Monroe High School - Doctrine Yearbook (Monroe, NE)

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I anaaatsaaaaasaaaaaaasrassasasg Class Prophecy txglassssnssssaassssssasssassssesasssesssssssas R. H. Reeves Renewing Old Acquaint- ances in this City While on a I Political Campaign. , . It has been said at this time of the year those who are about to venture forth into-the world for themselves have the power to open the door of the future and .foretell their fate. Taking advantage of this privilege we see ourselves somewhere between 1924-1950. We find ourselves listening to the conversaiton of an elderly gentleman -and a middle aged lady. The gentle- rnan is now speaking, let us listen! During the first month of my cam- paign while looking over my mail one morning I-was attracted by ar large foreign looking envelope post marked Cairo, which may interest you. 'I'1l now read it. ' ' My Dear Mr. Reeves. Am watch- ing you rise in the political iworld with much interest and sirce-rely hope you will be our next President. How time flies! The last time I saw you was commencement night 1924 when our class of four gi rls grad- uated. Do you ever hear anything of them? ' ' No doubt you are surprised at this post mark. The fall -after leaving school I gave up my position at Ceres- co and taught school in the sand hills, where I remained for 6 years. During the summer of '30 I entered a nation wide music contest at Oconee. 'As I had not paacticed since leaving school I .was very surprised. when I was awarded 2nd prize. The 'V mayor of Oconee, Mr. F. H. T. Thompson con- fered the honor upon me and when I looked into his eyes I knew I had met my fate. We we-re married six weeks later in the hotel parlor at Oconee. 'But our happiness was of short duration, for my poor Fred died a few months later from the edects of eat- ing too much sour kraut. I was al- most prostrate from grief 'till I again took up my music. After studying 3 years in various cities I made my debut in Genoa, Ne- braska, and later toured the world. I' received my greatest Welcome in the Sahara Desert and so here I am. now crossing the desert for the time. It seems -I am received more enthusiasm. will close- now at. I have a con- cert at 6 o'clock this morning. Your Eriend and Pupil, . Henrietta Kelly Thompson' H6 I am 16th with HI I thought' no more about it until my coast to coast campaign when we were forced to land 'between Omaha and Denver. Imagine my surprise when I found our temporary destina- tion to be,Columbus, Neb.r. As it was early in the day I hired a plane and went to Monroe. But instead of the small country town I. had left in its place was a busy metropolis. Later I learned that its .remarkable growth was due tohthe discovery of coal in large quantities some 5 years before, and that most of the farmer inhabit- ants had sold their land at a high fig- ure and now lived'in the fashionable avenues. ' I walked the streets for several hours meeting, time- and again a little ol.d man whose face seemed strangely familiar and finally he spoke. Ile was one of my former friends and we fell to talking over old times as friends 'win dp. I r He said that one of my old pupils Edna Terry, now, Mrs. Ed. Schmidt was living in the fashionable district. It seems her husband had made- quite a bit of money on. some land when coal was discovered. 'Later I called on Edna and this is her story. H 6 The fall after graduating Iuenter- ed'University where I studied kinder- garten work for two, years, but the lure of the stage was too great so I took up toe dancing. I -studied in -Kansas, Oklahoma and Sweeden for nearly ten months and was ready to make my debut in Sweeden when. I re- ceived a telegram from my fiancee' Ed Schmidt stating that he was cem- ing to Sweeden. Afte.r much argu- ment he succeeded in convincing me that I needed some one to protect me in that strange country so we were married. But the lure of the foot- lights was too great to resist so we toured Europe for several years where I was well received among my natives of every country. This soon grew tiresome and as business afairs were beginning to de- mand my husk and's attention in Ameri ca we returned to our native land. 