West Bend High School - Bend Yearbook (West Bend, WI)

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if zz fe if K f f .-. ., s Ii - f . ,, li f ' I Miss Gertrude Forrester -- B. S., M. A., Teachers College, Columbia Univer- sity. Mr. Myron E. Hildebrand -- B. E., Osh- kosh State Teachers. Graduate work at University of Colorado, and North- western University, Mr. Marshall G. Batho -- B. S., Univer- sity of Iowa, Ph. M. University of Wisconsin. Graduate work at Uni- versity of Chicago and University of Minnesota. Mr. Rowland Runkel -- B. E., Milwau- kee State Teache1's. Graduate work at Marquette University. Miss Edith B. Heidner- B. A., Univer- sity of Wisconsin. Graduate work at Columbia University, University of Wisconsin, and Chicago University. Miss Rose Kucirek - B. E., Commercial Whitewater State Teachers. Mr. Ralph O. Eggert--B. E., White- water State Teachers. Miss Dorothy Gielle -- B. E., LaCrosse State Teachers. Miss Helen Huff -- B. A., Carroll Col- lege. Graduate work at Columbia University. Mr. Frederic B. Baxter -- B. E., Platte- ville State Teachers, Ph. M., Univer- sity of Wisconsin. Graduate work at Columbia University, Mr. Norman Colby -- B. A., M. A., Uni- versity of Wisconsin. Mr. John Reis -- B. S., Milwaukee State Teachers. Mr. W'alter Schuelke -- B. S., Stout Institute. Graduate work at Mar- quette University. Mr. Donald Olson -- B. E., River Falls State Teachers. Graduate work at University of Iowa. Mrs. Ethel Gill -- A. B., Lawrence Col- lege. Miss Fay Hickey -- B. S., M. A., Uni- versity of Wisconsin. Miss Laura Rounds -- B. S., University of Wisconsin. Miss Ella Kuehlthau -- B. S., M. A., Columbia Teachers College. Mr. Irvin E. Holzhueter -- B. S., Agri- culture, University of Wisconsin, Mr. Roy T. Grignon -- B. A., Lawrence College, M. A., University of Wiscon- sin. Mr. Robert B. Caldwell -- B. E., La- Crosse State Teachers. Mr. Roy Christensen -- B. E., Milwau- kee State Teachers. Graduate work at Northwestern University. Miss Ceil Podruch -- B. A., University of Wisconsin. Graduate work at Uni- versity of Wisconsin. Miss Florence Meyer -- B. A., Univer- sity of Wisconsin. Graduate work at Marquette University. Miss Ilah Ostrum -- B. S., University of Wisconsin. Miss Lucia Stanficld --B. A., Carroll College. Miss Constance Shipman -- B. E., Osh- kosh State Teachers. Got Along Well Together various questionnaires. She worked in collaboration with the Kiwanis and Rotary clubs of West Bend to present speakers on various occupations and encouraged an essay contest on vocational careers. Hobby groups, too, were organized, thus providing a means of leisure time preferences for students. A likeable group of persons composed the teaching staff. lnterested in the individual student and always willing to be of assistance to him, the teachers spent many hours in planning classroom work and supervising extra-curricular activities. Our faculty has high professional standards. All of them have completed four years of college work while seven of the twenty-seven have master's degrees. A large number continue their studies at summer schools, working toward higher de- grees and advanced professional standing. at . ' 'fi .A fi? tffwww f J- we Page Seven

