Wallace High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Wallace, NE)

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61444 lfutoty Back rn September of l943, rn the lrttle western town of Wallace, fourteen lrttle Navalos were enlrsted rn the Wallace Schools for thenr frrst year of learmng The followmg were under the counsel of Mrss Cecul Easton Larry Muller Raymond Pace Bernard Strawder, Wanda Zerger, Lrly Beran, Karen Campbell Arlene Fleecs, Edward Funk Gerald Campbell Gerald Parker, Connre Padgett Sharen Smrth, and Gary Spurrler Patty Drlls lomed us an the second semester ln our second year of school we had the same teacher Erna Vandeberg, Peggy Ambert, Patty Skmne LaVern Steckman, and Robert Hooke loaned the trrbe whale Wanda Zerger, Patty Skrnner Robert Hooke decrded to leave us The next year our teacher was Mlss Ruby Matson We gamed Karen Smith and David Goad Peggy Ambert, LoVern Steckman Patty Dllls and Gary Spurrler decrded to go back to the reservatlon Our fourth year Bully Bowen Richard Henderson and Lorena Parker made therr way into Wallace Our only loss that year was Erna Van Deberg who declded rt was too cold here and went to Calrfornla Neanwhlle our teacher had gotten marrred and was now known as Mrs Longmore Durmg our frfth year our teacher was Mrs Dora Snow That year we gamed no one and lost only B xlly Bowen The next year Mrs Hazel Hultrquest supervrsed us Gerald Campbell Karen Smrth and Edward F unk left us ln search of better huntrng grounds We gamed Barbara Duggan and Phyllis Robb Mass Helen Hepler was our councllor In the seventh grade This year Sandra Young galloped anto Wallace whrle Sharen Smnth's pony gave out and left to get another Our last year of grade school we found Mass Elrzabeth Derbler teaching us A lot of changes were made that year as Dorns Hengen Monre Padgett and Joe Wordlow lorned us We lost Karen Campbell Connle Padgett, and Doris Hengen We started out rn hugh school wtth srxteen members In our tribe But as the year progressed Joe Wordlow Llly Beran, Sandra Young Eugene Yonker, and Monte Padgett left us leaving only eleven Our sophomore year found us facnng some new teachers Mr Fox Mrs Fox Mr E Mumma re manned wrth us Thus year our tribe remained the same an number as we gamed George Sloan and lost Gerald Parker The next year Doris Hengen Veda Beck Gerry McCown Mary Lou Harvey loaned us George Sloan and David Good found the trall too rough and drdn t go any further Our rumor year we put on our class play A Parr of Country Kuds We were hosts at the Jr Sr Banquet whrch was an Indran theme Our teachers that year besides Mr 8. Mrs Albert Fox were Coach Fred McKenzre Lours Dargger and Mr 8. Mrs Jeston Blewrtt The followmg year was the last leg of our long lourney of learmng Our senuor class consrsted of frve boys and frve gurls Raymond Pace Phyllns Robb Bernard Strawder Veda Beck Rrchard Henderson Lorena Parker Gerry McCown Dorrs Hengen Larry Muller, and Barbara Duggan Our last teachers an W H S were Mr 8. Mrs Fox Mr 8. Mrs Blewltt, Fred McKenzre and Rev Nolan Chrrstran About Sneak Day When we wrll leave? Someday un 1955 What trme'7 Sometrme between T2 p m and I2 a m Where? Someplace rn the United States How are we gorng'7 Maybe by camel and don t worry we ll return??'7 9 Sometime Frnally graduatnon came on the lgth day of May, 1955 The only sensors who completed all of the long lourney were Bernard Strawder, Raymond Pace and Larry Muller I6 o . l 0 ' ll ' ll . . 2 . I I I I I I A I O . . . I . . . I I . I . . . Q I I E . . , , . . I . . . ' I I . I . . to go on. We had three teachers that year: Thane Weeks, E. Mumma, and Grace Liggett. ' , . , . 5 . . - . I I I I . ' . . . , . . ll ' ' ll I- ' ll ' 'I . . , . . . : , , . . . I ' . : I I I I I . I I I I ' . . . - - , . . ' ' , . - . I I ' . , .

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y 'Nu .N jf K fy., xg 2 6 3. to h. ' DORIS HENGEN llDetl Pep Club ---- One Act Play - - - Dramatic Reading- - Jr. Play ----- Sr. Play ----- School Paper - - Chorus - - - Glee Club - - - Phys. Education - Ta? 4 2 3 4 - -- 3-4 2 2 RAYMOND PACE ll Rayll Chorus ----- Sr. Play ----- Annual Photographer ,4 'sn , Q C C --- 1

