Laurel High School - Laurels Yearbook (Laurel, MT)

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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

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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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LAURELS t Top row: Ruben Beringer, Gene Slater, David kiedrowgki, Richard Finch (secretary), Stuart Boyd, Wilbur DeNittis (president), Bernard Palmer, Bob Draper, Tennis Milligan, Delmer Morrison, T. J. Winters, Charles Shay, Clarence Wright, Jimmie Myers, Lester Burke and Wesley Chappell. Center row: Jo Wold, Wilbur Kirsch, Virginia Freund, Betty Quinn, Alta Boylan, Mary E. Price, Ellon Mae Coombs, Maxine Grady, Viola Harper, Irene Russell, Lola Gowen, Betty Jo McCracken, Carolyn Zent (treasurer), Bertha Gomer, Clara Batt, Dorothy Boylan, Billie Mote (vice president), Cozette Thayer, Amelia Ostwald, Tom Finch and Donald Stenorson. Bottom row: Harold Ostwalt. Billy Teeters, Murdy Haagenson, Louise Motzko, Phyllis Wise, Anita Orndorff, Marie Mai tin, Florence Bohan. Helen Zier, Doris Gunter, Inez Branstetter, Florence Schwab, Helen Oswald, Edythe Parker, Sue Fujio, Ralph Huston, Walter Reiter and Donald Shay. Sophomore Class Under the leadership of Miss Margaret Taylor the sophomore class entered their freshman year in Laurel high school in the fall of '36. The class officers chosen were: president, Wilber DeNittis; vice president, I.ela Gowen; secretary, Ellen Mae Coombs; and treasurer, Charles Shay. The big event came in the spring when this class sponsored a Saint Patrick’s Day party on March 17. With Miss M. Taylor again sponsoring the class, the sophomores chose the following officers for the year ’37-’38: Wilber DeNittis, president for the second consecutive year; Billy Mote, vice president; Richard Finch, secretary; and Carolyn Zent, treasurer. As the Saint Patrick’s Day dance proved a success last year, another one was sponsored this spring on Friday, March 11 by the sophomores. Page 1G