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On November 13, 1946, the class
of 1950 was initiated into Wayzata High School. Each freshman had a senior
to wait on, and much fun was had by all, especially over the fact that the
boys were dressed like girls and girls were dressed like something beyond
description. Some seniors had enough slaves -- females, that is -- to form
a harem. The inexperienced frosh were subjected to the severe tortures of
carrying huge volumes of books, sweeping floors, and polishing shoes. Besides
this, their dress was very appropriate for the occasion, consisting of shorts
and girls' blouses, huge hair bows, and stockings held up by garters for the
boys, and for the girls -- one piece dresses worn backwards, one stocking worn
with a loafer, one anklet worn with a pump, one half of their hair in pin curls,
the other half curled, and makeup on only one-half of their faces.
Class officers that year were
President Don Streeter, Vice-President Connie Johnson, and Secretary-Treasurer
Jim Ostvig. Student council representatives were Bob Miller, John Jones,
Jerry Anderson, and Cynthia Oare. Peggy Reed was the Freshman Queen at
Homecoming.
The final frolic of the year
was the freshman-sophomore picnic held at Excelsior.
When the members of the class
of 1950 were sophomores, Diane
Anderson was the Sophomore
Homecoming Queen. That year the sophomores held an assembly on
initiation day, complete with the third degree and squirt gun for
uncooperative freshmen.
Class officers were President
Bob Miller, Vice-President John Jones, Secretary Cynthia Oare, and Treasurer
John Brenna. Student Council representatives were Kenneth Shafer, Don
Streeter, Jim Ostvig, John Jones, Karin Elmburg, and Peggy Reed.
The class gave a dance on
January 16, 1948. The sophomore girls won the volleyball tournament.
Again the climax of the year
was a freshman-sophomore picnic at Excelsior.
Upperclassmen now, the class
of 1950 began to raise money for the Prom. They began by presenting a
play, We Shook the Family Tree, on November 12, 1948. Magazine
sales and a "Junior Dance of Chance," at which a radio was given away,
completed the money-raising program. Judy Groff was general chairman of the
prom, which was held at Woodhill Country Club. The prom theme was "By the
Waters of Minnetonka."
Lois Dunn was Junior Queen
at Homecoming. Class officers were President John Jones, Vice-President
Cynthia Oare, Secretary Marlene Johnson, and Treasurer Herb Johnson.
Karin Elmburg, Herb Johnson, Don Streeter, Judy Groff, John Jones, Bob Miller,
Diane Anderson, and Jerry Anderson
were Student Council representatives.
The three juniors elected to
the National Honor Society were Connie Johnson, Karin Elmburg, and Don
Streeter. They were elected president, vice president, and secretary-treasurer
of that organization, respectively.
Bass Lake was the location for the
junior-senior picnic.
As mighty seniors, the class
fo 1950 was still energetic enough to present a play January Thaw,
and hold a "Record Rendezvous" dance. On Senior Day they visited Taylors
Falls and they went to Faribault as part of the Social Studies Curriculum.
The four
Homecoming Queen candidates were Anne Williams, Punky Helgerson,
Diane Anderson, and Peggy Reed.
Peggy Reed was chosen Queen. Class officers were President Cynthia Oare,
Vice-President Diane Anderson,
Secretary Peggy Reed, and Treasurer Don Streeter. Student council
representatives were Karin Elmburg (president first semester), John Jones
(president second semester), Kenneth Shafer, Don Faue, Anne Williams,
Marly Bloom, Cynthia Oare, Grace Morris, Jerry Anderson, Marilyn Berglund,
Dick Wilson, and Marlene Johnson.
Seniors newly elected to the
National Honor Society were
Kenneth Shafer, Tom Cruikshank, John Jones, Judy Groff,
Diane Anderson, Peggy Reed,
Cynthia Oare, and Norma Chorakos.
Marie
Stimler and Diane Anderson
were on the staff of the Wayako, Wayzata
High School's yearbook. Marie
worked with subscriptions and Diane
was on the organization staff.
Judy Groff was Valedictorian
and Diane Anderson was
Salutatorian.
Class colors were green and white
and the class flower was a white rose.
On June 8, 1950, the seniors were
graduated. Their appropriate motto: "Here endeth, here beginneth."
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