Sheridan High School - Trailblazer Yearbook (Sheridan, MT)

Text from Pages 1 - 20 of the 1945 volume:

In the dedication of this year book we honor three boya who have rendered valuable services to the school, but who are now rendering one of the greatest services they could be called upon to do. We pay tribute to these boya who have by their cooperation made possible many Interesting activities in the school, and who are now sacrificing some of the beat years of their youth so that we may have a peaceful world in which to live. They will be remembered for their participation in sports, and ell activities of the sohool. Do your bast boys, and we will do ours. We take pleasure in dedicating this book to Erwin Stanaell, Gene Babcock, and Russell Cowan. EILWIH VMfMtUL THEY HAVE ANSWERED THE CALL 0Fthe navy blue 1 Fredrick A. Brim Sol. Soo. Science Geraldine M. Criswell Commercial William R, Svana Superintendent Maurioe J. Hiokey Coaoh, 7th and 8th Dorie 2. Kitt Sngliah Charlotte A. Soott Home £oonomioe i i in THEY KEEP T-Hb WHEELS TURNING ROAD OF. KNOWLEDGE 2 4 I CF 1S45 LESLIE JACKSON Bing Minstrel 1 Class Vice Pres. 1 Boy's Glee Club 1 Band 1,2,3,4 Student Body Vice Pres. 3 Sr. Class Vice Pres. U S Club 4 Basketball 1,2,3,4 Football 1,2,3,4 Track 1,2,4 BEVERLY GROSE Ooosie Basketball 1,2,3,4 Minstrel 1,2 Baton 1,2 Student Council 1 Home Ec. Club 2,4 Glee Club 1,2,3,4 Junior Princess 3 Pep Club 1,2,3,4 Lil Abner 1 Soph. Syncopation 2 Pessamari 2,3,4 Editor 3,4 Class Secretary 4 DALE ELSKR Seoy. Treas. 1 Basketball 2,3,4 Cept. 4 S Club 2,3.4 F.F.A. 1.2,3 Vice Pres. F.F.A. 3 Track 2,3,4 Student Body Prea. 4 Student Counoll 4 CLARENCE MoKKNZIB Mao Football 1,2,3,4 Basketball 1,2,3,4 Track 1,2,4 S Club 4 Vice Prea. Class 2 Class Pres. 3 Monkeyshines in the Dr. a Editor of Yearbook 4 JOHN MOORE S Club 3,4 Football 3 F.F.A. 1,2,3 DOROTOY HANSEN Dot Virginia City 2 Glee Club 1,2 Phya. Ed. 1,2 Dramatics 1,2 Ad Cutter 2 Offioe 4 Home Eo. Club 4 SHIRLEY VIABLE Butoh Transferred from Eetonville, Wash. during her Junior year. Operetta 1,2 Glee Club 1,2,3,4 Vaudeville 1,2 Music Festival 1,2,3 Soph. Seo. k Trees. 2 Basketball 1,2,3,4 Captain 1,2 Co-oaptein 4 NEVTN MAGNUS Nev F.F.A. 1,2,3,4 Track 1,2,4 Football 4 Boxing 1 3 JUNE NELSON Shorty Glee Club 2,3,4 Soph. 8ynoopetion Drowsy Hollow Little Nell 8tudent Council 3,4 Home So. Club 2,4 Passamari 2,3,4 Prom Committee 3 Pep Club 2,3,4 Offioe 4 Library 4 BONNIE BLASEG Glee Club 2,3 Home Eo. Club 2,4 Class Seo. k Treas. 3 Soph. Syncopation 2 Prom Committee 3 Asat. Editor of Yearbook 4 Offioe 4 Bioyole Built for Two Drowsy Hollow VIRGINIA KENDALL Vie Custer, So. Dak, 1,2 Virginia City 3 Passamari 4 Home Eo. Club 4 Pep Club 4 Offioe 4 MARGARET MALONEY Dard Glee Club 2,3,4 Home Eo. Club 2,4 Little Nell 1 Drowsy Hollow 1 Soph. Syncopation 2 Student Council 2 Pep Club 2,4 Offioe BONNY GEMMELL Red Basketball 1,2,3,4 Captain 4 Home Ec. Club 2,4 Glee Club 1,2,3,4 Sophomore Syncopation 2 Pep Club V� 3,4 Lil Abner 1 Baton 1,2 CLIFFORD EHLERS Bud Football 1,2,3 Basketball 1,2,3 J=J Vj JL - 0i -0 % § W oxr (RV -A- M X— n Auj zs ® Im September 191 1, twenty grejn but growing Freshmen entered the Sherlden High Sohool, end were initleted by the Sophomores. We or- ganized our olaee and offioers eleoted were; President, Frank Balogh, Jr.; Vioe President, Leslie Jaokaon; Seoretsry-Treasurer, Dale Elser, and Class Representative, Beverly Grose. In the fell of 191 2 the survivors of our Freshman year entered sohool ss solemn sophomores. We weloomed three newoomers to our olass, June Nelson, Margaret Maloney, and Bonnie Blaseg. Our sec- ond year we made up for our Initiation by talcing it out on the freahies. Class