Milbank High School - Kennel Yearbook (Milbank, SD)

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This High School Annual is Dedicated to the Faculty and Patrons of Milbank High School 1950-1951

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THE STAIRWAY TO CLIMB ... MILBANK HIGH SCHOOL Milbank High School Volume VII

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THE BULL ft DOG VOLUME VII, NUMBER I THE SENIOR CLASS, HISTORY AND PROPHECY ALUMNI OF '51 VISIT CLASSMATES IN MANY LANDS CLASS OF '51 COMPLETES SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL CAREER It was a wonderful day in September, 1939, when quite a number of innocent little dears went toddl- ing off to their first day of school. Among the tears and noise, the teacher managed to teach them to spell, to print, and to keep their mouths shut. The first year was, of course, the most exciting. In the second grade they renewed old friendships and some of the students participated in a music recital and Christmas play. The fourth, fifth, and sixth grades brought with them music recitals, declamation contests, and the never forgetable operettas. By the time they reached the seventh and eighth grades the seniors of ’51 were well-mannered citizens, most of them belonging to the scouts and the Y.C.L. It was the ruling hand of Mr. Groeneveld that guided them through their junior high days. 1947 brought a new dawning to some 90 students as they set out upon their high school career. They were initiated October 1. All over town you could hear, I’m a little freshman flower, growing greener by the hour. I’m as green as green can be. ’Cause no one cultivated me,” being recited by the green freshies” kneeling in humbleness before their mighty seniors.” Before the year was up the class was well represented in extra-curricular activities such as football, basketball, music and declam. They chose as their cheerleaders, Pat DeFea, Helen Cannedy, Joanne Nord, and Eileen Van Veen. Progressing upward into senior high activities, the sophomore year brought many new and exciting things. Classes were held in the auditorium and court house. Tim Garvey and Jack Flanery were on the first ten in basketball. Joanne Nord and Eloise Bohn were two of the four senior high cheerleaders. The class also showed outstanding participation in music, declam, and sports. Jack Flanery, Tim Gar- (Continued on Page 4) Farrell, Konshak Win Tour; See World And Former Classmates Ye merry authors won Rudy Nef’s cheese-eating contest and a trip around the world. Duane Ander- son, now a full-fledged telegrapher, will transmit all our encounters. Ist dispatch. With Charles Bury at the wheel of our Trans-World flier and Kathleen Hughes as our stewardess, we left for London via New York to see Wesley McCrea and Puffy Adams, proprietors of a ladies’ dress shop there—but first we stopped off at Dublin, Ireland to see Eunice Anderson who is on a buying trip for Mittelstaedts’. After a short chat with Wes and Puffy, we left for France to see Pat DeFea, a model at the Paris Lafayette and Audrey Troelson, a professional hair stylist. The girls took us on a tour of the city and we were surprised to see Earl Christians who is studying art there. We also had a chat with Jeanette Peterson and Eloise Mueller who have been training to swim the English Channel. In Germany Delaine Nord, a chef at a high-class restaurant, fixed us a delicious meal before we left for Czechoslavakia to sec the Reverend Monahan who has a mission there. We couldn’t stay too long with him as we had to hurry down to Cairo, Egypt in time to sec Burges’ twin boys christened Philip and Timothy by their proud father, the Reverend David Arthur Gugin. Belgian Congo, here we come. What a riot! In the midst of a mass of monkeys we saw Marvin Knock teaching them to twirl their tails. From there we swung around by Moscow to see Dave Dodds, per- sonal assistant to Joe Stalin. Stalin gave Dodds time off to show us around (probably to see if he could extract any information about home from us; he’s such a ladies’ man.) Well anyway, we discovered Beverly Thiele trying to break down the iron curtain —hopeless case. We stopped at Iran on our way to China, to see Arlin Kruger who inherited some oil wells from his grandfather. Incidentally Phil Strandvold owns and operates a wig factory there. We met Jim Haglc in Switzerland. He teaches skiing and swimming to tourists. (Continued on Page 4)