Plentywood High School - Treasure Chest Yearbook (Plentywood, MT)

Text from Pages 1 - 74 of the 1952 volume:

Zhe Zreasure Chest Published by Senior Class of 1952 Plentywood High School Plentywood, Montana Volume VI E © We hope you like THE STAFF CAT Mary Jean Bestland Neal Brown Those whom we love go out of sight But never out of mind, They are cherished in the hearts Of those they left behind. Loving and kind in all their ways, Upright and just to the end of their days. Sincere and true in heart and mind, Beautiful memories they left behind. 3 O M T E N c Foreword Dedication Administration Faculty Classes Activities Athletics BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION Left to right: Harold Platts, James Doran, Mrs. Roy Nelson, Harold DeSilva, Leonard Wollan, Einar Klofstad, and Clarence Hewitt. LEONARD A. WOLLAN N.D.S.C. ,U. of Wyoming Superintendent WALTER E. GOETZ Dickinson State Teachers, U. of Minnesota. Commerce Principal. JACQUELYN BEAMAN Office Secretary. 5 FACULTY JOAN LARSEN First Grade, Minot State Teachers College; Col- umbus, North Dakota. AGNES MULLEN First Grade, Minot State Teachers College; Crosby, North Dakota. MRS. HELEN JOHNSON Second Grade, State Normal College, Dillon, Montana; Redstone, Montana. LOIS MICHELS Second Grade, Northern Montana College, Havre, Montana; Medicine Lake Montana. MRS. ISABELLE WILSON Third Grade, Eastern Montana Normal, Bill- ings, Montana; Plenty- wood, Montana. MAVIS HOVDE Third Grade, Minot State Teachers College; Devils Lake, North, Dakota. MARIE BAKKEN Fourth Grade, Northern Mon- tana College, Havre, Mon- tana; Plentywood, Montana. EUNICE HAFNER Fifth Grade, Minot Stati Teachers College; Beu lah, North Dakota. BENNIE J. LUND sixth grade Minot State Teachers College Flaxton, North Dakota MISS MARCIA RAE WELLS Seventh Grade,Eastern Wash- ington College of Education, Cheney, Wash; Kalispell, Montana. WILLIAM ROWE Eighth Grade, University of Minnesota , Duluth, Minn - sota; Ely, Minnesota. 6 I ROBERT L. DUNN Social Science, English, Sioux Falls College, Sioux Falls, S. Dak.jPlentywood, Montana. ALLEN L. FELDNER Biology, World History; Minot State Teachers College, U. of North Dakota; Plentywood, Montana. GUDRUN HAUGJORDE Vocal Music, St. Olaf Col- lege, Northfield, Minnesota; Wildrose, North Dakota. SPENSER J. HILLESLAND Mathematics, Band, El- lendale, State Normal Ellendale, N. Dak.;Plen- tywood, Montana. MRS. BERNADINE PALUTZKE English, Librarian, Study Hall, Jamestown College, Jamestown, N. Dak.; Plenty- wood, Montana. C. LOUISE SANDERS, Home Economics, Girls' phy- sical education, Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn- esota; Rawson, North Dakota. ARTHUR SOLHEIM Coach, Soc. Sc. Con- cordia College, Moor- head, Minn., U. of N. Dak.; Eagle Bend, Minn. TED VINGER English, Speech, St. Olaf Col- lege, Northfield, Minn.;Stan- ley, Wisconsin. HENRY WEISZ Shop, Safe Driving, Science, Ellendale State Normal, El- lendale, N. Dak.; Plentywood Montana. Vocational Agriculture, Montana State College; Opheim, Montana. 7 CLASS COLORS Blue and Silver CLASS FLOWER Pink Rose We have crossed the bay, the ocean lies before us. CORINE HATVICK I shall not lie to you anymore. Mixed Chorus 1,2,3,4; President 4; Girls’ Chorus 2,3,4; Class Secretary 1; Class Vice President 4; Student Council 2,4; Class Play 3; Wildcat Staff 4; T.N.T. 2,3,4. JEROME ONSTAD No matter what the discussion may be, I always find room to disagree. Football 2,3,4; Co-captain 4; Stu- dent Council 3,4; President 4; Class Play 3; President 4; Letterman’s Club 4; Wildcat Staff 4. JACQULEEN NELSON Do right and fear no man, don’t write and fear no woman. Mixed Chorus 1,4; Girls’ Chorus 1, 2,3,4; F.H.A. l;Class Play 3; Wild- cat Staff 3; Class Secretary 4. 9 DONALD FINK To spend to much time in studies is sloth. F.F.A. 4; Pres. 4. DIANE FRETHEIM A smile is worth a thousand groans in any market. Mixed Chorus 1,2,3.4; Girls’ Chorus 1,2, 3,4; Class Play 3; Wildcat Editor 4; An- nual Staff 3,4; F.H.A. 1; T.N.T. 2,3,4. A DELIA FURST Life is what you make it. Mixed Chorus 2,3,4. Girls' Chorus 1,2, 4; Band 2,3,4; Class Play 3; Wildcat Staff 4; F.H.A. 1; T.N.T. 3,4. ELIZABETH GRAHAM I think, but dare not speak. Flandreau,South Dakota 1; Mixed Chor- us 4; Girls' Chorus 2,3,4; Librarian 4. JESSIE GRAHAM The greatest is behind.” Flandreau, South Dakota 1; Librarian 4. MARTIN GROSS Ahead lies everything. Mixed Chorus 1,2,3,4; Boys' Chorus 1,2 Triple Quartet 1,2,3, Class Play 3 Letterman's Club 4; Football 1,2,3,4 Basketball 2; Annual Staff 4. 10 RITA GROVE False face must hide what the false heart doth know. Outlook 1; Billings 2; Class Vice Presi- dent 3; Class Play 3. ANITA KLOFSTAD Little I ask, my wants are few. Band 3,4; Mixed Chorus 1,3,4; Girls' Chorus 1,2,3,4; Triple Trio 4; Annual Staff 4; Class Play 3; T.N.T. 2,3,4; F. H.A. 1,4; Girls' Sports 1. CAROLE KNUTSON Lone but not lonesome. F.H.A.2; Class Play 3; School Photo- grapher 4; Librarian 3; Annual Staff 4; Wildcat Staff 4. BETTY LOU LARTER Marry for money and repent in leisure. Girls' Chorus 1,3; Librarian 1,3; Wildcat Staff 3. FAY MEHL It's better to love a short man than never to love a-tall. Mixed Chorus 1,2,3; Girls' Chorus 1,2; Class Play 3; Student Council 3; Class President 3; Annual Staff 4; F.H.A. 1,2, 4; T.N.T. 2,3,4; Girls’ Sports 1,4; Band 3,4. EARL MYLES, JR. There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is in having lots to do and not doing it. Band 2,3,4; Mixed Chorus 1,2; Boys' Chorus 1,2: Triple Quartet 1; Class Pres- ident 1; Class Play 3; Student Council 4. RA MONA NEGAARD Sweet, pensive, and demure. Zahl 1,2; Genora 3; Mixed Chorus 4. Girls Chorus 4; T.N.T. 