Chadron High School - Cardinal / Milestone Yearbook (Chadron, NE)

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V1 2 ,fi K :EQ eg.. CLASS WILL We, the class of '30, having complete possession of our mental faculties and voluntarily wishing these things to be propagated by our successors, with love and due appreciation, do hereby express the good fellowship of the class of '30 of the Chadron High School and bequeath all our worldly goods to the following beneficiaries: Mable Mann bequeaths her four-inch spike heels to Leta McIntyre. Lloyd Card leaves his nonchalant attitude in classes to Buddy Turner Annabelle Smith leaves her reducing formula to Betty Jane Givens. Clevis Lecher bequeaths a curly lock to Edna Miller. Grace Berry leaves her coquettish airs to Betty Maple. Janet Halldorson bequeaths her singing ability to Lamona Grantham, although she can't hope to obtain the fame Janet has. Robert Johnson leaves his manly ability to grow a beard to Harry Denslow. Marion Zink bequeaths her dainty amble to Bernadine Goellert. Dorothy Waltz bequeaths her dignity as a minister's daughter to Harriet Senift. h ylaendell Gorr bequeaths his chemistry equipment to Corlee Guest. VVe know she'll c eris it. Rowenna Atwood bequeaths her haughty airs to Lajean Carmody. Duane Lyman leaves his capabilities as a soda squirt to Paul Norton. Of course Paul will need to study to do justice to this position. Irene Bare bequeaths her coy personality to Martha Coffee. VVill Martha take ad- vantage of this? Nellie Beth Shoaf bequeaths Buddy to Mary Cogdill. Carroll Van Ourkerk bequeaths his saxophone to Joe Sykes, renowned violinist. Velda Young leaves her permanent to Minerva Blodgett. Donald Clive Short bequeaths his pull with the faculty to George Pace. We wish you luck, George. Cal Hutchison leaves her pep and enthusiasm for spring football practice to Doris Lundy. Marion Cameron bequeaths her peroxide tresses to Mr. Samuelson. Helen VVolleson leaves her master vocabulary to Pop Wilson. Who knows? He may be president. Wilma Barker leaves her cast-off admirers to the coming high school gold diggers. Leta Wiley leaves her roller-skates to Caroline Fleming. Lillian Humiston leaves her freckles to Dorothy Carson. Keep that Schoolgirl com- plexion. Ethel Littrel leaves her misfortunes in chemistry lab to Dawn McGown. Ola Stout bequeaths her broken lab apparatus to Muriel Baldwin. What about the charges? Bethel Brown leaves her general weakness for college boys to Peggy Pope. Stop, Look and Listen. Virginia Smoke leaves her punctuality to Bonnie Grey. Naomi Hulit leaves her red tie to Tommy Yeradi. Bonnie Cronk leaves her giggle to Doris Ormesher. Miss Thomas bequeaths to Miss Blair all the trials and tribulations of a Senior spon- sor. If Miss Blair has as nice a Senior class she will enjoy them. Rubye Williams leaves her sweet personality to Bob Denslow. Marguerite Hultberg bequeaths her dependable watch to Anna Mae Perry. Veree Thompson leaves her Wisecracks to Russell Smith. Doris Anderson leaves her dramatic ability to Ralph Malone. Alfred Augustine bequeaths his spats to Gordon Johnson. Kathryn Lowry bequeaths her monopoly on South Dakota cars to Eva Mann. Jack Powers wills his artistic ability to VValter Nutter. Margaret Palen leaves her fur coat to Henrietta Bobier. Harry Boyd leaves his position as janitor to Melvin Bentzien. Emily Jane Augustine leaves her red shoes to Kate ,lean Mead. Merle Gatzmeyer leaves his fallen arches to Wendell Hill. Blanche Mann leaves her purse to Florence