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

Text from Pages 1 - 36 of the 1938 volume:

THE TATTLER 19 3 8 Edited and composed by the Juniors Editorial Staff ORGANIZATIONS .... Dunne Seymour Glndy Baverfcldt “BACKWARD GLANCES ..................Dori Gray ATHLETICS...................Karl Sprague ••RITS OP INFORMATION’ - - Lillian Own Dunne Seymour CLASS WILL..................Lillian Own CALENDAR................Alice Hendrickson CLASS ROLL .............Alice Hendrickson Elmore Hopkins GRINDS.......................The Junion- ART EDITOR..................Earl Sprague Wisconsin School for the Deaf DELAVAN. WISCONSIN Tho School Pr«� « Page two The Tattler FOREWORD The citizen standing in the doorway of his home, contented on his threshold, his family gathered about his hearthstone while the evening of a well-spent day closes in scenes and sounds that are dearest—-he shall save the Republic when the drumtap is futile, and the barracks are exhausted.” Henry W. Grady Swiler Hall Nineteen thirty-eight Page three DEDICATION To the homes of Wisconsin: “The tferm of the best patriotism is in the love that a man has for the home he inhabits, for the soil he tills, for the trees that jrive him shade, and the hills that stand in his pathway. The Aiietnbly Hmll Dedicated June 8, 1938 Page four Administration The Tattler JOHN CALLAHAN Superintendent, Stair Department of Public Instruction T. EMERY BRAY Superintendent of tin- School Nineteen thirty-eight Page five Dedication of Hannan Hall L jotirtj Wia. 7At Joeuutt Madiivt John J. Hunnan, President. State Board of Control At the IJ� 38 Commencement Exercise the hulldinK recently completed on the campus wu� dedicated. The buildime wan named Hannan Hull in honor of J ihn J, Hannan, President of the Wisconsin Board of Contral. Wt- feel the honor l� rightly deserved. Mr. Hannan has Arthur (i. Lebanon. ’18 A speaker at the Commencement-Dedication Ex«ciiw 5 -t-rved on the Board for many years, ami during that time he ha.« always been interested in the welfare of our school—a devoted public servant and true friend of the deaf. A View of the East Campus Bn Ifocmoriam ”i tnrn mat u-hcir Hit iiuin.li lift Thru tvmjrj fain, in H— nlj t u« I (uni-1 • Hfvamt Hu l«v mii faff Elmer Warren Walker Superintendent Wisconsin School for the Deaf, 1902—1916 Marie Hughes Williams Supervisor and House-mother, 1926—1937 Retta Williamson Instructor, 1918—1922 Myrtle Halverson Class of 1915 Nineteen thirty-eight Page seven High School Faculty K MIT 11 maTTKSOK Rending LAURA CROSDY Arithmetic P. J. X EES AM GENEVA LLEWELLYN MILDRED HURDIS Algebra Art Home Economics MARY WILLIAMS Composition MORA LOWE High School Principal JOHN GANT Grammar SELMA KASTN K lleuuty Culture CHARLES DUNN Manual Training MARVIN ROOD Printing GEORGE WOOD Carpentry PEARL HELM INI AK Mending Page eight The Tattler High School Graduates Th- Finn ('In to be Graduated in Hannan Hall Ml MAX ANDKRSON Milwaukee '« iurat, tv tweet. anJ tv •!) of o’U.-e, her eharaeler tefleelej «h her ferity fate. Ariadna Literary Society 2, 3. 4; Home Economies 2, 3, 4; Art 2, 3, 4; Beauty Culture 2. 3, 4; Swimmintr. IRENE IVERSON Washburn A wixil, a or, a heart that tlirt u harj to UaJ. Ariadna Literary Society 3, 4; Home Economics 3, 1; Art 3, 4; Beauty Culture 3, 4; Baseball, Basketball. Volleyball, Badminton, Archery, Swimming. MARY ANN LAKKN Neilxville Her tavliaeti I never httrv until the imUrA Home Economics 4; Art 4; Beauty Culture 4; Baseball, Basketball, Badminton. Volleyball. Archery. S w i filming. GENEVIEVE I'ERHAI Superior Il'Onif u her tray, a� J flraiaal u her I mile. Arindnu Idterarv Society I. 2. 3, 4—President; Home Economic 1, 2, 3, 4; Art I, 2. 3, 4; Beauty Culture I, 2, 3,1; Baseball, Busket-ball. Volleyball. I'.adininton, Vrchery, Swimming, (lirli Monitor 4. GLADYS THISTLE Lodi ll'fliM there were mere hhe her, Ariudna Literary' Society 1. 2. 3. 4; Home Economics 1, 2, 3. 4; Art 1. 2, 3, 4: Beauty Culture 1. 2. 3, 4; Baseball. Basketball. Volleyball, Badminton. Archery, Swimming. Girls’ Monitor 4. MARY ELLEN WHITLOW Webster ‘ The late ef learmiaft, the ir-fnertrred aeeht. amt all the meet tr emlly rt Ariadna Literary Society 1. 2. 3, 4; Home Economics 1, 2, 3. 4; Art I, 2. 3, 4; Beauty Culture t, 2. 3. 4; Baseball, Basketball, Volleyball, Badminton, Archery, Swimming. HAROLD WEINGOLD Oconto Falls •The ealy mum «n v fate maul eat.” Printing 1. 2. 3, 4; Art 1, 2, .3, 4; IJternry Society 1. 2. 3, 4—President 3. 4; Class President 3, 4; Hollister Club, President 3; Boy Scouts; Basketball 1. 2, 3. 4; Baseball I, 2, 3, 4; Football I; Boys’ Monitor 3, 4. Nineteen thirty-eight Page nine Vocational Group Received Certificate «t Commencement LILLIAN I’.AUTOS Thorpe Ariadna Literary Society. Home Economic , Art, Beauty Culture, Rusebull, Volley I 'nil. |:u� k ili;ill. Badminton, Archery. Swimming. EDITH CHRISTIANSON Mukwonngo Ariudnu Literary Society, Home Economic , Art, Beauty Culture, ruxvhnll. Volley Ball, Basketball. Badminton, Archery, Swimming. WILLIAM llAI.LADA Port Wtuhington Printing; Art: Cabinet-making: Shoe Repairing; Gardening; Literary Society, Treasurer ; Hollister Club, President; Boy Scouts: Baseball: Football; Basketball. MARTIN SCHMIDT Milwaukee Baking; Art; Cabinet-making Gardening; Literary Society; llollitfter Club; Football; Base-lull; Boy Scouts. Leadership, Loyalty and Service THE American Legion medal was won this year by Gladys Baverfeldt and Harold Weingold on the basis of leadership, character, patriotism, sportsmanship and scholarship. These medals were presented by J. Arthur Moran of the American Legion representing the Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary at the Commencement exercises in June. Gladys Baverfeldt of Marinette, Wisconsin, entered this school in 11130. Though totally deaf Gladys ranks high in school work in a class of partially deafened students. Her cour- tesy. self control and dependability have made her outstanding among the older girls and a leader among them. Hurold Weingold of Oconto Falls enrolled as a student in the fall of '29. In addition to a splendid record as a student. Harold has won quite a name in basketball, having played five years, two of which he served as captain. In 1937 at the National Basketball Tournament he was named All-American Guard. Harold is the president of his class and hopes to enter Gallaudet College in the fall. Page ten The Class of 1939 The Tattler MUInn 0 en; Duane Seymour; Alice Hendrickson; Karl Sprague; Gladys Uuverfeldt, President; Elmore Hopkins; MU Mnttesoo, Advisor. (Doris Gray wn� ub� ent when this picture was taken.) The Junior Class had the honor and responsibility of editing and printing this year’s Tattler’' which meant hard work and dogged persistence to complete it before the deadline. This entire class, with the exception of one. is hard-of-hearing and her lip-reading ability is developed to such a remarkable degree that she does not appear visibly handicapped and maintains a scholarly standing well above the average of her class. To the high school faculty, principal and sponsor we acknowledge grateful thanks for helpful criticism and suggestions offered in the editing of this Tattler. Junior Ci«t Officer Glady« Bnverfcldt ......................... Karl Sprague ............................... Duane Seymour ...................... . ..... ... Prim ideal Vice-president •. Secretary Nineteen thirty-eight Page eleven Baccalaureate Service Sunday afternoon. June 5, 1938 at 2:30 o’clock . Rev. George F. Flick ....... Supt. T. J. Jenaon ...... Gladys Baverfeldt Rev. Jens Vander Graff ......... Mrs. Roy Lowe ....... Marion Elnbergcr Lillian Bartos Efther Wants . . Rev. George F. Flick SCRIPTURE READING PRAYER ....................................... SONG—“The Lord's Prayer” Sun by -- Interpreted by BACCALAUREATE ADDRESS ........................ SONG—“My Prayer for Today” Sun by -- Interpreted by BENEDICTION .................................. Commencement Exercises and Dedication of Hannan Hall Wednesday evening. June 8. 1938 at 8:00 o'clock MUSIC ................................................................. Del a van School Band SONG—“The Lord's Prayer Sun by . ..... Supt T. J. Jenson Interpreted by ..................... Gladys Baverfeldt INVOCATION..................................................... Rev. Clifford Fritz WELCO't ' . . ............................... Harold Weingold. Class President DEDICA. lON of AUDITORIUM ..................................... Col. John Hannan RESPONSE ..................................................... Duane Seymour. 39 SONG—“Bless This House” Sun by Robert L. Lowe Interpreted by ............... Helen Hockert Ruth Schmidt Raymond Rasmus ADDRESS— Education” ............................................................ John Callahan State Superintendent of Schools THE WISCONSIN SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF—A Tribute ............ Arthur Leisman. ’13 SONG—“I Love a Little Cottage” Sun by................ Mr . Richard Beswlck Interpreted by................the Senior Girls PRESENTATION of AMERICAN LEGION MEDALS.......................... J. Arthur Moran PRESENTATION of DIPLOMAS ......................................Supt. T. Emery Bray BENEDICTION ................................................... Rev. Clifford Fritz Page twelve The Tattler Essays Wisconsin, the Dairy State By GLADYS THISTLE WISCONSIN is the greatest dairy state in the union and dairying is the chief industry of Wisconsin. For that reason it is very noticnble in every one of our seventy-one counties. The earliest settlers knew that Wisconsin would make a fine place for dairying. This was shown by a man named J. G. Pickett, who brought ten cows when he came here from Ohio to settle at Lake Mills in 1835. Pickett was responsible for the first cooperative dairy project in Wisconsin, when he succeeded in influencing his neighbors to pool the milk from their few cows with that of his own small herd. With this produce, his wife made butter and cheese which were easily marketed. A man by the name of Rockwell, who lived on a farm near Koshkonong. Jefferson county, received the honor of being the first cheese maker in the year of 1837. Long before 1800 cows were kept for their milk but individual farmers kept only as many cows as they needed to supply milk and butter, and cheese for their families. Although it is true now and was before, many farmers make dairying their principal source of income, yet there are thousands who keep only a few cows to supply milk, butter and cheese for their families. Since many dairy men are interested in dairying, and make their living by it, they dairy men have to take better care of their cattle, need a sanitary place for the herds, have to have no harmful bacteria in it. There are four grades of milk. Factories were built to pasteurize the milk before it is given out to towns, cities, and other states. Dairying has increased much because our state is suitable for it. It has been a dairy state a little over a hundred years. In recent years the factory system has developed rapidly for making butter and cheese. Through thousands of miles of this state of Wisconsin are fine herds of cattle, large sanitary barns, and silos, which make the statement above seem true. There are hundreds of attractive creameries. condenseries and cross-road cheese factories producing quality products known all over the world. There are different breeds of cattle in our state. It is nice that we have so that the farmers can study them to see which breeds give the most milk and which cuttle are the best. The Holstein-Friesinn is one of the oldest breeds of either beef or dairy animals represented in America. The Holstein, as a breed, produce the largest quantities of milk of any of the breeds in America but the milk is low in fat. Ayrshires produce a large quantity of milk. too. but the Jersey and Guernsey give richer milk, and the milk is a yellowish color, which shows that it has more butter fat than any other breed. Since Hoisteins give a greater quantity of solid milk during a year, they produce more pounds of cheese than any other breed and give much more milk for a factory. There are now 3.200.000 dairy cattle in Wisconsin. The Holstein breed is very strong over much of our state, especially in the Southeastern part of our state. Green, Sheboygan. Dodge are all pro-minet cheese counties. They have the highest percentage of Holstein cattle. Guernsey cattle are second in number and are most important in northern and western Wisconsin. Our cattle are sold everywhere. Wisconsin is by far the largest manufacturer of cheese. In 1935 seventy-six percent of all cheese was made in this state. Wisconsin is first in cheese but third in butter production. Some dairy men begin and end their day with lanterns in their hands. They do it because they had to follow nature and because some of the milk must he delivered to city people before breakfast. This makes them whistle contentedly as they are at work. Wisconsin has the finest dairy cattle in the United States. For years the dairy men have been improving their cattle through careful Nineteen thirty-eight attention to breeding and constant testing of individual animals. The dairy products are the most wholesome and economical of foods. They are rapidly increasing. Perhaps there is no other place in the world where so much Swiss cheese is stored as in Marty’s Factory, ft is located in Monroe, a thriving city in Green County, known ns The Swiss Cheese Capital cf the United States. One of the most attractive dairies in Wisconsin is a huge plant at Cameron, Barron County. The Tomah creamery. Monroe County, produces about 1.300,000 pounds of butter a year. In Richland Center 00.000 pounds of milk are hauled every day to supply the condensery. The dairies of Columbia county and Dune County sell a great amount of milk to Madison. Some small towns make their own butter and ice-cream and sell Page thirteen it to their own townspeople, and to farmers. The Wisconsin Dairymen’s Association was organized in 1871 at Watertown. A man named Hazen, Governor William W. Hoard, and five other men met. In the same year a cheese board of trade was organized, in Watertown. Liverpool. ICngland. was the only known market for cheese at that time. This Association’s purpose was to help the dairies sell their raw products where they could. It helps to have farmers cooperate. Wisconsin, being a fine dairy state. I can not help feeling very grateful and proud because I now live on a small farm, and I have been brought up on farms. We all should he proud of our own state, and be thankful, because our farmers make good money from their cattle. The History of Wisconsin By MARY ELLEN WHITLOW WISCONSIN, the land of mirror-like lakes glimmering among the dark forests, with its two great river systems, the St. Lawrence and the Mississippi, only three-fourths of a mile apart forming the historic portage, which played a very important part in the early exploration of this state, has a unique place in the history of the whole of North America. Wisconsin got its name from its principal river. The Chippewas, a tribe of Indians named it Wees-konsan and the French called it Ouis-consin. but. by enactment of the territorial legislature in 1845. it became Wisconsin which means, the gathering of the waters. and it is so called because of the great river’s numerous branches. The Indians have a tradition that once a very large serpent living in the Mississippi River went through the prairies of Wisconsin to the Great I ikes. and left a great hollow trail into which was collected water from the rain and thus the Fox River began. In 1634 only fourteen years after the Pilgrims had landed on Plymouth Rock. Jean Nicolet, the first white man to set foot upon Wisconsin soil, came to Green Bay in search of the People of the Sea” which were believed to be living a short distance south of the Men- ominee River. Other French explorers following him were Pierce Radisson, Joliet and Marquette and La Salle, famous for his exploration in the Mississippi Valley. All came to engage in fur trading with the Indians, and this industry still exists in another form, for Wisconsin has numerous, large, fox farms which produce fine pelts for the fur market of today. The Wisconsin and Fox River Valleys became very important to the French fur traders as this was the easiest route to reach the interior of the fur country from the Great I akes. The Fox Indians hud ulmost entire control of this gateway for a long time and the French hated them and wanted to exterminate them. For more than twenty-five years there was constant war between them, and the Indians were almost gone by 1720, and those left were driven into the Mississippi Valley. The first-known permanent white settlers were the Langlade who came to Green Bay in 1764. Charles Langlade took an active part in the French and Indian War and in the American Revolution. The next settlements were made at Prairie du Chien in 1781, Kaukauna in 1790. Portage in 1793. and Milwaukee 1795. Just before 1800, there were about two hundred white people in the state, but the population Page fourteen The Tattler prow rapidly after the opening of extensive lend mines in southwestern Wisconsin. Along the winding Mississippi are beautiful rolling lands, and in the Black Hawk War both Indians and the white people fought over them. In 1832 the Sauks. under chief Black Hawk, wore almost wiped out in the conflict and that ended the war. Black Hawk, a year before