Falls City High School - Orange and Black Yearbook (Falls City, NE)

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OR AX (IE AXD BLACK 1921 CLASS PROPHECY OF 1924 A trip to New York gave me a great deal of pleasure not long ago. Robert Horrocks, at present a famous manufacturer of saw-toothed spoons on which babies may cut their teeth, invited me to spend a few days with him in the metropolis. Robert met me at the station and as it was rather late we decided to go to the Pennsylvania and spend the night. We left the station and stepped into an Essex coach. The driver turned for instructions and as Robert said, “The Pennsylvania,” I beheld the countenance of Elizabeth Barton. At the hotel, while we were registering, someone gave me a terrific slap on the back. I wiped the ink from my eye and when I had recovered my teeth I found Carroll Nott beaming at my side. The three of us seated ourselves and had an interesting talk—Carroll was occupied in lighting the torch of the Statue of Liberty every night. He told us about many of our old classmates. Helen Ruth Reneker had recently been appointed to blow out the street lights every morning, while Sara Helen Simanton stopped all the streets that ran through the business district. Cora Wallraff and Ruth McDonald found that the only way they could get a kick out of life was by driving mules for an excavating company. Gladys Adams was employed by the government to lick postage stamps. Wilbert Zorn won more honors at the international bill posters contest, having defeated all other contenders with ease. Nellie Lee Brecht was manager of America’s largest dairy, The Powerful Dairy Company. The Street Railway Company employed Freda Fischer as chief street car winder for the new type cars which they had just installed. The only other of our old friends that he knew of was Alberta Ernst. She had become violently enamored of a cannibal chieftain and had eloped with him to become queen of his tribe. Robert and I retired soon and the next morning were on the streets early. About two blocks away we heard a familiar voice calling, “Paper! Daring Rum Runners Caught.” The newsboy was none other than Grant Whitford. I purchased a paper and as I was conversing with Grant I heard a disturbance. A street cleaner was vigorously defending himself from the ouslaught of a man who was ardently wielding a monkey wrench. Robert and I considered it our solemn duty to uphold the peace so we dashed into the fray. Imagine how astonished I was when I saw that the street cleaner and plumber were John and Harvey Whitaker engaged in a cousinly quarrel. Harvey had been repairing the water main and we finally convinced him that John had not purposely swept rubbish into the manhole. We left them still inclined to argue and met De Forest Lewis coming down the street with a huge bundle of umbrellas. He said that he was employed as an umbrella tester. He jumped off the Woolworth building and if the umbrellas were good ones he landed safely. Evidently they had all been good. Robert had to make a purchase so we entered a department store. A fashion show was in progress, two beautiful models clad in gorgeous gowns stepped into view upon a platform. They were Sadie Rieger and Alma Deuenler. Robert accosted the floorwalker. When he turned to see what we wanted we recognized Alan Kirk. Alan knew where several of our old classmates were. Marvin Lane was president of the Arrow Shirt and Collar company. Edgar Norton was manager of a branch factory of the same company. It is his portrait which adorns all of the Arrow advertisements. David Kottman was an eminent physician and surgeon. He specialized in canine chiropody and had recently invented rubber shoes for dogs so that they could be worn on rainy days. If the dog wished to enter the house the shoes could be removed and there would not be footprints on clean floors. Alan also told us that Thelma Waller and Celia Jane Lawrence were now joint owners of the Western Story Magazine. They had purchased a ranch in Montana and were gathering material for a series of articles dealing with the habits of the domestic cow. Margaret Coupe in order to satisfy her longing for adventure had accepted the position of Spanish Instructor in the University of California. Alan had gone to Buffalo, New York for a vacation and while there had watched Hazel Hutchins go over the falls in a wheel chair. She made the trip daily and had only broken a shoulder and one of the Ten Commandments. The Ringling Bros, circus had exhibited in Buffalo. Cleo Edwards was chief nurse to the elephants and in his spare time had the habit of writing poetry. The doctors say he may recover in time. Alan then led us to the hardware department where Robert was to make his purchase. An unusual sale of cut glass can openers was being held. Hardware was flying and people with disheveled clothing were fighting in vain to get nearer the counter. We walked up a stairway to gain a more advantageous view point. Behind (Continued on Page 52) Page Twenty-one

