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

Text from Pages 1 - 60 of the 1949 volume:

'. w . THE I949 BLUE JAY EDITED BY SENIORS OF ASHLAND HIGH SCHOOL ASHLAND NEBRASKA THE BLUE JAY STAFF Wlllard Woutzel Harold Peterson Photographnc Edutors Richard Coatmon Sports Editor Barbara Wollen Class Edutor Catherune Thnessen Socnety Edntor Carol Farmer Class Edutor Catherine Buck Dramatucs Edltor Supt P D Pyle Class Sponsor Mrs Marlorue Bower Annual Sponsor Joan Rnchards Speclol Events Edntor Wlllnom Grauerholz Co Edntor Dolores Gade Busnness Manager Rex Bower Co Editor Som Mansfaeld Business Manager I 1 1 I 1 1 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I - - - 1 I 1 1 I 1 I 1 ' I 1 I 1 ' I 1 - FOREWORD In Q A fhgh h ORDER OF BOOK DEDICATION FACULTY CLASSES ATHLETICS V ACTIVITIES e train af knawled e carries Us I d tn seniors of ' 9, present Ta yau thi embrance of the many enjoyable Tim n I during our four years a I sc I. I I. III. IV. DEDICATION We the Sensors of l949 hereby dedlcate our annual to Willard Smuth Athletlc Coach of Ashland Hugh School For three years he has patiently and untlrlngly worked successful co operatuve teams We especnally apprecnate all the overtume he has gnven us so cheerfully the habit of good sportsmanshlp we have acqulred under hrs ex ample, and the understandnng and love of all clean sports with which he has endowed us to mold the athletic potentialities of his students into FACLI LTY FRONT ROW LEFT TO RIGHT K C Wales Prrncxpal Inez Peterson Thurd Grade Beulah Lanrd Furst Grade Maryorue Bower Cornmercmal Hulda Prnen Englush Wullard Smnth Coach SECOND ROW Ardus Almy Second Grade Maude Mollrns Fnfth Grade Duty Von Mansfelde Mathematics Lucy Menslnger Kindergarten Florence Whupple Fourth Grade Nellne Folsom Elghth Grade Deva Bantz Seventh Grade BACK ROW P D Pyle Superintendent Erma Grace Conley Home Economlcs Frieda Woutzel lnstrurnentaIMus1c Gall Ohm Englnsh Dorothy Bush Sixth Grade Margaret Shelley Vocal Muslc Bradford Clark Social Studles SENIORS Presudent George Gade Vlce Presudent Wayne Judds Secretary treasurer Joan Rlchards Class Sponsor Prosper D Pyle GEORGE GADE JR Jun or College Prep Pres A Club 4 Pres Sensor Class 4 Baske balll 2 4 Letter 4 Foot al L er ack 2 3 Phys Ed A Club 3 4 Ba l 2 3 4 Captam Band rch l 3 4 ru 3 4 Madrngal 3 4 Boys Quartet 3 4 Barth day December 25 l93l JOAN RICHARDS J arne College Prep Sec Treas 4 Volleyball 3 4 Letter 3 4 Junlor Play Sonor Play Orch l 2 orus l Gnrls Gleel 2 3 Double Octet 3 Madrugal 3 4 Grs Trio 4 D clama tory Play 4 Pep Club l 2 3 4 Cheerleader 4 s Ed l 3 Bu day August 24 l93l RICHARD COATMAN Duc College Prep Vlce Pres 3 Basketball L Football 2 3 4 Le ter T Letter3 4 Band2 3 4 Orch 3 4 Chorus 3 4 Cub 2 4 Bu day July 23 l93l CLARICE BUELKE Com merclal Pep Club 3 4 Junnor Play Orch l 2 3 4 Strung Qulntet3 4 Chorusl 2 3 4 Glee 3 Blrthday Decem ber 24 l93l M-P' X QTY WAYNE JUDDS Jug head College Prep Vnce Pres 4 Basketball l 2 3 4 Letter4 o t 2 3 4 Letter ack l 2 3 4 Le 'nor Play Orch l 3 Chorus 4 Burthday September I2 l93l REX BOWER Rex College Prep Phys Ed l Bnrthday October 3 l93l ocTTY DARLENE SOW ARDS Whumpy Com mercual Phys Ed l Pep Club 2 3 4 Sensor Play Fneld Otflcer 2 3 Drum Ma orette 4 Orch 2 3 4 Strmg Qu ntet 3 4 ras l Girls Cree l 2 3 Madr1gal3 4 D Lbe Octet 2 Glrls T o 3 4 Brrthday S p emo r 20 l93l WILLIAM M GRAUER Z JR Bl om m rclal Pres 3 Chorus Elxthda Ju l932 WILLARD WOITZEL Wlllae General Track 4 Letter 3 4 Ed 2 Bnrthday Novem r2 l BARBARA WOLLEN Barb Commerclal Junnor Play Orch 4 Strung Quintet 4 Chorus l 2 Blrthday January 22 l932 MELVIN BUNDY Mel College Prep Football l L r ack l 2 4 E l 2 Birthday u gust 22 l93l CATHERINE BUCK Knt ty Commercual ec Pet: Club 4 Phys Ed l V e ball Letter 3 4 Pep Club l 2 3 4 .lunlor Play Sen lor Play Chorus 2 3 4 Grs Glee 2 3 Madru gal 3 4 Cheerleader 3 Bxrthday A rll l93l DONALD ISKE Don General Football 4 Let ter4 Track 2 3 4 Let 3 P E Jumor Play Sensor Play Chorus 2 3 4 Burthday June 28 l93l CATHERINE THIESSEN Katy Commercial s l Sec Treas Ph S Ed 1 2 3 Vo y 3 4 Pep Club l 3 4 Junlor Play Sensor Play Declarnatory Con 2 Orch l 2 orusl 2 3 4 Glee 3 Barthday Decem 28 RICHARD BUCKMAS Duck College p Football l 2 3 Le ter 2 3 4 Track l Le Phys Ed 2 3 Chorus 4 Madrngal 4 Bnrthday Ju 27 93l CAROLJ ROBB Stum py General Junnor Play Blrthday February ll l932 SAMUEL MANSFIELD Som College Prep Football l Declamatory Contest 2 Junior Play orusl 2 3 4 O Glee l 2 Double Sextet 2 Boys Quartet 3 4 Madrugal 3 4 Bnrthday June l8 93l DOLORES GADE Dee Home Economics Sec Treas l Vnce Pres 2 Pres Pep Club 4 Phys E l Pep Clubl 4 Junlor Play Sensor Play Declamatory Con 2 4 Orch l horus l Gurs Glee l 2 Mod rngal 3 4 Double Octet 2' Cheerleader 4. Bnrth- day March 9 l93l. ROBERT H FRICKE Bo College Prep Vuce Pres l Football l 2 3 4 Letter 4 Track Phys Ed 2 Jun Band l orus l 2 3 4 I day Aprul 28 1931 MARJOREY ANN NlET FELD Maggie Com mercxal Chorus 4 Bnrth day January 27 I932 THEODORE DIMMITT Ted General Football C orusl 2 4 Bl day May 30 l93l DONALD HARGER Don Col ege Prep Phys Ed 2 Chorusl 2 Bnrthday September 2 l932 HARRY SACKETT lmger General Basket b l 2 Footballl t e TrC1Ckl Phy l Boxmg 2 Chorus l Bnrthday October 3 l93l CAROL FARMER rol College Prep Pep u 3 4 B k Och 4 Chorus l 2 3 4 Grrls Glee 3 Birthday De ember l5 l93l FRANK MCREYNOLDS Mac College Prep Basketball 3 Football l Declamatory Contest 2 ruSl 2 3 4 I day Aprnl 23 I932 RICHARD PORTER Port General Basket 3 Football I Tack 2 Phys Ed l 2 Bank l 2 3 Pep Ba k 3 Chorus l 4 Chonr 4 Blrthday J ly l7 1931 HAROLD PETERSON Pete General Phys 4 Birthday August 8 l93l ESTHER MAE ROBB Nan General Bnrth day January 23 l930 FRONT ROW LEFT TO RIGHT Dons Johnson Jane Former Glorua Folsom Delores Coff Donna Brott Gertrude Groenpes Morulyn Maller Mary Kaye Allen Rosemary Costner Anno Stenberg Potrnclo Jackson SECOND ROW Velma Cox Thelma Hlghtshoe Beverly Bricker Patsy Scott Jonuce Nelson Shnrley Bates Joy Burd Elaune Cox Laurene Hortung Potrlcno Wollen Mary Todd LoVonne Wlcht Donna Folsom Dorothy Tnbbens Marcella Stander Mrs Prlen Sponsor THIRD ROW Lloyd Dlmmltt James Turner Alan Lewus Wllllam Bundy Wllllam Stom baugh Charles Parks Donald Scott Robert Ronkes Harold Todd Kenneth Stenberg Keith Weston FOURTH ROW Roger Negley Donald Bollng Phlllnp Hughes Wayne Lackey Donovan Jenklns