Oshkosh High School - Index Yearbook (Oshkosh, WI)

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2 F w s S E i e I I . DEDICATION OME YEARS AGO, a small band of hardy ploncers, lumbermen and fur traders settled at the junction of the Fox River and Lake Winnebago. Pit that time, the surrounding territoiy was covered with beautiful trees. Wild animals hid Within their realms, birds nested in their boughs, and the original Ameri- cans, from whom we received this territory, pitched their tents and carried on their business x.- . bl , . 7 2 . .. l i 'On 1 n 'L E la 1 if ff? SN 4 it 'fs L N K 4 xxx 7: gt ya Y 'J X 'Q l ffl E 3 beneath their cool shade. , The growing population of the East, and the rise of the inborn instincts of the early settlers forced many to penetrate the wall of wilderness beyond which they knew nothing about. The small band of sturdy settlers who first came to this section composed a unit of those who risked their lives and fortunes to open up the West to future development. An advance guard of progress they Were, the founders of our present day civilization, In a spirit of 5555 -759, 95? lx . flll17 - wmv. his-g. ll -t L-2-4 ffii2? s,m: wv ?dlX Page three appreciation We dedicate this issue to the lf'-5' memory of the first settlers of Oshkosh in par- ticular, and the pioneers of the West in general. i V iq l Z im , W t ,stjfrir ,fazziilliaiik .X

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i h' , l ' , in T 553 'V 5-1 l rf X M L. ?: r, l in 1 Q f FoREWoRD ft L f - ' If N EDITING this volume, the attempt has been ' fs made not alone to accurately record the ll Q . . . . Q ' activities of this sckool for the past year, i N but also to form a bond of connection between ll, this institution and the city which founded it. 5 kg 1 I nl The primary motive, of course, in the com- 5' ' piling of the material in this issue is to con- ll' solidate in compendious form the scholastic and extra curricular activities of the students and , A faculty of the Oshkosh High School. U 522 . , 45 ' The secondary motive, that of acting as a ' medium between school and city, has inspired ' the initiation of the Sawdust City Theme S ' as representative of the industry upon which W , Q our city was founded and has prospered. li is f ,' 2.1 If, by the combination of these two rin- , , P Q ciples, we have created a work which shall be g Y the cause of memories of happy days to our 1 graduates, which shall inspire the under- - , graduates to an appreciation of the opportu- 5 R3 nities afforded within the walls of school and I ' X community, and which shall depict the esteem A h . . , , V. 1 Q t e school in its entirety holds for this city, we shall feel that the price has been paid for the ,L X cost of our efforts in fostering a worthy project. 4 I2 7 A . T l ii- L'-'Sf fl , il 2 S rl :QE , 'X . -' N 1 F X If 'T : it x fry f 6:g.?1, ..:,5'f,-2f- X . two

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1 I 2 Y 7 n 3 fi W CONTENTS I ' Scenic - A History of Oshkosh N X I Administration i A Q Classes N Activities f i fi fi 1 A Athletics ' S . ' y 3 Literary EA r , . 7 4' Features Z Mx. X5 .. ix iii Ile.. 7 G l 'k 55x XX r x .ary ,Ar-H-Y--N fin' ' Z' ' ' f' 5 . yi? ' X Page f