4; F.H.A.4;G. A .A. 4. DONALD QUAM A little learning is a dangerous thing. Comertown l,2;Bigfork 2; Basketball 3, 4; Football 3,4; Football Co-captain 4; Letterman's Club 3,4; Letterman's Club President 4; Class Play 3; Student Coun- cil 4. F.F.A. 4. BETTY ANN RUCKER What's the use of worrying when the world is full of fun. Mixed Chorus 1,2,3,4; Girls Chorus 1,2, 3,4; Triple Trio 1,2,3,4; Girls Sports 1, 4; Band 1,2,3,4; Cheerleader 2,3,4; T. N.T. 2,3,4; Student Council 3,4; Sec- retary of Student Council 3; Class Play 3: Librarian 3; Annual Staff 3. VIOLET SCHUHRKE To do or die, that is the question. The answer is I must succeed. Belfield, North Dakota 1,2,3. LLOYD SORENSEN A rolling stone gathers no moss. Student Council 1; Mixed Chorus 2; Boys Chorus 2; Class Play 3; Basketball 3,4; Baseball 3,4; Letterman's Club 4. F.F.A. 4; Secretary for F.F.A. 4. FRANK SANO Why worry about talking as long as the world is full of women. Mixed Chorus 1,2,3; Boys Chorus 1,2; Class Vice President 1; Class President 2; Student Council 2; Triple Quartet 3; Letterman's Club 3,4; Vice President 4; Class Play 3; Wildcat Staff 4; Football 2,3,4; Basketball 2,3. 12 SHIRLEY SIMONIS There's a will if there's Bill. Mixed Chorus 1,3,4; Girls’ Chorus 1,4; Band 1,2,3,4; Girls' Sporst 1,4; Student Council 1,4; Secretary 4; Librarian 1; Clarinet Quartet 2,3,4; Annual Staff 3, 4 ; T.N.T. 2,3,4; F.H.A. 3.4; Class Play 3: Wildcat Staff 4. WILLIAM SIMONSON Confusion hath now made his master- piece. Football 1,2,3,4; Football Co-captain 4; Mixed Chorus 1,2; Boys' Chorus 1,2; Basketball 2; F.F.A. 4; Vice President 4. LOIS STAGEBERG The person who makes a dream come true shows that she hasn't been asleep. Mixed Chorus 1,3,4; Girls' Chorus 1,2, 4; T.N.T. 1,2,3,4; President 4; F.H.A. 1,2,3,4; Vice President 3; Wildcat Staff 3; Class Play 3; G.A.A. 4; Annual Staff 4. DUANE WAGENSEN Here I am you lucky people. Glendive 1; F.F.A. 4. YVONNE WILSON Give me a Ford or give me death. Mixed Chorus 1,2,3,4; Girls' Chorus 1,2, 4; Triple Trio 2,3,4; Mixed Octet 2; Chorus Librarian 3,4; Band 1,2,3,4; Pres- ident 3; T.N.T. 2,3,4; Secretary 3; F.H. A. 2,3,4; President 3; Treasurer 2; Stu- dent Council 2,4; Wildcat Staff 3; An- nual Staff 3,4; Cheerleader 3,4; Class Play 3; G.A.A. 1,4. 13 CLASS HISTORY In September, 1939, thirty pioneers, Jack Beecher, Gerald Bergenbakken; Sammy Fough, Richard Lacy, Calvin Nelson, Alvin Norman, Richard Shoal, Frank Sano, Norman Sagave, Wallace Chaffee, Arnold Hultgren, Patricia Buck, Lois Bantz, June Brightsman, Harriet Dalby, Eloise Felbaum, Diane Fretheim, Ina Gesell, Donna Gunderson, Phyllis Kennedy, Betty Lou Larter, Gladys Leese- berg, Fay Mehl, Jacquleen Nelson, Betty Ann Rucker, Shirley Simonis, Gladys Smith, Yvonne Wilson, Marvel Lodahl, and Jean Schumaker, led by Miss Cora Melby, set out upon a journey, expecting to arrive at the summit of the Mountain of Knowledge within twelve years. The first few years of this journey lead them across the Desert of Trial, When the going got tough they took time out for a little entertainment obtained through the rythmn band. Trying to pass the Bog of Discouragement occupied the next few years. Many of the wagons cleared the swamp without difficulty but a few others were caught in the sand causing the passengers to drop by the wayside. Other wagons, how- ever, approached in the distance bringing reinforcements. Again the leader called a halt and this time the entertainment was in the form of a maypole dance during the fifth year. With only four years remaining of the long and tedious journey, they reached the Foothills of Sophistication. The Return Party given during this year was adjudged by many to be the best ever. The next year saw many of the boys enter athletics and the girls pledging the T.N.T. The pioneer snow bent in earnest towards the task before them and crossed the River of Conceit successfully. The Junior Prom and Banquet were given and also the Class Play, Our Miss Brooks . At last the travelers reached the Mountain of Knowledge. This Year they excelled in athletics, scholastic achievement, and journalistic fields, including the Wildcat and their yearbook. They procured as a symbol of their journey a ring, and chose as their colors blue and silver. Twenty-six survivirs have attained the apex of their climb, and have planted the flag of the Class of '52 at the summit of the mountain. Among these are Frank Sano, Diane Fretheim, Betty Lou Larter, Fay Mehl, Jackquleen Nelson, Betty Ann Rucker, Shirley Simons, and Yvone Wilson, the eight hardy souls who have remained together for the entire twelve years' journey. There, with mingled feelings of regret for the passing years, satisfaction for an ideal accomplished, and hope for the future, they look beyond toward the moun- tains of Higher Knowledge and the Sea of Happiness. 