Monroe High School - M Book Yearbook (Monroe, WI)

Text from Pages 1 - 44 of the 1926 volume:

The JS [ Book Published by the SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL of Monroe, Wisconsin Sponsored by The Monroe High School Bulletin 1926 M IIIIIIIIIMMIIIMIIimHIIIMmiimillllllimiMHMIMIHIIMIIIIIIimMMIIIimiltimiMIIII The Staff Faculty Advisor _.......Arlene McKellar Editor Herbert Tschndy DEPARTMENTS Faculty ________________________________ Miilicent Marsh Classes................-......Lawrence Courtney Organizations ........................ Karl Trnkenbrod Athletics ................................. Bradford Drake Features ............................. Elizabeth Germann Humor____________________________________ Theodora Thompson ASSISTANTS AND WRITERS Chester Becker Milton Zurfluh Daryl Swan Helen Sipple Helen Johnson Marion Monteith Mae McGinley Ilarvev Keel Harold Wolf Helen Kohli Joseph Sonderegger Helen Kundert Donald Wenger Frederick Bolender Chester Dolan James Creutz Business Manager ............................ Harold Schneider Circulation Manager_____________________________ Harold Burgi [ Page Two ] M III III III MM ...IMMIMMIMIMIMM.......IMMIMMIM MMIM F or ew or d HIS M BOOK marks a beginning in year books for Monroe High School. The aim of the staff has been to collect in a permanent form all the important activities of the year---to mirror the school life of 1926 To the Class of 1926 This M Book is respectfully dedicated iiimiiiiiiiii lit m 111111111111111111 an iiiiiiimiimiiiiiiiiiiiitmmiiiimiiiii 11111111111111 OrH ALMA MATER Page Four ■ 111 iiiiiiiii ii mi mu i im m it 1111 iii iii 1111 ii li mu i iii 111 hi iiii 1111 ii ii it 1111 hi iiiiiiiii 111 ii ii MIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMMIMIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIMIIIIIIHIIIMIIIIimilllllllllHimil Top Row- Wellers, Roesc, Holyoke, Doerfer, Stoneman. Middle Row—Wheeloek, Gcmpeler, (iluesing, Calder, Schiesscr, Flanagan. Bottom Row Ruggles, Ileise, Herman, Creutz, Me-Kellar, Hunt, Tochterman. Faculty L. R. CREUTZ University of Wisconsin B. A. and M. A. Superintendent of Monroe Schools Principal of Senior High J. C. CALDER Oshkosh Normal ’21 Manual Training C. E. GLUESING La Crosse Normal University of Wisconsin Ph. B. Physics and Chemistry Sponsor, Band, Orchestra, Science Club N. J. STONEMAN Platteville and La Crosse Normal Schools Coach Physical Training for boys ARLENE McKELLAR University of Wisconsin ’24 B. A. English and Social Science Sponsor, High School Bulletin, M Book MISS MARGARET SCHIESSER Milwaukee Normal University of Wisconsin Librarian MISS ALTA TOCHTERMAN Whitewater Normal School Mathematics | Page Five ] HHiiimiiiimmmiiiiiiiiimiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiMiitimmimiiimmiiMMiiiiiii Faculty T. R. HOLYOKE Assistant Principal Oshkosh Normal ’18 Manual Training MRS. FRIEDA HOESLY GEMPELER University of Wisconsin B. A. Latin and German MISS ELLEN WHEELOCK University of Wisconsin Ph. B. American History MISS ELIZABETH RUGGLES Whitewater Normal School Bookkeeping and Commercial Geography MISS MARIE A. DOERFER Whitewater Normal School Gregg School, Chicago Shorthand and Typewriting MISS EMILIE HUNT University of Wisconsin 25 B. A. Ancient History MISS HELEN HERMAN University of Wisconsin B. A. Sophomore English MISS GEORGE WELLERS Platteville Normal The School of Chautauqua, New York English MISS ESTHER HEISE University of Wisconsin Sewing MISS NELLIE ROESE River Falls Normal Physical Education for Girls MISS GERTRUDE FLANIGAN Stevens Point Normal Domestic Science I Page Six ] iiiiiimiiiMiiiiiiiii Classes | J 0 you recall those years when you were a timid f Frosh and a more aspiring Soph? And then I there was your Junior year with its ever increasing I I tasks; hut the climax of all came when you were a | I Senior—when you had gained courage and know- i | ledge and all the characteristics of that class. i | Each class holds memories for you—some bright, | | some happy, and some sad. | “Backward, turn backward, Oh, Time in your flight Anil make me a Sophomore Just for tonight.” I Page Seven ] HmiiiiiimiiiiiMiiiimiHimmimmmiimmmimmimiiimmiimimiiiiiiuimii I Top Row Si'hneidcr, C. Stauffachc r, Thomm, Spacni, R. Stauffacher, Stauffer, Zilm r. Mid- lle Row—Taft, Woodman, Sipple, Wiekersliam, Zimmerman, Thompson, I?. Stauffacher, Sick-inger, V. Selek, Stephens. Bottom Row- Whitehead, I. Schneider, Share, Vogel, Swan, Stair, Tsehudy, Schmidt, Wartenweiler. THOMPSON, THEODORA Dramatic Club, 2-3-4; Treas. and Pres, of D. C.; Charm School; Student’s Council Sec’y; Prom Committee; Class Play; Scholarship M, 2-3-4; Bulletin Staff; M Book Staff; Class Picnic Committee; Honor Roll. SHARE, WALTER Treas. I). W.; Science Club; Track; Football, 3-4; Class Basketball. WOODMAN, CATHERINE Dramatic Club; Glee Club; Class Play; Scholarship M, 2-3-4; Declamatory Contest Honors. TSCHUDY, HERBERT Student’s Council, 2-4; Bulletin, 3-4; M Book Staff; Sophomore Class Treas.; Prom Committee; Charm School; Class Plav; Class Basketball, 1-2-3-4. STAIR, CLEVE Football, 2 vrs.; D. W.; Class Play. STEPHENS, VERONA VOGEL, JOHN Seniors WARTENWEILER, WILLIAM Band; Daniel Webster; Prom Program, 25; Class Prophecy committee. SICK INGER, KATHRYN First place in typing contest; Prom Committee; Vice Pres.; Scholarships, 3; Typing and Shorthand Awards; Graduation Committee; Orchestra. STAUFFACHER, ROBERT Football, 4; Track, 1-2 3-4; “M” Club. ZILMER, DELBERT ('lass Pres., 1; Football, 3-4; Track, 3-4; Basketball, 4; “M” Club. SPAENI, HERBERT Football, 1-2-3-4; Track, 3 yrs.; I). W., 2 yrs.; Glee Club, 2 yrs.; A. A. Manager, 3-4. STAUFFACHER, CHESTER Football, 1 yr.; Science Club. THOMM, JOHN WHITEHEAD, FOSTER STAUFFER, ALFRED SCHNEIDER, HAROLD “M” Book; Bulletin, 1-2-3-4; 1). W.; Prom Committee; Charm School; Class Play; Student’s Council, Vice Pres.; Band Pres.; M. II. S. Orchestra. SIPPLE, HELEN Dramatic Club; Bulletin Staff; “M” Book Staff; Glee Club; Scholarship Awards; Prom Committee ; Class Day Committee; Class Poem Committee. SWAN, DARYL Class Basketball, 3 yrs.; D. W.; Science Club; M. II. S. Basketball; “M” Book; Class Play; Prom Committee. STAUFFACHER, ROSE Honor Roll; Scholarship “M’s”; Typing Awards; O. G. A. Certificate. SCHMID, CARL TAFT, EVELYN WICKERSHAM, CELT A ZIMMERMAN, ESTHER | Page Eight ] SCHNEIDER, IRVIN SELCK, VERA iiiiiiiiiiimiimmiMiimiiMiiiiiimmMiiiiimiiiimidiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin Top Row—Mil hell, Prion, Leuenberger, Moo, I. Isoly, Lawyer, Shmooker, Heitz. Middle Row- Kundert, Moyers, Clcmmcr, Roderick, L. Miller, Koenig, J. Miller, Pag 1. Bottom Row —Moritz, Michaels, Mani, IIofTman, Monteith, O’Donnell, Hofer, Kern, II. Isoly. HOFFMAN, WINIFRED May Festival, 1: Home Lighting Contest, first place, 3; Junior Entertainment; (’lass Treas., 4; Dramatic Club 4; (Mass Day Committee; Valedictorian; Honor Roll; Scholarship M, 2-3-4; Shorthand Award. MONTEITH. MARION Scholarship M. 2-3-4; Dramatic Club; Prom Committee; Class Prophecy Committee; (Mass 8c ; Valedi torian; Bulletin Stiff; M Book Staff; Graduation Exercises; Shorthand Award. COPLIEN, ERMA Soph. Class Treas.; Scholarship M, 2-3-4; Honor Roll; La Sor-ella ; Glee Club. DILLON. CHESTER Science Club; 1 . W.; Football, 3-4; Track, 3-4; (Mass Basketball. BRCNI, EDWIN Basketball; Student’s Council; Prom Committee. HADDEN, ARCHIE Track, 12-3; Football, 2-3 4; Basketball, 3-4; M Club. Seniors (’ARR. GAIL I). W., 2-3; Ass’t Mgr. Athletics, 3; “M” Club, 3-4; (Mass Basket ball, 2-3. DR El ER, JOHN Football, 1-2; Basketball, 1-2; Track, 1-2; I). W., 2; “M” Club, 3-4. MOE, JAMES Football, 4; (Mass Play, 4. FELDT, MILTON Football, 3-4; Basketball, 3 4; Track, 3-4; “M” Club; Class Basketball, 3-4. BRANDT, HOWARD Science Club; Class Motto Committee. BCRGI, HAROLD Prom ('ommittee; Class W 11; Science (Mub; Ass’t Football Mgr.; Circulation Mgr. of “M” Book. HARRINGTON, LUELLA G. A. A.; Honor Roll. BECKER, MARY BOSS, ELLA COCRTNEY, LAWRENCE Student’s ('ouncil Pres., 1; I . W.; (’lass Pres., 2-3-4; Pres, of Science (Mub; Honor Roll; Bulletin Staff; Scholarships. 