West Night High School - Echo Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

Text from Pages 1 - 158 of the 1932 volume:

The Class of '32 Presen+s The Echo Annual PublicaHon of The Sfudenis . . . . Wes+ Nighf High School Cincinna+i. Ohio dll tbe worlaVs a stage -. -Shakespeare Page four To The cy4ngels of Wilpe Echo we dedicate this volume in sincere appreciation of the support these students gave the social functions which served to finance its publication. Page hie Page six Foreword THERE is analogy between the life of lhe ambitious student of night school and that of the youthful actor or actress who aspires to stardom, hence, iiAll the World's a Stag? was adopted as the theme of this publication. The school depicts the theatre. Literally, the classroom is as much of a stage as is that region behind the footlights. In both are portrayed and delineated the emotions to which humanity is heir. Each has its comedies and its tragedies. Each has its tribulations and its compensations. We, the members of the graduating class of '32, may regard the hours we passed in high scholastic endeavor a5 hours of rehearsal preparatory to our treading further the mammoth stageethe world. There each will strive for applause which is, in this instance, wealth and renown. Some of us are destined to play great parts and shine as stars in the drama of life. Others Of us will remain in the general Chorus as year after year shifts the scenes. None too halcyon were the nights we spent at Old Alma Mater and our frivolous voices which resounded through her corridors will revecho in haunting memories when the climax to the play of life has been performed and the final curtain is about to he rung down. Not one of us will escape the enchant- ment; neither those of us who had carried on to stellar realms, nor those of us who had always played the humble parts, unnoticed and unsung. This annual should serve us then as a book of magic mirrors, unfolding with each turning leaf, recollections of events at school, and reflecting the familiar faces of our co-actors who, with us, enacted the student roles while the midnight oil was burning. 'Vlllll. JIII IIIIIIIIII I IIIIIIIIIIII TaEde C3on+en+s The Theatre ....................... SCHOOL The Press Agents .................... STAFFS The Directors ................. THE FACULTY The Programme .................. CONTENTS The Theme Song .............. SCHOOL SONG The Stars ......................... SENIORS The Extras ........................ JUNIORS The Understudies ............... PREeJUNIORS The Comedians ................. SOPHOMORES juvenile Leads ................... F RESHMEN Curtain Specialties ........... SPECIAL CLASSES The Acrobats .................... ATHLETES Tire Orchestra ................... THE. BAND A Curtain Talia ............... AN EDITORIAL Backstage ................... FUN AND FACT Retired Players ................ THE ALUMNI At the Stage Door .............. AUTOGRAPHS Troupe Activities .............. SCHOOL CLUBS '. NF'OK' . . :3an , , '34:? WEST N IGHT HIGH QOOIOWZDO :: .5: E: 3: rs:- Q m History of Our School THE provision of evening schools for those persons who, by the nature 6f their occupations, are prevented from attending day schools, was enacted by the Ohio Legislature long before the Civil War. Night schools were estab- . lished in Cincinnati as early as 1840, but the history of our own Alma Mater dates back slightly more than thirty years. West Night High School was organized in 1900 in the old First Interv mediate School Building, Baymiller Street, in the West End, Where Dyer School is now situated. In 1905, it was temporarily housed in the old Hughes High School Building on West Fifth Street, and upon the completion of Dyer School in 1908, West Night was returned to its first site. For six years it remained there and finally was transferred to its present home, the new Hughes Building in Clifton Heights. A bronze tablet, presented by the C1ass of ,14, commemorates these facts. In the beginning, the school was organized with a rather loose course of study. This was necessary to meet the conditions of the time. About 1905, and subsequently from time to time, the course of study was altered to satisfy new demancts and a more rigorous standard was instituted. At present, the course is so arranged that students may work in departments similar to those in day high schools. In addition to the regular academic work, which was offered solely at first, commercial and industrial instructions are given new at West Night High. The state superintendent of instruction recognizes West Night High as a school of the first rank. The accuracy of that judgment is evidenced by a survey of its list of graduates which includes the names of many individuals prominent inithe business and professional world today. Thus West Night High School plays an important role in the great educae tional system of Cincinnati. She has given to thousands the opportunity of bordering and uplighting their own, their personal lives. Indeed, she con- tributes her share to the glory of this great city and her students have just reason to proudly call her 11Alma Mater? Page eleven Page twelve To Alma Mater See where the western light Lingering glows, On through the dewy night Scorning repose, Where from the purple sky, Lights of the West Night High Beckon an eager band On to our goal. Here at the fountain side Soft murmuring, Here may we long abide By Iearningk spring; Under the moon and stars, Nothing our purpose mars, Lending a helping hand Nearing our'goal. On to the heights. we love Farther we fare, Brighter the view above, Clearer the air; Under the stars and moon Schooltime gone all too soon, We find a goodly land, Reaching our goal. Words by FRANKLIN SMITH. THE FACULTY 5V A WMNIEDEREGGER :0 THE FACULTY The James Andrews Carl Aneshansel Eleanor Ashfleld Horace Auburn Esther BaechIe Edgar Baird Emma Bass Paul Bauer Marian Bittner Ma. HUBER MR. G. F. Fan: MR. M. H. HlIBl-LR... Miss EVELYN WUUFWWM Ernest Blersch Maurice Bolinger Emerson Boyd Harry Buehrman Nelson Burbank Anna Douglass H. F. Ehler Rowena Evans Virginia Exley Raymond Fell Louise Fenker T. E. Fileugh T. C. Frye Eloize Gregg J. Leroy Grogan William Von der Halben Clyde Hall BEN Lelia Harris Arthur Havlovic Angelese Hays Magdalena Hein Frank Hoffmeisler C. W. Johnson Mary Johnson Martha Kilzman Adelaide Lasky Muss WOOF Martha Leeds Elsie Lewis Raymond Loughlin Fern Luther E. Macke P. J McCullough Rose McElroy Augustus McKemie J. Ferris Mathis Carl L. Meier H. Batson Mills Paul Moffett Chester Murphy Luella Nepper Ethel Netter Nora May Nolan Enid Nott Wes+ Nighf Factu Anna O'Brien Charles Peterson Hazel Rutterer Fred Schaeperklaus Henrietta Schmeuszer Henry Schroeder Gilbert Shaver Jessie Sibcy Lester Stegman 2 MR. FRANZ A,..,....................Prfncipa1 ista-nt P7i11cipal 8than 1932 HTHE ECHO ' Emilie Slegemeyer Frances Stenger Hester Stephenson Dorothy Storch Cecil Tower Frederick Vogel Sam Wasserman Margaret Wayman Ada Weber W. H. Weik O. E. Weilhamer Frances Williams Lisle Wineland Stella Woliver Harold Woodrugg Dale Zeller T. H. Ziegler Page m'teen THE STAFFS GENERAL STAFF ? . . Edl+orlal Ros+ers IIThe Echo - MELCHIOR F. HEIDELMAN ................................. Editor-in-Chicj VERA L. HUENEFELD .................................... Associate Editor JOHN E, HENKEL ...................................... Business Manager ROBERT j. RONCKER .................................. Circulation Manager CONTRIBUTING EDITORS J. Hubert Cuni Mildred Phillipps Thomas Mawhinney Martin Yanki C. Jay Albert Ed Cabelman Barbara Seifert Eleanor Vonderhaar Clara Beste Marie Wegman J. McDonald Benson George Huston Cliff Steinke Edwin Rudder John Zepf Harry Slattery Helen Brinkman Ann Shaw Edith Poggendick Alfred Schuerman The Voice FRED G. WEBER ......................................... Ediiar-in-Chief RUTH B. MILLER ....................................... Associate Editor CLIFFORD E. STEINKE .................................. Business Manager JAMES MCGILL ...................................... Circulation Manager HARVEY KNAPMEYER .......................... Assistant Circulation Manager WILLIAM MARTIN ................................... Advertising Manager ROBERT J. RONCKER .......................... Assistant Advertising Manager SPECIAL EDITORS Joe Budai Thomas Mawhinney Vera Fischer I Harry Slatlery Charles Oldiges Barbara Seifert Helen Brinkman Dot Schweitering Alfred Schuerman George Huston Edith Poggendick H. P. McEneny Ray Clift The Hawk ADVISERS MR. G. F. FRANZ ............................. . ........... Stag? Adviser MR. M. H. HUBER ................................. - ........ Treasurer M155 EVELYN WOOF .................................... Literary Adviser MRS. ELSIE LEWIS .............................. . ....... Literary Adviser MR. HORACE AUBURN ...................................... Art Adviser MR. FRED VOCEL. . . ....................................... Ari Adviser Page Mn 8 ts en HIM Room Represenfa'rives C. B. Austin ................ 218 George Beckett .............. 1 10 George Behrle .............. 214 Henry H. Bender ............ 116 Ruth Berninghaus ............ 105 Charles Bondy .............. 221 Tom Brady ................ 222 Rose Brandewiede ........... 314 Katherine Buck .............. 306 A. Burch .................. 31 7 Charles Callahan ............ 207 Thomas Carson ............. 312 Ray E. Clift ................ 107 Robert Connelly ............. 205 Ralph Cook ................ 4 Charles Cullen .............. 21 1 Anna Mae Curtis ............ 214 C. M. Curtis ................ 218 George Dragge .............. 21 6 Herbert Drake .............. 224 Hubert Ellis ................ 1 1 0 Pauline Flaherty ............. 312 Joe Freeman ................ 314 Frances Friedman ............ 220 Robert Fugazzi .............. 303 Fred Crate ................. 223 Carl Grimm ................ 316 ' Daniel Hagarty .............. 209 Vernon Harcourt ............ 210 Frank Harding .............. 101 M. Hegtesheimer ............. 210 Vara L. Huenefeld ........... 8 Robert HuHord ............. 109 Harry Hull ................ 315 Do1ores Hunt ............... 303 Howard Huppertz ........... 222 L. Ihrig ................... 102 Eleanor Kattelman ........... 205 Helen Kettler ............... 205 Jack Kramer ................ 106 Helen Krieg ................ 31 1 Page twenty-Lwo Robert Lautenbach ........... 1 04 John Lynch ................ 106 Roger McKay .............. 306 W. J. McKenzie ............. 304 Will Maier ................ 221 Harold J. Martz ............. 31 1 Frank Metzer ............... 308 E. R. Mienson .............. 3 Peyton C. Montgomery ........ 323 Dessa Marie Moore ........... 103 Howard Nichols ............. 31 6 H. M. O'Keefe .............. 108 Jane Porter ................ 216 John Porter ................ 1 17 Manfold Reale .............. 31 7 Charles Reben .............. 21 7 Harry Reins ................ 