GROWING UP!

The center of activity in the junior high was the leadership class, composed of students from the 15 junior high homerooms, under the direction of

Successfully selling the concessions at the Grand Island game, serving as hall monitors during lunch periods , providing entertainment in the way of movies and talent shows, were only a few of their many projects.

This year saw the formation of a new pep organization, composed of 45 girls from the seventh, eighth, and ninth grades

Another innovation was the installation of regular theater seats in the balcony of the auditorium from the cold cement steps upon which the junior high had been sitting.

Newly organized was an archeological club under the direction of Mrs. Jane Bean. Meeting weekly, they visited Morrill hall, collected rocks , and took field trips.

The Rocketeers

First row , left to right: Marilyn Peirce, Jo Anne Mohler, Barbara Godfrey , Janet Owens , Ann .Aggen , Janet Tangeman, Mary Lou Sabin, and Agnes Cornell.

Second row: Barbara Blackburn , Wilda Neuman, Joan Hartley, Ma r cia Peters , Beverly Tracy , Joyce Carter, Mary Jeanette Moore , Frances Leacock , Marlene Rosenberger , Doris Sack , Nancy Pete rs, Patty Lewis , and Norene Meyer.

Third row: Mrs Roberta Steck , sponsor, Shirley Lucke, Rita Lehr , Virginia Alexander , Vera Janke , Christine Evans, Jo Ann Parrott , Joan Marshall , Sydney Wilson , Mary Olson, Carol Call, Sue Powell , and Mrs. Eleanor Gans, sponsor.

Fourth row: Elizabeth Schle i ger, Donna Dvorak, Dorothy Conver se, Betty Richards, Phyllis Blackburn , Carol Garlow , Barbara Gans , Donna Rae Ca rper, Jo Anne Ge is, Kathleen Welch , Bernete Rosenquist, Patty Mathews , Patty Bickford , Colleen Turner , and Carol Everson.

Lively junior high cheerleaders lead the locomotive with " fight ." First row , left to right: Homer Harrison and Mary Lou Sabin Second row : Chester Sautter, Marilyn Peirce , Berneta Rosenquist, Nancy Peters , and Jerry Schrepf. Not in picture: Jo Anne Mohler.

The officers of the junior high leadership class for the year are first row , left to right: Marilyn Peirce, secretary; Elizabeth Schleiger , secretary; Vera Janke, vice president; and Francis Rezek , sponsor. Second row, Jim Hyland , vice president; Roger Schutte, president ; and Bob Furman , president.

Participating in class discussion, under the direction of George Salen , is this group of junior hiqh students Page 37

1. While put-puts and cars have their part in transporting students to school , busses carry their share of the load, too

2. Those who don ' t come to school with two or four wheels under them, walk on their own two feet. Tsk, tsk!! Such energy!!

3 You can find anything from jelly jars to perfume and footballs in Northeast lockers More than a few seem to resemble Fibber Magee 's closet.

4. "Whom do you take for granted but miss when they ' re gone? " The buglers , of course none other than Don Engle and Dan Johns.

5. It's 8:40 , everyone is in his home room , and with the call to colors and the flag salute, a typical day at Northeast begins

6. Of course everyone sooner or later finds his way to room 212 , commonly known as the office.

1 Gingerly holding our " Fry the Links " poster after a pep rally before the Lincoln high-Northeast football game is a cheerleader from L.H S

2 During lhe annual staff's radio broadcast , Dick " Mr. Agony " Reid seems shocked at poor Jackie " Mrs Nussbaum " McKinney ' s troubles

3. Smilingly answering all our questions on family relations is Dr. Evelyn Duvall, who talked to us at an assembly

4 The Rockettes and " Buddy " are very enthusiastically cheering for our team in a skit presented before the game with the " Bulldogs ."

5 " The Deaf Old Woman " sung in u musical assembly by J. Dayton Smith, instructor in voice at the University of Nebraska , was well worth remembering

6 " Texas Mig " Stone put everything into her version of " Temptation ." She even looked the part !

7 We caught Rev. Edward Jeambey explaining the meaning of the French flag He is surt ounded by his collection of flags from all over the count r y , which has been his hobby for many years.

8 This Junior high lad is rather shyly trying out for the reserve team ' s cheerleaders , who are chosen exclusively from the junior high pupils

9 Hoagy Carmichel's " Stardust " was another musical treat interpreted on the " ivories" by John Bl ythe , instructor of piano at the University of Nebraska

1 Ring goes the lunch bell and there is a mad dash for the cafeteria Crowded lunch lines are an every day occurrence

2. Some would rather pull hair in the playroom before eating.

3 " A style all their own " is what Northeast dancers have Dancing makes the lunch hour fly much too fast!

