University of Nebraska Kearney - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Kearney, NE)

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XJ %£ - gCo T t ' c- '1 A u nebraska state college at kearney presents the I9S6 blue and staff editor pat roucis business manager larry johnson assistant editor donna brink artist and cover design dick abraham photographer bob moline sports editor dean jelden dedication . . to those earnest students of kearney state college, who recognize the necessity for higher education and who real- ize the resulting opportunities, this book is sincerely dedi- cated. i progress . . . . . is the key word at kearney state college, the latest concrete expression of this is the new vocational arts build- ing, built at a cost of $800,000 and completed last august, classes in commerce, industrial arts, and home economics are held in the new building, and the most modern of equipment is available to the students, formally dedicated on September 30, the new vocational arts building heralds the things to come. the administrators of nebraska state college at kearney have a personal interest in the welfare of the students, they endeavor to carry out a program as stated in the compiled statutes of nebraska, ... to prescribe for the . . . college such courses of instruction as will best fit such persons . . . and their instruction in the arts and sciences generally. administrators Page 11 ■■ the president . . her her t L cuAing this marks the twentieth year of service that president cushing has given the college, a graduate of grand island college and the university of nebraska, the president is ever interested in the individual welfare of keamey state stu- dents, and the progressive growth of the college. Page 13 the dean of instruction dr. leo thomas is dean of instruction and professor of educa- tion. he received his b.s. from kearney state college, and his m.a. and doctor of education degree from the university of Wyoming. the board of education members of the board of education of state normal schools are: inset, free- man b. decker, commissioner of education and ex-officio member of the board; main picture, left to right, a. d. majors, omaha; ralph m. carhart, wayne; e. albin larson, board secretary, lincoln; everett !. randall, 1955 president, kearney; mrs. haven smith, chappell; bernard spencer, nebraska city; and bruce hagemeister, hemingford. the deans bernhard f. stutheit is the dean of student per- sonnel services, b.s., a.m., university of nebraska, graduate student university of Colorado, uni- versity of nebraska. the registrars jean m. petitt is associate dean of student personnel services, a.b., the university of Chatta- nooga, m.a., middlebury college, ph.d., vanderbilt uni- versity. j. h. horner b.s., m.s. Page 15 the student council seated: mr. del danker, sponsor; marilyn meyer, shirley denman, lucille anderson, secretary; betty schinzel, miss dorothy klein, sponsor, back row: dean wise, president; dewey asher, bud farm, bob rademacher, dale black, dean jelden, fred kempt, doyle howitt, vice-presi- dent; norris augustine, bill beavers, chic reicks, treasurer. the weekly meetings of the student council are held in the blue and gold room of the student union, with president dean wise presiding. along with the honor of being a council member goes a great deal of responsibility, council members strive to strengthen the cordial relation- ship among students and between faculty and students, they study and attempt to solve, for the benefit of all students, the various problems that arise during the course of the school year, the council welcomes all students to present their problems at an actual meeting of the group. Page 16 the student council is responsible for numerous campus activities, in- cluding homecoming, the all-college dance, bronco days, and other activities. each spring calls forth an election for membership in this top-ranking organization, the student body selects fifteen members from a list of petitioned candidates who have attained the rank of fifteen semester hours of college work. miss dorothy klein and mr. del danker are faculty sponsors. shown in the blue and gold room are: chic reicks, treasurer: mr. del danker, sponsor; doyle howitt, vice-president: dean wise, president: miss dorothy klein, sponsor; lucille anderson. sec- retary. student union activities committee sponsor: pat robinson, marilyn meyer, kay nelson, lavonne shatter. —seated: mrs. romaine webster, standing: jack nellson, jim crowley dwaine hamar, bob moline. Page 17 the personnel alice paine ph.b., b.s., m.s. laurel holcomb b.a., b.s., m.s. robert k. thorp is secretary of publici- ty. he received his a.b. in journalism from the university of Colorado. beverly haxby, b.a. st. marys college, notre dame, is secretary to the presi- dent. Page 18 faculty Page 19 vocational arts completed last august, the new $800,000 voca- tional arts building houses the industrial arts, voca- tional home economics, and commerce depart- ments. the building is equipped with the newest and most modern equipment available, a large food laboratory, textile room, commerce class- rooms, and shops for industrial arts are housed in the spacious new building, as well as a small audi- torium and a child-development center, the home economics department is the most modern and completely equipped in the midwest, modern kitchens and the latest in homemaking equipment are available to the home economics students, centrally-located offices and separate labs are features of the commerce department. improvements in the industrial arts department are better lighting, more room, and quieter working conditions. the new building, with its latest equipment and the most modern of features, is on a par with any such building on any campus in the state. students ed piskorski and marvin richardson visit a mobile machine shop, accompanied by vocational arts department head otto olsen, second from right, and mr. messman. completed last summer, the vocational arts building houses the most modern equip- ment for industrial arts, vocational home economics, and commerce, among the many facilities included are an auditorium and a child development center. otto olsen kenneth carlson delia garrett don jester a.b., b.s., a.m. b.s., m.a. b.s., m.s. a.b., m.a. wilma larsen b.s., m.s. bernice mantor b.s., m.s. 9 warren messman a.b., m.a. floyd krubeck b.s., m.a., ed.d. in the new blueprint drawing room, mr. carlson points out a detail in the plan that everett hopkinson is developing. clara ockinga b.s., m.s. 1 roland welch b.a., m.a. Page 21 education courses in education are tor all students who are planning to enter the various fields of teaching, so that they may go out into the communities of the state and apply the educational principles that have proved best throughout the development of the history of education. the department strives to develop in each student the ability to make for himself a philosophy of education that will meet the needs in the teaching field of his choice. leona failor b.s., m.a., ph.d. louise adams garnet austin wilma hirst myron holm a.b. b.s., m.a., ed.d. b.a., m.a., ed.d. a.b., m.a. dr. failor, head of the educa- tion department, discusses edu- cation courses with future teacher shirley magette. education there is an ever-increasing demand for well- prepared teachers, to meet this demand, the placement bureau gives gratis service to school officials seeking teachers. a program of follow-up on teachers who have been placed is maintained by the bureau, to ascertain the success of students and to give them the benefit of whatever help the college can offer during their early teaching careers, all student teaching is as- signed and supervised by the bureau. each semester, the placement bureau offers many students teaching opportunities, shown discussing a position are anne under- wood and del danker, head of the bureau. prospective teachers, supervisors, and administrators re- ceive the opportunity to study teaching under actual conditions in the a. o. thomas training school, the school is organized and conducted so as to provide the best educational opportunities for the girls and boys privileged to attend, a staff of highly trained and experienced super- visors, each of whom has demonstrated superior ability in his field, conduct the training school. del danker margaret mcclure edna nigh blanche skinner a.b., m.a. a.b. a.b., a.m. a.b., a.m. Page 23 fine arts courses in the division of fine arts are de- signed to provide all teachers with the knowledge and skills needed in each field for successful teaching, to give the neces- sary training for those who wish to special- ize in art, music, and speech, and to offer an opportunity for those who wish to enrich their experiences in order to make their living more meaningful. harold ahrendts leroy bauer a.b., m.a. b.s., m.ed., m.music angelo cucci doris gallemore b.s., m.s., ed.d. b.s., m.a. william king a.b., m.a. william lynn b.m., m.m. john mcgee leora mundell richard welsbacher george whitfield b.s., m.a. a.b., a.m., ph.d. b.a., m.a. b.m., m.m. Page 24 Calvin ryan miriam drake a.b., ed.m. b.l. language language is recongized as the basic tool subject, and literature as one of the essen- tials of cultural and broadening experiences, the english and language departments aim to prepare students to become efficient teachers in the public schools, and to con- tribute the necessary speech, language, and literature background for the enrichment of their own lives. harry hoffman a.b., a.m., ed.d. helen istas a.b., m.a., ph.d. clara johnson a.b., m.a. dorothy klein a.b., a.m. mr. ryan, head of the english de- partment, reads an essay written by lyle mcmindes, one of his english 410 students. Page 25 biology fundamental training in the study of plants and animals is the aim of the biology de- partment. both cultural and scientific aspects of the subjects are stressed, and an emphasis is placed on the phases of conservation in which plants and animals are involved, another aim is to assist the students in answering biological questions common to general life situations. w. bruner b.s., a.m., ph.d. john bliese b.a., m.a., ph.d. harvey cole a.b., m.a. mildred hansen a.b. certain aspects of the Christmas cactus are of interest to dr. bruner, biology department head, and don nelson. physical science donald fox a.b., m.s., ph.d. many important experiments are performed in the chemistry laboratory, here, dr. fox, de- partment head, and jerry wetovick are shown considering such an experiment. the physical science division prepares teachers in subject matter and in methods for the teaching of mathematics, physics, chemistry, and general science, in addition to giving a background for effective teach- ing in biology, home economics, geography, and music, the division also offers pre-professional work in mathematics, chemistry, and physics for those preparing for professional careers in medicine, dentistry, and nursing, in addition, the study of these courses serves students who plan to take up aviation or other phases of governmental service. elmer beckmann I. larsen mary morse theodora nelson b.a., m.a. b.a., m.a. b.s., m.s., ph.d. b.s., m.s. Page 27 social science lyle mantor a.b., a.m., ph.d. to help prospective teachers obtain the knowledge necessary for successful teaching of social studies, and to give students sufficient knowledge of the historical background of our political, social, and economic life to enable them to function as intelligent citizens in a democracy, is the aim of the social science department, the courses in history and political science give a knowledge of past and present-day developments, and stimulate a deter- mination to defend american ideals. jennie conrad a.b., a.m. n. diffenderfer phillip holmgren b.s., m.a. a.b., m.a., ph.d. department head dr. mantor helps king birginal plan his schedule for the coming se- mester. Page 28 physical education charlie foster a.b., a.m. leland copeland a.b., m.a. coach foster, head of the physical educa- tion department, and ken main talk over forthcoming track plans. physical education at kstc provides facilities and skilled leadership for directing students to act in situations that are physically wholesome, mentally stimulating, and socially sound, with particular emphasis on teaching, coaching, community recreation, and other professions allied with the physical education program. as a preparation for leisure time, courses in seasonal sports, swimming, dancing, both folk and modern, tennis, badminton, volleyball, football, and basketball are offered, class instruction is supplemented by ever- increasing intramural programs for men and women, for still further participation in activities. william morris dorothy orcutt harriet yingling alien zikmund b.s., m.a. b.s., m.a. b.s., m.a. b.s., m.a. Page 29 students from nebraska, from over half a dozen other states, and from several foreign countries attend kearney state college, although from seventy to eighty per cent of the students are studying for the teaching profession, the remaining percentage are preparing for other specific vocations, among these various goals is found almost every known pro- fessional career. Page 32 seniors Aumma cum laude mary dale alexander J mary alexander magna cum laude john derolf, jack swanson cum laude robin croissant, robert dick shirley magette robin I. croissant robert b. dick shirley j. magett senior officers senior class officers that were elected for the year are shown during an in- terval of relaxation, left to right, they are: john derolf, president; mary alex- ander, vice-president; and bob dick, secretary-treasurer. first semester graduates pictured at left and below are the seniors who at- tended the graduation banquet, held in the college cafeteria in janu- ary. twenty-three seniors were graduated mid semester. ray e. adams blythe. California arthur p. alberding clay center, nebraska dewaine a. alcorn kearney. nebraska mary d. alexander kearney, nebraska 1956 henry j. amend lincoln, nebraska donald d. ayres gothenburg, nebraska lyla j. babb broadwater, nebraska merlin e. bachman ayr, nebraska kenneth r. baker franklin, nebraska Harold e. bennett grand island, nebraska james e. bills grand island, nebraska bill w. bowers paxton, nebraska graduates david h. brink kearney, nebraska donna I. brink kearney, nebraska junior a. brisco lexington, nebraska lexie d. dark gofhenburg. nebraska collene c. eline rineston, nebraska james a. daily milburn, nebraska susan a. day miller, nebraska john j. derolf kearney, nebraska 1956 robert b. dick kenesaw. nebraska barbara a. dickerson sumner. nebraska max g. dodson venango. nebraska ella m. douglas aurora, nebraska pearl j. dyer kearney, nebraska Harold g. engleman overton, nebraska john w. ernst columbus, nebraska robert I. fair oxford, nebraska graduates larry d. ferguson taylor, nebraska verneta f. ferris osceola, nebraska russell s. gaston minden, nebraska ncrma j. gerdes gothenburg. nebraska Stanley grandstafF maxwell, nebraska everett w. gross grand island, nebraska harry w. gross red cloud, nebraska gwendolyn i. Hanley frankfort, south dakota 1956 william d. haufF kearney, nebraska john r. hawes kenesaw, nebraska mildred m. hensel kearney, nebraska dennis a. Houston kearney, nebraska doyle e. howitt chappell. nebraska valetta f. hunse arnold, nebraska don f. jardon alma, nebraska bonnie m. jennings north platte, nebraska graduates erna c. jensen cozad. nebraska bruce I. johnson kearney, nebraska shirley r. johnson kearney, nebraska gerald f. jones benkleman. nebraska marshall g. joyce minden, nebraska rita m. lawrence kearney, nebraska ruth lawrence kearney. nebraska margaret e. lewis st libory. nebraska 1956 richard e. mcconkey blue hill, nebraska laird j. mccormick kearney, nebraska shirley j. magette kearney, nebraska william e. marlatt kearney, nebraska carol j. mason arcadia, nebraska john a. mason arcadia. nebraska foster g. maxey kearney. nebraska jerrold r. meyer lodgepole. nebraska graduates robert e. miller hendley, nebraska bill h. moss kearney. nebraska dagmar g. naylor kimball, nebraska jack e. nellson kearney. nebraska kyler d. nelson kearney. nebraska gerald I. nordbrock wilcox, nebraska mary a. peak Orleans, nebraska carol e. rathe kearney. nebraska 1956 charlotte reicks kearney, nebraska richard d. remy kearney, nebraska patricia a. roucis broken bow, nebraska orville e. schmidt kearney, nebraska clayton I. scoff grand island, nebraska duane Shackelford trenton, nebraska hill f. shatter litchfield, nebraska dallas g. sinnen minden. nebraska graduates leonard c. skov riverdale, nebraska edwin r. stciab berwyn, nebraska delmar p. Sutherland elm creek, nebraska jack I. swanson aurora, nebraska john r. taylor kearney, nebraska andrew j. tetzlaff Orleans, nebraska dwight o. thiel alda, nebraska zoe a. tucker grand island, nebraska graduates lyle a. whitesel miller, nebraska maynard d. wichman loup city, nebraska dean d. wise sidney, nebraska lewis h. wright lincoln, nebraska underclassmen Page 47 Iona e. abelbeck hardy carole d. anderson bastings dcwcy a. ashcr kearney robcrt e. ashley grand island norris c. augustin blue hill iris g. baer kearney ron I. bickford kearney donna I. brown fullerton Harold g. brucning ong jamcs g. butcrbaugh gothonburg Page 48 glenda g. calvin rovenna ardyce I. carroll broken bow larry o. collisa Campbell alien i. gallup kearney robert luniors juniors usy schedules — junior class officers are pictured in a riendly discussion, from left to right are president jim uterbaugh, treasurer alice johnson, secretary lee