McHenry High School - Spectrum Yearbook (McHenry, ND)

Text from Pages 1 - 52 of the 1950 volume:

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A-v Spectrum Staff Edltor ln Chlef Asslstant Edltor Busmess Manager Features Eldmtor Assoclates Art Sports Senlor H1story ACtlVlt1eS ACtlVlt1eS Typ1st Supervlsor Clara Hardlng James Hoffman Marlln Erlckson Irene Hoffman joan McNeese Myrna I..e1r Marllyn Aasand Irene Hoffman Merna Merr1ck Phyllls Bonnet Conme Borlaug Foreword The McHenry H1gh School Student Assoclatlon 15 happy to agam pubhsh 1ts Annual Yearbook It 1s our a1m to revwe the memorles of a wonderful school year 1ts Joy and sorrows vlctorxes and defeats It IS our hope that th1s book w11l perpetuate the now v1v1d but soon dun memories of a school year Student Counczl 3 DQJICCIILIOII It IS wlth pleasure and gratmtude that we ded1cate thms the 1950 Spectrum to Arthur Leu' our Custodman Art s pr1de ln h1s work IS reflected 1n the neat bmldmg and grounds that he mamntams H15 untxrxng effort has brought recognxtmon to the equally well known as be1ng one of the best kept Art ms more than a Custochan he IS the helplng fr1end of student and teacher It matters not whether the call IS for booths f.or the carnwal or the openmg of a chmld s thermos bottle the cry for Art ms sure to be heard Wxth th1s dedmcatxon goes our thanks to Arthur I e1r for every servmce to us 4 cornmunityg for, not only is McHenry known for its fine building, but it is EEMIWISZWAJZWJWW K5 Q db fx X , 1 4x Gb gf I 2.2 Q ROBERT D SMITH Superxntendent Mathematlcs Wesmar College Le Mars Iowa B A 1 38 Umversxty of North Dakota Iowa High Schools 1938 1942 Hebron North Dakota 1946 Woodworth North Dakota 1946 1947 McHenry North Dakota 1947 FERNE I., DUFFEY Muslc Engllsh North Manchester Indiana B A 1 32 Mac Phaxls 1941 Texas Chrmstam Umversxty M A 1947 Hxgh Schools m Flormda 1942 1945 jumor Colleges m Texas 1945 1949 McHenry 1949 WILBERT T BILLIGMEIER Coach Commerce Jamestown College B S 1948 McHenry 1948 CONSTAINCE. D BORLAUG Intermediate Grades Concordla College fMoorhead Mmnesotal 1944 1945 Luther College Decorah Iowa 1945 1947 Val ey C1ty Teachers College fSummer1 1949 Mcl-lenry 1948 BETTY C BERGSTAD Prumary Grades Valley Clty Teachers College 1947 McKenzie County 1946 1947 Grmggs County 1948 1949 McHenry 1949 6 was me A ww ,N gif wma. 1'-'S' 5 in L gffezff fi EW 5 is 535 rl V W Q Q ji W 4 1 2. N, 4 if we ffgwa Nw 55544 3 Af :if ihdff :AW gym I? Board of Lducatron A O Haugen Presxdent Mr A M Mmdgley Mr Bennet Nerby Mr Arthur Brown Mrs Laura Lowe Robert D Smxth Clerk Mr Anton johanns Treasurer In the Board of Educahon the c1t1zenry has placed the respons1b111ty of prov1dmg an educatwnal program des1gned to meet the needs of mts youth The School Du-ector seldom receives 11tt1e recogmtmon and more often much abuse for thelr unse1f1sh efforts so we wmsh to reserve th1s space to express our apprec1at1on for the f1ne educahonal opportun1t1es they have prov1ded for us May we always strwe to use to a good purpose the educatwnal tools they have placed at our d1sposa1 7 1 - . . , - 1 . , I 1 - Cqfggfywib 65363 ZWCWLJZWE 5 Q- wav Q dig f ff Kb ak SE Z A I xg xv N K? 1, db MARLIN ERICKSON Pete The truest w1sdon xs a resolute determmahon Basketball Z 3 4 Spec Staff 3 Minstrel Show 4 Secretary of Student Assocxatmn 4 Student Council 4 Off The Track 4 Wulber Takes H1s Meducxne 4 Herble And The Mumps 4 Boys Quartette 4 MARLYS MIDGLEY Pee Wee Keep true to thy dreams of thy youth Basketball l Z 3 4 Spectrum Staff 3 Cheer leader Z ' Wxllle 5 Week End 3 O!! The Track 4 Wxlber Taken Hua Medicine 4 Glee Club 3 4 MARILYN AASAND Poopue Vmrtue though ua rags wxll keep me warm Basketball l 2 3 4 Spectrmn Stafi 3 4 Wnlhe s week Em-1 3 on The Track ' 4 G1-e Club 3 CLAYTON LOWE Cleeton Our Youth we can have but today we may always had time to grow old Basketball Z 4 Cheerleader 3 Student Council 4 Spec Staff 3 Wxllxe s Week End 3 Off The Tack 4 Cloud Burst ' 4 Herble and the