Mondovi High School - Mirror Yearbook (Mondovi, WI)

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THE MIRROR CLASS HISTORY Just an even dozen years ago some of us pig-tailed girls and freckled-nosed boys, led by our mamas, came to school for the first time. As the years came and vanished, we did the usual childish pranks. At the beginning of each year we settled down to our work under the supervision of a new teacher, and we always ended the year with some new aim aceomplished. We worked hard, but now as we look back upon these years, we realize that each difficulty has proved a stepping stone. In the grades a few things of interest happened to us. As temptations are not uncommon in the school room, we did not fail to come upon our share of them. Pierce Ruseling, then a little fourth-grader, has not even now forgotten one of these incidents as is shown by the following quotation from a Senior girl’s memory book. “Remember the times we had in the fourth grade, in the back seats.” Sad disappointments also often crossed our paths. One morning when we were in the fifth grade, we intended to take an early hike and have breakfast in the open air; the Fates, however, intervened with an unwelcome shower, and thus dampened our childish enthusiasm. The pleasures of hikes in the fall gave way to the merriment of parties and programs' in the winter. For our Christmas programs we worked hard, taking much interest in them, and always eagerly awaiting the entrance of Santa Claus, and the passing of the candies and nuts. On these festal days the dignity of the school-room was enhanced by the presence by our mothers. When we reached the seventh grade, we began to feel more like mature students. Perhaps this was due to the fact that we were now housed in the high school building. At our first class meeting, as eighth graders, we selected pins. It was in the eighth grade that we were invited to the Main Room to join in the mass meetings. In this grade also we had our first debate. At last the termination of our graded school career was realized. We left with a happy, yet sad feeling in our hearts, as Mrs. Dillon wished us success for our coming work. In the autumn of nineteen hundred twenty, twenty-nine members of our class enrolled as freshmen in the Mondovi High School. Other bashful freshmen joined us from neighboring districts. They were as follows: Edward Johnson, Orval Lurndal, Sever Quale, Jens Severson, Edna Berg, Emil Ede, Marian Giese, Emily Hacker, Merton Ilarmon, Floyd Helwig, Anna Ness, Robert Xorrish, Pearl Odegard, Royce Quaiberg, Henry Rosenthal, Raymond Steinke, Arleen Stevens, Josie Talle, Clarence Thompson, Fred Switzenberg, and Norma Ilaunschild. After we had registered, we were ordered into room “B” where we were put in Miss Meisekothen’s care. Weren’t we timid though! The seniors scoffed at us, and called us “little ones.” However, we soon entered into high school activities with typical freshman zeal. After our timidity had diminished, we were royally entertained by the sophomores. We appreciated this reception as it brought us into a higher social ring. When our sophomore year was at hand, we were joined by the following classmates: Oral Claflin, Orin Goodremote, Aubrey Helwig, Harry Knudt-son, Myron Lee, Adolph Lerum, Ruth Schaehtler, and Yernie Schachtler. However. we were sorry to miss Ruth Belden, Vernon Colby, Robert Xorrish, Fred Switzenberg, and Arleen Stevens. Being sophomores, we had more confidence than in the preceding year, and entered into school activities with genuine school spirit. According to custom we entertained the freshmen at an exceedingly thrilling initiation. During the year we had a goodly number of boys on the football and basketball teams. In the spring we held our class picnic at the Thompson Valley grove, chaperoned by Miss Wilkinson and Miss Meisekot hen.

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T II E MIRROR CONFIDENCE IN THE YOUTH OF TODAY “Something is wrong with the world of today. Children are wild and can not he controlled. Unless a great change occurs the world is. on the road to certain destruction.” How often we hear remarks similar to the preceding paragraph. They were made in early Egyptian history, and they have been repeated ever since. In spite of them this world of ouis has continued to improve. Are we to believe that the children of this generation are not the equal in every way of the children of the preceding generation? Let ui not forget the time when we were children. We have no right to expect boys and girls to do and act as mature men and women. We do not want them to do so. Young people of today are fully the equal of the young people of any age. Treat them squarely and they will surely reciprocate. We must lead them, help them, push them, and we may be very sure that when they have reached their maturity they will capably fill the places of those, who have preceded them. Our world is daily becoming a better place to live in. and these young people are helping to make it so. Let us have confidence in them. C. L. Dodge.

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T II E M IEBOR At the dawn of our junior year we fully realized that we were entering in upon an important year in high school. Here we were joined by James Bjornstad, Melvin Olson, Percy Gullickson, Florence Teeple, Lillian Christoph-cison, Arleen Stevens, Agnes Serum, and Jessie Larson. Again some of our classmates did not return. They were Edna Moyer, Myron Lee, Clarence Thompson, Dick Claflin, Floyd Cosford, Merton Harmon, Orin Goodremote, Arnold Pape, Royce Quarberg, and Lynn Amidon. We were well represented in the debating te--.m, I-', ster Colby and James Moll being two of its foremost members. We were also represented in the declamatory contest bv Evelyn Walker. Cndcr the direction of Miss Siljan, we gave a class play entitled “What Happened to Braggs.” When early spring faded into the mellow days of May, we gathered spring flowers and decorated the Methodist dining hall for the annual Junior-Senior Reception. During the banquet appropriate toasts were given by members of the school board, faculty, and presidents of the Junior and Senior ( lasses. Myrtle Ellenberger gave a beautiful reading, and a solo was rendered by Miss Siljan. When June came, we realized, that our whole year had been a success, and we parted for a well earned vacation. September nineteen hundred twenty-three came, bringing with it the beginning of our senior year with Arthur Auer as a new member. However, the following left us: Aubiey Ilelwig, Harry Knudtson, and Henry Rosenthal. We came back under the supervision of almost the same faculty we had had in the preceding year, prepared to work harder than ever, and to make our last year the foiemost of all past terms. At our first important class meeting, we decided that our class would put out an annual. This was a great undertaking. as we fully realized, but, nevertheless, the motion was carried through. At the next class meeting the particulars regarding our class rings were discussed. and committees chosen to select a suitable one. Two members of our las , Lillian ( hi istopherson and Poster Colby, represented us at the dual debate at Arcadia, winning fiom them with a score of two to one. Edward Johnson. Oival Lurndal. and Floyd Ilelwig went from here to Madison as members of the Stock Judging Team. Our basketball teams, made up of many members of seniors, won a goodly number of games. It is oust raary for one, at the completion of an event or task, to look back in a reminiscent mood. Although we. as seniors, have not as yet reached the age when we live only in the past retrospect, we cannot resist the occasional glance into the past school life. In our reflections we find that, although in many filings we have been lacking, we have had our share of happiness and activity. —Evelyn Walker, •—Agnes Serum.