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

Text from Pages 1 - 74 of the 1941 volume:

”MUSIC” is not because practically e hov; primitive, has it another. It was a lcb was accomplished, but enjoyed it to the chants were stiyja' to was before jfrmony w easily be $5mparad wi, cooperation. Musitr m M W schools mist hayy coo; ful. the x snior ,scordant m new wor £|to any of us tferv trVhie, no matter musi of one form or J g tjfoie before harmony er it was, we all atest extent. But if le sung in discord, as used, it could very a n Fgfeschool without have 'warnony and ration to b V success- .-r.y _ ebs rs of 1941 never is in the g narmony of VAV.S . Mtt • •MM • M • • • Ml • t II � • • • • ll • • • • • • M.l • • • • • • • 1 • • IMIMI •• • •• • .• • • MMmimmiimmk V.V •••••• •••• I • • • • mmm aiii mm mm , the Senior notes of 1S41, wish to take this (opportunity of expressing our appreciation to the school board and its predecessors for their direction of our composition over the years of schooling. The Board of jj ®ducat on the •Vest Point Public —School has realized the neces- S'. slty ° f m A, provements for ' N cation and have them. In our we, the V.'ea dents, could name which have added to a better edu— provided for school life, Point High stu-many improvements our education. These added measures will always be looked at by the class of 1941 as the guiding measures of our first composition. k ■oLcc S. Williams A. B.f M.A. Morningside College Graduate work at University of Chicago University of Nebraska Superintendent West Point, Nebraska R. M., Kildee B.S.. Iowa State College Graduate work at University of Nebraska Colorado State College of agriculture and Mechanics Vocational Agriculture West Point, Nebraska -v Bogar A.gj- MoA, University of Nebraska Principal Creston, Iowa L. Do Grazes A,B. Morningside College Science, Athletics Sheldon, Iowa vin MP Wiley B, S„ {} Kearney State Teachers College Industrial Arts and Science erton, Nebraska (ThJL ££ Paul R. Todd A.B. Midland College Graduate work at University of California University of Depver English, Dramatis ?usic Eagle, Florence Peterson B.S. UmTverslty of Nebraska Kearney State Teachers College University of California Mathematics, G.A.A. Lexington, Nebraska eyan at State Teachers College ebraska Olive Sieb rd B S. University of Nebraska Graduate work at University of Nebraska Normal Training, History Papilioa, Nebraska Evelyn Romberg B.S. University of Nebraska University of California Commercial Arts Scribner, Nebraska rsT Pe Wayne Univer lish, Stanton, Elvira L. Benne B.S. University of Nebraska Graduate work at Iowa State Agriculture College Vocational Hone Ecomonics West Point, Nebraska Daniell B.S. te Teachers College of Southern California in ebraska . ' Mr. Williams, Supertintendent, Miss Seibold, Mrs. Daniell, Mr. Graves Mr . Wall, Mr. Wiley Miss Peterson, Miss Romberg Mr. Bogar, Principal, Miss Benne, Mr. Todd, Mr. Kildee AT —---.:cr: ■'N.ne of the most influential organisations of V7est Point High 'School is the Student-Faculty Council. This is the Council's sixth year of existence. The organization is comprised of nine students, chosen by the classes, end five faculty members. The council is divided into three committees; welfare, oub-licity, and property. Each member has c rt?.ln duties to perform o n various committees, tudents are able t o re- cover their lost articlesl’ v jjthrough the organization o f the Lost and Found ;K'-'} AVDepartment which was set up by the propsrty'O-tcommittee. During the lasXM V): ' i cfi ' year numerous displays, both cduca- ; � :■ tio”Rl rnA t t resting, were arranged in $• 0 r’ ow case th south end of the ,?%■ ■ iiM ' corridor on the main floor. a ; . ... ... Besides revis- ' j 1 n 6 the constitution, the welfare L I ' committee, directed several educational and vocational oro- grams. i.Jtiff) ' One of the greatest achievements of the Student k-. i .? i:,on soring of the Class $ jjS U-Pn ' 3 basketball tournament. H; , r ; On April 30, e invocation program, sponsored by the student • council, w s held or the purpose of awarding tters to the deseraing students. Boy's Basket- . . all, Girls Athletics Association, Debate, Declara, Music °nd Vocational Agriculture awards were given. , ,„ I n the fall a convocation was held for tne purpose o f awarding letters to the football boys and the cheerleaders. If this organization should bo taken out of West Point High School, there should b o a vacancy that could not easily b e filled. STUDENT MEMBERS FACULTY MEMBERS Wllllpjn Klink---President Kurt Kollnorgcn—Vice President Lucille Wilde---- Secretary Robert Miller Mr. Williams Mr. Bog r Mr. Grave3 Miss Romberg Miss Peterson V.V.W; CLASSES orty-nine notes have now successfully completed one score in the composition of life and are about to begin another. This score is not like the la3t, and will probably be more difficult. They will be forty-nine separate measures, differing greatly from one another Eleven of these forty-nine have not only gone through highschool together but started out when the composition first began in 10£8. Don Crabtree, Jean Jerman, Robert Baumann, Virginia Nebuda, William Klink, La Verne Gelster, Faul Beckenbauer , Betty Jean Sires, Eenry Wagner, Robert Miller and Many i n their Marvin Stolt .man the composition. For four vprses harmoniously par-activities, outstanding ball during ber of girls showed ity in participat-the music department particpated in band, chorus. At the head tion, three seniors in songs and yells dur-basketball season. Senas well as successful in started the prelude of W m h m mim If ‘ ‘0 J ' IM !l field. the senior notes have ticipated in outside senior boys were football and basket-four years. A num-their athletic abil-ing in G� A. A. In a number of students glee clubs and mixed of the cheering sec-led the student body ing the football and ior members were active the debate and dramatic V Y hen Juniors, many took part in the class play, '’Early to Bed—Early to Rise , a fast-moving three-act c o m e d y. What A Life , a three-act Henry Aldrich comedy, was presented by the Seniors on April 4. After graduation the senior notes, having received their diplomas, will begin the prelude to an even greater musical composition--the Concert of Life. PRESIDENT BILL KLINK As versatile safety pin. Cheerleader 3; Junior Class Play; Band 1,2,3; Glee Club 1,2,3,4; Debate WILMA OLIGMILLER TREASURE 3, 4; Football 4; Basketball 3,4; Declam 3,4; Class President 1,4; CADET staff; Student-Faculty 4; President; Mixed Chorus 2,3; Boys' 4uartet 3; Citizenship Contest 4; Boys' Glee Club 1,2,3,4; Senior Class Play. VICE-PRESIDENT ELBERT REIMNITZ SERGEANT AT ARMS BOB BAUMANN If love is insanity, then I certainly am intellectual. Football 1,2,3,4; Basketball 1,2,3,4; Student-Faculty Member 1,4; Class President 1; Vice-President 4. SECRETARY BETTY JEAN SIRES A Ray like t h a would make anyon strut. Junior Class Play; G.A.A. 1; Drum Majorette 3,4; Band 1,2,4; Twirler 2, Class Secretary 1,2, 3,4. sem-oK BSS AS SELECTED BY THE SENIOR CLASS %) H10ST POPULAR GIRL BETTy JEAO SIRES (HOST POPULAR Boy HETIRy ULIfiGHER EST ALL-AROUnO GIRL VERPELLE HETIRy EST ALL-AR0UI1D 609 bob Boumonn (ROST SCHOLARLy GIRL JEAn JERIRAn mOST SCHOLARLy BOy ORVILLE FEyERHERfn est musiciAn girl LAOELL KLEEfRfln best musiciAn Boy ITIARVin STOLTZmAO BEST ATHLETE GIRL VERITELLE HETIRy BEST .ATHLETE B09 HEnRy UJAGnER PEPPIEST GIRL PATTy sujEEnEy PEPPIEST BOy HARO UJEnDT stniORS 4D2RS0N _u'lent for dra- ipatrcs and then some. 11 Junior Class Play; Glee Club 1,2,3,4; Secretary 2; Music Contest Solo 2; Band 3,4; Declara 2,3,4; Senior Class Play. PAUL BECKENBAUER Eil oy� any kind of a Stru :e-? footbal'l in pW and (life in ,2,3,4; BaSkrf ball 2 3. ,2,3,4; Junior C£ass Pi.ay; Glee Cm.1; 'iFSfee-PresidentN Dfebate 4; Latin Cl LEONARD BERTELSEN Caesar was ambitious—Look what happened to him. Football 3,4; Glee Club 4; F.F.A. 3,4; F.F.A. Contest a t Lincoln. DARLEIN BURRIS DONALD CRABTREE Robbies? I‘11 take singing. 