Boys Technical High School - Artisan Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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41..w1nnam-any-1 A .' gases BRILLIANT EVENING IIII 'lllli Ugh! . . . grunt and groan . . . the Masked Marvels wrestle the Hackenschmitt Brothers, two out of three falls, sending the audi- ence into gales of laughter. Strike . . . Labor trouble develops during the performance of its feature number by the Senior Band, and the musicians all walk out, but the dispute is quickly settled and the performance can go on. Men of muscle . . . Difficult feats requiring grace, timing, and brawn are carried out by some members of the Tech Gym Team, who star on mat and horizontal bar. Refund . . . a one-act comedy, by the I. R. White players, presents a very learned board oi professors, who put the quiz on Blenkensop. a graduate who demands his tuition back. Vocal Stars . . . Two of the biggest hits of the show are Henry Martinez, singing O What a Beautiful Morning and Glen Reiss singing I'll See You in My Dreams. Emcees . . . Holding the show together, and holding the audience at least part of the time, are three masters ol ceremonies, Herb Walther, Roy Schneider, and Mr. I. L. Fitzpatrick. Ylppee! . . . Opening the program each evening is a group of folk dancers-the Woodchopper Boys, Bavarian dancers, on Thurs- day, and Mazur Dancers, with Polish numbers, on Friday. Umbrella Man . . . Keeping the audience enthralled with his accordion music Thursday evening, is Louis Bashell, a Tech grad- uate and a popular Milwaukee polka accordionist, while on Friday evening, Ioe Tondryk, another Tech alumnus and accordionist extraordinary. also brings down the house. Magic and corn . . . Pulling out bunnies and making funnies is the annual job of Kowal the Great, Tech's master magician. W' W.. miim .Ai

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'l'li0JA F00'l'liALL BANQUET First Annual . . . Boys' Tech Alumni Association Athletic Banquet . . . honoring the 1948 football team is held in the B.T.H.S. Cafeteria. Sponsored by many friends of the school, it brings out many Milwaukee dignitaries. Loyalty Banners . . . are given out by Mr. Walter McCrory. faculty manager of athletics, to shops that make the best records in ticket sales for the football season. On hand to receive them are teachers and students from four shops. Coaches and guests . . . seated to the left of the microphone seem to be intently interested in the words of the M. C. Among the guests are Miss Olga Schluetter and Miss Marion Thornbery, principal and vice principal of Girls' Tech. His Honor . . . Mayor Frank P. Zeidler is one of the guests and speakers for the occasion, giving the boys an interesting and purposeful talk on sportsmanship, and recounting some of his ex- periences in football in the days of Buckets Goldenberq. Dignitaries . . . who have their turns at the mike include Mr. Albert E. Boyer, School Board president, Alderman Mathias Schimenz, Mr. Harold Towell, editor of The South Side Times, Mr. Herbert M. Israel, master of ceremonies. and Mr. Lowell P. Good- rich, superintendent of Milwaukee schools. Players . . . of course, get a big kick out of the festivities. enjoying the food and listening to the speeches. Seen here with the big smiles are Ken Bartz, Gil Kania, and Len Herkowski. Speakers' table . . . Reading left to right are Alderman Iohn Kalupa, Alderman Schimenz, Superintendent Goodrich. Mayor Zeidler, Principal Ziegenhagen, Toastmaster Israel, and Director Boyer. Emblems . . . Highlight of the evening for the players is the awarding of emblems by Coach Carl Deblitz, the first emblem being given to Frank Martinez, honorary captain for the season. with MC Israel calling off the names. 5 WWE 3 ,fr