Polk High School - Cub Yearbook (Polk, NE)

Text from Pages 1 - 38 of the 1947 volume:

Luna Mae Beaok Arthur Botes Ronald Benson Lowell Bills Corrine Carlson Rosalia ErCatrom Waylo.ud Flodman Virginia Gi-een Arlene Hahn Roger Ha.?;u.ist Charles Jiao Levorly Jones Darlene Light Shirley Nyoui'g Dunalu Rasmussen RamOna Seoloy Max'lene Shostrom James 3undoerg Ramona SunQDerg Glennis Riaga 'Tis tonight that we launch, we shall anchor to stay, Ti3 motto we'vo thought of for many a lay, But the place is a question for you and for me. And the anwere is unknown, the future we'll see. For our life is a sea and before us it lies, Ther'll be roughness and calmness beneath the blue skies. We must master it's torrents and pass through its gale, And because of our efforts every onward we'll sail. There’s a goal in tne future, a port far away, If we follow our course and never alter or stray. We shall reach our port, and with God's helping hand, Lie down our anchor, to embark on the land. ---Ramona Sealey Tune: Beils of So. Mary The praises we'll sing of Our dear old Polk Hi VJe've worked hard and now This glad Moment is nigh And out on the ocean the ocean of life V.'e're starting our voyage Of joy and of strife. Chorus V.'e Seniors of Polk Hi Are launching tonight ’Je’ve finished our course here V e're charted aright The world lies before us Our goal to attain The bells ring out strive on, strive on Success our aim. Chorus sung through twice r r r i : i r -fr' rn v I LAn!iJ jUi j So6TEvfif: afl nC2f inf in thvfc hfjixS °f Polk High Sch°o1 end I na sure vyt have all perforaed our share of tricks. P-.li. r r °f ’43 a® c group of 25 Si-ten freshies we entered ss pisa. isa;.: °� a” ii'i SS S. President-Charles Jisa Vice-President-Arthur Bates Sec-Tres--Raaona °undberg News Reporters-Shirley Craner and Jsaes Sundberg Class Cheer-Leaders-Lena Mae Baaclc and Glennis Widga Sponsor---Miss Hawk 8J Out of this class, fibe wfcre chosen to be uenbers of the Pea Club H n. rK onflLLyf ’ “undbtr« “� « «11 Pr� � .., Arlene - Polk HichGsJha?iah„f0Ufd US n0re acaurjintt with the surroundings of he Ek- F°r tp e � nfr+th6 ?3i?ttiri6 v,trt- f ll0Sfca to be tho officers; President----ohirley .Craner Vice-President-„rthur bates oec-Tres--Glennis idga News Reporter—--Raaona aundberg and Lowell Bilis Sponsor--ulr. Raap s SSs? sssl JunlorjSsnlor Bsnquet. Those solect.d „cro: taS, L rieni E � � .2r 5r3iL? Ch!rl-S ,is - sr chosen to represent the class as our officers- President-—Arthur But-s ViCfc Prtsident-Raaona Sundberg Sec-Tres---Shirley Nyberg News Reporter---Glennis Widga Sponsor-Miss Iraa Nelson p 0n D ce°bljr 7, n date which is nanoroble to all as the destrur-t i -,n meet the seniors Lena Mae Baack has attended Folk High School all four years. She has been nn active Glee Club member three years, Mixed Chorus two years, and Dramatics one year. She has been a member of the pep Clu and G.A.A. three years- She me a cheerleader two years. She was i the Junior Class Piny. She was a member of the ?.T.A and an office; of this organization' tvio years She has completed the Normal Train- ing Course and is going to tecc-h e rural school next year. Arthur Glaze Pates has attended Polk High all four years. He has beei an active neater of the Hand all four years, of Glee Club three years and of the Mixed Chorus fo • three years. He was a member of the Boy'. Octette three years and has also done solo work on both the baritone horn and piano. He was accompanist for music groups four years. He entered regional music contest at St. Joseph, Missouri in his senior year. He received Superior on his piano solo and Highly Superior on his baritone horn. Arthur took the F.psi-Cola test and Regents Exaaa. He was Vice-Pres. of both the Fresh, and Sophomore years and he was President of the Junior and Senior years. He was a waiter at the Junior and Senior Banquet. He has completed a college preparatory course and plans to attend Wesleyan University this fall. He partic- ipated in Kearney Scholastic Exams in his Junior year., Ronald L. Benson has attended polk High all four years. He was a mem- ber of the Band “four years. Glee Club three years, and of Mixed Choru. tv.o years. He was in Clarinet Quartet, tnree years, and has done solo work on his clarinet. He was in Dramatics one semester and was in tin Junior and Senior Play He was a member of the football and basketbu teams in his Senior year. He has completed the College preparatory Course and plan.? to attend the University of Nebraska this fall. Lowell Ml Is has attended High four years. He was a member cf’thV Bant one vear, Glee Club one year and of Mixed Chorus two years He was News Reporter in his Soph. year. He was a membe-r of the Basketball team one year end of the Track team two years. He let'ce-ied in Football three years and wa? our Football King. He was a waiter at the Junior-Senior Banquet and was usher for Commencement in his Junior year, Lowell has completed the College preparatory Course. Corinna Carlson has attended Polk High four years. She was a mem- ber oi the Eand four years. Glee Club three