West Division High School - Comet Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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Helmut Achtenberg Charlotte Baird Clarence Blank Helen Bloedel A Rose Bottoni A Ethel Bauman .J i , - a QJ-Wh w JJ QJ9' BernicmbBracke James Bril Warren Callahan Charlotte Callies Raymond Cavanaugh Bernadine Clos Irene Druml William Fischer Rose Forman Hugo Franz Allen Fruenclt George Geder

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ANDREW PURAL A quiet but forceful student presided over the February Senior class. Andrew Pural in his high school years combined successfully: leadership, athletics, and scholarship. A threefsport man in athletics, he won in track, basketball, and football. He iinished his career in football by placing on the allfcity team as fullback. Uniting a good scholastic standing and a brilliant athletic career, 'lAndy deserves special credit for the service done for West. His unhurried movements and speech were outward signs of his levelfheaded selffreliance which have made him an excellent leader. Andy throughout the year displayed discerning judgment in selecting his aids and managing his tasks. FEBRUARY CLASS Mr. Shong characteriied the February Senior Class as Mthe quiet class. No loud squabbles or disagreements marred the smooth, efficient manner in which they organized and ran their meetings. This same orderly spirit prevailed in the work of all the committees despite the fact that they had to handle the affairs of the largest February class ever graduated at West. To control the activities of the class, the February Seniors elected Andrew Pural, president, Eugene Heubner, vicefpresidentg Ethel Baumann, secretary, and, Lucille Wasicek, treasurer. Undoubtedly the businesslike procedure of the class was due to the election of capable ofhcers. James Kuhn was ranked as highest in the class. High honor is always a brilliant achievement, but james' achievement has even more value than usual, for he surf mounted a barrier of ill health, which had necessitated a temporary withdrawal from school. Lucille Turtenwald received second honors, and Charlotte Baird came next with third honors. Graduation at West Division has always been an impressive and beautiful ceref mony. It is an experience that graduating seniors never forget. Even the pref lude to graduation is full of tense excitement. Two weeks before this February graduation, nervous seniors were too excited to pay much attention to their studies. Rehearsals, clothes, and last minute business caused distractions in the classrooms. On the evening of the second of February, the new, beautiful auditorium of the Girls' Vocational School was being rapidly filled with mothers, fathers, and relatives, soon leaving empty only the white ribboned rows for the graduates. An expectant silence settled as the orchestra started L'Pomp and Circumstancef' and then the slow, silent parade of the seemingly calm seniors began. Selections were faultlessly given by the orchestra, the A Capella chorus, and the girls' sextette, as the program progressed. Rabbi Baron, as the principal speaker, spoke pleasingly and well on The Function of Knowledge. Andrew Pural, class president, presented the class gift, a donation for the enlargement of the trophy case. The reading of the class honors by Mr. Shong followed, A growing atmosphere of expectation was apparent in the audience, but finally Mr. Weihe stood up to read the class roll. As each Senior walked across the decorated stage and took his diploma from Dr. Theisen, his high school days ended.

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Harry Goodrum .. - Alma Greiner , Peter Grirnyser 3 Myrtle Grutsch A ' Willard Hanson Gladys Harrneyer Gunther Heller Lucille Hemke Beata Hoessel Eugene Huebner Harry James John Kerznar Otto Klaus George Kneyse Kenneth Knauer George Kosalos Frank Krenn Mary Kurtz