Prairie Du Sac High School - Prairie Pride Yearbook (Prairie Du Sac, WI)

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VOYAGE OF THE GOOD SHIP '48 In September of 1936, a large and strongly built ship put out to sea Only four members of that first crew remain with us now They are Mary Ann Albertus, Sarah Henning, Allan Cramer and Joann Felix We were new to the sea, and Miss Jenewein took command of us Miss Sather, a very competent captain, took over in the third and fourth years The sea was rough when we landed in Mrs Conger's room we weathered quite a few storms that year, but we learned a great deal As sailors in our seventh year, we considered ourselves quite grownup, hav ing a routine similar to that of the high school In the eighth year we were forced to remain in one room because of the enlargement of our crew Our ninth year at sea was one which we had long awaited Altogether our crew numbered sixty strong, because we were Joined by sailors from the surrounding areas We were considered 'green' Freshman until we were initiated It was a grueling experience for us, a number of our crew were seasick and some threatened mutiny in all mander After that we felt we really belonged, and our crew began to participate activities In the spring of that year death boarded our ship and claimed for only a year we had grown to like and admire him We sailed gaily into our Sophomore year thinking of the horrors we could put the Freshmen through That year we were welcomed back by a new face, Mr A H Koten, who is our present commander In the eleventh year of our Journey we were prompted to a high rank and wore the insignia of Juniors The seas were calm and bright, but the brightest memory of that cruise was the Junior Prom We elected Ed Koch as our President and King, and he chose Ireta Klotz as his Queen Under the direction of our advisor, Miss Fisher, we transformed the gym into a sprlngtime scene with a covered ceiling and a Maypole in the center The next autumn we set sail on our last cruise There were only thirty six sailors left to carry on the voyage This was an important year for us because we, as Seniors, had our class play directed Marge Esser as Editor Our crew will never now at last we are sailing into the Port of where we shall take our separate canoes and weather and calm seas as we learn to paddle by Miss Fisher and our own annual with forget its high school experiences and Commencement on the Sea of Learning, put out to sea May we have fair our own canoes as its victim our commander, Mr. 0. L. Clauson. Even though he had been our com-

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CLASS PROPHECY As I was sitting at the desk in my room, you see I am an instructor in Com mercial subjects at Glenview High School in Chicago, one warm day in 1960, Linda, senior class president, came to me for advice on the matter of choosing a class motto She had a list of mottoes and handed them to me Reading over the list nPick Your Peak and Climb,' 'Twigs Today, Trees Tomorrow,' 'We will Ring the Bells of the Future, 'In Ourselves our Future Lies,' I knew that the last one sounded very familiar and upon pondering over it, the veil was removed and I saw in my mind our l9H8 Commencement, 'In Ourselves our Future Lies' was our class motto and so long ago, too A wry smile played upon my lips as I recalled those by gone days, and sudden ly I found myself lost in a reverie of memories concerning those dear old friends of the class of '48 That life is cruel which doesn't provide time for remember ing, so I enjoyed myself for many minutes recalling familiar persons and what each is doing now My first stop was a huge metropolis brought about by the uniting of two small villages what an immense improvement since I last saw it eleven years ago' Jus look at the beautiful layout The Harold Kreuger Estate' I remember his telling me when we were Seniors that he was going to retire within ten years do or die mode of transportation a 1955 Tucker Down on main street, a gigantic sign 'Consumers' Haven' caught my eye Approaching the nHaven' I read that the propri etor was Joe Koch Peering into the window, I beheld a conglomeration of little electric cars, shopping bags full of groceries, counters of meats, fruits and veg etables, pastries and confections I watched one lady do her shopping when she went in, she got into a little car, pressed a button, and rode away Then I saw the sign 'Serve yourself while you enjoy a ride After picking up the articles she wanted, she parked her midget auto, paid her bill, picked up her groceries, all neatly wrapped, and left the store As I was musing over Joe's occupation, noticed a man dressed in all white coveralls coming down the sidewalk I knew someone with whom I was quite well acquainted had a similar walk and sure enough, I recognized the man as Clarence Welke While conversing with him, I learned that he was successfully operating a large dairy farm, with Russell Sprecher and Robert Lipke as assistant managers He was telling me about the modern designed house with all the labor saving devices in it I said something to the effect that his wife surely must appreciate it Clarence rather hastily retorted, 'W1fe, nuts, N C 1 O t -- 2 I guess he did--and in royal style. It seems odd that he has such an out-of-date 1 . V , --1 ' .D . I