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

Text from Pages 1 - 44 of the 1935 volume:

% TRUE BLUE 19 3 5 HIGH SCHOOL HUDSON, WISCONSIN PUBLISHED BY THE SENIOR CLASS ■-r '■ t • 1 ithin these portals, characters are molded, destinies foreseen, Maturing the tiny seeds implanted in its fruitful loom I ill full-grown blossoms burst forth, impediments o'ercome Set out to conquer worlds, or make a humble home. Within the pages of this hook we have attempted to bring out some of the advancement and improvement being made in our school regardless of the cur- rent period of confusion, uncertainty and pessimism. That we have been able to carry on and even to advance is due in no small measure to the fine spirit of cooperation exhibited in this community. The taxpayers have not demanded that expenditures be too curtailed or that education be otherwise hampered: teach rs have wi lingly put forth even greater efforts to do their part; the pu- pils themselves have become more conscious of the responsibilities placed upon them. Because civilization is approaching a new era, new demands have been made upon all our institutions. Schools have met these demands by changes in outlook, objectives, activities, and in many cases even the curriculum has been modified to meet these changed conditions. Schools must train the future cit- izens of our country to face these difficulties, to prepare for the new leisure, and to think intelligently. The youth of today must be made not only into good citizens but citizens that are good for something. It is with these thoughts in mind that we present in th? 1935 True Blue the advancement made in our school in this direction. ELIZABETH TRACY, Class President Hudson Hiqh Marches Onl lcl Foreworc For the temple the teacher hail(led Shall last while the ages roll. For that beautiful unseen temple Is the child's immortal soul. THE GUIDE TO OUR MARCH OF PROGRESS The class of 1935 wishes to extend its sincere appreciation to our adviser, Miss Ethel Mathews, for her patience and diligence in helping us solve our problems as juniors and seniors. It was largely through her untiring efforts that we were able to put on such a successful prom last year. edication To all those in pursuit of development and progress in education and life this book is dedicated. “Time marches on not only in current news events hut also in every field. The March of Progress has an exacting rhythm with which it is difficult to keep in step. Concentration upon the stepping stones is necessary. Coordination between the mind and the times makes for true chords in tlie March. Keeping up with the rest of the line means the constant attention of everyone of our faculties to the task at hand. Talking It Over With the School President GREETINGS TO THE CLASS OF 1935: Now that you have arrived at Commencement time, a time that you have long dreamed of, it is perhaps with mingled feelings that you remember the past and anticipate the future. Commencement is truly what the name implies. Un- til the present you have been well cared-for with perhaps few real worries. You have been busy preparing the foundation upon which to build your castle, and in so doing you have taken many pleasant detours in arriving at your goal. Your work up to this point has been done according to blue prints and specifi- cations furnished you so that your foundation might be strong and ample. The real job of engineering is now up to you. Your castle from now on will have to he built according to your own specifications. The architecture will be largely of your own ingenuity. Your life is your castle. It is well to remember a few simple truths so that you may build your ideal and find the happiness that all of us strive for. Your structure will be only as good as the material that you put into it. You cannot build out of nothing, neither can you fail to pay the price demanded. There is good and had material available. If you choose the good you will be rewarded with a strong structure and satisfaction. If you choose the bad—it may seem more desirable at the time—you will be rewarded with a crumbling structure and disappointment. Set your ideals high. It may take longer to reach your goal but patience and persistence have a way of reaping their rewards. Think straight, avoid prejudice, have the courage of your convictions, and keep as your ideal the rendering of service. Best wishes. E. P. ROCK Ili' class of 1935 entered high school at the time when we were beginning to teel the affects of the Great Depression, l o show our pep and school spirit we furnished the largest number of cheer leaders of any of the classes. One of our five freshmen cheer leaders has been the captain cheer leader for three years. We boldly entered other activities- music, forensics, athletics, and dra- matics. ()ur scholastic standings were high as shown by our numbers on the honor roll. Forgetting our slight timidity, as sophomores we took our place in larger numbers in all organizations. Our “Pioneer lloat with its ancient phaeton re- sembled, in more ways than one. Holmes’ “Wonderful One lloss Shay.” The beginning of our junior year was saddened by the loss of one of our most promising classmates, Charles Swanlund. The c ass maintained its estab- lished place in the various extra-curricular groups. Four junior girls won medals in declamatory. We were well represented at Chippewa Falls. Hlizaheth I racy entered the state finals in extemporaneous speaking. Following the tra- dition of our school, we gave the seniors a prom, liven though the junior girls rolled up the points in thtir sports in the e ass day exercises, we were slightly defeated by the seniors. Attempting to live up to our slogan, “Hudson High Marches On,” regard- less of the Depression, we as seniors have sponsored new activities especially through the efforts of the lli-Y, G. A. C, and our musical groups. These organizations have developed more definite themes in their several projects. I he results have proved satisfactory as shown in the increased school-conscious- ness of the public. Our commencement program will be unique in at least two features. The customary professional speech will be replaced bv short original talks by a few honor students of the class; the traditional indoor’formalities will give place to an outdoor sunset graduation. SENIOR LOG MOST REPRESENTATIVE SENIOR ALICE MICHAELSON Alice Michaelson has been chosen representative senior from a fine group of candidates. Alice is deserving of this honor. She has exemplified sterling qualities of character, high standards of scholarship, a fine sense of leadership, a devoted loyalty, and at all times a courteous, loveable disposition. May she carry these traits always through life. HONOR STUDENTS The large number of honor students in the 1935 class is sufficiently indicative of their scholastic ability. The fifteen people who succeeded in maintaining such high standards are to be congratulated in their perseverance and dependability. It is such students who contribute much towards the progress of the class and society. ' Those who secured 40 grade points in the senior class this year are as follows: WAYNE BOALS JOHN BRACKEY ERNST IXE BURKHARDT MARION CARR()LL ROSELLA FREIERMUTH MARION GILBERTSON HELEN HICKCOX GENEVIEVE MALLOY ALICE MICHAELSON F R A XCES SIMOX SOX ALICIA SMITH BETTY THOMPSON ELAINE THOMPSON ELIZABETH TRACY DOROTHY TRUDELL ANNA ANDERSON Anna, a stenographer I forsee. Anything else she couldn’t be.” B Glee Club 1-2; G. A. C. 1- 2-3-4. DORIS ANDERSON ‘‘Tennis, tennis, still I crv Tennis, tennis, till I die.” Girls’ Athletics 1-2 3-4; B Glee Club 1-2-3; G. A. C. 1-2-3-4; G. A. C. Officer 4; Class Officer 2; Officer Junior G. A. C. 1. MARY ANDERSON I have such pleading eyes.” Piano Solo 2-3; True Blue Staff 4; Mixed Chorus 4; Orchestra 4; Accompanist A Glee Club 2- 3; Accompanist B Glee Club 1; Girls’ Athletics 1-2-3; B Glee Club 2-3; Playground Duty 4; Accompanist Boys’ Glee Club 4. GERTRUDE BEHM “Independence is a quality of success.” B Glee Club 1. WAYNE BOALS “He travels safe who is guided by love.” B Basketball 2-3; Football 3-4; Clarinet Solo 3-4; True Blue Staff 4; Junior High Athletics; Woodwind Ensemble 3-4; Or- chestra 1-2-3-4; Band 1-2-3-4; German Band 3-4; Jazz