Clarks High School - Bomber Yearbook (Clarks, NE)

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C iaSS JJisti uAS rrisiorij In the fall of 1941, eleven bashful little girls and boys started to school. From this eleven only six have remained to graduate in the Class of 55« They are Jay R. Burrus, Bertha Townsend, Eldon Rose, Ronna Dit- tmer, Frank Spires and Dorothy Jilg. With these six were Johnny Ho ys, Dennis Waggoner, Jerry Kohlhof, Bobby Volkraan and Janice Sperling. Our teacher was Miss Augustus, who, due to the illness of h-r father left in the middle of the year-. Miss Barbara Little taught the remainder of the year. In the spring of that year we ’were negro singers in thf operettaD From Miss Little's room we graduated to the first and secohSTgrade room where Miss Lucille Bernard taught us for two years. Mary Knott joined our happy little group in the first grade. In the second grade Everett Young and Roger Vergo came into our class. We journeyed on to the third grade but minus Bobby Volkraan who left us in the summer. Ethel Sweet was our teacher for these two years. Dale Stromberg joined us but we lost Janice Sperling, Mary Knott and Jerry Kohlhof during the year. At the beginning of the fourth grade v e found that Everett Young had left in the previous summer. But our class had gained Janice Morris Beata Dubas, and Marland Beckstrom. nil of our class participated in the operetta Coobler of Fairyland and enjoyed the fun. Johnny Holys movea to Columbus in the fifth grade ana :e gained two others, Rita Miller and LaMoyne Darnall. Miss Marcia Rood 'was our teacher for these two years. In the sixth grade v e neither lost nor gained anyone. LaMoyne Darnall and Dennis Waggoner did not return the following fall to Clarks but we gained one new student Richard Graves. In the seventh grade we participated in the cantata The Spider and the Fly. Mrs. Iona Martins was our teacher in the seventh grade. In the eight grade Miss Rhoda Campbell was our teacher. Richard Y ruble -and Eugene Graves joined our typical class. We presented the Operetta Twilight Alley . We passed through this year speedily and soon fodnd ourselves receiving our eight grade diplomas. '— At last we reached one of our goals, High School. Twenty-three students began this long climb. La Moyne Darnall, Lois Dittmer, Shirley Lewis, Wayne Ostrander, Marcia Neil Schultz, Janice Sperling, Roger Vergo, Bobby Volkraan, and Jill Thomas joined us. Initiation was an experience that shall never be forgotten. We chose blue and gold as our class colors and red and white carnations as our flower. Our motto was undecided. We were Sophraores and quite used to the routine at Clarks High now. Frank Gregg and Shirley Urkoski joined us, but Bob Volkman left so our class was now a large class of 24 members. Eight members of our class served at the Jr.-Sr. Banquet that year. In the Junior year Janice Sperling left us but we gained two other members, Jim and Don Chapin. One of the highlights of the year was when we got out class rings. We presented the class play, His Ozark Cousin and earned enough money to present the Jr.-Sr. banquet. The theme for this banquet was Harbor Lights. In our final year at good old Clarks High we had twenty-one members that remained to graduate here. Jim and Don Chapin left us in the previous summer. Mary Geisenhagen moved to Central City the first semester. V e are now working on the Sr. Play, Marry Before Midnight which we are sure will be a great success. At the time of writing of this our Sneak Day and the final step in school remain for us to take.