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JArchivaCmateriaCs, IncCucCing the aC6um, were donated by the lYhitefish Bay foundation j£ ffi COMPILED AND RESEARCHED BY MIMI BIRD, THESE VOLUMES ARE HER LEGACY TO WHITEFISH BAY AND AN INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTION TO OUR KNOWLEDGE OF LOCAL HISTORY. w
MIMI BIRD, 1933-2002
Mimi Bird knew just what she wanted for a final resting place. After all, she spent years of her life exploring the Town of Milwaukee Union Cemetery, tucked away north of Bayshore Mall in Whitefish Bay. She remembered running through the cemetery as a girl "to scare ourselves on Halloween". Years later, as a neighbor and a historian, she began tending the little cemetery and quite literally, uncovering its history.
Bird died of emphysema Thursday at the Glendale condominium she called home the last four years. She was 69. "She really died from cigarette smoking" said husband John D. Bird. "That's what did it."
She was born Miriam Young in Milwaukee. When she was 4, her parents moved to Whitefish Bay. That was where she grew up and spent her adult life. It was also where she became the undisputed expert on local history, both in the village and the greater North Shore area.
In her earlier years Bird had worked as a secretary. She met her husband when their mothers—concerned about their two twenty-something children remaining unmarried—managed to fix them up for a date. She spent the next decades in volunteer work, including at their children's schools, and working part time for the Whitefish Bay Public Library. In 1976, she began to research her genealogy and that of her husband's family. As that was winding down in the early 1980s, Bird heard about the Whitefish Bay Historical Society.
Her first project involved locating, photographing and researching hundreds of the oldest homes in the village. All kinds of other research followed. Some of the leads took her to the Town of Milwaukee cemetery. There she looked for sunken spots, sticking a spade into the ground. She found dozens of old fallen tombstones, buried by time under the earth. "I just had this wonderful feeling of elation when I'd find an old one," Bird said in a 1983 interview. "The tombstones were the only (surviving) records of births and deaths."
Bird filled volumes with everything from real estate records to the early details of village life, its farms, businesses and people. She pored over the minutes of every Village Board meeting from 1892 until 1950. She interviewed old- timers, acquiring old letters and documents. Bird eventually researched the rest of the old Town of Milwaukee, which includes what's now the North Shore area, and the adjacent Town of Granville. And when Whitefish Bay had a 100th anniversary in 1992, she produced a book on local history. In 1991, Bird was recognized by the Milwaukee County Historical Society. Her research continues to be available at the Whitefish Bay Library, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Golda Meir Library, the County Historical Society and the Milwaukee Central Library's local history room.
Survivors include her husband, John; sons David J. and Peter E.; brother Carter H. Young; grandchildren; and other relatives.. .Her ashes will be buried at the Town of Union Cemetery. [Obituary by Amy Rabideau Silvers for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 10/14/02.] WHITEFISH BAY SCHOOL HISTORY Vol. 1 PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School History -p. 1-66
• Cumberland School -p.67-76
Whitefish Bay High School -p.77-192
Henry Clay School /Middle School -p.193-252
Lydell School -p.253-286
• Richards School -p.287-294 i^joa^S_
i S 1 c . O 0 • J 1/ 181Z- ZD CtfocU tkSTt>& © <£> SCHOOL HISTORY FOR TOW OF MILWAUKEE'S ORIGINAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS This historical overview begins with School District #10 and works backward to School District #1, now in the City of Milwaukee. School District #10 was a vast area, north of North Ave. - the original north end of the City of Milwaukee - and everything between the Milwaukee River and Lake Michigan to County Line Road, during the 1840's. According to diaries Anson W. Buttles kept, a log school was built on the grounds of the Town of Milwaukee Cemetery, in the present 5900 block of N. Port Washington Road. Buttles was an early road surveyor, Town Clerk, School Supervisor and, later, a surveyor for the railroads. His diaries were very detailed, probably due to his nature and his engineering background, and covered the years between 1849 and 1900. They were in possession of his grandson, Anson M. Buttles, who recently died, and are probably in his widow's possession now. Anson M. Buttles advised me that the log school was on the earlier Port Washington Rd., that ran more to the east than the present road. The old dirt trail entered the middle of the cemetery approximately where the Federated Realty/Pier I building is today, on the north side of the cemetery. The trail wandered through the niiddle of the present Bay Shore Mall, exiting onto today's Mohawk Rd. at Silver Spring Dr. This school was virtually in the center of the area laid out for School District #10 and, obviously, only those living within one or two miles WDuld attend this school on a fairly dry day or when the snow wasn't too deep. Callus Isenring, another early settler, built the log school and drew its plan. His descendants still have that sketch and detail of the school. It was constructed of logs, 18 ft. x 22 ft. and one story high. There were 6 windows and 2 doors. There were 12 desks, each about 4 ft. long, made of pine lumber. Description dated Jan. 22, 1859, and at that time, the school had existed about 10 years. The school was called the Lyons school, most likely for a teacher named Lyons; that family owned land close by and it is probable that an older son or daughter (or the head of the household) taught school. The school name is also from Buttles1 diary. There is no legal description of a school on this section of land - the SE 1/4 Section 29. That means the land owner(s) did not deed any part of their land to the school district, but did allow a school to be built on a piece of the land. It was a cormon occurance in those early years for schools to be named for the teacher; a similar situation occured in the Town of Granville with its School District #2 being named the "Enos" school for a number of years. District #5 (Green Tree School) was called the"Shaughnessy" school for Mr. Shaughnessy, the teacher. In Feb. 1854, the Sandersons sold 3/4 acre to the trustees of the newly incor porated Town of Milwaukee Cemetery and no mention of a school was in that description, In 1868, both Green Tree School and Lindwurm School were built. Lindwurm School was designated as School District #10, so presumably the school in the cemetery was no longer used as such - and may have been used for cemetery purposes, or even as a house. ic -k i< *>V *k *k i< Dates when land was leased or deeded to School Districts within Town of Milwaukee: School District 10 (Lindwurm) 8/19/1868; District 9 (Lake School/Holland School) 1852; District 9 (Fox Point) 6/29/1874; District 8 (Maple Dale) 3/8/1859; District #7 (Good Hope) 1858 and 1869; District 6 (Silver Spring School) 12/24/1903; District 5 (Green Tree) 9/21/1868; District #4 (Shorewood) 1854; District #3 (now in City of Milw.) 1854; District #2 (now in City) 1856 and District #1 (now in City) 1854. 3 School District #10 - the Lindwurm School On 8/19/1868, William H. Lindwurm to School District #10, "leases land bounded by the I in ^beginning at a point on the west side of the Washington road 120.75 rods N from the SW corner of SE 1/4 Sec. 32 (this'was the SW corner of old Hampton and Port Washington roads), then W 8.05 rods, N 5.75 v rods, E 8.05 rods to the middle of the Washington road, then S along the middle of said road 5.75 rods to the place of the beginning, being the prem ises now fenced in as a School House sighs (perhaps "size"?) of said District, to have and to hold for 99 years frem July 1st last, to keep and use as a public school, $1.00 rent. Lease to terminate if and when the School District does not keep a good and substantial fence or if the School District for more than 6 months ceases to continue organized under the laws of the State of Wisconsin." This school was located on the south side of the C & NW railroad tracks, on the west side of Port Washington Rd. It was a frame school. The train tracks were laid in 1872; the school was razed in the late 1920's or early 1930's. School District #9 - the Lake or Holland School In 1852, John and Susanna Vruwink donated a plot of land in the SW corner of present Doctor's Park for a church, a cemetery and public school. Due to the number of Dutch families in what became Fox Point, the school was known as both the Lake School (for its location) and Dutch School. All that remains today is the fenced-in cemetery on Fox Lane. The 18 x 22 ft. log school was constructed of hand hewn timber by Garret H. Wolters, who lived on a farm on the lakeshore, on the property that today is the Audubon Center. The school was ready for classes in fall 1853 and was also used by the Re formed Church of Bethlehem (a/k/a the Holland Church) for its services until a church was built in 1867, v Fox Point School On 6/29/1874 a meeting was held and a new school site was chosen (1/2 acre) for a school on what is now the SE corner of Lake Dr. and Dean Rd. This was just south of the Holland Church building; the land was sold by Carl Filter to the district for $50.00. The old log school was sold to J. Tellier for $20.00 and the new school was built with a 12' stud and stone foundation. In later years, this school was known as the Fox Point School of District #9. In 1914, a new brick school was built directly north of the 1874 frame school, at 8340 N. Lake Dr. Emil Mueseler sold 1/2 acre to the district. By 1933, this school was too crowded and the School Board voted for another larger building. The new school opened for classes Jan. 1935 at 7301 N. Longacre Rd. There were 4 subsequent additions to this building. The first teacher and principal was Peter Stormonth, and upon his retirement in 1964, the school was named for him. In 1976 the school became Fox Point's Coinnunity Center, named the Stormonth BUilding; today it is being remodeled and will be returned to classrooms in 1992. In 1927, School District #9 deeded the school on Lake Dr. to the newly created Fox Point School District. When Stormonth School was ready for students in 1935, the brick school on Lake Dr. was transferred to the village for its village hall. The brick building was razed in 1958 upon completion of the new Municipal Building at 7200 N. St. Wbnica Blvd. \\ Mf TOWN OF MILWAUKEE EARLY SCHOOLS School District //10 was a vast area, north of Capitol Drive and east of the Milwaukee River in the middle to late 1840's, according to . records kept by Anson W. Buttles. Buttles was an early settler, surveyor and school supervisor, among other jobs, and kept meticulous diaries. His grandson, Anson M. Buttles, has the diaries in his possess ion and says an early school was located on the grounds of the present Town of Milwaukee Union Cemetery. This school was called the Lyons School; however, there is no legal description of a school on this section of land south of present Bender Road, west of Lydell Avenue to the Milwaukee River, which was part of the SE 1/4 of Section 29. This means no one owning the land deeded a part of it to a school district, but did allow a log school to be built on the land. In February 1854, the Sandersons sold 3/4 acre to trustees of the cemetery; no mention was made of a school on the land. In 1868, both the Green Tree and Lindwurm Schools were built; Lindwurm was assigned as District //10, so presumably the Lyons School no longer existed. In those eatly years, Port Washington Road was located more to the east than it is today, and crossed into the cemetery approximately in front of the existing building at 6000-6010 N. Port Washington Road, exiting on Silver Spring Road at present Mohawk Road. Lyons School was located, according to Buttles records, near the road, "near the vault"(built in later years) in the cemetery. This vault was an above ground small burial building for the Ehlers family and it was located on the north side of the north road in the cemetery, approximately half-way east from the front of the cemetery. I believe the name "Lyons" School came from the teacher being a Mr. Lyons - the Lyons family owned land north of Bender Road during this early period, in the NE 1/4 Sec. 29, but never in the SE 1/4. A similar situation occured in Granville; the East Granville (School District //2) School in its earliest log school years was named "Enos" School, for a Mr. Enos, the teacher. Green Tree School - School District //5 j Frederick and Dorothea Schramm to School District //5 on 9/21/1868 for $50.00 for .50 acres of land beginning at a point in the center of the "so-called Washington road" on the E and W 1/4 section line of Sec. 20, then W 20 rods, S 8.65 rods, E 8.50 rods to the center of the Washington road, then NE along the middle of the road to the place of beginning. This piece of land was 165-1/2f x 142.72f, located on part of the land on the west side of Port Washington Road, north of Daphne Road, opposite present Coventry Court and east of 1-43. The school was a descendant of the earlier Lyons school. The land Green Tree School was on has become Nicolet High School's practice field. The second Green Tree School was built on the site of Midway Motor Lodge, 7065 N. Port Washington Road and the first school was then sold; it became the "Schoolhouse Tavern" which was torn down when Highway 141 (later 1-43) was constructed. The second school had later additions; it, too, was torn down, in 1982, for the present Midway Motor Lodge. Jordy's Tavern, just south of the school, was also torn down that year. This second school was built on then owner Blankenburg's land in 1928. 5" a. School District //fr • August and Emma Hahm sold to the School District //6 Board on 12/24/1903 for 5556.80 one acre of land in the SE 1/4 Sec. 31. This was on the * west side of Green Bay Road approximately 1-1/2 blocks south of Villard Avenue. Today the Silver Spring School is located at 5131 N. Green Bay Road, a descendant of the earlier school. i School District ill (Good Hope School) On 7/12/1869 Gottfried and Hannah Brendel sold for $120.00 a piece of land approximately 1-1/2 blocks north of the old northwest corner of Good Hope Road and Green Bay Road (roads were much narrower then) and measuring about 1481 x 162\ The school was just north of Bertram's Tavern which was also the Good Hope post office. The next Good Hope School was located in the same area on Good Hope and Green Bay Roads, when George Breul, Jr. and wife, Eliza beth A. Breul, sold for $1500.00 on 2/18/1924 a piece of land measur^j 248' x 280f approximately. The third Good Hope School was built on the southwest corner of the same intersection, but on higher.ground then. The hilly area was carved away in 1969 when Good Hope Road was widened; this school was also torn down. The fourth Good Hope School is now located at 2315 W. Good Hope Road. School District //8 (Maple Dale School) On 3/8/1859, Everard Meyer sold 1/2 acre of his land for $2.50 to the school district for a school on the northeast corner of Port Washington and Bradley Roads, with the stipulation "when District //8 removes the schoolhouse the land to revert to Everard Meyer". Apparently Evert Meyer was just making this transaction a legal one since a school had been on this land since 1850. It was a log school. On 10/25/1850 Sara van Melle bought that land from Jacob Cappon for $70.00 and the school district land (1/2 acre) was mentioned then and again on 4/5/1853 when the surrounding 5 acres was sold to Isaac De Swarte. On 12/16/1871, J. (John) Koester and wife sold to School District IIS the present site for the next Maple Dale School, again 1/2 acre, which has since been enlarged. The Joint School District //8 granted this to the Town of Milwaukee on 11/9/1936 which turned the school over to the Village of Fox Point when this area was annexed by Fox Point in 1954. The early log school had been sold for $12.50 and used as a black smith shop. The second school was frame, replaced with a brick school whichl.has since had several additions. School District //9 (Lake School/Holland School) In 1852, John and Susanna Vruwink donated a plot of land in the southwest corner of present Doctor's Park, for a church, cemetery and _N public.school. The school was known both as the Holland School and th\ Lake School. All that remains today is the tiny cemetery on Fox Lane. The 18 x 22' log school was constructed of hand hewn timber by Garret H. Wolters, who lived on a farm on the lakeshore, today part of the Audubon Center. The school was ready for classes in the fall of 1853 and the f Reformed Church of Bethlehem (a/k/a Holland Church) held its services ^ K) in the school until a church was built in 1867. .3. Early schools c center, named Stormonth Building. l In 1927, School District //9 deeded the school on Lake Drive to the Fox Point School District. When Stormonth School was ready for students in Jan. 1935, the brick school on Lake Drive was trans ferred to the village for their village hall. That building was razed in 1958 when the new Municipal Building at 7200 N. St. Monica Blvd. was completed. School District //10 (Lindwurm School) On 8/19/1868, William H. Lindwurm to School District //10,"leases land bounded by the line beginning at a point on the west side of the Washington road 120.75 rods N from the SW corner of SE 1/4 Sec. 32 (this was the northwest corner of Hampton and Port Washington Roads) then W 8.05 rods, N 5.75 rods, E 8.05 rods to the middle of Washington road, then S along middle of road 5.75 rods to beginning, being the premises as now fenced in as a School House sighs (? difficult word to figure out) of said District, to have and hold for 99 years from July 1st last, to keep and use as a public school, $1.00 rent. Lease to terminate if and when School District does not keep a good and substantial fence or if the Sch. Dist. for more than 6 months ceases to continue organized under the laws of the State of Wisconsin". The school was located on the south side of the C&NW Railroad tracks and existed until approximately 1920. The train was put through in 1872, on top of the hill there. Port Washington Road went up and over this hill/train tracfk until the late 1930fs or early 1940,s, when the road was tunneled under the tracks. Many years later, the sidewalk was cut through the hill. School District //$ August and Emma Hahm sold to the School District //6 Board on 12/24/1903 for $556.80 one acre of land in the SE 1/4 Sec. 31. This was on the west side of Green Bay Road approximately 1-1/2 blocks south of Villard Avenue. School District ill On 9/1/1856 Henry and Minna Wettstein, for $15.00, sold 3/10's acre on the Green Bay Road for school land. This was on the west side of Green Bay Rd. to Atkinson Ave., north of Keefe Ave. at that triangle. By 1872 the school was on the east side of Green Bay Rd. about \h blocks north of Keefe Ave. School District #3 Frederick and Elisabeth Moscowitt to the Director of School District //3 Town of Milwaukee on 10/20/1855 for $100.00 - a piece of land beginning at the NW corner of the S 4-90/100 of an acre of the N 7.40 of an acre of Lot 6 Sec. 9 Town 7 = 50fx 100f. Now Humboldt and Vienna Avenues^ the SE corner. 7- ' *" Schools District //4 - Johann Schammer to School District //4 of Town of Milw. on 1/21/1861 for $49.00; the SE corner of SE^ Sec. 4 Town 7 = h acre "and school district to enclose the west and north sides of said h acre with a good 6f high board fence." This school was on the NW corner of Oak land Ave. and Capitol Dr. This school replaced an earlier log school built on Fred. Wm. Aller ding1 s property on the SW corner of the same intersection. I was unable to locate a legal description of Allerding transferring any land to a school district; however, the 1858 map of the Town of Milw. showed a school on that SW corner. This does not mean that a school WAS on that corner, only that the School District planned to have a school at that location. There may have been a school there without Allerding transferring land to the School District. School District //l Friederich and Theodora Diehn, on 10/2/1872, to the District Board of School District //l; land in part of the SW% Sec. 7 Town 7, beginning at the SE corner 12091 N of the Hopkins Road =1/8 acre. This was on the approximate SW corner of present W. Townsend Ave. and N. 20th St. t (3j Description of the Old Log School House by Gallus Isenring This description of the Old Log School house which was located in the Town of Milwaukee Cemetery, was drawn by Gallus Isenring, It was constructed of logs 18T x 22! and one story high, six windows and two doors. There were 12 desks in all, each about 4f long made of pine lumber. Dated January 22, 1859 Note: The school house, at that time, was about 10 - 12 years old. Description found in Gallus Isenring's effects by members of his family. to The following is an account by Mr. Arthur Rabe, grandson of an (3) early Whitefish Bay settler. This account was in the Cumberland School anniversary brochure. p the early 1890's, the population of farm children in the Bay area had grown, but . iooling for these youngsters posed a hardship. The nearest school at that time was the Lyons School located between what is now Lydell and North Port Washington Road, just east of the Union Cemetery. The long hike through open fields and woods was never easy and due to our harsh winters, often impossible. Mr. Arthur Rabe, who graduated from Whitefish Bay's first school in 1900, and who at the time lived on a farm between Elkhart and Sheffield, describes life before a VI1lage school was bul11: * , //{, •ll \ *v The old Rabe farm, still standing, remodeled, on Sheffield. Arther Rabe's graduation diploma from the Fleetwood School, June 22, 1900. "When I was a very young fellow five years old, and sister Lottie was six years old, Whitefish Bay had no school. My father said, 'I want you kids to learn something so you won't have to work with tools digging ditches or be out in all kinds of rainy, cold, snowy weather1. So Lottie and I walked two miles or more to the Port Washington Road. On the west side of the road on William Lindwurn's land stood a two-room school house, one room for boys and one room for girls. There were no automobiles in those days, so it was not dangerous to cross the street. But it was no go. Weather did not allow us to go regular, so we wasted a lot of time.11 ' In 1882, the long two and a half mile trudge ended for Arthur and Lottie Rabe and the other children of Whitefish Bay with the building of the first school. After being refused a closer school by the town of Mil waukee, the settlement of 316 residents offici ally incorporated on June 7th, primarily to get its own school. The seventy-two to fourteen vote for Incorporation was celebrated enthu siastically with bonfires, speeches and a cannon salute. Whitefish Bay had officially been born as a Village and plans for a school began immediately. Temporary classes were held at the Pavllllon of the old Jefferson Park where Henry Clay school stands today. Meanwhile, on a tiny triangle of land donated by several public- spirited citizens the Fleetwood School was being Jefferson Park Pavllllon on the site of the present Henry constructed. The four-room two-story frame Clay School. Classes were held here before the Fleetwood building stood on a half-acre site across from School was built and again, after It burned down In 1917. here our library now stands (approximately where the small flower park Is today). Only two rooms were used for school, and there were four rows of seats In each room, each row a different grade. On February 28, 1893, the Fleetwood School opened Its doors to the fifty students of Whitefish Bay, and Mrs. Curtis, our first teacher (hired at $100 a month) welcomed the children. July 1988 Schoolhouse Park photo Site of WFB's first school house. Our first school was built on the triangle bounded by Marlborough Dr., present Idlewild Ave. and Fleetwood Place. The schoolhouse front door faced Marlborough Dr., just south of present Birch Ave. Birch Ave., at that time, only went west from Lake Drive to the east side of the C&NW railroad tracks; the tracks were located on the wide strip of grass that has become the site of the library, village hall and fire department. About 1913-14, an addition was put on the south end of the school, as is seen in the picture to the right. At that time, the 5th and 6th grade classes were held in the village hall which was then located to the south of the school, facing Fleetwood PI. Space in the school had become limited by then. (As told to Mimi Bird by Melvin Immekus, who attended the school and recalls going to class in the village hall.) John Kohlmetz, who lived in WFB, built our school starting in 1892. During the time of construction, Mrs. H.K.(Alice)Curtis taught the children in her home on Day Ave. and in an addition on the Lewis Scheife store on Silver Spring Dr., located approximately where Koch's Furniture store is now. When the school burned in 1918, Michael Carney was the janitor. He was the husband of Ida Ann(Consaul)Carney. Sparks from the nearby train flew onto the roof, causing the fire. By the time the local people arrived with buckets of water and hoses for the water brigade, the school was unable to be saved. IL Bi*«ft«,--:^ .J^^iv-ji,',^- * •» vw"' V,';V* • •ft Mm *••* ^'j-J^PWmii. ^.asssaw -^f VJKftm! GF1B THE FIRST WFB SCHOOL /} School House 0)FS At the May 31, 1900 Village Board meeting: Determined that the School house foundation is disintegrating- (the school was built in late 1892 and finished early 1893.) The tamarack ties 6" thick and 5? long, laid diagonal across the walls, were put down in dry soil and 2f8" below the present grade. They were then covered with planks 3" thick and 18" wide on which the brick work of the basement walls started. The basement walls are about 14" thick and 10f high from the top of the plank to the top of the first story joists. The ties and planks are in an advanced state of decay. The building must be shored up, floors brought to the true level, old ties to be removed along with the planks under the brick walls, excavate the soil 2f deeper than the present foundation to bring the footings under the frost line. At the June 23, 1900 Special Election meeting: It was voted to improve the School house building by a vote of 22 for rebuilding; 1 against; 1 scattering (?) - all together 24 persons voted. Land for an additional school yard} village purchased a piece of land beginning at a point 915.94f S and 30f W from the 1/8 Sec. corner in the N line of the NW% Sec. 33 - being the center line of Birch Ave. extended. The land is 60f fronting on the N^ of Birch Ave. extended by 150f deep, lying immediately W of and adjoining the lands conveyed for school purposes. The N 30f of land con veyed is reserved for street purposes whenever grantors desire to extend Birch Ave. (At this time, Birch Ave. was only platted on the N side of the school house, but did not physically exist there as yet. Idlewild Ave. was also platted to the west of this land, but was only.farm field.) ®> .IIUJ. HiCiC Wl I i aiways oe a Lumber land witn a quality staff and excellent PTA's in a community that wants the best possible education for its wonderful children. THE SCHOOL BOARD SERVES - W F 6 © Since it was formed in 1893, the School Board has contributed greatly to the growth and educational excellence of our schools and the good fortune of Cumberland. These men and women served these dates, though some terms were interrupted. Norman Hammermeister holds the length-of-service record with 21 years, 7 months! G. A. Rogers .' 1893-1896 Mrs. Theo Kuemmerlein 19^6-1958 Ernest Timpel 1893-1895 Norman Hammermeister 19^6-1972 Charles Langschwager 1893-1905 Hackett Emory, Jr. 19*»7-1953 Ignatz Zimbride 1895-I896 Harold S. Van Home 19Z»7-1953 R. B. A. Knop I896-I912 Gifford Alt 1950-195^ W. J. Isenring 1897-1923 Donald Burr is 195*1-1955 Henry R. King 1896-1899 John McDonald 1953-1959 T. W. Williams 1897-1903 Donald Havens 1953-1956 C. Cassell 1899-1900 Allen C. Brodd I955-I968 E. Schramm 1900-1901 Robert Goelzer 1955-1967 Charles Battenburg 1901-1902 Mary K. Quarles 1955-1963 G. H. Crandall 1902-1906 Frank C. Davis 1956-1959 S. A. Granger 190^-1905 Mrs. Ernest Erickson 1958-1961 Alonzo Fowle 1905-1907 Walter H. John 1958-1970 A. F. Remington 1905-1911 Genene Grimm 1963-1969 Louis Schiefe 1907-1910 Ross Dean 1959-1962 Edward J. Martel 1908-1928 George A. Dunlap 1959-1971 W. H. Goodall 19H-1911* Richard A. McDermott 1961-1970 Hans Huber 191 i« -1918 Victor Henningsen 1967-1973 C. Schmidt 1918-1923 James E. Davies 1968-1972 Wm. A. Klatte 1923-1933 Nancy Thauer 1969-197** Oscar Stegeman 1923-1929 James W. Wolfe 1971-1977 Benjamin Schiek 1928-1928 Phyllis Ernest 1972-1978 A. J. Wager 1928-1931 John T. Hayes 1972-1975 Homer S. Rogers 1929-1935 John K. Crump 1970-1973 E. H. Grootemaat 1931-193*» Raymond E. Scroggins 1970-1973 Walter H. Hoffman 1933-19f»6 Ralph P. KnoernschiId 1973-1976 Annette S. Roberts 1933-1935 Russell C. Schal ert 1973-1976 Mrs. Herbert Moon 1933-1938 Hazelyn McComas 1973- Howard Watts 1935-1938 Rickard T. O'Neil 197*»- Alvin C. Jones 1935-19^7 0. E. Raffensperger 1975- Nelson C. Hall 193*»-1950 Ross Plaetzer 1976- Franklin Orth 1938-19*»2 David Wallace 1976- Mrs. Harold Smith 1938-191»6 Virginia Haas 1977- William H. Morgan 19f»2-1951 Gene Angui1 1978- 52 IS' An Example of an Early School House The following account is taken from Paul Rush's letter and drawings he sent to me in August 1986, in regard to the little red school house he had purchased for use in his antique business. His home and business were located near Grandview School. When the Zoo Freeway was under con struction, he donated the school house to Whitewater State Teacher's College - now UW-Whitewater. "The original site of this school was on the northwest corner of N. Granville Rd. and Bradley Rd and taken out of regular use approximately 1938. It had been built about 1860. The building and land on which it stood were sold to a local farmer who divided the one room school into living quarters and had it wired for home use. The outside plumbing was already on the back lot. The original school was furnished with kerosene lamps, a huge cast iron pot belly heating stove, the schoolmaster's table, several hand-made two seater benches and double desks. A fairly large wood box stood inside the room, with a wooden water bucket, tin ladle and tin cup for drinking on top of the wood box cover. The inside original lighting was 2 or 4 bracket oil lamps with swing brackets and a mercury glass reflector mounted into the swing bracket. The swing bracket was made of cast iron, but the first reflectors were corrugated tin. Behind the teacher's desk, on the wall, were usually portraits of Geo. Washington and Abe Lincoln. Around the wall at eye level were the alphabet letters plus the numbers 1 - 10. Some of the children's drawings were also tacked to the wall and at different holidays, cut figures representing those holidays were added. The teacher (usually female) came early to start the fire. The students helped clean blackboards, emptied waste baskets and rang the bell to start school, for recess, dinner and dis missal. An American flag on a stand stood in the corner near the door; another was outside in front of the school, raised and lowered on a tamarack flagpole. The pole was about 30' high. It was an honor to assist the teacher. Very few men could afford to be teachers since the pay was low. The teacher would rent a room and board with a nearby farm family - it was considered an honor to have the teacher live in your home. There was a teeter-totter outside in the yard, made out of a heavy plank of wood and balanced on a round log, held in place., on the ground by large stones. A well was hand dug and lined with mortared fieldstone. It was 20' - 35' deep with surface water in the well. The original 2. «An early school - description pump was made of wood with wood and leather parts. The cylinders and pipes were also of wood; everything was hand- hewn and drilled with a wood auger. A weathervane and lightening rods were on the rooftop. The school year began after Labor Day and ended in May with a fall vacation (also called potatoe vacation - to help with this crop) that lasted one week, Christmas vacation and Easter vacation. | Paul Rush wrote to me that he lived in District //15 - Grand View School District. In 1937 he was 23 years old and sup posedly the youngest board member elected in Granville to sit on a school board. Granville had three man school boards; the Clerk was paid $25 per year, the director received $10 and the treasurer $15 per year. It is conceivable that Paul Rush is the son of Paul and Julia Ruchniewicz, who deeded 1-1/2 acres on Dec. 11, 1930 to Grand- view School district for $1,500.00 on the northwest corner of 115th St. and W. Florist Ave. Mimi Bird Nov. 1987 (& '.The high school faculty has grown from an original group of Desire for Schools ; sevea members In. 1930 to its pres ent size of 29 members. Mr, By- Is Bay's Main Reason ««exs and Mr. Wangerin, both ath letic coaches, have bee*n with the school longer than any other fac for Incorporation ulty member now employed, ex The desire * for better public cept for R. K. Healy. who left his educational ' facilities ' was the position as principal of Richards prime reason for the incorporation to assume the post of principal of of Whitefish Bay; on June 7. 1892. the high school.;-; .•; : : - ** - f. t - <: The original school committee * .Besides the ,' public 'schools, consisted of C. R. Gother, J, J3. Whitefish Bay Is the home of sev I>angloIa and Walter Ellis. Their eral private education institutions. meetings were held In a room * of The Milwaukee; Country Day a store building on Bllvor Spring school Is an Incorporated private ' rd. which they.rented for $25 a school for boys. It Is literally an .year. • -.v . • •-•:• outgrowth of /an earlier private Until June 23, 1893, when the school opened In 1911 by A. Gled- 0rst school building was dedicat den Santer, present headmaster of ed, claases were conducted in Jof- the Milwaukee Country . Day ferson Park resort. The ' first school. This' earlier' school was school was a four-room, two-story called St. Bernard's after a school In the east at which Mr. Santer frame building located In the old 5 1 .Lake Forest park. A Mrs. Curtis, had taught. ••' . ' * .. . -was engaged to teach the 50 pu Within five years St. Bernard's pils for 10 months at the magnifi became overcrowded and a change cent yearly salary of $60. vas imperative. The parents, of By 19IT this school .had an en Mr. Santer's pupils were'contact rollment of 150; a, year later, ed and within a few months all however, it was destroyed by fire. but a few hundred dollars of the Shortly afterward* a new school capital stock ($100,000) had been , building was erected on Henry subscribed. Land was then pur Clay' st. which provided for eight chased on the outskirts of White- • (Classrooms and an auditorium. In fish Bay and in the fall of 1917, 19.24 the school was architectural the new building was opened. The ly completed as it now stands. school had an endowment of over \ In 1927, tho Cumberland school $165,000 in 1938. • , v was built; it is located on Hum- There are two parochial schools ' boldt ave., south of Hampton rd. In Whitefish Bay. One is a Luth . it was designed to consist of three eran school. Our Saviour's Evan units, a central section and two gelical Lutheran; and the other is •wings, which would embody 36 Catholic, the Santa Monica school. classrooms. ' The building housing Our Sav < The Richards . school on ' Rich iour's school was completed In ards fit, between Bell and Day September, 1931; It Is a two story jLves. was constructed on the same 7"~~- ': i iS "• : ~\< ' \uV:' - • Architectural (plan and completed red brick structure' which .also soon afterward, i. S ' houses "the church; ?;Ten •* pupils Prior to '1930, students of were in attendance V when '" the i%Whitefish Bay'wishing to attend school opened and novTthe enroll Jilgh school were obliged to go to ment is 39. ' • '. ' ••V« ••• •'.'?.; t'*'.' the Shorewood • school. However, ) The Santa Monica Bcho6l, erect In February of that year, these ed in 19,27, is also a brick build tuition students f wore excluded ing designed according, to • Ro- from the, Shorewood high school manseque lines. It Is quite a bit . and it became • necessaryl for the larger than the other, cost $250,- village of Whlteflah Bay to pro 000, and Includes the church audi vide for the higher education of torium In'the basement.' :'^;» .-. lU youth. r •• '^[i/i^-p'v1 " "•••••••'•• i Eleven members are on the fac ... -For two years high school was ulty of Santa Monica school under •beld In a;wingfof the Richards the direction of Sister Annunclata. .', Street school, yp^ * >; The • first i;' directress7 when ? the Then, on Oct.?3, 1932, the cen school was built in 1927 was Sis tral unit of the present Whitefish ter Mary Louis Bertrand and she Bay high school was oponed after was followed by Sister Rosalima. being completed'at a total cost of : Ninety pupils ''attended V the $484,000. .'• Although originally school in Its, first year and at planned to be built in five units to present the attendance haa;grown accommodate. 2J)00 students, the to 410/'- ; : . ••••*".•;•.• •!'•• •••!.•«•• -• completed, sections 'which now r Iiave an enrollment of approxi mately ^700, consist ofl only two units, the central * section anci a ivest wing. " Carl Tullgren N designed the English Gothic structure with Its red brick facade and white stone trim. .; ;•!•'•' •'•>''. *•"''' • -." • ,/• , ' ® yliA.. s£>CX4U^\oLtA^— IV}AAJ> AcJviJL**^v*-y>- QfaAsH,CA-+ 2s fiAM^Cfa-tUlJt^fuAs JU P-CXXI* Ucd: ^^SfmbeSA JUIKJJ art (7W AJy J6t*&- # //^Uc^yin, OLe^i^ ^cJJahi Class at Fleetwood School about 1915. Carl Geil- fuss is in front of the tree on the left. Class at Fleetwood School, about 1916. The man is Mike Carney, the janitor. The lady is either Miss Alice Carncross, Miss M. Beryl Williams or Miss Edith I. Harney, teacher. Pictures courtesy of Carl E. Geilfuss. *s> n'T Page 6 '(o/b//ef3&. J ?HE WHITEFISH BAY HERA • »H J. Bay's First School Dedicated on Start Action To Contruct First Bay School In 1892 June 23rd, 'M'On June 18-1892 the first real ac- rm : r 4- : JH,' a^jL- a •? /••'•> ?C£J?/Ztji \OoJ ^ *^4>AAC _>G 4.tf<4jfc-t, ' Vty^^u-i^ %cxJ^c^t \^U^\j£^JUy< !Mf li*9 (M *T ^ ' * , . ' Jfl ytlon'of ttie;;questlon atid we(spe ho I /^| f%f\\*'%\{\Y' ft I & (\ **»**«««*reason« whmUtyf stepofortsa #iamdyv not'btint' e taken at/ tonce tp. bring the division abouU*'-;>>s\ a- fc' ' , ' .* -•. * ' *-;* ".:>*V:*H PRESIDENTS of the town living in I 37 Yectrs; ^^,'toeCv^cinity of the>ort W^iti^fi ovto a* 7^ 7^|r^it^the imd^^tW^ lesta^lishmeht of, a new khootdistoiql' favbridan* ^J^nest^c^paign ti'^waw&tO&piBl " undettook to establish the i .WWtefiishIBjjyj. ^nv|a| Judge l^illl^bfaeS «f ettitfcpqrij! " little |arpd^ ' ^er^hai; ta:«*ugi|! White?]; MpM** cided to Incorporate. Its villag^gby0rn^| riSjofed into being Jnfa'jWW? ment has remained * to this/day^lt^ of 72 t ? r At that time.,«•• ^ wiwv*^^^pv"« fe^^^w *^,A^:^{W WO < riper- resident of^tne laKe, snore ocv*'4^'^^'l -v ** « '*..*/J ('.'i^'-jlv^*' ^ <• S2 W editing a: smaii ^^Mfe^Sl^ga^ r^, ;.'.. 4.J ./^U.JII:W »AV:-DI^»»V «nri«^ A* Rogers, Justtee^ofitRepe^i^*,pt W^ •f g40 f for- their 'daily lessoris, *|^^I^T#rf Y; No wonder that MP.^, Rogers ^^'toQl^ the, stand in the sthird issue of his p&& [••'per that.^to s^rid (BhiWr^^threefn^lgSl S. |i ,^: Attenipts "wtG^ti&fiVi inft, i>.'M\ WHITEFISH BAY PUBLIC SCHOOL Qt% GRADUATING EXERCISES AT THE Whitefish Bay Public School FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 21, 1907/ At 8:00 o'clock. TEACHERS. PROF. C. E. SMITH. Principal. MISS LENA M. FRANCK, Assistant. MISS ALICE A. CARNCROSS, Assistant. BOARD OF EDUCATION. A. F. REMINGTON, President. ALONZO FOWLE, Treasurer. R. B. KNOP. Clerk. CLASS OF 190 7 FRANKLIN L. LOEWE GEORGE LOGEMANN HATTIE GRAMS OLIVE M. SCHEIFE * HATTIE K. SCHRAMM ALFRED R A KNOP ALONZO FOWLE. JR. ELLA D. BROWN EVA H. BACKMAN . .- MOLLIE M FRITZKE CLASS MOTTO industry Has Its Own Reward CLASS COLORS Green and White CLASS FLOWERS White Roses, Carnations and Ferns fr°, '£3J PROGRAM PART I Rosa Rabe Salutatory Song, Come, Come Away By School A Fire Cracker Drill Pupils from Primary Room Duet, Selections from "Martha," - - Violin and Piano Elsie and Alfred Knop Song Pupils from Intermediate Room A Sword Drill By Boys from Intermediate Room Piano Duet, "The Negro Dance" Alice and George Woolgar PROGRAM PART II—CONTINUED Recitation, King Harold's Speech to his Army before the Battle of Hastings - - - Alonzo Fowle, Jr. Recitation, The Wreck of the Hesperus Hattie Grams Duet, Selected - - - - Violin and Piano Mr. Kramer and Miss Mamie Kramer Recitation, Rienzi's Address to the Romans Geo. Logemann Class Prophecy . - - - Mollie M. Fritzke Address -••''- - - * By Dr. Pratt Presentation of Diplomas - By Pres. A. F. Remington Class Song, "We Must Go" ~ - By Graduates 3/ PROGRAM PART II Recitation, The Angels of Buena Vista Hattie K. Schramm Recitation, Commencement Eva H. Back man Duet, Selected - Violin and Piano Mr. Kramer and Miss Mamie Kramer Recitation, Pledge with Wine Olive M. Scheife Piano Duet - - Elsie Knop and Alonzo Fowle, Jr. Recitation, The Roman Sentinel - - Ella D. Brown Recitation, The Priest and the Mulberry Tree Alfred R. A. Knop Song, - "The Secret of the Violet" Mollie Fritzke and Eva Backman Recitation, Independence Bell, - - Franklin L. Loewe ;i%) '$*V •^, rSt *$ '—;* r j !»•, rirool V rf^jiH^^j^WMSh^^^^,^^ • \ OJUA/UA^JL ». M ••I . . ; ; j of tifg' ) W|tt^Blj lag lUkge ^00! i ! itttiit^ unit U b* prw^tti at tl)* i " i €omme«r?m^itt fe? rrtaw 3lun? Ititmttrtlf, niHrtpnt ttuuar#o MMO tut«Ivr, at figfft n'tlotfe % ffl. at Jtje »tlfwit If all ^ .^^afc**- (graimattag QUaaa, 1912 Bl "~) Wftt^ftBlj lag Mlas* ftdraol (Blana (Bf&xir* Adelaide Motr, President ^ Elsa Rabe, Secretary Sfcadfms Emmanuel Sctneider, Treasurer Willits Pollock, Principal Glara M. Meyer Edith Harney Alice A. Carncross Vera M. Fucks Gladys Anderson * Viola Geilfuss ~ William Hamilton Itaarti of lEharaitmt Selma Leu W. H. Goodall, President Cassius Lemke E. J. Martel, Treasurer Adelaide Motr R. Knop, Clerk Erwin Panels Elsa Rate Helmer Sorenson Emmanuel Sctneider ** ""^P^w ^ "***•• ^ WU,«S3£*«**4^^ " ^^ ^yl %t\yu\ &Mi*tit& JEimiHnmtt Upper Room ...... 40 Intermediate ...... 49 GUaua 0tatiatir0 Primary ...... 32 Total . . V . . . 121 Class Motto: ** Work and Win" Class Colors: Blue and Gold Class Flower: Daisy and Forget-me-not g»rl}00l ©rrl}**rtra VIOLINS PIANO Walter Backman Adelaide Motr Herman Ben ntold MANDOLIN WK IW ^rngram program College Medley Selected 1. Overture - - - Selected 9. Orctestra Miss Knop, S Enctantment ^Waltzes Messrs. Clarence and Arttur O'Connor, Sctool Orctestra Alfred Knop 2. Marct Carmen 10. Recitation—fc To Old Aunt Marys" - Rihy Viola Geilfuss Che 3. Song " Merry June" 11. Song—"Call to Arms" Ve> fr *; Cho Ctorus 4. Recitation - " Time's Silent Lesson * . ,< Elsa Rate 12. Essay k A Young Citizen" Helmer Sorenson 5. Song - - " Tte Foolist Frog " ^Villiam Hamilton, Cassius Lemke, 13. Song—" Gretcten von Vetcten - Smith Emmanuel Sctneider Gladys Anderson, Cassius Lemke 6. Recitation - - "Graduating Day" r Selma Leu 14. Address to Graduating Class ~ - . - Former District Attorney, C. A. A. McGee 7. Piano Solo - - "II Trovatore Marct" Adelaide Motr 15. Presentation of Dipiomas ty Pres. W. H. Goodall 8. Recitation - ~ "Becky Miller" Erwm Pagels 16. Instrumental Selected /, -*"^*ii!j^^^ 3$ ) ^^gfegBBUMWMWWWiWW***^ ill MM^ Jy .Mhasdf 1914.. •..*** ^ '- -M -V * Iljtt^fiari lag ^V*"* ,L'; 3ft .IV „ * ."?. *> ^vWji^t VUrttefral) lag »ilt«8» ^tfaflitf Sip (Srafatatittg (ttlaaii . attit -4 *k*' v Qbadpra* P. J. Maas, Principal nftip> M. Beryle Williams Alice A. Carncross Ijtteftalf lag Village ^rJy00l0 Meta L. Grote Editk Harney Urott* giro to bt prrawtt at % (£mirot?ttr£m?ttt £x?rrtoa ®ljttra&ag, 3(unp lEtglftrnttlf r Itoarb af Edttraffun Jftnrtrot tyttttatik Samtstn W. H. Goodall, President at Eigdt nXUodt 3?. «. ^ E. J. Martel, Treasurer .0 at tlfp &rIfool $all H. P. Wilke, Clerk • (s'h Ingram Pwgram csoo 1. Ctorus Barcarolle 10. Recitation 'Tte Ride of Jennie McNea 2. Address of ^Velcome— Agnes Burmaster ^ 1 Howard Granger y i 11. Reading of Class W$— 3. Recitation ...... "Bill and Joe" Reuben Schubert Gilhert Rabe 12. Recitation . "The Parrot and the Cat|| 4. Recitation . "The Skeleton in Armor" ^ I Leo Sorenson O/ga Jensen 13. Recitation . . . . "The Life Brigade! 5. Recitation "The King and The Cottage" Dora (Runge Verner Sorenson 14. Farewell Address-— 6. Recitation "Mrs. Piper" Laura VPeber Elvira VPestfahJ 15. Address-— 7. Ctorus . . . . , "Blow, Soft Winds" Mr. W. 9. Recitation . . . "Paul Revere's Ride" i 17. Chorus "Fairies' Lullaty" Norma Steffen ^ &±ccomfianist JVLISS Elsa Kjno{> f* Wm& Soil, 1014; %i Agnes E. Burmaster 0U80B iHnttO: fcjf- Howard E. Granger J "Truth without Fear" Olga Jensen Dora Runge Giltert P. Rate (£IMB ffinlnr: Reuten ^iV. J. Schutert Silver and Old R Leo Sorenson ose Verner Sorenson Norma Steffen Anson Timple Laura E. Weter I * Wild Roses and F Elvira A. B.Westfahl eras m ;:>rf '.-r ~jrr;:r 'l V.' ^ \ - - J.' Ppfefaif fag, '.['..(Hfco® of-.. 1010 . -4u, 4» * ^•>l1j 1.i:":: v •'."• ""/;*• '^'%;.L,- • - w - "V/T *'' ,• \ytfW? ^**$m<#$S vJS~u v£t WHITEFISH BAY SCHOOL TEACHERS C. L. Mulrine, Principal M. Beryle Williams Sadie E. Wirsing Alice A. Carncross Nellie W. Iversen Editfi Harney Carl Blume BOARD OF EDUCATION W. J. Isenring, President E. J. Martel, Treasurer 0 H. Huber, Clerk X •(3£>i %r TTOE Commencement Exercises CLASS ROLL Chorus George Dickmann ~) John Geilfuss Recitation - JfembJffitU ^0 <3(t • " . GEORGE D1CKMANN Vera Immekus Alice Isenring Recitation - pt% pi* ^w^&i piar . . V JOHN GEILFUSS Martin Krueger Harry Nelson Recitation - . ^tmr ^tsstmt * 1 VIOLA WESTFAHL. Antonette Petek Lettie Petersen Chorus - jKecjr %\\t §omc <3ftrc0 ^Bimtutg Viola Westfahl Recitation - <3f ^fjafe a 'J&m ANTONETTE PETEK Recitation - ®lp ^oxtt (®f 3% <$[% CLASS COLORS HARRY NELSON Purple and Silver Class Will ".'•' r-".~\ - * VERA IMMEKUS Chorus CLASS FLOWER Recitation tfltfe ^Cante <©f prance. . Rose MARTIN KRUEGER Class Prophecy ALICE ISENRING . c * CLASS MOTTO Farewell Address * LETT1E PETERSEN Progress " Chorus - - ' - Address - STEPHEN J. McMAHON Presentation of Diplomas IF YOU WISH TO GIVE FLOWERS Chorus - ^mmca, JWg (Emmtrg KINDLY SEND THEM TO THE HOME (Ho XJOFA Jcle^^c^^ @> {% 'C4 & ROGERS, KLATTERETURN TO New HigK'Schoor;?^| . Plans Discussed:#f||| At The Meeting'if* BAY SCHOOLS COUNT Seventy-one Puplis Now/ ^ v 1,034 ON FIRST DAY Enrolled for Courses "/? ^ tl v ; r Wednesday found a total of 1,034 For This Fall ^ " & an increase oyer last year, children enrolled in the three Whitefish.Bay Homer S Rogers and William A, *''/,#{$ ^''schools. However, the attendance is 1 i increasing daily, Supt. C. L. Mulrine, Klatte will reign as members of the j -Mm said. ; *, ; ' Whitefish Bay School Board for an-^rr ^r* ^ other term. Both were reelected % < *fi?ll| v , Henry Clay has the largest enroll-) without *other competition at .the I^/r^kfel ment, 448. Richards school has 326*' meeting last Monday night. * ^K ,•*>;'«.* l children in its classrooms, 83 of* The business of the year's pro this number are ninth grade students: gram was discussed after the elec the first class in the new high schooli tion and was passed without much Humboldt counted 260 on the first opposition from those in attendance. day, Principal O. W. Gesell said. . / The re-election of the two officials . An informal get-together of teach and the success of the school pro ers and principals was held at the, gram proved conclusively that the ., Henry Clay school Tuesday after-' voters and property owners in the noon. Tuesday morning~Tthey met Bay were pleased and willing tovco-' the teachers at their individual operate with the board to continue school buildings to discuss plans for, the rapid, progressive strides of the U,J* the coming year., , . .. v ''•( schools. * i \>r'~l s 'The high school program ,was dis*^^^ cussed and plans made for the com-^^fJ^ ing year. The plans for'the grade; <^^ schools, Richards, Henry Clay,» and r%$^5i 9/*//?&> Humboldt, were outlined. Mr. Healy,'^V"*<$$5 principal of the Richards Street J, J ^ School, informed the gathering that V1, | seventy-one pupils had already en- "#, | rolled in the high school courses for • $ j next semester. „ l\\\* Cut School Pay J in Whitefish Bay Salaries of all Whitefish Bay teach ers and school administrative offi cials have been cut 10 per cent by the village school board, according to William A. Klatte, clerk of the board. The cut will be effective with the be-1 ginning of the school year in Sep- I tember. ' , j ywf/lj/ [Bay to Accept _ r£v Non-Resident Pupildl i; _* \ ^;/**^^*^ *' Non-residents will again*beeper-1 "mitted to attend the Whitefish Bay*£ schools, it was determined 'at,rthe|j District meeting Monday night at the'f Henry Clay school. The tuition fee*,. will be determined by the per capital cost for the administration of the ^OlftM' ihotioii^of ^Trhsteer1 school, or in other words, the sal ; Melham, the board voted to withhold^ aries of the teachers divided by the ]'{ [pending investigation three vouchers^! number of pupils in attendance. : each for $113, for tuition 6irWhite^§§ ? The fact was emphasized at the sfish Bay pupils attending Shorewodd^ ;High school. As .Whitefish Bay 'HighJ| meeting that the tuition students || fschool now offers *a four year course^|| never have been a liability, for extra;? [board members were unable tp un-J teachers never have been required/ jkierstand "the' tuition' bills; ^$S>00 for the outside pupils. * ^ >% , Tt was also voted at the meeting! to^continue to furnish the gradedJ school pupils with text books free ot*i charged Nfc#//>3J$M*fi*^ Klode to Suggest Advisory i Group for School Board George Gabel, village atorney, in r Iforme d Mr. Pacholski that it would Also Agreed That 3 be necessary to change the present Persons Insufficient I state law if theret were to be more | members on the school board. The law To Handle Funds I at present allows three. The time and > metnooTof "electing scnool board mem- Frank Klode, president of the \ bers may be changed by a p«(tition Whitefish Bay village board, will ap * from selectors, Mr, Gabel said. pear before the Whitefish Bay school \ ' Mr. Gabel accepted a voluntary cut board at the next school board elec :.in salary from $4,500 to $2,000. He tion and recommend that an advisory had previously taken a 10 per cent committee, similar to the advisory voluntary cut with other village of committee of the village board, to ficers Feb, 1. All of the officers fav - the 'school board be formed, he an ored continuing under the reduced nounced at a meeting of the village wage scale until business conditions board Monday night. 1 improved. "The positions on the school board ", \ • Confirm Appointments 1 are honorary and should be free from ' The appointments of F r a n k C. any politics," Mr. Klode said. JClode, chairman, were confirmed as '; School Board Too Small follows: Finance committee— Joseph He also agreed with Vincent Pa- Gallagher, Christ Schroeder and 1 -cholski who spoke before the board, Thomas Melham; sewer and water — : saying that three school board di- Schroeder, Gilbert Heyer and' Gal-, i^tprs^rwere" insufficient "to properly lagher; streets—Edward B o r g e 11,J l handle the milfionjs^pf dollars spent in .Schroeder and Harold Connell; zoning sc!ioo^worErTli\ PacfiolslcT'' advoca- -^Borgelt, Gallagher and Schroeder; tteJachange in the manner of elec judiciary — Gallagher, Melham and ting members of the school board so Connell;- police — Connell Schroeder that no hand-controlled group could, and Heyer; claim's—CJonnell,. Gallag govern the election. her and Melham; building—Melham, Heyer and Borgelt; board of health— Melham, Gallagher and Schroeder; village personnel—Heyer, Gallagher and Schroeder. • *•: ^ > f The next meeting of the board will m be"held 'Monday night" :;_ irte.5,*,,. [ Part Titfo RNAL Local News land Features 'Bay' Still Slicing Answers orjSchools gilding Program to/l't Taken Care of ,. districts; Forn\ Citizens' Groiip ;/ r ft The Whitefish Bay schdoLsys-, - tern, which has had more.thantits share of building problems, is' forming a special citizens' advisory t \ committee to help with what may, be its last expansion. t ' /> 1 The northern (village has opened [three major school additions, withv a total oi 34 classrooms, since Jan uary, 1952. 