CHS Foreword Since the year 1937 is the Gold- en Anniversary of the first grad- uating class of the Clarks Public Schools, and also the centennia’ year of the establishment of the first permanent system of education supported by the state, it seems very fitting that the 1937 year book be not only a true and last- ing record of the achievement of this school year but also a sum- mary of the progress made in the Clarks Schools through the last fif- ty years and a statement of the progress made in free public edu- cation through the last hundred years. It is our hope that this book can in a sma'l measure do all this. It is our hone, that this record, made possible by the faith- fulness of the citizens of this com- munity to their local schools, may serve as an incentive to all who read it to dedicate a portion of their time and energy to the con- t nued improvement of education. CHS Dedication To the members of forty-nine classes That preceded our own graduation, We dedicate this our endeavor At recording events that have happened In the years since our school was established, In the years since the first class departed. And we ask in perusing its pages That you look on this book as a story. Each one writes his page or his portion, And WE write the fiftieth chapter. You each took your turn at its writing, And each had your part in its making. But some of the pages are torn, Or dimmed by the years, or forgotten. May this book through its pictures and writings Bring back memories to you of the pages That are torn, or are dim, or have vanished. Bring back memories to you of your schooldays. Bring back memories of faces of class mates. And teachers, and playmates, and sweethearts. Bring back memories of joys and of sorrows Long past, but a part of the story. 193 7 CHS Staff GENERAL MANAGER Jack Burger EDITOR Virginia Whetstine ASSISTANT EDITOR Yvonne Effle ADVERTISING COMMITTEE— Jean Souser, Ernest M rdison,, Doris Rice CIRCULATION COMMITTEE— Pauline Cook, Gerald Wagner, Earl Becker ALUMNI COMMITTEE— Mildred Smith, Wilma Mustard, Pauline Sanchez CLASS COMMITTEE— Marcella Divine, Doris Burger SPORTS EDITOR Mervin Johnson JOKE EDITOR Carl Ferguson ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE Dorothy Key EXTRA CURRICULAR Alice Steger FEATURE MATERIAL Lambert Zoucha, Emma Pickrel, Dorothy Kiolbasa — CHS -- -- FAOJLTT ; 1937 CHS HARRY R. VEDDKR, Superintendent of Schools. LELIA M. MOORMAN, Principal of High School. ELIZABETH GRAVES, Home Economics, Biological Science, and Com- mercial. MARGARET V. WHITMAN, English and Dramatics. PETER H. KASPER, Physical Science and Mathematics. GLEN B. JUSTICE, Social Science and Athletics. NINA ADAMS, 7th and 8th grades. DONNA CLARK, 5th and 6th grades. BEULAH CRAIN, 3rd and 4th grades. VALERIE AUGUSTUS, Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grades. CHARLES A. SHEPPARD, Instrumental Music. 1937 CHS Faculty HARRY R. VEDDER—B. S. Nebraska Wesleyan University, Uni- versity of Southern California, University of Nebraska. LELIA M. MOORMAN— A. B. Kearney State Teachers College, Peru State Teachers College. University of Nebraska. PETER H. KASPER—A. B. Tabor College, Kansas, University of Nebraska. ELIZABETH GRAVES—A. B. Peru State Teachers Colle' e, Uni- versity of Nebraska. GLENN B. JUSTICE—A. B. U niversity of Nebraska. MARGARET V. WHITMAN—A. B. Wayne State Teachers Col- lege Northwestern University. NINA ADAMS—Kearney State Teachers College, Wayne State Teachers College, Nebraska Central. DONNA CLARK—A. B. Doane College. BEULAH CRAIN—Kearney State Teachers College. VALERIE AGUSTUS— B. S. University of Nebraska. CHARLES A. SHEPPARD— Nebraska Central College. 1937 CHS Senior Class Roll EARL BECKER DORIS BURGER JACK BURGER PAULINE COOK MARCELLA DIVINE YVONNE EFFLE CARL FERGUSON MERVIN JOHNSON DOROTHY KEY DOROTHY KIOLBASA ERNEST MADISON WILMA MUSTARD EMMA PICKREL DORIS RICE PAULINE SANCHEZ MILDRED SMITH JEAN SOUSER ALICE STEGER GERALD WAGNER VIRGINIA WHETSTINE LAMBERT ZOUCHA OFFICERS PRESIDENT ............ JACK BURGER VICE-PRESIDENT ........... JEAN SOUSER SECRETARY-TREASURER VIRGINIA WHETSTINE COLORS: Lavender and Green FLOWER: Peony MOTTO: A quitter never wins and a winner ever quits SPONSOR: Mr. Vedder CHS Seniors HARRY R. VEDDER: Superintendent of Schools, and sponsor of the class of 1937. PAULINE COOK “Good nature is a sign of a large soul.” Chorus; Dramatics; Sound Your Horn; Pep team; Bulbul; Sky’s the Limit; Physical edu- cation; Student council; President of pep team; Circulation manager. YVONNE EFFLE “Diligence is a great teacher—Yvonne will be.” Chorus; Dramatics; Bulbul; Sound Your Horn; Citizenship contest; Sky’s the Limit; K.O.O.; Class president; Glee club; Associate editor. •JACK BURGER “The more you know him, the better you like him.” Class president; Football; Chorus; Track; Basketball; Kittenball. MARCELLA DIVINE “My only wish is that my wishes come true.” Dramatics; Tea Toper Tavern; Sky’s the Limit; Deestrick Skule; Pep team; Track. DOROTHY KEY “Variety—that is my- motto.” Chorus; Glee club; Gypsy Rover; Bulbul; Tea Toper Tavern; Deestrick Skule; Sky’s the Limit; Band; Dramatics; Physical education; Pep team; Tennis; Music contest; Track. ;■ JEAN SOUSER “If freckles were riches, I’d be a millionaire.” Chorus; Orchestra; Student council; Vice president; President; K.O.O.; Glee club; Dramatics; Bulbul; Gypsy Rover; Deestrick Skule; Will-o’-the-Wisp; Sound Your Horn; Sky’s the Limit; Business Manager; Tennis; Track; Physical Education; Typing Contest. 1937 CHS Seniors MILDRED SMITH “I call no time lost that I give to Pleasure.” Tea Toper Tavern; Sky’s the Limit; Pep team; Bulbul; Gypsy Rover; Chorus; Class secretary; Glee club; K.O.O.; Band; Dra- matics; Tennis; Orchestra; Physical educa- tion; Alumni editor. ALICE STEGER ‘‘Never hurried, never wor- ried, always happy.” Chorus; Sky’s the Limit. VIRGINIA WHETSTINE “Much mirth and no madness; all good and no badness.” Sound Your Horn; Deestrick Skule; Sky’s the Limit; Will-o’-the-Wisp; Gypsy Rover; Bul- bul; Chorus; Glee club; K.O.O.; Brass sextet; Music contest; Orchestra; Physical education; Pep team; Tennis; Class secretary and treas- urer; Track; Vice president of K.O.O.; Band; President of K.O.O.; Dramatics; Editor. LAMBERT ZOUCHA “Would that I could overcome my bashfulness.” Chorus; K.O.O. WILMA MUSTARD “Her character is de- cided by what she is, rather than by what she says.” Chorus; Glee club; Dramatics; Sound Your Horn; Sky’s the Limit; Gypsy Rover; Pep team; Bulbul; Deestrick Skule; K.O.O.; Track. DORIS BURGER “She laughs every time she’s tickled, and one might truly say, although there is no reason—she giggles anyway.” Glee club; Pep team; Chorus. DORIS RICE “From the moment one be- comes in love, one becomes sweet in tem- per.” Sound Your Horn, Tea Toper Tavern; Gypsy Rover; Bulbul; Deestrick Skule; The Sky’s the Limit; Dramatics; K.O.O.; Chorus; Pep team; Track; Physical education. 1937 CHS Seniors ERNEST MADISON “Girls may come and girls may go, but I go on forever.” Football; Basketball; Sound Your Horn. DOROTHY' KIOLBASA “Content is a king- . dom, and I wear a crown.” Gypsy Rover; Chorus. GERALD WAGNER “All great men are dy- ing, and I don’t feel so well myself.” Football; Basketball; Chorus; Dramatics; Tennis; Band; Brass sextet; K.O.O.; Music contest. MERVIN JOHNSON “My only books are women’s looks.” Chorus; Sound Your Horn; Class secretary; Football; Tennis; K.O.O. CARL FERGUSON “I am very fond of the company of ladies.” Chorus; Sound Your Horn. PAULINE SANCHEZ “It is wise to know a secret and wiser not to reveal it.” Chorus; Pep team; Student director of class play; Physical education. EARL BECKER “I’m after the man who in- vented work.” Chorus. EMMA PICKREL “Talking of love is mak- ing it.” Chorus. 1937 CHS Class History (This History is made up of notes taken from the diary of a member of the graduating class of ’37. The first 3 years of the diary were kept by her mother, who attempted to write it in the language of her young daughter.) Kindergarten ’24-’25 First Day of School. My mama took me to school to- day. Some of the other mamas were there, too. One little boy cried when his mama left him. His name is Gerald Wagner. I didn’t cry. I like my teacher. Her name is Miss Flint. Second Week of School. I know all the names of the kids in Kindergarten. I will have mama write them down. They are Ear5 Becker, Dorothy Key, Ernest Madi- son, Wilma Mustard. Marvin Kluck, Carl Hoffer, Pauline Sanchez, Mild- red Smith, Jack Stumpff, Gerald Wagner. We all like to string beads. Earl Becker throws beads on the floor. I like to go to school. Our Christmas Party. We had a Christmas party today. There was a tree with pretty ’i-hts. We all sat around the tree and to'd what we wanted Santa Claus to bring. Mildred Smith got red in the face and wouldn’t tell what she wanted because she had to sit by a boy. It was Jack Stumpff. Mildred doesn’t like bovs but I do. After awhile Santa C'aus came. We were all excited and jumped up and down. Last Day of School. We had a picnic today. Miss Flint brought ice cream. We went with the first graders. We will be frst graders next year. Some of the boys pushed Wilma down— she cried. The boys got scolded. First Grade ’25-’26. First Day of School. I am glad school started. I get tired just playing al! day. Miss Hansen is our new teacher, she was glad to see so many of us. Two Months Later. We can read out of a book and write on the board. I can’t write very good cause the chalk won’t go the way i want it to. After Christmas Vacation. We have a new teacher now be- cause Miss Hansen didn’t come back. Her name is Miss Wilson. She isn’t much birger than we are, my daddy says. Three Months Later. Gerald Wagner got hurt awful bad today. He cut his face and he cried and cried. We all felt so sorry for him. First Day of May. I hung my May baskets tonight after supper. My daddy took me in the car. I took one to everybody m my room and my teacher. Mildred said she wasn’t going to give any to the boys excepting- one, maybe. I wonder who it was, she wouldn’t tell. We have two new girls in our grade now. Jean Souser and Vir- ginia Whetstine. Second Grade ’26-’27. End of the First Week. We have a different teacher this year. She is Miss Kerr. She is very nice. Dr. Douglas examined us to- day. Some of the kids got scared and cried. He didn’t hurt us though. After Chr stmas. Miss Wilson teaches us singing. Carl Hoffer sure can sing. Third Grade ’26-’28. Sometime in October. Dorothy Key lives in the country. She and her sister drive a horse to school. I’d like to drive a horse. Dorothy has red hair and sometimes the kids tease her and she gets aw- ful mad. Emma Pickrei and Cath- rine Miller are two new girls in our CHS grade. Last Day of School. Our teacher Miss Kerr took us on a picnic today. We p’ayed games and had lots of fun. Ernest Madi- son didn’t want to play. I think he ate too much. Fourth Grade ’28-’29. First Day. We are in a new room. Miss Kramer is our teacher. There are three new pupils in our class. Don- ald Lewis, Donald Carson, Alice Steger. Hallowe’en. Jean Souser was hurt today when Donald Carson tripped her. At least she said she was hurt. I think she likes Donald. We have decorated our room in black cats and Jack- O’Lanterns. Fifth Grade ’29-’30. Sometime in the Fall. There are two new members in our class Glen and Gladys Luft. Miss Pollard is our new teacher. We bad a school circus this week. There was a parade in the afternoon and another after supper. Our room re- presented different countries in the world. I was a Japanese girl. During the Winter. The wind broke a window in our room today. My but we were all scared. No one was hurt though. Valentine Day. We had a party today and ex- changed valentines. We played games before the valentines were passed out. Sixth Grade 30-’31. Fall. We are in a new 1 m gain. Miss Peterson is our teacher The Mal- lenger family moved to town so Lois and Doris are in our grade. Donald Carson is sure a great gum chewer. We all brought a stick of gum for him to chew. Valentine Day. We had a valentine box. Earl Becker only brought two, one for Virginia and one for Jean. I don’t know whch he likes the best. Two Weeks Later. Donald Carson and Earl Becker tried to put snow down Miss Peter- son’s neck today. After school she called Mr. Vedder down. We won- der what happened. The boys won’t tell. Last Day of School. We had a picnic in Little’s grove. Lois and Doris mosed away before the picnic. The boys kept grabbing our hats and handkerchiefs so we chased them. We all had a good time. Seventh Grade ’31-’32. September. I always like to start back to school in the fall. I haven’t'seen some of the kids all summer. We haven’t any new pupils in our grade this year. We are in Miss Maurer’s room. February. My, there are so many days to ce’ebrate in this month. On Valen- tine Day we had a party in our room. There was a contest between the seventh and eighth trades, to see which could bite the most apples off the string. We won, but I was afraid we wouldn’t the way Paulino giggled. March. Earl Becker certainly takes the prize for telling tall tales. He told one in English c’ass on how to catch rabbits. He thought we’d believe him, but we didn’t. Eighth Grade ’32-’33. September. Our class is growing. We have four new members. Delbert and James Booth , Eugene Melvin, Lora Hossle. Don Carson isn’t back, how- ever some one said he was going to school out west. Just think, dear CHS diary, I am in the eighth grade. I am sure growing up. April. We all passed the 8th grade exam- ination, that is those that had to take them passed. Those who got an average of B or better didn’t have to. Jean is certainly taking a big interest in tennis this spring. Eu- gene seems to like to play, too. Next fall I’ll be in high school. I wonder if it will be fun. Of course you have to work awfully hard and the teach- ers get hard boiled some times, they say, but I can hardly wait to try it. Freshman Year ’33-’34. September 30. We have been in High school a month and finally have located all our classes. It isn’t hard. I thought it would be. Eucene is leaving next week. What will Jean do now? There are quite a few new students in from the country. Doris Rice, Dorothy Kiolbasa, Stella Beck, Lam- bert Zoucha, Marcella Divine, Rav- mond Stanczyk, Leo Yrkoski, Ted Kiolbasa and Pauline Cook. November. We had our first class party in the gym at school last night. Everybody was there. We played dodgebal' so hard that Dorothy Kiolbasa had to take off her shoes and rest her feet. Some of the kids said that Whitie Gibson took Virginia home from the party. I know Albert Rice was wait- ing outside for Jean. James and Delbert Booth have quit school, I guess. I bet Mildred is sori’y. April. Virginia sang with the girls trio at, A’bion this week in the Music con- test. Algebra and Latin sure are hard and here I thought high school was going to be easy. Spring Picnic. We had our picnic today over cross the river. We played kitten- ball, had lots to eat. Jack and Ern- ie got mad and walked back to town. Sophomore Year ’34-’35. Third Week of School. A new girl, Yvonne Effle, regis- tered today and she is in our class. That makes two new girls this year, the other one is Maxine Gustafson. October. We are having football games at night under the lights this fall. I think it’s lots more fun at nights. We are having a farewell party for Maxine Gustafson next week. She is moving away. Jack said he is go- ing to quit too. May Day Evening. It was a grand day and I am so tired I can hardly move. Clarks won the track meet. There sure were lets of people here. It seems as though our class is getting smaller instead of larger. Glen and G'adys Luft moved away. Leo Yrkoski, Stella Beck, Raymond Stanczyk and Jack Stumpff quit school. Oh, these book reports! If I don’t hurry I’ll have to stay in until 5 o’clock. Junior Year ’35-’36. Tall. Maybe our class won’t be so small after all, Doris and Jack Burger, Avery Graves, Carl Ferguson and Mervin Johnson entered our class new this year. I believe I’ll take typing, that ought to be a snap course. Christmas. We had our party with the seniors and did we have fun! and NOISE. I’ll take back w’ at I said about typ- ing being sn? . March 3. Our cla. ? play “Sound Your Horn,” was given last night. Wilma ; nd Doris were sure funny. I thought Mervin was good but he acted bash- , ful at first. Hope we made enough to feed the seniors. : CHS April 23. The Junior-Senior banquet was tonight. Everybody thought it was good. The decorations carried out the idea of an Indian Village. The waitresses were dressed as Indian maidens. All of us girls had new dresses. Senior ’36-’37. First of Year. We are seniors at last. No new students this year. There will be 21 of us to graduate. My there are lots of freshmen this year. I wonder if we acted as shy and timid as they do. Later in Fall. Had a class meeting today. We decided to edit an annual. Mr. Ved- der, our sponsor, warned us that it. would be lots of hard work. Mr. Vedder has been our sponsor a'l four years in high school. End of Semester. Only one more book-report and I’ll be done for the year. We hw sold 110 annuals. Time is sure ret- ting short. I wonder if I’ll get everything done that I’m supposed to. I hope I get on the honor roll for the semester. I made it last year. May 19. This time tomorrow night it will all be over and I will be making the last entry in my school diary. Lots of things in it are sad and lots of things are funny and many of the entries I wouldn’t want anyone to read. Only seven of us are graduat- ing that started out together. That’s kind of sad, but then, we have four- teen that didn’t start with us and we have known many others along the way. That thought should make us happy. We have all made lots of school friends that were not in our class, too. Our parents will all be proud and happy tomorrow' night. Sometimes I think they will be happier than wre will. We have had such good times this last year. The Junior and Senior banquet was swe'l. The banquet was laid in a sea f arden with O'd Father Neptune as toast- master, and sea sirens for waitresses. We had a great time on our sneak day, too. Went dowm to Lincoln. I thought I wmuld never get rested up afterwards. Last Sunday night we put on our graduating gowns for the first time. They sure made us look dirnified. May 20. It’s all over. I was so happy when I got my diploma—and yet I cried. Isn’t that funny? CHS Class Poem We started thirteen years ago last fall. Our task to learn to read and write and play. Our mothers’ hearts were glad, yet sad that day. To us it was commencing— that was all. Nine years then pass, we start again it seems. This time to finish high school was our goal. Just four years left, my! how the time will roll And we’ll be through, the finish of our dreams. Yet, here we are at graduation time, And still we find we are not through, for lo. Our dreams are still ahead and we must go To where they beckon if we still would climb. And so tonight we must begin once more, For this is but Commencement, and they say We’re never finished till we close the door To further progress and a better day. ■1937 CHS SPRING Nature’s palace is adorned With gems of rarest kind. In all the land there ne’er is seen Jewels so fair and fine. With Heaven as a sapphire roof It’s such a pale soft blue And though it gives a saddened thought None finds a grander view. The trees are emeralds, glistening green Their leaves so proudly sway Three cheers for spring and its fine gifts “Oh please don’t go away.” The flowers as rubies nod and nod They’re proud to be in bloom ’Tis spring, and that’s the time for them To fragrance all the room. Come one, come all, and view this scene When nature’s dressed her best. A paradise? Ah yes, indeed. It’s far above the rest. —Jean Souser ’37. A FROG I went fishing one summer day The water was so clean I saw a large frog on the bank His coat a brilliant green. His eyes were bright like shiny beads Hi:: le;s were large and strong He sat there in the moss and sand And sang a deep c'oarse song. As he was sitting there so still Nibbling on some moss A big brown turtle came along That looked so mean and cross. The turtle tried to catch the frog. The frog was much too fast . The turtle craned his stretching neck Just as the frog shot past. It was a very dose escape For mister green bull frog He hopped off to another pond To find a safer log. —Earl Becker ’37. CHS Class Prophecy One Act Play. T!me—1950. Place—Heme of Mr. and Mrs. H. !■'. Vedder. Characters in order of appear- ance—Mr. Vedder, Sponsor of Class of ’37, Mrs. Vedder, his wife, Gret- chen, their fourteen year old daugh- ter. Scfene—Interior of their livYg room. Early evening. A huge stone fireplace is at the right of the room. Nearby is a lounging chair and foot stool. At the extreme left is a new television radio, its screen being on top of the radio. The grand p'ano is near left center. Other chairs, tables and lamps, are arranged about the room. Entrances are ri’ht front leading to the out of doors; left front to the dining room; and left back to the library. As the curtain rises the fireplace is cheerfully lighted. Mr. Vedder is seated in the lounge looking over the rad'o programs for the evening. Off stage the voices of his wife and daughter are heard. Mrs. Vedder: Well Gretchen, I don’t know. I guess it would be all light if you went to the theatre with Ralph and came straight home. Yet ycu still have plenty of time for such social affairs. Gretchen: But mother, Mary goes and her mother doesn’t object. She’s only one year older than I. Mrs. Vedder: One year makes quite a differende when it comes to such affairs. You go and ask your father. (Gretchen walks slowly into the room keeping her eye on her father. Mrs. Vedder comes in and takes a chair. She commences reading, keep- ing both ears open.) Gretchen: Dad. Mr. Vedder: Yes. What do you want? Gretchen: May I go to the show with Ralph tonirht? Mr. Vedder: I should say not. You’re not running around like that at fourteen. There’s plenty of time for that. Gretchen pouts but stays home. All three sit silently for a while, each reading. Finally Mr. Vedder speaks. Mr. Vedder: Wonder what’s on the air tonr'ght. Mrs. Vedder: The radio logue says that there is to be a political speech tonight bv the Nebraska senator. Mr. Vedder: What station Eve? Mrs. Vedder: It’s on the Nation- al hookup on N. B. C. (They turn to station X. N. C. I. and see a speaker They listen until he has ended.) Mr. Vedder: Well, I declare. That was Earl Becker. I always knew that Earl would fo in for politic.-. He always was a good speaker and organizer. Gretchen: Oh, tune in on the jello Dad! Mr. Vedder: I read in the paper that the jello program was lookin' for a new announcer, and that Carl Ferguson put in his application. Carl was ciuite a talker in h; h r'bool. I’ll never foi-get the time that some of his friends na’nted h:s car with jello. They say he h s had a weakness for jello since then. (Mr. Vedder turns to station K. F. A. B. A fa;nt rrcture is seen as he turns on the volume. As the pic- ture bec'omes clearer they see it is the announcer. He is short, plump, and his head is somewhat bald. As he begins to speak, Mr. Vedder re- cognizes his voice as that of Carl Ferguson. Carl Ferguson: Good evening folks. This is your announcer. C rl Ferguson, bringing to you your fav- orite jello program, introducing those six grand delicious flavors. From the bottom of my heart, I ad- CHS mit that jello and I are the best of friends. Wherever jello is you will find me. We have a big surprise for you tonight, folks. Three of my homo town neighbors are here. The first is the new golden r love cham- pion, none other than Mervin John- son. Speak up, Mervie. Mervr'n Johnson: Thank; Carl. I’m not much of a speaker but I would l'ke to say there’s nothing better to keep a man in good shape than jello. Carl Ferguson: You can see he is in the best of health and that is be- cause he eats jello every day. Next is Ernest Madison the per- fector of television. Mr. Madison what made you turn toward the field of television? Ernest Madison: When I was in high school I had the ambit’on to perfect television. As I ci'ew older and realized the demand for :t, I de- cided to make it my life’s work. Carl Ferguson: Well Mr. Madison, I will say we owe a lot to you for your endle'-s work. It has brought much happiness to many in the radio world. Give h;m a hand, folks. Thank you. And now we have the song bird of the North—Miss Doris Burger. Miss Burger has won her t'tle as the song bird of the North by years of constant voice training. What will your selection be, M:ss Song Bird? Doris Burger: My selection will be “Broadway Blues”, written by Emma Pickrel. I might add that she was my former classmate and is now a song writer for the Paramount Studios. She is my pianist for to- night. All right, Emma. Gretchen: Let’s tune in the Lux program. Lambert Zoucha, the Tar- z«n of the movies, is speaking to- night about his new p’etuve, “Tar- zan’s Release.’ (They turn to station K. I. C K. and see the announcer. Beside him stands a handsome movie star.) Announcer: Folks, l-ere’s Lambert Zoucha, your favorite mov e star. You can see that he makes a very good tarzan. Mr. Tarzan, will you tell us what you think of your new picture, “Tarzan’s Release”? Lambert Zoucha: Hello folks, I’m not poing to sty much but I will tell you that I think the picture w I be e success. It will be a hard pic- ture to make and it will take many weeks of hard work to fini h It. Announcer: Thank you Mr. Zou- cha and we wish you success. And now we have with us toni'ht, Jean Souser, the famed secret service operator, who helped in the capture of a notorious criminal, Bob Steele. Miss Souser will you tell us how you keep yourself so neat while doing such dangerous work? Jean Souser: Well there isn’t much to it. It is all in the clothes. You see, I always use Lux and my clothes always look neat and new. Announcer: Thank you Jean. Now look who we have here, Miss Dor- othy Key, the Olympic diving cham- pion. She is going to say a few v ords about divine. Miss Key. Dorothy Key: Hello folks. I’m go- ing to tell you why I became a diver. One n’ght while rid'ng around I got some water thrown on me. Since then I’ve always liked a sudden plunge. I would like to say that my success ■ was mode possible by my coach, Alice Steger. She is one of the best swimming and diving Coaches in America. Announcer: Thank you Dorothy, and here i; pretty little Mildred Smith, the star in “The Love Bug”. She is go'ng to tell us what she thinks of the Love Bu° Miss Smith. MPdred Smith: I don’t know of anyth'ng to say except that you want to watch out for the Love Bug. Don’t let h'm bite you. If you do there is no remedy for it. Announcer: Thank you, Miss Smith. Now ladies and gentlemen, we have with us tonight another CHS Junior Class History PRESIDENT .................. MARJORIE MADISON VICE-PRESIDENT ............... ROBERT CHADWICK SECRETARY-TREASURER GOLDIE MONSON CLASS FLOWER ROSE CLASS COLORS ...................... RED AND WHITE CLASS MOTTO —“The biggest room in the world is the room for improvement.” The freshman class of 1934 was given a mixer to initiate them into high school. They held their first party in the gym. The picnic at the end of the school term was held with vhe sophomores at the school house ar.d later in the evening they had a theatre party. In their sophomore year they lost several members, making their class the smallest in high school. Bob Chadwick was the only one who was initiated into the K. O. 0. Club that year. They held a class party Decembei C in the gym. Their picnic at the end of the year was a theatre party with the juniors. The junior year brought an in- crease of nine members. They are Florine Church, Catherine Didier, George Didier, Harold Dreyer, Irene Dziadula, Faye Gilson, Raymond Heule, Leonard McLean, Florence Merritt, and Mary Jayne Morris. On November 20, a class party was very well attended. In the last semester the juniors lest two members, Bette Rines and Harold Dreyer. The class rings were received and are of a modernistic style. The class play entitled “Heart Trouble” was given April 5 and 6 with a large attendance. On Anril 16 the second class party was held in the school house. The Junior and Senior banquet, which was held May 11, in the high school gym, was a scene of Father Neptune’s Garden. It was decorated as under sea. Fish, seaweeds, mer- maids and Father Neptune could be seen. The class of 1938 is f rateful to Miss Graves, their sponsor, who has faithfully guided them throughout their high school days. CHS Class of 1939 Class of 1940 1937 CHS School Calendar For the School Year 1936-37 AUGUST 31- Registration—School out at noon. SEPTEMBER 1— Harry Getchel lost. “Next class in laboratory, Harry.’’ SEPTEMBER 2— Freshmen wandering about the halls. Upper classmen giggling. SEPTEMBER 3— Rumors of the terrors of the m:x- er circulating among the freshmen. SEPTEMBER 4— Classes organized. Miss Whitman is assigned to freshmen. Come, ceme, now is that proper ? SEPTEMBER 7— Mr. Sheppard organizes the band. SEPTEMBER 8— Seniors had a class meeting to plan mixer. Watch out freshmen. Boo! Boo! There now, we won’t hurt you—MUCH. SEPTEMBER 9— Chorus organized. Don Douglas and Hal Stumpff get their first taste of study hall. SEPTEMBER 10— Raymond Heule distinguished him- self today by taking a coiner on two wheels. SEPTEMBER 11— Football starts off with a “kick”. SEPTEMBER 14- Two weeks and all the freshmen are still with us. Beware, beware, the mixer is still coming. SEPTEMBER 15— The MIXER. Carl Ferguson sure can get tough with these freshman girls. “Better get out for football, Carl.” SEPTEMBER 16— Mervin registers for chorus. Get- chel still lost. Can’t seem to find the school building. SEPTEMBER 17— Pep-team make plans for Pilger game. SEPTEMBER 18— Clarks vs. Wolbach. Results: Wolbach 6; Clarks 0. SEPTEMBER 21— General Assembly. First warning of book reports to come. My, what a headache. SEPTEMBER 22— Miss Whitman organizes dramatic class. Find several interested in act- ing up. SEPTEMBER 23— Beginning of after school sessions. SEPTEMBER 24— Pep-team girls practice for drill on Friday. SEPTEMBER 25— Clarks vs. Pilger. Result: 25 to 6 in favor of Pilger. SEPTEMBER 28— Eddie Moore can’t get over week- end vacations. He thinks a pol-y-gon is a dead parrot. SEPTEMBER 29- Home Economics odors roam the class rooms. Please girls. SEPTEMBER 30— One month gone. Only eight months left. OCTOBER 1— A petition for more seats in study hall should be presented to school board. It seems as if Doris Anne and Walter just have to sit together. OCTOBER 2— Clarks vs. Silver Creek. Result: 20 to 0. Silver Creek won. OCTOBER 5— Ernest Madison declares that the Declaration of Independence was s-'gned at the bottom. OCTOBER 6— First book-report due. CHS OCTOBER 7— Typing students havin'- difficulty in getting in their first typing as- s’gnments. OCTOBER 8— Some of the senior girls start wanting a party with the juniors. OCTOBER 9— Clarks vs. Shelby. Result: 0-0. Spectators have difficult time in de- tecting players on account of dirt, OCTOBER 10- Citizenship Contest. OCTOBER 12— Someone wants to organ'ze a scrub team—Pete Wilson h-s been made chief scrubber. 0. K. Pete go to it. OCTOBER 13— Bayne thought typing was go ng to be a snap. OCTOBER 14- Juniors start thinkm- about orde-- in' their class rings. They nrobab’v won’t have them long after thoy do get them. OCTOBER 15— First lyceum number. The ven- triloquist had some of the freshmen fooled for awhile. OCTOBER 16— Clarks vs. Greeley. 10 to 6 in favor of Greeley. OCTOBER 19— Mr. Justice springs historv test. He seems to th;nk week-ends are made for study. OCTOBER 20- Report cards are late. Glum looks; tarrying on the way home from school. OCTOBER 21— The counting of weeks (of school left) is now very popular. OCTOBER 22— Yvonne Dewey talk’ng to Mis . Graves one day said that there were a lot of mistakes in that cook book. Miss Graves replied ,‘Yes, I’ve t-sted them all.” OCTOBER 26— Only three days school this week. Hurrah! OCTOBER 27- Various ways of acting is being heard in dramatics class. OCTOBER 28— Clarks vs. Stromsburg. Stroms- burg victorious 13 to 0. OCTOBER 29 30- Teachers convention and our va- cation. OCTOBER 31— Hallowe’en. NOVEMBER 2— Students come once more to see what the teachers have to offer them. NOVEMBER 3— Donald Douglas casting sheep eyes at Lorraine Gilson. NOVEMBER 4— Rehearsals begin on “The-Will- O’-The-Wisp”. NOVEMBER 5— The counting of the days until Santa Claus comes is now the pas- time of the students. NOVEMBER 9— Clarks vs. Genoa. Result: 30 to 0 We lost as usual. NOVEMBER 9— Now Mervin can relax. He h s been worrying about that “He-Man” cn the Genoa team. NOVEMBER 10— Phoebe Snider wants to have a party with the seniors. NOVEMBER 11— Mr. Justice asked Earl when walking down the hall where he was ro;ng. “Oh, my mind’s wandering. I'm just going along,” said Earl. NOVEMBER 12— K. O. O. initiation. Eight new members initiated. NOVEMBER 13- Leap Year party. There was also a New Moon. NOVEMBER 16- Physios students hold hands in CHS Physics Class. My, how shocking, incidentally it was the study of electricity. NOVEMBER 17- Football boys say they are going to win their last game. Go to it boys. NOVEMBER 18— Harry Getchel has at last found cut that the school house is four blocks north of the railroad track on George street. NOVEMBER 19— “Will-O’-The-Wisp” presented for the public. NOVEMBER 20— Clarks vs. Shelton. Clarks win 6 to 0. Hurrah! Junior class party. NOVEMBER 23— One Act Play Contest at Stroms- burg. Seniors had their pictures taken. NOVEMBER 24— Golden Rod Conference one act play contest at Silver Creek. Clarks won trophy. NOVEMBER 25- School let out early so students and teachers could get home for Thanksgiving. NOVEMBER 26 27- Thanksgiving vacation. NOVEMBER 30- Students and teachers come back prepared for work. DECEMBER 1— Our deepest sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Kasper. We all loved Verlin. DECEMBER 2— Seniors decide to edit annua], DECEMBER 3— Sophomores have to stay in and write spelling words that they miss- ed. DECEMBER 4— First basketball game of the sea- son. Hordville vs. Clarks. Result: 31 to 0. Hordville victorious. DECEMBER 7— Band practice. Rumors say that the roof was about raised, but it wasn’t on account of the music. DECEMBER 8— St. Edwards vs. Clarks. Result: 20 to 8. In favor of St. Edwards. DECEMBER 9— Chorus has a community sing. DECEMBER 10— Pauline Sanchez ties her pencil to wrist to make sure it won’t run away. DECEMBER 11- Freshman and Sophomore Class Party. DECEMBER 14— Started work on the Senior play “The Sky’s the Limit.” DECEMBER 15- Grade Operetta “Aunt Drusilla’s Garden.” DECEMBER 16- Seniors get pictures back and find out they aren’t as good looking as they thought they were. DECEMBER 17— Mr. Kasper finds it fun to play with “poor liddle pith balls.” DECEMBER 18— Dr. Hunter gave a talk to the stu- dent body. Clarks vs. Silver Creek. Result: 42 to 6. Silver Creek won. DECEMBER 21— Jack Madison and Walter Cremeen mistake tennis courts for a race track— who won, boys? DECEMBER 22— Parliamentary law class banquet. DECEMBER '23— Christmas party. DECEMBER 24 to JANUARY 4— Christmas vacation. JANUARY 5— Miss Graves caught Mervin John- son in the office between 2 and 3 with a bunch of girls as usual. He elrims he isn’t a ladies man. JANUARY 6— Mr. Justice assigns a 2,000 word theme to the seniors. JANUARY 7— Tobogganing is grand. The more spills the merrier. CHS JANUARY 8— A basketball game was schedule l to be played with Central City but was postponed on account of the weather. JANUARY 11- Senior girls enjoyed gossiping be- tween 2 and 3 and had a chance to make up for it after school. JANUARY 12— We played basketball at Hord- ville. JANUARY 13- Students rushing to get their work in before the end of the semester. JANUARY 14- Preparations were made for Pro- fessor Quiz contests to be he’d for the following six weeks. JANUARY 15- Semester ends. JANUARY 18- General Assembly. Warning against snow balling on school ground. JANUARY 19— Clarks vs. Duncan. Duncan was victoi-ious with a score cf 32 to 1. JANUARY 20- Four boys caught snow balling coming to school must pay pena ty. JANUARY 21- First Professor Quiz. Bi’ly Fee- han champ:on. JANUARY 22- Game cancelled with Polk. Bad roads. JANUARY 25- Might I remind you of the weath- er. Snow, snow, snow. JANUARY 26— Clarks vs. Osceola. Result: 20 to 8 in favor of Osceola. JANUARY 27- Senior class play matinee. JANUARY 28— Billie Mericle was champion of the Professor Quiz contest. Night of the Senior Class play. JANUARY 29- County Basket ball tournament. FEBRUARY 1— Ernest wanders around the hall with droopy eyes. Could it be spring fever. FEBRUARY 2— A new romance broke out. Vir- ginia Whetstine and Lambert Zoucha. FEBRUARY 3— Doris had the blues because Whitie went to Kansas today. FEBRUARY 4— Champion of the Professor Quiz contest was Mai'jorie Madison. FEBRUARY 5— Clarks vs. Genoa. Genoa won 44 to 6. What’s the matter boys. FEBRUARY 8— Len McLean receives a note from unknown. We wonder why he is so popular. FEBRUARY 9— What’s this we hear about the daily note that comes to a certain senior girl from a certain senior boy. FEBRUARY 10- Staff meeting after supper. FEBRUARY 11- Grade Tournament. W'nner of the Professor Quiz contest was Eve- lyn Wagner. FEBRUARY 12— Abx-aham Lincoln’s birthday. Clarks played basketball at Stroms- burg. FEBRUARY 15— Mervin Johnson seems to be quite popular since he moved to town. FEBRUARY 16— Clarks plays basketball at Shelby. FEBRUARY 17— Eddie Moore sires an eraser through a window. Maybe he’ll make the kittenball team. FEBRUARY 18- Champion for Professor Quiz con- test was Eddie Moore. They gave a Lat'n play. It was CHS put on by the Sophomores. Hope they know what they were talking about. Nobody else did. FEBRUARY 19- Seniors have a class meeting to decide upon when they are going to have a theatre party. FEBRUARY 22 — Washington’s birthday. FEBRUARY 23— Ernest Madison shows up this A. M. with a black eye. He says he helped a lady in distress. FEBRUARY 24— Esther Rodewald was Grand Champion this time for Professor Quiz. FEBRUARY 26- Seniors pick out their announce- ments. MARCH 1— Girls Quartet sing at Evening Di- vision. They seem to be improving. MARCH 2— Don Mustard and Phoebe Snider start counting the number of sec- onds left in school. What next, kids? MARCH 4— Professor Quiz contest of Cham- pions was held. Billy Feehan Grand Champion. Basketball tournament held at Benedict. MARCH 5— Bob Chadwick and Jean Souser broke the car down while out rid- ing. MARCH 8— Pete Wilson falls asleep in phys- iology class. MARCH 11- Seniors have class meeting to see how they are getting along with the annual. MARCH 12— Girls Quartet sing out at P.-T. A. MARCH 17— St. Patrick’s Day. Parliamentary class planned program. MARCH 23— Doris Rice comes to school weep- ing—Whitie left for the west. MARCH 24-25-26— Spring vacation. MARCH 29- Vacation over—Everyone full of pep??? MARCH 30— Phoebe Snider says that Dorothy Key looks like Shirley Temple in her new Easter hat. MARCH 31— Had to start staying in if cards weren’t out yet. APRIL 1— Dode sings Billy Boy in front of Assembly. Gave a skit of the Junior play. APRIL 2 3— Music contest at Albion. APRIL 5— Juniors give morning matinee. Play kittenball at Polk. APRIL 6— Night of the junior class play. APRIL 7— Juniors start catching up on back- work. APRIL 8— Home Economics convocation. APRIL 9— Juniors start plans for the Junior- Senior banquet. APRIL 12— Several seniors exercise their biains in taking the scholarship con- tests. APRIL 13— Seniors give freshmen their theatre party. APRIL 14- Justice changes the seats in the history 12 class. APRIL 15— Hal Stumpff brought his dice to school. Will these boys never grow up? APRIL 16- Juniors and freshmen have parties. Getchel and Melvia seemed tc enjoy a party of their own. CHS APRIL 19— Donald Mustard passed Lorraine Gilson a note. She about fell down before she read it. What will Don D. say? APRIL 20— 56 of the 99 high school students had to stay for lunch today. APRIL 21— “Over the Waves” practiced -for the banquet. APRIL 22- Seniors receive banquet invita- tions. APRIL 23— Goldie Monson and Francis Must- ard appear in roll of mermaids. Suf- frages entertain Whigs in parlia- mentary law. APRIL 26- Jean Souser and Virginia Whet- stine took Walt Cremeen’s car to go down town. Does it still run, Walt? APRIL 27— Clarks went to Osceola for kitten- ball. A rumor is around that six boys played hookey. We wonder who they are? APRIL 28— After work’ng bookkeeping all day long Miss Moorman had Mildred and Wilma walk around the block to refresh their minds. APRIL 29- Seniors start planning on sneak day. Buzz! Buzz! APRIL 30— Mus;c contest at Hastings. MAY 3— Miss Moorman holding jail in the l’brary for those who failed to get their last book in. MAY 4— School Day—Lots of people. MAY 5— Clean up day. Oh! My! MAY 6— Seniors start sending their an- nouncements away. They must think there is some chance of them grad- uating. MAY 7— What are you going to wear to the banquet? MAY 11— Junior-Senior banquet. We all visit Father Neptune. MAY 12— Seniors be' in worrying as to when and how they are going to get the-r work caught up. MAY 13— Rush! Rush! Why didn’t we get this work in on time? MAY 14— Just one week from today and we will be through with our Hirh School days. MAY 16— Baccalaureate. MAY 17— Seniors begin weeping because school is pretty nearly out. MAY 19,— Class Night. MAY 20— Commencement. MAY 21— School is out. Hurrah! 