Earl Marcus Carl Wvlls Harlan Hnltuker Kenneth Folsom Thomas Squares Robert Todlock Ronald Schulte Donald Root JU IORS CLASS OFFICERS President Phnllup I'lugl'1eS Vlce President Gertrude Groenjes Secretory treasurer Delores Goff ,X ,fix FRONT ROW LEFT TO RIGHT Ruby Wild Margie Finney Dalene Livers Ethel Bower Carol Cockerill Christina Groenies Pa ricia Buskirk SECOND ROW Betty Hooker Frances Fricke Marjorie Nelson Verla Livers Ruth John son Virginia Vance Marlene Wall Ruth Marshall Alice Wills Mrs Gail Ohm Sponsor THIRD ROW Merton Olson James Newmann Nancy Olson Jackie Bundy Bethene Smith Janet Newberry Glendora Meese Ardis Henderson Shirley Badberg Clarence Owen Ronnie Nelson FOURTH ROW Delmar Robb Allyn Laune Thomas Wollen Keith Livers Jon Sandy Del Storns Lloyd Kitrell Marvin Sackett Richard Haswell Larry Washburn Daryl Hodgin SOPHO ORE CLASS OFFICERS President Marvin Sackett Vice President .........,............... Clarence Owen Secretary-treasurer .................. Christina Groenjes FRONT ROW LEFT TO RlGHT Joyce Buckmgham Peggy Butler Patsy Coatman Norma Johnson Jane Robinson Jo Ann Folsom Barbara Delesku Charlene Lnvers Eleanor Bornman Carol Schultz SECOND ROW K C Wnles sponsor Adela Wotnpka Faith Schwenck Phylns Root Verna Roper Loss Keuser Jessue Sums Delorus Buelke Mardella Pnke Ruth Barnes Glendora Campbell THIRD ROW Blllle Coffin Robert Vandeman Larry Buck John Young Jnm Zoz Charles Rensen Elizabeth Keetle Clella Todd Wulma Owen Keith Schwartz Lester Rnecken FOURTH ROW Robert Slarna Rollancl Cox Bobby Judds Keith Pollard Wayne Raasch John Hammer Gullford Washburn Lawrence Burd Gary Campbell Henry Lowell Lee Sleplcka FRESHME CLASS OFFICERS President Patsy Coatman Vuce Presudent Wilma Owen Secretary Carol Dee Schultz Treasurer Norma Johnson 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 A O S PEP BA D M Muller D Goff J Nelson A Lawns D Poot T Hughtshoe P Jackson L Dlmmutt K Fol som J Turner l-l Peterson The Pep Band consnsted at I l members under the dnrectuon of Janlce Nelson They were pncked from the band tor theur abnllty lt wouldnt be a pep rally r a basketball game without the Pep Band there to back up the cheering ectlon and urge the team on to vlctory Malorettes fav C l'een Dahlstrom Dalene Lnvers 'cggy Butler L,arlene Sowards Patsy Caatrnan Charlene Lwers Mary Junet Howe ti l , .J P - 2 Q Q 4 g .. .. .4 - L . L- - l I P f - 1 - l 1 1 - 1 4 I f - 1 ' l I 1 - ' 1 , . , . . . . . . , .tp-ww ,-. if MADRIGAL F Frncke D Sowords J Rlchords S Botes R M Costner C Buck D Gode A Lewis G Gode R Cootmon R Frncke J furner L Kutrell R Buckmoster S Mons leld Not ID Picture J Bollou STR NJ QLJINTLT S Bates C Buclf , D Sowords CLAR NrT QLJARTLT P Jackson J Nelson, D B NNoIIen,J Formlr Cocwron D Cot Q BOYS QUARTEI S Monsfleld J Turner A Lew' QIRLS IRIO M S cllex D S words J Rlch G Ggdn 'rd R M CO Tncr These groups were under the dwrectlon ot Morgcnret Shelley Vocol Instructor, ond Freudo Wontzel, Instrumental Instructor ' lf 4' K ' 4 Q ' 'jk we 4' 5 gi 4: - , f 1' , -25' ' . 'W ' f J ' 35 ' ,js W ' , Y? 5 if .. A!-5 , 7 4,3 gy f 4 ol ff , 7 I 4:4 ., , F' 6- I f.-I - ,wj W' 1, 4 -.y 9 .mf .... 1 W' ' W ' 1 ' fl 'E I i I F5 I 4 - I 1 . 1 6 , ,. M il. '-,, l,.' ,. '. , Li ,HM ,.. ,. ',. , . , . , . , . , . , . . I . . . - . 5 3 .I+-M VOCAL MUSIC ,rx GP? FRONT ROW SEATED LEFT TO RlGHT A Wotlpka C Farm r C Buck R M astnc Rlchar Sowords D Gade P Coatmon N Johnson J Folsom C Lnver R Barnes W Owen C D Schulz SECOND ROW P Jackson T l-llghtshoe D Goff Johnson M Mull r M Todd M K Allen B Deleskl D Llv rs M Funny R Wald S Bodberg E Bornman R Marshall IV Nletleld M Shelley RD ROW A Stenberg J Bucklnghom P Burl J R blnson C Tcdd rlcker Frlcke P us klrk C Buelke D Folson B Srnnth G Meese A Henderson D Buelke B l-locker FOURTH ROW P Scott C Tlwuessen J Nelson S Bates M Nels n N Olsen A Nll s C Croenges G Groen es Farmer E Marcus D Scott C Reusen K Steno rg l TH ROW J Young S Mansfield D Coatrnan D lske R Schell e cn gno s I IC er rlcke T lmmxtt ure Haswe S uure R Porter G Cade W Judds L Dlmrnl NOT PICTURE J Turner V Vance A Lewns Bcclfrnaster J Ball U K Wa en Tnosc ID mall chorus JL all A6 , 1 ,Q J , 1 , . A S 1 .. 1 Q 1 T 2 ' ' Q. '9 . 1 , Q ,, I W - , 1 V , , 1 1 , . -. . 1 t A If I lk +1 ' A ls - FT' 1 A 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 r 31 3 . , k . 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IN 1 ' . ,' , , ' , ', 'D. 1 C , - J Q A 1 wer- O .1 an - t- ' 1 -L , ft A 1 , Q 1 x -.ef ' Q - Z2 Q1 'f 'A 3 +L ' ,. 1 -f ,Q --5 '- f' W i M1 - ' l IH' A 0 a M, f W sv 4, ,, ,- J ff 1 -s we 5' S f , . , , 1 E1 l l 5 t 1 , g .ll V ORCHESTR VIOLINS Dolores Gade Clarice Buelke Shirley Bates Joan Richards Keith Schwartz Carole Dee Schulz Wilma Owen Laurene Hartung Patricia Buskirk Jean Grieninger James Squire Richard Sackett VlOLA Barbara Wollen CELLO Jane Farmer Marjorie Nelson BASSES Darlene Sowards Catherine Thiessen Virginia Vance CLARINETS Janice Nelson Patricia Jackson Delores Gott FLUTES Thelma Hightshoe Carol Farmer OBOE Verla Livers CORNETS George Gade Keith Wollen SAXOPHONES Carol Cockerill Keith Livers FRENCH HORN Del Starns BARITONE Marilyn Miller TROMBONE James Turner PIANO Rose Mary Costner PERCUSSION Mary Jane Thuessen Alan Lewis Donald Root The 35 piece orchestra was under the direction of Freida Woitzel They performed at such events as class plays orchestra concert commencement baccalaureate and music concert, President was Richard Coatman. The Music Clinic was March 22 and District Contest April 8-9. Among those to go were Orchestra, Band, String Quintet, Clarinet Quartet, Choir, Madrigal, Girls Trio, Boys Quartet, 6 vocal and 8 instrumental solos. Aa F35 CLARINETS Janice Nelson Patricia Jackson Delores Goff Richard Coatman Merna Dimmitt Lloyd Costner Janet Newberry Patsy Scott Joyce Buckingham LaVaughn Edstrom Glendora Campbell Harold Strode FLUTES Thelma l-lightshoe Carol Farmer Faith Schwenck OBOE Verla Liyers CORNETS Keith Wollen Ceorge Gade Lloyd Dimmitt Kenneth Folsom Bernard Eaton Richard Haswell Ronald Crabtree Tom Squire FRENCH HORNS Del S arns James Judds Jessie Sims BARITONE Marilyn Miller SAXOPHONES Delores Goff Keith Livers TIMPANI BELLS TROMBONES James Turner Harold Peterson Dean Laune Daniel Campbell Jon Sandy Margie Finney STRING BASS Darlene Sowards TUBA Alan Lewis BASS DRUM Marjorie Nelson Jlm Zoz