1 ; < V. ', l ' y It stJllthas an elementary school problem in the southwest.part of» the .village, and its highl school, will need a major addition.' ., , / i Populatidii Nearly Doubled .After,that, the school building) problem may be'over. For.White-.* fish Bay, which grew from 0,651^ residents in 19,40 to about 18,000 now, scarcely has any space left for further building. Annexations won't add new families, because the village is completely surround-"' ed by incorporated municipalities. Meanwhile the village has to" make some important school deci sions. It must provide for enrol ment growth resulting from the ^ passing on to successive grades of the large number of postwar babies. In doing so^it must keep a sharp watch on its limit of bond ed indebtedness and 'on the possi bility of having partly empty schools in later /years when the present wave' of youngsters has grown ,uj^f§|^ ^ ' These-are things1 the advisory committee will/study. The com mittee of 20 members^ picked by the school board to get broad rep resentation ofkdifferent groups in the village, \ Will make recom-' mcndations to >thevboard. ^,Wili ^eelc^upport Probably >mbfei;i^ir)ortant, the committee will comprise a larger group of /'salesmen" #ian the five' member, school boards to win com munity support for „\y,hafever fu-' ture bond issues may Jpe necessary. School boards and officials have turned to such committees in many parts of the' country in re cent years to help win support for e increased expenditures required by i- swelling enrolments. > < N e Whitefish Bay hasn'tN always « hnri <:nrh cunnnrt In 1 Q'^O a v.-MV-»r- the large number, of postwar babies. -In.doing. sto,;;;it,must keep school children. But the higher a sharp watch'on italimit of bond 'Bay' Facing rate of turnover in a housing de ed indebtedhess^ariclr;pn the possi velopment means that many of the bility of paying'.'partly empty 201 children may not be there schools '-in rMerj years' when the V School Puzzl< when they reach school age. Chil: present'j^&§!;'of': 'youngsters has dren of the next occupants also growng^|0 m-.\- ••. . i ;. may be too young for school and ' These^a'r'e* things ^the- advisory Citizens'Group Formed] may move on before .they reach committee will/study. The com school age. '.So^larmingl Hs diffi From page 1, column 8 mittee of 20 members/* picked by cult. . .'. HA „,;IL_JI . , the school board.to get Droad rep the school could absorb this in ;'. The high s e fro 01" problem is resentation pt&lifferent groups in crease in its present plant.' Ideally simply one of needing.; more space. the village^will make > recom-' the school should have 800 oip^.O The present .feni#Mew6t#97. can mendationiS'^bllh'ei-bbard:; ':••'•''. -. pupils instead of the 1,116 it * be expected to increase to from ^ has, Zeiler said. 1,200 to. l.SOO^Jne earlya960's. Present birth rates insure that jtj ;poffanti the Possibilities Outlined ' will stay th^gr|^^a^leist .a •Jise a .larger These possibilities are open decade. :v --- l! ** A^;'^ '- *••••' •• Kiuup^oi^s^ieaHietii ithan'the five'.-'- , the village: '. , • : - '. ' Zeiler estimates that an addi membi^^n^p^^avtb win com,- ;. munit^up5p)rt^'^r Whatever-, fu-' ;; •'. Build on the so-called "Lyde . tion costing from $400,000 to $500,- ture bbncl ^sufes'-mayjje necessary.;: ?] /site," which the Whitefish Bay 000 will be needed. * f;^ .... school board owns in Glendale . Schooj bp|^d^far]^§ficials have ' • .y School ISgpd Program . tur'ned|t>io^^ Ov. just west of Whitefish Bay at N. Lydell av. and E. Henry Clay Meanwhile, v'vjthe village, • must many ^parts' [M^'^quntty. in re^^v ; st. That would have been'the watch its boridjed^ndebtedness. cenVye^sltc^^lp^iy^isupport .f or'1}-; : site for the school which 'the • It. is allowed "to issue school increased expenditures "iecjuired by; •.; • voters turned down in 1950. bonds up to 5% of its assessed swelling' enrolments;f\v^<{y•">;'.>A.7 '^X Add again to the Cumberland valuation of slightly more than ... Whitefish Bay 'hasn't -;always:-..', school. ; had such support. In 1950,. a refer- ,:; 44 million dollar's; "•' • Build on a school owned site Last July it had bonds totaling endum on a $362,000 bond issue foiv- -; -south of the high school. a new school to serve: the south- v Build a temporary addition, or $1,899,000 outstanding, leaving a west part of the'village was de- •'.'='. remaining borrowing power of ; perhaps a whole temporary feated by a 3 to 1 margin. The vote , school, designed to. la.st JLO.or 15 $307,029. Because of repayments, followed bitter opposition by tax- •.'; years. Milwaukee has-built a this figure is expected to rise to payer groups. ; _ ' ;,"• number of such' units. They are $442,000 next summer and some . On .the same referendum,' . a cheaper and quicker, to build what more than $100,000 in each $280,000 issue for a 12 classroom than regular schools. They are of the next few years after that. addition to the .Cumberland school • not so handsome as permanent But it would be 1956-*57 before was approved. The addition opened •, schools but they have more enough borrowing power would be in January, 1952. _, esthetic features than conven restored to build a $450,000 high] tional barracks. school addition and a $300,000 elej Schools Arc Filled mentary s c h 0 o 1, if one w^/ A $325,000 addition to the Henry Planning Is Difficult planned. Construction of such ; ' : •> y. ST**- was opened in October, The decision is made more diffi cilities would take additional titf a $295,000 additibn to cult by the nature of. the enrol after approval of bonds. fds school opened last ment pressure in the southwest Tax Rate Now $26,27 aL section. The Bay Village housing jthese additions, White- • By 1957-'58, however, the •vol development there has 201 chil ready full high school will be s* ool, phools are solidly filled, dren now too young for school..: j rooms, are being ^sed. •. ien to 985. and Cumberland sch 319 Normally, school boards, plan unless relieved, will have 1, «ent at Cumberland and,four s have been partitioned future enrolments by counting pre pupils, according to the enrolm ! school children. But the higher projections. ?ns' vo classrooms of each.,. sning of : Holy. Family rate of turnover.in a housing de So the choice before the citizi ird, velopment means that many of the vil- chool last September re committee and the school boi her public schools of about 201 children may not be there unless the state increases the ary . But'some of these were when they reach, school age. Chil Cage's bond limits, may be'furt '.on- i elementary grades, not dren of the next occupants also crowding, the Use, of tempor di- isly affected by the birth may be too young for school and facilities, or the financing of c ease in the 1940's. None/ may move on befor,e ...they reach j siderable capital improvements •••'I 1 ivas in kindergarten. . ' school age. 'So>piannBt|^sA diffi rectly by tax revenue. i.27 ients • of the Whitefish' The school tax rate how is $26 on, cult. , .-,- -? ,;•••, ,,. j iols'this fall were: Cum- .'The high sfcHx>01"problem is for each $1,000 assessed valuati «ty. among the highest in*the coun i 1,116; Henry Clay, 815; ' simply one of needing, more space. 1,828; high school, 797.: . , The present khWtientfotMl can : Clay and Richards are Icted to grow much more, -- be expected to increase to from ;g to Edward J. Zeiler, • 1,200 to 1,300 jn^the earjtf 1960's.' :h Bay superintendent. Present birth rates insure "that it he Cumberland enrolment •will stay there-"'formatUeast a Jxpected to reach 1,395 by decade. '•••••'•'"•• •'•'••A''A•'-••••'-'• •«•.••• ojected enrolment figures Zeiler estimates that an addi 'hese figures allow for no. •me building. They antic- tion costing from $400,000 to $500,- slight decline in the birth 000 will be needed.. ... hey presume a transfer of School Bond Program ; less than 20% to private" Meanwhile, '••the village •.'.•must after kindergarten. • watch its bonded'indebtedness. r sees no possibility that Turn to page 2, col. 1 It is allowed "to issue school bonds up to 5% of its assessed valuation of slightly more than 44 million dollars. Last Julv 1* »*«•* *-- - W 14 Thursday, December 1, 1960 THE MILWAUKEE JOURNAL buying water, directly from Mil waukee. Village Was Created to Obtain Own School Village population grew slow ly in the 10 years after in even a cannon salute," the an Indian scare, according to day, 'subject to elaborate illumi corporation, according to the Whitefish Bay History league, but climbed after World] league booklet said. the league's history. nation' for evening rides," the : Immedi-ately, the village "Two men came riding into league booklet said. War I. The 1920 population of ' Outlined in Booklet formed a school district and let the village at full gallop crying The Milwaukee & Whitefish 882 rose to 5,362 by 1930. In] a contract for a school building 'Indians' and urging the people Bay, which ran from North av. this period, many professional Prepared by League the first day the district came to flee to Milwaukee for safe to the Whitefish Bay resort, was and business men from Milwau of Women Voters into being. The school, a two ty," the booklet said. "The In known as the Dummy line. kee settled in the village,: story frame structure near the dians were already near Cedar- "According to story," the his Objections Were Raised By LAWRENCE C. LOHMAXX center of the village, burned in burg, they said, and two barns tory said, "the first trip of its , Residents soon began object Journal Staff Correspondence 1918. were burning. Many of the peo makeshift engine chugging and ing to the noise of North West In June, 1892, more than 41 Lake Dr. a Trail ple in the area left their homes hissing through the quiet coun ern road trains which passed! in panic. Later it was learned tryside left a wake of terrified through the village. The rail-1 years after Milwaukee became The league account goes deep that the Indians were on a animals, abandoned buggies and a city, a small group of resort into Whitefish Bay history. It road, according to the league' peaceful hunting expedition and overturned wagons. Protests booklet, was persuaded to aban workers, farmers and fishermen points out that N. Lake dr., now had nothing to do with the burn from outraged country folk del and their families celebrated the a street of expensive homes, don the line from south of Capi ing of the barns." uged the railroad. On the next tol dr. to Fox Point. Whitefish incorporation of what today is was probably a part of a trail Commercial fishing was be trip a life sized wooden horse— used by the Sauk Indians long Bay and Shorewood financed Milwaukee's oldest suburb. t gun in Whitefish Bay in 1862 a harness maker's dummy—was part of the cost of additional With bonfires, speeches'and before the era of the white and later the village was the mounted on a flat car and a cannon salute, Whitefish Bay, man. site of the widely known White- pushed ahead by the engine to track needed to bypass the vil-j a village of 316 persons, got its "Perhaps the first white man fish Bay resort. Built in 1889 quiet the fears of the animals lages. along the way." start. Today it is a prosperous to set foot on Bay soil was Pere just north of Henry Clay st. by Whitefish Bay's greatest in residential village of almost 18,- Marquette, the Jesuit mission Capt. Frederick Pabst, it was Line Was Replaced crease in population occurred ' 400 persons. ary," the history said. "His di widely acclaimed for its cuisine. after World War II. The 1940 The village's history, growth ary of a canoe trip down the One of its attractions, accord The line was replaced at the turn of the century when the population of 9,651 increased to and government are outlined in shore of Lake Michigan from ing to the booklet, was a ferris 14,625 in 1950. The 1960 federal a booklet titled "Whitefish wheel. Milwaukee Electric Railway & Green Bay in 1674 mentions census put the population at 18,-. Bay—Then and Now," prepared On holidays, the history said, Light Co. extended service to bluffs to the north of Mil Whitefish Bay. 360. by the League of Women Voters waukee and indicates he people came to the resort by The village had a real estate of Whitefish Bay. camped for two and one-half the thousands in high speed car Although the village is big boom in 1887 when it was ru-; enough to become a city, a study Wanted Own School days on the shore of Whitefish riages and on the Milwaukee excursion steamer, Bloomer Girl mored that the Milwaukee Lakei committee decided last year that The village was incorporated Bay." Shore & Western railway The first settler was A. Mar- and two sister ships. village government was prefer primarily because residents of planned to build freight yards able. _ _ kert, who bought a 37 acre tract Trolley Had Bunting the area wanted their .own and car shops there. This, ac The village is governed by a 2 a • school. Until 1892, the area was near what is now E. Fairmount cording to the league, resulted and N. Lydell avs. in 1842. They also came on the popu board of seven trustees and has part of the town of Milwaukee lar three car local of the Mil in much of the present day plat 150 employes in addition to po and children had to travel two The history said: ting. "The Bay region was a good waukee & Whitefish Bay rail lice and fire departments. Its and a half miles to school. Sometime after incorpora schools are operated by a seven When residents failed to get place to live. It had an abun way and on excursion trains of dance of game and fish—white- tion a sewage disposal system member board, separate from W •*-* fcuO ~ ,OiN f'^wiie^jyfvwy^it' *• "i^jwyw1" M 'jwyygn ww •"' League Endorses Candidates For School Board In 'Bay* Feels Financial Crisis Facing District; Calls For New Deal - ' i • **WVKl#flll Fromm, Pitner, Roberts < In Race For Five } Member Body ,r^m ' William H. Fromm, 1081 E. Circle! ; drive, Mrs. Lloyd Pitner, 5440; N? Richards street, and Mrs. Allan ^J;- League Adopts' Roberts, 6228 N. Lake drive weresel- Some of the, tenets adopted at Mon ^ected by the Whitefish Bay School^ day's meeting follow ? Emergency league at its meeting Mon-| 1. The welfare of the children\of| j day to be candidates for the tKrjese * the district and therefore the interests^ I school board positions to be filled a1 of their parents, in the children's pro^j the election July 10. A platform of j per education and training, should,' atf principles for the league" was also3 all times receive first consideration i drawn up at the meeting, ' which 1 L inJi about 25 Whitefish Bay residents at- 1 the actions of the board. Wm tended. < . tl j 2. The highest.standards of,quaH||f Mr. Fromm has been an educator J ification in the teaching .personnel^ ffor 13 years, having been a teacheril Sshould obtain and therefore the best! : and later principal of Cedarburg High^ [available talent in the teaching pro * j school for a number of years, Mrs. fession should be employed *](f this is f •Pitner has been active in Whitefish ;to be done teachers must bei paid asj« Bay P. T. A. work. Mrs. Roberts also i !high salaries as are warranted by the3 has had experience in educational cir-f financial resources of the school disftl Ules, being a member of thei University j| •tricts. •. ' ' ' . * V/^dl of Wisconsin board of visitors, to | Should Inform Taxpayers which she was appointed by the gov- j 3. The school board is a strictlyJL A 50-piece boys' band is being organized ernor. I representative body, exercising powersXj j in Whitefish' Bay by L. 0\ Borgeson, 5966 Form To Meet Crisis \M delegated to it by the taxpayers andl parents of the school district within| N. Richards street. Meetings will be held The league was formed, it was! the limits set by law, and is respon«v| once'a*week and the boys will be instruct brought out at the meeting, by 40 or a sible directly to them. To this end. the j ed and directed by a nationally known 50 women active in Whitefish Bay P.-J board should at all times make everym ; T. A. work and men who are* interest^ musical director, Mr.'Borgeson announced. effort to ascertain as £ully as possible^ ed in school affairs for the purpose of j the wishes and intentions of parents^ helping to relieve the present financial j [and taxpayers with regard to school, crisis with which the school system is affairs and keep them fully informed;;! faced and to keep the educational ; of its activities in their behalf, so thaO £ standards of the village from slipping! the fullest measure of trust, confi*^ "backwards. It was said that the taxi dence and co-operation may be; sen| rate for payment for the new highl cured, , ' ~ \ \ / JU& cuXclix. <^ school cannot be cut and that teachers*! ; salaries have already been cut to the| 4. The best interests of the tax bone, but that reasonable economjrj j; payers of the district must at all tim< (could still be effected without cheapen-! *{be considered. Therefore the greatest* jing the present standards of service, f ^possible economy should be exercised.^] ^0 " The School Emergency league] [The highest standard of service for) worked actively to secure the substir! lour schools at the lowest cost consist tution of the five-man for the three*! ftent with .it should be maintained J- man school board in Whitefish Bay.-f f t *y.«t*tf *• * txrvt-t^f. j* Hoffmann, Roberts, Moon X^ Win In Bay School Race I 900 Vo te In Election Pacholski, 5515 N. Danbury road, ,93. Of Members To Five Candidates Express Thanks The successful candidates were in Man Board troduced at the annual school district meeting, where they expressed grati In the heaviest vote ever registered tude for the support they received. in a Whitefish Bay school election, Mrs. Roberts declared that the welfare Mrs. Allan J. Roberts, 6228 N. Lake of the children should be the para drive; Mrs. Herbert Moon, 4830 N. mount consideration of the board, Woodburn street; and Walter H. Hoff since the ground the children cover man, 4970 N. Woodburn street, Mon- during,their years in school can never ^ day were" elected members of the be retraced. Mrs. Moon asked for Whitefish Bay school board. Three trust and confidence during her term members were .elected to complete the in office. five-member school board, whicft Mr. Hoffman, whose candidacy was Whitefish Bay residents recently voted endorsed by a number of prominent to substitute for the three-member Whitefish Bay residents, said that he board. The new board will elect its would be opposed to any effort to low own president and clerk. er school standards, but that he real William Klatte, 716 E. Day avenue, ized at the same time the need of who has been clerk of the school dis living within one's income. trict for the past several years, failed • # • - ' for re-election to the school board by a margin of 53 votes. 900 Votes Are Cast More than 900 voters took part in the election. The large vote was stim a*, &*** ulated by the number of candidates and concern for the financial situation in which the school district finds it self. The totals for all the candidates follow: Hoffman, 574; Mrs. Roberts, 494; Bay Civic Band Mrs. Moon, 486; Klatte, 433; William H. Fromm, 1081 E. Circle drive, 275; Mrs. Lloyd Pitner, 5440. N. Richards r In First Concert street, 179; Dr. Albert Popp, 106 W. Henry Clay street, 124; and Vincent I'- Boys and Girls Will ;f ~In order*tharthe^brganizatldnlui ceed, it is necessary that pa,rent& Play Friday Night at ; give their whole-hearted co-operationlj Richard St School ;This is possibly the beginning'yfofi t /what in "the "?ttfaSB*wffl',jBe a^m^r ; school T^^and shoulcFlfierefore alS l The first concert of the Whitefishj [ soTreceive t|hfe co-operation of Parent Teacher associations in Whitefish ;P""" Bay Civic band will be held at th$ : ; Richard Street school Friday nigh^ |Mr. Borgesen said."\" " v' ^"hffi according to an announcement from^ : The first meeting o£ the Band jL. C. Borgesen, organizer of the band ^ent association was held at the Rich** Stan Stanley is director. vard Street vschool lastsFriday"nigfriif j The band consists of boys and girls: at which time Mrs. Edwin Jones ^ranging in age from 12 to 17.". Re chosen president pro-tem, and \MrsJ hearsals are held every Tuesday eye-! Hugo Jung secretary pro-tem^;;:/;- ning at the Richard Street school? from 7 to 8 p. m. According to Mr. Borgesen, there are 30 members in1* the band at the present time and he the future assist them in obtaining a^ H3Z ,with a musical inclination join. Thej , object, he'says, is to interest them in ;the higher things of life and to offer: ^something that will occupy theirf; ;minds with those things that will in} j future assist them in obtaining.; : [standard of ^equality, r ; ! A3 Bay Cuts $80,000 From T School District Levy Amount Is $203,257 Item For Extra Half Year Out : !" The Whitefish Bay school districtJ||§ T Moves Amendment ^ will have to look for the $80,000 the Then John C. Davis,' 4533 N. Mur-? qw ; school board thinks is required to op J ray avenue> rose and moved that the\ - ; 5 erate the schools from July 1, 1934 to^ !|| j resolution to accept the levy be amen-3} February 1, 1935 some place other ^ ded and the amount of $203,257.19 be!|f than the 1933-34 levy, Whitefish Bay,t| substituted. He argued that the school $| voters decided at the special adjourned •{* aboard had no means of knowing, how % meeting of the school district Wednes- | Imuch would be required to run the ,1 day night. The remainder of the bud- jr schools from July 1, 1934 to February J get was accepted without revision, and" il935, and said he felt that in approval a $203,257.19 levy was passed. H ing this item the voters would be J The levy had been held over from j-ggj .usurping the power of the next school j the annual school district meeting, , j f meeting. The motion*was seconded. where it was decided that the number^ if Mr. Pacholski stood up again and present was too small to approve; or > 8 | said the school district could borrow reject the proposed amount. , ' ^1: L that amount when the jtime came. Mr. Wednesday night approximately 3501| I Grootemaat declared the district would Whitefish Bay taxpayers —* nearly. *% |! not be able to borrow!, but only pay double the number at the annual^ £- back money for. two years. He said meeting—-poured into the doors of the t^ that the firm of Miller, Mack and auditorium of the Henry Clay school, QfJ Fairchild, attorneys for the First Wis ready to do battle for their tax -rate, fjf i consin company, had a„dvised that the George Andrae, 4905 N*. Larkin street, s j; ' school district would not be able to who presided over the annual meeting,;^ ^ borrow the sum in question next year. continued as chairman. , , . Ufi "I wish you wouldn't confuse the *T^Kolskh Speaks voters," he said irritably. "You should The first rumblings of opposition to , have discussed this with me before. the proposed levy were heard when* You haven't been to a single board Vincent Pacholski, 5515 N* Danbury meeting." road, declared that if the $500,000 Call For Question high school had not been built three . Mr. Grootemaat declared he wasn't years ago the school district would not pleading for the inclusion of the $80,- be in its present situation. Homer 000 in the levy, but advising it as a Rogers, the only present member who matter of business policy. The alter was on the school board at that time*» natives, he said, would be borrowing said probably everyone connected with from the teachers and janitors next the construction of the high school re-k year, or closing the schools. gretted it now, but that the voters c were in on it as much as the board,^ Another resident said he thought and that discussion of it was 3 not Ji times would have improved enough; going to help solve the present issue/| , by next year so the money could be procured. ' - • , Another resident asked if the schools 31 might not be closed for one month at The voters called for the question. the Christmas holiday period* Elmer J| The amendment to the original reso- H. Grootemaat, school district treasu-fi lution was passed with a few dissen rer, said that such a step would be ^ ting voices. Then the levy, with the the only courageous one if the voters^ amount of $203,257 substituted, was didn't care to pay so much cash I toj carried, run their schools, but that the maxi A resolution enabling the school dis mum saving it could effect would be'; trict to borrow an amouunt not to ex $12,000. ^ • ** *^v;**g?» ceed $45,000, to carry the district un til the time of the village tax levy in January, was passed. The meeting ad journed automatically with a general rush to the doors. ( ,o ''dtictu. Li?FA /hi^'u?o*J^ 75 (/em of White/id 'Bay SdooU A major concern for the education of its children has always re From this small beginning, the school population grew steadily flected an enlightened, progressive community. This is true today to a total of 150 children when, in 1918, fire destroyed the build of the Village of Whitefish Bay. This was also true on June 7, 1892, ing. This first school was replaced within a year with a new school when the Village of Whitefish Bay was incorporated. In fact, it on Henry Clay Street called the Henry Clay School. This unit con was the desire for better educational facilities that led to the forma sisted of eight classrooms and an auditorium. Since that time there tion of the village. have been three additions to this building. By 1927 the growth of G. A, Rodgers, editor of the "Whitefish Bay Pioneer" first took the community demanded another school. Cumberland School was the stand in the third issue of his weekly newspaper that "to send constructed on Humboldt Avenue, now Marlborough Dr., south of children three miles through the snow and storm is not to be thought Hampton Road. It now consists of three units: a central unit, and of." After attempts to change the school district boundaries failed, two wings, with a total of 36 classrooms. This was followed by he stated, "A new district is the only practical solution of the ques building the Richards School one year later using the same building tion, and we see no reason why steps may not be taken at once to plans, and it was located on Richards Street, now Santa Monica bring the division about." Blvd., between Bell and Day Avenues. With the support of Fred G. Isenring and many other strong sup porters, success appeared on May 10, 1892, in the form of a cir cuit court order signed by Judge Johnson bringing Whitefish Bay in to existence. Four weeks later officers were selected, and Fred G. Isenring was named president of the village. The school committee con sisted of C. R. Gether, J. E. Langlois, and Walter Ellis. While plans for a new school were studied by the committee classes met in the dance hall in Jefferson Park. There were fifty seats and a teacher's desk. The school district was formally created onNovember 14, 1892, and on this date the contract for building the first school was a- warded to architect James Sprague. This was to be financed with a bond of $12,000. The contractor was a man named Kohlmetz. A triangular piece of land, about a half acre in area near the present Whitefish Bay Public Library, was donated by several public-spirit ed people and was to be the site of the new school The donors were John E. Mann, Richard Burke, and the Tweedy Land Company. At that time, this area was the old Lake Forest Park. The school was a two-story frame building containing four rooms. Early class, Whitefish Bay School. Before 1930, Whitefish Bay students desiring a high school education went to the Shorewood High School. But in February these tuition students were excluded from Shorewood and the School Board was forced to provide for the secondary school of its youth. For two years, one wing of the Richards School served as the high school. On October 3, 1932, the central unit of the present White- fish Bay High School was opened after being completed at a total cost of $484,000. Carl Tullgren was the designer of the English Gothic structure with its red brick facade and white stone trim. Although it seemed as though every year brought additional con struction at one or another of the schools, the last new school, Lydell, was built in 1955. Today the school district enrolls approximately four thousand pupils in its one primary school, three elementary schools, and one high school. The physical plants are attractive, up-to-date, and provide excellent facilities for a wide range of educational and recreational activities. On the drawing board at the present time is another addition to the high school. It will provide more needed classrooms and a field house and swimming pool to relieve the overcrowding of the Memorial Gymnasium and Pool completed in 1948. These are facilities that will serve the community as well as future generations of Whitefish Bay children. Just this year an addition was completed at the Henry Clay School, and work is under way to remodel the older sections of the building. The professional educator working with the student is the heart of the Whitefish Bay School system/ Over the years, one of the very finest groups of teachers, administrators, and specialists has been assembled to bring to the schools the very best in curricula, methods, and diversity. Many names could and should be mentioned, but limited space demands that only a few be cited. Mr. C0 L, Whitefish Bay's first school and teacher. Mulrine, former Superintendent of Schools, came to the Bay in 1917 and spent thirty-five years here, until his death in 1952, giv On June 23, 1893, the school was completed and dedicated. Mrs. ing leadership to the growth of an exceptional school system. Ed 1. K„ Curtis, teacher, was engaged to teach fifty children for ten ward Zeiler, retired Superintendent of Schools, joined the system nonths at the attractive salary of $100.00 a month. Also, a Mr. in 1932 and served diligently until 1966. Mr. O. W0 Gesell, who Ucholas Rix was employed as janitor and was paid $75.00 a year. will retire this year, began his original position as principal of the 5L Cumberland School in 1927 and was later transferred to the Henry Clay School. Mr. C. Wangerin, Director of the Physical Education Department, has been with the Whitefish Bay Schools longer than any other faculty member currently employed. His track champion ships of the past will probably never be equalled or surpassed. GRADUATING EXERCISES AT THE WHITEFISH BAY PUBLIC SCHOOL Full enrollment of Whitefish Bay School Sys Friday Evening, June 24th tem early 1900's. At 8:00 O'clock The Board of Education is an important group to the Village in the service it gives to the community. Starting with the three ori ginal members and continuing through the present seven members, good direction has been given over the years. Policies have been TEACHERS set whereby the professional staff has led the system forward. CHAS. A. JAHR PRINCIPAL The current members of the Board are: Walter H. John, Director; ALMAE P. KELLY ASSISTANT Richard A. McDermott, Clerk; Allen C. Brodd, Treasurer; and members George A. Dunlap, Robert F. Goelzer, Norman B. ALICE A. CARNCROSS ASSISTANT Hammermeister, and Mrs. Gerald V. Sindorf. By tradition, and the desire to excel, this community has al BOARD OF EDUCATION ways placed a high value on education. Under the leadership of CHAS. LANGSCHWAGER - DIRECTOR Lawrence Heyerdahl, the present Superintendent, the Whitefish GEO. H. CRANDALL - CLERK Bay Schools will continue to reflect the community's wishes to T. W. WILLIAMS - - - TREASURER prepare the children for future citizenship responsibilities. T>~. future will continue to see graduates going on to the finest uni: SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS sities and colleges of the nation to further education to prepti* o themselves for responsible positions in society. JESSE F. CORY We look to the future for further development and refinements in many areas of learning. New innovations will keep our students abreast of the times. Some possible innovations would be large group instruction led by a resource expert. Also, team teaching, a co-operative approach, would help improve instruction. Program learning and teaching machines would complement the teacher and allow students to move at their own pace. Individual and resource centers would improve competency and facilitate exposure to greater course offerings. Graduating Exercises Whitefish Bay Public The next seventy-five years should be better than ever for the School - Class of 1904 children of Whitefish Bay. Jefferson Park pavillion on site of present Henry Clay School. About 1890. Classes held here 'til first school was built. r: iv vp»y' Elects Three JVew I ;S/;iy Trustees: Vote Park Bonds 10 Andrae, Knoernschild and ces of trustee, clerk, constable, and on the bond is^ue: jffe; j • Smaliey In; Volkmann .'. TRUSTEE : No. 1 No. 2 No. 6 f ; Andrae ,^.— 204 498 487 K ll -|« V*'*' Defeats Haupt Bauro „..., 90 191 108 Doll '....i 381 468 288 Heyer i.:...... ». 209 851 428 I Three new men—George Andrae, Hydo 204 284 164 Knoernschild '.*— ; 281 627 480 0 rover F. Knoernschild, and Edwin 460 240 L. Smaliey — were elected to the Smaliey „ 688 'Whitefish Bay village board for two CLERK Haupt 885 «<471i ar31*7 x year terms at the annual) election Volkmann 2*8 •••474777 ' r 412 Tuesday. CONSTABLE J Belau ...,...... 249 . 408 88384 < Mr. Andrae led the field with ROB© 801 415 •• 302 1,274 votes, with Mr. Knoernschild PARK BONDS For :...- 408 641 483 not far behind with 1,238. Mr. Againut .. 180 288 ] 220 Smaliey, with 1,083, was only 11 votes ahead of William Doll, who ran more or less on the same ticket .with him. V ! Gilbert R. Heyer, the only incum- ! bent in the race, ran fifth with 988 t votes. j $80,000 Issue Carried TheSfiO.OOO nark bond issue to aid the schools, on which a special *• referendum was held, was carried llry q ™»«_pf 1.53 2 to 683. ~"~v The contests for the offices of clerk and constable, in wliieh the incum bents were opposed by other candi dates, were close. W. H. Volkmann, fcjHV; veteran clerk, ran 64 votes ahead of |;VW' nis opponent, Howard F. Haupt. Mr. "i Volkmann had 1,117 votes and Mr.) ' Haupt ;1,123. Irvin J. Kose was re- »;«(' elected constable with 1,018 votes, ;/ against 991 for Max Belau, sr. 'C*1{ Harold W. Connell, board member f ?<' for seven years, was elected president |v with 1,622 votes. He was unopposed. | K Other officers elected without opposl- \ ^ tton were yj. G. Isenring, treasurer, who had 2,064 votes; Justice of the Peace Louis B). Fichaux, who had 2,033, and J. J. O'Leary, who had $<]if\' 1 * ''Hennessey, Nohl I>ejul ?fk*V' William A. Hyde and Harold M. kk; ? Baum, defeated trustee candidates, f\fV\ received 642 and 389 votes, respec tively. Jn the judicial election, Justice i£j!L" Oscar M. Frita of the supreme court At;, received 1,901 * votes and Circuit &$H JUdge John C. ICleczka 1,836. Muni- fli\ clpaf Judge Max Nohl garnered 1,899 w,fj&.f 'Votes against 338 for Douglas Man- gan. Itlcraard J; Hennessey fan ahead of Morris Stern for circuit judge, 1,706 to 488, The vote In favor of the old age pension^ was 1,632 and 683 against. > ' Vv'. • ••- The vote by precincts for the offi- ^t^^Z:.A$mmmmmnmm <53 nw.iwjimwiMi'''" 'Bay' Board Approves Vote Qn Park Boards To Aid Schools Jo Use $80,000 To Bu^ J Land From Schools; Jig To Vote Apr* 3^ I* V^&f The Whitefish Bay village board atlf its regular meeting Monday approved^ the submission to the voters of are-;" ferendum calling for an $80,000 bondi issue for park purposes, although ;the#; money is actually to be used to aidj| the school district in operating the J^ schools from September,' 1934#tjto,|t January, 1935. . • * * s #VA^ The referendum will be held at thd j4 same time! as the regular village elec-i||| tion, Apr.| 3. • ', -v * }'•>&$ To Issue Circulars Board members declared that the£^ C*/$2/rt3f $80,000 will be used to purchase par^J eels of land from the school district^ which the school district will buy ^ Id.F.fi-fku^ back when it is able. No .other legal ft way of aiding the schools is possible,^ they said, as the school district has j| -borrowed up to its bonded limit. •' ^ ):y- Circulars explaining the bond issue ^ will be distributed to residents before "M selection, the board said. ** ";• ^ i v%| I The $80,000 is necessary/ it was^ explained, because Whitefish Bay^^jL- voters refused at the school district J*$ .meeting this summer to Include in *:£ the budget an emergency appropria- * -• tion of that amount to operate the * schools from September until the tax , ;\ collections in January. School board "% 'members said then that the* schoolJ^ district would be unable to borrow^ (this money, as had usually been done^fl j because of the reaching of the bonded/ ! limit with the decrease 'in assessed ! valuation. *t • . . • * ^V^y^^ • y Says Money Necessary4 ' E. H. Grootemaat,, school distric ^'treasurer, said at the village 'board; ^meeting Monday that: this - revenue; |now is necessary, and that the school; ^district, while it may- not \borrowj !money, is permitted to sell realles< tate. •'A ! - George Gabel, village attorney, r< i pbrted that he had * conferred with| j officials of the gas and telephoned companies and that no adjustments"! in gas or telephone rates for rest*! dents seem likely at this1 time.; FiveJ | proceedings on gas rates are awaiting/ |final hearing pending the completion^ lof the valuation of the company's" |property, he reported.' The telephone tcompany, he said, is unwilling to ap-^ |prove a base rate for the entire munirjj^ cipality as zone rates are being paid *H;;« in the city of Milwaukee. l . , /- ,3%j £"•- Mr. Gabel said there would be'no point in taking steps to have^ rates /<£% adjusted until valuations had been determined in the case of both com panies. * * \ A standardized procedure for col lecting delinquent water bills sub-v_ M emitted by Commissioner Ralph ,rP^{% |hill was approved. \ .;,"• ;'<' ";.'^S? '———^zA^m JJ •23s PFtiyn*- «^p^t ./y^' '»* •»T77Wfflr^». f. ^.^„ HzwJLjd /School Board"Approves *2> P»Vffi"y i,( .v-v> ''.,-•• Cumberland PTA at the Jan. - -Mrs. Theodore J. Kuemmer- 26 meeting felt "it would be lein explained the background a wonderful idea to expand." J of the move stressing the fact ':* ,12 Attend that it was the growth of the ; The school board has long village and the school district urged greater attendance by which made it desirable to 4 have more members on the interested residents at its regu1 - A board. Mrs. Kuemmerleiri is lar board meetings," and be- \ director of the board. fore the last board meeting] sent out 48 cards urging or-J By statute it is permitted to ganizations and residents to; have a board of three, five or send representatives to board { seven members. In 1932 with meetings. Twelve persons^ : a five man board' Whitefish representing Cumberland, ; Bay had a school enrollment Hehry Clay and Richards * ot 1,503. * This February the PTA's, the Teachers assn. and f enrollment totaled 3,729. The the High School Parents at* J number of classrooms, in that tended. ^v;T y 23 year period, increased from Whitefish Bayfs school cenif 58 to 134, and the number of sus, it was pointed ' out ••' byyi staff members from 62 to 160. school board members, i$ 'ap«$ proximately 7,10u, whichs ihi-i • "We feel," Mrs. Kuemmer-' poses considerable responsibly lein said, "that a broader rep* ity on a five member board.^ resentation is in order at this Shorewood has a five members time.'? board for a school census btk Attorney Charles Quarles 4,600, and Fox Point'^as*'a served as chairman Tuesday three member board foJ r night. He was formerly on the schbol census of 1,000. *\ village board as a trustee* 3 Wauwatosa has a severvman board, Shorewood a five man board and Fox Point recently voted in favor of a seven man board. To bring the board up to its increased membership, four trustees will be elected in April. Two of these will be for terms expiring this spring and two will be for Che posts. '&}• mmm-. ^Guided ibyth^ ^fMal||^^^i|^h^^ where^^- loe^lichopi1!' ^lantsV Parents^wexij; oxi^record as op4 posed/^tofevalleenfra^ building r housin^iWJunior^ high schooi;;pUpili:^ ;pils;!;would hawKiaJi^rlw^-di, si^afcjiar/faciyties,^ elenicntary schools, housing kin^ dergarten through;i the, eighth' grade,bq .built.-These, were to bev located a^'oach^end of the r viUnge^vvWhon;^1comple;ted each building;" w^s; t^haYe^82|classn; rooms, with a; wing1 or unit oh each;side of -a central unit, so that las one uiiit^ecame crowded v another .could be added.^-;fn v v t OUie high sehdol was designed to. be'built., in flve^units. Only one of the" original ; unite was built -arplahncd;1^^. x^7i\ /Records of• theV*selibor-show ihat,: ithe.i'llcnry ''Clay site was purchase in' 1918 for $11,285.29 and . included -^.ST' acres: of ground;, .that. its first :-unlt.iwas, ! •The first school committee* in pg^v;-—-wi- ~~-.-„.~ *ure grbwtfr ^^^^.fS^'' W^~of ;Whitefishr Bay &J&? hr the village, so that the school' built •M-1018"at a;cost of $88,^ cluded C. R. Gether, J. L/Iku*g3 : l v: |g* officials; :zrdghtt^^an•vfor;;future. 992.78 j •;Its:: second^ unit in • 1924-f ^||^3VihitefishtBay;ihto *r village^ as state arid Walter Ellis..-:'; <->;>• : 25 at a-cost of ;$130,644.88; and sua : a $»*••. The school burned down" in &^* school'; needs. r-M^^^^^i^^ 1 |p$f^g^^festated;in^;.^ v ^u **?• a storystoryvabou! t (the Bay's $$$$# According, '4o'jS-this & r e po r,t its third.unit;will be-/completed ^^|dncorpbrati^ " &jBI$ |1918{ By that time Its ^enroll- 1 Ii:,flM3;?'(TfaisVw^ 1 £ment;wamem s s pasas t the 150 mark. Be- b^S Wihiiteflsh Bay's maximum pppu^ ; l^KpIWhitefisli^ Bay's firsti school ^ ^ j? v. x , v , 'k^M latloh Would be 20,2i4^T!hQ:i956 original plann^g.)^C I . , v L, i a feflw"built-on a triangular piece »%>**& its^ore.;ce^ral ioca, f$2j 'TJiiB.^census figures- give^tihe Richards site of 5.45 acres was p#;fof laud about *i acre, bounded ^^J*^^ §£§- Bayjiopulation as 14,646 but ev- purchased in 1925 for $46,815:89 sohoc>1 fK haa K^by?vvhat today Is B, mrcluand .1* ^^^ ^|Here fe^eryorio: agrees that- thcre-;.ha™*^ s and two units were .built in 1928- fe^lN.;>ldlcwlld aVcs.,. E. Marlbor- tf«?,^t: classroom school.^and 30 at a itotal cost of $241,911.27. U re built ; P$fit°beeh) ftt>opulatdon /influx S&ee Wm$ ough dr. and E. Flotwood pi., It ^ ^"f^ W f ^ $$& then.^;;&v: \^rH\^^^M:^- ^ : Cumberland's, v 11.50 acre site liWls thoaito looked favorabl/upon ^WMtefUh. Bay was proud of ^j&i••• , ;OSbci>erts?making' the- survey Was purchased "in 1027 for $40,- py|&?lby some as the future hoiri^of l2^ new ^nd: larger school—its ||IK:: Into : ixW&itefish' <• •> Bay's ;, future 614.95 - and - thf^ *• f ir«d- unit wac |^|^Uie;Whitensh Bay library. ./: ^ f^ ^S^rA^M^ 1^growth assumed that maximum llf^ enrollment would be 8,300 for SSE. Mann, Bichard Burke and the ?and Swings* had to bemadded ||^ grade schools and; 1,320 for any high^ 4 l^&2^&^^ ?and< the- school *committe* ,fPit ^^Wghk.whoolj the district; would was* purchased; in-1927^ and : the ^^»two^ stbryViframe building with ifftv constructs JProsent enrollment at fir^, imit:;bUiltrfbr^$484,504.49 ^^^IkS^vJf four rooms. rMrsiH<. . K. Curtis, , in t: 1930-31^.TheJ ^recreational ^^^itfco{flr^"vteacher;'' was paid $0Q building,; gymnasium and: swimr ^^,f-I*month' and* Nicholas Rix, the* ming ^pbol -^vefe ,* completed 2 in M0^i^nrdtor was paid $75 per annum. ; J^£ l%f Today the school administrators, >?£At.the ehd;W 1931 .total build- |%^ j iteaeihers,7 '* socretar ies, • maintyr, irig costs forjBay schools includ ^fe^lnanieltuid other employees num- ing 5ites was^l^lMOO^^^r p^l^iberiaboiit/.lOO;-;V;;y: - • -•;> f^ti-i V>) sapitiiiji! * safes* *vg £SM «e*;.Si!?g-^-..Bj^.. ,i:-^ t5 3>>2 •8i-SlSf *Mp &S 2 ii eg is ^s-ISgSlf CS €» <>r o 5% mm H#gifitiing# Educations Have Looked to the Future Bay School System Is Among Nation's Best by Jan* Oppenheimer and it has served the community "For want of a nail, the shoe with two additions to the main was lost; for want of a shoe, the building since that time. It is horse was lost . . ." and so the now undergoing a complete re on Saturdays—wo do all our yawn old saying goes. And for want of novation of its original class ing on Mondays now/' rooms. a school, a village was born. Football games, cars and dances Whitefish Bay, essentially a fish During the 1920s, after develop were just as much in evidence in ing and fanning community, domi ment of adequate sewage disposal the 30s as today. Many students nated by the magnificent White- and the provision of purified commuted from as far away as fish Bay resort, remained for water, the village began to en Thiensville in order to get a high I years* essentially a quiet country- joy a new period of growth. The . school education. • side which would have delighted 1920 census ballooned to 5,362 by \ Andrew Wyeth with its scenes 1930. This time there were less • of bucolic beauty. In 1887 one of land speculators and more resi the two railways which served the dents buying year-round homes, area was rumored to be planning mostly businessmen from Milwau the construction of reight yards kee. During this decade, both and car shops in the Bay and im Cumberland and Richards school mediately the quiet exploded into were built, providing a full-scale a major real estate boom. The elementary school program for area was platted and settlers Bay youngsters. High school stu- . moved out from the city. As it dents, however, still traveled to * was governed by the town of Mil Shorewood for their studies. waukee, the children in the Bay, Classes ot Richards particularly in the lake shore In 1930 Shorewood, developing area, walked at least 2V& miles to rapidly itself, closed its high school. school doors to tuition students Modified Trot from other suburban areas and Picture a village without side the Whitefish Bay high school set walks, and where the speed limit up classes in a wing of the Rich was set at a "modified trot/' be ards school. ing deluged by a six-foot snowfall Two years later, October 3, 1932, in 1898 and you have some idea before the effects of the depres of what eager scholars had to go sion were really felt, the new high through in order to learn their school opened its doors for the 3 Rs. No village plows were avail- first time. R. K. Healy, princi abe to make life easier and during pal of the Richards school, be spring thaws the mud became an came the first principal of the obstacle to feet and hooves. high school. On the faculty as a A movement rose to incorporate math instructor was J. Harold the area, inspired by G. A. Rog Rose, destined to guide the school ers, editor of the weekly White- as principal from 1945 until this , fish Bay Pioneer, and ardently spring when he was named di supported by Fred G. Isenring, rector central administration staff. manager of the Whitefish Bay re Mono Vacation sort, in order to create a new Because of a delay in construc school district closer to home. In tion, high school students in 1 32 June of 1892, in order that a new had an extra month's vacation school district be created, a vote and an amusing sidelight is found of 72 to 14 established Whitefish in the senior yearbook of the first Bay as an incorporated village graduating class of 1934. Reflect with a population of 316. ing back over the four high school years, beginning at Richards and Moot in Dance Hoi! moving to the new building, the The following November, the students wrote: school district was created and the "September, 1932 — Seems os contract let out for the first White- fish Bay school. It was to be , though this prolonged vacation is constructed on a piece of land too good to be true, although there 30 by 120 feet in the southeast oro dire threats of school on Sat corner of Lake Forest park, deed urdays. Horrors I Everyone will ed to the village and now known have to do an ^xfra live minutes as the Marlborough triangle. Un work sotting their alarms on Fri til it was completed in June of day nights. October, 1932—In, at 1893, classes were held in the last. The now building is supposed dance hall in Jefferson park. ly finished, but by the noise it Fifty pupils of all ages were seems as though someone may be under the tutelage of Mrs. Curtis wrong. The doom is fulfilled. who received a salary of $60 a Some of Os come to school on Sat year. From this simple beginning urdays! November, 1932—Now the grew what is considered today to school Is really finished; the noise be one of the finest school systems has stopped; blessed quiet reigns in the entire nation. once in a while. To celebrate the Destroyed by Firo completion, the creative (?) writ- « The first school building was a j Ing class put out a guide book with two-story wooden frame structure I pictures n' everything and wo de which lasted until 1917 when it clared open house—cookies and was destroyed by fire. At that 'punch included—free of charge. time there was an enrolment of 150 students. Very shortly there February, 1933—No more school after, the village built the Henry Clay school, consisting of eight tclassroom1 s and an auditorium, rV?"fro: W.'.Ge8eli)Jp^ Edvfard: IZeiKpr? Besides being president ,of the One of the most important men Edward Zeiler, ,6340 N. Santa Whitefish Bay Cooperative club, in the Whitefish Bay school sys O. W. Gesell Is principal, of the tem is the superintendent of Monica blvd., has been principal" of Richards Street school for over, Henry Clay school. ; . i V schools, C. L. Mulrlne, of 5701 N. ten* years. '] < *''*]*! < "yY. •':";Vi;;-- •• Kent ave. i ' A native of Two Rivers., Wis., \ Born in Baltimore, Md., Mr, his present residence is at 4948 Born in Black River Falls, Wis., ! Zeiler attended the University of N, Elkhart ave.' He secured his he attended Oshkosh State Teach Chicago,, earning his B. A. and M; ers college, Marquette university Ph.D. and M.E. while attending A. there. He then taught in Aldon, Milwaukee State Teachers college, and the University ofi Wisconsin. 111., came to Milwaukee as princi At. these schools he won the fol JNorthwestern university and Mar- pal of the^ Washington-school in jquette university. v » : M V lowing degrees: Ph.B., LL.B., and West Allis, and assumed-iiis pres M.E. His first position was in a v \ His original position was at the ent position in 1^93.2. «;f ^ Pleasant View school of Milwau rural school In Jackson county; Mr. Zeiler, when he isn't referee- later he taught in Hillbert, Poh- kee. Coming to Whitefish Bay in ing baseball games or discussing U926 as principal of the Cumber ler and Odanah, all situated in weighty ' matters; with his young Wisconsin. land school, he was later trans son, devotes his time to gardening. ferred to his present location. Mr. Mulrlne, who has been As president "of the Wisconsin with the Whitefish Bay system 1 Woodworking and gardening Elementary/ School /association, r for over 25 years, finds much en secretary of a professional fra [occupy much of his, spare time. joyment in his young son, Peter, He is a member of Phi Delta Kap ternity,. Phi Delta Kappa, and ac r and daughter, Mary Ann. When tive member of several other edu pa. > ''.'•.' -.''.'• v' * •'.'• •• •;' '.:•:••!•' ..•'.- not with them, he spends his time cational associations, the Rich walking and playing golf. I Victor Waldschmidt ards' principal' finds- few spare When asked where he plans to moments. V * -V i ^ Victor WaldBchmldt, the prin be this summer, the superintend cipal and only instructor of Our ent stated, "The best place to Dr. Edwin C. Reichert Saviour's Evangelical Lutheran spend a vacation is right here in t j school came to Whitefish Bay 7 Whitefish Bay!"; iU ^ tt\ Although he has no children of .his own,! Dr. Edwin C. Reichert, rfro m Chicago, 111., in 1931 when R.K. Healy [principal v; of the Cumberland the school was opened. His home school, manages several hundred is at 6777 N. Port Washington^ •* R, K. Healy has had the un [Bay tots. *y : ' : ' rd., where he lives with hie wife- gual pleasure of witnessing the j.. His present address Is 4466 N. and 2-year-Old daughter. •formation and growth of two high |Cramer st., but he was originally He received his normal school schools, Shorewood and Whitefish ja Duluth, Minn., home town boy. training at Concordia, college in Bay. When the Shorewood system ;He attended Dartmouth, the Uni River Forest, 111., and earned his was organized, he became head of versity of Wisconsin where he se A. B. at Valparaiso university. Mr. >the science department, which po cured his B. A., and the University Waldschmidt will go to North sition he held for seven years. of Minnesota, where he acquired western university this summer (Then he came to Whitefish Bay a Ph.D. % v ; to do graduate work, completing ;-to be . principal' of the Richards ; Three years ago, which was be- the course, for his M.A. degree, j j Street school/After a year, the .iQre.he joined the school system Outside of school work, he Is rWhitefisu h Bay high school was Interested In all types of athletics, ^completed and Mr. Healy assumedi here, he taught in .Robbinsdale, a his, present position there as prin-l suburb of Minneapolis, Minn. j mainly baseball. / I •/•>/.