VOL. LX
NO. II
DVOCATE
LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL, LINCOLN
NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, l9!i3
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Europe Touring Europe this summer were Lincoln High teachers, Miss . Elizabeth Grone, Miss Belie Farman, and Miss Margaret O'Rourke. Miss Esther Montgomery, who ~pent · the last. year as an exchange t e a c h e r in England joined tbe other three in Man~ chester where they visited Miss · M o n t go m e r y's school. They found that it was not as modern or well-equipped as ours, stated Miss O'Rourke.
TEN CENTS
1061 L.H.S. Students BUy Activity Tickets
Teachers
Relate Travel Experiences
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Rush ShoWs Interest In Activities Free Admission, Talent Show, Feature '. J(ids'. Day ,at Fa:ir
Some new faculty members at Lincoln High are (left to right) Mrs. Janet Terry, Mrs. Virginia Roberts, Darrell Grell, Miss Betty Heckman, James Yowell, Mrs. Alice Youngscap, and Forrest Chriestensen. . . Advocate Staff Photo)
New Staff Meinbers To· Teach Here
.Pupils Save $6.50 Buying Tickets "The opening of the fall se'm ester resUlt-ed in the sale of 1061 activity'1iw::kets to students,'' announced Mrs._. Katherine Stew• art, chairman· of ..the ticket sales, The big ru$h :for activity tickets indicates ~.•e interest of the students in Li'.ncoln High activitjes. Each ticket holder will be admitted to fiV\e football games. Gate admissions for these games would totan $5.00; to three basketball games ,at 75c each which would total ~.25; three plays at 50c each :fcnr a total of $1.110, and a '15c . a~b scripti.on to the Advocate. -·~ is. a total face value and a~ missions value of $9.!50 for a purchase price o:t. $3.00. Those late in purchauna their · activity tickets may do · 10 in room 125 during the noon hour. Upon arriving ·at the pre-men• tioned room, ,bu pay (:Mrs, Stewart $3.00 and p t; • a e n·t your piece of paper :trom rour problems teacher; She will iiv• you back half ot it, as a receipt. and the other half Will be re-o tained by the ticket office so that your Activity Ticket wiD . be made out and sent to ,.our prob· lems teacher, where you will receive it. Thhi tic~et also let'Vel ' . . an identification card :for · out-of· town football and basketball games.
The color of the midway, regular television broadcasts, and grandstand shows, and various State Fair Week marks the semiexhibits were offered to students finals and :finals in talent comagain this year at the State Fair petition. Children's Day on September 8. Audiences Judge All children of school age were The talent gave shows throughadmitted to the fair grounds free, out the week with- the State Fair to the rides and shows of the audiences as their_judges. Some, Midway at half-price, and to the of the performers \.rere Jeanine The new replacements at LinMrs. Janet Terry is trained · afternoon grandstand shows for Garner, Lincoln High junior who ·While in London, the group coin High School are Donald In speech, English, and . social 25 cenis each. does acrobatic dances, Warren Went to the theater as often as The program planned for the Drake of Tecumseh, who tap possible, said . Miss Farman seeByorth, art and English clas1ies; Etudies, and has been assigned · ·' Miss Dorothy Dumpert, commer- to replace Mrs. Ella Mae Short. Tuesday Children's Day began dances on roller skates, and Mary ing . Shakespearian as well as · · modern plays. cial art; Darrell Grell, history t)he is a graduate of Fremont with the judging of some 4-H ex- Maude Bedford from the Univerand driver education; Miss High S chool, and received her hibits and a downt~wn parade sity of Nebraska, who plays a Miss Grone went on to study with its floats and high school marimba. for · a .month ·at the Sorbonne Helen Hagensick, Business De- A.B. degree at the University of bands :from all over Nebraska. University in Paris. She met partment; Miss. Betty Heckman, Nebraska in 1953. Mrs. Terry Two of the performers in Tues· Dancinc Program Given trans p 0 r t a ti 0 n difficulties Business Department; . Mrs. did practice teaching in grades After the parade a special Chil- day's Children's· Day Show, the in France due to the strikes, and Janet Terry, English and dra~ eleven and twelve a t Teachers dren's Day program was given last of the semi-finals, were she explains that she is still matics; Mrs. Virginia Roberts, College High School. in the Open Air Auditorium, and Charles Peacock, a singer from minus a suitcase .that will be sent guidance ; James Yowell, vocal Mrs. Virginia R oberts has Nebraska City, and Bob Beetley back to the States. when. transmusic; Mrs. Alice Youngcap, training · in guidance, physical motorcycle races were on-e of the from Fairbury, who plays a afternoon features. · _portat_ion can be arranged. nurse;. and Forrest D. Christen- e ducation and science,· and is asThe Wolff Cycle Company trombone with his toes. sen, math. l!ligned as a counselor. She is a A :finalist was chosen by State presented the Children's Day In England Miss Farman and Donald G. Byorth received graduate of Lincoln High School, Miss O'Rouke visited 16 differ ent training at the University of Ne- and was awarded a B.Sc. in 1932, program, featuring students from Fair audiences. from each of the places in 18 days. braska in art, history, and .E ng- a nd M.A. in 1940 by the Uni- the Shirley Griffin Dance Studio three semi-final programs com"In each place we wished we Iish. His teachi!lg assignment is v ersity of Nebraska. Mrs. Rob- with tap and b allet dances and peting Sept. 9. The winners were on KFOR- TV the following Fricould stay longer," said Miss art and English. He is a grad-. erts has done graduate work at singing. O'Rourke. This was her first day in the order of their placKFOR radio and television stauate of Fremont High School, Souther.n California and has European trip. ing. The first place winner will tion featured a presentation of The teachers also visited Ireand was awarded his B.F.A. de- t aught at ·Havelock H igh S chool, receive among his prizes, a teleland and the Scandinavian coun- gree at_ the University of NeNortheast High School, Lincoln· their "Harvest of Talent" in the vision set and a trip to a New braska in· 1952. Mr. By . orth · is H1'gh S hool and Everett Junior Open Air Auditorium. tries, finding the. people eV'eryc York talent show, · said Bob KFOR-TV has been present' married, and has taught one High School. This past ye_a r she where very kind and helpful, ·year at Hooper High School. He . Spearman of KFOR. ing the "Harvest of Talent" on said M:iss O'Rourke. has been a Co-ordinator of Physhad his practice teaching at Lin- ical Education for the Lincoln Switzerland seemed to be the coln High School t wo years ago. Public Schools. favorite beauty spot of the . Miss Dorothy Dum pert's t rainJames Yow ell has been trained teachers, who were impressed ing an4 teaching assignment is in the field of vocal music and with Lucerne, where they stayed, in the field of commercial arts. is assigned in that area at Linwith it/; lakes, ' mountain backShe is a graduate of Exeter High coln High. He is a graduate of ."Ever :hink of eating ' 100 tons Gaynor, and many others• ground,· and the nine· towers that School and was awarded a B.Sc. Argentine High School, Kansas The boys· attending the Jamof meat or. drinking_ 600,000 fortified the city, · added Miss with d istinction in 1941 at the City, Kansas. Mr. Yowell also O'Rourke. · · boree from I.Jncoln High said quarts of milk?" ' University of