3. BONNER, ERVIN Class Basketball, 1 -2-3-4; M. H. S. Basketball, ’24; Won A. M. A.; D. W., 3-4; Science Club. DRAKE. BRADFORD Vice Pres. I). W.; Pres. A. A.; Scholarships, Football “M”; Bulletin Staff; Sec. and Treas. of Science Club; Class Play; Honor Roll; Basketball 2 yrs.; (’apt. Senior Class Team. DALEY, ROSA Bl’RGY. PACLETTA CARTER, DELLA GOODMAN, KENNETH HERMANN, GENEVIEVE ELMER, MARIE GAPEN, DONALD BOWEN, WESLEY | Page Nine ] ■ mmiiiiiMmmiiiiiimimmmmimmiiMiitiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiimmiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiHi Top Row—P. Burgy, Brandt, Dillon, Bowen, Goodman, G. German. Middle Row—Coplien, Becker, Gorham, Emier, Carter, K. Gerinann, Harrington, Boss, Daley, Courtney. Bottom Row— Carr, Drake, Donner, Gapen, Dreier, Feldt, Bruni, H. Burgi. Seniors GORHAM,KVELVN Class B. B. (’apt., 1-2-3; M. H. S. B. B., 2-3; La Sorella, 2; Student’s Council, 2; Dramatic Club, 3-4; Pres. G. A. A., 4. GKRMAXX, ELIZABETH Dramatic Club, 2-3-4; See. of Junior Class; Sec. and Treas. of A. A.; Prom Committee; B. B., 2-3; Scholarship M, 2-3-4; Bui letin Staff; M Book Staff; Class Play; Honor Roll; Typing Awards. MITCHELL, ARLIE PHIEX, RUSSELL LEU EX BERGER, HAROLD ISELY, IRVIN LAWVER, ROBERT RODERICK, CHARLINE MICHAEL, REVA Glee Club; Dramatic Club, 3-4; Prom Committee; Orchestra; Class Basketball, 3. KUXDERT, HELEN La Sorella, 2; Dramatic Club, 3-4; Dramatic Club Treas., 3, and Historian. 4; Glee Club, 2-3; Class Vice Pres., 2; Prom Com mittee, 3; Student's Council, 1-4—Pres. 4; “M” Book Staff; Athletic Ass’n, 1-2-3-4; (’lass History Committee; Class Day, 4; Declamatory Contest, 3-4; Scholarship “M”, 2-3-4; Honor Roll. MILLER, LYLA KOENIG, NELLIE MILLER, JOSEPHINE MEYERS, EMMA Dramatic Club Treas.; G. A. A.; Basketball, 3-4. SCIIMOCKER, ERNEST Science Club; Class Basketball; (’lass Will Committee; General Class Day Committee; Prom Program Committee; May Festival. 11EITZ, MARVIN Student’s Council. KUXDERT, JULIA Scholarships, 3; Typing-Shorthand Awards; Prom Committee; Graduation Committee; Honor Bolt CLEMMER, LETHA PAGEL, MARIE MORITZ, SYLVIA O'DONNELL, CLARA HOFER, MARTHA ISELY, HAZEL MAXI. IRENE Glee Club; May Festival; Prom Program; Dramatic Club; Class Play; Scholarship Award; Basketball; Honorable Mention in Shorthand and Typing. KERN, HELEN G. A. A.; Typing Awards. [ Page Ten ] iimimmiimmmiiMiiimmmmmmimmiiiiiiiiHiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii M Declamatory Honors PROBABLY the greatest prominence for the school this year was won by Catherine Woodman in her Declamatory work. Although receiving only second place at the elimination here, Catherine staged a great “comeback” at Albany and won the League Conte t. At I’latteville, she won the District meet. The greater advantages of a larger school caused her defeat in the State Contest held in the State Senate Chambers at Madison. Catherine’s work is especially notable because of the fact that here in Monroe we have none of the public speaking or Declamatory classes to be found in larger schools. Miss Wellers coached Catherine and the other Monroe girls. Not a little of Catherine’s success can be attributed to her help. The school will show its appreciation of Catherine’s work bv awarding to her a Citizenship “M”. This is the first time for a number of years that anyone has been able to represent Monroe in the State Contest. This was Catherine’s first contest work, a fact which makes her success even more outstanding. The Log of the Qood Ship 26 THE Class of ’2(i started sailing on their high school journey in September of 1922. The one hundred and fifteen members chose Delbert Zilmer as class president. An important social event of that year was the Freshman party given in splendor. Our Freshman year saw the formation and adoption of the constitution now in use in the Junior High School. Many members of the class helped frame the constitution. Lawrence Courtney was elected president of the Student’s Council and was first to put it into practice. Under his leadership the May Festival was given which was an elaborate affair. In the Sophomore year the class organized early and chose the following officers: Sponsor, Mr. Metcalf; Class President, Lawrence Courtney; Vice President, Helen Kundert; Secretary, Herbert Tschudy; Treasurer, Erma Coplien. The first important event was the parade which Ihe class sponsored to a football game. Soon afterwards words of appreciation and praise were found in the Exchange column of the Bulletin from the Blue J, of Janesville. The girls’ basketball team was the champion of the school. Ervin Donner won the tennis tournament. the first one ever held in M. H. S. The Sophomore Civics Club presented the school with the picture, The Signing of the Declaration of Independance, which is now in Room 4. The Junior year saw the class enroll with ninety members. The following officers were elected: Sponsor, Mr. Metcalf; Class President, Lawrence Courtney; Vice President, Helen Kundert; Secretary, Elizabeth Germann; Treasurer, Daryl Swan. The Junior year was filled with intense rivalry between the class of ’25 and ’2( . Both classes had a 100% subscription for A. A. tickets. To help finance athletics, the class sold season tickets for football to the busi-ne s men of the city. The girls’ basketball team a; :iin was the champion of the school and the boys won the interclass meet. Last, but not least, came the “Long to be Remembered—Best Ever Prom of 1925.” In the fall of 1925 eighty members of the class came back as Seniors. The class again had a 100% subscription for A. A. tickets and the highest per cent in Bulletin subscriptions. Seniors were at the head of every organization. The Class Officers were: President, Lawrence Courtney; Vice President, Kathryn Sickinger, Secretary, Marion Montieth; and Treasure , Winifred Hoffman. | Page Eleven J imimiim.mu 11 ii ■ i mm ni miiiiii i iiiim mi i mill 111 m ..•iihihhhihihhi IIHIIIHIIIIHIIHIHIIIIHHIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIHHIIIIIHHIIIHIIIIIIIHIHimiHimilllllllllHIII Junior Class Roll John Aeschlimnnn Harold Baltzer Frances Bloom Marion Blumer Artliur Bruni John Bruni Floyd Bruni Victor Burcalow Hoy Burke Frances Burkhard Mabel Bush noil Frieda Carter James Collins Nathan Coplien Celia Creasy Walter Crow Catherine Dempsey Henry Dottweilor Nona Durgin Pearl Feldt Michael Flanagan Kathryn Foley Herbert Frey Blva May Fritz Marjorie Fritz Hussell Fritz Gertrude Germann Grace Goecks Leila Golickson Jake Gruenwald Glenn Hass? Edwin Heimanu Rose Hof or Marvin Holcomb Helen Johnson Helen Keegan Garrett Keel Robert Kingdon Frieda Klingheil Robert Kundert Sylvia Kundert Beatrice Lam holey Millicent Marsh Richard McGuire Doris Messmer Inez Mitchell Russell Myers Grace Niffencgger Alice Norder Wilma Norder Gladys Osterbind Robert Patterson Henrietta Pfeiffer Esther Pickatt Edward R tz 1'dna Rosenthal Rosa Ruhi Fred Rubin Helen Ruehle Lily Rufenacht Dora Saalsaa Norma Scherer Zernice Schober Dorothy Selck Edna Seyler LeRoy Share Eileen Smith Joseph Sondelogger Mary Soseman Edna Spaeni Harriet Stauffacher Ruth Strawser Robert Stuart Frances Tanner Minnie Teuscher Harriet Treat Inez Tree Marie Tschudy Hugo Voolkli Arthur Wagner Nathan Walker George Wenger James Wuetrich Mardelle Zentner Helen Zilmer Louis Zimmerman Roy Zinser Milton Zurlluh [ Page Twelve ] Sophomore Class Roll Helen Aeshliman Arnold Albright Herbert Ainswo'th Ruth Bear Alice Becker Chester Becker Mabel Reightnl Rose Heightol Helen Blumer Rose Blumer Frederick Bolender Robert Bruui Elaine Burlington Evan Chambers Florence Chambers Marie Chambers Rol� ert Clark Anna Conway James Creutz Karl Davis Verley Penny (Chester Dolan Evelyn Drake Zelma Drake Fred Durgin Anna Elmer George Field Ralph Figi Ethel Fitzgibbons Ethel Flanagan James Flanagan Viola Flanagan Margaret Fritz Helen Hermann Henry Hermann Grace Goddard Lillian Goecks Herbert Goodman Dorothy Grenzow Gladys lladdinger Frieda Hart wig Helen Hartwig Lillian Ileimann James Hughs Paul Humbel Olga Huber Dorothy Hurl but Harvey Keel Helen Kohli Lloyd Kublv Arthur Lamb Fred Lengacher Agnes Lindsay Kathryn Mauerman Mae McGinley Evelyn McQuillan Olga Miller Ralph Monteith Celia Norder Grace Norder Kenneth Olson Mildred PofT Elsbeth Regez Frieda Ritz Frances Roderick Walter Seheisser Robert Sehindler Grace Share Eflie Schnitzler Ruth Sproul Florence Sippel Thomas Sickinger Elizabeth Stauffacher Theodore Stauffacher Elmer Stauffer William Stauffer Lena Steuri Karl Trukenbrod Ned Walker Donald Wenger Xathalec Whitehead Cecil VVickersham lister Witt Harold Wolf John Wyss Kathryn Young William ZurHuli [ Page Thirteen ] UHHiiHiuiiHHiiHiHmiHiiiiiHiiiHtiiiHfHiiHHiiHiiHHiiHiHiiHiiimiiiHiiHiiHiH ihihihiih....mu................. 1...hihiiihiiihihiiiiiiiihiihiihihih Tales of the Year SEPTEMBER With musical sounds from the Booming: band, published dope on the new unfortunate instructors, and other foolish things, the 1925-25 school year opened for M. 11. S. During the first month the Dramatic Club