St Peter High School - Peterian Yearbook (Peter, MN)

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H ISTCJRY When the Curt1s Publ1sh1ng Com pany representat1ve V1S1ted the1r class meet1ng and f1red them w1th enthus1asm to sell magazmes they read11yobl1ged and set arecord that st1ll stands unequaled A bronze plaque honormg the1r ach1evement of 1877 10 1n subscr1pt1ons stands 1n the study hall The top salesmen were treated to a Laker game M1nneapol1s the followmg week Tak1ng t1me out from the1r elec t1on campa1gns the Jumors replaced the1r Ike and Adlax buttons w1th homecommg buttons 1n October and the1r Showboat float won a pr1ze for the th1rd consecutlve year Mary Lee Strathern and Joanne Olmanson were chosen from the1r class to at tend the queen W1th homecommg out of the way work began on the class play under the d1rect1on of M1ss Hannula and IH the latter part of No vember the ant1cs of Our Mxss Brooks brought down the house Those who could smg as well as act dlrected the1r efforts to the operatta wh1ch for the second year was well represented by members ofthe Class of '54 In the sprmg Joanne Olman son and Gustav Swanson were elected to G1rls and Boys' State And then the Showboat came to town and on the n1ght of May ZZ lt docked at the h1gh school gym where 150 upper classmen swarmed up the gangplank and were ushered onto the deck Lulled by the dreamy mus1c of the Gustavus Swmg Band they spent an evenmg of enchantment back 1n the days of the old r1ver boats and fol low1ng the prom were treated to a round of act1v1t1es by the St Peter bus1nessmen For the th1rd year the1r last class get together was a p1cn1c thls t1me at Mlnneopa Park The express1on on the face of our fr1end now turns to one of nostalg1a for he IS th1nk1ng of th1s h1s last year H1s class had dwmdled to 88 members by the start of h1s sen1or year and at 1ts head were Pres1dent Wayne Traffas V1ce Pres1dent Mor na Pell and Secretary Treasurer James McPherson Gustav Swanson had been elected to the lofty off1ce of Student Counc1l pres1dent ably flanked by Janet Hanson and Barry Coulter By the second week of school preparat1ons for the '54 Ann ual were 1n full swmg When Octo ber Z3 rolled around R1ta Peterson was chosen by the student body to re1gn as Homecommg Queen wh11e the Sen1or Class float was awarded a pr1ze for the fourtht1me When the cheerleaders were p1cked a new comer to the class Janet Lovseth was one of the lucky g1rls W1th the school year well under way and the act1v1t1es 1n a settled routxne the sen1ors found themselves kept busy Whether xt was tak1ng an excursmon tr1p w1th the Soc1al class or wr1t1ng an Eng11sh theme always present under the bustle of act1v1ty was the feel1ng that thms wonderful year would never happen agam Spr1ng brought w1th It class play rehearsals and the cast of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde agam brought a h1t to St Peter H1gh In May the sen1ors were treated to one last fl1ng when the Junxors pre sented the1r prom Once more the annual class p1cn1c closed the year And now there remams Just one th1ng graduatlon lt won't be long now Though lt seems l1ke only yes terday lt IS actually almost four years ago that he started h1gh school Gustavus's f1eldhouse stands ready and Waltlng for the b1g occas1on The class flower motto and colors have been p1cked and on June 4 1954 he and h1s classmates robed 1n royal blue w1ll march down the a1sle to recelve the1r d1plomas The goal for wh1ch they have been str1v1ng for four years at last looms ahead The fmgure on the floor sm1les and then s1ghs as the last stra1ns of Pomp and C1rcumstance swell a glorlous cl1max , - , - , . 1 I S I . . . . . 9 ' 111 - ' . 1 7 , . , .. . 9 9 . 9 , . , .. 9 7 . 9 . . . . . , . I D H . . . , ' . . . ' . . . - ' D . . 9 9 - , . -- . . . - I 9 . ' , - . . . . 9 9 . 7 9 9 . . , . ' 9 9 9 9 . , , - I 7 ' , . 9 . . . 7 ' ' ll to .

