Osceola High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Osceola, NE)

Text from Pages 1 - 56 of the 1949 volume:

7716 Nineteen Forty-Nine D B U L L DEDICATION to the futule of O H S and to those who falthfully CZIIIW on hex program and uphold her Ideals Q6 5f'7v fxf- Xl X f Q, We dedicate this 1949 Bulldog PAUL MAJOR Midland College Algebra Geometry World Hzstory Cxvlcs Soclology Sophomore Class Sponsor Maruomfz sonam-:oLM yankm, College Kearney Siaie Teachers B A Home Economics Geography Pep Club Sponsor Freshman Class Sponsor F H A Sponsor JERRY JACUPKE Umverniy oi Nebraska, B.S. Coach Hlstory, Blology, General SCICDCE Physlcal Educatlon Dxrector Semor Class Sponsor O Club Sponsor :ar Faculty we JOHN Q ADAMS J Umversxly of Nebraska B M rn Educanon Instrumental Muslc Vocal Mus1c Jumor Class Sponsor we L E HANSON Chadron State Teachers B Sc Colorado Stale College M A Supermtendent of Osceola Schools Typnlg Shorthand Law PhyS1CS Bus1ness Practxce Bookkeepmg 'VIIKE Sponsor HELEN HANHARDT Umon College B A 1 LILLIAN HAVEL Peru State Teachers College, A. B. University of Nebraska, M. A. College of Agnculiure, B. Sc. Prmcxpal Vocatxonal Agrlculture Engl1sh,Dramat1cs F F A Sponsor DONALD MONSON Umversniy of Nebraska ,....,.s...-,-..s-,.....--w-, if 'Z .252 4 h it ' ..,. Q .3-,-2 tis: D .: 5,53 . , r. s . 1 ' ' 3 . ' S ..::.-1 .,,. . A - V N . . . I Q l ' . . Y . ' Y. U . . . A Board of Education BACK ROW W W Norton M A Anderson Herman Anderson Dwxght Bush FRONT ROW Ivar Oberg Raymond Kepner I D Houston Ufhcers Presldent W R Kepner Secretary I D Houston I Vice-President ...,....,,.......,........,.....,.,.....,. Ivar Oberg fo? L, M 43 FUTURE FUTURE FUTURE Q 2 N U , 'U Sensors DIANNE BUHL Glee Club 1 2 3 4 Pep Club l 2 3 4 Annual Staff 4 M1ke 3 4 Dramatlcs 3 4 Junlor Class Play Senlor Class Play SIDNEY SIGLER Intramural 1 Football 12 3 4 Basketball 1 O Club 3 4 O Club Secretary and Trea surer 4 Class V1ce Presldent 2 Annual Staff 4 COLLEEN MALEK Glee Club 13 4 Mxxed Chorus 2 4 Band 1 3 4 Sextette 3 4 Double Sextette 1 Pep Club 1 2 3 4 Annual Staff 4 Mlke 1 2 Dra matlcs 2 Jumor Class Play LEE ADAMS Glee Club 3 4 Mxxed Chorus 4 Quartette 3 F F A 3 Intramural l 2 3 4 Football 1 2 3 4 Track 3 4 Class Pres1dent 2 M1ke 3 4 Dra ma rcs 3 4 Junlor Class Play Semor Class Play DELORES GROSSNIC KLAUS Glee Club 3 4 Pep Club 12 3 4 Pep Club Secretary 4 Mxke 3 4 S3-N--43' O -..-, --- Y v 'a 'n , .. . 1 7 ' 1 9 u vs - . as u v J 7 ' E i. E y ' 1 -- Y - y , 1 s ' a fr ---, , -, - , , ,p, 'Q 1 1 . . . , --- , --- , b - , y - , - I t ' 1 r ' I -, ---, a K Seniors PHYLLIS FROM Glee Club 34 F H A 4 Pep Club 1234 Dramatlcs 3 4 Senlor Class Play BURTON BRAZEE Glee Club 3 Intramural 2 3 4 Track 3 4 F F A 3 Football 1 2 3 4 Basketball 2 3 4 O Club 3 4 Junlor Class Play Semor Class Play MARGIE JOHANSEN Glee Club 1 3 4 M1xed Chorus 4 Sextette 3 4 Trlple Tr1o 3 Pep Club 1 2 3 Class Treasurer 3 Annual Staff 4 Mlke 1 2 3 4 Dramatlcs 2 3 Junlor Class Play THOMAS STERRUP Glee Club 3 4 M1xed Chorus 4 Band Quartette 4 Intramural l 3 4 Basketball 1 Baseball 3 4 LOIS DINGES Glee Club 3 4 F H A 4 F H A Reporter Hlstorlan 4 Pep Club 3 4 Annual Staff 4 Mlke 4 Dramatxcs 3 4 WV Seniors MARCIA SCHNEIDER Glee Club 13 4 Mixed Chorus 4 Band 1 F H A 4 F H A 2nd Vice President 4 Pep Club 1 2 3 4 Pep Club Treasurer 3 Annual Staff 4 Mike 12 3 4 Class Secretary and Treasurer l Class President 3 Dramatics 2 3 4 Junior Class Play Senior Class Play DLANE SWANSON Glee Club 4 Mixed Chorus 4 Intramural 4 Basketball 2 3 Class Secretary and Treasurer 2 Class Treasurer 4 Annual Staff 4 Drama tics 2 Junior Class Play Senior Class Play MARY ANN BERCK Glee Club 13 4 Mixed Chorus 4 Sextette 3 Trlple Trio 3 Pep Club 12 3 4 Dramatics 2 3 4 JAMES INNESS Glee Club 3 4 M1XBd Chorus 4 Intramural 1 2 3 4 Football 1 2 3 4 Basketball 1 2 3 Class Secretary 4 O Club 3 4 O Club Sergeant at arms 4 Mike 4 Annual Staff 4 Dramatics 3 4 Junior Class Play Senior Class Play. PHYLLIS ANDERSON Glee Club 1-3-4' Mixed Chorus 4' F. H. A. 4' F.H.A. Treasurer 4' Pep Club 1-2-3-4' P D Club Treasurer 4' Mike 2-3-4' Junior Class Play' Senior Class Play- 'W Sensors THOMAS BALL Football l 2 3 4 Basketball 1 2 3 O Club 3 4 Annual Staff 4 Junlor Class Play Whos Who 4 INEZ SWANTEK Glee Club 3 VICTOR MANGELSEN Glee Club 3 4 Mxxed Chorus 4 F F A O Club 3 4 O Club Sergeant at arms Track 4 Intramural 3 4 Football 1 2 3 4 MERN A LEE QUICK Glee Club 134 Sextette 34 Double Sex tette l Trlple Trlo 3 Class Pres1dent l Pep Club 1 2 3 Drlll Leader 3 Dramatlcs 3 Grld 1ron Attendant 4 Mlke 1 2 3 4 Mlke Co edltor 4 Annual Staff 4 Whos Who 4 Semor Class Play Mixed Chorus 1 4 JUNIOR GIRARDIN Intramural 3 4 Basketball 3 4 Baseball 3 4 HO Club 3-4. 1 N1 X X F Nix Seniors RAMONA WALGREEN Glee Club 13 4 Mlxed Chorus 4 Band 14 Sextette 4 M1ke 1 2 3 4 M1ke Co edxtor 4 Annual Staff 4 Dramatlcs 3 4 Class V1ce Presldent 3 4 Junlor Class Play Pep Club 1 2 3 4 Pep Club Cheer Leader 3 4 Sen1or Class Play Grldlron Queen 4 Whos Who 4 LAWRENCE SHEMEK Intramural 3 4 Football 2 3 Baseball Track 4 LAURA HARTSON Glee Club 1 3 4 Mlxed Chorus 4 Band 1 2 4 F H A 4 Pep Club 1234 M1ke 4 Drama tlcs 3 4 ROBERT JOHANSEN Glee Club l 3 4 Mlxed Chorus 4 Quartette 3 F F A 3 F F A Presldent 3 Intramural 2 3 4 Football 1 2 3 4 Basketball 1 3 4 O Club 3 4 O Club Presldent 4 O Club V1ce President 3 Mike 3 4 Junlor Class Play Sen lor Class Play Honorary Football Captam 4 Track 3 4 Who s Who 4 14 'wma vi 1-A ' ' y 1 ' 1 , - - - , - , M: V 1 y , . ' 1 J R H I - - - y - Y I , . ' ' . as 1 n 1 r ' I . t ' 9 ' 1 31 ' ' 1 v ' ' 1 . . . , - - - , , ' - Y fffksf ,. 'Xa' ' ' r 1 v 1 . ' . S A - . Q . . . , . . . , QMSZ? , lf' F - s . . . u rr - - 7 y - - 1 Y ' .IEE-55: . an 1 H Seniors JEANICE SCHOTT Glee Club 1 3 M1xed Chorus 1 Band 1 Mlke 1 2 3 Annual Staff 4 Dramatlcs 1 2 3 4 Pep Club 12 3 Pep Club Cheer Leader 3 Trlple Tr1o 3 Sextette 3 Double Sextette 1 Junlor Class Play Semor Class Play MAXINE GROSSNICKLAUS Glee Club 3 4 Mxke 12 3 4 Annual Staff 4 1 2 3 4 Pep Club Cheer Leader 2 3 Pep Club Presldent 4 Grldxron Attendant ADRIAN KRESHA Glee Club 3 4 M1X6d Chorus 4 F F A 3 Mlke 4 Dramatxcs 2 O Club 3 4 Class Vxce Presldent 1 Intramural 2 4 Football 2 3 Track 3 O - : ' 1 : ' - - z 9 - - - Q - - 9 2 ' 3 3 Z g . - 9 ' - - - 1 3 Dramatics 3-43 Class Secretary 3g Pep Club - - - Q - : 3 . - 9 ' 9 . . - 5 ' . ' . AK 77 - . ' , , , ' Q - 1 - 3 SY 5653 ywf- 21 A A+ ,F 'QQ if , A .0-A Senror Class Hrstory On a sunny mornrng 1n September of 1936 a group of sm1l1ng faces scrubbed shlny clean appeared IH the doorway of Mrs Merrxcks room for thelr frrst day of school Klndergar ten was a lot of fun drawlng cuttmg color mg and pastmg M1ss Nantkes taught us rn the fxrst grade We sat on our llttle