Mead Public School - Raider Yearbook (Mead, NE)

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CLASS HISTORY The class of 1946hasJuFt finished its twelve-year course.' During these years, we have had many thrills, Joys, oains, failures, and suc- cesses. Twelve years ago, in Seotember 1934, we entered the first grade with the hooe that we were to be educated. We were a class of sixteen; Arlene Behrens, Delores Benson, Dorothy Karlson, Dale Eyer, Adrienne Grouoe, Rose Marie Higgins, rank Mnchovec. Marion Moline, Wayne Peters, Roger Smith, Dorothy Sullivan, Lloyd Sullivan, Dolores Swanson, Merna Williams, Verna ’Williams, and Wayne Williams. We wonder how many missed mamma that first day. The first year soed by. Just think—we're ready for our • second year!! New members • -f Duane Gustafson, WarrenHapke, Charles Mathis, and Charles Karloff while some of our grouo went to other schoolp. After soending two years with Miss Jeooson, we were greeted by a new teacher, Miss Nygren. During the third grade three members were added: Delores Fuchser, Ronald H rtmeister, and Blanche Slosser. Weary was a crded a book for having oerfect attendance during the year. How things have changed in nine years'. In the fourth grsde our personnel remained the same during the whole year. We soent two delightful years with Miss Nygren, but were eager to oass on snd entered Miss Sward's room in September of 1938. Joan Pearson Joined us in the fifth grade, which now made us a class of fourteen. In April, Warren Haoke Joined our class. The grade ooer- etta entitled Station Cloudville , under the direction of Mr. Frsnklin Le Bar, was given. During the sixth grade Bernard Schmidt Joined us, msking the en- rollment 15. This year stands out in our memory of grade school. We were very fond of Miss Sward; her kindness and helofulness made our years with her oleasant, indeed. With fear and tremblingwe entered Junior High. We became acquaint- ed with the upoer-classmen and how grand they seemed and how important'. Miss Viva Engel was our orincioal. And those desks in senior assembly— 0, brother! Invariably we tried to get in fron» the wrong side and the imoudent uooer classmen laughed at our olight. Alas, in the eighth grade we hit the unlucky number of 13. Too bad for the suoerstitious members. Fatty Welton entered our class and Delores Fuelre:’ and Blanche Slosser left our merry little group. We really felt honored this year. We received the second prize of cl given by the seniors for the Buccaneer contest. Well! Well! We at last reached high school and our enrollment doubled. The freshman class was the largest in our history. Freshmen, we were, but not as preen as some oeoole might think. New members were Arlene Coufal, Louise Angell, Hrrold Hngeman, Leslie Hageman, and Charles Parsons. Gene Egbert Joined us in Jenupry. Our class soonsor wae Miss Jean Stutt. In the year of 1943 we found ourselves in Senior High School as intelligent sophomores. The new members to our class were Carol Berg- man and Robert Scoles. Our class soonsor was Mrs. Svobode; President, Joan Pearson; Vice-President, Norma Welch; Secretary, Louise Angell; Treasurer, Robert Scoles. Now we were industrious Juniors with only two years to go. During this year Gene Egbert left us and Marion Moline Joined our ranks again— Marlon attended the 8th through the 10th grades '’t Ithaca, Nebraska. Mrs. Swoboda was our faithful soonsor. Officers of the class were chosen as follows: President, Bob Scoler; Vlce-Fresldent, Wayne Williams; Secretary, Arlene Behrens; Treasurer, Dorothy Karlson Shadow of Terror wrs oresented on November 17, 1944, tailing about S100. It was this year that the tragic derth of Verna Willipms on Feb. 28, 1945, olunged the class into grief. She was accomoanist for Chorus B, a valued member of Chorus A, a good student,and had oromire of a haooy and useful life. The school and her class deeoly felt her loss; Our class olay, the receiots to- (Turn to bottom of Class Will Page)