-'"' £ jcipal. ..' *• .; 1 Dr. Reichert, a member of the! & Coming from Drayton^ N. D., hej education • fraternity, Phi Delta] [now resided at 836 Lake Forestl Kappa, finds his greatest ayoca-j lave. He received his B. S. degree! tlonal pleasures in reading and! !at Hamline university* and his] collecting a quartz-type mineral.! •M. A. at Columbia university. However, due to the fact that he| f Mr. Healy enjoys vacationing in,1 will be a counselor at Camp Lin-j the north woods with his twoj coin In Minnesota this summer, hei strapping sons, John and George| fill find the majority of his time] t After 13 years with the White^j occupied., ' V • / J jflsh Bay school system, Mr. Healy^ ! ? "I am happy to be In the vll-j lean look back on work well done.1 lage," t)r. Reichert said In closing*, ^the Interview. "It is a pleasure to! Jwork -with such- Intelligent peo- "COPS Afeitutd (* /(^^W<>c^^ <3dj#u<. -pteee&c*^ yp#J&J Edward Zeiler Dr. Edwin C. Reichert '. i Q.[W;Ge,eIlF - Edward Zeiler, 5340 N. Santa .'"' Although he has no children of Besides being president of the Monica* blvd., has been principal his own, Dr. Edwin C. Reichert, j Whitefish Bay Cooperative club, oX Richards Street school for aver principal of the Cumberland IO. W. Gesell is principal of the ten years. • ' • school, manages several hundred Henry Clay school. . './•• <•»''' „ Born In Baltimore, Md., -Mr. Bay tots. , • * J ' A native of Two Rivers., V" Zeiler attended the University of His present address Is 44 66 N. J lil«" present residence Is at 4J> ..__ Chicago, earning his B. A. and M. Cramer st.r but he was originally N.. Elkhart ave. He secured his A. the're. He then taught in Aldon, a Duluth, Minn., home town boy. Ph.D. and ' M.E. - while attending I1U, came to Milwaukee as princi He attended Dartmouth, the Uni Milwaukee State Teachers college, pal of the Washington .school In versity of Wisconsin where he se Northwestern university and Mar West Allis, and assumed his pres cured his B. A., and the University quette university. v '• ent position in 193.2. •• ^ "J • of Minnesota, where he acquired a Ph.D.' His original position was at the Mr. Zeiler, when he isn't referee- Pleasant View school of Milwau lng baseball games'or discussing Three years ago, which was be fore he joined the school system kee. Coining to Whitefish Bay In weighty matters with his young 1926 as principal of the -Cumber son, devotes his time to gardening. here,' he taught In Robblnsdale, a land 'school, he was later trans .As president of the Wisconsin ferred to his present location. Elementary 'School association, suburb of Minneapolis, Minn, r' secretary of a professional, fra Dr. Reichert, a member of the Woodworking and gardening ternity, Phi Delta Kappa, and ac education ; fraternity, Phi Delta occupy much of his spare time. tive member of several other edu Kappa, finds his. greatest avoca- He is a member of Phi Delta Kap cational, associations, the Rich tlonal pleasures in reading anil pa../!,;/ '•[y.jytfr- •.'•/•••v."-V--.:fV , ards* principal finds few spare collecting a quartz-type mineral. moments. • However, due to the fact that he will be a counselor at Camp Lin coln in Minnesota this summer, he fill find the majority of his time occupied. \ | V 4"'. I;! :\ " -r>'i'•'• : *-l am happy to be In'the vil lage," Dr. Rjelchert said In closing the lntervlejv. "It is a. pleasure* to v work s with (such intelligent peo '• Thursday, June 4^1942; ple."' ' ' • I '* .'• '.'••.•-. ..•*••.-.>-• • . ... i ^ i II ;«'4 solving their problems.^ ^-4?'^^! Regular meetings ' are " held j monthly,'followed by a short pro-;? gram, usually given ,byr various; school groups, suchv as, • the; glee >| j r; "Victor Waldschmidt ; • club, chorus, band, etc. Meet!*- "''< , Victor Waldschmidt, the prin of. the study groups and com cipal and only Instructor of Our tees occur more frequently. At rue* Saviour's Evangelical Lutheran committee meetings business is \ school came to Whitefish Bay often' mixed with pleasure. If the'*? matters under discussion* do not : fill all,.the available time/ a card, from Chicago, 111,7 in. 1931 when game or : a "talk fest," * acconi-• the schoolwas opened. His home panied by refreshments, is Indulg-J Is ,at. 5777 N. Port Washington ed in'by, the members. '•••'} V'\ ' M rd., where he lives with his wife :Money is raised for'various and 2-year-iold daughter. <' •« , .r"i worthy projects undertaken by the ' He received his normal school P.T.A., v by means of luncheons,, training at Concordia college In ;] Parent-Teacher teas, and afternoon and evening • River Forest, III., and earned, his 7 card parties, to which the general .A. B. at Valparaiso unlverslty.'Mr. v public is usually invited. A fathen I Waldschmidt will go to North- ; f ..J. Association• ~s >^. ,,\/i^ : j and son and a mother and daugh-1 'western * university this summer •: The Parent-Teacher association ter banquet during the year,pro-1 to do graduate work, completing of Whitefish Bay is divided Into '"motes better understanding^ and the course for his M.A. degree. threethree-/' groups: ; NE and a flyer circulated the weekend petitions will not be dropped or for ;gp3$ BOTHWELL before the April 4 election, provided gotten, said Adashek. iSObeljournal staff much of the impetus for the recall "We are going to pursue all the J^J^iitefish Bay — The five School petitions. deficiencies, legally if necessary," <&tek4< members who are the subject The flyer, which contained infor Adashek said, after the meeting. "We S^*p££itions calling for recall elec- mation discussed during the closed could have delayed this for months ^tlOnnounced Monday night that session meetings, urged residents not and months." About 125 people '•they^anted to proceed immediately to vote for Knoernschild, a favorite showed up for Monday's annual 1^uum election. who won the primary and lost the meeting, and the crowd was consid wEJrJM unexpected move to schedule election. Knoernschild is married to a erably more subdued than last year's, HWir-^tection even before the recall district teacher, and some board when 470 residents showed up, many !pkfilIohs are validated is intended to members were concerned that he protesting the conversion of Henry Clay Community Center, a former JSffilJnd thedivisiveness that has would face a conflict of interest. school building, into a middle school. l^vatted ever since the School Board Although the closed session meet That meeting was adjourned and learned of the recall effort, said one ings later were determined to be ; $00fjnembeti, • legal, the controversy mobilized a reconvened several days later, when group of residents, many of whom 499 residents again showed up and, g^^fhere has been significant divi- among other things, tried to reduce . siveness within'the community in the already were dissatisfied with the decision to create a middle school in the tax levy by applying $2 million J^t:0O days," said board Clerk Bill from the district's operating reserve. jjjj$ipietz, his voice cracking with the district and upset by a board that eihotion. • .•vAV\." some called rude and unresponsive. But the relative ease with which . The recall petitions were handed £*!3£4 election could be held as early y the $11,962,715 levy passed this year . 3J£SSgjember, he said. in July 5 with more than 1,815 signa- did not change the fact that sides j • %*ffhe petitions' targets — Stein- tures, the number required for the, were clearly forming for the battle j 5(ieiz^board President Ann Adashek, recall procedure to continue. ahead. And issues like past closed | ^Irfiembers Julie Linehan, Carolyn The five board members made the session meetings will clearly contin- !j WHsen and Noreen Regan —- all said decision to proceed with the election ue to plague the board. -f -J; Monday night that they would run in despite "perceived irregularities" in Resident Fred Gosman took the J tJB^^ction. "I the recall petitions, including "hun opportunity to question the district's | •-•The recall petitions allege that the dreds of illegible signatures" and at lawyer, Mark Vetter, whose firm j five failed to make efficient use of least one woman who signed several also represents the Wauwatosa ', existing classroom space; set admin* of the petitions four times each, School District, about the closed ses- ; istrative salaries too high; and failed Steinmetz said. ; ' sions earlier this year when Knoern- I to express and represent the views of Earlier, before a budget hearing that preceded the annual meeting, schild's candidacy was discussed. ; the community. l Wauwatosa has a board member The petitions against all but Wil Steinmetz was served with a notice whose spouse is a teacher in that son also allege that the members that he had been added to a suit district. .> used district time and money to dis against four others, Adashek, Line- cuss the qualifications of a candidate nan, Regan, and Rickard O'Neil, a "Did the School Board in Wauwa- j for "Sfchool Board. Wilson was not former member of the School Board, tosa hold a closed session meeting to present at closed meetings earlier alleging that the group violated the look into conflicts of interest?" Gos this-year when the candidacy of state's Open Meetings Law. These man asked. Ralph Knoernschild, who ran for the suits, brought by Joseph Volk, a "They did not hold one with me," % board*,was discussed. Whitefish Bay resident, are sched Vetter replied. Events surrounding the last uled for court appearances on Aug. 2. But others made it clear that they School Board election, including the Although the board will proceed found interrogation of school offi clo^d.meetings about Knoernschild with elections, irregularities on the cials offensive. v (a 5 on Bay School Board met as committee to fight recall 3yJVlCIORiA^agKUP r the business of a governmental body. Sentinel staff writer "Everybody had I'm certain there wasn't any illegal Whitefish Bay — The five School individually, not / meeting held," he said. Board members targeted for recall Joseph Volk, who has been in have formed a committee to combat collectively, come to volved in Citizens for a Recall Elec the effort and have met at least five tion and a separate complaint against times in recent months to discuss the the conclusion that it the board under the Open Meetings matter, a board member said Tues Law, said he would look into the day.- was a fight we should matter further to determine whether not be fighting/' the five acted legally by meeting as a The unannounced meetings, usual committee and not as the board. ly attended by five of the board's seven members, did not violate the — WILLIAM R. STEINMETZ, "There's going to be a fine line state's Open Meetings Law because School Board clerk between political strategy and the the members did not discuss board recall," Volk said. business, Clerk William R. Steinmetz ^ call was the only matter discussed, Laurence Moon, chairman of Citi said. ^ Steinmetz said. He said the five were zens for a Recall Election, said he did "very careful" not to discuss board not believe the meetings violated the The five decided Friday the peti business. , law as long as the only matters dis tions should be certified without "That deals with our own political cussed related to the "political fu question and an election should be tures" of the five. held, Steinmetz said. careers individually. So long as what we were discussing was our own In addition to Steinmetz, board "Everybody had individually, not individual political careers, we were President Ann Adashek and members collectively, come to the conclusion not discussing School Board busi Noreen Regan, Julie Linehan and that it was a fight we should not be ness," he Md. Carolyn Wilson are targeted for re fighting," he said. call. Board members Ruth Derse and Steinmetz, who resigned as board Darryl Bell cannot be recalled be "The idea of spending the next clerk in a letter submitted July 19, cause they have been in office less three months in court and taking but withdrew his resignation this than a year. depositions ... was just not an exer week, said he had not discussed dur ing the meetings whether he should In brief, the Open Meetings Law cise any of us wanted to go through," requires that notice be given for all he said. resign as board clerk, but that the five had discussed whether to resign meetings of a governmental body and Steinmetz said the Retain Our from the board in light of the recall that all meetings be held in open School Board Committee was formed effort--; ; - session with certain exceptions, such in iiid-May, shortly after a group : as the discussion of litigation or per calleWXitizens for a Recall Election "It was an informal.. meeting of sonnel matters. ',:;."•:::;. ^ begakwclrculatiiig petitions seeking a _fiv e peopl-,-„,.e subjec, t to a recall," said It also states that if half or more of rec*6&*e said be group |nWm$3$iUJ^ the: members of a governmental body six tfmis to discuss the recall effort, • -- advice was sought by septal board are present, the meeting is presumed members who wanted to know the to be for the purpose of exercising The meetings did not Violate the legality of forming the committee. the responsibilities vested in the body, Open Meetings-Law because the re- "It wasn't intended to carry out < «• * v : : f ,. ******* .i\; jttf£ ."i i" ' . • v . •;.'. i I-. : r^.^:: ^- m J4u itk^jU v •n V}^/( — I ^'7 •4- Village, School Board Seek Control of MATC Taxing by Edward T. Kaveny school board. He suggested as a . first step might be for a village Proposal that the Whitefish board member to discuss the Bay village board and the school question with a school board board join in an effort to seek member. He said that curtailment of the taxing power subsequently the question could of the Milwaukee area technical go before both boards. college was made Monday night. The suggestion was advanced in "Also, if the decision is to a message to the village board proceed in anyway," he from Victor E. Henningsen, stated,"should we not enlist school board director. comparable efforts from other "As you well know," north shore communities and, at Henningsen wrote, "There has some point or another, discuss been repeated expression of any proposed action with State concern about the fact that the Representative Jim Milwaukee area technical college Sensenbrenner?" is in a position to tax all property Refer to Committee owners in its district through its The message was referred to board, which is appointed, not the finance committee of the elected. village board. In the past, village "The state law is very explicit board members have taken a in the make up of this appointed position that coincides with bRD. Aside from the fact that the Henningsen's proposal. board members are appointed Members of both boards have and not elected, there is further been irked at the legislature question whether this board is conferring tax levying powers on representative of the wishes and the MATC vocational board, and desires of the citizens of the that neither the school board nor district it serves." the village board has any control Seek Joint Effort over these expenditures which Henningsen stated that. the must be borne by the property question had been raised among taxpayer. school board members whether Consequently, it is assumed some effort should be undertaken that the village board will look to seek remedial legislation. He favorably upon Henningsen's proposed that it be a joint effort proposal. of the village board and the 2 Minute Hearing Another record breaking public hearing was held MO Another record breaking public hearing was held Monday night by the village board.. This one pertained to the proposed ordinance barring car ports in the village. The hearing consumed less than two minutes. No residents were present at the hearing, apart from four village officials, who usually attend all board meetings. "This is the hearing," smilingly remarked Trustee Bradley D. Hoffmann. "Where is the public?" Village Present Henry F. Mixter inquired, 'Does anybody wish to address the village board?" There was no response. Mixter then declared the public hearing closed. fe. (£ LP (Humboldt School Has Humboldt School Changes^' Open House Tonight A record group of parents and Name, Is NowCumberlan d friends are expected to fill the halls .and classrooms of the Humboldt Change Needed; school, Whitefish Bay, tonight where 9//f//f3o . the annual exhibit and open house will be held. The building was open Avoid Confusion to the public from two to four o'clock this afternoon and will again be open With City School from seven to nine o'clock this eve t. > ning. Besides examples of tjie regu-" 'Cumberland' Voted Most lar classroom work" each grade will J- < \ Popular \ Name In display special group projects., ^ ;f; School Ballot f Cumberland school has i been chosen*, as the new name for' Hum- f boldt, Whitefish; Bay grade school, tf. '. O. W. Gessell, principal, announced Thursday./' It was necessary to find a new* name because of confusion re sulting from the existence of a Hum-' Whitefish Bay Gives boldt school in Milwaukee, fcfr. Ges- School a New Name jj sell saidy ^A,great deal of mail went Humboldt grade school in White- astray because of the identity of the ish Bay henceforth will be known two names.. Cumberland was chosen is Cumberland school, Orville Gesell, IS. jrincipal, announces. The change in by popular ' vote in the school this lame was made because there is a %y week; It was among the four names rlumboldt- school in Milwaukee and % suggested when' a ballot was cast at,. •onfusion in the mails resulted. The the school ;exhib|t last June; ,,.-:'., V ,iew name was submitted by a pupil ( n a contest and received the most | ,otes in a recent poll among the students. SonieTof^the interesting activity^' !" A 'movie "ForeIgn~Travei,^and 'aPf Cumberland^ work shown in the kindergarten was i sand table project, "The Capture; of j the construction of a gift shop in j Mexico City by Cortez," was the' out-JI ^vhich many articles of , clay, wood'-' growth of the study on transporta^l Open Housed and paper were on display. The tion by the pupils of the fourth^ house of the "Three * Bears" was grade. ' $ i| Is A Success 'built and furnished for dramatiza "An Oklahoma Oil Field" was the f tion of the story. The "Cumberland" project worked out on the sand A ^mail-plane, a real usable aeroplane, table in the fifth grade. ;| Every Grade Offers Very, i-was built in conjunction with a proj The sixth grade students worked | Interesting Exhibit; : ect carried out during the winter. -, out a reading project by which, they J £ The first grade had built a large ' Over 500 Attend illustrated books with miniature A freight train, as an outgrowth of the • icharacters. Some of the books fllus* | study of milk. The Cumberland school of White itrated were "Tom Sawyer," Char- J hall Bay, had its open house and ex The second grade pupils \ based acters from the "Land of Oz/'andi* hibit last Friday from 2:00 to 4:00, their activity work on the printing <"Ali Baba." % j and 7:00 to 9:00 p. m. The public of a monthly paper and a year book. > The seventh grade was busy pub-J had a chance at that time to inspect 'jThe paper included stories,, pic-i| Uishing their school paper from start| *he school and the work that the jtures, and a complete discussion off fto finish and everyone visiting the|| ^children have been doing through |the development of the > home in all Iroom' received a copy of the May edi->| out the year. 'community. .:'•••! itioit. Some excellent hand-bound.f jbooks were exhibited in connection • The sixth grade girls' cooking ;;". Some fine Indian pottery was on J! jdisplay in the third grade. One al-."*j jwith their study of the "Rugg" So xlass had various samples of salads Jcial Science Course. t \on display and every one who visited most; was made to believe that the<| real Indian had a hand; in this J ! ,More than five hundred* people the exhibit had a chance to sample registered at the exhibit. " them, • v • project. ct/fr/m/ But the "'village "may'-"not dbli-i gate itself tov any further school ; indebtedness until the village's as-!' Bay Considers sessed valuation increases and new; buildings now in progress will not; go on the tax rolls for-revenue—I Seventh Grade at School Addition production until 1938. That makes Cumberland School the school addition another full year away, according to Howard Dropped Next Fall Enlargement of Cumber- Watts, president of the school j k land Building Will Cost board, who says the addition is j The seventh grade at the Cumber-' highly necessary. At present Cum • land school will be dropped ind ab- About $160,000 berland students, after they finish ' sorbed by the Henry Clay school, ac the sixth grade, go to Henry Clay Whitefish Bay's school board, | cording to an announcement made for their junior high school work when it meets Wednesday night, and this influx of students makes this week by O. W, Gesell, principal, will go into further discussion on for overcrowded conditions there. of the school. The overcrowded con-; the subject most vital now to the A .-WPA grant would lighten dltion of the school this year has progress of the system,—an addi Whitefish- Bay's school building made the change necessary, Mr.> tion to Cumberland school. expense problem considerably, but i Gesell said, until the addition to the! Pian3 for an enlargement, the WPA has already turned down school is built. which would include six class such request from the village. A new teacher will join the staff rooms, office clinic and library It is possible that the addition space, have been drawn since the may be made in conjunction with next fall, it was also announced. Miss school was originally planned, and, the six-year WPA program in ! Ruth Wagner, Iowa City, will become would cost roughly $1-60,000. j Whitefish Bay, Mr. Watts explain one of the primary teachers in fall. ed yesterday. The government has Thirty-four pupils will complete asked for a full report on build the seventh grade Frtdav, when the ing and improvement projects needed in the Bay, and the school school term closes. &//f /[$3/ board now is hoping to include (j)f& fi&lAJj plans for the Cumberland addition Bond Issue for to this report when it is filed. Bay Schools Heavy Winner I ^Cumberland School's Ad- j dition to Be Aided by Bay School Board to PWA Funds j Whitefish Bay's proposed Purchase Land Near |$105,000 bond issue for the Cum Cumberland School berland school building addition i-became a reality after last Wed After a long discussion at the Dis nesday night when 6 7 Bay voters trict School meeting of the village of -voted "yes" and only 3 voted Whitefish Bay Monday night, the '."no" at the Henry Clay school. School Board was authorized to pur- The entire cost of the Cumber ^ chase a triangular strip of land ad land addition will reach the joining the property at the Cumber grand total of $193,000 with the federal PWA office supplying the land school. The addition of the strip remaining $88,000, will form a parallelogram with the present property. Bonds issued for the construc tion of the proposed addition The strip of land, which formerly would bear an interest' rate not formed part of the North Western to exceed 4 per ce/tt per annum, railway rightway, is divided into four the last maturity of which is not parcels, two owned by the Village of j to be later than 15 years after Whitefish Bay and the remaining two! the date of issuance. by private owners. One of the pri Crowded conditions at the vately owned strips is to be pur Cumberland school have made chased for 33.33 plus taxes, and the it necessary to shift junior high two pieces owned by the village for school activities to the Henry the price originally paid by the vil Clay school, but with the comple tion of the proposed addition it slit flit lage plus the amount necessary for would be possible to concentrate the retirement of bonds on the prop junior high school work at the erty. No price has been set on the Cumberland school. The addi . second privately owned strip. tion would provide for six addi tional classrooms and would house the school office. Estab- | lishment of the school cafeteria 7//7//nf in the new addition would pro vide additional classroom space in the present structure. New Cumberland New Cumberland (Continued from Page 1) School Relieves [equipment to render first aid, in cluding a hospital bed where stu- Space_Problem i dents are put to rest until they [can be taken home. Here a thor- jough health check-up will be AH Grades Now Housed in j:iriade and> through such health su One Building; New Clinic pervision it' is expected that ma , Provides Health Check jor epidemics can be avoided. A library room has been pro { The additional space for school vided in the new school addition, *work provided through the large hut it has not yet been furnished. j addition made to the Cumberland This room has been furnished school in Whitefish Bay this sum- with large, fulMength windows l;trier makes that part of the village which will provide plenty of light school system a thoroughly mod- for reading. Books will be pro fern school building and provides vided during the year. •ample room for the normal expan Hallways in the new building sion to be expected during the * are wide and spacious and allow aiext few years* ' » plenty of room for students going Erected at an approximate cost from one part of the building. All |of $192,000 as a WPA project, the grades, from kindergarten new addition provides five addi through the eighth grade, are now tional classrooms, a teachers rest housed at the Cumberland school room, a double music room, office and tie total enrollment for the! space, a theater, a kindergarten current year is 394 students. The j room and two additional rooms rooms in use provide plenty of that will be used for an art sup-* space for this enrollment, and ad ply room and a news room for a; ditional space not yet,put in use school paper to be published later * will allow for any normal expan Bentley & Sons on. sion for a number of years to The teachers' rest room is fur-' come. The addition relieves the Have Cumberland nished in a home like, manner* crowded condition which former with lounges, easy chairs, reading- ly prevailed at the Henry Clay lamps and other equipment. Maple- school. School Contract furniture is used throughout and I Directing activities at the Cum Thomas H. Bentley & Sons the room furnishes an excellent | were awarded the general con place for relaxation between* berland school is Dr. Edwin C. tract for the eight room addi classes and during spare hours. ! Reichert. He holds a B. A, de tion to Cumberland school for Although not completed, the lit-* gree from the University of Wis which a $280,000 bond issue tie theater room will have a seat consin and a M. A. and Ph. D. was voted last year. The con ing capacity of about 150. The from the University of Minnesota. tract was approved by the school stage from the older part of thei He came to Whitefish Bay. from board at its meeting Tuesday, building will be removed and a•• Robbinsdale, Minn., where he was Dec. 27. new stage built in the new thea-? assistant superintendent of ter. The room wilLalso be equip-; schools. Bentleys bid was $186,360. ped so that moving pictures may Other contracts were awarded be shown. as follows: Plumbing and sewer to Wenzel & Henoch Co., $7,414; A cafeteria in the basement heat and ventilating to Downey furnishes * lunches to students at Heating Co. $21,655; electrical cost and has a seating capacity of work, Staff Electric Co. $16,411. about 100. Food is prepared un Total of these bids is $231,840. der the direction of a dietician. | The painting contract was de The clinic on the first floor is ferred. Also to be provided out furnished with. « all necessary j of the $280,000 bond issue are the architect fees, equipment and landscaping. 9//{//93f Start Work i The general contractor moved I in part of his equipment this h.Fj. &*^d week, erected snow fences, put up work sheds, and tore down the fire escape on the wall to which the addition is being built. Heavy equipment will be moved in next week, it ** *~r~~~*- -* y Cumberland Dedication ui • S&^EfiF' Z/n<" ?•'»* Out More , Than $5 Million Spent in Nine Years A period was put on Whitefitsh Rn^'o »,,•- expansion program MondayStwith thf * me ?*?r scho°l of the Cumberland muTpurpofe wing Th»°^a dfdica«on ,of public schools in the ffljgaT seenbv ^I810?1*8^1" 1 *udience Present for the ded^ f pe house th 1949lOW™, school^ ?s "in the villagat ine i were substandard but that1 now all schools are up to! standard, classrooms, labora- Suateand ^-^ -«,: f K nCe-Sf $5.188,000 in bonds to be paid off over the years- audft^rhlementfry school and auditorium and classroom windg f0r tht0e higelemeh school and sl 00r »Vry The dedication ^program, The school * expansion h* opened with an open house at 7 p.m., and a formal pro gram in the auditorium at 1. Assessment of needs W 8. This started with a pres entation of colors by Girl and Boy Scouts of the boaJ-o^uStSl.1^1 school, who marched into , eration of the community. P the darkened auditorium In all these nine years he with only the light of the said; the public only once re! flashlights they carried light ing their way. , jected a school buildtas DrT gram rThatend, was the*LydeU' Pastor Loyal T. Riley, Bay 1°^°°} ( a5f Blnc>™ thien 1950 He Shore Lutheran church, gave menf S L ? - establish! the invocation, Principal Del- ™t% °* th?- citizens advise ford H. Lynn and Mrs. C. ment council the public was W. Peckarsky, PTA president, made more conscious £ X the welcomes, and Director WM°S.,i?e6dS- Lyde» «'hool N. B. Hammermeister of the was puilt as were the additions board of education, the intro to existing schools. autuuons ductions. In addition to these plat form guests were School Board Members Robert Goel- w(^) School District of Whitefish zer, Francis C. Davis, John Bay x C. McDonald, Mrs.. E. V. Location: Whitefish Bay High School, Erickson, and the following: j Richards Elementary School and Edwarde F. Perlson, John Tierney, Corliss Baker, Mrs. [ Cumberland Elementary School Ray Rose, Mrs. Harry Ham Description: Window replacement, mond jr., and Bruce Boerner. renovation of 24 classrooms, lighting and ceiling improvements, asbestos removal, parking lot and other improvements Project cost: $600,000 Financing: Long-range maintenance plan yfkouut^ budgeting; borrowing on five-year , promissory notes %% Construction period: July 1985-June 1987 " r Developer: School District of Whitefish Bay f 1200 £. Fairmount Ave.. Whitefish Bay: [• Architect: Internal I General contractor: Internal, with occasional ; external subcontracting ; fc (l&ViAl^-<^d %Ut04A. y^AJUjrL^XjtJL^ "pAJZJL Eggert again took the floor to explain that Whitefish Bay has never pursued an aggressive policy of annexing land to the west and that,by taking a sev en acre bite out of Town of Milwaukee it would reduce that town's taxable property. He pointed out that Whitefish School District Bay has the distinction of hav- ,ing the highest school tax rate iin the county and that White- fish Bay should follow the ex;- ample of Shorewood, with se which it is always competing. The only thing we have suc ceeded in defeating Shorewood is our higher tax rate," he said. "Shorewood is building addi tions to its school buildings not] far New School locating new ~ schools because j some apartment houses have! been built." Also Endorse Board's Recommendations Likes High Taxes Mrs. Adolph Suppan, 5149 N. Bay Ridge ave., said that she To Expand Cumberland and Henry Clay was pleased to pay the Bay's high tax rate for "good schools • Village Board Asked to Make Purchase of because good schools mean good children." ",.-„• v' Land and Annext Strip from Town of Milwaukee Eggert expressed fatigue with ; Whitefish Bay's year by year Further building of apartments in Whitefish Bay will be planning instead of looking) stopped and a IVz acre school site will be purchased j &c- •': ahead to five and ten year pro-; cording to votes taken at a village board hearing and a special grams. ••'"•! school district meeting this' Pay For Laxity j week. The first action was tak ' Schulpius Property N'- "Mr. Hall, having been onj en Monday night; the second \ The site voted for the new the board longer than anyone/ Wednesday."* * '.*'-' school is on the northwest cor else," he pointed out, "should j ; 'Both meetings were held in ner of. E. Henry Clay and N. know the need for long range] Lydell ave. In the Town of plans. The present board haSvj Henry Clay school auditorium. Originally both meetings were Milwaukee, the property will to pay for the laxity of past have to be annexed to the vil school boards, who, until a few scheduled for Monday, but when th6 hearing at the village hail* lage. The site, owned by Schul years ago could have purchased pius, will cost approximately the block adjoining Henry Clay $3,000 an acre. Purchase of the on the west. iirowd overfilled the village hall^ framed the steps, corridors and property will have to be made "Haphazard planning, living loutside of the building, PreSl- by the village. Total cost was year by year should stop," he jdentDtfew telephoned a Request given as $21,900. insisted. "Henry Clay needs an "to the school district 'meeting^ The village board gave no L shaped addition." ' t ' ' ?that it adjourn. y-:yi:^%^:V^ indication whether it would go Hall asked the village board f! Considerable argunierit eVolv- along with the deal, but promis if it had annexed the property ed before an adjourhmeht Was ed to check the site for its suit on Lydell ave. west of the vil voted. Detail^ of Monday night's ability for a school and to study lage used for a village dump. meeting are in a separate story. the possibilities of annexation. The answer was that the vil The school district meeting Ernest J. Von Briesen, 5829 lage had purchased the land voted to accomplish all that N. Bay Ridge ave. and Carl and is using it as a dump site the school board recommended Reinhart 5133 N. Bay- Ridge but that it is not a part of in its bulletin On the special ave., introduced and seconded Whitefish Bay. It was not an meeting* Point by point. these the motion to purchase the nexed.' ,..,.,. --• ----- ••,-•• i were: -,. - •;. . y school site. Havens indicated that more James F. Stern, 4640 N. Elk attention should be given fan*- J. I Designating and approving the hart 3: ave., asked whether 7;3 ilies with school children than . purchase of a site for a new [acres; is sufficlerrtfor^ii.'school other residents of the village. school building; directing the site. 3 frelsqh j€. Hall;,? director; construction and equipping of of the board oiK education, f>166 Trustee Quarles suggested the anew school building (a sort of question be studied further. junior grade school) upon the N. Kent ave., said the school Chairman Fraser said "act site; directing the renovation, board feels "the seven acre plot now." reconditioning, and improvement will take c;are of our heeds very of Henry Clay school; and di nicely." recting the construction and C, J, Zoeckler, 5019 N. Santa equipping of an addition to Cumberland school. 6\ 1 Monica blvd., expressed con cern that students from the Town of Milwaukee or other 1 School-District..,.. locality "might be ordered to, attend the new school." Chair £ (Continued from Page 1) man A. A. Geniesse, 5914 N. ry Clay 85% and Richards 78%. Bay Ridge ave., asked Clifford ' "We may reach a point where Proctor, attorney, who ex- *. we are completely developed," he said. "If there vis a taper- lage lines to include the site", w This would be accomplished •, ing off, do we want to have through annexation. . , \\J >• ,,;v a school which is putside our, v >: village borders? If we erect l! Lack Control > a school and within a period Dr. Frank E. Drew, 5318 N. of six or ten years that school Santa Monica blvd., village has served its purpose this may president, spoke at length on be an expensive item." ^ ^ the question of annexation. Herbert Grant, 5800 N. Bay "This land is on the. extreme Ridge ave., asked about streets western limits of the village," adjacent to the property. C. L. he said. "It is in the Town,of Zoeckler, was concerned about Milwaukee, which operates on the Bay village area (Schroedel .county zoning ordinances. We site) in regard to the school 'have no assurance whatever site. Carl Reinhart, 5133 N. what type of zoning will be Bay Ridge ave* favored the new there." (At present it is zoned school site and asked about the for small residences.) "The number of new pupils which school may be a fingerlike pro would result from building in jection from western limits of the village. the village. We must have in mind, we do not know what Hall emphasized that the addition to Cumberland and building of a junior school, and; Need Bond Issue renovations at Henry Clay \ would take care of natural in To build a new school and creases over present enrolment, additions to existing schools, based on the school census, * a bond issue will have to be which included pre-school chil floated. This will come be dren. fore ihe Voters at a referen dum. Estimated costs of the Norman Hammermeister, 5435 projects Voted total $716,900. N. Idlewild ave., mentioned that The present borrowing power the Catholic parochial school to of the school district, fac- be located at Chateau and Wild- cording to the bulletin,!' is wood would take care of a $546,182.25. Before a refer great number of pupils up to endum will be placed before 14 years. Hall explained that the voters, Superintendent C. census figures had taken this L. Mulrine told the Herald, into consideration. bids would be secured so that a more ' accurate estimate • could be reached. ' " ' . •• 't .. will be erected across from the-1 site. We own land adjacent to; the southwest corner." ? Dr. Drew favored purchase of an n.l acre site on the south west corner of Henry Clay and Lydell, as the village would have more control over it. He pointed out that the high water level of the site might cause construction problems. Previous tappings indicate a water level so high that ondinr- ary , construction foundatioEtfP could not be used, he said. ^ j The village; president further pointed out that 'Cumberland; territory is 78 % developed; Hen- WHITEFISH BAY HERALD Page 16 - Fri., March 24, 1950 k Bay School System Originated in THE HERALD SUPPLEMENT Two Story Building 60 Years Ago Thurs., May 15, 1958*Page b'A I Sixty years have greatly Judge Johnson of circuit changed things ~ in Whitefish court signed the order May 10, In the interim pupils attended Bay.. Automobiles have come 1892, which > brought Whitefish classes in the > dance hall in to supplant, horses and bicy Bay into existence. A public Jefferson Park, a popular cles, and concrete has * re election was held on June 7 ammusement place of the com-, placed wood sidewalks^ and and the village was voted into munityj This dance hall school"! cobblestone roads; pot bel being 72 to 14. Four weeks contained 50 student desks and lied stoves have given way to later on July 5, the following a teacher's desk. gas and oil heat and gas light village officers were chosen: , The Whitefish Bay- district and kerosene lamps have giv / President F r e d G. Isen- was created Nov. 14, 1892 and en way to electric and fluor ring: Trustees T. W. Wil on the same day a contract for escent lighting* j ., •'/: < - liams. Ernest Timpel. Adolph the erection of a two story Ehlers, Louis Scheife, Israel frame , building. The school, But the spirit of the village Lefebre and W. T. Consaul; financed with a! $6,600 state continues—then as now much Clerk G. A..'Rogers; Treas loan, was,dedicated on June of the community life hinged urer A. F. Remington; 23,, 1893. Mrs. H. K. Curtis I on the school question. In fact Assessor A. F. Nussbaumer; was the first teacher. In the»[ ,«^U65 years hence schools havei u; f v Cumberland school will ;aiso open ainew-yend-iof theivillage; and the otherf the souih- ' multipurpose unit. ^These\ schools are al^«rn^0nd*^^iX^-o;^ \w.>)ypy, .."•.*- I•*•*..f: ?v>U : mojBtv ^deniicd^sOhig-serTes^^theW northerner-4^mV *'<* - v-'&b?^ "• ?*? - V ^-Heraldphbto. *? ' it was? a''school fight' that Pf7Juiticir"pr m Since then LydeU ^priniary school has been added to the roster of Whitefish Bay^a pub lic schools. This school was built on land in the city of Glendale which annexed to Whitefish Bay to make it po - sible for the village to pro vide village services. Richards School will open a new multi- purpose unit this fall; 61ff> /&&L ^£M^^ /2< CD ft {\ X o r0 (D f^'frWf^ ^rt^jU^ ^at^f /f&?-/?8/' School Board High School Within the next two weeks, bids1 fadditionar spacers^proviaedT'lFwaS 1 will be considered by the Whitefish necessary to move, the grade seven^I Overcrowding Bay School board for the erection of | pupils from Cumberland school ,toJ I j Henry Clay this year to relieve the]! high school buildings. These est!-! : Causes Need mates are to be presented at the an/ situation at the former school/ ;Nrj£$| nual school board meeting on Mon/ The amount to be expended on thai I day, July 13. ^ , •.. ;< ;•:« hi^h school building, if approved, ati For Buildin Increasing enrollment and lack of the annual meeting, will depend on. space have made more school build scliool budget which is now being Plans Are to be Presented ings imperative, according to the prepared. Tentative plans call for the Superintendent of Schools,.C. L». Mul- building to be erected on the school H to Village Residents ,| property near the Armory, with the rine4 With the first and second year at Annual Meet : | high' school students attending entrance facing N. Ardmore avenue*! Whitefish Bay schools next fall, over crowding is bound to result^unless */i*//?J/ %l&uU4 -=W I^JE^A- /Gyp M^LJflJ^ WHITEFISH BAY HERALD (tUt* JeJc**/ICJL J^Jk* Bay High Athletes Get /93S- 7936 Letters at Assembly When the history ot Whiteflah Bay high school is chronicled,' there must surely be a space devoted toj the school's first athletic heroes.! Fifteen boys have the distinction of being the first to be awarded letter's in two major sports, basketball and track. They were presented with their emblems at an assembly this morning. Coach Walter E. Byers gave let ters to the following basketball men: Clark Whetter, Carl Opetz, Miles Sawitzke, Charles Stone, John, Klinkert, John Podawiltz, Edward Bullock, Arthur Lucchesi, next year's, captain, and Edwin Boehck. For outstanding work In track, thei following boys were "honored by ! Coach Chester Wangerin: Arthur I Lucchesi, Miles Sawitzke, Moyse I Kary, Edward Zinns, Charles Stone, | and Richard Klatte. %(d : 'u)ttiT e?{Sfrdflf /¥S P#SM- A r" W /^^r c^r sctfw^ ^z>r?t/e^/K t?¥o'^ V v • ^on ocnod „ ".' fH£V^^&? % • TBi in f While the controversy* over the] new unit was in progress, several ^ew|0iiit^^ill people proposed that the addition t6 the Cumberland school be built In/ stead of the new unit to the high! e ^ IN ecessary; school at the present time. The ad dition would cost from $175,000 to $200*000*, It was estimated by Martini By? Next/Year Tullgren and Sons, architects, who ••t-i-t 'designed the high school. The ma Bond ^ssue^of^450,000.0Q jority thought, however* that the ,need for the first unit of the high ; To Be/.Asked^for^lMWS /^school, was more urgent and votedi 1 f Building Next Monthfy ill! favor of the resolution calling for ' r/^*> / ;'•-. '--l-lL^;^^^^^f% |.,a referendum, , \ \ 'J <, Authorization* to call tor/a referent ( The purchase price of the Arhiory( dum for bonds to the extent of $450,*; property, or the school site, alsoj 000 for a new^ high !sehoor building e^nn^tUe^disclTssiq was given to the; ^Whitefish Bayt ;night/One;* taxpayer * wantedto e kno$ school board at: the annual * district [ Wiethe property hadn't been-bough] school, meeting held Monday' night at ^Oifl^BO^OOOjfthe price* originally^ Henry Clay School. Due notice, as re j fered^inste^d of the price paid,*ap] quired by statute/ wiir.be posted and ,prokimatel^( $75,000/rThe explana! the referendum will be held In about n *ti6n?wa& %iven by Village Attome? a months time, it ,was"stated? ^? / 5 "George H. Gabel; who declared that , The bonds will be sold . through although the first price had, beej the Whitefish Bay bank in multiples J offered by the Battery on the Armor, of $1,000 each, with the , interest grounds, it later developed that.thJ rate not, to exceed 5 per cent The state possessed title! \ The ,stat< bonds will be &>ld^ to the bonding boosted1 the price, so ' there ' wa company asking the lowest interest | nothing left to do, Mr. Gabel saic rate, and will be completely retired but buy the land befdre the price wal by 1941). "* T^ ; ; , further increased/ » f\ *v* J *<>*<*/^'sl ? Durln* the discussion on the new r> The• high scjhool'^when it is ^ultj high school unit, which occupied a mately completed5 with a total ofiftyi j major part of the meeting, the ap* units,* ;will Icost 'approximately*'^* jproachln* need tor a new high school ^million and a half dollars/ Mr, iTull l A *was Indicated in a report prepared gren JstatedV; \ ' '^r <'* * " *u»? • t«| •and read by C L, Mulrlne, Super f^'it 'the residents lot ^Whitefish Ba; intendent of the Bay Schools, burin* favor * the^biiildingraf* ®y R® [Excavation Contract >\|*/ 5 I for New High School enrollment A ;to Be Let Next Week i/VlM*^ ^'-The contract'for the excavation of it3 the?, basement. for the tiv^t unit t of the new, hi^h . school in [ Whitefish Parochial /: i Schools ;u AlsqL '.Bay will be let by the first ot next |? Operi on Ninth; Mulrinel {•"week, /so that work can begin* im- *, Announces^Caleniar^^S I mediately on the new project, school b ofiicials stated Thursday* j 'v ^ >/,, |f ^Teachers' meetings, scheduled 4o|f ••, The; remainder:; of. the*, contracts fSeptember 8, will mark the* opening jjpfor the high school will be let as soon] lof the 1931-32 school year in White-^^i | as possible, William A/Klatte, clerk^ fish Bay. .The following day * pupils^ "of the school board stated. The board] \vill return to school and the,regularvl has been holding a number of meet-; ^classes will be started. /M /K^y.'rlM ings the past few weeks, giving eyer^ ! Bggjs.tration of high school pupils Jf | contractor a chance to be heard. *• at Richards schooI"^olf'"piace t" Once the contracts are let, work ^:rr- . *-—- tSTs! |/wiU proceed rapidly/in order to ge$ 'week. Eighty-five sophomores and . |!as " much4 done; ks ^possible^;before , seventyMiine freshmen '* are already; : /enrolled in the'high school,/This^ ^winter/''-.. \ ^y'fiy- ?$V»£^^' i**< &4 year marks the first time that sbph^| IU( .omore * classeasaeas ^nav have e• ueebeen nJ nei^heldjia,a <> in,«?a S/asl ?Whitefish Bay, last year this section^ ;attending .Shorewood. - \' The 1931-32 'calendar^for^t$e3 * Whitefish Bay schools was giveV oi|t$Jj fby Superintendent* C.L. MulrineHMaf [week. ; ( , y.\ .?V^S^V^^ ^September 8—^e^chers.* September 9—School Opens Let Contract;for ^^*fyy^r<( 'November 5 and 6-—State yeachea^t|| t Meeting ' ' ' J.^ !-/K^'^f^'f^j V.'' First ysiit of Ni^yl November 26 and 27-^Tnai|ksgivi3ag ; f \ k$i;Bay; High School ^Recess ... / — < /il^^i/U^yl The contract .for the-'"first unit o| ^December 22—-Christmas Vacation 4(| H January 4-^Scliool J*w'^j^^| the new: Whitefish Bay *S» school ; has been awarded to Paul'Bison &. •March 18—Easter' Vacation /^^; ',tf [Sons company ora bid of $121,324^ 'March 28—School' Open^'1^f(f;di% I The contract includes the excavating, May 30^ecomtion'Day;|g^ [concrete piling* plain and re^enforcedj June S2M-^-School^ Closes ^concrete andi carpenter wnrkt Gon£ tracts for the fctaer work, will be^ lefe hater. •<'-/ :>*^ ;Vj | Plans !fo^7*pw* MOW school, which i ?A//f * / | will be built at Ardmore avenue and' rHenry Clay street/ were drawn byj [H, W. Tullgren. Recently the village voted to issue ^bonds for $450,000 to cover the costs] lof the,first unit, Work'on the unit Ja expected" to staxt soon *^*2UV. '3ft lof^/mi iKl (D Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee, Wis.,, August 29, 1930$ I Volume 1, Number 13 • "y^«^'T»pj» - m ^The^faculty .-rest room^is om^oll those "perfect!spots.'* The high ceil-| Opens With 9 thV^ **« ing, is beamed with hewed oak, and the north wall holds a huge fireplace1 f '•"" Grade Students: 1 r^iil which will burn merrily in the cbzjr room* during the winter days:' Bright (' Curriculum > to :JncIudeJ| ^and harmonious furniture Twill makej A v Languages; Science,lJP |lt a haven' during] the „ days wprkfg$| ? The music room is^ interesting!^ f ,' Physical Training^ hasr been made * sound-proof by spe~f cial acoustical plaster of a porous na«" ^ Whitefish Bay is to be congrat^ |ture^an acoustical ceiling made uj jlated on its /new, and > first J,High| of smalj squares, and ofsound-propi [school... From .its W*p«and >hiti^ 1 fdoors/; A small band .stand v in phe fmarble entran^^tj^ts^ffjteient'.coli Wner sets'the stage' fb^orchestjrar [crete • delivery dri^eWy4t^is carrtecL;! .work^/V *•,* yf; **"'*^y^- fa v, t^iiX. i < 'v' !out in complete and I well-regulatedf! 1: % The clinicai room—-well,,:really; ii "detail. - * '\' , / Y • ' < tf .TO?* lis an inducement to be ill.! Thorough; u The spacious front hair sets the^f lr equipped with sterilizers; fa softl ^'modernized Gothic" tone of; the// white bed, a medicine closet, and allt fbuilding and introduces the very 'Mmm emergency needs, the-clinic is a ver*!^sY^ j pleasing cream-tan-brown c o 1 o r ^55^ itable one-room hospital. ' [ , . ,\^a|^S?ft [scheme tha,t is carried out thro ugh vff2^| The library is the school's \"crownk!r>-^ |out the school. Directly off the haltf ing glory/? -The; height of the^oafcj^jj |is 'the school^ office and' the; book^l beamed 'ceiling, alone suggests, aslf "*' i|store, a neatly-shelved room with faj^ piration and inspiration. 'The whole5 f business-like dispensing counter eonr west wall is made of tall, leaded win-^ [veniently near the front door/ /Per*\| dows; almost'the height of ,the rooml haps I shouldn't mention that")mtp|f| itself. The other three walls are half* 'can just see breathless "scholars^ajlfff covered ^by shelves, the remaining! ing in the front, door because!;tbej|? wall-space, being h/rough-plasteredil simply have to get theme paper/et -y v # <" Principal Healy; Principal Healy Asks High Schopl ^Approves Sports Students To Sign N If Mr. Healy did [not partake in| athletics to any gre&t extent while| Wednesday ? Set As Final in his school days, his scholastic rat^ ing should offset this. He was an? * Registration Day At/'V honor student while} doing his prep * Richards School l' school work at Drayton, North Da-: kota where he was born. Later, while • • Mr. Russell K. Healy, principal of at Hamline university his scholastic i the new Whitefish «Bay High school, prowess was rewarded, by, his receiv-1 sent this message to those who are ing highest honors at this institu-| s intending to t register in the ninth tiori at the time of his graduation; grade. ^ » /~ with a B. S. degree. Mr. Healy was "We should like to have all reg also a member of the interscholastic | istrations in by Wednesday of next debate team for three years. /I week. If anyone who plans to regis \ From St. Paul, he went to Argyle, ter has not done so; will he or she Minn., where he acted as principal at please call at the Richards School a school there for a year and a half; to register and make out the desired The Great War came and Mr. Healy 1 ,3 program." , ~"• ? V ( \-'"V j heeded the call to arms by, serving : The registration this week reached i fifteen months in aviation and the .seventy-four/ y/": ';. *' ^ • Tl •*< J:~ ; navy. After^ the war he acted as j principal at Hanley Falls, Minn., for $/&&//j30 'two years., • / ' '/•' ' ' V- ' j During 1921 and 1922, Mr. Healy^ . attended the Teachers' college at .Columbia and was made a member of Phi DeltaVKappa, national honor Pupils Choose Royal Blu^l ary fraternity. He was graduated ; and Gray as School Color with an M. A. degree. Returning to *''\Sl* /> '''*" '-—^^ffi\^M '•"" Milwaukee in the fall of 1922 he was,j 5 , •* At an «assembly -\o£ "thai pupil8;fo^ one, of a corps of four teachers at ) *. the ninth grade in the ^chardsischooll the Shorewood high" school which,) ^ast-vweek/ it 'was^agreedTth^W was opened that year in the Atwater j fschool colors for the\new,;high^iBcn^0J building. In 1929, he was made prin- \ should be Royal Blue* and;JGra^||lT' | cipal of the. Richards grammar ^choice received a ' voteTof! sixty^pii school and at present continues to] from thet eighty-six;pupils f present hold this office in addition to being ;Royal Blue, and White was a Second head of the 'new Richards s high choice with a vote qt seven.