Mumpl 4 MARVIN MISKA 'Minka He who has resolved to conquer or due seldom conquered Grace Cxty l Nlcl-lenry Hxgh Z 3 4 Basketball 2 3 4 Spectrum Staff 3 Wmlhe s Week End 3 OH The Track 4 Minstrel Shaw 4 Cloud Burst ' 4 'W1lber Takes Hrs Medxcme 4 CLARA HARDING Carrot Top Tml ls the love oi lxfe and xt: best fruxts Basketball 1 2 3 4 Spec Staff 3 Spectrum Staff 4 Lmbranan 3 Cheerleader 4 Wllhe s Week End 3 Off The Track 4 Gxrls State 3 Wxlber Takes I-hs Medxcune 4 Glee Club 3 4 9 lk ll JOAN McNEZESE Few th nga are mposs ble to d l gence and Spec Advisor 3 W llie s Week End 3 Off The Track 4 M nstrel Show 4 Glee Club 3 4 MYRNA LEIR Nath ng s impose ble to the will ng heart Basketball l 2 3 4 Student Counc l 4 Spectrum Staff 4 Will e s Week End 3 Off The Track Lefty 4 Wilbur Takes His Med eine 4 Ass stunt Sec etary 4 Glee Club 3 4 Sen zor H zstory On a sunny September morning 1938 Cleo Harding Donald Anderson Gladys Haakendon Keith Hayden Donald Hoggarth Shirley Hovet Myrna Leir Marlys Midgley JoAnn Hoyt Joyce Hoyt Clayton Lowe Lilias Root Marvin Short Helen Smith Irene Smith and Dennis Wexom entered the McHenry Public School with their shiny faces and expectant air they confronted their teacher Cleo Halt orson Our first year of school was truly started the school building burned to the school in the Congregational Church lt nothing spectacular harmpened during our an eventful one Shortly after school ground Soon after this we began having seems that since we were so young stay in this temporary school building ln 1942 we were thrilled to be able to enter a beautiful new school building When we entered the eighth grade our class was as follows. Marlys Midgley Marilyn Aasand Myrna Leir Clara Harding Walter Hoyt Clayton Lowe Cyrus Harding Irene Smith and Gladys Haakenson The dreaded initiation rolled around in September of our Freshman Year Marlin Erickson and joan McNeese took the prize for unusual costumes Marlin wearing a woman s bathing suit and joan wearing men s long underwear We finally succeeded in passing our exams and entered our Sophomore Year with a complete new teaching staff to instruct us With Mr Smith as superintendent our school took a new activity front Going to school during our Sophomore Year was quite uneventful except for the outstanding skip day in which the whole high school decided to take But the result of the exciting event was that we had punishment awaiting us at home which cured us of any other skip day we had in mind As we entered our junior Year we were now accustomed to our new rules and customs. This was the year that the McHenry school first published their yearbook and school paper. We shall always remember all our gay rides on the school bus to and from basketball games, On our trips out to Red Willow Lake all the jokes and stories that were passed from the back of the bus to the front. As we entered our fourth and final year in high school we were all looking forward to graduation in the spring, but dreaded to be parted from our classmates after graduation. When May 19th came, the day of graduation, the class role was as follows: Myrna heir, Clara Harding, Merilyn Aasand, Marlys Midgley, Clayton Lowe, Marvir Miska, Marlin Erickson, and Joan McNeese. 1 With the close of our high school days may we never forget each other, and never forget all the good times we have had together in and out of school. l 0 . CWZWZWEAQGZZASJMEN KS Q Q X5 ff , 1 ' V V KN N X 4? db . wav' U PHYLLIS BONNET JAMES HOFFMAN DOR EEN HOYT HELEN SMITH IR ENE SMITH Jumor LOIS VANCE Class Merna M What s the name of your cat? Delores Ben Her Merna M How dmcl you ever gwe 1t that name? Delores We called her Ben unt1l she had k1ttens' Mr Smmth In wh1ch of has battles was Kmg Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden Phyllls Myrna R odney Myrna R odney Clara Norma sla1n? Bonnet I m pretty sure 1t was the last one What s that strmg around your f1nger for? Duffey put 1t there to rernxnd me to mall her letter