Westby High School - Ski Yearbook (Westby, WI)

Text from Pages 1 - 52 of the 1944 volume:

W WW A-ifiafgif W WW SKi BOARD PUBLISHED BY Ax ,1-Ox VAS! L9 EDITOR-INACHIEF ,l.l:,: BUSINESS MANAGER ,.1'x:1 ASSOCIATE EDITORS: rbvr: LIZYZT, RIEKQ 1 .JMS F, ffl: . 31:- ':, Ui: .J..:: '1,fS. I -,,:r::. :'j.-l j ,HIV-JZJSOY, ' 1 ,ok workved '.1rle1' . , Ifnrze Goettel, Lf, f -- DQ Wm 'J..r10Itf- Hrzrmcrcek, A I .nf QV,.l1v' Vimk, Burton Olson, Icener, Berqet cx Iohnson. -CC e, - Smxb Olson, Ho .. Bo jer THE SENIOR CLASS WESTBY HIGH SCHOOL WESTBY wlscoNslN . . . Tpf' jpffn 5 5 . DDU xr 'Af L1 1 lem. Tlwwo. .fi wif sc. . IFHSSG xem F' 'f ,Af I..r'm , If ' . Df f 'flvnci I :ff DP .iff AvfI1F Hvll Y 11 ll P- mf ' X zzz-ss, Lufxlle Strfxulsif' vc- fem Fen-'ex' Alie ' L O X 'FH' rw' f 1116 3 pf Y, L . 1 L 1 f 4 W f' Y X jx 4 lxfrsf ' .1 f f- : ! , 4 , xj.Q.,fQ',,, I l wmv H www WVSMX MM ww W' f M 1,XXN-5' Mm WNW ww- WV QWNXWINW OX? 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TXQTQQI 15 THE BOARD OF EDUCATION Mr Burton Flugstcrd Preszdent Mr Asmund Elverum Clerk Mr L V Bergtold Treasurer Mrs C M Strand Mr M V Bekkedcl Page n Page ten YC-FIR PRINCIPAL E C KNUTSON In the mtdst of calm and tempest on the sea of hte you w11l hnd that 1t 1S not what you meet that counts but the way you your capac1ty for makrng the most the best of every exper1ence determmes to a great degree the success and happmess you enjoy throughout the Journey It IS 1n you and not m the crrcum stance or fate where hes the power of contentment or d1stress One Shlp dnves east another drrves west Wh1le the selfsame breezes blow T1s the set of the sall and not the gale That b1ds them where to go Llke the wrnds of the sea are the Ways of tate As we Journey along through hte T1s the set ot the soul that dec1des the goal And not the calm or the stnfe B R WILLIAMS ft Q ti, meet it. The set of your sails -your attitude toward things, OUR FACULTY VX G IENSEN AAGOT BORGE Socral Scrences Northland College Engllsh St Olaf College Vocatlonal Agrrculture Plattev1lle State Teachers College i Us ALICE M TWEIT Commercxal REV I O HOLUM Band Whxtewater State Teachers College Luther College Luther Theoloqzcal c Mmfzf Semmary JW af If 1, 1 MARY IANE WEEKS GUERDON C BREWER Home Economxcs Scxence Mathematrcs Phys1calEducat1on Coach Mllwaukee Downer College Plattevrlle State Teachers College 6 VIENNA L IAMES Engltsh Soc1alSc1ence Musrc La Crosse State Teachers College Page eleven 4 4 'Q ' k , T46 h , L' v L A ' . B. F. SCHAEFEH -N Q. . X v ef. Y T sv . j X fr gf f I e . 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Q 2, 3, ' I: C. : xs ' - : ' 2: WWW Th dR R J P D 2 h St Eszh GJH t 0 h E IN A Th L September 24 October October October l October 2 October 29 FOOTBALL New L1sbon at Westby Sparta at Westby Westby at Vrroqua Westby at Mauston Westby at Tomah Vrroqua at Westby Westby vs New L1sbon The Westby Hlgh School Football team under the d1rect1on of our new coach Mr Brewer won 1ts open1ng game of the season by defeatmg a strong New L1sbon eleven 12 7 Fntz Goettel Westbys m1ghty fullback kept poundrng through the New L1sbon team and brought the ball down to the one yard l1ne w1th a mrnute left to play Then the Norsemens quarterback Doug Iefson outw1tted the New L1sbon team by sweepxng left end for the wmnmg touchdown Westby vs Sparta The Westby m1ghty football eleven met 1ts Waterloo when a strong Sparta team last seasons co champrons of the West Central Conference won by a 7 6 score The Spartans touchdown came as a result of a 60 yard march down fxeld rn the f1rst quarter The Norsemen s defense then found the Spartas T formatlon stoppable and Westby s offense began to chck Late ln the th1rd quarter Art Th1ege Westby s block1ng back was mjured and replaced by Leland Gyetle reserve back Fntz Goettel then threw a bullet pass to Gjefle for the Norse- mens touchdown Westby falled to make 1ts conversron wh1ch caused the locals the1r f1rst defeat Page seventeen 4 f-..l I ir ow: G. likern, A. Johnson, O. ongstarl, . Linruj-. MA R. eterson, T.. Nenrult, H, Emzh, .l. Holt, . Ha en, C. Ekern, P. S erry, D. Holman, H. eenbersz, M. n , L. Evenson. 'e e. Firs Row: I.. Hall, R. Saufzstarl, , Olson, J. Runda l, D. Second Row: . 'erison, J. Velfley, R. Erickson, . i4-rv, Jeffann, F. Guettel, Mr. Brewer. l ............................ ' ' - 8 .......................... ' 5, ......................... 2 ............................ ,, ,, 1 I - - - 1 ' ll ll ' I . . I , I - . - - . . . , I I - l . I . . - 1 - . . I , , . . . , . . - , . . . . 1 , . Westby vs. Viroqua lourneying to Viroqua the following week, a large gathering from Westby saw a much im- proved Norsemen quintet smother its rival 19-6. Doug Iefson completely outclassed the Viroqua team with his zig-zagging as the powerful Westby line opened up the Viroquan's with considerable ease. A 45 yard sprint by Hoff of Viroqua in the first quarter brought the ball down to the 5 yard line but in four plays they were back on the 10 yard line, due to the splendid defensive work of Neprud, Thiege. Goettel and Co Captain Peterson V1roqua's touchdown came in the second quarter when Morrison passed to Owens in the end zone The halftime score was 6 6 The Norsemen came back strong in the sec ond half with two touchdowns by Doug Iefson who played tackle in the last quarter Goettel played guard Westby vs Mauston Although the weather conditions were unfav orable for football the Norsemen won their third game of the season by defeating Coach Olsons eleven 120 on the latters field The Norsemens forward wall Neprud Saugstad Peterson and Hall stopped Mauston s 210 pound fullback with clean solid tackles The Mauston team couldnt stop Doug Iefson from sweeping both ends with considerable ease Fritz Goettel and Art Thiege although they had leg 1nlur1es played good ball in the backfield along with some sensational blocking by Odell Olson Westby vs Tomah of the season to a powerful well balanced Tomah team in a muddy sandy field The In dians West Central Champions for 1944 scor ed the first touchdown early 1n the first quarter as a result of a fumble by our backfield The Norsemen came back in the second quarter and scored on a long march down the field Page ezghteen Doug Iefson carried the ball across the goal and also made the conversion. The Indians came back late in the second half to score 3 touchdowns while Westby just couldn't get its powerhouse to function. Center Neprud, right tackle Peterson, and left tackle Hall played an outstanding game in the front line for the locals. Westby vs. Viroqua The Norsemen celebrated their homecoming with a lot of vim and vigor, as they held their rival, Viroqua scoreless and won easily 13-0. Doug Iefson scored all of Westby s points Both of these touchdowns were made on long sweeps around the left end due to some mighty fine blocking by Therge Olson and Engh This ended the football season for the mighty West by eleven This game brought the curtain on the final performance for nine grid men name ly co captains Roger Peterson and Fredzell Goettel La Verne Hall Doug Iefson Iaran Run dall Robert Saugstad Harley Engh Leland Glefle and Paul Sherry Coach Brewer deserves praise for develop ing at the Westby High School one of the great est teams in its history Luell Neprud deserves praise as he played every minute on the grid iron This year s squad was one of the fastest biggest and most powerful teams in this ter ritory This years team averaged 165 pounds Five lettermen will return next season The seniors wish next year s team the best of luck and hope they may come through with a Con ference Championship Westby Westby Westby Westby Westby FOOTBALL New Lisbon Viroqua Mauston Tomah Viroqua 69 indicates non conference game The local eleven losl its most Crucial game Westby .................... 6 Sparta .............. , - .................... 19 ' ........... .. 