Mead Public School - Raider Yearbook (Mead, NE)

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Again tha graat ahip comes In for a landing. Crossing over an opan stretch of heach tha aachina rolls to a stop, in front of the life guard's stand. The Ufa guard coaas forward and Joins tha craw of tha rockst. As tha othar craw neabers velcoae Darlene Pi sher, tha rocket is prepared for tha next lag of tha Journey. Tha Class of 48 is now heading west over Texas. Tha aachina coaas in for a land- ing at Del Bio. Tha crew alight and head for the local broadcasting station. Upon en- tering tha station they hear tha local Texas Mary singing. Upon further investigation they discorer that tha singer la Genevieve Barg. After loading their new craw member, tha craw of tha rocket coae aboard for their flight to California. Tha great ship soars into sky and is soon passing over tha Bocky Mountains. Tha machine settles in a valley. Tha whole area seams to be closed in by high fences, but finally Captain Bodsek la able to find enough opan space for a landing. Tha plana has hardly rolled to a stop whan a bearded scientist and his laboratory technician rush forward and demand that they laare immediately. Be explains that this is government property and they are carrying on secret experiments. Tha craw are almost ready to leave when they suddenly realise that it is Tom Cajka and lone Velsen who have been talking to them. The two new crew members coae aboard and as the guards wave for them to get moving the Class of 48 moves off and up into the blue. The roar of the motors becomes a steady drone as the machine crosses the tip of Southern California and heads out to sea. The rocket is now over the vast Pacific Ocean, heading southwest towards the tiny island of Taongi. The minute speck on the distant horlson, begins to enlarge and soon they can make out a stretch of sand-covered beach, large enough for a runway. The rocket glides in for a landing. An instant after the machine has stopped rolling many curious natives coae out of the underbrush. They seem a friendly lot and one of them comes forward and says, The great white Doctor will coae to see them soon. He has no sooner spoken, when a tall man comes forward and is instantly recognized by the crew as Efcrrell Smith. The plane again rises and this time heads back from where it came-America. The ship is again over California and is soon crossing Yevada and Utah. It begins to slacken its pace over Colorado, and comes in for a landing on a wheat field. The ship bumps to a stop over the rough ground and the crew alights to stretch their legs after the flight. They have barely time to alight before the owner of the wheat farm comes up to them. And again the crew are able to welcome aboard a new member, Burnell Bcklund. The roeket rises into the sky, but this time the flight is very short. Over tyoalng the plane lands on a big cattle ranch. The big ship rolls to a stop and the hatch is opened. Across the plain the crew see a horseman galloping towards them and Vayne Johnson is welcomed aboard. Mr. Bodsek calls the roll and finds that all of the Class of 48 are present. The great ship roars into the sky and heads for its old home port, Mead High School.

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(2fa 0 We, the Seniors of 1948 of Mead Consolidated School, County of Saunders, State of Nebraska, White Spot of the Nation, to the eager students who can hardly wait till Sept- ember, we do hereby will our unusual characteristics, and hone they will accent them with open minds and gracious hearts. To the faculty we leave a memory of a well mannere and behaved class. To Mr. Anderson we leave our old cuds of g’un. To the Juniors we will our ability to put the Buccaneer out on time. To the Sophomores we beaueath our brilliant minds. To the Freshman we will our quiet manners and charming personalities. I, CHARLES ANGELL, do hereby will my grades to DARLaTE RUHR, and my giggle and girl friends to 8TANLXY ALKEN. I, DAHLBiX FISHER, do hereby will ay boy friend to FRANCIS ANDERSON and my cute figure to PHTLLI8 OTTO. I, DON OOLLXHON, do hereby will my studious ways to WALLY JOHNSON and my ability to drive to CHARLES ZOOK. I, MARGARET E(RT, do hereby will my love for Army Officers to MARLENE HOBZA, and my long red hair to ELAINE BERGMAN. I, ELINOR BLANKENSHIP, do hereby will njy giggle and shy manner to DUREiX DREWS. I, ERNEST TAYLOR, consider everything I have far too valuable to give away. I, IONE NELSEN, do hereby will my home in the country to anyone who will trade for one in town. I, LAURJN KUHR, do hereby will my physique to RICHIE ANDERSON. I, WAYNE JOHNSON, do hereby will my ability to dance and my quiet manners to RHODA LEAF. I, BOB BERGGREN, do hereby will ay car to anyone who things they can make it run, and my black curly hair to MELVIN CARLSON. I, GENEVIEVE BERG, do hereby will my night life and heltflt to JUNE WILLIAMS. I, BURNIIL XCKLUND, do hereby will my ability to diagram to JERRY JOHNSON, and my magnetic personality to KATHERINE LEAF. I, TOMMY CAJKA, do hereby will my good times in Weston to BILLY WAGJMAN and my ability to walk quietly to DALE JOHNSON. I, DARRELL SMITH, do hereby will my ability to play basketball to DELMAR SAGERT, and Dedrei Dahareh to no one. I, GAYLE BEHRENS, do hereby will my class discussion to JOYCE HEADRICK and my dinroles to DONALD BROWN.