Prairie Du Chien High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Prairie Du Chien, WI)

Text from Pages 1 - 102 of the 1923 volume:

Three JQErlinition To the faculty of the Prairie Hu Chien High School, who have faithfully labored in our behalf, we. the Class of Nineteen Hundred and Twenty Three, graciously dedicate this Annual Fnrt QJnuufurri The first fort to be built at Prairie du Chien was known as Fort Shelby, located immediately to the north of the estate known as the Dousman residence. This stockade was built, about 1816, of wood and destroyed by fire not long afterward. Fort McKay was built by the British on the same site, but the high water forced this fort to be abandoned. With Colonel Zachary Taylor in command Old Fort Crawford was constructed. Fo reward This year we have attempted a new plan in the compiling of the annual Prairie Dog. Instead of leaving that entire responsibility to the Juniors, as heretofore, the Juniors have selected representatives from every class in the high school, then apportioned the work among them as equally as possible. By this method more students h we had an opportunity to contribute material to the annual, thus making it a better representation of the entire high school. Prairie du Chien is rich in history and affords the student a wealth of material of historical significance. We have endeavored, therefore, to make volume twelve of the Prairie Dog an historical number, giving throughout the book various scenes and stories of historical interest to everyone. With greetings, the Prairie du Chien High School presents the Prairie Dog of Nineteen Twenty Two. £ditorinl taff Editor-in-Chief_______________________________Gordon Kieser Assistant Editor ______________________________Elmer Fuka Business Manager----------------------------Marjorie Lewis Advertising Manager_____________________________Fred Bittner Literary Editor ______________________________Mildred Shaw Art Editor____________________________________Donald Howard Photograph Editor____________________________Mildred Schultz Subscription Manager_________________________Donavan Glenn Senior Editor _____________________________Virginia Lengst Athletic Editor _______________________________Jesse Mecum Social and Activities Editor ------------------Leona Pyre Joke Editor __________________________________Charles Si mo Alumni Editor____________________________Stanley Marousek Poetry Editor -------------------------------- June Hayden Assistants Business— Harold Shaw Advertising— Ray Weighner Theodore Kimball Literary— Hazel Wetzel Dorothea Howarth Vernie Copper Elsie Sainty Sophia Karnik Art— Minnie Crawford Beatrice Eggers Clement Lechnir Thorton Pake Photograph— Anita Tesar Gertrude Silberschmidt Senior— Russell Allen Carl Schroeder Sylvia Konichek Subscription— Leslie Clark Athletic— Ben Budworth Violet Dohse Theresa Valant Social and Activities— Clemence Greemore Bernice Kaber Blanche Paris Agnes Conopa Joke— Woodridge Dyer Clarence Jambura Albert O’Neil Norma Lengst Alumni— Lucy Spiker Martha Kopan Dorothy Zeil Gladys Allen Poetry— Leighton Tichenor Vivian Hintze Esther Collins Trniriv Jltni tnff First row, left to right—Virginia Lengst, Leona Pyre, Mildred Shaw, Elmer Fuka, Gordon Kieser, Marjorie Lewis, Mildred Schultz, June Hayaen, Donovan Glenn. Second row, left to right—Donald Howard, Stanley Maroasek, Fred Bittner, Charles Sime, Jesse Mecum. “L,rt’s Jurist” ’Tis every city likes to boast of things that make it great; Of commerce, art, or anything its name to elevate; Or tell of all the famous men who once that soil did trod. Inspired to do great things for man and greater things for God. Our city’s rich in history and lore of days gone by, She’s witnessed peaceful Indian feasts, she’s heard the loud war cry; She’s seen the dreaded chief Black Hawk, she’s seen his warriors bold; She’s seen the red man’s cruel attacks upon the whites’ stronghold. She’s heard the voice of brave LaSalle, she’s met the French Joliet, She knew Marquette, the priest Marquette, who chose to come this way And preach the gospel to the Indians till their faith and trust he’d won, And ’twas here he viewed the Mississippi a-sparkling in the sun. The French fur-traders knew this route, the English knew it, too, They founded posts for trading here when that industry was new. The daring white man settled here, the Indian moved away To join his brothers farther west and avoid white tyranny. Her name is carved in history’s stones, her record is of gold, So keep her foremost in the ranks and high her standards hold. We’ll take our place among the rest and boost our city too, Among the oldest in the land of our Red, White and Blue. —Leighton Tichenor, ’22. Table of Contents Dedication ___________________________________ Fort Crawford_________________________________ Foreword _____________________________________ Prairie Dog Staff_____________________________ Let’s Boost___________________________________ Table of Contents----------------------------- Enrollment from 1887 to 1922 ----------------- Board of Education---------------------------- Superintendent W. C. Koepke------------------- Faculty ______________________________________ Course of Study_______________________________ Senior Class --------------------------------- Senior Class Officers_________________________ Senior Horoscope------------------------------ Junior Class__________________________________ Class Prophecy________________________________ Sophomore Class------------------------------- Sophomore Desire to Rise to Fame-------------- Freshman Class _______________________________ The Gallant Forty-nine------------------------ Departments __________________________________ Activities ___________________________________ Athletics ------------------------------------ Social _______________________________________ Snaps and Jokes ______________________________ A Page From the First Prairie Dog------------- Scenes Around Prairie --------------------- Points of Interest in History of Prairie du Chien Alumni (Who’s Who) --------------------------- Alumni _______________________________________ Mr. Steinbach_________________________________ Advertisements________________________________ Autographs------------------------------------ Acknowledgment ------------------------------- Page 3 4 5 6-7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15-21 22 23-24 25-27 28 29 30 31 32 33-40 41-45 46-50 51-52 63-58 59 60 61 62 63-69 70 72-92 93-94 95 gurollmnit from 1887 to 1022 1887-1889 ___________________________________________25 1889-1891 _________________________________________ 41 1891-1893 ___________________________________________45 1893-1895 ___________________________________________41 1895-1897 ___________________________________________44 1897-1899 ___________________________________________45 1899-1901 ___________________________________________39 1901-1903 ___________________________________________36 1903-1905 ...................................... 34 1905-1907 ___________________________________________36 1907-1909 ___________________________________________41 1909-1911 _________________________________________ 51 1911-1913 ___________________________________________59 1913-1915________________________________________ ...75 1915-1917 ___________________________________________91 1917-1919 ___________________________________________93 1919-1921___________________________________________110 1922 _______________________________________________160 students students students students students students students students students students students students students students students students students , students Eleven Retard of Education M. R. MUNSON President TO. L Kaqikr, Vlu V,. Milwaukee Normal University of Wisconsin It has been our pleasure to have as our superintendent this year one who conies to us from the high school of Mauston, Wisconsin. Already we have felt the results of his vast experience in educational work. Needless to say Mr. Koepke has made among the students many dear friends. In the years to come we look forward to a greater high school under the leadership of him, who, in the brief space of one school year has shown his ability to promote a larger enrollment and advance the work and interests of school in various other directions. Frances E. Terrell, A. B. Butler College University of Wisconsin English and French Celia V. Andrews, A. B. Lawrence College University of Wisconsin History Ida M. Martner University of Wisconsin University of Chicago English and Latin Byron D. Derrwaldt, Ph. B. Ripon College Mathematics and Science •iji — Mabel A. Anderson Whitewater State Normal Commercial Leona M. Harding, B. S. University of Wisconsin Domestic Science Helen Gunderson University of Wisconsin Graduate of School of Music W. H. Schubert Oshkosh State Normal Army School Manual Training Course of turio '-t’rnini' riu (llliirn High SchanI First Semester Algebra English Elementary Science Physical Education 1-5 Latin Domestic Science Manual Training and Drawing Music 2-5 NINTH YEAR Second Semester Required Units Algebra English Citizenship Physical Education 1-5 Elective Units Latin Domestic Science Manual Training and Drawing Music 2-5 Commercial Arithmetic English Citizenship Physical Education 1-5 Ancient and Medieval History Bookkeeping Latin Domestic- Science Manual Training and Drawing Music 2-5 English Modern History Geometry Physical Education 1-5 Latin French Stenography and Typewriting Music 2-5 TENTH YEAR Required Units English Science (Physiology) Physical Education 1-5 Elective Units Ancient and Medieval History Bookkeeping Latin Domestic Science Manual Training and Drawing Music 2-5 ELEVENTH YEAR Required Units English Modern History Geometry Physical Education f-5 Elective Units Latin French Stenography and Typewriting Music 2-5 Commercial Law TWELFTH YEAR Required Units American History and Civics Physics Physical Education 1-5 Elective Units American History and Civics Physics Physical Education 1-5 English Latin French Advanced Algebra or Social Problems Stenography and Typewriting Music 2-5 English Latin French Solid Geometry or Economics Stenography and Typewriting Music 2-5 NOTES Sixteen units will be required as the minimum for graduation. It is recommended that students who secure an average standing of 85, or more, carry five full unit subjects. At least three units of English are required. English the first two years includes Public Speaking and Dramatics. Social Problems and Economics are given on alternate years with Advanced Algebra and Solid Geometry. These subjects are open to both 11th and 12th years. A course will not be offered unless a class of fair size desire to take it. Physical Education may be required for more than one day a week. Rhetorical work is required of all students. aoc I .'fJs: V;' . ' - MR • K .' I . — . .- v A aB ;‘K• f fl- • i r •■ a jy i ..% • . 1 . N%ggis • %‘s; ■1« W f r • £ $£% ■ • -' j � ,vtv £i9 . ■'«’ • « Is •. ! 