Falls City High School - Orange and Black Yearbook (Falls City, NE)

Text from Pages 1 - 92 of the 1930 volume:

The ORANGE and BLACK 19 3 0 Published by the Senior Class of FALLS CITY HIGH SCHOOL FALLS CITY, NEBRASKA Page One M. FLORENCE MARTIN Editor HENRY H. HELDBERG, Jr. Business Manager Printed by BURR PUBLISHING COMPANY Aurora—Lincoln Photos by MARTIN-FALLS CITY Engraved by ARTCRAFT ENGRAVING CO. St. Joseph, Mo. Page Two • • • • • • Dedication To that legion of graduates who during the past half century have preceded us from the doors of Falls City High School, we, the Senior Class, dedicate this, our annual, the 1930 Orange and Black. • • • Page Three Foreword “’Tis a fragrant retrospection,— for the loving thoughts that start Into being are like perfume from the blossom of the heart; And to dream the old dreams over is a luxury divine— When my truant fancies wander with those old classmates of mine. Page Four Contents ADMINISTRATION CLASSES ATHLETICS ACTIVITIES SATIRE History of F C. H. S. The Falls City High School is this year celebrating its golden anniversary. Fifty years have passed since the first class of four students graduated from the High School, each one as proud of his class and as proud of his diploma as each member of the Class of 1930, with its membership of seventy-four, is of the record he has made. The first class was graduated from the old Central Building which was built in 1877 and was used as a high school until the year of 1893 when the North School was completed. The class of 1894 with a membership of seventeen was the first class to graduate from this building and boasted the largest number of members up to this time. The class of 1898 has the distinction of being composed entirely of girls with eleven members. The class of 1902 had only five members. From this time the classes gradually increased in membership until we have the magnificent class of today. The Junior High School was completed in time for the graduation of the Class of 1915 with twenty-two members. The class of 1927 with seventy-one members, next to the largest in the fifty years, was the first class to graduate from the present High School Building. During the past fifty years, forty-seven classes, including the Class of 1930, have completed the course of the High School with a total membership of 1,215 of which 425 were boys and 790 girls. According to the best record available sixty-two graduates arc deceased. The school has turned out twelve college professors, fourteen lawyers, five bankers, four physicians, six journalists, two ministers, two dentists, nine engineers, one poet, one cartoonist, four missionaries and one graduate, a member of the Class of 1887, who was a member of the United States Congress, besides numbers of public school teachers and representative business men and women. The fiftieth anniversary of the first Commencement will be appropriately observed May 23, 1930. The Alumni extend greetings to the Class of 1930 and welcome them to the ranks of the association. Lillian Dorrington Fisher ’94. ADMINISTRATION � « 4i£ A. B. Gelwick, A. M. Superintendent The aim of our present day public schools is to prepare the student for life with a definite conception of leadership, and to give specific and fundamental training for the several professions. Since the public school is the most democratic of all institutions, the work of the Falls City High School is directed to the development of the student’s mental powers and it aims to give him his bearings in the universe of nature and in the world of men. I congratulate the Class of 1930 upon the successful completion of their high school work. May succeeding years bring you success in your chosen fields of labor. Sincerely yours, A. B. Gelwick. A. W. Starkebacm A. B.. Principal To the Class of 1930: Commencement returns with the regularity of the seasons. Though the graduating class changes from year to year, yet in the larger things of life each class is the same. In the profound depths, die hopes and ideals of youth are ever the same. Some of you will go to higher learning; I wish you a fruitful college To those of you who will pursue other activity, I wish you continued success. Sincerely yours, A. W. � • John S. Boswell, A. B. Peru State Teacher’s College Science Ruth Cochrane, B. M. Doane College Music Joy E. Davis, A. B. Nebraska Wesleyan History O. C. Hatch, B. Sc. University of Nebraska History Mildred Jorn, A. B. University of Nebraska English John Brown, A. B. University of Nebraska Physical Education G. F. Cummins, B. S. Armour Institute Social Science M at hematics Floy DeWald Hamilton College Study Hall Assistant Principal Leoba Ickman, B. Sc. University of Nebraska Home Economics Grace Myers, A. B., A. M. University of Nebraska Columbia University Mat hemat ics Helen McCauley, B.S. Western Union Physical Education Mildred Shook, A. B. University of Nebraska Biology LorettaShf.ehan, A.B. Peru State Teachers’ College Commercial Leta Wakelin, A. B. Nebraska Wesleyan English Bernice Shier Peru State Teachers’ College Commercial R. W. Sympson, L.L. B. Kansas City School of Law William Jewell Latin L. L. Smith Kansas City Agricultural College Trades and Industries Frances Waggoner, A. B. University of Nebraska French The best thing we have received from our High School course is an acquaintance with the lives, purposes, and achievements of many of the great men of history. This acquaintance could have been secured outside the walls of any institution in so far as facts are concerned but the knowledge is small in comparison with the spirit of the instruction, for almost without exception, every member of the faculty is an inspiring teacher and able to impart his inspiration to the class. In short, the most valuable thing we have derived is an inspiration to make ourselves worth while and for this we are indebted to the quality of our teachers. Page Ten CLASSES •cj - • • • • • • Lhlia Andrews “Tho' she looks so bewitch-ingly simple, Yet there s mischief in every dimple ” President G. A. A. 3, 4 Glee Club 1, 2 May Fete 3 Gordon Auxier “OA, this learning! What a thing it is!” Wesley Barngrover “He lives content and envies none, Not even a monarch on his throne.” William R. Boose Jr. A man so various that he seemed to be Not one but all man kind s epitome” Secretary and Treasurer 3 Treasurer 4 Glee Club 1, 2, 3 Operetta 1, 2, 3 Hi-Y 3, 4 President 4 Orange and Black Staff 1, 4 Dec. Com. Jr. Sr. Banquet 3 Junior Play 3 Adv. Com. Jr. Play Orpheum 3 Toast Master Jr. Sr. Banquet 3 Music Contest 2 Announcement Com. 4 Senior Play 4 Fred Briggs “At sight of thee my gloomy foul cheers up. My hope revives and gladness dawns within me” Secretary and Treasurer 2 Cheer Leader 2, 3 Track 2, 3, 4 Dec. Com. Jr. Sr. Banquet 3 Harold Apel “Who sows a field or trains a flower. Or plants a tree is more than all .” Faye Bachman “Her modesty is a candle to her merit” President Junior Fair 3 Kenneth Beutler “And still the wonder grew That one small head could carry all he knew.” Junior Play 3 Orpheum 3 Program Com. Jr. Sr. Banquet 3 Vice-president 4 Dorothy Brenner “If virtue s self were lost we might From your fair mind new copies write” Orpheum 3 Reception Com. Jr .Sr. Banquet 3 Junior Play 3 Sec’y 4 Declamatory Contest 4 Announcement Com. 4 Senior Play 4 Laura Rosalie Calvin “Sweet are the thoughts that savor of content, The ouiet mind is richer than a crown” • • t • •• Helen Camblin Gentle mind by gentle deeds is known.’’ Marvel Culver “ 'Round her she makes the atmosphere of life. Glee Club 2, 3 Music Contest 1, 3 Operetta 3 Reception Com. Jr. Sr. Banquet 3 Esther E. Deckinger “A heart within whose cell The peaceful virtues love to dwell.” Glee Club 2, 3 Luella K. Deuchler “Kind hearts are more than coronets. Glee Club 2, 3 Dale M. Dunn Wise to resolve and patient to perform.” Kenneth RayCameron “Be silent or let thy words Be worth more than silence.” Hi-Y 4 Jr. Sr. Banquet Dec. Com. 3 Philip Custer “ ’Tis mischievous art that wins the heart. Glee Club 1, 2 Hi-Y 4 Adei la D. Deuchler “One of the world's rarest blessings—a friend.” Glee Club 2, 3 Margaret Deuchler Silence is the perfectest herald of joy. Helma Edwards “What is the worth of any-thing But for the happiness it will bring.” Albert Fisher A pound of pluck is worth a ton of luck• Football 3, 4 Captain 4 Basketball 3. 4 Track 2, 3, 4 Hi-Y 3, 4 Paul Fritz “In the friendship of the fields Dwell all sweet serenities . Sam Gaither “Silence is become his mother tongue.' Hi-Y 3, 4 Ramona Gatz “Thoughtless of Beauty she was Beauty s self.” Commercial Contest 1 Glee Club 2 Robert L. Graham “Let us enjoy pleasure while we can. Orchestra Operetta 3 Com. Jr. Sr. Banquet 3 Orange and Black Staff 3 June K. Fisher “Impulsive; earnesty prompt to act A tid make each generous thought a fact. Grace Furrf.r “All her ways are winning ways—full of friendliness and grace. May Fete 3 Billie Gary “She hath a way to chase despair, To heal all her grief and cure all care. Glee Club 3, 4 May Fete 3 G. A. A. 3, 4 Cheer Leader 4 Vivian C. Gilliland A girl who does her own thinking and needs but little advice. Commercial Contest 4 Gladys Grush “Humility, that low sweet root. From which all heavenly virtues shoot Glee Club 2, 3 • • • • • • Harold Gurske “He gave with a zest arui he gave his best. Give him the best to come. Henry H. Heldberg “Of no man's presence he feels afraid, At no man s questions looks dismayed.” Vice-president 3 Dec. Com. Jr. Sr. Banquet 3 Glee Club 3 Operetta 3 Junior Play 3 Music Contest 4 Declamatory Contest 4 Program Jr. Sr. Banquet 3 Hi-Y 3, 4 Orange and Black Staff 4 Senior Play 4 Marvin Holland A wise man will hear and will increase learning.” Lee Huston “A man who concentrates his honors By vigorous effort and an honest aim.” Football 4 Louise D. Koepke “Like the unswerving planets she holds steadfastly to her course” Orchestra 1, 2, 3 George Hahn “A clock serves to point out the hours, and a woman to make us forget them.” Track 1. 2, 3 Basketball 2, 3, 4 Captain 4 John Hermes “All he attempts to do, he will. A silent man may have much skill.” Phyllis Hoover “Her face so sincere yet so arch, so full of mirth The overflowing of an innocent heart” Glee Club 3 Operetta 3 Music Contest 4 Program Com. Jr. Sr. Banquet 3 Opal L. Knisley “Mistress of herself though China fall.” Lula L. Krenzbl “It's nice to be natural— when you're naturally 99 nice. Tillie Lepik “She has two eyes so soft and blue. Beware! Beware!” Helen Margrave “Constant as the Northern Star, She hath Diana's wit.” Glee Club 3, 4 Operetta 3 Music Contest 3, 4 Menu Com. Jr. Sr. Banquet 3 Adv. Com. Jr. Play 3 Helen Martin “My mind is my kingdom ” Orchestra 1, 2 Glee Club 1 Commercial Contest I, 4 Basketball 1 Louis R.McGranaghan “His heart was one of those which most enamor us. Wax to receive, and marble to retain” Basketball 3, 4 Lula Niemeyer “A perron of such genial moods” Glee Club 1, 4 Commercial Contest 3 Ralph Lewis “No where so besy a man as he there n'ast And yet he seemed besier than he was” M. Florence Martin “When in the course of human events It becomes necessary to scrap, let us scrap.” Glee Club 1 Orange and Black Staff 4 Decl amatory Contest 4 Senior Play 4 Albert Maust “His eye begets occasion for his wit; Bor every object that the one doth catch, the other turns to mirth in moving jest.” Orchestra 1 Vice-President 1 Program Jr. Sr. Banquet 2, 3 Junior Play 3 Senior Play 4 Mildred Merritt “None but herself can be her parallel.” Frances Moore “7 he joy of youth and health her eyes display'd And ease of heart her every look conveyed.” Glee Club 4 Lillian Pickard “Good humour teaches charm to last Still makes new conquest and maintains the past:' Marion Ross “In versatility lies his art For in many things he has played his part. Declamatory Contest 1, 2 Junior Play 3 Operetta 3 Music Contest 3, 4 Music and Dramatic Contest 4 Helen Sandrock “Her horizon widens as she climbs.” Glee Club 1, 2, 3 Colene Schmitt “Deep brown eyes are running over with glee, Bonnie brown eyes are the eyes jor me.” Invitation Com. Jr. Sr. Banquet 3 May Fete 3 Gwendolyn Schultz “To those who know thee not, no words can paint And those who know thee, know all words are faint.” Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4 Orchestra 3, 4 Junior Play 3 Music Contest 3 Invitation Com. Jr. Sr. Banquet 3 Orange and Black Staff 2 Commercial Contest 4 Senior Play 4 Warren Prather “His limbs were cast in manly mould, For hardy sports or contest bold.” Football 2, 3, 4 Track 1, 2, 3 Hi-Y 3 June Sailors “For me Fate gave, whale'er else she denied, A nature sloping on the southern side .” Lovella Schenck “And when once the young heart of a maiden is stolen. The maiden herself will steal after it soon .” G. A. A. 3 May Fete 2 Robert Schock “When Duty whispers low ‘Thou Must This youth replies 7 can'.” Representative Student 1 Secretary 4 President 2 Glee Club 1 Hi-Y 1, 2, 3, 4 Football 4 Basketball 4 Track 2, 3, 4 Business Manager Jr. Play 3 Hazeldeane Schuetz “From the crown of her head to the sole of her foot she is all mirth.” Moras Shubert “He nothing common did or mean. Upon this memorable scene. ' Fleeda Stofford “Language was given us that we might say pleasant things to each other. Billy Thomas “In every deed oj mischief he had a heart to resolve, a head to contrive, and a hand to execute.'' Glee Club 3 Operetta 3 Music and Dramatic Contest 4 Junior Play 3 Business Manager Senior Play 4 Reception Com. Jr. Sr. Banquet 3 Cheer Leader 2, 3 Hi-Y 1, 2. 3, 4 Wilma E. Walraff “Affection warm, and faith sincere. And soft humility are here. Frances Jane Wickiser “Tell me if she were not designed. The eclipse and glory of her kind Representative Student 1 Glee Club 1, 2, 3 Junior Play 3 Music and Dramatic Contest 4 Dec. Com. Jr. Sr. Banquet 3 Eugene Sonner My tongue within my lips rein. For those who talk much must talk in vain. Cecil Stump “The man worth while is the man who will smile When every thing goes dead wrong. Football 2, 3, 4 Track 2, 3 Hi-Y 3, 4 Katherine Veach “So unaffected; so composed a mind. Marcella White “A rosebud set in little willful thorns.” Secretary 1 Glee Club 1, 2 Dec. Com. Jr. Sr. Banquet 3 Virgil J. Wiltse A man of learning, prudent just, A man of courage, firm, and fit for trust. President 3, 4 Hi-Y 3, 4 Vice-President 3, 4 Glee Club 1, 2, 3 Operetta 1, 2 Music Contest 2, 3 Adv. Com. Jr. Play 3 Dec. Com. Jr. Sr. Banquet 3 Football 3, 4 •c3 ••• Homhr Witt “All honor to a son of the soil. Helen N. Zimmerman “In her tongue is the law oj kindness. Leoba Ickman, Sponsor Edna Yoesel “Her for the studious shades kind nature form’d. Glee Club 3 F. F. CuMM NS, Sponsor 1930 I think that 1 shall never see, 1930, a class as true as thee. This class whose rules are strict but fair; Whose students sure are on the square. A class that make mistakes, it’s true, But whose bad mistakes are very few. A class that may in future years Attain its hopes and banish fears, Because on Orange and Black’s roll, We feel sure tywill make its goal. Any group can form a class, But it takes a bunch like you to make it last. ADAPTED FROM “COLLEGE WIDOW” WITH APOLOGIES TO JOYCE KILMER. History In 1926 we entered the Falls City High School the greenest of the green. Unaccustomed to the trials and tribulations of High school life, we were forced to act meek and timid in the presence of the upper classmen and suffered much during the tortious initiation party given us by our superiors, the Sophomores. We soon returned the party to the best of a “Freshie’s” ability- We organized our class by electing Arthur Weaver, President; Albert Maust, Vice-President; and Marcella White. Secretary-Treasurer. Miss Reid was chosen sponsor. We were reoresented in football by Bennet who won his letter. The following year we entered high school with great confidence in ourselves. We elected Robert Schock. President; Stuart Margrave, Vice-President; Freddie Briggs, Secretary-Treasurer. Miss Sturdevant and Mr. Cummins were selected as snonsors. We early proceeded to take our revenge for the insults our Freshman dignity had received, on the innocent class of ’31. They very delightfully entertained us in return later in the year. We were represented in football by Shaffer. Prather, and Stump. Our basketball letter-men were Kessler, Faller, and Hahn. Schock, Briggs, Prather, Sonner, Holland, and Stump upheld our honor in track. Weaver, Schock, Thomas, Briggs, Maust, and Boose exhibited Sophomore enthusiasm in the Pep Club. When we had risen to the lofty height of Juniors, we elected Virgil Wiltse, President; Henry Heldberg, Vice-President; and William Boose, Secretary-Treasurer. Miss Sturdevant and Mr. Cummins were again our class sponsors. We were very well represented in athletics. In football Faller, Prather, Fisher, and Stump received their letters. Basketball men were Faller, Schock, Kessler, Jackson, McGranaghan, and Hahn. Schock, Briggs, Sonner, Prather, and Stump were Junior track lettermen. As Juniors we bought class rings and pins to keep in remembrance our happy days in F. C. H. S.—chewing gum, shooting paper wads, and throwing notes, under the teacher’s very nose. In March we gave the play entitled “Take My Advice” to raise-funds for the Junior-Senior banquet. So soon we were Seniors, the most dignified and lofty of human beings. This year, our last in Falls City High School, we elected Virgil Wiltse, President; Kenneth Beutler, Vice-President; Dorothy Brenner, Secretary; and William Boose, Treasurer. Miss Ickman and Mr. Cummins this year were class sponsors and have indeed served us well. Gridiron lettermen this year were Robert Schock, Cecil Stump, A1 Fisher, Virgil Wiltse, Lee Houston, and Warren Prather. In basketball we were represented by Alfred Kessler, Harley Jackson, Louis McGranaghan, Albert Fisher, Robert Schock, and George Hahn. Senior track men who received letters were Freddie Briggs, George Hahn, Robert Schock, Cecil Stump and Eugene Sonner. We were very capably represented on the Orange and Black Staff by Florence Martin, Editor; Henry Heldberg, Business Manager; and William Boose, Athletic Editor. Seniors in the Sub-District Declamatory contest were Dorothy Brenner, dramatic; Florence Martin, humorous; and Henry Heldberg, oratorical. “Belinda” was chosen as the class play and was presented May 21, under the direction of Miss Wakelin. The Baccalaureate sermon, May 18, and the Commencement exercises. May 22, with Governor Arthur J. Weaver delivering the address drew the curtain on our high school life. Our high school days now come to a close; time only will tell if “we leave footprints in the sands of time”. But whether we become great or remain unknown the future cannot rob us of the ideals and friendships formed in dear old Falls City Hi. Colene Schmitt. Class Will To whom it may concern: We, the Class of 1930, being about to pass from this sphere of education, being of brilliant sound minds, extremely intelligent, and of superhuman understanding, do hereby declare and publish this, our last will and testament, making void all such wills and promises made by us heretofore. First: We leave to our revered friends, the members of the faculty, the flower of mem- ory sweetened and enriched by our personalities. Second: To the Juniors, we leave our dignified manners and extreme self-respect. Third: To the Sophomores, we leave any of the girls that we may have taken from them. Fourth: To the Frosh we leave anything that may happen to be left over after all the other heirs have been provided for. Fifth: To our sponsors, Miss Ickman and Mr. Cummins, the admiration and friend- ship of the Class of 1930. Sixth: Individually— Lelia Andrews leaves her ability as an athlete to Marjorie Mullen. William Boose bequeaths his collegiate style to James Cameron. Helen Camblin will give her date book to any girl asking for it. Girls, the opportunity of a life time! Albert Fisher leaves his darling features to any other real good looking fellow. Helma Edwards bequeathes her ability to imitate Helen Kane to Nellie Wright. Philip Custer will give his heart to any girl having a good job. Esther Deckinger wills her art of flirting with the boys to Alice Redwood. Ralph Lewis bequeathes his knowledge of science to Prof. Albert Einstein. Colene Schmitt leaves a poor little Junior. Eugene Sonner leaves his ability to yodel to the Swiss Alpine Association. Marcella White can’t leave him because he graduated first. Helen Zimmerman bequeaths her knowledge of Home Economics to Lucille Jellison. Marion Ross leaves Dick Prosser a pair of roller skates. Now maintain your dignity, Dick. Albert Maust leaves for the farm to go to work! Katherine Veach bequeaths her talkativeness to Johnny Heiser. Helen Martin will on receiving twenty-five cents return her locker key to Mr. Starkebaum. Clarence Harris will leave everything he has if he just graduates. That most unusual giggle of Billie Gary goes to Bob Grant. Gladys Grush leaves her ability to study to Ed. Waller, who seems most lacking. Harold Gurske leaves many broken hearted girls. Harold, how could you? Vivian Gilliland said that the only thing she had was a good looking (?) boy friend, and she said she was going to keep him. George Hahn will give his summer address to any girl desiring it. Ramona Gatz leaves her quiet manners to Josephine Vose. Sam Gaither wills his manly strength and enormous chest expansion to Delmar Lang. Grace Furrer has lots of personality and wishes to leave some of it to be divided among the Freshmen who so lack in the most necessary element. Robert Graham is such a Scotchman, he’s not going to leave anything. Pd%r Twenly-three • • • • • • Marvel Culver leaves her ability to speak French fluently with Miss Waggoner. Kenneth Cameron will give his bottle of “La Belle” hair oil to Kenneth Payton. Dorothy Brenner leaves some extra credits. Fred Briggs bequeaths a copy of his latest book “The Secret of My Success in Love” to any lonely hearted Freshman. Florence Martin leaves the Annual office for rent. Faye Bachman leaves her knowledge of “The Common House Fly—Its Habits and Manners” to Marjorie Schock. Harold Apel leaves his “Chevie” to anyone having a taste for loose bearings and slow driving. Rosalie Calvin bequeaths her pleasant manners to Lucille Stump. Wesley Barngrover leaves his ability to talk to Bob Crook. Phyllis Hoover has a large collection of photographs of movie actors but she refuses to part with them because they