Willmar High School - Senior Yearbook (Willmar, MN)

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AHEAD OF THEM LOIS LOVANDER t'Freezer , 'iGab , Lavender , Snorky ...she an- swers to them all. . .Thereis no room for adverse nick- names 'cause cheery. smiling Lois never gives anyone a chance to have cause for such...Pet pecves are spiders and sisters...Spends her time darning socks. cooking, and reading. . .Would like to work and go on to college. DUANE LUNDE The terror of the dark room to fellow Camera. Krafters...Spends his time recording action shots of school life with his miniature cameramils adept in drawing and art...Would like to mid success as a commercial artist...already has an art scholarship awaiting him..iHe's a man the advertising world is waiting for. RUTH ELAINE LUNDQUIST One of the most welcomed members of the senior class is pleasant. talented Ruth Eiaine..,Due to her illness she has been forced to continue her studies at home...Her sunny nature has been missed by her classmates...Ruth Elaine is a beautiful piano pluycr and likes choral work...Is looking forward to becom- ing a. teacher or a business executive. GORDON MARKER Gorde must have been a beautiful baby .Jcause look at him now...He's a handsome. curly haired boy of seventeen...No sissy is he...Has no favorite snortu. but likes them all...Does quite a. bit of boxing...He gives redheads the Uheha ...Sma.rt boy...Wzmts to be a businessman. MARJORIE MATTSON Lovely to look at, delightful to know. the possessor of a beautiful voice. . .Margie has an outstanding per- sonality...she can out-chat any chatterbox. . . Her brown eyes are never still...they always danceu. She sings like a. nightingale...02ten is the life of the party...Wiil add color and fun to St. Olaf next year. VIOLET MELBY From far-away Herbert, Saskatchewan. Canada. a few years ago came lovable. likeable V1 ...Goes on lots of hikes...Thinks people can Just as well be on time as to come late...Is always ready for her steady ...What?...She, too, has the very feminine ambi- tion to become a trainer of upswing hair...A beauty culture operator. KENNETH MEYERS Little Kenny Meyers...Don't rate this boy by his size...Likes to get out in the country with a. good bird dog and hunt pheasants and ducks...Doesn't like to hunt for answers for his English assignments ...Consequentiy. he Stands up for his rights.. itKenny makes up for that in his mathematics and geometry classes. BETTY MICHELS A girl of grace and charm and poise. . . Mike's smiie and. congeniality find her seldom disappolnted or disappointing to anyone...Has a background of Ger- man. Irish, and French ancestry,..Likes big Wim- pys and Hcokes ...Doesn't know whether to become a. costume designer or a good nurse. GERDES MONSON Mons is a sunny sunbeam from Sunburz...iust 25 miles from the school's front door. . .Thinks there are not enough Norwegians in Willmar, so she would rather be in Norway...Always relies on a. wishbone to bring her good 1uck...Says her version of Chop- sticks is a musical uchievement...Will go to St. Cloud Teachers' College. DORIS MORMON Shining brown, well-brushed hair, and lips that form a hwise-looking smile describe Mickey ...Likes to get up early in the morning and g0 horseback riding ...Her tiny. deft fingers make it easy for puppeteer- ing' to be her hobby...She makes her own marian- ettes. too...Would like to be an x-ray technician. Page 2 LOUISE N EITZEL Her work on the Wih staff has been outstax? in both quality and qua ...Dai'k eyed...dark ha she is beautiful within without...Wants to b secretary some day... ular...Famed as a mi and conscientious workt Commonly called Lou' ALICE NELSON Oh, don't you remember A1ice?...After stuinng Ii Problems and Home amics diligently, on Jan 28 she became Mrs. La Stebbins...and decided woman's place was the ...not the classroom. Mr. Stebbins' gain is loss...but we're good 1 ...so here's our best!