4 Once in awhile a carefree fellow will take a bet and try to get away with a whole pie!

5 A regular harem is this table jammed with laughing girls all having extra large appetites

6 All business transactions such as Hub club cards or season tickets toke place durinq the lunch hour at the ticket window in the front hall .

7. With qrim determination a slam is made during one of the snappy ping-pong games in the playroom

1. The debate tournament drew a large group of outs taters

2 Noon hour finds the playroom going full speed , with dancing and ping-pong holding the spotlight

3 A good-humored gang is always found at the noon movie , whether it be " Puddy Pup " or a mystery thriller

4 Dancing is popular among all age groups

5 Perhaps the busiest place is the cafeteria , because everyone likes food

6 " A good time was had by all " could well be the closing theme after the successful band festival held here in March.

7 The faculty is found in room 103 enjo yi ng their noon meal , away from the confusion of the cafeteria l Every hour books are closed , and then-ring! ! Class dismissed !

2 The team , getting their beaming faces lifted, later saw their likenesses used as the decoration theme for the football dance

3 The projection and lighting booth plays an important part in assemblies , plays, and musical programs

4 Junior class officers coun t ballots following the voting for cla ss sponsors

5 Boys ' gym class isn ' t always a free-for-all like this

6 Room 310 is always a scene of bustling activity as the annua l staff wo r ks long , extra hours before putting their " baby to bed. " Page 44

1. On the day of the L.H.S -N H.S. basketball game, Northeast fans released their energy at an after-school pep rally by burning an effigy of a "Link."

2 " The meeting will now come to order, " says Rosemary Lucke, second semester president of Y-Teens, which met every other Wednesday at 3:15 in the cafeteria

3 Some of the play cast get a feminine touch as the girls try their luck at graying hair and adding lines to these willing victims

4. Hurry , hurry , hurry or you ' ll miss the bus! When the last bell rings, all pedestrians have learned to step to one side.

5 Those with time to kill always spend it at Mayo's drug store for refreshments after a day of the old grind.

6. Hot-rods ar~ the number one fad as these lucky owners prepare to outshine the others in a race down 63 street.

7. For a chilly thrill, try a picnic and swimming at South Bend in early April like these girls and fellows who are now "j ust resting "

8 There is no better advertisement as to who will win the game than Jim Story's " Lizzy," decorated to the spark plugs l. From December through March, basketball practice occupies the after school hours of some of the more able-bodied males .

9 Hired hands must have a br-eak , so these two decided to dance to their own vocalizing, and the decorations must wait!

2 "Mermaids" come to the surface during an ensemble number of the Penquin's " Swimphony ."

3. "Dawdy " gives the team some pointers when time out is called during a practice session

4 Offered for the first time this year, the drivers training course drew many students for the after school period.

5 Balloons, floating like huge Christmas balls, were a part of the colorful decorations in the "Swimphony. "

6 The cast of " Mr Pim Passes By " seems extremely interested in Mr Pim , portrayed by Jerry Krieger.

7 . The corners of 48 and St. Paul streets are always crowded with Northeast students. Page 46

3. Another shot taken at the annual football banquet is this one of the team and their dates at the honored center table.

4. The peppy twirlers keep up their spirits as they gaily cheer with their feet before marching with the band at a football game

5 The usual King of Hearts surprised everyone by being twins! Being presented at the Turnabout dance are Kings Bob and Dick Allen.

6. Proud owners of the corsage prizes at the Turnabout, Ed Doll, prettiest and Brynmor Williams, most original, congratulate each other while the brainy originators, Betty Hathaway and Kathy Grabill, beam

7. Ah, refreshments ! The gang immediately gathers around the coke machine at Hub club after another exciting basketball game

1 Dreamily dancing to some smooth records (such as " She 's too Fat for Me " ) are these couples who like relaxation at " Hub ."

2 Are these men from Mars? No , just a group of masqueraders at the dance sponsored by the Masque and Gavel.

3 Tony Blazine , line coach at University of Nebraska, adlibs during his speech on coaching Must have been one of his own jokes !

4. The band breaks out with their boogie woogie down beat as the Pep club claps to the rhythm at a basketball time-out.

5 One of our memorable basketball thrills was the half-time lead over Grand Island. It's very obvious the che-ering section went wild!

6 After the city championship title was snatched by Lincoln Central (for football , that is) a big dance was held in the Northeast gyms for both schools.

7 & 8 Cok-e fiends stand near the ping-pong room at another session of " Hub ." What would we do without that machine????

9 Never mention it's your birthday around the playroom or you ' ll have a bad time!

First semester leadership c abin e t m e mb e rs are, left to ri g ht: P at H eiser, secretary; Bob Allen, tr e asurer; Bruce Evans, president; and, seat e d, Milie Forst, vice president; and Julius H umann, adviser