5«a! Fifteen eninrs ALLEN, RUSSELL M. (“Rameses”) Entered from Eastman H. S. Manual Arts Course Annual Board 3 Basket Ball Tournament 4 Basket Ball 4 Class Play 4 Salutatorian 4 ANDERSON, LILLIAN (“Lily”) General Course Entered from Mt. Sterling High School Glee Club 3-4 Operetta 4 ANDREW. MARIE (“Mary”) Entered from LaCrosse High School General Course Student Librarian 4 Glee Club 3-4 Class Play 4 Fi Fi 3 BARNEY, ANGELA E. (“Sis”) Commercial Course Basket Ball 4 Class Play 4 BARNEY, CLARA A. General Course Class Secretary Treasurer 3 Lyceum Vice-President Class Play 4 Declamatory Contest 3 Seniors BEARDSLEY. IRENE J. Entered from Barley High School General Course Class Play 4 BUDWORTH, BENJAMIN C. (“Ben”) General Course Class Vice-President 4 Tournament 4 Basket Ball 4 High School Operetta Class Play 4 BUNDERS. ESTELLE E. (“Stelle”) Commercial Course Secretary and Treasurer 2 Editor in Chief Annual 3 Student Librarian 3-4 Fi Fi 3 Class Play 4 COPPER, VERNIE K. (“K”) Commercial Course Class Secretary and Treasurer 1 Annua! Board 3-4 Glee Club 1-2-3 Sextette 2-3 Class Play 4 Fi Fi 3 Declamatory Contest 3-4 Vodvil 1 CRAWFORD, MINNIE LUCILE (“Oh, Min!”) General Course Class Secretary and Treasurer 4 Glee Club 1-2-4 Sextette 4 High School Operetta 4 Class Play 4 4 © Seventeen Seniors DOHSE, VIOLET (“Posie”) Entered from St. Mary’s Academy General Course Capt. Basket Ball 4 Class Play 4 EGGERS. BEATRICE (“Bea”) General Course Annual Board 3 Glee Club 1-2 FOLEY, CLARENCE (“Mike”) Manual Arts Course Basket Ball Turnament 3-4 Basket Ball 2-3-4 Glee Club 2-3 Class Play 4 HAUSLER, CAROLYN D. (“Carrie”) Entered from Bagley High School General Course Class Play 4 HINTZE. VIVIAN (“Viv”) General Course Class President 2 Annual Board 3 Basket Ball Manager 4 Glee Club 1-2-3-4 Sextette 3-4 High School Operetta 4 Class Play 4 Fi Fi 3 Vodvil 1 cnittrs HOWARTH, MARY DOROTHEA (“Dot”) General Course Annual Board 4 Class Play 4 Student Office Stenographer 4 KABER. BERNICE (“Bernie”) Entered from McGregor High School Annual Board 3 Glee Club 4 Sextette 4 Fi Fi 3 Class Play 4 General Course Valedictorian 4 KONICHEK. SYLVIA J. (“Sib”) Commercial Course Glee Club 4 High School Operetta 4 Class Play 4 Basket Ball 4 KOPAN, MARTHA General Course Student Librarian Glee Club 1-2-3-4 Class Play 4 Fi Fi 3 Assistant Librarian 4 LENGST, NORMA (“Boutch”) General Course Vice-President 2 Annual Board 3 President Glee Club 3-4 Glee Club 1-2-3-4 High School Operetta 4 Fi Fi 3 Class Play 4 Vodvil 1 Sextette 1-2-3-4 Nineteen Seniors PELLOCK, VERNIE A (“Vince”) Commercial Course Basket Ball 4 Giee Club 4 Class Play 4 High School Operetta POULDA. GLADYS General Course Class Play 4 RAY. CARROLL W. (“Skiddo”) General Course Class Vice-President 3 Annua! Board 3 Second Basket Ball 3 Glee Club 2-3 Class Play 4 Fi Fi 3 Vodvil 1 ROACH. EUNICE I. Entered from Eastman High School General Course Basket Ball 4 Class Play 4 SCHAFFER, FRANCES Entered from Fennimorc H. S. as a Junior General Course Glee Club 4 Operetta 4 Class Play 4 mentors SCHROEDER. CARL F. (“Cub”) General Course Class President 1 Annual Board 3 Basket Ball Tournament 2-3 Basket Ball 2-3 Glee Club 2-3 Quartette 1 High School Operetta 4 Class Play 4 Vodvil 1 SCHWEIGER. ROBERT (“Duff”) Manual Arts Course Annual Board 3 Lyceum Vice-President 3 Basket Ball Tournament 2-3-4 Basket Ball 2-3-4 Basket Ball Capt. 3-4 Glee Club 2-3 Class Play TICHENOR. LEIGHTON D (“Layt”) General Course Class President 3 Annual Board 3 Lvccum President 4 Cheer Leader 2 Glee Club 2-3 Quartette 1 High School Operetta 4 Class Play 4 Fi Fi 3 Vodvil 1 Oratorical Contest 4 VALANT, THERESA A. (“Treasy”) Commercial Course Glee Club 1-3-4 Class Play 4 Basket Ball 4 Fi Fi 3 Operetta 4 WACHTER. WARREN D. (“Doc”) General Course Class President 4 Basket Ball Tournament 3-4 Basket Ball 2-3-4 Letter for Athletics 3-4 Class Play 4 � ) Twenty-One mentors WEIGHNER, RAYMOND (“Weighner”) Entered as Junior from Campion College General Course Oratorical Contest 4 Class Play 4 Annual Board 3 WETZEL. LELAH EM MI LIE (“Lali”) General Course Giee Club 1 Class Play 4 Fi Fi 3 WHITE. GERALD General Course Assistant Teacher Class Plsy 4 WHITE. GRACE Entered from St. Mary’s Academy General Course Class Play 4 WING. LOTTIE General Course Class Play 4 ZIEL, DOROTHY F. (“Dot”) Basket Ball 4 Class Play 4 Fi Fi 3 General Course f ' Senior (Officers President ________________________________Warren Wachter Vice-President ________________________________________Ben Budworth Secretary and Treasurer_____________________________Minnie Crawford High School building Senior -Horoscope Name— Russell Allen Clara Barney Marie Andrew Angela Barney Lillian Anderson Irene Beardsley Stella Bunders Ben Bud worth Minnie Crawford Vemie Copper Beatrice Eggers Carolyn Hausler Sylvia Konichek Vivian Hintze Violet Dohse Carroll Ray Leighton Tichenor Carl Schroeder Warren Wachter Hobby--- “Snappy Stories Minding Rex Eating peanuts Her morning exercises The gas engine Excelling in Physics Worrying Shooting “craps” Canoeing Collecting news Carrying her lunch Horseback riding “Visiting Jim” “Checking Out” “Three Guesses” “Skiddo Layi” “Novelty Five ' Seeing Lottie home Reference library’ Ambition— To be a mathematician To be a Real French Lady A home on 5th Avenue To teach physical education To teach kindergarten To become a historian To see the world To be a mechanical engineer Costume designing To be a journalist Illustrating To master a course in acrobatics To be an honest-to-goodness nurse To be a traveling saleslady Same as above A stage career To be a playwright To be a forester To be a mechanical engineer Realization- The Merchant of Eastman A governess A DeSoto residence Typist The Ferryville graded schools The foreign missions Around Lowertown A farm in Grant county Somebody’s stenographer. A “hasher.” A country life. Teaching the infants. Rivaling Nazimova. Washing dishes. A job in “the mill.” Ray’s Medicine Show. A vaudeville “sketcher.” An ordinary woodcutter. A Burlington fireman. ft Twenty-Four 19 Name— Raymond Weighner Gerald White Grace White Lottie Wing Norma Lengst Lela Wetzel Martha Kopan Berniece Kaber Vernie Pellock Frances Schaefer Dorothy Ziel Teresa Valant Gladys Poulda Eunice Roach Clarence Foley Dorothea Howarth Robert Schweiger Seitinr Horoscope (Continued) Hobby— Ambition— Arriving late To be a diplomat “Substituting” Keeping quiet Imperial “love food” Following the pedagogues Skating with ----- Giggling Do'ing the right thing Playin “mibbs” None Quoting Tommy An education To teach Domestic Science To get through Physics To be a prima donna Head nurse at New San To be a lawyer To be a bank cashier To be a private secretary Likewise To see Campion win St. John dances Studying Physics “Going home” C. S. P. S. Reading Southworth Schubert Classic dancing A trip to Ireland To see Eastman a Metropolis To be a dancing master To be a surgical nurse To own the Regent Realization— Traveling for “Le Trefle” perfume Scientific farming D o m e s tic Science teacher Nursing Merry-Garden cabaret Salvation Army A manicurist A Follies star A “hasher” Ditto Seeing Campion defeated Stenog. Bridgeport Disappointment A section boss A surgical nurse Ice and Fool Co. jSunitrrs (Of fi errs President ------------------------ Vice-President ___________________ Secretary and Treasurer----------- ..Harold Shaw Marjorie Lewis ____Leona Pyre tfsvjcneUm: 4 0 Twenty-Six Juniors Twenty-Seven Juniors Class iPrcplu'cu I was traveling on the train from Chicago to New York, when I happened to glance up from the book I was reading and saw—yes, it was the face of Leona Pyre. She was sitting directly across the aisle from me. With Leona was Fred Bittner and they evidently recognized me at the same time, because they jumped up, too. Well, after the usual greetings of absent friends, we began talking about the old class of ’23. I learned that they were traveling with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and that Fred had received the gold saxophone at the Pan-American Exposition. I asked about Blanche Paris and Anita Tesar. Leona said, “Anita is traveling with the Redpath Chautauqua, and Blanche is living in California, the head instructor of music at the University of California.” “I received a letter from Virginia Lengst the other day and she is now a famous dancer,” I said. “She told me that Mildred Shaw and Gordon Kieser are in partnership, having succeeded Howe Son in the old home town.” “Woodridge Dyer is floorwalker in one of the many Woolworth Ten Cent Stores in Chicago, and Leslie Clark and Edward Reiser are champion boxers. Charles Sime is a famous orator,” Fred informed us. Leona said, “Agnes Conopa is married and living in Eastman. Yes, June Hayden and Marjorie Lewis, the inseparable chums, are both at DeSoto, where June and her husband are running a fruit ranch, and Marjorie is a public speaker.” “The other day I heard that Melba Lawler is working in her father’s store in Lynxville, which has increased in size,” I said. “And did you know that Dorothy Fox has joined the Follies in New York? Thelma Swingle is running a millinery shop in Bridgeport, Wisconsin. Dawald Craig is a Geometry teacher at the University of Wisconsin. Probably you remember that Donald Howard, Stanley Marousek and Elmer F'uka always chummed together. Well, Stanley has gone abroad to study, Elmer is a druggist and Donald is an artist in Paris. Surely you must have heard of the ideal ranch Donovan Glenn has out west. I have noticed advertisements of it all over the United States. Albena Zeman is head nurse at the Montana Hospital at Havre, Montana.” “Yes,” Leona said, “did you hear about Harold Shaw? He is a walking advertisement for E. W. collars. Jesse Mecum is an instructor at the Milwaukee Engineering school, and Mildred Schultz is a professional dressmaker in Chicago. Gertrude Silberschmidt and Gladys Allen are stenographers at the Capitol at Madison, Wisconsin.” Then Fred said, “George Wing is sole owner of the Prairie du Chien Creamery I told them, “Margaret Finley and Vesta Turk are both teachers at LaCrosse, and Grace Ackerman is married and living down south.” Then we heard the whistle blow and we knew we had arrived at our destination. We parted, hoping to meet again soon. —HAZEL WETZEL, ’23. Sop homo res (Dffirrrs President _______________ Vice-President __________ Secretary and Treasurer Clemence Gremore ______Viola Muller _____George Foley The Snphomares’ Jlcsirc to Ttisr to Fame The Sophomores gathered about their Round Table. Some were grave, some jovial and some serious in the attempts to propound the weighty question of ‘‘How to become famous.” Clemence Gremore, the president of the class, addressed her fellow-classmates: ‘‘I will win fame, dear friends, by being an orator. What are the rest of you going to be?” Viola Muller—“I am going to be a bookkeeper.” George Foley—“To become famous one must aspire high. I shall climb to M Gregor Heights next summer.” Clarence Ahrens—“I’m going to be a farmer.” Frances Barney—“I believe Latin is the very door to fame.” Murilla Campbell—“I just don’t care. If I get my lessons every day, isn’t that gaining fame?” Louis Cornford—“If there is any fame left after the rest of you have all you want. I’ll appropriate it.” Eva Delap—“My eloquent eyes are enough to make me famous.” Joseph Dolan, after a long pause—“Guess I’ll read books.” Stella Favre—“I’ll borrow fame.” Elma Fisher—“I don’t know, I haven’t thought much about it.” Violet Fogai'ty—“I guess I’ll stay on the farm.” Esther Gallagan—“All my injuries received in basket ball won’t impede my progress to fame.” Oral Goff—“I’ll conquer the world by my stick-to-it-iveness.” Beatrice Finley—“Suffragettes are all famous, therefore, I’ll be a suffragette.” Eva Herpel—“M - talent in music will be an opportunity to earn fame.” Clarence Jambura—“I’m striving for the presidency, and if that isn’t the seat of fame, what is?” Clifford Kaber—“After I get through with history I’ll conquer the rest of the world.” Sophia Karnik—“I’m sure that after all my hard work fame will be brought to my door.” Theodore Kimball—“I guess I’ll be a movie actor and live in Hollywood.” Hattie Larson—“Basket ball is all I think of now.” Kathryn Pierce—“I’ll be a teacher.” Joseph Marousek—“I’ll be a carpenter.” Marguerite Noggle—“I want to be left alone.” Christina Schinko—“Guess I’ll be a teacher, too.” Lewis Schnug—“I am satisfied to try to be funny.” William Standorf—“Mail clerk for me.” Clarence Ziel—“I’ll be a cigar maker like my dad.” George Foley—“Madam President, I move we adjourn so that we can start being famous.” Clifford Kaber—“I second that motion.” The President—“All in favor say I.” As every one was in favor, the meeting adjourned. —SOPHIA KARNIK, ’24. Freshmen (Dffirprs Prescient______ Vice-President Secretary ____ Murrel Gasson Albert O’Neil Willis Wachter The Gallant Fortn-'Xinc Here’s a class of brainy Freshmen, Forty-nine to be precise; Each a lady or a gentleman, Clever, classy, sweet and nice. There’s a Bily and a Bunders, An Amann and Cardine. Both Pauline and Martin Dolan, A Cherrier and Doerring. There’s a Foley and a Henry With a Gasson and O’Neil; And there’s not a one too many For this tender littie “speil.” There’s a Spiker and a Wachter, Two Horkheimers and a Sime; There’s fat-faced Clement Lechnir And each one in his prime. Harold Haskins and George Henry, Mr. Herple and Miss Smith; B. Logan and Leo Novacek, Each a name to conjure with. Gokey, Pake and Henry Novy, Schaefer, atz and Inez Shaw; Lena Ingle and young Pellock Need we ever look for more. Mapson, Meyer, Lawler, Holly, With Edwin Howe and William Scheibel; Florence Strauman and Loretta Valley, Some day Seniors, who can tell. Sainty and Sima, Sherlin and Graap, Evelyn Silberschmidt and Henry Karnopp; Poor Louis Koniehek bringing up the rear, A fine grand total of Freshmen for this year. —ELSIE SAINTY, ’25 it • -afa.pt Sfc. - ikxf ■- j£ ' ,rSfe- ' ar f -' •Urn fejfe - ■ ■ «pr s-y4 ... £ -• S5 £- i-J Thirty-Three English department Freshmen English is a confused medley of themes, themes, and more themes. To know what themes are and the study of Description and Exposition, you must have been at some time or other a Freshman, for then thoughts