Kasson Mantorville High School - Komet Yearbook (Kasson, MN)

Text from Pages 1 - 98 of the 1951 volume:

M H S BOARD OF EDUCATO) Frank Harcey, B. W. Taylor, John Loquai, Don Stusay, Lawrence Kllnepier,Vern Glaus and Paul Pappas. Back Row - Mrs. Engelsted - Home Eoonomios, Ur. Odean- Muaic, Uias Norton - English. Front Row - Ur. Overby - Soience, Ur. Boe - Coach, Marlene Glaus Glae Club - 1,2,4 Librarian - 4 Mandomin - 1,2,3,4 Band-1,2,3,4 Annual Staff Class Officer - 2 Class Play Prances Schuok Glee Club -1,2 Librarian - 2 Class Officer - 1 Mandomin - 1,2,3,4 Office Girl - 4 Annual Staff Class Play James Hopkins Football - 3,4 Basketball - 3,4 Traok - 3 Band - 1.2,3 Annual Staff Class Offloer - 4 Mandomin Librarian - 4 Class Play Lorraine Oswald Glae Club - 1,2,3,4 Mandomin - 4 Office Girl - 4 Annual Staff Librarian - 2 Class Play Richard Cotten Football - 3,4 Basketball - 3,4 Annual Staff Class Play I i Loretta O’Malley Glee Club 1,2,3,4 Annual Staff Class Play Donna Johnston Glee Club - 2,4 Librarian - 2,3 Mandomin - 1,2,3 4 Class Officer - 4 Cheerleader - 1,2 Queen - 4 Attendant - 3 Annual Staff Class Play V Margaret Stevenson Glee Club - 1,2.4 Mandomin - 1,2.3,4 Queen Attendant - 4 Annual Staff Class Play Carl Evans Basketball - 1,2,3 4 Class Offioer-3 Annual Staff I Harold Bartholomew Football - 3 4 Basketball - 1,2 Annual Staff Class Play Katharine Tompkins Glee Club - 2 Mandomin - 1,2,3,4 Class Officer Annual Staff Declam - A Class Play Dale Glarner Football - 1,2,3,4 Basketball - 1,2,3,4 Baseball - 1,2,4 Track - 3 Band - 1,2,3 Annual Staff ■+■----------------------------♦ 4 Donna Loquai Glee Club - 2,3,4 Band - 1,2,3,4 Librarian - 4 Mandomin - 1,2,3,4 Class Officer - 2,4 Annual Staff Queen - 4 Class Play Julia Weldendorf Glee Club - 1,2,4 Band - 2,3,4 Mandomin - 1,2,3,4 Annual Staff Librarian - 2 Declam - 4 Class Play Earle Lewis Football - 1,2,3,4 Basketball - 2,3,4 Treck-3 Librarian - 2,3,4 Class Officer - 2,3,4 Deolam - 4 Mandomln - 1,2,3,4 Annual Staff Class Play Janette Stewart Glee Club - 2 Class Officer - 3 Mandomin - 1,2,3,4 Annual Staff Class Play I Delores Paulson Glee Club 1.2 Mandomin - 1,2 Annual Staff Class Play Donald Alberts Football - 1,2,3,4 Basketball - 1,2,3,4 Baseball - 1,2,3,4 Track - 3 Band - 3,4 Paper Staff - 4 Annual Staff Class Play In September, 1947, we, es Freshmen congregated in the essembljr with e class of twenty-seven members. Hiat year as well as any other year,the biggest happening for as Green Freshman was initiation. We also were given a very nice party by our upper classmen, the Sophomores. Our class advisor was Miss Flores. After a three months summer vacation, our class took higher rank in school, as we were then Sophomores. We honored our lower class, the Freshman, with an initiation party. We ended the year with a formal party for the entire school. Our class advisor was Mrs. Oliphant. , The next grade on our slate of school years was the Junior year. The highlight of that year was our Junior Class Play entitled Where's Laurie . It was presented on November 22 and 23, under the direction of Mr. Robert Rainey. Our other interest was the Junior and Senior Banquet. The theme for our banquet was Old Mexico . Class advisor was Mrs. Englestad. On September 5 1950, our dream had finally come true. We had at long last become Seniors. Our first highlight ocoured on September 28, when we Journeyed to Owatonna to the Parkside Studio to have our graduation pictures taken . Hie big fall event was our Homeoomlng. Our float entry won first prize. Our class was represented by Donna Johnston and Donna Loquai as Co-Queens, and Margaret Stevenson as Queen Attendant. To make the day perfect we won our game with Dover. The great honor for our sohool was when Mantorville High won the Little Seven confer- ence football trophy. Hie three musiolans (band