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

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Seniors — remember your brief but wonderful night in Mexico? This was the atmosphere created by the market places, pueblos, and senoritas and senors dressed in their sombreros at the Promenade held May 9, 1941. How easy it is to recall King Don Scry and Queen Peg Rote as they led the enchanted travelers in a Grand March. Alumnus John Marty and his orchestra looked exotic on a green grass platform trimmed with cactus plants. Will we ever forget the time spent decorating the gymnasium? Many were the nights we cut and sewed the blue sky, cut and painted the pueblos, senors, and senoritas. Putting up the market places, the orchestra stand, and placing the pueblos, took many hours of planning and labor. Royalty-1942 Bea and Bob.

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J MARION ZIMMERMAN Girls‘ Glee Club 4; Red Cross 4; Travel 2; Camera 3. JAMES ZUERCHER C arnera 3, 4; Conservation 4; Orchestra 2, 3, 4, Pres. 4; Safety 3; Violin Solo 3, (1st place). MAXINE WILLIAMS GAC 3; Girls’ Glee Club 2; Handiwork 2. 28 “Scotty” calls the meeting to order

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CLASS HISTORY One September morning in 1939 found 141 students entering the portals of senior high to begin work as sophomores. Although somewhat awed by the thoughts of tasks before them, these same pupils soon became accustomed to their respective duties and walked jauntily down the halls with the air of old timers. I wo students were nominated for each office by the nominating election was held. Elected to serve as the class’s president was with Don Sery as vice-president. To write up minutes of every job of Dorothy Vogel, while Madge Dahms was concerned with committee, and an Don Williams, meeting was the class finances. Miss Jeannette Anderson was class sponsor. Student Council members were Marion Freitag and Urban Johnson. Representing the sophomores as cheerleader was Urban Johnson, who held that position during his senior high school years. Little leadership Dahms, Dorothy Jacobson, Eleanor honors. was assumed in extra-curricular activities. Jerry Brown, Madge Dobbs, Charlene Duerst, Marion Freitag, LaVerne Higgins, Phyllis Jones, Robert Skattum and Jeanette Wieman attained scholastic In the forensic work, hoi orary awards were given to Maxine Hanson, a humorous declaimer, and to Jack Caradine and Marshall Michael, debaters. The following fall witnessed the return of 127 students as full- Hedged juniors. That Don Sery would be class president and Prom king was revealed at a class election. Other officers were Urban Johnson, vice-president; Dorothy Dobbs, secretary; and Jeanette Wieman, treasurer. To assist as members of the Student T • Council were George Steffen and Jerry Brown. Miss Valborg Fletty advised the class throughout the year. Selecting different class rings for the students’ approval was the duty of a committee composed of Madge Dahms, Jerry Brown, LaVerne Higgins, Margaret Rote and Urbar Johnson. On the football squad were Francis Swiggum, Albert Tschudy, Howard Schulz, Roger Davis, John Schwalbe, Donald Stronach and Eugene Thorp. The tennis team claimed as its members Urban Johnson and James Zuercher. Players on the championship basketball Rupnow, Howard Schulz, Keith Tail, squad were Leon Strasser, Don Sery, Rill Kenneth Welton and Eugene Thorp. In order to finance a successful Prom, the juniors were busily engaged in selling refreshments at the football games and campaigning the vicinity I for magazine sub- scribers. On May 9, 1941, midst a Mexican atmosphere, dancers swayed to the music of John Marty’s orchestra, while Don Sery and Margaret Rote, chosen Prom Queen, were the honored royalty. Responsible for the carrying out of Prom plans were various committees and their chairmen, namely: orchestra, Jack Caradine; decoration, Jerry Brown; entertainment, Robert Skattum; refreshments, Ruth Maurer; and invitations, Charlene Duerst. 30