'Upon our return I was made sev- eral dcsirable offers to cont'nue my 'dancii g, which I refused because ho re duties seemed to demand my latten- tion. We bought ai home 'on 5tv Ahe- nue and here we have been living ever since. Much of my time is taken up in the training of my little' daughter who promises to follow in myfoot- steps as a dancer. I You have certainly been inte-rest- ingly posted upon the important events in the lives of two of my class- mates. I am fortunate enough to be able to-supply the missing links inthe rest of our class history. Several days ago I cut out of the Evening Star this clipping. The headlines read: ' Famous 'Surgeon Dr.' Asbestos re- turns to -America after honeymoon in Europe. b I I But the surprise is in the article, it reads. ' t I Dr. Asbestos and his wife hail from the middle west. Mrs. Asbestos was formerly Miss Esther Egan of Class of '24 of Monroe, Nebr., she is a trained nurse and before her marriage was president of United Society for the Rrotection of Blind Mice. It was dur- ing her 'reign as head nurse of the Brooklyn hospital that she met Dr. Asbestos. Their marriage took place last October in the underground rail- way station of Brooklyn. The happy couple sailed immediately after .the ceremozy for Eurcpe where theyspent nine months in touring the Orient, stopping at the oldtomb of King Tut for a day. Here Dr. Asbestos made some researchrwork. He is trying to find a cure for the disease that seems to effect all tomb openers, he thinks he has discovered the .remedy but will not make the 'announcement of itun- til next month. ' Mr. 'and Mrs. Asbest- ospintend to make their future home in New York, where both will, take up their .former postitions until the com- pletion of their new hospital. 1 The fund' for this has been already started. It is to be at home for stray dogs and cats, where they willfbe fed. until they attain 'of certain weights and then they will go to the Dr.'s experi- ment room. The Dr. is really making this hospital an experiment station for his new medicine and his first as- sistant is his Wife Esther. The many friends of the young cduple wish them well, and the editors of this paper al- so wish them much happiness. You asked me about my past, Well the next year after I left High school I .attended Lincoln, Unive-rsity. I took a course in DomesticfScience and became an expert cook. I was un- able to find a school with suitable equipment. It was along about this time that I suddenly discovered my heart's dormant vampins POWGIFS Were exceedingly good and because I had always heard th-at the quickest Way to a man's heart is through. his stomach. I decided to purchasea res- taurant in' London where I could demonstrate my ability as a cook and in less than a mo-nth I was in Landon in my cool white: kitchen of My Helen's Home Restaurant. At the first of, my work I had only a few fContinued on page 145

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'w-eese'ss2s egsiesggeis fp'?s4crQi2':1.'?-PJFQT' 155HEEE5EEEEE5Et4E5EEEEEEEQEEEEE.f5EEdii5EEEEEEEBElift5E And first weido direct that .our funeral services' shall be conducted by our' friends asdfwe1'1'rwiShe.fS, our superintendent and his allwise and ev- e.r-competent faculty, Wi1O'ih3VG been our guardians for so long, only asking as the last injunction of -therdying, that the funeral be carried oriwith all dignity and pomp ithat-Hourfrworth, our merit ,our attainments, -and our positions as Seniors of grave and .rev- erend mien must certainly deserve. As to suchestate as it has pleased the ,Fates and our own strong hands and brains to win us we do dispose of the same as follows: ' We give and bequeath to the ,facul- ty who has been our instructors in all wisdoms of the ages, a sweet and un- broken succession of restful nights and peaceful dreams. No longer need they lienawake through. theifwatches of the night to worry over the uncer- tainly of whether this one is doirg her night work, or that ore will have her mathematics n the morning class, or the -other one-will remember every iron clad rule of compostional tech- nique in preparation of her essay. It has been a hardastrain for them for the Seniors are said Ito be at all times and under allconditions difficult to manage. But they have all done their duty, and Verity, row shall they have the-ir well earned reward. M To the Class of '25 we do hereby be- queath our small school worries such as Physics, Solid Geometry, and the .,.. ,I--1 I., right to t-ake History quiiesl , V To-the Sophomore Class we will gladly leave our' good reputation, our enthusiasm, our pep, and on.r.cla'ss spirit, knowing that they need them sorely. W- , ' - The Freshmen Class, 'we will give nothing but our sympathy. ' 'Ihey lit- tle know the long weary path ahead of them and may feel inclined to dis- dain our oHer,1but-advise. them to ac- cept what they 'lcan get for this is a world hardiand cruel in every way. ,And to the Frezhman Class that is to be, we will bequeath any overlood- ed cuds of gum' we m-ay have left ad- hering to underside of desks, banister, assembly seats, or any likely or un- likely places. We have sometimes had to rid ourselves of these in too much haste' to be -able to pick and--ichoose the most desirable means of disposal. The following highly treasured valu- ables we will le-ave to those whom we hope 'will appreciate and -praise them as highly as we