Waukesha High School - Megaphone Yearbook (Waukesha, WI)

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nerves. Passes on her knowledge of English to our youthful seventh graders. said knowledge being garnered at Mil- waukee State Teachers CB. EJ . . . Another author in our midst is Mr. HARVEY WAFFLE. who's written a text- book for mechanical drawing which is being used extensively. fHe does, himselflj Expected to teach only two years: has been at it for sixteen, following attendance at Stout Inst. CB. SJ, U. of W. CM. SJ. Carroll. and Milwaukee State Teachers . . . Instead of being the dramatic actress Ctragedy preferredl of her early ambitions. Miss LAURA WRIGHT gets a thrill out of making plays come to life. Takes a bus-man's holiday now and then to see--a play! Has trained for her English and speech work at the College of St. Theresa QA. BJ and the National School of Dramatic Art in Philadelphia, U. of Pa.. and Columbia . . . Miss LELAH MORAN, another of our globe-trotters -Alaska and far West in particular--has always wanted to stay in a foreign country for a few years. She likes to keep moving. for besides traveling she likes hiking. Went to Carroll CB. AJ and Northwestern QM. AJ to be able to teach English and History . . . Mrs, ANNA HEGG is a home town teacher of History and English in the department of Revised Curriculum. St. Olaf's and Carroll combined on her B. A. Also attended M. S. T .... Un- accustomed as I am to public speaking is what might characterize Mr. FRANK ERNST's most important reason for getting hot under the collar and perspiring gallons instead of quarts. He want wanted to be a college coach when he was just a sandlot kid. Holds forth in seventh and eighth grade geography and math in the department of Spe- cial Help and Revised Curriculum. Learned his p's and q's at Milwaukee Teachers QB. EJ and is now working on his M. A. at Marquette . . . That's Miss GERTRUDE SETTLAGE with the dachshund. whose streamlined build she vociferously champions. Born in Potter, Wis. Cwhere's that?j, she studied for her Bachelors degree at the U. of W. and teaches English and speech. Once mistaken in classroom for a pupil-she and the class haven't forgotten it yet . . . Mr. ROGER SOHR. B. E. from Milwaukee State Teachers and Ph. M. from XVisconsin, also attended Carroll. Likes to hunt, fish and play schafskopf. Has turned out championship volleyball teams almost in- variably. Heads math department the rest of the time . . . There's Mr. JACK JONES measuring something or other on his peat farm. Our vocational agriculture teacher, or someone in his family, was afflicted with Wanderlust. for he's lived in fourteen places during his life. Has B. S. in agriculture from U. of VJ. and also attended A. E. F. Uni- versity at Beaune. France, and Colorado A. and M. Intensely dislikes flat tires after dark. Four sisters gave him little privacy in early life . . . Miss ZELMA MONLUX is City Music Supervisor in addition to directing A Cap- pella. Has B. E. degree from Milwaukee State Teachers. Prefers concerts, walking, and badminton as recreation. The second of the rabbit pair is Miss Monlux-she and Miss Friday regard lettuce as the king of vegetables . . . Is our face red! We sat directly in front of Miss ESTHER SCHEELE at the great, one and only Gone With the Wind. Now we discover that she strenuously objects to people visiting during an entertainment. Once aspired to be an M. D. but got as far as the kitchen and let it go at that. Received B. S. degree from Stout Institute and learned more cookery at the U. of W. . . Miss GRETCHEN LA PAGE, from 'way up in the Minnesota iron country. wanted to be a dress designer but compromised by becoming a Home Ee major and art student. Helped to organize several of the junior high Home Ec clubs. Holds a B. S. degree from Stout: plays a wicked game of bridge . . . Someone invent a l00'7i2 eflicient fly catcher and Miss LUCILE CHRISTOPH, head of home economics, will beat a path to your door. The cafeteria has need of such. Collects pottery and china in spare time. Learned the art of cookery at Stout Institute I-Iallgarth. Knipfel. B. Smith, Horwitz. Pfeifer, Parmenter. Lincoln. Rupple. Toms, Cejka. Hanson. Mitchell. DeWitt Olson nl ev 1a page -M .0s.s, 1 l

