Berlin High School - Mascoutin Yearbook (Berlin, WI)

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 The Architects” “THE WAY TO BETTER LIVING BEGINS WITH BETTER SCHOOLS” An American school, today, is a place where knowledge grows, where character develops, where freedom thrives. It is a place where good citizenship is learned by children, and practiced by adults. Where human thought and behavior are guided and tempered by wisdom and truth. It is a prime source of every community’s welfare, productiveness and growth. We are grateful to our Berlin school board for providing these opportunities for the people of our community. Our school administrators and teachers deserve a share of the credit for their invaluable contributions to our schools. The school doors have been opened to Parent-Teacher group and for public discussions, and enabled everyone to help shape its course as a community en- terprise of the most fruitful kind. All of us, at any age, may turn to a school for help and inspiration in attaining what is most rewarding for ourselves, individually and together. We the class of 1955 had the opportunity and enjoyment of seeing our wond- erful building project develop. Yet just as surely as if our footsteps echoed in those corridors we feel we are a part of this monument to education lor the youtlr and to adults of our area. Our sincere hope is that this annual will then be a reminder of our golden high school days and that you will gain many enjoyable moments by reliving those experiences. Carol Ann Lehman, Judy Van Sistine Co-Editors

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A BOY AND A DRUM During that first week of school 4 years ago, the big job for us freshmen was getting acquainted. One of the boys that was soon known by all was a dark curly haired lad who played a drum. This boy was Le Roy Lang. On the afternoon of September 2, 1954, Lc Roy was practicing football at the school field with his friends on the team. Less than eight hours from that time, Le Roy lay dead at the scene of an automobile accident just north of Berlin. The curly haired lad would not play football with his pals afterall, and his drum would wver be rolled again. To his classmates Le Roy stood for a good time, jokes, and lots of fun. His drum was heard many nights after school in the band room with the notes from two coronets, a saxaphone, and a trombone joined in a jam session. To his many friends from school it seems like Le Roy has just taken a trip and forgot to tell us where he was going. We will never forget his cherry ‘Hi,’ his friendly smile, or his hearty laugh. No one will ever know why he was taken when he was or in the way he was, but all of us, students and teachers alike, will miss him. I feel certain though, that God has just called His star drummer home to play in His band, and that somewhere in Heaven there stands a black, curly haired 16 year old boy who will never stop rolling his drum. By Mary Cassidy

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” 1 lie I rustees” Gordon James President Alvin Petruschke Vice President Ben Grota Clerk Wilfred Handrich Ben Seaman Harold Klassa Howard Barnes Norbert Mendleski John Gillett Leonard Kresal Lee Harrington With the passing of Edward Mendleski, the Berlin City Schools lost a faithful friend, advisor and supporter. During his three decades on the Board of Education he did much to make the dream of a new building become a living reality.