Regis High School - Chi Rho Yearbook (Eau Claire, WI)

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lit S limi In at Lifetime Robert Trimbell, 37 Duluth and Supemor carrzcd front page storws about a lost boy some yems ago Heres the story HEN about fifteen years old my father was staying at a hunting camp owned by his uncle at Wm ters Wisconsin One day he went out hunt ing with his uncle and another fellow of the camp T'he woods surrounding the camp at the time covered a good hundred square miles Some time after entering the woods my father in his interest to be first to bag some game was separated from the other two men Being young and afraid he fired several shots into the air hoping that the other men would hear them But aftei wait ing some time and seelng it was getting late in the day he started off in the direction he thought he had entered the Woods Dark ness oJertook him and he still did not know where he was He climbed a tree that night and slept as well as could be expected I the meantime the men found out they had they received no answer they thought he had returned to the camp so they Went back When his companions found he had not returned they rang the school bell shot off guns but of no 3Va1l The next mormrg at dawn Indlans guides trappers and other parties started a search for him My father had plodded through the thick underbrush and by noon his clothes were all but from his body He walked all day seeing nothing but a few birds too far away to shoot For two days he continued walking Late the second day he entered a swamp and when he got out he had lost his gun and almost all of his clott es Early the third morning he heard a train xx lnstle but he could not tell from which way the ound came About noon he came to an old lofrg ing road He followed It until almo t dalk In the distance he spied CL little house at the end of the road 23 A little old lady was the sole inhabitant In spite of his awful appearance the dogs were not afraid of him and nearly gnawed him up before the old lady saw him She knew who he was because word had been spread for people to be on the look out for h1m She took him into the house and although he was almost starved she gave him only a couple glasses of milk 'Ilhen she put h1n1 into her buggy and drove all night to bring him back to the camp This story ran headlines ln the Duluth and Superior papers for four days Happy Days Will Dawn When I make a gentleman out of my brother Jeanette fL1ttle Ladyj Boley fCatch Eppiej Couture When I can play my brothers v1ol1n Margie Craemer When the last dish is done Joe CD1sh washerj Dickerson When my brother introduces me to the basketball players Ethel Duchscher When we catch up with the rest of the folks Farr Feeney Gllboy Garnett Friedeck When I can take off the ribbon bow Jeanne Nickerbocker When I can kiss the old Latin book good bye Tommle Caesar Lund When my voice will no longer squeek Bob Mertes When katie Ott quits pickin on me Jimmie Michelson When I can convince people that I m not from Shawtown Frances Fisher VJ, W I 'xx V ' , V - , - -- - , -1. 1 -.. -.gl ' 2 V, I I I . . . n O . . o . I , , . ' ' 1 , . , . . . , D I 0 . ' I ' - a , . I 9 Y- ' A ' . , . . X v - - J K 2,1 n ,,- H, ' if . n , n - 1 ' ' lost him, and they too tired their guns. When When a new nickname I acquire. Jean ' 1 I o I ' - , D 44 A 9 ' ' rr as - - ,, . 1 1 - v ' , . . . . A - I 0 n ' ' 1 at - I I I I ' ' I n ' 9 ll ' . . II U ' s n r 9 . . U ' n I ' gg 1 o , L ' n - L ' ' - -Q - . AA . . . . H . . n A v ' , O . ' Q r H ' ' ' ' ' 1 n L I. D . . I. ' fs ' . . , '-Q ' ' Q U ' Y V II '