1937 CHS ATHLETICS CHS VIRGIL BAYNE VINSON BITTINGER DELBERT BOOTH JACK BURGER ROBERT CHADWICK WALTER CREEMEN GEORGE DIDIER DONALD DOUGLAS RAYMOND HEULE EDDIE DURHAM MERVIN JOHNSON NORMAN KRONG ERNEST MADISON JACK MADISON LEONARD McLEAN EDWARD MOORE DONALD MUSTARD EARL MUSTARD GERALD WAGNER KENNETH WILSON Not in Picture HARRY GETCHEL HAL STUMPFF Coach GLEN B. JUSTICE 1937 CHS Football The graduation of eleven foot- ball players with the class of 1936 left Clarks with a light and inex- perienced squad. Only two regulars remained from last year’s eleven; Jack Burger, regular right end, who was taken ill with appendicitis the night before the first game and lost to the squad for the season, and Bob Chadwick, a regular guard. The lettermen from the ’35 squad were Burger, Chadwick, Cremeen, Krong, E. Madison and Jack Mad- ison. Eddie Moore of Polk, and - Eddie Dui’ham of Central City moved in along with Leonard Mc- Lean, Raymond Heule and George Didier from Pleasant Hill. When practice began there were twenty men in suit. The team was slowed down by injuries and illness most of the sea- son so that it was necessary to de- pend on the reserves. Clarks line averaged 134 pounds, while the backs weighed 140 pounds. The Clarks boys were outweighed in every game, sometimes as much as 20 pounds to the man. The final records showed that Clarks had won one victory, had been tied twice and had been defeated six times. Three of these defeats with a few breaks for Clarks could have ended in victory. RECORD OF 1936 Sept. 18 Wolbach there 7-0 Sept. 25 Pilger here 25-6 Oct. 2 Silver Creek here 20-6 Oct. 9 Shelby thei’e 0-0 Oct. 16 Gree’ey here 13-6 Oct. 23 Cedar Rapids here 0-0 Oct. 28 Stromsburg there 13-0 Nov. 6 Genoa there 38-0 Nov. 20 Shelton here 6-0 SCHEDULE OF 1937 Sept. 17 Osceola there Sept. 24 Polk here Oct. 1 Silver Creek here Oct. 8 Shelby here Oct. 15 Wolbach here Oct. 20 Cedar Rapids there Oct. 29 Stromsburg here Nov. 5 Genoa here Nov. 19 Shelton there CHS Basketball At the beginning of the season basketball pi-ospects were not very- bright. We were handicapped by the loss of five lettermen through graduation in the spring of 1936, and there were only three letter- men to carry on; namely Virgil Bayne, Bob Chadwick and Gerald Wagner. The remaining members of the squad were inexperienced men from the freshman and sophomore classes. Twelve players suited up when the practice season opened. The only game played on the ■home floor resulted in defeat for Clarks, but it showed prospects for a winning team next year. Only one player will be lost through graduation. Second team games were ar- ranged with many of the schools that the first team played. Softball Softball for both boys and girls was sponsored by the golden rod conference as a spring sport and much interest was shown by the student body in the new activity. SCHEDULE April 5— Polk at Polk April 16, Stromsburg at Stromsburg April 23— Osceola at Osceola May 4— Silver Creek at Clarks Tennis Mrs. Nina Adams coached the girls’ team and Mr. Justice the boys’ team. Games were arranged with all conference schools except Shel- by. Clarks boasts of having two of the best clay courts in Central Ne- braska and much interest has been shown in tennis by the students throughout the past five years. The courts have been kept up dur- ing this time by the students who were interested. A club is organ- ized each year and anyone who wishes to may become a member. This year’s club has 20 members and they have elected the following as officers: President _________________ Robert Chadwick Vice-president _________ . Virginia Whetstine Secretary-Treasurer ______________ Dolan Pollard Executive Committee— Jean Souser, Mildred Smith Meets are arranged with nearby towns. CHS Band Members DORIS LINDAHL JEAN DOUGLAS PHOEBE SNIDER KENNETH ZIMMERMAN DOROTHY KEY LORRAINE TRULLINGER KENNETH GIBB HAROLD HERMAN VIRGINIA WHETSTINE Not GERALD WAGNER DONALD ZIMMERMAN ROBERT PATRICIA BRUNING ELAINE SPIRES DONALD DOUGLAS HAL STUMPFF BETTY LOU DOUGLAS VIRGIL BAYNE ERNEST WAGNER WALLACE STRASBURG BILLY FEEHAN In Picture BILLY BOB DOUGLAS WAYNE TRULLINGER TOPINKA Girls9 Glee Club JEAN SOUSER MILDRED SMITH ALICE MADISON ANITA LINDAHL DOLAN POLLARD VIRGINIA WHETSTINE GEORGIA MAE ROACH VIRGINIA COPELAND YVONNE EFFLE DORIS BURGER DORIS ANNE DOUGLAS DOROTHY KEY PHOEBE SNIDER WILMA MUSTARD BETTE RINES ESTHER RODEWALD Not In Picture EVELYN WAGNER CATHERINE DIDIER MARY ELIZABETH OURADA MARY JANE MORRIS DORIS BECKSTROM DORIS RICE OPAL BECKER IDONA ADAMS Chorus The Chorus is made up of students from the entire high school. Anyone who wishes may enroll for it. Most of the work done by the chorus is in three parts with all the boys singing baritone. However, some four part work is done. This group has put on several operettas in the past but none was attempted this year. The members for the glee clubs, quartets and other small singing groups are picked from the chorus. This years chorus has about 70 members. : CHS Junior Band The junior band, under the di- rection of Charles Sheppard, meets every Friday afternoon between 2:00 and 3:00 o’clock. The purpose of the band is to help beginners get acquainted with the customs of a band so that later on they can play in. the senior band. They play for school functions. There are twenty- four members in the band. Among them may be found: three clarinets, three alto horns, two drums, four saxophones, five cornets, two trom- bones, two baritones, and one tuba. Grade Music A graded music program was first attempted in the Clarks Schools in 11)27. Miss Isadore Wilson, the kin- dergarten and first grade teacher, supervised the work that year and the following year. In the fall 1928 a regular music teacher was hii-ed for the grades. She taught all the music in addition to the sixth grade work. Since then this procedure has been followed and at the present time the grades are all up to the giaded standard. In addition to the regular grade program a toy band is organized yearly in the primary g rades and the Junior choruses are sponsored in the upper grades. Each year an operetta is staged and sev- eral musicals are put on by the de- partment. Miss Donna Clark has been the teacher for the past two years. 1937 CHS 1937 CHS Dramatics The dramatics class with Miss Whitman as coach met every Tues- day afternoon between the hours of two and three. They studied acting and applied it by presenting three one-act plays, namely, “Will-o’-the- Wisp,” “Seven to One,” and “Bread.’. “Will-o’-the-Wisp” was our dis- trict contest play. The other plays were given for convocation. Each member of the class was given a part in one of the plays. Each part showed excellent individ- ual instruction. MEMBERS VIRGINIA WHETSTINE DOLAN POLLARD ANITA LINDAHL EVELYN WAGNER DORIS ANNE DOUGLAS BETTY GATES VIRGINIA COPELAND VINSON BITTINGER ALVINA LASKA PHOEBE SNIDER PAULINE COOK DORIS MAE LINDAHL LORRAINE TRULLINGER EDWARD MOORE VEDA SMITH GEORGIA MAY ROACH MARY ELIZABETH OURADA BILLIE MERICLE “WILL-O-THE-WISP” “Will-O-the-Wisp”, a one act play, was given at the Golden Rod Conference contest at Silver Creek, November 23, and received first award. Virginia Wlietstine was judged as the best rctress in the contest. The district Contest was held at Silver Creek, March 23. Clarks plac- ed third, Central City receivin' first, and Hazard second. Jean Scuser was judged the best actress in the con- test and was presented with a medal. Phoebe Snider was judged the tYrd best actress. Cast of Characters The White-Faced Girl—Phoebe Snider. The Countrywoman — Virgin'a Whetstine. The Poet’s Wife—Jean Souser. The Serving-Maid—Dclan Pollard. Director—Miss Whitman. Student Director — Doris Anne Douglas. Violinist— Evelyn Fosbury. JUNIOR CLASS PLAY “Heart Trouble” the play present- ed by the Junior Class was given to an appreciative audience April 5th and 6th. The cast consisted of five girls and five boys who rendered their parts nicely. Cast of Characters Mrs. Grace Morrison—Irene Dzia- dula. Junior Morrison—Virgil Bayne. Patricia Morrison—Marjorie Mad- ison. Laura Morrison—Catherine Did- ier. Conrad Tyler—Bob Chadwick. Fred Morrison—Norman Krcng. Lenore Appleby—Veda Smith. Tommy Caler—Leonard McLean. Jethro Appleby—Jack Madison. Beatrice Tyler—Florine Church. Director—Miss Margaret Whit- man. CHS SENIOR CLASS PLAY The senior class of 1937 gave their play, “The Sky’s the Limit,” Janu- ary 27 and 28. The play was given as a matinee for the students the 27th and in the evening of the 28th for adults. It was directed by Miss Margaret Whitman, dramatics coach. The cast consisted of eight girls all taking the parts exceptionally well. Cast of Characters Harriet Maxwell, (wealthy spon- sor of an endurance flight for wo- men)— Marcella Divine. Clara Gaetson (ground manager) —Pauline Cook. Althea Simpson (Determined to stop flight)—Doris Rice. Phyllis Palmer (Althea’s accom- plice)—Wilma Mustard. Toni Benton (reporter—Dorothy Key. Jessie Jackson (radio reporter) — Virginia Whetstine. Hazel Andrews (flyer)—Mildred Smith. Julia Inglesbie (flyer) — Jean Souser. Barbara Inglesbie (Julia’s weep- ing daughter)—Yvonne Effle. Mamie (Julia’s cook) — Alice Steger. The play was cnstructed around two main characters, Julia Inglesbie and Hazel Andrews, the women fliers who flew the Ladybug and broke the endurance record. Althea Simpson and Phyllis Palmer did all in their power to stop the flight, lest their husbands suffer severe losses if the flight was a success. These two had one flier kidnaped, and later bribed an attendant to pclute the oil sent up by a refueling plane and to water the gas. Jessie Jackson, known as Jessie James, and Toni Benton do a bit of sleuthing: and are able to prove the identity of the villains. Barbara, Julia’s nervous daughter wept copiously throughout the play, and with Mamie the cook, furnished comedy while the Ladybug was in the air. Mrs. Maxwell, who was continually called Mother Maxwell and M:ss Gaetson, her right hand man, managed the office adjoining the large hangar of the Lincoln Fly- ing Field at Cleveland, Ohio. 1937 CHS K. O. O. Girls' Pep Team 193 7 CHS K. 0. The K. O. 0. club was organized in the fall of 1931 for the purpose of stimulating scholarship among the student body The charter mem- bers were: Donna Cowgill, Kathleen President Vice President Secretary and Treasurer Executive Committee las and Jean Souser Faculty Advisor ________ 0. Club Souser, Phyllis Douglas, Dale Madi- son, Leona Sutko and Alice Rode- wald. The student who earns no grade below a B for one six weeks period is eligible for membership. Virginia Wlietstine ___ Georgia Mae Roach Alice Madison Doris Anne Doug- Mr. P. H. Kasper OFFICERS Mari orie Madison, PRESENT MARCELLA DIVINE GERALD WAGNER MERVIN JOHNSON LAMBERT ZOUCHA MILDRED SMITH VIRGINIA WHETSTINE JEAN SOUSER YVONNE EFFLE WILMA MUSTARD DORIS RICE ROBERT CHADWICK NORMAN KRONG KENNETH GIBB LEONARD McLEAN MARJORIE MADISON MEMBERS LaVONNE GREGG MONICA KIOLBASA ALICE MADISON ALVINA LASKA VIRGINIA COPELAND GEORGIA MAE ROACH DORIS ANNE DOUGLAS ANITA LINDAHL DOLAN POLLARD IDONA ADAMS BILLIE MERICLE EVELYN WAGNER MARY OURADA WILLIAM FEEHAN EMILIA LASKA FAVORITE POPULAR SONGS OF MEMBERS OF THE STUDENT BODY 1936-37: “The Hills of Old Wyoming”— Doris Rice. “What did Ida Hoe Boys? What did Ida Hoe?”—Mervin Johnson. “A Bicycle Built for Two”—Doris Anne Douglas, Walter Cremeen. “California Here I Come”—Mil- dred Smith. “My Man”—Virginia Whetstine. “Three O’Clock In the Morning” —Veda Smith. “I’d Like to Sleep With Rip Van Winkle”—Ernie Madison. “The Sidewalks of New York”— Emma Pickrel. “I Don’t Get Home Until Morn- ing”—Pauline Cook. “My Sweetheart Is the Man in the Moon”—Freshmen Girls. “Pop Eye The Sailor Man”—Don- ald Douglas. “We’re In the Jail House Now”— Donald Mustard, Raymond Heule, Earl Mustard, Lloyd Mustard, Ray- mond Steger. “Flying Down To Reno”—Jean Souser. CHS History of Clarks School The first school of Clarks was es- tablished about the year 1870. It was a one-room frame structure similar to some of our present day rbral schools. It was located south of the Union Pacific track where the Ora Graves residence now stands. There were ten pupi’s in the school. They were taught reading, writing, arithmetic, history, spelling, and geography. These rated a sixth grade education as they didn’t use a graded system. In 1881 a second school house was constructed. It was a two-story frame building built on the corner where the Henderson houses now stsnd—a block south of the present school house. The building contained three rooms, one upstairs and two down. Th’s structure was soon hous- ing about 80 pupils who were taught by two men teachers. An eighth grade education could be had. These men maintained a strict discipline; even whispering was a punishable offense. When punish- ment was in order, one teacher got out a buggy whip and the other a riece of threshing machine belt. The guilty one was then laid over a bannister and flogged. Such conditions were changed in 1885 when a new principal was in- stalled in the school. The new prin- cipal, Mr. Porter, introduced a grad- ed system and added two more grades, the ninth and tenth. This was the beginning of the Clarks High school. Mr. Porter taught Latin, bookkeeping physics, algebra, bot- any, geometry and grammar. v The first graduating class of Clarks High school in 1887 consisted cf two students. They were grad- uated from the tenth grade. The following year, 1888, a third schoo’ house was built a block north cf the other building and another grade was added. A sunken flower garden now occupies the space where the foundation once stood. The building was a fine two story brick affair containing eight rooms. In 1889 the school was moved to the new building and a teacher added. This gave the school five teachers. In 1892 increased enrollment forced the adding of the sixth teacher. In 1901 Clarks school became a credit- ed twelfth grade institution, the seventh teacher was added to the teaching force and two girls compos- ed the entire graduating class. As time went on more teachers and subjects were added to the sc-hcrl unt: by 1914 there were nine teachers in the school. Commercia1 law, ancient history, physiology, rn 1 biology were added courses, first athletics came in the form of baseball around 1900. Three or five years later basketball was introduc- ed on the athletic pro' ram. In 1917 a fourth school bui’d!n was constructed, the building that is in use at the present time. This j building has ten school rooms, also I home economics room, manual train- ing room, typing room, gymnasium j and numerous halls, etc. In this building two more teachers were added and many more subjects were taught. In 1923 Clarks High had its first football team. In 1929 advanced manual arts was added, in 1930 instrumental music and an in- structor for this. Dramatics was started in 1931 and typing in 1935. In 1931 a room was set aside for the school library and it now has about 3000 reference books. Later another building will be con- structed and so on into the future, each building a better building than the last. We hope that the progress of the Clarks Schoo’s through the next fifty years will be like unto the. progress made during the last fifty years. MORRIS BROWN, ’34. CHS 1937 CHS Pictures From A School Album The pictures on the preceding page were selected from a great number of old school pictures. In our selection we tried to p.ck repre- sentative groups from different per- iods of the school history. We have numbered each picture and are add- ing a statement or two about each one. 1. The present school bu'ldiiig. It was built in 1917 and first occupied the fall of 1918. 