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

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hlong time ago in 191.1 fifteen mem- bers of the Class of l95b started kinder- garten under the guidance of Miss Doris Lundquist. These five year olds were Bon- ita Hamilton, Kahn Peterson,Duane Soelle, Art Bears, Darwin Ferry, John Gruber, Do- nald Hutter,James Holway,Frances Mueller, Jane and Jean Jessie, Shirley Junge, Pat Mockler, and Joan Mowitz. Fay Ann Katch- inska came all the way from Texas to join them in the middle of the year. World War II brought changes in the community. Badger Ordinance Works opened and many of its workers were housed at a Trailer Camp on the edge of town. Seventy one pupils enrolled in the l9h2 first grade, with Miss Helen Capper as teacher. George Walker, Phil Cole and Merlin Luher joined the class. Everyone passed into second grade. Miss Capper enjoying the group continued as second grade teacher. Karla Krueger WSS 8 HSWCOITISI' n e Mrs. Pearl Meng taught the class its first arithmetic during third grade. Toby Melster was a new pupil. lineteen-forty-five found the class in fourth grade with Donald Schiffman and Gustave Quade added to the roll. Miss No- ra Sather, beloved by two generations of Prairie students,helped the class pass from fourth to fifth grade. Miss Vera Adams instructed fifth grade. Gus Quade left Prairie this year but returned for sixth grade. The class members felt as big as little children can when they moved from the North Grade School down to the High School, where Miss Laura Schoephoerster took charge as sixth grade teacher. All trudged into the seventh grade where Mr. Paul McGill was their adviser A few had a taste of being'Safety Patrol- menn. The Jessie twins left the class to return as juniors in high school. Under the direction of Mrs. Clara Kuhnau with her legendary Wsteel rulern, they completed eighth grade, proud in 1950, to be the first eighth grade gradu- atee Of the New Grade School, The Eckstein twins, Eileen and Irene, joined the last year in the grades. Even though mere freshmen, the class was happy to be in high school. Students from surrounding areas enlarged and en- riched the class. After' Initiation Day, they felt they really belonged in high school and began looking forward to giv- ing the sophomores a return party in the spring. Mr.Alfred Ness was class adviser and Marion Lohr class president. In the fall of 1951, returning as sophomores, they knew they were older and wiser. New freshmen were properly initi- ated. The class was under the advisership of Mr. Warren Perry. .N 31 V5-11 Ferry Wa-'3 sophomore class president. Shining new class rings appeared af- ter school opened in the fall of 1952. Thoughts soon turned to the Junior Prom. Named nStairway to the StarsW,it was held May 1. Class president Phil Cole as king chose Jane Kohlman his queen. Mr.and Mrs. Warren Perry served as advisers. The senior year, with all its activ- ities, came. King John Boehmer and Queen Shirley Junge ruled over Homecoming Fes- tivities. The class was under the gui- dance of Mr. Walter Doll, Darwin Ferry a- gain being class president. WI Remember Maman, under the direction of Mr. Ness, was presented as the class play. Harold Meeteer, elected Senior Ball King, named Pat Mockler as his queen for the WArabian Nightsn, February 20. Class Night, Bacc- alaureate Services, Class Trip and Com- mencement Exercises brought the Class of '5h to the end of its days at Prairie High

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Donald McDonald 'Gentl y with his brain he sometimes thinks thought Class vice president 2 FHA 3,4. Eileen Eckstein 'Bewarel I may do something sensational.' Chorus 1 2,3,45 Pep,Club 45 FHA 1,g,5,45 Forensics 3,45 Dramatics 2,4. Irene Eckstein 'High School days may have their delights ut t ey don't compare th High School nights. FHA l .2 J 4: P Club 4' Forensihs, 2, 3, Ch0rUS, 1,-2, 3, 4. Class Adviser Walter Doll The seniors wish to express their gratefulness and appreciation to you Mr. Doll, for your fine guidance and leadership during their last year at Prairie High.

