Longfellow High School - Log Yearbook (Kearney, NE)

Text from Pages 1 - 124 of the 1940 volume:

:: - y . j y •.y ! i Designed and Engraved by Capital Engraving Co, Printed by Hub Printing Co. Informal Photos by Bill DeVriendt c C l d Jean Reid Taylor Editorin-Chief Joe Hill Robert Atwater Business Manager De Wayne Wolf Business M oager ' ■. n n o- L. , ' yz- i- i UjiJ , a. JjU ■M - CcC- f-CiA-C enior lass OF Longfellow High School KEARNEY, NEBRASKA y See-Sawmg- -Little hands build household furnishings or their miniature replica of home. i earney LJouth •The Amcri can ideal of eq ualil of opp y assi med or e of its mo St c oncre te orms 1 sysle m of pu bli ' s chool Educ d first in the 1 mit ed terms of old eas. s oon bu rst these ow boun ds. The commo n school was dc velop ed first sr ele Tientary education to all the children le pe Dplc. .ater seco nda ry educs tior was ded a t public expense. Today approximately two-thirds of youths i high-school age are enrolled in secondary school Higher education was first the prerogative of favored few. Now more than a million youti attend the colleges and universities of the nation. ' The Economic Challenge to an American Ide It is the purpose of this book to present a pictorial and philosophic cross-section of Kearney ' s most valued institution, the public school system. City schools may be likened unto factories in their wholesale production of citizens as they are turned out to the consumers — the community group taking over their services at graduation from high school. Each individual goes through a twelve year developing and mellowing process be- fore receiving the O.K. stamp — the di- ploma — signifying that the article has been thoroughly tested and will not be found wanting in any phase of life touched upon by that able body of 102 craftsmen, the school teachers. The diploma is the guar- antee that the product is durable enough to withstand many hardships, possesses the tenacity to overcome many obstacles, and has what it takes to keep smiling through — a guarantee issued by at least a full two dozen instructors who have played no small part in influencing the character of the prod- uct for the better. Booi:s Are Their Tools — Library plan boasts organ- ized elementary libraries in four wards, junior ' and senior high schools. Jj til id from I iursery to Jjipu oma Naturally, as with all goods, different grades of produce are issued, varying in quality and workmanship. Here the factory-school parallel ends, for if a graduate be found lacking in am- bition, energy, ability to study, or any phase of life touched upon by his teachers, it has not been so intended by those in authority. Nor has it been because of a deficient brand of tool- ing in the try for the finished product. Students share equal opportunities, for schools are the very corner-stone of democracy. That they do not take equal advantage of their chances is a primordial law of human behavior, not to be overthrown by our educational insti- tutions or any other faction. The individual, however, who has been through the schooling mill to the cap and gown extent is a radically different personage than the unschooled one. His chances for success in whatever he may take up are a myriad-fold better; greater is q the intelligence of his civic responses in voting, or in any one of the many privileges and duties entrusted to him by his forefathers who pio- neered America in both a physical and democratic sense. As the early settlers pioneered Americanism, so are the schools car- rying on with new theories to round out the rough foundation based up- on the trials and experiments of the early educators who perhaps failed to conceive that it takes more to cre- ate an intelligent voter than a know- ledge of political machinery and or- ganization. With a combination of the sensible ventures of early American history and recent ideas by the nation ' s great, the new educational philosophy has tak- en root in practicability and yearly bears an ever-increasing fruit of testimony to its sagacity. If the graduate serves to be dwelt upon ex- cessively, it is not unjustly so, for he embodies the result of the years of preparation for worthy citizenship on the part of student and teacher alike. The schools may point with pardonable pride to his mental demeanor, for the three maturing levels, pre-schooling, elementary schooling, and secondary schooling, have con- verged to stand proudly back of their ward. He must kneel to no man, for his grooming has been as carefully gaged, wisely enacted, and timely concluded as that of any person. The world stands before him, awaiting. To the graduate, this book is dedicated. and Cap — Twelve years o study and he proudly wears the robe and mortar board. Sl!? ' )ij a® :iiisr- ' Religion, morality and knowledge being necessary to good government and the happiness o mankind, schools and the means of education shall torever be encouraged. — Ordinance of 1787. readin ' 0 SCHOOLS ARE FOR TOMORROW- -Students in Kear- ney city schools study in beautiiul surroundings. The educated person uses the tools of learning effectively, applies his knowledge of health to his personal and social liv- ing, participates in wholesome recreation, appreciates beauty, and gives responsible direction to his own life. The educated person respects the rights of others and works cooperatively with the group. He has selected a voca- tion, knows the satisfaction of good workmanship and is eco- nomically efficient both as a producer and a consumer. The educated person assumes the full weight of his civic responsibilities. He always acts upon an unswerving loyalty to democratic ideals. Such are the purposes of the schools in our American democracy. — Adapted — National Policies Commission. writin ' - - ' rithmetic Kearney Childre MUk For Two Year Olds In the program there is a def- inite time tor lunches. ' Twere Bed Time — Nursery school timetable indue periods for sleep. A well-developed routine of educational, social, and health activities is provided for the children between the ages of two and five. The Kearney nursery school has operated continuously for the past five years in the Bry- ant school. Its health record is outstanding. Rest and play, food and sunshine, mixed in proper proportions, are the ingredients of the ■nursery school day. as They Learn A It is the purpose of the kindergartens to ex- tend nursery school experiences so that chil- dren may be ready for reading, for the use of numbers, and for a more organized school life. In the kindergarten, children are encour- aged to plan and choose many of their own activities in order to promote initiative and self-reliance. Picture Books — Illustrations arouse in the five year old a desire to read. A careful reading readiness program of story-telling, ear -training to catch differences in sounds of words, and the ability to give oral expression to ideas are all basic to be- ginning reading. Little Hands Are Busy — Fingers, challenged by little minds, work hard at things that interest them. Listeners Have Big Ears — Kenwood chil- dren give rapt attention at story hour time. First Grade Cafe- teria — This project gives meaning tc school experiences, reading, writing, and arithmetic. A Good Eai lor Music — Bells, xylophone, drum, and cymbals give children equipment lor Kearney ' s iour elementary school rhythm bands. Reading Is Understand ing — Most of life ' s activ- ities require the use of this important tool. ' i Reading is Fun — Ellec- iive reading, is an impor- tant goal in the modern school. Rabbits and Children — Grade school science includes the observation and understanding of living things. Jjuilci Jrlttitudes tn the Liiricles Boys and girls nowadays spend more time on the three R ' s than did their par- ents. The social value of all learning is stressed in real lifelike situations. Because boys and girls live in a world of work where food, shelter, and clothing are the great necessities of life, they are introduced to a practical world of ma- terials and processes. Health is Personal —The child protects lis health by actual Dractice. TheFinishing Touch — Creative ex- p r e s s i a n involves many materials. cv ' (V e o a( V Here is jg are wholesome , hundred s uden T more u catetetia. Many °l j eautii d r7desi ' c an with muv ' ; « ira nd-.o. aft w ork- pal nting- Learning ' One of ' . learning ' = tivewav ediunrc through the r „.aps, h J a lante pictures, slides. In the jui - t.ce nciernoc 1 rreative eXF ' all their own. are a u school suesses ,a- ■,mioi high set gvo ed y r. s tut mucn etimerfci ,,,,„ tie dsandac sion- • ' 1 regulates b y ' man r® the campus- The )U ' museun Ilectiou- ■ the Hana- fine bird CO. Kearney Parents (continue to cJ earn College Cadets — One hun dred and fifty college students do observation and practice teaching annually in the Kear- ney high schools. Grown-ups Go to School — During the year classes for adult learners were given in welding, auto-electricity, home- making, and citizenship. A Community Helper — A first grade visits the shoemaker to get first-hand information concerning the work-a-day world. The farm, the post office, the greenhouse, the stores and shops are ready-made laboratories for the modern school youngster. 14 ind viyork oJogether for School Jjettennent Cocperative Education — Paren t-Teacher association council otlicers are: Mrs. Al- vah R. Hecht, treasurer; Miss Ruby Freeman, secretary; Mrs. Bert Wallace, vice-presi- dent; and Mrs. N. Bernard Foutch, president. A School Conference — The parent, the teacher, and the student aid the beginner in selecting a high school course. A well-or- ganized program of guidance involving oc- cupational and vocational information and a careful evaluation of student capacities and his adjustment to school life in general are elements in a definite program of guidance. Home and school are inseparable institutions. Kearney teachers real- izing that the school is but a supple- mentary agency to the home, make every effort to harmonize the activ- ities of the school and home in the interests of childhood. The greatest single agency oper- ating for school and home coordi- nation is the Parent-Teacher associ- ation. In addition to the usual school meetings in which teachers and par- ents discuss mutual problems, the Parent-Teacher association sponsors child welfare activities and parent study groups and analyzes the ef- fects of legislation on the schools. 15 LJoiir ioney ' s viyorth It costs $22,4B1 a year to keep the buildings clean, warm, repaired. It costs $91,695 a year to supply teaching ser- vice for 2,124 students. It costs $8,020 a year for books and supplies for effective teaching. 16 Kearney Citizens Support ana ( ontrol cJ ieir Sc iools The Board of Education in Kearney is made up of six members, two of whom are elected annually. Any citizen in Kearney who has children in school or is a taxpayer may be elected to the board. Board members serve without pay and meet at least once a month to transact all their business in open public meetings. In order to carry on the work of the Board of Education preliminary details are worked out by the following committees: building, insurance, finance, teachers, health, pur- chasing. The Board of Education is like a board of directors for a large corporation. It places upon the superintendent of schools the re- sponsibility for carrying out its policies. These policies are set up after a careful con- sideration of the needs of the Kearney schools as interpreted by the community it- self, by board members, and the teaching staff, working together. The Board of Education sets up a budget each year to govern the expenditures of the school, selects the teaching staff, keeps the buildings in repair, and coordinates the work of the schools with other institutions in the community. Operating a business which cost last year for all purposes $152,815 is the job of the board. Directors Meet — Members of the Board of Education seated around the table are: J. W. McKerney, R. E. Heacock, Dr. C. B. Edwards, Elmer Gillespie. Dr. R. M. Gilmore, board mem- bers: E. L. Randall, attorney; Harry A. Burke, superintendent; and ]. }. Shambaugh, board member. Officers of the board are: Dr. Gilmore, president; Dr. Edwards, vice-president, and Mr. Shambaugh, secretary. 17 personality 18 THINGS TO COME — The camera here catches what H. G. Wells has devoted volumes to — perhaps a life ' s preview. New fields to conquer! has been the cry of mankind from time immemorial. And it is the annual cry of each class invading a new atmosphere as the aftermath of promotion. To the bewildered junior high pupil setting first official foot in the higher institution and the graduate emerging from his school days to faca a very realistic world that harbors no fail- ure, considers no alibi, it is the battle-cry in the war for success. To the junior coming from the sophomore metamorphosis, and the student reaching the senior rung of the educational ladder, it is a challenge to do his best, for the targets are not to be hit with a half-hearted aim. But they will be hit; the fields will be conquered! ttitude - citizenship 19 Juniors as they develop JrCsaume LKesponstouitt Longfellow high school, its 50 year old Gothic structure standing out against the city that surrounds it, is not merely a place where 625 young peo- ple and 30 teachers study. It is also a place where they live and play. It is here that studies and activities balance. Important to the school, the cornerstone of American democracy, is the curriculum of arts, sciences, agri- culture, and trades. TAKE A BULLETIN — Daily notice to teach- ers and students are issued by Dwighl L. Williams, principal, through Miss LaVere Rork, secretary .... CURRENT CLASS PROBLEMS Talking it oyer arc Secretar Wanda Kcyser, Vice-president Joan Foutch. President Ortnond Heacock, junior officers, and Miss Alice Parsons and Martin Dunklau, sponsors. Equally significant are the activities, for they embrace a wide variety of ex- periences which tend to develop initi- ative and Social and business responsi- bility for tomorrow ' s citizens. NO FIRE Dorothy Parker, Ruby Rapp. Doris Sear. George Bowker. Edith Hough. Harold Hardy, and Ruth Williams exemplify anything but the rush and hurr - of the between-class intervals. Perhaps the 3:15 dismissal bell has not been heard .... COIN ' HOME Facial expression and the song they ' re hum- ming reveal the destination of Frances Zimmerman. Joyce Anderson, Lorraine Bishop, and Jeannette Harris, who part from Kearney high as shadows fall. 20 L( llOS IHKOUGH THE HALLS One of the favorite pas limes in the school hfe of the student is shown by Irene Gillette, Evelyn Miller, tiUen Austin. Olive Munn, Howard Aden, Allen D ale. Norma Dickson, Gordon Hansen. Marian Samway. and Carl Hudson as they read over the latest scoops in the All-American bi- weekly newspaper. ' 7 l orR and IJ gl The individuals entering Longfellow may look forward to contributions toward their growth and development. Their in- troduction from the junior high school will include further exploratory courses and participation in school government, class leadership, and organizations. As juniors and seniors, they will examine themselves in retrospect and choose a course of study which will make them better consumers, better home makers, and better builders in the democratic way of life. THE LATEST— Irene Gillette. Leota Fielding. Lorelta Caferty. Josephine Bissell. LaVaughn Kincaid. and Helen Farrar catch up on recent news not included in the school paper .... FREE WHEELING — At liberty for the re mainder of the day following the seventh period class. Harriet Undis. Junior Carson. Maxine Lant, Bessie Bogener. and Milan Dady hold an impromptu gab fest be fore hitting the cyclists ' trail. 21 Juniors as they develop 1 1 LasterJLan guage SUL In harmony with a functional curriculum, the English department strives to use effective methods in correlating the facts of subject mat- ter with actual experience. Radio broadcasting, news writing, and play acting are devices used to make subject matter more vital in terms of life outside the classroom. And no matter what Ihe type of work a per- son does during his life, his command of writ- ten and oral English is always an advantage to him. The supporting structure of the English lan- guage is yet found in the study of the root tongues of Latin and German. Through these the student gets a peek at for- eign culture and societies plus a firmer under- standing of his own language. He is broad- ened by the formation of new moral, intellec- tual, and artistic senses. WHAT THE DICKENS? Engrossed in A Tale of Two Cilies are Rulh Beaver. James Blylhe, Jamei Palmer, and Miss Aha Kibler. English departmenl chairman .... NOT BUL- LETINBORED Ben Hull. Geraldine Walter, Wilburn Weddlc, Geraldine Shaflo. and Laddie Whitcher patronize reviews of new books .... BLOWN UP — Miss Cecilia Yost, Victor Deeb, and Boyd Carver scan an enlarged card catalog in connection with the study of library work. EXCHANGI NG IDEAS Delores Hoefer. Mis Jeannette owrey. nd R oyal Jester examine sla e and nati Dnal high sch 30l lewspape s . . . . PROPING THE PROPS— Sam el Fettt rs. Irama co ach. J oan Foutch and Fred Spahr shif see nery for an ssembly play . . . . ENGLISH IN ACTION — B rtha Sla ck. Doris Se ir. A a Shirar, Velma Turn er. and In noge le Triple tte 22 Juniors as they develop btiicii Effect I veiLj BOOKWORMS— Bcsl use of ihe library ' s facilities is made by Simon Schmidt. Sammy Campbell. Donald Dean Frank. Hope Oslrand. and Barbara Lant7. c The center of the curriculum is the high school library. The instructional organ- ization is built around a vitalized library and study program with the belief that if education is to represent permanent gain for the student, it must move toward self- direction in learning. •SCOUTING EXPEDITION — Mis, Mal.el i . Scoull. m chjrgj of study liall. aids Lucilc Thornton and Dorothy Snyder in their quest for knowledge .... 2XY = WANDA KEYSER -I- DONALD PAT- TON wrestling with algebra under the able tutelage of Miss Eva Phalen, mathematics teacher. OU Millie Boll. Mary Willi, e library as Meyer Lederm troh enter .... BRINGING BACK (FRANCIS! — Line forms to the right ibs Lucille Hrubesky. checks volumes in a nd Katherine Slobodney. Mathematics courses, in common with oth- er fields of knowledge, aim to develop well- educated citizens. Students of mathematics ore acquainted with the symbolic mode of thought and expression and with the prac- tical and applied aspects. 