1950-1951 Owen, WI High School Annual7 "The Cloverleaf"

1950-51 Owen High School

Cloverleaf Year Book Index

Yearbook property of: Anita (Lipprandt) Kriplean McKenna

Transcribed by Robert Lipprandt

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Owen High School Activities

Annual Staff

(Page 6)

Seated: Barbara Hilts, Editor; Nancy Nason, Assistant Editor

Standing: John Crowley, Manager, Donald Mills, Assistant Manager

Front Row: P. Bladl, H. Plummer, D. Clark, J. Alexander, A. Warych, L Sapetta, E. Ohnemus, B. Bragstad

Back Row: D. Laube, B. Haas, C. Erickson, J. King, J. Welker, V. Smith

Band

(Page 37)

Back Row: C. Horn, M. Southworth, D. Johnson, N. Nason, J. King, L. Weddig, M. O’Konski, A. Piotrowski, J. Muenich, A. Schulze, D. Ackerman, F. Meinhardt, G. Konik, D. Smith, R. Bingham, I. Ciokiewicz, B. Allen.

Third Row: D. Potocnik, R. Kovatch, J. Thorne, J. Creg, S. Fritz, J. Strohkirch, E. Thorson, J. Stephens, P. Bladl, S. Raasch, D. Mills, J. Larsen, G. Stuve, C. Erickson, H. Anderson, K. Bombach, M. Konik, B. Kovatch, D. Clark.

Second Row: S. Stasek, L. Thorson, J. Alexander, I. Peterson, R. Sailor, V. Potocnik, N. Mathewson, B. Bragstad, H. Plummer, M. Mathewson, J. Zalabsky, G. Lindgren, J. Welker.

First Row: B. Hilts, V. Smith, B. Arola, D. Pyatt, R. Larsen, P. Nason, M. Froland.

Dear Diary

This year the Owen band, under the direction of Mr. Schulze, consists of fifty members. During the football season all home games were supplied with spectacular maneuvers by the marching band. The members of the band worked hard during the year to present a very good showing at the “Spring Music Festival” at Eau Claire.

Chorus

(Page 39)

Back Row: S. Kowalewski, B. Bowen, J. Hahto, R. Bernsee, S. Clifton, J. Prugett, J. Awe, C. Roix, L. Thorson, S. Nowak, J. Bruesewitz.

Third Row: B. Allen, R. Bingham, R. Sailer, A. Rossman, S. Stasek, N. Jensen, C. Dutzle, I. Ciokiewicz, G. Walkama, N. Hilton, N. Nason, L. Heibsch, Miss Gellein.

Second Row: H. Murphy, J. Kaczor, B. Arola, S. Lindau, N. Horn, M. Long, M. Churkey, C. Southworth, S. Welker.

Front Row: R. Stark, R. Hautamaki, J. Pogodzinski, L. Landrum, R. Jablonic.

Dear Diary

It seems like all the boys and girls of Owen like to sing. This year under the leadership of Miss Gellein a very find vocal group has appeared in the midst of Owen High. The chorus consists of fifty members,

Cloverbud – Cloverblossom

(Page 45)

Front Row: A. Warych, J. Welker, H. Plummer, B. Haas, B. Bragstad.

Second Row: L. Wagner, D. Clark, J. Alexander, P. Bladl, B. Kovatch, S. Raasch, B. Hilts, M. Long, M. Crye, D. Anderson.

Third Row: E. Pabich, I. Driscoll, M. O’Konski, A. Burhop, C. Ridpath, J. King, E. Ohnemus, L. Sapetta, A. Jensen, Mrs. Armstrong, Advisor

Back Row: G. Konik, J. Crowley, D. Laube, C. Erickson, V. Smith, I. Strohkirch, E. Klessig, M. German.

Dear Diary

Once again the senior class has attempted to bring news and entertainment to the student body by publishing The Cloverbud through out the 1950 1951 term.

The Cloverblossom, published weekly by the Owen Enterprise, is another of our journalistic works. We hope that our articles have been enjoyed by the public and that they have obtained a clearer insight of school activities.

