Auburn High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Auburn, NE)

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‘He Ain’t Done Right By Nell” —or— Be Kind to Dumb Animals With blaring bowery songs of the gay 90’s, the curtain rose on “He Ain’t Done Right By Nell,” the meller-drayma presented by the senior class on Tuesday, April 6. Hilton Hayes, a deep-dyed villain, schemed to marry sweet, innocent, bare-footed Nell Perkins just to “get his hands on that invention’ which Granny Perkins planned to give Little Nell when she was married. In the meantime the manly hero. Jack Logan, visited Little Nell and very humbly proposed to her. When Nell spurned Hilton’s intentions, he threatened “to broadcast the fact before all Nemaha County” that she was just a foundling left outside the Perkins barn nigh onto twenty years ago. Too honest to marry Jack or stay in the mountains and have the finger of shame pointed at her. Little Nell said good-bye to all the dear, familiar objects and prepared to roam the cold, cruel world, seeking a refuge for her broken heart. As she was about to leave, Burkett Carlton, the wealthy mill-owner, came to arrest the villain for swindling funds from the mill. He also discovered by a locket around Nell’s neck that she was his granddaughter, kidnapped when a baby. So Nell had a name after all; she wasn’t “just a piece of flotsam an’ jetsam’-! She also had Jack Logan, who is poor but honest. - The cast of characters in this two-act meller-draymer were as follows: Nell Perkins Barbara Gillispie Granny Perkins JoAnn Schneider Laura (Lolly) Perkins Gail Gilliland Vera Carleton Mary Gibson Burkett Carleton Jim Casey Hilton Hays Tom Humphrey Jack Logan Glen Pumel Between acts the audience was entertained by some gay 90’s musical numbers. The first number was “The Bicycle Built for Two” with John Alden singing the proposal to Deborah Dunn. The next was a solo, “I Can’t Do A Thing With My Hair Since It's Washed!” by our sultry song-bird, Bernice Hummel. A flora-dora sextette — Bernice Hummel, Catherine Cowell, Deborah Dunn, Beverly Mark-land, Vernell Grube, and Evelyn Zorn — waltzed onto the stage with a tra-la-la-boom-de-ay. and sang two numbers, “Waltz Me Around Again, Willie,” and “When You and I Were Young Maggie Blues.” A boys’ quartette composed of Harvey Bergmann, Bob Atkins, Wayne Bath, and John Alden, complete with “flashy-’ bow ties and derby hats, sang “You Tell Me Your Dream, I’ll Tell You Mine.” and “Clementine.” ‘

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 i- I Junior-Senior Banquet and Prom Juniors and Seniors had a mighty good time Friday night, April 30, when they all gathered ’round the ol’ chuck wagon of the A. H. S. Ranch. For the Seniors it was the “Last Round-up’’ on A. H. S. Ranch, which was the theme of the annual Junior-Senior Banquet and Prom, sponsored by the Juniors in honor of the Seniors. The walls of the gymnasium were decorated with bucking broncos, dude ranchers, long-horn cattle and cacti. Saddles and bridles thrown over the corrals, and campfires at various intervals all helped in creating an atmosphere of ranch life. Chow, which consisted of porker, baked spuds, ranch style beans, tumbling-weeds and other western foods, was served ’round the campfires with sophomore cowgirls from the A. H. S. Ranch waiting on tables and cowboys serving as bus boys. Later in the evening they entertained the group with some good ol' country style square dancin’. Besides this the program consisted of speeches, all appropriate to ranch life, given by Wayne Benson. Wayne Bath, Shirley Hinds, Bernice Hummel and Mr. TenHulzen. Tommy Wolfe acted a« foreman. Paul Parker and Jim McCoy played a two-piano number and “Rangers ’Round the Campfire,” a group of ten juniors, sang two numbers. Following the banquet the tables were cleared away and the rest of the evening was spent in dancing to various famous orchestras by means of records and a movie projector. This method of entertainment is new to Auburn, and together with favor dances, progressives and boys’ and girls’ choices, provided a splendid evening of dancing enjoyment until the last dance at 11:30. Sneak Day The seniors, 43 strong, crawled out of bed at 6:30 Wednesday. April 29, to go on the long awaited Sneak Day. There were nine cars in the oaravan that took the class of ’43 to Topeka, Kansas, for a wonderful day of sight-seeing. After arriving in Topeka with only one mishap, a blowout on Bergmann’s car, everyone scattered in all directions to eat breakfast. The most famous eating place for the boys seemed to be Murphy's, but I don’t know why. Our first stop on the tour of Topeka was a visit to the Kansas State Capitol Building. The more industrious and healthy kids climbed 21 flights of rickety iron steps to the top of the capitol for a birds-eye view of this fair city. Our next stop was an interesting torn- through the gigantic Capper’s Publications. Everyone took time out for lunch and met again at 2:00 to go to the Topeka High School. “Jimmy” conducted our trip through this wonderful school which has an enrollment of 2,000. We saw the cafeteria, auditorium, music rooms, and library. The highlight of the day’s tour was a visit to Gage Park. No one in the senior class will ever forget the two crows who seemed to have broken records for vocal cords — all they could say was “What!” After going through the monkey house everyone had free time until six when we went to the roof-garden of the Hotel Kansan for a banquet. The evening was spent bowling, going to the show, and a few brave people even went roller-skating. At 9:30 we were all ready to start home after a day that will never be forgotten. Mr. Maclay, our sponsor, won’t forget it, either. He left his wife down in Topeka, waiting on a street corner. But everyone was home safely by 1:30.