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

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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.

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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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[The BEAVERf . rntur (Class The class of 1929 presented “Kempy” a comedy of American life, as the annual Senior play, on April 19-20. The play was very successful, both from a standpoint of being well given and in a financial way. The cast was as follows: “Pa” Bence “Ma” Bence Ruth Bence Kathryn Bence Jane Wade Kempy...... Ben Wade Duke Merrill Kurth Nelson ...Fern Edwards Lucille Swanson Kathryn Masten Margaret Nelson ....John Morris Floyd Neiman James Moore No wonder “Kempy” made such a tremendous hit, for besides having a very efficient cast, the play itself snaps with wit and humor of the most delightful kind. It is filled with types of varied sorts. The story is about a high-faluten daughter who in a fit of pique marries the young plumber-architect, who comes to fix the water pipes just because he understands her, having read her book and sworn to marry the authoress. But in that story lies all the humor that kept the audience laughing every second of every act.