offioers eleoted were: President, Frank Balogh, Jr.; Vice President, Betty Lou Welters; Seoretsry-Treasurer, Clara Blakeley and Class Representative, Margaret Maloney. When the fall of 19L3 rolled around we oame baok with more spirit than ever before to enter our Junior year. Dorothy Hansen Joined our olesa in the middle of the year. Officers ohoaen were: President, Clarence MoKenzle; Vioe President, Erwin Stenaell, Seo- retary-Treasurer, Bonnie Blaseg, and Class Representative June Nelson. Leslie Jsokson was ohoaen Vioe President and Beverly Grose, Secretary of the Student Body. This year we gave the Junior Prom and Beverly Grose was orowned Junior Prinoess. In September 19U eighteen mighty seniors, three of whom--- Virglnia Kendall, Ellen Christensen, and Russell Cowan--were new- oomera, started on our lest year in good old Sheridan High Sohool. Offioers elected were: President, Ex in Stansell; Vioe President, Leslie Jackson: Secretary-Treasurer, Beverly Grose and Class re- presentative, June Nelson. Dale Elser was eleoted President of the Student Body and also osptsin of the Basketball team, Erwin Stansell was eleoted President of S Club and oaptain of the football team. Beverly Grose wes Editor-in-Chief of the Passamari. We have many pleasant memories of our last year, among them is the Junior Prom given us by the Junior olass, and of oourse our Sneak Day. We are sorry thet four of our olessmates, Ellen Christensen, Erwin Stansell, Gene Beboook and Russell Cowen are unable to graduate with ua. (ch ND L C© 4 We, the Class of Nineteen Hundred and Forty-Five of the Sheridan High School, having oome to the end of our high sohool days, do hereby will, bequeath and deviae the following goods and possession to beneficiaries, to wit: FIRST: To the sohool, a oopy of Trail Blazer by whioh to re- member us irt the year8 to oome. SECOND: To the faculty, we will our olass meetings, pranks, and our oarefree spirits of the jear 1944-1945� THIRD: To the Juniors, our ability to get sneak day , excellent behavior and our surplus knowledge. FOURTH: We individually bequeath the following: I, Bonnie Blaseg, will my place on the honor roll to Anona and Domma Wright. I, Bud Bhlera, «111 my ourly hair to Bob Sohneider and Norris lay. I, Dale Riser, will my technique to Bill Sohowe. I, Margaret Maloney, will my talking ability to Edith Williams. I, June Nelson, will my small stature to Etta Moore I, Dorothy Hmnsaa, will my shorthand ability to Geraldine Kelly. I, Bonny Gemmell, will my danalng ability to CaLmlUe Perrault. I, Nevin Magnus, will my good looks to Dayle Burnett and Cliff Braaoh. I, Virginia Kendall, will my smile to Betty Bruggeman and Faye Pilkington I, Beverly Grose, wish to will to Lorraine Kurfiss and Bonnie Bennetts, and Dolores Wright a higher place on the staff of the sohool paper. I, Clarenoe McKenzier will mj mathematical ability to Everett Moore, and Lindy Magnus. I, John Moore, will to Demalfl Morse my height. I, Leslie Jackson, will to Kermit Mueller my plana on the Basket- ball team. I, Shirley Venable, will to Elenore Bielax and Elizabeth Ginal my ability to skip sohool the last period. Hereunto we have set our honorable hands amd seal with understanding that this will and testament la to stand agai all attacks of time or change. Class of 19- 5 i «i sr f -n We strolled th6 lame to6itheh‘ . ANCHORS AwEIC|H i■ s Boy of Mine ” '4 LOH . ! A'tvr she iu.