SNARE DRUM Don Root Keith Schwartz Robert Gade 'Rose Mary Costner 'Those in Marching Band. Lieutenant was Thelma Hightshoe. Captain was George Gade. Drum Majorette, Darlene Sowardsg Field Officer, Jeanine Balloug Color Guards, Joan Richards, Catherine Thiessen, Catherine Buck. The Band gave a spectacular performance and the beginning and half of every football game at home. BLUE JAN ES OFFICERS Dolores Gade Presndent Rose Mary Costner Vice Pres Catherune Buck Secretory Morvlyn Muller Treasurer l The Pep Club consnsts of 45 members selected by the I947 48 Pep Club members They held weekly meetlngs to discuss old and new business and to puck the yarnous commnttees for specaol dutles At thenr flrst meetrng the offlcers and chourmen of the commlttees were elected The cheerleaders were selected by the student body The Pep Club purchased o mlmeograph machune for the Commercial Department at a cost of S5365 OO The Blue Jones earned theur money by sellnng refreshments at the home basketball and football games They helped arouse the school spnrut by presentlng Pep Rallnes for all the home games The Blue Janes gave fune support and enthusiasm at all the games bath home and away CHEERLEADERS LEFT TO RIGHT Catherine Buck Joan Ruchards Shlrley Bates Rose Mary Castner Dolores Gade SECOND ROW Morgue Flnney Dalene Llvers Jackue Bundy Adele Wotlpka Janet N wberry Mary Kay Allen Jane Farmer THIRD ROW Mrs Conley Frances Frlcke Dolores Goff Pat Scott Allce Wells Barbara Deleskl Vnrgnnla Vance Ruth Johnson Marllyn Muller Marlene Wall Mass Sh lley FOURTH ROW Carol Dee Schulz Marcella Stander Joyce Bucklngham Carol Farmer Jane Robinson Catherine Thlessen Janice Nelson Darlene Sowards Anna Stenberg Pat Jackson Bethene Smith Claruce Buelke FIFTH ROW Peg Butler Pat Coatman Ethel Bower Norma Johnson Carol Cockrnll Beverly Brlclcer Glendora Meese Lots Kerser Wllma Owen Ruth Barnes ll , - -. M K . . , . .... . . ,E s I . . . . . 2 . . , D , , , V - Q A im 'F T ,. A Y 4 h .3 A I - , 4 I J ,JL -0 4 , , ,K , r ... '17 'Q V Jr .. I , A 'K Q? COACH WILLARD SMITH GEORGE GADE Center Lr 2 yrs l-'15 lbs Sensor Ashland Ashland Ashland Ashland BlLL STAMBAUGH En Lr 2 yrs l5O lbs Jumor MELVIN BUNDY Guard Lr 2yrs l55 lbs Sensor j flag, 'Tk CHARLES PARKS Tackle Jr 2 yrs l7O lbs Junlor Pl-llLLlP HUGHES Tackle Lr l yr l75 lbs Junior BLUE JAY FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD College View Schuyler Platfsmouth Valley Ashland 28 Ashland Ashland Ashland Ashland Louasvl l le DONALD ISKE Guard Lr l yr ISO lbs Sensor RONALD SCHULTE L r l35 lbs Junuor Weeping Water O Bellevue B our Wahoo ll' in X , we 'sg 4, ' in A A s yy B 5 ssssys .9 'mf 5 ,,:. rilz Q T V , E -1 c.:'g :g: i E, 4:vi A,:. :l.'...,.. ,. I as F L -f1: ff C ' Z .3 ' Q get -.L .... , A . 'EQ d, . '. ,... , . . , . A . , . I . , . n . End, r. l yi ' ...l2 ......33 ' ...6 ......l2 I' ......l2 .,......l3 aff' '71 x' 414- .. ..-av' pun. 'WN RICHARD COATMAN DONALD SCOTT BOB RAIKES RICHARD BUCKMASTER Quarterback L 3 yrs Fullback Lr 3 yrs Rlght Halfback L I Left Halfback Lr 3 yrs l26 lbs Semor l55 bs Junlor l5OIbs Jumor l45 lbs Senior MARVIN SACKETT DONOVAN JENKINS WAYNE JUDDS CLARENCE OWENS Lef l-lalfback L l y Rrght Halfback Lr lyr Quarterback Lr l y Fullback l35 lbs Sophomore l45 lbs Junxor l25 los Sensor l25 lbs Freshman f When Coaches Smuth Robunson and Clark announced the op nmg o the football season, some 50 candndates reported It was a green Ilght squad 25 I t back that had been riddled by graduation wlth only 7 out of et ermen from the year before and only one regular out of this seven But what these boys lacked In expernence and weught, they certamly de u for ln fight and determmatlon The scoreboard on page I7 shows ma p the schools played and the endung tally of four wins, tour defeats ard one he . -T , I .1 4 N ,Q lfzg. V' A , K v K? ,, ' 3, 'ww X' L . 'me ' Q' A ., YQ 'Qs I R , A , r. , , . . ' , r. yr. , . , , . r. , Lr. l yr. t , r. 'r. ' , , V, -I I, -, . I . 3 , . . . A I CARL WILLS Center Lr I yr ASSISTANT COACH BRADFORD CLARK WAYNE LACKEY G ard L I yr ROBERT VANDEMAN Guard L I yr l35 lbs Freshman JONATHON SANDY Tackle Lr I yr WILLIAM BUNDY Guard Lr I yr l35 lbs Sophomore nv ,fimv-' GARY CAMPBELL Lr ROBERT FRICKE T ckle L I yr l9O lbs Sensor All In all the Ashland Blue Jays of l948 had a very successful season with three of the boys maklng the Lincoln Star s All state Honor Roll They were Phll Hughes Junior Tackle Don Scott Junior Fullback and Duck I IGF' - '- f K' ww.. . 4,11 . i ' , . . u , r. . , . . End, . I yr. l55 lbs., Junior ISO lbs., Junior I4O lbs., Sophomore l48 lbs., Freshman I . . . , ' I l I I I . I I . Coatmon, Senior, Quarterback. CAGER The l948 49 Basketball season got under way wlth a fast s art with only one man returnlng from th flrst fave and another letterman from the flrst en The team as a whole was very short the only tall m n belng Wllllam Stambaugh and Carl Walls who were over 6 feet The sharpshootnng of two hotshot forwards and the reboundung of the center and guards kept the team In the game flghtnng until the flnal gun The flne performances of two forwards were very outstandlng In every game they played Rich ard Coatman was the most outstanding forward nn the state He IS good at all tumes Robert Rankes was hot at tlrnes but cold at other times He wnll be a valuable man to have back The season ended wlth lO wnns and 6 losses There wall be fnve letter men back wnth three regulars from the flrst five , h .. Tm . A 'A . M pr 'f :- , . i s 4' W, V K ,,. .fe ly., 2 . T I . . 0 . . . - f t . 1 3 . . . . , , . . 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So inf Reserves Scores Lounsvn I le Weeping Water Valley Blau r Plattsrnouth Wahoo Ashland Ashland Ashland Ashland Ashland Ashland Va rslty Scores Lounsvllle College View Weeping Water l8 Valley Plattsmouth Wahoo Ashland Ashland Ashland Ashland Ashland Ashland Mead Gretna Waverly Elkhorn Blair Schuyler Mead Gretna Waverly Elkhorn Blair Schuyler FRONT ROW LEFT TO RIGHT Earl Marcus Charles Parks Bob Raikes Wayne Judds Dick Buckmaster Dono van Jenkins Phillip Hughes Wayne Lackey CENTER Clarence Owen James Neumann Marvin Sackett Dick Haswell Don Scott John Beckman Ronnie Schulte Larry Washburn Don lske Coach Smith Lawrence Burd Keith Wollen Guilford Washburn The l949 Track season started March 21 with 45 men reporting The team is based around 6 men this year with state class B mile champion Wayne Judds returning Richard Buckmaster Richard Coatman Wayne Judds Robert Raikes Earl Marcus and Donald lske are all letter men returning to bolster the track squad this season The promising material of Juniors Sophomores and Freshmen will make competition keen in later years TOP ROW: Henry Lowell, Keith Pollard, Gary Campbell, Bill Stornbaugh, Willard Woitzel, Carl Wills, Jon Sandy, , - ' - I 11 ll - . - V . 