Waterloo Public School - Panther Yearbook (Waterloo, NE)

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 0 0 4 F r 0 0 0 0 s S' A w 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 f 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- who, on one occasion, said nI am the truth, the Way and the Life and on another 'I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that Is a thirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. He that overcometh shall Inherit all things and I will be his God and he shall be my son . As for my classmates, I recently found a poem that, I think. Is significant and appropriate for the graduating class of ’47 and I feel that I am voicing the sentiments of each of Its members In the following lines: If I live a life that la clean and square. And aid my fellow man. By lending a hand to help him bear His burdens the best he can, I need not fear what Its close may be. Nor how critics my life may assail, Nor what the future holds out for me When I reach the end of the trail. If I speak a word of good cheer to one Whose sorrows have broken him down. And thus give him hope to struggle on With a smile Instead of a frown, I shall not fear when the shadows fall And my earthly strength shall fall; I’ll trust In Him, who redemed us all. When I reach the end of the trail. If a part of my little I freely give To help those who faint by the way. Or even pure water, so thirsty one live Not thinking what shall be my pay. Whether I live In a house by the side of the road, By a mountain, by river, or vale, I’m willing to reap the seed that I’ve sown, When I reach the end of the trail. So my classmates, to the school that first Instilled In us a love and desire for all that Is idealistic and Utopian, it Is only fitting that we express our gratitude. As we stand upon the threshold of a graduation which will, for many of us, sever old connections and be the birth of new ones, we are moved to say a fervent Thank you to everyone who has had a part in making our high school career happy and successful. To you, Mr. Larsen, and to the Board of Education, who have tried to make Waterloo High a better place for us, to our parents, to whom this event means a crowning of long years of sacrifice and tireless effort, to our principal. Miss Neville, and to our faculty, we wish to say that we are extremely grateful for the interest sfcown in us and for your whole-hearted attempt to teach us a beautiful philosophy of life. My fellow classmates, this Is perhaps the last time that we shall be assembled in a group, and even though our commencement day should be one of the happiest of our lives, we cannot help but feel a little sorrow at parting. For four years we have worked side by side, sharing each other's successes and failures, each other's Joys and disappointments. In one of the happiest associations we shall ever know. Today, as we take leave of each other and start out on widely-separated paths, let us keep In mind that although all of us cannot accomplish great deeds In this world, we can all of us live fully and completely in the most worthwhile of llves--a life of service. Alumni and School History The first school in Waterloo was taught In the summer of 1865, by Miss H.H. Thomas, who had an audience of six scholars, and kept school in the sod house of a homesteader. In 1871, the present schoolhouse was erected at a cost of $2,000....In the summer of 1881, a new schoolhouse, for the use of the primary department, was begun, and is now (April, 1882) nearly completed. The report of 1881 shows an enrollment of fifty-one males and flfty-slx females, a total of 107. There are two departments under the charge of Mr. G.G. Burton and Mrs. E.J. Burton. A third will be established in 1882. (History of the State of Nebraska, The Western Historical Co. A. T. Andreas, proprietor, 1882) (continued) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 f 0 0 0 0 f t 0 f 0 0 0 0 ; : 0

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 0 0 0 0 W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 f 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 f 0 5 0 0 0 In 1886, Mr. William H. Jacobson helped to build the present achoolhouae. At first it had an east entrance. In 1908 an addition was made, and at that time the north and south entrances were constructed. Two relics of the old schoolhouse remain: the tower on the present building and a black walnut awivel chair made from ita balusters. The chair ia in the possession of Mr. W. H. Jacobson. The first graduation from the twelfth grade of the Waterloo High School was in 1913. In 1936 an annual was printed with the history of the Waterloo Alumni from the year 1913 to the year 1936. The history of the last ten years 18 as follows: 1937 1938 Harold Graf, Dale Skelton, Vera Louise Moore, Helen King, Betty King, Robert Hester, Keith Gates. 1939 William Chavet, Mabel Harriet Cunningham, Lorene Izetta Prompton, Margaret Elaine Prompton, Robert Kenneth Gates, Venus Arline Buy. 1940 Charles Safford, Carol Robinson, Donald Bayless, Harlan Brownlee, Robert Davidson, Mary Gates, George King, Ralph King, Reed King, John Lamprecht, Ralph Wilson, Alma Bailay, Elton Carper, Robert Herrington. 1941 Darlene Arp, Catherine Poley, Dorothy Todd, Larry Williams, Warren Safford, Helen Gates, Jim Herrington, Mary Poley. 1942 John Love, Cora Heater, Rosemary, Arp, Junior Christiansen, Mary King. 1943 Vera Jacobson, Louise King, Ed Robinson, Donald Bey, Claire Williams, Dolores Norton, Carol Graf, Donald Humes, Darrel Olsen, Laverne Lamprecht. 1944 Clifford Armstrong Jr., Shirley Denker, Edith Bailey, Arleigh Batson, Carrie Bell Laird, Alyce Gates, Robert Safford, Isabelle Herrington, Donald Bayly, Betty Lee B esa, Walter L. Gates, Jim Bruce. 1945 Richard Hayden, Eda Mae Zwiebel, Norman Armstrong, Camille Williams, 1946 Chris Jensen, LeRoy Bruce, Stanford Nordgren, Deppy Flynn, Mylan Lamprecht, Marjorie Todd, Marian McArdle, Wilma J. Bayly. Arthur Jensen, Dale Mattson, Marietta Hensen, Rosemary Chavet, Robert King, John Armstrong, Loretta Krutilek, Earl Richardson, Kathryn Rapp, Edith Miller, Charles Pox, Edward Baylesa. Class History Concluded Our Senior Class play He Couldn't Marry Five was presented May 2 and was very successful. Reverend Wilson delivered our Baccalaureate Sermon, Sunday, May 18. Graduation exercises were held on May 20 with J. Arthur Nelson as our commencement speaker. The seniors took their sneak day on May 9 and went to Lincoln. They all had a very nice time. JUNIOR CLASS CLASS OFFICERS: Dorothy Nordgren, President Richard Knowlton, Vice-Preaidmnt Margaret Leaver, Secretary Treasurer SPONSOR: Mr. Paul Larsen CLASS MEMBERS: Dorothy Nordgren, Margaret Leaver, Ben Butler, Don King, Don Rhoadee, Denny McArdle, Richard Knowlton. 0 0 0 0 0 r 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ' 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % J ’-Vll ,J 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A •mi -n