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

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. Then too, bad home conditions create a feeling in a child' to et awa fffaigu- They have probably had no recognition in their home life End seeli niferent types of crimes. The crimesthat they commit give them the recog- othion that they have longed for. Their criminal life is usually with a gang, The el' members of the gang give them friends that they have never had. en ,The slums are a great breeding place for crimes. Youngsters in this thg'11'0nrnent have to get out and burn up some of their surplus energy, Since ab1Y don't have any playgrounds, supervised play, or any money to find suit- e eI1J0yment, they resort to crime. be The school is the third thing that has a direct affect on crime. There may moP0or teachers in the school who don't.understand children and who, further- there, donft care. The subjects offered in many schools of the past were only It I most difficult ones and there was no opgortunity for vocational guidance. is 3 fact that a majority of the criminals ave had little education and no , guidance. The school system can be a powerful influence in this- problem. de1.There are several ways in which we can fight this problem of juvenile Pa lnqllency. First of all, we ourselves can provide better home conditions. ungents must .educate themselves on the problems of children and learn to erstand children. Secondly, we can help clean up the slums and provide a better environ- ' d 1 h h Slight for the youth. Playgrounds can be built or supervise p ay t at as some erest for everyone can be furnished. satiAfYfd last. our school system should be such that it, as nearliy as possible a S 5 les individualiinterests and requirements. One important actor in such C5001 s stem is the ood teacher. We must make teaching an attractive, V S remuneurative career in order to get these good teachers. I think this is a problem that confronts everyone of us. We must not post- ' d d 't Pene facing this problem, but, must do something constructive an o 1 now, to minimize juvenile delinquency. -Lauren Earleywine ational Honor ooiety NATIONAL gnonnultv Margaret Aifres xy ,V Lauren Ear eywine -S 4 Ezra Hoesly Sonja Leatherman Beverly Mau Carolyn Pinnow Patricia Wish in ' 1 Q 4 97 57

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it is for the coming graduates: the dignified Juniors, the green Freshmen, the timid first-graders of '56. Let us encourage them in their ambitions and stress the importance of a good education. I think that there should also be more guidance for the high school student in choosing his subjects, for many of them have a tendency to pick the easy courses rather than the ones which would aid them in their prospective vocation. As for money to cover the expense of college, an insurance policy or an educational fund set aside by the parents for such a purpose is wonderful if they have had the foresight to do so, but if not, the youngster himself should be urged to get a part time job and save money for a college education. I also believe that more scholarships should be made available. People con- tribute to the Heart fund and various other drives, why couldn't an annual scholarship fund be established in the community for the purpose of aiding some of the deserving students of each graduating class. This indeed would be a worthy project for some of the various clubs in the community. Then too, why couldn't the government arrange to sell their surplus food-stuffs to the college cafeterias at a cut rate so as to ease the students' food expense? All of these things would help to make a college education more attainable for those who may hesitate to try -to get higher training because they can not, at present, afford it. p All in all, it is our duty to aid and encourage our young men and women i to take advantage of their educational opportunities so that they may fully f v Z develope their potentialities of leadership: Let us remember that t e . children of today will eventually inherit t e vast responsibilities of governing the world's foremost nation. Will they all be adequately prepared to keep E our country at this lofty position? That ton in the 9564, O00 question. I -Beverly Mau ' alutatory . l I E THE PROBLEM OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY I E Juvenile delinquency isa major topic in almost every magazine and news- z paper that appears on our new.stands. Just what are some of the problems of E Juvenile delinquency and what can you and I do about them? 2 Do you realize that the largest group of people serving time in penal ' E institutions are between the ages of 1-9 and 20? This is a major problem that Q we must now face. It is incredible to believe that 170 of the nation's children Y between the ages of 10 and 16 pass before juvenile courts each year on j delinquency c arges. In my opinion based on research and personal observa- 5 tion, the major cause of this problem lies in the home and in the responsibiliwi of the parents. You who are parents and we who most likely will be parents i must be prepared to prevent delinquency from creeping into our homes It is a fact without question that most of the delinquenc begins in the home. Parents may be poorly educated in the principles oiybringing up their children and may not be capable of understanding the problems that arise I concerning their offspring. Alcoholism in the home is a frequent cause of the unrest of the children Poverty is usually a result of 'alcoholism of alcoholism is a result of poverty. but, in any case, the parentfis far from being in any position to take Care gf p a child adequately in these conditions. Alcohol depresses the mind and weaken! a person's nervous system. Excessive nervousness around children emotionalll upsets them. When families separate, the children don't know whatcgurge to fgllgw. There has no doubt been excessive quarreling in a home of this sort and the children become nervous and undecided as to what ideals and principles to cling to. sa

