Polk High School - Cub Yearbook (Polk, NE)

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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.

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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.

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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.