Rothsay High School - Tigers Yearbook (Rothsay, MN)

Text from Pages 1 - 80 of the 1951 volume:

4Y1g,,9Zidfu,.f.MJ ll ff P' 1 DedlCUf1OH The 1951 Senlors of the Rothsay I-hgh School dedlcate our fxrst annual to Mrs Theodore Rosholt who has taught We also dedlcate xt to the rest of the faculty who have helped us m our school hfe and to the students who will en joy readlng xt school in Rothsay for seven years. Yashtor Regrt S tai! SEATED LeRoy Nord Edxtor m Chief Donald Rasmusson Assxstant Editor Jane Brenden Busmess Manager STANDING Donald Lem Sports Edxtor Mxss Rost Instructor The Faculty 14' AN e.....1 ,mm mf' FRONT ROW Mr: F Eleanore Schultz QB S I General Sczence Busxness Relatxons World Hxstory American History Glee Club .Tumor Advisor Play Banquet Miss Vlrglnla Stram Elementary Grades One and Two Miss Althea Erickson Elementary Grades Three and Four Mass Elizabeth Rost B S Enghsh 10 ll 12 Journahsm Declamatlon Semor Class Play Lxbrarian Sophomore Advisor BACK ROW Mrs Nora Rosholt QB S Science Biology English 9 Economnc Geography Typing Phys1calEducat1on 7 8 9 10 One Act Play Freshman Advisor Mr Wilhelm fB1llJ Thompson QB S Q Elementary Grades Seven and Eight Supermtendent Vxctor Ball Social Scxence Band Donald Peterson B AQ Chemistry Bookkeepmg Algebra Phys1calEducat1on fBoys Coach Prmcxpal Mxss Bermce Jahnke fElementaryj Grades Fxve and Snx fi? 7' . 9 we L' YA. Q ,16- ,,f 27 , . 1 5 '12 B fl W p H ' 3 2 plla , 3 ' W T B 4 ' l'Z' . ,, f 3 ,Q ' I . . . . - ' , . . , I 1 9 D ' ' ' . . . . 1 ,- D ' C J- - I . I K ' ',' . 1 9 1 . I . 9 . , . . I . . : ' ' 'l' D r . 0 . I . 1 . 9 . l 9 A 1 1 1 . ' . . - . . , . 1 . . - . I . ' , . . , . . . . The School Board The members of the Rothsny School Board are Mrs Jack Melby Mrs Theodore Jorve Supennt Worden Mr Alfred Wigdahl and Mr S1gEiken Marcella Weik and Carol Ouren are the office girls who assist Superintendent Ball with the office work endent Ball, Mr. Omar Stowman, Mr. Norman f ,QI -Q '-.4 'Wx BILDEN GERALDINE BRENDEN ELDON tl DAHNKE DORIS HOVLAND MARJORIE X FLATIXN GORDON KRAGERUD ORLYN BRENDEN, JANE HANSEN, ALICE LACKMAN. REBECCA 4 I 1 9 ' ' Q' 2 wr' O ,M We 4 1 LARSON PE RR Y LEIN DONALD -udlf' NONE' MART INS ON CHARLES 'Q' MORRIS ALLEN fr'-'M Wm. was-wtf mY 's I' I MORTENS ON MILLARD NITZ RICHARD 1-v kia Jn-K W fw- ff! Qi. 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Baseball ..... ...1 Paper Staff .... .... 4 Chorus ....... .... l ,Z . ...4 ...3 . ,...4 Then comes the memorable seventh and eighth grades the years we had Mrs Hazel Gebo as our instructor When we were seventh graders the following s u dents Joined us Beverly Rlx DeLa1ne Carlsrud Alice Hansen and Harry Olson Elaine Martinson was a new classmate during our eighth year When our first eight grades were over we entered the Rothsay High School for a few more years at hard study The members of the Freshman class of 47 were Geraldine Bxlden Eldon Brenden Loanne Brager Jane Brenden Doris Dahnke Gordon Flatin Alice Hansen Marjorie Hovland LaVonne Jensen, Orlyn Kragerud, Donald Lein Charles Martmson Millard Mortensen Richard Nitz LeRoy Nord Ethel Olson Harry Olson Donald Rasmusson Arlene Ronmngen Marlowe Velo Marcella Weak Darlene Pederson Rebecca Lackman and Elaine class advisor that year was Miss Margaret Uthus As Freshmen we all remem ber our initiation day when we were all dressed in men s long underwear and pajamas and had to go parading around town In our Sophomore year ldella Toso and Allen Morris became members of our class Joanne Hendrickson Joined us during the last semester Joanne left us and went back to the Breckenridge High School during our Junior year LaVonne Jensen was no longer with us as she went to Illinois to attend school and Marlowe Velo dropped out later joining the Air Force now stationed ln Massachusetts When we became Semors we found we had lost two more of our classmates They were Loanne Brager who is attending school in Fergus Falls and Darlene Pederson who was bit by the love bug and is now Mrs Clifford Ouse We also took on a new member Perry Larson who hails from Hillsboro North Dakota Out of fourteen first graders there are only four who have completed all twelve years in Rothsay Public School They are Marcella Weak Orlyn Kragerud Marjorie Hovland and Ethel Olson . . 