24 Vleet the World Changing worlds bring changing problems, and changing problems invite careful consid- eration by tomorrow ' s leaders. Emphasizing independent thought, the mod- ern social studies seek to light the future with the torch of free inquiry. Students who are learning how to think instead of what to think will better insure the type of leadership de- manded by the democratic system, for clear thinking alone will preserve those standards from the tempests which threaten them with destruction. The age of mechanical genius has given words new powers unheard of. Speeches of political factions, dramas of everyday life, con- ferences of quarreling nations, battles of clash- ing armies, all have become a part of the news scope of the man on the street. The power of words, because of the force of propaganda now at large, has created a Frank- enstein ' s monster that upsets stable thought. If ever education had a challenge, it is to incul- cate in youth the ability and determination to seek the truth in the activity surrounding them. MAPPING IT OUT — Ruby Rapp. Rose Marie Marcellus, Lyle Wilson, and ClemenI Willieweil watch Allan Carlson pick out the scene of conflict .... BLOCKADE AND BOMBS — Ardith Bacon and Naomi Zaiud will complete Miss Henrietta Bankson ' s American history course when Europe settles down and stops add- ing chapters .... GIVING A FEW POINTERS Russell Wil- kie offers a few (subject! tips to Rodney Bliss and Marjorie Turner. DEMOSTHENES TOMORROW — Treva Lange and Charles Ed- wards pick up facts from Gale W. McGee, debate coach .... LAW OR SPORTS? — The smiles lighting the faces of all indi- cate that Patricia Munson. Bonnie Haase. and Coach Harlan Wyant are discussing last night ' s game rather than today ' s com- mercial law ... . THAR SHE BE— Subject for the gaze of Doris Nyquisi, Kathleen Zeiler, Richard Billings. James Porter, and Erwin Best appears to be the globe ' s changing boundaries. 25 Juniors as they develop rass quartet, composed of Bertrand Gib- DeWayne Wolf, and Sidney Rice, swings of Marx .... NOTES TO YOU!— ne Smith note a measure indicated by A. G. director .... BEETHOVEN OR JOHN- mony is the watchword as Bettc Jeanne ng. Wvnona Worlev. and Winona Peterson 1 a modern dim. Jrippreciate QJine jrirts Fun and enjoyment? Yes and much more. Appreciation of the beautiful, deepening of the finer emotions, and practice in quick cooper- ative thinking are offered the student who en- rolls for a class in the music department. Since instrumental and vocal music are taught in the grades, the young musicians of the hi gh school have already learned that mu- sic contributes educational and cultural oppor- tunities to them as participants and enrichment to the lives of their listeners. 26 SLING IT!- aid purposes for Edwards, and He iss Elsie Durkop. girls phys-ed teacher, demonstralcs on Betty Dickson the benefit of Evelyn Richards. A quintet of Kearney high basketcers. Virgin la Berger, do a little slinging on their own account. ' thod of applying a sling for fli Audrey Pratt. Joy Brown. Je; Business education is an everyday tool, and is the subject most frequently chosen by all students either as a vocation or as an elective. Supplementing the business instruction, the de- partment emphasizes the courteous manner, the alert versatility, and the general compe- tence characterizing a good secretary. TAKE A LETTER — Miss Edna Barber dictates to novice short- hand students. Vera Brestel and Kathleen Adams. 27 gngage ,n .XgruJuire ■c I. ,., his molars still get HORSING AROUND-No. a g.f. horse Lindgren. „ onceover from agecurious Hardin, and Fred Anson. ' i---..- a.: r-.= ' c.me. W.ll. .et. and ..X earn a cJrade ' Coordinating the use of the hands withjhe hrain seems to exemplity the well-worn leara r .rdoin. Philosophv wh.h ev. dom. nates the educational process. Agncuituj and trades and industries afford a working il- lulrtt of the practicability of that program. The necessity of planning a rural fl insure profits can be suggested no more force uly thcL by the plight of the nation ' s farmer oday Yet no element is attacking the prob- lem more directly than the Smith-Hughes - conization with its helpful guiding of hature farmers toward a well-planned farm backed by sound financial structure. Similarly, the modern business world de mands skilled tradesmen. Craft -Ids of the n iddle ages had more than - °bsole e id a when they encouraged apprenticeships btu lents now employed m local business houses serving as apprentices, -e acquiring s Wis, cul t,vating confidences, and assummg poise m day to day business relations. They learn what books cannot teach. Avocational as well as vocational training is offorded by manual arts instruction. Profitable fturns may be had by sketching, blue pnntmg show card painting. A field m which he stu dent in school becomes fitted for out-of-school employment rests on its own merit. r I S ' md ' is res P o rairanrTXw.lsr mlirarHlriev H aid McMah sible future voca. SUITED TO Richard Klamer, Gilbert Pcttit. obs Eugene repairing. (square)— Me al d Boyd Carver, Floyd Roberts 28 „ „,.. attracts instructor, and gfaslilon Vlaterials Wayne KO- KD BORhU— Harold f ' - b e- ' , construction Rcinhardi, and Charles bnvaer by-six. r ' ' t THE OlD KIND— Eduard Whltne «; |-T0RCH°T0R-CHarl. Heln,s. Ralph D; •■ - — . HITTING s Brisbin. Dorian , CARRYING Eickmeie- ' •SEW WHAT?--Miss isar, ... --- - j , j,, Miss Ethel 3fii rtlier B iomeclrammg 29 She can make an apple pie, °nd she can S ' eTves as a laboratory ior ..Is who may choose cafeteria and tea room -inin., des .n- ing clothing or decorating interiors, or mst run ning a house as a future career. Sophomores as they develop Seek I Lew interests THE HALLS OF HOME — Appa em lik ng of the r new ind ngs s sh ow , by Gwon- dolyn La Ra d B Dlfrage, Ico Ed slerli ng. a id Duanc Each fall sophomores gather for the first class meeting of their high school careers. Row after row of the most promising of Kearney youths sit eyeing one another with just a trace of embarrassment. The high school principal speaks. They understand his lingo, warm to him, and confi- dently assume the responsibil- ities of high school living. Thus introduced, sophomores elect officers, select a course of study, choose an activity pro- gram, and make friends. THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS ' — Alices iti Wonder- ALL BOOKED UP — What ever the purpose of Clifford Ed nd, Evelyn Anderson. Gertrude Stun, Ri a Meyers, and Edna wards in lingering ■ near the gir Is ' lockers, it does appear as i ggens, primp for their next classes. Betty Jo Nye, Pauline Gilmore hands full. and Isabelle Wilder have their 30 ADDRESSING THE FLAG Thai is just what Rodney Barge. Marilyn Rose, Jim Mullowney, Margaret Gillespie, and Wayne McKinney are doing. W I I M •mi R STEP — Say Carolvn Simmons and Dean W.ill.K,-. .Im- ■.on,,- other sophy such as Betty Larson, Dorothy Pr.ill, or J.i.-k Artman may take possession. POIIING PLACE — The eves seem to have it — if they can decide on .i singular it is the conclusion to be drawn from the wandering gaies of Man Louise Spooner. Doris Carver. Frances Nau. Milford Munson. and Wendell Mears. CAN YOU TIE THAT?— Asks Ralph Sands; Stewart Poul- son philosophizes. If the shoe fits, wear it. as Earnest Hull- man complains that he has the short end of the deal. At any rate. Hershel Whitney has a surenough right number or is Eu- gene Sands just stringing us. along with his foot appeals? YOU CAN SCRIPT THAT — According to Earline York. WATER THEY DOIW THAT FOR? — Wonders Doris Ralph Spongbcrg, Joanne Slaubitz. Mary Alice Cooper, and Fritz, as Pauline Dice partakes of a little liquid refreshment £ur- Kathryn Peckman. nished by Darlcne Nickel. 31 Smooth Sailing — No worries here as the annual ban- quet becomes more than an idea to senior officials. NICHOLAS ABOOD. outdoor sportsman club, 1. 2, 3; band. 1. 2. 3. ARDITH ANDERSON, Girl Reserves, 1, 3; speech club, I: dramatics club, 2, ?; secretary-treasurer dramatics club, 3; May fete, 1, 2; orches- tra. 1, 2. 3: girls glee club. 1: home room representative. 3: orchestra library service. 3. IRENE ANDERSON. Girl Reserves. 3. MARJORIE BAUSTIAN. girls athletic association. 1. 2: secretary of girls athletic association. 2; president of commercial club. 3; secretary of home room. 3; Girl Reserves. 3: May fete. 1. 2. 3; girls club council. 2. 3: girls glee club. 1. 2. 3: a cappella. 1. 2. 3: student advisory board, 3: madrigal. 3; senior girls ensemble. 3- LLOYD BAVSDORFER. speech club. 1: Latin club. 2; dramatics club. 3; athletic association. 3; Log staff. 3; debate. 1; junior play. 2; band. 1. 2. 3; library service. 3. LYNDALL BEDISH. Girl Reserves, 2, 3: dramatics club, 2, 3: vice- president of dramatics club, 2; president of dramatics club. 3; athletic as sociation, 3; secretary-treasurer of senior class, 3; Echo staff. 2. 3; junior play. 2; May fete. 2; girls glee club. 2: declamatory. 2, LILLIAN BLANTON. girls athletic association, 1, 2: club, 2, 3; dramatics club, 3: May fete, 2; band, 2. 3. JOHN BOGENER, commercial club. 1: science club, 2; outdoor sportsman club, 3. EILEEN BRADLEY. Girl Reserves. 1. 2. 3: president of Girl Reserves. 3: Latin club. 2; international relations club. 3; May fete. 1. 2. 3: orchestra. 1; girls glee club. 2. 3; secretary of sophomore class. 1: a cappella. 3; girls club :il, 3. ■ I940 Seniors as they carry on (b nip toy JL ea de rs h ip O C ' o ,,,V S t iU zi N. Abood M. Bau tian L. Blanton A- Anderson I, Anderso L- Baysdorfer L. Bedish J- Bogener 1- Bradley 32 NORRIS ANDERSON, foolball, 1, 2: basketball, 1. 2: track, 1, 2; Quill and Scroll, 2, 3; athletic association, J: Echo staff, 1, 2, 3; student advisory board, 1: delegate to stale press convention, 3; Log staff, 3; sophomore play, 1; boys glee club. 3; a cappella, 3, DORIS ARMSTRONG, Girl Reserves, 1, 2. 3. ROBERT ATWATER, speech club, I; band, 1, 2. 3; boys glee club, 2. 3; a cappella. 1. 2. 3: madrigal, 3; senior boys ensemble, 3: cheer- leader, 3; athletic association, 2, 3; Log staff, 3; international re- lations club. 3; stage crew, 1, 2. ROBERT AYRES. science club, 1; camera club, 2, 3: presi- dent of camera club, 3. LOIS BAILEY. Gothenburg high school. 1. 2; Girl Reserves. 3: commercial club. 3: girls glee club. 3; a cappella. 3. CLETA BALDWIN, girls athletic association. 2, 3; girls sports. 2. 3; orchestra, 2; girls glee club, 2. THEODORE BENZLER. arts and crafts club. 2; outdoor sportsman club. 3. INEZ BERG, Girl Reserves, 1, 2. 3; Girl Re- serve cabinet. 3; girls athletic association, 1, 2; social science club, 3; May fete, 1, 2; girls glee club, 1, 2, 3; a cappella, 3; girls sports. 1. 2. ASTRID BERGLUND. Girl Reserves. 1. 2; girls glee club. 1. 2. 3; a cappella. 2. 3; fete. 2; offi al club. 2. 3; May EDWARD BEY ' ER. football. 1; Latin club. 1; dn club. 2. 3; social science club. 3; boys glee club. 3; a cappella. 3. HELEN BIBER. Girl Reserves. 1. 2. 3; secretary of Latin club. 3: social science club. 3. FINLEY BLAIR, science club. 3. LORENE BRADLEY. Girl Reserves. 1. 2. 3; girls athletic association, 1; Latin club. 3; international relations club. 3; May fete. 1. 2: band. 1. 2. 3; girls glee- club, 2, 3; a cappella. 3. LEROYCE BRAGG, arts and crafts club. 1. 2; outdoor sportsman club, 3. EDWIN BROWN, model airplane club, 1; outdoor sportsman club, 1. 2. 3; president of outdoor sportsman club 2; vice-president of outdoor sportsman club. 3. PAULINE BROWNE, Girl Reserves, 1, 2, 3; girls athletic association, 1; dramatics club, 1, 2, 3; band, 1, 2, 3; orchestra, 1, 3; girls glee club, 2. CAROLYN KAY BUTLER, Girl Reserves, I, 2; athletic association. 2. 3; Echo staff, 3; Log staff, 3: May fete, 1. 2; cheerleader, 3. LOUISE CAGLER, commercial club, 2, 3; May fete, 2. N. Anderson D, Armstrong R, Atwater R, Ayers T. Benzler I. Berg A. Berglund E. Beyer L. Bradley L, Bragg E. Broun P. Brown 33 L. Caffetr, L. Olvcrt D. Campbell A. Carlson G. Carlson L. Chavai L. Coon H. Corder L. Cornelius F. Courlier L. Covert E. Curry V. Dowers J. Dunbar A. Dunlavy D. Dunn D. Eddy B EIder ;, 3: May fete, LOUISE CAL- LORRAINE CAFFERTY. commercial club 2: Girl Reserves. 1. 2. 3: girls glee club. 2. 3 VERT. Girl Reserves. 1, 2. 3; Girl Reserve cabinet member. 2: vice-president of Latin club, 2; secretary of Quill and Scroll, 3; alh. letic association. 3; Echo staff, 2, 3; Log staff, 3: sophomore play, 1: May fete, 1: band. 3; orchestra, 1, 2, 3: president of orchestra. 3; girls glee club. 1. 2; a cappella, 1, 2. DARRELL CAMPBELL, speech club, 2; international relations club, 2, 3. ANNA MAE CARLSON, girls athletic association. 1. 2; com. mcrcial club. 2: Girl Reserves. 2. 3; May fete. 1. 2. 3. GERALD CARLSON, science club, 1, 2. 3: president of science club, 3; football. 1. 2; camera club. 2; orchestra. 1, 2; boys glee club, 1. 2; a cappella. 1. 2. LAURA CHAVANU, Latin club. 2: com- mercial club. 3. LULA COON. A. O. Thomas high school. 1, 2. HELEN CORDER. band, 1. LEO CORNELIUS, speech club. 1: interna- tional relations club. 2. 3; president of international relations club, 2, 3; debate 1, 2, 3; boys glee club, 3: a cappella, 3. FAYE COURTIER, girls athletic 2, 3. LORENE COVERT, commercial CURR ' i. Arapahoe high school. 1. 2: bat 3 ; girls sports. 1, 3. ELEANOR 3; debate, 3. club VERNE DOWERS, nd Scroll. 3: social . JOE DUNBAR. tdo ■nee club. 1. 2: Echo staff 2. 3: Quill club, 3; boys glee club. 3; a cappella. • sportsman club, 1. 2. 3; international relations club. 2, 3. ALICE JEANNE DUNLAVY. Girl Re- serves. 1. 2. 3; speech club, 1; Latin club, 3; social science club, 3; band, 1. 2. 3; orchestra. 1. 3: girls glee club. 2. 3; a cappella. 2. 3; clarinet quartet, 2, 3. DORIS DUNN, girls athletic association 1; Latin club, 2, 3; ijirls glee club. 3. DONALD EDDY, model airplane club. 1; outdoor sportsman club. 2. 3. BETTY ELDER. Girl Reserves. 1. 2: athletic association, i: May fete. 1. 2: girls glee club. 1. 2. 3: 34 lf SL. . ' i. -0 OJU D. Clark M. Cl.uist-n B. Coon W. Davis A. Uceb M. DePu N. Eldrcd J. Elliot N. Estcp LP Ian ( at 940 Seniors as they carry on vers Window to the Future —Coordinator W. E. Clark sup- plies vocational guidance to seniors. RICHARD CLARK, track, 1, 2. J: model airplane club, 1; football, 2; basketball, 3; science club, 3; boys glee club, 1. MARGIE CLAUSEN, commercial club, 2, 3. BERNARD COON, basketball, 1, 2, 3; track, 1; camera club, 3; band, 1, 2, 3; orchestra, 2; stage crew, 2. WALTER DAVIS, model airplane club, 1; speech club, 1; brass group, 2; dramatics club, 3; debate, 1; stage crew, 1, 2, 3: band, 1, 2, 3; quartermaster of band, 3: orchestra, 3; boys glee club, 2. ANTHONY DEEB, A. O. Thomas high school, 1; boys glee club, 3; a cappella, 3; senior hoys ensemble, 3; football, 2, 3; track, 2; basketball, 3. MILFORD DEPUE, model airplane club 2; outdoor sportsman club, 2, 3; stage crew, 1, 2, 3. NELLIE ELDRED, girls athletic association, 1; May fete, 1; girls sports, 1. JOHN ELLIOT, football, 3. NETA ESTEP, Girl Reserves, 1, 2, 3; girls athletic associ- ation, 1; social science club, 3; May fete, 2; girls glee club. 1. 35 gU-0 Seniors as they carry on ( ain ibxpenence . G. Farr r W. Fclbet G. Fielding R. Goss ard A. Greear L. Grotfcld D. Har h B. Hecht M. Hcidcnre Single File — Astrid Beiglund and Faye Mastalka, office aides, gain practical commercial training. GERALD FARRAR. outdoor sportsman club. 2; stage crew. 2. 3: boys glee club. 3; a cappella. 3; senior boys ensemble. 3. WINNIE FELBER, library service. 3. GEORGIE FIELDING, Alfalfa Center high school. 1. RUSSELL GOSSARD. science club. 1. 2; speech club. 1; social science club. 3: Echo staff. 2; sophomore play. 1; hoys t ' lee club. 3: a cappella. 3; vice-president of home room council. 3. AVENA GREEAR. girls athletic associ- ation. 1: May fete, 1, 2. LLOYD GROTFELD. DONALD HARRIS, football, 1. 2. 3: basketball, 1, 2, 3; track, 1, 2, i: boys glee club, 3: a cappella, 3, BOYD HECHT, outdoor sportsman club, 1; camera club, I. 2: football. 2: dramatics club. 2; orchestra. 1. 2; boys glee club. 1. 2. ?; a cappella. 3. MAY HEIDENREICH. Girl Reserves. 2. 3; commercial. 2. 3. 36 WILMA FITHIAN, speech club, 1. 2; vice-pr esident of speech club. 2; girls athletic association, 1: Girl Reserves. 2. 3; international relations club, 2; social science club, 3; vice-president of social science club, 3; Echo staff, 1. 2, 3: Log staff, 2, 3; de- bate, 1, 2; May fete. 1, 2; girls sports, 1: girls club council, 1, 2: girls glee club, 1. 2. 3: a cappella. 3; vice-president of junior class. 2; declamatory contest, 1, 2. SHIRLEY FRANK, girls athletic association, 1, 2; speech club, 1; commercial club. 2: dra- matics club, 3; May fete, 1. 2: band. 1. 2: orchestra. 1: girls glee club, 1; girls sports, 1. 2, 3. HELEN GEIST. Girl Reserves. 1; athletic association. 1. 2. 3; camera club. 2; May fete, 1; girls glee club. 1. 2. 3; a cappella, 3. ' WILLIAM GEIST, football, 1, 2, 3; basketball, 1, 2; track, 1, 2, 3; band, 1: orchestra. 2; honorary football captain. 3. GENE GILLESPIE. Girl Reserves, 1. 2, 3; treasurer of Girl Re- serves. 3; speech club. 1; athletic association. 3: Quill and Scroll. 3: Echo staff. 1, 2, 3; Log staff, 3; junior play, 2: May fete. 1; band, 3; girls glee club, 1, 2, 3; a cappella, 2. ESTHER GOOD- LET. Odessa high school. 1 ; Girl Reserves, 3. ARLONE HABE. Ravenna high school. 1. ELEANOR HABE, Ravenna high school, 1; girls sports. 2. 3. ROLAND HALL, A. 0. Thomas high school, 1, 2; football, 3; basketball, 3. JACK HANEY. basketball. 1: speech club. I. 2; science club. 2; boys glee club. 3: a cappella. 3. VIRGINIA HARD- ESTY. Girl Reserves. 1. 2. 3; Latin club. 1; dramatics club. 1. 2; secretary-treasurer of dramatics club. 2; science club. 3; May fete. 2: girls glee club. 1. 2, 3; a cappella. !. 2. 3; declamatory contest, 1. NORRIS HARING. band, 3; orchestra, 1. JOE HILL, Southwest high school, Kansas City, Missouri, 1, 2; science club, 3; outdoor sportsman club, 3; Echo staff, 3: Log staff, 3: boys glee club, 3; a cappella, 3. WILLIAM HILL. arts and crafts club. 1: camera club. 2; science club. 2. 3. PEARL JACOBSEN. A. O. Thomas, 1, 2; band, 3; social science, 3. NORMAN JAMESON, outdoor sportsman club. 3. DAR- RELL JOHNSON. MARGARET JOHNSON, Girl Reserves. 1. 2. 3; Latin club. 2; athletic association. 3: Quill and Scroll, 3; Echo staff, 2, 3; May fete. 1, 2; girls glee club, I. 2, 3; a cap- pella, 1, 2, 3; senior girls ensemble, 3. 37 DOUGLAS JONES, model airplane club. 1: track. 2; out- door sportsmart club. i. LYDIA JOUETT. Girl Reserves. 1; May fete. 1, 2; girls glee club, 2. 3. MARY JOURNEY, commercial club. 2. PEARL JUHL, Girl Reserves, 1; girls athletic association, 1 2. 3; speech club. 1; commercial club, 2, 3; girls sports, 1, 2, 3 LULA KAPPAS, Girl Reserves, 1. 2. 3: girls athletic association 3; May fete. 1. 2; girls glee club. 1, 2, 3. DONALD KEISS band, 1. 2. 3; camera club. 2; boys glee club. 2; outdoor sports man club. 3. DOLORES KITE, girls athletic association. 1. 2; vice-presi- dent of girls athletic association. 2; commercial club. 2: science club. 3; secretary of science club. 3; girls club council 2. 3; secre- tary of girls club council. 2; student advisory board. 