Reeseville High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Reeseville, WI)

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THE QUILL CLASS HISTORY OF '22. In the fall of 1918, nine shy Freshmen en tered the main room of the Reeseville High School. It is well known that freshmen are very timid, and our class like all other classes did not lack this characteristic. Ellery, the smallest of our gI'011P, Caused a great deal of laughter the first day when he occupied the first Seat in the Seni0I' r0W- The UIIPGI' C1855- men did not have foresight enough 130 See Ellery and the rest of us occupying the senior row four years later. It was in the first year that we lost three of our members, leaving our class enroll- ment six, two girls and four boys. We toiled steadily the first year, thinking of nothing but work and seeing nothing of the joyous side of school life. The first achievement of our class was the appearance of our cardinal and white banner. Although it did not oc- cupy the front wall it attracted all the visitors' attention to its place at the side of the room. Little or no excitement was caused by our class during 011I' fiI'SlS iW0 Yea-FS ill high school. We were saving our energies and artistic abilities until our junior year. Our skill was not shown until May 6, 1921, when our Junior Prom was given- The class of six members worked very hard, but it was not until the night of the Prom of Proms that our accomplishment was seen. Before the doors of the hall were opened to the public a banquet was served to the High School body. After the guests had enjoyed a bounteous dinner they were entertained by the Juniors. By the delicately tinted decorations the hall was converted into a Japanese garden. The green foliage, white lattice work through which were twined twigs of Japanese cherry blos- soms and the flower covered arbors carried one to the Orient. The garden was lighted in soft colors from the orange and purple lanterns. The center of attraction was a Japanese shower of blossoms descended. About ten umbrella surrounded by lanterns from which a o'clock two tiny maidens appeared from far off Japan and supplied the dancers with pro- grams. The Strains of oriental music added reality to the setting, while the merry dancers in frocks of rainbow hue and suits of more sombre tone flitted about like delicate blossoms wafted along by breezes. Time fled on swift wings and it was not long before the strains of Home Sweet Home told us that our prom was ended, its success to live in the memo- ries of six glowing juniors and hosts of pleased patrons. It was in our junior year that our skill in declaming and orating was discovered. Our faithful president, Victor Bickel won first place in oratory at the final contest. Several members took part in the senior class play of '21, giving credit to the upper classman who invited our aid. Basket ball was the great cry in our senior year. Both boys and girls finally succeeded in organizing teams. The basket ball enthusiasts of our class worked very. hard to make the season a success. There are many things that we are looking forward to for the rest of the year. The purchasing of our class rings, the class play and at last the end of the road Commence- ment will all have places of importance in the annals of our class history. Page 10

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