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E AMROCK .bazlers were very troublesome to us These were llmbs which had broken off and lodged high in other trees and Whlbh would come crashlng down at unfo e een times often killing a horse or a man In 1889 Grandfather Welsh left the woods and entered the fire department in the cap aclty of plpeman He was appointed super lntendent of fire alarm clty elect 1c1an tire warden and as lstant chief holding the fou1 offices at the same time On November 2 1906 he was appointed chief He has serye l contlnually for forty eight yeais his service rema1n1ng unbroken during that per1od Twenty five years ago the department secu ed its first motor drn en fire apparatus which was one of the first ln the state This new mac-hme reduced the time necessary to cover a mile from four minutes to two min utes Flremen have been called to a sist ln al most any klnd of emelgency Once t ev were called to save a calf from the wate s of Llttle Niagara Another time thev were summoned to get a parrot from a tree Tl ey have often been called to re cue cats and dogs About ten years ago a call came ask mg the department to saye thi ee boys from a cake of ice on which they were playing Cro mg the Potomac Some dlstance down tream there was an xce gorge If these boy would reach the Jam they would be sucked under the Water and drowned How eyer they were rescued before anytlung serious happened While Grandfather was chief Eau Claire had one of 1ts b1ggest tires the Contlnental in 1918 When only five percent of the bulld ing had burned the steel supports m the basement buckled and dropped the whole bullding One time whlle at a fire a pointed board fell on Grandlathers head sex ermg an ar t ry He droye quickly to the ho pltax Though he w s greatly weakened through the loss of blood he recovered rapldly Wh1le he has been with the department the Chief has traveled far and near to con South and has traveled West several times The Chief has lead a very actne life Dur mg his lelsure hours he low es sport Today baseball lS his favorlte game but he IS con tent to Slt with the spectato s I am only able to say that I feel a thrill of pride and love when I say Chief Wel h is my grandfather Briefs BACHELORS Prominent alumm members will soon be granted degrees John Kaiser Notre Dame Mary Ellen Kelley St Benedicts Art Coleman Helen Cabus Rose and Lucille Luhm and Fayette MLC ormack at E C T C Jack Iohannes giaduated at St Jolfn s ln January BEI I ES AND WEDDING BE' I S The second alumni pair to be marrled is Germalne DuPless and John Keegan Clxorn an White and Ve a Wollum were first J ON THE COAST Bob Kellenbenz and John Hollern report good news from St Martin s at Lacey Washmgton They re both rated fhst on the Freshmen Honor Roll GENE KAY S COLI EGIANS IS headed by Eugene Mc Caghy of last year s class He is Drum Mayor at the T C this year PROFESSED Slster Geitrude Ann CGertrude Arndtl vull be prof ssed at St Benedict s Com ent July 11 22 ll ' ' 66 ,' 77 ' J . ss . N . . r Q . ' IJ ' 1 . , S , . I V ,TA . - . .J , . . . ,, 7 1 . Q . . ' J y . ' ' v u X , - I 4 . . . . 1 T 1 I . ' J S rl . , ' v 1 . I , - ' ' , , . 1. v ' Y . . - .I I Y C 1 , . K Y. yi i . - . . a 1 o - . ff 7 1 ' , Y ,- In Y . S . c . r . - ' . 3. v C 1 x , l , . A A W' . . u 4 s L W A , ' - , , , vencions. He has visited the East and the S -' 4. v ' , u , .. ' . n . K .Y . - r. ' as ' - sr - K ' , V 1 x -- Ls' 1 , ' . . Y s . ' ' . 7 4 1 . , ,, L . S . . . Y. Y , ,, . . I u . 1 .1 s f ' 7 ! . , l , 9 - 9 f 1 I 1 ' f b W . 9 ' L . 2. 1 4 - ' .I .A A .LJ JL - I I 1 ' r . : . v I ' , . . , . 7 - .A- . . 4 , 1 4 .. , I . . . : ' , V e' S . ' f .