Events Calendar

(Pages 47 & 48)

September

5 The happy-go-lucky Freshmen registered

6 We all came back to school for the first day. It was hard, but we found out that nothing could be done about it.

15 Our first football game of the year at Loyal under the lights. It was also out first victory as we won 18 – 6.

22 Another football victory as we beat our rivals, Withee 7 – 6. After the fame the Key Club sponsored a dance in the gym.

28 Owen football team went to Stanley and were defeated 12 – 6.

29 The Freshmen’s big day! Initiation! Such sights!

October

3 We were caught of guard when the fire bell rang for a drill.

5 Neillsville came here to be defeated 13 – 6.

6 The day of days for the seniors. They were allowed to skip school to go to Eau Claire for the day to have pictures taken.

11 Out High School Band went to Thorp to march with them for the Owen-Thorp game. Owen lost the game 13 – 6.

12 The teachers gave us a break by going to a Teacher’s Conventions in Eau Claire.

16 Our Homecoming Queen, Barbara Haas, was selected.

17 The first forum program of the year. Mr. Singer spoke to us on the subject of “Espionage.”

18 Oh day of something! Report cards came out.

19 The first Cloverbud on sale. Out homecoming festivities started with a pep meeting and bonfire.

20 Our Homecoming festivities came to a victorious close when we defeated Cadott 13 – 0. Queen Barbara Haas was crowned at the game and again at the dance by football captain Les Wagner.

26 The Freshman Eagles flapped their wings to defeat the young Blue-Jays 12 – 0.

27 Owen journeyed to Cornell only to lose a good battle 19 – 14.

31 The Curtiss Publishing Company’s annual magazine campaign got under way with Barbara Hilts as general chairman.

November

1 November rolls in and introduces the basketball season.

3 Girls got on the ball and lassoed their boys for the F.H.A. Soc Hop.

10 Freshman sponsored a return party for the Sophomores.

11 We lost our first basketball game of the season to Marathon 45 – 34.

15 Smile for the birdie. Group pictures were taken for the annual. Much to the seniors surprise our long awaited pictures arrived.

16 The Key Club sponsored the Andrew Descota show in the gym.

22 Thanksgiving vacation began.

28 The Eagles fought a hard game at Colby but lost 44 – 42.

December

1 The finale of the year.

5 Yea Team! Our first victory 42 – 35 over Gilman.

8 The Thorp Cardinals downed us once again 70 – 39. Weather conditions made it impossible for the buses to run; therefore, classed were dismissed early.

12 Basketball game at Columbus High in Marshfield. Owen lost 59 – 41.

15 We lost gain when Marathon played here and beat us 48 – 34.

20 The annual Silver Tea was sponsored by the F.H.A.

21 The Grade School Operetta, “Marjorie’s Christmas Dinner.”

22 The Annual Christmas party was held in the gym. The juniors’ big day! Their class rings arrived. Classed were dismissed for the holidays.

25 Merry Christman.

31 Happy New Years Eve. See you at the Armory. The New Year of ’51 is with us.

January

3 We were all sad to find out vacation over so soon.

5 The Cardinals found the Eagles a little harder to defeat this time, as the score was 39 – 34.

9 “Ozzie the Safety Policeman” entertained us. Owen jumped over Loyal 46 – 31.

12 The Eagles played a find game of basketball to defeat Stanley 24 – 21. What a game!

15 Everyone is doing last minute studying before the semester tests.

17 The Eagles trounced over Columbus 41 – 35.

18 The days of tests have arrived. Oh! I hope I pass.

19 Owen traveled to Withee and turned the tables by winning 64 – 41. What a night!

23 The Eagles took an easy victory from Gilman 41 – 19.

25 Our prizes from the Curtiss Magazine sales were issued at the pep meeting. Neillsville came to call and was defeated 44 – 33.

26 The Key Club sponsored a dance in the gym.

30 The Eagles are on the winning side again. This time it was a 48 – 29 game of Loyal.

February

1 We journeyed to Neillsville to wind 58 – 36.

5 Owen played host to Dorchester and pounced over them 59 – 31.

6 This Northland certainly has great weather. How does it feel to come to school in 30 below weather? School was dismissed early because to the cold.

