Bancroft High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Bancroft, NE)

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i ■ WARREN SORENSEN Basketball 1 NORMAN JEPPSON Band 3A Junior Class Play Student Manager I4. LE ROY FREDRICKSON Football Ij. Basketball 1A Track 1,2,3,14. Junior Class Play Annual Staff Ij. PEGGY BUCHHOLZ KR0SEMARK Pep Club 1,2,3, Girls Athletics I4. Vice President 3 Junior Class Play Girls Glee 1,2,3A Annual Staff Octette 3 1 MYRON HERMELBRACHT Basketball 1,2,3,14. Track 1 Junior Class Play DUANE PAULSEN

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 1 1 SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY Once again cornea that time of year when I must get out the crystal ball, dust It off, and see what the future holds. Ah, my crystal ball Is beginning to clear and who do I see but Orln Abendroth, that great senator from the state of Nebraska. Orln Is currently touring the country lecturing on the topic You too Can Woo Successfully or What You Should Know about Women . And now gazing Into the audience I see a trim looking young man clothed In the traditional olive garb of the army. Why, Isn't that Mo the tireless Turk Fredrickson? Yes, It Is, so lets go down and talk to him. Ho Informs us that he Is back from the Far Eastern Theatre, where his Job was to entertain the troops and keep their morale at a high level. He also tells that—------oh, my crystal ball Is clouding again end I'm losing track of Mo. I guess I'll have to recite the magic words—Aba-cadabra. Now It Is clearing and here we are in New York City, a place with a curious mixture of dirt, people, smoke, noise, and skyscrapers. That looks like someone we know working on that new Atomic Bomb proof building. Yes Its Ernie Venner, who tells us that he became a welder when he finished high school and subsequently branched out Into the contract business. He Is now In charge of constructing the world's first Atom Bomb proof building. Ernie also tells us that an old school mate, Jeannette Bassett Is In New York and gives us her address, a fashionable district on Staten Island. Let's go crystal ball. Well here we are the butler lets us In, we enter an expensive but modestly furnished home and our hostess comes to meet us. 0h I'm so glad you came, she gushes In New York societies most charming manner. Me too, sez I In my most delicate midweatern accent. Now that the preliminaries are over, Jeannette tells us that she Is the society editor for a large New York paper; hence, the position, manners, etc. Let's get out of here crystal ball! Here we sre In familiar territory again, Bancroft farm territory to be exact. Looks like Myron Hermelbracht Is breaking In a colt for the Annual Saddle Club review. Myron tells us that between 1+-H work and Saddle Club duties he Is keeping pretty busy. Well, don't let that colt throw you My . Meanwhile my crystal ball Is tsklng ua out West. I think It la that highly Industrial state of Utah, and In the midst of Its biggest industry??? Is Warren Sorensen, King of the Turkey Raisers, and his man Friday, Duane Paulson who Is Vice president In Charge of Combating Turkey Disease. The boys tell me that they are considering branching out Into other states with the ultimate goal of making the American people turkey conscious. Well crystal ball, enough of this turkey, where to next? Well here we are, no place In particular, and who do we find but Norman, Jeppson, who Is doing the same thing he was doing the last time I saw him-----as little as possible. When I questioned Norman as to his dubious occupation, he replied he was getting along very well. Nice work If you can get It. What's this coming into my crystal ball-- Looks like a couple of married women having a traditional gab fest over a third cup of coffee. Why, Its someone we know----Peggy K. and Betty L., a couple of Bancroft graduates. I also see some slightly familiar faces running around the household-----could be the little ones no doubt. Betty says she hopes to furnish enough boys for a future basketball team, but Peggy will do her one better------enough for a alx-man foot- ball team. The girls tell me that one of their old school mates Is a neighbor, Howard Diedrichsen, no less. Let's go over and talk to Howard. Howard tells us he has been In the cattle feeding business since he graduated from High School, and so far business has been pretty good. He not only feeds for himself but also for Swift Packing Company of Omaha. If fact, he tells us that a company representative should errlve shortly to renew contracts for future feeding. Something tells me this representative is someone we know. Here he comes now, owner of a small Cadillac, complete with chauffeur, bath, and running water. He's getting out of the car coming this way—-----well. If It isn't Donnie Peterson, looking very fat and prosperous. Donnie says he has worked himself up to the position of Vice president of the firm and In a few more years may become president. I can see It now—Peterson Packing Company of Omaha. There goes that crystal ball again, clouding up and preparing for a long Journey.