Osceola High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Osceola, NE)

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0)itv Annual Q£haitk0git ing j mtqitct On entering the old 0. J1. S. assembly room on Wednesday morning, November 27th, a pleasing change of scenery greeted the eye, for the room bad been refreshed by an abundance of green, by chrysanthemums, corn, pumpkins and other decorations suggestive of the season. The bitter sweet, for instance was taken by some Freshman for something good to eat, but later in the clay the reason for calling the affair a banquet was found outside the decorations. Classes were held until one o’clock and then the skillful waiters and waitresses served a dinner that was worthy of attention. Well, it got it’s deserts. Orion, by the way, shows great ability in serving; and Archie is following close after for he is determined to become an expert at handling one plate before rising to the next degree of perfection. After the dinner, Mr. Moore, acting as toastmaster opened the program by calling attention to the nice banquet hall we expected to turn the gymnasium of our new school building into for our next annual banquet; and that one fact will make it a real Thanksgiving banquet. First (on the program) Vera and Maurine delighted us with two piano duets. Then Veda read, “Tlianskgiving Pies.” The Osceola High School students showed their appreciation of “The Girl I Left Behind Me,” and the way Mrs. Moore interpreted new meaning into it Miss Falter sang and then followed the interesting toasts of A PICTURESQUE THANKSGIVING. The Camera..........................Jay Buchta. The Negatives......................Miss Snider. Flashlights....................Lawrence Shaw. Snapshots................. )rion Jerner The Developer....................Fausta Shore. The Retoucher....................Russel Clark. Jay appreciates the advantages of the old camera, but looks forward gratefully and hopefully to the new. Miss Snider closed her reflections on the negatives by saying: ‘‘Here’s to the negatives of all the land, The light, the dark, the great, the small, But here’s to our own Osceola band For they’re the best of all.” Lawrence and Orion in their1‘Flashlights,” and “Snapshots,” not only entertained us with their humor but also disclosed some interesting individual experiences. For example, we know now what Merle gets out of chemist) v. Me) le savs the reaction for K. I. 2 S. is KISS. Fausta creditably discussed the subject of “Developers” and Russel brought the program to a good close by his toast to “The Retoucher.” No doubt the whole Thanksgiving vacation was made more-pleasant because of the experience of this occasion together. imutltg-ifrcuiov inneheent An event, which the class of ’13 will not soon forget occurred at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Moore on May the tenth, when the faculty of O. II. S. entertained the Seniors at a spring luncheon. The guests arrived at 5:30 and immediately upon entering the fresh oder of voilets certainly caused a very “spring-y” atmosphere. The rooms were lighted by candles and all during the luncheon sweet music added to the enjoyment of the evening. After the luncheon the High School Song was sung and then the guests departed.

