Nelson High School - Viking Yearbook (Nelson, WI)

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Senior Class History On the morning of September l, 1947, seventeen young, eager, and very green Freshmen enrolled in Nelson High School. During the first semester, our number was reduced to sixteen as Corlinda Eide left school. y ln our Sophomore year, we were minus five more: Herbert Blager and Roger Brommer, who left to assist their parents on the farm: Mary Jane and Dale Owen transferred to Durandg Darlene Paulson, who later became the bride of James Hogan of Pepin. ln the second semester, we lost Darrell Kindschy who transferred to Cochrane. We entered our Junior year as a class of ten. We sponsored the Christmas party and the annual prom. Our prom theme was 'Mood lndigo' with Rube Floyd and his or- chestra furnishing the music. Glenn Schamaun was Prom King and he chose Lois Owen as his Queen. Mrs. Erpelding was our advisor. The following September we found that we had lost three more members, leaving our class with an enrollment of seven. Genesse Paulson became the bride of Robert Brommer: Betty Baader became the bride of Elroy Brommer: Lois Owen transferred to Durand. Our first project of the year was to properly initiate the Freshman class into N. H. S. This was carried out successfully. Soon we had our pictures taken, chose our announcements, cards, caps and gowns, etc. All the things that make the Senior year a busy one. A11 too soon, the year will end and we will have' arrived at graduation day. I The following are present members of our Senior class: Jerome Brunkow, Merlin Carothers, Glen Kimmel, Gladys Rustad, Glen Schamaun, Valoris Schmidlin, Harriet Stoll. We will always be grateful and remember the great effort our parents and teach- ers put forth for us to arrive at this graduation of our educational career. - -Val or is Schmidlin . News of 1966 Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wilson QValoris Schmidlinj are visiting her parents at Nelson for a few weeks with their two sons, Johnny and Al. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nelson fl-larriet Stollj and their daughter, Vicky Lynn, and their son, Donald, have just returned from a trip to California. It is rumored that Gladys Rustad, a professional dancer at the Stork Club in New York, is planning on coming home for a vacation at Nelson soon. Quite a change from New York! Merlin Carothers and Glenn Schamaun are now engaged in making Hot Rods' and model cars. They recently made a new world record of 267 miles per hour with one of their models. H Jerry Brunkow's marriage license had just been published in the paper. One of his old schoolmates has won his heart. Seems like she was a Sophomore in 1951. 13

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Nelson Loyalty Song We're loyal to you, Nelson High, We're Green and we're White, Nelson High We'll back you to stand, It's the best in the land, For we know you have sand, Nelson High U rah rah Back up that ball, Nelson High, We're backing you all, Nelson H We'll do and we'l1 dare for you, You know how we care for you, igh, Here's three cheers for you, Nelson High U rah rah 12

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Glen Kimmel is now Principal of Nelson High School. I hear that he had laid down quite a few new rules. The Seniors do not have to take English now. --Harriet Stoll Class Will We, the class of 1951, in the town of Nelson, the county of Buffalo, and the State of Wisconsin, being in our usual mental condition, hereby make this, our last will and testament, rendering void and of no avail any former will or wills that have been pre- viously made by us during our four-year period. And in this manner do we dispose of our possessions: To the Junior Class, our rightful heirs, we leave our desks and the wads of gum under them, our teachers, and our books. We also leave them our importance, and our wisdom, all of which we possess in great quantities. To our good friends, the Sophomore Class, we leave our patience. It will be found useful as the only means to endure the Juniors. To the young and green Freshmen, we leave a map of the school building so they won't get lost going from class to class. We also leave them a book on how to get along with the teachers, which no doubt, will come in very handy. To our fellow classmates, we leave the following: INDIVIDUAL WILLS: I, Gladys Rustad, will my pleasing smile to Donna Benjamin. I, Harriet Stoll, will my ability to dance to the struggling beginners. I, Valoris Schmidlin, will my straight teeth to anyone who has to wear braces. . I, Glenn Schamaun, will all my girl friends to--Qchanged my mind - I decided I had better keep them. I, Merlin Carothers, will my money, looks, and wolf whistle to the shy bashful beginners. I, Jerry Brunkow, will my lover tactics to Duane Brommer. I, Glen Kimmel, will my wise cracks to Gerald Reinhardt. CLASS TES TATOR Gladys Rustad 14