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

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 MkS« Dedication Since he first joined the faculty of Oakfield High School, Mr. Baeten has been a favorite teacher. His understanding and willingness to help students with even their smallest problems are qualities which have made him a most well-liked educator. Mr. Baeten's outstanding record as a coach is due, not only to the fact that he is an excellent athlete himself, but also to his ability to pass on his skill to the boys who compete for positions on the school teams. The many trophies Mr. Baeten's teams have accumulated attest his coaching ability. With the building of our new high school, Mr. Baeten assumed new responsibilities, including the office of high school principal. Mr. Baeten has given much of his time and talent to our high school, and we look forward to his remaining at Oakfield in the future. In appreciation for the help and encouragement you've us, the seniors of I96I4. dedicate this annual to you, Mr. Baeten. given

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Principal's Message Mr. Krull was born in Birnemwood, Wisconsin. He graduated from Bir-r.emwood High School in 1936. Mr. Krull entered the Air Force in 19i+2. He has played professional baseball in Winnipeg, Canads. He attended Plattville St8te College and then taught two years at Butternut. He has his masters degree and he was the second person to earn the degree between masters and the doctorate, that being the newly established Education Administration Specialist degree. Mr. Krull was county suncrlnten-dent at Shawno for ten years from 19U9-1959. He served as district administrator from 1959-1961, and supervisor of schools at Westby from 1962. In the fall of 1962 he went to the University of Wisconsin at Madison to earn his degree. We at Oakfield High School are proud of our new facilities and educational plant. It is designed to enhance the educational environment in which we hope to strive for the knowledge so vitally needed to compete in this everchanging world. The community and school board have provided you with these facilities to fulfill the right you as students have obtained by the Constitution. It is your responsibility to utilize fully and wisely the educational opportunities made available to you by your community. The philosophy of our school has set forth the thinking of our school and the teaching personnel tries to help you gain the knowledge necessary to stimulate each individual to his highest capacity. We hope you have utilized the facilities and staff to the best advantage.

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UFflifijnjfli] » !)pf]] iiflUiis Mr. Richard C. Them of Them Associates, architects, presented the Oakfield high school building to the community January lb, 19614.. Donald Ogle, school board chairman, accepted the building and stated that the community should be proud of its beautiful and practical new school. Lond Rodman, state department of public instruction, praised the building's excellent facilities, spacious classrooms, and up-to-date science laboratories in his dedication address. In his twenty-eight years engaged in public instruction he had emphasized his complete faith in young people and their wholesome attitude toward education. Parents, hestressed, must realize that their obligationsdo not end with the completion of the building. They must strive to provide the best teachers and modern equipment in order to encourage the pupils to make the most of their formal education. Various guests were introduced by Mr. Rex G. Krull, district administrator, among them Mr. LeRoy Breitkreutz, former school administrator, who was credited with initiating the fundamental plans. Student Council members guided the public on tours of the sohool following the program. Various classrooms are pictured on the following pages. ARCHITECT Them Associates , Architects and Engineers, Oshkosh CONTRACTORS Charles D. Smith Sons, General Contractors, Fond du Lac Star Plumbing Heating Co. Plumbing, sewerage. Heating Ventilating Fond du Lac Boudrey Electric Co. Electrical Contractor, Fond du Lac. BOARD OF EDUCATION Donald Ogle, President Les Cowles, Clerk Harold Smith, Treasurer Keith Binning, Robert Hall Clifford Sampson, Peter Seresse Irving P.Muentner BUILDING COMMITTEE ADMINISTRATION Earl Schaefer, Hesper Yantz Rex G. Krull, District Administrator Mrs. Calvin Kindschuh, Irvin Pea Edwin G. Baeten, High School Principal Clarence Kahlhammer