11 Glee Club 4; Trio 1,2,3,4; W E .S T POINTER 4. beat Just another on the Remia. Band 2,3,4; Glee Club 1,2,4; Vice-President, Band, 4; Sergeant at Arms 3; Librarian o f Glee Club 2; Senior Class Play. WILLIS DABERKOW As strong as an ox, as fleet as a deer, Kis record will stay here for many a year. Football 3, 4; Basketball 2; Junior Band 1; Glee Club 1, 2,4; Mixed Chorus 1, 2. ROY DEEMING BETTY JEAN DYKAST EMIL DYKAST Play and I'll play with you—study and you study alone.11 WEST POINTER 3; CADET staff, Production Editor; Debate 4; Declam 4. Give her any task to do. She'll never quit until it's through. WEST POINTER 4; CADET staff; G.A.A. 1. A man am I a man's work do. Basketball Football 4. grown-must I i V. ORVILLE FEYERHERM Girls may come and girls may g o—But I study on forever. Glee Club 1,2, Commercial Conti! 2; 0hw ior Band VERB A FRAUD SEN Good humor is the health of the soul. Glee Club 1,2; G.A.A, 1,2,4. LA VERNE GELSTER She takes the notes, Glee Glub 1,2, Girls1 Trio 1,2, J Commercial Gor 2; Mixed Ghorus REX GRAUNKE Did. someone a a y navy? Glee Club 2,3,4; Mixed Chorus 2; F.F.A. Contest 2; Octet 3; Senior Class Play. JEAN An editor In every phase of life. G. A. A, 1,2, 3,4; Glee Club 1; Vice-President 2; Latin Club Vice-President 3; Junior Class play; WEST POINTER staff; 3,4; CADET staff; Debate 2,3,4; Citizenship Contest 4; Senior Class for the ladles and myself. F. F. A. 1,2,3,4; Glee Club 1,2,3,4; Mixed Chorus 3. Play. WINSTON JOHNSON Three cheers RUTH LAMBRECHT There1s no place like home sweet home Glee Club 2,3,4; Secretary 4; Mixed Chorus 2, 3. ' SEniORS URNELLE HENRY Every atom of her body vibrates with pep. 11 Junior Class Play; Glee Club 1,2,3,4; President 4; CADET staff; Citizenship Contest 4; G.A.A. 1, 2,3,4; Secretary 4; Mixed-Chorus 1,2,3; District Contest 1, 2,3,4; Latin Club 2; Student Council 3,4; Debate 4. DELORES JOHNSON Her quiet character gl es charm to her personality. DEWEY KAUL Why worry—It's bad for the health. Football 4; Debate 1; Vice-President 3. HELEN HIGGINS Quiet, conservative and hapoy 5 Junior Class Play a t Crawford; Glee lub 4; Senior Class Play. DON JOHNSON I never take no for a n answer, I'm a Swede.11 Glee Club 1,2,3; Mixed Chorus 2,3; Music Contest 1,2,3; F.F.A. 1,2. LA DELL KLEEMAN Although she appears demure and quiet, short acquaintance will belie it. Band 3,4; G.A.A. 1,2,3,4; Saxophone Quartet 3,4; Pep Band 4; Student Play Director 4. GERALD LEITZKE He possesses a vigorous laugh and exercises it often. Glee Club 1,2,3, 4; Mixed Chorus 3; VIOLA LIIBBE A friendly smile for all she meets. Glee Club 2; Secretary 2; Girl's Trio 1; Class Play Director l3 Debate Tournamen u%lhairraan SEDIORS JACK LIMBAUGH Short, dark, and handsome ! Just call me Gable i Glee Club 2,3,4; District Music Contest; Mixed Chorus 3; Octet 3; WEST POINTER staff 4; CADET staff; Band 1; Senior Class Play. ELDON LOFGREN One of the few fellows in the class who doesn t talk all the time •' EWALD MEYER A car i s nothing but a simple contraption to him. BOB MILLER n a 7 Slow M61ybyniy Here d 1,2,3,4; Junior Class Play; Football 4; Glee Club 1,2; CADET staff; WEST POINTER staff 4; Student-Faculty 2,3,4; Class Play 4; Glass President 2; Latin Club. VIRGINIA NEBUDA Slap me happy and call me Babe 1 G.A.A. 1,2,3,4; Glee Club 1,2,3; Secretary of Glee Club 3; Cheerleader 4; Student-Faculty 4; WEST POINTER staff; CADET staff; Mixed Chorus 2,3. WILMA OLIGMILLER The hope of many a man. Band 2,3,4; President; Glee Club 2, 3,4; Mixed Chorus- 2, 3; Class Play 3,4; Latin Club; Class Treasurer 3,4; WEST POINTER staff; CADET staff. ELWOOD OTT From the top of his head to the tip of his toes is quite a distance. Football 4; Glee Club 1,2,3,4; Debate 3, 4; Commercial Contest 2; Mixed Chorus 1,2,3. DUANE PETZ He seldom speaks, we often wonder what he thinks. DON PILE I can resist anything but temptation.' Football 4; Declam 1; Student Manager 2,3 ; CADET staff; Senior . Class Play. WALINE ROPERS Henry Aldrich her: I come. Glee Club 2,3,4; Secretary o f Glee Club 3,4; F.F.A. 1, 2,3,4; Pug Ball 3; Music Contest 2,3, 4; Senior Play. ELBERT REIMNITZ VIRGINIA REMM Ask me no questions Talk about ginger— and I shall tell she’s a whole spice , , .. . « III W T-- II LUCILLE SAMUELSON ELAINE SCHRADER ”She has a grabity for boys.11 Glee Club 3, 4; Mixed Chorus 3; Music Contest 3,4; WEST POINTER staff; Class Play Director 4; Lyons 1,2. She's always dreaming about a country house near Bancroft. G.A.A. 1,2,3, 4; WEST POINTER staff 3; Declam 1,3; Glee Club 1,3; Band 1,2, 3, 4; Mixed Chorus 1,3; Senior Class Play. NORRIS SCHWARTZ I'm Just another Robert Taylor. Football 3, 4; Band 1,2, 3,4; Debate 2; Junior Class Play; Commercial Contest 2; Music Contest 1,2, 3, 4; Baseball 2; Class President 2; WEST POINTER staff LEO SIEBRANDT Women—what they? F.A.A. 1,2,3; Club 2,3,4. are Glee DELWIN SOLL Give m e my radio and let me alone J Basketball 4; Student Manager 4. 4; CADET stjrff. . RVTN ST0LT2MAN 1,Rubino.ffva.nd his 'iolin are nothing compared to Marvin and his cornet. B a n d 1,2,3, 4; Music Contest 1,2, 3,4. PATTY SWEENEY In gear at all timPC II Glee Club 1,2, 3,4; Librarian, Cheer Leader 4; Declam 3, 4; WEST POINTER staff 3,4; CADET staff; Senior Class Play; Mixed Chorus 3. SHIRLEY TODD The typical private secretary. G.A.A. 1,2; CADET staff 4; Class Play Director 3; Senior Class Play. HELEN ULRICH Ask me and I shall not refuse ! Glee Club ‘ 2, 3; G.A.A. 4. HENRY WAGNER A realization o f one lady's dreams. Football 1,2,3,4; Basketball 1,2,3,4; Baseball 2; Sergeant at Arms 3,4. HAROLD WENDT Ever present, al-w a y s ready—That's me. F.F.A. 1, 2, 3; Band 1, 2,3; Glee Club 1,2,3,4; Junior Class P 1 a y; Cheer Leader 4; Vice-President 4; Mixed Chorus 1,2,3; Boys' Quartet 3. VIRGINIA WILDE The answer to a South American's prayer.11 G.A.A. 1,2, 3,4; Glee Club fXL, 2,3,4; orty-nine excited seniors with their two sponsors, Miss ( Romberg and Mr. Todd, journeyed to Lincoln in a car cara-van April 29. Ten cars and Gladys reached Lincoln at 7:45 and pro- ceeded to the Student Union where they ate breakfast. From the Student Union they visited Memorial Stadium, the Coliseum, and Morrill Hall. The next stop for the seniors was the Telephone and Telegraph Company. A tour and lecture on the vrork- system was offered by this o’clock, the sight-seeing State Capitol. Here tha several rooms and told about the murals and lors were guests at o f Commerce. A gram after lunch Pierce, the other chance to display Patty Sw� ? � ney gave a short skit rr ; waa UJ MV play, What a Life. • f ijeoil sang ing of the automatic dia institution. A t eleven seniors visited the guide took them through an interesting story room furnishings. At noon the sen-the Lincoln Chamber short impromptu pro-gave West