9 Owen won again!! This time a 47 – 36 victory over Stanley put us in second place in the Cloverbelt League.

12 Today is Lincoln’s birthday – truly a great man. This was out eleventh straight victory as we beat Colby 54 – 51.

14 Hearts and flowers day.

17 Cloverbelt playoffs at Thorp. We lost to Cornell 62 – 38.

22 The Eagles participated in the tournaments at Eau Claire. Congratulations for a very successful year!

March

1 March came in like a lion.

6 Local Forensics contests.

17 League Forensics contests.

21 Easter vacation begins.

April

1 April showers bring May flowers.

6 The Solos and Ensembles participated in the tournament at Eau Claire.

7 District Forensic contest at Eau Claire Teachers College.

13 All Girls Prom!! We girls surely had fun.

14 State Forensic contest.

May

1 May is here; bring the school year to a close.

6 Band, Orchestra and Chorus journeyed to Eau Claire for the Music festival.

11 The Junior Promenade. High-lite of the year. The gym was decorated to the theme of “Harbor Lights.”

14 State Music Tournament.

20 Baccalaureate Services.

23 The seniors have their night. Graduation!!!

25 School is out! Farewell to Owen High.

Dear Diary

Another school year is over. It’s been a busy year, but has left us with many happy memories. Thinking of the past year, the above high-lites come back to mind.

F.F.A.

(Page 42)

Back Row, Standing: B. Lindgren, G. Grube, V. Pogodzinski, E. Hautamaki, J. Pogodzinski, D. Suefzer, St. Straughan, K. Bombach, C. Ridpath, R. Kovatch, E. Pabich, G. Wachsmuth, H. Friedenfels.

Fifth Row: L. Maki, O. Burtard, D. O’Konski, G. Fischer, A. Awe.

Fourth Row: M. O’Konski, D. Welker, B. Kovatch, L. Fales, W. Roohr, W. Skutak, R. Stark, M. Gustafson.

Third Row: R. Hoffman, F. Meinhardt, T. Gay, D. Lange, R. Jablonic, O. Becker, F. Gustafson.

Second Row: J. Suefzer, D. Friedenfels, J. Anderson, A. Nowak, J. Telford, R. Hautamaki.

Front Row: Mr. Ferries, E. Klessig, J. Stephens, R. Laube, P. Bladl, D. Fredricks, E. Grube.

Dear Diary

This is the fourteenth year that the Owen F.F.A chapter has been an organized group. We now have an enrollment of fifty-five members. The officers are: President Dick Laube; Vice President, Paul Bladl; Secretary, Duane Fredericks; Treasurer Ely Klessig; Advisor Mr. Ferries. The selling of garden seeds and fire extinguishers were the money making activities of the organization. During the winter the F.F.A. and F.H.A. had a joint sleigh ride party. We have high hopes to make enough money to go on a camping tip to Canada this summer.

Motto:

“Learning to do, Doing to live, Earning to Live, Living to Serve”

F.H.A.

(Page 43)

Back Row: J. Muenich, S. Fritz, C. Hacker, C. Southworth, B. Southworth.

Second Row: V. Murphy, A. Rossman.

Third Row: M. Jascor, S. Kowaleswski, R. Sailor, A. Warych, J. Strohkirch, D. Johnson, S. Clifton, N. Hull, B. Bragstad, B. Haas, B. Annis, J. Devine, G. Stasek.

Fourth Row: A. Mildbrandt, A. Peters, J. Alexander, R. Bernsee, G. Stuve, J. Alexander, L. Thorson, E. Thorson, G. Lindgren, Miss Gladwell.

Front Row: M. Southworth, S. Nowak, S. Stasek, L. Sapetta.

Dear Diary

This year our F.H.A. organization has a membership of forty-five girls. Our advisor, Miss Gladwell, helped us to make it a very successful year. The officers of our club are: President Loretta Thorson; Vice President, Gwendolyn Lindgren; Secretary, Jean Alexander; Treasurer, Gwendolyn Stuve; Parliamentarian and Historian Eileen Thorson.

