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

Text from Pages 1 - 72 of the 1955 volume:

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IT's inTeresTing To noTe ThaT life abouT P.H.S. is quiTe comparable To The acTiviTies of The greaT world around us and ThaT The problems and pleasures of The ouTside can also loe found vviThin The halls of our high school. As you Turn These pages you'll see and recall many of These prob- lems and pleasures. ,. ..'iZf ' Board of Education Publication Staff Mr, Ben Shaub President Sue Ahrens ,.... Editor-inAChief Dr. E. M. Dessloch John Schreiner Associate Editor Mr. William Standort Charles Anderson Associate Editor Mr. Paul Schmidt Jerry Frydenlund Business Manager Mr. Donald Lochner Herman Derouin Faculty Advisor Published by the Journalism Class Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin DEDICATION The students ot Prairie du Chien Public Schools dedicate this year book to our parents whose counsel and patience have made our pro- gress possible. This year Their foresight has brought to Prairie du Chien new ad- vancements. They saw and realized the need for new school facilities and through their prompt action Prairie du Chien students now have the use ot new science and homemaking departments and an entirely new grade school building. So it is, with these reminders of our parents' awareness of the students' needs, that we, the students of the Prairie du Chien Public Schools dedicate this book to them as a token of our appreciation. Superintendent B. A. Kennedy experiments with the new public address system installed this year. KATHLEEN ACKERLUND La Crosse State College, BE., Girls Physical Education, Biology, G.A.A. Advisor, Driver Education. VIOLET DOHSE University of Wisconsin, B. A., Mathematics, Scholarships. 1 BERT KROHN Platteville State College, B.S., ln- dustrial Arts. OUR FACULTY lWl'Idll --J BESSIE CARBERRY Stevens Point State College, Seventh and Eighth Grades Combination. HERMAN DEROUIN Loras College, BA., Coaching, His tory, Journalism, Algebra. LOIS GOAN Northvvestern University, MA., Eng- LOLA HAZELWOOD University of Chicago, M.A., Eng lish, Library, Library Science, Libra- lishl Forensics, rian. f , s was is r .'.s. - i . PAUL LUTZKE JOHN MULROONEY Colorado State College, M.A., Latin, LaCrosse State College, MA., Coach- Am, History, German. ing, Physical Education, Civics. Three X x J r. if RX SY' ff. OUR FACULTY LILA MURTON Oshkosh State College, Seventh Grade, Educational Measurements. HAROLD RASMUSSEN River Falls State College, B, E., Chemistry, Physics, Visual Aids, l i ESTHER sci-:Ramen University of Wisconsin, B,A., Eng- lish. ,VN 1,2 GUY RALPH Platteville State College FA. Advisor, Agriculture, , B.S., F. DUANE SACKETT La Crosse State College, B.S., Coach- ing, Eighth Grade. CECIL SMITH Ripon College, B.M., Physical Edu- cation, General Science. Four l l ,. CHARLOTTE RYAN Whitewater State College, B.E., Business Subiects. RAYMOND SANDELL MacPhail School of Music, B. M., Band, Chorus, Vocal Music. EUNICE STEINER Stout Institute, F.H.A. Advisor, Homemalcing. 'uns 'aunt-1 'QQ f i'lU V-r I a 1 1 4 4 km awggg asv!!! 5 Q I lffgp J CLASS OF 1955 OUR SENIOR YEAR On June 3, 69 young men and women will leave P.H.S. after 4 successful and colorful years. Realizing that high school is an im- portant phase in one's life, it is also a means ro an end which can be accomplished much easier with the cooperation of teachers and students alike. The class of '55 believes that in our small world of P.H.S. these things are everyday and very prevalent. At the beginning of our final year at Prairie High we elected Melvyn Carl to lead us through our Senior term. Charles Anderson was chosen Vice-President, and Janis Wolf be- came our Secretary-Treasurer. Mr. Harold Ras- mussen was voted the responsibility of be- coming our class advisor. Daniel Bresnahan and Diane Patterson were elected as presi- dents of our home rooms. Queen Mariory Ahrens and King Dwaine Zlabek reigned over the very successful Homecoming dance sponsored by the sen- iors. Toni Caya, Sally Hutchison, Arlene Hus- ted, and Diane Patterson filled out the re- mainder of the court. The music for this gala affair was furnished by Bob Dillman and his orchestra. The homecoming court was selected in a ballot by the entire student body from a list of ten nominated by the Seniors. The coming of spring meant class play time for the class of '55. A new twist was added Six this year when the Seniors presented 3 one- act plays in place of the customary 3 act play. Under the able direction of Mr. Harold Ras- mussen, 2 dramas and l comedy became the basis of an enioyable and entertaining eve- ning for the audience. The cast for the two dramas, Concert in the Park , and The Bar- rier combined, consisted of seven boys and two girls. Ringing in The Groom , the hu- morous end of the evening, featured six girls and two boys. The briefness and compact- ness of these plays were well received and a welcome change from the longer, 3 act plays. Career and College Days were both held this year for the first time to help the Seniors choose the career or occupation that they will be following the rest of their life. Organized and directed by Mr. Paul Lutzke these days helped many a Senior make up his mind as to what his plans would be after graduation. The Honor Student award, the top honor of our four year term, was presented to Mar- iorie Bodamer. The other nine honor stu- dents were Susan Ahrens, Gerald Frydenlund, Jane Hess, Paul Mitchell, Carol O'Neil, John Schreiner, Lora Steiner, Richard White, and Janis Wolf. Marge also was the winner of the DAR award, which was awarded for leadership, patriotism, service and dependability. Mariory Ahrens German Susan Ahrens German Charles Anderson Swedish Jerold Bailey German Francis Berg German Laura Biederman German Mariorie Bodamer German Donna Borne German Daniel Bresnahan irish lloyd Byers Irish Melvyn Carl English Shirley Carl German THE DOOR IS OPEN Seven ONWARD WE TRAVEL .. Y i, f .. rg Eighi II' Tonifa Caya Frenfh Norma Check Bohemian Donald Elliott Finnish Irish Marlene Emerson Norwegian Wayne Feally Bol'1emian-Irish Rose Fishler Gorman-Nor vvoqinn Jeanette Forsl Bohemian Roger Forst Boheminn Gerald Frydenlund Norwegian Michael Graap German Nancy Hendricks German Jane Hess Norwegian Kenneth Hill French Shirley Horkheimer German Arlene Husted Scotch Irish Sally Hutchison English Gale Kedl Norwegian Charlotte Kolter German Connie Kozelka Bohemian Beverly Lane English-Bohemian Carol Lanke liIIQjlISl1'BOl1EITllGI1 William layde Irish Harvey lechnir Bohemian-German Mary Ann Linton English JUST THE BEGINNING Nine 'Q 1 A Ii Dorothy McGinley irish Norwegian Norita Martin English Richard Martin German-Norwegian Marianne Mercer Bohemian Robert Mezera Bohemian Wenceslaus Mezera Bohemian Paul Mitchell Scotch-I rish Frank Ocenosal- Bohemian Carol O'Neil Engl ish-lrish Diane Patterson Scolc ha I fish David Pettera Bohemian Jo Ann Rathbun Bohemian Dolores Scheckel German Frieda Schloegl German John Schreiner German-English Carol Sebastian Bohemian Janice Shaffer German-English Carol Steiner German John Steiner German lora Steiner German Lucille Swatek Bohemian Clifford Tesar German Janice Tischhauser Irish Dorothy Updike German A FUTURE EVERYWHERE - Eleven ' 'Il X G, GONE BUT NOT FORGGTTEN 3 Twelve Janeite Valley French Margaret Valley French Donald Wachufa Bohemian Kenneih Wagner French'German Belly Ward English Richard White Gorman Janis Wolf German Larry Y eomans Bohemian Dwaine Zlabek Bolwemian NEARING THE TOP First Row-Vhyliss Krnhn, Ruth lCwinp.:', .Innyvo Uhunzit, .him-ttu Gent:-s, Norma l'r:iwl'ui-ii, .lozln llvrlwzird. Second ROWYJIIIN' Hess, l'ziti'ici:i Hunizinn, G0l'lll1lilI0 lfnzis, llizinzi ifl'Ul.flllIlll. Ycldzl llolli-iilwi-11.51-r', ,Xrli-tin Hlll'dZl, Yirisfinizi Linton, Irene Konichvk, Terry Kultur. Third Row- l4'i':im-is lie-uwzir, Lowa-ll .Xiirm-ns, NYoSlv:y H:1rdin1:,, Lyle lfislu-r, Gi-rzild Curl. Fourth Row- lh-oi'J:v Kzililvr, .lolin l isi'ln-r, llzirold l!erlioi'ic-li, Dunzild linker, lAlxYt'I'lll' lJtik'lmrim-, llziviml Grzlaip, ltii-lisird Ainhrosv, Iiiclizird l-Elliott. An energetic, ambitious group C61 to be exactj make up the rather small Junior Class. Actors, athletes, scho- lars, and musicians are found in their ranks. They began the year with the election of their lead- ers, choosing Harold Berberich as president, Joe Rand as vice-president, and Janyce Chunat as secretary. Mr. Sandell was chosen class advisor and homeroom pres- idents were Jane Hess and Allene Sedimayr. The Life of the Party, the class play held on Feb- ruary 30th, proved to be a roaring success. Under the direction of Mr. Sandell and student director Jane Hess, long hours of practice brought profitable results to the Juniors. The year's big social event, the Junior Prom, was both fun and hard work for the class of '56. Three Coins in the Fountain , with an ornate fountain as the center of the decorations was the adopted theme. King Harold Berberich and Queen Diane Patterson were the reigning royalty that April 30th. The Junior year opens each fall with a bang of ac- tivities and concludes with the same hustle and bustle, leaving iust one year of high school's living and learn- ing ahead. Flrst Row-lluniin Nzilwii-k, Shirley Slevvns, Ilevvrly Stvplizin, Sliirli-y ixlL'Z1'I'Zl, Mzirilyii Sutton, 1'zillu-l'im- Slzilil. Cullen-ii Stull, lfllezinni' Massa-rli. Second ROW+hlQlltl.I1ll'l'l Yzillvy, 1i1ll'llill'1L INlui'liiu, lionnic Mi-ssvrli, l':ll.l'il'izL Mivlu-1, Dorman XYikcl, Alla-ne Si-dlniziyr, .li-an AI2liUllSl'ii, K'Iui'n-m'i- Mvzerzi, Sylvester' 3ll'Z0l'2l, Third Row-liolwert Pzilnier, hvillllll' NVzip,1'lwi', .luhn l':ikv, .lost-pli liunil, Ronald XVliitu, 1,11-ruld Su-vi-ns, .lim NVhiti-, 'I'limn:is Sher-klwr. Fourth Flow- .lolm Me-i'i-vr, lrlurl liuisvr, Thonuis Putrzitz, l400ll1ll'd Zabel, Clizirics Steinberg, John Powers, linger Scliciliel, liolu-rt lillllkll, Donald hiK'i 2lI'i1llld. Thirteen UNCERTAIN FUTURE vu El i v 1.1 First Row-Nanvy Rum-lka, llunnie Horkheinwr, llutli Jarolvs, .lam-t l asslu-mlm-r. l'allio-rinv llninulli, Maurwiii llnl'I'laml. Second Row---4':ii'ril Graham, Shirley .Xmlln-r, .lam-l Gi-itz, Mary llunliar, .luanm- llraap, lAllIl'JlyIll' ltul'l1:lrme, Marilyn Harllm-y. Third Rowellon llvs lluvlis-r, I'i-rnis-v I-lnkc-, Marin- llarrn-ttv, Lorraine- llnrnv, Sharon llnrsfall, Marx-ia llmli-man, Mary lilli-ii lwirst, Uatln-rinie Ulu-4-lc, ,Xlii-v lh-rlwarfl, liiimrs-iw i'2lY2lIlIllIL1'il, .Iuannv Ulu-4-li, Fourth Row-- llnlii-rl Vollins, lfluyrl Ili-in-lu-i', llunalil iiUllt'Ilitl'l'l.U'l', XYaym- l-Irii-ksmi, O. ll. Vlark, Lyle II.