1 . t - D Martinson. Elaine left us that year to join the Pelican Rapids High School. Our The Class W1II We the Semor Class of 1951 of Rothsay High School bemg of excellent memory and mentally competent to the extent of our knowledge do hereby make pubhsh and declare thzs to be our last w1l1 and testament revokmg any wxll or wxlls hav1ng previously been made by any of us GERALDINE BILDEN w1lls her frlendlxness to Roger Olness ELDON BRENDEN w111s hxs ab1l1ty to get to school half an hour late to anyone who doesn t know the thrxll of bemg tardy JANE BRENDEN w1lls her quret peaceful attztude to Carol Hexum DORIS DAHNKE leaves her studlous habits to Wallace Grunewald GORDON FLATIN w11ls h1s yellow sweatshlrt to Gerry Johnson ALICE HANSEN walls her abxllty to get snowbound to Rona Llllzbrxdge MARJORIE HOVLAND w111s her ab1l1ty to catch a man before she graduates to Ahce Jacobsen ORLYN KRAGERUD wllls hzs hexght to Don Exken so Ike won t have to be lxttle twerp all h1s l1fe REBECCA LACKMAN wzlls her shyness to Romayne Carlsrud PERRY LARSON w11ls h1s walk to Mlss Rost DONALD LEIN leaves the rattles 1n the Wlllys to Jerome Korsgaden to 1nstall ln the Buxck CHARLES MARTINSON wmlls hrs next year s posxtlon on the Gopher football team to Loren Balken ALLEN MORRIS wxlls the candy wrappers m the lzbrary to Merhn Baumgartner MILLARD MORTENSON wllls his abxhty to be a good boy to Dale Dlnger LEORY NORD wills hxs ab1l1ty to say a lot ln a short t1me to Orlm Umlauf RICHARD NITZ w11ls h1s ablllty to be high polnt man to Donald Ezken ETHEL OLSON wills her abxllty to resxst boys to Irene Harth HARRY OLSON wllls hxs abzhty to sing I Thought I Saw A Puddy Cat to Kltty Halvorson DONALD RASMUSSON wills hzs abxllty to shoot pool to Gwen Boe ARLENE RONNINGEN wills her summer at Carllsle to LaDonna Bllden IDELLA TOSO w11ls her front seat to Loren Balken MARCELLA WEIK wxlls her Job as office gzrl to Charmayne Toso THE SENIOR CLASS w1lls the stuffy assembly to the other class to enjoy after we are gone We do hereby declare const1tute and appoxnt Mr Ball to be our sole execu tor of this our last wxll and testament 1 1 1 1 1 9 9 1 g . . . , . . . . . . . . . 5 , , B. . . . . g . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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The Class Prophecy We always knew the class of 1951 would make the world much more convenient and extremely beautiful by each member contrxbutmg his or her knowledge mventtons Ideas to the general publxc Well here It IS 1961 and exactly ten years smce the Semors of 51 graduated from Rothsay I-hgh School Let s see what has become of the members and what each one has accomplished Arlene Ronmngen has become a tallor in the lovely metropolis of Carlxsle ln thzs partrcular community 50'Z, of the marrxed couples are men Few Carllsle women know how to sew and to keep any of the men from trymg thexr hand at sewmg Arlene uses advert1s1ng slogan wh1ch reads Whatsoever man seweth so shall It rlp' She had marrled a well known gentleman from Carlisle and goes home to spend the evenmgs wxth her family after she has locked up her place of busmess and made sure that her husband has washed the dishes Geraldlne Bzlden was the owner of a swanky restaurant and ballroom ln Ch1cago She called xt the Fxshbowl because xt was the favorite hangout for all the suckers m the entire state of ll11no1s Rebecca Lackman was lxvlng m Washmgton where she had establlshed a home for rich beggars and other vrctlms of mlsfortune Among the unfortunate who found con tentment here were dzsgusted fzshermen unhappy students and husbands whose wzves had taken the car Rebecca being very kmd hearted glves them free a bowl of soup and an aspzrm