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

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Class Will To whom it may concern: We, the Class of 1930, being about to pass from this sphere of education, being of brilliant sound minds, extremely intelligent, and of superhuman understanding, do hereby declare and publish this, our last will and testament, making void all such wills and promises made by us heretofore. First: We leave to our revered friends, the members of the faculty, the flower of mem- ory sweetened and enriched by our personalities. Second: To the Juniors, we leave our dignified manners and extreme self-respect. Third: To the Sophomores, we leave any of the girls that we may have taken from them. Fourth: To the Frosh we leave anything that may happen to be left over after all the other heirs have been provided for. Fifth: To our sponsors, Miss Ickman and Mr. Cummins, the admiration and friend- ship of the Class of 1930. Sixth: Individually— Lelia Andrews leaves her ability as an athlete to Marjorie Mullen. William Boose bequeaths his collegiate style to James Cameron. Helen Camblin will give her date book to any girl asking for it. Girls, the opportunity of a life time! Albert Fisher leaves his darling features to any other real good looking fellow. Helma Edwards bequeathes her ability to imitate Helen Kane to Nellie Wright. Philip Custer will give his heart to any girl having a good job. Esther Deckinger wills her art of flirting with the boys to Alice Redwood. Ralph Lewis bequeathes his knowledge of science to Prof. Albert Einstein. Colene Schmitt leaves a poor little Junior. Eugene Sonner leaves his ability to yodel to the Swiss Alpine Association. Marcella White can’t leave him because he graduated first. Helen Zimmerman bequeaths her knowledge of Home Economics to Lucille Jellison. Marion Ross leaves Dick Prosser a pair of roller skates. Now maintain your dignity, Dick. Albert Maust leaves for the farm to go to work! Katherine Veach bequeaths her talkativeness to Johnny Heiser. Helen Martin will on receiving twenty-five cents return her locker key to Mr. Starkebaum. Clarence Harris will leave everything he has if he just graduates. That most unusual giggle of Billie Gary goes to Bob Grant. Gladys Grush leaves her ability to study to Ed. Waller, who seems most lacking. Harold Gurske leaves many broken hearted girls. Harold, how could you? Vivian Gilliland said that the only thing she had was a good looking (?) boy friend, and she said she was going to keep him. George Hahn will give his summer address to any girl desiring it. Ramona Gatz leaves her quiet manners to Josephine Vose. Sam Gaither wills his manly strength and enormous chest expansion to Delmar Lang. Grace Furrer has lots of personality and wishes to leave some of it to be divided among the Freshmen who so lack in the most necessary element. Robert Graham is such a Scotchman, he’s not going to leave anything. Pd%r Twenly-three

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History In 1926 we entered the Falls City High School the greenest of the green. Unaccustomed to the trials and tribulations of High school life, we were forced to act meek and timid in the presence of the upper classmen and suffered much during the tortious initiation party given us by our superiors, the Sophomores. We soon returned the party to the best of a “Freshie’s” ability- We organized our class by electing Arthur Weaver, President; Albert Maust, Vice-President; and Marcella White. Secretary-Treasurer. Miss Reid was chosen sponsor. We were reoresented in football by Bennet who won his letter. The following year we entered high school with great confidence in ourselves. We elected Robert Schock. President; Stuart Margrave, Vice-President; Freddie Briggs, Secretary-Treasurer. Miss Sturdevant and Mr. Cummins were selected as snonsors. We early proceeded to take our revenge for the insults our Freshman dignity had received, on the innocent class of ’31. They very delightfully entertained us in return later in the year. We were represented in football by Shaffer. Prather, and Stump. Our basketball letter-men were Kessler, Faller, and Hahn. Schock, Briggs, Prather, Sonner, Holland, and Stump upheld our honor in track. Weaver, Schock, Thomas, Briggs, Maust, and Boose exhibited Sophomore enthusiasm in the Pep Club. When we had risen to the lofty height of Juniors, we elected Virgil Wiltse, President; Henry Heldberg, Vice-President; and William Boose, Secretary-Treasurer. Miss Sturdevant and Mr. Cummins were again our class sponsors. We were very well represented in athletics. In football Faller, Prather, Fisher, and Stump received their letters. Basketball men were Faller, Schock, Kessler, Jackson, McGranaghan, and Hahn. Schock, Briggs, Sonner, Prather, and Stump were Junior track lettermen. As Juniors we bought class rings and pins to keep in remembrance our happy days in F. C. H. S.—chewing gum, shooting paper wads, and throwing notes, under the teacher’s very nose. In March we gave the play entitled “Take My Advice” to raise-funds for the Junior-Senior banquet. So soon we were Seniors, the most dignified and lofty of human beings. This year, our last in Falls City High School, we elected Virgil Wiltse, President; Kenneth Beutler, Vice-President; Dorothy Brenner, Secretary; and William Boose, Treasurer. Miss Ickman and Mr. Cummins this year were class sponsors and have indeed served us well. Gridiron lettermen this year were Robert Schock, Cecil Stump, A1 Fisher, Virgil Wiltse, Lee Houston, and Warren Prather. In basketball we were represented by Alfred Kessler, Harley Jackson, Louis McGranaghan, Albert Fisher, Robert Schock, and George Hahn. Senior track men who received letters were Freddie Briggs, George Hahn, Robert Schock, Cecil Stump and Eugene Sonner. We were very capably represented on the Orange and Black Staff by Florence Martin, Editor; Henry Heldberg, Business Manager; and William Boose, Athletic Editor. Seniors in the Sub-District Declamatory contest were Dorothy Brenner, dramatic; Florence Martin, humorous; and Henry Heldberg, oratorical. “Belinda” was chosen as the class play and was presented May 21, under the direction of Miss Wakelin. The Baccalaureate sermon, May 18, and the Commencement exercises. May 22, with Governor Arthur J. Weaver delivering the address drew the curtain on our high school life. Our high school days now come to a close; time only will tell if “we leave footprints in the sands of time”. But whether we become great or remain unknown the future cannot rob us of the ideals and friendships formed in dear old Falls City Hi. Colene Schmitt.

