Valier High School - Northern Lights Yearbook (Valier, MT)

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CLASS HISTORY One decade and two years ago we, the Class of 1950, set forth upon a new adventure, to get a high school education, and dedicated ourselves to the proposition that all students are created equal--even freshmen and seniors. We were engaged in a great struggle testing whether we could endure four long years. It was altogether fitting and proper that we should become freshmen and be involved in the civil war of Valier high school. In a sense we, the twenty-three members of the class, could not concentrate. Throughout these four years we were well represented in sports and activities. Those who will long be honored in their last full measure of devotion in either football, basketball, track, or baseball are Bob Newgard, Bob Bilbro, Tom Tidyman, Louis DeBoo, Neil Kovatch, Kim Nelson, Chuck Leet, and Don Wentworth. These dedicated themselves to the task of becoming State Runners-Up in football. Dessa Hale, Wanda Cronk and Louise Hancock won letters in tumbling. Those who fought for improvement and good behavior and so nobly advanced to win Heisey awards were Marjorie Christiaens, Tom Tidyman, Chuck Leet, and Alice Wolds tad. It was fitting when we were juniors that a prom should be given. It was a success with Forest Primeval as the theme. Mr. Fitschen was the class sponsor. During these four years we put on two plays and several skits. The first play was Love is too Much Trouble and the second was Young April. They were directed by Mrs. Evans and Mrs. Tidyman. The brave students who struggled here have consecrated it far above our power to add or detract. The world will little note nor long remember what we have done here, and how we have worked for our diplomas. Behind us lie many activities, classes, and memories, some pleasant and some otherwise. Itis rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us that from here we take increased devotion to those ideals, standards, sportsmanship, and sense of fair play which we have learned. Before us lies a future in which we shall devote ourselves to retain that government of the people, by the people, and for the people. 21

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CLASS WILL We, the senior class of the City of Valier in the County Pondera and the State of Montana, being about to pass out this sphere of education, in full possession of a crammed mind do make and publish this our last will and testament. To the faculty we leave all the amazing knowledge and startling information that we have furnished them from time to time in our various examination papers. We know that much which we have imparted to them in this way must have been entirely new to them. They are hereby authorized to give out such of this information to the world as they may feel the world is ready to receive. To the janitors we leave the ink spots on the floor, piles of paper, all the broken windows, and the finger prints on the walls, in hopes that they will remember us for things other than these. To the juniors we leave our seats in the assembly, our worn civics books, our ability to get along together, and any bits of knowledge that we have failed to gather in our rush through high school. To the sophomores we leave our ability to behave and pay attention in class. To the freshman class the senior boys leave their athletic ability. PERSONAL BEQUESTS ARE AS FOLLOWS: I, Alice Woldstad, leave my speaking ability to Lucille Yeager. I, Bob Bilbro, leave my quiet and reserved manners to Frank Kibbee. We, Charles Leet and Louis DeBoo, leave our athletic abilities to the football team of next year. I, Louise Hancock, leave a pile of tattered stencils, dummy copies, correction fluid, and my typewriter to next year’s typing class. I, Bob Newgard, leave my ability to slide around corners on two wheels, go through stop signs, and step on it on the highways to next year’s driver training class. I, Dessa Hale, leave my place on the honor roll to A1 Trafalet. I, Tom Tydeman, leave my grades to some poor sophomore. I, Kim Nelson, leave my ability to show off to anyone who can get away with it.