� Efcr St( v ea (vmvhoihc,) TVJST A YEAS- «6(0-------- IM THE STRtET T ' r m Yoo) MY 6UWY •A Yovive Gotta BE A TboTe ALL Heao . COULD THEY B£ three LITTLE SISTERS't '‘v hoops nx oeA -’’ I(l� 5 ad! I The year 1965 found the class of '45 all settled in the town of Nutterville. We found it necessary to build this town of our own, because the other plaoee would not accept us. We oould never understand why. This was a quiet, peaoeful little oity with no noise exoept trains whistling every minute, helicopters crashing, bells ringing constantly, dogs barking and rolling pins banging against the heads of hen-peoked husbands. Yes, very quiet indeed. The largest building in town was a half-story restaurant whose cook, Beverly Grose specialized in meatless meat balls, fruitless fruit oake and Jellyless Jelly roll. Next to Bev.'s restaurant, in the very heart of the business distriot was John Moore's farm. He raised parrots and goats. His girl had deserted him, so he kept his parrots to talK to, and the Dr. told him that being as he was so very tiny, he had better drink goat's milk to make him grow. Across from John’s plaoe was large green sign painted on a purple and orange store front. The sign read Bonny's Beautiful Belles . Yes, that's right, Bonny Gemmell was teaohing a class of chorus girls how to sing and dance. There was also a large picture of the stfir of this group of girls. The name given was Senorita Dorthea Maris Hansen, better known as Dot Hansen. Nevin Magnus was the only druggist in town. People always thought he was being paid by the undertaker, but then, no one knew for sure. In front of the drug store, a red and yellow taxi oab oould usually be seen. The driver? None other than Dale Elser. He usually spent a quiet lazy day parked on the street, and tnen would hurry home to his wife (we knew her as Virginia Kendall when we were in school). She always had a big pan of oorned beef and cabbage for his suppmr every night of the week exoept one, then she had cabbage and oorned beef for a ohange. June Nelson was the sole proprietor of a dougnut faotory. She oould never figure out what became of the holes out of the doughnuts, so she deoided to make the dough- nuts herself and thus satisfy her curiosity. On main street, right in the middle of town stood the most attractive building in sight, and although it aoe3n't compare with the master pieoes of Rome or the Cologne Cathedral, every citizen looked up to it. In a little red house in the same yard, lived a bachelor, a 3mall man but with an oversized heart. His name is Bud Bhlers, and he has a busy week because he is the Minister, janitor and Sunday-school teacher. In the basement of the bank, whioh was operated by C.Rea McKenzie and mind you he did an overwhelming business, expeolally collecting, was Lee Fay Jackson's bakery. He was following his father's profession and turning out some very good bakery goods. He was really making the dough! Shirley Vonable owned and operated the public Post Office and Telephone Offioe com- bined, but somehow or another, she was always owing the government money. At the head of the Nutterville municipal school, we find a capable, refined master of Einstein's Arts. As a teacher, Bonnie Blaseg has gone far, and is second only to Bud Ehlers in distinction in our little town. On Bonnie's staff under the title of The Head of Female Sports and Activities , was Margaret Maloney. She wears a letterman's sweater bearing four stripes and a oaptain's star which she earned as a very aotive member on the state football squad. Well this is all I know about our class of '45� so until we meet again, good-bye. P.S. Spend your next vacation in the city of moonlight and diamonds-----Nutterville. 