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

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AN EVENTFUL OCTOBER The usual flashy convertible carried the royal couple. the parade was our first band. The majorettes and band added much color to our parade. The cadet band also participated. Finally the big game arrived with our plans for •'Shuffling the Cards being upset, 14-0. Alumni and students danced to the music of the Rhythm Club in the beautifully decorated gym. Warling's Campaign Bomb! Homecoming King--Gary Lunz Friday each class and some clubs entered floats in the parade competition. The usual amount of worry- ing and last minute preparation was experienced by the students. All the hard work of the juniors and seventh grade was rewarded when they received first and second prize, respectively. Coming at a lively step behind the attendants in The Rhythm Club entertained at the Homecoming hop. 15

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HOMECOMING HIGHLIGHTED Survival of the fittest in the snake dance. St. James High School welcomed the returning alumni to the traditional Homecoming festivities held on October 16th and 17th. The fun-filled days started with the coronation of our King and Queen. Tension grew as Dennis Hunstad, 1957 King, was about to crown our 1958 King. The honor was given to Gary Lunz, co-captain of the foot- ball team. Gary then crowned Norma Saunders our 1958 Homecoming Queen. Forming an attractive royal court were the senior attendants: Sue Enge, Karan Curry, Darrell Davis, and Freshman attendants: Bonnie Wettestad and Bob Panzer; Sophomores: Nancy Anderson and Albert Firchau; Seniors: Homecoming Queen--Norma Saunders Bob Offerdahl. Juniors were Kathie Johnson and Cliff Anderson; Sophomores were Nancy Anderson and Al- bert Firchau. Bonnie Wettestad and Bob Panzer represented the Freshman Class. Following the coronation, King Gary and Queen Norma led their followers to the athletic field for the bonfire. The cheerleaders led the students in the snake dance to the center of town. The pep fest aroused everyone's spirit and prepared the team to Shuffle the Cards. Sue Enge and Bob Offerdahl, Karan Curry and Darrell Davis; Juniors: Kathie Johnson and Clifford Anderson. 14

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AS VARSITY OVERCAME OBSTACLES, LEFT: Let's not get grabby! RIGHT: Football Coaches and Captains, L. to R.: Coach Sponberg, G. Lunz, Coach Wilkenson, D. Coleman, Coach Auringer. Hut one! Hut two! Hut three! Two weeks be- fore school started, the team was already at work getting ready for the first game. St. James came up with a good season, winning five games and losing four, to place fourth in the South Central Conference. Although there were only five returning letter- men: Gary Lunz, Daryl Coleman, Jerry Gay, John Rude, and Dick Peterson, the team made up for its in- experience with spunk and determination. The Saints rolled up a season's total of 136 points to their opponents' 82. The gridders started the season with a 32-18 loss to a powerful Redwood Falls team. The Saints went on to win the next four games, trouncing Madelia, 33-0; Worthington, 12-6; Blue Earth, 14-0; and Win- dom, 19-0. Roger Love was injured in the Blue Earth game and was unable to play for the rest of the season. It's always nice to win the last game of the season, and the Jimmies did just that, felling the Waseca Blue- jays 33-7. Our head football coach, Keith Wilkinson, and assistant coaches, Adrian Sponberg and Gene Auringer, put in a lot of hard work getting the team up to par. The skill and spirit of the Saints and of the student body did the rest. ROW 1: L. Schroeder, P. Laingen, D. Davis, R. Peter- son, G. Lunz, D. Coleman, E. Banse, J. Rude, D. Ol- son. ROW 2: D. Schiller, J. Warling, C. Anderson, J. Spitzner,R. Perrier, C. Sorenson, R. Hoppe, D. Jamie- son, J. Ronglie. ROW 3: Mr. Sponberg, Mr. Wilken- son, J. Luther, S. Strommen, M. Torkelson, W. Kuyper, T. Running, T. Lastine, A. Firchau, Mr. Auringer. 16