Beatrice High School - Homesteader Yearbook (Beatrice, NE)

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Senior Cfficers JOHN GRAFF Class president, Sr.: Student Council, Soph., Ir., Sr.g Band, Soph., Orchestra, Soph., lr., Cheer Leader, Sr.g Sr. Class Play, Hi-Yg Vice-president, Ir., Sr. Dugan never got much studying and sleeping done. He just watched the Fords go by. GERALDINE TERRY Class secretary, Sr.: Librarian, Sr.: Girls' Club Cabinet, Soph.g Usher, Soph., Ir., Sr.5 Ir. Class Playg Assist. Director, Sr. Class Playg Dramatic Club, Ir.g Chor- us, Ir.: Operetta, charge of stage, Sr., Zip Club, Ir., Presi- dent, Sr.g National Honor So- ciety. Gerry put the 'tzip in Zip Club. GORDON POTTS Class vice-president, Sr,g Mon- itor, Sr.g Sr. Class Playg Aero Club, Ir.g Chorus, Ir.g Choir, Sr.p B Club, Sr., Varsity Football, Sr.g Reserve Football, Ir., Swim- ming Team, Ir., Sr., Student Manager, Basketball, Sr. Fellow playmates lGolly, that banquet speech made me famous! MAXINE VANDERHOOK Class treasurer, Sr., Student Council, Sr.g Monitor, lr., Sr., Ir. Class Play, Sr. Class Play: Dramatic Club, Ir., Operetta, lr.: Zip Club, Soph., Ir., Sr.g National Honor Society. Heaven can wait! Senior Script When the portals of B. H. S. slid back three years ago to admit a meek and trembling sophomore class, we thought we were goners, not only because of the schol- astic hardships staring us in the face but also because of having to endure three long, terrible years in a cham- ber of horrors, surrounded on all sides by giants and monsters, glaring and scowling at our every deed. But, somehow, the more fortunate ones squeezed through and now at last we come to take our bows. Our flying colors are due in part to Mr. Beal, Miss Gingles, Mr.'Chard, Miss McVicker, Mr. Widman and Miss Pagels who stayed by us and steered us clear of disaster. Not without a sensational, colossal, stupendous, gigan- tic, political campaign did we elect Dale Novotny our president, Millard Boehmer, vice-president, Gretchen Wildhaber, secretary, and Iames Brown, treasurer in the junior year. We presented Cross My Heart, a three-act comedy, which proved to be one of the greatest junior play suc- cesses of all time. Many juniors took part in the oper- etta, Harmony Hall. Tommy Damrow, small but mighty, won the l94O Carl Gray, Union Pacific Scholarship, a feat formerly accom- plished only by seniors. We finished off our grand year with a lovely Iunior- Senior banquet, May 3. Successfully carrying out a Southern theme, our president, Dale Novotny, acted as toastmaster. Gertrude Fulton shared honors with the speakers, Mr. Henderson and Mr. Widman, who spoke for the faculty. Later we adjourned to a decorated Iunior High gym for a gay promenade with an honest-to-good- ness orchestra! Hugh Carroll, Ray Gariss, Les Kassebaum and Milo Kolman remained to be the only senior lettermen on the 1940 football team, while Millard Boehmer, a first-year letterman, was chosen the most outstanding player on the team and showed much ability on the basketball floor. William Andreas added another honor to our class by receiving the 1941 Carl Gray, Union Pacific Scholar- ship. Our great dramatic attempt proved to be very suc- cessful in presenting the immortal Dickens' Christmas Carol, in which Dale Novotny starred as Scrooge. Richard Wood, lean Powell, Chester Dietz, Roy Iohn- son and others gained recognition in the operetta, The Mikado. On May 16 we were royally entertained at the Iunior- Senior banquet with the Iuniors as hosts. A grand prom lfor which we all had been contributing all yearj fol- lowed in the Iunior High gym. Our futures were foretold and we bequeathed our very souls on class night. The Baccalaureate service was the beginning of the end. The Reverend Ross S. McCown gave the sermon and the orchestra furnished appropriate music. May 29 ended it all, with Commencement being held in the Municipal Auditorium. The Right Reverend How- ard R. Brinker of Omaha, the main speaker, inspired us with thoughts to carry through life. No matter what we've said, or what we've done, we really did enjoy every minute of the good old school days. Page 16

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Faculty H. L. BEAL Commercial .Xk, .Lax HARVEY WIDMAN Vocational Agriculture MILDRED KRATOCHVIL Home Economics ALICE WINSOR Commercial ESTELLA REID History EULA REE MERWIN Library X, 'U c. E. CRANDELL Commercial Page 15 . K -st. N HELEN YOUNG L' F' CHVARD , , , Mechanical Girls Physical Dmwing Edlmmlon Manual Training BEHNYCE WEEKS EMMA HANSON Home Arts Art R. S. LATTA Social Science, ANNE PAGELS ECOY101'HiCS, American History Athletics Gegmetry I, H. RENNICK Instrumental MARY LE BOW Music Vocal Music

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1941 Seniors WILLIAM ANDREAS Student Council, Ire F F EMMA APPLEGARTH ,, , , A., Librarian, Sr.: Pioneer Staff Soph.g Viceepresident, Ir., Sing Sr.: Student Club, S0911-1 lf. Patrol, Soph., Ir., Secretary, Sr.: CCIIHGFG Club, lf., ST-I OP' Sr.: Ag. Award, Soph., Ir., eretta Cast, Ir. Patrol AWGTGL 501911, Ir.: NCI- I learned to know Les and lioflfll HOHOT S0Cl9lY- less about more and more. He has the ability and ambi' tion to take him far. JEAN ARMSTRONG EMILY BAEHR Librarian, Sr.g Homesteador Chorus, Ir. Staff S , r., Girls' Club Cabin Sr.g Student Club, Sr., Ir, Cla Playg Sr. Class Plays Drama , tic Club, lr. president, Sr- Cam era Club, Sr., Chorus, Ir.g N tional Honor Society. Fun never had a better 're vesentative. VVILMA BAKER My education comes from things other than my studies. MARION BALDERSON F. T. A., Ir., Sr., Dramatic Clubg Chorus, Ir. Bells ring-roll call-class starts--that's INIarion's ambition. ANNA LOUISE BARNARD Orchestra, Ir., Sr.g Monitor, Sr., Home Ec. Club, Sr. 4fH'rs will always welcome Anna. MARY BEACH Student Club, Soph., Ir.p Moni- tor, Sr.p Dramatic Club, Sr.g C amera Club, Sr., Operetta, Soph. A gay spirit is the source . . . f all that is noble and good. O et, She is noted for the frequency of her giggles. SS Q- p, MERLE BALDERSON F. F. A., Ir., Sr., Operetta Ir., Sr. Studying is not my favorite pasttime. VIRGINIA BALLARD F. T. A., Sr., Usher, Ir., Sr., Ir.: Camera Club Monitor, soph., Chorus, soph., Ir., srl Home Ec.'Club, Sr. School's not even an added attraction. BETTY BASTEAU Usher, Ir.g Zip Club, Ir., Sr A good bet, the kind that gets taken out. WAYNE BECK I get a big kick out of school though I have to study once a while. even in Page 17 i