of themes filled all your waking hours, and you dreamed of them at night. The Sophomores still find themes knocking at their door —themes dealing with Narration and Argumentation, the important forms of discourse. Practice is obtained in letter writing, and figures of speech and metrical form are studied in detail. A cheer rises when the teacher suggests reading “Silas Marner” and “The Merchant of Venice.” The class of English III have plunged for nine months into a study of our American writers, with now and then a choice bit such as “Walden,” Emerson’s “Essays,” and short stories for recreation. Three cheers for English IV, and the great English poets whom we love. Isn’t it fun to take a trip to England for forty minutes every day and become better acquainted with our loving Milton, scholarly Shakespeare, critical Pope, sarcastic Dryden, sunny Tennyson and heaps of others? We have those mythical, heroic knights of the “Round Table” in the “Idylls of the King,” and sometimes when things become melancholy and we are discouraged, we peep into “As You Like It” and our mirth is restored by the humor of Touchstone and the craft of Rosalind. The study of English closes as every other study, with a semester examination, and with mingled joy and regret the Seniors write “finis” at the end of their last recitation of their English class. —“DOT,” ’22. Histnru department If you enter a class of Ancient History, eager to learn of pre-historic and historic people, the growth and fall of Athens and Rome, and the curious places and customs of those ancient times, it cannot help but be interesting. But, nevertheless, you must study, for history is no snap. Medieval and Modern History extends from the fall of Rome to the present time. There are two ages in Medieval History, namely the Dark Ages and the Age of Revival. In short, this history is one of the most important because it covers the age of development of the different nations of today. “Last, but not least, comes our Senior year. The study of the development of our free land so dear. The U. S. A.” Yes, the forming of this great nation we all love so well. We never weary of learning about the great things our forefathers did. To name the presidents without naming Hamilton and to characterize them is our hobby. The last semester is given over to civics and who could ever remember all those powers of congress and everybody else. What ever made them have so many? She failed her History, flunked her “Math,” And then we heard her softly hiss, “I’d like to find the man who said That ignorance was bliss.” —M. D. H„ ’22 = Science department “Raymond was a soda clerk, But Raymond is no more, For what he thought was H20, Was H-SCM.” On the 12th of September the physics “lab” found itse’f blessed with thirty-eight gay, ambitious and eager young people, who had just entered the dignified stage of seniorhood. They came to realize that when they studied physics they acquainted themselves with some of the fundamental theories and principles of this wonderful universe. The experiments are performed individually at certain periods by the students. This gives the students actual experience and a broader knowledge of the properties and actions of substances seen in everyday life. “Health Brings Wealth,” so says the Physiology class, in which they are all working for, and looking forward to futures as millionaires. We are all wishing them great success. Science is taken up by the Freshmen and Sophomores. This is elementary work on heat, light, food, sound and the earth and its surface. It is a preparatory course for the more advanced study of Physics in the Senior year. “Under the spreading laboratory, Professor Koepke stands; His brow is wet with honest sweat, There are test tubes in his hands.” DOROTHEA H„ ’22 Thirty-Six “KUathrmatics” The shades of night were falling fast. And down the hall a figure passed, He carried in his hand a book, All students stopped to stare and look. “Geometry!!!” His eyes were staring straight ahead. Wondering when he would get to bed; He toiled all night ’till early morn. He cursed the day that he was born. “Geometry!!!” He saw the breaking of the dawn, Then he would stretch himself and yawn; He wondered how it came to pass That he was lowest in the class. “Geometry!!!” Have you ever stopped to think back over those joyous high school days, and the glad hours spent in the “Math” room? Those days one can never forget for geometry exercised the reasoning power, stimulated the memory, and broadened the mind in general. Clearness and exactness of thinking trains the mind to meet the greater problems which confront us in real life. Onr h'gh school requires one year of both Algebra and Geometry bv the Freshmen and Juniors respectively. —DOROTHEA H„ ’22 Thirty-Seven French If one can judge by the number that enrolled in French III, “la belle langue” is becoming very popular, as this year’s class was one of the largest since the department was established. The French III students have acquired from Grammaire de la Conversation a vocabulary large enough to inspire the under-classmen with awe. Several Petits Contes de France have been read and surplus energy utilized in singing “La Marseillaise” and “Savez-vous planter les choux.” Although the French IV class was “tres petite” all of its live members agree that they are unusually brilliant, in fact they almost convinced Mile. Terrell that they are. Irregular verbs and subjunctives proved to be the “bete-noir” while Moliere’s “Medecin Malgre Lui” and Dumas’ “Le Nez Gele” were “extremement intressant.” —CLARA BARNEY, ’22 . L,nttn Q. How do you feel when you are happiest or most fit? A. Vel. Q. What do you think of the fleet of the Romans? A. Classi. Q. What does a man hope for in a crowd? A. Spes. Q. Recently a boy tore his trousers. What should he ask for? A. Nuper. Q. How do men feel after a long march? A. Viri. Q. If a general order his men to charge, should they do it? A. Iubet. Q. What do you hate to sit behind at a theatre? A. Post. Q. What does this scout like best? A. Haec. Q. What does John King do after he cuts the grass? A. Rex. Q. What does he do if he is ent to the train too late? A. Misit. Q. What should an old maid name her dog? A. Nomen. Humptus Dumptus in muro sedebat, Humptus Dumptus magnum cadum habebat; Omnes equi et omnes viri regis non Humptus Dumptus possunt iterum pon. —MILDRED SCHULTZ, ’23 Commercial -Department That’s the way you pen it. That’s the way you blend it, In Gregg shorthand. At the present time good stenographers are in great demand in the business world. The commercial course is a practical one and a course worth while. That is why a great number of students are taking up work in the commercial department this year. The first year in shorthand is spent in learning the fundamental principles from the shorthand manual and applying them in dictation, while the second year takes up advanced dictation and trans-scription. At present the seniors are intensely interested in unraveling the mysteries of “The Sign of the Four.” If one should peep into the typewriting room on Friday he would get a rather cool reception—only the click, click of the typewriters roaring in his ears, as the busy operators glide their fingers quickly over the keys. But stay a while; study those anxious faces over which flit frowns of disgust as the right finger hits the wrong key. As the visitor withdraws from the room, his curiosity aroused, he ventures to ask of the first one he meets what it is. “Sh! a speed test,” is the reply. A new mimeograph has been added to our equipment this year. Many stencils have been cut and hundreds of mimeograph copies have been run off, which has saved much labor and time. Each member of the class is required to have a thorough understanding of this apparatus and exnerience in operating it. A number of students enrolled in the “Commercial Law” class the second semester. Some because of curiosity, some because of need of credit and a few because they thought Commercial Law a snap. Nevertheless, they all agree it is both interesting and beneficial. Bookkeeping II is taught the first semester while Bookkeeping III takes its place the second. This is a subject which is necessary to every successful business man and woman and is of vital importance in the business realm. —DOROTHEA H., '22 Hcrme Economics -Department OUTLINE OF WORK Seventh and Eighth Grades Elementary Food Study, Practical Cookery, Elementary Sewing Freshmen Experimental Cookery, Food Study, Advanced Sewing on Outer Garments, Elementary Textile Study Sophomores Advanced Cookery and Food Study, Advanced Dressmaking, Advanced Textile Study, Home Management and Sanitation The Home Economics Department consists of the Domestic Art and the Domestic Science Laboratories. The Domestic Art Laboratory is equipped with five sewing machines, a large mirror and curtains for a fitting room. The Domestic Science Laboratory has stoves and utensils for cooking. On account of the large enrollment in the High School this year, it is impossible to have a special Junior and Senior class, but new students entering the Junior or Senior classes are permitted to take the course with the Freshmen and Sophomores. The Sophomore girls have been busy the past winter serving the hot dish at noon, and by the large attendance we know that it is appreciated. —VIOLA MULLER. ’24 Forty TOnnunl Training OUTLINE OF WORK Seventh and Eighth Grades Elementary Woodwork, Elementary Woodwork and Drawing, Elementary Cabinet Work Freshmen Principles of Mechanical Drawing—(1) Freehand Drawing; (2) Pencil and Instrument Work; (3) Tracing and Blueprinting Sophomores Advanced Cabinet Work—(1) Large Furniture and Panel Construction. Advanced Mechanical Drawing—(1) Sheet Metal Drafting; (2) Machine Drawing; (3) Architectural Drafting This year the boys in the Manual Training Department completed a most successful course. Although the Junior and Senior classes were omitted, the classes were extraordinai'ily large, but full accommodations were provided for all. The boys did much work for the sehoo! besides the wide range of projects completed for t hemselves. —RUSSELL ALLEN, ’22 TOnrtjnrttp TOrrnmnent The French explorer, Joliet, with the priest, Marquette, came down the Fox river to the mouth of the Wisconsin river in 1G73. Joliet proceeded down the Mississippi to the mouth of the Illinois river and after months of travel lost his records and maps when his boat was overturned in a gale on Lake Michigan. Marquette, who accompanied the explorer, and whose records had been saved, is given the honor of having touched the Mississippi at this point. s - : '■ ” -r « . 3v y V C ' v 1 ’•V' -V- : ix? ■ - w ::' fer- % i V ; V j iar r — | ' a it kiterarg -Department y?m m Formerly the Lyceum consisted of two societies, the Alpha and Beta, but last year we combined them into one Prairie du Chien High School Lyceum. This year, seeing the need of an efficient working basis, a constitution of six articles and nine by-laws was adopted. Eight programs were provided for this year in place of the five which previously have been presented. The object of the Lyceum is to further development of the rhetorical work, as it aims to give every member of the school an opportunity to appear. Officers President_____________________________________Leighton Tichenor Vice-President ___________________________________________Clara Barney Treasurer _______________________________________________Gordon Kieser —LEONA PYER, ’23 ©ratariral Local Oratorical and Declamatory Contest Program Music—Orchestra “By These Things Men Live” “The Artist’s Secret” “The Easter Substitute” “A Sisterly Scheme” “Announcing the Engagement” Music—Selected Antonio Maceo” “Address Before the Washington Conference” “The Conquerors” “Gettysburg” Music—Selected Decision of the Judges In the declamatory contest, “A Sisterly Scheme,” given by Vernie Copper, was awarded first place; “By These Things Men Live,” given by Marjorie Lewis, was awarded second place. In the oratorical contest, “Gettysburg,” given by Leslie Clark, was awarded first place; “Antonio Maceo,” given by Charles Sime, was awarded second place. Senior Class TIau Cm The class play of ’22, “Ko-Ko,” is very singular for the fact that it was written by a member of the class, Leighton Tichenor. “Ko-Ko” is a musical comedy. Jeanette, an American girl, and her father, who is held captive by the Maharaja, are in India. The Maharaja discovers that the American party, lately in India, has come to take Jeanette and her father back to America, and for revenge is going to execute