Laurel High School - Laurels Yearbook (Laurel, MT)

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LAURELS Class Will (Continued) Rob Ranger’s ability as a cartoonist and Rob’s sincere wish that the art won’t get Bob into too much trouble. Section XXVII—Elaine Rash gives her Dizzy Dean hurling ability and her Lou (i eh rig batting power to the F. I4'. A. baseball team. She hopes they can use it. Section XXVIII—Hank Reiter leaves his habit of sleeping just to get rid of it. He doesn’t think it is worth leaving anyone. Section XXIX—Rose Reiter wills her wavy hair to Wesley Chappell and also leaves school to join a well known romantic interest. Good luck. Rose. Section XXX—James Russell leaves school to work on the farm and gives his Ford to his brother Ed. Now Ed can get to school on time. Section XXXI—Kid R o o 1 e y wills his ability to run the mile to Bud Paronto in hopes Bud will keep up Kid’s good work. Section XXXII—Marie Schaff leaves her quiet and reserved ways and her charming attitude to the junior class. Marie feels they are very much in need of both bequests. Section XXXIII—To Jesse McGinley goes Pete Schreiner’s ambition to get ahead in this world. Yes, Jessup, you can use it. Section XXXIV—Loyd Shay gives his quiet manner to Art Bartholf with the great hope that he’ll make the best of it. Section XXXV—D o n a 1 d Scheidecker wills his singing ability to the next year’s freshmen so that Miss Shirk can have an enlarged glee club. Section XXXVI—Lorane Segler leaves school wdth that romantic look in her eyes. His name couldn’t be Les, could it, Lorane ? Section XXXVII—Kathleen Starkey wills a certaui laundry truck to Ruth Bice so that Ruth won’t have to walk home from school anymore. Section XXXVIII- Wilma Smith leaves her beautiful eyes to Freddie Ililgert. This ought to increase that Romeo power cr bis. Look out. vou Juliets! Section XXXIX—Paul Shively gives his size 11 shoes to Ralph Gjeffle with a side remark which Ralph should understand. Section XL—George Shearer wills his gentlemanly manner and personality to Jiggs DeNittis and to anyone else who would like to have it. Section XLI—Fat Thayer leaves his in- terest in Columbus to anyone who has the means of getting there several times a week, and wills his ability to skip scho'1 to anyone w ho would like to. Section XLI1—Hoping that Mary will use it in Hollywood, Myrle Teeters wills her ability to impersonate Zazu Pitts to Mary Baird. Section XL11I—Ernest Vogelpohl gives to every high school student one b’g malted milk—providing they have 15 cents with which they can reimburse him for his effort. Section XLIV—To Home r Wheeler goes Audrey Wilson’s excellent scientific ability with the hope that he keeps up the good work. Section XLV—Glenn Wheeler informs ns that he has nothing to leave dear old L. H. S., as Irma isn’t going to school any more. Section XLVI—Opal Wright gladly gives her job as collector of the absentee slips to Russell Packard, feeling that he will have something to come to school for nown Section XLVII—Bertha Zier wills her .job as cheer leader to Virginia Freund. More pov'er to you, Virginia. Section XLVIII—Natalia Zier wills her shyness and good behavior to Jean Bliss because she feels that Jean needs them. Section XLIX—Eddie Burke wills his school girl admirers to Jimmie Myers because Eddie says they bother him. Section I.—Oliver Durham leaves his physique to Frank Devine. Make good use of it, Frank. Section LI—Oscar Gunter leaves his seat in the assembly to anyone who can manage to stay in it. Oscar had a terrible time. Section LI I—Iola Gow en leaves her poetic ability to the juniors. Goodness knows, they will need it. Section LI 11—Jackson Parker wills his new crop of whiskers to Denny Goldsmith with the hope that Denny will have a full crop by the time he is a senior. In witness whereof, we, the class of nineteen hundred and thirty-eight, have written this, our will, and set our hands and seal this twenty-fourth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight. EDDIE BURKE OLIVER DURHAM LEONARD FOLEY JACK PARKER Page 14

