South High School - Tiger Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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FOREWORD Allow this 1955 Jungle Tiger to be your guide as you look back in memory along the trail of your past year at South. To many students, the Tiger will mean seeing their pictures, writing autographs, and leaving behind lessons and homework. For others, the Tiger will contain memories of daily experiences in the joy of youth, friendship, and growth. As the year progresses and students begin counting the remaining days of school, seniors begin counting the days with misgivings. To them, the dwindling number means not, “Oh boy, vacation’s almost here!’’ but rather “Golly, this year went fast!” Graduation brings to a close the most memorable chapter in our lives. Of course, high school days have meant lots of hard work, but our efforts have more than been repaid in fun, friends, and experiences. The memory of these years, which can never be regained, is recorded in the pages of the Tiger. Now, perhaps, we get a thrill from these pictures and words; however, as the years go by the 1'iger will gain added meaning and eventually become one of our most valued possessions. Soon after Commencement, our classmates will scatter as seeds before the wind. Some will enter the Armed Services, others will continue their schooling, a number will marry, and most will work. Perhaps one of our classmates will become famous. Who knows? The class of '55 may produce a second Madame Curie, Winston Churchill, or Lionel Barrymore. However few of our graduates do become famous, a great many of them will be successes; not perhaps in a large way, but in the realization of their personal goals as housewives, parents, secretaries, salesmen, and commonplace everyday people. Happiness and a small success is far more important than notoriety and money. Some years ago, from 1908 to 1933 South High had as its principal Joseph Jorgens. A man who personified the spirit of South High. Jorgens once wrote: The jungle floor crawls and struggles, but high in the tree tops there arc birds of beautiful plumage and song. There is sunlight and there is joy. There arc brilliant orchids, clinging vines, and plants hanging like chandeliers in a fairy castle. But below, flying and crawling pests, snakes, and malarial mosquitoes swarm. The Tiger stalks alone. He is lord and master of the realm. He imbibes the wisdom blinked bv the owl; he grins at the capering and humor of the monkey ; he respects the eagerness of combat and action revealed by the lion ; and amidst the expression of beauty and joy of life warbled by the birds, he gives vent to the exuberance of his vitality and spirits as does the Orange and Black enthusiast. So let us join the grand ensemble: ‘Rah! Rah! South! Long live the brindled Tiger, fie never knows he’s licked.’ ’’ It was Jorgens also who introduced the well known slogan. “Be South.” Here at South this slogan has become a tradition, a standard by which South High people proudly live and learn. Honesty, integrity, sincerity, consideration, ambition, respect — all these things add up to “Being South.” Throughout your life be proud of your school, uphold its honor, “Be South!”

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TIGER STAFF With a sense of accomplishment and sincere happiness the 1955 Tiger Staff sees in print the fruit of its labors, the 1955 Tiger. Now we can look back and note what we accomplished as we strived to publish a good book. We see that characteristics such as co-operation, dependability, efficiency, and persistency have developed in each of us. Moreover, we have learned practical knowledge such as making artistic layouts, selecting type sets, and judging how well a photograph will reproduce. Spending hours together arguing good naturedly over layouts and working furiously to meet deadlines, we have become an efficient team. Also, we know that each member of the staff has been of service to the school and has gained new friends. In addition, we have learned to compromise and to expand the scope of our thinking so that we can take advantage of other people’s ideas. Thus, each of us has had to use our minds and imagination to the utmost. However, we could not have done this job alone. Mr. Arendt has been a wonderful advisor, helping us out of difficulties and giving us needed encouragement. Larson Studio. Dahl Co., Photomatic, and Harrison Smith Co. are organizations whose patience and helpfulness have made us glad that we were able to work with them. Moreover, the faculty and students of South High have been co-operative and helpful. Thanking all these groups in behalf of the Tiger Staff, we voice our hope that the 1955 Tiger will be a source of enjoyment and an album of memory to all students of South High. Then we can consider our job a success. Diane Bouchard, Carol Erickson, Co-editors. Row I M. Born; S. Bloom; N. Miller; G. Corcoran; J. Nowak. Artwork; Business Manager. A. Stenmark; D. Schwalbe. Row II K. Frazier; M. Blandin; J. Rydccn; Co-editor. D. Bouchard; R. Zarins. Row III J. Riley; B. Wanner; M. Ludvifjson; M. Zabel; Coeditor, C. Erickson. Not pictured: B. McNurlin, Artwork. 3

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