Onamia High School - Warrior Yearbook (Onamia, MN)

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jIfLASS HIS Q Surely September 1947 was a propitious month. 'This date marked both the first anniversary of peace in the world and the advent of the 1951 graduates into high school. Our class at this time numbered sixty-four, the largest ever to be en- rolled at 0.H.S. Immediately this group spread like locusts to take part in all of the activities of the school, with Mrs. Nelson's and Miss Talbert's ardent help. September 1948 marked a pretentious year for fifty-four students. With the extraordinary assistance of Miss Hanlon and Mn Williams, we enJoyed many activities. We survived all the growing pains and major disasters attendant on being sophomores. Our chief reason for survival was the goal soon to be reached--the much more mature and socially acceptable Junior class. Our entry into the Junior class was marked by storm and stress, for we soon discovered that the true pinnacle of life in 0.H.S. was to be achieved only in the senior class. With Mr. Olness and Miss Peterson as our advisors we carried out the heavy work of the school, starting with our class day 'Junior Prom,' which was a very good play. It was enjoyed under adverse conditions--the curtain was raised! Probably the biggest event of the year was the annual Junior-Senior Banquet, with a theme centered around a southern plantation. A class of forty-nine proud students entered the halls of 0.H.S. for the last time in 1951. Although those before us have had senior class plays, skip days, and other important events, we have decided that the 1951 grads will have even better events. Our class will scatter, maybe some of them never coming back to Onamia. Many of them will go into the armed forces or war work, but whatever our destination, surely no class has had a better beginning than the senior class of 1951. Hay the class of '51 make history for themselves, and the school which gave it a start. S a L.,

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fCLASS Wruj We, the seniors of the class of 1951, Mille Lacs County, town of Onamia, Commonwealth of Onamia High School, being of sound mind and memory, do make, publish, and declare this our last will and testament in manner and following. LANDY HONEYCUTT wills his ability to expatiate on a variety of subjects to NORMAN JOHNSON. GENE WICKLUND wills his tenor voice to CLARENCE IMM. JAMES JOHNSON wills his deep bass voice, which cannot be lowered to a whisper, to GEORGE ABLARD. JOAN SIBELL wills her old love letters and diary to PAT HAUGEN. HAROLD ORVIS wills his seat in chemistry class to JOHN ORTON. DOREEN MOHLER wills her art of acting in physical education class to EUNICE GIBSON. MARILYN GRAVELLE wills her ability to flirt without saying much and having fair results to PHYLLIS SEELEN. BEATRICE FAULKNER and VIOLA KAPSNER will their friendship to SYLVIA TAFT and BARBARA RICE. JESSE GIDDINGS wills his cowboy shirt and his knack of doing algebra to WESLEY BROWN. MAXINE OSBORN wills her tenor saxophone position in the band to CLIFFORD ROLAND. DIAINE BIPES wills his blond hair to ARCHIE BLOCK. LORN APEL wills his tuba to CHARLES BENZIE. RICHARD BENZ wills his ability to skip school and get away with it to TED VAN GRINSVEN. GERALD VIRNIG wills his worn down pencils to EARL IRELAND. SHIRLEY RAYMOND wills her intention to be a WAC or WAVE to JUNE AMUNDSON. MARCILLE LUCHSINGER wills the Joy of going to GIRLS' STATE to some lucky Junior girl. BEVERLEY ABLARD wills her love for studying to ALFRED KIM ONS. BETTY HAMILTON wills her talkativeness to DOROTHY CORBETT. WAYNE LARSON wills his ways with the teachers and ability to make bright, bright remarks to EDWARD RAYMOND. ALICE OLSON wills her artistic talent to JOE MITCHELL. HELEN SETTERLOF wills her glockenspiel to anyone who can pronounce lt! MARGARET VANDERHEYDEN leaves her interest in her accordian to LE ROY JOHNSON. MERCEDES WULFF wills her soprano voice to RIDA XRUSCHEK. RUTHIE GAVE wills her sense of humor to BILL NIER. LEILA BARNES wills her shorthand transcription to EVELYN LIDEN. ARLENE SCHMOLKE wills her cheerleading ability to AUDREY BYVERSON. LEE STRANG wills his interest in sports to KENNETH HOLSTE. JEANNE HEIDELBERGER leaves her curt remarks in English class to BARBARA FISCHER. MARGARET SOUTH wills her freckles to PAUL OLSON. ROGER LINDQUIBT wills his position on the paper and annual staffs to FRED BAM. RICHARD AMUNDSON wills his chemistry workbook, which has never been used, to HAZEL WOOD. MAYNARD APEL wills his place on the football team to any Junior boy who enjoyed it as much as he did. ERVIN KUSCHEL wills his curly hair to VIRGIL PI LKNER. DON HENRY wills his habit of eating in 3rd hour study period to RONALD HANSON. JOAN JOHNSON wills her majorette skill to JOANNE MICHAELSON. TOMMY DYE leaves his interest in sports to JAMES KVALE.