comfort her so when she is lonely. Helen Margrave leaves her Ford to her brother Bill. Billy Thomas leaves his ability to play the piano to Ted Weems’ pianist. Big hearted Bill. Gwendolyn Schultz bequeaths her abilities as an actress to Louie Godfernon. Henry Heldberg leaves, talking. June Fisher wills her ability to walk up stairs without falling down to Georgianna Brenner. Adelbert bequeaths the yearly clever saying by the Annual about him to Ethan Young. Opal Knisley leaves her cousin’s address to John Heiser. Lee Huston leaves his ability to escape injury in football to Bob King. Lula Krenzel gives two sheets of notebook paper to the secretary of the Junior Class. Marvin Holland says that Robert Cole may have the gum he put under the edge of desk 3, Row 4 in Miss Davis’ room. Louise Koepke leaves her quiet attitude to those noisiest of all creatures, the Freshmen. Frances Moore bequeaths her studiousness to the lazy Freshmen. Paul Fritz leaves a pencil stub to be divided among Bill Margrave, Bud Maust, Perry Castle and Fred Graham. Louis McGranaghan leaves June 1, to begin pitching for the Straussville Strugglers. Lula Niemeyer leaves to join Ringling Brothers Circus as an acrobat. Robert Schock leaves his football ability to Buzz Culver. Cecil Stump bequeaths his nickname to Margaret Zorn. Lovella Schenck leaves for home. Moras Shubert wills his ability to play the zither to Raymond Yoder. Wilma Wallraff leaves to join the movies. Homer Witt bequeaths his manly athletic ability to Don Lang. Edna Yoesel leaves for Rulo. Frances Wickiser usually leaves with George Hahn. Virgil Wiltse wills the class presidency to the president of ’31. Helen Sandrock leaves her great knowledge of History to Ethan Young. In witness whereof we set our hand and seal. The Senior Class 1930. Witnesses: Robert L. Graham. Albert Maust. Page Twenty-four Class Prophecy The scene opens in front of a tall office building. Passing through the main entrance we see on the directory: “G. F. Cummins—32nd Floor”. On the 32nd floor are four doctors, two dentists, three real estate men and Mr. Cummins. His door is labeled: “G. F. Cummins—Typewriters Repaired While You Wait—Good Used Typewriters for Sale and Exchange. Also, first class instruction in elementary and advanced mathematics.” Advancing we see the white-haired old man sitting in his chair day-dreaming of the accomplishments of the class of 1930. Let us go with him. In the dream we see a mammoth skyscraper with a whole floor set off to “V. Wiltse and Sons, Attorneys at Law”. We find Mr. Wiltse, greet him with a smile and discover he ha� four sons—Oscar, Throckmorton, Algernon and G. Hiram. Mr. Wiltse laboriously removes from its shelf, a huge volume entitled “F. C. H. S., Class of 1930”. Then he reveals to us a few of the activities of that novel class. He is interrupted by a commotion in the street below. The throng gathered tell us that a great merger has just been effected. Albert Maust, wealthy manufacturer of the “Green Dragon”—a car closely modeled after the original, the family car of Dr. E. R. Hays—and Henry Ford have come to terms and are under one company. This corporation now has three presidents for Bob Graham is a partner of Henry. A newsy rushes forward crying “Deuchler Detroiter—just a nickle! Want one, sir?” We give the smiling carrier who is John Hermes five cents and upon opening the paper see that it is edited by Luella, Adella, and Margaret. The headlines scream out that Colene Schmitt, the Sauer-Kraut Queen, has given up work to get married. She hasn’t decided who to marry yet. As our eyes follow down the column we see that Kenneth Beutler has recently been appointed head of Buck’s Booteries Store. His salary has been increased from 6.98 to 7.95 per week. We turn a page and find a want-ad reading—“For Hire: A good mattress-tester. See Philip Custer. William Boose’s experience as class treasurer laid the foundation for his ultimate success. He now stands among the foremost of Wall Street financiers. And the sporting column! We find that Ralph Lewis and Harold Gurske have taken over the management of “Dutch Witte” and are making good. Lelia Andrews has made herself famous as a director of athletics at the University of Nebraska. An item farther down the page catches our eye. Robert Schock has established a world’s record in the swimming marathon at Y. M. C. A. pool at Omaha. Billy Thomas is now the famous inventor of a special brand of chewing gum, guaranteed to remove freckles and re-sod bald craniums. We also learn from the paper that Phyllis Hoover has received a responsible position in an insane asylum and is busy carrying soup to nuts. Billie Gary is attempting beautifying of our countryside by introducing the custom among farmers of painting the cows and pigs to match the landscape. Homer Witt is Still loafing. Miss Ickman is head of the thirteenth division of the President’s Cabinet dealing with Bigger and Better Kitchens. We fold up the “Detroiter” and proceed down the street with Mr. Wiltse, who tells us these facts: Harold Apel still drives a Chevie but an improved model which travels almost twice as fast as the old one. This one goes about thirty-five. Kenneth Cameron is encorporated with Ringling Brothers. He sells peanuts. Freddie Briggs is still working at the Rivoli Theatre. He has been promoted to head usher. We stop in at a 5c root beer station and find Wesley Barngrover in a white suit. His chief assistant is Moras Shubert, and in comes Louis McGranaghan. He declares there is only one difference between him and Henry Ford—Henry Ford has finished his two hundred millionth while Luke is making his first. He tells us that Gwen Schultz has established a new Transport Company with Lula Krenzel, Wilma Walraff, and Louise Koepke as chief pilots; and that Helen Margrave spent seventeen years of her life teaching a pet monkey to talk—just to prove to science that it could be done. Samuel Gaither has inherited a half interest in Custer’s store and has hired Gordon Auxier to help him handle the huge business. Eugene Sonner has taken over the Chevrolet agency and has been so disgusted with small sales that he is negotiating a sale with Cecil Stump, another motor magnate. Lovella Schenck was so satisfied with married life that she stuck to it. Dorothy Brenner wrote a book, “Why Gentlemen Prefer Natural to Peroxide Blondes”. Her saleswomen are June Sailors, Helen Martin and Hazeldeane Schuetz. Helen Camblin and Rosalie Calvin have perfected a sister act and are going over big on Broadway at the Paramount Theatre owned by Grace Furrer. Dale Dunn’s hair has won him fame and he is known as the Rhode Island Red Head. Stanley VonAchen liked school so well that he stayed there and taught Solid Geometry. Katherine Veach is a stenographer. She recently won a prize for speed, defeating Lula Niemeyer and Frances Moore. Marcella White and Frances Wickiser have founded and edited a Journal devoted exclusively to the wants and needs of the sterner sex. Faye Bachman and her assistant Esther Deckinger have become famous through their research work on the common house fly. Albert and June Fisher have opened a series of Fisheries and are prosperous. Henry H. Heldberg Jr., still talking, has established himself as one of the great criminal lawyers of the time. His offices in the Flatiron Building of New York have a force consisting of Marvin Holland, office boy; Vivian Gillilan, expert typist; and Marvel Culver, general clerk. Mildred Merritt’s treatise on “Fallen Arches—Their Cause and Cure”, is being sold at the rate of 5,000 copies per day. Helma Edwards’ background in history has secured her a position in Honey Creek Consolidated. Ramona Gatz and Gladys Grush have established a delicatessen in greater New York. They employ fifteen delivery trucks to fill the orders of hundreds of housewives. Helen Sandrock is a banker and has invented a new kind of elastic currency. Florence Martin is society editor of the “Chicago Tribune” with Opal Knisley as associate editor. Now the scene changes. We find ourselves back in the office building with Mr. Cummins. He wakes with a start—“Oh, I must have been dreaming”, he says, apologetically. “I was dreaming about the class of which I was sponsor in 1930.” Billy Thomas. • • • • • • JUNIORS Page Twenty-seven juniors Finding ourselves, in September, 1929 enlisted in the Falls City High School as Juniors ___Upper Classmen!—we proceeded to organize our class. The following officers were elected: William Fisher ............................................ President Lillian Mayfield ..................................... Vice-President Edmund Schmitt Secretary Christabel Weaver ..........................................Treasurer First Row—Apel, Baughman, Bemchoter, H. Bletcher, M B etcher, Brannon Brecht, Bruhn Second Row -B. Buchhob, G. Buchhob. Butler. Cameron, Cambltn, Crandall, Crook, Cunningham Third Row—Dunn, Eiseman, Erwin, Fisher, Gehling, Goolsby, Harkendorff, R. Heck • • • Our sponsors, who have borne patiently with us this year as well as last were Miss Myers and Mr. Smith. Our school spirit was made evident by the number of athletic lettermcn from the Junior Class. In football they were: Craig Greenwald, Edgar Waller, Donald Lang (Captain-elect, 1931), Raymond Yoder, Wayne Allen, Robert Grant, and Jack Houston. In basketball, Don Lang and Wayne Allen (Captain-elect, 1931), upheld our honor. First Row—Holland, Houston, Iwig, Jellison, Kammeror, Knisley, Koehler, Kratz Second Row—Lang, Lawscn, Lippold, Livingston, Lowe, Martin, Mayfield, Merz Third Row—Miller, Morgan, McAIexander, Noah, Nicholson, Oberst, Peck, Prosser Page Twenty-nine • • • Soon after die opening of the second semester we purchased our rings and pins, and exhibited to our little world the fact that we were Juniors. On March 28 we presented the Junior play entitled, “The Baby Cyclone”, which was quite satisfactory (financially) and very favorably received. The Junior-Senior banquet in May came as the crowning event of the year. It was given at the Hotel Weaver, and proved to be a most beautiful and enjoyable affair.