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

Text from Pages 1 - 80 of the 1953 volume:

we build for the future . . . our minds . . . our lives . . . our personali- ties . . . our hopes . . . builded for a better tomorrow. the 1953 saintonian published by the students of st. james high school st. james, minnesota Editor: Arlene Nibbe Asst. Editor: Elayne Wolner Adviser: Miss Cecelia Arvanitis dedicated to the memory of MURIAL HENDRICKS Who could not be with us in our Senior year -- Who could not join us in our tramps through the fall leaves, yell with us for our fighting teams, smell the dust of the roller rink, or feel the warmth of the summer sun We, the students of St. James High School, dedicate this yearbook. 2 contents Our Builders . . . for better citizens of tomor- row, page 4 to 8 . . . Un- der-classmen, who are beginning to lay the foun- dations for their lives, page 9 to 16. . . Sopho- mores and Juniors, as their building begins to progress, page 17 to 24 . . . Seniors, who have really just begun to build, page 25-34 . . , Activities and Organizations where we display our individual talents, page 35 to 58 . . . Our champion athletic teams as they work and play, page 59 to 72. our builders the brains behind operation education Our head foremen in the big job of building individuals in St. James High are Mr. Barger, who has a genius for run- ning a school efficiently. . . whose of- fice is a clearinghouse for every problem . . . who hands out solutions as well as discipline. . . And Mr. Cole, who keeps two schools running smoothly. . . whose hopes and aims for our school inspire us to greater efforts. . . who takes pride in our every success. THIS IS SERIOUS BUSINESS say school board members A.J. Cole, Superintendent; Tom Buhl. John John- son, O.B. Bergman, C.T. Wedge, M.E. Loper, Amel Bolin. 4 ADDING UP THE DAY’S PROBLEMS Hilma Niemeier and Gladys Belcher, secretaries to Mr. Cole and Mr. Barger, pause in the day's work. Gladys is the one who writes our passes while Hilma governs the lower office. WHAT'S COOKING? Mrs. Dunham and Mrs. Lud- vigson, our school nurse and cook, keep us all healthy and well fed. ARE YOU READY? Otto Sorensen (Band), Phyllis Lawrence (Chorus). Ken- neth Lower (Biology, Solid and Plane Geometry, Triginometry). HE KNEW THEY WERE COMING. Morgan Williams (Social Studies 7,8). Joyce Williams (English 7,8), Helen Kiner (Bookkeeping, Typing). 5 BOOKS ARB SUCH INTERESTING THINGS, J. Joel Ball (English 11, Speech), John Griffiths (Science 9, Physics 1), Harold Crosgrove (Social Problems) WHAT’S NEW IN THE BOOK FIELD? Mildred Remmem(Library), Lorene Mey- man (Basic Math., 7 and 8 Math.), Ce- celia Arvanitis (Spanish, English 10) NOW, HERE’S SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF! Ab Strommen (American History, Tennis), Howie Rose (Football Boys Phy. Ed.), Terry Haws (Biology, Chemistry, Physics 11, Wrestling) 6 JUST A BIT OF RELAXATION, Doris Krapf (English 12, Saints Reporter Ad- viser), Janice Schneiter(English 9, Class play director), Georgia AnnRud (Typing, Shorthand, Business Law) TROPHIES ARE THEIR PRIDE AND JOY, Norbert Renner (track, Cross- country, Algebra), Arnie(Judge) Veglahn (World History, Basketball), Robert Woehrle (Baseball, Business Training) NOW, THIS POSES A PROBLEM, H. R. (Lefty) Davidson (Driving, Advanced Drawing, Shop), Kenneth Fechter (Draw- ing, Advanced Shop, Art) 7 CHOOSING FOR THE FUTURE. . . Eleanor Kubista (Girl's Phy. Ed.), Mary Jean Metag (Home Economics), Phyllis Swanson (Home Economics). OUR THREE MAN ARMY IN THE WAR AGAINST DIRT Ray Hoffman, Floyd Hanson, and Andrew Stahn, janitors. These are the members of our faculty, our builders. Ever ready to help us, they stand willing and able to assist us in our work and play. Throughout our years at school, they prove to be our best friends and advisors. Hats off to a wonderful group! AGRICULTURE IS HIS BUSINESS. . . Ray Johnson (Agriculture). 8 seventh grade CLASS OFFICERS POSE. Left to right; James Holm. Vice Presi- dent; Kathleen Madson, Secretary-Treasurer; Richard Bakke, Presi- dent. Seventh grade. Junior High! ... At last we're getting up in the world . . . Roller skating parties held everyone's fancy . . . The eighth graders were invited to one of them . . . Most of the time was spent mop- ping up the floor but it was still fun . . . With the coming of Christmas the black boards in Mr. Williams room shone with the artistic designs of several class members ... It seemed a shame to erase them ... In the spring, just as everyone else we were victims of spring fever ... At long last there were final tests, then report cards, then vacation! . . . Eighth grade, here we come! Sitting: P. Bartch. K. Brehmer, P. Gniis, A. Ayres, R. Bodin, J. Fuller, F. Dodge. Standing, Row 1- J. Dougherty, L. Daniels. L Borg. K. Blackstad. C. Burkhardt, D. Greiescher. Row 2: G. Anderson. H. Blackstad. J. Bishop, M. Giferson, R Bakke, J. Anderson, L. Albough, A. Fredrickson. 10 Sitting- L. Oskerson. J. Voss, C. Schweppe, M. Nelson, J. Ogleshee, G. Noren.S. Wang, E. St. John. Stand- ing, Row i: D. Wacker, S. Noren. P. Nelson, R. Swanson, R. Sorenson, D. Schmillen, J. Olseth, K. Redmond. Row 2: R. Nelson, R. Smith, G. Schutz, J. Truman, J. Better. P. Nelson, J. Sellstedi, D. Thompson, D. Paul, K. Nelson. Sitting- E. Johnson, B. Kohn. A. Mau, K. Madson, J. Meyer, S. Harrison, C. Jensen. Standing, Row 1; D. Madson. R. Luther. S. Johnson. K. Jensen, V. Lastine, R. Moody. Row 2: L.Leinenweber, J. Holm, M. Muns- terman, G. Bugge, J. Hultgren, G. Lingen, G. Kuyper, G. Johnson. 11 eighth grade The year which marked the halfway point through Junior High proved to be an eventful one for the eighth grade . . . homecoming was the main event . . . lots of hard work went into the float but it didn't get a prize . . . the eighth grade paper was again pub- lished with Mr. Williams acting as advisor . . . David Zender and Lois Gilbertson act- ed as editor in chief and assistant editor, respectively, with Marilyn Henderson as treasurer for the first semester . . . the year was marked with skating parties, birthday parties, and slumber parties which were enjoyed by all attending ... a bang- up Halloween party was held to keep prank- sters out of mischief . . . our class was en- larged by several new members during the year . . . Phy. Ed. classes were held at the bowling alley once a week with new talent constantly being discovered . . . looking back, it was a very eventful year. Class officer. Sitting, David Zender, Pres., Standing. Judy Erickson, Sec., Marilyn Henderson. Vice Pres., John Linden, Treas. A Sitting: C. Engelking, D. Bartch, E, Dodge, D. Alkire, L. Coleman, J. Engdahl, J. Erickson, S. Berge. Standing, Row 1: D. Firchau, D. Bishop, G. Devens, M. Carlson, B. Bohm, C. Ekstedt, C. Dexheimer. Row 2: L. Blackman, B. Carstensen, C. Claire, L. Freemen, R. Curry, D. Ask, T. Daniels. 12 Sitting: D. Nelson, K. Moody. R. Olseth, M. Munson. D. Ouren. R. Running. N. Neuman, C. Pettis. Standing: Row 1: M. Simpson, B. Wick. C.Wolner, N. Marth, M. Westlund, G. Sandberg, G. Roed. V. Mun- sterman. Row 2: R. Serkland, D. Wacker, D. Monroe, R. Sorenson, J. Plumley, D. Zender, W. Wilson. L. Olson, R. Redman. Not pictured: C. Nelson. Sitting: J. Jacobson, C. Lenz, S. Jackson, L. Gilbertson, S. Hoffman, K. Larson, L. Heppner, G. Love. Standing: Row 1: J. Jensen, R. Garten, L. Gjerstad, A. Hannigan, M. Johnson, A. Gigstad, T. Gilbertson. Row 2: J. Linden, G. Jacobson, B. Lastene, R. Heppner, W. Gilling. Not pictured: M. Henderson, M. Karl. 13 freshmen Freshman year. One year to go to Senior High . . . Fall and the Homecoming events were a big attraction ... We won first prize with our float . . . Janice Romsdahl and Tom Epp- land were our attendents . . . Our class gained several new members in the persons of Larry Deo and Pat Roed . . . Halloween was spent out at the roller rink . . . Best part was the skating and, of course, lunch! . . . Big Wheels have a chat. Left to right; Mark Anderson, presi- dent; Patricia Johnson, treasurer; Karen Bergman, secretary; LaVonne Heppner, vice president. Sitting; A. Bonkoski, P. Beckman, D. Nelson, C. Johnson, N. Evans, R. Sandberg, B. Laingen, B. Hartwigson. Standing, Row 1; D. Hage, E. Olson, J. Offerdahl, H. Ubbens, L. Jensen, C. Holm, Y. Loftgren, B. Engelking. Row 2; K. Scholomann, L. Sandmeyer, J. Behrends, G. Evers. 