Washington High School - Brainonian Yearbook (Brainerd, MN)

Text from Pages 1 - 26 of the 1924 volume:

| t etek et Bitwt 4n) atte Gt hah Se - ah a — a Ry ey ae Piste tbe lI irons Libel COMMENCEMENT NUMBER OF THE BRAINONIAN VOL IIL NO. 25 PUBLISHED BY THE CLASS OF NINETEEN TWENTY-FOUR IN INTEREST OF BRAINERD HIGH SCHOOL BRAINERD, MINNESOTA ' Se 2 ee GY Ser Superintendent of Schools In years to come, we shall look back with gratitude and apprecia- tion to the many acts of kindness shown us by Mr, Cobb—his contin- ual interest for our welfare as a whole, from athletic victories to the achievements of scholarship; his thoughtfulness brought to bear on whatever might promote us in- dividually, and his generosity in giving us freedom to be happy in Brainerd High School. MISS MARY F. TORNSTROM Principal We of the Senior Class of 1924 and we of the staff of this Brainonian wish to express our sincere gratitude to Miss Tornstrom for the counsel and aid she has so cheer- fully given us. , ee “ TIcs ; ; ‘ : LITERARY FRESHMAN REPORTER BRAINONIAN Volume Ill June 1, 1924 Number 25 EDITORIAL FAREWELL The purpose of the staff in publishing this book is to give the departing Seniors and other eclassmen a chance in later years to revive happy memories of the days spent in Brainerd High School. We have put forth our best efforts in editing this book. We hope that the students will enjoy it. We wish to take this opportunity to thank the many advertisers who have made this boo Without their willing support this boek Students—show possible, could not have been published. them your appreciation by patronizing them- We also wish to thank the teachers who have given us their time and advice, and the students who have shown their willingness to co-operate, and hope that they will show the same loyal support to next year’s staff. mber 25 his bock s—show em- ho have students operate, ne loyal LLL A ee te te eee Ss = -—_—-— THE CLASS OF 1924 COLORS - - _ Purple and Gold for Fame.” Baccalaureate Address REV. N. P. OLMSTEAD Commencement Address J. M. McCONNELL MOTTO-“Build for ChatcteNai State Com. of Education LL ee tc cc ae s t ne cc ee OL ct ce ce cee ce ct ce ee ee ee ce ee Marion Glee VIRGIL QUANSTROM President Declaw Daisey DOROTHY HARRIS Vice President Ernest “He lo his “Seve HAROLD MOLSTAD Treasurer Lester | MARIE BRANCHAUD Secretary Marie E ALPHA FOGELSTROM Sergeant-at-Arms William “Then h Marion A. Bachelder, ‘‘Bock”’ “Goody cute—Do Flopit again”’ She camouflages the gym B-4 parties “Seventeen” leading lady Glee Club “Sauce for the Goslings”’ Declamation “Yokahama Maid” Brainonian Staff ’22-23 ’23-94 Daisey Backen “Just teases the music out of a piano” Ernest Bersley ‘“‘Berz’’ “He looks innocent enough—but he js as wise as his hair is red.” “Seventeen” Honor Student Lester Boyd ““Boyd”’ Now I’ll speak on Prohibition” Brainonian Staff ’22-'23 Marie Elizabeth} Branchaud “Frenchy” “Oh! Boys! She is cute!’ William Howard Brooks ‘‘Bil]’’ “Then he will talk. Ye Gods! How he will talk’’ Clarence Henry Brown Tank’ “Word, word, word’’ “You could find him in the dark—and you wouldn’t have to yell, either” ‘““Seventeen’’ Football ’22-23 Pree B. H. 5S. A. A. “Gypsy Rover” Capt. 2nd Team—Basket Ball Baseball ’24 Mildred Evelyn Brown ‘“Pill’’ Best Natured “A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance” “Now, Sylvanus” “Seventeen’’ Glee Club ’22-23 Lester O. Burton ‘Les’ “A better fellow and a finer friend js hard to find” Helene Marilyn Buscher ‘“‘Busch’’ An impulsive, loveable nature full of fun “Pyrzmus and Thisbe’’ “The Two Dicks” Honor Student Resemary C. Buscher “Rosie’’ A Rose in the garden of girls Earl Wilfred Engbretson “Ikey”’ “All great men ‘are dying—and I don’t feel very well myself” Basket Ball Male Sextet Alice MN “My Basket “Gypsy Helen Anna M Joseph [| “His dev —by John C. - “Like th does Ruth Ma: “Thy dar thy s “You can 24 nee”’ ind”’ cks” very Alice Mae Carmichiel ‘“Maisie’’ “My true love hath my heart and I have his” Basket Ball “Feast of the Little Lanterns” “Gypsy Rover” “Jack and the Beanstock’”’ Glee Club Helen Ames Cutler “I don’t see why—” Anna Marie Danska “IT must be measured by my mind” Joseph D. Day “‘Joe’’ Biggest Bluffer “His devious way is lined like the Mississippi River —by bluffs’ John C. Early ‘‘Duke”’ Laziest Boy “Like the lilies of the field, he toils not, neither does he spin” Ruth Margaret Edwards “Thy dark eyes will bewilder many a youth, and thy smile maxy a man!” “You can have the 32nd if there is any—’”’ “Seventeen”’ Emma Martina Erickson “The good die first—beware !”” Glee Club Esther Marie Erickson ‘“Woman’s at best a eontradiction still”” Hildur Eleanore Finney “‘Hil’’ Honor Student ...... .... Glee Club “Therie’s virtue in the midnight oil” Mary Catherine Fitzpatrick “Mae’ “As proper a maid as one shall see on a summer's day’” Glee Club Alpha Fogelstrom “Fogy” “Of the six senses, the mightiest is humor’’ Football ’23-24 Intereclass Basket ball Harold William Fox “Fox” “From present indications, he is gotng to be baker” Gertrus Glee C Rebert “A To) Foot Grace “Th t SI Myrtle ia) “Yoka ‘ ‘Fe Russe “ Plag k Dorot Most Gertrude Margaret Goedderz Girt”? “Her very foot has musie in it” Glee Club “Gypsy Rover” Orchestra “Feast of the Little Lanterns”’ Robert Roland Golemboske _ “A rolling Golem” stone gathers no moss—but who wants moss?” Footbal] ’21-29.99 Track ’29 “Snow White”’ Grace Gordon “Gracious” “T'll have my rights if the whole World goes to smash”’ Myrtle Louise Haake “Haake” “Tll dane “Goodnature, mus “Yokahoma Maid”’ e it with you” cle, grit, al] comoined’’ Glee Club “Feast of the Little Lanterns” “Seventeen” Basket Bal] “Gypsy Rover” Russel K. Hagberg “Lute” “Plague, if there ain’t something’ in work that kinda g0es agin My convictions” Footbal] ‘aa 8 Dorothy Ha rris “‘Dot?’’ “A popular girl has no freinds? Most Popular Gir] Vice President Senior Clas Glee Club “Gypsy Rover” “Feast of the Little Lanterns’’ ? 2 9% Ss} “Box and Cox’”’ Brainonian Stalff ’22-'29 George L, Harris ““Comet’’ “He sleeps diagonally in bed” Ralph P. Hebert ‘“‘Toby” Football ’22 “Pyramus and Thisbe’’ “Yokahama Maid” “Gypsy Rover’’ “Seventeen’’ Glee Club Otto A. Heikkenen ‘“‘Beary”’ “She knows I worship at her shrine, That little lady love of mine” Football ’20-23 Baske!ball ’21-24 Track ’22 “Gypsy Rover” Best Athlete Clayton A, Hess “Bus”’ “His greztest dream of life is to follow in Bill Spaulding’s footsteps” Basket Ball ’20-21-22-23 Football ’21-22 Baseball ’22-23 Eugene Hainline Hitch, “Genie Boy” “Oh, my baby talk lady’”’ “The little man with the big voice” “Seventeen” leading man “Gil to Order’ Humor Editor ’23-24 “Yokahoma M:2id” “Sauce for the