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

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A ANAsTAs1A FURMAN Could do without the inconvenience of a telephone. Ripon College. B. A. University of Wisconsin, M. A. English, History. Editorial Advisor of Quit Qui Oc. Director of Extemporaneous Reading. SEl.MA BERGE Headquarters for Pen-Pals. Oshkosh State Teachers College, B. E. University of Wisconsin, Ph. M. English. junior High Publications Advisor. Stories to Write HI-LIGHTS IN THE SCHOOL PAPER The meeting of the Hi-lights staff came to order, It was the first meeting with the new members and the editors wished to explain a little bit about the paper. One of the co-editors, Ben Harper told a little about the Hi-lights history. He began, The first paper was printed March 4, IQ2 1. Marcella Kirst was editor and Eunice Zelm, assistant editor. Only twice in its history has a depression hit the paper, during the school year of IQ22-IQ33 and this year 1939-1940... Then the other editor, Polly Gilman spoke: Six of the members of the present senior class were members ofthe I-li-lights staff at one time. They are Margery Schultz, Kathryn Schierstedt, james Burkart, Margaret Hughes, Carol Oclekirk and Sylvia Niemuthf' Who is eligible to join the staff? a new member wanted to know. Berneice Schellinger answered, Any one in high school may join if he has the talent and stick-to-itiveness that is necessary. Joyce Radue added, We have eight active members now. At the end of the semester the staff was cut down to those members who proved most useful and efficient. What method is used in getting out the paper? Ralph Bade started on this by saying that each reporter received his assignment and immediately set out to discover all the available information concerning the topic. On the date due the assignments are placed in the copy box. From there they are checked for content and mistakes by the advisor, Miss Carlyle, and by the editors. The dummy is made and sent to the typing room. The rapid and efficient typing is done by both Miss Simnichts and Mr. Williams' classes,

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Eur! Allen- Dropkick TVali Laiitenhacll Squeaky Junior llarlloff, Tackle John Rose. Une-point lloh Nehrling. Atta-boy Jim Burkart. Toucliclown Harvey llorkcnliagcu. f'4'nlz'r lrgfl- Little Nliss Shirley Latlcwig. Venter right - Betty Juan Moyer :mil llolmt-rt Ulst-lu-sky. Ifiglilf City Gal .Ie-an Larson. 9 , , lr 1 if i - - Z f if ' if 1 'V I . 'X ' 5- Audience Eats It Up 'J T J ' ffvtxxna-, 4, !'x-.4,. Again this year the Plymouth High School music departmeni tllrilled an . ' If appreciative audience with the Rhapsody in Black of 1940. Playingya three paakedx 4 . houses, the show was indeed a success. A - -Q L The curtain opened on a scene showing the students waiting for the train' to- . take them to the Union River football game. f P , 5 I jim Bruhy filled the role of lnterlocutor. The six endmen, dressed as foot-ff' .lj 4.1 1 ball heroes with their sparkling wit and humor kept the audience actively interested. The endmen were Dropkick Lautenbach, Touchdown Borkenhagen, One-point Nehrling, Attaboy Burkart, Squeaky Radloff, Tackle Rose. I A sixty-voice, white-face chorus supported the main cast. with special vocal numbers and choruses. Additional humor was injected by City Cal Larson and a duo consisting of Vender Bouchette and Station-agent Stransky, The second act took place in the Club oo, where the gang was celebrating its bo-64 victory over Onion River. The Swing Band was on the stage and provided a beautiful setting for the different numbers which were presented as part of the floor show. The special attractions were glitter and Olive, Emily Bubb and Phyllis Reinke, who danced a spectacular ,litterbug number. The swing band presented Little Miss Shirley as their featured soloist. -lane Brickbauer, as Miss Twinkle-toes, did several dances. The Ballroom duo consisting of Bob Qlschesky and Betty jean Meyer was another of the outstanding numbers, The trio consisting of Shirley Ladewig. lrmgard Wessel and Marjorie Senty sang Wishing . Last but not least. the Tulip Ensemble featuring Doris Triphan did a waltz. The grand finale with the entire company on the stage was a lovely closing to a beautiful show. The directors of the show were Mr. Vito lntravia, Miss Catherine h4cHugh Qvocal musicl, and Miss Marjorie Lubin fxdance directory Ov I

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hjfl lo Right-Sliirley Laile-wig. Kathryn Scliie-rsterll. Rolwrt liohnsavk, I'I'SlllZl Hein, Jan-k IAllllllll I'S, Jean Vatrlllzill. Mzlrgzlrel I,llW'li4'I' l'X2ll1lll1l' thi- 2l4'f'llllllll2lllU!l of lust twenly-HVA- issuvs of y:'nl'horxks. . Quit Qui Oc Staff Hundreds of dollars, months of study, miles of copy and acres of block prints went into the making of this year-book. The business committee klack Lammers, Shirley Ladewig and Robert Ulschesky signed up subscribers. collected money and solicited advertisements under Mr. Draegers direction. Editorial committee girls Ursula Hein, Margaret Luecker and Kathryn Schierstedt with Miss Furman as supervisor spent their time in making, breaking and remaking appointments with faculty members, photographers, the printer and engraver. Faculty interviews, clipping newspapers for source material, checking facts and spelling were duties preliminary to the actual writing of articles by various department heads. Robert Bohnsack had charge of boys' sports: Peggy Crabtree, girls' sportsg Marjorie Senty and Phebe lsserstedt, music: Kathleen Mooney, alumni: ,lack Lammers, agricultureg Carol Gdekirk, foreign languages: Ruth Krueger, art and home economics: Clarence Wieck, manual arts: glean Carman, humor' lris Ardell, senior classg Juanita Froelich, commerceg Warren Iverson, scienceg Margery Schultz, dramaticsg Marian janzen and Robert Nehrling, iden- tification. Underclassmen who contributed valuable articles were .lune Longrie, Joyce Hollenberger, Marian Becker, Lorna Koopman, Marjorie Wolff and Polly Gilman. fgga