Wausa High School - Viking Yearbook (Wausa, NE)

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DONALD WEYHRICK Mixed Chorus 1-2; Track 1-2-3-4; Letter 3- 4; Football 3-4; Letter 3-4; All-Conference Football Team 4; Keep Moving Crew 3; Great Caesar's Ghost Crew 4; When I feel like exercising 1 lie down until it goes away. MARILYN WRICK Mixed Chorus 1-2-3-4; Music Award 3-4; District Contest 1-2-3-4; Girls' Sextette 3; Band 2-3-4; Pep Band 2-4; Band Day 2-3-4; Girls' Phys.; Y-Teens; Pep Club 1-2-3-4; Cheerleader 3; Dramatics 1-2-3; County Government 3; Banquet Waitress 2; Class Vice President 1; Keep Moving Cast 3; Great Caesar's Ghost Cast 4; Youth must have its fling. I wish someone would fling a youth at me. SENIOR CLASS WILL WE, THE SENIOR CLASS OF 1959, submit the following will to the underclassmen of Wausa High School who have had the great privilege of sharing our friendship the past years. BEVERLY ANDERSON wills her dimples to David Swanson. LEON ANDERSON wills all of his old girl friends to Chucky Larson. CAROL BEAUDETTE wills her quietness to Margie Schultz. CAROLYN BEAUDETTE bequeaths her short hair and freckles to Judy Johnston. HERB BENGSTON leaves his seriousness to Karla Reed. NORMAN CARLSON wills his Honor Roll ability to the Freshman class. VELDA CLAUSSEN wills her flirty ways to Marvin Brasch. DON EIFERT bequeaths his height to Layne Anderson. DEANNA ENQUIST leaves her short stature to Rodney Johnson. BETTY ERICSSON wills her steadiness to Fred Veenker. EUGENE GILLILAN wishes Richard Schultz to have his track ability. DENNIS JOHNSON bequeaths his athletic ability to Donovan Thorell. JUANITA JOHNSON wills her gift to gab to Robert Greenwall. SHEILA KIRBY bequeaths her jinx to anyone unfortunate enough to receive it. GORDON KUMM wills his brains and good looks to Boyd Ellerbruch. BEVERLY NELSON leaves her shyness to Lyman Anderson. SUSAN NELSON wills her carefree ways to Gary Anderson. KAREN PETERSON bequeaths her studious attitude to Keith Olson. CHARLES RERAN wills his careful driving to Larry Johnson. CAROLE RICKERS bequeaths her long blond hair to Lois Blohm. NORMA SEAGREN wills her freckles and red hair to David Thorell. ROBERT SKALBERG leaves his basketball ability to Lonnie Anderson. ROBERT SWANSON bequeaths his pencil breaking ability to anyone who can do a better job. DICK THORELL wills his little bottle of distilled water to Curtis Shalander if he can squirt more coronet players than Dick did. DON WEYHRICK leaves his football ability to Perry Butler. MARILYN WRICK bequeaths her gum cracking ability to the Freshman class with the knowledge that they will carry it out as faithfully as she did. HAUFF SPORTING GOODS NORFOLK OFFICE EQUIPMENT Sioux City, Iowa Norfolk, Nebraska WITNESSES: Beverly Anderson Betty Erickson

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CHARLES REHAN Mixed Chorus; Band 1-2-3-4; Banquet Waiter 2; Track 4; Dramatics 3; Sax Quartette 3; Echo Staff 4; Keep Moving Crew 3; Great Caesar's Ghost Crew 4; I'm not arguing with you—I'm telling you. CAROLE ANDERSON RICKERS Mixed Chorus 1-2-3; Music Award 1-2; Girls' Sextette 3; Chorus Accompanist 2-3; Band 1-2-3; District Contest 1-2-3; Saxaphone Quartet 1-2-3; Pep Band 1-2-3; County Clinic 3; Girls' Phys.; Y-Teens; Pep Club 1-2-3; Dramatics 1-2; Declam 1; Banquet Waitress 2; County Government 3; Class Treasurer 2; Annual Staff 4; Keep Moving Cast 3; Her future is planned. NORMA SEAGREN Mixed Chorus; Girls' Phys. 1-2-3-4; District Contest 3-4; Sextette 3; Music Award 3; Band 3; Y-Teens 1-2-3-4; Treasurer 2; President 4; Area Vice President 4; Dramatics 1-2; Pep Club 1-2-3-4; Secretary 2; President 4; Homecoming 2-4; Student Council 1; County Government 3; Banquet Waitress 2; Annual Staff 4; Class Vice President 2; Class Presi- dent 3; Keep Moving Cast 3; Great Cae- sar's Ghost Cast 4; A winning smile, a pleasant way, a kindly word for all. ROBERT SKALBERG Basketball 1-2-3-4; Letter 2-3-4; Track 1- 2-3; Football Student Manager 3-4; Baseball 2-3; Student Council 2-3; Banquet Waiter 2; County Government 3; Annual Staff 4; Class Vice President 4; Homecoming 3-4; Keep Moving Cast 3; Great Caesar's Ghost Cast 4; His disposition can't be beat and he's honored as an athlete. ROBERT SWANSON Band 2-3-4; Vice President 4; Basketball 1- 2- 3-4; Letter 4; Track 3-4; Baseball 3-4; Student Council 3-4; Banquet Waiter 2; An- nual Staff 4; Echo Staff 4; Keep Moving Cast 3; Great Caesar's Ghost Cast 4; My life is one big day-dream. RICHARD THORELL Band; Mixed Chorus; Boys' Quartet; Boys' Octet; District Contest; Music Award 1-2- 3- 4; Brass Sextette 2-3-4; Madrigal 3; Trom- bone Quartet 3-4; Baseball 1; County Govern- ment 3; Homecoming 2; Banquet Waiter 2; Class President 2; Annual Staff 4; Dramatics; District Contest 1-2; Keep Moving Cast 3; Great Caesar's Ghost Cast 4; Music wells from the soul of him in an endless stream, that charms and delights his hearers.

