Winifred High School - Red Raider Yearbook (Winifred, MT)

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Senior Class Will We the graduating class of 1951 of Winifred High School being of sound (?) mind and body do hereby will and bequeath our most treasured possessions: Alvin, Marvel and Flossy will their red hair to the entire school to brighten the halls after they are gone. Alvin Bolstad leaves his cool head in a hot game to Ted Sawyer, and his perfect at- tendance at 4-H meetings to Garde. Marvel Bolstad wills his ain't to the English class. He hopes they will make as good use of it as he has. Nina Baulch wills her ability to blush to Vern Fyant. Ellen Gibbons wills her muscular frame to Leroy Walton. Lucille Pollard wills her technique with the boys to those who don't have any. Bob Mifflin wills his little black book to Sammy. John Simac wills his ability to roll a cigarette with one hand to Tex. Gay Stainhofer wills her shy, quiet ways to Betty Arthur. The Seniors as a class leave the Juniors their row of seats in front of the heaters, to the Sophomores they leave, to the Freshman they leave their sense of humor and spirit of perseverance and a copy of the book How to Win Friends and Influence People.” In the fall of 39 when the doors swung open for the first time on the present class of 51 there were four of the members now in the present group. They were Lucille Pollard. Flossy Mendel, Alvin and Marvel Bolstad. As we came through the years others of the present class joined us. Ellen Gibbons moved in from the Gibbons' school to join us in the fourth grade, Gay Stainhofer transferred from St. Leo's in the fifth grade, and Johnny Simac entered from the East Cut Bank School in the eighth grade. As we came through the doors where we were to spend the next four years of school we felt rather small and insignificant. This was even more pronounced as we went through that trying experience of initiation. We struggled through this first year with Mr. Hendrickson as our class sponsor. Gladys Egcland joined our ranks the last few months of our freshman year. The next September our class had two more students which transferred from Fergus High School; they were Ann Benes and Betty Waits. Several weeks later with Mr. Olsen as our class sponsor we revenged ourselves by initiating the Freshman class. In our Junior year with Miss Thorburg as our class sponsor we presented the class play, The Ghost of a Chance. The following spring we put on a square dance to raise money for the prom. Next came our Junior Prom; the theme was April Showers. The Junior and Senior Banquet was held the week after the Prom in honor of the Senior Class. New members to the class in the Junior year were Julie Dracon and Bob Mifflin. Bob transferred to the Fergus High School at the semester while Beverly Pollard joined the Senior Class and Johnny Simac quit school to work. During our Senior year Bob Mifflin again joined the class; Nina Baulch transferred (continued on page 32)