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

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DECLAMATORY Back Row : Harold Johnson, Hal Hasselbalch, Joseph Conn. Front Row: Rex Fischer, Cathy Hasselbalch, Myrna Milburn, Donna Potter. LOCAL DECLAMATORY CONTEST Murch 11. 1949 Judge: Mrs. Dale Coon ley. Genoa Director: Mr. Raymond L. Conley DRAMATIC READINGS Joseph Coan—“White Lilacs ’...........................Second Donna Potter—“Mary Stuart”.............................First Myrna Milburn—“Tell-Tale Heart ’.......................Third HUMOROUS READINGS Harold Johnson—“I’m One of Those Fellows”..............Third Cathy Hasselbalch—“At the Swimming Pool’..............Second Rex Fischer—“The Big Game ’............................First Delores Evans—“Home Talent Rehearsal”.................Second DISTRICT SPEECH CONTEST NORFOLK. NEBRASKA March 25. 1949 ORIGINAL ORATORY Hal Hasselbalch—“The Underlying Problem”............Good DRAMATIC READING Donna Potter—“Mary Stuart”.....................Excellent HUMOROUS READING Rex Fischer—“The Big Game” Superior

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SENIOR CLASS PLAY When the senior class staged the Kaufman and Hart Broadway comedy, George Washington Slept Here, in January, they adhered to the best tradition of the theater that “the show must go on.” Due to blocked roads only 200 people saw that the play remained a comedy in the full sense of the word although Mr. Raymond L. Conley, director, had found it necessary to blue-pencil many of the lines. THE CAST (In order of appearance) Mr. Kimber—Caretaker..................................................Norman Scott Newton Fuller—Buyer of the House.........................................Dean Land Annabelle Fuller—His irate wife.......................................Myrna Milburn Madge Fuller—Their daughter..............................................Mary Ellis Steve Eldridge—Her boy friend......................................Harold Thompson Katie—The cook................................................................Janet Schack Mrs. Douglas—A snoopy neighbor........................................Donna Potter Clayton Evans—An actor................................................Sonny Edmunds Kena Leslie—His wife..................................................JoAnn Swanson Hester—The maid..............................................................Evelyn Reardon Raymond—The brat..............................................................Eddie Cooper Uncle Stanley—An old wind bag........................................Harold Johnson I.eggett Frazer—Weekend guest...................................................Bob McLain Tommy Hughes—Weekend guest...................................................Robert Westmore Sue Barrington-—Weekend guest................................................Nadine McColl Miss Wilcox—The silent type...........................................Della Hansen Mr. Prescott—A problem neighbor......................................Milford Myhre Much credit for the production belongs to Don Matya, stage manager, and to Greger Andreasen and Bob Price, property co-chairmen since this play was probably the most ambitious selection in several years.

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FUTURE TEACHERS Standing: Evelyn Reardon. Seated, (left to right): Doris Ruck, Mary Ellis, Darlene Cumpam, JoAnn Swanson, and Mrs. Augusta Anderson, sponsor. The Three R’s ... To develop more efficient teachers and to prepare members for the profession of teaching are the major goals of the Future Teacher organization. A special goal this years has been for each member to cultivate in herself the qualities of personality and character which are the foundations for successful teaching. With the exception of one year, St. Edward High School has had an active future teacher group since 1928. St. Edward has been a chartered member of the Future Teachers of America since its organization in 1937. Activities of each meeting included a business session, a workshop in which handcrafts were learned, and a social period which included visiting and refreshments. In December a Christmas party with an exchange of gifts was enjoyed. Each month the class decorated the Normal Training Room as a one-room rural school might be arranged. Officers for the year were Evelyn Reardon, president; Jo Ann Swanson, vice-president; Mary Ellis, secretary; Darlene Campain, treasurer; Doris Buck, news reporter; and Mrs. Augusta Anderson, sponsor.