Barneveld High School - Hilites Yearbook (Barneveld, WI)

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CLASS WILL We, the members of the Senior Class of Barneveld High School of 1954, having been thoroughly examined and tested by capable psychiatrists and brain specialists and pronounced reasonably sane and able to negotiate such an important and vital document, do hereby execute and declare this to be our last will and testament. To the Juniors we leave our willingness to co-operate; to the Sophomores, our participation in extra curricular activities; and our good behavior in class meetings to the Feshmen. Anna Mae Arndt wills her contact with the Arena boys to Marian Meyer. Shirley Ash wills her ability to get to school at the same time every day (Right after the bell has rung) to anyone who wants it. Jerry Blaser wills his basketball abilities to the future basketball players of B.H.S. Reginald Brattlie wills his interest in baseball to Walter Campbell. Bill Brennan wills his interest in sports to Jim Erickson. Ronald Bunbury wills his trips to Dodgeville to Ronald Gilbertson. Alice Campbell wills her good study habits to Dean Olson-so he can rise in the world some day. Douglas Carden wishes to leave his ability to be seen and not heard to Bobby Duffey. Tom Clerkin wills his height to Dick Friedli so he can use it while playing basketball. Gerald Cork wills his carefree attitude to Bernard Henry. Tom Duesler wills his athletic abilities to Bobby Frame. Mary Enloe wills her ability to drive a school bus to anyone who can make use of it. Frank Erickson wills his ability to keep a car right side up on the road to Ronald Arndt. Norita Eveland wills her cheerleading abilities to future cheerleaders of B.H.S. Tom Frame wills his ability to catch a girl toWilliam Arndt. Allen Henry wills his quiet ways to Merton Watrud. Margreth Hosking wills her ability to get along with people to Carol Theo- bald. Helen Meyer wills her dark hair to Marilyn Paulson. Dick Moyer wills his wise remarks in classes to Billy Massey, so he can add them to his collection. Shirley Moyer wills her letters from S .Carolina to anyone who would like to have them. Dale Olson wills the time he spends looking for his books to LaVerne Marty. Audrey Owens wills her sunny disposition to Charlotte Enloe. Lucille Peterson wills her soprano voice to Mary Arnold. Mary Ann Ryan wills her scholastic abilities to her sister Monica, if she promises to make good use of them. Fred Segebrecht wills his office of class secretary to Jean Ranney. Harvey Theobald wills his ability to keep in contact with the Riley and Mt Horeb girls to Pat McSherry. Pete Trainor wills his football abilities to Phil Erickson. Donna Walstad wills her knowledge of Chevrolets to anyone who wants it. Helen Zepplin wills her musical ambitions to Avis Poast, as she plans to become a music teacher. Witnesses: Mary Ann Ryan, Helen Zepplin Alice Campbell-Attorney at Law

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CLASS HISTORY Let's take a trip into our time machine. As we flip the switch we are a- ware of a queer sensation. As we get our bearings, we are back at the be- ginning of our Freshman year, and the sensation was pure fright. The suspense finally ended when the Juniors made us bona fide members of B.H.S. Tom Duesler was elected as our president and got our class off to a good start. We were very active in extra-curricular activities such as band, chorus, ath- letics, forensics, and newspaper work. Margreth Hosking was elected Home- coming representative. Pete Trainor represented us on the Student Council. Three cheerleaders were chosen from our class: Norita Eveland, Margreth Hosking, and Shirley Ash. As was a custom, we put on the annual Christ- mas party for the rest of the students with the aid of our advisor, Mr. But- teris. Once again we return to the laboratory time machine and this time we flip the switch marked 1952 that whirls us back to our Sophomore year. Our membership has depreciated from 33 to 32, with the loss of Leatrice Retrum and Peter Thompson to Hollandale and the gain of Allan Hixon. We have Tom Clerkin leading us this year with the aid of our advisor, Mr. Schaefer. This year, feeling more at home we are even more active in school activi- ties. From our class we have seven boys on the football team, ten on the basketball team, and eight taking part in forensics. Four of the eight school cheerleaders, Shirley Ash, Norita Eveland, Margreth Hosking, and Helen Zepplin, were elected from our class. Jerry Blaser was our Student Council representative. Mary Ann Ryan was chosen to represent us on the Home- coming court of honor.. On October 16, 1952, we sponsored a hayride for the entire school. When we press the button to 1953, things really begin to happen. Proud- ly we are now known as upper classmen. Our number has decreased again, this time to 29, with the loss of Tom Watkins to Beaver Dam, Allan Hixon to Monroe, Evelyn Meili to Dodgeville, and Ethel Erickson and Arnold Nelson at home. We are joined by Mary Enloe from Mt. Horeb and Allen Henry from Dodgeville. This year we have seven lettermen and six cheerleaders in our midst, not to mention all the Juniors in band, chorus, newspaper work, ahd forensics. Lucille Peterson represented us at Homecoming and Tom Cler- kin on the Student Council. Bill Brennan was elected president of the class and Mrs. Punzel was our advisor. One of the highlights of the year was initiating the Freshmen which turn- ed out to be lots of fun. Next came our class play Glamor Boy' which with the help of Mrs. Collins and Mr. Smith was a huge success. It was a great day, too, when our long awaited class rings arrived.The biggest thrill of all was presenting our Prom. Monty Hacker furnished the music. Bill Brennan and Arbutus Bohle reigned as king and queen to the theme Apple Blossom Time’. Now, rather sadly, we come to the last button marked 1954. It represents our last year at B.H.S. Pete Trainor was elected class president and Mr. Smith was our class advisor. This was really a big year for us withan annual to put out, class pictures class play, Homecoming, and all the activities that go with graduating. Home- coming was held January 8, with music by Dan Garson. Audrey Owens and Gerald Cork reigned as royal couple, and Shirley Ash represented the senior class on the court of honor. Our class play, Beauty and the Beef , was presented April 29, and with the help of Mrs. Wittenwyler, was a success. And so ends our trip in the time machine and also our school days at B.H.S. but although our school days are ended, there are still all these Mem- ories and many more that will not be soon forgotten by the graduating class of 1954 as they travel on the highways of life. Dick Moyer and Margreth Hosking