2, 3; vice-presi- dent of student advisory board, 3: delegate to girls state, 2. DEL- BERT KNISPEL, band, 1, 2, 3: model airplane club 1: camera club. 1, 2. THOMAS KOBAYASHL Latin club, 2; president of Latin club. 2: outdoor sportsman club, 2, 3; secretary-treasurer of outdoor sportsman club, 2, 3: international relations club, 2, 3; student advisory board, 2, 3. GEORGE KOTSIOPULOS. athletic association, 1, 2. 3; president of outdoor sportsm an club, 3: debate, 2; sophomore play, 1; band, 1; boys glee club, 2; a cappella, 2: student advis- ory board, 3; vice-president of sophomore class, 1; football. 1, 2; basketball, 1. ROBERT KRING, science club, 1, 2; speech club, 1; camera club, 2, 3; athletic association, 3: debate, 1; boys glee club, 2; a cappella. 3; basketball. 1. 2. 3; track. 2, 3. DOROTHY LA CORNU, Grand Island high school, 1; commercial club, 2, 3; Girl Reserves, 2, 3: girls glee club, 2, 3; a cappella, 3; home room reprc c. 3. RUTH LANGER, girls athletic association. 1. 2; commercial club. 2; Girl Reserves, 2, 3; May fete, 1, 2. LEONARD LANKA, outdoor sportsman club, 2. 3. LOLA LANT, A. O. Thomas high school, 1, 2. LUCILLE LANTZ, commercial club, 3; Girl Re- JAMES LAPP, science club, 3; football, 1, 2, 3; commer- contest, 2; track, 2. BETTY LARSON. Girl Reserves. 1. 2. dramatics club. 2. 3: sophomore play. 1: junior play. 2; May tuts D. Jones L. Jouett D. Kite D. Knispel R. Langer L. Lanka M. Journey T. Kobayashi L. Lanl 38 I940 S eniors as Ihey carry 1 1 La tare Socicillu y ' !V ' ogue, Lsquiie step seniors x o{ the year ' s activities. ' ■ ' ■ ' 1 J m EVERETT KENNEDY, outdoor spor.sman club, 2, 3; boys glee club. 3; a cappella. 3. ROBERT KIEFFE. camera club, 1; ouldoor sportsman club. 2, 3: dramatics club. 2. 3; social science club. 3; boys glee club. 2. 3; a cappella. 3. MARY KIENLEN. Girl Reserves 1 - 3- Quill and Scroll. 3: Echo staff. 2. 3; junior play. 2: May fete. 1; band ' , 1; orchestra. 1. 2. 3; point secretary of orchestra. 2. 3: girls glee club. 1. 2. 3; a cappella. 1. 2. 3. BETTY LANCASTER. Girl Reserves, 1. 3; girls athletic association, 1; Latin club. 2: science club. 3; band. 1. 2, 3; orchestra, 1. 2, 3: girls glee club, 2, 3: senior girls ensemble, 3; a cappella, 2. 3; junior girls octet. 2; brass sextet. 2. 3; woodwind quintet, 1. 3. LOUISE LANDIS, girls athletic association, 2; Girl Reser .es. 1; girls sprrts. 1. 2; girls glee club. 1. 2. 3; a cappella. 3. DONALD LANGE. outdoor sportsman .t ' DORIS LAUE. HARRY LAUER. outdoor sportsman club 2 5- latics club. 2. 3; Echo staff. 2; sophomore play. 1; junior play! 2; ' boys glee club. 2. 3; a cappella. 2. 3; senior boys ensemble. 3. JOAN LAWRENCE. Girl Reserves. 1; Latin club. 1; speech club. 2; science club, ' 3; May fete, 1; orchestra, 1, 2; girls glee club, 1, 2. 3; a cappella. 39 A Bird ' s Eye View — Taxidermist Edwin Brown applies tinishing touches to a mounted blue-winged teal. DWAYNE LEWIS, Fulure Farmers of America, 2, 3; secretary of Future Farmers of America, i: football, 2, 3: track, 2. LOIS LOUTHAN, Aberdeen high school, Washlnglon, 1; Girl Reserves, 3; dramatics club, 3; commercial club. 3; May fete, 2: girls glee club, 2. 3: office assistant, 3; a cappella, 3. JACK McBRIDE, science club. 3. DUANE MATTSON. speech club, 1; dramatics club. 2, 3: camera club, 1, 2: social science club, 3; a cappella, 1, 2, 3: madrigal, 3; senior boys ensemble, 3; debate. 1; boys glee club, 1, 2. 3. HOWARD ME- DEARIS. athletic association. 1. LEONA MESS, commercial club. 3; May fete. 2; library service. 2. 3. CLAUDE NELSON, commercial club. 3; social science club, 3. LETHA NELSON, Girl Reserves, 2, 3; commercial club, 3; May fete, 1, GERALD NICKEL, football. 1, 2. 3; track, 1, 2; Future Farmers of America, 1, 2, 3; vice-president of Fulure Farmers of America, 2; president of Fulure Farmers of America, 3: band, 2. 3. 1940 Seniors as they carry on tes € „ D. Lev.is L. Loulhan- J. McBrid U. Mattson H, Medearis L. Mess C. Nelson L. Nelsoti G. Nickel 40 KENNETH McCORMICK, track. 1, 2, 3; dramatics, 1; camera club. 2. GRACE McCRAY, Girl Reserves. 1; publicity chairman of dramatics club. 3; Quill and Scroll. 3: Echo staff. 3. DALE McDonald, speech club. 1; arts and crafts club. 2; sci- ence club. 3; debate. 1: boys glee club, 2. 3: a cappella. 2. 3; madrigal. 3; senior boys ensemble, 3. MELBA McNEES. Orleans high school. 1; commercial club. 2, 3; girls athletic association, 3; band. 2, 3; orchestra. 3: girls glee club. 2: home room representative. 3; girls sports, 3. MARIE MARKUS. Girl Reserves. 2; girls athletic association. 2; May fete. 2; girls glee club. 2: library assistant. 3. FAVE MASTALKA, Girl Reserves, 1, 2; girls glee club. 1. 2: a cappella. 1. 2; girls octet. 2; May fete. 2; office assistant. 3: madrigal. 2; secretary of home room. 2, 3. ROBERT MINER, science club, 1, 2: camera club, 3; or- chestra, 1; boys glee club. 2. MAX MOORE, science club, 1, 2, 3: band. 1. CLARABELL Mott. A. O. Thomas high school. 1. 2. MARVELAINE MURRISH, Girl Reserves. 1; speech club, 1: dramatics club. 1. 2. 3: social science club. 3; debate. 1. 2; May fete. 1. 2. ARLENE NEAL. Girl Reserves. 3. ARLETTE NEAL, Girl Reserves, 3. MAX NIGH, basketball. 1: football. 1. 2, 3; outdoor sports- man club, 1; science club, 1. 2; camera club. 2. 3: track 2: band. 1, 2, 3: boys glee club, 2. WILLIAM OLSON, debate, 1; athletic association. 1, 2, 3, JEANNE OSBORNE. Girl Reserves. 1; Latin club. 1; sophomore play. 1; May fete. 2; orchestra. 1. 2. 3; girls glee club. 1. 2, 3: a cappella. 1. 2, 3; girls octet, 2; senior girls ensemble, 3; madrigal. 3. MAXINE OVERHISER. Girl Reserves. 1. 2. 3: Latin club. 2, 3. WARREN PAINE, model airplane club. 1; president of arts and crafts club. 2; outdoor sportsman club, 3; Log staff, 3; boys glee club. 3: a cappella, 3. LOIS PATTERSON. Girl Re- serves. 1. 3; girls athletic association. 2; May fete. 2. ' J- ' ' CI ' ' 41 RITA PATTON, girls athletic ass girls athletic association. 2; athletic a club. 3; Echo staff. 3; May fete. 1. MARJORIE PECKMAN. athletic assc serves. 1; secretary of camera club. 2; 1, 2; girls glee club. 1. 2. 3; a cappe senior girls ensemble. 3; madrigal. 3. alhle 1. 2: Girl Re 1, 2; president of n. 2. 3; dramatics girls sports. 1. 2. 3. on. 1, 2. 3; Girl Re- club. 2; May fete, la. 1. 2. 3; girls octet, 2; RUTH PRATHER, girls 2. 3; May fete. 1. MAX PETERSON, model airplane club. 1: outdoor sports- man club, 2. 3. THOMAS PRATT, Future Farmers of An 1, 2. 3. IRIS PIERSON. camera club. 1; brass sextet. 2; club. 3; band. 2, 3. GERALD RICHTER. model airplane club. 1; athletic associ- ation. 2. 3; social science club, 3; junior play. 2; boys glee club, 3; a cappella. 3; cheerleader. 3. DORIS ROBERTS, Girl Re- serves, 1, 2, 3: Girl Reserve cabinet member, 3; Latin club, 1; Quill and Scroll, 3; president of Quill and Scroll. 3; Echo staff, 2, 3; Log staff. 3; May fete. 1; girls glee, 1. 2. 3; girls octet, 2: senior girls ensemble. 3; a cappella, 2, 3. MARJORIE ROBIN- SON. May fete, 2; orchestra. 1. 2. 3. ELIZABETH ROSSEN. Girl Reserves. I. 2: athletic associ- ation, 1. 2, 3: May fete, 1, 2; girls glee club, 1. 2. 3; a cappella. 1. 2. 3; girls octet, 2; senior girls ensemble, 3: madrigal. 2; cheerleader. 1. 2. 3. ARLETTA RUHS. Girl Reserves, 1. 2. 3; commercial club, 3; May fete, 1. 2: library service. 3; office as- sistant. 3. MARJORIE SAMP, commercial club. 2. 3: Girl Re- serves. 3; May fete, 1. 2. MARY SHANAHAN. commercial club. 3; girls glee club. 3. EMMA JEAN SHEEN, dramatics club. 3: May fete, 2; girls glee club, 3. HELEN SHELMADINE, Silver Creek high school, 1; Girl Reserves. 2. 3; girls athletic association. 3; band. 2. RUTH SHELMADINE. Silver Creek high school. 1; Girl Reserves. 2. 3; girls athletic association. 3; band, 2. 3. GLENN SCHEIHING. track. 2, 3; football, 3. GERALD SIMPSON, outdoor sportsman club, 1, 2. 3: band. 1, 2, 3. 42 J. Randolph M. Schwcnk; D. Skinner M. Reinhardt P. Shada R. Skinner 1940 Seniors as they carry on lnvesUgate rJLcn ' Courting Civic Knowledge — The Honorable Olsoi presides in the State vs. joe Hill trial case. JOE RALSTON, football. 1. 2. 3: basketball. 1; track. 1; honorary football captain, 3. JOHN RANDOLPH, band, 2. MARGARET REINHARDT. Girl Reserves. 1. 3; May fete, 2. JEAN SCHRACK, girls athletic association. I; Girl Re- serves, 1, 2, 3: Girl Reserves cabinet member, 2; vice- president of Girl Reserves, 3: Latin club, 2. 3; dramatics club, 3; May fete, 1, 2; girls glee club, 2; secretary of junior class, 2: girls sports, 1, 2. MEDRIC SCHWENKA, Future Farmers of America, 1, 2. 3; football, 1, 2, 3; treasurer of Future Farmers of America, 3. PAUL SHADA, football, 1, 2, 3; arts and crafts club, 1: outdoor sports- man club, 2; track, 2, i; basketball. 2. 3. BETTY SITZ. speech club. I. 2; girls athletic as- sociation. 1: Girl Reserves. 2. 3: international relations club. I. 2. 3; May fete. 2; girls club council. 1; declam atory contest, 1, 2, 3: girls sports, 1, 2; Latin club, 3: president of Latin club, 3; debate, 1. 2, 3. DOROTHY SKINNER. Girl Reserves, 1, 2, 3; girls athletic association, 1, 2, 3: president of girls athletic association, 3. ROBERT SKINNER, boys glee club, 3; a cappella. 3; senior boys ensemble 3: junior play. 2; international relations club, 3. 43 CHARLES SLACK, outdoor sporcsman club. 2. 3. HAROLD SMITH. North Platte high school. 1; outdoor sportsman club. 2; band. 2. 3. WAYNE SMITH, model airplane club. 1; football. 1; outdoor sportsman club. 2; science club. 2; camera club, 3. DOROTHIA SOBOTKA. commercial club. 3: girls glee club, 1. CARL SORENSON. Future Farmers of America. 1. 2. 3: foot- ball. 2. 3; first place winner of the Nebraska Hereford breeders association contest. MAXINE STEFANSKI. Girl Reserves. 1. 3; commercial club. 2. 3; vice-president of the commercial club, 3; Echo staff. 2. 3; Log staff. 3. RICHARD THORNTON, science club. 1; athletic association, 3; Quill and Scroll, 3; Echo staff. 2; editor-in-chief of Echo, 3; sophomore play. 1: May fete. 1. 2: boys glee club, 2, 3; a cap- pella. 2. 3; madrigal. 3: senior boys ensemble. 3; vice-president of home room. 3. CAROL TRIMBLE. Amherst high school. 1, 2; girls glee club. 3; a cappella. 3; home room representative, 3. BERNARD TROTT. speech club, 1. 2: secretary of speech club, 2: international relations club. 2; president of social science club, 3; declamatory. 1. 2. 3: delegate to boys state, 2: school president. 3: debate. 1. 2. 3; student advisory board, 2. 3. DORENCE WALTER. Future Farmers of America, 3; out- door sportsman club. 3. JOHN WALTER, football, 2; basketball. 2. 3; track. 2. PAUL WALTER, outdoor sportsman club, 3. ROBERT WISEMAN, football. 1. 2. 3; basketball. 1, 2. 3; tr.ick. 1. 2. 3; band. 1; orchestra. 2. BARBARA WISER, girls athletic association. 1. 2. 3; girls sports. 1, 2, 3. DALE WOLF, speech club, 1, 2; international relations club, 2, 3; secretary- treasurer of international relations club, 2, 3; athletic association. 3; debate. 1. 2, 3; vice-president of senior class, 3: declamatory. 1, 2. 3. DE WAYNE WOLF, president of senior class, 3; president of junior class, 2; camera club, 1, 2; brass quartet, 2; interna- tional relations club, 3; Log staff, 3; debate, 1, 3; speech club, 1; band, 1. 2. 3: orchestra. 1. 3; trombone quartet, 1, 2; delegate to boys state. 2. JEAN WOLF. Girl Reserves. 1; speech club, 1; commercial club, 2, 3; president of commercial club, 2; secretary- treasurer of commercial club, 3; social science club. 3; soph- omore play. 1: office assistant. 3. CHARLES WOOD. 4 ff p e-. ' ' i. _ :v ' 44 1940 S eniors as they carry on 1 1 lake C nends ' A r. J ' )JS Coke Not Used for Furnace Fuel Eight crowd to enjoy a leisure moment at an aitBi-schodl ' hang-out. JACK STEVENS, Future Farmers of America 1. 2; outdoor sports- man club, i: band, I, 2, 3; orchestra, 3. BETTY STEVENSON. Girl Reserves. 1; speech club, 1: girls athletic association, 2; dramatics club, 3; commercial club, 3: girls glee club, 1. 2. JACK STONECIPHER. sci- ence club, I. JACK WATERS, speech club, 1; science club, 2, 3; outdoor sports- man club, 3; debate, 1. GERALDINE WELSH, girls athletic association, 1, 2. DANIEL WHALEN. football, 1, 2, 3; basketball, 1, 2, 3; track. 1, 2, 3; outdoor sportsman club. 2. DARLENE WOOD. Girl Reserves. I. 2. 3: athletic association. 1. 2, 3; May fete, I, 2, 3; girls club council, 1, 2, 3; president of girls club council, 3: orchestra, 1; girls glee club, 1; student advisory board, 1, 3: secretary-treasurer of student advisor - board, 3: president of home room, 5. NORMA WUEHLER, Girl Reserves. 1; Latin club, 2; social science club. 3; secretary of social science club. 3; Echo staff, 3; Log staff, 3. MARGARET VANNEY, Girl Reserves, 1, 2: girls athletic association, 1, 2. 3; secretary-treasurer of girls athletic association, i; commercial club, 3; May fete, 1, 2; girls sports, 1, 2, 3. J. Stevens B. Stevenson J. Stoneciph J. Waters G. Welsh D. Whalen D. Wood N. Wuehler M. Yanney 45 I940 S eniors as they carry on JLooh JriheacI ' appin Jiie limax — Perhaps the mirror reveals the ' IS come in the Uves of graduating seniors. ARDELLA STROH. girls athletic association, 1, 2; May fete, 1, ROBERT STROUD. JEAN REID TAYLOR. Log editor. 3: athletic association, 1, 2, 3; president of athletic association. 3: dramatics club. 3; May fete, 2, 3: Echo staff. 3: home room president. 3; Girl Reserves. 1. 2. 3: Girl Reserve secretary. 3: Girls athletic association, 2: girls sports, 2. girls club council. 3. YVONNE WHITE, Girl Reserves, 1, 3; Latin club. 2: social sci- ence club, 3. HARMON WHITNEY. BENJAMIN WINSLOW, model airplane club, 1; outdoor sportsman club, 2,3; international re- lations club, 3; Echo staff. 2. RAYMOND YINGLING. science club. 1. 2; outdoor sportsman club. 2, 3; international relations club. 5. ROBERT YOUNG, football, 1. 2. 3; arts and crafts club, 1. JOE ZIGLER. A. Stroh R. Stroud J. Taylor Y. White H. Whitney B. Winsl R. Yingling R. Young J- Zigler 46 k S H Signing Up — Kenneth Keyser, Jack Roberts, Mariellen lennmgs, and Dorothy Holcomb, enrolling 1940 seniors, register toi courses to complete high school days. Memories — Recollections in the making are penned as students express sentiments. (Recall School CD CI U KENNETH KEYSER, Wendall high school. Wendell. Idaho; first semcsler. i. JACK ROBERTS, Grand Island high school. 1. 2, first semester of i. MARIELLEN JENNINGS, Brady high school. I. 2. first semester of 3. DOROTHY HOLCOMB. Guth ric high school. Guthrie, Oklahoma, 1, 2, first semester of 3; Girl Reserves, 3. 47 ■ H i H F V M 1 flB ' i fTff fKr mI h hI bb ' |s 1 kI L J| B Bv SB i ' •W ft- -- ' mmmut leadership OPEN HOUSE — Annually the junior and senior high schools hold open house for parents and patrons. Leading, cooperating, befriending are the by-words in Kearney high school ' s realm of organizations that leave behind, as students advance, deeply engraved marks in the milestones of accomplishment. School time, faculties, and tale nts are at the disposal of the student, transferring clubs and like departments from the usual extra-curricular heading to one meriting a description of one of the most valued and pleasant of all school enterprises. He who makes the best use of his lustrous opportunities and participates to the utmost with all of the enthusiasm, initi- ative, and ambition at his command, reaps a multiple harvest of splendid personality traits, priceless experience, and pleas- ant memories. The highest of laurels are derived from this method of training, as you will discover — ooperation - - fellowship Of the Students For the Students By the Students KNIGHTS OF THE TABLE ROUND — What to do about it is debated by student advisory board members. Jack Artman. Sccrcury Darlene Wood. Sponsor Dwight L. Williams. President Bernard Trott, and Royal .lester. TABLED — Serious aspects of the question .ire considered by Bonnie Haase. Vice-president Dolores Kite, George Kotsiopulos. Tom Kobayashi, Donald Patton, Helen Gilmore. Marjorie Baustian. Jack Anman, and Darlene Wood. The student advisory board, Kearney high school ' s student ruHng body, serves to bring the interests of the students before the facul- ty, to provide opportunity for students ' coop- eration in the internal government of the school, to promote the general welfare of the school, and to create a sentiment for law and order throughout the institution. In addition to the intangible results achieved, the S. A. B. is responsible for the annual open house get-to-gether, sponsors the Christmas program, assembly programs, and was greatly instrumental in the recent change of schedule involving the shorter noon hour and early completion of the school day. Each Tuesday morning, with an atten- dance of Dwight L. Williams, sponsor; the school president, vice-president, and the four seniors, three juniors, and two sophomores constituting the council, current school prob- lems are discussed, acted upon, and sugges- tions by students and faculty members alike are brought before the board for considera- tion. Brain children of the S. A. B., in the form of opinions, resolutions, and decisions, are respected by the school administration to a remarkable extent. Aside from the value of the organization from the standpoint of the students, it is an important help in convey- ing student points of view, reactions, and be- liefs to the teaching staff. Five days previous to honor day is the oc- casion for the election of school officers and the student advisory board. Members are chosen by the student body from a field of the school ' s scholastic upper 25 per cent. 50 Democracy in No Man ' s Land Feting the May, giving an annual mother- daughter tea, assisting at the high school ' s open house as hostesses, and aiding in the promotion of numerous special events are the activities sponsored by the girls ' club council, members of which are selected by popular vote of the girls of the student body. In an effort to promote friendship, bring about a better comprehension of girls ' prob- lems, and uphold a lofty standard of ideals, the girls ' club was formed, with the mem- bership composed of each and every girl in the senior high school. Over and above the worthy activities oc- curing under the auspices of this democratic sisterhood, it has an inestimable value of a higher nature. Friendships made are long- lasting; girls imbued with high ideals are an asset to any community; and full under- standing of the dilemma facing members of the fairer sex at graduation is not to be scoffed at. Five senior representatives, four juniors, and three sophomores constitute the council. Elected to the 1939-40 leading group from the graduating class were Darlene Wood, presi- dent, Doroles Kite, Jean Taylor, Eileen Brad- ley, vice-president, and Mariorie Baustian. Juniors are Mary Rose Lantz, Bonnie Haase, secretary-treasurer, Joan Foutch, and Ruth Beaver. Ruth Mastalka, Betty Grosh, and Helen Gilmore, sophomores, round out the organization. The club comes under the supervision of Miss Alta Kib- ler; Miss Elsie Durkop writes, directs, and produces the May fete presentation. Moth- ers are invited to the mother- daughter tea by their high school daughters. This year ' s tea innovated a complete style revue for the benefit of mothers and daughters alike. As in form- er years, the event was ac- claimed a great success, for mothers met other mothers, girls, and teachers at an hour when all were enjoying the occasion which brought them SUGGESTIONS ARE WELCOME — ng to Betly Grosh describe cos- for the flower girls are Ruth ka. Jean Reid Taylor, Darlene president, and Betty Gilmore. SISTERHOOD AND FRIENDSHIP — Bonnie Haase, secretary. Joan Foutch. tilecn Bradley, yice-president. Dolores Kite. Mary Rose Lant?. and Marjorie tiaustian discuss the mother-daughter tea at which the ' preside as hostesses. 