Ogallala High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Ogallala, NE)

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SENIOR CLASS PLAY Black Magic, a mystery farce in three acts, was presented by fourteen members of the class of '39 on May 16, under the direction of Miss X'cilsen and Mr. Rector. Cecily Grant inherited her father's millions and half ownership in a gold mine situated in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. With three friends, she visited the mine and met her father's old port- ner, Pete. His peculiar actions convinced her that he was somewhat demented and she was unable to learn anything about the actual value of the mine. The sudden arrival of a dramatic coach and her three pupils complicated matters for Zando, an ex- ponent of the black arts, who with his tool Danny, the Mole, had Pete and his daughter under his control. A young prospector and his sister added a spark of romance. BLACK MAGIC Cast of Characters Knoro ......................... Clias McCrodcn Bertie Farnsworth ............. Junior Gem moll Theodora Colpoy Cecily Grant .. Peter Phllbrick . Andrea .......... Bonnie .......... Lila ............ Mildred ........ Nancy Blalsdell Tom Blalsdell .. Toss Phllbrick . Danny ........... Zar.do .......... .... Ruth Creamer Mary Ts»e Adams .... Oscar Phillips .... Ruth Weyer Carrie Corder Dora Jean Uerling Anne Marie Schulz . . Jean Robacker ---- Jack Doherty Thelma Hageman .... Tom Kildare ... Dennis Wulker This year the Junior Class presented Miss Ginger, a throe act farce, with a cast of 12 char- acters, directed by Miss Davis. Minnie, the romantic maid, and Inna, the hotel clerk had designs on a reward for Miss Ginger, a missing heiress, as did also several other guests at the hotel where tho scene was set. Jackie and Bobbie, a young couple very much in love, a stuttering bell hop, and a small town constable, added comedy to the play, while a newspaper re|»orter in search of a “scoop” for his paper added suspense. An unexpected thrill at the evening performance occurred when the flash powder accidentally set fire to the curtains on the stage. Animal interest was created by a small dog. JUNIOR CLASS PLAY Left to rljcht—Lnvonnc Brown. Mnurin Mitchell, Combs, Ed Holsoher, Joy Knackxtcdt, Miss Davis. Martin Mary Lou Vandiver, Bernice Stark. Shir Ivy Brown. Jerry Keller. Marjorlv Onto . Boh Walktr. Peterson, Ed Schindler. Warren Brown. Norma Lee Thirteen