-ilw:irml, lmnalil lli-al, Our -fozz' lzewan under the leadership of President Larry Tippery, Vice-President Donald Des Rocher and Secretary Arnold May. Miss Violet Dohse was chosen class advisor, Kay Homuth and Helen Pitzer were elected presidents of Home Room l and ll respectively. Laughter was prevalent one cool September night as we watched the Freshmen carry out our prevar- ranged initiations. f-s cpoer- lassmen our first maior duty consisted of planning the procedure and order of the annual Homecoming parade. This task was well in hand when the weatherrnan fouled up the works with a large dosage of rain! When the rain subsided plans were hurriedly made to go on with the parade, With but two hours in which to make their float and plan the parade, the class of i957 came through with flying colors. With the end of the year approaching we look for- ward to the coming fall when we will become Jun- iors and inherit new responsibilities as upperclassmen. wa 5 First Ftow---Mary .lu l'vtti-ra, Mary lfllli-li Iiilll, Ili-In-ii l'i1zvr, .luanni- Mm-xi-ra, Susan Sl-lim-iile-r, Uarnl XVvii:liin-r. Second RDWf'i'Jlll'il'i!l NVilliams, .lam-l Olimasr-lu-r,, Marilyn Sta-iiilw-i'i,:', Luis Valli-y, Mary lain S1'Yl'l'S0ll, Sandra Sclineye-x', Uliarlotle Sllllkil, liir'har1l Valley. Third Flow-- .luyvu Ste-im-l', Sliarun Slmlka, Mary Overton, lin-rnice Salle-r, Donna Svlilm-gl, l'amvla Sll'lll4'l', 'l'linmas N-li:ii1ixiln-i'g', .Xrnolil May. Fourth Row-lloln-rt 'Fimu-ry, Frank 'IH-sar, liirlwaril Mn-ll, XY:-:wil Swatvk, XYaynv Stanclorf, llonalil Martin. Iiup.:'v1' XYaf'li1ita, l'li:irlm: Smith, Larry 'l'ippi-ry, 'l'lmmas 1'2l.IlkiL. Fou rteen ' l AMONG THE BIG FOUR First Row- l':ilsy th-nlvs, Marry linilvy, llnrotlly .XIllbl'llSt', Noritn lforsl, Carrol lim-ilw:il'd, .lllditll lllnyi-r, Maury .li-:in Km-vlan-, .luclilli IQUSFIIIHII, l.tlXYl'l'lll'l' llomlmam, Second Row-l':iul:i .Mlm-y, .l:imm- liwlwnril, .ltl!lll'4' lx:ispu1'n-li, th-sil'p4'v tl X1x'i:1n livilll, lxnrvn lmvinl, Ili-th llnrmli, Mary .XllI'Pl1S, lclllllli' l'1rir'ksnn, Mziry .lunv l'r:i'ic'k, ziullu-. Third R0W7'I'lll'l'1'Stl lforsl, l!:irir:lr:i Ulllllllil, l.nrr:1im- li:irri-mtv, IN-xiii-rv llmiglzis, flllllflill llohsv, xltll'll!l llzirri-lsnn, .Xnim Mm- llvrlwricli, Marg' lfim-ln-i', lfl'Illll'llI llunli, lil.'lIlllS llrzuxp. Fourth Row-H.l:inn-s lfuiln-y, Furl llnlk, llunulil llrziku, lhitmlil flnullu-, llmimilil lnaflmm, ilvlwiltl IQZIYUII, .lulm lh1nIi:il', 1Jk'llIllS lQl'IlIlll'l', Mivllzicl lhAMilth, l.:nrr5' lfnlyi-r, iCnp.:i-r lim-rli, ltirlmrd Curl The class of 1958 can look with pride on the initial phase of their four year term, 1954-55, After being put through their paces at initiation by the Sophomores, the Freshmen became an important part of our world, known as P.H.S. When the elections of '54 rolled around, the Greenhorns selected as president, Don Martin, His right-hand man fvice-presidentj was Charles Stewart, while Phyllis Roach became the scribe lsecretary- treasurerj. Mr. John Mulrooney was chosen as class advisor, Their home-room presidents were Mary Fralick and Larry Toberman. Freshmen spirits were dampened by a downpour which ruined their bonfire at the homecoming fes- tivities, All was not lost, however, as the pile was burned the following week for the Darlington game. fx. First Row- Jul 3- tfxisl, llornlhy Linder, .lill Szllidleluivli, illilvun xY2l1.1'lll'l', l 1'zinros' lim-d, .lm-:ln XVl1itv. Rita Nvisiiis, Patsy 'I'nlmrm:in, lcllllfltlll' 'l'1'z1pp. Second Row-Szumlrn I.:rl'oinu-, Cuthvrim- Mn-zorn, .luyrv XYliili-, Mary .Izinv Mi-Nsorli, lilili-on Monro l'l1vliss liU'll'll l iul l llll1Ull l'll'l'V 'l'Ulil'llllHI .,,.., 2. Third Row--Stvvv Marlin, Anim Ludvik, l:2lf'li2lI'il Mvllhnn, Nancy Seidi-1, Hose' Swntvk, ilvrzilmlim- l'ixler, .Xlnm lrvvlmir, Allan Sl'Yl'I'SUll, .iznm-s M':ilx. Fourth Row-Donald Mi-ssling, l.:LYurm- Sutton, John Stahl, l'li2ll'lt'h' Stn-wnri, Terry l'owi-rs, llivlmrd Imssnrtl, .li-rry '1'rvntin, .lzinn-s' Smrcinu. Fifth Row-Joseph Mc'llr:ith, hurry NllQ.1'l'l, Dm-nnis Zlulwk, Dale liullolme, .Xli'rt-sl lim-ml. Sylvm-sh-r Swailvk, lloiu-rt NVl1ilc. Fifteen LOOKING TOWARD THE HORIZONS 4 First Row- Alim- Sviylli-r, .limit xYilllJlillS, Sliurmi In-sslni-li, lfziyi- lli-ss. .I:iii-- iii--wr. 4':ixni lliilvliismi, llirim- llutle-V, NUVIIIJI llzxili-5, f'0llSlJllll'l' lliislini-ll, Nlziry lmyili-. Second Row- Slllillllll' llc-my, l'li:il'lnlli- Nliiluusvli, l,lllllIl Illurlm, l':lyi- lllAll, .l.1tiil Illlllllj, .liuly I.i5lul. Xl:it'y liltll Alllfllll. .lam-l NlIllHliS4'li, K12illllll'l llllll-V r'l1:ll'0li Ulsml. Third Row' llmmlil llitrolil, .lily Slinpim, Lzirry Kupinus, tlziry liiimlvrs, .lov lilliuit, .Xrt .Xlllwi-, .limit-s Nlnrx, XY:ill:ii'i- liiirk- liziliwr, XY:iyni- Klitvlivll, .lrtlin l i'yrli-nliinll. Fourth Row--lion Si-li:i:il, l'li-in l,i-1-linir, l,m:il ll:ii-.-, lliilii-rl flutes, th-nv Autry Xvllyllv, lflililii- l'vllm'k, Gary Si-illiimyr, .lnlm lizirtiupp. The Junior High completed another successful year under the supervision of Mrs. Bessie Carberry, Miss Lila Murton, and Mr. Duane Saclcett. The year opened with the election of officers. Those chosen from each of the three home rooms included Larry Gramling, Mary Lou Martin, and Alice Schneider from the eighth grade, as president, vice-president, and secretary-treasurer, respectively. Officers elected Carrol Paulson, Daniel Bec- the combined seventh and chosen were John Fryden- in the seventh grade were War, and Terry Remy, In eighth grade room, those lund, Sharon Dessloch, and Faye Hess, The Junior High participated in basketball, foot- ball, band, and chorus, They promoted a seed sale and the proceeds were set aside for a Junior High picnic in the spring. First Row Maury lmu XX'lii1i-, Lois lmllu-1'1.:. l'zili'ic-in Sziwvm-ll, .loym-is Olson, lh-nii-v liwinpr. linnj--:un Nlvyr-i', l,ymI:i 01-sin-ivli, lfnyi- 'l'ippi-ry, lil-x'i-rly Sliulku, Szimlm lfl'Illlll'I', liuri-ii l-'ryili-iiluml. Second Row llivlizirrl llusli, .lnmi-s th-till-s, liniiiilil Ilimk, k'li:ii'li-iw Si-li:irI'i', Vuiitiiv lil'JIlIl1'I', lllllll liurki-l', Sully Slt'XV1ll'l, Stattlr-y 'I'Ultt'l'lllilll, l,u1'4-m- llzurri-lsrm, K'li:ii'ln-s Sin-i-ii, Mary .lu Z:ijii'vli, .Xilzi .lu llnwlziml, .lc-:in lIni'l'l:in4l. liulwrt All-Zi-ru, .lziinvs lllirklii-ini:-r. Third Row .llbllll liuuzvli, .lutno-s lfule-y, S1lllilI'il 'l'ri-ntin, l.:it'1'y l:lll'lill1lli1'l', .liiiliilt llrnzip, .llulilli Xzilli-y. Xlilniai l-l'l'lN'l'll'll, l'.rx'iii ln-nisli, Al:irl4-ni- Nia-liolsmi, .lulin Y:ig'vr, .Iiwlin Slinipsmi, lmiiii-l lim-wrir, Zoniiii- l4't'ilsm'lw, Sl4'X'l' llzniki-. Fourth Row-eilvmld llziii, Nlurtin lioln-rix, Ki-itli Ktuiim-i', 'l'i-rry Ili-my, t':u'1'oll l'2llllSUIl, Cliairlos liutipq, XYilli:iin XXX-iicll, l,1-wis lwsszii-il, .lnlin Xliiic-li, lluymmiil Iiuwiiiziti. Sixteen Ss 8 N' sl Q iw ,rs- 1 ,V fifm fa he . 1 A :Q-Rf:-5' ,M f .. Q, Y , Dm Q N .. it I Q ' ' , - ' - . Q , ..., ff . .,,, .' 'fi vm ,, .gig-25 -3 , A Q ' ET Tu, BRUTEP A students high school curriculum seems to he filled vvith English. Why all this grammar and literature? a student may query. lf we were to look hack on our high school studies as an adult, perhaps we would realiife how value alnle those years of English were to us. We would find that those years in the classroom make our everyday living easier and more in- teresting. At PHS three years of English are required and a fourth year is offered as an elective, Eiesliinan English is basic, laying a foundation for both grammar and literature. Nlrs. Schreiner teaches tvvo classes of Freshman English and Miss Goan conducts a short course in library science and one clzss of Freshman English. Miss Hmelwcocl completes the English cle- partnient, tefirltirg tvvo Sophomore classes, tvvo Junior classes and one Senior class, The Sophomore course offers an advanced combination of grammar and literature while the Juniors concentrate on American literary works and the principles of composition. The Seniors can he found pouring over the authors and background of English literature. Advanced composition completes and adds variety to their course. It must be interesting to get such rapt attention from Poetry is the music of thought con- veyed to us in the music of language. Chalhed Chuck and Jerry Smile Pat! What are you thinking Helen? Eighteen DRI LL FOR LEARNING xjli How's this for study and concentration? The stud climbing up a ste y of Mathematics is like ep and craggy mountain, when once you reach the top, it full trouble, by opening a fine, clear, and extensive prospect. y recompenses your -Tyron Edwards What day goes by when nearly everyone does not use math in some way, shape, or form? Some, whose business depends on it, use it much more than oth ers who may use it only in figuring out their grocery bill or paying income taxes. No matter what your profes- sion or age you cannot escape mathematics and there- fore Prairie High offers an exten sive and thorough course in Math. A student with a fiair f or math can have a course in the subiect each of his four years in High School. Starting in the Freshman year, a course in practical business arithmetic and the first principles of Algebra and Geometry called General Mathematics is intro- duced. ln the Sophomore year under Miss Dohse and Mr. Derouin, Algebra is given. Miss Dohse's definition of Algerbra is a shorthand statement to be performed in arithmetic. Emphasis is placed on the basic func- tions of mathematics which appear most in life. These Nineteen are the formula, graph, equations and problems. Composed mainly of Juniors, Geometry students are constantly trying to prove the relationship between triangle ABC and triangle DEF. Geometry is basically the study of the relationships of lines, surfaces, and angles. The first is evoted to Advanced Algebra which is exactly what the name im- pines, an advanced course in Algebra. Trigonometry is studied by the 4th year students in the second sem- ester. New Trig books were introduced this year showing clearly the mathematical science that deals with the relation of angles and sides of triangles. The tie-in between Trigonometry and physics, navigation, mechanics, electronics, radar, surveying and other branches of engineering is cleverly presented in an attractive manner by Miss Dohse. Scholarships, coll- ege, and college life are also subiects of discussion in Room 3. semester of the Senior year ' d TURNING BACK TIME With politics and international affairs becoming more and more prevalent and outstanding, a know- ledge of history is very beneficial in helping the high school student understand today's problems by knowing the background to them. Prairie High offers two different courses to the students, World History and American History, Under the tutelage of Mr. Herman Derouin, World History is available to all students in school with the exception of the Freshmen. The evolution of progress from the stone age to modern times is the history story under discussion. Special attention is also given to the important news of the day and a study is made of it, Mr. Paul Lutzke leads the first and seventh hour American History classes in their study of our nation. Composed mainly of seniors, these classes make a thorough study of the United States. The reasons for exploration, the exploration, and the development of our country are the basis for these class discussions. The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution are looked into in detail by the American History classes. Doesn't look like Jane passed her history test A deep meaning often lies in old customs. 