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I ' I I I FRONT ROW LEFT TO RIGHT Coach Smlth ROSGMUFY Castner Cath rlne Buck Patrxcla Buskurk Catherlne Tnlessen Chrlstlna Groen es Gertrude Groenles Aluce Wulls Eth I Bower Peggy Butler Mrs Bower SECOND ROW Carole Dee Schdlz Bethene Smith Adela Vvotupka Beverly Brucker Joy Burd Norma Johnson Jane Roblnson Jessue Sums Jackie Bundy Anna Stenb rg Not In picture Joan Richards Ashland Ashland Ashland OLLEY B LL GIRLS Sensors leavung thus vear are Cathernne Buck Joan Richards and Cath erune Thlessen The team had a successful year by wunnung sux games out of the eught games scheduled Waverly Gretna Mead Ashland Ashland Ashland Alumni Weeping Water Mead Ashland ...... 50 Louisville ...... lO Ashland ...... 30 Faculty ...... ......22 ......24 ......33 ......5l ........lO ......26 ' FRONT ROW LEFT TO RIGHT Gary Campbell Marvun Sackett Don Scott Robert Frucke Carl Wulls Don lske Wayne Judds Earl Marcus SECOND ROW Coach Smuth Darryl Hodguns Vufulluam Stambaugh George Gade Jr Lo l Kutrell Ronnue Schulte Wulluam Bundy Donald Root Donovan .lenkuns Jaw Sanay THIRD ROW Clarence Owen Robert Raukes Charles Parks Wullard Woutzel Ted Dummutt Harlan Hulfuker Phullup Hughes Wayne Lackey Duck Buckmaster Melvun Bundy The Ashland A lub The A Club us an organuzatuon consustung ot all men un hugh school who have lettered un one or more ot the sports of football basketball or track or who have served successfully as student manager tor at least a year Thus year s membershup numbers 27 Durung the turst meetung the club members chose theur ottucers whuch thus year were as presudent George Gade and as secretary treasurer Don Scott The new presudent and the coach set up the year s laws and by laws tor the club The new members are receuved wuth warm and hearty welcomes and are expected to obey the laws ot the A Club The hughlught ot the l948 49 A Club year was the sprung pucnuc at Lunoma Beach where the members were hosts to theur respectuve lady truends l l r V - I I ' P r V 1 I , . 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C ASS PARTIE FRESHMEN The Freshmen gave thenr turst partv on Aprul l All classcs helped wlth the program by presentung talented members a c nte tants HT the talent show The recording machnne was usea as an apn a 1sc meter and the prlze was dlvnded between the Junlors andthe Sensors T we ma: mty of the evenlna was spent by dancung to records SOPHOMORES The theme of the Sophomore part was Come As Yca Are The mann event of the evening was dancing and the program at h s part l o c slsted of a talent show JUNIORS On November l2 the Januar class sponsored a Gov N nctv costumc party A contest was held tor the best dressed person lhe gurls tuned up on the stage and the judges packed the wunner tram thc con estant puclured on page 26 The pruze a box ot candv was guven to Verla Luvers tnc winner They presented a play and Shurley bates sang Buttons and Bms t 1 program The party was enjoyed by all tnose who attended SENIORS On October l2 a party was guven by the senlors tar the :nut atnon at tnc Freshmen Each Freshman was lnutuated by doing a stunt on the stage The entertainment tor the evenung conslsted at dancmng and games Retreshments were served durung the party Everyone had a good tame especuallv the Fresh men as thus was theur turst hugh school party The Senlors gave a party tor the Alumnl and the students ot the sur rounding schools on Aprrl 30 The music was turnlshed bv the Boys Town Orchestra The program was presented by the Gurls Trl Darlene Sowards Joan Richards Rose Marv Costner Tap Dance Act Pat Coatman and Peggy Butler Maclrlgal Quartet Dummy Act Janrce Nelson Pat Jackson Refresh ments were served during the evennng The party pravudea an nppgrtanltv tor the students ot nenghborlng schools to be ome better acaualnted . . . g 5 . . ' S D 15 . . I , , ,I L ' . , . , . . L P . r f . 1 ,L , A , A 11 , 4 1 . . A I r ' l l . X1 JS, till 1 , - , 11 - 11 x . A 1 , ' , , . . A Y 17- LS , Q . . I 'X . ' I fl I ' ' f u K 11 711 .lf , ,x L ' Of' 120 . - 1 . . .E . K , Vi , . ' I . F I . ' r V , , . . , . , , , . ' ,-X . -, - , 1 1 1 1 y 1 1 1 1 1 N 1 ' . . . , 'x ' .F l . . F , N. V . Junlor Pep Kung and Queen The Pep Club gave a Valentme Party on February l-4 The dancing music was furnished by the Boys Town Orchestra The program con susted of each class sponsorlng an event A Pep Kung and Queen were elected and crowned The Kung and Queen were Duck Coatman and Catherxne Buck the attendants were Melvin Bundy and Joan Rach ards A box of candy was glven to the Kung and Queen A CLUB PICNIC The A Club entertained thenr dates on a plcmc at the Llnoma Beach on May l8 4 . . 1 M- vfj , 'bf 2 A.. N. ' V - ll ll ll ll - - Catherine Buck Darlene Sowards Catherine Thiessen Joan Richards Dolores Gade Dolores Gade Dolores Gade Dolores Gade Catherine Buck Darlene Sowards Catherine Buck Joan Richards Marjory Nietfeld Dolores Gade Darlene Sowards Dolores Gade Most Popular Best Dressed Best Dancer Best Looking Most Talented Teacher s Pet Most Studious Best Natured Most Conceited Glggl lest Best Year s Athlete Best Personality Laziest Wittiest Most Musical Richard Coatrnan Willard Woltzel Richard Coatman Richard Coatman George Gade Richard Coatman Bill Grauerholz Willard Woitzel Richard Coatrnan Richard Coatman Willard Woitzel Richard Coatrnan Donald l-larger Wayne Judds George Gade Rex Bower Da rlene Sowa rds Dolores Gade Most Likely to Succeed Biggest Flirt Peppiest Girl Man hater Woman hater Most Talkative MOST Tlmld Fastest Man. . Biggest Class Skipper Biggest Gadabout Darlene Sowards Catherine Buck Carol Farmer Bob Fricke Dolores Gade Clarice Buelke ..............WayneJudds Biggest Gossip .............. Dolores Gade Boy with Bigge st Fee ........... Bob Fricke enior Choices Catherine Buck: .D .l .l .A .l .l .l .1 .U llll ' llll 1. l. 1. l. 1. Richard