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

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Class Will World-weary and disillusioned as we arrive at the end of the trail, we, the Senior Class of 1931, having perfect control of mind, and being unaffected by hard study, realizing the vastness of our earthly possessions, hereby will and bequeath them as follows: First: To our teachers, we leave the pleasure of teaching all under-classmen to be more like their departing upper-classmen, the Class of 1931. Second: To the Juniors, we leave everything that Dick Prosser doesn’t know. Don’t get excited, Juniors. Third: To the Sophomores, we leave our ability to play hooky and get by with it. Fourth: To the Freshmen, we leave the prospect of three years pleasure (?). Fifth: Individually— Loraine Benschoter gives her red pepper candy to Helen Rhoads to keep the boys away from her. Loraine says it is very successful. Milton Bletscher leaves a recipe for Titian red hair to anyone desiring a copy. Don t rush, Freshmen. Herbert Bletscher leaves for the farm. LaVonne Brannan leaves her quiet ways to Marjorie Schock. Mildred Brecht leaves her art of driving automobiles to Helen Knisely. Cornelia Bruhn leaves her spectacles to Paul Grush to enable him to use the dictionary. Bernice Buchholz leaves her lady-like manners to Kathleen Tefft. Gladyce Buchholz leaves for Barada University next year. James Cameron wills his Pierette suit to Delmar Lang. William Coatney wills his Lincolnette to Guy Crook. Chevalier Crandall leaves his picture of Geraldine in the hall of Fame. Billy Crook leaves the little wrinkle under his chin to Louis Godfernon. Mildred Cunningham bequeaths her art of hair dressing to Olivine McNulty. Delpha Mae Dunn bequeaths her red hair and bright ideas to Robert Wilson. Albert Fsher leaves his ability to lug ice to Perry Castle. William Fisher leaves his initials on the back of a tortoise shell. He is too much of a Scotchman to write his whole name. John Gehling wills his publication on “How to Become an Egotist” to Johnny Heiser. John passes it on because it is so successful in practice. Monroe Hatfield wills his job as bell hop at the “Weaver” to Gene Bullock. Erwin Harkendorff leaves his fiddle to anyone that likes to fiddle around. Richard Heck leaves his “He He He” to Bob Greenwald. Edward Holland leaves his conscientiousness and love of study to Otto Ketter. Helen Hunn bequeaths her love of eating candy in school to Imo Vaughn. Gladys Maye Iwig is sorry but she must leave Herbert Tubach. Harley Jackson leaves his tooth paste grin to John Davis. Lucille Jellison leaves her ability to do her hair up to Nellie Speers. Lester Kammerer leaves his knowledge of the Civil War to Ruth Weaver. Marvin Kentopp bequeaths his shyness to Margaret Gillispie. Alfred Kessler leaves his rosy blush to Mildred Schaible. Dorothy Lee Knisley leaves for Reuben Ernst. Grace Koehler leaves her neatness to Lucile Kuker. Dorothy Kratz leaves her beautiful curls to Alice Irene Cunningham. Donald Lang leaves for Mexico to take up medicine as an assistant to Dr. Brinkley. Doris Lawson leaves her widow’s peak to Lucile Stump. Page Twent)

