Union Free High School - Viking Yearbook (Scandinavia, WI)

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Junior Class Play The Junior class of Scandinavia High School presented Aunt Tillie Goes To Town on Wednesday evening April 9, 1947. The cast was: Aunt Tillie Trask ....June Thomander Mervin Tucker ......... Russell Anderson Ronald Howlsnd ........ Leland Thomsson Lucinda Talbot ........ Constance Olson Pamela Marsh .......... Nancy Sannes Ellen Neiland. ........ Doris Evenson Hattie Bing...........Harriet Neperud Charlie One Lung ...... David Dean Mr. Lorrimer .......... David Larson Lizzie Parsons ........ Eileen Mork Mervin Tucker gets into trouble with the Chinese through his desire to gain a fortune dealing in Chinese idols. He wants to acquire this fortune because he plans to marry Pamelav Marsh, whose Aunt Tillie Trash is definitely opposed to all men. Mervin come to Aunt Tillie's home for the purpose of meet- ing Pamela. He has had the misfortune of breaking a Chinese idol and fears that they, the Chinese, will kill him. He enters unseen and hears Lucinda, Aunt Tillie's maii,'htlding a telephone conversation with a Chinaman. he becomes frantic with fear. Fortunately for him mannhating Aunt Tillie has left for town. He calls Ronald Howland, a friend, to come to his assistance. Howland'makes his appearance, tries to help Mervin, but only succeeds in making thinkgs worse. Mr. Lorrimer, Howland's boss, offers him, Howland, a good job in China Drovided he gets married and can leave immediately with his wife. Howland therefore DPODOSGS to every female he meets including Ellen Neiland, an agent for the Chinese dealer, whose idol was broken, and Lizzie Parsons, who is an author of great renown and a constant source of both worry and cm fort to Pamela. Mervin, in trying to evade the Chinese, impersonatee .unt Tillie and even permits the chirobractor, Hattie Bing to ':ve him a severe treatment which the real Aunt Tillie has scheduled. Much to the surprise of everyone when Aunt Tillie returns they find her attitudes have changed completely. Everything ends haeoily and Mr. Lorimer marries Aunt Tillie, Ronald Howe land marries Ellen Neiland and Pamela end Mervin finally find. H each other.

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wv r Junior Class History On August 28, 1944, fourteen shy freshmen entered Scendn inevia H1gh.After the usual procedure of being initiated by the seniors and the Friday night initiation party inclusive we were full pledged members of the Union Free. After a few weeks had passed we lost two members of our class, horman Nelson and Rodger Olson, leaving the class a mere Daily Dozen . ' At our first class meeting the class officers were elected: Preside nt, 1Jelend Thompson, Vice-president, David Larson, Sec- reter3-Treasurer, Constance Olson. Our class advisor was hrs. FlOiSt d; The year passed euietly, some from the class going out for forensics-namely Helen Evenson, Nancy Sannes, Constance Olson and David Dean. 3 School closed on June lst, 1945 and was again resumed in August. We were now no longer the fowest class but sophomores end this year a new pupil was admitted into our clasquune Thoman- der, formerly from Chicago. Our class officers that year wereePresident David Larson, Vice-president Russell Anderson, Secretery-Treesurer Nancy Sannes and our class adviser this year as last was Mrs. Floistad. During the years of '45- 46 some of the sophomore 9 took part in the forensic contest. They were Constance Olson, David Dean, Helen Evenson, and Russell Ande rson. David r.: -ceived a B rating at the conference contest for extemporaheous readings The following year of !4641?, we were the class next to the tap. This year Eileen work was enrolled into our class. the transferred from Iola. The Junior class officers this year are President-Russell Anderson, Vice-president, Leland Thompson, Secretary-Tresurer- Harriet Neperud. Our class advisor is Mr. Christiensen. This year the junior presented a class play to raise funds for the junior-senior picnict During these years a number of boys from the class have taken an active part in basketball and baseball and the girls have taken part in Glee Club.

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; v. Sephomore Claes History In the year of 1945-46 nineteen frightened freshmen en- tered the doors of Scandy High . The Iirst week passed by rapidly ani uneventually and then the dreadei second week came. That was the week the seniors inltlated us. At a won- derful party on Friday night we became fULwalEdged members of the student body and were ready to go on with our work. That year our class officers were President, Arthur Lee; ViceuPresideht, Allan Moe; and SecretarynTreasurer, Ruth Olson. The officers of our sophomore year were President, Allan Moe; Vice President; Ruth Olson; and Secretary-Treas- urer, Lois Jexeon. t . During the Freshmen year, there were two studente that went out for forensics. They were Art Lee and Earl SGiu field. The second year Art Lee, Lila Simonson, Alive t . Gene Moe, Gloria Hoover, and Lois Jensen went out for 10$! ensics. In the year of 1946-47, there were fewer pupils in our class. Joan Knutson moved to Oshkosh; Earl Schofield to Clintonville, Gilbert Cendrick to Milwaukee, and Kermit Ol- son to Iola. Th1: year we gained two new uaeils, Rosanna V More and Gaylord Limjwun. During the early part of the yes: Gaylore moved to Yale. Man? of our boys went out for basketball and baseball. Many of th' girls took part in Glee Club. We have two cheerleaders from our class. They are Ruth Olson and Lois Jensen. Miss Peterson has been our class advisor for both years.