'Schiller What's the matter Blink, miss a question? Twenty '11 l l s A V is 1 fi.. .Ny-:Q-1, ALWAYS A DEADLINE i cm A common sight around rooms 21 and 23. A news sense is really a sense of what is important, what is vital, what has color and life-what people are interested in. Tl'iat's iournalism. -Burton Rascoe SV? ' I 1 gov ,nu- l i ff? 'x' wt.:-Y' Working overtime? Must be the annual. Twenty-one The Journalism class is an elective Course open to all upperclassmen. lt truly puts into practical application iournalistic fundamentals with the production of the school paper and annual fnow a yearly publicationj The first six weeks of classwork were in- tensely devoted to learning how to write various basic types of stories and articles which were then put on file for use in the issues of the Prairie Dog Tales, Three papers were put out this year fFall, Winter and Springj with Sue Ahrens as editor, John Schreiner, assistant editor, Charles Anderson, Jerry Bailey, Jack Steiner, Harvey Lechnir, Larry Yeomans, Toni Caya, Dorothy McGinley, Jeanette Forst, Lucy Swatek, Arlene Husted, Janice Schaffer, and Sally Hutchison, complet- ing the staff. immediately after the Yuletide season work was begun on the annual with the selection of the cover and the theme first on the agenda. Then came the weeks of prepara- tion and toil with everyone lending their assistance wherever it was needed. Finally, in the first weeks of May, the long-awaited an- nual was given out to the students of P.H.S. OUR EVER DEVELOPI Of the two Social Science classes offered at Prairie High School, the course in civics is listed as a required Freshman subiect while Economics is listed as an elective for all stu- dents excluding Freshman. The principles ot government, national, state, and local are the basis forthe Freshman Civics class study. Weekly newspapers and daily news reports by the students help to keep Mr. John Nlulrooney's pupils up to date on everyday affairs. The election of Student Council omcers in the Spring is also handled by Freshman Civics classes, giving them an opportunity to prac- tically apply their class work. The Latin term, Vade Mecum, will be long remembered by the students of the Economics class. Meaning, go with me, this phrase has been chosen as the name of the Economics notebook for a number of years, Headed by Mr. B. A, Kennedy, this sixth hour class de- votes its time to studying national and civic problems of labor, strikes, and conservation. Education is the cheap defense of nations. -Burke NG WORLD Judy and Dennis, happily on their way to Civics Those freshmen sure are attentive' Twenty-two THE DRESS OF THOUGHT l .- I wonder if Mr. lutzke has a lati test in store today? What's so funny, Jack, Tom acting up again? Twenty-th ree language is as much an art and as sure a refuge as painting, music, or literature. -J. E. Harrison The language department of P H . .S, consists of two years of Latin and two years of Ger- man, During the first year, vocabulary and different grammatical forms, their rules and exceptions, were studied, In the second year tranl ' s ations and language writing was stress- ed in both courses. The language department became a reality again three years ago in T952 with the ad- dition to the high school curricula of a two- year German course. There are now two-year courses in both German and Latin under the capable direction of Mr. Paul Lutzke. German clu WSFE: President, Michael Graap, Vice-President, George Kahler, Secretary-Treasurer, Kay Ho- muth. Latin club officers for the i954-55 school year included Janis Wolf, Consul, Mar- iorie Bodamer, Vice-Consul, and Carole O'Neil was Scribe and Quaestor. b ofhcers for the year The tw g tus and were awarded first prize in the window dec- oration contest at homecomin ' g time. Sales were also held t h ' ties. o clubs combined their en' o elp finance their activi- SCIENCE-THE STATEMENT OF TRUTH Bet you can't find a frown in this snap. Sing a song of sulfide, A beaker full of lime- Four and twenty test tubes Breaking all the time. When the cork is taken out Fumes begin to reek- Isn't that an awful mess To have five times a week? ,Z Ph s fklfred, and Diz seem to be having a ball! The year of T955 will mark a new era in the activities of the Science Department at Prairie du Chien High School. We are very proud to have a new multipurpose chemistry and physics laboratory where each student is able to conduct his own experiments under the supervision of the teacher. The combination Chemistry-Physics lab is rated on a par with those of the Hnest high schools in Wisconsin. It is interesting to note that the equipment is the same as that used by the University of Wisconsin and Marquette University. The lab's basic equipment alone is valued at approximately twelve thousand dollars. The Biology-General Science department features two-student tables and an attractive aquarium. The instructor's table in this class- room is turnished with equipment necessary for scientihc experiments, A photographic darkroom provides an incentive for further study by camera tans. Our world of today requires the knowledge and scientific training which is so essential in the understanding of our rapid progress and to keep abreast of current developments in the industrial and economic world. It is hoped that this department may open the door for a brilliant future and better understanding. General Science Mr. Smith Biology , Mrs. Ackerlund Chemistry . . Mr. Rasmussen Physics Mr. Rasmussen TOIL TODAY - CROPS TOMORROW First Row- NIV. Iinlph, Ailvisur: .lim XYl11lv, llonnii- Mimi-, nvnny Xt:1i.:iwr, l.uwvll Alu'--ns, ltunsilil llolli-nlii-i'i.:i-i', Ilwuim- Zlnlwk. Second Row- I.:-nnxiril Zulu-I, xvillllil' Al1'Z4'l'2l, Syivi-sit-V All'Zt'l'JL, l,:i Yl'l'll1' llu l'llIll'llll', limi XY:ii'lilll:1, llill Fish, lnfillllri Oi-i-nuszik, llogi-I' lforsl, Floyd Ili-ni-ki-r, l.yli- lit-ilwxnril, l r:ini'is lie-i'n':ir. Third Row-ltnnuld llurdzi, l.:i Yirrni- Sutton, Ituimlil Sli-ssliiig, lionzild Si-vi-rsniu, liolwrt XVl1iti-, XVilltu1' XY:iprm-r, .luhn Ilunlmr, Ilonnld l'Zwim:, lti-u 'l'l1om:is, llonnis Zlzilwk, l,:u'i'y N:ip.ri-I, .tvrry Kuvun, ltnlii-rt Itli-zi-l':i. The Aggies put to practical use their studies of farm crops and animal husbandry as well as economics and mechanical problems under the direction of Mr. Guy Ralph. Several Aggies raised corn with yields up to 150 bushels per acre. One student's swine proiect cleared 5700 last year. Another student received the F.F.A. Bankers Award 1550.00 bondj for keeping complete records and accounts of home and farm transactions. Francis Forst received a S200 Farm Short Course schol- arship as a result of four very active ag years. A large number of Ag students exhibited proiects at the Wisconsin State Fair and at the Madison Fat Stock Show and County Fair. The building of a 7'xl4' hog house, calf pens, pig brooders, milk can carts and racks, and making tractor and machinery repairs were among the many useful proiects undertaken in the shop. Feed cost studies on 200 chicks were also conducted over a I0-week period. All the students of Agriculture toured the La Crosse branch of Allis Chalmers in February, observing the manufacture of field tillage tools. The F.F.A., the Aggies organization with Lowell Ahrens as its president, is under the advisorship of Mr. Ralph. The mechanics of a modern tractor, by Mr. Guy Ralph. When tillage begins, other arts fol- low. The farmers, therefore, are the founders of civilization. -'Remarks on Agriculture Twenty-five -- gnu. l' ,N -Q .rece vu IT'S THE WOMEN'S WORLD Among the new additions to PHS this year was a beautiful ultra-modern Homemaking department. In this spacious combination class room and laboratory the girls of Prairie High are taught by Mrs. Eunice Steiner to become better and more efhcient homemak- ers. This subject is offered as an elective all four years in the high school. The course is progressive with the most advanced work in the Senior year, The more intricate techniques of sewing and cooking, plus a study of home-life and the problems of marriage are some of the studies undertaken by the Seniors. The three other classes de- vote their time to studying the basic facts of cooking and sewing, with child care taken up in the Junior year. A, l Any girl who has completed one semester in Home Economics is eligible to become a member of the Future Homemakers of Amer- ica. Ofhcers this year were Mariory Ahrens, President, Marlene Emerson, Vice-President, and Allene Sedlmayer, Secretary-Treasurer, It should be good-there are enough cooks! First Row-llolnrvs Sin-rkvl, M:irf.:i- .Xhrm-ns, Dorothy Mm-Ginlvy, 'l'nni Vnyn, Rilzi lfnrst, Dorothy .hiiliiusi-, .lncly Kossinzin, Pzilsy Tolverinzin, Hi-len l'itzer, ,Xlllll'lll' f:l'Illl'S, Hose l4'ishl4-r, Iinvy Swzitvli, Second Row--.Xlloiiv Si-rllnmyr, Muriannv News-r, l'ill'Ul Iinnkv, .lo Ann lizithliun, Nitin-y Num-Ikn, Fliirlm-y