Benson High School - Cupola Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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ri'-'ffl Ml FALK, SWERRE, YELICK, EDSON-READY TO FACE THE WORLD Class of '52 History has been made at Fifty-second and Maple streets. This year, l952, marks the silver anniversary of the school's existance and the graduation of the freshman class of 1948. Benson has changed since 1926. Her growth in athletics, enrollment, activities, scholar- ship, and importance has paved a path of success in her history books. How could four years have gone so fast? But it really was fun! Maybe not the final exams, the term papers, the Senior English and math tests or the tuberculosis skin test but the gym revues, plays, activities programs, athletic contests, military balls, and the Friday mornings when the Newt came out made life at Benson seem wonderful. First under the heading Class of l952 in Bensonls annals is the senior election. Boosting their parties by handing out pamphlets, donuts, flowers, caps, and namecards, the 6 tickets fcarried on a vigorous three-day campaign. When the votes were counted, Bob Falk became president of the class. Bob Edson won the second spot as vice president. Ingrid Swerre and Roxanne Yelick were chosen secretary and treasurer. We had hardly caught our breath from the elections when the campaign for the Cupola sales got underway. The efforts of everyone concerned combined to send the scale over the 1200 mark to top the school's enrollment of ll93. This excitement had hardly died when we elected Beverly Campbell and Ronald Smith the Kathleen and Patrick of our class, and chose Ann Andreasen the Benson Lions Queen.

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Twenty-five Years of Datelines JANUARY 9, 1927 The Benson High sewing class is hem- ming towels for the cafeteria which will be ready for use February 7. MARCH 30, 1928 No more will the Benson Central school building hold memories for those who attended school there as the build- ing has been condemned. FEBRUARY S, 1929 Never absent since the second grade, Mary Alice Howe has maintained a perfect record during the past seven and one-half years. Measles prevented her record from being eight and one-half years. MAY 29, 1930 Lunch hour usually announces itself with the clatter of hurried feet. A group of students walked leisurely into the cafeteria. Others followed, without the haste, noise, or boisterousness that usually accompanies the procedure. At a glance, one could recognize the order- liness and efficiency with which Benson High is managed. MARCH 12, 1931 Teachers walked around with elated smiles. A new rug had been purchased for their study. A committee of three teachers selected the rug. One represent- ed the dignity of the school. Another would not spend one cent more than necessary. The third went along to kid the salesman. OCTOBER 13, 1932 C. E. Jones, the electrical wizard, re- turned to Benson High to give his second program in which he demon- strated television. APRIL 27, 1933 Seeing horror in feminine eyes, Mrs. Ida Wood spied a baby mouse. With no ado she slew the mouse with her pointer. It was removed to the waste basket to be cremated by the janitor. Mouse is survived by a mother, father, and five sisters. APRIL 12, 1934 The girls have invaded the ping-pong room. Many were the cries of joy when they discovered that they too could play. The fact that no girls were allowed during the boys' tournament had irked them considerably, but now the girls are going to have a tournament of their own. NOVEMBER 15, 1935 Benson's football Bunnies reached the end of a rainbow Thursday afternoon at Tech field and found a real pot of gold-an Interstate high school champ- ionship. NOVEMBER 14, 1936 Construction of a stadium and athletic field for Benson High was a dream for 10 years, the school board president said, in dedicating the stadium Friday. DECEMBER 17, 1937 There are thirteen in Miss Helen Yont's Braille class which meets every Thursday. They learn to transcribe print- ing into Braille. After 10 lessons and a test, they start work on a forty-page manuscript to be passed upon in Wash- ington, D. C. OCTOBER 14, 1938 A group of Vassar girls, a Cincinnati politician and his daughter are the prin- cipal characters in the operetta, The Prince of Pilsen, to be given by the senior glee clubs. OCTOBER 13, 1939 Soldiers wander about Benson's athle- tic field in a daze endeavoring to master the new streamlined drill! The squad of eight men has been changed to twelve, instead of marching in ranks, they march abreast, instead of raising their elbow in right dress, they touch the shoulder