Mondovi High School - Mirror Yearbook (Mondovi, WI)

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exchanged presents...Bertrand 3hurtleff, a wrestling comedian, demonstrated his skills here today before an assembly In the gym. Part of his demonstration Included the calling of boys fr m the group to aid him. Jerry Hill, Kenny Larson, Don Duncanson, and Wlmoy Odegard proved to be able helpers.. .Dec. P1-—This afternoon we had a small Christmas program before adjourning school to spend 2 glorious weeks In Christmas vacation...The Augusta Beavers Journeyed over tonight, along with fane and cheerleaders. The game was quite close, but we finally topped them 32-28. JANUARY Jan. 7----We all came back to the good old school this morning after a perfectly wonderful vacation. There was nothing nicer than a white Christmas, lotsa food, and oh yes, good old Santa. I hope he was as good to you as he was to me. By the way, what did you do New Year's Eve? All right, I won't embarrass you. I had a nice wholesome time. Hope you can say the same for yourself. And seeing this Is a New Year, are you going to turn over a new lear or are you already on tne last page?...Jan. 8----Today the seniors attended a class meeting to elect the most out standing senior girl of the class of '46. We also had a good movie called THE PIED PIPER starring Monty Wooley...Jan. 11----Black River Falls played host to our basketball team over there tonight. After a hard game we won 21-14...Jan. 17-----Dear old semester tests. What fun. I haven't seen so much concentration since last semester's tests. Jan. 18---More tests. The game of the year was held tonight. We battled It out against Durand, but the win finally went to them 43-36...Jan. 25— Game at Arcadia. We won 47-44. FEBRUARY Feb. 1---Ohhhh.'! This cold weather. Even too cold for a game, but nevertheless we had to go to school to see the Buffaloes roll Osseo out the door tonight. Final score 43-40...Feb. 5------ Tonight the chorus had It's belated Christmas party. Hot dogs, donuts, pop. Ice cream, and what have you, even dancing and 500 ...Feb. 8---- Another victory for us over Augusta tonight playing on their floor. This victory, 29-26, outs us In second place now. As this annual goes to press, we have carried our activities through February, but I'm going to predict the future... MARCH Class B Tournament In Eau Claire...Senior Class Play. CcJUsutan, Easter Cantata. APRIL May Junior prom, music festival, Senior trio, baccalaureate, graduation.

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CcJbuuLcst talks by the co-captains, some of the kids, yells by the cheer-leaders, school songs, and much merrymaking. Then we Joined hands and by the able leadership of our co-captains danced through the streets. Later Mr. Berg, manager of the theater, let us into the show THE CORN IS GREEN for Just the tax. Ah, if only homecoming would come more often... Oct.26----- Today was the day we've been waiting for for almost a month. Homecoming. And we won over Augusta, 28-6. But tonight was really the climax. We GAA girls put on a banquet for the football boys, the manager, and the coach. And I'm telling you, those guys really had the appetites. Afterwards we had an Informal dance for the GAA and the football boys. It all ended happily, but oh, the dishes and the sweeping. But for our football boy6, we'd gladly do it again tommorrow night. Or would we???? Oct. 31--More decorating, but it really paid off. For tonight's school party was a huge success. Halloween can be a very festive occasion, especially when a good band like the Stout boys from Menomonle rattle their instruments. The refreshments were swell, too, but to top it off it rained---and we girls spent so much time trying to make our hair look pretty, Just to have it all spoiled by the rain. NOVEMBER Gosh, it seems October was the month, for there really wasn't much doing the first of this month. Nov. 9-----Tonight the Gllmanton Panthers came to town to open the basketball season. Boy was that game exciting . As it ended we were tied, but thanks to the overtime playing we won, 27-26. Too bad it was a non-conference game. Nov. 16-----Another good movie in school today starring Sonja Henle and Caesar Romero. We also had our Sadie Hawkins dance tonight. But darn it, I'm Just like Sadie, I didn't find a man. Nov. 21-Photograoher took our cla8 pictures today and seeing tomorrow is Thanksgiving we got out of school at 3:00. Nov. 22-25----Thanksgiving vacatlort. Just think, four whole days of vacation...Nov. 26---Between the deer hunting season and the flu I don't know which keot the most kids out of school, but it was really bad...Nov. 30----The 1945-46 basketball season opened officially tonight when we Journeyed over to Whitehall. We started the season right, for we won 31-21. December Dec. 7---Tonight the Arcadia quintet met us on our home floor in another big basketball game. Their Journey was in vain, though, for we won 50-33...Dec. 12--Tonight the Junior Class presented the play HUCKLEBERRY FINN. There was a large attendance and everyone thoroughly enjoyed it...Dec. 14---Andther big game. Only it seems our luck is at a low ebb, for we lost to Osseo 22-18, playing on their floor...Dec. 19---The Chorus and Glee Club added to the early Christmas festivities by presenting their Cantata Carol of the Bells tonight. It was a huge success, and our soloists are really good...Dec. 20---The French class celebrated Christmas today with a Christmas party. Even

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 Every day at 11:52 A. M. the cooks of our school are hailed by a stampede of hungry students rushing In unison. The aroma of vegetable soup or mashed potatoes and gravy drifts up the stairs and the line moves faster at the bottom of the stairs to be greeted by Mrs. Henrietta Elde, Mrs. B. Johnson, Mrs. Nora Olson, and Mrs. A. Nelson, the four cooks who cheerfully cook the abundant and delicious dinner for around 300 students. In approximately 15 minutes the playroom Is empty and the' cooks are left to wash the many stacks of dishes without an automatic dishwasher and to prepare for another day. tyasuZo'iA. To the students of MH3 Merton Colby and Albert Schultz are as mdch a oart of the dally routine as the studies. Without them the school would be lost and many lockers would remain shut due to some minor trouble which Mert can always remedy. The hall would look bare without Albert and his brushes, and students would be lost without his wit and humor. Cheerful and willing In everything they do, the Janitors well deserve the gratitude of the students of Mondovl High School.