Rhinelander High School - Hodag Yearbook (Rhinelander, WI)

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SEPTEMBER Came September, came school. To the sophomores it was something new and exciting, to the juniors, the same old story, but to the seniors, their last year which they were determined to make the most of. During the summer many of the rooms were redecorated so when we came back this fall, we not only had new looking rooms and textbooks but two new teachers whom everyone immediately took a liking to. One of the office girls, Miss Feldman, acquired a husband and a new title, Mrs. Carlson, Mr. Koudelik joined the ranks by getting himself a wife. To get every- one acquainted, the annual senior party was held and maybe their unusual slogan There'll be swing, song, and swaying with ping-pong and playing at the Senior Swing Sersionu did the trick, for it turned out to be a huge success. Football season began and we had a pretty good team. Most of the clubs organized and elected their officers. Class oHicers also were elected and members of the I-Iodag Staff were chosen Two interesting lyceums were presented: one on Constitution Day when Mr. Froling explained the significance of our Constitution and introduced our representatives to Badger Boys' State and Badger Girls' State, and another given by a young man who once served as a page in the national legislature. OCTOBER Winding up the football season in which Rhinelander placed third in the conference, the parade led by the band headed the day's festivities for our Homecoming game with Stevens Point. In that colorful procession of floats Hold that Tiger, the Girls' Athletic Club entry, won first prize. Our first report cards were distributed with the new letter system of grading instead of the former numeral sys- tem and that, you remember, caused much comment. Well on the way into school activities, the first printed REPORTER was issued and the Hodag Staff began work on this 1942 edition of the HODAG. The four page REPORTER which in the past was mimeographed was printed and even included pictures of our new teachers. A sud- den descent in attendance rate was started by the opening of part- ridge season. Whether the hunters were lucky in scoring or not, 5' Q til J ...vi-IJ-f fix' 1, K Q I XX ff I they still had to make up their time after classes. Page 22 K 5 lj- O Lv V 49 V! Q X,-5 5 NOVEMBER After being feted by many banquets, the football players were also honored by one of the best school parties of the year, the Post-Football Party, sponsored by the Booster Club. Following this the junior class play cast was chosen for their three-act comedy Good Night, Ladies, which, through the antics ofjim Mlady and Jack Christianson as tyvo old ladies, disguised as chaperons of a girls school, provoked many laughs. On Armistice Day we assembled to face the east at 11 o'clock in honor of our war dead. Usually noisy when packed with 500 energetic students, the room was so quiet you could have heard a pin drop. To morrow and tomorrow and tomorrow . . . What could be so exciting tomorrow wondered the juniors and the sophomores but the seniors knew that it was one of those memorizing assignments. Most of those, for whom memorizing was a tedious task, hadn't gotten past the first line of romorrouu. With the coming of the second six weeks' grades, came a decided drop in standings. It seems study ing has a lull in the mid-semester period. West met East in the lyceum number of Chinese Philip Yung Lee and his young wife, a graduate nurse of China. By tell- ing of Chinese customs and music, Philip Yung Lee and his wife related how China has been meeting the West for the past thirty years and expressed gratitude for American interest in their country.

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DECEMBER December proved to be one of the busiest months of the school year. Our basketball triumph over Wausau, one of our strongest opponents, seemed to put everyone in the best of spirits. The band presented its first concert which was very successful, and not to be out-done, the juniors presented their annual class play Good Night, Ladies, which had a laugh in every line. December seemed the month of successes, for our debate squad won six out of six debates at the Wisconsin Rapids tournament. The nearer we came to Christmas, the stronger became the Christmas spirit. Every club had some sort of party and many girls feared for their waistlines because of the generous lunches each club gave, but they followed the motto Christmas comes but once a year so why not make the most of it? . Along with the parties, Miss Olsgard and her music classes, with the aid of Miss Young, presented a beautiful Christmas Candlelight Service. Everyone looked forward to vacation and to start it off right, the last day of school the Dra- matic Club presented a Christmas play and a very nice program. Since they would come back to a new year and final examinations, all the students, from an reports, made the most of vacation. 5 ,Qin 'Q 'Y 2 ' I ix, 1,. : I' Q, rl' x ' 1 2-K s JANUARY Another new year began and school started again. The first week was one of the coldest anyone could ever remember. Casting all feminine caution to the winds, the girls wore ski pants under coats and some even became brave enough to wear slacks in school. At least 150 students and teachers carried their lunches and there was a general dash, at noon, to restaurants and drug stores. With the new year Mr. Kruschke obtained a new secretary, Mrs. Margaret Hansen. His former secretary, after eleven years of service, resigned to become a housewife. During the second week examinations were given and there was a general atmosphere of suspense, fear, and finally relief when they were finished. Ex- aminations were followed by the all-school party sponsored by the seniors, whose slogan was Be a sport and support the Senior. Sports Spree. Suit- able decorations helped to carry out their wintry scheme. Miss Catlin began declamatory work for the Declamatory Contest in March. She reported that she had a lot of promising prospects so we hope we'll keep up our good reputation. Along with the declaration of war the Red Cross put in a plea for aid so a certain day was set aside for pupils to make their contributions. The Home Economics classes began knitting and it was suggested that they might help the Red Cross by knitting for the soldiers. FEBRUARY February came and with it-Lent and no school parties. The suffering students having given up everything from candy to gum Calthough the teachers could still spot some gum cheWersD were in the dullest season of the year. Club candy sales also fell with the sacrificers. Five basketball games broke the monotony of the schedule and the only assembly was one given by our debaters who exhibited their talents in a debate before the assembly on February 9. February 14 was St. Valentines Day and whether hearts were given out or not, the spirit prevailed. Declam eliminations announced the contestants for the tournament held here, from which were chosen winners to go to the district contest at Stevens Point. After all the cold weather in January the ground-hog came out the second of February to test his shadow. The Winners of the sixteen intramural teams played off for the championship and the top scorer was honored. Graduation seemed closer than ever to the seniors, for the first six weeks had started the second semester and the Announcement Committee was chosen to select the senior graduation announcements for 1942. X Page 23