Jefferson High School - J Yearbook (Jefferson, WI)

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Ready for another journey RHEIN ECR. BETTYMAY “Betsy’s” flair for art will someday make her famous . . . she also enjoyed music and athletics, for she used her lovely voice to advantage in the glee club for four years . . . appeared in the cast of the operetta . . . made mileage as an ambitious hiker . . . played hockey and basketball . . . keeps her temper as well as she does her friends. ROESSLER. JUNE ... always ambitious and never tiring, June delved deep into the mysteries of bookkeeping and secured results from her hard work . . . she showed her true colors by co-operating with the prom staff . . . she patiently typed “J” Staff articles . . . she enjoyed singing in the glee club, choir and operetta . . . she utilizes her spare time doing fancy work. RUETH, HAROLD . . tall and quiet, Harold goes about his work diligently and conscientiously . . . his height was an asset in class basketball ... he likes to fish and do wood work in his spare time . . . he is definitely not interested in girls. SCHIMMING, ROBERT . . . “Schimmel” is friendly . . . he took pleasure in playing kittenball and class basketball ... he spends his leisure time hunting and fishing ... he hopes someday to be a teacher of agriculture or a transit truck driver. SCHULTZ. DEAN . . . “Dutch”, a two year football letterman, put his weight plus his spunk into the positon of center on the football squad ... as an enthusiastic basketball player, he earned letter-man recognition ... he struggled as a journalist in the Scribblers Club . . . drummed enthusiastically in the prize winning drum corps . . . his desire in life is to make a fortune in the dairy business. SHANNON. LEWIS . . . Squeak”, the typical American boy, set the the style in sportsmanship and showed that he could shoulder heavy responsibility . . . “tops” in football . . . skillful in varsity and class basketball . . . ace high as prom king in 1939 . . . popular with his classmates . . . vice-president of his class when a fresh. . . . class president when a sophmore and a junior . . always friendly and agreeable ... he should “go places” in the years to come. SHANNON. MARGARET Muzzie’s” quiet but ladylike ways endeared her to all . . . another brilliant honor student ... a girl athlete of the first ranks who showed unusual skill in hockey, volleyball, and baseball ... an active assistant on the prom and “J” Staff ... a conscientious member of the glee club ... a girl whom all would like to have as a friend. SHANNON. PAUL . . . Ital-i a n in appearance, but Irish in nationality and pleasantry, “Smokey” showed a keen aptitude for sports, coming through in football as a letterman in the position of guard . . . his extra-curricular activities also included glee club membership for one semester ... he enjoys sleeping, skating, playing baseball and skiing. STARK. BETTIE . . She’s a spark in basketball, baseball, hockey, volleyball, and tumbling . . . her athletic ability warranted her appointment on the G.A.A. board . . . she furthered her other interests by memberships in the Photography Club and Scribblers Club, and on the “J” and prom staffs . . . acrobatics are her specialty .. . her hobbies and interests include dancing, sports, and mostly Fort. PAGE TWENTY

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LEMBRK II. HARRIET helpful Harriet from Helen vi lie . . . broken bones didn’t prevent her from being active in hockey, baseball, volleyball, basket b a 11, tap-dancing, or tumbling . . . secured appointment on the G.A.A. Board . . . was one of the accurate typists on the “J” Staff . . . assisted Miss Rankin on the prom staff . . . sports and photography provide pastime for her. LYNCH. GEORGE Jefferson’s gain and Sullivan’s loss . . . the only boy who made the three and a half year honor roll . . . valuable in football . . . tops” in class basketball . . . expert at declamatory . . . Murphy” ranked high in dramatics . . . was courteous and capable as business manager of the J” . . . assisted cheerfully on the prom staff. MEITZNER. EMIL . . quiet sort of a fellow—who has a lot of knowledge stored away . . . likes to read any kind of a book . . . tennis and golf help fill his spare time . . . proved himself musically inclined in band and choir ... a typical Englishman in the junior class play; a Harvard man in the senior play . . . regular Scipio in oratory . . . helped put the prom over . . . acted as assistant business manager on the “J” Staff. MILLER. LOIS . . . Odie”, who wishes she were 5 inches shorter,—plans to become a nurse . . . shines in all G.A.A. sports . . . heads G.A.A. softball in spring . . . rivaled only by Jimmy Dorsey as saxophone virtuoso . . . served as class treasurer in freshman year . . . worked diligently on prom staff and J” Staff . . . utilized her journalistic ability in Scribblers Club . . . spurred teams on to victory as a cheerleader . . . assisted as a librarian. OETTMEIER, JUNE . . dark perfectly-curled hair form a halo for quiet Junie— quiet but wide-awake . . . interested especially in sports . . . this winsome lassie was never idle in hockey, baseball, volleyball, basketball, or tumbling . . . industrious member of G.A.A. Board, prom staff, and glee club. Got a little knowledge, Next stop is V V V V • • • • OLSON. RUTH . . Ruthie” who hails from Helenville . . . is a credit to that community as well as to Jefferson High School . . . never idle or lazy . . . she’s an able tooter” on the sax ... an accurate typist on the J” Staff ... a willing worker on the prom staff ... of great assistance in the library . . . and an honor siuaent. PETERSON, MARGARET... Pete” is quiet and neat . . . she enjoys roller-skating, ice-skating, and hiking . . . does the best fancy work of anyone on the west side” . . . spends her spare time reading . . . acts as student librarian . . . enjoyed singing in glee club and operetta . . . took part in hockey, baseball, volleyball, and basketball. REESE, EVERETT . . “Gabby” who majored in sports . . . made crowds cheer when he played football or basketball . . . ending his athletic career as a letter-man in both sports . . . carried his great dodging ability over to the dance floor . . . Tarzan” is one of the most muscular men in school . . . sings in the glee club . . . acted as class treasurer when a junior . . . came through with work on the J” Staff . . . assisted with the prom. RENTMEESTER. ROBERT . . . Butch” scored with the pig-skin” . . . helped Jefferson win the trophy . . . played basketball with vim and vigor” . . . tried to imitate Bobby Jones on the golf course . . . was given an outlet for his energy in the band as a tym-pani and drum player . . . participated in glee club and orchestra . . . worked on “J” and prom staffs . . . acted in the junior and senior class plays . . . worked for Scribblers Club and assisted with the advertising of school events . . . had the “gift of gab”. PAGE NINETEEN

