Delavan Darien High School - Era Yearbook (Delavan, WI)

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A view of the entrance to the Borg Memorial Field, a few weeks before its completion, is shown above. The football field and track arc directly behind the brick wall in the back of the picture, and the entrance to the bleacher section is to the left. On the afternoon of the dedication ceremony, a student body pep assembly was held in the new stadium. That assembly, which marked the first real use of the stadium, is pictured above. At 7:00 p.m. on Friday, October 26, 1962, tire George W. Borg Memorial Field was dedicated This tremendous $200,000--plus athletic plant, including a stadium, a Grasstex track, a football field, and six tennis courts, was a result of the generosity of the late Ceorgc W. Borg. The highlight of the dedication ceremony was the lighting of the field by Mrs. Borg, following the presentation of the official documents and keys to the school board and Mr. Lond Rodman. The appreciation of the D-DHS student body was shown by Ray Blake, captain of the 1962 football team, and Phil Kilkenny, president of the student council. Music by the high school band concluded the dedication ceremony. Following the dedication, the Comets played an A LOOK AT THE BORG STADIUM Donations from the Student Council, Varsity Club, CAA, and past graduating classes of D-DHS were combined to purchase the fine scoreboard for the stadium which is shown above. exciting football game against the Burlington Demons. The original announcement of plans for the stadium was made by the school board and the Borg Foundation Trustees at a student body assembly in the spring of 1962. The idea was enthusiastically accepted by the students and the adults in the area. Actual construction of the stadium began during the summer by T. S. Willis and Company, general contractors. The athletic plant was nearly completed for the dedication ceremony and football game, October 26. Students of D-DHS and citizens of the Delavan-Darien area will long remember and appreciate the generosity of the late Mr. Borg and the Borg Foundation. 6

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SERVICE ANYONE? At the beginning of the 1962-63 school year the school board and the superintendent moved their offices to 412 Walworth Avenue. Shown at the left are Mrs. Vaughn; the school accountant, and Mrs. Knight the school secretary, in their new office. The two office girls, hard at work in the picture on the right are Diane Zitko and Dor thy Miller. Both are kept constantly busy with their work in the office. The custodians pictured at the left are Mr. Wiser, Mr. Fehrm, and Mr. Wendorf. These three men can often be seen busily working around the school. Mrs. Siert, Mrs. Hipp, Mrs. Kooistra, Mrs. Wendorf and Mrs. Seibert (not pictured) are the cooks at D-DHS who prepared the noon meals throughout the 1962-63 school year. Four of them were at school daily to prepare delicious hot meals for the students. 5

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SCENES OF DEDICATION NIGHT OCTBER 26, 1962 UPPER LEFT: Phil Kilkenny presented Mrs. Borg with a bouquet of roses as Mr. Harold Egenes, Mr. Rodney Richardson, and Ray Blake looked on. UPPER RIGHT: The dedication game, between D-DHS and Burlington, gained another victory for the Comets moving them closer to a tie for the Southern Lakes Championship. LOWER RIGHT: Highlighting the dedication ceremony, Mr. Rodman held the switch as Mrs. Borg turned the field into a mass of light. LOWER LEFT: Mr. T. S. Willis presented Mr. Egenes, a trustee of the Borg Foundation, with the keys to the stadium'as Mrs. Lauterbach, past president of the school board, observed.