Longfellow High School - Log Yearbook (Kearney, NE)

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Were Cloud fn ?aa7or o Weld Tri A Vllorks of great writers such as Pearl S, Buck, Sinclair Lewis, lchn Steinbeck, and Stephen Benet came to light as the junior Engf lish classes delved into the fascinating study of Flmerican literature. Qnother eagerly awaited event was the dee clamatory contest held in Grand lsland thzs spring, Trying to memorize lines for orations, and dramatic and humorous reading proved to be quite a task for those who entered, but winning an excellent or superior rating made the effort well worth while. ln anticipation of the many gifts they would receive for graduation, the senior English stu- dents learned the fundamentals of writing thank-you notes, They also prepared to have a large audience at their commencement exercises, for they learned the proper way to write invitations. The journalists eagerly looked forward to the one day that they could work on a real newspaper, On the long awaited day, they hustled busily around town as they edited the l-lub. For this Mclean up the city edition, the pusy youngsters sold ads, wrote copy, and typed their stories. Studying for a T and I test are Bonnie Wise. Frances Slack. Wilfred Iohnson, May- nard Hammons, Harry Overhiser and Eugene Methe. I advocate the change says Iam Lancaster to de bators Rrlxs Peterson Bob Graves Bob Munro and Bonxue Mxntun Page 27 Rpprecxatmg the value of money is only one of the thmgs that Lela Webb Ollie Wlutney Peggy Sheen Barbara McGowan Betty Bragg and Illa Mae Rasmus sen learn xn bookkeeplng

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C' auroom We hope it doesn't blow up. Dewaine Hlcorn. Carter Beghtol, Dick Hough, Iohn Worlock cmd Iohn Bancroft tell Frank Racrsch as he concocts an experi- ment in chemistry. We all longed to have a class where, on a warm spring day, we could just get into our cars and drive out into the country. Now we know that it you desire a class ot this type, all you need to do is sign up lor ag, This spring, we saw the ag boys driving ground the country side judging crops and cattle and learning how to become Pl-l farmers. May l help you? asked the members ot the salesmanship classes to each other as they learned the right and wrong way to approach a customer. Then upon completing the sale, they learned by experience how to wrap the sale neatly and give it to the customer. This was another class where the members got to be out in the spring air because they went to different stores and observed the sales persons actually at work.

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.,.a' Small reap Sang The vocal music department, under the di- rection oi Mr. George Peterson, offered the students a varied schedule of musical activi- ties. By dividing both boys and girls into guar' tets, octets, sextets and trios, they had a chance to learn to sing together in small groups. ln these small groups, each person had to sing in tune and by practicing and working hard together, they developed and broadened their singing abilities. The small groups were composed ol song- sters from the sophomore, junior and senior classes. Putting their talents to good use, they sang in such programs as the Musicalia, music con- test, junior assembly, exchange convocations, other assemblies and provided entertainment lor many affairs. Traveling to music clinic they received their share of honors and awards with their small group performances. Mechanical drawings are made by Iohn Lowe, Weldon Hart, Bill Maeder and Glen Spangsberg. Taking dictation from Io Hnn Mundorfi are Elva Dell Zimmerman, Shirley Schaiiroth. Phyllis Haggard. Ioy Speidell, Delores Rich- ardson and Y'londa Kenney in shorthand. Catching up on the latest news are Delores Crawford. Marilyn Eck. lack Nelson and Iohn Westesen in Hmerican History. H serious note in the junior assembly was The Bells oi Saint Mary's sung by these girls: lane Toole, lean Toole. Ianet Htwater. Marilyn Gard. front row: Patti Christensen. Margaret Dryden. Marjorie Sandburg, Elvera Guenther. back row. Page 28