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STATZ, ROBERT . . . “Bob,’’ Jefferson’s representative to the Badger Boys’ Camp at Delafield, had one of the highest scholastic averages of any boy in his class ... he was one of the most active of participants in extra-curricular activities ... he has to his credit: 2 years of letter-man recognition in football and basketball . . . membership in the Student Council . . . the exe-cutive positions of: the class vice-presidency as a sophomore and junior, and the presidency as a senior . . . the reputation of being a co-operative worker on the “J” Staff . . . two years of membership in the band ... he enjoys playing golf, skating and swimming. STELSE, LOREN . . . “Gus” could ‘take it” and ‘‘dish it out” when it came to playing football... his recognition as a three-year letterman proved that he was plenty tough and really necessary to the team’s success . . . he came through in intramural basketball and glee club . . . he won the respect and admiration of his classmates, who elected him class treasurer as a junior and Student Council member as a senior ... he helped put the prom across. STREICH. MORRIS . . . “Morry” could make them weep when he started playing on his trombone . . . with his talent, soon recognized, he became one of the outstanding members of both the band and orchestra ... he was likewise interested in declamatory work. STREIM, DONALD one would never think him so tiny to hear him talk . . . singing in the glee club . . . wielding his weight as a soeaker in declamatory work . . . plaving intramural basketball and serving as a member of the Student Council . . . show “Shorty” was active in high school. STRINGER. BEATRIC E . . . “Spike” was an enthusiastic member of the Photography Club ... a thorough investigator of alumni records for the “J” Staff ... a sincere student librarian ... a happy singer in glee club and an all around good sport. “Bon Voyage” J “ STROHBISCH. KENNETH . . . “Kenny”, with eyes like Eddie Cantor, was musically minded ... he could pound out “jive or jam” on the piano or play the classics with ease . . . he proved his versatility in instrumental music ... by playing the oboe in the band and orchestra ... by singing with the glee club and choir . . . taking part in the operetta . . . featuring as a vocalist in the selected groups ... by acting in the junior class play . . . writing for the Scribblers Club . . . advertising all school events ... he proved that school work isn’t all book work. STUBBS, VIRGINIA lusty was the yell led by this blonde belle ... “Stubbie” cheered the football team on to the championship . . . encouraged the basketball squad with her pep . . . participated in hockey, baseball, volleyball, basketball, and tumbling . . . satisfied her dramatic impulses by acting in the junior class play . . . served as a member of the G.A.A. Board . . . acted on the “J” Staff . . . showed executive ability as assistant editor of the Scribblers Club. STUEBER. HELEN . . . even though “Henny”. a transfer from Watertown, was with us for just one year, she was a mighty good sport, taking part in hockey, baseball, volleyball, and basketball . . . she worked diligently in declamatory work, in the choir, and on the J Staff . . . her every action was purposeful . . . she won everyone over with her cheerfulness and friendliness. VETERNIK, SUE ... a splendid student . . . the G.A.A. president ... a keen hockey, volleyball, baseball, basketball player, and tumbling enthusiast ... a colorful character in the senior class play ... an efficient librarian ... an able speaker in declamatory ... a prominent member of the prom staff ... a willing worker on the ‘J” Staff ... a “pepper-upper” in sports activities: these expressions describe “Sue.” PAGE TWE.NTY-OISE