M4-zvru, I.or:i Steiner, Sliirlvy Horkoinwr, Dorothy Vpdiki-, Mary l l'il- lim-lc, Mary Svvi-i'soii, Kay lloninth, Joanne- Mez:-rn, Third Row-Ilairlizirn Ms' Ghnn, I':llt'l'll1' Munro, Maury .Xlirs-ns, Nile:-ii NVIUIIIPIQ Rita Neisins, M:1rp.:':u'f-I Ynllvy, l.:lnr:i lfis-di-rnizin, Gm-rry Finns, Ibnnnn XVilu-I, ltininin Krupxnizin, Bonnie Horkeinier, Yvldai l'lOll1'llllt'l'f.ft'I', I.urr:iini- Ilii- l'h:irini-, Fourth Row---.lnnel l4':1ssliends-r. l':it NViIli:inis, Denii-rv lJoui.:'l:is, .li-:nn XYliit4-, Knllivr- ini- Mo-zi-rn. Vliyliss lifmrli, .l:in4-t fleilz, Nl1ll'C'i1l Hvdvinnn, Mary Iforst, l':itlivi'iiis- Cin-Oli, 'I'ln-ri-sn Vurst, .lnnim-v Knspnrek, .lzxnice Iirdwurd, Shirley Adi:-r, Annu lin-rlu-ric'h, Fifth Flow- .ls-:iiim-ltv I-Hirst, Nnrnin Chi-vk, Galle Ke-dl, Bernice Enkv, Marilyn Sll'lIlll1'I'1.f, .loan Mzilonsvk, l'll'l'l!lfl. Si-lilm-gl, Uolli-en Stull, ltunnio Messerli, Irene Konirhrk, Lorrniin- llornv, Donna Iiornv, l'uin Str-iiior, Nov Slcplizins. Twenty-six INTRICATE WORK .,-' .1 ntilli Slow down Dave, it's not that bad! lf a survey were to be taken showing which course was taken by more boys than any other, Industrial Arts would probably win hands down. The department was en- larged this year with the construction of the new additions. Under the direction of Mr. Bert Krohn, the Freshman and Sophomore boys take courses combining mechanical drawing and wood- working. The two years are nearly identical with the second year course being more ad- vanced. Electricity is studied in detail the first se- mester of the Junior year with sheetmetal, drafting, and soldering the main undertaking in the second semester. The Seniors are offered architectural draft- ing plus a general shop course which in- cludes wood and sheetmetal work plus weld- ing, They also create projects of leather and plastics. A new course offered to the Seniors is lapidary work, which involves the cutting, polishing, and mounting of stones. Probably the prime objective of this course is to acquaint the student with some of the basic skills he may encounter after he gradu- ates from high school. At the drawing board-What's it going to be, Don? Twenty-seven OUR FUTURE SECRETARIES X Keep your eyes on the book, Janyce! One ot the busiest rooms in PHS this year was the typing room, Not only the students trom the two typing classes, but students WL h to ave a knowledge of typing nmy obtain permits to do their outside wfzk when a rlass is not in session in room 4 Coi's'de'ecl as Junior 5-irtjzvtw aiu- the classes in Gust year typtng axcl tizwt ye-at shorthand, After learning the lvtyivmircl, the tirst year typists study yariori letter tornis, both personal and business li-ne trials are also takew io encourage speed anal .irrniary inthe initial year, First year sltoitlrxmt is also tundantental with assignments consisting of practical applications of the HdlJlNl'UVlillf'Cl form ot writing, The second year typists, Seniors, continue with the typing of letters, only in a more advanced style and form Speed was stressed as well as error reduction. The second year was combined with typing, by of shorthand taking dictation, then ' d irnme lately transcrib- ing it. Another course offered by the Commercial D . . . epartment is bookkeeping. This emphasizes the basic knowledge of keeping ftnancial and business records. The entire department is under the direc- tion of Miss Charlotte Ryan. New 10-20 desks in use by the commercial d Twenty-eight eparfment. X Q ' X ' ilwltsf ' ' . rweiiiew' X . K' K . .. e vwiwww e X 'fi Wi e me an-exe We .ex NX W ,FM me Nwwnm-W xx 4 Half of the secret of getting along with people is consideration of their viewsy the other half is tolerance in one's own views. -Daniel Frohman Crganizations Q -Xwwxfpysf ' N M .n 'iw ,L . , e M . . N- .aw W N 'Rx .LN Y KX xx wet Sn COUNCIL AND CDUNSEL First Row ltnii Nlzirtiii, Mvlxiii i':ii'l, l':1ul Milvln-ll, .luliii Svliiw-iiivi'. 'Pom Sin-t-kit-ig l.:1t'i'y 'I'ipin-iw' llwrnlil I'i-rln-i'ii'li Second Flow l IIIN lulmrliiziii, ll:-li-ii lilmi. Ix.illioiiii llimiilli, , . 1 . 1. Maury Ifrzilii-lx, .Inmf llvss, .Xlli-nv St'llllll1lj'l'l', llium- l':itti-rsmi, XY:iyii1- Milf-in-ll, .loiin l'l'jil1'lI' .-.,. '. 1, , iiuinl, 1':iri-ull l':iuiIsim. Third Flow--Mix liviini-ily, Ilzin I!i'1-siirilinn, l.:ii'i'y lfillyi-l', Iiivli Wliilv. ,li-rry l'l'Xlll'lIlllll1l, Nu- .Xlirm-ns. The school, each year, through its homeroom and class presidents forms a council, This stu- dent council is organized to promote civic and school spirit, better student-faculty relationship and the improvement of student life in general. The council of 1954-55 sponsored many pro- iects and activities which included: changing the school colors from maroon and gold to maroon and white, voting the Prairie Dog in as a yearly publication, providing snacks for the basketball players after games, arranging for student buses to football games, assisting with plans for Col- lege Day and Career Day, and sponsoring the Junior-Senior buffet supper. The greatest responsibility of the '55 council was holding a district council convention here April 21. Some eighty schools from four states were invited. The meeting offered a chance for student leaders to introduce and share new ideas about student government with their neigh- boring schools. In the spring the council directed a magazine campaign, the proceeds of which were set aside to help complete the installation of the public address system. The ofhcers chosen the previous spring were John Schreiner, president, Tom Sheckler, vice- president, and Paul Mitchell, secretary. Thirty Dutch has plenty of help. The best of all governments is that which selves. teaches us to govern our- -Goethe MISS GARRITY Miss Margaret Garrity, assistant principal and finance otticer of Prairie du Chien High School is shown here completing a business transaction, Miss Garrity is also advisor for the omce girls. HUB OF ACTIVITY Under the capable direction of Miss Mar- garet Garrity, eleven senior girls lent their assistance in our modern high school oftice. These girls, chosen by Miss Garrity, were selected for their qualifications of regular at- tendance, neat appearance, and pleasing per- sonality. Answering the phone, running errands, and filing records are among the major du- ties performed by these girls. This work gives practical experience in office and cleri- cal duties. The new Public Address System and the purchase of an electric typewriter did much to modernize and cut down work in the hub of activity of Prairie High. The girls do their work during their study periods, with every staff member devoting one period each day to the ottice. In order to receive a credit for this work, each girl must also devote 36 hours throughout the school year other than the daily hour. Students going into a business career have found the training they received on the office Staff very helpful. CI ,av x E i l FlI'Si Row ' : ' ' ' , ' '- ' 3 iz, . tliiilutti lxultai tuiinim lxnlmll 1 Nilllllll Vlim-vli, l':irnl ltlllllil', Imrzl Stvivu-V, Miss Gui-i-ily. Second Row lluiwitliy' Sli-tiitilm-y. lhilr- K1-dl, .lniiis NVult', Nlurgi- llmI:inii-r, Mziry I.ilitnii, XI:ii'li-tw l'fiiir-rsuii. Thirty-one THE MAGIC OF MOVIES Roll 'em Jerry! Observations more than books, Probably one of the most popular organi- zations at Prairie High is the audio and visual education department. This department, ever growing, is constantly adding equipment to offer a more complete service to the school. It now has both scuncl and strip Elm proiec- tors that are frequently used by both the grade and high school classes. Mr. Harold Rasmussen, director of the department, is as- sisted by a staff of student proiectionists who are available for operating the equipment any time during the day. The organization is a subscriber to the Visual Education Consultant , a series of Weekly strip Elms on current events which are used by the social science classes, The new public address system is also under the su- pervision and care of Mr. Rasmussen and his staff. BX- perience rather than persons, are the prime educators. -A. B, Alcott urs! Row .lirlin Y:ia:i-V, .l2llll4'S I-'ull-y, ICi'x'iii Ili-liisll. l'li:il'lnll1- Kolli-V, Vuiiiiiv Kiwi-lk'i liiilx' l low 3 li-nie-v llniigliis, Alnrgi- .Xliiw-tis, .lim SItll'l'lllIl. Second Row- I.in':il llziiw-, .luv I-Illiiitl. ' mln 1 :try N-illtn:tyi', .Xllllil li4'I'ltl'l'll'll, Xl2ll'llYIl Stn-' - ' h ty.. .lim l.:iili-y. limi Murtiir. Third Row---'l'mn Ni'li:iiitiiIn-i'i.:', llivk X':ilIi-pg lluln-rt Nnllins, XYilIiitr XY:ug'lti-V. Lnwi-ll .Xlll'UllS. NY:iym- b'l:inilui'l', H li-rry lxzilu-V. Fourth Row l.:ii'r-y Yi-mii:itiH. lm l'Illiu1l, llzirnlil Ili-rln-i'ii-li. XIV. llZlSlIllIhS1'II, Inna Xli 1 . :t'l'n, .li-My l4'i'yili-nlimil, K1-tl XYu1.:sl1ol'. Thirty-two MUSICAL PREVIEW First Row--.Io Ann llzilliliun, llorotliy Mc-Gililoy, ,Xrlotw llusti-il, Ilizinv l':iltvi'suii, Ili-li-ii l'ilzvi', Patsy 'l'olw1'in:ui, l',ot'r:iitn- lin Uliziisiiii-, Sliziroii Shulkzi, 'Piiliy Sluipiro, Uzirnl tli':ili:im, l'IiIn-vii Moore: Second ROWfNl2llIl't'l'll llsitTl:incl. Suv .Xlirn-ns, l':it'nl Lziiiluf, Sliirli-5' llUl'kllt'lIllt'l', linrzi Sli-ini-r, 'Pont Uziyzi, Kurt-ii lluviil, .lozinlw Uvvlt, Sin- Svliiii-irle-i', Vliyliss limit-li, Rlziry lim-4-ki-, Normii Ulu-4-li, Shirloy Curl, llliliw-n NY:iy,riivi', l':iul:i. Ailiimfy, Mary llziil, Blzirprv .Xliri-ns, Aliiry .Xliri-tis: Third Row-Mr. Sunil:-ll Steve Mairtin, IXl:ii'i:iniiv film-rc-vr, .Xlli-nv bm-dlni:iyi', li0l'l'6lilIt' lfiirin-, ltiainnzi lirogixiiiii, th-i'iimiiw lfzizis, Ilonnzi XVikn-I. Pliyliss Krolin, Szinrly bvlilivyi-l', Uurol 0'Ni-il l-'l'm'iil:i St'l'llU1'E'l Marv Ou-i-tmi Xlnrnii llziimvlsnii. fXl:irv lPllllll:lI'. ,limi-1 Olimzisi-tier, Curul TNR-ig'liti4-1', .losiiiiio 4lr:i:iii, llvtli lizirtnlti Fourth Row---lmlv Iiuliuiiin-, lim-tiny Dunk, ltivk Yiillvy, Gary Svrlliniiyr, Sully l'IllTI'lllllSllll, .Inns-I th-itz, .laiiis XVolt', lh-vi-i'ly l.:ini-, lmnnu Sm-lllm-gl, lit'l'llll'1' Sutter, Murpxe lioclzmier, ltllninv lflrir-kson, l':it Hiimunn, .Ii-:ui Mzilousvk, Marilyn Stviiilii-x'p:, lim' Sli-plums, Gladys llorli-nkirk: Fifth Row-I-Itti,:'n-iw 'l'i':ipp, I':iul Vzuilson, Allan SQ-vorsou, lion Marlin, .lim llaiilvy. .lorry linilvy, howl-ll Alitwis, NWN llui'rlini.:, Ki-nny XY:ii:m-r, lmvi- l'vtt4-t':i, llivk Elliott, lizirry YPUIIIJIHS, llzivi- tlruzip, Mi-l