219 Carolyn Rodgers ............. 313 Robert Roncker ............. 307 J. Russ .................... 6 Irwin Schneller .............. 31 5 Esther Schulte ............... 201 Ralph Seiving ............... 217 Albert Silber ................ 205 George Sperber .............. 305 Edward Spitzmueller .......... 309 Clifford Steinke .............. 217 L. Steinkoenig ............... 212 Marie Strothman ............. 213 P. L. Syrup ................ 306 John Thorpe ................ 206 Herbert Ulrake .............. 324 Emil Ulrich ................ 318 Irene Ward ................ 31 2 Rosemary Weber ............ 9 William Winkler ............. Rudy Wuersig .............. 103 Ray E. Yazell .............. 21 3 John Zepf .................. 208 Fred Zoller ................. 310 R. Zimmerman ....... x ..... 224 S+aff Special Ar+is+s Mr. Horace Auburn Dorothy Ashforth Gwendolyn Aulick Ellen Aust Lillian Aust Hilda Beck Harry Becker Carlos Bennito Clara Bests Bernard Brockhaus Vincent Buchert Margaret Burke Janet Cafee Ray Clift Dorothy Deye Walter Eberhardt Frank Egner Jennie Emolo Alfaretta Folger Elsie Friedman Marie Gadzinski Mary Ceiler Wilson Gilmore Josephine Gross Ray Heckman Marvin Heltman William Herbert DIRECTORS Mr. Emerson Boyd Wade Hughes George Huston Herman Jentz Stanley Juergens Sylvester Koehler Katherine Kompsl Walter Kotwise Ginger Krohn Peggy Kuehler Henry Lahrman Helen Lenning Robert Leugers Louis Meyer R. Bettye Miller Robert Mueller Ned Mugavin Robert Newlore Charlotte Neyer Will Niederegger Mary Nyman Ed O,Hara Clifford Packer Marion Parker Clare Pauly Edith Peggendick John Porter Helen Zeuch MI. Frederick Vogel Albert Reinhard William Retiff Fred Riehle Helen Lou Riess Helen Robers Eleanor Rosen Estella Ruther L. Schraffenberger Esther Schulte William Simich Izel Simmons Victor Simone Mildred Sunnenberg Ben Sutphin Virginia Taucherl Mae Tenner Loretta Thomas Robert Trent Esther Vogel Eleanor Vonderhaar Edna Webster George Wilisch Henry Winkler Marian Wolke Rudy Wuersig Wilma Youngman Page twentyvthrec They Nobly Tried While breathlessly, we 'wait our cues To step upon the fateful stage, We pray W611 not disgrace the muse Nor in ignoble parts engage. Though we blunder through the show And we stumble o'er our lines; Onward, onward, e,er we,ll go In the part which fate assigns. Living, acting, thrilling life; And at last, when we have died; Though applause be not so rife Please say, At least, they nobly tried. G. JAY A. Page twentyrfour SENIORS RUTH ABRAMS Glee Club, Pep Squad She hath a natural, wise sincerity. RUTH AHLERS 'kShe doeth well who always does her best? GERTRUDE ANSORG In-seeiug sympathy is hersf' RUTH APPEL Beautiful with her beauty And rich with the wealth of her helng. HELEN APSELOF F Something more than melody wells ever in her words. HAZEL LEE. ARLINGHAUS Spanish Club She smiles and smiles, and will not sigh. A 4H -..h I v ETHEL ARONOFF A quiet tongue shows a wise llculL DOROTHY E. ASHFORTI-I Dramatic Club. Glee Club Pep Squad XVhen she laughs, her eyes laugh GWENDOLYN AULICK Science Club, Dramatic Club Spanish Club KNOW amiable gmd innocent Her pleasure In her power to charm.H MARIO J. BARONE Ncom'fe Club. Science Club HFirm was his step, erect his head. HENRY A. BENDER Science Club, Band. General Stag His heart and hand both open aml both frsc. J. MCDONALD BENSON President ScienCe Club President Nconiic Ciub Debating Club Hie must be, h: is, he cannot but he wist. CATHERINE BOEBINGER WM all earth's s-omz'. God look the half To make thc rmplc of her laugh, EMMA M. BOEHM 1 The smiles lhat-win. the tints that gluu'. But tell of days In goodness spent. HELEN J. BRINKMAN President Pep Squad, Glee Club Woof's Bom-Woms Thusu deep dark eyes 50 warm and bright. IDA M. BRYANT ucr world was ever joyous. JOSEF H BUNGARTZ ' The Cell is in his heart and hand; The Gaul is in his brain and nerveV h MARGARET BURKE. Dramatic Club For she is sweeter than perfume itself. ANNA L. BURNS HA simgle truthfulness has 1cm her A dignity as movelcss as the centerfY MARY CASEY 2A beautiful and happy girl With a step as tight as summer air.H MARY LOUISE CLAYTON Here is a spirit deep and crystal CIEELT, Calmly beneath her earnest face it hes. WILLIAM COBBE Whm need we say Or one who made success where nllu'rs failed? ANNE COHEN WA maid of grace am! complete majesty. RUSSELL CRAMER Deep thought of whaand how shadowed thme eyes. aW WILLIAM CULLEN WA faithquriend is he To lend his presence everywhere. J. HUBERT CUNI How wise, how noble, how young, Haw rarely featured. WALTER DARLING Spanish Club KVIirth is in his face. ROBERT J. DAVIS Baseball ,31, '32, W Club u. A. . His aspgct blithen His figure straight and lnheF ROSE DENNIS ' Neat as a pin. and blooming as a rose. CLARENCE J. DITTRICH He thinks too much; such men are dangerous? EDWARD C. DOEPKE. kWVith wealth untold, and a mingl unknown, And a power to lnve and make friends 0i his own. LAVERNE D. DONKELAAR Ciee Club i qler air, her smile. her motives Told of womanly completeness. BERNADETTE ECKHOFF Secretary-Trcasurcr Senior Class Pep Squad, W. B. W. Club uThere is no Indy in the land ls half so sweet. RUTH EHRHART N eanite Club 111 mind and manners how discreet. GEORGE ELDER The merry madcap lord: Not :1 word with him but a jest ETHEL ELLIS Dramatic Club WK life of honor and of worth? J. GERTRUDE J ERTEL Spanish Club Wm. could yml all see into her mind. MARIE CLARA ESPELAGE hShe dwelt among the nmroddm ways. CARL EWALD W. B. W. Club Wie- is .1 great observer angl he lnnki lec through the deeds 01 men. WALTER ALBERT FASOLD ' A youth lighf-hearted and content. CECILIA FELDKAMP Pep Squad, W. B. W. Club hShe has hair ni golden hue. LAJEAN FLAHERTY Intent upon her destined course Gx'aceful and useful in all she IlOES,,' CHRIS J. FOGLESONC- He ne'er lift up hand but conquered, WILLIAM G. FOSTER A dreamy boy with brown and dreamy eyes. CHARLES J. FREY Spanish Club A kind. true heart, a spirit high That could not fear and would not bnwV DOROTHY FREY W's love her for her smile. her looks. Her way nf speaking gently , ELEANOR E. FRICK uEver ready and willing to help thnse in need. By all she's cousndcred a gnod friend indeed. WILLIAM A. GERHARDT Th5: coyrage of the gentle heart. This H'IEdOlTl of the pure, ESTHER GETTLEMAN Glee Club, Neonite Club WYhich can say more than this rich praise. That you aione are you? MORRIS GREENBERG Glee Club Steatlgj. straightforward. and strong With wresnsnhle logic. ERIC E. GRONBACH IThere was wit in his head, and ,twould out. ERNST CROSSMANN German Club uHis duty was something more than life. And he strove to do it welL FRANCES F . GUIDARA So circled lives she with LOVES holy Iight, That from the shade of self she walketh free,n ELEANOR EICH HAAKE HThose are the portals of her eyes Where modesty and truth are set. ANNA HALFTER Cerman Club, Nconite Club She doeth little kindnesses . W'hich most leave undone or despise. DOROTHY M. HANDEL She found peace in Inve's unselfishness. And welcome wheresoekr she went.n LILLIAN HARRIS She is never sad but when she sleeps, And not ever sad then. LEO KURT HARTU NC. Football ,30, '31; HPV Club Clea Club MIX; be strong is to he happy. BESSIE HAUTZ Clea Club. Nconiie Club 5 This is the Hower that smiles on everynne.'g MELCHIOR HEIDELMAN Editor-in-Chicf, The Annual General Sim? tWVI'III a head full of genius. A heart full of truth?1 ELIZABETH HEKLER Treasurer of Sciencc Club Fair Nature' 5 SW 86! simplicity XVith elegance refined HOWARD W. HENDRICKS Cloudl-ess forever is his brow sereuea . Speakmg calm. hope. and trust vmhm him. JOHN ELMER HENKEL Baskciball '29. '30. '3i Footbail '28, 29. 230, ,31 Chairman Boatridc Committee Sccrctary-Trcasurer junior Class Business Manager Annual Chairman Athletic Banquet Committee His deeds exceed 311 speech, HILDEGARD HEUNEKE HEI pIesence lends its waIIIIth and heahh Tn all II ho came before it. THELMA HILGEFORT WA graciousness in giving that doth make The smallest ngt greatest' MILDRED R. HINMAN 'II felt her presence hy its spell of might? HOWARD G. HOEBB EL 'Nohle and truly great. And worthy ul love. EDWARD HOFF MAN N u Vor1 i5 uf mqrcy Weft upon his lips Forglveness In his heart. HADASSAH M. HOFMANN Fur on thy checks the glpu' isisprcm! That tints the nmrnnm hills with red. ALFRED G. HOLDCRAVE Spanish Club A mgm of gum! repute. . . Lnrnagc. hearing and CSUIIHIUUIJ. WILLIAM F. HOLLE anl him whu can; thc ladies call him bu'CL'L ANNA MAY HOUSE She is -sweeter than the mint And fairer than the Huwcrs. RUTH F. HUELSMAN Ccrman Club And all. who met her, Messed her? VERA L. HUENEFELD Associate Editor Annual General Staff, junior Vice-Presidenl Sweeter than the ruse, her charming pcrsouality , Ever bubbles with joy and happmess.' HARRY HULL Class Oralor. Glee Club. Spanish Club His thoughts welt: rams that firmly Gripped the gramte truth, HOWARD HUPPERTZ Spanish Club. Clea Club H-is friends-vthere are many. H15 foesiare there any? EDWARD JAMES Patient in triumph, temperate in power.' NORMA JANKE nMaiden, with the meek brown eyes, 111 whose urbs :3 shadqw lies: Like the dusk m evcnmg skles. HARRY M. JANSEN A gallant focman in the tight; A brother when the fight was u'cr. WESLEY E. jONES He was a gallant youth. and his face Like the fall of the morning? MARY LOUISE KAELIN Dulccl-eyed as Ceres, daughter. LOUISE M. KAMPHAUS Her sweet ways won her many frkmds. ESTHER E. KAPSON How brilliant and mirthful the light ofnhcr eye. Like a star glancmg out from thc sky. ELEANOR KATTELMAN Her pleasant disposition won many a friend. '2 HILDA KATTELMAN Her cheeks sulfugetlgvith :m auroral blush. llcr young heart smgmg louder than the thrush. FRANK KAY Fur his very strength we loved him. For his strength allied with goudncss. EDWARD KENKEL A Mush is the sign which Nature hangs Tu shuw when: modesty and honor dwell. HAROLD K. KERLIN There is color in his chcek;l 'lhcrc ls cum'ngc m ins cyc. , HELEN KETTLER Oh! who can forget the mild light of her smile? ARTHUR VOSS KING hGood sense and good nature are never separate. ROY KISSEL Hc- uas above pfetcuse. - A smccrc. curlsmcutluus. devoted friend. IRVIN KLOSTERMAN Wu his look there is no fear. . Nor shadow, nur trace of glumn. , ROBERT KLUG nT00 true to flatter. and tau kiml I0 snrrr, HARVEY KNAPMEYER President Senior Club WV B. W. Club Assistant Circulation Manager Evening Voice Junior-Senior Dance Committee Boat Ride Committee hWhere he met :1 stranger. there hc lch Zl friend. : ETHEL KNEISEL nThe hast things that the host believe Are in her face so kindly wril. CATHERINE KOCH But in thy smile is yuuth znul joy, And 111 thy voice is lave. MARIE KOCH Her modest answer and graceful air bhow her 11159 and goud, ' HELEN C. KRATZ nA form more fair. 2 face man: sweet Ne er hath it been my lot to meet.' RALPH KROLL A heart of honor a tongue of truth; He. the light and life of us 3 ROBERT T KUDERER His touch 15 a companionShip, His nerd 311 old auth01ity.' CARL LANG T he pride of mlenchless strength is his- Strcngth wh1ch,thuugh chained avaii5. 