Morrill High School - Lion Yearbook (Morrill, NE)

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74a It is the year 1976. Great changes have taken place in the last 20 years. Following WW Ill, the world has been divided into several provinces which are governed much the same as the United. States used to be. At the head of this government is the firstywoman president, Ann Ost. What used to be the U. S. is now divided vertically into three provinces, the capitals of which are New York City, Hollywood, and Morrill. In this particular week, a convention is being held in Morrill by the World Spaceways Incorpo- rated. The purpose of this convention is to discuss a bond issue for a new centralized school, so that accommodations for students as far away as Texas and Canada can be met. The program for today drawn up by Rita Ewing, president of the Provincial Knitting and Crocheting Club, includes a speech by that brilliant orator, Steve Scott, a premiere of the latest 4-D triple treat, starring that famous can-can dancer, Janice Borden, Qwe're sure this speaks for itself J, and a super-speedy trip around the world in the latest supersonic jet rocket. Food has been provided by Flocks of Manhattan, which is run by Judy and Frank Flock with some help from their three sets of twins. Our emcees for the program are Jim Duncan and Stewart Tryon, the greatest comedy team since Martin and Lewis. After the speech and movie are enjoyed by all, the food is rushed in, piping hot in the new in- vention, a de-materializer, which was perfected by a prominent scientist, Gary Travis. Now we are ready to go on the trip around the world, and all board the space rocket. Mrs. Lowell James, the former Janyce Owen, and her husband are operating the ship and looking after the comfort of all aboard. At last, all is in readiness, there is a deafening roar, and we are off! Landing in Tiajuana, Mexico, we pick up the evening paper and upon opening it, our eyes fall on the column 10 Years Ago Today. Here we read that Bill Dinnel and Charles LaRue, two of the 1956 graduates of Morrill, volunteered to man a space ship to Mars. Inquiring around, we learn they are still there. The scientists carelessly forgot one little detail in their planning: getting back once. you get there. We also learn while visiting Mexico that Don Roquet and Bob Anderson have developed their mechanical ability and have established a speedway for hot rods on the Pan-American l-Iiway running through Mexico. Again we board the ship and are bound for Spain, While in Granada we attend a typical Spanish bullfight. During the climax of the fight we hear a familiar voice coming from behind and talking a blue streak -- in Spanish. Turning'around we find it is a student from the Spanish Il class, Myla Surratt. The romance language has certainly inspired her. Incidentally she is talking to Jackie Segura, who has returned to the home of her ancestors and is quite wealthy as the owner and chief cook of the Exclusivo a well-known restaurant in Spain. Jumping from Europe to Africa we land at the H-K Ranch. Say, this sounds familiar. Investigat- ing, we find that Bill Kearney and David Hughson are co-owners of a fabulous horse ranch. Catching our attention is a large sign No, Dudes Allowed. Underneath in small print were the words Unless you are eligible, shapely females. Ignoring the sign completely, we went in. Here we found the place swarming with beautiful girls. The srr- 17 print on the sign seemed to take effect. Zoom-um, not more than two feet in front of us was ouf, Athletic Queen, Pat Weinmaster, riding her first buck- ing bronc. Splash! ll Terrified, we turned around just in time to see Suzanne Griess surface after making a beautiful dive into the warm, crystal-clear water of a horse tank. Kerplopi Again we turn around and see Cowgirl Weinmaster sitting primly in the middle of a cactus. Myl Some entertain- ment these boys provide. Let's get, while the getgting's goodl We leave our ship in Egypt and go by safari to the Belgian Congo, The leader of our safari is our old classmate, Gary Eisenbarth. We chat with him and he tells us spine-tingling adventures he has had in the wilds of Africa. Upon reaching our destination, Victoria Falls, we see a slightly familiar face. We heard that Bethel Brown was down here but up to this time we hadn't been able to believe itg yet, there she is. We hardly recognize her with dark skin and bleached-out hair, She told us that after playing a black face girl and seeing how coddled Egbert acted in the senior class play, she de- cided that Africa would be a better place to rear children so she came here to catch a man. She tells us that Beverly Mayo, formerly Beverly Barnes, another of our classmates, has set up a health clinic. We visit the Mayo Health Clinic and talk to Beverly. One of our other classmates, James Giles, is

