Norfolk High School - Milestone Yearbook (Norfolk, NE)

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The Milestone ■■■ A Seniors Alice Rees Academic Course. Clan Basketball (S). Student Council (4). Assistant Joke Editor Milestone (41. Treasurer Class (2). Secretary and Treasurer (3). Kim's Bride (1), Captain of Plymouth (2). Abduction of Mrs. Boggs (3). Glee Club (1-2), Senior Class Play (4). Ruth Rohrke Hoskins H. 8., L L. Seminary, Red Wing. Minn.. Academic Course, President Dramatic Club (4). Senior Alumni and Exchange Editor No-111 Hu (4). Chorus (4). Gladys Sterner Academic Course. Captain of Plymouth (2). Glee Club (2). Pianist of Glee Club (3). Chorus (1). William Altstadt Academic Course. Madison High School (1-2), Class Debate (3), Abduction of Mrs. Boggs (3). Anita Apfel Normal Training Course. Abduction of Mrs. Boggs (3), Chorus (1-2). Vera Lewis Commercial Course. Bosn’s Bride (1), Captain of Plymouth (2). Martha (3). Basketball (3), Glee Club (1-2), Senior Class Play (4). . f

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The Milestone Seniors Walter Diefenderfer Academic Course, Debate (4). Captain of Plymouth (2). Abduction of Mrs. Hoggs (3). Glee Club (1). Vice President (2). Senior Class Play. Xannetta Roberts Academic Course. Captain of Plymouth (2). Martha (3). Glee Club (2). Alice Josiassen Normal Training Course. Class Basketball (3). Gles ('tub (1). Marian Burton Academic Course. Captain of Plymouth (2). llosn’s Bride (1). Martha (3). Glee Club (1-2). Chorus (3). Orchestra (3). Lorene Whitman Academic Course. Bosn's Bride (1). Captain of Plymouth (2). Martha (3). Abduction of Mrs. Boggs (3). Glee Club (1). 8enior Class Play. Elmer Apfel Academic Course. Assistant Business Manager of Milestone (41. Abduction of Mrs. Boggs (3). Class.' Vice President (41. 8enior Class Play.

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The Milestone The Class History A little boy was studying his history lesson. When tired of this he dreamily closed his book and went over to his grandfather, who was sitting in front of a blazing grate fire. “Granddaddy,” said the boy, climbing upon his lap, “I am tired of that old history—tell me something that really happened when you were a boy.” ‘‘Something‘real’in my history ?” laughed Grandfather. “Well sonny, the ‘realest’ thing of my boyhood days were the four years I spent back there in the old High School of Norfolk. “It was way back in 1914 when eighty-three trembling Freshmen stood up in front of that old assembly room, while our principal, Mr. Showalter, assigned us seats. It seemed that every eye in that huge room was fastened on us. Finally, my turn came. Mr. Showalter looked over a bunch of cards until he came to mine. ‘Hepperly, Asa—Row 9, Seat 11. With shaking knees I started back to find my seat. ‘Row 9, seat 11’ I kept repeating. ‘Row 9, seat 11, or did he say Row 11, seat 9?’ Finally with the assistance of some kind upper class-man, I found my seat. Frightened at the amused glances cast in my direction by some of my neighbors—I learned afterwards they w’ere Seniors—I was afraid to move from my seat. “Matters adjusted themselves, however, after the first few days and we soon began to feel ourselves veterans. We held our first class meeting a few days after school started. Not accustomed to class meetings, the intricacies of Robert’s Rules of Order puzzled us at first, but we learned rapidly. After many suggestions and much advice from the faculty, we selected L. W. Auman as our sponsor. Marie Keefer was elected president, Clare Blakeman vice-president, Ray Parks treasurer and Gretta McClow secretary. We spent the greater part of our Freshman year becoming acquainted with our school mates, getting used to the faculty and incidentally learning to study. At the beginning of the second semester Marie Keefer resigned as president and Daisy Davenport was elected in her place. “The beginning of our Sophomore year found us with myself as president; Walter Diefenderfer as vice-president and Alice Rees as secretary and treasurer. By unanimous decision Miss Stella Love was chosen to be our class advisor. We had some wonderful times that year, there was ‘The Jitney Circus’ and ‘The Doll Show,’ Miss Love’s party at the Library and last but not least, we wound up the year with a grand and glorious picnic at Yellow Banks. “And then we came to our Junior Year—that Junior year was our year of years! Hollis Askey was our very able president, assisting him was Mary Hardy as vice president, Alice Rees as secretary and Robert Canote as treasurer. Miss Grace McMahon was elected class sponsor. No one who was a member of that Junior Class will ever forget the Weiner roast, the Hare and Hound race, the numerous class parties and the night we played ‘Chalk the Rabbit.’ The ‘high light’ of that year was our class play ‘The Abduction of Mrs. Boggs.’ If ever the class of ’18 showed its ability to stick together through thick and thin, it was then. Of course like any bunch of ‘live wires,’ such as we boys and girls w’ere then, we had our escapades, but for the most part we kept a clean record with all our fun. When the year came to a close, it was w’ith heavy hearts that we bade each other ‘goodbye’ for the summer, we began to realize that it was almost over. “But all things must come to an end—we w’ere finally Seniors! That year held many realizations for us and for the most part our Senior year was a sad 4 1918