North Platte High School - Roundup Yearbook (North Platte, NE)

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THE ROUND-UP 5 I i lS.2. 1 ' I1 X sf rim if i at 1 I 5. S mygfrvqav ,A -, WI . aunmm I In .51 H D -b . i. wh: 1 -if llll mi' fifwol--49 I IMS 1 up 23' SENIOR CLASS HISTORY LADEEZ AND GENTLEMEN: I wish to present to you for your ap- proval, the greatest act of our show- namely, the senior class. This class joined the big show in 1929. They were then known as freshmen. Al- most immediately they started into train- ing, some for trackg some for football, others for scholarship, and so on. After a years' rehearsal they presented their first act. This act was the freshman class banquet and the English club ban- quet. It was a great show for them, being their first appearance. It was in 1930, folks, that this show really became organized. The organization was .sponsored by Miss Diener and Miss Sestak. The class was led by Paul Falk- ner, presidentg Bernard Breen, vice-presi- dent, Evelyn Abegg, secretary-treasurerg Richard Rannie and Stanley Oman, ser- geant-at-arms. However, these officers were changed for the second semester as follows: Paul Faulkner, president, Thomas Cushing, vice-presidentg Evelyn Abegg, secretary-treasurer, Melvin Peters and Orland Giddings, sergeants-at-arms. You see by this time the show was nearly ready for the final act. However, they spent another year in preparation. It was during this year that our s'how moved to its new quarters. Mr. Nelson, because of the change of quarters, held up class organizations until the second semester. They obtained after some dif- ficulty, four new coaches, namely: Miss Burrus, Miss Pepper, Miss Walter, and Miss Shattuck who aided the show in every way possible. The fact is they helped pro- duce some of our great stars. After an interesting election, Tom Cushing, Albert Lane and Eugene Walsh were made class officers, who were presi- dent, vice-president and secretary-trea- surer, respectively. When we look back, we .see that it is during this year that our stars of this present year began to shine. The fact is John Hawley was elected as -captain of 1932's basketball team. Tom Cushing was captain in 1932. Paul Faulkner, talented painter, was elected 1932 football captain. He was the leader of one of our greatest acts. Then of course there is Bernard Breen, football captain of 1931, who for some unknown reason did not finish the show with us. We must remember that not only did stars of athletic acts start to shine, but also stars of the finer arts, such as music and dramatics. As an example, Bill Pritch- ard won the contest for baritone horn solo. Their first real public appearance was made on Friday, February the twenty- first, with the, presentation of the play entitled The Youngest Starring Ralph Smith and Erma Ritner. This play. was a great success, because of fthe good cast and the splendid coaching of Miss Zin- necker. ' We must not forget that the Jag-day program which was 'held in the auditorium under their supervision was a very suc- cessful affair. The finale of the junior year was the junior-.senior banquet, held in the Crystal room of the Yancey Hlotel, in May, 1932. There goes the bell! The show goes on! The seniors were organized about the middle of the first semester. At their ,head was a fine trouper, Albert Lane, -presi- dent. , The first meeting was held to discuss the advisability of having an annual. The class voted 'yesf Later, selection of an- nouncements was made. The semester ended with the senior class going strong. At the beginning of second semester a meeting was held first to decide whether the banquet should be formal or informal in regard to dress. The decision was in favor of an informal banquet because of the depression. The second decision was that the usual senior dinner should be on the order of a Hard Time party. Lastly, should new officers be elected? This question was settled by electing Jack Yirak, president. There are always main acts in a show. The senior's main act was the senior class Elay entitled The Importance of Being arnest. The p under the expert coach- ing of Miss Wells and was splendidly supported by the senior class. But we must not forget that their success was due largely to the splendid troupers, Miss Pepper, Mr. Mayer and Mr. Wright. The farewell assembly was held after the juniors entertained at the junior- senior banquet held at the Hotel Yancey. The class colors chosen were orchid and silver, the flowers chosen were the sweet pea and lilv of the valley. The Big Top came down as the senior class marched to hear the Baccalaureate sermon to the tune of the class song. The show was over the next day at the conclusion of a .solemn commencement ceremony. DZAMN -2 7..

