Things They Said: 1927 Senior Class of Madison High School, Madison, South Dakota

Voices from the Senior of 1927 Madison High School in South Dakota.

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Kulalia Blewitt or Lalia
Eulalia Blewitt, “Lala”.
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Myron Cole
Myron Cole
Myrta Webb or Stringer
Myrta “Stringer” Webb. Had eyes for L.C. Webb
Henry J. Richter
Henry J. Richter, “I crave an argrument.”
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Thelma C. Nelson
Thelma C. Nelson
Glen L. Granflaten or Red
Glen L. Granflaten, “Red”. “My hair sets me off.”
Edith R. Nerdahl
Edith Nerdahl
Anna Gjermundson
Anna Gjermundson, “I don’t care how you spell my name, I’ll change it some day anyway.”
Bernard C. Westby
Bernard C. Westby, Poet Laureate of the Madison H.S.
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Julia C. A. Mosher
Julia C.A. Mosher
Walter H. Wagner or Wally
Walter H. Wagner, “Wally” “I may be tall; but I’m not long winded.”
Theresa A. Conley or Tes
Theresa W. Conley “Tes” “I must go where you go.”
N. Fern Keller
N. Fern Keller “Fuz”
Elmer G. Raschdorf
Elmer G. Raschdorf “Girls don’t appeal to me much.”
Inez L. Bennett
Inez L. Bennett, “Some day I’ll be famous, and then-“
Leonard Brown
Leonard Brown “Browny”, “My favorite flower was a rose.”
Viola W. Bleeker
Viola W. Bleeker
Gladys M. McDonald
Gladys M. McDonald
Glen O. Granflaten
Glen O. Granflaten, “It’s not good for man to be alone.”
Doretta Rath
Doretta Rath
Harold Thurow
Harold Thurow, “I may lose my purse and my knife, but I still have my heart.”
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Mabel Lincoln
Mabel Lincoln

Gertrude A. Watz Nauer or Gert
Gertrude A. Watznauer (spelling?) “Gert”
Frederick Johansen
Fredereck Johansen
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Clara Moose
Harold Mcgillivray
Harold McGillivray
Carol Dockendorf
Carol Dockendorf “Cud”
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Pearl Erickson, “That’s not the way it’s done in Sinai.’
Pete Mork
Pete Mork
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Clara Elgethun
Clara Elgethun
Gene Case
“Gene” Case, December 6, 1926 evicted from chemistry. Profanity, thy name is Gene. 3:40 P.M. Gene rudely awakened from profound slumbers, in Civics, to go to office.

Nellie E. Behrens
Nellie E. Behrens
Wilma Hoisington
Wilma Hoisington
Charles C. Myers
Charles C. Myers, “I’m after the man who invented work.’
Marjorie Mae Dare
Marjorie Mae Darr
Ben Heiss
Ben Heiss, “Don’t contradict me, I know.”
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Maude A. McGrath or Mud
Maude A. McGrath, “Mud”, “I love my work, I love the sunshine-and the Irish, too.”
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Lula M. Haufle
Lula M. Haufle, “Lu”
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Eugene Steele
Eugene Steele
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Alice Fisher
Alice Fisher
Myron Willard or Willard
Myron Willard, “Willard,” “I am indespensible to M.H. Seniors.”
Myrtle Pulford
Myrtle Pulford
Myrtle A. Gray or Tillie
Myrtle A. Gray, “Tillie” “I’m a gay girl from Norway, but I don’t like English.”
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Irene A. Stordahl
Irene A. Stordahl, “I love, Oh! I love-dancing.”
Clifford Simonson or Simy
Clifford Simonson, “Simy”
Josephone Hageman or Joe
Josephine Hageman, “Joe”
Esther Bennett
Esther Bennett
Bob Larson
Bob Larson “All great men are dying, and I don’t feel very well myself.’
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Authur Starks
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Grace Arms or Bud
Grace Arms, “Bud”
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Orville Anderson or Andy
Orville Anderson, “Andy”, “I awoke one morning to find myself famous.”
Maebelle Davis
Maebelle Davis
Laura G. Hicks
Laura G. Hicks
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Wayne McGown
Wayne McGowan, “Mickey”
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Arvilla Hollister
Arvilla Hollister, “I’ve read everything-even red hair.”
Robert Hallenbeck or Bob
Robert Hallenbeck, “Bob” “My hardest work is to keep from working.”

Loretta Hart
Loretta Hart
Margaret Hart or Marje
Margaret Hart, “Marje” “Enjoy life ere it’s fled, when you die you’re a long time dead.”
Iola Luella Bailey or Ole
Iola Luela Bailey, “Ole” “I don’t let studies interfere with my education.”
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Lola Geraldine Shipton, “Ole”
Berton Root or Berty
Berton Root, “Berty” January 17, 1927: Bertie Root while applying for excuse: “My father went to Minneapolis and didn’t wake me up this morning.”
Lawrence Tuor
Lawrence Tuor, “Jimmy”
Karleen Keith
Karleen Keith “Dost thou not know I am a woman? When I think I must speak.”
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Pat Connolly or Pat
Pat Connolly “It’s the Irish that’s in me that asks which way the wind blows.”
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Bob Helmey
Bob Hemly “If you think I’m not tough, just hit me.”
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January 22, 1927 Mr. Reynolds-“Which one of you good-looking fellows wants to go after my mail? Ivan Ligett: “Suppose that means me.”

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