Thorp High School - Seniorian Yearbook (Thorp, WI)

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CLASS PROPHECY Mr. Korpal, the retired business teacher, de- cided to fly down to Milwaukee in his helicopter for the Ringling Brothers' Circus, which is hold- ing its centennial, the year being 1969. On the way down he had to stop off at the Schultze Air- port to refuel. To his surprise, he found that Ronald Dutch Schultze had bought out the United Airlines and had a thriving business. His top mechanic turned out to be Leon Kotecki, who had just invented a 600 horse power motor for a car. It was getting late, so he bade them goodbye and started once moreon his trip to Milwaukee. He arrived there late that afternoon, and parked his helicopter on the Schroeder Hotel. He was soon settled in his room. The head bell hop, Dean Liazuk, brought his luggage in to him. Dean told him that Donald Mikolainis was there at the hotel too, and he was giving lessons in dancing. He had far surpassed Arthur Murray. The next morning, he went out to the circus grounds early to look around. He was very much interested in the strong woman, who turned out to be Patricia Kuester, and the fat man, Richard J arocki. It is rumored that they are to be married in the fall. Mr. Korpal left them then to discover a side show that looked very interesting, indeed. It was Phil, the lion tamer, and for several seconds, he didn't recognize that it was Phillip Soper, the quiet boy from Thorp. His companion was Ruth Bogumill, who with her quick wit and vitality makes his work much more pleasant. Several boys were feeding the elephants, and Mr. Korpal stopped to watch them. A young man approached him and introduced himself as Bob Benzschawel. The truth of the matter was, Bob Benzschawel, formerly from Thorp, had married Annette Hokkanen and had come to work for the circus. It was time for the afternoon big top show, so Mr. Korpal proceeded to the tent. He bought his ticket and was ushered to his seat by cigarette girl, Estelle Wargolet. Looking around, he found that Richard Alger was sitting behind him. Richard happened to be in Milwaukee for a Medi- cal Convention. The show began, and Mr. Korpal centered his attention upon it. The bare-back riders were the first attractions, and to his surprise he saw Dorothy Deutschlander on the first horse. Richard told him that Dorothy had recently married the well-known horse doctor, Gordon Czyzewicz. From the side of the tent came a parade of circus clowns in all their hilarious costumes. Mr. Korpal soon found that Casimir Pawlicki and Jude Schmidt had been voted the funniest clowns in history. The next event was the trampoline act, a husband and wife team, Alice Sciezor and Chester Przybylski. They are well known for their per- fectly timed stunts. The afternoon performance was soon over. Mr. Korpal found himself very hungry by this time, so he decided to find a reputable restaurant. The first one that caught his eye was Carl's Steak House. He was shown to a table by head waiter Bernard Dobrzynski. He told Mr. Korpal that the owner of the restaurant was none other than Carl Johnson, Jr. Having completed his meal, Mr. Korpal de- cided to see some sights. The first building he came across was the Milwaukee Braves Building. The Braves had won the pennant for five con- secutive years and had just signed a contract with Fireball Maier alias John Huntz Maier, as pitcher. Then who should he bump into but a tall thin- faced young man who was none other than Edward Bieno. Ed told him that he had just won the Nobel Peace Prize. He was on his way to see Neil Broeren, U. S. Ambassador to Russia, to dis- cuss a recent trip that Neil had just made there. The next thing that Mr. Korpal saw was a tiny building set off from the street. Upon inquiry he found that it belonged to Louis Carpenter and his wife, the former Marjorie Kodl. He found that Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter had recently started a small tooth pick factory and produce thousands for Milwaukee's use. Milwaukee had certainly grown, and with it grew Robert Smith, well-known politician, who had recently married the former Pauline Kramicz. He was running for Governor in the coming election. Mr. Korpal was about to start back to the hotel when he heard someone yell, Extra, Extra. Of course, it was George Welciek peddling his evening paper. Mr. Korpal bought one and, glanc- ing hurriedly through it, found that the well- known newspaper columnist Donelda Karnopp had just returned from Borneo. He was approaching the Schroeder Hotel when he saw a low limousine draw up in front of the hotel. From it emerged Justin Jakowicz, the millionaire. He was iiying to Reno in the morning to get his fifth divorceg this one was from the former Nancy Lindquist. Just then a cab drew up and a voice asked, Cab, mister? To Mr. Korpal's surprise he found that the voice belonged to Archie Soborowicz. Archie told him as he got in that Gordon Hansen had purchased the yellow cab business from Florence Przybylski. Florence, it seems was buying oil stocks in Texas. Archie stopped in front of a 26 story build- ing. Mr. Korpal looked up and saw the name on the building which reads UMICKE 8z MICKE, BADZINSKIQBADZINSKI INCORPORATED. Joanne and Armon Micke and Dorothy and Kath- leen Badzinski had started the BADMICKE corselet factory, which has zoomed in popularity. Father up the street was a theater. The star billing for the evening was James Winger's dance band and his famous chorus girls: Jean Vetter- kind, Lillian Maziarka, Dorothy Grabowski, and Gertrude Barth. Feeling that he had seen enough of the sights, Mr. Korpal decided to go back to the hotel and pack his suitcase to start back for Thorp, where he has told all his friends about his encounter with the class of '55. Page Nineteen

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Chester Przybylski working in shop. Students working in shop. I ' zu, I 1 , 5 li The Chemistry laboratory. Carl and Bob with Mr. Boehm. Mr. Amundson in his Lab. ACTIVITY IN CLASS . 1 . T Cl . tC af 'I ypmg ass Dissecting a cat in Biology Class. Gordie in Shop. Students help Mr. Amundson dissect a cat. School Orchestra at the Christmas Ball Page Eighteen

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. ef M DONALD RYNIEC JAMES BISER JOSEPHINE HMIELAK President Vice President Secretary-Treasurer JUNIOR CLASS HISTORY With the aid of our class advisors, Mr. Witzig and Mr. Nuskiewicz, we, as new upper classmen, elected class officers as follows: Donald Ryniec, President, James Biser, Vice President, and Josephine Hmielak, Secretary-Treasurer. David Guell and Bernice Butterfield were chosen to rep- resent us on the Student Council. Dave Guell was selected as the attendant for the first big event of this year, the Homecoming. He chose Bernice Butterfield as his partner. We did very well by winning first place in the float contest. Roger Benzschawel, James Biser, David Guell, Bill Harycki, John Klick, Donald Ryniec, Rex Schmidt, Eugene Wilhelm, and Jerome Wnek gave a good representation for our class in foot- ball. Of these, David, James, and Bill acquired letters. James Schauer, Louis Platt and Michael Bogumill gave them aid as managers. David Guell, Bill Harycki, Paul Harycki, James Schauer, Donald Ryniec, and Rex Schmidt participated in basketball, and Rex, James, Bill, and David won a T in this sport. Several boys also went out for baseball. In spring a large group of us took part in Forensics: Roger Benzschawel, James Biser, Michael Bogumill, Dorothy Gollhardt, David Guell, Darlene Gulczynski, Jackie Hedler, Josephine Hmielak, Dorothy Kliminski, Mary Ellen Pabich, Ruth Smigaj, and Mariane Staniec. During the year we put out several editions of our paper, Card Clips. Darlene Gulczynski and Bernice Butterfield directed an able staff. Mr. Wenninger most capably directed our class play A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. The cast is to be congratulated for a fine performance. The most important event of the year for us was the Junior Prom, which was held on April 30, and was reigned over by Donald Ryniec and Mary Ellen Pabich, With this we closed our Junior year and look forward to next year when we shall return as lordly Seniors. Page Twenty