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

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Saniai C Miatoxy The story you are about to read is true. The names have not been changed to protect the innocent--there are none! 1944 It was Monday morning; hot and stormy looking inChadron. Eighteen scrubbed and brushed little children were committed on that day to the Chadron Public Schools to begin serving an eight year sentence of hard labor. Those starting out on that fateful day in September of 1944 were: Phyllis Barber, Jerry Beem, Jean Braddock, Ron Brown, Wyoma Brown, Dale Childerston, Mary Lowry, Margaret MacKinlay, Virginia Mattheson, John Miller, Claudette Rook, Shirley Schmechel, Shirley Shaw, Milford Smith, Jim Whetstine, Ron Wiley. Faye Witt and Jim Zeman. 1945 In 1945, Caroline Campbell and Marlene Rasmussen were sent up for the inexcusable crime of stealing know- ledge from our rural area. Dale Childerston, Shirley Schmechel, Shirley Shaw and Phyllis Barber pulled a daring escape and we were without them during our second year. 1946 Their freedom was short-lived, however, as WANTED circulars were sent to local law enforcement agencies. Consequently, Dale Childerston and Shirley Schmechel were back for our third year. Shirley Shaw and Phyllis Barber were still loose; whereabouts unknown. 1947 Even the best of us slip up. Shirley Shaw was no exception. She found herself under lock and key once again in the fourth grade. Rosalie Yoakum was convicted on a petty larceny charge during this year. 1948 In 1948, the jig was up for Phyllis Barber. She was picked up on a 103674 and was sentenced to the horrible fate of spending the next seven years with us in Block 5. 1949 During our sixth year at crushing the rocks of knowledge, we added two new faces to our line up . These were Jolene Cogil and Jim Wertz. 1950 The crime rate is increasing rapidly. This year no less than five people found themselves thrown into our midst. The new inmates to Cell 7 were Marlene Cockle, Bill Finley, Mel Garner, Rita King and Bill Kohler. 1951 We nearly had a riot in Cell 8 encouraged by the arrival of Nancy Moody and also by the fact that this was the last year of our eight year sentence. Another of our cell mates tunneled out this year; none other than Caroline Campbell. Due to our unruly behavior, our parole was not granted and we faced an additional four year sentence. 1952 We were then sent up the river where we met Phyllis Augustine, Barbara Case, Connie and Nick Makris (the Notorious Twins), Gene McGannon, Judy Mershon, Jean Miller, Skip Norman,. DugaId Richardson, Joyce Sager, and Carl Wells. We also found Caroline Campbell. It seems that she, too, had found that Crime doesn't pay. Jim Whetstine, on the contrary, picked this year to force his way out. 1953 Spurred on by their buddy's success, Jerry Beem and Bill Kohler shot their way out. It was rumored that they joined Whetstine out on the coast and became a gang known far and wide as the Terrible Trio. 1954 This year we had one addition and two subtractions (SEE!! we did learn our math!)| Jim Whetstine, a reformed character, gave himself up at the local FBI office and was immediately put in our little dungeon. The two sub- tractions were Judy Mershon and Dale Childerston. 1955 This, our last year, was accentuated by the return of Jerry Beem, Dale Childerston, Bill Kohler and Judy Mershon. Finally, we were called to the Warden's office and our parole case was reviewed. This time we were successful. Now, after serving our 12 years on the inside and supposedly having learned? something, we stand on the outside, supposedly learning? more?? Case Number 194456 From the files of Chadron High School Bureau of Investigation Statistics

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JZoaI Ulilt and J aJametU The members of the graduating class of 1956, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do hereby make, publish and ordain this, our Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking any wills or codicils heretofore made, as follows: PHYLLIS AUGUSTINE wills her long hair to Ruthie Forbes. PHYLLIS BARBER wills her ability to get to band on time to Cleo Knapp. JERRY BEEM wills his abil- ity to stay out of trouble in 7th period study hall to Bob Lowry. JEAN BRADDOCK wills her brains in speech to Mary'Masek. RONNIE BROWN wills his ability to attend school regularly to Chuck Cogdill. WYOMA BROWN wills her love problems and her last name toRussett Tangeman. CAROLINE CAMPBELL wills her scientific mind and her ability to do chemistry to Beth Scott. BARBARA CASE wills her chair in Social Problems class to Ruth Dreyer. DALE CHILDERSTON wills his height to Bob Slattery. MARLENE COCKLE wills her guiding light to Margaret Witt. JOLENE COGIL and JUDY MERSHON will their membership in the Big Seven to Sissy Meyer and Donna Harrison. BILL FINLEY wills his ability to learn and the reason why to Dale Eitemiller. MELVIN GARNER wills his long legs to Charles Winn. RITA MAKE wills her ability to get married to Rosie Ogden. WILLIAM KOHLER wills one cast for the right hand to Dave Rice. MARY LOWRY wills her curly brunette locks to Joyce Stitt. MARGARET MacKINLAY wills her ability to endure biology dissections to her little sister Lindat CONNIE MAKRIS wills his car to Ralph Byerly in hopes that it might run for him. NICK MAKRIS wills his ability to be quiet in 3rd period English to Mel Garner. VIRGINIA MATTHESON wills her dreams and ambitions to Donna Harrison. GENE McGANNON wills his ability to get along with the Big Brass and keep out of trouble to Bev Seveland. JEAN MILLER wills her last name to Fauneil Wal- ters. JOHN MILLS wills the fastest, sleekest, most modern piece of automobile ever made to Carl Wells, who needs something besides his Ford. NANCY MOODY wills her twenty-two inch waist line to Betty Tangeman. CALVIN NORMAN wills his ability to get an A in Social Problems to Marlene Cockle. EDWIN RASMUSSEN wills his abili- ty to make trips back and forth to Crawford to Glen Reaser. MARLENE RASMUSSEN wills her baton and the fun she had on the State Band trip to Joan Shaw. DUGALD RICHARDSON wills his ability to play basketball to Fred Hussey. CLAUDETTE ROOK wills her power mower to John Chaney. The lawn goes with it. JOYCE SAGER wills her ability to graduate to her sister Margaret. SHIRLEY SCHMECHEL wills her ability to direct band to Mr. Folsom. SHIRLEY SHAW wills her great driving ability to Mr. Watts. MILFORD SMITH wills his ability to laugh in the face of trouble to Mr. Myers. CARL WELLS wills his speedy car to Ed Witte. Now he can get away from the girls, unless he doesn’t want to. JAMES WERTZ wills his '54 Buick to Larry Roberts. JIM WHETSTINE wills his ability to not let things bother him to Barney Huryta. RON WILEY wills his airplane collection to Bob Crawford. FAYE WITT wills her ability to catch a man with a car to Vonnie Van Natter. ROSALIE YOAKUM wills her ability to play the saxophone to Mr. Folsom. JAMES ZEMAN wills his ability to get good grades to Dale Eitemiller.

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JAe, Chez Cerdae,, of, PROM ROYALTY King, Denny Turechek Swing -n Sway with the Esquires. Queen, Lorraine Shaw WOW! Get a load of that jacket. Your thumb is in the plate. Chuck. Ain't she sweet, Coach? Stop, Gene! You're embarrassing Bev and Russett. More Nightclub goers . . . Nick, Wyoma, Connie, and Jeanne.