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SEM 'Q lbs, 9 44 Norse queen campargns p1ann1ng and mystenous whlspenngs A11 of these brought about another great Homecomrng event for Westby Hrgh School Hobo Day was observed rn both hrgh school and grades on Thursday October 28 Students dressed as hoboes and made thexr appearance at a much earher hour than was customary Sk1lS and band numbers contnbuted to an amusmg program 1n the gym and attended by the students seated on the Indlan style Maynard Gruff L1ndv1g was voted K1ng of the Hoboes for the second consecutrve year, and Carol Hagen was chosen Queen of the Hoboes Page nmeteen Page twenty An exc1t1ng evenrng followed 1n whtch the customary snake dance swrrled and whxrled through the streets of Westby They stopped for band numbers and cheers at the 1ntersect1on down town The dance was concluded down rn the athletrc held where a huge crackl1ng bonhre was extendxng 1ts welcome to the students who 1mmed1ately gathered around 1t to hear the pep talks and to take part rn cheer1ng Semor ball players Douglas Iefson Fredzell Goettel Harley Engh Bob Saugstad K1tty Peterson and La Verne Hall gave thexr prophecres on the forthcomrng game Mr Knutson and members of the school board gave 1nsp1r1ng talks and Merntt Goettel a former graduate and athletrc star of W H S and who rs now w1th the Armed Forces of our country also gave an encouraglng talk After many days of suspense and currosxty Charmame Goettel was found to have been chosen queen Fnday October 29 the long awalted game got underway at 2 30 There was no parade lhlS year because of the shortage of materrals However the students were very exclted wa1t1ng for the game to begm Not only was the game wltnessed from the s1del1nes and bleachers but also from the a1r as a yellow cub arrplane crrcled the held many t1m s at a low altltude remarmng w1th us dunng the course of the game The Westby Norsemen came out ahead wrth a score of 13 O The Homecommg came to a clrmax wlth a b1g dance held tn the hrgh school gym at 8 oclock The gym was decorated w1th red and whrte and orange and black the colors ot the partrclpatmg schools Alumnr faculty and students of the two schools danced to the mus1c of the Badger Band from Vlroqua The Homecommg queen and k1ng Charmarne Goettel and Arthur Threge were crowned by Ruth Wolfgram who was queen last year Thus. after four years of dehghtful danc1ng another Homecommg came to an end - ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . .., , - 1 1 1 ' . . - 1 1 v , , . . - 1 1 - 1 1 . 1 , . 1 . f 1 Fourth Row 'VI Abnlemln B Brewer A Mlrltllen I OI n B John on D Iunfl M Stenrlahl I' Bekkerlal A Iuhn on M PBUISTUII I K'1n'xl1ls H Reed E Anflerun E Hullle L Struxm D Stuf lien I Holum xrrl Row I! lk: t Q f' Smith I' Ronkcn I Haugen Hazen I Ito n Han n C' Clc-men ronxolfl I L en a u E New-e T Meyer Rrnlancl 'NI Mo holzlu D Mlller J De Witt L Pierce NI Erickson M Han un A Hollre S Lee E Bllhm le -Q. Second Row B Ief-.on O Ball rurl E Suu tml Y Nelnn V bazmoen J Thur on I Berp,tolfl A I-rtmtful G Schmcllcr E Ronirstarl B Qtrlttmwfler I Rurlt B Iglen I M rkvcrl B Sordahl A Olson C Cu'e I Htulleu L Stranzstalxen M Blacktopy 5 Jc-len A Vold Irrst Row H Jernander I Swmgle H Ol on NI Pellet! A Holter A Ihle I bafzmoen A Bnrko VI Imd G Nel-.un A De Witt M Steenherg A Sherpc Cheerleader B Vnrak C Goettel E Helgeson Gromolml D btrangtnlren I Trymtestdcl 0 PEP CLUB OFFICERS Pres1dent Vrce Pres1dent Secretary Treasurer Supplres Cha1rman Charma1ne Goettel Tekla Bekkedal Ioan DeW1tt Gwemth Smrth Fern Bonken Cheerleaders Charma1ne Goettel Evelyn Helgeson Beverly Vlrak Urah' Rah' Westby Hrghl That rs the Pep Club' Thelr yells echoed throughout the entrre burldmg Composed of 83 members under the drrectorshrp of Mr Brewer they well achreved thexr goal and helped spur the boys on to a v1ctor1ous year Wlth the1r pep and enthus1asm The Pep Club s only means of ra1s1ng money was through varlous mlxers followmg Basketball games The mrxers were very much enjoyed by the students At the close of the year they sponsored a Banquet for the football and basketball boys Page twenty one j . 1 5 V I - ff ' 4. I 4 P . 1 ' Q ' ':.. '-2, , , , ' ' ,., su. I .. .' , . .s , ..'z2s', , is , . . S . . . . . , ' . , . . s , ' , . ' s , . . - 1 , . ' ' s ' , . S ' . . .' , '. . . ', . , , s , . ' . . . ,' , . . ' 1 . . ', , . - , .. +1 , -ss, , .' 1 5 ' , .. . . S , . .' , . . ,, C. ' ' , . .' ' , . r, '. , . . Th' 'I I. :ti 's U '11, 1. .' ' , I. ' ,' l. Y , 1 4- 3 . V ' I ' 15 1 ' A Y . , v h- - V - C. , . .Iz ' lwsn , Ii, Jahr, I.. sw , I. t, E. , . . ' Y , . s . , . , . , . , G ' . . , .I 'l , ll. G lstz I, . t, . , D. I, ' , . 5, I . .' , . .' , . ' , . ' , . . ss , . ' , . I , . l , I . Y , , ' .' , . s , . ' , . , . ' 'I . 3 , ' , . , . J . ' . . I . , . . . I . . I - I 1 . . . . THE YEAR IN REVIEW Sept 13 Why all the smllmg faces rn the Freshman class? Guess they dont know what they are gettmg rnto Sept 15 Our edltor Teky Just m1sses the front seat rn the f1rst row Sept 22 Today everyone drd therr best for Uncle Sam Defense Stamp sales are now rn progress Sept 24 Our frrst vacatron County Farr F1rst football game of the year wrth New Lrsbon Its n1ce to start out the season wrth a vrctory Sept 30 We quote Mr Ienson tragrc loss refernng of course to Doug s belng out of bounce at the Sparta football game here Oct 1 Grand 1n1t1at1on of the Freshmen at the Semor party I wonder rf Hubby en Joyed push1ng peanuts wrth hrs nose? Oct 8 Vrroquas homecom1ng today Our team was really rn the groove when we won 196 We all enjoyed dancrng to the musrc of V1roqua s swmg band Oct 13 Sen1ors are the leaders 1n stamp sales for the week Sold S42 40 Keep rt up' prng spree Teachers conventron rs now rn sessron rn La Crosse We really dont mmd as we have two days of vacatron Oct 15 Our team s thlrd football vrctory We defeated Mauston 12 0 Oct 18 Ben Berger the Mag1c1an presents our frrst lyceum number Oct 20 Sen1ors are dorng the1r patr1ot1c duty by assrstrng wrth the 1ssu1ng of Rat1on Book No 4 Oct 22 The football team went to Tomah We lost 257 Tough luck boys' Oct 27 Quxte a few absences thrs afternoon could 1t be because of the matrnee of Gone Wrth the Wrnd 7 By the way what d1d you thrnk of 1t'P Candrdates are chosen for home comrng queen Oct 28 Hobo Day Gruff and Carole Hagen crowned kmg and queen of the hoboes Con gratulatronsl Thrs IS the second trme that Gruff has had thls honor Oct 29 Hrstory repeats ltself V1roqua lost 13 0 Charma1ne Goettel and Art The1ge were crowned Homecomrng queen and kmg The dance was certarnly a success Page twenty two Nov 8 Tut' Tut' You re shpprng Mr Ienson You have an erght cent book f1ne Nov 9 Look at the b1rd1e please' Group prctures for our Sk: today Nov 10 Th1s afternoon M1ss Thorstanson pre sented us wlth a very 1nsp1r1ng lecture en t1tled Play the Game Farr Nov 11 Armrstxce Day program presented thrs afternoon We heard Dave H s master PISCS Communrty program 1n the evenrng wrth the dedrcatron of the honor roll We swmg fans enjoyed the Camp McCoy band s rendrtron of Southern Fned Nov 15 Geometry class heaves a srgh of re 11ef when xt s announced that Mr Brewer IS not here Nov 17 Matlnee of the Vamplre Bat pre ented by the Iumor class Nov 19 The F F A boys are hosts at a party for the student body tonrght We wonder what Ioe Penner s duck IS7 Nov 23 Norwalk opens our basketball sea son Pep Bands frrst appearance Good work k1dSl Nov 24 Our second lyceum was a musrcal program presented by Eugene Osborne Nov 25 Thanksgrvlng vacatron starts today Dec 1 Only 20 shoppmg days left unt1l Chrlst mas Mr H1chard Colby spoke to us on the subyect We Must Have Understandlng Does a tap tap and a puff puff sound famrlrar? Dec 3 Mr Iones presents our thlrd lyceum number Gyroscopes He left us w1th th1s thought It 1snt the fact that Im 11v1ng that matters but the qual1ty of my l1v1ng Dec 7 The Soclal Problems class 1S startrng Man and the Motor Car We are all won dermg 1f the g1rls can keep up wrth the fellows Dec 10 Westby defeated Maustons basket ball team after 2 mrnutes of overtrme Where are all those students who wanted a m1xer'? Dec 14 Frguratrvely speakrng some of the students were shot today we mean of course the lmmunlzatlon shots Dec 16 Today we see ourselves as other people see us Semor plctures are here We hope none were dlsappornted Dec 17 The Westby frve travelled to Sparta Dec 21 The last day of school rn 43 We started our Chrrstmas vacatron wrth a bang havmg a mrxer 1n the afternoon - I ll ' ' ll ' . . , . ' ' I I v - u . 