red chalrs ln a Seml clrcle and learned to count and to read out of l1ttle green books about D1ck and Jane Dur1ng the next three years our teachers were Mrs Clemens M1ss Rasp and M1ss Hal qulst respectlvely Jeamce Schott came rn the second grade and Ramona Walgreen Jomed us ID the fourth The annual Polk County Spell1ng Contest was an outstandmg event Jean1ce Schott one of the contestants won three blue rxbbons On Mothers Day when we were rn the fourth grade we presented a play for our mothers Our rhythm band made several pub l1c appearances dur1ng these f1rst few years of school We wore l1ttle red capes and hats as we made muslc w1th stlcks oatmeal boxes trlangles and tambourmes In the flfth grade we gave up our rhythm band for tonettes and some of us began play 1ng real musxcal mstruments 1n the newly or gamzed school band M1ss Schlnzel was our teacher that year Upon entermg the department we consldered ourselves much older because we then passed from room to room Just lrke the h1gh school students and we even had a few partres Just l1ke therrs Jumor Grrardm Jomed us rn the slxth grade and Lee Adams Jomed us 1n the seventh grade J1m Inness and Lee Adams used to have fun chasxng each other around the de partment assembly In the course of one of these lxvely games of tag they accldentally broke the bust of Abe Lmcoln that had been rn the room for years and years Recesses were spent argumg about who was to be on whose baseball team and Just as everythmg was flnally settled tnot always to the satlsfactron of alll the bell would rlng and we would have to go back to classes Our teachers m the department were M1ss Swanson M1ss Duncan M1ss Anderson and Mrs Mxller When we reached the elghth grade we took a tmp to Lmcoln where we v1s1ted Morrlll Hall Mlllers Candy Kltchen and other mterestmg places At last we recexved our erghth grade dlplomas We were ready to enter hxgh school w1th memorles of many class pxcnrcs Senior Class The reporter paused and took a deep breath as he entered the door on whxch the followmg words appeared rn bold black letters Vrctor L Mangelsen Edxtor rn Chref Osceola Darly Chromcle Well 1ts about t1me you got here ' Behlnd the large oak desk nearly hldden un der a pyramld of unassorted papers we see the edxtor hlmself a man of large buxld w1th harr that IS hghtly greylng at the temples Ten years ago, Vrcs rich uncle dxed, leavmg hun a and all the other fun of our grammar school days Then came the happy h1gh school days Twenty c1ght of us had survxved our grade school experrences and were now on the thresh old of a new and exc1t1ng 11fe Our fxrst excrt 1ng exper1ence was Freshman 1n1t1at1on After that day I belleve all of us felt that we were full fledged hrgh school students A number of the Freshres were selected to serve at the Jun1or Sen1or banquet that year They were dressed as sallors The Sophomore year was a very uneventful year as It usually IS for every class but we d1d sponsor a very successful all hlgh school box socxal Exght of us ushered at Commence ment and Baccalaureate Our Jumor year was fllled to capacxty w1th mterestmg experlences Flrst our play Local Boy Makes Good was presented on November 13 to a record breakmg crowd Then came Jumor Rule Day which we d1d up mce and sweet' The Jumor Sen1or Banquet and Prom cllmaxed May for that year The theme car rled out for the occasion was Mardl Gras MHFCIH Schnelder was toastmlstress Our Sen1or year was character1zed by many events whlch seem to f1ll most Sen1or years The Gr1d1ron Coronatlon 1n Wh1Ch Ramona Walgreen was crowned queen and Bob Johan sen acted as Honorary Football Captam was held as a part of our flrst Homecommg Sneak Day was spent by the entlre class 1n Omaha Boys Town and the alrport were our mam Mama proved to be as successful as our Jun 1or class play Almost all of the sm1l1ng faces that appeared that mornlng rn September of 36 have d1sap peared but seven have remamed These are Tom Ball Laura Hartson J1m Inness Colleen Malek Sxd Sxgler and Marc1a Schnelder Of all those that had entered dur1ng thelr hlgh school days only Lo1s Dmges and Inez Swantek remaln Erme Glelm IS at Polk the Seaburg ers are near Shelby Lucllle Need lSchuttJ IS rnarrled Eugene Rhodes IS at Benedxct Now we are on the last lap of our hrgh school days Some are sad others are happy But 1n years to come wherever well be or whatever we re do1ng we ll always look back on our school days as the most care free days of our l1ves Prophecy huge sum of money whrch he 1nvested rn a newspaper Sorry s1r I came as fast as I could Never mmd that Kresha lets get down to busrness Each spr1ng all over the country ano ther class graduates from hrgh school Twenty years ago you and I d1d that very thlng S1nce that t1me the town of Osceola has grown xnto a c1ty we now have two newspapers trafflc lrghts and several other addltxons that mdrcate the growth of a prosperous cxty As a SPQCIR1 I O Y . . , ' i . 9 A 1 ' - . - . - n- . . , . 1 l . 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' . . , Semor Class Prophecy Contmued feature 1n the magazme sectlon of our Sunday ed1t1on I want you to fmd out what each mem ber of the class of 49 IS now dolng and wr1te an artlcle about them Thats all Thus we flnd our hero enter1ng a nolsy ta vern on the waterfront of New York Hrs eyes open w1de and hls mouth gapes as he sees a former classmate walk onto the stage and s1ng Set em up Joe-We gotta make dough Marcla' ' was the only thmg poor Kreek could utter After her song was f1n1shed the two sat at a small table ln the corner whlle Marcla now Torch McFlame related the sad story of her exper1ences smce graduatmg from old Osce Hlgh Early the next morn1ng Kresha set out for the Emplre State Bulldmg Someone had 1n formed h1m that Jumor G1rard1n was employed there As he walked over to the elevator he recogmzed h1s old frlend The two had a n1ce v1s1t Whlle rxdlng from the bottom of the bulld mg to the top and back agam Tell me Jumor why d1d you declde to be come an elevator operator'7 Well ever smce I was a small boy Ive wanted to go up ln l1fe and I cant thlnk of a faster way to reach the top can you Say d1d you hear about Sldv No tell me He had three glrls flghtlng over h1m Each wanted to marry h1m so the four went to Ara mcreased so that at the present t1me he has 29 w1ves Some l1fe eh? Not for me I pr1ze my bachelorhood Gotta leave now Jumor Thanks for the mformatxon On hls way to the court downtown Adrlan passed Carnegle Hall He saw a large b1l1 board ln front announcmg tonlghts program Jeamce Schott Hmmm that name IS famlllar Why of course she was a member of the class of 49 All that practxcmg she used to do cer talnly wasnt a waste of tlme Kresha swltched on the radxo W1ll poor Gwenevere rescue her