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

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ORCHESTRA Good evening, ladies and gentlemen of Radio land! This is station W. S.H.S. bringing to you the West Salem High School Orchestra under the leadership of the old maestro, Harold V. Halvorsen. Since this is the close of the second year of its existence. I will briefly review for you the successes of the past season. The first big event took place when the orchestra made a trip to Westby and played a joint concert with the Westby Band. In return for this, the Westby Band played another concert with the orchestra at the West Salem Pavilion. Oh. but this is not our first broadcast, for we are indeed most experienced in the ways of the radio. We contributed our talents to the School and Home Hour over W.K.B.H. The event which I think the orchestra members enjoyed most and will remember the longest, was the little trip they made to Bangor. After playing a concert in the High School Assembly there, they presented the same program with a few encore numbers at the Hylandale Academy, where they were graciously received. Perhaps you would enjoy meeting the members who have helped make this orchestra the success it is. At this time let me present our first violin players, Vera Naset and Lillian Jones. Maybe we can persuade them to play a duet before our program comes to a close. Norman Nelson. Harriet Schwartz and Elizabeth Oldenburg take care of the second violins, while Harriet Jones, Ruth Schwartz and Alice Griswold play the viola, cello and bass viol, respectively. Now will the horn players, Lois Ann Johnson and Jane Leicht please stand and take a bow? Next comes the saxophone section, consisting of Evelyn Kokke-by. playing baritone sax, Billy Sylves- ter and Wilma Goedecke, both with alto saxes. How about a cadenza, Wilma? Our one trombone is played by Rudolph Niedfeldt, and our only baritone by Fay Cullmann. I’m sure you are anxious to learn our piano player’s name. She is no other than Ardith McE!downey. And who ever heard of a good orchestra without clarinets? Well, we have ours Ken-neeth Storandt and Ralph Cullmann. The oboe is the hardest instrument to play in this orchestra, but Albert Larsen performs miracles—and how! In contrast to the flute and flute player, Rose Green, we have Francis Capper, the tuba player. The percussion section is handled quite ably by John Steensen. And last but not least, let me present our cornet players, Billy Johnson and Robert Mau. Lift your baton. Maestro, and lead us on to an even more successful ’34-’35. GIRLS’ QLEE CLUB Students who passed the music room on Mondays an d Wednesdays saw a group of forty girls busy working on some new song or else singing old ones under the good leadership of Miss Thompson. Miss Thompson’s assistant's were Alta Heider and Dorothea Flansburg, who acted as pianists. Because of their ability to sing the girls had a chance to sing for assembly periods and P. T. A. meetings. This year our attention has been centered on the operetta “Ask the Professor”, which was directed by Mr. Halvorsen and Miss Thompson. The chorus worked very hard and tried to do their very best to make it a grand success. On April 14, the following girls represented us at the Music Festival at La Crosse: Alta Heider, Florence Miller. Ceona Ehlo, Alice Griswold. Following is the enrollment of the Glee Club: Evelyn Anderson, Thelma Anderson, Elaine Achterkirch, Norma Asmus, Arline Cassel, Henrietta Caulum, Lois Cullmann, Nona Mae Dunlap, Ceona Ehlo, Evelyn Ehlo. Elizabeth Ender, Ruth Ender, Elaine Erickson. Arlene Garbers. Alice Griswold, Beulah Griswold, Jennie Griswold, Echo Gullick-son, Jane Heinz?, Esther Hemker, Alta Heider. Dorothy Hoyer, June Hoyer, Lillian Jones, Harriet Jones, Florence Miller. Lucile Miller, Anna Mae Moran, Betty Norris. Ruth Oldenburg, Dorothy Peterson, Evelyn Sanders, Harriet Schwartz. Ruth Schwartz. Florence Steensen. Lucille Storandt, Elvera Tauscher, Frances Vogel. The String Ensemble (Continued) community program presented at the school house. At Christmas time they presented a number between songs of the Cantata given at the Presbyterian Church in West Salem. In the early part of January, the West Salem Study Club gave a Grieg program and the ensemble played To Spring” by Grieg. The ensemble has also given various programs in front of the high school assembly and. needless to say, has been very well received. The string ensemble this year showed great ability and a promise to be better in the years to come. We hope they will continue to improve and be quite as popular in the future as they were this year. Mr. Halvorsen: This makes the 5th time I have punished you this week. What have you to say? Maynard G.: I’m glad it’s Friday, sir.

