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Tiger Staff<br />
3B3?5<br />
Editor ..........................................................................Tom<br />
Helgeson<br />
Assistant ......................................................................Merlin Cotton<br />
Business Manager ................................................ Franklin Fawour<br />
Assistant ......................................~....................................Bob Bland<br />
Art Editor .................................................................... Clark Graham<br />
Senior Editor ..............................-..................................Alice Lutke<br />
Social Editor ............................................................. Annele Moore<br />
Sports Editor .......................................................... Fare1 Anderson
The Orange and the Black<br />
Let us sing to praise dear <strong>Ripon</strong><br />
And homage to proclaim:<br />
Let us struggle for her glory<br />
And her honor be our aim;<br />
So that our dear Alma Mater<br />
A champion does not lack:<br />
We arise as brave defenders<br />
Of the Orange and the Black.<br />
Though we win or lose in battle<br />
For <strong>Ripon</strong> High School's fame:<br />
We will ever still remember<br />
The spirit of the game:<br />
We extend to our bold rivals<br />
The hand which dealt them woe,<br />
Which contention make opponents<br />
But which friendship calls no foe.<br />
Though we conquer or are vanquished,<br />
Yet honor is our guide;<br />
Lift the banner of the righteous<br />
To the end with us abide:<br />
Then shall we achieve in glory,<br />
And of duty show no lack:<br />
We shall always win for <strong>Ripon</strong><br />
And the Orange and the Black.<br />
-Hilmar Redemann, '1 7
The<br />
FACULTY<br />
B. J. ROCK, Superintendent<br />
of <strong>Ripon</strong> Schools<br />
Standing-Ray Gurgle, Science, English; H. S. Dyer, Band, English; E. J. Zander, History, Social Science; J. H. Banville,<br />
Science; F. C. Toll, Mathematics, Business Training; P. J. Lunde, Principal, Science; G. W. Frey, Manual Training.<br />
Seated-Louise Nickels, Languages; Georgia Wyss, Math ; English ; Marie Kafer, Social Science, English ; Gertrude Barber,<br />
English; Evelyn Maloney, Social Problems, History; Ruth Patch, English ; Ann Giese, Commercial ; Grace Bailey, Libra-<br />
rian, English; Minnie Marks, Domestic Science; Verna Zick, Secretary to Superintendent.<br />
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Alfred Albright "Alf" Norman Albright "Butch"<br />
Baseball 1; Golf 2; Carnival 2; Thrift 3.<br />
Chorus 1 ; Assembly Program 1 ; Prom<br />
King 3; Thrift 1, 3.<br />
Parrell Anderson "Andy" Erwin Beilke "Erv"<br />
Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Interclass 1, 2, 3; Thrift 2, 3, 1<br />
Track 1; Tennis 1, 2, 3, 4; Boxing 4;<br />
Baseball 2, 3 ; "R" 2, 3, 4; Prom Commit-<br />
tee 3 ; Student Council 3 ; <strong>Class</strong> Vice Pres-<br />
ident 4; Tiger Staff 4; School Program 4.<br />
Katherine Benkowski "Kate" Ted Booras 61Tedvt-<br />
Interclass 1, 2, 3, 4; Audubon Club 1;<br />
Home Economics Club 1, 2; Home Economics<br />
Exhibit 1; Declamatory 1, 3, 4;<br />
Thrift 1, 2 ; School Program 4.<br />
Entered from Stevens Point High School<br />
in Junior Year. Football 3, 4, 'IR" 3, 4.<br />
Eunice Bremer Roy Born "Boney"<br />
Home Economics Club 1, 2; Home Eco- Baseball 2, 3, 4; Interclass 3; Thrift 2, 3 ;&<br />
nomics Exhibit 1, 2; Essay Contest 1; "R" 3, 4,<br />
School Program 3; Prom Queen 3; At-<br />
tendance 1.<br />
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Margaret Clausen "Margie" Blaine Breise "Windy" -<br />
Interclass 1, 2, 3, 4; G.A.A. 2, 3, 4; Cho- Baseball 2, 3, 4; Interclass 3; Thrift 2, 3.<br />
rus 1 ; Assembly Program 3; Glee Club 3:<br />
School Program 4.<br />
Elizabeth. Conrad "Lizzy"<br />
Interclass 2; G.A.A. 2, 4; Chorus 1;<br />
Home Economics Club 1, 2; Home Eco-<br />
nomics Exhibit 1, 2; Thrift 1, 2, 3, 4.<br />
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larvin Fox "Marvie" Clark Graham "Graham"<br />
Interclass 1 ; Football 3, 4; Chorus 1; Assernbly<br />
Program 3 ; Attendance 1, 2, 3 ;<br />
ahrift 1, 2, 3, 4; "R" 4.<br />
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Football 3, 4; Chorus 1 ; Prom Committee<br />
3; Oratory 3; Debate 3, 4; <strong>Class</strong> Secre-<br />
tary 1; School Program 4; Tiger Staff 4.<br />
Raymond Hahn "Ray" Inez Hammen<br />
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horus 1 ; Attendance 1, 2, 3 ; Thrift 1, Chorus 1 ; Audubon Club 1; Home Eco-<br />
-, 3.<br />
nomics Club 1, 2; Home Economics Exhibit<br />
1, 2; Orchestra 2.<br />
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iom Helgeson "Swede" Orrin Hielsberg "Orry"<br />
Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Interclass 1, 3 ; Chorus 1 ; Thrift 3 ; At-<br />
Baseball 1; Tennis 1, 2, 3 ; Interclass 1; tendance 1, 2; Boxing 4.<br />
+ssembly Program 2; Extemporaneous<br />
.eading 2; "R" 2, 3, 4; Tiger Staff 4;<br />
Prom Committee 3 ; Thrift 3 ; Cla'ss Pres-<br />
ident 4; School Program 4.<br />
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4<br />
Violet Hoffman Harold Hoth "Hoot"<br />
a<br />
'horus 1 ; Home Economics Club 1 ; Home<br />
Chorus 1; Attendance 1, 2; Thrift 1, 2, 3;<br />
dconomics Exhibit 1; Attendance 1, 3 ; Orchestra 3, 4.<br />
Thrift 1, 2, 3, 4.<br />
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.;rederick Jess "Shag" Doris Jess "Jess"<br />
Interclass 1; Basketball 2, 3, 4; Football Interclass 1, 2, 3, 4; G.A.A. 2, 3, 4; Glee<br />
3, 4; Prom Committee 3 ; "R" 3, 4; At- Club 3, 4; Chorus 1, 3; Assembly Program<br />
ljendance 1, 2, 3, 4. 3 ; Prom Committee 3 ; Thrift 1, 2, 3, 4.<br />
3<br />
Elsie Keplin Edith Klettke "Fat"<br />
Fhorus 1, 3; Glee Club 3, 4; Assembly Interclass 3 ; G.A.A. 3, 4; Chorus 1, 3 ;<br />
'rogram 3; Home Economics Club 1; Operetta 2; Home Economics Club 1; Ex-<br />
- Home Economics Exhibit 1 ; Attendance temporaneous Reading 3 ; Thrift 1, 2, 3 ;<br />
1, 2; Thrift 1, 2, 3. Assembly Program 3.<br />
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Orleen Klingbeil Lorraine Kollath<br />
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"Kully<br />
Chorus 1, Home Economics Club 1 ; Home<br />
Economics Exhibit 1 ; Declamatory 2 ;<br />
Thrift 1, 2, 3; School Program 4.<br />
Interclass 2, 3; G.A.A. 2, 3, 4; Glee Club<br />
3; Chorus 1, 3; Assembly Program 3;<br />
Home Economics Club 1, 2; Home E c ~ .<br />
nomics Exhibit 1; Thrift 1, 2, 3.<br />
Carl Kosanke "Carly" Verna Kuehn<br />
A<br />
Interclass 1 ; Football 2, 4; Assembly Pro- Chorus 1, 3; Home Economics Club 1<br />
gram 1; Chorus 1 ; Forensics 1; Attend- Home Economics Exhibit 1 ; School Prc<br />
ance 1 ; Thrift 1 ; School Program 1 ; Box- gram 4; Audubn 1.<br />
ing 4.<br />
Juno Ladwig Florian Laper<br />
Attendance 1, 2, 3 ; Interclass 1, 3, 4; Assembly<br />
Program 1, 3 ; Glee Club 3 ; Thrift<br />
Interclass 3; Prom Committee<br />
President 3; Thrift 2, 3.<br />
3; <strong>Class</strong><br />
1, 2, 3, 4; School Program 4. A<br />
Elda Lang "Zimmie" Jacob Leitz "Solitude" &<br />
Attendance 1 ; Interclass 1 ; Audubon 1; Attendance 1, 3 ; Track 1, 2; "R" 2, 3, 4<br />
Chorus 1; Prom Committee 3; Thrift 1,<br />
Chorus 1; Thrift 1, 2, 3, 4; Boxing 4.<br />
2, 3 ; School Program 4.<br />
Ruth Liefke "Luke"<br />
Attendance 1, 2, 3 ; Interclass 2, 3 ; G.A.A.<br />
2, 3, 4; Chorus 1, 3; Glee Club 3, 4; As-<br />
sembly Program 3 ; Home Economics Club<br />
1, 2; Home Economics Exhibit 1 ; Thrift<br />
1, 2, 3 ; School Program 4.<br />
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Marjorie Lenz "Marge"<br />
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Attendance 1; Interclass 1; Glee Club 1,<br />
2, 3; Chorus 1, 3, 4; Assembly Program<br />
1, 2, 3; Declamatory I; Thrift 1, 2, 3, 4;11~<br />
School Program 4.<br />
Clarence Lukoski "Luke" Alice Lutke "Al"<br />
Football 2, 3, 4; Basketball 2, 3, 4; Baseball<br />
2, 3; "R" 2, 3, 4; Thrift 2.<br />
Attendance 1 ; Interclass 1 ; Chorus 1, 2, 3 ;,<br />
Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Declamatory 1 ; Assembly<br />
Program 1, 2, 3; Extemporaneous<br />
Reading 3 ; Thrift 1, 2, 3 ; <strong>Class</strong> Secretary<br />
and Treasurer 4; Tiger Staff 4; School<br />
Program 4; Prom Committee 3. fi.
4<br />
1 .ed Mann "Fritz" Martin Marotz "Shelly"<br />
Interclass 1 ; Assembly Program 1 ; Thrift<br />
1, 2, 3.<br />
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Attendance 1, 3; Assembly Program 1, 3;<br />
Chorus 1, 3; Thrift 1.<br />
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Elnor McLaughlin Evelyn Meyer<br />
Atendance 1, 3; Chorus 1, 3; Glee Club<br />
? 4; Home Economics Club 1; Thrift 1,<br />
2, 3, 4; Home Economics Exhibit 1.<br />
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Attendance 1; Cholus 1; Thrift 1, 2, 3, 4.<br />
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~vielvin Nitz "Slugger" Annelle Moore "Prof"<br />
Interclass 1 ; Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball<br />
1 2, 3, 4; "R" 2, 3, 4; Boxing 4; Chorus<br />
A Thrift 3.<br />
Eitemporaneous Reading 2; Prom Committee<br />
3; Tigerette Staff 3, 4; Thrift 2, 3;<br />
Tiger Staff 4; School Program 4; Glee<br />
Club 4<br />
Emily Page "Em" Lloyd Peschke "Punk"<br />
,terclass 1, 2; Chorus 1, 3; Glee Clul<br />
3 ; Assembly Progiam 3 ; Home Economic:<br />
Club 1; Home Economics Exhibit 1 ;<br />
Thrift 1, 2, .3<br />
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Marion Pollack "Polly" John Pralet "Johnny"<br />
<strong>Library</strong> Work 1; Home Economics Club<br />
Home Economics Exhibit 1; Assembly<br />
ogram 3 ; Glee Club 2, 4; Thrift 2, 3.<br />
-4<br />
- Dorothy Prellwitz "Dot"<br />
ttendance 2; Chorus 1 ; Home Economics<br />
Club 1 ; Home Economics Exhibit 1 ; Prom<br />
Committee 3 ; Thrift 1, 2, 3, 4..<br />
Attendance 1; Chorus 1.<br />
Roy Prellwitz "Pretzel"<br />
Attendance 1, 2, 3 ; Assembly Program 1 ;<br />
Chorus 1 ; Thrift 1, 2, 3, 4.
