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

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Se tun @ttU4- i¥i4tox6f, In the Fall of 1940, as bewildered Freshmen, we entered the Falls City high school. Guided by our sponsors, Miss Betz and Mr. Sympson, we elected the following class officers: Tom Burton, president; Ilia May Grush, vice president, and Cornell Arendt, secretary-treasurer. We were represented in athletics by the following G.A.A. girls who gained their first local award, a small F.C.: Nancy Phillips, Virginia Speers, Darlene Bindrum, Helen Noyes, Anna Noyes, Twilla Sadler, Marian Falloon, Nancy King, Mary Neitzel, Helen Ruth Frehse, and Lila Stoner. Our sophomore year we elected Marvin Wilson, president; August Deuchler, vice president, and Joanne Banks, secretary-treasurer. Paul Sailors and Ralph Wulf lettered in football. Sophmore G.A.A. girls receiving their first local awards were as follows: Twila Randall, Pauline Braun and Lucille Whitesell. Those receiving their second local award, a large F, were as follows: Marian Falloon, Nancy King, Mary Neitzel, Helen Ruth Frehse and Lila Stoner. Our Junior year Mr. Sympson assumed the position of principal and Mrs. DeWald replaced him as our class sponsor. As Junior officers we elected Gerard Timothy, president; Gene Dilldine, vice president, and Lucille Whitesell, secretary-treasurer. Those lettering in football were Paul Sailors, Ralph Wulf, Gene Dilldine, Charlie Jones, Jack McKelvey, August Deuchler, Don Schietel and Ted Wing. Those lettering in basketball were Gene Dilldine, Ted Wing, Paul Sailors, Ralph Wulf and Tom Burton. Helen Ruth Frehse and Barbara Windle were cheer leaders. A triangle, the G.A.A. first state award, was given to Marian Falloon, Helen Ruth Frehse and Nancy King. In November, under the direction of Mrs. Ruth Kline, we gave a three-act comedy play entitled, “Mr. and Mrs. America.” Those participating were: Kay Duryea, Bernice Kopf, D e 1 p h i a Nitzsche, Rosalie Brecht, Barbara Windle, Gerard Timothy, Bob Miller, Marvin Wilson, Bob Prater, Mary Neitzel, Virginia Speers, Lorraine Ankrom and Marian Falloon. On May 14 we were host to the Seniors at the Junior-Senior Banquet, which was held at the Prichard Memorial auditorium. The Fall of 1943 marked the beginning of the end of our high school career. At this time we elected as our class officers: Margaret Carlyon, president; Jack McKelvey, vice president; and Charlie Jones, secretary-treasurer. Our football iettermen were Bud Bohrer, Tom Burton, August Deuchler, Gene Dilldine, Jack McKelvey, Paul Sailors, Don Schietle, and Ted Wing.

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HELEN WERNER r i r f r ALMA RUTH WEINERT Commercial; Chorus, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club. 2, 3, 4. “I think, therefore I exist.” LUCILLE WHITESELL Commercial; Class Officer. 3; G.A.A., 2, 3, 4; Gym. 1, 2, 3, 4. “Exceedingly well read.” Commercial; G.A.A., 1, 2, 3; Gym, 1, 2, 3. ‘Be gracious to all men. but choose the best to be your friends.” MARVIN WILSON Academic; Class Officer, 2; State Music Contest, 2; Chorus. 1; Glee Club, 1; Band, 1. 2, 3; Gym, 3, 4; Class Play. 3, 4; State Music Contest, 1, 2; Orchestra, 3. ‘I didn’t say it; I got a kick in the mind and it said itself.” BARBARA WINDLE Academic; O B Staff. 4; Cheer Leader, 3, 4; Chorus, 1, 2; Glee Club. 1; Jr.-Sr. Banquet Committee, 3; Jr.-Sr. Banquet Toast, 3; G.A.A., 1. 2. 3. 4; Gym. 3. 4; Class Plays, 3, 4. ‘From the crown of her head to the sole of her foot, she’s all mirth.” TED WING Academic. 1, 3, 4; Trades, 2; Football, 3. 4; Basketball, 3, 4; Basketball Captain, 4; Gym, 1, 2, 3, 4. “Never run after a street car or a woman, another will be along in a minute.” ScKi Ki Tfot 'Pictured ;4%e; JACK BECKHAM Academic, 1; Commercial, 2, 3, 4; Band, 1, 2, 3 4. “Let the world slide, let the world go, If I can’t pay, then I can owe.” CHARLIE JONES Commercial; Class Officer, 4; Football, 3. “He is not only witty in himself, but causes wit in others.” ROY MITCHELL Academic; Basketball, 4. “The darndest part of doing nothing is that you can’t stop to rest ” PAUL SAILORS Neodesha, Kans., 2; Erie, Pa., 3; Band, 1; Football, 2, 3, 4; Basketball, 2, 3, 4; Gym, 1, 2. 3, 4. “Woman is like your shadow—follow her, she flies; fly from her, she follows.”

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Those lettering in basketball were Storla Bohrer, Jack McKelvey, Gene Dill-dine, Tom Burton, Ted Wing (captain), Paul Sailors, Bud Mitchell. Three of our girls received the G.A.A. second state award, the highest award that may be gained by high school girls. These girls were Marian Falloon, Nancy King, and Helen Ruth Frehse. Those receiving their first state award were Darlene Bindrum, Mary Neitzel, Ruth Hartley, Lois Nelson and Lucille Whitesell. Those receiving their second local award were Betty Jo Farmer and Helen Finning. Cheer leaders were Helen Ruth Frehse and Barbara Windle. Members of the Orange and Black were Mary Neitzel, Gerard Timothy, Nancy King, Barbara Windle, Bob Miller, Lorraine Ankrom, Jack McKelvey and Gene Dilldine. The Senior play entitled “Don’t Take My Penny!” was given May 19, at the High School auditorium. The cast included Helen Ruth Frehse, August Deuchler, Nancy King, Wilbur Pruesse, Marvin Wilson, Barbara Windle, Margaret Carlyon, Betty Hunley, Gene Dilldine, Tom Burton, Ila Grush, John Jacques, Naomi Atkins, Lorraine Ankrom, Connie Larson, Jerry Quigley, Gerard Timothy, Marian Falloon and Delphia Nitzsche. We would like to express our appreciation to those teachers who have acted as our sponsors, Miss Betz, Mr. Sympson, and Mrs. DeWald, and to Mrs. Kline who has directed our plays.