David City High School - Scout Yearbook (David City, NE)

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DRIVERS' TRAINING urznwns Iohn Tomek shows Darlene Rathjen how to change a tire on the drivers' training car. The 1950-51 school year was the third year that the drivers' training program was in oper- ation in David City High School. Fifty-two drivers were trained. A total of 123 drivers were trained the first two years that the pro- gram operated. The two parts of the program are the class- room studies and the driving practice train- ing. Man and the Motor Car and the Drivers' Manual were the two books used in the classroom part of the program. Ellis Mercer and Iohn Tomek did an excellent job of managing the program. Mercer did the 3, . I k, Deeply interested in the explanation of the inter- nal combustion engine by Mr, Ellis Mercer, drivers' training instructor, are Verone Gibb and Marldecn Lanspa. Page 30 classroom work and Tomek had charge of driving practice as he has had the two pre- vious years. Nearly all of the 52 students who took the course were enrolled for credit. The drivers' training course has many aims in the program. To instill safety foremost in the student's mind is the most important aim. Three other aims are: ill To develop a social attitude toward driving, C21 To give a foundation for sound judgment on the part of the driver, and C31 To teach the student how to operate a car in a safe, scientific proven manner. Hb .,vxtAg,X A4 E Drivers' training instructors Mr. Ellis Mercer and Iohn Tomek greet Sergeant Harry Brt, from the state patrol department, and local patrolman, Ed Porter.

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DRAMATICS Xu li? Q I ,fb i2 Under the mak up be-1ng applxed by loan Anderson IS Norma Tohnson getting ready for the Juruor class play The dramatxcs department ol the Dav1d C1ty Hlgh School has had a very busy year Mr Wtllard Lally helped the speech stu dents through the year 1n thetr dramat1c attempts The 1un1or class play Leave To Marry conststed of a cast of four gtrls and two boys They were Carhn lacob Norma lohnson Lea Schlentz Martha Glock Iaruce Welker and Norma Iohnson try to revlve Ken Iohnson 1n a rehearsal s ene from the unxor play who faxnted when he heard he was to be marr1ed Other GCllV1l19S lncluded a sentor class play and a contest play The contest play was ent1tled The Pmk Dress The D1SlT1Cl ll Speech Contest attended by the Davtd Clty H1gh School students was held at the Un1ver s1ty ot Omaha March 4 The students also had a chance to gam ex pertence 1n dolng promptlng make up sound effects lrghtmg and helpmg d1rect the plays A group of students took part 1n the speech lesttval at the Unlverstty of Nebraska as and Kenneth lohnson The play was g1ven at the Davld C1ty MUH1C1pGl Aud1tor1um Novem ber 14 and 15 fx fx L Postng for the rho cfg apher are the ass play cast BPH Z1f1U9Ck0 C O '39 Pfteffh llfleq Wh1l9 membe s lam Q mr a o oh son Ca lm n he spec tl 7 an And on and lr, 'TSVGZ Y . 2 l, A , , . X , -P X . , x - 3 , ' nf ',',t'.t.. ,. ,gs gr, . ' J 'ylfftfz far: fi , , ' , - ,v v . , 7.6 ' ' ' L.-. . .c j ' , ' K -jg, ., e I I A I . I .. . 'H . - , . I tt 'ff ' ' ' I w, Ianice Welker, Martha Glock, Lea Schlentz 'Nf l 1 f X 4 Q K. f I i K A 1 7 '31, ' v.,nA',,.x g h X ' I Q 7 1 I I is ,' 1 r . junior CIN. 1 TTT T- S . ' . ' . r ,A .C - Wei' ,fforrtx I hnsori, Kohl . n , 7' JA Y. C. fff1l'i6'Y1lS,,C . 97:5 . . acc' , Le ch. nt , and lffartha Glcrk, Dcrprft Lfarfgn assist him

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Run Wood 'fift- Verone Gibb .14 if lonnelh Lynn Shuck lohn R mbauqh Under the firm coachlng hand of Iohn Rumbaugh the Davrd Crty Scouts won the1r f1rst Class B state Champ1onsh1p 1n hlstory to chmax the season that saw the Scouts w1n 18 and lose four The Scouts surprxsed many people as they ended the cage schedule wlth the hxghest honors 1n the state Class B cage d1v1s1on The Scouts held second place honors tn the Central E1ght Conference before loslng to Alblon 45 55 ln the fmal game of the season Two of the saddest defeats of the season were to Schuyler and Alb1on The Scouts lost to Schuyler 42 43 whrle Alblon chp ped them 45 55 The Scouts galned re dropped Alblon 48 23 Doyle Fyfe was the teams top scorlng ace wh11e Norman Coufal and Iack G1lmore copped second and th1rd place honors The Scouts were placed number one tn the top ten of the L1ncoln Iournal and placed number one 1n the Omaha World Heralds top ten Doyle Fyfe was placed on the all tourna ment team by the World Herald and was named to the class B all tournament team by the Herald Iournal and Star news papers to name lust a few Norman Coufal lack Gllmore and Ierry liroeger also came IH for numerous honors by the state cage experts Carlm Iccob Ierry Kxoeger La Dellys Vrana e three stooges lack Lang Ben Zmnecker and Norman Coufal Alfred Bongers peer out from the cage m the audx torlum Page 31 wg A 3 A xo' C , . 2 y I I If ls, 5 u X 3 3 X 4. V l t t ev , , 4 X u Il ' ' S 4' if f bas ' ' . Z4 y ,f - . ' . . - X ' 2 W venge in the- dlstrict tournament as they 4 v - ' , . j 1 EQS I - 9' .l C. T ' ' , X 6 Ill Q fy S 4 ' 1,443 'N - - fjsr. I, XX 4 Y . - -A if ', .X , A 4 A . 3-' .- .J- L A. . 'Ln .. '4 . X Th H In I V . 1 .