Mercer High School - Bison Yearbook (Mercer, ND)

Text from Pages 1 - 54 of the 1951 volume:

Q ,Z -L : .,.,.f'-Arg -. - , - -.2 ' -3, i . . L12 Nilvi-LQ IX:-: -'- 555- 55-3.-3 ' 5--LMA' . , X -Xmgx,i ,. X x If ff We, of the Bison Staff, Dedicate Our School Annual To Future Classes In Journalism Shown 1n pxcture Elaxne I-hnsz Bermce Makeeff Lynn Ette Freeberg Darlene Jorgenson Larry Wahl Allen Warmer Arlette Kllne Przmary Float Old Settlers'Pxcmc September 1950 QMISSIBS Dlane Bauer Dorothy Peterson Judxth Swenson Martin Just Paul Wanner Bomue Lou Schell Z At ' c.., .., Edxtor Assoclate Edltor Secretary Treasurer Typ1sts Advisor . . Dedication . . . Faculty . . . Graduates . . . Underclassmen . Grades ...... Athletics ...... Activities . . . School Fun .... Autographs .... ANNUAL STAFF ANNUAL ASSIGNMENTS 3 Luella Schell Eumce Hxnsz Dons Jorgenson Mllbert Strobel Glorxs Kette rlxng Carol Dexde . . . . Mrs. Kline Mrs Kline .........Eumce ....Luella .........Sylvia Darvin Margaret Elaine Delores Janice Gene Alma ..........Caro1 Gloris ...........Tony Annual Stab' iq,.h 3 .M .A ' , ' , , S 3 Faculty f I Mas SHULER Primary MISS BERGE Uppe r Grade MRS. SCHLAHT Intermediate MR SHULER Supermtendenl 5 Q5 MRS. KLINE Princiyal MRS Teacher Personalztzes BERTHA SCHLAHT MISS MRS Home Town Mercer Grade School Mercer Hxgh School Mercer College Mxnot Taught at Park D1Stf1Ct No of years 1n Mercer Two years Other work Clerk1ng Wise D1str1ct ln McLean County ln Shermdan County JUNE BERGE Home Town Mercer Grade School Mercer I-hgh School Mercer College Dlckenson State Taught at Park D1str1ct Wxse Dlstrzct 1n McLean County Teachers College No of years ln Mercer F1ve years Other work Receptlomst at Benson Optical Company Offxce work at State I-la1l De pa rtme nt ARCHIE KLINE Home Town Mercer Grade School Medxcme Hlll D1str1ct I-hgh School Turtle Lake College Mmot Taught at Med1c1ne Hxll W1se and Park D1str1cts ln McLean County Beulah ln Mercer County No of years ln Mercer Four years Other work Bookwork 1n the Peavy Elevators -42 MR. SHULER Home Town: Jamestown, North Dakota -'-'jr'-f Ku -I ,S ' ' I -1 ,Q '-' - v -v 1 ' - C J 1 . J: J: J MRS Grade School Makot1 North Dakota I-hgh School Makotx North Dakota College Mxnot State Teachers College 41 43 Fordham Umversxty Q 43 44 Umversxty of North Dakota Q 46 48 Taught at Upham North Dakota Mercer North Dakota No of years 1n Mercer Two years Otner work Remxngton Rand Inc Los Angeles Calxfolma U S Army three years Q 43 461 SHULER Home Town Rugby North Dakota Grade School Country school near York North Dakota I-hgh School York North Dakota College Mmot North Dakota 3 years Taught at Wolford North Dakota Q2 years Upham Q3 years Mercer Q2 years No of years ln Mercer Two years Other work Secretary and Receptxomst at Eng1neer's Offxce at Army Axr Base Rxversxde Calxfornxa l year Taught mn Nursery School at Rlversxde Callfornxa 6 f7f Class H zstory ln September 1947 erght Freshmen enrolled rn Mercer I-hgh School Thrs group consisted of Eleanor Reuer Glorla Nxelsen Elton Just Eumce Hxnsz Wesley Vossler Juanrta Lowe Luella Schell and Alma Gessele Durrng the term we lost Glorra Nrelsen who moved to the town of Wahpeton leavrng a total of seven Sophomores for the next year A new member Walter Sprout rarsed our number to erght Our Junrox' year began wxth only four of the orrgrnal Freshmen Eumce Hxnsz Luella Schell Eleanor Reuer and Walter Sprout Elton Just left us and went to to Lrgmte Hrgh School Durmg the term cuprd stole Eleanor Reuer for matrrmony leavrng three Jumors Walter Sprout dxd not return our Semor year but we garned Alma Gessele agarn and proudly boast of three Senrors for our graduatmg class After May Z5 1951 we wrll no longer be members of Mercer Hxgh School We w1ll be the new Alumm leavrng behrnd us only mernorxes well worn books strxvrng faculty and a host of underclassmen challengrng the drffxcultres of the world wxth a srnrle and a prayer m thexr hearts for those who have gone on before 8 Turtle Lake High Schoolg Wesley Vossler to Bismarck High Schoolg and Juanita Lowe . . . . . 