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

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With the idea of doing their own repairing, two sophomores and two freshmen study the insides of a tractor. ..Each ag student carries on a farm- ing program on the home farm. This may be the raising of cows, chickens, pigs, or crops and includes keeping a record of all labor, feed, and other expenses, or a boy may choose a program of soil testing or of testing the milk of the home herd. The quarters of the ag department include a classroom, a testing laboratory, and two smaller rooms. These replace the supply room and lounge used by the maintenance staff, and Room 3, formerly a Latin classroom. Central's newest organization is the Ag bulletins of various kinds are used instead of a single textbook. Future Farmers of America. Open only to boys enrolled in the ag course, the La Crosse chapter has a member- ship of thirty-eight. Bimonthly meet- ings are held at Central under the spon- sorship of Mr. Niles. Promotions and awards earned by members are dependent not only upon the farming projects car- ried on but also upon the work done in class. Of the seven officers of the La Crosse chapter four are Centralites in- cluding L. Broadhead, pres., W. Peters, sec., K. Schroeder, treas., and D. Brye, reporter. Top Row: P. Scrvais, Aquinas, H. Ocrtcl, Washington, B, Swarthout, Central, R, Schell, Central, J. Prcidel, Central, W. Peters Central, D. Standilord, Central, D. Kromlcc, Central, L. Hirschubcr, Central. Third Row: W. Strupp, Aquinas, T. Schmitz, Aquinas' D. Brye, Central, E. Bankers, Central, W. Knolwloch, Longfellow, P. Muchr, Aquinas, D. Olstaclt, Central, K. Schroeder, Central, D. Hoeth, Longfellow, H. Niles, Chapter Advisor. Second Row: Roger Erickson, Central, D. Becker, Acquinas, G. Schmitz, Aquinas, D. Zietlow, Central, K. Grankc, Central, P. Schmidt, Aquinas: S. Clements, Aquinas, R. Bradburn, Central, L. Bruadhcad, Central. Front Row: R. Winchcl, Longfellow, B. Jones, Washington, W. Hein, Washington, E. Meyer, Longfellow, M. Schroeder, Aquinas, Y. Hilby, Aquinas, M. Hoeth, Longfellow, M. Vaughn, Longfellow, J. Griesgraber, Aquinas, D. Long, Aquinas. l Page l l

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l95O marked the beginning of a new course at Central, that of vocational agri- culture. Enrollees are boys who have had farm experience and a place where they can carry on their projects. Since the course Covers four years, freshmen come from Longfellow and Washington Junior Highs, while boys from Aquinas and Logan are enrolled with Centralites for the remaining three years. The freshman year, really a foundation course for the following three, includes poultry culling and housing, dairy herd testing, small grains and crop diseases, and woodwork- Two Aquinas and two Central students learn how the Babcock milk tester shows the fat content in milk. gricultmfe Department Harold E. Niles Vocational Agriculture Sponsors Future Farmers of America -- University of Wisconsin B.S.g Juneau County Normal School -- Came from Rosendale, Wis., to organize our new ag department -- Attend- ed a conference for vocational agri- culture instructors at the University of Wisconsin during the summer, l95O. In his year-round job Mr. Niles makes summer visits to the farm boys and helps with 4-H Club work. ing. Sophomores continue the study of dairy herd improvement, feeds and feed- ing, and add to these farm mechanics, swine and sheep and beef management. During the third year subjects offered are dairy cattle management, marketing, cooperatives, farm accounts and records, advanced soils and fertilizers, soil conser- vation, advanced woodworking, and fenc- ing. The senior studies the choice of and the financing of a farm, farm manage- ment, government programs stressing agricultural aids, and the care and use of farm machinery. More advanced students learn how to test soil for acidity and how to follow up the results of the test.

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FW, Olga B. Thiel English Supervises Booster Editorial Staff -- U. of Wis., Ph.B.g U. of Arizona, M.A.g Columbia U.: Northwestern U.g U. of California, U. of Wyoming -- Just rested during summer of l95O -- Has taught all grades from sixth through twelfth. Elisabeth Brady English Advises Masquers -- Carleton College, B.A.g U. of Wisconsin, M.A,g Eau Claire T.C., B.S. -- During summer of l95O attended Guidance and Reading Conferences at U. of Wis. -- Also studied Wechsler Testing and Ad- vanced Clinical Reading. Evangeline C. Malchow English Counselor of Educational and Voca- tional Guidance, advises S.T.C. -- Uni- versity of Minnesota, B.S., M.A.g University of Wisconsin -- Has taught in and served as principal of junior high school -- Has had teaching ex- perience in Minnesota. To inform parents of student prob- lems, a group of seniors appeared be- fore a P. T. A. meeting as a panel, a favorite form of discussion in English class. En lish I Mm. Of our thirty-eight teachers, seventeen received all of their elementary and high school training in Wisconsin but outside of La Crosseg seven received all of theirs in the cityg nine are graduates of Central. Page l 2