F.H.A. meetings are held on the first and third Wednesday of every month in the Home Economics Cottage. Two highlights of the year were the Key Club dinners sponsored by the F.H.A. girls, and the Silver Tea. The girls sponsored a Hill Billy Sock Hop which was a great success. In October our chapter attended the “neighborhood meet” at Medford.

Forensics

(Page 44)

Back Row: H. Plummer, A. Piotrowski, D. Johnson, B. Bragsad, E. Thorson, N. Flanagan, C. Dutzle, P. Bender, J. Devine, G. Churkey, A. Anderson, J. Bruesewitz.

Third Row: C. Horn, A. Anderson, A. Schigley, P. Nason, J. Meunich, B. Kraut, S. Fritz, J. Needham, C. Steffes, D. Cieslik, B. Bowen, Mrs. Armstrong.

Second Row: B. Arola, R. Sailor, N. Nason, I. Ciokiewicz, B. Hilts, B. Allen, D. Pyatt, S. Welker, J. King, A. Klocke, M. Munson.

First Row: R. Cieslik, R. Jablonic, D. Friedenfels, J. Stephens, E. Wendt.

Dear Diary

Today we held our first forensic meeting with thirty-eight pupils participating. Mrs. Armstrong, our coach, outlined the various fields of forensic work. We were most interested in humorous and serious declamations, extemporaneous reading and speaking and the various forms of oratory.

Last year we were represented at the state forensic meet by Sandra Welker, Duane Fredericks, Nancy Nason, Marjorie Barnaske and Loraine Teclaw. Sandra won an A rating with her humorous declamation.

Honors Page

(Page 41)

Dear Diary

As our annual is covering events and honors from March first of our junior year to March first of the senior year, we are presenting the award and honor winners of the spring of 1950.

These students won first pace ratings in the local Forensic contest and represented Owen at the District contest at Thorp and in Eau Claire finals. Humorous Declamations, Sandra Welker and Duane Fredricks; Serious Declamations, Marjorie Barnaske and Arlene Mills; Original Orations, Annette Warych and Barbara Hilts; Non-original Orations, Mary Ellen Allen and James Stephens; Extemporaneous Speaking, Jerry Madsen; Extemporaneous Reading, Nancy Nason and Birdelle Lysdahl; Four minute speaking, Harriet Plummer and Loraine Teclaw.

Those who received “A” ratings at Eau Claire and went to the State Contest were: Sandra Welker, Duane Fredricks, Marjorie Barnaske, Loraine Teclaw and Nancy Nason. Sandra Welker also received an “A” in Madison.

The Valedictorian for 1950 was Marjorie Barnaske and the Salutatorian was Beverly Pyatt. Others who remained on the honor roll during their dour years of high school were: Arlene Mills, Jerry Madsen and Birdelle Lysdahl.

The annual award for good citizenship, scholarship and character sponsored by the American Legion auxiliary was granted to Marjorie Barnaske. Jerry Madsen won the Arion Award presented by the Kiwanis for music.

The music department participated in two music festivals in the spring. One was held in Pittsville and the other in Eau Claire. Those receiving top honors in their solos are as follows:

Barbara Allen, Baton – B, Eau Claire II; Vocal C, Pittsville II, Eau Claire II

Mary Ellen Allen, Flute – B, Pittsville I, Eau Claire II, Vocal C, Pittsville II, Eau Claire II

Beverly Arola, Vocal - C, Pittsville II, Eau Claire II

Marjorie Barnaske, Violin – B, Pittsville I, Vocal C, Pittsville I, Eau Claire II

Paul Bladl, Vocal – C, Pittsville II, Eau Claire II

Bernetta Bragstad, Oboe – C, Pittsville II, Eau Claire II

Irene Ciokiewicz, Baton –B, Pittsville I, Eau Claire I, Vocal – C, Pittsville II, Eau Claire I