5 VIRGINIA LATSCHA General Siaf Hm M1011: thought would almost seem to b: How to make glad our lowly human hearth. '5 LOUISE LEONHARD HNo infiuence on earth can stir Her steadfast courage. LUTHEA M. LEWIN Spanish Club Fine ngre and fine manuels xxithout dmxlat. Determined half her charm.' ALICE H. LEWIS A mind at peace with all below A heart whose low 15 innocent. JOSEPHINE M. LOEFFLER She 15 gay and gladsnme, Has a laughing face.' EDITH LOHMAN So smiling and teutlelz sn l'rL-sh and fair. ELSIE MANETTA LUTZ Oh. she was worthy of all love. MARY McANAW lu thy hpart me rlgw of youth. UH thy lips the smile uf truthf' MARGARET McCRACKEN How far dost thnuicxccl. 5.0 thought. can thmk. m-r lungue of mortal tell.n WILLIAM MCGRATH Science C lab UK creature of hcro's Mood. MARCELLA McNAMARA Deepest feeling hides about the mouthy RAYMOND C. MAHER Uh, who can forget the charm of his features? THOMAS R. MAWHINNEY 'W Club Football Team ,28. '29. 30. 3, Sports Editor Evening Voice Boat Ride Committee Handsome im as handsome does. BERNARD A. MEINERS Full of fun and jnllity. ANNETTE MILLER She was taught in a wnrld afar. CLAUDIA D. MILLER Glee Club Lovely in thy ynmhful grace. EDWARD MILLER H: doth, indeed, Show some sparks that are like wit. ' HOWARD MILLER 'High erected thoughts. Seated in a heart of courtesy. RUTH BETTYE MILLER Associate Editor Voice Dramatic Club, General Siaf uA sweet heart-lifting cheerfulness, No wonder she was clear. CARL MOELLER HHcrfnzst and faithful. constant in his calling, Stnctly attendant on the means of gracel FLORENCE MOLIQUE She is q maid. of artle-ss grace. Gentle 111 form and Law uf face. PEARL M. MUENCH HHer eyes, that dance with roguish glee, So iull of fun and Jolhty. RUTH MUENCH A companion who is Cheerful i5 worlh-whilef' KATHERINE MULLANEY Pep Squad A merry mirth did mark whate'er she did. KATHRYN A. NEAL Long lashes veiled a light That had else been too hright. STELLAIM. N-IEHAUS She was a phangron of delight . When'fgrst she gleamed upon our sxghr HANNAH WINTERS NIELSEN How beautiful to live as thou didst. GERTRUDE NOTE HSmiles like sunshine on dark waters. LILLIAN D. O'BRIEN The innate charm of graciousness Made sweet her smile and tone. MARIAN A. OBRIEN Oh! what .1 face was hers to brighten light, And give back sunshine with an added glnw. CHARLES J. OLDICES Secretary W. B. W. Club He loved his friends, forgave his foes? CLODAH IRENE OGLE The only way to have a friend is m be one. GEORGE J. ORT uX0113 hut himself can be his paralleL WILLIAM L. PENSWORTH UThere is .nmhing so kindly as kindness, And nmhmg so royal as truth. DAVID PERIN Happy heart. happy fancy CATHERINE PIERRE nA song on hcr lips, a word of cheer for all. EDITH H. POGGENDICK President Dramalic Club, Glee Club uIler heart is like a garden fair. Where many pleasant blossoms gmm': JOHN HENRY PORTER. JR. President Glee Club V ice-Presia'enf Dramatic Club General Staff He will win because he must, GUY E. PRICE. Glee Club KA faithful friend is thc medium of life. GEORGE F. REINERT nSpeech is silver, but silence is golden. MARTIN REITER HGood humor is the health cf the soul. HERMAN W. RICHTER Science Club Strong, simple, silent. therefore was he. JOHN RIESER l I I uBr-Dad in the shoulders. cleep-chcsted. - VVlth muscles and sincws of iron. I LILLIAN ROHE. Neat and trimly dressed. ROBERT J. RONCKER Vice-Presidenl Senior Class Glee Club Assistant Advertising M anager Voice General Slaf Boat Ride Committee Circulation Manager Annual Cheer Leader, W Club Pin and Ring Committee He faces the world unHimhimg'bx Y LILLIAN RUEBUSCH Can we ever understgnd How you grew 50 falr?,1 ESTELLA C. RUTHER Treasurer Dramatic Club uA maidfhere were many 10 praise. And ql'llte a few to Eave. MARGIE D. SANDER Pep Squad hShe has a voice of gladness And a smilt ROSE SANDERS HSweet little maid with Winsome eyes, JOE SARVO A wise head and a silent tongue are companions. BERNARD SCHLESIGER He wins his way by diligence. WILLIARD A. SCHLUETER Science Club Not a word with him but a jest. FRED SCHNEEB ERGER uHe has a heart with room for every jay. IDA SCHNEIDER 'To love her is a liberal education IRWIN SCHNELLER Football Team '30, '31 General Staf, W Club Boat Ride Committee H'appy am I, from care I am; R by aren't they all contented like me? AGNES SCHRAND Eyes full of laughter. ELINOR SCHRAND A sweet, attractive kind nf grace. NORMA SCHRAND And that smile. like sunshine. rinris Into many a sunless heart. ALFRED T. SCHUERMAN Band. Exchange Editor Voice HXVhat is knowledge xYIthDut a douhle share of strength? WILLIAM F. SCHWARTZ Nieutleness is power; Power 15 knowicdge. DOROTHY M. SCHWIETERING Glee Club, Pep Squad W. B. W. Club A countenance in which did meet Sweet records. promises as sweaty BARBARA SEIFERT Secretary Science Club Secretary Cerman Club Sccrelarp-Treasurer Nconitc Club General 5101? No simplest duty is forgot. IRMINGARD SETTLER uSD slender and so lair. JOHN SEYFFER dA noble aim. faithfully kept. Is as a noble deed. JEROME SHUCHTER By the work one shows the workman. ROBERT L. SICKING Football Team '30, ,3, Science Club Learned in all youthful sports and pastimes, In all manly arts and laborsl', EMIL L. SIEGMUND Treasurer of Glee Club Neonite Club True to his work, his word, and his lriemli CARMEN SILVA Her passing was like The ceasing of exquisite music. JOHN H. SKELLY Vice-Presideni W. B. W. Club His every deed was well done. HARRY V. SLATTERY Editor Science Club Neom'te Club. General 51:11? King of two hands. he does his part In every useful task and art. MARCELLA M. SOHMER She walks in beauty- like the night. MARIAN R. SPERBER Pep Squad. W. B. W. Club Eyes glad with smiles and brow of pearl Shadowed by many a careless curl. Q REGINE SPOHR Gg'egt feelings hath she of her own h Inch lesser souls may never know. JOSEPH J STEICERWALD Nconile Club A generous friendship no cold medium knows LORETTA I-I. STEIMLE For with gentle courage she doth strive. In thought and word and feeling so to live. ALLEN STEINKAMP Spanish C lub 'Amhiti0n! Powerful source of good aml evil. CLIFFORD E. STEINKE Fooiball '29, '30, '31 Basketball '31, '32 Business Manager Voice Boat Ride Committee Secretary W Club General Staf A bald brave hall hem And a right noisy fellow.H MARGARET STOEHR Pep Squad chr feelings have the fragrancy The freshness of young flowers. ELON STRONG HScU-trust is the first secret of succcss. CATHERINE E. SULLIVAN Flowers spring to blossom where she walkg.H JOSEPH SUN NEN BERG Haqd work makes lhe'world go on; He 15 up and going thh the dawn. ALBERT H. TENSING Serene, resolute, and still Calm and seleussessed. WALTER SCOTT THOMPSON I Hi; lgept 111's honesty and truth. His Independent tongue and pen. JOHN THORPE, JR. General Slaf HYV'haxtevcr skeptic could inquire for, for every why he had a wherefore, ESTHER SYLVIA TORF Pep Squad ,Round her is a cheerful atmosphere. WILBERT CHARLES TUERCK His browny locks did hang in crooked curls. ROBERT F . ULRICH 'Tis not what a man does which exaits him, But what a man would du. MARGARET C. VOLK There was a soft and. pensive grace. A cast of thought upon her facef, ELEANOR VONDERHAAR Dramatic C lub She who brings sunshine Into the life of others Has sunshine in her own. ANNA MAY VONDERWISHE. The fairest ggrden is her looks. And m her mmd the Wlsest books? PEARL MILTON WALLACE Willing service is true service. Q LAVADIS M. WALTERS hThy grace. thy mare than beauty, Shall be an endless theme of pruisef' FLORENCE WEBELER A good heart is inctter than All the heads :11 the world. FRED G. WEBER Editor-fn-Chief Voice General Staff. Science Club Boat Ride Commiiiee hEver thoughtful, sincere. amt ambitious, He was truly a sun 0 sons. ROSEMARY A. WEBER Science Club. General Slaif Of many charms in her as natural As sweetness to the finwela', WILLIAM A. WEDDENDORF nThe cheer of his laugh and his pleasant word, Hushed all murmurs of diseontent. MARIE. ELEANOR WEGMAN Glee Club Gcnt1e to hear; kindly to judge. jEANETTE WEISS Pep Squad ' Kind hearts are more than coronets. MARY WERLING Wk daughter of the gods. divinely taH And most divmely sweet, MABEL B. WHITEHEAD uLife hath no dip: and luwly-sput That doth not In her sunshine share, ELISE WIEDMANN Glee Club Therfs nothing evil can dwell in such a temple. ANNE E. WIENER The mildest manner and the gentlest heart. JOHN WILLETT Science Club, Glee Club Wf characters jJe positioned Then to manlmess we trend our thoughts? MARTHA WILLIAMS She will outstrip all praise and Make it halt behmd her. BLANCHE L. WILSON A woman of quick sense. MARGARET WILSON Her happy laugh brightens all sorts of weather. MARIAN J. WINALL Always willing. full of fun, Best of students, iiked by everyone. LYDIA WIRZ Of an the parts the eyes expres; The sweetest kind of thoughtfulness.n CHARLES RUSSELL WOELLERT of soul sincere, and action faithful.' q GEORGE A. ZIEGENHARDT A brave heart and a courteous tongue. WALTER J . ZIMMER Silence when nothing-need-be said Is the eloquence of dnscreuon. ALICE. ZINSMEISTER Simpiieity of character is No hindrance to subtlety of intellect. ALBERT BACHSCHEIDER DOROTHY BANKS LEO BAYLISS ALOYSIUS BECKER LOUIS BRANNO Harry Alering Catherine Berry Naomi Bigham August Blank Erna Jean Breckle Jerome Brinder Saul Brown Gwen Marie Bryner Charles Callahan Albert Caplam Joseph Carey Leon Carter Mary Casselman William Conway Charles Cooley Gaylord Craig John De Laney Alfred du Vigneaud Robert Dillenburger Dorothy Dunn William Ennis Edward Fedeler Louis Flaig Alfaretta Folger Mary F012 Fred Freihofer Albert Geannini Dale Grace Carl C. Graf Louise Haarmeyer Joseph Hackman Page sixtyvtwn Seniors of I932 Leonard Hagen Mayme Harrison Edward Hayes Adeline Heitkamp Edna Hesse Ella Parsons Hobart Mae Holthaus Lynden Howarth Laura Kehoe Eleanor Kemme Virginia Kemme Donald Kleine Robert Klosterman Harry Kohl Lucille Kreuter Jane Lahusen Sara Levine Walter Lipsky Rose Alma Luh William McGrath R. Windsor McNally Emil Mangold Clifford Meinberg Marie Meiers Frank Melzer Wilbur Merkcl Edward Metcalfe Eugene Meyer Peyton Montgomery Anthony Munnich Florence Nathan Lawrence Nees Alfred Nessanbaum Margie K. Nieman Philomena Policastro Carol Pray Conrad Rebman Delbert Ritter Frank Robinson William Robinson George Robe Elsa Sandeborn Lawrence Schmalz Arthur Schroeder Hazel R. Schultz William Smith Marian Sperber Kathryn Spiesz Quentin Staley Merrill Stout Julia Surbrock Vera C. Thaman Alma Vetter Frieda Vetter Adelaide Von Pleueren John Walker Joseph Weiner Lillian Werner Richard Wheelwright John Wilkins Dorothy Wimmers Howard Woodruff 77f Senior Class History THE curtain of another five years is drawn across the stage of school life and once more a senior Class leaves the halls of West Night and girds its loins for the coming struggle with the world. As we gaze in retrospect over the past Eve years, how short the time seems since We hrst began our studies here, and now that they are completed, how loathe we are to go. Why, it seems but