%|flil "^ school. » . * lf v i'imk lo/lo//l3d Aidings Mrl Healy in the new school are four regular high schopl .teachers and a staff of men for spe cial subjects who also teach in the lo/ioln&o grade school. The new high school has an enrollment of 87 students, ot which 30 are trying out for the foot ball team. A card of six games has • U.IFROSH Tof^i already been arranged for the com PLAY BAY SCHoSg ing season. - . r 8 h Although he participated only in *' ;y^ ^ »gh school f/tK«H>^ intramural athletics while attending will Wke-Uheir first,,appease lot school at' Hamline university, St. F» season • against/. thei.Mllwaukeef Paul, Minn., and later at Teachers' umversity.freshman^eleveii'iatW university field on' October, n » 2 College, Columbia university, New York city,f R. K. Healy, principal of j h th 6 N rti M 1 £5LtCam' ^" « ' ° ' »^ukee the new Richards high school in Zri *' "^M^Octo, Whitefish Bay is a strong advocate; oer 2, was postponed, becausei'of'in of, inter-school ajthletic - competition*,) clement weather.'W-f* '/<:''••" "4^it"/' Mr. Healy is elated over the interest^ which his pupils in the new high! school have taken Jn sports and ex-1 pects. the Richards' athletic« teams! to be among the tpp-notchers in the; Milwaukee y district r: ,*• ;v.'^ .'^LJtv ^^4. €G w €5 v >lf^v i-^r-'r»i5** New/School :4y i'„ft;fS^t* Work; Starts? Takes Forni! on ipiay Field 1 l'!' **rr Masons To Start Laying Bay Will Have Modern Brick and Stone Foi^ , t Athletic Layout Complete Exterior Walls Soon / ]t;| in Every Detail i>^ Work was started Monday to No longer does the distributing tow>j* transform the Whitefish Bay High er of the concrete purveyor stand lout| 'Bcjh^ol athletic field from a dusty, A barren patch of hard ground into a like some; 'frail fantastic" structur^ real sports layout—complete with a built with .straws upon an open praitf-f* running* track, tennis, courts, and a ie; for at it's.Vase anew buildmg/hasj well-turfed gridiron. been steadily taking .fontf?;^^ Seventy-six PWA laborers will be week has marked sq^\^rogtes^$nyL employed on the project, which it is hoped will be finished by the begin now it^ha^ assumed ite^iriall^yM^ K ning of school next fall. An allotment tions. .This V the new; WhiteftsK *>* of $10,000 for the work has already High schooL-1><, v< \^tffikW$ been made by the federal "govern ment, and more is expected later.' S. W. King, building"' superint$rii Trenches were being dug this week ent, reports that the concrete .anCr^, for a/drainage and water supply sys inforcing steel are.all^in^place^tjia^i tem 4jwMch-will^be< laid beneath the workmen have started Ho ^em^y||S field. Grading of ,the"gridiron will be started as soon as the pipes are in formal and also thatf:(weathe^| stalled and covered. <• mitting) he expects io'/BtarfcthSjf"^ Either fnUr or'fdx t^nnf* • courts sons layingthe brick and cut stbnej; will be built, at the north end of the the exterior walls within a, ^w^ek layout. Ground plans for the' im provements were made at the time The plumbers are now /at^orL^ the high school was built, according the basement and other^buil^i?i||^ to Superintendent of Schools C. L. be presented as soon as the^^hcV^ Mulrine, and have been preserved for ' forms can be removed £m&f^ ' the time "when * sufficient money € would be available to bring ,them to cleared." *• //••' ''''H^''" realization. /i/ti/ms 'Bay' High School Magazine Receives All-American Rank Word that the "Criterion/' White-, fish Bay High school magazine, was awarded an ail-American rating by the National Scholastic Press associ ation, has been received by the staff. < This is the highest award given any magazine. Miss Frances Magdanz is sponsor of the "Criterion." / The magazine was judged on vari ous sub-headings under literary fea tures, art work, typography, and make-up. In no department did the "Criterion? receive less than the sec ond highest grade. It won the high est grade given on its editorials, poetry, critical writing, art work on the cover, and in two of the four fields under, typography and make- up. The art recognition is especially significant, according to an explana tion sent with the scorebooks, as a magazine rarely receives a perfect score in this field. ; - * &. 3i:^2^a^i^\- >v«. •J *• THE MTTWAUKEE JOURNAL 1 ' ' ' ' SUNDAY, JUNE mmj —Journal Staff -Photo J;fc$|' Imposing New Schools Erected by'Suburbs'^^^^ l • • . * CT ( „ . v * ^.MrK-^ • Whitefish Bay and Wauwatosa seem to be running , waukee architects designed the schools* * Herbst"\&f; ? a race on the construction of their new high schools, Kuenzli the Wauwatosa school and Herbert W/.Tull-lt t with both buildings at present in about the same stage gren the Whitefish Bay school. The Wauwatosa'schoo!,! c of construction. The upper picture shows the Wauwa- is to cost about $300,000 and the Whitefish Bay SChooC: r tosa Junior High. Both buildings are scheduled to be $391,000.* ., , - ..,.«,' \ •> '^J^%^^ r l • completed by Sept. 1 for occupancy next fall. .Mil-, , -,- y •• */•,> .., •'' '\ , * ^^^tH|j^;^? THE CRITERION Volume Two ... Number One •f:m- This Issue is Published by the Students of the Creative Writing Class of Whitefish Bay High School Whitefish Bay, Wis. FOREWORD ITH this fall issue of "The •^ j -'» Criterion", we, the student o J body of Whitefish Bay High School, v wish to express our gratitude and appreciation for this new building. 03 May our enthusiasm inspired by it carry us on to that sincere loyalty £ and sustained effort which will result in finer attainments. tm : w P/L0* Tuu Main Entrance W w West Entrance -D] Page Six Page Seven BOARD OF EDUCATION HOMER S. ROGERS ...Director ELMER H. GROOTEMAAT Treasurer WILLIAM A. KLATTE... Cler\ BUILDING SUPERINTENDENT FOR SCHOOL BOARD LELAND W. KING, JR. ARCHITECT HERBERT W. TULLGREN SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS CLIFFORD L. MULRINE HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL RUSSELL K. HEALY The Tower C. L. Mulrine, Superintendent R. K. Healy, Principal y Page Eight Page 7<[ine ft! eral Office Superintendent's Office HISTORY Other deviations from the regular routine came in the form of extra- curricular activities. A surprisingly large percentage of the students joined The personality of a school is an important thing for it is the reflection the various organizations of which orchestra, glee clubs, and dramatic club of the personalities of its students. The eightysix freshmen enrolled in were most popular. The versatility of faculty advisers is illustrated by the September, 1930, set the foundation for Whitefish Bay High School. Choos sponser of the dramatic club who became prompter, coach, head electrician ing school colors, writing a.school song and establishing school spirit in and general handy woman. Directors of the athletic program were equally addition to that ever present academic urge to set a standard were the busy. Large numbers of boys entered football, basketball, and track, though tasks of this first graduating class. track showed the main victories. Letters were awarded to worthy boys. The closing of Shorewood's doors to the ninth graders of 1930 made The girls formed an athletic association, setting the entrance requirement necessary the addition to one of the two incomplete grade schools of the at five hundred points. Before scattering for vacation most students agreed village. The north wing on the Richard School solved the problem of that high school was fun if one wanted to work a bit. housing the freshmen until a permanent residence could be erected. With The following September found many new faces, among them, four the help of a small faculty and Mr. Healy as principal, the history of new teachers, and many friendships which had been acquaintances the Whitefish Bay High School began with students engaged in the usual re previous semester. Just as the enrollment had increased, so did the number quired and elective subjects. of activities. English classes were responsible for an almost school wide One of the foremost characteristics of the human race, the need --rnterest in hobbies, which resulted in assembly programs provided by Bay sociability led to a Hallowe'en party, a Christmas party, a Valentine panJMl \SKesidents. The trophy cases in the lobby were occupied with exhibits of and a masquerade. student hobbies. Page Ten Sage Eleven assse riinic Corridor A Boys' Booster Club was organized to take care of all sport news, Above the main entrances of the building are beautifully and intricately ticket sales, and other business affairs. The Hi-Y Club interested another carved entablatures which emphasize the massive Gothic arches beneath. group of boys. Through a process of evolution a class project developed These arches are made alive with grotesques of students engaged in various into the school magazine, The Criterion. The June issue brought the activities of learning. It is perhaps significant that these figures are placed closing of the second year in the history of Whitefish Bay High School. against a background of conventional foliage through which one can dis This vacation was unusually long, for not until October 3, 1932 did tinguish various objects which make up the natural world. students manifest their enthusiasm for the new building by inspecting it Beyond the doors of the main entrance is the buff and green lobby, from top to bottom, viewing with pride the modern features of efficiency large compared to the rest of the building. But since beautiful lobbies cannot and decoration. English Gothic architecture is suggested by this building, be stretched at will it was built to accommodate the two thousand students raising a tower of red English face brick with white Bedford stone trim- the high school will some day hold. The glow from the bronze candelabras mings to pierce the blue above. which hang from the raftered ceiling, brings out a unique green and black world map inlaid in the center of the floor. Prominent lighted bulletin Though only one of the five units which are to be the home of the boards and trophy cases suggest interesting extra curricular work. Halls high school is completed, it stands an edifice of which the student body leading off to the left and right are lined with set in lockers hardly dis i$ justly proud. When the final unit is constructed the present assembly tinguishable from the steel wainscoting which panels the rest of the wall. will be the music room, the tower room will be used for wind instruments only, and the cafeteria will be in the third floor of the north wing, back ADMINISTRATION of the auditorium. The school has been planned for the future as we. jr The basis of the high school is the office. It is the underlying founda as the present. tion upon which the whole educational structure lies. Therefore it is but Page Twelve Page Thirteen <-^}km?^7 y^^jmwmMm^m Entrance Typical Classroom fitting that the office be housed in quarters replete with the most modern Two items that immediately catch the eye are the clock and the tele and efficient type of equipment. The Whitefish Bay High School offices phone, mechanisms which form an interesting and somewhat perplexing are more than sufficient for the present needs of the school, but they have group on the right wall. Even the most casual visitor at once perceives been constructed with an outlook toward the future when the student body the two adjacent cases set in flat with the wall. In one of these cases is and faculty will be increased to many times the present number. what appears to be a large commonplace clock which controls all other Arranged so that each opens into the corridor and also into one an- ~ clocks, bells and buzzers in the building. The second case contains a series other, all the offices are situated on the first floor in the front of the build of buttons which, when set in certain combinations, maintain a desired ing. Above each main corridor entrance is located an illuminated sign, periodical bell ringing. The large box-like structure beneath the clock is a replacement of the old conventional frosted glass door notification. In the "robot operator" of the school telephone system. All of the dial type, the interior of the office the floor pattern of tan and brown composition the telephones form an exclusive, modern feature of inter-classroom com tile impresses itself favorably upon the mind. Its pleasing harmony affords munication. Each room has its individual phone and dial number. a relief equally from the garish and the dull. The long counter which With its varied equipment, the principal's office is a study in efficiency. almost completely divides the general office seems to be symbolic of the The large walnut desk contains drawer and filing space combined in a purpose of the office — to administer to the needs of the student body and manner equally decorative and commodious.; In a suitable position is a to conduct the affairs of the institution. The interior of the counter con telephone stand upon which are situated a dial phone and button switches tains a large amount of filing space which will be of unsurpassed convenien^^ . ^ buzzers in the outer offices. Incorporated with the other helpful devices •p the pilot light which flashes immediately if the dial phone is already in to the office force. Daily correspondence is retained in a miniature "poHr use. It is the little things of this type which provide an efficient and office" situated between the counter and the right wall. well adjusted office. Page Fourteen Page Fijteen biology Chemistry and Physics Directly opposite the inner office is that of the dean of girls. This visit the adjacent dental office. The main room of this health center is also corresponds largely with the adjoining far office in size and equipment. directly connected with the reception room. Here the baby clinic is con The general school administration is centered in the business office of the ducted where mothers will find attractive arrangements for their con superintendent. It is in this office, similar to the general office, that the venience. Each will be provided with a roomy counter space on which to plans for the upkeep and extension of the educational system of Whitefish place her child, and immediately below are individual drawers where each Bay are executed. will be able to leave her baby's clothes and other accessories with the safety Since these offices face south, the Venetian blinds, which shut off all provided by lock and key. To insure sanitation an automatic sterilizer direct rays of the sun provide for an even shadowless light. The same stands in a corner with compartments for bandages, water, and instruments. principle of eye comfort is applied in the indirect artificial lighting. The According to the modern trend in hospitals the color scheme of the clinic acoustical properties of these rooms are greatly enhanced by special ceiling is in green, black, and chromium, which is more pleasing to the eye than treatment, providing an air of quiet, business-like stability. the glaring white formerly used. In this room the nurse has her desk and Thus, taken as a whole, the office group presents adequate housing files which are an important part of the whole attendance record of the for the various mechanisms by which school life is regulated. school. In addition to the students who will take advantage of the opportunities A private adjoining office will be used by the doctor. Part of this of the clinic, people from every part of the village will sometime fin^^ tMfice is a small laboratory with desk and sink for various testing and an themselves within the comfortably furnished reception room. At somSP jWncubator for developing cultures. The doctor's desk and examining table future date students will frequent this section of our school building to take up the rest of the room. The special sound proofed room adjacent D*/Y„ Qt- Page Seventeen <^&$$*y y %t4rp^y~ ne Economics Manual Arts to the clinic work room will provide for hearing tests, sight tests and posture SCIENCE work with the silhouette-o-graph, a new feature. Absolute darkness can The biology room where many mysteries of nature will be solved be obtained for sight work and for the developing of silhouette pictures. is a spacious and modernly equipped classroom. The seating capacity is For emergencies that arise with football casualties or in connection with the sufficient to permit thirty-six students to work with ease and convenience. baby clinic there is a bathroom equipped with a tub. In such cases aid is A noticeable feature among many others is the arrangement of the drawers often needed which fact accounts for the raised position of this tub. in the desks that have special keys for each individual student. The keys With the completion of the dental office, there will be a well equipped for these drawers are kept in a key case that can be opened only with the health center fit to serve the needs of Whitefish Bay. instructor's key. The materials in these drawers give the pupil all the implements that make biology such an interesting subject. TYPICAL CLASSROOMS Two rooms adjoin this main room. One is a stock room and the other The typical classroom presents various interesting features such as is used for special experimental work. The room is furnished with ample the tall casement windows, the cork bulletin boards, and the trim gray bulletin boards and blackboards as well as a large reference book case. cabinets that conceal the usually unsightly radiators. The oak book case The instructor's desk is supplied with hot and cold running water and displays books that steal attention from the usual texts. Sometimes the handy gas jets. silence of the room is broken by the ringing of the dial phone that senc^> ^ Perhaps the most interesting appliance of this room is the specimen its wires to every room and office in the building. The hum of the dis^J ts.se. It has a large glass top through which the contents of the adjustable missal bell dissolves the impressions of this room as students take their leave. ~ drawers may be seen. Of equal interest is the aquarium where sea life Page Eighteen Page Nineteen - *-9&**tr*"* §>- e Theater Library can be studied close at hand. A large metal plant bed will be occupied by of these hoods is the entrance to the spacious store room that can also be plant' life and many different species. used by the teacher for his experimenting and preparation of class demon Thus it is very evident that the course in biology will be responsible strations. At the southern extremity of the laboratory is the instructor's for many intriguing hours spent in quest of nature's elusive secrets. office. In conjunction with the other standard equipment of this labor Like the biology room, the chemistry room is equipped with the type atory, broader research can be carried out with finer apparatus that is of materials that make up a successful laboratory and study room. As a furnished for more advanced students. new and convenient arrangement the combination of the lecture room and All these observations show the latitude our chemistry course provides the laboratory offers great efficiency in working. The instructor's desk, for the study of the ever present phenomena that go to make up our besides having gas jets and a recessed sink with hot and cold running daily lives. water, is furnished with an air compresser, a vacuum pump and a special HOME ECONOMICS explosion shield for use in demonstration work. The sinks and plumbing of all the desks are acid proof as are the block table tops. As soon as Of quite a different type but nevertheless a science is the study of the necessary the tables can also be used for physics by merely setting up the home. Opportunity for such study is provided in the home economics apparatus bars and standards and placing covers matching the table tops, department, where laboratory and lecture room, a four room model apart over the sinks. These desks have enough separately keyed individual ment, and ample store rooms attract many interested girls. apparatus drawers to satisfy a capacity of seventy-five students. All but the model apartment is equipped ready for use. The labor The glass enclosed compartments at the right side of the room are atory consists of six unit kitchens, three with electric stoves and three with fume hoods that are used to carry off any odorous gasses. To the right gas stoves, where students may alternate in their practice and become Page Twenty Page Twenty-one Shower Room Cafeteria efficient in the use of both. Sparkling sinks with the latest in plumbing the club in their poorly equipped temporary quarters in the Richards School, fixtures and acid-proof enamel, work and supply tables with stainless steel surely they will put forth even more effort to perfect their work in their tops, and bakelite topped serving tables make each unit a handy kitchen. new quarters. All students will have the benefit of an electric refrigerator. The color Pride in the present Little Theater, habitat of the dramatic club, is not scheme of gray, silver, and green is a somewhat unique feature for the school room. misplaced. The tall windows, looking far out toward Milwaukee, the red velour curtain trimmed in regal gold, and even the pleasing pattern of the Enthusiasm has overflowed the boundaries of an hour a day, as illus mahogany and tan floor lend their charm to this spacious room. trated by the fact that an outside club has been organized in which in tensive study along especially interesting lines will be carried on. The raised stage, large enough for an elaborate performance, the drop curtain, the cycloramic curtain, and the improved lighting effects overhead LITTLE THEATER and underfoot with three color combinations controlled by master "dim A pleasant deviation from the monotonous routine of everyday school ming" levers give the theater a more professional aspect. Two dressing life as well as some instruction in dramatic art is included in the program rooms and a staircase behind the stage should be of great benefit to all of the dramatic club of the high school. Since this organization was participants in stage presentations. A handy store room for the safe keeping founded in the first year of the history of the school, it has steadily grown of scenery and orchestra instruments is also to be found behind the stage. in popularity among the students, as exemplified by this year's enrollmen,^/ Jn addition to the regular sun shades, each window is equipped with "dark of one hundred and forty ardent members. If the dramatically inclined^ •shades" making it possible to completely darken the entire room during students strove conscientiously and whole heartedly to make a name for the day for dramatic entertainments. oiler Room Assemblies will take place in this room until some future date when better themselves and keep up with the times. Conscientious youths, another unit will provide the permanent theater. Then will the orchestra, not privileged to receive the higher education in schools resort to this glee club and other musical organizations make their permanent home in source of free information and learning. Men and women find diver this room. sion and recreation in avocations. Libraries supply them with sufficient The dramatic club introduced itself to the public quite some time ago knowledge to carry on these outside interests and perfect them so that through the medium of two or three presentations. This year with new they may someday be of use. equipment, greater attainments may be anticipated. Since the library habit is one to acquire as early in life as possible in order to have, enjoy, and profit by it the longer, the school library is LIBRARY one of great importance and interest. The student is afforded the oppor "As you grow ready for it, somewhere or other you will find what tunity to become familiar with and learn the true value of the library as a is needed for you in a book." — George MacDonald. How useful, how haven or retreat to turn to when in need of quiet study, recreational read practical, how essential is a library at all times and in all places — ing, or reference work. The truth of W. Hazlitt's statement, "The greatest the home, the community, and the school! It provides a place to which pleasure in life is that of reading while we are young", is plainly understood. one may turn for intellectual as well as recreational purposes. A quiet The Whitefish Bay High School, though far from completed, is not place in which to study, read, or just brouse around is the generous without its library. That large, beautiful room, situated in the central unit, offering of any library. The foundations of many careers, vocations and .^second floor, front, affords many unique advantages and attractions. The avocations are laid in the libraries, large and small, of our country. Valu;^--. marge horse shoe shaped charging desk provides ample room for the varied able and vital information lies within the covers of the books that are : equipment of the librarian. A convenient telephone is situated on the desk handled almost daily by hundreds and thousands of people seeking to Page Twentyfive Page Twentyfour near at hand. e room will comfortably accommodate about one hundred working shop and machine shop, with facilities for each de_ nent of and twenty-eight students, using sixteen tables with eight chairs to a twenty-four students to a class. The equipment consists of twenty-four table. Other interesting library accessories include a large book truck to manual training benches, approximately two hundred lineal feet of wall convey books to and from the shelves quickly and easily, two round library benches with display shelf and tool mounting strip over head with student tables for magazines, a twenty-four tray card catalogue cabinet, a dictionary storage cabinets below. Band saw, lathe, jointer, variety saw, drill press, stand, racks for book displays and magazines, vertical files for the filing of student vises, tool grinders and miscellaneous sheet metal equipment and pamphlets and of course, innumerable practical book shelves. individual small tools for each student complete the list. Grouped around Adjoining this magnificent room is a large, cheery office into which the shops are storage room for wood and metal stock, a lecture area, in the librarian may retire to classify and catalogue the books preparatory to structor's office and paint and glue room. Students interested in practical shelving them. In this and other work the librarian will enlist the aid training in shop work will find a real opportunity here. of two capable student assistants. If the school library large or small, extensive or limited, represents the CAFETERIA nucleus, the guiding feature of any school, then may we expect great things Convenient to many students is the modern cafeteria in the basement. of the Whitefish Bay High School library. Although only temporary it will provide many lunches before the time "Let there be a good supply of books and a yearly store of provisions." comes to move the long serving table and other equipment to the third . floor. A tray rack, display stands, a steam table, ice -cream cabinet, water PHYSICAL EDUCATION server, and checker's and cashier's stand all combine to form the attractive green and black paneled service counter with its top of stainless steel. Gymnasium activities which divert the hard-working student from Separate rooms behind this counter contain space and equipment for cook- harrowing school problems is primary in the interest of everyone. Twice ing, dishwashing, and storage. Seamless composition topped serving tables a week the girls may be seen hurrying down the west stairs and through and low backed chairs finished in light birch, as well as the sanitary tile the basement to their locker room. There, locked on neat shelves, are wire floor suggest the trend toward sanitation and speed essential in designing baskets holding each one's gym accessories. After varied and diligent a present day cafeteria. labor with the combination locks the baskets are removed by the owners to separate dressing closets where street clothes are securely locked in long lockers. From here the girls go to the play room which is large enough MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT for use in volley ball and, to some extent, basketball as well as other inter The heating, ventilating, plumbing and electric work in the building esting games. Back from such strenuous exertion come the girls to the represent the most advanced principles and equipment in mechanical locker room where they delight in the individual showers, one for every engineering for school buildings, designed in every particular to produce two dressing rooms. Adjoining this locker room is the gym instructor's the maximum in comfort, sanitation, efficiency and maintenance economy. private office which is also equipped with a shower, locker, and telephone. All occupied and instructional areas are ventilated in accordance with state The boys have similar quarters. Lockers of two sizes and a shower ordinances providing a minimum of forty cubic feet of conditioned and room accommodate their needs. A special feature is the supply room allotted heated air per pupil each minute, or an average complete air change in all to the coaches where every bit of apparatus is kept. Adequate as this is rooms every six minutes. The heat loss through the exterior walls, windows, now it will not be sufficient for the increased enrollment expected, and the et-cetera is balanced by radiators placed along the outside walls below the boys are eagerly awaiting the new addition where they will be permanently windows. These radiators are a departure from the old, standard, cast-iron, stationed. tubular type, being completely enclosed in enameled cabinets, providing a vertical air stream away from the students and absolutely eliminating any MANUAL ARTS hot surfaces. Each room is also individually thermostatically controlled In the center of the basement portion, to the north of the boiler room, to insure a constant and uniform temperature under all conditions. approximately three thousand, three hundred square feet of floor space to The plumbing fixtures are of the latest, most sanitary type equipped be used for pump rooms,, fan rooms and the like in the future units, hadj^ •with chromium plated trimmings and furnished with acid-proof enamel in been utilized for manual arts and equipped with woodworking shop, metal- all science rooms. Page Twenty-six Page Twentyseven The spacing**---d control of all lights throughout the building was determined after an exhaustive survey of modern lighting to provide uni form and shadowless illumination without glare or eye strain. The lights for all rooms and corridors are switched in separate batteries to permit partial artificial illumination during dark days, and economical use of arti LELAND W. KING, JR. ficial light. In the central portion of the basement, adjacent to the boiler room, Building Superintendent are the switchboard, transformer and fan rooms equipped with centralized controls for all heating, ventilating and electrical equipment throughout the building. The boiler plant, which consists of a horizontal return, tubular, coal-fired boiler, is capable of developing over thirty thousand square feet of equivalent direct radiation, or sufficient steam heat to maintain a tem perature of seventy degree fahrenheit throughout the building with the temperature outside twenty degrees below zero. The boiler plant, equipped Specialized Supervision for School District with automatic coal stoker and coal and ash conveying systems, again pro Officials in the Budgeting, Designing, vides the maximum efficiency and economy in maintenance. The building Construction and Equipping of is also competely equipped with fire extinguishing and fire alarm system,;' ^3 Educational Buildings. electric clocks and inter-communicating house telephone and call bell system. CHICAGO ILLINOIS "When we build, let us thin\ that we build HERBERT W. TULLGREN forever. Let it not be for the present delight, nor for present use alone, let it be such wor\ Architect as our descendants will than\ us for; and let us thin\, as we lay stone on stone, that a time is to come when those stones will be held sacred because our hands have touched them, and that men will say as they loo\ upon the labor and wrought substances of them, 'See! this our fathers did for us7 " — JOHN RUSKIN 1234 North Prospect Avenue Milwaukee Wisconsin DA ly 5200 o Page Twentyeight Page Twentynine .o Instructions in Music NORGE and Piano Playing Alone Has The Studio — 2018 E. North Ave. Famous Corner of Farwell Rollator 40 Years of Professional Experience NORGE Keeps More Food Fresher Pupil of Karl Klauser, New York and At Less Farmington; Julius Klauser, Milwaukee Expense Dr. Ernest Jedliczka, Berlin, Germany %»& Adeline T. Ricker NORGE Provides More Cold Temporary price for lessons adapted to the ability of pupils to pay. Than You'll Ever Need F. R. Dengel Co. ACCOUSTI-CELOTEX 1134-1136 NORTH FOURTH ST. Coal - Fuel Oil - Coke ACCOUSTICAL Wholesalers of Plumbing and Heating Supplies TREATMENT on time BY (2^0 OU are invited to visit our new Watson Engineering showroom. Here we have on dis Yplay a complete line of modern Company plumbing fixtures in white and colors Wisconsin Ice 6? Coal Co. together with a number of model bath 152 W. Wisconsin Ave. m < 1518 E. NORTH AVE. LAKESIDE 4880 rooms. Milwaukee, Wis. / ' *= Page Thirty Page Thirty-one It's Not Too Early to 100 Routes to Serve You Think of Christmas . . . Skates, Sweaters, Basket Ball For the NEW . . . OMAR BAKING Supplies make fine Gifts COMPANY 9Le Whitefish Bay High School House to House Bakery of ^%§mms>mi Fine Bread, Rolls, Cakes r ftj and Pies j%fT^( W LABORATORY, VOCATIONAL, LIBRARY, 766 North Planfcinton ADMINISTRATIVE AND EDUCATIONAL MODINE "Say It With Flowers" EQUIPMENT BY FROM COPPER RADIATION THE NORTH SHORE for FLORIST iz Bungalow or Skyscraper Erwin H. Balfanz, Prop. W. M.Welch Manufacturing Co. 2868 N. Oakland Ave. MANITOWOC, WIS. WEst 8440 2540 W. Wells St. LAkeside 0722 DDUNDY'C PAUL RIESEN'S SONS CO. THE COAL AND ASH HANDLING MACHINERY V I BETTER ^ 2660 N. Humboldt Ave. for the FOOD PRODUCTS NEW WHITEFISH BAY HIGH SCHOOL Contractors for Concrete and The largest variety of foods of fine Carpentry for new Whitefish quality now distributed under this brand Was Manufactured and Installed by will always be found uniform and satis Bay High School factory. Lippmann Engineering Works GUARANTEED ELECTRICAL LERCH'S BAKERY 4603 W. MITCHELL STREET WORK o MILWAUKEE WISCONSIN Extra Outlets Wired . . . Complete Repair Service Specialty in Bread and Cake Manufacturers of Material Handling Equipment KUMMER Morning Rolls ELECTRIC COMPANY JC LAkeside 0057 Sand and Gravel Plants, Conveying, Screening and Crushing Equipment 2229 N. Farwell at E. North Ave. EDgewood 2182 4522 N. Oakland Ave. ^ Page Thirty-two Page Thirty-three /here Quality Fully Congratulations! Whitefish Bay Pharmacy istifies the Price ... "The Pioneer Store" e fine quality that Klode's sped- Corner East Silver Spring and North Lake Drive for all its furniture fully justifies prices here. But, even prices on Prompt Delivery — Courteous Service All Ventilation Work on the New 5 better furniture are astonishingly ) at this time. The Klode store Whitefish Bay High School School Supplies Tasty Fountain Lunches modern. It follows price trends Done By well as style and quality trends. ruOAN H. STEIN Bauer 6? Ward ICE CREAM International Hour Supervised S. J. Casper Co., Inc. Clock and Program System 845 N. Plankinton Ave. LUICK'S ICE CREAM Again endorsed by . . . is served in our Whitefish Bay Schools EDgewood 3989 833 E. Henry Clay Special China and Glass Sale This clock system takes its power direct SERVICE GROCERY Cafeteria from the commercial current through trans formers and rectifiers. Any minor current and interruptions are automatically bridged and the HOURLY SUPERVISING feature ac tually compels each clock to automatically MEAT MARKET Discounts Ranging from 33 to compare itself with the Master Clock each 50% Until December 31, 1932 hour, and to correct itself in case it might Delivery twice daily accidentally have become out of exact syn chronism with the others. The clock system enables all school activities to be exactly co ordinated, and promotes economy and most Milwaukee's Real productive use of time by teachers and pupils WISCONSIN MOSAIC AND alike. SPORT GOODS STORE Nearly a hundred of these 51 Years — Young TILE COMPANY systems now in use in Wisconsin Schools *\ SPORTING GOODS j* Local Sales and Service V QUALITY PRODUCT INTERNATIONAL TIME .41 RECORDING COMPANY 2233 N. 4th Street 625 N. MILWAUKEE STREET 'Nationally Famous' PHONE DALY 0149 Terrazzo Work Peter Basso, Pres. MILWAUKEE, WIS. Opposite Pabst Theatre Page Thirty-four Page Thirty-jive H. SCHMITT 6? SON As Usual... Are You Sentimental INC. About Grocers? RELIANCE i We hope not, although we are - • • — -Builders- •••- grocers ourselves. Wherever you trade, we hope you are Established 1883 EDgewood 5700 ELECTRICAL trading there because you get the most for your money. 1 S~1 s~\ Phone Mitchell 6800 CO. Sentiment is all very well — J 1 in the right place. And the I COAL, COKE AND FUEL OIL Compliments right place is at home. In other 1 Everything in building materials of V& words, we think you should be and refractory supplies 0 highly sentimental about grv A Friend ing your family the finest. j W; H. PIPKORN CO. freshest food that you can 1548 W. Bruce Street Contractors possibly squeeze out of your j food budget. FRATERNAL AND RELIGIOUS JEWELRYY NURSES BADGES, CLASS RINGS Am and That's why we keep on sug' 1] AND PINS Fox Point Floral Co. wmre FOR SAMPLES gesting that you buy your food J Edgewood 7624^3 FRED. J.TH ELEMAN Engineers at A 5? P stores, where millions OFFICE AND FACTORY 617 N. 2ND ST.. MILWAUKEE, WIS. of customers find the price of the best food extremely low. * Patronize Our IJxF I 1'waiu (coNOMruus^l ]| Advertisers 1034 W. Sommers Street The Great k MArquette 2740 ATLANTIC 6- PACIFIC tr Tea Co. I d Page Thirty-eight Page Thirtynine XS^ H7- TYPEWRITERS RENTED For the very best in Laundry 1 Free Service, Initial Rental Applied on Purchase. Special Hates to Students and Typewriter and Adding Machine Exchange Since 1872 ... Dry Cleaning Service (Main Floor, near Center) Store, 34 Plankinton Arcade Telephone DAly 6889 CALL ORCHARD 0617 Prices are no higher «» ^ _ A- L. KIEFER COMPANY The Service Supreme RELIANCE LAUNDRY Designers-Manufacturers North Avenue Family AND CLEANING CO. Cafeteria Equipment Laundry "Wisconsin's Leading R. T. EMERSON, Pres. China, Glassware, Silverware, Music House" Edward F. Ziemann Frank J. Banholzer Cutlery and Cooking Utensils Launderers to Particular People ZIEMANN'S MARKET 2202-2208 W. CLYBOURN ST. Quality Meats Lakeside 5000 « » 1 Telephones: EDgewood 4160-4161 MILWAUKEE, WIS. ; A J* tf 3205 N. Oakland Ave. Milwaukee, Wis. j] The L. W. Musch Market EDgewood 8660-8661 DID YOU KNOW THAT AT 1 2956 North Oakland Avenue QUALITY MEATS OTT'S PHARMACY [BRADFORD'S A First Class Watch Repair Shop has been Daily Delivery as far as Brown Deer 501 E. Silver Spring Whitefish Bay Opened, Specializing in Repairing of Watches, LAKESIDE 2234-5 WE DELIVER 715 N. BROADWAY Clocks. Jewelry and Glasses. 2203 N. Farwell Ave. Milwaukee, Wis. Two Registered Pharmacists H. L. BECK 2956 N. Oakland Ave. Phone LAkeside 4139M HUGH H. JULIEN BAY BARBER SHOP PORT SILVER DINING CAR for Dealer in Staple and Fancy Groceries Children's haircuts: DELICIOUS SANDWICHES Home Bakery 35c before 5:00 P. M. Phone Lakeside 0846 2201 N. Farwell 40c after 5:00 P.M. Pt. Washington Rd. at Silver Spring Dr. PLUMBING, HEATING Daily Delivery to Brown Deer and day before Holidays Formal Opening Saturday, Nov. 19th 25,000 Titles Patronize VILLAGE PANTRY BAKERY and VENTILATING FICTION, JUVENILE, AND DELICATESSEN HISTORY, ETC. Carl Miller Lumber Co. 509 Silver Spring Dr. EDge. 6560 Old Favorites — New Hits All foods prepared in our kitchen offered to The Only Whitefish Bay Lumber Yard i you at prices you can afford. Write today by for our new 1933 catalog We Guarantee Prompt Service on Large "Bargains in Books" or Small Orders THE DUDLEY- BOOK SUPPLY COMPANY GENERAL OFFICE AND YARDS AT Combination Locks Second and Hampton Ave. Wenzel & Henoch 564-566 West Monroe St. for EDgewood 0367-8 CHICAGO, ILL. Schools — Colleges Company WM. BRAND Complete Valet Service And Athletic Institutions IT PAYS TO LOOK YOUR BEST Choice Meats, Poultry and Fish We Call for and Deliver n- I Write for Information All Products Government Inspected E. A. KUOLT, Rep. Edgewood 3985 We Deliver VILLAGE VALET SHOP 1524 N. 27th St. \ WEst 5560 118 W. Oregon St. DAly 4457 342 E.i Spring Drive EDgewood 0599 511 Silver Spring j» 1 r> eri. 1 H. C3HMITT &? SON As Usual ... Are You Sentimental INC. About Grocers? RELIANCE We hope not, although we are | • - • • Builders——- — - - grocers ourselves. Wherever you trade, we hope you are j Established 1883 EDgewood 5700 ELECTRICAL ; trading there because you get j the most for your money. Phone Mitchell 6800 CO. Sentiment is all very well — J in the right place. And the j COAL, COKE AND FUEL OIL Compliments L right place is at home. In other j Everything in building materials of V words, we think you should be and refractory supplies highly sentimental about giv if A Friend 1f * ing your family the finest, | w: H. PIPKORN CO. freshest food that you can 1 1548 W. Bruce Street Contractors possibly squeeze out of your 1 food budget. 1 FRATERNAL. AND RELIGIOUS JEWELRY^ NURSES BADGES,CLASS RINGS, FT and That's why we keep on sug' 1 AND PINS Fox Point Floral Co. WRITE FOR SAMPLES gesting that you buy your food I FRED. J.THELEMAN Edgewood 7624-113 Engineers at A & P stores, where millions I OFFICE AND FACTORY 617 N. 2ND ST.. MILWAUKEE, WIS. of customers find the price of I the best food extremely low. * Patronize Our ^^cmuitHto^r J 1"WWM KOaOM^uu^l j Advertisers 1034 W. Sommers Street The Great .^ MArquette 2740 ATLANTIC 6< PACIFIC Ir Tea Co. J Page Thirty-eight Page Thirtynine or pr. List of Advertisers Atlantic 6? Pacific Tea Co. North Avenue Family Laundry Bauer & Wood North Shore Florist Bay Barber Shop Omar Baking Co. Beck, H. L. Ott's Pharmacy Book Supply Co. Pipkorn, W. H. Co. Bradford Piano Co. Port Silver Oasis Brand, Wm. Reliance Electric Co. Burghardt's Sporting Goods Store Reliance Laundry 3S&1 Casper, S. J. . Ricker, Adeline ^i College Athletic Supply Co. Riesen's Sons in Dengcl, F. R. Co. Roundy Peckham & Dexeter Co. Dudley Lock Co. Schmitt 6? Sons Fox Point Floral Co. Service Grocery Gridley Dairy Co. Stein III Gross Hardware Theleman, Fred J. International Time Recording Co. Tullgren, Herb 1^4 J Julien, Hugh H. Typewriter 6? Adding Machine Exchange Kiefer, A. L. Co. Klode Furniture Co. Village Pantry Kummer Electric Qo. Village Valet Shop LercrTs Bakery Watson Engineering Co. Lippmann Engineering Corps. Welch Mfg. Co. Luick Ice Cream Co. Wenzel 6? Henoch Co. Miller, Carl Lumber Co. Whitefish Bay Pharmacy Modine Mfg. Co. Wis. Ice 6? Coal Co. ^ Musch Market Wis. Mosaic 5? Tile Co. ^ ® Herbert W. Tullgren, Architect 1 Unit "A^ of New Village School l/l/113/ ^MM< m "" ' ' ' • ' 'f IIW,^yiHI I M|llII ,|liur ,!,,, Whitefish Bay, Wii:, October 6, 19321 New High School Opened In Whitefish Bay Oct 3 On Monday, October 3, 1932, the time being in the basement of this new Whitefish Bay High school opened wing though the final location will be 1 : its doors to receive some 280 fresh- on the third floor of the east wing \ man, sophomore and junior students, when that is completed. * who for the first time in the history Radio Outlets Installed \ of the village are housed together in Steel sash for the windows is used ens E their own building. throughout the building. Oak trim is \ Herbert W. Tullgren, well known employed on the inside, while the ; Milwaukee architect is* the designer floors and wainscoting in the halls ;of the new school, which is an excel- and stairways are of, terrazzo con- K lent example of English Gothic archi- , A complete system of radio outlets [ tecture. has been installed throughout the building for tihe reception of educa ;* Modem and Fireproof tional programs. I The structure is ^of modern fire- The equipment in the science rooms : proof, reinforced concrete and steel is considered the finest to be had, and I construction, and the red English includes all the improvements that : face brick with the Bedford stone have been made in this type of equip ' trimming lend great beauty to its ap- ment during the recent years. ! pearance. Several of the rooms, the type The Bedford stone, some of India writing and the music roorils, in par na's finest limestone, has been beau- ticular, have been constructed with • tifully carved to add to the exterior special attentiop >Spedal'WhltefisOSy;High':S^oplSMppl(B X1 (zt) ;BAY|HIGH SCHOOL Bay from a year's graduate work at^ f^cafeterla^^^ l the University of Chicago where she '. Bay's High School As/It? Will "Appear \yheii Completed , ,,... •> -t *•••' Reprint From The, Milwaukee Journal The referendum on the $450,000 and voting will continue until 7:00 held July 8. If the bond issue is ap bond issue for the first unit of the this evening. ' ' • • »• * proved by the electors, the" first unit Whitefish Bay high school, to be \ The resolution authorizing the con of the new high school will be ready erected on the School property^ near struction of the high school unit and for occupancy in September, 1932. • the Armory, is being held today at the furnishing of the new building ?the Henry Clayr school. The polls with the necessary equipment was The tower and west wing of the cen were opened at 8:00 this morning passed at the annual school meeting tral building comprise the first unit. \j us ght Classes hi Bay Schools for! Adults Announced . ^ • /— * : ~. ? I Courses Cover Manual] J Arts, Handicraft, Tap Bay Residents Reject Proposed t= Dancing/Gymnasium . Residents of Whitefish Bay $330,000 Gymnasium Bond Issue " whose" penchant is 'woodworking for handicraft will be given the Whitefish Bay residents disap 7 opportunity this year of working proved of a proposed $330,000 on their hobby in the new, com ! bond issue to construct a gym- pletely equipped manual , arts' ; room of the high school, C. A. : nasium addition to the high ; Wangerin, Bay recreation direc- school by the narrow margin oi ,' tor, said last week, Classes for | 3.2 votes Monday night, Nov. 3j adults will start Monday night. » The vote was 245 against and 213 : , Instruction in all phases of ; manual arts and woodworking . for the proposal, the total being 5 will be given by W. E. Jersey, \ about 10 per cent of the register^ high school. instructor in-manual ; ed voters. j .arts, who has been retained for the fall and winter night school v The high school, constructed • program. \ about 11 years ago, has no gym- j nasium. The Wnitefish Bay bas- ^ Classes in Handicraft ' ketball teams have played their * ^The high school manual arts ! games in the Henry Clay school t room with its lathes, drill presses, ? gymnasium. About 70 persons ap sanding machines, band and cir peared at the polling booths in cular saws is one of the most modern and completely equipped the Henry Clay school after 7 p. school shops in the county, Mr. m., the deadline fixed by official Wangerin said:* notice. Denied the right to vote, The classes ' in handicraft will some indicated they would peti be consolidated with the manual tion the village board for another arts classes this year and an in election. structor in the arts and crafts George H. Gabel, Whitefish Bay :'also will be in attendance for those who wish to work in leath- village attorney, stated that some ) craft, metalcraft, bookbinding,, confusion had existed because the .. braiding, lino-block printing and time of voting on the proposed vweaving. bond issue was fixed by state law and the state- law specifies that Gymnasium 'Program . 1 the voting be held from 8 a. m. ;. Evening classes in tap dancing] to 7 p. m. Gabel said that people > and,, gymnasium .classes for bothj arrived before 8 a. m. and after 7 p. m. Whitefish Bay voting hours ' the Henry^Clay^gyi^afeium.againJ . this year. Tap dancing and' gym are fixed by state law. */classes for women will be held > Tuesday nights. The gym will be ? reserved for- the men Monday ; nights." ^ v, * \, •' sty , * The program is sponsored by 4 the Whitefish Bay board of edu cation in cooperation -with the recreation division of^ifte works progres sad ministration.;{ - vv: m chools Meet; For First Time At Shorewood Saturday! Look ; For-7. Close vv Battle it»ircg"("" iinmr»T"ii»rifii' ?•Tiy^,g?r??Fr'^' Though ' Orange'$Squad &' CoachKetelaar's?team has the edge, > rhen too,:while, Whitefish Bay admit-!? p ag^ but^Whitefish Bay's players are edly has; a smooth, capable;outfit thaM Is ^Favored n ^oreh^I>^ericed/4;^ "''-^gUfM "1^/: lias -played .together t for; some Hime| T '••*-• |quads appear ,to;bV fairlypatched,jp Shorewood will not relish losing to thef •||For the first time in history Saturr ^Comparativescores/meanf nothing Jday; football teams representing Shore- butfVyiwtefish feay|showed great form gyood and Whitefish" Bay High schools1 |g|in^|jbier, threes firsts SuhurbanCop-; &Jbong? sho^ed'^up^^for^oxjewiood- Mil clash in a game which is believed \ ionents^JSheoutplayed?WauVatdsa al*, fin the line Saturday,'and Viifi,in the prill initiate an enduring tradition^of th^ughllshe1 lost;by jOite T;touchdqwn>; ibackfield, %yomm^Wood, ^shifted to yiyalry between the two schools. The io^ghj^^est Allis to;"fc "standstill and; fend, was the^ outstanding player on the game is scheduled, to begin" at, 2:16 |^to||^%ivand Friday knight played^ f ffield, and his punting indicated that ^;m. at the Shorewood field.' ^V^j} Wfeve^^nns with a strong Wauke-i Ihe^ and.Whetter,will have anfinterest^' y |$ Supporters of* the Orange and the iha elev|nplosing,6 to Osin the closing! |ing* duel iin^this dep^rtment^|ff5i it4%: [Red; and Grey fans are expecting to pminutes,|f^4ll' the ihoys have /'played-! ^ a - real; game between 4the two jhleads*up^ioptball 'a%? season, -* while] ns/Whitefish'Bay, on the basis of bpetz,/; Hehseh,jMopre, the Grahanl [nter last three performances, ^wilL; be Doysy^ Lttwhesi/%rid* Whetter perhaps] favored, even though she •• is the 'so-) have: been ithe' bright lights. Whetter'sl galled "baby" of the Suburban confer We^puniing. has, be^en^ a feature of all; ence and has a young team.-V-^Ki^-* l^e'SPay^f games^p^, &:^L-$ -4 XAyLOtUJi-L^ faff :?^; ;Shorewood ImprovedT?£H* Shorewood; withVaJbnost ^the entire? m Shorewood, on the other hand,"after JS?^quad of last year graduated an -** »;l •3.WE>?*^4r^f.^v „,, {Football Banquet To : ^®^^liQur;;: Owii - Teams7My vt&w« VI !J!Are we ever proud of our Shore- v Be Held Nov^j21 fwrood and Whitefish Bay boys ? They The first annual football hanonet fhaveV just covered themselves with for members of the Shorewooji and I glory. It's too bad Coach Ketelaar's Whitefish Bay High school football "boys did 'not start the good,: work] squads and their fathers will be held |;just a trifle sooner. But if you give Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. at the Knicker I "us a victory over Waukesha Friday ( bocker hotel in Milwaukee, Harry W. |^night/ all will be forgiven. S Donovan, chairman of the entertain |V° Whitefish Bay for a young teami ment committee of the Shorewood ^deserves a lot of credit. The boys } Co-operative club, announced Wed-1 ^Ihave, shown that the 'Bays' have a' nesday night at a meeting of the, | team that will bear watching. Here club. . * m •'.