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

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'Wu 0 'r Q G- 'L -1-'X Q'-4' X. ge 2-it f l 5--if br. 7 6- Carol Colburn: B-Commercial -- G.A.A. l, 2, 3, Pep Club l, 2, Jr. Red Cross 3, Traveled to Canada last summer -- Ambition, nurse -- Advice to sophs, Have fun -- Dislikes long assignments -- Favorite pastime, going to parties. Faye Calwell: B-Commercial -- Pep Club 2, Y-Teens l, 2, 3, G.A.A. 2, Office Help 2. Ambition, to lead a happy, contented lite -- Plans to enroll in Lo Crosse State Teachers College next year -- Favorite pastime, tyoing. Alden E. Cook: B-Industrial. Cookums -- Ambition, farming -- Pet peeve, reckless drivers -- Advises under- classmen not to overwork -- Out of school job, pin boy in a bowling alley. Patricia Cooper: A-Commercial -- Girls' Chorus l, 2. Pat -- Ambition, secretory -- Plans to attend a secre- tarial school in Minneapolis -- Worked as waitress in a restaurant in summer, i949 -- Favorite pastime, eating. Bob Cooper: A-Industrial. Crash -- Ambition, auto- mobile specialist -- Hobby, driving -- Favorite pastime, automobile mechanics -- Plans to attend Vocational School next year, Irene Cox: B-Home Economics. Red -- Favorite past- time, dancing -- Worked at Smitty's Confectionery last summer -- Advice to underclassmen, Set a goal and reach it -- Ambition, beauty operator. Our senior year almost over, we take seriously the questionnaires concerning our future occupations. Miss Malchow. ready with helpful suggestions, visits individ- ual home rooms. Harold Craig: B-industrial. Rabbit -- Ambition, far- ester -- Plans to attend Colorado A C1 M -- Recently discharged from the Navy -- Advice to underclassmen, Study hard -- Favorite pastimes, hiking and fishing. Cleo Dahl: A-Commercial -- Girls' Chorus l, 2, Hi Trib Bus. 3 ,Ambition, beauticion -- Advice to underclass- men, Get all you can out of school -- Worked in Kresge's Dime Store during summer of i949 -- Favorite pastime, reading. Bob Dammon: B-industrial -- Football 3, Track 2, 3. Pa -- Ambition, to join the navy -- Hobby, hunting -- Advice to underclassmen, Go out for sports -- Worked at Bodega during summer of l949. John Dissmore: B-General -- Band l, 2, 3. Dizz -- Worked at American Studios during summer of i949 -- Ambition, to be a millionaire -- Hobby, fixing things -- Pet peeve, wise guys -- Favorite pastime, swimming. Patricia Dorscheid: A-Commercial. Pat -- Ambition. secretary -- Advice to underclassmen, Take advantage of your education -- Favorite pastime, dancing -- Worked at St. Francis Hospital in summer, I9-l9. Miriam Dragsbak: A-Commercial -- Band l, 2, 3, G.A.A. l, Dolphins 2, 3, Pep Club l, 2. 3. Pet peeve, moody people -- Ambition, to be successful Ronald Eagan: A-Industrial -- Football l, 2, 3, Track l, 2, Boys' Chorus 3. Worked at La Crosse Bottling Works during summer of i949 -- Advises underclass- men to go out for sports -- Hobby, playing billiards. . Thelma A. Eckert: A-Commercial -- G.A.A. l, 2, 3, Y-Teens l, 2, 3, Red Cross 3, Pep Club l, 2, 3, Or- chesis l. Favorite pastime, riding or movies -- Ambition, to travel. Joan E. Elston: B-General -- G.A,A. l, Girls' Chorus l, 2, 3, Ambition, missionary nurse -- Plans to go to Dubuque College -- Worked as assistant cook at Boy Scout Camp during summer of i949 -- Hobby, collect- ing crosses. Fire senior boys passed the nation-u'ide aptitude test for the Naval Reserve. Two, I emi Miller and ,lark Sehoenenberger, also passed the physical. The award for passing lmth tests is a selmlarship to anyone of 52 colleges. Page 26

