West Division High School - Comet Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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ARTHUR MELCHLORI . . . president of February graduating class . . . member of Student Council . . . former president of his class in junior high school . . . friend of all students . . . good sport . . . keen student . . . innovator of new ideas such as senior party instead of senior reception . . . chose excellent committees . . . conducted his class in quiet and orderly fashion . I . managed and personally watched over all senior activities . . . delivered one of finest senior president's addresses West has known . . . These are the reasons for which he is known as one of the most capable executives this school has been proud to have as a student. February Class Combining originality with good judgment, the February Class of 1935 will stand out as a class that was willing to experiment. Half of the seniors were planning what they would wear to the senior reception, the other half were feeling mournful because they could not go. Then the social committees of the February class stepped in and announced that instead of a reception for a minority there would be an informal party that all could attend. 'AA party instead of a reception! Why it's never been done before! said the minority. But what do we careiw retorted the other February seniors, so they went ahead and had their party and, inci- dentally, the best time of their lives. Yes, the February class would experiment. This class elected Arthur lVTelchiori, president, Edith Speerbrecker, vice-president, Doris Drum- mel, secretary, Harold Hibscher, treasurer, and Bill.Hancock, sergeant-at-arms. Quiet and un- pretentious, their oiiicers Worked for hours on the most minute detail. That is why their classmates elected them. They wished their offi- cers to be like that. Alice Hanson won first honors with her high scholastic average, and with her kindness, co- operation, and sense of humor, she won the friendship of her classmates. The same can be said of Edith Speerbrecker, who won second honors, and whose versatility is attested by her activity in lVIerrill club as well as in the senior orchestra. Doris Rummel is well known for the brilliant work which won her third place in scholarship. Calmness, capability, in- dustry, these are the outstanding characteristics of honor students. A When the students returned after Christmas vacation, a new tension was apparent. Seniors were rushing about snatching hurried confer- ences with Dr. Fox, talking to Miss Davis about colleges, trying to find a little time for their studies, thinking of what would happen if they didn't pass that exam, and every once in a while glancing mournfully at the trophy case and thinking that in a few short weeks their sojourn at West would be over. Re hearsals took timeg the graduation program had to be flawless. Mr. Shutes needed help in training those new ushers, too. Amazingly graduation day Was here. And then, all the examinations over, seniors were saying good bye to their undergraduate friends. Parents and other guests watched as the sen iors marched into the auditorium, while the chorus sang under the direction of Mr. Gola W. Coffelt. The Reverend Irvin Maurer and Arthur Melchiori, class president, spoke on the difficulties and opportunities of the new life which the seniors were soon to encounter. After the class honors had been read, and the roll called, each senior received his high school diploma. l6l