Martinsburg High School - Oriole Yearbook (Martinsburg, NE)

Text from Pages 1 - 54 of the 1949 volume:

K f Ss' -X PW 'f W up 1 .1 n w 1 5 ., I . A DEDICATION To the Martinsburg Board of Education whose unselfish efforts on behalf of education have kept our school standards high, we gratefully dedicate this annual. Ann Rakow .... Walter Rahn .... Carl Harder Z Editor-in-Chief. . Associate Editors. . . Art Editors .... ORIOLE STAFF Business Manager. . . . . . . . . . .. s Associate Busines Proof Reader .... Faculty Sponsor. . Manager. . . . . . ..- . -1 3 un- Bobbie Rahn Marilyn Schultz Glorianne Schultz .Mary Lou Gensler Donna Vee Zinn Mickey Essy Jewell Bottger Jane Brandemuhl Helen White Patty Cyphers C. L. Hanson f CULTY I BWNIE CARLSON Upper Grades CARL HARDER T nuuru FLORENCE WHITE Lower Grades C. L. HANSON High School ANN RAKOW Director 5 WALTER RA!-IN Moderator fx i'I.'2l.'LiK J' 4'1.'0e v 0 4, jig? 052,'f3,'j5E,'g'.,,Q O I.:.?I5 ' 7 '3f. MARY GENSLER Everyone likes heh-- ea chll b P9 Y 'YU' fBut she goes steady, df' J' 51? QQ, 4v'3::m's Miro. F ,Vg Q Jig 'Wa 4 20+ 61 a'v' 7 'roi' Op .Q ev i Q 'f 0 4 AJ' 0 0,3 0, 021, Qvbf' Ji Sl Q. QV' Oy 0 Q7 4' 'Z' ye' '0 JANE BRANDEMUHL She gots along with everyone even the teacher. 49, 00 Q, 10,00 4 4 . fe ecjfyg. JQQQW gfiilio ff - 'Q ops-' ' J-,o1q6 1p..,xo,'+' D Q, xxosvo Q CLASS HISTORY ln the fall of 1938 seven small children arrived at the Martinsburg Public School. They were Joe MCardle, Jane Brandemuhl, Donna Zinn, Norma Thompson, Billy Thompson, Roger Voss, and Paul Wellenstein. Our teacher was Dorothy Jones. Later in the year, two new pupils were added to the list, Ray Ullrich and Bobbie Rahn. The following year, Bonnie Armstrong taught these pupils in the second grade with the addition of Charles Harder and Harold Davis. Roger Voss moved away. On September 1, 1941, eleven starry-eyed pupils marched into the third grade room and seated themselves for the beginning of another year. Their teacher was still Bonnie Armstrong. Norma and Billy Thompsen had left but Beverly Koeppe, Barbara Wolfe and Emil Schoenrock had come into the third grade. The fourth year, beginning August 31, 1942, found Viola Blohxn teaching this same group. Stephen Hanson had joined the class but Barbara Wolfe, Beverly Koeppe, Harold Davis, and Charles Harder were no longer with us. The fifth year Bernice Casey taught us until Christmas when Alice Kamrath took over so that Miss Casey could marry her soldier boy. In the spring, Stephen Hanson moved away to Allen. Alice Karnrath taught the sixth year and our class gained Jewell Bottger. Later Stephen returned to live with his grandparents and rejoined the class. The following year, Miss Kamrath still taught the group to which was added Billy Anderson, Mickey Essy and Benny Lane. 9 The eighth year, Alice Kamrath was still teaching but Benny Lane moved away. We all took the dreaded County Examination for high school entrance. All but one of us successfully passed into high school. The class now consisted of Jane Brandemuhl, Joe MCardle, Bobbie Rahn, Raymond Ullrich, Paul Wellenstein, Emil Schoenrock, Mickey Essy, Bill Anderson, Jewell Bottger, with Dick Stallbaum and Mary Gensler joining us from the country. Stephen has returned to Allen and Donna went to California. Our teacher was Dick Horton. This last year our teacher is C. L. Hanson. Dick Stallbaurn failed to join us in the fall. Our enrollment is strangely ten pupils in each class. We are also evenly divided in high school in another way---half boys and half girls. CLASS OFFICERS President ..... . . Joe MCardle Vice-President. . . . . Marilyn Schultz Secretary .... . . Donna Vee Zinn Treasurer. . . . . . Donna Ree Armstrong Sponsor .... . . . C. L. Hanson Class Colors.. . .. Red and Gold Class Flower ....... . . . American Beauty Rose Class Motto ..... Success awaits at Labor's gates. 