2. The first brick school building to stand on the present school ground. It was completed in 1889. 3. The school baseball team of 1909. Look closely and you will see the following boys, Tom Kokjer. Earl Lockard, Earl Davis, Leonard Pollard, George Schank, Rcy Inbody, Will Douglas, Harry Anderson, Bar- ney Cowgill, and V.neent Douglas. Leonard Pollard says this was a team of champions and probably the best ba:eball team Clarks ever bad. However, there may be some who disagree. 4-5. The first graduat'n class: Bernice Burch and William Higgins. 6. This is the basket ball team of 1907 and one of the first in the his- tory of the school. The game must have been tuff in those days for all the boys are wearing padded pants. The following made up the team: Vincent Douglas, Francis Powell, Miner Whaley, Hans Kokjer, Ray- mond Douglas and Hezzie Pierson. 7. The girls basketball team of 1914. We imag'ne it doesn’t seem like 23 years to these girls since ( thts picture was taken. One of the girl’s, Viva Davis, has a daughter in 1 the 1937 graduating class. The mem- bers of the team are as follows: Clara Penn, Elvira Dudney, Hazel I Campbell, Abbie Higgins, Viva Davis and Marion Purdy. 8. The graduating class of 1903. Grover Bailey also graduated but is not in the picture. The members of the class and faculty in the picture are as follows: Back row: Aust.n Richardson, Joe Feehan, Meta Kok- jer, Roy Kokjer and Mark Sears. Front Row: T. C. Somerville, Fannie Bird, Alma West'ate and Supt. J. G. Mote. 9. This picture is a snap shot of purely local color. It illustrates how the young high school girls dressed in the early nineteen hun- dreds. You may recognize these four girls as Hazel Cosner, Elizabeth Mitchell, Meta Kokjer and Alma West ate. 10. This is the high school group around 1913 and 1914. The follow- ing people are in the picture: Back row: Elvira Dudney, Clara Penn, Connie Smith, Abbie Higgins, Josie Douglas, Nellie Roe, Ethel Grimes, Carrie Cosner, Viva Davis, Ruth Kennard, Florence Sweet. Second Row: Mr. Kelly (janitor), Harry Anderson, George Schank, Florence Hansen, Claire Dixon, Vera Stanley, Blanche McConnell, Tom Schank, Earl Atkinson, Frieda Hem- pel (teacher), Jennie Derter (teach- er.) 1937 CHS Third row: Lloyd Dexter, Earl Davis, John Jandrall, Kenneth Park- ins, Barney Cowgill, Harold Shon- sey, Wallace Brown, Leonard Pol- lard, Paul Dexter. Fourth row: Cecil Stanley, Buster Ward, Unknown, Earl Anderson, Basil Douglas, Perry Allerton, Ray- mond Kelly and Pete Stumpff. 11. The primary room of 1896. One little boy, Vincent Douglas, evi- dently knew they were to have their pictures taken and came all dressed up for the occasion. He is wearing the white collar and cuffs, and stand- ing on the front row. Perhaps you can recognize some of the others with a little help. See if you can find the following: Leo Lamb, Pearl Bird, Lucile Stanley, Julia Gray, Clark Johnson, Verna Gray, Grace Leamons, Grace Brohman, Cecilia Rhodes, Forest Anderson, Cl'fford Smith, Mabel Anderson, Hezzie Pierson, Maude Vanderhalf, Bill Wilson, Vincent Douglas, Brice Ac- kerman, John Martin, and Kitty Starrett. T2. Primary room in 1921. Zita Clark is the teacher. Many of these little folks are still around here. We will call the roll as they appear in the picture. Back row: Madge Durham, Ruby Kohlhof, Helen Romm, Susie Jen- nings, Violet Kluck, Cather ne La- velle, Dorothy Bordy, Henrietta Wilson, Erma Becker, Dale Jordan, Bessie Lamb, Evelyn Fosbury, Ava Taylor, Elsie Jones, Lily Jane Bris- b:n, Alice Becker, Pauline Winkler, Margaret Bittinger. Front row: Otto Little, Junior Os- terman, Raymond Vedor, Leslie Kohlhof, Olin Little, Darold Rose, Marvin Chambeidin, Solly Rosen- thal, Elmer Vedor, Bas'd Schank, Harry Keefer, Leonard Van Wagen- en and Lewis Henderson. Sixth Annual May Day On May 4 the Clarks School held its sixth annual May day. One hun- dred fifty rural students responded to our invitation and were our guests for the day. Interesting ex- hibits of the year’s work were on display in all the rooms and a dis- play of text books dating back to 1887 was shown in the music room. Another exhibit of interest to the people in the community was a col- lection of old pictures and souvenirs. These dealt principally with the his- tory of the school through the last 50 years. The purpose of these annual May day festivities is to stimulate inter- est in higher education among the rural students. We want to interest them to go beyond the eighth grade and if possible persuade them to se- lect the Clarks High School as the institution to wh’ch they will go. That much has been done along this line since the inauguration of this plan is evident in our increas- ing enrollments. CHS DIRECTORY OF THE GRADUATES OF THE CLARKS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. In editing the following directory every effort was made to find the correct name and location of all former graduates. In some cases this was impossible since the time- allowed us was short and the ear'y records of the school were incom- plete. However, it is our sincere hope that this directory may answer for some of you the familiar ques- tions of WHO? WHAT? WHEN? AND WHERE? —1887— Higgins, W. A., Clarks, Nebr. Burch, Bernice, Deceased. —1889— Dodge, Kate, Denver, Colo. Gilbert, Laura (Mrs. Charlie Brown) Clarks, Nebr. Kellogg, Henry, Colorado. Mason Mae (Mrs. Henry Kellogg) Deceased. McLean, Maud (Mrs. Fred Brown) Clarks, Nebr. Morgan, Sophia (Mrs. Al. Brown), 1154 Cedar Ave., Long Beach, Calif. Patterson, Clay, Deceased. —1890— Baird, Mary E„ Pasadena, Calif. Morse, Nellie (Mrs. Herbert Hin- Beardsley, Randolph, Deceased. man), Deceased. Dexter, Edwa Deceased. McCabe, Otis, (Mrs. Glenn Kei-r), Rose, William L., Attorney at Law, 308 Progress Bulletin Building, Pomona, Calif. Denver, Colo. Williams, Anna, Detroit, Mich. Mockridge, Drusella (Mrs. T. K. Cropsey), California. —1892— Spellman, Mary (Mrs. Donaldson), Yarmon, Carrie (Mrs. Carrie Yar- Central City, Nebr. mon). Central City, Nebr. Kinney, George —1893— Batty, Lucy, Harden, Mont. McLean, Elizabeth, Deceased. Dunlap, Edith (LaVelle), Deceased. Richmond, Phoebe. Hoyt, Carrie, New York Tunks, Edith (Mrs. McGath), Kellogg, Ira. Central City, Nebr. —1894— Key, Effie (Mrs. Campin), 360 Locust St., Apartment 6, San Francisco, Calif. CHS —1895— Kinney, Alice (Mrs. Morrison), Stromsburg, Nebr. McCabe, Claude, Denver, Colo. Peck, Birdsey, Denver, Colo. Roach Maggie (Mrs. C. E. Coyle), 2503 York St., Denver, Colo. Wilson, Ella (Mrs. J. K. Gray), Central City, Nebr. Richmond Jessie. —1896— Baird, Anna (Mrs. George Bcu' h- Baird, Nettie, Deceased, ner), Chadbourn, N. C. Lawson, Lulu, Deceased. —1897— Bittinger, Walter, Akron, Colo. Richardson, Marion (Ayers), Davis, Eldora (Mrs. J. W. Kellogg), deceased. Big Springs, Nebr. Rose, George T., Fullerton, Nebr. Lyon, Cecile, 2968 Poppleton Ave., Spellman, Hazetta (Stone), Chula Vista No. 5, Omaha, Nebr. Deceased. Bower, Bertha. —1898— Baird, Miss Flora, 1137 So. Los Robles Ave., Pasadena, Calif. Dunham, Kitty (Mrs. Otto Reger), Deceased. Key, Flora (Mrs. Fred Hosbord), Deceased. Morse, Molly (Mrs. C. H. Campbell) Deceased. Poland, Minnie (Mrs. George Stouf- fer), Fairfax, Missouri. —1899— Craig, Kate (Mrs. W. Morris), Iowa. Ormsby, Mae, (Mrs. Mae O. Gray), Gutherie, George, Broken Bow, Neb. 1157 N. Kenmore, (Apt. 8) Hardesty, Bessie. Hollywood, Calif. Headlee, Ollie (Mrs. N. H. Dexter), Robinson, Evelyn C. (Mrs. Will Clarks Nebr. Mockndge), DeWitt, Iowa. Wilson, Sadie (Mrs. Jim Wolf), Deceased. —1901— Guthrie, Sybil (Mrs. Herman Han- Sears, Margaret (Mrs. Chas. Woods) sen), Broken Bow, Nebr. Central City, Nebr. —1902— Baird, Bertha (Mrs. Chas. Pierce), Mitchell, Elizabeth, Deceased 3207 Castellar St., Omaha, Nebr. Wolfe, Cora (Mrs. R. Merrill), Silver Creek, Nebr. Brohman, Mary Marguerite. CHS -1903- Bailey Grover. Kokjer, Roy, Larkspur, Calif. Bird, Fannie (Mrs. O. A. Bittinger), Richardson, Austin, Daniels, Wyo. Clarks. Nebr. Sears, Mark, 2310 Park Ave., Feehan, Joe, Clarks, Nebr. Lincoln, Nebr. Kokjer Meta (Mrs. J. W. Key) Westgate, Alma (Mrs. M. P. Sears), Clarks Nebr. 2310 Park Ave., Lincoln Nebr. — 1904— Anderson, Ida (Mrs. Andrew Davis, Lena (Mrs. Homer Chandler) Graves), Clarks, Nebr. Deceased. Cosner, Hazel (Mrs. Harry Johnson) . . . . Feehan, Annie Miss, Clarks, Nebi. Scottsbluff, Nebr. —1905— Dexter, Beulah Miss, Clarks Nebr. Johnson, Earl G. (Dr.) Marshall, Floyd, Deceased. Grand Island, Nebi. —1906— Allerton, Fern (Mrs. George Beards-Chamberlain Beulah (Mrs. Jones), ley), Clarks Nebr. Salt Lake City, Utah. Hartwell, Edgar, 6317 No. 24th St., Omaha, Nebr. —1907— Douglas Raymond (Dr.) Kokjer, Hans, c o State Hospital, Clarks, Nebr. Kearney, Nebr. Dyche, Gladys (Mrs. Robin Stumpff) Stanley, Lucille, Deceased. California. Whaley, Miner, Central City, Nebr. —1908— Anderson, Mabel, (Mrs. Thomas Hemmett,) Ogallala, Nebr. Burcham, Iris (Last heard of in Colorado, 1912). Campbell, May (Mrs. Corbett) Montana. Hartwell, Mary, Alliance, Nebr. Johnson, Brohman, Grace, Deceased. Burcham, Florence, Deceased. Dixon, Marie, Miss, 708 Mill St. Council Bluffs, Iowa. Inbody, Iva (Mrs. Len McLean) Clarks, Nebr. Douglas, Vincent Morse,, Harriett (Mrs. Balcom) Los Vegas, Nevada. Fierron, Hezzie, Minnesota. Schultz, Minnie (Mrs. Wm. Hansen) Benkleman, Nebr. Whaley, Frances A. 2812 R. St., Lincoln, Nebr. Clark, California. ■1909— Smith, Melvin, 1175 Wellington St., Oakland, Calif. , Townsend, Lewis, 408 Ritten- house St., Washington, D. C. Ward, Minnie (Mrs. C. E. Souser) Clarks, Nebr. t, Clarks, Nebr. CHS —1910— Douglas, W. L., Keefe, Bertha (Mrs. Hartman) Newman Grove, Nebr. Des Moines, Iowa. Ferguson, Velma (Mrs. Tom Jan- Kokjer Thomas, Sidney, Nebr. drall), Shelly City, Mo. Lockard, Earl, Hastings, Nebr. Hartwell, Laura Miss, 2110 Garfield, Box 1 Lincoln Nebr. Morse, Harold, Los Vegas, Nevada. Inbody, Roy, 19 Hardith Court,Starrett, Rachel (Mrs. E. M. Thomp- Webster Grove, Missouri. Son), 939 Rock Springs, Wyo. —1911— Anderson, Harry, 2500 Fowler Ave., Dexter, Lloyd, Clarks, Nebr. Omaha, Nebr. Schank George. Cowgill, Barney, Clarks, Nebr. Schank, Tom, Greeley, Colo. —1912— Dixon, Claire Miss, Clarks, Nebr. Parkins, Kenneth, 119 North Curry Douglas, Josephine (Mrs. A. J. Mor- St., Ironwood, Mich. ris), Clarks, Nebr. Stanley, Vera (Mrs. Keith Torpin) Hansen, Florence (Mrs. Earl Davis) Central City, Nebr. 821 West 24th St., Ward, Bryan, 4320 Mayberry St., Kearney, Nebr. Omaha, Nebr. Brown, Wallace, Clarks, Nebr. —1913— Dexter, Paul, Yakima, Wash. Kelly, Ray, California. Grimes, Ethel (Mrs. Elbert Shaffer) Pollard, Leonard, Clarks, Nebr. 527 Ensign St., Stanley, Cecil, Big Springs Nebr. Fort Morgan, Colorado. Tracey, Mildred (Mrs. Elviod) Jandrall, John, Seaside, Oregon. Detroit, Michigan. —1914— Allerton, Perry (Dr.), 310 Cooper Ave., Elgin, 111. Anderson, Earl, Hemhrford, Nebr. Brown, Fern (Mrs. John Dittmer) Shelby, Iowa. Davis, Viva (Mrs. S. B. Whetstine) Clarks, Nebr. Douglas, Basil, Clarks, Nebr. Dudney Elvira, (Mrs. H. Putman) Denver, Colo. Higgins, Abigail (Mrs. F. L. Han- felt), Tecumseh, Nebr. R. F. D. Penn, Clara (Mrs. Albert Gangwish) Juniata, Nebr. Sears, Lillian (Mrs. A. J. Brown) Clarks, Nebr. Sweet, Ellen (Mrs. W. T. Sloan) Pleasanton, Nebr. Woodhouse, Edna (Mrs. Fred Mil- ton), King City, Calif. —1915— Armstrong, Jane (Mrs. Cecil Stan- Kokjer, Elva (Mrs. Homer Oster- ley), Sig Springs, Nebr. hout) Crete, Nebr. CHS Campbell, Hazel (Mrs. M. G. Shon- Sehank, Ellen, Lewistown, Mont. sey), 2824 So. 32nd Ave., Omaha, Nebr. Dexter, Dorothy (Mrs. Arthur Gregg) Deceased. Sehank, Raymond, Archer, Nebr. Trullinger, Ethel (Mrs. Clarence Shull), Central City, Nebr. Townsend, Paul, Clarks, Nebr. —1916— Brown, Edwin, Clarks, Nebr. . Hartwell, Gladys Miss, Crete, Nebr. Brown, Mildred (Mrs. Harry Rich) Starrett, Silas, 1248 Josephine St., Long Beach, Calif. Denver, Colo. Dixon, Thomas, Big Springs, Nebr. Young, Harriett (Mrs. Harriett Dixon, Mary, Big Springs, Nebr. Hossle), Wayne, Nebr. Hansen, Eunice (Mrs. B. H. Achen- Young, Florence (Mrs. G. Golder) bach, Julesburg, Colo. Wayne, Nebr. Kokjer, Emerson, Wahoo, Nebr. —1917— Hartwell, Richard, 3044 Titus, Schrader, Rosetta (Married name Omaha, Nebr. unknown), Hillsboro, Oregon. Smith, Willard, 3928 Clark St., Oakland, Calif. —1918— Burger, George, 1706 Northwest Going St., Portland, Ore. Gates, Elmer, Hastings, Nebr. Long, Helen (Mrs. B. C. Ward), 4320 Mayberry St., Omaha, Nebr. Marshall, Iva (Mrs. Hugh Johnston) Osceola, Nebr. Beck, Zoe, (Mrs. Graves), Deceased. Burger, Margaret (Mrs. MeClatch- ey), 543 Mills St., Council Bluffs, Iowa. Crossley Berniece. Dudney, Marie (Mrs Alfred Seud- der), 4659 Pine St., Omaha, Nebr. Morris, Mae (Mrs. L. D. Schnabel) 205 E 78th St., Penthouse T., New York, N. Y. Shonsey, Margaret (Mrs. Schuyler Masters), 132 North 22nd St., Omaha, Nebr. Sweet, Florence (Mrs. E. T. Mor- gan), South Sioux City, Nebr. Douglas, Julia (Mrs. Thomas Kieltyl Madison, Nebr. Gantz, Darwin. 