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enfot 61144 ptoplecy UGHI After a hard day's work on the reservation I decided to rest. I dozed off and dreamed of my hard old days in good W H S I let my mind wander bacl-' to all the good old faces ofthe class f 5 I met Mr Fox and he IDVlISd me to hrs home for drnner I was surprrsed to learn they had 5 chrldren now We talked over old trmes together Then he told me he heard over the radIo that Rrchard Hender son was coach at the Unrversrty of Hawarr and hrs team was the clcamp They played the Unrversr -T-Callfornra Saturday I lumped on my pony and started to Calrfornra I stopped at Denver, Colorado overnrght I met Gerry MCCown srngrng In a mght club to Nork hrs Nay through college He told me Veda Beck r a secretary In a law offrce In Denver so I looked her I.p Later we went shopprna and'-ran Into Bar ara Duggan, r ho I found out was marrred to an excutrve ofthe rav frrm I dccrded I had better contanue my lourney so I lumped on my horse brd my frrends adros and headea toward Calrfornra As we crossed Grand Canyon I met Larry Mrller who was a crvII engrneer and Nas constructrng a brrdr across Ihe canyon He took us on a seerng tour and there we chanced to meet another old classmate Lorena Pa ker who told bS she was stall a secretary workrng In Texas We rere surprrsed to hear she ras marrred and had 2 chrldren She went wrth us on the rest of our tour and tola us that Raymond Pace was a farmer In Arlzona and dolng very well After bradrng these classmates good bye I lumped on my horse and tool off for Arrzona to see Ra mond There l learned he had moved down th re recently after school anl had been on the farm ever srnce H also told me he was marrred and had a famrly After spend ng Me nrgl t wrth hrm I lourneyed on my way agarn After rrdlng for several hours I got hungry and decrded to stop to eat and water my horse I saw a man by a vvIndmIII and decldea to talk to IIIm To ny surprrse It turned out to be Bernard Strawder who o rvned a ranch of 5 OOO sectrons Bernard told us that after herng lrlted by hrs old hrq sc rool flame he had moved to lower Calrfornra anal set up ranchrng Hr- also told LS he had lust rrrarrred hrs old foreman s daughter Then re lourneyea on to the Rose Bowl football freld where tne Unrversrty of Hawarr was play Ing There we ran Into Rrchard and Nr Mclsenzre coach of Calrfornra U After the game we went to Mr Mclienzle s for dlnner and learrteil-fhey now nad o chrldren, 7 boys and 4 grrls Then venturrng on way to see the Golden Gate I chanced to meet anotner classr ate Phyllrs Robb who told rne she had a ver successful career as a secretary ana was now marrred to the Iross arffpresrdert of a bra executrve surte am that she Irved IH Los Angeles I ndrng us 'nyl erny s n I n s 3 t e yenne fr n vo ng r ve ran Into o rc r co nv, I I fs rms l'IIgh I 3 r I rr Jerrre I I nr 9 51 cr aft I nqurrrn a 31 n earner rs ne rw Sl Ion a far n west O Srane J moJnted ny pony a rd r ent ut ta e no 5 1 ly lqomlly mo Gm, crrldrew Aft g I o r o . c assrn I hear e ac for my s rvatron .Ist as I reach d nerr' m I- I a J e .IJ rn I7 drea 1 hoo or the Org or 'wood old W I-I S Crass Good Luck S nr rs I7 O H5 tl . . . .. . xl I . . -ly O . . i . . - . , ..l, A. v as ' ' ' , ' . ' ' i , . . ll U . . , lv .A l . 1 . 1 u . I - ' l . . . . X . . Je I. ' K - ' I T 4 . . . . w . . ll . ' . . I R Q 9 1 -X is-'?Q??t--l . . I . - . I . H ' I , ' l I ' e ' .1 . - 2 ' '. e . . l E l .I 1 . . . x . . . I . . . I . l . .. A . - l' YI I 1 1 - 1 I A 1 h I I o 1 1 I l . I . , . . .. F . . , . I l M I X V, . LA . U Q I . K my , V I w i q-I ' A AV I , I I K, , . I -.VI ' I 'of e 1, ldecided to visit owe atv y tfifa d cf h. Che .. . t -lid I Cheyenne, YJ - mi . The e ' '. ur Amer i:f1-L 'ristfry teacher eff :Icy di fe t r, Mr. Bl. ftt, 'ri ere h. . teachirrfg American history on the reservation. I-Ie told me Mrs. Blevritt was teaching musi: in Chevenrre ' . . Aft lr b'iidinr., tl e n afios, lzzxr I I my . arse awfl ' ea len' for Nebraska. T' fr. I op refl in Si In-xp an' e' I ' ' jj rw J cl I le, ' sl DI:-I Herr'-ef I '-rw Steve ' liver: 'r , f ' ' ,y, 'ry I ' I I ' I w. 'J F s ,e lor. I' ,1PiI1QI'JIkI 'Tf' 'he had bow ve' fried ff iral 3 l' .I . er' bidclin he' go'J.1l-bye an ' realizing I hal seen all gy l.' I ateg of SS , ' Id I3 Ii re e ' I . .I , e I' re y eg li: ed me I I the face nd I w'i.., rl' fem r' If u .1 , A Ty f i . semi ' .4 . . . . ' of wif . Pl 4 l. ' 9 'G II