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Carole M. Bottcher: B-General -- Los Hidolgos l, 2, 3, Treas. 2, Orchestra 2, 3, Nocturne l, 2, 3: Booster Bus. l, 2, 3. Ambition, musician -- Hobby, playing the piano -- Plans to attend La Crosse State Teachers College. Charlene D. Bottcher: Special. Chuzzy -- Ambition, nurse -- Advice to underclassmen, Finish school -- Pet peeve, chipped fingernail polish -- Favorite pastime, reading. Sheila Mary Bowen: B-General -- Los Hidolgos 2, 3. Worked during summer of l949 and has out-of-school job at St. Ann's Hospital -- Ambition, dancing or drama -- Pet peeve, people who nag -- Has lived in eighteen states. Janice Bradburn: A-Commercial. Jan -- Ambition, to be happy -- Pet peeve, people who don't use common sense -- Advice to underclassmen, Study hard -- Trav- eled in the Midwest last summer. Betty Jane Brague: A-Commercial -- Office Help 2. Ambition, clerking -- Hobby, collecting stuffed animals -- Advice to underclassmen, lf at first you dOn't suc- ceed, try, try again. Dee Jacquelyne Briley: B-General -- Y-Teens 2, 3. Am- bition, nurse -- Hobby, piano playing -- Advice to un- derclassmen, Work before play -- Enjoys listening to records -- Has attended seven different schools. Breaking custom, we elect our class officers during the fall semester. Voting is done by secret ballot. Rita Brown: A-Commercial -- Y-Teens l, 25 Band l, 2. Ambition, being a beautician -- Hobby, baton twirl- ing -- Advises sophs to do lessons every day -- Likes to participate in sports. Dianne F. Brueske: B-General -- G.A.A. l, 2, 31 Pep Club 2, Girls' Chorus lg Spanish Club 2, 3. Plans to at- tend La Crosse T. C. -- Has traveled in California and Mexico -- Wants to be a psychoanalyst. Richard Bunt: B-General -- Choir 2, 3, Boys' Chorus lg Football l, 2, 3, Basketball l. Ambition, naval officer -- Pet peeve, poor sportsmanship -- Favorite pastime, driving a car -- Worked for Montgomery Ward and Co. in the summer of I949. Leavitt C. Burdoin, Jr.: A-Industrial -- Boys' Chorus l, 2. Hotrod -- Ambition, to work in the Experimental Department of Ford Motor Company -- Worked in a gas station in summer, I949 -- Transferred from Cedar Rapids. Audrey Belle Buros: B-Commercial -- Band l, 2. Aud -- Hobby, reading -- Favorite pastime, horseback riding -- Ambition, teacher -- Advice to underclassmen, Study hard -- Worked at Wiemann's Dime Store in summer of l949. Delbert Cass: B-Industrial -- Baseball l, 2, 3, Football 2, 3, L.C. Club 2, 3. Leeky -- Favorite pastime, camping and playing baseball -- Likes to make things with his hands -- Worked at Allis-Chalmers in summer, l949. Don Chapman: A-Industrial. Ambition, to be an expert automobile driver -- Favorite pastime, driving and mechanics -- Plans to take up blue-printing and draft- ing at Vocational School next year -- Worked as a chauffeur last summer. Jerry Christopher: A-Industrial -- Boys' Chorus lg Pro- jectionist l, Z, 3. Christy -- Ambition, railroad en- gineer -- Hobby, model trains -- Worked as truck driver for the Anderegg Coal Co. during the summer of I949. Byron Clements: B-Commercial -- Football lj High Trib Bus. 3. Clem -- Enjoys driving a car -- Ambition running a fishing resort -- Hobbies, collecting guns and running motor boats. 954 V. -'rm if Most of us have found that belonging to and participating in school organizations provides many enjoyable and profitable hours. Only 78 of us did not partake in the various extra-curricular activities offered at Central.