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EUNICE HINSZ ' N OR I LAS Q ' LUELLA SCI ELL CLASS OFFICERS Presldent Vice Presxdent Secretary Treasurer Class Flower Class Motto Launched Class Colors 9 Luella Schell Alma Gessele Eunlce I-hnsz Ame rxcan Rose But Not Anchored Green and Yellow A 'Q' ALMA GESSELE Senzor Personalztzes EUNICE IONE HINSZ Born January Z7 1933 at Mercer Grade School Martxn McClusky Mercer Hlgh School Mercer Favor1tes Past1me Sleepxng and lxstemng to the radxo Pet Peeve G1r1s who l1ke to take other g1rls boy frlends Hobby Collectzng photographs Actress Shlrley Temple Food Coffee cake Color Red Sayxng What next' Movxe Mother Was A Freshman Actor Van Johnson Song All My Love Ac tlV1t19 s Glee Club 4 Phy 1 Z 3 4 Cheerleader Class Presxdent 3 Sec Treas 4 V1ce Presxdent H 1 2 Annual Staff 4 F1rst A1d Paper Staff Senzor Class Play Amb1t1on Teacher or off1ce worker ALMA LEONA GESSELE Born December 1 1933 at Mercer Grade School Park Dxstrlct No l Hlgh School Mercer Favorites Sayxng Holy Mamford' Actor John Wayne Actress June Allyson Food Meat balls Hobby Collectlng souvenxrs Act1v1t1es Pep Club H Class Vxce Pres Ambltxon Housewxfe LUELLA JANE SCHELL Born March 12 1933 t Grade School Mercer I-hgh School Mercer Favorltes Pastxme Lxstemng to the Saylng Oh No' Actor Gordon MacCrea Actress June Allyson Food Glorxfxed rxce Actmvxtxes Glee Club Phy Ed Cheerleader cClusky Class Presxdent Sec Treas Vxce Presxdent Annual Ed1tor Ambxtlon Stenographer 10 Color Whlte Movxe The Great Lover Song I'll Sa1l My Shmp Alone Pastxme Sleep1ng Pet Peeve Gxrls wearxng perfume Glee Club Phy Ed Carmval Queen dxo Hobby Pamtxng f1gur1nes Pet Peeve People who stare' Color Red Movze Johnny Belxnda Song My Heart Crxes For You Paper Staff Flrst A1d Class Play Carmval Queen .....1-Z-3- .Ed.......--- .....1-Z-3 ' ..... .- .......... 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I- -,I -' I1 . f-N' 4 I ' 'X I I 5s I - 'Q' D Q 4 . 6 I DENNIS FIBELSTAD MILHERT STROBEL Us ' 'YG QA '.- J - . - - NAME CAROL DIEDE Born August 30 1935 near Pxckardsvxlle Ambxtxon To drmve a hearse Favorltes Sport Roller skatlng Food Luteflsk and lefse Subject Mathematlcs Song Remember Me I m the One Who Loves You Mov1e Romance of Rosy Rxdge Book Dr George Washzngton Carver Weakness Men' NAME ELAINE DORA HEITZMANN Born November8 1934 near Junzor Personawtzes NAME DORIS MARIE JORGENSON Born September 9 1934 at Wxlton Amb1t1on Telephone operator 1n a large cxty FaV0f1teS Sport Volleyball Food Frxed chlcken potatoes Subject Dsycholqgy Song Nevertheless Book Wxllow H111 Weakness Englxsh MOVIE Daughter of Rosy O Grady and mashed NAME PEGGY LOU JUST Born March 30 1934 at Turtle Lake Ambltxon Opera sxnger Favorxtes Sport Volleyball Food Chicken and dumphngs Subject Agrxculture Song The Holy Cxty Mov1e No favorxte Book Lxttle Women Weakness Psychology Favor1tes Sport Basketball Food Ch1cken and dumplmgs Subject Typlng Song My Heart Crles For You Movxe Johnny Belxnda Book Karen Weakness Englnsh NAME GLORIS ELAINE KETTERLING Born August ll 1934 at Benedxct Ambztzon Cook zn the hospxtal so the patxents get well Favorxtes Sport Basketball Food Meat balls mashed potatoes and creamed corn Subject Typlng Song Why Do You Say Those Thxngs Movxe Oh' You Beautxful Doll Book I Nlarrxed Adventure Weakness Drxvxng a car I3 ' . lu ' rl . lv ' ' uv . ' . ll I il l'JlcClusky Ambition: Teacher . Il ' ll . ll ' Il . ll ' Il . ll Il , v1 ' vu ' . ll ' ll . II ' ll Junzor Personalztzes NAME MARGARET JANE SPROUT Born October 10 1934 at Mercer Amb1t1on Teacher Favorxtes Song Church Bells Book Bonny s B y Subject Agrxculture Food Mashed potatoes and meat balls Sport Softball Mov1e Ma and Pa Kettle Go To Town Weakness Mathematmcs NAME MILBERT STROBEI.. Born Apr1l Z3 1933 at Mercer Ambxtxon Governor of North Dakota Sport Basketball Food Chxcken and dumplmgs Subject Agrzculture Song I'll Sa1l My Shxp Alone Movxe Duel rn the Sun Book Pxtfall Weakness Women NAME DORIS MAKEEFF Born May? I934 at Mercer Amb1t1on Teacher Favorites Subject Psychology Food Mashed potatoes and meat balls Sport Volleyball Book Bobbsy Twxns Mov1e Abbott and Costello Song God Please Protect Amerxca Weakness Englxsh NAME GENE SINGER Born March5 1934 at Mercer Ambltxon Be a lawyer Sport Basketball Food Chxcken and dumplmgs Subject Hlstory Song God Please Protect Amerlca Mov1e Reforrner and the Redhead Book The Babe Ruth Story Weakness Englxsh NAME DENNIS FIBELSTAD Born February 26 l935 at McClusky Ambxtlon Eng1neer Favorxtes Sport Volleyball Food Lefse Subject Agrxculture Song Blue Sklrt Waltz Mov1e Albequerque Book War w1hgS Weakness Engllsh 14 C I I : I U : I I . II Al ' . . ll I 0 Il Z 1 . 1. ' ll ' . ll ll . ll ' II- : ' . . 1 . , Favorites: Favorites: . ll ' ' II . Il ' ll ' . UI ' II ' . Il Il . I' ' ll . ll Il 3 , 1 . ll ' ll . ll Il , Il ' ll ,- '. 1 -40 I Sophomore .l'5 ,X T . . l . DARv1N FISCHER 3 DELORIS MAKEEI- I- DLLMA BRAUN ELMER HINSZ Ln I'- 15 -:pn-un, 4.1 Class '27 VERLINE JUST 7' DALE SCHELL F ,, V Q o 'S 1 .Q ,., -... :Pb - , 'B ' PV 1-. 'A 'of 'cf li l P I 1, I f -1 . ' a ' f N .K .A-Q ' .1 QJ o 4, ,- ' f S 'J ,, ff . ' ,., 5 an 7 'FLA Q 5 , No , ,, 'J.,r S -Q CJ '+ L Q9 M 0 Q! N in IERCY FIBELSTAD LEQ SCHLAH1 PONY SChELL MN li! l 's LOIS SKALEY JANICE JUST DELLA WLS I'ERLlND Nr' 'C ' J VERNIA RUST SYLVIA SCHLAHT 'VV 0 S-ng Si? 'Nh L V PN RUST 'IH JANILE 2 EUNICE Lma KETTERLING N16- .I FRANKLIN WESTERLIND FREDERICK KLINF AR LO WESTERLIND I6 'l Lb ,. .1 .nu I K 17' 5' ,L , 4 2 f A , ELLE 4 f ey L A . sl X Q2 U A ' 4 'X L Q A 5 A' .xii LQ A A , f' ,,- Q XL K ft .f . -, Q' LA, ' L x N 1 K N f 8 AX X -. W' ' 1 0 A Q ' ' I 1 'I x 3' Upper Grades The f1rst day of school found our room wxth an enrollment of mneteen pup1ls Four ln grade s1x one ln grade seven and fourteen ln the exghth grade We are all pleased wxth the appearance of our room thxs year The floors were sanded and fxmshed we have new bulletm boards new pencll sharpener and perhaps the most apprecxated of all some beautxful new desks Everythxng has added to the cheerfulness of our room The s1xth seventh and exghth grade geography classes are enjoyxng the1r new geography books we got th1s year A Young C1t1zenshxp League was organxzed ln our room The offxcers for the first semester were Presxdent Arlo Slnger Vxce Presxdent Charles Kline Secretary Ellan Hxnsz Treasurer Bxlly Wxse The ofizcers elected forthe second semester were Presxdent Verdelle Braun Vlce Presxdent Rodney Pederson Secretary Ella Marxe Schell Treasurer Bxlly Wxse We are hopmg that we can put on some form of entertarnment to ralse money At Chrxstmas we packed a box for the Red Cross to be sent as a gxft to a boy ID a fore1gn country We are trylng to help wlth the paper dr1ve All paper put lnto the basket 15 to flat and folded so our Jamtor can store xt untxl a truck comes to get xt For Valentme's Day we made a p1n cushxon for our mothers We were quxte sur Frlday IS Current Events day 1n our room The geography perxods are used to dxscuss the latest happemngs 1n Korea and Congress and any other news of rmportance We have trxed workmng out varxous projects 1n our classes th1s year The s1xth grade hlstory class made a dzsplay showxng