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

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Don and Arlie Garrick hard at work. Atlas and Ford Service GARRICK'S STANDARD SERVICE Don Garrick, prop. Medicine Lake Montana LYRIC THEATRE Culbertson MOFITGFICI The finest inexpensive entertainment THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK Capital Funds over SI50,000.00 Geo. N. Lund, Pres., P. T. Holm, Cashier, Harold Everson, Vice Pres., Olive Hansen, Ass'f Cash., I'IiIcIur Vilen, Ass'1' Cash. Reserve, Montana Olive Hansen Qrightl and Hildur Vilen fleftj at the When the fateful day of September 8, 1953, rolled around 240 scrubbed and shining UQ faces enrolled at the Medicine Lake school. Included in this figure were 100 high school and 140 elementary pupils. Seniors received their class rings September 15. fAlthough some of these rings didn't stay with the seniors very long--somehow they managed to lose themlj Everyone was busy writing complimentary land otherwisel ditties in the 1952-53 annuals which arrived on that day. Football season opened September 18 with the Honkers beating Froid. The first BDA WAUKA was published September 24. Better late than never. Vance Petersen led the BDA WAUKA staff and Joan Madsen was editor of the HONKER. Vance and Joan had GREAT affection for their respective jobs and stated, The HONKER and BDA WAUKA are our first and only loves. Election of class officers was held September 30. Wayne Smith, Don Omundson, Ann Michels, and Sheldon Andersen headed the senior, junior, sopho- more, and freshmen classes respectively. Sophomores initiated theFreshmenOctober 7. The freshmen's lovely outfits consisted of sheets, corn- starch and egg make-up, bolt necklaces, shoe-box shoes, and fphewj an abundance of perfume. Poor freshmen! You'll get your revenge next year. After 10 days of selling carnival queen tickets, students turned in their money for their respective candid ates. Ann Michels, sophomore candidate, came out on top to receive the title of 1953 Carnival Queen . Second place winner was Pearl Lee, senior, while Betty Lou Nielsen, freshman, and Shirley Tron- son, Junior, received third and fourth positions. The seniors had to wash their faces again, for on September 20 Artice Studios from Williston, North Dakota, arrived to take senior portraits. Incidentally, the camera did NOT break. Teachers reluctantly parted with their pupils October 29 and 30 when they attended a teacher's convention in Glasgow. Although it almost broke everyone's heart not to go to school for two whole days, all managed to survive. Hillbi1ly Weddin 'was chosen as the senior class play. Practice started November 3, and the play was presented December 10. Hillbilly dress and a-r-f-u-l posting machines. Fall activity! mug,