began speedy work, in perfect contrast to their ending. A group of boys banded together to reflect knowledge of things “up in the air”. They were known as the Science Club. The city physicians raked over the students’ bodies to find defects but the findings were never published. The “Pig Skin Chasers” in the first game, got in trim and were trimmed by Mt. lloreb. OCTOBER The night of October 2 saw the Indians of this high school perform a Snake Dance and (i'l the town with Indian yells. But the next day Baraboo defeated M. II. S. Governor Bast’s fly swatter was stolen and the school suffered a fly attack. The Seniors vividly illustrated Brainliness in an American History Test. The football team motored to Orangeville and “beat that team up a batch” as a feature of a Two Minus One Homecoming Celebration. NOVEMBER Three timid Staff members and the sponsor ventured to Madison to attend the C. 1. P. A. Convention. The faculty began taking daily dozens in the gym. The G. A. A. girls brought market baskets to school but did little marketing. Monticello slipped on the grid and kicked the ball over the goal. Since Monroe didn’t slip, why, we got beat up there November 11. The student body voted to adopt a II. S. seal, but the Students’ Council must have forgotten about it. A terrible scandal concerning the morals of our football team occurred. It was on the tongues of all gossipers. But Satan does succeed once in a while. DECEMBER A new member, Mr. Mauer, entered our school. What a humorous man he was. The Juniors began raking in money for the Prom by sponsoring a movie. The cold, bleak weather ruined the alarm clocks and tardiness increased by leaps and bounds. JANUARY All the students returned to school and played with the toys they received for Christmas. Shorty Monteith went to the New Year’s Party and showed the flexibility of his legs and thus won the Charleston prize. All of the girls got scared of future doctor bills so they began taking brown pills. But the woman doesn’t always pay. Our office girl, Irene Roderick, fell head over heels in love and resigned to get married. FEBRUARY Uncle Abner appears in the Bulletin and hands out many wise cracks. Steve Donner got his glasses on wrong and netted an exceptionally long shot in the Senior-Monticello Seconds game. This won the game for the Seniors and hearts beat as never before—since a Monticello team was defeated. The Seniors decided they wanted to look funny when they graduated and so voted to wear caps and gowns for graduation exercises. The Philadelphia Sv-phony Orchestra had it “put all over them” when our school orchestra gave a program in the main room. Even the kettledrums kettled. MARCH The Seniors got smart and headed the Honor Roll for the first time during the year. Our basketball quintet battled the snow drifts to Monticello on February 26, and defeated Monticello right there on their own floor. A plague of Defeatism inflicted the Monticello people while Monroe rooters could be heard yelling many miles away. Someone got an old idea and wanted to wear those old fashioned derbies. So the boys scratched up the money and the business men scratched up the derbies. As a result of all this, Monroe didn’t get a very good place in the tournament. (Continued on paste 3.1) ................mi nil ■•■■■iiiiii ii •1111111111111 in in mi i ill iiimiiniiii uni imiiim.............Hill Itllllllllllllllr,, LUBS and organizations are a part of all { = school life. They afford a means for students § I to get together outside of the class rooms. Similar I interests find a common meeting ground, and } I through this medium can be strengthened and j I built anew. i Organizations iMimMMimiiMMMmiMiiiiimiiimimiiimiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiMmiiiHiiiiimiiiiiMiiMi I ■ II111 ■ ■ I ■ 11 ■ ■ IIIIII11IIII11 ■ I ■ ■ ■ 11 • Ml ■ I • 1111111111 ■ ■ ■• ■ III ■ I ■ | II11III ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 11111 ■ I • IIIII ■ 1 ■ 11II ■ I ■ 11 Top Row—SHm idcr, Tri :ki nlirod, I i Id, Marsh, Tsc-hudy, Crrutz, lirr.ni, IlaisI'.� ;; n Row—■Creutz, i oeht;� pmnn, Kundert, Pres., Hunt, Flniingnii. The Students’ Council T1IE Senior High School Student Council has come to the close of a successful year in which it lias done many things for the betterment of the school. Its purpose is to discuss problems that come before the school and solve them if possible. It takes care of student activities and arranges for programs, mixers, and talks. It is pure’v an advisory body that brings students’ needs up to be discussed. Students and teachers are linked more closely together by this group of students and teachers. The whole school is repre ented on the Student Council. Three members from each class are elected by the students at the beginning of the year. Five teachers are appointed by the Superintendent. Til’s body then meets and elects its own officers. The Student Council began work this year by putting on the first mixer. It then planned for other mixers to come later. A committee from the council worked with Mr. Holyoke and helped him prepare for the basketball tournament. The proposition of adopting a school seal was d scussed and it was decided to put it up to the school with a referendum. Almost everyone was in favor of having a seal; so a committee was appointed to adopt one. The seal on the Junior Class ring was selected and ordered. It will appear on diplomas, announcements, and other official school papers. The Council also sees to it that Scholarship. Citizenship, and Bulletin Awards are given each year. Scholarship Awards are given to students having superior mark; on their cards. Students who do some outstanding good for the school that brings honor or improve; conditions are awarded with a Citizenship Award. Bulletin Awards are given to those holding responsible positions on the Staff. Officers of the Student Council this year were: ITeddent. Helen Kundert, Vice-president, James Creutz, Secretary, Millicent Marsh; and Treasurer, Walter llasse. Teachers on the Council were Miss Hunt, Miss Flanigan, Miss Tochter-man, Mr. Holyoke, and Mr. Creutz. Senior members were: Helen Kundert, Harold Schneider, and Herbert Tschu ly. Juniors were: Millicent Marsh, John Bruni. and Walter Has;e. Sophomores were: Karl Trukenbrod, George Field, and James Creutz. I Page Sixteen ] mmiimMiimiiiiimiimiiiimiHiiiiiimiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiitiiittMimiiiiiiimiiHii Top Row—Berkor. Keel, Thompson, Schneider, Prnk •, Zurthih, Creutz. Boleiuler, Wolf. Middle Row Swan, Gcrmniin, Tschudv, Burgi, Courtney, Johnson, Trukenbrod, Kohli. Bottom Row— Marsh, Kuudcrt, Sonderegger, McGinley, MrKellar, Wenger, Monteith, Dolan, Sipple. The M Book THK “M” Hook Staff lias done its best to make this a worthwhile project. Work has been going on for about a month. The Staff for this book was picked from tin entire school and was not merely the Bulletin Staff, although many were on both Bulletin and “MM Hook staffs. Place were open for everyone who cared to work on this book. Millicent Marsh was in charge of the Faculty department. The different classes were written up under tin direction of Lawrence Courtney. Karl Trukenbrod was at the head of Organizations; Athletics was cared for by Bradford Drake; Hetty Germann supervised work on Features, and Theodora Thompson took care of the Humor Section. Circulation of the book was in charge of Harold Burgi. Harold Schneider took care of the business end. Photographs of the Faculty, Classes, and Organizations were taken at Frautschy’s studio. Different gtoups were assigned to appear for their pictures. The work of managing the picture taking was under the supervision of Harvey Keel. “The M Hook ’ is the first publication of its kind that has ever been attempted in Monroe High School. For that reason it has been more or less of an experiment. If it is as successful as it promises to be, next year will see a bigger and more thorough year book. Many other schools smaller than Monroe have had successful annuals each year and there is no reason why we can not. The printing of this book was done by the Service Printery which also prints the Bulletin every two weeks. Photographs appearing in this book were sent to the Rockford Illustrating Company where cuts of them were made in order that they might be printed. The name, “The M Hook”, was chosen after a number of persons had submitted ideas for it. “M” stands for everything that pertains to Monroe High School. There are the Citizenship, the Athletic, and the Scholarship M’s; and each