1: - . 1 ' I I I ' ' ll I ll ll ' ll ' ' ' s ' . I . - I ll ll I E ' I - . . I l I 11- n ' I ' I 1 I . . I 1 1 . ' E I Oct. 14. Suppose the teachers are on a shop- ' I - ' I ' - . I - - I' -Il - ll ' ' I . ' I s n n E ' ll ll 1 u I ll I I ' I n v n 0 A I - - - I - - - rr . I ll ' ' ll - ' . , . . . ' . T ' I . ll u n - I . ll n ' I 9 . . ll ll I , , I : . . U urth R w E Bekkedal E Olum W Moxlxen D Nestmgen Scconrl Rom H Melby 0 Ihle A Rundhagen M Otrem H Egflrrll IH lsgn In M l kem C gimme t hen E Nfl n H flun P Th mp on W Tranlfnor I An lor in D Iorl 'rl R W L P I D C Nlrxe tal M Schye Run' r c e er Ol on Hx A Theme Quu O n H Engh I C36-He FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA 17 Www OFFICERS 41 yu Preszdent LaVerne Hall A VICE Preszdent Harland MQlhlSOD Secretary Arthur The1ge W 2 Treasurer Burton Olson Reporter Davrd Olson Sentmels Harley Engh Leland Gjleftle One of the most outstandlng orgamzatrons 1n Westby Hlgh IS the FFA composed of 44 boys who str1ve to prepare themselves as better future farmers The boys took part 1n the D1SlIlCl Llvestock Iudgmg Contest where George Narvesstad Everett Nelson and Carlyle Strangstahen were chosen as w1n ners They also partlcrpated xn the Sectronal Leadershlp Trammg Conference and the Corn Huskmg Contest held at the Vernon County Farm The F F A Quartette composed of Burton Olson George Narvesstad Everett Nelson and Eugene Bekkedal won frrst place ID the d1str1ct conference The Quartette was d1rected by Mrs Iames The F F A sponsored an all school party m wh1ch Ioe Penners Duck was presented to the holder of the lucky txcket tlncrdentally Martm Schye looked very charmmg as the mountarneer s daughter rn h1s mce bonnet? Page twenty three ' U A , A 6 . qi fx A . 3 S.. 4 E.:-' m F, J P Q , r A . l I f l E G. ....0 J , .C , .. 'S1',. .-1 .-, . . T. K V0 ' U L. Olyrass. I R' 0 s , -. 0 s , . . , 4. 1 sr , . , r, lh'r an 'Q D. Hzxrvn, W, Liz-n. .I. Linrurl, . Bkhop, . Jef- ,, L Z V N K' ' ' . fc-rs. A, .lohnsow V. I.in4l, I.. Nl'lwfJYl, .l, - ahl, Ii. .lzwuc-r'. Plrst Row: M ' S ha ll ' B' S ' I ill' ' ' ' D' R. .4 ustzul. lsr, , , r , ,, ,' , . I Director ........................................................................ Mr. Schaeffer ' Q Qvnu.,-.-.I-...--.-.----.-..----.--g.....--....q...I-- ...np'a----. I . . . ., 1 . . . , , , . . . I - 1 . . , . . . ffx AA j 'Wlffl O01 W B VK Wttl THE JUNIOR CLASS PLAY THE VAMPIRE BAT CAST Mrs Kahn the housekeeper Zornbe a Negro servant Donald Abbott the he1r Buster Cralg h1s fnend Kay Adams Donald s hancee Lydra Adams her aunt Hrchard Grant an attorney Zoe A1HSWOIth Donald s cousln Ilm Brown a prrson guard lugobra an escaped convlct A Woman STAFF Barbara Ietson Walter L1en Iames Holt Luell Neprud lo Ann Bergtold Lyllse Prerce Vernon Kalvestrand loan DeW1tt Davrd Holman Odell Olson Nora Mane Bertlmg Mrs Vtenna L Iames Drrector Mr S G Iensen Lrghtlng Gwenrth Smlth Raymond Schye Donald Hagen Iumor Iohnson Carole Hagen Lorralne Bekkedal Iackte Ielen Verna Mlckelson Elarne Nestmgen and Elaxne Nesset The Iunrors presented therr class play on November around a stolen dramond and the mhentance of an Island The stage was shrouded 1n darkness desp1te 18 The story was burlt old mansxon on Black the l1ght1ng w1th1n the room Occasronally the searchlrghts of the pnson played across the darkened room After the escape of Iugobxa and the tlmely warnmgs of an unknown Page twenty four 9 '1 I . 1 X- . 5 A. . . . .J- . A 2 ' L ' 4 . 2 ' l I , 4 , 'rg 4 Second Row: . son, .l, Holt, T.. Nvpruml, D. Holman, . Lien, First Row: N. ertling, B. Je-fson, J. lk-rgrtnl-I, A. I t l J , alvc-strunrl. Dc- i , .. Pierce, Mrs..lzxn1vs. If If , ............................................................................ , ........................................ ........................................ I , I l ............................................................................ Ginger Drew, Buster's sweetheart .......................... .......................... A dah Fremstead , . , ............................................................ , .......................................................... ...............,. . . . , . ...................................................... . . , . . , ................................................................ , .................................................................... , ..............................,....................................... 1 I 1 I woman and Mrs. Kahn, the whole household was held in suspense awaiting midnight. The climax was reached when the Vampire Bat entered and was shot when he attempted to murder Donald Abbott The play ended when the diamond was found concealed within a stuffed bat whlch had accldentally been knocked off a pedestal by the Vampire Bat LYCEUM NUMBERS We were all held spellbound when the magician Ben Berger performed for us on October 18 H1s many trlcks amazed everyone in the audlence One of the boys put his head ln a gu1llot1ne and Mr Berger let it down with a crash We all were relieved to see that nothing happened either to the boy or to the guillotrne On Armistrce Day we encountered the very fascinating hobby of the Howell Family Glass Blowers They displayed their rare art by blowing glass threads vases animals thermometers and many more unusual things The display they letf with us which is 1n the trophy case in the mam room shows results of their great skill On November 24 we were disappointed to hear that the Parkinson Ensemble was unable to perform for us But our disappolntment ceased when Eugene Osborne a young man from the company came He sang and played many solos which we all enloyed C E Iones on December 3 gave us a very interesting and educational demonstration about the gyroscope top gyroscope compass and pilot stabilizer We all held our breath when he bad the monorall street car go above us 1n the gymnaslum on a small cord The wrestling gyroscope and motions of the earth w1th the gyroscope were shown Im sure we all appreci ated learnmg more facts about this cur minded age Shortly after our Christmas vacation Charlotte Chamberlin was here to entertain us With rapid strokes she sketched beautiful landscapes sailboats on moonlit waters and many more scenic pictures Along with her sketching she also did bird warbling She easily reproduced the high octaves of bird songs because of her high pitched voice The Henley Marionettes highly entertained us on April 6 with their per formance of Pmoccio' It gave us many good laughs and brought to our minds memories of childhood days when we saw these odd creatures that used to seem real to us Otto Schacht gave us an excellent vocal concert on Apnl 21 Hrs method of mterspersing 1nsp1r1ng music with lessons 1n character building could not fail to make a lasting lmpressron on us young people His singing and philos ophy of singing and speakmg was greatly appreciated Page twenty five 11 11 11 - 11 1 1 1 . 1 - 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 - . . , , . 11 . 1 1 . . ,, . . . 1 . 1 - 1 1 1 - 1 11 . . 1 . 'i gf TdR C R H be-1. BAS K ETBA L L 1943 1944 Basketball Schedule November December December December Ianuary Ianuary Ianuary lanuary February February February February March 23 Norwalk 3 Tomah 10 Mauston 17 Sparta -Aquinas -Cashton -Viroqua -Tomah .. -Mauston ll-Sparta .. 