Western Technical College - Latech Yearbook (La Crosse, WI)

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W W t !W W l I gr. i r51; 1 J The LaCrosse Vocational School started in 1912 in two rooms of the old First Ward Grade School at Sixth and Vine Streets. Coleman came to that small vocational ed- ucational 11plamw only four years later, where he improved conditions and enrollment grew rapidly. 11 Donald Meinert November, 1975 HanmwuuH Photos by: Tim Himsel, Linda Brown-1974-75 and Carol Michek

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ADULT ED UCA TION is for people who see visions and dream dreams, who want to ime prove their lives, their homes, their jobs, and the communities in which they live. It is part of the main enterprise of our world: the upbuilding ofman. h Adfrom me TimesReview O O O O I O C O O O C S September 8, 1967 Photos by: Dennis Bechtel, Linda Olson, Pat Balk, Sue Henry and Gaylon Rettammel

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Forward The faculty, staff and students of Western Wisconsin Technical Institute would like to join all Americans in the observance of our nationls 200th birthday. It is a time to reflect . . . a time to recall the action of those courageous men and women who declared before the world a new standard of mankindls freedom. This is also a time to look forward, to plan and, and to set our standards of today at a level that will result in and even greater America. We can all take pride in our countryis accomplishments over the past 200 years . . . and we at WWTI can be proud of our past history also. To help celebrate our nationls bicentennial, we will attempt to recapture in this volume some of the historical accomplishments of our own vocational, technical and adult education system. We will recall the dedication of those who have made this education possible. We will experience academic growth and development through vocational, technical programs. We will learn organization and cooperation through campus fellowship groups. We will observe how individual efforts con- tribute to team victories. We will remember the good times through campus and community social events. We will see campus expansion and 1111prove- ment to our present day. But no matter how great our achievements, we will do better. Therefore, the reflections of re-dedication seen from Western Wisconsin Technical Institute, 1975-76, as in the past 64 years are the results of each of us setting his or her own standards of ac- complishments. . . . to not only create a better vocational, technical education, but a better and greater America. by Sharon Pionke