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

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the Community Council Carnival by making a number of posters for this project. At Christmas time, a life-size silhouette of Santa, his sleigh and his rein-deer was drawn and painted in the studio to be set up on the front of Swiler hall. The Junior Red Cross carried out an interesting project in the art department making many dainty Saint Patrick’s Pay and Easter nut cups and napkin holders to be sent to a veterans’ hospital. When these had been completed, they were exhibited at a Red Cross Tea in the studio. The senior girls were responsible for making the place cards and decorating the tables for each of the seven luncheon meetings of the faculty and the Home Economics luncheons. The table decorations and place cards for the Junior-Senior Banquet were the work of the Juniors as well as the dance program covers for the Prom, Betty Jahn decorated the east wall of the studio above the black-board with murals representing students of art. A number of Mexican murals used in decorating for the Junior From were also made in the art department. As usual, posters were made for the American Legion Poppy Pay Poster ('on-test. This year most of these were the work of younger students. Prizes were awarded to Anna Mae Fitch, I.eona Robbins and Richard Nowakowski in the order named. Two entries were sent in to the Regional Scholastic Art Award Contest in Milwaukee, a specimen of weaving by Annette Hering and a poster by Betty Jahn. Pictures of these entries are shown above. Annette’s entry was sent to the National Exhibit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Betty Jahn, who is interested in Fashion Art, sent in five entries to the American Fashions Competition sponsored by the Chicago Tribune. This spring, when the new sign was hung at the gate, the lettering on the sign wa3 done in the art department. A linoleum block, which was designed and etched by Edward Czernlcki, was used as a cover design for the Pelavan City Garden Club programs. Edward also printed the covers on the hand press in the studio. Great interest in weaving has been shown by the high school girls and two of the seniors hope to have looms of their own when they leave school. 24

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made wall shelves, end tables, small tables, lamps, stepladders, ladder chairs, wardrobes, cocktail tables and many other things George Tscharuer is making a bookcase, Robert Holmlund, a collarette, Jack Hathaway a cedar chest, and Ralph Voss, a da fry-feed cart. I»» a separate room Gerald Wed ward has been very much interested in weaving many-colored rugs. The Studio The studio at this school Is one of the busiest departments on the place. It seems that for almost every occasion the art department is called upon to help in one way or another. Early in the fall “Book Week posters were made to encourage reading. A little later girls and boys did their bit toward Machine Wood working Bench Wood working 23

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1945-46 Basketball Squad l.clt in right. P. J. NctiHim, coach, I. Stanford, K. Caerntcki. J Lou . R Vow, K Richardson. Football This year for the first time in forty years the boys had no football team because of a shortage of boys. Two had operations In the summer and several did not return to school. Other hoys here were loo young to play. The rest of the boys had the urge to get in the game so they played six-man football among them-selves. Basketball Early In Novomlter the basketball squad started with three lef.ermen bad;. Later In January ano'her letterman joined the team for th remainder of the season. Our hoys lost 75 percent of the basket-hall games, hut they took it like good sjKirts. Baseball II. KHi . 1). Rr-tntcjc, D. Cirltoti, L. lV.»ctxk. years the suits still looked nice. The hoys played soft ball with Southern Regional teams. Considering the lack of practice the boys did pretty well. We lacked a good pitcher. Stanford and Ralowicz divided the work between them and as the season went on the boys showed some improvement. Cheer Leaders This season the W. S. I), baseball suits were used again. After being stored many 25 Left to njflit—A. Hcritic, L Ktibiak ind E- Novak