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OR AX a E AXD BLACK 1924 SENIOR CLASS HISTORY Four years ago there come into the Falls City High School a new group of Freshmen, green and unaccustomed to the wisdoms and tribulations of High School life. In this respect they were similar to those that had preceded them—but in others they were different and were immediately given the name of being one of the best and most unusual classes in F. C. H. S. To prove this fact, you may need only to look further. After we had been duly initiated into the secrets of Freshmanhood, we elected our class officers for the year. They were Clarence Nutter, President; Georg? Reid, Vice-President, and Anna Margaret Brecht, Secretary and Treasurer. Miss Herrick was chosen Class Sponsor. Wilbert Zorn was our representative on the football squad. Our Freshman year passed rather uneventfully but successfully. In 1922 we began to gain more confidence in ourselves and took the revenge that had been smouldering in our hearts from the time of our Freshman initiation, upon the innocent Freshies of 1922. With the help of our class officers, Anna Margaret Brecht as President, John Whitaker as Vice President, and Rosalie Linsley as Secretary and Treasurer, with Miss Gregory as Sponsor, the party was made a success. Zorn again made the football team besides being our only representative in Boys’ Basketball. Esther Mettz and Sara Helen Simanton were the only Sophomores on the Girls’ Basketball Team. In 1923 we elected Grand Whitford President, Lucille Crawford, Vice President, and Robert Horrocks, Secretary and Treasurer. Miss Holt was chosen Class Sponsor. On the football team we had five men, Wilbert Zorn, Clarence Nutter, Harvey Whitaker, Grant Whitford, and Harold Lippold. We were represented by Wilbert Zorn, Orville Morris, Grant and Murray Whitford in Basketball. Four girls of the Junior Class, Lovelle Sconce, Margaret Forney, Sara Helen Simanton and Esther Mettz displayed their ability on the Basketball floor. The Girls’ Interclass Basketball Tournament was won by the Juniors. In our Junior year we also purchased our pins and rings which satisfied our most exclusive tastes. Thanks to Miss Holt’s unfailing interest in our class, her creative ideas, and untiring efforts, we were able to entertain the Seniors of 1923 at one of the prettiest and most delectable banquets in the history of F. C. H. S. Our social and mental activities developed rapidly in our Senior year of 1924. At the beginning of this year we elected Harvey Whitaker President, John Whitaker Vice President, and Robert Horrocks Secretary and Treasurer. By a unanimous vote of approval, Miss Holt was again chosen Class Sponsor. In footba 1 with Wilbert Zorn as Captain, seven men made their letters. They were Orville Morris, Clarence Nutter, Edgar Norton, De Forest Lewis, Murray and Grant Whitford. Both the boys’ and girls’ Basketball teams were largely composed of Seniors, Deckinger, Lewis, Zorn and Whitford playing on the boys’ team while E. Mettz, N. L. Brecht, S. H. Simanton, M. Forney, and L. Sconce were on the girls’ team. Both the boys and girls of our class won the Interclass Tournament this year. The play, “Mrs. Bumpstead Leigh” given by Falls City High, featured five Seniors, and four of the Class of ’24 were chosen to speak at the Rotary Club on the subject of “Roosevelt.” In the Glee Club Operetta, nine out of twelve principals, Douglas Cornell, Julia Eberhardt, John Whitaker, Nellie I ee Brecht, Anna Margaret Brecht, Frederic Burchard, Celia Jane Lawrence, Grant Whitford and Helen Ruth Reneker, with Truly Walters as accompanist, helped to make it a success. After a week of research, studying and writing, twenty-five per cent of all the essays sent to the American legion Contest were sent in by Seniors. From these we gleaned a fair per cent of the prizes and honorable mentions. John Whitaker received second prize, and Rosalie Linsley, third, while five out of seven honorable mentions were given to Stephen Coupe, Douglas Cornell, Ella Steinbrink, Harvey Whitaker and Nellie Lee Brecht. The Vice President of our class, John Whitaker, also earned the honors of first place in the District Oratorical Contest at Lincoln, given by the Kansas City Star and those of third place at the same contest covering fifty counties, which was given at Emporia, Kansas. The comedy drama entitled “Adam and Eva” was chosen by the Seniors as their Class Play and after much hard work was presented to the public on the night of May 23. Our class was represented on the Orange and Black Staff by Truly Walters, as Editor-in-Chief, Wilbert Zorn as Business Manager, Rosalie Linsley for Organizations, Anna Margaret Brecht for Snapshots, and Robert Horrocks as Senior Representative. The Class of 1924 takes this opportunity to thank the faculty of F. C. H. S. for the four successful years which mark the closing period of their career in public school life and activities. Page Twenty H. R. R.

