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

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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.”

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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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Top Row—Goodwin Hass, David Lewis, Kenneth Hanson, Anker Michelson, Wilfred Oldertberg, Milo Over.-on, Melvin Clson, Robert McDonald. Second Row—Carlyle Smeckp pper, W ilis Sherman, Robert McEld vvney, Raymond Hemker, Jam Wakefield, Edward Hesse, Rernie Kruger, Leonard Atwater. Third Row—Elaine Nuttlerr.ai, Helen Olson, Elaine Jeffers, Vera Erickson, Audrey Vogel, June Von der Ohe, Anne Becker, Lois Schwartz, Marie Bah.nub. Bottom Row—Lucille Stellc'h, Dorothy Heider, A1 borta Meyer, Marie Heider, Gretchen Heider. SOPHOMORES JUNIORS Top Row—Robert Petersen, Roy Havens, Lawrence Halvorson. Lester Rhodes, Stanley Oaks. Second Row—Arnold Schmidt, Frederick Wege, Wilbur Labus, Elmer Mau, Dougald Blackburn, Spencer Thomas, Dcnald Griswold, Earl Havens. Bottom Row—Clara Meyer, Eunice Paisley, Charlotte Dietrich, Ruby Mae Lee, Margaret McEldow-ne,y, Irma Albers, Viola Sohcmberg, Adeline Hulberg, Mary Casterline, Florence Clements, Louise Wakefield, Dorothy Labus.