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E -AMROCK When I no longer squllm when Father Deeny asks me what emo means Chuck KHISGF Vlfhen I can beat Pat playlng th IYOFIGS Dolores Johnson When I can entertaln all of my bl other s frlends Helen M Kal er When th last Post 1S delly ered Joh l Mooney Wnen I get my Flye thousand l1HPS ilnlsh d Wlllls Fostel YVhen mv waye yylll b permanent Blllle Keegan When I grow up Peter Pann Kauffman Luncheon Chatter Mary Elame Ashbaugh 38 Ah the twelve o clock slgnal slghs of re llef BYISS from two hundred and some s udents who tuck away thelr serrblances of mornlng vs ork Some of these tudents dash homevs ard for a good hot homecooked dln ner of b101l9d steak mashed potatoe yylth some of that scrumptuous brown g121XV that we less fortunate ones seek out our respect I e lockers to reach for our dally ratlon of foul or five sandwlches The outlook of lunch looks none too prosperous unless pe haps Mary brought ome of those oellclous cup cakes because you know lery yy ell that youl meager welfare IS dependent upon the pea nut buttel sandy lches youl dea mothel h packed lllto the llttle bl oyyn S'tLlx Durlng the flfth 139110 l you haxe pe sufluecl ome one to eat Vlltll you so patl lltly you now ayy lt that pel on s alrlx al Qhe h 19 been detalned rathe long as she suppo edly has been taken ln on some hall gosslp wlcl h y ou wlll hear as soon as the DI my 81 hate been Sald and you slt doyy n to begln the tradltlon al tradlng If the day happens to be Mon day most llkely the mflyorlty of the sand wlches wlll be made of left ox er s fl om Sun 21 day In thls ca e the com ersatlon yylll he as follovss Before I as much as eyen open my lunch Ill Just bet mom gave me ome of tflose awful cold roast sandwlches Thls IS ll1'lf01tl nate as there IS hardly a chance to trade for few of us care much about thls part Clllal' klnd and poor Mary ha to make the be t of It A mournful wall IQ now heard from another member of our foul some Ol ' Mom m fe me ome ham sandyl che how about l2l'1l'lll'10' one for a cupcake Mal y '7 After om fehh ratlon Mary con entstot e propo al as sho can t posslbly Just eat peanut butter andulclles so the balter takes p'ace T 1 e are four membels ln our group Our log n IS Je meet to eat and we sure ly do both VK e have a ravlshlng tlme to getlsel and I feel especl lly sorry for the person that ls the subyect of our balder dash OI course ln the room IS the pleflslngly plump gl l vyho IS forever eatlng It so hap pen that thls celtaln young ophomole I am rcierrlng to has declded to refraln from c tlr-g sweets She has made four bets wll ch makes It look as lf no one mn belleye that she wlll llye up to the wager e 0 the tent of the last party what we thought of lt 'md how It could haye been bettcl 01 vlce yersa Ju t about tl'llS tlme PW 0 y one has finlshed eatlng her sflndwlcne nd the same V'Cllt11'l9 as at the beglnnlng of th m l commences The conyelsatlon luns T 'l gladly ffly e you some of this cake for a llt' Ie pl ce of y ou orange How lJOlltl1 ldll g an apple for thls banana? At trls tlme the Sl ter ln charge of th loom comfs ln md looks around for omeone y hom she thlnks has not yet D61 form d the dreaded duty of tldylng up the room after the luncllels leave We all slt there YVltl'l lather ben sn looks on our countenances and hoy e for tl e le t She finally elects one or two ot' the ey er Wllllng klnd and leay es the room We soon finlsh a varlable lunch and Uyourn to tht lower floor for fl game of O d M ull or brldge for those who care to thlnk T H S H cz ' . , v ' Q , ' ,' . I, , I an , sc , . , - . I , S 1 - n ' - u ' ' N D ' , ' n .I . I I, . . ' 1 I , L U ' A ' Y' . , . . . .11 , ' S I ' S . . . ' ' ' S . I H Y 9 I n ' .H I .I , ' . H 1 . ' . . . . I . .' H I S I e 71 , IS . . , v 1 ' 4 r 7' sz , , 1 1 1, .. C., , , l.. W' . l I I ' K 1 1 I A- A 1pl 91 '1 ' . fx fl 3 l I. C Y S , il 9 . ' ' . cv ' , . . I - I: I . 1 t U 1 v' 0 H . . ,y V ' - Q- v . Q I ' - I.-I I, I l . ' 1 qv ' 4 ' ac as I A L K J ' . 1. 1. . ,,1 D ' UV! H , If G I YY.,.... 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