10 CLASS PR OPI-IECY Cheyenne, Wyoming March 10, 1969. Dear Mr. Hanson, I have just returned from my four weeks trip to California. There awaiting me were some letters from my old schoolmates. I thought that perhaps you would be interested in hearing about them so decided to write to you. The first letter I opened was from Bill Anderson. He is farming three hundred twenty acres in Iowa now. I-Ie is not married yet, but by the sound of his letters I think he has a woman on the string somewhere. The next letter was from Ray U. He is staying in an old bachelor's home. He says he spends most of his time in the kitchen helping the old maids get the meals ready. Emil wrote and told me of his success as a movie star. I-Ie guesses it was his curly hair that made the women swoon. Joe MCardle sur- prised me by telling me he is now coach at the University of Nebraska. He has married Jo Ann Hanson. They have the cutest pair of twins I ever saw. On my way back, I was driving slowly to observe the scenery. As I came to a farm real close to the road, I noticed a big white mail box with the name, Gilmer Stark. So I decided to stop in and see hirn. I went to the door and knocked. Who should answer the door? Nobody but Mary Gensler---Mrs. Stark, now. They have two little girls and one boy. After leaving their place, I soon came to an army camp. Hearing a loud exclamation, I drove over to investigate. There on a bench sat Jewell B. reading a letter. I talked him into showing me around the camp. As we came to the camp kitchen I saw Bobbie R. and Mickey E. peeling potatoes for supper. They told me they had to join the army to support their children. They each have nine children. Bobbie has all girls. Mickey has all boys. I have never heard from Paul, but have been told he finally got the idea of being a scientist out of his system and is up in Canada, trapping to make a living. I am not married yet ---- I still am working in the hospital as a nurse. I am still waiting for Dan to get rich. Remember, I was going to marry a man for his money. Well, Mr. Hanson, I've told you all the news I know. I guess. Your former pupil, Jane Brandemuhl. 11 REMEMBER ? When Emil fixed the furnace? When Daredevil Hanson jumped one bank too many? When Raymond Schoenrock got the egg shampoo? When Larry Lanser rolled the onion across the floor? Hill Anderson ever failing to say, Gee whiz? When Joe came to school three days a week? When Donna Ree wore her red pajamas? When Helen Ann and Helen White whispered during the six weeks test ? When Mike got his own lesson? When Gloria and Marilyn didn't exchange papers? When Mickey Essy found out he was a smart sucker? When Mary Gensler sat on some gum? 'l' he day Paul was going to give up science? The day Patty didn't chew her gum? 'I' he day Jewell didn't wear his sweater? When Raymond Ullrich got his nose dusted by Paul's eraser? When Bobbie didn't like Donna Ree? When Donna Vee wanted to play hookey? When Jane talked aloud in school time? CLASS WILL We, the members of the graduating class, being of sound mind and memory, hereby bequeath our most treasured possessions to the members of the Class of 1950, hoping that they will make good use of them as we have done. I, Bobbie Rahn, bequeath my lady-like manner to all the Freshman girls. I, Jewell Bottger, bequeath my glasses to Helen White, hoping she will never lose track of Smitty Boy. l, Jane Brandemuhl, bequeath my ability to get along with the teacher to Donna Vee Zinn. I, Bill Anderson, bequeath my nose-rubbing ability to Larry Lanser in hopes that he can see better. I, Mary Gensler, bequeath my ability to catch up on sleep to Helen Ann Ullrich, hoping she can use it in history class. l, Mickey Essy. leave my ability to study to Helen Ann in hopes that she will make good use of it. I, Paul Wellenstein, bequeath my interest in science to Helen White, hoping she will become a great scientist like me some day. I, Raymond Ullrich, bequeath my grumpiness to Raymond Schoenrock, in hopes that it will make him happy. ' l, Emil Schoenrock, bequeath my ability as a woodcarver to Patty Cyphers so she may redecorate the schoolhouse when I leave. 