them Dick, who is one of the party, is in love with Jeanette and uses all his efforts to foil the Maharaja. Another of the party is a detective who is looking for a profiteer. The coon and Dick devise a scheme by which the key to the dungeon can be taken from the Maharaja. The keys are taken and Jeanette’s father is freed. The Maharaja proves to be the profiteer living in disguise. All ends happily and the party returns to America. Cast: Maharaja, Carl Schroeder; Detective, Ray Weighner; Dick, Carroll Ray; Jeanette, Bernice Kaber; Ko-Ko. Leighton Tichenor; Mecca, Gerald White; Zolia, Russell Allen. —BERNICE KABER, ’22 “-Miss (Ciu'rryblassQm” The Japanese fantasy, “Miss Cherryblossom,” was presented by the musical organization in the Auditorium on Thursday, April 6. Not only was it a success financially, but it came up to the expectations of everyone. The scenery was very well suited for a typical Japanese garden. Cast as They Appeared Cherryblossom _____________________________________Leona Pyer Kokemo --------------------------------------Theodore Kimball John Henry Smith (Jack) __________________________Fred Bittner Henry Foster Jones (Harry) _________________Leighton Tichenor Horace Worthington ____________________________Woodridge Dyer James Young---------------------------------------------Gordon Kieser Jessica Vanderpool_______________________________________Norma Lengst Togo---------------------------------------------Ben Bud worth American Guests—Vivian Hintze, Minnie Crawford, Virginia Lengst, Jesse Mecuni, Carl Cehroeder Miss Evelyn Barnes, an American girl born in Japan, and whose parents die of fever, is brought up as a Japanese maiden. Her father’s secretary uses her property to promote his own interests. When Evelyn, who is known as Cherryblossom, is about 18, Worthington (the secretary) returns to Japan on his yacht with a party of Americans. One of them, Jack, falls in love with Cherry and wishes to marry her, but Kokomo, who is her father, wishes her to marry Togo. The plot centers around Jack’s effort to outwit Togo and Kokemo. Cherry learns of her true identity and marries Jack. —BLANCHE PARIS, ’23 Varent-Teachers ssocmtinn This is the second year the Parent-Teachers Association has been organized in Prairie du Chien. The object of this organization is to get the parents and teachers to co-operate for the welfare of the students. The meetings of the association were held the second Tuesday of every month in the High School auditorium. Music was furnished by the High School orchestra and interesting talks were given by Dr. Pinkerton, Dr. Clark, Miss Paulus, Dr. Harper, Mr. Peterson and Mr. Munson. The first meeting, in October, was a reception for the teachers, held in the High School gymnasium. Three committees for program, entertainment and music respectively, are appointed at every meeting to plan the next meeting. The officers elected for this year are: Mr. M. R. Munson, president; Mrs. Hiram Wagner, vice-president, and Miss Ida Martner, secretary. These meetings of the Parent-Teachers Association have been well attended and have been successful in bringing about a better understanding between the parents and teachers. —MILDRED SHAW. ’23 Tlir Library Librarian—Mis Ida Martner Orchestra First row, from left to right-—-Clarence Jambura, Mr. Derrwaldt, .John Jam-bura, Leighton Tichenor, Woodridge Dyer, Harold Shaw, Fred Bittner Second row, from left to right—Theodore Kimball, Raymond Peloeh, John Pintze, Inez Shaw, Miss Gunderson (director), Blanche Paris (Kiris’ (Klee Club Third row, from left to right—Lillian Anderson, Minnie Crawford, Bernice Kaber, Leona Pyer, Vivian Hintze, Vernie Peloeh, Gladys Allen Second row, from left to right—Miss Gunderson (director), Sylvia Konichek, Eva Herple, Virginia Lengst, Anita Tesar, Marie Andrew, Mildred Schultz, Viola Muller, Norma Lengst First row, from left to right—Blanche Paris (pianist), Alma Fisher, Oral Goff, Frances Barney, Esther Gallagan, Eva Delap, Nettie Scherlin, Martha Kopan, Theresa Valant, Frances Schaefer rxtrttc Virginia Lengst, Bernice Kaber, Norma Lengst, Vivian Hintze, Minnie Crawford, Leona Pyer Miss Gunderson (director), Blanche Paris (pianist) Athletics (Eon eh When the season opened, only the most optimistic felt that it was possible to raise the standing of the basket ball team to that of last year. Coach Schubert did not lose hope, however. The saying, “A poor beginning makes a good ending.” proved true. Through Mr. Schubert’s efforts a team was organized which soon gave evidence of superior ability. He worked hard with the boys all winter, a schedule of games was secured that Prairie had never before known, and when the season closed, the team had made the best record in the athletic history of the school. All the students of the school unite in hoping to have Mr. Schubert back next year to coach the Maroon and Gold. (Captain The graduation of this year’s class will mark the exit of one of the best piayers that ever wore the Maroon and Gold uniform. To Captain Schweiger goes the credit of being one of the hardest workers in the conference, and he leaves a position that will be hard to fill. Coming out in the fall of 1919, he was not considered a very dangerous contender, but under the tutelage of Coach Schubert, he soon developed into a fast man and made the team as a regular. At that time he was so small the visiting players could hardly locate him. He has played regularly ever since, being captain of the 1920-21 and 1921-22 teams. A remarkable thing in connection with his playing is the fact that he has lost but ten minutes of playing in 53 games. First Team First row, from left to right—Edward Reiser, Willis Wachter, Russell Allen Second row, from left to right—Mr. Schubert (Coach), Warren Wachter, Clarence Foley, Robert Schweiger, Gordon Kieser, Ben Budworth, Mr. Koepkc. •Left Forward—Clarence Foley’s ability in shooting from difficult positions and his good team work made him a valuable man on the team. Center—We were very fortunate to have Ben Budworth with us this year. He received the honor of being placed on the All-Star Team at the tournament. His ability at shooting and his head work with plays give him a place of prominence on the team. Right Guard—Warren Wachter is a guard who is hard to beat. If Warren went after the ball he generally got it. This is the second year he has received an All-Star place at the tournament. He leaves a vacancy that will be hard to fill. Left Guard—Gordon Kieser has shown himself to be a player of marked ability. There were very few passes which got by him. His team work was excellent and we are glad to know that he will be with us this coming year. He also acted as business manager of the team. Left Forward—Edward Reiser deserves much credit for the showing he has made at the games this season. Ed is what you might call a “speed demon” when it comes to playing basket ball. He played great ball at the tournament. Left Guard—Although this is his first year with the regular team, Willis Wachter has made an excellent showing during the season. He will be with us next year, and probably will make a strong bid for his brother’s position. Right Forward—This is the first year for Russell Allen with the regulars. Although he is small in stature, his speed and basket shooting have proved to be eye-openers to opposing players. . r 23 Stasmt’s CSantES Non-Conference Game November 25—Prairie 13, Company E 18. December 23—Prairie 19, Canton, 111., 29. January 18—Prairie 12, Campion 17. February 1—Prairie 9, Campion 8. March 10—Prairie 26, Company E 16. Won 2, Lost 3. Conference Game December 2—Prairie 38, Wauzeka 7. December 9—Prairie 30, Soldiers Grove 28. December 16—Prairie 46, Westby 4. December 20—Prairie 21, Wauzeka 16. January 6—Prairie 16, Tomah 13. January 13—Prairie 39, Soldiers Grove 4. January 27—Prairie 18, Tomah 10. February 3—Prairie 14, LaCrosse 24. February 10—Prairie 37, Mt. Horeb 5. February 13—Prairie 42, Bangor 3. February 24—Prairie 21, LaCrosse 20. March 3—Prairie 25, Wisconsin High 22. Won 11, Lost 1 LaCrosse Tournament March 16—Prairie 17, Arcadia 16. March 17—Prairie 12, LaCrosse 16. March 18—Prairie 20, Mauston 17. March 18—Prairie 19, Baraboo 18. Won 3, Lost 1. Tournament Place—Third. The Tournament If ever, when put to the test, our boys made a splendid showing, it was at the tournament. The game between Prairie and Arcadia proved to the spectators that the Prairie fellows were out to win. The score of this peppy and swift game was 17 and 16, our boys being the victors. The LaCrosse team defeated us by four points. All who saw the game declared that Prairie played one of the best games of the season. Mauston was scheduled next. In the fast game which ensued, Prairie took the long end of the score, 20 to 17. The last game was with Baraboo; a speedy game from which Prairie emerged victorious. The score was 18 to 17. Two of our players were chosen on the all-sectional tournament team, Warren Wachter and Ben Budworth. The Second Tram First row, from left to right—Frederick Graap, Harold Shaw, Charles Sime, Fred Bittner, Leo Novacek. Second row, from left to right—Mr. Koepke (coach), Jesse Mecum, Joseph Marousek, Clifford Kaber, Mr. Schubert. Track Tram i (Shis’ Basket ftall Team A girls basket ball team was organized this year for the first time since 1916. It was coached by Superintendent Koepke and started out with lots of vim and pep, which continued throughout the season. The first game, played January 21 against McGregor, brought us a defeat. In this game Prairie was leading by one point up to the last minute of play, when the captain of the opposing team made a field throw and the score ended 8-1. But due to good practice our girls’ playing was improved so that they had good chances of defeating Patch Grove here on March 10. The girls put up a good clean game and succeeded in defeating them, 13-6. The final game of the season was played with Patch Grove there, and our girls played even better than they did on their own floor. The first half ended 4-0 in Prairie’s favor, but in the last few minutes of the second half. Patch Grove made two field throws and tied the score. In the two successive five-minute periods it took to play off the tie, Prairie made a basket, winning the game with a score of 6-4. Captain Violet Dohse and Hattie Larson, as forwards, were the speediest couple on the team. At guard, Maude Bunders, Vivian Ilintze, Dorothy Zeal and Eunice Roache could always be counted upon to put up a defense which played havoc with the opponents’ team work. Our centers, Leona Pver and Marjorie Lewis, were seldom out-jumped and played a fast, aggressive game. Although the “subs” were not called upon to play at any time, the team next year may be strengthened by these hard working girls. The loss of Captain Violet Dohse, Vivian Hintz, Dorothy Ziel and Eunice Roache through graduation will be greatly felt by the members of next year’s team. Fifty-One Social Junior Trout The biggest social event of the school year proved to be none other than the Prom. It was very largely attended not only by home folks and students, but by visitors from our neighboring cities as well. The decorations consisted of a canopy of twisted crepe from which were suspended three hundred toy balloons of assorted colors. The stage was very prettily set off with a latticed fence, dotted with cherry blossoms. The music was furnished by Gabel’s orchestra of St. Paul. The crowd expressed great approval by its response after each encore and the music committee was congratulated on its selection. The Grand March took place at 10:30, led by the Junior class president and partner. L. PVER, ’23 Annual Exhibit At the close of each school year an exhibit is held in the gymnasium for the purpose of displaying to the public work that has been done by the different departments. Of the work on display, that coming from the Manual Arts and Domestic Science departments is especially interesting because of the handicraft involved. The product of these two departments completely filled the gym and consisted of toys, useful home articles, furniture of all sizes and descriptions, cooking, sewing, beautiful gowns, dresses and many other things too numerous to mention. The exhibit of the Music and Drawing departments is also worthy of honorable mention. Posters, raffia work, cane work and paintings, such as bring forth the artistic nature of the child, give a training that will be very beneficial in years to come. In addition to the above all other high school departments and grades added material to the filled room. School Calendar September 12-—School opened. October 2—Lyceum organized. October 31—Hallowe’en party. November 8—Parent-Teachers Association organized. November 11—Vacation, Armistice Day. November 24-25—Thanksgiving vacation. November 25—Guard game. December 2—Wauzeka game. December 12—Maude Willis Lecture Course number. December 16—Westby game. December 22—Lyceum and Christmas party. December 23—Canton game. December 25—Christmas vacation. January 9—School opened. January 13—Soldiers Grove game. January 26—Lyceum. January 27—Tomah game. February 3—Mt. Horeb game. February 6—Bangor game. February 10—Sandwich sale. February 17—Teachers’ convention and vacation. February 18—Basket ball dance. February 22—Unobserved. February 23—Lyceum. February 24—LaCrosse game. March 2—Kathryn Carroll Smith Company. March 3—Pep Club organized. March 3—Wisconsin High School game. March 9-—Patch Grove game. March 16-17-18—Tournament. March 24—Candy sale. March 31—LaSalle Quartet Lecture Course. April 6—Cherryblossom. April 7-18—Easter vacation. April 18—Smith-Spring-Holmes Company. April 21—Local Oratorical and Declamatory Contest. April 27—Lyceum. April 28—League contest. April 28—League track meet. May 5—Junior Prom. May 12—District contest. May 12—District track meet. May 19—Senior class play. May 27—State track meet. June 5—Baccalaureate sermon. June 8—Commencement. June 9—Closing of school. Fur Tradr ’ost The old fur trading post, known as the American Trading Post, was built in 1808. The lime used in the mortar was burned clam shell. Among the agents at Prairie du Chien were B. W. Brisbois, Jos. Rolette and H. L. Dousman. This post later became the property of the Northwest Fur Trading Company which was formed by the consolidation of three large fur companies. ,.r . ... ; f- ' ■ _ ire M|g' I ,-S’ ' 6k •'•■ -Pi. ■ ' 1 - •,'•„• +V- -.