Mondovi High School - Mirror Yearbook (Mondovi, WI)

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ganization in his Junior year, has been an ambitious worker. Although small, “Tommie” was never lacking in energy. He was a happy man on the football team. Arlie Olson entered our class as a Junior from the Strum High School and lias taken a complete course as a stenographer. She has won fame lor herself in this particular art. She and Raymond Evans were competitors for highest honors in the final test, which but for the lack of typewriters, w. uld have put them in the State Contest. Louise Indgjer also hailed as a Junior from Strum High School. As a teacher, some school room will be happy from her smiles, as Louise has pioduced evidence of her success, by the splendid work done practice teaching in the Grades. Blanche Parker, with her glad laugh, found us in our Freshman year. She chose the commercial course as her vocation work in which line she has proved herself happy and efficient. Blanche was always on time and perhaps you have noticed that her “Cap’’ was never far off. , Elizabeth Pinkney brought to us her cheerful, wholesome disposition in the fourth grade. In her Sophomore year she was treasurer of the Nautilus, and President of that Society the first semester of this year. She did faithiul work as Vice-President of her class in the second and fou.th years. She worked harmoniously with the President for the weuare of all. She served efficiently in the Senior class play and was on the winning team in the triangular debate. In all activities she has been earnest and dependable. Bessie Hill came to us from away among the beautiful hills south of our city, and if amiability had been measured in feet, Bessie would have been the highest hill in this vicinity. Her record in the Teachers’ Training class has always been above the required mark. Forrest Hurtley was a member of the High School Orchestra and Band in his second and third years. He was forced to be absent almost a half year from school, but not being easily discouraged, he has fought his battles bravely and is marching under the same old flag with his first regiment. Emily Fleiscl.auer graduates from the English-Science course. She was interested in Laboratory work, and her notebook was always the object of admLation of her classmates. She was a friend to all, and full of fun, though to some apparently very quiet. Lowell Holmes, active in the High School Band, brought forth sweet melodies in the second and third years. He was also a member of the Senior class play. While in stature he is the smallest of our number, he has ways such as become a man. Gravce Winter joined our class in the fifth grade.She acted as president of the Sophomore class and secretary-treasurer of the class of '20. She proved her ability as an efficient speaker in the Senior class play. Her agreeable manner has been a helpful asset in dark

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Sydney Bunce was added to our Class Roll in the sixth grade and, until he suffered physical injury, was our star end on the football team. He was a member ot the basketball team, serving as a faithful and etlicient guard. During his last two years he was the catcher on our baseball team and during his third, a member of the band. . Marie Ede joined our c ass in 1917 as a Freshman, and has made steady and diligent pteparation as a teacher in which vocation we are sure she will succeed. Sanford Ede was a member of the basket ball team in his second, third and fourth years. He served so efficiently as president during his Junior year that he was elected again to tide us over our last year. To Sanford, our valued president, we as a class owe many successes for his cool and rare foresight. He was a member of the Senior Class Play and has given his excellent voice to help make the Boys’ Sextette a success. Ralph Seyforth, or “Smiler” as he is called because of his habitual smile, joined us in the Freshman year as an agricultural student and his abilities in this particular line cannot be better shown than in the fact that he was one of the Stock Judging team that won the State Championship for us this year. Oscar Olson found us in the seventh grade. In his Sophomore year he left this school to attend Hunt's Business College at Eau Claire, but the fires of Mondovi High were so aflame in his memories that he returned the next year to be an earnest worker with us to the end. He was a splendid representative in our Triangular Debating Contests and Boys’ Sextette, and was Editor-in-chief of the “Senior Memoirs.’’ and was ever ready to work in any useful capacity. “Rollie” Clafiin or “Sam, call him which-ever you please, it is immaterial to him, added the necessary elements of wit and humor to our class. We never could have passed through the many dark hours as triumphantly without Rollie. He was an Oratorical success in his Junior year. He was a member of the Basketball team in nib second, third and fourth years and was also chosen as an all-tournament forward at the Eau Claire tournament. He rendered excellent judgment at the Stock Judging team in his Sophomore, Junior and Senior years. This year he brought from the State Champion Stock Judging, the honor of second place of the State of Wisconsin. Alfaretta Wright first bestowred her smile upon us as a Freshman. During her high school life she has been a steady builder in the Teachers’ Training Course, that she may become a competent teacher. She has been the most sincere and unassuming friend to all with whom she has come in contact. Clarence Thompson, as Sergeant-at-Arms of the Demosthenian Society in his Sophomore year, and Vice-President of the same or-

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(lays. Donald Giese entered as a Sophomore from Bloomer H. S. He was honored with the office of president of the Dairy Club in his second and fourth years, and was one of the hoys who brought home a ribbon from Madison in the fall of 1919. Donald has been faithfully building toward becoming a typical rnedern farmer. What would we ever have done without Edith Luetscher to brighten our path with music. The functions of our class have been few indeed in which Edith did not take an important part either at the piano or with the violin. It has been one of our greatest joys to gather around the piano at noon while Edith played for us. She has been a happy worker in our many activities. Leon Loomis, our mechanical man, has surprised us many times with some new and startling invention, and unlike most such men is a clever humorist. His word to us in mechanism was never doubted. Edith Melrose, our studious girl, could always be found reading in a quiet nook storing information for future use. It was difficult to determine which she liked best, her books or her ponies. Joseph Pape, who was one of the few to begin in the first grade, graduates from the Commercial-English course. Honest and earnest, never seeming to hurry, but accomplishing much, has ever been characteristic of Joe. When dictation was difficult or the trial balance would not balance, Joe plodded steadily on, overcoming all obstacles. Bessie Robinson entered our high school during her Junior year from Hibbing, Minnesota. She has been a member of our Nautilus Society and Glee Club, and has contributed many interesting musical numbers. She carries the banner of the Teachers’ Training course. Samuel Blum, Edith Melrose, Joseph Pape, Sydney Bunce—Committee. THE CLASS WILL By Sydney Bunce We, the Senior Class of 1920, of the Mondovi High School. County of Buffalo, State of Wisconsin, being of sound mind and memory, and mindful of the uncertainty of the coherence of the class, after these, our commencement exercises, do hereby make, publish and declare this to be our last will and testament, revoking all other testaments by us heretofore made. When our lawful debts shall have been paid, we hereby direct that all of our possessions as a class, both personal and impersonal, tangible and intangible, shall be disposed of in the following manner, to-wit: , First. To the faculty as a whole, we leave our sincere thanks for their kindness and patience, for the hearty co-operation which they have shown us in every effort we have made to succeed through-