Wisconsin High School - Wisconsin Yearbook (Madison, WI)

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R,d:X,.Wn. Miss Lathrop-The feminine Napoleon. The absolute dictatrix of the Study Hall. Her torture implements are developed to the acme of perfection and the miserable wretch who opposes her regime is condemned to the futile, but perpetual labor of encyclopedia repro- duction. Mr. Lees-He isn't around much, but when he is you know it. He's the mastermind behind the dramatic and forensic masterpieces produced hereabouts. His triumph this year was the Queen's Husband, and a great show it was, though marred by a few misfortunes. He is truly a man of the world, and a great guy. Mr. McMullen- jawn to the boys, Honey to the girls, and Mr. lNlclXlullen to his face. His classes, Chemistry and Health. No-w what l'm getting at is that. is a much heard sound. Miss Morse- Baby of the Faculty, petite, dark. Spent the summer preparing to teach Modern History. Sudden chai e in faculty. just before school started she d erself to-teach A ei is ory. Last reported doing very well. ' C, Mrs. Nofsker-Guilder of the XYisconsin igh Lili Skills the girls in needlework, dress design, color har ony, balance, poise, and patience. Come on boys let's boost her. Her protegees will make more economical wives. Mrs. Pfeiffer- She greets us in the morning with a most climatic smile As she radiates her glaciated French on us the while And she teaches us geography in true Parisian style. Mr. Phillips-Possesses a kindly well tested philosophy. Always the perfect gentleman. Adviser to the Annual in all its practical mat- ters. Noted for his skill in the straightening of ties in those cru- cial moments before the Annual pictures are taken. Mr. Pooley-For what odd or seemingly out-of-the-ordinary fact are the Pooley English classes known? The answer is invariably the composition of a thesis or the recitation of some poetic gem upon ar- riving late to class. This is usually extremely painful to everyone con- cerned. Mr. Ryan-You see him when he says Hello to you in the lower hall and also when you're in the office for other reasons than telephoning or attending to your attendance. He's the boss but if he's at heart a cruel dictator the seniors haven't found it out in six years. Miss Springhorn-This eminent horticulturist is universally known for the unusual, unique and useless cabbages and dandelions she cultivates. She sprouts them with the germ of knowledge, waters them with book reports and weeds them with grammar. Mr. Sur-Immediately upon his arrival at NV. H. S. Mr. Sur ,set himself to the task of gently coercing reluctant musical prodigies to enter the orchestras and glee clubs. After completing this tour de force he organized the A Cappella Choir. Mr. Trump-If A equals twice as much as three more than four times what B was when VVashington crossed the Delaware, how fast can train Q go, and what is the area of triangle XYZ? Such is the nature of the torture inflicted by this member of the pedagogical staff upon the students. He might be called a communist because o-f his radicals. Mrs. Voss-Mathematicians have agreed that equals can be sub- stituted for equals, but we have agreed that nothing can be substituted for Mrs. Voss. Miss Weber-Stisliected by some of being the heroine of that popular song Ma Lynda Lou. Her outline method of teaching Bi- ology and Health worked so well on us that she had to- go to Chicago to use it on the teachers there. Miss Weightman-Here is a wit what is a wit, wittiness being something which some say is totally lacking in some teachers of Latin. However, not so here. A puzzle fiend, she delights in work- ing them while the students struggle, labor and sweat over a test. Mr. Werking-The idea in his class, of course, is to work and keep on werking. The subject matter, Das Deutsch, is freely inter- spersed with lengthy Biblical passages. The class is divided into Con- querors and Giants, Heaven knows why!

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Miss Ball-The husky, bouncing liall, Queen of the sore musclefl Gym Girls. All the girls like her despite their stiff fiexors and ex- tensors and strained fat. Everybody calls her llotty, Miss Borchers-If she hadn't been a Doctor of Speech and an authority on everything relating to that lield, we still contend that she would have been just as famous as a chef de cuisine. Mrs. Burr-French, Latin, Greek, German, lXlathematics. She knows them ally teaches the last two. She has been with the school since its founding, some twenty years ago. Besides being a teacher, she is dean of girls, and assistant to the principal. Mr. Claxton-One stroke of his dynamic brush and lo and be- hold, a picture lifichelanglo would have envied. Yea, the very essence of genius is incarnate in this man, that he may produce those master- pieces. Mr. Davise-In the laboratory, in the classroom, over testube, over student, let it never be said that the eagle eye of Ira C. Davis ceases to keep watch and pierce the innermost secrets therof. Here is a real scientist, a master of chemistry and physics. Mr. Divers-If for no other reason than he gave hearing unto those deaf ears gathered in the assembly chamber, the name of Lang- don Divers will be forever inscribed upon the annals of this our .Xlma lllater, Ulr. For it was he, a teacher of manual arts who constructed minute pieces, labored throughout the fervid summer to fabricate the public address system now in use. Nay his name be praised ad infinitum. Mr. Edgerton-ls a newcomer to our institution and caused quite a Hutter among the hearts of our female students, 'til he got married during Christmas vacation. Has been kno-wn to entertain one of his classes at his home. Miss Guyles--Miss Guyles will long be remembered by us Latin students as the teacher who patiently implanted conjugations and de- clensions in our knowledge restricted minds. After dusting them off tthey need it, seeing they're 2000 years oldj she doses us with Caesar, Cicero, and Vergil in a luost interesting and enjoyable manner. Mr. Hartung-Dr. Maurice Leslie Hartung, better known as Einstein prime, returned to NV. H. S. after a year's absence to impress upon our tunj mathematical minds the importance of deductive rea- soning and the analytic method of thinking. He has saturated us with syllogisms, differentiae, etc., etc., and we have all become most logical minded. Miss Henderson-Rookies, cookies, bakers, takers, of cooking' Find they're food fiends when they learn to turn 'em and burn 'em un- der the guidance of llliss Henderson. Mr. Hinderman- The Dean, teller of fish stories, financial and political genius, god-father of sports and protector of Hi-Y. Also teaches-mechanical drawing, shop and Vocations to them as wants 'em. A mental and physical heavy weight whose cheery smile which he uses to advertise his teeth is well known and loved. Miss. Heard-Ah! Found! An English teacher who teaches litera- ture with a laugh, and grammar as it should be taught-that is pain- lessly. She nurtures our spelling tor lack of ith, and doses us with Shakespeare. Miss Laura Johnson- La belle langue francaisef' is her dish. She speaks it like a true Frenchtwojman and has gained the reputa- tion of being one of the foremost French teachers in this country. She is a linguist in the true sense of the word, a linguist of the o-ld, inter- mediate, a.nd new schools. Languages might almost be called her hobby. By her cheery Bonjour and rotating gestures shall ye know her. Miss Ruth Johnson-History is her forte, non stop monologues her specialty. A thorough teacher of history and social problems. A liberal with convictions well Jmirtetl by e dence, Personally very likeable. Q.. Mr. Kivlin-Hops over ex ry ni mrning' fr n the School of Xgri- culture to teach Plant Culture. Many of you, especially the girls. prob- ably don't kno-w him but all who've known him so far have said that he's a great fellow. Mr. Knapp-Here is an lXllXllXl. Not to let the government get ahead of us, this means Man of Muscle and Mind, not to mention big words. He was a greenhorn with relation to the school, this year. His football team was fairly successful but it seems that the basketball team was sort of caught knapping.

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C L A S S E S SENIOR JUNIOR SOPHOMORE FRESHMEN EIGHTH GRADE SEVENTH GRADE I