Carlton Resheske "Shesky"<br />
Attendance 1, 2, 3; Chorus 1; Thrift 2,<br />
3, 4.<br />
Carroll Schattschneider<br />
"Schnapps"<br />
Attendance 1, 2; Assembly Program 1, 3;<br />
Thrift 1, 2, 3.<br />
Lorand Schultz "Lorny "<br />
Attendance 1; Interclass 1; Chorus 1;<br />
Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4;<br />
"R 2, 3, 4; Track 3; Baseball 4.<br />
Jeanne St. George<br />
Attendance 1, 2, 3 ; Reading Circle 1 ; Au-<br />
dubon 1 : Chorus 1. 3 : Glee Club 3 : Home<br />
~conomi'cs Club 1, 2;<br />
Marjorie Van Kirk "Marge" A<br />
Eleanor Wahoske "Wahoske"<br />
Attendance 1, 3; Interclass 3; G.A.A. 3 ;<br />
Chorus 1, 3; Glee Club 2, 3; Assembly<br />
Program 2, 3 ; Reading Circle 1; Home<br />
Economics Club 1. 2 : Home Economics Exhibit<br />
l ; Thrift 1; 2; 3, 4.<br />
1<br />
Lucille Rimpler "Rimpy<br />
Attendance 1; Chorus 1; Declamatory 1;<br />
Prom Committee 3 ; Extemporanequs<br />
Speaking 3; Thrift 1, 2, 3, 4; School Prp.<br />
gram 4,<br />
Dan Schultz "Schmaltz"<br />
A<br />
Interclass 2, 3; Football 3, 4; Tennis 3,<br />
Thrift 2 ; School Program 4.<br />
1<br />
Raymond Schultz "Ray<br />
Attendance 2, 3; Chorus 1; Prom Com-<br />
TJdJ 2, 3, 4. a<br />
Lila Timm "Timm"<br />
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Attendance 1, 2; Interclass 1; G.A.A.<br />
4; Audubon 1; Thrift 1, 2; School Pro-<br />
gram 4.<br />
Marvin Vollbrecht<br />
Assembly Program 1; Chorus 1 ; Thrift<br />
a.<br />
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Roy Walker<br />
Entered from Green Lake High School<br />
Junior Year; Football 3; Baseball 3, 4 ,<br />
"R" 3, 4; Interclass 3, 4.
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2ladys Warren Katherine Welch "Kay"<br />
Enrered from Rosendde High School in Interclass 1, 2, 3; G.A.A. 2, 3, 4; Chorus<br />
senlor year. 1 ; Declamatory 2 ; Prom Committee 3 ;<br />
L Thrift 1, 2, 3.<br />
a<br />
Dorothy Wilkes Doris Wittstock<br />
.4ttendance 3 ; Chorus 1 ; Home Economics " Attendance 1, 2, 3 ; Interclass 1 ; Assem-<br />
I; Home Economics Exhibit 1; Thrift 1, bly Program 1, 3; Glee Club 1, 3; Chorus<br />
2, 3, 4. 1, 3, 4; Thrift 1, 2, 3; Declamatory 2.<br />
rn<br />
-. "averna Wocknitz<br />
Attendance 1 ; Home Economics Club 1;<br />
Home Economics Exhibit 1; Chorus 1;<br />
&Audubon 1 ; Thrift 1, 2, 3.<br />
a<br />
Edythe Zech<br />
Entered from Berlin High School in sen-<br />
ior year.<br />
Lorraine Zimdars "Zim" Evelyn Zuelsdorf "Zuelzy"<br />
m ttendance 1 ; Chorus 1 ; Thrift 1, 3. Attendance 1, 2; Interclass 1, 3; G.A.A.<br />
2, 3, 4; Chorus 1, 3; Home Economics<br />
Club 1 ; Home Economics Exhibit 1;<br />
Thrift 1, 2, 3, 4,<br />
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We, the members of the class of 1937 of Ri-<br />
pon High School, residing in the City of <strong>Ripon</strong>,<br />
County of Fond du Lac and State of Wisconsin,<br />
being of sound mind and body, do hereby declare<br />
this our last will and testament.<br />
We do will and bequeath:<br />
I. Our dignity (?) to the class of 1938.<br />
11. Our appreciation to those helpful teach-<br />
ers who have allowed us to graduate.<br />
For the following the class does not assume<br />
responsibility:<br />
Jeanne St. George bequeathes her poetic abil-<br />
ity to Tador Gatzke.<br />
Dan Schultz wills his popularity with Mr. Lun-<br />
de to Bob Bland.<br />
Carl Kosanke leaves his car to Clyde Lynch<br />
to use when his own falls apart.<br />
Martin Marotz gracoiusly hands down his joy-<br />
ful grin to Darwin Schleicher.<br />
Alice Lutke bequeathes her dimples to Betty<br />
Casati.<br />
Jacob Leitz bequeathes his loquacity to Doro-<br />
thy Putnam.<br />
Roy Walker leaves his curls to Harry Lutke.<br />
WILL<br />
Elizabeth Conrad bequeathes her blushes to<br />
anyone who can control them.<br />
Doris Jess leaves her height to Ruth Chamber-<br />
lain.<br />
Eunice Bremer wills her crown to Virginia<br />
Zellmer.<br />
Kate Benkowski solemnly bequeathes her<br />
sense of humor to Dorothy Boers.<br />
Doris Wittstock leaves her position in the of-<br />
fice to Hazel Hunger.<br />
Juno Ladwig bequeathes her figure to Elnora<br />
Hauptman.<br />
Luke wills his literaw talent to Walter Wall-<br />
schlaeger.<br />
Carl Kosanke leaves his platinum locks to Ken-<br />
ny Peters.<br />
Blaine Briese bequeathes his attention to Miss<br />
Barber. She always wanted it.<br />
Lornie Schultz leaves his heart to a certain<br />
sophomore.<br />
Fred Mann wills his appendix to the chemistry<br />
lab.<br />
Lotta Ayr bequeathes a box of aspirin to who-<br />
ever has to write the will of the class of 1938.<br />
Franklin Farvour bequeathes his vocabulary Signed and sealed under my hand this 6th day<br />
to Jane Johnson. of May, Nineteen hundred and thirty-seven.<br />
LOTTA AYR.<br />
Witness: Lloyd Peschke (xx)
Top Ro-Frederick Hilscher, Walter Wallschlaeger, Marvin Zick, Clyde Lynch, Florian Dolske, Robert Bland, Alred Flscher,<br />
Forrest Hyde, Stewart Stellmacher, John Goszinske, Harold Smith, Arthur Leu.<br />
Sixth RowCarl Gatzke, Herman Leitz, Kenneth Peters, Harvey Gatz, Harry Miller, Earl Erdman, Milton Born, Lawrence Hil-<br />
debrandt, Eugene Zepp, Clarence Rupnow, William Knuth.<br />
Fiftlz Row-Melvin Zahn, Donald Ryerson, Lewis Ehrenberg, Victor Schultz, Merlin Cotton, Ruth Chamberlain, Margaret Young,<br />
Gladys Jolly, Wava Guenther, Dorothy Boers, Lorraine Frei, Vance Middleton.<br />
Fourth RowLawrence Berndt, Gordon Dorsch, Harry Nowinskke, Everdine Fox, Jane Allen, Margie Plantz, Florence Luedke,<br />
Evelyn Schlagel, Elizabeth Miller, Arden Gatzke, Willard Wahoske, Nathan Lawless.<br />
l'hird Row-Regina Reinsch, Hazel Hunger, Virginia Zellmer, Anne Jaworske, Marion Mathwig, Marion Krueger, June Taylor,<br />
Janet Novitske, Bernice Parfitt, Harriet Crook, Dorothy Wahoski.<br />
b'econd Row-Hazel Stowell, Lenora Heiman, Elaine Schultz, Winifred Schultz, Ruth Millard, Inez Cory, Agnes Hein, Ruth<br />
ke, Leona Naparalla.<br />
Liptow, Ilah Morgan, Doris Thiel, Elaine Moderow, Lorretta Grahn, Mary Atwater,<br />
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CLASS OFFICERS<br />
<strong>Class</strong> of 1938<br />
Alfred Fischer Elaine Schultz Hazel Hunger<br />
President Vice President Secretary and Treasurer<br />
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To$ RowWalter Walker, William Smith, Robert Simmons, Gerald Warren, Richard Sullivan, George Koehler, Merlin Diek-<br />
voss, Clarence Benkowski, Donald Wilkes, Ebert Roeske, Herbert Baumgardt.<br />
Sixth Ro-Neal Lube, David Hargrave, Harold Wittchow, Arthur Hinz, Daniel Grager, Kenneth Cotton, Frederick Kohl, Paul<br />
Kehle, Harry Lutke, Donald Polzin, Steven Mijatovitch, Edwin Danielsen.<br />
Fifth Rou-Robert Wepner, Robert Ustruck, Raymond Harms, Reginald Huebl, Elwood Reeck, Harold Rupnow, John Miller, Bur-<br />
ton Kinas, Alex Dudzinski, Eldor Block, Andrew Seabul.<br />
Fourth Ro-Harold Stellmacher, Elton Wetzel, Rachel Stowell, Doris Jennings, Ruth Albright, Marjorie Graham, Marilyn Fort-<br />
num, Dorothy Leitz, Charleen Krueger, Marjorie Krause, Ruth Corliss.<br />
Third RoeJohanna Ristau, Betty Sterlinske, Eleanor Zahn, Elaine Stellmacher, Erna Keplin, Bernice Lehman, Doris Henning,<br />
Bernice Lynch, Elnora Albright, Jeanette Grasse, Adeline Stelllmacher.<br />
Second Ro-Gladys Elms, Elinor Jean Bryan, Helen Pollack, Jean Clark, Catherine Ziesmer, Alice Wepner, Leona Rudolph,<br />
Jane Johnson, Ferne Stueber, Luella Wegner.<br />
First R-Ruby Theim, Adelaide Kimble, Ann Barber, Ardis Schlagel, Wilma Stellmacher, Loretta Morgan, Marian Quinn,<br />
Ethel Albright, Elnora Albright, Edith Cary.<br />
<strong>Class</strong> of 1939<br />
CLASS OFFICERS<br />
Gladys Elms Eldor Block Paul Kehle<br />
President Vice President Secretary and Treasurer
Top RowLee Brown, Eric Altnau, Hazen Hill, Glenn Page, Andrew Kallas, Kelsey Kuhs, Robert Lambert, William Splitt,<br />
Charles Grahn, Donald Dean Pratt, Merrill Banville, Harvey Zamzow, Gordon Hetzel.<br />
Sixth Row-Maurice Morgan, Lester Zeto, Frederick Suckow, Raymond Warren, John Bowlsby, Robert Radke, Richard Reich-<br />
muth, Kenneth Resheske, Lorenz Draeger, Lorraine Krueger, Grace Novitski, Rosemary Middleton.<br />
Fifth Row-Donald Lueck, Douglas Stellmacher, Robert Schmidt, Milton Oakeq Lawrence Bonk, Roy Miller, Betty Kinty, Yvon-<br />
ne Bonnell, Janet Griese, Ellen Wepner, Adela Grams, Carlyle Vollbrecht.<br />
Fourth Row-Iona Luedke, Dorothy Lyle, Florence Wizner, Irene Peppler, Anola Radke, Betty Jane Lawson, Genevieve Groves,<br />
Evelyn Schleicher, Irene Sworski, Ethel Luedke, Helen Resheske, Shelby Fink, Ingeborg Fricke.<br />
Third Rwu--Betty Mae Lenz, Doris Radatz, La Verne Meyer, Florence Wilkes, Helen Reinsch, Madonna Zimdars, Lucille Weise,<br />
Alice Mae Timm, Grace Zech, Margaret Eckstein, Eunice Dudzinski.<br />
Second Rw-Bonnie Sylvester, Nina Leu, Doris Ann Russell, Kathryn Wrzinski, Luella Stollfus, Marion Boline, Isabel1 Clark,<br />
Mary Miller, Nelson Gneiser, Orville Splitt, Roy Burger, Leonard Kemnitz.<br />
First Row-Horace Barnhouse, Neil St. George, Charles Mason, Lyle Priske, Arlene Sommerfeldt, Gladys Dudzinski, Elaine Pat-<br />
chett, Nancy Nash, Gwendolyn Fisher, Edna Hoffman.<br />
<strong>Class</strong> of 1940<br />
CLASS OFFICERS<br />
Mary Miller Richard Reichmuth Nancy Nash<br />
President Vice President Secretary and Treasurer
Top Row-Elizabeth Hessler, Jean Chamberlain, Hazel Reeck, Harold Hansen, Eugene Parfitt, Donald Novitske, Edward Beu-<br />
a thin.<br />
Fifth Row-Wanda Jean Ellis, Barbara Doehling, Irma Hammerling, Kimball Dyer, Earl Buchholz, Frederick Allen, Earl Ris-<br />
tau, Leo Chaffin.<br />
Fourth Ro-Marjorie Rowles, Donald Ustruck, Thomas Davis, Phillip Bland, Gerhart Berger, William Wepner, Jack Haupt-<br />
