Fairmont Public School - Tiger Yearbook (Fairmont, NE)

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SOCIAL EVENTS “FOOTBALL BANQUET” Coach Knutzen and his football boys were honored by the P p Club at a ban- quet served by the Federated Ladies Auilixary, November 19th. Other guests at- tending the banquet were the parents cf the football team, form.r lettermen, the ministers, and the high school student body. Bonnie Frazier, Pep Club president, s.rved as toastmistres.; “BASKETBALL BANQUET” A banquet honoring the basketball team and the Pep Club was given March 31, at the Legion Hall by the Mothers of the basketball team. The fathers of the team were gu;sts at the banquet. . A delicious meal was enjoyed by all, followed by thr. letter awards by Mr. Knutzen to the members of the team. Nine boys received major letters and eight members received minor letters. Robert Quick, our student manag r, received a letter, and, also, the three cheerleaders were awarded letters To complete the evening, a danc. followed the banquet, which was enjoyed by all. “JUNIOR-SENIOR BANQUET” The Junior-Senior Banquet was held at the Methodist Church on May 14, 1948. The Methodist ladies served a delicious meal and everyone enjoyed the new additions to the program. After t'h. banquet, a prom was held, which snowed to a great advantage, the beautiful spring formals. “SENIOR DANCE” A dance, sponsored by the senior class, took place the evening cf October 31, in •.he high scnocl gym. Nearly all the students were present. The decorations gav; a very good “Ball Room” effect, whh brown and yellow st’earners arched from each side to the center. The lighting was dark, and es- pecially in the corners. Oola La! Delvin R:per, as master of ceremonies, was announcer and record supervisor. The program was very well conducted—with circle dances, tags, girls and boys choice and statue dances. The winners of of one of the statue dances was (1st) Robert Quick and Mrs. Virginia Baker, ad (2nd) Mr. Knutzen and Martha Sk ras, iliat is the latter two were the last to leave the floor. Hm: Another of the couple dances was i “jitterbug” contest which was tied by Mr Reed and Donna Shelley, and Richard Langdon and N Ida Adams. All in all, everyone had loads of fun. At intermission, a v.cy nice lunch was served, and the dance was concluded with “Star Dust.” Everyone arrived home safely—in a round abcut way—in spite of many soaped windows.

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FRESHMAN CLASS Back Row—left to right: Dale Moul, Bob Ely, David Janda, Jerry Heller, Bill Frazier, Norman Souba. Middle Row: Mr. McCormack, Duane Love- grove, Richard Langdon, Frank Rose, Leo Bures, Marjorie French, Carol Moul, Martha Skrekas, James Foltz. Front Row: Thelma Mason, Lorraine Galusha, Donna Galusha, Maxine Bauld, Cherrill Burns, Loma, Jensen, Eloise Jackson. WHERE’S THE BALL, BOYS?

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“CHRISTMAS DANCE” The members of our high school came to the gymnasium the evening of De- cember 18, at 7:00. Everyone brought a gift for the name he dr w, and lie placed it under the tabled Christmas tree. The dance began with “White Christmas.” Later there w.re contest dances and many others. The bells of Santa were soon heard and he kindly passed out th gifts. My what a familiar voice he had! At intermission, a snack was served, consisting of pimento cheesed Ritz crackers, potato chips, ice cream bars and pop. Th.re were a few more dances following this. My how some boys delighted at dancing under thia t “green leafed” stuff. The dance was closed with the re- quested repeat of White Christmas. The guests present were the parents of the members of the Junior Class, faculty members and Santa Claus This danc. was sponsored by the Juniors and Mrs. Knutzen “SOPHOMORE DANCE” The Sophomore Class of Fairmont High sponsored an ail-scncol dunce on February 18. The theme of the dance was “Valentine’s Day.’ A scavenger hunt was at the beginning of the pregram—from 7:00 until 8:0G. Many odd things filled the club room, among them wer Roper’s spare tire and a number of baby buggies. The King and Queen of Hearts burst through two large crepe paper Valentine hearts at the end of the hall to commence the evening of dancing. The King a ■'d Qu en were Darrell Lasch nzky and D:nna Shelley; their attendants were Donna Heinz, Bonnie Frazier, Maxine Bauld, Wayne Fleischauer, Bn E'.y and Keith Moul. All were attired in formal dress. A delicious lunch was served at intermission, consisting of hot dogs cup cakes, cokes and coffee. After the winners t: the scavenger hunt w ie announced, the remainder of the evening was spent in dancing. “FRESHMAN DANCE” An all-school dance was held at the American Legion Hall, April 9, at eight o’clock. This dance was sponsored by the Freshman class, and seemed tv be one cf the best dances of the year. A large number of students attend d also twenty-two parents. The evening started with lets cf vari ties of dances—such as circle dances and tags. At intermission, a delicious luncheon was served—and ;g$un we danced until-time to go home. We wish to thank the American Legion, again, f:r their generosity in letting us use the Hall. “FORMAL SPRING DANCE” The Fairmont High School second annual formal dance was held May 13. at 7:30 p.m., at the American Legion Hall. This dance was sponsored by the S ah'- class; the senior parents attended as guests. Delvin Roper, the senior class pres;! dent, acted as master of ceremonies .for the ev ning. The committee had a love- ly program arranged and served delicious refreshments at intermission. The main event of the evening took place wh n Mis. Murphy was presented an erthid from the Senior-Class, in appreciation for all (that sh. has done for them, as sponsor in their four years of high schccl.