Pardeeville High School - Whisper Yearbook (Pardeeville, WI)

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6 PARDEEV1LLE HIGH SCHOOL ::::::::::::::: History of Our School The first school in Pardeevillc was situated in the northern part of the vil- lage known as Canada Street. It was a frame building of one room requiring only one teacher. Onto this building an addition was later built making two rooms and requiring two teachers. In l StiO-t)l a new brick building was also erected on Canada Street. This new building had two stories, one room in each story and required two teach- ers. A few years later an addition was made to be used as a primary room. This building was later sold to John Weldon who tore it down. In 1904, about forty years ago, a high school was built in the southeast- ern part of the village. It was a frame structure of two stories, and its cost is estimated at twenty thousand dollars. All the rooms were not needed at that time so it was not completely finished until a year later. There were eight teachers at this time in both grades and high school, and as the school grew and new courses were entered the attic and basement room were used as class rooms. In 1922 a barracks was built. This barracks was used two and a half years as a school room, to make room in the original building for the increasing high school. In 1923 a new brick building of two stories was erected. This is the best building Pardeevillc has ever had. Its cost is estimated at sixty thousand dollars.

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PARDEEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL 5 MR. BARKLEY Physical Education and Coach MISS SKAIFE English. Dramatics, Debate and Forensics MISS MILKE Kindergarten (1940 ) MISS CRETNEY Grade 4 MISS VAN NORMAN Grade I (1938-1940) MISS VON DER SUMP Grade 3 (1936-1940) teachers MR. WILSON Superintendent and Principal MISS WINDUS Commercial Subjects, School Paper NISS JAMESON Grade 2 (1940 ) MR. OLIVER OLSON Jr. High School Principal (1940- ) MR. SCRIBNER is the new Vocational Agri- culture teacher. He will also help with Music, Farm Science, Biology and Mathematics. MR. SCRIBNER Agriculture, Music, Farm Science MISS NELSON History, Girls' Athletic Association MRS. BRANT Mathematics. Music (1939- ) MISS BALLIET Art and Girls' Physical Education (1940- ) MR. AXMANN Departmental and Grade Building Principal (1936-1940) MISS JOHNSON Science and Mathematics (1938-1940)

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PARDEEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL 7 The first principal of the schools in Pardeeville was Mr. Doudna, who re- mained here two years. He was succeeded by Mr. Ray who remained only one year. Mr. Ray was followed by Mr. Emmett who remained four years. During this time students ranged in number from ten to fifteen in the high school. Our school had not been accredited up to this time and was not fully accredited until the time of Mr. Henkel who succeeded Mr. Emmett. The enrollment increased to seventy under Mr. Henkel who was our principal for seven years. He was succeeded by Mr. Cook. There was a decrease in at- tendance under Mr. Cook who remained three years. Mr. Cook was succeed- ed for one year by Mr. Rosenthal who was in turn succeeded by Mr. Nelson. Mr. Nelson was principal for three years and the school prospered well under both of them. Mr. Harold Zimmerman was superintendent and principal for twelve years. Mr. Zimmerman was followed by Mr. M. R. Frazier. Mr. Wil- son has been principal since 1937. Last year the senior high school enroll- ment for Pardeeville High School was 146. This was the school’s most pros- perous year. Two-thirds of those enrolled came from Wisconsin farms. One- third came from small villages. Three Wisconsin counties were well repre- sented. One student came from a fourth county.