14 Sitting: V. Mossengren, C. Poss, B. Urban, M. Truman, P. Jensen, J. Lingen, D. Jensen, G. Hoffman, L. Sandmeyer. Standing, Row 1: J. Freemen, C. Johnson, P. Johnson, A. Firchau, E. Johnson, T. Eppeland, J. Kading, B. Stauffer, N. Brunner, M. Schultz, R. Peterson. Row 2: L. Rentz, A. Snook, D. Redmond, J. Berdell, L. Curry, D. Blaha, F. Dougherty, T. Nibbe, C. Hudson, G. Timm, R. Otsea. After Christmas, our English classes were brightened by the flash of Miss Schneiter's diamond ring . . . The year saw Mr. Renner teaching us Algebra instead of Science . . . One of our classmates found that window peeking doesn't pay . . . With the coming of the new year, hayrides were the rage . . . The 9A English class decided to have a court session every Friday to punish the juvenile delinquents. . . Crime certainly does not pay! . . . As spring arrived, our minds were on anything but school . . . We joined the rest of the students in enjoying the welcome change ... Of course, the inevitable came - final tests! . . . Hurrah, we passed! . . . Next year -- Senior High. 15 Sitting: B. Meyer, F. Landsteiner, K. Bergman, M. Anderson, A. Krause, L. Heppner, K. Bolte, J. Smith. Standing, Row 1: G. Jensen, J. Love, J. Olson, D. Tapper, A. Haler, S. Rust, T. Gross, D. Blumenshein, D. Downs, E. Saunders. L. Hurley, M. Anderson. Row 2: E. Munsterman, J. Warling, J, Swanson. M. Sieg, D. Radenbaugh, D. Fastenau, R. Junker. B. Sandberg, R. Wellman, L. Hudson. Sitting: L. Brinkeman, J. Schmillen, P. Roed, L. Mossengren, S. Sharp, J. Romesdahl, S. Blackstad, D. Thulien. Standing, Row 1: A. Olson, L. Durheim, M. Sandberg. G. Paul, M. Jensen, N. Johnson, C. Bolin, B. Klutz, P. Gruis. Row 2: K. Curry, R. Sorbel, F. Hammer, E. Blackstad, C. Dannhoff, J. Klaras, D. Jensen, J. Peterson, E. Nelson. 16 sophomores SOPH LEADERS CATCH THEIR BREATH, Bill Montgomery, Sec- retary-Treasurer; Eldora Niemeier, President; Karl Johnson, Vice President. Our first year in senior high started with us leading the pa- rade in the amount of students in a grade with 118... Myron Engel and Alice Wilson were our handsome attendants to the royal party for Homecoming . . . There was one if not more Dennis the Menace's in every English class . . . The art of seeing whose would go the fast- est and farthest really made the carriages fly in all the typ- ing classes . . . Sitting; D. Nessler, A. Petrick, I. Lynch, E. Larson, M. Loughmiller, J. Legvold, N. Nichtern, S. Petterson. Standing, Row 1; W. Montgomery, D. Mays, T. Lapuke, E. Niemeier, M. Nelson, C. Petterson, M. Nelson, R. Ouren, T. Perrier. Row 2: G. OfferdahJ.J. Quindel, M. Miller, P. Moody, J. Munsterman, R. Nelson, D. Nessler, H. Petrick, R. Markeson. Not pictured: D. Curry, J. Jamieson, G. Larson, H. Olson. 18 Sitting: C. Ruther, P. Wolner, J. Siem, L. Samuelson, D. Schutz D. Sturm, A. Wilson, M. Ziebarth. Stand- ing, Row 1; L. Stahn, P. Roigher, G. Redmond, C. Smith, N. Wilkening, E. Ritz, M. Watrous, V. Seagren, C. Vetter, P. Woehrle, R. Stradtman, D. Sandberg. Row 2: E. Rathman, R. Sandmeyer. G. Tapper I Seal’ C Snook, K. Wellman, B. Yock, K. Rude, D. Vogt, C. Wolner. Class rings were acquired by some of the girls in the class even though they're not usually received until we become juniors ... It isn't hard to figure out where they came from! . . . Jene Frydenlund and Jerome Black- stad represented us very well on the football team . , . Our cheerleaders really did a swell job ... We proudly boasted five members in the swing band . , . The zoo in Biology helped brighten up the days . . . Then be- fore we knew it, spring was here . . . Prom time and we as waiters and waitresses were serving our elders . . . And then, suddenly, to the sur- prise of everyone, we were juniors! 19 Sitting: J. Jacoby, S. Jakobe, S. Klutz, P. Hovden, M. James, L. Kuehl, D. Koenig, A. Knickrehm, L. Ket- tner. Standing, Row 1; M. Jensen, M. Hanson, M. Hage, M. Hoffman, A. Hanson, M. Hultgren, J. Jordahl, D. Haugen, M. Jones. Row 2: D. Heckman, D. Hoffman, D. Johnson, K. Johnson, G. Kueker, C. Johnson, J. Kuehl, B. Johnson, D. Johnson, L Hanson, N. Hovdet. Sitting: B. Gross, R. Beckstrom, C. Forseth, C. Elvin, S. Beckius, K. Anderson, D. Bowers, M. Bregel, B. Daniels. Standing, Row 1: L. Froehling, D. Beck, S. Brown, S. Amundson, K. Bloomquist, E. Groshens, W. Arnold, K. Crosgrove, B. Beckman, A. Ask, L. Bloomquist. Row 2: B. Golterman, R. Carlson, J. Erickson, M. Engel, D. Banse, J. Frydenlund, R. Anderson, J. Blackstad, A. Bishop. 20 juniors WE’RE IN NO HURRY SAY JUNIOR OFFICERS. Left to right; Maurice Burckhardt, Secretary; Gerry Kintzi, President; John Jackson, Vice President; Marlene Baldwin, Treasurer. Just tl Only one mol top . . . Eai class election ing Gerry Kintzi to be our hon- ored president and John Jackson the man who takes over in his absence . . . Maurice Burkhardt was our secretary . . . Marlene Baldwin was the only girl on the slate when she took over the job of treasurer . . . With the clos- ing of the football season, we were proud to say that several Juniors were on the undefeated team . . . Sitting; K. Munson, B. Niemeier, P. Mickelson, J. Mossengren, A. Olson, B. Monsen, G. Peterson, L. Mau. Standing, Row 1: M. Nelson, G. Nelson, W. Miller, J. Monroe, D. Malmgren, L. Pierson, J. Mann, D. Olson, C. Lundholm. Row 2: E. Payne, L. Nelson, P. Nordstrom, B. Loftgren, J. Moltsau, E. Peterson, R. Peterson. A. Munsterman. 21 Sitting: E. Wolner, I. Vogt, J. Swensted, J. Wolner, S. Tonneson, S. Siem, S. Redmond. Standing,Row 1: G. Siem, L. Welte, H. Riihl, A. Sandmeyer, M. Williams, G. Solberg. Row 2: R. Romsdahl, M. Semoc, R. Warling, B. Yock, D. Sandmeyer, R. Zender, R. Radenbaugh Sitting: B. Heppner, D. Behlmer, G. Bakke, C. Bugge, J. Asendorf, L. Abel, C. Anderson, J. Bowers. Stand- ing, Row 1; H. Firshau, O. Baade, M. Baldwin, J. Bergman, M. Clausen, J. Evans, D. Anderson, N. Anderson, L. Curtis. Row 2: R. Bolte, H. Ehret, B. Ouncanson, J. Frydenlund, G. Deegan, D. Daniels, A. Fredrickson, J Bolte. 22 Sitting: A. Hudson, A. Gruis, D. Yunker, S. Hage, S. Kuyper, M. Hovden, A. Froehling. Standing, Row 1: R. Jensen, L. Hurley, J. Jensen, R. Klassen, J. Hanson, L. Henderson, A. Garner, A. Jovaag. Row 2: G. Jensen, D. Klopp, J. Hovden, J. Jackson, D. Kading, R. Hunstad, G. Kintzi. Vv e were really proud of that team when they won the South Central Conference Championship . . . Dick Peterson was named as captain of next year's team . . . Wolner's garage kept our Homecoming float safe until the big day ... It must have helped because we won second prize . . . Joan Asendorf and Gene Deegan were our attendants to the royal party . . . We'll never forget how the boys quartet sang over our float . . . There were eighteen boys and three girls in our Physics class . . . Mike Semoc took to eating paper when Mr. Griffiths caught him drawing pictures . . . The men working on the new school building enjoyed (?) our pantomines in 6th hour English . . . Our political speeches and discussions in History class helped elect Ike . . . Miss Kiner had a few pests in 6th hour Book- keeping . . . Junior girls got silver pins for their services in the Library Club . . . Our class headed the list of honor roll students . . . Janice Jen- sen and Elayne Wolner were chosen to be assistant editors of the Saints Reporter and Saintonian, respectively . . . One Foot in Heaven was our highly successful class play . . . Remember the music coming from the uke but no one was playing it? . . . We could hardly wait until we got our class rings . . . Prettiest and most different ever, we say ... We were well represented on the basketball team . . . The high spot of the year was the Junior-Senior Prom ... A lot of work went into the decorations but it was worth it, wasn't it? . . . When we look back, it was a memorable year as Juniors, but look what we have to look forward to ... At last! . . . We' re Seniors ! 