Carmen. Fred Blodgett leaves his ability to graduate in four and one-half years to Ralph Starkey, Gus Yeradi and Wayne johnson. Margaret Van Horn leaves her glasses to Chester Scott. Maybe he'll see more at the museum next year. Any Beneficiary attempting to subvert, overturn, nullify or any way interefere with the provisions of this document, shall not only be deprived of all rights and privileges therein granted to him or her, but shall also be sentenced to hard labor, for one or five years, according to the discretion of the court, at the nearest soda fountain. Hereuuto have I set n1y hand and seal CLASS OF '30,

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.1 SENIOR CLASS HISTORY In the year of 1926, sixty-three trembling young urchins, called Freshmen, entered the portals of the palace of higher learning. After they had recovered from their first fright they decided that in an organization lay strength, so they elected Miss Florence Thomas as their sponsorg Kathryn Lowry as president: VVayne Johnson, vice-president: and janet Halldorson as secretary-treasurer, to lead their large band. The Sophomores gave a Hallowe'en masquerade party to welcome the strangers within their gates. Then at Christmas time they longed for a Christ- man tree so in order to satisfy their wants, a Christmas party was held for them. VVhen spring came the Freshmen paid back their debt to the Sopho- mores by giving a picnic for them. During that first year the upper-classmen had exerted some pressure but fifty-seven survived and started gallantly forth as Sophomores, re-electing Miss Thomas as their sponsor and Kathryn Lowry as president. Catherine Hutchison was chosen as vice-president and Vtlilma Barker as secretary- treasurer. Realizing how much they had appreciated the hospitality given them by the Sophomores the year before, they treated the Freshmen to a circus. The Freshmen made plans to pay back their debt to the Sophomores with a picnic, but due to the rainy weather the party was held in the gymnasium. In high spirits these Freshmen of 1926, started out the Junior year. Many activities lay before them and Miss Thomas was chosen to guide them through all these activities. Kathryn Lowry was again chosen president, with Cath- erine Hutchison as vice-president, and Doris Anderson as secretary-treasurer. After many trials and tribulations they gave their class play, Tommy, which was a very marked success. For the annual 'lunior-Senior banquet they took the Seniors on a voyage on the S. S. Milestone. Harry Boyd brought further distinction to the class by winning a number of honors in basketball. Although it seemed on looking back only a short time ago since they were Freshmen, on September 9, 1929, they became high and mighty Seniors. Miss Thomas was again chosen to guide them through their difficulties. Kathryn Lowry was chosen president, with Catherine Hutchison as vice-president and Wilma Barker as secretary-treasurer. The most important move of the class as Seniors was to publish the Annual. The class play, That Ferguson Family, was an outstanding success. After this came the Junior-Senior banquet, Class Day, Baccalaureate. Commence- ment, all in close succession, and then they embarked upon the sea of life. Now after four years this graduating class of '30 has come to the end of a fruitful search. Each one will set out in different directions, but the ideals of our school will follow us and help us to so guide our lives that we shall make history worthy of our dear old Chadron High School.

