Alliance High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Alliance, NE)

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pink roses. At each plate was an open rose nut cup with a butterfly place card. The menu cards were hand painted roses. The dainty dresses worn by the waitresses suggested the class flower. The toast list included Lilia Graham. Leland Messex, Miss Clemmons, Earl Fredericks. Esther Nason. Bernice Ferguson, and Mr. Pate, with King Bobbins as toastmaster. A great deal of credit is due to Miss Braddock our sponsor who by hard work and encouragement, made the banquet a complete success. Thus, we finished our Junior year, one of our happiest years in High School. In the fall of 1923. we again entered high school, but what a difference! This ear we were Seniors! And we were resolved to do credit to this name. We were proud to be the first class to lie graduated from the new High School building. Our officers this year were Mark Anderson, president. Lilia Graham, vice-presi dent, Garland Baker, secretary-treasurer, Esther Vanderlas. Spud representative and Verne Laing, athletic representative. Again we were represented in all athletic activities This year we won both girls’ and boys’ inter-class basketball games, and we are very proud of ourselves. The girls’ team had Boyd Laing as a Mascot this year, and he proved that good luck results from mascots such as he was. We were represented in debate, also, and two of our members. Verne Laing, and .1 Cantlin, secured places on the first team. Again we had a carnival, and this year we cleared $80 half of which was given to the Annual fund and the other half used to defray part of the expenses on our caps and gowns. This carnival was much better than the one we gave last year. We again had many booths, such as the King Tut. Fortune telling, and Negro minstrel. Later in the evening we gave a play entitled. “The Irish Linen Pedler.” In November we gave a backward party to which backward invitations Wfere sent to all Seniors and members of the faculty. All games participated in were played backwards. After the games, we all walked backwards to the cafeteria for lunch. Our next social event was the high school Mixer, sponsored by the Senior class. It is the only event of this nature ever attempted here by a High School class. Two hundred fifty were present. Tpon entering the gym. we were presented with colored booklets which were divided into seven lots, each of a different color with the names of the games played, in the front of the book. In these books, different students wrote their fi st impression of the owner. Each group, led by its captain made a tour of the building, visiting each of the seven rooms at which various of the old. favorite games were played. After all the groups had completed the tour, they were led by a drummer down the hall, and from there to the gym. whore lunch was served. The faculty and the Sidney basketball boys were guests. Come Out of the Kitchen.” one of the best plays ever given by A. H. S. students was presented by the Senior (’lass, April 3. The play is a comedy centering around the complications arising when Burton Trane, a northern millionaire, rents the magnificent mansion of some Virginia society folks who are temporarily in need of money. To make ends meet these young Southerners lease their mansion and then find circumstances such that in order to hold the lease they must act as servants. Trane falls in love with Olivia, who is posing as the Irish cook and this love causes many complication. More fun is added to the play by the unsuccessful attempts of Mrs. Falkner, a society snob, to marry her daughter to Trane. Mardell Drake, as Mrs. Falkner. was one of the stars of the play. Garland Baker, the all-around house boy. is another promising actor around whom many of the amusing situations of the play centered. Robert Laing and Dixie McManus, as the leading characters showed themselves to be real actors. Other parts were taken by Lilia Graham. J. Tantlin. Esther Vanderlas, Verne Laing. Helen Hawes, Mark Andersen and King Robbins. The highest honor granted by A. H. S. is Excellent Scholarship. Seven members of the class of ’24 were awarded this honor. They are Lilia Graham. Esther Vanderlas. Helen Hawes, Mark Anderson. Paul Thompson. Robert Laing and Verne Laing. 27