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• • • • • • Marvel Culver leaves her ability to speak French fluently with Miss Waggoner. Kenneth Cameron will give his bottle of “La Belle” hair oil to Kenneth Payton. Dorothy Brenner leaves some extra credits. Fred Briggs bequeaths a copy of his latest book “The Secret of My Success in Love” to any lonely hearted Freshman. Florence Martin leaves the Annual office for rent. Faye Bachman leaves her knowledge of “The Common House Fly—Its Habits and Manners” to Marjorie Schock. Harold Apel leaves his “Chevie” to anyone having a taste for loose bearings and slow driving. Rosalie Calvin bequeaths her pleasant manners to Lucille Stump. Wesley Barngrover leaves his ability to talk to Bob Crook. Phyllis Hoover has a large collection of photographs of movie actors but she refuses to part with them because they comfort her so when she is lonely. Helen Margrave leaves her Ford to her brother Bill. Billy Thomas leaves his ability to play the piano to Ted Weems’ pianist. Big hearted Bill. Gwendolyn Schultz bequeaths her abilities as an actress to Louie Godfernon. Henry Heldberg leaves, talking. June Fisher wills her ability to walk up stairs without falling down to Georgianna Brenner. Adelbert bequeaths the yearly clever saying by the Annual about him to Ethan Young. Opal Knisley leaves her cousin’s address to John Heiser. Lee Huston leaves his ability to escape injury in football to Bob King. Lula Krenzel gives two sheets of notebook paper to the secretary of the Junior Class. Marvin Holland says that Robert Cole may have the gum he put under the edge of desk 3, Row 4 in Miss Davis’ room. Louise Koepke leaves her quiet attitude to those noisiest of all creatures, the Freshmen. Frances Moore bequeaths her studiousness to the lazy Freshmen. Paul Fritz leaves a pencil stub to be divided among Bill Margrave, Bud Maust, Perry Castle and Fred Graham. Louis McGranaghan leaves June 1, to begin pitching for the Straussville Strugglers. Lula Niemeyer leaves to join Ringling Brothers Circus as an acrobat. Robert Schock leaves his football ability to Buzz Culver. Cecil Stump bequeaths his nickname to Margaret Zorn. Lovella Schenck leaves for home. Moras Shubert wills his ability to play the zither to Raymond Yoder. Wilma Wallraff leaves to join the movies. Homer Witt bequeaths his manly athletic ability to Don Lang. Edna Yoesel leaves for Rulo. Frances Wickiser usually leaves with George Hahn. Virgil Wiltse wills the class presidency to the president of ’31. Helen Sandrock leaves her great knowledge of History to Ethan Young. In witness whereof we set our hand and seal. The Senior Class 1930. Witnesses: Robert L. Graham. Albert Maust. Page Twenty-four