Papillion High School - Papionian Yearbook (Papillion, NE)

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Stormed at with science and math, Still braving Latin's wrath, Struggling o'er the rugged path, In the Realm of Academic. In all school activities And Juniors festivities Shone the Class of Twenty-six. Teachers to right of them, Teachers to left of them, Teachers in front of them Taught and expounded. Were they dumfounded? Not so you could notice it! No not e'en a little bit. J udged by their demeanors, You see they are now seniors! No more with the throng they mix, This Class of Twenty-six. Onward, the Bright Bridage! Oh, what a charge they made, Throughout the twelfth grade! Now with their goal in sight, Bravely renewed the fight. Proudly waved the blue and white History and Civics fell They that had fought so well Now of Chem's violence tell. Through the Realm of Academics Passed the Class of Twenty-six. Oh, that was valiant charging Through four years of toil and care. Ever and anon enlarging Their store of knowledge there. With their courses now completed, This valiant class, ne'er defeated, May the joys of victory share. In the field of Athletics No other class surpasses Either the lads or the lasses Of the Class of Twenty-six. Thirty-nine Freshmen came Into this Realm. Thirty-three Seniors this glory claim: Their number surpasses All previous classes In the school's history. When can their glory fade? Oh, the wild charge they made Through the Land of Academics! Honor the Bright Brigade, Noble Class of Twenty-six! Amelia Magaret, '26 Twenty-Seven

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Twenty-Six PAPION IA N THE CHARGE OF THE BRIGHT BRIGADE fWith apoligies to Tennysonj Half a grade, half a grade, Half a grade onward, To the realm of academics Came the Class of Twenty-six, Came to fight for Education In Papio High, by acclamation The best in all the nation. Forward, the Bright Brigade! Charge for the book ! he said, Into the Realm of Academics Came the Class of Twenty-six. Forward, the Bright Brigade l' Was there a one dismayed? Not tho' these Freshies knew The Seniors, and Juniors, too, Would scoff at and jeer them. Their's not to make reply, Their's not to reason why, Their's but to do, and to try Not to see them or hear them. Into the Realm of Academics Came the Class of Twenty-six. Teachers to right of them, Teachers to left of them, Teachers in front of them Taught and expounded. Is it a wonder, then, They were dumfounded? Stormed at with Latin rules, Saucepans and sundry tools, Into the lab. and shop Steadily, with ne'er a stop, Into the Vale of Mathematics Came the Class of Twenty-six. Passed in their Freshman work Not one thing did they shirk. Now to their Sophomore year Boldly passed without fear. Oh, what a prospect drear! Plunged into Botany, English, Geometry, Right through the course they broke Victorious at every stroke, Into the Realm of Academics, Came the Class of Twenty-six. Flashed all their talents bare, Heads now held high in air, Charging the course severe, ,Of their Junior year.

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Senior Class Prophecy Please note that this prophecy of the class of '26 is written as though the author were a mem- ber of the class. One day as I, Emery Megel, was working in my office, my pretty secretary of whom my wife has always been jealous, announced that an old school- mate wished to see me. Although my duties as mayor of Papillion kept me very busy, I was glad to welcome my old friend, Paul McCoy, who had won world wide fame as an artist. I invited him out to my home to have lunch with my wife and l. Florence was very glad to see him. After he had left I began to wonder what had become of all my classmates since the day we graduated some lif- teen years ago. This thought and wonder bother- ed me in my business by day and dreams by night. I became so filled with the desire to know about them that I concluded to set my latest and most reliable De Forest Detector at work to search the universe for trace of each of them. Presently I was rewarded by a humming of the metallic plate in the mercuric reservoir and put- ting my ear to the receiver, Lo! these are the won- derful passages of history that it repeated to me as it responded to the vibrations of earth and air. At first I heard a continual popping sound and wondered what it could be. I found that Edwin Hagedorn, through the rash extravagance of his wife, was forced to work for his living much against his will and is running a popcorn stand. Suddenly I heard an awful shriek, I looked about to see what had happened to Florence but she was calmly reading. It was Helen Spearman, private secretary of Henry Ford. She was having a tooth extracted by Jesse Reinking, a noted dentist in Detroit. Next the village gossip of a small town in west- ern Nebraska came to me from the barber shop of Gates Miller and John Haug. Strains of wonderful music reached my ears! It was a grand opera singer and none other than Dorothy Fase. Presently I heard a faint babble which reminded me of hours spent in the little red schoolhouse. lt was a group of Filipino children reciting their A B C's to their teacher, Irene Frazeur. Hattie and Edna Schauland through the death of a distant relative inherited a large fortune. They used this to establish a large dog and cat hospital in one of the large cities of this country and are doing much to alleviate the suffering of these poor animals. At this point the instrument stopped working, 1 was in dispair but presently the hum recom- menced. A terrible clamor next came through the receiv- er. Edythe Archer, who was happily married and living on a farm, was tending her flock of prize guineas. George Ayres is the author of several text books on astronomy and intelligence tests. Anna Hahn and Helen Petersen both chose a political career. Helen is governor of Texas and Anna is the U. S. senator from Utah. .The Hottentots of Africa have two very effi- cient teachers, Marie Hagedorn and Louise Weiss. Everybody listens when the noted violinist, rtay- mond Cordes, plays at station KFNF. Alvin Hueb- ner is the harmonica player at KFNF. Amelia Magaret, the great pianist, is one of the leading instructors in the Boston Conservatory of Music. The bit of drama which I next heard was so well given that I imagined myself in a great theater. Gretchen Sander and Philip Steyer were two of the leading characters but the success of the drama was due to the coaching of Mercedes Schaab School of Expression. ' As instructor of Physical Culture at North High in Omaha, Blanche Crabtree has a winning Bas- ketball Team. In the last few years Clark Reynolds has taken more prizes on farm products at the State Fair than any other individual. Dorothy Jacobey is a very successful school teacher in Nevada. Her favorite pastime is giv- ing Ayers Intelligence Tests. Evalena Zeeb graduated from the Iowa State Agricultural College and is a successful teacher of Home Economics in Lincoln, Nebraska. Blanche Miller inherited a large ranch in Ari- zona and the cowboys find her a very charming mistress. Frances Frazeur is head nurse in an Omaha hospital and Beatrice Stoft is principal of a large high school in Kalamazoo. Velma Walters teaches mathematics. Faint and far away I heard a saxophone. lt was Orville Brownless, a member of Paul Whiteman's Orchestra. Gradually the music grew louder un- til something snapped within the vibrator and try as I would I could never make it work again nor has anyone ever invented a machine like it since. Carl Fricke of '27. Twenty-Eight