Appleton High School - Clarion Yearbook (Appleton, WI)

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Typical is this shot of Mr. H. H. Helble, Appleton High School's principal, at his desk, surrounded by papers and en- grossed in the countless activities which make him one of the state's busiest school heads. In the rolling river valley, Where the Fox flows by, A famous high school rears the banner 'Appleton' on high. CXYOR many years citizens of Appleton have dreamed of a new high school building that was to be worthy of the ideals for which democracy stands. ln 1938 this dream was at last realized, and today we are enjoying one of the finest, most beautiful, and most completely equipped buildings in the state, a monument to education and tangible evidence of the progress education has made. lt should be and is a challenge for achievement to both students and teachers. On the morning of September seventh, principal and faculty welcomed fourteen hundred and fifty students who were impatiently waiting to enter the new high school. Each senior, junior, and sophomore must have earnestly resolved that he would attempt to be worthy of the privilege that was his. Certainly every instructor was anticipating an eventful and a successful year. Perhaps the next highlight in this year of historic firstsf' was the initial lyceum program when students entered the vast auditorium for the first time, That its remarkable beauty and dignity both awed and thrilled them was evidenced by the hushed silence and the spontaneous cheering which followed. It was a most impressive occasion. The excited audience was oppor- tunely reminded by the speaker that success in life is dependent on the goal toward which one strives. - Mgawfrrytsmyrussltf

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K k.'r4 md MU o A X, 1 i r . I' 1 1 w tv W, f if i 1 5. ' I X Ylxjffi r kr , E X . t . I 5 -4 I ll . I l 1'll , w A few weeks later visitors were in- vited to an open house at which time more than ten thousand people thronged the halls and toured the building. On every side one could hear school days being recalled by former students busy comparing the new school with the old. Although all alumni were loyal to their alma mater, everyone was sincerely gener- ous in his praise and enthusiasm for this new building with its many advantages. I'd like to go back again, was the most frequent comment. l As students, alumni, and townspeople attended various events such as basketball , , , In the upper picture is Mr. Werner Witte, assistant principal and teacher of games: the JUU101' and Senlor class plays: nomics and sociology. Below are Miss Hilda Harm and Miss Margaret Thom - - office clerks, who attend to all those million details which make the whee and high school dances, they all realized .mundsosmoomy again that adequate facilities for activities do indeed add to the pleasure and success of such ventures. Gratitude is due to those citizens who have made all this possible. Finally came the evening of December sixthw-the evening of the formal dedicatory cere- mony, when the building was officially pledged to 'lthe perpetuation and improvement of demo- cratic society and representative government -that is to the development of good citizenship and real Americanism, something far more fundamental than building and equipment. And so, Sing her praises through the valley, Send them ringing on. Do great deeds for Alma Mater, Splendid Appleton. -MISS ELSIE MUELLER ami '13