a<br />
man.<br />
Third RowClaire Mae Labisky, Janet Kempton, Kathryn Miller, Earl Diskowski, Robert Grahn, Clyde Wahoske, Mary Sattler,<br />
Mae Miller.<br />
Second RouLIone Henning, Arlene Steinberg, Josephine Sullivan, Jane Blumenshine, Betty Casati, Rosemary Wahoske, Edith<br />
Roeder, Ardis Millard, Verna Schultz.<br />
First RowAlice Dorsch, Donald St. George, Frank Middleton, Jack Lutke, George Conant, Ralph Novitske, Harlan Marsh,<br />
Irene Reinsch, Gladys Liptow.<br />
<strong>Class</strong> of 1941<br />
CLASS OFFICERS<br />
Jack Lutke Harlan Marsh Mary Sattler<br />
President Vice President Secretary and Treasurer
Top Row-Elsie Berlowski, Kenneth Daehn, Edward Prellwitz, Kenneth Zeto, Sylvester Adamski, Harold Stowell, Billy Hilscher,<br />
Stanley Seabul, Lawrence Prellwitz.<br />
Sixth Row-David Groves, Beverly Reinsch, Genevieve Berlowski, Jane Barber, Pearl Dudzinski, La Verne Brown, Charlotte<br />
Wepner, Imogene Ternme, Eyvan Wepner, Violet Mae Radke.<br />
Fifth RowBetty Wepner, Ruth Lueck, Donald Denzin, Kenneth Tirnm, Phillip Rake, Valentine Habel, Lloyd Sauer, Lawrence<br />
Boers, Lyle Sauer, Raymond Parfitt, Robert Wallschlaeger.<br />
Fourill Row-Joyce Page, Caroline Mahlke, Virginia Rock, Mary Smith, Carolyn Novitzeske, Lorretta Hinz, Maurine Carter,<br />
Myrl Ann Miller, Geraldine Hansen, Agnes Przybyl, Edward Klingbail.<br />
Tlrird Row-Roman Jaworski, Russell Crook, William Dahlke, Ervin Altnau, Wallace Buchholz, Earl Hammen, Gordon Miller,<br />
Bobby Potter, Karl Hielsberg, Paul Seabul, Francis Bowlin, Arthur Liptow.<br />
Second Row-Elvira Marotz, Mary Ann Wahoske, Caroline Lichtenberg, Doris Jacob, Bernice Dorsch, Ruth Hill, Helen Jaworski,<br />
Anna Kehle, Virginia Kollath, Jean Carstensen, Mary Ellen Weiske, June Warren.<br />
First Row-Doris Eichstedt, Jane Danielsen, Lorraine Rickert, La Verne Burger, Lester St. George, Ralph Liptow, Daniel Nowin-<br />
ski, John Wepner, Robert Prellwitz.<br />
<strong>Class</strong> of 1942<br />
CLASS OFFICERS<br />
Kenneth Zeto Valentine Habel Virginia Rock<br />
President Vice President Secretary and Treasurer
Homecoming<br />
Homecoming was a new word at <strong>Ripon</strong> High School in 1936.<br />
With the Tiger football team enjoying immense success on the<br />
gridiron last fall, the inspiration for the first celebration in many<br />
years sprouted up and became a reality on Nov. 1 and 2 when the<br />
big event was held, with <strong>Ripon</strong>'s arch rivals from Berlin furnish-<br />
ing the opposition. The Homecoming celebration was a rousing<br />
success from start to finish,<br />
With a huge band of students marching down through the lo-<br />
cal "main street," with torches blazing, with shouts, cheers ,and<br />
excitement, the 1936 Homecoming opened its program on Friday<br />
night. A decrepit "Model T" shone forth with a "Bust Berlin"<br />
command blazoned on its sides. A huge dinner bell clanged out<br />
with ear-splitting violence. The winding procession, completely<br />
"on fire," tramped down to the square-threw in the torches-<br />
and a spontaneous bonfire licked and crackled skyward. Cheers,<br />
speeches, clangs, and noise roared forth from every side. Coach<br />
Hettinger- "with this pep . . . my boys. . . should "Bust Berlin."<br />
Saturday afternoon found <strong>Ripon</strong> romping all over Berlin to<br />
the tune of 39 to 7 and adding additional spirit to the celebration.<br />
The <strong>Ripon</strong> lads played inspired ball and gave their arch rivals<br />
the worst beating in both schools' history. "They did their part." 1<br />
The Juniors climaxed the Homecoming celebration by spon-<br />
soring the annual Homecoming Dance to a huge crowd gathered<br />
in the heavily decorated gymnasium and the <strong>Ripon</strong> High School<br />
student retired on Saturday night with memories of one of the a<br />
pleasantest happenings of the 1936-7 school year.
1937 Popularity Contest<br />
The Kings and Queens of Personality in<br />
<strong>Ripon</strong> High School during the past school year<br />
were chosen L)y popular election, and the fol-<br />
lowing is a result of the balloting.<br />
Students seem to cater to likeable Tom Hel-<br />
geson in a landslide manner (277). Versatile<br />
Tom's closest opponents were Bob Bland (75)<br />
and Clyde Lynch (63).<br />
Her first year here, Dorothy Putnam struck<br />
everyone as popular ( 175) and Annelle Moore<br />
( 126) was a slight leader over Marilyn Fort-<br />
num (106). "Dot" also walked off with the<br />
Wittiest Girl honors (152) with Marion Math-<br />
wig second ( 137) and Kate Benkoski close be-<br />
hind "Pee-wee" with 128,<br />
Male handsome wreaths go to Dan Schultz<br />
(193) with Melvin Nitz second in the Appollo<br />
section (144), and Prom King Lynch third,<br />
(77).<br />
Gorgeous girls in <strong>Ripon</strong> High School were<br />
chosen as Alice Lutke ( 196), beauty No. 2 was<br />
Winifred Schultz (126), and Jane Johnson<br />
third with (82).<br />
Our hero of the field and gymnasium was<br />
unanimously selected as Tom Helgeson, when<br />
he walked off with Best Boy Athlete honors<br />
with 295 votes. Melvin Nitz (62) and Wal-<br />
ter Wallschlaeger (53) were his pacemakers.<br />
Katherine Welch became the Best Girl Ath-<br />
lete ( 171 ) with Everdine Fox also active ( 134)<br />
and lithe Marion Mathwig third with 91 votes.<br />
Quick-witted Orville Splitt was so funny<br />
167 thought he deserved Wittiest Boy honors,<br />
while Don Ryerson ( 129) punned his way into<br />
second place and Nathan Lawless ( 106) was<br />
funnyman number three.<br />
The men of actions, not words at <strong>Ripon</strong><br />
High include the ever peaceful Jacob Lietz<br />
(230) with Carl Gatzke (133) and Herman<br />
Leitz (66) also giving no back talk to the teach-<br />
ers.<br />
The Quietest Girl is Bernice Parfitt (203).<br />
tho Inex Hammen (1 17), and Charleen Krue-<br />
ger (70) evidently also need nerve tonic.<br />
218 students thought Stevens Mijatovitch<br />
was loud enough for the school, while the pep-<br />
py Stevens was paced by Orville Splitt (116)<br />
and Donald Pratt (86).<br />
The racket-making female honors went to<br />
Jane Allen ( 195) and closely behind her came<br />
noise making Katherine Benkowski ( 158) with<br />
our Dorothy Putnam last (58).
Shades of Barnum startled the eyes of the onlooker<br />
when showmen teacher and student alike transformed<br />
the studious corridors of <strong>Ripon</strong> High SchooI into a rol-<br />
licking carnival midway for the annual Athletic Carni-<br />
val, held on April 2-3, 1937. Gaily bedecked signs<br />
spoke of the "Greatest Show on Earth," and everyone<br />
forgot his troubles while cavorting about the noisy, con-<br />
fetti-drenched halls, Movies, plays, a style show, danc-<br />
ing, boxing and wrestling, etc., gaily unfolded Before<br />
our eyes in the happy two-day stand, and the tired Ri-<br />
pon High student left the financially-successful carnival<br />
on Saturday night with memories of a glorious time.<br />
CARNIVAL
He sweeps and meepsl<br />
"There goes the bell!"<br />
"Do I smell something burning?"<br />
"I'm still off $325 1''<br />
Bashful ? Somethings draggin,' Santa l
Front Row-Bobby Potter, Mary Ann Goranson, Marjorie Van Kirk, Katherine Welch, Lorraine Kollath, Stephen Mijatovitch. a<br />
Mary Sattler, Jean Clark, Gladys Elms, Dorothy Putnam, George Conant.<br />
Second Row-Orville Splitt, Alice Mae Timm, Evelyn Meyer, Ila h Morgan, Kenneth Resheske, president, Harold S. Dyer, band-<br />
master, Margaret Clausen, Phillip Bland, Mary Miller, Nina Leu, Margaret Eckstein.<br />
ird Row-Clark Graham, Elinora Hauptman, Anola Radtke, Elaine Schultz, Lorraine Kmeger, Frederick Jess, Martin Mar-<br />
otz, Arthur Leu, Richard Sullivan, Charleen Krueger, Roy Prellwitz, Ruth Tirnm. I<br />
Fourth Row-Ingeborg Fricke, Hazel Reeck, Clarence Rupnow, Carroll Schattschneider, William Splitt, Eugene Zepp, Harold<br />
Rupnow, David Hargrave, Paul Kehle.<br />
ifth Row-Irma Hammerling, Valentine Habel, Earl Buchholz, Kimball Dyer, Carl Kosanke, Merlin Diekvoss, Donald Lueck,<br />
Ruby Mae Timm, Elaine Moderow, Mildred Buchholz.<br />
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Front RowRobert Prellwitz, Jean Carstensen, Virginia Kollath, Loretta Hinz, Mary Ellen Weiske, Anna Kehle, Earl Hammen,<br />
Frank Middleton.<br />
Second Ro-Yvonne Bonnell, Edith Klettke, Claire Mae Labisky, Mr. Dyer, Bernice Lyech, Kathryn Miller, Xary Atwater.<br />
Third RowJean Chamberlain, Harvey Zamzow, Harold Smith, Marvin Fox, Milton Oakes, Doris Ann Russell.<br />
Fourth Ro-Elizabeth Smith, Virginia Rock, Alex Dudzinski, Edward Prellwitz, Robert Radke, Myrl Ann Miller, Jean Temme.<br />
The growth in interest and activity in instru-<br />
mental music made necessary the organization of<br />
two bands in September, 1936. Under the direc-<br />
tion of the new bandmaster, Harold S. Dyer, a<br />
system of rehearsals on class schedule was inaug-<br />
urated. That this plan has succeeded in raising<br />
the standard of playing of the young musicians is<br />
' evident from the fact that in the district festival<br />
held at Oshkosh on May 8, the <strong>Ripon</strong> band con-<br />
Instrumental Students<br />
tested in <strong>Class</strong> B, two divisions higher than last<br />
year. Soloists and ensembles numbering upwards<br />
of thirty students competed creditably on May 1.<br />
The drive for new uniforms sponsored by the<br />
Band Mothers is able to report substantial pro-<br />
gress and it is the aim of everyone to see the Tig-<br />
ers decked out in their new regalia by the spring<br />
of 1938.