- *• ' '<*- ",' " \ |\is a friendly tip though, you boys The banquet is being sponsored Jifrom the 'Bay.' Shorewood has de~. jointly by the Shorewood Co-opera-' psigns ori your Co-Op goblet. So next tive club and the Whitefish Bay club.. Pfyear when you come, come, well pre fer pared or you'll lose your mug. . : * yV^ ^^JSL^^^^L^ (licJr^(X^ci( tjT?The "cup,-how in ? possession of] Both Coaches Say I Coach Wally Byer's team, will go to) £, the winner of the game. It was do-* I nated by the Shorewood Co-operative Teams Are Ready I'and Whitefish Bay clubs last year.^ I; Coach Whitey Ketelaar has been {giving his squad long and hardi Bitter Rivals Hold Down f\workouts during the past week in? tf-o - 1? an effort to rally his team from the Cellar Position in Subur | rut it has fallen into since the Port k .Washington game. He was dissatis- ban Conference | : fled with tho showing of the Crim The big football game of the year son eleven in last week's game. is at hand. Anyway, it is the big Coach Byers reports no injuries in 'aM77 battle for *™ Fred A. Luber/ president' of the Whitefish Bay Men's club, was The sale of eggs in Shorewood and, the master of ceremonies for the Whitefish Bayare up this week, f evening., The principal portion of which means that the annual Glory the program, the talks by Guy Cup game between the Greyhound % Sundt and Charles Lanphier, were and Blue Duke football teams is soon notebook ^^ i. broadcast over radio station to follow. j J * tWBMP. Guests of honor at the . Students at the schools spend the 'r hanquet included Gordon Gile, week of the game involved in egg '{ Shorewood, and Roy Bellin, fights and in using toliet paper for schools with enrollment of 1,050 or f Whitefish !Bay, both members of creative decorating of homes of rival : this year's University of Wiscon- players, coaches and cheerleaders. "Since WIAA [the Wisconsin Inter* i sin football squad/ This week's game, which will be scholastic Athletic Association] has >. W Members of the two. football played Friday night at Shorewood at x[ only has one class for its state swiriK * squads were introduced by the 7:30, will be extra special because It ming meet, this event is a pretty, V two coaches* W; B. Ketelaar for marks the 50th anniversary of ffie important one for the girls at the'< , r Shorewood, and Walter Beyers smaller schools,'* said Tom Rebholz, Cfor Whitefish Bay. The Glory series, bay, wnich won the first athletic director at Shorewood. "Ifs* f game back in 1934, leads the series, I trophy was presented to William getting bigger every year. Last year f Sigler, co-captain of the White 26-23. we had 18 teams, this year we have Both bands will perform at the -fish Bay squad, by H. W. Don- game. Also, ' Dick Geske, who Vovan, president of, the Shorewood coached at Bay in the 1950s and at ~ Among the teams involved, besides' 1 Cooperative club. ^ / Shorewood, will be Whitefish Bay,V Shorewood in the 1960s, and Marsh lr The principal speaker * of the Rieboldt, who replaced Geske at Bay , Sturgeon Bay, Lake Geneva Badger: and Fort Atkinson. Also back are tbtf "evening, Guy Sundt,. backfield , before retiring as coach in 1972, will ! coach at the University of Wis- both bring put the game ball. > teams that shared the title last year* \ *- Delavan-Darien and Plymouth. i'r£ i ^copsin, stressed the groat change A silver cup, which was given its The diving competition will begin' f that has come into collegiate foot- name when the series started, is kept at 10 a.m. Swimming events will* * i ball'during the last few .years* by the winning school for a year./ start at 2 p.m. Admission will be ^Students coming from high Because the prize is 50 years old, the $1.50 for adults and a $1 for children? .schools to the university are well game ball will be awarded to the ! grounded in the fundamentals of captains of the winning team after • * * , .s: the. game before they arrive, he the game to symbolize the passing of, West Division High School, which fsaid, and there was every oppor- the cup. , « ? opened in 1894, will celebrate tftg ^^0^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^w^ 3 THE MILWAUKEE *JOURNA L ^WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, m6 Notfmjlf^^ IMeSericms Business A^wtiy 'VUTHTrrocSH BAY^irnmaged w^ caught Eeroy tfeiistedterparrying"the ball-but not far^The Iadlreachrnff fori : ; W him from the left.brought hint dowri:^pf^r:^^3#ii^:e^^^ - *~ - ~:\^--V V-- . • -- :-v-../;':-V.-:: .,--•. ,;-.^>.„,:>.*-• .^••;„i;rv»./. ^3»V ^>*u ;# A.-^V; - -*>-,•.^j U>FA /4e\aJJi i,.Y-/7VA &t ;r One of the highlights of the 1937 Sports Play Vital season was the formal opening of BASKETBALL I the new Bay Stadium. Tnough ' From rags to riches and back to Role in Life of Bay comparatively small, the stadium rags, in ten easy lessons, has been has seated as many as 4,000 fans the lot of the Whitefish Bay basket- High School Students and is one of the best kept in the . ball team, since 1938. Coached by conference. An eighty-five yard run fNiek Kuehl, the Blue Duke hoop- FOOTBALL ' ' gave the Blue and Gray a 7-6 vic stcrs have known what It means to Since 1933, when it became the tory over their arch rivals. On the wind up in the cellar, and they have baby member of the reorganized following kickoff, after Shorewood also experienced the exultation of Suburban League, Whitefish Bay's gained six points, Paul Klein re a first place berth." "never say die'\ football Bquad has turned to his own 40 where he lat- been a thorn in the side of all the Starting conference basketball in eraled to Bill Sigler, who went the 1933, Whitefish. Bay 'was sorely other teams in the loop. Under rest of the way' to pay dirt. Klein the able direction of Coaches Wal- j handicapped due to lack of material. went over for the all important Nevertheless, the Bays won five out ter Byers, Nick Kuehl and Harold' point. Winning 3 while dropping 4, Rose, the Bays have come a long' of 14 conference jgames and pro the Bays ended up in fourth place. duced the number two scorer in the way since that first year when they ?• Beating Shorewood and South finished the season with two wins, league, in the person of ltoy Bellin. Milwaukee in the last two games of In fact; Bellin led the scorers dur five defeats and one tie. Even in the year kept Whitefish Bay from losing those five games, the Bays ing practically the entire season, being blanked in '88 conference ; but was nosed out in the final game. served early notice upon their play. Two plunges, one of eight, larger opponents that they were Again in 1934 the Bay bucketeers the other of ten yards, by Bill Sig came out oh top In five games, and not going to act as doormats fori ler, plus a game winning safety in any team, when they held the sec-j this time they wound up in sixth the last quarter, enabled the Bays to place in the league standings. Bel jond place Waukesha squad to a take a 3-2 edge in Glory Trophy 7-0 score, after badly outplaying lin repeated his stellar performance play. Wally Kamp tackled Jim of the previous year and placed the Blackshirts all the way, and Szatkowski in the end zone to tying West Allis, the team that third in the season's scorings bring the Bays one of the hardest • ? Winning only one game, and this finished in the third spot, 7-7. fought victories in league play, ^ 1934 saw the Bays definitely on against Shorewood, the '35-'36 team the upgrade, taking fourth place in finished all alone in the cellar. the league play, by winning four, Though the Bays won only one .However, the win against the Red while dropping three. By upset •conference game during the 1939 7 and Gray helped to take some sting ting West Milwaukee 11-9, the Bays atcason, It was as good as winning out of an all too dismal season. made up for the 48-0 defeat the ifivc. .The lone victory was captured .This was to be the last victory over aigainst Shorewood in the last con- , the Shorewood quintet until 1942. Mustangs handed them the previous 'test of the season. , Jack Crabb's { <\ 1934 was also a memorable [% ' Improving only one game over . for followers of the North Shore ificld goal with little more than a :' the previous year, the Bays ended .minute to go gave Wally Byers' team, for it was in this year that 1 .*, up in the cellar for the second Whitefish Bay won the first of the team a 9-6 advantage. The Bays v straight season when in 1937 the Glory Trophy encounters with •ended the season with two wins, ': best they could do was turn in a Shorewood, 7-6. Donated by the /our defeats and three ties. .'•jrecord of two wins against ten de- Men's clubs of the two villages, the Led by .Laurie Adleman, Shore- ifeata. . > Glory Trophy has come to symbol - wood defeated the Dukes 7-6 in a .., .An upswing during tho '37-'38 sca- I ize the cleanest sportsmanship, the game which saw the tide of battle • vonliad the Bays winning three out highest kind of competition, and yet turn first one way, then another. £ of 14 league contests. In the Dis- one of the fiercest rivalries in the Shorewood went on to win the title, ' trict meet, to which the Kuehlmen Suburban League. and the game with the Bays was •y-wore invited for the first time, It was Captain Roy Bellin's 10 the closest they played all year. '•the Bays defeated Kiel and liart- j yard pass to, Bill Graham, coupled It was in 1940 that the Bays took 1 ford, before dropping a hotly con I with Graham's successful plunge on the name of Blue Dukes, a nick tested affair to Plymouth by a count for the point, that gave the Byers- name which has stuck with them ;.' Again as in days gone by, the In 1934, the Bays installed a sod 19401 The first of two years inj final standings of the '39-'40 season track and in this year, '• besides which Bay track teams were des-' found the Bays languishing in' the breaking even in the dual meets, tined to go undefeated. Bert Rietz, cellar, position with a miserable captured sixth place in the State an all-American pole yaulter at record of two wins against 12 de meet, a feat worth mentioning when M. S. T. C, joined the ranks of the feats. Only a 27-20 upset victory it is taken into consideration that coaching staff and before long over the third place West Allis the Bays were competing -with Whitefish Bay had the first 11' pole team kept the season from being a schools almost twice their size. vaulters in Bay history in the per complete flop. ; ' \ ; '.; 'jX-; ! Marquette handed the Dukes a 97- sons of Grant Gonyo and Berny Finally after nine years of wait 33 shellacking in '34, the worst de Worth; , Rolling up 42 9/20 points ing, Whitefish Bay won a share of feat the boys from the north have the Dukes breezed off with their first place when they tied with ever tasted. fourth straight State Championship. Shorewood for the top spot in 1941. Hitting their stride in 1935, Wan- For the first time, the Blue and In a season which was filled with gerin's men, definitely showed that j Gray captured the Suburban crown last minute victories, the Bays they were a power to be reckoned I and the Little Suburban title. One somewhat vindicated themselves for with. It was in this year that the j of the finest'relay teams in the the last places of former years, j state, the combination of Jack when they won nine but of the Inst Bays captured their first District Thomson, Jim Roe, Jim Pflugradt, ton games of the Beason, after drop title, losing to South Milwaukee in and Jim Dite were undefeated all ping three out of the first four, the State meet by a mere four season; ••'•'• Leading the Bays to their first points. Len LeVine, who holds the Another undefeated season was place berth was the. league's lead school record of :52.5 In the .440, on the menu for the Bay in 1941. ing scorer, Danny Schramka. and Bill Graham, who turned in a Led by Bill Vedder, called by many Schramka's height, plus ball #han- :10.2 time for the 100, collaborated the finest all-around track man de to give the Bays 21 out of their dling ability,.enabled him to coin ? veloped in a Wisconsin high school, 135 points. • . . '''' 24 points.?,/;• >:• V •''.' ;? ' .:' • the Blue and Gray walked off with \ Four victories as compared with Only three points stood between every meet they entered, by wide 10 defeats was the Bay record for Whitefish Bay and their first State margins. Bill set a new field rec the season completed last winter. championship in 1936. ^However, ord when he high jumped 6' on two At times"the Dukes showed signs these three points were not to be occasions. \ Jack Crabb ,was another of climbing*out of their seventh had, and the Bays had to.be content important factor in Bay victories, with second place with a total of place position, but it just wasn't i Crabb holds the school record for in the cards.' However, to make up 23, Shawano capturing first with 26. X H for the sad year, the Bays turned The.Suburban meet a week later; I the discus with a heave of 141' /% in a victory over Shorewood 22-20, saw the Bays tying for fifth with J and he usually copped between 7-10 tho first Coach' Kuehl's men won Shorewood, the lowest the Blue i points a meet. " Scoring 55 6/6 against the Goldcoasters since 1936. Dukes have , ever placed in . this points.in the State meet, the Bays A basket by Jack* Hustis* with 37 competition. ' ' | established a new scoring record seconds left in the, game, was the 1 With the acquisition of florin for all three classes, a record which I margin of victory. r, ' Caulkett as assistant coach in 1937, they were to break in the following I the outlook brightened considerably. .year. Besides the State encounter, Hopes for a > State winner were I the Blue Dukes simply could find no ' '''••*'• TRACK ':".•.'• s. finally realized when, the Bays I opposition in any meet and won It isn't often that a. school can' walked off with the crown with 39 ' going away every' week. In six points. On. a whole, this was claim * a 'team that has won six rn.eets, the Dukes averaged 82 y3 straight State championships in a Whitefish Bay's finest year up to points. \ ; '' /'. date, what with the Dukes taking row. In fact, there is only one team Though they were defeated once in Wisconsin that can make this third in the Suburban, second in the Little Suburban and first in the Dis this past year, 1942 is generally claim—this school is Whitefish Bay. regarded as the height of the track Track at Whitefish Bay is more trict. Paul Klein tied for- a State record which still stands when he team's championship style; than just another form of athletic : competition—it is an institution. To broad-jumped 22' 6VaV V ' ' say that the Blue Duke track teams Climaxing another successful are feared by the rest of the squads year in '38, Bay athletes walked with which they compete, is a gross off with another ' State title, this understatement.;*'/ * time coining 22 points. Outstand Led by coaches Chct Wangerin ing for the Blue Dukes was the and Florin Caulkett, the Blue work of Bob McCahil, who cap Dukes climaxed the 1942 season by tured first -in the shot put and capturing their sixth straight Class discus. Bob's throw of 47' 10" is B Championship at Madison, May a track record that still stands at 23rd. v A * .-••••••' Whitefish | Bay. "• The third consecutive State vic Whitefish Bay took to track like tory, a third in the Suburban, ana* a duck takes to water. In 1933 the fourth straight .District title when track was inaugurated at the .were the bright spots of the 1939 Bay, 30 boys answered Conch Wan* schedule, j Capturing 36 points in gerin's call for candidates. The the State! meet, the Bays, led by track consisted of a limed path, 220 Wally Anderson, beat their closest yards long, laid out on the football rivals^ South Milwaukee,, by HVfc field. During the '33 season the points. Walter Doering, the finest Bays won 3 dual meets while lpsiug Bay distant man in track history, 4. . . ' " ' » "• -A • set a new record in'the mile for Whitefish Bay when he '.travelled in 4:49.0. ' f'! '. . V" : 1 m &) GLORY CUP SHOREWOOD WHITEFISH BAY 1934-83 (3*> SHOREWOOD HIGH SCHOOL - VARSITY FOOTBALL FOSTER "GREYHOUNDS" ************* NO NAME POSITION NO NAME POSITION 3 Steve Williams B 60 Dave Halloran G 11 John Volpe QB 65 Chris Aveni G 15 Jeff Jonas QB 66 Scott Schrader G 20 Mike Taylor B 67 Rob Coyle G 23 Parker Rios B 68 Eric Hendricks G 25 John Spector B 71 Rick Schultz T 27 Jimmy John Schiro B 72 Chris Westlake| T 33 Mike Schoeller B - 75 Scott Jonas ! T 35 Scott Wilson B 76 Kiko Ojeda T 38 Jeff Say!or B 77 Eric Schroeder T 40 Geoffrey Johnson B 79 Steve Katzman T 42 Adam Tietyen B 80 Ross Lamoureaux E 44 Milton Silva-Craig B 81 Jim Sadowski E 46 Bill Parenteau B 82 Save Sylvester E 52 Jim Heller C 83 Gavin Keulks E 86 John Walker E ******************** * * * * ************* * * ******** SUPERINTENDENT Dr. Barbara Grohe COACHES.. Dennis Williamson PRINCIPAL ...Dr. F. James Harlan Terry Madsen ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL. ...Mr. Geske Galen Hoffeditz ATHLETIC DIRECTOR.., ...Tom Rebholz *********************************************** WHITEFISH BAY HIGH SCHOOL "BLUE DUKES" * * * * * * * * ****** * * JERSEY NO NAME POSITION YEAR JERSEY NO NAME POSITION YEAR 3 Chrisman, Chris HB ,- 11 61 Sennott, Sean G 11 6 Hirst, Tom QB 12 62 Hoffmann, Chris G 12 16 Glynn, Mike QB 12 63 Hutchinson, Lars G 12 20 Clifton, Trony HB 11 64 Kealty, Craig G 11 21 McDonald, Mike HB 12 65 Liddle, Scott G 12 23 Travia, Joe HB 11 70 Drake, Tom T 11 25 Leslie, Dean HB 12 71 Karoly, Frank T 11 8 Irwin, Jay HB 11 74 Wygert, Bryan T 11 31 Treanor, Kevin FB 12 75 Frey, David T 12 32 Rice, Robert HB 12 76 Freund, Perry T 12 33 Gorvett, Scott HB 11 81 Garncarz, Scott E 11 40 Hoffman, Andrew HB 11 82 Haliday, David E 11 43 Jacobson, Tom FB 12 83 Loyda, David E 11 44 Noonan, Kevin FB 11 84 Bessette, Greg E 12 51 Payant, Bob C 12 85 Bibby, Pete E 12 55 Bourne, Rick C 11 86 Stocking, Eric E 12 60 Layeux, Scott G 12 87 Strom, Steve E 12 *************** *' * * * * * * * ****** ********** * * * * * * * * HEAD COACH: Bob Albrightson ASSISTANTS: Dick Baer CHEERLEADERS Bob Sorgent Mary Belfus Michelle Galitzer MANAGERS: Andy Mendel son Gina Bowers Michelle Parenteau ^> r Steve Grande Kathy Kelly Susie Robertson SUPERINTENDENT: Dr. LeRoy Riek Susie Kops Kelly Steinmetz PRINCIPAL: Dr. Lawrence Grant Tamiko McVicker Maggy Zito—Captain Lara Steinmetz ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: John Linehan /CJ^\ ^0 THE 50TH GLORY CUP FOOTBALL GAME SHOREWOOD VS. WHITEFISH BAY : Octdber 14, 1983 The GLORY CUP trophy is a symbol of football rivalry between Shorewood and Whitefish Bay High Schools. Listed in the scores are many stories of thrilling games, championship games, the joy of victory and the disappointment of defeat. i •. • . The GLORY CUP is a permanent traveling award. In view of the fact that the trophy was limited as to the number, of markers for yearly scores, suitable plaques have been furnished both schools with markers applied for past and future games. May they continue to reveal stories of not only scores but of teams who played hard and valiantly, and who found friendship, cooperation and sportmanship on the football field. In the 49 games played, the coveted GLORY CUP has been captured 26 times by Whitefish Bay and 23 times by Shorewood. In all 49 games, there has never been a tie ball game. WHITEFISH BAY SHOREWOOD WHITEFISH BAY SHOREWOOD 1934 7 6 1958 18 24 1935 0 19 1959 7 27 1936 6 38 1960 7 14 1937 7 6 1961 13 6 1938 15 21 1962 25 0 1939 9 6 1963 7 6 1940 6 7 1964 34 7 1941 15 21 1965 52 13 1942 0 6 1966 32 13 1943 13 21 1967 7 12 1944 7 13 1968 7 16 1945 25 7 1969 7 13 1946 14 34 1970 14 21 1947 6 19 1971 13 7 1948 26 0 1972 22 8 1949 26 14 1973 22 6 1950 13 7 1974 15 8 1951 7 20 1975 7 12 1952 25 0 1976 28 14 1953 12 6 1977 6 0 1954 32 0 1978 43 0 1955 12 13 1979 35 6 1956 16 0 1980 21 13 1957 0 19 1981 9 12 1982 6 30 1^6 33 O *************************************** (i^ Many memories are a part of the Glory Cup game. Hundreds of athletes have played significant roles in the battle for the prize for their school. It is imDossible to recognize the efforts of all the people involved over the years. To help you recall events of years gone hy, the names of the admini strators, head coaches, and scores of all the games have been listed in this program. The information is as accurate as possible with the records that are available. WHITEFISH BAY HIGH SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS PRINCIPALS Clifford Mulrine 1933-1950 Russell K. Healy 1933-1944 Edward Zeiler 1951-1965 J. Harold Rose 1945-1966 Lawrence Heyerdahl 1966-1974 John G . Hagman 1967-1969 Kenneth Niemeyer 1975-1977 Lawrence Grant 1970 LeRoy E. Rieck 1978- ATHLETIC DIRECTORS HEAD FOOTBALL COACHES Chester Wangerin 1936-1966 Walter E. Byers 1933-1942 Clarence A. Kuehl 1967-1971 Warren N. Gaer 1943-1944 Marshall Rieboldt 1972-1979 Michael Calvano 1945 John Linehan 1980- Leonard Adams 1946 Edward Jankowski 1947-1951 Richard Geske 1952-1957 Marshall Rieboldt 1958-1971 Robert Albrightson 1972- SHOREWOOD HIGH SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS PRINCIPALS H. S. Hemingway 1934-1945 Grant Rahn 1934-1945 T. J. Jenson 1946-1956 J. D. Logsdon 1946-1956 Douglas M. Brown 1957-1980 Jonn F. Weinhoff 1957-1962 Barbara Grohe 1981- Ricnard Klahn 1963-1964 Lloyd Geiken 1965-1975 Delbert Clear 1976-1976 Edward DeYoung 1977-1982 James Harlan 1983- ATHLETIC DIRECTORS HEAD FOOTBALL COACHES Orville Palmer (Records incomDlete "Whitey" Ketelaur 1934-1951 Louis Erickson from 1934-1952) Paul Glod 1952-1955 01e Gunderson Carl Siefert 1956-1962 George Baltus 1953-1959 Richard Geske 1963-19™ • James Heald 1960-1961 Larry Schober 1971-1S. ), Carl Siefert 1962-1970 Dennis Williamson 1973- —" Bert Swan 1971-1976 Tom Rebholz 1977- ^ Whitefish Bay High School §£gj To Graduate Its First Class Award Diplomas 95 Seniors Next Wednesday 8& Ninety-five seniors, the first class to be graduated from Whitefish. Bay VLD High school, will receive their di plomas at the commencement exer cises to be held Wednesday, June 13, at the Henry Clay school auditorium. 'Bay' Graduate^ The baccalaureate services will be held Sunday, June 10, also at the Its First Class Henry Clay school. Dr. W. P. Dearing, president of Oakland City college, Indiana, is the commencement speaker. His address 95 Receive Diplomas will be entitled "Three Men." He At Exercises On will be introduced by Homer Rogers, , June 13 director of the school board. pr?,.~?v>aj R K Healy will present Mrs. Herbert J. Moon, school] the first graduating class, and the di board director, presented 95 gradu plomas will be awarded by Mrs. Her ates of the Whitefish Bay high bert J. Moon, also a member of the school, the first to be graduated \ school board. The high school orches from the new high school, with their tra will play the processional and re displomas at the schoors graduating cessional. exercises Wednesday, JunelS. The Rev. Robert L. Stubbs of the The class was presented by R. K. Whitefish Bay Community church Healey, principal. Dr. W. P. Dearing, will deliver the baccalaureate ser president of Oakland City college, mon Sunday, while the Rev. Paul E. Indiana, gave the commencement ad Bishop of the Bay Shore Evangelical dress. • Lutheran church will also take part The graduates were: in the services. Music will be pro- Murrell Bateman Reynold F. Morgenroth William O. Berseen- Margaret G. Mueller brugge Jane I. Neuberg Erwin'A. Blech Carl H. Opete Edmond R. Boehck Harry W. Otto George S. Bones, Jr. Mary J. Packard Alfred H. Braun Charlotte J. Paradowski Ruth M. Bubiitz Edward S. Bullock Mary E. Parker Moye O. Cary Ruth N. Pick Dorothy L. Chapman Ruth J. Pitz IcrUjc^tJ^ )7l*^ William I. Charles Louis A. Plagemann Janet E. Crolius Ruth H. Poppe Mary C. Crowley Vernon J. Reichgeld Arthur J. Dann / Dorothy M. Richter Carl Dickmann Grace L. Ritz Willard Dittmann Helen Robinton Hilegard A. Boer ing Charlotte Ruemelin Ward C. Dun lop * Miles Sawitzke J. Douglas Edwards Jane G. Scheife \ Jane A. Egelhoff John A. Schlrle Don C. Fuerstenau EVerett D. Schmitz ."Georgia Gerber. Jack D. Schroeder [John R. Glaser Howard M. Schudson A-4AJL tJ£ /. [Muriel R. Goldberg Jon R. Schueler .Alice M. Griep Myron Schuster Salvatore C. Gucciardi Norbert Schwantes James H. Gwaltney George Seydel Charles Haydon Hannah M. Singer Robert A. Hennei Thomas E. Spence III Edmund W. Hensch Charles Stone Harold L. Hiltgen Lillian G. Te Brake Audrey E. Hoppenrath Frederick B. Theleman Mary L. Ische Doris H. Tills Frances M. Kasal Earl E. Vogt Myron G. Kasal Rolan A, Vollmer Ruth M. Kasal Byron W. Weber Sylvia M. Kent Jean A. Wehe Marie L. Kinsella Virginia A. Wehe John A. Klinkert Bob N. Westcot Alberta T. Kupper Frederick C. Whetter Janice K. Lawler Delphia M. Wiese John A. Lehnberg James H. Williams Donald W. Lucchesi Hallie E. Wolff Joan D. Martin Marjorie L. Ziegler William P. McCahill Fred J. Zindler Helen M. Meier , Edward C. Zinns Audrey Mohr 7B> W|^j^^^^^ /p//ff/?3j7 Page Four WH1 Whitefish Bay To Celebrate ^:/V First Homecoming Saturday; with a touchdown drive that started Waukesha- Foe; Enthusiasm when Palfreyman returned the kick- ;. Reigns After Victory off to his 49-yara line. Gains by ^.del- man, Vorel, and Weber carried the^ .'.''.'* Over Shorewood ball to the four-yard line, Weber taking it over in two tries. Adeiman's It will be homecoming at Whitefish attempted end run for the point Bay High school this Saturday. failed. The band, directed by Edgar Kund- Bellin's punting helped greatly in mann, will play and the Blue and protecting the "Bays" narrow lead Gray will wave in welcome to the re through the last two periods, with turning grads, as the football team Adelman leading Shorewood's at lines up at 2:15 p. m. to face the tempts to overcome it. On one oc heavy Waukesha eleven. This will be casion the Whitefish Bay captain ran tlie first homecoming in. the history instead of punting from his goal line of the school, as last year was the and was nearly away, reaching the first in which the school had a gradu 40-yard line before he was dragged ating, class. down. Shorewood's big threat came It iwill be a gay homecoming, be in the final minutes, when an inter &V cause victory has visited the White- cepted pass, followed by a 50-yard fish Bay camp. There will still be an run by Adelman, carried the ball *, aftermath of rejoicing because of the deep into "Bay" territory. The game 'team's brilliant surprise 7 to 6 win ended with the ball in Shorewood's over its formidable North Shore ri possession one yard from a touch val, Shorewood, at the Crimson field down. Friday night. The "Bay" players all did their Opponents Are Heavy jobs so well that it is impossible to A victory over Waukesha isn't to single out' any outstanding ^ stars. be too much expected, even if the Weber, Adelman, and Slugg' were big Spring Citians are in the last best for Shorewood. place. Lee Saubert's eleven lost its j Team In Good Shape games to Wauwatosa, South Milwau- The team finished the game in : kee, and West Milwaukee, the three fairly good shape for Wankesha. tap teams in the Suburban league. It Tinkham banged up an injured ankle has one of the heaviest teams in the a little more, but probably will play, conference, and will outweigh the although Ball may start. The rest of ."Bays" about 15 pounds to a man. the boys, Clayton, Koenen, Tusa, and *^,J^ohit after touchdown, made in Prescott, guards; Boehck and Trus- '- the second quarter on a plunge by sell, tackles; Neustedter and Wie- } elusive Bill Graham, was the margin beck, ends, and Ramey, Simons, Bel of victory over Coach Whitey Kete- lin, and Graham, backs are all ready laar's Crimson, and brought the to go. /; "Glory'* trophy, to be awarded the Coach Waiter Byers predicts that h winner of this game annually by the Waukesha may be a little too tough ; Shorewood Co-Operative and White- for. his team. Heavy but inexperi i'li - fish Bay clubs, to the "Bays" for this enced, the Spring City lads are learn year. Th|e touchdown came after ETC 1 ing with every game and have shown » Whitefish Bay gained heavily on an plenty of power. Not one of the lea exchange of punts. Simons, hard-hit gue leaders has been able to pene ting Blue and Gray halfback, then trate inside the Waukesha 25-yard drove on successive plunges to the line on straight football. Klatt, one Shorewood 14-yard line. The Crimson of the best backs in the conference, ti?' line held, and on fourth down Capt. is the Blackshirts* miainspring. White- Roy Bellin pegged a perfect pass to fish Bay's outlook shone more bright Graham as the latter crossed the goal ly Friday night tha> at any time this season, however, and Coacli Byers ft? • Shorewood Also Scores promises the grads they will see a ^Shorewood came back immediately real football game. „-^ ^ ..\& Hearing on Rezoning of i Site Sold to Whitefish Bay Village to Sell Land to High School for Sixty Seek Principals hip Parking Facilities A hearing on the re-zoning of all lots one and two in block 15, in assessor's plot 245, of Whitefish Bay High changing them from single fam ily residence plots to sites for • School Board Raises Teachers' Pay; Grade and public buildings and grounds, High School Teachers on Same Level will be held before the White- fish Bay village board Monday, Whitefish Bay's board of edu gree will be given one year's Jan. 15. Under re-zoning the cation will have a wide field of credit on their salary schedule block will be taken out of dis applications to choose from in and shall advance $100 above trict two and put in district selecting a successor to R. K. the maximum when reached. four. Heaty as principal of Whitefish The initial salary, the board de- The village recently purchas Bay High school, for C. L. Mul- cided, shall be a matter of ad- \, ed this property from the North rine ,superintendent, reports justment between the school west railroad and plans to sell that already he has applications board and the applicant. The v it to the high school'for park from more .than 60 men and board also reserves the right ing facilities. women from Whitefish Bay, Mil where a principal's work has A ten dollar a month "salary waukee and other parts of the To qualify as principals in the - increase was granted to Charles country. Whitefish Bay school system,' Ri Walker, assistant engineer, Mulrine said that there is lit teachers must have a master's by the village board at its meet tle likelihood the board will ap degree. i ing Tuesday night. This makes point a successor to Healy until ^ A principal with a Ph.D. de-[ his salary, without the, cost of its May meeting. The next meet not been entirely satisfactory to living bonus, $185 per month. ing of the board has been set withhold the increment. Alma Shepherd, treasurer, re r April 25. Teachers with bachelors' de ports that indications are for Healy, now a vocational ad grees, whether in high or grade speedier tax payments this year. visor with the department of schools, will receive salaries Up to Jan. 1, 19.53 per cent of rehabilitation at Veterans' hos ranging from $1,500 minimum the taxes were paid into the pital, Wood, Wis., is temporarily to $3,000 maximum with $100 treasurer as compared to 14.95 succeeded by Sherman R. increments; those with masters' per cent for the same period last Hirschler, dean of boys. degrees have a salary range year. This percentage is in spite A total increase of $18,107 for from $3,200 maximum with $100 of the fact that this year's bud teachers in the coming year was increments. get is $60,000 more than the voted by the board at a special Department heads and deans, budget for the previous year. meeting last week. This provides according to the new schedule, This year's budget is $839,518.86 $8,242 in increments, $3,950 in | will receive 2.25 years credit on • and the amount of taxes col accord with the revised salary the salary schedule? if such ad- . lected is $163,975.82. Last year's schedule, $5,040 in bonuses and justment was not made in initial: budget of $778,508.11 showed $875 in extra pay for overtime. salary. They may also advance ! $116,407.11 collected as of Jan. The new salary schedule pro $225 above the maximum set. r 1. vides $100 increments for both When a teacher in the service high school and elementary receives a master's degree, he school principals. Base pay for will be given two years' credit elementary school principals was on the salary schedule which set at $3,200 minimum with a will increase his salary $200. A $4,400 maximum and for high teacher with a Ph.D. degree will school principal at $3,800 mini receive credit of two years on mum to $4,800 maximum. the salary schedule and advance $200 above the maximum for Teachers'who engage in over But 37 of the Bay's 105 teach time activities will receive extra ers will derive immediate pay the master's degree when it is reached. pay as follows: increases under the new sched Elementary newspaper, $75; ule. None of the principals are junior high girl sports, $50; affected. Teachers benefitting high school paper, $200; high from the new schedule do so school annual, $200; dean, $150; either because they have earned high school' girls' sports, $100; advance degrees while with lo choir, $150; band, $15; junior ll system or because they hacl high coaching, $200; assistant tready reached the former i coach (one sport), $100; all year maximum. I coaches, $300, and major sport and all year coach, $300. '-'.-' *- -^ff^^^^ Memor.al Gym Plans Shown to Cumberland PTA More than 200 interested parents jammed into Cumber land school Monday night to hear the first public presenta tion y of the Whitefish Bay School board's plans for a me Stresses Swimming morial gymnasium. It was a Mr. Hall pointed out that « PTA meeting. during the war the value of swimming was brought to the Nelson C. Hall, director -of attention of everybody when the school board, gave an over servicemen were forced to fight view of the building program for their lives on high seas. which will be submitted to the "The school board feels that electorate Nov. 4 for approval every child in the Bay should of a bond issue. b£ given an opportunity to learn to swim," he added. Authorize Construction "Regarding the statement:7 "In May, 1941, construction that additions to elementary J of a gymnasium was authorized t classrooms should be given first > by electors but at that time priority, results prove that we I there was no discussion of a : have good teachers and prin- ** recreation center or swimming , cipals who are giving our chil- f pool/* explained Mr. Hall. ^ dren an excellent education. We | [ "The question of a bond issue are sadly lacking adequate ] was brought before the voters physical recreation facilities \\ in November and turned down. and our paramount need is a » Many voted against the issue memorial gymnasium and youth J because of the impending war. center. "With the end of the war Dedicate! to Vets came the problem of juvenile A memorial shaft will be an • delinquency and we felt that integral part of the gymnasium, our youth was entitled to more Mr. Hall disclosed, on which will be inscribed the names of all Bayeans who served in Future Meetings World War II. | Here is a schedule of forth coming meetings at which plans for the new memorial gymnasium will be presented: Sept. 30 — Henry Clay PTA at Henry Clay school. Oct. 7 — Ninth grade parents at high school. Oct. 20 — Richards PTA at Richards school. Oct. 21 — Junior high par ents at Henry Clay school. active participation in recre ational projects so we included a recreation center in the new plans. (Y*o He has, been coach of freshman education work at Northwest New Bay Principal football and basketball and also ern university. The summer term starts June 25th, and will | coached varsity golf for the last continue to A.ug. 4th. 110 years.. Last summer he was Mr. Rose makes his home ,the recreation director at the with his wife and daughter, Henry Clay playground. Nancy, at 5069 N. Diversey Happy over his appointment blvd. Five year old Nancy at to succeed R. K. Healy who re- tends kindergarten at Henry ' signed in March to become a Clay school. ! vocational advisor for the veter- , an's administration, Mr. Rose : told the Herald that "after be- ;ing a faculty member of the Whitefish Bay school system for 12 years, I am very pleased at having been appointed to the principalship." Co-operative Faculty 1 "I fully realize its responsi bilities, as well as its opportuni ties," he said. "With the aid of a most competent and co-opera tive faculty and the support of an interested community, I feel confident we can look forward - Harold Rose" has been to a school which will maintain appointed Whitefish Bay high and improve its service to the school's new principal and will community." take over his office with the re Mr. Rose holds a bachelor and opening of school in September. master's degree from the Uni The appointment was made versity of Wisconsin and began by the board of education last his teaching career in the Muk- Friday from a list of more than teacher but also as a coach of 150 applicants, s o m e of them wonago, Wis.,- high school. He from within the school system took his first teacher training at and many from outside. Platteville Teacher's college. He It cuiminates for Mr. Rose 12 is well on with his graduate successful teaching years at the work toward a doctor's degree, high school. For the last seven taking work at Wisconsin and years he has headed the mathe Marquette universities. matics department and during This summer he will take I these war years has been teach ing one of the government night ! classes. Two summers ago he taught mathematics to an air corps group at Milwaukee State, Teacher's college. Also a Coach Mr. Rose has long been a fa- ivorite with high school peopled | for they have come to know, j him not only as a classropm j football, basketball and golf." ^fcrvd*^ (jjF7>>-ljutfL* ^aiu—p xJ^AjitJb*- JJBLZQSL PXtAo *6ee**«iL. ^CJC-CO^- 13/ they were dinner guests of Buddy Kaiser, a 1954 Whitefish Bay high 'Pappy' Brewer Ends Long Career school graduate and former stu dent of Brewer's. Above the honor guest's place at the table was a At Whitefish Bay High School poster reading, "Hail to the Chief —not because he's the boss but by Aim Mackin because we love him." Philip E. (Pappy) Brewer, 5146 Came in 1934 N. Diversey blvd., will close his Brewer came to Whitefish Bay desk in the social studies depart in 1934, when the "tower" was ment of Whitefish Bay high school the whole high school and the for the last time June 12 after enrollment was less than 500. 36 years. The last 32 were as Many of the classrooms were not chairman of the department. He in use. With the growth of the has also been supervisor of adult village in the years between, the education for the Whitefish Bay building has grown to its present department of adult education and size, the enrollment is now 1,300 recreation since 1957. and the social studies faculty has Brewer retires at the age of 65 grown to nine. after 43 years in the teaching pro Brewer has principally taught fession. economics and history, but since Significant of the warm regard becoming chairman in 1938, the of fellow educators were two re curriculum has been broadened to cent events in his honor. The first reflect changing times, such as was a dinner dance April 25 at classes in Asian and Latin Amer the Chalet on the Lake, attended ican studies and contemporary by fellow teachers with their wives problems. He pioneered team and husbands. The second was a teaching at Whitefish Bay high in cocktail party and dinner May 1961, to introduce his economics 15, limited to members of the so Philip Brewer students to the techniques of col cial studies faculty and their for his 43 years as a teacher and lege learning through the lecture wives. friend." quiz method. This Is Your Life United States History Teacher Advisor to Scholars The dinner dance featured a Robert M. Thompson and Mrs. Before becoming supervisor of "This is Your Life" theme with Thompson entertained the nine adult education, Brewer taught live skits and film presentations department members and their public speaking in the adult pro reviewing Brewer's career. He wives at a cocktail party at their gram for six years. Among other was presented with a plaque bear home at 6698 N. Atwahl dr. The local school related activities, he ing the message, "To Pappy group then went to Buddy's Steak- has served as debate coach, and Brewer, in tribute and recognition Out in Juneau Village, where (^(cTontlnued on Page l£P ^^£^ W* 19*70 \b1> Here Is Architects Sketch of Addition to High School ' —' — • i nwfcivnw— nmt It is for this proposed gymnasium-recreation building Fairmont ave, and adjoining the front of the high school, that Whitefish Bay electors will be asked to vote in a No- Note the honor roll shaft. Drawing is by William G. vember election. This shows the side of the building facing Herbst and associates. Gold Star List for Memorial Plaque y^uLe^ Includes 41Names Forty-one names have been 1 verified for inclusion among the gold-star names to be inscribed on the World War II bronze me morial plaque to be erected in the Memorial gymnasium and j recreation center. j The plaque with its honor « roll will be unveiled along with the dedication of the gymnasium Dec. 7th. : Names to be included on the plaqua follow: \ // ' BECKER, FRANK E. BENDYK, JOHN F. BENISH, ROBERT D. BERSSENBRUGGE, OSCAR BLANZ, ROBERT L. BRUCE, ROBERT V. COX, WESLEY CUNNINGHAM, RICHARD CURRAN, GLENN H. Estimate School EDWARDSON, JULIUS C. ELLSWORTH, DAWSON Parking Lot Cost GIDDINGS, ROY W. HANSON, ROBERT About $5,000 HUSTIS, JOHN L. KALUPA, CLIFFORD The cost of installing a 2,000 HEDGE, THOMAS A. sq. yd. parking lot on E. Fair- KELESKE, PAUL D. mount ave.J N. Marlborough dr.,' KELLEY, JOSEPH F. E. Chateau pi. and N. Sheffield! KLATTE, RICHARD L. ave., would be from $3,560.00 to \ KVAM, KEITH J. $5,475, William C. Held, engin LOENDORF, WARREN eer reported to the school; board j LUDWIG, JAMES A. at its meeting last Wednesday; MAC DONALD, DONALD The area would take care of MARONEK, ROBERT H. 70 cars and would use less than MC CAHILL, ROBERT L. one-fourth of the school's prop MOLLOY, ROBERT J. erty across.the street from the MUELLER; DAVID STARR high school. NOESKE, GILBERT It was brought out that the ORIBILETTI, BRUNO village had installed its parking PARSONS, WILLIAM F. RABE, GILBERT P. lot oft SHyer J Spring/ dr*; for $2600. This lot accommodates 55 RAMEY, WARREN T. : RAMLOW, FREDRICK W. cars. ' '':••] /,••: '••;-' ^'- ••',••' SCHELLER, LLOYD C. "Before we can go ahead with |SIMON, RALPH R. a parking lot," said Superinten dent C. L. Mulrine, "we must iWERNICH, PAUL W. 9 iWILLETS, GEORGE M. put a referendum to the people. !' IWILLOUGHBY, GEOFFREY Regulate Parking *WIRTH, JOSEPH P. The board considered the pos-J .WOLFF, JUSTIN L. sibility of Jiaying < students- park WOLFGRAM, WILLIAM J. their cars onfArdmore^ave. and; Marlborough diW as a solution! tov Any names omitted should be traffic > hazards • and property iubmitted to School Superinten- damagej reported by parents liv ing adjacent? to^the high school dent Clifford L.Mulrine, Busi on lots, where, neither streets^ ness Manager Edward Mohrfield nor curbs are in, ^ f * •"* and Superintendent of Buildings . ,.v. iCcmtinned <*n Paste 16) and Grounds Wilmer Held, who makeup the committee on Gold) Star names. - - ..,' 3T-&- /9i? (W $5. Bay High School Addition Planning Is Approved At Annual School Meeting # 110 Voters Approve Budget of $1,522,404 Bach explained that archi tectural approaches to the And Okay Exchange of School Property high school building are limi In addition to adopting a $1,522,404.40 budget, electors at ted, since one wing of the Whitefish Bay's annual school meeting Monday night author building has an entrance on ized the school board to engage an architect to draft pre the side and that a balanced liminary plans and specifications for a 12 to 15 room multiple design should be carried out story addition to the high school. The electors also approved to the east. an exchange of property at the Lydell school site to give the Greater Borrowing school grounds a more rectangular shape. In addition to Bach continued his report trading a parcel at the west of the school site for a parcel to by referring to the 1955 Wis ithe north, the school will pay consin legislative bill which $4,250 to the realty firm with purchasing and the transfer of permits municipalities to use whom the exchange is being some items to the mainte equalized instead of assessed made. nance department rather than valuations in determining . Both the Whitefish Bay vil to outside help. their borrowing power. The lage board and the Glendale High School Needs new bill increases Whitefish i Common Council have agreed Needs for a high schopl ad Bay's borrowing power. ! to the necessary annexation dition were outlined by John . and detachment to put the The 1954 equalized valua R. Bach, 6323 -N. Berkeley tion for Whitefish Bay was ^new addition to the school site blvd., chairman of the school * in Whitefish Bay and the west advisory committee. I $97,762,950, whichallows the ern parcel in Glendale. ' district a total borrowing 110 Attend Bach said that the com power of $4,888,147.50. mittee found the high school : About 110 person attended i. ••• • ' built in 1932 for 750 students The school now has an exist the annual school district i® now overcrowded and ing indebtedness of $1,969,000, meeting, which was held in that the anticipated enrol leaving the district with $2,- Henry Clay auditorium. ment for September is 887 919,147.50 additional borrowing The school budget for 1955- students. , power. This power, Bach ex 56 will require a. tax levy of plained will be increased each $1,305,870.11. Of this budget "Cafeteria space has been year by the* retirement of prin $72,722.76 is slated for the taken away to provide more cipal plus 5 per cent of in recreation and adult educa classroom space," he said. creased assessed valuation. tion department. "The original library has The motion to pass the tax , been reduced in size, half of Alvin Weiss, 5634 N. Idle- levy was made by L. W. it being used as a study hall, wild ave., and John Tierney, Hessier, 6034 N# Bay Ridge and the science, chemistry 4628 N. Idlewild, urged that ave., and seconded by Wal and home economics depart this additional borrowing pow ter John, 826 E. Birch ave. ments are. badly cramped." ' er be taken advantage of and Estimated receipts from He added that at present -0 that the advisory committee high school and elementary Whitefish RHy bns about 300 i study the whole needs of the school state aid, high school students enroled in each grade high school and make recom tuition, cafeteria, special fees of the elementary schools and mendations to care for all and income for use of school that when,the top four grades needs instead of doing a piece buildings and grounds were reach high school enrolment meal job. deducted from the total budg the figure will be 1200. et figure to arrive at the tax Bach anticipated that in the Finished by 1957 levy. early 1960*8 the enrolment will be well over 1200. In answer to questions as to School Business Manager E. whether the fall of 1957 will C. Morefield presented the "We have promised you be time enough for the high budget after Victor Henning faithfully that we will not school addition, Superintend sen, 6019 N. Berkeley blvd., overbuild at any time," said ent of Schools E. J. Zeiler said had been elected to chairman Bach in indicating that the that enrollment figures show the meeting. need for a high school addi that if the addition is finished Henningsen brought out that tion is imperative. by that date "we will be doing as well as need be," since in the larger cash balance in this The addition to the~~ high~ year's budget over last year dications are that there will school has been roughly esti be about a 30 pupil decrease in represents savings in budget mated at a cost of $400,000, items as the result of good enrollment in the fall of 1956, Bach stated. Such an addi when the new Dominican high tion, housing chemistry, sci school is scheduled to open. ence and h o m (e economics rooms could be ready in the Zeiler pointed out that when fall of 1957, explaining that the advisory committee made constructing science and home its recommendations for a economics classrooms is more high school, addition, it based costly than an elementary its decision on the district's school. ability to borrow, which has lnow been increased by legis The Lydell.primary school lation. ; ' ... . .• is^ being built at a cost of about $306,000, for about $25,000 a classroom. Bach stated that many schools are spending $50,000 a class room. High School Addition to 50000 Owe Two Million ' Mrs. Theodore Kuemmer- ein, school board director, • School Board Decides to Await Supreme said that since the school dis Court Ruling on New Borrowing Power trict has already borrowed approximately, $2,000,000, its Faced with the need of providing more' classrooms in remaining borrowing power the Whitefish Bay high school by 1957, the Whitefish Bay currently is only about $450,- school board and administrators are presently wrestling with 000. If'the supreme court ap the problem of just how much of an addition to build. The proves borrowing on equal question of borrowing power and the vote of the people in ized ' valuation, total borrow the final analysis will decide how much of an addition can ing power, would be increased be built. to $5,000,000, minus the pres Costs of the needed addition, not including a proposed ent two million dollar debt, auditorium, would be nearly $850,000, John C. McDonald, she pointed out. The district, _ chairman of the school board's of course,' would not use the building committee, told board full extent of its borrowing members Wednesday night. * power under the proposed plan. I Since the school district's present borrowing power is Supt. E. J. Zeiler graph not sufficient to cover this ically explained the pro cost, the school board felt it posed phases of the building might be well to await the program by drawing chalk state supreme court's decision diagrams for board .mem on whether borrowing power bers, j can be based on 5 per cent of equalized valuation instead Phase one would provide of the present 5 per cent as a wing of 15 new class sessed valuation. rooms; phase two would provide a cafeteria and sci At the present rate, the ence rooms; phase three an WFB school district's borrow auditorium. ing power as of July, 1956, has been estimated at $429,000 The building committee and as of July, 1957, at $533,-i Wednesday recommended that! 000. • • the board go ahead with,1 Curtail Plans '•',.. phase one, which would cost a, maximum of $550,000. A spe-l If the supreme court rules cial election on the matter against the 5 per cent of will probably be held. Mc-, equalized valuation, the school Donald pointed out that the board will have to limit the proposed plan for construction; size'of its addition to its most is the most economical one, immediate needs. Additional J and calls for the least remod-; rooms will be needed by 1957. eling of the existing plant. \ The board, at its meeting 24 Classrooms last Wednesday, indicated that Zeiler pointed out, however, there is little likelihood of a that the second phase of the referendum on the needed; proposed building program is school bonds to appear on the best fitted for science rooms. April ballot. School Superin Phase two would provide two tendent E. J. Zeiler indicated large! rooms on each floor U to the Herald, that the refer with adequate storage space,1 endum will probably be held he said. If it were used for at a special election, before three ordinary classrooms, a the fall election. corridor would have to be cut to provide access to the mid The board, school admin dle room. istrators and the architec 1 tural firm of Grassold and McDonald said that the Johnson are working out board would have "fairly ac various plans to use. Under curate figures and a fairly one plan a portion of the complete plan" for phases one addition, providing class and two within the next, few rooms, could be built at an weeks. estimated cost of $423,500 ($1.10 a cubic foot), the sci ence and cafeteria wing could be built for $363,000. The auditorium, McDonald guessed, would cost around $750,000, exclusive of such "frills" as a loft (which com mittee members feel is pretty ;well outmoded) and lighting equipment, a necessary item. .The unit would seat 1,200 per sons. QfrC, Bay Voters Approve Excavation for High School Unit in Progress 2 School Bond Issues • Vote Empowers School Board to Borrow $2,100,000 to Proceed with Additions Both bond issues for addi tions to the Whitefish Bay, high school were approved by an overwhelming majority in the special school election held -Tuesday. The first issue for $1,200,000 to construct a classroom wing, including a cafeteria and kitchen, carried by a vote of 2,688 to 449; the second issue for $900,000 to construct an auditorium addition was ap proved by a vote of 2,245 to 877. / . The school board met last night, but it was impossible for the Herald to .cover the' j meeting for this week's issue —or you would not be receiv ing your paper today. How ever, the board was prepared to move right in with plans for the construction of the classroom unit, should the voters appropriate the funds. It was repeatedly brought out that the unit must be .ready by the fall of 1957. Vote on the two referendum questions was as follows: No. 1 Class- No. 2 Prer room Wing Auditorium cinet Yes No Yes No 1 . 