Humboldt High School - Red and White Yearbook (Humboldt, NE)

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If I l 'ffl A YIIA Us C fl I fl'lA U.-C 'alll YU 'IIA 'ui W-'I A YIXA P, 1 'N d 'IIA U- I 'ffl I 7114 U: 4 'ffl I YIXA U 1 The Humboldt schools now offer a well balanced course to its students, consisting of special courses in Normal Training, Commercial, Domestic Science, Manual Training, and Music, besides the regular College Prepar- atory course. The Humboldt schools have grown by leaps and bounds since 1867. There are now five or six hundred students on our roster. Along with the rapid development of our schools, we find that step by step, the other departments of the city's activities -developed in like pro- portion. The first store in Humboldt was owned and operated by the Nims brothers. It was on the outskirts of what is now Humboldt, but was later moved to the .south side of the present square. During this time other business and industrial enterprises were de- veloping. In 1875 O. A. Cooper built the first mill, which was Humboldt's first real industry. Later the ice plant and electric plant were started, an-d proved to be not only successes but gave added comfort and con- venience to those who were used to the old tallow candles and oil lamps. The brick yard on the west side of town is a later industry. It is said that the clay used in making these bricks and tile is unsurpassed in Nebraska. Then too, there is the Pop factory, which is also among the later de- velopments. Pop of a very good quality is made of pure spring water, bottled and shipped .to many points in the surrounding territory. Humboldt at this time supports three very fine churches, the Meth- odist, Christian, and Presbyterian, all of which are very progressive and have large congregations. The public library was established in 1884, through the generosity of Mrs. Lydia Bruun, who gave much that Humboldt might have a library up-to-date in every respect. Even today this institution retains her name in commemoration of the valuable way in which she served the townspeople of Humboldt. The first paper appeared in 1874. During the intervening years many others have appeared and faded until down through the years only one, The Standard, survives. The Standard has for many years served the people of Humboldt faithfully and readily. Up to a few years ago Richardson county had no fair or county gather- ing of any kind. It wa.s then in 1921, that the business men of Humboldt got together and inaugurated the first Fall Festival. A few years later the County Fair was organized and incorporated into the Festival at the suggestion of several neighboring towns. It too, has grown in vast pro- portions, the throng attending one day of the fair last year was estimated at fifteen thousand persons. The golf links north of town is another improvement that shows still more conclusively, that Humboldt is keeping pace with the world. Thus we find that after a relatively rapid development, Humboldt has sprung from a mere pioneer common-place, to heights undreamed of by our fore- fathers and, in parting, we wish to express our deepest affection for the many opportunities which she has offered us. -G. E. '28. Page Eight A I lllllruiflfllllUluPZIVIIIYUVA,:l7lIlYIruP3lVIIIYUIII-451171117'lui' VIIJUUIQP I ll

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Mr. Guy. L. Cooper Mr. Mason M. Hanley Mr. A. Epley Vice-President President Secretary Mr. Mills Louderback Mr. Frivl Kerns Mr. D, A. Hahn Page Ten