rippen, md vice-president bud farm. blanche c. cargill scotia nila j. eorkill imperial leslic w. drake atlanta amy j. dusck ravenna burdettc farm kearney lewis c. felker eddyvillo arion s. gunderson dix edith m. gunlicks e I. guzinskc dwight lavonn j. harmoney amherst thane hascall kearney lorry v. johnson hershey jerry r. haskin kearney jerry I. jonos axtoll lee a. holm maxwell gcrold b. jordan koarnoy shirley a. houston alma patsy j. kearney sumnor glen c. houtx madrid perry I. kenney amhorst diane c. ingram cotosfiold jack d. king koarnoy Page 50 rosio laguna hershey arlcnc m. Ice miller alvin c. lybargc arcadia alan morris koarnoy donald j. nelson Sargent jamcr I. nelson stuart luniors juniors cdward w. john loup city gene p. kingslcy kearnoy keith b. johns hazard robert j. kirkendall grand island alice I. johnson Sweetwater dorothy a. kirklish sargent j f 4 kenneth e. main Sutherland donald I. main Sutherland john r. mayberry kearney ted m. mills berwyn jamos r. mitcholl orloan; gcorge I. morgan endors jgene d. nickman pleasanton patricia j. olson imperial donna j. ottun sonja o. paulscn sargent aurora ethel e. payton brewster larry d. peterson extell robert 1. pfciffcr amherst robcrt a. rademacher loup city william rauert grand island laverne robertson lodgepole patricia n. robinson kimball barbara a. rohric wood river c. royal sand funk james c. sanford grand island clarence j. seymour grand island lavonnc e. shatter willow island william g. shiltz kearney william 1. sicbkc amherst Page 52 barbara spencer bcrl spencer robert c. stempe broken bow broken bow bellwood joan a. thurman donald d. tomlinson leo r. turner oconto ravenna elm creek luniors william d. rogers lowellen dayne h. smith madrid time for relaxation — sharing a joke in the student union are juniors arlene foster, ardyce carroll, and larry collison. marilyn I. steward big springs beverly a. stransky madrid jack I. stransky madrid katherine h. strasburg central city james a. swanson aurora james e. thorell loomis eva m. valdez kearney voldamar c. valdex koarnoy Clinton a. wells enselmo donald welty kearney gerald p. wetovick kearney donald I. wirfel scottsbluff rlchord d. obroham shirley j. acker mitchell central city gory a. ackerman carolyn a. adcock gothenburg kearney earl alexander kearney keith I. ames kearney john I. anderson kearney carolyn b. aspegren colleen n. aspegren sutton clay center arvllla j. auble kearney don w. auble kearney dorls m. baker enders vickl m. banks marvin bashford grand island naponce sophomores Page 54 joyce I. bishop kearney dale e. black Charles blackburn patricia boyer george r. brondortf stello e. brist central city ragan Hastings kearney onsley aria j. carlson sumner dwaine I. carlson karen a. Caspers anselmo Hildreth dorls a. chesley central city ioan c. Christ douglas dark paxton gothenburg Stanley I. anderson theodorc I. onderson sumner ornold joan I. baucr vc ward julliann m. bcckmonn smith center, Ironses cuqcnc ormstronq broken bow john r. belike scotio sandra j. ormstronq grand islond rose m. berqqren st. poul richord q. arneson inavole arnold h. arp omherst robert t. berkheimer william k. birqinal miller sorgent sophomores marilyn v. brodine elm creek harold d. coble broken bow james c. brown hershey loulse b. corkinq cushing joylyn k. brown Culbertson eldon c. cornish oconto keith w. brown red cloud james e. crowley keorney robert r. brown keorney carolyn a. david otlonto dyle I. buckbee comstock Shirley e. denman keorney terry j. burwell keorney bonnie d. donaho york mary c. dovino Oconto willis r. dohrman kearney qoorge r. dunhom grand island moneta f. dusclc Hastings bcrnardinc i. cchout berneise m. ecklund berncito m. ecklur omherst clwood cl wood dolo h. falter ord roger d. farrar moywood dovid o. fousset north platts corolyn foster bcnkclman niorgot j. fronke plcasonton kothleen freeman Stanley r. garretsc kearney smith center. kansa sophomores Page 56 jim d. greenlee kearney warded greor joanne e. gricss joan m. hoberman john g. haeberle dwayne w. homo sioux city, iowe Sutton sutton kearney lexington norma |. hervert rovenna edword I. h.crxog kearney bill d. hircock morion I. hilferty madrid nancy I. hill talmage don j. chlers grand island irwi« e. goston minden cwold cly sutton leonord d. gchrc gibbon arlis m. ely grafton irmo j. genereux Campbell robcrt m. envick kearney ronold j. golus loup City warren s. everts Sutton gory e. goodchuck kearney robert ewoldt Stapleton genevieve j. graft york sophomores orles w. hommond neldo m. hondel mory m. Hanlon potter wauneta mitchell don r. Hardin arnold george I. Harris grand island donold I. Hein kearney morcella c. helser shelton donna hirst kearney gory m. t.oeltke marvin I. hokom grand island lodgepole geroldine a. holztaster rolland e. hopwood paxton fullerton dean holliday amherst gerold e. hornback spencer dorrls o. hulshixcr o-Qollola ror.old e. humiston central city mory I. hust sutton dale Hyde bill j. ihm grand island bastings gory j. jock Clifford t. jaco loup city minden loretta I. johnson beaver city sheila I. johnson york lueen j. jolnes ©conto tred h. karre harvey d. kegley scotia kearney ronold I. kegley kearney janice m. kellc eustis sophomores Page 58 leo p. laird clarence a. lange republican city ord joan lanquist faye j. larreau loomis arnold Undo a. larsen gothenburg leroy w. larso holdrege george w. luce poole mclvin e. mcelrovy margaret j. manhart lorry e. marks davld city Orleans hastings leonord w. martin gering dark h. matts kearney qoylc a. johnson agre, kansas lolo e. johnson Campbell donold I. johnson mullen Charles q. jenlcins marqoret a. jonsen st. michael kcarney kearney othryn k. kilqorc david city joonne . kivliqhn oxford qcrold c. knopp kearney jomes krueqcr Sidney donna I. labort meldon j. loehcr grand island maywood sophomores Ifred lewandowski betty m. lees mitchell shclby dan c. leibee kearney patricia r. lockard osceole helen m. lofqren kearney Clifford e. lowell kearney mrs. maren e. lowell kearney chard b. maxwell william c. merryman ron a. messman jacquelyn n. meyer Sutherland kearney aurora kearney russell s. meyer lodgepole douqlas I. miller elm creek phillip e. miller cozed joyce a. mitchell Orleans ernest j. mocs kearney qcnc a. moody purdum cecelia q. mores russell j. morgon roger I. morris Cheyenne. Wyoming elwood beatrice lorry I. mos brulc maurice nelson funk rorold d. nelson holdrege ianice nevjohr ulysses john nicholson barbara r. nickerson marc) j. nicodemus grand island farram dovid city lyman I. no ravenna sophomores paul d. peister kearney richard f. peterson hays center edwin j. povclko fairhill qlen a. plettner robert e. pottinqer lawrence e. pri kearney kearney paxton marvln j. rlchardson marilyn m. ricketts frank e. robinson barry I. rockwell ronald r. rockwell john b. rohrs kearney franklin keorney grand island grand island kearney Page 60 cldon e. muehling donold e. muMOn deshler kearney ■ic mould juniata in a. oimcro david city patricio s. oft republican city poiil a. otto yoder, Wyoming bernard murphy amora steven v. owens gibbon donna m. nelson sargent monica a. poitx Pleasanton hoy nelson kearney janice m. palmer elm creek sophomores •ole j. pursel brule leslle e. quinn ainsworth rex c. rodford kearney iearld a. ramsey merlyn g. reed grand island elm creek Charles d. reicks kearney marllyn m. reinertson hazard ores s. ronne lushton iohn p. rowland merna v. ruebsamen claudia I. rumbeck yvonne russell farnam giltner amherst Wallace mary I. sandell polk carol s. saum kearney jerry I. lawyer barbora m. schcierman shirley j. schmiti william e. sehnaekenberg mildred d. schullor brewster Sutton powell lexington sharon j. shultx fairbury sharon I. sim Cambridge gall m. spoidcll gibbon mary e. spray crawford darleen a. staab kcorney iarry I. states north platte sharon steor coxad riley e. sterling janine c. stol gurley loup city sophomores Page 62 jim I. titterington kcorney lowonno I. tucker grand island danny I. turnbull dix Stanley I. urwiller st. michael koren van camp mauricc d. van riverton broken bow qordon w. whartman Catherine d. white nadia m. williams arlene m. wilson kendra m. winans nancy a. wise grand island alliance kearney grand island north platte lodgepolc ward e. sitorius gothenburq Shirley e. sitzman cheyenne. Wyoming dale I. show gibbon gory I. smidt trumbull jamcs e. smith keorney boverly I. sottley modrid richard I. spargo hostings leo m. stone broken bow raymond I. stone comstock marlene t. stransky modrid lorry d. surber gothenburq patricia I. tegler grand island john f. teter hartley loren I. thompson kearney sophomores orbaro a. viren holdrege betty m. von ohlen ralph e. waddington ronald I. waiters richard h. welker grand island Cairo sutton david city morjeon welte ansley donold a. wesickski loup city paul w. witt litchfield jamcs d. witter arthur h. wittrock shirley a. woodruff norlne f. wurdeman broken bow dix grand island columbus jonet I. yost central city r.eva limmerman beatrice ihirley a. obcrnothy sandro k. acker bettii e. baker richard j. beottie mynra k. brchmcr dorothy I. brock eldon I. adaim john I. alder janette a. ombro: marilyn onderson judith a. anderso donald I. beiriger nancy m. belschner gory I. bemis pete n. bennett rose e. benton jim w. brock tarry brohmon bob g. brooke donna d. brown sharol I. brown freshmen what's new? — freshman class president bob brooks, secretary donna harris. treasurer peggy parsons, and vice- president sam gamel scan current and coming events on the main bulletin board. worner v. carUon goylc e. dark ion I. crook mailne m. casper raymond I. dark ir.ary a. cruteher chord d. ondorson loyd r. ondrews richord e. anstine joan I. bunion shirley r. bloomficld sandra s. boqordus william a. brown janico m. buflington bctty h. bumqorncr gordon 9. arneson john d. aihley harold b. bowers jacqueline a. brodlcy corole j. busch jerome j. bydalek richord h. austin bryan q. brcde linda Campbell freshmen mo m. cattcrson ssell I. clement ■mo I. cudaback allyn I. chambers marilyn j. coffey donna j. cunninqham theda d. chancellor claire j. coleman gcrald m. curry dorene m. chern janet I. conger lloyd e. dady june b. chrisp victor k. cook barbara m. daiss lois m. Christensen lee coufal helcn f. daly ernest christoffersen terrene© ©. cowley sharon r. darling robert I. dauci marllys I. ceklund nancy s. fee doris m. davis davis richard I. demos robert w. deseh ellnor m. edson rogcr I. edson james b. fisher david a. ely patricia a. forell donna I. francis freshmen wayne e. fyfe janet d. hallett barbara a. hart darwin q, galloway ronald I. hampson robert m. headlcy salem gamel lorry g. hansen jim f. hehnke Virginia d. garretson gerald d. garrett jean I. george matthew I. hansen russel e. hansen harvey h. harder lorraine j. heins rodney w. heldenbrand jacquelin j. hellma Page 66 koy k. doylc don v. eversoll eolcnc r. freed graeie I. dunlap gerald a. farlow kathryn freeman Mn a. deveny othryn I. epp rrel c. franklin Virginia I. douney arfhur d. erb jean m. frafes evelyn m. durnal peggy a. earnhart keifh a. farrar lorefta j. fasfenau mory a. frink roberf g. fuss freshmen dgar I. gifford bob p. good roberf a. green rodney m. haggard roberfa a. hagman srry I. harder joan m. harrifeld wiiford e. harris donna m. harrls roberf I. harrison r.cy a. hclmufh darrel f. henderson sheila m. hcndricks pafricia I. hendrickson kay I. hendrix jack d. haile gary a. harsin jerry d. herndon imogcnc f. halberf gerald e. harsin revo r. hiaff winnie a. Hickman lorry j. isaacron ronald I. jorgenson earl e. Higgins nancy k. ivers lois kallcnbach anna I. hinrichs marilyn k. jackson joyce e. kaup nadine k. Hinton robert I. jacobsen karen k. kemptar Carolyn I. hoff gorden k. jens patricia I. kentner jackie k. holmburg marlys a. johnson robert e. kite shirley I. holmgrc marcia m. johnsa emil r. kirwan freshmen Page 68 koy k. kriegsmonn donald I. kugler leota r. kyes lloyd w. lowe karen k. loewenstein Helen I. ludwig carmen laguna kay e. lundy john p. mcneil gale d. mcnulty barbara a. mcroberts mildred m. maaske clcanor v. longe carsie m. mccall duanc I. madsen sharon s. Iar lois a. mcclu john p. manha qwcn e. howitt lorilyn j. johnson nyron o. kirwon jon d. huber milon I. johnson «lain f. kncifcl duanc f. hughes rodney b. johnson robert d. knepper james j. hurt waync o. johnston betty j. kolar beverly a. husmann duanc c. joncs fred I. korcck june I. hutchinson john m. joncs james I. korcck freshmen irald m. Icbsock sherman c. lehmann allan I. lehnert clcanor j. lennemann bernic b. Iconard Winifred ♦. linnerson beverly e. long fhryn e. mcconncl donald g. mccormac wendell j. mccormick jack j. mccullough rosemary j. mchargue carol a. mclnturf patricia I. mcmahon thryn a. manhart lucretia o. marshall nancy I. marshall ardelle c. martin jorry t. martin june a martin deloris m. mattson adrianna m. moion douglas I. mayberry jacque j. mecke qwcn C. montgomcry qcorqc e. moore lowonna r. morqan veri d. nelson lorry e. neutzman warren c. ncwbold donna f. mentxcr paul j. mortis donna a. nickerson douqlas g. metx ♦ hcodore I. moritx joann novosad marilyn j. meyer bili morrison donna I. oliver robcrt I. molino gordon s. morro barbara b. olso freshmen Page 70 barbara parker benjamin I. porter sharon k. ritter peqqy I. parsons carolyn m. peterson Charles d. peterson ladonna I. peterson marlcnc a. pctcrsa qerald pounds merlyn m. rahmann lots m. ramm robert h. rasmussen janet j. read avis I. robinson dean e. rolfsmeyer deanna m. ronne marilyn d. roy sharon r. rubeck gory v. mikkclscn ruth I. muhlboch cddic d. olson joon rr miller ruth m. mundt richord I. o'ncill ir.argorct a. mi I no horriet I. minshull alice r. musil inez m. nelson roger b. owons roymond I. ozanne annetta m. mitchell lorry j. miller betty j. murray gory r. nelson twila m. paben ormond freshmen richord I. petrytus errol. d. phillips james I. pierce ruth I. pipal jamcs k. reidy rcbert I. reier eldon d. reiter junior e. reiter ritchie rundstrom lathan I. russell richord I. samuelson alyce m. sanderman edward j. piskorski lucille a. pochler morion r. polskl zita m. rice koren I. richards eonnie m. richardson lucille a. sovoly myrno r. schatfert lorry d. schager cora j. scheplcr orcn I. smollcomb qory f. stcffcnhaqcn elixabcth j. schinxcl william n. smets ♦homos I. stock clnora a. schloatman sherman d. smith jack p. Strickland judy j. schulke twyla m. smith dartone a. strove Carolyn r. schurr warren d. snyder barbara I. suck nassir sedarat sandra c. spath marlys i. sunquist janicc j. shafer howard w. spencer franklin d. swanson freshmen Page 72 leroy d. thompson lovonnc a. waqner donna wells donald s. tinqley jerry b. waldo john wert john r. tober haxel r. walker beverly a. whaley martha I. toews connie k. wall loren a. wilke keith m. trampe james e. wanek kenneth d. williams john r. trindle dorothy j. ware virqil h. william mory g. sharp william e. irlcy a. spraguc cdward h. irry c. swanson donald e. shelton re o. shields Stafford jcri I. Stafford swett richard I. swett ruth e. shilti dennis w. james h. stalker jane k. Iloyd e. tabcr john p. shimmin norma j. shirley starr v. patricia stay thiel tred j. thompson freshmen :lifford m. trump richard w. unterseher rold I. waterbury lorry d. watkins robert j. wilson lois a. wilton rita m. uri leo r. wax ardena r. wood georgc g. vavra marilyn c. weber dotty k. wood johnnie villegas janet k. weekly Virginia I. wood pHyHis a. votgamore gary d. weeks barbara a. woods beverly j. wadkins ellen a. wegner karen j. woollen robcrt woman donna m. wyatt dark d. yanda francos I. yurcjcs don d. zauitka kearney state students form the color guard at the head of the homecoming parade. i second semester students marianne altmaier eleanor blauvelt phyllis bomberger roliand bowers lloyd carrell carolyn draucker patsy ham glen karsting beverly kennedy kenneth kohlscheen omar overly dwight parrish arden peterson paul ross peggy scranton ardith talbot hubert teahon doris teter c. turnell lois yentes Page 75 activities play an important part in the social life of a kearney state student, events such as homecoming and the mardi gras, and student publications as the blue and gold and the antelope, are an integral part of college life. Page 78 features Page 79 the 1956 blue and gold queen tntiJ jce ahh tucker • • • selected by a board of faculty men for her personality and popularity, miss tucker is a senior from grand island, she is majoring in elementary education and has minors in art and english. the homecoming queen . . . tniAA tclfih CfCiAAdht Page reigning over the golden anniversary homecoming festivities, miss croissant was chosen queen by the student body, her major is physical education, with minors in english and french. the mardi gras royalty . . . mardi gras queen HiiAS ardifce cancll elected by the student body as mardi gras queen of the february 10 festival, ardyce carroll is a jun- ( ior from broken bow. she is major-' f ing in speech, with mirvprs in eng- lish and french ) $ mardi gras king ntf. daifhe Atnitk royal consort of miss carroll, dayne smith is a junior from mad- rid. and is majoring in physical education, his minors are biology and education. the k club queen . . . mAA (teVerlij long Page 83 this year the k club for college lettermen elected beverly long their queen, a freshman from madrid, she is majoring in elementary education. the fraternity sweethearts . . . caladonian sweetheart ttt AA Hadia uilliatnA phi tau gamma sweetheart WAA hahcif uiAe phi phi phi sweetheart tniAA jcahhe qrieAA Page 84 delta pi beta holly queen tniAA Ahirleij magette I sigma theta phi sweetheart miAA Ahirleij jckhAch zeta chi alpha Cinderella mi A A card rathe Page 85 a buffalo-beef barbeque was part of homecoming festivities last Octo- ber. chefs were faculty members elmer beckman, william king, bernhard stutheit, and donald fox. approximately 1,200 persons at- tended the barbeque, held north of the student union. homecoming the golden anniversary of kstc was the theme for homecoming this year, held at an earlier date, October I, the day was crowded with festivities, fraternal breakfasts were held in the morning, with a parade preceding the football game with wesleyan, and a dance at the 1733 ballroom in the evening, robin croissant was elected homecoming queen by the student body, and was crowned by president herbert I. cushing at half- time. the homecoming queen and her attendants are shown at the dance held that evening at the 1733 ballroom, left to right are: shirley houston, charlotte reicks, queen robin croissant, and lucille anderson. Page 86 copping first place in the float parade was phi tau gamma fraternity, with their float de- picting gate to golden oppor- tunity. delta pi beta won second place, and Caledonian fraternity third. sigma theta phi took second place in the display contest, first place went to women's athletic associa- tion, but the display was torn down before a picture could be taken. coach zikmund is carried off the field by members of the football squad, after the 21-6 victory over wesleyan college. 