Alliance High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Alliance, NE)

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SPUD MIXER “The Mixer,” which was given to the winners of the Spud subscription contest, was held in the high school Friday night, October 30. This party was given by the Freshman class, the faculty and the Spud staff to the Seniors, Juniors and Sophomores, all of whom had 100 per cent in the contest. Hal-lawe’en decorations and games were used. The ones that attended the mixer were divided into four groups, the reds, the purple were led by Miss Mildred Ormsby, the blues were led by Howard Cogswell and the orange group by Mr. Stockton. The different groups were led from one room to another, in each of which the different games were played. From these rooms they were all led to the auditorium where a short play was given in two acts. Bill Zieg gave a short entertainment, singing some selections. The first was, “When the One You Love Loves You,” “That’s My Baby,” and the last one was, “All Alone.” After this Chester Yount played on the, xylophone. Tl e numbers he played were “Moon Light and Roses,” “1 Wonder What’s Become of Sally,” “O Sol Mio,” and “All Alone,” after which he bid them all a good night. The party was a huge success and enjoyed by all who attended. JUNIOR-SENIOR BANQUET On May 15 the high school gymnasium was the scene of a most delightful affair. the Junior-Senior Banquet. Shortly after six-thirty the members of the two classes proceeded to the gym amid strains of music. One by one they crossed a dike, into a Dutch garden, by means of flights of steps. The entire room was beautifully decorated in lavender and white, there were lilacs on every table and in baskets about the walls. The fan on an old-fashioned Dutch windmill turned steadily at the farther end of the gym. Small tables, set for four, were arranged in the shape of S and ’26. The nut cups were made in imitation of wooden shoes, the menus were windmills and the place cards Dutch boys and girls. The Sophomore girls who waited on the tables were dressed in dainty Dutch costumes of lavender and white. The menu “windmill” disclosed: Salted Almonds Fruit Cocktail Head Lettuce Salad Roast Young Turkey Hen Cranberry Jelly Giblet Gravy Celery Dressing Snowflake Potatoes Buttered Wax Beans Cloverleaf Rolls Radishes Ripe Olives Senior Special Ice Cream 1926 Cake Coffee Processional Music............ Musical Reading,. Dutch Dance.... Toastmaster ..... Foundation ...... Framework ....... Finishing Lumber Fan X ........... PROGRAM .............................. Martha Miller .............................. Rosalie Denton .............................. William Zeig .........................Ruth Morris’ Pupils .......................... Frank Hodgkinson .............................. Doris Mallery ............................ Supt. Partridge .............................. Miss Brenizer ........................... Howard Cogswell

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SOPHOMORE PLAY The Sophomore play, the first of the year, was given December 10, before a well-filled auditorium. It was a snappy comedy entitled, “Mr. Bob.” The cast was: Philip Royson.....................................................................Ed Barton Robert Brown, clerk Dixon Gassman Jenkins, Miss Rebecca’s butler .................................................Glen Gerdes Rebecca Luke, a maiden lady......................................... Irene Lanning Katherine Rogers, her niece........................................ Louise Cogswell Marion Bryan, Katherine’s friend.....................................Kathleen Blak Patty, Miss Rebecca’s maid ........................................... Leola Schill ATHLETIC BENEFIT PLAY When a Feller Needs a Friend was given April 13 for the benefit of the Athletic Association. It was well attended, and was presented by the following cast: Tom Denker...........................................................Donald Dotson Bob Mills .................................................Claude Patterson Mrs. Reese.................................................. Zeta Redfern Jerry Smith ...............................................Edgar MacDonald “Liz”......................................................Mary Beth Lucas “Bing” Dickson......................................................Richard Smith William Denker ........................ George Wiley Alice King ................................................. Martha Miller Elaine Lynne. .... ............................................... a Davis Angela Scott He!en Hive,y

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ALUMNI BANQUET The Alumni Banquet was held in the gymnasium on Saturday, May 22. The decorations were lavender and white with colored candles on the tables. The roll was called of all classes from 1896 to 1926. The members of the honor class, those of 1926, were then introduced. PROGRAM Piano Solo.......................... Address of Welcome to Seniors of 1926 Response........ ................... Vocal Solo.......................... Vocal Duet.......................... Musical Reading .....................Alice Prettyinan .............Mrs. Donald Spencer ....................Howard Cogswell ..........................J. Cantlin Eileen Dietlein, Dorothy Richardson ....................... William Zeig THE ALUMNI PLAY On May 20, The Thirteenth Chair,” was given by the Alumni Association of Alliance High School. It was a thrilling mystery play. Mr. William Crosby.......................................... William Zeig, ’25 Mrs. William Crosby...................................... Madeline Slattery, ’20 Helen O’Neill ..............................................Margaret Schill, ’23 Will Crosby ....................................................Glen Joder, ’20 Inspector Donahue........ Glen Worley, ’25 Madame LaGrange. .......................................... .Mary Woolis, ’21 Elizabeth Erskine..... Edna Benedict. ’07 Grace Standish Mardell Drake, ’24 Edward Wales ................................................. Lee Trabert, '25 Philip Mason............................................... Wade Grassman. 19 Howard Standish Oliver McPherson, ’25 Mr. Trent Jay Vance, ’12 Mrs. Trent................................................... Ethel Graham, ’13 Mary Eastwood ..................................— Opal Russell, 02 Pollock ........................................................Clifford Gregory, ’25 Sergeant Dunn ............................................... Frank Mounts, ’25