Madison Central High School - Tychoberahn Yearbook (Madison, WI)

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June .THE ORANGE AND BLACK... 1934 STUDY HALL PERSONALITIES By Eaki. Vcm POSSESS I NO .1 studious nature myself, I often have had leisure time to observe others with the in tativc to gain the power that comes front learning. Stwlinm students are rare members of the human race, who occasionally occupy lime, space, and a seat in a building especially designed for the reaping of knowledge. A study hall in such a structure is a quiet place suited for study until the students enter Presently one then hear u series of sighs, plaintive squeak front tin student's chairs, an occasion 11 groan of despair, the thud of dropping Itooks. anil vague whi%-jiers. Occasionally one detects the sharp an l disturbing crack of ,m accidi ntal'y dropped desk top. if he is watching close!)-, he will see a beautiful cherry red ldu h suffuse the face of the dropper. I remember on one occasion I had tin-pleasure of visiting one of these sjh»|s of peace and contentment. I had entered this sanctum and Itctnken myself to u hick seat, when the valiant pursuer. of knowledge made their usually dignified ami pompous ingress to this restful spot. Unexpectedly I recalled to mind the vivid picture of a herd of hull elephants on a wild rampage of terror running through u native village of Africa. An unusual, an unaccountable pirturt—to tin's very day I cannot explain why it rose in my mind. In an orderly confusion tin- devotees of study found their respective place and quietly laying down their books, vigorously applied tlu-msolves to study. I noticed one student in particular who seemed to be applying his full powers «,f concentratkm to an excellent copy of Wall Disney's famous “Mickey Mouse''! With great care and skill he sketched the tumed-up nose ami colored the hair and cars of Mickey. Evidently thoroughly satiefied with his work of art, he heaved a sigh of contentment ami turned to a more important task -day dreaming wondering where she was and what she was doing. Leaving my glance to roam at will, it settled on a student who was doing quite .t different thing. She was thoroughly enjoying herself in tearing up sheets of paper and then lining them hack together again with a skill that comes only of long, arduous practice. lathered around her were several kihbitzcrs doing their lie»t to misadvise her a to the correct location of several pieces. Suddenly my attention was diverted by the frantic waving of a white doth. At first I thought that the attention of some other person was needed. Intt a moment later full realization of the white doth struck me! ! It was a Hag of truce! ! At first I lud failed to realize the cause of tin flag: hut then I saw—these two responsible, prospective general had been having a miniature World War with the aid of small white pcIlcL . It was also then apparent to me that these reapers nf knowledge had !»e«0 concentrating on the innumerable strategies of warfare They appeared to have solved the problem of how to cover the most ground with thrir shots, for the jiellcts were strewn from one end of the ground to thr other. Slightly aided by my fancy I pictured a war scene just after a newly fallen snow: so thickly did the missile abound in their “no man’s land.” At this moment it was imperative that I leave this home of the philosphcrs and sclmlars and come out into the noisy world Beyond a doubt. I’m sure that you'll agree with me, that witlmut these studious students .this planet would hr a better place on which to live. JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT COUNCIL S t»«l (tell 10 rlfhl)—Tut JnffrrU. Robrrt Laurk, Mm l n Meyer. Bm Dermnn. Ijirram. Thompson, Dotul hy Uwrtnrt, R y Farneu, Dorothy Kortllne, Nicholas Marirlt , Joe Barnett, Erin Knrp, Louise DuBoD, Irene Co . Lorraine Sweet. Joy Mne Ltditmiberg, Lloyd PUth, Mildred •Com, Virginia HolUn, Donald SvelnUk . Jnmrs Kennedy. Standing—Wilbur Frye. Arthur Wellman. Lron-.•rd Frydenlund. Geor e Hnrvelrr, Robert BJrrk. Stanley Thompson, Hulburt Pinkerton HATS Bv Phyllis Stewart SINCE time immcomorial the eccentricities of headgear worn by the fair sex have been a great problem to thr male inhabitants of the earth. Adam can have considered himself lucky that the forbidden fruit in the garden of Eden failed to include any ladies' hat , or goodness only knows what woe would have been his and our If a mere apple tempted Eve, we shudder to think what effect a Eugenie bonnet perched alongside a fig tree would have had on her susceptible nature. At least we were spared that, But the ensuing years have not been as kind. Given several years to work in, women with their heady creations have wrought incalculable damage on the succeeding Adams, Man has had to suffer through all these generations while woman has placed upon her head everything from the plumage of half the birds of the desert to an art work liest described a a veiled, inverted ice cream cone. The pacing of time has only served to make a had matter worse and so this year with his resistance completely shattered, man lias meekly and without protest accepted thr new evil thm«t upon him. But don't think this silence doc not conceal a broken heart. In this year of our l»rd, 1934, woman Ills seen fit to adorn herself with a creation defying description. It looks like nothing so much a an inverted sauce pan fitted in a circular price of straw having a wing span ranging anywhere from six indies to one foot. Tlu» in tome fashion is placed slightly sideways on the head so that one side of the brim droops down toward one shoulder. If it is the gentleman's fate to be placed on the drooping side, he luis the equivalent of a signboard between him ami his lady love. Bill if he is on the other side he's assurer! of the identical protection that a good sized beach umbrella might afford As to the dangers of this capcatt to the wearer, wr have one grave fear, Someday a fair damsel located on hilltop is going to lie surprised by a lusty gust of wind ami take off.

