Norfolk High School - Milestone Yearbook (Norfolk, NE)

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1919 MILESTONE Class History j T’was a dark and gloomy night. Setting around the campfire, the group had fallen into a deep silence. Jake Rimner had just finished telling the story of one of the interesting events in his life and we were thinking deeply. Finally, to break the monotony, Eric La Barg, got to his feet and said: “John, tell us the story of the most interesting part of your life.” Glad to be able to keep the conversation rolling, John edged in closer to the fire and began. “The most interesting part of my life were the four years that I spent in the good old Norfolk H. S.,” he said. “Go on, tell us about it,” said the rest eagerly. With the ruddy glow of the camp fire falling full on his face John proceeded : “One day, in early September, long ago, we the ‘Class of T9’ entered our H. S. career as green as green can be. There were 85 of us stepping on the first rung of the ladder of knowledge. After the excitement was over and our stage fright had left us, we donned our new cloak of responsibility and proceeded to elect our class officers. Faye Ogden, as president, led us through our first year of H. S. life. She was assisted by Russel Beaton, vice president; Grace Colwell, secretary, and Mildred McNamee, treasurer. For our sponsor, we had Leon B. Walker. Before we had crossed the green waters of the freshman sea, 35 more recruits had landed our ship, making a total of 115 on board. Our social achievements, the first year were not many. We had a Sophomore-Freshman party, in which we were the guests of the Sophs and one or two more quiet affairs. But the biggest event of our Freshman year was the Jitney Circus, held under the direction of Mr. Walker. Our class did not net the most money but we sold the most tickets, both in individual sales and group sales. On becoming Sophomores, our hopes of becoming the largest graduating class on record were badly shattered, for many of our class mates decided to feed the fishes of the Freshmen sea a second time. But nevertheless, our class roll numbered 58 heads. For our class officers of that year we elected Gay Johnson, president; Helen Weber, vice president; John Zurbrizen, secretary and treasurer; and Miss Love, sponsor. We felt very fortunate in securing such an able sponsor, but our hopes were cut short by her resignation, being forced to the bedside of her mother. This was a serious blow to our rising hopes, but nothing daunted, we elected Miss Josephine Johnson as her successor, and found that the good old N. H. S. had more than one pood sponsor.

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MILESTONE 1919 Seniors ' MARGARET E. STUKEY Academic Course. Chorus (2-3); Inter-class Basketball (1); Normal Training. RUSSEL C BEATON Academic Course. V ice-Pres. Class (1); Glee Club (1); Football (2-3-4).; LYDIA A. 1 ASEWALK Normal Training Course. Chorus (1); Captain of Plymouth (1). GRACE DUEL Normal Training Course. Chorus (1-2-3). LYMAN JOHNSON Academic Course. Hildreth High School (1-2-3); Senior Class Play. DORIS BURTON Academic Course.

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MILESTONE 1919 Our social events were few that year, as we decided to throw away the frivolties of life and make a decided attempt to study. As Juniors, we made a great success. Under the excellent leadership of Helen Weber and Mary South, and financed by Mary Overocker, we certainly tore. We did our bits toward the Liberty Loan, W. S. S., Red Cross and Red Triangle, and two bits worth in gardening and pig raising that summer. Three of our classmates enlisted in the service of Uncle Sam, namely, Toad Ellei-brock, Joe Willey and Chalk Rosenthal, and we were certainly proud of their achievements. On account of the war, our social engagements were cut short during our Junior year. We gave a farewell party to the lads leaving and had one or two regular parties thrown in. Our Junior-Senior reception was declaied a gieat success by all who attended, only for a slight difference in regard to dancing, between Mr. Showalter and the members of two classes. For our class play we selected “All-of-a-Sudden-Peggy” but could not give it on account of the hasty departure of our coach, Miss Snyder. To prove that our class was a green house of gray matter, several of our classmates graduated with the class of T8. But our Senior year! It does my heart good to think of it. Only 48 of our original 115 remained, but at that we hold the record for the largest graduating class. Our first half year was spent in class parties, winning football games, and some studying. But the last semester was the grand finale. We not only studied, but more than that, we worked. Our class play Strongheart was declared to have been the most successful senior class play ever staged. And the weiner roasts and the Senior Picnic! And then the last week of school, all hurry and tumble, but we did it and we left our old school guided by Paul Kreuch as president; Inez Herber, vice president, and Katherine Curran, secretary and treasurer, as the largest and best class that ever graduated from Norfolk High School. Many are the things that I’ll forget, but those four years in the good old Norfolk High School will remain in my memory forever.