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

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fT] ■ ■ ■ ■ m mummum mumii i iintinmiimnmim« i mu i mi i mmniliimiii i n n m min l muni i mi mu immii nm imumniiimii iiiminmmim ii iuumiimhiiiiihiiii SENIOR ACTIVITIES WHAT WE'RE PROUD OF: 1930—We published the “Sophomore Broadcaster”, the only class paper in school. 1930—Our side show, “The Seven Wonders of the World”, put on at the carnival, was voted the best. The carnival queen, Florence Clements, was chosen from our class. 1930—Our basketball boys won the emblem in the class tournament. 1930— A member of our class, Stanley Oaks, won first place in the local oratorical contest. 1931— We entertained the seniors at a orom which was an outstanding social success. 1931—Our junior plav, “Mail Order Brides,” was all we bad fondly hoped for and more. 1931—Two members of our class, Louise Wakefield and Elmer Mau, won first places in the local forensic contest and represented the school in the League contest at Tlindcm. Here Elmer, representing us in oratory and extemooraneo s speaking, won first place in the latter and brought home the cup. Louise was awarded third place in the declamatory contest. 1931— The seniors we e challenged to a debate by us. and we won Our debate team consisted of Donald Griswold. Louise Wakefield and Elmer Mau. 1932— Our valedictorian Elmer Mau. has the highest average of the valedictorians for a number of vears past. Several members of our class bave taken active part in band and glee dub work, and have represented us at music festivals. Thirteen members of our class have won letters through basketball. athletics, girls’ athletics, baml work, and judging teams. HUMOR Wilbert Labus: Had a terrible time with my flivver. Fritz W: Yeah? Wilbert: Yep. Bought a carburetor that saved 50 per cent of gas a timer that saved 30 per cent, and a spark plug that saved 20 per cent, and after 1 went ten miles my gas tank overflowed. THE SENIOR MIXER The seniors “broke the social ice” this year by having the first mixer. The participants in the Buskin Club contest gave their play, “Not Quite Such a Goose”. Those who took part were Roy Havens, Ray Hemker, Florence Clements. Lois Schwartz and Louise Wakefield. Miss Lound, Miss Gay, Mr. Rowe and Mr. Petersen sang some songs which were much enjoyed and heavily encored. Miss Johnson accompanied them. Raw Roy, Louise, Lois and Florence p»t on a clever little act called “The Front Line Trench.” The floor was then cleared for dancing, the syncopation be in furnished by the N;edfeldts. The good start given bv the seniors to the year’s mixers is nrobablv o e reason whv thev have all been so lively and entertaining. SCHOOL Tell me not in mournful numbers School is but a long routine— Endless studies, crankv teachers. And things are not what they may seem. School is joy! School is earnest! Graduation’s not it’s goal! Education — inspiration Which enlightens every soul. Let us then be up and doing, To the studies which await Striving, work and achieving— “For Honor Waits at Labor’s Gate.” IN ASSEMBLY ROOM In dreary assembly we seniors sit Just wasting time, bit by bit, Which makes school fun, and on the wall The flies still bravely buzzing, crawl Scarce heard amid the snores below. W’e are the grads. Short years a' We studied, got marks, tried to know, Worked and were worked, and now we leave The assembly room. Take up our fight for the A To you we must as flunkers say, ‘ Work or you will grieve” If you break faith with us who leave, We shall not thrive, though students play, In assembly room. Don. G. —o— Don G: You rotund, decangular, eolithic, ferruginous, neuropatic, cassowary, you—! Richy G: Would you listen to the language of him since he’s working crossword puzzles. SENIOR ATHLETICS The class of 1932 has in the past four years produced some excellent athletes. When we were freshmen we defeated the seniors in the Inter-class Tournament and got third place, but in our sophomore year we won the championship. The next year we lost some players for the tournament by their winning letters for first team work; nevertheless we managed to obtain second place. In our senior year we held second place again. Our class has produced only four letter men in basketball, but what was lacking in quantity was made up in quality. The four are: Earl Havens, Roy Havens, Lester Rhodes and Robert Peterson. Earl, though not graduating with us, we feel belongs to our class because he has been with us all four years. This year we had three men on the first ten who made a total of over half the points of the whole squad for the entire season of basketball. We always have our share of track athletes out in the spring. Last vear we had four letter men in track. This year we have thre« men out for track who we expect will do much to helD our score in the various meets to be held. Once upon a morning dreary, As mv thoughts were vague and weary, Pondering phvsics, English, history, And the lines of men before me, Suddenlv there came a tapping— On the desk, a teacher rapping, Calling sharoly, No more napping, We will have a quiz this morn.” This I heard and nothing more. I would flunk as times before Evermore. TO THE FRESHMEN Dear little blushing, bashful freshmen Do you envy upperclassmen ? Do you ever wish you knew All we seniors think we do? We must leave school pals behind, Tasks in a greater world to find, Freshies, if you only knew How we sometimes envy you! Viola S. —o— Billy J: Mr. Tweed, did you ever hear a rabbit bark? Mr. Tweed: Rabbits do not bark. Billy: But my biology book says that rabbits eat cabbage and bark. Our idea of a man truly going down in defeat is one with fallen arches.

