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

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RECRE TION CREW The recreation crew, led by Betty Hovey, has done its utmost to make our life pleasant aboard ship. We dropped anchor Sep- tember 8 and less than two weeks later a get-acquainted partyi' was staged. Since we were busy getting our sea-legs, the com- mittee waited till after the football season for the first evening party. What with low lights, soft music, and pretty girls, everyone had a good time. Later in the fall two mat dances were planned aboard ship. Neva Leigh provided a stack of platters for the juke box and those records surely got us into the swing of things. Then along came Valentine's Day which was the inspiration for the next dance. Dick Viviani, as chairman of decorations, transformed our gym in an inimitable manner for that slick Hearts In Harmony party. We not only had cupids to put us in romantic mood but also a big golden moon shining from above. Closely following this dance came the Shamrock Shufflei'-a rhapsody in green. Ahl and itwas many a colleen and her uMike that had a gala time that night. Scheduled for April 20 was the Scrap Committee Drive and Dance under the leadership of Captain Rudy Becker, which turned out to be a great success. Allen Sweetis orchestra entertained us after we had spent a good, patriotic evening hunting scrap. Climaxing the end of the year with a usmash hit was the May Pole Dance held May 4. Never before was the gym decorated in such splendor. The ship's company really put everything they had into this last, gay dance to make it the high-light of the season. Everyone and everything was on the beam. As demands for shore leave entertainment were increased, the Loft, a city high school canteen, was established at the Y.M.C.A., and Friday and Saturday nights saw the Persian Room crowded with dancing couples, while the Cola-Cabana Room and the Blue Room also had their share of attention. All in all, this year has proved to be one of the successful recreation yearsn in the history of the U.S.S. Central. h SOCIAL COMMITTEE Row I: J. Fellows. B. Skelly. M. Zirkrl, I.. Prantnf-r. B. Howy. R. Vivi- ani, A. Voss, J. Faust. H. Haugen. Row 2: M. Linden. J. Thorsen. J. Maeken, G. Yitr-nse, E. Pselmrr. I'. La- Ilukr-, 0. Thorsun. B. Prmfknow, S. Schneider. M. 0'Ncill. Row 3: E. Osborn. ,I. Xlazzara. T. Fuller, J. Lindauer. L. Hodgson, J. Parisi, A. Di Lorem. I19l

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the U.S.S. Central is the Usherettes Club. At the port of embarkation crew members are allowed to sign up. The executive committee consists of the chief, Marie Paskag as- sistant chief, Audrey O,Neillg president, Harriett Haugen, and secretary-treasurer, Beverly Dean succeeded by lacque- line Franey the second semester. With the help of the faculty sponsor, Miss Theresa Kleinheinz, the Usherettes choose a crew of 36 girls. The work of this club requires much time, tact, effi- ciency, and alertness. One of their main duties is to appear in full dress uniform at all functions aboard the U.S.S. Central. This includes ushering at the auditorium doors each week. Then of course there are the special occasions such as the evening parties, scrap rallies, lecture series, con- certs, and plays. 18 This organization not only serves aboard ship but at various times is called to duty while on shore leave to serve at various community functions. -is as as Cuided by helmsman Margaret Maloney, the Girls' Club has weathered the storms of another successful voyage. Its cargo is service to the school. There is no doubt that the most popular of the sub-com- mittees of this organization is the Candy Counter, headed by Iannette Lindauer. Each day two girls are stationed on the main deck for the sole purpose of selling sweet stuffs to the various members of the crew. The money obtained from this palatable source goes into the club scholarship fund, the general school fund, and the National Honor Society treasury. The main job of the ways and means committee under the guidance of Charmayne Robbins is to promote money- making projects for the scholarship fund. One of the most successful of these campaigns was the sale of engraved pencils to crewmen aboard ship. Delores Rector, as head of the lost and found committee, takes charge of the return and disposal of all lost or strayed articles. A small scale white elephant sale is staged at the end of each semester to sell unclaimed articles. The C-C Clinic, under leadership of Harriett Haugen, divides its efforts between war and service activities. They have the responsibility for decorating the shipis decks during such festive seasons as Christmas and Easter and provide hostesses daily in the cafeteria. The hospitality committee, with Agnes Dooley as chair- man, maintains an information desk on the lower deck. Many a returning crewman or uneasy visitor is made to feel at home through the splendid work of this committee. ll ik if One of the active groups aboard the U.S.S. Central is the service committee of the council, which is sponsored by our admiral, Mr. L. A. Waehler, and headed by Chairman Bev- erly Evans. In previous years the main duties of this com- mittee were to promote membership for the Victory Corps and take complete charge of the service awards system. This year has seen an increase in their activities. The added duty of the committee is to handle any sug- gestions for the improvement of the U.S.S. Central that may arise through the council. For a time the student body was hesitant to present their ideas, however before long sugges- tions began to come in. The first obiectives confronted by the committee was supplying milk for the lunch rooms and mirrors in the boys' shower rooms.

