Osceola High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Osceola, NE)

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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

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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

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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