West Salem High School - Neshonoc Yearbook (West Salem, WI)

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AQ. cfRlANQLE CLUB Organized in 1922, the Agricultural Triangle Club has enjoyed two years of usefulness. Its members include students interested in Agriculture, together with interested alumni and friends. A year ago, the local club was affiliated with the Agric. Triangle Country Life Club of the University of Wisconsin. The club constitutes the core of the Agricultural Department. It represents an effort to establish on a permanent basis, many of the worth while activities of the department, both within the school and in the community. The management of the West Salem Community Fair in 1923, is an exanrp'e of such a responsibility accepted and fulfilled. Sending students to rural schools and meetings to demonstrate the testing of soil and milk, weed eradication, soil improvement, and other subjects, thereby encouraging closer contact of rural people with the activities of the school, are mere suggestions of the possibilities for development. The pruning and spraying of fruit trees, testing of soil and mi k, securing legume cultures and other services rendered by the department come within the club’s possible scope. Each year, a carload of calves and some other products have been exhibited at the State Fair, at Milwaukee, besides the individual ventures of members at county and other fairs. These efforts have won recognition for West Salem club members as formidable competitors in many showrings, and have made many warm friends for them among the boys and girls who attend the State Fair Camp. In 1923 the Club sponsored a booth demonstrating the production and composition of clean milk, both at the State Fair and at the Inter State fair at LaCrosse. Salem boys have won many honors in livestock judging contests, and in 1923 conducted the district judging contest for Mindoro, Holmen, Hixton and West Salem in a way that won them the compliment of having one of the best contests in the state. 31

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CTHE BAND BAND PERSONNEL Back row, left to right—W. Drecktrah, L. Pfaff, R. Dudley, C. Knudson, H. Drecktrah, 1. Oldenberg, C. Drecktrah, B. Taylor, A. VVeingarten, W. Kinsman, G. Gullickson, M. Miller, T. Day, N. Sather, J. Braun, A. Drecktrah, Dr. Gullickson, A. Johnson, F. Oaks, L. Johnson, M Heider. M. Wenzel. Front row, left to right V. Larson. E. Horstinan, E. Hemker, F. Meyer, II. Hemker, 1— Eggen, V. Knudson, A. Niedfelt, R. Norris, S. Heider. THE HIGH SCHOOL BAND Up to the winter of 1922 several attempts had been made to organize i high school band but it was not until this time that a real successful band was organized. Mr. D. W. Nichols was made director of the organization which was made up of about thirty boys. The boys made rapid progress under his direction and were able to give their first concert in May. Although school was not in session, the boys continued their work during the summer under the able direction of Dr. F.L. Gullickson. In the winter of 192.3 the high school band joined the West Salem Military Band and are still working with that organization. The band has been one of the most successful and valued organizations of the school. The boys have given several concerts during the school year and have done much to make the Carnival and the Fair a success. A new band of about twenty pieces has been started and promises to be as successful as the other. 30

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CTHE SENIOR PLAIj “THE PATH ACROSS THE HILL Characters Samuel Crawford, Grandpa ................................... Glenn Fox Robt. Post, the visitor................................. Wilbur Dudley Walter Conrad, Ruth’s brother......................Foirest Quackenbush Dr. Jimmie Reed, with ambition ........................ Maynard Heider Salamander Alexander John Henry Jones, Zuzu’s choice....Bernie Meyer Mrs. Davis, Grandma ........................... Marjorie Quackenbush Ruth Conrad, nicknamed “Bobbie” ..................... Ruth MacDonald Flo Gray, Ruth’s cousin .................................... Myrtle Staff L.utie, a neighbor...................................... Mary Marshall Zuzu, the cook............................'.................Gladys Fox The senior play “The Path Across the Hill” was staged Monday and Tuesday evenings, November 17 and 18, at the theater. A three act rural play, comedy interspersed with the seiious, it had the type of plot popular with the average audience. Before the performances and between acts the West Salem Orchestra furnished excellent music. It was laigely because of Mr. Archie Sandberg that this play and the play last year were made possible. Mr. Sandberg gave much of his time and talent to the class for a number of weeks and his ability and success as a coach cannot be overestimated. 32