Central High School - Booster Yearbook (La Crosse, WI)

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C. H. Stokke, our towering mathematics teacher, was born right here in La Crosse, the beautiful. He is an all-round adviser of the Booster Club. There is little wonder that one who appreciates good acting as R. R. Stone informs us that he has struggled through eleven years at Central. More power to you, Mr. Stone. He tells us the most interesting places he has visited are Kentucky Caves and Big Smoky Moun- tains. He attended Lawrence College and the University of Wisconsin. Mr. Stone teaches civics and history manager of athletics. Mr. Stok uf. would choose George Arliss - rite star. Hi obby is athle rea 4 - rey's books. my s 1 M. Sutton thinks the most interesting place he has visited is New York. He has no favorite movie star, but enjoys the comic Wash and Easy. Mr. Sutton also likes Eddie Cantor on the radio. His work includes physical education, algebra, bas- ketball, and track. Mr. Sutton's favorite magazine is l turgav Evening Post. ful-f Cydell Swenson is our school librarian and adviser of Library Round Table. Harpers Bazaar is her favorite maga- zine. Look who heads the list of her favorite movie stars-none other than the glamorous Norma Shearer. She thinks Colorado is interesting. Miss Swenson's favori radio program is Ford's Hour, but slgiriv 'r let. Theodora Taras teaches German and Latin. She has attended Lawrence College and the University of Wisconsin. Miss Taras tells us she has acted as an instructor at Central for six years and is at present adviser of the Girl Reserves. Miss Taras has the onor of being president of the La Cr Teachers' Club. .M WW C. C. Thomas is faculty business manager of the Booster. This short, dark haired, English teacher has attended both Milton College and the University of Wisconsin. Mr. Thomas has been with us for fourteen years. He takes pleasure in outdoor sports and camping, but finds the movies have no attraction for him. Adele Wallin has the unusual hobby of jewelry making. She also enjoys stamp collecting. Miss Wallin tells us her favorite author is Browning. When she attends the movies, she chooses to see the sophisticated Ann Harding. Does it seem strange to you that an art teacher chooses Salesman Sam as her favorite comic? Well, maybe. Mrs. M. dance Her 24 University, Crosse, She has State Teachers' College. s hobbies are fishing and outdoor sports. D. R. Wartinbee teaches all phases of music. He has charge of the bands, or- chestra, Girls' Chorus, and Boys' Glee Club. Mr. Wartinbee has attended the University of Wisconsin and the La Crosse State Teachers' College. Nocturne has this talented musician for an adviser. He gra- duated from Central and at the present time Josephine Hintgen is supervisor of upper grades, junior High Schools, and educa- tional guidance. She has visited Honolulu, Quebec, Russia, and various other places and was unable to decide which was most interesting. Her favorite book is Lantern in her Hand. She likes Orphan Annie of the funnies. Her leisure time is spent in reading the works of Aldrich. drives a Chevrolet.

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rf? Olive C. Pe is one of mari achers. She Social Com itreea dihas five like the which Here goes- Timeg book: Good program: The and favorite comic: the Kids. T. W. Pittman, an old timer at the game of reaching manual arts, has been with us for twenty long years. He teaches drawing in his department. Since Will Rogers died, Mr. Pittman will have to find a new favorite actor. Of course, he still has his radio program of Amos and Andy and his magazine, The Saturday Evening Post. Anna Roche was born ip Cro . She is one of our commercial and an adviser of High Tr' ea tt McDonald of thx screen i mired I iss Roche. Boo and Bud ' s is her favorite funn e m I' other teachers she favor e ine Reader's Digest. She choose e book of life, and her hobby is going pl ces. M. B. Scherich's hobby is experimenting. He favors the Fortune magazine and the writings of S. S. Van Dyke. The former Will Rogers was his idea of a good actor. He is business manager of school plays. The place which interested him the most is the House of Magic. This chemistry in- structor was born in Nebraska and has been at Central for nine years. L Lillie E. Seielstad, who graduated from the University of Wisconsin, is at present a world history teacher. Her extra-curricular duty is taking care of the Calendar. She has no choice of movie star or funny , but her hobby is gardening. Miss Seielstad manipulates a Studebaker. This teacher was born in our own city of La Crosse. Elva B. Shields is a teacher of Latin. She likes Norma Shearer and thinks Hollywood is the most interesting place which she has visited. She has attended Nlilwaukee- Downer College, University of Wisconsin, and Columbia University. Her hobby is music and she drives an Oakland. Alexander Woollcott is her favorite radio star. Martha Fay Shuman has given eight years of service to Central. During her leisure time she plays a violin, enjoys golf, and writes poetry, some of which has been published in i'American Poetry Circle Anthology. Miss Shuman teaches history and social problems in Junior High School. For her favorite movie star she prefers eor e Arlis . G E 5. 47' Clara K. Siepert is the adviser of the Booster Staff. This English teacher gets a kick out of Out Our Way or Why Mothers Get Gray. Miss Siepert enjoyed Yellowstone National Park. She was born in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. The Rea- der's Digest furnishes reading material for this friend of the student body. 1 .A 13 Q,t44..,f Ralf s ' f. 4. . ,. . I 1 C. H. Stahl is a sportsman. His hobbies are hunting, fishing, and camping. He teaches cabinet-making in the manual arts department. Mr. Stahl is an adviser of the Assembly Committee. 'iReader's Digest and American Magazine are his choice for reading. We find Mr. Stahl has a nose for news'-' as he tells us he enjoys news periods on the air. ' Hazel Stillma , r directed the Christ- mas play, o direct the June Class play. S - c es English. Her favorite m vie st i he adorable Shirley Temple. Th mos 'nteresting place which Miss S ' m y .. s visited is Sorrento, Italy. Her ho is hotography. She was born in QP on, d has been at Central for ten y ars.