the ancxent or1g1n and the c1v1l1zat1on whxch contrlbuted vanous devxces used ln modern l1v1ng The exghth grade Our State class made some excellent physzcal maps of North Dakota They also made a raxlroad map of North Dakota The seventh and ezghth grade geography class made a mural showmg the steps the progress of mdustry The sxxth grade has rnade maps of each country of whxch they have been study1ng We have had three partxes thzs year One was held 1n the evemng ln the gym naslum 1n November A Chrlstmas party was held December twenty thxrd at whxch games were played and grfts exchanged For our Valentxne party we went outdoors and played fox and goose then we came an and exchanged Valentlnes We are au enjoyxng the new books we were able to buy from the Carmval funds Charts m the back of the room have permltted us to watch our progress xn arxthmetxc and spellmg Some charts are well fxlled wxth hundreds The entxre room took part m the Chrxstmas program Chrxstmas Around the World Many of us played leadxng parts ln dEPlCt1l'l8 the Chrzstmas customs zn van ous lands ln looklng forward to the remamder of the year we fully realxze our fate revxew and state examxnatxons the last week 1n May That means plenty of work from now on 17 . . . i . . be prised at the neat sewing so many of our boys as well as girls were able to do. 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N., ev. 3' 55 P 'lar e B1 llx S h N fl' Ro D1 de Ca roll Buckm lle E oyHnsz Ell Hun 7. 18 .Et AH-.L MISSIDS Billy Whlte Joy Blerele Intermedzate Room The year 1950 51 started out xn the Intermedxate room w1th twenty sxx students Nxne 1n the thxrd grade exght xn the fourth grade and mne 1D the flfth grade A number of umts have been worked out The fourth grade worked out a urut on South Amerlca fn geography now they are worklng out a unxt on Afrxca The fxfth grade class IS enjoymg thexr hzstory so very much this year that they decxded to make a scrapbook In it they are pastlng pxctures of all the 1mportant people and places which we have studled about The thxrd grade has completed two books lh health and one xn sclence Now we are workxng on the unxt 'Farm Babxes We are putting forth much effort xn hndxng sultable pxctures for our bulletxn board We've had two partxes thxs year Our Chrlstmas party was enjoyed very much We asked all of our mothers to come smce we had special gxfts for them whxch we made The gzfts were dxsh towels that each pup1l had textxle paxnted usmg apples and pears as desxgns We really surprised our mothers A dellcxous lunch was served The second party was our Valentlne party A lunch was served in the Hot Lunchroom whmch consxsted of buns heart cookres pxckles and pop parents present at our P T A meetxngs The books whxch we have rece1ved so far are Robb1e the Brave Lxttle Collle Rlde Cowboy Rxde and Ben-pe's Hat Th1s room took part 1n our Chrxstmas program The name of the play was Chr1stmas Around the World Every chxld took part We also learned how to do f1gur1ne pamtmg Th1s the chmldren enjoy very much We have many weeks of work left on thxs project The chxldren all contrzbuted to the March of D1mes and contrlbuted money for fxllxng gxft boxes for the Red Cross We fllled two boxes one for a boy and one for gxrl Nineteen students of the twenty s1x are stay1ng for the hot lunches whzch are aga1n bemg served Up to the present tlme we have four students who have perfect attendance They are Claudxa Pederson Raylene Just Constance Freeberg and Dxckxe Wahl Many students wxll recexve a Reading Clrcle Cert1f1cate Th1s is issued to any student who has read exghteen books dunng the term All are enjoylng the new lxbrary books wh1ch were purchased for our room wxth the carmval money 19 D, . . . - , ' Our room has won four library books from the P. 