Hellgate High School - Halberd Yearbook (Missoula, MT)

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MAIN OFFICE TROPHY ROOM

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SENIORS SENIOR CLASS HISTORY Back in the fall of 1931 the thought of graduating in ’35 seemed almost cen- turies away. But. here we are! So close to our goal that we can see it just ahead of us. Such a circumstance makes one sit down and think about all the things that have occurred during the eight semesters spent under the roof of Missoula High School. But when thinking back we re- member that as the greenest of freshmen our first thrill of high school was cut short by the great fire that demolished our high school-to-be. After a forced vacation we landed back in grade school. The classes had been managed so that we hadn't mingled with the older students at all. and when our sophomore year started we entered our own building with no more sense of what to do than the freshmen. As sophomores we were still rather young and it wasn't until our junior year that we united as a class and began to try out our wings. After choosing Fred Bedard as president. Marion Smith as vice-president. Ritchie Turner as secretary, and Mrs. Keeton as sponsor, we launched into a campaign to earn funds for the Junior Prom. Our first venture was the Barn Dance that has since become an annual junior affair. This was a social and financial success and showed the stuff the class of ’35 was made of. Our biggest profit, however, we made by sponsoring the moving picture. “Berkeley Square.” The funds for the Prom swelled encouragingly and were completed by the divi- dends from the “Bubble Ball.” This semi-formal had balloons galore and people with pins had great fun. Then the high spot of the year! One of the most colorful and artistic Junior Proms ever held was given in May. 1934. Thus our junior year was successfully drawn to a close and the final lap began in September. The first all-school affair, the annual Senior Mixer, started the year off right. Ritchie Turner, president: Dorothy Schaefer, vice-president: Tom Koch, secretary-treasurer: and Mr. Erickson, sponsor, composed the executive head of the class. Then came a campaign to see if the seniors would support a drive for an annual publication. THE BITTER ROOT. The staunch members of this class stood by the ship and the plans came through with fly- ing colors. In order to raise money for its production, the Senior Council, composed of Wilson Dobson. Sibel Taylor, Barbara Brinck. Norbert Donahue, Tom Hazelrigg. Donald Marshall. Fay Luhs, and Eugene Hall, arranged for a series of dime affairs. Eight old but famous films were shown in the auditorium for ten cents each. Matinee dances held in the lunchroom were popu- lar. too. The Senior Spring Formal was the main social event of the class and everyone enjoyed himself.