members) of our class are Donna Loquai, Marlene Glaus, and Donald Alberts. In Glee Club, we are represented by the six merry voices of Lorraine Oswald, Loretta O'Malley, Julia Weidendorf, Margaret Stevenson, Marlene Glaus, Donna Johnston, and pianist - Donna Loquai. Every boy in our class is out for sports. Hie Captain of our football team wss Don Alberts and the basketball- oaptain was Dale Glarner. Three boys in our class fought in the Golden Gloves at Rochester. They were Dick Cotten, Dale Glarner, and Harold Bartholomew. Katharine Tompkins, Julia Weidendorf, and Earle Lewis, represent our class in the Declam Club. We have four librarians in our Senior Class. They are Jim Hopkins, Earle Lewis, Marlene Glaus, and Donna Loquai. The two office girls are Frances Schuck and Lorraine Oswald. CLASS 7 1LL I, Marlene Glaus, will my love for Journalism to next years paper club staff, and my ability to be an angel in band to Bill Meeker. I, Dale Glarner, will my position in school to anyone who is low enough to orawl into it. I, Janette Stewart, will my ability to stay home at nights to Josephine Spurbeck, and my straight hair to Maroyne Leth. I, Harold Bartholomew, will my fly way ears to Mr. Boe so he oan get better gas mllaege on his Chrysler. I, Margaret Stevenson, will my ability to dance to orlo Baslington. I, Delores Paulson, will the little bit I learned in Physios back to Mr. Overby and my ability to stay out of the office to Phyllis Andrist. I, Riohard Cotten, will my excellent sohool ability to anyone who will take it without force. I, Lorraine Oswald, will my long hair to Donna Robbins, and my position in Glee Club to Maroyne Leth. I, Don Alberts, will my love for sports to Orlo Baslington and my wavy hair to Elmer Nelson. I, Eranoes Sohuck, will my helghth to Shortie Colburn, and my position in the offioe to Layonne Denny. I, Jim Hopkins, will my love for gum chewing to Mr. Odean. I, Donns Loquai, will my position as Glee Club Pianist to Katharine Klinepier, and my ability to make it to school on time to Riohard Holtan. I, Carl Evans, will my shortness to John Hunn. I, Donna Johnston, will my ability to talk so much to Janice Stafford. I, Katharine Tompkins, will my lock of natural blond hair to Josephine Spurbook. I, Earle Lewis, will my beard to Edward Highum, and my love for The Air Cadets to Mr. Taylor. I, Loretta O'Malley, will my shortness to Arlene Stafford, and my quiet- ness to Lavae Derby. I, Julia Weidendorf, will my ability to cut my hair to Dolly Hohenstein and my nights out to Layonne Dohrmann. V Af 3 0 Back Row - Virginia Miller, Marilyn Paulsen, Janice Stafford, David Bradford, Margaret Klcss, Joyce Stewart, Allen Colburn. front Row- Lowell Klinepier, Bill Schuck, Richard Holtan, Charles Dunford. JUNIOR CLASS HISTORY In the fall of 1948, our freshman year, there were fifteen in our class. The day of Initiation was the big event of the freshman year. During the year Robert St. John, Edward Colburn, and LaVon Edison left us. Virginia Miller was our freshman Class queen attendant. In the Spring, the freshman Home Economics girls served the annual School Board Dinner. Jim Peterson and Rita Gourley left after they finished their freshman year. Our Sophomore year began with an unluoky number of thirteen students, but it really wasn’t unlucky. We honored the freshman with a Homecoming,Initiation Party. Marilyn Paulson and Virginia Miller, of the Sophomore Class, were ohosen as cheerleaders. At the end of the Sophomore year we lost two students, Melva Chilson and Jim Bungum, making a total of eleven. At last we were Juniors and were looking forward to receiving our class rings. They arrived at about the middle of October. Our next big event was our Junior Class Play, entitled My Hearts In High . It was direct- ed by Miss Norton. Joyoe Stewart was our Junior Class