Osceola High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Osceola, NE)

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of (Bbncrttton 0. E. MICKEY. PRESIDENT F. H. BALL, SECRETARY S. W. GUSHEE A. F. NUQUIST JOHN FILLMAN AUGUST ANDERSON 4?rtcnltit ©Jtc of tltc 05obo ' Great. Father Zeus, ruler of Heaven and Earth, we beseech you all powerful Father, to send us a Faculty, such as has never been known; whose strength of will and whose ability shall never be surpassed, to whose care wre may unhesitatingly send our children. Grant us this, O Zeus, and ever shall our altars be resplendent with gifts and your temples rich with tress ure.’”. So prayed the wise men of Osceola, w »o form the Board of Education and omnipotent Zeus smiled upon his children, and calling to him his trusty messenger, Mercury, he bade him seek far and wide fer those worthy to fill the mission. Co Mercury strapped on his winged sandals and flew quickly thru the blue heavens. “I must see this city of Oseecla to better judge its r.eods,” he said to himself. Arriving iin' the city he found a gentleman in whom he quickly rooegnioed the ability tc- take charge of the schools. He found him none other than C. B. Moore, who for the post three years had worked so faithfully and with such great success as superintendent. “Keep on with your woik,1 ’ Mercury said to him, “It is the) will of Father Zeus, who is well plorscd v ith your o'fort a Supt. c. B. Moore. thus far.'’

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£he MAURI NE WALRATH, VERA PETERSON, ) MARION GILLESPIE, j JAY BUCHTA, HARRY PIKE, MYRTLE DOLAN, CARLTON MONSON, FLORENCE MILLER, ORION JERNER, ESTHER CAMPBELL, HELEN CROW, VEDA SMITH, FREDA MONSON, m itff Editor-ia-Chief Ass’t. Editors Business Manager Ass’t Business Manager Literary Editor Art Editor Alumni Editor Athletics Editor Class ’13 “ ’14 “ ’15 - “ ’16

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Prom Osceola, Mercury directed his course southward, and at length he spied the grey towers of Peru. At the portal stood . mighty hero. As a graduate from Peru Normal lie was ably equipped for a teacher of science. He had become known, also, thru his athletic work. “Truly, I must have this man on my corps,”’ thc-t Mercury, and hastened to deliver b's message. Someone among a crowd of students suggested “Nine rails for Stoddard ’ and it was given with a vim, for all were glad to- see .their comrade given the honorable position of principal of the O. H. S. (i. K. Stoili.-i: (1 Again the messenger of glad tidings went sailing thru the blue sky. At Cambridge he found the lady so renowned for her good nature and smile. Come, lovely Emma,’ ho whispered geiatly. “So successful has been yc-ur past career that Father Zeus wishes you to come to Osceola, and take up yenr work ara an English and History Instructor.” So Miss Snider hastened thither, and all the students rejoiced when she helped them thru the Revolutionary War or Shakespeare's tragedies. Emilia Snider “Now,1’’ said Mercury, “we must have some one to torch mathematics.” All went well for lie socn found Mrs. Centner who was a grad-ua y of Columbia University. Moreover she had taught mathematics in other schools and was thoroughly capable of taking charge cf this department at Osceola. Lydia It. Gcnt-.icr Now Mercury, wern out by this leng jcurr.;y begins his homc-' ttard flight. Paur.ir.g to rest f:r a moment near the wooded batiks of •he Platte, r.cr.r the little village of Plattsmcuth he heard a wondrous voica eXigirg. Upon inquiry he learned that Miss Falter could also help pupils across “pona asinorunf'' or teach them “Deutsch zu sprechrn.” So when he secured t is instructor Mercury's task was ended, amd thus Zeus graciously answered the petition of the Board of Education.