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

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7VM 1945 After four years of intensive (?) studying, experience, and education and what have you, we have reached that highest supremacy, the Senior. Since we don’t want to take everything with us, we hereby bequeath the following talents which we have acquired in the last four years: To Mr. Starkebaum we leave a chance to make more speeches on the stage—we enjoyed them so much our freshman year. To Mr. Sympson we will a book of gas coupons so he can continue with his car pool. To Mr. Hatch and Mr. Boswell we leave a loud speaker system so they won’t have to shout while patroling the halls. To Mrs. DeWald we leave all the FRONT seats in study hall—vacant. To Miss Shook we will a swimming pool so she won’t have to flood the school to go swimming. To Mrs. Kline we will a dictaphone so she won’t have to repeat that same old line—“This Junior Class is worse than the last one.” We leave Coach Tolley minus a good football and basketball team, but give him time. To Mr. Cummins we leave a renewal of his franchise at Peggy’s Beauty Forum; we don’t want that streamline wave to disappear. To Miss Betz we bequeath our history outlines so she can distribute them to her next year’s classes, so they can be patriotic since there is a paper shortage. To Miss Brehm we will a baton so she won’t have to wave her hands so much while directing her pupils. To Miss Maloney we leave our thanks for the accomplishments she obtained through the speech classes, and hope she will be able to do the same next year. To Miss Ickman we leave a priority for a new sewing machine, in case one of the old ones break down. To Miss Sheehan we will the “Gold Bug” to wear on her lapel, that seems to be the style now. To Mrs. Hahn we leave a bottle of rubbing alcohol for her beginners to use on their sore muscles next year. To Miss Wieland we leave a number of students who, we hope, don’t have as much trouble getting those math problems as we did. To Miss Sympson we will a set of books with the translations written in so the next years’ classes can spend more time sleeping. To Miss Fase and Miss Jorn we bid a fond “adieu”, and thank you for guiding us the last four years. Sara Sue Alexander leaves that wide-eyed baby stare that Dick is so used to, to Marge Arendt. Alvin Bahr leaves Mr. Boswell new laboratory equipment, after all, he was only experimenting. Carol Bertram leaves a scholastic record for any underclassman to try and duplicate. Robert Birch leaves Mrs. Kline minus the appearance of his back which he always seemed to turn on her. Max Bonsall leaves Joyce Yoder without a source of information about Kenny. Gene Brauer wills that line of his to any underclassman that has the nerve to use it. Georgina Brown bequeaths her diligence as a student to Benjamin Spears, not that it will change him! Helen Budeit wills her quiet and charming ways to Wilma Haeffele. Blanche Cain leaves her home room, and behold! Silence. Colleen Carlson leaves Darlene Ries-chick to walk to school alone. John Chesley left after a telegram from the president. Raymond Chestnut bequeaths his “backwardness” to Jack Wing; maybe he’ll slow down a little now. Mary Lou Clark wills her giggle to Evelyn Gruber. Gene Cochran confers his “gift of gab” to Jerome. Eugene Dorste leaves for the “office”, and not room 206. Marvin Duerfeldt leaves, glad that it’s all over. Dave Duey wills that “wolf gleam” in his eye, to Gerald “sleepy-eyed” Gerlt. Bill Dunn leaves his long legs to Daniel Stowell, well, don’t blame Bill, Danny asked for them. Tom Dyer leaves for Kansas to start his own beer establishment. Betty Dykes leaves Virginia Hamm “A Book of Monologues,” so Virginia can entertain herself in study hall. Edward Eckwert bequeaths his shy ways to Nelson “Struttin-my-life-away” Wetzel.

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April 29, in the Senior High auditorium. The cast comprised Gerald Wissinger, Larry Noll, Gene Brauer, Jaunita Oberst, Carroll Schmechel, Dorothy Waddle, Sara Sue Alexander, Jerre Don Thompson, Kathleen Reep, Jim Knisely, Greg Kallos, Dick Kinsey and Max Bonsall. May 10 we were entertained by the Junior class at the Junior-Senior banquet in the Prichard Auditorium. The curtain rang down on four of the best and most enjoyable years of our life, when, on May 24, we were given our diplomas and duly graduated from FalLs City High School as the class of 1945. DICK KINSEY.

