Paxton High School - Tiger Yearbook (Paxton, NE)

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Senior Class History Now that we are ending our high school life, we look back through our happy years and think of everything. Way back in the year of 1939 this class of students began their first year of school. We now have four of the original students that started to school here in Paxton, they are: Catherine Bricker, Joyce Holmstedt, Majel Cunningham, and Gene Krab. When we entered our first year of high school as freshmen, we had an enrollment of 20 students. Shortly after the first semester was up Elden Harms dropped out, which made an enrollment of 19 students at the end of the year. Mr. Paden was our class sponsor when we were little Freshies. At the beginning of our Sophomore year, Mary Lee Quinby, and Robert Compton moved and Clark Herstedt entered so we had an enroll- ment of 18 students. At the end of the first six weeks Louise Chapman dropped out. After the first semester Hank McDonald enrolled in our school but he was only here about a week before he dropped out again. At the end of the year We had an enrollment of 17 students. Miss Cum- mings was our class sponsor. Before school started for our Junior year Frances Birt and Doreen Steuhm moved and Jonathan Williams came here, so when school opened we had an enrollment of 16 students. About the middle of the year Johnathan Williams moved. When school closed we had an enrollment of 15 students. Our Junior year was a very busy year for us. We held the Junior- Senior-Banquet and Prom in May. Mr. O'Gara and Mr. Bailey were our sponsors. We also put on the play, Custer's Last Stand. After all these years of school our Senior year finally rolled around. At the opening of this year Clark Herstedt dropped out and Mary Lou Coleman entered which made our enrollment 15. During the first half of this year Duane Buss entered. Our class play, which we put on in April was, OurfGa1 Sal. When school closed for our last year our enrollment was 16. Now we are out and these happenings are only memories. 10 i

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Way Back When!! First row: Peggy C., Gene K., Ray B., Cassie B5 Second row: Phyllis P., Paul G., Annette C., Joyce H., Frances M., Mary C: Third row: Catherine B., Sheila B: Fourth row: Carrol H., Mildred S., Duane B., and Majel C. 9 l

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WILL 4. We, the Seniors of 1951, hereby declare and make known this last will and testament before passing on to make a place for ourselves in this world. We wish to will our Senior home room to the honorable Juniors and also our class sponsor, Mr. Mullens. To the under classmen, wwe bequeath the faculty members. Refusing to will any of the fond memories we have obtained during our many years in school, we wish to leave a little something to a few of our friends, whom we think may be able to use them in their future years at P.H.S. I, Catherine Bricker, will the right to day dream in classes to Ger- aldine Holzfaster. I, Annette Cullen, will my quiet disputing ways with Mr. Bailey to Mary Sedlacek. I, Phyllis Perlinger, will my quiet ways to Karen Snyder. I Mary Coleman, will my singing ability to Janice Lammers. ! I, Mildred Sterlin, will my high grades to Lloyd Boyce. I, Peggy Cullen, will my riding ability to Donna Windels. I, Paul Gries, will my brass knuckles to Bob Discoe. I, Joyce Holmstedt, will my letter writing ability to Stella Perlinger. I, Ray Bryant, will my right to disturb classes to Gene Snyder. I Sheila Bannon, will my long hair to Emma Welch. Y I, Gene Krab, will my parking space at Perlinger's to Dan Hepperly. I, Carrol Hansen, will the Derr girls to Edward Percy. I, Majel Cunningham, will my many out-of-town boy friends to Caro- lyn Anderson. I, Cassie Bryant, will my sunny and happy disposition to Shirley Eakins. I, Duane Buss, will my winning ways with Shirley Hartman to Mike Wright. 11