Now Eldon Brenden really got to be a bag shot' He was the head of the Atomlc Re atomic experts wanted to talk to h1m they knew they would always find him at 724 Calvin Street Fergus Falls Minnesota When Eldon was not busy with molecules he had found tlme to invent many small artxcles Among them was a szmple but comph cated thing called the left hand hammer He was domg pretty good 1n lxfe accordmg to the last report we heard Harry Olson had secured a posztlon of d1gn1ty He was presldent of the Oldsmobzle D1v1s1on of General Motors ln Detrolt M1ch1gan He had spent the last eight years try ing to flnd out how Oldsmobile could make so much money when the company had noth mg worth sellxng Harry spent his summers wrth a farmer near Baker Mlnnesota who had a thousand acres of wonderful potatoes but only one beautlful daughter Donald Rasmusson was the owner and operator of a beautiful new pool hall m Audubon Minnesota He had a cute httle s1gn on the door whlch read Don t get behlnd the 8 ball be safe and shoot snooker Donnie also remembered h1s Enghsh classes and so he spent many long evenlngs teaching his pretty young wlfe the correct way to use left hand Engllsh Perry Larson had gone to Hollywood Here he was employed by Paramount Studios I-hs Job was teachlng the proper way to walk and other soc1al graces to young actresses In his hxgh school days Perry had always been an ardent lover of Shakespeare Hxs en th11S1aSm over gallant kmghts and beautxful ladxes had enabled hzm nn hxs spare trme to be the drrector of many movles The most outstandmg bemg the Black Rose . . . . Y . . , or I r 1 . . , . . . . . . . , an . . . ,, . . ,, I ' ! ' ' Al ' ll D U lg UO 9 . . . . n ' , . search Commission. He had not yet married or made a home, but whenever any other . . , . . - I I ' 0 , - . . . . . ' . . . . - . . . I .- . . t . . , . , , . . . . . ,. , . Q ' I - ,., . . . , . . . , t . - . , . . . , . . . , . . . . ,. .. Allen Morris had married a young girl and was raising a fine family He was liv ing in a large ultra modern igloo on the Sahara Desert Having heard about the Ship of the Desert he had set up a boat repair service and made large sums of money selling port holes on the black market In his spare time he was writing a book about his moments of embarassment ln high school The book was entitled How I Studied English ln My Junior History Book' LeRoy Nord was the owner of a crematmg parlor in Detroit Lakes Minnesota Most of the cremation was done during the summer because he was kept busy sprin kling ashes on the extremely slippery sidewalks during the winter LeRoy spent his vacations in Audubon supposedly shooting pool with his friend LeRoy had also worked a short time for the Morton Salt Company in Ohio He had gotten fired when the boss found him using red pepper instead of Morton Salt on his breakfast cereal He had not yet married At one time however he was about to be married but had to postpone the wedding when he remembered he had a date with another girl on the same night Gordon Flatm was living right in good old Rothsay He had written a song about his yellow sweatshirt The song was entitled I Wouldn t Change You For All The Girls The World The song was not appreciated by the American public The people all said it smelled Gordie was now the owner of the Rothsay Telephone Company He re membered the telephone conversations of his high school days and knew that friendli ness among students and teachers could create a very serious commotion To prevent any such disorder Gordon hooked up all teachers on a private lxne which he never kept in working order square cigar It had one main advantage over the old fashioned round cigars in that the D L Special was guaranteed not to roll off a level surface Donnie also perfected a square circle which made it possible to equip all new cars with square cigar lighters light the revolutionary new square igar Ethel Olson had gone to Hollywood She owned a beautiful home in Beverly Hills was very popular