Cedarburg High School - Cedariel Yearbook (Cedarburg, WI)

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gow Wh1le the strams of How1e Emerson s mus1c fllled the gym the dancers gllded around the floor The huge sllver bell 1n the center of the ce1l1ng revolved and sent flashes of llght to the sllver and gold plne trees along the walls All the efforts of the QSHIOTS for thelr Chrlstmas formal were vxell rewarded by the wonderful turnout of c1t1zens and students At 10 30 the or chestra played a fan fare for the kmg Rau Hansen and the queen Sally Phelps L ter as the number of dancers dwmdled the orchestra took tune out from play mg thelr soft slovx muslc for one polka before the flnale Then vxhen the dance was ox er the couples reluctantlv left the gsm vnhlle the sound of Sllver Bells seemed st1ll to hang on the frosty a1r

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Cfau .fvlwlory It was a September mornmg 1n 1939 our mothers k1SS6d us goodbve w1th tears ln the1r eyes and we trotted away to our f1rst day at school M1ss Klxner the k1ndergarten teacher made our l1ttle 1nsecure hearts feel r1ght at home as we started on the road of educa t1on w1th palnt brushes ln our hands By the next Spflng the Class of 52 was ready for the1r f1rst stage presenta t1on a Mother Goose Operetta There was an assortment of characters g1v1ng everyone a part and the experlence of stage fr1ght for lt was the f1rst t1me we had appeared before the publlc Look1ng through our souvenlrs we f1nd a clay plaque w1th the 1mpress1on of a t1ny hand ln xt and photographs of l1ttle g1rls 1n p1gta1ls and boys 1n knee pants enjoymg a r1de on the wooden tram our class projects durlng our f1rst year of school F1rst grade at last' We were really proud of our selves for we were now go1ng to school all day' Th1S was the year we made our paper dolls Second grade found us rn M1ss K1ngel1n s room d1l1 gently try1ng to master the penc1l and wr1t1ng Dur1ng th1rd grade M1ss Cherdron mtroduced us to the patr1ot1c and DOIIIICSI s1de of l1fe Just as some peo ple do the1r dally exerc1ses every morn1ng the Class of 52 read the newspaper V1s1tors m1ght have found us at any t1me of the school hour under our desks for we very earnestly pract1ced our a1r ra1d drrlls In fourth grade M1ss Sp1nk helped us to th1nk 1n terms of a group rather than as an 1nd1v1dual The next year most of us progressed to f1fth grade where we be came acqua1nted w1th freld tr1ps 1n the sprxng We trav eled to M1lwaukee to the Borden M1lk Company and each rece1ved black paper rulers Wh1Ch we treasured very much Dur1ng s1xth grade we were entertalned w1th Mary Popp1n s stor1es and tales told by M1ss Hotvedt s future husband who had Just returned from servlng overseas 1n the army Our class gave a party for her when she was marr1ed In seventh grade we were taught the value of good posture by Mr W1ld The Class of 52 aga1n appeared be fore the publlc 1n the operetta Tom Sawyer It was ln th1S year that the g1rls and boys began to notlce each other thus many short puppy loves resulted Dur1ng e1ghth grade a mock radlo program was staged vuth commerclals and all We were also dut1 fully glven our golter pllls each vxeek Before gradu atlon we had a party at wh1ch the game W1nkum was the rage Our dlplomas proved to us that we were now ready for the b1g Jump from 8th grade to hlgh school When freshmen our class really expanded as the students from the country schools 1nvaded Cedarburg Hlgh Many a freshman of the Class of 52 was seen runnmg around from room to room trung to f1nd the rlght one or golng up or down the wrong stalrs and be 1ng reproached by upper classmen As sophomores our class boasted Helen Foeger as Home Commg Queen By th1s t1me 1n our second year we knew all the ropes and had our chance to laugh at the new fresh1es The part1cular 1nterests of the students began to show as they became lnterested IH sports and other school aCtlV1t16S The Jumor Prom of 52 was the mam event of the year at Wh1Ch Bert Blanchard and Helen Klekhaefer relgned as kmg and queen As JUHIOTS we d1l1gently decorated the gymnas1um w1th the theme of Rhapsody ln Blue The begmmng of our Semor year found us proudly show1ng off our class rmgs Although str1cken Wlth pol1o two of our classmates Rav Hansen and Jack Kellner recovered and returned to school to JOIH 1n the act1v1t1es S1lver Bells w1th Ray Hansen as k1ng and Sally Phelps as queen was an event for us long to remember In the Spr1ng our class play Mlchael M1ller meant work but many pleasant hours of make belleve Then on the eve of our graduatlon as we reahzed that we were together as a school group for the last t1me the memorres of the years spent together flowed through our m1nds and suddenly vxe knew that the h1s tory of the class of 52 was ended New 1nterests new fr1endsh1ps and new vlstas were open1ng for us and from our experlences 1n the past would vue bu1ld our future . 7 . . l . . , 1 V ' , . . v . Y l . . , . . . Q - . . . . , U . .- 1 ' - ' 1 , . . , . , . . 1 1 1 ' v . V . . . Y. . 1 . , , , . . . . . . . . . . - , , . . . H Y . 1 - vw 1 - - - . 1 . . . . 1 , - . 1 ' ' l. - 11 - - 1 ' 1 . ' ' ' ' ' .. - - 11 1 1 1 . 1 , 1 1 ' v ' 1 . ' 1 ' ' .. 11 . . . . . . , y V - - V . . .. -1 - , . ,

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Class fl 9 Left to right Marilyn Buenting Erwin Frank Left to right David Ellis Diane Boak and David Ellis and Robert Griesbach The cast for the play Michael Miller was as follows: Dave Ellis, Erwin Frank, Marilyn Buenting, Lenat Hoff- mann, Donald Uselding, Helen Foeger, Genie Lauterbach, Jean Faris, Helen Kiekhaefer. Jack Kellner, Armin Schwanz, Jim Weber, Charles Mueller, Phyllis Guidinger, Jane Jochem. Karl Geilfuss, Earl Hintz. Edgar Liesen- berg, Robert Griesbach. Joan C. Hoffmann, Lois Mueller, Paul Wittenberg. Delores Rintelman. Carol Seidler, Mar- cella Lueders. Frances Gall, Carol Wessel, Gerald Wessel, Lois Radke. Bert Blanchard. Roy Hennings. Mary Hal- loran, Shirley Bannenberg, Leola Ehlke, Evelyn Miske, Allison Campbell. Mary Meyer. Tom Farber. Donna Zwickey, Warren Wirth, Gordon Waters, Ellen Boerner fpianistk. Shirley Fenger. Harvey Beck, Diane Boak, Le Roy Jaeger. Director, Mrs. Wehmhoff. 26