Friend High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Friend, NE)

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SENIOR CLASS PRCJPI-I ECY After stepplng off our latest modeled hydrogen plane rn 1976 we went dlrectly to the wartrng room of the arrport to rest awhile As we were s1tt1ng there a prxm young lady walked by us It was none other than 0111 own Darlene fThornpsonj Wrlson She graclously 1nv1ted us to lunch where she sard she would tell us where some of our old classmates had settled She took us to one of Frlend s swanktest Stork Clubs where we were met by the owner none other than our Bern Svehla He told us to st1ck around awh1le because they were prxvrleged to have w1th them that rught one of the world s famous torch smgers Sandra McBr1de After leavrng the Stork Club we were carelessly crossrng the street when my partner was struck by a brg long l1mous1ne To come to fmd out the owner was none other than L1la Kay Buckrngham We all got 1nto L1la Kay s car for a haremscarem rrde to the state s largest hospltal wluch rs now located at Frrend We were met by the head nurse Carolyn Rohrxg It seems she was on nrght duty w1th E1l1s Shutts who had been workrng w1th E1nste1n on an experrment w1th a drug more effectlve than Alka Seltzer when hrs apparatus blew up Carolyn also sa1d that she had one of the state s fmestnursesarde workmg for her She told us rt was Mary Ann McCullough We talked to Mary Ann and asked her who kept her chrldren wh11e she worked She told us that she had an excellent housekeeper It was one of our former classmates Helen Couch After we left the hosprtal Darlene persuaded us to go to v1s1t the Burda ranch As we were passmg the shores of Turkey Creek we say none other than our old classmate Esther Duba pamtrng prctures of slups as they docked 1.l'l the harbor at Turkey Creek It seems Esther had been made head arttst of R K O Studros Srttrng beslde her rn the latest type of swrmmrng surt sunnlng herself was Esther s secretary Helen Jean Raspllcka After chattmg awhrle we conunued our Journey to the Burda ranch As we entered the yard we saw to our amazement none other than our old pal Delorrs Weber the ranch housekeeper chasmg rn the lot several of Don s thousand head of cattle We asked her where the boss was and she replred He IS rn hrs lounge readrng the latest rssue of the Ladres Home Journal Delousalso told us that Don had recerved a letter the day before from a fellow we all remembered Joe Murphy lt seems Joe had Just arnved rn Aus tralra where he was experrmenung w1th rarsrng a new type of cane that he d1dn t ra1se rn hrgh school As we were drtvrng back from the Burda ranch we passed another well kept ranch when we saw a famrllar face come sobbrng out of a chlc ken house We surmlsed trouble so thought we had better turn back and mvesugate It seems Patsy Hoarty fthe former Patsy Ahernj was attempung to gather the eggs when an old setung hen dec ded to be rather possesslve more so than Patsy thought Patsy wanted us stay awhlle but we told her that we had many classmates yet to v1s1t so we con trnued our Journey Upon entermg the school zone we saw a frustrated teacher chasmg one of her pup1ls out the door As we looked closer we saw lf was Patty Asmus lt so happened that one of her angehc puprls had struck her on the srde of the head wrth a flyrng sptt ball Patty told us that our good frrend Lo1s Mernke was dolng mrssronary work rn Afrlca w1th one of the natrve chlefs As we ventured farther rnto the thr1v1ng Clty we notrceda huge neon srgn on a large burldrng whrch read Kellough Baby Products Darlene told us that Rex had done qurte well for hrmself s1nce the town was progressrng raprdly Upon our advancement rnto the mam part of the c1ty we saw a 1918 vehrcle stalled 1n the center of the mtersectron As we approached the car we Klrppenstern Implement Company Phone 2351 Complete One Stop Farm Servrce ' C1ty of Frlend Electrrc Apphances Ph0I16 5251 1 . , . . , . ' 1 , . . . . . , . . , . 1 , . . . . 1 . , . , . . 1 1 1 1 1 1 . , . . . . . , , , . 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 11 ' - ' - 1 . . . , ,, . . , . . .... . . , . . . 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 . ' 1 0 - I , , . , 1 11 11 - ' ' 1 - 1 11 - 1