Point and school present, a yCf some of their tal-and Waline Ropers ;-)v from the Senior I- r3 J''-1 The girls trio also songs and yells ech- ;j£ through the halls. H -i After lunch there ' riod. At 2 o'clock the Lincoln Flying School esting. Next on the sched-Here the Seniors were treated Antelope Park proved to be very interesting to the group, especially Jimmy the Chimp who drew many laughs with his eating act. Their next stop was the Ideal Bottling Company where they again were treated. This time they vrere treated to 7-UP. After supper the theatres seemed to attract the majority of the fun-makers. At 11:30 the caravan started on its homeward Journey. It was unanimous that Sneak Day would be one of their most cherished memories of J heir highschool career. oed and “Cadet and re-echoed a short free pe-visited the which proved very inter-ule was Robert’s Dairy, to Dairy Rich. At 3:30, —W a s seniors CHARLES BARTELS JACQUELINE LE ARLIE VERNELL DILL' ( ENGEL ERICKSON j y rj BETTY CLINTON GEORGE GREVSON GRUNKE ,JV • HARTWIG EVELYN; RUTH MARIE - ELIZABETH JARRETT KLEEMAN KLINK ORLO BETTY DELMA KUESTER W LAMBRECHT LOEWE MARY LOU WILBUR NORMAM MOODIE OLIGMILLER pagels JLi ' ‘Mi Donald MILDRED MARGARET SCHUTTE SCHUTTE SIEBRANDT LYLE WILLI VERDA FENSi E FERGUSON FRANDSEN t f. ¥ If jj (, DOROTHY -HENKE At LENORA JAHNKE JOHN kohlmeier KURT KOLLMORGEN FRANCES KRAMER MARVIN LOEWE DONALD LOFGREN DONALD MAACK fr m GRACE PETERS HERBERT PILE LE ROY RADECKER OPAL STARK MILDRED TAYLOR bv WALLACE THOMPSON The Juniors began their class activities with a picnic at Beemer Bluffs on September twentieth. Games were played and the picnic ended by singing songs around a bon-fire. The next gathering of the Juniors was a covered dish supper held in the gymnasium on November twentieth. After a delicious supper, volley ball and ring-tennis were played. An enjoyable time was had by everyone. On November first the Juniors presented a skit at the rally held before the .a ( Stanton football game. The theme was centered ( j „ around push-button tun- Eight members of r ing the skit. December sixth final production of -— Play, Spring bers of the class play. -- .Seventeen , presented an effeo-entire class workedy 0 and Mr. Bogar on theK y to make the play a The Junior8 were curricular activi namely, Herbert Pll _ Ferguson, Kurt Kohlmeier, G e o r g e Hultman took part in t: basketball. Those partlci-John Kohlmeier, Bill Ferguson, the class took part in was the date of the the Junior Class r Fever . Twelve mem- Llwjh) were cast in the '.Vraenbers of the class (i 'ijrtive nrologue. The ® felth Miss Seibold h' V cllfferent committees r success. 'very active in extra-v, , sties. Sight boys, ■ Wallace Thompson, Bill John Gail football and five in patlng in basketball were: Kurt Kollmorgen, Charles s 'ICollmorgen, - £p:':Hartwig and Bartels and Orlo Kuester. Twelve of the Junior girls belong to G.A.A. Four Juniors are active in debate and nine are members of the band. The Junior girls in Girls' Glee number thirteen and the Junior boys in Boys' Glee number six. SC P HOMS FRESHUIEn SOPHOMORES ROW I: left to right, Bernard Blome, Raymond Clayton, Loretta Burger, Charles Peters, Ina Samuelson, Donelly Peterson, Jean Ferguson, Bob Stewart. ROW II: Mr. Wiley, Sponsor, Dale Olson, Idella Kirch, Luella Kirch, Bernice Osman, Ralph Kaul, Elaine Stark, Amy May Rozendal, Donald Wlstrom, Miss Peterson, Sponsor ROW III: Mildred Pagels, Louise Ross, Delores Everett, Myrtle Henke, Betty Lou Dill, Katherine Ropers, Eileen Brockman. ROW IV: Elvera Ropers, Elverla Abendroth, Zeltha Nelson, Roslyn Larson, Ruby Neiman, Elaine Plummer, Betty Fenske. ROW V: Frank Rail, Junavae Henry, Lorraine Foledna, Jacqueline Rcmm, May Dee Howard, Patricia McDonald, Tommy St. Clair. ROW VI: Bob Nellgh, Willard Nelson, Bob Brcetzke, Jack Sexton, Marlon Meyer, Elton Pearson, Arlin Feyerherm, Merle Gustafson. ROW VII: Elaine Lindell, Dorothy Clausen. Doris Schademann, Shirley Schwinck, Warren Jacobson, Elaine Johnson, Emilio Wilde, Myrdyce Vogel, Orva Brockman. ROW I: left to right, Melvin Olson, Delores Wortman, James Strehle, Angola Ulrich, Donald Motl, Mary Ellen Woernor, Ray Ulrich, Loron Pagels. ROW II: Vernon Predoehl, Volanda Dabcrkow, Aleta Feyerherm, Robert Lundt, Lewis Klink, Taletha Ott. Dean Kleeman, Yura Meyer, Bernice Loitzke. ROW III: Caroline Ropers, Edv;in Brandt, Betty Mae Neligh, Theodore Buchholz, Wesley Schutte, Donna Fae Pates, Richard Ra31, Matilda Belter, Mr. Kildee, Sponsor. ROW IV: Mrs, Daniel, Sponsor, Bernice Clausen, Romain Tuttle, Betty Ann Carlson, Richard Boelter, Marjorie Stoltzman, Charles Wagner. Shirley Wegner. ROW V: Vernon Meyer, Venice Kohlmeier, Arthur Buchholz, Violet Frandoen, Ruth Peters, Bill Lundt. ROW VI: Emagoan Reigle, Maxine Pearson, JoAnn J tjian, Bob Marty, Doreen Gelster, Muriel Nelson, Delores Beqk% FRESHMEN ‘his year the sophomores had their first nicnic a t Dead Timber on Friday, September 20, 1940. The class started on their way at 4:30 P.M. Pugball furnished the- enter- tainnent at the picnic. The lunch consisted of food brought by the individuals present, after which tine the sophomores boarded the truck for the homeward stretch. Songs and yells furnished the entertainment on the truck. December 6, 1940, in , the highschool gymnasium, theirV s '7 second social function. cake made up the menu. function was a gym 1941. After the delicious lunch was the sophomores held Sandwiches, cocoa and The third socla V -party February 21, = J entertainment, served. Two sophomore and Elton Pearson, ball, while Bob Sexton, Robert Feyerhern and participated i n A number o f in G-. A. A. a nCdh activities engaged sophomores were boys' Those entering declam May Dee Howard, Jackie Osman. The West Point-Schuyler following sophomores: boys, Bob Welding were active in foot-.Breetzke, Jack A r 1 i n son 'W¥ l ptewart, Willard N e 1 — basketball. 'm Viyjjwj) girls were active 'ffS irl3' glee. Other y n by a number o f 'lee, band and declam. Tommy St. Clair, were I e n m, and Bernice kit was presented by the Jean Ferguson, Willard Nelson, Dale Olson, Elaine Lindell and Shirley Schwinck. F lfty members enrolled in the Freshman Class on September k 2, 1940, green in highschool ways 1 But how they have grown i A survey shows then participating in almost all of the various hlghschool activities—G-lee Club, Gr.A.A., Football, Basketball, Declam, Band, Student Athletic Manager. Their first social function was a picnic at the Clay Pit. That is, it started there, but after a short game of baseball, the joy seekers were driven .... __ to the Neleigh Park because of rain. There, under the canopied stove, weiners were roasted and other good eats were enjoyed while it continued ' raining. After chant- .m u 141V.' n ing Rain, rain, g o other day, the cleared and gRraes until darkness de-A skit, was given by t rally, February (Defeat-gr,gr) namely, a t h score-ker plunk) and score-ker plunk) and (Miss Vlctory-sented to P r Kighschool-Oh ., -.... valentine (Miss Victory prince's weak-kneed horse ik) and jb'ft fat lit) and -W A iX '• a bea v-ah i). The la ’ i n c e [J ky:?'