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Audrey Fellows: B-General -- Cheerleader l, 2, 3, Dol- phins l, 2, 3, Orchesis 2, 3, Sec. 3, Pep Club l, 2, 3, Pres. 3. Aud -- Ambition, to lead a happy life -- Pet peeve, people who never smile -- Hobby, diving and swimming. r Ray Fish: B-Industrial. Ambition, to rewind electric motors -- Hobby, hunting and trapping -- Advice to underclassmen, Study hard and have fun -- Picked cherries at Sturgeon Bay during summer of I949. Walter Fish: A-Commercial. Ambition, to obtain rating in U. S. Navy -- Worked dt Processing Department of Dolly Madison Dairy during summer of i949 -- Plans to join Navy after graduation. Donald Fitting: A-Industrial. Ambition, be successful in a private trade -- Favorite pastime, working around the house -- Advice to underclassmen, The world is big and wonderful, take advantage of it -- Hobby, building furniture. Bob Fletcher: B-General -- Band l, 2, 3, Basketball 2. Fletch -- Ambition, doctor -- Enjoys playing billiards and hunting -- Out of school job, usher in a movie theater -- Plans to attend University of Wisconsin. Allan Foss: B-Industrial. E.B. -- Ambition, aircraft drafting -- Hobby, building and flying gas model airplanes -- Worked for Grandview Fruit Gardens in La Crescent during summer of l949. As seniors we are the only class privileged to reserve seats for games. Mr. Wheelock hands out the reservations. Jerry French: B-Industrial -- Football l, 2, S.T.C. lg Boys' Chorus lg Choir 2, 3. Plans for next year, courses in ad- vanced drawing at Vocational School -- Work as janitor in the Tribune Building in summer, i949 -- Favorite pas- times, hunting'and sports. Marilyn Fuchs: B-General. Lynn -- Ambition, hair stylist -- Hobby, ice skating -- Favorite pastime, bowling -- Pet peeve, waiting for people -- Worked as soda foun- tain clerk during summer of 1949. Ernestine Fuller: B-General -- Pep Club l, 2, Y-Teens l, 2, 3, G.A.A. l, 2, 3. Ernie -- Hobby, art -- Ambition, to be successful -- Pet peeve, waiting for people -- Favorite pastime, sketching -- Born in Tennessee. Jim Garvalia: B-Commercial -- Track l, 2, 3, Football l, 2, 3, L.C. Club 2, 31 Swing Choir 2, 35 Boys' Choir lp Choir l, 2, 3, Messiah , Ballad for Americans. Spaghet -- Ambition, to be successful in business. Robert D. Gaskillz B-Industrial -- Football l, 3, Track lp Baseball 2. Bob -- Ambition, auto mechanic -- Hobby, stamp collecting -- Worked for Western Union in summer, I949 -- Plans for next year, work in a garage. Ralph Geiwitz: B-General -- Band l, 2, 3, Swing Band l, 2, 3, Pep Band l, 2, 35 Orchestra 2, 35 Football I, 3, Basketball 2, Red Cross 2, Sec. Treas. 2. Guts -- Ambi- tion, television engineer -- Worked on a farm in summer, l949. Bobbette Gassen: A-Commercial. Bobbie -- Ambition, career girl -- Favorite pastime, meeting new people -- In summer, 1949, clerked in a dress shop -- Out of school job, working in a,restaurant. Robert Gassen: A-Industrial -- Football l, 2, Photography l, 2. Bob -- Ambition, to pass civil service exam -- Likes to hunt and fish -- ln summer, I949, worked in an auto body shop -- Transferred from Sparta. Doreen E. Glasbrenner: A-Commercial -- Girls' Chorus lp Pep Club lg G.A.A. lp Choir I, 2, B, Swing Choir 2, 3, Nocturne l, 2, 3. Lefty -- Ambition, singer -- Hobby, saving postcards -- Next year's plans, secretarial work. I-'SZ' N Q 'il 'C' . N N 5 S X 1 'yas With the discontinuance of mid-year graduation, we as seniors could perfect our class organization during the first semester. Usually meeting in individual home rooms, the entire class assembled in the and upon call.