Wisconsin School for the Deaf - Tattler Yearbook (Delavan, WI)

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fill I tMk WISCONSIN TlMMi LOCAL NEWS By F. B. Pleasant Four packed houses greeted the College Fund movie at the Pastime Monday and Tuesday, May 3 and 4. The movie “The Cohens and The Kellys' was a rip-roaring, side-splitting comedy that easily advertised itself and called many back to see it again. About §115 was cleared for this worthy cause. Much credit is given to our genial night-watch, Mr. Charles (Dad) Moser. As usual, he sold, by far, the most admission tickets. Supt. Bray was forced to his bed May 3 to 5 with n very bad cold. Prof. Ncesam and daughter, Beulah, left for Chicago. Friday noon, May 7. Beulah spent the time visiting the Craigs at Park Ridge, while Mr. Noesam visited N. F. S. I), headquarter.!, of which he is Vice President, friends and garages. At the latter place he purchased a Jewett De Luxe Sedan and had “Bobs Roberta drive it through Chicago to Park Ridge. Mrs. Neosam and children with Mr. and Mrs. Robinson drove to Park Ridge Sunday morning and helped coax the “baby’’ home that evening. Supt. T. E. Bray left Saturday morning. May 8, to spend the week end with friends in Cuba -ity. He returned Suminv evening. Miss Agnew und Mrs. Warne took their first trip in the former's new car Sunday, May i). They drove to Belvidere. Each nave their lives insured. Sixteen Delavnn Indies were entertained at dinner at the Colonial club in Jnncsville, Thursday evening, with Miss Iva Saunders and Mrs. Lynn Wilear acting as hostesses. After dinner the remainder of the evening was spent in playing bridge.—News We wondered what depleted the supper tables of our fair sex on Thursday evening. May 13. Truth will out! We arc glad it was nothing more serious—a rumored wedding, for instance. Supt. Bray and Gaige Joiner drove to Waupun, thence to Milwaukee Saturday, Muy 15. The bedlam of litter that has held sway in the Administration building for several months is beginning to clear up. Miss Passages npart-menti and two bath rooms on the third floor have been finished, likewise one of the two bath rooms on the second floor. The first floor still needs a daily bath. But the work will bo finished soon. Supt. Bray spent Sunday nnd Monday, May 16—17 with his son, Wallace, now attending the Luke Forest, Illinois college. Miss Agnew, Mrs. Warne nnd Miss Powell spent Sunday, May 16, in Beloit. Miss Mildred Ouks spent Saturday and Sunday, May 15—16, with her sister in Chicago. A large number of people, attending a meeting of the Southern Wisconsin Electric company, paid this school a visit Tuesday, May 18. Supt. Bray received a message from Cuba City, Wednesday, May IP, saying that the grandmother of his children suffered a stroke of paralysis. She passed away June 1. No chapel was held Thursday morning May 20, as every available man and boy in the institution from the suprintendent down was pressed into service, at seven-thirty o'clock, to fill up the drninnge ditches, left open the past winter by the ditch diggers, in order that the cows could be let out to pasture. No money was available to hire labor for this work. But some one failed to figure on the speed of the deaf boys for whut was thought to be an all day job wus finished at 11 o’clock. Refreshments of red ice cold lemonade was served the luddics. Miss Mildred Ouks, who has taught here the past four years, has accepted a position to tench in the St. Augustine. Florida, institution. We wish her the best of luck. Supt. Bray motored to Cuba City, Saturday, May 22. to visit relatives. He returned Sunday night. Supt. Bray and Miss Agnew took Nellie Geiger and Robert Morgen to the University Clinic in Madison, Tuesday, May 25. Our nurse, Miss Agnew and Mrs. Warne entertained u!i the upper study girls at a picnic at the Springs, Monday evening. May 24. Needless to say they enjoyed themselves and feel grateful to their hostesses.

