Polk High School - Cub Yearbook (Polk, NE)

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Out banquet as Juniors we chose Hitch Your Wagon To A Star for our banquet theme. It was held on May k, 1951. The room was deco- rated with blue sky with silver stars scattered over It to represents sky at night. A floral garden made up the one side of the background representing a flower garden. A pink 51 was placed in a field of white. This was made by use of pink and white flower8. The sides were made of twisted streamers of grey and red making a very colorful outline. Thereceptlon roomit- self was outlined in grey and red with a grass mat for floor piece. The stage was gaily decorated with a red wagon with stars placed on it with red and grey streamers leading to a large silver star upon the curtain. This depicted the theme of the banquet. On the other half of the stage we find the motto of this years class We Build the Ladder Upon Which We Climb. The tables formed a star setting the guests on the outside. The top was white, trimmed with a small red trim on the inside. At each point a red candle was placed. Where each point met toward the middle was placed a large silver star flanked by flowers. Streamers from the points twisted to- ward the center where there was a light shining brightly toward the heavens. Speechs were made by the followings Prank Ostrander as Master of Ceremonies; Jim Klingsporn as Senior Response; Annette Wilshusen sang; Jean- elle Kroger spoke; Emil Rosno cracked a few Jokes; from the heavens there was heard a piano duet by ' 1 Marlyce Shostrom and Sheralee Hill; Milky Way was given by Duane Johnson; and Superintendent Leamons { brought the program to a close. • j The meal was prepared by the Junior Mothers and served by the following Sophomores: Virginia Harding, Lois Miller, Harriet Bush, Gaylen Holmes, Dale Peterson, Donald Nyberg, and Janice Jones served as hat check girl.

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CLASS l'CEM It has been four years when class of '52 .first applauded the colors, white and royal blue. N.ow we have come to the graduation day And a fond farewell to all, we must say. V»e entered high school with many a fear, when first we began that Freshman year. Initiation we will never forget, kemories of that day lingers with us yet. As sophisticated Sophies we had much to learn, Algebra and History, we did spurn. But it didn't take us long to find out We really had nothing to shout about. As Jolly Juniors we presented our class Dlay And the Junior-Senior Banquet was surely bright and gay. Gathering scrap psper, to make a little money, The way we had to work, it really wasn't funnyi How as Seniors, we've come to the open gate. With Determination and Labor, Success will await, from folk High, to a world with opportunities we go In Life, where, with God, a wonderful future we know. CLASS fLAY THIS LIGHTING FISHERS The fighting Fisher family are down to their lest borrowed nickel because fop Fisher has been counting on the eventual success ui his paint business. What he needs is capital, and the arrival of Charles W. Griffith, retired stock broker, to discuss financing the project brings hope to the family that their penny-pinching is at an enu. it looks pretty good until the Fisher kids, fergy and Bill, come face to face with Griffith's undisciplined tribute of four noisy, destructive adolescent brats. Fisher has told his wife, Elsie, and the two child- ren, that they must bend over backwards to see that the Griffith mob have a good time, because, Fisher has learned the Griffith children run Griffith. He tells feggy that she and her brother must take the Griffith kids to a movie, an edict to which Peggy rebels since she is planning to attend a high school honor banquet with her one and only Mitch Curruthers. Then the Griffith entourage arrive. There is Don Griffith, the wolf who Immediately invites poor Peggy to a party the very night of the banquet; Mildred the spoiled brat who makes long distance calls on the phone to NewOrleans and Toledo; Jerry, the young wild man, and Norma, who still plays cowboys and Indians. They start out by breaking thewindows of Mrs. Perkins. the Fisher's neighbor, and leading the poor woman on a wild guoas ousse as sne trioa zo catch them, but things come to a head when Mitch Curruthers has a fight with Don Griffith, knocking him cold. The Fishers try to hide this from Griffith unsuccessfully, and, when he finds out he practically tears the roof off. Jerry and Norma borrow Bill's flivver to evade Mrs. Perkins, not knowing the car is short of rear license plate. When a telephone call tells Griffith the little angels are in the city klink, he merely explodes. The deal is off! Then Mitch's mother comes up with a fantastic scheme to get Griffith back and tame his kids. It doesn't work, leading only to iqore complications with more troubles for the Fishers and more laughs for the Audience. Peggy Fisher—Marilyn Fisher Mitch Curruthers—Bob Peterson Bill Fisher--Vern Samuels Elsie Fisher—Annette Wilshusen George Fisher—Emil Rosno Joy Kirby—Marilyn Lind Charles C-riffith--Duane Johnson Don Griffith—Marvin nelson Trudy 3rown--Sheralee Hill Jerry Griffith—Clarence Peetzke norma Griffith—Barbara Walker Mildred Griffith--Donna Monson Mrs. Perkins--Leors Meyer Mrs. Curruthers—Jeenelle Kroger