—J. W. C. First Row—Reece, Rieger, Ruegge, Sauer, Sailors, Schmidt, Schneider, Schober Second Row—Shulenberg, Timothy, Vose, Weaver, Wertz, Williams, Wittroclc, Wright Third Row—Yoesel, Yoder, Young, E. Zorn, W. Zorn, Mr. Smith, Miss Myers SOPHOMORES Page Thirty-one Sophomores In the fall of 1928 we, as Freshmen, were initiated into the upperclassmen ways. A few months later we gave a return party as an appreciation to our initiation. Early in the year, we elected class officers: John Heiser.........................................President Agnes Leo Rieger....................................Secretary Guy Crook.......................................... Treasurer Georgianna Brenner was the freshman representative for the annual. Miss Davis and Mr. Hatch, through their careful guidance, piloted us through a most successful year. First Row—Heck, K. Crook, Fetnmer, Fritz, Brooks, O. Fritz, Bethke, Godfernon, Castle, Clark Second Row—Ishman, Grcenwald, Cornford, Daniels, Brenner, Hastie, Camblin, Deaton, Griffis, Faller Third Row—Culver, Davis, Crook, Heiser, Eubanks, Huettner, Graden, Hannaford, Holtzenforff, Brooks Fourth Row—Johnson, Hutchings, Kelsay, Buthman, Ketter, Clark, Grant, Grable ► • • In the fall of 1929, we entered the High School as Sophomores. Now we no longer awake in the midst of a class and find it is the wrong one; and having dropped many foolish “Freshman cares” from our shoulders, we feel that now, we are able to raise our voices a few tones higher and proclaim our right to be heard in the affairs of Falls City High School. On September 12, these officers for 1929-1930 term were elected: Agnes Leo Rieger.......................................... President Bob Greenwald.........................................Vice-President Marie Clark................................Secretary and Treasurer Our sponsors, to whom we extend our sincere thanks for their aid and service, were Miss Davis and Mr. Hatch. First Row—Smith, Sandrock, Tubach, Wise, Wochner, Wade, Wilson, Le. Peck Second Row—Tefft, Young, Rieger, Wiltse, Maust, Lape, Speers, Oliver Third Row—Lehew, Matjgrave, Stump, Pool, Niemeyer, Mosiman, Popejoy Fourth Row—Simpson, Steinbrink, Prather, Nichols, McCoy, Rieger, Lo. Peck SOPHOMORES—1932 The Freshman Initiation on October 12 was a “howling success” from the standpoint of noise but to learn whether or not the Freshmen felt duly introduced to the mysticisms of F. C. H. S., dear reader, you will have to look to the initiated themselves. In football, basketball, track, and in the M. I. N. K. Contest we were well represented. Johnny Heiser and James Griffis, our gridiron representatives, received letters. In these activities, as befits Sophomores, we have faithfully striven to do our best—“Uphold the Rear”—but next year—well—watch our dust!—A. L. R. YELL Rick-a-chick-a-boom! Rick-a-chick-a-boom! Rick-a-chick-a-rick-a-chick -a-rick-a-chick-a-boom! Who are we? Who are we? Sopho—mores. FRESHMEN Freshmen In the fall of 1929 the Freshman Class, numbering one hundred twenty-one, entered Falls City High School. As we were Freshmen, we were considered very green. The first few days of school we played our part well; after that we tried to overcome our embarassment and as to our success you must ask an upperclassman. Soon after school had opened we organized our class and elected the following officers: George Sandrock............................................. President Kenneth Payton..................................-.......Vice-President Mary Davisson......................................Secretary-Treasurer First Row—Harmon, S. Kleckinger, Dilldine, Barton, Hatfield, Hahn, Davis, Gillispie, Davisson, Farrington, Lang, Cole, Hunt, Gehling Second Row—Baitey, Lynch, Knisley, Flickinger, Hunn, Kuker, Chesley, Cook, Gibble, Fiedler, Fritz, Bletscher, Huston Third Row—Duff, B. Kleckinger, Cunningham, Frazier, Bullock, Kelley, Asendorf, Eickhoff, Harkendorff, Lowe, Brackhahn, Lowe, Brooks, Kratz Fourth Row—Dragoo, Lollman, Keifer, Crofford, LeBrecht, Green, Lively, King, Grush, Beagle, Chaney, Graham, C. Johnson, H. Johnson Our sponsors, to whom we wish to extend sinceie thanks for their kindness and advice during the year, were Miss Shook and Mr. Boswell. A few weeks after school began we were given an invitation party by the Sophomores. The entertainment was planned by them but very graciously furnished by us. We were well represented in school activities and athletics, in basketball by Gene Bullock on the first team and by Wallace Pickard on the second team.— J. D. First Row—Sauer, Schmutzer, Weaver, Popejoy, Mcsiman, Schock, Smith, Pickard, Sandrock, Payton, Stump, Mullen, Shelley, Shannon, McNeely Second Row—Schaible, Timmerman, Redwood, Wilson, Pribbeno, Rhoads, Waller, Schober, Randall, Snyder, White, Simpson, Martin, Vonderschmitt Third Row—Matthews, Monis, Miller, Wing, Mohler, Weick, Schmidt, Vohl, Oberst, Sailors, Niemeyer, Wiar, Pickard, Wertz Fourth Row—Vaughn, Winchell, Noa, Schulenberg, H. Straus, Wilson, Wamsley, Trayer, Veach, Riley, J. Vonderschmitt, Miller, G. Strauss, Simpson Page Thirty-seven • • • ’•c3 • • • • • • • • ORANGE AND BLACK ’Tis with joyful song we greet thee, Oh, school to us so dear, As with classmates we assemble With words of right good cheer. We would own our priceless treasurer, Nor honor shall thou lack, While we stand forever faithful To the Orange and the Black. Through the four long years we labor, ’Mid the scenes we love so well. And the mystic charms of knowledge We vainly seek to spell. When we strive to win the victory In Basketball or Track, ’Tis the High School we would honor And the Orange and the Black. When the cares of life o’ertake us. Mingling fast our locks with gray. And our fondest hopes betray us False fortunes fade away. Then we’ll banish care and sadness And we’ll turn our memories back To the High School of Falls City And the Orange and the Black. Orange and Black! Orange and Black! Biff, Boom, Bah! Falls City High School, Rah! Rah! Rah! ATHLETICS CHEER LEADERS Billie Gary, Fred Graham, Agnes Leo Rieger On to victory! ’Twas they who led us on—our Cheer Leaders, Freddie with his untiring pep and enthusiasm, Billie with her determination and Leo with that smile that always inspired us to put our soul into the yell. Falls City this year can well boast the best pepsters in Southeastern Nebraska. They were a power behind the team, always letting them know that they were backed in victory or in defeat by the student body. Every victory, every honor is a tribute to the impelling power of this trio of enthusiasts. Boom-a-lack-a! Boom-alack-a! Bow! Wow! Wow! Chick-a-lack-a! Chick-a-lack-a! Chow! Chow! Chow! Boom-a-Iack-a! Chick-a-lack-a! Chee! Chee! Chee! Who’s Falls City? We! We! We! Page Forty-oru � • • • • • Football 1929 Schedule Falls City 39 .......... Falls City 15 Falls City 9 Falls City 7 Falls City 12 .......... Falls City 7 Falls City 0 Falls City 7 ..... Total Points 96 Shubert 7 ..... Auburn 0 ........ Peru 0 Tecumseh 6 ..... Pawnee 0 Nebraska City 0 ..... Sabetha 6 Hiawatha 12 ........... 31 First Row—Greenwald, Huston, Grant, Waller, Mosiman, Griffis, Boose Second Row—Lang, Wiltse, Jackson, Schock, Allen, Prather Third Row—Stump, Houston, Fisher, Heiser, Yoder • • • LANG Donald Lang was unanimously elected to captain the 1930 aggregation. No better choice for the captaincy could have been made. Lang has all the qualifications for an ideal leader. He is well-built, cool-headed, witty, with plenty of nerve and possesses an amazing amount of untiring energy. Lang, a two-year man, previously played an end position, but was shifted this year to a tackle post. Here his vigor was unlimited. Knifing through to spill opponents for great losses, or snagging passes at precarious angles. Lang had previously won a reputation as a deadly tackier and blocker and in performing these duties this year his energy did not lag. With Lang filling the pilot’s post, we expect to see the 1930 football team garner many real victories. COACH BROWN To Coach Brown belongs the credit for developing a team, which in practicing its mentor’s fine teachings, has copped the Southeastern Nebraska Championship, the first in the history of Falls City High School. By his well-rounded knowledge of football gained through previous experience on the University of Nebraska’s gridiron, Coach Brown was able to coalesce this group of aspiring men into a team which won renowned success on the gridiron for the 1930 season. If it is at all possible to hold such a valuable man in our high school system, we undoubtedly will see football victories piling up higher and higher until the F. C. H. S. football team shall win the all-Nebraska Championship title to climax its rise. FISHER Albert Fisher proved to be an excellent captain, upholding the stamina of his team in an admirable manner. He was a hard fighter, a wonderful broken-field runner, and a sure passer. His head work and his indefatigable energy proved a great asset to the team. He stimulated in his team-mates his praiseworthy ideas concerning sportsmanship and fair play. His fine qualities were those which made him unquestionably an ideal leader. On Albert rests the honor of having piloted his team to a Southeastern Nebraska Championship. Upon no other captain in the history af Falls City’s football teams does this honor rest. On account of his splendid work and electrifying runs on the gridiron, Albert was given the position of half-back on the all-South-eastern Nebraska aggregation. Page Forty-three • • • ••• Allen . End and Tackle Allen, indeed, was a very valuable player. He could be used in various positions and still not weaken those posts in the least. His superb punting many times took the ball far out of danger. Allen will be a very valuable man on next year’s team. Greenwald End Greenwald, a first year man, played a stellar role in almost every game this season. He was a power on both offense and defense, and did some remarkable tackling and blocking. He was fast to get down under punts and very effective when he got there. Much is expected of Greenwald next year. Heiser ....... Halfback Johnnie was a shifty, speedy and pivoting little whirlwind. His strong point was in end runs. Here he never failed to gain huge distances for his team. Johnnie proved a good tackier in a crisis bringing down a runner who would otherwise have made a touchdown. We are glad that Johnnie will be with us next year. Huston .......... Guard Lee played his first and last year for F. C. H. S. in top-notch style. He is a short, but well built, stocky man. Because of his weight he could open huge holes in the opponents line. His graduation will leave a vacancy that will be hard to fill. Mosiman End In his first year, Mosiman has made a brilliant reputation for himself as a deadly tackier and blocker. He knifes through the line nearly every play to nail the carrier before he gets a good start. Grant...........Fullback In his first year of football, Grant has proved to the coach that he can compete with the best of them. He has done remarkably well in line plunges. Grant will make a fine fullback for Falls City next year. Griffis .......... Center In his first year, Griffis did wonderfully well as a center. He was a sure passer and a power in the line. He saw some service, but, assuredly, he will see more next year. Houston Quarterback Jackie, in his first year, is a sturdy little back. Although the lightest man on the team, he is steady and not easily unnerved. He is very dependable in signal calling which gets him far. He has one more year with F. C. H. S. Jackson............Tackle Jackson, a first year man, did not play a spectacular game, but exhibited a very sturdy and reliable brand of football. Tall and rangy, he used his weight to good advantage in stopping up holes and opening them for the offense. He filled his position exceedingly well. Schock Fullback Schock was the Pegasus of the football team. His speed garnered huge gains for Falls City and won for him the reputation of being the fastest back in Southeastern Nebraska. Starting out early in the season, Schock developed into a splendid line plunger and a valuable passer. His passing from the activities of the team, at this outlook, seems an irreparable loss. « � • • • • • Stump......Quarterback Waller.......Guard Stumpy was as ever, the quick, fiery, flashy quarterback, calling signals with exactness. He was a sure fire tackier and blocker. He protected his territory exceedingly well. On account of his skill in signal calling and his wonderful tackling, Stumpy was awarded the place as quarterback on the all - Southeastern Nebraska team, a position which he unquestionably deserved. Stumpy’s graduation will leave a vast hole in the backfield of next year. WlLTSE ............ Center Wiltsy, a veteran center for the last two years, has been a valuable man for the team. Tall and rangy, with plenty of brains, he played his position well. He was one of the heaviest men on the team, which made him a power in both defense and offense. Wiltse will be sorely missed next year. Yoder...........Halfback Yoder, playing his first game of football, proved to be a very sturdy ball-carrier. He is shifty and quite fast, and his speed and brains will make him a fine little halfback. His next year should be quite eventful. Waller sports a distinctive title these days, that of captain of the All Southeastern Nebraska eleven. He gained this coveted title by his outstanding playing. Scarcely a game was played that Waller did not intercept a pass, and return it for some distance. Waller, though heavy, was exceptionally fast and a hard man for a runner to get by. You will hear spectacular things of Waller next year. Prather -..............End Prather did not hit his stride until after a few games had been played, but when he did he played a remarkable game of football. Prather was exceptionally fast, although large, he got down under punts with unusual agility and generally succeeded in checking his man. Prather’s position will be hard to fill next year. Boose ............ Manager “Doc” was Coach Brown’s “Good Man Friday”. His duties as student manager were many, varied, and exacting, but were executed with Boose’s good-natured efficiency. He is justly entitled to share the honors of the team.—(M. F. M.) Football 1930 A strength and ability to surpass the attainments of any previous record was evinced to the spectators witnessing the games played by the Falls City Tigers in the 1929 football season. In their schedule of eight games the Orangemen were defeated but twice, obtaining thus the 1929 Football Championship of Southeastern Nebraska. The first team to fall under the Tigers’ paws was Shubert on September 27. The Tigers contributed five touchdowns to the invaders one. The final score was 39-7. The Tigers met the heavy Auburn eleven on October 4. A safety early in the first quarter started the scoring for Falls City. The most spectacular feature of the game was the electrifying eighty yard return of a punt for a touchdown by Captain A1 Fisher. The last marker making the score 15-0 was made by Jackscn who recovered a blocked punt behind the goal line. The Tigers journeyed to Peru October 18 where they trounced the Bobkittens 9-0. Securing a two point advantage early in the game the Tigers did not score again until late in the fourth quarter when Fisher in two plays carried the ball 36 yards down the field for a touchdown. Schock plunged for the extra point. On the 25th the Orangement met and defeated Tecumseh by a score of 7-6 in one of the most interesting, hard-fought games ever enacted on Falls City sod. Tecumseh’s faith that their heavy, fast team would soundly trounce the Tigers was shaken in the second quarter by the agility of their opponents. They rallied but not soon enough to prevent Heiser from turning and twisting the remaining thirteen yards to the goal line. Tecumseh scored only one touchdown and failed to make the extra point. The great holding power of the Falls City line was displayed when Tecumseh threatened the second time, but we held them on the one-yard line. The Tigers proceeded on their victory march by defeating Pawnee 12-10. The Tigers were prevented from fattening their score by a series of penalties which immediately followed Schock’s eight-yard sprint for a touchdown and extended to Heiser’s usual twisting and turning act which netted the other six points. The next game in line was Nebraska City. The Tigers succeeded in putting over their lone marker two minutes after the game got under way. This game, though not spectacular, was quite important for it decided who should be the recipient of the Southeastern Nebraska Championship—Falls City or Tecumseh. The Tigers made secure the title with a 7-0 score. A long pass in the dying moments of the Sabetha-Falls City game caused the Orangemen to suffer their initial reverse. In this spectatcular game Falls City’s defeat was made possible by a break which fell to Sabetha’s favor leaving the score 6 0. The Tigers were defeated by their annual opponent, Hiawatha, on Thanksgiving Day. Falls City secured its touchdown in the third quarter by a pass from Fisher to Lang. The Indians’ final touchdown leaving the score 12-6 was made in the last quarter. Thus ended the Tigers’ splendid football season, and thus ended the High School football careers of six veterans—Captain A1 Fisher, halfback; Cecil Stump, quarterback; Robert Schock, fullback; Virgil Wiltse, center; Warren Prather, end, and Lee Huston, guard. Basketball 1930 Schedule Falls City 34 .......... Falls City 14 .......... Falls City 31 .......... Falls City 28 .......... Falls City 11 .......... Falls City 19 Falls City 18 Falls City 15 Falls City 8 Falls City 24 .......... Falls City 15 .......... Falls City 18 Sacred Heart 0 Nebraska City 18 Humboldt 13 ......... Peru 8 ..... Dawson 19 Pawnee City 14 Sacred Heart 9 ...... Auburn 21 ...... Sabetha 18 Dawson 6 ..... Peru 12 ........ Auburn 8 First Row—Albert Fisher, Louis McGranaghan, Donald Lang, Gene Bullock, Mr. Brown (coach) Second Row—Harley Jackson, Albert Kessler, George Hahn (Captain), Wayne Allen (Captain-elect), Robert Schcck • • • Page Forty-seven • • • Basketball 1930 Our basketball season this year was quite successful. With the exception of tournament games, the team won eight games and lost four. Coach Brown was the instrumental figure in this success. The team started off the season by defeating Sacred Heart 34 to 0 on the Falls City Court. The game, though interesting, was not spectacular. The Tigers were defeated in a hard fought game at Nebraska City on January 10. The final score was 18 to 14. Humboldt was the second victim of the Tigers. The Orangemen won thumbs down with a score of 36 to 13. Jackson was high point man. Peru, journeying to Falls City on January 24, fell beneath the Tigers’ onslaught, 28 to 8. The game spelled the third victory for the Tigers thus far. Dawson scored a 19 to 11 victory over the Tigers in a hard fought game. The game looked like Falls City’s until a Dawson rally in the third quarter put them on top at the final whistle. Pawnee City was sadly crushed under the weight of a 19 to 14 victory. The Tigers were still going strong at the final gun. The close of the Falls City-Sacred Heart game found Falls City on the heavy end of a 8 to 9 score. The game was played without the assistance of Captain Hahn. Auburn exulted over a 21 to 15 victory on February 4. The Tigers were unable to hit their stride and to connect with the basket. The conditions of the previous game seemed to prevail throughout the Sabetha game. Falls City was defeated 18 to 8. The Dawson game played on the local court was a spectacular game. Every cog in the Falls City team was clicking in perfect rhythm. The final score was 24 to 6. Peru was unable to avenge herself for the previous defeat staged at the hands of the Orangemen. She bowed to an ignominious 15 to 12 defeat. The last game—Auburn—saw a real comeback by Falls City to avenge the defeat previously incurred at the hands of Auburn. The Tigers early took the lead and held it throughout the game. We emerged from the fray with an 18 to 8 victory. The District Tournament at Peru March 7, brought Falls City face to face with its first rival—Shubert. Falls City early took the lead and was never in danger from these opponents at any time. Falls City’s next rival was Syracuse. Displaying unusual strength, the Tigers crushed Syracuse 22 to 4. In the semi-finals, Falls City was defeated by Peru. Although the Tigers had beaten Peru twice in previous games they were unable to click sufficiently and bowed to a 11 to 9 defeat. In the consolation game staged the night of the finals, Falls City trounced Papillion 16 to 9. The opponents were leading 6 to 5 at the half, but the Tigers swung into shape to take the lead in the early part of the third quarter and maintained it until the final whistle. Track got under way unusually late this year owing mainly to the prolonging of spring football. Lack of interest on the part of some of the boys helped in delaying the starting of the season, but by April first many of the old veterans had donned sweat suits to start their limbering up on the track. Robert Schock has been elected captain of the squad. Schock is a veteran sprint star who performed admirably last year, taking many firsts in his respective events. On April 19 the squad journeyed to Peru for participation in the Southeastern Nebraska meet. Here Schock placed first in both the 100 yard dash and 220 yard dash; Briggs placed first in both the 440 yard dash and 880 yard run; Jackson placed third in discus; Stump fourth in pole vault. Tecumseh scored 45 points; Auburn 35; Falls City 22 and one-fourth points. Falls City had no entries for several of the events. The M. I. N. K. meet was held May 3 at Peru. Our showing in this meet was not without distinction considering the available material. A number of the squad were in Lincoln for the State meet on May 9 and 10. The sixth annual Journal meet at Falls City on May 14 redounded to the credit of our entries. A lineup of men and their events is: 100 yard dash—Schock; 220 yard dash—Schock; 440 yard dash—Briggs, Crook; 880 yard run—Witt, Briggs; 1 mile run—Witt, Fritz; 110 yard high hurdles—Kessler; 220 yard low hurdles—Kessler, Wertz; pole vault—Stump; high jump—Kessler, Holland, Bullock; broad jump—Crook; shot put—Kessler, Allen; discus throw —Allen. First Row—Holland, Allen, Jackson, Kessler, Schock (captain), Harris Second Row—Fritz, Witt, Crook, Lang, Bullock, Wertz, Briggs Page Forty-nine G. A A. The Girls Athletic Association was introduced to all the girls of the Falls City High School, March 26, 1929. As it was a new state organization and all the newer schools joining it, we immediately sent in our large membership list. Much to our surprise we were informed that we were classed in the A division. Later we elected officers with Miss Florence Sturdevant as advisor. Lelia Andrews..................._......................... President Agnes Leo Rieger......................................Vice-President Catherine Grant............................................Secretary Ann Morgan.................................................Treasurer We immediately started working toward our first letters which require six hundred points for the reward. The rest of the year was spent in hiking, tennis, archery, hockey, track and base ball. April 7, 1930 we elected officers for the coming year with Miss Helen McCauley as supervisor. Agnes Leo