tells a story of work for the school. The M. Book is a story of the work and the play of the year. For this reason the name was chosen. | Page Seventeen ] i mm tiiimimMimiiiiimiimmiiiiimm in iiMiiHiimiMmimmiiiimMimmiimi Top Row- Kohli, Thompson, Zurfluh, Mi-Kollar, r.mrtnry, Johnson, Wolf. Middle Row— Schneider, (ierniann, Tschud.v, Brake, Creutz, Marsh, Bolender. Bottom Row—Trukenbrod, McOinley, Becker, Monteith, Wenger, Sipple, Sonderegger. The Monroe High School Bulletin THE Bulletin Staff has been successful this year in its efforts to turn out a high class newspaper. This is due not only to the hard work done by Staff members, but also to tin splendid cooperation of everyone in school. That the Bulletin this year has been better than at any previous time is shown by the Second (’lass rating awarded it at the recent Central Interscholastic Press Association contest. This rating was given after a thorough examination of four consecutive issues had been made. The results of this critical review were compiled in a score hook which was sent hack to the Editof, so that he might know just where the paper could he improved and what were tin good points of it. At the Basketball Tournament held in the armory this year several members of the Staff conducted an information booth. They directed strangers about town and gave out other desired information. Saturday, March 13, the last day of the tournament a Bulletin Extra was published. It contained accounts of the different games and teams and summed up the whole tournament. Pictures of winning teams and names of players were printed. It came off the press soon after the final whistle of the tournament was blown. A convention of members of ( I. P. A. was held in Madison, November 27 and 28. The Bulletin sent Herbert Tsehudy, Harold Schneider, Helen Sipple, and Miss McKellar as delegates. A Cub Staff was made up of beginners in newspaper work at the first of tin year. Almost all who were on this Staff have stuck to their work and as a result many of them are on the Staff for next year. On May 7th the Bulletin Staff held an Apache party in the gym. A treasure hunt started the evening and was followed by dancing and refreshments. Much credit for the success of the Bulletin this year is due to the Sponsor, Miss McKellar. She has always been ready to help Staff members at any time and has worked unceasingly for the paper’s welfare. [ Page Eighteen ] mil immmimmmtmmi 11111111111111111111111111111111 imi mi mi imumii11mimiiii iiiimmimmiiiiiiimiiimiiimmiiimmmiimmimmmimmmiimmiimmiiii Qirls’ Athletic Association THE (iirls’ Athletic Association has been one of the most successful organizations of the year. Although it was started at the beginning of this year and is a new type of organization for Monroe High School girls, it has succeeded in fu’filling its purpose of creating a greater interest among girls for physical activities and personal hyg'ene. Miss Roese is responsible for starting the society and has acted as sponsor for the girls. She has accompanied the girls on hikes and lias kept up interest in the work. All girls in the Junior and Senior High Schools are eligible for membership in the G. A. A. A system ha; been worked out whereby points are awarded for hiking, attendance at school, and meeting other requirements. When any girl earns 500 points she is given a white sweater with a red “M” on it. Two hundred and fifty of these points must be earned by hiking and the rest in other ways. A special award is given at the end of each year to the girl having the highest number of points. The G. A. A. has hiked to Juda in a group twice and individual members have taken other hikes. A successful party was held early in the year. A picnic, wiener roast, and roller skating parties have been held during the year. Meetings are held in the Main Room after school on Wednesday of every other week. They begin with business, after which a program is held. Several yells have been written by G. A. A. members and given at the meetings. Officers for the first semester were: Presi- dent, Evelyn Gorham; Vice President, Gladys Oslerbind; Secretary, Helen Ruehle; Treasurer, Grace. Holcomb; Recording Secretary of Senior High, Beatrice Lamholey; of the Junior High. Marion Stuart. Officers for the second semester were: Presi- dent, Gladys O.sterbind; Vice President, France: Moritz; Secretary, Mae McGinlev; Treasurer, Mary Decoster, Evelyn McQuillan; Recording Secretary of Senior High, Florence Chambers; of Junior High, Janet Benkert. GIRLS’ PHYSICAL TRAINING CLASSES The girls’ Physical Training classes, under Miss Roese’s guidance, took up corrective gymnastics, apparatus work, interpretive dancing, aesthetic dancing, games, athletic activities, first aid work, and rythmic exercises. L Page Nineteen ] iiimimmiHiiiiiMiimiiMmiiimiiiiiiiHtiHiiiMMiiiiiiimmiiiiiiiimiiiHmiiiMMii M IIMMIIIIMIIII.II III I Ml III III! Hill Mill III I.II11 mil MU II till I nn mn II11 III! Daniel Webster Club DANIEL WEBSTER, one of the first societies organized in the High School, failed to finish the year and disbanded early this spring because of poor attendance and the failure of many to appear on the programs. Daniel Webster met early in the year at a banquet where the new members were initiated by the old. The officers were: President, Her- bert Tschudy; Vice President, Bradford Drake; Secretary, Delbert Zilmer; Treasurer, Edward liitz. During the first part of the year there was much work in debating, talks, and later in monologues and novelties. After each meeting there was Parliamentary Practice. As the semester drew to an end interest slacked and it was difficult to arrange a program in which the members would appear. Miss Wheelock, who was the sponsor of the club during the past year, worked to keep the club up to standard by giving many suggestions for programs and aiding the members in getting their topics and material for debates. At the beginning of the second semester new officers were elected. The President was Karl Trukenbrod; Vice President, Robert Stuart; Secretary, James Creutz, Treasurer, Walter Share; Sergeant-at-arms, John Creutz. After a few meetings interest was so poor and attendance the same that it was deemed inadvisable to allow the club to keep on. No officers were elected for next year as it is probable that the club organization will undergo a change in order to limit the members to those who are willing to work. Herbert Tschudy Harold Schneider Edward liitz John Creutz James Creutz Delbert Zilmer Herbert Spaeni Lawrence Courtney Russell Karl Trukenbrod Fred Bolender Nathan Coplein Chester Becker Ralph Monteith Robert Stuart Verly Denny Ervin Donner Meyers Science Club THE Science Club was organized to hear a series of lectures on Astronomy by Mr. Gluesing, the sponsor. Besides these there were special features including an excellent lecture on Agriculture by Mr. Steltzer, a radio talk and exhibit by John Creutz, a chalk talk by Mil-ton Zurfluh, and an illustrated lecture on electricity presented by Mr. Gluesing. Besides the regular lectures there were two or three short talks on recent scientific developments given by different members of the club. There were thirty-three members and the attendance was very satisfactory. The officers were: President, Lawrence Courtney; Secre- tary and Treasurer, Bradford Drake. The club met on Thursday night at the Physics room of the High School. The members were: John Thomm Hugo Voelkli Garrett Keel Walter Share Daryl Swan Russel Meyers Ben Brunkow James Moe Robert Lawver Milton Zurfluh Chester Stauffaeher Ervin Donner Walter Crow Harold Leuenberger llerliert Frey Rol ert Stauffaeher Louis Zimmerman John Vogel Nathan Coplien Arlie Mitchell James Collins Kenneth Goodman Chester Dillon Harold Burgi Finest Sehmoeker Joseph Sonderegger Victor Burcalow Richard McGuire Howard Brandt John Cruetz George Wenger j Page Twenty J limillllllllllMIIIIHmUMIIIIIIIIIHIMIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIMIIMHIMIIHIMIMIMMMIIIIlim ...............................................II........Illllll..............1111..........Illlllllllllll Top Row—'Cushnoil. Chambers. Hofcr. Meyers, Woodman. Wellers, Thompson, Obnimer. Maui, Johnson. Middle Row—Kohli, Tsehudy, Burkhard, Blumer, Ileiman, R-gez. Stinf-fa her, (iorhan:. Creasy, Messmer, Lambolcy, Sipple. Bottom Row Hoffman, Mont ith. Rue-hie, Mauermaii, Hermann, Michaels, Kundert, Soseman, Marsh. The Dramatic Club DRAMATIC1 CLUB has been one of the most successful organizations in the school during the past year. 11 is composed