Brodhead High School - Red B Yearbook (Brodhead, WI)

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CLASS PROPHECY Ever since that eventful year of 1953 when Brodhead High had the most spectacular Prom of its history, I have had a great interest in France. Finally when Dior, the great dress designer, asked me to repre- sent the United States at his world style show, I decided that this was my chance to see France at last. I left for France with my assistant and companion, Shirley Ruef. We left on the Brodhead liner, the biggest liner on the ocean. When I boarded the boat I decided to go the Captain's Room and see about the time of my arrival in France. When I entered the Captain's Room, I was thoroughly shocked to see Bruce Peterson sitting at the captain's desk. He informed me that since he had enlisted in the navy after graduation, he had been all over the world and was finally made captain on the Brodhead liner. He also added that everyone envied him for being from that famous city, Brodhead. I asked him why it was that Brodhead was so famous? I realized that in the twenty years since gradu- ation I had lost track of the happenings of Brodhead. Bruce told me that Brodhead was noted all over the world for its new revolutionary type of cheese, a mixture of Swiss and limburger, without the holes. It was per- fected by Shirley Wheeler and her cheese-making husband. Not only was Brodhead known for its cheese, but it seemed that Jake Schlittler was managing the Schlittler Construction Company of the United States, that is he was when he was not in Europe visiting his famous, designer wife. Satisfied with that answer, I asked Bruce which classmates were left in Brodhead from our graduating class. As he was beginning to tell me, there was a knock on the door, and who should enter but Donna Eidahl and Phyllis Anderson. I asked the girls what they had been doing in the past years. Donna said that she was the ship dieticiang it seems that she has always had a great interest in food. Phyllis said that she entertained the guests by her famous singing. We began talking over old times and again I asked which class- mates were left in Brodhead. I found out that Lorraine Zimmerli and her husband were now run- ning a big dairy farm near Juda. They had revolutionized the cattle in- dustry by discovering a new grass which made cows grow twice as fast. Lorraine Vigdahl had gone to teachers college and now was one of the best loved teachers at B.H.S. Beverly Fairman had taken over her favorite teacher's job, for she was head physics teacher at B.H.S. Dianne Smith had married shortly after graduation and was now living happily in Brodhead with her family. Jerry Stabler was a foreman for Jake Schlittler and was still a bachelor. Peggy Stafeld had became a social worker and had moved to Haiti, where she had spent some of her childhood years. Jerry Christensen was teaching his six sons to be good farmers as he is. - Caroline and Donna Jones were running the world's finest stables of Arabian horses. Faith Hageman had decided that she would run a business college and had moved to Belgian Congo to train the Hot-tentots. Fred Goodsir had taken such a liking to bookkeeping and mathe- matics that he had invented a' new calculator and had become the World's mathematical wizard. Bob Meythaler had bought out Heinie's and was keeping the school children very happy in their study halls.

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In writing essays Trudy does excel, Through the rest of her life we wish her well. If all school lessons were about a sports car, Edward Swartz would be a star. Marian and Lorraine are very good friends, Theirs is a friendship that never ends. Myrna may be a short and little lass, But she's one of the nicest in our class. Shirley's a girl you ought to know, With dates and studies she's always on the go. In music Betty has found her joy, She really prefers it to any boy. Activities and lots of fun, Certainly keep Lorraine on the fun. Now we leave these halls of learning, Never more to be returning, We've learned our lessons and made many a friend, But our high school days now have their end. The time has come when we must part from you, So to friends, classmates, and teachers we bid adieu, Your help and your friendship we'll never forget, The years spent with you we'll never regret. -Caroline Jones. CLASS SONG CTune: Let The Rest Of The World Go By. J As we leave school today, To all we say It is time for our good-bye. All the good times we had Now make us feel sad, As we leave Brodhead High. Is the future to hold What we have been told About tasks and trials we'll meet? Now we proudly confess We will meet with success Because of Brodhead High. Chorus: Our school days are through We now say good bye 3- Our memories will stay behind With Brodhead High. Our Junior Prom was gay and bright, In Paris we danced that night. In forensics and sports our class won its fame. With music we enhanced our name- For in the future ahead, new paths we will tread With the hope gained from Brodhead High. -Gweneth Fleming. f

