Southwest High School - Wagistanian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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 Each member of the 1959 graduating class has a deep loyalty to Southwest. We ha spent four important years here, and the memories of friends, classwork, and numberless activities will never leave us. Because of this loyalty, we of the class of 1959 wish to dedicate this yearbook to a man who has done more than any other to make Southwest a school to remember with pride. That man is our principal. Mr. Robert Classon. The principal of a school has a difficult job. It is he who must coordinate the curriculum, faculty, and administration, which are consistently undergoing examination and improvement. We are fortunate to have such a tireless and selfless worker as Mr. Classon in this important position. His years of service have seen many advances in Southwest. Recently, the school was expanded to include a junior high with facilities for science, music, and athletics which are unexcelled in any other Minneapolis school. Southwest High School is an important part of our community. A high standard of achievement is expected of Southwest graduates, and Mr. Classon seeks to instill in each student a feeling of responsibility. We are grateful, Mr. Classon, for your exemplary generosity and conscientiousness. We will try to fulfill your expectations. 4

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MOMENTS TO REMEMBER Being the last actual freshman class at Southwest . . . Being afraid of Pedersen in Sixth Hour study . . . Pizza at Mac’s . . . Being introduced to the horrors of algebra . . . Dorothy only Freshman cheerleader . . . Butch starting in football . . . Ron McCombs being injured in tragic Homecoming game with Vocational . . . Homecoming Queen Sue Scott . . . First Homecoming Dance . . . Beginning of Hi Fi . . . Feeling left-out during senior elections . . . Choir try-outs . . . State Track Championship . . . New addition completed . . . stepping on 7th graders . . . Kocher’s and Ford’s gym classes in the new gyms . . . Homecoming Queen Karin Sonderegger . . . New basketball coach, Walt Williams . . . First Sno-Day—King Wayne . . . Wohlford’s Washington Trip . . . First choir trip to Duluth and the Iron Range . . . Sack dresses and knit bathing suits . . . Tuesday “pizza day” . . . Homecoming Queen Bette Lawrence . . . Dorothy Loofbourrow being first girl Student Council President . . . Crescendoes singing more than ever . . . Sudden interest in Sophomore boys . . . Larry Hartse’s rugged hockey performances . . . Terrific junior party—all other classes tried to out-do it . . . Mart and Margie Dregni at Winter Frolics . . . Mr. Straiton’s pep talks . . . Mr. Mac’s demonstrations . . . Judy going to Finland . . . Discovering Stefano's . . . Menchu’s beauty; Charlie’s judo . . . Track meets at the University . . . Billy Wolf— a “must” at every party . . . Homecoming Queen Sue Burroughs ... Hula hoops . . . Winning Co-Championship in football . . . Betty Berner Treasurer of National J.A. . . . Our wonderful advisor, Rudy Pedersen . . . Sleepless election parties at Hutchin’s and Malkersons’ . . . Bringing Graham’s brother down from Toronto at Christmas . . . Frantic rush for gold footballs . . . Accelerated? English . . . Second Sno-Day at Pershing—King Butch . . . Studying for chemistry tests, but nothing else . . . Speech pantomimes . . . Terry McCann's million-dollar “billiard tourney” . . . Winning Twin-City Hockey Championship . . . Heartbreaking hockey game with Central . . . Supporting the basketball team in play-off games with drums and horns . . . Supporting the winning swimming team . . . Marsha McCoy Homemaker of the Year . . . Senior parties . . . Bruce Nicolle in the lunchroom . . . Graham’s good manners . . . Senior boys in front row of center section in auditoriums . . . glamor-gams and fur coat collars . . . Beatnik fad . . . Ushering at the State for its first plays . . . Discovering Valli Pizza, Expresso Cafe . . . Senior girls’ Neurotics Anonymous . . . Our Town rehearsal fines . . . “Break a leg!” . . . J.S. at Calhoun Beach Hotel . . . Senior Banquet . . . Commencement . . . and the final hours during the train trip to Little Falls . . . 6 — NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN —