Starbuck High School - Chippewan Yearbook (Starbuck, MN)

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1938 -THE l' Senior Class Will We, the Senior Class of 1938 of the Starbuck High School, being of noble mind and unsur- passed memory, do hereby declare this to be our last will and testament. To the faculty-our good behavior, our in- dustrious habits and our original ideas. To the Juniors-our titles of Seniors and all our privileges. To the Sophomores-our personal character- istics and trust they will not misuse them. To the Freshmen-our brains and warning to be careful of their actions while in school. To Boyd Opheim-Brenten Myking wills his seat on A. T. Sanvik's doorstep. He also wills his dollar and a quarter dancing shoes to Wally Hoium. John Merrill wills his bedroom slippers to Vernon Larson. fWe thought John was wear- ing the boxes they came in the first couple of days.D Lorraine Aaberg wills her favorite booth in all cafes to Bertha Wollan. Norman Gorder wills his admiration of'teach- ers to the freshmen. Vivian Aslagson wills her flashing smile to anyone who can make use of it. Adeline Nodland wills her love for Basket Ball to John Anderson. Art Finstad wills his cunning wit to Ort- mand Disrud. Ray Pederson wills his Crosby voice and lungs to some bashful freshman boy on a moonlight night. Mildred Christenson wills her maiden name to any nice boy that wants it-of course she comes with it. Bernice Berge wills her promptness for all things to Ralph Skinner. Clarmont Dahlseng wills his pull with the girls to Henry Nodland Jr. Warren Baukol wills his stature to Aldred Opheim. Clarice Elie wills her pass to the Morris Armory to Ernie Hoium. Marvin Hagen-studiousness and good marks to his kid brother, Norman. Sylvia Tharaldson--not willing anything. She's keeping it all to herself. Doris Berg--her seat in the Merchants Hotel at Morris to Mr. Lunstad. Gladys Gorder-her gracefulness to Archie Otteson. Lila Pederson--her seriousness and aptitude for studying to Kermit Hanson. She remarked, I certainly hope he makes use of it. I'd like to see Kermit make good. HIPPEWAN- Pgge 5 Sylvia Kamrud-her knowledge of mathema- tics to Robert Ronnie. Q Dorothy Amundson-her blush to Alvin Branch. Emmett Herbst-his eye for shooting tin cans and making them jump into the air at 80 paces on sunny Friday afternoons to David Wollan. Paul Boening wills his deep voice to Lilian Stadsvold and Pearl Eidberg. Dorothy Evans-her pull with the Minne- apolis boys to Dellora Hidem. Edna Engen and Ellen Erickson-neither are willing anything and they won't give us a rea- son. Jeannette Kjera-her English XII and Social Science books to Prof. Peterson. AlVerna Thompson-her Senior dignity and any wads of Dentyne gum on the bottom of her assembly seat to Betty Evenson. Bernice Nordaune-her knack for getting flustered in class and her silent laugh to Mil- dred Ronnie. Casper Ronnie-his love for long book re- ports in English class to Ralph Norland. Helen Brenden leaves to Archie Otteson her lovely French voice that he may conquer the heart of some poor little bashful girl-Archie always has been so bashful. Signed-Recording Lawyer, Emmett Herbst v Class Prophecy Living in seclusion as we do in our little old cottage it seems strange that we Should find out so much about all the members of the class of 1938. On June 2, 1955, the anniversary ot our graduation from high school, our curiosity that had been growing all these years, became a determination to find out where all of them really were. From that time it seemed that Fate had decided to satisfy our curiosity. Of course we alreadfy knew the whereabouts of quite a few of our classmates. Ellen Erickson is the only one who returned to S. H. S. She is an efficient teacher in the Science Department of our Alma Mater, which now has an enrollment of 1,101. Dorothy Amundson has realized her musical ambitions. She is a talented pianist and solo- ist. We often hear her broadcasts over our radio. Our friends, Sylvia Kamrud and Jeannette Kjera, are editors of the famous column, Wierd Whispers. We greatly enjoy reading these original ghost stories. C Continued on Page 61