.’'' Charm in !) in the form o away—Come again some skies actually were in progress scended. Valentine Story, 11 Freshmen at a pep An old grouchy three daughters; daughter (Low fat daughter (No beautiful daughter i.tter was pre-Charnlng (West Point f a huge to W.P.H.S,), while the (patter, patter), not being able to bear the load, was presented (with due apologies) to the opposing team. Donna Faye Pates gave the story as a reading while English 9A furnished sound effects. A Freshman party was held February 21. Truth and Consequences highlighted the entertainment. Jo Ann Jerman acted as questionnaire. Bill Lundt rung the basket ball gong when correct answers were given, and Bernice Leitzke played her accordion for wrong answers. Of course, it isn't a party without eats so a delicious lunch of chocolate, and ice cream bars were served b freshnent committee. sandwiches, hot y a capable re- e Junior High, composed of fifty-eight high spirited ys and girls, has had a most pleasant year. There have been a few ups and downs but most of the pupils will agree that this year has had its share of successes. Not only does the Junior High of 41 have many excellent students as evidenced b y the A's and B’s sprinkled here and there on the reports, but it has many talented people. Twelve of the and many to Junior Band, ability i n four-part Education Classes i n boys and girls in girls in Handicraft. At the beginning were elected by McDonald, Ted Miller were chosen Presl-Scribe respectively. Jack T o m r d 1 e, Donald Benne were offices. Each grad planned and executed A cast o f over pupils presented the Tom Sawyer November . Donald Benne as Tom, and Beverly Kolloway particularly realistic character - group belong to Senior Band The chorus has shown its harmony—t h e Physical Athletic maneuvers—the vdramatic art and the of the term, officers ballot and Jim and Berwyn Scrivner dent, Treasurer, and In the seventh grade Shirley Bailey, and elected to these has enjoyed a party, by committees, two hundred grade !;p Grade School Operetta 15 before a packed house. Ted Miller a s Huck Finn a s Aunt Polly, presented performances. The entire cast was well-chosen and cooperated in presenting an evening of splendid entertainment. The Junior Pointer, the Junior highschool's newspaper issued annually, made its appearance May 1. Editor of the paper was Ted Miller with Beverly Holloway as make-up editor, Jim McDonald, Boy's sports; Audrey Todd, Girl's sports; Jerry Dill, features; and Betty Johnson, art. Commencement exercises will be held May 20 and at that time twenty-seven boys and girls will leave behind the activities of elementary school life and Join the rank of the Vest Point High School. wm £ nterest in the band was greatly stimulated by the pur- j chase of sixty new red and white West Point styled uni- j forms. k Marching was stressed at the beginning of the year and the band executed many new steps and intricate formations at each of the home football games. On October fourth, the band was guest of honor of Wayne, Nebraska, at the Wayne-They also travelled t o West Point game. Band membership changed at the begin-Each member was resolo and play it in band in order to dividual players. of these solos and throughout the year, rythm were stressed lor band. The band also basketball game. Pep cheering sections at town games. Mr. John R. Keith, State Teachers College conductor of the band and criticisms i n regard to Wesleyan football game. Fremont for the Fremont- requirements were ning o f the year, quired to memorize a the presence of the develop better in-In the memorization a t each rehearsal intonation and to produce a super- played at each home bands accompanied the both home and out of band director of Wayne t Wayne, was a guest offered many helpful contest preparations. Twenty Junior Band members practiced three times weekly. At the district music contest, held at Wayne, Nebraska on April 18 and 19, six superior ratings were achieved. They included the following: Band; drum solo, Charles Bartels; drum ensemble, Orlo Kuester, Charles Bartels, and Willard Solfermoser; baton twirling, Shirley Schwinck; cornet solo, Jacqueline Dill; saxophone quartet, La Dell Kleeman, Bernice Osman, Berwyn Scrivner, and Beverly McPherson. In all, the fifty-five members of the band had a very successful and enjoyable season under the excellent guidance and leadership of Mr. Harvey 0. Wall. OFFICERS President .... Uitoa-Oligmiller Vice President...............DonfeidiCrabtree Secretary....................WiltouiTipilgmillei Assistant Secretary .... Jacauellne Diil Librarian...................Marjr Lou 'Moodl.e —che Boys' and Girls' Clubs completed a very successful year by attending the District Music Contest at Wayne. The Girls' Glee Club, composed of forty-four members, had a successful year. The Girls' Glee Club decided to wear white blouses and red skirts as their costume for the music contest. This outfit is to be used year after year as the standard costume. They sang for the Federal Land Banker's Association, took part in the. pre-contest pro- gram, Musical Varieties , A ancL it to the District the? ' re- 11 W Contest where rating. The Girls' Trio, Gelster, Virginia p x x . Burris, won an excel-( £ l. Music Contest. f The Boys' Club, three members, also year. They made ( }{ The Boys' Glee Club L ' v the pre-contest program. The boys ing at the District The Boys' Oc'cet, Klink, Elwood 0 t Harold Wendt, W? Wilbur Ollgmill an average rat During the Christmas '-bb'ived an excellent composed of LaVerne R e ra m and Darleen lent rating at the composed of thirty-h a d a successful several appearances, also took part i n Mus 1 cr 1 Vo.vieties received a good rat-Contest. composed of William Donald Crabtree, , ii)s bpers. Jack Linbaugh, ler QijQJZ'' Dean Klaeman, received ting ft.t thd 1 ,.1 1 strict Contest. -----0 -he Christmas a son, the Bovs' and Girls' Glee Clubs went carolingcarols ere en loved by many West Point families. OFFICERS BOYS' GLEE CLUB President..Harold Wendt Vice President..Wilbur Ollgmiller Secretary. .Wa.line Ropers Ass' t Secretary. .Rex Grur gk Librarian..Charles Papers GIRLS' GLEE CLUB President..Vernelle Henry Vice President..Opal Stark Secretary..Ruth Lambrecht As s' t S'cretary..Wilma Ollgmiller Librarian..Patricia Sweeney How I; left to right, George Hartwig, Roy Deeming, Elwood Ott, Paul Beckenhauer, William Klink, Mr. Todd, Sponsor. How II; Dorothy Henke, Lucille Wilde, Jean Jerman, Vernelle Henry, Mary Lou Moodie. GLfLRffi Row I; left to right, Mr. Todd, Sponsor, Roy Deeming, Jacqueline Remm, May Dee Howard, Grace Peters, Muriel Nelson, Berneice Osman, George Hartwig. Row II; William Klink, Donna Fae Pates, Patty Sweeney, Lucille Wilde, Mary Lou Moddle, Phyllis Anderson, Tommy St. Clair. n one measure of the cux riculum v;ere found ten students participating in the arguing of the hlghschool debate J question: Resolved, That the Powers of the Federal Gov- ernment should be Increased. The District Debate Tournament at Wayne climaxed the debate season, when the Cadets failed to qualify for the state meet. l ber 4 opened the season W J on the proposition. The Judge McDonald and Mr. The evening of Novem-wlth a forum discussion speakers were rated by P. M. Moodie. The West Point tional Debate tourney V ?' Yf. ber 14, with seven- y iv •-! A-,i High Annual Invlta-took place on Decem-ty-five debaters from eight Iowa and L}°f? ■ Nebraska highschools taking part. Cen- Ut { tral High of honors Citjr copped debate. Cadet debaters Midland College 9, 10, 11, and] University’s first! ment on January 31. i__y?) vrl thou t Sioux losing a total of three