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

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Student Council Back row (left to right):: Joseph Luttenberger, Roger Ogle, Robert Collien, Gerald Geisthardt, Richard Jerabek, Robert Wellnitz. Front row: Herbert Emerson, Betty Lovejoy, Mathilda Turner, Donald Fisher, David Parduhn, Mr. Vandehey. President, Donald Fisher Secretary-Treasurer, Betty Lovejoy Our Student Council is comprised of four seniors, three juniors, two sophomores, and two freshmen. The council was formed primarily to help establish some of the regulations of the school that were particularly pertinent to students' activities in the school. School policies relative to school parties, disciplinary problems, noon lunches at school, etc., were among some of the problems this group acted upon. A suggestion box was placed in the assembly. Any student having any suggestion for improving any activity or policy of the school would make a written statement to such effect and put it in the box. A few good suggestions were received and acted upon. It seems to have worked out quite well. This year we did not send any representatives to any Student Council meeting, but we hope that it will be possible to do so next year. Page 19

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forensics Back row, left to right: Charlotte Cook, Olive McClain, Betty Lovejoy, Stanley Bird, Ruth Case, Willis Galleske, Joyce Culver, Myra Butler. Front row: Miss Phillips, Lavelda Stafford, Carita Ogle, Mathilda Turner, Joan Culver, Donna Dethardt, Douglas McLean, Eunice Schrank. This year we had fifteen members of the high school out for forensics. The local contest was held in the high school assembly on March 7, 1947. The judge was Mr. Kranzelberger of Waupun High School. In the local contest we had two orators, Willis Galleske and Ruth Case. Among the four humorous declaimers were: Charlotte Cook, Olive McClain, Lavelda Stafford, and Mathilda Turner. Stanley Bird represented us again in extemporaneous speaking. The extemporaneous readers were: Eunice Schrank, Douglas McLean, Donna Dethardt, and Myra Butler. There were four contestants in the serious declamations. They were: Joan Culver, Carita Ogle, Betty Lovejoy and Myra Butler. Of the above participants Willis Galleske, Stanley Bird, Myra Butler, Donna Dethardt and Lavelda Stafford received A ratings, and represented our school at the league contest at Campbellsport on March 12th. Donna Dethardt received an A rating a Campbellsport and went to Kimberly, where she received a B rating. We are losing two members who have always taken part in forensics and who will be hard to replace next year. Willis Galleske and Stanley Bird will graduate this year. Forensics is definitely a very fine and worth-while activity and we are in hopes that next year a larger representation will be participating from the Freshman and Sophomore classes.

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School Parties It has been customary in previous years that each class should sponsor a school party, so we thought we should be no exception to the custom. The parties are given according to classes, freshmen first and sophomores second and so on up the line. The first party of the year was given by the sophomore class in honor of the freshmen's initiation. The first hour was spent for initiation and the remaining time was spent dancing to the music of Gordie's orthophonic. The second party was a return party by the freshmen. This party was given on Hallowe'en and also constituted the homecoming party. The next party was a Sadie Hawkin's Day party given by the Library Club on November 15, 1946. The girls asked the boys to attend the party as their escorts. The Christmas party was given by the seniors on December 20. The alumni of five years previous to this date were invited to attend the affair. A contest for selling magazines was won by the sophomores and seniors. Therefore, the losers gave the winners a party, for it was understood beforehand that the losers would sponsor a party. The junior party ended the season of numerous parties with a box social and hard-time party given February 28, 1947. junior ! rom Liberty Hall became a sea of roses on a background of greenish blue as the Juniors busied themselves in preparing the hall for April 25, date of the Junior Prom. Appropriately enough the theme of the prom was Moonlight and Roses. The music for the occasion was furnished by Wally Beau and his Orchestra. The Grand March was led by the King and Queen, Herbert Emerson and Joyce Culver, respectively. The Royal Couple really performed admirably. Another good prom is now history, but we shall not be forgetting it very soon. It brings back fond memories.