Geraldine High School - Safari Yearbook (Geraldine, MT)

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On September 8, 1953, the doors of G. H. S. opened and let in fourteen proud looking Seniors, They had to admit they were sad that this was their last year of high school. The class officers were elected as follows: Gloria Trevithick—President; Donna Slowey—Vice-President; Carol Ludeman—Secretary; Dorothy Owen—Treasurer; Sonny Moline and Willard Tonne—Student Council Representatives; Connie Tanner and Irena Fairbanks—Reporters. The second annual Orange and Black Day was held October 19, 1953. The day consisted of a parade at one o'clock, football game at two o'clock, and a dance that evening at eight o'clock. James Audet and Donna Slowey were elected King and Queen and our float, Hitch Tour Wagon to a Star , won first prize. We held our Senior Ball, November 21, 1953 It was a great success with the Thanksgiving theme. The next three months were spent busily working on the annual. Our Senior Class Play was presented March 26, 19 5U. A large crowd attended and it was enjoyed by all. Baccalaureate was on May 23, 195U, and the end came with Commencement on May 25, 195U. There are five of the graduates that have gone through all twelve years of school together in Geraldine. These are—Donna Slowey, Connie Tanner, Irena Fairbanks, Gloria Trevithick, and Bob Anderson. It is August of 1984, when I, Irena Fairbanks am sitting in my fabulous and comfy sheep herder's wagon out on the prairie east of Geraldine reading the home town newspaper, The Geraldine Review , and talking to myself. tfy attention is called to a number of items of special interest since they concern my old classmates of G. H. S............ Bobby Anderson, world famous trap-shooter, has retired and has purchased a swanky home on the outskirts of Geraldine. He even has running water in the house. James Tiny Audet, is getting along fine in Square Butte since he inherited his grandparent's home. He is a fine gardener and the children of Square Butte think he's a wonderful clown. (This is quoted from the Square Butte correspondence.) Jim Dawson is a frequent caller to Geraldine as he is a sales- man for the Munsingwear Company. Jim spends much of his spare time with his batching pal Willard Tonne. Louise Wishman is still going strong at the rodeo business, but left Madison Square Garden for a month's visit with friends and rela- tives here at her old home town. She has won the honor of being the world's oldest cowgirl. (I think it's about retiring time though. Should be at least.) (Continued on next page) 13

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Class History September 6, 1950, saw fifteen green, but willing, freshman climbing the stairs to G. H. S. The following officers were elected to offices Donna Slowey—President; Sonny Moline—Vice-President; Carolyn Peters—Secretary; Darlene Robison—Treasurer; Irena Fairbanks—Student Council Representative; and Dorothy Owen and Bob Anderson—Reporters, During the second week of school we became full-fledged high school students with a riotous initiation. As the year progressed we chose Hitch Your Wagon to a Star as our class motto, Orchid and White as our class color, and Orchid for our class flower. We white-washed the G on a nice day in May and in the afternoon we had a picnic in the mountains which we all enjoyed, including the duckings in the creek. At the beginning of our Sophomore year our number was increased to seventeen. We elected class officers as follows: President—Bob Anderson; Vice-President—Carolyn Peters; Secretary Sc Treasurer—Irena Fairbanks; Student Council Representative--Pat Mayo; and Reporters—Connie Tanner and Sonny Moline. The most enjoyable event of this year was initiating the Frosh. Sixteen ambitious (to make trouble) Juniors clamoured in the doors of G. H. S. ready for another jam-packed year. The first week the following officers were elected: President—Bob Anderson; Vice-President—Irena Fairbanks; Secreatry—Donna Slowey; Treasurer—Connie Tanner; Student Council Representatives—Louise Wishman and John Gorder. Papa Says No , our class play, was presented April 3, 1953. It was attended by a large crowd which brought our fund out of debt. Our Prom was held May 2, 1953, in honor of the Seniors. Decorated for the theme, Moonlight and Roses , it was a spectacular event. We entertained the Senior Class to a delicious banquet, cooked by our mothers, on May li;, 1953 The room was decorated in the Senior Class colors red and white. 12

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Willard Tonne was a business visitor to Geraldine on Wednesday last, and was a risitor to our printing office. He reports that his oil wells are bringing in a good income, and said, batching is the only life. (He always was a woman hater l) According to the Square Butte news, Pat Mayo is home on a brief visit She is a dress designer and seamstress in New York City, but is thinking of coming back to Geraldine to live. She was quoted as saying, I miss the fair city, and friendly people (Pat got so buried in her work as a seamstress and designer, she forgot to get hitched , but never fret, there's still time.) Gloria Trevithick, a local school teacher has been spending her summer vacation with her brorher at the ranch, but plans to move to the apartments above the Super Duper Save the end of this month, in order to prepare for school again. She is going on twenty years for teaching in G. H. S. and is still unmarried. (She always did like school ) Bill McNairn has been visiting some of his old G. H. S. pals for the past week He is quite busy in Chicago now, serving as a TV repairman It is quite a job, but he likes it fine His family of eight, remained at home in Chicago It tells in the Society section about the former Dorothy Owen, entertaining the Nifty Knitters Club at her new eleven room home last Friday. (Dorothy still lives in Geraldine and has a family of seven ) Connie Tanner Dean wired, Donna Slowey Moline, that she would be coming home in a few days to help her cousin, Billy, with the harvest at the ranch She has been spending her time traveling all over the world with her husband who is still in the Air Force (When Connie married him, she didn't think he would make a career of it Guess she thinks there's nothing like the good old ranch at the bottom of Square Butte Mountain l) SPECIALS I SPECIALS 11i SPECIALS 11 at the Super Duper Save market Any groceries from soup to nuts, the price is slashed almost in half This bargain lasts for three days only, so hurry lit (Thoralf Sonny Moline owns and operates this big store now, and his wife Donna is his steady bookkeeper. Pretty nice, huh? I knew Donna took bookkeep- ing in school for something.) The former Carol Ludeman is spending her vacation in Geraldine looking after business affairs on her ranch, northeast of Geraldine. She is employed in Great Falls as a clerk during the winter months, but help look after her farm and sheep in the summer. She takes care of her sheep so as to take the blue ribbon at the Chouteau County Fair each year (Me and ray competitor have quite a struggle with our sheep,; Sure is nice to have a good home town newspaper to read each week. It seems so good to hear of how all of ray classmates are coming along And fortunate enough our whole class of '54' is still helping the world to go round. Even though some of the classmates have left Geraldine, others are still around, and I'm sure all of us think at one time or another of all of the good times we had while going to school at G. H. S U