Coatman . . l ' ' CLASS PROPHECY ln the sprung of l96O I found myself head of the Census Bureau un Washungton D C Whule checkung over the lust I notuced many famuluar names of former classmates I duscovered Rex Bower was head of the Scuentufuc Bureau at Washung ton D C He uust replaced Eunsteun who dued recently Joan Ruchards us now sungung wuth Tex Benekes band un Hollywood Calufornua She us heard every nught on the Dunner Club over statuon BABE Mr Robert Fruclfe has uust been announced as head of the Natuonal Broadcastung Company He has b en conductung experuments on technucolor televusuon As yet he us stull one ofthe natuon s most eluguble bachelors You call he hauls free of charge Mr Wulluam Grauerholz Jr the fruendly undertaker He wull make you look very natural Dolores Gade has made quute a name for herself un the fashuon center ofthe world Although she luves un New Vork she us quute well known for her exquusute desugns un Parus Wullard Woutzel and Harold Peterson are now un the Photography busu ness Theur studuo us known as one ofthe best un the natuon If you want your pucture taken just drop un at the Photographuc Salon Mrs Donald Muller IDarlene Sowardsl and her husband are now resudung at theur farm home north of Ashland The Mullers are quute home lovung people sunce they plan to rause theur two chuldren rught The new Plymouth and Chrysler garage us an added umprovement over the old one Its owner us none other than George Gade Jr who us followung un hus father s footsteps The past few years Donald lske has been quute actuve un the hog rausung busuness Hus purebreds have won more honors than any others un the state Thus us hus fufteenth year un the 4 H as an outstandung leader Mrs Jerry Hull fCatherune Thuessenl us now managung her husband a famous pruze fughter Although Jerry wuns hus rounds un the rung Catherune usually wuns the rounds at home Harry Sackett us now bravung the wulds of South Afruca to teach the Gospel to the poor ugnorant natuves Thus us quute a change from the Harry Ashland Hugh used to know Mrs Max Welch ICatherune Buckl us known all over the world by her famous laugh She was uust announced as Muss Laugh on the Truth or Consequence program She us rausung her chuldren to carry on her famous name and laugh One of the top names un Hollywood us that of Ruchard Ibetter known as Duckl Buckmaster who was recently guven the tutle of the Rumba Kung Barbara Wollen now has a ten thousand acre ranch un Wyomung where she holds all the large rodeos Ashland s areat mule runner Wayne Judds us returung after ten years of lveung Olvmpuc Champuon of the world Another one of our great ranchers us Samuel Mansfueld He owns one of the Iaraest ranches un the state of Texas When you vusut the Stork Club you wull be greeted bv the charmung hostess Carol Robb The new wunner of the Motorcycle Races held at Chucago last week was Frank McReynalds They have uust named a new motorcycle after hum The Poet Laureate of the natuon was announced last week to be Theo tl rc Dummutt Hus success us attrubuted to Mrs Ohm s unstructuon whule stull un Huah School Look un any magazune and you wull fund ullustratuons by Carol Farmer Shu. us preparuna ta auve an exhubut of her puctures Melvun Bundv has auuetlx settled down on hus father s farm East of the Platte He us mczkung an exten ve study on the preventuon of floods and thunks he has funallv been able to solve thus grave problem Coach Duck Coatman fformerlv Ashland star athlete? accepted the posu ton of assustant coach at Notre Dame He us the youngest college coach un Ameruca The world s renowned vuolunust Claruce Buelke us makung a concert tour 1 , . , , . . . . , . . . , . . 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V .K . . , . . . , . . of the natuon She receuved hugh prauses from the musuc crutucs un Vuenna The new truant offucer has been doung a marvelous uob of keepung thc kuddues un school There us no more hooky goung on un Ashland Congratu la tuons' Donald Harger for the good uob Ruchard Porter took over hus dad s uob as raulroad detectuve when hus father retured last month lt takes a bug man to full the uob Maruorue Neutfueld us now the secretary to the new Republucan presudent She has gauned great fame for her stenographuc abuluty One ofthe greatest pleasures l have receuved from my posutuon as Head of the l96O Census Bureau has been thus opportunuty to duscover the where abouts of my former 1949 classmates from Ashland Hugh School After eleven years of battlung theur way through thus world s problems they are all doung remarkably well and are all a credut to Ashland Hugh CLASS WILL We the Senuor Class of I949 of the Ashland Hugh School Cuty of Ash land County of Saunders State of Nebraska of the Unuted States of Ameruca beung of sound mund memory and body do hereby declare our last wull and testament Rex Bower wull my brauns to Pete Laune Catherune Buck wull my talent for gugglung to Dorus Johnson Duck Buckmaster wull my way wuth the Coatmans to Henry Lowell Claruce Buelke wull my quuet and pleasant ways to Jo Ann Folsom Melvun Bundy wull my abuluty to play Goff to Don Scott uf he can use Duck Coatman wull my adVANCEung ways to Charles Parks Ted Dummutt wull my curly haur to Bully Coffun Carol Farmer wull my artustuc abuluty to Maruorue Nelson Bob Frucke wull my masculune physuque to Bob Slama Dolores Gade wull my conversatuonal dexteruty to Pat Wollen George Gade wull my Newberry to Jum Neuman and hope he funds good puckung Bull Grauerholz wull my Amerucan Government grades to Verna Roper hop ung she uses them next vear Don Harger wull my abuluty un gettung good excuses from home to Bull Stam h baug Wayne Judds wull my fast ways to Carl Wulls Sam Mansfueld wull my posutuon as furst tenor to James Turner hopung he can reach ut Frank McReynolds wull my speedy druvung to Merton Olson Maruorue Neutfeld wull my tarduness to Allan Lewus Harold Peterson wull my abuluty to take puctures and also the puctures l have taken thus for to Pat Jackson Ruchard Porter wull my excess poundaqe to Ronnue Schulte Joan Ruchards wull my abuluty to sung luke a canary to Earl Marcus Carol Robb wull my stature to Joy Burd Harry Sackett wull my abuluty of playung snooker to Donowan Jenkuns Darlene Sowards wull my effectuye flurtatuous ways to Dorothy Tubbens Catherune Thuessen wull my druvung abuluty to Mary Todd provudung she as a good Ford Wullard Woutzel wull my wuttuness to Jum Zoz Barbara Wollen wull my abuluty to concentrate to Clarence Owen 6 6 e We the Senuor Class the Senuor Class the Senuor Class the Senuor Class the Senuor Class the Senuor Class e e e e e Senuor Class Senuor Class Senuor Class Senuor Class Senuor Class before next year wull our unbalanced books to Mrs Bower wull our rowduness to Mrs Ohm wull our worn out plav books to Mrs Prucn wull our fugures to Muss Mansfueld our lost chords to Muss Woutzel our dull speeches to Mr Clark our good tumes un Musuc to Muss Shelley our 24k s and announcements to Mr Wales our scraps of materual to Mrs Conley our tests to Mr Pyle wull our vuctorues to Mr Smuth hopung they wull multupuy w wll w w w w . 