Tomah High School - Hamot Yearbook (Tomah, WI)

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Freshman Class History EING old enough to have a voice, we are very thankful for this opportunity of using it, although, we must confess, that we hardly anticipated the pleasure, owing to the high cost of paper at the present time. On Tuesday, September 6, 1916, we entered the Tomah High School, seventy-six in number. We represented quality and quantity, a combination seldom seen, and while our exterior may have blossomed forth in that peculiar shade of green, character- istic ofthe Freshman, it was like beauty, only skin deep. lnwardly, we were Hlled with a firm determination that the menagerie would be minus its goats this year. The excessive heat of those September days soon removed a small portion of the firm- ness, but we adjusted ourselves to the daily routine of high school life with exceptionally few blunders. We believed that the application of our natural talent to avoid mistakes was the reason why we made so few, but the following is another reason, which found its origin in one of the upper classes: The watchful eye of somebody's brother, Advice from somebody's sister fair, Were stars, which lighted the Freshy,s wayg Telling him how, and when, and where. If neither our reason nor their reason sounds plausible to you, blame it onto the warg it's the reason for everything these days. ln course of time, we held a class meeting, and elected the following ofhcers: PRESIDENT .........,...... . . . i . . .KENNETH JOHNSON VICE-PRESIDENT .i.,......,.. .,.,... K ARYL ALLER SECRETARY AND TREASURER .......................... PHILLIP KRESS The majority of us spent our first semester in the sub-assembly, and those days will always be a pleasant memory. Several of the Freshmen bid fair to become prominent in athletics, next year. A grand effort was put forth to teach us the art of Ticket Selling, but as our talent does not lie in that direction, it proved to be a miserable failure. Some of the Seniors think our middle name is Party, but what is there in a name? The Future's like an ocean, on which our bark must sail, But we're the combination to battle with the gale, With Quality as captain, and Quantity as crew, We'll sail along the Sophomore sea, and greet you when we're through. 22

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Sophomore Class History S we were too young to have a voice last year, this is our lirst chance to explain the greatness ol' the most illustrious class in Toinah High School. Contrary to other classes, we are not ashamed of our Freshman experiences. lt is true we had a touch of that disease known as grccnness, but that was only according to pre- cedent, and it quickly passed off. We lirst met as a class during the second week of school, in the sub-assembly, and in a very short and orderly meeting the following ollicers were elected: PREsiDEN'r. .i,,, . . .DOL'GL.AS BELL VICE-PREs1DENT. . , ...... EDITH XYEAGER SECRETARY ,.... . . .LORENA BONGERS Fl1REASL'RER .,.,4..,,.. .....,,..,....,........ . , .CLEMENS LUECR Our president was later succeeded by Leon Stelter. We were represented on the football team by George W'oll'e, Leon Stelter, and hlark Reardong on the basketball team by George Wolfe and Peter Brunetteg and in debating by Clemens Lueck. The only social event of the year was the Freshman-Sophomore Prom, on May 4th, which was a grand success. As to activeness, no matter in what class-room we were at the fire-alarm signal, the Freshmen were always out lirst. VVe came back to school Sept. 15, IQI6, as lull-fledged Sophomores, fully resolved to treat the Freshmen more kindly than we had been treated. llow we lived up to our resolution may be told later on by the Freshmen themselves. This year we had three men on the football team, two on the basketball team, and two on the debating team. One ol' our class-mates, Peter Brunette, served as a soldier with the National Guard on the Mexican border the first semester, but again joined us the second semester. Our present class ollicers are: PRESIDENT ..... . . .CLEN1fiNS LUECR VICE-PRESIDENT. , . . .l.,0REN.-X BONGERS SECRETARY ...,, . . .GEORGE S'rRAcH,xN rlSREASL'RER ..., .,., C LEMITNS LUECK ZI

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Ocle of Liddane, Reynolds and Grassman Ich wciss nicht was soll es bcclcuten, Dass ich always in classes llunkg Ich study doeh iinnicr so llcissig, Doch sind mcine lessons so punk. llerr Bray sagt ich sci lazy, Ich sehe es aber nicht ein Dcnn ich study Ll nd schreib wie crazy Und soll doch im lessons gut sein, Eh' ich gross bin, soll ich was lernen W'omit ich mein cash crnen kann, Und dann werd ich Herr Bray doch proven Dass he was mistaken some. --fllx. Cut Teachers Mr. Bray, as liather of thc school, Always finds some golden rule To tell us morning, night, or noon. Miss Keifer has been here Teaching German many a year, And to the students she is clear. Mr. Beach iust came to us ol' late, But we all think he's up-to-date. Mr. Maxwell's been here quite awhile, VVe all watch him to know the style. Mr. Davis is bashful, quiet and meek, But in teaching he is not so sleek. Miss Rose Drowatzky is well liked by all, We hope she comes back to us every fall. Mr. Watson left this lovely spot, But his last words were, Forget-me-not. Miss Christolliers with love and cheer Teaches us English every year. Mr. Chinnock is 21 man selli-made, ln school he is called the .lack ol' all trade. Miss Howes, a girl well known in town, Can cook and bake things to a brown. Miss D. Drowatzky's great in the Pedagogical line, And like her sister we think she's line. In singing, Miss Williams excels, that is sure, But in spelling we think she's decidedly poor. Miss Rice is interested in the law, But teaches History without a llaw. -ALICE INIONAHAN ' 23