he died, proved his true loyalty to his people when he said to the white people. “Rock River was a beautiful country. I liked my town, my corn fields, and the home of my people. I fought for them.” Abraham Lincoln, Zachary Taylor. and Jefferson Davis were among those who fought in this war. With the Indian troubles over, cities in Wisconsin sprang up rapidly. Within a generation Wisconsin became u state, and the population grew from three thousand to three-quarters of a million. Although Wisconsin is a long way from the Atlantic Ocean where the American Revolution was in progess. the Northwest, composed of the territories of Ohio. Indiana. Illinois, Michigan. and Wisconsin, pluyed an important part in the struggle for independence. George Rogers Clark was its chief defender, and, although he himself never set foot on Wisconsin soil, yet his agents were active among the Indians as they were trying to overcome the influence of I anglade who was allied with the English. At the close of the Revolutionary War with the Treaty of Peace in 1783, Wisconsin became a part of the Territory of Wisconsin. However, the United tates didn’t take actual possession of it till after the War of 1812. Wisconsin had then been in the possession of France for ninety years and of England for twenty-two years. Before 1826 Wisconsin had been successively parts of the Northwest Territory. Indiana. Illinois, and Michigan Territories. In 1836 it became Wisconsin Territory. The members of the first legislature met in a two-story frame building in a village, now Belmont, on October 25, 1836. There were many things for the legislature to do, but the most important was to select a new site for the seat of government. Several places entered the contest, and at last Madison, then a beautiful place in the wilds between Lake Mcndota and Lake Monona, was chosen. In November 1838 the legislature met in the new capital. During Wisconsin’s twelve years as a territory, newspapers were established, banks were started, and a railroad was chartered. On May 21). 1818. during Polk’s administration. Wisconsin became the thirtieth state, and Nelson Dewey was elected its first governor, and in November of the same year Wisconsin cast its first ballot for president. Wisconsin had a part in the Civil War. and its regiments, loyal to the United States government. were called the Iron Brigade after they had proved their worth at the battle of South Mountain in 1862. One of them adopted for its mascot an eagle, caught by an Indian. Old Abe. screaming defiance amid the roar of cannon, went through battles and skirmishes and became a national figure. In Wisconsin the census of 1910 showed a large percentage of foreign-born persons. Perhaps no other state has as many different people of foreign birth. From its discovery until the lead-mining days, the population was mostly French. During its first years of statehood many Europeans, Germans and Scandinavians. being the most numerous, were attracted to Wisconsin’s fertile lands although many English. Irish. Scotch. Poles. Bohemians, Hollanders. Russians, and Welsh have since come to make Wisconsin their home. During the Civil War and the World War the descendants of these foreign sons of the state proved themselves in most cases real one hundred percent citizens. When Wisconsin became a state in 1818. it chose “Forward” as it motto. Its people from that time to the present have always endeavored to put the state to the front in industry and literature, and. just at present, it annually attracts thousands of tourists seeking rest and quiet in its great northern forests. Few, as they pass over its truly historic ground, realize the prominent part Wisconsin has played in every crisis of the history of North America since the coming of the white man. Nineteen thirty-eight Pagefifteen Fish and Fishing By HAROLD WE1NCOLD WISCONSIN has numerous lakes and rivers that have long contained a great abundance of Hah. As a fishing state, it ranks among the best in the United States. Its streams and lakes attract thousands of people every year. Millions are spent in the state by tourists largely lured by the fishing. In recent years the number of fish decreased rapidly. The people of Wisconsin became alarmed at this growing scarcity. They not only desired good fishing for themselves but they also knew that, when the tourists found no fishing in Wisconsin, they would naturally turn to other slates. This meant the state would lose hundreds of thousands of dollars. Natural reproduction can not now be depended upon. Modern civilization has brought too many factors destructive to fish life, so fish hatcheries were established by the state and proving their worth as the years went by. more and more were built. Today there are about thirty-five hatcheries in Wisconsin scattered all over the state at suitable sites. In these millions of fish are raised which are transported and planted in the waters of Wisconsin. Since 1935 this work has grown in leaps and bounds. In 1935 the distribution increased from around 80 million fish a year to over 500 million. Last year over a billion fish were planted in Wisconsin waters. This year as many or more will be distributed. Muskellungo has been the most highly prized game fish in Wisconsin because of its size and its fighting qualities. Many people come here just for the muskellunge fishing. The legal size limit is 30 inches. By studying the scales of the fish, it has been found that it takes from five to six years for a muskellunge to reach the legal size. Wisconsin, of course, wants to maintain ami increase the supply of muskies in our waters in order to give the pleasure of catching these fresh water tigers to as many people as possible. The raising of muskies in hatcheries is something which many states have attempted with indifferent success or failure. Wisconsin has succeeded and in 1936 distributed nearly seven million young muskies. Muskellunge rearing hus been a very difficult problem as the eggs are not easily handled and the feeding problem is a hard one but the difficulties have been conquered so we can look forward to more and better musky fishing in many Wisconsin waters. Bass, large and small mouth, brook, rainbow. and brown trout, wall-eyed pike and great northern pike are fish that are widely distributed throughout the state and which are eagerly sought after. All are raised by the millions in the state hatcheries and placed in its lakes, rivers and smaller streams. In Lake Winnebago is caught the armor plated sturgeon of which Longfellow wrote in Hiawatha. This fish grows to great size, but is scarce. It is caught through the ice in winter in I ake Winnebago. The state has many panfish such as perch, sunfish, bluegills. bullheads, crappies and rock bass. Del van Lake was long famous for its bluegills. Beaver Dam Lake once swarmed with bullheads. There is a story that when the early settlers around Beaver Dam wanted fish they removed the tail gate of their wagon box. backed the wagon into the lake until the water filled the box. Then they replaced the tail gate and drove home with a wagon load of bullheads. Besides all these game and food fish Wisconsin has other species called rough fish. The principal rough fish, native to Wisconsin, ure the bufTalo. suckers, red horse, sheephead, eel-pout, dogfish and garfish. The carp is not a native but millions of them are in Wisconsin waters. Rough fish are destructive to game fish. Garfish, dogfish, and sheephead are cannibals and destroy many desirable fish, nevertheless, the carp is the worst enemy though it is only a vegetarian. It stirs up (he mud which then blankets gamefish eggs that soon suffocate and die. Also waterfowl suffer on account of the carp that both eat and destroy aquatic plants, one of the principal food of wild ducks and geese. The history of the carp is interesting. They were imported from Germany in 1877 by the United States. Some were planted in Wise on- Page sixteen sin waters. Fifteen years Inter the authorities realized it was a mistake and attempts were made to remove them. The removal of carp has been continuing ever since without much success until recently. Large fish are removed by means of large nets during the fall and spring: small ones are taken by the use of small seines, traps and fyke nets all the year. When the carp are taken, other rough fish are also removed. Small carp are easier to capture than adult ones because the adults are wiser. Over sixty million carp have been removed from Wisconsin waters. The small carp are of no commercial value, but they can be canned and make useful food for mink. fox. and other fur-bearing animals raised in the state. Also they can be used as food for fish in the hatcheries. A canning factory, therefore, has