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Ellls Shutts has curly hair. lt's said he has a Tml. We wonder if his comely curl ls really such a phony. Bern Svehla when in basketball ls really quite a star lf we were to lose hlrn We wouldn t get too far Darlene Tbompsm from the farm Who is considered small Is golng to work at an alrport And walt for Rex to call Delorls Weber small and cute Teaches all of us to share In home-ec class you ll always find A sack of pop -corn by her chair Miss Kolar and her favorite saying, 'Now you get out that gum! Although we wish she would forget She never will, by crumb! Superintendent A B Calvert ls quick as he can be What d happen if his Angus Would chase him up a tree? When we have shut our books And finally closed the door We know we leave to mourn The class of 54 This ends our senior poem We now pass on to you Our gifts and talents rare That will put us m Who s Who CLASS HISTORY When we thlnk back to the fall of 1940 and the twelve years that followed many happy memories return There are eight members in the graduation class of 53 who started therr educatron here in the kmdergarten They are Patsy Ahern Morris Bender Mary Ann McCullough Lors Memke Melvin Pratt Bem Svehla Darlene Thompson Wayne Gallup Startrng wrth the frrst grade and tracrng our history through the years this class has probably seen more members come and go than has any other class After the kindergarten year we lost Clark Alexander Chauncy Andrews Paula June Bangs Gayle Dean and Clarence Nrcks In the first gade we gained Bill Brrtton Gene Larson Dale Welch Rose Ella Range Ruby Hager and Patrrcra Asmus ln the second grade we lost Morris Bender and garned Betty Ann ed Morris Bender and Ltla Mae Ratlrff We lost Betty Ann Larsen Dale Welch Gene Larsen and Janet Kratochvil The folnth grade brought us Clarence Nrcks Robert Kleemeyer and Joan Kucaba The frfth grade brought us Angelme Betka Lloyd Earleywine Pat Nobbman and Deloris Weber and we lost Clarence Nicks and Robert Kleemeyer The sixth grade brought us Julra Shutts Judrth Johnson Deloris Hansen and Ellis Shutts The seventh grade brought us Pat Hopkins Marvrn McIntosh and Helen Couch We lost Judith Johnson and Doyt Shaw The eighth grade brought us Rex Kellough and we lost Morris Bender Ruby Hager Julia Shutts Pat Hopkins and Rose Ella Range The freshman class brought us many green faces Carolyn Rohrig Helen Rasplrcka Sandra McBride Joseph Murphy Esther Duha Gayle Dean Mary Beth Cogswell Lila Kay Buckingham Don Burda Ruth Bulwan Morris Bender and Ruby Hager We lost Marvin Mclntosh and Angeline Betka Our sophomore year brought us Phil Kendall We lost Bill Britton Lloyd Earleywlne Lila Mae Ratlrff Frances Scott Velma Sladek, Betty Surber Kathryn Vohnout and Ruby Hager Our Junior year brought us Carol Lape for one semes ter During our senior year we lost Gayle Dean and at the beginning of the second semester Joan Kucaba left ru to attend university As we near graduation our class numbers twenty five puprls who carry away the pleasant memories of Friend High The class wants to express a word of appreciation to those who made our school days a success Larsen, Wilma fvelmaj Sladek, Betty Surber, Doyt Shaw, and Phil Anderson. In the third grade we gain-

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saw a rear view sticking out of the motor. We went to the car to see if we could be of some assistance. And low and behold it was none other than Ruth fBulwanj Pratt. lt seems Ruth was trying to blow out the carburetor. To her utter despair. she was having no success. She told us to go to the nearest telephone and call the Pratt Garage. She knew the manager would be more than glad to start his atomic -controlled wrecker and tow her in Ruth told us that Buzz was doing well for himself in the garage Starttng our car and headmg west on O Street we trxed to evade the campaxgmng crowd but we were forced to stop our car just long enough to get a glimpse of a woman with a gay flowered hat glvmg a speech up on a rostrum Bymqutrrngwe leamed that Joan Kucaba was running for the office of President of the United States After a slight detour to escape this crowd we saw com mg rnto sight the old church that we had attended tn our past years On the step sat our old schoolmate the Reverend Morris Bender lt seems Morris was preparing his sermons for the following Sunday He told us that he had received a letter from one of our well remembered classmates Wayne Gallup He told us that Wayne had gone to Hollywood to take Frank Srnatra s place as Frank was retmng next week lt seems Wayne had made quxte a surging reputation for himself since he graduated from high school He also told of the success of another of our former classmates Deloris Hansen She IS now a Power s model She has been seen on many magazine covers lately such as Photoplay The Red Book and osmopolrtan After a tmng but enjoyable day we stopped back at the Stork Club where we were entertained with one of the world s most favored orchestras It seems that Bem had made arrangements with the Guy Lombardo orchestra as one of hrs outstanding soloists was known to all of us Pat Nobbman As we rose above the earth dodging in and out of the newly erected skyscrapers we left behind us many thoughts and lasting memories we then ventured out over what we all remembered rn 1953 as Turkey Creek even though it was beginning to get dark but not dark enough to mrss Commander Mary Beth Cogswell barkrng orders on the deck of the Queen Mary whrch had just docked After vrsltmg the old haunts where a strange famlliarlty met us on every side we sped off through the blue for our homes in the West Chenshtng the experiences that we had we took up lrfe anew with renew ed vlgor SENIOR FAVORITES Favome Actor Alan Ladd Favorite Flower Yellow Rose Favorite Actress lane Wyman Favortte Car Cadillac Favorite Singer Eddie Fisher Favonte Gum Dentyne Favorite Song wishmg Ring FI-Write PISIUIIC Cruising Favorite Band Leader Guy Lombardo Favorite Radio Station KOWH Favonte Hang -out Green Top Favorite Theater 3 Favorite Comic Book Mutt and Jeff Favorite Subject Study Hall Favorite Food Home made ree cream FIVOIRC DRY of the Week Sunday Favorite Colors Blue and yellow FlV0riIe Pei Dog Anderson Studro Quality Photos at Moderate Prtces 1034 O St Lincoln Nebraska W A Brown Sales Agency Remtngton and Smith Corona Portable Typewnters Office Equipment and Stationery C ' . Favorite Sports ......... Football Fav0riIe Candy Bar. . . . . . Snicket ' ...... . .......... I is Conner and Mitchell Sinclair Service Phone 5261