Well dld you mall 1t'7 No she forgot to gwe 1t to me' Why don t Lo1s and Pete make up? They d lmke to but they can t remember what they quarreled about 12 I I 1 . . - ' I a . . O a f I . . , . . , . l 1 I - O ' I ARNOLD HAUGLAND PATRICIA LYNN RONALD McNEFSE MERNA MERRICK PHYLLIS TUFTE Freshman Class R ONALD ANDERSON RODNEY LEIR DELORIB BERGSTAD BARBARA MIDGLEY MARVIN WALDO Sophomore Class CAROL BROWN MAXINE CONANT IR ENE HOFFMAN MARION SMITH 13 DONNA BARTLETT DOR OTHY BARTLETT ELT ON FADNESS WALTER FADNFSS :viii ' 1: f Wffwf Q ,f - figf iewfg 2 5? ' V Wfiff 93 ' , -U s 4 s. vii f N4 fl l zf R R in X 'Q 4 1..- W Qu 1 qv gb -1 in f af f. 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' 2 , x,,,A.., , -N V V, - A r A SLE fx .. i Filip fy if 1 'sf M t n . g's '- DALE EHLERS ANTHONY HOFFMAN ,. wg: al' ' f R lL ighth Grade LOLA ANDERSON EVANELL BARTLETT SHERRILE MIDGLEY R NOT PICTURED RICHARD BART LETT GEORGE HOYT Seventh Grade 14 RICHARD AASAND DORWIN ANDERSON PATTY ANDERSON RODNEY ANDERSON KEITH BARTLETT ROBERT BARTLETT ARLENE BERGSTAD FAY BROWN JANICE EHLERS LEO HOFFMAN DELORES LEEAN JAMES MCNEIEE RYNETTA MIDGLEY LARRY PEWE DONALD SALO COLLEEN ST UTE NOT PICT UR ED IR ENE HAAKENSON MARGEANE HAAKENSON MARNA MAE HAAKENSON DAVID GRAHAM RICHARD GRAHAM W 1 5 JAMES PR ESCOTT X mf, .A M, A Pkfg, f., Q 1 Q f' Hmm J 1949 Prom l Looks like ut 3 fun Clara and Bob' Z Could xt be the whmskers fhey re lookmg nt? 4 Myrna and Carol what are you thxnklng' 5 MCHPUTY 5 Yfmng mitrons 18 1 3. jungle juice-what it won't do to you! - 1 Carnzfval Merr1ment ran h1gh and money cllnked mto the cash boxes as fun seekers paraded the colorful mldway hawked by students try1ng to add more suckers to thelr l1st The graders w1th the1r s1de show of Red Sea trmp around the world drew many laughs wlth thelr hoaxes The feature of the carnwal proved to be the Negro mxnstrel w1th such stars as Ronald Anderson Rodney Le1r Phyllls Bonnet Pete Erlckson and that natural coone Mxska Constance Borlaug as the splttlng Judge completed the cast wxth B11l1gme1er prancmg out as M C du-ect from the road show The carmval dance featured the second evenlng proved more popular than ever The evemng was hmghllghted w1th the coronatlon of Carol Brown as carmval queen In a colorful ceremony Clayton Lowe Presldent of the Student Assoc1at1on performed as the queen s chamberlam placmg the crown upon her head Beauty and color were added to the settmg by the queen s lovely ladles ln wa1t1ng Myrna Lemr Lo1s Vance Phyllls Tufte and Sherrmle Mxdgley Sy1v1a Parson and jo Dee Smmth dressed mn brlghtly colored evemng gowns scattered flowers for her majesty Mr Emckson Where were you last n1ght'? Pete Oh just r1d1ng around w1th some of the boys Mr Er1ckson Well tell them not to leave the1r ha1rp1ns 1n the car Mmss Duffey Say thls car won t cllmb a h1l1' You sald lt was a f1ne machme Car Dealer I samd on the level 1t s a good car Mlss Bergstad What' have you been flghtmng aga1n9 Good httle boys don t f1ght Larry Marr1ck Yes I know that I thought he was a good llttle boy but after I hmt hmm one I found he wasn t Answer on an exarnmatlon paper' The new moon has the shape of a banana' joDee floudly 1n mlddle of ceremony Mommy are we all gett1ng marr1ed'P Mr Srrnth durmg shop class Waldo Iwlsh you wouldn t wh1stle at your work Waldo Oh Iwasnt worklng Mr Sm1th 9 7 o to cv . . . . . an 10 . ' . . 1 1 ' 1 A 1 I - 1 l . 1, . l . I , . . . 1 . . 1 . I . . . . . . 1 1 1 1 - 1 llillfifflfikifflkfiliirllfsiiiffillfiiififllflfrffikilllfiiiflkllflffilk . . so . 11 . I . la . . . . 11 I . ll . . . - . ll . . , . . ' is . 1 . . . . . . , . . Il . ll - .ll . 1 ii . , . - . on . . . . 