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PATRICIA ANN WALKER Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we go to school. Morrill 1-2-3-45 Chorus 2-3-45 Girls' Glee 2-Sp Se- lect Chorus 4g Pep Club 1-2-3g Band 1-2-4. MARILYN LOUISE WECKER Individuality is the salt of common life. Morrill 1-2-3-4g Pep Club 2-45 Chorus 1-2-3g Girls' Glee. NANCY ADELE LANGLEY KING Lyman 1-2g Student Council 1-2g Cheerleader 1-23 Waitress 1-2g Prom Attendant 1-2g Usher 2g Madrigal 2g Class Vice President 2g Annual staff 23 Librarian 23 Pep Club 1-2-33 Chorus 1-2-35 Girls' Glee 1-2-3g Music Clinic 1-2-3g Operetta 1-2-3g Music Contest 2-3g Sextet 2-3g Class Play 33 County Government 33 Editor Lions Roar 4g Office 4g DAR Good Citizenship Award, This page sponsored by HARDESTY CATTLELLNERS BOB AND BURR Henry, Nebraska

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there recovering from a terrible African disease. Beverly and her husband, a handsome Mayo descend- ant, found him and now are trying to cure him. Vicoria Falls was beautiful, but we are glad to get out of that creepy, crawly country and back to civilization again. After reaching Egypt, we board our ship and are off to the Alps. We land at a darling little Swiss Resort. The clear lake, white moun- tains, and blue sky make a beautiful setting for the lodge. We are met at the landing by a host of other visitors. Staying here at the lodge are several famous persons. The recent winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature is here and she is introduced to us as Lydia Mac Simms, but of course, we recog- nize her as Rhonda Newman. Rhonda is very proud of her success and gladly tells us about her win- ning novel, To the Ends of the Earth. As we listen to her enticing review, we are amazed at the vivid description. After the review she tells us that the book is patterned after the life of one of her dear friends and our former classmate, Margaret Reifschneider. Margaret has led such a fascinating life, and has traveled so extensively that she made wonderful material for Rhonda's book. After visiting with Rhonda, we decide to go to the main office to confirm our reservations for the night. At the office the woman standing behind the desk looked very familiar to us -- sure enough, it was June Duncan. Going to Chadron had really paid off for her. Not only was she married to a handsome Swiss that she had met there, but as a result of his excellent coaching, she now holds the title of world-champion woman skier. Well, she certainly is one picture of health. We hope that our short stay will do something for us. Feeling very refreshed after our night in the mountains, we again board ship and in a few minutes are within sight of Finland where we talk with Lee Reed who has become an agricultural missionary. He is trying to help the Laplanders grow food in their frozen country. We leave Finland and make a cross-country flight to Arabia. We have heard by the grapevine that two of our classmates are here somewhere. We land and begin our search for them. Suddenly out of nowhere we see a general store. Hoping to get something to drink, we go inside. Who should wait on us? Yes, none other than Patricia Walker. She calls to Marilyn Wecker who comes out from the back room and we sit around the table and chat about old times. They tell us that Shirley and Howard Howard King are living in Ireland. Shirley being the former Shirley Ewig. We are sorry that our time doesn't permit us to stop and visit them. We must now hurry back to America. We stop in New York and get a quick Tom and Jerry at the Tom and Jerry owned by Tom and Jerry. Incidentally, this is Tom Butcher and Jerry Bowlin. While telling .them of our trip this past week, Dora Ellwanger and Maxine Adams come in for their coffee break. They join our circle and we learn that Maxine is a staff nurse at a large New York hospital and that Dora is the chief operator on the hospital switchboard. We have just a few minutes to catch our plane so we,hurry to the office of the New York Times. We inquire for the editor, Clyde Owen. We give him the write-up of our travels and he is very happy to hear about his former classmates. We return to the ship and fly back to Morrill to file this report in the City Hall. We have en- joyed our trip immensely but are glad to return to our every-day routine. I return to my home and again take up my role as Mrs. Ronald Bartlett. Helen returns to the Morrill General Hospital labora- tory and assumes her role as head technician. , , if 52124 L ., 4lJ J6,A,,,.y7 Mild! amz- 56 A7 if We, the Senior Class, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred fifty-six, being of sound mind and good memory, and having attained a boundless knowledge, are now willing to lay aside our beloved books, and do hereby draw up and declare to the public our last will and testament. Forthwith, we proceed: To the Juniors we leave our reputation as a class of super mentality, to the Sophomores we leave our unceasing desire to learng and to the Freshmen we leave our sincere wishes that they too may graduate from this great institution of learning. To the entire high school we will our juvenile de- linquent tendencies, as we would hate to see this characteristic die out in good 'ole Morrill High.