Park Falls High School - Torch Yearbook (Park Falls, WI)

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After a breakfast with the world's youngest richest widow, Pauline Balzer Vanderbilt, the class had a meeting, a replica of their last class meeting in 1953. Vice president Wayne Moore took President Micek's place. Wayne is now playing with the Band of America with his former classmate. Butch (Hot Lips) Coleman, who is the solo cornetist. After the meeting, each member of the class gave an account of what he had been doing during the last ten years. Carol Hilgart is head secretary in the Pentagon. Sandra Welty, after being top cheerleader for the U of W for four years, married the star full- back and is now busy raising a back- field. Carol Feit and Burt Hanson have become registered nurses and are now working at the Mayo Clinic in Roches- ter. Bill Schnautz has developed a new way of diversifying crops, which has been a boon to agriculture. Laura Wagner represented the U. S. at the Olympics Games and took many honors. Bill Merten also traveled to the Olympics and did well. Of course, his greatest fame came from his hi-jumps. Jerry Krause almost did not make it to the reunion. He was skiing in the Swiss Alps and was cut off from his party by an avalanche. Alyce Daniel- son is a commercial teacher. She is head of the commercial department of Madison Public Schools. Arlene Weber became a nurse, but she is now using her many talents to bring up her flock of little 'Stuebers.' Her husband, Roman, has just opened a very exclu- sive night club on a nearby lake. It is sought after by all the elite society vacationing from the city. Bob Schmidt has become a professional football player. I'm sure you've followed his smashing career with the Rams. Gus Schmidt has become the world champion bowler. He is performing for a huge benefit for polio victims in Chicago next week. Jim Kundinger has opened his own filling station here. Lola Bourgord is leading the Phil Spifany's all girls' choir. You can hear them every Thursday night at 8:30 on the radio. Pat Stein is married and has a set of twins three years old. Alice Hepner is living in Park Falls and has charge of the Annual North- woods Minstrel Show which has become so famous it has attracted spectators from all over the globe. Shirley Senkbeil just got back from her honeymoon in the Bahamas. Everyone has one of Ray Jacob's records in his home. He has become the world's lead- ing western singer. Harry Wold dis- covered gold on the Yukon and now lives in a gorgeous mansion. Carole Green- wood has become a successful business- woman. She is editor of an exclusive fashion magazine. Rita Feit and Pat Tapplin have changed their names to the 'Fetap Sisters' and their singing has become the rage on juke boxes. Pd. Atkinson is modeling for Drene Shampoo. We all Were envious of her lovely hair as I remember. Gloria Ferkovich is designing clothes for Jaques Faith. Larry Gibson has become a wrestling coach. Jayne Fleming was married in Ari- zona. Mary Alice Kennedy has been traveling around the entire world. She intends to write a novel. Douglas Lee has just signed a contract with the government to find all the min- erals in the Antartic region. Mike O'Donnell married his high school sweetheart and has taken over his father's shoe store. Betty Oehler is in charge of an orphanage in Chicago. Sue Ladd is working in Green Bay. Ray Peterson is giving lessons at Arthur Murray's in New York. Ever since he has been working there a rage of polkas have swept the nation. Ruth Mattke has opened a seamstress shop in London. Ruth Lawver is married and is living in California. Joe Weiss could stay only a few hours as he had a pressing engagement in Chicago. Carl Bloomberg is a successful vetenarian. After the breakfast, the class went to Jane Gustafson's cabin where they had spent many happy days while in high school. They swam and had a picnic dinner. Jane is a famous psychiatrist. -27-

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Class Mist ory As we leave the halls of Lincoln High and they become memories of our past, we realize that the long awaited time is over—our year as seniors. It seems like yesterday that we entered here as Freshmen. After gaping at the school for a few weeks and getting used to the now familiar rooms, we elected Roman Stueber as president, John Hoffman as vice president, and Jim Coleman as secretary and treasurer. Then we were busy working on the Home- coming celebration. In spite of the bonfire we had at the park pavilion we managed to have a big one at tine athletic field, also. We will never forget how our float with the cow and last minute decorations won first prize. February 2 we put on a Dream- er's Holiday. With the help of our advisors, Mr. Reams and Miss Chapman, and the full co-operation of the class, it was a tremendous success. Mr. McMullen and Miss Swenson guided us through our second year. We elected Larry Gibson as president. Bob Schmidt as vice president and Sandra Welty as secretary and treasurer. It is only a memory now of the time we had fixing our float Gone with the Wind for a night parade, but we won second prize. We attempted an after- the-game dance, with canned music, but the crowd was comparatively small. Our Junior year started out with a whiz-bang 1 After taking third prize on our float, we sponsored the first Sadie Hawkins dance ever held here in school. As the girls' shyness slowly ebbed away, more and more dates were announced. At the evening of the dance, a record breaking crowd whirled around in blue jeans, flaired skirts and carrot top corsages. Neil Koshak was our class president; Carole Green- wood, vice president; and Marian Romanowich, secretary and treasurer. On January 30 we ordered our class rings which came just in time for the Prom, April 2$. Arabian Nights was the theme of a very enchanting prom, with the Desert Song our song. Queen Arlene Weber and King Roman Stueber were crowned on that oriental night. Miss Taylor, Mr. Soper and Miss Swenson advised us through this very eventful year. As Seniors, we elected Ted Micek as president, Wayne Moore as vice presi- dent and William Schmidt as secretary and treasurer. We took charge of the successful Homecoming celebration. Our float again took third prize. We elected Pauline Balzer as Homecoming queen and Bob Schmidt was the ‘king. Our senior orchestra, the Merry Musicmakers played for our dances after the basketball games. Mr. Evans, Mr. Biewer and Mr. Frokjer were our advisors. As Seniors, we know that we tried the best we could to make our high school years a part of our life that we would never forget. Our Class Day was held on May 2$. We received our diplomas on the night of May 27, and through our tears we bid a fond farewell to our teachers and class- mates . Class Prophecy TAKEN FROM THE PARK FALLS HERALD June 1, 1963 Park Falls—A class reunion was held by the graduation class of 1953. Of the fifty-three who graduated, forty-five were present for the reunion. The eight who were unable to attend were: Chet Ball who was in Europe building his tenth automobile factory, Ted Micek who was guest of honor at a television convention in New York, Neil Koshak Co. who had a deadline to meet on his rebuilding of the Burma Highway, Nancy Mason—now Nancy Verona—who became the mother of twins a month ago, just couldn't get away from home. Mary Ann Fenzl who is in the WAF's was on tour with the service band. Statesman Bill Schmidt who was guest speaker at the commence- ment exercises at Harvard this year and Marian Romanowich who has been covering the Far East as a reporter for the New York Times. -26-