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Rholene Eickhoff wills her love for night life to Mary Lee Stout, well, she don’t exactly need it. Betty Lou Femmer confers that slow drawl to Mary Lee Zentner. Robert Fisher leaves for a beauty salon to get a personality-haircut. Mary Lou Gilliland wills her hard studying to Duane Bowers, not that it will do any good. Harold Haeffele leaves his cheer leading ability to Charles McLaughlin; we hope he will show up next year to replace Harold. Harold “Buzz” Heasley leaves having made good his reputation after buzzing around to Sabetha and giving all the girls a big thrill without neglecting the skirts of Falls City, his line being: “Are you gonna kiss me or are you a wet blanket?” Try it, boys! Donald Herbster leaves all, if he can only graduate. Betty Hicks wills her interest in sailors to Louise Beckham, or should it be vice versa? Dale Hottendorff leaves that empty backseat to one of the many underclassmen who have wanted a ride during the last snowy season. Gertrude Johnson confers her quiet dignity upon Gerald Jackson. Gregory Kallos leaves brother Tommy to carry on with his corny jokes, but, and how! Dick Kinsey wills his “muscles” to Chris Horn. James Knisely bequeaths his manly stride to Willard “Clem Kaddiddle-hop-per” Gelwick. Helen Ruth Kouns leaves some of her vim and vitality to Irma Koehler. Elda Mae Last bequeaths her rosy blush to Maxine Dryer, let’s hope it won’t clash with her hair. Vernell Last leaves with her sister Elda Mae. Mary Ann Lessel leaves that “Lessel walk” to any one who desires to copy it. Robert Lockard wills his ability to get acquainted with those Dawson cuties to Cec Bennett—not that he’d need it. Patricia Lollman leaves to join Daisy Drip in taking the Tru-Allure Charm and Beauty Course. Josua Lord and Freda Jane Spafford leave together, that’s the only way we’ve ever seen them leave. Phyllis Lundy bequeaths her little feet to Edgar Steele so he won’t have the temptation to trip everybody. Paul Meinzer leaves a lot of underclassmen without a ride, and just think, only two pairs of shoes a year now. Alta Mez bequeaths her silence to some of the big phonograph men of the Junior Class. John Morehead leaves that flashy “Chevy” to brother Kenneth, too bad he didn’t make better use of it, sigh the girls. Evelyn and Glenn Niedfeldt leave brother Kenneth to carry on the family name. Margaret Niemeyer leaves to bestow some of the knowledge learned in the last four years on pupils in the grades. Mary Ann Niemeyer leaves with a wish to make a “perfect score” in bowling. Larry “Bulldog” Noll wills his attraction for the fairer sex to Dwaine Pupkes. Edmund Nolte leaves his bow ties to Willie Ebel—we forgot, Willie already has a good supply. Robert Nolte wills his safe and sane driving to Donald Prichard. Jaunita Oberst leaves her tardy slips for all the times she’s been late to study hall to Mrs. DeWald. Virgil Ohse leaves just for the fun of it. Kathleen Reep leaves her sister Francis to carry on her chatter. Ada Richardson leaves her ability to flirt to Mary Louise Hess, maybe she can catch a man now. Colleen Ridgeway leaves her ability to keep her hair always looking nice to Mary Lou Eickhoff. Jack Roberts leaves after a very short stay at F.C.H.S. Carroll Schmechel leaves for a hospital, and NOT at Lincoln. Darold Shafer bequeaths his knowledge of farm life to Eunice DeWald. Catherine Steele leaves her Latin translations to any Sophomore who does not want to study so hard getting them. Jerre Thompson presents his great store of knowledge to the teachers of F.C.H.S. June Thompson leaves singing “There is something about a soldier.” Dorothy Waddle and Eva Wells leave chatting merrily. Carolyn Wagner leaves Mrs. Hahn minus a good basketball player. Phyllis Walbridge bequeaths her winning smile and personality to Diane Redmond. Edna Weber leaves her long hair to Betty Huston to fashion into a pompadour. Fred Werner wills his philosophy on school to anyone who slaves for grades, that is, “Take it easy folks, you’ll pass, at least I did. (By the skin of my teeth, so they tell me.)” Jerilee Williams leaves half the pictures of her masculine admirers to Yola