Harlowton High School - Engineer Yearbook (Harlowton, MT)

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Our next stop was Seattle, where we found PHYLLIS BIRD. She owns the Moot- cha Soda Fountain. Phyllis inquired about the people back home and her main in- quiry was about Billy Wyman. She has a thriving business and seems very happy. Our next stop was Couer d’ Alene, Idaho. As we were hungry, we stopped at a hamburger stand along the road and while there, a smooth looking Cadillac drove up. We were remarking about what a nice car it was, and who should jump out of it but JEAN ANDERSON.After recovering from our surprise we asked her how she rated a good looking car like that. She tells us she is working in Seattle as head buyer for a large clothing concern. Our next stop was Bonner’s Ferry, Idaho where we found DON SIVERTSON and JOE KNIGHT as lumberjacks. Joe and Don are big, husky fellows and the girls really go for them in a big way. They say all they are interested in is chopping down trees and that girls don’t bother them a bit We know that someday they will change their minds, and we wouldn’t mind being around when they do. It seems that a number of our class have settled in Idaho as we also found PAUL MUNETA and FRANCIS MANSEAU there working in the Atomic Bomb Plant. Francis finally got that new car. Paul apparently isn’t as bashful as he used to be, as he is married and has two of the cutest little boys you have ever seen. We hopped over to Cheyenne, Wyoming, to se ELAINE PARSONS. Elaine is a teacher of History and she says she loves it. We asked her if the pupils gave her a rough time like we gave the teachers in school. She said they did for awhile, but she has the upper hand now. We can understand that, as Elaine is no featherweight. Elaine is a very good teacher and her pupils adore her. We flew to Montana and it seemed good to be back in the home state again. We stopped in Billings to see GEORGE and DOROTHY COWIE.. George is a professional wrestler with Coach Williams as his manager. Dorothy is a stewardess on Northwest Airlines. They don’t see much of each other as each is pursuing separate careers. We left Billings in a cloud of dust and in a few minutes landed in Harlo on the new landing field. Our first stop was Wil-Rays. We found JAMES SATAKE sitting there looking very pleased with himself. James tells us he finally saved enough mon- ey to buy Troy’s Cycle Shop and is going into business soon. We wished him good luck and went to see JEAN MUGGENBERG. Jean now owns a seamstress shop. She has a full time job keeping up her Sewing Shop and her home too. She invited us over for cake and coffee and as we were anxious to see her house, we accepted. We found everything as neat as a pin. Honestly, we don’t see how she does it. Our next stop was MARY LOU AICHER’S. They finally bought the place they were living in. Mary Lou no longer works part time at the Courthouse because she has a full time job taking care of the newest addition to her family of three. We wanted to see the former JEAN JELLISON and Butch before going to Ana- conda to see VELMA HAWKINS, so we stopped at their home. We found Butch working and Jean busy baking cookies. She says she wouldn’t trade married life for anything. We knew she meant it because she looked very happy. We then took off for Anaconda to see VELMA and Everett. Upon arrival we found Velma digging in the garden with her twins tied to the clothesline. We asked her why she kept them tied on leashes and she said if she didn’t she never knew where they were, as they were just like their father. We found BETTY PICKARD in Missoula working in the Dean’s office as advisor to the students. Betty likes her job very well and we can understand why. They have pretty good looking men there. In Kalispell we ran into MISS MACKENZIE. She is still teaching. She says that she is hanging on for the old age pension or something of the sort, but we know different. She just hasn’t made up her mind yet, that’s all. We had one more stop to make and that was Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, so we bade fond farewell to Miss MacKenzie and took off. The last member of the class is hiding out there. That’s right. It’s BEULAH POSPISIL. She said the men she had on the string got to closing in, so she moved out. That takes care of the whole class. Wo are very proud of all of them and we know you are too.We think they have all done very well, each in his own way. Thank you, COMMITTEE Jean Jellison, Patty Jo Kingham

