Sheridan High School - Trailblazer Yearbook (Sheridan, MT)

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 2Um tom We, the high and mighty senior class of Sheridan High School in the State of Mon- tana, County of Madison, Town of Sheri- dan, situated and located on the corners of Madison and Poplar Streets, being of sound mind, of disposing memory, duly make and establish this last will and testament. To the faculty we leave the initials we carved on our desks. To Coach Thomas we leave the hope that he develops a State Championship football team. To the Class of'52, we, the boys of the Senior Class of 1951, leave our liquor still. To the Class of'53, we leave our school spirit. To the Class of '54, we leave our win- ning (?) ways with the teachers. To the girls of the high school, we, the girls of the Senior Class of 1951, leave our ability to go steady with the opposite sex. To next year’s basketball team, Fred leaves his ability to get along with the ref- erees. Our property, personal, real, material, and otherwise, we bequest and give as fol- lows: I, Ruth Mantha, leave my ability to catch a nice car with a man, to Margery Brim. I, Lee Spuhler, Leave my wit and hum- or to John Allhands. I, Joanne Reeves, leave my hands and cowboy boots to Shirley Baker. I, Bill Steiner, leave my basketball a- bility to Frank Claypool. I, Mary Jane Eby, leave my height and smooth active temper to Doris Shafer. I, Garry Preston, leave a few pounds to Ann Bieler. I, Helen Mayo, leave my brain matter and vocabulary to Betty Garrison. I, Bob Sprague, leave my ability to learn to David Sanks. I, Bonnie Kelly, leave my cheerful manner and vitality to Brian Walter. I, Paul Moore, leave my once quiet ways to Patsy Brunner. I, Mary Lou Marsh, leave my personal- ity and exceptional grades to Lonnie Dur- ham. I, Ernie Bock, leave my mischievous ways to Doris Jackson and Ken Long. I, Phyllis Babcock, leave my troubles and talkativeness to Nina Miller and Keith Burnett. I, Fred Braach, leave my car and driv- ing ability to Fay Long. All the rest of our property not herein disposed of, such as gold plated records of our class deeds, loving nooks, favorite parking places, back-seats in the theater, and so forth, we leave to whomever may have use of them. The foregoing Testament, is by the Senior Class of 1951, signed, sealed, pub- lished, and declared to be its Last Will and Testament, in the presence of us, who, of ks request and in the presence of each other, subscribed our names as writer thereof. Lee Spuhler, Attorney Phyllis Babcock, Notary Public 11

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 During this year, the class gained three new members, Mary Jane Eby, Gerald Barney, and Ernie Bock; and lost two, Pat Hansen, and Evelyn Roe. The most important class ac- tivity was the initiation of the freshmen, a privilege given solely to the sophomores. A U. S. History then was called on, who, inspired with many battles within, read in a savage tone that reminded one of Paul Moore, the following warlike account: In the early part of September, 1949, the junior class elected Bob Sprague as president, Gerald Barney as vice president, Helen Mayo as secretary-treasurer, and Mary Jane Eby as representative, with Mr. Thomas and Mrs. Ramer as advisors. During the year, the class gained Nyssa Grif- fith and Joanne Reeves, and lost Gerald Barney and Louise Johnson. Two important honors were bestowed on members of the class during the year: Lee was elected as secretary-treas- urer of Student Council, and Bonnie was selected as FHA secretary of the District for ’50 and 51. As in the custom, the class sponsored the Junior Prom in the spring, and the Junior-Sen- ior Banquet was given by the mothers in honor of these classes. At last, the English Literature called on an anxious book, very much like Bill Steiner, and he hurried up to the front and began: The Class of 1951 returned last September as seniors in Sheridan High. Other classes had warned the members of the responsibilities of seniority, but the class feared them not; in fact, found them quite enjoyable. Fred Braach was elected president; Bob Sprague, vice president; Ruth Mantha, secretary-treasurer; Ernie Bock, representative; with Mr. Thomas, advisor. One member, Nyssa Griffith, was lost: making a total of 14, seven girls and seven boys. The annual Senior Ball was sponsored by the seniors and given on December 23. It was a hearty success. There were many honors conferred upon seniors during this year. Bonnie was our rep- resentative to Girls' State; and Lee, Bob, and Bill were representatives to Boys' State, Lee being chosen to represent Montana at Boys' Nation in Washington D. C. Lee was also elect- ed as president to the Student Body; Mary Lou as secretary-treasurer. Helen Mayo was elect- ed as Trailblazer editor. Phyllis and Lee did their duties well as presidents of FHA and FFA. Bonnie and Mary Lou were cheerleaders during the year, and Mary Lou was chosen for the DAR award for citizenship. Garry Lee earned a trip to Valley Forge for the National Boy Scout Jamboree. The speech play, One Mad Night , was one of the last of the many happy ventures of the class. The annual Junior Prom was given in honor of the class in May, at which Phyllis Babcock reigned as queen. The senior sneak day was taken in the spring, and the Junior- Senior Banquet was enjoyed again (perhaps a bit wistfully by these seniors). The class history would not be complete without a mention of the greatest surprise of the year, the winning of the first prize in the FFA-FHA Amateur Contest. It was not until the last two weeks that the seniors really realized how close they were to leaving their years at Sheridan High. During this time, they enjoyed their senior privi- leges. All too fast came Baccalaureate and Commencement, at which these seniors receiv- ed their diplomas, and also received the titles of 'graduates'. With this, the book returned to its seat. The English Literature looked pleased; however, at that moment a distant buzzer was heard. The books trooped out, leaving the room as it was before, but not until they had given three cheers for SHS; three cheers for the faculty; and fifteen rahs for the Class of 1951. 10

