Geraldine High School - Safari Yearbook (Geraldine, MT)

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SENIOR HISTORY Sophomore Year 45-46 We eagerly returned on September 10, 1945 to assume our roles as sophisticated sophomores. Charles Kee and Jim Clark did not return, but the count remained the same when Jean Rust and Bradley Clark came here from other schools. Toward the end of the year. however. Tom went to North Dakota and John dropped out of school. We initiated the Freshmen on October 3. What a job! Rita Slowey was voted princess from our class and attended the queen at the Junior Prom on May 7. Jean. Jeanie. and Harold took part in the all-school play. A Ready Made Family which was given on May 17. Officers for our sophomore year were: Jean Thomas, president: Herb Bailey, vice-president: and Rita Slowey, secretary-treasurer. Mr, Hensleigh was our sponsor. Junior Year 46--LT Our Junior year started September 9. 1946. We all returned except Harold who was living in Oklahoma. Rita Painter who was spending the winter in Michigan, and Jean Rust and Betty who moved to Great Falls. Bradley. John, and George dropped out the first six weeks and Herb and Fred transferred to Great Falls in October. Clara Ludeman and Tom Bartlett were added to the class during the year and Harold returned from Oklahoma in April. Mrs. Mitzner was our sponsor for this year. Class officers werez.. Margie Brewer. president: Vera Blyth. vice-president: Edith Manley. secretary-treasurer: and Rita Slowey. reporter. Our big projects for the year were the traditional Junior Class play and the Junior Prom. The play. which was given on December 6. was a farce-comedy entitled The Daffy Dills . Everyone participated and it was quite a success providing us with the financial resources to put on our Prom, We chose Showboat Serenade as the theme for our Prom on April 19. Phyllis Tanner was queen and Royce Scribner was king. Class princesses were: Maxine Scribner. Irene Owen. Marina Paradis and Sally Bronson. Class rings were ordered from Josten and arrived about Christmas. Senior Yea 1' 47-48 The big year of our lives arrived at last on September 8. 1947. There were now twelve seniors as Herb and Rita May returned. However Herb left at the end of the first semester. Mrs. Mitzner was again class sponsor. Harold was chosen as president: Rita Slowey. vice-president: Jean Thomas. secretary-treasurer: and Edith Manley, reporter for our final year. The year was crowded with activities. On October ll. we gave the annual Senior Dance which was a great success. The class sponsored a bingo booth at the Carnival on November 22. Bill and Jean were king and queen of the Carnival. Out of our class funds we bought a flash camera, which has been used to take pictures of the school activities and will be left to the school. All the seniors took part in the senior play, Demon in the Dark which was given April 2. We took. May 7, 8. and 9 as our Senior Sneak Day and made a short tour of the state. The Junior-Senior Banquet was held the early part of May. Even our fear of being called upon to make a speech did not dull our appetites for the savory food. The final thrill-packed week of our high school careers began with Baccalaureate on May 23, Class Night was May 25, and that day of days, Graduation. arrived at last on May 26. Happy as we were to receive those coveted diplomas, our pleasure was dimmed somewhat by the thought that we no longer will be among those for whom the old GHS bell tolls.

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SENIQRS Color - Blue and Silver Flower - Red Rose Motto With the victories of the past we shall fight the battles of the future. SENIOR WISDOM Seniors are honored in their final yoar With pretty speeches they are to hear: They listen in sllence, but when it's through. They say it's old fashioned and want something new. But when you are out for a year or so, That is the time you begin to know, That you should have listened to what was said. Rather than following the dreams in your head. A Senior. E SENIQR HISTORY Freshman Year 44-45 On September ll. 1944 eighteen new freshies started school at Geraldine High. The class consisted of Margie Brewer, Vera Blyth, Jean Thomas, Jeanie Thomas, Irene Owen, Rita Slowey, Rita Painter, Norma Hicks. Evelyn Vick. Edith Manley. Betty Duvall. Bill Tanner, Bill Bronson. Fred McDonald, Jim Clark, John Pearson, Tom Ritland, and Charles Kee. We were initiated by the Sophomores on September 20. The boys dressed as girls and the girls wore burlap sacks. We all had to wear a vegetable necklace and go bare- footed. We were liberally painted with lipstick and shoe polish, forced to walk back- wards and parade the town. We whitewashed the G on October 11. The barrel of water rolled down the hill and we put most of the lime on dry: consequently the first rain removed all traces of our handiwork. With Mr. Dettmers as sponsor, we held our first class meeting and elected the following officers: Fred McDonald, president: Bill Bronson, vice-president: Edith Manley. secretary-treasurer. Evelyn dropped out of school the first semester but two new members were added to the class later in the year when Herb Bailey and Harold Juedeman transferred here from other schools. The uncertainties of our freshman year were happily concluded when school closed on May 18.

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HAROLD JUEDEMAN A Ready Made Family 2 Basketball 4 Football 4 President 4 President Student Body 4 Demon In The Dark 4 RITA SLOWEY Basketball 1 Cheerleader Secretary-Treasurer Prom Princess Daffy Dills Home Ec. Club Vice-President Library Demon In The Dark G Club EDITH MANLEY Secretary-Treasurer 1 3 Home Ec. Club 2 4 Daffy Dills 3 Demon In The Dark 4 JEAN THOMAS Basketball President A Ready Made Family Home Ec. Club Daffy Dills Secretary-Treasurer Secretary-Treasurer Student Body Demon In The Dark Library Carnival Queen G Club RITA MAY PAINTER Transferred to Michigan 3 Transferred to Geraldine 4 Home Ec. Club 2 4 Demon In The Dark 4 BILL BRONSON Basketball 1 2 3 Football 1 2 Vice-President 1 Daffy Di1ls Carnival King Vice-President Student Body Demon In The Dark G Club