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

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Central City, Nebraska iiOLD ROSE and GREEN ,27,, CLASS HISTORY Listen, all that would hear the history of the Class of ,27, and it shall be revealed to you, just as it came from the portable of your historian. It was autumn,,in the year 1923, and, as the bell sadly tolled the death oli three months, vacation, there was assembled on the north side of the assembly a group of faces strange to that domain. They were of verdant hue and wondering eye; they were Freshmen. How they found their places no one knew; no, not even they. They were as hits of straw carried along in the stream of this new and strange experience. But time has passedu-it usually does, however---and now, believe it or not, our honorable, respected and envied Seniors are those same students who began their struggling existence as Freshies, four long years ago. True, they are fewer in number, and they look somewhat different because of their increase in wisdom and stature; in fact, the change is so great as to make us believe that Darwin was right. Nevertheless it cannot be denied that our worthy Seniors were once those same insignificant Fresh- men. Let us see what has aided in this remarkable evolution from Frosh to Senior: In the first place there is to be considered the effect of the faculty,s four years of untiring effort upon them. In their first year they found that their principal, Miss Booher, was their ally, and she has continued to be so throughout their stay in High School, doing much to help them over the rough places. Then in their beginning year, while they were busy trying to absorb Latin and Algebra, they managed to live through a mixer; and even became so brave as to hold a class meeting and elect officers. V By the end of the year they had become sufficient- ly acquainted with High School to have had a party, and to have taken part in the va- rious school drives, selling their share of the football tickets and Christmas seals. When they came back next year as full-fledged Sophomores, and found that they were no longer the objects of fun, they began to enjoy the fun themselves, anti at once began to take their part in High School life. They selected officers and spon- sors, and chose their own Class colors, unlike the previous year, when their color, green, had been forced upon them. They conducted their social affairs and the pro- grams that they gave in a manner which hefitted the dignity of their position as Sophs. And this year they boasted three letter men in football and several basketball players. As they triumphantly took their places as Juniors the following year, with none above them but the Seniors, it was then that they demonstrated just how successfully they could manage the job of being a class in C. C. 1-1.8. This year, in addition to having parties and electing officers and giving rallies, they had the responsibility of the Junior plays, and the Junior- -Senior banquet. The manner in which these affairs were conducted would have been a great cred- it to any class. Three one-act plays were given: three Pills in a Bottle , iiBridgesh, and iiFourteeni The banquet was an exceptionally pretty one, for the gym was dec- orated in a truly Dutch style and the guests felt that they had been miraculously trans- ported to Holland. As Juniors they were very proud of their athletic record. They had three men Page Twrnly-xe-vcn

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OLD ROSE and GREEN 27,, SMITH, PHYLLIS Phil Pl;yl1i: has changed her mind the new one work: much better? College 1 Basketball; ZHGlee Club, Dramatics, mrhe Quest of the GypsiesW 3-Glee Club, Dra- matics, Kleptomaniac , Neigh- borsm gBridges ; 4 Dramatics, mI'he Mysterious WNW, WXdam and EVE; Declamatory Con- test, Secretary 11K, Vice Pres- ident P-KA WILLEMAN, VERA qridf KtVivaciom' and bubbling with laughter? College 1, 2-District 23; 3-Orchestra, Glee Club; 4 -Orchestra, Oil Painting, Broadcaster Staff. WOODS, DUANE WWoody, Always friendly just the mme, always square in every game? College . 1, 2, 3-'District 23; 4 -Glee Club, Repair Squad. m ........... wpmw .n M w N ., VW '11 y: .mwmww'r ,, w www.mumm. .ng N W... M Wax N A a l v! 3 4 8 3 1 4 $1 u: 4 7; :2 1 www.um; ML. Page Twenty-n'x Central City, Nebraska SUTHERLAND, MARIE llRedH Bomxa' to become illmlriaus. Normal 1, 2, 3-Eddyville; Painting, The Senior? 4-Oil WILLHOFT, LOREN Loncen Every incl: a gentleman, to my nothing of the feet? Commercial 1 Chorus; Z-Glee Club; 3- Football, Christmas Carol Pag- eant; 4-Football, Class Presi- dent, Home - room President, Broadcaster Staff, Publications and Advertising, uAdam and Eva,,. - ZLOMKE, EDNA Ed,, She believe: one murt have a reason for speech, but need: none for silence.u Normal 1-Chorus; Z-Chorus; 4- Fancy Work, wrhe Seniorm

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ilOLD ROSE and GREEN ,27li Central City, Nebraska on the football team and three on the basketball team. At last these same students reached the stage in their evolution when they were called Seniors. But they were not content to bask in the glory of that name alone; in- stead, they set out to give that name even more meaning. They started out the year with true Senior pep and selected officers and spon- sors to pilot them through this last and important year. Then they chose an able staff to publish the best Old Rose and Green for many a year. Next they elected their representatives for president and treasurer of the Ath- letic Association. - Then the football captain, a Senior of course, with his team, on whieh were a large number of seniors, went through the season with but two defeats. Of course, theC t,ieniors selected their candidates for representative boy and girl. Senior day was observed with a most appropriate program, and Sneak day was a very welcome change for both the Seniors and the lower classmen. The Senior class play, liAdam and Evai was a cheering success, not a howling one. , Thus we have seen, in the history of the Class of 27, the evolution from Frosh' to Senior; may they grow in such a manner when they become Freshmen in life. CLASS WILL STATE OF NEBRASKA, CITY OF CENTRAL CITY. ' We the Senior Class of 1927, being of abnormal mind and realizing the certainty of death and the uncertainty of love, do hereby dispose of all our earthly possessions in this our last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills made by us. Item I-We give to the Juniors the right to be next yearis Seniors, and admonish them that they will do well to imitate the manner in which we havecarried that honor. Item H-On the Sophomores we shower our tears, so that they who have acquired the swell head might shrink somewhat. Item III-Upon the Freshmen we bestow our brightness and sunshine, hoping that in time they may ripen; Item IV-We give to the Faculty our thanks for the four years of toil that they have spent on us. Item VeWe leave Miss Kirkpatrick and Miss Brauer to any class that will love, honor, and cherish them. Item VI-Lloyd Martin leaves the football field to Etvin Rembolt. Ruth Fauquier wills her meekness to Stella Mohr. Mayme Kyes gives her curly locks to Inez Solt. Allen King wills his Scandinayian complexion to Roy Larson. Kathryn and Kenneth Nielsen be- queath the right to be the only twins in the Senior Class, which right was given them by Lloyd and Floyd Johnston, ,26, to Lucius and Lucille Comstock, hoping that there may be a pair of twins in the class of ,29 to whom they may pass this right. Herbert Hansen leaves his laughing trombone to Boyd Desch. Phyllis Smith bequeaths to Peggy Barton her rose- bud mouth. Fern Shelton leaves her French lessons to Dale Eoff. Elwyn Reeves wills his ability to coax groans out of the accordion to Francis Crites. Prudence Baird wills her motto: iiEvery where that Dorothy goes, I am sure to follow , to Marion Ryan. To Elaine Nicholas, Anne Barton leaves her bewitching smile. Alice Page Twenty-cigbt