Beaver Dam High School - Beaver Log Yearbook (Beaver Dam, WI)

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.. Q THE BEAVER LOG .. ' No oracle, no prophet, no un- seeming disturbance of nature gave warning to the world that the class of 1936 was in the making in the years of 1930 and ,193l, but it was. First as a collection of anxious and some- what timid seventh graders, the class began to take form. The group, no larger than customary did nothing out of the ordinary that year nor in the next, when Commendable worm was done es- pecially in football,debate,or- chestra, and band by members of the class. ' In February, with the weather hovering around the zero mark, a Valentine Party was held in the gym for class members. A picnic at the Hccarthy Farm on Fox Lake concluded the sopho- more year.The main event on the A group of coun- try students ar- rived to lend nu- merical strength. But by that time the class of 'ES had become ori- ented and was pre- pared to enter on its high school days. Under the lead- ership of Verne Knoll, Robert Brow- er, Robert McKay, officers,and Miss Schultz,Mr. Good- rich, and Miss Gibbs, advisers, the class comple- ted its initial year of senior high school. Many-members of the class, having the interest and the ambition,par- ticipated in var- ious school acti- vities. A junior hish prom, a Halloween Hs. .hm Trefhm 0el'ner To Mrs. Jean Trethen Gehner, who as our librarian md Instructor, proved u valued and loved Friend and adviser, 'eo fhe class of 1956, dedlcafe this mmnrLm. picnic day pro- gram was a soft ball game with a jun i or arouse. The soihomores, aided by Mr. IcDsn1els, who pitched score less ball, easily won. When the third year began, this group of willful, energetic people decided to have a bigger and better year than ever be fore. with Tom Laughlin as pres- ident, and Robert McKay and Arthur Colligan as the other officers, they prepared for a busy year. The choosing of a class rink pro- vided many a head ache. After much wrangling and ar- gument the ring cornznittee f inally made three selec- tions upon which the class voted. party and a Minnewonka Beach picnic were the social attrac- tions for the year. The next year the class again elected Verne Knoll president. Eugene Wabi and Arthur Colligan served as vice president and secretary-treasurer. Miss Bark- hausen, Miss Wendtland, and Mr. McDan1els advised the class. CLASS HISTORY-DEDICATION In anticipation of the annual junior prom, the class members enthusiastically started plan- ing for this outstendinn social event of the year evrly in the winter. The clever motif nfop- ted was an Arctic evegin: with the naurora bOT66l1Sn. Elaine Riopelle was responsible for its artistic seccess. PAGE 24