Orches- tra 4; Oratory 4; Class Officer 4. JOHN BRACKEY “Don’t rush me, girls, You make me blush.” Boys’ Glee Club 2-3-4; Class President 3; School President 4; Hi Y 3-4; Mixec Chorus 3-4; Hi Y Officer 4. ERNST INE BURKHARDT “A man, a man, my kingdom for a man.” G. A. C. 1-2-3-4; B Glee Club 1-2-3-4; Orchestra 2-3-4; Mixed Chorus 4; One Act Plav 4; True Blue Staff 4; Debate ‘4. ARNOLD ANDERSON “The world knows nothing of its greatest men.” Class Officer 1; Football 3-4; Boys’ Glee Club 3-4; Stage Manager 4; Mixed Chorus 4. � J : LEROY ANDERSON “Memory is the thing I forget with.” A Basketball 4; B Basketball 1-2-3; Baseball 2-3-4; Junior High Athletics. V c VERNA ANDERSON “Her very foot hath music in it.” B Glee Club 1; Soloist 3; Ac- companist A Glee Club 1; A G«ee Club 2-3-4; Accompanist Boys’ Glee Club 3; Mixed Chor- us 1-2-3-4; Piano Solo 1: G. A. C 1-2-3; True Blue Staff 4; Sex- tette 4. CHESTER BIRKMOSE “A small bladder of a man inflated with words.” Football 1-2-3-4; B Basketball 1-2-3-4; True Blue S’taff 4; Class Officer 4; Football Cap- tain 4; Oratory 4; Hi Y 4; Junior High Athletics. SOPHIA BOUW “Why don’t you speak for yourself, John?” One Act Play 2-4; Declamation 1-2-3-4; A Glee Club 1; Class Officer 3; G. A. C. 3; Extem- poraneous Reading 4. ELEANOR BREWER “Just give me my instrument.” G. A. C. 1-2-3; Orchestra 1-2-3-4; Band 1-2-3-4; Girls’ A Glee Club 1-2; Mixed Chorus 2-3-4; Cornet Soloist 2-3-4; Jazz Or- chestra 4; Brass Quartet 3-4. DAVID BURKHOLDER “Do you think Hudson High will be able to run next year without me?” Boys’ Glee Club 2-4; Football 2-3-4; Basketball 3-4; Baseball 3; Quartet 4; Solo 4; Mixed Chorus 2-4; Hi Y 1; True Blue Staff 4; Junior High Athletics. MARION CARROLL “She is a regular tea kettle Always boiling over. True Blue Staff 4; True Blue Times 4; Grade Opperetta 4; ttudent Council 1-4; Glee Club 1-2-3-4; Sextette 4; One Act Play 3b-3a-4; Mixed Chorus 4; B ulee Club Accompaliis't 3. ISABEL I)AFILE “From grace to gumption. From tenderness to ret. 'hair.” One Act Play 2-3-4; B Glee Club 1-2-3-4; Extemporaneous Reading 2-4; Debate Band 3-4; G. A. C. 1-2-3-4; Girls’ Ath- letics 1-2-3-4. ROSELLA FREIERMUTH The fruit derived from labor is the sweetest fruit of all.” B Glee Club 1-2; G. A C. 1-2-3; Extemporaneous Reading 4; Extemporaneous Speaking 4. VIVIAN GILBERT • Life’s a funny proposition after all.” Declamation 1-2-3-4; Extempor- aneous Reading 3; G. A. C. 1-2-3-4; B Glee Club 3-4; Mixed Chorus 4. RAYMOND GRASS Yea, his tongue needeth lubrication.” ■{ EVELYN HALBERG I just can’t make my eyes behave. G. A. C.. 1-2-3-4; B Glee Club 1-2-3-4; Mixed Chorus 4. v ROBERT HELLWEG Begone, dull care! Thou and I can never agree. Junior High Football 1; Band 3; One Act Play 3b-3a. JOHN CLAIR “I love the girl from A to Z But Sophie is the girl for me.” Band 1-2-3-4; Orchestra 3-4; True Blue Staff 4; Hi Y 4; Woodwind Ensemble 3-4.; Ora- tory 4; Clarinet Solo 3-4; JOSEPHINE FERLEIN “The modern girl dresses to kill and cooks the same.” B Glee Club 1-2; Declamation 1-2-3; Debate 2-3; One Act Play 3; G. A. C. 1-2-3-4; Ex- temporaneous Reading 3; True Blue Staff 4. DALE GIFFORD Perseverance, Thou art a jewel. Debate 3-4; Football 3; Cheer- leader 3; Oratory 3-4; Extem- poraneous Speaking 3-4. MARION GILBERTSON “She was as erect as a moral principle. Declamation 1-2; B Glee Club 1-2-3-4; Band 1-2-3-4; Orchestra 1-2-3-4; G A. C. Officer 1; G. A. C. 1-2-3; One Act Play 4; Mixed Chorus 4. HELEN GUITH “Silent in classes, but outside— Girls’ Athletics 1-2-3-4; G. A. C. 1-2-3-4; B Glee Club 1-2. JAMES HANSON “As large as life and twice as natural. Football 3; Oratory 4. HELEN HICKCOX “Much wisdom accompanies few words. G. A. C. 1-2-3-4; Debate 4; Ex- temporaneous Speaking 4; B Glee Club 1-2; Declamation 2; Class Officer 3; True Blue Staff 4. JOYCE HILL ‘‘A winning way and a pleasing smile.” Girls’ Athletics 3-4. GEORGE LOMBARD Always ready to lend a helping hand.” B Basketball 2-3-4; Band 2; Hi Y 2-3-4; Stage Manager 4. CARL HONORE He who falls in love with himself has the beginning of a lifelong romance.” Glee Club 3-4; Mixed Chorus 4; True Blue Times 3-4; True Blue Staff 4; Debate 3-4; Hi Y Of- ficer 4; Hi Y 3-4. JUANITA LOMBARD She has many nameless virtues.” A Glee Club 3-4; G. A. C. 1-2- 3-4; B Glee Club 1-2; Girls’ Athletics 2-3. CHARLES LYKSETT Study, what does that word mean?” Class Officer 1; Football 2-3; B Basketball 2-3. GENEVIEVE MALLOY She was a good cook as cooks go, But as cooks go she went.” Declamation 1-2-4; True Blue Staff 4; Girls’ Athletics 1-2-3-4; G. A. C. 1-2-3-4; G. A C. Of- ficer 4. KENNETH MARVOLD He had a moustache like the shadow of a coming event.” B Basketball 1. POLLY MELTON Personality plus.” Officer of Junior G. A. C.; B Girls’ Glee Club 1-2; Band 2-3- 4; G. A. C 1-2-3-4; Girls’ Atn- letics 1-2-3-4; Officer Mudent Council 4; Officer of Class 2; True Blue Staff 4; G. A. C. Officer 4. ALICE MICHAELSON Yea, she hath everything.” Music Memory 1-2; Class Of- ficer 1-3; Declamation 2-3-4; Glee Club 1-2-3-4; Extemporan- eous Reading 2-3; Mixed Chor- us 3-4; One Act Play 3-4; G. A. C. 1-2-3-4; G. A. C. Officer 3-4; True Blue Staff 4. ESTHER MOE “So bashful that her voice blushed when she used it.” B Glee Club 1-2; Mixed Chorus 3. VIRGINIA MUCKENHIRN Lips with their zippers drawn.” HENRIETTA OLSON Her looks belie her declamatory ability.” B Glee Club 1; Declamation 2-3-4; Extemporaneous Reading 2; G. A. C. 2-3. PHYLLIS OLSON Hudson’s boys are all right but I prefer Menomonie’s.” Club 2-3-4; One Act Play 3. GORDON PEDERSON “Give me a pencil and a paper and I’ll give you Popeye.” Band 2-3-4; B Basketball 2-3; Orchestra 2-3-4; Football 3. RUTH PEDERSON “A girl standing as straight as the flame of a candle.” B Glee Club 1; Mixed Chorus 4; Girls’ Athletics 1-2-3-4; G. A. C. 1-2-3-4. TORRES'!' ROSSING “If I can’t sleep at night, I sleep in class.” MAXINE SCHULTZ “Sophistication personified.” B Glee Club 1-2-3; Bam. 1-2-3; One Act Flay 3; Glee Club 4; G. A C. 1-2-3-4; True Blue ttta.f 4. ALICIA SMITH “Gentlemen prefer blue-eyed blonds, look at me.” Junior G. A. C. Officer 1; Mix- ed Chorus 12-3-4; A Glee Club 1-2-3-4; Extemporaneous Read- ing 3-4; True Blue Staff 4; De- famation 4; Debate 4; B Glee Club Accompanist 4; G. A. C. 1-2-3-4. SHIRLEY SWANN “Temperament is reserved for genius.” G. A. C. 1-2-3-4; Mixed Chorus 2-3-4; Operetta 4; Glee Club 1-3-4; True Blue Staff 4; De- bate 4; Contralto Solo 3; True Blue Times 4. BETTY THOMPSON “Laughing makes you healthy —look at me.” G. A. C. 1-2-3-4; One Act Play 3-4; il Glee Club 1; Girls’ Sex- tette 4; Playground Duty 4; Vice-President Class 3; Secre- tary of Class 1; Mixed Chorus 3-4. ELIZABETH TRACY “She could sell buggy whips in Detroit.” Class President 4; Oratory 4; Extemporaneous Speaking 2-3- 4; Debate 2-3-4; Extemporane- ous Reading 2; Mixed Chorus 3-4; One Act Play 4; Declama- tion 1-4; Girls’ A Glee Club 3. NORMAN ROBINSON ‘T know my drumsticks.” Orchestra 1-2-3-4; Band 1-2-3-4; Hi Y 2; Oratory 4. WILMA RUESINK She is a long stalk of loveliness.” B Glee Club 1-2-3; Orchestra 1-2-3-4; Girls’ Athletics 1-2-3-4; Cheerleader 1-2; True Blue Staff 4; G. A. C. 1-2-3-4; G. A. C. Officer 4. FRANCES SIMONSON “She makes friends by being one.” B Glee Club 1; Debate 3-4; Ex- temporaneous S peaking 3; Ex- temporaneous Reading 3. PETER STROM Homeless as smoke.” Junior High Athletics 1; B Bas- ketball 1; A Basketball Cap- tain 3; A Basketball 2-3-4; Mixed Chorus 2-3-4; Baseball 2-3; Football 2-3-4; Boys’ Glee Club 2-3-4. TED SWANSON “One of the little ones who finally grew up.” Boys’ Glee Club 1-2-3; Band 1-2-3. ELAINE THOMPSON Our Lilliputian cheer leader.” President Junior G. A. C.; B Glee Club 1; Declamation 1-2- 3-4; Girls’ A Glee Club 2-3-4; Mixed Chorus 3-4; One Act Play 4; Vice President G. A. C. 4; Cheerleader 1-2-3-4; G. A. C. 1-2-3-4; Girls’ Athletics 1-2-3-4. DOROTHY TRUDELL How do you like my profile?” A Glee Club 1-2-3-4; Mixed Chorus 1-2-3-4; G. A. C. 1-2-3- 4; One Act Play 4; True Blue Times 4; True Blue Staff 4; Extemporaneous Reading 4; G. A C. Officer 4; Girls’ Ath- letics 2-3-4. SLYVESTER BAKER “We know a fellow who bought a car to zee the world. He’s seeing it now. but it isn’t this one.” GERALD WALLACE “Friem.ly as a wet pup.” B Basketball 2-3; Track 2; Football 2-3-4; Jr. High Ath- letics; Playground Duty 4; Baseball 2-3-4; Baseball Capt. 4; Hi Y 4; Boys’ Glee Club 2-3; Mixed Chorus 1-2-3; Tenor So- lo 3. [EANNE WILLIAMSON Her morals are starched throughout.” G. A. C. 1-2-3-4; True Blue Times 4; Mixed Chorus 4; De- clamation 2; Girls’ B Glee Club 2. KENNETH ZEIHL “Speech is silver Silence is golden But we’re off the gold standard.” B Basketball 3-4; Baseball 2; Orchestra 1-2-3. ,r MILDRED WAKEFIELD She can sing and play and also speak.” One Act Play 4; B Glee Club 1; Accompanist A Glee Club 4. •- U FLORENCE WILLIAMSON “A friend if you need one.” Girls’ Glee Club 1-2. WILLIAM WILLIAMSON He doesn’t say much but thinks a lot.” Baseball 1-2-3-4. TRUE BLUE STAFF Editor ................ Marion Carroll Assistant Editor . Ernstine Burkhardt Business Manager ....... Carl Honore Literary Editors .... Dorothy Trudell Alice Michaelson Senior Section ............... Elaine Thompson Helen Hickeox ORGANIZATION WRITE UPS Band and Orchestra ...... Wayne Boals diris’ Athletics Glee Clubs and Mixed Chorus, Alicia Smith Bovs Athletics Hi-Y ........... G- A. C............ Mildred Wakefield Forensics ...... Advisers: Mr. Bargen and Miss Mathews Features ......... Artists ....:...... Typists ........... Photographers .... .... Maxine Schultz John Clair ... Shirley Swann Gordon Pede.rson Verna Anderson Mary Anderson Genevieve Malloy Polly Melton ... Wilma Ruesink David Burkholder Chester Birkmose Josephine Ferlein SCHOOL BOARD Cecil E. Day Mrs. Ruth H. Hughes J. A. Johnson A TRIBUTE Mr. Louis Blegan was elected Treasurer of the Board of the Hudson Pub- lic Schools in 1914, serving twenty years in that capacity, until his retirement in 1934. Mr. Blegan served as a member of the board during the entire period of expansion and development of the present school buildings. Mr. Blegan has always favored good schools, and has given freely of his time for the development and control of the schools. His nature is kindly and honorable. His associations with the Board members and faculty were always pleasant and fair. The community owes much to Mr. Blegan for his unselfish and untiring devotion to the interests of the public schools of Hudson. Mr. J. A. Johnson succeeded Mr. Blegan as Treasurer of the Board of Education in 1934. Mr. Johnson is a native of Hudson and was educated in the public schools of this City. For many years he has been associated with the First National Bank and is well and favorably known bv all Hudson residents. RUTH B. HUGHES JUNIORS SOPHOMORES FRESHMEN CLASS OF 1936 President ....... Donald Engstrom Secretary .......... William Baillon V. President ...... Wallace Lystad Treasurer ........ George Thompson Adviser: Miss Lee Our Junior Class this year was quite successful in carrying out the projects which it undertook. The first one was the selling of pop at the homecoming carnival. Rv means of this we were able to put about four dollars into our treasury. The next project we undertook was the delivering of the Christmas seals. This has never been done hv any of the classes of previous vears. Miss Ixe, our capable adviser, presented this scheme. For 'every packet of seals delivered, the cost of mailing would be forwarded to our class treasury. A few of the energetic members delivered the Christmas seals, and as a result our treasury was about seven dollars richer. Our next and last undertaking of the year was the Junior Prom which was our largest and most difficult task. However, through the efforts of our adviser and class members, our class put on a prom which was on a par with any of those of the past. CLASS OF 1937 President ............ Lucille Beers Secretary Henry Strom V. President......Mary Susan Hoyer Treasurer .................... Leona Rhodey Adviser: Miss Kidd Our Sophomore Class this year has been very active in extra curricular activities. The projects which we have undertaken are homecoming parade, in which the Freshman beat us by only a few members, candy sale at Freshman party, and a fish pond at the G. A. C. carnival. We were represented on the boys' basketball team, which won the class tournament, the debate team which entered the state tournament. True Blue Times Staff, and the various musical organizations. CLASS OF 1938 President ............. Roy Culver Secretary............ Margaret Clair V. President .... Marjorie Suennen Treasurer ................. Betty Fluent Adviser: Miss Hughes The Freshman Class this year were just as green as any of the others have been, but soon our greenness was “washed off in a barrel of soft water in back of Oscar’s. A little artificial coloring matter was artistically applied by upperclassmen at the Freshman party. After these exciting experiences we started right in letting people know we weren’t here just to be laughed at. We won the prize at the Homecoming “Hobo” parade and also conducted a hot dog booth at the Carnival. Several of our members have taken part in outside activities and we were well represented on the honor rolls. True Blue Times Staff The Student Council The True Blue Staff Forensics Each week members of the True Blue Times Staff collect and write up the school news and send it to the Star ()bserver, where the news is allotted a certain space in the city paper. At various times during the year, examples of the original writing of students in high school are published in the True Blue Times section of the Observer. Miss Jerdee, who has had much experience in this line, is- the adviser for the staff. From time to time junior high news which is thought might be interesting to Times’ readers is published. Editor: Carl Honore Associate Editor: Marion Carroll Reporters: John Brackev, George Thompson, Sylvia Faber Typists: Dorothy Trudell, and Jeanne Williamson The Student Council consists of class and organization advisers and officers whose duties are to make and put into effect new ideas and rules to increase the interest of the student body. This council is made up of these representatives so as to give the student body a voice in the activities of the school. At the first meeting of the year the officers were elected:—John Brackev. president; Donovan Thompson, activity manager; Polly Melton, secretary. The council revised the budget ticket rules and planned the homecoming and carni- val, which proved a great success. In composing the True Blue for 1935 the staff has attempted to make the best possible use of the limited finances necessitating another miniature annual. Throughout the book the March of Progress in the various departments has been the central theme around which the information of each organization is woven. The activities and projects carried on by the school this year are es- pecially emphasized. We wish to extend our sincere thanks to our advisers for their willingness to sacrifice their time to help us compose our annual. Fifty-three enthusiastic students went out for debate this year, and on November 23 they attended the speech clinic at Chippewa Falls. On December 7 and 8 Marion Carroll, Elizabeth Tracy, and Frances Si- monson represented our school at the Extemporaneous League Tournament at New Richmond where Elizabeth tied for the first place on the all-star team. At the annual debate tournament at Chippewa Falls, March 1 and 2 our two teams won the third place. The teams were composed of La Verne Johnson, Helen Hickcox, Elizabeth Tracy, and Dale Gifford, negative; Norman Olson, Lucille Beers, Frances Simonson, and John Samson, affirmative. There were twenty schools represented and we are very proud of the record that was made by Hudson. The Girls Glee Club Mixed Chorus Orchestra Band MUSICAL ORGANIZATIONS I lie musical organizations of Hudson High School have offered to the public many interesting programs and have generally increased appreciation of better music among our citizens. Many fine musicals were given during the year instead of the usual one or two large presentations. All of the musical organizations have taken part in these programs. This year the entire boys' glee club has made up the male section of our mixed chorus. A Schubert program was given in October by the mixed chorus and girls’ glee club, consisting of Schubert’s most popular works. Again in December the vocal organizations presented a very interesting