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

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Class Plcpltecij (Continued) We had quite a time finding Marcella, but, after we did, she took us around Madison and showed us a delightful time, and we knew she was the same person we had left ten years ago. Leaving Madison by bus, we stopped at Waupun, and things began to look familiar. As we walked down the street, four little children ran ahead of us, and one stumbled and started to cry. Soon a lady came and took care of the child. The woman was Beulah Smith who told us she had married Penny and now had four cute children. We were quite surprised about the children but not about Penny. Telling her of the trip and classmates and reminiscing about the good times we had in Oakfield, we kind of hated to leave, but we had one more classmate to see. Arriving in Oakfield, the first place we stopped, as usual, was Gordy's Soda Fountain which now was called Gordy's Rainbow Palace. Wanting to get a good book to read during our vacation, we stopped at the Oakfield Library and there was our last, but not least, classmate, LaVerne Kollman. She was the chief librarian and loved her job. She told us all about Oakfield. Now, having seen all our former classmates, we are happy in knowing that they have all made somthing of themselves. And now we can settle down to enjoy the Oakfield sunshine. Dianne Krause Arlene Pfalzgraf ★ SENIOR CLASS PLAY The seniors have finally given their class play, which went off with a bang. The play was to have been presented on Friday, March 8, but due to the snow storm, we postponed until Saturday, March 9. Everyone who knew it was to be given on Saturday helped us to advertise the fact, and we want to thank them very much. Although we didn't have a large attendance, those who saw the play enjoyed it very much. Act Your Age was a story of two teen-age girls, Jerry and Angie (Beulah and LaVerne) who pretended to be much older in order to gain the favor of two young sailors, Gadget and Jim (Jim and Gordon L.). The girls were aided in their make-believe by the maid, Cora (Dianne) and her wrestling partner, Helga (Marcella). Their pretense was exposed by their Aunt Sandra (Arlene) and her father, the sailors' commander (Gordon G.) The telepgraph girl s part was played by Rosalie. Between the first and second acts, the cast presented a corsage to Miss Phillips to show its appreciation for her coaching.

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Glass Plopltecxj It was a bright sunny day on June 7, 1956. Arlene and I were in an apartment house overlooking New York City. I had just returned from Grand Central Station where I had said goodbye to my husband who was leaving for England. Arlene Pfalzgraf and I, the former Dianne Krause, left Oakfield after our graduation from high school in '46 and started a beauty salon in New York City. After being there for four years and having our own beauty parlor, the Dian-Red Beauty Salon, I married my high school sweetheart. Arlene, never having had any intentions of getting married, was still single- Now, gazing at the sights of New York, I thought of the many happy days spent in the small village of Oakfield. I began to wonder about the classmates who graduated with us, so I turned to Arlene and asked, What do you think about looking up our old classmates from Oakfield? We haven't anything else to do and we do need a vacation. Arlene replied, Why that would be wonderful; Ive been anxious to see them for years. The only classmates we knew the whereabouts of was Jim Powers, a captain in the army, stationed on the Fiji Islands. We would have liked to see him, but we knew it was impossible. We both were very proud of him. Our reservations for our trip were ready on June 18, at the Flying Dutchman Airport. As we boarded the plane, we both noticed the name on the plane, My Aching Back. Could it be??? No, it couldn't, but it was. There was Gordon Gruenwald stepping into the cockpit. After our first stop, at Cleveland, Ohio, we three had lunch together. We talked over good times and having a twelve hour lay-over, we went to the Cleveland Opera House to see the greatest ballet dancer in the word. Imagine our surprise when our charming former classmate, Rosalie Perry, came on the stage. After the show, we went backstage to see her, and she said she had married the producer of the show. Rosalie was very happy at being the main attraction of the show. We had to run to catch our train, so had to leave these friends. From Cleveland, we went to Chicago. We arrived there on Saturday night and had to stay over until Sunday afternoon. Being only a few blocks away from the Cathedral, we went to church early Sunday morning. We sat in the back of the church and couldn't see the pastor very well, but the voice seemed familiar, so after the beautiful service we waited outside the church, and, sure enough, along came Gordon Launders, and who was that at his side? Why, it was Ruby. After a brief chat, we found that Gordon and Ruby had been married two years after completing high school and had a little girl named Susie. Reverend Launders had to go to an important meeting, but Ruby invited us to dinner. We accepted, and during dinner learned that Marcella was teaching at the University of Wisconsin. Leaving the Launders' home, we headed for Madison.

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BACK ROW: S. Bird, Secretary, R. Ogle, treasurer, R. Jerabek, R. Wellnitz, W. Galleske. FRONT ROW: Mrs. Chicker, D. Fisher, president, M. Krueger, vice president, I. Cook, M. Robbins, F. Harmsen, (not shown: M. Achterberg.) 0 umoi a ass Colors: Purple and Gold Flower: Gardenia Motto: Let Us Be Known By Our Deeds. The juniors began the 1945-46 school year with eleven members, but F. Harmsen withdrew in March. Representatives of the junior class in the various school activities are numerous, and as their pictures and accomplishments appear on the individual activity pages, only a few of the outstanding achievements will be listed here. Idella Cook is assistant editor of the Oakleaves ond is queen of our prom. Roger Ogle was elected by the student body to the position of prom king. DonaldFisher is assistant editor of the Oakleaf; Willis Galleske is director of the pep band. Stanley Bird won a first place A rating in extemporaneous speaking at the district forensics contest in Kewas-kum. Merlyn Krueger is a star basketball player, and Richard Jerabek, one of our best football men. The junior class has closed its books to a most successful year and will be back next fall working hard to hold its position as the dignified senior class. c