Nebraska. Miss attended Kansas City, Kansas, ' that they enjoyed meeting Scouts Paris was another feature of · Dumpert received her M.A. :from Junior College and Kansas City Fifty thousand Boy Scouts at- :from all over the country and "C?ur Town," a play in three the trip. Miss Farman said that the University of Nebraska in University, Kansas City, ·Mistending the Scout Jamboree it for eign nations, and thought the acts, will be presented aa the 1 the food in Paris was e specially 1947 and has had eight years of souri. He received his B.A. in aood M1'ss Grone• bet'ng a French· Irvine Ranch in California, con- trip was a great experience. senior play on Octo~ l7, an• e • l ." s.c."oo 1 ev.n er_ience.. f._iv...e.. . " ti f N 0 .,.., ~----"-"'teacner~ wil.Sal:Sle to conirey .·- -e-lr--1-y-e...a~r.s of j,.l~r-;;;;~1 ~erience, ~~:::rn e:ver~y i~o~une, [9"'5~· sunred all mat and mer e: :Mrs-:J'anet Terry, dra;wishes to the natives 1'n France I ..tn · C<'L, High r;o:'s ·.~~h c were nnt'l. five ·y(!?rs of high schcol. · and h<~s ··h<~d expel'ier.ce in }.>ra.::matics- teacher. The c:a.S. wili tor the ·group, they stated. Darrell Grell 'has training in · tiee teaching at Northwestern there were Donald Ewp, John include 34 seniors. "Paris is a city by itsel.f ; there English,. hl'st.o ry and drt'ver u · ·t H · · d d are so many things in Paris!" exmversl y. e IS marrle an Sacks, David Mitchell, Sherman .· Try-outs were held September claimed Miss · O'Rourke. The. training. His teachin g assignwas assistant director of the Nefsky, Mike Levy, G e 0 r g e ~ and 10 :in the auditorium and ment is in the field of driver Civil Cho.rtis · at Kansas City, 1 strikes there made getting to and education and social studies. He M' . d D' f. h Rogers, Robert Sniith, Bill 'B~were judged· by Mrs. Mary• from places a problem, keeping !Ssoun, an ' !rector o t e is a graduate of Tecumseh High . Choir of First Christian Church, croft, Ron.Wilcox, Bruce Brehm, louise· Alexander. and Mrs. t hem from the music festival in School ' and received his A.B. deand . Joe Hill. Terry. Mrs. T erry announced Austria and making it necessary Kansas City, Kansas. He has " Llsten," .said Joe. "Can you that Sally Laase would be stu• :for the group to take a private gree at Neb raska Wesleyan in also directed the nurses chorus The trip to the J amboree incar to Switzerland. 1950. Mr. Grell is married and at Passavant Hospital, Northeluded stops at Seattle, Wasq• hear t y p e w r i t e r s clicking dent. direc~or, and Mar 11 y n The teachers flew back. to the has had three and one-half ·· western University, and has ington, Salt Lake City, Bonne- through the stillness · of these Waechter would be assistant stu. dent director. United States from Amsterdam years of teaching experience at- .be.en a lecturer of World Af- ville Dam, which is lo.cated near corridors?" "Ye.ah," replied J ohn, "but tt · th N th 1 d Chapman. .f~irs .:for the Marine Corps at Portland, Oregon, and Catalina In the first act of the play, a er seemg e e er an s. Miss Helen Hagensick.. is Camp :J;,.eJ-eune, North· Carolina. Island. w ho could be so enthusiastic the the history of the town, Grover 's trained in commercial.~rts. Eng.:. · Jdrs. Aliee· Y~tingscap will be One of the man~ interests of first week of school?" Corners, N. H., where ~e entire "Boy, it's a mystery to me," play takes place, is outlined. The !ish, and history,·.