Waterloo High School - Wahischo Yearbook (Waterloo, IL)

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Left to right: Prom Committee members Do- lores Naumann, Marlene Eitmann, Keith Nienhaus, Herbert Stemler, Paul Mueller. SQCXALLY Left to right: Lucy Davis, Law- rence Berg, Dolores Naumann, Maretta Davis, Ronald Rehmer, Robert Schneider. 1 I 4, An important event of the year was the annual prom, a formal dance given by the Junior Class in honor of the Seniors. As the graduates of '49 entered the gym on the night of May 7, they were welcomed by an atmospherevof merriment and gaiety, for the spacious gymnasium had been trans- formed into a grand reproduction of the famous Mardi Gras celebrated in New Orleans. Overhead, gaily colored crepe paper streamers radiated from a cleverly decorated and not-too-bright light centered over the dance floor. Navy blue paper was skilfull used to l y concea the bleachers, and colorful balloons and serpentine added to the original decorative scheme. The music was furnished by Marvin Whittlich's five piece orchestra and the e ' b - , op ning num er was none other than Come to the Mardi Gras. Besides the honored seniors, special guests included the members of the faculty and the Board of Education. During the early part of the evening the families and friends of the mem r , be s of both classes were invited to view the dancers in their festive finery.

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Again this year the enthusiastic juniors tested their ability in salesmanship and did some fast talking in order to sell a profitable amount of magazine subscriptions. The proceeds from these sales are used to finance the Junior-Senior Prom given each spring. To stimulate sales, the class was divided into two teams-the Reds and the Blues, and a cash prize was given to the team credited with the most sales at the close of a 10-day contest, A special prize was awarded to the student who sold the largest cash amount of subscriptions, and a wide selection of small prizes was granted to the rest of the class, according to the established point value of the magazines they sold. It seems the secret of the salestalk is to get the prospective buyer in an affirmative mood, and that's a good trick if one can do it! WE DEV El-CP During a pause between numbers students relax and refresh themselves. Some of the prizes won in the Junior Magazine Contest. Business Manager Louis Gauen and Captains Paul Mueller and Melvin Fischer, with prizewinners Merna Morris and Delores Naumann. All Juniors participating in the Sales Contest received awards.

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WE DCDN CUR On Friday, May 26, fifty seniors reached the erid of their voyage-graduation. Commencement exercises were held in the Waterloo High School gym. At these exercises the valedictorian and salutatorian were announced. Pearl Voelker and Ruth Mueller, respectively, received these honors in '49. After a short address, the diplomas were presented. In the past, men such as Dr. Edgar Taylor, Headmaster of the Taylor School for Boysg Rabbi Ferdinand E. Issermann, Temple Israel, St, Louisg Willard Goslin, Superintendent of Schools, Web- ster Groves, Missouri, Dr. Frank Hall, D. D.. Central Presbyterian Church, Clayton, addressed the graduating classes and assembled relatives and friends. Last year Reverend Stephen M. Pronko, Brentwood Congregational Church, Brentwood, Missouri, told the forty-niners to set an example and take a lead as the historically famous forty- niners did in their time. The Baccalaureate services which preceded graduation were held on Sunday evening, May 22, at 8:00 p.m. Each year clergymen from the Waterloo parishes assist in these exercises. Among them in the past were the Reverends Charles Eschmann, Otto Bassler, John Schultz, and Gustav Unterkoefler. 3551 A N i. QI These graduates look solemn as they proceed to the stage, where they will be given what every student strives for--a certificate of graduation,