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Top R-Burton Kinas, Lorenz Draeger, Lorand Schultz, Clark Graham, Richard Sullivan, Harvey Zamzow, David Hargrave, A<br />
Harold Rupnow.<br />
Fourth Ro-Nathan Lawless, Paul Kehle, Roy Prellwitz, Martin Marotz, Arthur Leu, Harold Hoth, Clarence Rupnow, Steven<br />
Mijatovitch.<br />
Third Ro-Maurice Morgan, Virginia Zellmer, Jane Allen, Ruth Chamberlain, Juno Ladwig, Doris Wittstock, Marjorie Lenz,<br />
Regina Reinsch, Elaine Schultz, Arthur Hinz.<br />
Sccond Ro-Evelyn Schlagel, Dorothy Wahoski, Elaine Moderow, Wava Guenther, Dorothy Boers, Edith Klettke, Doris Thiel, *<br />
Dorothy Prellwitz, Emily Page, Ilah Morgan, Winifred Schultz.<br />
First Ro-Orville Splitt, Everdine Fox, Margaret Clausen, Ruth Timm, Miss Erbe (conductor), Arlene Liptow, Marion Krue-<br />
ger, Ali,ce Mpe Timrp, Lewis Ehrenberg.<br />
enior High School Mixed Chorus<br />
-<br />
The High School Mixed Chorus, directed by singing, the High School Mixed Chorus joined the<br />
Miss Luella Erbe, marked the year's activities by <strong>Ripon</strong> College Choir in singing five numbers at the<br />
its participation in the Spring Music Festival on Spring Festival. Miss Erbe conducted the mass-<br />
April 28. The music department of <strong>Ripon</strong> Col- ed chorus in "Lullaby" by Clokey, and the "Batlege<br />
affords the students of <strong>Ripon</strong> High School an tle of Jericho." Mr. Chamberlain conducted<br />
unusual opportunity for broadening their musical "Swing Low Sweet Chariot," "Go Down Moses,"<br />
learning. To increase the knowledge of choral and "America."<br />
A
a<br />
Top Ro-Evelyn Schlagel, June Taylor, Elizabeth Miller, Ruth Liefke, Hazel Hunger, Virginia Zellmer, Everdine Fox, Gladys<br />
Jolly, Rachel Stowell, Eleanor Wahoske, Katherine Benkowski, La Verne Wocknitz, Adeline Stellmacher, Jeanette Grassee,<br />
Ethel Albright<br />
Fifth Row-Harriet Crook, Marion Krueger, Marion Mathwig, Elnora Albright, Elda Hielke, Gladys Warren, Edith Klettke,<br />
Bernice Lynch, Doris Hennnig, Adelaide Kimble, Ruth Albright, Bernice Lehman, Erna Kopplin, Dorothy Lietz.<br />
Fourth Row-Elaine Stellmacher, Marjorie Graham, Evelyn Meyer, Elinor Jean Bryan, Ann Barker, Ruth Hellen Corliss, Jane<br />
Allen, Ruth Chamberlain, Juno Ladwig, Doris Wittstock, Marjorie Lenz, Regina Reinsch, Ruth Millard, Lorraine Zimdars,<br />
Dorothy Wilkes, Luella Wegner, Annelle Moore, Marilyn Fortnum, Marjorie Krause.<br />
Third RowMiss Erbe conductor), Elaine Moderow, Orleen Klingbeil, Elnora Hauptmann, Lorraine Kollath, Eleanor Zahn,<br />
Betty Sterlinske, Wava Guenther, Dorothy Boers, Alice M'epner, Doris Thiel, Dorothy Prellwitz, Emily Page, Ilah Morgan,<br />
Loretta Grahn, Fern Stueber, Winifred Schultz, Elaine Schultz.<br />
Second Row-Margaret Clausen, Ruth 'Timm, Leona Naparalla, Helen Jollack, Wilma Stellrnacher, Ardis Schlagel, Arlene Liptow,<br />
Neva McLaughlin, Marion Quinn, Leona Rudolph, Mary Atwater, Elsa Keplin, Marion Pollack, Edythe Zech, Marjorie Van<br />
Kirk, Evelyn Zuelsdorf, Jane Johnson.<br />
First RwCharleen Krueger, Dorothy Wahoske, Loretta Morgan, Anne Jaworske, Johanna Ristau, Elice Mae Timm, Ruby<br />
Thiem, Gl.~dys Elms, Jean Clark, Jeanne St. George, Elnora Albright, Doris Jennings.<br />
Senior High School Girls' Chorus<br />
a All Senior High School girls are eligible to join drous Story," by Richard Kountz. On April 28,<br />
this musical organization which meets twice each at the Spring Music Festival, this group became<br />
week for a half hour period. Under the direction part of a 325 voice chorus to sing the cantata "Rip<br />
of Miss Luella Erbe the group participated in its Van Wikle" by Ira B. Wilson, Thirty-four girls<br />
first radio broadcast on the <strong>Ripon</strong> Hour Dec. 17, were picked from this group to represent <strong>Ripon</strong><br />
over station WIBU at Portage. At the Christ- High School at the district music tournament to<br />
mas program in the high school assembly, the jun- be held in Oshkosh.<br />
ior and senior girls sang a cantata "The Won-
Top Ro-Ellen Wepner, Grace Novitzke, Adela Grams, Helen Resheske, Ethel Luedtke, Elizabeth Hessler, Jenny Berlowski,<br />
Jean Chamberlain, Jane Barber, Elsie Berlowski, Irene Reinsch, Ma.e Miller, Lorraine Krueger, Ingeborg Fricke, Barbara A<br />
Doehling.<br />
Fifth Roc--Anola Radtke, Dorothy Graham, Nina Leu, Betty Casati, Carolyn Novitzke, Loretta Hinz, Doris Eichstead, Pearl<br />
Dudzinski, Jane Danielsen, Charlotte Wepner, Verna Schultz, Maurine Carter, Rosemary Wahoski, Beverly Reinsch, Jose-<br />
phine Sullivan.<br />
Fourtlr Ro-Helen Reinsch, Mary Anne Goransen, Gladys Liptow, Edith Roeder, Arline Steinberg, Ardis Millard, Mary Sattler, A<br />
Claire Mae Labisky, Wanda Jean Ellis, Janet Kempton, Marjorie Rowles, Alice Mae Timm, Eunice Dudzinski, Genevieve<br />
Groves, Ione Luedtke.<br />
Third RowMary Miller, Evelyn Schleicher, Miss Erbe (conductor), Irene Sworski, Irene Peppler, Janet Griese, Lucille Wiese,<br />
Doris Radatz, Alice Dorsch, Joyce Page, Geraldine Hanson, Merle Ann Miller, Jean Carstensen, Ruth Hill, June Warren,<br />
Mary Ellen Weiske, Anna Kehle, Hazel Reeck, Ione Henning, Irma Hammerling, Betty Jane Lawson, Betty Mae Lenz, Doro-<br />
thy Lyle, Yvonne Bonnell. rn<br />
Second Row-Luella Stollfuss, Catherine Wrzynski, Ruth Lueck, Lorraine Picard, Doris Marotz, Jane Blumenshine, Helen Jawor-<br />
ski, Mary Ann Wahoski, Virginia Kollath, Bernice Dorsch, Carolyn Mahlke, Marilyn Bolen, Gladys Dudzinske, Bonnie Syl-<br />
vester, Shelby Fink, Florence Wizner, Betty Ginz.<br />
First Row-Doris Ann Russell, Rosemary Middleton, Margaret Eckstein, La Verne Myer, Florence Wilkes, Madonna Zimdarq Ar-<br />
lene Sommerfeldt, Edna Hoffman, Gwendolyn Fisher, ElainePatchett, Grace Zech, Nancy Nash. A<br />
Junior High School Girls' Chorus<br />
The members of the Junior High School Girls' The all-school Spring Music Festival marked an-<br />
Chorus rehearse in half hour periods twice each other public appearance of the chorus when they<br />
week. At the Christmas program, the Junior Cho- sang "Rip Van Winkle," a cantata by Ira B. Wil-<br />
rus united with the Senior Chorus in singing "The son. The Chorus is directed by Miss Luella Erbe.<br />
Wondrous Story," a cantata by Richard Kountz,
To$ Rm-Hazel Stowell Edith Klettke, Ruth Liefke, Margaret Clausen, Elizabeth Miller. Gladys Jolly, Elaine Schultz, Winitred<br />
Schultz, Lorraine Kollath.<br />
Second Row-Eleanor Wahoski, Agnes Hein, Ilah Morgan, Doris Jess, Everdine Fox, Hazle Hunger, Ruth Timm, Elnora Haupt-<br />
man.<br />
First RhMildred Buchholz, Harriet Crook, Evelyn Schlagel, Evelyn Zuelsdorf, Dorothy Putnam, Neva McLaughlin, Loretta<br />
Grahn.<br />
Girls' Athletic Association<br />
OFFICERS<br />
Katherine Welch Margaret Clausen Doris Jess<br />
President Vice President Secretary and Treasurer
Top RowJosephine Sullivan, Elizabeth Hessler, Hazel Reeck, Adela Grams, Grace Novitzeske, Florence Wizner, Iona Ludtke,<br />
Barbara Doehling, Irma Hammerling. a<br />
Second RowMiss Marks (adviser), Arline Steinberg, Verna Schultz, Eunice Dudzinski, Gwendolyn Fisher, Florence Wilkeq<br />
Laverne Meyer, Elaine Patchett, Gladys Dudzinski, Rosemary Wahoski.<br />
First Rou-Mary Sattler, Betty Casati, Arleen Sommerfeldt, Wanda Jean Ellis, Jane Blumenshine, Kathryn Jane Miller, Isabel<br />
Clark, Ione Henning, Edith Roeder, Gladys Liptow.<br />
A<br />
Girls' Sewing Club<br />
OFFICERS<br />
Jane Blumenshine Gwendolyn Fisher Barbara Doehling<br />
President Vice President Secretary and Treasurer
Top Row-Ingeborg Fricke, Barbara Doehling, Harold Stowell, William Hilscher, Yvonne Bonnell, David Groves, Kenneth Zeto.<br />
a Third Row-Kenneth Timm, Mary Smith, Virginia Rock, Mary Ellen Weiske, Virginia Kollath, Jean Carstensen, Anna Kehle,<br />
Doris Jacob.<br />
Second Row-Phillip Rake, Betty Casati, Charlotte Wepner, Pearl Dudzinske, Loretta Hinz, Neil St. George, Orville Splitt.<br />
First ReRobert Prellwitz, Mary Ann Wahoske, Ruth Hill, Helen Jaworski, Jane Danielsen, Jane Blumenshine, Robert Wall-<br />
schlaeger, Lester St. George.<br />
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b<br />
<strong>Ripon</strong> Junior High School Audubon Club<br />
a<br />
--(1 OFFICERS<br />
Ingeborg Fricke Betty Casati Phillip Rake<br />
President Vice President Secretary and Treasur~.
