,, . Y ,..:: .32 Z' , 2 av- V 4 9 Second rovrf Jean Reynolds. Ricnard Moses. .Alice Galbraith. Frank Manley, John Sullivan. Effie Rit-

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PAGE 30 THE PIOHEER F B 'rl S THIL NEW HIGH SCHOUL It IS mth regret that we the seniors of 1939 leave Fort Benton school wslthout the opportunity of attendlng the new hlgh school Classes have been held ln rather crowded quartexs smce the old bulldlng burned ln 1937 Startmg next year the students at Fort Benton I-hgh School wlll enter the new bulldxng They wxll enjoy the many up to date fac1l1t1es that are found only m the larger well equlpped hlgh schools of the state I w1ll comment brlefly on a few features of the new bulldlng The commercial department IS a school ln ltself It 1s equipped vuth an offxce practlce room like a modern offlce where the future busmess men and women are execu uves even lf only for a day The sclence laboratory wlll be equlpped wlth the latest scxentxfxc tables and an aquarlum They will have the most up to date equlpment ayallable for hlgh school laboratories today The Smlth Hughes and manual trammg departments are large and well lighted allovnng the students plenty of space and machlnery for efficlent workmanshlp The large audltorlum wlll be one of the greatest beneflts to the communlty It mll be permanently seated with upholstered opera chairs The muslc room IS built directly behind the stage making lt com enlent for muslcal programs and rehearsals There wxll be a flreproof projectlon room and a projector yyhlch vull make possible the use of educatlonal plctules The bulldmg wlll be heated and ventxlated by the Uni Vent system Mr Hague the school board the archltect and the taxpayers have made posslble thxs opportunxty of advancement ln modern educatlonal faclhtles whxch the students of tomorrow will enjoy FRANK CULBERTSON Presldent of the Semor Class v f f w 1 X l . 7. Y v . ,- . 5 , . . ' ' v . - , . . Y -, ' v Y. - . 7 . . Y. . . . . . . . . . Y . , v . . - 1 . . Y . . .,. v .