been established for this purpose. Smelt is a new Wisconsin fish that first appeared in streams emptying into Green Bay several years ago. but today it is well known in Wisconsin. The smelt is a small delicate silvery fish, soft of flesh and weak of bone, but delicious food. They live in deep water, and although their teeth adapt them to feed on fish, they seldom do, but live on water insects and worms which inhabit the bottom of Address of By HAROLD WEINCOLD. fPO our Superintendent, Faculty. Members and friends: In behalf of the class of 1038. I wish to welcome you to the sixty-eighth commencement exercises. We feel the honor of being the first class to be graduated in thin fine new building. Now that we think of this as the last day of our school life, we wonder where we shall be at this time next year. It is hard to leave friends whom we have known for many years; with whom we have played and worked. We feel that the ties of friendship are no longer made of thread, but of steel. We shall enjoy with you this great moment which will never happen in our lives again. We appreciate your interest in us. The class of 1938 welcomes Colonel John The Tattler lakes. When spring comes, smelt migrate to shallow water in rivers bordering on Green Bay to spawn. They are easily caught then. The smelt has remarkable reproductive powers. The female spawns when two years old and produces 30,000 eggs. That is why the smelt seem to be increasing every year instead of decreasing, though caught by thousands of fishermen. Carnivals and jamborees have been organized for the smelt runs of the early spring. At these a smelt king and queen are crowned with due ceremony. Brilliant bonfires are made; newsreels taken, and radio addresses made to record and broadcast the progress of the night’s catch. Wisconsin is blessed with a great variety of fish and with lakes anti streams where they can live. In the raising and distribution of fish Wisconsin now surpasses any other state. The distribution is not made in the hit or miss way of the old days. Lakes are carefully studied to determine how much and what fish life they can support before they are stocked extensively. The stocking is done by experts from the fish commission. In a few years Wisconsin should once again have fishing like In the good old days of which old fishermen delight to tell. Welcome the President of the cU� � Hannan, the president of the Board of Control. We are glad to see him again for this school, having been under his guidance for many years, has but recently been transferred to the Board of Education. We are sorry in one way, but we feel that the school may find advantages under the new regime. Mr. John Callahan. State Superintendent of Public Instruction, has taken the place of Col. Hannan as our chief executive. We are huppy to have him with us for all wish to have the opportunity to become acquainted with him. Mr. Leisman. President of the Wisconsin Association of the Deaf is an alumnus of this school, and we are proud to welcome him as one of the speakers of the evening. Again we bid you all a hearty welcome. Nineteen thirty-eight Page seventeen Beauty Spots of Wisconsin Bjr GENEVIEVE PERHAI HUNDREDS of millions of years ago Wisconsin was very hilly. Erosion slowly wore the hills down and glaciers covered it and ground the hills lower still. Various kinds of soil such as gravel, sand, and mud were brought and dropped here and there. River valleys were filled in places so that the water was backed up to form numerous marshes and lakes. The largest lake in Wisconsin is Lake Winnebago, thirty miles long and ten miles wide. There are thousands of others. The Driftless Area is that part of western and southwestern Wisconsin which the glaciers did not cover. Valleys and hills here give us a very good idea of how the whole state looked before the glaciers came. Castle Mound near Black River Falls is one of the fantastic rock formations found in the driftless area which reminds one of Wyoming scenery. Two natural bridges are in this area— one at Rockbridge, which is an arch spanning a stream and the other near Iceland in Sauk County. The gorge of the Mississippi along the western border of the Driftless Area furnishes the most rugged and interesting scenery to be found in Wisconsin. The charm of green ridges and grassy narrow valleys broken by deep, uneven’coulees in middle western Wisconsin, has been given everlasting life in descriptions by Hamlin Garland. a famous author and native of western Wisconsin. In an effort to preserve and make accessible to its people the beauty spots in the state, Wisconsin has built a system of state parks which protect some of the scenic areas and a few places of special historic interest. The Dell's Region of the Wisconsin River is one of the most wonderful scenic places in Wisconsin. Today it is a vacation land, widely advertised and highly commercialized. Thousands of visitors come from ull over the United States to see the Dells. One of the most beautiful places in the state is Copper Falls state park, four miles from Mellen, Ashland County. A small stream named the Bad River, throws itself sixty-five feet down into a rugged gorge forming what is called Copper Falls. The spray from tumbling water on shiny rocks looks like a rainbow when seen from a point on a pine-covered hill at a bend lower down the river. The Bad River is very interesting in spite of it not having great depth. Many forest trails lead through the nine hundred twenty acres included in this park, showing splendid views of the river’s gorge. Rib Mountain, an ancient landmark about six miles from Wausau is now a state park. This mountain, the highest point in Wisconsin, rises eight hundred feet above the Wisconsin River. On the top fresh, cool breezes cheer the summer visitors. A good road leads to the top of the mountain and hundreds of people drive up this highway to see the beautiful and glorious sunsets. Devil's Lake State Park in the rocky Bara-boo range shows true mountain scenery. Devil’s Lake lies in a gorge which was cut by the Wisconsin River before it was changed to its present course by glaciers many thousands of years ago. This jewel-like mountain lake with its rocky shore line attracts geology classes from many universities who spend several weeks each year in the park and surrounding area. Forests and Indian Mounds also attract interest to the park which has become a famous recreational area. Peninsula State Park in Door County, the thumb of Wisconsin, is very interesting. On the way one passes through forests of cherry trees which have become famous as the “Cherry-land” of Wisconsin. One has fine views of Green Bay from the park, particularly the view of Eagle Island from Eagle Bluff. There are many kinds of trees in this park. Beautiful roads and trails lead through the three thousand four hundred acre tract. Three bluffs make picturesque cliffs rising high above the waters of the Bay. Pattison Park which is twelve miles south of Superior is a favorite place for travelers, who stop there for camping, swimming, and picnicking. Manitou Falls in this park is just a beauty. It plunges one hundred sixty-five feet down dark rocks. It is Wisconsin's chief Page eighteen rival to the well-known falls of the Yellowstone. The many lakes of the State are surrounded by cottages and summer homes of Wisconsin and out of state people. Wisconsin is the chief play ground of Chicago's millions. Here near Deiavan lie some of the most popular summer resorts in the Middle West. Lake Geneva is one of the loveliest lakes of this region. Many costly summer homes of Chicago people are built on its shores. The lake with its high wooded banks, is very beautiful and its waters crystal clear. Thousands of visitors find health and happiness there. Deiavan Lake which is about three miles from Deiavan is not so large as Lake Geneva but it is just as popular. Lake Como is the name Legends of By IRENE A LIST of Wisconsin topics would hardly be complete without “Legends of Wisconsin'’. a subject which has suffered some neglect until recent years, when people have become interested in Indian lore and have carefully accumulated and preserved all legends that could be obtained. As many of these weird, fantastic. Indian tales have been carried down through generations, and since they are usually based on historical facts, we can gain through them ideas of the early history of Wisconsin. Sometimes it was a war between enemy tribes that prompted a legend. Often it was the personal affair of Indian lovers, who had to compete against the greatest of odds in attempts to meet. This was true of Indian braves who loved Indian maidens of an enemy tribe, or maidens who had their husbands chosen for them by their