PJ Jacobs High School - Tattler Yearbook (Stevens Point, WI)

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MAY May 3 — Dear Diary — Today was the first day of the band tournament at Wisconsin Rapids. Everyone came back with addresses — that is everyone except those going steady. Then their eyes don ' t even wander. To get back to the business at hand, today was the day that all soloists were entered. I played a solo myself and know only too well what agonies and torture of mind the soloist goes through. It is especially horrible when you are scheduled to play at one o ' clock and don ' t play until two o ' clock. By that time the nerves of the soloist are pretty well frayed. The accompanist deserves a lot of credit, too. There is usually alvi ays the obstacle of having to play for two soloists at the same time — which you must admit is on the slightly impossible side — especially when you are supposed to be in two places at the same time. That is just one of the accompanist ' s headaches. May 4 — Today was the second day of the band tournament and what confusion — but it is pleasant confusion, what with brightly colored suits and flashing of gold and silver instruments in the warm sun. Candid camera fiends hid behind every tree and I am sure they got some in- teresting pictures. Can ' t you just see the different types of band students? There are those bookish people armed with black-rimmed glasses, adams apple and a violin flung through their arms — and can ' t you hear them say, Er, ah, pahdon me, but I see you come from Marshfield. I hear you are attempting to play ' Marche Slave ' . Now don ' t you think that at nine and ten the composer should have made the key in A minor and those quarter notes eighth notes? and so on. These are just a fev r of the things that the observant onlooker sees. Subtle ways and means of meeting people. Personally I ' m happy in my apparent oblivion. May 8 — In recognition of the fine work done by the band at the tourna- ment and the many honors they came back with, an assembly was held this morning in their honor. Each soloist who won first place was in- troduced and three quartets played their numbers. I think the band de- serves a lot of credit — don ' t you? May 9 — Tonight a large crowd attended the previewr and only showing of the Senior class play. It was a huge success and I know the actors en- joyed presenting it. In fact we were sorry when it was all over. The name of the play was New Fires and I think the play warmed many parents ' hearts. May 10 — Tonight he and I went out to the high school to dance to Laurie Brill and his scintillating music. There was a sizable crowd and you know what — ? I ' ve gotten so that I can follow him to perfection. In fact, I find it harder and less desirable to dance with other boys. My, 1 guess I ' m in a rut, but it is such a nice rut! 16 — This morning there was an assembly for the Seniors only. Later in the morning the College Men ' s Glee Club came over and sang for us. It was a pleasant hour, and the students received the Glee club with hearty applause. It is an annual event to which every student looks for- ward with much anticipation. May 16, 17, 18 — Early the morning of the sixteenth, class A soloists, who placed first at the district tournament left Stevens Point in the gray dawn for bigger places — bigger places ' tis true, but not any better. They left, with sleep in their eyes and hope in their hearts, for the national sectional music tournament which is being held in St. Paul for three days. The soloists are Harold Meacham, Dick Holcombe, Betty June Frost, Robert ' Woychowski, Robert Olson, Frederick Harriman, Joseph Heitzinger, William Steckel, James Whelihan, and Shirlee Ann Emmons. Ensembles also going are the drum ensemble, clarinet quartet, cornet quartet, and horn quartet. We wish them the best of luck — and more honors for the P. J. Jacobs High school. May 17 — Tonight he and I attended the Senior Ball. Ray Jacobs and his mellow artists played for the gala event. We were saddened by the thought that this would be our last high school dance, but it only served to let us make the most of it, so we could always carry a happy memory of our last Senior ball. May 26. Tonight the Seniors listened to the baccalaureate sermon — the preliminary to commencement exercises. JUNE June 5 — Dear Diary — Tonight has oeen the saddest yet happiest night of my life. I sincerely hate to leave high school. I feel as though I were part and parcel of it and yet I feel a glovr to know that I have passed twelve years of school and really gotten something out of them. These commencement exercises are inspiring and make you want to take the world by storm. But, underclassmen, I leave this thought with you: un- less you make yourselves enjoy school and really get something out of it, you will be unhappy persons when you grow older.

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THE KING AND QUEEN Starlit Hour was the theme of this year ' s Junior Prom and four starht hours were enjoy- ed by 225 couples at the big dance which was held in the gymnasium of the P. J. Jacobs High school on Friday evening, March 29. The decorations in the gym carried out the chosen theme, and as dancers entered they saw on the stage a tall clock tower whose hands pointed to eleven o ' clock. A starlit sky was the background for a penthouse and the New York skyline. Divans, easy chairs, and floor lamps were placed around the edge of the floor. Ted Gay ' s eleven piece orchestra was seat- ed on the stage and formed the proper musi- cal foundation for the affair. This Oshkosh or- chestra selected numbers that helped carry out the Starlit Hour theme. Stationed at the door in order to hand out programs to the prom-goers were little Pauline Vincent, daughter of Superintendent and Mrs. Paul M. Vincent, and Jimmy Ringdahl, son of Coach and Mrs. Harry J. Ringdahl, who pre- sented circular programs of blue and silver. On these was pictured a couple sitting on a new moon up in a starlit sky. At 9:30, two hundred couples gathered for the grand march, the longest in the history of the gym. Auburn-haired, popular Pat Elliott, the Junior class president, led the grand march with pretty Elaine Karner, prominent alumna of Point High. Second in line were Roman Cooper, Senior class president, with Marian Glodoske. Following these were Don Somers, with Olive Hale, and Bill Smith, with Beverly Hoppensted, the boys being Junior and Sen- ior vice-presidents, respectively. PAGE 16