Lexington High School - Minute Man Yearbook (Lexington, NE)

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TIMES GONE BY Gertrude Robinson, Willis Trupp, William Pi-all Teachers of history were BILL TRUPP, GERTRUDE ROBINSON, and BILL PRALL. ln addition to teaching world history, supervising two study halls, and spon- soring the L Club, Mr. Trupp coached varsity football, track, and reserve basketball..Miss Robinson taught American history and Latin. She sponsored National Honor Society and was in charge of County Government Day. Mr. Ptall, varsity basketball coach, reserve foot- ball and track coach, helped to produce' better American citizens through his teaching of American problems. He was a sponsor of Hi-Y and supervised City Govern- ment Day. ME IN CASE YOU'RE CURIOUS John Schere, joan Hanson JOHN SCHERE was kept busy as a teacher of world history and as librarian. Besides overseeing three study halls, he had charge of all new books, school elections, etc. Mr. Schere sponsored the Student Coun- cil and the sophomore class. JOAN HANSON was a new teacher to enter the halls o Lexington High School this year. Specializing in her work as speech correc- tionist, she divided her time among the public schools in Lexington. Miss Hanson took the place of Miss McCown in directing the junior class play and helped sponsor the Pep Club. PAGE 8 ,.. J l Y 'il I L., A4 ,XXV ,IZ MARGIN FOR ERROR Sylvia Blomquist, Robert Hinrlchs SYLVIA BLOMQUIST and ROBERT HINRICHS con- centrated their time on commercial subjects. Miss Blomquist, sponsor of the Pep Club, trained students in typing I, typing Il, and shorthand. Added to his duties of teaching bookkeeping and typing I, Mr. Hin- richs helped coach junior high and freshman sports. lf anyone ever needed any help in English, they called on MABLE SLADKY, LILLIAN HANSON, or EVALYN SHRADER. Mrs. Sladky taught English ll, Spanish, and directed the girls' gym classes. Miss Hanson taught English and American literature, Eng- lish ll and 12. She still found time to advise special projects such as Career Day. Mrs. Shrader taught Eng- lish 9 and was a sponsor of Hi-Jinx and the freshman class. A LIKELY STORY Mable Sladky, Lillian Hanson, Evalyn Shrader

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'ffl 'N vdwnfwv I h f K ,. lv:-1 3' 1 , e ,Q an, M PRODUCTION MAN AGERS ROW 1: Mrs. Evelyn English, Lt. E. J. Belsner, Mrs. Helen McGuire. ROW 2: Mr. Floyd Houiel, Mf.Elbert Smlth,Mr.Rnlph Coon, Mr. Glenn Miller. On the first Monday of each month the six members of the SCHOOL BOARD meet with Superintendent Miller. At this time they discuss the management of the Lexington Public Schools. This includes such duties as approving and adopting an annual budget, set- ting the length of the school year, determining vacation dates, adopting pay scales, electing or reiecting school employees upon the nomination of the superintendent, set policies on age of school entrance, set graduation requirements, approve the curriculum, and represent the community's attitude toward the educational pro- gram and philosophy of the school. One of the major accomplishments of the school board this year was the refunding of the school bonds that were issued in 1948. Members of the Board of Education are: Mrs. Evelyn English, owner of the English Flower Shop. Mr. E. J. Beisner, owner of the Dawson County Motor Co. Mrs. Helen McGuire, co-owner of the Lexington Hotel. Mr. Floyd Housel,general manager of the Rosenberg Co. Mr. Elbert Smith, attorney at law. Mr. Ralph Coon, manager of the Midway Supply Co. The 1953-1954 officers of these production managers were: President ---------- Mrs. Helen McGuire Vice-President ---- - - - Mr. E. J. Beisner Secretary ---------- Mrs. Evelyn English Although he is not an official member of the organiza- tion, Mr. S.Y.Gillan, city treasurer, serves as treasurer of the school district. HOUSE OF MEMORIES A picture of Lexington High School taken from the southwest CUYHQIH

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nouveau rnoweg R V,- C ,X IX r ANY QUESTIONS? Robert Harrington, Clara Geiger, Lee Moore ROBERT HARRINGTON instructed manual art classes and coached freshman and junior high sports. He was an adviser of the freshman class. CLARA GEIGER taught young ladies the art of homemaking. She sponsored the Home Economics Club and the junior class. LEE MOORE was the producer of many young farmers through his teaching of vocational agriculture. He was the adviser of F.F.A. and the junior class. MARGARET MCCOWN began the school year as a teacher of speech, English 10, and sponsor of Student Council and Pep Club. Due to a sudden illness, Miss McCown was given a year's sick leave from her duties at L.H.S. BERNARD SCHULLER was a newcomer to Lexington, arriving at the start of second semester. He assumed leadership of Miss McCown's classes and successfully directed the senior class play. R. K. PETERSON provided the musical background at Lex- ington through the various music departments. He also sponsored the junior class and the Pep Club. CALL ME MADAM Margaret McCown ia. THE NEXT VOICE YOU HEAR Herb Grote, Henry Wasson HERB GROTE guided students in the teachings of biology and general science. He helped coach football and track. He was sponsor of the Biology Club and the sophomore class. HENRY WASSON had a full-time job teaching chemistry, general science, physics, and radio and electricity. He also helped sponsor Hi-Y and the junior class. GOOD NEWS Logan Lancaster, Joan Kudrna, Robert Dyke 1 Another new face in the hall of learning was that of LOGAN LANCASTER, who had charge of the instruc- tion of junior business, journalism, and driver's edu- cation. He sponsored the senior class and was an adviser of the annual. JOAN KUDRNA devoted her time to teaching students the subjects of algebra and geometry. Miss Kudma was a sponsor of Hi-Jinx. ROBERT DYKE educated scholars in geometry and advanced mathematics. Mr. Dyke helped sponsor the senior class and advised the financial part of the annual. WELCOME STRANGER pAGE 9 Bernard Schuller, R. K. Peterson