2) 24 Dick Peterson, captain-elect of the foot- ball team, also pauses from his busy schedule. senior history With a shock that rocked the school, we launched ourselves on our high school career in September of 1949. Clem Belcher led the class as prexy, with Marilyn Evans, Lucille Menne, and Sherry Beck as his cabinet . Our first exploit was decorating the hall for homecoming. We did the job up big -- lockers and all. Funny thing, the administration didn't seem to appreciate our efforts . . . Time moved on . . . Blizzards made some of the days more fun, as always ... We finally made it through algebra . . . business training . . . science . . . Suddenly we no longer had freshman hall to call our own . . . Proud of our new estate on third floor, and glad to be no longer the green freshmen, we began our sophomore year . . . The year seemed to pass quietly . . . we slaved over hot typewriters . . . cut up worms . . . worked for the day when we could call ourselves juniors . . . Junior year . . . Again Clem ruled, Mary Mueller, Marilyn Evans, and Donna as his aides . . . We did a bang-up job on the upper hall -- we thought . . . Next on the agenda was the class play . . . Clem and Hanna in the romantic lead of Mother Is a Freshman , with an all-star supporting cast . . . Class rings came early in the new year; prettier than ever, so said we . . . school hurried by, soon it was time to start on the prom . . . With a theme of Dutch Garden to be fulfilled, a lot of time went into the making of flowers . . . The night of the prom holds memories for most . . . Spring . . . national honor society . . . Arlene Nibbe, Marilyn Evans, Jo- anne Sandbo, Joe Semoc and Jim Behrends taking the honors for the jun- iors . . . An event of the year was the musical put on by the choral groups . . . Exams . . . We're seniors! Joanne Sandbo and Joe Semoc represented us at Girls' and Boys' State . . . Our superior officers turned out to be Dennis (the Menace) Bottem, Jim (Don't get gay) Behrends, and Ardell (Blondie) Lunz . . . The head couple of the class, Clem Belcher and Betty Romsdahl, turned out to be our King and Queen . . . Captain Clem Belcher led the Saints to an unde- feated football season . . . Four of our girls, Lenore, Elayne, Ardell, and Dona, have their plans around their left ring fingers . . . Donald Hammer took advantage of the peace and quiet (??) of Mr. Haw's Chemistry class. Even Clem and Jim's household ammonia didn't help wake him up! . . . Time to watch the birdie and have our senior pictures taken. Ouch! Those stiff white collars! . . . Christmas brought the surprise party in Chemistry, the day Mr. Haws was planning something else . . . Macbeth hath murdered sleep was the by-word of the sleepy seniors after spend- ing a night on their English projects . . . We spunky seniors slightly al- tered one teacher's vocabulary, All right ! . . . The time for the class play rolled around once more . . . Prom time, and we all had a good time just like last year . . . Finally, graduation time and we are no longer Sen- iors, but men and women of the world, the best class yet! ! 26 Donovan Aspelund . . Convertible kid . . Football, Prom Com- mittee, Intramural, Baseball. Ruth Baird . . The in- imitable redhead . . G.A.A.,Saints Reporter, Chorus, Glee Club, Pep Club, Spanish Club, Prom Committee. James Behrends . . Never a dull moment . . Track, Basketball, Tennis, Cross Country, Saints Reporter, Saint- onian. Class officer, Nat'l. Honor Society, Class Play, Prom waiter Intramural, Declam. Clemens Belcher . . Friday night's hero . . Football, Basketball, Baseball, Saints Re- porter, Saintonian, Class officer. Home- coming king. Declam, Prom waiter. Intra- mural. ElsieBierman .. Blush- ing rose . . G.A.A., Band, Chorus, Glee Club, Library Club, Pep Club, Prom Com- mittee. Eugene Bonkoski . . Better late than never . . Wrestling, Football, Projectionist. Dennis Bottem . . There's no place like the top . . Band, Saint- onian, Wrestling, Ath- letic manager. Class officer, Attendent, Prom waiter, Intra- mural. Yvonne Bottem . .She has a personality that can't be beat . . Band, G.A.A., Prom waitress. Pep Club, Library Club, Attendant, Prom and Play Committee. William Brehmer . . He has something to go home to . . Baseball, Track, Wrestling, Football, Attendant, Intramural. Marjorie Brekke . . A good gal from Godahl . . G.A.A., Pep Club, Prom Committee. Lenore Bright . . She has a ring around the future . . G.A.A., Pep Club, Glee Club, Tumbling, Prom Com- mittee, Octet, Trans- fer student. Joyce Brunner . . There's no place like Odin . . G.A.A., Pep Club, Prom Com- mittee. 27 Donna Carstensen More fun than a barrel of monkeys . . Band, G.A.A., Chorus, Glee Club, Sextette, Octet, Class officer, Tum- bling, Pep Band, Prom waitress, Saintonian, Saints Reporter. Helen Engelbrecht . . A nice gal to have a- round . . G.A.A., Cho- rus, Glee Club, Pep Club, Declam. Shirley Ewy . . Good things come in small packages but so does dynamite . . G.A.A., Pep Club, Prom and Play Committee. Ella Curry . . She's no- bodys enemy. Jean Engelking . . Too nice to be forgotten . . G.A.A., Pep Club, Tumbling, Declam, Library Club. Marilyn Fansin . . She cheers a troubled soul . . G.A.A., Pep Club, Cheerleader, Tum- bling. William Curtis. . Work is such a chore. . Band, Chorus, Glee Club, Tennis. John Eppeland . . Oh well, tomorrow is an- other day . . Football, Wrestling, Track, De- clam, Spanish Club, Prom waiter, Projec- tionist. Jan Frederickson . . He believes in living! . . Prom committee. Wrestling. Clifford Ekstedt . . A boy with a mechanical mind . . Wrestling. Carol Erickson . . A Swedish bundle of good nature . . Pep Club, G.A.A., Glee Club, Tumbling, Declam, Band. Donald Hammer.. Old Rip was a lucky man . . Wrestling, Prom Com- mittee, Intramural. 28 Phyllis Heppner . . Quiet, neat, and quite petite . . G.A.A., Pep Club, Declam, Prom and Play Committee. LeRoy Heslekrants . . Lady's man. Lorraine Hoffman . . The kind who makes areal nice pal. . Prom Committee. Eileen Hultgren . . Personality plus ability equals success . . G.A.A., Pep Club, Glee Club, Declam, Library Club, Band, Saintonian, Prom and Play Com- mittee. I - ’ Herbert Jaster.. Never say nothin' unless you have to . . Prom Com- mittee. Joan Jensen . . I love the laddies . . G.A.A., Chorus, Glee Club, Prom Committee, Pep Club. Shirley Jurgens. .Am- bition plus . . Band, Chorus, G.A.A., Glee Club, Saints Reporter, Saintonian, Declam, Sextette, Spanish Club, Prom and Play Com- mittee. Lois Kintzi. . A strong link in the chain of friendship . . G.A.A., Pep Club, Prom Com- mittee. Herbert Klaviter. . He studies and studies . . once in a while . . Foot- ball, Wrestling, Cross Country, Track. Lois Hovdet . . Quiet? Yes, but likable . . Prom and Play Com- mittee. Marion Johnson .. She has a funny bone that is always getting bumped . . Band, G.A.A, Declam, Library Club, Pep Club, Prom and Play Committee Elayne Knaak Blondes are made but red hair comes natural . . G.A.A., Pep Club, Prom Committee. 