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

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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

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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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(Christmas rProgram 'I'he annual Christmas program was held on Thursday evening, D.eember 19, 1946 at 8 p. m. in the High school auditor- ium. Three selections were sung hv the Girls' “A” Glee Club. They were “The Morning Star by Nicolai-Luvaas, “No Candle Was There and No Fire” by Lehmann, and “Glory He to God on High bv Rachmanin- off-Overbye. Donna Foss was the soloist for the second selection. The Mixed Chorus rendered four num- bers. They were “Adorames Te” by Pales- trina. “The Cherubic Hymn” by Gretchan- inoff, “Carol of the Hells by Leontovich- Wilhousky, and “Silent Night arranged by Ringwald. The hand then played “A Merry Christ- mas” by Frangkiser. To add to the Christmas spirit which had already taken hold, a play, entitled “Why the Chimes Rang by Raymond Alden, was presented. Characters included Holger, a peasant boy, portrayed by James Prescott: Steen, his younger brother, by Gail Gibbon: Kertel. their uncle, by William Allds: The Old Woman, Ronnie Sweitzer; Lords, la- dies, etc. include Howard Cox. Doris Bogut. Vernon Christensen, David Cleveland, Joy Larson, Robert Westhoff, Donald Early and Arlene Preble. Throughout the play, a se- lected chorus sang “The Sleep of the Childe Jesus by Gevaert, and “Angels We 1 lave Heard on High , backstage. Miss Edith Hanson and Mr. Ernest McMillan had charge of the music. The pay was directed by Mrs. Frances Rolle. The art adviser was Miss Helen Hughes, and Mr. Alvin Weitkamp was in charge of stage design. Juniors Score a SPCit in (flass 'TLry, USA (fase of Springtime” “If only she wasn't Mr. Abemaker’s daughter. Why would a sane and healthy ma'.e go fall for the daughter of the high school principal ? exclaims Hob Parker (Robert Westhof f). “Search me! I fell for the daughter of a candy-shop owner,” his younger broth- er Dickie (George Nelson) replies. Bob’s mother (Barbara Myrvold) is the mediator of the family and is always helping Bob out of his troubles. Mr. Park- er (Kenneth Payson), firmly believes in dis- ciplining his children and doesn’t think Mrs. Parker should be so easy on him. As usual Bob has himself in trouble: but this time it’s really bad. for Joan, his girl friend (Eileen Grupe), is angry with him and is planning to go out with a college man. This is too much for Bob. Dickie de- cides that he will help Bob get revenge on Joan. Though she’s not sure what it’s all about Gwen (Dorothy Swanson) helps Dickie set his booby traps, for she is willing to do anything for him. But the good intentions backfire, and the three P. T. A. women, Mrs. Brunswick (Helen Hauke), Mrs. James (Barbara Bar- gen), and Mrs. Hill (Dorothy Petersen), are caught in the cross fire. Of course, e verything is blamed on Bob, and now Joan, who was beginning to forgive him, is not so sure that she should. To add to the difficulties, Mr. Aber- naker's coat is dyed chrome yellow with the kitchen curtains, by Louella, the not too bright maid (June Lomnes). To make things even worse, the police take Bob to jail because he has two little animals that escaped from the zoo. Betty (Bonnie Sweitzer), Bob’s sister, and Eddie (Don Early), come running into the house to report that Bob has escaped. The detective (Curtis Nickleby) catches him at the house and is about to take him away when Miss Bright (Ruth Sather) comes. She explainss that the zoo is glad that Bob found the animals and took such good care of them. Incidentally, their good condition was due to the fact’ that Bob and Dickie gave their oatmeal to the animals every morning. Joan is proud of Bob. and Mr. Aber- naker (Bill Haugen) decides he won't make such a bad son-in-law after all. “A Case of Spring Time,” presented to the public March 7, was directed by Mr. McMillan, who was assisted by Bonnie Rose. Patricia Moen was the prompter, and Lois ilcox the business manager. 28