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K n , ll - I 1 . . , Il I ll ' 0 1 - li ' 1 1 1 - l Off The Track The upperclassmen presented as thexr play of the year a h1lar1ous comedy Off The Track A story of stranded passengers ln an lsolated way statlon provlded the settmg for the gomgs on of the assorted spec1mens ofthe human race Marlln E1'lCkSOn the statxon agent wmth h1s Janltor Marvxn Mmska truly had themr hands full trymg to prov1de accornmodatwns for such a gathermng The crowd burst w1th laughter at Doreen Hoyt the buxom Itahan womar as she bounded for the lad1es room Marlys Mmdgley her daughter wxth her p1gta1ls and dlrty face provlded a success1on of laughs and brought the house down w1th her bread cuttlng antlcs joan McNeese the swanky and well dressed lady hxghly crmtmcal of everythmg but herself and Phyllms Bonnet the snoopy old ma1d were naturals mn the1r roles and gave talented Charactemzatlons james Hoffman l..o1s Vance lrene Smxth Marmlyn Aasand the care free college kmds added ga1ety to the show james techmque wmth the gu-ls Clayton Lowe 1n the role of an eccentrlc old man who seldom heard correctly d1d a masterful job of characte1 actxng I can stmll see hmm loolung out over those glasses of h1s w1th h1s grey bald head and those long legs and brlght socks protrudmg through those undersmzed trousers The surprxse of the mght proved to be Myrna Leu' who passed as the f1ancee of possesswe Clara Hardmg Myrna really had everyone guessmg She also proved qumte an able lawyer Would you beheve 1t'P W1th the last curtam the aud1ence laughed and clapped thelr approval Dlrector M1ss Duffey and cast well earned the pra1se that was gwen them Black Magzc The Sophomores and Freshrnen demonstrated that they were classes of many talents They proved to be the fmrst class of Freshmen and Sophomores mn a number of years to present a full length play To gmve tradltxon a further upset they dec1ded to present a mystery Black Magmc Wmth the two classes takmg part they came through under M1 ss Duffey s dmrectlon w1th a thr1ll1ngly scarry performance After the talented act1ng d1splayed th1s group can be expected to produce even greater product1ons as upperclassmen Z0 GA I! . . , . , . . . . , . . , . ' . 11 . v . 1 . , ' , I I . W . . Q 1 I . l A D I 1 - 1 u O - . . , . was of special interest. I I l 1 I I I . . ll If . ,n . ii . n I' - , . , . . . . . D ' I . 1 Ol Ii I just n family quarrel Over it all hangs the cloud Those kid brothers Smile when you take your medicine Tragedy strikes with the cloud burst C4 Plays Wi1ber Takes His Medicine - and Cloud Burst Directed by Miss Ferne Duffy Z1 FIRST ROW MIDDLE ROW THIRD ROW :mann WP' Gzrls Glee Club Miss Duffey Patl-1c1a Lynne Barbara Midgley Lms Vance Helen Smxth Clara Hardmg Myrna Merrxck Phyllxs Bonnet Marlys Mxdgley Delores Bergstad Phyllis Tufte Myrna Leu- Maxlne Conant Mar1lynAssend joan McNeese Marlon Smith Irene Hoffman Irene Snuth Carol Brown Doreen Hoyt Boys Quartette Acc Miss Dniiey Ronald Anderson Rodney Lemr Marlm Enckson james Hoffman Boys' Glee Club FIRST ROW: Ronald Anderson, Marlin Erickson, james Hoffman, Ronald McNeese, Marvin Miska. BACK ROW: Miss Duifey, Rodney Leif, Marvin Waldo, Clayton Lowe, Arnold Haugland. Z3 I Can See It All Now The year 1965 The mormng lS cold w1th a drmvmg snow that seems to hzde the world ln 1ts grey obl1v1on I see the shadowy outhnes of the school bu1ld1ng only to have It swallowed up In a gloom of wh1rl1ng snow Ah Yes' now I see It qu1te an 1mposmg structure I wonder 1f he 15 really the Superxntendent there hke they say? Shakmng the storm from my outer garments I began my search for the off1ce As I approached the hall I sp1ed In the pale grey of the wmter hght a tall flgure neatly dressed dxsappear mto an open doorway The languorous gaxt was famxhar but that sh1n1ng bald head wmth the grey fr1nge'? could that really be? Approachmg the door where I had seen the f1gure dmsappear I paused and l1stened'7 W D A Y thxs 1s Supermtendent Clayton Lowe New Rockford callmg Would you please announce there wxll be no school at New Rockford today Wa1t1ng to hear no more I unceremomously mvaded the sanctuary of thex'Super mtendent s prwate offmce Hello Clayton' I boomed Remember me? Your old classmate Marvxn Mxska Say old boy you nearly had me fooled