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iUrti] tfall! Tlie season of baseball was opened here by a close game between Stromsburg and Osceola. Both schools had been waiting for the chance-of showing the strength of their teams and when the game was called the two teams showed fair promise of a good game. Playing very hard for 8 innings with a one-two-three and out, the score stood 2 and 2, when the umpire, because of the late time of day, called the game. No doubt, if it had not been for this the Osceola boys would have taken the game, for they showed up unusually strong in the latter part of the game. Special mention should be given to the boys for their excellent team work. The enthusiasm of the school and the music by the 0. II. S. Band was very much appreciated. On April 18th the Osceola boys left for Clarks amid many cheers from the students of the school who wished them good luck. The trip was pleasant but uneventful. The game was called at 3:30. The game was very uncertain for some time but owing to a few errors the game was taken by Clarks. Osceola ............2 0 0 4 4 2 0 0—12 Clarks ...........0 0 8 1 0 1 3 1 —14 Stolen bases—Osceola 4; Clarks 5. Three base hits—Osceola 2; Clarks 0. Two base hits—Osceola 3; Clarks 2. Base hits—Off Osceola, 11; Clarks, 21. Time of game—1:50. Umpires—Shaw, Douglass. EIGHT — Annual ------- 7973 As the first game resulted in a tie, nothing would be more natural than to have another “cross at bats” to decide the tie. Even the High School showed their eager- ness for the game by the rally given and by the number who accompanied the team. Arriving at the Stromsburg grounds all was in readiness and the game was called at 4:00. The game proved to be interesting, yet the Stromsburg boys were outclassed and gamely played a losing game. Special mention should be given to the players for their splendid work, especially the pitcher, who did fine. Osceola.............2 5 0 0 0 1 2 0 0—10 Stromsburg .........0 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 1— 8 Pitchers—Osceola, Miller; Stromsburg, Erikson and Colson. Stolen bases—Osceola 10; Stromsburg 11. Sacrifice hits—Osceola 1; Stromsburg 0. Sacrifice fivs—Osceola 1; Stromsburg 0. Base hits—Off Miller 9; Erikon (5, Colson 6. Time—1:40. Umpires—Mitchell, Ramsey. After two weeks of rain, Thursday proved to be a fair day. About 3:00 everything was in readiness so that when the game was called at 3:15 every one of the players were ready to “go.” The game was the best and most interesting one played upon the Osceola grounds for some time. The boys did some excellent field work due to the coaching of our Prin. The game was undecided for a time but a timely hit lost the game. However the score which was in favor of the opponents, 3 to 1 proves in what manner the game was played. As a season of real baseball it has been a success, even so financially. So that with this spirit prevailing the season next year will prove a grand success.

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JUmiov-Jmtiov banquet The Junior-Senior Ban |iiet was held at the home of Malcolm Wilcox on Feb. 14tii. The evening was as beautiful as if it had been made to order. About eight o’clock all had gathered and marched down to a banquet such as none of us had seen before nor can hope to see for some time. There were over fifty present, the tables reaching thru two rooms which as well as the halls and stair way were prettily decorated in blue and gold, the senior colors. The menu for the evening was: Fruit Cocktail Creamed Potatoes Meat Leaf Peas a la Patte Bread Butter Olives Pineapple Salad Salted Wafers Neapolitan Ice Cream. Cake Coffee Mints. May PoLand acted as toast-mistress. Archie Sturdevant, the Junior President, gave the first toast, “Our Guests,” welcoming us and telling of the regard iu which Seniors were held by Juniors. Jay Buchta, Senior President, then responded to the toast, “Our Hosts” and gave some characterization of each Junior. Malcolm Wilcox handled his subject, ‘ Looking Forward,” in a very pleasing manner. He told how he had dreamed of us in the position he would find each of us some years from now, and then he closed by saying that lie did not wish these very fates to overcome us but that something just as good or better would be our fortune. Myrtle Dolan then responded to the toast, “Looking Backward” and told in rhyme numerous incidents that had occured. Mr. Moore’s toast, “The Man of the Hour” was given in a style that we have come to recognize 1o lie as rmich “Moorean’, as Hamlet is ' “Shakespearean.” He explained bow each and every girl and bov could if they so wished become the “Man of the Hour.” After a little “social hour” the party dispersed, all talking of what a grand affair it was and what a “grand time” they had had. entov-grttntor $cmc xzt One of the choicest social events of the high school year occured on April 18th, 1913 when the class of 191.3 tendered the annual Senior-Junior banquet to the class of 1914. The banquet was given at the home of Miss Vera Peterson and when it was over the Juniors felt that they had certainly been royally entertained. The three rooms in which the banquet was given, were decorated in the Juniors’ class colors, lavender and gold, and the same colors were used on the pretty little menu booklets. After a short delay, in waiting for the baseball boys, the guests and hosts were seated and a delightful four course lunch- eon was served; five of the freshmen girls i acting as waitresses. Following the luncheon a series of six toasts were given by representatives of the two classes, and by Prof. Moore. Orion Jerner officated as toast-master and to him was given the general subject. “The Old Clock.” Each speaker treated the different parts of “The Old Clock,” as follows: The Hands....................Merle Hill. The Pendulum..........Archie Sturdevant The Bell..............Esther Campbell. The Dial........................Malcolm Wilcox. The Tick tock.......................Jay Buchta. The Weights..................Mr, Moore. . -