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

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Student The O. H. S. Student Council has completed another year of service. Several important problems that were aroused during the year were solved by the Council. Again the activity ticket was used and proved very beneficial. Letter awards still present an important problem. There is to be a special Student Council meeting in the near future at which this problem will be threshed out. An assembly was held March 25, 1942, at which there was a general discussion on letter awards. Everyone had a chance to express his opinion. Council A hot lunch program provided by the government was started this year and proved to be very successful. We hope the students will cooperate and help make this program more successful in future years. Because it was improssible to find time for a fall play, a Bingo party was held. The Bingo party was a great success both financially and socially. Ethel Dille, a Junior, was selected to fill the vacancy left by Lowell Horning who moved to Fond du Lac. Band The band, now in its fifth year, has forty-three members. Few students were lost through graduation last year, but through moving and transferring to other schools the band suffered quite severely. In September things looked very dark for the band’s future. Mr. Kaiser deserves more credit than we can bestow upon him for the splendid band which he has reorganized. This year many beginners started work in the musical field for the first time. From the students in the fifth grade through the Seniors, everyone has worked equally as hard to have a first place band again. The band of Oakfield High School will without a doubt be a very attractive band. The reason—the Band Association has had all of the old capes relined by the De Maullin Company. Many of the capes had seen years of service, so everyone feels that it was a very wise thing to do. The caps, too, were cleaned and made ready for a hard summer’s wear. Instead of attending the annual Wisconsin District Music Festival, which is usually held at a neighboring city, the band will this year participate in the Fox Tri-County Music Festival at Lomira. The present conditions which have caused the problem of transporting our band, and because Mr. Kaiser felt that it was to the students’ advantage not to attend the district contest because of the way the competing bands are classified, constitute the main reasons why we are attending the festival at Lomira. The Tri-County festival is a contest at which all of the Tri-County Bands participate. It will be held May 9. 1942. Everyone sincerely hopes that our band will be able to reign over the other competing bands. Jeanne Leidholdt continued her duties as head drum majorette, while Rita Halfmann and Marcella Schultz were baton twirlers and De-loris Galleske, the junior twirler. Graduation will have more than a devastating effect on the band. Besides the three drum majorettes who are graduating, eight other members will leave the band. Again this year the Fond du Lac Commercial College presented a three act play entitled, “Tell It To Sweeny.” A Christmas band concert was also given in December. Both of these programs were attended by a large and appreciative audience. The personnel of the band includes: Director: M. Kaiser; Drum Majorettes: Jeanne Leidholdt, Rita Halfmann, Marcella Schultz, Deloris Galleske; Flute: Arthur Cragoe; Clarinets: Jean Mary Randall, Carol Cragoe, Betty Roesk:, Shirley Coon, Beulah Smith, Ethey Dille, Georgianna Doyle, Donna Marie Det-hardt, Joyce Culver, Alma Robbins, Betty Ix ve-joy, Myra Butler, and Joan Culver; Saxophones: Tenor, Orlin Zahn, Alto, Rcsemary De-Jardin, Rolland Geisthardt, Betty Philipsky; Baritone: Clayton Krauss; Trumpets: Marvin Kaufmann, William Rcsenfeldt, Dolores Ogle, Gordon Launders, Willis Galleske, Elvera Pfalz-graf, and Francis Doyle; Trombones: Mary Ccok, Mildred Schmi t. Harlyn Fisher, David Kenyon, Edgar Wellnitz, Roger Retzlaff; Snare Drums: Arlene Weber, Dianne Krause, and Carita Ogle; Bass Drum: Jeannette Wagen-knecht. Roger Ogle; Alto Horns: Margaret Schoepke, Edward Parduhn, Rodney Krueger; Bass Horn: Marcella Schmidt, and Dale Kramer. Page 21

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Student Council Back—D. Guelzow, R. Geisthardt, H. Smith. Center M. Schoepke, E. Dille, E. Cook, Mr. Heimerl. Front R. Dejardin, B. Roeske, G. Doyle, M. Cook, J. Leidholdt. President..........................Georg iana Secretary........................ Treasurer................ Advisor........... Doyle ..Mary Cook Betty Roeske .......Mr. Heimerl Band Standing—M. Schmidt, Mr. Kaiser, J. Wagenknechl, A. Weber, D. Krause, R. Ogle, D. Kramer. Fourth row—M. Cook, M. Schmidt, H. Fisher, D. Kenyon. Third row—R. Dejardin, O. Zahn, R. Geisthardt, G. Launders, D. Ogle, W. Rosenfeldt, M. Kaufman. Second row—S. Coon, J. Randall, B. Roeske, M. Schoep-ke, C. Krause, E. Parduhn, F. Doyle, R. Krueger, E. Pfalzgraf, B. Smith, G. Doyle, E. Dille. First row—J. Culver, C. Cragoe, A. Robbins, A. Cragoe, J. Culver, D. Dethardt, W. Galleske. Drum Majorettes—J. Leidholdt, D. Galleske, M. Schultz, R. Halfmann. Page 20

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Forensics Back row—R. RetzlafF, W. Reents, A. Cragoe, D. Kramer, S. Smith, W. Rosenfeldt, J. Powers. Center row—D. Guelzow, M. Ryan, M. Cook, G. Doyle, B. Philipsky, B. Ryan, E. Cook, M. Schultz, D. Zills. Front row—Miss Bartells, R. Halfmann, J. Wagen-knecht, A. Weber, D. Ogle, B. Roeske, Mr. Droegkamp. A large percentage of the student body participated in Forensics this year. The following students were active in Forensics: Serious Declamations—Dolores Ogle, Betty Philipsky, Betty Roeske, and Jeannette Wagen-knecht. Orations—Samuel Smith and Bernard Ryan. Humorous Declamations—Rita Halfmann, Margaret Ryan, Dolores Zills, and Ella Mae Cook. Extemporaneous Reading—Arlene Weber and William Reents. Extemporaneous Speaking—Arthur Cragoe, Mary Cook and James Powers. The contest was held at the High School this year. In the preceding years it has been given at Liberty Hall. A large percentage of the Freshmen participated in Forensics this year. All of the students gave their selections well, but of course all of them could not win. The Judge, Mr. Schmidt, chose the following students for first and second places respectively: Extemporaneous Speaking—Mary Cook, and Arthur Cragoe. Extemporaneous Reading—Arlene Weber and William Reents. Humorous Declamations—Ella Mae Cook, and Rita Halfmann. Orations—Sam Smith and Bernard Ryan. Serious Declamations—Jeannette Wag-enknecht and Betty Roeske. The winners went to Brandon where competition was keener. Mary Cook and Ella Mae Cook placed first and Arlene Weber and Arthur Cragoe each received second place. Sam Smith and Jeannette Wagenknecht each received third place. The four students who received first and second places went to the sub-district contest at Waupun. Here the competition was even stiffer, and the school is very proud of Mary Cook, who received third place. All the students who participated in Forensics should be praised for their efforts. We also wish to congratulate the winners and Miss Bartells and Mr. Droegkamp for their splendid work. Page 22