29 Lurine Koenig . . She likes people and people like her . . G.A.A.. Pep Club, De- clam, Chorus, Glee Club, Prom Com- mittee. Marilyn Lammle . . Too friendly to make an enemy . . G.A.A., chorus, Glee club, Saints Reporter, Saint- onian, Sextette, Li- brary Club, Pep Club. Jacquelyn Mann . . Charm quite often lies in being quiet . . G.A.A., Pep Club, Prom committee. Warren Koenig. . Who cares what tomorrow may bring? Karl Lehman . . Small in stature but, oh, what power . . Wrestling, Cross Country, Track, Projectionist, Intra- mural, Prom Com- mittee. William Marsden . . The easy way always seems the more reason- able . . Basketball, Football, Baseball, track, Class Play, Prom committee. Janice Konz . . Quiet and conquered. .Maj- orette, G.A.A., Tum- bling, Pep Club, Sex- tette, Prom Waitress. Ardell Lunz . . Her pass time and lavorite coloris Red! . . G.A.A., Pep Club Class Officer, Prom and Play com- mittee. Lucille Menne . . An all-around girl . . G.A.A., Saintonian, Prom waitress, Cheer- leading, Pep Club, Prom committee, Tumbling. Marilyn Kuehl. .She's a whiz on rollers . . Spanish club, attend- ant, G.A.A., tumbling. Wayne Marth .. I don't think --I know . . Band, Pep Band, Swing Band, Prom committee. Darlene Miller .. Al- ways happy, always gay . . G.A.A., Li- brary Club, Band, Prom committee. 30 Mary Mueller . . Just smile away your trou- bles . . Chorus, Glee Club, G.A.A., Prom waitress, Attendant, Class officer, prom committee, Pep Club, Annual. Ellein Nelson .. Music is the universal lan- guage . . Library Club, Declam, Chorus, Glee Club, G.A.A., Band, Pep band. Swing band. Pep Club, Class play and prom committee. Janice Oldenburg . . Good nature in person . . Pep Club, Saint's Reporter, Declam, Prom Committee, G.A.A., Chorus, Glee Club, Class play, Saintonian. Elroy Mum me . . And then the fun began . . Baseball, Football, Wrestling, Prom waiter Projectionist, P. A. system, Basketball, In- tramural. Florence Nelson . . Gentlemen prefer blondes . .Mixedcho- rus, Glee Clubt Octette, Sextet, Pep Club, G.A.A., Prom com- mittee. f Duane Olsen . . He's got a knack for track . .Track, Cross Coun- try, Declam, Chorus, Basketball, Wrestling, Intramual, Prom Committee, Saint's Reporter, Saintonian, Glee Club. Howard Munson . . A great outburst of static . . Cheerleading, Class play. Wrestling, Cho- rus, Track, Cross coun- try, Attendant, Glee Club. Arlene Nibbe . . A pleasing combination of fun, ability, and brains . . Declam, Nat'l Honor Society, Glee Club, Saintonian, Pep Club. John Olson . . A big noise in a small pack- age . . Track, Declam, Intramural, Prom Com- mittee. Dona Nelson . . I'm always minding my own business . . Cho- rus, G.A.A., Pep Club, Prom committee. Loretta Nordby . . I don't tell everything I know .. G.A.A., Pep Club, Prom Commit- tee. William Panzer . . Have a good time liv- ing for you're a long time dead . . Baseball, Football, Wrestling, Class play. Projection- ist, P.A. System, Prom Waiter 31 Janice Peterson .. She radiates friendliness wherever she goes . . G. A. A., Glee Club, Chorus, Declam, Band, Pep Band, Sextette, Pep Club. Lorraine Ritz . .Al- though she doesn't shock you, she's a live wire . . Chorus, Glee Club, Tumbling, Pep Band, Band, Declam, Saintonian, G.A.A. Betty Romsdahl Queen of the ball . . Chorus, Glee Club, Homecoming queen. Patricia Running . . Just like the river, always Running . . G.A.A., Prom and Play Com- mittee. Patricia Rust. . Full of fun and fancy free . . Glee Club, Chorus, Pep Club, Prom committee, G.A.A., Spanish Club. Mary St. John . . Calm as a breeze . . Transfer student, G.A.A., Pep Club, Prom and Play Committee. JoanneSandbo.. When it comes to efficiency, she's all for it . . Li- brary Club, Saints Re- porter, Saintonian, Prom waitress, G.A.A., Pep Club, Declam. Jerome Sandmeyer . . Give him the wide open spaces . . Prom and Play Committee. Delmar Saunders . . Built like a rock and twice as firm . . Foot- ball, Wrestling, Track, Prom Waiter, Projec- tionist. Carol Schumacher . . Smiling and sweet . . Glee Club, G.A.A., Prom Committee, Pep Club. Bernie Schwardt . . Quiet and shy, a real nice guy . . Football, Track, Wrestling, Class play, Declam, Projec- tionist. 32 Lora Schweiger - She overcame with a smile -G. A. A., Pep Club, Prom committee. Maybin Seagren - A good laugh solves everything-G. A. A., Tumbling, Prom com- mittee, Girls Glee Club. Joseph Semoc-Shake- speare’s number 1 enemy! - Saints Re- porter, Prom waiter, Homecoming attend- ant, Saintonian, Play and Prom committees. Patricia Smith - High stepping to the future- G. A. A., Pep Club, Majorette, Chorus. Girls Glee Club. Oc- tette, Tumbling Team. Hannah Ruth Sowers- Friendly, yes, and oh, sosweet! Chorus, Girls glee club, G. A. A., Saints Reporter, Saint- onian, Declam Library club, Band, Prom and Play committees. Trio. Virgene Swanson - What’s Madelia got that St. James hasn't? -Prom waitress. Girls glee club, G. A. A., Declam, Pep Club. Henry Ubbens -Just takin it easy. Norma Jean Wick-She cuts a cute figure- Declam, Pep Club, Chorus, Girls Glee Club, G.A.A., Saint- onian, Saints Reporter, Library Club, Class Play, Majorette, Class officer, Homecoming attendant, Spanish Club. Janet Wolner-A lass with plenty of class- Chorus, Girls Glee Club, G.A.A., Prom and Play committees. Elaine Wright-She has a winning way-Tumb- ling, G.A.A., Chorus, Girls Glee Club, Prom waitress, Pep Club, Prom and Play com- mittees. Elwood Wright - He manages well-Athletic manager, Projection- ist, Prom and Play committees. Mr. Crosgrove explains the problem of Income Tax proce- dure to one of the Senior Social classes. Senior class officers pause from their official duties. Left to right they are Dennis Bottem, President; Ardell Lunz, Secre- tary-Treasurer; and Jim Beh- rends, Vice President. 54 35 band Row 1, Left to right: L.Nelson, A.Jovvag, R.Klassen, E.Bierman, K. Crosgrove, D. Miller, Row 2: R. Sorenson, S. Jurgens. G. Bugge, W. Yock, J. Moltsau, E. Nelson. Row 3: W. Carstensen, T. Perrier, C. Bugge, M. Miller, R. Nelson, E. Hultgren, W. Marth, K. Munson, J. Olson. D. Hoffman, D. Johnson. Summer Band Rehearsals . . . new songs . . . new formations . . . were all ideas of the new band director, Mr. Otto Sorenson . . . learning to use our mouths for making music rather than ceaseless chattering and learning not to bring gum to rehearsals were two hard-learned lessons of the band member s . . . Square your corners and to the right flank, march! were two familiar phrases often heard on those sweltering hot days out on the football field . . . remember all the trouble the trombones had in learning to hold their horn up ? . . . Ted's horn must have been especially heavy . . . learning to march to the tricky steps of Botcha Me and to play it at the same time was a hard task accomplished . . . the band used this song at the homecoming game and surprised everyone . . . with football season coming to an end we went inside to practice . . . Keep your eyes on me . . . Watch that beat . . . and many new selections were all Mr. Sorensons remarks for the concert season . . . remember David's solo in South- ern Minatures ? . , . the softness of Wayne's trombone mellowed the whole band . . . the Winter Carnival found us at the head of the parade . . . Glow Worm and In the Mood were two of the many songs played by the newly or- ganized Swing Band . . . remember all the fun we had when it came to our band party? . . . the end of Mr. Sorenson's first year was brought to a very success- ful close in the big Spring Concert . . . wasn't it fun? Row 1, Left to right: C. Johnson, C. Holm, L. Ritz, S. Jackson, J. Offerdahl, R. Stradtman, M. Woehrle, K. Ber- gamn. Row 2; A. Ask, J. Peterson, C. Wolner, R. Sorenson. I. Vogt, S. Brown, E. Wolner, A. Froehling, M. Johnson, C. Hanson. Row 3: K.Bloomquist, M. James, D.Carstenson, W. Curtis, H. Sowers, B. Hartwigson. Standing: J. Jen- sen, L. Abel, G. Peterson. G. Bakke, L. Mau, B. Monsen, H. Riihl, M. Westlund. a session with the swing band 37 mixed chorus Row 1: L. Koenig, L. Ritz, J. Wick, S. Jurgens, H. Sowers, E. Engelbrecht, F. Nelson, G. Peterson, R. Stradtman, M. Mueller, D. Carstensen, C. Bugge, J. Wolner, M. Lammle, R. Klassen. Row 2; J. Konz, J. Oldenburg, P. Smith, j. Peterson, D.Schutz, C. Petterson, W. Arnold, L. Mau, J. Jensen, B. Romsdahl, J. Asendorf, C. Anderson, J. Mossen- gren, J. Jensen. J. Wolner, D. Behlmer, R. Baird. Row 3: R. Nelson, K. Rude, M. Miller, W. Curtis, W.Miller, W. Montgomery, G. Jensen, L. Curtis, D. Johnson, J. Kintzi, C. Lundholm, L. Pierson, D. Hoffman, H. Munson. E. Bier- man, E. Nelson, P. Rust. Row 4: P. Moody, D. Olsen, H. Olson, D. Daneils. J. Frydenlund, E. Payne, R. Romsdahl. N. Anderson, M. Engel, K. Johnson, D. Anderson, J. Jackson, J. Moltsau, W. Yock, M. Burckhardt, J. Frydenlund, R. Anderson, D. Johnson, R. Yock. Under the capable direction of Miss Phyllis Lawrence, the St. James High School choral groups made a big hit in all of their appearances . . . the 60 mem- bers of the Senior High Mixed Chorus made up the largest group . . . we were always the hardest ones to quiet down to hear the familiar words, May I have your attention, please! . . . after the announcements are given, the music is passed out and everyone quiets down, we finally get some practicing done on a variation of songs such as: Dream, Shine on Harvest Moon, The Lord's Prayer, and other favorite songs . . . Ellein Nelson, accompanist, gives her talents to the making of better concerts. 