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

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ORANGE and BLACK ELMO VAUGHN Reason rules his mind. Class History, 27 RUTH VODER A word, a smile, a girl worthwhile. Basketball, ‘26, '27; Glee Club, '27; Music Contest, '27 CARL ZIMMERMAN For some reason his face seems to always hatch a rin. Orchestra, '26, ’27; Vice-President, '24; President, '25; Music Contest, '27 FRED ZORN My future doesn't worry me. MRS. FLOV DEWALD Sponsor MISS LETA WAKELIN Sponsor Senior Class In September. 1923, eighty-four timid young Freshmen assembled in tbe old F. C. H. S. and elected the following officers: Billy Kirk. President; Carl Zimmerman, Vice-President, and Wilbur Schock, Secretary-Treasurer; with Miss Crowe as sponsor. Soon after the Sophomores invited us to an initiation party, which we returned the following month. Harold Cheever represented us very capably in football that year. Near the close of school, our president moved away, and the vice-president. Carl Zimmerman, was called upon to perform the duties of the office, a position which he filled so ably that he was reelected the following year with Imogene

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 ORANGE and BLACK Schmitt as vice-president and Mary Weaver secretary-treasurer. Miss Mary Hayes was chosen sponsor. Realizing our grave duty in ushering the Freshmen into the wiles of school life, we heartily assisted them with an initiation party. This task completed we were able to relax and think of lighter things. We were well represented in school activities this year. Harold Gieever and Reuben Kaiser, the latter of whom graduated the following year, won letters in football and we contributed our share of boys and girls to basketball as well as to the glee clubs and orchestra. In the Junior year we performed some of our most harassing work in raising funds for the Junior-Senior banquet, which was given May 1. 1926, at the Hotel Weaver. This we did by various means which are popular to students in pecuniary difficulties, and which are too numerous to narrate here. This year Robert McDonald was elected president, Loren Allison vice-president. and William Ketter secretary-treasurer. Unfortunately Robert McDonald was unable to attend the latter part of the term and it was necessary for Loren Allison to fill his position which he did very well. Miss Xicoll was sponsor during the year. In athletics we were well represented, letters in football being awarded to Harold Cheever. Vincent Rriggs and Clarence Krecklow. while in basketball. Loren Allison and Clarence Krecklow received letters. The latter was chosen captain of both the football and basketball teams for the following year. In girls’ basketball Ruth Yoder and Mildred Wiltse received letters. And now we had arrived at that long desired and envied goal which we had striven so long to attain—we were Seniors! This year we realized how near was the time when our glad school days would be over, even for those of us who were planning to enter the higher branches of learning, and realizing this, we strove diligently to do our best, and leave a record behind us of which any class might lie proud. Then, too, we were the first Senior Class to enter the wonderful new building which has been furnished us, and we wanted to express our appreciation of the thoughtfulness and good wishes of those who have helped make the advantages of a good education possible. At our first class meeting we elected Herbert Knight president, Robert McDonald vice-president, and Loren Allison secretary-treasurer. For perhaps the first time in school history, the Senior Class chose two sponsors—Miss Wakelin, a newcomer this year, and our beloved Mrs. DeWald. With such capable sponsors for advisers, no class could make a poor record. This year we were especially well represented in athletics. For merit in football. Allison, Briggs, Hinkle. Krecklow, Cheever, Ruck and Welker received letters; and in basketball they were awarded to Briggs, Allison, Hinkle, Krecklow, Ruck and Andrews. Three Senior girls. Ruth Yoder, Dorothy Harrold and Mildred Wiltse, were awarded letters in girls’ basketball. On the first of March, 1927, the high school held “open house,” and on that evening the building was thrown open for public inspection. Exhibits were prepared by the various classes as a sample of work done during the year. The Seniors obtained the coveted honor of showing the visitors through the building, a task which they fulfilled with their customary zeal and thoroughness. Later in the year the class play was presented at the high school auditorium, under the direction of Miss Wakelin. The play was a notable success, all the characters performing exceedingly well. The baccalaureate services were held on the twenty-ninth of May; commencement exercises on the following Thursday. 2 7 [20]