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

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Office Girls Bottom Row: Mrs. Peckham, Petty EaRocque, Wanda Morel, Irene Ben-ish. Virginia Valley. Darleen Alderman. Top Row: Darlene DaPointe, Danella Welsch, Edna Stuckey, Mary Lu Lake Librarians Bottom Row: Florence Layde, June Radloff. Phyllis Scheckel. Lillian White. Gladys Toberman. Mary Ix u Weighner. Second Row: Rita Wolford. Fern Scheckel. Catherine Gillitzer. Ethel Henry. Maxine Bunders. Top Row Rosemary Panka. Betty Divert, Norma Harwood In charge of the office force is Miss Margaret Garrity, assistant principal. Miss Garrity is assisted by Mrs. Marjorie Peckham who last year was given the position of office girl by the Hoard of Education. Assisting Mrs. Peckham are: Darleen Alderman, Irene Benish, Darlene LaPointe, Edna Stuckey, Virginia Valley, and Danella Welsch, seniors and Mary Lu Lake, a junior. Five of the girls are members of the advanced typing and shorthand classes which make a special study of office practice. These classes are both taught by Miss Vanita Haginan. Each girl has charge of the office for one period each day. The library holds an important position in the modern educational program. Our library with its many shelves of reference hooks and its adequate fiction section offers opportunity nnd pleasure to every student. The library contains approximately four thousand volumes which are arranged according to the Dewey Decimal system. It is located south of the assembly and can he reached easily from all parts of the building. North of the assembly is the reference library which contains encyclopedias, almanacs, newspapers, magazines and periodicals. Miss Margaret Patterson is librarian and is assisted by a group of eight high school girls. Each girl has charge of the library for one period a day, and during that time has certain duties to perform, such as checking hooks in and out and replacing them oil the shelves. MISS HAGMAN MISS PATTERSON

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CLUBS Prairie High has three very active ictory Clubs: the Stamp and Bond Club which has charge of the sales of bonds and stamps; the Post Card Club which tries to keep a steady flow of mail to those in service; and the Service Flag-Honor Plaue Club which keeps a record of all alumnus in service. The Stamp and Bond Club under the leadership of Miss Margaret Garrity, sold a total of $15,000 in bonds and stamps this year. The officers are: John Boldt, president; Karl Rider, vice-president; and Ailene Eggleston, secretary. The Post Card Club, directed by Miss Vanita Hagman, aims to keep hoys and girls in service supplied with mail from home. During the year the members have sent more than 1,000 cards and letters to those in service. The Service Flag and Honor Plaque Club is directed by Miss Margaret Patterson. The members of the club have charge of the huge Service Flag which contains more than 350 blue and 2 gold stars. The club also has the names of alumnus entering the service engraved on the attractive Honor Plaque which hangs in the first landing in the lower corridor. MISS GARRITY

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MR. LUTZKE Latin Club In these days of speed and progress when Latin is considered out moded by so many, it is gratifying to see that here at Prairie High a number of students are enthusiastic about their Latin classes and their Latin club. The club is a large organization despite the fact that it must compete with many purely social organizations. The club has a total membership of twenty-two. Mr. Paul Lutzke, Latin instructor, is the advisor. The success of any organization can he judged only after knowing its purpose. The aim of the Latin club is to make students interested in, and conscious of, the practical side of Latin. This it has done admirably well. At its meetings the members present Latin plays, old Latin ongs and even modern songs which they have translated. According to the constitution of the Latin club any person who has at some time taken one year of Latin is eligible to join the club. If any member has more than three unexcused absences the member automatically loses his membership and is dropped from the club. The officers for this year are: 1st Consul, ( President) Glee Snyder; 2nd Consul, (Vice-President) Betty LaRocque; 1st Praetor, (Judge) Mary Lu Lake; 2nd Praetor, (Judge) Ruth Schreiner; Quaesta, (Treasurer) Jimmy Bittner; 1st Scribe, (Secretary) Madonna Hill; 2nd Scribe, (Under Secretary) Bernard Kavanagh; Aedeles, (Program arrangers) Helen Wetzel, Ethel Henry, Mary Lu Weightier, and Gordon Lake. The Business meetings are short hut interesting. Everyone takes an active part and the meetings are conducted in strict parliamentary fashion. After the business meetings a short program was always given. The programs consisted of a short play, readings and singing of America. The programs were planned and presented by the first and second year Latin students. Variety was the keynote of the programs. Each group in charge of a program tried to vary the selections so that they would prove entertaining. Short playlets depicting the life of Caesar and events in early Rome were given. At Christmas time the Latin club serenaded the High School with Christmas Carols. The carols were sung in Latin. The members of the Latin club are; Keith Betz, Eldre Beuthin, Jimmy Bittner, Harry Borne, Delores Daugherty, Don Daugherty, Ailene Eggleston, Ethel Henry, Madonna Hill, George Kalina, Bernard Kavanagh, Betty LaRocque, Mary Lu Lake, Gordon Lake, Joyce Lipke, Jack Marvin, Monica Mezera, Ruth Schreiner, Glee Synder, Clinton Strong, Mary Lu Weightier, and Helen Wetzel Bottom Row: Ailene Eggleston. James Bittner, Rita Wolford. Betty l.aRocque, Jack Marvin. Madonna Hill, Glee Snyder. Bernard Kavanagh. Mary Lou W.eighner. Second Row: Donovan Daugherty; Helen Wetzel. Ethel Henry, Mary Lu Lake. Delores Daugherty. George Kalina. Third Row: Ruth Schreiner, Keith Betz. Betty lake. Thirty )