years, and Mixed Chorus three years and has been accompanist for several music groups. s ie was in Brass Sextette two years: She has been a member of pep Club for three years She was in Dramatics one year end was in the senior Play. Corinne has completed the Cosmeicia! course. Rosalie Ekstron joined our ranks in her Sopt omore year, coming here from High Prairie High School- She had hod two years of Glee Club and two years of Mixed Chorus. She has been a member of Pep Club and G-A three years. She was in Dramatics one year and v-as in the Junior and Senior Play. She to k the Regents Exams. Rosalie has completed the College Preparatory Course and plans to ofteni Luther College this fal ROLL CALL CONT. Wavland Flodman too joined this class in his Sophomore year coming from High Prairie High School. He has taken one year of Mixed Chorus Wayland has completed the college preparatory course. Virginia Green has attended Polk High School four years. She has beei an active-member of the band all four years, Glee Club three years, and Mixed Chorus two years. She has been a member of the Girls Sextette two years. She was in Dramatics one year, Pep Club and G,A- three years. She was a cheerleader in her Junior year. She was m the Junior and Senior class plays and was a waitress at the Junior- Senior Banquet. She has completed the commercial course. Charles Jisa has attended Polk High four years. He has been a member of Glee Club two years, and Mixed Chorus three years. He was a member of Boys' Octette two years and Dramatics one year. He was Clas President as a Freshman, member of the Track team two years and lettered in Football one year. Charles has completed the college Preparatory course. Beverlv Jones has attended Polk High four years. She has been a _ member of the band four years, Mixed Ohoruf three years, Glee Club two years. She has been in Girls' Sac tette three years, and Brass Sextette two years. She has been in Dramatics one year and v.as in the Junior and Senior Plav. She has be6n in Pep Club and G.A.A. thr years. She was President of Pep Club in her Senior year. She was a waitress at the Junior-Senior Banquet and an usher at Commencement in her Junior year. She took the Merit Exams. Beverly has complete; the commercial course. Arlene Hahn has attended Polk High four years. She has been a member of the Band three ye: rs, Glee Club three years, and Mixed Chorus thre years. Sj6 was in Saxaphone Quartette one year. She was in Dramatic, one year and v.as in the Senior Play. She was Secretary and Treasurer in her Senior year. She was a member ot the lep Club four years and G.A.A. three years. Arlene was our Football Queen this year. She woe a waitress at the Junior-Senior Banquet una was usher for Bacculaurea- in her Junior year. She has completed the commercial course. Roger E. Hanquist has attended Polk High all four years. Hw was a member of the Band two years and Mixed Chorus one year. He was in Dramatics one semester and was in both the Junior and Senior Class Plays. He lettered in Football and Basketball one year. He has completed a college preparatory course. Darlene Light has attended Polk High all four years. She.has been a member of the Band four years, Mixed Chorus two years, and Glee Club tow years. She has been in Dramatics one year and was in the Senior Class Play. She was a member of the Pep Club and G.A.A. two years. Darlene has completed the Commercial course. Shirley Nyberg has attended Polk High all four years. She has token part in Glee Club and Mixed Chorus three years and Band one year. She was in Clarinet Quartette one year. She has been in Pep Club and G.A.A. three years. She was in Dramatics one semester and in th Senior Class Play. She was secretary and Treasurei in her Junior year. She took the Popsi-Cola test and Regents Exams. ROLL CALL CONT. Shirley was a member of the F.T.A. and an officer of this organiza- tion for one ye.,r. Shirley has completed the Normal Training course and plans to tench school t.iis fall. Donald L. Rasmussen has attended Polk High all four years. Ha has been in Bund three years, Glee Club one year, and Mixed Chorus three semesters. He was in the Junior and Senior Class Plays. He lettered in Basketball one year and Football two years. Donald has completed a college preparatory course. Ramona Sealey has attended Polk High four .years. She has been a mem- ber three years, Glee Club two years, end Mixed Chorus two years. She has been in Pep Club four years and G.A.A. member two and one half years and was a waitress at the Junior-Senior Banquet. She was a member of the Saxaphone quartette one year, and in both the Junior and Senior Plays. She was in Dramatics two years. Ramona has com- pleted the Commercial Course. Marlene Shostrom has attended Polk High four years. She was in Bond three years, Glee Club three years, Mixed Chorus three years, fhe was in Girls' Sextette one year. She has teen in Pep Club three yea: and in G.A.A. one year. She was in the Senior Class Play. Marlene has completed the Corurercial Course. James Sundberg has attended Polk High