Oshkosh West High School - Notebook Yearbook (Oshkosh, WI)

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Dedicated To Students For 37 He would give a friend the shirt off his back. He literally did — by pulling off his fake-front shirt for an assembly of faculty members. Since 1947, Mr. Fratt has been guiding students to pave the way for future generations, first at Oshkosh High School and later, at Oshkosh West High School. He is not the authoritative tyrant most vice princi- pals are stereotyped, but a warm caring individual who bends the rules when necessary. Many times he has gone to bat for students or rearranged programs enabling them to work outside school for financial reasons. He was born in Burlington, Wisconsin, on December 20, 1921. After receiving his Master's Degree in education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Mr. Fratt taught math at Oshkosh High School. Why teaching, do you ask? Mr. Fratt enjoys the day-to-day contact with students. He must enjoy children, for he has five: Pat, Mary Lynn, Nancy, Tom, and Bob. And to top it off, ten grandchildren. One of Mr. Fratt’s talents is being ‘well-organized and efficient. He gets back to the teachers on what he’s do- ing,’ stated Pat Kaprelian. Mr. Fratt is in charge of fresh- men and senior disciplinary actions, implementation of school assemblies, pep rallies, and fall registration. “There will be no exceptions,” he has stated and restated after giving faculty members step by step instructions. In his spare time, Mr. Fratt enjoys being outdoors: hiking, fishing, bird-watching, sailing, and just plain puttering around. He is interested in building projects at the family cottage at Waupaca and future traveling. The Fratts have been to Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Mr. Fratt is a hardworking administrator who probably isn’t appreciated by all persons in school. | think he has been the glue that has kept the school running efficient- ly. ’ expressed Seraph Kaprelian. ‘If only every school had a Mr. Fratt!’’ 16 AIS Sea Od eat ence 6 ws cn tn