Laurel High School - Laurels Yearbook (Laurel, MT)

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Senior Glass For the benefit of those who know nothing about the Class of '47, we have composed the story of our four eventful years in Laurel High School. Our first year in high school, our class topped the list with the highest enrollment of 77. During the year the officers were Bill Speare, president; Gerry Schessler, vice-president; and Marilyn Ness, secretary-treasurer. The boy and girl chosen as Boy-and-Girl-of-the-Moment were freshmen. They were Bill Speare and Gerry Schessler. The freshmen also gave a dance on April 14, 1944, for freshman only. This was a dancing party to learn how to dance. During our sophomore year, our officers were Gerry Schessler, president; Dorothy Hilgret, secretary; and Margaret Fink, treasurer. The Laurel Leaves had a contest that year for subscriptions. Each class elected a class king and queen. The sophomore class king and queen were Floyd Koch and Carol Alverson. Our junior year was more eventful than either our freshman or sophomore years. We were then upperclassmen. That year we ordered our class rings, which we received in March and April, 1946. Our class officers were Doc Foley, president; Bervyl Kimberly, vice-president; Donna Freund, secretary; and Joel Roth, treasurer. That year our class king and queen in the Laurel Leaves contest were Evelyn Frickel and Bervyl Kimberly. Our S. A. C. representative was Margaret Fink. Also during our junior year we gave the Junior-Senior Prom and Banquet. The prom was held the 18th of May. Leo Foley was toastmaster, Joel Roth gave the Welcome, and Jack Mitchell the Response. The menu at the banquet was printed in French. The gymnasium was decorated in red and creme and the theme was Piracy. The Merry Makers of Lovell furnished the music for the prom. Our junior class play was Growing Pains. The two leading characters were Jack Galusha and Dorothy Hilgret. Miss Kathryn Russell was the director, and Miss Minnie Ellen Paugh the advisor. During the year the junior class sold concessions at the football and basketball games. Barbee Anderson and Donna Freund were in charge of the selling. Our senior year finally arrived and with it graduation. Our officers our last year were Margaret Fink, president; Joel Roth, vice-president; Donna Freund, secretary; and Barbee Anderson, treasurer. Our S. A. C. representatives were Doc Foley and Marilyn Ness. Our king and queen in the Laurel Leaves contest were Bill Roysdon and Margarette Wold. Bill Speare, Barbee Anderson and Joel Roth took tests for the Pepsi-Cola Scholarships in April, 1947. The S. A. C. gave a carnival, November 23, 1946, in which the seniors participated. They had a Housey-Housey table at the carnival. A Carnival Queen was also chosen. Each class nominated a candidate for queen and the student body voted for them. The girl chosen for Carnival Queen was Ada Dufresne, a senior. On December 28, 1946, the seniors gave a Christmas Formal. It was a dance for Alumni and seniors of Laurel High School. Invitations were sent out to the Alumni of the classes from '39 up through the class of '47. This year the seniors gave a class play on May 6 and 7, the name of which was The Night of January 16th. Miss Mildred Poznanovic was director and Miss Ilene Avery was technical director. The Class of '47 decided to put out an Annual this year. It is the second edition published since 1942. Barbee Anderson was elected editor and Miss Fredericka Renner was adviser. Miss Renner was also the senior class sponsor. PACE SEVENTEEN

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Mary Ellen Visser Sec. Miss Paugh and Miss Renner IV Band III. IV Library II. Ill, IV Margrette Wold Pep Club I. II. IV Librarian I. II, III, iv G.A.A. II. III. IV Twirier IV Sec. Miss Haynes IV Prom Committee III Class Play III Carnival IV Annual Staff IV Class Queen IV Shirley Wilson Glee Club I. II, IJI, iv Annual Staff IV Laurel Leaves Staff II. III. IV Quill Scroll IV Class Play III Pep Club I. II. Ill, iv Leo Doc Foley s.a.c. in. iv Class President III Class Secretary II Carnival Chairman IV Prom Chairman III Annual Staff IV Laurel Leaves Staff III. IV Letterman I. II, III IV Class Play III, IV Football Manager I. II. III. IV Basketball Manager I. II. III. IV Baseball Manager II. IV Track Manager I. II. III. IV Pep Club II Quill Scroll IV T I Club IV President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Class Colors -Class Flower Class Motto - SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS ...........................Margaret Fink ...............................Joel Roth ............................Donna Freund .........................Barbee Anderson .........................Blue and Silver “........................Roses He that seeketh to be eminent amongst able men hath a great task. PACE SIXTEEN

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Senior Glass IDill We, the Senior Class of Laurel High School, being of sound mind and memory, do make, publish, and declare this our last will and testament in manner and form as follows: ARTICLE ONE—We hereby give and bequeath to all underclassmen our unbounded energy to co-operate and graduate in the prescribed four years. ARTICLE TWO—We give to the Juniors our ability to stay awake and alert in Sociology class next year. ARTICLE THREE—We leave with the faculty memories of (1) our supply of alibis and excuses, (2) our quiet, thoughtful mannerisms, (3) our scholastic achievements. ARTICLE FOUR—To the school in general we leave whole - heartedly and generously the beautifully carved desks, the worn-out books, the footworn halls, the locker combinations, and all the mirrors in the lockers. ARTICLE FIVE—As individuals we do will and bequeath the following: 1, Carol A1 verson, leave my ability to transfer from school to school to Mary Ann De Carlo. I, Barbee Anderson, will my bookkeeping and accounting skill to any ambitious junior. I, Robert L. Bernhardt, leave my ability as a cowpoke to Carmen Pace De Carlo. I, Bill Brcmstetter, leave my getting-around days to Jimmy Schessler. I, James Brese, will my shyness to Howard Winkler. I, Pat Dantic, leave my ability to compose radio plays to the up and coming English IV Class. I, Charles Fink, will my ability to get sick at the end of the first semester to Jim Scribner. I, Margaret Fink, will my soda-jerking technique to Marlene Hafer. Try it sometime. I, Leo Foley, will my four years of hard labor as manager of the football and basketball teams to Aldean Peterson. Good Luck! I, Clarence Foos, leave my bird's-eye view of history to Donald Brohaugh. I, Ruth Frank, will my ability to get a man to Jean Frank. I, Donna Freund, leave my quiet manners to Laurel Stenerson. I, Corrinne Frickel, will my ability as flag twirler to anyone who has the nerve to go out for it next year. We, Geraldine Schessler and Evelyn Frickel, leave our Love 'Em and Leave 'Em ability to Bonnie Teeters. I, Jack Galusha, leave my ability to get ads for the Annual to some willing junior. We, Dorothy Hilgret and Floyd Koch, will our insight and foresight to combine our love for music and science to any future Bach-Einstein student who is lucky enough to receive the inspiration. I, Walt Hall, will my ability to get on the honor roll to Frances. We, Robert Kamerzel and Bervyl Kimberly, will our wolfishness to George Wagner and Jim Kiederowski. I, Hope Taylor, leave as quietly as I came. I, Helenlouise Bade, will my car to Jim Motzko, so Jimmy, George and Bobbie won't get tired of pushing his every Saturday. I, Charlene Gass, will my personality to Pat Busby. PAGE EIGHTEEN