‘. ■ . '■ - ' ■ • o� -- - -)-� _.5 r' ,-7.iv • “•■seS-.r' ‘ • '-'Si !p% 'i Hr -■•• : - � � 3Kr � : ££3i3se: ►Js--t- Fifty-Three gala's “I am not feeling hard, I am just feeling natural”—Mr. Derrwaldt. Silently, one by one In the hidden pages of the class book Blossom the lovely zeros, The forget-me-nots of the teachers. Miss Nichols (to Mr. Koepke, while taking his picture) : “Look pleasant please. (After taking picture, she said) Now you may resume your natural expression.” We wonder— What Mr. Koepke said while putting on his rubbers for the 50th time while crossing the road, on his trip to Patch Grove? What Maude Bunders thought while turning a summersalt over the fence? Who detains Skiddo in the morning? What the chief attraction is in the library? Who taught Mr. Derrwaldt sociology? Why the Bagley girls go home every Friday? What artist exhibits his pictures in Mr. Derrwaldt’s room? Why June is continually changing her seat in French? If Miss Martner and Mr. Derrwaldt had a good trip to Wauzeka? Why Miss Terrell didn’t go home for Easter vacation? Why student government isn’t installed in Prairie High? Why none of the students care to chew gum? Why the Freshmen do not read so many library books the second semester? Why all the students feel blue when a vacation is announced? Why Prairie girls continue to bob their hair regardless of Paris decrees? Miss Terrell, in English: “Edward, what sort of literature was in vogue after the Civil War?” Edward Rieser: “Sears-Roebuek catalogues.” Occupations of teachers— Mr. Koepke—Taking care of his mustache. Mr. Schubert—Weighing himself. Mr. Derrwaldt—Discussing psychology. Miss Andrews—Keeping track of dates (history). Miss Terrell—Watching for a Ford coupe. Miss Martner—Chasing industrious students out of the Libe. Miss Anderson—Trying to be cross. Miss Gunderson—Striving for higher things, especially notes in music. Mr. Derrwaldt—Now if I can get one and only one, it’s all that I want. One ought to be enough for any fellow. nnps Blokes Rules governing the conduct in marching from : ssembly to class rooms— 1— Bang your desk, as ihe more noise the merrier. 2— Be sure to forget some books, so you can come back into the room again. 3— Talk as loud as you can and as much as you can. 4— Hang around the drinking fountains a long time, as this is a very good way of killing time. 5— Be sure to insert the regular amount of gum into your mouth. 6— Be sure and come in late as the teachers love to erase and re-erase in their class books. 7— And last, but not least, talk to all of your neighbors. Failing to do this you are laible to miss some gossip. Violet Dohse (after seeing man fouled for holding three times in fifteen minutes): “Gee, but I would like to meet that man.” Mr. Derrwaldt: “Clarence, didn’t you take Algebra last year?” Clarence Foley: “Yes, but the faculty gave me an encore.” Mr. Derrwaldt: “What leaves are used for food? Lewis Schnug: “Sauer kraut.” Miss Martner: “Carroll, what is a nymph?” Carroll Ray: “It is a woman that is sort of a fish.” Miss Terrell: “Leslie, what is meant by the term ‘the dice of God are always loaded’?” Leslie Clark: “That means it rolls seven every time.” Ben: “Billy, you look sweet enough to eat.” Billy: “Do I? Where shall we go?” Miss Anderson: “Clifford, what do you think the reason would be for conducting school 14,000 feet below the level of the land?” Clifford Kaber: “To make deep thinkers out of the students.” Miss Terrell: “Are you stuck on that word again, Leslie?” Leslie Clark: “No, I am not stuck on it, but I don’t know what it means.” _________ % 4 While posing for a certain group picture taken at the Nichols Studio, Buster was found to have a black mark on his chin. Fritz Bittner remarked excitedly: “Buster, didn’t I tell you not to kiss girls with blackened eyebrows?” Buster (addressing fellow class-mates): “That’s throwing a slam at you girls.” Fifty-Seven Tolu'S Why is the ocean so near the shore? Because it is tide. Harbingers of Spring Trees begin to bud Birds begin to sing, Flowers bloom upon the hills Harbingers of spring. Four people near the school, School bell ringing clear, Afflicted with spring fever. They seem not to hear. Wander toward the track. Duck upon a rock; Students seize a missle And off the duck they knock. Tired of this sport, Toward the school they stroll; Teachers searching wildly, For they missed them at the roll. Wi-athful teachers scold them, Threaten to suspend; Think the four miscreants, “This will be the end.” School board is consulted. No, they will not hang; Since they say they did not hear The school bell when it rang. There with judgment kind “Six hours after school; Be both meek and mild, And mind the teacher’s rule.” This happened February ninth, Altho a dreadful thing; These students broke the record For the first sign of spring. —Vivian Hintze In History III Dawald Craig: “Do we hav� to know the dates of James I’” Miss Andrews: “No, Dawald. I won’t ask you for any dates.” Oscar Bunders: “I got chased out of the library.” Albert O’Neil: “What for?” Oscar: “For good.” Miss Martner: “Ben. what is meant by the word ‘climax’?” Ben Budworth: “A kind of chewing tobacco.” Fifty-Nine HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL TOAST TO PRAIRIE DU CHIEN (Tune to U. of Wisconsin toast) Prairie du Chien! Prairie du Chien, U! rah! rah! for Prairie. Prairie to thee we sing. Praise to thee our Prairie High School U! rah! rah! for Prairie du Chien. (Repeated) FOREWORD The publication of the First Annual of this High School has been a step toward higher achievements and a greater advancement. Our aim has been to create new interest among the students and, by recording little incidents, to awaken pleasant memories in days to come. The students and teachers as well, were obliged to co-operate in the undertaking. We wish to thank all who assisted in making this book a success, and hope that each succeeding class shall far excell these, our meagre efforts. EDITORS. STAFF Editor-in-Chief ________Ida Martner Business Manager_________Roy Hurley School Board _______President F. V. Zeman L. Dousman ___________Clerk .-Superintendent Senior Officer President_______________Iva Coleman Vice President______Jessie Atchison Secretary ___________Minnie Hurlbut Treasurer___________________Lawrence Kieser Colors—Light Blue and Gold Flower—American Beauty Rose James Garvey A. Brower H. Otto T. J. Murphy N. Gunderson Executive Committee Helen Wallin Kate Gronert Bertha Brown Clara Stantorf Mae Halpin Literary________________Ruth Collins Athletic _______________Ella Wetzel Music and Poetry_______Anna Becwar Jokes and Personals.-Martin Cornica Junior Officers President _____________Ella Wetzel Vice President ________Ida Martner Secretary Treasurer Helen Wallin Colors—Olive Green and White Flower—White Rose This page has been taken from the first Prairie Dog published by the Prairie du Chien High School. It has been reproduced from the original Prairie Dog of 1910, the first ancestor of the Prairie Dog of 1922. Srettfcs ground Prairie The confluence of the Wisconsin and Mississippi rivers affords a pleasant view when seen from the bluffs surrounding lower Prairie du Chien. In 1673 Father Marquette and Joliet with Indian guides, glided from the turbulent waters of the Ouisconsin into the majestic Father of Waters. This frame building, the first as far west as the Mississippi, was built in 1835 at Meadville, Pa., by Mrs. Alfred Brunson for her husband, who was a Methodist missionary in this, an outpost of civilization. The husband reached home on a visit the next spring and loaded the house onto a barge and descended French creek and the Alleghany river to Pittsburg and there tied up to a steamer and was towed to St. Louis down the Ohio, and thence up the Mississippi to Prairie du Chien. All the boards were numbered, corners dovetailed and wooden-pegged. There were no nails used in its construction. It is still in excellent state of preservation. Taints of interest in the Historn of l ratric riu (Chien Prairie du Chien, a city rich in historical associations, is the second oldest city in Wisconsin and one of the earliest settlements in the Northwest. Here a prairie ten or twelve miles long and two or three miles wide, lies between the Mississippi river on the west and a range of picturesque bluffs on the east. It takes its name from the Indian “Chien,” who was found in possession by the early French troopers. Chien met the first French voyagers with open-handed friendliness and hospitality, earning their lasting gratitude and respect. To them this village was Prairie des Chiens, meaning, literally, the prairie of “the Dog.” for the old chief was “Big Dog” to all his tribe. On this prairie the Indians had kept continuous habitation for no one knows how many generations. The early history is largely military. Three forts were built here at different times. The first was constructed during the brief time of the Spanish occupancy. The second was a log stockade, the British Fort McKay, which stood near the river bank on an immense Indian mound. Of the third. Fort Crawford, built by the United States on the fort hill overlooking the Mississippi there remains a small part of the hospital building and a few broken walls outlining a larger structure. In the roomy mansion built as a residence for the commandants of the Fort have dwelt many persons distinguished in the affairs of the nation. Foremost among them is General Zachary Taylor who left Fort Crawford to engage in the Mexican War where he won the renown that afterward placed him in the White House. Jefferson Davis was stationed here at Fort Crawford when a young lieutenant, and here he wooed and won his first wife, a daughter of General Taylor. It was in the hospital at Fort Crawford that an army surgeon, Dr. Beaumont, treated a French Canadian, Alexis St. Martin, for a gunshot wound in the abdomen, and conducted the observations and experiments that resulted in his treatise on digestion, which is still recognized as a great work in his profession. General Grant is known to have been a visitor at Prairie du Chien during the fifties. In Fort Crawford the celebrated Indian chief. Black Hawk, was imprisoned for a time after his capture at the close of the Black Hawk War. The last garrison left Fort Crawford in 1856, to march to Utah under the command of General Albert Sidney Johnston, later a well-known commander in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. One of the places of Prairie du Chien, combining both beauty and historic association is the old Fort Crawford cemetery, owned by the government. It was first used as a cemetery in 1828, and contains the bodies of United States army officers and of members of their families who died during the time Prairie