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19 3 8 Class Will We, the Class of 1938 of Laurel high school, city of Laurel, State of Montana, U. S. A., composed of 53 members and being of sound mind, memory and understanding, do make, publish and declare, the following, our last will and testament. Article I -We give and bequeath to our superintendent, F. W. Graff, our deenest reverence, sincere affection and heartiest gratitude for all he has done for us during our four years in Laurel high. We give and bequeath to the dear faculty, who have been our instructors in all these years, a sweet and unbroken succession of peaceful dreams. They have all done their duty, and verily, now they shall have their reward. To the juniors we bequeath our capacity for fun; to the sophomores, our collective dignity and to the down-trodden freshmen, our good will. Article II—The individual seniors will their own simple things to their friends. Section I—Peggy Branstetter wills her iove to Billie Bray and hopes he will keep the love light burning. Section II—Madge Cla.vborn leaves school to join “Shorty” Frank. Good luck, Madge. Section III—To Charles Lyons, Robin Cook wills his ability to drive a good car, hoping that Charles won’t pick on too many telephone posts. Section IV—Gene Daniels gladly gives his power to debate to Howard Pewitt in hopes that Pewitt puts it in practice on the gridiron. Section V—Law rence DeFrance bestows upon Frederick Ililgert his popularity and his way with the teachers, and wishes that it won't cause Freddie the same amount of trouble. Section VI—Bud Edwards wills the red hair to Lorraine Allen which was willed to him by the former Eileen Harrison which was given her by Eleanor Price. Section VII—Betty Evert leaves her short, concentrated way to Mary Price with the hope that Mary can use it to a better advantage than Betty could. Section VIII—Fred Feuerbacher leaves his comical tactics to somebody else. Fred wants to be taken seriously for a change, we think. Section IX—Rose Ellen Foley gives to Elnora Stenerson her position as champion gum cracker of Laurel High. Section X—Leonard Foley wills his ability to tell tall tales to anyone who is unlucky enough to get it. Section XI—Lydia Gradwohl, tolling us she won’t need them awriorc. gives her quiet manners to Mary DeNittis. Section XII—Dorothy Graff leaves her scholastic ability and her interest in Billings to Marii Goldsmith. Don’t make too much of it, Marji. Section XIII—Clara Graves wills her sedate manner to Thelma McManus. Section XIV—Ruth Heebner wills her ability to make fouls in basketba'l to Patricia Judd, w hether Pat wants it or not. She also leaves her scholarship ability to Art Albright, in hoi es that he won’t have to change his last name. Section XV—Roy Horning gives his football ability and his calm manner to Denny Goldsmith. We hear that Denny also wants Roy’s size. Section XVI—To Ralph Huston goes Kenneth Johnson’s height. Kenneth knows it might come in handy. Section XVII—Burt Kucera gives his tenor voice to Jesse McGinlev with the deep, deep hope that it will improve the one Jesse already has. Section XVIII—Clara Leis leaves her quiet and reserved ways to Helene Roberts. Make good use of them, Helene.. Section XIX—Elizabeth Lee wills her school girl comp'exion to any girl who thinks she needs it. Section XX—Forest Lyons gives his wavy hair to Lester Burke. How will you like that, Viola Harper? Section XXI—Donald Motzko leaves his supply of slams behind (we hope), and his curly hair just to get rid of it. Section XXII—Henry Ostwalt wills his ability to stay out of school to those underclassmen who w'ould like to play hookey. Section XXIII—Dena Otis wills her office of class president to next year’s senior head, hoping that he or she will have as much fun at it as Dena did. Section XXIV—Martha Ostwald gives her position as Mr. Graff’s secretary to anyone who wants it and her dependability to Ed Stankey, feeling sure that he needs it. Section XXV’—Marguerite Palmer leaves school very reluctantly to journey to Oklahoma for certain romantic interests. Section XXVI—To Bob Freund goes Page 13

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19 3 8 i Top row: Burdette Rash, Arthur Bartholf, Alex Gradwohl, Warren Slater, Donald Qu mmen. Bruce Bliss, Russell Packard, Bud Palmer, Elroy (lilies, Roscoe Branstetter, Alex Roberlus, Howard IVwitt, Erma Shay, Esther Lais, Helen Leis, Helen Stouffer. Center row: Mary Baird, Leona Murdock, Helene Roberts, Rosemary Speckeen (treasurer). Frieda Coulter, Margaret Nelson (secretary), Ruth Bice, Margy Smith, Gertrude Gilles, Mavfra Wold. Marji Goldsmith, Mary Zier, Geraldine Cook, Elnora Stenerson, Marjorie Dix, Loretta Scftler. Bottom row: Esther Batt, Margaret Frank, Leone Barker, Marie Dickson, Arthur Albright, Glen Roysdon, Frederick Hilgert, Homer Wheeler (vice president), Bob Freund (president). Junior Class With Miss Myrtle Wold as sponsor, the juniors have been steadily climbing upward from the freshman stage through the junior year. In their freshman year ’35- 36 the class officers were: president. Bob Freund; vice president, Bill Caruso; secretary, Rosemary Speckeen; and treasurer, Esther Lais. In the fall of ’36 this class entered high school as sophomores with an enrollment of 56 members. Bob Freund was again elected class president; Glen Roysdon, vice president; Margaret Nelson, secretary; and Rosemary Speckeen, treasurer. On November 13 the sophomore class sponsored an all school party. With the junior year idling on this class was exceedingly occupied. In the fall it elected the class officers once more for the year ’37-’38. Bob Freund was again chosen president; Homer Wh€ eler, vice president; Margaret Nelson, secretary; and Rosemary Speckeen, treasurer. On November 19 the juniors presented a three-act mystery “Black Derby.” After a short pause, the juniors again entertained on March 9 when they sponsored a Barn Dance. On May 14 they were hosts to the senior class at a banquet and prom which was carried out on a rose garden theme. Page 15