Sheridan High School - Trailblazer Yearbook (Sheridan, MT)

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eu wdt We the Senior Class of Sheridan High School, being ourselves and having full possession of our well-balanced minds at this time; hereby do publish and endorse this document as our last will and testament,—hoping that we have made a peaceful and equitable settlement with our guidances and our institution of learning. We as the graduating class do bequeath the following to our lesser mortal friends, namely, the underclassmen. To the Freshmen we bequeath our well-known nerve which they will need in next years so they will not be bullied by the teach- ers . To our friends the Sophomores, we leave our patience as the means by which they can endure the Juniors. To the Juniors we leave all our advice gained from decisive wars and experience as to the right method to follow in choosing class rings, motto, colors, flowers, and the announcements so that no one will be killed in the conflicts. To the faculty we leave the admittance of our ignorance and the congradulation on ever driving any knowledge into our heads. Also we leave a box of headache pills to be distributed on the basis of need. Individually we bequeath the following: I, Ella May Steiner, leave all my extra kick-a-poo-joy- juice to Genevieve Claypool. I, Mary Ellen Hodges, leave all my troubles to Marlene Trentmen. I, Vella Riley, leave my cheer leading ability to anybody who wants it. I, Mary Jo Braach, and I Dorothy Burnett, leave High School, Thank Heavens I I, Flora Spring, leave my ability to get along with the teachers to Aldene Robinson. I, Gene Hanson, leave my parking spots to Jerry Berke. I, Lorraine Johnson, leave my Journalism assignments to the next year’s class. I, Beth Stone, leave my talkativeness to Donna Battle. I, Norma Jean Surface, leave my ability to get a guy to Pat Maloney. I, Betty Alice Mayo, leave all my test answers to Joan Wright. I, Norman Schulz, leave my basketball ability to Joe Tezak. I, Bebe Gemmell, leave my typing ability to Gerry Shaffer. I, Betty Hansen, leave my height and stature to Pat Ehlers. I, Herbie Hansen, leave my wit to Clinton Burnett. I, Dean Barney, leave my deck of cards to Billy Kaatz. I, Larry Preston, leave my brains to Benny McKenzie. Peggy Kendall, leave my sentimentality to Donna Wudel. I, Elias Hunt, leave my curly hair to Douglas Elser. I, Danny Baker, leave my ability to get out of town girls to Charlie Perkins. I, Jim Kaatz, leave my leadership ability to Donald Elser and Jim Spring.

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As we look through the crystal ball into the year 1969, we find the class of '49 settled down, not all over the United States, but in one little settlement named Podunk. This little town of Podunk was built and settled by the 49ers, as they found it extremely difficult to settle elsewhere. There is no explanation why I We see that the most colorful and most frequented place in town is the Podunk Night Club, owned and operated by Dean Barney. Next t o the Podunk Night Club we find a little red brick building which houses Gene Hanson’s taxi cab.(Night Service Only) Directly across the street we see several neon signs adver- tising the Podunk Bar operated by Miss Vella Riley. (Soft drinks only) Upon the counter in this Bar we locate Jim Kaatz in a huge glass container labled ’’pickled in alcohol”. Walking briskly up the street we see Florence Spring on her way to work. She is a model for the Podunk Painters, an estab- lishment owned and operated by Danny Baker, the only house paint- er in town. On the edge of town we find the Beauty Cream Corporation owned by Betty Alice Mayo, and Co. They advertise either sweet or sour cream. They specialize mostly in sour creams which come from the Podunk Dairy. Within the little dairy barn we find Beth Stone gleefully milking a herd of dry cows. Back towards the center of town we find Bebe Gemmell acting as chief doughnut hole inspector in the Podunk Doughnut factory owned and operated by Betty Hansen. Further along the street we find the new Podunk Restaurant established by Lorraine Johnson. At the edge of the city limits we find Norma Jean Surface, a steady employee at the Podunk Pea House, operated by Miss Mary Ellen Hodges. In a little ramshackle building in back of the Pea House we find Elias Hunt, who has lost a fortune mining salt in the Great Salt Lake and was forced to return to Podunk. Getting back into town we peek into a little building and see Dorothy Burnett, the local hare (rabbit) dresser. Next to the hare dressers we find the Podunk Bank which has no funds and operates on credit only. It is operated by Norman Schulz. Across the street from this decredited bank we find the Podunk Library, wherein we find Ella May Steiner as the sole li- brarian. Towards the edge of town we find a neat little building that is the Podunk Public School. A peep inside shows us that Mary Jo Braach is teaching the lower grades and teaching the upper grades is Herb Hansen. We never thought Herb would ever become a school teacher but now we know the reason why, in the 20 years of Podunks existance no one has ever reached the upper grades. From the school you take the left hand road on the right hand corner which leads to the Podunk Flying Service owned by Larry Preston. It is quite a novelty for Podunk as it is the only Flying Service in the world that has no planes. We find Peggy Kendall as janitor of this establishment. So you see when everything is running smoothly nothing gets done and everything is in a jumble. If you are badly in need of a rest, come to Podunk where you can’t rest or do anything. Podunk Welcomes You