Cambridge High School - Trojan Yearbook (Cambridge, NE)

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SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY + ---+ New York City May 5, 1957 Dear Marianne, I’m so glad you asked me about our class- mates, because I've seen so many of them lately. I'll tell you about the ones I’ve seen, and I hope you can tell me about the rest of them. Just the other day I took the kids to the circus, and you’d never guess who I saw! Wayne Allen was the strong man and Marlene Shoff and Carol Conner have a sister act on the tight- rope. Glenn Rupp drove me home in his taxi. He has become famous as one of New York’s rustic, philosopher-cab driver. Donnie Harpst recently realized his life-long dream of taking over the “New York Times” and combining it with the “Sun” which he al- ready owned. Fay Ann Ridpath is running the library of Congress in Washington, D. C. now. She has really come up in the world. And she’s going with a senator - no less! A lot of our old classmates are in show- business now. I saw the premiere of “North Atlantic (successor of “South Pacific’’) last night, and Jim Jones was simply superb in his Paul Poush Phone 97 + -12- dancing role. Afterwards, my husband and I went to the “Fan-Dango” club, which is owned by — you guessed it — Pete Petersen. You knew of' course that Caroline O’Brien recently started a % singing engagement there. She’s really torchy- with that red hair of hers! Perhaps you’ve seen % Bud Ford and Larry Kester on T. V. They’ve almost replaced Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis!!! And of course you’ve heard what Gary Heum- phreus is doing now days. Just recently he was selected for Baseball’s Hall of Fame. They call him a combination of Yogi Berra and Babe Ruth! You know, it’s amazing that so many of us have ended up in New York City, isn’t it? I’d like to get out to Cambridge to see the rest of you. but my husband doesn’t get much time off; director of the New York Philharmonic Sym- phony is pretty much of a permanent job. And also of course, two-year-old triplets aren’t easy to travel with. Well, write soon, and don’t forget to tell me what the other kids are doing. Love Diane. Vernon H. Wood Public Accountant —4»

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY In the year 1940, twenty-five eager first grad- ers started their journey through school. Mrs. Poush traveled with us through the first year of our journey and then turned us over to Miss Thorndike for the second year. In the third year of our travels, directed by Miss Hodges, two of our classmates, Flossie Thompson and Donna Rauch left us, but we were joined by three more: Donna Kelly. Patricia Ellis, and Caroline O’Brien. In the fourth year of our journey. Mrs. Zwink was our guide, and we were joined by Don Harpst, Jr. The fifth year of our travels was under the guidance of Mrs. Zwink and Miss Hopping, and had the addition of Diane Whit- aker to our class. We soon passed on to Jr. High, where we were joined in our travels by Omar “Bud” Ford. Donna Rauch, Phyllis Kubik, Dick Brown. Phyllis Foster, Shaila Rosenfield and Flossie Thompson. Our escorts through the three years of Jr. High were Miss Benedict. Mrs. Carroll, Mrs. Minnick. Mr. Newcomb and Mr. Meininger. Finally, we came to our freshman year in high school. Of course the main events of that year were the freshman initiation and mixer, and our very first pep club banquet. We elected class officers for the first time. also, and Bud Ford became our guide for the year, with Phil Kester for his assistant, and Charlene Wolfe tak- ing care of the minutes and money matters. We had many new students this year — Larry Kes- ter, Jim Spiegel. La Verne “Pete” Petersen. Wayne Allen, Gale Allen. Glenn Rupp. Richard Ovendon. Bob Eubanks. Naoma Max, Joyce ten Bensel. Yvonna Price, W. A. Gilbert. Marianne Sayer, Evelyn Wyman. Betty Copeland and Lou Ann Druse. Mr. Schwartz was our sponsor. Our sophomore year found us with new guides and some new travelers. We added Cecil Walker. Charlene Snow and Carol Conner, and lost Phyl- lis Foster and Donna Rauch. Our new president was Phil Kester. Larry Kester was vice-president and Virginia Danfield was secretary-treasurer. Donna Kelly was our student council representa- tive. Mr. Nodtvedt was our sponsor. We had a great time on this part of our journey, but soon we traveled on to our junior year. This year Mrs. Schwartzkopf and Miss Parminter were our sponsors, and they guided us carefully through the play. “Nose For News”, and our “Cinder- ella” banquet for the senior class. Our officers for this year were President Larry Kester, vice- president Bud Ford. Treasurer Dick Brown, Sec- retary Diane Whitaker, and student council rep- resentatives Phil Kester and Marianne Sayer. We lost several of our fellow travelers this year — Cecil Walker, Jim Spiegel, Bob Eubanks, Char- lene Snow, W. A. Gilbert, Charlene Wolfe and Virginia Danfield — but we gained two more — Gary Heumphreus and Marlene Shoff. At last we arrived at our last year in high school, and it began to seem like we had gotten there too soon. Our senior class guides were President Jim Jones. Vice-President Dick Brown Secretary Lou Ann Druse. Treasurer Bud Ford, Student Council Representatives Larry Kester and Carol Conner, and Sponsor Mr. Folts. We added one new member to our troop. Geraldine And- erson. and lost several more. Gale Allen. Betty Copeland. Naoma Max and Carol Conner. Through the year we attended our last high school events. The class play, the lovely banquet the juniors gave us, “sneak day”, all passed, and finally, as we received our diplomas our journey through school ended. M. C. Lockenour Waters Bakery —n— -------•—«• Home Furnishings—Funeral Director Phone 172

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SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY 4M — — 1 : 1 ! i : Yosemite National Park er’s wife. I guess. You know, she spent so many May 21, 1957 years following her husband while he was in Dear Diane. the army. I imagine she is ready to settle down It was surely good to hear from you. I was and start raising a family. Richard Ovenden and Certainly surprised at some of the jobs the kids Dick Brown are evidently set to be farmers the in our class have gotten into, but I bet you’re rest of their lives. Dick got married about two even more surprised at some of the ones I’ve years ago, but I guess Rich is going to be a heard about. You’d never believe it, but Evelyn bachelor. Wyman, Gerry Anderson and Joyce ten Bensel Phyllis Kubik has organized her own dance have opened a huge beauty salon in Los Ange- band. She, Yvonna Price, and their husbands les. The last I heard, all the movie star, televis- make up most of the band. They’ve become quite ion stars, and important women go there. One famous in this part of the country. Donna Kelly of their customers is Flossie Thompson who is is now president of Yale College in Connecticut. a movie star!!! You know. I never expected to I’m still wondering how she swung that! Odd see her on a horse, but she has made some she isn’t married yet, but she’ll soon get a hus- really fancy cowboy movies aside from the usual band there!!! Saturday-night kind. Well, have I missed anyone? Oh, yes, Phil The other day I bought the cutest little dress Kester finally snared Marilyn for good, and has for my new baby at the “Kiddy-Korner” shop settled down to be a country gentleman. And as in San Francisco. Lou Ann Druse waited on me. for myself, you know. I’m very happy with my She and Jo Ann Heilman are going to have a forest ranger husband and three children. double wedding in June. Lou Ann is marrying This is all for now, and you be sure to a rancher, and Jo Ann has caught herself an write sooner than you did last time! All-American football star! Love, Neoma Brown has settled down to be a farm- Marianne Cambridge Co-op. Oil Co. Cambridge Hotel Phone 152 Phone 58 —13-