debates j seventy-five speakers participated in the Tourney on January attended Wesleyan 'annual debate tourna-In this tournament a was won. Out of the participating, William 1 Klink rated eighth. P The high-light invitational debate meet for the Cadet debaters was the tournament at Lyons o n February 15, when they were able to bring home twelve wins out of sixteen rounds. A waving of arm3 and a resounding of many voices, dramatic, oratorical and humorous, characterized the local declam meet March 12. Fifteen students participated in the contest. William Klink, Lucille Wilde, Phyllis Anderson, and Tommy St. Clair were the first place winners in original oratory, interpretative oratory, dramatic and humorous, respectively. Second place winners in the same order were George Hartwig, Mary Lou Moodie and Emogean Relgle. Lucille Wilde received a Superior rating in the district meet with her oration, Dead Trees. Phyllis Anderson, Tommy St. Clair, and William Klink each received rat Excellent in their respective divisions at the dis|t “he Junior Class presented their play Spring Fever on December 6. The entire action takes place in the living-room of Mrs. Spangler's rooming house at Middle-brook College, a small coeducational college in the east, on the day before Commencement, the latter part of May. Mrs. Spangler is portrayed by Lucille Wilde. Howard Brant, port a senior t Middlebvook of Mrs. Spangler's, with his zoology pro-played by Herbert Pile, get his diploma but of Aunt Maude, played and his heart inter-played by Elizabeth E d Burns, a acted by Gail room turned into a keeps the house i n dynamic experiments. Wilbur dig-. part o f Vic Lewis, a roomer o f Mrs. Lou Herron, a who breezes 1 n every typewriter and--maybe— Jackie Dill. Mr. and Mrs. Purcell, Grace Peters, arrive for ray e d by Wallace Thompson, is College and i s a roomer Howard gets i n- trouble fessor, Virgil Bean, and nearly falls t o does with the help b y Dorothy Henke, est Anne Purcell. Klink. chemistry student, Hultman, has his laboratory and an uproar with his miller plays the an artist, and also Spangler1s. Journalism student, now and then to use the to see Ed, was played by portrayed by Norman Pagels and the commencement. Mr. Purcell is mistaken by Vic for a model and is stripped of his clothes, gagged, and tied to a hat rack by Vic and Ed. After the damage is done and the terrible mistake i s discovered, Mr. Purcell departs in great fury and withdraws his offer to present a new science building to the college. President Dixon, portrayed by Clinton Grunke, tries i n vain to persuade Mr. Purcell to donate the science building but only through the schemes of Anne and Vivian George, Vic's girl friend, portrayed by Mary Lou Moodie, is this accomplished. Throughout the play is fast, furious and funny, with very now and go oh-m erasure—and ody's satisfactlV loud explosion stinkorum for then from Ed's stinkum it all ends entirely t o hat a Life with Henry Aldrich and what a life it was, packed with excitement f-’om beginning to end. Henry, who has a big heart, runs into trouble every time he tries to help others. His trouble begins with a slight disturbance in his class room. He tries to lie his way out of it but is unsuccessful. George Bigelow, the student who sits behind Henry, is called into the office and also questioned. This leads into more The difficulty seems Henry has drawn. Henry, pictures, has drawn and of Mr. Bradley, son is shown to Mr. Bigelow keeps the trouble is settled, covers half of her Ferguson from police called to investi-pawn ticket in the He goes to the pawn instruments. In the meantime history test. H e highest grade or he ) X trouble, to be something that who loves to draw one of Mr. Patterson The one of Mr. Patter-Bradley. George other. After this Kiss Wheeler disband is stolen. Mr. headquarters i s gate. 'He finds a boy's locker room, shop and finds the Henry must take a must pass with the cannot take his girl to the Spring dance. X Henry cheats and later is caught. He is sus- ' A Penc e from hlghschool for sixty days. He has A a hard time telling his girl, Barbara Pearson, that he cannot take her to the dance and why he will be gone from school so long. Henry tells her his uncle is very sick and may only live for a few hours and then a.gain for sixty days. The uncle, according to Henry, lives way out in Denver. No sooner has Henry gotten home when he and his mother are called to come to the school right away. Here Henry is told of how he has stolen the whole band. Henry says he knows nothing about it. Of course we do not know if he is telling the truth or not. Henry and hr. Nelson are soon left alone and Mr. Nelson tries to talk Henry into going to art school. He succeeded but Henry’s mother would not let him go. During this time Mr. Ferguson and Miss Wheeler bring in George Bigelow, who, wlthjsjthe help of his brother, had taken the band. So Henry lep'Cjjnocent and now can come back to school. n he gathers up things to leave, Mr. Nelson gives Henrj £wo tickets Ifor tha ring dance. He tells his girl the whole 's ory and asks if sKa would loan him thirty cents for car fi re SQ fJ T an go to the dance. Which she readily does. WEST POIflTER STAFF PATTY SWEENEY EDITOR JERKAN NERUDA SAMUELSON MILLER SCHWARTZ WILDE BURRIS DYKAST LIIB3E OLIGKILLER LIM3AUGH HARTWIG CADET STAFF HENRY DYKAST KLINK DEEMING EDITOR JEAN JERMAN LIMBAUGH PILE SWEENEY MILLER NEBUDA OLIGMILLER CRDS7 EDITOR ASSOCIATE EDITOR ART EDITORS PRODUCTIOn EDITORS TyPIOG EDITORS BUSinESS RIAAAGER CIRCULATIOn EDITOR KTO-UP EDITOR STUFF JEAfl JERRIAD VEROELLE HEflRy VIRGiniA nEBUDA Don PILE ROD DEERlIflG BET TO JEflOTTE DyKAST 11IILIT1A OLIGR1ILLER SHIRLty TODD BILL KLII1K JACK LIITTBAUGH BOB miLLER pfiTTy suuEEnEy n almost entirely inexperienced staff began work on the WEST POINTER in September. Through their efforts they soon acquired great Journalistic perfection. As a member d of the National Duplicated Exchange located at Danville, Indiana, the WEST POINTER received A ratings throughout the year. In November, three members of the staff under the vision of their instructor, the Nebraska State Press The Student Union Build-various b y Mr. were fection. T h exchange sessions, one Todd. Many received on W E list throughout the year, nine Alabama, super- Mr. Paul R. Todd, attended Convention i n Lincoln, ing was the site of the of which was conducted helpful suggestions Journalistic per- POINTER acquired an sixty-three papers Papers were sent to states including Indiana, Ohio, Montana, Colorado, different Oregon, Pennsylvania, Iowa, and Wisconsin. t- Due c r e d 1 tr typists and artists . J) efficiently throughout struetor who s o ably The WEST POINTER distributed to over POINTER'S community satisfactions. The WEST POINTER staff also assisted the seniors lishing the CADET. Members Patty Sweeney; News editor, Nebuda; Sports editor, Norris Schwartz; Grade News Darleen Burris; Department editor, Lucille Samuelso ; editor, Bob Miller; Exchange editor, Betty Dykast; Mimeograph expert, George Hartwig; Typists, Wilma Oligmiller, Viola Liibbe, Virginia Wilde, and Jack Limbaugh; and Instructor, Paul R. Todd. 1 8 four value should be given to who worked so the year and the in-supervised the staff, published bi-weekly and hundred students. The WEST is one of it's greatest of the staff include; Jean Jerman; Art in pub-Edltor, editor, Virginia