Beaver Dam High School - Beaver Log Yearbook (Beaver Dam, WI)

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.. Q THE BEAVER LOG .. ' No oracle, no prophet, no un- seeming disturbance of nature gave warning to the world that the class of 1936 was in the making in the years of 1930 and ,193l, but it was. First as a collection of anxious and some- what timid seventh graders, the class began to take form. The group, no larger than customary did nothing out of the ordinary that year nor in the next, when Commendable worm was done es- pecially in football,debate,or- chestra, and band by members of the class. ' In February, with the weather hovering around the zero mark, a Valentine Party was held in the gym for class members. A picnic at the Hccarthy Farm on Fox Lake concluded the sopho- more year.The main event on the A group of coun- try students ar- rived to lend nu- merical strength. But by that time the class of 'ES had become ori- ented and was pre- pared to enter on its high school days. Under the lead- ership of Verne Knoll, Robert Brow- er, Robert McKay, officers,and Miss Schultz,Mr. Good- rich, and Miss Gibbs, advisers, the class comple- ted its initial year of senior high school. Many-members of the class, having the interest and the ambition,par- ticipated in var- ious school acti- vities. A junior hish prom, a Halloween Hs. .hm Trefhm 0el'ner To Mrs. Jean Trethen Gehner, who as our librarian md Instructor, proved u valued and loved Friend and adviser, 'eo fhe class of 1956, dedlcafe this mmnrLm. picnic day pro- gram was a soft ball game with a jun i or arouse. The soihomores, aided by Mr. IcDsn1els, who pitched score less ball, easily won. When the third year began, this group of willful, energetic people decided to have a bigger and better year than ever be fore. with Tom Laughlin as pres- ident, and Robert McKay and Arthur Colligan as the other officers, they prepared for a busy year. The choosing of a class rink pro- vided many a head ache. After much wrangling and ar- gument the ring cornznittee f inally made three selec- tions upon which the class voted. party and a Minnewonka Beach picnic were the social attrac- tions for the year. The next year the class again elected Verne Knoll president. Eugene Wabi and Arthur Colligan served as vice president and secretary-treasurer. Miss Bark- hausen, Miss Wendtland, and Mr. McDan1els advised the class. CLASS HISTORY-DEDICATION In anticipation of the annual junior prom, the class members enthusiastically started plan- ing for this outstendinn social event of the year evrly in the winter. The clever motif nfop- ted was an Arctic evegin: with the naurora bOT66l1Sn. Elaine Riopelle was responsible for its artistic seccess. PAGE 24

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-3 THE BEAVER LOG k - N!! PAGE 25 SENIOR SNAPS

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.. 1FIilE l lilllflill I.CJC3 .. ' A picnic at Cambria Park com- pleted the year for the class as juniors. Having consumed numerous sandwiches, bottles of pop, and ice cream cones, Mr. Larson challenged the boys to a race around the park. Betting a stiff pace at the start, Hr. Larson was compelled to slow down in the final stretch. Miss Jax recklessly demonstrated to the class how not to drive an automobile with the model 'TW oar of Lester Omick. The class began its major activi- ties early in its senior year. The class play,'Sm1l- in' Through,' was presented at the Davison Theater on November 22. Before a packed house,Helen Beule and Bernice Mor- gan shared the honors as leading ladies. Leon Ep- stein and Ted Bayley success - fully handled the masculine roles. with Miss Lam- pert as adviser and sponsor,the School Spirit Club, consisting of-all senior girls, organized early in the year. Among the many services rendered was the promotion of the football ban- quet and of many all-school pep assemblies. Ignoringvtradition, the class elected a girl, Emmie Niehoff, as president. Because the group was in somewhat of a turmoil three other officers instead of the customary two were elected. They were Robert Brower, Arthur Colligan, and Leon Epstein. A successful Valentine dance was sponsored by the class on February 8. PAGE 25 Miss Rasmussen, Mlss Jax Miss Pmay, Hlss Abrahl Announcement of class schol- astic honors at mid-semester revealed that the boys,although outnumbered almost 2-1 had com- manded the majority of the po- sitions, seven of the thirteen students named being boys. As the winter sports' season closed, campaigns for the elec- tion of carnival queen got un- der waY.Each of the four social problems classes organized as a political party, selected its camh paign managers,a- dopted a slogan, named a candidate and then under- took to elect hen with certain pol- iticians 'taking a walk,' the cam- paign became very colorful and in- teresting. Elaine Riopelle received the most votes so was crowned in the gymnasium during the main show.' Other can- didates were Ber- nicetmorgan, Ter- resa Hussli, and Helen Woreck. Although the seniors had provided athletic teams with outstanding material for four years, in the inter- class basketball tournament the senior entry ranked last, win- ning but one of four contests. The climax to four years of activity came of course on June ll, when 108 members of the class received their diplomas. Prior to that, of course, came a series of pre-graduation ac- tivities. First among these came the distribution of the Beaver Log, yearbook,edited by Verne Knoll. Then on June 7 the group held one of its last meetings,bacca- laureate services. ADVISERS--CLASS HISTORY