Wausa High School - Viking Yearbook (Wausa, NE)

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ff: IX. ii' girl. She was Jo Ann Tunberg, now private secretary to the U. P. President. We also gained information about two of the other girls in our class. These were Carolyn Bloom and La Verle Olson. Both were marriedg Carolyn lived in Wahoo and La Verle on a farm east o-f Wausa. We next visited Omahais army air base. The commanding officer himself offered to show us around. We were quite proud vf such an honor, especially since this distinguished man was Colonel Donald Samuelson. Sam gave us a lift to Wausa, too, since he was planning a visit. We met the 30th member of the class of '46 in Wausa High. She was Leona Swanson, now Math and Science teacher in -the old alma mater. Leona, too, wore a diamond on her left hand. Thus ended an eventful vacation in which We learned the whereabouts of each member of the best remembered class ever to be graduated from Wausa High--THE CLASS OF 1946! -Lorna Lou Bornholdt UUR FAREWELL 'obo Four long years of High School Seem blended into one. As We in retrospection Reviexw what We have done. We'll bury all our failures In the dim and dusty past. And we'll keep the smiles of friendship, And our fun, to the very last. Again life opens wide the door Through which we'll pass with ambition and hope Into that harsher world, of which we know so little With eager faith, its tasks We'll meet and cope. We have learned about History and Science And of course the value of right living. Then, may there be no idle dreams or selfish visions But to all mankind-a real blessing. I --Jo Ann Tunberg

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bs! Y J 1-K x,....: ,Q fi- 1- UN '- :, -Vw There had been much news concerning the charming new Queen of India so we were anxious to see her for lourselves. Therefore, we went to the Palace and asked for an audience with her. We were ushered into her elaborate throne room. When we saw her, we couldn't speak a word for this famous queen was our friend, Phyllis Wrick. We also met the King, who was a charming Englishman. The King invited us to see his prize horses. During this tour, we were privileged to meet the palace veter- inarian whom we also knew. This very responsible position was held by Daryl I-llult. The country of China was the next stop on our vacation. Here we found Arlynn Mittan-a welfare worker and teacher among the Chinese. She was as cheerful and as much fun as ever and asked us to say hello to her folks when we got back home. We stopped at Manila in the Philippines only long enough to refuel. We also got a new stewardess here. This dark curly- headed girl came to greet each passenger in her friendly way. Marian nudged me and said, Why, that's Evelyn Schultz! And so it Was. She was an excellent stewardess and we enjoyed telling her of the many classmates whom we had met. Back in the good old U. S. A.-this time in California. We decided to get some real excitement, so we took in a race. The cars in the race were all jet-propelled and the average speed was about 500 miles per hour. The winner of the race drove a black car with yellow wheels and double bumpers- We weren't even surprised when Bob Peterson stepped out of the car to accept the winner's trophy. Bob invited us to the circus that night, say- ing that a friend of his was a part of the show. Anxious to know who this was, we gladly accepted the invitation. This friend proved to be Ronald Lindblad, now known as the daring young rnan on the flying trapezef' His act was very breath-taking and thrilling. ' Leaving sunny California behind, we arrived in the state of Montana. Here we stopped to see the largest cattle ranch in the state. The owner, wearing a teh-gallon hat, welcomed us at tue entrance. This was Donald Nelson. Don took us up to the lovely house and here we met his wife the former Joyce Johnson. Their cattle herd included about 7,000 head of cattle. ' Also at this time, we went to a baseball game between two college teams-Montana University and California State College. nlontana's coach was a good subject for an interview so We ,Went to see him. This man asked us if we weren't graduates of W ausa High in 1946 and when we assented, he introduced himself as Charles Mc Munn, our class sponsor. . . Soon after this, we returned to Nebraska. In Omaha we visited the Union Pacific office. Here we met another Wausa ...,, ip .....4n:,.,., A . L... .4 ,.3.M,.,,,,- A - --L..-- -L.g4.., .-......- ..., Lu.-. ,,.,., ,...-

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Na 3,9 ,,' SENHJR l:l.Ass .PLAY ' 0 O 0 THE PROFESSOR PROPOSESU On Tuesday evening, May 14, the Senior class presented the class pllay, The Professor Proposes, at the community audi- torium. The play, a three-act comedy by Evelyn Northrop, was staged under the direction of Miss Earlene Ransom. The play centered around Emily Gilmore and Geraldine Flint in their efforts to make Bert Cornell notice Emily. Geraldine assured her the situation just called for management. ,Men would always go for a girl if they thought some other man was interested! So Geraldine built up an imaginary romance for Emily, using a photo as the hero of it. Sure enough, Bert was in- terested right away. And' then the original of the photo showed up--as a new member of the faculty! The students were in a twitter. Geraldine appealed to the new prof to propose to Emily. With a pair of gossiping freshmen planted nearby to overhear Emily say No, thanks. the situation could be saved. The new professor had no intention of co-operating. He was recently married and was keeping it secret, since his Job called for a single man. But Geraldine convinced him there was no other way out. And then his pretty bride appeared-just in the nick of time to hear him. proposing to someone else! In the excitement that followed, the profe'ssor's marriage, Emily's and Bert's ro- mance, and the professor's new job all seemed headed for dis- aster. But the strong-minded Dean of Women leaped to the rescue of all three and all ended happily. ' The cast of characters was as folloiws: Geraldine Flint, a scatterbrained Junior . . Lorna Lou Bornholdt Emily Gilmore, her long'-suffering roommate . . Helen Anderson Betty Todd D C Arlyne Peterson inseparable freshmen Belle Hadley J C Marian Prather Bob Flint, Geraldine's freshman brother .. Donald Larson Arthur Lewis, Geraldine's beau-at-the-moment Robert Peterson Bert Cornell, Glendale's football hero .......... James Landell Miss Martha Crawford, dean and matron ...... Lois Greenwall Mildred, the maid at Ashby Hall ............ Leona Swanson John Burr McKenny, new Professor of History, Darle Erickson Rose McKenny, a damsel in distress .......... Phyllis Nixon -Elizabeth Hatton, Miss Martha's Yes girl .. Jo Ann Tunberg