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

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Cl- SCHOOL CALENDAR Sept. 1—School opened. Sept. 5—County Teachers Institute. No school. Sept 19—Day off for the Interstate Fair in La Crosse. Merry-go-round very popular with all students. Oct. 3—Ag. boys dance at the Pavilion. Oct. 10—Freshmen Initiation. The Freshmen could hardly wait for it—to be over. Oct. 24—Seniors had their Last Mixer. Boo-Hoo! Oct. 29—Movie “Kismet” in the gym. Nov. 19—Game with Westby. We won. Nov. 24-25—Junior Class Play “Mail Order Brides”. Nov. 27-28—Thanksgiving Vacation. Dec. 5—Basket Ball game. Our favor. Dec. 11—Juniors and Seniors go to La Crosse to see the “Big Trail”. Dec. 12—Basketball game with Onalaska. We won (10-14). Dec. 19—Juniors had a Christmas party. There is a Santa. Dec. 22—No more school this year. Jan. 8—The Buskin Players present “A Lucky Break”. Jan. 9—“The” game. We had-er-bad luck. Jan. 16—Finals. Who said ignorance is bliss? We beat Mindoro on our floor. Jan. 23—We won over Holmen. Feb. 12—Lincoln program. Mar. 4—Junior Senior debate. The Juniors won. Mar. 19—Future Farmers Banquet. Mar. 21—G. A. A. banquet for the basketball squad. Mar. 25—Band concert in the gym. Victor Grabel was our critic. Mar. 27—Easter vacation. Apr. 8—Card party at the high school to benefit the band. April. 18—Band tournament at Richland Center. Apr. 24—Forensic Contest at Mindoro. Apr. 25—Music Festival at La Crosse. We are well represented. May 2—Field and track meet. May 7-8—Senior class play, “Bashful Mr. Bobbs”. May 14—State Forensic Meet. May 15—Junior Prom. May 24—Baccalaureate Service. May 29—Commencement.

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SCHOOL ACTIVITIES FORENSICS The importance cf definite training: in speaking; is recognized by only a few people. Still, there is really no cne who gains success in speaking clearly and convincingly without a great deal of training and practice. There are many points that mut be considered in the making of a successful speaker or 'nteresting reader. Tr.e voice must be pleasing a id well controlled. Enunciation, pronunciation and expression, both facial and otherwise. must be emphasized very intelligently. There are most as-u redly many la-ting benefits that may be obtained by such practice, if the participant has taken a great deal of in'erest in his work. Such interest as is necessary in declamation, oratory, ext m-noianeou- reading, and speaking is an intellectual stimulus of far reaching importance. The forens:c th’s year were in charge of several of the teachers who assisted the co ntestants in giv'ng the public a very successful and interesting program. The orator- and extemporaneous -peakeis were coached by Mr. Peter-en; Miss Richardson coached the extemporaneous reader : and Miss Lound and Miss Gay coached the declaimers. The speakers who appeared oi the evening of April 14th in the Real ccnt°-t at the h:gh school were a- frllows: Oratory: Elmer May —The Weighted Sca’es Stanley Oaks—The Age of Confusion Declamation-: Florence Clements—At the Declam Contest. Alice Olson—Sun-Dried Louise Wakefield—Brotherly Love Viola Schonrberg-The Homely Heroine Marie Bahnub—The Sign of the Cross Elsie Shane—Mary Elizabeth Extemporaneous Speaking: Elmer Mau—The Wickersham Report Vera Erickson—Captain CampbeH’s Speed Record Dorcthv He;der—President Hoover-Caribbean Trip. Extemporaneous Reading: Dorothy Selbrede Lois Schwartz Three teachers from the Sparta High School acted as judges for this contest. Beth speakers and coaches were very grateful for the large and interested audience which attended. The winning speakers and places awarded to them are a- follows: Oratory: Elmer Mau—1st place Stanley Oaks—2nd place Declamatory: Louise Wakefield—1st place Florence Clements—2nd place Extemporaneous Speaking: Elmer Mau—1st place Vera Erickson—2nd place Extemporaneous Reading: ed in “landing” his father. Bob found Lois Schwartz—1st place Dorothy Selorede—2nd place E'.mer Mau won first place in the extemporaneous speaking contest and will represent the school at the district contest to be held in La Crosse Saturday May 2nd. Louise Wakefield won third place in the declamatory contest. DRAMATICS Two of the outstanding events of the year are the plays given by the upperclas-men. The juniors