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EMJFR 6 SEPTEMBER S 'DTEMBER l7 S PTEMBER 24 S PTEMBER 29 OCTOBER 5 CCTOBER 8 CCTOBER OCTOBER I5 OCTOBER 27 OCTOBER 28 NOVEMBER l NOVEMBER 5 NOVEMBER l l School Calendar We began a new year wnth l63 students thus year 46 fresh men 39 sophomores 491un:ors and 29 sensors The Freshmen lnltlatlon Dov turned out to be o day of fun for us We hardly knew the Freshmen by the way they were dressed and the poem they reclted every hour got tlresome to them I belueve' Th B'ue1ays lost our flrst football game to the College Vnew Tcam by a score of l2 l7 Our Ashland Bluelafs won tw r second game by defeotung Schuyler lt wa on excrtung game wuth o score of 7 6 Our frrst clas rn etlngs we e held un order to elect officers for the new year m uth Warriors by a score of 6 O Our furst Lyceum number was gnven by Mr and Mrs Howe famous glassblowers who fosc nated everyone wlth thenr miracles Th Val ey eleven defea ed u bf another close score l32 The furst part of the year was ln honor of the Freshmen The Sensors let the Freshmen furnnsh the entertomment by havnng egg throwing contests proposals and dnfferent sorts of thlngs A vlctory for the Bluepays wnth a defeat for Weepmg Water by a large score of 33 O A tued score of l2 l2 made o very excutlng game wuth the undefeated team from Blolr The Bluejays outplayed the Blolr team but the game ended too soon for us to defeat them The school enjoyed a vocation when the teachers went to Teachers Convention M ss Shelley presented a program by the choir to the Rotary Club Ashland was defeated by the Wahoo Warriors by a score of 7 O We defeated the Louisville team by a score of 28 O - L IO . . . F I . s A ' ' h V ' - . E ' . ' s .e ' r ' ' OCTOBER l Another defeat wos handed to the Bluojays by the Platts- T1 . l2 ' ' U . NOVEMBER l2 NOVEMBER I5 8.16 NOVEMBER I8 19 8. 20 NOVEMBER 25 DECEMBER l DECEMBER 3 DECEMBER l0 DECEMBER 14 DECEMBER l7 DECEMBER 2l JANUARY 4 JANUARY 7 JANUARY ll JANUARY I4 The Junuor Class had thenr party of the year Everyone came dressed un a Gay Nunetles costume The Junnors presented their class play a three act comedy Nuts and Bolts The Boys Quartet sungnng The Ruff Song and Darlene Sowards sungmg Buttons and Bows entertamed between acts Januce Nelson Rose Mary Costner Dolores Gade and Dar lene Sowards represented Ashland at the Musnc Clmlc at Omaha thus year The chorus directed by Mnss Shelley gave a program of Thanksguvnng songs to the hugh school assembly puttlng everyone ln the Thanksgnvmg spmt Our flrst Basketball game of the season wnth Loulsvnlle was a vlctory for the Bluejays with a score of 37 'l0 lt was also a vuctory for the Glrls Volleyball team who defeated Louls vllle by a score of 50 10 Everyone enpoyed the hardtumes party that the Sopho more Class presented Another vuctory for the Bluejays at the Ashland Schuyler game The score was 40 27 At the thlrd Lyceum number Petrles Whlte Hussars pre sented a colorful symphonic brass ensemble to the public A thlrd victory for the Ashland Bluejays was with the Blalr team The score was 47 4l The Chrustmas Program was presented by the Cholr and other small groups under the durectuon of Mlss Shelley Thus ended school for a week of Christmas vacatnon The Bluejays defeated the Elkhorn team by a score of 39 29 The Waverly Basketball team defeated Ashland for our fnrst defeat by a score of 60 4l The Volleyball team was also defeated by a score of 34 22 The Blueyays defeated the Gretna team by a score of 39 30 lt was also a vlctory for the Volleyball team wlth a score of 5l l0 The Mead team handed the Basketball team theur second defeat by a score of 54 44 The Volleyball team had an other victory with a score of 36 l6 . ,, . . 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I I JANUARY l9 IANUARY JANUARY 2l JANUARY 26 27 81 28 FEBRUARY 4 FEBRUARY FEBRUARY lEBRUARY FEBRUARY FEBRUARY l9 FEBRUARY 22 FEBRUARY 25 MARCH 2 MARCH 8 MARCH 9 Edwun Rowlands presented an unterestung Lyceum number by talktng on The Value ofa Hobby The annual athletlc banquet was an outstandung event of the year Speakers from the Unlversuty of Nebraska were present and fllms of the Nebraska Kansas football game were shown Mark another vlctory for the Bluejays when they defeated the Wahoo Warruors by a score of 45 33 Ashland was defeated at the Eastern Nebraska Conference held at Blalr by the Blalr team by a score of 46 42 The Ashland team defeated Valley by a score of 40 33 The Volleyball team also defeated the alumna by a score o 3 ll The Pep Club party was a great success The Pep Queen and Kung were Cathenne Buck and Duck Coatman whale the attendants were Joan Rnchards and Melvin Bundy The Boys Town Orchestra provlded musuc for the evening The Bluelays scored a victory agaunst the Weeping Water team by a score of 63 56 The volleyball team also scored a vlctory by a score of 26 l7 Ben Hammond provlded entertaunment wnth a Cartoon Revue and ventrlloquusm at the fifth Lyceum number The Blueyays were defeated by the College Vuew team by a score of 45 25 At the Bellevue game Ashland was defeated by a score of 44 62 A program for the publlc was put on by the chonr directed by Mass Shelley and the band and orchestra both directed by Muss Woltzel A defeat for the Blueyays from the Teachers Hugh team The endlng score was 42 32 The Tommne Thompson Company presented a show of mu srcal varxetles at the sixth Lyceum number An Instrumental recutal was presented by the students of Mnss Wontzel lt was an entertaining program for the publnc The Basketball season for the year ended wuth Dustrnct Basketball Tournaments held at Fremont Ashland was defeated bv the Blalr team but played an excltnng game wnth a score of 59 40 . l9 ' ' fs- . l2 . u so 15 . . . . .g 16 . I. . 