Delavan High School - Comet Yearbook (Delavan, WI)

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Dec 18—Rob Cummings it now a one-girl man. Dec 21—Wo played Cedarburg here and they won, 31 28. Dec 22—Ployed Port Waihington ot Burlington. Thlt timo we won, 50-29. Dec 23—Vocalionll A little lote, but we won't complain. Ah, two week of a king’s life. Jon 4—B 5mith finally went to the hospital. Jon. 6—Ployed Whitewater here and boat them, 50-29. |lt't mutic to my oart.) Jan. 9—Will we over bo froo?? School again. Jon 12—Spencor got o B in her Physics lettll Jan 13—(Friday) We tore hod our bod luck, toil to Burlington 44-42. Jon. 16—B. Smith it back in tchool—the tore mittet ploying Canatto. Jon. 19- 20--Semester Examt. Jon. 20—Gome here with take Geneva. We won, 41-38. Jon. 23—Jasper Lynch come to join us. Jon. 24—Wo ployed McHenry there and lott. 39-38. Jan. 25—Report cards. Whowl Just half through. Jon. 27—Ployed Harvord thore and won. 38-55. Feb. 1—Junior High Dramot pul on the ploy Who’s Afraid? Feb. 3—Ployed Morengo there ond lott, 39-38. It wot o heort-breoker game. Ronald Wongerin wot elected Prom King. Feb. 4—Played Milton here ond won, 41 39, in on over-time. Mixer after the game, sponsored by the Hi-Y. Dean Anderson’s Band played. It wot very nice mixer. Feb. 6—There are a tew girls back in circulation ogain since the week end. Feb. 7—last home gome. We played Elkhorn ond lost, 57-37. (Con'l win all the timo.) Feb. 9—Ployed Whilewoter there and won, 40-36. Feb. 10—Job's Daughters sponsored a Valentine Dance in the ” Con.” gym. Feb. 14—A lot of boys’ hearts fluttered on this great day. I guess it’s a woman’s world after all. Feb 16—Mr Luther spoke to us about the building of the new school. Congratulations Barb, for being owarded the 0.A.R.I Feb 17—last league basketball gome. Ployed Burlington there ond lost. 34-31. We mode a good showing onywoy. Feb. 18—Sweetheart Dance. Wally and Dorothy were chosen the Sweetheart Couple. Feb. 20—We had o program which was one of the best we’ve ever hod. The author of, We Heard the Angels Sing, spoke to us of his experiences in the Pacific on a raft. Feb. 23—A progrom on outdoor life. Very interesting. Feb. 27—Mots Chorus at lake Geneva. It was just wonderful. Feb. 28—Baskotball tournament. We ployed White-water and lost by only two points. Two and % boys went out of Advanced Math, on their eor, via the window. Morch I—Beot Wilmot, 33-28. Played Genevo ond won. 27-16. March 3-4—Wo gove our three-act ploy. The Importance of Being Earnest. March 10—Seniors beat underefastmon. ( Globetrotter style ). March 17—local Forensic Contest. March 25—District solo ond ensembles festival at Whitewater. A little eorlyll Brrrl March 28—We had an ossembly. The Pelrie Ensemble. Morch 29—Senior Guidanco Night at Elkhorn. After those report cards, we need guidance. March 31—April 10—Easter vocation. Next best thing to Christmas vacation. Except Annobelle. She spent her vacation in the hospital flirting with the doctors. April 14—The new bond uniforms were worn for the first lime ot the spring band concert. April 25—Paul Burke entertained us ol on ossembly. May 6—Congratulations to oil who participated in the Stole Solo ond Ensemble contest in Madison. Moy 12—Ronold Wongerin ond Roberto Mitchell reigned os King and Queen at the Junior Prom. May 13—Delovon migrated to Whilewoter for the District Music Festival. Moy 28—Baccalaureate. Seniors are nearing tho finish line. Moy 29—This week the seniors will relox while underclassmen struggle through exams. Moy 30—The town turned out to watch the Momorial Day Parade. May 31—Closs Night (or was it Morning?) Mr. luthor broccd himself and survived the ordeal agoin. June 2 —Commencement. Congratulations, Seniors! June 2—Report cards. What a send offII June 3—Wanted: Jobs for seventy-two young men ond women with high school educations and diplomas.