52 men saw action in the exciting game. mardi gras the annual mardi gras festival opened with a variety of concessions and ended with a dance in the student union where dayne smith and ardyce carroll were crowned king and queen, candidates for royalty were chosen by the organ- izations that entered a concession in the ywca-sponsored carnival, and were then selected by popular student vote kappa pi art fraternity offered caricature sketches, ywca sold hats, phi tau gamma presented a stage show, the naiads held a water show, independent students association called their booth a candle squirt, zeta chi alpha spon- sored a rose tree, and colhecon ran a lunch cafe. although costumes were not mandatory, prizes were awarded to the most original, comical and prettiest entries. Page 88 Page 89 many hours are spent by students on the staffs of the blue and gold and the antelope, in order to produce superior student publications, the service given is often rewarded only by an occasional by-line, and the feeling of accomplishment. Page 90 service editor pat roucis and business manager larry johnson discuss one of many perplexing page layouts. the blue and gold much careful planning and hard work has gone into this year's blue and gold, to make it a suc- cessful publication, efforts, such as the modernistic cover and the printing in lower case, were made to make the book different and interesting, and to reflect the mood of progress that is prevalent on the modern campus. editor pat roucis and business manager larry johnson selected their staffs, which worked long and hard, dick abraham designed the cover and division layouts, donna brink served as assist- ant editor, and dean jelden was sports editor, freshman photographer bob moline took almost all the pictures in the book. among the new features in the yearbook are sub-division pages, different division groupings, and the selection of a senior girl as blue and gold queen, by a board of faculty men. typist mary alexander and photographer bob moline gave many hours toward the production of the blue and gold. Page 92 freshman photographer bob moline took most of the pictures in the yearbook. dick abraham. left, works on art layouts, he also de- signed the modernistic cover, dean jelden worked hard as sports editor, assisted by donna brink. editor pat roucis and assistant editor donna brink plan the general layout, they are shown in the new office location in the vocational arts build- ing. Page 93 the antelope second semester editor, charlie jenkins, left, confers about makeup with first semester editor, bob fair, the two editors gave much time and hard work in publishing the antelope every week. moved to the industrial arts building. that’s how the sign read, and that's exactly what happened, the antelope office in the new building came to enjoy a never-before-heard-of spaciousness. all the members of the antelope staff worked hard during the past year, but none knew the headaches of publishing the college newspaper better than the editors. bob fair guided the weekly growth of each edition during the first semester, he was succeeded at the beginning of the second semester by his assistant editor, charles jenkins. among the columnists for the paper were dee thiel, ho, ho, charles jenkins, look what i found, and Clifford lowell, next to nothing. bill hauff served as business manager, robert thorp, secretary of publicity, was advisor for the paper. business manager for the year was bill hauff, shown doing part of his lengthy bookwork. Page 94 the business staff of this year's antelope included moneta dusek and bud farm, pictured with ad lay- outs. sam gamel, carol hauff, dale williams, and judy anderson were news writers who turned in stories regularly every week. Page 95 mrs. maybelle steinmeyer is housemother of the upperclass women's dormitory. martin hal completed in 1954, martin hall is the new residence for upperclass women, the hall accommodates 120 sophomore, junior, and senior women, mrs. maybelle steinmeyer is housemother of the new dormitory. the martin hall council is, left to right, front row: norine wurdeman, joyce mitchell. second row: mildred schuller, alice johnson, gail speidell, joan Icivilighn, jo thurman, mrs. maybelle steinmeyer. third row: norma hervert, leora rippen, donna ottun, joan bauer, pat robinson, adell hillmer. case hal freshmen women are housed in eva j. case hall, which accommodates 190 students, housemother of the dormitory is mrs. ruby matthews. mrs. ruby matthews is house- mother of the freshman dorm. the case hall council — from left to right, front row: jean frates, june chrisp, sandra acker, annetta mitchell, ardell martin, betty schinzel. second row: arlene wilson, sharon large, betty baum- gartner, elaine kneifel, dorene chern, Iona abelbeck, pat boyer, jean brown, third row: lorraine heins, pat kentner, loretta fastenau, mary brown, elaine bangert, myrna schaffert, carolyn hoff, ann milne, mrs. ruby matthews. the exeuctive council of mens hall is shown above, left to right are: sherman smith, dayne smith, don jardon, mrs. sena lang, jim buter- baugh, joe jack, and larry ferguson. -UL jL L U ll menS i j-i j bJ housemother of mens hall is mrs. sena lang. mens hall, a complete and modern home for men, was built in 1939, the first unit of the housing plan for men students, its three floors pro- vide housing for 132 men. in charge of mens hall is mrs. sena lang, as- sisted by the executive council. green terrace hall mrs. rachel blauch was housemother for the past year at green terrace. one of the first buildings on the campus, and with an interesting history, green terrace hall has been used for the second year as housing for men students, it formerly afforded lodging for girls. members of the executive council of green terrace hall are, seated: jerry moritz and leonard martin, standing: bill zeigler and mrs. rachel blauch. jim buterbaugh is main announcer at the college radio station, which has facilities through kgfw. radio pro- grams are given each day, from 3:30 to 4:00. college radio station performance Page 101 excitement over a football game in- spires fred kempf and ardyce carroll in this scene from the play. time out for ginger a broadway comedy success, time out for ginger, was the first play of the season on the kearney stage, presented the first of december, the cast included both old and new actors. fred kempf played the part of the harrassed father; ardyce carroll portrayed his long-suffer- ing wife; lu tucker, barbara viren, and donna harris were the three daughters; and charles jenkins. bill boyd, valetta hunse, dale black, and paul peister added their bit to the comedy. mr. richard welsbacher, with neva zimmerman assisting, produced and directed the comedy hit. tense performers apply makeup opening night, the largest house in three years applauded the broadway hit. carousel carousel, rogers and hammerstein's famous musical comedy, was a first of its kind for the departments of music and dramatics, the pro- duction ran for three successive nights in janu- ary on the stage of the college auditorium. the cast of eighty and the orchestra were under the dual direction of william lynn and richard welsbacher. the major cast was supported by the choraleers and a pit orchestra. linda larsen sang the soprano lead as julie jordan, opposite andy tetzlaff as billy bigelow. supplying the counter romance were doris davis as carrie piperidge, and her bespoken, don auble, as enoch snow, ardyce carroll played the role of mrs. mullen, the owner of the carousel, joyce bishop played the good-natured nettie, and larry collison portrayed the villainous jigger, the townsfolk who joined in the clambake were the entire group of choraleers. linda larsen, andy tetzlaff, and ardyce carroll are shown in a poignant moment during carousel. the large cast of carousel are pictured below during the opening carnival scene, the major cast and the supporting choraleers were comprised of eighty persons. the caine mutiny court martial an all-male cast of 19 acted in the caine mutiny court martial, a dramatization of the pulitzer prize-winning novel by herman wouk. given in the college auditorium the nights of march 15 and 16, the cast con- tained seasoned actors as well as several newcomers. the reluctant defense attorney, greenwald, was portrayed by mike moles, and richard welker had the part of maryk, the defendant, captain queeg was played by thane hascall, challee, the prosecuting attorney, by william siebke, and blakely, head of the prosecuting board, by william shiltz. a toast — mike moles, as defense attorney greenwald, is shown in a dramatic moment at the end of the play, at left is richard welker as maryk; standing, ken main as keefer; and at right is bill milldyke as keith. the choraleers, a select group of singers picked for their excellent voices, are pic- tured above, the group made the annual spring tour to surrounding nebraska towns. college choraleers members of the choraleers had the opportunity to be part of a first at kstc this year, the group was a major part of the rogers and hammer- stein production, carousel, which was given for three house-filling nights in january. the annual spring tour is always looked forward to by the choraleers, and as usual was entertaining for both performers and audiences. alcorn, dewaine franke, margot linch, eugene peister, paul anderson, carol freeman, kathleen long, beverly peterson. larry augustin, norris freeman, kathryn mcnulty, gayle rathe, carol banik. nola george. jean mcroberts, barbara robinson. frank bishop, joyce griess. joanne main, ken ross, paul boyd, william haberman, joan mason, don sandell, mary lou Calvin, glenda Harrington, richard metz, douglas saum, carol carroll, ardyce hein, don mitchell, james siebler, donna collison, larry heldenbrand. rodney mitchell, joyce spargo, richard corkill, nila houston, dennis morris, alan spray, mary davis, doris ivers. nancy morrow, gordan stopkotte. robert dawes, claribel jordan, gerald mundt. ruth stransky, beverly ecklund. marllys kildare. bernard nelson, kay viren, barbara ehly, ewald kivlighn, joanne nelson, ronald waddell, dean farm, alien knepper. don novosad, joann webb, ardene fiebig- norma larsen. linda peak, mary ann wurdeman, norine foster, arlene leora rippen, accompanist Page 105 college band—shown above is the kearney state college band, with director dr. angelo cucci. the year included a full schedule of concert and other activities. college band under the direction of new director dr. angelo cucci, the kearney state teach- ers college band collaborated with the wagoneers to present outstanding half- time shows during the football season, led by drum major don mason, the band provided excellent spirit-rousing routines set to music for every pigskin contest on the home field, in their flashy west point uniforms, the band rep- resented a colorful as well as musical spectacle for all audiences whether at a game, during a parade, on tour, or at a formal concert. concert activities included the regular agenda of concerts, and an informal sight-reading clinic for music teachers in the surrounding area, the annual spring tour climaxed the band's activities, with the home concert as a finale, this year's band officers who assisted with the many duties accompanying the maintenance of the band were bill larsen, business manager; ron peister and dewaine alcorn, student conductors; and arlene foster and joyce mitchell, librarians. Page 106 college band •flute amy dusek joyce bishop loiette johnson nancy belschner karen van camp oboe jane king jean nelson clarinet don raymer arlene foster, librarian karen woolen paul peister janice keller barbara viren kenneth ellis joanne kivlighn jacque mecke, secretary jane starr claribel dawes berneita ecklund alto clarinet dagmar naylor bass clarinet larry harder sharon ritter alto saxaphone norris augustin joylyn brown maurice nelson baritone saxaphone bill larson, business manager french horn ron peister ron nelson doug miller robert harrison douglas metz cornet don munson jim mitchell dark yanda elva hermsen jim pierce larry brohman mary crutcher trumpet alien farm robert stoppkotte trombone frank robinson larry collison gary weeks joyce mitchell, ass’t. librarian lou novy baritone don hardin Stanley urwiller dale williams tuba dewaine alcorn ewald ehly charles jenkins edgar gifford tympani linda larsen Page 107 college choir mr. william lynn is direc- tor of the college choir. beginning immediately in the fall, the college acapella choir studied, re- hearsed and listened to the music of handel's famed messiah. under the direction of mr. william lynn, the choir and members of local church choirs presented the messiah” as their annual Christmas program. because of the complications of moving such a large group, the choir was discontinued for second semester to give more rehearsal hours to the cho- raleers, who went on tour as a representative group. Page 108 acker, sandra franke, margot alcorn, dewaine frates, jean alexander, mary freeman, kathleen andersen, Stanley freeman, kathryn anderson, carol frink, mary ashley, robert garretson, Stanley auble, don garretson, Virginia augustin, norris george, jean banik, nola graff, genevieve beckmann, juliann griess, joanne bishop, joyce haberman, joan bloomfield, shirley haggard, rodney boyd, william hallett, janet brehmer, myrna hardin, donald brodine, marilyn harrington, richard brohman, larry hein, don brown, mary heldenbrand, rodney Calvin, glenda hendrix, kay Campbell, linda hickman, winnie carroll, ardyce higgins, earl catterson, donna houston, denny chesley. doris houston, shirley collison, larry howitt, gwen corkill, nila ivers, nancy crutcher, mary jamison, roselyn daiss, barbara jordan, gerald davis, doris kearney, donald dawes, claribel kildare, bernard day, susan king, jane deck, nancy kivlighn, joanne downey, Virginia knepper, donn earnhart. peggy korcek, fred ecklund, marllys korcek, james ehly, ewald kreigsmann, kay epp, kathryn kyes, leota farm, alan large, sharon farm, burdette larsen, linda fee, nancy linch, eugene fiebig. norma lockard, patricia forell, patricia long, beverly foster, arlene mccall, carsie mcclure, lois robinson, avis mccormick, laird robinson, frank mcmahon, patricia robinson, patricia mcnulty, gale ronne, deanna mcroberts, barbara ross, paul main, ken sand, royal manhart, margaret sandell, mary lou marshall, lucretia sanderman, alyce martin, ardelle saum, carol mason, don schmitz, shirley mattson, dark schneider, jo anne merryman, william schulke, judy metz, douglas shaffer, carol meyer, marilyn shirley, norma jean miller, douglas siebler, donna milne, ann smith, twyla mitchell, james spargo, richard mitchell, joyce sprague, shirley morris, alan spray, mary morrow, gordon Stafford, jeri mundt, ruth stay, patricia musil, alice stoppkotte, robert nelson, kay stransky, beverly nelson, maurice stransky, marlene nelson, ronald struve, darlene neujahr, janice suck, barbara novosad, jo ann surber, larry novy, lyman tetzlaff, andy palmer, janice uri, rita parker, barbara viren, barbara peak, mary ann waddell, dean peister, paul wadkins, beverly peterson, larry ware, jill pierce, james webb, ardienne poole, kathy weekly, janet rathe, carol wert, john raymer, donald wilkins, kenneth rice, zita wilson, arlene richards, karen woods, barbara richardson, connie wurdeman, norine ritter, sharon yanda, dark Page 109 symphony orchestra kearney's symphony orchestra has taken great steps to pro- vide the college, town, and surrounding area audience with very notable and worthwhile music by the great composers. among its outstanding concerts was the midwinter concert with tenor soloist william mcgrath. since the symphony's all- french program was such a success, this year the orchestra presented an all-american concert as a tribute to the american composer and the winner of the annual young artist audition, under the direction of leroy bauer, the symphony, a member of the american symphony orchestra league, incorporated, consists of the finest local and surrounding area musicians. any composer should be pleased with the handling of his symphony or any orchestration by the kearney symphony orchestra, these excellent concerts and guest soloists have lent an