Hemingford High School - Bobcat Yearbook (Hemingford, NE)

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THE SPUDPICKER. J3. S. Ilobrtson Pres. Student Council ‘4’ Basket Ball ‘1-2-3-4’ Foot Ball ‘34’ Foot Ball Captain ‘4’ Orchestra ‘3-4’ Chorus ‘3-4’ Class Play ‘3-4’ Athletic Play ‘3’ Class Vice-President ‘1-2-3’ Hi Y ‘4’ Kotjn tCargrr Class Play ‘4’ Debating Team ‘4’ (fines of 1928 IT to In llstnhnl Class Play ‘3-4’ Basket Ball ‘3’ Senior Play ‘2’ Girl Reserves ‘4’ Chorus ‘3-4’ Athletic Play ‘3’ iHtlfcrt'f» iHyrrs Latin Club ‘1’ Girl Reserves ‘4’ Class Play ‘3’ Chorus ‘3-4’ Orchestra ‘3-4’ Girl’s Gym. Class ‘4’ Librarian ‘4’ tEntlcrur §rott Foot Ball ‘3-4’ Junior Play ‘2’ Class Play ‘3-4’ Orchestra ‘3’ Sorts iHriKinstry Latin Club ‘1-2’ Chorus ‘4’ Girl Reserves ‘4’ Class Play ‘4’ Senior Play ‘2’ Pep Leader ‘4’ —13—

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•THE SPUDPICKER Jaur lEtfp Like a flower in all its beauty Is life with all its work and duty Both of these have needs which must be met Likewise both will perish from neglect. God gives to them both that they may bloom To make this world one heavenly room. Gives to one the sun and the dew, Your life—what more could He give to you. Search for the flower in the wildest place, You still look for its beauty and grace. Will not God look for richness in you? Unmarred, as lasting, life long, and true —Supt. C. A. Elkins —12—

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•THE SPUDPICKER Senior Class Sjietciry ’28 ’Twas in the fall of 1925 that a group of determined pioneers banded them- selves firmly together for the purpose of exploring a very strange country. Knowledge. By the unanimous decision of the class Mr. Hering was named head. A keen desire for higher education was felt among the colonists, so it was agreed to set out for Graduation, High School via the Hemingford Route. Realizing the need for assistant leaders, Oneta Hucke was elected president, Margaret Wilcox, vice-president, and Hattie Oliver, secretary-treasurer. The first stop was Freshman, a green struggling settlement, forced to settle because of a Sophomore uprising near. Thankful because of our escape from this upris- ing, we held a festival in the form of a skip day and picnic at the Nebraska State Park. The members of the class were: Doris McKinstry, Florence Planansky, Marvin Nelson, Neil Gibson, Paul Utterback, Williard Donovan, Viola Ustohal, Tessie Plahn, Bernice Os- born, Dean Badger, Ella Bunce, Bernice Baldwin, Glenn Moravek, John Laeger, Albert Shindler, John Jezek, Myrtle Myers, Oneta Hucke, Julialyn Ford, Milford Johns, Freddie Melick, Louise Vorovka, Harold Drury, Hattie Oliver, P. D. Johnson, Jason Wiltsey Frank Shimek, Thelma Donner, Margaret Wilcox and Edna Myers. A number of these dropped their school work and twenty was the number of pupils who entered the Sopho- more class the following school term. By the fall of ’26 we felt as though we should be again starting on our way, so accompanied by our friends’ best wishes and individual road mays, we headed for Sophomore, a few hardships away. Geometry storms and floods that would have washed out Caesar’s bridges were encountered, and it was a vinegar-tempered crowd that encamp- ed at Sophomore. During our stop at this place, we had Oneta Hucke, president, P. D. Johnson, vice-president, and Margaret Wilcox, secretary-treasurer. Miss Laura Overton kindly consented to pilot us. Our skip day and picnic was spent at the State Park. The class had some dispute as to the class colors. Finally it was decided that purple and gold be the colors, One new scholar, Dale Adams, enrolled in our class making a total number of twenty-one colonists. Later Julialyn Ford, Dale Adams, Glenn Moravek, Louise Vorovka, Tessie Plahn, and Doris McKinstry dropped out and there were eighteen colonists enter- ed as Juniors in 1926. At last the sun shone and we started for Junior. Miss Edith Melvin, acting as chief, and Oneta Hucke president, P. D. Johnson, vice-president, and Margaret Wilcox, secretary-treasurer, leading onward, LaVerne Scott, Helen Kelsey, and Lowell Bedient taking up th€ Junior work at the same time. Such remarkable progress had been made it was decided to give an entertain- ment for the surrounding colonies, consequently “The Hoodoo” a play, was staged and everyone was “heap pleased.” Later a great celebration was held which was called the Junior-Senior ban- quet, the memory of which will always remain in the hearts of those Daniel Boones and Priscillas. Those Freshman boys who were at one time defeated by the Seniors in a basketball game are now the best athletes in the high school. The Juniors who played football and earned letters are: Albert Shindler, Dean Badger, LaVerne Scott, P. D. John- son, Neil Gibson, Williard Donovan and Lowell Bedient. P. D. Johnson was elected foot- ball captain for the year of 1927. Neil Gibson was basketball captain for the 1927 term of school, and the following Juniors are basketball men; Dean Badger, Neil Gibson, Albert Shindler, P. D. Johnson, Williard Donovan, LaVerne Scott, and Lowell Bedient. The fol- lowing girls played on the girl’s basketball team: Viola Ustohal, Florence Planansky, Mil- dred Myers, Oneta Hucke, and Edna Myers. (Continued on Page 19) —14—