Mondovi High School - Mirror Yearbook (Mondovi, WI)

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should ever have to stand! We suggest right here and now. that if a new school house is ever built that there must be seats enough for all, especially the Freshmen. The Sophomores initiated us with a splendid reception at which, though their intentions were kind, we suffered all the agonies of the overly conscious at an unusually formal function. • Realizing the great need of having class officers to guide us through our Freshman year, we elected Samuel Blum, president; Agnes Armour, vice president; and Vilas Wright, secretary-treasurer. Despite the obstacles existing in our class, we sent Samuel Blum to represent us at the Oratorical League. When we were growing into Sophomores the United States entered the World War and a shortage of capable teachers became apparent and we we.e compelled to face our struggles with two teachers short of the former quota. We have many times felt the lack of what we otherwise would have had in our 3rd and 4th years. During this year the following class officers were elected: Grayce Winter, president; Elizabeth Pinkney, vice-president; and Agnes Armour, secretary-treasurer. We gave the usual annual reception to our Freshmen f.iends, and tried to make them happy. Several members left us in this year, including Laura Anderson, Berval Cleasby, Fern Gueldner, Paul Kenyon, Galen Isham. Vayle Nogle and Adella Alt. In the Junior year we woke up to the fact that our high school days were passing rapidly and that we must become more active if we were t» reach our goal in the allotted time. We were well enough known to be represented in the Oratorical Contests ar.d in the H. S. Basketball and Baseball teams. We not only battled with the terrors of war, our thoughts largely devoted to the dangers of our loved ones on the battlefields, but influenza became prevalent, and all school activities were abandoned. School closed for eight weeks, and many sorrows were in our homes on account of the distressing conditions. Yet we wer e held to the mark and expected to conquer all and move onward. Finally, we had the pleasure of holding our annual Junior-Senior reception, in which one of the features of entertainment was a play entitled “Daddy,’’ which is said to have possessed real merit. Odin Aase, Hattie Bie ecker, Marion Harmrn and LaVergne Claf-lin left our band with the closing of t’his year. Our new officers elected were: Sanford Ede, president; Samuel Blum, vice-president; and Raymond Evans, secretary-treasurer. With our country at p?ace, influenza checked, and having learned many valuable lessons, our Senior year became truly our banner year. Several of our number starred in Debating. Oratory, Stock Judging, and Athletics. We won first place in the State Stock Judging Contest at Madison through the correct judging of Roland Claf-

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THE CLASS HISTORY By Joseph Pape In the early part of September of the year 190S the class of 1920 consisting of a multitude of small girls and boys, started its educational career by entering the first grade. Never in the history of the school was there a more active, brighter or keener band of children. Of those who enrolled at this time only the following are now graduating from Mondovi High: Samuel Ilium, Clarence Thompson, Sanford Ede, Edith Luetscner, Agnes Armour, Raymond Evans, James Brown, Foirest Hurtley, and Joseph Pape. While in the third grade with Miss Neale we left our studies long enough to have a group picture taken. Some of the students still have one of these preserved as a relic, that is to them, the greatest class that ever started making History. In the fifth grade we lost one of our beloved classmates, Raymond Helwig, who was taken from our midst by the stern Reaper. Under the supervision of Miss Nogle we took a leading part in the High School Circus which added to the credit of M. H. S. activities. We passed to the sixth grade in good lcpute and many students joined us for ttie seventh where we evi- denced the fact that we were champion spellers and won the beautiful pennant which still decorates the walls of this memorable room. In the eighth grade we listened to many splendid lectures from Miss Anna Smith, which perhaps we did not fully appreciate then, but the true value of which we have oftentimes since realized. During this period, we purchased class pins to set us apart from the common herd, and felt important enough to hold a Declamatory contest with the seventh grade in which Edith Luetscher and Samuel Blum carried away the honors of second and third places. From these worthy speakers we expect to add another chapter to our His tory at no far distant date. One balmy September morning away back in 1916, when the very atmosphere was filled with the hazy tang of burning wood some fifty-five learned individuals marched into the portals of Mondovi High. Here we were soon to be taken off our high pedestal on which we had felt so secure in the grades. We were to be subdued and dubbed as “Only Freshmen can, until we should come into a proper state of submissive servitude. By the time the sophomores had finished with us we were very, very humble indeed. Well do we remember the trying ordeal of passing from room “B into the main room before the august assemblage awaiting us there. A wicked gleam of mirth was in the eyes of our upper-classmen and if any one had laughed outright we would have perhaps grown faint with fright. Our greatest fear in those days was not that we might fail in Algebra, but that we might not be able to secure a seat in the main room. What if we

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lin and Ralph Seyforth with the help of our Junior friend, Charles Whitworth. We lost by withdrawal this year Willie Myers, Reuben Belden, Luella Cheney and Floy Hurtlay. We were sorry to see them go. The Juniors gave us a delightful reception and ‘‘Here’s to the Class of 21 our anticipations of many blessings that circumstances have denied us.” Sanford Ede having evidenced his ability in faithful, efficient service, was again chosen class president, Elizabeth Pinkney vice-president, and Grayce Winter, secretary-treasurer for the year 1920. Raymond Evans, our Valedictorian, a zealous student and ever present when there was work to do, was cashier of the School Savings Hank, and Secretary of his class during the Junior year. He was an active member in the Freshman Class Play, and has always shown much interest in music, and never was a shirker in any duty assigned to him. Samuel Blum, our Salutatorian, was President of the Class in his Freshman year and Vice-President in his Junior year. When his years in high school numbered less than one, he was winner of the Freshman-Sophomore Oratorical Contest and represented us at the League Contest held at Durand. In his Junior year he again represented our school in both the League and District Contests. He was a member of the Basketball team in his second, third and fourth years. As a Senior, he was a member of our successful Debating team. Samuel also assumed the responsibility of Business Manager ol Senior Memoirs, captained the football team, and won first place in Oratory in the League Contest. I Leonard Anderson joined us in the Sophomore year. He was a member of the baseball team during his third and fourth years and also a mainstay in our football team the past season. Pete’s tall figure and happy grin were ever a pleasant sight. He is possessed of an agreeable disposition and has with his magic wand brought happy endings out of chaos. Agnes Armour acted as Class Vice-President in our Freshman eai and served us faithfully the following year as secretary-treasurer. She was a participant in the local Declamatory Contest in our third and fourth years and took part in the Senior Class Play. James Brown s ability as a basket ball player especially during his third and fourth years will always be remembered because of his wonderful cleverness with the ball which enabled him to be chosen as all-tournament Forward at the Eau Claire tournament 1920. He was a member of the baseball team in his last two years, and in his Senior year he was an end on the football team. He was an efficient representative in our school band In his third year and of the Freshman Class Play in his first. He added force and wit in the Senior Class Play.