Beemer High School - Bobcat Yearbook (Beemer, NE)

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Class History In 1941, one September morning fifteen students enrolled in the Beemer Public School. They were Kay Blumer, Barbara Brown, Marlene Doescher, Don Fuerhoff, Janice Hasenkamp, Richard Kotik, Gilbert Spenner, Mary Ann Wortman, Rita Mae Yosten, Nola Kienbaum, Jo Ann Tichota, Eugene Wright, Irma Litz, Eva Hoefener, and Lonard Beckman. We lost the latter one during this year. Our teacher was Miss Nolte. As we entered the second grade. Miss Marquardt became our teacher. We lost Nola Kienbaum and gained Sybil Noragon this year. Miss Ritter taught us during our third year of school. During this year we lost Eva Hoefener, Sybil Noragon, and Eugene Wright, but gained Margaret Pojar. During our fourth term we gained Janice Doescher and Eva Hoefener again, but lost Robert and Ronald Lebs--who enrolled at the beginning of the year--, Richard Kotik, Mary Ann Wortman, Rita Mae Yosten, and Margaret Pojar. Our teacher was Miss Ritter. As we entered the fifth grade we found that we gained Loren Birky, Gailan Kruse, and Elvira Sindelar. We lost Eva Hoefener, Jo Ann Tichota, and Gilbert Spenner. Mrs. Koehler was the teacher of this happy group. When we came to enroll for the sixth grade we gained Roland and Margaret Pojar, Geraldine Reiman, and Violet Schlecht. We lost Elvira Sindelar, Janice Doescher, and Irma Litz. Our teacher was Mrs. Koehler this year also. In September as we entered Junior High, we gained Velva Lou Lierman and Patricia McCarthy. We studied under Mrs. Long during the seventh grade. Our class officers were Janice Hasenkamp as President, Kay Blumer as Vice-President, Barbara Brown as Secretary, and Don Fuerhoff as Treasurer. Mrs. Long taught us during our eighth term. We gained Marian Martin and Virginia Engelhorn, but lost Patricia McCarthy. Also during the latter half of the year, we gained Marion and Gary Worrell, but lost Roland Pojar. We elected Don Fuerhoff as President of the class, Marian Martin as Vice-President, Virginia Engelhorn as Secretary, and Marlene Doescher as Treasurer. As we entered our first day of high school we enrolled and became known as green Freshies. This year we lost Loren Birky and Gary Worrell; however we gained many more. The newcomers were Kenneth Herzinger, Gary Schulz, Ivadel Brehmer, Norma Ott, Irene Ehrisman, Milton Holtz, Joe Konopik, Bill Haber, Elvira Sindelar, and Nancy Nellor which added to Marlene Doescher, Janice Hasenkamp, Barbara Brown, Gailan Kruse, Marian Martin, Velva Lou Lierman, Don Fuerhoff, Margaret Pojar, Kay Blumer, Virginia Engelhorn, Geraldine Reiman, and Marion Worrell--who graduated from the eighth grade last term in Beemer. Our class officers were: President--Joe Konopik, Vice-President-- Don Fuerhoff, Secretary--Norma Ott, Treasurer--Nancy Nellor. Mrs. McKenzie was our class sponsor. As we entered our Sophomore year we kept everyone in our class except Ivadel Brehmer. We elected Milton Holtz as President, Bill Haber as Vice-President, Marian Martin as Secretary, and Don Fuerhoff as Treasurer. We were happy to have Mrs. McKenzie as our class sponsor for another term. Our Junior year was one of the most important events of our lives; however we lost Barbara Brown and gained Norma Nitzsche. The Juniors gave a lovely banquet carrying out the theme, Arabian Knights. It was our pleasure to give the play, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, April 25 and 26. Mrs. McKenzie directed the play and also sponsored our class for the third term as everyone hoped she would. Our President was Don Fuerhoff, Vice-President was Kenneth Herzinger, Secretary was Joe Konopik, and Treasurer was Gary Schulz. The high lights of our Senior year were our class play and the banquet, which was given 11s by the Juniors. Our class play, Men Are Like Streetcars, was given November 20 and 21. Mrs. McKenzie directed the play. Our class officers were: Joe Konopik as President, Virginia Engelhorn as Vice-President, Irene Ehrisman as Secretary, and Don Fuerhoff as Treasurer. We gained Barbara Brown, and lost Gailan Kruse. Mr. Basler was our class sponsor. Our graduation brought to a close our journey through twelve years of school. 13