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(?la4A PtafeAeccf Radio Station S. H. S. Broadcasting B. K. and B. S. Announcing In reply to a request made by President of the United States, A. J. Thomas, once advisor of this class of '51, we have found the following information concerning the members of the 1951 Sheridan High School Senior Class. We are pleased to state that: The most daring president a class ever had is now getting his '35 green Ford in shape for the race of the year--the Indianapolis five-hundred-miles speedway classic. Freddie Braach says that his Ford can do anything (when it is running). After searching world wide for a trace of Ruth Mantha we discovered her right in her home town, happily married to Ed McRea, sole owner of the Savings Center Super Market. In her spare time Ruth keeps books and takes care of the money. She got her first experience in this sort of work as secretary-treasurer of this great class. Ernie Bock, the boy with the laugh, is now in South Africa acting as a medicine man to rid the natives of their ills. He went to Africa after being exiled from the United States for making a defernal machine , which blew up the white house. Miss Phyllis Babcock the famous heiress and newly elected best dressed woman in the world, had made her fortune. She married for money instead of love and is now making two mil- lion dollars annually on alimony. Instead of taking all the pictures Garry Preston decided it would be nicer to be in them. Being quite the commedian he decided to try for a role in Hollywood; however, MGM thought he would make a better lover. You will soon see him star in The Passionate Rat. We found Helen Mayo on Mockingbird Hill plowing with a three corner plow and a mule that she bought with a ten dollar bill. She plows real deep and her rates are cheap. Bob Sprague is president of Vassar College, exclusively for girls. They are afraid they will have to dismiss him from this position because all the girls go around in a daze. My suchaman! During the summer he gives tours through the states and plays the roles of the famous bard, Shakespeare. Mary Lou Marsh took over the work of her retired uncle and is now the one and only under- taker in Sheridan. Her work has proved quite interesting but business is kinda dead . In her spare time she cares for her seven children and plays the tuba. She and her family have a band which plays at all funerals. They can really jazz the funeral march. Paul Moore, the fames scientist, is on the planet, Venus. He built a rocket ship and is studying the metals on the land of Venus; now he doesn't know how to get back to America. He is getting very lonesome because the little green gremlins will not laugh at his so called jokes. Joanne Reeves has taken up an old but different profession. Because of the modern met- hods of transportation her business does not thrive as it once did. She is the first woman blacksmith Alder ever had. If any old plugs need sparked up see Joanne. On the way home from Korea, Bill Steiner was shipwrecked and after sixty days adrift at sea without food and water, he drifted to the island of Evol. Now he is king of the island and spends his time lying on the beach with beautiful native girls waiting on him. Going over bumpy roads (?) mountains, and streams, we found Bonnie Kelly in the Cen- tennial Valley herding her flock of sheep. When a young girl she gave up men as a bad job and desired the peace and quiet of the hills. She had grown to love the sheep but still isn’t satisfied. Lee Spuhler is still working on the forest. He has established a little town in Idaho at the forest line and he has named it Muskrat Ramble . He is mayor, chief-of-police, and owns all the businesses in that town including the Green Bubble. However, he is the only inhabit- ant. Mary Jane Eby, the cute blonde in the class, is now a hard boiled sergeant in the WACS. She is up and out on the job early in the morning. During the first few years of her army career she was known as the best potato peeler in the platoon. Now she tells the others how it is done.