entirely of girls whose average is 87) or above. The membership is restricted to thirty girls. It is organized to promote interest in, and the study of, drama and literature. To give members an opportunity to give readings and to demonstrate their ability in singing and public speaking. dramatics is stressed. They also gain ex-j erience in these things. Parliamentary rule is not neglected. Miss Wellers has been the sponsor of the society for the past few years. She has given valuable suggestions for programs and in arranging the work for the year. Perhaps Miss Wellers’ best work was in the coaching of the speakers in the Declamatory Contest in which Monroe entered Catherine Woodman, who won first at Albany, and at the district contest at Platteville. At the meetings of the society a business meeting preceded the program which was arranged by a committee for that purpose. Many varied programs were given which were very interest- ing and entertaining. After the program Parliamentary Practice followed. At the first of the year a dinner was served to the old and new members. The new members were then initiated. When the work got under way there were talks, debates, and short plays. Officers who served the first semester were: President, Theodora Thompson; Vice President, Gladys Osterbind; Secretary, Millicent Marsh; Treasurer, Elizabeth Germann; Historian, Helen Kundert; Reporter, Doris Messmer; Sergeant-at-arms, Helen Kuehle. Officers for the second semester were elected February 18, 1926. The President was Elizabeth Germann; Vice President, Kathryn Mau-erman; Secretary, Iteva Michael; Treasurer, Emma .Meyers; Historian, Helen Kundert; Reporter, Elizabeth Stauffacher; Sergeant-at-arms, Mary Soseman. Officers elected for next year are as follows: President, Gladys Osterbind; Secretary, Florence Chambers; Treasurer, Mary Soseman; Sergeant-at-arms. Helen Blumer; Vice President, Elizabeth Stauffacher; R e p o r t e r, Millicent Marsh; and Historian, Kathryn Mauerman. 1 Page Twenty one ] iiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMimiiiiiMiiMMiiiiiiimiimiiiMMiiiimiiiiimmmmMiimiiiiiii iMiiiitMiiiifimiiiiiMMiniimiiMiiiiiiiiMMi'miiiimiiiiiMiMimiMimiimiMiiiiiim The High School Band THE Band of Monroe High School is one of the unadvantaged and unpraised organizations, but it is one of the hardest working societies in school. The Band is an organization of 27 boys of Junior and Senior High Schools. For the size of Monroe High School, the Band is one of the best in the State. Albert Neuschwander is director and deserves praise for the results he has showed from the material which has been available. The Band was organized in 1923 and every year since that time they have played better and have maintained the membership of over 30. Each member whose attendance and work is satisfactory receives one-half credit for the year toward the sixteen credits necessary for graduation. The band has played at football games, basketball games, mass meetings, and pep meetings. It’s most important appearance was with the aid of part of the town band at the Armory during the Basketball tournament. The band earns money for music and other expenditures by having the refreshment concession during the tournament as well as the printing and selling of score book programs for the event. By this means money enough is raised to support the band for tin next school year. The officers for 1925-26 who guided the band in its work and who edited the score books are: President, Harold Schneider; Secretary ami Treasurer, Edward Ritz. Officers for next year are: Louis Zimmerman, President; and Russel Meyers, Secretary and Treasurer. William Wartenweiler Ernest Schneider Karl Schneider Robert Meythaler Donald Wells Arthur Benkert Victor Burcalow Robert Schneider Edward Schneider Harold Schneider Russel Meyers Louis Zimmerman Robert Brum Blyth Meyers Charles Buehler Chester Becker Roy Zinser Rudolph Regez Edward Ritz Donald Wenger Ernest Zuni bach Marvin Hartwig Kenneth Bauman William Blum Herbert Frey Glen Meythaler Lawrence Baltzer | Page Twenty two J iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiaaiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiHiiiiiiiimiiiiiimiiaiiaiiitiiiiimaiiHiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiii laaaaaaaaaaaiaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiiaaaaaaaaaiaaiaaaiaiaaaiaaauiaaiaiaaaaiiaa Hit ’em Hard, Hit 'em Low, Come on Monroe ! Let’s Go ! Page Twenty-three | iimiiiiiHmimiiiiiiHiiiMiimmmiiiiiimiiMiiimiiHMimiiiimmmiiiimiiimim M I III Mil 11111111111II Ml Ml III) lllll 11 III III! HIM I Hill I.Ill llll.Ill II millilllllllllllllH Coach N. J. Stoneman N.I. STONEMAN came to ♦ Monroe this year after having been two years at Marshfield, Wisconsin. He came to us with an excellent record t'or work and for his attitude toward High School athletics. He graduated from both Platte-ville and La Crosse Normal Schoo's and has had work at the University of Illinois during the Summer Session. His aim is and has been to put athletics in Monroe High School on the firmest foundation there is. The first year of his work here has proved that he will do his best to accomplish this aim. With the support of the school he will reach the goal. Coach Stoneman returns to Monroe for the 1926-27 season with a year’s work in this school. Undoubtedly he will accomplish a great deal for the school in victories next year because this year he has found lrs place in the school. lie has instituted Spring football practice and in his Physical Education classei he has introduced some new sports. The work taken up in his classes during the year includes setting up exercises, apparatus work, soccer football, indoor baseball, basketball, and volley hall, and interclass tournaments. Next year we are looking for great things in athletics. The Track Season TRACK does not seem to be a very popular sport in Monroe, for in looking over past years, it has been seldom that we have had a good track team, with the exception of last year. It is a very unstable sport in M. II. S. because every year a vote is taken, whether to have baseball or track, so far track has always won out. Our present coach, X. .J. Stoneman, is more interested in baseball than track, and if more schools around here take up baseball, Monroe may follow suit. The second Southwestern League Meet, held at Mineral Point, was the only meet that we participated in this year, partly because of lack of interest shown in this sport and also because of lack of good material. McGuire, a valuable point getter, was barred this season by his physician because of illness. Coach X. J. Stoneman journeyed to Mineral Point with all the men that reported regularly and garnered 9 points, Zilmer, also of last year’s team, scored 6 points, taking first in the 220 low hurdles in 29 fiat, breaking Hadden’s league record of last year, and third in the 120 high hurdles. Henry Detweiler placed third in the mile, Feldt, third in the javelin, and Monroe took third in the relay. Other men entered in the meet for Monroe were Dillon, Spaeni, Share, R. Stauffacher, Paid Wenger, Roy Zinser, P. Rubin, Arthur Bruni, and George Wenger. Platteville won first in the meet and Monticello second. Last year the Monroe track team, under the direction of Coach .Jacobson, won two firsts, one second, and one third, a very good record. Much of this success is due to the fact that we participated in more meets than ever before. Of this team, Alfred Stauffer, half-miler, and Holcomb and McGuire, 440 men, and Dettweiler, hurdles, were dependable point getters. 