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1350 4 -THE CHIPPEVVAN- 1 9 3 S Senior Class History On that epoch-making day of September, 1934, thirty-nine timid but eager freshmen stepped into the ranks of the Starbuck High School after completing their courses in the elementary grades. Members of that class were: Dorothy Amundson, Earl Anondson, Viv- ian Aslagson, Warren Baukol, Doris Berg, El- dora Berg, Bernice Berge, Arlane Brandvold, Helen Brenden, Mildred Christenson, Clarmont Dahlseng, Clarice Elie, Edna Engen, Ellen Erickson, Arthur Finstad, Norman Gorder, Marvin Hagen, Luverne Hanson, Gerhard Hol- en, Sylvia Kamrud, Jeannette Kjera, Lester Lorvig, John Merrill, Brenten Myking, John Nelson, Ruth Nelson, Adeline Nodland, Bernice Nordaune, Howard Noyes, Lucille Overson, Lila Pederson, Laura Peterson, Robert Peterson, Al- Verna Thompson, Sylvia Tharaldson, Andrew Thorstad, Otto Voigt, Bertha Wollan, and Da- vid Wollan. The first class meeting was held and Brenten Myking was elected president: Bernice Berge, vice presidentg Adeline Nod- land, secretaryg Lila Pederson, treasurer. Miss Lilian Charlesworth was chosen as class advis- or. We survived initiation Cas well as could be expectedl, and to show our gratitude we tend- ered the sophomores with a return party. The candidate from our class, Dorothy Amundson, was crowned Queen of the High School Carni- val for the year 1934-1935. The girl's basket- ball team won the championship in the girl's division and thus ended our first year in Star- buck High. After three months vacation we again as- cended the stairs of the Starbuck High School, but this time, as sophomores. This year, Lor- raine Aaberg, Dorothy Evans, Gladys Gorder, Emmett Herbst, and Raymond Pederson joined our ranks, but nevertheless our numbers were lessened when Earl Anondson, Eldora Berg, Gerhard Holen, Lester Lorvig, Ruth Nelson, Howard Noyes, Lucille Overson, Laura Peter- son, and Andrew Thorstad did not return. At our first class meeting Clarice Elie was elected presidentg John Merrill, vice president, Helen Brenden, secretaryg and David Wollan, treasur- er. Mr. F. V. Nygaard, by a unanimous vote of the class, was chosen as our class advisor. This year the sophomore class had the distinction of having two of their fellow members on the bas- ketball team-Brenten Myking playing regular forward and John Merrill regular center. This year, as initiation had been forbidden by the school board, we gave the oncoming freshmen a party. After nine months of strenuous work our sophomore year ended, which proved very successful under the genial leadership of Mr. Nygaard. Finally we entered our third year in Star- buck High School. This year our ranks were depleted when Otto Voigt, Luverne Hanson, Bertha Wollan, and David Wollan did not re- turn and Robert Peterson left us before the year was over but Casper Ronnie joined our ranks. 'At our first class meeting the follow- ing .officers were elected: Brenten Myking, president, Adeline Nodland, vice president: Gladys Gorder, secretary, and John Merrill, treasurer. Miss Schendel was chosen as our class advisor. On Dec. 3 members of our class gave the play, The Poor Rich, under the able direction of Mr. John Ronhovde, which proved a success in every way. On May 28, we gave the customary Junior-Senior banquet, carried out in Dutch style. Helen Brenden was crown- ed as Carnival Queen for the year 1936-1937. The girl's basketball team was again victorious in carrying off the championship. With great pride we entered upon our fourth and final year in S. H. S. Our numbers were neither depleted nor increased as John Nelson failed to return and Paul Boening joined us. At the beginning of the year we elected the fol- lowing officers: president, Brenten Mykingg vice president, Helen Brenden, secretary, Clar- ic Elieg treasurer, Lorraine Aaberg, Supt. W. A. Peterson was chosen as class advisor. In the annual class basketball tournament, both the boy's and girl's teams won first in their re- spective division. Lila Pederson won honors in the humorous division in declamation. Lila received first in the sub-district contest and se- cond in the district contest. The Senior class didn't know that they had such a great humor- ist among them. Clarice Elie was crowned Queen of the carnival for the year 1937-1938, this being the third year a member of our class has received this noteworthy prize. The class play Hearts and Hats , was very well given under the able leadership of Miss Lilian Charlesworth. In May, we were enter- tained at a banquet given by the Junior Class. As we enter the school of life, though our tasks may be different from those which we did in High School, we shall never forget the good times we had at Starbuck High.

