Meadow Grove High School - Trojan Yearbook (Meadow Grove, NE)

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Sneak Day At 11:00 on the evening of April 21, seventeen Meadow Grove seniors prepared for a long but hilarious trip. With several underclassmen on hand we received a bang up send off. Everyone was feeling very energetic until we reached Omaha about 2:30 a.m. Almost everyone snatched a bite to eat after which we continued our journey. During this lap almost everyone slept and Friday morning at 7:30 seventeen tired looking seniors and their sponsors were struggling to keep their eyes open to see the sights. After breakfast we were taken on a tour of General Motors Company which everyone enjoyed and will probably not quickly forget. Some of the seniors then went to the Art Museum and observed many interesting things. The afternoon found seniors scattered throughout Kansas City seeing all that their eyes could see. Girls, of course, were shopping; boys were doing whatever came to their minds ! ! Friday evening found the seniors seated at a major league baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Kansas City Athletics. This event was one which everyone enjoyed immensely and will long remember. Leaving Kansas City at approximately 11:30 p.m. almost everyone was ready to sleep and let sleep. Omaha was our only stop before reaching home. Here we obtained a few refre shments. Good Old Meadow Grove once again received seventeen tired but happy looking seniors returning from a wonderful sneak day.

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CLASS PROPHECY Old Father Time, in preparing to make another trip around the world, happened to look into the mirror. He saw what anyone could expect to see on the face of a busy old man-deep wrinkles and tired looking eyes. Looking once again into the mirror, he reflected his life forty years ago. He remembered seventeen previous M.G.H.S. seniors, who were having a class reunion. It was interesting to inquire what different ones were doing for an occupation. His further inquiry showed that Jean Alyea was a lieutenant in the Air Force married to a private. Who gives the orders? Gary Kuchar was a noted experimental jet pilot with a hobby of making souped up paper air planes for school kids. Lloyd Avery was now Decca's famous singing star with Kermit Larson's orchestra accompanying him. Dean Howard, who now has a briefcase with wheels, acts as Lloyd's agent. Sherry Wynn is Dean's faithful, patient secretary, and he hasn't succeeded in convincing her that she would make an excellent housewife. Charles Dahl was a successful farmer owning several purple cows which give chocolate milk. His steady milk customer is Barbara Dreger whose little ones will drink nothing but chocolate milk from purple cows. Charles's chief competitor, Albert Nelson, insists that his purple cows give 1 666 pound more chocolate milk than Charles's. To prove his point he engaged a famous scientist to make experimental tests for his cows and Charles's! Albert found out that he had a lavander cow! Carl Mandel delivers milk for Charles to the urban folks. Carl is considered old fashioned by Policeman Jerry Daugherty because he stops for people to cross the street. Sharon Goulding, Jerry's assistant, handles the more nerve racking cases. Jerry's nerves are bad! He can't seem to stand those young speedstes. The judge, Jean James, of the juvenile court is very severe on those young speed demons who stop for pedestrians. Her theory is: don't hit them; then someone has to pick them up. Such disturbances are hard on Jerry's nerves you know ! ! Bruce Horn is now heavy weight champion of the light weight class. He's done quite well, has been knocked out every bout. Quite a record! Donna O'Banion is a well known referee who insists that if there's to be any unnecessary striking done in the ring, she'll do it. Only one spectator has ever been known to bother her; that person is Janet Warrick, now an old maid. After bedding down her canaries, she brings her knitting along to the boxing bouts. She is making sweaters for an old maid's home operated by Jean Monson. All women who aren't lucky enough to catch a man go there. Jean gives lectures on how to catch your man. Why wasn't she successful? That's a good question! Feeling satisfied that he had seen all the seniors of 55 he continued his yearly journey. Time waits for no man. 1 1

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Commencement At 8:00 p. m. on Sunday, May 15, seventeen seniors donned caps and gowns to get ready for their baccalaureate services. Miss Kay Wilson played .Largo for the processional and recessional. Reverend H. H. Houchin gave the baccalaureate sermon on Beliefs that Count . Mr. Leonard Sawyer played a trumpet solo, and LuNette Wieting played a trombone solo. After the semester exams on Monday and Tuesday, the seniors again donned their caps and gowns for commencement exercises. The processional and recessional, Pomp and Circumstance, were played by Karen Novotny. The invocation was given by H. H. Houchin. G. E. Turner, Superintendent of Lancaster county, gave the address on The Challenge. Vocal solos were sung by Roger Wieting. The eighth grade was presented by Mrs. Malmberg and given promotions by Ernest Ellis. Superintendent Adams presented scholarships to Janet Warrick, valedictorian; Barbara Dreger, salutatorian; and Jean James. The band award went to Jean Monson. Two juniors received awards: Dale McClatchey, athletics, and Barbara O'Banion, scholarship. Bruce Horn and Jean Alyea received athletic awards. Mr. R. H. Merklinger, principal and sponsor of the senior class, presented the class of '55 and Ernest Ellis presented the diplomas. After the benediction and recessional the graduates of 1955 received congratulations.