18-Cashton 25-Viroqua Here There Here There 2-Tournament game with West Salem. Westby vs. Norwalk The Westby High School basketball team opened its season the hard way by losing in a thrilling overtime period to a scrappy Norwalk quintet 27-25. The Norsemen played great ball but were unable to put the ball through the hoop on some easy shots. Neprud led the Norsemen with 9 points. Westby vs. Tomah After the Thanksgiving vacation, the Norse- men played their first conference game at Tomah. The boys must have eaten too much turkey by the looks of the score. Tomah won Page twenty-six 52 38 Cramer led the Indians with 22 points Goettel and Neprud had 14 and 13 points re spectively for the locals Westby vs Mauston The undefeated Mauston High School cagers coached by Don Olson assistant coach of Westby High last season went down to defeat to a much improved Norsemen quintet 19-17. Doug Iefson led the local cagers with 8 points. Westby vs. Sparta A last half rally by the Sparta High School basketball cagers enabled them to squeeze by the Norsemen 22-18 at the Sparta High gym- nasium. The locals led 10-7 at halftime but Sparta came back strong in the last period. Doug Iefson again led the local with 6 points. Westby vs. Aquinas Although the locals were a definite under- dog the Aquinas Bluegolds had tough time to win by a 22-l5 score. The Norsemen jumped off to a 5-3 lead at the end of the first quarter but were unable to score a field goal during the second and third quarters. Doug Iefson led the scoring for the evening for both teams with 9 points. Westby used a zone defense against the State Catholic High Champions of 1944 and kept the Aquinas team puzzled. Westby vs. Cashton The ball just wou1dn't go through the basket, and that is the only reason why the Norsemen lost their fifth game of the season to the well- coached Cashton quintet on the latter's floor. During the first half Westby's missing shot after shot near the basket enabled Cashton to lead 14-5 at halftime. Although Westby showed much improvement in the second half, they weer unable to overcome Cashton's lead and lost 28-20. Westby vs. Viroqua Although Viroqua was hoping to win another ball game at our local gymnasium as they have done the past two seasons they went home very unhappy Who wouldn t'? We won by a surprising 37 12 score Doug Iefson took things pretty well in hand as he scored 17 points 5 more points than Viroquas total for the evening The gymnasium was packed with more people from Viroqua than from our own city The Viroquans certainly d1dnt have anything to yell about Although Viroqua led 2 0 at one time Westby came back strong and before Viroqua could score another field goal we led 25 3 Westby vs Tomah One of the biggest upsets in the southern part of W1scons1n took place in the local gym nasium on Friday evening Ianuary 28 The Norsemen did the 1ob by defeating the highly favored Tomah team 29 25 in a thrilling over time period Tomah led all the way but the Norsemen captained by Doug Iefson found the net with considerable accuracy during the last minutes of the game When the horn sounded the score was 25 all Luell Neprud s field goal and Ken Chadwrcks two charity tosses en abled Westby to win in the overtime period Doug Iefson ta111ed 12 points for Westby Westby vs Mauston The Norsemen won their third game in a row by defeating a tough Mauston aggrega tion 16 15 at Mauston Although the game was close at all times Westby was always in the lead Doug Iefson paced the Norsemen w1th 10 points 8 of which he made in the first quar ter Iohn Steffen leading scoring king in the West Central Conference was held down to brilliant Mauston center Westby vs Sparta A capable Sparta quintet was defeated by a much improved Norsemen quintet 3125 be fore a large crowd at the local gymnasium Both teams played good ball Sparta led dur ing most of the first half which ended 1413 in the1r favor The Norsemen came back in the second half and the regulars outscored Sparta 18 5 The substitutes played part of the last quarter showing some beautiful football tactics. This was Doug Iefson's last game of the season for Westby before entering the Navy. Westby vs. Cash ton The Westby team, which had previously been beaten by the Cashton quintet, won its fifth straight ball game of the season by de- feating the Cashtonites 39-31. It is the first time that Westby has defeated Cashton on he local floor since 1940. Lank Neprud, outstanding junior, was really in the groove when he scored 20 points. Five baskets made by him did not count. This was Paul Sherry's first appearance as a regular replacing Doug Iefson Westby vs Viroqua The Westby team won its sixth game in a row by defeating a determined Viroqua quintet 2017 The Viroqua team did considerable stalling to hold the score down Viroqua led during most of the game The Westby team led by one point with two mrnutes left to play Luell Nepruds field goal in the last second helped to give Westby a three point margin for the victory Westby ended its season with SIX victories and two defeats 1n the West Cen tral Conference Westby vs West Salem At the Regional Tournament held in Sparta Westby was el1m1nated by losing the first game to West Salem The score was 2214 The Westby team was one of the biggest at the tournament and has one of the best defenses ever witnessed by coaches of other teams at the tournament The Westby qu1ntet had close in shots and even stood under the basket but they yust couldnt score The West Salem team was led by one of the greatest players in this part of the state Todd McEldowney He led the West Salem aggregation with 9 po1nts a new low for him during this season Art Thiege led the locals with 8 points followed Westby Westby Westby Westby Westby Westby Westby Westby Westby Westby Westby VVestby ik by Goettel with 5 points BASKETBALL indicates non Norwalk Tomah Mauston Sparta Cashton Viroqua Tomah Mauston Sparta Cashton Viroqua Ik lk t Ik West Salem ' conference game Page twenty seven ' ' ' . .................... 25 ................ 27 '. . . . - ........,........... 38 .................. .. 52 ' , . . . .................... 19 .............. .. 17 ' ' ........ , ........... 18 .................... 22 4 points. This was an all season low for the Westby .................... Aquinas ................ ' .................... 37 ' .............,.... 12 . .................... 29 ...........,........ 25 - .................... 16 ................ 15 -- - . - .................... 31 ................... . 25 - , .................... 39 ,................. 31 , . .................... 20 ' ................ 17 - - , - . .................... 14 .....,....., 22 ' , 321 315 ,AJ Vu ts. ti t BlkpE DH H lr.. St H WE THE STUDENTS SPEAK The reporters on the news staff have done their best to acquaint the public with school events through their column We The Sudents Speak which was printed rn the WESTBY TIMES each week The following columnists made up the hard working staff Editor rn Chief Senior Class Reporter Iunror Class Reporter Rolf Unseth Tekla Bekkedal Betty Anderson Sophomore Class Reporter .............................................................. Marjorie Stenberg Freshman Class Reporter.. Grade School Reporter ....... Blacktopp Saugstad Social Events Reporter ...................................................................... Marilyn Erickson F.F.A. Reporter ............................................................................................ David Olson Gossip Column Reporters ................................. Sports Reporter ................... .David Holman and Beverly Virak Verne Hall Music Reporter .............................................. ,.... ..................................... I u stine Holum Pep Club Reporter .......................................................................................... Iean Olson Typists ................ Charlotte Harmacek Margaret Stendahl and Ieanne Thorson Advisor ...................................................................................................... Miss A. Borge The editor spent every Friday wondering if the reporters would get their news in before the deadline. We all noticed that he was particularly careful in checking over the gossip column. All the reporters dashed around trying to find something to write about at the last minute. The advisor Miss Borge spent a great deal of time checking over material. We The Students Speak would have had a hard time getting along with- out her. The staff sincerely hopes that this column brought enjoyment to everyone who read it particularly the alumni in the service. Page twenty-eight ,gl Fourth Row E Bllhmde D Hanson D Etland I Stolesnn Johnson A Govlm E Beakedal V Lund D Lord D Nestmgen O econd Row M Oxum M Lombard C Larson O Jernander Ihle P B1 hop E Olum A Runclhdugen W Tmnkner L J Swmgle H Olson L Haakenson G Schmdler M Pellett Anderson G Turner R Bekkum H Steenberg Thlrd Row J Imrucl J Amunrison D Strang tfrlxen -K Pet I'lI'St Row Mus-. Weeks P Aa-. C' Berzzh J Kmgshcn M son E Gronxold X Nels n I Jaeger J Tryggestaml Schye M Blacktopp L Hoxeland I borenson B Clark Rongstal E Sdugstaml O Ballsrud C Clement G Lker A Mlss Borge FRESHME N OFFICERS Vzce Presrdent Martln Schye Secretary Treasurer Mary Blacktop You must admlt now freshmen that you were pretty green when you f1ISt entered Westby Hxgh But 1n a short wh1le you became accustomed to the old routme and became one of the bunch Several of you partrcrpated ID forens1cs sports and other act1v1t1es Your 1n1t1at1ve and enthuslasm IS a beneht to the school Keep up the excellent work you have started and you are sure to succeed fx, f f 4f 1 4 ff 1 4 ,el I A' Q fc QL x. 1 Q 1 1 Page twenty mne I f1'4 Q X 1 1 , l l 1 ' N , , L4 ' If f x l 'J l xx J President .................................................................... Lee Hoveland xr. lr V , fl F Y, , vc' , x ' 1 x, 1 v- ,- X ,if L , ,i , f K vfrfc LHB! in , ,,-5 Q , i - l Y-'f K ,fy f 'fl f . -X, ' 1 . 1 -. C , - ' Ian 3 Someth1ng new has been aded M1ss Weeks returns w1th a permanent Ian 5 MISS Chamberla1n presented an 1nter est1ng Lyceum program 1n1t1at1ng btrds and sketch1ng Ind1an scenes lan 7 The Freshmen are hosts to a party to n1ght Come on' Let s have everyone dance Ian ll Our team travels to La Crosse to play a non conference game w1th Aqumas We lost 2215 but nevertheless 1t was a good game Ian 14 Cashton team defeats our f1ve 2315 Ian 24 Our school cafetena opened today Comphments to the cooks the dmner was very good Feb 4 Our team travels to Mauston to br1ng home another vtctory Tekla 1S chosen to be the outstandmg c1t1zen of the class Feb 11 We are hosts to the Sparta Basket ball team We won an exc1t1ng game Feb 15 Douglas Iefson left for serv1ce 1n the Navy last week He has been stattoned at Great Lakes Doug IS the hrst member of our class to enter the armed forces and we all w1sh h1m the best of luck' Feb 16 Work on forenslcs IS started Feb 18 We have our revenge on Cashton by ga1n1ng a 39 29 v1ctory Feb 21 K1tty passes physlcal for Navy Feb 22 The G1rl Scouts presented a style re VIGW show1ng the contrast between the styles of the 1900 s and those of today Feb 25 We rounded out another season of basketball w1th a v1ctory over V1roqua 20 17 Feb 29 Boys take cover' Mar l The Soctal Problems class enjoyed a mov1e starrmg Arthur Lake Mar 2 Our team travels to Sparta for the tournament They are defeated by West Salem 22 14 Mar7 Qulte a few empty seats today A bl1zzard prevented the busses from go1ng out Mar 9 The FFA boys are do1ng all r1ght for themselves The1r Quartette won hrst place at LaFarge today Mar 10 Ends the week of the Red Cross dr1ve All four classes exceeded the1r quota of S25 each Mar 17 St Patncks Day That accounts for all the green d1splayed here A beneht basketball game Sen1ors vs Iumors and Sophomores Naturally we Sen1ors won 21 19 Mar 20 Humorous declams were glven 1n the ma1n room W1th Lucllle S and Mar1lyn E the w1nners Mar 21 We Sen1ors measured for caps and gowns My my Harnet you certamly take the prlze for the smallest head lkr 23 Our school was well represented at the forens1cs contest at Sparta LaVerne H recelved an A ratxng Page thuty Mar 24 Spr1ng Fever str1kes agaxn lh1S year' At least 1t would seem that way from the empty seats 1n the ma1n room Apr11B We saw our last scheduled lyceum number today Ethel Hanley ass1sted by Gerry Chapman presented P1nnoch1o certamly IS remarkable how those mar1on ettes get around Apr1l7 Hurrah' No school today 1ts Easter vacatxon Apr1ll0 The Athlet1c banquet sponsored by the Pep Club IS ton1ght A m1xer was held 1n the gym afterwards It 1snt surpnsmg 1f a few boys dont feel well malted mllks and ham just dont seem to j1Ve Apr1l 14 The Sophomore party IS ton1ght Purchase of a Defense Stamp 1S the admxs s1on We all agree 1t s a very good ldea Apr1l 18 Our ftrst baseball game IS opened Wllh VIIOQUU here Apr1l2l An extra lyceum number IS be1ng presented by Otto Schacht vocal1st Apr1l25 The baseball team plays at Sparta lh1S afternoon Apr1l26 A Sacred Concert wtth Prof Wm I Wtndahl d1rect1ng 1S be1ng presented th1s even1ng Mayl Any chances or add1t1ons w1ll be apprec1ated Dav1d May 2 The Westby nme traveled to La Crosse to meet Logan m a close hard fought game Wllh our boys hold1ng the1r own all the way May 5 The Cashton n1ne plays host to West by but falls to the power and Splflt of the local n1ne We hope' ' May 6 Mustc Fest1val 1n La Crosse Wllh the band and chorus part1c1pat1ng May 9 V1roqua comes tn force to see Westby and V1roqua tangle m a bangup baseball game Some weather' May ll Cashton 1nvades Westby 1ntent on V1ClOIY7 Tch' Tch' May 12 Ftrst N1ghter openlng of the Sen1or play Brother Goose A howl1ng success May 16 Westby and Sparta meet tn hotly contested battle wxth f1nal score 1n doubt all the way May 19 Wtth Charma1ne and Art lead1ng the grand march we reach the h1ghl1ght of the ma1n soc1al event of the year Iumor Prom May 23 Westby meets Logan at local park 1n slam bang ballgame Wllh the Logamtes prov1ng themselves a real ball team Th1S game marked the end of athlet1c competltlon for a number of Sen1or boys May 28 Baccalaureate SSIVICES Iune 2 The fmal day that so many have been wa1t1ng for but now that It 1S here we real1ze Wllh sad regret that th1s w1ll be the end of four years 1n Westby H1gh - I ' 1 u - ll - n ll Ill ll ' I , . , ,,. ,, . O , . , . . I - ' . I ' urth R w H 'Vie y Ne on T Sebnon D OI on Seconl Ro H Hofshen VI Ostrem H Sn l1.r'1 Nd en P B1 hrp I u a D Hazen W Trankner I Jael Ie 0 Rngtll m CN.axe unlhl 0 RIFLE CLUB OFFICERS Presrdent Alvln Onsrud Secretary Treasurer Iames Bjornstad The Hrtle Club was dlrected m th1s year s work by Mr Henry Nerlson and Mr Iensen The purpose of th1s club IS to teach boys the fundamentals of rlfle handhng and shootmq In these days ot war w1th the call for more boys 1n the Armed Forces th1s club IS domg a patr1ot1c duty The members of the club have shown a marked lnterest 1n the1r work knowmg that thexr eXp9I19HC9S wxll beneflt them 1n later years Former Rrtle Club members now 1n the servxce of our Country have sa1d that th1s trarmng has been of great help to them Each year the B1lle Club QIVGS a medal to the boy who makes the h1ghest score m a Contest wh1ch 1S held dunng the month of Aprll Page thrrtv one 1 uw o ': . . -lb , E. ls , . ' . . S , W. 1 w: . .' ' , . . . , . .' or f fss, J. . fsnn, Li , . 's 1 , .. Fl gst rl, C, Johnson, D. Lurrl. , , , , , oxsnn. irml Row: E. Bekkerlznl, I., Anderson, F. Goettcl, D. Jefson, M. First, Row: Mr. Jensen, D. Holman, IZ. Snlrrstrul, J. lij-frnstzul, . 0, . 0 fs a , C. Sa lm, 1. 