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(Latcrtda Sept. 6—Why did they coll YESTERDAY lobor Doy? Oh well. Beginning of the End. Sepl. 13—Dot lo Wolly, Walk me up Ihe oi le. (In study hall, that It.) Sept. 16--Cheer leaden elected—C. Stone. A. Kramer, J. Finley. M. Kroll. J. Elliott. Sept. 17—Game ot Greondale—loti 14.0. Sept. 23—Nominated clou officert. Bud Mugg wot the only one up for the Senior dost pretidenl. Practically everyone rode with M. Kroll to the gome ot loke Geneva, loit 27-7. Sept. 27—tnglith tett, Mitt Bloch't tlyle. (I wonder if you con get o job without o high tchool diplomo.) Sepl. 28—Clott officert elected. Sept. 29—McHenry here and we lied 6-6. Moybe we con itill get going. Sept. 31—M. Y. F. Hoyride. Oct. 3—Tri-Hi-Y initiation begint. Coil Olton wot teen in the Police Station in her P.J.'t. Oct. 4—Dramot Club initiation at the Springs. George Gollehon got bandaged up. Oct. 8—Gome with Harvard here, loti 31-6. Od. 9—R.D. clotod. Sorry kidt Oct. 1 1—Jone Finley wat voted Homecoming Queen. A color one couldn't be found. Oct. 12—A progrom by the Roamcrt. We went tinging through the land. Oct. 15—Gome at Marengo. We loit 39-13. Oct. 15—A Tri-Hi-Y mixer. Not much of o crowd. Oct. 17—Sr. Band marched with the Odd Fellows in the ofternoon. Od. 20—The tnoke dance. It wot the betl we've had. Oct. 21—Homecoming Parade. (It rained ot usual.} Game here with Elkhorn. ond we loti. 26-6. Oct. 22—Homecoming Dance. It wot pretty nice. Where did they find that bond? Oct. 28—We loti to Whitewoter here. The teore wot 33-0. Oct. 29—Peggi't hoyride. Will we ever forget???? Oct. 31—Halloween. Calling all cartll Tom Fleming ran out and jumped in hit car. Funny thing; it didn't start. Then it dawned on him. The cor— wot gonell Mr. Dixon received a mysterious phone call from Mitt Kieffer, ond vice-verto. (Some Juniors hoving a little fun.) Nov. 1—Progrom given by Mr. Johnson. We now have three feorlett snake charmers in school. Nov. 3, 4—Teachers' Convention. Vacation ot lost. Nov. 5—The night Joon Marfell listened to o lecture till the wee hourt of the morning. No more pri-vileqetll No more porfietll Nov. 8—Report cordt. looks like the town will be dead tonight. Home work, you know. Nov. 1 I—Very good Armistice Doy progrom Nov, 15—The three one-oct ploys were given. The betl Ihot hove been presented. Why I Am A Bachelor won. Nov. 1$—Our winning ploy competed with Milton Union ond won again. Nov. 18—Todoy the play wot given ot Oregon ond won. The Alumni game. We won. 27-26, thonks to John Franklin. Sadie Howkint Dance. (Wow, it my billfold low I) Roger Groham ond Donna Mitchell were crowned King ond Queen of Dog Patch. Nov 22—We had a program. Subject: pottery. Too bad we oil don't know how to make them. Christmas presents, you know. We played lake Geneva there, loti 33-32. Very good game. N. Thutiut showed hit muscles by breaking a tchool desk. Nov. 23—Thanktgiving Program which wot very interesting. Nov. 28—We all come back with five pounds extra. Wolly Bruce come bock with hit new red pontt. Nov. 29—Ployed Milton there. They beot us, 45-36. Dec. 2—The ploy was given at Whitewoter and it got o B”. Dec. 3—Seven Dwarfs tpontored o dance. Good band! Marion Clark wot choten Snow White. Dec. 5—R. Wongcrin went to Ihe hospital. Dec. 9—We ployed Harvard here—Beal them 56-2 2. Dec. 10--Sponith Club tpontored o mixer. We had a lot of fun. Dec 13—We ployed on exciting gome here with Marengo. Boat them, 43-41. Dec. 14—We hod a Christmas concert ond it wot just marvelous. Eugene got a Chriitmot cord with, You'll never guest 'who' ” but he did. a nifty sophomore girl. Dec 16—Played Elkhorn there ond lost. 40-33. Doc. 17—Christmas Dance. We hod Deon Anderion't bond. There wot o good crowd.

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% ueUet SCORES OF Defavan 2 Madison Central 3 Delavan . 7 Milton 5 Delovan . 8 Milton 3 Delavan . 2 Whitewater 1 Delavan » 10 Won 8 — Lost 1. Our 1949 season s prospects were none too bright. A team had to be built around four beys back from the strong 1948 team (Gordon York, Stan Soukup, Don Smith, and Dick Davis.) After some good hard practice, the team started to shape-up info a strong aggre gation. Hirfe's catching and Soukup's pitching were outstanding. After winning all of our 49 SEASON Delavan . 13 Elkhorn . 10 Delavan . 7 Milton 1 Delavan . 8 Wilmot . 0 Delavan . 7 Fort Atkinson . 4 Edgerton 2 scheduled games, the Webb-men went on to win the Elkhorn District Tournament and the Fort Atkinson Sectional Tournament. The only defeat of the season came when Madison Cen fral defeated us, 3 to 2, in an extra-inning game that kept up from going to the State Tournament. Third Row D Firming, J. Moron, J Retort, W. 8.uto, WobS Sebultz, R. Moeller. B Kovnl. P O'Brien, Second Row B McClellan. G. York. 0. Smith, H Hirle. $ Soukop. R Holl. D. Davit, H loglorman. J. Morgan. R. Eckhoft. Firtt Row C Zorbrogg. 20