four years. He was Mews-Report er his Freshman year. He has been in Brass Sextette two years, Band four years. He has lettered in Basketball one year and in Football three years. He was Honorary Captain of the Football Squad this year. He was a waiter at the Junior-Senior Banquet and usher for Bacculuureote in his Junior year. He was 'inboth the Junior and Senior Class Plays. Jim has completed a college Preparatory courxe and plans to attend V esleynn University this fall. Ramona Sundberg has .attended Polk High School four years. She has been in Bank three years, Glee Club three years. Mixed Chorus three years and C-irls' Sextette one year. She was chosen as a Candidate to represent Polk High as a Harvest of Harmony Festival. She has been a Pep Club member four years, and G. member three years and a member of the Clarinet Quartette three years. She took the Regent and Merit Exams. She entered in the Kearney Scholastic Exams both her Junior and Senior years. She was Secretary and Treasurer her Freshman year, News-Reporter Sophmore year, Vice- Pres. both her Junior and enior years. She was in the Junior Class Play. She was ass't Editor of the Polk-ii-Dot and the Senior yearbook. Ramona has completed the commercial course. Glennis Widga has fittended Polk High four years. She has been in Band three years, Glee Club three years, and Mixed Chorus three years. She has been a Pep Club member four years. She was Secretar; and Treasurer her Sophmore year and News-Reporter her Junior year. She was a member of G. A, A. three years and Clarinet Quartette three years. She took the Merit and Regent Exams. She entered in the Kearney Scholastic Exams in her Senior year. She was chosen Basketball Queen in her Senior year. She was Editor of the Polk-A- Dot and of the Senior yearbook. She took part in the Junior play. Glennis has completed the Commercial course. Arthur Bates Jniriey Uybei’s 1st-—ku i--yc • 71 0 NeuresJce Assuoxatlou of Cuarch Culiesos Scualarship . 1 yrs. Suusoriptiou to tue itocuoio Digest Pulii Hisu liuuuol Vaieuietory Atvax'u Glen.il 3 3ra--9-i. jh o Hfc-ioii Jundber 5th--8 .46;� uo3..1ie l.s.ro:'i 4 th-- Jl. v’o;j Gift to Idea.:cl Dlsctrio Bsll-Hiiicsi.: . ro.-,r .. Gj. :eJi-- 75.00 We, the Senior Class of 1947, in tv.enty individual r nd distinct parts, being about to pass o„t of this sphere of education, in full possession of a crammed mind, well-trained memory, und almost super- human understanding, do make and publish this, our last will und test- anent, herqUy.revoking and asking void all f orner wills or promises nade by us at any tine heretofore, or nayhap, carelessly spoken, one to the other, ss the thoughtless wish of an idle hour. Section I We, the Senio: Class, award to the faculty, the Purple Heart, taking into consideration what they had to contend with. Section II We, will to Mr. Willert, our large vocabulary. We, will to Miss «nderson the balance of our class Treasury to be used in buying a pair of rubber shoes for detective work. We feel she will be sure to need these dealing with the classes that ore to be our successors. We, the Senior Class, ench will to Mr. Ranp a lock of hair to sow where erosion has set in. To Miss Rebbe, we each will one cent of .� mericsn aoney out of our estate, making a total of 20£, to start her savings for a Snith-Hughes course, which she will acquire at the University of rborville. We will to Miss Grahan our intelligence and our pleasant dispo- sition. We will to Miss hiederhoefar, all our • books we have unrii ly received. To Mr. Goings, we will all the basket! 11s that brought us Viotc Section III We will to the Football Team of 1947, the abixity of Lowell Bill and Charles Jisa. We couldn’t got Jim Sundberg to surrender his. Section IV' Article I: We, the Senior Class, will to the Juniors our abixitj to keep Sneak Day a secret and a'dlity to have good parties. V e also will then our imagination one along with it our imaginary Sms . article II: We will to the Sophmores our technique to handle th teachers and some of our good looking boys so that the girls cannot always over-power them. Article III: We .«.ill to the Freshman Class our ability to get our les jus nd our gooo behavior. Article IV: To the coning Freshman Class, ..-e will our music ability and any overlooked cuds of gun v.e may have left adhering to the underside of desks, banisters, assembly seats or any likely or unlikely place. Section V: Our Personal Bequeaths I, Ronald Benson, will my height to Ralph Kahler end my dancing obility to Miss Rebbe. I Arthur Bates, will ay brilliance to Kenneth Upton and ..y good looks to Wnyne Creech. I, Lowell Bills, will it gpoctl to Leonard Anderson rnd ray techni- que in handling women to Lv.' i.i ■;;« I, Beverly Jones, will WY.il y 4 rt ine Klingsoorn and ray ability to play the trorabone to Pate:- WaiJihia I, Virginia Green, v.ill ry singing e biiity to Maxine Kingsley. 