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Class Will We, the Senior Class of 1953, of the city of Beemer, the county of Cuming, and the state of Nebraska, being of sound mind and memory, and considering the uncertainty of this frail and transitory life, do hereby make, ordain, and publish to be our last will and testament, in manner and form as fol- lows: ARTICLE I. We, the Seniors, about to embark separately upon our various paths of life would like to express our appreciation to the faculty and our parents who have had patience and helped us to make our years in high school possible. ARTICLE II. We, the Seniors, will and bequeath our ability to get the school paper out a week late to the Juniors our typing erasers to the Sophomores; and our straight A report cards to the Freshman Class, (may- be we didn't get all A's, but we tried and that is more than they can say). ARTICLE III. As individuals we will the following: I, Marlene Doescher, will and bequeath my Arabian horse to an old tribesman like Clarence Tichota. I, Joe Konopik, will and bequeath my way with women to Gerald Meyer. I, Irene Ehrisman, will and bequeath my ability to go to all the games to LaVern Sindelar. I, Billy Haber, will and bequeath my cowboy boots to Kathleen Miller. I, Norma Nitzsche, will and bequeath my freckles to Mary Kuncl. I, Elvira Sindelar, will and bequeath my acting and singing talent to Gene Risseil. I, Norma Ott, bestow complete information on How To Get Along With Men to Naomi Kroeger. I, Kenneth Herzinger willingly leave my little brother to B.H.S. I, Kay Blumer, will and bequeath my way with sailors to Celine Ortmeier. I, Marion Worrell, will and bequeath my acrobatic skill to Luetta Coon. I, Barbara Brown do not will my boy friends to anyone. I, Nancy Nellor, will and bequeath my classical manner of singing to Kenneth Worrell. I, Marian Martin, will and bequeath my three-fendered Ford to Gene Toelle. (At the rate he drives, he'll have one soon.) I, Virginia Engelhorn, will and bequeath my quiet nature to Clifford Raasch. I, Gary Schulz, will and bequeath my ability to see the world from a high point of view to Dean Pasold. I, Milton Holtz, will and bequeath my brains to Leroy Koenig, I, Velva Lou Lierman, will and bequeath my 23-inch waist to Clarence Tichota. I, Margaret Pojar, will and bequeath my ability to keep my name off the board to Billy Reich. I, Geraldine Reiman, will and bequeath my ability to keep the home fires burning to Alice Nitzsche. I, Don Fuerhoff, will and bequeath my athletic ability to Dean Pasold. I, Janice Hasenkamp, will and bequeath my musical band talent to my sister, June. ARTICLE IV. The Senior Class of '53 publicly approve the above will as legal and sane in witness thereof sign their names, this twenty-second day of May, in the year nineteen hundred and fifty-three. % $siAs Vrt 7 J}. The foregoing document was in my presence, signed and sealed by the said Senior Class of '53, and by them published and declared as their will and in their presence, I subscribe my name as at- testing witness, at Beemer, Nebraska, on the date above stated.

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Class Prophecy Looking around after graduation this is what we find the Class of 53 doing about ten years after graduation: Norma Ott continued her life as a private secretary, but cupid finally caught up with her. Nancy Nellor has studied for a doctor the past ten years and is now the head doctor in the West Point Memorial Hospital. Marlene Doescher who recently came back from Germany is residing at home with her mother. She plans on returning soon. Geraldine Rieman is now a private secretary for the National School Assembly Program in Arizona. Velva Lou Leirman plans on continuing her work as the first woman cop in Chicago. Someday she will have a Police Station of her own to take over. Margaret Pojar is now living in Omaha. She owns one of the biggest rooming houses there. But she has a lot of help with three growing children. Elvira Sindelar has taken over a big cattle ranch in Texas. She is now raising purebred horses. (Palamino) She gave up her teaching career. Virginia Engelhorn is head nurse in the U. S. Army Hospital in Washington, D. C. She gave up her secretarial job in New York. Norma Nitzsche is raising a family of ten at her home in West Virginia, while her husband is overseas. She gave up her dancing career to be a housewife. Irene Ehrisman started her life off with a bang, she is now driving a taxi for the Yellow Cab Service in Fremont. She hopes to have a cab of her own soon. Billy Haber has finally found himself a wife and is a resident of Beemer. He owns a farm but has a lot of help since he has four growing boys around the place. Janice Hasenkamp took up her sisters former position working in Washington, D. C. Don Fuerhoff put his artistic ability to work, by becoming a famous engineer for the new Beemer School and auditorium. Joe Konopik is now a four star Admiral in the United States Navy. He gave up his farming career. Milton Holtz is studying to become a judge and hopes to be appointed to the Cumming County Courthouse in West Point. Kenneth Herzinger is continuing his position as referee after graduating from the University of Lincoln. Gary Schulz who was graduated from Ohio University is now coaching the Beemer Bobcat Team. Barbara Brown taught school for the past ten years but is now here with her parents. Marion Martin is a missionary to China and is happy with her work. She hopes to continue it. Marion Worrell now resides in Fremont. Sometime ago we saw her driving a cream colored convertible. Kay Blumer gave up her egg cracking career to become a housewife. She married a man from a surrounding town. 14