51 s ervice Special Unlimited—Girl Reserves To find and give the best is the ambition of the blue triangle girls and sponsors. With the assistance of the women ' s club council, bulletins from the state office, the Girl Re- serve organization, founded in 1922, has sur- passed all strides of former years in widen- ing the circle which symbolizes the world in which they live and serve. Designing holiday tray favors to be placed on the breakfast trays of hospital patients is only one of the laudable service programs sponsored by the girls. To the convalescents of the state tuberculosis hospital, and the Good Samaritan hospital, Christmas, New Years, May da ' , and Easter are brightened with the rememberances, tokens of happy hours spent by the girls in mgk ng favors. ! «re Joyful and appreciative ' fe Ifie expres- sions of 100 children who e ipvited by the EVER DEPENDAB. curtsying and a whiJ . oi irls Reser ordfe ' ir partners Girl Reserves to attend the annual Christmas party held in the junior high club rooms. Fellowship is sponsored when the group entertains 200 girls from eight surrounding towns at a banquet in the Fort Kearney ho- tel. At this gathering, Nebraska ' s state ad- viser. Miss Mollie Heath Conn, spoke on Courageous Living for a Girl Today and guests reviewed their clubs ' activities for service. Symbolic of the pledge thai she, as a Girl Reserve, will keep the light of service and love burning in her heart and life, each girl lights a candle from the flame which stands as the spirit of Girl Reserves. Old and new members in the annual recognition service receive the light from the president and pass it on until their circle becomes one radiant beam. ves enjoys pu ns for a club party involving a day oi ' . Eil a Bfpuley , president, unlolds the tin and pltyce. First row: Mary Louise Spooner, Palsy Frank, Betty Lou Larson, Phyllis Lynch, Evelyn Hibberd, and Waldretta EngUman. Second row: Darlcnc Nickel, Doris Fritz, Lois Patterson, Arlette Neal, Arlenc Neal, Joyce Anderson, Hope Ostrand, Jean Edwards, Louise Calvert, Margaret Johnson, Jean Schrack, and Wilma Fithian. Third row: Betty Sitz. Bonnie Brunner. Lucile Thornton, Elaine During, Marjorie Samp, Lucille Laniz, Lois Bailey. Marjorie Baustian, Mary Lucille Kcinlen. Ardith Anderson, Virginia Hardesty, Carol Trimble, Gwendolyn Larson, and Dorothy Prall. Fourth ro«: Mary Rose Lantz. Ardclle Kennedy. Betty Fern, Delorcs Hoefcr. Mary Helen Gettys, Betty Lancaster. Lorcnc Bradley, Virginia Brown, Evelyn Richards. Mary Alice Cooper. Marliiella Holcomb. Frances Nau. Lois Louthan, and Doris Sear. Fifth row: Jean O ' Conncll. Doris Carver. Trcva Lange, Dorothv LaCornu. Dorothy Holcomb. Betty Larson, Helen Biher. Eleanor Curry, Darlene Wood. Helen OMeara. Blanche Geigcr. Lois Biber. Norma Buchlcr. and Ann Alita Coover. Sixth row. Margaret Wink. Velma Turner. Patricia Monson, Catherine Slobodnv. Pauline Sheen, Gloria Foreman. Patricia Mills. Jeannclte Harris, Patricia Lantz Margaret Moore, Rita Huph, and Catherine Carmicheal. 52 FOLLOWING THE CODE— The Girl Reserve cabinet ably iuliils its piiv- ilege in leading the organization to find and give the best. REACHING FOR THE BEST — Girl Reserve cabinet nihly for the club. Eileen BracJIev. the president, confers with Miss Cecilia Yost, sponsor. Other officers and cabinet members are: Jean Schrack. Doris Roberts. Gene Gillespie, treasurer; Katharyn Kannow, Jean Taylor, secretary: MiijS Eva Phalcn. sponsor; Inez Berg. Miss Alta Kirsch, Ber- nice Young. Wanda Keyset, and Joan Foutch. An innovation of the cabinet and the club this year was the presentation of Easter services during Holy week. To these 8 a. m. services the Rev. Will A. Ses- sions, Jr., the Rev. Dr. Roy M. Spooner, and the Rev. Dr. John Patterson spoke. Musical selec- tions offered by soloists and small groups concluded the twenty min- utes of early morning worship for pupils and faculty. Installation of officers for the coming year and a tea given by the women ' s council climaxes the year ' s activities for blue triangle girls who try to be gracious in manner, impartial in judgment, ready for service, and loyal to friends. TRUE GIRL RESERVES— Ruth Shelmadine, Jean Taylor, Anna Mae Carlson. Helen Shel. madine, and Dorothy Skinner carry on an ex- tensive program of collecting, mending, and distributing clothes to needy children. EVER DEPENDABLE — A committee of Ber- nice Sandburg. Betty Brisbin, Ruth Langer, Barbara Laniz, Helen Seybold, Beth Ella Howe, Betty Baustian. Elaine Hansen, Betty Grosh, Ruth Mastalka. and Betty Lou Larson gathers to prepare favors for the annual Girl Reserve 53 Debaters Exploit Railway Question At Tourneys Resolved: That Kearney high completed its best forensic year in 1940, and concluded the speech annum with one of the best rec- ords compiled by any state high school in debate and affiliated fields. The development of thinking and speak- ing, interwoven with the power to analyze major problems — the underlying philosophy — produced RESULTS which speak louder than any words of praise; though not so loud that the statements concerning govern- ment ownership of the railroads, the season ' s topic, could not be heard and fully under- stood. Taking their cues and inspiration from Gale W. McGee, coach, the Kearney debat- ers hung up a season mark of 117 victories and 55 defeats. SO I SEZ — Deba e 1. ill arc ceed without interr iption i Litions DeWavnc Wol as he in rodu es a on e-hour argu- ' m nt b etwecn .Man Car son Ja k Whit e, Treva Lange and Ja ck Allhouse. Charles Edv ards SI perv ses time Gale M cGee. coach, observes i rule ally. CRAM SESSION— Ca rds. tho jgh not bridge, a re the order of the day before a tour nam ent for Jack Artman Mary Ellen Cornell LIS. Ardella Kenr edy Lc rra ohnson. Helen Sey- bo Id. B onnie Haase. Ge Jrge Kol siopulos Marthella Hoi comb. Phyllis Foreman. Jean O ' Conne 11. Dea 1 Wallac e. Lav rence Ea Belty Grosh. 54 WHICH WAY IS THE ' WIND BLOWING?— The dire, makes no difference, but the record book attests that it uas I Star A team. Betty Sitz and Bernard Trott. won the Holdregc the district championship, went to the quarterfinals in the Doane college ment. and took fourth place m the stale contest. SPEAKING ON TAXATION IN NEBRASKA — Betty Sitz took po of the first place niche in the extemporaneous speech division of the Doan, the local and district contests. Bernard ' s original oration. Youth and the secured top honors in the Hastings. Doane. local, and district contests. I met every possible contender for the original oratory crown of Nebras emerged victorious over all. Betty was adjudged the state ' s outstanding debater at Hastings. POINTING THE ' WAY- -Ele placet c lleg and Dale Wolf. B debaters, who c Kearney college and Holdrege the quarterfinals at the Midland What Comes Next, War or Peace? Examining the trend behind the headlines, investigating the events of a war-crazed world, analyzing the content of news and propaganda — these are the comprehensive studies carried on by members of Miss Hen- rietta Bankson ' s social science club in their program to keep up with the march of time. Well-read is the term to describe the grad- uate who emerges with an encyclopedic knowledge of recent history. A select group, with a membership capacity of 30, pools its WORLD MORROW— ler, secrelar MARCHING WITH TIME — Through informal discussions club members and sponsor. Miss Henrietta Bank- pean changing boundaries. Ma Participant! elude: Du Russell Gos: Bibe . Ne Yvonne White. Hel Inez Berg, Wilma Fithi Estep, Pearl Jacobsin, J Wolf, Alice Jeanne Dunlj Edward Beyer, Robert Kei Claude Net aid Richter, Maryela edy, Ge Mu endeavors to present for the benefit of all members a concise, accurate, and unbiased summary of each notable event, gleaned from reliable sources of information. Following a specialized study of one topic, in which both sides of every question are given minute consideration, the material is presented before the club, discussed, criti- cized, and impartial opinions formed. From this manner of research, the high school social scientist develops a mind trained to exclude prejudice, snap judg- ments, and unintelligent partiality, and a habit of inquiring beneath the surface be- fore deciding an issue — valuable character- istics for anyone. The answers to problems of great magni- tude are not decided in thirty minutes; nor in an hour; nor a day — many are not de- cided intelligently at all. Members of the so- cial science club do not profess to solve all, or any, questions. But the process, the whys, hows, and wherefores, the theories, and everything involved in the decision of a controversial subject are absorbed and as- similated by students, ready to be drafted for duty at an instant ' s notice. This is re- tainable material and is treated as such by the student. 55 Newspaper training by practice, not theory, is the keynote to Kearney high school ' s journ- ahstic philosophy. On alternate Tuesday nights, following two weeks of gathering news, selling ads, writing news and features by the staff and cub repor- ters, the finished product. The Echo, is com- posed and goes to press. Whatever the career of the journalism stu- dent, this training will serve him in good stead in later life. He has become an intelligent and appreciative newspaper reader; he has learned to express his thoughts in words, and he has explored the realm of writing thoroughly so that he may make an intelligent choice between carrying on in some related phrase or eliminat- ing writing from his list of possible vocations. SPORTS SLANGUAGE— Norris Anderson, aulhor of Horse- Sense explains to Cirolyn Butler thai the sports writer of today IS not only a fair writer but an informed reporter, educated in his game and acquainted with its background and personalities. Anderson ' s column has enhanced the sports page of The Echo. His sports stuff is sometimes amusing and always honestly real- istic of the and athle GALLERY OF ANGELS — Printer ' s devil. Joe Hill, watch the ladies of the press Glenn Cline, linotypist. set type Mergenthaler. Women reporters are: Carolyn Butler. Wuehler. Jean Reid Taylor, Grace McCray. Rita Patto Ardith Anderson. THE PAPER HAS GONE TO BED— Into the forms F Carlson locks the linotype slug of leads which retell the ne feature stories written by; Oliver Fowler. Don Patton Dale. Royal Jester. Bette Jeanne Scheeler, Delores Hoefei nelle Noyes. and Bernice Young. Let Me Be Off., FOURTH ESTATK— Echo editors uilh p s le pots and scissors nd thai despite the fictional conception o f editors their best ork is d one u ' ithout bluster and ostentation. At the copy desk. chard Thornton, edilor-in-chief, and his assc ciaie editors put all F eir ingenuity into building The Echo in o a great school wspapcr- Editorial page editors are: Dori Roberts, left, and ouise Calvert, right. Wilma Fithian makes up the second page. IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE — Busii son and Mary Lucille Kienlen, commcl Ronald Cope, advertiser, on an Echo the readers ' attention and sold the i ; managers. Margaret John- ith Mary Rose Lantz and ivertisement which caught •chandise. 56 aper Has Gone to Bed One picture in the newspaper is worth ten thousand words! Then the hundreds of pictures which capture the spirit of school Hte for the yearbook must be a priceless treasure. Working with this theory, night after night throughout the weeks of the year, the an- nual staff strives to portray the bright, friend- ly accounts of school day activity. Under staff direction bulbs flash, ideas materialize, typewriters click, and the giant presses roar to record school history and the newer trends of life and living in the modern school of today. directors, Robi budget expense siness manager, DeWa and Gale W. McGee little snarling at the e LOKDS ANU LADIES OF THE PRfcSS — Fresh, cnsp ideas to illustrate school life are formulated around the con. ference table of the publisher, as Jean Taylor, editor-in-chief. Joe Hill, associate editor, and Miss Jeannette Lowrey. editorial director, discuss the ' 40 I og format with Fred H. Carlson. WHO ' S WHO IN school departmental edito included in the grade ! sections of the yearbook Belte Jeanne Scheeler. j THE LOG — Gene Gillespie, grade r. identifies pictures of notables to be chool, junior high, and senior high .VllGHTIER THAN THL SWORD Typewriter keys fly the departmental editors shoot the words for music and ganization sections- Doris Roberts, vocal music editor, bilzes ever the copy of Lloyd Baysdorfer and Norma Wueh- ART FOR ART ' S SAKE — With pictorial photography re placing much of the an work of former annuals, Carolyn Butlei and Warren Paine, art editors, contribute their work to poster! publicizing the book. Norris Anderson, sports scribe, anc Louise Calvert, instrumental music editor, stop to chat. 57 Girl Athletes Prefer Shorts To Skirts Girls ' sports, as conducted by the girls athletic association, are about as seasonal in Kearney high school as sun in California. Through its supervision and the sponsorship of Miss Elsie Dur- kop, basketball tournaments flourish throughout the winter, and are followed by spring, summer, and fall athletic ac- tivities in the guise of baseball, tennis, and hockey. Purpose of the club is to foster the or- ganization of recreational activities, to entertain the students of K. H. S. through sports, to develop leadership, and to standardize ideals of sportsman- ship and health. Individual sports and social activities go not un-heeded. Bowling, skating, and bicycle riding are often cm integral part of the life of the well-rounded, died- in-the-wool outdoor girl. A club mas- querade breakfast and a play-day (an all day picnic with sporting events and dinner the featured courses) are two of the standard occurences that bear an- ticipation for weeks ahead. Nor are the G. A. A. functions without ample recompense: small blue and gold K ' s and the state letter are awarded on honor day to those meet- ing the athletic requisite ' . Over and above the rewards of a practical or a physical nature are the mental affects on the girl. Whole-hearted participa- tion in the organization ' s activities leads to an appreciation of nature and the outdoors; the girl who prefers shorts to skirts and a golf-club to the latest best-seller will never be content to live a life of warped leisure. CAMPING OUT Mary Lounc Spooner and Elaine Hanstn. ai makers, build a campfirc for Pearl Juhl. G.A.A. cook. Patsy Frank. B. Erma Aden. Mama Gilliland, Dons Bowker, and Helen Snyder forsak. for bigger game. LOOK OUT BELOW Wailing for Helen Shelmadine to reach the are: Martha Avers. Mary Louise Spooner. Dorothy Skinner. Joan Foutcl Shelmadine. Netted on the other side are: Bernice Sandburg, Mildn nd Gnyle ell. A SPORTING BUNCH — . Vthle Alicc Cooper. Ann Alita Coover. Frai Betty Bnsbin. Wanda Keyser. Man ' S Bissell. Lois Trimble. Jo :ipan Ruth Ma Ruth Sheln Mcmb Bolt. Milly Joyce Broi O ' Meara. E Bolt. Hele rding si Giln Wi nilh. Bernice Sandbu and Mildred Vanney esident; Helen Shelmadine. secret md Pearl Juhl, sports leader, ne Austin. Bonnie Bailey. Ruth I lifted Johnson, Lula Kappas. G ern. Gwcn Larson. Jean Nichol and Margaret Yanney. tators include: Mary jutch. Melba McNees Betty Baustian, Gaylc Officers are: Dorothy 58 Yea Blue, Yea Gold, Kearney High Radiating pep, ringing out yells, feeding the famished! These are the hurdles run annually by the athletic association, as it comes through the school year with a record of service rendered to establish an all-time high of fun. Off with the crack of the gun, the club started the season with the yearly football banquet. This blue-ribbon affair was en- larged this year by doubling attendance preparation. All past grid heroes, coaches, and faculty w, re nvited, and 160 turkey spe- cials were awarded the victors in this good- time event. Financial backing for the association Ir, evolved from dues, profits from hot-dog sales at gridiron tilts, and pacifying sweet-tooths at basketball contests. Rousing public spirit and advancing school spirit is a record-shattering broad- jump for the group. Flashing down the run- advertising space to subscribers is Leaping through the air in a mighty attempt, placards and scoreboards are printed, put on display, and dis- tributed at the games. Veering from the pecuniary angle, members and cheer leaders act in the capacity of pep rally backbone to pour out vic- ory-stimulating chants for the trium- phant landing and a new mark. BARKING HOTDOGS — Gerald Richler demonstrates the art of selling buns and weiners to the following club members: Jean Taylor, president: James Palmer. Joan Foutch. Geraldine Wal- ters. Ruth Beaver. Russell Wilfcie, sponsor; Helen Geist. Mary Louise Spooner, and Carolyn Butler. BEARCAT ROOTERS — Donald Frank, George Kotsiopulos. Bonnie Haase, Ardelle Kennedy. Donald Palton, Joan Foutch, Helen GcisI, Mary Louise Spoone _Eljzab«h_Ro Btty Elder. Louise Calvert. Margaret John Marjorie Teckman. Norris Anderson. Rita Patton. Lloyd Baysdorfcr. Mary Lucille Kienlen. Gene Gillespie. Bette Scheeler. Mary Rose Lantz. Robert Atwaler, Lyndall Bedish. Robert Kring. Doris Ny quist. Richard Thornton, Dale Wolf. Darlene Wood discuss ng banquet. 