· ·~er t eacqirrg , .Liil.cqln. H_igh· School'~ nurse, rethe Scouts was swapping almost assignment ls in the fV.:Ici of• p lacing Mrs. Mary Mapes' who anything and everything. P ea .. sigh ed Joe. audience is carried through one Then John, who was deep in day in the lives of the Gibbs Business. She is a, gra!lu;~.te of has r etired. Mrs. Youngscap is nuts, cow horns, and toads w ere O'Neill High·. ~Qaool and rea for mer . teach~r· ,with traini~g only a few. · thought, shouted out, "Oh I and Webb :families. celved· h er :S.Sc. d egree in 1949 in English, and fiv~._~and one- . ' , The Boy Scouts were enter - know! It must be that new AdThe second act eoncerns·a love ftom.thli!Uni~ersity of Nebraska. half years of experfe~L ·n Sh~ ta:lr;i:ld . by- famous movie stars vocate staff." affair between young Ge or g • Yes, the Advocate staff is 11:iss· rlagensick; has had :four taught at Lincoln High Sc2 .:·Q~. iitcludipg ~~ort' Calhoun, Bob · Gibbs and Emily Webb, thus "I want to say that you, L.H.S; ye¥ 8 of t~ching experience a t before going into nurses' train- ~ope, . Mona ... Fr:~em~, ,Mitzie really underway with Beverly culininates a wedding . scene. teachers and L.H.S. students, Buck, edito~-in-<;hief; Barbara Mead. C~nsolidated High School, ing and received her A.B. from The third act takes the audi• have been really great ·to me. National Bu_s.i ness Institute, and · Doane and her R.N. from LinBrittin, second p<lge editor; Jerry during that school year and that Whittier Junior High School. · coln General in 1932. She has Brownfield, third page editor; ence to .the cemetery where all of you have helped me uhderCarol McMullen, news editor; found many of the townspeople She h as 'aJso t au ght shorthand been an X-ray . technician for stand America and the Americ~· Nancy Swanson, feature · editor; and the little bride who wishes in· the University of Nebraska.· approximate.l y .five years, a nd people." J oan Mortensen , book editor; "to return to life." She is shown ·L-I-N-C-0 - L -N! ·night school classes. w as an instructor on t he staff of iS and that the This was one of the :(ateThis cheer, a nd m any o't hers Shirley Hornby, exchange editor;. ·how futile Miss Betty Heckman h as Lincoln Ge neral from 1942- 49. ments made by John ~~doin . a · training in commercial arts and Mrs . Youngscap is a graduate of like it, were h eard throughout Phil Stephens, sports · editor; past cannot be r e-lived. Living f ormer Liucoln :ijigl:_> ·school ~x · e cQ'l1omics and is a ssigned in. the Crete High School. Holly Hawke, .associate editor; people, humans, occupied with r oom 226 ori Sept. 10. change st1,1de~,.t .ffum Liege, BelAt t hat t ime ten cheerleaders and Dick Johnson, assistant t h e i r petty occupations and field of Business. She is a gradFon;est Christensen · h as been :thoughts, know little ot true joy gil!,.",\, in his ktter to William w er e chosen from the 34 who sports editor. uate of Lincoln High School, and t rained in the field of m athe· Bogar, pr.~c]pal of L.H.S. The reporters for The Advo- and happiness for the truth is r eceived her B.Sc. in 1942 at the m atics. He received his B.Sc. de- tried out. The new cheerleaders to be found only in the futUre. , .J ohn s.a id tha t he thinks of Universi.ty of Nebraska. Miss gree from the University of Necate are as follows: are: ·- Lincoln as The cast as announced by Mrs. Dee Ehrlich, Nan Ellenwood, Heckman has. h ad t hree years brask a in June of 1949. Mr. Lavonna Benzing, Barb Brit"anotlier cu,,n.,.,,11 nitv Terry will include the :following: Lillian Hascoolidge, G ladys Ho-· of teaching experience a t Cam- Chris ten sen is working for his t in, Anne D e s m o n d/ Holly holds a Emily, Bobbie Teas; George High School and F air - m asters degree. H e has had three H awke, Carolyn Hewes, Mar- hensee, Nancy J ohnson, Mona r ely upon. Gibbs, Tom Keene; Mrs.