This year forensics continued to progress in<br />
popularity at <strong>Ripon</strong> High School. The proof of<br />
this can be easily seen in the fact that during the<br />
course of the year over forty boys and girls were<br />
directly connected with some division of forensics.<br />
Chronologically, first came debate. The debate<br />
team, which was in its second year of existence,<br />
did not enjoy an exceptional amount of success.<br />
The 1936-7 debate question was, resolved: That<br />
all electric utilities should be governmentally owned<br />
and operated.<br />
Saturday, Jan. 23, the debate team went to<br />
Horicon, where they participated in the Little Ten<br />
Conference debate tournament. The <strong>Ripon</strong>ites<br />
were victorious in two of the six contests. The<br />
affirmative defeated Berlin and the negative Waupun.<br />
Jan. 30, <strong>Ripon</strong>'s debaters went to Appleton<br />
where they competed in the district debate tournament.<br />
There they were defeated in four contests<br />
as at Horicon. This was the second and<br />
last venture of the debate team.<br />
An equally great amount of interest was shown<br />
in other forensic work: extemporaneous speaking,<br />
extemporaneous reading, and declamation. Thir.<br />
ty-six students tried out for these forensic activities.<br />
In the local forensic contests, held Mar. 22<br />
and 23, two students in each division were chosen<br />
to compose the <strong>Ripon</strong> High School Interscholastic<br />
forensic team. This team was sent to Beav-<br />
to Oshkosh to participate in the district tournament.<br />
-. - -. .<br />
In this final contest Bob Bland was awarded<br />
third place in his favorite event against extremely<br />
strong competition representing the largest high<br />
schools in the entire central area of the state.<br />
er Dam April 10. That forenoon the league contests<br />
were held for the purpose of choosing representatives<br />
to the sub-district tournament. In<br />
these contests <strong>Ripon</strong> was awarded four places:<br />
Bob Bland won first in extemporaneous speaking,<br />
Mary Miller won first in humorous declamation,<br />
Doris Ann Russell won second in humorous declamation,<br />
and Loretta Grahn won second in serious<br />
declamation.<br />
The Little Ten forensic tournament was held<br />
in the afternoon. In this, <strong>Ripon</strong> received one<br />
place of which we are justly proud, Robert Bland<br />
won the title of Little Ten extemporaneous speaking<br />
champion of 1937. This is an honor never<br />
before conquered by a student of our school. Bob<br />
was awarded a gold cup significant of his achievements.<br />
In the sub-district meet, held at Waupun, Apr.<br />
16, <strong>Ripon</strong> won two places. Bob again won first<br />
in extemporaneous speaking and Mary Miller won<br />
second in humorous declamation.<br />
Gaining their positions by their victories in<br />
the sub-district tournament, Bob and Mary went<br />
Forensics<br />
Miss Maloney, Miss Patch, Mr. Zander, Miss Kafer, Miss Barber<br />
Forensic Coaches
Debate Team<br />
Back Row-Kenneth Cotton, Bob Bland, Clark Graham.<br />
Front row-Dorothy Boers, Orville Splitt, Elaine Moderow<br />
Forensic Team<br />
Back Row-Bob Bland, Elaine Schultz, Ingeborg Fricke.<br />
Front Row-Shelby Fink, Doris Ann Russell, Mary Miller.
Tom Helgeson<br />
Clark Graham<br />
! f 4x / ,<br />
g=.k7'<br />
Franklin Fawour<br />
Annelle Moore<br />
Bob Bland<br />
Merlin Cotton<br />
bk.<br />
Tiger<br />
Staff<br />
Farrell Anderson<br />
Alice Lutke<br />
Tigerette Staff<br />
Back Row-Shelby Fink, Annelle<br />
Moore, Bob Bland, Harry Lutke,<br />
Front Row-Ruth Timm, Vance<br />
Middleton, Merlin Cotton.
L. P. Hettinger<br />
Coach of All Sports<br />
Leonard P. Hettinger's excellent coaching record at <strong>Ripon</strong> High School re-<br />
ceives the highest respect, His career here is indeed one that brings forth<br />
the admiration of those who know him. His efforts with the students have<br />
always been well planned and well directed. In short, "Hett" typifies real<br />
sportsmanship at <strong>Ripon</strong> High School.. His sincerity has set an example for<br />
every boy and girl with whom he has come in contact. Coach Hettinger-we<br />
congratulate you
Top Row-Dan Schultz, Arden Gatzke, Marvin Vollbrecht, Stevens Mijatovitch, Herman Leitz, Donald Ryerson.<br />
A Second R-Coach Hettinger, Nathan Lawless, Manager John Bumby, Carl Kosanke, Clarence Rupnow, Harold Rupnow, Harold<br />
Smith, Walter Walker, Fred Jess, Bob Simmons, Fred Hilscher, Marvin Fox, Willard Wahoske, Ted bras, Florian Dolske.<br />
First Row-Lorand Schultz, Kenneth Peters, Carl Gatzke, Tom Helgeson, Walter Wallschlaeger, Clarence Lukoski, Farrell An-<br />
derson, Clyde Lynch, Victor Schultz, Jack Goszinski, Melvin Nitz, Assistant Manager William Smith.<br />
Football Team<br />
1936 Schedule<br />
September 19 ........................................................ Watertown there<br />
September 25 .................................................... Oconomowoc, here<br />
October 2 ................................................................. Potage there<br />
October 10 ..................................................... Beaver Dam, there<br />
October 16 ............................................................ Columbus, there<br />
October 23 ................................................................. Hartford, there<br />
October 30 ................................................................. Waupn here<br />
November 7 .................................................................... Berlin, here
Tom Helgeson<br />
Popular Tommy rode on the crest of the Tiger<br />
championship this year and closed his career as<br />
one of the best backfield men to play at <strong>Ripon</strong>.<br />
His expert engineering of plays, steady ball car-<br />
rying and morale bolstered the Orange to the ex-<br />
tent of being the key man on the squad.<br />
Melvin Nitz<br />
The hardy "Slugger" plowed the Little Ten gridirons<br />
this year and battered down enemy attacks to make<br />
himself another invaluable asset to the <strong>Ripon</strong> co-champs<br />
s a senior and the dependable Melvie<br />
Lorand Schultz<br />
Speeding in and out like a demon and bowling over<br />
his opponents like tenpins this unsung hero enriched the<br />
guard position at his last year here so that <strong>Ripon</strong> will<br />
go a long way before they find another spark-plug like<br />
Lorand clearing the way for the interference and bat-<br />
tling every defensive inch. His shoes will be hard to<br />
fill.<br />
Clarence Lukoski<br />
"Luke" held down his tackle position in his last year<br />
in enviable style. His steady plugging and dependa-<br />
bility made him another one of the line's unsung he-<br />
roes Coach IIettinger will look far for another "Luke."<br />
Jack Goszinske<br />
Another headache to Hett was the other end post,<br />
but along came Jack and solved his problem when he<br />
stepped from the ranks to play the regular post and play<br />
it well. Another junior-with great expectations for<br />
next year.
Carl Gatzke<br />
The swift round end runs of Junior Carl Gatzke<br />
and his beautiful blocking made this lad one of the<br />
highest scoring backs in the Little Ten this year. His<br />
touchdowns speak for himself-a scintillating star in ev-<br />
ery sense. Great going, Carl-give u9 more next year!<br />
Kenneth Peters<br />
A port in a storm was "Ken's" blocking half posi-<br />
sition was one of effort<br />
his i9\-pound junior made a reputation as a scourge<br />
to his opponents this year as he slashed through enemy<br />
lines consistently to bring down ball carriers at a loss<br />
His champion efforts were rewarded with an all-confer-<br />
ence rating at his tackle post. Watch this howitzer next<br />
year.<br />
Victor Schultz<br />
Potentialities came out at their best this year in junior<br />
"Vic" and the wiry brother of Lorand was another<br />
"Tops" in the Orange lineup with great possibilities in<br />
line for 1937.<br />
Clyde Lynch<br />
The biggest gap Hett had to fill this year became a<br />
snap when "Scrump" showed his steel in a surprising<br />
exhibition of pass-snatching and stellar defensive work.<br />
He played great ball this year-but watch him next.<br />
John Bumby, Manager
Football success at <strong>Ripon</strong> High School soared to<br />
its greatest height in the fall of 1936 when the<br />
powerful Orange and Black swept down 8 op-<br />
ponents to merge undefeated and untied and co-<br />
champions of the Little Ten Conference. The<br />
Tigers amassed a total of 189 points to opponents<br />
19 and achieved the highest honor any grid team<br />
ever reached in the history of <strong>Ripon</strong> High School.<br />
The outcome of the season was doubtful at the<br />
beginning, but Herculean efforts by boys and by<br />
Coach Hettinger alike steered the Tiger team into<br />
a championship pace that was never challenged.<br />
<strong>Ripon</strong> 7, Watertown 0, at Watertown<br />
FOOTBALL<br />
dark-horse <strong>Ripon</strong> .eleven. But before the evening<br />
was over, the Tigers had definitely established<br />
themselves as the masters, and the Tiger machine<br />
mashed the Portagers after a slow start, 31 to 0.<br />
Gatzke started the colorful parade by dashing<br />
seven yards for a touchdown: Then the ~ i~onites<br />
began to push their opponents all over the<br />
field-Helgeson skipped 14 yards after a long<br />
drive-Carl Gatzke masterfully - - plowed over for<br />
another-then it was Tom's turn again, the stocky<br />
quarterback going 15 yards to score. Gatzke<br />
climaxed the <strong>Ripon</strong> scoring by a long end run<br />
preceded by excellent blocking. The <strong>Ripon</strong>ites<br />
had put on a wonderful show, and the offensive<br />
Seemingly resenting promises of a dreary Year, work, along with the defensive work, could easily<br />
<strong>Ripon</strong>'s Tigers exploded at Watertown and open- be brilliant,<br />
ed their season by outclassing the strong south-<br />
ern eleven, 7 to 0. Captain Tom Helgeson's<br />
sprint around end in the second quarter to score<br />
gave the Orange and Black enough margin to trim<br />
the Watertowners for the first time in either<br />
school's history. <strong>Ripon</strong>'s glowing work here<br />
drove away all mists of a dull season.<br />
<strong>Ripon</strong> 33, Oconomowoc 6, at <strong>Ripon</strong><br />
The <strong>Ripon</strong> eleven amazingly opened their 1936<br />
conference grid campaign by showering touch-<br />
downs all over Ingalls field when they flooded a<br />
resistless Cooney team into a humble submission,<br />
33 to 6. Tom Helgeson raced off tackle on Ri-<br />
pon's first play for 43 yards and a touchdown and<br />
the Tigers were never headed. On the next kick-<br />
off, <strong>Ripon</strong> got the ball on the 39, and romped over<br />
in two plays. The muddled Cooney eleven fum-<br />
bled, and Helgeson tore over standing up. The<br />
Orange regulars played but 5 minutes in. the sec-<br />
ond half, when they annexed two more touch-<br />
downs to their huge total. Carl Gatzke spectac-<br />
ularly ran the half kickoff back for 90 yards and<br />
a touchdown, after which Helgeson rammed over<br />
the line for <strong>Ripon</strong>'s 5th and last marker. Ocono-<br />
mowoc's lone score came on a long pass late in<br />
the tilt, against the <strong>Ripon</strong> reserves.<br />
<strong>Ripon</strong> 31, Portage 0, at Portage<br />
The now powerful Orange journeyed to Port-<br />
age for a non-conference game, and the strong<br />
southern lads were the heavy favorites over the<br />
<strong>Ripon</strong> 7, Beaver Dam 0, at Beaver Dam<br />
The climbing Tigers had to battle Beaver<br />
morale, as well as skill, and the scintillating <strong>Ripon</strong><br />
eleven put on a Herculean show of defense when<br />
they eked out a close, brilliant game over the Bea-<br />
ver Dam gridders on the Beaver gridiron in a<br />
night game. The game was a defensive punting<br />
duel, and the toe of Melvin Nitz and the air-tight<br />
work of <strong>Ripon</strong>'s great line kept the Green far from<br />
the goal all the time. <strong>Ripon</strong>'s lone score came in<br />
the second period when Gatzke, cut off tackle for<br />
16 yards and a score. The heralded Beaver of-<br />
fense never got within the 38 yard line when the<br />
errorless <strong>Ripon</strong> line kept the Green suppressed<br />
while Nitz's long punts kept Beaver Dam far<br />
back. <strong>Ripon</strong>'s greats of '37 had earned their<br />
hardest victory of the season, and the undefeated<br />
Tigers were on their way to a conference cham-<br />
pionship.<br />
<strong>Ripon</strong> 25, Columbus 6, at Columbus<br />
<strong>Ripon</strong> cut loose with another symphony of<br />
touchdowns when the Tigers swamped the de-<br />
fenseless Red of Columbus on a gray afternoon,<br />
25 to 6. The Columbus eleven started strong,<br />
marching the ball to the <strong>Ripon</strong> 25 yard line before<br />
their only attack was stemmed. The famous sto-<br />
ry of '36 was duplicated then, the Orange parad-<br />
ing 75 yards in six plays for touchdown No. 1.<br />
Again and again the <strong>Ripon</strong> squad marched for<br />
long gains, Gatzke scoring twice more. On his
last run, <strong>Ripon</strong>'s star back skirted 32 yards in<br />
brilliant side-stepping to score. With the Tigers<br />
far in front, Tom Helgeson ended the Orange<br />
spree after a long march, when he rammed over<br />
from the 5-yard line. Columbus' only score came<br />
on the interception of a reserve <strong>Ripon</strong> pass.<br />
<strong>Ripon</strong> 31, Hartford 0, at Hartford<br />
With brainy Tom Helgeson on the sidelines,<br />
the <strong>Ripon</strong> team had a real battle on their hands<br />
at Hartford in the first half, when the Land-o-<br />
Lakes lads held the Tiger machine to a single<br />
touchdown-Gatzke's 19 yard dash-in the first<br />
half. But in came Helgeson to bolster the Or-<br />
ange eleven, and <strong>Ripon</strong> started to click, and the<br />
oft-told story of a runaway was again repeated.<br />
Engineer Tom steered the <strong>Ripon</strong> eleven to two<br />
scoring positions, and the Orange chalked up two<br />
more touchdowns. With <strong>Ripon</strong>'s wonderful de-<br />
fensive work clicking strongly, the desperate<br />
Hartforders took to the air, and the supposedly<br />
shaky and untried Tiger pass defense was to re-<br />
ceive its big test. Like the rest of the <strong>Ripon</strong> ma-<br />
chine, <strong>Ripon</strong>'s pass defense proved brilliant. The<br />
alert Tigers scored twice when Anderson snatch-<br />
ed a long Hartford pass and sped 84 yards to<br />
score, and when Peters cut loose 46 yards after<br />
another interception. The <strong>Ripon</strong> team was still<br />
undefeated and untied, with two home games re-<br />
maining,<br />
<strong>Ripon</strong> 14, Waupun 0, at <strong>Ripon</strong><br />
A chilly autumn setting greeted the Tigers on<br />
their first home game in five weeks, and the Or-<br />
ange trimmed Waupun, 14 to 0, in a hard fought<br />
battle on Ing5lls field. The super Tiger offen-<br />
sive machine started immediately, Carl Gatzke<br />
racing 15 yards to score 2 minutes after the game<br />
started. The second <strong>Ripon</strong> score came midway<br />
in the second period, when Helgeson's pass to<br />
Lynch placed the 'Tigers in a scoring position.<br />
Tom plowed over to score the last <strong>Ripon</strong> mark-<br />
er. The doughty Waupun team came back to<br />
fight the Orange "even-up" in the last half, and<br />
the undaunted Prison Citiers nearly produced an<br />
upset. The Waupuners paraded from their own<br />
20 yard line to the <strong>Ripon</strong> 3 before the Tigers were<br />
able to stop them. The <strong>Ripon</strong> lads outgained the<br />
Waupuners-12 first downs to 5-in their second<br />
closest scrap of the year.<br />
<strong>Ripon</strong> 39, Berlin 7 (Homecoming) at <strong>Ripon</strong><br />
<strong>Ripon</strong>'s first homecoming in years became a<br />
howling success when the Tigers gleefully pound-<br />
ed their arch-rivals from Berlin in the final game,<br />
39 to 7. The Tigers kicked off and swept into the<br />
Red and Green with fervor-Helgeson ploughed<br />
over-Gatzke skirted right end to score-and the<br />
Tigers were on their way! Jack Goszinske snag-<br />
ged a 29 yard pass and stepped over the line. Aft-<br />
er a long drive, Melvin Nitz plunged over from<br />
the one yard line. Accurate Tom Helgeson flung<br />
the ball to end Lynch for <strong>Ripon</strong>'s fifth touchdown.<br />
<strong>Ripon</strong>'s regular eleven, playing their last full<br />
game, climaxed the monstrous scoring spree when<br />
Nitz scored after a long march. In the tail-end<br />
seconds Berlin's lone score came on a trick play-<br />
Heft going 91 yards to score. As the undefeated<br />
and untied <strong>Ripon</strong> football team walked off the field<br />
a soft snow began to fall, seemingly laying a blan-<br />
ket on the most glorious year <strong>Ripon</strong> has enjoyed<br />
on the gridiron.