1016 Golden Ave. Compton, Calif. Henderson, Geneva Miss Central City, Nebr. Kisor, Dewey, Fairmont, Nebr. Pollard, Alcanthra, Deceased. —1919— —1920— Clauff, Minnie (Mrs. Rynold Butts) Cosner, Laura (Mrs. John Fish), Central City, Nebr., R. 3. York, Nebr. Coman, Ruth (Mrs. T. J. Roethler) Jennings, Myrtle (Mrs. Russell Ellsworth, Nebr. Mace), Clarks, Nebr. CHS Dexter, Lawrence, c|o National Geo-Physical Co., Harrisburg Station, Houston, Texas. P. 0. Box 5155. Dexter, Cedric, Yakima, Wash. Matlick, Joseph, Grand Island, Nebr. Trailin' er, Paul, Central City, Nebr. Trullinger, Roy, Shenandoah, Iowa. Youn , Edith ( Mrs. Clark Grieve), Sidney, Nebr. —1921— Abbott, Leo, Schuyler, Nebr. Morris, Myrtle (Mrs. Herman Holm) Beilin, Velma (Mrs. Cecil Gray), 1643 So. Joaquin, Stockton, Calif. Central City, Nebr. Apartment No. 4. Dellin, Wilma M’ss, co Cora Beilin Rose, Mable (Mrs. Leslie Black), Central City, Nebr. Fullerton, Nebr. Cosner, Clarence, Laramie, Wyo. Snider, Lucille Miss, 824 Fort St., Gilliard, Corrine Miss, 4900 Black- Boise, Idaho, stone Ave., Riviera Hotel, Taylor, Chas. Chicago, 111. West, Hazel (Mrs. Fritz Dittmer) Gray, Cecil, Central City, Nebr. Clarks, Nebr. Hartwell, Carl, Vincennes, Indiana West, Mary (Mrs. H, M. Burruss) Haynes, Thomas, 2615 Bainard Road Clarks Nebr. Chattanooga, Tenn. Wolfe, Sarah (Mrs. Frank Gotte), Kraemer, Mildred, Genoa, Nebr. Kimball, Nebr. —1922— Campbell, Helen (Mrs. Roy Turner York, Nebr. Haynes, Bertram, Central City, Nebr. Koeller, Anita (Mrs. Leo Meysen- burg), David City, Nebr. Knowles, Henrietta (Mrs. Vernon Bruning), Clarks, Nebr. ) Martin, Roy. Mylet, John, Sunset, Wyo. Roach, Nina (Mrs. Roy Trullinger) Shenandoah Iowa. Thomas, Glen, Clarks, Nebr. Waggoner, Iva (Mrs. Vernon Sid- ders), Silver Creek Nebr. —1923— Adams, Clifford, Deceased. Hurd, Clinton, Police Force, Bruning, Arnold, Big Springs, Nebr. Lincoln, Nebr. Bump, Ivy (Mrs. Ralph Heuring) Omaha, Nebr. Coakley, Lige, 1347 No. 22nd, Lincoln Nebr. Divine, Osmyn, Ceresco, Nebr. Gilliard, Clifford, Deceased. Key, Harry, Grand Island, Nebr. Koch, Clara (Mrs. Guy Gilbert), Sunol, Nebr. Koch, Marie, California. Martin, Mary (Mrs. Albin Cerny) Clarks, Nebr. Harisen, Vernon, 5503 So. Gramercy c ean Fay (Mrs. Francis Bender) PI., Los Angeles, Calif. Clarks, Nebr. Heinemeyer, Ruth (Mrs. Lee Mene- u Gladys (Mrs. Vernal Clark) fee), 101 So. Vermont, Emmettsburg, Iowa. San Bernardino, Calif. Starrett, Russell, Denver, Colo. Winkler Rose, Columbus, Nebr. CHS —1924— Haynes, Marvin, Central City, Nebi. Koeller, Paul, Norfolk, Nebr. Lavelle, Feme, California. Lavelle, Bessie, 1410 Dakota Ave., South Sioux City, Nebr. Monson Harold, c o Mr. M. Pederson, El Centro, Calif. McCoy, Claire (Mrs. George Sweet) Clarks, Nebr. Philbrook, Ruth (Mrs. Glen Thomas) Clarks, Nebr. Pierson, Violet (Mrs. Kenneth Ling) 945% No. Main, Sheridan, Wyo. . Robinson, Josephine (Mrs. Andrew Christensen), Clarks, Nebr. Skutt, Jean (Mrs. M. E. Walden) Valley, Nebr. Brown, Isabel, Miss, Clarks, Nebr. Brown, Ruth (Mrs. Conrad Len- strom). Broken Bow, Nebr. Booth, Marie Miss, Clarks, Nebr. Booth, Stella (Mrs. Earl Chesley) 1213 West 5th St., Grand Island, Nebr. Bump, John, Long Beach, Calif. Clark, Earl, Clarks, Nebr. Divine, Carolyn (Mrs. Thomas Haynes), 2615 Bainard Road, Chattanooga, Tenn. Dudney, Thurma (Mrs. Vernon Han sen), 5503 So. Gramercy St., Los Angeles, Calif. Hansen, Delores (Mrs. Dave Mor- gan), Medicine Bow, Wyo. —1925— Abbott, Violet (Mrs. Meade West- Little, Harry Shaw, 1324 South 18th man), Schuyler, Nebr. Lincoln, Nebr. Becker, Marie (Mrs. Joe Kadlecek) Madison, Viola (Mrs. Paul Town- Omaha, Nebr. send), Clarks, Nebr. Boberg, Neva (Mrs. Kenneth Down-Martin, Catherine, Clarks, Nebr. ing), 73 Tyler St., Mylet, Mary, Columbus, Nebr. Buffalo, New 1 ork. Pollard, Julia (Mrs. L. E. Tyson), Cerny, Edward, Clai'ks, Nebr. Blair, Nebr. Danklesen, Olga (Mi's. Elmer Peter-pfcliard Amber (Mrs. W. A. Odum), son), Bradshaw, Nebr. Dexter, Edna, Clarks, Nebr. Holm, Carl, Clarks, Nebr. Holm. Herman, 1643 So. Jcaqu'n, Stockton, Calif. Helm. Hugo, 210 Welch St., Ames, Iowa. Imm, Oscar, Osceola, Nebr. Schuyler, Nebr. Presnell, Graydon, Hast'ngs, Nebr. Schultz, Caroline fMrs. Elwyn Craig), Clarks, Nebr. Sims, Pearl, (Mrs. Wilbur Pranier) Frement, Nebr. Snider, Gaylord, 1214 So. Lake St., Los Angeles, Calif. Wilson, Lora, (Mrs. Arthur Pinneo) Kee, Helen. Koeller Eric, 1155 Woodycrest Ave., York, Nebr. Bronx, New York, N. Y. Winkler, Elmer, Columbus Nebr. Young, Hazel, Deceased. —1926— Brown, Jean, Clarks, Nebr. Haynes. Rea, Central City, Nebr. Huston, Harvey, Atlas, Colo. Koch, Hilda, Baltimore. Maryland. Little, Thomas, 1324 South 18th, Lincoln, Nebr. Morrison. Lucille (Mrs. Kenneth Morris), North Platte, Nebr. Mad:son, Donald, Clarks, Nebr. CHS McCoy, Leah (Mrs. Joe Imm) Wiles Edith (Mrs. Charles Lind- Clarks, Nebr. green), Archer, Nebr. Sampson, Florence (Mrs. E. C. Tip-Wiles, Vera (Mrs. Francis Brannan; ton), 17 Yarmouth, Boston, Mass. Detroit, Mich. Snider, Charles, 636 Chestnut Ave., Long Beach, Calif. —1927- Beck Helen (Mrs. Morris Fredrick-Markley, Mary, 2714 Portland Ave. son), Clarks, Nebr. Los Angeles Calif. Brown, Alice, (Mrs. Ernest Cosner) Monson, Erma (Mrs. Earl Clark), 565 No. 3rd St., Laramie Wyo. Clarks Nebr. Burger, Genevieve (Mrs. Harold Mylet, Francis, Sunrise, Wyo. Wegener),' Palmer, Nebr. ROUmpf, Raymond, Clarks, Nebr. Bump, Eva (Mrs C. C. Hearing), Rose Effie (Mrs Challey Shelton) 1903 ] 2 West 22nd St., Central City, Nebr. Los Angeles, Calif. Sampson, Ada, 2927 North St., Higbee, Dey. Lincoln, Nebr. Imm, Charles, Silver Creek, Nebr. Shemek, Jennie (Mrs. Leonard Fro- Johnson, Salvester, Saronville, Nebr. dyma), 408 South 3rd St., Jordan, Frances, Clarks Nebr. Omaha, Nebr. Little, Jack, 100 Stewaer Road, Shemek, Rose, 210 Davidge Building, Columbia, Mo. Omaha, Nebr. Madison, Elmer, Deceased. Westman, Meade, Schuyler, Nebr. Wilson, Erma, Clarks, Nebr. —1928— Charles, Lucille (Mrs. Barry Dibble) 906 Granite Div., Pasadena, Calif. Dittmer, Raymond, Clarks, Nebr. Falk, Helen (Mrs. Don Byrd), Clarks, Nebr. Holm, Margaret (Mrs. Oscar Ander- son), Central City, Nebr. Krong, Florence, Clarks, Nebr. Martin, Dan, Madison Nebr. Noble, Cecil, Rio Dell, Calif. Noble, Nina (Mrs. Nina Adams) Clarks, Nebr. Pollard, Haffner, Raynor, Frances (Mrs. Leonard Larson), Polk, Nebr. Robinson Eva, (Mrs. Eva Gardner) 1413 Manning St., Winfield, Kansas. Rodewald, Norman, Clarks, Nebr. Sampson, Delbert, Boston Theolo; - ical Seminary, Boston, Mass. Stephens, Delma (Mrs. Sam String- er) Bedford, Iowa. Trail, Merle, St. Edward, Nebr. Zelazny, Victoria (Mrs. Adam Stem- pek), Clarks, Nebr. Clarks, Nebr. —1929- Beck, Lola (Mrs. Ed Hobeck), Central City, Nebr. Biown, Betty, C’.arks, Nebr. Goerl, Mary (Mrs. Ted Beck), Clarks, Nebr. Harlow, Harold, Central City, Nebr. Heinemeyer, Rex, San Bernardino, Calif. McCoy Raymond, U. S. S. Astoria, c o Postmaster Long Beach, Calif. e CHS McConnell, Emil, Clarks, Nebr. Sweet, Alice, Clarks, Nebr. McLean, Valeta (Mrs. Kenneth Sherwood, Wallace, Graves), Clarks, Nebr. Stromsburg, Nebr. Pliilbrook, Hazel, Gothenburg, Nebr.gtaj-ogtka, Barbara (Mrs. Alonzo Philbrook, John, U. S. S. Tuscaloosa, Ksiazek), Clarks, Nebr. Long Beach, Calif. Strombom, Mildred, Genoa, Nebi Piei'ce, Edwin, Spalding, Nebr. Westman, Gertrude (Mrs. Rex Hein- Roumpf, Lawrence, Clarks, Nebr. emeyer, San Bernardino, Calif. —1930— Brown, Jewel, Columbus, Nebr. Boberg, Alfred L., Elmwood, Nebr. Campbell, Eddra (Mrs. Harvey Waggoner), Clarks, Nebr. Crain, Lyle, 1926 LaSalle St., Los Angeles, Calif. Falk, Dorothy (Mrs. Dale EofF), Aberdeen, S. D. Gilliard, Frank, Lakehurst, N. J. Growcock, Eunice (Mrs. Haffner Pollard), Clarks, Nebr. Haynes, Ruby (Mrs. Glen McLean) Clai-ks, Nebr. Heinemeyei', Olive, Clai'ks, Nebr. Kramer, Iola, Yoi'k, Nebr. Miller, Helen (Mrs. Oscar Osborne) Centi-al City, Nebr. McLean, Glen, Clai'ks, Nebr. McLean, La Verne, Green River, Wyo. Martin, George, Madison, Nebr. Morrison, Herschel, Tekamah, Nebr. Noble, Frank, Chadron, Nebr. Olsen, Thelma, (Mrs. Jewel Brown) Columbus, Nebr. YanKleeck, Mildred, Box 677, Rawlins, Wyo. Wilson, Paloma, Clarks, Nebr. -1931- Brown, Merle, Laramie, Wyo. Carson, Marvel, Long Beach, Calif.. Falk, Doris (Mrs. Edgar Peterson) Strcmsburg, Nebr. Gray, Don, Laramie, Wyo. Growcock, Lloyd, Clarks, Nebr. Halleck, Hector, 636 Sunset Ave., Venice Calif. Hannappel, Anna, Clarks, Nebr. Harlow, Wallace, Clarks, Nebr. Harmon, Helen, Clarks, Nebr. Helm. Birdie, Clarks, Nebr. Huff, Walter, Broken Bow, Nebr. Jones, Norma (Mrs. Debiumer) 308 North Walden, Glenwood, la. Kelly, Glen, 316-1% N. So. St., Laramie, Wyo. Kelly, Wahneta (Mrs. Jack Brennen) Emmettsburr, Iowa. Hurd, Raymond, Clarks, Nebr. Ksiazek, Emma (Mrs. Max Nene- men), 3063 Hansccm Blvd., Omaha, Nebr. Ks;azek, He’en, 3011 Fredrick St., Omaha, Nebr. Lavelle, Neva, Clarks, Nebr. Little, Barbara, Clarks, Nebr. Phelps, Harvey, Clarks, Nebr. Phelps, Ruby, Clarks, Nebr. Pollard, Avard, Clarks, Nebr. Rolence, Element. Roumpf, August, Clarks, Nebr. Schultz, Clara (Mrs. Don Graves) Fullerton, Nebr. Sherwood, Helen (Mrs. John Me:s- ner), 4025 So. 13th St., Omaha, Nebr. Strasburg. Daisy (Mrs. Lloyd Grow- cock), Clarks, Nebr. CHS Sweet, Ethel, Clarks, Nebr. Tobias, Orville, Clarks, Nebr. Tomasiewicz, Kate, (Mrs. Albin Prososki, Osceola, Nebr. Beck, Charles, Clarks, Nebr. , Becker, Alice (Mrs. Harry Mere- thew), c|o Mrs. Lloyd Nelson, 13 Elm St., Grand Island, Nebr. Clarks Nebr VanKleeck, Everett, Box 77, Laramie, Wyo. Zoucha, Ben, Clarks, Nebr. Jones, Steve, Deceased. 1932- La Velle, Kathryn, Clarks, Nebr. Madison, Leon, Clarks, Nebr. Osterman, Franklin Jr., Bittinger, Margaret, Clarks, Nebr. Botker, Irene, Clarks, Nebr. Burger Ethel, Clarks, Nebr. Feehan, Edward, Clarks, Nebr. Fosbury, Evelyn, Clarks, Nebr. Golder Charles, Clarks, Nebr. Haynes, LaVeta (Mrs. Clark Wil- liams), Clarks, Nebr. Williams, Clark, Clarks Nebr. Rose, Helen, Central City, Nebr. Shemek, Edward, Silver Creek, Nebr. Sherwood, Harold, 4765 E. 61st St. Maywood, Calif. Sims, Alva (Mrs. Don Randall) Clarks, Nebr. Strasburg, Kenneth, Nelson, Nebr. Tomasiewicz, Louis Clarks Nebr. —1933— Becker, Erma (Mrs. H. Halleck) 636 Sunset Ave., Venice, Calif. Booth, Edward, Clarks, Nebr. Cowgill, Bruce, Clarks, Nebr. Dexter, Gerald, Clarks Nebr. Pidier, Mary, Clarks, Nebr. Feehan Elizabeth, Clarks, Nebr. Ferguson, Harold, Clarks, Nebr. Gray, Mary Jane (Mrs. Merle Brown), 868 11th St. Laramie, Wyo. Jordan, Dale E., Clarks. Nebr. Kohlhof, Leslie, Clarks, Nebr. Kohlhof, Ruby, Clarks, Nebr. Land, Emma (Mrs. Frank Oster- man, Jr.), Clarks, Nebr. Ksiazek, Leo, Clarks, Nebr. Land, LeRoy, Shelby, Calif. Luft, Dorothy, Primrose, Nebr. McLean Mildred (Mrs. Raymond Dittmer), Clarks, Nebr. Reed, Pearl, Clarks, Nebr. Kmes, Robert, CCC Camp 752, Hebron, Nebr. Rodewald, Bruce, Clarks, Nebr. Romm, Helen (Mrs. Maurice Pick rell), 1335 Junipero Ave. Long Beach, Calif. Schank, Donald, Ashland, Nebr. Steger, Margaret Clarks Nebr. Williams, Darwin, Clarks, Nebr. Wilson Henrietta, Clarks, Nebr. — 1934— Anderson, Myrtle, Davis Harry, Clarks, Nebr. Central City, Nebr. Ferguson, Ralph, Clarks, Nebr. Bivens, Evelyn, Clarks, Nebr. Fosbury Walter, Clarks, Nebr. Biown, Morris, 1539 N. W. Everettposterj E]v;a (Mrs. Kermit McNur- St., Portland, Oregon. lin), 451 Harrison St. Carson, Ruth. Corvallis, Oregon. CHS Larson, Amanda, (Mrs. Cecil Drink-Zimmerman, Vernon, Clarks, Nebr. all), Nampa, Idaho. Colby, Kenneth, Clarks, Nebr. Shanahan, Geraldine, St. Catherine ,, , Nurses’ Home, Omaha, Nebr. Sweet, Joe, Clarks, Nebi. —1935- Beck, Walter, Clarks, Nebr. Kohl, Alice, Clarks, Nebr. Carlson, Bertha, Silver Creek, Nebr. Larson, Cecil, Clarks, Nebr. Carlson, Martha, Silver Creek, Nebr. Lavelle, Elizabeth, Clarks, Nebr. Colby, Clinton, Clarks Nebr. Currey, Idris, Central City, Nebr. Davis, Ruth, Clarks, Nebr. Douglas, Philip, Clarks, Nebr. Gibson, Rolland, Clarks, Nebr. Hahn, Ruth, Columbus, Nebr. Jandrall, Barbara, Shell City, Mo. Kiolbasa, Esther, Clarks, Nebr. Martin. Francis, Madison, Nebr. Rice, Albert, Clarks, Nebr. Roach. John James, Clarks Nebr. Rodewald, Alice, Clarks, Nebr. Schank, Harold, Clarks, Nebr. Schultz Barbara, Clarks, Nebr. Stumpff, Donald, Clarks, Nebr. Sutko, Alice C., Clarks, Nebr. Sutko, Leona, Clarks, Nebr. —1936— Cowgill, Donna, Clarks, Nebr. Morris, Albert, Clarks, Nebr. Derter, Leroy, Clarks, Nebr. Noble, Mamie, Clarks, Nebr. Divine Robert, Central City, Nebr. Randall, Martin, Clarks, Nebr. Douglas Phyllis, Deceased. Rice, Iona, Clarks, Nebr. Emmons, Virginia, Osceola, Nebr. Rines, Richard. Feehan, John Joe, Clarks, Nebr. Sanchez, Gonzalo, Ft. Omaha, Ferguson, Edith, Clarks, Nebr. Omaha, Nebr. Foster, Durward, 451 Harrison St. Sherwood, Robert, 4765 61st St., Corvallis, Oregon. Maywood, Calif. Gibson, Royal, Clarks, Nebr. Souser, Kathleen, Clarks, Nebr. Halsey, Lorraina, Linwood, Colo. Sweet, Alfred, Clarks Nebr. Madison, Dale, Clarks, Nebr. Wallace, Parnella, Clarks, Nebr. Madison, Willard, Clarks, Nebr. Weaver, Roy, Central City, Nebr. In listing the graduates of the class of 1910, the name, Stearns, Cleo (Mrs. Cleo Schank), Clarks,Nebr., was inadvertently omitted. CHS Diary of the Clarks School Bell The inscription on the bell that each morning calls the children of Clarks to school reads: “Public School, Clarks, Nebr. 1884.” If that bell could have kept a diary through these years we mi: lit find some en- tries like the following: I am the bell of Clarks High School. I was made in the state of New York in 1883 and hung here at Clarks first in a three year old school house in 1884. This is my diary. 