Eau Claire High School - Kodak Yearbook (Eau Claire, WI)

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SEPTEMBER The ninth: In order that we might show the incoming Freshies and Sophs the ways and means of our dear old Alma Mater, the Girl Reserves and the Hi-Y staged a Freshman Day three days before school started. The fun that we had, playing the roles of our superiors, the faculty, is too great to elaborate on. No one knows this but me, but I can't keep anything, so here goes. Lois johnson, a Girl Reserverv supposed to be helping the helpless Freshies, was fixing in front of 102 when one small Frosh dashes up saying, Gosh, I'm late! Lois in her grabby way takes his arm and says, So 'm I, and trotted meekly into 102 to take a seat. Cute, isn't it? The twelfth: Regular school began and it was about the same with scores of Freshmen swarm- ing all Nova. It seems like old times to be back again, and of course it's fne to be a Senior. Books are being issued from the Text Book Library this year. Excuse of the week: I couldn't get my lesson 'cause I haven,t got any books. Iwaited until five oiclock last night and then Miss Krell closed the libraryf' Uust ask Miss Krelt about thislj The nineteenth: To be or not to bei' seems to be an issue of the second week concerning the Booster Club. After much cogitation, it is to be. I was rather surprised to find out that Mr. Sher- vey wasn't returning to school this year. It's very doleful not to see his beaming face anymore. The twenty-fourth: just about everyone ambled down to the Teachers, College held to see Eau Claire take Stevens Point I2-0 in the frst football game of the season. The thirtieth: Things always begin to snap when Homecoming Festivities commence. This year Homecoming is early so that we might fight our traditional enemy, Chippewa Falls. The joint Pep Assembly by the Hi-Y and Girl Reserves was real good. The program featured Audrey Of- ferman and Harold Bahlke, A bunch of us kids snake-danced down Barstow and climbed up to Boyd Park to see the Freshies' Boxesn burn up. A new trophy was placed in the Trophy Case of the school as a result of Homecoming. Calm yourselves . . . it was only a large box on which the Freshies signed their names to commemorate the Great Day. OCTOBER The first: October started off with Eau Claire beating Chippewa Falls 7-0, a continuation of Homecoming, and a very successful scrap it was. To wind up the victory, a Hornecoming Dance was given in the gym with alumni and the students of both Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls. All hostilities between us were then put aside until the eleventh of November when Eau Claire jour- neyed to Chippewa Falls. The fifth: I went to a very interesting meeting of the Girl Reserves in the Library after school. Miss Abby Shaw Mayheu spoke on China. Her personal relations with the Chinese and of world dignitaries were very unusual. The sixth: The first News was issued. The News Staff is trying to determine who shall be chos- en editor of three candidates-Bill Brady, Alice Hartwell, and Dolores Strum. For the next three issues each candidate will try his or her skill at putting out a good paper. The frst one was Bill's, and accounts of important events from the beginning of school up to date made his paper very good. The thirteenth and fourteenth: The Northwestern Teachers' Association met and we fstudentsj had one and one-half days vacation. It's kind of a gyp not to have two whole days of vacation, but the week-end lengthened it. Alice Hartwell's edition of the News was distributed to students and all visiting teachers. Very good. The fifteenth: Several journeyed to La Crosse where our team beat La Crosse Central High 9-6. It was a happy gang that trundled along the Mississippi on the Minnesota side coming home. The seventeenth: First period the Yale Chronicles of America were introduced and enjoyed by all history and science classes. The epic of America is to be presented in installments along with scientific projections. The twentieth: Down by 201 after school, peals of laughter rent the air. It was the Grey Domi- nos' initiation. Poor Roddy f I ather Q Smith went wading with his trousers pulled up to his knees. Nlnitiateesi' were ordered to conduct a circus. Can you imagine Vince Haggerty as a snake, Doris Davey, a tight-rope walker, Bugga Ager, an ostrich, Lawrence Potter, a lion, and Rose- mary Ferguson, the wild man from Borneo? The twenty-first: The Stump presented a novel Autumn Dance featuring a snappy floor-show and a brand new band, Ted Erickson and his Melodians. Tap dances were given by Hary Molin 1nd Mrs. Spencer-Anderson's Dancing Class. Pete Bezanson and Larrayne Bing danced a tango. Gerhardt Klawiter sang popular songs. The decorations were in orange and brown, and autumn leaves and pine boughs banked the orchestra stand.

