Dorchester High School - Dorhian Yearbook (Dorchester, WI)

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Went over to Eau Claire for some supplies last week and stopped in to see Gladys Tischendorf. She, too, has finished her beauty course and is working in a very exclusive beauty parlor there. Some day she hopes to have a “nook” of her own too. While over there, I had to stop in at the Merten’s Transit Company-- alias Hank's--and both Henry, who is the manager, and his wife, who is his bookkeeper and secretary, said they would come to the reunion. Oh yes, before I forget, 1 believe you know the addresses of the Seidel boys-- Dale and Gerald—would you please write to them too? I’ve heard that both have been in the Army and now Gerald is a pilot, flying those jet planes from California to New York. Dale is a mechanical engineer somewhere in Ohio. Do you remember Jeannine’s ambitions to be a nurse? Well, she has gone even higher than that now—yes, she put in three years of study, but now is pert and pretty little airline stewardess for United Airlines. I’m afraid the airlines won’t have her very long, for she has a big diamond from a former Abbotsford fellow. I had my trusty old Ford to the garage last week, and guess who was head mechanic. Merlin Ludwig.’ In no time at all he had my car fixed and when 1 paid my bill, who should reach out and grab my money but Rollie Larson who is cashier and bookkeeper, at this new garage in Athens. Usually haven’t too much time for much recreation but--when I do, my friend and I usually go over to the bowling alley in Curtis which is operated by our old classmates, Glen Jensen and Donny Ortlieb. They said we could have their alleys for the day if we wanted to have our reunion there. Wrote a letter to Marvin Busse about it. He is studying for the ministry at Springfield--singing in the choir and working his way through by assisting a public accountant after school. He tells me he’s going to be home in June, and he, too, will help us. Almost forgot to tell you that Audrey Brunner is now married and as her husband is an Army man, she is stationed with him at a Kentucky post—right off hand it slips my mind which one. Her business school training has come in mighty handy, for she is also working as private secretary for the president of a big concern there. Well, here’s hoping we can get in touch with all 22 of the Class of ‘49 and have a grand reunion. Do you suppose we might rent the new gym for the day and have someone put on a big dinner for us, or what would you suggest? Please write or call me soon so we can go ahead with the arrangements. Your classmate of ’49 Pat

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PAGES OF THE FUTURE This is a letter we found written to Bob Schumacher from Patricia Stelzel dated April 21, 1954. Dear Bob: Knowing how busy you must be, working as the new Tavlor County agent, I will forgive you for not answering my last letter. Congratulations to you on your new job and also on your recent engagement to that cute little blonde from River Falls. Saw her picture and the announcement in last week’s Clarion. Good things really happen quickly for you, don’t they? There is really so much to tell you that I don’t know where to begin. You can just pull up a chair and relax, for I have a funny feeling this may turn out to be a fairly lengthy letter. To begin, by putting first things first, I wonder if you would help plan a reunion of the Class of '49. As it stands now, the date is all that has been set and that is June 13th. I have seen and talked to John Grinker (who as you may know has a big turkey farm northwest of Dorchester and also is now a married man with a year old son, John Jr.)--and he says he says he will help with the arrangements too. I have kept in touch with many of our classmates these five years and have heard Via the grapevine about the restbut do not have, everyone’s address. What I’d appreciate your doing for the cause is to write to some of the boys, Danny Kramer, Roger Malchow and Jim Herman, for I do not have their addresses, and see if they will O.K. the date and come. I surely was surprised to hear that Danny is engaged to a girl from Milwaukee, guess he has a pretty nice teaching position in Wausau now, too--history and assistant coach at the high school--not bad for a beginning.' Was very proud to see Jim Herman’s name in the Milwaukee Journal this winter--he must be doing a terrific job of coaching down there in Lake Geneva for his boys to cop State Championship the way they did. I did see Roger one week end when he was home but forgot to mention the reunion to him; I was all ears, to hear about his forest ranger job at Tomahawk. It must be very interesting by the way he talked.' As you know, Bob, I have now opened a beauty parlor in Dorchester and though it keeps me quite busy I enjoy my work very much. At Christmas time Rose Drinks dripped in to have her hair fixed and she also is engaged—got the ring for her birthday from her boss, she told me. He’s a lawyer in Milwaukee--tall, dark and handsome from her description—something she’s always wished for. Rose also tells me that Charlene is married and is busy putting down her day dreams in book form as well as keeping house. 1 get a letter occasionally from Joyce and Alice. Those two are planning a trip out West this summer for the three months of Alice's vacation. Sounds exciting, wish I could take off and join them. Alice has finished college and has been teaching in Stevens Point while Joyce has been working in Wausau at Employer’s Mutual. Joyce has made plans to work as office manager at Employer’s Mutual when she returns-- Alice has been taking voice lessons from a well-known teacher and next winter she has a fifteen minute program over the Stevens Point radio station as well as her teaching. In Alice’s last letter she told me all the news about Helen Peissig. Seems she has been a receptionist at the Morgan Steel Company in Chicago and has also been going to Northwestern night school taking a short course in journalism.

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CLASS WILL We, the Class of '49 of the Dorchester High School, of the County of Clark, and of the State of Wisconsin, being of sound mind and body, after four strenuous years, do hereby make, publish, and declare this as our last and best will and testament; hereby revoking all former wills, bequests, and devices of whatever nature or form heretofore made by us. We, the Seniors, will to the faculty a bit of advice: If teachers would only listen they would learn alot. To the Juniors, we extend the right to accept or decline all carved and battered desks, and our battered Senior dignity. To the Sophomores, our desire to further our general knowledge by taking days off from school to go places and see things. To the Freshmen, we bequeath our ability to win the Inter-Class Basketball Tournament for the next 3 years. To whom it may concern, we, the Seniors leave: I, Marvin Busse, will lend my nickname to anyone who will live up to it. I, Audrey Brunner, will to the Juniors all the hard earned knowledge I've gained during the past four years. I, Rose Drinka, bequeath my arguing and spelling ability to Jean Miller. I, John Grinker, will my manly walk to Gwen Sebold. I, James Herman, will my love for English and school to Bill Jantsch. I, Dan Kramer, will all right to my sunny disposition and smile to Donald Seidel. I, Charlene Lapp bequeath my ability to day dream to Virginia Gall. I, Roland Larson, will my red eyebrows to Marian Miller. I, Merlin Ludwig, bequeath to a few Sophomores who could use it, my hard earned knowledge of the workings of Algebra problems. I, Roger Malchow, will my ability to talk without making noise to Elaine Broeske. I, Henry Mertens, will my lucky hook shot to Bryce Hinke. 16