husband from the clutches of the beautlful he1ress Does John know the danger that l1es ahead? Tune 1n tomorrow same txme same statlon when we w1ll brlng you further adventures of the true to l1fe story of Johns Other Wlte play ed by Phyllxs From Th1s program was wr1t ten and adapted to radxo broadcastmg by Lo1s Dmges Harper famous novellst and author of The LIVES and Loves of Mortlmer Snerd The reporter made a mental note of the oc cupatlons of these two gxrls After parklng hls car he walked mto the crowded courtroom On tr1a1 for the murder of James Inness IS Dlanne Buhl At one slde of the room we see Mrs Innes the former Marge Johansen Seated next to her IS that fearless detectxve Duane Swanson All IS qulet as the Judge comes 1nto the room Soon the days proceedlngs are well under way I assert that this g1rl was drxven 1nsane and smce she could never have the man she loved she wanted to make sure no one else could I suggest that we adjourn court untll a sanxty test can be g1ven to M1ss Buhl These words came from the greatest female lawyer 1n the Un1ted States Mary Ann Berck Her lust for argumg when she was young developed 1nto a colorful career That noon Adr1an lunched 1n one of the fa mous Adams restaurants He was surprlsed to learn that the Adams was none other than Lee hlmself He marr1ed one of h1s secretarxes Merna Qu1ck Th1s was a complete surprlse to everyone who heard about It After eatmg our reporter goes to one of the few entertamment centers 1n the blg c1ty As he looks at the program he sees that the f1rst event of the afternoon IS the mldget auto race It wasnt surprlsmg when Kresha notlced that Tom Sterup was one of the dr1vers He ought to be good at 1t' Fourth on the schedule the natlonally famous tlght rope walker Lawrence Shemek After leavlng the grandstand lllICl dentally Tom won the auto race! Kresha en tered a small tent to have h1s fortune told The name on the tent read Zem Ketnaws Thats Inez Swantek spelled backwards but he d1dnt fmd that out unt1l later That mght Adrlan boarded a traln to start back to the Mlddle West New York was okay but he m1ssed hrs home town He sat next to a man ln a navy umform who was on h1s way o Chlcago As they became better acqualnted and the sa1lor learned where Kresha was head ed he sald the best guys we had And talk about a SallO1 w1th a g1rl ln every port that guy came close to 1t Hls name was Bob but we all called h1m Joe Someone else I know comes from that town Oh yes d1d you know Burt Bra zee Hes manager of the Redheads now Its the flrst tlme ln the1r hlstory that that team has had a red headed manager Hxs wxfe IS the former Phyll1s Anderson She plays cen ter on h1s team Small world 1snt lt Just how small lt 1S was proved ln Chxcago when who should be seen but Laura Hartson She came to the Wmdy C1ty to work shortly after graduatton She marr1ed and settled there and IS leadmg a very normal llfe At last the tram pulled 1nto Osceola Kresha sat 1n the tra1n depot and wrote notes on the rest of the class that he hadnt seen on the tr1p Poor Tom Ball marrxed Maxme Grossmck laus That wouldnt be so bad but Ramona and Deloles moved 1n w1th them and the poor guy d1dnt stand a chance Wlth three women to boss h1m He tr1ed 1n vam to get r1d of the two but gave up and adapted hlmself to the condltxons Last but not least Colleen Malek left D12 standmg at the altar and eloped w1th an Okla homa o1l klng For complete detalls be sure to get the maga zme sectlon of the second Sunday ID May dur mg 1969 There IS also a complete account of the Inness murder and trial o 3 ' o 1 I .. 1 , - . . . , . . . . . ,, ' 1 u ' ' . . . 1 - aa J ry s ' , . IL 77 at ' as - . . . . I ' . ' . . , 1 . . ,I . . 9' v ' ' , . . . . ' , . . . ' ! Y . . . . - ' . , . ' v . . . . V I . - , - ' an - rs I 1 , . ss ' ' ' - ' v 1 x , YY ' ' 'I ' ! r ' ' ' . . . - , , , . . ' ' i ' J ' ' ' !! . cs n Q ' ' y - I nl ' ' ' ' ' . - . ' n ' ' y . bla and he marr1ed all three. HIS harem has 1-I Once knew a guy from Osceola. one of ' ' 77 . . . . . ' , I . . , U ' . '. . ' . ,, ' 5 l , ' 7 ! l - . , , . , Y . , - D ' - 1 . . . , - Y . . . Q . A - . . , . ,, Y 1 9 I . - . , . . ' , . - it ' ' Y! . U ' . . ' .1 . 7 . 7 ' ' . H , -- 1: - I l ' ' 1 - 1 . , , . , - K4 . G .,, I v . . , . , , , . . , I . . , ' - , . 1 ' . . , ' H , , . . - . - , . I 0 Senior Class WIII We the semor class of Osceola Hlgh School Vlllage of Osceola County of Polk State of Ne braska class of 1949 A D 1n our natural state of mlnd WP do hereby make publlsh and de clare th1s to be our last w1ll and testament Flrst as a classl we bequeath our bI'1l113I'lC9 It bemg the most lmportant and preclous th1ng we own to the lowly Junlors iwho really need 1tl They must promlse to use lt to the best of the1r ab1l1ty Secondly To the faculty we w1ll our remams to be d1str1buted as they see f1t iHeaven forbldb Thlrdly I Colleen Malek w1ll my f1ckleness to Mar1 lyn Mlller It gets klnda bormg gomg w1th one boy all the tlme and lt also makes llfe 1nterest mg very mterestlng Marllyn We Marge Johansen and Phyllxs From w1ll our desks 1n the front ifreshmanb sectlon of the assembly to Jane LEWIS and Mary Ann Johnson fCloser to the doors glrls and why be so soc1able'P 'U I Laura H11tSOH w1ll my muslcal ab1l1t1es IH regard to the p1ano to Geneva Word You mrght learn to play the plano yet Geneva I Lee Adams Wlll my charmlng manner ready 191 w1t and good taste 1n clothes to Tony Iwan I Tom Ball w1ll my lone W0lf1Sh style and bachelor hablts to Leo Negley women are the root of all ev11 Leo I Junlor Glrardm w1ll my fast talklng hablts to Vernon Boden who must promlse to use lt to the best of hxs ab1l1ty I MBXIHG Grossn1cklaus w1ll my everlastmg for a llttle whlle anyway romance w1th Duane Sterner to any Junlor who can take lt away I Lawrence Shemek w1ll my qulet unassum mg manners to Marl1n Nelson use them Marlln I Jeanlce Schott w1ll all my dramatlc mu SICHI and scholarly ab1l1t1es to the Swamtek tw1ns Rlta and Teresa D1v1de them evenly glrls We Adrlan Klesha and Tom Sterup w1ll our cars one good and one not so good to Phyllls Kresha so she will always have one or at least half a car left when she f1n1shes one of her dr1v1ng sprees I DeLores Grossn1cklaus w1ll my manners and laughmg spells to Barbara Egly I hope you w1ll stay wlth them as long as I have I Phyllls Anderson w1ll my mouse llke dxs pos1t1on funderstatement of the year'J to Elalne Grossn1cklaus-so shell stop bemg so bouncy I Dlanne Buhl w1ll my coy and fl1rtat1ous manner to Rosle Kennedy so shell never be w1thout them I Merna Lee Qulck w1ll my xntellectual capaclty to Ronald Swanson he may have trouble next year I Bob Johansen w1ll my boylshness to Jer ome Gabrlel need I say more? I Sldney Slgler w1ll my speed and wlde awakeness