Benedict High School - Eagle Yearbook (Benedict, NE)

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n Prollhec It has been rumored around Washington, D C , that the class of '53 Benedict High school has been very prosperous And so, as an interna revenue collector, I have been sent to find out a little about each one's lives It has been twenty years since I have seen my former class mates, so I am very anxious to get started The first stop was made at a farm west afBenedict where I found Cleetis feeding the cattle Cleetis told me that she and her husband were doing very well in the cattle business During my visit with Cleetis, she happened to mention that Leila Emken was living at Peru, Nebraska when I arrived at Peru, I inquired where I could find Leila and was told that Leila was thetown's police woman When I finally found Leila, she told me that she had graduated from Peru State Teachers College and while there found things in a rather lawless state, so she decided she would see to it that Peru had law and order I then traveled to New Orleans to see Allen Farley, who is a s Allen told me he enjoyed being a sailor very much He said it was ailor such a free and independent life Up to date he had a girl in every port On my way up from New Orleans, I had some car trouble, and so I to the nearest farm house to get some help and whom should I find but Helden I can't say that Lowel1's farm looked very prosperous, and said something toLowell about hzhe said he had become just like his walked Lowell when I neigh bors You know ke said, UI never did especially care for work bzck in high school,U so that's why I came here where everybody else was lazy, too when my car was fixed and ready to go, I went to the nearest town where I heard there was going tobea big show that evening I was very surprised to see Mary Heser as Mistress of Ceremonies Naturally, I had to have a word with Mary afterwards Mary told me that after graduating from high school, she had missed giving speeches in front of the assembly and in Modern Problems, so she decided to join this show where she could give a speech whenever she got in the mood for one While talkin: to Mary, we decided to go somewhere to out Since the Lazy Rancho was right acro s the street we decided to eat there When we than our one time class mate, Nancy Kops After eating, we got up to leave and who should walk by but Professor Moore, a'aswe know her, Norma I asked her what had been keeping her busy for the last twenty years and she told nethat she had first graduated from Columbia University and acquired her master's degree After that she had accepted a job teaching school in India She told me she had already got ten rid of the caste system At the present she was home for a vacation The next morning I st1rted for the west coast Uhile glancing through the Los Angeles Times, I stumbled upon th name of Fugene Reetz at the head of a Love Lorn Column when I got to his office I was quite urprised I asked him how he happened torn writing this Love Lorn Column and he told me that he had enjoyed Mary Lane's Column so much he had decided to help people out the way Mary Lane seemed to Fugene told me that he had just seen Gordon Taylor a few days ago Eugene said that he is now a big contractor and at present is building the biggest and best bridge ever built The bridge spans the Amazon River i1Braz1l when I wenr t:Gordon's office, his head man told me that Gordon had become very wealthy I tlfenwent to Denver, Colorado, while shopping one day I saw tk! former Ellen Walkup I asked her what kept her busy? She tol me that sne was now employed in her husband's dentist office I decided to go to hear the revival of the old musical comedy S03 Q Pacific with tte Denver Symphony orchestra accompanying when the orchestra was rendy to play, the conductor came out and who should be the conductor, but Shirley walkup After the orchestra had played the introduction the play began The leading lady soon made her entranc first I didn't recognize her I looked down at my it was Nadine Watson I learned from Nadine that Carolyn Ziemke was now I went to the Metropolitan Opera House where she was The person beside me said that Miss Ziemke had just of Europe e on the stage and at program and saw that a famous opera star at the time singing returned from a tour Besides the Joy of seeing all my old classmates, I know that all of them had found happiness and uccess in life Shirley Walkpp rs O O 1 U ' s . sat down, a rather tall waitress came to wait on us. It was none other ' 1:

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We, the cla s of 1953, in the Town of Benedict, the County of York, and the state of Nebraska, bein? in as good mental condition ws usual, and in much better temper than usual,do hereby make this, our last will and test amenq rendering wud and of no avail any former will or wills that may have been previously made at, And in this manner do Cleetis Carlson wills Leila Emken and Allen other in the a sembly to in, and during any period of temporary optimism we di pose of our pos essions her red hair and freckles to Lillian Mauer Farley will their ability to get along with each Harvey lickrel and Kathleen Oschner Lowell Helden wills Miriam Saasto Um freshman boys, providing they get her home earlier than he does Mary Jo Heser wills her habit of tea ing everyone to La Verne Alms pro viding he doesn't pet too ornery' Nancy quiet in Norma voice to Eugene Reetz particular with modern Moore Janice Wolfe it as Fugene hu been Kops wills her height to Russell Taylor and her ability to be problems class to Bruce Foote wills her black hair to Susan Taylor and her low speaking wills his curly hair to Darrell Bolton, providing he's as Gordon Tavlor wills his interest in electrl ity and mechanics to Bonnie Pickrel Ellen Wallup wills her Homecoming Crown to next year's queen Shirley Walkup will her ize and energy to Bob Heitman Nadine Watson wills her musical mud dramatic ability to Robert Weiss, providing he always get superiors 1t contests Carolyn Ziemke wills her cheerleading ability to Patricia Mauer We give and bequeath, freel, and without reservations or stipulations, to the junior class, our rightful heirs, our most important and valuable properties, namely our self sati factions our importance, and our wisdom all of which we possess in enormous quant ties, and we hope the said gifts will be of use in overcoming their present inertia To next year's juniors, we bequeath our well known nerve, which HIV will need ne t gear, and all tte xamination que tions we have been given during the pa t yexr The answers, never owned in entirety, have long since been mislaid by us and are not included in this legacy To our frienls, the sophomore cle s of next year, we leave nur patbnce will be found useful as a means by which they can endure the juniors To the freshmen of next year, we will our good luck That's how we got be dignified seniors and we hope it will bring you to the same ending To our teachers the faculty of the Benedict High Sdhool we hereby give, free from aD. nheritanee, luxury, or income tax, our ent re store of knowledge From them it came and to them it should be retunnd, that others may be benefited by it as we have been To our teachers we bequeath our valuable sense or humor, without which we should have found school life painful indeed and which will do much to make it endurable for them de the senxxs, will to you Mr Davenport, this ball of string so that you w be able to remember al appointments by tying pieces of the string around your fingers We, the seniors, will to you, Miss Gilmore, this scroll and pen so that in the future you will have enough writing space and enough ink with which to write your lengthy schedule de present to you Mr Donohoe, this ful Modelu so that this summer you will in your wife's dress shop We wish to give to Mr Ferguson and the WOW TV talent program Last fall book on HHow to Become a Success be able to keep yourself occxpied Mrs. Beachler this free ticket to you showed such unusual talent in dancing at the Inliiatlon party that we felt it is unfair to let such bnent go unnoticed Your audition is scheduled for May 34 at 12 p m Ne, the class of '53, will to you, Mr Finkle, th s chef's cap and qma1 to use when on school K P duty In witness, whereof we the class of 1953, the testator, have set our hand and seal on this ldth day of May LH the year of 1953 Norma Moore v S. ' K , , ' Q . I I f , A , 1 - I .v S S, 2 ' I . s . . ' . , U .S , , . , '- v, ll I 1 ,- I 0 , i . o D e IS e A . . t. . v e i . , , . . S S , o I 1 e ' I S L n , . Q v - S 5- e . ,- .W -'. r T. 5 , . S f s ' V , 1. n I - A .5 Q . It' . e . . '. ., n to , . , . . 0 , , , A X bl i . o e ' - 1 , a . Q 0 U 0 L . . e 0 t e a Q Q