Milaca High School - Treasured Echoes Yearbook (Milaca, MN)

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Senlor Sketches Q3 xJX '-f .f '- T-J When the doors of MHS opened rn the fall of 1950 1n rushed 133 eager l1tt1e Ind1ans 1n the1r search of educatxon At our f1rst pow wow Lloyd Olson was elected chlef Bob Stewart v1ce presxdent Russell K1ng sec retary and Harlan Hanenberg treasurer To lead us 1n our war crys we chose Lols Johnson Evelyn Bjurman Mary Swanson and Carole Stowers as B team cheerleaders We too attempted to 'Keep the Bombers Grounded w1th our Homecomlng float We adorned our float w1th threelovely squaws Helen Utsch1nsk1 queen Mary Swanson and Mar1an Resenbr1nk attendants The braves carrled the class vote entlrely 1n the sophomore class elect1on w1th the except1on of one malden on the executlve staff PICSI dent Bob Stewart v1ce pres1dent Lloyd Olson secretary Clara Blom qu1st and Truman Bu1sman treasurer We presented the second S W A K N1ght 1n wh1ch we dooned war pa1nt of a d1fferent color Ne were transformed from Ind1ans to Negro m1nstrels 1n our huge var1ety show Mary Swanson was our add1t1on to the 'A' squad cheerleaders As we canoed along xnto our Jumor year Lloyd Olson was elected presxdent Roger Olson v1ce pres1dent Joan Kuether secretary and Truman Bu1sman treasurer Our f1rst b1g event was the Jun1or class play Fa1th Hope and Flar 1 y Remember Denn1s Danger as the red ha1red Flar1ty and the rav 1Sh1Hg Crabbe tw1ns portrayed by Carole Stowers and Elleen H1FSCh9 Beh1nd those Englxsh accents were Don Asp and N1ck Karras When May rolled around we converted the school audxtorxum 1nto Dreamland' Fluffy clouds a sta1rway to the stars and a dreamy at mosphere made up our happy hunt1ng grounds S1x were placed on the Nat1onal Honor Socxety th1s year they were Darlene Lemmon Margaret Smlth Clara Blomqu1st Roger Olson Denn1s Danger and Don Asp E1leen Hlrsch and Don Asp were chosen as representatlves to G1rls and Boys State Heap b1g chlef of our senlor class was Denn1s Danger Other offlcers 1n h1s tr1be were R1chard W1l ken v1ce presldent Joan Kuether secretary and Merle DeBoer treas urer 23 'Xl' Ii ffl. C S ' 'DB Xl?'tx...r ,1 '- ,' ',, . 2 ' f f f' U U. ' in . I

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47,,,fy MYRNA VAN DALEN Chorus3 4 GleeC1ub2 3 Hall Mon rtor3 Declarn4 Annual Staff4 Jun ior Class Play 3 MERLE WEAVER 095 ,4-+ 'offmf ROGER WETTER RICHARD WILKEN Hall MOD1IOI4 F F A 2 3 4 Officer 4 Baseball 2 Class Officer 4 Noon Hour Activ1t1esL243 4 w uf' Url X- ,E , .a'.'.,, 4 ,V DENIS WILSON Basketball 1 2' Junior Class Play 3- Noon Hour Activities 4. MARILYN WISNESS GleeClub3 4- Hall Monitor3- F H.A 1- Play Production 3. C30 ,-sr Cr-uf IW-s , . w VERDA VON WISNESS Chorus 1- Library Club 4- Play Pro- duction 3. EUGENE BROSC HOFS KY 1 2

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fcontmuedj E1leen H1TSCh Clara Blomqmst Carol Helmen Ruth Sm1th Denn1s Danger Roger Olson Lloyd Olson and Don Asp represented our class 1n Student Counc1l w1th Lloyd Olson as pres1dent The annual and M1lach1 staffs were chosen for the com1ng year Carol Helmen and Carole Jameson co ed1tors of the annual and Joan Kuether ed1tor 1n ch1ef of the M1lach1 The class of 1954 opened w1th a successful football season We re ma1ned undefeated and recewed the Rum R1ver Champ1onsh1p The three Mary Swanson re1gned over I-lomecommg fest1v1t1es Events 1nclud ed the snake dance and bonf1re on Thursday n1ght coronat1on parade and Cambrldge game on Frlday Queen Mary was ass1sted by her four attendants Lo1s Johnson Joan Kuether Cordella Rhoda and Myrna Van Dalen Conquer Cambr1dge was the slogan that helped our Indla scalp the Bluejackets 25 to 6 As graduat1on rolls around we w1ll be pack1ng up our tomahawks and peaceplpes 1n search of more happy hunt1ng grounds 24 I 9 i 9 n 9 captains of the team were Carl Hjort, Truman Buisman, and Bob Stewart. . . , . , , D . l I l ! . ' ' ns I I l I I