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SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY [cent.] Irene Folaml and Thelma Rohwedder, instructors in the Ogalinla Lakeside Dancing school located in the heart of the city, five miles north of tho Keith County Court House. .Mildred Foster, at the present time a statistician for Gold and Co. Wilma Foster, at the present a nurse in the Chica- go General Hospital. Milford Francil. foreman and dude wrangler on the dude ranch of Miss Robacker. Marilyn French», now a nurse in the Omaha Gen- enti Hospital. Harold Friedman, now employed by the Union Pacific as the conductor of the “City of Denver. Jacque (lelsert, popular young woman who has taken the place of the former authority, Emily Post. Junior Gemmell, employed In the Studio of Walt Disney. The next picture will be Isabel the Cow. sequel to Ferdinand the Bull ’’ Lumerri Gizinski, test driver for the Chrysler Motor Co. His motto is If it’s safe enough for me. it’s safe enough for you. Diana (Jordon, an archeologist, investigating a lost race in the Upper Amazon Valley. Thelma Hageman, private secretary In the office of Mr. Doherty. Itoyd Harris, General Manager of a chain of fill- ing stations across the state of Nebraska. Helen Jensen, advertising woman for the Ditto Dogwood Special.” Ardis Johnson, instructor In Normal Training in Ognllala High School. Tom Kildare, chief engineer on the City of Denver which lias Just made a record run. Belte .Martin, challenger of the world's speed rec- ord in her 25 horse iwwer monoplane. Charles McCroden, farmer, has recently broken the state record for raising the greatest number of bushels of wheat per acre. Lois Peterson, a studio director, recipient of the academy award as the year's most outstanding director. Oscar Phillips, manager of the Ognllala branch of Safeway stores. Mae Plunkett, leader of an orchestra, at the pres- ent time under contract to the National Broad- casting Company. Audrey Basher, popular dancer with the orchestra of Mae Plunkett. Jean Knbarker. tho proud owner of a dude ranch located In Wyoming. Kathryn Schafer, talent scout for Dora Jean Uer- ling's latest movie production. Anne Marie Schulz, private tutor to the children of tho former Carrie Barbara Corder, In New Zealand. Dora Jean I'criing, Manager of the Paramount Motion Picture Company. Dennis Walker, Diesel engineer with the Oshkosh Machine Company. Fmest Welsh, representative to the Uni-Cameral Legislature from Arthur County. Kuth Weyer, private secretary in the Woolworth Building, New York City. CLASS HISTORY Our March of Time” went on the air Septem- ber 5. 1927. over radio station E-D U-C-A-T-I-O-N. The cast on the primary stage was Art Ditto, Thomas Kildare, Ruth Creamer. Mary Leo Adams, Joan Robacker. Kathryn Schafer, Dora Jean Uer- ling, Charles McCroden. Junior Gemmell, Viola Ferguson, and Barton Allen, under the supervision of Miss Minnie Wchling, Miss Leila Nispel, and Miss Almeda Goold. We continued in our march to success entering Into intermediate stage in 1930. Ruth Weyer, Jack Doherty, Thelma Rohwedder. Vernon Fleshmun, and Maysel Wheeler entered the east at this time. The march was under the direction of Mrs. Ruth Warren, Miss Bess Glebe, and Mrs. Maude Dewey. A very important skit was presented In the latter part of this stage, when the wishes of the cast were taken.'placed In a bottle and buried. This was not to be exhumed until our graduation. Our trip being thus far'successful we were pro- moted to our new and larger radio station. A-D-V- A-N-C-E-M-E-N-T. On this stage, called Junior High” Anne Marie Schulz, Charles Brink, Harold Friedman, Lumerd Gizinski. Marltvn Frerlchs Thelma Hageman. Arlene Donahue, Jacque Getsert, Mae Plunkett, ar.d Milford Francil entered from the Country Station”. Miss Pelsiger, Miss Gorder.. and Mr. Graham were the directors of this stage. At this time, skits concerning dramatics, music, ind athletics were presented l»y the advancing cast Another promotion brought us into the stage of “Senior High. Ardis Johnson, Ernest Welsh, Helen Jensen. Lois Peterson, Audrey Rasher, Joan Stone, Warren Felt. Boyd Hands, Oscar Phillips, Dennis Walker. Donald Osmera, Barbara Corder, Irene Poland, Bette Jayne Martin. Diana Gordon. Wiima Foster, and Mildred Foster were now flash- ed on the scene. This team climbed fast to success and stardom under the leadership of Miss Jove Mr. Rector, Miss Davis, Mr. Hoppock. and Miss Nielsen. In the second skit of this stage, Senior High. the Junior Play Miss Jimmy” was present- ed by a cast consisting of Audrey Rasher. Kathryn Schafer. Thelma Hageman, Helen Jensen. Mary Leo Adams, Ruth Creamer, Jack Doherty, Art Ditto and Junior Gemmell. In 1938 we entered our last, but most import- ant stage, with Miss Nielsen and Mr. Rector as stage sponsors. Jack Doherty was elected president of the stage: Jean Robacker. vice-president; Thelma Hageman, secretary and treasurer: Kathryn Schaf- er. Rodeo reporter; Bette Martin and Art Ditto, Athletic Board members; and Mary Leo Adams and Junior Gemmell. Student Council Members. During this period, the class was deeply griev- ed by the sudden passing of a classmate, Dale Payne, on January 16. Tho chief acts of this period were the present- ation of the class play. May 12; the Junior Senior Banquet. May 6: Baccalaureate, May 21; Class Night May 23: ami Commencement, May 24. The cast now numliers 42 and we are moving 1«» tlie highest station S-U-C-C-E-S-S.” Time Marches On, and with It goes the Class of '39. Twelve

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JUNIO Junior Class President anti Pop Club cheer leader is .MANY LOI VANDIVER. A charming: girl. she Is popular among her classmates and «ings In first girls glee club. Tall, dark and athletic, Is a fitting description for the Junior Class vice-president, LYLE KOOK. Typing is his favorite subject and whittling his hobby. Me letters in football, basketball and truck. 4 X- ■ ■IV r of the Always body’s Is Athletic B« Zlggic I Big. brawny and red halrecC 1« KENNETH BISHOP, who lialls from Lomoyne. Mis favorite subject Is mathematics and he lias no hobbies. He is a member of the Student Council NORMA LEE COMBS, secretary and treasurer of the Junior Class, was in the class play. She is very popular in all her classes and her favorite subject is typing. Her ambition Is to lx? an excell- ent comptometrtet. Itod» o reporter and sports editor is EDWARD IIOLSCIiLK. nis favorite subjects are mathema- tics and science and his name appears every six weeks on the honor roll. Mo is also interested in music. A successor to Howard Hughes may lx DON SHIVELY, who intends to take up aviation. Mo likes physics, is a member of the Athletic Board and letters In foot In II, basketball and track. Vice-president of the Student Council is MAR- GARET IIOI.SCIIEK, who also sings in first girls glee club. She plays l ass viol in orchestra. Her fav- orite subject is normal training and her hobby is dancing. She Intends to be a teacher. Our special delivery carrier Is LOKAIX ALTIG who wants to lx a civil service employee. Me is a very good dancer and also enjoys swimming. His favorite subjects are typing and shorthand. Seen at every school dance is WAYNE ANTRIM. Besides dancing, he also likes to eat. He wants to be a lest pilot, and his favorite subject Is American History, lie toots his trumpet in band and in orchestra, and letters in football and basket- ball. Fourteen