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

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CALENDAR OF OUR LAST YEAR HERE September 9. Everyone U happy greeting old friend!, and making n«w one . The new boyr dormitory fc» completed and ready to welcome the class of 1941. September 10. Classes begin. Miss Austin is our new gymnasium teacher, and Mrs. Humphrey, our new matron. September 19. Our football season opened with o game with Evansville at the Springs. October II. The members of the two upper daises enjoyed a ride to Darien and an illustrated lecture on the Origin of the Bible by Dr. Sumner of the University of Wisconsin. October 30. Hallowe’en Masquerade Party. October 31. Homo Coming game on our new gridiron and the festivities of Home t'oining weekend. November S. 6. 7. W. T. A. Convention at Milwaukee. We enjoyed substituting for the teachers who went. November II. Armistice Duy Program nnd half holiday. November 20. Banquet served by the advanced cooking class in honor of our football squad. December 21. Santa Claus and his reindeer and dog tenm paid us a visit. December 23. Most of us left to -pend a two-week vacation at home. December 25. Boxes were distributed among those who stayed hen- and a party took place in the evening. January. No particular excitement except examinations. February 6. Our Boy Scouts were guests of the Dclavan Rotary Club at a banquet at the ’Coffee Kup. February 19—20. The Central States Tournament for School for the Deaf. March 2. Much excitement over the kidnapping of Charles I.indbcrg. Jr. March 17. Prince Majahara entertained us with a sleight of hand performance in the assembly hull. March 18. The joint meeting of the girls’ and boys literary societies. March 23. The older girls enjoyed an hour of tobogganing, taking advantage of one of the few good snow falls. April 9. We Seniors enjoyed a lovely banquet as quests of Mr. and Mrs. Bray. April 15. Poster Competition. John Davis, one of the seniors, won second place. April 29. 30. The big event of the year, our unnual Style Show and Gymnasium Exhibition. May 6. Arbor Day Program in the assembly hall, after which an ash tree was planted by the seniors. May 14. Senior Formal, a very pretty affair with punch and macaroons for refreshments and music furnished by an orchestra from the school for the blind. May 18, 19, 20. College Examinations. Oh! What fun! May 21. Joint Literary Society picnic at Re-denius’ woods. May 29. Chicken dinner at Clinton with the Seniors as guest of Mr. and Mrs. Kuglitsch. May 30. Annual Memorial Day Picnic and Play Day. June 2. Card party given Seniors by the High School Faculty. June 3. Junior-Senior picnic at Riverside Park at Jane ville. June 5. Baccalaureate Service. June 9. Commencement Program. June 10 and 11. Home Going Days.

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OUR CLASS HISTORY l lt It tiffAl: Alfred Manti; John Kii«luxh. irr M llnrri MlrAdl Kehihuetlf. Oirrfl Jrmr-n lta k 'nr Teacher, Miu Mildred iah»; Sylvia Shado.hi. Kulli Chfiiicnorii. Anna Marllnaon In the full of 1916 two peppy youngsters entered this school. Both had chubby faces wreathed with ringlets, one golden and the other black. These two were none other than John Kuglitsch and Mitchell Echikovitx. To make their lives more interesting Gerald entered the follow-ing fall and his auburn hair and freckles were always on deck when any fun was to be had. Wonderful pals these three have been through epidemics, mischief, sports, and hours in shop and school. In 1918 Sylvia came, but the flu epidemic of that year left her so weak that she had to return to her home for two years in order to become strong again. In the fall of 1919 two shy little folks. Orrell and Alfred joined our rank . As the years passed others entered our class and from time to time dropped out. In 1924 Angus came from tho La Crosse Day School, and in 1925 Lawrence came from Eau Claire. After Helen. Viola, and John Davis came in the years 1928, 1929, 1931, respectively our class was complete. As you will notice six of us have been comrades for at least twelve years and all but one have been here at least three yearn. Let us take a little time to recall Rome of the good times we have had and the pranks we have played. One day while we were in Miss Marcene Oaks’ class and were having action work, our teacher was suddenly called from the room after she had acted the sentence “Miss Oaks kissed a picture of a boy.” While she was gone one of the boys remarked that Miss Oaks was quite brave to do that before the class. Sylvia was not to be outdone, so she informed us that she could do as much. The boys asked her if she could kiss a horse, a dog, a snake. or a mouse and flnnlly one boy asked her if she could kiss one of her clnns mates. In each instance she nodded and Anally asked for volunteers. Gerald popped up and called her blulT and in u twinkling Sylvia showed her mettle. As little tots, Sylvia and Orrell considered it their duty to give all birds they found a decent burial. With other little girls they took turns in performing the funeral rites and many a bird was laid to rest among the flower beds. At last a beautiful meadow lark was found near one of the dining room windows. It was Orrel’s turn to place it in a box, but. on lifting it. she found it covered with worms so she dropped it screaming. They buried it near the hospital but, after the prayer, they vowed that they would bury no more birds. Strange as it nmv seem, they noticed no more dead birds on the campus after that. One winter day. after a snow storm, John opened the window of Miss Rossi’s room at recess, took n handful of snow, and placed it on Mitchell’s choir. After recess poor, innocent Mitchell took his seat but knew nothing of John’s joke until the snow began to melt. We suspect that there ore many other Interesting pranks the buys could tell us nbout if they would, but they are rather bashful.

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OUR UNDEFEATED TEAM OF 1931 luft I ri|1 1. SUncr: Kinber««r. Il »n: KmUt«k. C r».. Mrfmwi Hiiuki Ecklbriu Stcettd »».«.•: RtHoili), Kridc. TuivlUi OiiMlj l.iotrrnian Third rn%; frntrn. tOiuUm; I’ll ; IhuUky; Iht.liiiri F. J. NccMfll. Cmi T. K Buy. S»t . FOOT BALL The senior class is fortunate to have enjoyed during its last year one of the greatest athletic years in this school's history. The football tcum won six games und tied two, the first undefeated team since mustnehed player days in the dim past. We defeated Evansville and Woodstock and tied the Illinois School for Deaf who were champions in their conference. Five seniors took part in the football game . John Kuglit. rh. captain. alternate end and defensive halfback, was our scoring threat and managed to score in critical times of the game to win or tie—more noticeably in the N. W. Military Academy at I-ake Geneva and St Thomas of Rockford. 111. Mitchell Echikovitz handled the difficult position of quarterback which i a thankless task. Gerald Moser’ speed made him a good end in receiving passes, covering punts and in end plnys. Gerald weigh only one hundred twenty-eight pound and often played against much heavier oppo- nents. In the St. Thomas game he was outweighed one hundred pound by hi man. Both Kuglftxch and Heser have been strong backbones of our teams for five year . I-awronce Heagia played center and did his job well. John Davis, • new comer who has spent only one year nt W. S. D. played left guurd. The spirit of the team was perfect and it worked like a well oiled machine. The prospect of u good team this fall i bright as Mr. N’ocnum ha capable substitutes to fill the vacancies left by the departing grads. SCORES W. S. D. 25 W. S. D. 7 W. S. D. 11 W. S. D. 12 W. S. D. 24 W. S. D. 27 W. S. D. 0 W. S. D. 0 Evansville 7 Woodstock 0 St. Mary’s 0 N. W. Military Academy 0 Waukesha Industrial 12 Minnesota School for I eaf 0 Illinois School for Deaf 0 St. Thomas 6