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PM This is station V-PDS-TSV-C televising to you from the tenth annual reunion of the Prairie High class of l95h. We have arrived in time to see the President of the United States, Darwin Ferry, dedicat- ing the new state capitol which has been moved to Prairie du Sac. Recording the event on film is John Gruber, President of the National Press Photographer's Association. Just arriving from Washing- ton D.C. on Twenty-Year Man, Gus Quade's Jet Space ship, designed by Bill Evans, are Alan Albers, Secretary of Agricul- ture, Leon Procknow, Secretary of the Treasury lhe always did have the moneyl, and John Ring the distinguished but silent Senator from Wisconsin. They explained they were late because they stopped off in Chicago to visit Marion 'Bubbles' Lohr, who is unable to attend the reunion because running the night club, the 'Greasy Spoon', takes all her time. On our right, we see Donna Accola, famed gossip columnist, interviewing George Walker, home from making his latest movie, Kin 3-D Cinemascope, co- starring with Marilyn Monshmoel, 'Here I Am, You Lucky Women.' Don Hutter and Gerald Campbell just sold their formula for skinning angle-worms, to that business tycoon from Merrimac Gene Morrow. Now a word from our sponsor, 'Soelle Mattresses' created by Duane Soelle and demonstrated by official dem- onstrator, Kahn Peterson. Diane Yanke, better known as Florence Nightie-in-gale, the II, claimed they make the most com- fortable sickbeds, and Dr. Arthur Baars, the mortician's friend, agrees. Qack to our little gathering. We rgceigeg word fromh Stockholm, Sweden, t at o n Boehmer as become the only athlete to excel Jim Thorpe's Olympic record. Ooopsl I gust tripped over our cord, Here comes im Ryan world-renown weight-lifter to help me up. With him is Mike Rolstad, president of the Green Bay gherrg Corporation, which has just pgr- ecte a strawberry- lavored cherry or people who don't like cherries. We turn our camera to the street where a brass band directed by Justin Kniemeyer, is heralding the arrival of Phil Cole, coach of the University of Wisconsin football team, who has just won their fifth bi- annual Rose-Bowl game. With him is Gene Gustavson, team manager. Karla Krueger enjoys traveling also. She's now married and has topped the Canadian record with sextuplets. From this view we see the beautiful tenth anniversary cake, baked and ggcoiatedJ by the :ecogddBetty Ciock- er, r ey unge, w o i so we at Stout. Shirley followed the recipe created by Gladys Petzke of the Betty griikerfKgtchenMEeiting Staff in Chicago. e , i oris on di n't arrive...... My, here she is and doesn't she have a beautiful tan? I always said Africa was a warm place. Doris is a missionary for her local church at Leland. Giver-head we see a Jet-plane doing crazy dips. We're told it's Jane Kohl- man, rather 'Miss Smile in the Jet.' She has attained top honors in both fields, Smiling and Jet Piloting. Jane tells us that Bonnie Hamilton has risen to the top and stayed there. She was recently voted 'The Girl We'd Most Like to Have for Dinner' by the African Society of Cannabals, For obvious reasons, she declined the award. The director has just informed us to swing our camera over to Studio A, where Marlene Kindschi is exhibiting her Inter- national Champion Cocker Spaniel. She's receiving the golden cup now. The cup is presented to her by Jean and Jane Jessie who have established an institution for the handicapped and are teaching the in- mates how to avoid hydrophobia. Betty Zech has her own TV program, concerning the teenagers, called 'How to Be Removed from Class.' It's very ed- ucational and a real comedy. Here's Barbara Dobratz who is now tickling the ivories although she never had much musical ability. Her boss finds her a very good dental assistant. Now for a word from our sponsor,'Annie Campbell's Clinging Shampoo.' It doesn't foam: it doesn't remove dandruffg it just sits and clings. Don McDonald, recently voted one of the ten best dressed men in America, says it does wonders. Here comes bashful Ellen Matoushek, boots, ten-gallon hat and all, who just returned from Texas, She's sporting a diamond engagement kerchief clasp rom her handsome Texan, who considered it practical since they'll be riding the range together. Frances Munz is changing her youngest child's diaper. She is in a daze after being voted Wisconsin's most efficient housewife. Here comes Barbara Peetz, high school secretary, with a message for us from Fran Mueller. Fran wants to know if Eddie, Jr. the oldest of her nine children is around. Here he comes with the county sheriff, Harlyn Braun, who found him on the 'Eckstein's Etheral Eatery' restaurant. run by Eileen and Irene Eckstein. He was trying to meet 'Lucky' Nottlestad,one of their best customers, who struck oil in Oklahoma and is giving away money. Flarold 'Happy' Meeteer is selling tickets to the game which his team, Meeteer's Meteorites,' will play tonight in the new Prairie recreation center. Jerry Jonas, architect who designed this twelve story two block long structure, declares it has done wonders for the youth of Prairie du Sac. Jean Keitel, county truant officer agrees. We now turn our camera onto the street. Looking upward we see some sky Eaintings Canew process developed by Jim olwayl of Phyllis Schutte and Joan Mowitz. It was an advertisement for 'eau de Paree' cologne. The painting was done by Merlin Luher, Jim's right- hand man. We are now on Melster Street, in the center of the business district, named after George 'Toby' Melster, whose benevolence hasmade Harolyn Zick's pride and joy, the public library, possible. Harolyn has been able to combine marriage and the library successfully. We stop at Continued on Page 14