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

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AND MEETS AN USHER. 1 Front Rofw: W. Leonard, M. Eisenberg, G. Topetzes, A. Corning, YV. Gregor, VV. Holdman. Row 2: L. Fischer, A. Kluetzke, A. Bottoni, B. Doyle, A. Richter, P. Richter. R0-w 3: D. Coyle, J. Meuer, R. Rasmussen, R. Shevy, R. Nakamura, P. Klee. Rofw 4: C. Peterson, M. Glaeser, L. Brechtl, D. Merwald, R. Kunert, R. Harmon. lt's the night of our great school melodrama at a time which we might call B.U.C. CBefore Ushers, Clubj. The doors are opened and in rushes a thundering herd. 'I'here's a mad dash for seats-a gala display of football tactics. Someone leaps a desk-hmm, a little track practice, too. Therels a scream. It's Gertie. VVill someone please revive her? Finally the uproar subsides and the orchestra begins. I imagine that today no such dilemma occuzs since there are ushers to conduct spectators to their seats, thereby protecting swooning girls. Very good idea. Just look at all those lighting effects and that stage scenery. So much nowadays that they need a crew of boys to handle it. My! Myl AL public Address I then walk from the NIain and spot a sign which reads as follows: HGreat Dates in Communication- 1836 . . . Telegraphg 1876 . . . Telephoneg 1895 . . . VVirelessg 1935 . . . NVest Installed Public Address Sys- temf' Stage Crew K. Ploetz, P. Kintis. O. Schneider, K. Kahl, R. Shank.

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REHEARSING THE SCHOOL PLAY. over his lines, I am told that Mrs. Rogn- lien is the impressario of the dramatic as- sociation which is presenting the play. I leave my seat to question a lady directing the performance who is obviously the lady aforementioned. She proves to be a pleas- ant, helpful person and I am given a script to glance over. So this is the name, You Canlt Take it With Youf, I see that the play is presented by Sock and Buskin - a very clever name and a clever play. I think that-I suddenly confront a fine looking young man. Whoops, pardon me, I say. Quite all right,', he bows. Just a minute, young fellow. VVhat's that badge you're wearing? I'm an usher. We have an Usher's Club here at school to serve at all the school performancesfy That's a good idea, I think. Why in my day-well, I can see it as though it were yesterday- Cornelia Van G Dale . Lizzie . Billy Dick Bailey Doctor Wells . And erso n Unknown Man Reginald . THE BAT orzler SOCK AND BUSKIN. Blanche Palsgrove lylarjorie Halley Gloria Johanik Delos Leach Eugene Floistad . Eugene Wiese George Pintar . Greg Topetzes Robert Holzman Front Rofw: J. Stern, J. Paulos, J. Albino, M. Eisenberg, M. Hamm, G. Topetzes, P. Roberts, R. Holzman, D. Stern, E. Albert. Rofw 2.' J. Smith, J. Snedarker, A. Herro, D. Callen, G. Johanik, P. Cowan, V. Hickey, R. Elwell, M. Halley, P. Umnuss, I. Aschenbrenner. Rofw 3: A. Schenk, J. Mizen, L. Blomberg, E. Buchmann M. Lang, B. Gonyon, D. Graves, W. Burzelic, J. Lang, M. Bleecker. Rofw 45 R. Lee, R. Slowinski, D. Baker, C. Peterson, J. Bleecker, G. LeClaire, VV. Leonard, E. Floistad, N. Coakley, D. DiPiazza, J. Manthey. Rofw 5: D. Leach, D. Kinner, H, Ehe, A. Quesnell, M. Fuchs, M. Trestrail, P. Stevenson, N. Samuelson, M. Gauchel, F. Patton, P. Rand, M. Tait. 17

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HE IS SHOCKED AT THE STATE OF THE LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT, HELEN 'REILLY Juno KATHLEEN BARNETT Cormapolite GERTRUDE STOESSEL Mademoiselle T'?'7 'Z3z-e,JJf My usually agile and fertile mind is by this time in a peculiarly disturbed state of great confusion. So many changes. I contemplate them with a sigh, a sigh for the dear, dead days beyond recall. After composing my fluttering nerves, ffor I had learned in these merry halls that hope springs eternal in the human breastl I come to the joyous conclusion that I have so far neg- lected to investigate the joy of my life-the For- eign Language department. Now to find the old haunts where in my day some ten fine, up- standing, noble, women imparted to us the mys- teries which could be unlocked only through a knowledge of foreign languages. There were the mysteries of Amo, J'aime, Ich liebe dich. Ah, L'amour, l'amour. I have now decided to start with Germang that was a big field in my day. If my memory does not fail me, there were three or four good intelligent German teachers. Frantically I search for that portion of the building reserved for pictures of castles on the Rhine, but not one is to be found. In fact I am told that there is not even one German class! How can this be? Very much befuddled, I find one small, dark room, reserved for French, with one small, dark- haired teacher in charge. I am informed that in room 301 a few Spanish classes are conducted during the course of the day. So this is my next stop. Let's hope that here at least there will be a large class. In charge of the room is a gay senorita. After a brief visit in this Spanish orld, I now contemplate a trip into the Latin orld. Speech Class A Outside: R. Jueschke, M. Fuchs, M. Draws, R. Walker, R. Lee, R. Chamberlain, P. Umnuss, L. Teplinsky. E. Wiese, L. Sunila, E. Schmalzer, J. Schwellinger, G. Rasrnussen, I'. Obendorf, M. Halley. Insidzn' L. Lindner, N. Sweeney, M. Skinner, E. Robinson, L. Loesch, -I. Troth, M. Sindicic, K. Sebora.