incentive for progress and growth, which applies to the growing audiences as well. violins maribeth lynn jenny st. john kathleen freeman howard meyer carolee coppell adelbert bonner kathleen forbes anna m. kerr linda larsen, principal kathryn freeman dwaine dunning guy dunning john mcneil janet hayward carol copeland marilyn schaeffer donna wyatt anu preems donald mason, concertmaster elizabeth robinson don raymor matthew shoemaker marilyn shires cellos janet marshall, principal marietta mason kathryn epp david siekman vinnetta henning bettlee lewis basses carol rathe, principal sharon darling darlene cepel bill larson Stephen comi flutes violas douglas engelhardt, principal art larsen jo ann mundorff joyce bishop amy dusek nancy belschner nancy glatter Page 110 symphony orchestra piccolo joyce bishop oboes jane a. king jean nelson cora schepler english horn jane a. king clarinets tom michaels karen woollen arlene foster bass clarinet larry harder bassoon laurie keenan carl hoon horns ron peister ron nelson douglas miller mercedes miller trumpets angelo cucci don munson alien farm trombones frank robinson larry collison gary weeks william nelson tuba dwaine alcorn tympani willys neustrom percussion beverly stransky arlene wilson james peterson jack swanson don straney piano and celeste leora rippen Page 111 the wagoneers the wagoneers is an organization providing an opportunity for students to participate in a special activity emphasizing precision drills and popular dance routines, the organization helps to show the pep, vigor, and friendliness of kstc by serving as guides, pep squads, and by furnish- ing half-time entertainment for athletic functions and other special programs, this year's concert group consists of twenty-four, with a teach- ing staff of two. miss dorothy orcutt is sponsor, president is rosie berggren. the kearney k formation—left row, front to back: merna ruebsamen, joan thurman, marlene stransky, lawanna tucker, rose berggren, jean larreau. second row, front to back: nancy hill, barbara viren, berneice ecklund, joanne kivlighn, betty lees, sharon stear. right, front to back: norine wurdeman, marci nicodemus, mary spray, neva zimmerman, arlis ely, bonnie donaho, lucy anderson, marie mousel, kathryn kilgore, janet jost, jo christ, donna labert. joanne kivlighn, a sophomore from oxford, is one of the outstanding members of the wagoneers. she is shown in the wagoneers costume— gold western blouse, blue skirt, and white hat and boots. members of the wagoneers form the spectacular wagonwheel during a performance. many organizations, both honorary and social, serve to promote participation in activities and a good social life among the stu- dents on campus, these organizations help to foster the friendly, informal atmosphere that makes kstc known as the friendly college. honoraries Page 117 alpha psi omega dramatics fraternity—seated, mr. richard welsbacher, sponsor; zoe ann tucker, president; ardyce carrol; anne underwood, back row: don main, jim buter- baugh, thane hascall, secretary-treasurer. beta beta beta biological fraternity—mrs. hanson, sponsor; colleene cline, secretary; alan morris, president; les drake, historian; dr. bliese, sponsor, second row: meldon lacher, roger denny, tom carlson, earl hammond, berneita ecklund, sandra armstrong, nancy helmuth, burdette moor, larry watkins, dwayne hamar. third row: dawson huebers, bob larson, rex radford, donn knepper, john ashley, wayne johnston, bob brown, fourth row: warren snyder, ted anderson, john ander- son, berl spencer, dean wise, warren everts. delta omicron honorary music fraternity—front row, left to right: mrs. mildred hansen, sponsor; carol anderson, treasurer; carol rathe, president; jane king, vice-president and secretary; leora rippen. second row: bev stransky, joan kivilighn, barbara viren, carol saum, joyce mitchell, linda larsen, nola banik. kappa omicron phi home economics fraternity — front row: ann bridgewater, corolyn mix, mabel cook, national president: betty cooksey, irma dean grabill. second row: mrs. mantor, sponsor: pat olson, lyla babb, amy dusek, blanche cargill, sharon iacobsen, miss garrett. sponsor, third row: dagmar naylor, secretary: lavonne shaffer, vice-presi- dent: donna ottun. treasurer: mrs. van camp- carol mason, president: lilian ralston. seated: bob dick, president; carol rathe, secretary; dr. leona tailor, spon- sor. second row: mrs. margaret lewis, shirley houston, robin croissant, Iona abelbeck, lucy anderson, jo thurman, arlene foster, bev stransky. third row: mrs. garnet austin, clarence huntly, leonard skov, miss theo- dora nelson, mrs. webb, dr. wilma hirst. kappa delta pi eta phi chapter of kappa delta pi, national honorary education fraternity, has completed its third successful year on the college campus. membership is bestowed upon juniors and seniors who maintain a 3.2 average in education, and also a 3.2 over-all average, initiation is held once each semester and also during the summer session. speakers have been featured this year at the regular monthly meetings. officers of kappa delta pi are: robert dick, president; arthur alberding, vice- president; carol rathe, secretary; mrs. edna nigh, treasurer; and dr. leona mae tailor, sponsor. Page 120 kappa pi this year the beta beta chapter of kappa pi, national art fraternity, tried many new plans, the organizaion sponsored two art films for the students and towns- people. in march, the first annual beaux arts ball was held, with a theme based on modern art. one of the most successful booths at the annual mardi gras was the kappa pi caricature sketching booth dick abraham, donna brick, and jerry jones were each represented in the midwest art exhibit with several paintings and a sculpture at joslyn museum in omaha. dick abraham's painting was purchased for a permanent collection at joslyn. officers for the year were: donna brink, president: larry peterson, secretary: and jerry jones, treasurer, william a. king and dr. luella mundel served as sponsors. seated, left to right: mr. william king, sponsor: jerry jones, treasurer: donna brink, president: larry peterson, secretary: dr. leora mundell, sponsor, back row: dick harrington, dick abraham, zoe tucker, wayne halier, bob fair. lambda delta lambda front row: miss theodora nelson: mary alexander, treasurer; erna jensen, secretary; berl spencer, president; dr. mary morse, sponsor, second row; ron waiters, bob peters, jim swanson, marianne altmaier, dwayne hamar, bill merryman, duane coble, third row: jerry wetovick, stan garretson, everett gross, bill marlatt, gerald hornback, jim crowley. fourth row: ralph waddington, ted anderson, jack swanson, jerry states, al gallup, eldon cornish, jim witter, alan morris. lambda delta lambda is the honorary fraternity on the campus that recognizes those students who have done outstanding work in the field of physical science. an outstanding project this year was the presentation of papers to the collegiate section of the nebraska academy of science by several members of the epsilon chapter. this year's national convention was held at wayne state teachers college. Page 122 pi kappa delta pi kappa delta is the national honorary speech fraternity on the campus, the purpose of this organization is to stimulate progress in intercollegiate speech activities and communication, in an effort to provide functional leadership training for life, and at the same time, encourage a spirit of fellowship, brotherly cooperation, and incentive for achievement. the chapter at kearney is the zeta chapter of pi kappa delta, which is the largest forensic fraternity in the nation, for a number of years the local chapter has been one of the top in the country, and was recognized officially this year as one of the most active chapters in the united states. the province of the plains, which includes all pi kappa delta chapters in nebraska, kansas, and Colorado, held their province contests this year on march 15, 16, and I 7, at southwestern college in winfield, kansas. front row, left to right: mr. ahrendts. sponsor; gary weeks: lyle whitesel, secretary: and robert pot- tinger. president, second row: bill hardwick: bill milldyke: bill boyd; charles jenkins; jack king: jim buterbaugh. treasurer: doyle howitt; fred kempf: and don main. first row, left to right: leonard skov, president: colleene cline, vice-president: shirley johnson, treas- urer: shirley Houston, secretary: bob dick: and don jester, sponsor, second row: doyle howitt- kay nelson, george morgan, delores ronne. les drake, edith gunlicks, and don welte. third row: richard hawes, ella douglas, carol rathe, marion gunderson, janice palmer, ethel payton, and dean holliday. fourth row: duane schackelford, bob rademacher, gail stickell, and leora rippen. pi omega pi highlighted by its annual commerce majors' dinner in december and a successful field trip to omaha in march, pi omega pi this year continued its activities for business education students, monthly meetings, sponsored by miss ockinga, mr. jester, and mr. welch, provided social activity and an opportunity to review and discuss current problems of business education. Page 124 sigma tau delta the english fraternity recorded a successful year for 1955-56. three events occupied the agenda of sigma tau delta, the november meeting highlighted a lecture by miss clara johnson, who spoke to the group about thanksgiving origins and customs. the annual formal christmas banquet concluded 1955. members enjoyed a folk program by mr. and mrs. richard welsbacher, and words of advice from mr. c. t. ryan, the fraternity sponsor. the english majors were especially proud of the 1956 antler, the only campus literary publication, editor bob dick and business manager jack king combined efforts to produce a streamlined collection of original prose and poetry. sigma tau delta was host fraternity this year for the spring inter-honorary- fraternity banquet, held march 24 in the crystal room of the fort kearney hotel. front row, left to right: mr. c. t. ryan, sponsor; pat roucis, secretary; shirley magette, president; lucille anderson, treasurer; bob dick, historian, back row: anne underwood, robin croissant, bob fair, leonard skov, les drake, lavonn harmoney. xi phi left to right, front row: miss dorothy williams, sponsor; ella douglas, record- ing secretary and treasurer; carol rathe, investigating secretary; duane shackelford, president; bob dick, vice-president, second row: erna jensen, lucille anderson, robin croissant, blanche cargill, zoe tucker, lavonne shat- ter, leora rippen. back row: alan morris, bob rademacher, doyle howitt, dean wise. Page 126 social Page 127 the delta arrow was aimed high as the girls in white planned for another successful year to add to their history. the year was off to a good start when robin croissant was crowned homecoming queen, their huge, yellow birthday cake won the deltas second place in the float contest, the deltas also held their annual alumni homecoming brunch, which rounded out a successful golden anniver- sary homecoming. the highlight of the year was the holly ball, one of the sorority's main events, which was attended by two-hundred and fifty guests, miss roberts, sorority sponsor, crowned shirley magette as holly queen. making use of their outstanding dramatic abilities, the deltas presented a pantomine vaudville show for the mardi gras, which included pantomines of the most famous recording artists of the 1920's, ardyce carroll proudly reigned as mardi gras queen. delta pi beta delta actives: shirley magette, barb rohrick, neva zimmerman, marci |o nicodemus, robin croissant, president; vernetta ferris, marilyn reinertson, bernadine eckhout, marianne altmaier. second row: lavonne shaffer, sharon simon, nancy hill, norine wurdeman, gail speidell, mimi tilmanis, kay strasburg, pat ott, ardyce carroll, shirley acker. Page 128 delta pi beta the deltas again participated in the crippled children s lily parade, an annual drive for aid to crippled children, and made their usual Christmas contributions to the kearney homes for the aged. twenty-three eager and enthusiastic girls chose delta pi beta as their sorority, ladonna peter- son, a freshman delta pledge, was crowned sweetheart of the freshman class as a result of an election by the students. other highlights of the year were a pledge tea given bv mrs. dillo webster, the reception of the new members at a formal initiation, the annual mother-daughter tea, and the spring cotton ball, which brought the year to a very successful close. delta pledges: karen lohnstein, ladonna peterson, carol shaffer, elva hermsen, lawanna morgan, donna harris, norma fiebig, marion polski, nancy dick, janet read, alyce sanderman, roselyn jamison. second row: rosemary mchargue, sandra acker, donna siebler, Carolyn peterson, linda Campbell, kendra winans, alice musil, karen kemptner, sharon ruebeck, sharon large, doris davis. Page 129 sigma actives: kay nelson, merna ruebsamen, mary spray, donna windels, zoe tucker, shirley johnson, president; alice johnson, leora rippen, nila corkill, mary ann peak, nancy wise, donna brink, clara ockinga, sponsor, second row: joan griess, joan christ, kathryn kilgore, sharon stear, bonnie donahoe, joan kivilighn, marie musei, stella bristol, karen caspers, jerry holzfaster. third row: arlene foster, betty lees, joan land- quist, genevieve graft, carol pursel, shirley houston, berneita ecklund, carol anderson, barbara viren, amy dusek. sigma theta phi the candles of the triangle representing the sigma theta phi sorority glowed especially bright during the year, and revealed that the meaning of sigma theta phi continues to be an inspiration leading to achievement and success. homecoming was celebrated with a brunch given by the alumni in honor of the actives, western decorations provided the setting for the annual ranch dance, the pre-rush party, sigmas were kept busy at the mardi gras with the traditional sigma grams. Page 130 sigma theta phi the highlight of the year was preference day. thirty-nine girls stated their preference for sigma theta phi. the sigma sweetheart was revealed at the butterfly ball in the spring, closing the activities for another year was the picnic, the mother’s day tea at martin hall, and a breakfast given in the honor of seniors, officers for the year were: shirley johnson, president; lexie dark, first semester vice-president; donna brink, second semester vice-president; shirley denman, secretary; alice johnson, treasurer; zoe tucker, rush chairman; genevieve graft, news reporter; berneice ecklund, historian, linda larsen, chaplain, leora rippen. chorister, jane king choir director, miss clara ockinga is sponsor. sigma pledges: maxine caspers, marilyn anderson, jo schneider, jean brown, betty schinzel, bev stransky, jo deveny, jeri Stafford, kathy epp, barbara parker, peggy parsons, marilyn johnson, jo ann novosad. peggy earnhart, jackie hellman. second row: kathleen freeman, marlys ecklund, kay dawes, darleene struve, barbara sheirman, kay lundy, gwen howitt, pat kentner, loretta fastenau, norma shirley, judv schulke, ann milne, nancy ivers, kathryn freeman, third row: sharon darling, bev long, bev watkins, jo bauer, annetta mitchell, judy anderson, jane starr, nancy belchner, adrienna maxon, marilyn meyer. zeta chi alpha members of the zeta chi alpha sorority once more exemplified the meaning of their chain-friendship, leadership, and knowledge. homecoming events for all zeta actives and returning alumni were inaugurated by the breakfast given by the sorority at the hotel fort kearney. the zeta float, horn of plenty, in the fiftieth anniversary homecoming parade depicted the fruitful products of the college during the past half century. the sharing spirit of christmas prompted the members of the sorority to donate gifts to a needy family in the city as a yuletide project of good will. zeta actives: joylnn brown, pat robinson, karen van camp, carol rathe, lucy anderson, president; joan richter, dorris hulshizer, marilyn steward, colleen aspergren. second row: ieona tailor, sponsor, glenda Calvin, mildred schuller, loiette johnson, sheila johnson, marilyn ricketts, marlene fox, carmen laguna, diane ingram, adell hillmer. Page 132 zeta pledges: front row: pat forell, betty kolar, marilyn coffey, leota kyes, donna oliver, betty bumgartner, betty von ohlen, betty murray, carmen laguna, delores ronne, jean frates, sharon ritter, joan miller, lucille savely, june chrisp. second row: harriet minshull, donna wells, shirley woodruff, shirley bioomfield, lavonne wagner, marian hilferty, sandra armstrong, nadine hinton, jill ware, barbara mcroberts, mar- jean welte, karen richards, sandra spath, deanna ronne. back row: barbara such, barbara hart, donna catterson, nola banik, jean george, claudia rumbeck, dorene chorn, doris baker, donna dee brown. zeta chi alpha the climax of the year was the annual Cinderella ball, attended by about one hundred and fifty guests, dr. failor, sponsor of the sorority, crowned carol rathe as cinderella of 1956. thirty-nine girls showed their preference for the zeta sorority at the end of rush festivities, new pledges and actives alike became busy publishing the annual zeta chatter, a semester publication of the organization, the slumber party also ranked high as an enjoyable event in the zeta schedule. the spring formal dance with the crowning of the chi guy and the mother- daughter tea brought to a close the successful year. Page 133 actives: don jardon, george morgan, dewaine alcorn, president; bud gross, second row: art alberding, dick bailor, royal sands, jerry meyer, bill goa, jack nellson, ken main, art