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t rm r: n nt mart t m: k i btt tmn n 11: : • ttt ni nnrrrmu11::::;inmurmn;-: ;1 • :r;:irm.:nT M§1C n n trmn rm: nmitm i nm rmaamnai 11 rm t; rmrmn n BAND Last September the school band met for the first time with an attendance of about thirty-five members. Since that time we have increased the membership to fifty three. I believe they all agree that we have had to work plenty hard this year, more than in any previous year. We have band practice every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 8:10 A. M. and besides this we have our band classes for each individual. On the mornings when there isn’t band rehearsal we have orchestra practice, so the only morning we have free is Monday. Nevertheless I feel that band and orchestra are surely worth our time. If when a student graduates from high school he is able to play some sort of instrument, he will have a much better time at college, because he will probably be able to play in the College Pep Band and go to the football game. Some colleges have big concert bands which make tours of the U. S. and sometimes go to Europe. While making these tours the students will gain very much valuable information, more than by studying from books. In our own town a school band always adds life and color to large occasions that are taking place. On Armistice Day and Memorial Day we generally play for the parade and then for the program. Without a band these programs wouldn’t seem to have any spirit to them at all. For about the last month we have been practicing for the tournament to be held at Reedsburg on April 27th. West Salem will probably be placed in Class “B' rated according to the experience of the players. The name of the selection required for Class “B” is ‘‘Finale’’. In previous years we have always come through with high honors in every tournament where we competed, and we hope to keep up this record if we possibly can. We have a new way in keeping up the attendance of the band now, and it seems to be working out fairly well. If a person is absent three times during a semester he is automatically dropped from the band and three tardy marks count as an absence. In this way we keep our attendance close to 100%. Instrumentation 1. Heeds A. B Flat Clarinets Kenneth Storandt Norman Nelson Ralph Cullmann Stanley Christopherson John Walters Stanley Sherman La Verne Denson Esther Hemker Wilfred Wolters Elvira Tauscher Albert Blackburn Walter Batzel Donald Miller Harold Hetland James Holey Ruby Rhodes Betty Hickey B. Saxophones Wilma Goedecke Ardith McEldowney Billy Sylvester Evelyn Kokkeby C. Oboe Albert Larsen D. Flutes and Piccolo Rose Green Lucille Storandt Roger Shelvan Lillian Jones Richard Krohn E. Horns Lois Ann Johnson Jane Leicht Earl Miller Thomas Spacck Norbert Boerneke 2. Brasses A. Cornets Billy Johnson Robert Mau Henry Paustian Gilman Udell B. Trombones Rudolph Niedfeldt Raymond Diekroeger Richmond Griswold Roland Labus Harvey Miller Donald Sprain C. Baritones Fay Cullmann Glenn Thomas D. Basses Francis Capper Maynard Diekroeger Milman Mengelt 8. Strings A. Bass Violin Alice Griswold B. Cello Ruth Schwartz 4. Drums John Sid Steensen James Angus Johnson Bobby Lee Larson THE STRING ENSEMBLE The String Ensemble of 1933-34 started the year by playing for the Teachers’ Convention in La Crosse in October. The string ensemble this year consists of: Violins Vera Naset Lillian Jones Alta Heider Norman Nelson Bass Viol Alice Griswold Viola Harriet Jones Cello Ruth Schwartz Piano Dorothea Flansburg On November 11, 1933, the ensemble was asked to play for the Armistice Day program in the Pavilion. In the beginning of December they played at Mindoro for a Mindoro Continued next page)