did: a- I, Helen Adeline Strother, do here- by leave to my fellow classmate, Got- lieb Abbegglen, my ability to bluff, which was willed to me by a member of the class of '22 and I hope that it will bring him the same good: results that it did me. ' , To 'Kenneth Smith, whom I -know hasthe same 'failing as I- did I will leave a few pieces of candy which for the exceptions of having a bite or two taken from them, are still very good and fresh. They will be found in the corner of the drawer of my desk in a wax paper sack. , ' To Bernice Hoare I will bequeath a few inches of my height. Beelieving that they will be of a great 'benefit to her. , I, Edna Terry do bequeath my good nature and winning ways to Mary Du- brava. Hoping they will gain for 'her as many friends as theydid me. A My knowledge of Geometry, I will- ingly bequeath to Louella Franklin. I will leave behind me to my dear friend Alvin Hill my famo-us light- ness on foot. Knowing that he needs it sorely. I, Henrietta Abbergale Keelly, do hereby will and bequeath my .Irish wit to-.Stephen Lightner and hope that he willigain .fame by it. To Kenneth Kelly, I will give my wonderful voice for singingi But will keep'-my talking power. ' I,nEsther Egan,-do hereby 'will and bequeath my one and only high heel to Elvin Hill, may it add to his height and popularity. ' My curly hair' to Tom Franklin. iMay it aid hiin in keeping his.. pomp as smooth as it did mine. And to Mae Bitter I will give the remains of my last bottle of Anti Fat. May it re- duce her as fast as it did me. p To the Validictorian of 1925, We The Seniors of 1924, do hereby leave: two worn out shoestrings, one empty ink bottle, a broken comb, a worn out compass, pencil Stubbs, erasers and scraps' of paper. ' Last comes the one thing hard for us to part Uwith. . To our successors we must' leave our places in the hearts and thoughts of our Superintendent and teachers. They will love them, unworthy as we feel they are, even as they have loved usg they will show them all the.same tender kindness and attention that they gave and be- stowed upon us: they will feel the sameusori ow when they fail. We trust that, the Class of 1925 will appreciate all. this as deeply as we have done, that it may be their most precious possession as it has been ours, and-the one we are most loath to hand over to them.. -A , Besides these enforced g'fls, we leavef-not of necessity, but our own free w'll-our blessing, tender mam- ories of our plea 'ant aspirations to- gether, and our f-in-rgiveness for any- thing. that ,we may not have exact y pledged of f iendship from hencz- forth and forever. All the rest and residue of our prop- erty, whatsoever, and wheresoeve-r, 'of what nature, 'k'nd and quality 'soever it may be, not herein liefore disposed of lafter paying our debts and funer- al expensesj, we give and bequeath to our beloved Superintendent, 'for h's use and benefit absolutely, and todbe disposed of for the gcod df the coming classes as he may see fit. ' And we do hereby constitute' and appoint the said Super'nte-nde-nt sole Executor of this our last will and testament. , K l In witness whereof, we, the class of 1924, the testators, have-to this our will, written on one sheet of.parch- ment, set--ourihands and seal this 3rd day of May, one thousand. nine hun- dred and twenty four. ' Signed: ' ' 'Henrietta A.lKelly.- Edna M.. Terry. Esther H. Egan. ' ' -Helen A. Strother. Done and signed in the presence of' us as witnesses: 4 '-if Q, , ' ' 'John D.i.tter. if ' .Iowell Dubrava. , I-Edna Blore. ' ' Maurice Terry.

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Egafraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaziaaseaaaaasaaeaaaaaeaagr tr - f . . ATHLETICS aaaanaaaiaaaaaaaaeaaaaaeaaasaaeaaaaaraaasaasaaraafr Track and Baseball C Monroe High school 'trcak tearnhop- posed the Platte Center team in one of the most' interesting meets ever held between thetwo schools. Tom and Stephen were leaders, taking all firsts, and figured chiefly in bringing victory to M. H. S. The score at the close stood 15 to 5. ' I 'Following the track meet, an air- tight ball game ensued, in whfch both teams showed talent every minute of the play. Platte Center had 'the same umpire they had the last game played between the two towns, and he performed tiueilo his reputation, call- ing Monroe men out even when Platte Center players admitted 'they were safe. Score 31 to'2,f favor oft Platte Center. Another-'game with- Platte Center H. SI has been asked for, to be played' here Thursday the .22d, .when the school plans to have a- picnic- and fair-umpires. If they accept, this promises to be a very- interesting game.. -i A . - Monroe was the scene of a hard fought contest' April 25th. The rea- son? Why, ,Duncan High school crack: track team clashed with the Monroe High sc'hcol. Events we.re re- ceived' by the crowd in an enthusiastic manner because of the intense rivalry between the two schools. ' Although Duncan won again we are confident Hof runningthem off the earth' in athletics fnext year. Events Were: CAt Monroej. 