Dorchester High School - Dorhian Yearbook (Dorchester, WI)

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IN THE PALL OP '49, 30 BASHFUL FRESHMEN ENROLLED IN THE DORCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL. WO WEEKS LATER WE WERE INITIATED BY THE SOPHOMORES. WE TOOK PART IN THE VARIOUS ACTIVITIES OF THE SCHOOL. MISS MCGAUC2JEY AND MR. FRAUTSCHY WERE APPOINTED TO BE OUR ADVISORS. AT THE END OF THE FIRST YEAR ON A GLOOMY RAINY DAY WE PACKED A LUNCH AND WENT TO LAKE ISADORE ON A CLASS PICNIC. THE FOLLOWING AUGUST SCHOOL REOPENED AND WE HAD LOST 9 FROM OUR CLASS. THIS YEAR WE HAD THE CHANCE TO INITIATE THE FRESHMEN CLASS. THERE WAS NOT TOO MUCH GOING ON THIS YEAR THAT WE COULD TAKE PART IN. MR. FRAUTSCHY WAS ELECTED AS OUR CLASS ADVISOR. THIS YEAR WE PICKED A NICER DAY FOR A PICNIC AND WENT TO CHEROKEE PARK. OUR JUNIOR YEAR WAS A BUSY ONE AND A LOT OF FUN. ON NOV- EMBER 16, WE PUT ON A THREE-ACT COMEDY, THE MEDDLESOME MAID, WHICH WE HAD BEEN PRACTICING FOR ABOUT A MONTH. ON MAY 2, WE HELD OUR PROM, WITH GENE WAINSCOTT AND MARION PEISSIG REIGN- ING AS KING AND QUEEN. WE DECORATED THE HALL TO THE THEME OF GARDEN IN THE RAIN. MUSIC WAS FURNISHED BY STAN NESS. MR. FRAUTSCHY WAS ELECTED TO BE OUR CLASS ADVISOR. WE ENDED THE YEAR BY GOING ON A SCHOOL PICNIC TO THE WAUSAU PARK. AT LAST WE HAVE ARRIVED AT OUR SENIOR YEAR. GLEN LUDWIG WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF OUR CLASS,AND THEREFORE WAS KING OF OUR SENIOR BALL WHICH WAS HELD NOVEMBER 14, WITH DOROTHY HENN- LICH REIGNING AS HIS QUEEN. THE HALL WAS DECORATED TO THE THEME OF STARDUST. STAN NESS FURNISHED THE MUSIC THIS YEAR AGAIN. THE DANCE WAS MAUR INTO A WELCOMING OF THE ALUMNI. NEXT CAME OUR PLAY WHICH WAS A THREE-ACT COMEDY, FOR POP'S SAKE, WHICH WAS HELD ON APRIL 17,1953. WE HAVE ENJOYED THIS YEAR MOST OF ALL. IN OUR LAST YEAR WITH A UNSUCCESSFUL FIRST PART OF THE BASKETBALL SEASON, WE CAME OUT WINNING THE CONSOLATION AT THE ABBOTSFORD TOURNAMENT. THE MOTTO CHOSEN BY THE CLASS WAS, TONIGHT WE TAKE OFF, WHERE SHALL WE LAND? OUR CLASS COLORS ARE RED AND WHITE AND OUR FLOWER THE RED ROSE. ON MAY 21, 1953, 20 SENIORS, THE GIRLS IN WHITE CAPS AND GOWNS, AND THE BOYS IN RED CAPS AND GOWNS RECEIVED THEIR DIP- LOMAS ATAN EVENING COMMENCEMENT EXERCISE HELD AT THE DORCHES- TER MEMORIAL HALL. THIS PAGE IS SPONSORED BY HURD'S MILL WORK COMPANY MEDFORD, WISCONSIN

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ON NOVEMBER 14, 1952 WE HELD OUR SENIOR BALL IN THE DORCHESTER MEMORIAL HALL WITH GLEN LUDWIG AND DOROTHY HENNLICH ACTING AS KING AND QUEEN. MUSIC WAS FURNISHED BY STAN NESS AND HIS ORCHESTRA. THIS PAGE IS SPONSORED BY TLUSTY BEVERAGE CD AND TAYLOR COUNTY CO-OP, MEDFORD, WISCONSIN