1 Page Twenty-four ] immmiiiiimmmiiimmiimimmmmiMimMHmimtHimmimimiiimiiiHiiii iiiiiiimiimmimmiiiimiiiHmiitiiiiiitiiimimiimimimimMimmimtHmiiifH Top Row—Field, Wenger, Moe, Drake. Second Row—Schneider, Gnagi, Stoneman, Zurfluh, Stauffaeher, Schindler, Spaeni. Third Row—Bruni, Share, Stair, Stauffer, Wyss, Chambers. Bottom Row—Burke, Trukenbrod, Dillon, Witt, Davis, Zilmer. The Football Season IX looking over the past 1925-26 record in Football, one comes to the conclusion that it was only a fair year, but one that is no disgrace to M. II. S. We have had, in the past, better teams in football, than we did this year, but every one remembers the Delavan game and its significance. Coach X. A. Stoneman, serving his first year in Monroe, began the football season with a relatively green team, and consequently the first two games were lost. It was a remarkable thing how fast the green candidates improved in their form of playing under the direction of the new coach. Thus playing in veteran style the M. II. S. gridmen won their first game away from home, giving Orangeville a 16 to 3 beating. The day before this victory the second team or All-Americans won the first football game in two years for Monroe by downing the Blanchardville eleven, 14 to (i. Stoneman and his warriors ended their season by playing the tough Oconomowoc team on Thanksgiving day, with 3 victories, 2 tie games and 4 defeats. Gnagi, playing at half-back, was high point man of the season with 19 points to his credit, while Burke, quarterback, was a close second with IS points. Chambers and Schneider each succeeding in scoring a touchdown, thus making the M. II. S. total 49 points for the season to our opponents’ 56. The men ending the season for Monroe were: Dillon, end; Moe, tackle; Witt, guard; Zurfluh, center; Schneider, guard; C. Stauf-facher, tackle; Stair, end; Drake, end; Burke, quarterback; Zilmer halfback; Chambers, fullback; (Jnagi, halfback; Field, tackle; Trukenbrod. tackle; W. Share, guard; E. Davis, halfback; R. Wyss, halfback; and A. Bruni, guard. I Page Twenty-five ] i ii ii iiii iii i iiiii iiiiiiiaiiiais l iaaiias«ii0«aaliaiiii iaiiiiitaaiiaaiaaiilia(a,,gitaalli laiiiiaaaiaiaaiiaiiiaiiiaiiiiaiaiiaaiaaaiaiaiiaaaiiaiiiaaaiBaiaiiiiiaaiiiiiaiaiaaiiiiaaiiaiiaiaiiaiait Standing—-Stoneman, Hadden, McGuire, Meyers, Stauffer, Spaeni, Aeschli-nianii, Feldt, Garness. Sitting—Burke, Swan, Bruni (Pat), Holcomb, Zil mer, Bruni. The Basketball Season T11K Basketball season this year was not quite as long as that of last year, because of the late football season. Owing; to this fact only om game was played before the Christmas holidays; eleven games composed the regular season for the Monroe Cagers. The past season can be called a good one for M. II. S. Out of the eleven games on the schedule. the Monroe Cardinals won six and lost five making a total of 186 points to their opponents’ 157. The Monroe basketball squad, under the direction of X. J. Stoneman, got a poor start as they lost the first three games, only by narrow margins; but they ended strong by winning the last four games on the regular schedule. In the eyes of some students the win over Mon-ticello on February 26, on their own floor and their first defeat of the season, was sufficient to give Monroe a good season even if she had lost all the other games. New Glarus, Cuba City, Evansville, and Blanchardville were new teams that Monroe played this year that they had never played before in their regular season’s schedule. Of the 15 men composing the squad at the beginning of the season, Iladden, Holcomb, Pat Bruni, Aescldimann, Win. Stauffer, Burke, Swan, McGuire, Feldt, Zilmer, and John Bruni remained on it at the close of the season. The other four, Gnagi, Drake, Kundert, and Chambers dropped the squad, two because of standings, and the other two because they wanted to play with other teams. An exceptional find of the season was Pat Bruni, little in stature, but speedy, quick, and a “Dead-eye-Dick” in his shooting ability. Pat up to this year, had never played on the first five, but had always been a high point man on his class team. Win. Stauffer, opposite Pat in stature, and only a Sophomore, was developed into an unusually good guard. The other men composing the first eight at the close of the season were, Ilolcomb, Hadden, Aescldimann, Burke, McGuire, and Swan. The combinations that Stoneman placed on the floor were as good as any team ever turned out by Monroe, but at times they lacked in one thing, shooting abil-ity. ( Page Twenty-six J • mi imi 11111111111111 ............................................ mi i mu ii mil M Hill I III lllllll Ml 111111111111IIIII lllll•lllllll•lllll•HIIIIII■llllllll•lllllllll•lllllllll•llltllll Athletic A wards TIIE desire for the coveted “M”, emblematic of excel'ency in sports, lost its prestige this year through the indisposition of tin school’s athletes. Never before, in the history of the school, has this occurred. Few cared if they won an “M” or not, after the shakedown of tin star athletes. The “M” must be taken seriously. It is a symbol which you can keep long after your school days are over, and have a reminder of the best days in your life. If you win an “M”, be proud; you have a right to be. Let them know the significance of it, the hard work, and the plugging away to receive it. Despite the fact that sports suffered somewhat, some fellows worked hard enough to win letters. Those winning letters in football were: Alfred Stauffer, Capt. Evan Chambers Roy Burke Chester Dillon Cleve Stair Peter Gnagi Lester Witt Delbert Zilmer James Moe Chester Stauffacher Milton Zurtluh Those in basketball were: I)ar.vl Swan William Stauffer Richard McGuire In track, only three men who placed in the one meet held this year, won letters: Delbert Zilmer Henry Dettweiler Milton Feldt SOME FOOTBALL HISTORY FOOTBALL was started ill Monroe in 1899; the school did not have a regular coach but the team was coached by Doctor Randall and “Jones” White. Louis Kohli, of Monroe, played left end and lie says that the rules were almost the same as they are now, only the players did a lot of fighting on the side. The players were told to tackle and hang on ; this caused hard feelings and after each play a wrestling match was staged. Instead of nice new football suits, the players wore padded sweaters, and the better equipped ones wore baseball suits. Some of the teams played by Monroe were Darlington, Brodhead, and Monticello. Brod-liead had a coach from Janesville who played fullback; Monticello had “Steve” Summers as fullback. Summers was the principal at Monticello. The players went to games in a three seated hack pulled by a team of horses. When they played at Monroe they played at the fair grounds. After White and Randall quit coaching the team was coached by Rev. Bethel and Doctor Ma Herman. The pictures in the upper hall of former M. II. S. teams give an excellent idea of the evolution of football and the changes in equipment. PROSPEROUS YEAR FOR A. A. WITH the end of the school year the Monroe Athletic Association closes its season with several hundred dollars in its treasury. On the financial side it had a very prosperous year, the expenses for the year amounting to $2,500 in round figures while our income counted a surplus above this. We cleared at the district tournament about $450. Creditable mention was given the officers of the association for their work during the past year, especially Herbert Spaeni and his staff of managers. The officers of the association for tlie 1925-26 school year were: President, Bradford Drake; Business Manager, Herbert Spaeni; and Secretary, Elizabeth Hermann. The plan for running the association will be somewhat different for next year. No election will be held, but a student business manager has been appointed and also a faculty manager to take charge of the financial end of it. Elmer Stauffer will be the student business manager for next year, while Ivan Coplien will be his football assistant. J. C. Calder will be the faculty manager of the Athletic Association for the coming year, while X. J. Stoneman will be back as football, basketball, and track coach. I Page Twenty-seven ] III III Hill IIII III I lllllll IIIII mini (Hill 1111 Mil III HI III I lllllim I HI III III IIIIIII III 1111 inn 11 iihhihhhhhhihhhhhhhhhhhhiihiihiiihihiiiiiihihiiihhiiiiihiiiiiiihiiihih The District Tournament TIIK Monroe District Basketball Tournament, held March 11. 