12 PUPll..'S GRIPES Why can't we have a wire-recorder? Why can't we have a new schoolhouse? Why can't we have all four years high school in Martinsburg? Why can't we have hot lunches? Why can't we have new desks? Why can't we have a soda while reciting history? Why can't we have baseball games? Why can't we talk aloud in school time? Why can't we have sneak day five times a year? Why can't we go into the other rooms? Why can't we go on a hike every day? Ah, why can't we have three months school and nine months of vaca tion? PET SAYINGS Marilyn: l-Ie's my man! Helen White: Now listen. Gloriannez Pm mad at you! Bill: Gee whiz! Donna Ree: I love that boy. Mike: That's what you think! Mickey: l'm a smart sucker. Paul: Keep quiet! Pm studying the I'h00l'l. Joe: Those girls from Ponca! Emil: I have to fix the furnace. Raymond S: You cheated. 13 Larry: Come on, quit your cheating. Mary: Oh, gollyl Donna. Vee: 1-Ii, girls. Helen Ann: O.K. for you. Patty Cyphers: You just think you're smart 14 UNDERGRADS I UPPER GRADE ROOM - BONNIE CARLSON, Teacher There are nineteen pupils in our room this year. Seven eighth graders: Carol Anderson. Larry Book, Patty Hurley, Billy MCardle, Alice Wilkinson. Barbara Stark, and Kenny White. Two seventh graders: Duane Harder and Vandel Rahn. Four sixth graders: James Essy, Dickie Rahn, Bertha Ballard and Barbara Lanser. Six fifth graders: Jerry Ullrich, Robert Rakow, Janice Schoenrock, Ronald Harder, Roland Stark and Donald Koeppe. In October, our room in collaboration with Mrs. White's group presented a group of one-act plays and recitations. A box social followed the program, and a drawing for a goose, a duck and a box of candy, came immediately after that. We used our profit to buy library books for our room. Our Christmas program was presented especially for the mothers and afterward each mother received a plastic kleenex box which the children had decorated with paper flowers. ln spite of the weather this year, .Terry Ullrich has had perfect attendance. Another pupil who has had perfect attendance except for one-fourth day, was Patty Hurley. Alice Wilkinson hasn't missed a day since she entered on March 14. Alice moved here from Newcastle. The seventh and eighth grade boys played Dixon's team in the county basketball tourney at Allen. Since the weather has warmed up, we've been playing baseball and softball during recesses, and sometimes during the last period on Friday. 16 On May third we took a bike-hike, which was fun in spite of the heat. We took wieners and bread along and had a wiener roast. We also took pop along and of course it wasn't cold any longer by the time we arrived at the creek! So after several unsuccessful attempts, we managed to set the pop in the creek where it wouldn't embark and go sailing off downstream. While it cooled, we explored the creek. The afternoon of the twenty-sixth of April brought us out on a nature study trip. Everyone was to bring back one thing he had found during the outing. As the term nears completion, we can truly say our room has had a busy and interesting year. ---Bonnie Carlson l'7 P gl 'G S' 4 f 15 1 fp.. f ' ' f V ' WSL: S I J GMX L' . x L , A- 71 1 ,!U,f11',1 .-2 .Bs U Q I-LJ Lzekebi I-P7 xl 3 A -TFT' iid!!-- f X J -N- u .Ll ,Q , . emlci, Dmla Cllfh.. Uz11e.fs..L --21 P R I M A R Y R O O M ---Florence White HAPPY Q Fifteen pupils entered our room at the beginning of the school year: Ronald Nobbe, Judith Harder, Paul MCard1e, Melvin Bottger Harold Jordan, Jean Wilson, Terry Book, Alice Wilson, Gary Stark Jimmie Allen, Sharon Van Cleave, Judy Allen, Jerry White, Jerry Ryan and John Anderson. Our first grade pupils first names all begin with J ---Judy, Jerry W., Jerry R., and John. Due to the severe winter, Harold Jordan was compelled to quit school. However, five new pupils entered our room in March--- Mary Lou Wilkinson, Edwin Wilkinson, Robert Wade, Tommie Wilkinson and Donald Domsch, making a total of nineteen pupils. The upper grade room and our room had a box social and program the latter part of October. It was a success through the co-operation of the parents, friends, and