wzth the handsome men in the studio where she worked and was even reported engaged to none other than the studio janitor Ethel was unemployed at the present time She had been fired because she hadn t put enough life into a death scene Jane Brenden was a dress designer in New York Once a bill was introduced in Congress to abolish sleeveless dresses Jane immediately opposed this bill on the grounds that it would be unconstitutional because the Constitution gives the right to bare arms ldella Toso was teaching the first graders in a small country school in the cotton district of Minnesota She taught her pupils considerable amounts of technology and sociology and other simple things which first graders ought to know something about She had worked hard earned a large fortune and spent it supporting a loving husband Doris Dahnke was a taxi driver in Washington D C She had so many accidents in a single year that the Agriculture Department stressed soil conservation only on land that could qulckly be made znto a favorable cemetery The War Department presented her with an award for making the war casualties look small in comparison with the traf fic deaths The city itself was changed considerably All buildings were moved back so that they would be at least 100 feet away from the curb, sidewalks were raised ten feet above the street steel railings were built in front of all plate glass wmdows and gas pumps and fire hydrants were all suspended in air . . - . . ,, . ., . , ' ! D . . . . ,, . ' 9 . . . ,, , . , . ' - - n n - ' . ' ' I I . 9 . . - 4. 1 . In nw . . . . , - D Donald Lein was a traveling salesman, selling his own invention. He had invented a . i . - . . , . tl ' OD - . . . . . . . . to ' I 1 . . , . . ll Il , ' . . . I - . . . I I . . I D Al1ce Hensen was lwxng ln Los Angeles Cahforma She made more dates than any other gurl 1n town You see she worked an a calendar factory She was just the kxnd of a gxrl a man would want to marry and settle down with after he quit fallmg in love She had mvented a sort of pressure meter that reg1stered the number of pounds of pressure a man was exertmg on a glrl s waxst The gadget was marked off ln four d1v1s1ons 1 just being mce Z this IS love 3 this IS true love 4 slap lus face' Marcella Wexk had gotten marrled to a soldxer when he was home on a furlough Shortly after the hasty marrxage she Joined the W A C S She thought lt was all right to flght with her husband now since they were both in fightzng umforms Marcella had recexved her basxc tralnmg in Alaska where xt was so cold that all she could say was Brrr le Marjorxe Hovland had set up a thrwmg business ln New York Clty She gave ad vxce to the lovelorn and trxed to discourage dworces She herself had been fortunate 1n havlng had seven successful marrxages Charles Martlnson s love for gxrls had led h1m to invent a flea powder that lf ap plted correctly kxlled all male fleas but let the females survive Charhe was also the nuts had a very pecullar taste Many of the gravedzggers thought Charles powdered his doughnuts wlth hrs flea powder which had been used on cattle so often that It was no long er effective Orlyn Kragerud was travelxng wxth a large clrcus He had had many excltmg ex per1ences For example he had a steady g1rl whom he had met ln a revolving door and he 15 stlll going around with her Orlyn s Job with the czrcus was a very easy one He merely stood on the stage wlth a sxgn whlch read l rn From Mlnnesota Beslde h1m stood a seven foot 350 pound gfant who wore a slgn wh1ch read I m From Texas Richard Nltz was playzng pr ofesswnal basketball He had xnvented a devxce that made xt easier to score a basket It s mazn feature was a magnetic basketball When this ball was thrown near the basket xt was pxcked up by radlo actlve waves concealed ln the bank board Thxs resulted ln the ball bexng pulled right through the hoop Nltz had been working on this th1ng for many years When xt was still in th experxmental stages it had worked fine ln a game at