12, and 13, at the Monroe Armory, has passed into history a being the second best tournament, financially, held in the State. This achievement is a worthy one, for we are the second smallest city holding a tournament. Whitewater carried off the honors as being the l ed. Much of the success of the tourney must be attribute I to Manager T. U. Holyoke. By persistant labor, he was able to run the tourney off like a well oiled machine. It was his task to take care of the decoration, publicity, seating arrangement, picking of teams, officials, and ushers, and to handle the financial end of the tournament. lie, too, had to seat the largest crowd ever assembled in the Armory. Of the eight teams entered, seven were here last year. Prairie du Sac was the newcomer. The entrants were Prairie du Sac, Argyle, Monroe, Wisconsin High of Madison, Oregon, Belleville, and Monticello. Monticello carried off the silver trophy, emblematic of the championship, only after a tough struggle with Wisconsin High. New Glarus showed a strong comeback and defeated Belleville for third place. Monroe lost in the semi-finals as did Argyle. The first day of the tourney proved to he the busiest, mainly because everyone wanted to got a lino on the teams. The attendance was 191.0, with a record breaking crowd to watch the Monroe-Oregon and Monticello-New Glarus battles. Wisconsin High opened the tournament with an easy win over Argyle, 23 to 9. Belleville defeated Prairie du Sac in a slow game, 13 to 4. Monroe, showing a reversal of form, beat Oregon 20 to 10. What was slated for a thriller, turned into a runaway when Monticello downed New Glarus 22 to 12. Excitement lulled in the second day somewhat, except at night. The attendance was 1650, many being turned away. New Glarus beat Oregon 25 to 5, while Argyle won from a much improved Prairie du Sac team 22 to 13. At night a fighting Cardinal team battled flu fast Monticello aggregation to a frazzle in the first half, then slumped in the last under five of Babler s half freakish shots, lost 27 to 17. Wisconsin High downed Belleville easily 21 to 5. In the Saturday morning games, Monroe lost a heartbreaker to Belleville 19 to 15. The Cardinal men were completely off form after a hard fight the preceding night. New Glarus won from Argyle 26 to 12. At night, with everybody on edge, New Glarus swept the Belleville team off its feet, 32 to 2, and won third place. Monticello won the championship by beating Wisconsin High 19 to 17. Monticello outstalled the Madison boys, but their great Babler was nearly stopped. After the awards were given to the Monticello, Wisconsin High, and New Glarus teams, the All-Tournament team was picked by the officials. The first team was composed of: Forwards, Sarbacker, New Glarus, and Babler, Monticello; (’enter, McCaffery, Wisconsin High; Guards, Briggs, Wisconsin High, and Blum, Monticello. The Monroe Tournament’s receipts were $2,005. Expenses amounted to $1,078.11, leaving the not receipts $926.89. Of this amount the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association received one-half or $463.44, M. II. S. is allowed the other half. This is about a $50 increase over last year’s total. They amounted to $1,078. The increase is due to increase in cost of things like the awards, fees, and salaries of officials. THE INTERCLASS TOURNAMENT INTERCLASS games are important to high school sports because: first, they uncover promising material for the high school teams, and second, they give future high school players a chance to learn tin fundamentals of the games. Class teams in basketball are especially important because they have played an important part in finding new players. The basketball season for this year was finished with an inter- class tournament. The games were good and showed up some players that might make the first team next year. The Seniors won the tournament by defeating the Juniors in the last game. The Seniors also got two men on the all-tournament team. Bradford Drake Herbert Tschudy James Wuetrich Evan Chambers William Stauffer (Senior) (Senior) (Junior) (Sophomore) (Sophomore) Center Forward Forward Guard Guard [ Page Twenty-eight ] iiiiiiuiiiiiiiiimiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiimiiiiHimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiMiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii M • IIIIIIMmilMMlimilllllMmilllllimillllUIIIMIMIIIIMIIIIMIMIIHIIIIIIIMIIIMMIIIIIIII ................... 1111111111 imiimiminmiiiiit Features JfACH term has some activities that stand out as the high points of the year. For the Seniors there is Commencement; for the Juniors, Prom; and for the Sophomores, the first days in Senior High. .......................................................... • imiiiim ' [ Pago Twenty-nine ] • ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Mlllllllll••ll•m•l••mll•lllll•llll•llll••ll|||||•l••ll|||||||||•||•l|•|| llll•lllllllMllMllllMl The Junior Senior Prom OS Friday evening, May 14, the event took place to which tin .Juniors and Seniors had been looking forward through the whole year— the Prom. One hundred and sixty-nine members of both classes and the faculty assembled in the upper ball of the Lincoln building. From here they promenaded to the gymnasium which bad been converted into a .Japanese flower garden. Overhead was a huge canopy of dainty pink cherry blossoms and white streamers, with an inverted Japanese parasol at the center. Here and there gay Japanese lanterns softly lighted the scene below. Along the walls were trellises covered with branches of cherry blossoms. The favors, which marked each place, were in the form of colorful Japanese fans which served as place cards, and included the program, menu, and dances. The nut cups were tiny Japanese lanterns in pastel shades. A delicious banquet was prepared and served bv the Sophomore Home Economics Class, under the direction of Miss Flanagan. After the banquet Helen Johnson, President of the Junior (lass, gave the welcome and the response was given by Lawrence Courtney, the Senior Class President. The suggestion of Japan was further effected by the two toasts, Fans, by Eileen Smith, and (’hop Suey, by Victor Burcalow. An appropriate reading, The Man in the Shadow, was given by Millicent Marsh. A chorus of Juniors, dressed in Japanese costumes, sang several selections from the operetta “ Cherry Blossom.” At the close of tin program Helen Johnson, representing the Junior (’lass, presented gifts to Miss Doerfer and Mrs. Gempeler, who, as class sponsors, bad taken charge of the Prom, and also to Miss Flanagan. Then the tables were removed, and the dance programs filled out. Mayer’s Orchestra furnished the music for the dance, and it proved so inviting that many danced that night for the first time. Everyone had a good time, and will remember this night as the outstanding event of the year. Dancing lasted until eleven-thirty. The Junior Class can be complimented on the success of the Prom, most of which was due to the diligent work of the committees. .John Bruni was head of tin General Committees in charge and had as members of the committees the following: Nona Durgin, Mabel Bushnell, Hugo oelkli, and Grace Goecks. Louis Zimmerman and Hoy Zinser bad charge of the lighting effects. We are certain that even the Seniors con-gratuate the .Juniors on the Prom. The Bulletin Party THE “Dead Hat Cafe” with candles set in pre-war bottles for lights, confetti, odifer-ous tables with newspaper covers, formed the setting for an Apache party in the gym on Friday, May 7, given by members of the Bulletin Staff. Streamers of every color formed a lower ceiling which added to the whole effect. Each member of the staff invited a girl or boy friend. The party was the annual social event of the Bulletin staff. This year all guests of the party came in costumes suggestive of the dens of the Underworld. On entering the gym the party was divided into two groups for a Treasure Hunt. The first clue given to group number two was found in a plank on tin overhead bridge. Group number one found their’s on a telephone pole on the south side of the Square. The last clues brought them back to the gym. Here everyone jumped from the cars and poured into the gym in a mad scramble for the treasure. The prize, a Treasure Island Box of Candy, was found by Elizabeth Hermann on the gym stage. After the excitement of the hunt had subdued a little, dancing began to Mayer’s Orchestra and lasted until 11 o’clock. Kefresh-ments, prepared by members of the Domestic Science classes, were served after the dancing was over. I Page Thirty 1 mi.............................. The Senior Class Play THE Senior Class play, Adam and Eva, was played on Thursday and Friday evenings, May 20 and 21, 1926. It was a great success and honor is due to the whole east. The play was very well presented and well worth the admission price of fifty cents. The cast which put on the play was as follows: Adam (King’s Manager) ........... Cleve Stair Eva (King’s Daughter) . Irene Mani Julie DeWitt Theodora Thompson James King (Father) .......... Bradford Drake Corinthia (Maid) . .Catherine Woodman Aunt Abie Rocker ..........Elizabeth Germann Dr. Delamater Harold Schneider Clinton DeWitt (Son-in-law) Herbert Tschudy Lord Andrew Gordon _______________James Moe Uncle Horace Pilgrim Daryl Swan The play was very well attended. The receipts were $546.00. Between the first and second act Helen Kun-dert, ’28, gave a clever reading. Between the second and third act Gladys Osterbind, ’27, and Charles Booth, ’21, gave a musical skit entitled, “Horses.” The play was the story of life in a rich man’s familv. In order