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Favorite poem is Lady of the Lake : inflicts it on misbehavors in study hall. Wanted to play slide trombone in a circus band: nearest he got was appearing in a Parade of the Wooden Soldiers skit in assembly. Holds B. E., degree from Oshkosh Teachers, and M. E. from Marquette. Attended Wis.. Milw. State Teachers. and Carroll.. . . Mr. CLARENCE SEBRANKE teaches general metal work and drawing. Likes to hunt and fish. but he didn't hunt up that deer--it sneaked up on him. Line forms on the right for venison dinner. A born clown, we feel that the president of the local teachers' association missed his calling. even tho' he worked for a B. E. at Oshkosh S. T. The man in the dog-house is Mr. CARL PIEPENBURG. He tries to get the fundamentals of bookkeeping from him to you. The man from the Windy City. one Joe Blow by name. happens to get under his skin. Always wanted to be president of the U. S. A.. but stopped off at Whitewater for his B. E. and jumped into lowa for his M. A .... If you gaze open-mouthed at Miss HELEN LOEBL. she won't be surprised. 'S all in the day's work for this miss who checks the teeth of all Waukesha school chillun. A graduate of the Marquette dental hygienists course, Miss L. migrated from Boston not so long ago . . . Miss SUE NORMANN's home town is Waukesha but she likes to be recognized as a Norwegian Clike Lief, the Luckyl. All her interest is being taken up at present by a brand new house that she is putting her heart and soul into. Trained at La Crosse. and studied public health nurs- ing in Milwaukee at the Wis. Anti-Tuberculosis Association. where she learned to care for all our school day ail- ments, big and little. Is city health supervisor for the public schools . . . Miss KAY BOWEN hitched her wagon to a pill bottle and set off to be a nurse at a very tender age. Went to U. of W. School of Nursing. and studied pub' lic health nursing at U. of Michigan. Bandages our scraped knees and drops iodine on cur cuts and bruises . . . Taking over Miss Nehls' responsibilities as adviser of the Junior class, in company with Miss Fardy and Miss Toms, was Miss VERNA MULRY. Started the Reading Club: teaches English CIIB-llAl and Senior Per- sonal English. thus using the book l'arnin' she got at th: U. of lowa CA. BJ. U. of NV.. Northwestern. and La Crosse . . . A jack-of-all-trades and master of each. Mr. W. A. DAMSTEEGT not only puts the band and orches- tra through their paces. but is a tournament caster. hunter, fisher, and photographer of note. Nature photographer to be exact. and that's not easy. when your subject may be the very birdie that the studio artist asks his subject to smile for. Mr. Damsteegt has his Bachelor's degree in Music from the U. of XV .... Another infectious laugh be- longs to Miss ELINOR HICKEN, the Lady with a Memory. She's the black-haired miss in the ofiice who keeps one hand on the switchboard. the other on the typewriter keyboard. and knows where anyone is-or was- at any period-today. yesterday. or ten years ago. Once wanted to be a prize lighter! . . . Mr. WARD PARKER has to bc shown-he's from Missouri. He's not singing the St. Louis Blues. either, even if the swim squad didn't click at the Suburban. Tennis champ and track star at Wisconsin--he did his bit up there getting his B. S. and M. S. de- grees . . . Mr. FRED DOETZE has a particular peeve against spoiled children. One of his own childish endeavors led him to taking pictures off calendars and selling them. Teaches woodwork and electricity in the industrial arts department. Another Stout graduate. Mr. D. holds a B. S. degree . . . Miss LEONE BUECHELE. who teaches English and journalism. keeps the Waukesha citizenry high school-conscious. and sends dispatches to Milwaukee. too, lest they forget. Native of Sheboygan. she went to Madison for her Bachelor's degree . . . Being on the move in some fashion is Miss KATHERINE BEVERSTOCK's idea of How to Get the Most Out of Life. A policeman in Cleveland put a fly in that ointment once. though. He didn't seem to appreciate her early ambition to be a rail- road engineer. either. She went to Ohio University for the A, B., U, of W. for M. Ph.. so She COUld I2aCh biology and general science without having the book open all the time . . . Miss AGNES GERARD doesn't look nearly so busy sitting on that fence as she usually is. Keeps records for nurses' oflice and Miss Monlux. does P. T. A. work. and actually finds a second or two to