Hudson High School - True Blue Yearbook (Hudson, WI)

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«■HP ! '9l7 i FELIX ULLRICH General science course Litico Forensic society IV; Oratorical con- test IV; Class prophet IV; Class play IV. “Wise from the top of his head up.” NELLIE WALSTROM Wallie Commercial course Basket ball II; Glee club III; Thalian so- ciety IV; Athletic association IV. “Industry is fortune’s right hand.” SCOTT WILLIAMSON Casey Class play III; President Liteco Forensic IV; Farce, Athletic association entertain- ment IV; Joke editor True Blue IV. “The devil can cite scripture for his pur- pose.” J

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DOROTHY SCOTT Scotty General science course Glee club I, II, III, IV; Operetta I; Declam- atory contest II, III, IV; Thalian society IV. “And lightly was her nose tip-tilted like the petal of a flower.” A CHS A SVARSTAD Giggles English course Glee club I, II, III, IV; Preliminary declam- atory contest III; Athletic association IV; Thalian society IV. “This woman hath some witching charm.” VIOLA SOLHEIM Vi Modern classical course Glee club I, II, III, IV; President glee club II. IV; Secretary and treasurer glee club III: Basket ball il; Operetta II, III; Alumni editor True Blue III; Vice-president class III, IV; Business manager True Blue IV; Debate IV; Quartette IV; Class play IV. “If she will, she will, you may depend on’t; And if she won’t, she won’t, and there’s an end on’t.” HARRIET SLATER Slats Modern classical course Vice-president class II; Glee club III, IV; Assistant editor True Blue III, IV; Presi- dent Thalian society IV; Hiking club IV; Athletic association IV; Double quartet IV; Class play IV. “There never yet was flower fair in vain.” AGNES SMITH Junk Commercial course Basket ball I, II; Thalian society IV. “That cool possession of herself.”

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14 TRUE BLUE HISTORY OF THE SENIOR CLASS Four short years ago, early in September, 1913, sixty-five awkward freshmen began their high school career. It was indeed an infant class, for many, many of the freshies had just attained their “teens.” Numerous boys in their knee trousers surveyed the main room with bulging eyes, and girls with curls or pigtails trembled at the mere thought of algebra or Isatin. The boys, for the most part, bore their initiation heroic- ally, but poor little Felix actually shed tears of anguish when John During hazed him. Our class organized immediately, so that we might make arrangements for a costume party. This was a success, even if the sen- iors did take part of the refreshments. No more parties were held until spring, when we had a class picnic, which proved very exciting, owing to the fact that Paul Ander- son was almost drowned in the lake. Five freshmen girls entered the prelim- inary declamatory contest. The coopera- tion of our class in this and all other out- side activities, coupled with our hard work, won for us an excellent reputation as fresh- men. In our sophomore year Ralph Pearson was elected president of the class. As in the preceding year, entertainments and high marks came as a matter of course. When the exemption system was introduced, on examination days many a sophomore was absent. Viola Solheim was president of the glee club; Virginia Clark, secretary. A sopho- more boy was on the True Blue staff. Sev- eral girls were members of the girls’ basket ball team, which was formed this year. Norma Everson represented Hudson in the league declamatory contest, winning second place. At the end of the year we had shown people that we could do things. Our class was much smaller in our junior year, but our school spirit was doubled. Athletics, glee club, and oratorical and de- clamatory contests received our earnest support. Several of our boys represented us in athletics. Leo Garrity, Paul Anderson, and Gertrude Fisher were in the orchestia, while Norma Everson, Helen Kircher, and Dorothy Scott were in the declamatory con- test. Dorothy and Norma tied for second place. Helen Kircher was editor-in-chief of True Blue, and president of the glee club. In September, 1916, we were hailed as seniors. Only twenty-eight of the original sixty-five remained; nevertheless, our class was represented in all school activities. For the third time Dorothy Scott represented us in the declamatory contest. Leo Garrity, Felix Ullrich, and Paul Anderson did ex- ceedingly well in the oratorical contest. In the glee club the senior girls took an active part. Two girls, Norma Everson and Viola Solheim, worked hard on the triangular debate, and aided in winning one decision for Hudson high. In the organization and work of the Tha- lian literary society and the Litec Forensic debating club, the members of our class were very prominent. Thus with our athletes, debaters, declaimers, orators, and singers, and with much school spirit, we hope we have, at least in part, lived up to our motto, To be rather than to seem to be. GERTRUDE KELLEY, ’17. CLASS PROPHECY 1917 Scene: The Hague, 1932. International Federation of the World. Norma (aside)—Dear me, can that tall, distinguished looking gentleman whom everyone is talking to, be Felix Ullrich? To think that I should meet him here! Why, how do you do, Felix ? I’m so glad to see you. How stupid of me not to have thought of the great Ullrich, president of the World Federation, as our old Felix. Felix.: Well, well! Is this really you, Norma? I have been trying to locate some of my classmates for years. Norma. And at last you have succeed- ed? Well, I have been more fortunate, and, although our class is scattered to the four corners of the globe, I have seen many of them in my travels. The last one I saw was none other than our old friend “Shorty” Parman waving goodbye to me from the deck of “Der Kaiser”,’ the boat I came over on. He is captain of the liner and you never saw a jollier, portlier man. Felix: Cyril Parman the captain of a ship! I always thought he was cut out for the movies with those gazelle eyes and that sweet smile of his. By the way, I heard the other day of Doris Johnson’s sad career. It seems that she has devoted her life to the study of music in an attempt to get on the stage. At last her chance came. One of the stars was suddenly taken ill, and Doris was to substitute. But when she tried to sing, she couldn’t utter a sound. She was so disappointed that she died soon after of a broken heart. Norma: No! Can that really be true? I am so sorry that death has claimed one of our old classmates. You, of course, have heard of Helen North’s travels? She was a passenger on “Der Kaiser” and is making