1956 Sturgis High School Yearbook, Mato Paha, Sturgis, South Dakota

Description: 1956 Sturgis High School Yearbook, Mato Paha, Sturgis, South Dakota. Photos 1 and 2 show the front cover and back cover. Photo # 3 shows the Title Page with Mount Rushmore in the background. Mount Rushmore is now a National Memorial. Mount Rushmore was known by Lakota Indian as Thunkasila Sakpe. If you would like to see the dictionary listed on E bay: An English - Dakota (Lakota) Dictionary by John P Williamson, a reprint from 1902. The Sioux Indians continue to demand the return of the land, and in 1980 the United States Supreme Court ruled in United States v. Sioux Nation of Indians the taking of the Black Hills required just compensation and awarded the tribe $102 million. The Sioux Nation have the money and demand the return of the land. This conflict continues, leading some critics of the monument to refer to it as a Shrine of Hypocrisy. For the time being you can still see Mount Rushmore National Monument. There is no entrance fee, but there is a $10.00 Parking Fee. Photo # 4 shows the Senior Class Officers: Top to Bottom, Paul Chord, Boyd Ruby, Larry Chamberlain, Ronnie Douglas and Nina Sorenson. Photo # 5 shows the Honor Graduates: starting at the back row, left to right: Clifford Casteel, Sheldon Roberdeau, Lauren McDaniel, Don Gapp, Douglas Sinclair, Paul Chord, Jerry Wunig. Second row shows: Ann Wildberger, Ruth Woodson, Viola Ness, Georgia Karrels, Norma Mortenson, Sylvia Sanders, Catherine Schomer and Nina Sorenson. Also shown are Merlyn Johnson and Ruth Woodsen. Photo # 7 shows the Most Popular students Ed Malen and Georgia Karrels and Most Representative students: Rose Marie Hudspeth and Douglas Sinclair. Photos 7 thru 11 show some scenic photos of the nearby Black Hills as there looked in the 1950's. Photos # 12 shows the Future Homemakers of American. Photo # 13 shows the Future Farmers of America. Photo # 14 shows the Sturgis Letterman Club. Photo # 15 shows the Girls Athletic Association. Photo # 16 shows the Cheerleaders: The top photo shows Betty Albrecht, Emma Limbo, Bonnie Simons, Ann Wildberger and Susie Kestler. The bottom photo shows: Sandra Kleppin, JoAnn Cole and Judy Malick. Photos 17, 18 and 19 show some Snap Shots of the Day. Photo # 20 shows the Senior Index. Photo # 21 shows the Contributors. Photo # 22 shows the Junior Class Officers: left to right: Maurice Tobin, Robert Benson, Bill Weyer, Jim Forbes and Rowena Lundgren. Photo # 23 shows the Sophomore Class Officers: David Donaldson, Jack Crowser, Billie Rae Ritchel, Bill Wendt and Gayle. The Malo Paha words on the front of the yearbook refer to the Bear Butte Mountain, just outside Sturgis. The Butte rise to 4,426 feet and rests on the northernmost part of the Black Hills. It has been a sacred to the Northern Plains Indians for thousands of years. Shelf # 63

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