wlth that bald pate and that smlvery frlnge fresh from a mxlkweed pod Hello Mmska Come 1n Have a cha1r What are you do1ng about such a day as th1s'P I thought you were a County Super1n1:endent OVCI' there mn lvhnnesota What did you do close up all your schools for the w1nter'7 Nope' 1n Mmnesota we never close a school we just run empty To be honest I just slxpped off for a few days to v1s1t the farm and of course I just had to stop mn and look over the Mcl-lenry School to see mf they have as good a g1rl now there was a looker' Haw' Haw' M1ska the lover boy Do you stxll thrlll the gxrls as old? Yea Lowe I am and I amn t but I stmll have fun trymg to get 1nto the act I stopped mnto Molleys and she was telhng me that Clara Hardmg and that Me1v1n Thompson fmnally got marrled To hear em tell mt around McHenry she lS stmll gmvmg hmm a bad txme She spends most of her tmme raclng that Bu1ck around the county slde I don t rlghtly know just how many she has smashed up for hlrn R1ght now she IS plenty unhappy with hlm cause he 1s so slow gett1ng the skls on the Bulck for her wlnter terror around I know the questmon you are about to ask and the answer 15 yes all the k1ds got the purtmest brmck red hau- Clayton d1d you ever stop to thlnk about the funny world we lwe 1n Ya know how we all had Marlys fxgured for a weddmng just as soon as she got that dmloma she must have lost faxth mn the mnstmtutmon or somethmng anyway they must have passed each other by cause she IS a house mother mn one of the exclusue sororltles at Stephens College for G1rls And you know joame McNeese remember how she always samd she was gonna get a man mf she had to knock hmm senseless and p.xt a rmg throlgh hxs nose and Dull hmm to the alter Her faxth mn a mere man must haxe been badly shaken anyway she has fallen mn love w1th her art and boy get thms she ms now an -'Art Edmtor that kmds magazine We Wmsdom Z4 . 1 - - ll li Cl 04 - , 1 . . . . looking crop of girls as when we went to school--remember that Phyllis Tufte ll l l . ll ll- . - . tl . I . . . . . . n v' ' - , - . - of Miska did you know Pete gave up his horse dog and even his farm for that gal Lois Vance' Yep' he is now the Vice President of the First National Bank of Fargo Oh Lois is very good to him Once a year she lets him spend a week on a dude ranch and ride a horse Do you suppose they still sing to each other those lonesome cowboy songs when they are out riding the trail? Miska you see what Pete s training as business manager for the Student Association has done for him He learned to handle large sums of money even if he wasn t too good at keeping books straight Yea' that s what sorta puzzles me You know he always said All I am and all I got I owe to the McHenry Student Association What do you think he really meant by that'7 Naw I shouldn t think that I figure it won t do any hurt to pay him a business call and give him the opportunity to invest in me Myrna Leir married that guy on Cambells road crew and she is cooking for the entire crew Myrna never did find out that the crew foreman offered a handsome bonus to the guy who found em a good cook What some guys won t do for a little money And to think what a pretty nurse she would have made too I stopped and had a nice talk with Marilyn She was filling boxes Miska what do you mean filling boxes does she pack box lunches for Myrna? Naw she helps Marcel sort his mail and then she goes out on the route w1th him They re real happy Marcel drives the Jeep and Marilyn chucks to run it but after Marcel had to get up at 8 o clock to open up the store he decided that was too strenuous a way to make a living for him so they sold it within twenty four hours Well Miska I got some reports to get out glad you stopped 1n mce seeing you again Oh er Clayton since we were buddies and stuff er do you suppose well this is kind of hard to ask but do you suppose you could let me know if you have any vacanies in your primary grades this spr1ng'7 I figure I 11 be needin a Job when they catch up with me back there in Minnesota Why sure Miska I d be glad to consider you You submit your application in March or April and I ll see what I can do for you So Long 7514: ifffikiefiki lklkltrlkiribfifliwklk 'Gf214'4Ok10U91 Ik if Miss Duffey Anthony use asbestos in a sentence Anthony I do my work asbestos I can Miska All you say goes in one ear and out the other Mr Billigmeier Well what s to prevent it Z5 B6 - 1 1 1 I D . , . 