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xa.igi3irrLi.rsn t: n nsai: i-nimz Agrlcimlttiuire nrrxriiTmrriixujicriTcr-i-iianimilmiinJXtxmiTiti11smiu . t.jmanini-litutt:is Krmim'jitmnaurmtraunannnnnnmc: : : :: . : : . AGRICULTURE The teaching of Agriculture in our school is of incalculable value. In such a highly prosperous community there is great need to produce young men who can carry on the work of their fathers, who made the community what it is. It is in the Agricultural courses of this high school that farm youths learn, from the experience of others, who are more specialized in farming activities, the fundamentals of crop raising, feeding and care of farm animals, and farm managements. But probably of greater importance than the agricultural facts learned, is the actual experience that the boys get while raising, showing, and judging farm animals, farm crops, and other farm products. Trips for showing and judging bring the farm boys in contact with high quality livestock and crops. Not only is agriculture of great importance to the community, but to the high school as well. Each year judging teams bring back honors from the State Judging Contests. The Future farmer Chapter, a social organization, brings the agriculture students together to give mixers, formulate athletic teams, and carry on other activities. “Agriculture is the most noble occupation of mankind. Washington. FUTURE FARMER ACTIVITIES At an early date this year the Future Farmers held a meeting to talk over the business for the year and elect officers. Earl Linse was elected president; Gerald Quaekenbush, vice president; Donald Miller, secretary; and Rudolph Niedfeldt, treasurer. To help finance the trip made by Mr. Rowe and the Livestock Judging Team to the University of Minnesota, the Future Farmers sponsored a show, “Under the Tonto Rim , at the Rex Theatre. Later a card party for the same purpose was held at the school. Skat was played in the Ag. room, while the 500 players played in the gym. Many prizes were given, including a very fine angel food cake which was given as a door prize. Among the more important activities carried on by the Future Farmers this year was basket ball. We bought new basket ball suits and secured the gym every Saturday night in which to practice and have games. In the first game, a preliminary to a city team game, we were defeated by the city team reserves. But it was not until our team played the Sparta Future Farmers here that the big fight came, and we came out ahead, 12 to 8. Sparta's team was considered one of the best Ag. teams in this district, before playing here. They won from Vir-oqua, Hillsboro, and Viola. In our return game in the Big Gym” at Sparta a still harder battle had to be fought to defeat the Spartans, and then by but one point. Murray was high point man. This is the first time a Salem Future Farmer team ever defeated a Sparta Future Farmer team on the Sparta floor. Members of the team were: Earl Linse. Keith Murray, Gerald Quaekenbush, Ralph Miller. Lawrence Miller, Roland La-bus, Adelbert Faustian, Donald Miller, Melvin Schild, Norbert Boerneke, and Herbert Lee. This year the Future Farmers had charge of the lunch at the Guernsey Breeders’ Jubilee, where Governor Schmedeman and Dean Christiansen gave interesting addresses. Hot dogs, coffee, pop and ice cream were sold in an effort to raise money. Poultry And Egg Judging Team Wins Two (’ups At the annual State High School Judging Contest held at the Wisconsin College of Agriculture, two silver trophy cups were won by the poultry and egg judging team, and high places were won by the dairy products, meat, and livestock teams. Ralph Miller, Maynard Grasby, and Erwin Stelloh comprised the poultry and egg team which won first place and the silver cups. Ralph Miller, of Barre, in addition was the champion poultry and egg judge of the state. Separate contests, in which more than 1000 students from 96 schools matched their judgment and skill, were held in judging dairy products, potatoes and apples, crops, farm mechanics, meats, livestock, poultry and eggs, and knowing farm facts. The teams from West Salem included nineteen students from the Ag. Department who were selected and trained by Mr. Rowe. Other teams and their winnings are as follows: Dairy Products: Rudolph Niedfeldt, Marlon Schwier, Harold Jandt, won 3rd in sweepstakes (including butter, milk and cheese), 4th in butter. 