8nd ray ability to drive a car to loleoe Tohnpcn, I, Junes Sundberg, will fay rauscles to Eugene Klingsporn and my quietness to Don Forss. I, Donald Rasraussen, will ray curly locks to Gail Keahiler and ny orneriness and voice to Elsie Ostrander. I, Arlene Hahn, will ny dark brown eyes to Donald Shostrom and ny dates to Luella Rhode. I, Wayland Flodnan, will ray nickname Yust to Welly Lind und ay spotlight to the first Junior boy that raekes it a habit to hunt parked cars. I, Glennis Widga, will ray ability to be teachers pot to Beryl Willians and ray height to Gordon Johnson. I, Ranona Sundberg, will ray prune pushing job to Rowena Light and ray reducing belt to LaVonne Lyle, I, Shirley Nyberg, will ray teaching ability to Don Miller und ray dianond to Annette Johnson. I, Rosalie Ikstrora, will ray personality to Charles Ziegelbein and ay good sense of huraor to Jean nker. I, Darlene Light, will ray ability to raeet boys to Phylli a Rhode and my practice of being late to class to Jeannine Lind. I, Charles Jisa, will all ray d. tes to john Ekstrora, and ray secret of playing football to Jack LaVelle. , I, Ramona Sealey, will ny ability to pop gun to Gloria kelson and ny wise cracks to Donald Person. I, Marlene Shostron, will ray figure to RoDonna Lindholra and ny giggle to Dorothy Hrnquist. I, Roger Hanquist, will ny Model A to Kenneth Upton to drive to school so he wouldn't be late and ny laugh to Shirley Scott. I, Lena Mae Baack, will r legs to Delores Dahlin and ray cheer- leading ability to Margaret Geirtsch. Signed The Class of '47 Witnesses: Rlmono Sundberg iirleue Hahn Lena Mae baech Janes Sundberg Friends, Teachers and Classmates: Our High School education can be compared to the bu)]ding of o ship which is r.ow ready to launch from the Fort of Graduation onto oceans of life. The past four year3 spent in the building of this ship have been happy ones, end we have looked forward to our launch- ing as the start of a happy, successful voyage. To you our teachers we want to take this occasion to thank you for your guidance and wise advice- There have been times when it seemed as though v 6 had struck impossible barriers, but you would come to our rescue and our ship would resemble the blue print once more. You have given us the materials with which to work, and have taught us to assemble these materials to make a strong, substantial ship that would stand the angry waters and storms that we may encounter. As we glid6 into the larger seas of life we shall remember the help and encouragement you have given us. Dear parents and friends we cannot launch this ship without thcnking you for making this voyage possible. Without your love and sacrifice we would never have started biilding four years ago. as we go out into life we shall try to apply all the fine principles of sailing which we have learned, toward helping others who will follow us, thus making your investment in us really worthwhile. Now classmates, my final v.ord is to you.- We have worked hard for four long years, during which time the bonds of friendship have grown, Let us remember as v� e launch that to whatever port we may sail we will be guided by the principles of honor th t have been instilled in us in dear old Polk High School. We know it may be a hard, rough voyage, but with this fine ship nd the good principles of sailing which we have learned we shall all reach the port of our ideals And now os cur ship glides slowly out of port ny wish to ell of you is a sincere goodnight end farewell. --------Arthur Bates C LUTATORY Parents, Faculty, classmates, and friends School it On behalf of the graduating class of 1947 of oJir gives me great pleasure to greet you and to bid you welcome to our class night exercises. We stand tonight at the meeting between a happy past and an un- our teachers, and the thoughtfulness and helpfulness of our dljcs- Xll-Jll tSHu sl!“ £ set our goal and strive onward until we reach it. u„ofthe“ Spf rfArchP.rSJe“ e S5. 3£ S£ hardship3 “ffound h.� pL... and autuel friendship and comaanionshio with our schooluctes as well as with our teachers. These memories will linger with us and be an incentive to keep sail- ing onward, oven though the voter may be rough. Y e want to thank vou all from the bottom of our hearts for your interest and confidence in us. Wc shall try to , rove ourselves wortl y of your continued interest and £ ffection, and we hope ?t'. S av6 day ve shall build records of which you and the old school v.e have known and loved so long shall be proved. Aa-iin v.6 «but to ..elcome you here tonioht. Our :-ioDr— s cente. ed around the theme Dear oil School Days. We hope you will enjoy it. For the boat glides out between The rocks that guard the shore Bearing the cl ss of 19 7 To be a class no more. But looking forwrrd with a smile Of courage, strong, and high To meet again in that afterwhile No more to say goodbye. —Shirley Nyberg The Quest for the B est Text; Deut. 30;15,19- Scripture Lessonjproverbs 3;1-18 “Tonight we launch; where shall we anchor?” in this motto you have chosen the launching of a ship as the symbol of your graduation. The launching of a modern sea going vessel is a significant and festive occasion, expecially for those who have made the Investment of finance, of thought