38 something new has been added this year for the first time . . . officers were elected . . . remember how those few energetic tenors managed to out sing all the rest of us ? ... and when there were only ten minutes of class left so Miss Lawrence would play her uke ? . . . how excited we were when we sang in the Christmas con- cert . . . after it was over, Miss Lawrence could be seen showing everyone the gift that the choral groups had gotten her . . . when the Winter Carnival rolled around, our singing gave a bright note to the coronation ceremonies ... in the spring, our musical was given . . . re- member the different scenes and bright costumes, lights, and music? girls octette Left to right: L. Bright. P. Smith. F. Nelson, J. Jensen, B. Heppner, D. Carstensen, C. Anderson. B. Romsdahl. MIN. L. Koenig, L. Ritz, J. Wick. H. Sowers, F. Nelson, G. Peterson, K. Munson, L. Welte. R. Stradtman, D. Carsten- sen, L.Menne, C.Schmacher, C.Bugge, A.Hudson, M.Lammle, R.Klassen. Row 2: J. Konz, J. Oldenburg, P. Smith, C. Erickson, H. Engelbrecht, A. Gruis, J. Bowers. B. Romsdahl, M. Mueller, J. Wolner, E. Wright. J. Mossengren, M. Seagren. Row 3: S. Siem, J. Hanson. C. Petterson, I. Vogt, D. Schutz, G. Bakke, L. Mau, W. Arnold. J. Jensen. J. Schleier, J. Wolner, D. Behlmer, E. Bierman. Row 4: S. Jurgens, E. Hultgren, J. Peterson, E. Nelson, V. Swanson, A. Groehling, J.Evans, S.Hage, L.Abel. J. Asendorf, C. Anderson, J. Swenstad, P. Mickelson, S. Tonneson, D. Behlmer, P. Rust, R. Baird, A. Nibbe. 39 after all the work we had done, we all had to admit that it was a lot of fun . . . then there was the Senior High Girls Glee Club with a total of 63 girls . . . we also made our first pub- lic appearance m the Christmas concert by starting the pro- gram with the pro- cessional . . . The Sleigh, Winter Wonderland, and White Christmas were among our se- lections . . . the Boys Quartet composed of Jim Moltsau, Bill Yock, Maurice Bur- The members of the Boys Quartet, Gerry Kintzi, Bill Yock, Maurice Burckhardt. and Jim Moltsau, do a bit of harmonizing. ckhardt, and Gerry Kinizi was a popular group both in and out of school functions . . . remember the hit they made at the Winter Carnival? . . . also their rendition of Ain't It a Shame ? . . . they also did a great job with The Train Song and Carolina . . . the girls octette is another feature that we can be proud of . . . they sang at the football banquet and the Winter Carnival . . . among the songs which they sang in the Christ- mas concert was Let It Snow and many other favorites . . . one of the most beautiful was Beautiful Savior . . . Then we can't forget the swell job the Sophomore Mixed Chorus did . . . didn't they look swell in formals and dress suits? . . . the two Junior High glee clubs would not be left out either . . . remember the rendition of All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth done by the girls ? . . . the boys did a great job in their appearences too . . . consid- ering all the fun we had in practicing, we must admit that being in a choral group was one of the nicest experiences of the year. Miss Phyllis Lawrence, choral director, was the individual responsible for all the wonderful concerts given throughout the year. 40 JUNIOR HIGH GIRLS' GLEE CLUB: Left to right; Row 1. L. Heppner. C. Schweppe, C. Jensen, J. Meyer, S. Har- rison, K. Madson, A. Krause, N. Evans, M. Munson, L. Mossengren, K. Brehmer, C. Johnson, N. Marth, K. Larson, C. Engelking, E. St. John. Row 2: V. Munsterman, B. Wick, B. Engelking, P. Roed, J. Smith, B. Meyer, B. Hartwickson, C. Johnson, K. Bergman, J. Erickson, D. Ouren, P. Bartsch, A. Gruis, C. Wolner, S. Johnson, D. Bartsch, E. Johnson. Row 3; R. Sandberg, B.Laingen, Y.Lofgren, L. Heppner, J. Engdahl, D. Nelson, M. Johnson, N. Newman, M. Carlson, S. Berge, S. Jackson, M. Westlund, K. Moody, J. Romsdahl. M. Henderson, J. Schmillen, F. Landsteiner. Row 4: A. Mau, S. Wang. L.Oskerson, C. Holm, S. Rust, G. Jensen, V. Mossengren, P. Gruis, D. Lupke, J. Offerdahl, L. Gilbert- son, A. Haler, S. Sharp, J. Olson, J. Love. Row 1; A.Knickrehm, M. Nelson, P.Roiger, A.Hanson, D. Schutz, M. James, A. Wilson, P. Wolner, P. Hoveden, R. Stradtman, M. Bregel, L. Kettner. Row 2: E. Ritz, C. Forseth. N. Wilkening. D. Sturm, J. Legvold, C. Petterson, M. Hanson, L. Samuelson, M. Jones, K. Bloomquist, S. Amundson, E. Niemeier, B. Gross, M. Loughmiller. Row 3: R. Ouren. W. Montgomery, D. Haugen, S. Klutz, S. Petterson, K. Anderson, E. Larson. G. Larson, J. Jordahl, M. Hul- gren, S.Brown, K. Crosgrove, B. Daniels, M. Woehrle. Row 4: R. Nelson, M. Miller, H. Olson, P. Moody, G. Offer- dahl, D. Hoffman. M. Engel, C. Johnson, V. Seagren, W. Arnold, M. Ziebarth, J. Frydenlund, R. Anderson, D. John- son, R. Yock. 41 JUNIOR HIGH BOYS GLEE CLUB Row 1: R.Otsea, R. Jensen, S.Noren, J.Klaras, L. Daniels, R. Swanson, R. Bakke, W. Carstensen, J. Linden, T. Gilbertson, J. Anderson. J. Anderson. Row 2: W. Wilson, D. Thompson, C. Ekstedt, G. Schutz, R.Serkland, G.Evers, E. Johnson, M. Sieg, F. Hammer, D. Blumenshein, L. Albough, M. Gifferson, R. Soren- son, D.Schmillem, J. Truman, C. Burckhardt. Row 3: L. Olson, D. Zender, E. Munsterman, R. Garten, A. Olson, T. Eppeland, E. Saunders, M. Anderson, H. Ubbens, E. Brekke, R. Bohm, L. Curry, J. Behrends, A. Hurley. G. Bugge. Do you remember all the trouble we had in finding robes before the concerts? . . . it seemed as though they were never where we had left them! ... if you were one of the lucky ones, you had a robe all to yourself but if you weren't you had to share it with someone else ... at the beginning of the year some of the robes always had to be shortened . . . this was no fun, was it ? . . . those lucky boys didn't have to bother with those white collars . . . they never were on straight! ... it was sort of fun to get all dressed up in them though, wasn't it ? HOWIE MUST BE A PRIVILEGED CHARACTER! Left to right: Virgene Swanson, Howie Munson. Elsie Bierman. 