of the man on their left. OCTOBER 11, 1940 Girls should be able to repair a broken iron cord, declares R. B. Dub- ler, shop instructor. The course is to teach students how to do simple jobs around home. He recalls that a class of girls he had two years ago learned more quickly than the boys. DECEMBER 5, 1941 A dime was offered any student in General Math 1 who could name a part of everyday life that did not depend upon mathematics. As a result of the discussion, students admitted that math- ematics is a practical subject. OCTOBER 23, 1942 Considering that the scrap pile on the walk obstructed traffic to a certain extent, I think the fire drill October 13, was pretty good, stated Earl Schroer, assistant principal. DECEMBER 8, 1943 P.U. It smells! is the general greet- ing to the Benson High News. We know it refers to the odor of fresh newsprint. But this aroma is not repellent to all. Many a weary journalist is revived after a gruelling week of news hunting by the pungent smell of fresh newsprint. MARCH 10, 1944 The labor shortage hit Benson last week as no regular cheerleaders were available for the game. The problem was solved by three teachers who proved superior. NOVEMBER 2, 1945 Do you know of something around our school that could be improved? If any of you havenit been able to tell someone about your pet peeve, here's your chance. The Student Council has appointed a special committee to see that Benson High's progress is continued at a fast pace. APRIL 25, 1946 For the first time at Benson, all grad- uating seniors were required to take a review test on American history. MAY 9, 1947 In memory of 79 Benson High boys who died in World War II, the Benson High Boosters club memorial organ and chimes were dedicated in the school auditorium Thursday evening, May 1. FEBRUARY 6, 1948 Mama may think her son is an angel but to 31 Benson athletes initiated into the Boys' O-Club he was more of a devil. Blindfolded, the aspirants were taken to the initiation room. Here as a warmer- up for the ordeal, paddles were wielded on the proper place and a soothing red-hot salve applied. MAY 20, 1949 One kitten and nineteen students took the necessary vows and became Thes- pians May 19 at the spring initiation. MARCH 31, 1950 Miss Mary McNamara, principal of Benson High, announced her retire- ment Wednesday, March 29 to take effect August 31. The announcement came as a surprise to faculty and stud- ents. DECEMBER 21, 1951 We have come a long, long way, proudly stated former principal, Miss Mary McNamara. Many of her memories of the past 25 years concern Benson high school, for it was through her con- tinual efforts that Benson has achieved its high reputation. JANUARY 18, 1952 The fog rolled in and the dust rolled out , as the students in Room 202 open- ed windows to keep from suffocating. The cause was that artists had left their creations on the desks. Ten minutes of sandpapering each period cleared the desks for a new generation of artists.

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Throughout disturbances such as measuring for caps and gowns and collecting banquet money, our sponsors, Miss Ehrma Donley, Miss Gertrude Dieterichs, Mrs. Blanche Swan, and Miss Marjorie Floerchinger kept order in homeroom. Their suggestions on conduct- ing senior elections and the senior banquet helped us to get the most out of our senior vear. Twenty-five years ago on June 14, the junior-Senior banquet theme was The Stage . This year on May 28, following a journalistic theme entitled Special Editionu, Managing Editor ftoastmasterj Joe Hanna introduced the publishers Ingrid Swerre and Bob Edson who spoke on l'The 10 Best News Stories. Next on the program were Reporters Miriam Wyrens and Phil Patterson who talked on Nose for Newsf' Brick-bats and Bouquetsu by janet Woods and Wendell Walker followed. Completing the program was Cover your Beat by Editor-in-chief Earl Schroer. The next day found Benson giving out with a more subdued air as the seniors blissfully accepted a legal skip day. Baccalaureate was held June 1 at Dundee Presbyterian Church with Robert Scanland ad- dressing the graduates. The Benson high school auditorium was the scene of graduation for the 15 members of the class of '27, Times have changed and the classes have grown so that this year Benson's 265 seniors will graduate in the larger Technical high school auditorium. The pages of the history book are closed, but only figuratively. For the senior class will never forget its four wonderful years in high school. May Benson high school long remember the class of 52. CLASS SPONSORS SXVAN, DIETERICHS, DONLEY, FLOERCHINGER REVIEW HISTORY OF PREVIOUS CLASSES