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tHR WISCONSIN TIMES SALUTATORY By Nelli Geifer P l I Member of the Board of Control, Superin tendent. Teachers, Classmates and Friends: In behalf of the graduating cliu of 1920, I extend to you n most hearty and cordial welcome to these fifty-sixth commencement exercise of the Wisconsin School for the Denf. To say that you are welcome here expresses but little of our real feeling, for words cannot and do not mean all that we wish them to. Again we say thnt we are very glad to see so many friends and relatives present thin evening. You have gathered here we know, to bid (Snd-Kp%« d to the departing class of 1926 and it is with a heavy heart, I confess, that I speak a few words before our entrance into the new day of life which is now before us. Since coming here we have learned to love this school and it seems like a home to us all, where we are surrounded by friends and guardians who have led us through the darkness to the light. We feel sadder than we ever have before, for we aie to part from those who have had our wolfure most ut heart. This class consists of eight members, five girls and three hoys. Three have been together through all their school days, while the others have come, one by one, from different sections of Wisconsin. I hope every one of the class of 1926 will always remember our class motto, They caa who think they can.” Each can do some things which he thinks he can not. If one wants his life to be successful he can make it so. Our class colors are blue and amber. Blue stands for honesty and the yellow of the amber for peace. To the ever constant attention and unfiring effort on the part of our teachers, and to the wise counsel of our superintendent, we owe much of the success of our school life. Last, but hot least, are those to whom we feel indebted. the taxpayers of our state, for it is by them that this institution is maintained. Within a short space of time and when these exercises have drawn to u close, we must start our new day in the journey of life. Again we sincerely welcome you. VALEDICTORY By Richard It has been customary in thin school to choose one of the senior class to give n valedictory at th« commencement exercises, and this year that task has fallen to my lot. Yes, I say task, because it is not easy for the class of 1926 to say ••Good-bye.” To be sure we are bubbling over with joy at the thought of having completed the school course; thrilled, as we hear the kind wishes of our friends, making us realize that this day of days, to which we have so long been looking forward, is here Yet, to leave the pluce we’ve deemed our home for nine months of every year since childhood, a place where we have been surrounded by kindness, beauty and comforts, where we have been trained to meet the pro6lenu of life, makes it difficult to keep the tears back. To be grateful dispels gloom, so we are going to fill our hearts with gratitude tonight and be happy. To the Board of Control: You have accomplished much to mnke this an ideal school in every way. For everything you have done and are doing. I wish to express the heart-felt thanks of this class. To our Superintendent: What we wish to express to you in the way of thanks is too deep to be put into words. We do most sincerely appreciate what you have done to mnke our school life joyous and profitable. To you we bid a henrt-folt adieu. To the Teachers: To you we owe the knowledge of the three Schlosser R’a—Reading, Riling and Rithmotic. Due to your guidance we are. this evening, ipaduating from High School. Your advice and instruction have encouraged us and given us strength and understanding, that will remain with us. To you. also, it is hnrd to express the gratitude we feel. To the Parents and Friends: You have all shown kindness and interest in this institution. We have never tired of showing you how thp work in the various departments is done. We hope you can see-good results in us; and, that you will take this advice from old students: Send your deaf and hard-of-hearing children to the best place in Wisconsin for their education, the Wisconsin School for the Deaf.” To our Schoolmates: We are about to leave you to enter new field but we ore not going to forget our good times together. Your friendship will continue to mean much to us, and we hope to hear of your success. To my Classmates: We have entered this chapel as students for the la t time. In one short hour we shall In-bidding each other good-bye. and my parting words to you are: Whenever you are in trouble, look for help from the Redeemer of all and cling steadfastly to our motto: They Can Who Think They Can. Dear classmates, let us not soy good-bye. but Bon Voyage and till we meet nguin.