'r'-stud. .I. R In , B. lson. . . . . , . - I I I yvra-an Fourth Row G Naxestad G Olson R Saugstad H D Hazen R Errck on A Ol-son J Holt I Hall I Nenrud I Rundahl D Holman B Olson K I Nelson H Engh I GJOt1e L I' lukstad R Ramsland I' Goettel Chadwnck Olson Schye C Samb Thnrd Row T Sebxon H Snutlgzras-. A BJerkos C Bakkestuen T Bekkedal J Holum D Eltland J lee I Helxzeson I Thorson D Strangstalnen E I-'agen I Sauxzstad G Smith A Hrlhe C Guettel F Ronken M Imd N Bertlmg M Pqulnud Hanson E Nel on D Olson A Theme V Page flurry two Second Row M Schye 0 Jernanler I Rude L Morkved D Rmland Y Nelson I Nostmgen 0 Ball rud A Rude A l' rem'-.tad J Bergtold G Schindler I Pm rce L Struxness B Johnson E Blnhoxde M Erlck on M Hanson M Black topp H Ol-.on J Amundson Mr James Olson Appleman J De Wltt B Anderun A Iar on A Ol-,on A Ekern De Wxtt P Aa-. H Lord M Stenclahl G Nel on E Hotlxen THE MIXED CHORUS The Mrxed Chorus was organxzed under the gu1dance of Mrs V1enna L Iames 1n the fall ot 43 Tryouts were held for several days cmd s1nce thls organ1zat1on requrres such a range ot vo1ces many students took the oppor tun1ty of becommg members From thrs group the G1rls Tr1p1e Tno was orgamzed Work1ng dtlrgently throughout th year these g1rls have been s1ng1ng on many occaslons Both the boys and glrls have been falthful ln thelr attendance and have worked w1th a s1ncere purpose but we do adm1t that we were no1sy at t1mes or were we? The club members feel that they have gaxned rnvaluable experxence 1n choral harmony The chorus appeared at the Arm1st1ce Day and Chnstmas programs smgmg several well selected numbers After the hol1days tlme was spent workmg on muslc for the sprmg concert S1xteen members went out for solo work The Chorus attended the Musrc Fest1val held at La Crosse and returned w1th h1gh honors ,VJ - .- .. . - ,x I er ',,,' H ' ' A ' 'N -3 4. , .. , . , . I , . ' . 1 .' , . Y , . r' ' , ,. 4' , . .. S . . ' , .. ' , . ' '.' , . .' , R. . S , . ' ' , . ' s . . .' , . ' - , . . . .' , . J , s. ' I - ' . - T, . ' . - - , , - First. Row: C. Cole, J. Swingle, L. Martinswn, J. Trymzestad, M ' . - , . . - ' . - K , Sl , . ' , - S . . 1 S , . -' , . , Q. S ,.. ' , . .' ' , . ,E. ' , . S, . . . , . rs , , . .' . . s , . .' , . ' . V' ' ,K- I1 If , I . f C y . gl . , . . I - c , ' ' ' ' . I I .U E , 1 . .P . . . . . , . , . M ,' ' r 1 ' - - L no Q . . 1 . V ' 3 murth Row W I un fron 'N ru unnml Row 'Nl Bldclvmpp A Sknlo A u Nl PQ Q u 9 on lm H lmtn o A uwll xt t nn r I' rult u m lr! Rum t 1 Q rt tn Ru H1 um Ll I Sun lun K ll H 11.111 u THE BAND Presrdent leanne Thoreson Vrce Presrdent Gwemth Sm1th Secretary Treasurer Burton Olson Thanks to the able ass1stance of Rev Holum our Band has once more completed another successful year The Band played at the Arrn1st1ce Day program the Sprlng Concert and the Band Tournament at La Crosse The Pep Band played at all basketball games held here and they really deserve the t1tle of PEP BAND Students remalmng tn the mam room dunng the act1v1ty perlod enloyed the rnusxc commg from the audltorlum as the Band practlced Page thxrty three l 1 ': '. jvn, B. Ols , R. Pet' s , J. Holt, .1. E 'lt- Sf' 2 . . ' '.l , . C 1 s, . I rernstz l, . . 'll-LL. s n, . R -, V. Kul st1':ml. G, 'l'ur - , R. I son. J, H l , G. Sfshinrllvr. Y. N ls , I. lille, M. 0 1 , H. I'h ': l-'. Gm-ttvl, li. .le-fsfm, E. Sruustzxl, .l. Ii-ruttll, V. Ole, Y xl , .' ' s . Q. Sn 'lh. C. Gm-tu-l. F. z H . lfirst Row: C, Hurrmwvk, S. Imc-, I . li nl-vm, .l, 'l'hn'sHn. , 1 .Jf W ,fl I A fl!! FORENSICS A group of our schools most prormslng young actors and actresses d1s played therr dramat1c talent when they took part 1n the prehmlnary forensrc contest held 1n the ma1n room on March 20 21 and 22 The w1nners went to Sparta On Monday March 20 the humorous declams were glven The students were supphed w1th plenty of laughs as the d1fferent select1ons were presented Dorothy Lund led off wrth Ltttle Brothers Are That Way Manlyn Enckson ably descnbed the Backseat Dnver lean Olson told us about the con versat1on from New York to Detro1t Patty Kanable gave the 1deas of The Blue Eyed Shelk Glona Schrndler clalrns that Ma ls Takrng Up Slang Luc1lle Strangstallen told us that Brothers Prefer Blondes and Charlotte Harmacek concluded wlth He Trxed To Be A Cook After a long debate the w1nners were found to be Marllyn and Luc1lle March 21 also proved to be an entertarnrng day when the Dramatlc declams and oratrons were glven Eunlce Ekern dramatlzed Beyond PIICG Lyl1S9 Prerce told about Mothers of Men Eunlce Saugstad gave the conversatlon of The Unknown Sold1er and Delores Stafshen f1n1shed w1th Whrte Ltlacs Lyl1se and Delores were chosen the w1nners The four oratrons were grven wrth much porse and ab111ty LaVerne Hall started the speakrng wtth Lets Grow Up M1nn1e Olrve Hanson presented Unt1l They Corn Back Burton Olson told us about The Peace Road and Mary Blacktopp concluded w1th Educatlon and Democracy Mlnnle Ol1ve and Burton were selected as the w1nners Berng the only two readers lustme Holum and Doreen Ro1land read for pract1ce on the followmg day March 23 Davrd Holman was our only Extemp Speaker The w1nners of each drvrsron went to Sparta on March 24 to do thelr best 1n competmg wlth contestants of other schools LaVerne Hall went 1n place of Burton Olson who had to s1ng w1th the F FA quartet that day at R1chland Center The contestants came back w1th h1gh ratrngs and LaVerne Hall recerved an A whrch made htm el1g1b1e to go to La Crosse on the followmg Saturday to compete tn the D1str1ct Contest Page thrrty hve h 1 - . 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Y , I ff 4' , Z' r. .. 1 jp ' ' V .., Q 1 -rg , , . . . 1 1 - 1 1 . . 11 . 11 . . 1 - 11 - 11 I - - 11 . 11 . 1 11 - 11 - - - 11 - 11 - I I . . 11 11 1 . 11 - 11 . . . . ,, . ,, . - 1 . 11 11 - . 1 11 . 11 . . . . 11 . . ,, 1 . . . 11 1 11 . . . 1 11 - 11 11 11 9 .1 1 1 . 11 . 11 . . . 1 , . . . 1 . 11 11 . , . . ,X 5 X4 Page th1rty s1x SENIOR CLASS PLAY I BROTHER GOOSE C A S T Jeff brother goose Carol Ieff s older s1ster Wes left s younger brother Hyacmth left s younger s1ster Helen the ma1d who qu1ts Eve a Southern charmer Sarah a colored ma1d Lenore who has plans Mrs Tr1mmer of the Wee Blue Inns Truck DIIVGI who IS very angry Burton Olson Arlene Holhe Kenneth ChCdW1Ck Luc1lle Strangstal1en Charlotte Harmacek Delores Stafslren Elenore Sund Sh1rley Lee Irene Bakkestuen Maynard L1ndv1g D1rector Mr S G Iensen The story 1n th1s play 15 bu1lt around left Adams and h1s tr1als and tr1bula t1ons 1n ra1s1ng hrs fam1ly wh1ch cons1sts of Carol Wes and Hyac1nth left 1S an arch1tect whose prospecnve customers help to compl1cate matters lt 1S Ieff s respons1b1l1ty to manage the household Hrs most SGIIOUS problem at the present 15 1n keep1ng a ma1d left s younger slster Hyacmth prefers boys and fotball to g1rls and dolls Lenore and Peggy add the romant1c element to the play Lenore IS the refmed d1gn1f1ed type wh1le Peggy 1S the self conhdent type who seems to know just what she IS domg Peggy of course meets w1th the approval of Hyac1nth but Lenore 15 decxdedly 1nd1fferent to all of HYQC1Dlh s act1ons Hyac1nth s att1tude toward Lenore IS plaxnly seen when she expresses her d1Sl1ke for her and dec1des to do somethmg about 1t Ieff hnally I9Gl1ZeS that 1t 1S Peggy whom he really l1kes Everyone 1S happy w1th the excepnon of Lenore and the truck dr1ver Lenore was unfor tunate 1n gettmg 1nto the po1son IVY purposely placed 1n a vase by Hyacmth and has not qu1te recovered from 1lS 1ll effects The truck dr1ver 1S fur1ous because of the Wheat PUHIGSH that Hyacrnth places 1D h1s gas tank wlth hopes of stoppmg the truck from excavat1ng the basement of Lenore's new home, Whrch 1S on Hyac1nth's beloved football held .oY, y y ju V, ,Ill . 'I' 1 . rf 1' 1' 4-A ,yt rd , x . I 1 ' ,j U, 1 5 ' R ll I .................................................................... Peggy, who comes to the rescue ..................................... . ................ Evelyn Helgeson Fourth Row N Ha1.en l' Chaclvs 1 Robert Erick on Roger Erickson H Nlathx on W Punnmx, M Ekern H Melby G Naxer had ck C Stram. tdllen E Nel on F Sebmn Snot gra C Johnson C Exensnn Thlrd Row N1 En5.h M O1 on V Olon P Kunable A John su M Erlckson I Hollnen 'VI Mussholdcr D Mlller M! J Holum Veldey E Neu on W Molhen I- Mnrtxnsnn I' Ixr n M Hanson Vold E Anderson H Reed I1rt,Row Mr Jdme B 'VlcCulloug.h D lmsh M Appleman B Brewer B Jelen I Bekkum H bxpmoex M Stenberx, B bordahl E Hollle Hr Brewer Rude I O1-.on A Shcrpe Second Row D Sllbaugh J Thompson I Haugen I P Olson V iagmoen A J SOPHOMORE CLASS OFFICERS M P 1 nt Robert EI1C VW v V1ce President Wllham Runmng Secretary Hurhe Snodgrass 9'- Treasurer Curt1s Iohnson Two years have elapsed and two more to go' Yes you re rlght sophomores we mean you You are on the halfway mark and have successfully completed two years of your hlgh school career Both th1s year and last have seen many of the sophomores part1c1pat1nq 1n varxous act1vt1es throughout the school We s1ncerely hope that you 1 contmue to contnbute to the mterests of the school as 1n prev1ous years To you we extend our best Wishes' Page thuty seven I v I I W Y. I , r S 5 'rl 7 -' D D L . ' il, , Q. s ' , 'A. 1 ' I. , AH., S. 'IE l l V.: bn., ,l nz ' '. so ,A . b :L HA ' -'Z I I. V- 'Y, iw. sf' . s ,lil . ' , I, I. ' Ii .il I' ,-I-. '15 A ' x 4 .V l. 'be 'A tv, I. ' ' 'Z W . if QM 0, 1 2,1 ' . T ,f . fr W- M ' 1 l l r fl y I x ' MJ V0- J 4 . .1 . ' A l C ff' r e ................................................................ , , xx ' ' .................................................... ' I ' .A . I x . ' ............................................................ ji X 5 - u ' ..............,......................................,........,... ' -M ' . . Q x.. ' . . ' vu x , 1. I U 7- ' 5 1 . I 1 xy.: '-I - .x ' 5 X -' .Q .1 f ,ps n six' Q IL I . ' THE PEP BAND The basketball games were enhvened by the snappy mus1c of the Pep Band Th1s band was composed of Robert Erlckson Vernon Kalvestrand and Grant Turner playtng the trumpets Mary Blacktopp Harrlet Olson and Yvonne Nelson on the clarrnets our able saxophon1st Gwenrth Smrth Burton Olson and Walter L1en prov1d1ng the trombone mus1c and Fern Ronken and Ieanne Thorson furnlshmg a lrvely background of drum beats Between halves at the basketball games we could always hear the Pep Band playmg one of therr favor1te pzeces They were all very fa1thful rn appeanng at each game It was always very 1mpress1ve when the band began to play our school song Everyone would r1se and s1ng wrth volume 1f not w1th sk1ll The band was led by Ieanne Thorson the pres1dent of the Hrgh School Band Meet1ngs were held after school and the mus1c echoed through the corndors We all hope future Pep Bands w1ll be as successful as th1s year s has been F F A BASKETBALL Th1s year was one of v1ctor1es for the local F F A basketball squad as they blazed through therr 10 game schedule wlthout a defeat Th1s envlable record 1S one of the best comprled by any local team rn several years Th1s was not only due to a frne bunch of hard f1ght1ng players but equal cred1t must be glven to Mr Schaefer whose fme coachlng and arranglng of the schedule was a great factor 1n the success of these boys Th1s years squad conslsted of the followlng FFA members Maynard 1ndv1g Harley Engh LaVerne Hall Roger Iaeger Burton Olson Leland he1r sched lncluded games Wllh Sparta Coon Valley Cashton and the FA Ulufflnl hese boys averaged 35 pomts a game Whlle holdlng therr ponents to an average of 13 pomts So good was therr defense that a good Q ed Sparta t was held to two pornts THE JUNIOR PROM OF 1943 A r Sprmg Prom opened to the beautrful strams of Larry Zremann s Q he ra o Apnl 30 h hem of the Prom Moonllght Mood was appropnately chosen the 1ng decorated as a lovely garden Cl1ng1ng roses on whlte lattlce EX d a golden moon reflectmg down on the gay couples made a gg p1 ur que scene X. Q er was a pause rn the dancmg when the Grand March was announced Our Prom K1ng and Queen Iames Knutson and Bergetta Iohnson led the ldvl rfu event wrth d1gn1ty t e danclng cont1nued we glanced around w1th pnde not1c1ng the Xsm l1ng faces of our fnends To us thrs was satlsfactlon enough We had the comfortable feehng of real1z1ng that our Prom was a success 5 gjefle, Dav' Olson, Harland Mathison, Donald Hagen, and' Merlyn Ekern. X X - x N1 ur . . . . . . A I ,, . I,, . I X 'gy . . . . . . egre ' Page thirty ezght Who threw the corn? A httle gob Gul Scouts Who W111 It be? Male quartet Brr lt s co d' Always on the job Sm11e for the blfdle Sunday best Coupled up Iust around the corner Ch1Ck Deserted7 Oscar rn a frame Say a Pepsodent srmle Help wanted male' H1gh on a wmdy h111 Come and get 1t' - ., 1 . Rear view. h! Page thirty-nine flu ll V 'Ikkl ourth Run 0 u 1 mx 1 Io n on Nccond Ron M O trem I Jac vb LH H Hot mn I e n fxgcn I urn t ml 0 I 0 .Ielen A Ihle B Andnr on mt N n A xr Holt 0 Rim. tnl R N Miller 'ti P'xul lucl J De Witt I Jmf an nd Row A Holtu Iumstnl J Borg, of I-urst Row M Iensen N Bertl 1 Ll Bekks-dal ru V Suum Ii H F Ne att C Gee e I Neprud E Ekc-in A 'Ihelge N1 tmgtn D um V1 Smith I ru an man t in R Sc Tuelt Page forty THE JUNIORS OFFICERS Q President ..................................,................................. Arthur Thiege ' Vice President ...............,............................................ Luell Neprud Secretary-Treasurer .................................................. Eunice Ekern The year of 44 has seen these Iuniors contributing ct great deal in social and extra-curricular activities. They have proved their ability to further the interests of their class and we know that in future years these people will continue their courageous work. May you have the best of luck and success in your remaining year of high school and the years to come! Benney There seems to be somethrnq wrong w1th th1s car Flame of the Moment Dont be toolrsh Wa1t t1ll we get oft the mam road Patr1ot1sm IS taklng your arm from around your g1rl to clap as the Unlted States Cavalry gallops across the screen If Red R1d1ng Hood l1ved today The modern g1rl would scorn er She had to meet one wolf Not one at every corner' ' Then there s the absent mlnded teacher who lectures to h1s steaks and cut h1s classes Fat Lady Boy call me a taxr Bellboy All rlght you re a taxr but you look more l1ke a truck to me The new way to spell Berlxn IS Benn because the Alhes have bombed the L ut o 1t Yes my darhng daughter Hang your clothes on the hlckory hmb And run l1ke heck tor the water Money doesnt always make people happy A man w1th ten m1ll1on 1S no happler than a man wrth n1ne m1111on The dogs of S1ber1a are the fastest rn e world because the trees are so tar apart Ag Test Q How do you get water 1ns1de water melons'? A You plant them 1n the sprmg Advrce from Semors to hopeless Freshmen Anger lmproves nothlng except the arch acats back' ' ' Defeat 1snt bltter rf you dont swallow 1t Mud thrown IS ground lost D1gn1ty IS one thmg that cant be preserved 1n alcohol An Appalachran guxde drscussrng h1s wrfe remarked She has a very even temper she 1S always mad Tokyo The Naval Hxgh Command re ported today that there 1S no truth to the report that we are runmng out of sh1ps We are swlm mrng out of them Berlrn Herr Hltler promlsed h1s people today that not one more bomb would fall on Berlin There 1snt room for one more bomb Head for the roundhouse Nelhe' Hell never corner you there Three qulck ways of commumcatron 1 Telephone 2 Telegraph 3 Tell a woman NOTICE Mark Twarn once sard There 1S no such thmg as an old loke If you havent heard lt before 1t s new Two stutterlng blacksm1ths had frmshed heat 1ng a p1ece ot prg 1ron and one placed 1t on H h h h1t 1t he stuttered to h1s helper Wh wh wh where? asked the other Ah h h h heck we ll have to h h h heat agatn now The coroner pronounced rt su1c1de And how would you pronounce lt? Some mlnds should be cultrvated others hould be plowed under' ' ' She stroked my ha1r she held my hand The lrghts were soft and low She raxsed her eyes 1n sweet surprlse And softly whrspered N Who was that woman I saw you outwrt last n1ght'7 7 'P 7 Porter D1d you mlss your tram slr? Enraged Traveler No I drdnt l1ke 1ts looks so I chased 1t out of the stat1on' ' ' ' ' Another thmg th1s country needs IS a spot remover to remove the spots left by the spot remover Page forty one n I l . . ,, I ., - l - ' ' ' . . . .H . . I . ll I . P14 if P14 ar if ac - - Pk Pk Pk Pl' IF Ik , . , ' :lf :if Dk . . l I ! . , , . Bk 4: vs , 1 . :If Bk P14 ' . - ll - PF PK if , - - 1: - u , , l 0 :xc 4: ae Mother, may I go out to swim? an anvil, 1 . ' ' ' 1 - ' . . , - - - , ' - - - 1t :tc ak :iz if Bk wk , . . . . . gk gk gk Pk Pk lk . I I s . . . ' ' ' th wk wr wk ' ' : , if FK Bk ' A , , o. l 4: ik wk sg ,lg gg - .... if FF FK D . n ' ll - 1 . 