wittrock, roy troyer, roger morse, third row: lyle whitsel, laverne robertson, lyle mcmindes, lewis felker, lee holm, dean wise, bud farm, bill hammond, marvin hol- cum, ted mills, joe jack, fourth row: ron patterson, bill rauert, ron waiters, don main, dale bubak, jim nelson, leo stone, bert moor. Caledonian the past year has been one filled with successful activity for the members of the Caledonian fraternity, one of the first semester highlights was homecoming, the cals had a winning float built around the theme, the golden past prepares for the future. the annual homecoming banquet held at the kearney country club was attended by almost two hundred active Caledonians and alumni members, the pre-rush dance was the last social function of the first semester, more than one hundred couples were present at the crystal ballroom of the fort kearney hotel, miss nadia williams was crowned during intermission as Caledonian sweet- heart of 1955. officers for the first semester were: burdette farm, president; jerry meyer, vice- president; burdette moor, secretary; and jack nellson, treasurer. Page 134 Caledonian Caledonian activities during the second semester included the annual preference dinner and the bowery ball, twenty-seven men were pledged to the Caledonian fraternity at the preference dinner held at brook's steak house, two new sponsors, dr. angello cucci and mr. william king, were made honorary members of the fraternity, guest speaker for this occasion was mr. james knapp, a Caledonian alumnus, the bowery ball was an important event for Caledonians and their dates. officers for the second semester were: dewaine alcorn, president; george mor- gan, vice-president; don jardon, secretary; and harry gross, treasurer. pledges: dick abraham, ron supancheck, donn kneeper, jack hale, eldon cornish, jack trindle, duane madsen, bob worman, joe mcfarland, tom morris, second row: wayne gracheck, jim groghan, larry mosel, jim henke, bill hardwick, jerry herndon, jim stalker, don o'neill. third row: gordon whortman, les drake, dale anderson, dark yanda, gerry gusinski, bob desch. phi phi phi actives: richard spargo, emil kirwan, dale falter, duane wolfe, richard harrington, duane hamar, george moore. second row: earl hammond, gary schmidt, frank robinson, gene armstrong, dale black, joe smith, ron messman, mike kirwan. the year 1955-56 was historic and busy for the phi phi phi fraternity, it was historic in that it was the beginning of the third fraternity on the college cam- pus. sixteen charter members worked hard and long to make sure that their brotherhood would be one of great significance. president for this first year was duane wolfe, dale falter was elected vice- president, richard harrington secretary, and gene armstrong treasurer. Page 136 phi phi phi the pre-rush dance was held january 6 in the college cafeteria, the theme of the dance was a hobo hop and those attending dressed accordingly, dark yanda was crowned king ho and sharon darling was queen bo. after the tri phi smoker, held at cotton mill lake lodge, nineteen men pledged phi phi phi at the preference dinner held at brookes steak house, pledgeship began immediately after the dinner and ended with the pledges going through help week activities. other activities included, hay rides, serenades, hour dances and the last big social function of the year, the tri phi spring formal, at this formal the sweet- heart of phi phi phi was crowned. pledges: dave faussett, tom carlson, leo wax, verle nelson, bob rassmussen, rex radford, don eversoll, jim titterington, al lewandowski. second row: gary sinnen, roger denney, dick beattie, jim smith, bill gabbert, ray ozane, cliff trump, bob ewald, duane jones, darwin galloway phi tau gamma the golden year of 1955-56 proved to be one of major importance in the history of phi tau gamma, many honors came to the fraternity, the first being an- nounced as the winner of the homecoming float during the golden anniversary celebration. eight members of the fraternity were elected to the student council during the course of the year. at the annual rush dance, held in the crystal ballroom of the fort kearney hotel, miss nancy wise was announced as phi tau sweetheart for the year of 1955-56. actives: larry ferguson, bob rademacher, dwight hahn, chic reicks, chancellor; jim mitchell, dayne smith, bob stemper. second row: mr. hoffman, sponsor; jack rohrs, dean jelden, dale skow, jim hansen, john rowland, jim buterbaugh, dave brink, Cecil stutzman, larry johnson, don straney. third row: dale hyde, don ayres, larry collison, jim sanford, roger farrar, gary ackerman, bill beavers, ron bickford, jerry jordan, alvin osmera, bill bowers, jay hackett, jack stransky. fourth row: clayton scott, fred kempf, jim crowley, jack coffee, don hein, bob miller, kyler nel- son, norris augustine, gerry ramsey, duane shackelford, perry kenny. pledges: russ clement, larry hansen, bill boyd, john wert, larry swanson, gordon morrow, cliff jacobs, rich rundstrom, jack mccullough. second row: doug metz, bill larson, paul peister, burns bowers, don johnson, bob stopkotte, jack seymour, rodney haggard, don ehlers, spike wilson, larry peterson, john nicholson. third row: tom stock, dick peterson, jerry brady, gary weeks, byron brede, don greenlee, richard krause, ray stone, jerry waldo, errol phillips, rod- ney hildenbrand. phi tau gamma thirty-seven pledges took the oath second semester to uphold the traditions, scholarship, and brotherhood which have been the trademark of the fraternity, which is the oldest fraternal organization on the campus. officers of the fraternity for the year 1955-56 were: gene maxey and charles reicks, chancellor; robert miller and jack king, vice-chancellor; duane shackelford and dayne smith, treasurer; and norris augustine and jim mitchell, secretary; first and second semester in order of placement. Page 139 left to right, front row: robin croissant, lucille anderson, shirley johnson, vice-president; zoe tucker, lavonne shaffer. back row: ron messman, chic reicks, dewaine alcorn, president; george morgan. inter-fraternity-sorority council the inter-fraternity-sorority council meets once each month, this year the officers were: president, dwaine alcorn; vice-president, shirley johnson; secretary-treasurer, colleen aspegren; and sponsor, mr. roland welch, the inter-fraternity-sorority council has three main objectives, they are: to promote better feeling between the social fraternities and sororities of the college; to improve and elevate the social life of the campus; and to raise the scholarship of the members of the social fraternities and sororities affiliated with the council, rush week and the entire pledge period are also supervised by the council. Page 140 independent student association the independent student association, an organization for all unaffiliated students, began a year of activity on homecoming day. a series of auto- mobiles depicting the progress of fifty years were entered in the parade, winning honorable mention, an alumni banquet was held during home- coming. a christmas party with gifts preceded the annual Christmas crunch, a a reception sponsored for freshmen and new students. the big event of the year was the gypsy trail party, held in february. a leap year party was held in march. the kearney chapter of the national isa sent two delegates to the regional convention at the university of Wyoming in October, a delegation also attended the national convention at austin, texas, in april. front row, left to right: don tomlinson, secretary: mary alexander, vice-president; charles jenkins, president; bob dick, treasurer; and dr. luella mundel, sponsor, second row: pat olson, pearl dyer, mrs. margaret lewis, monica paitz, susan day, shirley holmgren, dorothy kublish, and erna jensen. back row: bob gell, charles huntley. bill marlatt, cliff lowell. maurice nelson, bob ashley, loren wilkie, and Stanley urwiller. fronv row: mrs. mantor, mrs. larson- sponsors: amy duselc, state representative: blanche cargill. vice-presi- dent: par olson, secretary: marilyn brodine. treasurer: karen caspers, historian: norine wurdeman, publicity, miss garett, sponsor, second row: mary brown, winnie hickman, peggy parsons, adrianna maxon, harriet min- shull, june chrisp, ellen wegner. betty schinzel. merlyn rahmann. third row: deanna ronne. arlene volgamore- marilyn jackson, carolyn foster, ruth muhlbach, mary lou sandel, elaine kneifel, glenda Calvin, marlene fox, donna ottun, shiHey bloomfield. fourth row: frances yurges, marcia johnson, joyce coleman, lots mcclure- darlene struve. sandra spath, nadine hinton, mary devine. martha hansen. aria carlson. dorothy kuklish. fifth row: deloris mattson, mildred maske, joan miller, jackie holmburg, donna oliver, lucy anderson, pat robinson- alice johnson, mary spray, barbara nickerson, janice neujahr, kathryn mcconnell, marci jo nicodemus. sixth row: donna catterson, pat mcmahon. marlene petersen. pat boyer. lavonne wagner. jean frates, marty toews, norma fiebig. janet read, alyce sanderman, janice buffington. betty murray. ila theobald. seventh row: donna Cunningham, gayle dark, myma schaffert, marilyn weber, janet conger- bessie baker, twyla smith, margot franke. colhecon although colhecon means college home economics club, the organization is de- signed to meet the needs and interests of every girl on campus, over one hun- dred and thirty girls were members of colhecon this year, dagmar naylor, presi- dent, led the girls in a very successful year. most of the monthly programs were planned by student program committees, some of the more interesting programs were table manners and etiquette, the face lifting of rooms, and appropriate clothing and accessories, the two big attractions of the year were the wedding in march, featuring former colhecon members modeling their wedding gowns, and the ellen h. richards formal ban- quet in may. a bake sale was held downtown in march to booster funds. Page 142 k club shown above are the college lettermen of the k club, front row, left to right: mr. copeland, mr. foster, and mr. zikmund, sponsors; bill bowers, president; don ayres, vice-president, and bill moss, secretary-treasurer. naiads honorary swimming club—front row, left to right: sharon rubeck, janet yost, nancy fee, jo thurman, donna hirst, and bernita ecklund. back row: dwight hahn, don straney, gary ackerman, dale hyde, jerry ramsey, and miss harriet yingling, sponsor. seated: arlene foster, vice-president: zoe tucker, president; dean jean pettit, sponsor, standing, first row: carole anderson, secretary; june joins, maxine casper, betty lees, treasurer; alice johnson. third row: bev long, sharon darling, mary alexander, nancy wise. womens league womens league is the only organization on campus in which all women are par- ticipants. the league held its monthly meetings, which featured programs in- cluding a picnic for freshman girls, a Christmas style show, discussion groups, talks, a surprise package party, a spring picnic, and a mother-daughter tea. the league offers a scholarship to a woman student who will teach in the second- ary field, a student loan fund is also part of the benefits given by the league, the officers for the year were: president, zoe tucker; vice-president, arlene foster; secretary, carole anderson; and treasurer, betty lees. Page 144 mens league under the able direction of bob rademacher as president, bill boyd as vice- president, charles jenkins as secretary, and jim crowley as treasurer, mens league sponsored many events during the year. starting the year off with a watermelon feed and party during freshman week, the mens league joined forces with womens league to make it a huge success, as usual, the mens league loan fund furnished some ready cash for some of the men on the campus, in the second semester $100 was added to give it a greater coverage. containing a membership of all men on campus, mens league, under the sponsor- ship of dean stutheit, took an active part in campus events, several medals were given to inter-mural leaders in the school athletic scene. seated: bob rademacher, president; bill boyd, vice-president; back row: jim crowley, treasurer; charles jenkins, secretary; and dean bernhard stutheit, sponsor. Page 145 intervarsity Christian fellowship front row, left to right: susan day, missions secretary; pat olson, secretary: blanche cargill, vice- president; jack swanson. president; jim swanson, treasurer: miss nelson, sponsor, and miss holcomb, sponsor, second row: rod johnson, doreen chorn, eleanor blauvelt karen van camp, marlys johnson, janette hallet, aria carlson. and ken ellis. third row: meritt johnson. mary lou sandell, janice shafer, ruth muhlbach. peggy scranton, merna schaffert, shirley bloomfield. and frances johnston. back row: dean wadell, kathie mcconnell, pat boyer, nadine hinton, shirley holmgren, ralph wad- dington and richard unterseher. lutheran students association front row: carolyn schurr, karen caspers, barbara viren, maxine caspers, kathy epp, and lucy anderson, president, back row: janice keller, donna wendels, secretary-treasurer; alice johnson, mildred maske, delores mattson, and Iona abelbeck. front row: kathryn manhart, treasurer: winnie hickman, secretary; earl hammond, president; monsignor francis j. tschida; jim smith, vice-president; marianne altmaier, news reporter, second row: elaine kneifel, evelyn joan deviny, mary frink, monica paitz, mildred schuller, joan richter, norma hervert. third row: joyce genereaux, betty schinzel, zita rice, dorothy kuklish, richard hawes, maynard wichman, jerry wetovick. fourth row: mary hanlon, beverly whalen, helen daly, roberta hagman, mary devine, marilyn roy, darlene struve, rita uri. fifth row: Catherine poole, norma fiebig, barbara rohrich, sharon large. newman club newman club, the campus organization for catholic students, enjoyed another successful year. formal initiation, the cardinal newman honorary banquet, and the senior ban- quet were highlights of the year. chaplain of the newman club is monsignor francis j. tschida, pastor of saint james catholic church in kearney. george whitfield is the sponsor. left to right: winnie hickman, secretary; kathryn manhart, treas- urer; earl hammond, president; jim smith, vice-president; mon- signor francis j. tschida; and marianne altmaier, news reporter. vets village seated, left to right: dark reeves, dale piskorski, doyle howitt, nick patsios, and hank amend, standing, gayle johnson and dean bernhard stutheit, sponsor. since the close of world war II, this college has been one of the few colleges or universities in the state to offer housing for married veteran students, vets village, now nearly a decade old, has made it possible for married students to find suitable housing facilities at the college. the vets village council is dedicated to the service of married veteran students, the council is responsible for nearly all the functions and activities of the village. council members for the year were: doyle howitt, mayor; nick patsios, secretary; martin piscorski; hank amend; gayle johnson; dark reeves; and lewis wright. Page 148 womens athletic association this year the womens athletic association provided recreational sports every tuesday night for the members, besides having tournaments in volleyball, such sports as badminton, tennis, softball, swimming and basketball were played. at the close of the first semester, class tournaments in volleyball were held, in October, waa sponsored a halloween party. the waa is a member of the athletic federation of college women, along with other state colleges in nebraska. members from kstc attended the all-sports day at wayne state last fall. in the kstc homecoming display contest, the waa won first prize with the theme time marches on. the organization is sponsored by miss dorothy orcutt. front row, left to right: adell hillmer, president; kay strasburg, vice-president; marjean welte, secretary; barbara scheirman, treasurer; jean gerdes, and shirley acker, second row: donna siebler, sandra acker, ardena wood, donna hirst, janet weekly, and ruth lawrence. back row: carolyn draucher, marilyn roy, jean larreau, phyllis bomberger, marian hilferty, and betty baumgartner. wesley fellowship front row, left to right: marcia johnson, pearl dyer, carol rathe, marilyn steward, beverly stransky, janice palmer, and pat olson, treasurer, back row: ed gifford, alan morris, bill marlatt, jerry jordan, president, and doyle howitt, sponsor. ymca front row, left to right: Stanley urwiller, president; bob gell, vice-president; mr. I. m. larsen and mr. bill king, sponsors, back row: maurice nelson, don tomlinson, bob dick, and charlie jenkins, secretary-treasurer. front row: dude korcek, ernest moes, donald wesierski, bobbie brown, gerald guzinski, president, doug miller, sherman lehman, gerald hornback. second row: glen karsting, gale mcnulty, bob ashley, gary mikkelson, kenneth kellogg, dark reeves, back row: bob jacobsen, clayton irvine, rolland bowers, william ziegler, dennis fitzgerald. vets organization the vets organization, although new on campus, has shown a steady growth since its inception in january, 1955. the purpose of the organization is primarily social, but its other functions are a scholarship for a deserving student, and a loan fund for veterans. several dances are held throughout the year, and one of the social activities of the season is the emerald ball, a dinner dance that will be an annual affair. members of the group furnished the color guard for each football game, and for the homecoming parade. the officers for the past year were: president, jerry