Rieger.............................................President Louise Wertz............................................Vice-President Lucile Stump............................................... Secretary Dorothea Femmer.............................................Treasurer We may not rival our own national statue of “Liberty Enlightening the World”, or even the headlight of an engine but we are certainly a “bunch” of Iucifer matches—55 in number. A. L. R. ACTIVITIES Band “Strike Up the Band!” Record of our school work would be incomplete without some mention of our band and its doings. The convocation period which featured the band provided one of the most diverting performances in the list of this year’s programs. The boys knew their stuff, furnishing entertainment of a high type. On the side lines the sonorous strains of the band stirred the rooters to a more tumultuous backing of the team, inspiring the Tigers to redoubled energy and zeal for the making of that touchdown! First Row: Simpson, Lively, Fritz, Crandall. Second Row: L. L. Smith (leader), Prosser, B. Maust. Other Members: A. Maust, Donald Hysell, George Erwin. Page Fifty-three Orchestra One of the most worth while organizations of Falls City is the High School Orchestra. There are fifteen members under the leadership of Miss Ruth Cochrane. During the year the orchestra played for the dramatic productions of the school. Compositions of Georges, Bizet, Jules Massenet, Mozart, Franz Schubert, and Saint-Saens were studied. On February 20 the orchestra went to the Junior High School to hear the National Orchestra conducted by Walter Damrosch. During the program the Prelude of die L’arlelsienne Suite No. 1 was played. Special interest was taken in this selection as it was included in the repetoire. Two members of the Orchestra of the first semester have enviable positions. Donald Hysell is playing in the “Southerners”, an R. K. O. band which is now on a tour. George Erwin is in the Kansas City Athletic Club Orchestra.—G. S. Front Row: Wilson, first violin; Young, first violin; Lively, clarinet; Simpson, flute; Koepke, second violin; Harkendorff, second violin. Back Row: Brenner, viola; Wiltse, cello; Crook, Saxophone; Schultz, saxophone; Miss Cockrane, Instruct- or; Wright, pianist; B. Maust, saxophone; Payton, saxophone; Lang, Drums. Girls’ Glee Club The Glee Club is the one organization of Falls City High School which devotes its entire time to vocal music. During the year they have studied many compositions of celebrated masters, including “How Lovely are the Messengers” by Mendelssohn, “Listen to the Lambs” by R. Nathaniell Dett, “Morning” from the Peer Gynt suite by Greig and “Gypsy Life” by Schumann. For Better Music Week the mixed chorus presented “Listen to the Lambs” by Dett, an archipelo number. The Girls’ Glee Club have devoted most of their time to the works of more modern composers such as, Rasbach-Harris, Smith and Rooszamenik. The Boys Glee Club has shown a decided advancement over those of previous years. Compositions of Tosti, Bizet, and Pinsuti have been used. The Glee Club has been under the direction of Miss Ruth Cochrane.—H. M. First Row: L. Miller, Stump, Brooks, Schaible, Rieger, Gary, M. Brooks, M. Zorn. Second Row: Miss Cockrane, Clark, Pickard, Sauer, Young, Brenner, Wiltse. Third Row: Mosiman, Davisson, Schock, Nicholson, Niemeyer, Moore, Graden. Fourth Row: Margrave, Schultz, Ruegge, G. Miller, Hutchings, Sandrock, Wright. Page Fifty-fire • • • • Just as a merry urchin with a string, a few worms, and a bent pin catches all the big trout in the stream, so Marvel Culver had captured every member of her home room in the salesmanship cam-Marvel Culver paign while some of the contestants were getting ready to start. With a hundred per cent enrollment Marvel has the honor to be our annual Sales Representative. Helen Sandrock and Cecil Stump were next in line, each with a sales record of eighty-three per cent. ORANGE AND BLACK SALES CAMPAIGN That competition is the life of industry was evinced in the campaign sale of the Orange and Black. One salesman was appointed for each home room. M. I. N. K. The M. I. N. K. Music Contest, in which approximately seven hundred pupils from Missouri. Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas participated, was held at Peru, Nebraska, February the sixth and seventh. Auburn High School received the cup for the third successive year. Falls City took second place and Pawnee City third place. Those taking first place in solos from Falls City were Jean Young, violin; Henry Held-berg, tenor; Helen Margrave, soprano. Those taking second place were: Evelyn Wiltse, cello; Georgiana Brenner, violin; Marion Ross, baritone. Phyllis Hoover received third place in contralto solo. The string quartet, including Jean Young, Robert Wilson, Evelyn Wiltse and Georgianna Brenner, took second place. A one-act play “Ask Dad, He Knows”, with the following cast: Marion Ross, Frances Wickiser, and Billy Thomas, placed second. This annual meet between schools is one of the greatest incentives to constructive growth and development in interpretive art. The students who give time and preparation for participating in these various events are building into their lives a great asset, not only in artistic influence and expansion, but also in ability to appear easily and naturally before an audience. G. B. SUB-DISTRICT MUSIC CONTEST, OMAHA, APRIL 25, 26. Entries were: Evelyn Wiltse, cello solo, first place; Henry Heldberg, tenor solo, second place; Helen Margrave, soprano solo, Jean Young, violin solo. • • • c - ••• COMMERCIAL CONTEST The challenge of the business world to the high schools of America is being admirably met in Falls City. Our Commercial Department under the capable direction of Miss Shier and Miss Sheehan offers to the high school student a thorough training in the fundamentals of business life. The Annual District Commercial Contest was held in Falls City in March. The Orange and Black contestants seriously appreciated the fact that they were defending champions, the contest having been won by Falls City in 1929. After a gruelling day the standings were Falls City 35 Nebraska City _ 26 Auburn 23 Humboldt 6 Five other schools were entered but did not win a place. Falls City scored points in every event of the contest. In the bookkeeping contest, Orange students swept the field, Gwendolyn Schultz, Lila Bonsall and Vivian Gilliland winning first, second and third respectively. Commercial spelling was another Orange and Black landslide, Adelbert Frederick and Lila Bonsall finishing in a tie for first and second honors. In Champion Typing, Gladys Maye I wig won second place and Grace Furrer fourth. In Novice Typing Deloris Niemeyer won a point. Championship Shorthand found Adelbert Frederick, Vivian Gilliland and Grace Furrer boosting the point total three, two, and one respectively. Gladys Buchholz added the final point by placing in Novice Shorthand. It was a good contest, full of enthusiasm and commendable rivalry. Falls City was glad to be host to the contest and is looking forward eagerly to the 1931 meet to be held at Humboldt. DECLAMATORY CONTEST The Declamatory contest for the subdistrict was held at Auburn, March 28. The students participating were: Dorothy Brenner, dramatic—“Lilac Time”; Florence Martin, hu- morous—“China Blue Eyes”; Henry Heldberg, oratorical—“The Living Flame of American- Dorothy Brenner placed third in her division. � • • • • • junior Play “The Baby Cyclone”, by Geo. M. Coben, presented March 28 by the Junior Class with special permission of Samuel French and Co., New York, portrayed to the audience a cross-section section of American family life. Cast Evans.............................................................John Gehling Crandall.............................................Ann Morgan Jessie Hurley................................... Evelyn Ruegge Joseph Meadows..................................... James Cameron Dr. Hearn.—.....................................................Donald Lang Gene Hurley....................................... William Fisher Lydia Webster................................... Lillian Mayfield Cassidy.............................................Henry Sauer Kellog............................................ Dick Prosser Robert Webster..................................................Billie Crook Mrs. Robert Webster............................Christabel Weaver Edwards........................................... Grace Miller McCracken_______________________________________Norman Schrober Cyclone............................. Mrs. Frank Nims’ Poodle Rainbow and Sunshine............................... Other Dogs Act One “But some of these women carry their dog joke too far. It ceases to be funny, when a man finds himself playing second fiddle to one of them.” Act Two “The dog must not be brought to the table. The dog must not sleep at the foot of the bed. The dog must not be brought along when we go out in the Ford. The dog must not—” Act Three “Don’t you suppose I want to make my husband happy, too? I wish I’d never seen that dog!” Staff Leta Wakelin....................... Director and Stage Manager Chevalier Crandall........................... Business Manager Raymond Yoder.____________________________ -...Property Manager Page Fifty-eight Senior Play “Belinda” is one of the eternally fresh plays of love and romance and poetry that are of no age or place. The Senior class by special arrangement with Samuel French and Co., New York, enacted this dainty comedy of charm and wit by A. A. Milne on May 21. Belinda--------------- Delia (her daughter) Jack Tremayne......... Claude Devenish....... Harold Baxter......... Betty.________________ Cast .................Gwendolyn Schultz ...................Dorothy Brenner ............. William R. Boose Jr. ................... Albert Maust .............Henry H. Heldberg Jr. ................ Florence Martin “You’re as old as the stars and as young as the dawn.” Act One “----but they love to think they’re in love with me, and—I love it,—and—and they love it, and—and we all love it.” Act Two “Confound it, how many men have proposed to you?” Act Three “And I’m going to propose to you every April, and win you, over all the other men in love with you.” Staff Leta Wakelin............................ Director and Stage Manager Cecil Stump.................................. Business Manager Robert L. Graham................................. Property Manager Billy Thomas..............................................Advertising Manager � • • Trades and industries During the past year special crrphasis has been placed on the practical application and use of the carpentry tools and machines. A surveying instrument was obtained during the early part of the year, and each boy was given instruction in the laying off and squaring up of buildings, also on general survey work. The building of a cabin for the Boy Scouts at Crystal Beach gave opportunity for the practical application of squaring and laying off of buildings, footing, foundation, frame, fireplace roof, framing and other phases of building emphasized during the year. Class room work and drawing occupied one day a week, which included the discussion and working of all modern building problems. Many projects were completed by the department, the most interesting were: a complete breeder house, two pairs of large doors for the trades shop and agriculture shop to replace the original deers, and a set for the Central School building, several pieces of furniture for the school and many cabinet projects undertaken by individual boys. We feel that time in this department is well spent, even though no form of carpentry is followed in later life, because of its practical use in connection with any profession.