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

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JUST LOOK DOWN HERE 7-TT-T-rTTT T-n-fr NICKNAMES Arthur Cragoe...............Art........... William Rosenfeldt..........Bill.......... Ella Mae Cook...............Ellie......... Bernard Ryan................Barney........ James Powers................Jumbo......... Rodney Krueger..............Rod........... David Kollman...............Dave.......... Maxine Millar...............Bucky......... Doris Schultz...............Dotty......... Roger Retzlaff..............Retz.......... Edgar Wellnitz..............Junior........ Harlyn Fisher...............Fisher........ Charlotte Schmidt...........Charlota...... Deloris Zills...............Mudder........ Betty Philipsky.............Phil-ip....... Mr. Vandehey................Vandy......... FAVORITE SAYINGS Well, it’s this way— Yeah Yes, Boss! All right .Cut the comedy Well — Could be Oh fine!! Not really? Let’s go this way Who! Me? Oh, Gee! Cut it out. .1 don’t know! Come on! Let’s assume FAVORITE SONGS Arthur Cragoe....................“Jeanne With the Light Brown Hair’’ William Rosenfeldt...............“Billy Boy” Ella Mae Cook....................“Missouri Waltz” Doris Schultz....................“Friendly Tavern Polka” Maxine Millar....................“Why Don’t We Do This More Often?” Bernard Ryan.....................“Beer Barrel Polka” James Powers.....................“Deep in the Heart of Texas” Rodney Krueger...................“Old MacDonald” David Kollman....................“I Didn’t Want To Do It” Roger Retzlaff...................“I Love You Truly” Edgar Wellnitz...................“Let Me Call You Sweetheart” Harlyn, Fisher...................“The Three Little Fishies” Charlotte Schmidt................“Fraidy Cat” Delores Zills....................“Chattanooga Choo-Choo” Betty Philipsky..................“Oh Johnny, Oh!” Mr. Vandehey.....................“Jim” Page IS

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Freshman Class Back R. RetzlefF, B. Philipsky, A. Cragoe, W. Rosenfeldt, E. Cook. Center—Mr. Vandehey, R. Krueger, E. Wellnitz, D. Zills, D. Schultz, H. Fisher Front M. Miller, B. Ryan, J. Powers, C. Schmidt, D. Kollman Art Cragoe.....................................President Harlyn Fisher Vice President Ella Mae Cook. Secretary-Treasurer Motto: Ever Onward Flower: White Rose Colors: Redt White, Blue Class On September 2, 1941, sixteen very shy Freshmen entered the assembly of Oakfield Hijjh School. There were six girls and ten boys. We. “Green Freshies” suffered the experience of a disturbing, yet pleasant initiation Party on September 19. The party, which was held at the Liberty Hall, was as equally exciting for the Freshmen as it was for the Sophomores who gave it. All the girls in the class had to come dressed as boys, and the boys, as girls. After we had been initiated, we changed into some decent clothes and spent the rest of the evening dancing. It was our first party and we enjoyed it very much. One Monday morning as we were taking our seats for a day of studying, we found that we had lost one of our classmates. Monroe Grahms, a well-liked conscientious Freshman, found it necessary to withdraw from our school. We missed him a great deal because he was one of the outstanding pupils in our class. Because so many in the class reside in the country, Arthur Cragoe and William Rosenfeldt were th only boys that were able to go out for fo: tball. History In the last part of November Edward Ziegen-hagen, a former student of Roosevelt High School, started school here. When basketball season rolled around, William Rosenfeldt, Arthur Cragoe, Jim Powers, Reger RetzlafF and Bernard Ryan lent their efforts to the cause. Cragoe played a forward position on the first team. The boys who didn’t participate in athletics joined the Boys’ Club. All the girls except one are members of the G.A.A. Betty Philipsky, Roger RetzlafF, Harlyn Fisher. Rodney Krueger, William Rosenfeldt, Art Cragoe, and Edgar Wellnitz participated in the band. We were well represented in forensics this year by the following students: Betty Philipsky, Ella Mae Cook, Delores Zills, Bernard Ryan, Art Cragoe, and Jim Powers. Ella Mae won first place at the Tri-County contest, and Art Cragoe took a second. As we close our history, we wish every one the best of luck in the future, and we hope that every Freshman will be here next year. Page 12

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Basketball Standing—Mr. Vandehey, C. Geisthardt, J. Doyle, E. Conger, R. Retzlaff, W. Rosen-feldt, D. Kramer, J. Kenyon (Manager), Mr. Droegkamp. Seated—C. Krause, R. Doyle, A. Cragoe, W. Guelzow, D. Hill, D. Guelzow, H. Smith. The 1941-1942 basketball season was anything but good. Because of the loss of experienced men, the Oakleaves were handicapped considerably. The graduation of Gordon Ryan, Dale Burleton and Billy Cook left only two lettermen, Billy Guelzow and Roliand Geisthardt from last year’s team. Most of the other boys were Sophomores and Freshmen which means that we can have hopes of improved teams in the next couple of years. Coach Vandehey and Assistant Coach Droegkamp always put a fighting team on the floor in spite of the fact that the odds were usually against them. The fellows usually played very good ball during the first half and the final period, but the third quarter, as a rule, proved to be disastrous. The highlight of the season was the 38 to 20 beating that our boys gave Lomira at Liberty Hall on January 30. With Donald Hill playing his first home game, the boys had the spark and a little more confidence, which proved to be too much for the Hilltoppers. We entered the tournament at North Fond du Lac more or less for the experience that the boys could get out of it. We were unfortunate enough to meet two of the best teams in the tournament the first two nights in Elkhart Lake and Kohler, and consequently lost to both of them. The “B” Team fared somewhat better than did the “A’s” by winning four games and losing eleven, although many of the losses were by close scores. They defeated Hustisford, Lutheran Academy, and Kewaskum. THE SEASON'S RECORD Oaks Opp. Oakfield at Hustisford................18 20 Oakfield at Rosendale.................16 33 Luth. Academy at Oakfield.............20 24 Hustisford at Oakfield................ 9 18 North Fondy at Oakfield...............13 23 Oakfield at Lomira....................20 32 Campbellsport at Oakfield.............14 33 Rosendale at Oakfield.................21 35 Oaks Opp. Oakfield at Kewaskum..................16 44 Brandon at Oakfield...................12 16 Oakfield at Luth. Academy............. 9 26 Oakfield at North Fondy...............14 39 Lomira at Oakfield....................38 20 Oakfield at Campbellsport.............21 29 Kewaskum at Oakfield..................16 36 Oakfield at Brandon...................12 29 Pane li