Alliance High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Alliance, NE)

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THE SPUD 16 Senior Picnic CHARLES HANNAN In the spring of nineteen hundred fourteen, for the first time in the his-tory ol the Alliance High School, the graduating class was given a day off, known as “Senior Day”. The class has the privilege of choosing when the day shall be and what they will do on that day. Our class decided to spend Monday, May 10, picnicing at Rutland. We left Alliance on 41 at 4:20 in the morning, all 'ho planned to go being at the depot bright and early, but Lura, whose alarm forgot to “go off”. The trip up was a jolly one, to be sure, and perhaps no little noise attended us. Some for the first time in history, perhaps, saw tlie sun rise, and one worthy member thought it was the moon setting. After about an hour-and-a-half’s ride, we hailed at Rutland, a small place about the size of Berea. It is situated about a mile from the lower end of the Big Horse Shoe Bend, about five miles from Crawford. As we got off the car one gentleman, e idently a trifle peeved, remarked, Well, I’m glad we’re ditching that bunch of hoodlums, anyway.” After getting off, we had to walk back about a mile and a quarter to a little canon thru which a small stream coursed. Here, at the middle of the Horse Shoe, we made our camp. After waiting two hours for the section foreman to bring us our provisions, and then after an hour spent in preparation, we seated, or perhaps better, laid ourselves before a delicious breakfast of coffee, sandwiches, and fruit. The place is an ideal one for such a picnic, and it is doubtful if it could be beaten anywhere. On one side of our camp, a cliff of soft stone rose sheer seventy-five feet into the air. Above this were other hills and cliffs and valleys, all covered with trees, principally pines. On the opposite side of the camp were other hills and cliffs and valleys, also covered with trees and shrubbery. This is practically a description of the whole country for miles around, even including the stream, for within a radius of only three or four miles, there are no less than a half dozen streams, all having their sources in springs. After breakfasting, we set about exploring the canons and surrounding hills, some going one direction, others, another. About eleven o’clock, attracted by whoops and shouts, we all came together about a half mile up stream, only to find Miss Shcrdeman and some of the girls trying to hide their “pedal extremities” in the clear, cool water. Needless to say, when one of us boys found a stray stocking or shoe on the bank, it immediately got a bath. Displaying slight barbarism, the girls on getting to camp, Roused our coats in the creek. After a good dinner of which broiled steak, baked potatoes and salad were the principals, everybody was quiet, especially Roy and Dorothy, both of whom fell (?) into the creek, while Roy was trying to make Dorothy get her feet in. Later in the afternoon, some let Som-nus creep upon them, others explored further, and still others climbed cliffs until evening. Then it was that a hungry bunch gathered around the camp fire to roast weenies and eat supper. After we had supped and it began to grow dark we built a roaring fire, toasted marshmallows, and played games. The evening’s good time was interspersed with wit “right off the bat” from our own “Mark Twain”, alias Izzie. In due season we journeyed back down the track, met the train, and at 10:45 were on our way towards Alliance. Needless to say our boarding the train meant no peaceful slumbers

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THE SPUD 15 Junior-Senior Banquet On Saturday evening, May 1, the Juniors gave the annual banquet to the Seniors in the High School gymnasium. The room had been transformed from the hare place of physical training to a beautiful summer house whose latticed walls were of the lavender and white. Flowering vines clambered over the walls and dainty butterflies sipped the dew from the blossoms. Larger and more gaudy butterflies hovered overhead. The table decorations were also lavender and white. The flowers used were lilacs, violets, sweet williams and apple blossoms. The guests assembled in the lower hall, which had been transformed into a cozy reception room, and from there led by Miss Canfield, marched to the banquet room. The menu was carried out in lavender and white. The banquet was a most sumptuous one and heartily en-joved bv all. MENU Grape Ice Opera Sticks Tuna a la Creole Maryland Chicken Duchess Potatoes Peas aux Macedoine in Patties Parker House Rolls Butter Picklrs Olives Fruit Gellee Salad Nut Bread Bombe Glacee Angclfood Cake Cafe Noir Mints Nuts The serving was done by the following Sophomore girls: Gertrude Madden, Neva Howe, Matilda Frankie, Rose Carlson, Helen Rice, Della IIol-sten, Vera Albro, Florence Atz, and Mable Grassman. The toast list also carried out the idea of a summer garden, and was worked out unusually well. Miss Marian Mote, who was the Queen of the Garden, most fittingly introduced those to respond, who were as follows: Queen of the Garden.....Marian Mote Lavender ........... Donald Spencer Pinks ........... Orville Davenport Brown-eved Susans...Everett O’Keefe Daisies .............. Elting Bennett Sweet Williams ..... Hannah Cotant Johnny Jump-ups .... Dorothy Smith Poppies ...................... Nell Tash Morning Glories .... Janet Grassman Forget-me-nots ..... Miss Sherdeman The Wandering Jew...........Mr. Pate I Radishes

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THE SPUD 17 for those unfortunate enough to be in our car (especially the sailor from mull Dakota). Irma tried it, but utterly failed because of a ba l dream about a fire some place, we didn’t know where. Ask her about it. Some time after midnight, we reached the good old metropolis, and a Senior class was just as glad to hunt rest and quiet as it had been to open an Class Day The class day program will be in the High School auditorium on Tuesday evening, May the twenty-fifth. Only the friends to whom the Seniors have issued tickets attend this function. The following program will be given: Song ......-................ Class Salutatory Charles Hannan Class History ...........Nell Keeler eventful day twenty-four hours before. This was a day we will all long re- . member for the good times we had and better acquaintances we made with one another. We certainly appreciate the fact that the ones higher up saw fit to set apart this annual day and sincerely hope it will mean as much to future graduating classes as it has meant to us. Program Class Poem ....... Imra Hawkins Piano Duet ....... Dorothy Smith and Birdene Woods Class Statistics Hazel Sheldon Class Will Donald Graham Piano Duet Glenn Mounts and Alforetta LaMon Presentation of Gift, Orville Davenport Valedictory Charles Spacht Song ............... -.... Class Baccalaureate March Sercnata w........—Polleri Edna Bowman Vocal Solo The Day Is Ended Miss Edith Cornell Invocation ............ Rev. McIntyre Flute and Horn Duet Palms Mr. Clements and Paul Thomas Scripture Reading Rev. Morphy Vocal Solo, Recessional Beethoven Harry Zickert Baccalaureate Sermon Rev. 01 in S. Baker Vocal Solo, How Lovely Are Thy Dwellings ............. Diddle Miss Eunice Burnett Commencement Selection ........... Mozart Quartet Invocation ................ Rev. Eller Duet First Piano, Maude Spacht; Second Piano, Grace Spacht Commencement Address .............. Chancelor Clark A. Fulmer of Nebraska Wesleyan University Vocal Solo Nell Acheson Presentation of Diplomas ........... Mr. A. ■). Macey Recitation and Duet from Martha ............................ Flotow Miss Burnett and Miss Smalley Benediction Rev. McIntyre