College View High School - Viewpoint Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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KEY First Row-Henson, asso- ciate editor: Thomas, editor-in-chief: French, business manager: Cor- nell, assistant business manager. Second Row - Lunsford, boys' athletics: Wear, classes: Meyer, snap- shots: S. Brant, typisti Miss Buchanan, business adviser: Badousek, girls' athletics. Third Row - Miss Perry. editorial adviser: Eddy typist: Theis, features: L. B a I a i tion' r n . org n za . Willson, calendar. Ufiz flfiswfzoinzf Year 1923 was a red letter one in the history of the College View High School, for Volume I of the traditional Viewpoint was placed in circulation. This Viewpoint, dedicated to Mrs. Anna Bergman, edited by a class of twenty-one students, proved to be a 'bulky, basic, and beaming manuscript. One impressive picture was that of Mr. Tor- val Iohnson, head coach of the College View High School. Present faculty members who played an important part in the school's ac- tivities were Mrs. Bergman and Mr. Moore. But time alone will bring improvements. Fourteen years pass. Year 1937 brings forth a novel, new- fangled, and nippy Viewpoint, bubbling with zip, zest, and zollityf' This stream- lined manuscript was edited by a class of twenty-seven, each one contributing his gin- ger, gest, or gust. But while the spirit cf Commendation is hovering over, we wish to pay tribute to the lower classmen who were very helpful in writing their share of the ar- ticles. Their work gives one an entirely dif- ferent 'islant on different clubs and organ- izations. We also feel indebted to Miss Buchanan for her work with the business staff and to Miss Perry for her editorial sponsorship. The '37 Viewpoint was written with two main factors in mind: first, to contain a com- plete history of the school year through both writing and pictures: and second, to keep this material interesting. The new cover idea, the Park-Avenue style titles, the faculty pic- tures, and football section are modern fea- tures of the Viewpoint, 1937. So with pa- tience, and parting-words the staff leaves you to enjoy your annual. May the lower classmen experience the same exquisite plea- sure and pain as did the staff of 1923 and 1937! I Seven

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U65 Tuzpfa and gold Our school paper, the Purple and Gold, passed into its fifth year of printing with the year '36-'37. The purpose of the paper has remained constant, although the style and subject matter have varied. The purpose of the Purple and Gold is to create a spirit of comradeship among all the students of College View High School, using the paper as a vortex. To work on the paper, to be a member of the staff, one must express a desire and a genuine interest in newspaper work: moreover, one must suc- ceed in the responsibilities assigned to him. The ideal of friendly cooperation among all departments of the school is an important goal of the staff. This year the Purple and Gold has been proud to publish twelve issues, half of which have been eight pages rather than four. Some issues have been in color, photographs have helped to enliven the news, and a cartoon contest gave the students an opportunity to see one of their own drawings in the paper. The paper is supported by advertising, sub- scription, and news sales. The P. 8 G. gives the pupils the chance of self-expression in the features and 'editor- ials. The ability to write clear and concise English is developed through the writing of news articles. Diversions create and arouse much interest in the paper. The first semester began with Clifford Thomas as editor-in-chief and Irene Henson as associate editor. Marjorie French was soon added, and later Betty Knowles. Si- multaneously Irene became co-editor. The second semester Betty Knowles and Ben Fleet became co-editors, assisted by Betty Barney and Dale Nannen. KEY First Rowe-Nannen, Barn- ey, F l e e t , Knowles, Thomas, Henson, French, Cornell, Lunsford. Second Row-Porter, Wear, Francke, Cravatt, Jacobs, Eddy, Theis, Watkins, Whalen, Wheeler, Miss Perry, sponsor. Third Row-Walker, Severe in, Stransky, Richardson, Martin, Morey, R. Mar- row, Dresselhaus, L. Mar- row. . .x r MN -4 A -ffl u -max rs wr, ..frpr4rw41 r.

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Education Nero, but he finally Nl. C. Lefler Superintendent were the possessors only was the way to 50.125, f 'zascfom Epictetus was a Roman who lived nineteen hundred years ago. He was a slave during the reign of the tyrant, secured his freedom and became a stoic philosopher. His experience as a slave and his re- lease from this bondage made him an ardent apostle of freedom. and he spent a great share of his later years contemplating the best means of securing it for an in- creasingly large number of people, I-le became convinced that ignorance and poverty usually go together, and these are the conditions under which slavery best flourishes. He therefore took bold issue with the customs of his day when he declared, The rulers of the state have said that only free men shall be educated, but God has said that only educated men shall be free. These are very interesting words because it was then the prevailing idea that members of prominent or well-to- do families were the only persons entitled to the status of freemen. They constituted a privileged class. They of liberty and freedom. To them opportunity open. The civilized world is struggling in the direction that Q only educated men shall be free. It seeks to banish ignorance. Many kinds of slavery have already been abolished. Since the founding of our country, universal education and equity of opportunity have been its cardinal cqcffis Usmanf principles. Every boy and girl is not only entitled to have his fair chance, but he has a great obligation to make the best use of the opportunities which are afforded him. A cultivated, cultured mind is really the price of true The day in which we live is a critical day. We are apt to feel that all things can be im- proved by change, that nothing is right that has not changed. This is a fallacious point of view, yet one which dominates the thinking of the masses of people in our present-day civilization. Only educated men often demands change, and adjust ourselves to an ever- no longer possible to predict, which the years immediately ahead will bring. Of one thing we can be certain -they will not be like the years just past. However, real progress we will need to prepare to changing environment. It is with any certainty, changes We must not lose sight of the part which each of us has to play in helping to make his own environment. There is a prevailing tendency for the young person to be so much concerned with fitting in to the proper niche in life that he forgets the possibility of his creating a niche of his own. A contribution to society on the part of the individual means real achievement. As high school graduates complete the work of the public schools and enter into the spirit of the Commence- ment season, it is my earnest desire that not one of these shall fail to do his best to carve, out of the rock of destiny, a successful career which will signify a life devoted to an everlasting purpose. Fight freedom. This is what Epictetus meant when he said: shall be free. O. H. Bimson Assistant Superintendent