and beautiful Christmas tableau. In February a patriotic program was given, which consisted of a mu- sical skit, soloists, and various smaller song groups. In March a pageant of folk music from different I European countries which helped to make up “Uncle Sam s Puzzle was presented. In April the mixed chorus, glee clubs, band, orchestra, and soloists demonstrated their skill at a concert for the general pub- lic before the annual trip to the District Music Contest held at River Falls, May 2 and 3. The band has taken part in many programs this year. They have played at pep meetings, football games, basket ball games; and presented a program at Stillwater High School. A new feature which has been undertaken this year is the playing of musical comedy selections. The orchestra has also been very active in school and outside programs. They assisted the vocal organizations at the various musicals this year. The hand and orchestra plaved at the spring concert in April preceding the music contest. The Woodwind Ensemble and Brass Quartette, composed of members of the band and orchestra, also partici- pated in the contest. A girls’ sextette, a mixed octette, a boys’ quartette, trios and soloists chosen from the glee clubs and mixed chorus, and the jazz orchestra and German band chosen from the instrumental organizations, have also helped to make the March of Progress in Music a success. VOLLEYBALL Standing—Olson, I?. I hompson, Miss Kidd, Michaelson, E. Thomp- son . Seated—Me'.ton, Ruesink, Dahle, Trudell, Pederson, Guith. G. A. C. Standing—Wakefield, Malloy, Ruesink, Abel, Trudell, Dahle. Seated Anderson (sec.), Michaelson (pres.). Miss Kidd (adviser), I .arson (treas.), Melton (point sec.;, Thompson (v. pres). SOCCER BASEBALL Standing—Melton, Olson, Malloy, Miss Kidd, Dahle, Michaelson, Thompson. Seated—Anderson, Ruesink, Bouw, Trudell, Hickcox, Gilbertson. GIRLS’ ATHLETICS Girls’ athletics has been attracting more and more attention and interest during tli 3 past year. Soccer-bast hall was the first form of girls' athletics this fa'l. The senior girls came out on top by defeating the juniors 16 to 10. After it was too cold to go outside, a nationality volleyball tournament began. In the finishing game the Germans, led by Klizalxth Abel, defeated the Dutch, led bv Wilma Ruesink. The outstanding basketball players, chosen from the color teams tournament, were select :d for the class teams. For the first time since 1930, the senior and junior girls played a preliminary game before the Prescott- Hudson conference game. The junior girls, led by Leila Jensen, won the bas- ketball tournament. This spring a voll.yhall tournament between classes was held. G. A. C. The G. A. C. started its sixth annual season with an abundance of enthus- iasm and spirit by initiating the new members, bringing the total membership up to sixty-four. At the very first meeting it was decided that the G. A. C. would sponsor a carnival in the gym. This they did with unusual success on November 2. The constitution was revised this year, making the total number of points necessary for letters higher in the case of girls who joined the junior G. A. C. and then transferred from the junior to senior G. A. C. This change was made because these members would have more chance to accumulate points than those who joined the senior group directly. A new plan of holding joint meetings with other schools was tried this year. The first one was held on March 4. 1935, when the G .A. C. girls of River Falls were our guests. Hudson was well represented by the G. A. C. at playdays held at the River Falls High School and at the college in Eau Claire. HI-Y OFFICERS Brackey, Pres.; Hjelseth, V. Pres.; Honore, Sec. and Treas.; Rock, adviser. BASKETBALL Upper row—-Moe, Edstrom, Johnson, Richie (mgr.), Anderson (coach) ; L. Anderson, Lystad. Lower row—Hjelseth, Young, W. Zahler (capt.), Monkbert, Lyk- sett, K. Zaliler. FOOTBALL Hjelseth, Monkhert, Strom, Wallace, W. Zahler, R. Cameron, D. Lyksett, Simpson, Boals, Larson, Birkmose, A. Anderson, Burkholder, Baillon, Lystad. Hl-Y During the past year the members of the Ili-Y have shown a splendid at- titude toward their objectives: clean living, speech, sportsmanship, and scholar- ship. During the past year they have contributed a great deal to the school by decorating the hal.s during the Christmas holidays, putting up a snowfence around the football field, conducting an amateur contest, and sponsoring the baseball team for the 1935 season. The amateur contest was the most successful of its accomplishments since it succeeded in its purpose of discovering many hidden talents previously unknown. Enough money was taken in to supply $45.00 to the baseball fund. The Club also sent delegates to two Young Men’s Conferences, one at Stillwater, the other at St. Paul. BASKETBALL The 1934 and '35 basketball team deserves much credit for their season as a whole. 1'he team reported to practice with only four lettermen; Carl lljel- seth, Max Monkbert, Peter Strom, and Hilly Zahler; Strom, graduating in mid- year. All through the season the team met with defeat hut with the determin- ation that they would do better the next time. i hev won only one game the whole season of conference and non-conference tilts. This game was with Durand; the final score being 20 to 14 in Hudson’s favor. Although the sea- son was not such a success as in some past years, the team came through with flying colors to win second place at the district tournament at River Falls, March 7, 8 and 9. Hudson High School was proud to have three players chosen on the list of the ten best players at the tournament this year. The players were “Wally Lystad, Carl 1 Ijelseth, and Don Thompson. A.though these players were the only ones from Hudson to make the tournament team, all the players deserve much credit for enabling the team to advance as far as it did in the tournament. Scores were as follows: Baldwin 18, Hudson 12; Spring Valley 24, Hud- son 14; Prescott 18, Hudson 16; Ellsworth 15, Hudson 12; Durand 14. Hudson 20; New Richmond 13, Hudson 12; Menomonie 23, Hudson 13; Ellsworth 21, Hudson 8; River Falls 21, Hudson 9; Spring Valley 28, Hudson 12; Prescott 23, Hudson 18; River halls 23, Hudson 18: Menomonie 29, Hudson 11: Dunn County Agricultural School 9, Hudson 16; New Richmond 28, Hudson 19; Boyceville 19, Hudson 23; ’•'Elmwood 23, Hudson 28; Spring Valley 23, Hud- son 15. Denotes Tournament Games. FOOTBALL A squad of thirty-seven men, under the efficient leadership of Captain Birk- mose, ran out on the field the first day of school and started their long, hard training in hopes of becoming a championship team. Each practice was spent in hard drill to prepare for meeting strong rivals. To be able to defeat oppon- ents who outweighed our men by several pounds to the man is quite an accomplishment. The team felt triumphant when it held New Richmond to a scoreless game. The biggest and best game of the season was our Homecoming with River Falls. Only once did River Falls threaten but were held back by our excellent defense. 