484 57 392 151 2 359 68 302 122 3 430 79 364 146 4 404 99 317 183 5 243 42 196 84 6 287 44 248 ' 80 classroom unit is to be build. This picture , ««»•«» end. _&^ ^ 7 481 449 426 111 U>.F.£. fk^dU Vsi Proposed Additions to Whitefish Bay High School Y/u//?££ This is how the Whitefish Bay high school will look if to 8 p.m. Cost of both units will be $2,100,000. The audi- ihe electors vote both for the classroom addition and audi- iorium will not be constructed unless the classroom wing rorium when they go to the polls for the special school bond secures a favorable vote, according to the wording used election Tuesday, May 8. Polls will be open from 7 a.m* in the resolutions to be voted upon. J 7f 13? Dunlap Presents Preliminary Report On Schools New, Modernized Units Director George A. Dunlap told the Whitefish Bay school board An income of $2,225,000 was de ment; ten academic classrooms, Wednesday night that he had rived from the sale of bonds. An plus equipment, lobby, two locker- heard and read so many errone- additional $29,550 was obtained rooms, heating and electrical fa our reports concerning the actual from interest on bonds. An addi cilities, laundry, two team rooms, cost of the new field house that tional accrual of $112,500 was de concession room, landscaping; in- he wished to present a prelimi rived in interest transferred to structional and maintenance nary financial report of the total the 1967-1968 operating budget and equipment. cost of the new and modernized used to reduce the property tax The $175,861 modernization pro facilities at the high school. levy. Thus, the total interest from gram contains ten items. These bonds was $142,050. The total bond are separated to detail individual The total cost is $2,251,724. The income, with interest, available costs. They are as follows: field house is included in this sum, to meet expenditures is $2,254,550, New softball field and lights, but its cost is not segregated as a surplus of approximately $2,700. $18,954; board conference room, a separate item. Bank Deposit $2,703; new administrative office, Director Dunlap reported that It was explained that the inter $8,466; conversion of study hall the total cost of the new addition to library, $9,231; home econom is $1,963,006. This embraces elev est on bonds was earned from en separate functions, including money that was deposited in the ics facilities, $28,975; driver edu the field house. The architect fees bank, pending the payment of cation room $1,172; library and are $112,857 and the cost of the construction costs. instructional materials center, modernization program is $175,- The items embraced in the $64,044; guidance and high school 861. offices, $20,351; business educa $1,963,006 addition comprise field tion, $20,627; miscellaneous ex house, swimming pool and equip- penses, $1,338. Board Member James E. Davies ji/io//9i>9 addressed a question to Director Dunlap. "Is there a breakdown of the cost of the field house?" he asked. "It has not been done," Dun lap replied. "It could be done, however." Dunlap reported that the recent open house program was attended by a large number of persons. o yv MO>7 Wo (*l Business Manager Edward Morefield was instructed to advertise for bids in trade The bonds to be sold will be Seek Bids on papers going to bond houses corporate purpose bonds, the and investment companies. last to mature in 20 years. Bids will be opened Sept. 13 The north wall of the high $2,100,000 and at a special school board school building—the shop sec meeting that evening action tion—has been torn down to on the bids will be taken. make way for construction to School Bonds | start. Earth moving machin- "Original plans were to ! ery has made good progress The Whitefish Bay school limit the first bond sale to in excavating to north and board Wednesday night de the classroom addition; se east of the present high cided to make the high school curing a second bond issue •school. classroom addition and the when the auditorium, wing auditorium a one package would be closer to construc C. G. Schmidt, 4199 N. Rich deal by seeking a $2,100,000 tion time. • ards st., is the general con bond issue, which will cover j tractor. ' ' construction costs for both buildings. - &*$&- &7& {4eAj7t£cP contractors, electrical, plumb-' tative of Architects Grassold, ing etc., can go to work. Johnson & Associates. Bay High School A serious problem was en-; Continuous Reviewal countered in the excavating; said Baker. It developed that Grosskopf continuously re Addition Is the sub-soil1 was very un-' views the work being done stable and as a result a con for! conformity with the plans siderable amount of addition and specifications. He is on On Schedule al concrete had to be poured the spot to interpret the archi to provide bases for the form tect's' instructions or to' ap The high school addition is work for the footings and the prove modifications to reduce foundation. expenses or improvements about on schedule, as shown that can be made within the by the progress report of Overcome Problem limits for the estimate for, General Contracto vr C. J. the job. % Schmidt, Inc. Baker said that the steps The school board's building* Superintendent Art Baker, taken to overcome this prob committee and Business Man who represents the contractor lem have been approved by ager Edward Morefield, per on the job, pointed out Mon the architects as the most iodically go over the addition; day morning that the general satisfactory procedure to fol and meet with the architects | excavation work is about 95% low. ; to review the status of the complete and that satisfactory The weather has been fa work. Building Committee progress is being made on the vorable since work began Chairman Robert Goelzer re footing and foundation work. about Aug. 8. No delays have ports to the entire board at At present about 20 * work occured because of rain or each board meeting. men are on the job. This other bad weather. The public is invited to the number will increase sub- The work on the addition board meetings, which are f stantially as the j0b progress- is under the surveillance of held the fourth Wednesday of es to a point where the other Jerry Grosskopf, a represen- each month, to hear a detail ed discussion of the progress of the building program as well »as the other matters that come before the board. Dedicate High School Jon Saari, president of the' Auditorium on " high school student councils will introduce the student pro7 gram, which will include or-f • State Supt. of Public Instruction Watson \ chestra selections with Don ald Muth and1 Lynri Yarnallr And County Supt. Kies Partake in Ceremony as narrators; Paul S. Mc- Cay's "One World Alone,*' in< Whitefish Bay high school auditorium will have its which Michael Rosen will be? grand opening and dedication Sunday, March 9, 2:30 p.m. "He" and Phyllis Radin/ The entire community is invited to the event which will^ ; open a new way of life for high school students and the "She."l ,».; *; -- * entire community. (Pictures on Page 11). .* ] John- Strassburger will<.*be1 Village President Tom E. Hayes will be on hand to give* the narrator in a choir selec- * 77 Ki?J! tion; Richard Wedemeyer, < •xnjicmr"~gfeetings after" the~ ' Abraham ^and Dan ' Willets, * posting of colors and pledge, „ ^r- the bugler. The number will of allegiance by Boy Scout Schoof Superintendent E. J.ibe sung by the senior choir • Explorers of Post 498 and the, Zeiler will make the intro-'with /Kenneth W. Beall as playing of the "Star Spangled. : ductions. , Greetings will be narrator. • \t0 . \\ Banner" by the high school brought ^to the auditorium Open house uptil 5 p.'m. orchestra, under the direction. opening by County School will follow. Refreshments will of Edward Ruffolo. Superintendent Michael S. be served in the school cafe- The invocation will be giv Kies and State Superintend teria. en by Father Victor Bolle, dent of Public Instruction rector of Christ Episcopal' George E. Watson. ? church and a welcome to all and acknowledgement to', those who participated in ttier building (this includes \;all< 3/*//?& y^s JM#&I „ taxpayers) will be. given by* Director Norman B. Ham-' if i cations • Invest $1,950,000 of Building Funds Whitefish Until Needed; Amounts Due Monthly .Specifications for contractors to bid on the Whitefish Bay high school auditorium wing became available Tuesday, Oct.. plans birthday party 30, and can be picked up at the office of Business Manager Edward C. Morefield at any time. Bids must be in More- field's hands by 5 p.m., Nov. 27. They will be opened either Whitefish Bay — A program cele classes at Shorewood High School that evening or shortly thereafter by the school board, ac brating the 50th anniversary of the from 1927, when that school opened, cording to action taken by the board at its meeting Nov. 24. opening of Whitefish Bay High until 1930. They were transferred to The board approved amended auditorium plans and speci- School will be held at 1:30 p.m. what is now Richards Elementary Lj !ications submitted-by Architests Grassold & Johnson at this Thursday in the school auditorium, School, 5812 N. Santa Monica Blvd.; § —<•——* — - -• * *"•• . _ ... .-. meeting and authorized the 1200 E. Fairmount Ave. in 1930 and to the new^high school '::* Graduates, former teachers and two years later. ; 5 architects, to secure permis-?.- After a lengthy discussion sion from the state industrial of using plaster walls and staff members have been invited to The high school was originally less -i commission for putting a trap, ceramic tile in the service attend the program, which will high than half the size it is today. Three > door on the stage to better light the changes that have been use the space under the stage room, the board held that major additions have been made in > cement floor and concrete made at the school.^ the 50 years. ? for storage. blocks would be adequate and Donald RambadV a. social studies Members of the school less costly. In 1949, the school's Memorial ? board have visited a number teacher and local historian, has pre Gym was built and dedicated to grad- - J of high schools to compare Invest Monies pared a slide show of pictures of the Meanwhile a great share of school's past Music teachers Jayne uates who had died in World War EL"" ?' stage facilities, lighting and the $2,100,000 ($1,950,000 to be The new gym meant that students no £ other auditorium, features. exact) of the building "bond . Glocke and Jay Gilbert will sing longer had to use the National Guard i , The board approved the h> issue has been invested at in songs reminiscent of each of the last elusion of a projection room five decades. Host for the program Armory, 1225 E. Henry Clay St., for \ . and ceiling spotlights, as well terest rates of 2.9 per cent their basketball games and dances. ? as footlights. Alternate bids and 3.0 per cent. Each will be Anthony Busalacchi, a history on chairs will be sought. month as. monies are needed teacher. 7.'*'*::„«7 ""'"'" In 1957, classrooms were added to i to pay for school construction The high school opened on Oct. 3, the back of the school and an audito- -X Alternate bids will also be these investments will be re sought on various types of v 1932 with an enrollment of about rium was built. The most recent addi- ; hired, Morefield explained. ; tions were made in 1969 when the £ boiler systems. The board, Discussion of all-purpose 200, Rambadt said. now has * a bid for a boiler rooms at Richards and Cum High-school-age students who pool, the fieldhouse and additional *\ system, but instructed that * lived in Whitefish Bay had attended classrooms were built. \ ^: f alternated bids be secured in berland schools have been r tabled for the time being^by —~~ the hopes that better'bids' will the school board. The bd&rd be forthcoming. The boiler decided that work on the nigh system is to serve the entire school additions is enough for school unit. • , ; .„ the present. Meanwhile , the Change Lettering building and grounds commit While original plans for the tee will continue to work on auditorium called for the the high .school project and ^.F.fl.&uUcf lettering of Whitefish Bay keep abreast with needed high school auditorium across maintenance work in any of the front of the building, the the* schools^- _ -- •.-•'••/- I board Wednesday night voted •that this be changed to read J Whitefish Bay Auditorium and jthat the letters be propor- j tioned to the size of the build- jing. The original lengthy, nUmsc mame was designed for 5 inch- tall letters. 50 years ago When the high school opened its doors, they danced all night Its wide-ranging free medical services—routine ex By Mary Schuchmann The building was envisioned as the first of five units of a aminations; baby care; emergency treatment; hearing,y| l; Workmen were still pounding away when Whitefish Bay school that would eventually accommodate 2,000 students. sion and posture tests—were an indication that Whitefisl High School opened its doors (polished oak, then, instead of That mark was never achieved, however, for the school's Bay was not immune to the hard times of the Depression, J metal) 50 years ago this week. highest enrollment was 1,360 in 1972-73. This year there are dental office was planned for the clinic, but it apparently The building was already a month behind schedule, giv 970 students—about the same number as in 1958. was never put in use. j ing the school's. 280 students and 17 teachers an extended summer vacation. (They had to go to school on Saturday The school had its first graduating class in Color scheme of the clinic was listed as greeri mornings until January to make up the time.) black and chromium. "It is more pleasing to the eye thaj That Oct. 3,1932 opening is being celebratedat the school the glaring white formerly used, and follows the moderj Thursday with a special assembly for students, teachers . trend in hospitals," according to the publication. 1 and friends. A 50th anniversary program for stu Today's students may be surprised to learn that the pr^ Fifty years ago, the school was introduced to the com sent third-floor study hall was the-school's first auditorium] munity at an evening open house which featured dancing dents, teachers and friends will be held at in use until 1957. Called the Little Theater, it had a raise<| from 8:30 to 11 p.m. to the music "of a special orchestra.for stage, dressing rooms, storerooms—and folding chars. • the occasion," according to an article in the Nov. 17, 1932 1:30 p.m., Thursday at the high school. In 1932: "The tall, windows looking out toward Mil issue of the Whitefish Bay Herald. waukee, the red velour curtain trimmed in regal gold, ani The high school was actually formed two years earlier, - even the pleasing pattern of the mahogany and tan floo when Shorewood High School (enrollment: 700) announced 1934. The 1936 class was the first to spend all four high lend their charm to this spacious room." it would no longer accept new out-of-district students. The theater was full of activity in the early years. In 1932 Up until 1930, high school students living in Whitefish Bay school years in the new building. The original building cost $484,000, according to school for example, half of the student body belonged to the dra as well as Fox Point and other areas north of the village, matics club. paid tuition to attend the Shorewood school. records. Today, with its additions, it is valued at $25 million. .-.. Donald Rambadt, local historian and social studie Enthusiastic descriptions of the new facility can be found teacher at the school, said the school district spared little In September, 1930, classes fo 86 Whitefish in "The Criterion," a publication of the school's creative expense in the original building, even though the Depres Bay ninth grders were begun in a wing of Richards School, writing class of November 1932. sion hung heavy across the country. while plans were made for a high school building on Fair- The booklet reveals a great deal about education—and Economy came later, Rambadt said, when a 1954 Schoc mount Ave. The village population in that year was 5,362. life—of the times. Board advisory committee directed that all future schoc - Anticipating Shorewood's decision, the Whitefish Bay Classrooms were described as "modern in all respects, buildings in Whitefish Bay: be "of the most economics School Board had purchased 14 acres of land in 1927 from with radio outlets in every room." means possible" and with "functional architecture." the Wisconsin National Guard, at a cost of $79,495. The girls' locker room, located in the basement, wasN The community appreciated the elegance of the origins The site had been used by the guard's artillery units as organized with individual wire, baskets for each student. building but felt the design was "rather grandiose" t< exercise space for its horses; when motorized vehicles ".. .the baskets are removed by the owners to separate repeat in later additions, recalled J, Harold Rose, princip replaced horse-drawn caissons, the field was no longer dressing closets where street clothes are securely locked in of the high school from 1945 to 1967. needed by the Guard. long lockers." Building construction began in 1931. The plans provided At the end of class (which featured volleyball, basketball Times were lean in the 1930s, however. A Ju for an English Gothic design of red English face brick trim "and other interesting games"), the girls "delight in in 1933 newspaper article reported that Whitefish med with cut Bedford limestone. Architect was Herbert W. dividual showers, one for every two dressing rooms." teachers had not been paid since March. The School B Tullgren of Milwaukee. The home economics area included a lecture room, voted to pay "part" of the back salaries that month, th* The orginal building contained 18 classrooms, adminis laboratf^v *~i "four-room model apartment." Observed tide said, because "of the hardship to most teachers/ trative offices, library, health clinic, cafeteria and gym the writer: "The color scheme of gray, silver and green is a For the following year, monthly, instead of yearly (known to present students as "the dungeon"). Today, it is somewhat unique feature." tracts were given to teachers because of the econoir the tower section facing Fairmount Ave. and the wing certainties. Village President Frank Klode support directly to the west. An important part of the new building was the health move, saying: "Contracts are for dishonest people;/ -^ The athletic fields behind the school were added in- clinic, which served the community as well as the school *I933-34. population. " f Continued 4 (j^ Happy 50th anniversary! (Continuedfrom page!) Eight years later, it was an east^wing, with auditorium rium's community as well as school value. "It's paid for itself many, many times over," Rose said. people do not need contracts." and classrooms. The population of Whitefish Bay had reached 18,000 by the late 1950s. The 1967 addition was financed at an interest rate of 3-1/4 In 1932, the per pupil cost of education in Whitefish Bay percent, Rose noted, adding that it was "an ideal time" for was $94.93. This year, it is $2,903. In 1967, the fieldhouse, swimming pool and 10 classrooms in the so-called English wing were built on the rear of the the final building phase. "Things got a lot tighter after The school quickly established a solid academic reputa that," he said. tion. According to a 1937 report on education in the village, school. 51 percent of Whitefish Bay High School graduates went on Rose said citizens were strongly in favor of Rose, who started at the school in 1933 as a math teacher, to college. "Of this, no one ever received a grade lower the 1949 addition, but needed to be convinced of the need for plans to be in the audience at the school's 50-year celebra than B while in college," the report said. (There was no the auditorium in 1957. School Board members were not tion. He is anxious for the current students to learn more j mention of how that information was obtained.) .. unanimous in support of the auditorium, he said, and the about the school's history. / In 1949, the Memorial Gym recreation rooms, rifle range school administration campaigned vigorously for the bond "If they could see what we limped along with for 25/ and music rooms were added on the west end of the school. referendum to finance the project, emphasizing the audito years, they'd be really amazed," he said. WAY BACK THEN, from 1932 to 1957, what is now the study hall in room 334 was Whitefish Bay High School's Little Theater (at right). Above is a photo from the Whitefish Bay Library postcard collection of the high school in the '30s and '40s. 3 Sections 53rd Year. No. 40 Thursday, October 7,1982 tv?6 &L€£j tf&fcm Teaching, coaching twin challenges By Paula Gibson Hall of Fame located in Ft. Lauder dale, Fla, He is the first Wisconsin or Morgan Byers, who will coach to receive that honor. retire this June as Whitefish His service and dedication to FBay High School math teacher swimming reflect the value he sees and swim coach, setting goals and reaching, challenges has made 36 in high school sports. . years of teaching and coaching an In his view, sports offer students exciting pursuit. an opportunity to excel and chal lenge themselves. Challenges exist in both math and swimming, he said in a recent There's an ever-present challenge interview, and students as well as to a kid by participating in a sport. adults gain confidence and enthu The challenge for self-improvement siasm when they reach, for those is the greatest thing sports has to goals. offer. "I get as much a kick seeing the "Most people can rise to a chal least able kid as the good kids. You lenge if they're motivated the right need to encourage youth an awful way,* Byers said. "Most people are lot," he said. goal-oriented. They like to think about winners. Look at the great Head coach of boys swimming at interest in the Olympics.. .in the Whitefish Bay for 19 years, Byers Brewers. People like to be associated gave up the head coaching job when w he became math department chair with winners. -N man. He felt he couldn't do justice to In Austin, Texas, earlier this both positions, he said. month, Byers was inducted into the He has been assistant coach for National High School Swim Coaches the last 17 years and has enjoyed that position, too, for the opportun ity it offered to work the beginners as well as top swimmers. "Sports is not only for the hot shot," he said, adding that and One of several working with beginners is especially articles about rewarding since the coach can see Whitefish Bay more dramatic improvement. teachers who will His interest in swimming actually retire at the end led him into teaching. He became of the school involved in swimming as a student at Purdue University. Wanting to year. continue his involvement .with IN THE CLASSROOM and in the pool, Morgan Byers set challenges for sports, he considered the career of himself as well as his students. He is retiring this spring after 36 years of sports medicine briefly, then he ._ teaching and coaching. (Staff photo by Dan Johnson) (Continued on page 7) *%&**&£: /&' * Rooted in community By Paula Gibson illiam Brand, retiring this June after 30 years of teaching in W Whitefish Bay, is one of a vanishing breed of Americans. He grew up, attended school, worked, lived and raised five children in the same com munity. His first job (in Whitefish Bay, of course) was at his father's store, William Brand Meat Market, on E. Silver Spring Dr. From 1927 to 1953, the senior Williani Brand operated the market next to the Fox Bay Theatre, where Village liquor is today. While he was growing up, Brand worked in his father's store and helped (Continued on page 7) One of several articles about Whitefish Bay teachers who will retire at the end of the school year. WILLIAM BRAND is retiring this year after 30 years of teaching fifth, sixth and seventh grades in Whitefish Bay. (Staff photo by Dan Johnson) p Y-9-fW7 ^ & &&*UG£ Teacher sports sense of "(Continued from page 6) Cumberland School. He has taught fifth, has increased. ' Youngsters today go by themselves to out as a delivery boy. His mother picked sixth and seventh grades during those "There are not the crowds for games Bay Shore Mall, go bowling, skiing and him up during school one day a week to years. that we used to have, but everybody has to video game rooms, whereas 20 years help deliver meats on the regular "I always liked children, always liked so many choices now. For a while, ago students didn't venture out to those ; delivery boy's day off. people.. .1 was looking for something students didn't think much of athletes. places without their parents, he added. Brand never had to look for a part- different. Business seemed kind of cutth Jocks were not well thought of. Now In his view, students have a different time job while he was a student, but, roat. Teaching them was more secure there is more of an understanding for concept of respect today. They're bolder^ despite his experience, he never consid (than business), although the pay was it," Brand said. • less concerned with being respectful to ered working in his father's business not as high. In 1956 my first teaching Students today seem to consider sports each other as well as to adults, he said. after graduation. job paid $300 a month," he said. as another activity, like music or art, he "I'm not sure it's good or bad. Some He has used his accounting skills in said, and the renewed respect may be things I'd like to see back, but it's one of Teaching'always interested him, he the classroom, and math is his favorite part of the interest in physical fitness the things I've had to adjust to." said, but his father encouraged him to subject. and an interest in "doing your own try the business world. Unt2 his late • "I like figures I guess, and enjoy thing." 20s, he worked in the accounting and He sees a challenge for educators working with statistics. Most of my today in dealing with a loss of family time-keeping departments of a lumber students like math, although that Students today seem to have a mutual company and the American Can Com respect for participants in all activities, involvement and support. Organizations depends on the youngster. Some like it like the PTA and Girl Scouts have a pany. Then only a interview with better than others. ~he added. /- another-company led him to teaching.. Another change he sees is the increase harder time today since more parents "With math, there's a right or wrong in girls' participation in sports. As a are working and have less time to spend Ready to leave Whitefish Bay and answer.. ..A person who has trouble result of more involvement in competi with school activities, he said. accept a job in another part of the state, expressing ideas about himself often tive sports, girls today receive the kind He feels relationships with peers are Brand agreed to an interview with his likes math because it's clear-cut," Brand more important to students today said. of athletic scholarships that were once wife's employer, who wanted the family limited to boys, Brand noted. because of less family involvement. As a to stay in the area. result, educators face a greater challenge After seeing the results of aptitude His other career love has been Brand also sees changes in in teaching students to handle life's tests used in the application process, the sports. During the past 25 years, Brand student attitudes in the classroom. problems," Brand said. '*.-" company interviewer asked him why he has coached football, basketball, volley Children seem to grow up faster today, wasn't a teacher. Brand decided his ball and softball. He has been an official he said. Seeing his students succeed in first instincts were his best. for 20 years at basketball and football life is one of his greatest satisfactions in games at the high school, in addition to "Kids are more advanced now. Some of teaching. He remembers many students He went back to school, with working with high school track. His the sixth grade things to do, students and enjoys .meeting them as adults. his wife's financial support, and began other sports involvement includes hiring are doing in the fifth grade now. The After retirement, Brand plans to his teaching career at age 29. After one officials for the Braveland Conference girls notice boys sooner. They get silly remain active in the community. He will year of teaching at what is now the and directing the summer softball pro sooner. The students are more indepen continue his work with the Braveland University School of Milwaukee, he gram in Whitefish Bay. dent. Conference and the Whitefish Bay started his 30 year teaching career in He has seen changes in student "Parents still supervise their children, Department of Community Services, and Whitefish Bay. He has spent 22 years at attitudes toward sports involvement. In but children have more activities open to will probably work at St. Monica's Henry Clay School and 8 years at recent years, he said, respect for sports them today." - . . Church in a training program, he said. -v, Improvements backed in Bay By KEN DARLING ^ Whitefish Bay — Architects were given preliminary approval by School Board members Wednesday to devise detailed plans for Improv ing Whitefish Bay High School. Draftiness, energy inefficiency and the lack of humidity control are the most common complaints from users of the 60-year-old building, accord ing to a preliminary report from the architectural firm of Kahler Slater Torphy Inc. of Milwaukee. ^ ; Inadequate access for handicapped people, poor lighting and haphazard remodeling projects that have dam aged the original character of the building are also major problems, Thomas M. Slater, vice president of the firm, told the board. ; ^ in addition to correcting those problems, Slater also recommended that designs be completed to enlarge the cafeteria; increase classroom space for computers; redesign the library; relocate art, home economics and English classrooms; repaint the building using a.coordinated color scheme; and develop the entry lobby as a focal point for school history and student exhibits. : Slater,said he would not have a cost estimate for the remodeling plans until a detailed design is com pleted. .;. -'\:;;/ ';7. :7:.'^y;K In another matter; Several elderly residents asked the board not to con sider turning the Henry Clay Com munity Education Center into a mid dle school without first considering the needs of senior citizens, the pri mary users of the center; - ^ , Reopening the schoril fe^Onr of several options being considered by: the board to relieve anticipated over-r crowding:7Av£;< districtelementary r ;': schools^: r;'^^;-&^ / ?% "U) WHITEFISH BAY PUBLIC SCHOOLS BOARD C*F EDUCATION P. O. ADDRESS: 240 HENRY CLAY STREET C. L. MULRINE - - PRIj Ml LWAUK EE, WIS. P. O. ADDRESS: OSCAR STE.GEMAN - DIRECTOR 240 HENRY CLAY STREET 245 LAKE FOREST AVENUE EXPRESS AND FREIGHT ADDRESS: WHITEFISH BAY. WIS. WHITEFISH BAY. WIS. MILWAUK EE. WIS. A J WAGER - - TREASURER 2051 WOODBURN STREET WHITEFISH BAY, WIS. 4S WM. A KLATTE - - - CLERK 470 JEFFERSON STREET MILWAUKEE. WIS. ^-/f WHITEFISH BAY. WIS. May 16, 9 2S__ Mr. G.W. Van Derzee, Chairman Finance Committee, Village Board 239 Birch Avenue Milwaukee, Wisconsin Honorable Mr* Van Derzee: On last October 16, Mr. Wm. H. Volkmann, the village clerk, requested that we notify you as to the time we will hold our meeting for the purpose of preparing the budget for the next school year. Please be advised that this will be taken care of at the next regular meeting of the school board, which will'be-on Wednesday night, June 19 at approximately 8:50, It might be advisable that you appear a little earlier in case that our routine business will allow us to start our budget before this time. Yours very truly, Whitefish Bay School Dist. No. 1 <$&) With an averai*© of W p-aptlm per Gl&mTwm we will need £28 classrooms in.l$£9, fi? in 1930, and SI in 29S1 *tc*.... as shown, on **Table A". Y»© have now 3£> classroom©,, which are staple for 192® and tTOUld be in 1US6 if wo i;©r© not required to start our Hlgti. School in tfcat yeear* But as w© ©hall need so» of the roots© in the Henry Clay school for that purpose and sine© we are below the average of 90 pupil© per classroom w© should oeotiBD that lite ©Fitire second floor ot tho Henry Olay Seheel 1» to b* uitet for High School and we therefore will b# required to ropl&o© tit©®© 0 • rooess for Gra4© oohool purpoeea by buiMi&e; a center im.lt onto on© of our wm school©, flits will then @iTO tie 9 room for ni#h School, wliioh should -carry us for that purpose until our High School 'Butiding is readyj and 'Mmm S3 roees for f?r&.&© Softools*- 'we. should have tills ©enter uslt ready by sept* 1®0 in which ease we will haw wwff &oimt Gi?&de Softool rooms tor mm aaa ism. ffe® Hi£h school BuiMiag should b® rea^r lii Sept» 195S which will then return the 9 rooao em w$& second fleer of th© Henry Clay School to Grade Softool use tituq^t giro u» 4ft flaah rooms for 19SSS which will be aoos^i for 19HS -as mil*, m 1924 we will seed 47 Grade School rooms which MOOJIO another matt to he ready la tfi&t year* la 1935 w© wal need 84 Cvodo School roaw which ooans another unit to be ready in that yoear* In 19SS we will need <5® Grade School roorjo which ae&no another unit to b© ready in that year* In W&7 we will need 71 Grade sehool room* which laociris another unit to he ready in ttiat'year* In 183S we will meed ©8 Cfcre&e School VOOMO whleb aoans another unit to foe ready in that year. All of tii© foregoing i© tabulated in "Table A". The question now resolves Itself into hots far ©re w© able to neet tlii© ©stimto& requirement©* We saiet ©tue> our growth es re- presented eaoh yeex by the assessed veluailan of ^ti© district* Hi© crowth of t :e last few year© would sseem to warrant en assumption that wo will ©how a yearly inoreaoe of #&»&S0»GGG»00# llhen w© r©aliae that thin will be @n a etea&ily declining per centage basio 1 feci that t3te eetteat® i@ quite coheervativ©» ,3ut in preparing a build tec pro/tram I feel that tula angle should be csuit© conserves tiw as it will react to our fsror if our asooosod valuation inoreuaee fcyster# To be eafe3y cautiouo I htxvro aseunc.'d an increase foa? til© next ausessr/ient of practically C&»0009000« On thie «8flKmq>tlOD X haf© fi£ur©4 our total eo- ti&ated aasesaed valuation for eneh year until 193? inclusive, aa siioTOi on "Table 13**• In the ne&t oolUEati I have tinsured our "Bond Linit" which is 5$ of our assoaaed iraiuatlon* In the next column 1 have ohotm tho w0utotar»dln^ Indobtcdneoo". r*lilo oolunai will recy.ilre ©om© explanation* M : Refering to ttrrtible dM you villi- I* fecitabulate d th© miredeeoocl portion of ©eoh i/xmci ieetue on July let off the :/o«ro indicated, 'd ia tabic • include-?! bond© which arc- &©t issaued twit which nuat b© issued to aeet the ©ituatione of -the future* 19:89 (OK table 0} allot*© e total ©utatej-kiirc indebted*. sea© of .vOao»000 a&xLnst an aim liable "Mond ?.initM of 0&7&»OQO leafing $840,000 ova liable for new bona lenaBA* "das ftuads for any building unit mat ?>© .awa liable a ^©ar before to build fee io to bo teecty ao it will tofte'tiiat long to erect end ©eta-Sis' it* i?e will hosr© to issue $1S$V0G0 for tho first ©enter noli lit 1989 unless the bids .for the building} ahow a dlffevanfe regalse* rjont. I would mocmrnemtt that we a&irertiaw/ for bid© fee a '©a&ter unit -within fee next 90 days- opening the bide in ample ttee Ixsfare the recoler annual seeiifi^ to aliw- m to i&mm the re quired notice for a bond ismie e'leetieii for whatwer amunt we slmll need and o 4cn oontrseta ferosd lately after th@ ensjal DOOtlttg*' He will not reeulre any baaoft locos In 1900,101 la 1931 we mmt ©tart tlie dish school Oulldl&gv 1 est&aftte .that wo will hew© about 0030,00© mroUobls ftwde at tliat Ma© .aafl- shall mmtmmrMg be obliged to IS< em* building to that mimmt* I believe we ©cm erect eme^fi of the build tod to handle that ^xoblesi for sors© years to ooee but I ©tenet ot this ttzae Cjivo you &$? concrete idee..of jttat wlmt- the'buildlug will inela&e. It will not provide on sttdltoriuti nor * ®^i in the first unit* de eeu, however, bulMlag either on© of these- the tmmt year and oorjpleto the building by "starting the final unit© in 1999* I-would re©o»»i that soo® step© be tafeen at this tine towards ^jetting tftie 1.110% School buiM tog • program started* 8y this 1 mesa we should g^-ther mmm Men of what w© went as.d throucfr wbat chamois this -is to ho oohlo^oO* I new visited a nunber of Ugh 8 A complete survey at this time of the construction i MUNICIPAL REFERENCE LIBRARY and equipping of the new High School Building under MILWAUKEE, erection at Ardmore, Fairmount and Humboldt Avenues reveals the entire cost of the project within the Bond WISCONSIN Issue provided and that the building will be ready for public inspection and occupancy in September, 1932. WHITEFISH BAY The present structure, designed as the first Unit of a complete High School Building Program, will immedi PUBLIC SCHOOL BULLETIN ately house the central Administration Offices of the school system and will be completely equipped for all sub Issued by Authority of the jects under the high school curriculum for an anticipated initial enrollment of 275 students and provides adequate facilities for an ultimate enrollment of 700 students. BOARD OF EDUCATION Certain changes have been effected in the original plans and specifications in the interest of economy and July 1, 1932 efficiency consistent with the times and advancing prece dence in Educational Architecture. These changes have resulted in a saving of approximately 13% ($55,000.00) in the cost of construction and equipment. At the suggestion of a number of residents, including some members of the Village Board, and upon the recom mendation of professional counsel, the building was faced bouth with the central axis centering on Wildwood Ave nue and fronting on Fairmount Avenue which is to be extended through from Ardmore to Humboldt Avenues this summer. This change provided an advantage in exposure and considerably increased the available area for playgrounds and field athletics. NOTICE OF ANNUAL SCHOOL MEETING „ NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That an Annual School Meeting for School District No. 1 of the Village of White- fish Bay, County olMilwaukee, will be held at the Henry Clay school, 1144 E Henry Clay Street, in said District on the 11th day of July, 1932, at 8:00 o'clock P. M., for BOARD OF EDUCATION the purpose of transacting such business as may legally in Homer S. Rogers, Director come before such meeting. A referendum election for the I election of a director for the term of three years to suc t Wm. A. Klatte, Clerk ceed Homer S. Rogers will be held at the above place on E. H. Grootemaat, Treasurer said day. The polls will be open therefor from 3:00 o clock to 8:00 o'clock in the afternoon of said annual meeting day. ;» WHITEFISH BAY ASSESSED VALUATION 1931 .. $24,401,508 SCHOOL BUDGET 1932 23,700,000 (Est.) Statement showing: I. Budget adopted for 1931-1932 GENERAL PROPERTY TAX RATES FOR II. Estimated Budget for 1932-1933 WHITEFISH BAY HI. Increase or Decrease State and Year School Village County Total Estimated Increase 1925 7.96 11.67 4.63 24.26 f Budget Budget or 1926 8.44 9.04 4.58 22.06 . 1931-1932 1932-1933 Decrease 1927 8.77 7.78 4.67 21.22 General Adminis 1928 10.08 7.75 5.09 22.92 j tration ...... $ 12,686.62 $ 12,572.00 $ 114.62* Instructional Serv 1929 10.92 7.80 6.78 25.50 j ice 134,099.35 125,764.63 8,334.72* 1930 9.64 5.77 6.80 22.21 i Auxiliary Activi 1931 9.76 5.65 7.37 22.78 | ties 6,476.16 4,072.71 2,403.45* 1932 9.46 (Est.) Operation of School Plant 31,018.55 34,248.77 3,230.22 j Maintenance of I School Plant ... 5,088.15 2,993.58 2,094.57* Fixed Charges (In ENROLLMENT surance & Taxes) 800.00 4,750.00 3,950.00 (Over a Four-Year Period) Debt Service 1,500.00 1,500.00 Henry Year Cumberland Clay Richards High School Total I Total Operating 1929-30 223 434 240 897 ! Expenses $191,668.83 $185,901.69 $ 5,767.14* 1930-31 268 470 295 80 1113 j Fixed Assets 29,020.50 12,665.49 16,355.01* 1931-32 257 535 337 173 1302 | Liquidation of 1932-33* 269 562 354 273 1458 | Funded Debts.. 105,100.00 140,942.50 35,842.50 The grade school enrollment for 1932-33 is based on TOTAL BUDGET $325,789.33 $339,509.68 $13,720.35 an estimated increase of five per cent. The high school enrollment is based on an estimated increase of 100 pu pils. Ninety-five of these have already enrolled in the ninth grade. * Estimated * Indicates Decrease I .?/1D£ SCHOOL /i/GH SC//<3i If? Sey>femJ?er \/Yo C/c/^srco/Tf^ VfEflR \/%7. C/assrvcw$ 1 j£~?f/mated f)/o. C/assr-ooms Av#//ab/e O^^Year Shown. /Frirc///nes>f \£rtro//f»enf Per Pray mm ! rbf Proymm \/9£6 S6V [ zz - 33 | iGriufe School Ce/ifer ///?/? \t?30 795 27 33 4? /?3/ r 9/s- 31 33 %f\ tf/q/?. Sc/oo/ l//?/f /?3Z. /OSS 36 I r 1 n/f/? ScTieo/ CTry/n. : If 33 \/2/0 ^/Z •&%& SbAaa/ Ce/??^/^// J 939 ty3?$ 47 5-/ \,~k ' : •"-'•% '•" d ' I (TTrrtftfe' Sc/oo/ /fear £//?/'/ /f3S \/60O 5t , 4~? / i ^Txge Se/ao/ /feariff^i// ':•• 7936 \/8SO Wz ' 767 J \Z/30 I *: i^'^T: 7 • '„ - * , df}^c --^ - - %' I J 937 '71 - 75 \^7 W^d::Sc/oo/.S/aM^//: -/93S \ 2V50 81 \ 83 1 ~ d>;Psdd'.. .'.• /sgk ~- "••'.'"• - ." • • 1 s ^-•-'fdf'fedd • •" *• d -J«s ,"...*-- ." "• ! 'TJ}4^ra///7fc/7f /s f/f'&/~ •••*• 3av//jy snc/?eyi reJc/c/rtjy^Gfjpj&s/e/r & Co/yp/ef/'/tf 7% drddd".-."' " TABLE "#" \ I : i^-J ! 1 JULY £'sf//?/a7e^/' //ssesszf /fva//a£/e \£sfr/x*fD/T/0M 1 1st l/a/i/af// Z)/sf 2W^JL//Z//~ o/ //a a'/f70fj' 4 1928 */6~,9?4,7z$ 774,22/ Grade Scheo/ \/92 \I93Z Z^£SO, OOO 7,2/2,500 /,067,25O /y^2SO 730,000 (Try/** /?a&/ v 0? j /69,#00 / 35 OOO 11/933 20, 500,000 / 325/OOO / 756t OOO /Zej?/err CThf/ C*raJ ^H%a/ /^or dltKr • ~d^ 000 4,6,000 * 6,000 1 -** - 5000 •r50r.OOO <#&00O ~*3f000 *23/000 /3 000 ",#00 -3$.000 •36,000 3300p7 30,000 26,000 \. 2/0.00 ^ A3, 000 " r 1,000 39,000 3^000 3/000L 39,000 37, OOO, 27,000 27000 26,000 /6,000 9 000 39 000 3%000 37000* 3&,0oo 36,000 35000 39,000 33000 2S/00O 1 /- * > ¥,000 /S3/00O /95/00O 1 933,000-\ Z/6,000 707,000 707,000 f0,000 73,000 50,000 ^3/000 1 ' *• > ' 0oc7, Zo 000 &0,000 .^ ^?#: 7 3,000 720/000 7/7000 //3;Oo4i \///,O0O 709000 /03,00O 76,000 ?f,0OO 79000 69,000 s 3,000 73/, 000 //food /2700m \729,000s 72/000 /2/0OO 7/7,000 7/3,000 709,000 70S000 ; : 0 000 '37^000 :37#00& :363:00m 7335,000 36(5,00 0; 330;0>Ml:73/5000 300,000 2fe,'00O 265/000 /-: ,:: /30/oop &%0oo7 ^/2'^MM^77/20,000 /2#000 1/22,000 7/9000 776,000 7/2,000 /3/y 0/)d7; 727,000 v : /sTs/ado,,'0%0%0$ 7/3 3, OOO: 73/004 \ W29000 729000 /7Z/000 1 *d ' - "'. " "^ , '1 '" " "~*\, ' *' - * ^ K 779^005 72,0oo ^000 f/000 76,000 ""•" "- " 1 /• "'> d-"- "* d" ^/*&$&1 %0#M%MMO r "- /-7 i 93/000 \ 9%000 $9000 '#$000 S'/Ooo 77*';. "<=• '-r-dfs^H ?fO00§\jM**0 f4il 7 j : ,; ;;: '1^ ^>^ % "fFT^^ViHS^^^fd e> 3?/± F» ; ^T. GENERAL PROPERTY TAX RATES IN 1932 PER THOUSAND DOLLARS OF ASSESSED VALUATION .... -WISCONSIN ' West Allis - - $36.81 *> Cudahy - 34.00 Waukesha _ 28.96 : WHITEFISH BAY South Milwaukee —— - 28.57 Wauwatosa _ - 28.00 PUBLIC SCHOOL BULLETIN West Milwaukee _.: -— 26.52 Shorewood — - - 26.15 Issued by Authority of the Whitefish Bay - - 25.90 p- Milwaukee ~~ 25.40 BOARD OF EDUCATION o GENERAL PROPERTY TAX RATES July 1, 1933 FOR WHITEFISH BAY State and Year School Village County Total 1925 7.96 11.67 4.63 24.26 1926 8.44 9.04 4.58 22.06 1927 8.77 7.78 4.67 21.22 1928 10.08 7.75 5.09 22.92 1929 10.92 7.80 6.78 25.50 1930 9.64 5.77 6.80 22.21 1931 9.76 5.65 7.37 22.78 1932 9.28 6.97 9.65 25.90 1933 13.00 (Est.) WHITEFISH BAY ASSESSED VALUATION 1932 - $24,067,350.00 1933 ~.~. 21,500,000.00 (Est.) O ENROLLMENT (Over a Four-Year Period) Henry High BOARD OF EDUCATION Year Cumberland Clay Richards School Total Homer S. Rogers, Director 1929-30 223 434 240 897 1930-31 268 470 295 80 1113 Wm. A. Klatte, Clerk 1931-32 257 535 337 173 1302 E. H. Grootemaat, Treasurer 1932-33 273 564 374 293 1503 1933-34* 285 620 398 418 1721 The grade school enrollment for 1933-34 is based on an estimated increase of five per cent. The high school enroll ment is based on an estimated increase of 125 pupils. 102 of these have already enrolled in the ninth grade. * Estimated. /- 3, S*\ 6^ ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 1933-JULY 1, 1934 JULY 1, 1933, TO FEBRUARY 1, 1934, BY FUNDS Cash Reserve—Bonds and Interest $ 38,811.01 Bond Redemption Building General Unexpended Building Fund 887.52 Total Fund Fund Fund Cash Balance, Balance General Fund 21.49 July 1, 1933..$ 39,720.02 $38,811.01 $887.52 $ 21.49 Estimated Receipts: Estimated Re ceipts : Tuition .$10,875.00 Village 1932 35,206.01 County Taxes _.~ 6,937.50 Levy 45,000.00 9,793.99 Sale of Re- State Taxes (1932).... 8,001.25 fun ding State Taxes (1933)...... 6,937.50 Bonds 16,000.00 16,000.00 Sale of Refunding Bonds 16,000.00 Bank Loan.... 45,000.00 45,000.00 Due from Village on 1932 Tax State Taxes.. 8,001.25 8,001.25 Levy 45,000.00 Beginning Bal- 93,751.25 ance, Plus Estimated Total Estimated Receipts $133,471.27 Receipts $153,721.27 $48,605.00 $887.52 $104,228.75 Estimated Dis Accounts Payable: bursements : June Pay June Payroll , $12,396.11 roll $ 12,396.11 $ 12,396.11 Building Fund 887.52 Bldg. Fund.. 887.52 887.52 • 13,283.63 Bonds and Total Cash Available ...$120,187.64 Interest .. 48,605.00 48,605.00 Total Estimated Expenses $403,444.83* Operations, July 1, '33, Total Estimated Receipts 120,187.64 to Feb. 1, 1934 91,832.64 91,832.64 Estimated Tax Levy $283,257.19 Total Estimat Last Tax Levy 223,323.32 ed Expendi tures , .$153,721.27 $48,605.00 $887.52 $104,228.75 Estimated Bal ance, Febru * Includes $16,000.00 bonds that are to be refunded. ary 1, 1934.... 0 0 0 f w^^w^^w^w^w. r'/^U. V^fRID^fMp0MBER^^W^^^^ T IBay' Has Own l M/: High School New Institution Opens v With a Single Class 'This Year ; > d ,. " ; Whitefish Bay now has a high school or its own. For the- first time in its history ; high school classes are being held in I the village. So far there is no mag nificent building - that will, come flater-and there is only one class ^this year, but it is a high school. >' When the schools opened Wednes day first year high school students I who live in the village went to the | new Richards Street school instead of Shorewood High. Those who en tered Shorewood High school last | year or before continued to trek to Shorewood, as the Whitefish Bay school is not ready to handle any but pirst year.students. ,. ,%' ; , • ' ;,.iv: Plan New Building\ s ^According to Russell K. Healy, ? Whtteftsh Bay Qfa principal, it'will be three years be With a registration of .nearly 90, Whitefish Eay's.d of' the high school; pupils are shown as^they.register^ fore the school has its full quota of first high school opened Wednesday.'- The recently /RoberjbvRitz is pictured handing his registration cai \ classes. By that time it is hoped that ™™™i«**,* «^?f-™, f« fu- D^U«^B' Qt'mAf ' uld;. * '-'Ho-Miss'Esther'Roets» school clerk.- The other pupi- ?the new building, for which plans completed additon to the. Richards, Street school, is are t(left ,to ;right) Louise Ritz, Helerr Robinson an : have been approved/ will be ready. being used for the high school classes until the new :,Bob 'Westcot >\Russe]l K. Realty principal,Us at tt \1X will be erected on Henry Clay st. .high school can be built. In the above picturesome V, extreme,1/ right* hui>^ vV>7:4 v 77^7-!>C/^7A$/<- [opposite the ', Henry Clay school. • — -'- - '•' : --^-. .* y ' I r,:>;V - ^--i ; '• */i{7' \, ".: ' /};:/)>/ /ft;;*'-,;*-' */ When completed ,it will be nearly a : t : block long, large enough to, serve the (village for years to come. Work on i the first section of the building will :be started next spring. •t' Mr. Healy. has mapped out a full •program for the students.' The day ;af ter school opened a call was sound- Jed for football players and a regular tathletic program will be carried out. i Mr. Healy does not expect that the football team will be able to take its I place in the suburban conference for >a .few years but he said that he ex pected some games could be arranged ?with the freshmen teams of nearby ! schools. • fi;U,~. / Relief for Shorewood P In the past Shore Wood High has I been taking all the" students .from j Whitefish Bay, Fox Point and many j from the town of Milwaukee. These [in'addition to the high school stu dents living in the village have taxed \ the capacity of the Shorewood High ^school and the opening of the White -fish Bay school will relieve this situ- lation.. j •'/ - -.; .'• d,,-. A} ( J1 (ff) %£) THE FOURTH ANNUAL vO^ COMMENCEMENT^ EXERCISES ; BOARD OF EDUCATION CLASS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN MR. HOWARD WATTS, DIRECTOR MRS. HERBERT J. MOON. CLERK MR. WALTER H. HOFFMAN, TREASURER MR. NELSON HALL MR. C. ALVIN JONES MR. C. L. MULRINE, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS MR. R. K. HEALY, PRINCIPAL OF HIGH SCHOOL WHITEFISH BAY HIGH SCHOOL Wednesday, June 9th, 1937 Eight O'clock Henry Clay School Auditorium F5*) COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM SENIOR CLASS LIST «•• Altemeier, E. Phillip Marrion, Beth J. At wood, Ruth Joan McKee, Mark Thompson SENIOR PROCESSIONAL Ayling, Gladys H McKnight, Marilyn Arleen Baker, Muriel Phyllis Mead, Jean Margaret Music by THE ORCHESTRA Becker, Dorothy Margaret Minor, Dorothy Elizabeth Belik, Charles N. Jr. Mohr. Harold L. *Berssenbrugge, Jeannette W. Moon, Robert William second honors Morency, Joseph N., Jr. MUSIC—Jesu Priceless Treasure Johann Sebastian Bach Biebl, Verna A. _ - 'Neuswirth, Elaine Marie Blech, Lorraine L. Niepow, Bob G. Cherubim Song M. Glinka Boettcher, Grace Katherine Nirschl, Robert F. A CAPPELLA CHOIR *Boyd, Elizabeth Paterson Opetz, Rose Alice Brown, Barbara Jean Pacholski, Severyn Lost In the Night F. Melius Christians * Buckley, Charles Edward Parsons, William F. BETTY BOYD, Soprano Solo Bullock, Loretta Dorothy Patricki, Ann Louise + Chapman, Gary Trent Pelich, Doris Germaine — Cooner, Douglas W. Pennington, Elizabeth Jane Coulson, Doris Marine Pipkorn, Janet O. INTRODUCTION OF THE SPEAKER MR. HOWARD WATTS Cryderman, Charles M. Pray, Garner E. Davids, Berga J. M. Prinz, F. James Dedrick, Catherine D. Prinz, Robert B. DePew, Barbara E. Remley, Robert R. ADDRESS—Education As Creative Living Ettenheim, Jean Lenore Reuter, Louis F. ERNEST O. MELBY, Filter, Renata B. Riedy, Lorraine L. Dean, School of Education, Northwestern University Fischer, Helen Louise Riemer, Charles E. •Fritschle, Jeanne Bowie Robinson, Clifford Wallace Fritz, Betty i *Roska, Lolita Dorothy Fuerstenau, Jean Elaine Ruemelin, Virginia PRESENTATION OF THE CLASS OF 1937 MR. R. K. HEALY Gauslin, Helen Mary Schacht, O. William Jr. Getz, Marguerite Evelyn Scheife, Bernice Ruth * *Goelzer, Kenneth J., first honors Schreibcr, Milton F. *Goldmann, Allen A. Schultz, Marion Frances •GRANTING OF DIPLOMAS MR. WALTER HOFFMAN Griep, Robert G. Schutz, Royce Allen Hadlock, Gerald F. Schwab, Marjorie Ann Hamei, Lorin Arthur Schwann, Clifford Otto *Hampe, Edward Cuno Schwister, Eileen Amanda SENIOR RECESSIONAL Harrison, Jerome Frederick TL-^ Simon, Tom J. Hedding, Jane Ann Staples, Rosevear M. Music by THE ORCHESTRA Hoadley, Stuart Stock, Marjorie Ann Hcelzer. Ruth E. Strasser, Frances Marie Howell, Norma Jane Sullivan, George B. *James, Shirley L. •Thompson, John P. Johnson, Fred Charles, Jr. Thompson, Shirlie Ann "• Kannenberg, Kenneth Charles *Treder, Rudith Bertha Kelley. Joseph Francis Turk, Claire L. Kenehan, Dennis M. Utley, George Reese Kinlein, Patricia L. Van Deven: William F. Kopmeier, Elizabeth Belle Vollendorf, Doris Jane Larson, Harriett Cathryn Wachter, Jack Edwin Lazarus, Ruth Adeline Wernich, Paul William LeVoy, Mildred Roberts Whetter, Ethel Marie Lewitzke, Elliott Frederick Wolff. Justin L. Lindsay, Kenneth C. Worth, Audrey Rose *Please reserve applause until all diplomas have been presented. MacDonald, Jean Kilborn Zelinske, Ruth J. Maechtle, Wilfred Marvin *Honor Ten. J \ ttrtty^&^f^ HJUCLCU. 