Top Row-Coach Hettinger, Donald Ryerson, Clyde Lynch, Bob Simmons, Fred Jess, Carl Gatzke, Manager William Smith.<br />
Bottom Ro-Lorand Schultz, Walter Wallschlaeger, Clarence Lukoski, Melvin Nitz, Farrell Anderson, Tom Helgeson. a<br />
Basketball Team<br />
19360'37 Schedule<br />
November 30 ......................................... o r Fond du Lac, here<br />
December 5 ................................................................ Columbus, here<br />
December 11 ......................................................... West Rend, there<br />
December 18 .............................................................. Hartford, there<br />
January 8 .................................................................... Wauun there<br />
January 16 ............................................................. Beaver Dam, here<br />
January 22 ...................................................................... Berlin there<br />
January 29 .............................................................. Columbus, there<br />
February 5 .............................................................. West Bend, here<br />
February 12 .......................................................... Hartford, here<br />
February 19 ................................................................. Waupun here<br />
February 26 .......................................................... Beaver Dam, there<br />
March 8 ............................................................................ Berlin, here<br />
District Tournament<br />
March 1 1 .......................................................... Waupun at Horicon<br />
March 12 .......................................................... Maille at Horicon<br />
March 13 ............................................................ Hoicon at Horicon<br />
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Captain Tom Helgeson<br />
Versatile Tom captained his last cage team at <strong>Ripon</strong><br />
High School and the Tigers' stocky star played brilliant<br />
basketball all through the year at his forward position.<br />
When <strong>Ripon</strong> hit the doldrums, dauntless Tommy was<br />
always prepared to pull his teammates out of the rut.<br />
He boasts an enviable scoring record for his final year,<br />
and his defensive work was of a beautiful nature. Cap-<br />
tain Tom was probably one of the best "fakers" and<br />
ball handlers ever to play in the Little Ten Conference.<br />
All in all, Coach Hettinger is going to go long and<br />
far before he finds another Tom Helgeson in athletics<br />
Clarence Lukoski<br />
Another senior, "Luke" topped off his third year on<br />
the basketball team with a sterling exhibition of guard<br />
duties that netted him all-tousnametn team honors at<br />
the close of the year. Clarence had an almost error-<br />
less eye on his long shots, and his accuracy meant a lot<br />
to <strong>Ripon</strong> in the past year. His ball-handling was ex-<br />
cellent, his passing meant a great deal to the "clicking'<br />
of Riwn ~lavs. Another senior will be missed in future<br />
R.H.S. atLleiic teams<br />
Melvin Nitz<br />
Husky Melvin Nitz fulfilled center position duties in<br />
1937, and "Slugger" also closed his high school career<br />
at <strong>Ripon</strong> this year with a season which he can look<br />
back upon and call well played. His defensive work<br />
was his specialty, and whenever <strong>Ripon</strong> met with tough<br />
opponents, Melvin was always riding his opponents ir<br />
an almost air-tight fashion. Another versatile athletd<br />
Melvin Nitz will be missed next year.<br />
Lorand Schultz<br />
Speedy Lorand played most of the season at guard,<br />
and the swift little cager was an asset to <strong>Ripon</strong> in the<br />
1937 basketball season. His abilities were most appre-<br />
ciated on the large <strong>Ripon</strong> college floor, where his speedy<br />
breaking kept opponents groggy many a time. "Lornie'<br />
was also a good set shot artist and the Lorand Schultz<br />
of <strong>Ripon</strong> High School athletic fame has closed his ca-<br />
reer, and another tough job to find a successor begins<br />
Walter Wallschlaeger<br />
<strong>Ripon</strong>'s "Washy" played beautiful basketball the past<br />
year, and the heavy set junior's fighting garnr around<br />
the basket and superior eye gave him high point honors<br />
for <strong>Ripon</strong>'s cage outfit with 91 points "Washy's" de-<br />
fensive and offensive work was one of <strong>Ripon</strong>'s stand-<br />
bys this year, and the Tigers' only recruit for next<br />
year promises to turn in a sterling performance in his<br />
next and last year.<br />
Carl Gatzke<br />
Another junior, Carlie didn't get his chance until late<br />
in the year, but <strong>Ripon</strong>'s doughty little football star<br />
starred on the basketball court with his team spirit and<br />
indomitable courage. Carl will be back to brace Ri-<br />
pon's chances next year.
Farrell Anderson<br />
Another senior athlete, Farrell closed his career at<br />
<strong>Ripon</strong> with a successful job doing mostly reserve work<br />
on the Tiger basketball team of 1937. "Andy's" adept-<br />
ness to fill any position made him an asset to Hett's<br />
basketball team. Farrell's work will be missed next<br />
year.<br />
Frederick Jess<br />
One of <strong>Ripon</strong>'s unsung heroes-"Shag"-played his<br />
last year as a reserve. Any future hopeful can take a<br />
lesson from the perseverance of Fred Jess His consis-<br />
tent plugging, hie dependable service, and.his daunt-<br />
less effort for the better, were some of the characteris-<br />
tics in his possession that are most important in holding<br />
a team together.<br />
Donald Ryerson<br />
Small, compact, and brilliant "Donnie" will be one<br />
of next year's mainstays, for <strong>Ripon</strong>'s speedy little guard<br />
should develop into one of the best men in the confer-<br />
ence. His almost uncanny accuracy on long shots and<br />
his alertness makes next year look bright for Junior<br />
"Donnie" Ryerson.<br />
Clyde Lynch<br />
"Scrumpy" should fill the center position next year<br />
and fill it well. His reserve work this year points to<br />
great promise for next year. <strong>Ripon</strong>'s handsome Lynch<br />
has a good eye and can carry defensive ordeals well.<br />
Next year, Clyde!<br />
Robert Simmons<br />
<strong>Ripon</strong>'s only sophomore cager, lanky 6 foot 2, Bob<br />
Simmons promises to be a terror on the Little Ten courts<br />
in the future. His huge hands and long legs mean<br />
much on a basketball floor, and Coach Hettinger can<br />
place trust in the lank and lean Simmons His excep-<br />
tional reserve work this year has given him experience,<br />
so watch him next year.<br />
William Smith, Manager
<strong>Ripon</strong> 25, North Fond du Lac 18, at <strong>Ripon</strong><br />
<strong>Ripon</strong>'s 1936-37 basketball season opened suc-<br />
cessfully on the <strong>Ripon</strong> college court when Coach<br />
Hettinger's boys gathered up their two weeks' ex-<br />
perience to down North Fond du Lac High in a<br />
non-conference tilt, 25-18. The Tigers led all the<br />
way and were never in danger. Melvin Nitz was<br />
high for <strong>Ripon</strong> with 8 points. The basketball out-<br />
look suddenly became bright at <strong>Ripon</strong> High<br />
School.<br />
<strong>Ripon</strong> 22, Columbus 11, at <strong>Ripon</strong><br />
Striding - in mid-season form, the Tigers rolled<br />
over Columbus at the local gym in a sparkling<br />
fashion to open the conference race. The steady<br />
<strong>Ripon</strong> five held the Red in check for three quarters<br />
before the Columbites were able to squeeze an 11point<br />
spree from the Orange reserves late in the<br />
last period. Hefty Wallschlaeger made his promise<br />
to be a terror on the court when he collected<br />
I1 points to take high point honors.<br />
<strong>Ripon</strong> 26, West Bend 21, at West Bend<br />
The improving Tigers had a real battle on<br />
their hands at West Bend, and nothing but a time-<br />
ly spree from Wallschlaeger in the last quarter<br />
saved the Orange from defeat. The Benders<br />
trailed the <strong>Ripon</strong> cagers by one point at half and<br />
at the end of the third period, and threatened to<br />
eclipse the Tigers in the final stanza. "Washy"<br />
turned in a scintillating performance, making 1.6<br />
points. The <strong>Ripon</strong> defensive work was working<br />
perfectly in $reparation for the battle with our co-<br />
champs, Hartford, on the following week.<br />
<strong>Ripon</strong> 32, Hartford 16, at Hartford<br />
Uncorking a scathing offensive display, the Ri-<br />
pon basketeers went to Hartford and ran away<br />
from the Land o' Lakes boys, 32 to 16. Hartford<br />
started out strong, but the Orange clamped down<br />
and held their opponents to a mere 3 points per<br />
quarter. Tom Helgeson's shining offensive fak-<br />
ing and dribbling, and his stellar defensive work<br />
made him the star of this contest. Dead-eye<br />
"Washy" was high point man for <strong>Ripon</strong> with 10<br />
points.<br />
BASKETBALL<br />
<strong>Ripon</strong> 25, Waupun 23, at Waupun<br />
The Tigers barely overcame Waupun in a<br />
fiercely fought thriller at Waupun, 25 to 23, and<br />
placed themselves as a major contender for the<br />
Little Ten crown. The <strong>Ripon</strong> lads pounded the<br />
dead baskets of the cracker-box gym for a big sec-<br />
ond quarter that was enough to trim the Prison<br />
City boys. The rough fray had 27 fouls called.<br />
and somewhat of free throw inaccuracy marred<br />
the tilt. Anderson and Helgeson were high point<br />
men with six points each.<br />
<strong>Ripon</strong> 261 Beaver Dam 32, at <strong>Ripon</strong><br />
The classic of the Little Ten became a tragedy<br />
for the Tigers when the state champion Beavers<br />
roared over the <strong>Ripon</strong>ites in the spacious college<br />
gym in one of the most beautiful games imagina-<br />
ble. The superb ball handling of the well-coach-<br />
ed Beavers was brilliant, and despite the loss, the<br />
Orange played their best ball of the year. The<br />
<strong>Ripon</strong> lads were threatening - continually, but the<br />
supremity of the cool Green cagers proved Tiger<br />
nemesis No. 1. Again, Wallschlaeger was high<br />
man with 11 points, and accurate Linde of Beaver<br />
Dam also netted 11 points.<br />
<strong>Ripon</strong> 22, Berlin 24, at Berlin<br />
The beaten Tigers became a crumbling five<br />
when the fighting Berlin team eked out an over-<br />
time win over the listless Orange, 24 to 22. The<br />
<strong>Ripon</strong> team seemed lifeless after the Beaver Dam<br />
tilt, and the last minute shot by Lesniak in the ov-<br />
ertime period gave our arch rivals the victory.<br />
<strong>Ripon</strong> trailed at the half, 14 to 12. Heft of Berlin<br />
was high for the winners with 12 points.<br />
<strong>Ripon</strong> 24, Columbus 17. at Columbus<br />
The slumbering Tigers awoke slightly to ov-<br />
ercome the weak Columbus quint in a dull fray,<br />
24 to 17. The Orange led all the way, and their<br />
substantial lead was never threatened. The wide<br />
awake game of stocky Tom Helgeson again made<br />
him the star when he annexed 12 points to lead<br />
the <strong>Ripon</strong> five to their fifth conference win.