1 laving lost not one game, the team was in high spirits until its good luck failed and it was overcome by Menomonie with whom we played the last game of the season. The opponents were much heavier than our men and outplayed them during the second half. However, this was a very suc- cessful football season for Hudson High and we are looking forward to a cham- pionship team next year under Captain-elect Dean Lyksett. Scores were; Roberts 0, Hudson 71; Ellsworth 0, Hudson 14; New Rich- mond 0. Hudson 0; Colfax 6, Hudson 13; Spring Valley 0, Hudson 14; Me- nomonie 26, Hudson 7; River Falls 0, Hudson 25. FACULTY Top Row, left to right:— Emil Anderson, Manual Arts and Athletics; Henry Bargen. Science; Evelyn Jerdee. English 3 and 4, Creative Writing, Journalism; Kathryn Mierswa, Biology and English; David Dahl, Music. Bottom Row: —Kathryn Gunderson, Departmental English; Edith Hanson, Music; Helen Hughes, Mathematics, Debate; Frances Kidd, Physical Education; Melitta King, Foreign Languages. Top Row, left to right:—Ruby Knudson, Home Economics; Jenny Lee, Librarian; Ethel Mathews, Social Science; Ann Murphy, Departmental Geography; Carol Murray, Depart- mental History. Bottom Row:—Elizabeth Peterson, School Nurse; Edna Phillips, Mathematics; Corine Twetley, English 1 and 2; Harold Walbrandt, Commercial Course; Harold Weatherhead, History and Dramatics. CLASS WILL TO FACULTY MEMBERS Mr, Rock—a robot for making out excuses. Miss Knudson-—a new and larger rolling pin—more boys are taking cooking. Miss Kidd—someone to keep her bulletin board fixed up—also a good chauffeur. Mr. Dahl—a private radio so the family won’t bother him when he wishes to hear Buck Rogers. Miss Hanson—more grown-up tenors. Miss Hughes—a bus so that she can take all the debaters in one car. Miss Mierswa—someone to catch frogs and grasshoppers for class use. Mr. Bargen—a ventilating system, which will send the lab fumes outside instead of around the building. Miss Mathews—a few years rest after being our adviser for two years. Mrs. King—rubber sidewalks between her home and school so she won’t fall. Mr. Weatherhead—some device to make us renumber dates—history dates. Mr. Walbrandt a stop and go sign so he won’t have to exert so much energ walking back and forth between the typing room and bis desk. Miss Peterson—A new serum for killing the measle germ. SENIOR CLASS WILL They Leave— 1. Anna Anderson gi es any Junior all the bromine, and other gases, so they won’t have to make it themselves. 2. Arnold Anderson leaves his football suit to Wally Lystad providing Wally grows up. 3. Doris Anderson has been using the same kiddie car for four years—it's rather dilapidated but we think Vern Dahl can still get another year’s use out of it. Both girls have so far to walk. 4. LeRoy Anderson wants George Young to receive his “adorable” nickname. 5. Marv Anderson bequeaths her speed tests to Helen Flattum. 6. Verna Anderson leaves her desk in Mr. Walbrandt's roll room to Clara Johnson. 7. Gertrude Behm selects Simmie Weiner to be the next proud possessor of her blond tresses. ....... 8. Chester Birkmose has used bis football muscle to build up a reputation as a good door-bell ringer. Now' that Chetter is leaving, he appoints Jack Leykom to carry on.. lh Wayne Boals is leaving “The Object of his Affections” to the care of John Hughes. 10. Sophia Bouw will let Betty Fluent borrow her ‘southern accent. 11. John Brackev leaves his car to Dick Batten. Johnnie has used it for trans- portation to Hudson for school and ? 12. Eleanor Brewer is leaving her first cornet chair to Paul Thompson. 13. Ernstine Burkhardt says that Marjorie Suennen can have her monopoly on Freshmen boys. 14. David Burkholder gives his wave set to Roy Culver. 15. Marion Carroll wants everyone to be as full of conversation as she is. 16. John Clair is discarding his flirtatious ways and names ‘Judge” Thompson as the receiver. 17. Isabel Dahl promises her fiery locks to Dorothy Wilcox. 18. Josephine Ferlein leaves her deep dark eyes to “Bee” Batten. 19. Rosella Freiermuth bequeaths her unlimited supply of impudence to Idel'e Shefland. 20. Dale Gifford leaves his car for future school use. 21. Vivian Gilbert wishes to employ Mary Lou Askov to drive her car to school next year. 22. Marion Gilbertson dedicates her ability to do twenty things a second to Betty Jane. 23. Raymond Grass leaves his quiet unassuming wavs to Fred Kermott. SENIOR CLASS WILL (Continued) 24. Helen Guith leaves her winning smile to Leona Rhodey. 25. Evelyn Halberg is tired of all her low affairs and says Mavis Swanson can have them. 26. James Hanson still has those pink eyebrows but now he gives them to “Blackie” O’Brien. 27. Helen Hickcox bequeaths her monstrous voice to Ruby Engdahl. 28. Joyce Hill’s pepsodent smile is for Mary Susan Hoyer. 29. Carl Honore leaves his girlish figure to Bud Moe. 30. Juanita Lombard will let Helen Sawyer use her soprano voice. 31. George Lombard leaves his nice way with the facu.ty members to “Jiggs” Behm. 32. Alice Michaelson will let David Lvksett have lver dimples. 33. Peter Strom leaves his “pull” with Mr. Rock to Elden El!is. 34. Charles Lvksett dedicates his pamphlet “How to drive an automobile” to Frank Bowers. 35. Genevieve Malloy leaves her surplus lab equipment to Billy Miller. 36. Kenneth Marvold promises to buy more comfortable seats so you won’t have to slouch as he did when he wanted to rest in those hard chairs. 37. Polly Melton names Dorothy Sanders as the proud receiver of her school- girl complexion. 38. Esther Moe leaves her hours after school in the typing room to lone Jennings. 39. Virginia Muckenhirn wills her accordian to Lester Simpson. 40. Henrietta Olson bequeaths her declamatory ability to Dorothy Evenson. 41. Phyllis Olson leaves her Spanish features to Adella Behm. 42. Gordon Pederson leaves his art ability to Bob Cameron. 43. Ruth Pederson wants Laura Jensen to follow her basketball tactics. 44. Norman Robinson leaves his traps” to anybody that won’t get caught in them. 45. Forrest Rossing leaves his powers to charm to Lowell Gifford. 46. Wilma Ruesink gives an inch of her Senior dignity to Lillian Hanson. Start stretching, Lillian. 47. Maxine Schultz will purchase moving vans for those who are always com- ing late; maybe they wi.l go as fast as the laundry truck. Let's hope they go faster! 48. Frances Simonson challenges any of the under classmen girls to get a boy friend with as nice a car as hers has. 49. Alicia Smith presents her flirtatious ways to Irene Vann. 50. Shirley Swann leaves her ability to get into mischief to Thelma Spielman. 51. Ted Swanson leaves the thumb tacks which he liked to pester people with to Willis Cramer. 52. Betty Thompson bequeaths her perfect attendance record to Lucille Beers. 53. Elaine Thompson wills her tinv cheerleader sweater to Billy Zappa, the only one it would fit. 54. Elizabeth Tracy leaves her auburn tresses and sedate stature to Helen Daniels. 55. Dorothy Trudell leaves her special street car line to any other little farmer girl- 56. Mildred Wakefield will allow Norma Dedrick to strike the wrong chords in Glee Club in her place. 57. Gerald W allace wants his sister to keep track of his First Street girl friend. .sN. Billy W illiamson (B. B. Pitcher) leaves his curves” to Lea Claire Suennen. 59. Florence Williamson gladly abandons her freckles to Mildred Birkmose. 60. Jeanne W illiamson grants her 1 rue Blue Times typist jxisition to her cousin Helen, providing Helen learns to plink the' keys as satisfactorily as Jeanne has. 61. Kenneth Ziehl bequeaths one moment of silence to George Ruesink. CLASS PROPHESY RIP VAN WINKLE COMES TO LIFE ‘In the chamber process of making sulfuric acid, you make sulfur dioxide by heating sulfur or iron sulfide in contact with air. in the presence of steam the sulfur dioxide is -z-z-z-z-z.” And Mr. Bargen went on explaining the chem- istry lesson, hut all in vain, to Charles Lyksett, the Rip Van Winkle of the sen- ior class. Old Rip Van Lyksett they called him teasingly. True to tradition Rip Lyksett remained in the land of Morpheus for a 20 year stretch. Suddenly he was rudely awakened by a terrific explosion! He opened his eyes and was greeted by a vapor-filled room practically smothering him. Rip staggered to a door and found himself in the midst of a denser atmosphere. He blinked twice and saw a chemist, evidently the teacher, being placated by a young lady assistant. He approached the couple and gaped in astonishment when he recognized John Brackey and Alice Michaelson, his classmates who ap]ieared oddly enough, considerably older than Rip had remembered them. As Rip stooc rooted to the ground attempting to rid his mind of its cobwebs, several of the faculty members rushed into the room to see what had happened. Among the group of teachers, Rip recognized Genevieve Malloy, as the history teacher; Vivian Gilbert, elocution teacher; Marion Gilbertson, librarian; Helen Hickcox, forensics teacher; Carl Honore, commercial teacher; Wilma Ruesink, gym teach- er; Peter Strom, athletic coach; Sophia Bouw, geometry instructor; and Mil- dred W akefield, music teacher. It certainly seemed good to Rip to see all his old friends back at Hudson High, however as faculty now, not students. After greeting again his classmates and gossiping a hit about their school days back in 1935, Rip Van Lyksett proceeded to wander about the school and city a bit to see if twenty years had changed things any. Rip left the chemistry laboratory