Curl .Inv lfllliott, Dick NVhilv, .li-rry Slvvmis, .lov lliuid, .luck Me-i'm-r, Miki- Krniiti-1', XYziyin' St:inilnrt', ltivk Martin, Tom Ss'l1:iiiiiilwi'g', Terry Knlmr, Holm:-t Collins: Sixth RownXV:iyiu- IN-ally, limi ltllliolt, lluli 'l'ippi-ry, 'Pom l'utr:itz, .lorry l l'ymli-nluml, .lnlin Sm-lit'i-iiwr, l':iul Milclwll, llairuld llorlu-i'icli, lion Martin, Dwiiim- Zlzilii-k, lion lfltiki-, i'li:ii'li-s Sli-itilii-t'p:, XY:iyiii- l'll'lK'liS0ll. In the beginning of the school year llO eager vocalists MMF turned out to exercise their voices for the rehearsal of the Christmas Concert under the direction of Mr. R. J. Sandell. Although it may have sounded like a chorus of angels echo- ing Sing Gloria, it was iust this organization feeling the Christmas spirit. Featured at this candlelight concert was a boys' quartet comprised of Lowell Ahrens, Don Martin, Paul Mitchell, and John Schreiner. Following the Christmas season, the various soloists and ensembles began looking forward to the annual Solo and En- semble Festival, held on March 25, at Lancaster, by practic- ing many long and weary hours on their numbers. Freida Schloegl brought success and pride to the vocal department by receiving a starred first on her mezzo soprano solo ich Leibe Dichf' With the appearance of the first robin and Spring, the chorus was cut to a select group of 50 members for contest work, They immediately began working on a spiritual, Go Tell It On The Mountain , Go Ye Into All The World, and Brightly Shine O Moon which were part of their contribu- tion to the success of the Spring concert. These selections i were also used for contest material at the Spring festival, Paul and Lora are iust about ready to sing May 7, climaxing an eventful year. 'heir annual mixed duet' Thirty-th ree Flutes Sharon Shulka Marna Harrelson Faye Hess Ada Jo Howland Clarinets Sharon Dessloch Mary Ahrens Palsy Toberman Gale Kedl Jane Hess Nancy Kozelka Janet Obmascher Pat Hamann Linda Marlin Mary Martin Beth Barncll P.H.S. SENIOR BAND Eileen Moore Judy Schneider Ann Ludvik Mary Zaiicek Diane Rutter Jean Hofflancl Bass Clarinets Arlene Husted Lorraine Borne Oboe Sally Stewart Bassoon Carole O'Neil Cornets Don Elliott Wayne Feally Dick While Lloyd Byers Alto Sax Jane Keiser Bernice Satter Joe Elliott Lorraine Harrelson Charles Specht Shirley Adler Gary Sedlmayr Zonnie Fritsche Allan Severson Tenor Sax Lorraine DuCharme Toby Shapiro French Horns Delores Scheckel Phyliss Krohn Shirley Horkheimer Maureen Hoffland Sally Hutchison Mary Overton Carol Graham Donna Schloegl Trombones John Schreiner Paul Mitchell Jerry Frydenlund Jean Matousek Danny Becwar Suzanne Remy Baritones Lora Steiner Sue Schneider Elaine Erickson Basses Charles Stewart Bill Wendt Kay Bowman Drums Dick Elliott Mariory Ahrens Wayne Erickson Don Martin Mary Dunbar Richard Valley Bells Allene Sedlmayr Marilyn Steinberg Tympani Sandra Schneyer String Bass Sue Ahrens Diane Patterson P.H.S. Junior Band Thirty-four t s ' ' . The smell of a bonfire, The crisp autumn air, and the commencing of school all herald The approaching of a new season and the rough and tumble sport of football. But to The music de- partment it also means The hrst appearance of the high school band, for midway in the game is their Time to carry The ball. This year, Prairie's band supplied half-time shows for all The games, featuring Jane Hess and Phyliss Krohn, Mr. Sandell, the new band director, intro- duced a new system of grading, known as The point system, The band improved considerably under this method. The band was also the fortunate recipient of new instruments vitally needed. Among them, a baritone horn provided by the Band Mother's Club and a glockenspiel and baritone sax sup- plied by the school budget. The Pep Band added spririt and color to he basketball games as they beat out the rhythm to pop tunes, fox trots, and marches. Along about mistletoe Time, the band and chor- us cornbined, presented The annual Christmas candlelight concert. This combination was well received and the audience returned home hum- ming phrases of Winter Wonderland , Tender- ly, and White Christmas. With the blowing of March winds came The resounding of the Junior Band. They presented Thirty-tive their concert March 9. This organization, consist- ing of 113 ambitious members, will soon advance to Senior Band status. When Spring put in its appearance, band mem- bers were hard at work on the finishing touches for contest time. March 25 was the day set for soloists and ensembles at Lancaster. April showers and Easter lilies preceded the Spring concert held during the latter part of April. The band and chorus were again com- bined to pleasing satisfaction, To climax the season, the band attended the music festival, May 7, at Lancaster, entering in Class B. Theme and Variations by Ludwig van Beethoven was the contest number selected. FOREIGN LANGUAGE SCI-IOLARS l'II',t Row- 'I'iii'i'5' linlu-i', .Xi'li-iii- Illl:li-ri, .lIlll1'i th-itz, .ln .xllll iiillitltllll, NiJlI'lIll!lIl' Ali-1-1-ifr, llnsi- I-'islili-i', lliilh .l:u'nlvs, AI:il1i'i-i-in Hivl't'l:iiiil, XYilIill1' XY:ii,:lii-i'. Second Rowfllnln-ri I':iImi-V, lziiwl Ukiagliiii-1' l':ii'i:l iliuluilii, Yililzi Ililllvlilvi-11:1-i', l'zil'1ll U'Ni'll, Sully lllllvliiiisnii. Sniiilizi rlwiiw-3ii', r?Ii'Ii'Iv5 1':ii'l. lill'iIilI'll Iillliull. Third Row l'lIllK'li Smith, .ln Xnn iii-:ini-, r'li:ii'nii Sliiilliu, lliiiiui lii'ni:ni:iii, lb-rmziiii If:i:is, ltniiiiu Wiki-I, Ili-i'iiii'v Szillvr, NI:it'5 Uxvrtnii, ltniinlil Xin:-tiii. Fourth Flow--.lzinv Iii-ss, Sis- ,XIIVUIIS f-I:itinl:ili, I,:ili1i llllllr Sprechen Sie Deutsch? If so, you are welcome in the German club. President Michael Graap, vice-president Jack Mercer, and secretary-treasurer Kay Homuth work- ed in close harmony with the Latin Club officers-Janis Wolf, first consulg Mariorie Bodamer, vice-consulg and Carole O'NeiI, scribe. For the Grst time students noticed the German ac- Wiili, Xl:ll'-jinlv l.ml:uilli'l', l.i-Y I.:llii-, .li-:ill .luiiis cent given to Adestes Fideles when the groups sang together during the Yuletide season. The combined clubs sponsored a colorful skit for Homecoming in which the motto Victory was dis- olayed in several foreign languages, Through the efforts of Mr, Lutzlce, advisor to the Latin and German Clubs, these organizations are more and more becoming a part of school life, rv 1. av- av ill ll l i . E . . rw 3 .l.,t hot.. .ilJl!'j ltiiiiIv:ii', .lziin-1 Hlnii:isi'l1vi', I,m':i Stn-im-i', I':iit'ii'i:i llnniqiiiii, Vliyliss lxinliii, Iiiinagwin- l':ix':iii:il1i1li, li:ilIii-1'iiii- llnmiitli. Second Row .l:iiii- ll:-ss, .I:iiii4 XX'nlI', I i'-'iil:i Xl:it,ini'ii- I'nil:imi-t'. .Invlx Xli'1'r'i-tk Third Row 4 i':illl Nlilvlii-Il, ,liiliii Si-liri-iii:-V. l:li'llJll'll XYliili Svliin-ul, li-i1t'p:i- Kulili-i', Nlivlim-l 'll':i:ip. 'l'lllliIl2lS l'iil1:ilx, -, NIV. Itillzkv, llviiiiziii l'ltIl+ Thirty-six STAI RWAY TO KNOWLEDGE ,l ? Both Dennis' look interested. Books are those faithful mirrors that reflect to our minds the minds of Fifty members made up the Library Club which was the social organization of the Li- brary Staff. Officers for 1954-1955 were Shir- ley Stevens, president, Kay Homuth, vice- president, and Mary Ann Linton, secretary- treasurer. Activities consisted of parties and the annual springpicnic. As members of the Library Staff, the stu- dents had various duties. Those people in charge of the Grade and High School Libra- ries kept book shelves in order, aided stu- dents, and charged and discharged books. Reference Librarians checked in and kept in order the magazines, newspapers, and col- lege catalogs. Some librarians had the spe- cial duties of sending out fine notices, typ- ing letters and outlines, typing cards for the catalog, making high school scrap books, as well as clipping magazines for the vertical file. In the Technical Processes Department, newly organized, the librarians prepared new books for the shelves, cleaned and mended old books, and sent books to the bindery. This department is expanding to include the filing of back magazines indexed in the A- sages and heroes. -Gibbons bridged Readers' Guide. First Row--Charlotte Koltitr, Connie Kozelka, Uarolyn Ihidward, lllltll Javolis, Mary .Ivan Koi-cko, Sharon Horsfall, ,lo.Xnn Um-ch, Rita Neisns, Katlwrine lionnitli, Judith Kosstnan, Miss Guan. Second Row-Mary Irllli-n Worst, Hliirl niainv Fuss, Shirley Mezcra, Alice Dc-dward ey Sli-vi-tis, .lu.Xnn Mi-zera, Donna NViki-1, livr- , .lani-t Olnnasc'liv1', Lucille Swatrfk, Mary .lain- lfralick. Third Row-Norma l'rawl'ord, .Xrletla llnriia, lXlarg.:ari-L Yalley, C'Z1tlif'l'lllt' Cin-vk, Charlotte Stlnka, C1llIll0I'll1D Stahl, NZlIll'l'l? Seidel, Mary Overton, Iinoirum- Cavanongh. Fourth Row-Luis Yailvy, llarliara Alnvliia, Virginia Linton, Iii-rnic-it lflnko, T!cx'e1'ly Lanv, Mary Ann Linton, Carol Sebastian, l'aini-la Steiner, Mary lrlllvn Ilan, Sharon Dohsi-. Fifth Row-Larry Napqol, llulii-rt NYliil0, Richard Marlin, liogc-r hY2ll'lllli2l, Ilivliard Valley. Thirty-seven SOMEDAY AN OSCAR The camera's this way Jack! All the world's a stage and all the men and women in it are merely players. -Shakespeare Dramatic activities for ior's presentation of their 3-act play, The Life of the Party. February Ist was the date for this teenage comedy which showed th ' youth in a modern family. The Life of th and featured no main character. The mother and father of the family were portrayed by Jean Matousek and Jim White. Their three t this year began with the Jun e many predicaments of e Party listed seventeen in its cast eenage daughters were played by Phyliss Krohn, Velda Hollenberger, and Annette Gentes while their only son was played by Don Enke. ensic contest was held On March 16 the local for with seven PHS participants. Marianne Mercer Ph l' , yiss Krohn, and Sue Ahrens presented extemporaneous readings, while Diane Krogman and Donna Weikel gave serious declamations, Jim White offered an ori- ginal oration and Toby Shapiro gave a humorous dec- I . Q . amation. oue Ahrens, Marianne Mercer, and Jim White advanced to the district contest at Platteville. Sue and Jim received A ratings which entitled them to at- t d h ' ' en t e state contest on April loth. The Seniors deviated fr om the usual path by offer- ing 3-one act plays on May 5 in place of a 3 act play. The Barrier, a dramatic thriller, began the evening