· Gibbs, ,Koch, Roma Leichner , Robert High School, and four years of exp erience t eaching at garet Miille, Shirley Overto.n. a wonderful Nancy Salter; Dr. Gibbs, Ben in general office wor k a s Central ~y High School, and Jean Swan son, Nancy Swanson, Moore, J ean Swanson, an d "To mY Gadd; Mrs; Webb, Pat Patterson; Whitney. Charles and Dona Yungblut. stenographer. ~ne year . at Genoa High School. way to Mr. Webb; Doug Thorpe, Rebecca, Sandra Sherman; Wally,, Make young ~\-nia~!,ll,l1i Bruce Berggren; stage manager, belong tp mor~ than. one ' · Dick Cavett; , Prof. Willard and make them,thhk internatio~ally, the first b allplayer, Barry Uam· and see. the 'ha\piness of everymond. body ·befor e th~:tr o«.n," r elated John. Farm er M c C ~ rth y, Frank In conclusion John stated th at Shelledy; Joe and- Jim Crowell, Gisela Bu dde, excha nge stu- . States on August 11, and is stayh " h ad tried to \e a good AmerDick Hammel; Constable War• dent from Dortmund, Germany, i n g at the home of Mr. and Mrs. ~can while he Was in this counr en, B ob .H ans: Simon Stimson, and Werner Branderber~er, an Frank Coover. try a·n d that. he hopes that he Sherman Nefsky~ As s i.s tan t Werner , who is staying at the h as helpe d us to 'nder stand him, exch ange student from Z~singen, St age Manager, Joe Stoddard, a s we helped him, to understand Switzerland, are attending Lin- home of Mr. and Mrs. Niles · and the second ballplayer, L arry us. ~okstrom; Assistant stage mancoln High this school year, spon- Bar nard, arrived in the United. ager and Sam Craig, John Sacksored by the American Field States July 28 on the S .S. Arosa ett; Howie Newsome, John Reed. Kulm. Service. Woman in the box and the He a.t tends Aarou Gymnasium, ur like Amer ica and Lincoln first dead woman, Diann Hahn; a co-educaticmal school in ZoHigh :very much and am thank woman in the auditorium and singen, a small village in north• second dead woman, Margot Duful to the Americans for their ern Switzerland, where h is inSept. 16 . . . Adv~:~ate. T eau; first d ea d m an, Fr a n k friendship and help," Gisela , terests lie in fencing, swimming, l8 . · .Fo.'t>tball, North }Vinter ; third ballplayer , Paul skiing, and m edicine. stated; Patlte. h ere. SChorr. H e smilingly stated that the 19 . · .Nel: r~ska vs. Or eShe atten ds Goethe GymnaThe choir- Bev Buck, Karen gon sium in Dortmund, a cit y five American people ar e "kinder Rauch,. Eleanor Bartunek, Mari21. · · Cor. nittee of 12. t imes a s large as Lincoln, where than in Germa ny, but t oo much lYn Waechter, and Mar l ene 22 · · ·Tea' •ers Meeting. her hobbies · are sports, music, in a hl:tt:r y." Fleischmann. The dead people- · Stu< :nt Council .•• and literature. Girls from the Gisela's new "sister" is Pat Jeannie Taylor, Kathy P enstone, 2:40. ages of ~en to ni'neteen attend· Coover, a senior a t Lincoln High .. Audrey Anderson, Barbara Nin• 25 · · · F oot:,a.ll, Beatrice, the nine classes daily at this all~ Kenneth Barnard, also a senior , neman, and Darlene Boerrigter. here. is Werner's n ew "brother." They· girls school. Graveyard 5cene - Charlene · .on the left, from 29.. · · L. F.. S . Parent's Although they play football in will r emain with the ir American ''families" until next summer Austria, a nd Werner von Branderburgl!r; · SWitzerland, are Marshall, Betty Parks, Norma G r -o u p, 7 :30 Stu - ·Ger ;..,any, Gisela has never athistory of tlie Reed, Gwen Reich, and J erry dent Council, 2:40. tended a game and is a nxious to when they will return to their 1 pictur ed as they catch up on Lincoln Hitli.;' 30 .. . AdVotat e. I saman. -recent past. (Advocate. St~f-· I>AAit9':) ~ •.· do so. Sh e arrived in the UniteC. homes.
Nine Incoming Teachers Begin Duties ·This Year ·
Eleven Lincoln High Scouts .4Hend National Jambouree
Senior Class To Present
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Ex-LH.S.'er John Baudoin Writes Bogar
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!oreign Exchange . Students From Switzerland
And Germany Brighten Lincoln High's Halls
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