7/Z^JU*. C&ty. jgoJoxr/' 6^l^/&fy^*<. (@D Bon Fire and Hop Precede Bay Homecoming A bunny hop on" the street, a bon fire on the baseball dia mond and an assembly'in the gym will be held Thursday night as pre-homecoming events. Chairman of the three activities will be Bill Post, 6174 N. Kent ave. Board members are ex The bunny hop will Start pected to have an opportunity things off at 7 p.m. Dancing will be on Kimbark st., which to examine the specifications will be roped off from Henry at their June 12 meeting.. Clay st. to the high school Zeiler further reported that grounds. The bonfire will be the architects can close off held between 8:30 and 9 p.m. construction work sufficiently Between these two events, so that the cafeteria will be in Post said an assembly will be use for most of next year. The held in the school gymnasium." woodworking shop will be out Fred Wright, 1031 E. Circle of use for six months, but dr., is chairman of the home the old gym can be utilised coming parade to be held on for this purpose,,he explained. Friday night. Varied Styles The design of the auditorium (0 -It* 194*/ wing came in for some board j discussion. Clerk Don Havens brought out the fact that the gym>nisium presents a, modi-. fied architecture in relation to the main building, and* that the auditorium will be still further removed in style. Board Member J. C. Mc- f 'Donald objected to the "blank wall" look in the auditorium sketch and asked if the intro duction of ornamental glass brick would relieve it. Other members felt this would make the wing more ,urs., May 31, 1956 34 Price 10 Cents modern and suggested that vines and proper planting would soften the stark appear ance. It1 was decided to tell the architects there was some dissatisfaction with the abrupt Ready Plans for Bids departure in style. Propose Driveway A sketch for a possible driveway to run through high On High School Wings school grounds was presented J?? McDonald. Congestion . on • School Board Hears Progress on Addition Marlborough in bad weather From School Superintendent E. J. Zeiler and after special events has raised the question of such an Bids may be let by the middle of June on the high school offstreet pickup zone. classroom wing ancT auditorium, School Superintendent E. J. The desire to save existing Zeiler reported to the Whitefish Bay school board last recreation space led to a sug Wednesday night. A designer is workin.g on the layout and gestion by Zeiler to close.off sketches should be available this week. As soon as the class such a drive except for cer room unit specifications are finished, the crew .will begin on tain times. The board moved those for the auditorium. A consultant on seating is being to explore the problem fur hired by the architects, stated Zeiler. ther. Havens stated his ex Zeiler also reported that the perience has convinced him Players* director and techni that parents' cars contribute cian both advised construction to a definite hazard on this of a loft above the stage. By bus route beside the school. adding 10 or 12 feet in height, Alternative plans offered ac storage space and protection for scenery can be effected, cording to McDonald, allow as well as convenience in.'op for a turn-around within the erations, according to this' Ad grounds or a one-way through vice. (€¥, \R. after formal classes with Whi±e-H©h Bay High S^pQl events like the all-school mu sical, the all-school variety show, the all-school play, a $400,000 structure at 1200 E. water ballet and a modern ship program, in addition to dance show. another dozen pupils who re Fairmount av. ceived letters of commenda Dominated by a tower, the An unusual feature is an in By JOE BOTSFORD -, u tion. original building is now door rifle range, and the rifle HE 1965 ANNUAL of Whitefish Bay This national merit record merely a central unit in a club has both male and fe Thigh school tells of the anxiety of is an enviable one. plant covering a two block male sharpshooters. The me- pupils in setting their "star' on college" Another characteristic of area between N. Ardmore av. " morialgym also has a youth and of the "fatigue of endless testing" "Bayites," as the pupils call and N. Marlborough dr. """ center, operated by'the "recre 'for college entrance examinations. ''<- themselves, is a penchant for A $987,000 bond issue in ation departments the community service. Many i 1949 provided for a gymna school board, which draws come from families in which If there is anxiety and fatigue on such sium and swimming pool as good crowds on Friday and matters, it must involve most of the stii-' parents are active in civic and a memorial to those former social affairs. Saturday nights. . . • dent body of this suburban high school pupils who served in World War II. In 1956, voters ap Bayites, it seems, are busy from which, on the average, 85% go on Whitefish Bay high girls, for example, are grouped into proved two bond issues to teens. ' -• to college. ,» \ :* -^ service organizations—Frosh- taling $2,100,000 for a 1,200 With so many.pupils col-"" A survey of the 1964jclass showed more (freshmen and sopho seat auditorium and a class mores) and the Tower club room addition. lege bound, Rose said there that 88% entered college! Another 6% * for juniors and seniors. is much less interest in prac took some form of formal training be School property totals 13 tical subjects like home eco The girls do most of their yond high school. ,~? service work during vaca ^ acres. The sports complex nomics and shop. He noted Principal J. Harold Rose said the < tions. They may work as behind the school includes a there were only 29 boys in "candy stripers" at hospitals, two classes in shop and 60 school takes a conservative approach to varsity football field with running errands for nurses and permanent outdoor bleachers girls in home economics.' the task of education., •>« assisting patients, or serve as seating 3,500. " "We structure our programs on tried big sisters to retarded chil dren at the Holler park day WHITEFISH BAY high and true methods and do not jump on camp. presently has 1,115 pupils, bandwagons in education for the sake v KEN HURWITZ, 17, stu grades 9 through 12. The fac of change," said Rose. -5 .1 dent council president and ulty totals 66. * . -y-/':'- • " •'• school wrestler, reported the Rose, who came to the "Any change must be documented : council is considering help for carefully as to its value ;before we un Cuban refugees expected in school in 1933 as a math Milwaukee. teacher and has been princi L dertake it," he said. "We believe in keep pal since 1945, said capacity /luA) • /&~£w2 ing the best practices of the past, but Hurwitz, of 6000' Jf. Kent enrolment is about 1,150. He av., Whitefish Bay, s^dd that constantly seeking improvement. . ." 1 - v said enrolment has risen three years ago the school slowly — topping 1,000 six fh Jo- /?65 THERE APPEARS^K be nothing, aided the first wave of Cuban years ago. wrong with this philosophy on the basis refugees here with a used clothing drive, Christmas The school offers five years of academic performance at Whitefish presents and cash. Bay high. 'The school had 13 semifinal- of math as well as five years There is no question about of French. There also are ists in this year's national merit scholar school spirit at Whitefish four year programs in Ger Bay high. man, Spanish and Latin. Activities flourish. A glance There are accelerated classes through the last annual in world history, biology, showed that 95% of the 1965 chemistry, physics and Eng graduates were involved in lish, plus special classes for one or more sports and school slow learners in history, biol ogy and English. 1% r^ fie* » "262 :6B 264 265T 0w- KM- 26! 260 25q 257-31 256 2.^ i53 d52 M A w 25"! S "HIGH SCHOOL FLOOR PLAN ENGLISH WING SCALE: SO FT--1 INCH THIRD FLOOR TEACHERS LOUNGE SECOND FLOOR BASEMENT HIGH SCHOOL FLOOR PLAN HIGH SCHOOL FLOOR PLAN SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR BASEMENT AND FIRST FLOOR SCALE-IOOFT.=l INCH SCALE-IOO'FT=l!NCH SPECIAL ELECTIO Tuesday, May 8, 1956 7:00 A.M. - 8:00 P.M. THE SCHOOL BOARD PROPOSES the following SCHOOL BOND REFERENDA RESOLUTIONS 1. '"RESOLVED by the District Board of School District No. 1 of the Village ot Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, that for the purpose of providing funds to construct and equip a classroom addition to the existing high school building there shall be issued the negotiable general obligation bonds of said school district in the amount of not exceeding $1,200,000.00." THIS RESOLUTION AUTHORIZES BONDS FOR A CLASSROOM UNIT ONLY. 2. "RESOLVED by the District Board of School District No. 1 of the Village of Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, that for the purpose of providing funds to pay the cost of constructing and equipping an auditorium addition .to the existing high school building there shall be issued the negotiable general ob ligation bonds of said school district in the amount of not exceeding $900,000.00. Provided, however, that the bonds authorized by this resolution shall not be issued unless the electors of said school district shall approve this resolution and a resolution authorizing not exceeding $1,200,000.00 bonds for the purpose of constructing and equipping a classroom addition to said high school building.'' THIS RESOLUTION AUTHORIZES BONDS FOR AN AUDITORIUM PRO VIDED RESOLUTION NO. 1 IS APPROVED. The School Board recommends that Resolution No. 1, for the classroom unit, be approved now. The Board does not recommend Resolution No. 2 at this time. The Advisory Committee of twenty representative citizens has recommended the building of the classroom unit (Resolution No. 1) and has not recommended the build ing of an auditorium (Resolution No. 2) at this time. The School Board, however, decided that the electorate should have the opportun ity to vote on both resolutions. BE SURE TO VOTE ON BOTH RESOLUTIONS m. EXPAND THE HIGH SCHOOL NOW Village Leaders, Students To Join In Dedication of Addition, March 9 On Sunday, March 9, from 2:30 dent, and Mr. Michael Keis, county Goelzer, John C. McDonald, and to 3:30 p.m., the new Whitefish superintendent of schools. Mr. E. Mmes. Theodore Kuemmerlein and Bay High school auditorium and J. Zeiler, superintendent of the Charles S. Quarles. classroom addition will be dedi Whitefish Bay schools, will give the Orchestra, Choir To Perform cated. The program will include a introduction of the speaker. Re formal dedication and a student marks by Mr. George E. Watson, Student Council President Jon presentation.. An open house will state superintendent of public in Saari '58 will introduce Donald follow. struction, will conclude the formal Muth '58 and Lynn Yamall '60, The formal dedication will begin dedication. co-masters of ceremonies for the with the Presentation of Colors and Other platform guests include student presentation. Included in Pledge of Allegiance by Boy Scout Mr. J. Harold Rose, W7hitefish Bay the student participation will be the Explorer Post 498. The Reverend High school principal; Mr. Edward high school orchestra under the Mr. Victor Bolle will give the In Morefield, business manager; Mr. direction of Mr. Edward R-uffolo, a vocation followed by the Welcome John Bach, citizens' advisory com skit, and the choir under the direc and Introduction by Mr. Norman mittee chairman: Mr. Victor Henn tion of Mr. Kenneth Beall. Hammermeister, school board di ingsen, Mr. Wallace Saltzstein. and On Friday, March 7. Bay stu rector. Mrs. John Tiemey, chairmen of the dents will be given the first chance State Superintendent To Talk better schools committee; and to use the auditorium when they Greetings will be extended by school board members Messrs. Allen will see a preview of the dedication With empty seats, new auditorium silently awaits its 11 attend the dedication preview. Mr. Thomas Hayes, village presi- C. Brodd. Francis C. Davis, Robert ceremonies. March 7 when students Campus Expands Classroom Unit, To Provide Auditorium WHITEFISH BAY HIGH SCHOOL. WHITEFISH BAY, WISCONSIN Volume XXIII MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1958 Number in A' I. 18 MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SPG Thursday, September 19, 1968 1 0133 6 —•Journal Photo KJ) C ^ ^ , ™E LAYOUT - Nick Kuehl, athletic giant roll of tartan, the material that is heing laid wall nially used as an indoor-outdoor track surface, but The University of Wisconsin Track Facilities # I is presently installing a rough "We have to pull the basket er material called tartan turf ball bleachers back for indoor I on their football field. The track, but we'll still be able to • Whitefish Bay Is a Pioneer Whitefish Bay surface will be seat 1,000 for meets." Kuehl smooth throughout. said. "I expect that we will share the conference indoor "We feel this Is the coming / thing," said Kuehl. "Some i meet with Waukesha now." f With New Basketball Floor coaches favor the maple floor, Workmen began laying the but then they haven't seen the 1,200 pound rolls of tartan 7 ; •' By BELL DWYKE ture is the surface — wall to game at Wayland academy (in tartan. Quite frankly, I think Tuesday. Despite earlier set [• 7' of The Journal Staff wall tartan. Beaver Dam) last season and one of our kids took a tad there is a need for the same i backs because of trucking and !^ Whitefish Bay's high school "Tartan is the stuff that so many colleges are going to for spill. When he got up, he didn't type of setup in other areas of labor strikes, Kuehl said every sports program will move a their indoor or outdoor even have a floor burn." Milwaukee." ,'• V thing would be ready by Oct. Istep ahead of the competition 28, the first day of basketball tracks," said Nick Kuehl, New in Basketball Kuehl said that \ visiting practice late next month when its $2 Whitefish Bay athletic direc . An indication of just how far. team's? would have no trouble million field house is complet tor. "But we'll go with it for ahead of the game Whitefish adjusting to the new surface. ed ' V - -. v our basketball floor, too.' Bay will be with its new field Whitefish Bay will be able kThe new structure will "Tartan is easier on the feet house is the fact that Way- to seat 3,600 by using just its house four full size practice arid easier on the legs. The land's tartan basketball floor is side bleachers. Kuehl said the basketball courts plus the reg boys can run a lot longer on the only one of its variety in capacity could be raised to ulation 50 by 84 foot varsity it," he said. the .state. -Tartan is just .be 5,000 for tournaments and floor, five tennis courts, a one- "It cuts maintenance almost coming the thing in college big games by opening a bal tenth mile indoor track, an in half because it's so tough. track surfaces, but as a basket cony and putting more seats eight.lane, 25 yard swimming You don't have to always be ball surface it is unusual for on one end. Waukesha, with pool with a 15 by 30 diving shooing kids in street shoes off colleges and rare for high an outstanding field house of area, and numerous team the basketball floor with this schools. its own, presently has the rooms and spectator facilities. stuff. largest seating capacity in the v But the most unusual fea "And it's safer. We played a Suburban conference, 3,000. A BRIEF HISTORY Planning for the new high school addition began in The unusually short time span from the planning to the winter of 1965-1966. As classrooms and physical completion of the project is a tribute to the close co education areas became more and more inadequate be operation between the professional staff, the architect cause of continued increasing enrollments, it became (Fitzhugh Scott), the general contractor (Joseph P. Jan- apparent additional facilities were needed. Tentative sen Co.), and the near ideal weather that prevailed dur plans for both a new addition and an extensive remodel ing the winter of 1967-1968. ing program were formulated and then presented to resi dents at the annual school meeting in July 1966. At that meeting the School Board was authorized to select an architect and proceed with plans for a bond issue refer endum. In November 1966 the electors approved the bond referendum in the amount of $2,250,000. In Febru ary the bonds were sold at the highly favorable interest rate of 3.3%. Two major remodeling projects — the Home Economics and Business Education areas — were started and com pleted in the summer of 1967. Ground was broken for the "N. construction in August 1967. The ten new academic (f^ \ grooms and corollary office ,and conference rooms 'S^Jt } ready in September 1968, with the remainder of the j facilities in full use by December 1. Areas remodeled during the summer of 1968, and now in use, include the Library, Instructional Materials Cen ter, Guidance Offices, High School General Offices, and the Driver Education Rooms. AERIAL VIEW — DECEMBER 1968 (H Whitefish Bay -™. 35c PUBLISHED Br COMMUNITY . - \ 3 Sections 53rd Year. No. 40 Thursday, October 7,1982 HeralYour Complete Local Newspaper d INCORPORATED IVAY BACK THEN, from 1932 to 1957, what is now the study hall in room 334 Was Whitefish Bay High School's Little Theater (at right). Above is a photo from the Whitefish Bay Library postcard collection of the high school in the '30s and '40s. _ " . - ,& ~,y<" iZ"^ '< "; - » r V I * -j* ^jjm* ' *\ .' / : . v.- -• ~ -, • (Continued from page 1) Eight years.later, it was an east wing, with auditorium J -rium's community as well as school value. ''""""" r " V * 1- people do not need contracts." and classrooms. The population of Whitefish Bay had "It's paid for itself many, many times over," Rose said. •\ In 1932, the per pupil cost of education in Whitefish Bay reached 18,000 by the late 1950s. The 1967 addition was financed at an interest rate of 3-1/4 was $94.93. This year, it is $2,903. In 1967, the fieldhouse, swimming pool and 10 classrooms •percent, Rose noted, adding that it was "an ideal time" for The school quickly established a solid academic reputa in the so-called English wing were built on the rear of the the final building phase. "Things got a lot tighter after tion. According to a 1937 report on education in the village, school. that," he said. - - -^v .;>v•/:•-. ... 51 percent of Whitefish Bay High School graduates went on Rose said citizens were strongly in favor of Rose, who started at the school in 1933 as a math teacher^ to college. "Of this, no one ever received a grade lower the 1949 addition, but needed to be convinced of the need for plans to be in the audience at the school's 50-year celebra than B while in college," the report said. (There was no the auditorium in 1957. School Board members were not tion. He is anxious for the current students to learn more mention of how that information was obtained.) unanimous in support of the auditorium, he said, and the about the school's history. " '- ; * In 1949, the Memorial Gym recreation rooms, rifle range school administration campaigned vigorously for the bond "If they could see what we limped along with for 25 and music rooms were added on the west end of the school. referendum to finance the project, emphasizing the audito- years, they'd be really amazed,'? he said. Art for life's sake, teacher advises By Paula Gibson individual's interest or talent. Skills learned through art apply to t's no surprise that Jack Fair- other educational disciplines, he weather sees art as essential. His added, noting that a recent West I retirement this June marks the Coast study found that students who end of 31" years as an art teacher in take art courses are better thinkers. the Whitefish Bay schools. He has Art also opens up a different way to spent 18 years at Cumberland School approach problem-solving, Fair- and 13 years at the high school. weather said. The time students spend in studio art classes is well spent, in Fair- He cautioned that talent is weather's view. Even students who a hard thing to define, in art as in any field. A keen interest in art is probably an indication of talent, he added. "You can't explain talent. Some One of several students have it.. .others will go just articles about as far as they can." His 31 years as an art teacher Whitefish Bay have been creative ones, he said, teachers who will because teaching is creating. retire at the end "You're creating every day when of the school you look at kids' work.. .you're year. helping, analyzing, looking at needs, making decisions.1* He originally chose teaching as a profession when he discovered he could "never make a living as a fine are not especially talented in art artist." There were too many "other need to know the basic techniques of good people" in the field, and he drawing, he said. People should learned that making a living by know how to represent and record selling your work was a "gamble" the things around them, he believes. and took tremendous energy. "Drawing is a basic human attri "In order to be a fine artist, to sell bute. With people, there's always it, make a living, you have to be a been the need, whether in words or hustler. You have to go to every shapes, to express themselves," he summer art fair.. .you're trying to said. please people you don't even know." JACK FAIRWEATHER is retiring this year after 31 years as an Even doodling is a way of drawing, He has displayed his paintings in art teacher in the Whitefish Bay schools. he added, and may express an (Continued on page 7) (Staff photo by Dan Johnson) V. J^U^^ 4^f$7 3rtt (&ta&d ?-/*<. n •fc.-y -rn^-m -« •— -»• •->-- *-»^ WHITEFISH BAY HIGH SCHOOL and nearby Cahill Square and the Whitefish Bay Armory sprawl over a large area of the village. (Aerial photo by Jack Plale) m Whitefish Bay High school principal to resign Grant, in job 21 years, ' >.;. to take research post1 By LAWRENCE SUSSMAN of The Journal staff , Lawrence E. Grant, principal at Whitefish Bay High School for nearly 21 years, announced his res ignation Wednesday. Grant, 51, plans to work as a researcher for the federally fi nanced National Center for School Leadership. "I'm looking for a change in my life, and I expect to go into this kind of thing indefinitely," s&id Grant. "I will be using this [job] as a vehicle to teach and to write. "For some time, I've wanted to make a change, and this is the best opportunity 1 could find," Grant said. The school leadership center is based at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is head Joumal photo by Dale Guldan ed by Paul Thurston, who also is head of the Department of Educa LAWRENCE GRANT ANNOUNCES his retirement Wednesday after serving tional Administration at the uni as principal of Whitefish Bay High School for 21 years. , versity. Grant said he expected to con pal should be on the job by Aug. 1. called the tremendous demands of tinue to live in metropolitan Mil The vacancy will be advertised na being a principal. During his ten- i waukee but to do much of his work tionwide. ure, he has spent an average of $Vi ; from an office in Chicago. He ex Grant has taught education ad nights a week at the school to at- ,. pects to do research and write on ministration courses part time at tend School Board meetings and the work of urban principals and the University of Wisconsin-Mil other school functions. ^ how best to organize high schools. waukee for eight years. He began as "When you are in the building The School Board accepted principal in August 1970 after serv or at an event, you are on duty," he Grant's resignation at a special ing three years as assistant princi said.' ' 7 meeting Wednesday morning. The pal at Kenosha Trcmper High Grant did not attend the special resignation takes effect July 1. As School. He received his doctorate board meeting at which his resigna part of his early retirement bene in educational administration from tion was accepted. fits, he will receive $64,500, or one the University of Illinois* Among the changes that have-, year's salary. occurred during his years as princi- : j Grant's wife, Sharon, works for pal are the shifting of some respon- j Milwaukee Public Schools as ad DEMANDS OF JOB sibilities from the family to the. ministrator for Department of Pro Grant said he would miss the schools, Grant said. He now has to grams and Services in the Depart faculty and students. Referring to deal with school psychologists, so ment of Exceptional Education and the high school, he said: "It's a heck cial workers, tutors and drug and Supportive Services. of an institution. That's the hardest alcohol advisers. Superintendent LeRoy Rieck part for me." "This puts enormous demands said Wednesday that a new princi- Grant will not miss what he on the schools," Grant said. jltiM*-. %^IMJJI «/* /7- /??/ (IS) w: After two decades at WBHS, it's time for a new challenge By Michael Bayer high school I know of," he said. "And in "I have really liked this job*" said recent years, I think we've tried to adhere Whitefish Bay principal Lawrence Grant. more than ever to those principles. A "I will not miss the work, but I will miss school cannot be all things to all people, the people, the sense of community and and we've tried to offer opportunities by the satisfaction of being involved in a very staying focused in our pursuit." , high quality educational institution." Grant, who has been principal for the When asked to describe what's past 21 years, hasn't been the most changed the most over the past 21 years, popular or trendy leader the high school Grant pointed to technology, a more has had, but he may be the most heterogeneous society and support pro respected. Now, as he nears the final few grams that cater to the needs of the days of his employment, he looked back at individual student. what he called the most satisfying years of "Many things have changed so drasti his professional career. cally, but I also see less faith in public As it turns out, the man, the school and education," he said. "Personally, I think the community have learned much during it's as good or bad as it ever was, but now his stay. we have to deal with racism, drugs and an T have more experience, Fm more unwillingness of taxpayers to support decisive and Fm able to set priorities education." r easier now than when I started, and I • Despite the problems in education, think Fm a better listener," he said. Grant can see a new idealism growing in '"That's partly a function of my own students. growth, but the principalship itself has Looking to the fiiture, Grant sees a become more demanding." number of different groups that each demand time of the principal. Although Grant began in White- "A person has to be able to work with a fish Bay in 1970, he was no child of the numbsflL of different factions that don't 1960s, a fact that may be lost now that two . have the same goals," he said. "To be decades have passed. High educational successful, I think the new principal will standards and a fundamental philosophy have to develop a goal that everyone in of education have been the two corner the building can rally behind. For me, stones of Grant's high school. that's been a sound, dftmdamental educa "When I started here, many people in tion. But then you have to relate that goal education were opting for a looser curri to the diverse numbers of Mds." culum and more options for the student," Grant, who had been considering retire- he said. "I looked at the community and / ment for a few years, will now be part of • what I felt they wanted out of their high the National Center on School Leadership school was the essence of a liberal arts located at the University of Illinois. After education. That really coincided with the several years of teaching at UWM, he is thinking of the staff at that time, so there excited about his new career. was a nice complement here. "I never wish to retire, but I can't do - Whitefish Bay High School Principal Lawrence Grant is leaving the school after 21 years on "I think we've been able to keep to that what Fm doing now forever..But I will the job. •...-'-: throughout the years, more than at any miss this place." . / _ tdF4 TfevUd &~A*-/7?/ Reunion U^M_ lo-t~t99 2~ Senior class now senior citizens By Maureen Dietzel Mertens "Hey, there's Russ Worth, our catcher!" In 1942, the world was at war. Worth doesn't recognize the cared too much what other people Sugar and meat were rationed, speaker. thought, but at the 50th we're just Bubble gum had disappeared, but "It's me, Rollie. Rollie Girolami. glad to be here." you could still buy Bendfelt Ice Don't you remember?" In the hall someone had put Cream and Luick Sealtest Milk. Kids "Oh, sure. I remember," said up old photographs and someone hung out at Ott's Pharmacy, and on Worth, who's also confined to a brought the class yearbook. On page weekends went to The Yankee Doo wheelchair since an automobile acci 42 was a photo of a young man look dle Drive In for 15-cent hamburgers dent last year. "In one instant, my life ing off to the right, basketball in his and 40-cent steak plates. was changed," he said. hands ready to shoot, handsome, full That year, the 133 people graduat "We were inseparable in high of life, always young, on these yellow ing from Whitefish Bay High School school," said Tom Bechmann, "and faced an uncertain future. After gra ing pages. we haven't seen each other in 50 Karl Haug pointed at the photo duation, many of the young men were years." drafted or enlisted. The young wo graph. "That's Jack Hustis. He was a men got jobs and went off to school A woman stands at the door pilot during the war, and he died on and waited for the boys they loved to and looks in. "I can't recognize any D-day over Normandy. He was 21 come home again. body. Hope Fm not as unrecognizable years old." as they are." And dinner was called and the Last weekend that class "Come on over here. Meet Nancy class of '42 found places to sit. from 1942 held its 50th reunion. More Breithaupt," Flo Athey Fisher said. "I "I don't know when we took that than 90 people attended, including 60 haven't seen some of these people for one step from senior class to senior ci graduates. over 50 years. This is the first time tizen," said Bob Dallman, "but we did, Chuck Moeller, of the reunion com I've been free to come. My husband and we did a good job. We paid taxes mittee, said he was thrilled with the was ill for so long." and raised our children and we turnout, which included a tour of the "Oh look, look the gray-haired should be proud of our old school in the morning and a din man," said Breithaupt, "isn't accomplishments." ner at North Shore Country Club at that. . . ? Isn't that, , , ?" "It's amazing," said Smith, "every night. "Doesn't everybody look "Fm amazed at how many people one's here. You have to look pretty great?" said Moeller, who is currently remember me," said Vernie Hampe deep to see them, but they're all serving on the Whitefish Bay School Bedard, who brought an old photo here." Board. "And so many people came graph of herself. "Just in case." from so far away." From Tennessee came Edith Hampe moved out of the Bay when Scheife, who married fellow class she married. "But I still remember mate Karl Haug. Scheife explained my phone number when I was a kid: that most of Whitefish Bay is built on Edgewood 5838." what was once her grandparents' Mary Dickens Nelson had her see farm. This was her third reunion. "I ing eye dog with her. "I think I was was at the 10th and the 30th, but this the first visually handicapped person is the best. It's wonderful to be here," to be at the Bay." she said. "It's unbelievable how the memo Betty Thompson Haglund came ries come back," said Will James. from Lindale, Texas. She met her "I'm drawing a lot of blanks," said husband, Roy, when she worked at Mary Ann Huntington Van Boston Store. "It was 1946, and he Antwerpen. said he knew me. I thought it was a Someone called from the line, but I married him." Roy died two years ago. door. "Come in for a class photo now!" "Reminds me of study hall," said Burt Nancy Witt, now Mrs, Paul Hiller. Gordon Smith married Pat Levihn, came all the way from In Schaper, Class of 1943, in 1946 after donesia. Marion Puckert came from he got out of the Navy. San Francisco; Edward Abell from Chet Wangerin, Whitefish Bay Pardeeville, Wis.; Thea La Budde track coach, came as a guest. from Evansville, Wis.; Annabell Hu- "They were great group of boys," bler from Vero Beach, Fla. Wangerin said. "We won the state Bob Brill had to come all the way championships that year." from Bayside and Sara Sue from Fox Moeller smiled. "It's different at Point and on and on they came. Ray Shank, a physician arrived the other reunions. Maybe we all from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. "I was very i xcited about coming. It's so incre- v, glibly wonderful to see everyone." Shank was in a wheelchair because of Multiple Sclerosis. "In my 60s I got a young person's disease," he said and smiled. Whitefish Bay High School Cost to remove floor put at $61,000 The Whitefish Bay School Board has received "a firmquote " of $ 61,000 from Waste Manage ment Inc. to dispose of the 3M Tar tan surface floor in the field house at Whitefish Bay High School. ; The board had thought it would cost about $2,000 to get rid of the 44-ton floor,tha t has a polyure- J thane surface* Later, however, the '^ board learned that the surface had been cured with mercury and be-;,,; cause of environmental concerns, it would be far more costly to dispose ofit. Waste Management (official§ - have said the floor could be taken • to a hazardous-waste landfill iri Illi nois wheire the mercury content would be reduced or recovered. \o portant. He was clearly proud Noreeiv Regan, the 5chool the successes th © m CD da^ A2 iv^w-^ <^luuf JL o^^P ^JIX^L. IU) P"J» -••" ••. _—. f. Students Study When They Are in Mood at Bay School Novel is the Whitefish Bay sum mer school session, now burgeoning have been furnished for the summer into its second week at Henry Clay session. In the morning, they teach school. • manual training, soap carving and There are no report cards, stu basket weaving, gymnasium and out dents may come early or late, or not door playground work. In the after at all one week and then appear with noon, there are leathercraft and tap new customers the next. They may dancing classes and active ohtdoor v take their lunches and close up shop games snch as croquet, volley ball,' on a fine day and move most of the base ball and basket ball for classi students out to the country for a fied groups. picnic. Athletic Events In short, it's a vacation school The youngsters are classed in three which aims to occupy the leisure time sections—older girls, from 11 years of youngsters in ways they particu up, and older boys, and the inter-,' larly enjoy. mediate section for children from 5 Teachers Obtained to 10. Their average attendance is Chester Wangerin, head of the 12 5, with attendance voluntary. physical education department of the The summer session also includes Bay schools, has developed the pro a twilight ball league, with the first gram under the supervision and co of the games being played this week. operation of the Whitefish Bay school By next week, organization will be U -JL sr~ /? 3 6 board and the Milwaukee county park completed; the teams will all have commissioners. This weekend, when sponsors and definite schedules. Mr. Wangerin leaves for a vacation Such events as a swimming meet in the north woods, the summer and bicycle races will be undertaken school will be under the direction of during July and August as added Charles Roeder, general science features of the summer system, being teacher and coach of grade school inaugurated in this part of the coun athletics. Nine teachers and,athletic leaders try for suburbs at Whitefish Bay. IH5 Third Grade - Henry Clay School - 19 20 Back Row , left to right: Miss Flanagan, Ethel Waters, Carl Birkholz, , Vera Staffeld, Emma Brown, Cecelia Galewski, Middle Row, left to right: , LaDorna Singles, Anita Zipfel, Jane Glaser, Gordon Smith, Roy Schulpius, LeRoy Weber, j Walter Steffen, Herbie Disch. Front Row, left to right: Meta Dickmann, , Ralph Sohns, t i Arno Schulpius, Eva Jensen, Lucille Hoppenrath, Lorraine Mailman, Violet Pandl, Evie Schmidt. Photo courtesy of Vera (Staffeld) Gross. The blanks are missing names, who may have been some of the following children - their ages were the same (8 or 9 years old in 1920): Caroline Reuter, Ruth Rydzewski, Leona Mohr, Lorraine Bartel, Lorette Klinzing, Derold Klank and Earhardt Bielefelt. [% 7M;Fun7 ; -<-Sd^r/.^Learning WMte^7h7^Mdy>ui^'cli66l7; vMKdS v { : v J : .' • .i'" -d'-.»•••' •'."., v.'} •••«•/'\*f, 'r-7* •V i-* '^.:'f •;''•• •" <•*' •••'••'•i:- •-'"•'> ' A •**'}•'') • '•' *:•'•• ' -'-d •-"••- :''d' '.' -i'& 'v''-' >,-C •..• V ' •'» '. v '"•. ^ ."•''. ""-.'^ Lots • of'things, can; he,made; with a piece of ..wood 'and scroll saw, as Lorraine; Blecli •'••(left) and ."Kathleen7 -Sohmitz .discover at the'su,mmer;. play'school at Whitefish Bay. The Henry Clay school Is used for the summer: .session.:-; Boys anc^'girls. get'instructs ^ascballa^ (in vw mmm, QO .#£ (PA^ -i*^^ J7a>L0t97? <2-<^--i^«^Aj>^^<-**^- d^d >&&••-• i1 i fey THE "THE LIGHT OF THE VILLAGE" W\ VOL. 2. No. 6 WHITEFISH BAY, WIS., MARCH, 1927. Price 5c- OF VITAL INTEREST j BUILDING OUTLOOK TO LOCAL ELECTORS ^he Beacon IS PROMISING The Caucus for nominating can-j BY ELIZABETH HANLY DANFORTH The outlook for new building didates for the office of Trustee for Out by the seal wall as the daylight No wind, they say, nor wind and construction during the year 1927 a term of two years to be voted, darkens is very promising, a total of upon at the Annual Charter Elec wav-i together, twenty-two permits having already tion on Tuesday, April 5th, will be Sculling his boat with silent oar and steady, No summer squall or winter been issued this year, at a total held in the Auditorium of the tempest raging, valuation of $142,300.00. This is Whitefish Bay Public School, Henry - A fisherman, with oil and taper considered a very good building clay St., between Lake Drive and ready, Can quench that sturdy lamp. record as the frost is still in the Humboldt Avenue, Wednesday eve For the last echo of the church bell Serene, unaging, ground and the building season a^ ning, March 23rd, 1927, at eight1 hearkens, a rule does not commence until o'clock. j Then fills the metal lamp and sets It shines unchanged through all the April or May. it burning changing weather. The following Trustees' and Ex-i Beneath the »vorn saint's image, A number of new districts have Trustees' terms expire: j salt entrusted — I set my love before your feet, a been platted out, on which building Mr. John E. Kitzke, who was ap-i That fisher saint to whom the star, construction has been started. pointed by the Village Board to fill! fleet is trusted, These districts are causing the the unexpired term of Geo. C. Sul Through time's vast dark to guide local street commissioner consider livan, (resigned). ! Whose beacon guides the sailor able unrest as houses are being Mr. Edward H. Mac Neill, (re-! folk returning. me where you are! built in advance of street improve signed)—Village Board appointed ments which were not taken care no successor to fill his unexpired of by the real estate companies and term. PLANNING COMMISSION P. T. A. MEETING contractors promoting these dis Mr. Gould W. Van Derzee,— APPOINTED HERE HELD WEDNESDAY tricts. (present incumbent) A Village Planning Commission The regular meeting of the Par-| The frost still" being in the There is no limit to the number of ent Teacher Association was held j ground it is hard to scrape or re nominees on the night of the has been appointed to make an in j tensive study of zoning and parks. Wednesday March ninth. Coffee and surface the roadways and when Caucus. Electors will vote for one, cake was served in the dining room j new filling is put on these streets two or three (for choice). Do not This Commission will make reports and recommendations to the Village at 3:30. After a short business! the action of the frost-and water as vote for four or more, as those meeting, the members went to the;i t comes to the surface makes as ballots will not be counted. Six Board on all matters pertaining io zoning as required by law. The auditorium where a musical pro-| unstaple and unsatisfactory road' nominees receiving the bigber.t gram was given under the direc bed. As soon as the frost is out number of votes will be placed members of the Commission are: Mrs. E. J. Schleif. .Messrs F. E. tion of Miss Rasque. The Girl's; of the ground, weather conditions upon the Official Ballot, three of Glee Club sang and pupils of the permitting, the streets will be taken which will be voted upon at the Klode. G. W. Van Derzee, 0. Kreiuzer. B. G. v&n De^en. T. !* lower grades demonstrated their: care of as soon as possible. April f.th Election. v o Buckley and W. E. Van A1 ten a. work in music as given by Miss; V lar°'c '.aviiiGc ^ro r?i.- ha..? be?n Poll Lists will be posted con Rasque in their regular daily work, j arranged for this year by the vil spicuously in a number of public It should be of great interest t.v the village to know that the Villasv: - Mrs. Reilly, who teaches group* lage engineer which will give us places throughout the Village. See piano lessons, explained and many more blocks of good ronds if your name appears thereon and Board has started condemnation if. several pieces of Lake Frontage for showed how "The Melody Way"; for the future. is properly spelled. If your name piano lessons are given. The last j F. E. Clayton. does not appear on said list there park purposes. i Building Inspector. Alterations to the interior of the number was a violin solo by Mr.! is still time to register. The supple Theodore Shavsin who teaches- Street Cimmissioner mentary registration or poll list Village Hall are l/hder considera-*, tion in order to provide room *o violin at the school. The room of; will be open until 12 o'clock Satur the school which had the largest day noon, April 2nd. 1927. carry* on the increased business oc Patrol Three, Girl casioned by the rapid growth of number of parents present was You may register (in person) at given a plant. This was awarded Scouts, Entertain the Village Clerk's Office from S the Village. t —T. F. Buckteyjj to the pupils of Miss Hayes' room.; Patrol three of tnwp forty-five, of They had fifteen mothers present.! Girl Scouts gave a party for the m n •rw•tw,LW» UIIniw; ui-mmmrpmm,.] n,nii,u,n. JjggMPPM'MJBillJUl'J"l"U.:,w term. »i •--'B^-'-x«sr'''ifisEf''rir«xr [ contractors promoting these dis &&&*$%* Mr. Gould W. Van Derzee,— APPOINTED HERE HELD WEDNESDAY tricts. 1, ^ 1 PAGE TWO NEW TEACHERS ADDED TO WHITEFISH BAY FACULTY The following teachers have been "THE BEACON" added to the Whitefish Bay schools: The Beacon is published once a Frances < M. Crow, a teacher in month by the pupils of the Seventh jthe fifth and sixth grades of the and Eighth Grades of Miss Elber- I Humboldt School, came to us from feld's room of the Whitefish Bay the city of Kenosha schools. Miss Crow is a graduate of the State School, Whitefish Bay, Wis. Teachers' College of Milwaukee and BEACON STAFF has had five years of experience. Editors in Chief Virginia R, Endebrock will assist Claude Pray Bernice Campbell in "The music department. Miss Literary Endebrock received her B. S. de *; Ruth Stotzer—Chairman gree from the Milwaukee Downer Mabel Steffen Thelma Fritzke College. Her home is in St. Joseph, Meryle Fauska Alice Bauman Mo. Edward Weber Jane Gauslin Maude Florida is a fourth grade Mary Jane Gibson teacher in the Humboldt School. Sports She is a graduate of the Milwaukee Howard Bender—Chairman State Teachers' College and has Arthur Reichgeld Mary Klatte had five years' experience in the Raymond Schiffman Arthur Dann city schools of Manitowoc and Myrtle Brown Kenosha. Advertisements parvev M. Qenskow. is the prin Barbara Timme—Chairman cipal of the new Richards School. Margaret Guittre Grace Confer Mr. Genskow has had several years' Circulation experience as a grade supervisor Lucille Kiesner—Chairman and a high school principal. Mr* Reinhardt Peters Robert Schmitz Genskow is a graduate of the Osh- Lorin Blanchard Thekla Klatt kosh State Teachers' College and Sidney Aikman Elinore Edwards received his Ph. B. degree from the Herbert Lehman, University of Chicago. Reporters yeronica ffeld^ a teacher in the Esther Sellin—Chairman second grade of the Henry Clay . Mary Jane Gibson Alice Kingston School, is a graduate of the~Nation«~-r George Haydon Lorraine Lehn al Kindergarten College of Evans- Barbara Timme Edith Baerwalri ton, Illinois. Gladys Mohr Arthur Faehnel Mary Jamieson is assistant in the physical training department. She is a graduate of the physical train ing department of the University of Wisconsin. Hester Phillips is the kindergar ten te^cTreTTn^Ifre'Richards School. PAGE TWO She is a graduate of the Milwaukee State Teachers' College and has had two years' experience. "THE BEACON" Stella, Peterson, a third grade teacher in the Richards School The Beacon is published once a / frf comes to us from the city schools month by the pupils of the Seventh of Fond du Lac. She is a graduate and Eighth Grades of Miss Elber- of the Oshkosh State Teachers' Col ield's room of the • Whitefish Bay- lege and has had four years' ex School, Whitefish Bay, Wis: perience. I^azeda Ramthunt the second BEACON STAFF grade teacher in the Richards School, has had two years of ex Editors in Chief perience and is a graduate of the Helen Fernholz, Joseph Kaczmarski Milwaukee State Teachers' College. Literary Tin fill <* ]\f. TVinmajg is the head of Mildred Petzold Ruth Gundlach the Art Department. She received Edna D. Rathman Betty Lupinski her B. .S. degree from Milwaukee Sports Downer College. Emerson Eschrich Roland Richter Marguerite Safford. a teacher in Advertisements the fifth grade of the Richards Kenney Fromm—Chairman School, is a graduate of the Osh Robert Hass—Treasurer kosh State Teachers' College and Billy Giddings Richard Eilman has had two years of experience. Andrew Christensen Daniel Paulsen Clarence Dickman Robert Reinhardt Circulation Alice Kingston—Chairman Qc*- mtf Margaret Kappas Robert Johnston Evelyn Myers Anna Risberg Florence Pacholski Alice Bredow Reporters Margaret Staffeld—Chairman Angeline Pandl Emmet Friesner " Ji* fa-a-c*^ Roy Klocko Catherine Litaratz Lois Turner M, CAFETERIA, HENRY CLAY SCHOOL, OPENED SEPT. 17 The cafeteria opened Monday, Sept. 17 with Mrs. G. Fenton as matron and Mrs. E. Gouin as as sistant matron. The first week's menu was as follows: a^PLi /LuTUle^ " Monday—' Mashed potatoes, beef gravy, 1 slice tomato, jelly sandwich. EXTRA—Cookies, cheese sand wich, apples. Tuesday— Spaghetti, raisin bread-butter, jello. EXTRA—Head lettuce salad, Kay sandwich, New England ham sandwich, fruit. Wednesday— Scalloped cabbage, peanut butter sandwich, chocolate pudding. EXTRA — Hamburg sandwich, celery nut sandwich, fruit. Thursday— Chop suey, 2 buttered graham Humboldt School crackers, blue plums. EXTRA—Sweet rolls, meat sand News wich, fruit. f,;,; Friday— When the school bell rang for Baked potato and butter, creamed the first time at our school one hun string beans, whole wheat bread, dred and twenty-four pupils enter- j prunes. ed the building to be enrolled. The j EXTRA—Raisin nut sandwich, grounds were all muddy and we egg sandwich, apples. were without sidewalks and play grounds. At- ther present^ time~ the^enroll* ment has increased to one hundred and fifty-four, a large playground has been provided for and one can. reach the school now from all di rections, either on cement side PAGE TWO walks or concrete roads. The faculty consists of the fol lowing teachers, Alice Patterson, "THE BEACON" I kindergarten; Marie Ruberg, first grade; Marie Lynch, second grade; The Beacon is published once a Helen ('ashman, third grade; month by the Eighth Grade of Miss Maude Florida, fourth and fifth Elebrfeld's room of the Henry Clay grades; Frances ! Crow, fifth and Street School, Whitefish Bay, Wis. sixth grades; Mr. Gesell, sixth grade and Principal. Our special BEACON STAFF teachers are:; Miss Jamieson, Mr. Editors Wangerin, physical education; Miss Leonard Fleming Helen Watts Thomas, art; Miss Endebrock, Literary Jeannette Hoelzer Jean Southcott music; Mr. Cody, manual training; Marion Thompson Audrey Wagner Mrs. Benson, domestic science. Sports The children and faculty extend Bowden Davis Ruth Rogers an invitation to the people of Advertising [Whitefish Bay to visit our school. John Tills—Chairman J ! George Voeltner David Hinton Philip Sandoval, a Pueblo Indian Fredrick Theleman Judson Williams of New Mexico, was at our school William Krueger John Fischer on Monday, November fifth, and Austin Tisch gave the children an interesting Circulation talk on the way Pueblo Indians Albert Goodwin—Chairman lived and kept healthy. He was Violet Faehnel Eileen Lemke sent to us through the courtesy of Walter Wallich Claire Fogel the Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis Muriel Blozendahl Isabella Beyer Association. After his lecture he News took the children out on the play Helen Unger—Clin iriiian ground and taught them the Indian Erna Kirchner Dorothy M. Walter war dance and a few games. He LaVergne Newton Lavina Ribbens came t,o us with his Indian name of | Flaming Arrow. | Yjnvj?d^ U^^U^JL. %Ch), hfeX THE BEACON "THE LIGHT OF THE VILLAGE" VOL. 3. No. 3. WHITEFISH BAY, WIS., DECEMBER, 1927. PRICE 5c. ^ WHITEFISH HAY SCHOOL TO Visit From Santa v^ GIVE CHRISTMAS PROGRAM December 20, 1927 1. 