<strong>Ripon</strong> 23, West Bend 17, at <strong>Ripon</strong><br />
The saving grace of brilliant Tom Helgeson<br />
again saved the Tigers face when the slippery for-<br />
ward led his team mates to victory over the tense<br />
West Bend quint, 23 to 17. The <strong>Ripon</strong> team had<br />
improved slightly, but was nowhere near the pre-<br />
Beaver Dam form. Melvin Nitz' strong defensive<br />
work in this game was commendable. Tom was<br />
high for <strong>Ripon</strong> with 10 points.<br />
<strong>Ripon</strong> 23, Berlin 28, at <strong>Ripon</strong><br />
The Tigers struck a discouraging last-game<br />
note when they were haltered by their arch riv-<br />
als, 28 to 23. The Tigers led at the half, 1 l to<br />
10, but the Berliners tossed in basket after basket<br />
<strong>Ripon</strong> 35, Hartford 27, at <strong>Ripon</strong> /3<br />
when the Orange defense crumbled in the third<br />
period. A huge crowd packed the college gym to<br />
see the two quints battle it out. 1<br />
The <strong>Ripon</strong> five played happier ball against the<br />
improved Hartford quint, and the Tigers over- HORICON TOURNAMENT<br />
came the battling Hartfordites to keep their sec-<br />
ond position berth in the Little Ten race, The <strong>Ripon</strong> played bright ball throughout the tour- -<br />
sparkling play of Tom Helgeson was again the Ri- nament, but defeats from strong Horicon and<br />
pon highlight, and the spunky work of the out- Mayville spelled the Tigers' expulsion and the Ri-<br />
weighed Hartford team was superb. &Igeson ponites closed their season by ending the same in<br />
was high for <strong>Ripon</strong> with 9 points, the tournament as they did in the conference race<br />
<strong>Ripon</strong> 22, Waupun 23, at <strong>Ripon</strong><br />
The Tigers were the victims of a strenuous<br />
Waupun rally in the closing minutes of the Wau-<br />
pun-<strong>Ripon</strong> game, and Hett's lads were out of the<br />
conference race when the Prison Citiers trimmed<br />
them 22 to 23. The disheartening Waupun big<br />
quarter was the second, when they cut loose with<br />
11 points. Wallschlaeger was high for <strong>Ripon</strong> with<br />
11 points.<br />
-fourth place.<br />
The <strong>Ripon</strong>ites opened the wars at Horicon by<br />
overcoming Waupun in a defensive battle, 18 to<br />
10. The startling defensive work of <strong>Ripon</strong> held<br />
the Black and Gold to a mere one basket in the<br />
game. <strong>Ripon</strong> battled the strong Mayville quint in<br />
the second game, but the Orange defense crum-<br />
bled in the final period to cost <strong>Ripon</strong> the game, 22<br />
to 11. The eleven point spree by substitute En-<br />
derle in the last quarter was the Orange nemesis.<br />
<strong>Ripon</strong> 9, Beaver Dam 31, at Beaver Dam<br />
<strong>Ripon</strong>'s 1936-37 cage team closed the lid by<br />
threatening ball until the home Horicon<br />
team eked out a win in a nicely fought game, 26-<br />
The masterful Beavers heaped insult on injury 21. Tom Helgeson, Clarence Lukoski, Melvin a<br />
when they swamped the weaker Tigers in a bar- Nitz, Lorand Schultz. Farrell Anderson, and Fred '<br />
rage of baskets, 31 to 9. The errorless Green de- Jess had closed their careers at <strong>Ripon</strong> High school<br />
fense was seemingly impenetrable and the Orange in basketball. All had seen bright and dull seafailed<br />
t~ do what every team in the Little Ten and sons, It be a hard job to fill these seniors' r<br />
state longed to do-beat Beaver Dam. shoes.<br />
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Top Rowcoach Vosse Lewis, Elton Wetzel, Fred Hilscher, Florian Dolske.<br />
Front Row-Kenneth Peters, Jack Goszinski, Bob Bland, Victor Schultz, Nathan Lawless.<br />
WE DEFEAT COLUMBUS!
Boxing<br />
Spring<br />
Pugilism was Coach Hettinger's ansyer to the<br />
annual spring lull between basketball and base-<br />
ball, and <strong>Ripon</strong>'s short boxing season was a suc-<br />
cess, despite the pair of losses the Tigers suffered.<br />
When the first call was sounded for boxers, about<br />
40 boys reported for the Orange first fisticuffs<br />
squad. A much too short training period preced-<br />
ed the bouts with Berlin and Wauupn, which the<br />
Tigers dropped to their arch opponents by close<br />
margins. The Waupuners won from the <strong>Ripon</strong>-<br />
ites, 8 to 6. One week later the Berlin boxers<br />
nicked the Tigers 84 to 7&. The remarkable<br />
showing of <strong>Ripon</strong>'s boxing team promises to great<br />
future in the sport at <strong>Ripon</strong>, and Coach Hettinger<br />
expects to cultivate it with more extensive training<br />
and more matches. We all expect a great boxing<br />
future at <strong>Ripon</strong> High School.<br />
Baseball<br />
<strong>Ripon</strong> High School's 1937 baseball team has,<br />
thus far, embarked upon a successful baseball sea-<br />
son and from all indications, the Tiger nine should<br />
finish up the season in a winning manner. Ri-<br />
pon's one pre-season game at Redgranite, on<br />
Tuesday, April 27, was rather disastrous, as the<br />
Tigers erred themselves into an 8 to 5 loss. But<br />
the Orange polished themselves off to outplay<br />
Beaver Dam at <strong>Ripon</strong> on Monday, May 3, by a<br />
3 to 2 count and give themselves their first con-<br />
ference victory. The Tigers have quite an exten-<br />
sive schedule remaining after the Tiger goes to<br />
press, involving St. John's Military Academy,<br />
and North Fond du Lac, beside their regular con-<br />
ference season.<br />
A large turnout has ushered the baseball sea-<br />
son in at R.H.S. and the ranks contain much base-<br />
ball talent. The present starting lineup for the<br />
<strong>Ripon</strong>ites is: Lorand Schultz, catch; Jack Goszin-<br />
ske, first base; Clarence Lukoski, second base; Vic<br />
Schultz, short stop; Don Ryerson, third base; Har-<br />
ry Miller, left field; Blaine Briese or Clyde Lunch,<br />
centerfield; Roy Walker, right field. The pitch-<br />
ers for <strong>Ripon</strong> were Roy Born, Carl Gatzke, Wil-<br />
Sports<br />
lard Wahoske an'd Roy Walker. This is the group<br />
that will carry the Orange colors through the year<br />
of 1937.<br />
Track<br />
<strong>Ripon</strong> has a track team this year, and the nu-<br />
cleus of two letter men may carry the Tiger cin-<br />
der team quite far during the year of 1937. Jac-<br />
ob Lietz and Lorand Schultz are the vets, with a<br />
fair sized turnout comprising the remainder of the<br />
squad. Thus far the meets have not been entirely<br />
arranged, but the Tigers will compete in the huge<br />
sectional meet at Green Bay this year. Should the<br />
Orange take top honors, they will indulge in the<br />
state meet at Madison. Recently unearthed track<br />
ability in <strong>Ripon</strong> makes the track year a promising<br />
one.<br />
Tennis<br />
<strong>Ripon</strong>'s tennis squad, fourth place winners in<br />
the Little Ten last year, is back full force for the<br />
1937 schedule, and an ambitious program is being<br />
arranged for the Tiger netmen. At the press date<br />
the Orange courtsers have about five matches,<br />
with competition in the state meet at Neenah on<br />
May 21 and 22, and also the Little Ten Meet at<br />
St. John's on May 28. Tom Helgeson, Tiger No.<br />
1 man, is on the sick list, but will be able to com-<br />
pete in most of the matches. Other members of<br />
the <strong>Ripon</strong> tennis team are Dan Schultz, Farrell<br />
Anderson, and Bob Bland.<br />
Golf<br />
New enthusiasm for golf at <strong>Ripon</strong> should make<br />
the links year a successful one, with golf courses<br />
easily available and a large turnout with some real<br />
talent contained within. Thus far the <strong>Ripon</strong> golt-<br />
ers will engage in the Little Ten tournament and<br />
possibly the state, There are approximately three<br />
matches arranged for the golfers. The squad<br />
consists of Alfred Albright, Harry Lutke, Kenneth<br />
Peters and many others who have turned out for<br />
the links sport. The golfing year should be a suc-<br />
cessful one.