to LeMoyne Monson so h1s eyes w1ll be half open at least I Duane Swanson vull my lmmense U1 he1ght to Lyle Johnston Everyone will pat pou on the head Lyle I Inez Swantek w1ll my sweetness and cute sense of humor to Joann Eklund Never let lt get stale Joann I Ramona Walgreen w1ll my troubled love More fun' ' More broken hearts' l I Burton Brazee w1ll my red ha1r and helght to B1ll Johansen Then you can be a center B111 and can be 63Sl1y located on the floor by all the cute gals I J1m Inness w1ll my ablhty to get 1n good w1th M1ss Hanhardt to Ed Watts use plenty ot sweet syrupy words less tests that way We LOIS Dlnges and MHICIH Schnelder w1ll our letter w11t1ng to each other duung school and our gab sesslons every thud and seventh perxod to all Jumor glrls Lets see you get by w1th xt I Mary Ann Berck w1ll my talkatlveness to Dlck Sterup to be used at all tlmes Dlck I V1c Mangelsen w1ll my Charles Atlas set and lnflated muscles to Bob Husak and Don Peterson You need muscles to be semors boys Any resemblance between thls and a legal document IS purely accidental If any actual data on the statlstlcs of th1s w1ll exlsts please notlfy the senlor class of 49 and we w1ll do everythlng ID our power to repudlate Sald statements 0 Q ' 1 . A v v . . , . v D v ' , , . . i . , - . ,U . . Y . - , . - . i . . , , . ' . i . . - r l y - l I . ' 7 - . . , . v . . y , . . .1 , l y ' ' - - . . y . D , . . 3 . . - , . . .' y 'L O . . ' Q Y . . ' ' Q ' ' ' ' ' 1 C V I ! 9 1 M ' . - I , . , . . . 1 Y ! - l - 1 , 1 , I l1fe to Ronald Carlson and Rex Grossn1cklaus- ' 7 . - . . a . . ., . v . . t Y y ' - . . . . . - ' -1 ' ' ' Ai ' 17 1 s I A . ' I ' l . l . I v 1 ' - . U I . i . . V . . , . ' l . Y ' V .- .' ' . .' . 7 v ' ' v 1 . ! ll . . 1 - ' i , l 7 7 I V . l . . v l . ' ' ' . . . . ' ' 7 I . I Q . . . 9 ' ' D D y . A , . 7 ' ' ' l . . ' . .. . , . . , . .1 - - H n -in-1? f mv, M may shud WSW Underclassmen K1 'Qfx .J i W 1 BACK ROW L Negley R Grossmcklaus M Nelson D Sterup L Johnston R Carlson T Iwan MIDDLE ROW B Johansen G Word E Watts B Egly R Swanson M Miller B Husak V Boden J Eklund FRONT ROW E Grossmcklaus M Johnson D Peterson L Monson J Gabriel R Kennedy J Lewls P Kresha R Swaniek Mr Adams T Swaniek Junior Class Twenty SIX students compose the Jumor class th1S year Sxx of the fellows lettered 1n foot ball and seven part1c1pated 1n basketball three makmg the flrst team and four playmg on the second The class as a whole IS very promxn ent ln extra currlcular aCt1V1t1eS wxth many gxrls ln Pep Club and several boys and glrls workmg on the MIKE Staff We presented our play Tumblm Creek comedy on November 12 wxth great success Also 1n November we had a box soclal for the rest of the hxgh school to help raxse money for the mam event of the year the Jumor semor banquet whxch wxll be held 1n the sprmg Our sponsor IS Mr Adams and our offlcers are as follows Class Ufflcers Presxdent Ed Watts V1ce Presldent Ronme Carlson Secretary Joann Eklund Treasurer Barbara Egly :. .. , . . . ,. . . ,. . . . 1- 1- 1. 1- 1 - , - 1 Q , n 1: . . . . .a 1 a 1- 1- ,. 1. ,a 1: 1' 1 1 1s v 0 -' ac 'x na 1 1 x 1 - , l , . u 5 ...................... BACK ROW K Beebe M Youngstrom B Brown G Bryan D Gabriel E Shemek C Miller L Dmges MIDDLE ROW D Zedlcher D Kresha R Cerny A Johnson R Walgreen D Swanson M Kuh nel M Grossmcklaus W Johnson B Russel M Deeter FRONT ROW D Waits J Morgan S Ball J Malek R Koehler D Gustafson J Johnson R Kresha M Anderson F Kresha D Nelson Mr Major C Shemek Sophomore Class Our sophomore class thls year 1S the largest The sophomores have made the year busy 1n school We started the year Wlth thlrty but pleasant by being a Very active group Most of the fellows have an 1nterest m elther four members but two glrls moved away leav football or basketball whxle the glrls take ln mg us W1th elghteen glrls and fourteen boys many of the extra aCtlVlt1eS offered them Class llfficers Pres1dent Ronme Koehler Vlce Pres1dent Dwxght Swanson Secretary Treasurer Chr1st1ne Shemek t 1 1 . . . 1 1 1 1 , 1 1 1 1 1 , 1 1 1 1 1 1 o ' , 1 1 1 1 , 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 I ' ' 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 , 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 , - . . . 711- BACK ROW M Kmght R Johnson J Sierup K Esau J Carter R Auli B Peterson MIDDLE HOW J Carlson G Rlchards V Ferns D Lmdblade M Boden D Davxs D John son E Gabnel G Brazee FRONT ROW B Walgreen J Zedlcher D Augushne R Miller G Schmoker J Schott R Bern! F Ienn L Richards Miss Soderholm L Kennedy Freshman Class Seventeen boys and nme glrls better known morn Here we were ga1ly decorated wxth as freshmen took the1r places and began thelr Paint hpstlck Wave Set etc The ffeshles were worn out but declded It was a lot of fun The 1n1t1at1on party was held that evenmg The class of 52 was mltxated on October 1 The freshman Class also took part m the Everyone arrlved at school early that fateful homecommg parade Class llfhcers Pres1dent JoAnne Carlson V1ce Presldent Marlan Boden Secretary Treasurer Jack Schott Sponsor Mlss Soderholm C : . ' . . , . . . , . . . , . . I . 1 . I 1 . - 1 . . 1 . 1 . l , . - : . . . ' . - ' , . ' . . . . . ' 1 0 1 e 1 1 o 1 1 ' 1 , I I ' Y . . 1 ! ' I first year at OHS. ' , . . . , I Actlvltles :din M.- STANDING Mr Jacupke M Quick D Swan on L Dmg s J Inness D Buhl C Mal k M Grossmcklaus Mr Hansen SEATED T Ball M Schneider S Sxgler R Walgreen M Johansen Annual Staff The annual staff for the 1949 Bulldog constltuted a fairly large proportlon of the sen 1or class The unavoldable last mlnute rush was agam encountered lt seems as lf we ll never learn The long sought after results w1th1n these covers g1V8 you a good ldea of the work done by the entlre staff Members of the three remalmng class as SlSted ln the Wfltlng and Mr Jacupke our cla s sponsor and Mr Hanson 3dVlSed us Members of the Staff Co edltors Marcla Schneider Ramona Walgreen Assxstant Edltor Jeamce Schott Busmess Managers Colleen Malek Merna QUICK Lois Dmges Advertlsmg Sxdney Sxgler Duane Swanson Maxlne Grossmcklaus Jlm Inness Dlanne Buhl Snapshots Tom Ball Marge Johansen ' 4- ' a I , , . , . .: 1 . 3 1 . 1 . 1 e - , . , 1 . , . . 1 - 1 . , . 1 - 1 1 0 H ,, . . . . . 