Sidney High School - Trail Yearbook (Sidney, NE)

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American Legion Park, May 13, 1940. In spite of windy, rainy weather Mr. 'Weatherman just couldn't keep us from having a wonderful time. Returning the 11ext fall as so Jhomores we felt like old students. U :holding the tradi- H 7 I D tion of democratic government, a student-teacher government was formed with Mr. Orrin J. Welmouth, President, and Mr. Rex Reed, Vice President. Officers of the Sophomore State chosen that year were: Governor, Merle Spearowg Secretary of State, Naomi NViede- burff- State Treasurer Emoffene Nienhuser- and Attorney General leBaron Goodwin. C57 7 'CJ 7 .1 7 Un May 12 we ended our sophomore year with a class picnic at the Point of Rocks. After we had explored the bluffs, we enjoyed a delicious lu11cl1. But even that was not enough to satisfy healthy appetites, a group roasted wieners and marshmallows over a fire. lYe all hiked to Potter later, a11d the cars followed to bring the happy, but tired, group back to Sidney. Our Junior Year started in the fall of 1941 was reall our busiest year. Our class 7 7 U officers were: Governor Ferris Preble' liieutenant Governor Olive ,NU ,s 1 s 1 -. . . , . - . f vi 9 Xl ittifr' Secretary of State lnmo fene Nienhuser' Secretary of Treas- Q 80 PA 1:7 . 7 1 1- C1 I 9 ury, Phyllis Mathewsong and Attorney General, Bruce Merrick. Q12 .- X We had to make enough money for a J unior-Senior Banquet and to pub- .Xt all football and basketball games and all school programs, students of the Junior Class were busy with boxes of candy, gum and popcorn balls. The Junior X Class play was given November 24, 1941. Miss Clara Christensen directed this three-act comedy which was a great success. T lish our 1943 Trail. Our first project for earning money was selling candy. 0 During March we got our class rings, which had been ordered some time before. 'We were certainly proud of them and were envied by u11der-elass- 1ne11. The highlight of the year was the J unior-Senior Banquet. The audi- torium was transformed into the din- ing room of the HS. S. Junior with Captain Preble presiding. The diners sighted through port holes ships afar on the ocean's calm waters. A sparkle of many stars lent a romantic atmos- phere, and at the far end of the dining room waved the flags of the United Nations. Before these hung a globe lighted by a distant spot light. Indirect softly colored lights gave the final touch to the crea- t1o11 of light-hearted, joyous ro- , mance that only juniors and srnioi s can know After the dinner and pro- gram were completed, the guests, the Seniors, and their hosts, the Juniors, spent the re- mainder of the evening at the auditorium, where dancing was the entertainment until a late hour. Later in the spring we had a class picnic at the Breaks west of Peetz. Kenneth NVil- lcy, Frank Matthes, Harold Wilson, and Don Craig lost their way. Our governor re- mained to guide them out of the canyons with the aid of car lights. But in spite of the danger of those winding canyons, it makes an ideal, picnicking place. Getting lost, sprain- ing ankles, and skinning knees can 't keep us from wishing to return. Every year outstanding Juniors are sent to Cornhusker Boys' and Girls' State. This Page Thirteen

