Willmar High School - Senior Yearbook (Willmar, MN)

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SENIO S 'fe E V? 'Di M '71 .. xl fl ARTHUR THORSON When in the course of human events it becomes necessary to bluj, let us bluff. as VERNA WAHLSTRAND '41 know that I dont talk muchg I suppose I'm shy. HAROLD WETHERBY 4'He smiles a perfect smile, Can be seen for half a mile. But it wouldn't be a sin, To call that smile a grinf' Page 23

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Q! 'F-'I' NIO XS 'lil' F ix l ELVERA REDLUND ':Sweet little Miss, jolly little Miss, Blessings light upon you, If we had half a page, We'd spend it all on youf, WALTER RYKKEN He,s true to his word, his work and GA Page 22 his friends. EFFIE SOLVERSON noticeable girl with large gray eyes QUIN SORUM She was a friend indeed To all those in needf, NORA STRAND 'IA case of quality, not quantity.

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a5QNI0Q J cc- ff-1 H' ll+ll fi t I Tl SENHIR CLASS WAS unpacking my trunk after returning from my Western trip, where I had been en- gaged in Child Welfare work, when I was in- terrupted by the jangling of the telephone bell. I stifled the impulse to refrain from answering it, and indeed, I was glad that I had, for it was Helen Peterson, an old school friend of mine. She was to be in Minneapolis only a few days and asked to see me. Of course, I invited her to come to my apartment the next day. The next afternoon she came as I was open- ing my mail. After we exchanged greetings, she exclaimed, HOh Ruth! you canit imagine whom I saw just now, Wallace Erickson! He is one of the traffic police here. I saw Mildred Monson to-day too. She's a modiste on Nicollet and Ninth. She invited me to call at her apart- ment in the Leamingtonf' 'gHow interesting! I'm absolutely crazy to see the people of the old class againf' I re- plied. Hlgll have to look her up when I get a chancef' I was noticing the mail on the desk. Obi yes, one of the letters that came while I was gone, is from Eleanor De La Hunt. She is a Hl7ord demonstrator in Chicago. She said she was so surprised the other day when taking a car out to demonstrate, she discovered her prospective buyer to W-be Floyd Johnson. Ele- anor wrote it up beautifully. Let me get the letter. When I gave her the letter, she was reading a play advertisement. 'fSee here, she said, 'cArthur Thorson, the comedian, is going to be at the uPan7' to-night and to-morrow night. And Ruby Otterness is playing in uThe Gypsy's Child at the 'fI.yric,,. We can go to the movie first and then to the MPan7'. I agreed and then discussed Floydls ad- vancement to the position of manager of the O. Sz N. Y. Railroad. '4Are you going to be here Sunday?'7 I asked. 4'If you are, let's go to hear Walter Rykken speak on the Missions in China. Heis home on a short vacation. Page 24 PROPHECY '4That'll be linef, she replied, Then we can go to hear Mischa Elman at the Metro- politan in the evening. Gladys Peterson is his accompanist. Ild like to hear her. uHave you heard from Jewel McDonald lately Q77 MOh yes, she is teaching domestic science at Stout Institute. I'm going to spend a week with her about Easter time. And Harold Weth- erby is in Panama. He is superintending some steel construction work for the Government. When you spoke of Panamaf' I said, it reminded me of Joseph Feleen. He is port cap- tain at Colon. You remember him, donit you?'7 Of course I dof' she replied, uWho could forget him?7' Hens married, isnft he?7' No he isnit. By the way, I saw Irwin Nor- man while I was in New York. He's editor of the HHerald . I saw Quin Sorum too. Shels going to Columbia University? '4When I think of Quin, I always think of Nora Strand too. Where is she, do you know?,' HShe is here in Minneapolisf' I told her. NI see her quite often. She's a governess for two of the sweetest little girls you ever saw. Mrs. Knight says she's a perfect jewel. I saw Reuben Lundquist while I was east too. Hels connected with the Bethlehem Steel Corpora- tionfl 30h is he? That's quite a position isn't it? Did you read the story by Florence Ereeberg in the latest American? It surely was goodfl 'LYes,77 I said, Hand have you seen Phyllis Maddison7s latest publication? It is a little book of poems. They are wonderfully popular just nowf, The telephone bell interrupted our con- versation. I excused my-self and went to an- swer it. 4'It was Lettie Nelsonf, I told Helen when I returned. 4'She is doing Public Health work and, of course, we work to-gether a great deal. My work brings me in contact with Fredolph Peterson quite frequently too. He is the doctor