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Freshmen class, and others went ahead as Juniors. Our officers this year were Helen Hawes, president. Wayne Threlkeld, vice-president. Gladys Sturgeon, secretary-treas urer. Phyllis Thompson. Spud representative, and Miss Braddock. sponsor. Our Sophomore year was one of study and achievement as the long honor rolls of that time bear witness. But in addition to this, we were represented in all school events, including basketball, football and declamatory contest. Our first social event of this season was a class party, where we had a very good time. We all participated in the games in the gym, playing the old favorites. W.vnkem. Flying Dutchman and Three Deep. About 10:30, a delicious lunch was seived after which some went to their homes. Others, not having had enough excitement stayed until the clock struck the Cinderella hour, then with King Robbins truck as the pumpkin coach started home. The magic hour being past, we had all sorts of bad luck. We got stuck in the mud, lights went out. but finally we all reached our homes tired but happy. In the early spring of this year we had a picnic at Broncho lake. All members of the class attended, and reported a very good time. Thus passed our Sophomore year. Before we could realize it. fall was with us, and in September. 1922, we entered school again, refreshed by our long vacation and determined to work with greater energy, for this year was to be the busiest we had yet known. This year we had the greatest problems of our lives, thus far. in the shape of physics experiments, and the thoughts of mighty essayists, but in spite of these, we found time for sports and other activities of the school. Our class officers for this year were Lilia Graham, president. Esther Vanderlas. vice president. Mark Anderson, secretary-treasurer. Ed Yarter. athletic representative, King Robbins. Spud representative. This year we were again represented in football, basketball, debate and track. We were also represented in the high school orchestra and the operetta. Cinder olla. We made remarkable advances in the declamatory work this season. Miriam Harris won first place in the dramatic section in the district contest held at Gei ing. Again we participated in the social activities, and this year we did something which no other class, to our knowledge, ever did. We gave a carnival, the proceeds nf which amounted to over $30. which, with our class dues, helped pay for the Junior-Senior banquet. A large crowd attended the carnival, and every one enjoyed the evening visiting the different booths such as the Siamese Twins. Beauty Parlor, the Most Beautiful Girl, and of course, the Fat Woman, who is indispensable to any carnival. Our next social event was a Valentine party, our guests being, as in our Freshmen year, the Sidney basketball boys. The first part of the evening was spent in games. Later we went for refreshments to the English room, which was beautifull decorated in red and white streamers, candles. Valentine place cards, and Valentine favors. Next came our Junior Class play. “Stop Thief. This year the committee, with the advice and assistance of Miss Braddock. was particularly fortunate in the selection ( f the play. Who could have made a more adorable old man than Mark Anderson? Or who could take care of an absent-minded old man better than Lilia Graham? Both Played their parts exceptionally well. Vivian Corbett, Miriam Harris, and Ethel Fuller, as the daughters of the family took their parts very naturally. Edmond Yarter and King Robbins, the would-be-sons-in-laws acted their parts in a very pleasing manner. You never would have thought that J. Cantlin and Mildred Pate would make such a fine pair of crooks. Garland Baker made a good business man. Leo Guszak managed affairs exceptionally well. Earl Vanderlas and Philip Kilian as his assistants. Daniel Foley, plain clothes man. Charles Cross, the minister and Verne Lyon, chauffeur, wen all good. What was perhaps the most elaborate Junior-Senior banquet in the history ol the Alliance High School, was given at 6:30. May Day. 1923, in the Methodist church banquet hall. While the five-piece orchestra played, the guests marched in and took their places at the “A shaped table with plates set for one hundred. The hall was decorated with green and white crepe paper, hung from the ceiling, and terminating in a hedge of apple blossoms around the room. The windows were draped with pink and white crepe paper, and at each window a canary in a pink covered cage sang throughout the evening. The tables were decorated with pink and white candles and

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Senior Poem I he worlds a stage. ’—twas Shakespeare said. “The people are its ac tors” And so we take our parts in life. As great or smaller factors. Four years ago the stage was set. The curtain rose and found us. As Freshmen entering A. II. S. With strange scenes all around us. Sometimes our parts we learned full well. Oftimes our memory failed us; Applause and honors came our wav. And failures too, assailed us. Sometimes the play was comedy. Oft tragedies came thickly; Our rank were thinned by those who fell. Our cast—it changed as quickly. And in this play, some were the stars. While others shone less brightly; Some gave their best in every way. Some took their duties lightly. We’ve filled our parts, we've played the play. The curtain now is falling; Class ’24 its exit makes. It hears the future calling. The play goes on We II choose our parts. W ith zeal that must not cool; We must make good, bring honor To our old Alliance school.