University of Nebraska Omaha - Tomahawk / Gateway Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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I ealli tkere are a lot mom 5opli6 tlian pictured: tlieij Ve sliij So on to the sophomores . . . what ' s left of them . . . what with army calls and all that stuff. At this halfway point through their college life, the sophs continued to hold a prominent position on the campus. At election time, withstanding the terrific Greek barrage, John Foley was one of the Barbs elected to a student office when he was named president of the class of ' 45. Eleanor Mann, Sig Chi, was elected vice-president, Betty Earp, Kappa, secretary-treasurer. The class was represented on the Student Council by David Button, Bob Wallin, Bob Chenoweth, Marion Palmquist, and Marilyn Davis. Two of the livelier of the class were Hazel Mc- Connell and Don Erickson who acted as cheer- leaders at all athletic events. Don was elected head cheerleader. Turning to sports, the sophs ran a close second to those over-powering frosh. With determina- tion in their eyes, the sophomores copped lead- ing spots on the football and basketball teams. Bob Hazen, Ernie Weekes, Keith Olmstead, Chuck Lynch, and Wayne Peterson starred on the sod. Hazen held many an attack from his posi- tion on the line. Weekes started late but hit the varsity line-up almost as soon as he donned the moleskins. His line plunging was one of the high- lights of the team. Peterson, Lynch and Olmstead all proved to be valuable in their offensive play. Olmstead ' s days were numbered, though, and he left Omaha U. at the last of the fall semester to serve in the Coast Guard. On the basketball court the class of ' 45 didn ' t have so many men, but the outstanding two, Ben Miller and Bob Chalk Cain, made up in bril- liance what the class lacked in numbers. The size of Miller made little difference when he replaced taller men; his speed on foot made many an op- ponent shudder. Chalk Cain was scheduled to become an all-conference star, but was stymied when the Air Corps beckoned. While he played, though, Chalk aided and abetted numerous successful campaigns for the over-throw of in- vading teams. The students publications also came up for sophomore aid. Roy Valentine, Ben Miller, and Bob Corson all helped out the cause. Valentine and Corson left the second semester while Miller has been allowed to remain until July. All three have served as both make-up editors and editors- in-chief of the GATEWAY. Ruth Neef, Pi 0, and Hazel McConnell, Pi 0, first place winner, were class representatives in the 1943 TOMAHAWK Beauty Contest. tlie 24

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FOURTH ROW: Deveraux, Green- berg, D. Anderson, Carter, Cook. L. Anderson, Brown, Hindmon, Fust, Hoogstraat, Helnemon, Feierman, Filer THIRD ROW: Hanisch, Dindinger, Grant, Carter, Christie, Clatanoff, Dropalik, Grobeck, Graham, Hamil- ton, Hryse, Bedell SECOND ROW: Ganaros, Hurlbut, Cole, Fitzsimmons, Bundy, Hefflin- ger. Darby, Alley, Holmes, Devereux, Glad, Calendine FIRST ROW: Hyde, Bailey, Helm, Bernstein, Duff, Holland, Aleck, Campen, Clark, Avant, Haupt FOURTH ROW: Benson, Mansur, Na- than, Bohrer, Laird, Nordeen, Olson, Menck, McNew, Linstrom, Johnson, Keuchel THIRD ROW: Hanson, Orr, Maltz, Myers, Grether, Koutsky, Lincoln, Lange, F. Johnson, Lindbloom Nea- fus SECOND ROW: Evans, Lassiter, Thomas, Mackie, Norberg, Menge- doht, M. Johnson, Monger, Loop, Motza, Mosier, McLucas FIRST ROW: Mills, Ibson, Nielsen, Jensen, Maystrick, Kaplan, Kaulitz, Kruse, McNamara, Jones, Lindborg FOURTH ROW: Pfeiffer, Rousek, Stocking, G. Smith, Vickery, Swan- son, Stech, Steiger, Reynolds, W. Smith THIRD ROW: Wright, Reinhardt, Siegler, Slenicka, Rice, Prescher, Reins, Savich, Stamm SECOND ROW: Wright, Thomson, Shapland, Young, Taylor, Shufelt, Ripper, Patterson, Soito, Stadtwald, Rush, Thompson FIRST ROW: Sorensen, Sittler, Sod- erberg, Stephenson, Topliff, Simp- son, Petrich, Rader, Page, Sadler, Wilson, Wood 23

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THIRD ROW; Dowling, Erickson, Arms, Chenoweth, Gibbs SECOND ROW: Brownell, Fisher, Bleich, Edelmarn, Corson FIRST ROW: Bakkerud, Brown, Bailey, Dollmger THIRD ROW: Seastedt, Nepomnick, Wallin, Soland, Novak SECOND ROW: Johnson, Olson, Jen- kins, Simon, Campbell, Knight FIRST ROW: Shirck, Miles, Rapp, Pegden, Patterson THIRD ROW: Lynch, A, Scoville, J. Scoville, Hozen SECOND ROW: Clark, Gambee, Os- born, Polmquist, Tichy FIRST ROW: Lorenz, Redenbaugh, McConnell, Davis 25