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7 -R 5 ,Ni N .SX - f .f 'X -X. '- X Lg, 1, W- X iff F Yumggl . ,- wg it 4 1. 5, T , Y 'P' LALONG THE viii. l . 'jf ,h,,f , g.f-5- g 'f ' f4 4 1,-fffi 11 x' if ff 1, ' ,flffff K . X V' ff L 5- -ui H-wil! -G: On a sun11y morning in the fall of 1930, ninety boys a11d girls entered the portals of learning in different school rooms all over the country. To some of us it was an exciting new experience, and to others, just another thing grown-ups made them dog but to each one a new path in life was opening, for this was the beginning of the formal education of the senior class of 1943. Many of us remelnber how we held a pe11 in childish fingers, as we haltedly printed our names on a sheet of paper to be put into tl1e corner-stone of tl1e 116W high school build- ing. Little did we realize at that dedication that some day we would be graduated from that very building, and would go forth from its doors, proud of the fact that such a high school was ours. From those first days in school, on up through the grades, each year was a stepping stone to greater learn- i11g. Finally came the fall of 1939 when ninety students enrolled as freslunen at the Sidney High School. A 'tgreenern group it would have been hard to find, but by the end of the first six weeks we seemed to have everything under control. As a result of our class election the following officers were chosen: President, Bob Ackerinang Vice Presi- dent, Millicent Wait, Secretary, Jeanne Gross, a11d Treasurer, Marvin Kettler. They immediately took up their duties as officers of the freshman class. ,r 1- After the reading of Treasure Island everyone had visions of pi- f rates and their crews. Thus came the novel idea for a Pirate Party, ir, H. February 5, 1940, in the high school auditorium. Although Henry J u r- gens and Vernell Vtfalters had the two most outstanding costumes, all 4 Qi ,QA seemed to rival each other in their ingenuity. A treasure hunt came to an end when Helane Jo Nielsen, one of the captains, and her crew found the treasure chest. S-ince then this chest .has been our Strongbox for '43, K for in it has been hoarded the 'records for the 1943 Trail. In the spring the champion spellers from all three classes in Bing- fw ' i' jff x lish lined up in the auditorium for a fight to the finish. The final is 'Li champion was Emogene Nienhuser, with Olive Wittig', second, Gladys Payton, third, and Phyllis Mathewson, fourth. Our final social get'together that year was a picnic at the new Shelter House in the Page Twelve

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year Naomi Vtlicdcburg attended Girls' State, Emogene Nienhuser was chosen her alter- nate, Bob Ackerman and Don Craig attended Boys, State, Bob was elected Governor. August 31, 19'-12, we started our last year at Sidney High School. This year was the beginning of a higher education for each of us. As upper-classmen we felt obligated to live up to the high standards set for us by the many seniors who had gone before. At the general election, the offi- cers chosen to lead us through our last year together were: Governor, Bob Ackerman, Lieutenant Gover- nor, leBaron Goodwin, Secretary of State, Emogene Nienhuser, Secre- tary of Treasury, Betty Lou Elsas- serg Attorney General, Ferris Preble. Scrap drives are necessary if real victory is to be won in VVorld Waii' 11. High School classes challenged , each other to see who would be the winner of our Scrap Drives. The mighty seniors lived up to all spectations and won with sixty-six tons, the tiny freshmen came in second with fifty-six tons. Because they were good losers, the de- feated juniors and sophomores sponsored the Victory Dance November 4, 1942, for the winners. They proved to be royal entertainers, and it was a big success. After intermission music for dancing was provided by the Faltering Five. The Trail Staff made their initial ap- pearance when they presented a skit in which the immortal Prebleman, portrayed by Ferris Preble, business man- ager of the Trail, saved the Trail from the notorious priorities gang which was trying to stop production. It was one of the most original and interest- ing skits ever offered in Sidney High School. . S , . .K gy November 16 was chosen as Senior Sneak fl X Day. Following the custom of other Sneak Days, not even , the class s onsors knew the date so it was a real sur rise it 4. p g 1 if to the other classes. .Q Throughout these four years we have been fortunate ' M in having Miss Bess Shires and Mr. Rex Heed assisted this 3 V O 1 0 0 , 1' year by Miss Elizabeth Williams, as our sponsors. Many thanks to them and to all our teachers for helping us de- em- 1, ff X , velop qualities that will aid us in building a better society. 3 I F .K The arrival of our announcements and cards brought ' i , 1 W 4 to sixty-five of us the startling realization that Commence- ment, May 5 would, for most of us, soon bring our days - of learning at Sidney High School to a formal close. Now, looking ahead into the somewhat dimmed but still bright and hopeful future, with grim deter- mination we pledge ourselves to the task of building the world anew, that free men and all that they are fighting for, may survive-for always. Cyan of H3 Page Fourteen