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X. 4 . nl ni5,iU,. , - , ,, Przmary News Our school year began w1th twenty three pupmls Now we have only szxteen Makeeffs and Reverend Haars moved away whxch took flve out of our room Ronald Gessele came here for two months and then went back to the country school Darlene Jorgenson started school but xs stayxng home untxl next fall as her bxrthday came so late Now there are f1ve xn the second grade and eleven 1n the fxrst grade Our fxrst grade readmg class IS dlvxded xnto two groups the Jumpxng Rabbxts and the Busy Bees There are sxx Jumpxng Rabbxts and fxve Busy Bees We had a dress up party on Halloween We played games ate lunch and had our pxctures taken We also went through the other rooms so the others could see how funny we looked Our room was decorated for every month of the year In January we had snow men and lad1es on our wmdows They stood on snow Almost everyone xn our room eat Hot Lunch ln school Only two people brlng thexr dxnner palls and two people go home to eat All of us took part 1n the Chrxstmas program We sang songs and saxd pleces sent We played games and ate candy and nuts We studled all about Eslumos learned some Esk1mo words made booklets and pxctures of Esklmos and collected other plctures Two of our new l1brary books were storxes of Eskxmos We read those We had a valent1ne party wxth lots of valent1nes lunch and company Durlng the year we kept Ipana health charts We learned tne rlght way to brush our teeth We also had Good Breakfast charts to see lf we could eat better break fasts In December our teacher took all of us down town to go shoppmg We bought thxngs for Red Cross Boxes We fllled one box for a boy and one for a gzrl We are wantmg to hear from those who recexved our boxes We all joxned the Red Cross and wear our p1ns Many of us are almost through readmg exghteen books for our Readlng Cert1f1cates Kenneth B1rst and Lynn Ette Freeberg were the flrst ones through Those who have had perfect attendance so far are Elaxne and Jean Hmsz Martln Just Lynn Ette Freeberg Judxth Swendson and Bonnxe Lou Schell 2.1 ll-21 We hi d a Christmas party in our room. We drew names and each one brought a pre- in as '-sv! 11' Q- Przmary Room l L it 1 1 Q4 X riff xii- da Q. it, ABP' 0, 'I' R W Kenneth Bxer-,I Dxane Bauer Paul Wanner Dorothy Pederson Dough: Hexm SECOND ROW Judxln Swendson Myron Fmcher Lynette Freeberg Nlarun Just Bonme Lou SLhell THIRD ROW Allen Vvanner Elaxne Hxnsz Darlene Jorgensen na F Francis Laxb Larry Wanl FOURTH ROV! Jean Hlnsz Arlene Kline 'C A.. J ZZ ' . As? F' f n.g - D 9' Ns j - ' 1, f R 'l -. ff? ff' N- ' 1- D3 . .' , I ffm 1 'K R l I ' f J n ' I' 3 . 0 1 'Q ff X I' fs ,' , N 4 . l , ,, ,M 3 v lf Eg A 7 - an 5 ' Q. f l S., can Q' R K.. R A5 , ',l- A All E A fl l Qs- R R I l ' V, R , A , r 2.. O, O : . , . . Q... R p R c, , D 'I I N ,-,ii .-'..,x'w!-V ILTQ, '25, R .'... ,...., 7 8 A '-nu , RA, Lf-l 'X '.-:fx .1 .. :I-V ' N I . Q lu' 4 1 K Q4 ,D . A 0' C3 Q 0 , J I ,XX LEO TONY I-'rurz GENE 1JX. Mu.BER'r COACH SHULER ELMER DALE www Grade Team Z4 Boys Phy Ed Due to the lack of hexght the Mercer Bxsons have not been too successful to date We expect to have a famrly successful season next year as we don't lose a man from thxs year s team The players are as follows Dale Schell Elmer Hxnsz Frederxck Klme forwards Gene Sxnger center Darv1nF1sher Mxlbert Strobel Tony Schell Leo Schlaht guards We have played ten games to date xncludxng the County Tournament at Rxverdale The scores were as follows Mercer Mercer Mercer Mercer Mercer Mercer Mercer Mercer Mercer Hurdsfleld Turtle Lake Hurdsfle ld Goodr1ch Turtle Lake Coleharbor Rxverdale Butte Denhoff The grades have had a very good season wxnmng exght