presented “Mail Order Brides”. The cast is a follows: “Pinky” Butler, ranch hand—Lawrence Halvorson “Skeet” Snyder, ranch hand —Stanley Oaks Nance Henshaw—Louise Wakefield N ck Henshaw, owner of Ruby Hart ranch'—Roy Havens Bob Henshaw, his son—Donald Griswold Princess ,the Indian servant—Adlyn Hulberg Rose Crandall, the maid—Florence Clements Jane Hamilton, visitor from Chicago —Mary Casterline Deering Hamilton, visitor from Chicago—Elmer Mau Queer.:e Dugan, also from Chicago— Eunice Paisley Arabella Jennings, cf Chicago—Viola Schomberg Gayne'.l Jones, of Chicago—Margaret McEldowney Wm. Hamilton, of the firm of Hamilton Blake—Lester Rhodes Managed by Frederick Wege. Directed by Miss Ethel Gay This play wa- well presented by the Junior Class. Pinky and Skeet, the two cC'VObcys, f und great .-port in “r'nglng” their hats when entering from out of doors, and it was largely through this practice that they became such expert ranchmen. Princess, the Indian servant, was a role that was very well played by Adlyn Hulberg. Her identity was nearly mistaken for that of “Laughing Waters” or a near relative. Nick Henshaw, the father of Bob and Nance, had many trying moments because of his children. By the use of his g.od judgment, common sense, and infinite patience, he tried very hard to make a success of his family, who, a- he .-aid, must be mentally deranged by trying to become such foolish things a.- playwrights and poets. Skeet a d Pinky filled out an order blank for two wives and Nick, finding this, filled in another requisition for a wile fvr his son, who he thought might change if he settled down. Two week-later three women from Chicago responded to the letter and the fun began. One of them landed a cowboy and only the quick work of Nance saved the other from the clutches of a “mail order bride”. The third matrimonial aspirant cculd make n- impression on Bob but finally succeed- his happiness in re-discovering and winning his lost wife, who, as Rose Crandail, had appeared opportunely at the ranch. It is probab.y a safe bet that Deering Hamilton will never forget his exper ence with Old Baldy. We are -ure that Jane, Deering’s charming sister gained much «ati -faction in having everything turn out as she wished. The Senior- presented “The Bashful Mr. Bcbbs”. The cast follow-: Katherine Henderson, a young wife— Elvira Garbers Frederick Henderson, her hu-band— Allan Anderson Mrs. Wiggins, the landlady—Elsie Peterson Obadiah Stum-p, a fresh, country product—Rudolph Lee Franci- Whittaker, an athletic girl— Dorothy Selbrede. R salie Otis, a society bud—Emelia Nesseth Mr. Robert V. Bcbbs, the bashful man Win ton McEldowney. Jean Graham, a Delaware peach— Esther Klos. Marston Bobb.s anyth'ng but bashful —Eldor Miller Celestial Vanderpool, of the “Mov es” —El.-ie Shane Jule, her French maid from Paris, Ky. —Helen Kruger Directed bv M ss Lound. “The Bashful Mr. Bobo ” is a fa:ce comedy in three acts. The humor is introduced through the mistaken identity of two characters who are both named Bcbbs. We are sure that Rudolph Lee, who take- the part of Obadiah Stump, the best known “e.-c rter” in the town of Splinter-ville, will be offered a part on the screen after beir.g seen May 7th and 8th; that is if Julie can be persuaded to act as his .-parring partner! We know Mrs. Wiggins isn’t afraid of “any burglar living” and that she can brandish a wicked sword, but we think she did not frighten anyone away from the theatre. There are very few people who have such re-markab’e cases cf illness that their pain shift from a leg to a -wollen r ght jaw and suddenly move over to the left jaw and disappear “just like a slight of hand trick, as it were”, but this is what hajjpens to Marston B bbs. And as for Mr. Robert Bo'cbs, we will admit that he is a very ba h-ful man. “that he don’t know where he i- at all when there is womenfolk around.” Fortunately Jean find- a wav »c» overcome Robert’s bashfulness a d he accompanies her to the country home of Mr. and Mrs. FrederVc Henderson, a young marr ed couple who get alee- in the “usual” wav. M’ss Celesta Varderpool. a modern movie queen, brings much complication into the p’ay bv her untime'v arrival at Splinterville. Last but not least are our friends Miss Frances Whittaker and Miss Rosalie Otis, who belong to the exclusive sccietv of Splinterville.