Barbara Hilts, Clarinet – C, Pittsville II, Eau Claire I

Corrine Horn, Baton – C, Pittsville I, Eau Claire I

Nadine Horn, Vocal – C, Pittsville II, Eau Claire II

Bruce Hull, Vocal – C, Pittsville I, Eau Claire I

Birdelle Lysdahl, Horn – C, Pittsville II, Eau Claire II

Jerry Madsen, Clarinet – A, Pittsville I, Eau Claire I

Nancy Meyers, Vocal – B, Pittsville II, Eau Claire II

Julia Meunich, Piano – C, Pittsville II, Eau Claire II

Nancy Nason, Piano – A, Eau Claire 1,

Priscilla Nason, Flute – C, Pittsville II, Eau Claire II

Janet Needham, Vocal – C, Pittsville II, Eau Claire III

Jerry Pogodzinski, Violin – C, Pittsville II, Eau Claire II

George Southworth, Vocal – C, Pittsville I, Eau Claire I

Janet Stuve, Cello – C, Pittsville I, Eau Claire II, Trombone – C, Pittsville, Eau Claire II

Key Club

(Page 46)

Back Row: P. Lukowicz, M. O’Konski, B. Kovatch, C. Ridpath, D. Mills, D. Haralson, A. Burhop, G. Creg, T. Crowley, J. Larson, A. H. Schulze, Advisor, D. Lange.

Front Row: L. Wagner, E. Wendt, P. Bladl, D. Laube, J. Stephens, D. Devine, D. O’Konski.

Dear Diary

The Key Club under the direction of Mr. Schulze began its third year with the following officers: President, Dick Laube; Vice President, Donald Mills; Secretary, Jim Stevens, Treasurer, Paul Bladl.

Last year three delegates, Paul Stasek Jr., Paul Bladl Jr., Dick Laube and our advisor Mr. Schulze attended the Key Club International Convention at Columbus, Ohio. It is now our ambition to raise enough money to send delegates to the next convention which is to be held at Miami, Florida this spring.

This year we presented the Owen High School with a trophy case to be used by all High School organizations.

Letter to Mom and Dad

(Page 2)

Our high school days are over, and all that

Remains is this book of cherished, unforgettable

memories.

We, the graduating class of 1951, dedicate this

Annual to you who so faithfully brought guidance

Advice and loving understanding into our youth-

full lives.

Orchestra

(Page 38)

Back Row: J. King, L. Weddig, J. Alexander, A. Schulze, J. Larson, D. Mills, S. Raasch, E. Thorson, R. Crowley, F. Meinhardt, J. Muenich.

Third Row: D. Anderson, M. Churkey, D. Lange, C. Toraason, V. Fritz, J. Prugett, N. Jensen, P. Nason, B. Bragstad, V. Smith, V. Potocnik, N. Mathewson, J. Zalobsky, C. Erickson, B. Kovatch, D. Clark.

Second Row: J. Pogodzinski, M. Munson, T. Gay, C. Southworth, S. Wilksman, B. Arola, D. Pyatt, S. Stasek, H. Plummer, G. Lindgren, R. Bingham.

Front Row: N. Nason, I. Ciokiewicz, B. Hilts, A. Rossman.

Dear Diary

Our Owen High School Orchestra is something of which all of us can feel proud. Mrs. Schulze is the director of this organization of forty-six members. One of the greatest events n which we partake is the “Spring Music Festival” at Eau Claire.

Pep Band

(Page 40)

Back Row: N. Nason, L. Weddig, H. Plummer, B. Kovatch, D. Clark, F. Meinhardt, C. Erickson

Middle Row: J. Welker, J. Zalabsky, E. Thorson, J. Stephens, D. Mills, J. Muenich.

Front Row: B. Hilts, L. Thorson, S. Stasak, D. Pyatt, P. Nason.

School Song

(Page 1)

Owen High School we’re for you,

and we will cheer our team to victory,

so we say, fight fellows fight!

We will beat them; yes sireeeee-------

We’ve got a team that has the stuff,

and if you think that we are rather ruff,

still you have got to confess, we have always success,

The Purple and the Gold

String Ensemble

(Page 40)

Back Row: J. Alexander, J. Muenich.

Front Row: I. Ciokiewicz, J. Pogodzinski, A. Rossman, B. Hilts, N. Nason.