1 1 B I i In 1 1 1 I I 1 V1 I1 li I 1 - 0 . 1 1 I 1 , . I 1 . 1 O I . , , I 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 II I . . . ll 1 1 1 . ' 9 ll A4 1 1 1 . . 1 . . . the mail in boxes, Marilyn fell heir to the store you know and they were going - I 1 . 1 ll ll 1 -- 1 -- 1 1 1 ll ll 1 1 -Q IV 3 I C- I -- , . . . -- 1 I 1 I I 1 1 1 - GI 1 I 1 ' I I ' 1 1 1 1 l if 1 : : 1 as 1 ' Ol 1 I9 . , . I IO ll 1 , ll 1 Il 3 1 1 I IO I 1 ID . . . , . M uszc GIRLS GLEE CL UB I hear music I hear melody' It must be the girls practicing their songs All the girls in high school participated in this activity During the course of the year they worked on two and three part songs At the Christrnas program the Glee Club made its first public appearance when they sang O Holy Night At this time the girls were strikingly attired in multi colored formals At the welcoming party for Dr Gutowski the girls again sang thxs time Whispering Hope and God Bless America The Glee Club presented numbers at the baccalaureate and also the graduation ceremony At the county Music Festival Mrs Knott the critic gave the group a rating of superior BOYS GLEE CLUB AND QUARTETTE During the school year the boys practiced two and three part songs under the direction of Miss Duffey At Christmas time the boys made their first appearance when they sang Christmas accompanied by the whistling of Rodney Leir The remamnder of the Glee Club provided a background of humming During practice a discovery of four talented voices was made The voices comprised the Boys Quartette Ronald Anderson Marlin Erickson Rodney Leir jim Hoffman Their favorite song Mansion Over The Hilltop was first presented at the reception for Dr Gutowski and family At Baccalaureate and Graduation they gave their renditions of several songs Everyone has highly praised this quartet-te including Mrs Knott critic at the County Music Festn al during which the boys took part OPERETTA The Primary and Intermediate grades had the privilege of experiencing one of the happiest periods in their lives when they rehearsed and produced an operetta Through the work of students and teachers the operetta Christmas Nmth The Old Woman In The Shoe was a tremendous success This operetta was an example of what can be done even in a small school when there is co operation on the part of both students and teachers Rhythm Band 2.6 . 1 . ll . 1 Q If .I . c lf Bells of the Sea. Another feature was Marlin Erickson singing White , ll 1 1 The Grand Fxnale V 2. Some of Mother Goose's Children 3. The Fairies 5 Mother Goose lColleen Stutel Santa 1m McNeese, Goody Greene fDelores Leeanf 4 Faxry Godmother fFay Brown, Chmstmas Operetta 6 Teeny Weeme o Dee, smg her song 7 The Elves 8 Pmckamnny Pete fRodney Anderson, wlth the old Lady who lwed m the Shoe Delores Leeanl 10 The Trxplets Patty jamce Rynetta 9 The Old Lady s Chlldren Z7 iqwiwfwwfi HFWEEFWG5 3 diy ffj Eb 1 db X Qw A U xx xx X X N x Z Y 3 l I as 3 I X 5--4 7 ,J is WW Boys' Basketball Prevailing rumors were flying during the latter part of October that basketball season whould be starting as soon as the gymnasium was free from the carnival After five months of vacation most of the students were eager to begm pract1c1ng the1r favorlte sport Subshtutes Ronald Anderson james Hoffman and Marvm Nhska were anxmously wa1t1ng to replace graduatmng Semors Melvm Mmdgley and Perry Thompson and also Glyndon Ecker and Cyrus Hardlng who had moved to other schools Pete Er1ckson only returnmg letterman and captam of the 1940 50 squad was