7 Btta Moore Dayle Burnett Betty Bruggeman Blenore Bieler Lindy Magnus Clifford Brerett Breaoh Moore Bdith Williams Bill Sohowe Lorraine Kurfisa Donald Morse Anona Wldener Fay Pilcington Dolores Wright Bonnie Bennetts p«ggy Long -X • wl Rita Moore Wayne Xleer Barbara Allbands n. t Marjorie Nunley Mildred Bleler Polly La Due Jay Stanaell Bob Paige jean He «® Miokey Deloina Rioharda Smith Donald Charlene Bob Braaoh Nelson Hakes Wesley Riser Duane Riser Jaokie Best Herbert Hansen Donald Janice Thaylie Brooks Woodward Stansell Kenneth Halse Jeanette Braaoh John Miller Joan Sheldon lO As the 1945 basketball season came to s close and as spring returned once more, seventeen energetic students reported out for track. Our workouts began with rugged callisthenics in the gymnasium and later, a little tumbling to get us in shape. The weather, which isn't quite warm enough yet, has permitted little outdoor work, but as the sun climbs farther north, seversl dual meets are being planned with neighboring schools. Our boys will meet competition with track squads from Virginia City, Twin Bridges end possibly Ennis or Whitehall. If any of them show noticeable talent, and I'm sure they will, a few of the beat may plan on participating in the annual state track meet in Missoula, May 11 and 12th. 4 A BOTS ACTIVITIES Football. The first day of school this year found a group of boys reporting to Coaoh HIokey with the hope of forming a football team. Among the group were Erwin Stansell, Ribs May, Bill Schowe, Jay Stansell, Art Chenowlth, and Bob Schneider, all returning lettermen from last year's Southern Montana Champions. Around these was built the neuoules of the squad. Although we didn't win the ohampionshlp, we had a successful season, winning 5 out of 7 games. Basketball. The first call for basketball by Coach Ilickey, was answered by 30 boys with the hope of making the Varsity. Returning lettermen from last year were Dale Elser, Jay Stansell, Erwin Stansell, and Bob Schneider. We had a heavy schedule and managed to win, approximately, 50$ of our games. We placed fourth in the Dist- rict Tournament held at Dillon due to a loss of one point to Whitehall in the final game. We played 23 games winning 11. Basketball. This year there were twelve girls that reported for basketball. This was a vary large percentage, considering all the extra-ourrioular activities that are offered. This was the first year that we were allowed to use the busses on our trips, and this was also a great help in continuing the sport. We played four games and won three. The losing game was oredited to Ennis. In February we received an invitation from Ennis to attend a six-team tournament. As our ooaoh, Miss Elva Sword, has resigned because of ill health, it was doubtful that we were going. Through the courtesy of Mr. M. J. Hickey, the boys ooach, we were allowed to attend and oopped third place. Pep Club. Staunoh rooters for their team was the Pep Club, under its cheer leaders Lorraine Kurflss and Bonnie Bennetts. New yells were composed by its members, and costumes for the oheer leaders were made by Miss Soott and the cheer leaders. We traveled to the Tournament in Dillon to yell for the boys, and excellent cooperation was given there, as well as at all our home games. Home Eo. Club. I ro porties were given by the Home So. Oirla under the direction of Miss CharlotVe 'Scott. Our fell party was a Barn Denoe with all of the decorations. Mascot of the evening was a football dummy, looking every inoh a bronoho buster in his cowboy garb. Our last party was a Scavenger hunt, dancing party, and a slumber party combined. Everyone has really appreciated the work the Home Eo. Club has done, and their cooperation in all our activities. Glao Club. Thirty-five girls under the direction of Mrs. Doris Kitt have made up the Glee Club this year. They have made two public appearances; one at the Christmas play, and the last at an Educational Meeting. We have newer and more difficult music, and we have worked on it almost continuously. We have been asked to attend a Music Festival in Twin Bridges this year, and appropriate music has been arranged. Later in the year, we plan to sing for Bacculaurete and Commencement, hoping that our music will speed the Seniors on their way to Success. 