with John Schreiner portraying the part of the con- SC. T. ,, . . . ien nous doctor, Ringing in the Groom the comed f V for the night, starred Carole O'Neil as the doting grandmother, Concert in the Park climaxed the pres- entations, featuring Paul Mitchell as the disillusioned criminal. X ,r - r,.....I Life of the Party in its early stages. Thirty-eight ns so that The Girls Athletic Association functio the girls of PHS might enioy the competitive spirit that sports offer. All girls are welcome to join this extra curricular activity and participate in any of the seven sports offered throughout dvisorship of Mrs. the school y Kathleen Ackerlund, Elimination contests are held in kickball, vol- leyball, basketball, and softball to determine the winning color team in each division. Then class ' f these sports are selected and teams in each o another tournament held. This year the seniors took first place in each of these four sports, Points are given to every girl on a color team and a bonus is given to those who are chosen on the class teams, Emblems are given to girls who make 800 points, and letters to those who tally T000 points. f T954-55 were: Sue Ahrens, Officers elected or presidentg Annette Gentes, vice-presidentg Mara iory Ahrens, secretary-treasurerg and Marjorie Bodamer, point secretary. The following are the heads of sports: ' H rkheimcr Kickball Volleyball Basketball Bowling , Badminton 81 Pingpong Diane Patterson , Toni Caya ear under the a Shirley o Mariorie Bodamer Mariory Ahrens , Sue Ahrens Softball Tl-I E WEAKER SEX? look at that girl ' . 1 Kun-vliv, llntmtlix' Nlvfliiilvy. 'Penn t.i5.i, Xliix ill-X' l':it th-tllm-s. .I- ' ' ' : . . : i. n, ' Will' l'll':nt Row-Mrs. .Xt'lit'l'llllNl, Aluriziiiiw All ui, Imran Str-inur, Shirley lluvklioiliicr, Judy IQUSSIIIJIII, I':its5 'lnliminiiii NI iix l i U ' - l'lllSSlll'llIll'I', Second Row- t':irul I,:inlu-, KI:irp1- .Xlnw-ns, .Xll ' Xxiln-llv th-nlm-s, Sliuron Shulku, Shir- ix' :I mn, , ' ' ' - Mary Ali- Nl:ilii'i-.-ii llnltlnnd, .lantt im'v liozullm, Uzirul f,:l'llllIll!l, lol , hh 1 V Third Rowe-.lam-l Xzillm-5, .l.ln1 Ht s 74-i' lo .Xllll Llr:i:ip, St'4lllllZlj'l', N. A x Stun-its 'klnrv Dunlmr, Sandy hviinvyml. l init l'im-llr-rin'in Dunn-1 lloriu-, ll:-ln-n lit. , . ll I N1 hm A ' Roach, norvs -1-k -l, lhyli:-s lug . - ., . A rvnx, Iililm-n Nlmmiv, Kiln Nvisns, A: 'z t Uiirol xVt'l1.Z'l1l11'I', Shirley .Mila-r. Sue .Xl1l'4'IlS, Fourth Row- , Krohn, Sully Hutchison, Carole 0'N1-il, l':it Sleim-r, .lam-l fJltlll2lSl'll1'l', IXl:ll'p:e XVOII' Fifth Row-l i'vidzx Sr-him-ill, Annu Iiwtim-r'in-ti, lie-th Hnrndt, Mary rim llnrrvlson, liluino Tiril-ksun, Gull- K4-dl, Vhyliss 'Q l1ml:uiior, Jann. , ' 1'e1'ni1-e Salter, Mi flYt'l'l4lIl, Dnnnzi Ss'hlnep.:I, s, Thirty-nine COACH, TEAM, PEP, STEAM First Row---1'li:lrIvs Stviitln-1-1.2, l,i-nnrrl Zulu-l, liwzuinv Zluiwk, .lulm Stu-ini-r, .lnhn Si-lnw-im't'. Second ROW-lmviil I'i'll4-l':l, 4l:ll':Ll1l liuili-y, 154-Vulil l,':l1'l, l.:it'l'y Yl'0ill1lIlS, .luhn l':ikv, XV-sit-y II:n'iiim:, I,mx'i-Il .Xliri-ns, llll'li!ll'Kl I-Zlliott, Third Row-Ili-Vnlil Sli-vu-ns, .luhn xl1'l't't'l', limuilil Xinrlin, Iiii'h:1rrl Marlin, .lnsilph Itnnrl, 'l'limn:us l'ott':itz, XVilli:iin I.:i5ilo, Ilzunii-I i!1'i-snnlizun. Fourth Fluwf-llinmlrl xx-il1'llllL1l, l'I:ll'l Iii-isvr, l'iJlI'lllfl llc-l'ln-1'ii'li XY'lYlw l'Il'i1'lism1 t'h:ii'li-s Xlnlvr- sim, I':iuI Milvln-ll, liivlizirwl XYllili-, 'l'Innn:is Svln-i'kIi-t' LETTER CLUB Twenty nine boys qualified as members of the letter club for the i954-55 school year. At their first meeting they chose Dwaine Zlaloek, a Senior, as Pres- ident, Wesley Harding, a Junior, as Vice-President, and John Schreiner, a Senior, as Secretary Treasurer. The coaches serve as advisors to the club which is composed of thirteen seniors, fourteen juniors and two sophomores. CHEERLEADERS Tonita Caya, Arlene Husted, Dorothy McGinley, An nette Gentes, and Mary Ahrens were the five girls chosen to lead our school cheers at the 1954-55 ath letic contests. The girls selected for leading B squad cheers were Sandy Schneyer, Allene Sedlmayr, Bernice Satter, Helen Pitzer, and Maureen Hoffland. Both squads were under the direction of Mrs. Kath leen Ackerlund. Forty Left to Right: Arlene, Mary, Dorothy, Toni, and Annette B.N.U. IBefore New Uni- formsl. Athletics SEASON RECORD FOOTBAU- Sept. lO, Campion Reserves Sept. l7, Fennimore Clherel ...., Sept. 241, Cuba City Uherej Oct. Oct Oct. Oct Oct l, Mineral Point fHerel 8, Platteville iHereJ . . l5, Dodgeville Uherej 22, Darlington fHerej 29, Boscobel Uherel . For success in football as well as in other activities a formula must be followed. Prairie's '54 gridders suc- cessfully put to use this formula: Experience plus Coaching plus Work plus Spirit equals an outstanding season. Eight returning lettermen were the nucleus around which Coach Jack Mulrooney began the i954 cam- paign. Drill, drill, and more drill was the routine as Coach Bud Sackett took the line and Coach Mulrooney the backfield. Spirits rose from week to week as the Hawks gained victory after victory. With this great feeling of accomplishment, the Blackhawks entered the final battle for the Conference Championship with our neighbor, Boscobel. Though the Hawks fell before the strong Bulldogs, every one agreed it had been a If you think you can, you can, if you think you can't, you're right. great year. Quarterback Larry Yeomans and Guard Dwaine Zla bek were selected co captains for the year Jack Stein er and Dwaine Zlabek were voted All-Conference line- men while Larry Yeomans and John Schreiner made the second AllfConference squad. First Row-than lim-simli:ili, Jerry Stevens, .Iulm Puke, Dick ldlliott, Utmrlvs Str-inlwx'p:, Uhznrle-s .Xnflvrs0n, lA'0lltlI'fl Zulu-I, .luck Steiner, llwnim' Zlulwk, John SL-lwvim-l', I,zu'ry Yi-onmns. Second Row--Lowe-ll .Kim-ns, Bill Luyde, 'Pom She-ckier, .lc-rry Puri. Tum l'olr:itz, ltun Nlflltllll, Hxirulmi Bi-rlwrick, XV:1yne lilrii-ksmx, lllznrl Iii-ise-r, Dave l'e-tlvm, .lzwk 5ll'l'l'l'l', Third Row-- l'onr'h Mulroonvy, Dick Martin, Ronald Hollenlwryzor, Chuck Smith, I,:irry 'l'ipp1-ry, llzivi- 1.h':i:ip, Eddie Nell, .lim Bailey, George Knhivr, VVem'esl:xus Mc-zvrzi, Com-li Suvkell. C' 'MWF' .- Q If Q ww I aj!! 'ar -Q 95' sf W - 19 Q S' -A W .5 g, -gf! Q7 4 P W i 4 in E Q' ' Q S 1 I Q V ,Aa QS :, 5 - sw . . - -A , . Aw X J. 5 y ,, A lr M, - Rf WW ,1 N...-. -an-...Nw Mk, CONFERENCE STANDINGS INDIVIDUAL SCORING Name Points Charles Anderson , . . . I . 380 Larry Yoernans . . . . . . 237 Wayne Erickson , , . . 169 Wesley Harding . , ,.,. 141 John Palce ..... .. .118 Tom Sheckler . . . , I 85 Leonard Zabel , . . . . . 32 John Sfeiner . . A A 26 Tom Porrarz ., 3 l I I I I I I I l I I X l In-4rll:1l'1I Zulu-I, 1'I1:1l'lvs SIn'IIllu'I'M, I,:lrl'y X I I SL d g I I I I I Ilrs-snrllnm 'I'nm S111-vlilr-V. .luv Ilnml, I I I I I I ll ll I I I I XX II 1 I I I I I Il XI XI l 5 III 'll QU, XVI' . II'1'IIS, . JIIIIILIVI' IUII BASKETBALL The Blackhawks elected Charles Anderson and Larry Yeomans co- captains for the 1954-55 basketball season. The Hawks finished fourth in the Southwest Wisconsin League and wound up the year's season with an 11 won and 7 lost record. Bronze medals were awarded to the ten man tournament squad that lost in the consolation Hnals of the Regional Tournament to Lancaster, 61 to 59. The tournament squad included. Jack Steiner, Larry Yeomans, Charles Anderson, John Pake, Wesley Harding, Tom Sheckler, Len Zabel, Tom Potratz, Dick Elliott, and Wayne Erickson. Shorty Erickson lo' 4112 sophomorei was well cared for through the season by the other lettermen, all upper classrnen. They were Larry The Scot Yeomans, John Johnny Pake, Charlie Bill Anderson, Wes- ley Wes Harding, Tom Dutch Sheckler, and John Jack Steiner. Charles Anderson established two new scoring records for the Blackhawks, dropping in 380 points during the season and 255 in con- ference play. He tied the single game record of 29 points formerly held by Jan Kieser and Phillip LaBonne. Charlie was also picked on the South- west Wisconsin All-Conference team by the league coaches, The Hawks began slowly, dropping their first two conference games to Fennimore and Cuba City. They beat Mineral Point and Dodgeville but then dropped two more, one to Platteville and one to Darlington. lt was here that the Hawks did an about face and won six of their last eight games. Probably the highlight of the season was the Boscobel game, there. After trailing 23 to 9, the Hawks began to roll. At half time the lead was 25 to 31, at the three quarter mark Prairie moved ahead, 44 to 112, and then won, going away-63 to 51. Forty-five First Row- l'h:ii'lt-s .Xli1l1'l'SUli, .Pi'I'l'X Iinile-y, IAJLXYUVIN' Iliik'li:ii'nn-, .Init llziml. .iuhn l':iki-, 'Pom l'nLi':iIz, Ili:-k ldlliull, l,:iri'y Yr-ninaiiis, XY:iynt1 iflrit-ksmi. Second Row-Ilmiiiiv llulli-iii-Q-mi-r', .Xrniii Nlziy, limi l,:isk:iskii-, .lim lfuili-y, Lowell .Xhrf-ns, lmvt- lli':i:ip, XYt-sh-y lI:ii'ciinL:', Ki-n XY:igin-ix Third Row- Ili:-It 3I:ii'lin, Ili-nnis Zluiwk, Sylvi-sts-r Swain-k, .luck Ht-rt-t-i', Ittili XVhi1tt, liriilit- NI4-ll, IA-n Zulu-l, Fou rth Row--I.:iX'o1'i1v Sutton, I':iiiI lwiiilsnn, l.:ii-ry Ifulyt-i', .Khin Sl'Y1'l'hUIl, .lorry Kuvmi, ltnrry Nziglt-, Ili-nnis Krziinvr. Fifth Row-tit-4ii'p:v thiiilki-, lion lliirtlu, I':lllIl'lllt 'I'i':ipp, limi Mvsslimr, .li-rry 'l'i'vntin, Lzirry Goorlimui, l'U2l4'll lN'I'Ullili. 