Underwood where It enabled him to score Z7 points Mxllard Mortenson was l1v1ng ln San Antonxo Texas Mxllard was a llcensed and bonded undertaker He was very well liked by all hzs customers He says no one whom he has burned has ever complamed about hrs servxce . . . . . ,c,. . .,t,.. ,t,.. ,cy . . owner of a doughnut factory, located in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota. His powdered dough- . . . ,, , . ,, . . Class Poem Four years we ve spent w1th1n thls school Four years we ve studied the Golden Rule Yet looklng forward znto lmfe We flnd our work was worth the strlfe When we were Freshmen just a week Already cl1mb1ng toward the peak When Sophomores we were on the ball We kept on running down the hall When at last .Tumors we became Our marks m conduct were a shame And fears and worrles were decreased But at last zn Fxfty and Fifty One Our Sernor year we had begun A merry class of twenty two We worked and fooled the whole year through Soon we 11 bid our frzends farewell Thxs IS what we want to tell These years mn hxgh school we won t forget And belng wxth you we ll never regret by Harry Olson and Orlyn Kragerud , . . . N , . D 1 , . l But in our studies, marks increased, ' I , . ' 1 . . . I . . . i I . . . , . Class Song Tune of So Long Twenty four Freshmen entered school one fall We were taught and learned m the assembly hall T11 dear old May came and gave us our leave And all trzals and troubles were forgotten at last We said So long xts been good to be here So long xts been good to be here So long lts been good to be here And we gotta be movmg along Ten long years we have struggled through school We had our troubles but advanced toward our goal All the teachers who helped us pull through Told them QCHORUQ Now Juniors we were wxth one year to go We entertained the Senlors as we were to do And also we put on a play whxch was a hit But now we walted for flfty one to draw near qcuoaum The school lt was jammed the school It was packed The seats were all crowded from the front to the back Our schoolmates were blddlng us a fond farewell So we as Semors went on our merry way Sayxng CCI-IORUSJ by Arlene Ronmngen Dons Dahnke Geraldlne Bllden K lb li, We owe to them respect as we rightly know. lunior Class FRONT ROW LaVonne Baumgartner Marjorie Ouse Verlyn Anderson Donald Exken Geraldine Johnson Marvel Felber SECOND ROW Donna Kvaal Juneal Bzlden Laurme Lackman Geraldme Moen Kathleen Halvorsen Carol Ouren Carol Hexum Mrs Schultz Class Adv1sor BACK ROW Wallace Aagren Jerome Korsgaden James Anderson Orlm Umlauf Loren Balken Alvm Johnson Robert Westfall and Charmayne Toso were not present when this picture was taken CLASS OFFICERS Vlce Presldent Geraldme Johnson Secretary Marjorze Ouse Treasurer Verlyn Anderson President .... . . . ....................... . . Donald Eiken Sophomore Class FRONT ROW Marlon Johnson Irene I-Iarth Verna Dahlager Betty Mortenson Loretta Hansen, June Jensen, Gwendolyn Boe SECOND ROW Ruth Kjono Roger Olness Wayne Morns Ruben Lackman Lyle Froshe Irvin Halbakken Romayne Carlsrud Miss Rost Class Advisor BACK ROW Daryl Nxtz Dennxs Jorve Raymond Goltz James Kragerud Dav1d Miller Merlm Baumgartner LaDonna Bllden was not present when this plcture was taken CLASS OFFICERS Vice Pres1dent Dav1d M111er Secretary Marlon Johnson Treasurer Daryl Nltz y W y N : . I I I I : . I I .I I .I . ' , . U . . : . I l I I I . I President........................... ....IreneI-Iarth Freshman Class FRONT ROW Alxce Jacobson Gaxl Korsgaden Beverly Hovland Lulu Olson Anlta Sxllerud Yvonne Westfall LaVon Hokanson Loxs Hovland SECOND ROW Mrs Rosholt Class Advisor Marilyn Teterud Rona Lxlllbrldge Betty Mae Morris Angelme Larson Glorxa Honrud Vxrgmla Anderson Mardell Hanby Audrey Dahnke Dale Dlnger THIRD ROW Richard Rudh Myron Hexum Norrls Garrxson Wallace Grunewald Warren Umlauf Charles Raw Richard Pence Harold Mortensen Roger W1gdah1 DuWayne I-leggen BACK ROW Donald Toso Roland Ellmgson Dale Western Mxlton Johnson Lee Exken CLASS OFFICERS Presxdent Lols Hovland Vlce Presuient Marxlyn Teterud Secretary Betty Mae Morrls Treasurer Du Wayne Heggen 2 . ' . , , I . . ' 1 1 . ' z ' u . ' . , . . . , . . , . ' . . . , . ' ' : . D t . . , ' , , . ' , . , ' : I . ' , . 