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

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.A.A. Girls Are Athletes Basketball, wiener roasts, electioneering, Held hockey, WB's, all were a part of a year's program for the Girls, Athletic Association. The aim of the G. A. A. is to promote girls' sports, sports- manship, and social life. These aims were well accomplished in the very full program. After starting the year with a bang, the girls' fall activities included Held hockey, initiation activity, and elections. Rough and tumble field hockey provided the girls with a lot of excitement, fun, and occasion- ally, a battered shin. Sad to say, the early cold weather prevented playing the usual interclass tournament in this sport. The snappy, heated fall campaigns culminat- ed in the G. A. A. election. This year a senior sweep put Joy Schneider in the presidents chair, Jackie l-lood as vice-president, and placed Schat- zie Nielsen, Dot Weiss, and lVlutzie Hetebrueg on the board as secretary-treasurer, point secretary, and sports manager, respectively. Throughout the fall the prospective members were scurrying about accumulating the necessary lO0 points needed for membership. These points were earned by participating in accredited sports and games. ln December, those who met the qualifications were inducted into the association by Stunt Week and an initiation party. With winter came volleyball and basketball, two sports well loved by all the girls. This year the sophomores turned the trick by winning the inter-class basketball tournament, while the jun- Queen Doris Goetz and her court reigned at the 1941 Gym Exhibition V for Victory Mirabel Hansen guai ds the in tumbling class. Oshkosh All-Star GwyndaCon11ff iors outplayed all the class teams to capture the basket- ball championship. During this season the recreational games program also got under way, with activities such as ping-pong, darts, and bowling developing much interest. Spring's warm weather brought tennis, track, and passing. Miss Glelle gives a les- son in field hockey Tommy Wilkens thinks about it while Verna Rehm and Helen Klein do it. baseball to claim the girls' attention. At the end of the school year, the hard-working girls who had earned IZOO or more points were awarded official WB's at the WB banquet. Last year six members received their letters. initiates Page Twenty nine 21 freaks - T h e 1941 G, A. A

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ith a Wist of the Wrist With only three veterans back from the l940 squad, Coach Hildebrand did a fine job with the tennis team, completing the year with the most successful season since I936. The team, com- posed of l... Weinand, P. Kaesberg, R. Hiller, l... Unruh, E. Schmidt, Jaekel, R. Jaekel, R. Klein, D. Merriam, H. Kannenberg, R. Loebe, and C. McDonald, took third place in conference com- petition, making a very good record. The boys won five dual meets, lost none, tied one, and finished first and second in two triangular meets against strong competition. The team competed in the State Tennis Tournament at Wauwatosa, but made no place- ments in that very tough contest. After regular competition was completed, the Little Ten Meet was held at West Bend, with Weinand and Kaesberg competing in the singles, while Unruh and Hiller played as a team in the doubles. Kaesberg and the doubles team lost their match in the first round, but Weinand continued and captured the Little Ten Singles Champion- ship for West Bend. I 94 I RECORD West Bend at Hartford -- Won. West Bend at Oconomowoc -- Won. West Bend, Beaver Dam, Hartford fl-lerel -- Tied for first. West Bend and Mayville fl-lerej -- Won. West Bend and Waupun fHereD -- Won. West Bend at Wayland Academy -- Tied. West Bend and Horicon fl-lerel -- Won. West Bend, Oconomowoc, at Beaver Dam -- Second. Getting in the Swing The spring of I94I found the golfers raring to get started, but with an unfortunate handicap, inex- perience. However, the season may be considered fairly successful as the Benders won about 40 per cent of their matches. The team was composed of the following: freshman, Bob Rolfsg sophomore, Robert Kaempferg junior, Warren Bucheltg sen- ior, Dan Flaherty, with the alternates being jun- ior, Bob Schacht, and senior, Paul German. Bob Kid Rolfs was considered the most consistent player on the team, and Coach Roy Grignon holds high hopes for him. On April 29, West Bend met Waupun, result- ing in a victory for the Red and White. During the season the squad placed third in each of the four quadrangular meets at Hartford, Page Twenty-eight May 23 Beaver Dam, May 75 West Bend, May 16, Oconomowoc, May l7. ln a meet with six teams at Mayville on May 2l, West Bend came out on the long end of the scores, and placed fifth. The Benders won a dual meet with Menomonee Falls on May 26, by a narrow margin of four strokes. The teams were composed of six men for nine holes. The Red and White traveled to Mayville on May 28 to place fifth in the Little Ten conference. Coach and Protege: Mr. Hildebrand and Little Ten Singles Champ Buddy Weinand admire his trophy. 1941 Golfers: Left to Right: R. Kaempfer, D. Flaherty, W. Buchelt, R. Schacht, P. German, R. Rolfs, Mr, Grignon. 1941 Tennis Squad, Top: Mr. Hildebrand, P. Kaesberg, L. Un- ruh, E. Schmidt, R. Hiller. Bottom: R. Jaekel, L. Weinand, R. Klein.

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al' 'A' Democracy in Action For Pete's sake, vote for Bennett! With a roll of drums, flags waving, and candidates throwing kisses fcanclyl to the crowd, the first election of student body officers of West Bend High was under way. A new era in student administration was ushered ing new means were established to bring about the maximum of student control over student affairs. For a week in the early months of the semester an intensive campaign was held to elect a student president, vice-president, and secretary-treasurer. Primaries were held in each class, resulting in the following line-up for the ensuing race: president, Ralph Bennett vs. George Peteg vice-president, Bernadine Benicke vs. Lloyd Kralg secretary-treas- urer, Aubrey Herman vs. Mirabel Hansen. Then several days were allowed for the electioneering. The walls and blackboards were lettered with advice to the voters, and any number of stump-addresses were delivered to willing listeners. The campaign culminated in an assembly at which each candidate presented his case. Then came the big day. Voting polls were set up for each class, and the election officials were duly instructed and sworn in. Anxious students waited a day to hear the results, then the Campus Clippern came out with an EXTRA! The first student body officers chosen were: president, Ralph Bennett, vice-president, Lloyd Kralg secre- tary-treasurer, lVlirabel Hansen. Ralph fulfilled completely every claim of his election campaign. Behind him he had three years Page Thirty Counting the Results of the Student Senate election: G. Grogan, M. Hansen, G. Hood, R, Kaempfer. Our new Student Body Officers: L. Kral, Vice-president, M. Hansen, Secretary-t1'easu1'e1', R. Bennett, President. of varsity speech work which gave him experience as a chairman. Throughout the year he showed him- self capable of keeping the Senate alive, of leading its work. As student body president, Ralph exempli- fied an all-round student. Besides his very extensive speech work, which carried him into the fields of debate and extemp speaking, he was active in the band, orchestra, and glee clubs, and on top of all this, maintained a scholastic average high enough to keep him near the top of the honor roll. For vice-president, the students had one of the most respected sophomores, Lloyd Kral. l..loyd's many friends were eager to have him elected, be- cause of his pleasing personality and ability. l..loyd's prowess as a basketball player was proven this year when he became one of the valuable members of the A squad. ln all of his school work and social relations, Lloyd retained his reputation as a capable student and a likeable fellow. With lVlirabel Hansen, valedictorian of the '42'ers filling the secretary-treasurership, there was no need to worry about records and funds. lVlira- bells capability, trustworthiness, initiative, and friendliness have long ranked her far above an average high school girl. Few were the activities in which she did not engage, and in all her efforts, scholastically as well as extra-curricular, her best was everyone's best. With the year's program thus successfully launched, the Student Senate dug in for the hard