games took second place 1n the McClusky L1ons Inv1tat1onal Tournament as follows Mercer Mercer Mercer Mercer Mercer Mercer Mercer Mercer Hurdsfxeld Turtle Lake Hurd sfleld Goodrxch Coleharbor Coleharbor Turtle Lake Hurdsfzeld and losxng one They Thexr scores are The last four scores were from the 1V1cClusky LIOHS lnvltatlonal Tournament 9 36 ' 63 Z9 58 18 ' Z4 35 ' 2.8 Zl 33 26 Z5 Mercer Zl Coleharbor 38 34 ' 43 30 55 34 Z9 I9 ' 13 23 l4 10 ' 5 32 ' 10 Z3 l5 29 Z3 36 Z3 Z3 ' Z7 Z5 G1rls Phy Ed The gxrls physxcal educatxon whxch 1S held on Monday and Thursday 15 under the dxrectxon of Mrs Kl1ne The gxrls wear tenms shoes Jeans and whxte blouses Thxs fall we have played softball outdoors wxth the boys Durmg the wxnter months we do calxsthemcs and marchxng Lately the boys and g1rls have been play1ng volleyball Pep Club The pep club was orgamzed November 3 1950 shortly before our fxrst game Deggy Just Luella Schell and Dons Jorgenson were elected cheerleaders The other offxcers are as follows Dres1dent Peggy Just V1ce Presxdent Glor1s Ketterlxng Treasurer Carol D1ede Adv1sor Mrs Klxne The leaders wear black jumpers and whxte satxn blouses whxle the members of the pep squad wear black skxrts and whxte blouses Wh1te and black are our school colors Some of our yells are as follows Let s go Bxsons Let s go Bxsons Let s go Bxsons Get em h Conf1dent1ally' Our team xs Red Hot' Hxp Hxp Our team IS Red Hot' Hxp Hxp Our team 15 Red Hot' Hxp Hap Red Hot' ' Z7 ' 7 . , . . . . . Secretary ,. .............. ................ D oris Jorgensen I Sh-h- ' ' . G ee Miss Berge Dxrector Ed Mrs Klme Instructor Pep Luella, Doris, and Peggy Leaders 2.8 , fi ff X I H . Q . Phy. .L- . - - Coronatzon At 11 30 p m Cctober lZ 1950 Darvm F1scher and Alma Gessele were crowned carmval Klng and Queen of 1950 The queen was att1red m a p1nk sheer formal Her attendants Dons Jorgenson and Glorxs Ketterlmg wore blue and pxnk formals respectxvely The k1ng's attendants were Mllbert Strobel and Gene S1nger As M1ss June Berge played the Coronatxon March Chrxst Helm Jr and Robert Sackman unrolled a whxte carpet for the process1onal wh1ch was led by Luella Schell queen of 1949 followed by Paul Wanner bearmng the kxng s crown Next ln hne were the royal couple and therr attendants The lung and queen were seated on the stage wxth the attendants standxng 1n their respective places Wlth fxttlng words Luella Schell removed the crown from her head and crowned Alma Gessele queen of the Mercer school for 1950 and 1951 She also crowned Darvxn Fischer as king The lung and queen expressed thexr thanks and appreclatxon for the honors bestow ed on them As the Coronatlon March contmued the royal party receeded from the stage The queen s g1ft mcluded a pm and earr1ng set from the school and a rh1nestone bracelet from Luella Schell former queen The kxng recezved a bxllfold and the attendants each a box of candy from the school The total recempts m the contest were S35 85 Jumor Class Play December 6 1950 SOUND YOUR HORN by Howard Reed Druscxlla Phyllls Etta Lamb Mrs Van Dyke Homer Bxrd Chrxstxne Elllot Dxane Webster Mrs Beasley Theodore Webster Elaxne Hextzmann Dorxs Makeeff Carol Dxede Glorzs Ketterlxng Mxlbert Strobel Dorxs Jorgenson Peggy Just Margaret Sprout Denms Fmbelstad SUMMARY OF PLOT Whether you've hxtchhlked or learned the hxghway from behmd the wheel of the latest sports model you ll delxght xn thxs play of Chrxstme s refreshment stand lt s full of catchy comedy Sometxme It s Homer Bud blunderxng after Etta sometzmes 1t's Phylhs and Druscxlla drmklng thelr way through the l1st of soda pop who touch the funny bone But whoever It is there's always laughter The play offers contrasting roles ln those of Mr Angus and Mrs Beasley the one sauve and