18 ' ' MARCH MARCH MARCH 24 MARCH APRIL l APRlL8 APRlL8 APRIL APRIL I6 APRIL 20 APRIL 22 APRIL 30 ln the local declam contest Pat Wollen won fvrst wnth her humorous readnng Arsenic and Old Lace and the best play was Dear Lady Be Brave The best actress was De lores Goff the best actor Allan Lewis Mr Oscar Bennett head ot Musnc Department ot Wesleyan University and Mr Vrctor Jlndra Instructor of vlolln and orchestra of Peru State Teachers College were the judges for the annual music cllnlc held at Ashland Hugh School At the Declam Contest at Omaha Tech Pat Wollen was dlsqualntled tor overtnme and the play Dear Lady Be Brave received a rating ot good The Wesleyan Band entertauned the school wrth a enyoyable muslcal program A vlolrn solo played with the band and a marlmba solo made the program nnterestlng The freshmen presented thelr party ot the year an Aprll Fools Frolnc Jennet and Ferns Roblns provided entertaunment tor the school slnglng and playung Songs ofthe Natlons at the seventh Lyceum number The following represented the Ashland Hugh Muslc De partment at Fremont Girls Trro Madrlgal Choar Darlene Sowards Shirley Bates Orchestra Band George Gade Januce Nelson Boys Ouartet Clarinet Quartet Rose Mary Caster Thelma Hnghtshoe Joan Richards Clarnce Buelke Mary Kaye Allen Vnrgrnla Vance Dolores Gade Jnm Turner Allan Lewls The Ashland Tracksters traveled to Lounsvllle to partlcnpate In a track meet Easter Vacation was a very happy vacation for the whole school Again the Ashland Tracksters partnclpated In another track meet held at Nebraska Cnty The school dldnt mlss the Sensors as they took a dav oft to have a good time In Omaha for thenr annual Sneak Day They spent the day snght seelng They went In a chartered bus wlth theur sponsor and has wute Mr and Mrs P D Pyle The Sensor Party ot the year was a party for the alumnt and other nezghborrng schools were unvlted The Boys Town Orchestra provuded musnc for dancnng I5 h A , . 22 . , ' ' ' U 28 . . l , - I I4 . . .. 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MAY586 MAY lO MAY l4 MAY 2O MAY 22 MAY 25 MAY 26 MAY 27 The Sensors presented their play Aunt Suzie Shoots the Works The following Sensors participated sn the play Catherine Thsessen Dolores Gade Catherine Buck Joan Richards Marsorse Nestfseld Darlene Sowards Sam Mans field Wayne Judds Don lske George Gade The Spring Music Program was presented by the choir under the direction of Miss Shelley There were also vocal solos The Juniors were host to the Sensors tor the annual Junior Sensor Banquet which was held at the Fontenelle Hotel sn Omaha The theme Hawaiian Holiday was presented very effectively This banquet greatly appreciated by the Sensors will long be remembered os the outstanding event of their high school days The students of grade school presented an Operetta Tom entertaining program for everyone Reverend Lasb of the Congregational Church was the speaker at the Baccalaureate services held in the audsto rsum His excellent sermon will long be remembered by the Sensors of 49 The regular honors convocation was held on this day at this time anyone who lettered sn vocal instrumental music intramural sports and other athletic actsvstses were pre sented with their letter This was the last convocation for the sensors of this year Mr W P l-lseronymus President of the Midland College sn Fremont Nebraska gave the commencement address The diplomas were presented to the Sensor Class by Mr Charles Gade President of the Board of Education Honors were presented by Mr K C Wsles Principal Mr P D Pyle, Supersntendent of Schools gave the presentatson ot the class The school year of l948 i949 came to a happy close as the students came to get their report cards . . ,, . ,, . . I . . . . . . I. . I . . I I I I I I - I I I ' I II ' II ' .I I ' ' I I Il I I Sawyer, under the direction of Miss Shelley, lt was a very . I , . . ' . . ' 2 . . I . I . . . I 1 1 ' I I ' , . I Junior Class Pla Benuta Bolts Lutue Splnks Rebecca Bolts Martha Grubb Twnnk Starr Hnppocrates Jay Henry Goober Prunella Flgg Cadwallader Cllppy Mrs Gertne Glossop Wnlbur Glossop Jack Gordon CAST Delores Goff Marilyn Muller Rose Mary Costner Pat Jackson Don Scott Earl Marcus Donovan Jenkins Anna Stenberg Allan Lewis Pat Wollen Kenneth Stenberg Don Bolung A three act comedv NUTS AND BOLTS was presented to the public on Tuesday evennng November l6 at the hugh school audutoruum lt ns the story of Mrs Bolts who turns her house unto a sanatorlum Her uncle has hndden money nn the house and many of her cllents are really not mentally deranged as they pretend but are actually seeking the hidden money Twunk Starr ns the one who succeeds an funding the money on top of the fireplace placed In an old tobacco can belongmg to the late uncle of Mrs Bolts Twlnk gave Mrs Bolts all of the S5 OOO so that she would consent to hrs marriage to her niece, Benlta Bolts O Phineas Plunkett ....................... Wayne Lackey Senior Class Play CAST Aunt Susle Stowe Catherme Thlessen Joy Herbert Dolores Gade Scarlet Deane Cothernne Buck Laura Dawson Maryorey Nnetfeld Madam Zola Joan Ruchards Mrs Edward Dunning lCynthual Darlene Sowards Portia Lark Carol Robb Omar Graves Sam Mansfield Johnny Rogers Donald lske Sllck Conway George Gade A mystery farce Aunt Susue Shoots the Works was presented May 5 and 6 at the Ashland Hugh School Aunt Susle Stowe an eccentruc and man hatung splnster learned that her late lamented schoolmate Cora Kung had wulled her her property so she wired her favorite niece Joy Herbert to meet her the followlng afternoon at the Kung residence Joy arrives accompanled by her colored maid Scarlet and whnle wanting nn the supposedly deserted house for Aunt Susue they are confronted with a serles of mysterious happenings Just as they were getting ready to make a terrufned departure Aunt Susne arrnves calms their fears and boasts that she has unheruted not only the late Cora s house but the factory next door as well which turns out to be of all things a sausage works' Aunt Susue plans to manufacture sausages when Cora Kung s lawyer descends on them and relates that Aunt Susue wall only Inherit the property provudmg she as married to one of Cora s cousins a man named Omar Graves wuthnn thirty days Aunt Susie huts the cenlsng and prepares for a battle To make matters worse Joy as secretly engaged to young Johnny Rogers who turns up unex Dectedly bent on a mysteruous mussuon and dnsguused as an old man Aur-t Susne mistakes the hapless Johnny for Omar Graves and poor Johnny us on the verge of nervous prostratuon when the real Omar Graves arrives accom panned by hrs colored manservant LaSalle Lnghts flash on and off characters disappear unto nowhere strange vusntors run In and out and at mndnnght werrd sounds are heard comlng from the factory next door Aunt Susne us determmed to unvestlgate and goes Into the factory alone The clnmax IS reached when the eccentrlc spnnster ' shoots the works O LaSalle Johnson ......................... Wayne Judds Il ' II . , . . I I . . . I . I . Q . I . I . I I . . , I A I I I ' - - I . . , . . . . . . . 