Clay Center High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Clay Center, NE)

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? It was on a bright, sunny morning in September of l9A7, that thirty-three green, scared freshmen entered the Clay Center Halls of Knowledge. A few days later we were initiated by the Seniors in the traditional gory and grotesque manner. Topped off with a grand cele- bration, commonly known as a school party. Being accepted as full fledged members of CCHS we now proceeded with the business end of the details. The following class officers were elected: Lowell Hoyt, President, Junior Alberding, Vice-President, and Roma Jean Holst, Secretary-Treasurer. Mrs. M. McBride was our sponsor during the first semester, and Mrs. G. Douglas was Freshmen Sponsor the last semester. During the course of the year, we held a Christmas Party in the gym., and even though the usual 'Christmas Cheern was lacking, everyone seemed to have a good time. Class activities were brought to a close with our class picnic at Heartwell Park, Hastings. The following Fall we found our ranks had dwindled to a fun- loving twenty-eight. For by now we were well acquainted with the routine of high school life and seemed to find more time for deviltry, jokes and pranks. A change of administration was at hand, so we pro- ceeded to elect Ronnie Nall, President, Bill Lovercheck, Vice-Presi- dent, and Jerilyn Hill, Secretary-Treasurer. The unsuspecting, but always jovial Coach Smith was chosen Sophomore Sponsor. Dramatics played an important role in the activities dTthe Sophomores that year. We were proud to present Elmer, a one act play as well as Shakespeares A Midsummer Night's Dream. The latter went well until Jerry Jones unknowingly concealed Bill Lovercheck's notes thus preventing Bill's delivery of the climactic speech. Needless to say, the production was a 'roaring' success. Social activities for the Sophomores took the form of a Sock-hop at mid-semester. And once again we wound up our year with our class picnic in Hastings. In the Fall of l9b9 twenty-four proud Juniors were as well ac- quainted with the rigors of class room duties as we would permit our- selves to be. And then, of course, there was Junior Alberding still getting straight A's. We cared for our electoral duties by appoint- ing Lowell Hoyt, President, Bill Lovercheck, Vice-President, Junior Alberding, Secretary-Treasurer, and Superintendent McCrory, Sponsor. During the course of the year the Juniors bought their class rings from Jostens, and soon wound up with a different ring from the one which they had ordered. It was at this time that the Juniors were confronted with pecuniary difficulties, namely, Nwhere were we to get the money for the Junior-Senior Banquet?W We soon solved our problem however, by presenting our Junior class play, A Ready Made Family. The success of our play assured the Seniors of a long to be remembered voyage to their WTreasure Islandn Banquet. The Junior year was brought to a close with--you guessed it--a picnic at Heartwell Park, Hastings. On September 2, 1950, twenty-three arrogant Seniors returned to Clay Center High School each secretly wishing himself a green Fresh- man once again. However, we accepted our positions of authority gra- ciously and proceeded to elect Doyt Hamilton,Presidentg Darrell Smith, Vice-President, Roma Jean Holst, Secretary-Treasurer, and our favorite and much adored Miss Davis, Sponsor. Lowell Hoyt was elected editor and is responsible for both C.C.H.S. publications, the Wildcat and our Yearbook. Senior activities consisted of monkey-shinings before Hab- erman's camera, ordering announcements, publishing the Wildcat, sneak- ing to Omaha, producing a comedy entitled Just Ducky, raising cain in general. Now as we, the Seniors of 1951, say farewell to our beloved Igalls of Ivy', we know that these have been the best years of our ves.