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

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I I I Packing clothes for the United Nations Clothing Collection Drive for the U. N. R. R. A. highlighted the work of the club. The girls filled twelve boxes with a total of 957 articles. They also participated in filling Red Cross gift boxes to be sent overseas. ln the way of social activities the girls had a Christmas luncheon, their annual Mother-Daughter banquet, and closed the season with a picnic. OFFICERS Adviser ..,.. Miss Kuehlthau President . . . Darlene Wiedmeyer Vice-president . Norma Simon Secretary , . Bernice Gerner Treasurer . . . . Pearl Wagner Something new was added to our high school this last year, an organiza- tion known as the Pep Club. The club adviser, Miss Miller, was always handy with ideas and suggestions. The purpose of the club was to pro- vide bigger and better pep meetings, and the members did a fine job. No officers were elected, and no dues were paid. A chairman was ap- pointed for each meeting, He would pick a committee that would dream up a stunt. Next heid call in the cheer leaders and talk with lVlr. Freeman, our band leader. All these people working together produced some swell pep meetings, Cheers for the Pep Club! May it have a long successful career at W. B. H. S. The Future Farmers of America is a national organization composed of local chapters in every vocational agricultural department. The chapter Home EC Club Pep Club now has a total membership of 83 and has been active in various com- F F A munity affairs. ln fall a parent and son night was held at which some of ' ' ' the students demonstrated their classroom projects. The first peacetime state convention was held May I6 and I7 at which West Bend was represented in the state speaking contest for the second consecutive year. At this convention four members became State Farmers. OFFICERS President , . . . Alfred Schmidt Vice-president . . . Herbert Fischer Secretary . . Robert Friedemann Treasurer . . . Richard Heppe Reporter . . John Falter Adviser . . A. R, Kurtz Demonstrating a knotty problem at Open House. Home Ec Club members check Red Cross supplies to be I sent overseas. F F. A. Adviser Arthur Kurtz gives Carl Schnelss and John Stockhausen Honorary F. F. A. Memberships while Presi- The pep Club rehearses a Skit. dent Alfred Schmidt lsecond from right? nods approval.

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.ass Shirley Lemke, Gerald Mehlos, George Sehowalter and Phyllis Indermuehle, Evelyn Kudek, Joan Kircher, Carol Barbara Arntield in German Club initiation togs. Geib, and Barbara Weber masquerade as Romans. Mary Kieckhafer and Edward Schmidt look over the map of Spain. Slaves serve members at the Latin Club banquet. ieelafblie ' German Club Spanish Club Latin Club Page twelve The German Club has been an energetic society this year, It started activities rolling with a big initiation. Everyone eagerly participated in the magazine campaign, thereby raising the money in the treasury. Meetings were held once a month during the club period. For entertain- ment the Cierman Club had a varied program, At the March meeting beautiful color slides of cities and rural scenes were shown, and in April a movie was enjoyed by all. Parties and a picnic enlivened the spirits during the year. On the philanthropic side, members contributed their time and money to the Red Cross, both Senior and Junior branches, Los Amigos del Sur, under the guidance of Miss Zamorski, was organized to promote interest in South America, thus carrying out the good neigh- bor policy. The officers for the past year were President, Dolly Kenny: Vice-president, Virginia Dowtyg Secretary, Mary Ann Reichert, and Treasurer, Bill Cooley. Among the activities of the club were collecting money for the infantile paralysis fund and publishing a Spanish newspaper. Songs, games, and movies provided the entertainment at club meetings. Members occasionally tried Spanish recipes: and if the results were good, they sampled them at the meetings. The Spanish Club is doing its share to promote a better understanding between us and our Pan- American neighbors. The Senatus Populus Quae Romanus is better known as the Latin Club. Under the direction of Mr. Hoopman and officers Fred Eickman, presi- dentg lris Riley, vice-president and Mary Weinand, secretary-treasurer it had a lively year which ended with the annual Roman banquet on March Zl, S. P. R. pins were given to each member. Commissions from the sale of magazines, and concessions at games helped the club finance its affairs. Latin students also prepared gift boxes for the Red Cross drive,

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Robert Friedemann, Jack Isselman, Kathryn Gadow, Philip Schowalter, James Grogan, Lillian Wagner, Lorraine Kissinger check over the list of sponsors. Philip Schowalter, Norma Simon, Delores Rainey, Marianne Kircher, James Grogan, and Miss O'Connell watch Lou Ann Schloemer typing prom dates for The Clipper. 640 Norma Simon, Marianne Kircher, and Carol Harty study a senior layout panel for The Bend. George Schowalter, Betty Jaeckels, and Darlene Wiedmeyer prepare copy in The Clipper room, I I I The day the annual comes out is a day we all look forward to. We page The Bend through it and examine each picture carefully to find our own face. We pass it around for autographing and then put it away in a trunk or drawer. Very few students realize how much work and planning goes into our Bend. Long before anyone else has begun to think about annuals, a handful of seniors with Mr. Baxter's guidance have started working. This year's editors were Marianne Kircher and Carol Harty. Philip Schowalter acted as business manager, while jim Grogan and Dave Bor- chardt worked hard to get sponsorships. The first step was to plan a budget. When the staff knew how much money it could expect, plans for a layout were completed. Then the real work began. Pictures were taken and mounted. Articles were written and rewritten, and many a long hour was spent thinking up just the right title for a page or picture. As the deadline drew closer, the staff worked longer hours. lt wasn't all work though. There was a trip to Milwaukee to get ideas from other annuals, the fun of planning the pictures, and, of course, that final feeling of satisfaction when the last bit of copy was sent to the printer. The Clipper this year was published every three weeks and can boast Campus Clipper of a subscription of 425, the largest in its history. Only through the cooperation of editor, staff and adviser was such success possible. This year's set-up of the staff was different and things ran smoothly and efficiently. The editor-in-chief was Philip Schowalter, with news editor Norma Simon, feature editor Delores Rainey, sports editor Jim Grogan and art editor Marianne Kircher. Many members of the staff will be graduating this year. Norma Simon, jim Grogan, Sue Cooley, Barbara Ziegler, Carol Harty, Betty jaeckels, Dolores C-ruell, Grace Braeger, Kay Kircher, Mary Ann Reich- ert, Marianne Kircher and Philip Schowalter, all Clipper veterans, are leaving, but Clipper tradition will carry on. Page fourteen