Ogallala High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Ogallala, NE)

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ict is Margaret Mary Thai ken, while the otl ieis rt, Madeline Roe. Howard LauderbaugljN , oq Thbirip on, Kayte Honnegerv Mr. Wyl r members of the staff look on: Aary Elizabeth Sibal, Jean Hoi- n. Jack Gemmell. Buzz Thalken, otgni Treva JKe lingswprtl and Jack Yearbook . . Margaret Mary Thalken Associate Editor jack Gemmell Business Manager . . Jane Rasdal Organizations Editor. Buzz Thalken Senior Editor. . Mary Elizabeth Sibai Class Editor Treva Kenfield Sports Editor . Howard Lauderbaug'n Snapshot Editor . jack Manion Advertising Manager . Glen Geisert Advertising Committee Don Thompson Madeline Roe Jean Hollingsworth Kayte Honneger Early in September the annual staff was organized and immediately began work to produce the finest yearbook O. H. S. has ever seen. Students started turning in their snapshots, annuals were paid for months in advance, juniors and seniors posed for individual pictures, and the advertising campaign was launched. No one student is responsible for all the fine work turned in. but the splendid cooperation of one and all of the mem- bers of the Chieftain staff, along with the sponsor. Mr. Wilson, is responsible for this book. This is a record of the school history of O. H. S. from September 2. 1940. to May 22. 1941.

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commencement processional, while the eyes of your proud mother and father follow you. Yes, they are proud and happy to see their child at last achieve some- thing for which he or she has been striv- ing for twelve years—proud, but also a little sad to think that now their child’s happy carefree high school days are over and he must now “commence a new life of his own. Each individual must go through a twelve year developing and mellowing process before receiving the “O. K. stamp—the diploma—signifying that the article has been thoroughly tested and will not be found wanting in any phase of life touched upon by that noble body of craftsmen, the faculty. The diploma is the guarantee that the product is dur- able enough to withstand many hardships, possess the tenacity to overcome many obstacles and has what it takes to keep smiling through”—a guarantee issued by at least a full two dozen instructors who have played no small part in influencing the the character of the product for the better during the four years of high school. As the largest class ever to graduate from Ogalla'a High School, the seniors of 1941 have made their presence known. Seven positions on the football eleven were manned by senior athletes, while three seniors were regulars on the basket- ball quint. Senior track and field artists always collected their share of points for the Black and Orange during the spring sport. If we were to mention every worthy senior, and only a lack of space will not permit us to do so. we would need to merit 65. the entire class. However, the junior, sophomore, and freshman classes, too. deserve a full measure of credit in making Ogallala High School a school which we are proud to call our Alma Mater. If the graduate serves to be dealt upon excessively, it is not unjustly so, for he embodies the result of the years of preparation for worthy citizenship on the part of the student and teacher alike. The graduate must kneel to no man. for his grooming has been so carefully gauged, wisely enacted, and timely con- cluded as that of any person. The world stands before him waiting. In this new decade students will continue to develop a more serious appreciation of a high school education. “The little girl from across the street came over to watch Bill DeVriendt snap pictures. It's little Annette Folda seated on the lap of Margaret Mary Thalken. Mildred Harder casts an appraising eye on those about to be photographed. Fire? No, just false alarm, but the Hi ya Joe! What da ya students hurry out and away from the know?” This is the morning building, just in case. greeting of all 0. H. S. stu- dents to genial Joe Roberts.

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Skatkd: Don Thompson. Bonnie Jean Boyd, nnd Katherine Ihrig. Standing: Bonnie Bishop. Miss Nielson. Mr. Wilson. Jane Itn-dal. Bi'l Vasa. Jack Manion. Johnny Walker. Berdeon Pilger, Glen Geisert, Lynn Hope Reid. Mr. Richardson, and Roderick Ault. Lights! Curtain! Action! THE GHOST BIRD AMERICA FIRST The words of the caption are those that opened one of the most successful plays given in the history of the Ogallala High School. This was The Ghost Bird , given by the junior Class, and sponsored by Mr. Richardson. The play was a four-act mystery comedy. Toby, an amateur de- tective. played by George Vasa, afforded the audience with great peals of laughter. In the second act. the death of Brad Buckhart. characterized by Bob Harvey, added much to the mystery of the story. The killer. Philip Graham, dramatized by Milford Krajewski. was discovered at the close of the play by Jenkins, a police de- tective. who in real life was Harold Magee. The leading characters along with everyone of the supporting players served to make this play the hit of the season . America First was a red-blooded, up-to-the- minute comedy drama of the difficulties of an enthusiastic American youth. Lee Holmes, who became entangled in a communistic plot to corrupt the morals of American youth by interesting them in a dancing school managed and taught by Ola and Franz Kring. The obstinate 96 year old grandpa, the spryest man alive of the War of 1861,” supplied the humor to the play in scenes with Mrs. Boggs, the house- keeper. More serious moments were enacted by Uncle Frank, a G-man who was trying to break up the spy ring; Gladyce Caley, Lee’s discarded girl-friend; Mrs. Holmes, the typical American mother; Jimmie Banks, a young fellow who be- longed to the Krings’ Inner Circle , and was a friend of Lee’s; and the sweethearts, Owen Blake, a young army pilot, and Dorothy Holmes. In the last few heart-gripping moments. Uncle Frank, his associates, and the Holmes’ broke up the spy ring, captured the Krings with the goods and the Holmes life fully returned to thal of an average American family. Harold MaGee tip his hat to Gleynim Bromley as the member of the cant ami the play committees applaud in the background. Standing i.kkt to right arb: Gene Gemmcll. Clarence Hunke, Jack Gcmmell. Darline Brown, Adolph Holscher. Ray Martin. George Vasa. Verna Mae Woolsey, Mr. Richardson, Alice Cunningham. Milford Krajewski, Arlync Kriekson. Jean Hollings- worth. Kayte Honegger. Patty Welsh. Mary Combs, Betty Jacobson. Lorraine Kaminski, Buzz Thalken, Trevn Kenfield, Kathleen Kildare. Hildcgurile Peterson. Bob Harvey.