Proctor High School - Proctorian Yearbook (Proctor, MN)

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SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS are John Molstad, president, David Stark, vice president, Nancy Nygard, secretary, Jane Perrill, treasurer, and Mrs. Hippaka, adviser. Qfchtozq Commencement marks the beginning of a new period of our lives. Though the word suggests a forward look, we find ourselves involuntarily drawn to take a backward glance. We are aware of a strangely sentimental feeling to- ward our alma mater, and those plans for the future are intermingled with reminiscences of the past. Remember our first day when we were sophomores in September of 1955. As we scurried from the study hall to our various classes, the upper classmen looked dubiously yet rather indulgently at us. Our first class meeting was held inMr. Bergstadt's biology room. I-low we all squeezed into that small room remains a mystery to this day! Miss Broman and Mr. Bergstadt were our advisors. Our class officers were Nancy Nygard, Bill Breemeersch, Jim Rosen- berger and Gerry Bakken. In October, Nancy Weselik represented the class of '58 at the Halloween Camival. In February, Jean Sowa and Alice Erickson were our candidates for FFA queen. The class party came in May, and not long after that summer vacation began. After a lovelythree months of rest and fun for both students and faculty, we returned to school in our junior year feeling not so young but still not quite so important as the seniors. Under the supervision of Miss Otava andMr. Molstad we elected class officers -- Jim Verville, Dick Wedlund, Louann Frolen and Jean Sowa. ln October, Jean Sowa became our candidate for Halloween queen. Soon after that we started working on the class play, No More Homework. Jim Verville and Louann Frolen had the leads, and Mr. Hill did his usual superb job of directing. Just before Christmas we chose our class rings. Of course, we were sure that ours were the most beautiful rings in the history of P.H.S. Once Christmas vacation was past, we beganto plan the Prom. Committees were appointed and work started immediately. Prom was held on May 5 in the Hotel Duluth. Jean Sowa and Bill Bort were chosen best mixers. During our junior year the crown of royalty was presented to two of our class members. In February, Bertha Fransk was chosen Winter Frolic queen, in July, Rosella Fossum became Miss Proctor. When we returned after summer vacation in '57, we perhaps felt just a little smug. We were seniors and in our last year ofschool. Our first classmeeting was held in the music room where Jim Verville handed over the presidency to DennyMolstad. Other officers elected were Dave Stark, Nancy Nygard and Jane Perrill. Jim Verville and Louann Frolen were selected to serve as editors of the yearbook. While the rest of the world struggled with its many problems and scanned the heavens for Sputnik, we faced the biggest financial problem of our school days. First hour English class will remember Mrs. Hippaka frequently saying, Any bright ideas for raising money? They will remember how quiet the room became, for bright ideas did not seem to originate in first hour English. In spite of the fact that we were not experts in the art of making money, we tried! Ice cream sales were begun in the cafeteria, and a magazine sales drive was started. We realized that this was not a year for relaxing. At the Halloween Carnival this October our candidate,Diane Westland, was crowned queen. The whole class was happy and proud to have such a queen as Diane. The boysxwere not left out, as their turn came with the crowning of the Knight of the Gridiron. In the feudal atmosphere of knights in shining armour and fair damsels in distress, Terry McGovern was crowned Knight of the Gridiron. Having our graduation pictures taken made us realize that high school days were drawing to a close. Sometimes we would get in a serious mood when talking about the fun and the work of the past three years. Talkof the future brought atone of uncertainty into our voices, but we all thought of it more often than ever before. May, 1958 -- at last the warm clear days, so slow to come. Tomorrow, why tomorrow -- is graduation day. 6

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