yesterday when we, as timorous Freshmen, modestly anxious for learning and eager to do the right thing, entered for the first time the sacred precincts of the office, and in a wee, sma' voice made known our wants to Mr. Franz. We soon became acclimated, however, and it was not long before we, as sophisticated Sophomores, were waxing merrily over the hilarious blunders of the succeeding year's crop of newcomers. Week by week and month by month the next two years were spun away; years in which the sweetness of victory and the bitterness of defeat kept us from realizing how quickly time was passing, until, all too soon, We found ourselves on the threshold of our senior year at West Night. And now even that last year has run its course and we're thinking, in the sweet words of old llElia, that llAll, all are gone, the Old Familiar Faces, as memory conjures up visions of the nights we spent in school. Thus has our high school education been gained. To some of us it was a pleasure and a privilege; to others it was a privilege purchased by hardship and sacrifice. Perhaps to a few it may even have been naught but a necessary evil and a task. But no matter what our Views on night school may have been and no matter what sacrifices our attendance involved, now that it is ended I am sure that all of us would eagerly grasp a Chance to do it over again. Alas! the wheel of life spins in one direction only, and to no one do the gods grant the privilege of retracing his steps. The past is forever past, and while some of us could have done better, a diploma from West Night is an achievement of which we all may be justly proud. As for the future, Into Thy hands, 0 Lord, into Thy hands . . . . J. HUBERT CUNI. Page .a'ixtyrth-ree SENIOR GIRLS $7 BEN Last Will and Testameni' WE, THE CLASS OF ,32. do hereby publish and declare this to be our Last Will and Testament. - We do give, devise, and bequeath to the Class of '33, the title of Senior, and with it the duties and rightful possessions of that high position, namely, the rank of exemplar; the care, the editing and the publishing of these famed publications. The V oice and The Echo, together with all properties and records belonging therewith. mm .q, E ROBERT RONCKER HARVEY KNAPMEYER BERNADETTE ECKHOFF u ................. Presid ant ...... Vice'P'residem ...... Secretary'T'reasmer HARVEY KNAPMEYER ROBERT RONCKER ........... BERNADETTE ECKHOFF ..... To all our successors, we bequeath our share of those cherished possessions ethe classrooms, the flags, banners, and other tokens, together with the sacred ideals for which they stand. To the Faculty We give our thanks. May they remember us by our virtues and forgive us our shortcomings! We also bequeath to each subsequent graduating class our good will, and best wishes, and request they uphold the high standards of the school. We hereby appoint the President of the Class of '33 the executor of this our Last Will and Testament. In Witness Whereof, We, the Class of Nineteen Hundred and Thirtyv two, acting through our duly authorized class officers, have hereunto subscribecl our names this fourteenth day of May, in the year of our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Thirty-two. THE CLASS OF ,32. tSignedi HARVEY KNAPMEYER, President. ROBERT RONCKER, Vice-President. Witnesses: BERNADETTE ECKHOFF, Secretarvarcasurer. tSignecD G. F . FRANZ, M. H. HUBER, E. M. BLERSCH. Page sixtyljive SENIOR BO'YS IIIvEIEIl71'52'r. .. mSOm KOSAmm SENIOR GIRLS WareA Detriment to Society AS FAR back as We can trace, human existence has been one great struggle. Love, hate. revenge and remorse have been our chief characteristics. Nations have risen to great pinnacles of fame and glory, only to crumble and decay, caught in the great tentacles of war, and have been completely obliterated. Only war can so thoroughly undermine and destroy. It drains the resources of a country, its wealth and its men. It lowers our morality and turns us into mere beasts full of hate and revenge, thinking only to destroy and wreak vengeance on our fellowmen. In time of war and conHict we forget the manners and culture of civiliza- tion; the thin veneer under which we try to hide the animal side of us is washed away, and in its stead. the beast-like and brutal passions predominate. We stay not our hand until We have mangled and killed, pillaged and plun- dered; until our insane impulse to avenge and to destroy is appeased. We never think that our enemies are human beings as ourselves, but rather as some obnoxious obstacles to our selfish greed and ambitions which must be wiped from the face of the earth. We care not for suffering and death so long as we can satisfy that thirst. . We ask: What are these great forces that turn us from life-loving citizens into raging demons of hate, from Cod-fearing human beings into insane beasts? 1,11 tell you. my friends. It is because We have never included, in our calculations, all of ourselves. We have forgotten that within every human heart two great desires existeLove. and the bestial instinct to kill. 50 long as our political and economical interests are not disturbed, well and good; we are satisfied with peace. But if our desires are interfered with, we forget peace pacts, disarmament conferences and leagues of nations; we forget culture and refinement; we forget everything except revenge! Why is it that, when we have progressed to such great heights in achievee ments, in human science, in literature and in art, we cannot raise ourselves from the muck in which we are now groveliing. forget our petty grievances, and settle them peacefully? It is because war has been part of us. At his mother's knee, the growing boy is led to believe that his country can do no Wrong. He plays with toys symbolic of war. In his imagination. he kills ruthlessly. He is taught that other nations are scheming and striving to control and overthrow the country he loves so well. He is told stories of great heroes anci deeds of war. He imagines himself a great hero of some battle. He sees himself made immortal across the pages of history. Great memorials are built in his honor. forever keeping his name famous upon the lips of men. My friends, how can we ever expect to have a world of peace, a world of Iove and fellowship, when the sons of our great nations grow into manhood Page sixtymine s t? EN with such ideas as these written indelibly upon their souls? It is absurd for us even to think of bringing about international relationshp and world peace. when the young man is continually being antagonized towards his neighbors by his parents, teachers and by all with whom he comes in contact, thus making him suspicious of their every move. In order to overcome the prejudice that war is a fatal necessity, it is not sufficient to convince the mind; but one must do more, he must educate the heart, and infuse into it the feelings contrary to those which have been engendered theree namely, the love of feiiowmen. A few years ago, a statement was made similar to this: iiIn order to have peace, we must prepare for war. This, howeVer, in my estimation is a very unwarranted statement and is without a word of truth. If you want peace, you must prepare for peace. If you want war, prepare for war, multiply your guns, burnish them and make them shine, keep the air filled with the roar of cannon, swing your Heet from one ocean to the other, just when the hearts of our people are most irritated. Crowd the magazines with pictures of torpedo boats and destroyers. Set all the young men of the country thinking and talking about war. Thus sometime war wiil come; it is inevitable. If a nation does not want to light then it must put up its sword. It is both astounding and terrible that a world so intelligent, so advanced as ours, cannot see this. In times of peace, if one human being kills another, he is severely pun- ished; and yet, in times of war, thousands, yea, even millions, sacrifice their lives for naUght. They swarm upon the battlefield to be shot down and butchered like cattle, while those at home cheer them on. W'e call it patriotism. Bah! Is it patriotic to have the flower of our country exterminateci? Is it patriotic to have thousands of our boys come home with their legs and arms shot away; others lying upon the battlefield, mortally wounded, slowly dying of pain and thirst? Is it patriotic for our young men to go into that inferno of Hell to be utterly ciestroyed, just because a few capitalists and international bankers want to coin money? F or shame, that we should IOWer and degrade a world Which should stand for the high ideals and inspirations of our country,' as to even associate it in any way With this great evilawar. It is over nineteen hundred years since the streets of Jerusalem stirred with crowding mobs and echoed the words: Let Him be cmcifiedr, And yet, how clearly the picture survives. It seems only yesterday that Pontius Pilate stood up before this howling mob and washed his hands of the blood of Jesus, the One who was the pure symbol of love and fellowship. We have been told of the last war so frequently that We are cailoused to the most lurid descriptions of the nauseating scenes from the battlefields. Like Pilate, we are not to blame; it is for this reason that I do not propose to go into all the sickening details. I am more interested in the extermination of war. We have had, and are still having our disarmament conferences; and yet, today, France is feverishly building a more pOWerful air force; Japan is constructing great war cruisers to be able to compete with the Eastern nations; Page seventy g ,5 HJN England is investigating the possibilities of ray warfare; and America, as she carefully guards her gas formulae, seeks a unified power in the air. Battleships are junked and better ones are built, dreadnaughts are junkecl and supervdreadnaughts are built. How can we eVer have peace when virtually all the nations of the world are prepared to jump at each other's throat? F ellow students, it is for us to see that war is abolished and an international friendship established. We are the ones who must become heroes of peace, instead of war. In closing, I would like to bring before you a picture; a picture so vivid, so horrifying, so brutal that it will tear at the very heart strings, and I hope every one of you will carry this picture in your mind and henceforth denounce war as a detriment and a curse to human society. The first scene opens in a little village near Verdun. er see hundreds of peasants scurrying away with as many of their possessions as they could grab up. News has just been received that the little village is going to be shelled. How pathetic this little caravan of peasants as they hurry away to get beyond the range of shell fire. There are only old men, women and very small children. The young men are all at the front, fighting. There is not much weeping, but there is a hopeless look in their eyes, similar