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ya 19 MURIEL KLINT second of the Kiint us in WHS is brown- -ci Muriel..iSaves pen- as a hubby...Somc day might, have u. million rs . . . in the meantime i be satisfied with :1 Job as a private secre- i.Likes to roller-skuto ants to become an ex- at shorthand. i .Piuns L0 . business college. iRLYNE KNUTSON e is a very slender girl ie has lots of pop and to dance...Hcr hobby Ilecting diiierent typos etry...She doesn't care 'tupid people who make d remarks. .. T h i n k s if she's too hmmv. thing sad comes along 1e wants to go down and become a Gawain ...sho 'nuiT . WILLMARiS HISTORY MELVIN KVAM First mte i'bnsketeeri'... Mike is a very iJohni Deere man...Has lots of power to spnre...He keeps up correspondence with a far from lonely heart's ciub...A certain little i'jitterbug says he's cute ...He is...He plans to get married and go on relief ...beiieve it or not...We don't...The U. of M. is expecting him. LORRAINE LANE There's a twinkle in Larry's eyes that is a udead give-awnv to her xmtionaiity...0nly the Irish have Deepers like hers... Cheapsknte boys are at the bottom 01' her 1ist...Has a usweet tooth for cakes. cookies. and other tantalizing foodstuffs...Wouid like to become a grade school teacher. ORAL H. LANGAGER Competent. port. she always looks like a million doi- 1urs ...Has that just out of a band box look...Is going to be somebody's efficient secretary some day ...Did 5 int of indispensable secretarial work for the WIHISEAN that shall not be forgotten.i.She is saving ail her mail. M 1E LARSON please ,yliuiet and meannwie's on life dr ws irie to her rever katina. .Serves Vt coming a operator. MARCELLA LENTZ t'Sally is happiest when she has her car full of girls and is riding around having a good time... Thinks the new tad of wearing wooden-soled shoes to school makes it; sound like a HLittle Dutch Kinder- uartcn ...Piuys the violin and the saxophone...Is looking forward to going to the University of Minne- sota next year. OLOF LIEF . Many a hearty laugh has Ole given his classmates ...He started his high school career as a clown ... but in his senior days he became the sincere. fun- ioving gentleman of today...without losing his sense of humor...He runs from redheads... 0ie says he doesn't know his future but maybe the future has something for Hole . LENORE LINDGREN Shorty Lihdrgrcn is a shorty...Her worst disap- pointment is that she couldn't grow any taller than four feet and eleven inches...but she gets around in spite of her size...Is her own stylist, prides her- self in being able to make her own clothes. ..It is her ambition to be a stewardess high above the clouds. VIRGIL LOBNITZ 'iVirgie is first and foremost an outdoor man...He could think of nothing better than to live the life or a northwood's Huide...The worst disappointment he ever experienced was the time he lost that huge waii-eyed pike ...Thinks people should think...Has a, future interest in his father's construction company. DAVID LORINSER There's something about HGeinner that makes him a likenbie chaninls friendly, has a humorous streak ...Never in any great hurry...He thinks books are duii...Spends most of his time constructing model airplanes...Wou1d like a good, steady job after his school days are over.

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ge 21 EEORGE NELSON ' believes in merrily r through life . . .He a skate and outside of he is employed at; oller Rinks putting on 15' roilers...Geonze is the unsung heroes of ound equipment crew and his guitar have ed many a minute 01 ainment f o r Willmar ts. ANLEY G. NELSON odesty hides the cen- qunlltles or his nature accomplished violinist excellent swimmer... 0, too, for once his edge of first aid saved iwnim; man A first rasketbail man The Iis name stands for G- .Anyway he wants to ederni agent. LIB 164 FUTURES YVONNE NELSON Sonny hails from Spieer and E ...Ranks as one of t dark hair and GWENay ' t law is her worst disappointmentu t alarm c ock has its ad- t is the orst invention... vantages but to Sonny I Plans to go to business ilege...Some day she'll be a private secretary. DONALD NESLUND Likes to argue...and will...even with teachers... Silver-tongued. an eloquent orntor...Stage manager ...and the rumor is that he's very good...Fond of dramatics but not temperamental. . .Expects to revolu- tionize politics once he's thrown his hat in the ring ...Wili study law at the U. of M. DICK NEUNSINGER Five feet, six inchesulls pounds of fighting fury is bnntamwelght 'tNubbins ...Judging from his placid and menial nature around school one cannot realize that Dick has so weii mastered the manly art of self defense...Hc was also one of the fastest of the fighting Cardinals...Waan to work after graduation. PHYLLIS NEWBERG llPhll write letters as a hobby...Cmves fried pike with French friesmHas naturally curly hair...Dresses very smartly. . .Has a smile for everyone she meets... After graduation Phil plans to go to college and inter get mnrried...Ambltion: to live happily ever aiter ...Let's hone her dreams come true. WINIFRED NEY Wintz and Ginger are the same HNey girl... She hails from Pennock... Wintz wears glasses... Says they are the worst invention...states that WHS could be improved by eliminating cliques...Ambition is to be happily murried...0f Swedish. French, and Yankee ancestry...Plans to attend business college at St. Cloud. EDMUND NICHOLSON Another basketball hero...stirs up the dust at track meets, too...Must like lines because he enjoys geom- etry...A gentlenmn...tlmt's what they all say...A man of action rather than words...Doean like to make speeches...1ntends to go to college next year. QUENTIN NORBY The answer to n nmiden's prayer: A boy who likes to cook...Quent's specialty is corned beef and cab- bage...He hopes to be a chef...or a forester...Untii seven years ago he Pursued his hobby...collecting souvenirs...in the vicinity of Clearbrook, Minnesota ...Now he just crosses his fingers and hopes. MURIEL NORDIN i-Ier motto: A hamburger a day keeps the doctor uwuy...Nevertheiess, Lois tot the class playi usually finds time between hamburgers to do a bit of dress designingi..A warbier at. heart, her favorite school organization is the Mixed Chorus. and she is also a member of the Girls' Sextette...Charming, we say. WENDELL NORSTEN Spicer's contribution to our class.l.Spiceris contribu- tion to the school businand what an addition!...A bit superstitious...He believes that whatever hap- pens twice will happen the third time...That's why he always comes to school more than twice a week. .. Likes pie...Industria1 Probiems...and Popeye. PHYLLIS NYGAARD Blonde. bluc-eyed Phyllis Nygaard says dancing is her favorite reereu.tion...swing music is her hobbby ...nnd the orchestra of Artie Shaw is her famrite .HPhii dislikes Purple. likes wine 1the coloriJLCol- lects poems that especially attract her.,.Reads widely ...Versatlie. . .Emzlish teachers admire her quick mind ...hcr fluency.