Goslings”’ Most popular boy Charles L. Hoffman “Pm a whirlwind with the ladies’ “Pyramug and Thisbe”’ “Evening Dress’ “Box and Cor” M arie L Laura Ff ‘“‘She’s 1 236 Elizabet “Hi The Accomp: Shirley Leona S “Shoot, Merien I “Her voi An exce! = 'y Marie Lillian Holmes “Mary Pickford”’ “My name isn’t Violets—its Marie” Glee Club “Yokahama Maid” “Feast of the Little Lanterns’ Laura B. Johnson ““Keely”’ “She’s marjoring in Cicsro and can tr2nslate at a 2:02 pace’’ Etizabeth Remington Johnstone “Debo”’ Class Beauty “Her very ‘rowns are fairer far Than smiles of othe: maidens are” Accompanist for Glee Clu� “Snow White” Shirley Ann Jones “Jonesy” “The Remmington Athlete’”’ Leona S. Keun ie ain?’ “Shoot, Kan, Shoot!” Basket Ball ’23 .24 Merien I, M. Kehoe “Her voice w2s ever soft, gentle and low An excellent thing in woman, but not in class” Berenice Aileen King “‘King”’ “Ag gweet and musical as bright Apollo’s lute” “Gypsy Rover” leading lady Glee Club “Feast of the Little Lanterns”’ Thelma Kathleen Kl even “She is great because sae thinks she is not’”’ Hazel Lucille Kuehmichel “‘Bobbsy”’ “Smile and the world smiles with you” Beulah M. Lewis ‘‘Boo”’ “Salutatorian”’ Hono: Student “Capable, Comfortable, and Conscientious’ b Glee Club Of ‘ici2l Stenographer Ethel Elizabeth Lind ‘“‘Lizzie’’ “She will do what she says she will’ Glee Club Ethel Evelyn Lind ‘Midget’ Small in statuve, but mighty in spirit Ralph I may John “sé Nervie Donal “Argt If a ] Busin Mabel “Keas Helen “Sne- Gle Ernes Ralph E. Lindberg ‘“‘Swede”’ I may not be handsome, but I swear I have a dis. tinguished look. “Pyramus and Thisbe” John H. Linneman “Dutch” “T don’t know why it is’’ “Silence is the most perfect herald of joy’ Nerviest boy Football ’23-24 “Gypsy Rover” “Seventeen” Donald Edward McKay “Don-Mac Homeguard Mudguard”’ Honor Student “Argue, argue, early and late’ If a line was crooked, he’d argue it straight” Business manzger of Brainonian and Gypsy Rover ““Seventeen’”’ Mabel Madge McKay ‘‘Mabs”’ “The true curled darling of our class” “Feast of the Little Lanterns” “Gypsy Rover’’ Glee Club Helen Gladys A. McKenna “McKenn'a”’ “She flirts from fair to fair, but never really loves” Glee Club “Feast of the Little Lanterns” “Gypsy Rover” “Seventeen” Ernest E., Molgren “Erne” He takes his time, but does things right. Harold T. Molstad “Zev’’ Honor Student Class Tveasu:er Handling money his forte Basket Ball ’22-’23-’24 Football ’22-’23 Baseball ’22-’23-’24 Adolph A. Muetzel The quiet kind whose nature never varies Dagmar C. Nelsen “Swede” “T love to play basket ball’’—and she sure cn play Glee Club Basket Ball Best Girl Athlete Kenneth Nicholson “Nick” “Now Mary”’ The national authority on the bringing up the Am- erican boy “Seventeen” School electrician Owatorical Contest Alma W. Niska “Nisky”’ Honor Student Small in size, but big in success Commercial Contest Oficial Stenog. Maybelle Lucile O’Connor “Lucy” Honor Student A human graphophone to the tune of giggle “Sauce for the Goslings”’ “Seventeen” “The Burglar’ Brainonion Staff '22-’23-'24 Declamation Contest ae Lily A, If sil “GC Laurel Clarence “Me an Lester Lives a fie Footbal Ervin | Still H- Virgil | “I wish Lily A, Olson, “Lil” Honor Student If silence were golden, she’q be a milionaire “Glee Club” “Commercial Contest?’ Laurel A. Paulson “Shakespeare” “Is it time for a little joke?” Wittiest Football ’23 Clarence Gilford Peterson “Gippy”’ “Me and My Horse” “Gypsy Rover” “Chase me girls, I’m full of fun” Lester Charles Peterson “Pete” Lives and moves and has his being on the athletic field. Football °’22-’23-'24 Baseball ’22-’23.’24 Basket Ball ’22-’23-’24 Ervin Peterson “Peanuts”’ Still H-2-O’s run deep Handsomest boy Virgil E. Quanstrom “Wurgle”’ Honor Student “IT wish I had a car-—a little one with one seat’? Class President Dercthy Rasmussen “Dot’’ Her face—oh call it not pale but fair Glee Club Laila V. Rautus ‘‘Li’’ Glee Club Besebail Elsie Caroline Schwabe ‘“Mdlle. Schwabe’’ Honor Student Her plain, sweet ways have won our hearts y Margie M, Simmons “Marge’ Don’t! ! ! O‘ficial Stenog. Ruby Ann Smith “Shorty” A perfect lady never caused any trouble Glee Club Howard R. Storzbach ‘‘Hunce”’ Honor Student A cheerful word and a smile Which makes his life worth while Quentin Stropp “auto strop’’ ; Keen as a tazor tho hig name ig Stropp Winifred Mary Sullivan “Win” Good looks and dignity and Yaven black hair Glee Club “Gypsy Rover’”’ S Pezr!] Evelyn Thompson “Tommy” I love my steady, but o h, you once in a while Dora Mae Van Alstine “Dorie” Honor Student famous for all Basket Ball Dora ig sorts of breaks Glee Club “Yokahama Maid” Herbert Arnold Webb “Butz” Gosh, I’m sleepy, I way Out till 10:00 last nite, Norman G. Weber “Norm”? Genius is the capacity for fooling hard work Basebal] 2223-24 Augusta Irene Welsh “Gusty’” Here’s to those who know how to growl—and won’t Glee Club “Feast of the Little Lanterns” “Gypsy Rover” Milton Westberg “Mickey” What should a man do but be merry? Football ’22-’23-’24 Henry O. Wetterlind ‘“Hank’”’ We give up—slams don’t apply—he’s too good. Orval C. Wilson “Orv” Does he walk way over to East Brainerd just for exercise? Leta V. E. Woolhart “Leth” Valedictorian A perfect shark. Glee Club “Feast of the Little Lanterns” Class Histovian Brainiest Girl William R. Zakariasen “Zak’’ Cobb, Tornie and me—but the greatest of these is me Basket Ball ’22-’23-’24 All district Center ’23 Football ’22-’23 Baseball ’22-’23 CLASS SONG By old Mississippi’s waters, Brainerd High, Brainerd High! Gather Brainerd’s sons and daughters, Brainerd High, Brainerd High! There’s a whisper through the trees, And an echo on each breeze, That thy fairest flowers are these, Brainerd High, Brainerd High! That thy fairest flowers are these, Brainerd High! Years we’ve gathered at thy calling, Brainerd High, Brainerd High! Now sad tears are almost falling, Brainerd High, Brainerd High! Happy school days here are o’er, But the school of life before Beckons as we leave thy door, Brainerd High, Brainerd High! Beckons as we leave thy door, Brainerd High! Many lessons thou has taught us, Brainerd High, Brainerd High! And much knowledge thou hast brought us Brainerd High, Brainerd High! Throughout all the coming years, Where so e’er thy name appears, We shall greet it with our cheers, Brainerd High, Brainerd High! We shall greet it with our cheers, Brainerd High! In a world of great endeavor, Brainerd High, Brainerd High! We would loyal be forever, Brainerd High, Brainerd High! And in playing life’s great game, We would magnify thy name, And add something to thy fame, Brainerd High, Brainerd High! And add something to thy fame, Brainerd High! —Miss Louise Barrett.