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June .THE ORANGE AND BLACK... 1934 SPRING SPORTS AFTF.R a lapse of throe year tennis am! Rolf wore revived as inter cho-lastic sport this year here. However. neither team proved very successful, tor they dropjied all of their six duel meets against city schools, without witming more than a single tennis match, in which I)on Stroud defeated Parker DagRett, Kdgcwiod, and one golf match in which Atwosel defeated his East Side opponent. lu the city meet Central finished Ia t in both starts. Despite the discouraging results the season is not considered a failure, since it revived interest in these sport in the school and gmxl material is returning for teams next year. The following hoy competed in golf; Atwood, O'Connor. Finn, Rohr. Drake, and Vetter; while FilzSimmons. Baxter, Stroud, Johnson, Gcnske, (icier. Curtis, Burr, and Vetter competed in tennis. In the all-school tennis and golf tournament Fred Alexander and Herb Spohn, respectively, won championships. Spohn gained the final by defeating Lavin, West, and Finn, by wide margin . In the Last match lie met O'Connor, whom lie defeated two up and one to go. Herb was nmnerup to “I y Klingdc in last year’ tourney. Alexander defending champion, took the tennis tournament without the loss of a set. Successively he met and defeated Johnson. Power. Stroud, and FitiSimmon . Both champions graduate thi year leaving the field wide open for those who aspire to SCHOOL CHAMPIONS HERB SPOHN gain tin- titles next year. The city golf meet wa» won by Wot by a wide margin, with East second. Paul Wohlfrcd, West was low nan with 76 for the 1H hole at N'nkuma Country Club As this i» written the West Skier arc also favored to take the city tennis meet. EKED ALEXANDER In the golf duel meet the Orange and Black squad k»»t to East 16 1 and to Wisconsin High 14-3. West was not played tie-cause of a misunderstanding on the date. Tlu; tennis team bowed to East, West, ami iscoosin High by a 6-0 margin, but held the Edgi-wood net squad to a 2-1 victory, MENTAL LAPS • +4.44.4.++444.4+4 4+4.4-+++4+++++' ♦♦♦♦ REMINISCENCE 70 yard punt rolling past East's safety man. . . Taking the hall on downs on the six CENTRAL 59—Mineral Point 0, Dean inch line from Park. . . Missing 15 free scoring five touchdowns. - - landing throw against Ixkc Geneva. . The tasty W.d l -fi niwt liMmo 79.10 Dran cheese in Monroe. . La Bella giving the ENTRAL 59—Mineral Point 0, Dean scoring five touchdown . - . landing West 12-0 ami losing 22-19. . . Dean being carried from the practice field with a broken ankle. . . Watts cutting back to the left with the whole Central team to his right. . . Central winning a total of two basketball games. . . Abel on the mat half of his light against Dean . . Mitchell’ 64 yard victory run against East. . Smith tying for second in the discus with 118 feet, II inches, against East- . . Bid” stretched out in East's gym looking like he was practically dead. . . West ami Central tied in Ihc 4th quarter 0-0— final score 2S-0, Hastings walking back from hi 72 yard run against Kenosha. The stellar basketball we play against Wisconsin High. . . Erdahl running the high in :14.9. . . Paul Wclsdi missing Johnny Watts. . . West 22—Beloit 10. . . Smith's other teams about 15 yard a game. . . Mitchell winning thr scoring race with 4.1 points. . . Being forced to watch Central’ tennis team perform. Holding my breath for fear Horlick might win a basketball game. Picking the cinders from my eyes enronte to Richland Center. . . Walking four miles into Belleville at midnight. . Flynn breaking up end runs . . Dunn blocking punt . Watching the sunrise in Kenosha. . . Coach Koskcy: It’s really pitiful . . . Beloit' basket kail team loafing through the state tournament. . . Tiny” Johnson sweating at 30°F. . . Playing cards on overnight trips. . . Hearing Mike read clippings at and program . . . Beekcr' five baskets in the second half. . . Trying to look over tlic head of Janesville's bashkcthall team. . Thinking what Central’s eleven will look like ix-xt year. ♦ ♦ 4 Th«- 39th Wisconsin I liter scholastic track meet, whicli i the oldest state high school track meet in the country, was run off faster than any other meet I ever attended. I was attempting to keep score on the program. oral mi sooner would I start putting tlown one result, than thr announcer would lie giving another one. ♦ ♦ ♦ They broke five records during the meet, and they weren’t content with merely breaking them, they smashed them to bit . Johnson broke the high hurdle mark by .5 second . ami the broad jump mark by five indies. Bastian, Wauwatosa, broke the mile by over 5 seconds, ami Mehl of the same school chopped three seconds off the half mile. The other record was set in the pole vault where Narcwski. Milwaukee South, beat the old mark by seven inches. Milwaukee school I wive won 27 out of the 30 meets. East leading with 13 victories. When there was only one high school in Madison, it won the meet four times, three of them in succession. —23—