to that you see in the eyes of a dog just before his master whips him. The next scene is the return of these same villagers. We see them stragv gling back to what were once their homes, but now, ruin and desolation. It l will take years to rebuild that which was wiped out in a few moments. Homes I which had probably taken them all their lives to gain, and were probably all r they possessed. Cone! all for the sake of greed and selfishness of a few. Suddenly a little gray-haired mother starts weeping. Perhaps she is thinking of a little white cottage in the far end of this little village. and of a handsome young man who was her only son. But now, both are gone, leaving her alone to struggle onward. Is it a wonder she is weeping? The last scene, my friends, takes place in Paris in 1924, on Armistice Day. After a brilliant ceremony over the tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the ' French troops, which had participated in the World War, paraded by. As they passed in brand new uniforms, thousands of people cheered ancl applauded them. After this wonderful spectacle had passed, along came another parade. Oh! But this one was different! First came the seriously wounded in wheel Chairs and on stretchers; a few Were even being carried by relatives. Then came hundreds of blind men, led by children, born when Verdun's guns were booming. Following this division, came the men With one leg, men With one arm and smashed faces, there were men with their ears shot away, yea, in some cases. half their faces were gone. From the beginning of war, never has there been such a spectacle. Over all this great multitude there was a great silence. the silence of- the living dead, who marched on and the silence of the horrified multitudes who looked on as they passed. HARRY HULL, Winner Oratory Contest. Page seventyrone Page seventy'twa A Senior's Farewell We are saying now Farewell to school. Some leave 35 heroes, Some as fools; But all of us. of the gods are tools. Good-bye to West Night High. The world is but a stage we're told, We are the puppets. by strings controlled. But, Gosh! Doesn't it make you grow colcl, To have to say Cood-bye? Parting at best is a woesome thing, And even into this song we sing Sadness creeps to increase the sting. Good-bye to West Night High. Now from thy hallowed halls we part. And we try to act like we think we're smart, But many a grin hides a tearful heart As we say our last llGoodeye. Dear books, and desks, and friends We knew; O, Lord, if we only had it to do Again! But the die is cast: we're through. Coocl-bye to West Night High. Farewell, Mr. Franz, we think you're a brick. So-long to the best of all janitorseDick. To our teachersebut now our tongue grows thickd Good-bye. Old School. Good-bye. Perhaps our head will be bowed to the blast Of the cruel, cold world as the years slip past, But we know that welll always remember our last Good-bye to West Night High. J. HUBERT CUNL JUNIOBS i M.SUNNENBERG. IUNIOR GIRLS Q? BEN Junior Class Pledge WE, the undersigned, the elected officers of the Class of '33, on behalf 'of our fellow classmates, extend to the Graduates of ,32 our warm and heartfelt congratulations. We know of their struggles and commend them for their success which they gained in spite of tremendous obstacles. So that all members of the Class of .32 may acquiesce, knowing that the treasured possessions of their Alma Mater which were entrusted to our care upon their graduation, will be preserved, we do hereby pledge: MARIAN Scmmn: RAY Curr MARY STANTON ................... President .......Vice'PTeside11t ecretarlere asmev RAY CLIFT,.............. MARY STANTOAM. MARIAN SCHMALT First. That We shall continue to publish those famed publications, The Voice and The Echo, and strive diligently to improve upon them as much as possible. Second. That we shall support all school activities both materially and through our good will. Third. That we shall cheer our athletic representatives whether they be , triumphant or not. Fourth. That We shall perform all these deeds to the best of our ability and set a good example for those who will come after us. Fifth. That we shall give our all for the glory of West Night High. THE CLASS OF 33. tSignecD RAYMOND CLIFT, President. MARY A. STANTON, Vice'Presideni. MARIAN SCHMALTZ, Secretary-Treasurer. Witnesses: tSignecD EVELYN VVOOF VERA HUENEFELD MEL HEIDELMAN Page seventylfive JUNIOR BOTS jUNIOR BOYS mIIIIIIll'! WWW SH ! JRLtlI'IHHIh WIII K JUNIOR GIRLS Junior Class History ITWAS an eventful evening, about four years ago, when we, the members of the Class of ,33, assembled in the halls of West Night High School, a troupe of enthusiastic youths yearning for a place in the limelight of knowledge. Here, upon a higher stage of life, we made out how. Our hearts were filled with fond hopes. Imbued with the spirit of West Night, we determined to suceeed in our new roles. What an event in our lives it was! Under the capable tutelage of the Faculty, the directors of our future destinies, we, the inexperienced novices, passed from the tragedies of our juvenile parts into the brighter scenes of our second year. As Sophomores we realized that our dreams were only dreams and we began to develop our possibilities. It was an awakening shock to discover how little we knew. Handicaps, however, did not deter us-we emerged triumphantly, qualifying for the rank of PrevJunior. Studies during our third year proved interesting. The months passed quickly and we attained our present standing, one notch nearer our goal. To be sure, we have had a struggle, but still as we look back over the past four years we would not change them if We could. There are happy memories and the pleasant friendships that we formed, friendships that will endure the test of time. Our Junior year was a severe trial of our mettle, but We Were not found wanting. We carried on through to stardonfs heights. As Seniors we hope to measure up to the standards of West Night and to uphold her traditions. We are proud of the work we have accomplished so far. Only one more year of night school life remains for us and with its conclusion, we will have gained our temporary objective, that is, a diploma. We are prepared for our senior duties and how wonderful it all is. It seems but yesterday that We were newcomers to this wonderful school, and now we are about to occupy the places left vacant by our predecessors, the Classmen and Classwomen of ,32. The highly respected position of Senior is virtually our own. MARTIN YANKE. Page seventymiue Page eighty Enter-The Junior Now proucily the director smiles, Frowns of rehearsal are effaced; The harsh words used throughout the trial By words of praise are now replaced. Well coached in life,s histrionic art, The stars are going on the road. May they do credit to their part; The plays the thing be their brave code. Happy yet reluctant. they must go While Junior extras fill the gap And gaily cry, uOn with the show, We'll put Old West Nite on the map! G. JAY ALBERT. SOPHOMOBES SOPHOMORE GIRLS SOPHOMORE BOYS Sophomore Class History THUS endeth our second year at West Night. We hnd it difficult to believe that next year will be our third at night school. When We enrolled, the fiVe years before us seemed to stretch out to inhnity, but now that they are almost half gone, we find ourselves wishing them longer. It is amusing to look back and to try to recognize in the timid freshmen of last year the pompous sophomores of today. We began this year with the firm resolution to excel in studies and activities. Alas! In many of us, these noble aspirations soon gave way to the desire to impress the new students with our importance. To our teachers, too, we have become conscious of a change of attitude. From regarding them merely as task-masters, we have come to look on them as coworkers, helping us to assimilate learning. School activities mean more to us, and in the various clubs and societies we have a greater sense of Hbelong- ing. Soon, we think, we shall be able to call our janitor by his first name without feeling presumptuous. For many of us the acquisition of an education at night school involves sacrifice. To some the sacrifice seems unnecessary, and, without a thought for the future, they begin cutting their classes more and more, until they flnally cease attending. This, to our way of thinking, is not the way to lay a good foundation for future success. What is worth the getting that can be had without sacrifice? uThere is as much difference, said Dr. Johnson, iibetWeen a lettered and an unlettered man as between the living and the dead. In these clays, this statements holds more truth than ever, and the hardships we suffer are more than compensated for by the advantages We get from a good education. We shall hnd too, that the memories of personal contacts and friendships formed during our school years will become cherished possessions in later years. It behooves us, therefore, to make the most of the time spent at West Night, and if, as we think back over the year just passed, We find that our accomplishments could have been bettered, we should firmly resolve that our next three years will not be spent in vain. If these precepts are kept firmly in mind, we know that next year it will be as better students, nay, as better men and women, that we step into line to resume our journey toward our Ultima Thule. ED GABELMAN. Page eightyeight PBE-JUNI0RS . , v Ildm 4f, . v. jinn Jw .. , ,, ax: ,w PREJUNIOR GIRLS PRE'IUNIOR BOTS Pre-Junior Class History AS WE PRE-jUNIORS come to the end of our third year at West Night High School, we pause. midway to our goal, to reflect on the past three years spent in an effort to advance our education in these halls of learning, and then to turn our gaze with anticipation t0 the remaining two years that stand between us and our Graduation Day. It is with a feeling akin to wistfulness that We review the past events as stddents of West Night in the three various capacities. First, as humble Freshmen, We were hred by ambition to accomplish the greater things of life. Later, having earned the title uSophomore,u we strove to conquer new worlds. faced by our old bugbearseexaminations and quizzes. After we successfully completed our second year, our experiences as Pre-Juniors began. Marked by vexing problems, yet not without intermingled pleasures, our third year quickly draWS to a close. The strength of our determination will decide whether the remaining years at West Night are a success. With our heads above water, it rests with us whether we are to sink or to swim. In the two years to come, waves of insur- mountable difficulty will sweep before us, leaving us breathless and unprepared for the other inevitable problems that those sincerely in quest of knowledge are expected to solve. As Pre-Juniors, we have yet two years in which to enjoy the social activiv ties and to benefit by the educational advantages that