59 Mores et Leges Orbis Terrarum Romanarum Colamus! NARY A CROSS WORD— Puzzling Latin stickler arc: Norma Buchler. Horace Whitney Jean Schrack. Treva Lange. Wanda Keyset. Betty Silz, and Doris Anderson. STATUESQUE Helen Biber, Lorene Bradley. lona Dachnkc. Ara Shirar. Dorolhy Skinner. Gloria Foreman, and Lorraine Johnson lake ron Giving the student a well-rounded cul- tural background is the objective of the Latin club, co-sponsored by Miss Alice Parsons and Miss Alta Kirsch. Through skits, plays, reports, and extensive studies of the ancient arts, sculpture, writers, law, and general culture, the aesthetic side of antiquity is brought out. The Latin club is a supplement to the reg- ular class-time study with emphasis placed on the pursuance of cultural information not to be gained from the course of study. A glimpse into earlier ages is the attraction that leads members to become absorbed in the beneath-surface fascination of what, to most people, is just a dead language. Its influence on the intellectual refinement of its seekers is prominent in their other stu- dies. Latin quotations and references to characters and gods of the Romans ore run across frequently in literature, and the ap- preciation of reading is multiplied greatly by the ability to interpret and recognize these extracts and references. Christ of the Andes, an Easter pageant, was presented by the organization, in col- laboration with the German club, for the convocation preceding holy week. 60 Why Birds Leave Home Turning out sportsmen, in the true sense of the word, with conservation foremost in their minds, yet with none of the flavor removed from their hunting and fishing, has been the aim of Russell Wilkie, who has instituted a program linking outdoor activities with conservcrtional edu- cation to accomplish this means. Kearney high school ' s outdoor sportsmans club, which came about as an outgrowth of a vital necessity for such an organization in this re- gion of diminishing prairie wildlife, lists 60 members for the roster indi- cating to what a large extent this philosophy has gone over. Hunters, fishing-enthusiasts, na- ture-lovers, and amateur natural-sci- entists of all specialities have banded together to form an organ- ization with a three-fold purpose — education, conservation, and fun — none of which has been neglected. Fishing contests, conducting a weekly radio program, selling wild- life stamps, and innumerable quiz contests dealing with all phases of wildlife are just a few of the activ- ities of the club which have aroused the interest of sportsmen and hunt- ers, helping to create a conserva- tion-minded public. SPORTSMAN ' S PARADISE — Naluralisls Max Moore, Wendell Conner. Don Eddy. Rodney Bliss, Richard Anderson. Carl Crozier. Russell Wilkie, spon- sor; and George Kotsiopulos. present a picture of en- raptured sublimity as the hunter ' s dream is unfolded by James Brisbin. GEORGE GETS THE BIRD — Sportsmen Edwin Brown, vice-president; Milford DePue. Ivan Robinson. Dewrtl Whalcv. Jack Waters. LeRoyce Bragg. Nicholas Abood. Paul Walter. Wendell Mears. Marvin Spahr. Raymond Yinglmg. Harold Hardy. and Bernard Whalcn note the identification marks of a sparrow hawk as pointed out by George Kotsiopulos. president. W.P.A? — No; though these 14 members of the out- door sportsmans club may appear at first glance to be taking it eas . closer inspection reveals that they ..re hard at work on an Arbor day project- Tree planters arc: Sam Campbell. Eugene Sands. Warren Paine. Tom Kobayashi, secretary-treasurer; Floyd Emmetl. Clifford Stulls. Jack White. Everett Kennedy. Donald Lange. Leonard Lanka. Jim Porter. Jerry Simpson. Chuck Helms. Robert Gillming. Members not pictured are; Lyall Anderson. Harry Behn. Ivan Borofl. Bill Branch, Calvin Brown. Ralph Dachnke. Allen Dale. Ray DcMelz. Joe Dunbar. Fred Dickson. Leo Easlcrlmg. Bob Geist. Eugene Gcttys. Harvey Henning. Sterling Kouba, Meyer Lederman, Calvin Moon, Leroy Roper. Virgil Steel, Jack Stevens, Claire Treadway, Ben Winslow and Harold Wiser. 61 Probing Minds Develop Great Scientists Many persons go through Ufe look- ing through glasses of a rose or an indigo hue in accordance with their respective temperaments. Not with science club members. Under the tutelage of Dr. W. G. Ingram, the members of this group look through glasses that depict in its elements — as it actually is — if they wear spectacles. In any case, their chief attempt is to provide sen- sible explanations of natural events. Programs dealing with varied phases of science are presented by the students themselves at the bi- monthly meetings. Members of thu orgcmizcrtion are often thoroughly skilled in some special science, and bequeath their knowledge and ex- perience to the club, receiving in turn a broader scope themselves, a more enlightened view of the physical world and man ' s place therein. The affect of such training is ob- vious to the discerning observer. The student of science is a recognizably different individual from the non- scientist. His outlook on life, his method of reacting to environment are totally in contrast to those of the layman lacking science training. Hio ways of thinking are somewhat rev- olutionized — definitely for the better. For, in the final analysis, science is a method of behavior. The future of the science student is bright, whether he follows a re- lated career or not. In comparison with the individual -short on science lore, he is freed from superstition and ignorance. The shackles of uncer- tainty and fear, which have in the past hindered progress, have been loosened. He will keep pace with a flying world. AUDIO A.MPIIFIHR — The voice of Rohen Hunt goes in here and come, out there. Scientists «ho «.,tch the eNpenment ate: Dolores Kite, Jack Waters, Eugene Brown, Lyle Wilson, Jack McBridc. Clark Gillespie. Joe Russell, Sterling Kouba. Ralph Daehnke, Richard Clark, Lylc Anderson. Harold Hardy, Iris Pierson. Raymond John, ston, and Carol Tnmblc. VISUAL AIDES- constant struggle fo cs Miller. Lola Lam •With lagnified tn d survival . Spahr. No jrgani! e fine Walt. Dr. W. G. Ingr, COMPETING WITH THE GODS— Home Max Moore before Joan Lawrence, Virginia Hardej Anderson, Laddie Whitcher, Ormond Heacock, Ja de lightning is mi Jack White, Willis s BlvtJIie, Betty Lai ifaclured by Hill, Joyce 62 Farm Future Rests with Future Farmers THAT AIN ' T NO DUl L — Hereforils .it the F. I.. Robinson jnd son farm are judecd by: Charles Wood. Wendell Mueller. Robert Mansfield. Rodney Barge. Mr. Robinson. Duane Nickel. Lawrence Zimmers. Charles Snyder. Roger Banfcrd. Ferris Hubben. D«aync Leuis. and Gerald Nickel. SHE ' S GOOD FOR 25 TO 30 POUNDS — Duane Nickel explains the daily milk produce of Holsletns to: Gerald Nickel, Oliver Reinhardt. Roger Banford. Duane Nickel, Sherm.in Poffenberger. Stanley Sheldon, Wayne Hardin, and Leo Nickel. HORSING AROUND — Roger Banford, Dwaync Lewis, Ferris Hubberd, J. E. Tuning. Lyie Killion, John Bleck, Joe Ziglcr, Kenneth Golobed, Ivan Stratman, Charles Snyder, Delvcrt Carlson. Cecil Hendrickson, Harold Rich- ards, Rodney Barge, and Medric Schwenka judge horses at West Kearney high 63 One of the most active and re- munerative, if honors and achieve- ments ore to be considered, of Kear- ne ' y high ' s organizations is the Fu- ture Farmers of America, constituted of 41 of the 43 vocational agricul- ture students under J. E. Tuning. The F. F. A. strives to accomplish seven noteworthy aims, and has suc- ceeded in doing so to an outstanding degree at no expense to enjo-yment. To promote vocational agriculture, to create more interest in intellige ' nt choice of farming occupations, to create and nurture a love of country life, to promote thrift, to encourage cooperative effort, to promote schol- arship, and to develop rural leader- ship are the targets; testimony to the marksmanship of the club is borne by the results. Foremost in the line of honors showered upon sturdy F. F. A. shoulders was a magnifice ' nt gold cup awarded for first place in the state livestock judging contest at North Platte. As a result of this vic- tory by Carl Sorenson, Dwayne Lew- is, and Farris Hubbert, Mr. Tuning ' s 1941 vocational ag students will up- hold the State of Nebraska ' s agricul- tural honor in the Western livestock show in January, at Denver. Forerunning this triumph were many individual and team wins by the Kearney chapter. Added glory came to rest locally when the Kear- ney, sponsored livestock judging contest, with an attendance of over 500, was acclaimed a great success by all participants. Officers of Kearney high ' s Future Farmers of America are Gerald Nick- el, president; Dwayne Lewis, secre- tary; Medric Schwenka, treasurer; Oliver Reinhardt, news reporter. p Top Typers On the Speedway NEW BUSINESS — Jean Vi ng club members: Be:tv Ste. na Mess. Melba McNees. Loi I. Mae Heidenroich. Wanda jiund. and Miss Edna Barber, OLD BUSINESS — To adva: Bailey. Marjorie Baustian, ident. Faye Maslalka. Lillian ROCKETTE TYPISTS — One cd shorthand stude iorolhia Sobotka. isor; Lucile Thori and Harold Tatur peed and ac etty Johnsoi ion, Hildrec . Vera Brc Paul, Eile Iz, Marjorie Samp, le Slefanski. vice- ing of brief forms e laken by Louise I, Lorraine Caffer- Austin, Je From organization to job is or- dinily a long step, but not when the organization is the commer- cial club, sponsored by Miss Edna Barber and Martin Dunk- lou, and the job is the business administration field. For an alumna of this group is, as a rule, exceedingly well qualified to hold a position as secretary in any business firm following her successful progressive ven- tures in the club. Job or college, a person well- versed in stenographic tech- nique has no small asset. The club is made up of around 50 members who have mastered the fundamentals and mechan- ical knowledge of office work in their commercial course, and desire an acquaintanceship with general business behavior, IS well as a familiarity with the operation of office machinery. With this end in view, a local business survey was taken, in which students noted office equipment, the work of voca- tional stenographers, and secre- tarial demeanor. Monthly pro- grams consist of demonstra- tions of adding machine-, mim- eograph machine-, and dupli- cating machine-operation, a sort of post-graduate work above the commercial course. Kearney state teachers col- lege commercial club collabor- ates with the Kearney high fac- tion for social entertainment: each club plays host at a picnic or party in alternate years. Officers are Marjorie Baus- tian, president; Maxine Stefan- ski, vice-president; and Jean Wolf, secretary-treasurer. 64 Quarantined Photo- Pox Contagious HOLD IT. GEORGE — Junior Carson imperi rapher, as he snaps Eugene Nelson. Ralph Spoi Poulson. Wendell Mearss and Jack Chapman w Voccrtion or avocation, the work of a good photographer is a pleasure to view anytime, all of which should make members of the photography club, sponsored by Otto Oakes, very happy indeed, as well as adding flavor to a grand hobby or possible career in tha! field. That there ' s more to taking pictures than clicking the shutter is a well- known fact, but getting best results is intrinsically an art. Ideals of the cam- era club are centered around good snaps, with proper background, center of attraction, light exposure, shutter speed, and a dozen other points given in the consideration to produce pic- torial perfection. An ace camera-man, be his specialty action shots of birds or still shots of miniature figures, is a rarity and will be appreciated in affiliated professions that foot photography bills, on all oc- casions, and often with very recompen- sive results. All aspects of commercial and leis- ure-time photography are studied in ex- tensive detail by the club members as their friendly rivalry to excell the shots of their fellow photo fanatics brings about a startling array of exceedingly professional (in workmanship) pictures. Bill DeVriendt. Log pho Betty Jo Nye. and Sic IN THE DARK ROOM- nd Robert Krtng develop the Isabella Wilder. Robe phot. ALL EYES CENTER— On the camera demonstration by Otto Oakes, sponsor. Robert Miner, Max Nigh, Harvey Henning, Milford Munson, and Walter Weddle focus their attention. Other club members include: Bernard Coon. Ben Hull, Richard Osborne, Ronald Shultz, and Wayne Smith. 65 Boards, Actors, Prompters Play Their Parts Places! Curtain! The performance com- mences, proceeds, and concludes, amid laugh- ter, tears, or chewed fingernails from the au- dience, depending upon the type of produc- tion. To the spectator of the play, this is all there is to it. But behind the scenes of the comedy, trag- edy, or drama, is a play in itself, intermingling the work of learning and rehearsing lines with the inevitable humorous incidents arising from difficulties encountered in the practice. This is the drama club presentation that plays to no audience but the cast and Samuel Fetters, di- rector. Some 70 members swell the attendance roll, creating a busy dramatics season, for an eligi- bility requirement stipulates the participation of each member in the organization ' s activities. Plays, for the most part, comprise the functions of the club, but they are interspersed with spell- ing bees, readings, and quiz programs to add spice to the dramatist ' s life. PRESENT TENSE — Mom ar«l slage of a play shou erett Kennedy, and Jean Schrack inyolved the script, while James Palmer and Rita tton act out a dramatic scene before the Hive eyes of Waller Davis and Pauline MAKE. UP OKK — Not absent from school. A lesson, embodied EVES FRONT— Judging from the interest displayed. Shak in Dclores Hoefer. still requires a little dttcniion from Ruby Rapp had nothing to do with this production. By latitudinal rov as Bob Kieffe holds up his end of the deal. Director Samuel Fet- dents are: Walter Davis. Shirley Franks. Lillian Blanton. ters, Wallace Rose. Patricia Munson. Mary Helen Gcttys. Emma Palton. Lloyd Baysdorfer: Doris Mae Nyquisl. Harold Jean Sheen, Pauline Sheen. Grace McCray, Kathleen Adams, Frances Nau. Harry Lauer, lona Dahnke. Doris Carver, W Margaret Wink, and Velma Turner circumscribe the snap. Worley, Julia Ma e Bearss, Jean Taylor, and Duane Mattson 66 DIRTY WORK AFOOT — Donald Fril?. as Darlene Ruby Rapp, Gen Pre-presentation problems are well made up for when the ploys open, be it for a home room, as- sembly program, or radio audi- ence. Shakinq knees and sticky make-up are offset by the thrill of the opening performance. The fascination of the actor ' s life is re- vealed in the final presentation when all eyes are upon him; the moment is his. Fostering an interest in dra- matics, promoting student ability, and providing entertainment ore the aims of the group. That the training student members are re- ceiving will be of value later in life has been testified to by Shake- speare, for after all, how better could one prepare for life if all the world ' s a stage? OPEN FORUM — k.-laMlion h M c-n acts U enjoyed to the fullest by Fred Spalir, Earline York. Robert Olllming. Joan Staubitz, Edward Beyer. Delores Hoefer, Nanette Noyes. Peggy Armstrong. Beth Ella Howe, Dottic Mae Henry. Betty Grosh, Rita Hupp. Patricia Lanlz. Donald Dean Franks, Donald Patton, Ardilh Anderson, and Betty Steycnson. AH. JULIET! — Ardith Anderson and Manhella Holcomb fail to lake their two- timing suitor. Donald Dean Franks, yery seriously, but then neither do Margaret Moore. Eleanor Curry. Margaret Gillespie, lulia Mae Bearss. Rita Meyers. Lloyd Baysdorfer. Lois I oulhan. Betty Stcyenson, Wanda Wolford. nor Lucille Thornton. Drama club members not pictured are: Esther Cash. Faye Mastalka. Mary Elaine Murrish, Hildred Paul. Ara Shirar. Doris Austin, Lyndall Bedish, Ray Da- Metz, Rex Green, Ruth Priebe, Bertha Slack, and Harriet Williams. 7 They Sing the Song of the City Room Ouill and Scroll, international honorary society for high school journalists, was founded in 1926 at Iowa university by Dr. George H. Gallup of American Institute of Public Opinion renoun, and numbers among its twenty thousand members, a Kearney chapter with an enrollment of ten, coming under the supervision of Miss Jeannette Lowrey. Established for the purpose of improving scholastic journalism, it is doing just that in Kearney high school. Local members of the organization may be identified by their small gold pins, or by their written work; both are equally distinctive and excellent insofar as living up to their purposes are concerned. Encouraged with national support in the form of the bi-monthly Quill and Scroll mag- azine and quarterly contests having to do with advertising make-up, news writing. headline writing, copyreading, and news terms, Kearney ' s Quill and Scrollists are in- vestigating the intimate details of journalism, possibly in preparation for a later life ' s work along such lines. In this manner, students are approaching journalism in its highest degree, gaining an insight to its infinite possibilities, and at the same time, developing a definite style of their own, something not to be acquired by conscious effort, but through a familiarity with the subject and its journalistic atmos- phere. A good journalist has a bright future be- fore him; who can deny that? And aside from the potentialities of this training. The Echo is the better paper because of this or- ganization. Writing going into its pages is of a higher caliber than otherwise might be expected, and its quality is paralleled by its staff. FREE PRESS PREVAILS — President Doris Roberts shows the streamline layout of an exchange copy to fellow journalists who put out an r tra edition for the May fete. Quill and Scroll members are; M.irearet Johnson, Norris An- derson. Bette Jeanne Scheeler. Mary Rose Lantz. Miss Jean- nette Lowrey, sponsor. Mary Lucile Kienlen. Louise Cal- yert, secretary. Gene Gillespie, Vern Dowers, and Richard Thornton, yice-president. International Minds Seek Impartiality, Invite Tolerance INSIDE DOPE — Llleralurc on Europe ' s tur- moil is being distributed by Leo Cornelius, presi- dent, to club members: Lorene Bradley. Verj Brestel. Eileen Bradley. Betty Sitz. Ardith Bacon. Mary Ellen Cornelius, and Dale Wolf, secretary- treasurer. Gale W. McGee sponsors the club. Carlson, pro- -llow interna- Richard An- HITLER ' S NEXT MOVE — Ali gram chairman, speculates before tional affairs students: Lee Jon derson. Benjamin Winslow. Bei Anderson, jean O ' Connell. Phyllis Schmidt. Meyer Lederman, Tom Kobayashi. Lo raine Johnson. Helen Seybold. Lawrence Thui man. Darrell Campbell. Joe Dunbar. Edwar Whaley. and Robert Atwater. Not pictured are: Robert Skinner. DeWayn Wolf, Berlrand Gibbons, Jack Althousc, Alle Dale, Carl Jensen. Earline York, Joanne Staubii: Progressing in a just analysis of problems of other nations, it is the principal effort of members of the international relations club, sponsored by Gale W. McGee, to divorce emotion from thinking in trying to formulate opinions of present world strife. Activity period time is spent in study of the causes, development, trend, strategic moves, and other allied phases of the Eu- ropean conflict. The international relations club is affiliated with the Carnegie endow- ment for world peace, receives monthly bul- letins on current international problems, and conducts its discussions accordingly. The leaders of tomorrow are the students of today, and it is a sage move on the part of educators in life ' s game of chess to acquaint these students with past, present, and future problems, some of which have, others which have not been solved. As a result of this method of enlighten- ment, future statesmen will be better pre- pared, more able to meet baffling enigmas face to face without giving ground. It is only fitting, therefore, that one of Kear- ney high school ' s organizations be titled international relations club, and the ac- itvities carried on with its patronage appro- priate studies along lines set forth by its nomenclature. And so, Kearney high school presents to these United States scholarly leaders in their own rights. Take them; do as you please with them; let them serve as best suits you. But if nothing else, they will be citizens, worthy of the name. 69 Hear the Oom-pah Of the Band Dark blue uniforms, trtomed in gold braid; military hats -f jf plumes waving gaily on the top! This is Sleofhcial uniform ot the Kearney high school band member. To watch the snappy drills of this band, led by the vivacious drum ma,or ettes and the capable drum n- ' °J ,; ° thrill never to be forgotten. A football ame is incomplete without the rous- ing marches emitting from the band Z this fine bdnd under the d.ection of A G. Harrell also performs with ease in formal concerts which are presented each year. Small groups and solos that were eligible to enter the district music con test at North Platte, April 19-20 this ;:L, were: Alice le-ne Dunlavv clarinet; lack Althouse, trombone; Ber trand Gibbons, cornet; Kathryn Kan now, flute; lames Palmer, French horn. In the small groups were, brass quar- . tetfe composed of 1- Althouse D. Wayne Wolf, Bertrand Gibbons, Sidr ey mce tring trio, Louise Calvert, Evelyn Hansen, Wynona Worley; brass sex- Sela k Althouse, lames Palmer, K.n- or Carson, Robert Baker, Bertrand Gib- bons, Sidney Rice; trombone quartette lack Althouse, DeWayne Wolf,  Davis Wayne McKinney; clarinet quar fer Alice leonne Dunlavy, Ravmonc Johnston, Pete Peterson, and Dolore. Peterson. c.. „or Curry. Mclba McNees r ' il i i frToWrT adred Rober, Hauver Nev D r -e MT„,orKe„V.H Ha„U.n,. Jun.o. fork lucme Thorn, ,n Ru.h SheU,;ad,ne Wallace Gnss. IJewavni! Blanlon, Max N.gh. lohnston. Bernard A I leanne Dunlavy. Raymond J Whitney, i.ajne Hansen I yle R-h ; ' ' , H- S.dne k ' ntr : We nd e.. ear. Be rand G bbon. R.cer Ka.hr,ne S.obodny, Do- Nv _ . j hn- merman, Louise son, Clifford Edwards. ,,t:l THE TEMPO — In the PP ' ' miIV ' ' Overture, this Tr c rnrfoe R. ' .