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

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X if 1 ii- fi- N LA T WILL A ll TE TAMET We the senror class of 1952 berng of sound mrnd and nremory and mrndful of the certarnty of graduatron do hereby make and declare thrs our Last Wrll and Testament her by drsqual fx rng all other wrlls made bv us rn the past FIRST We hereby bestow upon our honored teachers the memorres of our graduatrng cla s SECOND We hereby grve devrse and bequeath to the class of 53 the revered posrtron as the Senror Class THLRD We as rndrvrduals herebv relrnqurslr to our dear frrends and beloved schoolmates our treasured possessrons as follows Charlotte Achterkrrch bestows her corner upon Mary Sprrnger Joe Aronson wrlls hrs technrque to any freshmen boys who want rt Kerth Ausman bestows hrs abrlrty to nandle chrc ks upon Grlman Bolstad Lorna Balmer offers her grggles to Shrrley Bell Kenneth Bangsberg wrlls to Wrllram Loggrng hrs abrlrty to look over hrs glasses Robert Brna relurqurshes hrs rnterest rn the Avalon to Robert Indahl Ronald Bockenhauer wrlls hrs habrtual trrps to La Crosse to Jerry Jevv ett Florence Brretkreutz grvcs her grft of gab to Brll Holter Darryl Bruemmer bestows hrs tumblrng abrlrty upon Yvonne Bangsberg Mary Buol assrgns her home economrcs demonstratrons to Jeanette Meyers Vrvran Byers bequeaths her abrlrty to go wrthout sleep to Beverly Hanan Lester Dahl bestows hrs pool eye upon Ralph Hoff Norma Edelen wrlls her barrtone srngrng vorce to Brlly Moss Robert Grlster relrnqurshes hrs basketball skrll to next year s team Donna Hemker rmparts some of her popularrty to Lors Schornberg Darone Hrx leaves everythrng but Darryl Angelen Holter assrgns her scholastrc abrlrty to Karl Haverly Donald Horstman grves hrs jokes to Kenny Eggen who he rs sure wrll not mrsuse them Merlren Jaekel wrlls her abrlrty as a farthful chartwoman to Greta Sprrck Douglas Jewett bestows a last look at hrs handsome countenance upon all the lucky grrls Grace Iordson offers her good humor upon next year s senrors Jay Iustrn assrgns hrs Plymouth to Marrlyn Oldenberg Marjorre Knutson bequeaths her abrlrty to shy away from boys to Donna Ehlo Roger Kolseth grves hrs advantage rn herght to Rrchard Stelloh Robert Lunke wrlls hrs abrlrty to dodge work to Barbara Nuttelman Ralph Markrng leaves ah leaves oh ne s just leavrng Harry Mernkrng relrnqurshes hrs rndolence to Marvrn Capper Carol Meyer leaves the Bangor boys to Donna Horer Kerth Meyer bestows hrs red hart upon Allen Sprarn Dolores Mrkkelson leaves West Salem Hrgh School to posterrty Ann Moan wrlls all her men to Marcella Caulum Donna Olson bequeaths her power over men to Mary Johnson Marlon Olson wants to leave school Bernrece Peterson bestows her herght upon Elrzabeth Huxsahl Beverly Powell rntends her brg brown flrrty eyes for Nancy Havens Keep them workrng Nancy! Joyce Raymer wrlls her smrle to the freshman grrls Ronald Schrld relrnqurshes the presrdency to any offrce seeker Kenneth Schmtdt leaves hrs abrlrty rn sports to some good sport Beverly Smrth bestows her gum chewrng abrlrty upon her srster Glorra Elrnor Thompson wrlls her curly harr to Joan Schaller Nancy Twrnrng leaves the Avalon to the ages Raymond Vanderploeg wrlls hrs athletrc abrlrty to Pat Moran Rrchard Vollenwerder bequeaths the Fords to Iohn Betthauser Wrlma Waldenberger leaves her sewrng abrlrty to anyone who needs rt Carol Wehrenberg wouldn t leave her boy frrend to anybody Jeanette Wehrenberg needs all she has In wrtness thereof we the class of 32 desrre thrs to be our frnal wrll and testament and set hereunto our hand and seal thrs month of May year of our Lord one thousand nrne hundred and frfty two l is ...i Q I W Wil C qs ,. Lil - ' tf.. I ML. ll Iyu. i '..'.y'. tr L. ' t'.f rf D' L We L ' iffy 'V .B I' ' , I f yi, 1 ,H. y If JW

