Lexington High School - Minute Man Yearbook (Lexington, NE)

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MISS MHRGHRET MCCOWN Pl B l-lastrngs College MISS Margaret McCown holds a hrghly respected place 1n the Engltsh and Speech departments and rs attectronately called Mac by her student trrends Mac IS our enthus1ast1c Pep Club sponsor MISS Mc Covvn spent mucn trrne and an un 1rnt1ed amount of patrence whrle drrectrng both class plays Students have found rn Mss lVlcCown a frrend and contldante as well as a prottcrent teacher MISS CLHRH GEIGER BS Untversrty ot Nebraska Mrs-s Gerger wt o came to us by way ol Ut1ca llebraslia h s held a tasclnc non for teachn.: srnce earlx chrldho d She has taught all grades at on tlrr o an ther n the su ront s sn gets th Aan derlust wh cn set es so many teachers after a drtlrcult 19 r mtl students l-ler travels have carrled her to b th coas s and t thre world ta1rs 'Q ' Wi--- i,g:A LEHRNING BY DOING thexr Home EC prolects I - - 1 . . , .W . , .c , , a. Af . , . . F . 7 . A E . . J. A , , . . . ., . e re r f . C 1 A ' ' . - l :timer ll h le ts e 'f - . ' ..1 , - 2 .4 rr . ' ' . j a ' ' l . . Q . 1 A . a . o e in ,, . J , 31 It l , , y N, 5 fi 2 trait f wr , 1 ff R 1 l .,,.,QLv 'j'o . i A ..i.1 . L ' I . , y Xt . ,Y R LA. V 1 .1 x 4,4 V'-Q I -r.,, - Nlmble hnqers g1rls at work

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Class of 47 Epitaph Entermg Lexmgton Hlgh School as over conftdent freshmen perhaps they sometlmes drsplayed the1r graces so profusely that they dlsconcerted the1r upper classmen Led by Btll Barrett presldent th1s talented and audactous aggregat1on proceed d to fmd an excuse for hvmg they lmmedlately be gan plannmg the untrled sponsortng a school dance Not to be sat sfxed wtth a few rlbbons they v1rtually turned the gym naslum 1nto a Saga of the West Dtrected by the1r sponsor Mlss Hanson they staged a western pantom1ne Wtld Nell of the Plaln Mrs Beatty the other sponsor su pervtsed the kltchen where hterally flocks of chtckens went mto sandwlches and the tce cream cones numbered 1nto the hun dreds ftotal f1r1anc1al gatn S4 69D Other spectal features were a square dance dtrected by Mrs Bud Sptes and a school orchestra Pls the years rolled on these same ener Qel1C lads and lasses entered sports act1v1 t1es and produced many splend1d athletes They have also showed much talent 1n the held of mustc Qs Iuntors they rapldly took the1r places among the upper classmen They really d1s played fme examples of the1r enthus1asm Stcmdmg B Barrett H Lauby Mlss McCown E Mxller B Stewart Seated D Barmore C Hlll L Knapple I Wellxver R. Transue and talent on the lunzor Semor Prom On th1s Prom as on the1r freshman dance they went all out to turn an msptratton 1nto a reallty Thelr enthus1asm was well awarded when the gym was turned 1nto a beautlful penthouse One of the mam attracttons of 'h1s penthouse was an exqutsrte fountawn mth colored water Llke everythmg else th1s gang attempted the prom was a ragmg success Hgatn durmg the1r lumor year th1s class produced many splend1d athletes tn the sports GCl1V1l1eS wlth an I-lll State Basket ball star center 1n Bob Smlth He ts well on h1s way toward another such record as the mk drtes on th1s page Now as Semors these k1dS have proved that there IS a very good excuse for l1v1ng They are st1ll very aggresslve and read ly Wllllflg to try anyth1ng once The progresslveness of th1s class has been shown 1n VOTIOLIS undertakmgs they have attempted Hll IH all th1s Collechon of fharacters has proved that the1r 1mpuls1ve ness has been an lmportant factor tn pro ductng so many talented lndtvtduals ln sports dramat1cs muslc and shenanlgansl Heres to the perseverance of the Clas. of 47l The senlor class presented the comedy Trouble Shooter on two successlve eve nmgs Qprtl 23 24 The play relates the hatr bratned adven tures of a c1ty attorney and h1s famlly The fun beg1ns when he mlstakes a chent for an escaped msane asylum 1nmate The story comes to a htlarlous concluston after a bowl full of f1sh IS poured over the luckless attorney s head Page 17