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

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tary, Michael Bauman, treasurer, and Arthur THOMAS WILDRICK . . . president of June graduating class . . . president of his junior Class . . . prom king . , . twice member of student council . . . track and football player . . . keen executive. . . good organizer . . . appointed ex- cellent class committees . . . showed freedom from partisanship in class affairs . . . willing to try new ideas such as wearing caps and gowns for graduation . . . delivered excellent address to senior class . . . conducted his class in quiet and orderly fashion . . . keen student . . . friend of all students . . . These are the reasons that Tom VVildrick has been one of the most popular and capable class presidents who has attended West Side. L une Class ln February, the graduating class of 1935 elected Thomas Wildrick,i president, Kenneth Stoper, vice-president, Nancy Anacker, secre- The June class triumphantly presented Tommy, this year's senior play, it was highly successful and very well liked by the student body. The class will be remembered for its high VVebber, sergeant-at-arms. This class will be remembered for two things: good politics, effi- ciently handled by some of our better known experts on political chicanery, and caps and gowns. The battle over caps and gowns was a vigoro'us one, to say the least. Since the students were not allowed to discuss the sub- ject in the class meeting, personal lobbying, with charges and counter-charges, libels and angry assertions, held the stage. When all the shooting was over, however, it was discovered that caps and gowns had won by a large majority. The class committees, appointed by the presi- dent, were able and quietly efficient. They did their work quickly, putting forth their best efforts. Under their direction, the gradu- ation was successfully planned and managed. The officers worked wisely and well, thus confirming the intelligence of the class that elected them. The social committee, headed by Dorothy Dona' vin, managed the social affairs exceedingly well. Under this group's direction, the class cele- brated its graduation with all due gusto. scholarship. This year, Aaron Sweed won high honors. Aaron should be congratulated par- ticularly for this accomplishment, because he was not only excellent scholastically, but also active in many of West's organizations. The same can be said of the others who won honors this year. This was the first class in which the Na- tional Honor society members were selected by a definite system instead of by a vote of the faculty. The class seemed very well pleased both with the new methods and with the results obtained. About June first, the seniors began to think seriously of graduation. Reviews began with little studying being done by the graduates. Clothes were purchased, caps and gowns fitted, Annuals distributed, programs and tickets sent out, then exams . . . On June twenty-first, be- fore beaming parents and proud relatives, the long line of graduates filed in. After the pro- cession, the honors were read, and, as each student filed across the stage, he received the diploma which signified a suc:essful comple- tion of his high school career.