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Page Six The School Board Bottom Row -- Mr. A. H. Klumb, Mrs. George Kuehlthau, Mr. D. E. McLane. Top Row -- Mr. D. J. Kenny, Mr. E. J. Krieger, Dr. A. H. Heidner. School ffairs Were Well Administered Through the efforts of the administrative depart- ment of our school, teachers and students are given a smooth-running educational plant. The school board consists of five members: Mr. A. H. Klumb, directory Dr. A. H. Heidner, treasur- er, Mr. D. Kenny, clerk, Mrs. George Kuehlthaug and Mr. E. Krieger. Running the affairs of the school is a larger task than most students realize. The board of education pays salaries, schedules The necessary courses for college entrance, lets the contracts for repair work, provides bus transportation for city grade pupils, and supervises a well-planned budget. From the important task of hiring personnel to the more easily executed one of buying coal, its administrative work misses no detail. ln reality our school is a S700,000 corporation. To Dr. Heidner it is exactly a 5S72l,9l9.99 corp- oration. The report he prepares for the district is not a two-page article of receipts and expenditures, but represents I5 pages of typewritten summaries. Here are some of the interesting facts included in it. Over 50 per cent of our schoolmates are from regions outside the West Bend city limits, thus ac- counting for 330,000 in tuition money collected each year from surrounding townships. This, plus approximately S55,000 raised annually by the city through taxation and sl l,000 of state aid, makes up the budget for the year. Few of us know that the beautiful campi encircl- ing the grade and high school buildings are valued at sl 70,022. 76g that the school buildings are worth b3463,083.8l 3 and that the equipment assets are S44, l 42.70. Surely, planning and directing the school year requires continued foresight, wide adap- tability to meet changing conditions, and business initiative on the part of the board members. We students hear from the board of education through Mr. McLane, our city superintendent of schools. Mr. McLane sits in on all board meetings, lending advice, presenting the views of the student body, and then translating the work of the board to the daily routine of the school. For the past 37 years that he has been affiliated with the West Bend Public Schools, Mr. McLane has seen the enrollment increase from 460 to l,000 studentsg from a faculty of I3 teachers to 38 teachers. A new high school and grade school were erected during his adminis- tration, and a vocational school was completed in the new wing of the high school two years ago. Throughout these years, Mr. McLane continually possessed an understanding control in all matters and had the satisfaction of knowing that his efforts provided a better education for the youth of this community. Our high school principal, Mr. Batho, shares responsibilities with Mr. McLane. ln his two years at West Bend, Mr. Batho has won the confidence and respect of all students. Although concerned chiefly with the general organization and discipline of the school, his two science classes, and inter- school relations, Mr. Batho still finds time to show great interest in the welfare of the individual stu- dent. This interest, coupled with sincerity and friend- liness, makes one feel at ease in his presence, and is characteristic of the relationship existing between teachers and students in our school. Mr. Colby, the vice-principal, is always a busy teacher, yet never too busy to answer questions. A whizz in the physics laboratory and geometry class- a deep thinker. As as school registrar, room, students regard him as vice-principal, Mr. Colby acts checks students' credits, schedules and groups the class programs for the year, and since Pearl Harbor, has conducted the sale of War Saving Stamps and Bonds to students every Tuesday. Miss Forrester, director of guidance and com- mercial teacher, returned to West Bend High School last year after a two year leave of absence to com- plete her doctorate in the study of guidance at Columbia University. Miss Forrester instituted an efficient guidance program. Under her direction, an alphabetical card file was set up bearing the names of all students in high school and supplemented by

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TTTW' ' M l ure We Like School. We Like the Companionship of Our Fellow Students-- We Like the Helpfulness of the Teachers-- We Like the Things We Do-- And this year we liked school especially because something new 'was added. When school opened on September Z, l94l, we moved along rapidly noting many changes. Students went to Spanish class for the Hrst time. Miss Forrester returned after teaching two years at Columbia University. The student handbooks appeared and the new Student Senate came into being. Bud Bennett with the campaign slogan For Pete's Sake, Vote for Bennett! won over his opponent, George Pete, and became the first Student Body president. Our gridders played on a new Held, under new lights, with new equipment and a new coach, Bob Caldwell. The homecoming, run on a new plan, eliminated class competition. Instead, the entire school acted as a unit to put over a bang- up parade and bonfire. Disappointingly, the homecoming game with Mayville was postponed because of rain, but we forgot our sorrows at the dance in the gym later in the evening. We liked school because we made so many friends at our parties. Our Senior Sweater Dance, pictured here, was a sample of that fun. Margaret Gumm led the Conga line round and round, and remarkably enough, we all found our way out. ff ff'f A Sensation in Any Setting Queen Margaret Gumm and King Jerome Kies led the Grand March at the Junior Pan-American Prom. Page Eight Olson's Wonder Children brought home the banner to hang next to '4l's. Mr. Olson, C. Huber, C. Claus, M. Hansen, R. Bennett Tournament Records Won Lost Place Little Ten . . 6 0 l District . . . 4 2 2 Sectional . . 5 l l State . . . 4 2 l