Alliance High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Alliance, NE)

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Class History If you will give me your kind attention for a few moments, I will tell you the story of a marvelous class, the most wonderful class that ever came to Alliance High School, namely the class of 1024. Its life has continued for twelve years. Although many of our present members did not enter the class at the beginning, but joined us on the way, ten of the number are still with us. Forty-nine more, seven of whom have had all their work in the Alliance schools, have joined us, giving us a class of 59 members. The main event of our grade school days was the burning of the Old (.'entral building. Many heard the alarm about four o’clock on a morning in 1914. and witnessed the destruction of our school house. For about six weeks we enjoyed a vacation. After that, room was made for us in what is now J. H. S. Years passed by rather uneventfully until in 1919 we reached the eighth grade. This year there was considerable rivalry between the two grade school basketball teams. Central and Emerson. The ( entral girls won two games. Emerson one. and the Central hoys wen all three games. Of course, upon entering High School this rivalry was forgotten. and we played as a team. Some of our most noted players at that time were Esther Vanderlas and Edna Miles who played on the (’entral team, and Eva and Neva Beal who played on the Emerson team. In the fall of 1920 we entered Alliance High School, a band of one hundred live young people fiom Emerson. Central and the country schools, eager to learn, and proud to be counted as one class of A. H. S.. though maybe the greenest of them all, as all freshman are. Green means growth, and how eager we were to grow! We were willing to endure the various experiences necessary to the training of Freshmen. After our work was started, we organized our class with Charles Cross as president. Lucille Butler. vice-president. Will;am Bicknell. secretary-treasurer. Katherine Harris. Spud representative. and Miss Bishop as our sponsor. Our first social event was the Mixer in which all classes were represented. Formerly. this was an annual event, but we Freshmen were very much pleased and surprised with it, for you realize that we were “Just Freshmen.’ But how rapidly we wer developing! This Mixer ’ they told us. was a social event for aiding all classes to become acquainted. We did this in a very short time. We became so bold that we even called the Seniors, whom we had met in the course of the evening, by their first names! No side of life was neglected even in our first year. We were represented on the second basketball teams by Charles Cross and Esther Vanderlas. At the suggestion of our class sponsor, we gave a party during the basketball season, with the Sidney boys as our guests. A large number attended, and everyone reported a splendid time. Our class was represented by many enthusiastic workers in the Declamatory Contest, and one of our number, Frances Fletcher, won first place in the humorous department. Also, in debate, we were represented by Charles Cross and King Robbins. This year we gave successful class programs in the assembly. Inspired by the coming of spring we ventured on a picnic to I’urlnton's grove, where we enjoyed buns, wieners, pickles, and ice cream cones, and returned home in the height of confusion in the midst of an April shower. Thus our Freshmen year was pleasantly and profitably spent and we eagerly looked forward to the next year. When again entering A. H. S.. we did not hesitate to claim our rightful place as highly developed representatives of this school. We did not. however, enter school with the same number with which we had entered last year. We had lost some cf our members, some dropping out entirely, and some, sad to relate, were left in the 25

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Commencement CLASS CALENDAR April 3 ... Senior Class Play April 1ft Alumni Itanquel April 26 Junior-Senior Banquet May 16 Senior Class Picnic May 18 ...Baccalaureate Sunday May 20 Recognition Day Program May 20 Class Night Program May 23 ........... Commencement Night RECOGNITION DAY PROGRAM March Tribute Response Music Recognition Day Address Music ............ ...... Tula Adamson Stella Moore kin Robbins Wayne Threlkeld Supt. Partridge Double Quartette CLASS NIGHT PROGRAM Music Leon Alter Salutatory .....................................Mark Anderson Past—History .................................Ethel Kul let (Written by Alice Jesse Future Prophecy Helen Herbaugh Song .Chorus Poem Garland Baker (Written by Paul Thompson I Class Will Eugenia Laing Music High School Orchestra Present—Presentation of Annual ..............J. Cant I in Giftatorial Verne Laing Valedictory Lilia Graham Music . Senior Quartette

