Oakfield High School - Oak Leaves Yearbook (Oakfield, WI)

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CLASS Hark to the sound, the seniors do appear! Lo! on they come no danger do they fear. With toil's bright dew drops on their weary brow. Concerning high school their toils are over now. First in the room before the reddening sun. Last in the shadows when the day is done. Line after line she studies out her work, Marks the deep thoughts where duty should not shirk: But where Sadie works she clears the stubborn way. The smooth, easy answer opens at her sway. Even Harold, the stalwart junior, we should reckon. Answers to Sadie’s most delightful beckon. Up the steep hillside our classmate climbs. Slants the long track that scores his high school days. Through the four years with ever steady mind. The patient student breaks his destined ways. At every turn the loosening chains resound. To Arthur's hope a gladdened joy is found. In Johanna. South Byron's city belle. Our classmate made his choice and made it well. Car let on is the lad. who always true to school. Endeavors with his might to keep the teacher’s rule. On every day bis stern commands are heard Ringing in the schoolroom—distinctly every word. He is the one for whom midnight oil is burned Down n Beirne-town—he’s many lessons learned. High are the marks our classmate does attain. The result of working with all his force and main. POEM OF 1914 Ah, student Alice, whose ever working brain Wakes us to life, but throws us back in vain. How sweet your features, kind to every one. Mock with your smile the everfailing ‘•son.” Pride of the class of 1014 strong. For you ’t:s surely a bashful boy does long. Your desire to leave us—the westerners to teach, Will place you in the range of the coyote’s screech. Year after year the class has struggled on. Gaining and loosing as it passed along. In our last year from Rosendale we won. A girl who shares our sorrows and our fun. Mattie has an aim to be a teacher too. And she will work, undoubtedly 'tis true. Til in her school, her hope has gained its end. And satisfied she strives unto everyone a friend. With these pennants and banners now displayed. In blazing colors on the walls arrayed. ’Tis on a senior that these trophies rest. Halbert Ball—of athletes the best. True to his team this famous athlete toils To crown with honor their hard earned spoils The same firm will and unbounded vim. Will help him a Crystal Lake lass to win. I ong as the arching skies above us spread. And through school with ever steady tread. We’ll be true to Oakfield. to teachers and to friends. While bravely striving onward to the end. MATTIE GABHARDT. 17

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY Although we are few in number, our small class does not lack in brains. Sadie Morgan, Carleton Hennfngsen and Halbert Hall passed up together from the grades. In the freshman year we had thirteen members—Lenora Parduhn. Elsie and Lenora Hansen, Sadie Morgan. Alice Fisher, Carleton Henningsen, Halbert Ball, Arthur Burle-ton, Edwin Bristol. Lester Hobbs, Arthur Cowles, Arthur Weber and Earl McCumber, the last two leaving at the close of the year. The next year being our sophomore year, we were no longer green but worked hard, many of our members winning honors in the oratorical and declamatory contest and in basketball. Toward the close of the year we were unfortunate in losing one of our prominent members, Lenora Parduhn. When we became juniors our number had decreased to seven, but as we took up our work in 1913, we were again rather unlucky; Edwin Bristol, Arthur Burleton and Lester Hobbs not returning to school. In this year of our school life we had great fun preparing for the junior banquet, which we gave on St. Patrick’s day. Although many think this is the hardest year we really did not find it so. Our geometry problems were at first difficult but we soon mastered them and they became easy. Our senior year has been the most difficult but we will soon finish it with flying colors. Our number has now decreased to six. Elsie and Lenora Hansen having left us to take up their new home in Illinois. We were very sorry to see them go but Mattie Gebhardt came to us from Rosen-dale to give us our even number. She finished her first two years in Rosendale High as a very good scholar and hence added to the brilliancy of the class. During this year the boys won many honors in football, which became a very popular game. Much of our time, however, was spent in studying. Many nights we did not leave the school house until late, being very busy with our physics experiments, which we had in great numbers. In this year another misfortune was the illness of our professor and his enforced absence from school. A substitute was almost immediately obtained so we were not delayed much in our work. Our teachers helped us considerably with our work and we are deeply indebted to them. These were Mr. Puffer. Miss Stolp and Miss Broderick, the first year; Mr. Patterson. Miss Hill and Miss Bangsberg the second and third years, and the last year Mr. Lentzner, Miss Fisher and Miss Dougherty. Although we are sorry to leave school, we are nevertheless glad to be able to move forward to other and higher pu rsuits. 16

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SENIOR CLASS WILL We. the class of 1914, of the Oakfield High School in the County of Fond du Lac. State of Wisconsin, United States of America in the Northern and Western Hemisphere, being sound in mind and memory, but fearful of physical abilities, declare this to be our only and last lawful testament and will: I irst e do bequeath to the juniors our best wishes for their intelligent welfare. Second—To Edwin B. a clear right of way on the limekiln road. Third—To Harold F. balm for the grin that never wears off. Fourth—To Miss Dougherty an extra loud class bell. Fifth—To Elsie B. a license to rob the cradle. Sixth—To Claude P. the right to smile at least twice a month. Seventh—To Earl M. the right to fuss regardless of the time and place. Eighth—To Miss Fisher all the freshman classes. Ninth—To Harry Read the privilege of attention to I. Z. so she will be contented. Tenth—A new style of hair dressing. Eleventh—To Miss Walker and Miss Anderson inseparable companionship. Twelfth—To Agnes B. a stout string to a certain senior lad so she will be able to hold on to him. Thirteenth—To Miss Olson a trip to Madison. Fourteenth—To Grace Cowles the right to chew gum only in her own presence. Fifteenth—To Niel Morgan the right to attack boys in basketball who are three or four times his size. Sixteenth—To Hattie Meyer the right to make caricatures of the faculty. Seventeenth—To Mildred T. a fat reducer. Eighteenth—To Edward M. a book of cute remarks. Nineteenth—To Mabel M. the “Willies.” Twentieth—To Fern B. a blush eradlcator. Twenty-first—To Olivia M. the privilege of making up work under Mr. N. G. Lenlzner. Twenty-second—To Harold Lurvey the power of perfect recovery. Twenty-second—To Guy D. the right to play basketball regardless of his standings. Twenty-third To Mildred E. at least one fellow on whom she may depend. Twenty-fourth—To Mr. Lentzner an hour’s peace from the “Coon.” Twenty-fifth—To Leone F. the privilege of being original. Twenty-sixth—To all others who have not been mentioned the remainder of our valuables will be equally divided. We hereby appoint Delmar Reynolds executor of our last will and testament, and having perfect faith in his ability and character, no bond will be required. In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hand and seal this twenty-ninth day of May, in the year of our Lord. One Thousand Nine Hundred Fourteen. (Signed) CLASS OF 1914. In presence of: Katherine Jansen. Clinton Ehrhardt. Arthur Worthing. 18