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Prophecy for the Class of '49 Determined to find out what had happened to the Class of ’49 we set out on horse- back. We left Harlo at 6 a. m. Thursday and arrived in Melville after six hours of traveling. We were hungry by this time so we stopped in the local store where we found none other than LAVELLE BRANNIN (Knight) doing her shopping. She seemed to be having a little trouble with the three young Knights as they liked all the pretty things in the store. After talking to LaVelle we found that she and Jim are very prosperous ranchers in that vicinity. Crawling on our horses after much difficulty we bid fond farewell to LaVelle. We continued on our way and lo and behold who did we see milking cows but ALICE FARRA (Winsky). Alice and August own a dairy ranch and do a thriving business. By this time we were getting a little tired of riding horses so we traded them in on a rocket ship and took off for Rochester. It seemed like we no sooner got started than we landed at the airport there. We left our ship in good hands and went to the clinic to see WILMA BEAUCHOT, a dentist. We asked what happened to her and Roy Bleeker and she said he was still in Montana waiting for her to make a fortune and return to him. Wilma showed us through the clinic and we departed. Our next stop was Detroit, Michigan to see GLEN TAYLOR. I believe you remember him; he was the Brain in the Senior class at th time. Glenn is now the head chemist for General Motors in Detroit. As we entered the door to his office we were much surprised to see HELEN LAW standing there. Helen is now his assistant. We asked her what the deal was as we thought she intended to teach Mathematics. She said she did but suddenly developed a great interest in Chemistry when she found Glen planned to be a chem- ist. We left Glen and Helen busy experimenting and took off for Indiana. We land- ed in THERESA GIBSON’S back yard, nearly surprising her to death. We found her married to Rev. Thaddeus McGookle. She said she had gone to college, received her degree and then got married. We told her all the old town news and moved on. We found DON WALLACE in New Haven, Conn., in the last place we would ever «mag ne looking for him, a rest home. Don said school was just too much for him and he had to take a rest before returning to work. We know this ten years of rest has helped Don considerably. We left him sleeping very peacefully and went to Wash- ington D. C. to see HELEN CAVANAUGH, who is working in the Library of Cong- ress. Helen showed us around as much as she dared and we enjoyed it very much. We hated to leave but had a lot of places left to go so we left Helen in good spirits (ahem, we won’t say what kind of spirits) and took off for Missouri. Landing in Missouri our first stop was the home of Mrs. Jim Tackett. You remem- ber her as the former HELEN RINE. We asked her how come she was living so far from home and she said that Jim got homesick and they decided to move back to his home town. Helen insisted we lunch with her and we then headed for California. Suddenly we remembered that BILL AMDOR was living in Texas so we stopped off to see hm We found him looking over one of his oil wells. Bill is a rich man now but it hasn’t changed him a bit. He has a long string of girl friends, but he tells us he hasn’t made the fatal step—yet. Next stop, California. We landed in Redwood City, California and went right over to BERTIE and Bill Johnson’s. The happy couple are living in a trailer house. Mouse is still there, much to Bertie’s sorrow. If you ever want your picture taken, drop into Bertie and Bill’s Photo Nook. Satisfaction guaranteed. In Sacramento we found SHIRLEY SCHULTZ who is now a comedienne on Bob Hope’s show. We knew that sense of humor of Shirley’s would get her some place. We left Shirley and went to Oregon to see PATTY and Dick. Upon arrival we found them just coming in from a swim as they live near the ocean. They are teaching their four young boys how to swim and PATTY says it is ouite a iob We can understand why with four boys. We stayed with Patty and Dick for a while! but we were anxious to see JOYCE FURGASON so we left for Tacoma. Joyce graduated from Pacific Lutheran in Parkland and she is now an author. Her first book was a real success, followed by many more.

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Senior Class Poem We the class of ’49 Who love to sing, dance and dine ave gathered here to say goodbye To the good old days in Harlo Hi. To our sponsor we propose a toast, We think she’s something about which to boast, All year long we’ve had her in a frenzy So here’s our best to Miss MacKenzie. Glen Taylor, the president of our class, ii served us very well in the past. For Rosalie Ortwein he carries a torch, And together you’ll find them out on the porch. In our class we have a bride to be, . ne will be married in June you see. Dick Henthorn is her only beaux By now you’ve guessed it, it’s Patty Jo. Helen Cavanaugh, so lovable and loud, Her laugh in the show almost deafens the crowd. To accomplish typing for her was a feat, But as for history, she can’t be beat. Bill Amdor with his curly blond hair Always has a look of despair. He’s tall and thin and a very good sport, And he really is a likeable sort. Phyllis Bird, our carnival queen, W th Billy Wyman is usually seen. She’s always in a hurry, and never at ease, But we generally find her easy to please. Theresa Gibson, the shy little lass, Is the inspiration of the Senior Class. We all wish we could act like her, As she’s the type most mothers prefer. Helen Law has one ambition, And that is to be a mathematician. She is going to attend M. S. U. this fall And is always at Lucas’s beck and call. Stumbling down the hall at half past nine He comes very seldom and never on time. To all the teachers he causes a fuss, Don Wallace is his name, but he’s Sleepy to us. Bertie Spogen, our cheerleading gal, o the Harlo Hi teams is really a pal. She’s always been active in all kinds of sport, But, as you all know, California’s her port. Francis Manseau is a quiet little thing. We’ve never heard him whistle or sing. He’s really smart, but mostly in Math, We hope that the freshmen will follow his path. Jean Jellison, the girl with the flaming red hair, We think she and Butch will make a good-looking pair. She’s happy go lucky, cheerful and gay, And made quite a hit in the Senior Class Play. Next we have a girl named Jeanie, Can either be seen with Kenny or Queenie. She had admirers numbering twenty, She’ll soon be married, not to Queenie, but Kenny. There’s a boy in our class who plotted and schemed And finally got kicked off the basketball team. His good disposition has led him to fame, by now you’ve guessed it, George Cowie’s the name Jeannie Anderson, the belle of the ball, She’ll take all the boys, if she could handle them all.. She used to get mad and sulk all day, When things in typing didn’t go her way.