du Chien was a military post. In 1904 Congress appropriated money for its restoration and care and it is one of the prettiest and most interesting spots of the kind in the state. An older cemetery than this is the one in Frenchtown, a mile north of the city, where early citizens are interred. On the bank of the river is still standing a stone building, part of the trading post built by the Astor Fur Company, whose early agent here, Hercules Dousman, was a man of wide acquaintance and influence. St. Gabriel’s church is one of the oldest churches in the northwest and has a continuous parish record for one hundred years. There is no point in the northwest around which cluster so many historical associations as Prairie du Chien. —STELLA BUNDERS, ’22 Uhct’s Hlhn of the Traitie tiu (Ehfen’s lumttt Armstrong, Robert, born 1896 at Boscobel, Wisconsin. Graduated from Prairie du Chien High School in 1916. Now a United States mail carrier. Was in World War in 1919. Home address, 114 E. Hayden street. Benson, Ed., born 1886 at Prairie du Chien. Graduated from Prairie du Chien High School in 1905. Was in service at Louisville. Kentucky. Organized National Guards at Prairie du Chien and now captain of the same organization. Home address, 320 S. Minnesota street. Deary, Nona, born 1879 at Prairie du Chien. Graduated from Prairie du Chien High School in 1897. Now teacher in Prairie du Chien Junior High School. Home address, 241 N. Church street. Fredrick, Alex, born 1872 at Prairie du Chien. Graduated from Prairie du Chien High School in 1891. Prominent business man in same city for many years. Home address, 520 S. Church street. Graves, Mrs. Q., born 1883 at Bridgeport, Wisconsin. Graduated from Prairie du Chien High School in 1901. Connected with school affairs in the present year. Home address, 304 E. Bluff street. Harding, Mrs. L., born 1897 at Bridgeport, Wis. Graduated from Prairie du Chien High School in 1914. Teacher in Prairie du Chien High School. Home address, 118 E. Bluff street. Kieser, Lawrence, born 1892 at Prairie du Chien. Graduated from Prairie du Chien High School in 1910. Employed at Prairie du Chien post office at present time. Home address, 607 S. Minnesota street. Paris, Mrs. B., born 1883 at Bridgeport, Wisconsin. Graduated from Prairie du Chien High School in 1899. Connected with Parent-Teachers Associatoin in 1921-22. Home address, 508 S. Church street. Pendleton, Mrs., born 1884 in Grant county, Wisconsin. Graduated from Prairie du Chien High School in 1901. Made prominent through many local historical writing. Home address, 750 S. Church street. Potratz, Louis, born 1898 at Decorah, Iowa. Graduated from Prairie du Chien High School in 1917. Employed at Prairie du Chien post office at present time. Home address, S. Minnesota street. Quilligan, Nellie, born 1888 at Prairie du Chien. Graduated from Prairie du Chien High School in 1907. Teacher in Third ward school at present time. Home address, 403 N. Michigan street. Schneyer, George, born 1894 at Mt. Hope, Wisconsin. Graduated from Prairie du Chien High School in 1913. Employed at Prairie du Chien post office at pi'esent time. Home address, Wisconisn street. Schultz, Mrs. I. W., born 1876 at Prairie du Chien. Graduated from Prairie du Chien High School in 1895. Connected with the Parent-Teachers Association at Prairie du Chien High School. Home address, 516 E. Bluff street. Wachter, Ruth, born 1901 at Prairie du Chien. Graduated from Prairie du Chien High School in 1920. Nurse at Prairie du Chien Sanitarium at present time. Home address, S. Church street. Sixty-Three (AInmm 1887 Mattie Blancher (Mrs. L. Amerpol) ----------------Janesville, Wis. Maria Hunt (Mrs. De Rode) __________________________Lexington, Ky. Maggie O’Malley (Mrs. Kavanaugh)--------------------LaCrosse, Wis. Mary Oswald (Mrs. A. Lasche)-------------------St. Johns Park, Fla. Martha Schroeder (Deceased). 1888 Lizzie Chase (Mrs. H. Neble)--------------------------Waverly, Fla. Libbie Helwig (Deceased). Maude Stackpole (Deceased). 1889 Maude Blancher (Mrs. P. Farrell).. Charles Case________________________ R. Irving Halsey_____________________ Lena Sims (Mrs. J. Sylvester)------- 1890 Flora Barnes (Mrs. W. Cassie)-------- Nora Bull (Mrs. E. Froelich) ------- Mamie Collins ______________________ Mamie Hunt-------------------------- Theodore Menges ____________________ Robert Rienow----------------------- 1891 Carrie Bertholet (Mrs. F. Hopkins) - Nelda Bosch (Mrs. J. Bracher) ------- Belle Boucher (Mrs. P. Brown) ------ Jessie Case (Mrs. H. Beach) --------- Nellie Chase (Mrs. M. Rhein) ------- Alex Frederick______________________ Laura Halsey (Mrs. Kraege)---------- Stella Hobbs (Mrs. J. Andres)------- Emma Mathews (Mrs. J. Bieloh)------- Theodore Schumann (Deceased). 1892 Mable Benson (Deceased). Jennie Corcoran (Mrs. J. B. Timmins) Agnes Duffy__________________________ Pearl Dietrich (Mrs. A. H. Long)---- Etta Fairfield---------------------- George Frederick ____________________ Susan Heaton (Mrs. V. Keenan)-------- Fred Hobbs __________________________ Vira Hobbs (Mrs. Vincent)------;----- Frank Hunt ------------------------- Addie Loeper (Mrs. J. B. Beran)----- Mamie McCloskey (Mrs. P. Conley) William Schumann ------------------- Pira Van Vickie (Mrs. Case)--------- ______Chicago, 111. ______Chicago, 111. ..Mazomanie, Wis. Washington, D. C. ____Oberlin, Ohio Menomonee, Wis. ______Senton, la. __Lexington, Ky. ____Waterloo, la. ___Iowa City, la. ________Sospores, Ohio _________Portland, Ore. ____________Bruce, Wis. ____Minneapolis, Minn. ___St. Brainerd, Mont. Prairie du Chien, Wis. __________Nampa, Idaho ____Montevideo, Minn. _________Austin, Minn. Minneapolis, Minn. ______Chicago, 111. _____Madison, Wis. ____Sioux City, la. _____Waukon, la. _____Dubuque, la. _______Beloit, Wis. ___St. Paul, Minn. _________ Colorado ____Hibbing, Minn. __Milwaukee, Wis. ______Chicago, 111. ______Racine, Wis. 1893 Alice Bull (Mrs. W. Towler) -----------------------Dubuque, la. Louis Corcoran_________________________________Rock Rapids, la. Jennie Johnson (Mrs. W. Emerson) ---------------Beardstown, 111. Thomas Kelly_____________________________________LaCrosse, Wis. Emery Lacy____________________________________Miles City, Mont. Mattie Loveland (Deceased). Mamie O’Malley (Mrs. J. Lawless)_________________Waukesha, Wis. Joseph Opat_______________________________________Milwaukee, Wis. Laura Raffauf (Deceased). Maggie Reiser (Mrs. M. Vero) (Deceased). Mable Rienow (Mrs. Dean) __________________________McGregor, la. 1894 Robert Carter________________________________________Chicago, 111. Eva Chase ___________________________________________Miami, Fla. Carrie Cherrier (Mrs. Partch) _______________________Oelwein, la. Frank Cron______________________________________________St. Paul, Minn. Edna Dietrich (Deceased). Thomas Fogarty (Deceased). Melvin Ishmael (Deceased). Charles Karnopp (Deceased). Edward Martner__________________________________Prairie du Chien Charles Miller____________________________________New York, N. Y. George Miller________________________________________Gaslyn, Wis. 1895 Hampton Allen___________________________________Ottawa, Canada Ethel Blancher_______________________________________Chicago, 111. Ada Fuller (Mrs. F. Crowley) _______________________Madison, Wis. Matilda Greisbach (Mrs. I. Schultz)_____________Prairie du Chien Juli- Johnson (Mrs. F. Haupt)___________________Prairie du Chien Mable Reynolds__________________________________St. Paul, Minn. Peter Martinek______________________________________Dubuque, la. Maude Webster___________________________________Washington, D. C. 1896 Laura Cherrier (Mrs. F. Voth) (Deceased). Hattie Evert (Mi’s. F. C. Appell)___________________Chicago, 111. Katie Foshag______________________________________Milwaukee, Wis. Edna Miller (Mrs. Ed. Lawrence)______________________DeSoto, Wis. Ada Whaley (Mrs. G. Briggs) _________________________Ambury, Wis. Frances Zeman (Mrs. J. Widmann)_________________Prairie du Chien 1897 Frank Bassett-----------------------------------Council Bluffs, la. Nona Deary______________________________________Prairie du Chien Lydia Hesse_____________________________________Prairie du Chien Alv.na Kasparek (Mrs. Barney) (Deceased). Kittie Kirby----------------------------------------Chicago, 111. Media Loomis ---------------------------------Santa Monica, Cal. George Reynolds------------------------------------LaCrosse, Wis. Matthias Swaboda__________________________________Milwaukee, Wis. John Thomas_________________________________________Chicago, 111. Otto Wendt-----------------------------------------Superior, Wis. Mable Wright (Mrs. McMahon) ______________________Milwaukee, Wis. 1898 Angie Beach (Mrs. Bosworth) ______ May Burns (Mrs. F. Finn)__________ Minnie Case_______________________ Minnie Griesbach__________________ Herman Knopps_____________________ Gertrude Marvin (Mrs. Johnson)____ Nettie Otto_______________________ Jessie Sage_______________________ Karl Seeber_______________________ Ida Slightam (Mrs. St. John)______ Nellie Stackland (Mrs. J. Newton) . Carrie Thomas_______1______________ 1899 —Fullerton, Cal. ___Madison, Wis. ___Duluth, Minn. Prairie du Chien -Milwaukee, Wis. ---Dexter, Minn. Prairie du Chien — Spooner, Wis. ___Mobine, Minn. ___Madison, Wis. --Sioux City, la. ____Chicago, 111. Henry Bailey Mamie Chase ----Kansas Tampa, Fla. Ralph Dietrich _______________________________________Madison, Wi Katheryn Heaton (Mrs. S. Hoffman) --------------------Dubuque, la. Adeline Hobbs (Mrs. H. Sells) ________________________Kankakee, III. Frank Hobbs __________________________________________________ Idaho Lloyd Horsfall________________________________________________Pekin, China Joseph McDonald ______________________________________Portland, Ore. Anna Roth (Mrs. S. Knight) ___________________________Chicago, III. Mable Ryder (Mrs. E. Hill) _________________________Webster. Minn. Bessie Ward (Mrs. J. Paris) ______________________Prairie du Chien 1900 Lulu Chase (Deceased). Carrie Griesbach (Mrs. C. Wachter)________________Prairie du Chien John McDonald_________________________________________Salem, Ore. Jeanette Martner _________________________________Los Angeles. Cal. Hattie Wallin (Mrs. E. T. Sanderson) _______________Mincota, Minn. 1901 Claudine Allen (Mrs. H. Koch) ____________________Watkins, Mont. Goldie Allen (Mrs. G. Dietrich) ____________________Memphis, Tenn. Charles Blanchard _________________________________Aberdeen, S. D. Ida Brainard (Mrs. C. Marham) _______________________Tunton, S. I). Josephine Cornford (Mrs. J. Garrow)_______________Prairie du Chien Sallie Deary (Mrs. F. H. Crotty) ---------------------Dubuque. la. Bessie Glenn (Mrs. H. Pendleton)__________________Prairie du Chien Queen Horsfall (Mrs. W. R. Graves)________________Prairie du Chien Marie Lagan (Mrs. E. Rowen)_____________________Minneapolis, Minn. Abbie Lewis (Mrs. E. Marsh)___________________________Chicago, 111. Ruth McDill ______________________________________Milwaukee, Wis. Jay Ryder_________________________________________________Milwaukee, Wis. 1902 George Brenner_________________________________Oregon City, Ore. Marie Griesbach (Mrs. D. Slightam) _________________Madison, Wis. Orlando Lacy_________________________________________Girard, Mont. Edna Mitchell ________________________________________ Lelah Ragen (Mrs. H. Pflierstorf) ___________________Gotham, Wis. David Slightam____________________________________Madison, Wis. Oscar Wallin ______________________________________Natches, Wash. Jennie Weisenberger (Mrs. Paul Pur Don)_______________Omaha, Neb. 1903 Emma Kasparek (Mrs. F. England)---------------------Chilton, Wis. Dot Lewis_________________________________________Milwaukee, Wis. Mamie Miller (Mrs. Mowry) ---------------------------Gaslyn, Wis. Rayme Mitchell (Mrs. F. Higgs) -----------------Effingham, 111. Wyrem Mitchell ___________________________________Effingham, 111. Jennie Wallin (Mrs. Bailey) ------------------------Natches, Wash. 1904 Alice Borgending (Mrs. F. Hobbs) --------------------Beloit, Wis. Theodore Groenert_________________________________Denton, Texas Addie Harris (Mrs. A. Kieser)-------------------Riverside, Cal. Lottie Jones___________________________________San Francisco, Cal. Leona Kieser (Mrs. Wr. E. Utendorfer)----------------Harvey, N. D. Bessie Marvin (Deceased). Frances Robb (Deceased). So-'hie Zeman (Mrs. John Kapple) -----------------Milwaukee, Wis. 1905 Edward Benson ____________________________________Prairie du Chien Elma Glenn (Mrs. Roy Walker) _________________________Chicago. 