Plymouth High School - Quit Qui Oc Yearbook (Plymouth, WI)

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Wk ja orevvord It is possible for an institution to mean more than a building, more than a placeg it should mean a real attitude of mind. The value of the training secured in a modern high school is not so much determined by the fund of knowledge which a graduate carries with him at the end of a four year course. The training received from books is important, but there are things fundamentally more important. The spirit imbedded, the philosophy of life developed on the part of the individual student is the criterion by which the efficiency of the school should be judged. In the Plymouth High School it is felt to be true that the institution stands out with decided prominence as an attitude of mind-not as mere physical equipment. In this school it is pointedly true that character de- velopment supercedes any other type of training attempted. The aim of the teaching force is to develop the all around boy and the all around girl. Its aim is decidedly not to cram minds merely with knowledge gleaned from books. As a result of such a motive on the part of the teaching force we find a fm- '6- school where students enjoy the days of their school life. We find a school where relation between teacher and pupil is that of friend to friend, a school in which respect for authority is a striking characteristic and where all of the days seem to be pleasant ones and all activities are conducted along paths of peace. The loyalty of the student body to such a high school could be no less than a thorough one. The happiest memory of the alumni of the Plymouth High School is of the happy days spent here. To return to their be- loved alma mater is to the alumni of P. H. S. a privilege counted as a large one. lt is the fond hope of those who go from the school this year that in the future the spirit of the school shall continue to be what it has been in the past. May the old Plymouth High School always stand for character development, scholarly attainment, broad minded activity, and ideals of true sportsmanship. We have tried to set these ideas in our annual with a musical theme. We hope it pleases you as we want this book to be a lasting record of your joyous days spent here. Leroy W. Draeger

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to the memory of Berthold A. Iverson On Wednesday, December 8, 1937, Mr. Iverson set up the distilling ap- paratus for his morning classes, went home to lunch, and then without a moments warning left us forever. His death seemed incredible. For 29 years Mr. Iverson had been a teacher of chemistry in Plymouth High School, and 29 years to a high school is as eternal as time itself. Boys and girls gathered in awe- stricken groups and mulled over Mr. Iverson's remarks during his last class. He said we should make the most of our time to study now, one senior girl recalled, and to dig into things -to be curious. In IQO8 Berthold Iverson came from the University of South Dakota to become a teacher of Chemistry in Plymouth High School. Year in and year out-always carrying a full pro- gram of teaching and with never a day's absence - he conducted his G- ji-JI -U -? rf- hx if? - ..5.. classes with enthusiasm for the sciences. Former students of Plymouth High School recall that Mr. Iverson coached football, basketball and track, directed field meets, and had charge of debating and oratorical contest work. His presence as advisor at senior class meetings has been taken for granted for so many years that no one of the present generation of teachers and students can recall senior meetings without him. Since 1914 the Quit Qui Oc has been published under his supervision. For nine years after the local branch of the Wisconsin Educa- tion Association was formed he served as president. Mr. Iverson spent some time in government service making a general survey of South Dakota, test- ing minerals in Wyoming, studying Artesian Well problems in Dakota, he also spent a summer hunting for fossils in the Bad Lands. Anastasia Pu rman ,Qc - I

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