and proceeded to the stairway when to his surprise he spied an elevator. My, my! What would this younger generation be up to next.' He went to the elevator and rode down to the first floor with a young man who remotely reminded him of........then he remembered! This must be a Boals. He was the dyin’ image of Wayne. Upon further questioning Rip discovered that Wayne was now the director of the Chicago Symphony Or- chestra. (He did finally marry Julie Ann). Rip then went on his way into the office to find Doris Anderson in Miss Lngstrom s place. W hen questioned about her old “side kick,” Verna Anderson, Doris revealed the secret that Verna, now a famed operatic star, was planning to come to Hudson the next week but didn't want any of those pesky reporters getting hold of the news. Although filled with information Rip felt the old urge to “put on the feed- hag,' so he sauntered down to Oscar’s old place. Now, however, LeRoy Ander- son was the grocer who succeeded in convincing Rip that a little jiellet contained just as manv vitamins as three nickel pies. (It was a bitter pi'l to take when he thought of the olden days when you could relish a nice juicy blueberry pie. Now they didn't even give you a blue pill.) LeRoy told Rip that Arnold An- derson was at present on the vaudeville bill at a theater in New York along with “S.im Robinson, the poker-faced comedian. Then Rip noticed a somewhat heat- ed argument between two women clerks and a woman customer. The three turned out to be none other than Isabel Dahl, renowned lawyer, and Ruth Peder- son and Virginia Muckenhirn, employees of LeRoy. As he left the store Rip bumped into a housewife in a terrific hurry for something or other. The rush- ing housewife proved to be Eleanor Brewer (Yes, Adelbert was the lucky man). She was a close neighbor of two other young couples known to Van Lyksett— Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Grass (Henrietta Olson) and Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Rossing (Jeanne Williamson). Needless to say, they were all enjoying happy married lives. Mr. an Lyksett decided to take a walk downtown to see how the business men were getting along. On the way down, he passed what looked like a canine colony. It really was a kennel house owned by John Clair who specialized in CLASS PROPHESY (Continued) dachshunds. Rip’s conversation with Mr. ('lair was interrupted by the telephone’s ringing. It was Maxine Schultz asking for a fox terrier to give to a little poor boy whose heart ached for a puppy companion. Miss Schultz was very much interested in social work. The medium of exchange over which Maxine and John had talked had been connected by Anna Anderson, telephone operator. Rip then continued his townward trip hut stopped again soon. This time he was enthralled by the melodious strains of organ music issuing from a beau- tiful new cathedral which had been erected after Rip's time. Rip stole up to the door and peeked in. His gaze fell on Alicia Smith, the church organist. Rip finally tore himself away from the haunting music and was peacefully strolling along when he was abruptly startled bv a queer rocket-like air craft which swooped down at him and landed in a near-by field careening into the old Sons of Norway hall at last tearing the relic down. It certainly had seen better days. Rip rushed to the scene of the disaster to see if anyone was hurt hut the pilot, hostess, and passengers alighted from the ship unharmed. The red-headed pilot turned to Rip and a smile of recognition passed over his ruddy countenance. It was “Red” Burkholder, ace pilot for American Air- ways. The jjetite hostess, also red-headed, was Elaine Thompson. Rip found that he knew (or had known) several of the passengers also. There was George Lombard and his orchestra who were on their way to play an engage- ment at the Hotel Lowry. Juanita Lombard (no relation) accompanied them as guest soloist. Elizabeth Tracy, famed novelist, was also among the passengers. She was at that time hurrying to attend a speech clinic at Chippewa Falls where she was to be an honored speaker. Rip saw someone drawing pictures of Popeye the sailor man on the side of the immaculate ship and went over to see if his hunch was right as to the identity of the cartoonist. He was—it was Gor- don Pederson, unable to resist the temptation to make little black marks on white surfaces. The same old Gordy. Just about this time an air ambulance approached the scene of the accident to see whether anyone had been injured in the mishap. A stocky doctor strutted toward Rip with out-stretched hand—Dr. Chester Birkmose to you. I le was accompanied as usual by his two most attractive and popular nurses, Polly Melton and Frances Simonson. These last two were largely responsible for the increase in the male patients at Dr. Birkmose’s million-dollar sanatorium on the old site overlooking l ake Mallelieu. It was found that the original cause for the accident was the negligence of the mechanic, James Hanson, in checking over the condition of the ship before it took off. It must have been that Mr. Hanson was dreaming of his actress sweetheart again. That thought gave Rip the idea to saunter down to the Rex theater and see a modern movie. However, Rex was no longer Rex, it was now the “Granada” and had been modernized so that it covered the entire block between second and third streets. Rip bought his ticket from a familiar blonde ticket girl who proved to he Gertrude Behm. Ushers at the theater were Rosella Freiermuth, Helen Guith, and Esther Moe. The current attraction at the theater was “The Broken Romance” starring Evelyn Halberg and Kenneth Mar- void, said to have replaced Joan Crawford and Clark Gable of the 1935 era. Miss Mary Anderson, Evelyn's personal secretary, also played a part in the picture and showed promise of becoming a future star. The picture was the movie version of the novel of the same name written by Miss Ernstine Burkhardt now travelling in Europe. After the main feature a short was run on of Rudy Vallee and his orchestra with Dorothy I rudell as blues singer. It is rumored that Dorothy is engaged to Maestro Vallee. Up to her old tricks again. The news reel that followed proved most interesting to Rip because of the flashes about some of his classmates. Gerald Wallace was presented with a medal for rescuing a drowning damsel—“Bah” always had liked to play the hero. Another flash showed Billy “Dizzy’ illiamson at the summer baseball camp at Hot CLASS PROPHESY (Continued) Springs, Arkansas, lie now played with the New York Yankees. The next scene showed Mrs. Ole Kidd, nee Betty Thompson, aboard the S. S. Los Angeles on her way to meet her famous skier husband in Norway where he was taking part in the international ski meet at Oslo.. The view then shifted to New York where Miss Shirley Swann was presenting her latest creations in women’s wear- ing appard. Her models included Josephine. Ferlein and Joyce lli.l who proved good advertisement for the gowns. The next was a news report from Cleveland which pictured Kenneth herd's return to his family after the banker had been kidnapped and he.d for ransom. 