1887: This year I saw the first class to graduate from the 10 grades of high school. The exercises were held at the Congregational Church after a ten month school year. There .iioipi fnq sa unpu.xS oav} Ajuo e.iaAv orations were as good as I expect to hear. W. A. Higgins’ was titled “Modern Pyramids,” and Bernice Burch’s, “Thought and Action.” Prin cipal R. J. Porter and the members of the Board of Education W. R. Morse, Wm. McLean and E. A. Richardson helped make this first Commencement a g reat occasion. 1888: There was no graduating class this year because an eleventh grade was added. There were so many students the school house wouldn’t hold them so the overflow was housed across the street in a shack of a building which was fam- iliarly known as “Hen Coop Col- lege.” 1889: This year I am hanging in a fine new brick building. The school graduated on June 28. I wonder if now has five teachers. A fine class they’ll remember their motto “Ex- celsior.” I suppose not. The Vale- dictorian was Maude McLean. 1890: I had to ring for only nine months this year. School was short- ened—but the students are as smart as any according to the orations I heal’d each graduate practice to give at Commencement in the Opera House. Maybe it is partly due to the work of T. R. Galvin, the principal. Class Motto: “Age quod agis”. (Whatever that means.) 1891: All my dinging couldn’t get even one student back who would graduate this year. 1892: Maybe I’m not doing so badly, the school is growing. There are six teachers now. One of them is Nolle Baird, the first graduate of tlvs school to ever teach here. I’ve overheard enough Latin by now to know that this Class Motto “Nihil sine labore,” is a good one. That’s what I try to say as I call the boys and girls to come to school. 1893: This year there was a lady member cn the school board. Mrs. C. L. Mitchell. Now that I’ve learned some Latin this Class of 1893 had this for a motto “Out of school life into life’s school”. Maybe the Latin will he'p my English grammar. Bah! Dong. Dong. 1894: Class Motto: “We build the ladder by which we rise.” Prin- cipal Mr. N. Parsons. The school board this year looks like a good one for the town to keep for a long vhi'e: M. H. Whaley, T. L. Dixon, J. T. McLean. 1895: Another new principal—J. G. Mote. Did somebody say some- th'ng about a mote in someone’s eye? Class Motto: “Ad astra per aspera.” 1896:Commencement this year is on June 26 at 8:30 P. M. I hope no one will be late. “Those who loiter always lose the race” is the class motto. CHS 1897: At Commencement, May 28, George Rose was valedictorian and Alma Ormsby played a piano solo, perhaps proving the class motto: “Honors await at industry s gate.” 1898: “From the shore we view the ocean.” I guess the audience at the graduation exercises thought they were hearing the ocean, too, for it rained so hard on the tin roof of the Opei’a House stage that they could hardly hear the orations. 1899: The century is ending The class took as its motto: “No foot- steps backward”—but I guess they like to think back over th's last year —maybe even of me calling them to work. 1900: Th;s year the school ex- panded. A twelfth trade was added. Yes—I’m happy to be at this school and proud of it. The Literary Society is functioning well—it meets every other Friday afternoon. There :s some pretty good work done, and I surely have a lot of laughs all un- observed up here at the cracks in the literary paper and at those de- bates questions, such as, “If you had a hold of a lion’s tail in the middle of the desert would you hold on or let go?” 1901: Another expansion —seven teachers now. Class motto: “By vir- tue not by words.”.—’nuff said. 1902: The school now rates s:x members on the Board of Education. It will just mean bigger fights I suppose. Class had four members. Motto: “Nihil pulchrum nisi verum”. Athletics in the form of baseball and track seem to be helping me call the boys back to school for more years of study. 1903: This year’s graduation class is unusual, in that it has so many boys, five of them, and three girls. Their motto is “Nothing without industry,” tut just the same they enjoyed lunches in the chem- istry laboratory during school hours. They even dare invite Mr. Mote to enjoy them, too. Arbor Day was celebrated this year by planting trees. The graduation exercises took a different and interesting form— instead of the usual orations a pro- gram from Scott’s “Lady of the Lake” was arranged by Prof. T. C. Somerville. The alumni of the school this year have organized to form an Alumni Association—I quote the following- from ttje Friday, June 12 edition of the Clarks Enter- prise. “The initial gathering took the form of a reception at the Opera House on Monday evening, last. The affair was a gratifying- success in every particular, from the president’s address to the final num- ber, it was a ‘feast of reason and a flow of soul’. Nor was the phys'cal nature overlooked, but was abund- antly provided for with delicious fruit punch, ice cream, etc.” Un- quote. Miss Marion Richardson, ’97, president of the association served as toastmistress. 1904: A new principal, Harry Hooper. The class picked as a motto “Not for school but for life”—Yet there was a lot of life here in school for th:'s class. These modern Ciceros and Caesars had some very exciting prpct'ce sessions on their orations. 1905: Hm—a class with no motto, but w th basketball being introduced and three teachers in high school to work the students, who has time for thinking up mottoes? Professor iiarryjlfioper has a new title (“Sup Y - rintendeny’—I wonder if kdb y more effective with a high sounding title. 1906: This class of graduates picked as a motto “Virtue sola nob- ilitate.” 1907: Motto: “Fideli certa mer- ces.” This up and coming senior class did something new—they gave a play called “Trixie.” And had an CHS address instead of orations at com- mencement! What is the world com- ing to, 1908: “Was wir tun, tun wir wohl.” I’ll be a linguist learning all these mottoes. Nine girls and Mr. Clark Johnson make up the class, so the girls have it. But Maude Van- derhalf got it when she loosened a tooth at a taffy pull at Fannie Whal- ey’s one night. 1909: The students this year bought the school a fine big mahog- any piano. It really helps with the singing for opening exercises. It is also nice with the drum for march- ing out. The faculty of the school has been increased to nine. It is really a busy school. The seniors needed to remember their motto “Thru trials to triumph”— Their class play was a scream—“The Mer- chant of Venice up to Date.” 1910: Dig and climb! dig and climb! Year by year, we’ve kept in line, Freshmen, sophs, and juniors—then Seniors, seniors! nineteen ten! I can’t hear myself think for this class yell Superintendent Green thought up. There seems to be a lot of class feeling in this class as four of -them (Bill Douglas, Tom Kokjer, Florence Ravenscrcft and Cleo Stearns) started kindergarten here together. They certainly are active in these class scraps ■' over getting their colors hung up here on top of the school house. They are really ex- ercising their class motto “Climb” by scrambling up the belfry with pennants. Something revived—ora- t'ons for commencement Sewrething gw-—Y Junicr Sen or Reception in the Opera House, a feature of which was a May Pole dance. The school had a champion baseball team this year. Rah! Rah! Rah! 1911: A class of five boys. Five boys and only five boys. They were tvorried for awhile for fear one girl would be with them, but she didn’t quite make it. Motto: “Labor omnia vincit.” Colors: Maroon and old gold. 1912: I believe that Wallace Brown is the first son of a graduate of this school to graduate. His moth- er, Maude McCIean Brown graduat- ed in 1889—and that class’ motto was the same as this one—“Excel- sior.” 1913: “Be natural, B sharp, but never B flat.” When the class of ’13 were fresh- men—the upper classmen thought they were a little too fresh—so one morning they caupht them on the stairs and salted them down thor- oughly. Later when they came to school wearing snappy little black caps with an orange ’13, the upper classes again tried to down them. This time they managed to padlock a cow to the hitching post in front of the school and put up a b;g sign reading “Fresh milk for the fresh- ies.” The freshmen retaliated by hanging a string of empty goose erg shells up here on the belfry with the sign “Th's is proof that the seniors suck eggs.” They participat- ed in many class fights, but as Jun- iors played ladies and f entlemen and gave the seniors a fine banquet at the Stanley home. 1914: This class had a lot of fun giving a banquet for the sen’ors of ’13 in the opera house. Edwin Stumpf was toastmaster. The place was decorated elaborately with ma -y lilacs (but it wasn’t so much fun drag: ing borrowed things back through rain and nffid.) Colors: Purple and Gold. 1915: As freshmen the class of ’15 had forty members. It had to be divided into two groups so it could be accommodated. Gradually mem- bers' dropped out until only eiyht 1937 7- CHS remained, but it is still “Cain raisr :ng” class. 1916: Ho Hum—another young man dismissed from school. A record of ten dismissals in one week—such excitement. What a noise that was! The superintendent was locked in his own office by some unruly stud- ent. He stayed there four or five hours. More Cain raised—but by parents this time. The trouble was chiefly disagreement as to who had wen the scholarship—the grades were very close, but the authorities upheld the teacher’s decision. 1917: All year I’ve been watching a new building being built behind this one. The high point in the year for the seniors was their play “A Woman for Mayor”. They probably will always think it one of the best plays ever put on. 1918: I’m writing here in my n:w home in a fine big new building. There is a fine new home economics department, (Which some refer to as the “Home Extravagance depart- ment”). The senior play “Borrowed Money” was a big success—Helen Campbell is remembered for her part as the colored maid. Mrs. Little was class sponsor. The class seems to have left their pennant here in the school house for future genera- tions of students to admire. 1919: This graduating class es- pecially liked Normal Training, par- ticularly visiting country schools and taking their dinners along. One day Margaret Burger came to school very excited about the baby twin sister and brother at her home. 1920: A class of nine this year. Colors: Green and Gold. Flower: Yellow Rose. Motto: “Launched but not anchored”. When this class took a sneak day when they were juniors they had to apologize to Miss Adah Lonneker, the superintendent, per- sonally for their act. 1921: There were sixteen in the class which made enough to have a huge fight over where to have the class pictures taken. Their play “The 15th of January” was given May 6. Motto: “Rowing not drifting”. (Bet none of ’em ever rowed anything but a horse.) Flower: Killarney Rose—I prefer native wild roses— .maybe because I’m not Irish. 1922: The nine seniors’ main idea seems to be to get their History teacher (Mr. Kennedy) launched cn some subject (anything but history) which will lead to a big argument, and leave history,—and well—will leave history. Motto: “The end crowns the work.” 1923: Somebody had fun decor- ating me.—For a few days a May pole adorned my lofty shelter! A big class of seventeen members this year. Four of them I know very well. Vernon, Clifford, Russell and Fay, all started kindergarten here. Oh, I most forgot last fall Clarks had its first football team. Always more athletics. Football is quite exciting though, but didn’t compare with oui having a championship basketball team—Johnny Bump led the stud- ents down town for a big rally to celebrate the championship. J.324: The idea! the whole higu school had a slouch day and Supt. Ziemer wouldn’t let the students in the school house looking as they did, so they took the day off. Wow! what a fight on the driveway in front of the building. From my choice bal- cony seat I can clearly see Mr. Ziem- er and Hugo Holm in a practice round of boxing. A' a n something new!-—an operetta was given this year. All the girls are having their hair bobbed. At first I thought it dis- gracefully unlady-like—but it is rather nice. And one night I got to see how it was done. It was after a rehearsal for the senior play “Come cut of the Kitchen” down in the Home Ec. room. Violet Pierson was CHS the center of a group. Her long hair was being whacked off by Delores Hansen with lots of assistance by the rest of the cast. Violet was scar- ed to go home—but it all came out all right. Humph!—a new fire es- cape. Delores Hansen was the first girl down. She fainted. Shortly be- fore the Junior and Senior banquet I once more saw a rousing battle over class pennants being raised on top of the school house. The clas3 had fifteen girls but only five boys so they had to borrow Tom Little and Charlie Snider from the juniors for their class play, and then they went along on the senior sneak. The class enraged a speaker from Oma- ha for Commencement ni ht. Then school was extended one week—so the exercises were held before school was out and some of the students were surprised to find their diplo- mas blank—and some were ind'g- nant! 1925: A musical class had a fine orchestra. Amber and Neva were continually practicing clarinet duets. Julia and Violet played violin, Edna —clai-inet and Eric Koeller—drums. Coach Barrett once referred to one group of students as the “dirty six’’ and the name stuck. Oh it is a peppy class—too peppy in fact. Some of them pulled too hard on my rope and turned me completely over. I’ve been so uncomfortable and I don’t sound right. Easy there Nellie (He’s the janitor) Easy—Be care- ful what you say. 1926: Such goings on at play practice! Jean and Tommy trimmed the heroine’s bangs— poor Leah! I guess these boys are not the super- intendent’s pets. More like pests. Their class p;cnic was at Schimmers Lake in Grand Island. Don Madison was outstanding scholastically, and Charlie Snider athletically. 