Merna High School - Coyote Yearbook (Merna, NE)

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Six-Man Football Squad BACK ROW: Richard Lauer, Dick Graybeal, Derl Malcom, Dick Worth, Kenneth Nachtman Keith Leibhart, Roger Kennedy, fLy1e Fritz, deceasedj MIDDLE ROW: Student Manager joe Evans, Ed Franssen, Glen Keoffler, Robert Goodner Vernon Souders, Carl Keoffler, Marion Olson, Ervin Seeger Billy Dean Hircock, Coach Cecil jacobson, FRONT ROW: Karl Miller, john Brewer, David Weatherly, Ivan Gieser, james Souders Franklyn Manning, Elwood Seevers, Merna's 1951 football team came out with one Win and s1x losses The fact that this was Merna's first year at six man football was a disadvantage as an unexperienced team, Anselmo 6 West Kearny 19 Oconto Z0 Palmer 32 North Loup 2.0 Stapleton 34 Sumner 47 Merna Me rna Me rna Me rna Merna Merna Me rna

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Queen oi 1951-'52 On December 14, 1951, Ruth Stevens was crowned Color Day Queen of Merna High School, The queen was chosen from the Senior girls by voting bf the student body, Her attendants, one from each class, were also elected by the student body, Every member of the high school appeared in the school colors, Two prizes were given for the best dressed students, Donna Davy, Bernard Manning, and Dale Williams won these prizes, Arlene Barrett, Senior attendant, was escorted by jim Souders, Viola Anderson, junior attendant, was escorted by David Weatherly, Shirley Hirsch, Sophomore attendant, was escorted by Franklyn Manning, Patsy Barrett, Freshman attendant, was escorted by Roger Kennedy, Escorts were chosen by the girls, john Brewer was the king and crowned the queen at the half of the first team game, Ivan Geiser, President of the M Club presented Ruth Stevens with a corsage of red roses on behalf of the club, Color Day Attendants S Winners Throne

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