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BACK ROW B Egly C Miller B Peterson B Johansen A Kresha L Negly M Youngsirom K Esau B Brown J Inness D Alt T Sterup V Boden L Dmges M Miller MIDDLE ROW L Harison J Carlson V Ferns J Malek D Gustafson B Russell D Buhl P Anderson M Kuhnel R Walgreen M Berck M Grossmcklaus A Johnson M Schneider M Johansen J Eklund D Davxs Mrss Handhardt FRONT ROW R Walgreen L Rxchards B Walgreen E Grossmcklaus J Lewis R Kennedy M Anderson R Kresha E Gabriel D Johnson G Rxchards R Mrller J Johnson D Gross mcklaus J Morgan M Grossmcklaus J Zedxcher L Kennedy M Quxck The The MIKE the voxce of OHS 1S m 1tS SIX teenth year of pubhcatlon w1th elght xssues pubhshed each year The MIKE reports all the school news events and other ltems of lfl terest to 1ts subscrlbers The ed1t1ng and pub 11sh1ng of the MIKE IS extra currxcular Merna Qulck and Ramona Walgreen were co edltors durxng the school year of 1948 1949 A I E large staff composed of forty rnne members handled the wr1t1ng of features sports and class news art work and mlmeographmg The MIKE owes 1ts success to the subscrlbers and to the staff who have devoted much of then' tlme to work1ng on the paper Wlth the able ass1stance of Mlss Hanhardt we were able to place thxs years MIKE on a hlgh level of success 3 - 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 , 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . . 1 1 , 1 , 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 , 1 , 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 o 9 ' 1 1 0 . . . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 , 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 , 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 ' 1 1 1 Mk x x ' . .... , , . 1 , 1 v 1 ' BACK ROW D Gustafson C Rhodes R Mlller B Kennedy C Malek J Malek MIDDLE ROW R Sxgler A Branhng J Morgan R Walgreen B Glbbons J Z d1ch r Mr Adams ' ,W I FIRST ROW: L. I-lartson, J. Hech, B. Quick, R. Randall, G. Gustafson. P. Branting, M. l'-'lo'.:den. B Bush C Mlller Th1s year the school band has made an 1m pressxve come back under the d1rect1on of Mr Adams At the begmnmg of the term eleven begmners Jomed the band There were two d1v1s1ons to the band the begmners band and the advanced band The advanced band has played an lmportant part 1n many of the school 8CtlVltleS They played as a pep band at all the home basket ball games th1s year and also marched and played 1n the afternoon Coronat1on and Home commg Parade On December l all the band members spent the day at the Genoa Band Cl1n1c 1n Genoa all d Th1S year the school 1S awardlng band let ters to the hxgh school students who have played 1n the school band for the entlre year All band members are entltlcd to wear a ser VICE bar for every year of serv1ce IH the band and a chevron for every letter earned Several add1t1ons and 1mprovements have been made durxng the school year The Amerx can Leglon donated the money used to pur chase the new BBb bass and also the second hand sousaphone The band has sponsored the new Coke ma ch1ne IH the lower hall and profxts from lt are to be used to buy mus1c and other necessxtles for the band Boys' Glee Club BACK ROW L Adams V M1ngelsen B Brown M Youngstrom, L Negley T Sterup, A Kresha Mr Adams FRONT ROW D Nelson, D Augustme, M Anderson, D Swanson, J Inness, B Johansen, G Brazee, F Ienn Girls Glee Club BACK ROW P Anderson, A Johnson, M Kuhnel, M Muller, L Dmges, C Muller, B Egly, R Walgreen, R Cerny, L Dmges, M Berck Schnender, D Davns, M Johnson SECOND ROW E Gabrnel M Deeter M Johansen D Johnson, V Ferrns J Johnson, R Kennedy G Rnchards, D Gustafson, L Hartson, J Morgan, Mr Adams FIRST ROW E Grossmcklaus, J Lewus, S Ball, D Grossnncklaus, R Walgreen, M Grossnucklaus, P From, R Bernt, J Zeducher, C Shemek, J Carlson : . , . . , . , . . , . . , . . 0 i THIRD ROW: M. Qulck, C. Malek, J. Malek, M. Grossnicklaus, G. Word, D. Buhl, B. Russell, M. Boden, M. Sextet ...wsu K' Kr 'QV M Muller J Morgan, B Russell, C Malek M Quick R Walgreen M Johansen Mixed Chorus B Egly, M Deeter THIRD ROW M Berck M Schneuder, P Anderson, V Mangelsen, L Adams, A Kresh1, M Boden C Malek D Buhl SECOND ROW R Walgreen, S Ball, M Johansen, J lnness D Swanson, B Johansen M Anderson, M Qulck, B Russell FIRST ROW J Zedlcher, L Hartson, D Davls, D Aug ustune, D Nelson, F lenn, G Brazee, J Morgan, D Johnson, Mr Adams . ' , . . . , . ' , . , . . O BACK ROW: M. Miller, G. Word, L. Dinges, B. Brown, M. Youngstrom, L. Negly, T. Sterup, M. Grossnicklaus, 1 . , . ' .... C . , . , BACK ROW D Gabriel L Johnsion B Brazee S Sxgler R Sterup R Grossmcklaus MIDDLE ROW V Mangelsen R Carlson T Ball M Nelson J Inness Mr Jacupke FRONT ROW L Monson E Watts A Kresha J Glrardxn L Negly L Adams B Johansen B Husak For the second year the O club has be They also sold at the county and d1str1ct come a part of our campus actlvltles All boys tournaments The offlcers for thls year were who have lettexed m athletlcs any of the four Presldent Bob Johansen Vlce Presldent Tom Ball years are allglble for membershlp The O Secretary Treasurer Sld Slgler club sponsored a party and sold at several of Sergeant at arms Jim Irmess the football and basketball games V1c Mangelsen li M O Club Tom Ball Maxme Grossmcklaus Bob Johansen Ramona Walgreen Merna Qulck Lee Adams Dothe and Donme Watts Homecoming Monday November 8 1948 was the home commg game A parade conslstlng of floats made by each hlgh school group was led up town by 18 pep club members at 4 oclock That evemng at the half of the game w1th Fullerton the pep club glrls carrylng a wel come banner agam led the parade, cons1st1ng of mne floats A convert1ble decorated w1th pmk and whlte streamers carrled the three can dldates Merna Qu1ck, Ramona Walgreen and Maxlne Grossnlcklaus out onto the f1e1d The last float, the coronatlon float, wlth a back ground of green velvet was decorated w1th the p1nk and blue streamered throne and attend ants chaus The football captam Bob Johansen escorted Ramona Walgreen up to the throne Tom Ball escorted MHXIHC Grossmcklaus, and Lee Adams Merna Qulck Dottle and Donnle Watts were crown bearer and flower glrl Ramona was then crowned Gr1d1ron Queen of 1948 After the crownmg, the coronat1on party remamed on the float whlch carr1ed them off the freld X, 6 . 