111. Mable Poehler_____________________________________Prairie du Chien Winifred Sillge (Mrs. A. J. Henkle) --------------Middleton, Wis. Mary Wallin_________________________________________Natches, Wash. 1906 Thomas Brower________________________________________Chicago, 111. Dora Campbell (Mrs. A. Fagan) ____________________Bridgeport, Wis. Gertrude Christie (Mrs. A. Enke) ____________________Wabasha, Minn. Jessie Dietrich ___________________________________Madison, Wis. Anna Foran __________________________________________Spokane, Wash. Leona Garrow (Mrs. W. H. King) _________________________Hugo, Okla. Bessie Harris (Mrs. T. Markley) (Deceased). Margaret Paris (Mrs. G. Billings) _______________Platteville, Wis. Nellie Pochler (Mrs. F. Otto) ___________________Prairie du Chien 1907 Walter Brenner ____________________________________ Le Grand Dyke (Deceased). Mattie Mehnert --------------------------------------Eastman, Wis. Nellie Quilligan--------------------------------Prairie du Chien Emily Pokorney---------------------------------------Madison, Wis. 1908 Van Brokaw----------------------------------------Washington, D. C. Archie Chandler______________________________________Natches, Wash. Bessie Hickey ---------------------------------------Madison, Wis. Jennings Jordan (Deceased). Caroline Martner (Mrs. W. F. Bickel)__________________McGregor, la. Harriet Pinkerton (Mrs. D. Gardner) _____________Platteville, Wis. Lydia Pokorney --------------------------------------Madison, Wis. Madeline Quilligan ------------------------------Minneapolis, Minn. Ethel Reed (Mrs. Karl Killian)___________________Kansas City, Mo. John Savage (Deceased). Alvira Wallin (Mrs. D. Nickerson) ___________________Seattle, Wash. 1909 Addie Allen J----------------------------------------Watkins, Mont. Hazel Brokaw (Mrs. Sam Hasp)------------------------Minneapolis, Minn. Winter Evans------------------------------------Green Bay, Wis. Herbert Herold -------------------------------------Cochrane, Wis. Hattie Mehnert (Mrs. Mike Check______________________Eastman, Wis. Dan Quilligan-----------------------------------Prairie du Chien Ethel Wetzel (Mrs. John Wachter)________________Prairie du Chien 1910 Jessie Atchison (Mrs. H. Henderson) _________________Madison, Wis. Gladys Bower (Mrs. S. Hoff) ________________________Boscobel, Wis. Iva Coleman ---------------------------------------Milwaukee, Wis. hrancis Halpin-------------------------------Bon Island, Canada Esther Harding (Mrs. A. Johnson) ________________Prairie du Chien Minnie Hurlbut (Mrs. E. F. Fox)_______________________Chicago, 111. Hattie Keopp (Mrs. Wonn) -------------------------Bridgeport, Wis! Lawrence Kieser---------------------------------Prairie du Chien Maude McDaniels ____________________________________Boscobel, Wis. Joseph Schwartz (Deceased). Joseph Schwieger ---------------------------------- .Chicago, 111. 1911 Bertha Brown --------------------------------------Milwaukee, Wis. Mark Collins ------------------------------------------Omaha, Neb. Ruth Collins,----------------------------------------Oakwood, Wis. Katherine Groenert---------------------------__ .Prairie du Chien Roy Hurley ---------------------------------------Galesville, Wis. Ida Martner -------------------------Prairie du Chien Clara Stantort (Mrs. Carl Ellis) ---------------Bloomincrton, Wis. Ella Wetzel (Mrs. F. O. Richards)____________________Sparta, Wis! 1912 Fred Bruchmann ----------------------------------- LaCrosse, Wis. Stella Caya (Deceased). Sixty-Seven Mayme Cecka (Mrs. Wallach) ______________________Chicago, 111. Hazel Copsey ____________________________________Ferryville, Wis. Mertie Griesbach (Mrs. N. Higgins)_______________Prairie du Chien Clyde Miller_____________________________________Mt. Hope, Wis. Edith Speck (Mrs. Pearl Herold)------------------Prairie du Chien Mae Stehr (Mrs. Thomas Connors)__________________Fort Wayne, Ind. Florence Thomas (Mrs. A. Collins)________________Prairie du Chien Elmer Wachter -----------------------------------St. Paul, Minn. Mona Wagner (Deceased). Marie Walters ________________________________________DeSoto, Wis. Florence Ziel (Mrs. F. A. Kazmarek)_____________Lake Geneva, Wis. 1913 Alma Anderson (Mrs. Zeman) ----------------------St. Paul, Minn. Frieda Boeckh____________________________________Sioux City, la. Hattie Burroughs (Mrs. Wetmore)________________Wyalusing, Wis. Florence Christie (Mrs. Enke) _________________Wabasha, Minn. Blanche Collins ------------------------------------.Elkader, la. Mamie Cornelius__________________________________Prairie du Chien Leone Greisch________________________________________Chicago, 111. Roy Harding______________________________________Prairie du Chien Elmer Herold_________________________________________________Pekin, China Oren Hoyle_______________________________________Brodtville, Wis. George Jones_____________________________________Plainfield, Wis. Clement McCloskey________________________________Prairie du Chien George Schneyer__________________________________Prairie du Chien Oscar Schneyer_________________________________________Bloomington, Wis. George Schweiger_________________________________Prairie du Chien Arthur Stehr_____________________________________Prairie du Chien Lawrence Swingle_________________________________Prairie du Chien Roy Thomas_______________________________________Prairie du Chien Colonel Thompson____________________________________________Denver, Colo. William Welsh____________________________________Minneapolis, Minn. 1914 Bertha Burrows___________________________________Wyalusing, Wis. Adelbert Cherrier________________________________Prairie du Chien Audrey Copper-----------------------------------------Chicago, 111. Eugenie Eckhardt (Mrs. A. Cecka)____________________LaCrosse, Wis. William Evert______________________________________Milwaukee, Wis. Mina Fach (Mrs. Fred Dobson)_____________________Bell Center, Wis. Leona Garrow (Mrs. H. Harding)___________________Prairie du Chien Lorraine Jones________________________________________Sparta, Wis. Irene Kramer (Mrs. Walter Sehroeder)_________________Eastman, Wis. Alfred Lechnir___________________________________Prairie du Chien Catherine McDonald_________________________________________Chicago, 111. Elizabeth Potratz____________________________________Iowa City, la. Frieda Randall______________________________Swift Current, Canada Marian Scanlan __________________________________Blue River, Wis. Louise Speck (Mrs. J. Fisher) _______________________Eastman, Wis. Gertrude Steinberg (Mrs. F. Bohonek)_____________Prairie du Chien Margaret Welsh______________________________________Sioux City, la. 1915 Susan Appleby (Mrs. Cassidy) -----------------------LaCrosse, Wis. Irene Ashbacher (Mrs. John Swingle)_________________Hamilton, Ont. Anna Bily (Mrs. Wm. Chunat)__________________________Wauzeka, Wis. Violet Bruchmann___________________________________Stockholm, Wis. Mary Copper (Mrs. R. E. Lollis) _____________________Eola, 111. Myrtle DuCharme________________________________________Sun Prairie, Wis. Peter Favre_________________________________________Chippewa Falls, Wis. Ralph Glenn _________________________________________Madison, Wis. Edith Groenert___________________________________Prairie du Chien Mae Johnson-----------------------------------------LaCrosse, Wis. Albert Jones______________________________________Plainfield, Wis. Nettie Kramer______________________________________Lynxville, Wis, Raymond Kunzman____________________________________Milwaukee, Wis. Leo Lanke___________________________________________ Hurley, Wis. Arthur McCloskey_______________________________ ...Prairie du Chien Helen Poehler (Mrs. Bedford)------------------------ Arthur Schwert_______________________________________Eastman, Wis. Beatrice Speck (Mrs. L. Bruber)____________________St. Paul, Minn. Alice Stuart (Mrs. Roy Harlow) --------------------St. Paul, Minn. 1916 Robert Armstrong__________________________________Prairie du Chien Clara Berge _____________________________________ Ferryville, Wis. Walter Beuthin_____________________________________Washington, D. C Adelia Bittner________________________________________Madison, Wi Hugo Boeckh __________________________________________Lansing, la Henry Clinton________________________________________Glendale, Cal. Alice Fritsche____________________________________Prairie du Chien Edmund Green____________________________________________Savannah, 111. Andrew Honzel____________________________________________Dubuque, la. James Konicheck______________________________________LaCrosse, Wis. Mamie Kunzman_____________________________________________Minneapolis, Minn. Helen Leffard (Mrs. Hayes)________________________Miles Cjty, Mont. Helen Lindner ________________________________________Chicago, 111. Clara Lipke_______________________________________Prairie du Chien Louise DeLorimer_________________________________________Chicago, 111. Ruth McCloskey____________________________________Prairie du Chien John O’Neil ______________________________________Fennimore, Wis. Charles Phillipps_________________________________Prairie du Chien John Rogers____________________________________________________Winona, Minn. Violet Runkel ______________________________________Milwaukee, Wis. Cecelia Vanek____________________________________________Chicago, 111. Bernadette Voth (Mrs. A. Steinberg)_______________Prairie du Chien Emma Walters__________________________________________Wauzeka, Wis. Evelyn Weighner (Mrs. G. Bockj_______________________Boscobel, Wis. 1917 Arthur Beuthin (Deceased). Clara Boldt ___________________________________________Bagley, Wis. Wallace Bronson __________________________________Milwaukee, Wis. Zalus Copper______________________________________Prairie du Chien Edna Dahmer (Mrs. H. Schaffer)____________________Marquette, la. Hazel Finney______________________________________Eastman, Wis. Catherine Gillitzer (Mrs. P. Favre)____________Chippewa Falls, Wis. Milton Gremore____________________________________Prairie du Chien Irma Hausler___________________________________________Bagley, Wis. Gladys Herold ____________________________________Prairie du Chien Joy Lough------------------------------------------Ferryville, Wis. Florence Mulheim ____________________________________Appleton, Wis. Lucy Nickerson (Mrs. E. Nelson)___________________Clear Lake, la. Beulah Peacock (Mrs. R. Koecke) _______________________Bagley, Wis. Lewis Potratz_____________________________________Prairie du Chien James Sime______________________________________________Murdo, S. D. Raymond Slamer____________________________________Prairie du Chien William Smith_____________________________________Prairie du Chien Ethel Swingle (Mrs. Roy Herried)__________________Prairie du Chien Beulah Wallin ____________________________________Seattle, Wash. Ellen Ward_________________________________________Washington, D. C. Elcanore Z;el ___________________________________________Dentura, la. 1918 Leta Beer IMrs. H. C. Clifton)_____________________Schnectady, N. Y. Eliesa Boeckh (Mrs. L. J. Howe)___________________Prairie du Chien Dorothy Borgerding (Mrs. H. Bortner) ______________Waterloo. Ia. Sus n Doner (Mrs. P. Jurkiewitz) _________________Prairie du Chien Oscar Fritsche ___________________________________Madison, Wis. Kenneth Green _______________________________________LaFarge, Wis. Esther Gremore____________________________________Davenport, Ia. Myrtle Hintze ___________________________________Prairie du Chien Edna Miller (Mrs. Lester)___________________________Omaha, Neb. Harley Newmann _____________________________________Bagley, Wis. Nellie Patch _______________________________________Dubuque, la. Loren Peacock (Deceased). August Plondke-------------------------------------- Bagley, Wis. Louise Rowley _________________________________________Northampton, Mass. Muriel Sehnug _____________________________________LaCrosse, Wis. Sallie Schultz__________________________________Prairie du Chien Claude Sime_____________________________________Prairie du Chien Mable Speck (Mrs. Ray Hardy) -------------------Prairie du Chien Mae Weighner (Mrs. Edward Bock) ___________________LaCrosse, Wis. Raymond Zeman _____________________________________________Detroit, Mich. 1919 Bernadetta Caya _________________________________Prairie du Chien Vera Cullen ________________________________________Dubuque, la. Helen Etterlie _________________________________Ferryville, Wis. Ben Foran__________________________________________Bridgeport, Wis. Ruth Green (Mrs. C. McElrath)_________________________Moville, la. Thelma Greisch _____________________________________-Chicago, 111. Lawrence Groenert_______________________________Prairie du Chien Esther Karnopp _________________________________Bridgeport, Wis. Florence Kramer ______________________________Eastman, Wis. Raymond Kramer______________________________________El Paso, Texas Lucy Lanka (Mrs. Drasman) _________________________Yankton, S. D. Helen Martner _____________________________________-Madison, Wis. Roy McCloskey___________________________________Prairie du Chien Maurice Nugent______________________________________Waterloo, la. Beatrice Potratz________________________________Prairie du Chien Raymond Rink______________________________________________LaCrosse, Wis. Una Schneyer_______________________________________________LaFarge, Wis. Anna Sime______________________________________________Murdo, S. D. Regina Sletmark_________________________________Prairie du Chien Alma Titus_____________________________________________Murdo, S. D. Christina Vavruska______________________________Prairie du Chien 1920 Lea Allen ______________________________________Prairie du Chien Norma Allen_____________________________________Prairie du Chien Lloyd Anderson__________________________________Prairie du Chien Olive Andrew (Mrs. E. Schultz)__________________Prairie du Chien Leone Baumer (Mrs. Lawrence Steiner)------------Prairie du Chien Janie Beer_________________________________________LaCrosse, Wis. Hannah Bunders____________________________________ LaCrosse, Wis. Eva Cardine_____________________________________Prairie du Chien Grace Cherrier________________________________________Chicago, 111. Ruth Cornford___________________________________Prairie du Chien Violet Fox_____________________________________...Milwaukee, Wis. Vivien Glenn__________________________________________Chicago. 