4.1. -if How are you supposed to hit it with your eyes closed, Wayne? Forty-six BASEBALL Six lettermen reported for baseball at P.H.S. when Coach Babe Derouin called the first squad workout Monday, March 28. The pitcher and catcher, however, had been working out in the new all purpose room with some official size and weight rubber baseballs earlier. Thirty-seven hopefuls registered for baseball, eighteen being freshmen, late in March, to pre- pare for the opener at Patch Grove, Tuesday, April 12. Though the six letter winners appeared headed for regular starting positions several newcomers were threatening to break into the lineup, Some of the newcomers included Lowell Ahrens, LaVerne DuCharme, Jerry Bailey and Dave Graap. The six letter winners were headed by Seniors Larry Yeomans, pitcher, and Charles Anderson, first base, The opening lineup in ada dition to the above two included, Dick Elliott, catching, Arnie May, second base, Wayne Erick- son, short stop, Lowell Ahrens, third base, John Pake, left held, Tom Potratz, center field and Joe Rand, right field. After Patch Grove the Hawks entertained Bloomington and they then began conference play with Lancaster, here, April 19. Then followed Boscobel, Fennimore, and Plattee ville on successive Tuesday's. Two games with the Campion JV's were also scheduled and the State Touranrnent began with the District meet the week of May lo, v WS 7 TRACK Fourteen track men left Saturday morn- ing, April 9, at 7:30, for the Madison West Relays in the tieldhouse at the University of Wisconsin. In the groups who opened the track season that Saturday morning were: John Schreiner, Jerry Frydenlund, Chuck Smith, Jerry Carl, John Pake, Dick White, Paul Mitchell, LaVerne DuCharme, Tom Potratz, Wes Harding, Chuck Stein- berg, Jerry Stevens, Larry Yeomans and Don Heal. Don Wachuta, manager of all managers, also accompanied Coach Jack Mulrooney's track squad. Nine lettermen were back for the l955 season. They were: John Pake, dashes, John Schreiner, 440, Dick White, distance, Paul Mitchell, distance, LaVern DuCharme, distance, Tom Potratz, relay, Chuck Stein- berg, hurdler, Jerry Stevens, high lump, and Larry Yeornans, discus. After the Relays, on April l5, a Trian- gular meet with Boscobel and Fennimore was held. Next was Campion and then zwsxmsa ut. the highlight of the track season, the PdC RGlaY5 OH April 25- The PGGCOU4 Rel6YS, There's a brick wall at the other end to stop 'eml the Conference meet, a dual meet with Logan, and the State trials rounded out the track schedule. 'X A t xx l lk -'rl fs fs XA k u - ,M War X x Q. , M NM dt Q, an . 5 K ,sa cv K K I Y ! ' f yogi' 1 .I .QV- 1 l at .. 1 is l X I Q as A sas tr 1' Q i f r A I me A i?Qk an 'QQ N' 'f rt 'In are i ,LI ft X sy-ff-ff :LAL First Row- .loo ltiml, Plant-k Ste-inlwl'f:, Divk XVllitv. John S4'l1l'0lI19I', John l':tkv, I':ull Mitvlu-ll, 1ll'0l'1.1't' Kulxlvr, Tom l'ntr:ilz, I.:iX'i-rne 1,llf'lHlI'IIlt', Don Ht-ul, l,:irry Yvoinams, .lvrry Stevens. Second Row- We-sit-y ll:irdinp:, ltnnnie XVhitv, tid Mi-Il, Jerry Frydenlund, Lowell .ttln-ns, l'llllt'li Smith, .Ii-rry Curl, XVziyl1i- l'Irii-kson, Imll Znlwl. Third Row-Lyle l:0dNY2lI'd, Jim Hailey, l':iul l':llllsull, liit'l1:lx'd l'u.l'l, Alun Svvvl'sol1, l'l1:n'11-s Stn-wart, l'I:u'l Hoist-r, Vt':iynv Stzindorf, liltllltit' Hnllt-:ilu-mn-i'. lfliurvm- 'I'r:ipp, Cnawlm Jack Mulrnmn-y. Fourth Row-llc-nnis Zlulivk, l.uVi-rm- Sutton, Dt-:mis Kl'll.lllt'l', Don Martin, Jim NVulz, Dun Imskziskic, Lairry 'l'ippe1'y, Arnie Huy, David Lulionm-, Fortyeseven First Row-llarry fluudinan, IGLIKGIIQ? Trapp, l.zu'i'y Tolierinan, lla-nnis lirann-r, ll:-nnis tlrapp, Imnald Alai-tin, Gerald 'l'i'0ntin, Donald Heal, Arnold May, .lainvs Waltz, l'anl Paulson, .liin Sinrvina. Second Row-.lov lklcflratli, Sylvester Swatek, John Stahl, Dale- l,alIonnu, XYayni- Slanilurf, Frank 'IR-sar, IJ:-nnis Zlaliek, llavv llallonne, Mike Delllnth, Uoavh lh-rouin. B FOOTBALL This year's B squad football team included 22 Freshmen and 6 Sophomores. This was one of the largest Freshmen turnouts in recent years. Daily work- outs were held and the B's inherited last year's var- sity suits when the A squad blossomed out in their new uniforms. Prairie High B Hawks wound up their schedule last fall with a 3 won, 3 lost record. Coached by Mr. Her- man Derouin, PHS's future grid stars dropped their first game to Fennimore, 7-0. They bounded back by beating the Campion Frosh, 14-O and I3-O, before dropping one to them, 7-0. The Lancaster stronghold was invaded on October 16 with Prairie on the short end of a Al-6 score. The B Hawks ended the '54 campaign by whipping Boscobel, 32-6. B BASKETBALL The iunior edition of the basketball varsity, com- prised of freshmen and sophomores, battled through an eighteen game schedule including four non-confer- ence games. Short in stature, the iunior B's gave many taller opponents some bad moments as they gained valuable experience for the years to come. Leading scorer's on Coach Jack Mulrooney's B squad were sophomores, Arnie May, Don Martin, and Fresh- man Jim Bailey. Eddie Mell, Chuck Smith, and Larry Folyer usually started on the first five. Paul Paulson, Allen Severson, Charles Stewart, and Larry Tippery, rounded out the traveling squad. Platteville won the iunior varsity league iust as their big brothers did in the A league with a I2 and 2 record. Seated-Coach Mnlroone-y, Larry Folyer, Charles Smith, Larry 'l'ippi-ry, Don Martin, Ed Mell, Arnold May, .lim Bailey: Standlng-Mike llellluth. Larry Tohernian, Don Martin, Charles Stewart, Dick Carl, lion Heal, Allan Severson, l'aul Paulson. Forty-eight .mir Mx . v.....M... .x , .A NN.,N.M.....Q .MmwWMwNmq.W.X-,.mM.w.h.....w.m..-w.....M,w...w,, . .W ,,,,.,,k Wm X W -Q nl, if W ,ig . X 3 s I ,- ' A W M,,,u K ,. 'sf 4 mg ,Wg wi fu Y, 5 gf X w f V A MM, W4 I , .. gm if .- ,mn-f Ma 09-, www 1 N-V959 -...iw ,I ,v-pq 1 OF 'lS'+ 1. Queen Marge and her Court-Toni, Arlene, Diane, and Sally 2. Homecoming setting of '54 Fifty x l l. Prairic's answer to Spike Jones 2, My, what be-ee-autiful legs! 3. Christmas Fashion Review 4. Just a friendly argument 5. Dig, step, -uh- three, tour 6. Knit two, pearl two l Honey DesRocherl Fifty-one 75' 'VWlP H 1 Q fn Is it a mystery? 2. Once upon a time CCIass of '55D 3. Burning the midnight oil, Ronnie? 11. First day of spring Ain't she sweet? Vfitemcnt at tournament time Fifty-two t -N gr- yg -M, .4 ,s-: K, it -. 1 xg xv mi .M . X 'lk ! Q XXX fi y X S 5 3 i SL s I X 3 wx 4 s K Y Av- ' Si ,ng .v GX S . ,.. ,.,.,. . 'P ' 4 1 3 - x f,.. .. .A .1 1iff.i!'s.,. i S 5 , + + wvik. U R 5 .,...,g,,2 s -1-.x--s 1 1 :QQ 5 L,: .. A W1 5 A If '1 wr my 5 .L 4- ....,,-.--Q A . x A . x Q ' RUS 1 1 ' X H X X A 5 A x ful - A X 5 gf g R. A tx 1 M X gg x 5- WLTE 3511- X is w Sw is Si X1 Mxwx. X + Q iwfgjfwxf r. ?'g ,X 4 855 ' Y XX FP W K I. Half a tank, Mel? 2. Cam? you spell it, Meme? 3. Watch out for your Hngers, Dick A. Dorff forget The cream, Paul 5. Looks like John's f3rs1 customer of the day 6. One iuicy fruit coming up Fifty-four i QM ,E SQ QE 1 3. . Q 2, shi gil, Ei 2 A' is 5.51 , :sg as X fn., ma I -un Q . .1 , -4 .1 4-env ' r 9 Q X ' A t r Mwmwwwmg i . ,aa-M-ra 'W x Nw. , '. 'ge ,ww-'at K ,Jw WL, X . f.M,A.. -H , N .....,,. . um-www-M-www -X .ps- .4 Y . 5 5 --'y?,Q:IiQ, Y an Q45 ' -r - .. , , , . z,s,,1mvgr. x-...f - -V k l. Blink -the friendly rnilkman 2. Don't fall off that laclcler, Chuck 5. Make 3. Now the advantage of this set is -- 4. What's the special for today, Harve? it shine, Delores 6. Flirting with the customers, Putt? Fifty-five I, Guess who won? 2. VVhaT's so funny, Paul? 3, B Cheerleaders 11. Up, Lemme! 'w Homecoming 195-4 6, Look at him go! Fiftysix 1 .ai H t vm, 4: ,N XA ,Q . ,,,, ,K N .fxfx -V -,-.. T 5 I 2 S ...-1 L Beth and Betsy 2. Caught! 3. Our Leader 11. What's in it, Jan? 5. The Barrieruethe flnishing touches Heart of my heart 7, What's my line? B. More Career Day Fifty-seven , ez. - K X if X, J' X .. ' .Xu , S nl gf , wks X x 'Wu N Cf I Q I, Heap big doin's 2. Wha1's cooking? 3. Marble Champs 4. Tennis anyone? 5. Gee, hope l make if some day! 6, Plenty of cheer, here Fifty-eight -- m....sf- U 'EE I y W 4 5 I. Boy, are we hungry! 2. In there and after 'em Bill! 3. Reigning Royalty 4. l cup sugar, 2 cups of flour- 5. A familiar sight at P,H.S. 6. Reach, T. P. Fifty-nine lf,,-E Xb' 4 ' 'l' -KMJ GF va Y 5 --1- 1' ff? ' NW. . PGH 2 Q i II 4 f. AA ax V51 V' 5-.. I N!12 s.1g'r?' ff L. ,Wx J Mariory Leone Ahrens - Marge Band I, 2, 3, 4, Girls Chorus 3, Mixed Chorus 2, 3, 4, G. A. A. l, 2, 3, 4, Secretary 4, Head of Basketball 4, Class Play 3, 4, Class Vice President I, Proiector Operator l, 2, 3, 4, F. H. A. 1, 2, 3, 4, President 4, Homecoming Queen 4, Susan Helen Ahrens - Sue Band l, 2, 3, 4, Vice-President 3, Chorus l, 2, 3, Mixed Chorus l, 2, G. A. A. l, 2, 3, 4, Vice Preside Head of Bowling 4, Latin Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Class Play 3, 4, Student coming Student Co-Chairman 3, 4, ident l, Student Council l, 3, 4, Editor of the Prairie Dog Tales and 4: Charles William Anderson - Charlie Football l, 2, 3, 4, Basketball l, 2, 3, 4, Track 'l, 2, Baseball l, 2, 3, 4, Letter Club 2, 3. 4, Class Play 3, Prairie Dog Tales 4, Prairie Dog 4, Vice-President of Class i, 4, Home Room President 2, 3, Student Coun- cil 2, 3. Jerold David Bailey - Jerry Transferred from Savanna, Ill., 3, Football 4, Letter Club 4, Track 4, Baseball 4, Prairie Dog Tales 4, Prairie Dog 4, Mixed Chorus 4. Francis Aloysius Berg - Al Library 2, German Club 3, 4. laura Jane Biederman - Laurie Transferred from Savana, Ill., 3, G. A. A. 4. Mariorie Esther Bodamer - Margie German Club 2, 3, 4, Latin Club 2, 3, 4, Vice Pres ident 4, Oftice 4, Library l, 2, Mixed Chorus 4, Sec- retary Home Room 4, G. A. A. l, 2, 3, 4, Point Sec- retary 4, Head of Volley Ball 4, Class Play 3. Donna Marie Berne - Donna Mae F. H. A. l, 2, 3, 4, G. A. A. 