will be afforded us. At the end of this period, it is our earnest desire that our hve years at West Night High School will be brought to a happy and successful conclusion. ANN SHAW. Page eighty'fam' 1 , I E .i c. .3: FRESHMAN BOTS Page ninetyvfour Advice +0 +he Freshmen Strut not on these ancient boards Like some vain and mighty 10rd; ThunJrous speech sans wisdom,s naught, Parrots e'en can prate sans thought. Play not for the plausive roar, Play for the play and nothing more. Ben though the play be mean Take joy in eva well-played scene. Look not down on lesser men Nor their humble parts contemn; Oft' a minor part well played By the Backefs highly paid. G. JAY A. SPECIAL CLASSES INTERIOR DECORATING 1 FRESHMEN FRESHMAN GIRLS g? ISHN Freshman Class History AT LAST, the Rubicon has been passed! Our first year of night school life has been completed. Naturally, we ponder on the many hardships that still con- front us ere we reach our goal, but let us pause now and, by retrospection. review the interesting events that occurred during our sojourn as Freshmen. There were, of course, those opening nights and our enrollment. With hesitancy. perhaps, we first approached dear West Night; her tower which first we saw in the distance, proved in itself to he a test of our courage. Never theless, we entered her portals, but not without the stage fright which envelopes one of inexperience assigned to strange settings. Then followed the first auditorium session. What great representation our class enjoyed. The superfluous contingent, however, diminished with the pass- ing of a few months. Like supernumeraries who appear only for the mob scene and then disperse did those many individuals forsake the classrooms. More had fallen by the wayside With the advent of the second semester. But we, realizing the greater glory manifest with the acting of more important roles, remained. The numerous social organizations of the school were opened to us and the many activities often afforded us reneWed energy and ambition when those essentials of education were at low ebb. How well we remember the primary steps toward our high school education. The goal is high and the work is difficult, but we will be paid a hundredfold for our efforts. Even with a diploma signifying five years in which we had placed our shoulders to the wheel, we may acquiese, knowing that our labor, like the good tree, bore good fruit. It means a struggle, knowing as we do how great is the temptation to forget our aim, but upon remembering the reward that we will reap by courageously pushing onward, We will be aided through difficult and tedious trials. We are grateful to our teachers for the instructions they gave us. To them we owe much for our accomplishments, and we have accomplished something. The congeniality of these overseers, their kindly spirit, made the year a happy one. We regret to have reached the end of our freshman year, but are elated at the thought of returning next fall, just one year nearer the fulfillment of our desire. MILDRED PHILLIPPS. Page ninety'nne FRESHMAN BOYS COMMERCIAL ART HO USEH OLD ARTS INDUSTRIAL ARTS ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING PHYSICS CLASS BOTANT CLASS : $ , e- ? ks 6g Qty? MECHANICAL DRAWING CHEMISTRY CLASS -sm. ADVANCED CIVICS Page one hundred'six BEN Special Classes ALL work at West Night High is not confined to language, history and mathematics. Special classes which include the Interior Decorating Class, the Chemistry ClaSS, the Commercial Art Class, the Physics Class, the Botany Class and classes in architectural drawing, industrial arts, household arts, and mechanical drawing are held for those students who desire short-time subjects. These classes func- tion on certain evenings during each week of the school team. Some are in session on Monday and Wednesday nights; others are active on Tuesday and Thursday nights; while others again, are held only on Friday nights. .1 ATHLETICS THE FOOTBALL SQUAD 'Q HJN Athletics at West Night ATHLETICS are not the least important or interesting feature of activity at West Night High. Much of the enthusiasm at the school is concentrated on the football eleven and the basketball quintet which represent at different seasons, the institution in the arena of scholastic athletic competition. The annual struggles in football and basketball between West Night High and her arch foe, East Night High, are historic for their intensity and bitterness. ERNEST BLERSCH HENRY ZIMPLEMAN ALBERT SILBER Athletic Adviser ..Assistant Coach .Footban Captain ERNEST BLERSCH ......... HENRY ZIMPLEMANW ALBERT SILBER ............. Another rival arose during the past school term. This newcomer in night scholastic athletic competition is Western Hills Night High. Summing up the events of the past year, West Night enjoyed successful campaigns on the gridiron and on the hardwood court. The Orange and Black rode on the crest of victory in the Cincinnati Night High School court championship series and fmished in a tie with East Night for the footbail title. If the football championship would have been decided solely on aggressive- ness, West Night High would harm: captured that crown also. When Coach Ray Bradford gave the initial call for football candidates last fall, a small army of pigskin warriors reported for practice. These included many of the lettermen from the previous season. Injuries played havoc with the hopes of the ttHaWks in the early season games, but victory over their ancient rivals at the close of the season was their main objective. They succeecied in downing Western Hills Night, 27 t0 7, in a one-sided contest at Withrow Stadium and stirred every Cincinnati sporting Page one hundredtnine 'THE BASKETBALL SQUAD 9f 7 HEN circle by playing East Night, the heavy favorite, to a scoreless tie on Thanks- giving Day on the same held. It was a moral victory for West Night, although the game ended in a knotted count. The uHawks, Egured by experts to lose by at least four touchdowns, literally slaughtered the Owls, outplaying them all the way and scoring twelve first downs to their opponents' three. The game for the greater part was played in East Night's territory. To be sure, West Night scored a touchdown, but a penalty was inflicted and the marker disallowed. The West Night basketeers scored a straight run of triumphs in garnering LESTER STECMAN ROBERT DAVIS RAY BRADFORD LESTER STEGMAN ............... Athletic Manager ROBERT DAVIS ..... Basketball Captain RAY BRADFORD..... ...-....t.....t...wHead Coach the city night high school basketball Championship. Coach Bradford had his charges primed for the opening of the title series and they responded 110ny with a 58 to 25 win over the cagers of Western Hills Night High. Then followed a 29 to 22 Victory over East Night on the East Night Hoar. In return games, : the Hawks,I downed Western Hills Night, 29 to 22, and handed the HOwlsn the bitter dregs of defeat for the second time, score 28 to 22. That contest closed the basketball season. Letters were awarded Henry Brown, George Ehle, Leo Hartung, Captain h Albert Silber, John Henkel, William Ihlendorf, Harold Kessler, Charles Kirchgessner, Arthur Leiman. Richard Martin, William Martin, Thomas Mawhinney. John Mayer, Bernard Nerrus, Irvin Schneller, Robert Sicking, Clifford Steinke, Richard Stith, and Philip Wenger, in football, While in basketball, the coveted Wh was awarded Henry Brown, Captain Bob Davis, John Maher, Tom Huey, Dick Martin, Lew Ihrig, Elmer Lavely, Oscar Casagrande, and Lee Draper. THOMAS MAWHINNEY. , Page om: hundred'eleven e Qme mmb Q n: BEN The West Night Band ALMOST as much a part of the Thanksgiving Day football game as the football team itself, the justly noted West Night Band which adds to the Turkey Day spectacle with its music and its marching formations, is one of the hnest night high school organizations of its kind. The band has come to be an integral part of the football picture. It had an important share in the making of the past scholastic gridiron season the success that it was for West Night. It deserves all the fine things that have been said about it. Is there anything that can match the thrill effected when the band, in full dress, marches into the auditorium of the school on the eve of an important football skirmish with a rival eleven? With the band on hand, nothing more besides the cheer leaders is required to infuse enthusiasm and school spirit into the hearts of the students both at pep rallies and at the football games. The development of the West Night High School Band to its present high standard necessitated the labor of more than a few years. Under the able direction of Mr. Clarence Aspenleiter, the musicians mastered many spirited musical numbers and intricate mass formations. Activity was begun by the present West Night Band soon after the opening of school last September. A call was made for volunteers and they responded, twenty-four strong. Veterans and newcomers filed into the practice hall after school hours to rehearse their parts in the big gridiron show. On the football field, the Band was a main factor in encouraging the student body to cheer the boys on the team to uHold that Line? Simultaneous with the dotting of athletic apparel by athletic representa- tives of West Night did the band of West Night High School disband until next autumn when it will be reorganized with the resumption of regular re- hearsals in preparation for active participation in school activities. ALFRED SCHUERMAN. Page one ilundffdefiftttn lrlll Editorial The play is done; the curtain drops, Slow falling to the prompter 5 hell: A moment y,et the actor stops And looks around to say farewell. it is an irksome word and task: And as he removes the mask. A face that's anything but gay. LAWS of tradition at West Night High provide that The Echo be the concluding number of The Voice, the monthly pamphlet of our school. On behalf of the general staff, the editor and the assmiate editor of this edition wish to express the deep appreciation they feel for the spiendid co- operation given by those who took an active interest in these publi- cations. To us, this work has been a labor of love. We are thankful for the great honor we have enjoyed and have tried to live up to our responsibilities. We wish to thank Mr. Franz, Mr. Huber, Miss Woof, Mrs. Lewis. Mr. Boyd, Mr. Auburn. Mr. Vogei and Mr. Blersch for the enthusiastic support they have accorded us. To our fellow students we say iiCood-byei The hnal how is a diHicult one and The Echo will have accom- plished its mission if it lessens. somewhat. the sorrow 0f parting. T his book should serve moreover as a foundation stone of school memory. because, classmates. school memory begins at the moment we take ourseives and our belongings from the classrooms forever. Never shall we permit our- selves to forget school acquaintances; but with affection and with material assistance when needs must. let us stand by our scholastic comrades, the classmen and claSSWOmen 0f ,32. our chosen friends whose images appear in this memory album. MELCHIOR HEEDELMAN, Editor. VERA HUENEFELD, Associate Editor. Page one hlmdredrsixteen FUN AND FACT IHwML, gm!!! 4.. .b- AA ALAIAHV A EN Wes+ Nighf Superlafives Best Actress .............................. Dorothy Ashforth Best Actor .............................. Harvey Knapmeyer Worst Villainess ........................... Virginia Latascha Worst Villain ................................ Leo Hartung The Vamp .................................. Gwen Aulick The Gigolo .................................... Carl Craf The Cynic Unoy .......................... Edith Poggendick The Cynic OgirD ........................... Bernard Meiners Blues Singer .............................. Helen Brinkman Biggest Clown ................................ Irv Schneller Best Character Actress ........................ Marian Winali Best Character Actor .......................... Mario Barone Most Charming Actress ....................... Vera Huenefeld Most Distinguished Actor ...................... J. Hubert Cuni Most Beautiful Actress ...................... Cecilia Feldkarnp Most Handsome Actor ............. - ........... Walter Zimmer Blond Ingenue ............................ Marcella Sohmer Best Comedian ............................. Charles Oldiges Best Dressed Actress ........................... Helen Kratz Best Dressed Actor .......................... William Cobbe Most Versatile Actress ...................... Rosemary Weber Most Versatile Actor ............................ John Porter Most Popular Actress .......................... Jane Lahusen Most Popular Actor ........................... Bob Roncker Most Ambitious Actress ....................... Barbara Seiffert Most Ambitious Actor ........................... Fred Weber Most Frivolous Actress ........................ Mary Wehrling Most Bashful Actor ......................... Herman Richter Most Conceited Actress ....................... Alfaretta Folger Most Conceited Actor ....................... Tom Mawhinney Most Exotic Actress .......................... Stella Niehaus Ideal Male Actor ......................... Howard Hendricks Most Striking Actress ......................... Norma Schrand Greatest Lover ................................ John Thorpe Most Feminine Actress ...................... Louise Haarmeyer Most Effeminate Actor ...................... Willarcl Schlueter Most Scholastic Actress .......................... Ruth Miller Most Scholastic Actor .................... J. McDonald Benson That Red-headed Woman .................... Dot Schweitering Most Subtle Actress ........................ Hazel Arlinghaus Most Awkward Actor .......................... John Henkel Cagmen ............................ Del Ritter, John Skelly Most Popular Acrobats ................. Bob Davis, Cliff Steinke Stage Door Johnnies ................. Bob Sicking, Irv Klosterman Page one hundred'twentytouc t2? 1 BEN Alumni of West Night PERHAPS no one has felt the infiuence of that strange power behind the doors of West Night as have the alumni of our school. It was this lure which caused some of us to return to this institution of learning to carry on and to further the extent of our education. 4 The usual approach to education is through biological, psychological, sociological, and philosophical principles. Education is more than knowledge EDWIN RUDDER MILDRED BUERMEIER DOROTHY WREGHT IRMA GOEBEL A Group of the Alumni Class of ,31 gained from reading literature. or from studying mathematics, or from ponder- ing over volumes of ancient history. It is the acquisition, the co-ordination, and the accumulation of knowledge and skill and the development of character through study and observation. The right kind of man will find life too short for his ambitions and the strength and fighting power of youth too brief. Some men, unfortunately for themselves and for those Whom they inHuence, contemplate with delight the brevity of life and its apparent uselessness. These few certainly do not under- stand life and its relation to human nature, nor do they recognize its oppor tunities and possibilities or believe in an original divine purpose. Life is a comedy and the struggles of which We complain constitute our real happiness. EDWIN RUDDER. Page one 111mdrcd'twentynwn 89' IHN Words of Parting SAID Thoreau, iiI know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of a man to elevate his life by a conscious endeavor. It is something to be able to paint a particular picture, or to carve a statue, and to make a few objects beautiful; but it is far more glorious to carve and paint the very atmos- phere and medium through which we look, which morally we can do. You are to be congratulated, Seniors, upon the fact that you are exercising and developing the ability that lies within you. That you are, by conscious and voluntary effort, elevating your lives. We trust that your experience in high school has seWed to clear the atmosphere through which you look out upon life and the world. That you are able to discern more clearly the striking truth and charming beauty lying all about us. That you can see to more enchanting distances. That you are able to behold opportunities for larger service among your fellowmen; behold greater opportunities for richer and more joyous living. May your purpose to envision anci enter into a larger life never fatter. May your courage never decrease. May the fruits of your efforts be happiness and long life, friends that are legion and true and the deep respect of all who know you. C. F. FRANZ, Principal. IN OUR night school I have learned to know a student body Which represents the aspiring heart of democracy in its demands for a more wholesome and better life in a commonwealth too often thought of as purely materialistic. It has been my joy to know that so many of you will leave determined and equipped to serve your fellowmen. While you Were here you have gained some glimpse of the achievements of science, the gifts of art; a thirst for truth and freedom; a desire to leave 01d paths, when necessary, and travel on some higher road. To what extent you have henehted by so much teaching and learning, association with others in matters largely intellectual, you and I shall only know in the ensuing years. Whatever your success or failure may be after you leave this school, those of us who remain shall look to you to make condi- tions possible for others who will graduate in the years to come, to realize their ideal, that they may be worthy citizens of this great city. MARION H. HUBER, Assistant Principal. Page one hundredltwemy'eight SCHO0L CLUBS THE NIGHT SKETCHERS $33 $154 The Night Sketchers TO MAKE them laugh, to make them cry, to put on our masks and live in the land of make believe is the most interesting work the realms of drama after to those members of iiThe Night Sketchers. formerly known as the West Night Dramatic Club. Four appearances during the past school term created for our fellow stu- dents a little diversion from the regular routine of school work. These included uSchool Spirit Via Radio, written by our director, and colorful pageants to advertise the school year book and the annual boat ride. Our fourth JOHN PORTER ESTELLE RUTHER ELEANOR VONDERHAAR EDITH POGGENDICK EDITH POGGENDICKWW t JOHN PORTERHr.....v............. ELEANOR VONDERHAAR. ESTELLE RUTHER t,tt..t.......PTesident .Vice'Presfd am e Secretary .tTreasuTer portrayal was uVif'ives on Vacation, a humorous one-act play which was skillfully enacted and which received more than the usual amount of praise. All of our time was not spent in practicing for public performances. We had our social activities in the form of hikes, house parties, swimming parties, and excursions. In Room 302 we had both the honor and pleasure of enter- taining various groups of the Faculty with The Fatal Quest, The Devil Pops Up, wThe. Eldest, and many other oneeact playlets. The success and the rise to prominence that the organization has enjoyed during the past year are due largely to the untiring and unselfish efforts of the director, Mr. Emerson Boyd. The limited time the members are able to devote to his interesting program is not sufticient to cover a large portion of it in one season. Those who return next year, however, will flncl enough to keep them interested. The final offering of the senior thespians, The Curse of Buddha, is a spectacular and amazing mystery play. The enthusiastic response this organization received from the student body. the Faculty and its own undergraduate members is greatly appreciated. EDITH POGGENDICK. Page one hundred-lhinyvune CLEE CLUB Q? , IHN The Glee Club IT WAS more than a decade ago, during the school year of 1920-192l to be exact, that the Glee Club of West Night High School was organized. Since the time of its organization, which was due largely to the personal efforts of Mr. Chester L. Miller, former teacher at West Night and a member of the never-to-he-forgotten West Night Faculty quartet of several years ago, the JOHN PORTER PAUL KIEFFER VERA FISCHER EMIL SIEGMUND JOHN PORTERPTeSIde'nt VERA FISCHER.............V EMIL SIEGMUND PAUL KIEFFER ............... Glee Club has made rapid and notable strides. At present, it is one of the largest and most firmly established clubs of our school. To cultivate the voice to effect harmony in group singing and to create entertainment for the other members of the student body are the foremost aims of the club. Some of the numbers rendered in public musicales under the direction of Mr. Arthur Havlovic this past season were Morning, Come to The Fair, uHome,n hPop Goes the Weasel? Bridal Chorus, Rolling Down the Rio, and Russian Lullaby. Meetings and rehearsals of the Glee Club were held twice each Week during the school term. Several social events Were arranged for the members during the meetings and resulted in a party at Liberty Hall in December. another at Benson,s Farm and an uEgg Hunt and Hike to Mt. Airy Forest in April. The popularity of the Glee Club is evidenced by the fact that many of its present members also are members of the Alumni of West Night High School. MARIE WEGMAN. Page one hundred'thirtyrthrec SCIENCE CLUB g T BEN The Science Club STUDENTS in the naturai science classes at West Night High School or- ganized the Science Club four years ago. The main objective of the organi- zation is to advance scientific knowledge. Any student of West Night who has earned one-half credit a grade of eighty or above. in the study of any of the following natural sciences, is eligible for membership 1n the club:Cenera1 Science, Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Geology, and Astronomy. Membership in the club is open also to members of the Alumni of West Night High School. J. MCDONALD BENSON HARRY SLATTERY BETTY HEKLER THOMAS CARSON I. MCDONALD Bexsox . V ,. .,.............P7e5ident THOMAS CARSON ... ........ Vice-President BETH HEKLER , i, ...Treasurer HARRY SLATTERY ... 1. ..,, .....Scn'be The Science Club opened the past year of activity with a closely contested election 1n which each candidate had a large and enthusiastic following. The presidency of the club, in fact, was undecided for two meetings. As 15 usually the case, the Erst few meetings were spent in placing the affairs of the club 1n order for the year. Many interesting and instructive addresses were given before the club. Among the outstanding ones Were The Story of the Spectrum by Dr. C. H. Dwight, and Birds by Mr. P. J. McCullough. Probably the most unique was an experimental lecture on photography in which the entire group took part. Mr. Edgar L. Baird showed some educational motion pictures which were taken in Arizona and in Mexico. The social events of the Science Club this past year included a hike through Mt. Airy Forest and a dance given at Benson's F arm. These events were well attended and Were successful in every way. The closing event on the program was the annual banquet held late in May. HARRY SLATTERY. Page 11116 hundrcd-Lhiny'five SPANISH CLUB N HEIN The Spanish Club THE SPANISH CLUB which was organized at West Night High School two years ago has perpetuated and has growu into one of the largest and fore- most social organizations of the school. While many of the members were lost through graduation last year, their places have been promptly eoccupied by new aspirants. To advance the Spanish language through dialogue. recitations, debates, GEORGE HUSTON DOROTHY WRIGHT JOSEPH FISCH JOSEPH FBCH ......7..7............Prexidem DOROTHY WRIGHT .. , V ....... ViCEvPrcxide-nl GEORGE HusTON..,........r..t..u.Secrctary and readings in which all members participate, is the primary object of this organization. Honorary membership in the Spanish Club of West Night High School was inaugurated during the past school year. Several individuals whose native tongue is Spanish, were enrolled as honorary members. During the course of the school term, the club members and their friends enjoyed numerous social activities. The ttstruggleh from Madisonville to Milford on October 18, I931 ; the house-warming at Miss Wrighfs home; the bowling party at which the Spanish Club was soundly trounced by the Dramatic Club in a special match series; and the card party at George Hustonk homestead where jumping cigarettes were introduced and where refreshments were served both before and after midnight, are memorable events. The closing of the school year effects a lull in the activity of the club, but the members are looking forward to the events of the next term. GEORGE HUSTON. Page uric llulldl'fdefhtl'iy-JBT'LUI WOOF BOW WOWS BEN The W- B-W Club THE past school term has been an eventful one for the WeB-W Club or Woofis nBow VVowsH as the organization is more familiarly known. Since the informal get-together at Cecilia Feldkampis home, September '4 last, the Bow Wows have been as busy as bees. A hike to Carl Osterwisch's ranch in Rossmoyne, Ohio, was the first event on the l93l-32 program of the uBow Wows. There the members enjoyed games of horseshoe pitching, football, croquet and polo. A dinner under starlit heavens followed. The second and final hike was made to Mt. JOHN ZEPH WINSTON WHITE CHARLES OLDIGES JOHN SKELLY JOHN ZEPH Prestdem JOHN SKELLY iViceePTesident CHARLES OLDIGES ........Secremry MHNSTON WHITE VVVVVVV .......Treasurer Airy Forest early in March. This event terminated with a dinner and an evening of hilarity at the home of Charles Oldiges in Northside. Harry Miller was host at a mask party given by the Bow WOWS at Harvey Knapmeyefs home. Grotesque costumes so successfully concealed the identity of those present that many amusing mistakes were made. The next party was the Christmas Party at the home of Dorothy and Carl Ewald Where Marie Strothman portrayed the role of Santa Claus. The mistletoe was much in evidence. - A Pre-Lenten and Valentine Dance was given by the Bow Wows early in February at Carson Loctge, Clifton, and it proved a huge success. Hundreds of West Nighters attended. Other events followed for the uBow Wows? with the finale being the uSnapaShotn party on the University of Cincinnati campus. Three members of the Bow Vfows, Harvey Knapmeyer, Bernadette Eckhoff, and Marian Schmaltz, were honored by their classmates. Knapmeyer and Miss Eckhoft were elected president and secretary. respectively, of the Senior Class, while Miss Schmaltz was elected associate editor of the 1933 annual. - JOHN ZEPH. Page one hundredeihinyrniue XV CLUB EHN The W Club TO THE W Club goes the distinction of being the most exclusive social organization at West Night High School. It is the most exclusiva in that its membership is open only to those students of West Night High School who, 3 through their athletic prowess on the football held and on the basketball court, 9 were awarded the WW. The W' Club, which figures among the most popular organizatiOns at JOHN MAYER. , ,. President Vicc'Preside-nt PHIL WENGER..... CLI'FFORD 315mm: RICHARD MARTIN.A...... JOHN MAYER RICHARD MARTIN CLIFFORD STEINKE PHiL WENGER t i i West Night. had its inception just two years ago and since has established itself as one of the outstanding and most active organizations of the school. During a meeting held early in the school year. the W Club formed several committees which planned an extensive program of social activities. The result was that the W Club promoted hikes, excursions, parties, and 1 dances; some being held in conjunction with the Girls, Pep Squad. Not only has the W Club promoted activities, but its members have supported the i activities of the various other organizations of West Night High School. ' At a meeting held early in March, the uW Club elected its officers for the 1932-33 school term. At a recent meeting, plans were outlined for the initiation of the new members who, during the past athletic season, qualified for membership in this organization. CLIFFORD STEINKE. Page one hundredvforryvone GERMAN CLUB BJN The German Club STUDENTS in the German classes of West Night High School, eager to create a broader social atmosphere, convened in Room l06 early last autumn and founded the West Night High School German Club. The purpose of the organization is to encourage the study of the German language. l The social function of the German Club is one of its most outstanding BARBARA SEIFERT MILTON BEHR M. WAGNER LESTER REITMAN MILTON BEHR..... .......,..........VPresidem M. WM;NERM.,.. eVicerPresiden: BARBARA SEIFERTW. LESTER REITMAN ....Secremry VV,Trea.cure1- features. The meetings, llsaengerfests, hikes, parties. and bowling tilts pre- vicled many happy hours for the linguists and their friends. A great deal of territory was covered on the club hikes. The promenades were made to Westwood, Andersoris Ferry, Erlanger, Mt. Airy Forest, Devil's Backbone, Milford, and other points north, south, east and west of our school. Several of them were in the moonlight. The club adopted a pin at a recent meeting. This object is one of rec- tangular shape and has in its center inscribed the initial G. Although the German Club had its inception just a few months ago, the membership has increased rapidly and indications are that it will grow into one of the largest social organizations at West Night High. It is the intention 'l and the desire of the members that the interest created and the good work accomplished this past year will be maintained in the years to come. BARBARA SEIFERT. Page one hundred'fmty'tllrce NEONITE CLU 9? , BEN Agh V11 The Neonite Club THE NEONI'IE CLUB was organized in the botany classes of West Night High School during the 193031 school term. These classes were under the direction of Miss Stevenson and Mr. Baird. At first no thought was given to making it a permanent school Club or even to extending its influence beyond the group it then included. The organization grew, however, and is now one of the most popular clubs of the school. Featuring our activities were the lengthy trips we made to the various points HHHI m, E ERWIN HINCY BARBARA SEIFERT J. MCDONALD BEXSON J. MCDONALD BENSON... ERWIN Hmcv BARBARA SEIFERT ....... ...V.........President .Vice'President ...... Secretarye'l'reasurer of interest. In addition to the botanical and geological specimens we obtained. many of us cherished wellebaked backs and arms, tokens from the sun. Brother Tiemeyefs nose, in particular, was truly an awe-inspiring sight. The first trip was to Clifty Falls Park near Madison, Indiana, and then followed a train trip to Natural Bridge, Kentucky, and Dix Dam. Our Heet of horseless carriages of the Leapin, Lena type weighed anchor late in July for Seven Caves and the Great Serpent Mound. Then followed a journey to Roosevelt Dam and our last trip carried us back to Clifty Falls. 1 The inHuence of the club, both educational and social, caused the members : and the sponsors to urge its introduction into the school. Accordingly, a cone stitution was drawn up during a meeting we held at Vevay, Incliana, and was adopted at the next meeting which was held at Gregory Hall. The name Neonite was chosen. Miss Stevenson was named sponsor. The member ship is open to students of zoology, geology, and astronomy at West Night High upon invitation. J. MCDONALD BENSON. Page one hundwdeforty'five HPEP SQUAD GIRLS' ..,'k e.givi BEN The Girls' Pep Squad THE. idea of an organization such as the Girls' Pep Squad slowly germinated in the minds of some of us girls during the summer of 1931. Whenever We received invitations to parties we could never accept them, because we were going to a ball game. Then dawned the idea. Why not have the entire group attend the game? Plans were made and soon after the beginning of the 1931-32 school year. the Girls' Pep Squad was organized. The tnembership totaled Fifty'three girls. HELEN BRINKMAN DOLORES KROGER MARIAN SCHMALTZ Huey BRINKMAN..... , PTCUdEHt NIARIAN SCHMALT .t.H.i....,,i,.iVicchresidc-nt DOLORES KROGERW ...... Secretary-Treasm'er Bright orange sweaters, initialed with a. black W' for our schoo1 and worn With black skirts. constituted the official costume. En masse, the girls formed an attractive body of rooters. The purpose of the club is to foster and develop throughout the student body some degree of enthusiasm for the game and a certain feeling of pride in attained victory;-to support and encourage the team, whether basketball or football, during their struggles by attendance at games and by arousing cheers. An interesting socia1 season culminated in an event of interest to the girls only, a slumber party which was he1d at a Cincinnati hotel the weekend of April 16-17. We hope that next year there will be a larger number of girls who will support this worthwhile club in its ardent support of school activities. HELEN BRINKMAN. 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