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

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CONSERVATION CLUB OFFICERS: Pres.-F.Ryser V.Pres.-H.Heinzelman Sponsor-N. Preston Sec. -Treas. -’.V. Nafzger The Conservation Club was organized to study the preservation of wild life. Mr. Elmer, owner of a fox farm, gave a talk on traps at one meeting; at another, the Game Warden spoke. Ten pheasant shelters were erected in the fall by members of this club. During National Wildlife Restoration Week, March 20-27, a stamp sale was conducted in the form of a contest with Leon Rabe and Cecil Zentner as captains. The stamps were in the form of colored pictures of birds and animals, painted by Ding Darling, famous cartoonist. More than twenty dollars woj th were sold. Winners of the contest were given a picnic by Mr. George Luchsinger, head of the contest. SAFETY CLUB OFFICERS: Pres. -C. Mitchell Sec. -Treas. -C-.Boss Sponsor-E.O.Evans V.Pres.-C.Yon Kaenel Under the guidance of Mr.Evans this club was formed to study Safety. Not only do they study actual accidents tut also methods of prevention. Each member received a pamphlet which was prepared by the Safety Department of the State Highway Commission. In this “booklet is a course of automobile driving for motorists and pedestrians. Scrapbooks are made which contain clippings and pictures from newspapers of accidents that occur in Monroe and its vicinity and throughout the state. From time to time guest speakers are introduced. ivlay also our motto as well as the club's be, Drive Safely—Walk Safely— Be Safe.' a 6 21

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STAMP CLUB OFFICERS: Fres. - Philip Blair Sponsor - Patricia Damon Sec Treas ) Elizabeth Ladner Kow much am I bid? --- 5 cents. --- Who'll raise it to 4? ----Such is the chant coming from Stamp Club members, under the direction of Kiss Patricia Damon, in their weekly stamp auction. Various groups of stamps are discussed and reported upon and the desired ones ordered. A list of the stamps for sale is made. At the auction the catalogue value is the minimum price. Bids made over the catalogue value raise the amount which goes into the club treasury. Another feature of this club tor enthusiastic philatelists is a quizz, concerning the history and design of stamps,--planned every week by a different member to give to the rest of the group. A sense of competition is brought into the club's activities by the division of the members into two groups or teams. The results of these quizzes are averaged to find which team ranks highest. Occasionally Superintendent E. 0. Evans, who is very interested in stamp collecting speaks to the group. Fart of the activity hour is devoted to work on projects for the annual Hobby Show in the spring. If time permits, the stamp albums are brought out and worked upon individually. It is interesting to note that today more than two million people in the United States are working on stamp albums. This hobby is encouraged in school not only for its value in stimulating interest in various fields of knowledge,but for the training it gives in classifying materials, and arranging them in an orderly fashion. Because there are so many kin.ds of postage stamps, there are nearly 90,000 government issues. It is estimated that collectors have been forced to specialize. A collector may concentrate on rare stamps,historical pageants, on commemorative stamps, a geographical study from stamps bearing maps, or any one of a hundred subjects. Emerson,in his Essay on Civilization writes about the stamp: The power of a wafer........ to guard a letter as it flies over sea, over land, and comes to its address as if a battalion of artilleries brought it, I look upon as a fine meter of civilization. Harold Vogel and his Stamp Album 20

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HISTORICAL SOCIETY OFFICERS: Pres. - Fred Ryser Bec.-Treas. - Norma Swiggum V. Pres. - Harriet Brown Sponsor - La Von Jones The Historical Club was organized for the purpose of finding out what a high school group could do with local history in particular. Well, what have they done? They have promoted interest in relics and in local history not only for themselves, but also for those whom they are acquainted with. You remember some of those strange noises that seemed to come from overhead? Those, if you please, were made by the members, who, after digging around in the attic of the school, recovered some very interesting and worthwhile relics. These were dusted off, cleaned, and put on display in the history room. The pep meeting, presented by the club, was one of the most outstanding meetings given during the year, and included a brief skit very cleverly fashioned to show old guns, spinning wheels, axes, and other implements, all threatening the opponent. The president of the club read an original account, accompanied by the remaining members who presented each implement in his respective turn. However, the club does more than merely collect relics. It inquires into the local history of the first families, especially from the older people who remember intimate details in the settlement of Monroe. This, naturally, is almost wholly concerned with Swiss and German people,the cheese industry, and farming. A questionnaire is used in order to collect more information about old and valuable musical instruments and music. The club has devised a unique way to take care of their programs , which besides being educational are both entertaining and interesting. Several committees, namely, household implements, farm implements, records, guns, and other miscellaneous committees, were selected. At each meeting members of a certain committee prepared a program on their particular subject. It works pretty well, according to the members. When programs were not scheduled, talks were given to the club by outside speakers. Mrs. Kohli, librarian of the Monroe Public Library, gave an interesting talk on her family, who were among the first settlers. A representative of the State Historical Society showed the club how to preserve their relics and information. She suggested having their collection, which she thought was very good, on display in the Public Library. The picture on this page will give you a good idea of how such an exhibit looks. This is an actual picture of some articles found in our own school attic and on display in the history room. 22