predlctmg that even though the lanky Semors had graduated a team averag1ng a good fwe feet fwe ablllty to move l1ke greased hghtmng Clayton Lowe lanky Semor reported for basketball practwe Clayton had been handxcapped durmg the 1948 49 season but was now determined to help h1s teammates by gettmg the rebounds for the dxmmutwe group The outlook obtamed by peekmg through the keyhole looked bnghter and these players hampered by mexpemence but f1lled with detern' on and ab111ty opened the season s first game wmth Kensal Dzstrzcr 7 ournament ln the Class C Dlstrlct Play the r part1c1pat1on was cut short by a defeat at the hands of G1enf1eld m the Cpening round The team was handlcapped with the absence of the work horse of the team, Marlm Petel Er1ckson who was snow bound on h1s farm the day of the tourney The teams record It can be noted by the most casual observer ms the least lmpresslon of any team m the late years But the losses due to graduahon and transfer to other schools crxppled the squad To the Senlors Marvin Mmska Marlln Erlckson and Clayton Lowe a word of praise for a game well played boys It was not whether you won or lost the game but rather how you played the game isalssmi -?.Swff Boys Basketball Team FRONT ROW W lte Fadne s M r nM sk R ch rd Ba tlett Ron ld Ande son Elt n F dness m n ger Rodney Le .I es Hoifma Clayton Lowe M 1 E Ck Dale Ehlers W lb t B ll gme e Coach BACK Row 29 v n I I v 9 I . . - . . I n v n , . . - . . . . . . . . u . 4 f 1 I q I A 1 . . Q . ry , - . . 1 i . . . i . . . 0 C . K . ' . . . . . n 1 . . . . . . . 1 n 1 a . . . so 1 2 2 s f ,. MN W .stay Q, xv.-ss-.Q...,,rv,rf 7 Q . vw., gg , ' A E . , ,N k , g ,, Q, , 2,4 V W - 'f . saw,-sl,,y .... I an X M E , M .2 'W .4 ,,M,WMMWm,,, , ff f hf a f -:fa , V W NT. nf -Mamas 1 r , 1 ,, , , kg,V,m,p, I, y. l ' : a r s , a vi i a, i a r , a r , o a , a a : ir, am n, , ar in ri son, , i er i i i r. Girls Basketball Team LEFT TO RIGHT Barba a Mldgley Helen Sm th Girls' Basketball Last fall when the general call for basketeers came out, sixteen eager girls hit the hardwood floor of the basketball court. Coach Danny Billigmeier, again at the helm, displayed the confident, satisfied air which any coach would have upon being greeted with such an array of talent. That pair of deceptive left-handed forwards, Myrna Leir and Lois Vance, with agile center Doreen Hoyt proved the spark for the front court, and aggressive Clata Harding rangey but graceful Irene Smith, shifty Marlys Midgley and reliable Merilyn Aasand proved able guards Behind these veterans came some promising aspirants headed by Delores Bergstad Maxine Conant, Barbara Midgley Phyllis Bonnet Helen Smith, and a seventh grader, Lola Anderson In December Doreen Hoyt s transfer to Silverton Oregon compelled Coach Billigmeier to reorganize his squad. Irene was shifted to the front court and Delores Bergstad who had demonstrated ability at ball hawking was shifted to bolster the back court It was a disorganized team that met the undefeated Courtenay team on our floor, The Blazerettes took a disappointing defeat, followed shortly by a surprise defeat at the hands of Kensal In February, with a slight break in the weather and the alleviation of the threatened coal shortage basketball was again resumed The team worked hard to perfect their game for the approaching county and district plays By mid February confidence had been restored when the Blazerettes handed Warwick a defeat of 63-2 Lois Vance had perfected her left handed hook shot and displayed perfect floor work by terrific feinting and passing Irene s pevot shot rebounding and skill followed by Mryna Leir s accurate fast firing proved that the front trio was operating with great efficiency The trio was definitely reinforced by sparky fleet footed Lola Anderson a seventh grader and the veteran guards Clara Marlys Merilyn and Delores In the clutches Maxine Barbara Phyllis and Helen were proving that they were able to give good account of themselves to keep their team in the winning coluxnn Max ne Conant Clara Harding Lo s Vance Marlys Midgley Lola Anderson Delo es Bergstad Marilyn A s nd Irene Sm th 30 I I I . I I ' v 1 1 I , . - I . I ' . 