™ . difftcuU P-- ' 3° „; ,r. . Spon.ber. and structing J ; Icrry Simpson, jonii i.-rn. ar ' s contest pic e. i also anxious to learn. irl J ■ play ° H ' : ' h ' nSow°tLi:arJa ' ;ieneHe ment with ■h . ' ;, ' ° „„en. is one of th. i of the flute, tli ling, Delbert Kr ,1 important m ipcl, and He le band. Gil BOOM.BOOM_ asK_ « -y ' ' C r£;£3J S l ,he background • ' ° V . Richard Johnson. • Sle. Abood plays the t ' ' ° ' -a„d James Porter, tympani. ford Edwards, snare drums. 71 Symph oni( Walt SLAPPING THE BASS — (he decpcsl loned of the slri menls, are played by Mary Li Icn. Gerald Stutt. VIOLIN VIRTUOSOS — Will Zeiler, Lois Buss, Maxine Metz, Virginia Zeiler, youlhfu! second vi players, are the future concert-r the Kearney high school symphony Modern symphony orchestra is the pro- duct of an evolution v hich has been going on for some two hundred years. Throughout this evolution the general scheme of the orchestra has remained un- altered, and it consists today, as it did in the eighteenth century, of four principle kinds of instrument: strings, woodwind, brass and percussion. To the first of these groups belong the first violins, second violins, violas, cellos and contrabasses. Together, these instruments form a large choir which takes somewhat the position in an orchestra that the infantry does in an army. It is the hardest-worked section of the orchestra, the most useful, and provides a foundation -upon which the re- mainder of the ensemble rests. The woodwind ordinarily includes a pair of flutes, a pair of oboes, and a pair of bas- soons. The third section, the brass, includes the horns — sometimes known as French horns, trumpets, trombones and a bass tuba. The last section — that of the percussion in- struments — is known officially as the battery, and popularly among orchestra players as the kitchen. String section of the orchestra drills every morning first period; complete orchestra re- hearses once a week. 72 usic Portrays the Soul UPPER PICTURE— Louise Calvert, Dean Wallace, Jack Artnian, Darlcne Henning, Jacqueline Frank, Richard Osbor man. Phyllis Foreman, Marjorie Robinson, Duane Carlson, Carol Mae Krebs, Helen Pelerson, Harriet Sawyer, Lavonnc Gillespie, Lois Buss, Maxine Mctz, Virginia Zciler. le, Glo Willian ia Fore- : a Zeiler, LOWER PICTURE— Evelyn Hansen, Allen Dale. John Dale, Ardelle Kennedy, Milford Munson. Isabellc Wilder, Margare Anderson, Jeanne Osborne. Bonnie Haase, Shirley Webb, Marilyn Rose, Dorothy Penny. Jordan . Ardith 7:i A Bqiutiful Song Is the Thing A cappella singing offers to each of the selected pcrrticipants a responsibihty of his own. He must develop the ability to attain accurate pitch and achieve a tone and qual- ity which will blend with the entire group of 88 members. Quick cooperative thinking on the part of each member is necessary to attain the one- tone quality desirable in an a cappella choir. This group sings a variety of numbers from the sacred selections to the modern secular type of song. Intensive drill on intonation, tone blend, and balance of parts is given every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday afternoons. Several of ' the activities of the choir this year included: vesper services, assemblies, program at the Kearney state teachers col- Fron row. left to right: Bette Scheeler, Frances Nau. Marion Samway Doris Nyquist Wallacf Rose. Dale McDonald . Jame Palmer. Harry Lauer. Boyd Carver, Eugene Nelson Gerald Farrar, Richard Thorn on. Do nald Pat ton. To ny Deeb, Don Harris. J oan Foi tch. Eliz. abeth Rossen, Doris Robert . and Wynona Worle Seco tid rov. Mar orie B ustian. Marjorie Peck ma n. Mar y Getty , Dclor es Hoe fer. Inez Berg. Louise Landis, Verne Dower s. James BIythe, Warrc n Paine Norris Andet son. Leo Cornell us. LeRoy Rop er. Gera Id Richter, Ger aid E ckmeier Boyd Hecht. Edward Beyer Wanda Keyse , Joan Lawren ce. Lor ne Brad ley. .in d Betty Lancastc r. lege, an exchange program with the Grand Island high school, and superior participa- tion in the district music contest. Yule season was dramatized by the entire vocal department in a Christmas pageant. The choir depicted the English winter fes- tivals held in Britain many centuries before the Isles were Christianized. 74 Let the Harmonious Melody Ring XAyJly ttr Third row: Elaine During. Jeanne Osborne, Lois Bailey. Mary Lanlz. Belly Elder. Wilma Filhian. James Painler. Russell Gossard. Robert Kring. Joe Hill. Jack Haney. Robert Alwaler, Everett Kennedy, Duane Mattson. Donald Frank, Robert Kieffe, Earlene York, Mary Cor- nelius, and Lois Louthan, Fo urth r ow: Margar et Johns on. Mary Kien- ler Itnoge ne Tr plett. Bonnie Br jner. Mary Cc opcr, M argaret Gillespie. Gerald me Shafto Doro hy La Cornu, Betty Fern, Vi rgin a Ha desty A ice Jean ie Du lavy. Helen Geist . J n Ed ua rds , Ber nice Sa ndbur 6, E.leer B adiey Ber e Youn g. Car ol T imble. nd Ann Alita The stage was set as an English feudal hall where the master entertained guests and villagers. The pageant was introduced by the carol, Deck the Hall. A group of villagers singing lustily brought in the yule log. Outside a group of wassailers were heard singing Here We Come A-Caroling, a very old wassailing song. It was custom- ary for the revelers to go about receiving a hot drink from the wassail bowl or gifts in return for their songs. As two maids carried in sugar statuettes on trays to the table, the girls glee club sang two lullabies in honor of the Christ child. Boar ' s head was carried in with great cere- mony as a boar head carol was sung. The rollicking song, I Saw Three Ships, was sung by the guests to retell the story that the legendary ships might have a va- riety of cargo incl uding gifts, love, and the Christmas spirit. A traditional accumula- tive song, Twelve Days of Christmas, fol- lowed by wishes of good will and merry Christmas among the guests ended the pro- gram. 7b With a Song In Their Hearts Front row. left to right are: Boyd Hech Everett Kennedy. Donald Frank. Dale Ma. Donald. Harry Lauer, Donald Patton. Don Harris, James Palmer. Kahard Osborne Boyd Caryer. Wallace Rose. Robert Skinner Second row: Allan Carlson. Robert Kief fe. Edward Beyer. Duane Mattson. Gerald Richter, Jack Haney. Robert Atwater. aid Eickmeier, Verne Dowers. Robert Ki Russell Gossard, James BIyihe, Norris derson. Third row: Kenneth Gotobed. Eugene Nelson. Gordon Hansen, Gerald Farrar, Leo Cornelius. Richard Thornton. LcRoy Roper. Anthony Deeb. Warren Paine, Joe Hill. Roger Mayfield, James Fainter. These thirty-five boys who compose tha boys glee club enjoy being able to express their feeling in song. Strong bass background blending in har- mony with tenor tones were heard this school year at the football and class banquet, giv- ing them the necessary pep and sense of a good time that such occasions demand. An innovation of the music department this year was caroling over the radio at Christmas time. Choir members making a tour through the halls several mornings cheered the various classrooms with their clear vocal messages of peace on earth, good will to men. Boys octette includes: Gerald Foxrar, Richard Thornton, Duane Mattson, Robert At- water, Robert Skinner, Dale McDonald, Wal- lace Rose, and James Blythe. Accompanists for the vocal groups in- clude: Wynona Worley, girls octette, boys glee and a cappella; Kathryn Peckman, girls glee, boys ooctette; Louise Calvert, girls sex- tette. Accompanists for the solos are: Wy- nona Worley, Louise Calvert, and Wanda Keyser. 7Q District music contest was held this year at North Platte April 19-20. Small vocal groups ' numbers were as fol- lows: senior girls sextette, Children of the Moon by Warren and ' The Butterfly by Jenkins; junior girls octette, My Love ' s an Arbutus and I Know a Lovely Garden by d ' Hardelot. Boys octette sang Sophomore ' s Philosophy by Devorak, and Death Rides High by Will James. Solos entered in the contest were: Wynona Worley, Night, and the Curtains Drawn Ferrata, and Dearest, Believe Giordanio; Mar garet Johnson, Marchiones , y Yot Dancmg by Lemaire and Phyllis Ghannmg _Grqces ' A. Young. Jeann Os- borne sang Benediction by Edwards and The Star by James Rogers. None But the Lonely Heart and Bond Maiden were the contest solos of Elizabeth Rossen, and Dale McDonald sang The Rolling Stone by Hamblen. Ratings for the district music contest were: a cappella, superior; girls glee club, super- ior; boys glee club, superior; senior girls sextette, boys octette, superior; junior girls octette and madrigal, superior. 77 Fi„, row, left to Bht. Virginia Hardcsty. Mary Coo- per, Marion Samway, Loi- Louthan, and Inei Berg. Ear1rn: Yo7k: KaTh Vn ct. ' man Elaine During, Lorenc HeirnlnyTr, EUeen BradU. Patsy Frank, Joan Laurc i . Lois Bailey. Fourth row: Margaret John son Betty Elder, Kalhrine Carmichel. Anna C - Dorothy Parker. Imogene Sh Fifth row: Mary G ' tty s, la Brown, Imogene 1 P- ,1 Lois Trimble, Paulmc Sixth ro to. Lulu C lespie. Seventh Geraldine Shaf- .n, Margaret Gil- Mo Ruth Michelson, Pa Rapture and the pure ioy of smgmg is evidenced on the faces of the -en bers of the Kearney high school girls glee club. Eighty girls take this elective, not selective, course under Miss Elizabeth Cummings. Resonance and the ability to blend in each of the sections and with the entire group is stressed in rehearsals every Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Girls glee sang two interpretive numbers for the contest, Spring Night and ' ■Clouds The latter offered the rich, smooth quality of the alto voices to solo in several sections The soprano ' s clear, penetrating tones added much to the beauty of the song. Since this was a four-port number, the ability to bal- ance and blend with the group was very necessary. Spring Night, which was a unaccom- panied number, gave the girls greater op- portunity to demonstrate the il- b l Lir voices. The ability to listen to the other members of the group, and to interpret the nuler with the same unified feeling was necessary m singing this type of number. In addition to singing in two glee clubs and in the a cappella chorus, students may be selected to sing in several -all- P; Senior girls sextette, junior girls octette, boys octette, and solos offer those who are par- ticularly interested in this type of vocal mu- sic work in one of the smaller groups. 78 Sweet Melody Fills the Air As Their Song Lingers There Front row: Wanda Keyscr, Nau. Doris Nyquist. Landis, Helen Shcl- scconu row; Lulu Kappas. Ooris Austin. Bette Schcelcr. , 1 ,ni, Carol Trimble. Mary ' Lant . aroi Dorothy LaCornu. Third row: Betty Fern, Astnd Berslund. Velnja Tur- ner. Ruby Rapp, Wilma Fi- Fourlh row: Patricia Fiti- Simmons Margaret Wink. Ly- d,a Jouett. Bonnie Bruner, Evelyn Hansen. Fifth row: Mary Shana- han. Betty Bnsbon. Joan Foutch. Nanette Noyes. blea- nor Merryman. Ruth Pnobe. S.xth row: Marjorie Peck- man. Marjorie Baustiali. Eliza- beth Rosscn. Doris Roberts, Mary Cornelius. Seventh row: Gene Gilles. p,e. Alice Jeanne Dunlayy, Doris Dunn. Bern.ce Sand- burg. Eighth row: Mary Kicn- len. Jeanne Osborne. ff ' tJ 79 80 gridiron T MY HERQ! — These athletes rate with members o the fairer sex, as Don Harris learns from Jean Taylor. Mia Touch-down! Plunging, twisting, a lone runner eludes the vortex of tacklers and blazes into the open with a burst of mer- cury-dipped speed. Students all thrill to a stirring sporting event, be it a track race, a tight court tussle, or a gridiron clas- sic. From the plains of Nebraska to the balmy west coast, King Sport reigns throughout the year. Kearney high ' s athletic-minded students have ample op- portunity to participate in every sport. If a student fails to make the grade in a varsity sport, he can turn to intra-mural athletics to quench his sporting desire. Tennis, volley ball, senior and junior high basketball leagues, and touchball are included among the intra-mural sport facilities. Three major sports are fostered by the varsity department at Kearney high. Every lad is incited to attempt to make th ' 3 football, basketball, and track teams, though the squads are cut to fit occasion. cinder path 81 Bearcats Close Gridiron Card With Two Wins l)l N II MfldS KK — Sriirdv, iink-ss lirch.iM yards per trv on ground plj ' . lo spark the jjround-g WAYNE SANDS K — The first freshman to see start Kearney high club since the Tenure of ' •Dobbin Knoll and blocking were backfield highlights. Even if it were artificially colored and flavored, Kearney high ' s Bear- cat grid squad could hardly have assumed a deeper shade of green than the hue that tinged the 1939 ar- ray as the campaign took wing. Nine first-string men had played their last game and said farewell to prep football that brisk November afternoon a year ago. Five gridders, two varsity mainstays, were the sole letter-winners in the corral as Wyant herded his squad through the initial drill. The veteran nucleus was pro- vided by Bob Wiseman, Don Harris, Charles Edwards, Bill Giest, and Joe Ralston. Harlan ' s Wyant ' s charges checked in their moleskins after the climax FARRIS HUBBERT— Another husky under- classman who should help solve the tackle enigma next fall, Hubbert improved as the campaign wore on ... . DAN WHALEN K— Opposing offensive sallies generally struck a snag when they ventured around crisp-tackling Dan Whalen ' s end post .... MAX NIGH K Adhesive-fingered Nigh ' s pass- snatching ability constituted one of the Bearcat chine offe thr, JOHN ELLIOTT K— Speedy Elliott combined track ability and scrap to perform at a steady pace as a substitute wing mjn .... GERALD NICKEL K — 1 hough comparably small as far as guards go. Nickel ' s fight and dcterminatin won him mention in newspaper accounts of several Cat frays .... CHARLES EDWARDS KK— Charlie, whose block- ing ability and bulk bolstered ihe forward wall, will be one of the prime cogs along the 1940 line. ROBERT WISEMAN KK — Scrapper de lux and an expert at blocking punts, Red was one of the front line ' s mainstay performers from his tackle- slot .... OLIVER REINHARDT — Scaling close to 190 pounds, Rcinhardl ' s continued development during the campaign won him a starting berth near late season .... TONY DEEB K — Bull- shouldered Tony was always in the thick of the fray from his regular guard berth. 82 game with Gothenburg and left a chart that listed two wins in eight starts — a performance that matched pre-season prognostications. Though the final chart appeared dull, several of the Cat club ' s achievements were surprising in face of the stern caliber of opposition. Kearney high ' s gridiron warriors opened the season in gala style, holding the touted Curtis Aggie combine to a 7-0 victory. Aggie follow- ers claimed after the season had terminated that their entry ' s toughest test had come in conquering the Wyantmen. A trio of backfield men — Harris, Ralston, and Painter — led the Cat attack, outgaining the enemy ' s rushing tactics by a wide margin. Though the inspired stand against the Aggie club hinted of surprising things to come, Wy- ant ' s fledgings dropped the next battle to North Platte by a tally of 19-0. Performing before lo- cal fandom in their inaugural home stand, the Bearcat eleven outscored the Holdrege Duster GEORGE BOWKER Solidly-molded Bo fensive abilily and drive lo perform as a rcl tcrback . . . DICK KIAMER K — One of along the forward wall, Klamer is equipped fall ' s green Ime .... ROYAL JESTER ing under 140 pounds, honor student JesK him an award quarterbacking (he eleven. ler combined dc jle substitute quai he better blocker help nucleus nei. — Although weigh -, headwork gainet Slipping I the shot at the a 60-yard sprin d the Grand Island left flank ragedy I Haria and R. n Wya ■serve i player irbing the plan. SCHWENKA — Though a valuable pivot as Schwcnka ' s misfortune to understudy Bill Ge ball player .... BILL GEIST KK — Long established himself as . . DALE INGRAM at the opening of the ■ as a guard replacemen Carrying the ball ov cle. Halfback Harris shutter clicked on thi ' the Southwest circuit ' s 1 K Though comparably campaign. Ingram ' s sera] r the Grand Island left JOE RALSTON KK— Sui elhippcd Ral- ton. whose legs pound the t urf like a pair of pistons, led the Bearcat ground-gaining JIM PAINTER K— The passing and punting end of the Bearcat c rew ' s offensive attack was entrusted to Quart erback Painter. BOB YOUNG K— Young offset lack of seasoning by etnploying figh and drive to merit a regular award. R-ALPH SANDS — Quicks tarting Sands ' peed and timing ability shou Id prove valu- ble to Wvant ' s 1940 gridirc n aggregation. gridders, 13-7. The local eleven held the ad- vantage throughout the fray, though Quar- terback Lindbloom ' s 70-yard touchdown jaunt in the closing moments put the Duster crew within striking distance. Whether it was the stiffer variety of oppo- sition or merely a slump, the Cat performance in the next three tilts bordered on the medio- cre. The enemy point total during the next three battles measured 57 — the Kearney point quota for the trio of jousts was 0. The Wyantmen lost to Grand Island, 19-0, Lexing- ton, 25-0, and Hastings, 13-0. Back in fighting mettle after extending the strong Hastings aggregation, the Cat squad nosed out Columbus, 20-18, in the next con- test. Playing before the home stands in the concluding tilt, the Bearcat gridmen dropped a 14-0 verdict to the revamped Swede entry. Four senior members of the pigskin fra- ternity gleaned the individual headlines for their performance throughout the season. Joe Ralston, elusive halfback, proved an ex- ceptional runner and blocker in sparking the home club ' s offensive. Crisp-tackling Dan Whalen generally short-changed comers around his end. Though lacking in no par- ticular branch of pivot play, Bill Geist ' s main forte was his defensive performance. Bill continually disarmed rival backs throughout the campaign to win the pivot berth on the All-Southwest circuit club. A vehement blocker and a clever ball-totter, Don Harris, was the backfield ' s other mainspring. End Max Nigh, who reached his peak dur- ing the Gothenburg battle, improved with every start, as did Bob Red Wiseman, husky tackle. Tony Deeb and Dick Klamer played consistent ball at their guard berths throughout, while Tackle Charles Edwards also kept a steady gait. Jim Painter, handled the punting and passing burden, and Wayne Sands, the plunging assignments. 