Spring Valley High School - Purple and Gold Yearbook (Spring Valley, WI)

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SE IOR CLASS HI TORY In September, 1901, a number of bright, shy tots tronped into kindergarten for the first time. They worked and played their way along year after year until, hardly realizing it, they found themselves to be eighth graders. They then discovered that they were not little tots any more, but quite grown up: and, while enjoying the present, they began to anticipate the future, which meant High School to most of them. This class, The Lucky Thirteen, graduated under Miss lioning, who for two years helped them in every way possible. The mem- bers of this group were Irene Burghardt, Harry Crane, Edmond Campbell, Stella Davis, Eunice lflesher, Wvalter Gaarden, Ilenry Kirk, Mary Kell- ner, Stella Kahut, Ethel Pence, llarrv Preston, Avlmer Petan and Fred ltebb. i K Those people enjoyed their vacation, but looked forward to the opening of school with no little anticipation. As Freshman First we came to School. This day was one of exquisite pleasure, yet one of trepidation. Some of their former classmates were not present, but there were many new faces to welcome. The members of this class were now Mabel lfliesner, Arnold Vharnley, Stella Davis, Clayton Ducklow, Jesse Daniels, Eunice Flesher, Fharles Fitzgerald, Wialter Gaarden, .lane llill, Mary Kellner, llenry Kirk, Ilelma Lohn, Arthur Mumford, Leona Miller, Arthur Xyeggen, Rachel O'l3rien, Ethel Pence, Elsie Peterson, Leona Peake, .Xylmer Petan and llarry Preston. It was a large l reshman elass and although, to all appearances, rather meek at first, they had their eyes open, watching the other classes and forming opinions, dividing the classes into two groups, likes and dislikes The freshmen all silently joined hands and went in with all tlleir might to keep from being stepped on by the class just ahead fthe Sophornoresl, and they were backed and helped on immensely by the big Junior boys. Une morning these Freshmen were much concerned to see the Sophomore flag on the school house flag pole. They admired it all day, but the next day the fiag was gone, and each Freshman wore a little piece of white and red felt. Revenge was sweet! All the sweeter to them, as there was a little secret about it. That flag was a beauty, even if it was an advertisement, and they decided to keep it as a trophy: so imitation red and white felt was worn that day by the Freshmen. It certainly served the purpose, as it started a furious light, which turned into a bitter and constant elass fend. That year a l reslnnan won first place in the declamatory con-

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14 PURPLE AND GULIY' 1913 CLASS UF '13 VIASS Ul I I1'lCliS l'r1'si1ln'l1I Guil llzlvis. Sl'l'I'1'liII'f' IIVIIVX Kirk. Vluw lb-pm'lm'1' .xI'llIlll' Ny-ggm Il VIASS NIlYI l'U lm! us 1-wi' lmnk luglu-r. i'I..XSS4'UI,OIit-1 l'11rplv:uul iiulal. VIASS l l,OXYl'fR .xllli'I'iK'ilII H4-:nultv Huw.