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SCHOOL ACTIVITIES • •••MIMMMIIMMMMmMItMMMMMMIMHMMMHMIlMMMBIMMM MM Ml Mil itllllli Ml •• • • • • II • IIHIIIM Hill I • III MM III! ••••••Il •••••••! • •• • llllll ••••• I • •• 11 •• • • ••• Ml Mil 111 • MM I III mill II ••••• III • I. • 11IIIII.MMIMMIM MIXERS According to high school custom there are four mixers held during every school term of nine months. Each is sponsored by one of the clashes. The first mixer was given by the seniors, on September 30th, a they had had the most experience in such affairs. At eight o'clock a gay group of boys and girls gathered in the gymnasium for an exceptionally fine program. The program opened with a ‘ Teacher- Prophecy”, a play portraying the future of our dear teachers. A group of boys called the “Salem Warblers” sang a few selections. The boys and the.r assumed names were as follows: Maurice Chevalier, Fill- in. re Storandt; Chicken Smitty, Arnold Schmidt; Prince of Wales, Earl Quackenbush; Charlie Chaplin, Lawrence Halvorson; Barre Mills Shiek, Paul Lin-e. There was also a girls’ chorus which sang several songs. Louise Wakefieid, called Gypsy Rose, and W lma Goedecke as the masked marauder, tap-danced. After this the floor was occupied with dancing until about 10 o’clock. On December sixth the sophomores entertained the high sch ol at the -econd mixer. A play “Wild Nell of the Plains” started the program at eight o’clock. It was continued by a duet by L is Schwartz and Alta Hei-der. An accord on solo was played by-Theodore Xiedfelt and a “t.ght-rope act” was performed by Bernie Kruger. The rest of the evening was spent playing games and dancing. Ice cream and cookies were served before the party br ke up. The junior class entertained at a mixer on December 10th. The entertainment consi-ted of a Felix Comedy, a Mack Sennet Comedy and a two reel Collegian comedy. The biggest attract.on of the evening was Santa Claus and his pack. After the refreshments of peanuts, pop corn and apples, an hour was given over to dancing. The students went home from ne of the jolliest mixers of the year wishing each other “Merry Christina-.” The la.-t mixer was sponsored by the freshmen on February 27th. Unusual ability was revealed. The program started with tap-dancing by-Louise Wakefield and W,lma Goedecke. The new Faculty Quartet consisting of Gerald Quackenbush, Earl Linse, Rudolph Xiedfelt and John Sid Steensen, entertained with several popular number- including, “Sweet Jenny Lee”, “Here Comes the Sun” and “Betty Co-ed”. Jokes were told and a stunt known as “The Gathering of the Xuts” was played cn sophomore boys. A play called “Radio Recipe-” was dramatized by members of the freshman class. The party ended to the usual close of “eat-” and “dancing”. And so ended the round c mixers with an equally successful party given by each class. DEBATE Thi- year the juniors challenged the seniors tc a debate. The seniors were given the privilege of choosing the question for debate, though the juniors were to have the chcice cf side. Tne question chosen for the debate was: “Res.lved that the Hawley-Srnoot tariff is detrimental to the best interests of the American puolic.” The affirmative team, denying the beneficial nature of the act, was drawn from the junior class and included Elmer Mau, Donald Griswold, Louise Wakefield and Frederick Wege as alternate. The negative team, which upheld the act, included Allen Anderson, Es-tella Krohn, Elsie Peterson and Ester Klos as alternate. Elmer Mau opened the debate for the affirmative and wa- followed by Allen Anderson for the negative. In the opinion of the judges, Mrs. A. O. Jostad, Rev. J. B. Fitz and Mr. Gar-lock, the affirmative s.de gave the strongest arguments, and they accordingly were adjudged the victors by a unanimous decision. This is the first time a debate as a regular school event, ha- been held in recent yeais. G. A. A. CLUB The Girls Athletic Association was started in the fall of 1929 by Miss Pecs. It was intended to be only a hiking club, but, due to the unfavorable weather condition-, in our northern climate, we were unable t hike much dur.nv the winter. Therefore it was cc ciuded to include both winter and summer sports. This year the club was again organ.zed under the direction of Miss Peck. Tne officers elected were as follows: Elsie Shane, pres.; Esther Klos, secretary and trea.