84 Cats Down Five Teams to Merit Southwest Title Dribbling in fro m back couri- -Bernard Coon is pt shing a one-handed atten pt go.il ward in th s shot. Dan Wh alen a  aits thf oulcome of the attempt in the backgro und with Bob Wisema n ready t o ■follow in frc m under ihe hoop. •Watr.h that enemy forwa rd! — Confides Coach Haria n Wyant o his vars ty cage rs during the intermiss ion perioc Absorb ng the informs tion are Bob Wisem an. Bob Kring, Bernard Coon. Dan Whalen Charles Edwa ds, and and Carl Hudsoi After scanning the veteran material re- porting at the opening of the 1939-40 cage campaign, Mentor Harlan Wyant could well have compromised on the aged what have you adage. In.stead the Bearcat tutor com- promised on building a squad that suc- ceeded in deadlocking for the Southwest conference championship. The Cat coursters checked in their cage toggery following the loss to Curtis in the district meet at McCook, leaving a campaign which brought 12 conquests in 18 starts. Though the Cat coursters didn ' t sail into ac- tion invested by the sport scribes with the mantle of invincibility, they achieved their ultimate record via the construction process. B5 Turn about is lair play, so Center Bob Kring had just pivoted about and un- leased a shot against Columbus as the shutter clicked. Bernard Coon, holdover regular from the 1938-39 team, was Wyant ' s choice for the key back court post as the club commenced to take shape. Bob Kring, the other return- ing veteran, fit snugly into the varsity pivot berth. To fill the barricading post opposite Coon, Wyant selected Dan Whalen. Bob Wiseman, who absorbed considerable ex- perience during the 1938-39 season, paired with speedster Royal Jester to form the front line duo. Though Wyant alternated this club to fit occasion, he usually relied upon it in the clutch tilts. Bearcats Score 49 Tossing 494 counters through the mesh during the campaign, the Cat victories were generally of the decisive variety. The op- position scored 407 tallies for an average of 22.7 points per fray to the Bearcats ' 26.7 point average. The caliber of the Bearcat court edition was evident to the spectator at the outset of the first five battles. Playing like seasoned veterans, the Wyantmen downed Loup City, 21-13; Holdrege, 28-16; Scottsbluff, 29-21; Ord, 35-33; and Ravenna, 35-27. An overnight trip to Columbus and Fre- mont brought the initial blots to the Cat reg- ister, as the home club fell before the Dis- coverers, 25-31, and the Bengals, 19-24. Re- turning to winning mettle, Wyant ' s charges dropped four successive opponents in the four starts. The Cat combine tipped Lexing- ton, 25-15; Gothenburg, 33-15; Cozad, 33-27; and North Platte, 24-15. The North Platte and Haymaker triumphs sent the Kearney high lads to the top of the Southwest circuit standings. BERNARD COON KK— Coon paired defensive sti and passing ability to merit an All-Southuest circuit berth and statewide recognition. DICK KLA.MER K — Husky and reliable. Klamcr ua of Wv ant ' s prize junior rear court performers who pri the guard relief corps throughout the campaign. ROVAL JESTRR K Jester ' s passing ability and g court savvv kept him on the first team throughout the seas CHARLES EDWARDS K — Edwards ' 175 pounds won I iervice as a steady guard replacement where his size pro ' laluable. DAN WHALEN K — Rated the squad ' s steadiest pefo rr. Shalen gained a varsity barricading berth at the s ot the se.ison .ind held it throughout. 86 Dints to Oppositions ' 407 During Season Foot-weary after tripping North Platte the previous evening, Wyant ' s five fell before a fast-passing Hastings club in the next battle. With the Southwest circuit crown hanging in balance, the home maplemen functioned smoothly to gain an overwhelming 34-19 ver- dict over the Curtis Aggie quintette. Grand Island ' s touted crew charted the highest mar- gin of defeat recorded against the Bearcats during foreign season in downing the Wy- antmen, 41-20, in the next tilt. The Cat per- formance in the following two battles was as varied as day from night. The opening half of the two-night stand brought a rousing 36- 23 victory over York ' s state-wide reputed squad. The second half of the stand resulted in a decisive 18-45 loss to Lincoln high and the Cats ' initial home defeat. Mentor Wyant shipped his Southwest cir- cuit co-champions off to the district tourney at McCook at the termination of the regular court campaign. Seeded at the end of the draw opposite McCook, the Kearney high crew lived up to advance notices during the opening battle with a one-sided 44-25 win over Ogallala. Bearcat fans are likely aware of the rest — Curtis upset the Kearney lads in the prize eye-opener of the tourney to draw the curtain on the season. 87 McCormack and Helms Lead Cat Cinderites Hard hit by the graduation bugaboo, Kear- ney high ' s 1940 cinder aggregation was pri- marily an individual squad rather than a team outfit. Mentor Wyant had two of the top prep performers in the state under his wing to open the campaign, but the remain- der of the squad required development. Kenneth McCormack, 1939 state quarter mile runnerup, and Chuck Helms, runnerup in the mile at Lincoln, were the sole letter- men available as the open inventory was taken. Bernard Coon, who had flashed promise on the cinders as a sophomore, was installed as the club ' s top high jump bet after the in- ter-class meet. Bob Kring ' s improvement in the high hurdles and Dan Whalen ' s develop- ment in the pole vault and quarter mile indi- cated that Wyant ' s crew might prove dan- gerous near mid-season. A banner crop of sophomore cinder artists bolstered the Bearcat relay clubs. Dean Wallace, Harold Coffelt, Ralph Sands, and Wayne Sands were among the underclass aces. Wayne Sands counteracted his fresh- man standing by becoming the top weight- man on the squad. In their initial baptism under fire. Mentor Wyant ' s charges landed the third berth in a five-way invitational meet on the home ash- es. Grand Island won with 56 points, fol- lowed by Hastings with 44, Kearney with 33, Ord with 13, and York with 7. Helms was the lone double winner with marks of 2:09. i in the 880 and 4:46.5 in the mile event. Competing in the KSTC invitational tour- ney, Wyant ' s charges took fourth place with 17 points against the state ' s best. North Platte, Lincoln, and Grand Island finished ahead of the Wyantmen. Chuck Helms cop- ped the mile in 4:45.4 and McCormack paced the 440 dash men in 53.5 for the leading Cat performances. Bernie Coon ' s 5 foot 9 3-4 inch high jump leap gave him second place in that event and provided another bright Kearney high mark. The annual Southwest conference cinder derby brought disappointment to Kearney high followers, as the Wyantmen finished fifth behind North Platte, Lexington, McCook, and Gothenburg. Two of the eight records that were negotiated during the session, however, belonged to the Kearney trackmen. Chuck Helms breezed around the mile route in 4:39.7 to surpass the former standard by 12 seconds. The medley relay club clipped a second off the standard in that event with a 3:55 mark. Dick Clark, Harold Coffelt, Kenneth McCormack, Bernard Coon, and Wayne Sands were the other Bearcats who succeeded in placing in the league festival. North Platte finished far ahead with 55 points, backed by Lexington with 29, Mc- Cook with 24, and Gothenburg with 17 1-3. ney. ■ Intra-Mural Card Favors Athletics In Five Fields Kearney high ' s intra-mural pro- gram, designed to give every stu- dent the right to participate in com- petitive athletics, is a year-round measure. Softball and touchball, in- augurating the season in the fall, are followed by basketball and volley ball in the winter, and softball and track in the spring. Rudolph Rensvold, gymnasium in- structor, headed the senior high sport branch, Richard Dier sponsored the junior high intra-mural court pro- gram. the by-word as Willard Rammage ' volley-ball play. Preparing lo give the ball the proverbial buggy ride, Dorian ger ' s batting eye is cocked as Ivan Robinson catches. 90 UNDERGRADUATE YELL-LFADERS— IJ,.n.ild n.-.,n Frank, Seraldine Wallers, Mary Louise Spooncr, Margaret Gillespie, and Doris ' Jyquist blaze the trail as they lead the Bearcat gridiron gladiators onto lie field. Exhibiting their strutting form, Kearney high ' s baton-twirhng corp of Richard Billings, Earline York, Gwendoline Larson, and Betty Dickson parade before the stadium. The corp highlighted the in- termission program at Bearcat home games by leading the colorful Kearney high band through its drills. 91 The kickoff . . . Thud . . . The game is on . . . End over end the pigskin tumbles skyward . . . The crowd bursts into a roar. Directing the audience ' s vocal energy, which demands release during a thrilling moment, are the cheer leaders. Kearney high ' s varsity teams were in- spired during the 1939-40 term by nine yell- leaders. Carolyn Butler, Gerald Richter, Robert Atwater, and Elizabeth Rossen, com- prised the varsity crew. A quintette of un- der-classmen, Donald Dean Frank, Doris Ny- quist, Margaret Gillespie, Mary Louise Spooner, and Geraldine Walters, constituted the reserve pep curators who will nucleus the 1940-41 outfit. 92 royalty ' ■THERE OUGHT A BE A ' LOG ' AGAINST TTi -Dancing is only one of Kearney high ' s grace and charm developers. Nothing is more typical of high school life than the presen- tation of effective stage programs, and numerous were those social, intellectual, and amusing performances produced on the Kearney junior high school stage for students and patrons. Into the traditional procedure of the 1940 May fete, two innovations were introduced. In the pageant, orchestration was included; in the presentation of Her Majesty, the retinue of six girls was selected by classmates. This pageant of light, interpretative dancing gives many a thrill of anticipation be- fore the sounding prelude of the Queen ' s arrival. All public productions, from the building of the sets to the ringing down of the final curtain, ore the responsibility of the students. This ' do it yourself policy brings them closer to the realization of the work behind art and drama. pageantry - - drama Because of her sweet disposition, friendly ways, charming manner, and qualities of leadership, the girls of Kear- ney high school chose Dolores Kite as their Queen of the May. Dolores, outstanding senior girl, ap- peared before her royal court at the coronation ceremony as a gracious, stately queen. Darlene Wood, a smiling maid of honor who possesses all the royal traits, preceded Her Majesty in the proces- sional. This president of Ihe girls ' club coun- cil has excelled in leadership through- out her high school years, and has pro- moted her school and community through service work. ueen Honoring of Kearney high ' s queen originated 16 years ago. Traditional in the presentation ceremonies are the carriers of the daisy chain. Any girl, who so desires, may carry the chain. Next in the processional are members of the girls ' club council. Tiny flower girls, Audrey Allen and Lois Biber, and crown and gift bearers, Wayne and Wynne Harrell, preceded the maid-of-honor, and the queen. Ladies in waiting to Her Majesty, Dolores Kite, were: Melba McNees, Faye Mastalka, seniors; Wanda Keyser, junior; Ann Alita Coover, sophomore; Joyce Anderson, junior; and Kathryn Peckman, sophomore. Contrary to custom of the past when attendants were chosen by the queen, this year the girls of the three classes elected the honor maids. 95 Junior Players Give Star Play, ' Stage Door ' •MANUAL LABOR — Pouring over the script 1 though they ' re really not liquidated ) are Miss Alice Parsons, director; Fred Spahr. Xallace Rose. James Palmer, Donald Dean Frank, and Gerald Eickmeier. ■ IT AINT POLITE — To be sure, but maybe they need a few pointers thinks James Blvthe, as his gestures are observed with interest by Mary Rose Lantz, Ruth Beaver, Harold Tatum, Geraldine Walters. Wanda Keyser, Joan Foutch, and Donald Patton. SW:NG it:-— Is the plea of this barbershop to-manyto-count-tette, com- posed of Bonnie Brunner, Treva Lange, Bonnie Haa.e, Dorothy Wiseman, Julia Mae Bearss, Gloria Foreman, Mary Helen Gettys. Ardelle Kennedy, Betty Fern, and Marion Samway, while perhaps Delores Hoefer and Bette Scatterbram Scheeler prefer Tschaikowsky. Wynona Worlej is the one to oblige, be it classic or jitterbug. This year ' s junior play completely eclipsed its philosophy — dramatic development. Their place in the sun was well earned by the leads, Ruth Beaver, Mary Rose Lantz, and James Blythe, while several other members of the cast appear destined for a top- notch theatrical career. Stage Door was the ' 39 play; Miss Edna Ferber and George Kauf- man, the authors; Miss Alice Par- sons, the director; and November 15, the date. The audience of upward of 1,100 persons strained the junior high auditorium seating facilities, and left with a feeling that the cash involved in the deal was not at all ill-spent. Comedy-galore keynoted the act- ing of Geraldine Walters and Bette Jeanne Scheeler, whereas the whole cast didn ' t do so bad for themselves and the school. Lynne Fontaine and Alfred Lunt had best look to their laurels. 96 Play-time, according to Kearney high dialect, is not occasion for the appear- ance of kiddy-cars and dolls, but the event which, this year, taxed the seat- ing capacity of the junior high audi- torium to the utmost for the presenta- tion of Wall Spence ' s A Dark House by members of the graduating class, under the direction of Samuel Fetters. Pre-rated a no-lead production, the audience was pleasantly surprised to discover as the fast-moving three-act mystery got underway that the ad- vance publicity was a masterpiece of understatement. For from the tribute paid the acting following the initial showing, the concensus of opinion seemed to be that the billing should have marked it an all-lead exhibition. Described as a supporting cast, the players were also very much self-sup- porting, and lent distinction, comedy and all of the dramatic elements serv- ing to create interest to a thoroughly en- joyable performance. Mystery Hovers In Senior Play, ' A Dark House ' • DON ' DO THAT! ' — VemacuUfizcs Rila Patlon as Don Harris assumes a hard-boiled look. Norrs Anderson. Bernard Trotl. Lloyd Baysdorfer. Faye Mastalka, and Eleanor Curry are clicked in various stages of animation. SEE HERE. BUDDY! — Admonishes Im Bernard Trott. 60-year old smooth-actioned e ebony-hued maid: Norris Anderson, loyal fan Hunt ' s half-witted son who turns out to be mystery); gold-digger Rita Patton ; and Gera sophisticate, all seem a part of the audience if ing gl.-.nces. CHAIR-ITV BEGINS AT HOME However, S. R. O. seems to keynote this tense moment depicting in action the unimpeachable character of post-Boy Scout hero Charles Fox. sweet heroine Elizabeth Rossen. Faye Mastalka, kindly, ckeeper: typical old maid Eleanor Curry, philandering Pro- er, and Harris dumb assistant. Tony Deeb. spec tor Don Ha irris 1 in reprim anding ecui live. V irgin ia H ardesty, ( romical nil servant; ; Ev erett Kennedy , Mrs. the murder Br (there- s one in every lid Richter. poli shed money-tr oubled cot isideratic .n is give n their converg- . V ki ill ' ■ ► f ' -- . ' V ' . In Scholarship 25 Seniors Excel! Twenty-five of Kearney high s c h o o r s graduating seniors were honored this year with the highest recognition possible in preparatory schooling — mem- bership in the national honor society. Each student in the institu- tion ' s upper scholastic 15 per cent was given careful consid- eration by members of the fac- ulty in making the selection, and each student achieving the goal fully earned the accom- panying loud and distinction. Long hours of faithful service, a very high scholastic standing, consciencious leadership, and an unimpeachable character all went into the winning of the lit- tle gold pin denoting that the student had lived a full school life, had picked- the best from the fruits of success, accessable only after a long and steep climb. While no person-most-likely- to-succeed poll was taken among the students, it is a safe wager that the national honor society members have what it takes. Row 1 — Robert Atwater. Lloyd Baysdorfer. Astrid Bcrglund. Louise Calverl. Row 2 Leo Cornelius. Eleanor Curry, Alice Jeanne Dunlavy. Wilma Fithian. Row 3 — Gene Gillespie. Dolores Kile. Louise Landis. James Lapp. Row 4 — Lois Louthan. Melba McNees. Faye Mastalka. Doris Roberts. Row 5 — Elizabeth Rossen. Jean Schrack. Betty Sitz. Mavine Stefanski. Row 6 — Jean Taylor. Richard Thornton, Bernard Trott. Dale Wolf, and DcWayne Wolf. 98 I singers are: Robert Atwalur, hornlon. Duane Maieson, Jeanne Mary Lucille Kienlen, Marjorie Marjorie Baustian, Wanda Key- Joan Foutch. Dale MacDonald, Wallace •. and James BIythe. Screams a blown fuse. silence ... . darkness . Thus went the sad tale on the final night of junior high week just as Bill DeVriendt at- tempted to snap the graceful dancers. Result, the first candid shot of the girls . . . . Old grads, new grads, prospective grads came to- gether for the first home- coming football banquet, an affair for reminiscenc- ing, honoring of the ' 40 gridmen, and hilarity. Smiling, genial Irene Drake, secretary to the superintendent, attends to this call with a wandering, mischievous gaza. Speed record of Irene tops 120 words in typing and 150 in shorthand. 