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' 5 1 I 1 BACK ROW R Kennedy E Gabnel J Carlson V Ferns M D eier D Gustafson R Kresha D Johnson G Richards D Davls L Hartson LHIRD ROW M Schneider M Ouxck J Eklund S Ball J Malek M Johansen C Malek B Rus sell M Boden M Berck SECOND ROW L Dmges R Cerny M Kuhnel M Mlller C Miller L Dmges B Egly A John son R Walgreen D Buhl Mlss Soderholm mcklaus J Zedrcher C Shemek P Anderson CHEERLEADERS R Walgreen E Grossmcklaus M Grossmcklaus Pep Club The QHS pep C1ub S Sponsor has begn one of The cheelleaders for the year were Ramona our new faculty membels MISS Soderholm The Wa1g1een Elalne Grossnxcklaus Jean1ce Schott g1r1s have been very 3Ct1V8 sellmg at the game and drlumg at most home games There and Mava G1OSSH1Ck1HLlS The drlll leader was s are 41 members We have been behmd the fellas wholeheartedly and have stuck wlth them through thlck and th1n Sk1ts and Pep Ralhes have been glven before every game to send the team mto the game wlth a Splflt that any game can be won Janet Malek The off1cers wele Maxme Grossnlcklaus, pres1dent Marge Johansen v1cepres1dent De lores Grossmcklaus secxetary Phyllxs Ander son treasurer l14 . FRONT ROW: J. Johnson, J. Lewis, D. Grossnicklaus, J. Morgan, P. Kresha, P. From, M. Gross- . . . ' 2 l BACK ROW R Kresha P From S Ball L Harison M Johnson J Zedxcher SECOND ROW Mass Soderholm R Kennedy E Grossmcklaus J Johnson J Lewxs D Gustafson M Boden R Cerny M Deeier M Schnexder FRONT ROW M Grossmcklaus P Anderson R Walgreen M Miller L Dmgos C Miller A. Johnson B Egly M Kuhnol B Russell F. H. A. The Osceola Chapter of F H A was organ lzed on February 25 The flrst meetmg was called to order and the followmg offxcers were elected Flrst V109 Pres Ela1ne Grossmcklaus Second VICE Pres Marcla Schnelder Secretary Mava Grossmcklaus Treasurer Phylhs Anderson Reporter and Hlstorlan Lols Dmges Parllamentarlan Sally Ball Song Leader Joyce Morgan Pianist Carol Mlller These offlcers were mstalled m offlce by the Stromsburg Chapter on March 9 On Aprll 2 we sent three delegates from our group to represent Osceola at the State Con vent1on m Lmcoln The three chosen were Bar bara Egly Elame Grossmcklaus and Joan John son On Aprll 5 the F H A glrls were 1nv1ted to the F F A meetmg at whxch the F H A mstalled thexr offlcers President ,..,...................... Barbara Egly BACK ROW K Esau L Johnston R Sterup G Bryan J Sterup W Johnson MIDDLE ROW E Watts R Ali R Carson J Carter B Husak D Swanson D Augushne FRONT ROW L Richards D Watts G Schmoker D Lmdblade V Boden D Zedxcher D Pe terson G Brazee F Ienn Mr Monson F. The Future Farmers of Amer1ca or F F A as lt IS commonly called IS the natlonal organlzatlon of by and for boys studymg vo catlonal agrlculture 1n publmc secondary schools under the provlsxons of the Natlonal Vocatlonal Educatlon Acts The Osceola Chapter of the Future Farmers has 12 Green Hands and 12 Chapter Farmers One of the outstandmg act1v1t1es of th1s year IS the tr1p to the Nat1ona1 Conventlon at Kan sas C1ty by some of the members It sponsored a local pubhc speakmg contest We had our F parllamentary procedure team compete at Lm coln Neb It had two delegates go to the State Conventxon We had a lot of flV6 acres planted to corn for an F F A progect The offxcers durmg the term 1948 1949 were Presldent Ed Watts Secretary Lyle Johnston Treasurer Ronald Carlson Reporter Vernon Boden Sentinel D1ck Sterup Advlsor Mr Monson . A. of America is composed of 24 members. It Vice-President Bob Husak Junior Senior Banquet On May 7 1948 the JL1Ill0lb wele hosts to the Semors and membexs ot the Faculty at a tormal banquet and Prom glV6I1 ln the Osceola Hlgh School gym Jun1o1s and Sen1o1s from schools 1n the Golden Rod Conference were 1n Vlted for the Prom whlch started at 9 oclock The settlng tol the FQSIIVAI was a Ma1d1 Gras The entlre ce1l1ng ot the gym was co vered Wlth assorted clepe papel Strlps of sez able length Long stungs of balloons hung amld the serpentxne The walls were coveled wlth paper and palnted to represent floats IH the Mardl Glas parade Foul lalge balloon bags f111ed Wlth confettl and balloons hung from the lafters A huge palnted mask was placed at the bottom of the steps through WhlCh eyely one stepped upon enteung In the center of the room was a gldSS mat COX619d w1th SEVSIH1 stuffed anlmals and wlth balloons Tables were placed ln a cucle axound this centerpxece 'lhe tables wexe decolated wxth centerp1eces of balloons and contettl At 6 oclock the guests and Jumors began to a1r1ve The gay colors of the glrls formals added to the atmosphere MHFCIB Schnelder was toastmxstress of the proglam Dlnnex was pzepared by the Cathol1c Ladles Gulld The Freshmen g1l1S dressed xn gay cos tumes to sult the OCCBSIOII were Waltresses The IT'lLlblC lOl the Prom was provlded by Kay M1lls and hls olchestra LaVonne D1nges and Mava GlObbIllLkldUS were honored by belng chosen to SGIVC punch and COOKICS at the Prom because ot the attxactlveness of the1r costumes The balloon showers were cut loose at dlf felent mtervals durlng the dance ra1n1ng bal loons and confettl ove1 GVQIQODC Packages of confett1 we1e handed out to be thrown freely by GXSIYOIIE Holns and blow outs added to the fun and the COIlfLlSl0I1 The flrst Ma1d1 Glas Ball was a great success I I pentine hung from the rafters to almost reach- 1 i i BACK ROW G Word tMrs Gwen Whxtel M Nel on tWa1t r Whziel M M111 r tMrs Esther Thom asl R Swanson tJohn Thomasl L Johnston tCook1e Paynl R GTOSSDICAIBUS tJoe Bevmsl T Iwan tOscar Hlcksl FRONT ROW R Kennedy tSa1l1e Paynel E Grossrxcklaus lKat1e Thomasl A Kmghi tMrs Nanme Payne? J Gabr1el tGeorge Payn l B Egly tMrs Mollxe Nxckolsl V Boden tHenry Nlckolsl E Watts tDave Wxllmamsl J Eklund tMadge Johnson? J Lewzs tMrs Susxe Hxcksl Junlor Class Play The 3un1o1 class presented 1ts class play Tumbl1n Creek lll the hlgh school aud1tor 1um on Novembe1 12 The stou took place IH the spr111gt1me about flfteen yea1s ago The play was 1 h1llb111y Lomedy 111 th1ee 1cts and took plate 111 He111y Nlekols g91lL1ll 51016 111 See Daxe W1ll1'1ms the new school teaLhe1 at Tumblm C eek 1 v o1d111a1x 100l-illlg young Clty chap and lb 1ust out ol college But to p1etty young Kat1e Thomas and Sallle Payne and the rest ot the you11g lad1es Ill the school he IS very att1act1ve and a g1eat Latch T many of the old v1llage tolk Daxe W1l1l8mS seems pretty much ot a SlSSy but not to the leadmg resldents 1n the comrnumty and mem bers of the school board, M1 Payne and Mr Thomas so they set the1r caps to get the pro fESSOl f01 then daughters A natural r1va1ry lS a1oused between the Payne and Thomas clans a11d when to the husband chase 1S added an lLlll1lOIllOLlN 11g11111e11t about .1 stolen p1g hell busts loose lll Tlllllbllll A 1115111855 feud lS lll th makmg md fat111t1es a1e p1e xented only by tl1e Shl6VVClllf.SS of the old 91019 keepe1 HGIHGIQ N1ckols md h1s xufe Mollle M1 N1ckols mam 111101951 l1es IlOt Ill DTGSQIV mg peace but Ill tollettmg two age old debts f1om M1 Pavne and M1 Thomas Wlth the a1d of the N1ckols Dave manages to elope w1th he lady ot h1S ChOlCE who IS ne1ther a Payne or a Thomas and peace lS restored to the hllls : . . ' , . s ' ' , . ' e . - , . . . 2. . ' , , . e , . . , . . . , . , . . . I 11 - 1 11 - ' ' - , I , j ': . 1 X 4 - . 1 C 4 ' v 1 VV 4 'X Z ' . r . ' I R A' '4 1 - , ' ' A V . 1 Tur11bli11' Creek village in the hills of Tennes- ' ' 'Q ' H 'A U . 1 . --I ' e z '- - - 1, Q is Z ery , ' .vu ' v .1 VY J . K.: ' 5 . - - . S . H . ' . i h , - ' v H . ' T s 1 I O - -I -I .. l ' ' . ' v v ' ' ' ' ' 'Y . . ' , - ' t 1. 