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OKAS (IE AND KLAVK 1924 LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT Ladies and Gentlemen, Board of Education, Superintendent, Teachers and Friends: Upon behalf of my client, the Class of 24 of the Falls City High School of Falls City, Richardson County, State of Nebraska, U. S. A., 1 have called you together, upon this solemn occasion to listen to her last will and testament. Listen then, one and all, while I read the document, as duly drawn up and sworn to: We, the Class of 1924, in sixty-eight individual and distinct parts, being about to pass out of this sphere of education in full possession of a crammed mind, well trained memory and nearly superhuman understnding, do hereby make and publish this, our last will and testament, hereby making void all former wills or promises made heretofore by us. First: To our esteemed Teachers we leave inexpressible gratitude and good wishes, they who have made our, all-too-short career in this edifice of learning, an unqualified success. Second: Having held ourselves in direct bearing by our mighty self-respect, we will the necessary elements in developing the same to the Juniors. Third: We likewise give this same Junior Class, John Whitaker’s knowledge of the Universe in whole or in part. We trust the class will be able to survive. Fourth: We leave our astuteness to study to the deserving, if rowdy, Sophomores. Fifth: Our dignity and sophistication we bequeath the Freshmen. (They need it.) Sixth: Again, to esteemed Faculty we bequeath all startling information we may have furnished them in various examinations. We trust they will feel at perfect liberty to make use of all such bits of wisdom for the enlightenment of the classes to come. Seventh: To our Sponsor, Miss Holt, the ever enduring admiration and friend- ship of the class of 24. Eighth: Individually— Clift Adams, going out into a serious world, bequeaths his frivolity to Neal Mulligan. To those she deems worthy Gladys Adams will give the prescription for her “Cream of Roses’ complexion. Elizabeth Barton leaves languishing glances to a certain Junior Boy. Anna Margaret Brecht leaves all early flirtations for One. Nellie Lee Brecht’s four cylinder giggle she wishes to bequeath Betty Whalen. (She feels Betty needs a new one.) Frederic Burchard leaves his manner of always being in a hurry to Edwin Green-wald. Douglas Cornell wishes his studious ways to be left in care of Alfred Hartman with the provision that he use carefully and on event of his graduation, present them with due formality to Lorraine Mayfield. Margaret Coupe leaves her quiet, unaffected manners to Fern Dunn, Emma Louise Fisher and Maude Harriet Weaver, with hope that they benefit thereby. Stephen Coupe wishes Harlan Hutchins to have his habit of constant talking. Vera Coupe has delved far into the peculiarities of This Life. Her knowledge is incomparable. She feels she must present some of her learnedness to Barry Moeser. Lucille Crawford will, upon the demands of Helen Brown impart a secret concerning the darkening of Titian Hair. Albert Deckinger presents his cake-eater’s style and mannerism to Fierce Hoppe. Alma Deuchler cannot be persuaded to leave her flirtation to Gladys Smith. But she will bequeath the same a portion of her studiousness. Sadie Deuchler is preparing a course of lectures on “We Modern Women. Our Rights.” She hereby issues Daisy Mendenhall a special entrance pass. Julia Eberhardt has a Ford Chauffeur whom she will, on demand, loan to Helen Fisher. Anyone feeling the lack of a sense of humor may apply to Cleo Edwards. His is so immense he can part with a large amount. So underclassmen, you need not rush. Clara Eickhoff and Gladys Gibson wish to offer themselves for an hour’s discussion with Eloise Kirk and Madeline Vogt, on the subject, “Pals.” Alberta Ernst wills her daily rides with her brother to Imogene Miller. Freda Fisher must leave Gladys Lichty. She places her in the care of Gertrude Fritz. Harry Floyers offers his ‘La Rose” hair oil to Herbert Knight. Continued on page 62 Page 'Twenty-t wo