Wessington Springs High School - Spartonian Yearbook (Wessington Springs, SD)

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Commencement FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 23, 1947, Eight o'clock High School Auditorium Glow Worm - ................................ -- Lincke Cosrnopolite', -- ..................... --- Holmes High School Band' Processional .... ..................... - -- Seniors Florence Loveless Invocation ....... .................. - - Rev. O. W. Brenner It's Me, O Lord ......... .... ..... .............. C a i n As Torrents in Summer -- ................ .... E lgar Mixed Chorus' Report of Student Association .................. ..... D on Thompson, President Presentation of Class Gift -' ....... --- Francis Nelson, Class President Presentation of Kiwanis Award ........................ Damon Nuckols, President Presentation of Valedictory and Salutatory Awards .............. Supt. L. P. Decker Valedictory .................. Phyllis Wood Salutatory ............... Helen Harmdierks Commencement Address, A New World Temple ............... P. J. Harkness, Director of Forensics, N.S.T.C. Vocal Solo, The Pirate -- ............... ....................... P etrie Clair Tiede Presentation of Class .... ........ Q --- W. G. Dankey, High School Principal Presentation of Diplomas --- .......... L. H, Rhodes, President, Board of Education Benediction --- --- Rev. Fr. Stephen Schreder Recessional --- ...................... ........,,.,.,,,.. S eniors Florence Loveless 'i Mrs. R. G. Lasch, Director of Music

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'ul N r Y l w l . Baccalaureate Union Services SUNDAY EVENING, MAY IS, I947, Eight o'clock Methodist Church Processional .... ............ ' ....... Darlene Hins --- Seniors Hymn, The Trinity --- ......... Congregation II1VOCa,t101'1 ........ .... Scripture ............... - - - Rev. O. W. Brenner Rev. Kenneth Park Trumpet Duet, The Pals ................................ - --- Barnard Bob Winegarden Don Thompson Prayer ................................ --- Rev. Edward E. Whiteside Sermon, Not by Might, Nor by Power' -- ........ Rev. Rudolf Hertz Anchors-d ......................... ......... W atson God So Loved the World --- ....... - ........ --- Holmes E Mixed Chorusi Benediction --- ............... --- Rev. J. W. McDonald Recessional --- .........,...... --- Seniors Darlene Hins THE TRINITY Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almightyg Early in the morning, our song shall rise to Thee. Holy, Holy, Holy, merciful and mighty, God in three persons, blessed Trinity! Holy, Holy, Holyg all the Saints adore Thee, Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea. Cherubim and Seraphim, falling down before Thee, Which Wert, and art, and evermore shalt be. Holy, Holy, Holy: Lord God Almighty: All Thy works shall praise Thy name in earth and sky and sea. Holy, Holy, Holyg merciful and mighty, God in three persons, blessed Trinity!

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punnuuynuwq-W - -.-. ., enior Clas Wi 1 We, the Senior Class, of the city of Wessington Springs, County of jerauld, and the State of South Dakota, do hereby make this our last will and testament. I DONNA AIKENS wills her dimples to Beverly Durnil. MARION AMMOIN leaves her Model A to all good Ford lovers. MARY LIOU BECKMAN wills her pleasant perS011ality to Genevie Arnott. PAUL BAUER leaves his bow legs to Alice Hensley. BEVERLY BRELAND wills her arguing power to Cora Stulken and Tillman johnson. ROBERT BULT leaves his wave set and bobby pins to Herb Wickre. LESTER HENDRICKS wills his funny books to Mr. Heitman hoping he will return them when he finishes reading them. MAYNARD HODGSON wills Harbor Inn to Maynard Lindstedt. LEONARD HENDRICKS wills his bookkeeping workbook to anyone taking bookkeeping next year. HAROLD HOTCHKISS wills his ability to play wild western parts in plays to any one who can spoke when the're moven to. . LYLIA HOTCHKISS wills her ability to be 45 minutes early to school to Myron Mebius. MERLE IENNER wills his Ford to the Antons on one condition that they visit Woonsocket only once a week. DONALD HEMMELMAN leaves his position as teachers pet to Darlene Hins. KATHRYN KEARNS leaves all her nice ways to her sister, Ramona. DONALD CAFFEE bequeaths his studious habits to Betty Krog on the condition that they be returned to him if he goes to college. BEVERLY HANSEN wills her ability to get rides in blue Chevrolets to Durnil and Schwabauer. ,HELEIN HARMDIERKS wills her grades to Fred Einck. LOIS HAVVL,EY leaves her number 9's, rather 8155, to Ruby Knigge. VVait she would just rather leave. BEVERLY KNIGHT leaves her K. P. to Pete Mohling. CLAIR TIEDE leaves his remarkable memory to some sophomore but he forgets who. DICK WADE offers a moonlight ride in his fathers car to any girl in the junior class who is willing to buy ' the gasoline. LORRAINE LINDSTEDT wills her mischievous ways to Ruth Ann Hodgson. FRANCIS NELSON' leaves Francis Voigt to all the underclass boys. I DARLENE OSCHNER wills a foot or so to Shorty Salmon. RAYMOND RODUNER wills his instinct to smell a test and then stay home to any junior taking economics. DOROTHY ROOT wills her privilege to answer the door during class to the one sitting nearest the door next year. . PHYLLIS SCHNABELI wills her long hair to Pete Mohling. .IUNIOR SCH RYER wills his red hair and freckles to Peggy Schafer. VIRGINIA SCHVVABAUER wills her giggle to Webb, even if she doesn't need it. IJONALD THOMPSON leaves his Woonsocket women to Rodney Flannery. HERMIN-E WHEELER wills her ability to stay' out two nights in a row and then miss chorus the next 5 morning to Florence Loveless. , BOB WINEGARDEN leaves the sum of ten dollars to any freshman, sane or insane, who will lend him the sum of fifteen dollars. PHYLLIS WOLFGRAM leaves her vim, vigor and vitality to Norma Schwabauer. VVESLEY VILLBRANDT leaves Anna Mae, but maybe he'll take her with him. PHYLLIS WOOD leaves her ability to eat anything to Norma jean Hodgson. FREDERICK lXIcflENRY leaves his car to Mr. Dankey in case his Plymouth fails. HAROLD, DICK and BARNEY sorrowfully leave jean, 'Tut and Virginia. The 3T's leave their eggs to the northeast room of the dorm. SNOOPY, HERMAN, BREEZY, BEANER, TIQMBER and IILINKEY leave their nicknames to anyone who would consider claiming them. To the incoming, freshmen, we leave some beams of our radiant faces so there will be some brightness in school, and to the sophomore, junior and senior classes of 1948 we bequeath our ability to learn. In witness whereof, we the seniors of the class of l947, being of sound mind and memory do hereby make, publish, and declare this to be our last will and testament, hereby revoking any will or wills heretofore made by us. . , sEN1oR CLASS May 15, 1947