A TOAST to DHS and the MIDGETS

Here's a toast to the heroes of Dickinson High.

At our 50's reunion -- to every girl and guy.

First to the faculty, for they showed us the way,

And gave us knowledge and values we need every day.

Dean and Forrest were great, and the rest were great too.

But in Carmody's study hall we never said boo.

Remember Oeffner’s ruler -- if we didn't do what he said.

And Minnie's brown dress and Risser's airplane jokes--"over our head".

We next toast the students who were willing to learn.

No one knew it might pay off in the salary they earn.

Each class had bright students, as a part of the mix.

But I think the brightest . . . may have been '56.

We toast speech and dramatics and chorus and band.

These are skills of great value all over this land.

The coaches taught us to be winners regardless of score.

Hanegan . . . and Roach . . . and Huffman and more.

We next toast the athletes, in the decade of '50.

Including the track teams, and our State champs in '60.

The football teams did well and always went pretty far.

So did some of the crowd . . . with their dates in the car.

Remember the team with Beaudoin and Kessel of the ’53 class?

They didn’t win every game, but they sure kicked lots of . . . behinds.

But the sport of the 50’s . . . has to be basketball.

Though you can't tell by trophies, the school has "lost" them all.

In '51 Teddy Bill was the best -- at least under 5'8".

He and Pudge and the boys captured second at State.

The '55 Midgets also . . . rolled to many a win.

Led by Big John and the others, they took second again.

In '56 Uecker, Gundy, Burwick and Lemke could all score,

So could Beaudoin and Beyers, but they brought the ball down the floor.

Schools in the 50's didn't have women's teams--which was sad.

Joyce and Shirlene might have . . . led them to State if they had.

So which team was the best? I leave for you to say.

Was it one of these boys teams . . . or '53 GAA?

By: Gordon Schnell '58