University of Wisconsin Whitewater - Minneiska Yearbook (Whitewater, WI)

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a male foursome to handle the gavel at its respec- tive class meetings. Faculty changes continued, with Miss Maude Webster and Mr. Clarence Kurth joining the admin- istration, Mr. Fred Ritzman left the College Ath- letic Department at this time for Civil Service duties. Winter once more blanketed the campus, even going so far, during one snowstorm to compare with the blizzard of 1886. Main highways were closed two or more daysg buses of all kinds were stalled for hours on country roads, downtown streets were jammed with trucks which had been lucky enough to reach the city, transportation and com- munication was reduced to a minimum, while schools and colleges all over the state were closed for two or more days. Incidentally, classes continued, per usual, at W.S.T.C. Varsity basketball kept the weather off our minds, and hot coffee sipped at Sadie's Goal Post made us forget all but the Quaker Quints standings. Again, close games, with high scores, proved evi- dence of Whitewater's ability on the basketball floor. The Schwagermen, aided by the addition of second semester basketeers, proved worthwhile varsity competition. A new program of scheduled semester examina- tions came and went. We fought-but did we con- quer? Mid-year graduates left us in january, and we certainly missed them. The stretch from Septem- ber to january wasn't, now really, a WHOLE semester, was it? Intramural basketball games were carried on among the fellows as well as the girls. W.A.A. also sponsored a Volleyball tourney. In early spring. sorority and fraternity teams also held bowling matches. Spirits ran high as the various teams bat- tled for the coveted trophies. Early in the year, work was begun on the W.A.A. Stunt Night presentation. Spring crept up while students struggled with the skit they were connected with for Stunt Night. The weeks of work and worry, and hours of toil proved worthwhile when Arlyne Stieber, President of the Womens Athletic Association presented the prizes. Of course, not all skits won prizes, but the joy of working together proved the slaving had been in vain-for no one! nd-an 1, . OH, those convocations! Some were SGPIOIIS, some were dull, but most were fun! Student talents mixed with those of professional per- formers. Always something' on hand third hour Thursday. Page Eleven

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Chemistry laboratory, class elections, mathe- matics grinds, football practice, President WVil- liams addressing a convocation, crowds at the GP at sound-offs -these are the things that make four years of college. Page Ten Crisp fall days witnessed joyful reunions with veteran friends, an autumnal sun watched eager lads and lassies tread the upward climb to classes, crimson and gold-leafed trees stood mute as Freshies were introduced to the veteran Goal Post Gang. Numerous faculty changes greeted the 681 stu- dents enrolling September 12. Dr. C. O. Wellsnre- turned as Registrar, Fred Ritzman, assumed Physical Education instruction for the College High School and agreed, also to assist our own Coach Edgar Schwager. Miss Wynett Barnett joined the faculty as the new Dean of Women and also taught in the Speech Department. Mr. Fuhrmann served as English in- structor, taking over Miss Helen Knosker's duties, Mr. Klumb replaced Dr. E. A. Weinke in teaching Psychology. Mrs. jean Michels came to instruct in the Geography Department, with Mr. Donald Baum and Mr. Maurice Boyd as new instructors in the Music Department. Miss Eugenia Oole entered our Art Depart- ment for the first time this past fall, Mr. Flanagan followed a similar pattern, finding his chosen field in Mathematics. The medical staff of W.S.T.C. wel- comed Miss Marian Pape, R.N., the new school nurse, and Dr. Stephen Ambrose, new college phy- sician. The new session progressed rapidly, with vol- uminous assignments and the first tests. ,Nuff said. Gridiron sports had returned to the campus in 1945, and as before, good showings were produced again in '46 Though Whitewater State Teachers College standings were often on the wrong side of the ledger, and in red ink nevertheless the spirit of players and audience made each a winning game. It was proven once more that it matters not whether you win or lose, but HOW you played the game. Homecoming was a gala event. The pep rally and snake dance on Friday, preceded the game against Eau Claire on Saturday, October 26. Queen Jeanette VanderVelde and King Robert Steinfeldt reigned at the traditional dance welcoming home Whitewater's many alumni. D Teachers' Convention passed all too rapidly, as did Thanksgiving and Christmas recesses Christ- mas held for all its usual joyousness. Our school paper, The Royal Purple, printed a veterans idea of the meaning of Christmas, and Miss Barnett, Dean of Women wrote of her most memorable Christmas Day. The graciousness of the holiday season had so truly permeated our whole living. Classmates Muren, Sullivan, Demichei, and Entress were elected, by this time, heads of the Senior, junior, Sophomore, and Freshman classes, re- spectively. A comprehensive school vote had chosen

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Spring arrived in full, and witnessed lads and lassies trudging, as before, up Campus Hill. The new bright greenness surrounded the happy strolling twosomes, while the atmosphere strived to provoke romance. Spring sorority and fraternity formals ini- creased the feeling-in-the-air , as gayly-dressed girls danced with happy out-of-service men. The Junior Prom once more brought an air of rhythm and rapt looks to starry-eyed couples who danced neath a beautiful moon. More proof of the coming of sunshiny days was the many pairs of tennis players seen on the out- door courts. Special matches were held, the winner gaining a trophy to be coveted as her very own for one year, before traveling on its way to another owner, another year. I Year-end banquets toasted another happy pro- fitable semester. The Royal Purple and Minneiska Staffs each held a Recognition Dinner. Here, the work of the year's editors and staff was commended and notice of advancement or promotion was made. June graduates marched down the aisle of the auditorium, leaving behind many friends. The value each placed on his four years of college life was in- tangible and could never be accurately measured. Undergraduates packed suitcases and left with nearly as deep a sigh, homeward bound, looking forward with anticipation to returning. But things all come to an end, and as we sit, once more bemoaning the fate of semester examina- tions, courses such as Trig , Organic Chemistry, Typing Methods and Embryology, fade before the importance of a nation trying to decide on a One- world or whether or not to keep the secret of atomic warfare-we turn, and pause and thank W.S.T.C. for the many ways in which it is prepar- ing us to help decide similar important questions, through teaching us how to work and play together for mutual betterment during the days just past. A. familiar scene-the traditional log cabin screened by the tennis court. Page Tu clve i i I i