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

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ll --- Always a Winner W HERE he goesl Ten, twenty, thirty yards and he is downed by a jarring tacklel That must have hurt, folks. The ball is now on the Fifty yard line, lirst down, ten to go . . . There goes the tip, ladies and gentlemen! NVellman takes the ball, passes it to Derrg Derr to Scalissig Scalissi dribbles towards the basket going full speed. He is in the clear -it looks like a sure basket. Oopsl . . . he has lost control of himsellg his speed carries him on-crashing into the hard brick wall at the end of the gym. He is writhing on his back, his lace twisted into horrible grim- aces of agony . . . LOOK AT THAT The gun sounds and the straining runners burst down the track. Livermore seems to have the edge. Half of the distance is over. The race should be his . . . but wait, folks, some ironic quirk of fate has caused him to trip and fall. The runners Hash past him, leaving him entirely out of the race. He tries to rise but can't. He has sprained his ankle. Too had-one of Central's best dash men. These things thrill the crowds, add zest to the sport, but to those concerned most, they work exactly the opposite. Hundreds of inci- dents like these are a constant headache to the coaches. In the First place, they deprive the school ol' the services of that particular fellow, and, added to that, 65071174 page ill N i h P f f'- A 'I' , 1,-w1.fff,f's-us :.ffe.ga2ea-,ifxss l ft I' QP 5 A COME HERE BALL

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Excerpts from the recent City Council meeting, in which midget auto racing was vetoed will help the reader to realize the nature of city politics.-Editor's Note. H Y LOOK AHEAD GOH Central Is Involved In Politics V NTIL satisfactory facilities have been provided for recreation in the city of Madison for Central High school, I am not in favor of midget auto races. I hope that the council will give this considera- tion to the pupils of Centralf, Thus read a telegram sent to the city coun- cil by Glenn W. Stephens, member of the board of education. Mr. Stephens was out of the city on business on the day the city fathers were to meet to decide whether mid- get auto races should be run on Breese Stev- ens field. Alderman Boyle came to the rescue of the recreational committee, since he is chairman, and made the following statments: There have been two petitions filed with the city clerk as to whether we should have midget auto racing at Breese Stevens. There is a revenue of about 52,500 from the auto races. When asking the person that filed the peti- tion for his reason against having midget auto races, he replied that the noise on Sun- day nights disturbed the people. I asked him whether he was positive that it was Sunday nights. He said, yes, that he was positive. How could they when we've held them only on Saturday nights. The school claims that the track was cut up by the cars, but this is not true, because the track was cut up from heavy trucks hauling materials for the grand- stand. life piled all the materials on the in- side of the park. Prof. Waehler' is just talk- ing. There is no' truth to his statements. Alderman Armbrecht went on to say that he felt that the money could be used in a lot of good ways but that he didn't feel that the field should be turned over for revenue pur- poses to the extinction of the use for which it was originally planned-an athletic field for Central. Continuing, Alderman Arm- brecht told that midget auto racing was the only event interfering with Central High sports. In closing, Armbrecht said, The use for which the field was primarily designed should be consideredfl Picking up speed in the conversations, Alder- man Gill stated, A great many of the people asked me to vote against the races. A great many of them don't want them. That yield is for high school students and it should be kept for high school students, and it has been so far, until the auto races interfered. Alderman Gaffney showed various council reports since 1923 stressing the need for an athletic field for Central. He then pulled the deed which specifically states that it is under- stood and agreed that the condition of this agreement that said block shall be known as Breese-Stevens Athletic field and said prem- ises shall never be used for any other purpose other than that of an athletic field. City Attorney Hanson gave his opinion as to this clause by saying, The field might or could revert back to the heirs if the provi- sions werenlt carried outf' Alderman Flom: During the coming year we will get approximately 455,500 in revenue. Take that into consideration when you are considering the auto races. Alderman Fee- ney retorted, We shouldn't even consider the revenue. One alderman produced the last issue of the Mirror and requested the city clerk to read an article headed City Politicsf, and ex- pressed his opinion: From reading this arti- cle, although it is boyish, it surely and truly represents the viewpoints of the high school scholars at Central and it also shows the viewpoint of the parents of 1,500 students. After completion of the reading of this arti- cle, which to some aldermen was amusing, pathetic and childish, Alderman Boyle leaped up and referred to Principal VVaehler as still wrong in his statement that car races had ruined the track. Suddenly one alderman jumped to his feet and came to Principal Waehler's defense by saying, The article just read is in many ways a true example of our council, Alder- man Boylef' The council voted against hav- ing auto races, 14 to 5.

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We Like To Plag 'IWLNTY-TWO OCIAL alfairs among pupils make up an important part in the life of the pupil. Dances, movies, parties, plays, and games have been sponsored by outstanding school organi- zations. Play going has become distinctly a part of the social calendar. For the pupils dramatic production is an occasion for enjoying and appreciating the art of other pupils. lt encourages friendships which last beyond high school years. The social committee and Girls' club have sponsored parties, while the Student Council has been most active in planning several events of a social nature. Can you remember those noon-hour dances, with Esther Burhop and Mr. Marsh operating the victrolaP How they couldn't get it to work the First few times and what a terrible time the council had trying to get contributions in the coffee can? Wasn't it nice being able to sit in the aud during noon hour and be entertained by those free movies? If you didn,t have anything else to do you could enter one of the checker games which were also sponsored by the noon-hour committee. Think back to November ll, when the fellows decorated their jalopies and piled the kids in. This memorable occasion was the homecoming parade which followed the band around the square. Certainly you recall the sportsmanship drives for the operetta and the games, which were held both in the aud and home rooms. Canit you just see Graham and Gabbei running around with boxes of candy bars in their hands, trying to stir up business at the basketball games? If you went to Tony Sarg, you'll remember the outstanding little jitterbugs, and if you ever joined the dancing lessons which took place in the girls' gym during Monday and Thursday activity periods, you can bring back many happy memories. But this is not alll The biggest event was the Decoration Day Dance held in the boys' gym. Remember how different the gym seemed? Kinda romantic-like with the lights