99 School Discovered New Energy New Light For Morse-kits of a library nature, C. K. Morse and the sophomore class presented a pretty classy assembly program, which succeeded in getting certain sophy gals booked-up for weeks to come. Mr. Morse, field man for the U. of Nebraska, and Dwight Williams confer with Eleanor Curry on volumes. The Old Swimmin ' Hole— Dick Klamer and Marge Peckman pool their resources and find they really have something there. Joe Hill and Warren Paine get their courtin ' done ear- ly at the Log assembly pro- gram, but of the suitors, Wil- ma Fithian likes the kanga- roo best .... They ' re sing- in ' the Jailhouse Blues be- hind that fortress, the Log cooler. ' House ' about an annual get-to-gether of parents, stu- dents, and faculty? was the question. Girls club council and Miss Alta Kibler were the answers .... Gridsters ' n gals meet for the football banquet to be dedicated to- Morrow. Carroll was the feature .... Miss Jeannette Lowrey doesn ' t like runs; Jean Taylor says it ' s O. K. bike her .... Don Hen- ry is Yost having fun with Cecilia in the junior high week program .... Sam Forney throws a light .... A cup-pie of right guys, Henry Wagner and Howard Harris, talk it over with Joe Smith, head custodian. Five Cents, One Dollar Don Harris and Carol Trimble find it smart to plant their extra cash in the FORT KEARNEY BANK and let it grow .... Here Tom Russell takes Carol ' s deposit while Don waits in turn (his inter- ests elsewhere?) .... The FORT KEARNEY BANK is dependable because it is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and has resources exceeding a million and a half dollars .... Apple- polisher and ladies ' man Harris has been given the air so many times that_some folks call him a millionaired. Yes, Finley Blair, Verne Dowers, Dolores Kite, and Marjorie Baus- tian are looking at a cold subject, but it doesn ' t bother them because they know it ' s a Hot-Point (refrigerator) .... I bet you get everything but the Point .... In fact, far from cold are BAUSTIAN ' S speedy Es- tate electric ranges .... Believe it or not, you see Rex around BAUS- TIAN ' S so often because he just adores their Rittenhouse door chimes hrmg you to your door with pleasant musical notes .... The well-known General Electric radios are also carried by BAUSTIAN ' S. • ♦ ♦ ♦ Looking at Peggy Sage nail polish at LANTZ ' S under Jack Haney ' s discriminating eyes are Bette Scheeler and Mary Rose Lantz . . . . LANTZ ' S has played an important part in the after-school re- axation of every high school student .... Besides supplying students with cooling drinks and ice-cream confections, LANTZ ' S provide Sheaffer ' s pens and pencils m the way of school supplies and all sorts of cosmetics .... Many a high school romance started and ended in LANTZ ' S during the past year. In fact, Bernard and Bette ' s romance soda pop-t. Boyd Hecht and Duane Mattson declare at ECK ' S that the reason girls use paint is because the beauty nature has given them is not suf- ficient, hut after looking over Kearney high ' s feminine pulchritude, they declare, More power to paint. .... Anything in the paint line can be found at ECK ' S .... ECK ' S Martin-Senour paints can accomplish wonders, but they are not recommended for cosmetic substitutes .... ' I ' ou can get all you want in the way of varnishes, paint supplies, wall- papers, and glass at ECK ' S. You hardly know you are getting a permanent when you try a Zoto at the FORT KEARNEY or CLUB HOUSE BEAUTY SHOP, because the pre-heated method does not generate heat on your head. . . . . Doris Roberts spends a few minutes under the drier and Mar- orie Peckman gets a manicure at the CLUB HOUSE BEAUTY SHOP .... Is Marj. preparing for another visit from her New York City boy-friend? .... The operators at the FORT KEARNEY and CLUB HOUSE BEAUTY SHOPS, use a waving solution especially suited for your texture of hair. Dick Painter, with Mary Lucille Kienlen and Ed Beyer, stops at TOLLEFSEN ' S to replenish his diminishing fuel supply .... Bill Tollefsen gladly wipes the grime from his windshield .... TOL- LEFSEN ' S have many years of service to their credit, having been Kearney ' s Service Center since 1917 .... A recent addition to TOL- LEFSEN ' S line is U. S. Tires and Batteries .... We wonder what these two steadies are doing carousing together .... Besides carrying Standard Red Crown gas and Standard, Pennzoil, and other oils, TOL- LEFSEN ' S have many auto accessories .... TOLLEFSEN ' S do washing, greasing, and tire repair work. 102 Spell Student Buying Power Choosing their kerchiefs at J. C. PENNE ' ' S are Helen Geist, Eileen Bradley, and Gene Gillespie who find it wise to make their selec- tions from J. C. PENNEY ' S assortment .... Betty Co-ed ' ' hats would just suit their collegiate personalities .... J. C. PENNEY ' S Glenrow dresses are popular with high school girls .... Some students nominate Alice Jeanne Dunlavy for All-State forward, but we nomi- nate J. C. PENNEY ' S for all-time quality at economy prices . . . . The J. C. PENNEY sport combination — Townclad sport coats and cool Topflight polo shirts will play an important part in social events this summer. -f -f -f ♦ Bob Kieffe and Gerald Richter observe A. C. Killian ' s attempt to make a mountain out of a mole-hill . . . Some folk ' s say that clothes don ' t make the man, but you must remember that any part of Bob At- water that is hidden is to his advantage, especially if he is behind one of HIRSCHFELD ' S Varsity Town suits .... HIRSCHFELD ' S loud Interwoven socks win approval from everyone except A. G. Harrell dur- ing band concerts .... Could it be that HIRSCHFELD ' S Botany ties are unromantic because they don ' t get crushes? .... HIRSCH- FELD ' S Beau Brummel and Arrow shirts hit a new high in shirt wear. With a Herculean blast on one of GASTON ' S tubas, Director Harrell demonstrates to Alice Jeanne Dunlavy and Tootie Johnson the advantages of putting your heart, mind, and BODY into your playing .... Alice Jeanne chooses one of GASTON ' S Selmer clarinets for her musical work, while GASTON ' S provide Tootle with the necessary music for her warbling .... GASTON ' S have records that appeal to every type of dancer .... You ' re in tune with the world with GASTON ' S Philco radios .... GASTON ' S Conn cornets and trombones are popular in band work. Eileen Bradley is seeing through the whole thing now! It ' s quite evident to Eileen and Pauline Browne that FINK ' S Rhythm Step and Enna Jettick shoes really put their feet on easy street .... For par- ticular girls, FINK ' S carry a large supply of Quaker hose .... Speak- ing of hose, hose the red-headed senior boy who has a crush on a certain junior girl named Bette? .... Representing masculine tastes, Don Keiss swerves to FINK ' S for antique hand finished Weyenbergs which are rugged — yet styleful and attract a host of rugged followers such as Billy Olsen to FINK ' S. ♦ -f ♦ -f Miss Durkop and Avena Greear inspect WOOLWORTH ' S sup- ply of nail polishes .... Why not drop in some time and look over WOOLWORTH ' S assortment of costume jewelry? .... All of your school supplies are to be had at WOOLWORTH ' S .... Avena works at WOOLWORTH ' S as a part of trades and industry program of the high school .... More than once has WOOLWORTH ' S can- dy counter enticed a hungry lad or lassie from the sidewalk .... Stop at WOOLWORTH ' S and see their selections of novel glass-ware, pot- tery, and useful household goods. •♦■ -f -f ♦ KEARNE ' HARDWARE has won a place in the heart of every sports lover because of its huge stock of sporting goods .... LeRoyce Bragg and One-punch Farrar look over a pair of KEARNEY HARD- WARE ' S Draper-Maynard boxing gloves .... KEARNEY HARD- WARE has Shakespear tackle and rods for you Isaac Walton fans. ... . Speaking of sports, to correct that rumor going through school, the K Bob Atwater has been sporting was NOT earned in foot- ball .... KEARNEY HARDWARE also has popular brands of arms and amunitions with Remington and Winchester their specialties. 103 ■yx - Thank You, Your Change .... Gerald Richter, Elizabeth Rossen, Bob Kieffe, and A. W. Nelson indulge in a coke at the TASTY .... Coking is a pastime that IS enjoyed by the faculty as well as the students . . . Sandwiches, cold-drinks, and full course meals are served at the TASTY .... Lizzy says the steaks served at the TASTY don ' t bother her sleep, but menu .... The TASTY is the place to bring your date for that heart to heart discussion .... Some students have entered their loafing at the TAST ' under the heading of an extra-curricular activity. Escorting Jean Taylor at the BLUE BELL are Bob Ayres and Warren Paine .... Ayres free and BLUE BELL milk is nearly as cheap .... Both Bob (Miss Kibler ' s evasive, inattentive, comical English student who seems to find studying a bit boring) and Warren (just another of these bird-studying lunatics) endorse BLUE BELL dairy products .... BLLJE BELL ' S large delicious malts really hit the spot during the warmer months .... the Log editor may grow up to be a big girl yet if she continues to use BLUE BELL ' S vitamin- giving milk. ♦ -f -f ♦ Saying it with flowers at the KEARNEY FLORAL are Betty Larson, De Wayne Wolf, and Helen Biber. They approve the elephant- shaped flower pot which Louise Calvert is considering as an addition to her elephant collection .... She has nearly 160 now .... Will Wolf ever Astor for that date? .... KEARNEY FLORAL has all kinds of corsages for your formal date, and they telegraph flowers everywhere .... Poor wall-flower DeWayne can always find the right kind of pansies to suit his personality at KEARNEY FLORAL. .... Trees, shrubs, and potted plants are to be had at the KEARNEY FLORAL. ♦ -f -f -f Peggy Osborne, with the help of Rita Patton and Astrid Berglund, is selecting a pen at BAUMGARTNER ' S .... Mr. Baumgartner seems to be telling them that the pen has more than one good point. .... You don ' t have to pen and ink from BAUMGARTNER ' S to figure that Peggy is really good as a high-voice soloist .... Every- thing is to be found at BAUMGARTNER ' S — a large candy counter, hardware, clothing, school supplies, jewelry, and about everything you mav need .... Rita may have her eyes on pens, but Jerry Simpson has his eve on her. Joan Foutch and George Kotsiopulos aided by Mr. Foutch and Mr. Johnson inspect a rug at the FOUTCH-JOHNSON FURNI- TURE STORE .... All sorts of home furnishings in the way of chairs, tables, bedroom suites, Bigelow rugs. Sealy mattresses are to be found at FOUTCH-JOHNSON ' S. FOUTCH-JOHNSON has chairs for you. and George chairs for Dorothy .... Not wanting to rug it in, but did Alice Jeanne appreciate Joan ' s attention to Jim- my on the way home from North Platte? .... Stop in at FOUTCH- JOHNSON ' S sometime and see their assortment of rugs and carpets. The Conoco Bronz-z-z at TAYLOR ' S CONOCO STATION con- ta.ns lead, but any user must conclude that it does not have the lead in its pants, because it really gets out and steps .... Fellows who are well-versed in such matters as Boyd Hecht say the Germ-processed oils and Bronz-z-z gas at TAYLOR ' S CONOCO help their pick-up ability .... Martin Dunklau, typing instructor, and Astrid Berg- lund, office aide, both know the value of speed, that is why they get their tank filled at TAYLOR ' S CONOCO. 104 ' it0 Irddmunallv. all importdni high school ba take place in Fort Kearney Holel. Banquet Aristocrat n The FORT KEARNEY HOTEL is the scene of many high school formal social functions, among which re .tfi« junior class banquet, the football banquet, and :ne senior class banquet. Russell Gossard, Joe Hill, Elizabeth Rossen and Betty Elder talk to John Henry concerning the senior banquet . . . Says Russ, G. I. think that the FORT KEARNEY HOTEL Crystal Ball Room will make a swell setting for the banquet. . . . . The FORT KEARNEY HOTEL Coffee Shop provides an excellent place to take your best girl friend to a Sunday dinner .... Everyone seems to be having a good time at the football banquet at the FORT KEARNEY HOTEL Crystal Ballroom .... The FORT KEARNEY HOTEL can serve small parties in private dining rooms. Hotel Fort Kearn( Eye It,Try It, Buy It u Vivacious Elizabeth Rossen shows her spirit in hci selection of BREDENBERG ' S Chevrolet sport road- ster with the convenient automatic top, and Norma Wuehler heartily approves of Elizabeth ' s selection .... X ' e wonder if Mr. Bredenberg told Elizabeth that it has a glove compARTMANt .... Besides selling Chevrolet, Oldsmohile, La Salle, Cadillac, and GMC trucks, BREDENBERG ' S do all kmds of body repair work that really comes m handy to some high school students, eh Mattson? Oh well, Duane couldn ' t help it if he just couldn ' t Staub-itz .... Washing and lubricating are only two of the many services offered by BREDENBERG ' S .... Norris Anderson looks over everythmg BREDENBERG ' S Haase with Norris Harmg .... Trades and industry student, LeRoyce Bragg, works part time at BREDENBERG ' S .... BREDENBERG ' S maintain a used car lot to accommo- date you puddle-jumper fiends. n Bredenberg ' s Advcniiirc for sale at Bredcnb, 105 Our steady boy-friends ' latest rival is CLAUS- SEN ' S stock of sportswear .... Even Dick Thornton seems discontented since Doris gives more attention to CLAUSSEN ' S smart pyramid heels, balloon toes, high wedgies, and other sporty selections packing plenty of oomph .... Here Dick seems to have found the only way to get more attention — buying a pair of CLAUS- SEN ' S rough and rugged brogues .... With him are Ardith Anderson and Caroline Butler who also find en- joyment in CLAUSSEN ' S footwear .... Doris says CLAUSSEN ' S X-ray fittings are even more dependable than Dick ' s attentions. ♦ ♦-♦•■♦• Bob Kring, Leonard Lanka, and Bernard Trott look over some of the modern testing equipment at BIERMAN ' S AUTO ELECTRIC .... Reports would have us believe that Leonard is not as interested in BIERMAN ' S carburetors, generators, batteries, and all of the other parts carried by BIERMAN ' S as in Dorothy Prall .... Even one of BIERMAN ' S speed- ometers wouldn ' t measure Prexie Trott ' s speed with Bette .... Basketball Bobbie seems to be the only one whose interests aren ' t elsewhere, unless he is still in- fatuated by Joanne . . . Drop in to BIERMAN ' S for the most modern automotive electrical service and com- plete motor tune-ups. A Modern Up-To-Date Bathroom Is the Answer For a Happier Home! Kearney Plumbing and Heating Co. BERT WALLACE Plumbing and Heating RAINBOW CAFE Congratulates the 1940 Class Blue and Gold Room Caters lo the Students Private Parties and Dances RA ' E. HEACOCK, Prop. Dintv ' s Electric MOTOR AND GENERATOR WINDING Industrial Electrical Service Magneto Service 1712 Central Ave. Kearney, Nebraska PARENTS AND STUDENTS WE HAVE EVERYTHING FOR THE SHOE Shoe Shines Shoe Dyeing- Shoe Repair HITE ' S SHINE PARLOR (Opposite Woolworth ' s) J 06 POLISHES «r . TotTTetlaTsrfM DOwer Fimeiial Home M ij: v . r ve -| ' Saum Oil Station —Pr- : Ci ' SHIRT SHOP- ; Ernest H. Staubitz Men ' s Haberdashery HUGO JOHNSON Opposite 11 oolncnths CLASS OF 1940 May Your Life ' s Log- Record Only Smooth Sailing and Safe Arrival in The Port of Your Heart ' s Desire U The Kearney Land and Mortgage Co. Kibler Insurance Agency 2209 Central Ave. Telephone 30521 Your Education Is a Priceless Possession No One Can Take From You u 25tli and 2nd Kearney, Nebraska Extends his best wishes for a successful future to the 1940 graduation class of Kearney high school. n McCormick Deering Farm Equipment FARMALL TRACTORS INTERNATIONAL MOTOR TRUCKS B k IIUSIEKV SHOP Hosiery Lingerie Wasli Frocks Sports Wear Accessories 107 Good Cleaners and Dyers Cleaning, Pressing-, and Repairing 10 ' , I Discount Cash and Carry Dial 26031 , 2013 Central Av „2 ,; fp y __ ulto and Gjlmore Bodinson Building Dial 23021 Kearney, Nehr. Kanfniann and Wernert Department Store Best Wishes to the Class of 1940 § § n P WSnri Iectric. lioij . Edison M zda Lamps Electi ' icar Supplies y4 2015 Central Ave. Dial 26771 l :5 - 2202 Central Ave., Kearney, Nebr. BEST t ISHES to the Class of 1940 AND FEEDS I FOODS 2101 Central Ave. Dial 22291 Eat Your Meals At Th( Dairy Lnnch 25c and up 6.00 Meal Ticket for 5.25 Seheihing ' s Dairy Lunch 108 Batteries Tires Radios Accessories Phone 23511 (BATTERY 6TIRE SERVICE Kearney, Nebr. Vulcanizing Electrical Service Tune Up Opposite Fort Kearney Hotel DENZLER-The Dentist KEARNEY, NEBRASKA P At Pratt Building Dial 29001 Res. Phone 33653 X - Plunibins and Heating . V ' .J ' ' V J Kienlen 2015 Central Ave. Dial 26771 H. ANDERSON Jeweler XX Agent for GiTien, Bulova and Elgin Watches XX GENERAL REPAIRING Phone 25881 Opposite World Theater VAN SICKLE Paint and Glass Store PAINTS GLASS WALLPAPER Dial 23041 2228 Central Ave. IDAHO POTATO EXCHANGE WHOLESALE— RETAIL Fi-uits — Vegetables — Groceries 2008 Central Ave. lO ' i ' ■•V-A . i ' ou HaV ' e Eaten OlJc Toode ' (it Almost .Sdw AteMy. ' fc Years. Why N CpAtinue ForUi jv y ' o Class of 1940 :en Ot t Toode ' (k Almost .S jgrnee s. VWhy N CWitinue For( i jy KEARNEY RECREATION. ' ■f y Gi c ry stnd Mar ' l?et v V Locan-H. La i ster, Proprietor -0 NIMS Never Got An Education and Look At Him Now, XX Let This be a Lesson to You. Study Hard. kliawk Shoe Repair RNEY, NEBRASKA Bowling and Skating 2215 Ave. A Kearney, Nebr. Hull ' s Band Box Cleaners - • x ' l ' ' Dial 28511 Ke rney, Neb . ' CONGRATULATIONS to the Class of 1940 Baysdorf er Supply Co. KEARNEY, NEBRASKA IQ - ftBOUjnm Dorwij . , ,tr t «- - J Kearney, Nebraska . : J :, ' , It ' f ' lhe Afire 7A 5f Cronds the Most Value into Your Dollars Th,)t Merits Your Confidence d ' nd Patronage CONGRATULATIONS TO T{7f Gffj DVATING Cr ASS OF Your Rexall Drug Store in Kearney ' ' § § m C DRUG CO. ly Uljy fUZ i - y Since 1888 y, c _j j- t J y MlvHiib ijy yo j Xe o , ,. .. .c lLLcAj Fuel Oil j ' v wJiuft CJass of 194 j ORMDND P. HILL, Publisher ' ' , H. DWIGHT KING, iVr .r ' The Early Bird Gets the Worms But We Cannot Live on Worms , We Make Our Living in the Transfer Business Calvert Transfer Business 25644 — Phones — Residence 2941 1 FOR Lumber .Building Material i;. -o_y earney A Pleasvitoti. . . . ' Kearney A PleasVito - Xyt n Poole tj 4 OJ SKAGCS FOOD 2109 Central Ave. officient Service System L. P. Williams, Owner and Operator STORES Kearney, Nebraska Best Wishes To tl: y, Class oi ' fO,,. The Fairmont Cream erv Cx). Est. 1884. INSURANCE FARM LOANS REAL ESTATE ' v; ; J. D. WOLF NATIONAL FARM LOAN ASSOCIATION DIAL 24501 lO ' . ' i Discount Cash and Carry Over 50 Years of Quality Service VISIT OUR Gift Department VISIT OUR Soda Fountain 112 ' 6 Lincoln Zephyr Foi ' d Tractors § § Service As Good As the Car 2020 First Avenue KEARNEY, NEBRASKA We Specialize in the Care of Eyes and Prosper by Serving WeU s To See Well— See Moore Harold N. Moore OPTOMETRIST Kearney, Nebr. 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