and labor in the designing, building and equip- ing of it. And as the little tug extricate her from the docks and tow her out Into the deep there is a mutual sense of pride and in- terest in this creation of their combined efforts. Your motto Is well chosen. Every graduating class represents the combined efforts of the school board, the faculty and the parents in preparing then to launch out into life's work. They represent our best contribution to society and the world of tomorrow. And there is a mutual sense of humble pride and interest in their graduation. The second phase of this motto is a pertinent question; where shall we anchor as we sail life's sea in the quest for the best? Every modern ship is equipped with four vital pieces of equipment that must be used. They are the compass by which we determine our bearings and directions, the rudder that guides the ship to a de- sired course, the engines which developes the power that drives the ship forward and the anchor that we throw out to hold the ship from drifting with the tide and waves. Each has a contribution to make that is important to safe sailing. It would be foolish to ignore or neglect any one of these four pieces of equipment of the ship. Our civilisation and the preparation of our lives individually to life at their best depend on the ministry of four institutions; The Court House, or Civil Government; the School for education; the Church where we get God's interpretation of life and the Home w’here we are nurtured to manhood physically, mentally, socially, and morally. It would be just as foolish and hazardous to ignore or neglect or not know how to use any one of these four as it would be the four vital pieces of equipment of the ship. Vie can do several things with our lives In this quest; V.Te can refuse to accept responsibility and run away from duty; Or we can be self centered and make a ship wreck of our lives; Or we can give our lives to God who can make much more of them than we can. Be your best and do your -:est and find the best in others. If you have trouble, bear it; if you meet danger, dare it? If you find happiness, share It. As you launch out into life In your quest for the best get your direction from Christ, the Prince of Life. Rev. Bates n A J r XI AT The Measure of Your Life —S. G. Kessler You come to the time of your graduation from high school with a better acquaintance with the world than bny graduating class in the history of the world. Far away places with romantic sounding names which to most graduating seniors were names of cities, islands, or areas to be known by rote in case they should come up in some examination are known rather directly to you because you have talked with some people who have been there. Lews of affairs and of events all over the world which, in a not distant past, were quite beyond the realm of knowledge covered by high schools are now studied and analyzed by you in youf- classes in history, political science, and economics. Political movements, at home and abroad, which only a few years back seemed rather remote from the sort of knowledge which high school seniors ought to be studying, are now part of your routine. You graduate with a knowledge of a wider range of subjects and a lurger personal acquaintance with scientific achievement than any other class in history. You hove seen things happen in your lifetime so rapidly and so revolutionary that you have already witnessed more change in your seventeen or eighteen years than people witnessed in a lifetime a thousand years ago. The tempo of our life has speeded up tremend- ously and it takes a far better person to live in this world today than in any age of the world’s history. I am suggesting two simple standards whereby you may judge the measure of your life. First, the measure of y our 111 c i s not iiov. Ion-5 you Hyp but how you live. Methuselah livecT almost u tEousand years but his whole biograph” is w ritten in thr.m. sentences. Jesus Christ lived thirty-three years in the flesh and ail history is His Liogxaphy. We must live by the great convictions which are the prized possession of the race. We must live according to those truths to which we will be loyal though the heavens fall. It is not how long you live but how you live. Secondly, it _is not simply how much you know but what you do wit] what you know. Certain knowledge is otjiously required but m our day we suffer not so much from a lack of knowledge as from the lack of a proptr direction for that knowledge. We do not lack speed. We lack a sense of direction, n generation which can build a B-29 ar a P-80 is likewise smart enough, if it desires desperately enough, to create a world which con live at peace.” —S. G. Kessler The Annual Commencement Exercises POLK HIGH SCHOOL Polk, Nebraska BOARD OF EDUCATION F. W. DAVIS, President EVERETT GREEN MRS. PAUL STRAND, Secretary FLWOOD SANDELL HAROLD NELSON, Treasurer MRS. ROLLAND DAH iresent• tion ot ik o j, , . « . I r ' r « H A M M A H Presented By JUNIOR CLASS OP POLK HIGH SCHOOL — Mrs. B scomb-------- Willie Basconb------ Joan B_sconb-------- Willie, The Whisper Annie--------------- Freddie Baldwin----- Claudette----------- Mabel------------- — Hannah Waters------- Mrs. Van .stor----- Deanna V n. Officer------------ Sergeant Devine----- George------------- STage Manager------- Student Director---- Business Managers---- Advertising Managers Sound Technician---- Proaptor ----------- Director------------ C-st of Characters ■A Harrussed Mother •Her Son----------- •Her Daughter------ ■The Cook---------- •Young Man., in Love- •A Neighbor-------- •An Unwelcome Guest •Willie's Fiancee— ■A Social Light---- ■Her Daughter------ ■A Policeman------- ■A Plainclothesraan- -A Milkman--------- - Beverly Jones ■-Jinny Sundberg --Glennis Y idga ■Donald Rasmussen ■Rosalie Ekstron ----Arthur Bates -Lena Mae Baack —Ro—ona Ssaley •Roiaona Sundberg •-Shirley Craner •-Virginia Green ■—Ronald Benson —Roger Hancuist ----Lowell Bills STAFF -----------------------Wayland Flodmon ------------------------Shirley Nybtrg --Marlene Shostron and Corrine Carlson ----------Arlene H:.hn and Donna wilson --------------------------Charles Jisa -------------------------Datlene Light ---------------Miss Fdnn Jeanne Graban Willie Basconb never could say No, so when a mysterious stranger, Willie the Whisper, appears with a violin, Willie buys it. Then Mrs. Basconb is suddenly called away and Anne and her brother. All this happens ju3t at the time when Mrs. Van Astor, the town’s social light, has been invited to dinner. Willie has promised to give Hannah, his fiancee, fifty dollars for her Temple of rawn Fund—just the amount which his mother has 16ft for him to hand to Mrs. Van Astor for her Homeless Dogs Project. Freddie Baldwin, the town's rich boy, offers to wager fifty dollars that Willie cannot say NO for a period of twenty-four hours, in desperation Willie accepts the challenge, putting up the money which his mother has left for Mrs. Van Astor. Willie introduces Freddie to the Con Astors as a butler, and presents the creditor, who arrives, as b6ing Freddie Baldwin. Willie the Whisper gains entrance into the house and hides behind a screen. v'ord is received that the Senor Jose pchabal, the eminent violin virtuoso, has lost his famous Stradivarius, and Willie believes he has bought it. Mabel Bascorab, a cousin from the country, arrives and causes Yillie no end of embarrassment. To top th6 climax Freddie determines to force Willie to say NO and thereby places him in all sorts of dilenas, of course Willie wins and all is well as Mrs. Bascomb returns to the scene. Presented By SENIOR CL.SS OF POJLK HIGH SCHOOL Cast of Characters Peggy Rose----------------Beverly Jones-------------------A common little rosebud Maggie Rose---------------Arlene Hahn--------------Her aunt Hazel Sommers-------------Darlene Light------------V ho has a fondness for orange blossoms Priscilla Prentice--------Ramona Sealey------------An unpicked dandelic Mrs. Warren---------------Shirley Nyberg-----------A leader in society Joyce Belmont------------Virginia Green------------A hothouse orchid Winnie Clark-------------Corinne Carlson-----------A little neighborho pest Jack Archer--------------Arthur Bates-------------Who cultivates the roses Ferdie Wimbledon------ Jim Rose-----------------Lowell Bills--- Dryden Proonis-----------Roger Hanquist- Percy Southworth---------James Sundberg- Ronnie Benson-------------Not a candidate for orange blossoms Prince Rudolph- -Donald Rasmussen- STAFF Student Director-----Lena Mae Eaack Stage Manage, r--------Charles Jiso Business Committee----Glen , is V idga -Maggie's husband, common garden variet -Net a shrinking violet -A very dominant young man -(Two others-guess who) Ushers and Don Rasmussen --R. Sealey M. Shostroa L. Baack G. Widga D. Rasmussen W. Flodman C Jisa Promptor-------Rosalie Lkstroa Advertising Committee--------- Ramona “uiidbcrg Corrine Carl Rosalie Lkstroa M. rlene Shostroa SSI’I OH CLASS PLAY 1947 Mrs. Warren’s Uncle Sidney has willed his exclusive home to Peggy Rose, who has lived with her aunt and uncle on an old farm. They are trying to make a splurge in society. A gardener hy the name of Watson is hired to care for the garden and also to teach them social etiquette. He doesn’t succeed very well and his helper, Ferdie Wimbledon, does all of the gardening. In order to help them with their splurge, Watson tries to get a prince to visit them, leading to an hilarious situation. One amusing incident after another leads up to the climax, when everyone finds out that Watson is really Jack Archer, a famous author, who has been living with the Roses for atmosphere for his new novel. The Roses finally break into society. ♦ Tho Junior-Senior Banquet was held on Tuesday evening, Key 13, 1947 at 6:30 in the High School Gymnasium. The Seniors, Juniors, and faculty gutnered on the north side of the gym which was provided us a reception room. John ekstrom -� nd Leland «.n erson were hosts t tho door. The theme of the Banquet was Stardust. The bleachers wore deco rated as a rocky coast on which was a ligntnousc with a revolving lirht. «t the front of