4 I I I , I I . I I . . . . I . . I A ' I II I .IU ICR-SE ICR BANQLIET P XSTI' PIC1 L lil of C OROX X FIUN IILIIL PROGRAMME lnvocafnon I-I I-lello A Aloha W Wlnd and Weather Joan Richards Darlene Sowards and Ros A Aloha Oe I Isle of Golden Dreams I lntransut Home Marilyn Muller Rhlllp Hughes Trio e Mary Costner Donna Brott Allan Lewls Kenneth C Wnles - ............................ George Gade, Jr. Baccalaureate Service Prelude Processuonol lnvocotlon Musuc Scrupture Musnc Sermon MUSIC Benedlcfuon Chorol Beneductlon Recessuonol Sundoy Moy 22 l949 8 OO p m School Audutornurn Orchestre Orchestro Rev R H Roslllus Hugh School Chonr Fother Borry Strung Qunntette Rev M O Loub Choir Rev R H Rosulnus Choir Orchestra Commencement Program Thursday Moy 26 1949 Processuonol lnvocohon Muslc Solutotory Music Address Music Honors Music Vo lednctory 8 OO p m School Audltorlum Orchestro Rev Dovld Sampson Gurls Truo Rex Bower Vnolun Solo Clonrce Buelke Dr W P Hueronymus Vocol Solo, George Gode Kenneth C Wales Modrugol Dolores Gode Presenfotuon of the Closs Supf Prosper D Pyle Presentotnon of the Duplomos Mr Chorles Gode Beneductuon Orchestra I I I I Prelude ........,.............,........... Orchestro I ........................ . ll A Qing, Www 0 l Duck Coatman and Duck Buckmaster 2 Pot Jacksow and Januce Nelson 3 Patsy Scott Delores Goff and Do 'ores Gade 4 Janet Newberry and Wayne Judds 5 Adelo Wotupka 6 Patsy Coatman and Duck Buckmaster 7 Don Root, Lloyd Dummutt, Kenneth Folsom, and Allan Lewus 8 Kenneth Stenberg 9 Jon Sandy, Morgue Nelson, and Lloyd Kutreul lu Charles Parks ll Januce Nelson, Pat Jackson, Bob Raukes, and Shurley Bates l2 The Volleyball team un actuon I3 Charles Parks un actuon gf-if ' ' H I' gh M 47: . if 4 7 , ,,., . W ' . ' lru' 'ffm A ' , l, V ,ml n V ' ' ' .M . .D M S 'P M 4' i ..v, f I whsw Ill an S ott b Ralkes 16 Keith Pollard I7 'Vay Juddb Wulara Waltzel Kenth ard l8 Ethel cwer and AI ll D ares Gade 20 Jane Robnnsow 2l Phulllp Hughes 22 Wayne Judds 23 Joan Richards 24 C3 h J k can RICH rds Carl Wulls Darlene Sofvaras 25 B ll Starnbaugh 26 Phntlup Hughes Bull Stam ugh 3 D Ralk 5 27 lck l-lasw Jane arm r 2 Boa Ta C 30 Lloyd Kutrel 0 Ralkes 31 Coacw Smith 3 Lthel Bow r and Al ce Wll G , iw an n rl ' Q . I WV ,X -'ff' 3 ' x Q V5 4 gg 5 lf? rw , rl' y 92. 14.0. T . 15,80 ' , . ' . ,X ne ', ' ' ' ., ' Poll . . B ice VV,'lS. I9, cl , . , ' . . ' A . . . . ' . , l,3rncB': Y Z, ', f ,l . , . , - ba , 2' e, .D 2II,28. F e, ?. ' ala le. A ' l,Bb ' . . 1 2. '-' Q , .. ls N is :KX Q-wwf! 33 Anna Sferberg 34 Wayne Judds 35 Ruth Barnes and Peggy Butler 36 Janne Roblnsan 37 Ted Dumrnut nm Turner 39 Shirley Bates Blll Stambauglw Duck Caufman and Lavone Vance 40 Shirley Bates and Allan Lewls Grauernolz and Frank McReynolds 42 Bob Frlcke 43 Pat Jackson Thelma l-llghtslwoe and Janlce Nelson 44 Frank Mcllexnolds and Rex Bower 45 Carol Cockerlll 46 Frank Mclleynold 47 Ted Dammit Janice Nelson and Bob Tadlock 48 Janice Nelson and Slmrley Bates fl -f Q z A A sl .1 I . M y ' V 4 1 M Q 1 , . ft T It 5 K' W 4 4 3, ,L. 4 4 , W , x 4l. Bill . . ' . . , ' I . 49 Semor Class In the fourth grade 50 Cotherlne Thlessen ond ValGene Ewing 5l Cotherlne Buck 52 John Beckman 53 Jnm Turner ond Darlene Sowords 54 Fronces Frlck Rose Mary Costner Don Scott ond Corl Walls 55 Frances Frxcke and Jonuce Nelson 56 Cothernne Buck Mox Welch Phul Hughes ond Dolene Llvers 57 Cotherune Thuessen Ronnne Schulte Bob Gade Carl Wllls Earl Morcu and Catherme Buck 58 Don Scott Rose Mory Costner Duck Buckmoster Pot Cootmon Beverly Brucker Frances Fr ke ond Carl Walls 59 Glendoro Meese Vnrgunuo Vonce and Alnce Walls 60 Gulford Woshburn 6l Cothernne Buck , Q D will 3 FWZ 55? N .I , ,S . xx 5. M A, X li F g . 3' -F X ' i i1 W in , ir' YK M - an 0 , 9 'JV 4 lr -1 ZA ww 'F l f fill? ll r l ' I . I I A F I I3 ll ' ' I F F I GADE BROTHERS GARAGE Sales and Servrce Phone 59 Ashland Nebraska Chrysler Plymo MODERN BUILDING SERVICE MEAD IUMBER COMPANY C 0 A L Dependable Burldrng Maternal Ashland Nebraska Phone 66 201 N 14th HUll FARM EOUIPMENI CO McDeerlng Farm Machines ' lnternatlonal Motor Trucks 0 lnternatlonal Refrrgeratron Sales Genuine IHC Parts Se ce Phone 203 Ashland Blll BERKIN S BARBER SHOP It Pays to Look Well ROYAL TYPEWRITER Standards Portables All Makes Used Machmes Sa es Se v ce Re tals 0 Suppl es BEll TYPEWRITER EXCHANGE 519 Stephe s N o al B k Bldg F e o t Neb aska Pho e 229 Real Estate Insurance H PA Notary Publrc Farm Loans lAUHE CHEVROLET A Safe Place to Buy Ashland Nebraska Phone 28 VAlllER S SHOP Ashland Nebraska Phone 95 G ft Ro s g Appa BEST WISHES to the Graduatmg Class of 49 AER HD or the FINEST rn Sports Equupment S E E Harry Reeds Sport Shop Spaldrng Athletic Equipment Wholesale and Retaul 'I32l P St eet Ph e 2 4'l9'l L col 8 Neb aska C. . H Z E R uth II Il I I 5 I . . . u 1 9 4 I U i om Ladle ' Wearin rel rv' Verda Vallier Johnson Merle Vallier I . I rr N E rr F . . I l 0 r i n I n ati n on . I' on ' r m n , r n in n , r HAR0lDS SUPER MARKET Ah Nb CUNNINGHAM S Schultz Dry Goods I' I' GREENSIII IUMBER C0 FINEST FOODS at Reasonable Prlces GS? S I IV E R E A E E ASHIAHD HAICHERY O IIEN S HARDWARE I' S I Appl F d t HOFFMAN S GROCERIES MEATS DEKALB HYBRID SEED CORN INSURANCE ROBERT B GRAHAM M P WILLIAMS MD BEST wlsHES CLASS OF 49 I s land, e raska 1 r formerly Au o upp ies 0 iances The rien ly S ore Ashland, Nebraska Clean Up . . . Pain Up . . . 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