Looking back: Rosemount High School planned to graduate 58 students in the Class of 1960

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25 years ago

From the May 30, 1985

edition of the

Dakota County Tribune

Lawler to end

year of honors

Rosemount High School senior Ken Lawler has proven that someone can be smart as well as a participant in extra-curricular activities. This year he has received several awards and honors for academic achievements.

This year he was the top scorer for the RHS math team, placing third in the southern division of the Mathematics League. Because of that achievement he was invited as an individualist to the state mathematics tournament.

At the recent Mankato State University Mathematics Contest Lawler was a third place finisher. He also broke the RHS school record in the American High School Mathematics Examination and was one of 911 students in the United States invited to take the American Invitational Mathematics Exam. Lawler was also selected as Mathematics Student of the Year.

Chamber elects

new board

Members of the Rosemount Area Chamber of Commerce elected its new board of directors March 14. In a reorganizing process, two changes were made concerning the board. First, elections were moved from January to June to accommodate the snowbirds. Second, the board has added two additional directors who are needed because of the chamber’s growth in both membership and work programs....

New members of the Rosemount Area Chamber of Commerce board are, Marie Jensen, Jerry Stelzel and Myrna Sens, Cliff Wilcox, Paul Eggen, Forrest Krogh, Rev. Reginald Torrison and Reid Hansen, and Arnie Jensen.

Burnsville, RHS reach regionals

Burnsville and Rosemount emerged as two of the four teams to qualify for the Region 1AA boys’ golf championship tournament May 28....

Rosemount was third with 321, and Red Wing fourth with 322.

The top four teams from the Northern Region and the top four from the Southern Region will meet May 28 in Faribault to determine the Region 1AA champion and entrant in the state meet.

Dave Shonka of New Prague was the meet medalist, shooting a 72. Burnsville’s Kurt Hammond and Rosemount’s Jeff Schmid tied for second with 73s.

50 years ago

From the May 26, 1960

edition of the

Dakota County Tribune

Six area high schools will graduate 258 seniors

Six area high schools will graduate 258 seniors this week and next week...Farmington and Rosemount, with 58 seniors each, will hold Commencement exercises June 3.

Rosemount

Commencement exercises at Rosemount High School auditorium Friday, June 3, 1960 at 8:00 p.m. The program follows:

Processional, Pomp and Circumstance, by High School Band.

Invocation, Rev. C. L. Bornmann. Salutatory, Mary Jane Forrest.

Valedictory, Mary Ann Baumgartner....

Commencement address, Harold LeVander, attorney at law....

Presentation of class, Supt. H. C. Hanson.

Presentation of Diplomas, Robert F. Olson, chairman of school board....

Class Officers, Stephen Broderson, Pres.; Eugene Olson, Vice Pres.; Barbara Baughman Sec.; Kenneth Weber, Treas.

Awards, Scholarships, Mary Baumgartner, John Stelter; citizenships, Mary Baumgartner and John Hildebrandt; Athletics; Eugene A. Olson.

Rosemount refers

4-plex proposal to planning board

At a special meeting of the village council of Rosemount at which a public hearing was held, May 20, 1960, a proposition to build a 4 plex was discussed.

The one and a half story 4 plex proposed is to be built on the Moeller lot on the intersection of Hyland Ave., and Maple St., Rosemount.

However, the council decided to refer the proposition back to the village planning board and the village board will make a decision later, Mayor Ward said.

St. Joseph’s School Rosemount, has 21 graduates

Twenty one eighth-grade graduates of St. Joseph School, Rosemount, will receive their diplomas after the 9 o’clock P.M. Mass on Ascension Thursday.

Father Furey, the pastor, will present the following with diplomas: Pauline Abel, Bernadette Adelmann, Thomas Byrne, Michael Cole, Donna Carroll, Donald Crow, Margaret Diffley, Mary Dobmeier, Lucille Doyle, Robert Fischer, Richard Gerdesmeier, Jonne Hennes, Richard Koehnen, Michael McMahon, Joan O’Connor, Patricia O’Connor, Daniel Reil, Dianne Strese, Mary Jane Stupero, Delores Tousignant and Edward Warweg.

After the Mass, the parents and graduates, will enjoy a reception to be held in the school auditorium. This reception is being sponsored by the Mothers of the seventh graders.

Sister M. Eudocia, C.S.A. is principal and St. Joseph’s School, and teacher of the graduation class.

75 years ago

From the May 31, 1935

edition of the

Dakota County Tribune

Rosemount news

L. O. Bernier made a business trip to Duluth Monday.

Jim Doyle Jr. made a business trip to the city Tuesday.

Oscar Biswold of St. Paul was a caller at the Gus Polenske home on Wednesday afternoon.

Mrs. A. F. Moeller was able to return from St. Luke’s hospital and is reported much improved.

Wok at the oil well is progressing rapidly. Latest reports, Monday evening, they were down 145 feet.

Jim Doyle Jr. is having the wiring, which was damaged by fire last year, replaced. R. J. Corrigan is doing the work.

The Rechtzigel Implement & Motor Co. sold a new Fordor DeSota sedan to Theodore Turpin of St. Paul this week.

Frank Cunniff has sold his liquor store to J. J. Bennett of St. Paul and Louis McCarthy of this place, the change being made May 1st.

The telephone office is being repainted and papered and put in spic and span shape. George Record of Farmington is doing the work.

Ruth Otte and Emma Hayes have opened a beauty shop at 779 So. Smith Av., St. Paul, and are operating under the name of Ruth & Emma Beauty Shop. All equipment is new and modern.

Rosemount

school notes

The grades had their picnic at Fehler’s woods on Wednesday.

The high school picnic will be on Friday. It has not been definitely decided whether to have it at Como Park of Wildwood.

County Attorney Stassen will speak at the commencement exercises to be held in Geraghty’s hall Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock.

Miss Severson will teach the third, fourth, and fifth grades next year and Miss Marion the sixth, seventh and eighth grades. This year Miss Severson had third and fourth, and Miss Manion, seventh and eighth.

The Lakeville girls were defeated by the Rosemount girls in the baseball game on last Wednesday, by a score of 7-18. The Lakeville boys were victorious over the Rosemount boys.

The Rosemount band will play for commencement exercises, and for the program on Memorial day.

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