Jefferson High School - J Yearbook (Jefferson, WI)

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PAGE TWENTY-THHEE Helen Barker—“Bang.” Teachers Training Course. Vice President 2; Latin Club I. 2; Glee Club 3. 4: Debate i; Treasurer of Glee Club 3, Declamatory 1. 2. “My eyes speak even more than I. Bessie Banker “Abbey.” Commercial Course. Basketball 1.2. I: Glee Club 3, '»: Girls’ Quartette 3. “Life is too short to waste. Corinne Banker. Teachers Training Course. Basketball 4. “A heart with room for every joy.” Alden Bartelt—‘‘Fritz.” General Course. Football 3; Track 3. 4: Basketball i: Class Basketball i. “Love is dangerous—Beware!” Helen Beck—“Becky.” Commercial Course. Ass’t Sec. iS; Treas. 3; Commercial Contest 2: “J” Stall 4. “She’s small and rather slender, but her most, effective lure lies in her careful custom, of appearing so demure.” Victor Buelow—“Vic.” Commercial Course. Football !f 2, 3, 4: Band 2. 3, '»: Orchestra 3, i: Sec. Treas. 1. 2; Class President 3; Kditor-in-Chief “J” Staff '•; Commercial Contest 2, 3; Track i: Male Quartette 3; Sax Sextette 3; Dramatics. “On the job—all the time any place—and fully equipped.” Horace Buri—“Midget.” General Course. Band 2, 3, 4; Cheerleader 1, 2, 3, 4: Ratlin Club 2: Orchestra 3; Class President I : “J” Staff L “Oh! If I could only grow.” Kathrine Connelly—“Katy.” General Course. Girls’ Basketbafl I, 2. 4: “J” Staff 4. “The kirl with her crowning glory. She i not a slave to vanity.”

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I’ACE TWENTY TWO Class of 1926 High school spirit! I wonder if any one class in school has ever exhibited such tremendous spirit, such pep, such size, such a collection of stars as the class of ’26 has brought together. Gathered together for the llrst time, outside of our large size, there was nothing so remarkable about us. That was to come later. We were frightened, panicky, fearful of results sure to come, if any one of our number blundered. However, we were not doomed to stay an ordinary class, but to lead the way as no class has ever done before us or will ever do for a long time after we depart. We broke all recognized rules. Two of our men were “J” men of the football team in our first year. A thing entirely unheard of. We early evinced ideas of ruling ourselves and did so in spite of gloomy protests from everyone. On we hurried through the most precious years of life. The year receded fast., and we found most of our members facing life with a new aspect. We were no longer downtrodden. We were Sophs. Then came the disastrous lire robbing us of our line old building, leaving nothing but a bunch of ruins to gaze upon. Ah! What joys and heartaches were hidden from sight in that old building. But Life, tin relentless joker, would not let us mourn long. On to school we marched to win more laurels for ourselves in scholarship, in athletics, and in forenics. Our men were on both football and basketball teams. Our name was on the honor roll. Our members could talk and did so in oratory and declamatory. Another year rolled by and as Juniors, with the dear old school on the hill rapidly nearing completion, we once more resumed our monotonous journey about the town. This year there was no holding back our tempestuous members. Stars appeared in everything connected with the school. The numerals '26 stood for all that was good and big. Now with our high school days three-fourtlis gone we found how dear our school had grown 14 us. How dear were the days that relentless Father Time brought and took from us at an astounding rate of speed. Hushing on with no time to regret, we plunged headlong into the whirlpool of activities giving all for that, which had seemingly over night, grown dear to us. There was no holding back. On and on we went and then IT happened. We were Seniors. Sixty-one of the original .sixty-live were there in the new high school. It was hard to associate this new building with bright and airy corridors with the old building with its dark nooks and corners. Its air of sage knowledge did not harmonize with the beautiful new building standing there so large and proud. Oh, how short the time had been. Here we were Seniors, the highest and best place our Alma Mater could give us. And here in turn we gave to her all we had, battling for her fair name with all our strength and vim. Seniors composed for tin greater part the football and basketball teams. The outstanding stars of the school and vicinity were Seniors. Such men as Wetzel, Hindtleisch. Seitz. Howey. (Jowey, Krxel, Koch, Krohn, Hue low and hosts of others embodied the spirit of our class. There was not anything too hard for us to tackle should a tradition of our school ask us to. Our school was so firmly a part of us, that all thoughts of graduation were very remote. So far I have said nothing about that new part of school life, the band. Hut think not that Seniors were not there, as every place else. We played a prominent part in the band, and when we walk from this building, for the last time six soloists, besides countless others leave this school upon the hill among- our number. And now tin day draws nigh. We are about to leave this home of four short, but exquisitely lovely years to face a mad and rushing world. All thought of individuals has left us now and we sigh as one great family until we march from these portals, the proudest the biggest, the best class of all time. The Glass of ’26. Horace Buri.

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PAGE TWENTY KOIIIl Sylvia Kckerl ■Slivers. Teachers' Training Course. (Her Cluh 3: Ouarlelle 3; Basketball 4. ‘Carefree, happy, singing a souk, as she sees ihe bright side when thing? go wrong. Arnold Feind— Smiley. Ceneral Course. Glee Cluh 2; .1 SI a IT 4. “A smile for every one lie meels. Edward Fernholz Eddie.” General Course. Radio Cluh 2: l.ulin Club 2; Vice President I. “Let the world slide, lei the world go; a tig for rare and a tig f 1' woe. Romeo Gruennert. General Course. Vice President 2, 4; Football I. 2, 3; Class President 4. “A man of genius in all his undertakings. Helen Guttenberg—“Goodie.” Teachers’ Training Course. Basketball I, 2, 4. “It doesn't pay to worry, things happen anyway. Marie Guttenberg- -“Ditto.” Teachers’ Training Course. Basketball I. 2, 4. “She dorlli all things well. Bernice Hack. Teachers’ Training Course. “J si air 4. “A generous soul is sunshine to Ihe mind. Joseph Kemmeter— Joe.” General Course. Radio Cluh 2; Latin Club 2; J Staff 4. “Wrapped in the solitude of his own originality. - Oh! Sure.—