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Edna m s a sec n the office of the s erin endcnt. avorite maga- z' is e Am rican agazine. Little n has a r served place in the heart o ' li tl retary. She admires Janet Gay r e screen. When she listens to the a ' , she prefers the Lady Esther Hou with Wayne King. She likes to read Boots and Her Buddies. Ethel Goetting is the secretary to the superintendent of schools. She was born in La Crosse and has been at Central for seven years. Making scrap books is her hobby. joan Crawford heads her list of favorite movie stars. Miss Goetting drives a Ford, enjoys listening to Major Bowes' Ama- teur Hour, and gets a laugh out of Out Our Way. Alice Harnwell is the high school secretary. She is one of Cen al's own. Grafton, South Dakota, is he irthplace, and she has been at tral 'ee y rs. Her favo ite gaz' the A ' n gazi ed aring's is a te ra io e t ' . The most esting pl e this secretary has isi s a a U G. Howe is the business manager of La Crosse Public Schools. Aviation is his hobby. He was born in La Crosse and likes the homely philosophy of Edgar Guest. Aviation is his favorite magazine. Mr. Howe has a sense of humor which he displays through his dialects. FredWaring and his Pennsylvaniansn is his favorite radio program. 1 I' NO PICTURES i H. Margaret josten teaches United States history. She has attended the Uni- versity of Wisconsin and University of Minnesota. Miss josten is the adviser of Circle, Student-Teacher Council, and 212 Executives. This instructor was born in La Crosse. Her favorite expression is Do you get the point? 1 5 . X .' 'Wei i, who ,kgradti ted ftp Ma q ett ,, s been afCeriffa1 for ea s. igent jfgsjgeniil gciglce and 1 tra 's footb l ' ach. he former 1 ers a af ri ofhi . xaCrosse i 'r plac of 's men r.-The most ' res g pl has vis edfjs Chicago. ,He en' ys fowes' ifniteur Hour. 4 49 if if 1 .V ,-Q FACULTY CHANGES J- . HEN school was resumed in September, only one member of the faculty was absent. Miss Anna Mashek was granted a leave of absence. This vacancy was filled by Miss Evangeline Malchow. Miss Thiel, a former teacher of Central who left three years ago to continue her studies, replaced Miss Malchow as Dean of the junior High School. Miss Lyden, a graduate of the La Crosse State Teachers' College, substituted for Miss Grams during her absence and later taught some of Mr. Ander- son's classes. It was necessary for Mr. Anderson to take charge of the instrumental classes because of Mr. Wartinbee's illness. Near the close of the s the sorrow of both the students and faculty, Miss Mashek handed in her resignation. Among the instructors who had their rooms changed in January are Miss Thiel and Mr. Hetherington. Miss Thiel, who had a desk in Room 102 now can be found in 115. Mr. Hetherington, who formerly occupied 203, now occupies 155. Miss I-lintgen and Mrs. Bangsberg, whose office was in 102, have moved to the Washburn School to make room for the Junior High School library. emes ter, much to