1 - v ,H - - Sensor Play 'Llfe Wlth Mama What a llfe It IS When the Old Rellable Drug Store ceases to be rel1 able because of Chaln store compet1t1on Mama pltches ln to help Papa She nearly p1tches the Smxth famlly 1nto the poor house The laun dry busmess Mama starts gets her 1nto a lot of trouble Because she does not have a laun dry lxcense Mama goes to Ja1l Easy Street IS Just around the corner but Ab1ga1l Mamas colored helper rums the bankers favor1te Shlft and Papa does not get his loan to remodel the drug store Before lt IS over Papa and the Banker spends the nlght ln Jall Mama s patent med1c1ne soothes the bankers nerves and Ma mas daughter L1nda elopes Wlth the bankers son Bruce Donahue the pollceman who comes to arrest Mama remalns to court Mlss Thomas the Smlths roomer L1nda and Bruce almost break up before they elope Nancy an ener get1C slxteen year old IS out to get a new for mal for the spr1ng dance at her hxgh school The banker and h1s Wlfe are from the SOC1al reglster but the banker has an awful temper As a whole the play was a blg success The cast was as follows Papa Mama Nancy Ramona Thelma Thomas Ab1ga1l Kane Jerome L1nda Bruce Hammond Donahue Vera Hammond Harry Hammond Jxm Inness Dlanne Buhl Jeanxce Schott Marcla Schnelder Phyll1s From Duane Swanson Ramona Walgreen Bob Johansen Burton Brazee Phyll1s Anderson Lee Adams I , . . ,, . . . . . . . , - - , - Y . , - . . . ! . ' , , ................................................ . . . . , - , , ......,.................................. . , . . ' , ,..,..................., ..,............. , ' ' , ..,.,..,.... ,.......... M erna Quick . . . . , - - ' . . , 1 ' - v ' 2 v 9 - s ' ' U I I Y -' A - '-. q . , . ' , , - ........................ we 6' Jacupke Coaches Bulldogs One of the new faculty members at the Os ceola schools th1S year IS Gerald P Jacupke Mr Jacupke took over the coachmg posltxon from the out gomg coach Mr Shada June 6 1946 Mr Jacupke attended Nebraska Unlverslty and was a member of the vars1ty football squad He graduates wlth the honol of bemg the youngest letterman Durmg the past year Coach Jacupkes foot ball and basketball teams have had a season of great sportsmanshlp whlch IS one of h1s mam coachmg pomts Although the team suf fered several defeats they were consldered Along w1th h1S coachmg dutles Mr Jacupke IS also an mstructol IH B1ology American H1s tory General SCICHCC and all Phys Ed classes After being discharged from the service on moral victories by the coach and fellas' Football BACK ROW Coach Jacupke D Gabnel '1' Ball D Sterup B Brazee S Sxgler G Bryan M Nel son Mr Ma1 or SECOND ROW L Adams J Inness B Johansen E Watts R Carlson V Mangelson J Sterup E Shemek B Husak L Monson G Brazee FRONT ROW K Beebe J Schott F Ienn B Peterson The 1948 football season got off to a good start wlth 34 reportlng for practxce There were seven return1ng lettermen all senlors The seasons power was w1th Dav1d C1ty The Bulldogs were unexperlenced yet and lost to a powerful Dav1d C1ty team 33 6 The Bulldogs old rxval Stromsburg came to the faxrgrounds f1eld where the Bulldogs were on the long end of a 2 0 score In the next game the Bulldogs handed a fa vored Sxlver Creek team a 9 0 defeat at S11 ver Creek The Bulldogs played Shelton a return game from some years back when they were dropped from the schedule At the end of a very rough game the Bulldogs were handed a 12 6 defeat The Bulldogs motored to Polk another rlval for the flfth game of the season and gave them In the next conference game the Genoa Or1a1s came to Osceola and defeated the Bull dogs 25 O For the last conference game the Osceola boys were badly crxppled wlth 1nJur1es and took a 13 0 defeat at the hands of a fast Clarks squad Our last game of the season was w1th Ful lerton on the home f1eld A large Homecom1ng parade was the feature of the afternoon and the coronatlon of the grldlron queen at nlght Fullerton won the game 6 0 when on a lxne play they stole the ball and ran back a touch down The years lettermen were Sld Slgler Bur ton Brazee Don Gabrlel Gerald Bryan Bob Husak Vxc Mangelson Tom Ball J1m Inness Dlck Sterup LeMoyne MonsonJ Marlm Nelson Bob Johansen Lee Adams Ronme Carlson and Ed Watts e They Dav1d C1ty Stromsburg Shelton Polk Genoa Clarks Fullerton 6 N - W y ' ' . . I,'v,Y---.-A--.----..---.---.- U 6 . ' ' ' ........s....ss.............l..l 2 0 a 19-7 defeat. Silver Creek ..,.,.,,...,.................. 9 0 6 12 - ' , ,...,.,...................................,... 19 7 - - .,.,....,..,.............................. 0 25 ' ' , ' ' ' ............................... 0 BACK ROW B Johansen D Watts D Zedncher M Anderson H Walgreen MIDDLE ROW D Swanson J Gxrardxn E Waits D Gabnel L Monson R Loehler FRONT ROW Mr Mayor B Brazee L Johnston D Sierup M Nelson R Grossnxcklaus L Negly Coach Jacupke Basketball Forty five boys reported to Coach Jacupke Because there were more than he could han dle the squad had to be cut down The Bulldogs took their flrst defeat from Clarks in the opening game but came back strong to take the David City team by a small margin The Bulldogs received another defeat on the home court when the Silver Creek team came over and showed that they had a good bunch of boys The next game was wlth Stromsburg with the flrst team suffermg another defeat and the second team recelvmg their first victory The Bulldogs were not through yet They considerable ease The next game was with Shelby on the home court Shelby beat us by a small margin Osceola suffered another defeat from the strong Fullerton team Due to weather condi tions the Fullerton game was postponed and had to be played on Saturday night The next game with Polk was a close one with Polk commg out on top wxth a score of 39 29 The first night of the Polk County Tourna ment Osceola was beaten by Polk The Osceola Seconds defeated Polks reserves easily and came back to take a close wm from the Stroms burg Seconds, which made them reserve champions for basketball. beat Rising City in their next home game with The next three games were lost by a large margm Osceola showed up very good agamst St Bon Last mmute scormg defeated the Bull dogs IH a hard fought battle Osceola beat Polk 1n the next game but were agaln slowed down by the fast Genoa and Au rora teams The Bulldogs showed the1r ab1l1ty to w1n when they trlmmed the favored St Ed team The Osceola reserves turned up wxth a sea The Osceola team lost by a large marg1n when we played Shelby 1n the D1str1ct Class C Tournament here at Osceola The records mdlcate a poor season for the Bulldogs but they showed good sportsmanshxp and the ab1l1ty to play good ball Clarks Davld C1ty Sllver Creek Stromsburg Rlslng C1ty Shelby Fullerton Polk Stromsburg Shelby St Bon Polk Aurora Genoa St Ed Class C Dzsinci Tournament Shelby Osceola Polk County Tournament Polk 44 Osceola They Coach Jacupke. E. Watts. L. Negley. B. Brazee, L. Johnston. R. Grossmcklaus. ' We ' ,,,,,r,,.,..,..........,........,....... 