1 . . Orville Dow was not present when this picture was taken. Grades 5 6 6 Grades 7 G 8 FRONT ROW SECOND ROW THIRD ROW FOURTH ROW FRONT ROW MIDDLE ROW BACK ROW Grades 7 G 8 Ethelyn Lerbakken Beverly Halbakken Janlce Kragerud Ardxs Zlmmerman Betty Damelson Marlene Olness Ardzth Heggen Janet Goltz Ruth Felber Carolyn Velo Gaye Dmger Charleen Bxlden Sylvla Lllllbrldge Avls Halbakken Mary Ann Sogn Lu.Ann Braun JoAnn Toso Ruth Paler Marllyn Thymlan Arlene Lerbakken B111 Thompson Leslle Anderson Ralph Ouse Melvln Nord Davld Heggen Harold Kvall Darrell Felber Edward Bzlden Alvln Llen Gerald Jorve Stanley Peterson Dean Colness Gene Martlnson James Froslze Tony Hovland Grades 5 dl 6 Larry Hansen Evon Ronmngen Mary Kragerud Vlfglnla Flatln Tane Lerbakken Shirley Halbakken Sharon Martmson Ruth Ann Erxckson LaVerne Zlmmerman Eleanore Dow Robert Hexum Lynn Fruede Mxss Jahnke Mary Ann Hanson Phylhs Weak Beverly Theodorson Judy Burgett Clarlce Nord Glorxa Ruth Larson June Elken Janlce Balken Janlce I-Ieggen Ida Harth Donna Thym1an Lloyd Paler Gerald Pence Rlchard Hanson Duane Leurhlng Wesley Nelson Bobby Sogn Arthur Hammer Clarence Bllden Paul Anderson Joyce I-Iaarstad : I I . I . . , . , , , . : I I I I . I . . . . 1 . , , I I I I . I S . I . I I . I I I I I . I , . 2 , . ' , ' Garnor Western, Robert Sillerud, Harlen Balken, Robert Boe, Z , . , , . . . 1 I ' I . I . I A I . I I , . 2 D , 1 I I 1 I I 1 I I . 1 I J . D ' I 1 I I , . , , . Grades 1 G 2 Grades 3 :S 4 FRONT ROW MIDDLE ROW BACK ROW FRONT ROW MIDDLE ROW BACK ROW Grades 3 6? 4 Richard Helgeson Robert Robben Margaret Gordon Carolyn Anderson Sandra Hanson Margaret Nord Roger Bxlden Gary Wlgdahl Lyle Lerbakken Dale Harvego Bomta Martmson Joyce Korsgaden Marlys Honrud Sharon Rolm Jamce Rorvlg Duane Toso Betty Robben Susan Burgett Lmda Luehrlng Mary Martmson Elleen Brenden Joan Flatln M1ss Erlckson Lorxn Hansen Rlchard Hexum Kennon Worden Wesley Thomas John Sether Donald Peterson Paul Johnson Charles Opsahl Stephen Gerber Harvey Dohrer Carol Helgeson and Anmtta Lerbakken were not present Grades 1 ci Z Arvld Honrud Kay Flatln Yvonne Dohrer Karen Fruede Darlene Lerbakken Carolyn Fredrlckson Marlyce Moe Donna Flatln B111y Haga Warren Helgeson Royetta McBa1n Rosemary Dow DuWayne Balken Larry Ellmgson Carolyn Hovland D1ane Halbakken Marlene Toso Duane Dalager Gary Honrud Betty Mae Kastet Sharon Anderson Robert Matson Jean Robben Annette Kragerud LaRay Wxgdahl Daw 1d Stowman Emma Gordon Betty Lou Hansen Ronald Martxnson Mlss Stram Sharon Melby Mar11yn Gronseth Kerrrnt Korsgaden and Merlm Thomas were not present when thzs plcture was taken 2 ' . , , I I I l I . I I : . . I I I . P . . , . , , I . . I . 9 , . : . . , . , . , I I I I I I I when the picture was taken. 1 ' . ' , , , I I I I I ' : . I I I I I I . I I I I : I I I . I V. I I I , . I . I . I A Cheerleaders Anita Sillerud Rona Lillibridge Betty Mae Morris Geraldine Johnson Basketball FRONT RO V Richard Nxtz Eldon Brenden Donald Elken Denms lor ve Charles Nlartmson James l-'ragerud Davxd Mxller Derrel1Nxtz Allen lwlorrxs Orlyn Kragerud Donald l un Student Manager ,Y : , I ' . ' . . h . I BACK ROW: Don Peterson--Coach, Norris Garrison-B Team Student Manager, Nlilton Johnson, Football FRONT ROW Davxd Mxller Donald Leln Eldon Brenden Allen Morrls Rxchard Nxtz Charles Martmson Denms Jorve BACK ROW Norris Garrxson Student Manager Millard Mortenson Orlyn Kragerud James Kragerud Perry Larson Dex-rell Nutz Roger Wxgdahl Mxlton Johnson Roger Olness Don Peterson Coach Baseball FRONT ROW Donald Lem Rxchard Nxtz Donald Exken Charles Martmson Perry Larson MIDDLE ROW Doh Peterson Coach Mxlton Johnson Derrell Nxtz Denms Jorve Lee Exken Roger Olness Donald Toso Norms Garrxson BACK ROW Allen Morris James Kragerud Eldon Brenden