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CLASS PROPHECY It was a very nice, sunny May 21, 1964, and I was going to work at the corner of Fifth and Main Street. A Newsboy came up to me and asked me if 1 wouldn't like to buy a paper. This is an extra special edition he said. It has a special article written in it by the Barneveld Daily Drovers Journal Pick-up man about the Senior Class of 1954. When I heard this, I immediately bought one and started to read the article. This is what it said: Tom Clerkin is married and living down at Belleville where he is head Basketball Coach at the high school. He said he had a fine bunch of boys and the way the season was going he thought they would be playing in the State Tournament. Harvey Theobald is running the farm with his dad and still trying to make it from Barneveld to Riley to pick up Audrey in record time. He says he likes to go to dances at Club 18. Mary Ann Ryan is marr- ied and living on a farm down in Jonesvalley just above the Jonesvalley School Mary Ann said it didn't seem like home without the patter of little feet around the house, so Tom bought her a little pup. Tom Duesler is backfield coach of the Los Angeles Rams football team. He flies back to Barneveld on week ends and while there he spends much of his time on the outskirts of Barneveld. Jerry Blaser and Ronald Bunbury are the co-owners of Club 18, Club 14, and Club 51 in Wisconsin and now they have left for Las Vegas, Nevada, to invest some of their savings and drum up a little more business. Gerald Cork is now Captain Cork in the Air Na- tional Guard. He is trying awful hard to get a few more recruits for the Food Service Department. He says he gets a kick out of teaching the boys how to peel potatoes. Frank Erickson is farming down by Black Earth. He has to batch it right now but he says it won’t be long now until he has a housekeeper. Helen Zepplin has continued to keep on with music and she is now teach- ing some of the concert players a few tricks. Reginald Brattlie is president of the First National Bank in Madison and really handling the money. Mar- greth Hosking is in Chicago where she is a cover girl for Woman's Home Companion and a model for Sears Roebuck. Douglas Carden has left for Africa with his private airplane where he plans to do elephant hunting Shir- ley Moyer is working for the ROSCO Appliances Company in Madison and she is still trying to get that guy from Arena. Tom Frame is in Alaska where he is a fur trapper and a geat bear hunger. Donna Walstead is married and living on an Arneson farm south of Barn- eveld Lucille Peterson is working in Madison at Thorpe Financing Company but she still has much time for dancing and visits from Hollandale. Mary En- loe now lives on a neat little farm at Blue Mounds. There were several small children playing in the yard '■he day the pick-up man was there so it looks like Mary and her husband will have plenty of help in the future. Anna Mae Arndt is at home, still qoing with that guy from Arena. She is seriously thinking about making her permanent residence there. Dale Olson is running his dad's farm down at Walnut Hollow. He just can t seem to find a su table housekeeper though. Bill Brennan is teaching Chemistry at Mt. Hor- eb now and a few of the students were giving him a rough time (Like he used to do at Barneveld) Helen Meyer is working in Madison at the Tenny Building and still looking for that certain guy.