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M 111111II1111III III I III 111III Hill I III! 11III............................................................Illllllllll......I.....I....I.........Ill MIIMIMIIIIIIIIll CLASS OF'32 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiniMiiniimiiniiiMiiiMiiiiiMiiiiiiiniiniiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiMiMmMmii SPENSER THOMAS '‘If all the world were paper, And all the sea were ink, He still would pass the bluff around, And never stop to think.” 4-H Club 1, 2 Judging Team 3 Future Farmers 3, 4 LOUISE WAKEFIELD “If she will, she will, you may depend on it, If she won’t, she won’t, so there is an end on it.” Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4 G. A. A. 2, 3, 4 Girl Scouts 1, 2, 3 French Club 2, 3 Broadcaster Staff 2 Declamatory 1, 2, 3, 4 Class Play 3 Class Treas. 1 Ass’t. Librarian 2 Castallia 4 Play for Buskin Club Contest 4 Operetta 4 FREDERICK WEGE “If he be not a Rood fellow with the best of kings, Thou shalt find him the best king of good fellows.’ Boys Glee Club 4 Class Pres. 3 Class Treas 2 French Club 2 Judging Team 4 Broadcaster Staff 2 Future Farmers 3, 4 W. W. Dist. H. S. Band 4 Orange Black Topic Staff 3, 4 Band 1, 2, 3, 4 Orange Black Review Staff 4 Operetta 4 SENIOR ( LASS HISTORY We were not ordinary F'reshies— no, quite unusual as a whole! In September 1928, the thirty-five beginners were introduced into the mysteries of High School, which culminated in the initiation. After this terrible ordeal we were full-fledged Freshmen and proceeded to show our various abilities. As sophomores we outshone the rest of the High School by our many achievements in forensics, our championship of the basketball tournament and our editing of the famed, if short-lived, “Sophomore Broadcaster”. Two of the members of our class had the honor of winning first place in a clarinet duet at the La Crosse Music festival. We shall always be proud to tell you of the carnival, as a member of our class was voted the most popular lady and subsequently mounted the throne on this happy occasion. The cutest thing we’ve ever seen, Was Florence as the carnival queen. Our class has always had outstanding band members and basketball players who have made themselves known all through our high school career. The junior play, “Mail Order Brides” after the usual number of exhausting rehearsals was successful- ly given, and in the following Spring we turned our attentions to the famed junior prom. This enjoyable event took place in the gym, which was transformed into a veritable fairyland by the decorations of rainbow colors together with the music furnished by the Largul Orchestra. The mixers given by our class have always been social successes and for entertainment have contained many novel and interesting features. As we look back upon our four years of high school we wish that we could endow the seniors to come with as successful and as satisfactory a survey as ours.

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Top Row—Melvin Olson, Anker Michelson, Raymond Hemker, Kenneth Hanson, Keith Murray, Robert McDonald, David Lewis. Second Row Joseph Spacek, Leonard Atwater, Willis Sherman, Charles Terringer, Wilfred Oldenberg, Robert McEldowney, James Wakefield. Third Front R )w—Goodwin Hass. Elaine Nuttleman, Lucille Stello, Lois Schwartz, Helen Olson, Ann Becker. Elaine Jeffers, Vera Lnckson, Bernie Kruger, Edward Hesse. !i°w, Marie Bahnub, Gretchen Heider, Audrey Vogel, June Von der Ohe, Alberta Meyer, Dorothy rieider, Mane Heider. CLASS EDITOR—Dorothy Heider CLASS HISTORY ‘‘Ship ahoy! The class of 1932 is here!” Twas a bright sunny morning in September 1929 that thirty-five green products enrolled. Can you guess who they were? Why none other than the brand-new frosh. There we were. Mo one knew just what to do or how to act. And how those “rude upperclassmen” did laugh at us! We all got off in the afternoon because Prof, must have known that green things wilt when taken out of their native soil. The majority of us felt much like wilting when we trudged barefooted and in overalls through the halls and gym. One of the first things we did was to elect our class officers. As the majority were bashful, we weren’t overloaded with nominations. The officers elected were as follows: Pres. James Wakefield; vice pres., Carroll Lowell; secretary, Lucille Stelloh; and treasurer, Elaine Jeffers. Poor Elaine was nearly a wreck at the end of the year! The subjects as a whole weren’t so bad, and the majority managed to survive. The carnival was quite important, and our contestant was Alberta Meyer, who received second place. Our mixer wasn’t a startling success, but then it wasn’t a “flop” either. The freshmen and sophomores had a picnic at Pettibone and, of course, forgot one of the most necessary things, the can in which to make the lemonade. Then hurrah! a three month’s vacation had started. In September again we were back at the “little red schoo’house”. First of all we concerned ourselves with giving the very worst kind of an initiation, and I believe it would have been if—. Well, we scared ’em anyhow. They all say they had the best time at our mixer, and what could be sweeter? In basket ball oh yes, we aie surely represented because didn’t we win the Inter-Class Championship? Well, I guess we did! W’o paid the juniors back for their initiation by giving a sophomore-junior party. Just ask them if they had a good time! The class enjoyed several trips to La Crosse, which were both interesting and educational. Snapshots, gum wrappers, etc. are the reminders of the hilarious day we spent at Spring Banks. Thus ended another year. Mow we’re juniors and we are really a little more sophisticated. We all managed to sit by our best friends but didn’t stay there very long, as the teachers preferred our smiling faces near the front. So up in the front we moved. Election of class officers was a great problem, and we finally wound up with a girl president, Dorothy Heider. Then there was the selecting of class rings. The mixer gave us plenty of work but we feit well repaid. We all enjoyed the oper etta, especia’ly the rehearsals. Last but not least the prom. This great event of the year took place April 15th at Roseland. Such a praiseworthy event isn’t very apt to be forgotten. In June we closed our books, as another pa e went down in history. Vera Er:ekson Dorothy Heider