editor, Feature tough schedule and r --J green material netted Lthe only West Point Ca- det victory during the 1940 football season. The boys lost six games but they were very close. Only two games were lost by more than one touchdown. With seven letternen, Coach Graves built up a good team but one which seemed to hit a lot of hard luck. That old injury Jinx was back again. A broken leg suffered by Bob Welding and a broken arm by Kurt Kollmorgen hurt the team considerably. Then also the team ran into some bad weather which resulted in the cancelling o f their last game wit Wisner. The 1940 Cadets are remembered as the first to wear the new red and white football suits. Fifteen of the boys lettered last fall eight of which were seniors. With seven letternen returning for the 1941 season, the outlook is very good. tekamah The Cadets opened the Mr, h m season against Te were defeated by o f Roblnsor over r Tekamah aft sustairrak. drive ijron ml field. McGr jah and tJhcQ score plui extra point. Freshman fullback Strehle made a fine showing for his first game. DECATUR The Decatur Bulldogs spelled defeat number two for the Cadets. The Bull- dogs eked out a 7-6 victory. The Decatur touchdown came early in the first period on a line plunge b y Robinson. The Bulldogs passed over the goal line for the conveiv sion. The Cadets scored a touchdown in the third quarter on a pass from Wagner to Ferguson. .y WALTHILL Hard luck still dogged the plucky Cadets hey were defeated b y ) Ualthill in the third gane o f the season 12-6. Smeideskanp, Walthill speed merchant, scored touchdowns in the first and second periods. The lone Cadet tally came late in the third when Strehle smashed through the Walthill line. FREMONT I n the most colorful and exciting football event of the year for the Cadets, they were defeated by the Fremont Tigers 37-24, The game featured long runs. Jensen and Lamberty did their share of the scoring for Fremont, while Wagner scored all four of the Cadet touchdowns. OAKLAND Victory finally emerged from the gloom when the Cadets met the Vikings from Oakland. The Cadets showed from the very beginning that they were out to win the game. Wagner passed to Marty for the first touchdown. The attempt for the extra point was good and the score was 7-0. Wagner went around end for the second score of the game. The half ended with the Cadets on the long end of a 13-0 score. It was in the last period when Wagner again crossed the marker for 6 points. The attempted kick failed and the score remained 19-0.. It was not long before Ferguson snagged a pass from Wagner for the final score. The conversion was good. The game ended with West Point winning 26-0. STANTON Defeat hurled to the Cadets by the Stanton Mustangs showed them at the short end of a 33-7 score. Strehle, on a 9 yard smash, scored the only touchdown for the Cadets. A pass from Ferguson to Ott accounted for the conversion. The Cadets never gave up the fight throughout the entire game. LYONS The Cadets closed the season by losing t o Lyons 6-0. The Lions scored i n the final quarter on a pass from Crosby t o Shepherd. The Cadets out-downed the Lions 12-0 but were unable to rally. The Lyons game ended the highschool football careers of twelve seniors. They are: ROB HUT BAUMANN—t h e only senior who played every minute of every game. H e also is the only four year letternan. He played left guard up until the last game when he dipped out for a defensive fullback. Bob really hit those boys and made sure they were down. He never failed to get his man. PAUL BECKENHAUER—the center of the West Point team for two years. He also lettered at this position two years. His cool- ness and swift deceptions of plays enabled him to play a full game without tiring a bit. He played defensive fullback and did a fine Job in plugging up holes in the line. In the last game this year and in all g year Paul played left-LEON. fastes' earned t positio' BSRTLEE n on t } w wm. rig!t ON—t e teal! ers, Hl tackli and Wildcat really came through that line. He was always the first one down under punts. WILLIS DABERKOW—a two-year letterman from the country “Lumberjack, as he was called, played left end until the last of the season when he started a t right-tackle. Willis Is what you might call a giant and s o the opponents thought. He came through the line like a charging bull and always got his man. EMIL DYKAST—began his football career this year and was rapidly improving at his guard position. He failed to letter because of his weight which i s only around one hundred and ten pounds. DEWEY KAUL--the guy with spirit, tout like Root , failed to letter. He played quarter-back and always seemed to call the working play. WILLIAM KLINK— a Iso a former water boy that made good. He was water boy one half of the season, then came out and secured a regular position as right halfback, taking the place o f Kurt Kollmorgen who broke an arm. Bill was t played in the blpi positions and u theLMll off tac BOBpHlILLER—lac kepthim untiy. he was ft boy who ng back 3ually 4iQok £le. £ of wdJ t rticipating senior, bob was an accurate tackier, and few players got around his end. ELWOOD OTT- -another country player who lettered his first year as fl senior. Elwood played right-end and started as a catcher of passes, being over six feet tall. He also was a good defensive man, seldom letting his man get through. DON PILE—last year’s water boy, who came out this year and really showed the boys how to tackle. Root failed t o letter mainly because of his size but he really was a hard hitting little guy. NORRIS SCHWARTZ—a two year man who failed to letter but was coming up rapidly. One reason for not lettering this year is that he was layed up for a few weeks with a bad knee. Norris played right tackle and was a hard hitter. HENRY WAGNER—began h i s football career as a sophomore. He earned three football letters and in his last two years received honorable mention as an all-state back. This year saw Wagner I throwing and receiving | passes. When carrying the b ll he would usually g o off-tackle and made some astounding gains. Wagner's outstanding playing was i n| the Fremont game when he crossed the white striper| for all 24 points. • he 1940-41 Cadet basketball season opened with a ringing victory, the Cadets downing the Pilger Cardinals by a score of 24-10. The end o f the half saw the Cadets holding a 10-5 advantage. Kollmorgen and Klink were the Cadet's main scorers in this game. The Plebes opened their season with a 21-16 win. FREMONT The first home game o f the i season witnessed the Cadet fighting spirit over- taken by a hot Fremont team. The Cadets went down to a 32-17 score. The game opened with a quick West Point basket b y Wagner. This was the only time the Cadets were in the lead for the Tigers began connecting and never stopped. Fremont led 16-6 a t the half and never relinquished their lead. The Plebes lost in a hot overtime battle by a score o f 20-17. TEKAMAH Going into the game underdogs, the Cadets emerged Tek JSjjb-West Poll a 19WB victory, opened Vith West and at the qu artter lj as Point the game ith The Point the The sec id quarter saw the tide turn. The Tekamahans made 6 points while the Cadets made none. This made the halftime score read 9-6. In the third period West Point made 6 and Tekanah none. Thus the game went on—one team hot and then the other. However, West