Tuesday, Sept. 8-<br />
Well-school starts again. W e have one new<br />
teacher, Miss Wyss. A record enrollment of 464.<br />
Wednesday, Sept. 9-<br />
Schedule trouble begins. What mixups!<br />
Saturday, Sept. 19-<br />
We are off to a swell start with a 7-0 victory<br />
at Watertown.<br />
Friday, Sept, 25-<br />
Five classes in the morning, then those with<br />
tickets are excused to watch the team beat Ocon-<br />
omowoc, 34-6.<br />
Friday, Oct, 2-<br />
Night game at Portage. Few from <strong>Ripon</strong><br />
there, but we win, 31-0.<br />
Saturday, Oct. 3-<br />
Band Mothers sponsor first dance of the school<br />
year. H, S. Orchestra. No wax on the floor,<br />
but the crowd scuffed around cheerfully.<br />
Friday, Oct. 9-<br />
Rained, so the game at Beaver Dam is post-<br />
poned. Everyone is disgusted.<br />
Saturday, Oct, 10-<br />
Night game at Beaver Dam-a lot of support-<br />
ers there, and we win in an exciting game, 7-0.<br />
Wednesday, Oct. 15-<br />
First assembly-the Dixie Singers who were<br />
here last year give us an hour's program, and re-<br />
peat their last year's hit.<br />
First issue of Tigerette-no definite staff, but<br />
it promises to be good.<br />
We vote for cheerleaders, Dorothy Putnam,<br />
Marilyn Fortnum, Harry Lutke, and Orville Splitt<br />
win,<br />
Friday, Oct. 16-<br />
Game at Columbus. A truck goes down with<br />
a peppy load, and cars galore. Some say we had<br />
more rooters than Columbus-and we take anoth-<br />
er step toward the championship with a victory<br />
of 26-6.<br />
Wedmiday, Oct. 21-<br />
First report cards. Moans, groans and smiles-<br />
of relief.<br />
Friday, Oct, 23-<br />
Teachers from smaller high schools in Fond du<br />
Lac County visit us. We are on our best behav-<br />
ior (?).<br />
Game at Hartford. Few could go-but still we<br />
win-32-0.<br />
Calendar<br />
Band Mothers give a Junior High dance after<br />
school. They have plenty of fun. We like the<br />
idea.<br />
Monday, Oct. 26-<br />
Juniors give their first candy sale. They make<br />
good candy-and money.<br />
Thursday, Oct, 29-<br />
Pep meeting-and no one could complain of<br />
the spirit.<br />
Friday, Oct, 30-<br />
Six classes in A. M. Most of the school turns<br />
out for the Waupun game-and again we win-<br />
14-0. - - ..<br />
Band Mothers sponsor another dance-this<br />
time the floor is very slippery.<br />
Tuesday, Nov. 3-<br />
Assembly-Mr. A1 Priddy gives a favorable<br />
(to the animals) and amusing answer to the question<br />
"Can Animals Think?"<br />
Bets on the outcome of the election<br />
Wednesday, Nov. 4-<br />
Pep meeting for Berlin honlecoming game<br />
here, and we're dismissed until Monday-thanks<br />
to Teachers' Convention!<br />
Friday, Nov. 6-<br />
A torchlight parade and a pep meeting on the<br />
public square. A real crowd turns out-the band<br />
is there-and homecoming is thus far a real success.<br />
Saturday, Nov, 7-<br />
Game-big crowd-and we top off a perfect<br />
season with a 39-7 victory. We're tops!--or, at<br />
least, co-tops with Mayville.<br />
-Junior dance in the gym. Zanto's orchestra<br />
not at all bad-clever decorations-fun.<br />
Wednesday, Nov. 11-<br />
Armistice day assembly. Mr. Dyer leads singing,<br />
and Mr. Rock and Mr. Lunde talk to us.<br />
Mayville beats Horicon 39-0 in the championship<br />
game-which makes us co-champions with<br />
them. We only wish we might play it off.<br />
Friday, Nov, 20-<br />
Band Mothers sponsor their third dance-the<br />
orchestra is depleted, and not so good, but plenty<br />
of fun.<br />
Friday, Nov, 27-<br />
Leap Year dance--over the State Bank. Aristocrats<br />
of Rhythm (don't let it fool you-same old<br />
H.S. orchestra) did itself proud. Nice dance.
Monday, Nov. 30-<br />
First basketball game, Non-conference with<br />
N. Fondy. We win, 25-18.<br />
Saturday, Dec. 5-<br />
We start our conference season with a bang<br />
-a 22-1 1 victory over Columbus.<br />
Tuesday, Dec, 8-<br />
Mr. White instructs and entertains us with a<br />
demonstrated lecture on "The Mystery of Light."<br />
The team goes to Mayville for a non-confer-<br />
ence scrimmage, and is beaten.<br />
Thursday, Dec. 10-<br />
Band broadcasts at Portage.<br />
Friday, Dec. 11-<br />
We win our second conference game at West<br />
Bend, 26-21.<br />
Thursday, Dec. 17-<br />
The Senior Girls' Chorus broadcasts at Port-<br />
age.<br />
Friday, Dec. 18-<br />
Christmas program-two plays, Santa, as os-<br />
ual. Social hour--then vacation begins!<br />
Friday, Jan, 8-<br />
Tigers squeeze through at Waupun with a 25-<br />
23 victory.<br />
Friday, Jan. 15-<br />
Pep meeting-but not so peppy.<br />
Saturday, Jan, 16-<br />
Home game with Beaver Dam, and we are<br />
beaten on our own floor for the first time in over<br />
a year, 32-26.<br />
Friday, Jan, 22-<br />
Game on the Berlin floor-overtime-and Ber-<br />
lin wins, 22-24.<br />
Friday, Jan. 29-<br />
We win again at Columbus, 24-17. We're on<br />
our way up again!<br />
Friday, Feb, 5-<br />
We beat West Bend, 23-17, on our own floor.<br />
Friday, Feb. 12-<br />
Hartford falls to give us another victory, 35-27<br />
Friday, Feb, 19-<br />
A hair-raising game gives Waupun a one-<br />
point victory, 23-22.<br />
Friday, Feb, 26-<br />
We are squelched by Beaver Dam's 31-9 vic-<br />
tory on their floor.<br />
Friday, March 5-<br />
Jr. High Girls' Ping-Pong tournament-Jane<br />
Blumenshine wins, Loretta Hinz is runner-up.<br />
Monday, March 8-<br />
fi We end our season with defeat from Berlin,<br />
28-23. However, the "Beez" have a season with-<br />
out a defeat.<br />
Thursday, March 11-<br />
We stage a comeback at the district tourna-<br />
ment with a 18-10 victory over Waupun.<br />
Friday, March 12-<br />
Lose to Horicon, 21-26, to end up in fourth<br />
place. Lukoski only <strong>Ripon</strong> man on all-conference<br />
team.<br />
Margaret Clausen wins Sr, High . Girls' Ping -<br />
Pong, ~ &e Johnson, runner-up.<br />
Friday, March 19-<br />
Jr. High Boys' Ping Pong finals-Philip Bland<br />
beats Roy Lawson.<br />
Thursda March 25- -<br />
Sr. Zgh Boys' Ping Pong, Dan Schultz the<br />
victor, with Harold Rupnow the runner-up.<br />
Easter vacation-no more school until Tuesday.<br />
Friday, April 2-<br />
Carnival again, Friday and Saturday-a social<br />
and a financial success.<br />
Tuesday, April 13-<br />
Boxing is introduced as an intramural sport<br />
for the first time. We box with Waupun, but<br />
lose, 6-8.<br />
Friday, April 16-<br />
Jr. class puts on a social hour and makes $2.50<br />
-in other words, a big crowd.<br />
Tuesday, April 20-<br />
Our second boxing match-with Berlin-we<br />
lose again, 73-83.<br />
Thursday, April 22-<br />
Mr. Hanna, a noted negro philosopher, talks<br />
to us in assembly.<br />
Friday, April 23-<br />
Jr. class gives another social hour-not quite<br />
such a success, but a social hour is always fun.<br />
Friday, April 30-<br />
Another Junior Social Hour-a social, if not a<br />
financial, success.<br />
Wednesday, May 5-<br />
Tiger goes to press,<br />
Future Events-<br />
Saturday, May 8-<br />
Band tournament in Oshkosh.<br />
Saturday, May 15-<br />
Senior Farewell Dance.<br />
Thursday, June 10-<br />
Graduation<br />
Friday, June 11-<br />
Prom.
Analysis of the <strong>Class</strong> of 1937<br />
Name Pet Peeve Favorite Partime Ambition Favorite Sport Favorite Duh<br />
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Alfmd Albright ...-.-....-....... Some people ............................. Sports.. .- .................................. Make money -.............-- Golf-- .-....- Ice cream<br />
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Farrell Anderson . Ski pants . Sleeping.. ................................................. Amy officer - Football --.-....,....-.--....-- Roast pheamnt<br />
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Norman Albright ............-... Noisy women.. --...----..--..--... Chauffeuring . a - . - . Malted milks<br />
Erwin Beilke . .- 10th grade history-- Listening to radio , ..........-......-.. Farmin+.-..-- .... --..... Basketball ........................ Snow salad<br />
Katherine Benkowski . Baggy people ..................... Riding in "Chene" . Beautician .---...-.-- .... -..-..-.-.. .....-. Swimming-... ..-....- "-.-.-- Chicken dinner<br />
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Ted Booras . Women ............................ Playing pool .....-..-..... ..........-.....- Hotel manager . Baseball -... ..........- "., Beefsteak<br />
Roy Born, . 10th grade history -....-.-...- Baseball . Businew -.--.- ........................ ... Baseball -.-.-.-..- Differently cooked potatoes<br />
................. -..... .......... .<br />
Eunice Rremer . Conceited people ., .--.-. ...- Exercising ....-....-....-.-....., Chorus girl..-- - --.. -- Roller skating-....- .,-,. Pickled pigs feet<br />
Blaine Breise . Johnny Miller's car. . ---- ..... Baseball . . . Businea ............................ . - Baseball --.--....-.-- ....-- Hot dogs & ice eream<br />
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....- Bicycling -. ......-....--........-.- Musician- .... -.---- .... --. Basketball .-,.- Mince pie<br />
Margaret Clausen "..-".-- Silly p e o p l c<br />
Elizabeth Conrad ...-.--... Beer - .......--..... ..,- Movies- .- ....-....... -....- Chorus girl ........-.. - Roller skating .,.- - Chili<br />
Franklin Farvwr .-. ", Peop. talk with mouths full. Day dreaming...., .-...."-..."..-..... ., Retire ..... - . -.---... Boxing ..... . . . Sauerkraut<br />
Marvin For -.-.,. Blushing- ...... Driving the "TW--.--- L u m b e r m a n Football Exalloped potatoes<br />
Clark Graham .- . Mosquito m..--....----.....- Drawing . . Be happy.-- .............. - ......-....- -...- Swimming --... ...-- Chili<br />
Raymond Hahn . 4s in English .-- . - -..- Baseball -. ......-...-..-- Clerk- ...-.... -..-...-..-...-- .- . . . - . . Ice cream<br />
Inez Hammen . Chewing gum . - - . Reading.<br />
Tom Helgeson -.-.-.-..-.....-. Scarlet fever - .."-. Eating -.-- .-- .-.,.-<br />
Concert pianist . ---... .....-<br />
Architect-. -- .---.<br />
Basketball --....--.-<br />
Football-",<br />
Pie a la mode<br />
T-bone steak<br />
Orrin Heilsberg ......-....--.... Bicycle trouble ...--.-..--.... Sports . - Carpenter-..-..- ...... -.--.--.-.. Basketball Strawberry sundae8<br />
Violet Hoffman . Teasing . Reading ....--_. - Travel .---....-.,-.....- Basketball- -., " . . - Devils food cake<br />
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Harold Hoth. - Dumb women - . . Drawing: -- Draftsman.--- ........-.. ".-.... Golf - Chili<br />
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Doris Jess -., .- ............-..... Monday a. m. testa .-, . Clausen's farm .,., .- Undecided --.. "..-...,_....-....-- Swimm~W---- Strawberry shortcake<br />
Fred Jem .- ., .-. ., Indifferent girls , .-., .-- Sportr ........................................ School ...... .- ...-...-.......----- Football, -,.".,-"- Pie<br />
.<br />
Elsie Keplin -, Teasing - .<br />
Edith Klettke . ....-............- Gossip ...........................<br />
- Talking -- ................ .-. . Teacher . -...-.-. Basketball---<br />
--,.. Working for Miss Schultz .....- Typist ........... - ....... - --.. ...,_....... SW .<br />
.-,.-.- Ice cream<br />
Undecided<br />
Orleen KlingbeiL . . Teasing ........................... Reading.. ,...-.._-.....- ...-. .....---. Stenographer.---.. ...-.---.-...-..-... Basketball-.. . - - - Lemon Pie<br />
Lorraine Kollath . Pests .....-.........-...-, - Claurn's Farm -.-.-....--._-.- Continue school - Basketball Pie a la mode<br />
Carl Kosanke . Be called Bill .,. - Playing accordian . Accordian artist--.- Football-..- Banma Splih<br />
Verna Kuehn . History .............................. Readink ......................... Travel alone .- .....--....---...- Hikin g., Cbili<br />
Juno Ladwig. ...-. . .- None in particular --..-.-....-..- Movies . Stenographer -.-.- Football - Macaroni and Tamataea<br />
Elda Lang . History lectures ....-.-..--....-.-. -., Being with Zimmy - . - . Beautician --....-...-..----...-- . Fwtball . . . . . - Schaum Torte<br />
Florian Laper . Blushing .-.- . "--...- Listening to Radio . ..-....-......-.. Aviation... -- .....--....-- . Basketball . . . Duck dinner<br />
Jacob Leib ..........-.-....--.. Noisy women... ........--......... Hunting- ...--....-..-..-.... ".--... Travel ....-....-..-.-.-.- - , Track Ice crem<br />
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