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McmHas© iffof Volume XI. No. IS Central High School. Mailiwm, Wiacontin Price 10c LAEHLER APPOI Libel Shooters Travel to Lair; Arrested Today Middle High schools’ two dangerous and notorious desperados, Clilly Beveland and Pob Bich were tracked to their hideout and arrested early this morning by Miss Florence Porris, head of the school investigation committee. Upon cross examination, they confessed to the plotting and carrying out of the famous St. Valentine Massacre in a sen-iar Latin class. They will be brought to court on charges of gross libel, assault, and battery next week. HISTORY of CRIME TRACED On the sunny morning ol February 14. 1934, the members of the I .a tin class awoke little witting the dastardly deed being perpetrated to disturb their peace of mind. On their return to their homes after school threatening and libellous missives were discovered in the mail boxes of approximately twelve prominent members of the class. All progress in the Latin class was held up for three days. The decision of handwriting expert Paric Schcnn was that the envelopes had all been addressed by the same person. Handwriting Expert Called in on Case Said Miss Schcnn, This handwriting shows a queer quirk of character in its cxccuter. This statement was a decided help in tracing the criminal according to Miss Porriss. When questioned, the two youthful criminals could give no motive for the crime, but thought it was darn cute. They also refused to name any accomplices. It is to be hoped that in the interest of the peaceful citizenry of the school they will receive tile full penalty of the law in this instance. MASTERPIECE Noddard Proposes New Tax Measure A tax on automatic gum-ejectors was proposed by Mr. Steal Noddard at the last meeting of the S.P.C.A. which was held at the charming country house of Miss Booth Rentzlcr. This tax would increase the amusement revenue in the manner suggested by President Rose-felt in his last radio speech. In short, it would make the government rich at the expense of the poor people,” said Mr. Noddard. This is but one of Mr. Nod-dard's novel ideas for national improvement. He is also in favor of compulsory character analysis of students by unauthora-tativc experts, and public ownership and free admittance to all amusement palaces. Other subjects of interest discussed at the meeting were the questions whether high school girls should wear orange silk stockings, and whether irradiated milk tastes better or worse. ICTATOR Thi Rrpiece b is but one of the to be exhibited by Host’s art classes in their annual exhibition of masterpieces to be held in the Madison transient home Friday next. It was executed by Hilliam Wcund. Spring Is Here Tra, La, La La, La Spring is here, tra-la, tra-la. We know that you know it, but you couldn’t be sure of it until we printed our annual feature about it. Hence this— It’s spring! It must be spring! It IS spring! When the pussywillows burst forth in silken coats from their winter’s rest, and girls who really shouldn't burst forth in ankle sox. When one begins to wonder, is it warmer in the country than in the summer. Then, ah then, my friend is the lime when. And when the little violets COtne peeping through the snowdrifts, and when the robins chirrup sweetly in the tree-tops, and the pansies shed their winter garb (ah THEN! (When!) Then, my children, ah then! It is spring! SCHOOL CALENDAR Wednesday, June 7, Visiting congregation from the grade schools. Monday, Tuesday. Wednesday. June 11-13, Elizabethan torture chamber scenes. Wednesday, June 13, Seniors to be in state of innocuous desuetude. Thursday, June 14. Ants versus Spiders in Grass League hall game. Friday, June 15. Expulsion of undesirable Middle students due to crowded conditions in the institution. Saturday, June 16. AT LAST !!!!!! PURPLE IN POWER HAUT GRAAS. SEC’Y OF AVOIDANCE. DEFEATED FOR DICTATORSHIP (U.R.P. Special)—Weonard A. Ladder, Ccntralitc prominent in left wing purple shirt politics, was today named dictator of the new political regime inaugurated a week ago Tuesday by the pinker group of the purple shirt party at Middle High school. This came as a surprise to the bluer group who strongly advocated the appointment of Hant Graas, secretary of avoidance, to the position. The appointment was made at a special pink tea held to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Purple Dyers, Incorporated. Mrs. Manila Aisch, guest of honor, came attired in a soft grey tea gown trimmed with strings of grape fruit and sauer-kraut. with plum coorcd ruching around the hips. Tea was poured by the Misses Dora Lark and Hcda Band who wore baby blue satin and pink rosettes respectively. Professor Beiner, chemist, assisted in passing the lemons in the receiving line. When questioned about his appointment, Mr. Ladder said, I think this is your problem. Unaccustomed as 1 am to public statements, and modest though I be, I feel that at this time, some slight token of my appreciation should be forthcoming. I wish especially to thank Miss Tulia Jormcy, Mrs. Della Clobie, and Mr. Don Jixon, who helped me stuff the ballot boxes.” After hearing of the appointment Mr. Ladder returned to his home in Cyenc, Wisconsin, to celebrate the event with old friends. A reception in his honor will be given by Mr. Clco Rowley on Tuesday next at his mansion near Governor’s Island on Lake Mendota. 25—