Wausa High School - Viking Yearbook (Wausa, NE)

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Next I am carried across the quiet Pacific to the little country of Siam. Here, as the scene takes me inland, I find two more classmates, Lorayne Shallberg and Mardelle J ohnson, These two girls are missionaries and doing an excellent 'job of helping the Eatives, Mardelle as a medical missionary, and Lorayne as a eac er, As we start off again a, large battleship comes into the scene. As it moves closer I see the sailors busy polishing the guns and swabbing the deck. As I look closer I see two familiar faces. They are Albur Peters and Elton Greenwall as boat-swains. They are sitting astride the large guns and making a poor at- tempt to polish them. . V A few scenes flash by rapidly and I see the Fremont High School. Here Lois Erickson is busily working in the normal train- ing department. She is getting along very well and has gone far in her profession. Further on flashes of color come into view. As the flashes become more distinct, I realize that I am in ai little hat shop in Paris. While trying on hats, I seem to recognize the clerk. Look- ing more directly in her face I remember her as my old classmate Elaine Landholm. Although she seldom wears a hat, she seems to take a great delight in the designing of hats, 3 I next see a speedway in the scene. It seems that as the race is drawing to a close, a large blue and silver racer suddenly flashes to the front and roars down the straight-away to win. As the driver steps from the pit and removes his helmet I realize that it is Lamont Larson whose hair had turned silver under the constant strain of driving. This was only one of his many victories. The scene again changes and this time I see the capital at Washington. As the picture grows clearer I see our 'silver tongued orator, Ruth Skoglund. She seems to have the floor and is trying to persuade her colleagues in the House that every woman should have an equal share in the wealth of the nation. Now the scene changes to Bloomfield. The smoke takes me to a Beauty shop. Here I see Audrey Frevert fixing people's hair in the latest styles. She has invented a machine that puts a wave in a persons hair that stays in permanently. Audrey did not par- ticularly invent this machine to get out of work. Her business is io gloodl that she does not have time to wave the people's hair y an . The pipe is now slowly beginning to cool and as the last scene flashes before me, I see Norma Hillberg. She is bending over a.desk and seems to be busy, trying to make her books balance. Norma has gradually worked up to the top and is now the manager of the Farmers Union Store at Wausa. -Madylin Nixon

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feet on top of many papers piled on his desk. He is dictating to af pretty little secretary, whom I immediately recognize .as Gladyce Lind. At first, the man in the chair seemed unfamiliar, but I now recognize him as my old friend, Lester Skoglund. He is an executive in the Boening Aircraft Company in Glendale and, I might add, doing quite well for himself and his little secretary. Quickly the scene shifts to Quebec. A new sight meets my eyes. It seems to be a large apartment building. It has just been completed by that budding architect, Gene Johnson. The build- ing is owned and operated by Arlene Poole and LoVaine Hult, and is built on the site of the old Granada Apartments. Now, again the scene moves on. Suddenly I see the Wausa High School. As the smoke takes me inside the building I see my old classmate, Arlene Dahl, who has risen to the position of principal and shorthand instructor, She seems very happy and contented. I think the reason might be the sparkling ring on the third finger of her left hand. A Again the setting changes and I hear singing coming from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City. As I move closer I see our own Mxaxine Swanson, who has risen to the top as a great singer. As she sings, the picture shifts to her accom- panist whom I easily recognize as that lovable classmate of mine, Nathalyn Krohn. I And now, as suddenly as I had left California, the smoke takes me to a large poultry farm on the west coast. As the smoke begins to clear away I see a. blonde man come running out of one of the buildings, closely pursued by a large white rooster. 'At once I recognize him as my old classmate, Donald Osberg. The next vision carries me back over the mountains to Colorado. There I see a man sorting mail on a streamliner run- ning between Denver, Colorado and Casper, Wyoming. He seems to be Very occupied with his work, but as the train slows down he quickly finishes his work. Then, as he steps from the mail' car, I recognized him as Donald Pearson. The next scene takes me to the sandhills of Nebraska where I see two young men engaged in ranching. I quickly recognize them as Ronald Swanson and Dale Shallberg. They are engaged in a heated argument as to whether Ronald can jump the corral fence. This controversy is soon cut short. A large Hereford bull charges at them and both men clear the fence in a hurry. Also in Nebraska I find Phyllis Anderson all dressed in white. She is nursing in a hospital for sick cats, and works from morning till night. It seems that many of the graduates of the Class of '44 like California, for as the picture moves on I see a blue Dodge stop in front of a bank in Berkeley. From it steps a blonde young lady whom I recognize as Shirley Peters. As the scene follows her inside I discover that she is private secretary to the presi- dent of the bank. She seems quite satisfied with her Work and has set an excellent example for future secretaries to follow.

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SENIOR SKIP DAY On Friday morning, April 21, the long awaited skip day became a reality, when the members of the class of 1944 left, bright and early, to spend the day in Sioux City, The class arriv- ed at their destination a few minutes after nine o'clock, and im- mediately proceeded to Davidson's Tea Room, where they enjoy- ed a hearty breakfast, before embarking upon the day's, activi- ties. They returned to the Tea Room for their noon luncheon where they were seated together at one long table. As all industrial places were closed to visitors for the dura- tion of the war, members of the class spent their time in various ways. Many of the group rode the street-cars from one end of the city to the other, this being a new experience for most of them. Shopping, sight-seeing, roller skating and attending the theaters made up a full day for the class members. The group left for home about eleven o'clock, ,arriving at Wausa a couple of hours later. Despite the fact that it was meatless day in Sioux City, and that other war-time restric- tions prevailed, the class did have an enjoyable time, which will not be erased from their memories for a long time to come. i -Audrey Frevert. 00000 CLASS PCIEM O Q O I C I IN LEAVIN G It's time for the Seniors to say goodbye, To the studies they've pretended to dread. They'll lay down their books and silently sigh For their high school days have fled. They've chosen a motto, as all Seniors do, And selected their colors and flowers, i And they've thought of the years that so quickly flew For they have cherished every hour. Then they look to the future ahead of them, And each picks his walk of life, And they'1l work for the task that was meant for them, Though it may mean trouble and strife. A They might strive for the job of a white collar man, Or the task of a humble farmer, But they'1l work for America as best they can, And protect her from those who may harm her. -Arlene Poole