stern father-chiefs. Much, perhaps most, of Indian lore is founded on some outstanding peculiarity of a place or district. It is for these reasons that many of our Wisconsin names are of Indian origin. Of all the legends, the one presenting the Indian’s idea as to how the Wisconsin River was formed is, perhaps, the most interesting. It is of Chippewa origin and is related as follows : The Wisconsin River bed was formed by a The Tattler given to a third lake near by all of which get their names from three famous lakes in Switzerland. The hills, valleys, rivers, and lakes of Wisconsin extend a friendly hand to man. Its hills are not too large to climb nor its valleys too wide to walk across. One can row across its lakes. There is nothing remote or inaccessible about Wisconsin. It invites one to stay ami live there. Southern Wisconsin, with its fertile farms is the garden spot of the earth and can well be described by Scott’s lines: “Far to the south and east where lay. Extending in succession gay, Deep waving fields and pastures green. With gentle slopes and groves between. Wisconsin IVERSON gigantic serpent that lived in the dark forests, which surrounded a great lake in Northern Wisconsin. No other animal dared venture near him. so huge and powerful he was. One time when this monster left the forest and started for the sea. every creature that saw him trembled with fear. As he moved along, a deep groove was made in the ground by his heavy body. This filled immediately with water. In crawling the serpent would Hap his tail so hard that the water splashed far and wide, leaving a small lake wherever it happened to fall. When the other animals heard him. they made their eseupe to the right and left. This explains the origin of the numerous rivers and streams that empty into the Wisconsin River. Often rocks were in this monster’s way so he crawled over them making water falls. The rugged beauty at Wisconsin Dells is the result of this animal’s passing through that region. There being so much rock, instead of going over it as he had done previously when encountering such formations, he thrust his head through cracks tearing the rocks in two. The distorted movements made to get through can be easily guessed by the queer shnpes of the rocks. In some places the banks of the river are wider than in others owing to the fact that in these he rested. Nineteen thirty-eight After reaching the Dells he turned West, consequently the Wisconsin River empties into the Mississippi. Another legend is connected with the forming of l.ake Michigan. It furnishes an amusing explanation as to why that lake is so rough at times. It was believed by the Sauk Indiana that when the world was created, the area where hake Michigan now lies was occupied by small lakes. Since they varied greatly in size, it wasn't long before they began quarreling. Each wanted to be situated in the best place. For a long time this continued; until wearying of the constant dispute, they at last held a meeting, where it was decided that the only solution to the problem was to form one groat lake. This would bring satisfaction to all. This body of water we now call taike Michigan. While it is usually quiet, it at times seems to put forth an effort to destroy boats traveling on its surface. The reason for this is supposed to be that the smaller lakes are trying to break themselves free again. The following story enables us to see the methods that the Indian used in making his wants known and how he saw them through: We find that a tribe called the Noquets for many years had possession of the islands off the shores of Green Bay. These islands were rich in game and fish, on which the Noquets lived, never knowing the pangs of hunger. Theirs was a quiet, peaceful life. All of a sudden one day a Potawatomi tribe, upon finding out that the Noquets were away, landed on the islands claiming them as their own. With the return of the Noquets trouble began. There was nothing by which the intruding tribe could prove any claim, so the Noquets took the invasion as a serious insult and vowed revenge. This, of course, meant war. Their method of proclaiming it was filling their canoes with Indian warriors and heading for the pen- Pagc nineteen insula with intentions of raiding the Potawatomi village. They had not gone far. however, when a terrible wind swept the waters. Every canoe sank beneath the mighty waves and not one Noquet survived. Their people waited in vain for their return. Sometime later bodies were found on Detroit Island, so here the Noquet braves were given a mass burial. A legend concerning the love of an Indian maiden gives us the name Maiden Rock, a name borne by a bluff and a village which are located a few miles east of Red Wing. Minnesota. Wenona. the daughter of Red Wing, a Dakota chief, was loved by many a young Indian brave; and to one she gave her heart. This brave. White Eagle, happened to be one from an enemy tribe with which her father’s people were almost constantly at war. Wenona pleaded in vain for her father's permission to marry White Eagle. He so strongly opposed the marriage that he said he would prefer seeing his daughter dead than to have her wedded to an enemy tribesman. Her father had alread r chosen for her husband an old Dakota chief. One day while White Eagle was waiting on a bluff for Wenona, her father called all his warriors together and commanded them to find and kill this Chippewa brave. The girl ran to warn her lover. While talking to him. an arrow pierced his heart Refusing to give herself up to her own people, she ran to the edge of the bluff and jumped before anyone could prevent her. Rather than become the wife of one she didn't love, she preferred following her true lover into eternity. The above legends are a mere fraction of the number collected. Nevertheless, these may give some idea of Indian lore connected with Wisconsin and how it originated. Reading them, we realize that our own state, too, once knew primitive life and the superstition associated with it. MARY ANN I.AKKN was forced to withdraw from school on account of Mines , and. therefore, was unuble to complete her e jtay for putilication. Page twenty The Tattler Wisconsin Writers By LILLIAN ANDERSON THIS subject. Wisconsin Writers , has greatly interested me ever since I heard that Sinclair Lewis at the Teachers’ Convention in Milwaukee last fall said that Wisconsin had a large number of creditable authors. In my study of the subject 1 have discovered that Wisconsin has so many well-known writers that it will be impossible to mention half of them. It has been very difficult to make a choice. In our reading class we have frequently read stories by John Muir, whose one hundredth birthday is being celebrated this year. His stories of nature are most fascinating. He was born in Dunbar. Scotland, but spent his boyhood on a farm in Wisconsin near the Fox River twelve miles from Portage. While he was harvesting on his father’s farm, he would observe things that others didn’t see. At a late age he entered the University of Wisconsin. An amusing story is told of him while he was at the University. In his room was a contrivance which tilted his bed on end at a certain hour each morning to awaken him. This device is now in possession of the State Historical Society. Among his many books, the one that Wisconsin readers enjoy most is Story of my Boyhood and Youth.” Most of his other stories are of the West, for he became an adopted son of California. John Muir was also the first American conservationist. By the cleverness of his pen he begged for the segregation and preservation of National Parks and Forest Reserves. No one paid any attention to him until Theodore Roosevelt became president of the United States. Muir’s vision then resulted in a Federal Conservation policy which still exists. Every native of Wisconsin who is a nature lover should by all means read John Muir's “Story of my Boyhood and Youth. Besides stories by John Muir we have enjoyed in the class room some written by Hamlin Garland. His “Middle Border’’ stories are the best known. He not only has written fiction, but history, biography and poetry. However, his fame rests on his vivid portrayal of pioneer life in Wisconsin. The Middle Border” books will live on indefinitely. They rank as classics in the literary world. Hamlin Garland was born on a farm near New Salem, Wisconsin. September 16. 