Point won 19-16. Beckenbauer starred with 8 . points. The Plebes lost to Tekamah 16-11. WALTHILL In a very slow game with Walthill, the Cadets went down by a 14-9 count. The only Cadet able to hit the goal liras Paul Beckenhauer who made 8 out of the 9 points for West Point. The half-time ended 7-4 in favor of Walthill. Blackbird was the 31uejays main offence who dropped in 8 points The West Point Reserves won this game by a score of 14-5. LYONS As underdogs again, the Cadets came from the game victorious b y defeating Lyons to the tune of 29-24. The defeat for Lyons was the first they had in seven games. The Cadets were really hitting so the Lions found out. The half found West Point leading 14-9. The last half was close until the last minute. Beckenhauer and Wagner led the Cadets with eight points apiece. The Reserves won by 26-11. WISNER The Cadets were defeated for the second year in a row by the Irish from Wiener. The game was close as the score shows 26-22. The half-time score saw Wiener leading only 13-11 but with the second half underway, they pulled out i n front 20-12. The Cadet rally fell short in the fourth quarter and thus the game ended. The West Point Plebes v o n their third straight game by a score of 17-12. WAYNE PREP The West Pointers journeyed to Wayne to tangle with a highly favored Wayne Prep team and were defeated 35-30. The game was by no means a run away. The Cadets were really dumping in baskets. The half-time score was a 19-19 tie. The third period ending found West Point leading b y one point 23-22. From this point the pace set b y the Prepsters and the game went on the books as a Wayne Prep victory. The Cadet reserves won their fourth straight. SCRIBNER Away from home again, the Cadets met Scribner and won the game 26-11. The game started with Ferguson making a basket for West Point, and from this time on the Cadets held the lead and were never really in danger. The half-time score showed West Point leading Scribner 13—3i Scribner rallied to a 17-11 score at the end o f the third quarter. In the fourth canto, the Cadets held Scribner to nary a point while they themselves made 9. The West Point reserves won their fifth straight game SCHUYLER It seemed that the jinx on the home floor could not be beaten a.6 the Cadets were defeated in a fighting game by Schuyler 21-19. The last half was a real thriller as it saw the Schuyler team win by dumping in two free shots. The Cadet Plebes won the sixth straight 23-30. NORFOLK The Norfolk five handed West Point their worst defeat of the season by a score of 31-7. Norfolk led West Point at half-time 15-4 and then went breezing on. Not one of the Cadets could hit the goal. The Plebes also we re defea 9 score. victory. With Wagner dumping In baskets left and right, the half-time score saw West point leading 23-12. Never during the game did the Cadets lose the lead. The Plebes won a very close and hot battle by a 22-21 score. HOWELLS And again the boys from West Point were hot. They defeated Howells 36-18. The game was spectacular because In the last half West Point increased their lead rapidly. The half-time score was 8-4 in favor of the Cadets. Scoring honors were well distributed among the players. The game marked the sixth win and the first home floor win of the season. It was also the second consecutive win. The West Point seconds won 12-10. OAKLAND The last home game o f the season brought West Point their seventh and last win. They bettered the Oakland Swedes five points and won 30-25. The game was a real battle with Oakland getting an early 6-2 advantage. During the first half the lead wavered and the half ended with a 16 6 tie. The ihlrd quarter Tietted West P 4r£§ 6 and Oakland bf 1. Thuas he third quart score wasr 22-17- 1 he las' canto was fought wilh all' might but the Cadets outdid the Vikings to win 30-25. The Plebes won 17-9. WAYNE HIGH Wayne High J Yes, another sad story for the Cadets. West Point-was cold and Wayne hot. The half-time score saw Wayne leading 12-7. The last half was slow and wearisome for West Point. The game ended 28-13 in Wayne s favor. The Plebes won their eleventh and last game of the season by another close score 19-18. COLUMBUS In the District Class A basketball tourney a t Fremont, West Point was defeated by Columbus 40-18. Columbus power and height enabled them to hold leads at all quarters: 1st , 10-3; 2nd, 17-7; 3rd, 32-10; and of course the last 40-18. MEMBERS OF TLEBE TEAM Bob Breetzke, Orlo Kuester, Bob Stewart, Jim Strehle, Jack Sexton, Delwin Soil, Bob Miller, A r 1 i n Feyerherm, Bob Neligh, Bob Marty, Willard Nelson and Charles Bartels. COACH Leo D. Graves STUDENT MANAGER Bob Lundt -r- he student council conducted the second annual Honors Convocation on Aoril 30, when letters were awarded to the deserving in basketball, G.A.A., music, debate, declam, m and ribbons to the Future Farmers of America. The orogram began with the whole highschool singing America, The' Beautiful, and was followed with the Flag Sa- lute, led by Mr. Bogar twelve girls with First seven with Second Local,. State. After this, Mr. XY V ribbons that the ' the various contests - •' Mr. Todd took up the by presenting eight four declam awards. Trr:. Graves presented 7 77: basketball boys and manager. He also mural basketball Miller, who was cap- y ' -' team. Next o n the who presented thirty-members with awards, chevrons, and special superior at the district To end the program, first verse of the school dents joining in on the second verse. Miss Peterson presented Local awards in G.A.A., , y a ii d three with First I: . Kildee presented the F. F. A. boys had won at ' - they had attended, program at this poiht debate letters and Following this, Mr. seven letters t o one to the student • presented the intratrophy t o Robert tain of the winning ‘ program came Mr. Wall six highschool band twenty-three with awards to those who won music contest at Wayne, the boys octet sang the Alma Mater with all otu- the yn the and A A Jr - •' ): y, their pictures were led around on the floor taken, the facing on a They 11 Truth were n Friday September 13, the freshnan Babies officially became a part of the West Point Highschool student body through initiation—Freshman Day. By orders of the upper classmen, bashful freshman erme to school clad according to orders set down by the stern seniors. Some were attired in long nighties; others wore short pants or dresses; some carried bottler, and some pulled toys. As they passed from „ their home room to the a.ud-itorlun Mr. Williams took £ 'X pictures of them with his motion picture camera. v. After having • •' freshmen (babies) and were seated upper classmen. The program wes Consequences called, one by one, their intelligence £;:£A Judge, sitting on a PV' questions and i f the question within 5. ’ they were given the va keeper. The strange tions was that nest no answer Everything from were used to punish the Those freshmen who turned to watch the procedure taking place on the stage were punished by having to scrub the stage, which was splattered with syrup, eggs, flour, etc. For the clinax, a wedding was prrprred with Jim Strohle as the groom and Bernice Leltzke as the bride. Oh Promise Me was sung by two freshman boys. The students were then married to West Point Highschool in traditional ceremonial fashion. based theme, to the stage to have tested. A