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Freshmen class, and others went ahead as Juniors. Our officers this year were Helen Hawes, president. Wayne Threlkeld, vice-president. Gladys Sturgeon, secretary-treas urer. Phyllis Thompson. Spud representative, and Miss Braddock. sponsor. Our Sophomore year was one of study and achievement as the long honor rolls of that time bear witness. But in addition to this, we were represented in all school events, including basketball, football and declamatory contest. Our first social event of this season was a class party, where we had a very good time. We all participated in the games in the gym, playing the old favorites. W.vnkem. Flying Dutchman and Three Deep. About 10:30, a delicious lunch was seived after which some went to their homes. Others, not having had enough excitement stayed until the clock struck the Cinderella hour, then with King Robbins truck as the pumpkin coach started home. The magic hour being past, we had all sorts of bad luck. We got stuck in the mud, lights went out. but finally we all reached our homes tired but happy. In the early spring of this year we had a picnic at Broncho lake. All members of the class attended, and reported a very good time. Thus passed our Sophomore year. Before we could realize it. fall was with us, and in September. 1922, we entered school again, refreshed by our long vacation and determined to work with greater energy, for this year was to be the busiest we had yet known. This year we had the greatest problems of our lives, thus far. in the shape of physics experiments, and the thoughts of mighty essayists, but in spite of these, we found time for sports and other activities of the school. Our class officers for this year were Lilia Graham, president. Esther Vanderlas. vice president. Mark Anderson, secretary-treasurer. Ed Yarter. athletic representative, King Robbins. Spud representative. This year we were again represented in football, basketball, debate and track. We were also represented in the high school orchestra and the operetta. Cinder olla. We made remarkable advances in the declamatory work this season. Miriam Harris won first place in the dramatic section in the district contest held at Gei ing. Again we participated in the social activities, and this year we did something which no other class, to our knowledge, ever did. We gave a carnival, the proceeds nf which amounted to over $30. which, with our class dues, helped pay for the Junior-Senior banquet. A large crowd attended the carnival, and every one enjoyed the evening visiting the different booths such as the Siamese Twins. Beauty Parlor, the Most Beautiful Girl, and of course, the Fat Woman, who is indispensable to any carnival. Our next social event was a Valentine party, our guests being, as in our Freshmen year, the Sidney basketball boys. The first part of the evening was spent in games. Later we went for refreshments to the English room, which was beautifull decorated in red and white streamers, candles. Valentine place cards, and Valentine favors. Next came our Junior Class play. “Stop Thief. This year the committee, with the advice and assistance of Miss Braddock. was particularly fortunate in the selection ( f the play. Who could have made a more adorable old man than Mark Anderson? Or who could take care of an absent-minded old man better than Lilia Graham? Both Played their parts exceptionally well. Vivian Corbett, Miriam Harris, and Ethel Fuller, as the daughters of the family took their parts very naturally. Edmond Yarter and King Robbins, the would-be-sons-in-laws acted their parts in a very pleasing manner. You never would have thought that J. Cantlin and Mildred Pate would make such a fine pair of crooks. Garland Baker made a good business man. Leo Guszak managed affairs exceptionally well. Earl Vanderlas and Philip Kilian as his assistants. Daniel Foley, plain clothes man. Charles Cross, the minister and Verne Lyon, chauffeur, wen all good. What was perhaps the most elaborate Junior-Senior banquet in the history ol the Alliance High School, was given at 6:30. May Day. 1923, in the Methodist church banquet hall. While the five-piece orchestra played, the guests marched in and took their places at the “A shaped table with plates set for one hundred. The hall was decorated with green and white crepe paper, hung from the ceiling, and terminating in a hedge of apple blossoms around the room. The windows were draped with pink and white crepe paper, and at each window a canary in a pink covered cage sang throughout the evening. The tables were decorated with pink and white candles and