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Class I, Audrey Alley, will ny speed in shorthand to ny sister, Donna. I, Patricia Atkinson, will ny job at Hanson's Drug Store to Barbara Borkovich. I, Chester Ball, will ny luck of getting the car to Dick O'Donnell. I, Pauline Balzer, do not have any- thing to will, but if someone will will me a few hundred thousand dollars I will be willing to accept. I, Carl Bloomberg, will ny physique to James Bruun. I, Lola Bourgord, will my quietness in school to Barbara Rab. I, James Coleman, will ny thrifty, penny pinching ways to A1 Bergquist. I, Alyce Danielson, will ny embar- rassing moments to Dorothy Kilger. I, Carol Feit, will ny majorette skirt back to Mr. dingy. I, Rita Feit, will—Gee whiz— what can I will? They have willed every- thing away but the school. I, Mary Ann Fenzl, will ny first chair in band to Freddy Hoffman. I, Gloria Ferkovich, will my argu- ments to Margaret Romanowich. I, Jayne Fleming, will my ability to loose men to Marni Helmke. I, Larry Gibson, will my ability to get into trouble to my brother, Jerry. I, Carole Greenwood, will my rides to school to Dick Buetzberger. I, Jane Gustafson, will iry sport clothes to Beverly Erickson. I, Roberta Hanson, will rry pep to James Niebauer. I, David Hegstrom, will ny trapping ability to Ronald Robbins. I, Alice Hepner, will rry plastic nose to anyone who will take good care of it. I, Carol Hilgart, will my long,long fingernails to Sue Teale. I, Raymond Jacobs, will my voice to the future Eddy Arnold's. I, Mary Alice Kennedy, will rry freckles to Miss Toraason. I, Neil Koshak, will rry sidehill gouge to Peter Shaw. I, Jerry Krause, will rry old foot- ball shoes to Bobby Blaski. I, James Kundinger, will ny rides to school to Raymond Weiss. I, Suzanne Ladd, will my ability to make teachers think I'm studying to JoAnn Witt. I, Ruth Lawver, will ny T V blouses to Sally Lemke. Will I, Douglas Lee, will my interest in social problems to ny sister. Mar?on. I, Edith Leitl, will my dark hair to Connie Hooper. I, Nancy Mason, will ny ability to loose excuses and make-up slips to Jeannine Roberts. I, Ruth Mattke, will my sewing ability back to Miss Grutt. I, Theodore Micek, will the presi- dency of the Senior Class to anyone who thinks it's a snap. I, Wayne Moore, will ny job with Grassel's to Fred Hilgart. I, William Merten, will my hunting ability to Robert Olson. I, Michael O'Donnell, will ny success as halfback to Dale Mrotek. I, Betty Oehler, will ny drawing ability to Judy Cooley. I, Raymond Peterson, will my danc- ing feet to Bill Phillips. I, Marian Romanowich, will ny sense of humor to Frances Riley. I, Robert Schmidt, will ny position as offensive captain of the football team to John Miller. I, Stanley Schmidt, will not will ny guitar to anyone. I, William Schmidt, will my schola- stic ability to Hershal Sturm. I, William Schnautz, will ny skiing ability to Charles Gustafson. I, Shirley Senkbeil, will ny letter writing to the Navy to Ilomay Hoffman. I, Patricia Stein, will ny boy- friend trouble to Beverly Moore. I, Roman Stueber, will ny knack of buying cars to Roland Kronberger. I, Patricia Tapplin, will leave; after all, I've graduated. I, Neil Thibedeau, will my quiet- ness in speech class to Neil MacLachLan. I, Laura Wagner, will ny basketball ability to ny sister. Cel. I, Arlene Weber, will ny fun snipe hunting to Miss Sislo. I, Joseph Weiss, can't will anything because you can't will what you ain't got. I, Sandra Welty, will my job of getting Renee' Gilman to school on time to Nancy Hanns. I, Loren Wergeland, will ny book- keeping book back to Miss Taylor. I, Norman White, will ny job as pin setter to Dick Stein. I, Harry Wold, will my theory of live and let live to Robert Kelnhofer. -23-