West Point High School - Cadet Yearbook (West Point, NE)

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First Row: Alma Jensen. Gerald Beck. Ruth Baumann. Omer Brazda, Edith Doescher, Howard MeEachen. Sponser, Albert Webber, George Luedtke, Ernest Rickabaugh, Ester Hein, Marvin Wendt. Second Row: Ruth Collins, Lester Muhle, Roland Berg. Fontyan Boidt, Alvina Hedeman, Walter Walla, Vernon Miserez, Alfred Wickert, Lloyd Feyerherm. Third Row: Marvin Schellenberg, Violet D'oescher, Evelyn Boidt, Elsie Reher, William Schinstock, Howard Simonson, Vergil Miserez, Lolanda Sass. Back Row: Violet Pahl, Janet Wurzbacker, Orva Zeplin, Blanche Hartz, Esther Kollmorgan. Lester Caster, Hilda Lorenzen, Irma Mortenson. CLASS OF 1929 OFFICERS Sponser.................Mr. MeEachen Vice-President.......................Alma Jensen President...............Fontyan Boidt Treasurer........................George Luedtke Twelve years ago the original class started to school with Eva Kerl as its first teacher. The class went through the grades together with some mem- bers joining and others dropping out. As Freshmen, there were thirty-eight members. Miss Eva O’Neil sponsored the class and Walter Walla was elected as president. Towards the end of the year, three members of the class dropped out. In the Sophomore year, Edith Doescher was elected to lead the class. This year was a successful one with the same number of members as the year before. Miss O’Neil was again the sponsor of the class. The Junior year, with Howard MeEachen as sponsor and Fontyan Boidt as president, was even better than ever before. The class gave their play, “The Ghost Bird” in a first-class manner, due largely to the efforts of Mr. MeEachen and Miss Innis. The Juniors showed up well in athletics, especially in basketball. In the inter-class basket-ball tournament, the girls won the cup. The boys did not win their final game, but they played good basketball and we are proud of the showing they made. During the three years of high school, the Junior class has the reputation of being the peppiest class in the school. That’s something to be proud of.

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 JUNIOR-SENIOR The annual Junior-Senior Banquet was held this year in the normal training room of the High School. The decorations were carried out on the plan of a ship. The entrance to the dining-salon was gained over a gang plank. The four sides of the room were adonied with life savers and other parapher- nalia, to give the effect of a sea voyage. In the center of the beau- tifully checked ceiling was a large ventilating funnel. The tables were arranged in a very unique order. The toast- master, “Admiral” Howard Simonson was seated at one end of a long table. “The Toasters” were seated at a smaller table at the opposite end of the room. The class presidents were seated at the ends of tables on either side of the toastmaster. The subject for the banquet was “ Viaticum,” or in other words, “ Preparations for a voyage.” The toasts were given on this sub- ject. Prior to the banquet the Seniors were received in the sewing room by the Juniors. Several davenports were placed about the room and while the earlier ones awaited the arrival of the later ones sev- eral talented members of the Junior Class furnished amusements. Alma Jensen and Walter Walla each gave a reading. The girls Sex- tette composed of Alma Jensen, Orva Zeplin, Violet Pahl, Edith Does- cher, Blanch Hartz, and Evelyn Boldt, sang several songs and the Junior Midgets presented a stunt. The Seniors were welcomed by “Rear Admiral” Fontyan Boldt and “Rear Admiral” Raymond Baumann responded on behalf of the Seniors. Following the response by “Rear Admiral” Baumann, the following toasts were given: Sails...............................‘Skipper” Earl Reppert Motor and Rudder....................“Lieutenant” Lester Gaster Life Savers.........................“Ensign” R. A. Bunney Anchor..............................“Honorary Captain” Myrtle Peterson Ballast.............................“Tug Captain” H. D. McEachen Gang Plank..........................‘Honorary Captain” Esther Kollmorgan Class Will..........................‘Honorary Captain” Alice Baumann Class Prophecy......................‘Light House Keeper” Ruth Baumann

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Front Row—Left to Right: Venetha Wendt, Louise Hamer, Lucille Gioene, Evelyn Caster, Verna Stewart,. Rose Andresen, Opal Luedtke, Della Prawitz, Nellie Hil . Second Row: Miss li nis, Melva Risse, Raymond Tonjes, Margaret Graunke, Mildred Fenske, Evelyn Benne, Murray Westerback, Louise Bake, Katherine Anderson, Nellie Miller. Third Row: Kenneth Paul. Roland Oel-chlaegar, Karl Schmidt, Vern Hagedorn, LeRoy Benne. Back Row: Orville Seip, Fred Meyer, Delwin Piper, Charles Beckenhauer. Winona Miserez, Lee Collins. Robert Reppert, and Willard Schwinck. Not in Picture: George Porath. Clifford Hartz. SOPHOMORE CLASS Class Colors: Maroon and White OFFICERS President............................................Evelyn Benne Vice President.......................................Roland Oelschlaeger Secretary and Treasurer..............................Raymond Tonjes Sponsor..............................................Miss Esther Innis The Sophomore Class of West Point High School started as the Freshmen Class in September 1926 with thirty-eight members. They were initiated and later during the year enjoyed several parties at the school. At the present time there are thirty-three members in the Sophomore Class. The Class includes several students of whom the school can be justly proud. They are ideal students and always receive high grades in all their subjects. The members support loyally all school activ- ities and is represented in all the school clubs and organizations. As a whole, the “Class of 1930” is making rapid progress.