solemn high throne, asked they did not answer their given time gong by the tinetiling about the ques-of then seemed to have syrup to eggs and flour good natured newcomers. est Point Highschool staged their annual fashion show on April 1, 1941, when the boys observed slouch day. Most fashions shown were the best and newest anybody could hope for. Bob Miller must have been modeling a gambler's outfit, for someone had practically taken the shirt from Bob's back. Most of the afternoon i e strolled the halls wearing his coat. The pants Harold Wendt exhibited were Just a bit thin in places but for Harold to patch of cloth. The grasshoppers year, and Norris from the country fit tailored b y were a few holes in, ( shoes and vest but ka-dot tie offset 1 •- Many comments ing Paul Becken- lt was a simple matter them with bright pieces were quite bad last Schwartz who comes ,dV out modeled an out-' grasshoppers. There . the soles of his his bright red pol-A si) any defects, y y ■ i were heard concern-hauer's and Bob Bau- mann's spring models. - Orlo Kuester and jf ijj., made certain they new watches. They at-1 log chains. This That is the fact that the chains were either strayed, or stolen before the day was over. Other clever sport outfits modeled included: A r 1 i n Feyerherm with a sl eeveless shirt, Ted Buch.h.olz, Bob Stewart, TJvrald Meyer, Gail Hultman and other boys too numerous to mention. i!i ' Wilbur Oligmiller Would not lose their reached the watches t o A had only one defect. lost, Freshman 1 Latin Class Joined the Junior Classical League. In so doing, each student received an official pin and a raem-ei bership card. The Junior Classical League is a national organization which began in 1937 with 500 members. Today there are some 10,000 members. The activities of a group so organized may vary year the members of the League will report the before May 1; production posters, games, con-the chief projects of Latin banquet and a latter contains pertaining to Latin today. The banquet with the Setur- This is a celebra- ancient Roman ob-season in which we It shows the many rowed from thes I This West Point Classical following activities .of relays, auiz programs, Atests, and songs; but U -Jlt h e year Include a Lett in booklet. The material and pictures are i n use in December as the theme. vM.tion which the served during the observe . Christmas. V customs we have bor-Yijancient people. 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The primary aim of the organization program of work that will help to for proficiency in farming. The various activi-develop rural leader-fidence in himself and part in cooperative thrift. They engage where farming skill demonstrated. They agriculture and be-wisely choose that for which they are High spots of usually Include day at the Nebraska September was the school year. I n spent a busy day in livestock and grain exhibitions, a tour of and the Ak-Sar-Ben Stock is to sponsor a rc train prospective farmers ties that are promoted ship and give a boy con-his work. Members take enterprises and promote in competitive events and abilities are study the field of come better able to farming occupation best suited, a years' activities educational trips. A State Fair early in first event of the November the boys Omaha visiting the exchange, the fat carlot a modern packing house, Show. Livestock Judging Contests sponsored by Nebraska Breed Associations are usually attended at Grand Island, Columbus, and Sioux City by boys who develop a knowledge of breed type and skill in selection. The annual Vocational Agriculture Contests sponsored by the College of Agriculture at Lincoln in April are attended each year. More than 500 other Future Farmers represent 50 eastern Nebraska highschools in txvelve competitive events. The West Point Chapter has been well represented, and during the past 5 years more than 100 awards in the form of ribbons, cups, plaques, and medals have been received. IDENTIFICATION FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA Left to right; Florin Schlautman, Donald Lofgren, George Stratman, Harold Schlickbernd, Leo Luebbert, Donald Wistrom, Wesley Schutte, Raymond Peatrowsky, Donald Schutte, Donnelly Peterson, Walter Nebuda, Albert Oligmueller, Le Roy Radecker, Nicholas Wjeler, Raymond Wortnan, Willisjn Schlickbernd., Donald Maaoit, Merle Gusur.i't'.cn; Eldoa Lofgren, Carl KnobLe, Harold Kaup, Richard Heywood, Clinton Grunke, Harlan Buerman, Leo Siebrandt, Joseph Johnson, Paul Gentrup, Marvin Benne. GIRLS1 ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION Row I; left to right, Lorraine Poledna, Marcella Buchholz, Frances Kramer, Elaine Schrader, Virginia Nebuda, LaDell Kleeman, Vernelle Henry, Jean Jerman, Virginia Wilde, Dorothy Dletel, Betty Grevson, and Jean Ferguson. Row II; Amy May Rozendal, Volanda Daberkow, Dorothy Henke, Betty Fenske, Patricia McDonald, Jacqueline Remm, Dorothy Clausen, Elaine Lindell, Luella Kirch, Idella Kirch, Junavae Henry, Matilda Belter. Row 121; Myrtle Henke, Lucille Wilde, Marjorie Baumann, Venice Kohlmeier, Shirley Wegner, Angela Ulrich, Delores Wortman, Ruth Peters, Marjorie Stoltzman, Berniece Clausen, Doreen Gelster, Muriel Nelson, Mildred Pagels. Row IV; Zeltha Nelson, JoAnn Jerman, Elizabeth Klink, Lenora Jahnke, Emile Wilde, Elaine Johnson, Donna Belle Boldt, Vernelle Erickson, Grace Peters, Verda Frandsen, Violet Frandsen, Miss Peterson, Sponsor t the close of the year of 1940-41 the Girl's Athletic Association looks ;back on one of the most successful and enjoyable years they have experienced. This organization is very valuable in establishing a friendly and sportsmanlike attitude among the highschool girls. The G. A. A. season began with an enrollment of about 54 girls under the leadership of their instructor, Miss Peterson. Basketball, s o f t ball, kickpin, volley ball, ring tennis, folk lx dancing and all sorts of by the girls, lights of the season . p- sponsored by the a. j October 5. Nine sented and partici-and outdeor games, served to the girls speeches were given from each town, bers were given b y G. A. A. girls also over KORN, Fremont, land the Baumann Conpa-G.!, A. A. functions and relay games are played One of the hlgh-w a 8 the Play Day girls on Saturday, towns wer4 repre-pated in the indoor At noon, dinner was and after-dinner .. by a representative Various musical num-the West Point Girls, A group of the broadcast a program from Hotel West Point' ny. Talks on how the ■ , .l«. ... the games that are played, . . Jj• and � teeveral musical numbers made up the program. ‘ The inter-class basketball''tournament was considered the climax of the mid-winter season. The tournament results were as follows: Juniors, first; Seniors, second; Sophomores, third, and the Freshmen fourth. G. A. a. members, ps usual, sold candy, gum and pop-corn at football, basketball and Class tournament games. Part o f the money made by these sales went into r fund for purchasing velure stage curtains for the auditorium. Profits from the sales also financed the annual camping trip for the girls. On Friday, May 2, the girls climbed into a truck, which took them to The Boy's and Girl's Camp at Fremont, Nebraska. This trip brought the season to a happy ending. V OFFICERS Phevident----------Dorothy Henke V;.ce Pre � I nt---Elizabeth Klink Sjcretar --------Vernelle Henry T 'easurerV ------Grace Peters