100-yard dash, Monroe--Lightncr, Franklin and Kelly. . 220-yard dash, Monroe-Lightner, Franklin and Abegglen. 4 , Running Highwlump, Monrcealsight- ner, Franklin and-Potter. . 1 , Running- Broad Jump, Monroe- Lightner and Franklin. . Y The remaining features of the meet were postponed.,due to wet fields. . May 2nd Monroe journeyed to.Dun- can .to completetheevents. . They were: , . ' 1,5-mile . run, Monroe--Lightner, Franklin and Abegglen. , Standing ...Broad Jump, Monroe-4 Lightner, Franklin, Hurne.r, Rupp and McWilliams. , - A' 880'-Relay, Mvcnroe-Lightner,Frank- lin, Abegglen and Kelly.. g H U Monroe non-contestants accompahi- ed the boys over adding 'strength 'to the local Loy's enthusiasm, determi- nation and end.u,ra'nce. -- w . The High school has- organized a base-ball ,nine and through so far we 1 ' I . developed- little ' geniuses, we before the end of the season to hold four own. - Many ,of theplayers the ability but lack practice, have hope- have which we hope to get. X . - A friendly game was waged among ourselves, Friday, April 4 on the High school diamond. This practice game showed our weakest ipoints which we hope to improve ina short time. Only five innings were 'played because of the lack of time. Batteries: 'McWil- liams and Kelly: Rupp andilaightner. The final score was 2 to 1 in favor of Kellyis team. , - The Duncan High school' and' our boys were engaged for al five inning ,bout Friday May 2nd. Batteries: Blaser and Soekelg Rupp and Bitter. Though our boys were beaten 7 to 0, we do not feel in anyway discouraged because of our little practice combin- ed with' the prowess of the'Duncan High school--veterans. We have hopes however of doing better inthe near future. . ' 4 . J ' Basket ,Ball I Although the score rbooklof the Mon- ree .High school. ..,- basket -:ball team shows more defeats than victoiries, the team has, considering the material, made a fairly good, showing. This year the basket ball team caneisteqd of only one experienced playoff and the ieinaining men were rather green ma- terial. 'P Q The first game of the season was a liaitl fought battle with- the Duncan cagers on the local floor. It took three extra five minute periods to de- cide who wasto be the victor. Dun- can linally capping it by a 6-fl score. Next came the return game at Dun- can between the same teams.. Dun- can determined to take this game al- so, played their coach in the last half and won 28-4. Luck was still far from the hands of the local tossers, and they dropped another fgame, this time to the Co- lumbus 'Rotary club of Columbus. A Q Then, the tide turned and Monroe won a 7-6 victory from Havens. This game, although it was not made by a large score, put morelconfidence into the players., . :Thetreturn game 'at Havens -was the next played. The Havens referee seemed to 'think he had eyes on all corners -,of his head ,and while the teams .were in action, he would con- verse with the spectators, and would call fouls, held-balls, etc, while his back was turned to the playing, be- sides many other rotten dec:EsIons. He gave, Havens the game, .9-8. . V .- F'- . ' , 7 February 16 'wasfthle Adare .Set -for the 'tri-county 'tournament heldi at Columbus, ,in which the locals partici- pated. Here they dropped two more games, one to.Colum'bus 16-4, andan- other to Duncan 14-7. i The Columbus Reserves were book- ed to meet the M. H..S. cage-rs on the local floor. , This game was -taken from the visitors by a 16-10 score: , ' The locals lost another game in ,the hands of the Columbus Rotary club, in the return game at Columbus. The M. H. S. tossers were not used.-to such a large,f1OQr and at timeswere com- pletely lost. , The next game waswith a pick-up team from around -town. The purpose of this game was to raise -funds so the locals could participate in the state basket-ball tournament. A large crowd attended and' saw the High school hand the pickings a '27-0 loss. Then came the state tournamentl' It was the first basket-ball team in-the history ,- of the Monroe High -school that ever attended such a great event M.: H. -S. was.in class,O, and, was booked against Phillips, who defeated our 'men 24-81. The-re was no fouls committedain this game, and Phillips proved. themselves to be real sports and a speedy quintet, receiving the cup in class O. . Total scoresfmade' by Monroe, 1034 byopponents 153. A. C. ANDERSON Florist 1 p l3ll 8th St. Phone 45 Plants .for house and bed- ding. c H resh- home grown Howersi ' Branch Store 4 A ' nAcK'snRUc STORE Columbus, Nebraska -