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Nam, v ,ig Mari rattle E IIIR CLASS HISTORY Motto Today We Follow Tomor1 ow Me Lead Colors Maroon and Gray Flower Carnation In the fall of 1948 the class of 52 entered the West Salem High School topping the enrollment of all other class es with forty two members After the unforgettable initiation day of November 5th w the shy freshmen became accustomed to high school life We had participants inFHA FFA Oriole staff chorus band baseball track and basketball Our sophomore year was eagerly looked forward to because it was our enrollment in our sophomore year our class was well represented in every or ganization Raymond Vanderploeg Robert Gilster Keith Meyer Harry Meinking Ronald Sch1ld and Kenneth Bangsberg were representatives on the basketballsquad whlle Raymond Vand erploeg Robert Gilster and Harry Meinking were outstanding baseball stars Our Student Council representa tives were Darryl Bruemmer Ronald Schild and Douglas Jewett Soon the year passed and the fall of 50 found us as Juniors As upper class men our class was againwell represent ed in socialand extra curricular activi ties Sixteen club offices were held by Juniors On the night of October Z7 1950 wepresentedourh1lar1ousthree act comedy The Inner Willy ' under the capable d1rect1on of Mrs Marie B Sanders Angelen Holter served as head librarian and was selected as associate editor of the Neshonoc West Salem s Badger Girls State and Badger Boys State Junior representatives were Donna Hemker Ronald Sch1ld and Darryl Bruemmer respectively Seven boys were on the basketball team and four boy s with Roger Kolseth on the mound President Vice president Secretarx T easurer Adviser Mrs M Sanders played baseball The second annual Homecoming found Ronald Schild King and Roger Kolseth and Marjorie Knutson represented our class on the court Highlighting the events of the year was the annual Junior Senior Prom on May4 Our theme was 'Hawuan Sunset ' and leading the grand march were Kmg Roger Kolseth and Queen Marjorie Knut son Larry Zieman and his orchestra furnished the music for the evening As we became sophisticated seniors even greater reality Many of the club offices were occupied by seniors Berniece Peterson was elected as pres ident of the Pep Club and served as cir culat1on manager of the Oriole Joyce Raymer was the newly elected pres ident of the FHA and Robert Gilster was chosen for the same position in the FFA Roger Kolseth occupied the pres 1dent's chair in the Student Council while Ronald Sch1ld Darryl Bruemmer and Lorna Balmer were class representa tives There were many seniors in the music department with three seniors holding offices mchorus Angelen Holter was selected editor chief of the Neshonoc and Merlien Jaekel was chosen as business manager Outstanding in basketball were Roger Kolseth Robert Gilster and Raymond Vanderploeg As we come to the end of our high school career we wish to express our gratitude to our teachers who have guid ed us through these four exciting years Even though we are leaving West Salem High School we will never forget the many memorable experiences that came our way during our four years of study Ronald Schild Douglas Jewett Mary Buol Lorna Balmer Mr L Qualley gt: uhh S: N-Z 4 1 4 I QF- 1, rg? f ' ' ' 4 -15 ' I 2: ' ' - Q. x . - --- -4' , ,I ,W - .F J if I' f 4 -1' J ' I 4- -TC-.Eg 'gr-.-L-3 ' df' I ' , ' ' as - 1 1 en r l ' . . , .. I . , . . . . . , , , , f . x 1 r 1 . I ' turn to initiate the Frosh. With the same our vision of graduation day became an . I . '. . l ' -. . , . I - . . , . , . - - Y I U I ! ' V V i I ! I 1 f ' ' . . .. . . - ' ' 9 4 . - . . .- . - in - . 1 ' 1 II I ' I ' , . . , . , .- ' 7 . I - . - ' I I ' I . . . V ' V . , . , . , . ' . 7 I I Y ' ' V 14