111. Mildred Granzow_____________________________________Eastman, Wis. Vivien Kramer (Mrs. L. Schwenn)---------------Morrisonville, Wis. Francis Long ______________________________________Madison, Wis. Nona Long_______________________________________Great Lakes, III. Helen McCloskey___________________________:-----Prairie du Chien Margaret O’Neil____________________________________LaCrosse, Wis. Grace Paris_________________________________________Madison, Wis. Margaret Rewey _________________________________Platteville, Wis. Matilda Schneider ____________________________________Dubuque, la. Raymond Schultze______________________________________Chicago, 111 Ethel Soucie _______________________________________Madison, Wis. Ina Tesar___________________________________________Madison, Wis. Irene Vanderdrink (Mrs. M. Grcmore)-------------Prairie du Chien Henry Vanek_______________________________________Milwaukee, Wis. Henry Wachter___________________________________Prairie du Chien Ruth Wachter____________________________________Prairie du Chien Agnes Weeks----------------------------------------Mt. Sterling, Wis. Esther Weighner________________________________________Dubuque, la. Violet Ziel-------------------------------------------------Memphis, Tenn. 1921 Ambrose Barnes____________________________________Platteville, Wis. Charles Bily---------------------------------------Prairie du Chien Carol Budworth------------------------------------------Minneapolis, Minn. Charlotte Cox--------------------------------------Prairie du Chien Florence Craig-------------------------------------Prairie du Chien Herbert Dahmer ------------------------------------Platteville, Wis. Lavane Greene--------------------------------------Prairie du Chien Francis Hubbert---------------------------------- Prairie du Chien Russell Kieser-------------------------------------Prairie du Chien Myrtle Koecke (Mrs. F. Quaterman) __________________Wyalusing, Wis. Marcella Larson--------------------------------------LaCrosse, Wis. Clyde Lawler----------------------------------------Lynxville, Wis. Lawrence Lechnir-----------------------------------Prairie du Chien Clement Lindner---------------------------------------Madison, Wis. Lela Linton----------------------------------------- Eastman, Wis. Trueman Nickerson ------------------------------------Madison, Wis. Fred Silberschmidt---------------------------------Prairie du Chien Aileen Stabin------------------------------------ .Prairie du Chien Dorothy Stearns------------------------------------Gays Mills, Wis. Elsa Steinberg (Mrs. J. Evans)---------------------Prairie du Chien Margaret Tichenor----------------------------------Whitewater, Wis. Irma Turner----------------------------------------Prairie du Chien V Seventy-Ont HUr. Js tiunbach This brief space we here give over to our janitor, who in previous years has served this school faithfully. At the countless entertainments given here Mr. Steinbaeh has always been ready and willing to give his assistance in helping the students to promote their activities. Never a favor asked of him did he refuse. Mr. Steinbaeh will long be remembered as a friend to all the students. . Education Prepares the Way for a Successful Future Education and Thrift are indispensible if a successful career is to be obtained. Form a Thrift Habit in everything you do and use the services of this Bank for safely holding the money you accumulate. Bank of Prairie du Chien “The Bank of Personal Service” The Quality Grocery A Full Line of Staple and Fancy Groceries Zeman Bittner, Props. Phone 219 For Your Coke, Coal. Wood Fred Standorf Ye Hat Shoppe Up-to-date Styles At all Seasons Evert Boeckh, Props. Bohonek Bros. Meat Market For Service and Quality Call 51 Mr. Carnegie, for Instance A big man is usually a little man who took advantage of an opportunity. To take advantage of your opportunity you must have two abilities: Personal ability—which is nothing more than the habit of doing everything well. Financial ability—which will come with the habit of saving regularly and spending wisely. This bank wll help you. Crawford County Bank Prairie du Chien, Wis. Crystal Laundry The Cash and Carry Place at Greatly Reduced Prices Speck's Meat Market Prompt Delivery Fresh Meats Arch Speck, Prop. E. D. Buchwald Riverside Repair Shop Ben Schaub, Prop. Gasoline Engine Repairing Machine Work Boats to Rent North of C. M. St. P. Depot Prairie du Chien Sanitarium and Hospital Credited Training School for Nurses Complete Three-Year Course With a Modern Home for Pupils Thomas West Contractor in Sanitary Plumbing an dHeating All Work Guaranteed Prairie du Chien, Wis. Munson £? Curran Attorneys at Law Postoffice Block Prairie du Chien Baseball Tennis Track Radio Golf Swimming Badger Athletic Supply Co. 206 Wells St., Milwaukee, Wis. Mail Orders Filled Promptly Special Discount on Athletic Purchases Grelle Bros. Dry Goods Ladies and Gents Furnishings Rugs, Coats, Suits and Notions A Complete Stock of New Goods at all Times Pure Food Ice Cream Daffodil Butter Up-to-Date Barber Shop Guaranteed Dandruff Cure 102 E. Bluff St. Nutritious Foods — They Produce Growth, Health, Strength, and are Economical Manufactured by Prairie du Chien Creamery Co. Prairie du Chien, Wis. Yellow Cabs Always Ready We Specialize in Night Service Make All Trains Call 25 A. J. Herpel Garvey s Pharmacy The Rexall Store Students’ Headquarters for School Supplies Prescription Experts We Invite You to Call Beach Bros. Dealers in Shelf Hardware, Aluminum Ware, Stoves and Furnaces, Tin and Sheet Iron Wox-k Tel. 287 114 W. Bluff St. CHARLES A. ARMSTRONG, M. D. Postoftice Block State Medical Director M. W. A. Surgeon C. M. St. P. Designated Examiner U. S. V. B. P. A. Panka The Home of Fine Footwear Shoes for the Whole Family Repairing Neatly Done Quality Style Service 205 E. Bluff St. If You Want All the News, You Want the Crawford County Press Give Us Your Next Order for Job Printing We have a swell line of new type in a variety of styles “Better Printing for Less Money” Flood's Drug Store Graduation Gifts, Select Stationery, Latest Copyright Books, Conklin Fountain Pens, Eversharp Pencils The Store That Service Built Joe Bouska Shoe Repairing and Wear-U-Well Shoes 217 W. Bluff St. If It’s Good You’ll See It at The Regent The Old Sanitarium and Hotel Jay Atchison, Manager Prairie du Chien, Wis. Mud and Turkish Baths Sunday Service to Guests European Food Service Exceptional—Moderate Prices Dr. F. J. Antoine, Medical Director Ford W unscKs Fordson High Grade Confectionery Authorized Distributors Service Ice Cream Genuine Ford Parts and H. R. Mitchell Sons Delicious Soft Drinks Commercial Department Savings Department Make this Bank Your Bank ' The Bank of the People CAPITAL AND SURPLUS SSO.SOO.OO PRAIRIE DU CHIEN WISCONSIN Bond Department Insurance Department Gifts That Last For Commencement Gifts What is C. F. W. Beuthin More Appropriate or Lasting than Jewelry? Heating, Plumbing, Engineering Ex- pert, Contractor Watches, Rings, Fountain Pens, Sil- ver and Gold Pencils, Belt Buckles, Scarf Pins, Cuff Links, Brooches, Bar Pins, Gold Knives, Lavalliers, Necklaces, Kodaks, Pocket Combs The Man, The Plant, The Material Office and Shops 121-127 N. Main St. IL GIFTS THAT LAST Telephone B234 Cornelius Bros. Ra-Bel Shop Ladies Style Shop Latest Artistic Styles Corner Bluff and Church Sts. Style Headquarters WHERE SOCIETY BRAND CLOTHES FOR YOUNG MEN AND MEN WHO STAY YOUNG ARE SOLD H. G. Kaiser Son Monarch Grocery The Arctic For Staple and Fancy Groceries— Also a Choice Line of Confections Phone A294 L. P. McKillip, Prop. Smokes, Sweets, Milk, Fruit Confectionery and Ice Cream Parlor Henry Lechnir, Prop. C. H. Dobbs, D. C. 1091 a Bluff St. Phone Office B273 Res. A186 Seipp Otteson Furniture Store Sonora Phonograhs A Full Stock of High Grade Furniture At Your Service Service Taxi Line A. R. Marvin Tel. 290 208 W. Bluff St. Indian Speed 115 Miles Per Hour Made April, 1920 Still Stands Undefeated Leading Clothiers Gent’s Furnishings Florsheim Shoes The Home of Hart Schaffner Marx Clothes E. F. McCLOSKEY To advertise is like lighting a candle in a dark room.” To refrain from advertising is like blowing the candle out.” W. R. Graves GRAVES EARLL Attorneys at Law Prairie du Chien J. S. Earll Woolley Thompson CHARLEY WACOUTA Player-Pupil-Injstructor American-Belgian School of Violin Playing Violin Playing for All Occasions 109 S. Minnesota St. Up-to-Date Dry Goods and Men’s Furnishings Hel sap] e-Cramer Barber Shop For Up-to-Date Service Opposite Regent Theatre MODERN PLUMBING AND HEATING We Do Either Lead or Iron Work 109 N. Churcli St. Telephone 308-2r F. W. Kozelou DR. ANTOINE Physician and Surgeon Office over Crawford County Bank the WINCHESTER store Phone 130 Everything in Hardware Sporting Goods J. G. Widmann Hdw. Co. V. J. Robejsek Home of Good Shoes SUPREMACY For the past fifteen years the Educational Department of the Bureau of Engraving, Inc., has been collecting a vast 'fund of information from the experiences of hundreds of editors and managers of Annuals. This data covering organization, financing, advertising, construction, selling and original features hcs been systematically tabulated and forms the subject matter for our series of reference books. These are furnished free to those securing “Bureau” co-operation in the making of engravings for their books. Begin where others have left off. Profit by their experience and assure success for your Annual. BUREAU OF ENGRAVING, INC. 500 SOUTH FOURTH STREET MINNEAPOLIS Dachtell Johnson Home Restaurant Staple and Fancy Groceries—Ice Cream, Soft Drinks and Confections George Stram, Prop. 1210 S. Second St. Phone Us Your Order—Prompt Delivery Phone B257 Neat and Clean Home Cooking and Baking A w Otto Insurance Duick When Better Cars are Built Buick Will Build Them Agency All Classes of Insurance and Bonds Written in the Strongest and Largest American Companies Let this Agency Take Care of Your Insurance Requirements Otto Insurance Agency Bank of Prairie du Chien Prairie du Chien, Wis. Delos Engineering Construction Co. General Contracting Estimates Furnished Phone 245 Commercial House Hotel and Restaurant—Open Day and Night—Try Our Hamburgers— Everything First Class-sonable Howard Rosencrans, Prop Vanelc Shoe Store High Grade Footwear Prompt Service Repairing a Specialty Staple and F Fruits and V May Nichols Expert Photographer ’ m k M A Studio Equipped for all Kinds of Photographing Arrange for a Sitting Now ENLARGING AND KODAK FINISHING A SPECIALTY Come and See Samples of the Work Done in the Past Studio 127 S. Church St. City Meat Market Phone 55 Reed Herpel The Pal-Ice Cream Parlor Try Our Malted Milks A Choice Line of Confectioneries