1'olice had succeded in returning banker Ziehl to his home without his paying the ransom. T he advertisements which followed quite attracted Rip’s eye. Florence illiamson, beauty operator, had discovered a new freckle-remover cream which she had placed on the market. Phyllis Olson, mil.iner, had a little advertisement for her very unique and chic headgear. Ted Swanson, proprietor of a bird store, offered to teach birds to whistle any tune the customer desired. A card suggesting that the audience re-elect Dale uifford as register of deeds was then projected on the screen and then the show was over, i he lights flashed on re- vealing the audience. To his surprise Rip was sitting right beside an old school day chum of his, Marion Carroll. She was now the society editor of the New York Herald Tribune and was vacationing in Hudson. CLASS SONGS THE OLD BLUE AND WHITE FOREVER (Tune: Marching Along Together”) 1 he Old Blue and White forever; that’s our motto evermore; We raise aloft our colors, may they always proudly soar; We’ll march along together, singing this song of joy; We’ll praise old Hudson up to the sky, well never let our spirit die; We loyal, faithful, and true will be, e’en though we’re parted by a sea; So join in our triumph song— Make the Blue and White Banner Float on High! MARCHING ONWARD (Tune: “University of South Dakota Field Song ) I. Marching onward, for our high school, Hudson we love you; For your glory we aspire, to you we are true; Thanking humbly our creator; loyal, true to you, Proud to call you Alma Mater, Hudson, Here’s to you. Chorus Hudson High marches on with colors borne to be— First in line. Old School o’mine—march on to victory; Through all our days we’ll sing your praise with hearts and courage true; Through smiles and tears of future years, one thought— And that of you. II. After graduation’s over, setting seniors free; When we our own path must beat, we’ll truly strive to be— A credit to you Alma Mater: you'll be proud to own We’re Hudson scholars tried and true; We’re marching on for you! Marion Carroll CREATIVE WRITING For the first time in our memory a journalism and creative writing class was organized this year under the able instruction of Miss Jerdee. Examples of the work of the creative department are to he found below. The journalism students composed and mimeographed every two weeks a school paper (The True lV.ue Times) which gained considerable popularity with the student body. For the first few months last fall the paper was a monthly edition but the schedule was revised when the journalism class was organized at the beginning of tbe second semester. Originally the paper was put out by the regular True Blue Times Staff. MARCHING ON The time must come when even the best of friends must part. A tug is felt at your heart strings as you think that no more will you gather in the same happy groups or see all the same faces. Your throat seems to swell, a strange lump rises, and with it a feeling of suppressed tears. But soon vour emotions are under control and you try to crowd all the fun you can into the few re- maining weeks of your high school days. No more will you walk down the halls with the same jaunty air that all the underclassmen covet. And never again will you walk into the office, with weak knees, and in a quivering voice ask for an excuse for Glee Club or Mixed Chorus. I he time has ended for you to shuffle guiltily into a classroom, cower behind a classmate, and hope upon hope that the teacher will forget your very presence. You will not wait again with abated breath for the exulted thrill that comes when the bell rings twice announcing an assembly. School parties will not hold the same expectant feeling of pleasant surprises. You kow you’re going to miss that load of books you carried around balanced ligbtlv on one bit . A touchdown or basket will never send the same tingle through your vibrant body. High school thrills are over but bigger ones are coming. We’re graduating hut we re not forgetting all those carefree hours that were spent in that red brick building whose halls echoed our ringing laugh -- Time goes on and there is no turning back so we must adjust ourselves and keep in step with time. —Elaine Thompson SPRING RAIN Sd er raindrops falling earthward twinkle on the cool green grass like dancing sunlight does on leaves. Soft silver clouds in smoky plumes must lift their skirts to pass the tallest trees. Pearly apple blossoms open wide their golden hearts and shy blue iris fill their azure cups. I inv silver minnows dart in cool green depths of quiet streams and silver birch leaves whisper to a passing breeze. —Elizabeth Tracy WAN CM’ IANG’S GARDEN an ( h iang was chasing butterflies with two coolie children whom she had let in through the sunset gate. I heir glossy black heads were set off by the bulhant red jiomegranate blossoms that fell in little clusters upon the green grass carpet. I ink and white lotus blossoms crept along tbe garden wall throwing their pearly luster into the green water of the Heaven’s' Well. The branches of the Cassia tree were heavily laden with tinv yellow flowers, which also mingled with the reflection of the lotus blossoms on the water. Blue and gieen Maridan ducks waddled along beside the golden pheasants whose tails swept the grass with the majestic air of a queen on parade. —Shirley Swann FEATURES Boy Girl Tallest Shortest Jolliest Quietest L. Mehsikomer Billy Zappa Norman Robinson Raymond Grass Donald Engstrom James Hanson Carl Hjelseth David Burkholder Gerald Wallace John Clair John Brackey Paul Thompson Carl Honore George Thompson Wayne Boals Wally Lystad Lawrence Berg Donald Olson Elizabeth Abel Elaine Thompson Ernstine Burkliardt Kosella Freiermuth Marion Gilbertson Edith Sweet Polly Melton Vern Dahl Most Studious Best Dancer Best Sport Wittiest Noisiest Genevieve Malloy Elizabeth Tracy Dorothy Trudell Helen Guith Marion Carroll Evelyn Halberg Phyllis Olson Alice Pratt Lucille Beers Lois Larson Most Talkative Most Flirtatious Most Modest Busiest Most Helpless Darkest Lightest Sweetest Neatest Mr. Weatherhead: ‘‘So you still insist that Anne Boleyn was a flat iron?” Don Engstrom: “Yes sir, 1 read that after Henry had disposed of Catherine be pressed his suit with Anne Boleyn.” John Brackey (In English class) : “You have to have lots of little temptations to practice on to be able to overcome the big ones.” Mr. Dahl: “We will now play ‘The Stars and Stripes Forever’.” Paul Thompson: “Gosh, I just played that.” Miss Jerdee: “What did MacBeth’s sentinel say when he saw Birnam Wood moving toward Dunsinane?” James Hanson: “Cheese it, the copse!” Mr. Weatherhead: “What is the most common impediment in speech?” Edith Sweet: “Chewing gum.” Elizabeth Tracy: “Did you read my poem in the Times today?” Polly Melton: “Yes, and it alone was worth the three cents.” Wayne Boals: “I bought this new sax for a song. Dad.” Mr. Boals: “Fine, send in the collector and I'll sing for him.” Billy Miller: “What is an idiom?” Shirley Swann: “You are one.” Billy: “Oh no, that’s idiot.” Mr. Bargen: “Pictures are now sent f rom one country to another on cables under the ocean.” Ernstine B. “How do they keep the pictures from getting wet?” Mr. Weatherhead: “Pm afraid I'll have to give you a zero, Kenneth.” Kenneth Marvold: “Oh, that’s nothing.” Shirley Swann: “Do you think I should put more fire into my stories?” Miss jerdee: “No, quite the reverse.” WOULDN’T IT BE STRANGE IF— The Seniors got through a lab. period without breaking something. Miss Jerdee didn't assign a lesson. Mr. Rock forgot to remind us not to drop paper in the halls. Anyone saw Frances without Norman. We did not make a path across the school lawn. Florence Williamson typed a perfect letter at the first try. Mr. Weatherhead missed a Mae West show. Genevieve Malloy didn’t argue. Billy Miller talked without using his hands. Larry Peterson and Winnie Holt met one noon when they came after Maxine. Elizabeth Tracy ran out of words. Wally Lystad would give the girls a break once. Carl Honore admitted he was wrong. Jane Hurst and Carol Dahl went home after school. “Horse Lyksett answered a history question. Dorothy Trudell didn’t rave about Rudy Vallee. Gerald Wallace: “Did you hear about the explosion ?” Margaret Olson: “No, what was it?” Gerald: “The wind blew up the river.” Shirley: “Oh dear, boys are such a bother.” John Clair: “Well, you certainly like to be bothered.” Miss Mathews: “What act abolished the Spoils System?” Mary Cramer: “The Pure Food and Drugs Act.” Professor (after trying first hour class) : “Some time ago my doctor told me to exercise early every morning with dumb- bells. Will the class please join me tomorrow before breakfast?”—Exchange Alicia S.: “I adore men with real black hair.” Genevieve M.: “Yes, but give me men with green-backs.” Bill Baillon: “At last I passed a history test.” Mitzi: “Honestly?” Bill: “Don’t be so inquisitive.” Alicia: “Do you think I'll ever be able to do anything with my voice?” Lea: “It might come in handy in case of fire.” Miss Knudson: “What did you do with the paper plate I gave you with that pie?” LeRoy Anderson: “O-mi-gosh I thought it was the lower crust.” Alva Nord: “Lloyd’s moustache made me laugh.” “Jerry” Adams: “Yes, it tickled me too.” VITAL STATISTICS Marriages H. H. S.. football team to Victory. H. H. S. basketball team to Defeat. “Liz Able to Wrigley’s chewing gum. Frances to Nor. Deaths Hope of girls as good Chemistry stu- dents. Ambition in spring. Births New worries to Seniors Egotism to Seniors A THEOREM 1 heorem: If you love a girl, she loves you: Given: “You love a girl.” To Prove: “She loves you.” Proof: 1. “All the world loves a lover” (Shakespeare) 2. Your girl is all the world to you. 3. Your girl is the world. I lungs equal to the same thing are equal to each other. 