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CLASS POEM Charlotte Achterk1 rch clever and wltty A pretty nmce krd though not from the cxty Sandy halr and freckles has Joe A senlor lass has hmm ln tow Then there s Ke1thAusman the lover of chlcks X hen rt comes to poultry he knows all the trlcks Lorna Balmer lS a talkatlve one As treasurer she was kept on the run Kenneth Bangsberg 15 a studlous boy Schoolbooks were hls source of Joy Hard workpays off we must confess For ln baseballBobB1na s beena success Ronnle Bockenhauer the clown of our class I xkes all the glrls no specmal lass Florence lS one of the bashful k1nd But a truer f Lend you'll never flnd Sttllgomg steady our Badger boy Darryl Can teven look at a dxfferent glrl To be a nurse lS Mary s ambltlon Let's hope that she's notjust wlshm Vxvlan Byers seems qulet and shy But ata dance oh my oh my Lester IS the klnd that never hurrles Norma Edelen that gal wlth style lnCharleston1ng she s aheada mlle Take Bob Culster hrs talents aren't few He's good at basketball wxth h1s sax too Donna our Badger Curl last year W lllsurely succeed never youfear Daronel-llxhas sethez oalhl h Asatyp1calsen1or we nows e lltry Edltor of our annual 15 Angelen Very mdustr1ous she s always been Donnu. shard toflgure out X hlchcomeslxrst Don g1rlsortrout'? A leader ln our class lS Merllen Whatever the task she s on the beam Douglas bashful'P ' ' Don tbe a fool He practmces more th in he s learned ln school It's true that Grace lS tops ln cookmg For a man to feed she s stlll lookmg 1 ond of a sophomore glrl lS Jay Close to Pleasant Valley he ll stay Marge Knutson whose clothes are keen Re lgned as last year's Junxor Prom Queen Roger Kolseth lS a fellow you ought to meet To the g1rls he 15 really qulte a treat Sly fllrty full of tr1cks IS Ardell W hat she ll do next 15 hard to tell Bob Lunke lS a cute llttle nut He can talk hlmself out of any old rut Ralph Marklng our man from the farm Wakes w1th the chlckens doesn't need an alarm Everyone knows Harry our master of swmg As Jxm Durante's double he's also kmg A fme student IS Carol Jean A more wlllmg worker can't be seen Kelth Meyer better knownas 'Red There's not a n1ghthe's home mn bed Our lunch g1rl Dolores eff1c1ent and neat Wlthout her when would we ever eat'? One who s fond of men IS Ann lf she can't get them nobody can We agree Donna Olson's tops ln skatmg We're sure you know the man she's datmg Laughmg eyes and short dark curls Make Marlon a favor lte wlth boys and g1rls Bernlece lS ambltlous coy and w1se Have you ever notxced her blg brown eyes 'P A g1rlwho's alwa s happy and gay Joyce IS the presldent of the FHA They couldn't have voted a better way For three years the pres ldent of our class Ronn1e's talents are hard to surpass Tall dark and handsome Ken Schrn1dt ls a basketball player wrth lots of wlt Qulet and reserved IS Beverly Smlth Florence IS the gal she's always wlth Qulte puzzl1ngEl1nor s always been Whrch does she favor l'-orses or men 'P Tall sllm and brunette 15 Nancy We hear that danclng sults her fancy ln sports Ray Vanderploeg IS really great We all wonder who's hls gal of late Fords and Dlck are two ln one And he s a lad that's full of fun Boys that are bashful are Wmlma spetpeeve' Whatwlllshedowhen Cass hastoleave'? Carol Wehrenberg our strawberry blonde Of a man from Sparta she s very fond Our Jeanette fllts around llke a blrd Wherever she stops her puns may be heard Andnowwe mustbrdyoufond adleu Good bye from the Class of '52' 1 yy- l - I ' Q . I 1 . 3 2 , . , . . , - 0 9 -- , . 'Q ' ' . . ' I ll 7 I . I . , . ' , . . ,I . . . . , , ' . I ' A Y D ' s , . I y . V S I - ! ! ' L' . A ' ll ll '-- l Y I O , . . ' I ' ' . . . , . . Y . . . , - . . . , . , . . y ---- I ! D i ' Not a Cafe ln th? World and H0 WOTTWS f ls Beverly Powelll, from Gill's Coulee way. 1 AA l l ' . , , , . . I . V- . . Y -- , u I Y ll ' ll . . I D 1 ' , . . . 1 . 5 . . V W it 5, . - , . ' ' ' l . . , -- . v 1 - I I y . , . Q ,I , . ly . . . ' ' J ! ' . x Q . - Q I ' . . I l , . I '--- . .. ' Q I I . I , 7 . ,- , ' I H ' Q 1' Il VI ' 4 I I . I H . , s 1 4 ' I . 7 I ' . . . y , , , . l . I ! V Q -