Hudson High School - True Blue Yearbook (Hudson, WI)

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1. Junior prom. 1946—couples entered through this rose arbor. 2. The crowning of the queen by Curtis Nickleby. 3. Queen Helenmary. ru'er of 1946 Homecoming. 4. Advisory group tea. 5. Alumni registering at the Homecoming dance. 26

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ct tlae T lantla SEPTEMBER 3— Lawsy me and land o' goshin! Here it is time for school to start. Has any one a hunched back yet from looking at those “little” freshies? SEPTEMBER 23- Tonight the seniors strutted their stuff before the frosh. “Yup, the senior-freshman party went over with a bang.” The freshmen seemed a little bashful though during ladies choice when the senior girls asked them to dance. OCTOBER 11— Has anyone seen a stray cat? Tonight was homecoming and what with the slogan, “Cage The Cats,” the down-town windows were prac- tically squirming with cats. We lost our game, but everyone seemed to have an enjoyable time at the party afterwards. OCTOBER 31- Ghosts ’n goblins, gremlins ’n grumblebugs. They all appeared to- night (so they say). Seems almost everyone turned out in plaid shirts, slacks and jeans for the Hallowe’en party. They seemed to have a gay time, too, tripping the light fantastic over corn stalks, black cats, and witches’ broom sticks. NOVEMBER 18- Bow ties, nylons, high heels, and sports coats. The whole high school turned out today in their Sunday best to welcome the Rev. and Mrs. Wood at a reception in his honor. It was held in the gymnasium and tasty tid bits were provided by Miss Madison’s home economics class. DECEMBER 2— Has anyone noticed any new cracks in the corridor floors? I’d swear there must be some after all the added weight we picked up over Thanksgiving vacation. DECEMBER 14- Excuse me, but you were standing under the mistletoe! Yes, the Yule season got around at last and Hudson High celebrated it by the annual Christmas party. DECEMBER 19— The school put on a beautfiul Christmas program tonight. It seemed to bring home the real meaning of Christmas. DECEMBER 20— Our Christmas vacation started as of 3:45 today. Everyone seemed anxious to get out. Of course, you’d never guess why! Continued on Page 33 25

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homecoming The twentieth annual Homecoming of Hudson High, which rolled around again on October 11, was a success in spite of the cold, rainy weather that accompanied it. For our slogan we had “Cage the Cats , and the down town store windows were prac- tically purring with black cats. The advisory groups had decorated the windows and on Thursday afternoon they were judged by Dave Wilcox. The Dairy Bar was honored with first prize, Nelson and Suennen second, and Erickson's rated third. Winners were given free season activity tickets. During the half of the game on Friday eve- ning, our queen, Helenmary Mickelson, stand- ing amidst her royal attendants, was crowned by Curtis Nickleby. 'Ilie marching band form- ed an “H” behind her regal throne. After the game the students and alumni made their way to the high school gymnasium to attend the dance. Comments on the dance coming from the returned G.I.’s and “old grads” who attended were favorable. The ex- uberance manifested by the students at the dance seemed to make up partially at least, for the 12-6 defeat from River Falls. A little after 11:30, students and alumni left—the twentieth Homecoming for Hudson High was over. ke football «Banquet The Hudson High School football team was honored at the annual banquet staged by W. E. Haugen, local business man and follower of the team. The gala affair was held at the Hotel Hudson on November 21. The guests included the members of the team, its coaches and the faculty, members of the press, and the cheerleaders. Mr. Haugen welcomed his guests, and stat- ed that he was glad to have the privilege of entertaining the team each year. After the banquet, Head Coach Fladager reviewed the season; after this the letter- men were announced and letters were awarded. The big announcement of the evening came when George Nelson and John Ferguson were introduced as Co-captains of the 1947 Raiders. Following this came short talks from several of the guests, after which the group left for the high school to view football movies. cAdvisory Qroup Reception “How do you do, Mr. Rock , I'm so happy to meet you, Mrs. Wood , were among the greetings heard as the entire student body made its way down the receiving line at the reception held for the Reverend and Mrs. Daniel Wood on Wednesday, November 20, at 2:55 p. m. The receiving line included Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Rock, the Reverend and Mrs. Wood, Mrs. Elizabeth Gilbertson, and Mr. Alvin Weitkamp. The students entered the gymnasium by way of the balcony down through the south door entrance. Appropriate decorations adorned the long table at which coffee or cocoa and open faced sandwiches were formally served by the members of Miss Madison’s 9 o’clock home economics class, who also had prepared them. It was strikingly evident that afternoon that Hudson High was producing some attrac- tive males and females. Perhaps it was the bow ties, suits, heels, and nylons that made this fact so noticeable. If some of our lasses were limping by the time the reception was over, it was because of the high heeled shoes they wore. The fellows were too busy to notice this, however, as they worked at the delicate job of balancing a saucer and teacup in one hand and giving their ties a nervous twitch with the other. The whole affair went smoothly and gracefully, and the objective, which was to give students an opportunity to learn what receptions are and how they are given, was accomplished. ie hree One-act dPlays In October, we started off our series of one act plays by presenting Triumph in Ashes” for the high school assembly. Joy Larson and Julie Ann Swanson helped Mrs. Rolle direct, while Arlene Preble. Jane Cornelissen. Robert Zarske, Robert Westhoff, Ruth Sather, and Polly Thompson made up the cast. In this play a beautiful oil painting flayed an import- ant part in helping reunite two lovers, and crushing the pow’er of an obsessed aunt over her talented young niece. In November, the curtain went up on a melodramatic farce, Thank You, Doctor , starring William Allds, June Lomnes, Ruth Sandberg, Donna Foss, and James Prescott. Barbara Bargen and Patricia Moen helped di- rect. This intricate plot revolved around a pearl necklace which was presumably stolen, and only after many hectic events in the be- wildered doctor’s office, was the mystery solved. The Crazy Violet”, a farce, appeared in January. Bonnie Rose. Julie Ann Swanson, Dorothy Olson, Nancy Booton, Marlene Red- man. Yvonne Martin, Grace Hanley, and Phyllis Danielson riotously solve the mystery of two identical, shiny, black bags and discover for themselves if the one belonging to Violet Rae really did contain a time bomb as the myster- ious stranger had said. The two student as- sistants for this production were Doris Bogut and Barbara Zezza. We presented all three plays for the public on Thursday evening. January 30. 27