Central City High School - Bison Yearbook (Central City, NE)

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3 HISTORY OF THE CLASS, OF I920 :6 1916-1917 The BeginningeAlice Tooley and Lorraine Seal, having been duly appointed the historians of the worthy class of one thousand nine hundred and twenty, do, on this thirtieth. day of March, in the aforementioned year of our Lord, set forth the following facts, transcribed from the annals of our class, hoping thereby to p1 rove to the public the worthiness of the aforementioned illustrious class. Discovery-Chamcte1 of the People.-We were discoveredhon the north side of the assembly hall on the morning of September 4, 1916. There we sat, a large ungainly class'of sixty-five, not being'conseious of the appearance we made. Open- mouthed, we innocently awaited anything which might fall to our lot, the boys attempting to appear at ease in their fust long trousers. ' We did very little to distinguish ourselves that f11'st year, except along athletic and musical lines. Election. mA few weeks following the opening of school we held a class meeting. We elected Donald Persinger president; Wilma Desch, who looked like an honest person, we chose to take care of our funds; ,1 Dorothy B e,11ton who had already shown some literal y ability, .Was chosen secretary. Soc1al Conditions. eOne of our iii st social events was the Hallowe e11 Mask at the rink. Everyone present declaredthis to be one of the most. enjoyable features of the year. ' H I The next party worthy of note, though of a rather sad ending, due to the sudden disappearance of the eatsfi was held at the gym. The refreshments consisted of a few straggling pickles and marshmallows. One of our best parties was that given 011 St. Patrickts night at the gym, under the supervision of Miss Starrett, our sponsor. This, without question, proved to be the most pleasant party of our Freshman year. The climax to our social activities, as Freshmen, was the war-time hike to the river. The unfavorable weather did not hinder us from hav- ing 0111 usual good time. ' V 1 ' 1917-1918 1 The next year, having risen to the dizzy heights of Sophomores, we took our place as the ones to; be abhorred. ' i Election.-Soon after school opened our second year class election was held. Andrew Wilson Was elected president, Ethel Nordstrom vice p1 esident, and Alfred Scudder seeietary and t1easure1. tWhen Alfred de- cided to leave us the vacancy was well filled by Francis Heaton ' 19

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C ivi Iiutio Adrancc men? Patriotism Lifters, Not Leuners Follow our mollo,lsome will gain fame, And none of us will be put to shame, Because we are honest, square and game. As we wand our way through the surging llmmg This is our motto and also our songl Lifters, no! lcaners, all our life long. This is our motto, and so may we Stand by i! ever and faithfully be Lifters, no! leancrs, lill eternity.-G. DC. 18

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Social Conditions.-During our Sophomore year no parties of promin- ence occurred. We enjoyed several parties at the rink. a Change in Administration.w1t was at the end of our Sophomore year that Mr. Dunlap, a most familiar figure in our high school affairs, left. We missed Mr. Dunlap, but Miss Dexter, as superintendent, with her sturdy principles of honor, and her alertness to every opportunity to place our high school on thetopemost round of scholarship, won our hearty admiration. 1918-1919 L Civil er.--The election of 1918 was a great contrast to our Sopho- more one, which was mild 'and peaceful. Two factions sprang up like mushrooms, each trying to place its own candidate at the head of the class. The riValry was so great that it looked for a time as though we would have two presidents. A11 disturbance finally came to an end, and the efficiency and honor with which our president has represented us on alloccasions has proven the wisdom of our selection. Francis Heaton was elected president, Ted McEndree Vice president, Ethel Nordstromltreas- urer, and Teddy Kelso secretary. , The StageeSinceit was thought last year that the honor of giving a play belonged only to the Seniors, we were deprived of that privilege, but we were at least successful in persuading our superintendent to permit us to give our J unioraSenior Banquet. . ' ' Great Social EventeThe Junior-Senior Banquet was an affair long to be remembered; The Seniors maintained the role of honored guests so complacently that one would not dream that they had been assigned the ignobl'e title of freshies a short four years ago. In the center of the room was a Maypole, which was covered with old rose and green. From the ceiling were dropped interlaced streamers in the High School colors. Four long tables were so arranged that each one extended from the corner to the center of the room. A floor lamp stood at the head of each of the tables and beautifully lighted up the room. 'Francis Heaton, as toast- master, shattered the fame of all previous platform idols, and was fol- lowed by others who were equally as successful. . 1919- 1920 Electiow-aOur Senior Yeomanur president, Francis Heaton, having represented us so well on all occasions, we unanimously decided that no other could take his place. We also elected Ted McEndree again as Vice a president. Ethel Nordstrom, who had proven h'er honesty during the past year, was again elected secretary and treasurer. 20