the gym was a sailboat decorated with flowers The walls were cowered to look lilce the bottom of an ocean. On them were colored fish, seaweeds, and octupi. The tables wore decorated with flowers, crepe paper, and with a sail-bout nut cups, with blue and white anchor key-enuins in taem. Exactly 60 people attended tne omquet. There were three waiters and three waitresses consisting of Patricia Uiliiuns, Dorothy D-hlin, Rowena Light, Gordon Johnson, Beryl Williams, and Duane Sterner, all Sophmoros. They were dressed in white sailor uniforms. The menu consisted of tonato juice cocktail ;nd ritz crackers, steak, potatoes, gravy, creamed peas and carrots in rosettes, hot buns and jello salad. The desert oonsisted of ice cream and pink iolng on white cake, with coffee for those who wished it. The program was as follows: Toastmistrcss--------- Senior Welcome:------- Response from Seniors: Toast to Faculty:----- Toast to Juniors:----- Toast to School ------ Farewell:------------- ---Joyce Cr ner —Betty Glusser ---Arthur Bates •Janice uri borg —Beverly Jones -Doraid Johnson •—fcl. V. Wiliert The musical selections were Junior Boys Quartetto:................. Send Me a Ship Sea Gypsy Waldon Volz Wally Lind Donald Forss Don Miller Cornet Solo...............................Anchors «.weigh Lois Johnson Girl's Duet-...................................Stardust Delores Dahlin—Janice Sundberg V At 5:00 A.!.;. Thursday morning, Aoril 10, the Senior Class and Sponsor Miss ,.ndersen met at the schoolhouse and were all ready to start on our journey. Because of illness two of the members were un- able to go. On our way we stopped in Uahoo end had breakfast, e arrived at Boys Town around eight o'clock and a guide then took us through the various buildings. Such as the Chanel, dormitories ana the rooms whert the boys were being taught the various trades. About ten thirty we wentto the fire dep: rtmcnt where we sar a b-by iron lung .nd .ere tak-� en through the car which the rescuers use and the fire trucks. After this we all separated for about an hour- and did a little shopping and ate dinner. ..t twelve o'clock we net at V’ O.V. Here so me of tno s groups enjoyed tnenselves by riding the elevators to the top floor. ’Te were taken through the studio, f.t twelve thirty we were allowed t listen in on a broadcast. Our next stop was the school for the Deaf, which most of us had quite a time finding. I believe, that this prov to be the most interesting to everyone, 'e were taken through the buildings and were allowed to listen in on two classes. In the class of older children we saw now they taught them, tne Various words and while we were there they tuugnt them the word senior. Then in the smaller class of 6 year olds, wo saw tnem teaching the v-xious sounds. These small children were able to v rite sentences which children, of some age, with all their five senses could not. Cur ..ext ..top was the Union Pacific Museon; tfhore we saw interesting exhibits gathered by Union Pacific railroad’and froia hero we were tanen to the airport. .. guide took us through the airport and we were taken up to the observa- tion tower and watched some of the transcontinental planes land, Some of the Seniors took rides in a plane. ..t about 5:45 P.H. we were put on our own until eleven 0'clock. During this time we had supper and want to a show or the Shrine Circus, nt eleven o'clock we met at the Pontonello Hotel and were supposed to leave for home. He all enjoyed the day very much and while wo did have a good time and a wet time we also feel it a afay well spent. He .wish to thank all who made this day pc: sidle nd especially wish to thank Mrs. Gilbert Benson, Hr. Ray ’’eraer, Hr. Richard Cramer, and Lir. Leiand bilrs who furnished our transoor tation. Miss Lena Mae Baack has become a dental specialist who enjoys treat- ing the Army Wolf Corp. Arthur Bates has become very rich through the invention of a silencex for back seat drivers which patent he has sold to Sears, Roebuck, and Company for a very large sum of money, Lowell Bills is now an honorable superman, Court Justice, living in Washington, D. C. He intends to retire from political life at a very early age. A disaster has happened in Hollywood. Lou Costello has just met his fateful doom. But there is no need to worry for Ronald Benson seems to have fit quite well in his place. Miss Corrinne Garlson is a matron in charge of the social activities at the Boy's Reform School in Arborville, Miss Rosalie Ekstrom is a designer for a safety pin factory in Clarks, N ebr. Wayland Flodman is employed by the University of California to deter- mine the I. Q. of the incoming students. Miss Virginia Green, having decided to be an old maid, is now in Haw ii as a landmistress on a large pineaople plantation which ordinarily employees 150 natives. Miss Arlene Hahn has been appointed the first lady, for the Secretar of the State, she is now meeting with the foreign ministers in Anarti. Roger Hancuist is spending his life raising ostriches to supply the movies with chorus costumes, Charles Jisa now the director