42 The Senior High Mixed Chorus as it appeared in the Christmas concert. The Senior High Boys Glee Club. 4t saints reporter to the racket by giggling over jingles by poet laureate Lough- miller . . . Saturday morning is a riot of ink, print and dirty hands at the Plaindealer . . . the linotype operators shudder to see an editor approaching . . . Joanne somehow manages to be two places at once . . . must meet the deadline . . . fingers are crossed as the pages are set up . . . proofreaders sighs of Ah, we're done first for a change fill the air, and Miss Krapf, advisor; Janice Jen- sen, ass’t editor; and Joanne Sandbo, editor, try to find some new ideas. Saints Reporter typists are a busy lot. Below; Proofreaders. New Editors, and Make- Up Editors consentrate on their job. Editors are running around giving orders . . . and receiving orders . . . reporters slave, trying not to editorialize . . . Interviews galore . . . the typists never seem to have anything to do until the last minute . . . every other Friday night brings confusion and a maze of thinking heads as the pages are laid out . . . brains are wracked to think up good heads . . . feature editors add 44 Saints Reporter re- porters pause from their tiring job. Feature Editors. Sports Editors, Exchange Editors, and the Sports Writer seem to be hard at work. the dust of sudden departure clears, the paper is put to bed by the Plaindealer staff . . . another issue out . . . hard work, but so rewarding! The hardworking members of this staff include Joanne Sandbo, editor; Janice Jensen, ass't editor; Merilyn Lammle, LuAnn Abel, News Editors; Jean Wick, Jane Evans, Make-up Editors; Shirley Jurgens, Marion Loughmiller, Feature Editors; Dave Anderson, Jim Behrends, Glenys Peterson, Sports Editors; Darlene Sturm, Eldora Niemeier, Exchange Editors; Clem Belcher, Business Manager; Burton Lofgren, Sports Writer; Lorraine Mau, Kathleen Crosgrove, Nancy Wilkening, Donna Bahlmer, Jane Bergman, Proofreaders; Hanna Sowers, Isabelle Vogt, Janice Oldenburg, Donna Carstensen, Elayne Wolner, Kathy Munson, Catherine Bugge, Typists; Peggy Woehrle, Roberta Stradtman, Betty Heppner, Alton Ask, Lawrence Pierson, Lloyd Curtis, Shirley Hage, Phyllis Mickelson, Gloria Bakke, Sandra Petterson, Marlene Ziebarth, Joe Semoc, Reporters; John Monroe, Gerald Offerdahl, Billy Mont- gomery, Bob Yock, Duane Olson, Business Assistants; Jim Behrends, Jerome Mann, Photographers; Miss Doris Krapf, Advisor. 45 After long hours of hard work the annual staff has finally completed the 53 Saintonian . . . it wasn't an easy chore . . . typing, photography, and make- up meant long hours after school or working in so called free periods . . . photographers were often seen running around the halls with their camera . . . their big problem was that the right people were never at the right place at the right time Saintonian editors, Arlene Nibbe and Elayne Wolner, photogra- phers, Jim Behrends and Joe Semoc, and adviser. Miss Cecelia Ar- vanitis, examine pictures for the ”53 Saintonian. 46 . . . slaving away in the refreshment stand was never a thrill either . . . especially since we could not watch the games . . . the biggest problem was meeting the dead lines . . . remember when the camera broke and we got the multiple in on the last minute ? . . . the final deadline was March 16 and the reward for all our work came when we received the final finish- ed product. Sophomores of the Saintonian staff study their jobs. Business and Circula- tion staffs of the Sainton- ian their receipts. The Saintonian staff consists of the following people. Arlene Nibbe, editor; Elayne Wolner, ass't editor; Jim Behrends, Joe Semoc, photographers; Clem Belcher, Eugene Bonkoski, Dennis Bottem, Norman Anderson, Gerry Kintzi, Eldon Peterson, Richard Peterson, Business staff; Shirley Jurgens, Hanna Sowers, Corriene Anderson, Jane Evans, Marlene Baldwin, Jane Bergman, Joan Asendorf, make-up staff; Merilyn Lammle, Janice Peterson, Gloria Bakke, Lorraine Mau, Isabelle Vogt, Sharon Siem, Marilyn Hovden, Copy staff; Yvonne Bottem, Joanne Sandbo, Donna Bahlmer, Eileen Hultgren, Mary Mueller, Donna Carstensen, Glenys Peterson, Kathy Munson, LuAnn Abel, typists; Janice Olden- burg, Jean Wick, Lorraine Ritz, John Monroe, Clyde Lundholm, Lawrence Pierson, Circulation staff; Peggy Woehrle, Leona Samuelson, Eldora Niemeier, Kathleen Crosgrove, Janice Legvold, Marlene Ziebarth, Sophomores of the staff. 47 declamation The Dramatic Inter- pretation division at- tracted the most partici- pants. Be sure to get your piece picked. . . . Don't waste time on this. . . . Get those lines learned . . . all of these became very familiar to the individuals in Declam . . . before we knew it, it was time for the local con- test . . . then the district . . . then the regional . . . our many practices didn't seem in vain anymore after we had our selections learn- ed . . . our advisors certain- ly did a lot of work to make Declam a popular activity! Participants in the humorous division of Declam take a break from memorizing their lines. Memorized Oratory and Original Oratory par- ticipants as shown con- centrating on their ora- tions. 48 We can't forget the one act play that we had so much fun with in the Speech Class . . . Arlene Nibbe as Ma Kirby, Ozzie Saunders as Pa , Cliff Ekstedt as son Arthur, Janice Olden- burg as Caroline, Vir- gene Swanson playing Beulah, and Clem Belcher as the stage manager and several minor roles com- prised the cast ... it sure was fun to practice while the rest of the class had to study . . . remember how Cliff had to play marbles? . . . and how Janice spit out the leather ? . . . we all agreed that no one liked In the Blue Ridge Mountains after Cliff got done with it ... it seemed sort of strange not having any scenery though, didn't it? ... Jean Wick had quite a time with us as student director but she did a good job and the play was well received. Manuscript readers, these lucky people, are the only ones who don't have to worry about memorizing their lines. The Happy Journey From Trenton to Camden , the Speech class's one act play, is in the making. 49 one foot in heaven” THIS IS A VERY CRUCIAL MOMENT. Left to right: Lloyd Curtis, David Anderson, Mike Semoc, Cor riene Anderson, Catherine Bugge, Harriet Riihl, and Norman Anderson. November 28, 1953, marked the date of the presentation of One Foot In Heaven , the Junior Class Play . . . what a day that was! . . . properties were never in the right place . . . remember the mess it was to get made-up ? . . . Jane Bergman certainly took on a few years, didn't she? . . . then there was the job of climbing into those out- rageous costumes . . . after we were all ready, there was the big moment of the first time on stage ... it wasn't as bad after that ... it sure was a good thing that we could ad lib wasn't it? . . . what would we have done when the door stuck! . . . Who could forget Mike's beard and mustach? . . . Gerry made a striking figure in his robe . . . we can't forget Clyde in his knickers either! . . . funny thing that Joyce didn't get a job with the Metropolitan Opera after that solo AREN’T WE CUTE?” Members of One Foot in Heaven get made-up. Left to right they are Miss Schneiter, Lorraine Mau, Mike Semoc, Gloria Bakke, Marlene Baldwin, and Jane Bergman. 50 PRACTICES WERE SUCH FUN! Miss Schneiter, Director; Harriet Riihl, LuAnn Abel, Norman Anderson, David Anderson, Corriene Anderson, Mike Semoc, and that is Bob Zender playing the uke. she had ... as in any play, sound effects and actions have to be off somewhere and ours was no exception -- who could forget the magic uke that Bob was playing so well? . . . Gerry must have done a lot of reducing to get into that little crib! . . . John Jack- son was certainly every inch a bishop -- from the glasses on his nose to his deep ministerial tone . . . Wonder if that tramp's conscience bothered him when he didn't re- turn that money . . . Oh yes, it was a good play, and how can we forget the practices which made it so? Miss Schneiter never will! . . . And it will be some time before St. James will forget the year the juniors had One Foot In Heaven! Learning lines took a lot of time as these cast members discovered. They are, left to right, Nor- man Anderson, David Anderson, Joan Asendorf, Corriene Anderson, and Gerry Kintzi. 51 Jerome Mann, Arlene Nibbc, and Jean Wick, Little Ten discussants, plan on what they are go ing to say at the discussion meet at New Ulm. SPANISH CLUB, Left to right: R. Baird, P. Rust, J. Frydenlund, J. Eppeland, L. Welte, M. Kuehl, J. Konz, J. Wick, S. Jurgens, Miss Arvanitis. A new innovation this year was the Spanish Club composed of the students in the Spanish class . . . we sang Spanish songs, listened to records by Xavier Cugat, saw pictures of Mexico . . . the Spanish Club meetings on Fridays were usually livened up with cokes . . . the Christmas party was the highlight, though it seemed strangely like an American party . . . we had quite a hayride, with a big party at the home of el presidente, John Eppeland, afterward . . . a valentine party popped up on February 13 . . . through it all we managed to learn something about Spanish! 