12 Under the direction of Torie Kitt, the studente of Sheriden High Sohool have organ- ized end maintained a successful band. Sixteen members participate in this musio class and although less then e period e day is spent on it, many students have leerned to play instruments of different kinds. The bend has played at football and basket- ball games end hes been enjoyed by many townsfolk as well ss teachers and students. The members of the bend ere: Mery Magnus, Bonnie Bennetts, Elenore Bleler, Ray Breach, Virginie Schneider, Doug McGregor, Russell Schulz, Jsokie Best, Janioe Woodward, Mild- red Bieler, Lorraine Kurfiss, Camille Perreult, David Butler, Bob Sohneider, Bill Bchows, Polly Le Cue end Betty Bruggeman. The Student Council is made up of the officers of the Student Counoil and the rep- resentatives of eaoh class, and is sponsored by our principal, Mr. William Evans. It is the advisory board for the activities of the student body, whioh sponsors our Sheridan High Sohool Student Association, and the oounoil this year has adopted as e major project the drafting of a Student Body Constitution whioh, it is hoped, will be submitted to the students for their ratification this spring. Among other projeots promoted by the Council, were a Halloween Party, a farewell party for Erwin Stansell, and our films for entertainment. S Club. The 8 Club is an organization of boys in Sheridan Hi who have quali- fied tor letters in football, basketball, or track. This organization was founded in 1940 under Coach Tuffy Feldman. Before entering every member must undergo an initiation oarried out by present members. At present there are 10 members. They are: John Moore, Bill 3chowe, Les Jackson, Ribs May, Russ Schulz, Doug Mc- Gregor, Clarenoe McKenzie, Jay Stansell, Dale Kiser, and Bob Schneider. Two mem- bers, Gene Babcock, and Erwin Stansell, have gone to the Navy this year. One of the hi-lights of the year is the annual S Club Banquet, sponsored by the Club. : si::: ] r : r,:::: Mr. Walter Hill, the much negleoted, but so Important person around B.H.3., with the help of James Duncan, can be readily aooredite d with keeping the sohool building warm and o]eaa Frank Axtell, Timmy Braaoh, and James Duncan are the ones that bring the noisey hades to sohool. 13 staff i8w?0ap£ifd of tw lve members who wsre appointed bj Mr Hickey, senior advisor and Mias Criswell. The members are- editor :;:.oclaLeo:ad?:w« hough working against the disadvantages of the soarcity of fila for Diotur«« abj “ inexperienced stiff all students g2v. generously in tf.e end mJterillf “ IN APPRECIATION: To the students and teachers, for their fine help; to our adver- tlaers, for their splendid oo-operation; to Mrs. Hickey, who has given her time and effort to make the Treilblazer more than Just another yearbook ; to Miss Criswell for her untiring efforts on arrangement and typing; to Mr. Hiokoy for his advice end guidance; end to my staff, I express my heartiest appreciation. 14 Clarenoe McKenzie, Bditor 15 To theGnaduatin Qa ’ of 1945 It has baah the mWileM of these advert ifer. to y«rve TriBnH °! i0u whore 'High school careers are row co-mino to a orlbrioU Conduc ion c We extend oar be t w yhe - for uour future ucce y m whet ever endeavory uou -wiau e-ynba k upon. 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