guzinski; vice-president, dick welker; and secretary-treasurer, don o'neill. Page 151 ywca ywca cabinet—left to right: marilyn steward, treasurer; jo thurman, secretary; ella douglas, vice-president; colleene cline, president, and miss garrett. sponsor. the young women's Christian association is a society organized to provide op- portunities for the study of Christian principles, for the development of Christian ideals in personal living, for the expression of Christian love through service to others, and for the enjoyment of Christian fellowship in recreational activities. the officers for the year were: president, colleene cline; vice-president, ella douglas; secretary, joan thurman; treasurer, marilyn steward. the ywca sponsors the big-little sister tea during freshman week in September to help the new girls get acquainted. Page 152 in december the society presented a special Christmas program on the college half-hour over station kgfw, from the college radio studio. because of the scarcity of classrooms, the association found it necessary to sell the furniture in the ywca room, and it was converted into a classroom for handicapped children. one of the biggest events of the year for the group was the third annual mardi gras, held in februrary. dayne smith and ardyce carroll were crowned king and queen at the mardi gras dance. a special award system was set up, whereby all members attending meetings regularly and participating in the programs and projects received a ywca pin, the blue triangle. front row: donna lee brown, marilyn ricketts, janette hallett. delia garrett, sponsor, aria carlson, winifred linnerson, jean brown, merlyn rahmann. second row: vicki banks, deanna ronne. sheila john- son, shirley abernathy. janet conger, marilyn weber, glenda Calvin, karen van camp, delores ronne janice palmer, pat olson, and jean schepler. third row: maxine caspers. janet lowe, nadine hinton, patricia forell, leota kyes, carmen laguna, sandra spath, ianice shaffer, arlene volgamore marlene peterson, joan miller, and barbara hart, back row: barbara mcroberts. beverly kennedy, lavonne wagner, pat boyer, kathryn mcconnell, donna nickerson, marilyn brodine. shirley woodruff, marilyn jackson, and susan day. antelopes win first ncc championship the 1955 football season was climaxed when the antelopes defeated midland 21-7, clinching their first ncc championship since the conference was organized in 1946. the ability of the antelopes to score, when the chips were down, against midland, char- acterized the antelope plays all season, they played like champions when they broke a 7-7 deadlock late in the final half that stemmed from a 70 yard play from scrimmage by fullback bill bowers, the an- telopes had a 6-1 record in conference play, loosing only to hastings on the latter's field. coach al zikmund and senior leitermen view ncc championship trophy. Page 156 joe mcfarland skirts left end for good yardage in botany bowl. kstc victorious in botany bowl kearney made its bowl game debut a success by stunning northern teachers of south dakota, 34-13 in the first annual botany bowl, the win snapped the northern teachers' 16 game winning streak and ended a terrific season for coach alien zikmund's team, the win was typical of the antelopes all season, the secret being the all out team spirit and effort. zik is carried off the field as antelopes ended a successful season by winning botany bowl. ray adams goes for 17 yards against northern teachers for antelopes' first big gain, teammate jim patsios lays a key block. honored players ray adams halfback official all-conforence first team, honorary team cap- tain mike augustyn guard official all-conference first toem bill bowers fullback official all-conference first team merlin bachman little all american left end and line backer dale poore center official all-conference first team honorary team captain official all-conference first team Page 158 dave brink end official all - conference second team 1953, 1954 all-conference coach of the year alien zikmund head football coach alien zikmund was named nebraska college coach of the year by the lincoln journal, zikmund (zik) earned this award after guiding the antelopes to their first ncc conference championship and a victory in their post-season bowl game, the botany bowl, in his first year at the helm of the kstc squad, zik guided the antelopes to an 8-2 record and to their first victory over doane on the oponent's field in 21 years and inflicted the first loss to peru on their home field in 5 years, before coming to kearney. zikmund coached at grand island and alliance, producing championship teams at both places. I r leland copeland, line coach, was one of the main factors in the excellent line displayed by this year's championship football team. assistant coaches, ed staab and bill shaffer, deserve much credit for the building of kearney's team this year, running their b squad against the varsity in preparation for each game. kearney opened the '55 season by sneaking by mcpherson, 13-6. the game turned out to be a tight defensive battle, neither team showing much offensive power, the an- telopes tasted defeat in their first confer- ence outing at the hands of hastings. the broncos opened their title defense success- fully in a game marked by ragged play. wes boggs carries the ball with a host of would-be tacklers at his heels. joe mcfarland dares the weslyan tackier to close in. the antelopes kept homecoming festivities in high spirits by downing wesleyan 21-6. after a slow start the antelopes gained momentum and looked much better than in the previous two outings. dale bubak halfback wayne fyfe ron roggy tacklo halfback kearney tacklers throw opposing ball carrier for loss. mcfarland about to be tackled after a short gain. paul moritz tackle kearney continued to improve as they downed a stubborn chadron team, 40-19. the win was a tremen- dous team effort on the part of the antelopes. Once again the antelopes broke a peru record and defeated the bobcats 7-6. the teams battled on even terms and only an extra point conversion gave kearney the victory. charlie thorell halfback waiter kupke guard ray adams drives for yardage. jim lyons ond Page 162 I ' al pietsch fullback don johnson halfback pat hoyt fullback kearney sneaked past the wayne wildcats, 6-0. It avenged a 21 -7 loss to wayne last year, doane became the next kearney victim and the tigers were beaten 12-9 in a wild game. fullback bill bowers goes through the center of doane's defense for valuable yardage. bill goa ond ed moore guard Page 163 jerry moritz tackle ed piskorski guard jesse nelson tackle dave brink outruns fort hayes tackier and goes for a touch- down, after receiving a pass. the final regular game of the season proved to be an exciting one. the antelopes dropped a 20-12 decision to fort hayes. kansas after playing one of their best games of the year. wes mosher center ray stone jim hehnke jerry herndon ted mills guard end guard tackle Page 164 basketbal bill morris coach Page 165 nun hits for two against wesleyan. jim hansen center coach bill morris' antelopes opened the season by downing the fort hayes wildcats, 69-67, in a see-saw battle which saw the lead change several times, kear- ney proved itself under pressure and pulled the game out of the fire. Page 166 bill zeigler forward marshall joyce guard honorary toam captain ron golus guard falter's shot is blocked kearney again ran into trouble as they faltered in the second half and were humbled by the wayne wild- cats 69 to 81. kearney completed a bad road trip by losing to a fired-up doane crew 64 to 70. kearney lost its first conference game away from home at midland, the warriors downed the antelopes 66 to 70 in a well-played game. jim sanford forward rowland draws a foul, as golus eagerly watches the ball. john rowland center glenwood einspahr guard harold bennet forward back on the victory trail again the antelopes rose up and smacked down wayne by the score of 75 to 72, in an overtime victory, with the count 70 to 70 at the end of regulation play the antelopes out- scored wayne in the overtime to post the victory. kearney kept up its winning ways by downing peru 79 to 66. after trailing the first half kearney poured on the coal and steamed to victory. the antelopes avenged a bitter defeat earlier in the year by stop- ping midland 86 to 79. Page 168 on the road the antelopes ran into a determined wesleyan club and tasted a 50 to 67 defeat, the plains- men were defending conference champions. playing heads up ball, barney downed the high flying chadron eagles 77 to 69. the defeat upset chadron's conference title hopes. chadron bounced back the next night to defeat the let-down antelopes by the margin of 61-70. the long trip to chadron seemed to show on the antelopes, and they couldn't seem to get going. Harold terry guard gene armstrong center joyce starts to drive whiles anford anticipates a pass. mel nun guard dale falter forwa rd the antelopes again proved them- selves a good pressure team as they squeaked by wesleyan in the second overtime of the year, beating the plainsmen 80 to 79. kearney's last game of the year was a defeat at the hands of conference champion hastings. hastings had a fine ball club and was not to be denied, the final season record for kearney was 8 wins and 12 losses. antelope squad—bock row: asst, coach ed stoab, john rowland, harold terry, gene armstrong, jim sanford. glenwood einspahr, second row: gory smidt, delef alter, ron golus. larry swanson, harold bennett, front row: marshall joyce, bill zeigler. bill beavers, jim hansen, mel nun. and coach bill morris. HARM itfARNi I 11 i J BE CEARNE 77 no sweats intramural champions: doc taylor. jim lyons. lee thurin, gene nickman, dale bubak, not pictured: merlin bachman, ed staab, bill moss, stan lynch. intramural basketball another fine intramural season was climaxed this year by a double elimination tourament. the teams were divided into two leagues due to the large number of entries this year, the top four teams in each league participated in the post-season tournaments, the teams that competed were: american league: no sweats, knights, platters, and saints, national league: jokers, alley cats, crew cuts and loup valley boys, the no sweats defeated the jokers in the finals. Page 171 it's fun to run with champions clayton scoff is shown winning fhe mile af fhe Hastings meet, scotty is the conference mile and two mile cham- pion. last year scotty successfully defended his n a i a two-mile championship and this year will be gunning for his third title. Page 172 track squad—bottom row: track coach charles foster, glen troyor. gayle johnson, lee thurin. gary harsin. stan garretson. mike van home, cliff jacobs. ed staab. merlin bachman. ray adams. joo mcfarland. don ayros. don stranoy. duano wolfe, asst, coach loland copoland. second row: jim hanson. dalo falter, od moore. bob peters, eldon cornish. glenwood einspahr. jerry king, don ovorsoll. jim lyons. charles hanoy, ray stone, jim wilson. robbie armagost. clayton scott. third row: gene armstrong, larry holland. russol gaston. sherman smith, joo smith, cliff trump, gary smidt. jim peterson. bill rogors, bryan brede. darwin galloway, jerry bydalok, frank paloucek. art witrock. asst, coach alien zikmund. fourth row: wondell mccormik, bill surrfoco. john wort, dalo skow, jim ormond. dick honderson. kelvin skilos. bob bishop, royco dilsavor, lloyd androws. harvy kogly. fifth row: zeke issacson, don covert, chot yoder. larry hanson, el potch. duano jones. charlio thorell. don johnson. ted mills, jim crogan, jack kinser, will rowert, ken main, sixth row: bob cotton, bill shelton. harold bowers, jack stransky, dayne smith, larry ferguson. lloyd lowo, ivan simpson, mel nun. darrel henderson. jim hurt, don burgor. sevonth row: junior brisco. bill hircock. el lewandowski. loo turner, jack nelson, bill penn. dyle buckbco. jerry king mile, two mile Page 173 Page 174 nucleus of kearney's distance strength: front row—lloyd andrews, bryan brede. robbie armagost, cliff jacobs. jack mccullough. standing—gory harsin, art wit- rock, stan garretson, don eversoll, and jerry king. don straney 440, 220 conference champion don ayres 100 conference champion •S'n art witrock mile, two mile Page 175 A y'r bill surface shot, discus, javelin ed staab javelin, discus ray stone discus dale falter hiqh jump, pole vault Page 176 eldon cornish high hurdles jim hansen shot, discus mike van horn hurdlos gene armstrong shot, discus dave brink discus Page 177 golf watching ivan adams tee off are—kneeling: coach bill morris, john ernst, and bob scoville. standing: bill mckean, bud hopkinson, fred hatten, and jim witter. tennis first row—wayne grachek. jack snell, nassir sedarat. bill shiltz. coach bill morris, second row—jim peterson, marshall joyce, dick bailor, harold terry, and bill goa. cheerleaders cheerleaders: joan griess, peggy parsons, kathryn freeman, joan lanquisf, joan schneider, and kathleen freeman. a lot of time and hard work is required of a cheerleader throughout the athletic year, a girl must have pep and energy and this year's cheerleaders certainly had an over- abundance of pep and enthusiasm, they did a tremen- dous job in helping kearney enjoy a fine athletic year, they are well deserving of recognition for a job well done. Page 179 our student union the student union is a gathering place and social center for the college students, many types of recreation and amusement are available to be enjoyed by the stu- dent body, activities and policies are planned and carried out by the student union activities committee with the as- sistance of mrs. webster, director. college cafeteria tasty and wholesome meals are served in surroundings that are comfortable and inviting at the college cafeteria, prices are at the lowest possible figure to match the students budget, many sorority, fraternity and club dinners and dances are held in the dining room, mrs. robert thorp is director. Page 183 your college photographer the anderson studio photographer of distinction’ 14 west 22 st. phone 23645 rich krause, bill bowers, jack seymour and larry john idt and bill ayers, discuss the fine points johnson look over the bakery goods at the of a beautiful manhatten shirt at schnert bakery ayres' clothing Page 184 Lkk pitcher's jewelry mr. pitcher shows the selection of costume jewelry available at pitcher's jewelry to Cecil stutzman, jim sanford and dean jelden. 2003 central ave. phone 20391 platte valley state bank member f. d. i. c. we enjoyed serving you kearney floral and nursery marllys ecklund, mr. erickson and beverly long, admire the beautiful valentine display at kearney floral and nursery Page 185 2006-2nd. ave. phone 2196 jordan's standard service we give green stamps batteries tires accessories gas - oil tops in quality service 824 west 24 st. phone 28144 fort kearney hotel and coffee shop john a. henry manager one of the many sweethearts crowned each year at the fort kearney hotel crystal room. nancy wise, phi tau gamma fraternity sweetheart, 1956. kearney creamery home of blue bell dairy products 223 second ave. phone 2903 I Page 186 neilsen Chevrolet service after the sale more people drive chevrolets than any other car! more value . . . that's why! 24 hour wrecker service 16 west 25 st. phone 2181 jon crook, marllys ecklund and beverly long step up to the window at the first national bank member federal reserve system — mem- ber federal deposit corporation the bank of friendly service Page 187 TFT duane birt. displays one of the fine model airplanes for sale at sports-craft supply co. wilson and spaulding equipment, and remington and winchester guns are featured. 2217 central ave. phone 27131 sandra bogardus examines one of the many fine women's coats which are sold at the j. c. penny company kearney plumbing and heating company operated by bert Wallace and bob cole fea- tures a complete line of plumbing and heating supplies, located at 2003 central avenue. pianos - phonographs sheet music radios - television - records leading makes of musical instruments for the finest in music, get it at the bahr-schaal music company opposite world theater campus cafe specials every day priced to meet your budget complete meal service mrs. gregerson, assists bill bowers in the selec- tion of a watch from their large stock of hamilton, elgin, gruen and bulova watches available at gregerson's jewelry stella bristol looks admiringly at the large selection of women's apparel at the cottage shop where fashion begins studebaker — packard willys sales and service exceptional cars in all price fields samway motors 24 hour service 2210 1st ave. phone 31001 INTENANCE STAY'S claussens Page 190 a group of n. s. t. c. students are shown the latest in footwear at claussens. 2214 central phone 30641 fairmont foods company jack seymour and rich krause are handed cones of delicious fairmonts ice cream the peak of quality kearney u. s. tire sales, inc. formerly Webster's battery and tire service quality u. s. royal tires corner 24 st. and avenue a phone 2351 I baumgartners variety store hosiery - lingerie - millinery - stationery - school supplies 2301 central avenue hub printing company office supplies - equipment fred h. carlson dewey a. kring 15 e. 22 st. phone 2152 lincoln - mercury sales and service factory trained registered mechanics 25 st. and avenue I boyd jones lincoln mercury inc. j. m. mcdonald co. bernadine eckhout smiles delightedly at the sight of a beautiful dress from the dress department of j. m. me donald co. 2106 central avenue phone 37501 grantham cafe where friends meet to eat opposite the monument esther juhl, mgr. hawthorne's jewelry bernadine eckhout and larry johnson examine a new pattern of silverware at hawthorne's jewelry where generations have always been pleased 2102 central avenue phone 28261 every kind of laundry and dry cleaning service kearney laundry and zoric dry cleaners jack stransky accepts a freshly cleaned jacket from a clerk at kearney laundry and zoric dry cleaners. 