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

Page 16 text:

Boys' Club This year the Boys’ Club was again organized to give the bbys who did not participate in athletics a chance to have some extra-curricular activities. Mr. Kromrey acted as advisor. Elton Kaul was elected president and Bill Reents secretary and treasurer. Activities in the club were concentrated mainly on bowling and dartball. Teams were organized for both sports. The teams went bowling every week, but no records were kept of the results. Although the dartball season School The school parties, as a whole, were very well attended. Of course, rationing of gas and food have put the damper on our activities some, but not enough to cause any serious handicaps as yet. We started out on September 18, with the Freshman Initiation Party. This as usual was given by their superiors, the Sophomores. The boys were decked out in nightgowns and caps, while the girls wore boys’ pajamas. They were unmercifully whipped with belts, smeared with lipstick, and upon washing their hands in a bowl of water were given a series of electrical shocks. The rest of the evening was spent in dancing and serving refreshments. The Freshmen gave a return party on the night of October 30, and they certainly entertained us well with a few novel ideas, such as finding partners by matching halves of regular playing cards. Next was the Christmas party on December 19, presented by the Juniors and Seniors. The alumni, students, and faculty were all invited. In the southern corner of the hall was the traditional Christmas tree, and gifts were dis- was very short, the teams did keep a record of the standings. Reents’ team came out on top with 9 wins and 2 defeats. Kenyon’s and M. Kaul’s team were tied with 2 wins and 6 defeats each. It is the hope of the boys who participated that this club will be continued in the future. The following were members of the club: W. Reents, R. Krueger, R. Retzleff, M. Perry, J. Kenyon, E. Parduhn, G. Launders, M. Kaufman, M. Schmidt, F. Conger, E. Kaul, M. Kaul, and H. Fisher. Parties tributed to all. The play “Feudin” in the Hills” was given under the capable direction of Miss Bartells. Group singing and dancing occupied most of the evening’s fun. Refreshments consisted of pickles, sandwiches, jello, cocoa, and cookies. On January 29, the fateful night we lost to Rosendale, the Sophomores gave a return party to their fellow classmates. Music was furnished by Roy Worthing’s Orthophonic; “Cal” Geisthardt also gave us a few selections on his harmonica. Refreshments consisted of apple pie and cheese. St. Patrick’s Day, on March 17, the Freshies presented the last party of the year. Each person upon entering was given a shamrock upon which his name was transcribed. Music was provided by “Gordie” Kottke’s orthophonic. Pop was handed out to the thirsty dancers. As it was a school night the party subsided at 11 p. m. This year we had only five parties compared to six last year, but the students certainly appreciated them and are looking forward to many more in the near future. Band The band began its sixth year with thirty-seven members. The personnel had suffered greatly from graduation and moving. Despite all things, the band members were determined that the band should be better than ever. The band and Mr. Kaiser deserve very much credit for the splendid work they have accomplished. Instead of giving a Christmas concert a midwinter concert was presented on February 11, which was very well attended. The Band Parents’ Association also sponsored a card party which was a great success. Five hundred and Sheepshead were played and a lunch was served later in the evening. At the beginning of the second semester we were informed that Mr. Kaiser was leaving to accept a position at Truax Field, Madison. This spelled the end of our band for the duration. To many of the students, it was a great disappointment for it will most likely be some time before another director can be employed because of the present war conditions. The personnel of the band included: Director: Mr. Kaiser; Flute: A. Cragoe; Clarinets: C. Cragoe, B. Smith, S. Coon, J. Culver, D. Dethardt, A. Robbins, J. Culver, B. Lovejoy, M. Butler, N. Heimerl; Saxophones: Tenor—C. Krause; Alto—B. Schmitz, B. Philipsky, R. Geisthardt; Baritone—M. Schoepke; Trumpets: M. Kaufman, W. Rosenfeldt, G. Launders, W. Galleske, E. Pfalzgraf, R. Geisthardt, R. Col-lien, F. Doyle, G. Gruenwald; Trombones: D. Kramer, D. Kenyon, H. Fisher, M. Schmidt, I. Cook; Snare Drums: D. Krause, C. Ogle, A. Pfalzgraf; Base Drum: R. Ogle; Alto Horns: E. Parduhn, R. Krueger, C. Cook. Page 12

Page 15 text:

FOOTBALL Back row (left to right)—Mr. Heimerl, E. Conger, J. Kenyon, M. Kaufman, Royer. Front row—A. Cragoe, D. Guelzow, R. Geisthardt, W. Rosenfeldt, C. Geisthardt, C. Krause. Our football team turned in the best season that we have had since the sport was inaugurated three years ago, by winning two out of five games. Even though the boys lost three, the games were all hard fought and exciting. In the season’s opener on October 2 at Collien’s Field on Second Street, the Oaks trounced Campbellsport 33 to 13, after building up to 12 to 6 lead during the first half. Our boys still had plenty of pepper when they invaded Kewaskum on October 9, but the heat and lack of reserves cost us the game. With Rollie Geisthardt running like an All-American to cross the Indians’ goal line three times we piled up a 20 to 6 lead in the first half. In the third quarter our lead was cut to 27 to 18, and with but five minutes to play we were still leading 27 to 26. After the Indians took a 33 to 27 lead, our boys had to gamble, and the opponents pushed over another touchdown for a 40 to 27 victory. This was indeed the most heartbreaking defeat of the season. The Cardinals from Brandon rolled into town on October 16 to find our boys still demoralized from the tough defeat of the previous week, and they proceeded to grind out a 29 to 6 win. Our team put up a good defense the greater part of the game, but the hard-charging Brandon line kept our offense off balance most of the afternoon. The Cardinals managed to finish the season with only one loss at the hands of the championship North Fondy team. On a cold, gray October 23 afternoon, we invaded Lomira and eked out a 20 to 13 victory over an inspired team. Both teams showed the ill effects of the unusually cold weather, with poor ball handling and rather sluggish play in general. Early in the second half, we lost our signal caller. Clayton Krause as the result of a leg injury. An X-Ray after the game revealed, to our disappointment, that one of the bones in the leg had been cracked and the ankle badly sprained. Clayton is completely recovered by now and is in tip-top shape again. We closed the season at home on October 23 with what we considered a moral victory over the powerful railroaders from North Fondy. Yes, we lost 38 to 19, but our boys pushed the champions around plenty and had them using their first team practically all the time. It was the closest game that any conference team could give North Fondy this season. With North Fondy voted out of conference football competition at a recent meeting, we can look forward to a tough race next fall. We expect our team to make a good showing since all of the boys are returning with the exception of Rollie and Reents. We will of course, miss Rollie, our captain and star ball carrier, but his brother Cal seems to be able to step right along himself. We are anxiously looking forward to the opening kick-off on October 1, 1943. Page 11

Page 17 text:

OAKLEAF STAFF Back row (left to right)—E. Parduhn, W. Reents, B. Philipsky, J. Kenyon, B. Schmitz, A. Cragoe, C. Krause. Center row—Miss Bartells, M. Millar, M. Ryan, R. Geisthardt, E. Cook.. D Krause, A. Pfalzgraf. Front row—Miss Tonn, S. Coon, C. Cragoe, M. Schoepke, E. Burri, R. Wiese, L. Kollman. The editor and staff of the Oakleaf for 1942-43 was indeed very “green. With the transferring of Rosemary Dejardin to Messmer High School, the Oakleaf was left without an editor. Margaret Schoepke was appointed to take over the duties and with the able assistance of Esther Burri, four editions of the Oakleaf “rolled off the mimeograph. The Art Editors, Ella Mae Cook and Carol Cragoe did splendid work. The Humor Editors, Margaret Ryan and Betty Philipsky, deserve very much praise for their excellent work on the humor page. The school paper was sent to many different parts of the country, especially to the boys in service. The boys are glad to hear about their old “aima mater. The circulation managers worked very industriously to see that the papers were sent out on schedule, and deserve much credit for their diligent efforts. The editors and assistants are to be congratulated. They are as follows: Editor..............................................................M. Schoepke Assistant Editor......................................... E. Burri Reporters.................................B. Schmitz, A. Pfalzgraf Art Editors......................................E. Cook, C. Cragoe Band Editor..................................................S. Coon Society Editor...............................................E. Burri Humor Editors.................................M. Ryan, E. Philipsky Sport Editors.................................J. Kenyon, A. Cragoe Typists............W. Reents, C. Krause, M. Schoepke, E. Parduhn Mimeographers.................................M. Millar, D. Krause Proof Readers....................................M. Millar, E. Cook Circulation Managers...........L. Kollman, R. Wiese, R. Geisthardt Publishing Advisor.........................................Miss Tonn Advisor ............................................. Miss Bartells