-urer. The purpose of the organization is to further the interest in girls athletics and also to make it possible for girls to earn the school’s letter. In order to win a letter a girl must earn feur hundred points, the points being received for the following sports: hiking, tennis, kittenball, golfing, volley ball ,basketball, shoveling snow, roller skating, skiing and tobogganing. Lois Schwaitz, Elaine Nutteiman, Elsie Shane, Elsie Peterson, Clara Meyer and Ethel Vogel, represented our school at Play Day at the La Crosse Teachers College cn March 7. They participated in various athlete feat during a period of six hours. Therefore the girls were each awaid-ed twenty-five points toward their letters. We also have a social side to. our club. It w-as agreed in the fall that we were to have a party on the first Monday of every month. Our first party October 6th was fer the purpose of inlt.ating the freshmen girls into the club. We held a miniature track meet in the gymnasium. Later in the evening hot dogs were served for lunch. A good time wa- had by all. The next was a hare and hound chase which ended in a wiener roast cn Table Rock. On January 20th we all assembled at Fischers and waited for Spencer Thomas to come jingl ng along in his sleigh. We went to Bangor where we stopped to patronize their restaurant (what a shame!) because of our hunger and cold. Since then we have failed to have our parties because of the great number of activities which have interfered. We are all keeping up our athletic sDirit just the same and are try ing to w»n oui letters. Everyone has enjoyed the association very much from the very beginning and we are hoping it will be kept up fer other students to enjoy and appreciate. 4-H CLUB I pledge my head to clearer thinking, My heart to greater loyalty, My hands to larger service, And my health for better living, For my club, my community, and Mr Country. Under this pledge a club f fifteen wa- organized June 4, 1930. Mrs. Gul-lickson, county clrb leader, called a meeting cf all those girls who wished to join in this community. Fourteen members took up the sewing project, four the food work, two baking, and one r:om ’‘mprevement. Some members took up two projects. The officers elected for the year were: Luel’a Diekroeger, president; Dorothy Sel-bredo, vice president; Elizabeth Schwartz, secretary and treasurer; Vera Erickson, c’ub reporter. M’s- Mary Oldenburg was a-ked to be a local leader, and a .-uch she succeeded admirably. Meetings were held weekly at the members homes. Xew things were taught at each meeting, such as vase pav'nting and stenciling. Two of our members enjoyed the three-day 4-H camp and came back with interesting material. Fair time came ar und shortly and art:cle-were prepared to be shown while honors were brought home for our c'ub. A demonstration team was not sent this year. The last a :d most interesting episode in our club year came Xcveml er 5th, “Achievement Day”. Eleven cf our club members reached the goal and received the pin for achievement h:nor. 1930 has been a more -uccess-ful year than past years and we look forward to greater succes- in the coming year. We feel sure we can achieve this success if we keep in mind cur motto, “Make the Best Better.”