Fairmont Public School - Tiger Yearbook (Fairmont, NE)

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15 - off to :iasti::gs i THE Seniors were up bright and early the day of October 31, 1945, This was the day we ratner dreaded, and yet looked forward to: We were going to Hastings to have our pictures taken I •7L all met at the school house at 0:30 a.m. Our sponsors were Hiss Hurst in Jack Jacobsen's car, with Jack driving, Mrs. Watkins in Tous' car, with Jim Dawson driving, and Mr. hatkins, driving his own car. We divided up evenly and started off! Ill the half hour before our pictures were taken, everyone (even the boys)‘pri.ped and patted and primped some more, '.'.hen TLL TIME came, we were each given a number. When this number wrs called, we were shot. Bill Homans, a former classmate, was shot along with us. AFTER this ordeal, we decided we were hungry, so off we went to a coffee shop. Mrs. Watkins' meat was slightly tough, so when she speared a piece of it with her fork, her fork just gave up the ghost and broke into two pieces. She was given another fork and made this one work—so we finished eating in peace. »e then parted to do some shopping after first promising to meet at the cars at 1:30 p.m. GEORGE Thompson and Mr. Watkins came back to F. H. S. for football practice early in the afternoon. LOLA M e Boyes, Mary Frances Tous, Ida Mae Iluelle, Mary Lou Huelle, and Jim Dawson climbed into the Tous vehicle and took Mary Lou to the Robert Ro- mans' residence where she visited Rosemarie xiomans. The other four visited the Parkview Cemetery, and drove past the Hastings' College, the Monastery, t ie park, and the housin project. They also drove around the north-east part of town admiring the beautiful old homes there. (continued on next page)

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- 14 - NEXT, is that sweet lovable character, Ida Mae Huelle. She is still chasing men. She once remarked that she would chase a man until she was 19, but if she doesn't catch one soon she'll be 119. ROSS Grone is still going to school in Lincoln. Says there is no better school than the University of Nebraska. Ho has gone through it now about four times, but every time he is a senior he sees a freshman girl he likes extra well so he starts over again. He will really be able to farm v.hen he catches up with her, DELLA Keil is running a want ad column in every newspaper this side of Now York for a man that no one wants to keep anymore. It seems Della worked very hard for the last nine years and has saved up enough money to keep her husband and herself in case he is too old to work. JOAN Ellis is working in a Night Club in New York City. She sings, dances, checks hats, is a cashier every night but Thursday and washes dishes th t night, and sells cigarettes. She lik s her work but would rather De married and have 4. home of her own, if she could only find a man. L.-.ST but not least comes Bill Romans. In 1946 he left us to join the Navy but is nov. honorably discharged. He and his wife and two children live in Hastings and he has set up a shop of his own. Ho manufactures self-controlled air-conditioners.

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- 16 - AT 1:30 v e all net at the cars, piled in, and drove to The House of Yesterday. V.e found tnis a most interesting 5pot. After having spent two or more hours tuere, v.e decided to go to the show, A Guy, A Gal, A Gob. AT the show Mrs. Watkins had a very hard time keeping Ida Mae Huelle from following every gob who came into the theatre. Hiss Hurst got a big enjoyment out of the nice, soft seats. Jim Dawson's feet hurt him, so he took off his shoes. In the end, we almost got kicked out on our (collective) ear. AFTER this fun-filled day, we were all glad to come back to restful Fairmont, most of us attend- ing the mid-night shov;. CH, I almost forgot 2 The occupants of the Jacobsen car, having arrived in Hastings before the rest, decided to drive around. Jack was driving down main street when he suddenly came up behind a line of cars. Jack used his horn, but to no avail. It seems he wasn't used to driving m a city where they have stop lights J