14 CLASS WILL We, the Senior Class of nineteen-hundred-and-fifty-two, being fully educated and about to pass through the doors of our beloved Plentywood High School, do bequeath to the faculty, to the school, and to the underclassmen some of our most valuable possessions that they may treasure them as we have. To the Juniors we will our refined manners and the right to disturb the assembly at any time. We also leave them our vacated desks and a book on Child Care to help them watch over the coming Freshmen. To the Sophomores we leave a bottle of pep to be opened and used after our departure. To the green, wild-looking bunch, sometimes called the Freshmen, we leave the ladder we used in gaining the road to Fame. I, Violet Schuhrke, will to Janet Peterson, the ability I've acquired to control my temper. Ihope she can make good use of it. To Dale McCoy, I, Frank Sano, will my football jersey number 26 on the condition that you beat Wolf Point next year. I, Betty Lou Larter, leave to Edna Tufton my few precious fingernails to be used for energy in the place of the sleep she missed the night before. To Marian Clark, I, Lois Stageberg, will my diamond ring with the understanding that she gives it back when she receives one. To Richard Shoal, I, Earl Myles, will my ability to stand in the hall until the last bell rings. I, Carole Knutson, leave my fingernail clipper to the future typing students. To Duane Schnittgen, I. Dick Gross, will my habitual sickness during fourth period class. I, Lloyd Sorenson, tearfully leave to Frank Heisler, my number 23 basketball jersey. I, Jackie Nelson, will my letter writing ability to Arlene Iverson. To Carolyn Enderson, I, Adelia Furst, will all the wrong notes I've played in band. I, Rita Grove, will to Vivian Brenteson my two new pairs of shoes so that she and Helen may walk to Antelope again. To John Becker, I, Donald Fink, will my ability to get my brother’s car. I, Shirley Simonis, will to Judy Goodman my ability to sit quietly and wait when uncontrollable forces tend to detain the one who is late. I, Corrine Hatvick, will to Joyce Kanning my ability as a homemaker, in which I excel. I, Duane Wagenson, will my ability to get ”A 's in deportment to Franklin Lund. To Gladys Smith, I, Elizabeth Graham, will my ability to get along with my teachers. May she find it as help- ful as I did. I, Diane Fretheim, will to Marie Hagen all the P.A.D. notes I should have had, but didn’t write. We, Frank Sano and William Simonson, will to Dale Long and Dick Anderson our ability to keep in training during football season. We, the Senior shorthand students, leave to Arlene Klakken our books with the words written in. I, Jessie Graham, will all my errors in Typing II to Glenola Klofstad. To Patsy Myers, I, RaMona Negaard, leave the job of picking up other people's candy wrappers in the Short- hand room. I, Carole Knutson, leave to Lloyd Anderson, my wit and humor. We, the Seniors, will to Lowell Ator and Melvin Jensen all of the excuses we haven’t used that they may take advantage of them. I, Yvonne Wilson, will to Billy Peterson, my ability to get into the schoolhouse when the doors are locked. To Ronnie Christensen, I, William Simonson, will my ability to crack a funny joke once in a while. To Dick Thorson and Bobby Quam, I, Corrine Hatvick, will my husband's car that they may use the parts to remodel their own. I, Anita Klofstad, do will and bequeath to Sylvia Johnson all my admit slips with the understanding that she get them all signed before report card day. To George Munson, Mickey Myers, and Dean Glover, I, Donald Fink, leave my ability as a cowhand. I, Fay Mehl, will to Joyce Welter my scissors so that she may keep her hair short. This scissors is to be used once a week. To Donald Anderson and Ralph Becker, I, Dick Gross, leave my ability to stay single. I, Donald Quam, will my ability to keep my mouth shut on the football field to Russell Fink. To Robert Askelson, I, Betty Ann Rucker, will all the black and blue marks I received as a result of his actions while roller skating. I, Jerome Onstad, will to LeRoy Hewitt, my inner track with Mr. Hillesland. We, the Seniors of '52, do hereby make known and declare this highly important document to be our last will and testament; written, signed, and sealed this twenty-fourth day of May, nineteen-hundred-and-fifty-two, in the presence of the below named witnesses. Witnesseth Class of '52 o- 15 CLASS PROPHECY As the marble doors of the fabulous Cafe '52, formerly known as the City Cafe, swing open, we hear none other than Jerome Qnstad, master of ceremonies, conducting the reunion of the class. Jerome, accompanied by his secretary from the class of '53, is on his way East to an important senators' convention, but has stopped over long enough to join us. Enters now the new mayor of the thriving metropolis of Raymond, Donald Fink, dressed in his plaid shirt and jeans. He is immediately followed by Jessie and Elizabeth, co-owners of the Graham Cracker Company. The spotlight falls on Betty Ann Rucker, captivating the spellbound audience as she sings her latest hit song, Valdino . The party is interrupted now by the low, muffled sound of an airplane. No, it's Willie Simonson, as he pulls up in his new Dodge. Entering, he is accom- panied by Dr. Dick Gross, who is now president of the Gross Optometrist Clinic. Jackie Nelson, who is now married to a dude rancher from Washington rises to greet them at the door. To my left, the three owners of Deck's Cafe, Betty Larter, Adelia Furst, and Anita Klifstad smile for the photographer, Carole Knutson, who now is news re- porter for the Redstone Daily Sun . As the music stops, I seemed to recognize the trombone-playing, orchestra leader. Why, of course, it is none other than Earl. Blow the Blues , Myles who has a hobby of raising crows. Here are Fay Mehl and Lois Stageberg. Poor hubbies must have stayed home. Fay is now head of the Mehl Interior Decoration Co. Inc. of New York City. Lois, it is said, is president of the National Draft Board. For a price she will see that certain men are not drafted. Donald Quam is now Superintendent of Plentywood Schools. Could it be that he had a little inside pull? Rita Grove, clad in an extravagent ermine coat, is accompanied by her hus- band, whose fortune is said to exceed that of the Rockefeller's. Is that a blonde head I see? Of course, it's RaMona Neggaard. My colleagues tell me that she owns her personal secretarial school