St Edward High School - Beaver Yearbook (St Edward, NE)

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[The BEAVER} ' Normal STrafttutg The St. Edward Normal Training Club, which was organized last year with Miss Scriven as Sponsor, held its first meeting September 18th and elected the following officers: President ....................... Fern Edwards Vice-President................... Pearl Nelson Secretary-Treasurer Mildred Arney The purpose of the club is to develop more efficient teachers and to prepare the girls for the teaching profession. At our meetings we have tried to have somecne of experience talk to the club. Some of the speakers that have favored us with talks this year are Miss Oma Thompson who spoke on “Rural Schools and Teachers;” Miss Retlaff who gave us some very good suggestions on Art and School room decoration; Miss Zelda Nelson who spoke on the subject of Citizenship and Miss Smith who gave us a great number of devices for the primary grades. Reports on various topics of special interest have also been given by different girls in the club. This year the Normal Training girls also sponsored a splendid “All Girls” party which was held at the school house February 14. The club also contributed to the success of the carnival by giving a “Negro Debate” in the “Seven Day Chautauqua.” Miss Scriven Thomazin Nelson M. Sauler Swanson Mary Sauler A. Sauler Rydinx Reardon M. Arney Bennett Reed Edwards Keeshan R, Jenson Cru'se M. Jenson Obriot

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(6irla JJhiistral (tratmmt The physical training girls feel that they have had a most successful year in devoting their time to better health. At the beginning of the year twenty enrolled for class work and very few dropped out. Almost all of the girls worked for letters. In order to secure a numeral five hundred points were required. Points were given for regular class attendance, hikes of three miles or more, daily exercise, five hundred word essay, one hour of tennis a week for six weeks, skating, bicycle riding, etc. By the end of the year about eight girls will have letters. During the winter months two basket ball teams were arranged in the group. These teams played preliminary games at high school games and also town team games. On March 16, the Basket Ball fellows were entertained at the Presbyterian church basement. The toast list was as follows: Max Knudson, Toastmaster B—Bum.....................Donald Wake A—Athletics . ..............Sara Lister L—Losses................Florence Nelson L—Letters.................Ernest Nelson The theme of St. Patrick’s day was cleverly worked out in the table decorations. Miniature basket balls were given as favors. Kurth Nelson, basket ball captain, was presented with a gift by the fellows as a token of appreciation for his splendid leadership. Plans are now being made for next years work. It is hoped that the girls may join the State Athletic Association. Pearson Curt's F. Nelson M Keeshan Re d Masten Kennedy Miss Tracy A. Nelson Rockey L. Nelson Lister Koerb r A. Keeshan Anderson

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Unrattmtal Agriculture The projects completed last year were very good for the first year. Some of the outstanding projects were those of John Baustert, Curtis Peterson, Russel Jacobson and Wilber Thomazin. Each year the Union Pacific gives a $100 scholarship to the Vocational Agriculture student that has the best project and ranks high in his class work. John Baustert was selected as alternate for Boone County for this year. John had a corn project with which he made $100 above expenses. Curtis Peterson made the greatest financial return of the class. He made over $150.00 on two sows. Next year many of the boys will raise corn to feed to their hogs. They will carry a long time project. They will continue to keep records while they are in high school. Several have set a goal of $500 to be saved on their projects while they are in school. Some of them will take this money to help them take up work at the University. Others expect to use their fund to help them start farming after they finish high school. This year our shopwork consisted of forge, soldering, tool sharpening, rope work, harness oiling and repair and general construction. We built a large number of drymash feeders. This was the most popular article made. Other articles made were self-feeders, hog houses, brooder houses, hay racks, hog crates, etc. We are now building a brooder house for an exhibit. We will equip it with modern sanitary labor saving feeders and equipment.