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

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OLD'ROSE AND GREEN Page 2.! enabled us to ente1tai11 the Seniors at the most elaborate banquet ever witnessed in Ce11t1 :11 City High School. So here 5 To the Purple and White: May victory crown our endeavor, And failure come near us-Oh, never! Now we are Seniors, and soon our last year in dear old Central High will have slipped away. Captain Gie1sdo1'f led the football boys th1'0ugh :1 Victo110us season, while Captain Heaton, by his enthusiastic encourage- ment and good example, left a high standard record of clean sportsman- ship in basket ball. A11 branches of activities received our enthusiastic support. Our joys have been many, our attempts successful, our aspira- tions fulfilled; and it is hoped that the memory of this class will not fade from the minds of those we leave behind us, but may it serve to spur them 011 to greater things. So here's to the class of '22, The class ofbrains and might; So herets to the class of victory, The class of purple and white. SENIOR CLASS EDITOR. wx-x' CLASS PR OPHE C Y 1t 1s the spring of 1942. The halls of old C. C. H. S. are filled to over; i Ilowing; f'01 it is the night of the Alumni Banquet, and the good old class 0f 22 is having a 1'eunion.The1'e are many other classes 1 ep1esented, ' but none so well as 22. The sound of laughter and ceaseless chatter echoes through the halls and floats out thr ough the open windows. Class colors sare riotous. The beautiful gowns and lovely faces of the women and the conventional garb and distinguished countenances of the men form a picture to delight the eye. Cent1al City has a newer, 1111' ger high school now; but her sons and daughters of the twenties p1'efe1'to celeb1 ate the ann1ve1sa1'y of their g1aduat10n amid the familiai scenes of their youth. Hark! the sound of music! It 1s the signal for the Gr and Mar ch. The various classes form ranks and mar ch to the scene of the feast that awaits them in the gymnasium. The class of '22 marches in a b0.dy Let us mark the changes which time has w1' ought in its member s, and let us note how many famous men and women are found in the ranks of those who are proud to call 0.. C. H. S their. Alma Mater. '

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Page 22 CEN TEAL CITY 17le! SCh'OOL CLASS HIS TOR Y Four years ago, in the fall of nineteen hundred and eighteen, our illus- trious class first entered the portals of the Central City High School. That we weie an unusual class was soon discovered when we located the assembly hall without a pilot. The filst week made ou1 initiation less embar1assing, because of the drizzling min which gave us an excuse for umbrellas to shield us from the'prolonged stares from all quarters. The little dignity weghad was basely murdered when Miss Dexter announced that the Freshmen should get in position for recess and later when she gave us the right to deposit our freshly acquired gum in the waste baskets In spite of all these em- barrassing situations we still retained some dignity and determined to toss dull care to the winds and to live and learn. The Iillu epidemic and world war prevented our indulging in social activities until the last day of school when'we assembled forfpleasuree namely, a picnic at Tallywag. i We were the best class of Central High, This class of l22; We didn't have one yellow guy; All were red,white and blue. The next year we all returned to bring honor and renown to our class. This we succeeded in doing at the election of athletic officers, when Ted Ratcliff was elected secretary; again when the call for football and basket ball players was made we were well represented, and they soon discovered that they could not get along without us. We were no longer considered unnecessary nuisances, but a very important part of the Central City High School. ' At Thanksgiving time we for the fi1 st time tasted the joys of sOcial life, which were so pleasant that we dete1mined to continue them. This year was ended by a picnic at Fullerton, which would have been a tthowling success had Nebraska been more dry. For particulars refer to Pat Heaton, leader of the mud-hens. - For we were all a peppy lot; This class was unexcelled; We worked for everything. we got, And never were expelled. . As Juniors we increased in knowledge and fame, and were looked upon . with envy and admiration by the other classes. In athletics we were well represented, having competent players on all teams. In the Junior play we proved our ability as entertainers,.and won for ourselves everlasting honor and praise. The faithful guidance of Misses Wehrli and Scott

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Fags 24 CENTRAL CITY HIGI7' SCHOOL First of thosewho wind their way through the fairyland of flowers and crepe paper is a man stooped of shoulders and gray of head. Many wrinkles furrow his scholarly brow, and the bridge of his nose supports a pair of huge shell-rimmed spectacles. Many times have we seen his photograph in The Scientific Monthly. Suddenly he smiles. Ah! those dimples belong to none other than Florian Parker, President of 22. He is now Professor of Chemistry and has a string of letters after his name. Close beside him is Irene Muelle1, who assists him in all his labors in the labormato1y T0 he1 must be given much c1edit for the many valuable f01111ulae compiled by P10fesso1' Parker. , Behind this pail stalks the stalwa1t figure of one who is the admiration of all the baseball fans of America. It is Olville Bessey, Who has taken Babe Ruthls place as the Home Run King. ' Next'in line is a gentleman who bespeaks elegance and style from his carefully dressed black hair to his carefully shined black shoes. He is Monsieur Allen Gould, the most famous designer of women's gowns in New York. His creations have caused bankruptcy of the husbands of many beautiful women. 1 He is accompanied by two delightfully chic ladies, who are his models. They are Eva McMahon and Abbie Ashelford. Who is the immaculately groomed gentleman with a lady on each arm? It,is the noted financier, Mr. Leslie Black, whose word is law in Wall Street; Many a'time has a casually spoken word of his caused a rise 01' slump in the stock market. The beautiful lady at his right is his wife, nee Marie Dinges. Her auburn locks have gained her so much fame that a much used hair tonic has been named after her. The distinguished lady on his left is his siste1',iLola. She was the sweetest and loveliest girl in her class, and is now the First Lady of The Land. - The class is not without its leaders in the religious World. Carl Erick- sonls work as an evangelist has caused many a sinner to hit the sawdust tr ail. He is accompanied in his tr avels by Arthu1'Bonness,whose beau- tiful tenor voice thrills the hea1ts of all congr egations who have the privilege of hearing him warble tiOnwa1d, Christian Soldiers . Glancing along the marching ranks, we see many more who are a credit to their class. . Fred Anderson, our Adonis, is a hero of the screen. Lawrence Campbell is an embalmer. Robert Desch is a well known pugilist. Theodore Ratcliff has attained fame as the only multi-million- aire lawyer in the world. . This is due to the fact that he numbers many of his wealthy clients among the ranks of the bootleggers. Ruth Murphy is a star in the Ziegfield Follies. J ames Heuring has taken J ulian Eltinge's place as a female impersonator. Della Burkman is a movie vampire. Gladys Solt is the champion long-distance swimmer of Merrick County. Grace Swadley is the wife of a Professor at Nebraska Central College. . Amy Condell has taken Miss Scottis place as choir leader of the Meth- odist Church. Halley Lee, Leone Drinkall and Ralph Richards are travel-