Exeter High School - Eagle Yearbook (Exeter, NE)

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CLAoS HISTORY On August 31, 1943, promptly at 9s00 o clock, twenty prospective carnival hands entered the halls of Exeter High for their four-year contract• Mrs. Bitter as ringmaster; Virgil Condon, trainer; Tom Manning, assistant trainer; and Eyvonne Plettner, ticket-taker started us out on our Journey to success. We were duly initiated into the business by the Sophomores in early October. That fall our cast was weakened by the loss of Ramona Chapman. Advancing steadily in our careers the second semester was marked by no other change than that of the posi- tion of ticket-taker which was given to Shirley Johnson. The season ended well and we all left on three-month vacations. In September of 1944, nineteen hands registered for the coming season. Miss Pickett was ringmaster, Donna McCormick assumed the position of trainer while Charleen Clover became assistant trainer and Tom Manning took tickets The semester was extremely uneventful with the exception of the Freshmen initiation. When we assumed per- formance for the second half of the season Eyvonne plettner guided us as trainer and Wendell Couch accepted the duties of assistant trainer. Don Clarke was ticket-taker. We proceeded happily on and looked forward to our next two years as upper classmen. However, a few days before parting for our summer activities we enjoyed a pic- nic at the Blue River, followed by a skating party at Waco, ended our seasons duties. In September of 1945, all the members of the carnival company reappeared with the exception of Bob Cochrane and Donna McCormick who left to render their services to other concerns. Miss Lambrecht took over the position of ringmaster, Carol Kennedy became the trainer Tom Manning was chosen for the position of assistant trainer and Bob Leibee was elected ticket-taker. Also in this season we were given our first chance to display our dramatic ability. We successfully

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r 0 0 s sr f 0 0 rendered the play Adams Evening , directed by Mrs. Wholstenholm. Our cast was again weakened by the loss of Jack Songester who discontinued his career and Carol Kennedy who left for another company. For the second half of the season Virgil Condon was train- er, Tom Manning continued as assistant trainer and Wendell Couch became ticket-taker. This season was outstanding for our long- waited Junior-Senior banquet which marked our debut and by which we carried out our carnival theme. The season ended with a boat- ride party in a nearby town. At exactly 8:59i, September 2,1946, sixteen confident seniors nonchalantly walked into the main tent. John Vennum, a new member of our company, Joined us in the senior rows. Miss Lambrecht was ring- master, Tom Manning was elected trainer, Dwaine Thompson was assis- tant trainer and Dorothy Clinkenbeard was ticket-taker. A supper and theater party renewed for us our old acquaintanship and we pro- ceeded gallantly on our Road to Success . Participating unani- mously in extra cirricular activities, we were all saddened when in October, Virgil Condon was lost temporarily due to tne misfor- tune of a broken leg. This was the result of one of our thrilling football games with six seniors comprising the team. You 11 Die Laughing was selected as the class play given April 10 and 11. Packed with thrills and laughs this mystery comedy proved a delight the the audience. With only a few weeks remaining to fulfill our contracts, we anticipated several events which climax our career at Exeter High. The Juniors entertained the Seniors at the annual Junior-Senior banquet May 7 in the high school gym. Baccalureate services were conducted May 18. The class day program was given May 21. On Thursday evening May 22, Commencement exercises were held at the Exeter theater. So ended the successful career of this carnival company----with many happy memories of school days and high hopes and ambitions for the future. r W 0 0 0 S 0 f 0 0 0 0 ? r J T 'A MU- 0 0 0 0 0 yvw