Longfellow High School - Log Yearbook (Kearney, NE)

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Secretaries prepare For the ivlarts oi Trade Runner-up to State Commercial Champions, Kearney Department Ranks Accuracy First fklilach department in Kearney high features a main event during the school year, and the commercial department, under the supervision of Miss Edna Barber and Chester Marshall, is no ex- ception. Their red letter day is the annual commercial district and state contests. Kearney played host to the district meet, and capped the top honors with ll2 points. Later, they earned second place in the state competition. The novice shorthand team come posed of Margaret Moore, lean O'Co'n- nell, and Betty Grosh won first in the state. Eleven others qualified for rec- ognition in the state contest. Nine first places were merited in the district. They were: Milan Dady, Betty Grosh, bookkeeping individualg Howard Aden, Betty Grosh, and Milan Dady, hook- keeping tearnp Betty lohnson, spelling individual: Betty Iohnson, Dorothy Sny- der, Iulia Mae Bearss, spelling teamy Margaret Moore, novice shorthand in- dividual: Margaret Moore, lean G'Con- nell, Betty Grosh, novice shorthand teamp Iulia Mae Bearss, Vera Brestel and Betty lohnson, champion short- hand teamp lean 0'Connell, novice typing one minute accuracy. Something new in the department is the introduction of office machines. The students have become familiar with the calculator, duplicator, edi- phone, protectograph, and the mimeo- graph. Several commercial students spend two periods daily as office assistants in Superintendent Burlce's and Principal Williams' offices to receive practical experience. Those students who are ready to meet the business world are introduced to prospective employers: through hust- ness house cooperation, students re- ceive a start toward a future in the pro- fessional world. Business marches on and Kearney high students are there to fill the posi- tion. 15 LISTENING IN . . . Harold Tatum operates the dictaphone in the commercial department under the discerning surveillance of Miss Edna Bar- her. instructor, Ardith Bicon, Evelyn Miller, Helen McCray, joy Brown, Virginia Kelley. Wirginia Carlson, Eulah Yingling, Bernice Sandberg, Ruth Priebe. Caroline Simmons, and Leota Fielding. THEY'RE THE TYPE . . . Speed queens and kings. Ella Sherman. Bonnie H-rasc. Margaret Moore. Betty johnson, Patricia Monson, Kathryn Kannow, Joanne Stauhitz. .lean O'Connell. julia Mae Bearss, Vera Brestel. Allen Dale, and Norma Buehler. are attentivelv observed by Howard Aden. Dale Ingram. Milan Dndy. Ethel Mae Hendrickson, Lucile Thornton. Eileen Austin. Betty Grcsh. Erma Aden. Dorothy Snyder. Elsie Landis, Naomi Zalud. Edna Bolt. Hildrecl Paul. and Chester Marshall. instructor. WATCH THE FIGURES . . . Mildred Yanney operates the calcu- lator as Vivian Kelley. Gwendolyn Larson. Frances Zimmerman. Dorothy Parker. Patricia Frank. Margaret Gillespie. jean Nicolarsen. Pauline Dire- Velma Wlagner. Betty Larson, Erma Ralston, Frances Nau, Opal Griffith. Doris Fritz. Beulah Gilling, Doris Bowlter. and Virginia Browne kibitz. 1