teachers. We used the proceeds for library books and other miscellaneous items. The drawing of the three prizes was fun for all. Little Joyce Anderson was chosen by the Auctioneer, Warren Allen, to draw the numbers from the box. Ed Gosch won the goose: Wendell Allen, the duck: and Mrs. Rob Rakow, the box of candy. The Christmas program was enjoyed by the mothers and the children were delighted to present the gifts to the mothers. Five pupils had perfect attendance during the year---Jean Wilson, Sharon Van Cleave, Judy Allen, and Terry Book. Fun! Thrills! Sunburn! Tired feet! and blisters accompanied our wiener roast at the Wakefield Park, May 3. Donald Bohler's school was there, too. The boys played ball and the rest of the 19 children used the teeter-totters, merry-go-round and slippery- slides. Best of all, were the roasted wieners and marshmallows. As our year comes to a close, we feel we have accomplished a great deal, and we have tried to use our daily reminder day after day:--- The boys and girls who do their best: Their best will better growg But they who slight their daily task, They let the better go. We still refer often to our old motto:--- Have a purpose in life---and having it, throw such strength of mind and muscle into it as God has given you. 20 WL-Zu-rin! QUM7' gffwvf I DONNA VEE MARILYN AND GLORIANNE an AND HELENANN INITIATION? ? ? MARY LOU HEAD OVER HEELS IN WORK GLORIANNE MARILYN THE GREAT SNOW DONNA REE? OF 1949--- Z3 CAN YOU IM.AGINE? Patty not bringing love letters to school and letting Donna Vee read them? Mike not going after the mail every day? Donna Ree not wearing her red slacks to school? Larry Lanser not making eyes at Helen White? Raymons Schoenrock not grinning like a cat eating fish? Marilyn and Glorianne not exchanging papers? Helen Ann being tall? Jewell and Patty going out together? Bill not writing with his nose? Donna Vee not laughing aloud? Helen White not being called Do-do? Jane being a bad girl? Mickey not being a smart sucker? Mary not making a face in school time? .loo going to school three days out of a week? Emil not watering the furnace? Bobbie not being a ladies' man? Paul not planning to go to the moon? Raymond U. not taking notes on what 24 everyone says? FRESHIES 0 MIKE HELEN WHITE nonnm Mun Z5 HUMOR Mike: Why do I always have to stay in? Hanson: Because I like you so, I keep you near me. Hanson: Do you have any scars on you? Mike: No, but I can give you a cigarette. Gil: Since I met you, I can't eat, sleep or drink. Mary: Why? Gil: I'm broke. Mickey: Gee, you're pretty! Donna Vee: Thanks, too bad I can't return the compliment. Mickey: You could if you lied as well as I do. Joe: My uncle is a bone specialist. Ray: Does he set them? Joe: No, he rolls 'em. Paul: What's the matter with your egg? Cooked long enough? Emil: Yes, but not soon enough. Gloriannez What hand do you stir your coffee with? Marilyn: With my right hand. Glorianne: I always stir mine with a spoon. Helen: You swallowed a worm! Drink some water quick to wash it down. Larry: The heck with it! Let hirn crawl down. Donna Ree: Why don't you peel that orange before you eat it? Bobbie: What for? I know whats in it. If a child annoys you, quiet hirn by brushing his hair. If this doesn't work use the other end of the brush on the other end of the child. A woman's final decision is not always the same as the one she makes later. Z6 X STUDENT ACTIVITIES CLUB We started our activities club the second week of school. Joe MCardle was president, Donna Zinn, vice-president, Mickey Essy, secretary, Billy Anderson, treasurer, Jewell Bottger, Librarian, Bobbie Rahn, lost and found, Larry Lanser student manager. Officers hold office for one semester. The Freshmen were initiated about the second week oflschool. They had to wear clownish clothes. After the party they were served pop and ice cream bars by the committe. Our first baseball game was with Waterbury here. We lost by a close score but returned the game on their grounds winning by a vr-ry wide margin. We also traded a softball game with Concord. Each team won the game on it's home grounds this tirne. In January the high school had an ice-skating party. Weather was way below zero, yet ice cream and pop were served. A bonfire made it look cozy but could not pierce the cold. We exchanged gifts at a Christmas party. The basketball team played six games with Ponca and Allen teams winning three. Bad weather made more games almost impossible. We all went to Sioux City to see the show, Joan of Arc. We took a half-day off from school. 