1927: Clarks really had a suc- cessful football team. Whoops! an- other window crashed. Harry John- son, Clarks baseball star, landed a home run through the 6th grade room window to beat the Genoa In- dians 1 to 0. The first team in sever- al years to hold them scoreless. Re- member the Senior class play prac- tice when Ziemer tried to show Helen Beck how to faint in Ei-ma Wilson’s arms, and the kids let h:'m fall to the floor—after that Helen fainted into a chair. Class took sneak to Columbus and the girls went wading—but not voluntarily. Their shoes made swell boats so some of the fellows thought. But (hat wasn’t as bad as the time at Grand Island when Erma Monson and Mary Markley fell in, while try- ing to step out of a boat, and then went to a show all wet. This class decided to have a slouch day, but in 30 minutes after arriving the first time they were back dressed as usual—by request—Miss Moorman’s request. A lot of talk about Meade Westman and Jack Little getting to sing- over the l-adio from Yoi-k. Foui- scholarships were awarded this year. 1928: Oli dear me! A tornado! The Junior-Senior banquet had to be postponed because the $20 worth of crepe paper decorations were torn down. The Patrons’ Day exhib'ts were plenty messed up. An extra teacher was added tin's year making eleven. I wonder how long the class of ’28 will remember how they used to tease Eva Robinson about De’- bert Sampson and how7 Frank Gil- liard would turn the clock ahead during that unsupervised study period. 1929: The school has adopted a crest—Betty Brown made the first drawing which was later copyright- ed. I’ll always remember Wallace Sherwood in “The Valiant,” and Wallace and Rex Heinemeyer in r CHS “The Whole Town’s Talking,” the senior play. The class sneaked to Hastings in a truck and had their pictures in the Hastings Tribune that night. 1930: So the class of ’30 likes Miss Moorman for sponsor because she br’ngs them huge oranges from her Texas fruit farm! Home rooms were inau' urated this year to take the place of the assembly. All the school’s library books have been tabulated and a modern library formed. Clarks High entered the State Music Contest for the first time and Junior Bc-berg, placed 3rd with a baritone solo. An operetta th’s year—“The Pennant”. Frank GilFard certainly looked like an En- glish lord and Alfred Koeller made a plenty r ood Jew. Dorothy Falk got a trip to Onmha as a District representative in the American Le- gion-World-Herald Best Cit’zon Con- test. 1931: The largest dass to rr°d- uate yet, 33 members. Th’s school is really comma: up to date—we even have a weekly newspaper called The Skralc with Kathryn Lavelle editor. But I am shocked e’er Miss Nancv, personal problem ed’tor of Skralc. Her views on match making are cer- tainly paradoxical or maybe I am old fashioned. Representative Boy, and Girl awards were made to Anna Hannappel and Avard Asa Pollard. Walker, the class sponsor rot lost coming home from Lincoln on sneak day. And then there was the party at Sweets.—But some things I like, to remember, as how Odum would look at Clement Rollins and Clement would try to hide and say “Don’t look at me like that.” How in the senior play “Little George Washing- ton” Asa appeared as a Jewish Rab- bi. That moment following the one when Bennie Zoucha kissed. Ethel Sweet in the one-act play on the night of the high school one-act play contest. This certainly was a conceited class of “outlaws”. They seem to think there will be no football team next year—in fact that the whole school will just “fold up”. We’ll see. 1932: As good a football team as ever—Leon Madison steered it to many victories. This is the year Charles Golder graduates. Fll miss seeing Mrs. Golder around. I’ll bet the class will remember those ses sions of History XII longer than anything else. How Ed Feehan could nearly out argue even Odum. How when Irene Botker declared the farmers lost money on every crop, Odum wanted to know why they didn’t move to town. The class went to Hastings in a truck for Senior Sneak. Many of the students had their Skralcs bound to form an annual. Plenty nie'e. A class with an unusually h:gh scholastic aver- age—and lots of plans for college next year. _1933_: A large class—but a cour- teous one—according to their spon- sor, Miss Graves, they were the scul of honor on Sneak Day. Their class play was “Cat O’ Nine Tails.” Bruce Cowgill claims he is a woman hater but he really attracts ’em. After his practice teaching at Rivers'de school, thi’ee girls came in to Clarks to school. Yes, all because of Bruce. Another grand hr h school paper w'th Henrietta Wilson as editor—and a none too subtle gossip columnist by the name of Knosey-Know-a-Lot. 1934: The brass sextet won a rat- ing of superior at State Mus’c Con- test and Walter Fosbury, excellent with a baritone sc-'o. Long w’ll I re- member about the fishing excursion si a- ed bv “Rip” Brown and “Wh'-t’s- the-Use” Dav’s with “Stogev” Colbv furn’shing the necessary transporta- tion to the river. Sneak day—Lin- coln, rollick’n good time, but, oh my, the headaches the day after. A CHS new local record—Joe Sweet, high jump—5 feet, 7% inches. 1935: Night football this year, and a champion football team! They lost only to Grand Island High. “Bud” Schank received rating as All—State fullback. The boys were also track champions of Pla-Loup Conference and brought home tro- phies and ribbons from five meets The class of ’35 had two sets of twins —Sutko and Carlson. Cecil Larson had a time deciding which of the Carlson girls he preferred. The biggest class dispute was over where to go for sneak day. Lincoln finally won out over Omaha. 1936: The Dramatics Class enter- ed a one-act play in the State Con- tests and came out well—with Par- nella Wallade and Kathleen Souser being rated as the two best actors in the District contest. Won three of the four Regent Scholarships offer- ed in Merrick County. Who won them? Donna Cowgill, Dale Madi- son and John Joe Feehan. Dale also won an alternate appointment to Annapolis. 1937: This makes the fiftieth en- try in my diary. Twenty-one grad- uates this year. They think they are the best class that ever graduated. This is nothing new to me as every other class has thought the same about their own class. I just now learned that Mildred Smith was val- edictorian of this class, that Jean Souser and Lambert Zoucha tied for salutatory honors and that Gerald Wagner has received a regents scholarship from the University of Nebraska. I suppose there will be fifty more classes and then fifty more after that. But they wdll have to go some to equal the records and ac- complishments of the first fifty rraduating classes. And now my clapper that once was big and round is worn flat on both sides, but there’s a lot of life in me yet. I’ll probably be calling this class’s rxandchildren to school or maybe even their rreat grandchildren—who know's? Well—here goes—DONG— 1937 CHS 1937 CHS BENDER McLEAN Congratulations and Best Wishes to CASH GROCERY The Graduating Class of Clarks High School “Where Quality Tells and Price Sel's” 1937 We Invite Your Patronage Phone 9 BANK OF CLARKS BROWN’S MARKET THE CLARKS THEATRE Offers Its Congratulations Fresh Cured for the Meats Fiftieth Anniversary of Phone 67 CLARKS HIGH SCHOOL 0. A. Ade'son, Owner W. L. COPELAND C. E. SOUSER JR. THE REXALL STORE Real Estate Insurance “Always Something New” Farm Loans Phone 87 62 Office Phone 168 Res. YE OLE LOVE LETTER SHOPPE TRIFLING TUTORS Do you have trouble writing your love letters? Can you always say the right things at the right time? Let Us Help You With Your Home Work and Book Reports Address All Letters In Care Of WE CAN HELP YOU! Miss Moorman CREMEEN MOORE, Proprietors Office Hours: 12:00 to 1:00— Noons 4:00 to 5:00— After School Two years of successful note writing in High School. IIEULE—BECKER—STEGER J. H. POLLARD SONS CO. THE RED WHITE STORE CHS J. H. POLLARD SONS CO. THE RED WHITE STORE HARDWARE E. H. BUSS, Owner and IMPLEMENTS “Everything- To Eat’’ Phone 10 Res. 19 PHONE 4 RODEWALD GROCERY WM. DOUGLAS COMPANY GROCERIES AT FAIR PRICES GENERAL MERCHANDISE AND VARIETY Phone 18 Phone 8 LEARN TO SHOOT STRAIGHT McLean Merry Misses Bureau IF The Occasion Called For Protection, Would You Be Ready To Protect Your Loved Ones? Girls! Are You Lonesome? WE CAN FIND YOU YOUR IDEAL ESCORT BE PREPARED! When Your Boy Friend Fails You Four Years of Paper Wad Practice in High School Let US Know KRONG SHOOTING GALLERY Special Escorting From KOO Parties and Friday N-ght Dances BURES CAFE POLLARD OIL COMPANY We Make Good Food Taste Better —GOODYEAR TIRES— —PARALAND GAS— Meals — Short Orders — Sandwiches —WILLARD BATTERIES— Fountain Service Phone 22-133 COMPLIMENTS CONGRATULATIONS CHS of brown—McDonald co. The Golden Rule Store Central City, Nebraska to CLARKS HIGH SCHOOL and CLASS OF 1937 UPON YOUR GRADUATION Central City Nonpareil For Good Clothing Come To T. B. HORD GRAIN COMPANY NORDSTEDT’S grain— COAL— FEED Your Business Always Appreciated Central City, Nebraska 25 Stations to serve you in a friendly way When You Need Wa'lpaper HAYNES IMPLEMENT CO. COME HERE R. TOOLEY Central City, Nebraska John Deere Farm Machinery Norge Home Appliances PHONES Office Res. 408 W 329J Central City, Nebraska THE WORLD There is something that I don’t know; I’m positive it cannot be solved. And now I will tell you the question, It’s how the world is revolved. They say the world goes around; I don’t understand how it’s done, And we don’t even know when it’s moving. It. sounds more just like fun. Donna Cowgi'l Class of ’36 Written in 7th grade. i DRINKER’S PHILOSOPHY I think that I shall never hear A sound quite like the lizziiig beer, The bottle to my mouth is pressed; i’i take a drink, it’s just a test. Now I shall see by two s today. And also snakes along my way, My wife will hit me with great care. Perhaps I mean the broom right there. I’ll say that she gives me a pain When she does chase me up the lane, I’1 ret one on her yet, ‘cause see! I’ll get so drunk she can’t move me. Charles Golder Class of 1932 Written in 11th grade WILDER CAFE CHS J. E. BENTON M. D. Central City, Nebraska REED’S CAFE We Appreciate Your Business Central City Nebraska MARKET CENTER —Meats Groceries— Central City, Nebraska MAX GREENBERGER Clothing Company Ashind Wheeler Grand Island, Nebr. H. CHRIS NELSON JEWELER Watches—Diamonds Expert Repairing Central City, Nebraska TO A FLY Say. fly you missed the paper That would mean your doom. Oh! fly you nrssed the catcher That would be your tomb. You also missed the poison, And the water, too. I don’t see how that garden toad Could ever gotten you. —Robert Rines, 11th grade 1931. “The Home of Good Coffee’ Open All Night Central City, Nebraska DR. BRUCE L. ROSS Ostec;;athic Physician CENTRAL CITY, NEBR. LAWSON FLORIST Centra! City, Nebr. Appreciates Your Orders INVITATION TO A HALLOWE’EN PARTY The ghosts and spirits of the dead All beckon you to be One of their loathsome eerie crew Upon next Saturday. The meeting place will be the grave Where old Samanthy died And be you there by gong of eight Or punished by surprise. REPLY Oh. f hosts and spirits of the dead To you I make reply To stated place at stated time I then shall quickly fly. I shall be glad to be a witch, A spirit or a ghost, Or riding broom sticks to the moon I’ll try to make the most. —Kathleen Souser, 11th grade 1935. 1937 THE YANCEY CHS JOHNSON’S CASH-WAY LUMBER CO. THE YANCEY Nebraska’s Leading Congratulates Clarks High School Cut Rate Lumber Yard on its FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY Wallpaper Paint Oil Gears Lumber THE YANCEY HOTEL Is Prepared To When in Grand Island Entertain Its Guests At You Are Welcome Lunches Banquets Dinners To In Their Newly Decorated Gold Room THE AKROPOLIS CAFE And Private Dining Rooms We Appreciate Your Patronage Grand Island Nebraska KAUFMANS DIME STORE It’s A Pleasure PIZFR’S To Shop At KAUFMANS at Grand Island Grand Island Nebraska Where Style Successes Assemble CAPITOL and KERNAN SHOE CO. MAJESTIC Grand Island THEATERS X-RAY SHOE FITTING Grand Island Nebraska FRED GILLIARD CHS WEST SIDE BARBER SHOP Thank You For Your Patronage O. J. MORRIS Candy—Cigars—Short Orders LARSON CHEVROLET Sales Service Phone 17 DR. R. R. DOUGLAS, M. D. Clarks, Nebraska Phone Office 135 Res. Ash 135 FARMERS UNION CO-OP. GAS Cream and Produce Co. Seiberling Tires, Tubes, Oils Gas Phone 57 We pay highest prices for eggs and Pi-oduce Phone 56 DR. SHAW LITTLE DENTIST Phone Office 31 Res. 40 W. J. FOSBURY Furniture—Undertaker-—Wallpaper H. G. WELLENSIEK ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR-AT-LAW COWTON BUILDING PHONES-—OFFICE 999 RESIDENCE 720 GRAND ISLAND 1937 NEBRASKA i CHS = BEST WISHES TO THE GRADUATES of CLARKS HIGH SCHOOL From THE PEP TEAM CONGRATULATIONS to THE CLARKS HIGH SCHOOL on THEIR GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY THE T. C. LORD COMPANY YORK - - - NEBR. LATEST EDITION on “How To Hold Your Man Published by DOLAN (Emily Post) POLLARD and DORIS (MARY LANE) DOUGLAS Editors on “Love Etiquette’’ NOW BEING SOLD AT EVERY NEWS STAND The TOOT and Squeak MUSIC STUDIO Professor Earl Mustard, Maestro I GIVE LESSONS ON CAR HORNS FOG HORNS SHOE HORNS and I specialize on the CLARINET You Can See Me Any Monday Night At Band Practice I’ll be accompanying the band outside the building with my car horn 1937 REMEMBER! Your Friends Can Buy Anything You Give Them EXCEPT YOUR PHOTOGRAPH! ss NELSON STUDIOS HASTINGS and HOLDREGE CHS 1937 CHS 1937
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