Polk High School - Cub Yearbook (Polk, NE)

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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.

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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

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♦ 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