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THE ROUND-UP 0 , fu ,' Wifi'-fi I I , se lll!l!!M. .. l!!,!,i'iRA-ik - H. will . -1- mi' .IIN .wits i' SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY All aboard for the sight seeing trip across the U. S., folks. You will see all the famous places and people of today. Be modern! Climb on our space ship and go sight-seeing this year of 1932. The first city we come to is New York. The large building in the foreground is 400 stories high and is owned by the greatest threatre magnate living, Jim Riddle. He has working for him that famous mammy singer, Tom Simon. What is that terrible shouting we hear? A crowd is cheering Rita Anderson and Bernice Arndt who combined their wealth and established homes for blind mice all over the universe. Robert Allen is standing on the corner by the cafe owned by Helen Chapman. Robert is a model for Gerald Courtright's clothing store and represents what the well dressed man wore last year. There is Irma Eshleman. She tests chocolate chewing gum for the gum works of Georgia Boyle. Two of our old friends Wayne Gideon and Ralph Parks are Federal Prohibition agents in this fine city. And what is this? It is a beauty con- test and the judges have chosen Viola Guess as Miss America. !H'ere is a great surprise. Agnes Jensen, Elcyne Haught, Phyillis Heaton and Lucille Johnston are chorus girls in Zeig- field's Follies of 1952. We hear that Ivan Helms has just re- cently received a cup for champion pool player of America. Let's turn on the radio and hear the news, well! well! Albert Lane is now tak- ing Bing Crosby's program for the Cremo Cigar. It is now time for us to go on our way and the next stop is Chicago. Every- body put on your gun-proof suits be- cause Big-Shot Jim Snyder and his gang are out for target practice. There is the largest prison in the U. S., Harriet Rathbun was recently sen- tenced to ten years for being a female bigamist. The big sign to the right is the ad- vertisement of Solomon Sisters Syrup, the famous soothing syrup. Of course the sisters are Edith and Lily. It is in this city that Jeff Williams centers his bootleg business. Harold Rasmussen and Evelyn Abegg are now united in holy matrimony and manage the Bullet taxi-cab company for the crippled gangsters. It is time for us to go on to Detroit for the purpose of meeting other old friends. Fords have gone out of style here be- cause Charles Vroman has invented a better and cheaper Tin Can. Coming across the lake is the steamer Beatty named after Rear Admiral William T. Beatty who is aboard it with his wife, formerly Evelyn Smith. Detroit is the home of the famous Madame Amy Votaw's style shows and ultra modern wearing apparel. Madame Votaws' chief dress designer is Elaine Wilson and Nancy Votaw is head scrub woman while Irma Ritner is her best living model. Just yesterday a millionaire committed suicide because of his private secretary Garnet Shell. In the distance is the little town of Rlosenburg named after that famous writer, Eleanor Rosenburg. The mayor of this small town is Edith Sivits, who rules the village with an iron hand, men and all. Our next stop is Denver, Colorado, and we must hurry to finish our trip in the allotted time. This is the home of Ruby Shaw the famous aviatrix, who holds two-thirds of the women's flying records. Charles Long is a lawyer now and has just come from Detroit after getting Wilbur Owens out of a jam in a night club with Esther Meyers. There is Arlene Klumpe and Thelma Armstrong. They are head salesladies of Edna Wallace Hopper's paints and var- nishes. We learn that Dan and Don Craig have formed an acrobatic team to entertain the inmates of the old ladies home. Doro- thy Cox has built up a printery and is busy publishing the love letters of Luthera Spraker and Homer Brooks for the bene- fit of Lela Bashfiord and Mary Borron who are learning to catch a man. That commotion in the street is the traveling circus starring Minnie Torske the acrobat and Eileen Ridinger the dare- devil horseback rider. The man selling -23-