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

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Physical Education Program The new physical education program which was introduced last year was carried on again this year. The program was set up for the purpose of building up the boys physically and to prepare them for service in our armed forces. The physical education class was divided into four groups and each group was required to carry out each setting-up exercise to the fullest extent. Every week new leaders were chosen for the groups. New setting-up exercises were introduced during the year and the less profitable ones eliminated. Mr. Glasrud, instructor for the physical education class, gave instructions as to how the exercises were to be carried out. Boys' Intra-murals FOOTBALL Although the West Salem High School had no regular football team, an opportunity was given those who were interested in the game to play during the noon hour. Early last fall four teams were chosen. These teams were divided into two classes which were the heavyweights and the lightweights. Danny Peterson and Lawrence Semlar were the captains of the two heavyweight teams, while Russell Miller and Jerome Grabon were captains of the other teams. Captain Sem-lar's team came out first in the heavyweight class, while Grabon's team was the victor in the lightweight division. SPEEDBALL This game which has gained popularity during the past two years was again resumed early this fall. Two teams were chosen consisting of twelve players each. Captain Clarence Carlson's team defeated Captain Todd McEldowney's team. The seniors played a game of speedball competing against the rest of the high school; neither were able to score. BASKETBALL Intramural basketball was played again this year during noon hours by boys who came from rural areas and other boys who were not playing on the regular basketball squad. Three rounds were played in which five teams competed. The seventh and eighth grade team was also included in this league. The captains of the other four teams were: Jerome Klos, Herbert Rhodes, Robert Selbrede, and Robert McClintock. Round one was won by Captain Klos' team; second and third rounds were won by Captain Selbrede's and Captain Rhodes' teams respectively. The end of the third and final round found Klos' team the winners. They lost only two out of twelve games. Girls' Intra-murals The girls who played intra-murals were especially active during the past year. Tuesday and Thursday noons were set aside for their activities. Of the out-of-door games, speedball was played the most and the greater share of girls participated. Softball was also enjoyed to a great extent. , S’- Indoors, basketball was the favorite sport and was played to the utmost. Because of the size of the gym, girls' rules were used. Some great games and good scraps were witnessed. Other indoor games in which they participated were shuffleboard, volleyball, and folk dancing. The girls had the pleasure of being directed a number of times by Miss McIntyre, a cadet teacher from La Crosse. Mr. Glasrud supervised all the games. Page twenty six

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District Tournament at Cashton FEBRUARY 25, 1944 The Cashton District Tournament was held one day only this year; four top teams participated. All four teams were well matched with Salem and Holmen each having won 8 out of 9 conference games. Norwalk and Cashton were also two very close teams. Overwhelming Norwalk in the second game of the afternoon, Salem went on to defeat Cashton in the Championship finals. SALEM 35; NORWALK 20 Salem's first game of the tourney was with Norwalk at three o'clock in the afternoon. Although the opposing team had superior height, Salem met with great success which brought them into the spotlight for the championship finals. Salem started the game out with a bang by scoring 8 points while holding Norwalk to 2. Norwalk retaliated somewhat in the second quarter, but Salem out-scored them by one point so the score at the half was 20-13. Salem tightened their defense and held them to 7 points and hence went into a 35-20 lead at the termination of the game. Todd McEldowney scored 22 of West Salem's 35 points in the game. WEST SALEM 34; CASHTON 22 At nine o'clock the same day, Salem met the strong Cashton quintet for the District Championship. There was a large crowd of spectators from West Salem to spur on the team. Determined to win, Salem took a quick lead by scoring eleven points in the first quarter while Cashton made only five. At the half, Salem still was leading by a margin of 14 to 7. Cashton never did recover and the game ended with Salem leading 34-22. The team received a certificate after the game for a trophy to be obtained after the war. Again Salem was the high scoring team of the tourney. Regional Tournament at Sparta MARCH 2 - 3 After winning the District Championship at Cashton, Salem traveled to the Sparta Regional Tournament. Placed in the tougher of the two brackets, after defeating the tough Westby five. Salem unfortunately was defeated by Tomah and Blair. WEST SALEM 22—WESTBY 14 West Salem played its first game of the regional tourney with Westby. The game was close up to the halfway mark with both teams scored 7-7. We out-scored them in the second half, however, and the score was left at 22-14 at the final whistle. WEST SALEM 13—TOMAH 19 West Salem's second game was on the second day of the tourney when they faced the strong Tomah team. That was the fateful game, whereby we lost the chance of entering the championship game. Salem gave their opponents a good score by taking an early lead in the first quarter with a scoring of 5-3, but at the half Tomah had a 11-8 lead. We held Tomah to one point in the fourth quarter but were unable to make a sufficient comeback. WEST SALEM 21—BLAIR 23 For some unknown reason, our Orange and Black players got off to a slow start in the consolation championship with Blair. In the second half of the game Salem came back to make 13 out of 21 points scored but not in time to make the winning punch. To sum it all up we can say that the team accomplished something unlike any other West Salem basketball team on record, namely: winning first place in the Coulee Conference; winning the District Tournament; plus winning the first game of the Regional Touranment, all in the same year. The two seniors who completed their successful basketball seasons are Norman Rowe and Everett Olson. Page twenty-five

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The Home Economics Department This year there were sixty girls enrolled in our Home Economics classes. From these courses the girls acquire knowledge concerning everyday living. Our foods project was actually put into practice by the serving of hot lunches to students who ate dinner at school. The study of beautification of the home was carried out by redecoration of the kitchen in the Home Economics department. The Junior and Senior Home Economics class accomplished this by painting the furniture and making new curtains. In the spring the girls had a style show in which they modeled all the clothing made during the year. Besides the regular classes during the school year, students were required to take a specific project during the summer months. This may be sewing, baking, cooking, or anything which they feel will be of special benefit to them. Thereby students get extra practice in some phase of this work. Miss Sutherland, who has charge of the regular classes, also supervises this summer work. Agriculture There are forty-five students enrolled in the vocational agricultural classes of 1943-44. Each year the department accomplishes the following units of work: The Freshmen cull poultry, test milk, learn farm program planning, feeding and care of poultry, and take some work in plant husbandry. The Sophomores judge livestock, take a course in feeds and feeding, and also study landscaping, farm mechanics, orchards and small fruits. Animal husbandry constitutes another part of their work. The combined Junior and Senior classes alternate each year with the study of dairy cattle management, farm records, farm buildings, shop work, farm machinery, tractors and engines, and conservation. Mr. Rowe deserves much credit for the good work he does in promoting the interests of the Agriculture Department. His department is something of which West Salem can be proud. Pep Band The Pep Band is an organization planned for the purpose of giving inspiration to the boys playing on the basketball team. This band plays during the quarter and half of the game and at the pep meetings held every Friday afternoon. To those who participated in playing, we wish to express our appreciation. They are as follows: Joyce Ausman, Eileen Betthauser, Stanley Fischer, Bettie Hetland, Mary McClintock, Pat Mau, Ervine Nuttelman, David Pischke, Bob Selbrede, Danny Thompson, Lois Thompson, and Dawn Wilcox. Page twenty seven