St James High School - Saintonian Yearbook (St James, MN)

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IT'S A LAZY DAY. Row 2: F. Ritz, A. Rempel, D. Peterson, T. Ransom, R. Paul, A. Roberts. Row I: M. Schmidt. N. Roberts, R. Sandmeyer, D. Penne. f RELAXING WITH A REFRESHING SNACK. Standing: M. Swenstad, J. Schultz, W. Schweppe, E. Scholcnecht, H. Swanson, J. Thompson, N. Timm, R. Siem, V. Sorbal, E. Schlaack. Seated: E. Sifford, W. Strandberg. 22

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the Juniors VICE-PRESIDENT Dal© Peterson SECRETARY: John Bergman GAZING AT MR. STROMMEN S FLASHY TIE? Row 3: R. Hinrichs. P. Henderson. J. Bergman. M. Ekstedt. Row 2: A. Winklemen, D. Wermer- slcirchen, B. Chapman. M. Krause. Row 3: N. Willcening, E. Wheeler. E. Wright. TREASURER: Blanche Granheim WE have now reached next to the top rung in our tedious climb through high school . . . but it wasn’t all hard work, as the events of this year proved . . . tall ushered in football and football, home- coming . . . Nancy Roberts and Chuck Peterson were our royalty . . . our float didn't get as much as honorable mention, but any- way our decorations on third floor were fairly good, we thought . . . our stars in Seventeenth Summer, Elaine Wheeler and Tom Ransom, did.a swell job . . . Emeline Sifford, as Kitty, almost stole the show . . . rehearsals were traditionally noisy and at the play party we ate, played games, ate, had lunch and burped all the way home . . . probably the highlight of our year was the prom; and how we worked to make it a success! . . . the arrival of our class rings really caused a stir . . . remember comments such as . . . mine's too small . . . aren't they super . . . between Christ- mas and New Years we suffered the loss of a fellow classmate, Dar- lene Hoffman . . . Mr. Johnson was constantly kept busy . . . limburqer cheese on the radiator in history class, and firecrackers in a pencil sharpener and waste basket ... a secret organization, 21

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the Tuesday Night Poker Club came into being ... the member- ship included Leo Lamb. Tom Ran- som, John Bergman, Paul Ander- son, Bill Monroe, and Roger Hen- richs . . . they met almost any night, except Tuesday ... a fea- ture twosome was Bill and Norma . . . Hilma Niemier, following her brother's footsteps, enjoyed her naps during fifth hour . . . parties hit a number one high . . . Nancy Roberts gave a surprise party for Janet Clare . . . Elaine Wheeler's lasted a whole week end . . . can- asta and gossip were featured at Janet Erdman’s hen parties . . . the night of graduation we wiped away our tears . . . the thought of our superiors leaving us was too much . . . but we did look forward to next year when we would pos- sess the ruling hand. JUST A FRIENDLY GET-TOGETHER. Standing: G. Hanson. S. Hovdet. J. John- son. H. Gerdes. A. Flatau. J. Gooselaw. O. Howe. P. Johnson. R. Froehling. A. Jensen. Seated: F. Frederickson, B. Hanson, L. Hoffman. J. Hudson. ITS AN AMAZING SIGHT. Row 5: N. Newberg. H. Nes er Row 4: M. Ewy. T. Neuman, C. Nelson. C. Markeson. W. Kueker. Row 3: O. Olson, L. Malmgren. B. Miller. M. Larson. P. Kading, B. Monroe. Row 2: B. Nelson G. Olson. J. Madson, B. Nordstrom, B. Mumme, H. Niemeier. Row I: L. Lamb. R. Larson. L. Klopp, J. Mueller, M. Kuehl, J. Menne. 23