Luxemburg Union High School - Memories in Blue Yearbook (Luxemburg, WI)

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TO THE CLASS OF 1951 This edition of Memories in Blue will always be a monument to a great class that helped to write some of the most brilliant pages in the history of our school. Like knights of old who often dedicated the r 1 !ves Tl the pursuit of their ideals, many of the members of the class of 1951 were willing to work and persevere and sacrifice that their school might achieve one of its finest records in athletics, music, forensics and scholarship. Naturally every member of the school ts proud of this record. Such achievement s are more than mere material accomplishments because they are often associated with certain mental and moral qualities that make for success in any field of endeavor. I am, indeed, proud that 1 should be honored by this class by having this Annual dedicated to me But such an honor is also a responsibility and a challenge to be worthy of this distinction So it is that a teacher often stops to take inventory ■ You are graduating in the most exciting and most uncertain time in the history of our country and perhaps in the history of the world. In so many places we see, ' The old is crumbling down—the limes are changing. Rumors come to us of the military potentialities of the atom bomb and atomic artillery being tested in Nevada. The rumblings there are portentious of a new era in military history. The destructive possibilities of the new scientific developments in this field make us apprehensive of the future of man. Will the development of man ' s social and moral restraints progress rapidly enough to deter man from achieving his own destruction? It would appear that the only hope of mankind is education. It is a weapon that is superior irt its effective¬ ness to the atom bomb. It is a weapon for the purposes of peace. As a teacher I do hope that we have made some contribution in your lives that may help to alleviate or perhaps eliminate the necessity for our periodic lavish sacrifices on the altar of Mars. in the realization of this end I hope we may have aided you in achieving a better citizenship—intelligent, humane, generous, stable and just. May your citizenship incorporate something of the golden rule and the brotherhood of man that you may live intelligent, happy lives in your community. May your training keep you from chasing after the gadgets and the superficialities and the froth of lives without ever valuing and treasur- ing the deeper things of the mind and spirit. Your training should have given you a certain store of knowledge and certain skills in various vocational fields. It is hoped that the search for truth will be a powerful motivating force in your lives. But if you are discriminating in whai truth you select to nourish your mind I shall feel we have been even more successful as teachers But I believe the spiritual values far exceed the material. If we could say that we stimulated you to really wish to be somebody and to be of service rather than seek personal gain, it would be a supreme accomplish- ment. It will take hard work, loyalty, courage and unselfish service to carry us through these trying times. May our services as teachers, through you, make some contribution to that momentous task that lies before us. GEORGE V. GREGOR Page three

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DEDICATION We, the annual staff and members of the )95l graduating class, wish to dedicate this annual to our principal, Mr, George V, Gregor, for his thirty-two years of outstanding service in the teaching profession, twenty-seven of which were rendered in the Luxemburg area. He taught four years at the Gregor school and one year at the Liberty school, both in Kewaunee County. He came to Luxemburg in 1924, and since 1937 has been principal of the Luxemburg High School. His keen interest in students ' work and extra curricular activities dates back to his own years of educational training. He received Sophomore honors for his first two years ' work at the University of Wisconsin. He was a member of the debating team in the Agriculture Literary Society. During his first year at the University he was champion in the 158 pound class in wrestling. He wrestled for four years, and during his senior year won all his matches against the Universities of Michigan, Minnesota, Northwestern, and Chicago. As a result of this interest, Luxemburg High School also had wrestling since 1924. The first wrestling competition was with East High in which Luxemburg won all matches except one. Mr. Gregor entered the service of his country as a private, March J9J8, and was discharged as Sergeant First Class in charge of the detachment in July J919. He was overseas for a year. Since then he has been an active member of the American Legion, and for five years was commander of the local post, He has also served as Chaplain for the last five years. The Smith-Hughes Agricultural work was introduced by him in 1924, At that time there were only about 40 schools of this type in the state. MR. GEORGE V. GREGOR Principal Mr. Gregor has been active in rhe program of enlargement for the school, and was largely instrumental! in gening the Home Economics department added to the school. He is very much interested at present in a program of district reorganization that would provide a larger district for the school. He is chairman of the local committee on reorganization, Luxemburg High has grown from 135 in 1937 when Mr. Gregor became principal, to an enrollment of 256 in September of 1950. We find in our principal a man of sound decision and good judgment. When he plans his work, it is with vision, so that in years to come the school may profit by the work of the present. He has excellent discipline, yet he is able to win the respect of his students. We know that many young people, even though they are out of school for many years, will come to him for advice and inspiration; they always find him willing to listen and eager to help whenever possible. He does far more than is required of him; we know that his work often continues far into the night. It is because you have such a fine record, and because you have been such an inspiration to us, Mr, Gregor, that we dedicate this annual fo you. Besides being our teacher and principal, you have been a real friend to us. We ihlnk Emerson had someone like you in mind when he said, A, friend may well be reckoned as a master¬ piece of nature. Page Two

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THE il STAFF SEATED IffT TO RIGHT „rm„ . Hwm.ni. Charmar. of the Forensici Commits. Donald Sell. Assistant Edtlor; Marilyn Barb.au Editor- TAMniwr V ' i B C J“ ,,m » n of ,h ? A Soctponj Gertruda Oahlke, Chairman of the Typ.ng Commitiee STANDING-jean Allard Chairman of the Photo Committee,- Donald Newer, Bwine.t Manager; Roger Rueekl, Auialant Buiineta Menage,. EDITORIAL We, [he Senior Class, take this opportunity to bring you this sixth edition of the Luxemburg High School Annual. We hope it will bring back memories of your school days in later years and that it will give a dear description of events of your high school days. As our high school career draws to a close, we take a brief look into the future to see what vacancies are left open for us. With the world in such a chaotic condition, we are given little choice as to what career to follow. Youth finds itself in a challenging situation today. But through trust in God and mutual understanding peace can come to this earth. As our generation takes over the leadership of the nation, we shall work to carry out the lessons of friendly international relations which we have been learning through our high school days. May God grant that the people of the world will soon learn to live in friendship with each other and that the youth ol today may venture forth to life careers in a world at peace. Page Folk