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...-R--an Y l an-8-MN' ' MOON Mfg W I -f 1 ,. . I e '9:f' 1 J ii: Q? I ,. I .5 7 .gl , luv - K Blass Prophecy I had been working on the staff of the American Magazine for some years when one morning the editor called me into his office to give me a special assignment. He wanted me to do a local color feature story on the man reputed to be the nations most successful dairy farmer. When I learned that the person whom I was to interview was no other than Ezra Hoesly, I was delighted for he had been a classmate of mine in high school and was still living near Brod- head. I hadn't been home for many years and this would give me a chance to renew old acquaintances and find out how my other classmates had fared in the world. what sur rised to learn I was some p that I could get an airplane straight to Brodhead and I concluded that it must have grown quite a lot to have a trans- continental plane route going throucgh. However, I was in no way prepare for the sight that met my eyes when I first glimpsed my old home town. Why, Brodhead had grown into a regular metropolis. I hailed a taxi an decided to do a little sight-seeing before I went to the hotel. The driver took me past the laboratory of the inventor Trygve Strommen who had achieved fame throu h his invention of the first atomic powerged automobile. Nearby was one ' ' ' f t ed of his factories which manu ac ur them and where, I later learned, Ned Myers and Howard Robinson had risen to be heads of the designing department. As we neared the edge of town we came upon the Wisconsin Museum of Natural H' tor founded by the reknowned is y explorer, .Ion Sveon, who contributed so much to civilization by makingf the first successful rocket trip to the moon. By that time I was tired, so I told the driver to take me to a good hotel. He informed me that the best in town The Plaza owned by Charlene was Lentz and Janet Gadow alpd .itil desired ' s entertainment, Jerry Sc mi orchestra was pla ' ' h 11. room until the fifthlgg Ehletrriogglgelva-?en theyTvgZre tc: start on their world tour. nex mornin I t ' land early for the Hogslygcchxalgffc-:1tgx3a5 supposed to call for me at nine A. M. I th9r,0ugh1Y enJ0lfed my ride over the familiar countryside and was interested in seein the large, d f f Bob Taylor., Bob .MiltlreCr,eBrilla'N?i1g1gath1f Garl' Hawkms, V11'g11 Keller and the Olson Brothers, Jerry and Bob. E After Jghad had m.y 'interview with zra, we ell to reminiscing. He told me that David Morgan was a ame Warden U-P 1'101'f1'1 and enjoyed gt very VIIGHQ51. He also told me all about Donna ei man s music- st d' and Betty Pinnow's dlcligolnfchiggagglfxg tarysf' He a5k?d if I had seen 'the new hospstal where Sonja Leatherman was the ead of the physical therap department and Margaret Ayr-ez was ?s1i1dh9f thi nursing, Staff. I, of course' as imdol Marglorie Wendlerfe eueeei' . 3' mo e and ow Pat Wish had maf' rie a prominent Doctor and become 3 leader in New York Society. E J 351166 L16 if I ever saw his old 'friend erlfy .ryce WP10 had become a hair stylist in New York. I re lied that I always had Je1'1'Y fix my hair when I gas m Phe city' and so I saw him and is assistant Harlene Taylor quite often. I also told him that I chanced UP' on Betty Hendnckson. Dora Huffman, glggtimith Pinnow. who were now confi' ,I most inislecretaries to some of the city' uential businessmen. The dal' Came to a C1056 all too quickl for me 22S.i5i2.t:.:str.fn amy hotel WM e my all? School chumvgereabouts of all 6 next morning I decided to visit the school. Needless to Say they had built a new one for the one which I hardy one to would have been much t mal 52,239 e.fY large and beautiful giidswai e'5ll11PPed with a swimming pool. 58