1 s I u I I ' v I I I P ' I D I I . 1 : r , i , i . ' . i . ' . Myrna Leir, Phyllis Bonnet, I r I ' a a , i . V3 .- -...W V A-we State Tournament Entering the state tournament by defeating the Courtenay Cougars the McHenry Blazerettes drew Marion the defending State Champion team The pressure was on for the home team However the spark of the team Lois Vance with her one handed hook shots outscored lanky center Arduser She was assisted by speedy clever Lola Anderson dependable Myrna Leir and shifty graceful lrene Smith Persistent intercepting byball hawking Delores Bergstad and consistent rebounding Clara Harding together with clever passing and pivoting of Marlys Midgley and the constant recover ing of rebounds by Marilyn Aasand kept McHenry in the lead during the first quarter At half time we were still ahead by a score of 19 to 13 Going into the half with a six point lead made it look as though it would be an easy victory Lois Vance with her consistent hook shots and lrene Smith who would time after time take the rebound of her own shots take a one handed shot and score seemed to be too 'much for the Marion sextet to overcome At the end of the third quarter McHenry still held held the lead the misfortune of losing Irene Smith and Delores Bergstad Hopes began to wane but the crowds kept up an almost continuous roar for the last minutes of play When the closing whistle blew McHenry sorrow fully accepted the defeat With the loss of the opener the Blazerettes fell back into the Consolation brackets where they snapped back after their defeat in a surprising fashion Working with ease and precision they demonstrated a brand of ball seldom seen on a State Tournament floor I..e1r and Vance kept working from all positions and Irene Smith called and set up the plays just as fast as the ball hawking guards Bergstad and Harding could feed it to them Wrecking the defense of three successive opponents Niagara fell before their onslaught 56 to 30 In the fxnal Upham was then polished off 49 to 36 and the Consolation title was ours McHenry then came through again to place two of our team members Lois Vance and Delores Bergstad on the A11 State Team As the curtain fell on the State Tourney basketball bitter disappointment seemed to be overshadowed with the hospitality and friendliness that marked the tournament Our Sport Editor im Wallace of Jamestown Sun, maintained long after the shouting had faded McHenry had the classiest team in the tournament 31 by a score of Z7 to 19, With two minutes remaining in the game, McHenry had 0 Q G. n s WWW SGZMCW E HUM Kb Q Q Rb - - Z, , jp ,X db L Wav M Delores Bergstad OUR LIBRARIANS Myrna Merrick Irene Hoffman Homeward bound Nearly ready for the game Your date for the prom? The Smxth Gxrls folks Hurd working Pete Tell Santa what you want Shnrpemng up for exams Wamtmg for Smitty agaxn Square dancmg Christmas brings wondering eyes ll We have snow m North Dakota 34 1. . 6. . 2. 7. ' ' ' . 3. ' . s. . 4. ' . 9. ' ' ' ' . 5. ' . 10. ' ' . Ronald McNeese M C Our Cheerleaders Phyllxs Tuite Oh' look at those legs' What s the hurry Duffey? Oh' those days of our youth 7th graders The cu-cus 15 mn town Gomg home to dmner Could you beheve xt s Loms 35 . . . 7. ' , . 8. . . ' . 9. . Boys' Quartette. 10. What's the matter Maxine? . . 11. ' ' ' . 12. ' ' . 13. A ' ' ' . McHenry Lashes Chorus Look at the Shme' The Shop Class The long trek to school Why so unhappy Dale? Buy somethmg or move Are you cormng or gomg Smitty? What s so fasctnatln ? Barbara does A t seem concerned Mc!-lem-y Ramblers Everyone has to eat The pause that refreshes . . , 8- . . I . . 5 9. . . . . Tight rope walkers from the circus. 10. Why the anxious look, Duffey? . ll. ' . . IZ. . , 13. . 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