2.8 fT ITIES Sneak ,bay Z-rip CAPITOL ZOO PENITENTIARY ? ? MUSEUM 3 0 SNEAK DAY TRIP TO LINCOLN April ZZ, marked the day of the high school sneak-day. We all met at the schoolhouse at five a.m. Mickey Essy and Patty Cyphers didn't go. We had the Allen School Bus with Morris Swanson driving. We stopped at Fremont for breakfast at eight-thirty. As we neared Lincoln we were thrilled to see the capitol dome reaching far up into the sky. When we arrived at Lincoln. we went directly to the Capitol and looked over the inside of the building. The beautiful art work impressed us. Then we went up the tower into the dome, four hundred feet above the ground and got a bird's eye view of the city. After this we went into the governor's office and met the lieutenant- governor who told us that the governor was out of the city. He let each of us sit for a moment in the governor's chair. Next we visited the Plymouth Congregational Church which has a forty-eight bell carillon. We were impressed by the many accessories of the church such as hearing aids for deaf people: nurseries for babies and recreational facilities for young people which included, gymnasiunm, dance floor, movies, ping-pong tables and pool tables. Separating into groups for dinner, we met again and visited the Morrill Museum with it's many fossils and other curiosities. 31 We visited the state penitentiary where we were met by a guard who made us remove all knives, matches and fingernail files from our pockets before enteringl We bought some things which the prisoners had made. Returning from there, we stopped to visit the Lincoln Park Zoo. Then after two hours for shopping and supper we attended a movie and started home at nine-thirty. We stopped at Fremont for lunch and finally arrived at our little old Martinsburg schoolhouse at three o'c1ock in the morning. We climbed sleepily out of the bus and dispersed to our homes feeling that we had really had a happy time, and thinking of all the things we had seen during the day. 32 CLASS PLAY The high school presented the three-act mystery-farce. 1-lobgoblin House, on January 7. Characters were: Darius Krupp ..... Priscilla Carter. . . . . . Bluebeard Bronson .... . . . Henry Goober .... Delilah Worts .... Bill Wilkins. . . Marian Carter. . . Jill Carter .... Jack Loring .... Frank Harlow .... Patricia Arnold. . . Susan Parkins ........ Mickey Essy Donna Zinn Joe MCardle Larry Lanser Mary Gensler Bill Anderson Helen White Donna Armstrong Bobbie Rahn Raymond Schoenrock Marilyn Schultz. Jane Brandemuhl Priscilla had purchased a strange old house in the Ozarks to get her nieces away from two young men whom they are in love with Darius Krupp, the caretaker, tells the group a story about Bluebeard Bronson, who murdered his wife, and how he returns to the scene of the crime every year. Bluebeard does appear and causes much excitement. The boys, Jack and Frank are kidnapped as they discover a kidnapped heiress in a closet. The boys receive a large reward and marry their sweethearts. A little mix-up in the kissing and an extra kiss by one pair of sweethearts made an extra enjoyment. The pair got off the script if fA g fi 5 Z 1 L '. , .ff e.Li ki i' I nxk 'I 54l.LfO9 uzpgg I 1 45 J . 16-DJ ' aj, W, ., . 'E - Xl f Ax' J r IX I ' ,Q ' S ' ' x, X' . ' c , A 15 uf f HW, .' 1 f ! V 2 if f ' Aj 2, fl ' U' f 015111 L 6' ' Q l 'V Ut ' 1 4 ,z ' J f I ' f 2 n I 1- . 'Vg' x, ' I Af F ' , f , ,rj 1 , S I ff J L 4 , h fgfvi. .- ff 3 X I Y ' ' f 'uw' . V K . 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