for young men only. Who is that holding the attention of Violet Schunhrke? Why, it's Lloyd Soren- son explaining to her how he coached his fighting Kentucky Wildcats to victory in the Gold Cup finals in Madison Square Gardens. Violet is now engaged by the F.B.I. as their top secretary. Their goes Corrine Hatvick dashing out the door. She has to catch a plane to attend her daughter's graduation ceremonies. A familiar figure dashes after her. It's Diane Fretheim, who is now editor of the New York Times . She has to turn in her column containing the news of this reunion. Duane Wagenson,who sponsoredthis party, is tuning in the radio for the Grain Market Report. He never missed his own program. By the way, he now owns half of Sheridan County. If it isn't our Olympic swimming star, Yvonne Wilson. After taking the hon- ors in the Olympic games this year, Yvonne is now on her way to California to attend a National Swim Meet. As the party commences, I seem to notice that someone is missing. Upon inquiring I find that Frank Sano was unable to attend as his rocket ran out of gas on Mars. Frank has organized his own Interplanetary Express Company with stations on every planet. Oh, heavens, I became so absorbed in meeting my old classmates that I hard- ly relaized how the time was slipping away. I must leave now to meet my hus- band at the airport. The U. N. has called a special meeting for today, you know. Shirley 16 ’53 Donald Anderson l V Robert Askelson Richard Anderson Stf y John Becker Vivian Brenteson Ronald Christensen Lloyd Anderson Ralph Becker o Marian Clark Carolyn Enderson 17 Sylvia Johnson . • Ui Dale Long 18 Billy Peterson Edna Tufton 19 Gladys Smith D Elaine Becker Henry Bedwell Allen Brenteson Arlene Christensen Kenneth Collins Geraldine Cook Bertha Falk Shirley Fulkerson Wilma Gaines 20 Caroline Heppner i Dorothy Kenady « Connie Johnsboen lone Klofstad Walter Heppner Shirley Johnson John Kohler Geraldine Lester . ' 1 Marilyn Hoven Dorothy LaGrange Marilyn LaGrange Cecilia Marsh Coralie Mehl Richard Munson i Emery Mehl Carol Myles s v Mabel Nagel Mike Michels Jams Negaard Janice Noram Milo Olson Beverly Onstad Barbara Pierce Rie Rucker Louise Schnittgen John Thompson NOT PICTURED; Duane Gaines, Billy Lee Kay Wollan 23 CALENDAR OF EVENTS H.S. September 4- Opening of school 28- Frosh Initiation 29- FHA Convention at Medicine Lake October 12- -End of 1st six weeks 16- Debate by MSU's debate squad November 2- FFA Party 9- High School Music Concert 21- End of 2nd six weeks 22- Thanksgiving 27- Junior Class Play-- Caught in the Villian's Web 29- Assembly Program 30- Frosh Party December 19- Christmas Program 21- Christmas vacation begins 28- Senior Ball January 7- School reopens 16- Assembly Program 18- End of 1st Semester February 29- End of 4th six weeks 28, 29 Class B tourney at Sidney March 1- Class B tourney at Sidney 6. 7, 8 Plentywood host to Class C tourney 25- Assembly program April 1 - Spring band concert 4------Spring chorus festival at Medicine Lake 10 ---Easter vacation 11 ---End of 5th six weeks 11-----Senior Class play 18.....Spring band festival in Plentywood 22-----Spring chorus concert 25.....Assembly program May 25-----Baccalaureate 27------Graduation 29------END OF SCHOOL! 1 24 Barbershop quartet Arlene C. Vivian Askelson Mary Beaman n u . i'eo?ni LeRoy Brenteson Wesley Budke Kenneth Christensen Marsha Bucklin Neale Fretheim Jackie Fulkerson Thomas Geelan Norman Hagen 25 I Gordon Overby c - r. fl Eileen Severson i James Overgaard Norman Severson Kenneth Schnittgen Vernon Severson Darlene Severson i J Leroy Storaasli ' Donald Thorson NOT PICTURED: Goldie Kattanick Duane Wilson 27 Shirley Beaman Craig Christensen Shirley Kanning Ii K A A Raymond Brenteson Beverly Dahl Carl Iverson Maggie Evenskaas Arliss Johansen ' i 5 S Robert Fowler r V' Gary Johnson Douglas Kienitz Robert Klofstad Gary Knudsvig 28 Adrienne Syme A Douglas Markell N i Harry Sano Cecile Tande Mary Jane Myers Donna Simonis Johnette Whittaker Doreen Norman ■ ' ' Truman Stageberg lb Shirley Willard PI t - - i Gary Wollan NOT PICTURED: Mirtin Herman Gaylen Marsh Ralph Melle Judy Palutzke Marlow Vesterby Cherryl Wagner Dennis White David Knutson 29 Harvey Anderson r i Richard Bergland ■ Norman Granvold Lorraine Jensen r Leslie Anderson Ronald Engstrom George Gross Ralph Jensen ’57 Sharon Evanskaas David Halvorson Colleen Johnson f r II Floyd Fleming Kathryn Harrington 1 Patricia Kleppen Earl Beaman Patricia Geelan Lawrence Heppner ir 4 ; Gary Klofstad 30 ? '' Larry Lidahl Russell Long As Richard McNulty Myrna Michels Irene Nagel Ardell Nelson Glenard Nelson Curtis Overby Paul Overgaard f . id . U ' r ' rr' Raymond Worthington Dwight Wilson William Fowler (Not pictured) Gerald Ivorsen 31 MOVIE TITLES ARE SO TRUE Reunion in Reno (Raymond). . . Caged ....................... My Foolish Heart............. His Kind of Woman............ Easy Living.................. Decision Before Dawn......... Mother Didn't Tell Me........ The Men...................... Frenchie..................... Neptune's Daughter........... Saturday's Hero.............. I Can Get it For You Wholesale Make Mine Laughs The Lost Weekend............. Half Angel................... Dear Wife.................... Please Believe Me............ I'll Get By.................. The Enforcer................. That Wonderful Urge.......... The Capture..................... Iron Man..................... Love That Brute.............. Mighty Joe Young............. The Great Lover.............. Cause For Alarm.............. Mad Wednesday................ Artie Fury................... Holiday Affair............... Battleground................. The Avengers................. Dark City.................... Never A Dull Moment.......... Free For All................. Outrage......................... Prison Warden................ The Flying Missle (s)........... Dynamite Pass................ Hunt The Man Down............ Tough as They Come........... Samson and Delilah........... Only the Valiant............. Fourteen Hours............... The Big Carnival............. The Day the Earth Stood Still . Elizebeth Earl Rita Betty Ann Don Fink Mona Jessie Betty Lou Shirley Yvonne Lloyd Jerome Adelia Anita Diane Corrine Jackie Violet Duane Frank Fay Dick Cookie Willie Don Quam Carole The girls at Lions Club Winter in Plentywood Christmas Vacation Halls of P.H.S. Plentywood teachers P'wood after Halloween English IV Between classes Price of the Annual Mr. Wollan When teacher leaves the room The front entry When someone skips school P.H.S. football team Richard and Rita Commencement World History Class Sneak Day .Semester test day 32 ANNUAL STAFF Seated: Joyce Kanning, Yvonne Wilson, Anita Klofstad, Shirley Simonis, RaMona Ne gaard. Standing: Fay Mehl, Lois Stageberg, Donald Quam, Dick Gross, Vivian Brente son, Sylvia Johnson, Diane Fretheim, Billy Peterson, Judy Goodman, Carole Knutson. Editor: Business Managers: Activities: Senior Editor: Classes: School Life: Sports: Faculty Editor: Art Editor: Photography: Yvonne Wilson Shirley Simonis Billy Peterson RaMona Negaard Joyce Kanning Gladys Smith Fay Mehl Vivian Brente son Sylvia Johnson Judy Goodman Diane Fretheim Donald Quam Dick Gross Anita Klofstad Lois Stageberg Carole Knutson 33 WILDCAT STAFF Left to Right: Seated: Corrine Hatvick, Diane Fretheim, Adelia Furst. Standing: Shirley Simonis, Rob- ert Quam, Jerome Onstad, Frank Sano, Carole Knutson, Adviser Mrs. B. Palutzke. A new era of journalistic endeavor has pervaded the Wildcat. The erstwhile poor step-child wished onto the journalism class has become a school organization in its own right with hope of future representation on the Student Council, For the first time in its twenty year history, the Wildcat has joined the ranks of printed papers. It has also taken membership in MIEA, the Montana Inter scholastic Editorial Association. Purchase of advertising space by local merchants has financed about two thirds of the printing cost with subscriptions making up most of the balance. Writing, typing copy, proof-reading, and meeting that monthly second Wednesday deadline have not only kept the seven staff members busy, but have also given them some practical training not to be found in mimeograph work. It is the hope of the Wildcat staff that what they have begun will find greater development through future staffs of the Plentywood High School paper. First Row: Fay Mehl, Marilyn Crowe, RaMona Negaard, Zelda Johansen, Ada Jensen, Kay Wollan, Wilma Gaines, Viola Hovland, Shirley Fulkerson, Darlene Johnson, Coralie Mehl, Jerry Lester, Anita Klofstad. Second Row: Mae Garneau.Ione Klofstad, Joyce Welter,Glenola Klofstad, Patsy Myers, Vivian Brenteson, Edna Tufton, Alice Fough, Janice Norum, Janis Negaard, Joyce Kanning, Arlene Iverson. Maxine Granvold.Third Row: Miss Sanders, adviser, Marian Clark, Yvonne Wilson, Marie Hagen, Rie Rucker, Shirley Simonis, Judy Goodman, Marsha Bucklin, Nancy Willard, Darlene Severson, Marilyn Hoven, Dorothy Kenady. The Plentywood F. H. A. chapter opened the school year by electing officers. They are: A large delegation from Plentywood attended the district convention at Medicine Lake in October. Jduy Goodman was elected president of the district and state, and Plentywood won the bid for next year's district convention. The F. H. A. girls sold concessions at various football and basketball games to boost the amount in their treasury. President: Vice President: Secretary: Treasurer: Reporter: Historian: Parlimentatian: Song Leader: Chapter Mothers: Rie Rucker Mrs. Alf Marsh and Mrs. Leonard Wollan Caroline Heppner Dorothy Kenady Maxine Granvold Joyce Kanning Wilma Gaines Judy Goodman Marilyn Hoven 35 SHOP SCENES Lloyd and Mr. Hoagland Will it run? Hot Shots cj , - Building for the future. Duane? 36 F. F.A. Kneeling: Russell Fink, William Simonson, Wayne Niehus, Donald Fink, Dean Glover, Lloyd Sorenson, Donald Anderson. First Row: Ralph Becker, John Thompson, Mario Hilyard, Duane Wilson, Mike Michels, Gerald Myers, Richard Munson, Kenneth Christensen, Jack Welter, Jimmy Overgaard, Edwin Kohler, Adviser Mr. Fagan. Second Row: Frank Heisler, Hank Bedwell, Robert Quam, LeRoy Brenteson, John Kohler, Kenneth Olson, John Becker, Michael Myers, Donald Quam, Tommy Geelan, Wesley Budke, George Munson. Third Row: Dale McCoy, Robert Askelson, Gordon Overby, Joe Fink, Daryle Syme, Walter Heppner, Forrest Lester, Frank Lund, Duane Schnittgen, Lowell Ator, Duane Wagenson, Roger Hallquist, Melvin Jensen. 1952 saw the first year of a vocational agriculture program in Plenty- wood. The F. F. A. chapter was officially organized on November 6, 1951, when the Medicine Lake F. F. A. chapter installed the Plentywood members and officers at a meeting held in Plentywood. The officers of this newly formed chapter are: President: Vice President: Secretary: T reasurer: Reporter: Sentinel: Donald Fink Bill Simonson Lloyd Sorenson Wayne Niehus Dean Glover Russell Fink There were two F. F. A. conventions attended by Plentywood boys. The first was the district convention held in Bainville on March 28 and 29. The other was a state Convention on April 17, 18, and 19. Dick Fagan arrived the 2nd of July, 1951, and undertook the work of establishing the vocational agriculture program. In December Mr. Fagan was chosen to go to India as an instructor under the United Nations Point 4 program and he was replaced by Aden Hoagland, who had pre- viously served as a veteran's training instructor in Hamilton. A new vocational agriculture building has been constructed to ac- :ommodate the 55 boys who are registered in this course. 