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

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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

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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

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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