Wayland Academy - Pillars Yearbook (Beaver Dam, WI)

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n fx-an l A ft Q . T. Bardenwerper, W. Peterson, Blackmond Mallett Qma anti ggmzf The spring sportlight turns from the tennis courts and the golf course to cast its penetrating rays upon the lower campus where is seen the track team practicing diligently amid the cries of It's a homer, and Out! as the non-varsity baseball teams warm up to make challenges among them- selves, new boys versus old boys, and with town teams. The varsity track team, coached by Mr. Schnur and managed by Basil Thompson, included in each event: high jump-Nickle, J. Landrud, and McCreedyg shotput and discusiA. jones, Kaempfcr, and Paxton, broad jump-J. Landrud, McCreedy, Bezdek, pole-vaultingfj. Landrud and McCreedyg competing in the running events were Pshebelski, Mallett, Goetz, Blackmond, Nolan, W. Peterson, Ray Jones, Moore, and Cohen. These Wayland votaries of Mercury and Hercules really showed their stuff by placing first in many of the events when competing with M.U.S. and Milwaukee Country Day School, while the baseball team discovered promising Gehrigs and Babe Ruths among themselves. Page 47

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.l'mndin,g.' Coach Schnur, Pontius, R. Jones, Mallett, jernberg, Bardenwerper, Whitfield, Meyer, McCreedy, Hammett Nickle Kaempfer, Griflin. Kncelings Pshebelski, Goetz, Landrud, Nolan, Raddatz, Radtke, Aylward, jannasch, Page 46 Cai Matinee idols, proud possessors of the prized sports letters, are now members of one of Wayland's most exclusive organizations, the W Club. Last year's lettermen were installed as charter members on March 5th by advisers Pasko, Schnur, and Dr. Schoen. Beginning hours before dawn, the installation ceremonies took up several usually dull hours before break- fast. For the rest of the day, the members silently attended classes each wearing a football suit, twenty ties, one tux collar, a tennis shoe, a football shoe, with a pretty red garter adding a final touch to these Zoot outfits. After installation, George Whitfield was elected president, jack Meyer, vice-president, Don McCreedy, secretary, and Tom Bardenwerper, treasurer. Other charter members were Pete Jernberg, Ray jones, Bob Griffin, and Dan'l Goetz. The old Mont-Add room of Wayland Hall became head- quarters for the W Club, now re-established after lying dormant for years. The charter members had their field day a couple of weeks later when this year's lettermen were installed. Similar, yet even more weird, outfits called the campus attention to the new installees, while hard-hearted charter members made the neophytes remember their manners on all occasions. First appearances to the contrary, the W Club is not just a social project. It has serious ideals and is another step toward fuller student self- government. The W Club athletes want to improve school life, and give every Wayland boy a chance to be the successful, honorable man that he can be. This year's lettermen who were installed were Jack jannasch, jim Land- rud, Earl Hammett, Kenneth Kaempfer, Dick Aylward, Nubs Pshebelsl-ci, Gene Raddatz, John Nickle, Bill Nolan, Tom Radtke, Bick Pontius, and Dick Mallett.

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l I Ln anis an Qafg After a recess of the long winter months, a premature spring again brought forth the tennis rackets, niblicks, mashies, tees, and numerous other equipment which proved to be great assets to the practice of tennis and golf as both teams worked hard to bring home the laurels from interscholastic com- uetition. i The tennis team's seeded players-Jack Meyer, Bob Grifiin, George Whitfield, Don McCreedy, Tom Bardenwerper, and Bill Weinerfplayed its first match against Beaver Dam High School. Then came a pause in the good weather, and we found the team hard at work trying to keep the swimmers off the courts. In late spring the other schools challenged by Wayland netmen were Milwaukee Country Day, M.U.S., and Watertown Preps. The golf team, whose by-word was keep your eye on the ball, and the tennis team both were coached by Mr. Simpson, who was able to locate some stiff competition for Peter Jernberg, Dick Grohe, Tom Clarkson, and Jim Landrud. At the end of the season, the laurels were really won, and Mr. Simpson's first year at coaching golf and tennis could hardly be called a failure. Page 48