successful the other blundenng and xnefhczent Chrxstlne rented the land for her stand from Mrs Van Dyke's agent and when Mrs Van Dyke llnwllllngly sets out to repudxate the lease and dlspossess Chrlstxne she flnds out that she has a person to reckon wlth entirely dxf ferent from the wealth worsh1pp1ng group to whxch she has been accustomed Chrlstlne dxscovers unexpected allxes xn the mece and nephew of Mrs Van Dyke whnle the play romps through excztmg moments of romance and comedy to an end that IS just rlght 29 I : . . , , ' ' - 1 , . . . . ' . .' l A I , . . , . . , . , . . . . . , . O I Mr.Angus............. .. .......GeneSinger , . . . .. , , , . 1 . ., . ' . ' . I ' . . 5 , , - Carnwal Coronatzon Alma Gessele Darvxn Fischer Glons Ketterlxng Dons Jorgenson Luella Schell Gene Sxnger Mxlbert Strobel Jumor Class Play STANDING Elaine Hextzmann Glorx: Kc-lterhng Margaret Sprout Dons maker!! Dm nm Fxbelslad MISSING Carol Du-de 30 ' I I SEATED: Mllberl Strobel, Peggy Just, Gene Singer, Dons Jorgensen School Farnwal The fxrst outstandmg hxghllght of the school year was the carmval held at the school gymnasxum Thursday evemng October lZ 1950 The program was presented at 8 o clock wxth every room presentmg at least one number as follows Play It All Depends On How You Brxng Them Up Intermedxate Room Song Humpty Dumpty and Me Prxmary Room Slut lmpersonauons of famous people Upper Grades Song Ten I..1ttle Indlans Pnmary Room Play A Remarkable Baby Intermedxate Room Song Good mght Irene Mxxed Chorus H1gh School After the program the fOllOW1ng consessxons were opened for busxness Dart Throw Ball Throw Rlng the bottle Roulette Game F1sh Pond Noveltles Blngo Door Pnze Guessxng Bean Contest Kxng and Queen Contest At ll 30 0 clock the Carnxval Klng and Queen of 1950 were crowned They were Darvxn Fxscher and Alma Gessele wxth Dorls Jorgenson and M11bert Strobel Gene Slnger and Glorls Ketterhng as thexr attendants Last year s queen Luella Schell crowned both the students Daul Wanner carrmed the crown on a p1nk sat1n pxllow and Robert Sackman and Chr1st Helm Jr unrolled the carpet for the carmval royalty The Queen drew the lucky txckets for the radxo Mxxmaster and the door prxzes Earl Postel Mercer won the radxo Rexnhart Stradmger Mercer the M11-:master D1ck Doer1ng Goodrxch the men s door pr1ze Mrs Ralph Burke P1ckardsv1lle won the women s door prxze and Phyllxs Schell Mercer got a muslcal teddy bear for gUCSS1ng the number of beans ln the bean Jar contest The gross recexpts were S521 01 wxth total expendxtures of S198 Z3 leavmg a net pr0f1t of S322 78 31 U! O 1' - Il ' . ll - ' Z. - . ' 3. ' - ' 4. - ' ' . ' 5- - an D vw ' 6. - al - ' ' i ll 1 ' D ' Raffle on Radio and Mixmaster f,n 159106 Qevenge' bee W- N P? 1 PPV' A T I Freshies 1950 B0 Egfrover S SOP,'HS+ICd1-Sd. I 9 v , A Q?s, wh gas ff , - QS O X1 5 Ev rm i If , L - o Q , X Fe, E 4, f . d 1' . ,4 n gi 2 fi ' Q Z' uf. u . H -,, H M 'g 5 u B M .9 . 5, Y H e, ' H cl. 5 , 1 y - P Q h aw-, .P-,H N ' 111-111-1 ON 'f Q u ' V Imam fm f Q ly 'I KIA ' , l 9. '51 if , ' 1 Q YA ,s I rx I!- T Ou . . Inztza tzon Party An Imt1at1on party was held on Thursday October 5 wzth the follow1ng Freshmen partxcxpatlng Jamce Just Jamce Ketterlxng Sylvla Schlaht L.uVon Rust Eumce L.a1b I..o1s Skaley Verma Rust Tony Schell Frederxck Khne Leo Schlaht Percy Fxbelstad Thxs group came to school Thursday mornxng dressed 1n thexr 1n1t1at1on clothes Each glrl was dressed dxfferently xn the followxng clothes gunny sack skxrts men s bxbbed overalls men's wmter underwear and shorts men s shoes and socks and shuts on backwards The g1rls haxr was done up on the top of her head and t1ed wxth a rlbbon Each boy wore a d1fferent garb xncludmg women's high heeled shoes short dresses mghtgowns and women