Mxllard Mortenson Davld Maller Oxlyn Kragerud Roger Wxgdahl - 1 1 1 1 1 , 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 1 1 1 , . Basketball Coach Donald Peterson s Txger cagers gomg through the 1950 51 season wxth almost ent1rely an all veteran team that Included seven lettermen Wound up the campalgn wlth 14 wlns and 4 losses Lettermen were Eldon Brenden Charles Martznson Rlchard Nttz Donald Elken Darrell Nltz Dennls Jorve and Allen Morrxs Others commng out for basketball were Orlyn Kragerud Mllton Johnson James Kragerud Dav1d Mlller Roger Wzgdahl Lee E1ken Loren Balken Rlchard Pence and Donald Toso The scores of the games are as follows Rothsay Dllworth Rothsay Comstock Forfe1t to Rothsay Rothsay Underwood Rothsay Rothsay Roths ay Rothsay Rothsay Rothsay Roths av Rothsay Roths ay Rothsay Roths ay Roths ay Roths ay Glyndon Barrett Audubon Battle Lake Pellcan Rapxds Campbell Underwood Barnesvxlle fOverf1me Audubon Barnesv1lle Pehcan Rapzds Comstock Forfelt to Rothsay Glyndon 37 Overtlme Z6 ' Z1 ' 5 1 ' 1 62 28 Rothsay 46 Campbell 42 50 Z9 37 34 36 Z1 55 30 35 ' ' 32 52 56 53 45 40 ' 44 .' 55 Z7 42 ' 59 49 ' ' 36 C ' 1 34 Q ' Basketball Tournament On February 19 1951 the sub drstrtct tournament started at Pehcan Rapxds Our frrst opponent was Httterdahl whlch we eastly dlsposed of 55 26 The next nlght we played Audubon m the seml fmals Rothsay romped over them by the score of 51 Z7 Wednesday mght February Zlst Rothsay met Perham for the champxon sh1p of the East sub dlstnct Rothsay was defeated tn a very hard fought game 45 41 On February 26th Rothsay traveled to Moorehead to play Moorehead on the M S T C court In a well fought game Moorehead emerged the vzctor by a score of 58 42 Moorehead wrth the height advantage and wtth keen shootxng was too much for the Rothsay Tlgers Thrs ended our season wlth a total of 15 wms and 6 losses xncludmg tournament play and two forfelts Football Fifteen men turned out for football as the Tlgers orgamzed thelr nrst football team thxs year After gettmg a late start Don Peterson our coach dxd a fme job teachlng everybody the fundamentals and toward the end of our sxx game schedule the offense and defense became more smooth We had a very heavy schedule playtng some of the strongest teams rn the dtstrlct Although we drd not wrn any games everybody enjoyed playlng Football now w1ll take place alongside basketball and baseball ln our school The results of our games were as follows R ot hs ay R oths ay R oths ay Roths ay Roths ay R oths ay Barrett Campbell Hawley D1lw orth Battle Lake Audubon Cancelled 12 42 18 50 Z4 71 18 ' 66 0 19 Concert Band Millard Mortenson Eldon Brenden Jane Brenden Dons Dahnke LuAnn Bra FRONT ROW harleen Bxlden Kathleen Halvorson Mar-yorxe Ouse Amta Sxllerud Wayne Morris oger Olness Tudy Burgett Carolyn Velo Marxon Johnson Loren Balken MIDDLE ROW Rona Lxlllbrxdge Charles Martxns on mhard Pence Davxd Mxller Marlene Olness Gordon Flatxn Irene Harth Ahce Hansen Carol Hexum Audrey lrvm Halbakken Mllt on Johns on Dahnke D onald Exken Mr Ball--Conductor Davxd Heggen Donald Lexn Geraldme Moen BACK ROW Lee Exken Geraldxne Johnson Robert Sxllerud Avxs oger Wxgdahl Glorra Honrud ey Pederson St Gvu en Boe albakken : ' , , , ' , un, R . 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Begmners Band FRONT ROW Betty Mortenson Beverly Hovland Sylvxa Lllhbrldge Gaye Dmger Glorxa Larson Arthur Hammer Audrey Dahnke Rhythm Band The Rhythm Band composed of grades one and two under the dxrectxon of Miss Erxckson and accompamed by Marxon Johnson BACK ROW: Gerald Pence, Russell Honrud, Roland Ellingson, Dale Dinger, DuWayne Heggen Chorus FRONT ROW Marvel Felber Yvonne Westfall Amta Sxllerud Betty Mae Morris Irene Harth Geraldme Johnson Loretta Hansen Beverly Hovland Gail Korsgaden Alice Jacobson SECOND ROW Marjorze Ouse Vzrgnna Anderson Ethel Olson LaVon Hokanson Lois Hovland THIRD ROW Mrs Schultz Director June Jensen Gwendolyn Boe Geraldme Brlden Arlene Ronmngen Angelme Larson Rona Lxllbrzdge