of an all girl orchestra in Radio City, New York and is now considering an appearance in the Arborville University Colosseum, In bold letters on one of the doors of the University of Egypt we find, the name Beverly Within her rrv.:m she is very diligenti; teaching the class the structure of bones anu skeletons of mummies. Darlene Light is new a hostess in a Trans Atlantic stunt plane, that travels from New York to Liverpool, Miss Shirley Nybsrg is a well know deaconess for the Mormun religion in Nicaragua, Donald Rasmussen is now an instructor jn a swanky Woman's Dancing School. One of his most famous Accomplishments is the dancing ability of Miss Katherine Rebbe, Miss Ramona Sealey is a country librarian in a remote section of the Rocky Mountains where very few people are on the level. Miss Marlene Shostrom is now a noted veterinarian with her main offic on Michigan Avenue in Chicago where she specializes in the causes of Undulent fever. Janes Sundberg is campaigning for reelection as dog catcher at Hord- iTTTe.—Hi's special qualifications are that he has been know for catching many little beavers. Kiss Ramona Sundberg is found writing a love lorn column in the New York Times. It has grown so in popularity that it has found its way to the front pages. Kiss Glennis V id e is a driver for the Yellow Cab Company in Lincoln, Nebrastciu—She h � s been fined $100,000 for making a U turn on 13th and 0 street. Mr. Willert is now found installing Radios in refrigerators. His theory Ts that foods chilled to the tune of proper wave lengths will proraote harraony in the human system when devoured and prove the means of combating ptomaine poisining of all kinds. Miss Rebbe has b?en fired for burning the water in Joe’s Coffee Shop in Swede Plain where she has been chief water boiler. Mr. Ramp while practicing his clarinet has been chased from his home because of the sour notes he produced. He is now practicing in the barn and the cows are giving contented milk. Kiss Neiderhoefer is modeling pedal pushers in Green's Appliance in Clothing on West Main Street in Polk. Kiss Graham has becrome the successful publisher of a volume entitled A Thousand and One Scotch Jokes. Mr. Goings is now a professor of Bacteriology in Columbia University. He has several former Polk football boys as his assistants. We find Miss Anderson, traveling from home to home as a saleswoman giving demonstrations of the Fuller Brush Products. SLOUCH DkY The Senior Class of '47 surprised the school ’.'ednesday morning May Ih, with their Slouch Day. They came into school in every kind of cloches imaginable and we must say they certainly looked ridiculous. k few of the funniest costumes were worn by: Ronald Benson: who was dressed like a real sweater girl in pedal- rashers. He looked just like Cleopatra with his bangs. Lowell Bills: mast have been in a hurry that morning as he came to school in his silk nighty and his hair was still tied up in a tuitan but as we sow he must have had time for his makeup as there never v a. a better make-up job. . A couple of the cutest kids were Rosalie and Shirley????They were dressed in white sailor outfits with silly sayings pinned on them. They dresses in a hurry too for they were minus their shoes and had to go barefoot all day'. These are only a few of the seniors but the were all dressed quite silly. rn 0C VI JON Ramp gave the certificates of P awards to those following: Inatr umental only V „_l and Instrumental Vocal only In A. B-tes L. M. Baack D. R. Benson R. Ekstron L. C. Carlson D. Forss c • D. Dc..lin ' Flodraan D. V. Green R. Hanquist R. A. Hahn p O . Jisa J. B. Ju es T t • Lind D. Miller S. A oerg D. Riaamussen D. Nyuer_ R. Sundberg J. Sundberg !'. Shostrou r • i • Volz G. Widga J .nison Lind Sundberg Superior Arthur 3utes received two certificates for his suoerior ratings he received at Fullerton in the district contest. He will also receive a gold medal for his highly superior rating on the baritone horn and a ribbon award for his superior rating cn the piano which he received in the regional contest at St. Joseph, Missouri. Track Hr . Goings gave the following boys Basketball Football VJ Lmd L. Anderson K. Upoon R. 3«r..son XI- Vela L. Brils L. Aiders on D. Forss j. 3 _dberg R. Hanquist D. Rassmussen D. Johnson G. Keaiiher G. Johnson D. Johnson 3. KIin,;sporn L. Bills XI. Lind R. Hanquist D. Rassmussen D. S-;cstrom D. Sterner U. Vein L. Bills D. J C i Ui£ G. J. S_ndberg D. Uoton V la 3. Yiiliiams C. Jisa Faso Noiderhoefer gave these following GAA letters 1. V'idga L. 3-uck R. Ekstrom A. 3. Jc.ies S. Nyuv-r„ R. Su.� dberg VOLK. A DOT otaff were given p -waras by I.xss Neiderhoefer: G. rdga R. Sandberg A. Hahn 3. Junes V. Grc- R. Se-ley R. linguist L. Bills V . Fridman J. Craxuer Miss Graham gave these following P awards for Dramatics: D. Arcerson S. Nyuarg J. Aker L. Juanson L. M. B-ack D. Hcii-uist K. Bewient E. Klingsporn J. Cramer J. Lihd R. E.vStrom J. Lind R. Se_ley D. Miller S. SwOtt D. Sterner Miss Ar.uerson gave the following P awards for perfect attendance Arthur B.tes Gie.mis V iu0a •j ■% •