Ashland High School - Blue Jay Yearbook (Ashland, NE)

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Junior Class Play The first class play of the year was the Junior Class Play, a three-act comedy, Take Your Medicine, which was presented on November I4 I5 l947 The play centers around Bill Jackson a Dr of Phi losophy and a college pro fessor But his fiancee Angela has a wealthy uncle who is pregudnced against professors So when Angela brings Bill to meet Uncle Henry at the hospital Uncle Henry accepts him as a Dr and promised to pay Bill S50 OOO for the first life he saves Unfortunately for Bill several situations happen to arise when he has to play the Dr one being an appendicitis case to which he finally consents much against his will Then there are the antics of the two hospital roommates Dodson and Puckett to keep things in an uproar And also Jack the witty orderly and Dovie Finkledink another patient lt s a wonder the nurses were able to keep order or did they? Henry K Dodson Angela Warren Dr William Miss Holt Patricia Pryer Charlotte Nelson Jack Benson Jonathan Puckett Sirwirvk CAST Som Mansfield Joan Richards Robert Fricke Catherine Buck Dolores Gade Shirley Cox Donald Iske Wayne Judds Miss Cordelia Puckett Catherine Thiessen Miss Dovie Finkledink Ula Mae Lemon Dodie Blake Clarice Buelke Hoffendyke Rex Bower Extras Barbara Wollen Georg Cade Carol Robb I I ' I ' ' ' I I ' 1 G I I- I '1 . . . W I I I I I ' I I . . . . , , . Dorothy Carlton. . . . .............. . ..... Patricia Young , .

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Stadium on November 7 On the transcription ot this ceremony over radio station WOW the band could be heard playing several numbers I marching drills the band was led by Drum Major Jacquelyn Lewis and Field Officer Darlene Sowards The flag bearer was Catherine Thiessen and the color guards were .loan Richards and l.aVone Vance Acting as flag twirlers Ruth Newsham Shirley Raikes Dalene Livers and Charlene Livers made a strikingly colorful addition to Intermission performances In the latter part ot November this organization was represented at the State Music Clinic by Bill Scott and his outstanding trumpet playing With the beginning of basketball season the band settled down to practice more serious music which was Included IN the February concert One ot these pieces was Coronation a striking composition by Joseph Skornicka This concert was thoroughly enjoyed by o large crowd The Instru which was held at Fremont on April I6 I7 The work of the Instrumental music department IS a pleasure to the entire community as IIS musical numbers torm an Integral part ot all school programs and the members are counted upon heavily to appear before various CIVIC organizations As head of the Instrumental Music Department for the past nine years Miss WoItzel has worked tirelessly to give her students an opportunity to exercise their musical talent to give entertainment In the auditorium and to give Inspiration on the athletic field FIRST TRUMPETS S LaVerne Neumann George Gade SECOND TRUMPETS Kenneth Folsom Lloyd Dirnmitt Bob Fricke Kathryn Leddy THIRD TRUMPETS Tom Squire Dick I-Iaswell l'scIth Wollen Bernard Eato BAND SECTIONS BARITONES Margaret Leddv Marilyn Miller TUBAS Alon Lewis Richard Porter FRENCH I-IORNS Gene Birdsall Del Starns Jessie Sims TROMBON Jim Turner Harold Peterson Jon Sandy Maryorie Finney SAXOPI-ION Pat Young Don Slarna Bob Ra ke Ruth I Ind E E . . I , I n l I ' 1 l mental Music Department was well represented at the District Music Contest -Bill cott I ' ' i s ,VT F'-

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Class Wall We the Senaor Class ot naneteen hundred forty eaght ot the Ashland Hagh School Caty ot Ashland County of Saunders State of Nebraska and Unatr d States ot Ameraca beang of sound mand memory and body do hereby declare thas our last wall and testament Rene Joe Square wall my musacal talent to Doras Johnson May her career be successful Jackae Lewas wall my posture and posse to Mary Thomas Ruth Newsham wall my gum popplng abalaty to Joan Rachards sance she can do at so well now Frank Beckman wall my Squarang ways to Clarence Owen hopang he w be as good an escort as I was Catherane Ballou wall my gatt ot gab to Carol Farmer hopang that she proves to be a good conversataonalast Betty Durban wall my desare to sang hall bally songs on the radao to Darlene Sowards may the desare be tultalled LaVerne Neumann wall my posutaon as Romeo ot Ashland I-Iagh to Don Scott seeang that he has made such a good start already Jerry Streaght wall my t Ruth tulness to Ted Dammatt Susan Sams wall my abalaty to get out ot study hall to Bob Radenslaben I hear he has a knack for at Gene Bardsall wall my Burr aans to Harold Ewang Sharley Raakes wall my desare to make a Neu man of myself to Lynn Barrett Ball Scott wall my lover boy technaque to Harold Todd may he use at to good advantage as I dad Margaret Jones wall my quaetness to Katty Buck provaded that she uses at Ruth Land wall my abalaty to tell good aokes to Delores Gade Frank Scott wall my dravang speed to Harlan I-Ialtaker so that he can turn corners lake I do Floyd Cox wall my anabalaty to cope wath the teachers to Val Gene Ewang hopang that he gets further wath at than I dad Max Welch wall my horse laugh to Rex Bowers so that he can gaan recog nataon as I dad Lucalle Fox wall my naght late an Memphas to Ball Grauerholz Bud Tallman wall my abalaty to get along wath the teachers to Dack Coatman Saralee Kuhn wall my way wath the boys to Doras Jacobs Maxane Barger wall my alabas tor absences to Max Barnes Ive heard he needs them LaVone Vance wall my late hours to Ruth Marshall may she tand them a pleasure Marcella Thaessen wall my neat haar do to Maraorey Neatteld Wayne Laughlan wall my wavy haar to Jonathon Sandy Let at grow a lattle on Ruth Vosler wall my Murdock prospects to Elaane Cox Good luck Don Slama wall my car to Lavonne Wacht so that she can get to school on tam next year I Jqrk Anderson wall mv short stockv buald to Bob Fracke I I f - 1 . 1- . aa 1 1 1 1 , A . , . ' I 1 1 1 I, , . I, , I I1 1 - 1 I - 11 4 . 11 . 1 1 1 I I, , , I, , - , . I, , , , I, - , - - . I, , . I - 4 11 11 - - 1 1 - ' - 4 - - 11 11 4 X 1 1 I1 1 1 I, , , - I, , . I, , , I I . . ,. . 1 1 1 I, , , I, , I I1 1 ' I, , - I . . . . 1 1 1 ' I, , , I, , 4 I, , - 1 I, , - - I. K , ' cn