Clear Lake High School - Echo Yearbook (Clear Lake, WI)

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The Echo senior CL40E nifrccy The senior class of 1938 began school Aug. 30. 1926. Because of the large number of students enrolled, the first grade was divided into two sections. Miss Carol Mathews and Miss Schaff were our teachers. Those enrolled were Cecil And-erholm, Gordon Anderson. Martha Baker, Iona Benson, Russel Booth, Elsie Brihn, Helen Brown, Lewis Buflfham. Dustan Christensen, James Christensen, Charlotte Clark, Keith Clark, Arthur Daniel, Kenneth Danielson, Jeanne Finley, Clarence Francis, Jack Hammond, Lucille Jackson, Armand Jensen, Mabel Johnson, Merlin Mathews, Earl Nelson, Edwin Nelson, Bernice Nils en, Neil Nilssen, Helen Olm-stead, Ethel Palmer, Ellen Parel, Joyce Peterson, June Peterson, Fern Rue, Beulah Stewart, Leslie Thomas, Alegra Titel, Evan Tulgren, Howard Tulgren, and Elsie Warner. The next year we all journeyed on to the second grade with exception of Lewis Buff ham and Alegra Titel, who remained in the first grade. Our teacher was Miss Reva Nelson. Here we were joined by Edgar Johnson, Plelen Pidd, Ava Marie Proper, and Floy Swanson. During the last semester Gordon Anderson moved away. September 1928 found us in the third grade. Here our teacher was Miss Marion Anderson. In the spring Helen Pidd and Floy Swanson left our class. Then we moved on to the fourth grade. Miss Bunill Koffron was our new teacher. During this year Merlin Mathews moved to Pepin, Wisconsin, and Merle Miller joined our ranks. Helen Brown and Fern Rue were left behind as we passed into the fifth grade. During this year Miss Laura Johnson was our teacher. Cecil Anderholm left us to go to Duluth. Russell Booth moved to Milwaukee and Merle Miller moved to New Richmond. During this year Russel White and Billy Knipsheeld joined us the first semester and Vincent Hanson joined at the beginning of the second semester. Neil Nilssen moved to Amery at the do e of the school term. In sixth grade Miss Gladys Eng was our teacher. During the course of the year Flelen Oim stead moved away, and we were joined by Bert Barnes, Keith Winched, and Eleanor Johnson. Next fall came the seventh grade, and with it a teacher, Miss Hazel Ron-ning. Russel White, Vincent Han on. and Ava Marie Proper left our ranks, and we were oined by Frederick Smith, George Tonolli, and Norman Hawkins. Neil Nilssen returned from Amery at the end of the first semester. Now we were about to embark upon the last stretch of our grade education. Mr. John I). Nelson was our teacher. Neil Nilssen moved to La Crosse. Farl Nelson cropped because of illness, and Elsie Warner and Bert Barnes moved away. At the beginning of the school year we were joined by Orville Sperry, Ken net'n Schulze, and Violet Clemmens.

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The Echo CUIf PCE V4 Sing a song of Seniors, Leaving you behind; Four and twenty lessons Gone with the wind. When we get our sheep-skins Elated we will be, To think that we have mastered Four years of X Y Z. Sing a song of Summer. Vacationing is fun. I lere and there and everywhere We re happy, everyone. Studies are forgotten; Nature takes their place. Golfing, swimming, picnicking— Of school there’s not a trace. Sing a song of Study. September’s here once more. It’s time to get to work again, Even harder than before. II may be in a college, On the farm, or in the home. We’ll all prepare to face life, Wherever we may roam. Sing a song of Service. Trained hands and minds are then Ready both to do their part Among our fellow men. Where are our high school days now ? Where are they ? Don't you see ? Why—safe and sound and sweet they are, Locked in our memory. —Written by Ethel Bun

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The Echo In our freshman year of high school we were joined by Sylvia Yara-beck, Margaret Chuchwar, Ruby Gregerson, Evelyn Often, Mercedes Fouks, Vivian Swenson, Wilbur Frank, Marshall Paulson, Phyllis Hermel, Lawrence Strief, Marjorie Pittman, Gordon Anderson, Clifford Markuson, Kenneth Schulze left school and went to work. This year contained one sad event, the death of Elsie Brihn. After finishing her freshman year, Ruby Gregerson left school. Verna Rye, Kenneth Anderson, and Arnold Kittleson joined us in our sophomore year. After completing his sophomore year, Evan Tulgren dropped out. At the beginning of our junior year the school sent a bus to Prairie harm. Because of this bus route, Mary Kurchner, Leroy Sather, irginia Dallas, Ronald Kahl, Norman Ilusby, Adeline Molten, and Ilelmer Olson joined our class. Neil Nilssen returned from LaCrosse and Henry Patterson joined us from Couderay. Edwin Nelson joined a CCC camp and Arnold Kittleson was married. At the close of the school term Eleanor Johnson moved to Mellen, Wisconsin, and George lon-olli moved to Austin, Minnesota. Now at last we had reached our goal, our senior year. This year we were joined by Doris Berglund, Charlotte Thomas, Nona Mae Bune, Muriel Olson. Doris Berglund finished at the end of the first semester. Of the original class, twenty are graduating this year. They are Gordon Anderson. Martha Baker, Iona Benson, Dustan Christensen, Charlotte Clark. Keith Clark, Arthur Daniel, Kenneth Danielson, Jeanne Finley, Clarence Francis, Jack Hammond, Lucille Jackson, Mabel Johnson, Bernice Nilssen, Neil Nilssen. Ethel Palmer, Joyce Peterson, June Peterson, Beulah Stewart, and Howard Tulgren. • SENIOR CLAH PCCPHECY Clear Lake, Wisconsin May 21, 1950 Dear Alumnus, You are invited to attend a reunion of the graduating class of 1938 at the Clear Lake High School on June 3, 1950. Committee This was the invitation issued for the gathering of the 1938 graduates of Clear Lake High School. On the bright morning of June 3, I stepped off my plane at the Municipal Airport at Clear Lake, now a hustling metropolis of 25,000 inhabitants. I was greeted by four members of my old class, Phyllis Hermel, Lucille Jackson, Stannard Nelson, and Lawrence Strief. Of the original class, these four had remained in Clear Lake throughout the twelve years, and so the duties of the reception committee had fallen on them. They escorted me to the new field house where the reunion was being held. On the way I learned that Lawrence was now the leading dairy farmer in this section of the country. Phyllis Hermel and Lucille Jackson had recently changed their names to Strief and Larson, and Stannard Nelson was now Ace Reporter for the Clear Lake Star. Upon reaching the field house, I discovered that several of my former classmates had arrived before me. There was an air of excitement, and I soon discovered the reason. Keith Clark, now a famous explorer of the atmosphere, was to arrive in his especially constructed rocket ship. He had just returned from an expedition to the north magnetic pole. The reception committee went to greet more arrivals at the depot, and I was left to renew old acquaintances.