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CLASS A phonograph IS softly playmg An empty d1scarded coke bottle 11es on the floor surrounded by a p1le of untouched homework and 1n the mrdst of th1s a sol1tary f1gure s1ts gazmg out the w1ndow But he sees noth1ng for the soft muted strarns of PompandC1rcumstance havec rred h1m back to the day when he en tered h1gh school He and h1s classmates 118 of them Jornecl the student body of St Peter H1gh School St Peter M1nne sota on the f1fth day of September 1n the year 1950 Led by Pres1dent Mary Lee Strathern V1ce Presrdent Marv1nKeogh and Secretary Trea surer Robert Krough they pro ceeded to become an organlzed freshman class Patr1c1a K M1ller and Robert Shogren represented them 1n the Student Counc1l In the1r f1rst class project they walked away w1th the pr1ze for the most or1g1nal they were off1c1ally welcomed 1nto the student body to the tune of clang 1ng dlshpans When the freshman class arr1ved at the Newspaper Dance w1th the most couples present two of the1r members Janet Hanson and Roger Leonard were chosen to re1gn over the fest1v1t1es In the spr1ng two freshmen Donna Al dr1ch and Patr1c1a K M1ller sur v1ved one act play tryouts to br1ghten the cast of Bad Penny and st1ll later rn the year th1rteen eager boys and g1rls eff1c1ently served the up perclassmen ona Dreamer s H011 day' atthe prom The freshman year was h1lar1ously f1n1shed off w1th a class p1cn1c at Robart's Glen Ner ther fallmg ram nor tumbles 1nto the creek could dampen the1r spxrts The frgure gazrng out the w1ndow sm1les dreammly Ah yes hrs fresh man year had been a serres of won ders Hrgh school l1fe was not so strange by the trme he had become a sophomore but st1ll Just as wonder u The v1s1on of h1s second home com1ng was st1ll fresh 1n h1s m1nd And how could he ever forget that beaut1fu1 float agam a pr1zew1nner where the Sophomore Football Sweetheart rode 1n h1gh style Home com1ng bemg over the class settled down to the rout1ne of school l1fe Robert Krough celebrat1ng h1s se cond year as treasurer tr1ed to col lect dues from h1s unw1ll1ng class mates wh1le Presrdent Lowell An derson VICE Pres1dent Clyde Von Essen and Secretary Sally Johnson supp11ed moral support Boostmg the sophomore class rn the Student Counc1l were Joanne Olmanson and Kerm1t Mlller The sophomores soon proved they were a versatrle class by part1c1pat1ng 1n many act1v1t1es Some ofthemwent 1nto speech some 1nto newspaper work some 1nto mu src and some 1nto athletrcs The b1ggest thr1ll of the1r sophomore Basketball Champ1onsh1p and gorng on to place second 1n the reg1on Four sophomore boys went 1nto the reg1onal tournament as part of the team wh1le the rest of the class lent the1r supportby means of cow bells sw1shers pennants and cheers On a cold damp day the class already look1ng forward to the year ahead celebrated the end of 1ts sophomore year w1th a p1cn1c at Sleepy Hollow The sun stream1ng 1n through the w1ndow l1ghts up the face of our fr1end for now h1s thoughts have turned to that bus1est of all years hrs Jun1or year The Jumor class was ready and rarmg to go at the start of the year desprte the absence of one of 1ts members Kerm1t M11ler who had been str1ken w1th pol1o The class off1cers were Pres1dent Joanne Ol manson V1ce Presrdent Mary Lee Strathern Secretary T r e a s u r e r Barbara Anderson and Student Councrl Representatmves Lowell An der son and Sally Johnson , . . , . . . , I . , . . . , . ,, ar- . . . - , . . - . , - -. . . Q , , - 1 - a 9 . ! 3 I . . , - - . I ' o D ! . , - 9 ' 1 - homecoming float, and in November year was the winning of the District . , , . 9 . ! 1 i Y ' ' 7 i s 9 ' r I Q 1 ,, . . . D I . I I . ' : 1 1 , .- . I , . . . . . I .- . , . . I , . . , . . . , , . - . . - ' 1 1 . I 7 - 1 i f 1. - 8

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