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16 PURPLE AND GOLD 1913 tvst. 'l'lu- whoh- class was ov0l'.ioyo1l. 'l'lu'y wvrv a wt-ll-pls-asm-tl alul happy 1-lass. Ulu- ol tlu- last anrl important lllL'llll'ltlS of that ye-ar gava- jointlv to tlu- Juniors alul l rvslmu'n a hluv rilrlron. 'l'lu- rivalry lu-twc-vu tlu- l rc-shnu-n :nut Sophoinorvs at this tinu- was wry lIl2tl'iil'tl. At our sc-hool Q-xhihition tlu- Juniors alul lfrvshnu-n mlm-1-oratrxl olu- room alul tlu' Svniors alul Sophoniorvs oiu-. 'l'lu- Frcslnnan Junior mlm-c'oration took tlu- lrhu- rihhon: tlu' rooin was so quiet alul IK'2ll'C'l'lll. aiul all things har- inonizvrl. 'l'lu'rv was a wry ilulignant lunu-h ol Sophomorvs whcn. much to tlu-ir disgust. tlu-y saw tlu- Fl'0SllIItl'll trophy, which was thvir flag. in a vonspivuous plau-v znul st-1-1111-ly guarch-cl. Nluttm-rings anml low growls lroln Solnhoniorv svvtion wvrc lu'arcl all tlay. 'l'lu-sv l'rc-shnu-n canu- back tlu' nvxt ya-ar as sophoniorvs. 'l'lu'ir nurnlu-r was sonu-what cliininislu-sl: those- rvturning wvrv Nlalu-l Blll'Sltl'l', Stvlla Davis. Eunit-0 lfls-slu'r, Vharlcs l itzgvral1l, Mary K1-llnvr, Ilvnry Kirk. llvhna l,ohn. lu-ona Milli-r, Arthur Nlulnforml. Arthur Xyvggvn, lt'u-lu'l U'llrivn, .Kylnu-r l'1-tan, litlu-l l'viu-0, llarry l'rvston, and Il:-nry YYl1itluw'k. Gail Davis L-anu' luu-k in tlu' nlirlmllv of tlu' term aiul joiuul tlu'il' ranks. 'lllu' fau-ulty. lixlr. Olson, Miss vvatvrs, Miss Johns alul Mr. 'l'ousl4-yt, was nvw to all. The first part of tlux yvar wont quickly alul smoothly. At clllI'lSilll'lS tinu- tlu' Sophomorvs garv a flllI'iStlIl2tS trvv for tlu' lligh S4-hool, 'l'lu- boys of tlu' class obtaiiu-ml tlui trvvz how? is still a lllj'Sll'l'y, as those things ,Lft'll0l'illly lutvv to luf paul for. This f'lu'istnlas trvc- was a slim-rss :nul 4-vt-i'yolw was wt-ll ph-asm-ml with tlu- substantial gifts tlu'v wx-vivvtl twith tlu' xlinu' tags still attat-lu'4l.l .Xnothvr wry important lllt'lKl0Ill in this 1-lass's llistory was thvir Sophornort- l'i1-nit-. Siu-h a pic-nu-Y Ulu' of tlu-ir nu-mlu-rs, Artluu' Muni- t'orrl, was going away: alul tlu' class. in his honor, wvnt to Johns' fannx tlirvvtly at'tn-r sc-hool, taking along 0YOI'yllllllQ tluly 4-oulxl think ot' to cat tanml lhvy lnul big thinkvrs along that lineal 'l'lu'y tlaiu-ml. tlu'.v lauglu-ml. thvy sang. hut it xlirl not gvt clark at all that night, alul tlu' tinwxwas thrown to tlu' four wiluls, which lmlvw way off and vanu' lnu-k. latvr, with the hour ol' tws-lu-. llznuls ws-rv tlu-n 1-laspccl arolnul that vamp-lirv, :uul onv last Sophoinorv Song was sung with ringing gooml 4-lu'vr. l il'tvn-in happy Juniors canu- lieu-k to svhool in ltlll. wry ani- hitious to vonu- out alu-:ul at tlu- 4-iul of tlu- ya-ar. Anotlu-r lllK'llll7Q'l'. I'illlllf'l' l h-4lu'r. haul ffoiu' from thvni. Bvforv grttinff Wrv far in cll'0Illl P- rs . 'try it was founrl that thvrc' w'vrc 501110l'0tIlg't'lllllSl'Slll tlus Junior class. f t lhis l':u-t haul lm-n takvn for grantvml lu-form-. lmut now it was prowll. 'l'lu- Junior girls wvrv nuu'h takvn up with mlonu-stic' sciviu-0: lu-fore tlu- yon' was ov:-r tlu-y sm-rvs-fl rlainty hnu-lu-ons to gnu-sts on two mlitlvrvnt t't't'llIllgfS. ln tlu- vxciting aiul furious llag tight lu-twvvn tlu- Juniors :uul S1-niors tlu- girls ol' hoth 1-lassvs took a lH'UIllllll'lll part, :nul it showcml that tlu- Juniors hail lt'2lI'llt'1l that lYlu'r0 tlu'r0's a will tlu'rv's a way. 'flu- vlass gan- tlu'ir Junior l'roni on May l7. illltl in giving it haul troulmlvs