Medicine Lake High School - Honker Yearbook (Medicine Lake, MT)

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Mechanicalgenius, LELAND JEN- SEN, was the proud owner of a '41 Chevy that changed colors every now and then. Tootling on the clarinet and singing bass in chorus were addi- tional interest of this blond young man who answered to the names of Sonny or Doc, At graduation he hailed from Lake, but previously he had lived in California and Reserve. Trombone artist GERALD LYN- GAAS played solos for many events and led his section in band. Besides this he backboned the bass section in chorus. Science and math were Jerry's favorites, and he planned to continue in that line. He acquired a reputa- tion asa dryhumorist, and by the time he wasaseniorhad a large vocabulary of mile-long words, which he tossed around in an accomplished manner. Ugf wiuy DENNIS LARSEN, a Dagmar Dane, added much to classroom hu- mor. He could always be counted upon to work hard on class activities and many times burned midnight oil in an attempt to get the BDA WAUKA out on time. Dane also took and de- veloped many HONKER pictures. He belonged to FFA for four years. Dagmarite LEROY LODAHL had the reddest hair in the class and was easily recognized by his fondness for western attire, including cowboy boots. He played a part in the class play, but his main interest was zipping around in his cream-colored '51 Mercury. Many classmates will long remember his droll remarks. 5333. ,.--. x,1 u:i1f:f. f -'Fifi zxglgxxfs it '43 5 KL' iii' 5 -4 I 5 gg-ik . .3 Q . , . 1. -, N , vu D n It Q 2 vw -. '-S4 . gffffsff -.5-. , .,. 4, f:1z:'.zv'.',x:'Q ,. . 1. 4 1 t 'u Q X Senior candidate for carnival queen was PEARL LEE, blonde Norse-woman from Antelope. An enthusiastic sports fan, she was A team cheerleader dur- ing her sophomore year. In her last year at Lake, humorous, likeable Pearl was selected to go to the FHA conven- tion. Working on the BDA WAUKA and HONKER took up many hours of her senior year. 1 1 6 1 , ' 'X .2 1 Q-- K, 1 3' rv V A 1 ' ,. g'- fs A ,. . , ' A :ap 1- f - l L i..l i 5 l 1 Axxsk Q' N l 1 f 1 by , Y i W f , 6. 'I 3 a Q 1 .5 g , , 5 E X 3 2 5 - .5 i 2 1 1' .X iii 'I .fix Q if

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Holding the position of senior class president and FFA president for two years was WAYNE SMITH, Scratch was well-known throughout the coun- try for his wonderful singing voice. He gave many solo performances, and in hisjunior year he sang in the men's quartet. For four years he belonged to chorus and FFA, his two major inter- ests. Handsome, husky Melvin C. Tron- son Jr, received his diploma with a major in sports and a minor in prac- tical joking, Junior , co-captain of the football team, starred in every sport offered at Lake, was a Class C all-stater as a senior, and earned I3 letters. He acted in the class play, belonged to and held office in FFA, and planned to make farming his career after serving Uncle Sam. Brunette beauty Yvonne Tyler won renown as a real trouper when in an emergency. On very short notice sne took a part in Hillbilly XVeddin ' .indgave a fine performance as Lucy Maxwell. Vonnie held the offices of songleader and treasurer in FHA and belonged to chorus. This neat, well-dressed girl enjoyed dancing, Honker editor, JOAN MADSEN, loved a witty remark, a good poem, and any athletic contest that Lake competed in, When a sophomore tnis dark-haired gal won a trip to the in- terscholastic mect at Missoula, and the l9:33 Christmas concert featured gter as narrator. She played st large part in the senior play, wrote many features for the BDA WAUKA in her breezy style, and was sophomore tice-president, Her trumpet sounded in band for three years. RUIDALE NELSON, a tall Home- steadite with a hearty laugh, was a real crazy dancer. He belonged to baud and threw in his lot with the basses lu chorus, Real farmer mater- ial, Rudy belonged to PFA for four years and loved every minute of it. He was always ready to Join in a class activity and added much to the class play. Curly-hairedGARY ROBINSON had the best attendance record of all the class, although it was not because of his love for his studies. Instead he wishcd to be on hand for all the extra- curricular activities. The main at- traction was sports, although he played in band, was in FFA and acted in the class play. He was another senior member of the near-state-champion basketball and football teams. ...f 1-if -.. mr-W ,ae .1e N' .X -959. an NW., ser sk- r f x ' J X 1 .Y X