Beemer High School - Bobcat Yearbook (Beemer, NE)

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CLASS PROPHECY OP '1941 One day last week while I was in Omaha, I felt a etrange urge to know what our Senior Class of 41“ would ce doing ten years from now. Thursday, I viaited a famous fortune teller, Madame Marco Polo. Gazing into her crystal, she took me Into the year of 1951 and the following are the .amazing facts I learned of our future. I had long since given up my work at the Sinclair Serv- ice Station and, as a result of a large sura of money I had won by writing the season's most popular song hit, I was taking a trip to New York City. I boarded the train at Onaha and as I was making my way through the train to my seat the conductor asked for my ticket. Imagine my surprise, when glancing up, I found him to be none other than Vic flarlson. (Elmer Carlson) vlc always did like choo-choo trains and had finally obtained his life-long ambition. When I arrived at New York station, I took a cab to my hotel. While I was going through the revolving door, I ran Into a young man. Just about the time I said, Why don't you watch where you're going? —he said, Why, hello Alice! I found him to be Charlie Kotik, who was now just a play boy trying to gain entrance into Vassar, the lead- lng girl'8 school. He informed me I would get another surprise when I registered for my room. I soon agreed with him, for looking very stern from behind hideous horn-rimmed glasses and holding a men towards me was Beemer's one time Romeo, Warren Burks. He Informed me, though, that being a clerk was temporary; he still had hopes. After seeing settled In my room, I decided to go and look at the wonderful and nuch-talked-about sky scrapers. As I passed by a boarded up portion, I saw a familiar face that resembled my best friend Leo Schraaderer. After getting reacquaintod, ho told me that he was an electric welder with one of New York's largest construction companies. He 5°O? a c2rrespondenoe c°l,rno In the field of business but decided his muscle and brawn could be applied to a more ex- acting occupation. i , Led suggested we attend a movie at one of New York's leading theaters and away we went. Will miracles never

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 mining the cl»3n. The class officers were MyrtlA Pals-. President; Leona Kunke, Vice-President; Doris Martin, secretary and Treasurer, Mrs, Smith was the class sponsor. The outstanding events of the year were: The Junior Class P-ay, Silas Sraidge From Tarnio Ridge . was given Tuesday, .November 21, 1939; the Junior-Senior Banquet was given Wednesday, May 1, 1940, Four class oartlps ware held dur- ing tiie year. The following school term, 1940-1941, began ’ ith a grand total of twenty-five Seniors,. This was the homo stretch for the class of 1941 Delmar Oswald was the only pupil that did not continue from the previous year. However, Mllada Walter again Joined the class. The class officers wore: Myrtle Falskon, President; Mary Ann Wie- sen, Vice-President; and Joyce Galbraith, Secretary and Treasurer, Mr, Sanders was the class sponsor. The out- standing events that occurred during the last mile of their four-mile Journey were many in number. The Junior- Senior banquet held in the school auditorium, took place on May 3, 1941, An Educational Day was enjoyed oy the sponsor and the members of the class on May 16. A Bacca- laureate Service, conducted by Reverend William Wilson, was held May 18, 1941. Graduation, the final event for this largest graduating class cf Bremer previous tc 1941j was held May 2G, 1941. The address was given by Allan K. Burkhardt, Superintendent of schools of Norfolk. The Senior Play, presented on May 13, included the following cast of characters: FOR PETE’S SAKE’ Miss Sarah Pepperdine . . Jasmine Jackson .......... Cicero Murglethorpe . . . Peter Pepperdine, . . . . Bill Bradshaw , ......... Thorndyke Murglethorpe, , Mrs. Clarkston. . , . , . Nadine Clarkston.......... Peggy Clarkston . . . , . Malvina Potts ...... John Boliver. ............ Dupont Darby. ...... .......... . Leona Hunke ........ A] Icp Del mom, ......... . Norman Sharp .......... Richard Lebba • f . . , . . Emmeto Wendt • • • , , , Maurice Gries-v • .... o Joyce CaVrreich ...... .Kathryn II oh oka ....... Doris Martin ....... Mllada Waiter . ........Charles Kotik ....... Elmer Carlson

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cease? Tho name of the picture was Flossie the Flirt starring Deris Martin Yes, Doris was in Hollyifocd try- -r.g to crowd Ann Sheridan, the oomph’1 girl out of the spot- light On the way to my hotel we passed an ultra-modern dress Sb.'. on Looking in the well-arranged show window 1 saw Orphia Jlaasrh arranging some of the material in the window fie re- e ;gri zed us ard asked us to come in. Crphla locked vo.ry Ohio1 in a stunning dress. She informed ran that she and ncr partner had succeeded very well. ’Your partner,1 I in- quired 'Fes, Josephine Litz has charge of one 1 the most popular departments of my store, Upon further inquiry, I found out. ' hat she helped 11 redheads select the proner colors t,c wear. The next morning 1 felt refreshed and decided to look fer a beauty shoppe After finding one and asking Madame for a good operator, she assigned one to do ny wo:.k, Look- ing into the mirror, I stared info the face cut raj old f;.lend Leona Hunks, 1 sta) ted the day off right by having a long chat with Letra, She informed me that Freddie NsJlor was out in Santa Anita trying to race a string cf sav horses with Junior Eatenhorst as his jockey. X guess Freddie must have had. his mine, on a society deb as u sr a.i ' t) gt • stick with saw horses ’ Alsc, she tolc no chf.t Joyce Cteibraxtfc was in the ne ’ and beautiful Paris master!classical music. She had finally become tired of breaking fair lads hear is and decided on a serious vocation. That afternoon I decided to see the New Ycrk Yankees play ball. I vras truly astonished to fire that 'Dick'1 Lebes was their scar Ditcher. (31 guess Dick had a reason to crag after all, ' In my excitement to see : Diek:' smash out a home run, 7 hit a soectacur ever the head one con- sequently lie threatened to aue me, I decided, a lawyer might not be so bad in a case like that so I called up a hr. Wendt; who was recommended bv a friend. He got me out of the mix- up for you see, he happened to be very bmgnt .lawyer, this Mr. Emmett Wendt.. I spent a quiet evening in ray room listening to the radio. While listening to -a news broado yt-. 1 was ora e«? to learn that Boyd Sonants- 1 oin-srly ot heeler- Net? aska. had just returned from South Africa,? He had been brutirg pink elephants with Lester Vviegert as his ussit cart, Frank Buck was rapidly losing prestige as a game hunter with these two in action.