Clintonville High School 1953 Yearbook (Clintonville, WI) - Full Access

s Jerry Buerer; president; Sue Rulseh, secretary– treasurer; Marilyn Begg , vice-president. THE CURTAIN RISES Stagefright? Sure, at first, but our stage presence improved after a while. The freshmen elected officers to direct them through the year. Jerry Buerer was our president, Marilyn Beggs, vice-president, and Sue Rulseh, secretary-treasurer. When the freshmen got acquainted with the rou– tine of C. H. S. many of the girls were initiated into G.A.A. and we saw some odd cosumes on these freshmen actors. Football season produced a good "Frosh" squad. Although tomorrow's stars didn't win their games, they gained lots of experience to make next year's "B'' and varsity squads better than ever. Many fresh– men tried out for cheerleading and "Joie" Kroll was made a member of the junior cheerleaders. Football also brought Homecoming and we found Marilyn Beggs on the court of honor. The class float, "It's Time to Strike," showed the upperclassmen that we freshmen could really produce. Freshmen were also seen with the band during half time. One freshman, Mary Beth Kuester, was a majorette. With basketball season we cheered at pep meet– ings and games. Our own freshmen team played hard until the end of every game but could not manage to have the highest score when the final whistle blew. Christmas came and went and so did semester tests. (Oh, well, we've got three and one-half more years to learn.J We learned about the class parties and dances and late in spring we proved to the upper classmen that we could successfully entertain them at our freshmen cla s party. Several freshmen participated in debate and many took part in some form of foren– sics. Other members of the class were found in "Down in the Valley". Freshmen helped the band and orchestra at the music tournament, while others did well for themselves in solos and ensembles. Almost every club in school saw a freshman active in it. Every quarter brought the honor roll and freshmen were always well represented. The class of '56 enjoyed producing its assemblies and issues of the Pigeon and we are ready to move up a notch when the seniors graduate. We were green but we have faded back to normal. now and we know that the freshman year will never be forgotten. Forty-three