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

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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 When we returned after resting up from semester exams, we found that our January grads had been replaced by new students, many of whom were interested in becoming teachers.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.

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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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anniversary of our school and the centennial celebration ot our state. Spring was welcomed after the dreary winter months. Once again, our campus was the pic- ture of activity, with lads and lassies studying on the campus lawn while the students of one of the higher mathematics courses checked and rechecked calculations in an effort to measure the area of the campus, as one of their problems. With the coming of warmer weather, our athletic department moved Out- of-doors. Coach Schwager's men took to track work and baseball, while on the other side of Graham Street, our femmes perfected their tennis and soft ball play. After a series of tournaments, awards were presented, at an all-student convocation, to the outstanding athletes in the various fields in both depart- ments. May found us busy attending yearly ban- quets and cnce again brushing up for those final exams. Once again Whitewater answered the call of scores of principals and school board mem- bers and sent out into the world a fine group of young people qualified to teach in many fields. Undergraduates hated to see them go, but were busy, themselves, packing, and mak- ing ready for another summer of work, play, or study. Thus we leave this eventful l947-48 school year to become another page in our book of 'II memories as Time marches on. A very familiar scene---the pioneer log cabin behind the school . . . the head cheering group at one of our basketball games . . . Phi Chi Skunks line up for Ed... Hank Kimball goes up and over , . . the pep band really swings into position . . . Cardinal Bus Depot-makes us think of home . . . some of the girls sneaking off for a whirl on the courts . . . the begin- nings of the potential new fraternity on campus- 'Kappa Gamma Kappa . . . quatsch-quatsch . . . and just plain 'loafin' on the lawn. 121