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4 AE! ii' J E.. PROPHECY Twenty-five years ago, in the year 1930, the senior class of Chadron High School vowed solemnly to have ru Class reunion May 23, 1955, and as many as possible, take a round the world tour. On the set day, the S, S. Aquitania set sail with twenty-seven graduates of C. H. S. Arrangements had been made for the reservation of a large table for the class. When the hour for dinner came, the table was filled by the twenty-seven of the class of '30, At the head of the table sat the cap.ain of the ship, Robert Johnson. At his right sat Kathryn Lowry, president of the class, who in the lapse of twenty-five years had gained the position of vocal teacher in Bush conservatory. Next to her sat jack Powers who had been employed by Lloyd Card Ca prominent plumber in Dunlapj as a ditch digger. Next to jack sat Margaret Van Horn, a physical education instructor who kept her special reducing clais consisting of Rubye Williams, Rowenna Atwood and Emily Augustine, on a strict diet during the entire trip. Next to Miss Van Horn sat Roy Fossan, a Sherlock Holmes Il. Dorothy Waltz sat next to'Roy. She delighted in telling about her husband and her six children who are traveling on an Orpheum Circuit in a tumbling act. .Merle Gatzmeyer sat next to her. He had gained in size, and is noni a famous horse doctor. All during the trip he lamented the fact that there were no horses on board to eed pi s to. Rubye Williams came next in line. She had married a certain young lawyer from her home town, whom she referred to as Dutch. Clevls Lecher, coming next in line, had abandoned his search for museum specimens long enough to take the voyage. Next to 'him sat Ola Stout. Ola was well known everywhere she went, for she had attained great fame as a race car driver. She had made several records. Next to Ola.sat Harry Boyd. Harry's .voice had been heard all over the United States, for he is the Master of Ceremonies in the national network radio programs. Next came Nellie Beth Shoaf. She is the head of the Building and Loan Association. Clive Short came next. He has been getting advertising tor an international magazine of note. Next to him sat Marguerite Hultberg, a riding instructor in Stevens riding academy. Fred Blodgett was next. He is a collector of stamps and coins. Bethel Brown came next. She has been a W. C. T. U. worker in Central Africa. Next to her was that famous blow gum salesman, Carroll Van Ourkerk. Next in line came Blanche Mann. poet laureate of California. Frank Ormesher, next in line. is a steward on one of the steamships of the Cunard line. Emily Augustine, the great lady financier, was next in line. Next was Virginia Smoke, hostess of Drake Hotel Dining Rooms. Next came Velda Young, known to the public as Oglosco, the palmist. Rowenna Atwood was next in line. She has married and divorced the movie actor, Alfred Augustine. Janet Halldorson, next at the table, had left her cottage with the clothesline in back, long enough to go on the trip. Bonnie Cronk, next in line, is the floor walker of a large department store. Next came Margaret Palen, who has found a wonderful process which makes straight hair naturally curly. As the good ship Aquatania churned the sea to foam and left a white path in its wake, the class of '30 talked, played deck games, and enjoyed themselves thoroughly first day out. Second day out, there seemed to be several people missing at the table reserved for the class of '30. On the third or fourth day, these reappeared with pale but smiling' faces. The first country we stopfped in was Scotland. He heard of a great American who was running a pawn shop there successfully. The rst successful one ever run ln Scotland. We visited this shop to see the man, and who should it be but Duane Lyman. Our next stop was in London where our party went to an opera, starring no other prima donna but Mabel Mann. From England we went to France, and learned that Doris Anderson was employed in some Parisian shop as dress designer. In Germany we found Irene Bare. She is writing a history of the VVorld War. Also Ethel Littrel. She is writing the only comprehensible book on Einstein's theory. In the course of events we arriyed in Spain where we went to a program. The first was a dance by Annabelle Smith, Imagine our surprise when a slender. graceful Annabelle tripped out. She had discovered a marvelous reducing compound which she used to n great advantage. In Italy we found an Information Bureau run by Grace Berry. Vtfhen at last we arrived in China, we went to the Hop Foy hotel, and discovered that the elevator girl was Lillian Humiston. In the Philippine Islands, Veree Thompson was just preparing to hop off for a non-stop round the world Edo flight. In the Hawaiian Islands Marion Zink was teaching the Hawaiians how to play the Hawaiian ultar. In Panama we found an exclusive millincrylshop run by Marion Cameron. While we were in Mexico, Clevls was nearly run down by an ambulance, driven by Catherine Hutchison. When we neared New York City we heard a radio program, and for the first time heard the song hit, Lullabye Baby Blues, written by Mrs. Elizabeth Miller Mackey, and sung by Miss Helen Wollesen. As a farewell party the class went to a theater on Broadway, and saw that famous comedienne team, consisting of Wilma Barker and Leta Wiley. They were under a contract which accounted for them not taking the trip. As the class members dispersed to go to their respective homes, each held in his heart a joyful memory for Chadron High School, and all it had done for them.