Dorchester High School - Dorhian Yearbook (Dorchester, WI)

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Let us take a few minutes to look back over the past four years. Maybe we didn't make any history that will go down in the books , except our own, but we did enjoy them and filled them full of rich memories. Well, to break the ice, remember how we acted when we first opened the doors to Dor-Hi? We were really 23 timid and bashful freshmen. We stumbled and blushed while the upperclassmen smirked. On initiation day the girls had to wear faded overalls with sloppy s weaters. Hiey couldn't wear make-up, and their hair was unset. Hie boys had to wear two kinds of shoes, pants legs rolled up to the knees and green ribbons around their necks. We surely were a sight for sore eyes . That night we performed many cute stunts to amuse the upper classmen. TVro of us ate a licorice stick from both ends; one of the boys had to paint a girl's toe nails and one girl had to chew on raw coffee grounds--oh, it was great funt At Carnival time, we chose Gwen Sebold and Don Schumacher to represent us as popular boy and girl. As sophies we had our fun initiating the new members who took from us the title of freshmen. Tony's Rythmn Boys supplied the music to which we taught them to dance at the initiation ceremonies that night. At the carnival, Virginia Gall and Bryce Hinke placed second in the popularity contest. That year Mr. Kobs became our class advisor and remained so, for our junior and senior years. After counting the change in our treasury at the end of our sophomore year, we decided we could afford a picnic in the spring. We went to Mondeaux Dam and took the freshmen along as guests. At the first junior class meeting in the fall of '48, we elected Bryce Hinke as president and king of our junior prom. On April 29, we danced to the theme song Par Away Places , played by Roger Johnson's orchestra. The king and his queen, Gwen Sebold, were followed in the Grand March by their court consisting of: Doris Pierke and Erv Klieforth; Doris Zuther and Marvin Busse; Jean Miller and Don Schumacher; and Ruth Broeske and Norman Wilke. One fine spring day found us at Lake Isadore having a nice time on our class picnic. Now as seniors, we have 19 members left to receive their diplomas. We have worked hard this past year (as in the three before) to make our class play a success, to make our annual better than ever before and to leave good grades on the card records in the files of Dor-Hi . The week before Christmas found us busily decorating the hall with Christmas trees, tinsel, and mistletoe for our senior ball on December 28. Emil and his band played appropriate music and Dale Wainscott, our president, and his partner Elaine Broeske led the Grand March. Ihis dance was held to honor our alumni, who were home for the Christmas holidays. On the unforgettable night of May 25, we had our banquet at the Skylight and then took a prominent part in the graduation exercises at the hall. We listened to the inspiring speeches given by the guest speaker, Mr. Steiner, from St. Teachers College at Stevens Point, our valedictorian, Mary Lou Hurth and salutatorian, Virginia Gall. We received our precious diplomas, and now we are facing the future. CLASS FLOWER: White Rose CLASS COLORS: Blue and Silver CLASS MOTTO: Hie word American ends in I Can .