'l, 2, Library Club 'l 2, 3, 4. Daniel Patrick Bresnahan - Dan Football T, 2, 3, 4, Basketball l, 2, 3, Letter Club 2 3, 4, Intramurals l, 2, 3, 4, Class President 3, Home Room President 4, Student Council 3, 4, Junior Prom King 3. Lloyd Joseph Byers - Moses Band l, 2, 3, 4, Class Play 3, 4, Chorus 4. Melvyn Francis Carl - Mel Football l, 2, Basketball 3, Track 'l, Secretary of Home Room l, 2, Senior Class President 4, Student Council 4, Midwinter Formal King 4. Shirley Ann Carl - Shirl Latin Club 2, 3, 4, F. H. A. 1, Girls Chorus 2, 3, Mixed Chorus 2, 3, 4. Tonita Mae Caya - Toni Transferred from Highland Park, lll., 2, G. A. A, 2, 3, 4, Mixed Chorus 2, 3, 4, F. H. A. 2, 3, 4, Parlimentari- an Cheerleader 2, 3, 4, Forensics 2, Homecoming Court 4, Prairie Dog Tales 4, Prairie Dog 4, Head of Softball 4, Girls Chorus 2, 3, Class Play 4. Norma Theresa Check - Shorty Girls Chorus 1, 3, Mixed Chorus 2, 3, 4, F. H. A. 1, 2, 3, 4, office 4, Band 1. President 4, Girls 3, 4, Operetta I, nt 3, President 4, 2, 3, 4, Forensics Director 3, Home- Home Room Pres- Vice-President 3, of the Prairie Dog I 1 Sixty-one CLASS OF 1955 Donald Joseph Elliott - Flub Intramural Bowling l, 2, Proiector Operator l, 2, 3, Class Play 3, Band l, 2, 3, 4, Mixed Chorus 2, 3, Home Room Vice-President 3. Marlene Joyce Emerson - Emey G. A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4, F. H. A. l, 2, 3, 4, Office Librarian 1, 2, 3, Home Room Secretary i, 2, 3. Wayne Francis Feally - Blink Band l, 2, 3, 4, Mixed Chorus 4, Class Play 3, Vice-President Home Room 1, 4. Rose Mary Fishler - Rosa Latin Club 2, 3, 4, Mixed Chorus 2, 3, Girls Chorus 3, F. H. A. l, 4. Jeanette Ann Forst - Jeanette F. H. A. 2, 3, 4, Class Play 3, Prairie Dog Tales 4, Prai- rie Dog 4. Roger James Forst - Fuzz F. F. A. 2, 3, 4. Gerald Arthur Frydenlund - Jerry Mixed Chorus 2, 3, 4, Band l, 2, 3, 4, Class Play 3, 4, Proiector Operator l, 2, 3, 4, Prairie Dog Tales 4, Prairie Dog 4, Student Council 4. Michael Edward Graap - Mike German Club 2, 3, 4, President 4, Intramurals 3. Nancy lee Hendricks - Nancy Transferred from Sparta, Wis. 4, Local Color Club l, 2, 3, Girls Chorus 2, 3, Spartan Staff 3, Pep Club 3. Jane Elizabeth Hess - Janie Latin Club 1, 2, 3, German Club l, 2, 3, Girls Chorus 'l, 2, 3, Mixed Chorus 1, 2, 3, Band 1, 2, 3, Mariorette l, 2, 3, G. A. A. 1, 2, 3, Class Play 3, Home Room President 3, Student Council 3. Kenneth George Hill - Ken Band i, 2, Projector Operator l. Shirley Jean Horkheimer - Shirl Girls Chorus l, 2, 3, Mixed Chorus l, 2, 3, 4, Oper- etta l, Band 'l, 2, 3, 4, G. A. A. l, 2, 3, 4, Head of Kickball 4, F. H. A. l, 2, 3, 4, Library 2, 3, Office 4, Forensics 3, Prairie Dog Tales 4, Prairie Dog 4, Cheerleader l. Arlene Edith Husted - Arlene G. A. A. l, 2, 4, Band l, 2, 3, 4, Mixed Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4, Girls Chorus l, 2, 3, Operetta I, Class Play 3, 4, Cheerleader l, 2, 3, 4, Homecoming Attendent 4, Latin Club l, 2, 3, 4, Forensics 2, 3, Prairie Dog Tales 4, Prairie Dog 4. Sally Diane Hutchinson - Sally Band 2, 3, 4, Mixed Chorus l, 2, 3, 4, Girls Chorus l, 2, 3, Operetta 1, G. A. A. 'l, 2, 3, 4, Class Play 3, Latin Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Homecoming Attendant 4, Prai- rie Dog Tales 4. Gale Joan Kedl - Gay Office 4, Library 'l, 2, Class Play 3, 4, G. A. A. 'l, 2, 3, F. H. A. 'l, 2, 3. Charlotte Jo Ann Kolter -- Shotty Library Club 4, Otiiice 4, Visual Aids 4. Connie Mary Kozelka - Pee-Wee Library l, 4, Visual Aids 4, G. A. A. l, 2, F. H. A. 2. Beverly Jo Ann lane - Bev Girls Chorus 1, 2, Mixed Chorus 4, Latin Club 4, Class Play 3. 4: 4: 4: 4: CLASS OF 1955 Carol Ann Lanke - Carol G. A. A. 1,'2, 3, 4, F. H. A. 1, 2, 3, 4, Mixed Chorus 4, Vice-President of F. H. A. 3, Class Play 4, OFiice 4. William Arrion Layde - Busky Football 1, 2, 4, Track 1, Instramurals 1, 2, 3, Letter Club 4, Proiector Operator 1, Secretary of Class 3. Harvey Wencle Lechnir - Harv Prairie Dog Tales 4, Prairie Dog 4, Proiector Operator 1. Mary Ann Linton - Mary Library 1, 2, 3, 4, Library Club Secretary 3, Office 4. Dorothy Ann McGinley - Dotty G. A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4, F. H. A. 1, 2, 3, 4, Cheerleader 1, 2, 4, Forensics 2, 3, Mixed Chorus 2, 4, Girls Chorus 2, Prairie Dog Tales 4, Prairie Dog 4, Class Play l, 3, 4, Oftice 4. Norita Marie Martin - Rita G. A. A. 2, 3, Class Play 3, 4, Library 4. Richard Wayne Martin -- Dick Class Play 3, Baseball 2, 3, 4, Football 3, 4, Volley- ball 3, 4, Letter Club 4. Marianne Mercer - Merc Class Play 3, 4, Forensics 2, 3, 4, G. A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4, F. H. A. 1, 2, 3, 4, Program of Work Chairman 3, Girls Chorus 1, 2, 3, Mixed Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4, Oper- etta 1, Latin Club 2, 3, 4, Home Room Secretary 4. Robert John Mezera - Bob Class Play 3, 4, Track 1, F. F. A. 1, 2, 3, 4, Secretary 2, Vice President 3. Wenceslaus John Mezera - Wennie Football 4, F. F. A. 1, 2, 3, 4, Class Play 3. Paul Eugene Mitchell - Scrooge Class President 2, Home Room President 3, Student Council 2, 3, 4, Secretary 4, Track 3, 4, Intramurals 1, 2, Letter Club 3, 4, Band 1, 2, 3, 4, Mixed Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4, Operetta 1, Class Play 3, 4, German Club 3, 4. Frank Emery Ocenoaak - Ochie Carole Jean O'Neil - Carole Band 1, 2, 3, 4, - Secretary 4, Maiorette 2, 3, Head Maiorette 4, Operetta 1, Girls Chorus 1, 2, 3, Mixed Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4, G. A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4, Class Play 3, 4, Latin Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Secretary treasurer 4. Diane Lee Patterson - Pat Operetta 1, Girls Chorus I, 2, 3, Mixed Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4, Band 2, 3, 4, F. H. A. 1, 2, 3, G. A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4, Class Play 3, Class Secretary 2, Home Room President 4, Student Council 4, Junior Prom Queen 4, Home- coming Court 4. David John Pettera - Dave Intramurals 1, 2, 3, 4, Football 1, 2, 3, 4, Track 1, 2, 3. 4, Letter Club 3, 4, Mixed Chorus 2, 3, 4, Class Play 3, 4. Jo Ann Rathbun - Jo Transferred from St. Mary's 3, Chorus 3, 4, Girls Chorus 3, F. H. A. 3, 4, Class Play 3, 4, Latin Club 3, 4, Secre- tary of Home Room 3. Dolores Ann Scheckel - Lores G. A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4, Girls Chorus 2, Band 1, 4, Class Play 3, F. H. A. 1, 2, 3, 4, President 3, Reporter 4, Library 1. Sixty-two Freida Ann Schloegl - Red Mixed Chorus 2, 3, 4, Girls Chorus 1, 2, 3, German Club 3, 4, G. A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4, F. H. A. 1. John Gray Schreiner - John Band 1, 2, 3, 4, Mixed Chorus 3, 4, Football 1, 2, 3, 4, Basketball 1, 2, Track 1, 2, 3, 4, Letter Club 3, 4, Intramurals 1, 2, 3, 4, Proiector Operator 1, Class Play 3, 4, Class President 1, Home Room President 2, Student Council 1, 2, 3, 4, President 4, German Club 3, 4, President 3, Prairie Dog Tales 4, Prairie Dog 4. Carol Ann Sebastian - Red Band 1, 2, Library 4. Janice Ruth Shaffer - Jan Mixed Chorus 3, F. H. A. 4, Class Play 3, Prairie Dog Tales 4, Prairie Dog 4. John Douglas Steiner - Jack Football 1, 2, 3, 4, All Conference Tackle 4, Basket- ball 1, 2, 3, 4, Track 1, 2, 3, Co-Captain 3, Baseball 1, 2, 3, Letter Club 2, 3, 4, Intramurals 1, 2, 3, 4, Class Play 3, 4, Prairie Dog Tales 4, Prairie Dog 4. Carol Dorothy Steiner - Carol Lora Mae Steiner - Lora German Club 2, 3, 4, Ottice 4, Home Room Secretary 2, Class Play 3, Operetta 1, Girls Chorus 1, 2, 3, Mixed Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4, Band 1, 2, 3, 4, G.A.A. 1, 2, 3, 4, F.H.A. 1, 2, 3, 4. Lucille Marie Swatek - Lucy G.A.A. 2, F.H.A. 1, 2, 3, 4, Girls Chorus 1, 2, Librar- ian 1, 2, 4, Prairie Dog Tales 4, Prairie Dog 4. Clifford Dale Tessar - Cliff Library 2, Stage Crew 3. Janice Foster Tischhauser - Jan Latin Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Forensics 2, Class Play 3, G.A.A. 1, Band 1, 2, 3, 4, Mixed Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4, Girls Chorus 1, 2, 3, Operetta 1. Dorothy LaVonne Updike - Dotty F.H.A. 2, 3, 4. Janette Ann Valley - Putt Girls Chorus 2, 3, Mixed Chorus 4, Band 1, G.A.A. 1, 2, 3, 4, F.H.A. 1, 2. Margaret Mary Valley - Marg G.A.A. 1, 2, 3, 4, Latin Club 3. Donald Leonard Wachuta - Dundee Intramural Bowling 2, Head Manager, Basketball, Baseball, Football, Track 1, 2, 3, 4, Letter Club 1, 2, 3, 4, F. F. A. 1, 2, 3, 4, Stage Crew 1, 2, 3, 4. Kenneth Henry Wagner - Wheels Baseball 2, 3, 4, Track 3, 4, Mixed Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4, Librarian 1, Proiector Operator 1, 2, 3, 4, F. F. A. 1, 3, 4, Secretary 4. Betty Lou Ward - Betty Richard James White - Dick Track 1, 2, 3, 4, Letter Club 3, 4, Intramurals 1, 2, 3, 4, Band 1, 2, 3, 4, Mixed Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4, Operetta 1, Class Play 3, 4, German Club 3, 4, Student Coun- cil 4. Janis Elaine Wolf - Jan Class Secretary 4, G.A.A. 2, 3, 4, Mixed Chorus 3, 4, Band 1, 3, Operetta 1, Class Play 3, Latin Club 2, 3, 4, Secretary 3, President 4, German Club 3, 4. 'Larry Kent Yeomans - Kent Football l, 2, 3, 4, Co-Captain Football 4, Baseball l, 2, 3, 4, Basketball l, 2, 3, 4, Track l, 2, 3, 4, Let- ter Club 2, 3, 4, Intramurals l, 2, Prairie Dog Tales 4, Prairie Dog 4, Proiector Operator l, 27 3, 4, Mixed Chorus 4, Vice President of Class 3, Home Room President l, Student Council l. CLASS OF l955 Dwaine Robert Zllbek - Tanker F.A.A. l, 2, 3, 4, President 3, Sentinel 4, Mixed Chorus 4, Intramurals 4, Football 3, 4, Co-Captain of Football 4, All Conference Guard 4, Track 2, 3, 4, Baseball 3, 4, Letter Club 3, 4, President 4, Home Room Vice President 3, AUTOGRAPHS PATRONS Weighner's Service Garage W.P.R.E. Selch's Dairy Alderman's Radio and TV Prairie Cabinet Shop Red's Mobile Service Bunder's Super Service Ahrens Dairy Farm Edwards' Hotpoint Appliances Hi-Way Market Motel Brisbois Geisler's Bergen Ins. Agency Lochner and Schneyer Hotel San Gates Insurance Agency Skyway Motel Wisconsin Farmco Service Co-op. The Fashion Shoppe Motel Sunset Badger Wholesale Grocery Co. Frank's Rexall Drugs Peckham Studio Wisconsin Power 8. Light Company Prairie Maid Bakery Pribyl's IGA Store Prairie Motel Shorty's Service Station Stark's Sporting Goods Star Dept. Store Beaumont Hardware Milady's Dress Shoppe Ritchie's Jewelry Harvey's Steak House Blackhawk Food Store Peoples Bakery Swenson's Fruit Market 8K Grocery Roger Steiner Construction Company Crawford County Hatchery A.B.C. Laundry Hutchison Log 8g Lumber Co. Zephyr Cleaners Western Auto Associate Store Dairy Bar Farrell's Drugs Rose Garden Tourist Court Garrity Jewelry Store Prairie Book Store Carroll Packing Company Burgess Cellulose Co. Elm Grove Motor Court Pines Radio 8- Television Gamble Store Blackhawk Clothiers Kedl Implement Wolf Machine Shop Prairie Refrigeration Service Barney's Standard Station National Decorated Metal Com Prairie Sand 81 Gravel Co. Kemble's Greenhouse Piggly Wiggly Wis-Owa Store R. J. McWilliams Hess 81 Company Pladium Bowling Alley Patterson Insurance Al's Super Service Knapp Floor Company Purity Ice Cream Coast-to-Coast Store Bohonek's Crawford Farm Supply Co-op Erickson's Texaco Station Cavanaugh Grocery Kasparek Self Service Market Superior Radio Prairie City Gas Company Sebastian Motor Service Lake Brothers John R. Moses Frederick P. Otto W. A. O'Neil Elmer Queram Horsfall Lumber Co. Prairie City Bank Dr. H. B. Von Ruden Woodward's Kozelka Shoe Store Grelle's Inc. W. Conley Taylor Peoples State Bank Dr. H. L. Shapiro Kieser Peoples Agency R. G. Steinberg Prairie Locker Service Hillview Market Panka's Shoe Store Paul H. Schmidt Ben Franklin Store Hotel Fort Crawford Huebsch Chevrolet Howe Printing Co. Tiller Furniture Savory Cafe F. J. Antoine C. M. Peterson L. E. 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