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:.1... 1 ....... . .....,... W, SHIP' Une of the lT1OSt eagerly awaited events in the life of the crew of the U.S.S. Central is the issuing every other week of the ship's newspaper. Under the editorship of Leona Tee- gardin with Ieannette Faust as her assistant and Miss Eliza- beth Ritzmann as faculty advisor, the staff has worked long and hard to iron out the difficulties of production. Mary lane Zirkel was feature editor, Dick Viviani succeeded Coast- guardsman Bob Moen as sports editor, and Rosemary Reilly edited the news from junior high. The unsung heroes of the staff were the typists, whose work only began after the news was gathered and prepared for publication. Charmayne Robbins was the chairman of the typing committee. Advertising was solicited under the leadership of Audrey O'Neill. There have been 14 issues of the paper published, of which three were six-page editions. ln publishing the April 13 issue, the 11A journalism class took complete charge. Ieanette Thorson acted as temporary editor-in-chief. with Roslyn Wein, Albert Baldwin, Phyllis Allen, and Alice Michalson associate editors. The editor of the annual Mirror Magazine was Ieannette Faust, with Leona Teegardin as her assistant. They were aided by the regular stall. Special recognition is due to Bev- L06 erly Evans, Harriett Haugen, and the journalism class for their work on the book. Bud Fisher as stafl photographer provided the informal pictures, and Charles Duane designed the cover. Because of a special wartime regulation, the ship's log was required to be cut down to 75 percent of the weight it was in 1941. This necessity added to the problems facing the stafl, but with the extra effort expended the obstacle was overcome. A new typistls crew was recruited by Delores Doane. There was a typist at work every period of the day for some time before the annual could be sent to press. The business and circulation crew with Miss Anne lung- inger as advisor have been on the job to take care of finan- cial arrangements as well as getting and distributing each issue of the paper. Lyman Fosdick deserves special mention in this work. Publication of the Mirror and the Mirror Magazine has entailed long hours of work for the stafl, but in return they felt great satisfaction in seeing each issue come out. More- over, they realized that from their labors they had gained training and experience which would stand them in good stead when their days on the U.S.S. Central were over. 4- MIRROR STAFF Row 1: B. lavalls. M. Porter. D. Vivi- ani. B. Moen, M. Zirkel. L. Tevgarrlin J. Faust, A. 0'Ncill. C. Robbins, R. Reilly, B. Hovey. Row 2: R. O'Brir-n. M. Marty. J. Hanek. M. Gussnian. A. Dalit-1. E. New- lun. M. Aldrich. .l. Fellows. J. Hen- riksen. A. Mir-lialson. M. Harrington, L. Rowley, M. 0'Nf-ill. J. Kanegav. Row fl: C. Lunilholln. ,I. Tlmrson. M. Hancliette. ll. Lindokr-n. B. Graham. D. Gill, E. Odrlcn. D. Doane. D. Rr-ctur. M. Paska. J. Franry. J. Lindauer, R. King. Row 4: D. Post. A. Dooley. Y. An- 1lIa'z-slie. A. Voss. M. M1-Adams. Sage. slcrson, M. Maloney. B. Morrell. H. Haugen. M. Lawrence. M. Prevetl. M. .I Row 5: B. Reilly. D. Mullen. J. Berg. 'lf Fuller. T. Beale, E. Morgan, J. Tuepleman, J. Rates. A. Eisenberg, B. Fisher, L. Fosiliek. E. Osborn, WI LC-