1860. After the Civil War the family moved to Iowa, where he completed his college course. After a few years of teaching in various places, he became a member of the faculty at the Boston School of Oratory. There he made the acquaintance of outstanding men. such as Oliver Wendell Holmes. Edward Everett Hale, and William Dean Howells. The thirty or forty volumes which he has written show how rich he is in ideas. A great many books that are among the best sellers” are soon forgotten, but this is not true of Garland's stories. Their valuable information will always be sought. Out of the city of Portage, Wisconsin, arose an author. Zona Gale, who will be remembered for her remarkable writings for years to come. Miss Gale attended the public schools of her native city and later was enrolled at Way-land Academy, which is in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. before entering the University of Wisconsin. At the age of seven, she printed and illustrated her first book of fiction. In high school she wrote a play. At an early age she received three prizes for producing the best stories and poems. After she was graduated from the University of Wisconsin, she was on the staff of a Milwaukee newspaper. Being very energetic, during her spare moments she wrote plays, loiter she went to New York, where she worked on the staff of the New York World. Finally, when she found that her work in the big city of New York engrossed all of her attention, she returned to the peaceful little city of her birth, where she could busy herself at the work she longed to do. Although Miss Gale is a writer by profession. she has always been enthusiastic over the social and economic advancement of Wisconsin. She has been a regent of the University of Wisconsin for a number of years. Life in a little town means so much to her that she shows in many of her stories the Nineteen thirty-eight advantages of a small community. “Miss Lulu Bett,“ which was written in 1920, received the Pulitzer prize for that year. Mrs. Carrie Jacobs Bond, a native of a neighboring city. Janesville, Wisconsin, has become widely known as a son writer. When only a child, she loved music. It is said that she could play by ear any piece of music she had once heard. Her father. Dr. Jacobs, was a prominent and highly respected citizen of his community. Dr. Bond, her husband, was killed in an accident, leaving his wife with an infant son. The young mother's struggles were severe, but through her song. “A Perfect Day, which is sung all over the world, she attained success. Between five and six million copies of this song have been sold. In Janesville an inscribed boulder marks the birthplace of Mrs. Bond. Among Wisconsin’s poets no name is better known than that of Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Johnstown Center, which is but a few miles from Delavan, was her birthplace. When she was but a babe, the Wheeler family moved to Westport on the north side of Luke Mcndota, where she lived until her marriage to Robert Wilcox in 1848. In a story of her life, The World and I. she tells of her long years of struggle for fame and a livlihood there on the farm in a most unhappy environment With faith and ambition she worked on until her poems gradually brought her a fair income. Much of her work shows her genuine sympathy for suffering and sorrowing humanity, and much is of ethical value. Lucien Cary, whose father was once the Superintendent of the Wisconsin School for the Deaf, is worhty of mention. Although he was born in Hamlin. Kansas, he spent most of his boyhood in Wisconsin. Before coming to the State School he lived in Milwaukee, where his father was on the faculty of the State Teachers’ College. Only one year he lived in Delavan as the family moved to Madison, following the appointment of his father to the State Superintendency of Schools. He received his education at the University of Wisconsin, and the University of Chicago. He taught English in Wabash College. Indiana. For a time he was on the staff of the Chicago Tribune and has been connected with Collier’s Weekly. Page twenty-one Most of his excellent literary work has been in the form of magazine articles. “The Duke Steps Out is one of his most popular stories. Great honors have come recently to August William Derleth of Sauk City, Wisconsin, adding to his literary fame. It was announced by the trustees of the John Guggenheim Memorial foundation at New York a short time ago that he is one of fifty eight scholars, artists and writers of this nation to receive a 1938 fellowship, which means that he is to receive two thousand and five hundred dollars as recognition of his unusual ability in creative art and research work. Derleth. though only twenty-eight years of age. has already written more than six hundred published books, poems, articles, and short stories. Sinclair Lewis, when he came to Milwaukee last fall, asked to meet him. Before the teacher body he complimented Derleth for his wonderful work, listing him among Wisconsin's five leading writers. Derleth intends to devote most of his time during the coming year to his Sac Prairie saga, a remarkable work of twenty five volumes, which will cover the history of a western city from 1850 to 1950. with the state of Wisconsin ns the background. Lewis quoted parts of Derleth’s “Still as a Summer Night” to show how beautiful his descriptions are and how helpful his ideas. I am going to conclude with just a few words about “On Wisconsin , one of the most stirring pieces of music ever written. It has led many a football and basketball team to victory throughout the state. Even the deaf have been inspired by its martial strains. During the World War it sent Wisconsin’s men fearlessly to the cannon’s mouth. The words were written by Carl Beck, and the music composed by William T. Purdy. Where is the Wisconsinite who is not aroused to greater loyalty by the following words: On Wisconsin! On Wisconsin! Grand old Badger State! We, thy loyal sons and daughters. Hail thee, good and great: On! Wisconsin! On Wisconsin! Champion of the right. Forward our motto. We will win the fight. Page twenty-two Backward Glances The Tattler f’Ackward, turn backward, O. Time in thy Night, Turn back to September and bring into night Event that we’ve treasured; not one neemeth trite. The Junior Prom, the first one to be held in the new Assembly Hall, took place May sev-nth. The grape arbors with their huge bunches of purple and blue balloons for grapes gave the effect of a French vineyard. The dim lights lent enchantment. Splendid dance music was furnished by a six piece orchestra from the School for the Blind at Janesville. The girls in their pretty formals and the boys in their best” made the success of the affair complete. Instead of the usual Gymnasium Exhibition and Style Show a Vocational Exhibit was held this year April twenty third and twenty fourth. In booths at both ends of the Assembly Hall were displayed most attractively a great variety of useful and beautiful things, which had been made by the students in the industrial departments during the year. Even a shampoo and a manicure were going on in one booth. In connection with the exhibit the evening of the twenty third, a musical program was presented by the Glee Club and the Hand of the Delavan Public School. The Assembly Hall was practically filled. Approximately eight hundred people were in attendance. Doubtless the most thrilling event of the year was the Central States Basketball Tournament March fourth and fifth. Most of the upper grade pupils had the opportunity to see a good share of the games. The last night a large loyal and most enthusiastic crowd witnessed the victory by which our boys captured the championship of 1938. Through a benefit card party at the school it was made possible for our boys to participate in the National Tournament at New York City April ninth and tenth. The morning of their departure we gathered in front of Swiler Hall to wish them a safe and pleasant trip and above all to bring back the bacon. We are proud of the record they made. Two programs have been given in the Assembly Hall, the Patriotic Program February twenty second ami the Arbor Day Program on May tenth. At both, playlets and exorcises were presented, also declamations signed. Practically every class was represented. Numerous parties have been provided during the year for our enjoyment. Besides those on special occasions, such as Home-Coming. Hallowe'en. Thanksgiving, Christmas. New Year’s and Valentine’s Eve. there have been the monthly dances, which have been pleasant get-togethers and have afforded an opportunity for all to learn to dance. Many of the costumes at the Hallowe’en Masquerade showed originality and ingenuity. At the Tournament and Home-Coming parties it seemed good to see the faces of old friends, for many of the alumni had come back to their Alma Mater to boost for its team. Way back in the early Autumn before the leaves had all fallen—it was October twenty-third—the Home-Coming took place. In spite of the cold weather a good crowd attended the gume. Alumni poured in all