Walnut Hill School - Annual Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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1. -1 -NSD Gerald G. Freedmanr who founded the Freedman Bureau of Technology still in operation today. Did you know he received Sis Doctor's Degree from the University of Space on the planet ars. - , Geo: Alf: Geo: Alf Geo Alf Geo Alf Geo Is that Dale Lenon, the millionaire from Las Vegas? Wasn't he the fellow who bought the Empire State Building and gave it to the Boy Scouts of America? , Now that was a fine thing to do. That other fellow there is Richard Settgast, the first president of the Universal Federation. . Say, now that looks like Larry Ainsworth, the president of General Motors, who contriuhuted so much to progress in the United States. l've seen his pictures hefore.' There is an article about Larry Scott, too. He was the fellow who won so many athletic awards and became the second Jim Thorpe.in the history of American athletics. This is a right good book isn't it. The whiskered fellow there haS to pe William Stull, the-great naturalist who went to elementary school at Walnut Hillg Q . , . . . . 5, . , Yes, that's right. Say, Alf, old boy, have a look at these two Firls.... artists'it says.4.'Hmmmmm... Josephine Krska and Frances Keller. ' 1f A . - . I , Sure, George, you remember them, they were in the Who's Who as great American artists.....-and were especially famous fOr thGiP paintings of realistic things. :Nel1,thetVsecmsf'to he dll of it, f Did you notice-that' l all of those people were from one school...that Walnut Hill school.... There were certainly a lot of successful people from there weren't there J is , ,f f , Those must have been the.davs. 'Education meant something in th0SG GSYS, but now they don't teach the 3-R's anymore like they did in those days. J .ly Let's call it a day, Alf and go home todstudygour findings for today. CGather up their materials and equipment and go off stage to the right.D . I 4, . Pu .1 . . -A , o r--J w H '. -.V Q, . - . 5 -Q ' ' ' . ..n-4 ' ' ' .mis ,W-il, ,- . it -. ,...- -1. -. ..36.-

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Alf Geo Air Geo Alf Geo Alf Geo Alf Geo Alf Geo Alf G99 Alf I I I O S 5 o 9 I 0 I Gbdfather or no godfather, I read somewhere that Gary Griess was the one who competed with George Thomazin for that place in history. . You must have been mistaken. Gary Griess worked with' John Jeffries and was renowned for leadership in science. That all may be, but Professor Griess also proved the Griess theory which many times outproved the Einstein theory. , Oh, well it doesn't matter anyway. Look, old boy, here, this heareded old fellow is Kenneth Bernhardt. It says he was the man to be given n credit for perfecting colored television, Guess they really thought they had something in colored TV in those days. Cwhistlesl Look at that sporty sports car . I suppose that was quite the thing thene Here is the picture of the most daring sports car driver... Jerry Pricea Looks more like ascientist doesn't he? . The United States Presidents in those days had it just pretty good d1dn't they? Here are some of the secretaries of that time. Say, now what about that? Who is this one? V Oh, that is a Linda Bryant. This one is Kay Wades It says that Linda Bryant started her career as a school- teacher. CTurns a few pages! These are famous entertainersl There is Judy Bain, a famous vocalist, and Marguerite Wortman, a noted TV comedian. j another pagel Say, isnjt that the world's fastest CTurning V comptometer operator?.a Sure it is.... that is Mary Proplesch. She thought of many new within seconds. ways of solving problems Isnit that the famous woman doctor lives in the plague of 1970? Sure McDermitt. ' - who saved so'many it isl That s Sue the one who made life hy his invention of many That fellow is Peter Bell. He was easier and work faster and simpler machines . There is James Cowan the famed news commentator and war correspondent. Well, what do you know about that? That is that famous Ronald Osborne who replaced Edgar J. Hoover as head of the FBI That'distingudshed looking gentleman there is none other A u -F - A. . ..-jf-j'..1'1, 1 r- ' .' , .H , , 1 A. ,v. I . t I LU.. g up , . I .l . A - ' - . , - 1 1 f ,. 5, ,, -' -' ' 'L . ' '

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CLASS WILL We, the eighth grade class of Walnut Hill School, City of Omaha, State of Nebraska ,beingof sound mind and memory, and about to be promoted from the hallowed halls of this school, do make5 publish, and declare this our last will and testament, in manner and form as follows: U-, ' FIRST: To the seventh grade, we will Miss Spring and Mr. Giles Be it here stipulated that they shall belong to the seventh grade only so long as they are treated kindly and appreciated. SECOND: To Mr. Giles the class wills Mrs. Stepp's rare nmagazine collectionn in the hope that-it may become a part of the reading course next year. THIRD: To the seventh grade, we bequeath our lovely new desks, and the textbooks we have so lovingly fondled throughout the year. The class as individuals wish to bequeath the following abilitie traits and properties to instructors and lower classmen. I, George Thomazin bequeath my position as Safety Patrol Captain to Gary Rosenbaum, my positionias President to David Hamilton, my projector monitorship to Darwin Shroeder, and my grades to Miriam Hansen. I, Dennis Ekdahl wish to leave my platinum colored tresses to Beverly Belotef , I, Mary Jane Proplesch bequeath my position as Organization Treasurer and the empty treasury to Jean Meacham. I, Fred Rice leave my ability and interest in debating to Darwin Shroederg , I, Eric Snethen, will my curly hair to Gary Callahan, my bench to the most judicious of all seventh graders, my studious habits to Fred Rueth, and my ability to accept respon- sibility to any needy seventh graders. Miss Spring is to use her own judgment regarding distribution. I, Richard Berg will my love for debating to any persons who are bashful and need grades in oral work. I, Gary Griess being of extremely sound mind, do will any one of my numerous talents to the person who is most deserving. specifically my mathematical ability is to be divided in equal portions to the members of the seventh grade class, my interest in science ia7hereby bequeathed to Diane S