4th in milk, and 5th in cheese judging. Meat Team: Earl Linse, Willard Schomberg, Archie Schomberg. 4th in meat judging. Archie was 4th high individual in this contest. Livestock Team: Roland Labus, Mil-ton Schwier, Donald Miller, 10th in all classes of livestock, 10th in fat stock, 7th in dairy cattle judging. Potato and Apple Team: Earl Miller, Henry Paustian, Fritz Seeger. 9th in potato identification, 10th in potato judging. Henry Paustian was 7th high individual in apple judging. Crops Team: Walter Batzel, Earl Rhodes, Ernest Deutrich. Agricultural Facts Contestant: Gerald Quaekenbush, 10th. He also was delegate for West Salem to the meeting of Wisconsin Future Farmers. FUTURE FARMER MIXER The Future Farmers afforded the members of the high school an enjoyable time at the Christmas mixer. They staged several contests, pitting the seniors against the sophomores and the juniors against the freshmen. In the contests, balloon blowing and blowing up paper sacks, the side that succeeded in demolishing the balloons and sacks first, won. Another number on the program featured the boys’ tumbling team for the first time of the year. A boxing bout featuring Schild vs. Vick, and refereed by Mr. Nelson, created much laughter, as the boxers were blindfolded. The number in which Harold Jandt sang a solo accompanied by Mr. Halvorsen who played the bass, Lillian and Vera on violins, with Alta at the piano, proved very interesting. Mr. Halvorsen also played a bass solo. The big event of the evening was the fashion parade in which many girls, dressed in cotton gowns, competed. Beulah Griswold was the winner of first prize while Florence Steensen won second. Of course there was a Santa Claus and everyone had a great time looking over the gifts. Dancing was enjoyed by the light footed, and for those who didn’t dance there was a bunco party upstairs. The evening closed with an enjoyable lunch in the Home Ec. room, and a few more dances. FAIR WINNINGS Several high school boys showed swine at the Wisconsin State Fair, La Crosse Inter-State Fair, and Vernon County Fair last fall. Although the young men who have graduated took a larger share of the winnings, the high school boys helped West Salem in winning 2nd place in the Wisconsin State Club Exhibit at the State Fair. Dozens of ribbons in both open and club classes were won. The winnings of the high school showmen at the State Fair are as follows: Willis Miller: Chester Whites—Club: Jr. Boar, 2nd; Jr. Sow 4th; Barrow, 8th. Open: Jr. Boar, 6th; Jr. Sow, 2nd; Litter, 3rd; Get of Sire, 5th; 5 best Sows, 5th. Harold Jandt: Poland Chinas Club: Jr. Boar, 6th; Jr. Sow, 5th; Fat Sow. 2nd. Open: Amateur best Boar, 1st; Amateur Litter. 1st; Jr. Sow, 7th. Gerald Quaekenbush: Berkshires— Club: Jr. Boer, 5th; Jr. Sow, 6th; Bar-row. 1st. Open: Jr. Litter, 6th. Lyle Vogel: Durocs—Club, Barrow, 6th. At the La Crosse Fair this year, the West Salem showmen’s swine comprised the greatest share of the exhibit. Only two high school students showed swine at this fair, and their winnings are as follows: Willis Miller Jr. Boar 1st; Jr. Sow 1st; Young Herd. 1st; Produce of Dam 1st; Get of Sire, 1st. Gerald Quaekenbush—Jr. Boar 1st; Jr. Sow, 1st; Jr. Herd, 1st; Sr. Herd 2nd; Get of Sire, 2nd; Produce of Dam 2nd. West Salem also made a very strong showing at the Vernon County Fair. Willis Miller, Gerald Quaekenbush, (Turn to next page, column 1)