crochet . . . Miss JANET URQUHART has trouble getting people to pro- nounce her name correctly. so we'll save you embarrassment with a tip-the qu is as good as a 'S all there is to it! Miss Urquhart studied for her B. E. at Central State Teachers College. hails from Medford. and teaches junior high English . . . XVaukesha is Miss EVA TOMPITCH's home town--she received a Ph. B. degree from Carroll College and a diploma from Milwaukee State Teachers College. Teaching eighth and ninth grade math oc- cupies most of her time: does slip in some needlework here and there. and a basketball game now and then . . . Miss RUTH LEMKE holds down all the German classes there are to hold Cand that's plentyll. We don't know who her young friend is--sorry! Through her B. A. and M. A at the U. of W. and attendance at Heidelberg College. she kept her longing for travel abroad--and a very particular yen for broiled chicken . . . That's MARGARET RYAN. on the left. with her twin sister. Granted B. E. degree by Whitewater State Teachers College. now teaches shorthand and typing. Made a gallant come-back this year after boarding in a hospital for months and months . . . Who can play a rip-roarin' game of badminwn fOr an hour and come off the court looking fresh as a fruit salad? You're right! Miss MARGARET JONES teaches American history. too. Has B. A. from Carroll, M. A. from U. of W .... The young lady who sits so calmly reading at home is the manager of a thriving business during the day-checking attendance. Miss MARTHABELLE BEATY finds out where we are when we aren't in school, why we should be where we aren't. and-who started this? Learned to draw the illustrations for her reports at the Layton Art School . , . OUR adviser, the person who shoved us into l0B grade and our Sophomore party. pro- vided the common sense that made our Prom the BEST in 25 years. and gives us our grand exit. is Miss CLARA XYULFING. Her ability to handle students so proticiently was further developed at Carroll CB. AJ. the Univer- sity of Chicago, and the University of Wisconsin . . . Fiery red hair. expostulations. and key-swinging--that's Mr. J. KYLE MONTAGUE of the Willmar. Minn., Montagues, yes, sir! English and speech are his specialties. debate his pet. Gustavus Adolphus gave him a B. A., but not all the two-inch steaks he could eat! . . . Mr. ALLEN ARTHUR-in his Econ classes. we struggled to learn what's wrong with the U. S. economic system Cand. in addition. what's wrong with usl . Mr. Arthur has an M. A. degree from Lawrence College and has also attended U. of Wisconsin and Minnesota. He's happiest when at golf, basketball. and track. Bridge is absolutely taboo. Mr. LEE SAUBERT, director of athletics. prefers baseball and golf as a participant and football as a spectator. Thinks the Me is a nuisance. Attended La Crosse State Teachers College . . . Miss MARY GAMBLE is happi- est when she's playing the piano or clicking away with her movie camera. Has the Wheeler baby's early years down on film. as well as all her own vacations. Teaches Latin. and has B. Mus. and B. A. degrees from Carroll. her Mas' ter's from Northwestern . . . Miss IRENE HOENIG didn't realize what she dreamed up for herself when she got the idea of being a school marml She doesn't regret it. tho'--even if some of those apple polishers do get on her HE WF We A 46 oF 'O vJ RE S r ffl- VVIJ .I

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nd ade Us Stand in the Corner IB. SJ. Kept on with the work at Carroll and Marquette . . . Another U. of W. product with a B. S. degree. Miss RENA MCCORDIC didn't have to leave home to go to school. Teaches junior high home economics and maintains a. lovely calm when the cakes flop right and left. Anything but bridge and spoiled brats for Miss McC.! . . . You'd think that Miss MARGARET HUMPHREYS would get enough sewing when she teaches it. but that's what she does when she's relaxing from the daily routine. Went home to Racine for vacation from Stout Institute, where she received her B. S. in Home Economics. One of the stellar performers in track at Waukesha High and Carroll College is also a successful skating coach. as evidenced by the outstanding bladework done by out teams of the past few years. Mr. WAYNE HALLGARTH fone of the Proud Papas Poolj received his B. S. from Carroll and did graduate work at the U. of teach general science