s overshoes Each carrxed a doll and a purse and wore make p Thursday night at exght o clock the party was held We played games after whmch lunch cons1st1ng of sandwxches jello cake pxckles and pop were served by the Sophomore Class Freshman Return Party On October 17 1950 the Freshmen gave a return party to the Sophomore Class The party began by playzng games The students and faculty partlcxpated 1n the games and the gxrls of the Freshman Class provxded refreshments at the close of the party Due to the fact that our gym was under repamr the games were played 1n the hxgh school assembly For lunch we had sandwxches pxckles cake and pop The party broke up about eleven o clock 33 l I I I I . . . . i . , ' I . . , I I I 1 . . , . . . . : - -, . , . 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I I I I I I ' I I I ' I Hallozw en Party On October 3l 1950 at 8 o clock mn the evemng the .Tumors and Semors spon sored a party for the Sophomores Freshmen and Faculty xn the chool gymnasium For entertalnment we played the followmg games Three Deep Skxp to my Lou and Shot Put also rxddles were read and we were supposed to gxve the answers Lunch consxsted of sandwxches pxckles cake Jello and nop The party broke up about ten thxrty Tharksglz mg Party ln the evemng of November Z0 1950 at 7 30 p m the Soplomores and Fresh men gave a party for the Junxors Semors and Faculty at the schoolhouse The Vxrgxnla The The evenmg was spent playxng the followxng games Sk1p to my Lou Three Deep Reel and O Grady Says refreshments mncluded hot dog sandw1ches pxckles cake and pop only table appoxntments were lxghted candles Ch rzstmas Party The Junxors and Semors sponsored a Chrxstmas party Frxday December ZZ a l o clock mn the afternoon After playnng several games of volleyball g1ftS were opened and a delxcxous lunch WBS served Table decoratxons xncluded Santa Clauses made of apples and marshmallows Thxs party ended our school work and actxvxty for the year 1950 Everyone went home to enjoy a two weeks vacatxon 34 X 9 I I ' . l I V I - . C . I I ' 1 . ' . 5 . , I I I I l I I V l 4 ' I Nl . , p ' , , : . ., .. - D I ' 2 ' . ' I , . D I I D I I ' O t ' ' . I . I , Chrzstmas Program MERCER SCHOOL Thursday December 20 l95O SCHOOL GYMNASIUM I Recxtauons Myron Fxscher Jud1th Swendson Nlartxn Just Darlene Jorgenson 2 Song When Santa had the Reumatzz Ela1ne HIHSZ Lynn Ette Freeberg Jean H1nsz. Arlette Kl1ne ageant Grade 1 through grade 9 Chrlstrnas Around the World was presented by the pup1ls of grade 1 through grade 9 Th1s pageant depxcted scenes from Holland Norway Germany Mexxco Palestme Syria and the Umted States Many songs as well as dxalogue revealed how Chrxstmas IS celebrated m these dxfferent countr1es The costummg was applxcable to each country and 1n many lnstances set a very colorful plcture The custom of Panata from Mexlco created a bxg laugh Here the Panata large paper bag was suspended from the ce1l1ng near the mxddle of the stage by a heavy cord Thxs bag fxlled wnth candy and nuts was the target for several bhndfolded Mexxcan chxldren who struck at xt wxth a long slender stxck Flnally the blow that broke the sack set every youngster on the stage scramblmg after the candy and nuts St Nxcholas from Holland Krls Krxngle from Germany and Santa Claus from the Unlted States each appeared xn the costume of his own country The hxgh school glrls Glee Club sang the followxng songs between the dxfferent scenes ofthe pageant Whxte Chrxstmas Jzngle Bells Joy to the World and 1 ll Be Home For Chrxstmas Lunch consxstmg of cake sandwxches and coffee was served by members of the faculty at the close of the program Proceeds were added to the School Act1v1ty Fund 35 I I I . , . 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