37 T.N.T. Seated: Viola Hovland, Yvonne Wilson, Rie Rucker, Betty Ann Rucker, Darlene Johnson. First Row: Miss Hovde, adviser, Bertha Folk, Diane Fretheim, Mabel Nagel, Janice Negaard, Marian Clark, Joyce Metzler, Shirley Fulk- erson, RaMona Negaard, Nancy Willard, Arlene Iverson, Miss Sanders, adviser. Second Row: Wilma Gaines, Anita Klofstad, Coralie Mehl, Kay Wollan, Marilyn Crowe, Judy Goodman, Adelia Furst, Shirley Simonis, Anna Marie Fiske, Ada Jensen, Zelda Johansen, Marsha Bucklin, Edna Tufton, Corrine Hatvick. Third Row: lone Klofstad, Joyce Welter, Carol Myles, Lois Stageberg, Joyce Kanning, Fay Mehl, Janice Norum, Jerry Lester, Maxine Gran- vold, Dorothy Kenady, Marilyn Hoven, Alice Fough, LaWanda Norris. President: Vice President: Secretary-Treasurer: Student Council: Lois Stageberg Shirley Simonis Caroline Heppner Betty Ann Rucker The T. N. T. is the official girl's pep club of the high sc'hool and is open to membership for every high school girl. The student body elected cheerleaders to lead the pep club at games. They are: Betty Ann Rucker, Yvonne Wilson, and Arlene Christensen. 38 THE SENIOR PLAY Seated: Betty Ann Rucker, Yvonne Wilson, Shirley Simonis, Jackie Nelson, Lois Stageberg, Director Ted Vinger. Standing: Donald Fink, Duane Wagenson, Dick Gross, Frank Sano. The month of April brought presentation of the Senior Class's Years Ago. Me , otherwise known as Ruth Gordon and played by Shirley Simonis, lived with her retired sea-captain father and her hard-working mother. Ruth had dreams of becoming an actress but Mama and Papa (Yvonne Wilson and Dick Gross) were aghast at the idea. Papa brought the athletic Miss Glavin (Jackie Nelson) and Mr. Bagley (Donald Fink) home with him to influence Ruth to become a physical culture instructor, an idea that Ruth loathed. Ruth's determination to become an actress finally won out and as the play closed, she was on her way to New York, where she was to win fame as an actress. Frank Sano played Ruth's beau and Betty Ann Rucker and Lois Stageberg were cast as her two girl- friends. Duane Wagenson played Mr. Sparrow, the drayman who con- tributes humor to the play. 39 THE JUNIOR PLAY Left to Right: Standing: Marie Hagen, Judith Goodman, Dale Long, Bill Peterson,Carolyn Enderson, Marian Clark. Seated; Joyce Kanning, Ronnie Christensen, Patsy Myers, Robert Askelson. The Juniors presented this take-off on an old-fashioned mellerdrayma the night of November 27, 1951. Judy Goodman did a fine job as Felicity Fair, the down-trodden heroine who was a trained nurse to the hard- hearted society matron, Mrs. Regina Larkfield, played by Patsy Myers. Patsy's performance was equal to that of some of Broadway's finest character actresses. Regina pretended illness so as to force her son, Malvern, into marrying the scheming Nella Hargrave, but he had al- ready fallen in love with Felicity. The manly bosomed Malern was played by Ronnie Christensen and Nella by Joyce Kanning. Malvern's love affair was almost ruined by the villainous Cyril Bothingweli (Billy Pet- erson complete with moustache and top-hat) but fate stepped in and Cyril was forced to hiss, Curses! Foiled again! Dale Long made a very convincing butler. Marie Hagen played Nella's mother, Marian Clark the maid, and Red Askelson the riotous Dr. Belch -- Belch, why should I, I don't even have to burp. 40 MIXED CHORUS First Row: Director Gudrun Haugjorde, Marilyn Hoven.Hank Bedwell, Emery Mehl, Cecelia Marsh, Coralie Mehl, Anita Klofstad, Marilyn Crowe, Corrine Hatvick, Viola Hovland, Goldie Kattanick, Jackie Nelson, Janice Norum, Jackie Welter, Ralph Lund, Neil Myers. Second Row: Randall Vogel, Norman Hagen, Gordon Overby, Diane Fretheim, Carolyn Enderson, Judy Goodman, Betty Ann Rucker, Adelia Furst, Shirley Fulkerson, Mae Garneau, Bertha Folk, LaWanda Norris, Yvonne Myles, Kay Wollan, Jackie Welter, Jimmy Overgaard. Third Row; Roger Hallquist, George Munson, Elaine Becker, Ada Jensen, RaMona Negaard, JoyceMetzler.Vivian Askelson, Jerry Lester, Darlene Johnson, Zelda Johansen, Yvonne Wilson, Shirley Simonis, Edwin Kohler, Arlene Ivorsen, Norman Donald- son. Fourth Row: Duane Gaines,Leo Ketterman, Daryle Syme, John Becker, Rie Rucker, Dorothy Kenady, Dorothy LaGrange, Wilma Gaines, Marian Clark, Anna Marie Fiske, Marilyn LaGrange, Lois Stageberg, Maxine Granvold, Donald Thorson, Dale Long, Melvin Jensen. President: Corrine Hatvick Vice President: Rie Rucker Secretary-Treasurer Dorothy Kenady Student Council Representative: Shirley Simonis The mixed chorus presented their first performance of the year on November 9 in a joint band and chorus concert. On December 19, the chorus took part in a Christmas program for the public. A Spring concert was given on April 22, and also the mixed chorus participated in the annual music festival that was held in Medicine Lake on April 4. it GIRLS CHORUS First Row: Wilma Gaines, Cecelia Marsh, Coralie Mehl, Anita Klofstad, Marilyn Crowe, Corrine Hatvick Viola Hovland, Goldie Kattanick, Jackie Nelson, Janice Norum, Marilyn Hoven, Director Gudrun Haugjorde. Second Row: Alice Fough, Diane Fretheim, Carolyn Enderson, Judy Goodman, Betty Ann Rucker, Adelia Furst, Shirley Fulkerson. Mae Garneau, Bertha Folk, LaWanda Norris, Yvonne Myles, Kay Wollan. Third Row: Elaine Becker, Darlene Severson, Ada Jensen, RaMona Negaard, Joyce Metzlcr, Vivian Askelson, Jerry Lester, Darlene Johnson, Yvonne Wilson, Shirley Simonis, Arlene Iverson. Fourth Row: Dorothy LaGrange, Carol Myles, Rie Rucker Dorothy Kenady,Louise Schnittgen,Marian Clark, Marilyn LaGrange, Lois Stageberg, Anna Marie Fiske, Maxine Granvold. TRIPLE TRIO Front Row Left to Right; Anita Klofstad, Wilma Gaines, Cecelis Marsh, Janice Norum, Yvonne Wilson, Maxine Granvold. Back Row: Director Gudrun Haugjorde, Judy Goodman, Rie Rucker, Betty Ann Rucker, Marilyn Hoven. 