Laurel High School - Laurels Yearbook (Laurel, MT)

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Betty Lou Paronto Pet Glee Club 1, 2, 3 Horae Bo. 2, 3, 4 0. A. A. 1 2| 3 Quill and Stroll 3, 4 Staff 1, 2, 3, 4 Science Club 4 Georgia Richards Porge Glee Club 2 Band 3, 4 Horae at • 2. 3 G.A.A. 1, 2 Quill and Scroll Staff 1, 2, 3, 4 Science Club 4 Sec. to teacher 4 Missoula for Journal! Saraual Paronto Bud P.F.A. 3, 4 Track 1 Basketball 1, 2, 4 Football 1, 2, 3, 4 Class Play 4 Baseball 2, 3, 4 Evelyn Rodgers Curly Glee Club 3, 4 Horae Ec. 1, 2, 4 G.A.A. 1 Sec. to teacher 4 Mimeographing 4 Pep Club 4 jjohn Ruff Johnnie Harold Shear Glee Club 1 Science Club Scholarship » 3, 2. 4 4 Marjorie Shay MarJ Glee Club 1, 2, 3 Horae Ec. 1, 2 G.A.A. 1» 2, 3 Science Club 4 Scholarship 4 Barbara Smith Smitty Glee Club 2, 4 Home Ec. 2, 4 Staff 4 Class Officer 3 Herman Sorg Sorg T. I. 3, 4 Track 1, 2 Basketball 3, 4 Class Play 4 Roberta Speare Glee Club 1, 2, 4 Band 1, 2, 3, 4 Home Ec. 2 G. A.A. I 4 Quill Scroll 3, 4 Staff 1, 2, 3, 4 Science Club 4 Laurel Leaves Bus. Eddie Speare 3peegle Glee Club 1, 2 Band 1, 2, 3, 4 Staff 1 Football 2, 3, 4 Science Club 3, 4 Class Play 4 Class Officer 2, 4 Scholarship 2, 4 Debate 1, 2, 3, 4 Clara Stahley Pinky Glee Club 3. 4 Sec. to teacher 4 Mimeographinr 4 Pep Club 4

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bate without getting mad to Vernon Jennings. Edith Kiedrowski leaves her good intentions to get home on time Saturday nights to Viola Mae Gross. Happy landings, Grossie. Robert Kilpatrick leaves a fight to anybody that tries to get Kathrine Ma!-loit. John Lackman wills his physique to “Toughie” Sanders. Bill LaPrath leaves his devastating way with the women to Walter Hall Don’t over-do it, Walt. Bill McCracken leaves his ability to take it to anybody that can stand it. Gene Marvin leaves to lead ’em astray. Billee Rae Miller wills that angelic look on her face to anybody that needs it ’cause Killer is a big girl now. Emily Miller leaves for the White House. F. D. R. just sent in an SOS for the perfect secretary, P. D. Q. David “Scoops” Milligan leaves his ability to nose out news to Wayne Schei-decker. Snoopy! Pat Murphy wills her ability to draw to anybody with plenty of time and patience and a love of beauty. Helen Ostwald leaves Mr. Graff tearing his hair and searching frantically for a new secretary. Eugene Otto leaves with the same blank look he had on his face four years ago. Betty Paronto leaves her executive ability to run things in general to Oc-tava Pearson. Buddy Paronto says he won’t leave anything because he’s gonna need all his talents in the future. Harold Reiter has already left. Jerry? Georgia Richards leaves her F. F. A. appeal to Helen Shearer. Try hog-tying, Helen. Evelvn Rodgers leaves with a comb in one hand and a package of bobbie pins in the other. John Ruff passes on his ability to talk to himself to Paul Dull. Edmund Schwenk wills his ability to dodge the local Sadie Hawkins to Montee Wallace. Marjorie Shay leaves her ability to sleep over Social Problems to anybody that can get away with it. Harold Shearer leaves “Buck” Baker to pla yschool bus driver all alone. Barbara Smith wills that dreamy “Joliet” look to Dolores Koch. Herman Sorg leaves with Lillian. Eddie Speare wills his lady-killing ointment to Johnny Ostwald—rub it on thick, Johnny. Roberta Speare has tears in her eyes as she leaves Lois Warfield to hold down the trumpet section alone. Clara Stahley leaves her ability to play hookey without getting caught to Ruth Fox. Hope you had a good time senior week, Clara. Junior Story leaves the road westward to Wally Shay. Don’t wear it out now, Wally. Esther Stroh donates her method of slapping on the war paint to Helen Ann Kiedrowski. Don’t use a shovel, kid. Robert Sullivan leaves Laurel High with that same beautiful wave. Is every hair in place, Sully? Shirley Teeters leaves her task as mimeograph operator to the next unfortunate junior that comes along. Dorothy Wanner leaves still trying to keep up with Evelyn and Clara. They went that way, Dot. Gertrude West leaves her readiness to change friends and personality to Norma Burke. Mary Ellen Williams can’t leave anything because she is taking young Hodge’s affection right along with her.

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CLASS PROPHECY TIME: One Hundred Years from now. PLACE: Rollen Bones Cemetery. SCENE: In the gray dusk of a Saturday evening, the lone figure of Father Time is leaning on his scythe. With a deep sigh he arises and crosses to a crumbling row of tombstones, which is all that is left of a group of his favorite people—The Senior Class of ’42. Brushing a tear from his eye he pauses and reads the touching epitaph on the first tombstone: Leila Baker: Died from strife Trying to be an army wife. Lillian Batt: She was true Herman was not. Ruben Batt: Gasoline and fire mix Put Ruben in this awful fix. Dorothy Bourne: Australia or bust; She “busted”! Marion Boyd: A Navy Nurse The day she died The sailors cried. Myrtle Branstetter: An Arnold became And that is how she Changed her name. Gordon Brohaugh: A cleaner and presser of great renown Was in his day a man about town. Rosetta Chopper: She lived her life And went her way Nobody led her astray; (She had a mind of her own.) Bill Coombs: A big, brave chemist, But scared to death to go to the dentist. Lenore Coombs:: Became Mrs. Hill And I insist that she is still. Jim Cusick: Senator Cusick from Molt Died when hit by a thunder bolt. Edward Dull: He built bridges They still stand What happened to Ed. Ila Easton: A home girl she was And home girl she did remain. Dave Frank: To drive a tank was his ambition Now' look at his condition. Loretta Freund: Tobacco Auctioneer For miles around her chant You could hear. Betty Fujio: She never grew tall But she didn’t mind at all. Victor Gilles: Like Old McDonald, he had a farm Ei, Ei, Ei, 0. Dean Gowen: He was the captain of the fleet Was never known to accept defeat. Georgia Green: Remained true did she But she’s in no better fix than you or me. Kay Green:: Ashes to ashes and dust to dust Here was a woman you couldn’t trust. Eva Hettinger: Rival of Daisy Mae Died running on Sadie Hawkins day. Gladys Jones: When rubber tires were rationed Gladys died in desolation Cause she couldn’t reach her destination (Salt Lake City.) Edith Kiedrowski: Old and frail Spent her last 10 years in jail. Robert Kilpatrick: A patriot and a gob When he drowned Kathrine did sob Farewell dear Bob. John Lackman: Here lies John A man of brown Now he’s dead and gone.