4. Your girl loves a lover. (Step 1) 5. ou are a lover. (Given) Therefore—Your girl loves you. SONG DEDICATIONS “Prisoner’s Song”—H. H. S. Students. “I Gotcha Where I Wantcha”—Mr. Bargen springing a Chemistry test. “Gather Lip Rouge While You May”—all the boys. “Sophisticated Lady”—Maxine Schultz. “Learn To Croon”—Chester Birkmose. “Love Is Just Around The Corner”—Dorothy Trudell. “Music Makes Me”—Dolores Anderson. “Stay As Sweet As You Are”—Alice Michaelson. “The Object Of Mv Affections”—Mr. Rock to the students. “Play, Fiddle, Play”—Donald Engstrom. “Got The Jitters”—Billy Miller. “Three Cheers For Love”—Elaine Thompson. “Flirtation Walk”—Roy Culver. “I Saw Stars”—Bob Hellweg, the morning after. “You’re In My Power”—David Burkholder. “I Wish I Were Twins”—any boy with two girl friends. “I Raised My Hat”—Jack Leykom. “You Can Put It In The Papers”—Wayne to Julianne. “You’re Gonna Lose Your Gal”—Peter Strom. “Maybe I’m Wrong Again”—George Thompson. “Straight From The Shoulder”—Elizabeth Tracy. “Sweetie Pie”—Norma Dedrick. “Aw C’mon And Let’s Get Friendly”—Polly Melton. “There Ought To Be A Moonlight Saving Time”—Dona van Thompson. “A Vagabond Lover”—Bud Moe. “Palsy Walsv”—Buddy Kermott. “You Gotta Be A Football Hero”—Alton Stevenson. “I Ain’t Got Nobody”—Carl Honore. “Are You Making Any Money”—Postgraduates. “Mr. and Mrs. Is The Name”—Mr. and Mrs. N. Larson. “On The Good Ship Lolly Pop”—Frankie Bowers. “Take It Easy”—Robert O’Brien. “Dark On Observatory Hill”—Shirley and Max. “You’re Nothin’ But A Nothin’ ”—Your feelings when lectured to.. “The World Owes Me A Living”—Gerald Wallace. “Believe It, Beloved”—Dorothy Sanders. “I Woke Up Too Soon”—Everybody on band marching days. “Don’t Let It Bother You”—Marion Carro'l. “Pardon My Southern Accent”—John Clair. ‘ Goofus”—Howard Lower. “Ha Cha Cha”—Norman Robinson. “You’re The Top”—Mehiskomer. “I Get A Kick Out of You”—A football to the squad. “Blame It On My Youth”—Ernstine Burkhardt. “This Time It’s Love —John Brackey and Lea Claire. “No Horse, No Wife, No Mustache”—Carl Hjelseth. “It’s My Night To Howl”—Horse Lyksett. “Freckle Face”—Kenneth Zeihl. Rill BALLADS A Student Prayer: Now ! go to school I pray the Lord to help me through, If 1 should finish within four years, I’m sure the teachers would shed no tears. Miss Hanson to Mary Anderson '. Mary, Mary quite contrary, Why must you chatter so? The boys and you cut up so much To a different seat you’ll go. Betty had a little lamp And it was trained no doubt, ’Cause every time that Dip came in The little lamp went out. To the Juniors: Some fellows pay their dues when due Some when overdue, Some never do I low’ do you do? Fog (with apologies to Carl Sandburg) The fog comes on little cat feet— About the time of examinations— It sits looking—over desk and chair on silent haunches; Then moves on—and sometimes it stays. The Preslunan with Wobbley Knees They speed thru the halls with the ill- est of ease, The frightened young freshmen with wobbley knees. Their actions are awkward, of brains they have few But once we w ere just like that too. They stumble downstairs with their eyes big and round, In the wrong classrooms they’re often found,— Oooooooooh! They speed through the halls, they’re our freshmen dear, I heir hearts are in anguish for fear of our sneer But they will outgrow it, I’m sure and I know it But alas! There will be more next year. The saddest words, The words we hate, Are these: “Get up, It's after eight.” Wm. Zappa’s Soliloquy on Lawrence Mehsikomer Why Man he doth bestride the nar- now world Like a collossus, and we petty men Walk under his huge legs, or peep about To find ourselves dishonorable graves. Those Familiar Sayings Miss Lee: “You girls can stop talking and start studying any time now’.” Mr. Weatherhead: “There are nearly two minutes left of the period; let’s make use of every minute.” Mr. Bargen: “Take out a piece of paper and answer the questions on the board.” (A surprise chemistry test). Mr. Dahl in assembly singing: “Here w’e go.” Miss Gunderson: “Now see here.” Miss Murray: “I won’t tolerate your nonsense any longer.” “Judge” Thompson: “Dear, dear, life is such a bore.” Mr. Rock: “And so on and so forth.” Miss Murphy: “Just a minute now.” Dorothy Trudell: “Well, now Dor- othy.” Mr. Wahlbrandt: “You have plenty of speed, if you can only keep down your errors now.” 1'hings We Can't Imagine “Horse” Lyksett without his Haw- Haw Billy without ‘Mitzi” Johnnie without his Blush Marion Carroll without much work Alicia without her Giggle Lea without a Dance Liz Able without her Gum I'rank without Virginia Roy without many Notes As They’d Say It Today Sampson—I’m strong for you, kid. Jonah—You can’t keep a good man down. David—The bigger they are, the hard- er they fall. Helen of Troy—So this is Paris? Columbus—I don’t know where I’m going, hut I’m on my way. Nero—Keep the home fires burning. Solomon—I love the ladies. Methuselah—The first hundred years are the hardest. Queen Elizabeth to Sir Walter Ra- leigh—Keep your shirt on. Sir Walter Raleigh to Queen Eliza- beth—“Step on it, kid.” Student’s Dictionary Bluff—To cover a defect of brains by an issue of brass. English—Our mother tongue, seldom used. Facu’ty—An organization to furnish knowledge for the students to forget. Flunks—Process by which one be- comes a special. Period—One hour of torture. Pass—A reward for perfect atten- dance. Incomplete—A feeling of security. SENIOR CLASS PLAY The senior class play “Growing Pains” hv Aurania Rouverol will he given on Tuesday evening, May 28, in the high school auditorium. The cast is as follows: Professor McIntyre Mrs. McIntyre ...... George McIntyre .... Terry McIntyre ... Mrs. Patterson ... Elsie Patterson .. Brian ............ Dutch ............ Omar ............. Hal .............. Pete ............. Prudence ....„.... Patty ............ Jane ............. Miriam ........... Vivian ........... Marcia ........... Sophie ............ Traffic Officer .. ____ John Brackey .... Sophia Bouw .... Wayne Boals .. Josephine Ferlein ... Elizabeth Tracy . Marion Gilbertson . David Burkholder ........ John Clair . Chester Birkmose Norman Robinson ... Gerald Wallace ... Maxine Schultz Ernstine Burkhardt .... Alicia Smith ... Shirley Swann ...... Polly Melton ... Marion Carroll .... Doris Anderson .... James Hanson Production Staff Directors—Mr. and Mrs. Harold Weatherhead Stage Assistants—George Lombard, LeRoy Anderson Stage Settings by Mr. Emil Anderson and the Manual Training Classes. The play, as the title suggests, is a portrayal of the trials of a group of young people. They go through various stages of adolescence, hair ribbons,- roller skates, etc. Then on into the first heart-breaking pangs of “puppy love”. I his story t.akes them through one such case, and as it ends, they plunge head- long into another. I he play will be produced by special arrangement with Samuel French. MUSIC CONTEST Hudson made one of the best showings it has ever made at the River Falls Music Contest May 2 and 3. Hudson defeated River Falls to win the grand prize. Our marching band led by Donovan Thompson, drum major, took first place. The hand, mixed chorus and girls’ glee club each received an “A” rating. 'I'lie five girls who represented Hudson in the music memory event made a perfect score for the fifth consecutive year. We were unusually well represented in solo events. Wayne Boals, clar- inetist, won lirst place; Betty Arnquist, flute player, first place; Paul Jones, sophomore trombonist, first place; Willis Miller, tenor, first; David Burkholder, baritone, second, and Donald Engstrom, violin, second. Hudson was represent- ed in every division but string quartet, cello solo, and miscellaneous brass. Photography by Erickson Studio, St. Paul Engraving by Buckbee-Mears Co., St. Paul Printing by Hudson S’tar Observer, Hudson, Wis. - V -i r A r t ' t I