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Senior Class History We entered high school in the fall of ’27 with one hundred class members. We were unusually bright, even though our brilliance did have a greenish tinge. It wasn’t long before the Sophs took us in hand and showed us a thing or two. To show our appreciation we retaliated with a party later in the year. Our class was organized early in the year with the following officers: James Cameron, president; Beryl Smith, vice-president; Dorothy Lee Knisley, secretary-treasurer. Our sponsors were Mrs. Dewald and Mr. Cook. The following year we made progress quickly, not being obliged to wander aimlessly through the halls hunting class rooms, lockers, etcetera. In organizing the class we elected Jack Houston, president; Margaret Zorn, vice-president; Edmund Schmitt, secretary and treasurer; Miss Meyers and Mr. Smith, sponsors. The high point in our school life this year was the initiation we gave the Freshies. It was flawless, superb, in fact a “pip” and a complete education for the youngsters. Donald Lang and Lowell Haflich received football letters this year; and Haflich, a basketball letter, also. As Juniors we proceeded to make more history for F. C. H. S. We elected the following officers early in the year: William Fisher, president; Lillian Mayfield, vice-president; Edmund Schmitt, secretary; and Christobel Weaver, treasurer. Miss Myers and Mr. Smith were our sponsors. Craig Greenwald, Edgar Waller, Donald Lang, Raymond Yoder, Wayne Allen, Robert Grant, and Jack Houston were football lettermen while Lang and Allen represented the Juniors in basketball. We bought rings and pins (although we will never need any reminders of these four years) and in March gave a scintillating play “The Baby Cyclone,” under the direction of Miss Leta Wakelin. With the proceeds from this we gave a most successful banquet to the Seniors at the Weaver Hotel. As Seniors we were, of course, without rivals. In our usual dashing manner we plunged into the final year’s whirlwind of activities. Our first act was to organize our class with Chevalier Crandell, president; James Cameron, vice-president; Raymond Yoder, secretary; and Edmund Schmitt, treasurer. Miss Myers and Mr. Smith were again our sponsors, and we wish to take this opportunity to thank them for their guidance and advice during the last three years. At the close of the football season the following seniors received letters: Donald Lang, Wayne Allen, Raymond Yoder, Norman Schober, Henry Sauer, and Robert King. Lang, Schober, Yoder, and Allen, also received basketball letters. When the Orange and Black staff was selected, these seniors were chosen: Christobel Weaver, editor-in-chief; and William Fisher, business manager. Seniors in the M. I. N. K. contest were John Gehling, dramatic, second; and James Cameron, piano, second, while Lillian Mayfield, Josephine Vose and John Gehling represented Falls City in the District and Sub-district declamatory contests. On May 18, the Senior play, “Civilian Clothes”, was given in the High School auditorium under the direction of Miss Leta Wakelin. James Cameron and Lillian Mayfield carried the leads. This is but a brief resume’ of our high school career, and while historians tell us that history repeats itself, yet we are inclined to think ours will stand forever as characteristic of the members of the class of ’31. A. M. Page Nineteen

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Beulah Livingston gives up all hopes of “Bud” Maust. She will leave him to “Dud” Hutchins. Elnora Lowe bequeaths her Economics grade to Frederic Davis. Mary Alice Martin wills her edition of “My Experiments In Love” for the nominal sum of ten cents. Lillian Mayfield wills her stand-in with the teachers to Murle Delair . Grace Miller wills her horse laugh to Mary Davison. You’d better accept it, Mary, it couldn’t be much worse than yours. Ann Morgan bequeaths her ability to mock a gold fish to George Sandrock. Bernice Mosiman leaves her G. A. A. letter to Franklin Winchell. Gertrude Nichelson bequeaths her talents as a tap-dancer to Bob Johnson. Marion Noland leaves for Rhode Island to raise Rhode Island Reds. Mildred Oberst presents her rides to school with her brother to Ethel Clark. Robert Peck is a charmer of the frail sex. To a limited number he will explain wherein this power lies. Dick Prosser leaves his position as Faculty Adviser to Fred Graham. Hazel Reece always stands up straight in the isle when she recites. This wonderful ability she leaves to Jewel Hannaford. Felice Ross leaves her job at the telephone office to anyone who wants to listen in. Evelyn Ruegge leaves her mouth open, even when she sleeps; she also leaves the garage door open, so her brother says. Catherine Reiger leaver her “Sunny” smile to Marjorie Mullen. Elda Sailors leaves her Never Failing method of how to get thin to Henrietta Sauer. Edmund Schmitt bequeaths his dominating he-man ways to “Skeets” Margrave. Geraldine Schneider and Bessie Zoellers leave their friendship to the Andrews Twins. Norman Schober wills his bluffing ways to Buzz Culver. Vera Shulenberg bequeaths her privilege to drive Vonderschmitt’s car to “Jackie” Davis. Don Thomas leaves his athletic ability to Bert King. Josephine Vose cannot leave him. She takes him along. Faye Walck leaves her ability in physics to Helen Brooks. Christobel Weaver leaves her ability in history to Miss Davis. Louise Wertz leaves her ability to keep quiet to Doris Weaver. Ruth Williams leaves a history of the city of Preston to Mr. Cummins. Bethyl Wright says it is not her fault that she has to leave Bob. Raymond Yoder bequeaths his favorite parking place to “Bud” Maust. Elnora Yoesel leaves her rooming place to Georgianna Brenner so she can make “whoopee” away from home. Marguerite Yoesel wills her vampish ways to Evelyn Wiltse. Wilma Yoesel leaves her ability as a toe-dancer to “Bob” Greenwald. Ernestine Zorn leaves her ability as a public speaker to “Woody” Mosiman. Wilma Zorn leaves her ability to write feature stories to Ralph Steinbrink. Margaret Zorn leaves her “Best Pal” to Robert Cole. Opal Zuel leaves her lofty stature to Helen Ruth Thomas. In witness whereof we set our hand and seal. (SEAL) The Senior Class of 1931. Page Twenty-one