42 LETTERMAN’S CLUB First Row: William Simonson, Donald Quam, Frank Sano, Dick Gross, Jerome Onstad, Lloyd Sorenson, Adviser Mr. Feldner. Second Row: Randall Vogel, Lloyd Anderson, Roy Nelson, Milo Olson, Ronnie Christ- ensen, George Munson, Dale Long, Dick Thorson, Kenneth Collins. Third Row: Duane Gaines. Duane Schnittgen, Frank Heisler, Russell Fink, Ralph Becker, Robert Quam, Dick Anderson, Bill Peterson, Dale McCoy. G. A. A. Front Row: Wilma Gaines, Goldie Kattanick, Betty Ann Rucker, Shirley Simonis, Yvonne Myles, Arlene Iverson, Geraldine Cook. Second Row: RaMona Negaard, Vivian Askelson, Lois Stageberg, Shirley John- son, Yvonne Wilson, Marsha Bucklin, Alice Fough, Joyce Kanning.Mary Beaman. Third Row: Joyce Welter, Ada Jensen, Dorothy Kenady, Marilyn Hoven, Fay Mehl, LaWanda Norris, Adviser Miss Sanders, lone Klofstad, Marian Clark, Mabel Nagel. Fourth Row: Rie Rucker, Sylvia Harrington, Marie Hagen. 43 CLARINETS BAND BARITONE SAXOPHONE TROMBONES Yvonne Wilson Norman Granvold Dick Thorson Betty Ann Rucker Earl Myles Shirley Simonis CORNETS Yvonne Myles Caroline Heppner Rie Rucker Dwight Wilson Joyce Kanning Donald Thorson Daryle Syme Shirley Fulkerson Craig Christensen Gary Wollan Nancy Willard Neale Fretheim Ralph Lund PERCUSSION Goldie Kattanick ALTOS Emery Mehl Shirley Willard Anita Klofstad Milo Olson Mary Helen Hallesy Adelia Furst Shirley Kanning Mae Garneau Dick McNulty Barbara Pierce BARITONES Marilyn Crowe TWIRLERS FLUTES Viola Hovland Fay Mehl Janice Norum Marian Clark Marilyn Hoven SAXOPHONES Lois Kress Donna Simonis Maxine Granvold Marsha Bucklin OBOE Adrienne Syme Darlene Johnson DRUM MAJORETTE Wilma Gaines Kay Wollan Arlene Christensen SOPRANO SAXOPHONE Norman Donaldson FLAG BEARERS Magdalen Evenskaas BASSES Dale Long Ronnie Christensen Dick Anderson Jack Fulkerson DIRECTOR Mr. Spencer Hillesland The Plentywood band opened the school year with a strenuous re- hearsal and election of officers. The officers are: President: Maxine Granvold Vice President: Ronnie Christensen Secretary-Treasurer Betty Ann Rucker Student Council Representative: Earl Myles Some of the band's activities this year included a trip to Regina for the Exhibition in July, 1951. They made three appearances there and received many favorable comments. Also a fall concert was given in November. At a high school Christmas program on December 20, the band presented some Christmas carols and overtures. Sports fans were honored at all home football and basketball games with some snappy marches and novelty numbers. On April 1st they presented to the public their annual Spring concert, and the last week in April saw them hosts to the district band festival. The 45 members of the B band have been practicing diligently too, and we see some fine musicians coming up for the A band next year. 44 Kneeling: Lois Kress, Fay Mehl, Arlene Christensen, Marian Clark, Marsha Bucklin. First Row: Director Mr. Hillesland, Shirley Willard, Nancy Willard, Ralph Lund, Barbara Pierce, Shirley Fulkerson, Yvonne Wilson, Betty Ann Rucker, Shirley Simonis, Caroline Heppner, Joyce Kanning, Mae Garneau,Goldie Kattanick, Mary Helen Hallesy. Second Row: Janice Norum, Adelia Furst, Maggie Evanskaas, Maxine Granvold, Kay Wollan, Neale Fretheim, Donald Thorson, Rie Rucker,Craig Christensen, Norman Donaldson, Darlene Johnson, Adrienne Syme, Anita Klofstad. Donna Simonis, Wilma Gaines, Marilyn Hoven. Third Row: Shirley Kanning, Milo Olson, Earl Myles, Gary Wollan, Dick Thorson, Ronnie Christensen, Marilyn Crowe, Norman Granvold, Viola Hovland, Jack Fulkerson, Daryle Syme, Yvonne Myles, Dwight Wilson, Emery Mehl, Dickie McNulty. Fourth Row: Dick Anderson, Dale Long. STUDENT COUNCIL Standing: Earl Myles, Marilyn Crowe, Yvonne Wilson, Coralie Mehl.Lois Stageberg, Robert Askclson, Donald Anderson, Dick Anderson, Mike Michels, Norman Donaldson, Betty Ann Rucker, Corrine Hatvick. Seated: Kay Wollan, Donald Quam, Jerome Onstad, Shirley Simonis, Billy Peterson, Randall Vogel, Frank Heisler. President: Vice President: Secretary-Treasurer: Sergeant-at-arms: Jerome Onstad Donald Quam Shirley Simonis Billy Peterson The 1951-52 Student Council took an active lead in the organization of the Teen-Canteen. They have purchased a popcorn machine for use as a money making project for future P. H. S. classes. They also spon- sored the boxing matches staged March 28, the proceeds of which were partially used to found a student loan fund. 46 FOOTBALL Front: Coach Feldner, Assistant Coach Rowe. First Row: Donald Thorson, Randall Vogel, Milo Olson, Dale McCoy, Bill Peterson, Duane Gaines, Ralph Becker, Frank Heisler. Second Row: Dick Thorson, Frank Sane, Ronnie Christensen, Dick Gross, William Simonson, Dale Long, Roy Nelson. Third Row: Russell Fink, Dick Anderson, Donald Quam, Jerome Onstad, Duane Schnittgen. Fourth Row: Kenneth Collins, Manager Lloyd Anderson. Opening the football season, September 13, the -Wildcat juggernaut rolled over Crosby's Maroons, 47-18. Scobey came to meet the Wildcats at Plentywood for the 'Cats first home game, September 21 and went home defeated, 25-7. Notre Dame's Hounds of Wilcox, Saskatchewan journeyed to Plenty- wood, September 28, and