15 w 23 st. phone 24501 sears roebuck and company kearney's most complete department store bill bowers, jack seymour and rich krause are shown a new spring jacket by the department manager at sears roebuck and company 16 w 21 st. phone 2141 famous shoe store the place to go for shoes you know would you like to try on this pair of shoes, the friendly clerks at the famous shoe store ask marllys ecklund and beverly long as they do their spring shopping. Page 192 21 I central ave. phone 32143 kearney land and mortgage insurance real estate 16 w 23 st. phone 30521 consumer public power district controlled and operated for nebraskans by nebraskans central typewriter company g. h. (jerry) treadway, manager complete office supply store rentals - sales service 2012 central avenue phone 2253 I if you don't believe education pays look at me. nim's station personalized service Page 193 124 w 21 st. phone 33551 kearney s home-owned department store eck's paint and glass store dutch boy paints, varnishes and enamels 2215 central avenue phone 28541 the kearney dental association w. page boggs, d.d.s. raymond heuke, d.d.s. frank o. raasch, d.d.s. helps support your college g. m. hamilton, d.d.s. k. I. holmes, d.d.s. ben h. pahl, d.d.s. j. a. cullen, d.d.s. r. m. gilmore, d.d.s. f. h. prellwitz, d.d.s. kearney buick co. ding a. mattson when better automobiles are built buick will build them. painting and paper hanging spray painting ring for ding buick authorized sales and service shop — 15 e. 24th st. res. 2701 cetral ave. 2516 central avenue phone 2181 phone 22761 Page 194 joy-lynn flowers and gifts tasty tea room for weddings - anniversaries - birthdays - just a good place to eat corsages - funerals appetizing menus — fountain service flowers telegraphed anywhere 2023 central avenue phone 34541 2300 central avenue phone 31281 hirschfelds bodinson hardware the place to shop for men since 1878 and boy's clothing complete hardware and gift store where quality costs no more 2112 central avenue phone 23271 2120 central avenue phone 20041 snack bar lunches — fountain bowen-meuser motor co. for snacks in pleasant surroundings desoto - plymouth sales and service emery f. jurgens, prop. 2209 central ave. phone 20641 2024 1 st. avenue phone 23145 meuller motors inc. davis paint and wallpaper ford authorized sales and service test drive america's favorite car davis paint products - wallpaper - gifts - houseware - novelties the 1956 ford charlie wakefield, prop. 2020 1st. avenue phone 2171 2213 central avenue phone 23791 Page 195 senior directory alberding, arthur p. clay center, nebraska Caledonian I-2-3-4. kappa delta pi 3-4, lambda dolta lambda 3-4, suae 4. ymea 1-2 alcorn, dewaine a. kearney, nobraska student council I. Caledonian I-2-3-4, band I-2-3-4, choir I-2-3-4, choraloers I-2-3-4, orchestra 2-3-4, votorans organ- ization 3-4, ifsc 3-4 president 4 alexander, mary d. kearney, nobraska studont council 3. women's league council 4. independents I-2-3-4 president 3. lambda delta lambda 2-3-4, xi phi 4, ivcf 2-3 amend, henry j. lincoln. nebraska vets village council, phi tau gamma I. k-club I-2-3-4 anderson, lucille f. chappell, nebraska studont council 4, ifsc 4. zeta chi alpha I-2-3-4 president 4, Isa I-2-3-4 president 4. sigma tau delta 4, xi phi 4. kappa dolta pi 4. wagoneers 3-4, colhecon 4 ayres, donald d. gothenburg, nebraska phi tau gamma I-2-3-4, football 1-2, track I-2-3-4. intramural basketball I, band 1-2, choir 3. dance band 1-2, k-club I-2-3-4 babb, lyla j. broadwater, nebraska kappa omicron phi 4. zip club 1-2, Isa I. colhecon I-2-3-4, ywca I-2-3-4 bennett, harold e. litchfield, nebraska phi tau gamma 2. football 2-3, basket ball 2-3-4, track 2-3, beta bota beta 3, kappa delta pi 3. k-club 2-3-4 bowers, bill w. paxton, nebraska phi tau gamma 3-4. football I -2-3-4, track I-2-3-4, k-club I-2-3-4 president 4 brink, david h. kearney, nobraska phi tau gamma I-2-3-4. football I-2-3-4, track 2-3-4, band, choir, choraleers, k-club I-2-3-4 brink, donna I. kearney, nebraska sigma thota phi 1-3-4. antelope staff 3-4, bluo and gold staff 3-4, kappa pi 3-4, president 4. buck and does 4 brisco, junior a. loxington, nobraska track, football, k-club. camera club dark, lexie d. gothenburg, nobraska student council 4. sigma theta phi I-2-3-4, zip club 1-2, ywca 1-2, naiads 3-4, suae 3-4 dine, colleene c. riverton, nebraska ywca I-2-3-4 president 4. waa 1-2, pi omoga pi 2-3-4, xi phi 3. beta bota beta 4, case hall council 2 croissant, robin I. riverdale, nobraska student council 2, delta pi beta 1-2-3 president 3. waa I, zip club I. naiads 1-2, xi phi 3. sigma tau dolta 4. kappa delta pi 3 daily, james a. milburn, nebraska Caledonian 1-2, antelope staff 2. kappa dolta pi 2-3 day, susan a. miller, nobraska womon's league council 2-3. independents I-2-3-4, a cappella choir I-2-3-4. ywca I-2-3-4, ivcf I-2-3-4, council 1-2 derolf, john j. north platte, nebraska class president 4, phi tau gamma 2-3, sigma tau delta 2-3-4 president 3. beta bota beta 3-4, kappa dolta pi 3 dick, robert b. konesaw, nobraska antolopo staff I-2-3-4, antler businers managor 3. editor 4. sigma tau delta 2-3-4, pi omega pi 2-3-4. xi phi 3-4. kappa delta pi 3-4 president 4, camera club 2-3-4 president 3-4, ymea 3-4 president 4 dickerson, barbara a. sumner, nebraska sigma thota phi, antler editor 3. xi phi 4, alpha psi omega 3-4, sigma tau delta 2-3-4, zip club I dodson, max g. vonango. nebraska independents 1-2-3, antelope staff I. choir 1-2-3, choraleors 1-2, pi omega pi 2-3-4. beta beta beta 3-4 douglas, ella m. aurora, nobraska indopondonts 2-3, band 1-2-3, ywca I-2-3-4, xi phi 3-4. pi omoga pi 2-3-4, colhecon I dyer, pearl j. kearney, nebraska independents 3-4. waa I. band I, camora club 4 ernst, john w. columbus, nobraska phi tau gamma 2-3, football 4. basketball 2. track 3. votorans organization 2-3 fair, robert I. oxford, nebraska kappa pi 4, sigma tau delta 4, antelope editor 4 ferguson, larry d. taylor, nebraska phi tau gamma I-2-3-4, football 1-2, basketball I-2-3-4, track 4, men's hall council 3-4 Page 196 ferris, verneta f. osceola, nebraska delta pi beta I-2-3-4 gentry, boyd w. exeter, nebraska men's league 4 grandstaff, Stanley maxwell, nebraska men’s league 4 gross, harry w. red cloud, nebraska Caledonian I-2-3-4, antelopo staff I hanley, gwen i. frankfort, south dakota band 1-2, chorus 1-2, choraleers 2. colhecon I-2-3-4, ywca 1- 3-4 harsin, gary a. kearney. nebraska trock 4 hauff, william d. glenvil, nebraska phi tau gamma I-2-3-4, ontelope business manager 4. blue and gold staff 3 hawes, john richard kenesaw, nebraska phi tau gamma 2-3-4, band 3. choir 3. newman club 2-3-4 president 3, pi omega pi 3-4 Houston, dennis a. kearney, nebraska Caledonian I-2-3-4, band 1-2. orchestra I. choir I-2-3-4, choraleers I-2-3-4, intramural basketball 1-2-3 howitt, doyle e. chappell, nebraska student council 4, k-book oditor 4. pi kappa delta 2-3-4, pi omega pi 2-3-4, xi phi 4, veterans organization 3-4. vet's village council 3-4 hunse, valetta f. arnold, nebraska delto pi beta 2-3-4. a cappella choir 2. ywca 2-3. women's league council 2-3-4, colhecon 2-3-4. ivcf 2-3-4 jamison, jay m. kearney, nebraska phi tau gamma I-2-3-4. track I. orchestra jardon, don f. alma, nebraska Caledonian I-2-3-4. band I, choir 1-2-3, choraleers 1-2-3, men's hall council 4 jennings, bonnie m. north platte, nebraska women's league 4 jensen, erna c. cozed, nebraska independents I-2-3-4, ywca I-2-3-4, lambda dolta lambda 2- 3-4, xi phi 3-4 johnson, bruce I. holdrege, nebraska Isa I-2-3-4 johnson, shirley r. kearney, nebraska student council I. sigma theta phi 2-3-4 president 4. pi omega pi 2-3-4, colhecon 2-3-4. ifsc 4 jones, gerald f. benkelman. nebraska men's league 4 larson, robert j. hastings, nebraska beta beta beta I. newman club 1-2 lawrence, rita m. koarnoy, nebraska a cappella choir 2, newman club 2. waa 2, pemm 4 lawrence, ruth m. kearney, nebraska a cappella choir 2. newman club 2. waa 2-4, pemm 4 lewis, margaret e. st. libory, nebraska independents 2, ywca I. kappa delta pi I mccormick, laird j. central city, nebraska band I-2-3-4. choir 2-3-4, choraleers 2-3-4, orchestra I-2-3-4, menc I magette, shirley j. kearney, nebraska delta pi beta I-2-3-4 president 3. antler editor 2. sigma tau delta 2-3-4 president 4. xi phi 2-3, kappa delta pi 3. ifsc 3-4 marlatt, william e. koarnoy, nebraska independents 2-3-4, lambda delta lambda 3-4, ivcf 2-3-4. wesley foundation 2-3-4 president 3 joyce, marshall g. minden, nebraska Caledonian I-2-3-4, basketball 2-3-4, tennis I-2-3-4 mason, carol j. arcadia, nebraska sigma thota phi 12-3-4. band I. choir 1-2, kappa delta pi 3-4. pi omega pi 2-3. kappa omicron phi 4 president 4, xi phi 3-4, colhecon I-2-3-4. ywca 1-2 mason, john a. arcadia, nebraska phi tau gamma I-2-3-4, antelope staff 2. intramural basket- ball. band 1-2, choir 1-2 maxey, foster g. republican city, nebraska men's league I-2-3-4 president 2, student council 4, phi tau gamma I-2-3-4, choir 1-2, pi kappa delta 4, ifsc 3-4. class president 3 meyer, jerrold r. lodgepole, nebraska Caledonian, bota beta bote Page 197 miller, robert e. hondley, nebraska ymca I. phi tau gamma I-2-3-4. antelop© staff 3. track 1-2-3- 4, football 4. choir 3. k-club I-2-3-4 moss, bill h. koarncy, nebraska calodonian 2. football I, track 4 naylor, dagmar g. kimball, nebraska delta pi beta 2-3-4 president 4. band I-2-3-4, a cappolla choir 1-2, choraleors 2. kappa omicron phi 4, naiads I. colhecon 1-2-3 president 4. ifsc 4. alpha psi omega 4 nelson, kyler d. kearney, nebraska phi tau gamma 2-3-4. k-club 2-3. football 2-3 patterson, ronald h. gothonburg, nebraska caiedonian. football 1-2. k-club 2-3-4 peak, mary ann Orleans, nobraska sigma theta phi I-2-3-4, band I. choraleers 2-3-4. choir I-2-3-4. zip club I. ywca 1-2, monc 2 peister, ronald h. kearney, nebraska phi tau gamma I-2-3-4, golf 2-3-4. band I-2-3-4, orchostra I-2-3-4. choraleers 1-2-3. menc 1-2-3 pfeiffer, robert I. amherst, nebraska basketball I rathe, carol e. kearney, nobraska zeta chi alpha I-2-3-4, orchestra I-2-3-4, a cappella choir 1- 2-3-4, choraleers I-2-3-4, buck and doe club 4, delta omicron 3-4, president 3-4. ywca 3. monc 1-2-3 president 3. kappo dolta pi 3-4, xi phi 3-4 pi omega pi 2-3-4 reicks, charlotte f. amherst, nobraska delta pi beta 2-3-4. choir 1-2-3. phi omega phi 2-3 remy, richard d. kearney, nebraska Caledonian 1-2 roberts, rodney r. kearney. nebraska men’s league 4 roucis, patricia a. broken bow. nebraska antelope staff 1-2 editor 3. blue and gold editor 4. sigma tau delta 2-3-4. xi phi 3. antler staff 2-3-4 schmidt, orville e. elm crook, nebraska men's loeguo 4 scott, clayton I. grand island, nobraska phi tau gamma 3-4, track 2-3-4, buck and doe club 4, Isa 2- 3-4. k-club 3-4 shackelford, duane e. trenton, nebraska phi tau gamma I-2-3-4. pi omega pi 2-3-4, blue and gold editor 3. band I. xi phi 3-4 president 4. beta beta beta 3-4 shaffer, bill f. litchficld, nobraska Caledonian 4. football 3. k-club 3-4 sinnen, dallas f. minden, nebraska antelope staff 1-2, a cappolla choir 1-2-3 choraleers 1-2-3, independents I-2-3-4, men's league I-2-3-4 skov, leonard c. riverdale, nebraska caiedonian I-2-3-4. antelope staff 2. pi omoga pi 3-4 presi- dent 4. kappa delta pi 3-4, sigma tau dolta 3-4 sfraney, donal r. minden, nobraska phi tau gamma 2-3-4. football 2, track I-2-3-4. band I-2-3-4, a capella choir 2. orchostra 2-3-4. naiads 3-4, k-club I-2-3-4. varsitones 3-4 cheerleader 3 Sutherland, delmar p. elm creek, nebraska antolopo staff 2-3, pi omega pi 3-4, sigma tau delta 3-4. veterans organization 2-3-4 swanson, jack I. aurora, nebraska football I. k-club I-2-3-4, orchostra I. band 1-2, lambda delta lambda. 2-3-4, ivcf 2-3-4 prosidont 4 talbot, ardith a. juniata, nobraska zeta chi alpha I-2-3-4, waa 1-2-3 tetzlaff, andy j. Petersburg, nebraska a capella choir thiel, dwight o. alda, nobraska antelope staff I-2-3-4. intramural baskotball 1-2-3, social science club 3-4, votorans organization 3-4 wattles, melvin d. kearney, nebraska phi tau gamma whitesel, lyle a. miller, nobraska caiedonian 2-3. pi kappa delta. 2-3-4, ymca 1-2 wichman, maynard d. loup city, nobraska nowman club I-2-3-4 president 3-4, beta beta bota 3-4, veterans organization 3-4 wise, dean d. Sidney, nobraska student council 3-4 president 4. caiedonian I-2-3-4, football I -2-3-4. a cappella choir 2. choraleers 2. xi phi 4, beta beta beta 3-4, k-club I-2-3-4 wright, lewis h. lincoln, nebraska vet's village council, college veterans organization 3-4 Page 198 faculty index 22 25 oclcinga. clara 21 adams. louise 22 ahrendts, harold 24 olsen. otto 21 22 holmgren, philip 28 orcutt. dorothy 29 15 b P 24 i 18 beckmann. elmer 27 25 15 18 26 26 i r 21 25 25 25 ryan. Calvin 25 21 lc 26 conrad. jenny 28 king, william 24 S 29 25 skinner, blanche 23 24 smithey. odith 15 Cushing, herbert 12 stutheit. bernhard 15 d t 27 danker, del 23 thomas. leo 14 diffondorfer. richard 28 thorp, jane 18 25 thorp, robert 18 f m w 22 mcclure, margaret 23 webster. romaine 18 29 mantor, bernice 21 21 27 mantor, lyle 28 24 24 q messman. warren 21 williams, dorothy 18 morris, william 29 24 27 21 24 y yingling. harriet 29 h n hansen. mildred 26 nelson, theodora 27 z haxby. beverly 18 nigh, edna 23 zikmund. alien 29 organization index 118 .143 130 118 122 veterans organization 151 134 146 vets village 148 142 145 womens athletic a$:ociation 149 1 19 143 150 128 147 womens league 144 141 123 126 inter-varsity Christian fellowship 146 pi omega pi 124 young mens Christian association 150 .120 136 young womens Christian association 152 1 19 138 132 kappa pi 121 sigma tau delta 125 Page 199 student index a abelbeck. Ione . . 48 abernathy. shirley 64 abraham. rlchard 54 acker. sandra...... 64 acker. shirley..... 54 ackerman. garry 54 adams, eldon 64 adams, ray..............................36 adcock, carolyn 54 aldor, john............................. 64 alberding. orthur. 36 alcorn, dewaine 36 alexander, mary...... 36 aloxander, warren.....................54 ambror. janotto 64 amend, henry 36 ames, keifh.............................54 enderson, carole.................... 48 anderson. john.......................54 anderson, judith.................. 64 anderson, marilyn 64 anderson. rlchard 65 anderson. Stanley....................55 anderson. theodore......................55 andrews. loyd...... .................... 65 enstine, richard........................ 65 armstrong. eugone.......................55 armstrong, sandra..................... .55 arneson, rlchard........................55 arp, arnold............................. 55 asher. dowoy 48 ashley. john....... 65 ashley. robert 48 aspegren. carolyn 54 aspegron, colleen ...................54 auble. arvilla 54 auble. don........................... 54 augustin, norrls..................... 48 austin, rlchard...................... 65 ayres. donald 36 b babb. lyla 36 bachman, merlin.................... 36 baer. Iris...... 48 baker, bessle 64 baker, doris............................ 54 baker, kenneth..........................37 banks, vicki............................54 bashford. marvln 54 bauer, joan............................. 55 beattle, rlchard 64 beckmann, jullann.. 55 bellke, john............................55 belrlger, donald. 64 belschner. nancy 64 bemis, gery......................... 64 bennett. harold.........................37 bennett. pete 64 benson. rose........................... 64 borggren. rose......................... 55 berkheimer, robert .................... 55 bickford, ronald 48 bilis, edwin............................37 blrginal. william.......................55 bishop, joyce 54 black, dale.............................54 blackburn. charles 54 bloomfiold. shirloy 65 bogardus, sandra....................... 65 bowers, bill..........................37 bowers, harold. 65 boyer, patricia ................... 54 bradley. jacqueline 65 brandorff. george ..................... 54 brede. bryon.........................65 brehmer. myrna ........................ 64 brink, davld............................37 brink, donna............................37 brisco. junior.........................37 bristol. stella.... 54 brock, dorothy 64 brock, jim. 64 brodine. marilyn........................55 brohman. larry 64 brooke, bob 64 brown, bob..............................55 brown, donna dee....................... 64 brown, donna lee 48 brown, james..........................55 brown, joylyn.........................55 brown, kelth 55 brown, sharol 64 brown, william........................65 bruening, gene ........................ 48 buckboe. dyle...........................55 buffington, jonice......................65 bumgarner, betty 65 burwoll. terry........................ 55 busch, carole........................ 65 buterbaugh. jim.... 48 bydalek. jerome ....................... 65 C Calvin, glenda. 48 Campbell, linda ....................... 65 cargill, blanche . 49 carlson. aria..........................54 carlson, dwaine........................54 carlson, warner 64 carroll. ardyca.........................48 Caspar, maxine..........................64 Caspers, karen..........................54 cattorson. donna....................... 65 chambers, allyn....................... 65 chancellor, theda ......................65 chesley. doris..........................54 choro, dorone.......................... 