morning and afternoon. It. was a joy to see old friends greet one another. We are looking forward to the return of the class of 1938 to next year’s Home-Coming. September seventh and eighth, which seems such a short time ago, saw us all coming in, bag and baggage, resolved to make the coming year the best one in our school lives. Ninetecnthirty-cight Page twenty-three Organizations The Ari dn Literary Society rpilE Ariadna Literary Socitey, under the direction of Mrs. Yoder and Mrs. Wallace Williams, met every third Thursday of the month in the girls’ study room. This year there were five new girls of the thirty-four, and the officers were Genevieve Perhai, president; Gladys Baverfeldt. vice-president; Helen Hock-crt. secretary; and Geneva Broege. treasurer. During the year the programs have been very interesting. At each program current events, a biographical sketch, a poem, a story, and a short play have been given. Among the outstanding numbers given this year were The Indian Love Song signed by Carola Davis and a story “Silence told by Grace Byrne and dramatized by nine girls. This year there were two joint meetings of the boys’ and girls’ societies. The joint meeting of the Phoenix and Ariadna Literary Societies on December sixteenth was the tirst one to be held in the new Assembly Hull. This progrum, in honor of Gallaudet Day, opened with a poem by that name signed by Gladys Baverfeldt. A biographical sketch of Thomas Gallaudet by Harold Weingold; the story of Gallaudet and Abbe Sicard by Raymond Rasmus; a poem. Thomas H. Gallaudet by Ruth Cataract; Laurent Clerc by Raymond Kessenich; and A Rare Book by Geneva Broege completed a program which proved to be very entertaining. On April twenty-eighth there was another joint meeting in the new Assembly Hall. The program was very good. The teachers and others were invited to see it. The most interesting part of the program was a group of talks given by some of our boys about their long trip to New York, and Washington. D. C. One or two activities have been discussed but as the Tattler goes to press we do not know if we’ll have time for them. The Phoenix Literary Society ON the sixteenth of September the first meeting of the Literary Society was held in Phoenix Hall for the election of officers. The otlicers elected were as follows:— President.............. Harold Weingold Vice President..............Silas Hirte Secretary .............Raymond Rasmus Treasurer .............William Hallada Librarian ...........Harold Rosenfield There are forty-six members enrolled of which twelve are new. Meetings have been held regularly every month. Since the new auditorium has been finished they have been held there. The usual programs have consisted of current events, a biographical sketch or two. a poem, a dramatization and often a brief talk by Mr. Cameron or Mr. Rood, our directors. The Hollister Club THE Hollister Club, consisting of boys who are beyond Boy Scout age, is successfully finishing the second year of its existence. This dub has subscribed for the following magazines: Look, Life. Popular Mechanics, Koto, Craftsman, News Week, and comics. The Milwaukee Journal, the Chicago Tribune and the Janesville Gazette also are taken. The billiard table given by the Hollister family seems to be of great interest to the older boys as one group or another is playing on it nearly all of their spare time. On Saturday afternoon, February 12, the club had a card party in Phoenix Hall. “500” and Bunco were played and prizes were awarded. A lunch consisting of sandwiches, cookies and coffee was served. The officers are ns follows:— President ............William Hallada Vice President ..........Theron Lewis Secretary ............Harold Weingold Treasurer.............Raymond Rasmus Librarian .......Clarence Christianson The Boy Scout ■ ■WE official Scout family this year has been composed of the following: Scoutmaster ............ Duncan Cameron Assistant Scoutmaster .. August Kastner Page twenty-four The Tattler Jr. Ass't Scoutmaster . . Raymond Rasmus Senior Patrol Leader........Silas Hirte Tiger Patrol Leader...... Ray. Rasmus Flying Eagle Pat. Leader .. Silas Hirte Black Bear Pat. Leader .. Wallace Reinick Fox Patrol Leader.......Albert Arneson Troop Scribe............Albert Arneson Troop Treasurer ........ Hubert Seidel Quartermaster...........Robert Shields Meetings have been held every two weeks on Sunday mornings. Last October Raymond Rasmus and Silas Hirte attended the Court of Honor held at Beloit and were awarded First Class Scout badges. The following boys were awarded Second Class Scout badges: Albert Arneson Russel James Lloyd Thompson Edward Meyers Duane Sovmour Hubert Seidel Leo Pease Gabriel Vertz The remainder of the group of thirty-six. of which fifteen are new. are now studying to try to pass the Tenderfoot Tests. At Christmas time a party was enjoyed at the log cabin where pleasant get-to-gethers are often held. Refreshments and a grab-bag helped to make this pre-vacation party a very pleasant one. During the week-end of March eleventh the annual Inter-Patrol Scout Basketball Tournament took place in our new gymnasium. Although the winners. |he Tigers, could not go to New York, the name of their patrol was engraved on the Scout Trophy and this is considered an honor worth striving for. At meetings during the winter several troop stunts were put on by different groups. During their spare time the hoys have learned how to make watch-fobs, rings and other small articles out of heads and have made a number of them for gifts. On May fourteenth the Scouts held their annual Track Meet. At the Court of Honor this spring Raymond Rasmus and Silas Hirte hope to be awarded Star Scout badges for which they have been working hard all year. Class Will and Testament We. the das of 38, being of doubtful mentality and Ituppy frame of mind, hereby leave our abilitier to the following: Harold Wcingold wills: To Duane Seymour hi basketball technique, and hi speed on linotype. To Andrew Huron hi popularity with the girls. Mary Ellen Whitlow wills: To Earl Sprague her ability to study. To Ruth Schmidt her slimness. Gladys THiill will : To Ruth Cataract her accuracy und common sense. To Hubert Siede] her ambition. Mary Ann Laken wilt : To Irene 'hrixtianson her conversational ability. To Marion Einborger her dignity. Lillian Anderson will : To Richard Porker her artistic ability. To Geneva Brocgc her delicate :-s� xon complexion. Irene Iverson will : To Harold Rosonfiold her beautiful English To Edwin Schumueher any left for lib benefit. Genevieve Perhai wills: To Ann Popovich her coquettish ways. To Florence Mojack her graceful sign . Attest: I, Lillian Own, do hereunto affix my hand this thirteenth day of May, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred thirty-eight, at flu Wisconsin Stnte School for the Deaf in the city of Dcinvan, Wisconsin. Nineteen thirty-eight Page twenty-five Athletics The 1937 Football Season OUR team this year showed improvement over last year's team. The team gained a lot of ground tho it failed to score. On several occasions, the hall was taken deep into the opponent’s territory. Our Homecoming game with Iowa was the high spot of the season. The teams battled to a 6 to 6 tie. Good offense and defense kept plays at a standstill during the greater part of the game but now and then our back field broke through for favorable gains and were then forced to punt on downs. The weather was ideal for football and although it was a little chilly, a large crowd turned out to see the game. Up at Minnesota, at their Homecoming, our team threatened to score twice, getting within a few yards of the goal, but in each case they were stopped by Minnesota and lost the game 7 to 0. Several Wisconsin fans were among the large crowd there. Promising young players are our hope for the 1938 season as several of the 1937 regulars will be missing. Scores W. S. I). 0 Stoughton 32 W. S. I). 0 Edgewood 14 W. S. 1). 0 St.Catherine 16 W. S. 1). 0 Minnesota S. I). 7 W. S. I). 6 Iowa S. D. 6 W. S. I). 6 St. Mary's 19 The Team Lyman Hall .......................... R. E, Albert Hecker........................ It. T. Martin Schmidt ...................... It. G. Harold Rosen field ...................... C. Francis Perry ....................... L. G. Clarence Christianson ............... L. T. Arnold Walsvick...................... L. E. William Kossak ................. .... Q. B. Raymond Boettcher....................L. H. William Hallada. Cap't...............R. H. Herbert Boettcher....................F. B. Substitutes were; Rasmus, Lewis, Bruno Fitch and Van Dusen. 