36 48 - I - ' ,r,,,.,,,,,,,,.,,.,,.A.,.,..,.. . 29 28 - . '- ' - ' ,,,r,,,,,,,,,,,...,...,,., ., 19 38 ' ,.,.....,................,.,..,. 28 39 , ' , ' ' ' ,.,.............t......t.,, 34 22 , ' .,...,...,.,......,........,,......t.t.. 24 30 I . U g ....,.,,,,...,.....A....,,,......... 23 46 ' , , , .,,,.,.,...,,,.r,,,,t,..,,......,.,,,.,....... 29 31 16 38 son's record of 10-18 games. - Silver Creek ' ' 37 62 23 49 . . . ' , . ....,,...............,....,,........ .. 41 50 . ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,......,,,,..,,,...... 51 32 t Q ,,,r.,,.,,,.,,,...,...................,, 25 47 , - ,,,,,,.r,,.,,,,,,,,,,,....,......,.,.,.,.. 32 47 ' ' ' , . ,..,,..,....,...............1........... .. ss 39 53 34 39 Lookmg Back September 3 and 4-Reglstratxon We get to gether once agam September 6--Flrst day of school 113 report for classes September 7 Pep Club meetmg 49 members enrolled Muslc try outs September 13 F F A Conference meetmg September 17 F1rst football game Osceola vs Dav1d Clty here We lost 33 6 meetmg Golden Rod September gmary September of the September lected September here September September September 21 Mlsner Players presented Ima Invalxd 22 Haberman took smgle pxctures whole school 23 Bonflre rally Freshmen col fxrewood and made the dummy 24 Football game wxth Stromsburg We won 2 0 26 Davxd Mylan character artlst 27 G1r1s Phys Ed organlzed 30-September MIKE IS out OCTOBER October 1 Freshman Imtxatxon Football game at S11ver Creek We won 9 0 Fxrst hlgh school art glven by the senxors for the P Y freshmen October 5--Jumors ordered rmgs from Josten s October 7 Howell glass blowers presented a program to the school los 6 12 October 11-Second F F A meetmg October 15-Football game at Polk We won 197 October 20-Roy Mayer the maglcxan gave an assembly program October 22 Football game here wlth Genoa We lost 25 0 October 27 Football game at Clarks We lost 13 0 October 28 and 29 D1Stf1Ct Teachers Conven tlon No school NOVEMBER November 3 Harry Whlte presented a sclence program November 5-Homecommg football game w1th Fullerton We lost 6 0 November 8-F F A meetmg November 12-Jumors present the play Tum blm Creek November38-Senxor g1r1 tea sponsored by the P E November 23 Red Head basketball team play ed the Dxstrlct coaches here November 25 and 26 MIKE 1S out Thanks g1v1ng vacat1on DECEMBER December 1 Genoa Band Cl1n1c at Genoa Our band went December 2 Football banquet sponsored by December 3 Flrst basketball game here wlth Clarks We lost 36 48 December 7 Basketball game wlth Davxd Cxty there We won 28 29 December 8-J D Smlth and John Blyth gave a muslcal program for the school December 13 The Whxte Hussars presented a program for the publxc December 14-Basketball game here wlth S11 ver Creek We lost 38 19 December 15 F F A meet1ng December 19 Basketball game at Stromsburg We lost 39 28 December 21 Basketball game here wlth Rxs mg C1ty We won 34 22 December 22 Chrlstmas program December 23 Chrxstmas party Vacatxon starts December 29 Parent Teacher meetmg JANUARY January 3 Back to school after a wonderful vacatxon January 6 Haberman took the semor and group plctures for the annual January 7 Basketball game wxth Shelby here We lost 30 24 January 8-Basketball game wlth Fullerton there We lost 46 23 January 10 F F A meetmg January 11 Basketball game at Polk We lost 31 29 here We lost 38 16 January 29 The MIKE 1S out FEBRUARY February 1 Basketball game at Sllver Creek We lost 62 35 February 4-Basketball game at Shelby We lost 23 49 Febrruary 10 and 11 Polk County Toumament ere February 14-Basketball game at St Bon We lost 41 50 February 18 Basketball game w1th Polk here We won 51 32 February 19 Basketball game at Aurora We lost 47 25 February 21 F1rst F H A meetmg 26 gurls enrolled February 22 Basketball game here wxth St Ed We won 56 39 MARCH March 1 2 3 4 D1str1ct C Tournament here March 7 Local Declamatory contest March 9 F H A meetmg at Stromsburg In stallatxon of offlcers F F A meetmg March 11 Sophomore party March 14-F F A meetmg March 15 D1str1ct Oratorlcal contest March 21 Regents Exams March 23 F F A meetmg March 29 Sukx dog show by Leon Smxth an the PCD Club assembly program .. 0 tb . 'th Sh lt th . ' ' Octoag 8-QFD? :fu game W1 e on ere January 19-Basketball game with Stromsburg Lookmg Back Continued APRIL Apr11 1 MUSIC Festlval here Apr1l 5 F F A lnstallatlon of offlcers and palty f F H A Apr11 Aprll Apr1l Aprll Aprxl Aprll Ap1 11 Aprll 8 Neblaska Wesleyan A Cappella chon' and 9 MUSIC Contest at Fullelton Kearney cholr Robblns gaxe an assembly plogram Serum Play L1fe vuth Mama F H A Bake Sale Waffle ay Boys Tovxn Chou' here Balbauta 744444 Apr1l Aprll Apx 11 Aprll Maw May May Maw May 26 F F A fun eed 27 F H A meetmg 28 Lessell Marlonettes 29 F H A Style Shovx MAY 2 F F A meetmg 6 Jumor Senlor banquet and prom 111213 F F A conxenlon 15 Baccalauxeate 18 Commencement SCHOOL IS OUT ' ' ' From the Senlor Class of 1949 to all the busmess people xx ho adw er tlsed 111 thlg annual thus helpmg make It a success' F21 O O 1 1 ' - . . . f . '- 'or I . I. . K ' - . . . 5 f. ' 7- '. I Ho- 1. K - . .. . I . ' 13- ' 1 ' . , May 11-F. H. A. meetmg. 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CONGRATULATIONS OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS OSCEOLA LUMBER CO Phone 5 Osceola Nebraska CONGRATULATIONS DR C R PETERSON 4 Q S DR R O PETERSON BOHL S SHOE SERVICE X R Y DENTISTS D agno S e la N b aska W be App e t d Phone 7 Best of Luck to the Semols of 1949 your CONSUMERS PUBLIC POWER COMPANY P bl cly O ned CONGRATULATIONS to the SENIOR CLASS OF 1949 Irvm 85 Maude Noble Osceola Nebraska Se ng the P bl c GOOD SERVICE LESTER ANDERSON S BARBER SHOP COURTEOUS TREATMENT Osceola Nebraska ll 9!! r . 0 . 4 7 X- a i ' OSC O' e r - Your Flower Orders ' ill I' Cia e ,C u i W ---- rvi u il 7 ' L., GENERAL BLACKSMITHING AND WELDING IVAR OBERG Proprxetor Osceola Nebraska SINCERE CONGRATULATIONS T0 The C 'iss of 1949 POOL AND CARD ROOM Floyd Headlee Proprletor Osceola Nebraska REECE TRACTOR Sz EQUIPMENT CO T A Reece FORD TRACTORS Dearboln Falm Equlpment Osceola Nebraska CONGRATULATIONS To Tue Semor Llass OSCEOLA ICE AND LOCKER STORAGE Osceola Neblaska Phone 26 BEST WISHES SENIORS KEPNERS Funeral Servlce Furmtul e Phone 57 Resldence 12 We are All Out for Osceola Hlghl ORD O WALLACE RYAN'S SHOP F V M and Vete11nf111an We Thank You' Call Agaml Osceola Neb1aska HEADLEE'S Fromrhe ' 9 DuPont Paints Whitman Candy SINCERE CONGRATULATIONS To the Class of 1949 BUSH'S DRUG STORE FIRST NATIONAL We Give s se H Green stamps Congratulations Seniors From BANK Cameo Hosiery Hudnut Toiletries MEMBER OF F D. 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