Cook Community High School - Cougar Yearbook (Cook, NE)

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was with us for a week. We also had a change in faculty, Mr. Lloyd Tex- ley was our Superintendent, and Mrs. Jean Effken our history teacher. Ernest Meyer, our English and biology teacher, taught us how to slice bitty Beastiesn in biology, where we also spent many hours drawing pictures of microscopic organisms. Mrs. Scheer supervised the slicing of fingers in paper cutters, namely Dale Schmidt's and also our rapid fingers flying over typewriter keys. Mrs. Effken supervised our class picnic which we held at Joyce Oetken's home because it rained. Still more changes took place in the junior year. Arleen Behrens rejoined us and we also welcomed Robert Ferguson. We transferred our class room to the business district of Cook and invaded the peaceful- ness of Main Street. Mr. Rex Coatney was our new Superintendent, Mrs. Sarah Beckmann our new principal, Mr. Jerry Mullins, coach, Mrs. Scheer was again our sponsor and Mrs. Effken our history teacher. Granddd Goes Wild, our class play, was presented in,November. In May we had the pleasure of preparing the Junior-Senior Banquet with the theme Rendezvous of the Stars. We were preparing and anticipating the move to the new schoolhouse where we would also meet new faces during our Senior year. As our last step on the road to graduation came we found four new class mates from the Burr district. Our class is now complete with Susie DeFreece, Jack Haeffner, Thomas Dean Powell, and Ronald Yearsley. We were the tormentors instead of the tormented this year. We were also initiating the new schoolbuilding. Mr. Coatney, Mrs. Beckmann, and Mr. Mullins again confronted us, and we were also greeted by Mrs. Dorothy Lively, Mrs. Eunice Parrish, Mr. Richard Kumpf, and Mrs. Maxine Hahn. We held a bake sale in the fall to raise money for the awaited sneak day. We presented our class play Tumb1in' Creek in April. On April 29, we took our money out of the treasury and started on our long awaited sneak day. We left Cook arommd 5:16 and got to Union gxtation in Omaha around 7:30 to eat breakfast. From there we went to y's Town, then on to Swift's. This tour lasted until around 11:30. Brandies served us a free lunch. After lunch we drove out to Lang Municipal Airport where we each had a 15 minute ride. We next went to the KMTV studio where we saw Gregores' den and his boy, Junior., We arrived a little too late to go on a regular tour of the 1lWorld Herald, but we still were able to go through, however, the presses weren't run- ning. After touring the 'World Herald, we went shopping in downtown Omaha. We ate dinner at Johnny's Cafe at 6:30. About 8:00 we started for Lincoln where we saw a movie Shane. We then returned home. A banquet was given in our honor on May 1, 1959. The theme was An Evening In Paris. Large pictures of Paris scenes adorned the walls. Programs were of lavendar and white orchids, our class colors and flower. A prom was given in our honor immediately following the banquet. Ted Loomis and his Music Makers, from Auburn provided the music. Baccalaureate services were held' in the Osage Church, on Sunday evening, May 17, 1959. Thursday evening, May 21, 1959, found us proudly and happily receiving the long-desiredparchments, our diplomas. With the close of the commencement exercises , our high school days have come to an end, and we must always remember to do as our motto commands: In Ourselves Lies our Destiny.

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