to curb his family’s habit of i spending, Mr. King turns over the affairs of his family to his business manager, Adam Smith, at the same time Clinton, Julie, Eva, and Aunt Abby conspire to have the doctor get rid of their father by sending him on a trip for his health. They are rather nonplussed when they hear of their new father, Adam, but endure him until he fakes up a story of their father’s ruin. To offset the supposed ruin they all go to work. Aunt Abby is married, Eva, Julie, and Corinthia, the maid, open a chicken farm, Clinton becomes a salesman, Cnele Horace, a life insurance agent, and Lord Andrew opens a Riding Academy, while Dr. Delamater, the real fortune hunter, disappears. Adam retains charge of the business. When King returns from his trip he is stunned to see his family working but they were all the better for it. Adam and Eva, of course, decide that two can live as cheaply as one. The “Kid and Hard Time Party” given by the Seniors on the night of April 9th was declared the best mixer of the year. The students appeared in kid and hard time costumes. Those attending were divided into Nut Families and each family put on a stunt. Many other stunts and games were also given. Prizes were given for the best stunts and costumes. The grand march was held and then refreshments were served. Dancing was enjoyed. [ Page Thirty-one ] iimimmiiiiiiiiiimmmimiimiiiHimmmmmimiimimiiiiiiiiiiiiiMimmmm Baccalaureate and Commencement Programs BACCALAUREATE SERVICES First Universalist Church Sunday, May .‘10, 1926, 8 P. M. Class Proce tsional 1. Or 1 an Voluntary—“Liebestraume”—Liszt. 2. “America the Beautiful.” 3. The Lord’s Prayer, (in unison) led by Rev. (d. II. Blum. 4. Responsive Service in Charge of Rev. G. II. R. Kershaw. 5. Soprano Solo—“Spirit of God”—Neidlinger. Mrs. Fanna Carswell Erickson 6. Scripture Reading—Gen. xxviii, 10-22—Rev. Geo. Beiswanger, I). D. 7. High School Glee Club—Miss Belva Marty, Director. a. “Narcissus”—Nevin. h. “Faint Not, Tho’ Dark Thy Way”—Saint Saens. 8. Prayer—By Rev. II. F. Banks. !). Solo—“0 Divine Redeemer”—Gounod. Mi's. Erickson 10. Sermon—“Building Life’s Ladder.” 11. “Nearer My God To Thee.” 12. Benediction—By Rev. P. A. Schuh. Class Recessional COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES Thursday Evening, .June 3rd, 8:1.') P. M. Turner Hall Processional Invocation Music ............................................... Girls’ Glee Club Welcome ............................................... Winifred Hoffman Commencement Address—Prof. Otto, University of Wisconsin Farewell____________________________________________ Marion Monteith Presentation of Diplomas Class Song Recessional | Page Thirty-two ] .......... mi................................... M I....Mllllll.......I....Mllllll....... Hum o r } 'J-'HERE were lots of funny happenings, weren't f } there? Do you remember way back when | | ? well, here are some prizes. 'TIS TO LAUGH!” f Page Thirty-three ] tim 111 ii i ■ ii i iii 111 n iimuiimii u ii i mi imii i mih mi i in huh 11111| 11| 1111 mm || m,|||„, immimmmimmmmmmmmmmmmmmmimimmmmmmmmmmmi Miss Wellers: “Gail, give me a sentence using the word satiate M Ciail Carr: “1 took my girl into the Movie Inn and I’ll satiate everything on the table.” •John Dreicr, surrounded by a bevy of High School Sheiks,—“Who is the most important man in this bunch and why am I ?” Would you believe it ? “Andy”—The Milkman “Brnddy”—The Grocer “Steve”—The Westerner “Jess”—The Lumberjack “Earl”—The ? ? “Money”—’Nother Grocer's Boy “Bat”—The Druggist (Scrips) “Hay”—Hosiery and Silk Unmentionables Unde Abner went to the Baccalaureate exercises—“By Gar, some of those Seniors will be able to pose as statues after trying to keep their caps on their heads. Judging from some of those last grades there are some feet that outweigh and outact the heads attached to them. Did you see the lineup of feet ? Funny how much character expression there is in two feet —Did you notice some retired so coyly and how some were plunked out for all they were worth. But then, it’s the only time some of them will have anything to balance over or in their heads. Well, the seniors have got one foot in the wide, wide world and the other on a banana peel which may slip them back into the seclusion of high school once more. This is what one Senior said when he answered a want ad: Business man: “Yes, I’m looking for a baker, have you had any experience?” Senior: “Well, I’ve needed dough for two years.” Dumbell Pomes by Lord Cryon The smelling salts For poor old Gail An English graminer test lie can’t help but fail. The roller skates For dear old Marm Ken dropped her off By the County Farm. The Little Grammar For poor old Herb He can’t tell a noun From a pronoun or verb. An Indian blanket For dear little Lee Her dress was so short It exposed her knee. Let this be a lesson To sweet litte May With both Willie and Ken She cannot play. A copper coffin For poor old John In history 3 He had to yawn. I Page Thirty four j A ball and chain For vamping Fran She can’t keep her hand off Any girl’s man. (Censored) A bottle of dye For old Clove Stair It isn’t his fault He’s got red hair. • Miiimmiimimiiimiimmmmmiiiimmimmi iiiiiiiiiinii M (Continued from page 14) APRIL The I). W. Society became burdened with “other work” and disbanded until next year. Plans are made for this book which you are now reading. The Seniors began planning their activities which precede the presentation of the Sheepskins. On the night of April 16 everyone had a high old time at tlie Kid and llard-time Party sponsored by the Seniors. The Juniors decided to give a “blowout” for the Seniors on May 14. Helen Ruehle won the school declamatory contest by talking “Over the Ballus-ter.” Spring fever arrived and began working immediately. MAY Spring flowers appeared on many lapels. The Physics classes visited the “Hello Girls” and learned how they worked. A wild party was held at the Dead Rat Cafe. The event was the annual Bulletin Party and gloom was to be Tales of the Year found nowhere. Louis Zimmerman’s election as president of the band shattered all previous national elections. Thursday night, May 13, was exceptionally unlucky for the ever-toiling Juniors. You see, they had planted many cherry blossoms to form a ceiling for the Prom. The sunlight and an April shower caused the cherry limbs to, grow, and Lol, they fell to the floor below, but everything was all right at the Japanese Prom, held Friday, May 14. “Adam and Eva” arrived in town and attracted large crowds at the Turner Hall on the night of May 20 and 21. They surely knew their stuff. JUNE Some Seniors came back and wrote another examination for Miss Wheelock. Sheepskins were handed out on the night of June 3. On June 4 everyone came and got rid of their books and received their “M Book.” THE YEAR’S BEST PLAYS “Up in Ellen’s Room.”—First class tragedy. “The Last Edition”—This. “Graduation”—Sob stuff, not for children under sixteen. “Four-Fifteen”—Playing to capacity audiences, well received everywhere. “The Green Card”—Melodrama of the worst sort. “Two P’s”—A thriller! Keeps audience guessing. “The Latin Papers”—pure farce. “The Missing Histories”—Miss Schiesser and Miss Wheelock starring. Fine entertainment. Don’t miss this! SOME EXHAUSTS The following exhaustive (exhausted) ques-tionaire was made out through the combined efforts of Miss Wheelock, Miss Hunt, and Mr. Maurer. The astounding results are recorded below. 1. Favorite Day. June 4th—Unanimous. 2. Favorite Study. 275 voted none—one poor soul votes women. 3. Favorite Amusement. 271 vote dancing. Marion and Winifred vote studying. Evan Chambers and Arlie Mitchell vote sleeping. Ileb Spaeni votes eating. 4. Most Valuable thing received from M. II. S. Flat feet—2 votes. Round shoulders—3 votes. Class rings—200. !)!)1 fountain pens, gym clothes and locker keys. (Voter neglected to write his name.) Complete knowledge of IT. S. History. (Solid Senior vote) 5. What would you do if you were in Mr. Creutz’ place? 1. Establish a school cafeteria—Herb Spaeni’s vote. 2. Build a golf course—3 votes. 3. Nothing—1 votes. 4. Commit suicide—7 votes. 5. Weight of the question struck them speechless—165 votes. ( Page Thirty-five J • i • • • • • 11 • 11 • i • a • • 11111 • • • i a • • i • i • i • i • • • i a 11 • 11 • • i • • • i • i • • 11111 • • • • • • 111111111 • 111 a 111 • 111111! • 1111111 • iiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiaiaiiaiiiiaiaiaiiiiaiiiiiitiiiaaimiiamiiiiaiiiiiiiiaimiiiaaiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiii Autographs % a