—S. G. First Row—Grant, Heiser, Beasley, Kratz, Kleckinger, Heck, Kessler, Allen, Haflich Second Row— Hermes, Strauss, Johnson, Casey, Fisher, Noland, L. Peck, Duff, Bethke Third Row—Lively, Davis, Trayer, Waller, Jackson, Huston, Furrer, Stumbo, Ross Fourth Row—Baity, Noe, Mosiman, Oliver, Veach, L. L. Smith, Riley, Gaither, Coatney, Cameron Vocational Home Economics “It takes a heap o’ livin’ in a house t’ make it home.” Vocational Home Economics offers a two year course devoting a half of each day to Home Economics and related work. Related Art and General Science are the first year related subjects; while Related Physiology, Home Furnishing, Home Management and House Planning, are the second year subjects. The girls took an active part in the Junior Fair held October 4 at the Falls City High School under the auspices of the Smith-Hughes Agriculture and Home Economics departments. The Junior Fair stimulated activity and created a desire to accomplish something better than the ordinary. During the football season the girls sold candy at the games to obtain money for improving the school dining room, which the advanced girls carried on as a class project. In the spring the first year girls served an afternoon tea for their mothers in the home economics rooms. February 21 a luncheon was served by the girls for the Basketball boys. March 18 a banquet was served to the members of the Women’s Club and their husbands. The meal was planned and prepared by the advanced class and served by the girls from the beginning class. Each girl has an extensive home project giving her an opportunity to develop individual initiative.—H. S. From to back: Firs' Row—Speers, Graden, Lawson, Wade, Faller, Edwards, Camblin Second Row—Sandrcck, Rolland Stofford, Schaible, Harkendorff, Schenck Third Row—Mohler, Merritt, Lcpik, McGranaghan, Kelley, Vaughn Fourth Row—Kiefer, Gibble, Fritz, Frazier, Fisher, Fiedler, Weick, Wing Fifth Row—Merz, Zorn, Bletscher, Deaton, Eickhoff, Miss Ickman Page Sixty-one Vocational Agriculture The Smith-Hughes Agriculture is meant primarily for farm boys but it is open to any boy who is really interested in the cultivation of the soil and kindred subjects. The course is practical as any course can possibly be made. The work is made up of three phases, namely: the class room work, farm shop, and home project. The class room work consists of recitations, laboratory and supervised study periods. The laboratory work includes stock judging, poultry culling, soil study, weed seed as well as crop seed identification, milk testing, and various field trips. The shop work offers class work capable of being applied to some useful end, such as wood work, rope work, tool sharpening, harness work, forge work, and the overhauling of motors and other machinery. The home project gives the student an opportunity to do practical farm work. The project is of agricultural nature and encourages the student to interest himself in farming as a business. Three-fifths of the students time at school is devoted to class room work and two-fifths to the farm shop. Then again he receives three-fourths of the agricultural credit from his school work and one-fourth from die home project. The course covers three years of half-time work while the student is in high school. The first year is devoted primarily to animal husbandry, the second to crops and soils, and the third year to horticulture, farm accounting, farm management, rural economics, and farm marketing.—M. B. First Row—P. Fritz, Vohl, Lo. Peck, Tubach, Cornford, H. Fritz, O. Fritz Second Row—Zimmerman, Grush, McNeely, LeBrecht, Bamgrover, Draggoo, H. Bletschcr, Lape Third Row—Hunt, J. Vonderschmidt, Schulenberg, Butler, Wilson, Hatfield, Kammerer Fourth Row— Kentopp, Harkendorff, Apel, O. C. Flatch, Strauss, Wamsley, M. Bletscher Hi-Y—What does it mean? It means one of the largest, livest, realest, wholesouledest organizations of boys in the world. Progress: They are progressing and helping every boy with whom they come in contact to advance. Their purpose: To create, maintain and extend throughout the world and community high standards of Christian character. Their slogan: Clean speech, clean sports, clean scholarship and clean living. The Hi-Y was organized again this fall with about twenty members. For the 1929-30 officers we elected: William R. Boose Jr...........................................President Virgil Wiltse............................................Vice-President Robert H. Schock..............................................Secretary James Cameron.................................................Treasurer Mr. Boswell was chosen sponsor for his fourth consecutive year. He has always been a wonderful leader and can not receive too much credit for his work in this line. On November 29, 30, and December 1, William Boose, Donald Lang and Mr. Boswell attended the Hi-Y convention at Fairbury. Late in the year the annual picnic climaxed the year’s activities.—V. J. W. First Row—Wiltse, Schock, Stump, Boose, King, Heldberg Second Row Boswell, Lang, B. Maust, Margrave, R. Greenwald, Gehling Third Row A. Fisher, C. Greenwald, Heiser, Graham • • • One Act Plays To live in the author’s thoughts earnestly and sympathetically and to interpret the text so as to convey one’s understanding of the writers meaning, rather than to produce professional actors, has been the purpose of the plays produced during the year. Miss Leta Wakelin inspires her students to put themselves into the spirit and environment of the characters portrayed. The following plays were given during the year: “His Day Opf” Cast: William R. Boose Jr., Gwendolyn Schultz, Florence Martin, Phyllis Hoover. Presented: Dinner Party at Weaver Hotel, Convocation, Women’s Club banquet. “Ask Dad, He Knows” Cast: Marion Ross, Frances Wickiser, Billy Thomas. Presented: Convocation, Chamber of Commerce Banquet, M. I. N. K. Music and Dramatic Contest. “The Master Salesman” Cast: Albert Maust, Marvel Culver, Henry H. Heldberg Jr. Presented: Convocation. “The Sleeping Car” Cast: Evelyn Ruegge. William Fisher, Donald Lang. Ann Morgan. Henry Sauer, Billy Crook, Fred Briggs, John Heiser, Marion Ross, Henry H. Heldberg Jr., Dick Prosser. Presented: Convocation. OUR REPRESENTATIVE STUDENTS The Class of 1930 goes on record as having a larger number of students of outstanding ability than is ordinarily expected. When the vote of the Orange and Black representative Student Campaign was counted no one had received anything like an elective ballot. Instead the majority vote was almost equally divided among a number of Seniors. To our readers who are disappointed that no candidate could be chosen we can only shift any responsibility therefor to the gods who have decreed that in the brightness of our firmament no one star shall outshine all others. Program Parade via Stone Street—12:30. I. Queen’s Procession. May Queen ........... Maid of Honor T rain Bearers Crown Bearer......... Attendants .........Lelia Andrews Agnes Leo Rieger ( Mary Anne Evans j Betty Lewise Parris .........Donald Brackhahn Lucille Daniels : Dorothea Femmer J Billie Gary j Anna Marie Wise j Georgianna Brenner | Grace Furrer II. Coronation. III. Spirit of Spring............................................... Mary E. Schock IV. Hansel and Gretel Dance..................................................Kindergarten V. Tug of War Fourth Grade Central vs. Fourth Grade Junior High School Boys VI. Water Nymph’s Dance.................................................First Graders VII. Rhythmatic Gymnastics.............................Junior High School Boys Class VIII. Mozart’s Minuet ................................................ Second Graders IX. Flips and Flops................................... Junior High School Boys Class X. Milkmaids Revel and Pantomime Dance ............................. Third Graders XI. Soccor Game................................. Third and Fourth Grade North Boys XII. Wand Drill..........Fifth and Sixth Grade Central and Junior High School Girls XIII. Pom Pom Pull Away..............Third Grade Central and Junior High School Boys XIV. Sailors on Parade..........................................Junior High School Girls XV. Mass Ball Fifth and Sixth Grade Central and Junior High School Boys XVI. Military Maneuvers................................ Junior High School Boys Class XVII. May Pole Dance. Pole I........................... Central and Junior High School Fourth Grades Pole II........................................ ..North Third and Fourth Grades Pole III....................................... North Fifth and Sixth Grades XVIII., Presentation of Awards. XIX. Football Game..................................... Fifth and Sixth Grade Boys • • • Junior-Senior Banquet The climax of the social activities of the year—the Junior-Senior banquet—was held May 10, 1930 at Hotel Weaver. The dining room was decorated in modernistic designs of red and white. Nut cups, candle holders, programs and flowers carried out the same idea and color in table decorations. The “Welcome” to the Seniors by Lillian Mayfield was answered by Senior President Virgil Wiltse. William Fisher, as toastmaster, introduced the toasts: F—uture ................................ Dorothy Brenner C—areers.....................................Bayard T. Clark H—old................................Superintendent Gelwick S—ecrets..........................................Christobel Weaver Menu Cocktail Saltines Chicken, a la King Creamed Peas, en Timbal Mashed Potatoes Spring Salad Hot Rolls Jelly Ice Cream Cake Coffee Nuts Music during the banquet and for the dance was furnished by Wickiser’s Orchestra. The 1930 Orange and Black Staff M. Florence Martin.............................................................Editor Henry H. Heldberg, Jr................................................Business Manager Margaret Zorn................................................................Snapshot Editor Theodore Culver..................................................... Art Editor R. W. Sympson.........................................................Faculty Adviser William R. Boose, Jr................................................ Athletic Editor In May 1880 the first class was graduated from the Falls City High School. One of the members of that class and the only surviving one, is E. O. Lewis, a well known business man of Falls City. An alumnus for half a century, Mr. Lewis has never lost touch with his high school. He has made his life one of service to his community, and the varied duties of his business life have never been so demanding as to prevent him from lending his efforts to any worth while school activity. A unique and fitting recognition of his devotion to his school and community, the fiftieth anniversary of his graduation finds him serving on the board of education, lending his assistance to the further development and efficiency of our school system. He has consistently maintained a progressive attitude toward the school and its activities. Mr. Lewis has a particular personal interest in the class of 1930 inasmuch as his grandson, Ralph Lewis, is a member of this class. However, those who know him realize that with his grandson’s graduation his interest in the school will not be checked, but that he will continue to contribute his time and effort to the success of the school. The movement begun under the guidance of Mr. Lewis fittingly celebrated the semicentennial of the Falls City High School. The ambitious program arranged under the management of this earliest alumnus proved an unquestionable success in every way. Fifty years of loyal, helpful, graduate life! Greetings, and may many more happy commencements pass your way. • • • • SATIRE Light Laughter You can fool some of the people all of the time and all of the people some of the time, but the rest of the time they will make fools of themselves. Waller: “You look sweet enough to eat.” Hooves-: “Well, I do eat. Let’s go.” Billy: “Do you play golf.” Jo: “Oh, dear no. I don’t even know how to hold the caddy.” Boswell: “I hear they’re starting a new campaign against malaria.” June S.: “Good heavens! What have the Malarians done now?” Some classes in high school are just like dreams—you have to go to sleep to enjoy them. Hahn: “Frances, have you ever loved before?” F. W.: “My dear boy, I’ll be perfectly frank with you. I’ve been engaged so many times that my ex-fiancees have perfected an organization and adopted a yell.” I stood upon the mountain, I looked upon the plain, I saw a lot of green stuff That looked like waving grain. I looked at it again And as I turned to pass, I saw to my surprise It was the Freshman class. Father: “What were you and that shiek doing on the front porch last night?” Gwendolyn: “Oh, Dad don’t bother about such petty things.” Don Lang: “I dreamed that I proposed to you. What is that a sign of?” Margrave: “That you have more sense when you’re asleep than when you’re awake.” Yoder: “See that fellow taking the hurdles now. Well, he’ll be our best man in a week.” Co: “Oh, Raymond, come let us tell father.” Examinations are in the same class as birthdays and measles; we have to have ’em. Spec Miller: “Is the steak ready, dear?” Lovella: “I’m sorry I’m so long, darling, but it looked hopeless grilled and it doesn’t look much better fried but if you will be patient a little longer I’ll see what boiling does to it.” So’s Your Old Man I crept up stairs, just as the night took wing, And I saw my dad, four steps ahead Doin’ the same darned thing. “Marcella, what part of speech is ‘vacuum cleaner’?” “Collective noun.” “That’s correct.” A woodpecker lit on a Sophomore’s head And settled down to drill. He bored away for half a day And then he broke his bill. Page Seventy-one • • • • • HELP bitEP, ■THE Ci O'I CC£4V OK VlH-lMbl KM 0 MS?! I pS f’SEf WHO fo� TH°TES'; LIOrHrMiM n- ri c r j( tOD • Cr!CT i W ,S . ,«s Poor w Seventy- • • • • • • Cummins: “A fool can ask more ques- tions than a wise man can answer.” Bob Graham: “No wonder so many of us flunk in our exams.” Helma: “But surely you didn’t tell him straight out that you loved him?” Helen Sandrock: “Goodness no! he had to squeeze it out of me.” Pm wise to the ways of a traffic cop But not to the ways of “Sue”. When her eyes say “Go” and her lips say “Stop” What is a chap to do? Lucille Jellison: “He put his arm around me five times.” Ellen: “Some arm!” Although there are several diseases prevalent in this country by far the commonest is high blond pressure. Gehling: “Say do you know an easy way to find the horsepower of a car?” Crandall: “No, how?” G.: “lust lift up the hood and count the plugs.” Mr. Gelwick asked his little son if he didn’t want daddy to play with him. “Oh, no,” Richard said, “we’re playing Indian, and you’re no use ’cause you’re scalped already.” On top my thoughts are nice and neat With noble words and manners sweet But when some crisis stirs my mind. I’m just surprised at what I find. Agnes Leo: “I use dumb-bells to get color in my face.” Miss Jorn: “Sensible girl! That’s a lot better than using color on your face to get the dumb-bells.” James: “I’ve never seen such dreamy eyes.” June: “You never stayed so late be- fore.” It’s the little things that bother us. You can sit on a mountain but not on a tack. H. H. H. Jr.: “Some men, you know, are born great, some achieve great- � ness— Brother Maust: “Exactly! And some just grate upon you.” Georgianna: “If you had a face like mine what kind of powder would you use?” Richard Isham: “Gun powder.” Old Mother Hubbard went to the receptacle for nourishment To get her poor canine an osseous tidbit. When she rot there the cupboard was entirely denuded of its contents, And so the poor doggie got the opposite of any. Geo. Clark: “Why all the puffing?” John Meinzer: “There was a fight out there and I was running to stop it.” G. C.: “Well, who was fighting?” J. M.: “Me and another guy.” We would tell you some more jokes— but what’s the use? You would only laugh at them. Page Seventy-four • • iT e a C irr LRNbiN i' � • • • • • Twinkle, twinkle little star, I know what you really are; Though you shine a sparkling mass, You’re just a lot of helium gas. Lawrence G.: (reading ‘rex fugit’)“ The king flees.” Sympson: ‘‘What tense is fugit, Law- rence?” L. G.: “Perfect.” S.: “And how would you translate it?” L. G.: “Dun-no.” S.: “Why, put a ‘has’ in it.” L. G.: “The king has fleas.” Beutler: “Why did you cut the sleeve our of your overcoat?” Schock: “So I could put it on without taking the books out of my hand.” Starkebaum: “Ah, my boy, you must indeed have used much patience, much equanimity to capture such fine fish.” Billy Fisher: “No, sir, I used worms.” Dad: “I hear you are always at the bottom of the class, can’t you get another place?” Sonner: “No, all the others are taken.” “How did you come to be a statesman?” Senator Ross: “It was destiny. When i was a boy at school I spoke pieces and I simply never got over the habit.” “Pray, why the large handkerchief?” “For crying out loud.” “Dear Editor: I have a horse that sometimes seems normal and other times is very weak and lame. What shall I do?” Reply: “Dear Mr. Hatch: Next time the horse appears normal sell him.” Grace M.: “What is the charge of this battery?” Garageman: “One and one-half volts.” G. M.: “Well, how much is that in American money?” An optimisst is the fellow who takes cold water thrown upon his proposition, heats it with enthusiasm, makes steam and pushes ahead. Witt: “I came within ten seconds of breaking the world’s record once!” Stump: “What was that in—the hun- dred yard dash?” Boswell: “Are there any questions?” Helen Zimmerman: “Yes sir, how do you calculate the horsepower in a donkey engine?” A1 Maust: “But surely seeing is believ- ing.” Bob G.: “Not necessarily. For instance, I see you every day.” Lost: “The Art of Love Making.” I am in great need of this book and would appreciate the return of it immediately— if not later. Lula Neimeyer. Schmidt: “All extremely clever men are conceited.” J. Cameron: “Oh, I don’t know. I’m not.” Although God alone can make a tree it takes a college to make the sap. Wakelin: “Use ‘cauterize’ in a sen- tence.” Boose: “I knew she was mine the mom- ent I caught her eyes.” • • • • • • Still our parents knew nothing of child psychology and look how wonderful we are. Evelyn: “What are you going out for next year?” Lillian: “I think I’ll go out for the full back.” Little Jack Horner sat in a corner In order to take an exam. He passed it of course With the aid of a horse And said, “What a good boy I am.” Fred Davis: “Is my name in the Orange and Black?” H. H. H. Jr.: “Of course not. What do you think this is, a humorous publication?” We never yet heard of an absent-minded professor who forgot to flunk anyone. While the class was studying magnets, Mr. Boswell asked: “Donald, how many natural magnets are there?” Don: “Two, sir.” Boswell: “And will you name them, please.” Don: “Blondes and brunettes.” Frances S.: “You told me if I put this wedding cake under my pillow, I’d dream about my future husband.” Marcella: “Well, what’s the matter?” F. S.: “I dreamed about the whole Freshman class.” Surprise—“Oh yeah?” Indignation—“Oh yeah?” Scorn—“Oh yeah?” Sarcasm—“Oh yeah?” Dorothy: “You measley little shrimp, I hate you!” Bob: “But darling, yesterday you said you loved every hair on my head.” Dot: “Yes, but not every hair on your shoulder.” Found on a Freshman’s registration card: Question: “Give your parents’ names.” Answer: “Mamma and Papa.” Davis: “I believe you missed my class this morning.” Fred Briggs: “Why, no, not in the least.” Billy Thomas: “Yeh, Dad, I had a chance to embrace a good opportunity.” Dad: “Well, be sure she’s the kind that won’t keep knocking after you’ve married her.” Marvel: “When Sam proposed to me he acted like a fish out of water.” Lelia: “Of course. He knew he was caught.” Franklin Winchell: “Can I get through this gate to the park, little boy?” Buzz Culver: “Maybe you could, a great big truck just went through.” Mr. Tubach: “I ve got a freak on my farm. It’s a two legged calf.” Mr. Zoellers: I know, he came over to call on my daughter last night.” I always lose an argument. But when I get to bed I think of all the clever things I might as well have said.” Pugf Eighty t 'fitcHsR's 0 odveH'i ’o 4SKET6ALL- SEASON' - CotfMER.UA t-CONTEST mm Li e’ IM srv.o - cl. i L -lt MtfS C' 0V7£5' sender Foot BA U- bEhlms D-er out L FAREWELL OF THE ANNUAL STAFF Our band is few, but tried and true. Our leader frank and bold, And everybody praises When Sympson’s name is told. Our fortress is an upstairs room, On the third floor, fast and strong; We know the rooms around us As the faculty knows our throng. We know their walls of plaster white, Their doors that stand ajar, Our safe and silent room is there Behind its sheltering bar. But woe to us of the Annual Staff, Little dreaming the time is near; On us shall light at mid of night A strange and sudden fear, When waking to our “copy due”, We grasp our pens in vain, And the blank, white sheets that face us We cover with inky stain; For they who fail to be on time Will have it called to mind By hearing the voice of the printer On every hollow wind. Well knows the fair electric light The band the Annual heads, The glitter of their “sharpened” wits, The scratching of their “leads”. Tis life to guide the inspired point Across the lamp-lit sheet, ’Tis life to feel your energy Produce poetic feet. A moment in “Activities”, A moment—then, away, Back to the pathless “Satire” To remain ’til break of day. Wise men are there in F. C.’s halls, Wise men with many cares, Their hearts are with the Annual, For the Annual are their prayers. And loving schoolmates greet our band With a varied welcoming; If pleased, with smiles of summer; If “stang” with tears of spring. 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