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Larry Morgan had become a wealthy farmer in Avon. He had ditched and drained thousands of acres along the Sugar River and he had become the owner of the richest farm in Wisconsin. Duane Niedermeier had become a new comic hit on television. His dry wit had captivated the nation. Dick Olsen had become a great criminal lawyer in Chicago. Marty Peterson was the superintendent of nurses at Wisconsin Gen- eral Hospital and as a sideline was raising her six children to become good horse men and women. Peggy Roberts had married the General of the U.S. Army and was now stationed in occupied Siberia. Carl Roderick had become a writer and had published a best seller called My Ability To Win Friends. Phyllis had to leave then to sing at the request of Mr. Alvin Arnold. Since I knew Alvin I decided to tag along to see what he had been doing. It seems that Alvin had become Joe McCarthy's successor. Alvin had done such a good job in the United States at rooting out the Com- munists that he was going to Europe to chase them out of there. We were talking when Dr. Gerald Foss walked up. Gerald imme- diately began explaining some theory of his. When I finally had time to get in a word, I asked him what he had been doing. He said that he had just finished with his theory that proved Einstein's theory wrong and Gerald was now working on a new bomb. We talked over old times for a whileg then the steward told us that we were ready to dock. After I got my luggage I stood on the pier wondering how I could get to my hotel. A car drove up. I looked at it wondering what make it was, for it certainly was something I had never seen before, when who should step out but Ed Swartz and Bill Schrader. I asked Ed where on earth he had found such a car. He said that he had invented the car and had done such a great business that he had set up a foreign car business in every country in the world. Bill was acting as Ed's manager for the time being, before he was to take over as Premiere of France. We decided that we would do a little sightseeing. We were traveling through the streets of Paris when I noticed The Follies Begere. I immediately wanted to stop, be- cause I wanted to see what can-can skirts looked like in France. I had often wondered if they were as cute as ours on our Senior fioat. While we were looking at the posters I noticed the names of the can-can costumes designers and the dance director. I was not surprised at the appearance of the names Gwen Fleming, Jean Main and Art Riese for even in high school they showed great interest in these fields. I can still remember the skirts Gwen and Jean made for our Senior float and how Art danced on the fioat. After we talked to them for a while I went to the style show. As I was watching the models, I noticed that one of the girls from Switzerland was familiar. I looked at the programg sure enough, it was Trudy Streuli. She was presenting Sw:itzerland's models of their new bathing suits for it seems that Switzerland has now become famous for beaches and not skiing. After the style show I received an invitation from a Countess to visit her castle. I wondered what Countess knew me but in order to set a good impression I decided to have my hair fixed. Since it was a special occasion I decided to go the worl.d famous hair stylist Monsieur Duane. When I entered his :shop I was surprised to discover that he was Duane Lederman. It seems that he had started a new hair style which was a series of small curls in a neat and wavy position on the top of the head. After leaving the shop I went to the Countess's castle. When I was ushered into the castle. I was throughly surprised to discover Myrna Walmer and Marion Thosten- son. Not realizing who they were I asked them what they were doing there. Much to my surprise I found out that Myrna had married a Count and was now a Countess and Marion was her secretary. The Countess asked me for tea and while we were having tea she said that she had some entertainment. The entertainment was brought in, again I was surprised for it was Betty Weibel and her accordion playing family. When I left there I immediately went to my hotel where I sat down to think over all I had heard of our great class of '54, Now I realized why Brodhead was so famous, for everyone who had graduated in our class had brought fame back to Brodhead. I only hope that classes graduating after our class will learn and profit as we have done. So Class of '54, may God lbe with you always. -Geraldine Bramble. I