1937-38 Basketball Season Hereafter our team will have a gymnasium to be proud of. As a fact the new modern gymnasium is said to have the best lighting of any gymnasium in a school for the deaf. Our basketball team with the same starting five as last year back, made another good showing this year winning about seventy per cent of their games. Some of the games were lost by only one or two points. Seasons Record w. s. D. 45 Milwaukee Silents 10 w. s. D. 34 St. Catherine 19 w. s. D. 27 Stoughton 19 w. s. 1). 69 Elkhorn 23 w. s. I). 18 St. Mary’s 26 w. s. I). 24 Walworth 38 w. s. D. 17 Delavan 26 w. s. I). 17 Edgewood 18 w. s. I). 39 Milton College II 25 w. s. D. 45 Elk horn 32 w. s. D. 21 Milton College II 20 w. s. I). 37 Edgewood 28 w. s. I). 20 St. Catherine 21 w. s. D. 40 Delavan 14 w. s. D. 27 Delavan DeMolay 40 w. s. D. 44 Milwaukee 19 w. s. I). 48 Elk horn 20 w. s. D. 32 St. Mary’s 28 In the Central States Tournament held here March -1th and 5th. our team defeated Ohio. Michigan, and Missouri, and then came from behind in the last few minutes to beat Indiana by a slight margin. 26 to 24. This was the final game of the tournament with both teams undefeated in the race for the championship so it is no wonder they put up such a hot fight in this match. For the second consecutive time and for the third time in the Central States Basketball Tournament history, our team won the championship. Wisconsin, having won the championship, received the large beautiful sun-gold trophy. Page twenty-six The Tattler Sending—loft to right: Robert Shield : Arnold WnUvidc; Fran b Terry; Frod J. Xcesam. coach; Thoron bowls; Edwin Schumacher. Seated—Albert Meeker; William Huliadn; Harold Weingold; Herbert Boi't’chcr: Raymond Hoettcher. Raymond Kosscnich wa� absent when the picture v an take.'!. Indiana, runner-up. was given the second place Second Team trophy which was also sun-gold and very Jones of Missouri .... . F. beautiful. Michigan, who was third received Shroyer of Ohio . F. the tournament ball. H. Boettcher of Wisconsin . C. Albert Keeker was high scorer with 68 Phillips of Indiana . . . . G. points and Waters of Michigan who received Weingold of Wisconsin . G. the sportsmanship trophy was second with 60 Central States Tournament Scores points. William Hallada. Harold Weingold. and W. S. D. . 62 Missouri .23 Raymond Boettcher were other high scorers W. S. I). . 17 Michigan 36 on our team. Herbert Boettcher put up a tine W. S. D. . 38 Ohio .27 defensive game to help hold our opponent’s W. S. I). . 26 Indiana 24 scores down. Indiana 20 Ohio 25 Following the Wisconsin-lndiana game, the Indiana .. Michigan . 27 All-Tournament teams were chosen by the tour- Indiana . . 29 Missouri 23 nament officials. They are:— Ohio 19 Missouri 31 First Team Michigan . 19 Missouri decker of Wisconsin F. Michigan . 26 Ohio 21 W aters of Michigan...................F. Central States Tournament Standings Shops hire of Ohio C. Team W. L. Pet. Martin of Indiana G. 4 0 Hallada of Wisconsin G. Indiana 3 1 .750 Nineteen thirty-eight Michigan 2 2 .500 Ohio 3 .250 Missouri — . 0 4 .000 Our team, having won the Central State Tournament, drove on to New York City where ihev participated in the National Basketball Tournament. Only team that had won their sectional tournament took part.. New Jersey represented the Bast. Mississippi the South. Minnesota the Midwest, and Wisconsin the Central States. The tournament opener was won by New Jersey over Minnesota. -10 to 30. Wisconsin and Mississippi met next and our team was defeated by one point. 25 to 21. This loss cost them Page twenty-seven the championship as with their victories of 57 to 31 over Minnesota and 38 to 83 over New Jersey they could have won the crown had they defeated Mississippi. New Jersey, Mississippi, and Wisconsin were tied for first place with two wins and one defeat each. On the play off, New Jersey defeated our team 28 to 13 and Mississippi 25 to 19 to capture the championship. Albert Hecker, our outstanding star, was chosen All-American at the National Tournament. The team enjoyed the long interesting trip. Five state schools and Gallaudet College were visited on the trip. Indianapolis. Pittsburgh. New York City. Philadelphia. Baltimore. Washington. Columbus, and Chicago were the larger cities visited. Bits of Information •Seniors Special Characteristic Kn vo rite Amusement Ambition ■ Expression Favorite Occupation Admiration for Personal Adornment Harold Weingold Courtesy Sports To be a linotype operator O’Kay Printing The one who is gone but not forgotten Suede jacket Gladys Thistle Common sense Dancing To be a movie star Get in line! House kerping That’s my business! Wavy hMir Lillian Anderson Dignity Drawing To b« married T Making posters Rig words! Gray tuilorcd skirt Genevieve Porhni Grace Joking To have charge of a tea room Ho! Ha! Ha! Sewing My boy friend Freckles Mary Ellen Whitlow Seriousness Rending To travel Silence is golden Cooking We don't know Low-heeled shoes .Mary Ann Laken Sweet nos Swimming To live in the country What? Bookkeeping My mother Dimples Irene Iverson llriBianey Fcckon’ at a typewriter To teach the deaf English You're silly! Social work That's telling! Light pink to match her checks Page twenty-eight The Tattler School Calendar of 1937-1938 1937 Sept. 8 School opened with many new face . Florence Bcrkholtr. and Tom Mnffro ore the new teacher? added to the faculty. Marline Parish has taken over the speech work this year. 23 Homecoming trame here with Iowa. 24 The first football game of the season at the r elavan held against Edgewood High. 25 High school student make a tour of our new building. 30 Hallowe'en Party Nov. II Armistice Day celebrated with the help of the American Legion. 24 29 Thanksgiving vacation. 25 Thanksgiving Day. Dec. 6 Tuberculosis test given to all the students in school. 10 Gallaudet's birthday. 17 to Jan. 8 Christmas vacation. 24 Ebb Tide” and Hold’em Navy eqn by the students who stayed here for Christmas. 25 Christmas with a tree in the morning and u (tarty In the evening. 27 Another movie Stage Door. 1938 Jan. I New Year’s Day with a party in the evening. 13 The teachers had a pot-luck supper. 17 A joint meeting of the boys' and girls' Literary Societies, first over held in the new Assembly Hall. 18 Mid-year examinations. 26 A dinner party given by our faculty for the faculty of the School for the Blind at Dclavan. The Advanced Cookery Class served. Feb. 12 Lincoln's birthday celebrated in the class rooms. 13 Lillian Osen joined our school family. 14 Valentine's Day party. 22 Patriotic program. Mur. 3 Reception and movie given to the basketball boys of Ohio, Missouri, Michigan, Indiana and Wisconsin. 1-5 Basketball Tournament with Wisconsin winning first place. 11 Miss Mutt -son's science class visited the engine house. 14 Miss Mntte.son’s class in science visited the printing office to see electric motors. 31 Benefit Curd Party given by teachers and employees to send the basketball boys to the National Tournament In New York. April 1 Much merriment in each class room in the high school. 5 Basketball hoys departed for New York. 6 Gladys Bnverfeldt had un operation for appendicitis. 14-18 Easter vacation. 15 Lillian Osen’s sister spent the Easter vacation with her. 18 Doris Gray and Gladys Baverfeldt returned from Madison hospital. 22 Dclavan Band and Glee Club concert at the State School Exhibit. 22-23 Vocational Exhibit. 25 Curolu Davis had an operation for appendicitis. May 5 Dclavan High School faculty entertained State School faculty at n dinner bridge given at Heaven City. 6 Arbor Day. A tree was planted by the Seniors. 7 The Junior Prom. 8 Mother's Day. 10 Arbor Day Program. 12-13 College Examinations. 15 Mary Ann luiken left for home. 20 Senior Banquet. 22 High School students attended a program in the Janesville High School. June 3 Senior nnd Junior picnic. 5 Bnccalaurente Address. 8 Commencement and Dedication ceremony. 9-10 Homegoing Days. 11 Teachers' report. Half and Half Column Sleepily Harold Weingold grabbed the hair brush instead of the hand mirror. Gracious! he exclaimed, “I certainly need a shave. Ruth Cataract was peeling u blue egg on Easter Sunday when Alice Hendrickson inquired a� to what kind of in egg it was. A hen's egg. came the curt reply from Ruth. Well. Lillian Osen, standing near-by, suddenly announced, she must have been feeling pretty sick when ihc laid it.” A housewife up the street wants a new maid. The Inst one treated the C’hinM like Japan. Hang it nil! Everybody puts his nose into my business.” Can't you do something about it? Why should 1? 1 manufacture handkerchiefs. Gladys Thistle, the girls monitor, was telling the girls to get in line just before supper. She had just told Lillian to do so. Lillian, who is always ready with something to make others laugh, answered I am in line; I'm right behind you.” (Editor’s note:—Yes, hut the wrong line.) Autographs Autographs