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THE WISCONSIN TIMES A sort of family reunion in honor of Mrs. Will mm Lnthrop's birthday, with this school as the meeting point, took place Saturday and Sunday, May 22 and 23. Mrs. Lathrop is the only daughter of Gaige Joiner, Instructor in Sh -makitip Those present were the children uni grand-children of Mr. Joiner: Mrs. William Lathrop, her husband and their daughter, Betty, ■ •f Molcetia, Illinois, Richard Joiner, his wife two daughter . Jean and Maxine, of Tower Hill Slate I'ark, Spring Green, Wisconsin, and Lawrence Joiner, his wife ami son, Bobbie, of La Valle, Wisconsin. Bobbie’s dog, Mitxic, also must be included. They spent the days visiting the school and points of interest in and near Dolnvan. ARBOR DAY FRIDAY MAY 7 Arbor Day was fittingly observed by this school Friday afternoon, May 7, with a program given by the children in the chupel under the supervision of Mr. Lange, chairman. Miss Miller, Mrs. Kaiser man and Mr. Cameron. After the program, the Seniors planted an elm tree to perpetuute their memory, after which the Boy Scouts had u Field Day on the Athletic field. The program given in chupel was as follows: 1. Arbor D«y.....................Mr. Cameron 2. To a Waterfowl .............. Selma Zolnsne 3. Three Little Tree .............Pearl Goff, Godfrey Zola 4. A Secret ..................... Pauline Long 5. A Plea for the Birds . . Mitchell EchikovitZ 0. Historic Trees..................Lem pi Noukki, Irene Kinberger, Raymond Porter, Harold Jorgenson, Walter Jascor, Anna Martinson, Edna Brandt, Frieda Bartels, Rather Brohelden 7. Three Little Ne«t Birds .... Harold Larsen 8. The First Dandelion..........Vinona Long, Marcella Kuschel, Irene Pfahler, Dorothy Suhr it. Son for Arbor Day...........Sylvia Shndd, Fred Quimby 10. The Beat Fun of All ... Alvin Matthews, Walter Reuter, Tony Panelln. Kathleen Doherty. Rva Hermann. Olive Blott News of the passing away of Mrs. El isobath Bright Phoenix in Glendale, California, was received Monday, May 10, by Dclavan relatives and friend . Mrs. Phoenix was the widow of the late Frank Phoenix, a brother of J. J. Phoenix and Mrs. E. Pift 7 P. William of D ala van. She made Delavnn her home for many years and filled n faculty position at the State school, first becoming identified with the institution in 1884. and wus the first girls’ cnlesthonic Instructor there. Though she had taught in the Madison Public schools. She was eminently successful a a teacher and during her long connection with the State school she endeared herself to the students, teachers and officers. Mrs. Phoenix was a highly cultured and refined woman and had u host of friends here who will learn with sincere regret of her pussing. CAMP FIRE GIRLS EARN AN OUTING By Mis Reader Perhaps the true spirit of Camp Fire has never been so evident during this school year as it was when the girls camped ut Miss Render’s cottage ut Delavnn Lake over the week end of May 22nd. Friday after school it started to rain, but after the girls were settled and fires were started in the stovo nnd the fire-place, the fun began and the rain was soon forgotten. After a good supper, we hud u marshmallow' roast. The duties were equully divided and every girl knew before she reached the cottage what her duties were going to be for each hour, because Miss Briggs carefully charted them nnd the girls had drawn them from a hat. The meals were unusually good nnd each girl hud her turn nt cooking. Everyone ate so much that the old adage. The proof of the pudding is the eating thereof was well proven. The dinner on Sunday noon deserves special credit. Four chickens and everything that goes with a chicken dinner, even ice cream, were consumed. Saturday morning after the work was finished, which by the way, was unusually early, we hiked beyond the Highlands. The girls’ red cheeks and appetites at the noon meal were evidences of the effect of out-of-door . In the afternoon we took another walk. For supper we had a picnic in front of the cottage. Some of the girls earned honor by building different kinds of fires and demonstrating their uses. In the evening, games were pluyed and candy was made, which had to be eaten with a spoon, but the w’eather was probably to blame. Sunday afternoon we entertained the hearing Camp Fire girls nnd the Blue Birds from down town with a ceremonial meeting in the open. When camp broke up, we were tired but happy. Our greatest regret was that next year the present seniors would be in a great field.