efficiently . . . Besides traveling all over the nation. Miss MARIE KNIPFEL has to help girls decide upon their careers. Likes to watch the ponies and play golf when not going to some place. Attended Carroll College and got a B. A. degree. thence to Northwestern to earn her W. in order to also found time New Orleans or master's degree. biology. is Miss BERNIECE SMITH of Stoughton, Wis. Ate salted crackers. sauerkraut, and anchovy paste Cin short, anything saltyl while getting her B. A. and Master's at the U. of W .... Mr. CHARLES HORWITZ discourses long and earnestly on six weeks' grades. table carvers. Megaphone pictures, and physics. His early ambition to own a '29 Chev has been realized. Has diplomas from the U. of W.. one with a B. A. on it: the other boasts a Ph. M. . . . One of the main reasons for the crowd in 302 is friendly Miss LOUISE PFEFFER. Girls or boys, they all like her jokes and what not. She wanted to be a doctor but was sidetracked into science of a different sort-chemistry and biology. Poked her nose into things at Carroll. did laboratory technique work at Mt. Sinai Hospital. Milwau- kee: additional work at Marquette and M. S. T .... If you shake hands with Mrs. FLORENCE PARMENTER. Edison librarian, and 9th grade adviser. really shake hands. She hates 'em wishy-washy. Mrs. Parmenter went to Carroll for her B. A.. Northwestern and the U. of W. for additional work, Likes to read and garden . . . Mr. WINFRED LINCOLN was born in Mazomanie. Wis. fDoes anyone have a map?H Graduated from Whitewater State Teachers with a Bachelor of Education degree. Also attended Marquette and Wisconsin. Likes golf. reading, and baseball. but nothing quite takes the place of good pork shanks! . . . Mr. RAY RUPPLE. the Man Behind It All. He thinks the high school kids are a great bunch and proves it by working his head off to get things done for us. Half of Homecoming's success rests on his shoulders. Supersalesman that he is. he acquired that ability at Whitewater. supplemented it at Carroll and Oshkosh as well as the A. E. F. University. Beaune. France . . . Once upon a time Miss ADA TOMS was brand new here and couldn't tell the teachers from the students, so she'd just shoo all of 'em to their home rooms! Rests after her English classes by reading or hiking. Has B. A. and M. A. from U. of XV. Attended Superior State Teachers, too . . . Not only do we have a new truant officer, but he's also a boxing expert. Gone are the days when we got away with playing hookey-we can't even argue our way out of it nowl Just to prove his abilities we cite some ligures for you. Pour years of boxing at high school, two years at college and two more as a professional. Mr. OLIVER CEJKA not only can give it out but he can take it. being a member of the 105th Cavalry of the National Guard. Comes from 'way up north at Marquette. Michigan. where he attended State Teachers school! . . . Miss ELAINE DEWITT took over the library when Miss Friday left in February, and she's developed a decided dislike for people who keep books in their lockers for years at a time. Otherwise finds life quite simple. A graduate of Carroll, Miss DeWitt was student assistant in the library during her Senior year there . . . Who gave Lincoln's Gettysburg Address? Foolish questions. How she hates 'eml Miss MABEL HANSON tells those 8th grade ladies and gennulmen where to head in when they start any of their she- nanagins. Reads a great deal and eats popcorn and peanuts with the best of them at a rip-roarin' baseball game . . . Get Miss KATHERINE MITCHELL to tell you about her trip to Europe some time. She even has postcards and a scrapbook of the trip! Often goes back to Beloit College, where she received her B. A., for a visit. Went to sum- mer school in Madison last year. Thinks there's nothing like the Courtney Count and cauliflower. except math and English . . . A native Kansan. Mr. GEORGE OLSON got that way from being born there, living there. and learning things there. Besides running S. C. A. and selling reserved seats for basketball. he teaches sociology. Shook down A. B. and A. M. at University of Kansas: more apples of knowledge garnered at Kansas State 'Teachers and our very own Carroll. . . . The Mrs. Pampanelli of Little Theater fame, ex-sponsor of the page boy bob. and teacher of H A Y H O c 0 0 A Y 5 C 0 0 S I. 0 5 S 4. ' IJ. lf' I J. Page S even teen