Darlington High School - Pekatonia Yearbook (Darlington, WI)

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'Q' ,A FldellS Nelson PGY SCl'1WClftZ Segretgry Bernard Schwartz ScAwl6 September l School tarts September 2 Electron of class OHICSIS and Pep Club otttcers September 5 Labor Day No School September 6 Annual statt begzns thmklng about 1950 Peka tomka September 9 Freshman 1n1t1at1on September 16 Football game Darhngton 6 Monroe 0 September 23 Football game Darlmgton 3l Dodgevtlle 0 September 30 We dtd tt agaxn Cuba Cxty the vtctlm Dar llngton 34 Cuba Clty O October 6-Classes m the forenoon only In the afternoon we went to Fenntmore and won another football game by 19 to 6 A lot ol our second l1ne players got off the bench and mto the game October 10 13 Worrytng about Frlday s game wtth Lancaster hear they are worrylng too October 14 Another halt day ot classes then most ot the pop ulatxon of Darlmgton went to Lancaster We could have done wtthout that worrymg-our team traveled up and down the held and came oft wtth a 40 to 0 vtctory October 21 Homecomlng Ftrst edrtton of the Redbxrd Revtew for the 1949 50 year Ram dampened our parade but not our sp1r1ts beat Boscobel 34 to 0 October '75 Faculty School board dmner October 28 Another blq football vtctory Pratrte du Chten was our prey November l Band went to Dubuque to hear the concert gtven by the Martne band November 2-School dlsmlssed at noon for the rest of the week The teachers went to the Wtsconsm Educatlon Assoclatron rn Mtlwaukee November 15-Football banquet November 23 Second edrtxon of thrs years Redbtrd Revtew Pekatomka staff begmmng to worry Thanksgtvmg va catton December 2 Basketball season opens wrth a game wrth Dodgevrlle here December 9 Won basketball game from Cuba Ctty December 15-Chnstmas concert by band and choruses December 20 Chnstmas program and party and the begln ntna ot vacatxon December 28 Semor Ball Whtte Magtc l 9 5 0 Ianuary 4 Back to school Ianuary 12 13 Semester exams FFA Dance February 10 A day of rest teachers went to a meetmg tn MOd1SOD February Blg snow no school February Wadsy Martens Ntght February Sophomore Shuffle February D H S athletes yteld the gymn to the Conserva March 1 Ftrst game of basketball tournament played t Plattevtlle Our team met Plattevrlles guxntet and beat them March 2 Fverybody around D H S ts happy today Last ntght s vrctory gave us our biggest thrtll smce our boys began wmmng football games last tall March 3 Our boys met Boscobel rn tournament contest to mght and won by a nerve shattermg score of 36 35 March 4-Fmals m tournament were won by our old enemy Mt Horeb March 9 Local forenstc contest March 14 Sprtng concert by band and choruses March 15 League forenslc contest at Dodgevllle March 20-Semors have been hard at work rehearsmg ther play Our Hearts Were Young and Gay for the pas two weeks Apnl 6-11 Easter Vacatxon Aprll 14-Iumor Prom Apnl Zl 22 Band Tournament Aprll 27 Baseball season starts May 5 Semor Class Play May 20 Pekatonxka arnves we hop May 22 Prcntc and Semor Banquet May 23-Class Day and Graduatton ,I gs 'Y c -11, W 422 ,..,,f A . 'F I I, I - I l 1 - ' l3- ' - . ' I 14-l ' . 4 ' l7- . - - ' 24- . . . ' - - tion Club tor a big show. - - ' ' ' ' -- ' a - - 1 - ' ' - e! , 8 --

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lt 1S customary for the graduatlng class to f1ll thls page w1th the usual class hxstory begmmng Wllh the day four years ago when so many be Wrldered freshmen entered the portals of D H S and proceed1ng from there to the freshman party magazme sales junlor prom and Wrndmg up wrth commencement Our class of 64 strong l1keS to d1st1ngu1sh rt self as drfferent however fNo comments please J Belng senrors we feel maternal 1nst1nct for the underclassmen and rt seemed to us that we should be able to f1ll th1s page w1th somethxng besrdes bonng hrstory so 1nstead we are sup plementrng suggestlons to you undergrads all of whxch we learned from past pleasant or pa1nful exper1ences To the freshmen Dont cr1nge at l1'11l1Gl1Ol'1 Whlle you re crawllna around on the floor w1th a sack on your head Just remember the skrll you are acqurnnq that may save your l1fe the next tlme you re lost 1n a black out shelter Who says we dont learn anythlng xn school' When the tune comes to choose your cheer leaders be certa1n to make your select1ons w1th an eye to the fxgure-we mean the future Work dxhqentlv at magazme sales The penc1ls you wrll wxn are well worth the hours of sales talk CSO they told usl Partrcxpate rn forenslcs Take advantage of thrs for lt IS the only place 1n school where you w1ll be actually urged to talk To the Sophomores Never make the fatal m1s take of havmg so many excellent basketball players 1n your class that rt becomes necessary for your boys to replace the A team ESPECIAL LY Just before your sophomore dance Thls can Glam Uffwm Robert Buschor Vrce Presrdent Frank lm Stephenson Presxdent Tom Moran Socxal Representauve Io Anne Black Secretary Treasurer lead to a senlor boycott result1ng 1n defmrte frnanclal setbacks fToo well we remember our S7 def1c1t D Attend the class plcmcs lf you dont enloy such vrgorous recreatlon go anyway and eat heartrly for these are llterally the only chances you wlll have to eat away your share of the class treasury To the Iumors Select your class rmgs early We would suggest three or four years early Thls way you w1ll be PRACTICALLY guaranteed de hvery before your prom By now many of your boys wlll have assumed a dellfllle place on the athletlc squads fthlrd seat on the second benchl Some of your members w1ll be regulars The senlors are sorry that they monopohzed so many of the frrst strmq posxtlons on the football team thrs year but such talent as Stephenson lvhcka Chapman Canan Buschor Rowe K1lkelly Burke and OBr1en possess can scarcely be overlooked As to the prom one thlng IS of utmost lmpor tance be sure to admlt the semors free We would also drscourage the bu1ld1ng of any super structure decorat1ons such as a pagoda tPat Burke Wlll back us up on that countl In conclusron we must confess that we had a twofold purpose 1n passrng out all the above sug gestrons We sard xt was our maternal xnstrncts but even more than that lt boosts our ego 1m measurably to have all you underclassmen turn your eyes to our words of wrsdom Cough' Please dont begrudge us our last bxt of glory rn DH S for 1n a few days we wrll be graduated and cease to be the btg frogs IH our lmttle puddle and those tadpoles the rumors wxll emerge to take over 1 iQ . I ' . r 1 -:Q x 1 I ' N 1 7 1 7 1 . tr . . 1 11 . , . . . . . . . I 1 1 - - , - . , . , . . . I - 1 , . . . . . , . 1 . . . . , - - - 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 . A I - 1 1 1 , . . . . , ' I . . , . . ' ' ' 1 1