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

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Now a world-famous fashion designer, Connie Baltz, has just returned from her European tour in which she showed her newest designs to the leading European fashion designers. We see that she is wearing one of her creations tonight and all the girls are raving about it! Raymond Schober is celebrating his purchase of the Lake View Grocery, just outside of WestSalem. The store is being converted to a super market and Raymond has been very busy, but he took time out to attend the party tonight. Two of the members of the class of ‘51 who traveled the farthest to be here tonight are Bonnie Wilcox and Vonnie Sprain. Bonnie, as you know, is private secretary to the United States Ambassador to Brazil. Traveling in her jet plane, Bonnie reached La Crosse half an hour after she left Brazil. After completing a book on her experiences as a laboratory technician in Australia, Vonnie is home for a vacation. Two member of the class seem to be having a wonderful time reviving the memories of their high school days. Who are they ? Why, Gloria Sever son and Ruth Cook, who are co-owners of the Badger Cafe in WestSalem. Someone else has just joined the girls. It‘s Carol Gaskill, another member of the class. Carol is the head dietician at a large hospital in New York. With Carol is Pat Powers, who also owns a cafe in West Salem, giving Gloria and Ruth much competition. La Verne Hanan, one of the most prosperous members of the class, is furnishing the champagne for the reunion tonight. La Verne made his first million selling cars and he is now in the automobile industry. We have noticed two girls who have been at the same table all evening-just talking to each other. Let's find out who they are! Of course! We should have known. It’s Catharine Nuttleman and Mimi Eckert. Mimi must be telling Catherine about her recent appointment as National Adviser of the FHA. Catherine is equally thrilled because the plans for her ultra-modern nursery school have been approved, and construction is to start next month. Another member of the class has just arrived from New York, As you know, Vergean Heinze has been singing on radio station WQSN for the CBS network. She is going to sing one of her popular numbers tonight. We must not forget the owner of the Avalon Ballroom, who was generous enough to let his classmates use the Avalon for their reunion, James Lorenz and his business manager, Kenneth Krome, who also has a farm near West Salem, are so busy seeing that everyone has a good time that they haven’t been able to talk to us. Because we have been talking so long, trying to bring you news of the progress of the class of 1951, we didn’t realize that the party is nearly over. We think you’ll agree that the members of this class have done well since their graduation in May 1951. As the band plays the last number on the Reunion Program, Auld Lang Syne,” each member, now a little bit wiser, parts from his classmates to go on with his position in life alone, but he will carry with him a memory of this reunion which renewed an old spirit within him that reminded him never to forget the good times he had had in West Salem High. We know that each will continue in his work and help to make the world better in his own way. THE SENIOR CLASS OF ‘51 WISHES TO EXPRESS ITS WHOLE HEARTED APPRECIATION FOR THE COOPERATION AND SUPPORT THAT THE BUSINESSMEN OF WEST SALEM HAVE GIVEN TO ALL SCHOOL ACTIVITIES DURING ITS FOUR YEARS IN HIGH SCHOOL 16

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FIRST ROW: G. Jordson, Miss Johnson, Mrs. Hetland, Mr. Monson, R. Schild, K. Meyer, M. Buol, L. Balmer, D. Olson. SECOND ROW: D. Mikkelson, V. Byers, M. Olson. D. Hix, W. Waldenberger, B. Peterson, A. Koopman, D. Hemker, N. Twining, C. Achterkirch, A. Holter. THIRD ROW: J. Anderson, C. Meyer, M. Knutson, J. Wehrenberg, F. Brietkreutz, J. Raymer, B. Powell, C. Wehrenberg, D. Stanhope, B. Smith. FOURTH ROW: D. Bruemmer, D. Jewett, R. Marking, R. Vollenweider, H. Meinking, R. Vanderploeg, R. Gilster, R. Kolseth, K. Ausman, R. Mikkelson. FIFTH ROW: R. Durkin, K. Schmidt, K. Bangsberg, R. Bockenhauer, L. Dahl, J. Justin, R. Lunke, R. Bina, D. Horstman. JUniOR CLASS In September forty-eight juniors enrolled in West Salem High School and looked forward to an eventful year including the class play, their prom, their rings, and many other school activities. Additional members to this class were Joe Aronson, Robert Bina, Richard Durkin, Carol Meyer, and Kenneth Schmidt. The year of 1950-1951 has seen the juniors contributing a great deal in social and extra-curricular activities. Fourteen juniors were represented in FFA, with several boys holding offices; twenty-four were in FHA; and five in the Library Club, with Angelen Holter as head librarian. The ORIOLE staff claimed six juniors which had Berniece Peterson as circulating manager; and the Pep Club, twenty-one, with Berniece Peterson as vice-president. The band boasted fourteen juniors, withDarryl Bruemmer as vice-president; and the Forensic Club had Ronnie Schild as president. Angelen Holter was selected as associate editor of the NESHONOC. The student body elected Mary Buol as secretary of the Student Council. Ronald Schild, Douglas Jewett, and Harry Meinking were council representatives from the class. The junior representatives on the basketball team were Raymond Vanderploeg, Robert Gilster, Keith Meyer, Kenneth Bangsberg, Joe Aronson, Harry Meinking, and Roger Kolseth. Raymond Vanderploeg, Robert Gilster, Harry Meinking, and Roger Kolseth were also represented on the baseball team. Since these juniors have only one year left, we hope that they may continue with their outstanding ambitions in their final year and graduate with high honors. President..................................Ronald Schild Vice-president......................................Keith Meyer Secretary...................................Mary Buol Treasurer....................................Loma Balmer Advisers.......................Mrs. P. Hetland, Miss R. Johnson, Mr. J. Monson 18