queen attendant. Beok Row - William Meeker, Bonnie Bartholomew, Phyllis Johnston, Lila Cotten, Arlene Alberts, Ronald Deno, Josephine Sparbeok, Middle Row - Jack Raport, Willard Shaffer, Oene Hart, Olenn Glaus, DuWane Kramer, Harvey Stevenson, Front Row - Opal Larson, Phyllis Andrist, Lorraine Kloss, LaVee Derby, LaVonne Dohrmann, John Lewis, Not Shown - Donna Grovdahl SOPHOMORE CLASS HISTORY In the sohool year of 1948-49, twenty strong and mighty Preahman entered M.H.S. From that time on the sohool has never been the same. We were Initiated in September by the Sophomore Class. Arlene Alberts was the Queen of the sohool that year. Two of the girls in our olass were ohosen Cheer- leaders. They were Phyllis Johnston and Josephine Spurbeok. Some of the boys participated in the varioas sports, foot- ball, basketball, and baseball. Later that year we were Joined by Donna Grovdahl,formerly from Hayfleld. We honored the Sophomores with a pionio at the end of the year. Richard Dunford failed to return the following year. But we still had an even twenty with Donna Grovdahl. We had the privilege of initiating the Freshman. The Cheerleaders from our olass this year are Arlene Alberts and LaVae Derby. The boys have participated in sports all year. Our Homeoomlng attendant was Phyllis Andrist. Some of the olass presented a play for the benefit of school activities. Our olass officers are as follows: President -------------- Josephine Spurbeok Vice-President ----------- Phyllis Andrist Seoretary ———————————— Phyllis Johnston Treasurer ——————————————— LaVonne Dohrmann Our olass advisor is Mr. Odean Jji ft Sf J . Back Row - Yoma Blood, Delores Dohrmann, Margaret Lally, John Brunner, Caryl McLaughlin, Doris Evans, Ann Colburn, Donald Miller. Middle Row- Philip Bradford, Dorothy Evans, Bill Wledendorf, Donna Robbins, LaVerne Denny, Geraldine O'Malley, Rodney Bornholdt, Ann Stewart. Front Row - Elmer Nelson, Shirley Paulson, Ellwyn Smith, Arlene Stafford, Orlo Baslington, LaVonne Denny, John Hunn, Alice Holtan. FRESHMAN CLASS HISTORY The class of 54 began high school September, 1950 with twenty-eight members. In October we lost two pupils Donna and Gordon Hyland. Hubert Anderson also left us in October, therefore we now have a total of twenty-five. On our Homecoming,we entered a float on which we work' ed very hard. Cur Homecoming attendant to the (ueen was Yoma Bio'''' We were initiated by the Sophomores and were given a very nice party. Some of the boys in our class went out for football and basketball. The officers of our class are as follows: President --------- Elmer Nelson Vice-President ------ Don Miller Secretary ----- Philip Bradford Treasurer ----- Delores Dohrman Our class advisor is Mr. Boe. (j e v e n I £ Back Row - Jerry Raddatz, David Spurbeck, Marvin Dene, Jim Maxson, Arnold BJerke, Allen Leiferman, Lawrence Larson. Middle Row - Nancy Bradford, Dolly Hohenstein, Jo Ellen Taylor, Gerald Bjerke, Robert Curtis, Rita McAdams, Rose Mary Bradford. Front Row - Allan Ruport, Nancy Stussy, Barry Tompkins, Davarl Cotten, Marcyne Leth. S i 9 ! t , Back Row - John Fryer, Grace Kautz, Gail Peterson, Bonnie Dunford, Alyce Morris, Kay Zelinski. Front Row - Sandra Blattie, Ardella Dunford, George Schuck, Katherine Klinepier, Edward Highum. Back Row - Walter Pappas, Duane Andrist, Marvin Donford, Lorraine Larson, Jaoqueline Sballey, Darlene Flikke, Velora BJerke, Robert Fryer, Donald Spllman, Kay Sporbeok, Karen Larson, Middle Row - Stephen MoKeen. Larry Bradford, James Strothman, Myrna Stucky, Gary Caswell, Benette Kraoht, Karen Knntson, Geraldine Curtis. Marlys Ruport, Jay Dee Horsman. Front Row - Patricia Blood, Carole Jensen, Donna Spllman, Lorna Chllson, Carole Kracht, Karen Harcey, Shirley Hanson, Patrloia Burdick, Lorea Chllson, Keith Posey, Mrs, Morlsette, Not Shown - Donald Evans, Jeanie