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SEVEN KEYS TO ENTHUSIASM . . . Smiling and effervescing with pep. cheerleaders Mary- Louise Spooner. Mary' Alice Cooper. Donald PAIKOH. Dori- Mae Nyquist. Don Frank. Geraldine Wfalter. and Mar- garet Gillespie shoot a liberal dose of adrenalin into the student body' at a tremorous pep rally. SPRING FROPHY-CLEANING . . . Every year. the Bearcat Boosters polish all the trophies, and this year was no exception. If you don't believe it. risk Je.-in Edwards. Bonnie Haase, Kathryn Kannow, Ar- delle Kennedy, ,loan Foutch. Elaine During. Jacquelyn Frank. Boyd Carver. Betty' Jeanne Holcomb, Margaret Gillespie. Donald Frank, Betty Dickson, Sterling Kouba and Marthella Holcomb. THE l.AUGH'S ON HIM . . . Not knowing what to do next. Don Franks ponders as June Olson. Doris Carver, Lucile Thornton, Mary' Louise Spooner. Betty Dickson, Neva ,lane Harris. Bernice Young. Margaret Gillespie. Marian Samway, Dorothy Dickson. Kathetyn Peckman, jacquelyn Frank. Bette Jeanne Sclieelet, Robert Hunt, Donald Patton. and Sterling Kouba have a guffaw at his expense. Boosters not pictured include: Ruth Beaver, Ruth Mastallca, Phyllis Foreman, Elaine Hansen. Wlanda Keyser. Mary Rose Lantz. and Joyce Anderson. Ad- visers of the club are Miss Jeannette Lowrey and Rus- sell Wilkie. Executive officers are: Bonnie Haase. president: Ardelle Kennedy, vice-president: and Ruth y Beaver. secretary. Bearcat Boosters Boot to Conquer All Foes Squads ot Gridiron, Maples, Cinderpoth Receive Enthusiastic Support oi Club f An old OI4,YC'IIllZCIllOH with o new norne is the Beorccrt Booster group, lormerlv cctllecl the othletic ossccicriion. This ctctive clulo, coinposeo cl thirty-tive energetic co-eds, iixuixoqes oil the cithletic octtvities ot Keor- iiffy high. Siictlcii dtfrryis were C1 new teoture to he sg f llfnfifl th: 'year by the Boosters to mouse erithusiostzi ot tcotroil gdnies. They were receifed royczlly by the students, who sergientined up ond down streets, clocking crll trczlfic ond fcilox-:Li 5 the :idrching lccrnd to the pigskin oreno. Pep rctllies in junior ond senior high os- sernblies ond school yells crt gomes, led by Keorney highs first squcrd ot buoycrntspir- ited cheer leoclers, were on excellent ex- oinole ol the woy in which the blue ond gold clod othletes were supported. Becrrcot Boosters were iortunote in secur- ing Link Lyrnon, Neloroskds most outstcind- ing line cooch, os guest spectker ot the on- nuol tootholl loonquet. The showing oi films on lecrding Nehrcislco tootlooll gctrnes oncl oi the Bose Bowl gome ci l94O mode the eve- ning one of the highlights oi the yeorr.

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Future City Editors put Bi-Weekly Echo to Bed SHUFFLING SLUGS . . . Ex- amining proof freshly run off thu press by Fred H. Carlson. printer. are cub reporters. Don Frank. Ray Johnston. Beverly I-laxhy. Trevn Lange and Rose Marie Marcelliis. Cofzzioznen of Only a Newspaper Guy Appeals To Cubs Qccupied in Dif..seminating News Q A:n1dst the runiblizig oi the gigantic presses, the clicking of the l!fe'rfe 'thaler llnotypes, arid the steady pounding of type- writers, the Echo staff ccrigrecgdes ct the Hub printing office to compose the principal artery ol the school systein, the school paper. Work for the budding journalists begins before the opening of school in the fall, for the first edition is released to all stu- dents as they enter the building to begin another year of study- ing. issue one invariably contains a universal schedule for the convenience oi the incorring sophomores and those juniors and seniors whose niernories are unreliable. On alternate Tuesday nights, follow- ina a fortnight of gathering news, so- liciting advertising, writing editorials and feature stories, the staff and the cub reporters oi the journalism class count headline units, proofread copy, and set The presses rolling. The tin- ished product, an all-American rating Echo, reflects the news and views of Kearney high school. Suoscription to sixteen issues of the tabloid is taken care of through the purchasers oi activity tickets. Prior to the Christnias furlough, a full color edi- tion is released which is adorned with yuletide decorations and interesting cuts. Ccines April l, all seriousness is cast to the winds, and an April Fool riuniber becomes the topic of discus- sion, for it is then that students begin to doubt the sanity of the staff. April 23 was a day looked forward to with great anticipation, for 'twas then that the lords and ladies oi the press were allowed to assunie the responsi- bility of putting out the daily paper of l.lKli OLD MAN RIVER . . . lt's Huh clay for the journalists of Kearney high when they are excused from school to work on the 4.000 circulation edition of ilu- city paper. Wlztclving their own work roll off the giant rotary press are: Nlargzirei Moore. lsahella Vfiltlvr. Kathcryn Pecknmn. Vihiyne lVlcKinney, Pa- tricia l.anu. Mriithella Holcomb. ,lack Richards. Betty jo Nye. and Joanne Stauhiiz. Vi'HAT'S UP. CHIEF? . . . All set to take over' the teletypes, advertising. and news writing at the Hub office. Dorothy Penny. Evelyn Erickson, Phyllis Landis. luarshall McClure. Gladys Tron, jim Houtch- ens. Neva jane Harris. Lawrence Lade. Garnsey Wieed. and Douglas Whitney receive instructions from Or- mond P. Hill. publisher. before starting to work. 16