Betty Mortenson Ruth Kjono BACK ROW Jane Brenden Marllyn Teterud Juneal Bxlden Marlon Johnson Lulu Olson Verna Dahlager Mardell Haiby, Audrey Dahnke, Doris Dahnke. nv Senior Journahsm Class CARL W ICK J anxt or Hot lunch program bexng served by Mr and Mrs Enoch Johnson Student Counczl The Student Councxl was formed thzs year to help us wlth our dnffxcultles Two representatxves were chosen from each class They helped the rest of the students 1n making a successful carnwal and other events The members are Jane Brenden Irene Harth Amta S11lerud Roger Olness Donald Lem Robert Slllerud DuWayne Heggen Jerome Korsgaden and Carol Ouren Mr Ball IS the council advisor STUDENT COUNCIL OFFICERS President Donald Lean Vlce Presxdent Amta Sxllerud Secretary Irene Harth Treasurer Roger Olness Presentatxon of gdts to Carmval Kmg DuWayne Heggen and Queen Betty Mae Mon-1s and the attend ants Denms Jorve Donald Exken Charles Martmson, Jane Brenden Kathleen Halverson and Irene Harth After the gifts were presented to the King, Queen, the Attendants, and the Crown Bearers Susan Worden and Roger Skugerud. 53W7Wd ..':'.....-f 535' 'LY L ,Jr A-,LL 4 I 4' I' Q A portlon of the large crowd whxch helped make the Carnival a great suc cess ..-' ...as H ,1s,k', Q x ',,M,.,,5. ' . ,mbsf VWJWNM -f '- A 1: -- rl 2 as .V Q 3 E q,,N., f-sg' Sl K ,K ,,,..,.. 'S fs' 3 'dw ll - 'lil , ,X V ,,. A , f , I , 5 s E S The Semor gxrls Arlene Ronmngen and Gcraldxne Bxlden ln charge of the pop sales lumor Class Play The cast for the lumor Class Play The Campbells Are Coming The Rxchard Nutz Gordon Flatm Charles Martxnson Allen Nlorrxs Back Row Doris Dahnke Arlene Ronmngen and Marjorxe Hovland Darlene Pederson and Loanne Brager were also ln the play but are not shown xn the pxrture J Semor Class Play The cast for the Semor Class Play Almost Summer The Semors who Martmson Donald Lem LeRoy Nord Donald Rasmussen Harry Olson Back Row Jane Brenden Arlene Ronnmgen Dons Dahnke Marjorie Hovland and Marcella Wexk an F l . I l, ll - I Juniors who took part are: Front Row. took part are: Front Row: Charles n I p I I 1 7 0 . ' K . , . , . . M ovzes As part of our educat1onal program thxs year many movxes were shown Many different types of movles mcludlng scenery travel scxence ammal safety sports comlcs and other speclalmzed topzcs were shown throughout the year All of the students had their favorite features but the nature comlc and sports films seemed to be the most popular The mov1es are enjoyed very much by the students Curtzs Maqazme Contest The Curtns Magazrne Contest in whlcn grades seven through twelve part1c1pated named Dean Colness an elghth grader as hxgh salesman Dean sold subscrxptmons totalmg S53 30 Ethel Olson a Semor was second with S20 00 The Semor class sold the most subscnptlons wxth a total of S111 30 The eighth grade S87 75 Sophomores S59 85 and the seventh grade S24 50 The high salesman Dean Colness recewed a pen and pencil set for hxs efforts The Carmval The Rothsay School held its flrst carnival on November 10 1950 wzth a successful outcome Many prtzes were gwen away Idella Toso won a card table and four chaxrs Ethel Olson recewed a panda bear for guessmg the correct number of pennies m a Jar Mrs Thea Brorby of rural Rothsay won a twenty dollar b11l Glen Nelson also of Rothsay won the woolen blanket and Clarice Julsrud of Barnesv1lle won the S7 50 panda bear The candidates for King and Queen were Betty Mae Morrls and DuW ayne Heggen who were chosen from the Freshman class They were each presented with a gift of Jewelry The crown bearers were Susan Worden and Roger Skugerud They were presented wxth gifts The attendants who were Jane Brenden Kay Halvorsen Irene Harth Charles Martmson Donald Eiken and Dennis Jorve The attendants were also presented wxth gifts to remlnd them of thls happy occasion other classes sold the following amounts: Freshmen, 5103.903 Juniors, 5102.905 7' 'Q l lvien at work Pete Studymg huh? 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