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The twenty-second: Quite a few Eau Clairites drove to Menomonie and witnessed a win, 19-0, for their team. Did Catherine Murphy have a good time? Ask her. The twenty-seventh: If anyone saw some girls carrying brooms around after supper, they were not trying to pose as witches, they just happened to be French Club member lnewly acquiredj under-going an initiation. We went to Kingls for the evening and amused the old members by performing clever little antics related to all initiations. Dolores Strumls issue of the News came out today. It was very interesting. The twenty-eighth: Two big events took place today. School was dismissed at two-thirty and the majority of the students hurried to the Teachers' College held in time for the kick-off. Lady- smith played extremely hard, but Eau Claire headed out, I3-0. The Fine Arts threw a Depression Party in the gym. Many of the dancers came attired in old clothes. Football men proved very popular, in fact, a leap-year buttinski and a football buttinski were given in their honor. The music was good and the costumes were queer, or should I say queer. The thirty-first: The second Yale Chronicles were presented this morning second period. I got out of chemistry. I canit say whether I was glad or not. NOVEMBER X The fourth: The News was issued again. Happenings of the week were covered quite thorough- ly. Bill Brady has been chosen editor. The seventh: The band blared forth in an excellent assembly of Sousa's contributions to the mu- sical world. The selections were given in his memory. The eighth: A great day as the whole school cast a straw vote, and Hoover won by an overwhelm- ing majority. In the afternoon a representative of the fanesville School for the Blind gave an illustrated lecture on the work of the blind. Lester Loken, a graduate of the Janesville School, sang several songs, accompanied by Margaret Kessler. The ninth: The returns of the real election were quite happily received by Miss Blum and Mr. Pratt, the high school Democrats. A new organization, the Sophomore Girls, was organized. They held their meeting today. I under- stand that their purpose is to unite more closely their high school interests. The eleventh: Another big day in Eau Claire High Schoolis history was Armistice Day. The en- tire sudent body attended an impressive Armistice program in the auditorium instead of outside because of the intense cold. The fourth period dramatics class gave a scene from fourney's Endf' Professor Hillier spoke on the Armistice. The fue Arts staged a stunt and pep fest immediately following the program. Most important was the yell contest in which different organizatfons participated. First place was won by the Hi-Y, second place by the Band, and honorable mention was given the junior Girls' Glee Club. The Fine Arts, Stunt was a clever skit. The scene took place in a school room with a history class in session commemorating the great battle of Chippewa Fall vs. Eau Claire on November Ilth, 1932. That afternoon we resorted to sack cloth and ashes when Chippewa Falls won 6-3. The fourteenth: Miss King fell down in the hall with the help of a Freshie. Mr. Owen rushed up and sympathetically inquired, Did the student carry life insurance?,' Yale Chronicles were shown fourth period. The fifteenth: First call for basketball was sent around. The prospect for a strong team is good. The sixteenth: The Sophomore A's gave a shindig in the gym. Ted Erickson's Band played and proved very popular. The seventeenth: The Kodak receives the third consecutive All American Honor Rating. The twenty-second: The Girl Reserves presented a Musical Revue which was well received by lady teachers, Sophpmore A girls, and members of the club. The program consisted of a clever skit by Rosemary Ferguson, Carol Olson, and Leona Carlson and a military dance and a chorus of popu- ldf songs. The twenty-third: Ponderous Prizes, Darby Decorations, Lyceum Turkey Trot printed on orange card board were prominently displayed during the Lyceum Political Convention, fourth Deriod in the auditorium, in which the Lyceumites reminded us that the Lyceum Turkey Trot was their grand jamboree. At the party that night William Panama,' Henry won the big Turkey plus feathers and gobble. The twenty-fourth: Thanksgiving Dayll I guess everyone ate too much. At any rate I did. I had growing pains for two days after the feast. janet Lange, Audrey Offerman, Doris Andrews, Alice Hartwell, Louis Blaser, Miss Newell, and Miss Trewyn attended the Wisconsin High School Edi- torls Conference at Madison. Jezebel, Miss Newell's famed Chevie, ran a race with Louis Blaser