52 library club Sitting, left to right: B. Heppner, J. Swenstad, E. Bierman, N. Wick, J. Sandbo, J. Engelking, D. Miller. Standing: E. Nelson, S. Tonneson, S. Kuyper, B. Niemeier, E. Hultgren, M. Johnson, Y. Bottem, H. Sowers, E. Wolner, M. Clausen, L. Abel. The Library Club Tea! . . . one of the biggest events of the club took place during the Book Week . . . after the team the members of the club went back to the job-pasting books, glueing books, shellacking books, and shelving books . . . remember the day that the club pins arrived? . . . these gals and Miss Remmem deserve a lot of thanks for keeping the library in trim! J3 caught in the villain’s web” LEARN THOSE LINES! Members of senior playcast, left to right, back row; L. Ritz, Miss Schneiter, A. Nibbe, J. Oldenburg. Front row: E. Eppeland, J. Behrends, D. Bottem. The tryouts were held ... we waited . . . then retryouts . . . the suspense was killing us . . . finally the playcast was posted, and five senior girls and four boys joyfully found their names on the list and knew themselves to be Caught in the Villian's Web! ... As the '53 Saintonian goes to press, prac- tices are well under way . . . Remember that line on rehearsal schedules that brought groans from cast members -- No excuses accepted for absences ex- cept death or your own wedding! ? . . . Jim Behrends was our mighty hero, Malvern, who falls hook, line and sinker for Felicity Fair, our own Janice Oldenburg . . . After a while we got used to John Eppeland's sideburns . . . He sure was a convincing villian -- nothing personal, of course . . . Dennis Bottom became the best butler ever produced by St. James High . . . He sure was hard- hearted, shooting John in cold blood . . . Maybe he could make it a car -- reer -- the butler, that is, not the shooting . . . Jean Wick added a foreign flavor to the melodrama by her portrayal of the little French maid who didn't speak ze English so well . . . Donna Carstensen was the only straight character in the whole play . . . Remember Clem Belcher as that pussyfooted Dr. Belch? . . . John certainly mastered his favorite expression as the villain -- Gad- zooks . . . The stage, properties and other crews had their own little troubles in making just the right setting for an unusual play. 54 national honor society and projectionists Two year members of the National Honor Society are, left to right, Jim Behrends, Joanne Sandbo, Joe Semoc, and Arlene Nibbe. Citizenship, Schol- arship, Leadership, Service . These are the four main factors de- termining election to the Nat'l. Honor Society. A student must also be in the top one-third of the class. This organization is nation wide, binding its members into one big union of outstanding high school students who are to carry the symbol of the flaming torch wher- ever they go! MASTER PROJECTIONISTS! Kneeling, left to right: K. Lehman, J. Klaras, J. Jameson, T. Perrier, E. Bonkoski, J. Eppland. Standing: K. Wellman, D. Curry, D. Saunders, R. Hunstad, G. Nelson, O. Bade, E. Wright, D. Sand- meyer, E. Mumme, B. Panzer, B. Schwardt, B. Lofgren, L. Henderson, B. Dunkenson. 55 art class Clockwise: Lois Kintzi, Carol Erickson. Jan Fredrickson. Dona von Aspelund. and Joan Jensen seem to be en- joying themselves in art class! Left to right: Eugene Bonkoski, Bill Brehmer, and John Eppeland are absorbed in their work. Wonder what they're drawing. 56 Something must be interesting! Here Mr. Davidson explains some Shop procedure to a 7th grade group. Future homemakers learn the proper procedure in the making of ones own clothes. From left to right they are Miss Metag, Ellein Nelson, Harriet Riihl, Janet Wolner, Florence Nelson, and Miss Swanson. 57 Mr. H. R. (Lefty) Davidson is about to embark on another lesson with two of his students, Connie Smith and Helen Engelbrecht. 38 members of the student body took advantage of the driving course under the direction of Lefty Davidson. Starting, stopping and backing were all in- cluded in the years work. Remember the times someone got stuck and Mr. Davidson had the job of getting them out? Even though we had to master all those tests, it was very worth while. Agreed? And so the social organizations of St. James High have passed in re- view. Much time has been spent to make them the success they are. We can't forget the directors, how- ever. Miss Lawrence and Mr. Sor- enson in the Music department; Miss Krapf and Miss Arvanitis as advisors of the Saints Reporter and Saintonian; Mr. Ball as the head of the Speech department and all the other advisors in their re- spective fields, our hats are off to you! A new addition to the St. James High admin- istration is Marjorie Sternberg. She is Mr.Bar- ger's new secretary. Marge is a graduate of the Class of '50. 58 football St. James 27 St. James 19 St. James 25 St. James 7 St. James 21 St. James 12 St. James 34 St. James 24 St. James 39 Glencoe Madelia W orthington Blue E Windo New Ulrrt Fairmont St. Peter Waseca Symbol of the undefeated Fighting Saints is this football trophy awarded the St. James High School football as South Central Conference Champions. Students were excused from classes for the special presentation of the trophy to the football captain and squad and to the school. This was an unforgettable year in St. James football history. 60 JOOOG O south central conference champions Row 1, Left to right: M.Burckhardt, B.Marsden, J. Eppeland, B. Schwardt, J. Frydenlund, N. Anderson, Capt. C.Belcher, G.Kintzi, B.Brehmer, D.Saunders, E.Bonkoski, R. Peterson, W.Yock. Row 2, Left to right; J. Mann, G. Offerdahl, Managers; J.Jackson, B.Warling, J.Monroe, D.Daniels, J. Frydenlund, R. Hunstad, E. Mumme, P. Moody, G. Nelson, J. Blackstad, E. Peterson, R. Romsdahl, Managers D. Bottem, E. Wright. Row 3, Left to right: G. Kueker, G.Deegan, H.Olson. J.Seal, D.Banse, A.Frederickson, D. Anderson, R. Zender, B. Johnson, K. Rude. A. Garner, A. Bishop. Row 4. Left to right; Mr. Haws, Mr. Woehrle, L. Bloomquist, C. Wolner, N. Hovdet, D. Beck, D. Hoffman. W. Montgomery, D. Mays, R. Ouren, G. Siem, Coach Howie Rose. The dream of every coaches career came into being for Coach Howie Rose this year in that he coached a championship team . . . besides that, the boys also played an undefeated season ... at the end of the season each of the players received a little gold football which became the cherished possession of its proud owner or of someone else who got the privilege of wearing it . . . remember how happy Gerry Nelson was when he found his after he had lost it - in his football shoe, of all places? . . . the best game of the season was the Fairmont when we broke their 18 game winning streak ... it was really a joyous time in St. James that night! . . . Dick Peterson was named captain to succeed Clem Belcher as the captain of the 1953-1954 season . . . Best of luck for a successful forthcoming season! 61 HOLD THAT BALL! Some fast action in an exciting game, just one of the highlights of the 1952 season. CONGRATULATIONS, COACH AND CAPTAIN! Head Coach Howie Rose, and Captain Clem Belcher talk over a very successful football year. An endless amount of care- ful planning of plays, grueling work over a hot gridiron, and close teamwork between coach and team-members was required to bring the season to its brilliant close. HE’S GOING, GOING, ALMOST GONE! Carrying the pigskin can be a dangerous business in a situation like this one. One of the Jimmies is pulled to the ground by a flying tackier. 