Sidney High School - Trail Yearbook (Sidney, NE)

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if 4 Amina, lmiclt- ' As the fourflane highway of life approaches, the senior class pauses to look hack along the trail left hy the class of '48. To prove to the other classes that we aren't in a rut, we hackftrack to point out some of the important signposts. We first drew up to the portals of S.H.S. in a covered wagon with Governor johnny flvlitchell holding the reins. He got us safely past freshman initiation and our first school dance. Frosh mem' bers of Pep Club and Vo Ag worked like regular beavers to make the midfwinter carnival a success. Rounding out our first year we left the buckboard behind, and grabbed our trusty knapsacks and can' teens for a class picnic at Rattlesnake Cave. First signpost of our sophomore year was Def tour, Flash Flood. Wliile on detour, we junlsed the covered wagon and got in the groove with LaVern Draper at the wheel of our Model-T. We gathered up enough hot platters throughout the year to throw two allfschool hops. Several of our classmates joined in with the shows to give out with their musical talent to make the LodgepolefSidney vocal clinic a success. About lvlay first spring fever hit us, and we all jumped into the faithful lviodelfl' for a class picnic at Point of Rocks. Robbing the treasury of profits that we had accumulated during our freshman and sophomore years, we selected a doodlebug of high character and fine morals to see us through our junior year. We promptly christened it Smitty, after our new governor. Before the first week of school was over, we had learned the art of forcing the underclassmen to put their spare nickels into our newly inherited coke machine. Adding to our glory, we were informed that The Whole 'l'own's Tafkingu about the immense success of our class play on November 18. Our junior boys did their part in establishing the Maioons in the '-16347 sports world. Eight junior boys joined the SfClub ranks with major letters. Our junior road was lined with pop corn stands and other concessions which were so sue' cessful that we were able to put on the best ban- quet at whiih any senior class had ever been guests. Vfe sent our warnings to the senior class to dig out their diving suits in preparation for at' tending this banquet of which the tlzenie was La Mer. Tragedy struck when our governor was ref sponsible for sending poor Smitty to the body shop. After carefully repairing all damages done, Will? Take 'er easy. Ma, the iug's 'bout empty. Hround the cider barrel are Berna Whitmire, Fred Peters. Marshall Hendricks and Pam Kinne at the senior-sponsored Sadie Hawkins' Dance. Page 20 Talented seniors transformed before the very eyes oi the sludent body into experienced C?l musicians. Shown below in the ooinpah band are Marion Troutman. Homer Lewis, Doyle Butts. Mary Rnn Folkers and Leonard Kretz. Standing between Talent Scouts Marshall Hendricks and Delbert Lessman is Master of Ceremonies Iack Fisher.

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Cast Paul Iones fwho goes on a cram sessionl ,lack Fisher Mary Iones fhis sister! Patsy Montgomery Mrs. Iones fhis motherl Donna Doran Mr. lones fhis fatherl Donal Mueller Iunior Iones fthe kid brotherl Bill Rourke lack fMary's boy friendl Bob Sherrerd Iane fPaul's girlj Rita Bond Mr. Smudgely fthe principal! Harold Geu Hnna fthe maidl Dorothy Osborn Lilah Iohnson fin somebody's pastl Ruth Livingston Highlighting the senior activities for the year was the performance of the class play, Almost Summer, which was presented April 13 in the high school auditorium under the direction ol' lvlr. Carl Crouse. Paul jones, ti boy of eighteen, found the complex prublemx of finishing high sflwol, winning his girl. and entering College suddenly beginning to bear down on him with great weight. And the harder he struggled. the more his troubles! Nu wonder Paul cried out: They ean't Jn this tn 'HIKVH Cunt we, ' snapped hack his girl. family, and high xt-lmnl priiifipul, and they were off for ti hiltirif uns perfm'mam'e. Having as much fun as the cast were the assistants behind the scenes. Erma Rihn was business manager for the production: Kathleen Crowley assisted her. Prompters and standfins were jo Draper, ,lane Story, Dale Kinney and john Seevcrs. To assist Howard Spearow on the stage crew were Marjorie Armstrong, Clifford Adams and john Fonda. 77 Hygfmool Swmmer cmd discusses B hind the scenes. the cqsiqgzlaggz Leit to e - - ' we Same Mai'iz':3:' are Harold eg-lisheh Donna Doran. Bi Mueller. only Sherrerd. lack th osboml fDon Livingston Gnd Dqro Y one m issing, was ill.l A f Y: From the , comedy. I SHIIISS gn their I ' Iilohn segifersaskballeseKpromPt:::sanli was Q 'Sal GPH-the f ' . e inney, under-siudi g:nV:TCliffordo!lll:ga:s fl: left ioregizznjtoryh and if I0 ' O ' order ng' Qt the lar ri hward spearow Q d e !Uqe prob'gmDirector Carl grgsgot the props in Mflflorie Kathleens gghlihe businessufneanls shown dislxigng W GY. her assigfamnager, Erma Rihn, Ugg Page I9

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Honorary Coiillion Queen and King are lo Draper and Doyle But f 1:7 we renamed the doodlelmg fo, and put our lzeuf tenant governor in the driverfs seat. Having devel' oped SNL-ll an intense fondness for Point of Rocks, we followed the trail laid in our sophomore your und went puttfputting out to nun' more deeply tlic old picnic grounds. We elected Pam Kinne to map out the senior course, and help us abide by traffic laws, Donna Doran and Doyle Butts moved from vice president to president of Pep Club and Sffllub respectively. Despite the claims of nhighfway robbery by the underclassmen, the four cheerleaders were chosen from the senior class. We put up a billfboard an' nouncing for November 4, the senior Sadie Hawke ins' dance, first of its kind at our high school. The two costume prizes also went to seniors. juniors failed to take advantage of their only chance to rule the dear old Alma Mater when they were un' successful in attempts to remove our class flag on Senior Sneak Day. lvfaybe this was because some of the juniors boys sneaked toolll Smoothies at the Senior Coilllion are Kaywood lchn-- son and Ioan Pierson. Myrna Planck and Homer Lewis. Marilyn Krelz and Ksith Rihn. junior Seevers and Doyle Butts were elected honorary football captains of the '47948 team. Members of the committees worked diligently to make a success of the Christmas Cotillion which featured, for the first time, a dance band. .lo Draper and Doyle Butts were elected king and queen from a well chosen group of senior nom- inees also including lvlyrna Planck, Ruth Living- ston, 'lack Fisher and junior Seevers. A wellffilled treasury did away with financial worries for the Trail staff, as we started our arduf ous task last fall. Various scholarship tests, inf cluding the Regents, were given to some students in the upper fourth of the class this spring. As is customary, senior girls and women faculty sponf sors were entertained at a spring tea given by the l',E O. Spring banquets, picnics, track meets and other closing school activities helped make more mem' orics for us seniors as we near the spot in the trail from whence we go our separate ways. Page 21