they, too, were defeated, 34-6. Disaster struck P. H. S. October 15 in the form of Wolf Point's flash- ing Wolves who defeated the Wildcats 42-0 in the season's first conference games. On October 13, their last home game of the season, the Wildcats won a conference tilt beating Malta, 32-0. October 19, the Cats called upon Fairview's newly formed football squad. The results were a good game with a score of 26 for Plentywood and 12 for Fairview. The Cats again took Scobey's measure, 25-6 on October 28 to com- plete the season. The Wildcats' conference standing of 3 to 1 rated them second in the conference, their season's total being 6 wins against 1 loss. Graduation claims five starting players from the 1951 team: backs, Don Quam and Dick Gross, and linemen, Bill Simonson, Jerome Onstad, and Frank Sano. Don Quam was captain of the squad assisted by Co-captains Bill Simonson and Jerome Onstad. 47 BASKETBALL Kneeling: Bobby Quam, Donald Quam.Bill Peterson, Dale Long, Dale McCoy, Manager Melvin Jensen. Standing: Lloyd Sorenson, Kenny Collins, Franklin Lund, Dick Anderson, Ronnie Christensen, and Coach Allen Feldner. The Plentywood Wildcats closed a successful basketball season by being selected by the coaches as the 2 team in the district, second only to Wolf Point. Although wins and losses were about even, the boys won those games that really counted. We defeated Scobey twice and lost to Wolf Point Twice. The best game of the season was played February 1 when Wolf Point defeated us 37-39 with a basket made in the last second. The season's record is as follows: November 29 Antelope 27 Plentywood 35 December 7 Sidney 57 Plentywood 53 December 8 Circle 60 Plentywood 47 December 11 Crosby 54 Plentywood 53 December 15 Fairview 48 Plentywood 45 December 22 Ekalaka 45 Plentywood 35 January 5 Nashua 42 Plentywood 41 January 8 Medicine Lake 40 Plentywood 54 January 11 Nashua 36 Plentywood 25 January 12 Malta 39 Plentywood 47 January 15 Fairview 29 Plentywood 41 January 18 Crosby 55 Plentywood 48 January 24 Baker 37 Plentywood 64 January 26 Williston 49 Plentywood 38 January 29 Scobey 50 Plentywood 51 February 1 Wolf Point 55 Plentywood 41 February 5 Scobey 40 Plentywood 47 February 8 Circle 47 Plentywood 60 February 12 Medicine Lake 36 Plentywood 46 February 15 Wolf Point 39 Plentywood 37 February 22 Williston 53 Plentywood 59 At the District Tournament at Sidney, which started February 28, the Cats won second place by defeating Circle 60 to 47, and Ekalaka 64 to 52, losing only to the Wolves of Wolf Point 30 to 55 in the finals. They took part in the State Class BTourney at Anaconda March 13, 14, and 15. 48 ’CATS IN ACTION These action shots were taken at the Plcntywood-Scobey game here in Plentywood on February 5. 49 KITTENS Kneeling: Don Thorson, Milo Olson, Leo Ketterman, Frank Heisler, Jimmy Overgaard, Manager Jack Fulkerson. Standing: Dale McCoy, Kenny Collins, Allan Brenteson, Roy Nelson, Roger Hallquist, and Coach Bill Rowe. The Plentywood Kittens' ', coached by Bill Rowe, have completed the 1951 -52 basketball season. Although their record wasn' t the best, that being 5 wins and 12 losses, spirit and fight. The season's record for the snappy B squaders showed a lot of the Kittens is: Plentywood 20 Outlook 44 Plentywood 28 Comertown 27 Plentywood 31 Crosby 57 Plentywood 16 Westby 34 Plentywood 33 Medicine Lake 47 Plentywood 36 Crosby 42 Plentywood 32 Outlook 54 Plentywood 22 Westby 34 Plentywood 46 Peerless 22 Plentywood 43 Scobey 40 Plentywood 34 Wolf Point 48 Plentywood 40 Scobey 45 Plentywood 17 Medicine Lake 49 Plentywood 27 Wolf Point 39 Plentywood 28 Scobey 23 Plentywood 38 Comertown 65 Plentywood 39 Flaxville 31 50 HOT LUNCH Mrs. Edna Anderson and Mrs. Lillian Tronson The hot lunch program was organized in 1945 and has been operating successfully ever since. At the present time, the program is under the direction of Mrs. Lillian Tronson and Mrs. Edna Anderson. Lunches are served daily during the school week and the total number of meals served up to February 25, 1952 is 8,275. The average number of students eating there daily is 275. This year a new hot lunch room has been put into use in the recently built Laurel Grade School. It has proved very satisfactory and we trust that it will continue to do so in the future. CUSTODIANS The custodians of Plentywood High School are Ray Tittle and Louie Erickson. Also helping them to keep the school clean and well-kept are two student janitors, Jerome Onstad and Donald Quam. This is Jerome's and Donald's first year in working as custodians, but the other two have longer records. Louie Erickson has worked here 10 years and Ray Tittle for 8 years. They have done a fine job and we are proud of our nicely-kept school. Students? Jump ball Duhh!! 52 AUTOGRAPHS 53 OUR Peterson's Ready To Wear Dairy Lunch Johnston Drug Security State Bank Peterson Co. - Hardware and Garage Kislers Super Market J. C. Penney Inc. Liberty Barber Shop Skillingberg Plumbing S. L. Grocery Marshell-Wells Store Paulbeck's Men's Store Grandview Hotel Andy's Garage Fretheim's Grocery K. D. Collins, Insurance Plentywood Implement Westland Oil Company Everson Implement Holjie Implement PONTIAC... 54 OLDSMOBILE SPONSORS Army and Navy Store Plentywood Motor Sales Plentywood Electric John's Place - O'Toole and Chandler Amundsen Jewelry Store Elgin Cafe Vet's Club Montana Inn R. A. Standard Service Station Zeidler Hardware Neville Company Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company The Treasure Chest Staff wishes to thank these business firms for their financial co-operation which has helped make this 1952 yearbook possible. 55 AUTOGRAPHS 56