62 basketball VARSITY BASKETBALL SQUAD. Left to right, sitting: M. Burkhardt, J. Behrends, B. Marsden and G. Kintzi, Co-Captains, C. Belcher, E. Payne. Standing: Coach Arnie Veglahn, N. Anderson, B. Yock, J. Moltsau, J. Jack- son, D. Anderson, E. Peterson, Managers M. Miller and G. Offerdahl. B SQUAD. Sitting, left to right: D. Hoffman, G. North, J. Behrends, A. Bishop, B. Yock, D. Blumenshein, Standing: J. Frydenlund, B. Johnson, K. Johnson, J. Blackstad, M. Anderson, K. Johnson. 63 SEASONS SCORING RECORD St. James 66 Truman 47 St. James 55 Windom 47 St. James 56 New Ulm 52 St. James 74 Fairmont 57 Madelia 62 St. James 56 Blue Earth 54 St. James 50 Waseca 62 St. James 43 St. James 54 Windom 50 St. James 60 New Ulm 53 St. James 47 St. Peter 44 St. James 59 Fairmont 58 Madelia 44 St. James 43 Mt. Lake 72 St. James 70 St. James 69 Sleepy Eye 63 Jackson 73 St. James 65 St. James 58 Blue Earth 49 ACTION! . . . action there was and plenty of it! . . . co-captains Gerry Kintzi and Bill Red Marsden led their team to many a thrilling victory during the season . . . we couldn't forget the last Fairmont game, could we ? . . . who will forget that final score of 59-58? . . . the next game was a heartbreaker though with the final bell ringing with the scoreboard reading 44-43 tor Madelia . . . that was the game that Red had control of his temper . . . the boys won't forget how they had to practice over in Butterfield for the first part of the season because our floor wasn't done . . . still they won the first four games . . . 64 Have you ever won- dered how the athletic teams keep track of all of their equipment? Well, they don't! The managers do. They are the hardworking boys who run out onto the football field with the smelling salts and onto the basketball court with the towels. But that isn't all they do! They must keep track of the footballs, basket- balls, baseballs, and the dozens of athletic uni- forms. How about giv- ing some due praise to the athletic managers! OUR SCHOOL'S UNSUNG HEROS! Managers Myron Miller, Dennis Bottem, Gerry Offerdahl, and Elwood Wright. Pictured at the right is Co-Captain Bill Marsden as he received the trophy on behalf of the team as Dis- trict Six runner-up. It was a heart breaking game to lose, as we all remember. Remember how it went into overtime as Bill made a basket in the last two sec- onds of regulation play? As a result of the loss, we were out of the running but Made- lia, our opponent, went on to the Regional which they cap- tured. Never the less, our boys put in a very success- ful year, so, hats off to you, our athletes! 65 track and cross country CROSS COUNTRY BOYS PAUSE FROM DAILY WORK OUT. Kneeling, left to right: K. Lehman, B. Duncanson, J. Erickson, L. Curtis, J. Behrends, T. La Duke. Row 2: Coach Norb Renner, A. Olson, D. Olson, D. Sandmeyer, H. Klaviter, J. Moltsau, K. Johnson, R. Nelson, B. Lofgren. Coach Norb Renner and Captain Duane Olson as they confide in each other. TRACK BOYS COME TO A HALT, Front row, left to right: B. Duncanson, B. Lofgren, T. La Duke, G. North, D. Hoffman, R. Radenbaugh, L. Curtis, D. Beck, R. Ouren, D. Johnson, B. Beckman. Row 2: B. Brehmer, J. Behrends, B. Schwardt, D. Mays, W. Montgomery, J. Seal, E. Garner, C. Ekstadt, E. Bonkoski, K. Lehman, N. Anderson, J. Mun- sterman. Row 3: B. Yock, D. Saunders, P. Moody, K. Rude, J. Monroe, A. Munsterman, B. Daniels, R. Nelson, J. Erickson, R. Anderson. Row 4: Ass't. Coach Terry Haws, J. Moltsau, Capt. D. Olson, J. Eppeland, D. Sandmeyer, H. Olson, J. Frydenlund, M. Engel, K. Johnson, K. Johnson, G. Kueker, R. Johnson, Coach Norb Renner. A successful year for the track and cross country teams once more as the cross country team swept through to the state meet. Although they were not able to capture first honors in state competition they made a good showing by copping fourth place. wrestling Kneeling, left to right: G. Nelson, R. Romsdahl, C. Ekstadt, K. Lehman, J. Klaras, H. Munson, R. Jensen. Stand- ing: D. Saunders, J. Eppeland, B. Brehmer, B. Schwardt, W. Montgomery, G. Siem, Coach Terry Haws. Captain Howard Munson, state competitor in the 95 pound division. Delmar Saunders, state com- Eugene Bonkoski, state com- petitor in the heavyweight divis- petitor in the 138 pound division, ion. d7 baseball and tennis ® s $ $ jA jjij i V J Jo- J J0: a ttu m� � .- BASEBALL: Left to right: Coach Bob Woehrle, C. Belcher, G. Kintzi, B. Brehmer, J. Blackstad, E. Payne, J. Fry- denlund, M. Burkhardt, J. Bolte, N. Anderson, B. Marsden, R. Warling, D. Anderson. Baseball! The nation's favorite sport extends its influence into scholastic activities, as the Fighting Saints plunge their nine into inter-scholastic play for the spring sport. Strike one! You're out! The eternal cries of the umpire go on in the familiar diamond, accompanied by cheers and moans of teenagers, who tomorrow will be shouting, Kill the umpire as they watch the World Series. Future Winners of the Davis Cup-- maybe. But the student body isn't concerned about that now, as their tennis team, which had such a suc- cessful season last year, goes into action once more, to win glory for alma mater. 1952-1953 Tennis Team. Kneeling, left to right: Maurice Burckhardt, Gerry Kintzi, Mark Anderson. Standing: Bill Yock, John Jackson, David An- derson. 68 tramp and tumbling Practice really kept these girls in good physical condi- tion . . . That is, after the first few practices when our bouncing babies would groan, Oh, my aching back! . , . But Miss Kubista urged them on by saying, Think what it will do for your figure! Funny how they never man- aged to get anything done until the last few days before their scheduled performance . . . The tumbling team managed to strip about everyone in school of red scarves the day of their performance . . . Then couldn't seem to find any black shorts, so they decided that blue would have to do . , . After weeks of practice the girls did a bang-up job at their between-halves performance at the games. Something must be funny by the expression of the trampoline members. Left to tight, they are: Cortiene Anderson, Janice Legvold, Barbara Gross, Glenys Pet- erson, Eldora Niemeier, Marlene Baldwin. Left to right: D. Carstensen P. Smith J. Enge Iking L. Menne E. Wright J. Konz M. Seagren L. Ritz M. Kuehl C. Erickson M. Fansin Miss Kubista 69 majorettes and cheerleaders MAJORETTES IN ACTION. Left to right: Mary Anderson, Janice Konz, Jean Wick, Joan Asendorf, and Pat Smith. VARSITY CHEERLEADERS TAKE A BREAK. Lefttoright: Kathy Munson, Joyce Bowers, Howard Munson, Marilyn Fansin, and Lucille Menne. SECOND TEAM CHEERLEAD- ERS WORK FOR PERFECTION. Left to right: Deanna Schutz, Bob Yock, Colleen Vetter. 70 g. a. a. How about a good rousing game now, gals? Don't be alarmed when on Mondays and Fridays you hear all sorts of odd noises coming from the auditorium because it is just the weekly sessions of G.A.A. plus sound effects . . . remember all the times we were ordered off of the gym floor because of our shoes? . . . the tournaments were exciting, weren't they? . . . all in all, G.A.A. spelled a good time for everyone! G.A.A. EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS are, left to right, Merilyn Lammle, Donna Car- stensen, Lorraine Mau, Gloria Bakke, Janice Peterson, Janice Oldenburg, Hanna Sowers, and Virgene Swanson. 71 Shining in golden splendor, the class ring of the class of '53 stands as a symbol of the life which the departing seniors are leaving, of the proud achievement of their graduation, and the life which they take up outside of school. It is reminiscent of those exciting nights of basketball, of misty eyes when the band plays the Saints of plain hard work on lessons, and of all the little things which made school so much fun. More than that, it speaks of the building of mind, character, and body which have taken place during the four years of high school which gives the proud senior the right to wear this mark of his school. It holds a promise of a bright life in the outside world to the class of '53 who bid their alma mater goodbye. 72 V i