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

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. , A , .Lan The Hollywood Guardsmen singing as The Lady Killers' Quartet return for convocation a second year . . . he made that high jump at the Milwaukee meet . . . long-armed Wilmer reaches for the ball . . . Boehme of W.S.T.C. . . . Chi Delt Christmas Dance . . . our band maneuvers the Oshkosh O at Homecoming in honor of the opponent . . . the Phi Chi's thought they had the would-be victor canned up for the Saturday morning parade . . . Dean Dustrude plays tennis against Milwaukee on Whitewater court . . . Bearded Men during January in view of the forthcoming State Cen- tennial . . . The basketball pep rally didn't precede a winning game for us-but the spirit was there! f.. ,' 'jf ','.,l ' n U01 Our gridiron heroes broke a two year jinx and won their first game of the season. Al- though the team didn't have such good for- tune in all its games, W.S.T.C. was proud to see that sports were really coming back with pre-war spirit, with enthusiastic crowds turn- ing out for all home games. At an all school election cn October l5, Willard Kelly, Warren Thuene, Barbara Coe, and Bruce Straw were chosen to lead the fresh- man, sophomore, junior, and senior classes, respectively. Rain failed to dampen the spirits of White- water students when we launched our i947 homecoming celebration with a bonfire and pep rally Friday evening, October 24. After playing a game against Oshkosh, students and alumi gathered at Hamilton Gym for an eve- ning of fun and entertainment, under the rule of King Norm Tellefson and Queen Mary Lou Braun. November found our sorority girls busy with last minute rushing, These Greek organi- zations held their formal dinners at Bassett l-louse, followed by Bid Night a week later. In all, seventy-four girls became sorority pledges on December lO. Amidst such gaiety, fellows and girls alike took time out to enjoy the usual recesses for the state teachers' convention and Thanksgiv- ing. The pre-Christmas weeks were filled with entertainment by various departments in our school. Under the direction of our new drama coach, Miss Shirley Foresman, our thespians presented CIaudia, a three-act comedy, as their first production of the year. The vocal groups combined and presented a vesper choir recital on a Sunday afternoon in December, and our college band made its first concert appearance of the year with a group of Christ- mas melodies for a Thursday convocation pro- gram. Settling down again after the holidays wasn't easy with semester exams staring us in the face. But they were on the rostrum to study for and to pass-so we took them!

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764 .Sekaal Wm Baaueld Ghwga Galerie Time marches on! and the school years at Whitewater State Teachers College rush by. lt didn't seem possible last September l l that three whole months had passed since we had climbed the hill. During that summer vacation some of us had worked, others had attended summer school, and the more fortunate had taken the summer months out to relax and prepare themselves for another nine months' grind. To our amazement, we found that our Alma 1 . --...L....i. . . ' ,i..4 A bronze Lincoln s t a n d s watch over the upper cam- pus, while the well-known Tower is behind . . . a fra- ternity active checks on the soldiering of a lowly pledge going through tradi- tional Hell Week . . . lolling at the Milwaukee Extension track meet . . . Convocation hour brought The Small Philharmonic Orchestra . . . the Goal Post-Ninth Hour rendezvous -as well as the hours before and after ...lounging on the Front Campus under the numer- ous, luxurious trees. Mater had already been invaded by the fresh- men. Taking part in a nationwide movement, Mr. Flanagan and his committee of faculty members had organized a freshman orienta- tion week. These newcomers had a week in which to get acquainted and at the same time pass necessary entrance exams and complete their registration before the upperclassmen returned to the campus. Registration for the I947-48 term also took a new form. lt seemed slow and inefficient to students at the time, but after , some 788 students had been W enrolled, there was very little p o s t -registration confusion. Canceling of c o u r s es and switching of classes remained at a minimum, showing an im- provement over past years. We found numerous faculty changes when we entered the classrooms. Mr. Stanley Linton and Mr. Francis Bushman took over the training and leader- ship of students interested in vocal and instrumental music. Mr. Frank Bray came to assist in education and science, and the social studies department welcomed Miss Gertrude East- man, who taught geography and conservation. Miss Shirley Foresman joined the faculty as dramatics coach and speech instructor, and Miss Elizabeth Melson came as an instructor in typinq and shorthand. A new economics teacher was added in the person of Mr. James Hellie. Faculty and student hody alike welcomed back Mr. Clav Daggett, who is a member of our psycho'ogv department. Mr. Daggett had been on leave of absence for several years while doing government work in Honduras. ln October Miss Gwendolyn Gibbs ioined the faculty to teach English, and shortly be- fore Christmas Miss Lala Dixon came to teach English in place of Miss Maude Webster, who had been injured by a fall.

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Another faculty change came when Mr. Charles Morphew took over the geography classes of Mrs. Jean Michaels, who left us to do government work in Korea. Varsity basketball didn't always find the Quakers victoriousg nevertheless, in our esti- mation they're still a splendid team. The sec- ond semester brought Coach Schwager new baskeleers, who aided the veteran team in winding up an eventful season. When we returned after resting up from semester exams, we found that our January grads had been replaced by new students, many of whom were interested in becoming teachers. Even in the midst of Hell Week activities and the like, our dominating sex took Wed- nesday nights out for bowling matches. The Vultures provided some of the entertainment, and the competition was keen. After this league finished, the sororities and fraternities mat in their annual battles. The social side of our calendar was well filled with mixtures, banquets, formals, plays, a fun festival, and stunt night. Commercial Club sponsored the first formal of the year Winter Wonderland. Mercier provided us with their annual formal, Stair- way to the Stars! and, of course, we all looked forward to the junior prom, with all its gaiety. An old tradition on our campus was revised in the form of a fun festival. Organizations put forth their combined efforts to make this event the success that it was. No sooner had the crepe paper from these booths been folded, than all groups were working overtime on humorous and original skits for the W.A.A. stunt night presentation. All participants were delighted to see such an enthusiastic audience of fellow students and off-campus visitors. Third hour periods on Thursday always found the student body and faculty enjoying one of Dr. Evans' entertaining convocations. He and his committee among them were the Guardsmen's Quartet and the Swiss Fraun- felder Family. During the spring we had sev- Gral convocations dedicated to the eightieth Why do they always build educational institutions on the top of a high hill ? ? ? is it to make one appreci- ate the forthcoming benefits . . . Mr. Doudna and President Williams speak at convocation . . . Hender- son hits a home run . . . basketball star Pete Colletti . . . the 440 low hurdles . . . honoring the new mem- bers at the Kappa Delta Pi dinner . . . just one couple who had eyes for no one-not even the cameraman . . . more starry-eyed dancing . . . Sigma fellas relaxin' on the lawn in front of their house.