1 ll ' w l u . . of I ,, I . , . . , . . ., . , . . , . ' gk X ak ME3' Th E H l eon I M rkxed I Struxne A De Wttt 1rd Rom and e el O on or on ez l'1rt R cob on B Vtr k T n R J our C H macc-k l n on oe- ollz r tall n D Stat' lun L OUR LITERARY C-ENIUSES A w1ld dash for the dlctlonary who s that? just Fredzell and La Verne the sports ed1tors of our 1944 Skx staff They are lookmg for an adequate word to descnbe the beat1ng we gave Vlroqua dunng the football season Wh1le we re at 1t let s peek 1nto the hbrary where the rest of the staff are workmg The bus1ness manager Alvln Onsrud IS suffermg from a f1nanc1al headache Its too bad he doesnt have an assrstant lust l1sten to the g1ggl1ng comlng from that corner of the room Burton Bergetta and Roger I must be wr1t1ng some clever humor Ieanne Evelyn and Howard are mappmg out a campalgn to ralse money through adver t1s1ng I hope they are successful Look at that calendar covered w1th scr1b bhng' No doubt Fern Allce and Davrd are trymg to remember every event that has taken place 1n hlgh school Be sure not to forget our Homecom1ng Fern' I dont see Lenore and Luc1lle My guess IS that they re out tracklng down some 1nforma t1on about the dlfferent organlzatrons and classes Who s that over 1n a corner all by herself? Why 1t s Charlotte H Are you st1ll work1ng on those class play wr1te ups? I know 1t must be hard to descr1be the eer1e Vamplre Bat but do the best you can Should we put down thelr m1ddle names, or Page forty two shouldnt we? Thats the quest1on Delores Charlotte C and Ingeborg are dec1d1ng nght now Im sure the senlors would be sat1sf1ed W1lhjL1Sl 1n1t1als Delores' Now Ingeborg dont make any remarks about our p1ctures I see three grrls havmg a gab fest over by the desk Let s see what they re do1ng Sh1rley Doreen and Lola are trylng to decrde who shall wrzte up each act1v1ty Remember to put 1n a l1ttle about our 1943 Prom Shxrleyl It seems to me we ve forgotten someone Oh there they are beh1nd that b1g bottle of rubber cement Arlene and Beverly are pastmg snap shots on panels lust look at those darlmg baby p1ctures' Its too bad we cant use all of them Mr Knutson the advlsor seems to have a m11l1on troubles on h1s mlnd Let the staff do some of the worrylng slr' M1ss Borge 1S help1ng the staff get all the1r commas and per1ods 1n the r1ght places And there s1ts the ed1tor Tekla over 1n a corner by herself quletly tear1ng her ha1r Dont worry Im sure you havent forgotten anyone on the servlce l1st The staff wrshes to thank Mr Knutson and Miss Borge for the1r help 1n publ1sh1ng the 1944 Skr We all hope the annual 1S a huge success and that 1t descr1bes l1fe 1n Westby Hrgh School as 1t really 1S I VA 11 . 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' - I Page forty-three April 27 April 30 May May May May May May 4 7 ll 14 18 21 BASEBALL IN 1943 Westby's Schedule La Crosse Logan at Westby ....Westby at Sparta Viroqua at Westby Westby at Cashton La Crosse Central at Westby Westby at La Crosse Logan Sparta at Westby Westby at Cashton at Viroqua May Westby Edges Out Sparta 32 Our Norsemen traveled to Sparta April 30 and came home with their first victory of the current campaign The winning came as a re sult of a wild pitch by Haskins as he relieved Zimmerman on the mound for Sparta 1n the fourth inning Westby s three hits were made by Doug Iefson Art Threge and Fritz Goettel Boob Nelson pitched steady ball throughout the entire contest He gave up three hits allowed five walks and had ten strike outs Westby Trounces Cashton 9 U Boob Nelson hurled a lot of magic at the enemy yielding only three hits and nine strike outs He was very stingy in giving free tups to the acks Coach Olson s sluggers col lected ten hits committed not a single error and really showed the home fans that they could play ball The following Aprll 18 April 25 May May May May May 23 Page forty four Westby Loses to Central, 6-2 The victory for Central resulted from a 4 run blast in the fifth inning as they batted around. L. Engh issued but one more single than did the Central hurler, but Westby failed to make their hits materialize. Logan Beats Westby, 6-1 Westby traveled to Copeland Park, meeting La Crosse Logan on Friday, May 14. The first three innings had Logan leading by 1 run. The Westby Norsemen scored in the third inning when Thiege singled, scoring Iefson. Westby Tops Sparta 3 1 L Engh took his turn on the mound for Coach Olsons nine scattering five singles and issu mg but one walk to the Sparta team He struck out 11 of the 25 men that faced him Boob Nelson scored when F Goettel doubled in the third inning F Goettel drove in all the Westby runners when he singled in the fifth 1nn1ng scoring Thiege and Nelson Viroqua Beats Westby 4 3 The last game of the season was played against Westby s most bitter rival Viroqua there Although we lost it was a very good game and the boys d1d well Coach Olson ani the boys can be very proud of the season tlat closed with this game BASEBALL IN 1944 schedule was followed during the 1944 baseball season Viroqua Sparta Logan Viroqua Cashton Sparta Logan Here There There There There Here Here 25 2- ...................................................................... May 5-Cashton ............,...................................,................... Here 9- ' ................................................................. . ll- .........................,....................................... . 16- ................................,....................................... Sambo Lets skrp Physlcs and go down Guys who trust town Therr grrls rmplrclty Sheepbuck Cant do rt old man I need Are true examples the sleep Of male srmplrcrty MY Current Obsefvfmon Frrst Iarlbrrd What are you rn for? Of my latest mfatuatron Is that cuprd Rhymes wrth stuprd The plumbers face flushed but he berng a good plumber rt flushed srlently A Chrnese cook was walkrng through a woods when he saw a bear snrffrng at hrs tracks Ho ho he sard You lrke my tlacks Velly good I make some more Ioe Man IS wonderful He has learned to fly hke a blrd Moe Yeah but he strll hasnt learned to srt on a barbed wrre fence Some people you throw admrrrng glances at Others you throw whatever you can get your hands on Sard one retreatrng lap to another retreatrng lap Please to observe that by sav1ng Hon neck one also save Hon face You drunken beast rf I was rn your con drtron ld shoot myself' ' ' ' Lady rf you wash rn my condrtron youd mrsh yourself Captarn Why drdnt you salute me yester day? '7 Prrvate I drdnt see you srr' Captarn Good I was afra1d you were mad at me As the country dog sard when he moved to the crty I hope they keep me posted Pk When there s a w11l there s a lawsurt Second Iarlbrrd I rocked my wrfe to sleep Frrst Iarlbrrd But they cant put you rn here for that Second Iarlbrrd But ya arnt seen the srze of the rocks He sat smokrng hrs prpe as the suns last rays parnted the sky a beautrful flre red It was good to be back He should never have left the farm How wonderful to feel the good clean sorl under foot To feel the cool morst earth between hrs toes frlled hrm wrth delrght Ah yes rt was hke the good old days to get hrs two feet on the ground Supper s ready dear called hrs wrfe Reluctantly he lrfted hrs feet out of the wrndow box Freshmen Reasonmg I guess youd call us frrends we have the After the flood Noah was lookrng to ee 1 all the anrmals had left the ark when he found two nakes hrdrng rn a corner cryrng therr eyes eyes What s the matter sard he Well you told us to go out and multrply upon the earth and we re Adders Durrng Hrstory class the teacher asked What happened rn 14837 Luther was born sard Clem Correct' And what happened rn 1487? 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