Thompson, Neil Tripp, Veigll Chllson, James Kennedy, Donald Kroger, THIRD t FOURTH Baok Row - Kent Posey, Nanoy Bordiok, Donna Horsman, Roth Bradford, Vivian Baker, Bonnie Ruport, Rita Stuoky, Pamela Blattie, Gary Kautz. Middle Row - Bill Lewis. Albert Nelson. Gerald Head, Larry Stussy, Mark Nord, Maroia Gronseth, Donald Lath, Clinton Larson, Robert Jensen, Front Row - Beverly Hanson, Sharon Caswell, David Thompson, Ronny Strothman, David Denny, Bonnie Kennedy, Jean Spllman, Donald Denny, Janet Chllson, Mrs. Boyum. Not Shown - Stan Blattie, Jeffrey Brown, Marlon BJerke, Bill Blood, Charles Kruger, Fifth and Sixth Baok Row - Dennis Haroey, Dianna Ruport, Judy Taylor, VaLane Grovdahl, Tom Wiloox. Bradley Jensen. Darrel Zweifel, Robert MoAdama, Darlene Chilson, Steve Caswell. Middle Row - Orville Strothman, Keith Anderson, Shirley Ksutz, Judy FTyer, Stanley Rnport, Tommy Thompson, Gloria Posey. Betty Dunford. Front Row - Robert Raddatz, Lowell Knutson, Dixie Curtia, Larry Lewis, Charles Lewis, Karen Burdlek, Mary Jane wyteske, Rot Shown - Gwendolyn Loken, Laurenoe Svens. Teacher - Mrs. Lampland Football Team Baok Row - Elmer Nelson, Richard Cotten, Harvey Stevenson, David Sporbeck, Bill Weldendorf, John Fryer, Donald Miller, John Lewis, Phil Bradford, Harold Bartholomew, LaVerne Danny, Front Row - Coach Boe. Jim Hopkins, Du’.Vane Kramer, Dale Glarner, Capt. - Don Alberts, Earle Lewis, Richard Holtan, Charles Dunford. HAMPS Basketball Team A Squad Ba0k row - John Lewis, Jim Hopkins, Dick Cotten, Don Alberts,  “51   « H.rt, Dn'J.n. Kroner, Dol. Ol.rn.r, I .ll Xllnepler, Richard Holtan, Coach Boe. Not Shown - LaVerne Denny, Manager. B Squad Back Row - Jerry Raddatz, Jia Maxaon, Elmer Nelson, George SchuokT Glenn Glaus, Allen Leiferman. Front Row - David Spurbeck, Don Miller, Carl Evans, Earle Lewis, Bill Hart, John Fryer. Ball Team Back Row - Coach Boa, Bill Hart, David Bradford, Phil Bradford, Don Alberta, John Lewis, LaVerne Denny - Manager, Front Row - Gene Hart, Lowell Klinepier, Riohard Holtan, Dale Glarner, Du',Vane Kramer, CHEERLEADERS B Team Delores Hohenstein Katherine Klinepier Yoma Blood Rosemary Bradford A Team Virginia Miller Arlene Alberta LaVae Derby Marilyn Paulson MUSICAL ACTIVITIES f. i i il f x I A i L — -- i I A A A . V f y Back Row - Rosemary Bradford, Delores Dohrmann, Loretta O’Malley, Alyce Morris, Lorraine Kloss, Rita McAdams, Grace Kautz. Middle Row - Mr. Gdean, Margaret Stevenson, Phyllis Johnston, Nancy Stussy, Lorraine Oswald, Janice Bradshaw, Marcyne Leth, Jo Ellen Taylor, Bonnie Dunford. Front Row - Donna Loquai, Geraldine O’Malley, Marlene Glaus, Dolly Hohenstein, Donna Johnston, Katherine Klinepier, Nancy Bradford. Director - Mr. Odean Clarinets - Julia Wiedendorf, Alice Holtan, Jo Ellen Taylor, Rita McAdams, Janice Stafford, Absent - Donna Grovdahl. Cymbals - Arlene Alberts Cornets - Back Row - Dolly Hohenstein, Marcyne Leth, oandra Blattie, Rose Mary Bradford. Front Row - Lowell Klinepier, Marlene Glaus. Flute - Donna Loquai Saxaphones- Joyce Stewart, Katherine Klinepier, Margaret Kloss. Bass Sax - Phyllis Johnston Tenor Sax - Virginia Miller Baritone - Donald Alberts Trombones - Edward Highum, Elmer Nelson, Charles Dunford. Back Row - Donna Johnston, Marilyn Paulson, Margaret Stevenson, Virginia Miller, Margaret Kloss, Donna Loquai, Sarle Lewis, Prances Schuck, Janette Stewart, Julia Weidendorf, Arlene Alberts, Josephine Spurbeck, LaVae Derby. Front Row - Don Alberts, Joyce Stewart, Marlene Glaus, Katharine Tompkins, Richard Holtan. Back Row - Carl Evans, Delores Paulson, Donna Johnston, Margaret Stevenson, Frances Sohuck, Katharine Tompkins, Julia Weidendorf, Richard Cotten, Dale Glarner, Harold Bartholomew, Don Alberts, Richard Holtan, Lorraine Oswald, Loretta O'Malley, Janice Bradshaw, Jim Hopkins. 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