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CLASS PROPHECY One bright sunny morning I was greeted by the postman, Don Weyhrick, who presented me with a very important letter. The letter stated that I was the winner of the Peep! Peep! Breakfast Food Com- pany's Trip to the Moon Contest. I was surprised to read that the signature of the president of the company belonged to Gordon Kumm, a former classmate at Wausa High School. In the letter Gordon said that he had purchased the company with the money he had won on a television quiz program. Gor- don also stated that Carol and Carolyn Beaudette were employed as secretaries in his company. The next morning I got on an airplane which would take me to New York where the rocket was waiting for me. When I entered the airplane I was greeted by a very efficient stewardess. I recognized her as being Marilyn Wrick, a former schoolmate. As I was fastening my seatbelt a familiar voice greeted me. As I turned to see who had spoken I was very surprised to find Robert Skalberg seated next to me. Skelly was on his way to New York to play in the International Basketball Tournaments. Skelly told me that Dennis Johnson was the coach of the opponent team so it would be a tough game to win. We became so involved in reliving old times in Wausa High that before we realized it we were landing in New York. I wished Skelly the best of luck in his game and then hurried down the ramp to greet Beverly Anderson who was waiting for me. Beverly was now a registered nurse. She told me that Susan Nelson and Norma Seagren had also become nurses and were now working at their professions. Beverly also said that Betty Erickson was employed at Fort Knox and that Carole Rickers was living on a farm with her husband. We began looking for a cab and finally saw one parked at the curb. We rushed over to it and dis- covered that the driver was asleep. After awaking him we thought that he was familiar so we asked him if he had ever visited Wausa. He told us that he was Gene Gillilan and that he was trying to catch up on his sleep because he had had a busy night. As we were driving to the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, Gene began telling us about his experiences as a cab driver. It sounded like a very exciting career. As we entered the lobby of the hotel we saw a very flustered lady looking for something in her purse. I was very surprised to discover that the lady was the former Sheila Kirby. She and her husband were on their way to establish a medical center at a foreign mission. Sheila told us that Juanita Johnson was the social director at the hotel so we went up to her office to say hello. We couldn't see Juanita because she was busy so we went back to the lobby for my luggage. As 1 entered the lobby I saw a bell-hop carrying my luggage to my room. When I arrived at my room I discovered that the bell-hop was Norman Carlson, a member of my high school class. Norman told me that Herb Bengston was employed as a vetenarian in an animal clinic at Los Angeles. I had just begun unpacking when there was a knock at my door. As I opened the door I was very surprised to see Beverly Nelson. We hadn't seen one another since graduation so we had much to talk about. Beverly was now a gym instructor at a college in New York. She also said that Velda Claussen was teaching Home Economics and Deanna Enquist was the owner of a large skating rink in Tennessee. The next morning I went sight seeing. As I was window shopping I suddenly saw a sign Karen's Stationery Shop. I went in and as I was buying stationery I learned that the owner was Karen Peterson. The musical Dick's Tombones was showing so I decided to attend it. The star of the show was Dick Thorell. After the show Dick invited me backstage and introduced me to his chief technician, Charles Rehan. Dick also said that Bob Swanson had become a comedian and was appearing on the Steve Allen Show. Early the next morning I went to the airport where I was to board the rocket that would take me to the moon. I heard a familiar laugh and turned to see Don Eifert stepping out of the rocket. Don was now a photographer for the NEW YORK TIMES. Don took me in to meet the pilot who was no other than Leon Anderson. As the rocket launched into space I began remembering all the wonderful times at Wausa High School. I was very proud to have been a member of the class of 1959! J. ARNOLD ANDERSON Contracting and Building Wausa, Nebraska THE WAUSA GAZETTE Wausa, Nebraska