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Page 6 -'PHE CHIPPEWAN- 1 9 3 R Prophecy Continued Norman Gorder with his long stride has put the Texas Ranger in the shade by his croonings in Cyrus, Minnesota. Helen Brenden is the wife of a noted sur- geon in Wheaton, Minnesota. Nice going, Helen! Occasionally we receive a letter with a Nor- wegian stamp. Adeline Nodland never returned from her trip. She found romance in the Land of the Midnight Sun. Edna Engen is also well-known. She is cap- tain of the only Women's Globe Trotters bas- ketball team. We all remember what a swell guard Edna was on our class team. However, information concerning our re- maining classmates had not yet reached us. Nevertheless, newspapers are truly wonderful, for they brought us reports of the activities of many of our friends. Vivian Aslagson won the Women's 100-yard dash at the National Olympics last year. She left behind her only a cloud of dust when im- mediately before the race she was informed that an L. C. Smith typewriter was at the end of the stretch. Warren Baukol is a well-to-do farmer in North Dakota. He has found a successful remedy for sheep scabies and hog cholera. AlVerna Thompson and Doris Berg are the world's champion hitch-hikers. They are the only persons who have hitch-hiked around the world without getting their feet wet. There are often advertisements in the paper illustrating expensive silk hose, hand-made by Gladys Gorder. We hear that her mother in- sisted that she devote herself to this, saying that, perhaps it would make her truly appreci- ate silk stockings. There was a long column one day in the so- ciety news concerning the debut of the titian- haired daughter of one of the socially elite of New York City. The column stated that she was the daughter of none other than Mrs. Per- cival Van Swank Knee Bernice Nordaunel. Ber- nice is the wife of a wealthy broker. Arthur Finstad has entered the political world. He tours the country making speeches for the candidate who seems to be losing, but who always wins in the end. Lorraine Aaberg and Clarice Elie have in- vented a new type of dancing shoe. It's popu- larity is due to the fact that it keeps you float- ing and you can come down to earth when and if you want to. One day under the most unusual circum- stances one of Tabby-cat's youngest died of heart failure and the rest of our felines were terrified. An airplane landed in a field nearby our cabin and to our surprise the pilot was Em- mett Herbst. He has become famous along the line of aviation. Emmett knew the whereabouts of two of our classmates. John Merrill is a jeweler. He chose this profession because ever since his watch flew apart in American History class, he has been determined to find out what made it tick. We were astonished to learn that Brenten Mv- king has become a quiet and serious man. He is burdened with a large family and is often heard to remark, Yep, it's us poor taxpayers that have to fill the gaps. Raymond Pederson has reached his goal and has replaced Bing Crosby who passed on. We saw Raymond in the musical production, Dime Dates, playing opposite another of our class- mates, Dorothy Evans. She also accompanies him in his broadcasts on her slide trombone. One night this summer we attended a night club and heard a famous hot-cha orchestra un- der the direction of Casper Ronnei. His inter- pretations are truly expressive. Sylvia Tharald- son is a featured dancer with his orchestra. They deny being that way about each other, but there are authentic rumors. We were not surprised one day when we heard a knock at our door, but we were sur- prised when we saw Marvin Hagen standing outside. Marvin, through the use of the pro- duct which he was selling, has become a mus- cular giant-6 feet, 8 inches tall. His product is a device which seizes the victim by the legs and then in turn by the head and stretches him to the desired length. From Marvin we gained information concern- ing the rest of our class. Clarmont Dahlseng, it seems, because of his speed of action, has be- come a skilled bull fighter in the Yucatan re- gion in Mexico. One of the enthusiastic rooters in the bleachers is his wife, Mildred Christen- son. Paul Boening has joined the Navy to see the world. We wonder if Paul will come back to greet some girl upon the village green, and if the lucky girl will be in Starbuck. Lila Pederson and Bernice Berge, as you have probably guessed by this time, are happi- ly content in their old-maid cottage by Lake Minnewaska. People often call us the pixil- lated spinsters . As yet we haven't found out what Upixillated means, but we hope there's no offense meant.