65 . 65 54 65 christoffersen, earnest 65 dark, douglas 54 dark, gayle 64 37 64 65 .... 38 55 coffey. marilyn 65 65 collison. larry 48 conger, janot 65 cook, victor 65 corkill. nila 49 55 cornish, eldon 55 .. 65 65 64 55 crutcher. mary 64 65 65 curry, gerald 65 d dady. Iloyd 65 daily, james 38 daiss. barbara....................... 65 daly. helen............................ 65 darling, sharon.........................65 dauol. robort.......................... 66 david, carolyn......................... 55 davis. doris 66 davis. glen.......................... 66 dawes. claribel ....................... 66 day. susan............................ 38 dock, nancy 66 demos, richard......................... 66 derolf, john 38 denman. shirley. 55 desch. robort.......................... 66 deveny, joan 67 devine. mary 56 dick, robert........................... 38 dickerson. barbara .....................38 dohrman. willis........................ 56 donaho, bonnie...................... 55 douglas, ella 38 downey. Virginia.....................67 doyle. kay............................. 67 drake, leslie 49 dunham, george 56 dunlap, grade.......................... 67 durnal. ovolyn..........................67 dusek. amy..............................49 Page 200 dusek. moneta............................56 dyer, pearl..............................39 e oarnhart. peggy eckhout. bernardine. ecklund, bernardine ecklund, bornoita ecklund. marllys edson. elinor. edson, roger......... ehlers, donald....... ehly. owald.......... einspahr, dallas einspahr. glenwood ellis. konnoth....... ely. arlij........... ely, david........... engleman, harold. onvick, robort epp, kathryn erb. arthur.......... ernst, john.......... ovorsoll, don........ everts, warren....... ewoldt, robert....... f fair, robert......... falter, dale......... farlow. gerald....... farm, burdotte....... farrar, keith..... ferrer, roger........ fastenau, loretta . fausset, david. . feo, nancy........... felker. lewis........ ferguson, larry forris, verneta fiebig, norma. fisher, james........ fitzgerald. donny forod, rodney. forell, patricia foster, carolyn fox, marlene francis, donna....... franke. margot....... franklin, darrel frates. jean freed, coleno..... freeman, kathloon froeman, kathryn. frink, mary.......... fuss, robert......... fyfe. woyne.......... 67 56 56 56 66 66 66 57 57 66 66 66 57 66 39 57 67 .67 .39 67 57 57 .... 39 56 67 49 .....67 56 67 56 66 49 .....39 ......39 66 ......66 66 66 66 56 48 ......66 ......56 ......67 ......67 ......67 ......56 ......67 ......67 ......67 66 9 gallawoy. darwin 66 gellup. alien...........................48 gamal. salem............................66 garretson, stanloy......................56 garretson. Virginia......................66 garrett. gerald........................66 gaston, merwie....................... 57 gaston. russell.......................39 gohro. leonard...........................57 gall, robert.............................48 genereux, irma.......................... 57 georgo. jean.............................66 gordos. norma.........................39 gifford. edgar...........................67 golus. ronald..........................57 good, bob............................ 67 goodchuck, gary..........................57 graff. genevieve.......................57 grandstaff. stanloy......................40 groono. robert........................67 groonlee. jim............................56 greer. warded..........................56 grioss. joanne..........................56 gross, overett...........................40 gross, harry...........................40 gunderson. marion 49 gunlicks. odith. 49 guzinski. jerome.........................49 haborman. joan..................... 57 haeborle. john. 56 haggard, rodney.......................67 hagman. roberta..................... 67 hahn. dwight..........................49 haile, jack............................67 halbert, imogene........................ 67 hallott, janet...........................66 hamar, dwayne............................56 hammond. charles.........................57 hampson. ronald......................... 66 handol. nelda........................... 57 hanley. gwendolyn........................40 hanlon, mary.............................57 henson, larry............................56 hansen. martha...........................49 hansen, matthew......................... 66 hansen, russol...........................66 harder, harvey...........................66 harder, larry............................67 hardin, donald 57 harmoney, lavonne........ 49 harrifeld. joan..........................67 harris. donna............................67 harris, george...........................57 harris. wilfred..........................67 harrison. robert.......................67 harsin, gary.............................67 harsin, gerald...........................67 hart, barbara.........................66 hascall, thano...........................50 haskin, jerry............................50 hauff. william...........................40 hawes. john..............................40 headloy. robert. 66 hohnke. jim..............................66 hein, donald..........................57 heins. lorraine..........................66 heldenbrand. rodney. 66 hellman. jacqueline 66 helmuth. nancy...........................67 helser, marcella ...................... 57 hondorson, darrel........................67 hendricks. sheila........................67 hendrickson, patricia 67 hendrix, kay............................ 67 hensol, mildrod 40 herndon. jerry...........................67 hervert. norma...........................56 herzog, edward 56 hiatt. reva.... 67 hickman, winnie 68 higgins. earl....... 68 hilforty. marian 56 hill, nancy..............................56 hillmer, adell.........................56 hinrichs, anna.........................68 hinton, nadine 68 hircock, bill... 56 hirst, donna.............................57 hoeltke, gary.........................57 hoff. carolyn........................... 68 hokom, marvin............................57 holliday, dean...........................57 holm, lee................................50 holmburg, jackie......................68 holmgren, shirloy 68 holtzfester. geraldine 57 hopwood. roland.... 57 hornback, gerald......................57 houston, donnis..........................40 houston, shirley.........................50 houtz. glen..............................50 howitt. doyle. 41 howitt. gwen. 69 huber. jon...............................69 hughes, duano............................69 hulshizer. dorris...................... 58 humiston, ronald......................58 hunse, valetta...........................41 hurt, james..............................69 husmann, beverly.....................69 hust. mary...............................58 hutchinson. june. ... 69 hyde. dale...............................58 I ihm, bill............................... 58 ingram, diane............................50 isaacson. larry..........................68 ivers, nancy.............................68 i jack, gary...............................58 jackson, marilyn.........................68 Jacobs. Clifford.........................58 jacobson. robert.........................68 jamison, roselyn.........................59 jardon. don .............................41 jenkins, charles.........................59 jennings, bonnio.........................41 Page 2C1 jens. gordon 68 jensen, erna............................41 jensen, margaret........................59 john. edward............................51 johns. koith.........................51 johnson, alice 51 johnson, bruce 41 johnson. donald 59 johnson. gayle........................59 johnson, larry 50 johnson, loiette 58 johnson, lola.......................... 59 johnson. marcia 68 johnson, marilyn ...................... 69 johnson, marlys 68 johnson, milan 69 johnson, rodnoy 69 johnson, sheila 58 johnson. shirley 41 johnston. wayno ......................69 joines. lueen.........................58 jones, duane 69 jones. gorald 41 jones, jerry.........................50 jones. john......................... 69 jordan, gorald 50 jorgenson, ronald 68 joyco, marshall 42 k kallenbach, lois .. 68 karre. fred................................58 kaup. joyce................................68 kearney, patsy ............................50 kegley. harvey...... 58 kegley. ronald 58 koller, janice 58 komptar. karen 68 kenney. perry .............................50 kontner. patricia 68 kilo, robert. 68 kilgore. kathryn ......................59 king, jack 50 kingsloy, gone 51 kirkendall. bob ...........................51 kirwin. emil...............................68 kirwin, myron 69 kivlighn, joanno ..........................59 knapp, gorald 59 knoifol. oloino........................... 69 knepper, robert 69 kolar, botty...............................69 korcek. frod 69 korcek. james 69 kriegsmann, kay 68 kruogor, james 59 kugler, donald.............................68 kuklish, dorothy . 51 kyes, loota............................... 68 I labort. donna..............................59 lachor. meldon 59 laguna, carmen 68 laguna, rosie............................50 laird, loo...............................58 lango. claronco........................58 lango, oleonor 68 langquist. joan. 58 large, sharon 68 iarroau, fayo 58 larson. linda 58 larson, leroy 58 lawronce. rita.......................... 42 lawronco, ruth...........................42 lebsock. gerald 69 lee. arlene 50 loos, botty...........................59 lehmann. sherman 69 lehnert. allan.. 69 loiboo. dan..............................59 lennemann, eleanor.......................69 leonard. bernie .69 lewandowsko. alfred 59 lewis, margaret 42 linnerson, winnifrod.....................69 lockard, patricia......................59 lowenstein, karen 68 lofgron, holen.........................59 long, bovorly.........................69 !owe, lloyd 68 lowell. Clifford... 59 lowed, moron.............................59 luce, george.............................58 ludwig. holen............................68 lundy. kay.............................. 68 lybarger. alvin..........................50 mccoll. carsio 68 mcclure. lois 68 mcconkey. richard 42 mcconnoll. kathryn 69 mccormac. donald .................... 69 mccormick. laird 42 mccormick. wendell 69 mccullough. jack 69 mcelravy. melvin 58 mchargue. rosemary 69 mcmohon. patricia 69 mcinturf. carol 69 mcneil, john 68 mcnulty, galo 68 mcroborts, barbara 68 maaske. mildred 68 madson, duane.......................68 magette. shirley 42 main, donald.. 51 main, konnoth.........................51 manhart. john.........................68 monhart, kathryn....................69 manhart, margaret...................58 marks, larry..........................58 marlatt, william.. 42 marshall, lucretia....................69 marshall, nancy......................69 martin, ardello.......................69 martin, jerome................ martin, june.................. mortin, leonard............... mason, corol.................. mason, john .................. mattson. dark.......... mattson. deloris.............. maxey, gono................... moxon, adrianna............... maxwell, richard mayberry. douglas mayberry, john................ mocko. jacquo................. mentzer. donna................ merryman, william............. mossman, ron.................. metz. douglas................. meyer, jacquelyn.............. meyer. jerrold................ meyer. marilyn................ meyer. russell................ mikkelsen, gory............... miller, douglas miller, joan.................. miller, larry................. millor. phillip............... miller, robert mills, ted.................... milne, ann.................... minshull, harriet............. mitchell, annetta............. mitchell. james............... mitchell. joyce moos, ornost.................. moline, robert montgomery. gwendolyn moody, gene................... moore. george................. mores, cecelia................ morgon. goorge................ morgan. lawanna............... morgan. russell............... moritz. paul.................. moritz, theodore.............. morris, alan.................. morris, rogor................. morrow, gordon................ mosol. larry.................. moss, bill.................... mousel. marie................. muohling, eldon............... muhlbach. ruth ............... mundt, ruth............ munson. donald................ murphy, bornard............... murray. betty................. musil, alice ....... .69 69 58 43 43 58 69 43 70 59 70 SI 70 70 59 59 70 59 43 70 59 71 59 71 71 59 43 51 71 71 71 51 60 60 70 70 60 70 60 SI 70 60 70 70 50 60 70 60 43 61 61 71 71 61 61 71 71 n naylor. dagmar 43 nellson. jack..............................43 nelsen, inez.............................71 nelson, donald...........................50 nelson, donna..............................61 nelson, gary.............................71 Page 202 nelson, james........ nelson. Icay......... nelson. Icy l©r nelson, maurice nolson, ronald....... nolson. verl......... neutzman. larry neujahr. janice nowbold, warren. nicholson. John...... nickerson. barbara nickerson. donna, nickman, eugeno nicodemus. marci jo. nordbrock. gerald novosad. joann....... novy. lyman.......... 50 .61 44 60 60 70 70 60 70 60 60 70 51 60 44 .70 60 o oliver, donna. 70 olson. barbara 70 olson, oddio............................71 olson, patricia........................51 o'neill. richard........................71 ormond. james...........................71 osmere. alvin...........................61 ott. patricia...........................61 otto, paul..............................61 ottun, donna............................51 owens, roger............................71 owons. steve........................... 61 ozanno, raymond.........................71 P 71 paitz. monica 61 61 70 paulsen, sonja 51 60 51 44 poistor. paul 60 70 70 potorson. lodonna 70 peterson. larry 70 poterson. richard 60 petryfus. richard 71 pfeiffer, robert 52 71 piorco. james 71 pipal. ruth 71 piskorski. edward 71 plottner. glen 60 poehler, lucido 71 71 70 pottingor. robort 60 pounds, gerald 70 60 pursel, carole 61 q quinn, loslio ...........................61 r rademacher. robert 52 radford. rex.......................... 61 rahmann, merlyn..........................70 ramm. lois...............................70 ramsey. jearld...........................61 rasmussen. robert 70 rathe, carol............................ 44 rauert. william 52 read, janot............................. 70 reed, merlyn............................ 61 reicks. charlotte.... 44 reicks. Charles........................ 61 reidy. james.............................71 roier, robert........................... 71 roinortson. marilyn......................61 reiter. oldon............................71 reiter. junior 71 remy. richard........................... 44 rice, zita...............................71 richards. karen. 71 richardson. connie.......................71 richardson. marvin.......................60 ricketts, marilyn 60 ritter. sharon...........................70 robortson, laverne.......................52 robinson, avis......................... 70 robinson, frank 60 robinson. patricia.......................52 rockwell. barry........................60 rockwell. ronald..................... 60 rogers. william........................53 rohrich. barbara.......................52 rohrs, john...... 60 rolfsmeyer. dean ........... 70 ronno. doanna........................... 70 ronno, dolores...........................61 roucis. patricia 44 rowland. john 61 roy, marilyn.............................70 rubeck, sharon.........................70 ruebsamen, merna 61 rumbeck. claudia........................ 61 rundstrom. Charles.......................71 russell, lathan..........................71 russell. yvonne....................... 61 s samuelson, richard.... sand, royal......... sanded, mary........ sanderman. alyce sanford. jim........ saum. carol......... savely. lucide sawyer, jerry....... scheffert. myrna.... schager, larry...... scheierman, barbara schepler, core....... 71 52 61 71 52 61 ...71 62 ...71 71 62 72 schinzel. elizabeth.............. schloatman, olnora............... schmidt. orville....... schmitz, shirley—................ schnackenborg. william schulko. judy.................... schuller. mildred schurr, carolyn.................. scott. clayton................... sedarat, nassir.................. seymour, clarence shackelford. duane shafer. janice................... shaffor, bid..................... shaffer, lavonne sharp, mary...................... sholton. william................. shields, rex..................... shiltz. ruth.............. ... shiltz, william shimmin. dennis ................. shirley, norma................... shultz. sharon................... siobko. william.................. simon, sharon. . sinnen, dallas................... sitorius, howard sitzman. shirley................. skov. leonard.................. skow, dale..................... smadcomb. oren smets, william................... smidt. gary...................... smith, dayne smith, james..................... smith, sherman................... smith, twyle. ................... snyder, warren................... softloy. bovorly................. spargo, richard.................. spath. sandra.................... spoidoll. gail................... spencer, barbara ................ spencer, berl spencer, howard.................... 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