1. Kindergarten Band a Honey Dew b Country Gardens 2. Fairy Dance 3. Folk Dance Kindergarten — Mary Rice, Alice Patterson 2. Santa Claus in Mother Goose Land Grade 1—Marie Ruberg Grade 1—Helen Jax Grade 3—Dorothy Hamilton 3. Santa Claus Shop Grade 2—Marie K. Lynch Grade 2—Elinore Stegeman 4. Everywhere, Everywhere, Christ mas To-night! Grade 5A—Louise Frederickson Grade 4B—Harriet Hagerty 5. The Pinkies and The Winkies A playlet which takes place in Mars where everything is dif ferent from earth. Grade 1—Esther Hayes Grade 3 & 4—Helen Cashman VILLAGE 3STEWS The Whitefish ' Bay Community Church, at the corner of Silver Spring Drive and Danbury Road, is having a program on the Friday before Christmas. All the Sunday School classes are to have a part. There is to be singing and poems by the younger children and the senior and intermediate classes are to give prose. Every Sunday night at 7:15 there is Community singing. Every one There will be no Sunday School The Franklin club of the seven is welcome. SCHOOL NEWS or services on Xmas morning. B is planning a Christmas play. —Helen Fernholz. Santa Glaus and his reindeer They are going to have a Christ visited the Whitefish Bay School, The following pupils in Miss El mas tree. When they are finished THE NEW ICE P0X.I) Friday, December 9, at 10:30. berfeld's room received Palmer with it they are going to give it to Last year the Village Board Four real reindeer and an eskinio Method Diplomas: Clarence Dick- a family in the village. flooded the athletic field across the were with him. He showed the mann, Florence Pacholski, Mildred street from the school for a skating- children some oP the toys he had, Pet/.old, and Anna Risberg. Announcement has been made of rink. Every noon and after school and sang "Jingle Bells", with most the marriage of Miss Mary Rice to children went skating. Later in the of the pupils joining in. .Miss Volkman's and Miss Fred- James H. Fahey, of Racine which season they put up two electric erickson's room are having a spell will take place on December 27 at poles with two lights. Now chil On the whole, everyone Santa ing contest to see who can get the Gesu Church. Miss Rice has taught dren and larger boys and girls Claus, and the little children par highest mark. kindergarten in the Whitefish Bay came every evening. All the people ticularly, for they thought it quite School for the past two years. that went skating were very grate the nicest thing they had ever seen. Everybody in Miss Elberfeld's ful and thankful toward the village —Helen F'ernholz. room has 100% in book reports for The Eighth A of Miss Crotty's board for making a skating rink. the year 1927-1928. Everyone has room have elected their class of This year every boy and girl is The 8B of Miss Elberfeld's room, read at least 6 books. ficers. They are: president, Ed asking the village board when they during their work in. agriculture, ward Weber; vice-president, Lorin are going to flood it again. So they studied about plants and the way The kindergarten children have Blanchard; secretary, Meryle win flood it as soon as it gets cold they grow. Robert Johnston plant been busy making Christmas pres Fauska; treasurer, Grace Conter. enough. So every one shall have a ed corn and it is now over a foot ents for their mothers and fathers. They have also picked their class good time this year again. tall. Roy Klocko planted some pin. —Roland Richter. sunflower seeds, and one of them' The first grade of Miss Jax's is in bloom, so we have a sun room have finished a toy shop. The sixth grade of Miss Williams' The spelling contest between flower in December. They have made their own toys. room entertained Miss Head's grade Miss Head's and Miss Thompson's We made a toy shop and Miss Thompson's grade with a fifth grade is still on. One week The 7A and 8B of Miss Elber It is made of blocks health play entitled "Health Fairies one class will be a fraction of a feld's room are working on booklets We made shelves. at School." point ahead and vice versa but they for exam credits. The 7A is mak We made signs. are proud of the fact that their av ing one on civics, geography and We made toys. Miss Williams' 6th. grade are erages have not fallen below 95. inventions. The 8B is working on We named our shop, Toyland. enameling Christmas presents for civics and agriculture. —Grade IB, Room 10. their fathers and mothers. They The fifth grade of Miss Thomp are also going to trim a Christmas son's room is taking a trip through The girls of the 7A and 8 B are Miss Lynch's second • grade have tree which later will be presented Asia. Each group has selected a working on flower pots, for their been very busy getting their Sec to some poor family. country they would like to visit art work for Xmas, while the boys ond Grade Gift Shop ready for and they report on their travels to are making trays. Christmas shopping. It is now Miss Thompson's fifth and sixth the class. The China group enter open for business. grades are busy making Christmas tained Miss Head's class at one P. The Whitefish Bay Community gifts for their fathers and mothers. M. Jim Raider who has spent Church will have midnight services The seven B of Miss Johann's They have made a wide variety of several years of his life in China at 11:30 P. M., Dec. 24. Everybody room are making baskets for gifts, each child having a chance to tells us many entertaining experi Avelcome. Christmas presents. select what they wanted to make. ences. t>H**£l<£ sfy HANK REPORT FOR THE "THE BEACON" MONTH OF DECEMBER These are the results of ban1--' The Beacon is published once a day, December 1, 1927. month by the pupils of the Seventh The first column of figures . and Eighth Grades of Miss Elber room number, second column, tne feld's room of the Whitefish Bay teacher's name; third, enrollment; School. Whilefish Bay. Wis. fourth, number banking; and last column, the amount: •BKACON STAFF 2 Miss Jax 33 7 $ 7.73 3 Miss Hayes 28 4 5.53 Editors in Chief 4 Miss Stegeman 32 16 8.73 Helen Fernholz, Joseph Kaezmarski 7 Miss Lynch ...37 12 2.13 Literary CHRISTMAS 8 Miss Hamilton ...40 20 8.56 Mildred Petzold Ruth Gundlach SANTA CLAUS COMES It was a cold winter night. Santa Christmas is drawing nearer, 9 Miss Cashman 30 5 2.95 Edna D. Rathman Betty Lupinski The snow is on the ground, 10 Miss Ruberg 28 12 4.48 Sports Claus was in his sleigh ready to come to the earth children. Now Children's eyes shine clearer, 15 Mrs. Frederickson....26 6 3'.21 Emerson Eschrich Roland Richter For gifts will soon be found. 16 Miss Thompson 33 12 7.28 Advertisements he is off. He had come quite far, when lie spied a roof top. Santa 17 Mrs. Hagerty 33 4 1.20 Kenney Fromm—Chairman The tree in all its splendor 18 Miss Head .....28 4 2.13 Robert Hass—Treasurer made the reindeer go faster. Click, the hoofs of the reindeer went, Is trimmed down to the floor 19 Miss Williams 35 6 18.76 Billy Giddings Richard Eilman when they landed. Santa turned The children all atremble 20 Miss'Elberfeld 28 4 . 1.95 Andrew Christensen Daniel Paulsen anxiously around. ' The click had Are waiting at the door. • 21 Miss Crotty •. 32 3 2.75 Clarence Dickman Robert Reinhardt sounded so loud, he wondered if 22 Miss Johann 33 5 4.13 Circulation anybody had heard the noise. But I wonder how Santa remembers 23 Mr. Gesell 34 4 4.55 Alice Kingston—Chairman no, it had not been heard. Then he The things we children wished for Margaret Kappas Robert Johnston crawled over.a heap of toys. Soon The books, the toys, the little gold 124 $86.07 Evelyn Myers Anna Risberg he found the pack that .belonged to ring The report given below first gives Florence Pacholski Alice Bredow this house. Santa Claus crept over And nuts, and candy galore the name of the teacher, the figure Reporters to the chimney and looked cautious following is the number of pupils Margaret Staffeld—Chairman ly around, then went down the The flickering of the candle banking in that room and the next Angeline Pandl Emmet Friesner chimney. Soon he came out. There Delights the girls and boys figure is the amount banked: Roy Klocko Catherine Litaratz was a Christmas tree standing Mother, loving and tender October 6: Miss Jax—10, $3.64; Lois Turner near. He tiptoed over. A smile Is distributirfg the toys Miss Hayes—4, $1.96; Miss Stege played over his face, for a row of man—14, $8.27; Miss Lynch—15, $5.21; Miss Hamilton—19, $10.55; EDITORIAL FOR DEC. "BEACON" stockings hung there. There was The love that goes with the giving Miss Cashman—5, $2.51; Miss Ru Most of the people we know and a little one for baby, a middle-sized Out weighs the gifts by far berg—12, $7.56; Mrs. Frederickson associate with are fortunate enough one for Bobby, another middle-sized Each little soul that is living —12, $5.28; Miss Thompson—15, to have all of the things they need one for Ruth, a large one for fath Is as bright as a Christmas Star. $7.16; Mrs. Hagerty—9, $2.72; Miss and most of the things they want. er, and another large one for moth Head—7, $10.10; Miss Williams—10, But, these people are too engrossed er. They looked so funny hanging PUZZLES $7.98; Miss Elberfeld—3, $1.25; Miss in their own happiness to stop and there, that Santa Claus almost Wlmt Is It? Crotty—5, $3.07; Miss Johann—6, consider that there are other people laughed out loud, but still smiling, My first is in. chime, but not in $2.09; Mr. Gesell—10, $7.15. total— less fortunate than they themselves he filled them. Then he put the rhyme. 156, $86.50. are. There are a great many other presents. under the tree. My second is in child, but not in things that can be done for these Santa Claus went and stood by the Wild. October 17: Miss Jax—2, 41c; people without much inconvenience fireplace, then still smiling, he My third is in red, but not in sled. Miss Hayes—4, $7.47; Miss Stege on our own part. An excellent whisked up the chimney. Into his My fourth is in tie, but not in buy. man—14, $12.95; Miss Lynch—11. sleigh he got. Then he laughed My fifth is in street, but not in $8.70; Miss Hamilton—18, $8.98; time for this is at Christmas. T At.this time of the year nearly and laughed. He was still laughing feet. Miss Cashman—8, $6.93; Miss ~"- all children are having trouble when he got to the next house. My sixth is in tree, but not in berg—10, $9.13; Mrs. Freden deciding what they want for Christ —Lois Turner. free. —6, $3.86; Miss Thompso. mas, but for two different reasons, My seventh is in man, but not in $9.37; Mrs. Hagerty—3, $1.23; ivuss the fortunate children have so A, is for apples round and red, fan. Head—7, $11.07; Williams — 8, many things that there is nothing- B, is for bells that are for Ned, . My eighth is in head, but not in $17.02; Miss Elberfeld—4, $2.92; left to ask for, while the other C, is for candy that comes from St. red. Miss Crotty—6, $12.35; Miss Johann children want so many things and Nick, My ninth is in sad, but not in bad. —6, $3.47; Mr. Gesell—6, $6.69; to have so few things that they do D, is for dolls, for a girl who ie What Is It? tal—127, $122.55. not know either, Christmas means sick. —Margaret Staffeld, 7 A Grade, November 17: Miss Jax—11, so much to these unfortunate chil E, is for ears that will get cold, Room 20. $6.78; Miss Hayes—5, $4.01; Miss dren, so let us see if we cannot F, is for fire to warm them we're Stegeman—16, $7.68; Miss Lynch— make it more pleasant than it has told, DO YOU KNOW— 11, $3.81; Miss Hamilton—20, been other years by gratifying- G, is for good, that you all must be, 1. That Wisconsin was first $11.11; Miss Cashman—8, $2.77; some of their small wishes. H, is for hearth, near which stands owned by the. French? Miss Ruberg—15, $3.86; Mrs. Fred 2. Then it was owned by the erickson—12, $4.71; Miss Thomp —Helen Fernholz, the tree, son—17, $9.73;. Mrs. Hagerty—12, I, is for ice, that is getting quite English? 3. It was admitted into the union $6.06; Miss Head—5, $4.08; Miss P. T. A. hard, • - • Williams—11, $15.89; Miss Elber The Whitefish Bay P. T. A. are J,'is for Jack, who skates with his on May 29, 1848? 4. It's first governor was Henry feld—4, $1.20; Miss Crotty—6, busy selling old papers to raise pard, $6.37; Miss Johann—3, 90c; Mr. money to purchase a radio for the Dodge. K, is for kitty, grey and sleek, Gesell—9, $8.03; total—165, $96.99. auditorium. L, is for lap, which she does very 5. Green Bay was the first per manent settlement? The Dec. 1 report can be found in neat, the table above. MRS. FREDERICKSON'S ROOM M, is for mother, loving and good, 6. The Wisconsin river is the The children have finished the N, is for nuts that we eat for food, largest liver in Wisconsin? CHRISTMAS gifts for their mothers and have 0, is for oranges, juicy and sweet, 7. It has 71 counties? Christmas is celebrated all over them wrapped ready to hide until P, is for pies, which we all eat, 8. It's area is 56,066 square the world, although- nearly every Christmas. Q, is for quail, which roam the miles? country has its particular customs Proctor Neilson was chosen prairie, 9. The Mississippi river extends pertaining to it. chairman of the Christmas party R, is for reindeer, that never do along its western boundary for 250 miles? Christmas was originally cele group. The group will decorate tarry, the tree and distribute the gifts. 10. It has 33 members in the brated by the Christian people only, S, is for stockings, hung in a row, but. as years went on, more and Names were drawn so each child T, is for tracks," that are found in state senate? will receive a gift. 11. It has 11 representatives in more people adopted it, until now it the snow, is celebrated by everyone. The children wrote letters to U, is for uncle nice and jolly, Congress? Roman people celebrated Christ Santa Claus. Here is one that did V, is for Vi sometimes called Dolly, 12. The Wisconsin University not ask for gifts: W, is for winder, silent and cold, was founded in 1848? mas according to their beliefs. The Whitefish Bay, Wis., X, is for Xmas, all over we're told, 13. Its first president was most practiced of these celebra Dec. 12, 1927. Y, is for Yuletide, all .Christmas Charles K. Adams, L. L. D.? tions, is the Saturnabia as the Ro Dear Santa: —Daniel Paulsen, Grade 7A, mans call it. The religious feast cheer, is held on Dec. 17, and the holidays I surely enjoyed watching you. Room 20. Z, is for zeal, which we all have are continued for seven days. Dur My! how funny you looked when here, ing this time fairs are held where you directed "Jingle Bells"! I also GUttSS ITS NAME Wishing you a Merry Christmas, small clay images are sold, to be gave a good laugh when you tried and a. Happy New Year. [ am thinking of something that is to sit on the toy high chair. good to drink. used as Christmas presents. One of the most remarkable things is You shook when you laughed "POEMS We could not live without it. the jollity and mingling of all class just like a bowl full of jelly, just as When Christmas comes how happy It has no taste. f it says in the poem "The Night Be I'll be We can see through it. es for the higher people do n«* —'n-_ fore Christmas." When jolly Santa comes to see, We can cook with it. gle with the others at anj I thought the reindeer were very The children in their cozy beds It makes us sweet and clean. time. cute. Dreaming of Santa and his big- Fish live with it. In Croatia and Siberia the dt u.c Your friend, red sled. I Nothing can live without it. log is used in place of the Christ- Suzanne Williams. —Anna Risberg. —Clarence Dickmann. (Continued on page 3 Col. 3) THE BEACON PAGE THREE Just For Fun! •', SPORTS BOYS* (J LEE CLUB (Continued from page 2 Col. 3) .MAY BK ORGANIZED mas tree. On Christmas Eve IAVO inquisitive Girl: ".Mamma, whal WINTFJt CARN'IVAL .Miss Rasque may organize a , Mr. W.angerin is going to have or three young oaks are cut (or are you going to give me for Christ- Boys' Glee Club after Christmas if sometimes one for each male in mns" a- winter, carnival. The reds and enough boys are willing to join. (he blue.s. The lonelier Shall divide, the family) and at. twilight they are . Molhei : "Oh.' well. ;inylliing ID Hoys from the sixth grade, up, put. in the fireplace and burned, in the room in half. They will have who wish to join, may do so. keep you quiet." races in skating, pulling sleighs', the southern countries the girls and Inquisitive Girl: "Well, nothing Please see Miss Rasque some women decorate the logs by wind pushing sleighs, snow ball fights time after Chirstmas. will keep me quiet but a drum."' and see who can throw a snow ball ing red and gold ribbons around I he farthest. them. '•\\ hnl do you do for a living. —Roland Richter. StJl'lltHKLS LIKK TO FLA V The Christmas tree was origin Mosc"" Whisk! That squirrel! There it ated in Germany and is still held "Oh, manage a laundry." goes up the tree! Now he is lying- more sacred there than any other "What's the name of your laun CHRISTMAS IN AFRICA It was arbund Christmas and down in a forked branch, with his country. dry?" tail hanging ovei. The wind waves As Christmas draws near German "Li/.;-." very hot. A boy ,sat on the top step of an African home. Sammy the squirrel's tail back and forth, towns are filled with Christmas just like a flag. trees as there it is a necessity and Tourist—Can you cash this check was his name. It was his .first Christmas in Africa. Sammy' want Now the squirrel is looking in not a luxury and none too poor or for me'' the window. His funny little face too lonely to have one. Local Banker—We haven't got ed a Christmas like,the natives, but was informed they did not keep twitching. At noon Ave put crumbs In Munich, Bavaria, the Christ that much but I'll take you over to out for him, on the sunny days his mas tree is seen not only in the the rilling station and introduce' Christmas. He wished they did though. So still wishing he took shadoAV looked very funny outside homes and churches but also in the you. , a walk. ^ the shade. The squirrel attracts cemeteries. The graves are decor Christmas came too soon for the attention of the school children ated with ribbons and holly and The man who bought a second at work inside of room 20. But for each one has a small candle lighted hand flivver took it back. What's Sammy. t He wanted time to. think about what he was going to do all that he is very cute. Christmas tree on it. This is a the matter with it?" asked the sell —Lois Turner. Grade 7A, Room 20. generous' wish to have their de er. Christmas. So on Christmas morn ing he woke in not any too cheer parted ones have a share in the "Well, you see." said the dis Christmas brightness. gusted owner, "every blamed part ful mood. While lying there he CAN YOl* ANSWHJl THESE? heard a strange sweet music. It The Christmas tree was intro of it makes a noise except _ the 1. When was (he Panama Canal duced into England in 1780, Den horn "' floated through .the open window built? into the room. Sammy tiptoed over mark and Norway in 1830, France 2. What highlands are in north in 1840, and Sweden in 1863. Neighbor—How many controls to the open and looked down. ern Wisconsin? There below was a strange sight. Hereby you have become ac are there on your radio set?' ?». What did Balboa discover? quainted with some of the peculiar A band of negroes or natives wore, 'I. How many counties are there Owner—Three; my mother-in- singing negro songs. They stopped customs ot the people of other law, my wife, and my daughter. in Wisconsin? lands. suddenly and went away. Sammy • 5. When Avas Quebec founded? ran down to where his mother was. —Helen Fernholz. SANTA CLAUS,. He asked the meaning of these 'G. HOAV long is the Amazon River? Santa Claus is a jolly old fellow, songs. She did not answer right 7. During Avhaf years Avas the He brings us apples ripe and yel then, for she was looking off to the Civil War fought'.' There's an I. U. A. Store in your low, right. Sammy followed her gaze. 8. Who painted the picture "The neighborhood! He's got the very reddest nose, He saw an elephant and,some men Song of the Lark?" • IT MEANS — highest quality mer That some people think it's a coming toward them. There was 9. Who was called' the Swamp chandise—Big Savings! Watch cherry, I suppose. a seat on the elephant. When they Fox? our weekly specials. got closer; Sammy sawr his,,father 10. What is the date of the Louisi He comes with his' reindeer and' sitting in the seat. Then Sammy's ana Purchase? GEO. FELLNER big sled, 1 mother took hold of his arm, took Answers in 'he. Jan. "Beacon". And _oes over I ho children asleep him over to the elephant. Then —Robert Hass. FANCY GROCERIES— in tl)eir beds, they got on. The procession went FBI ITS — VEGKTABLFS— And leaves them presents, candy; on. After, awhile they arrived at FIRST CLASS FRESH and toys, j a native village where they alight Bank Of Shorewood StfOKET) MEATS For those who are good girls and', ed. The natives came out to greet We Deliver — Call Edgewood 8*>8!) boys. (The Neighborhood Bank) —Betty Lupinski.' them. 203 Henry Clay Street Then Sammy's father who was a Cor. At water Rd. & Maryland Ave. Whitefish Bay missionary held services. After 1 wish I were old Santa .Claus the services they had dinner cooked BANK OPEN SATURDAY EVE A Home Store Owned and Who comes around at night; by the natives. It consisted of. NINGS FROM 6:30 TO 8 O'CLOCK. Run by Home Folks! And peeps in at the windows. the milk from the coconut for the To see that the kiddies eyes are women and children, rich berry light. wine for the men, bread made from C H A S . H E S S YOUR I. G. A. GROCER —Anna Risberg. the wheat, wild birds for the meat, WISHES YOU A MERRY XMAS bananas, oranges, and other tropic SAUSAGE 8C PROVISION CO. AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR! CHRIST.MAS al fruits for dessert. All of it Avas Dealers in (.' is for candy. very good. FANCY CCT MEAT P. J. STERN the children's delight. After all this Sammy thought 138-1 GREEN BAY AVE. I! is for holly, nothing more could happen. But 1644 Oakland Ave. .• trimming so bright. when they went home there was Phone Lincoln f)58. Phone Edgewood 795 It is for red a box, 11 had arrived, from . the Chris! \\ uiisolicl—.Manager in ihe ribbons and bows Stales that afternoon. In it were I is for icicles things for Sammy to give the little Thompson's Whitefish in uneven rows black girls and boys. There were Shorecrest S is for souvenirs things for Sammy, also. He was Bay Pharmacy which please everyone very happy. Cleaners & Dyers Wishes everybody a : T L for toys Then Sammy remarked to his Corner Oakland Avenue and Merry Christmas which give us much fun father, "f thought the natives did FOR BETTER SERVICE )l i- for mistletoe not keep Christmas." His father Kensington Blvd. —Our nevr phone number— the boys delight smiled and answered. PHONE EDGEWOOD 11063. Edgewood 7680. A is fo: apples "They don't usually. But this which always taste right time I told them. So they decided S ' is for Santa to. Don't you think it is a nice ARE YOTI ENJOYING THE CONVENIENCE OF A CHARGE ACCOUNT': i he spirit of joy. way?" Ho inquired anxiously. WHY NOT OPEN AN ACCOUNT TODAY? Loved more than any "Yes." sad Sammy, and he meant by each girl and boy. it. THE SCHUNK CO. — Edna 1) Kathman —Lois Turner. | LOUS KATHMAX, Pre*. Ol'FSS ITS NA.MF, CHRISTMAS TECTONIA — HADLEY — HOPKINS I am thinking of something that , (', is fo.r candles; very bright . Coaler SI reel car lakes you within one block of our store. ____ urows on trees and bushes H. is'for Harry, who. made them These things are covered with alight "Quality Moods—Lowest Prices Always" -liell.s. ' \\, is for reindeer, that Santa Claus The> drop from the trees and, drives. K SPORTING POOPS f* bushes. i I, is for icicles, pointed as knives. • S, is for Santa, so fat and so jolly, Squirrels think they are all forjT, is for "tandy" says baby Molly them M. is for mistletoe, hung up above, C.A. Bun^hardtc Sons They out the shells Avilh their teeth A. is for aii'gels. that sing of love, and eat what is inside. S, is for silence, so deep and so They hide some of them to eat in white, the winter. That covers the earth on Christmas Opp. Pnbst Theatre—Phone Broadway 1741 —Clarence Dickmann. night. PAGE FOUR THE BEACON VILLAGE BOARD AUTHORIZES SPARE PARTS RECEIVE LETTERS HOW TO GET A BOOK AT PURCHASE OF NEW TRUCK Bill Jones loved fine physical FROM ARKANSAS THE PUBLIC LIBRARY The Village Board has authorized specimens of manhood and woman When a person goes to the librar the purchase of a 2% ton motor hood. He has chosen, for illustra The 7A and 8B of Miss Elber he must be quiet and orderly. Whew truck in order to give better ser tion, one of the finest a man, hold feld's room, wrote some letters to you go to look for a book you can" vice in snow fighting and ash re ing at arm's length a 75 lb. weight, the children of a school in the usually find one without much dif moval. with no knots showing in his mus Ozark Mountains, Arkansas. They ficulty as each shelf is marked. If The Officers of the Village ap cles, displays the highest physical received their reply last week. you do have trouble "ask the librar preciate the patience of our resi quality. The letters were very interesting ian to help you. When you find a dents in the matter of accumula Bill Jones asks,— "Is American and the children seemed to be very glad to find out the way we live. book, sit down and read the first tion of ashes and assure them Physique Slipping?" and he finds couple of chapters. When you are there will be no cause for complaint in answer that 75% of the Ameri Following is one of the letters: finished and are satisfied, go to the in the future with the added facili can School children have physical Prosperity, Arkansas. librarian and have your book check ties to i-opc with Ihe increased de defects that are detrimental to Dec. 5, 1927. ed'off. Then walk out quietly and mand. their health and to their school orderly. When you get home be The new truck will be equipped work. Dear Unknown Kricnd: sure to take notice of the length with a 10-foot snow plow. What science finds that cigarettes Our school and state is quite dif of time you can keep the book. The purchase of a new tractor do to impair the human machine. ferent from yours. When a book is due be sure to re with snow plow has also been 1. Cigarette smoke contains nico We have wonderful springs here turn it, as there is a fine for each authorized for sidewalk snow re tine, a narcotic poison of which it and we raise all kinds of farm day it is overdue. moval. The many miles of pave takes less to destroy life than of products and all kinds of stock. —Billy Giddings. ment and sidewalk constructed any known except prussic acid. There are some wonderful orch during the past season has neces 2. Cigarette smokers often color ards, wonderful apples, they adopt- THE HAPPINESS OF CHRISTMAS sitated this additional equipment blind and cannot be trusted to see the "Apple Blossom" as the state One night, three days before which it is hoped will allow us to signals correctly. flower. * Christmas, a little family was hud give our residents real service on 3. Cigarettes so poison the blood Our state is called the wonder dled about the fire trying to keep garbage, ash and snow removal. that a leech cannot suck the blood state. The first wonder is Hot warm. They were thinking of a A recent census of Whitefish Bay from a cigarette smoker's arm and Springs. very lonely Christmas, as they shows a population of 3,000. live. This spring flows over 1,000,000 could not afford to buy many pres The skating rink opposite the •I. Luther Burbank refused to hire gallons daily. ents. When Christmas eve came, schoolhouse on Uenryclay Street is a smoker because his breath poi Second wonder is the Diamond the children went to bed and now being flooded. We hope the soned the life-germ of plants until Mines. Third wonder is Geological dreamed many happy things. When residenls will use I he rink and get Ihey failed to grow. Burbank never Recourser. Fourth wonder is Mam they woke up, to their great sur a maximum of enjoyment from it. used tobacco. moth Springs. This spring flows prise, there were many beautiful Ample lighting facilities are pro 5. Cigarettes poison the heart, over 684,000,000 gallons daily, this things and there was a nice Christ vided and the police department hence so few cigarette smokers covers over eighteen acres of land. mas tree. Everybody was wonder will co-operate and see that it is survive a long siege of fever. The sixth wonder is Diamond ing who could have brought these properly policed. 6. The beauty . parlor national Cave. very fine things. After all they had Edgewood G690 is the telephone director, Josephy Byrne, says that These are the names of something a very fine" Christmas, but the big number at the Village Hall. We cigarettes destroy the bloom of within the cave: mystery was, who . brought these want the, residents to call us with youth, causing girls to look old and • The red iroom, Garden of Eden, good things ? Can you guess ? Why, suggestions etc. haggard long before their time. Massive Sugar Bowl, the State Santa Claus. Roosevelt, Wilson, Burbank, Judge Capitol, Fat Woman's Agony, Gar- —Billy Giddings. CAUTIONS TO BE OBSERVED Ben Lindsey, Hudson Maxim, Wm.' denuof Gods, Salome's Temple. IN CONNECTION WITH H. Taft, Ohas. E. Huglies—are a The seventh wonder is variety DEMAND OUR SAMPLE LINE AT YOUR CHRISTMAS TREES few of the great men who did riot, and fertility of soil. JEWELER OR WRITE DIRECT TO US. Wish you could come and go FRATERNAL AND 1. If electricity is available, do and do not, use tobacco"in any RELIGIOUS JEWELRY not use candles. form. through the Ozarks, I am sure you NURSES BADGES, 2. If you must • use candles, see When John. D. Rockefeller was would have a wonderful trip. CLASS RINGS that they are placed clear of every 60 years old, he offered $1,000,000 Your unknown friend, AND PINS _ Mabel Reo. FRED J. THELEMAN thing, especially branches from for a new stomach, but there were OKFJU3 AND FACTOHY: above. none to be had. IS:-! SECOND St. 3. Cotton should never be used MILWAUKEE/ WIS. for decorating. Use asbestos or mica snow. Switchboards G. E. PIEPER 4. Do not permit candles to burn Panelboards 193 HENRYCLAY STREET clear down to the holder. Cabinets 5. Do not blow out the candles; Fancy Groceries and Bakery Goods the flame is apt to be blown onto High Tension equipment Good Quality Meats and Vegetables the tree—snuff the candles. Ice Cream — Candy — Cigars 6. Do not have a lighted tree un- watched; have a pail or pan of MILWAUKEE Milk We Deliver! Phone Edg. 2277. water handy. '' * 7. The use ot combustible orna ments, garlands, celluloid, figures, VISIT OUR NEW STORE A.J.GAHN Bay Barber Shop etc.; shbtiid he discouraged. CHOICE MliVTS 8. Children should not play under We carry a complete stock of P. J. PACOVSKY, Prop. Athletic Equipment & Clothing FISH & POULTRY or about a tree, when tho. candles 1327 l)owner Ave. Edge. 47-48 Ladies' Hair Bobbing are lit. Special Attention to? Children 9. If electric lights are used be College Athletic Supply Co. Whitefish Bay Delivery-Hour Holton & Silver Spring Drive sure tinsel does not touch exposed 234 West Water St., at Wells ' 2 O'CLOCK metallic parts of sockets or lamps Whitefish Bay, Wis. —it is apt to cause a short circuit. .10. If anything happens, do not lose your head—keep cool. WE HELP YOU SAVE WM. BRAND WHITEFISH BAY TAILORING CO. CHOICE MEATS Ladies' and Gents' Tailoring CHRISTMAS TIME North Shore Building Cleaning, Pressing & Repairing Christmas is the time for fun, OYSTERS FISH POULTRY Suits and Top Coats Made to Order For the Christmas trees, and toys, and Loan Association 130 Silver Spring Drive Its fun for every one including Silver Spring Drive & Holton St. Little girls and boys. Shorewood Theatre Building WE DELIVER—Tel. Edgewood 3985 Powell Building The children go to bed at night, PHONE EDGEWOOD 5073 So Santa Claus will come, And wake up in the morning HITTMAN'S To have a lot. of fun. Dirk Wiersma, Inc. MEAT MARKET ROSEDALE The Christmas tree is trimmed so DESIGNERS BUILDERS nice, Powell Bldg. And toys there are Oh, Boy! 141 Silver Spring Drive SPRING WATER For mother, daddy, and grand 1603 Oakland Avenue mother PHONE EDGEWOOD 747 There's also a lot of joy. Edg. 157—PHONES—Edg. 4402 Whitefish Bay, Wis. 66c per case —Mildred Petzold. H. ROEBER'S CARBONATED DRUGS* , SUNDRIES JAMES HINTZ'S BEVERAGES ICE CREAM. ; HANDLES HOME BAKES t - A complete line of fine BARBER SHOP Home Bakery & Delicatessen Ipmpletely experienced for GINGER ALE "• ;:i> it tj (rjrt.8 T * Come and try our line. all style hair cuts -^1335. Oakland' Ave. 2349 HOLTON STREET 1563 OAKLAND AVE. Cor. ,Kensington Blyd. At Silver Spring Dr.—Powell Bldg., SHOREWOOD, WIS. Phone Edgewood 5525. Phone Edgewood 6082. PHONE WEST 346. QJ,\ o & White Ducks Market Henry Clay Paper Is Slumps as Bay Bans Commencement Given Medalist Award, The Henry Clay Beacon, school j The market for white ducks is go newspaper of the Henry Clay ing to take an awful crash this June. school of Whitefish Bay, was giv To say nothing of those pastel crea en the medalist award, the high tions In the form of graduation est honor conferred hy the Co lumbia Scholastic Tress associa frocks. Sixty-five Whitefish Bay boys tion in the fourteenth annual and girls are graduating from the contest in which 1,114 school pub eighth grade at the Henry Clay lications were entered. This an -school this month, but they won't nouncement was made at the na know it. tional convention which held its ( The reason is that the-school board meetings March 10, 11 and 12 in has adopted the' latest educational New York City at Columbia uni policy of. abolishing commencement I versity. :'exercises from grade school, and for This award, a gold medal, is the first time Whitefish Bay eighth Wc//f30 conferred upon the Beacon for graders will prepare for their en the highest possible score earned trance to the first year of high school in competition with publications sans ceremony and sans diploma. from elementary schools, both public and private, and ranging "The tendency now is away from up to entries from colleges. making a fuss over the pupil who The Beacon has won first place has completed the eighth grade", su several times in past contests, but perintendent C. Li. Mulrlne said?""He this is the first time that the is simply promoted to ninth grade." Medalist honor has ever been giv en to any school publication in Whitefish Bay. jnlinf tt An 1? X* Chas, B. Boeder's Hemy Clay School's Undefeated Changs - circa 1938 r ft *tuUB6 *&*<»*** OX«**L- VAJ HENRI CLAY SCHOOL 1938 GRADUATING CLASS ( CLOSED AS A SCHOOL in,1980,#the Henry Clay buildlng\yi44^>lefm^\ n --* Clay St.tknow serves a variety of community purposes. :,*"». /£ -<- \.h?, i : : ' r 7 r,v «, '•"* i, ' ' (Staff photo by Bemicekiedrow) I ' COP 7b I4ua&l ll- W fa. Public School, Whitefish Bay, Wis f*T- CF3 General, Electrical, Plumbing, Heating And Painting Contracts Total $307,551 • School Board Meets Wednesday to Further Work on Annual Budget 4-B ^Ground was* broken/Monda^ Vf;%$ for the. $325,000 eight-room ;ad£;^v|| ditionto be built pnthe Henry *$83t fClay school.' The General cpn-u;^|l tract work/is being done by: J/^/|^ G. Jansen Construction .Co.* low WJoJ bidders for the work* , TheirJ^Uf ,?4if y* was $225,687. ,< \ ^V^3^;^ It is estimated tha„_att : construeconstruct^ pr>s i ,tioh of ,the addition will bfe.'ari^v'^ eight month job and ,it is notX likely that the new wing wilt ^ be put to use during the* 1951-52 <*v£l [school year. However, prospector',?'/«${ ^are good that the eight room %$i Jaddition on Cumberland school^?; Will be ready for the reopening k'-X$j$ fOf schodl in thei tall j&lUwas*,^'' expected by, Thomas H. Bentley ^/^ and Sons, contractor, that the^;)fj; Cumberland addition; would,-* be ft 7.%, bricked in this week. «V. * 'VI ;$*&M '- ' $310,000 .Fermit;'*fr','t'r^5".^ :. The permit taken ,• out last /. *¥^ weekend for the Henry Clay ad- ^ -T|| dition is $310,000. * This is *'v* WQ "If you come bac& October School board member Ross (with an official recommenda Plaetzer supported the commit- tion) and say that Henry Clay yearly." tee's second look at the Thursday, SeDt. 7, 1978 be a K-4 or a K-3 school, that Members of the summer reorganization. "I'm surprised opens Pandora's box. The study committee are Smith; the (at the re-evaluation) but I find whole thing will have to be four elementary school prin it refreshing that some creative reassessed again. People do not cipals; Ted DiStefano, vice thinking has gone on. I'm glad like to live in that uncertainty," principal at Richards school, that the district does not choose Anguil added. and James Paschen, assistant expediency over educational Middle School Speaking; for the summer principal at the high school. quality and efficiency. Our busi study committee, C. Keith In a related item, Supt Lee ness is to provide the best possi Smith, the district's director of Rieck said he intends to per ble educational system. I think sonally take charge of the Reorganization parents would choose excellence special services, said the re- reorganization. "In my opinion, evaluation was in response to over expediency." the reorganization is one of the community concerns and incut Plaetzer said in the original major priorities in the district in May Expand that grade 6 might not be the decision (to adopt a two-center the next year or so. "(Because best level for students to change system) "nothing was decided of its importance) I've decided The district presently has By Mary Schuchmann schools. hard and fast. It was meant to to coordinate the implementa three K-8 schools and one K-3 After hearing a parent- be a continuing, ongoing pro tion myself," Rieck said. Next year's two-center middle school. In making their recom pediatrician at the May instruc cess. We did not say that Henry school reorganization in mendation for a two-center tion committee meeting say Clay school was going to be a Whitefish Bay may be ex system for the middle school that, based on child growth and K-5 school for the next 20 panded to include grades 4 and years, administrators said that development, grade 6 was not years." 5 as well as grades 6, 7 and 8. school enrollment was no longer the appropriate time to make An official administrative In an interim report on the large enough to maintain the transition, the committee recommendation on details of work of a summer study com quality educational and ex decided to examine alternative the two center reorganization mittee set up to plan details of tracurricular activities at three groupings, Smith said. will be presented for a vote at the change, school administra separate K-8 schools. The committee spent a major the October school board meet tors revealed they, are currently Administrators indicated, portion of its time in research ing. studying three possible grade also, that they were looking for ing the subject of grade group In another part of the interim groupings for the reorganiza new and better ways of meeting ings, Smith said. Although there report, Smith said the commit tion: the learning needs of pre- were no definite answers, he tee also was reviewing school • Making Henry Clay a K-5 adolescents. said, the committee found some boundary lines with the help of school and retaining Lydell as a Although the motion to make evidence that grade 6 might not demographic studies from the K-3 school. the change did not specify be the best level for students to University of Wisconsin- • Making both Henry Clay details of the consolidation, make a. change in schools. Madison. Although no specific and Lydell K-4 schools. only one kind of consolidation "Current educational boundaries were mentioned at • Making both Henry Clay had been discussed at that literature indicates that the meeting, Smith said the and Lydell K-3 schools. point: the grouping of grades 6, children are maturing earlier committee was working toward Under the first option, stu 7 and 8 at Richards and Cum than before," Smith explained, a long-term balance between dents in grades 6, 7 and 8 would berland. creating the need to re-evaluate schools, with boundaries "that be consolidated at Cumberland At last week's meeting of the traditional junior high or mid would not necessarily change and Richards schools. Under school board's instruction com dle school divisions. the second alternative, the con mittee, several school board "It is not clear cut that grades solidation would involve stu members expressed surprise 6-8 is now the best grouping," dents in grades 5-8. The third that alternative groupings in Smith said. "We could have option would consolidate stu volving grades 4 and 5 were how been a year off. Our (original) dents in grades 4-8. being explored. recommendation (to consolidate A two-center middle school "I thought we'd concluded grades 6-8) was based on educa system to begin next fall was that the middle school would in tional factors; we did no in- approved by the school board at clude grades 6, 7 and 8," said depth study of other factors. We its June meeting as a way of board member Gene Anguil. "I may have been in error." dealing with declining enroll never expected to hear about a In response to a question why ment in village schools. re-evaluation at this point. the alternatives were not ex ^ plored before, Smith said simply, "We didn't do it." ^ *&• N 11 T' u ~*-_ j_r] i ^J~ ^*57^S'&? ~t£&i4^7k-> y£ -^Tf^^r.;,^- 'i^W^w-^^-*- ^-- x By Paula Gibson 77 James. Pachen,"the school dis- I;': Another age group which uses r, -"' trict's director of business services, . ? the center is preschool children arid ublic school closings were a 71. . their parents. The center provides a said the cost of keeping Henry Clay; ; Weight Watchers, Theater School ^'[ common event in-the '70s and for community use is not a "break- 2 7 sitting service for children ages 6 V Ltd., CA. Dance, Badger Chapter*«>/ P_ early '80s asschool popula- . even situation" but that it was ^7;*y \" \ months to 5 1/2 years on a short- Jy of the Embroiderers Guild, thei .• I 5 tions declined. Whitefish Bay's :;-;v, ,c never intended to be. : r\ ,;;' 77^:7 term basis during the day while ^ X University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee,} Henry Clay School closed its class In his view, the building is "put . their parents are attending classes ^ Milwaukee Contract Bridge Associ- r room doors in June 1980, but the ; \ in the building, either Milwaukee v : to such good use and has become ation and Fitness Choice.,^ ^ building is still as full of life as ". Area Technical College classes ort 7 such an integral part of the com- : ; when school children crowded the ^ munit^'that it would be difficult V;"^ ^activities sponsored by the c6m-77% ; Schoebeck said the needs of the " ^ halls. ' r\ 7c; 7 X - \7 t.^ -j \f? now to reconvert the building to a^ ^ > muriity services department. Reser £&> community are continually assessed Between June and September, 4| classroom school'if it was ever "^ vations must be made a week in 7 ' by an advisory community services 1980, the Whitefish Bay School > r advance. The charge is $1.25 an :f ^ council, made up of representatives needed again.,: 7^"* C* f 7 'V 7S v district transformed the building The Whitefish Bay Department- hour. ~ V ^/ V" 7f from the schools and the village at'\ into a multipurpose community /MATC has recently consolidated : large. The state Department of r I v education centers J '~~ - v its North Shore offices from Shore*" Public Instruction has cited the It According to James G. * ~ w of Community Services sponsors a wood to the Henry Clay building. /: center as a state and national -*.„.•"' wide range of activities at the r f Schoebeck, director of community I According to Schoebeck, 50 day ^;: model of a community center serv services for the.Whitefish Bay i .1 center. Courses include tap danc uclasse s involving 945 people are ~"p ing the diverse needs of the peopled School District, as many as 2,000 i ing, a hunter safety course, bridge, r held each week in the building:"- ; .in the community. f people now use the facility each and even a course in egguery, day. Schoebeck should know; his, * which is described as ^the craft of ,*- The Whitefish Bay Historical /"7 ? office is located in the building/ I designing exquisitely jeweled crea- >- Society also has its office in the Vi r tions resemblingPeter Carl : v /- building. The society, according to [7j~:„„| The agencies and groups that use" "; Faberge type,-using real chicken, 7 member Joan Mosby, will hold a4|;7k-% the facility serve a broad spectrum * :; goose, and ostrich feathers." .^ ? ^ grand opening of its new mini-; ^^7 -i of age groups. Outside agencies and r ' nfuseum in the center on Dec. l&7j, 7 organizations not directly asso-v *fy * Senior.citizeris hive a_ variety of v dated with the school district rent {7 i activities available for them at the ^ . _ The museum will display arti- -;-; r: . * the facilities. :z ••*;•*';« r , / .;7 7~ A= ^f center. A hot luncfrprdgram ist" * - facts relating to the early historyof lis? - \; provided monthly for area residents - The money from rents and leases/ : Whitefish Bay including an exhibit ^-7, : 60 years of age. Grafts classes, .^ on the history of the churches in:;^g^ goes toward upkeep of the building. £ computer courses,, fitness programs _ Community groups may also rent -7 and dance instruction for senior (Continued from page 3) -"" - ^- ' "i, the facilities, paying only the cost., } citizens make the center a busy!71. y Whitefish Bay. This exhibit may be. of operation for custodial and utiU r place for residents over 60.;*:;/ :7 7 "X borrowed by the public. ity expenses. Non-resident groupsV; 7 Other benefits of the center for Agencies leasing space in the may rent the facilities for twice the ~ - senior citizens include a game room building include Parents Anonym cost of operations and 10 percent of^ % and the services of the Whitefish. ous, the Family After School Pro any admission feesd * >w.:>. TJ~ Bay Health department, whose- gram and Wee Care Day Care. About $70,000 is collected annu- - : office is located in the center.~ > Ar^*- ally from rentals of the building. * : The building is also the office The money goes toward maintain headquarters for the North Shore ing and operating the building;:, v.,• Exceptional Education Cooperative, a seven-district consortium serving special education needs. 7 Groups leasing space on a regu lar basis include Cream City Callig- raphers, Milwaukee Wellness Clinic, North Shore Quilters, YWCA of Greater Milwaukee, XV ^fjii^f^^pspd School School *- *.< (Continued from Page 6) '. (Continued from Page 1) ..''",,* i Asked to take the floor/ Su i > Frank Nuernberger, 5060 -N; perintendent C. L. Mulrine, said Elkhart ave., who said he had "We've had lots of talk about a daughter in high schopl and moving somebody else's kids." a son in fourth grade, said thei He added that it is his concern addition to Henry Clay looked* to have children close to their tto him like "a frantic effort to school. ., , j take care of a condition now. % , Need Is Greater j! ; Will it take care of us in two ; In ; answer to a question of tyears«time?" He said he had how m^any: substandard rooms >lived in the Bay since 1937 and there are at Henry Clay, Victor has hpard constantly of thei .Henningsen, 6019 N. Berkeley. schools, being overbuilt. "We've) \blvd., said that Richards has 5|i been overbuilding for 13 years," j substandard rooms and Henry he said, "and are still crowded.? Clay four but that Henry Clay is JThe eight room addition to .Hen-] greater need of the addition. ry Clay won't help beyond 1953. t r Norman Hammermeister, If we can't build a new school, [president of the Whitefish Bay let's change district lines so ^Meet Your Neighbor" club, ^that children need not walkb Suggested "Let's quit throwing ; such great distances to school." snowballs and act on the reso R.>K He added that by decreasing the lution." ^i) Henry Clay district, a solution Thpdmotion was put and car ried^ might be reached. H t ^ ,M Seymour Michel introduced a Morris Karon, 1109 E. Circle!; 4 motion , authorizing the district dr., asked how much the,.bond P to sell the* property it had ac- issue would be and how much i. quir$d>* beyond the village the rate of interest was for the boundary for a primary school, bonds last voted by the district, ffi" .defeated at a September elec Business Manager Edward-flllEdward t tion. That motion,;was carried. [M^hrfield of the school district t v ;Lev#s\;Kranick, 6I7, E. Lex- answered "1-1/8%" and that »p$ ;;ington'rbivd., introduced a, tn&'l thetbonds are spread over a 20* ' ?tion > authorizing the boa^Vto' year* period. * , ; ; 'engaged outside,,fii;m to study ! "That's very cheap financ S the school situation and present ing," said Karon. 4*We ought » i& f He said the cost of renovating and * enlarging Cumberland was put at k Middle $2.1 million, and the cost at Richards 7 at $1.8 million. About $1.1 million of 7* dhe combined cost of the two projects ; school could be saved if Henry Clay-4 becomes a middle school, Paschen said. Estimates of the cost of renovat ing Henrys Clay-havel been^ put at <^ about $1M million. ( Rieck said the educational advan tages of a middle school included the ;';' ByPRlSCILLAAHLQREN * , chance'for teachers to: specialize in of The Journal staff ^> \ I •! one subject area, the ability to Whitefish Bay - School Board expand programs such as algebra and > members are expected to consider foreign language for small numbers school reorganization plans Wednes of pupils, and the ability to offer day nighj that include turning Henry • elective programs for all seventh and Clay Community Education Center eighth grade pupils. i l 77 Into a middle school. ; ;.A 'I...... 4 Rieck said board members also 7 would consider a plan under which : 7 Although he did not go so far as to j Henry Clay would become a third endorse a middle school plfcn, Super K-8 school. They also still are consid- •> intendent^ LeRoy Rieck said in an ering maintaining the present organi- interview;!Monday that there*were zational plan, with Cumberland and advantages to the middle school Richards as K-8 schools, and Lydell a 'approach.|: v .'*:••/ ' . ' „Vuvrt*- ;K-1 school, he said. (•: : V- v- Preliminary estimates of .savings : ••."- S^wJJfM,**^ under a middle school program would be about $250,000 a year, said James Paschen, the district's director of business services. The savings fluM would come from consolidation of ' specialty teachers who now. travel 3/a/flW between schools. , ^; | 7| 7 Wednesday night's meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. at Whitefish Bay High j School,^ 1200 £. Fairmount Ave. j (jfJZwu. Rieck said he did not expect the; board to mak& a decision at the meet-? ing.'''' K • -\* j £•- ••. -;U '/ -vJfif' 'I }' d ' *« ' i * 4 - u \ •&*£*«- tfe*Jiy> &*ff~ _^ Paschen said Monday that hef expected a board decision by June or/ July if it involved Henry Clay, at 1144 E. Henry'Clay St. The building was converted! from an elementary school to a community education center in 1980. ; . < .;*-.. :;;: Under the middle school plans before the board, between 450 and 530 pupils in grades six, seven and eight would move to a renovated Henry Clay school in the fall of 1989. Cumberland and Richards, now K-8 schools, would become K-5 schools. Some pupils in kindergarten through second grade could be housed at Lydell Elementary./ J -' . Paschen said studies had found both the district's elementary schools — Cumberland, at 4780 N. Marlbor ough Dr., and Richards, at 5812 N. Santa Monica Blvd., at full capacity , and in need of renovation. Enroll ment in the district is expected to < grow, Paschen said. ; ! ; $; - •Jlfii. spffti -ft**** r.- wins ;* By Martha Canon -V > '• -~ >presen t K-8 school organization. ""J ' '•<"!#}) Win 1UHIIIIIIIH.I'HIH ma minds," White £aid. *- >T-~?-« •-!$;% * Others questioned whether or not the e for '&|:^oli^aoff^tl Roberta Polacheck, 6174 N. Berkeley ^hidhiWe«seinc4 endtariedtfieTgcJ^ Blvd., a teacher at Brown Deer Middle t took two meetings and nearly seven district had been %thorough enough in its School, was strong in her support of a hours of deliberations, but when the plans for middle schools programs. {middle $$tool w&s annoimced by^bk^ U ^me#ing chairman I&y Kmegery a % middle school. I vote was finally tallied Monday night I know that a number of you are angry "Schools, like people, don't stand still," ^eheerErupted m ^'h^\Bc^^fj^J' on borrowing $750,000 to help pay for the with us," School Board President Carolyn she, said. "It's time for us to move forward Whitefish Bay School Board's plan to Wilson told the audience of 500 Monday ^auditoriums OS ^ ^ ReKeficIearl^s^^^ and prepare our children for what lies convert the Henry Clay Community night before the vote. "We try to do the ahead." ^ \ i -7 Education Center into a,middle school,; very best job we can We made the %of School Board member^ wfa*y>7.| -^ 7 k;have been plagued b^contrx?ve^:7^;j Some people favored a middle school the results were clear. decision.. .regarding the middle school but did not think the concept could work The middle school for grades 6-8 is after months of study, long School Board 4 for mona^:;?t#^^f S^p#^gS^| r H*V *Tm overjoyed* ^d~Seh — parking lot will be closed during the construction period, the paved area on the Work to start on new gym east side of the school has been lined for revised plans at its January meeting. parking, Paschen said. By Martha Carson accounts for approximately one fifth of the i The district is also building an addi total cost of the gym, will cost $99,702. Architects continue to fine-tune plans for the building renovation. tional 10-car parking lot on the south side Appearances can be deceiving. That figure is within the gymnasium of East Henry Clay Street between the~ Although it may look as if nothing is portion of the budget, which allows for The industrial arts, home economics, tennis courts and the Armory. happening at the Henry Clay Community $500,000 for actual construction and science, art and music rooms will require The Armory is allowing the school Center, school administrators, staff mem $100,000 for site development. major redesign work, Paschen said. district to use a 10-foot strip of its bers, parents and architects are working Final drawings for all aspects of the property free of charge in exchange for the behind the scenes to meet an August 1989 < "I would have liked to have the renovation should be completed and school district paying for the construction deadline to convert the building to a footings and foundaitons started earlier," of the lot. said Paschen, who attributed some of the presented to the School Board in January, middle school for sixth, seventh and he said. They (Armory officials) were ve.,,, eighth grade students. delays to bureaucratic red tape. For example, the renovation and con Because furniture companies require at amendable to using that land because > Total cost for the building renovation they were looking for additional off-street and gymnasium addition is estimated at struction had to be by the Department of least four months for delivery, classroom Industry, Labor and Human Relations. desks, chairs and accessories must be parking on the weekends," Paschen said. $1.7 million. The lot will cost $65,000 to build. Funds If things go as planned, ground-break And the architectual drawings must get ordered early next year. So far, the renovation and construction originally earmarked for repaving Henry ing for the new gym could come as early as an approval from Whitefish Bay Building Clay's west parking lot will be used to pav this week. Board. * plans are proceeding according to sche- | "We're anxiously waiting for the first At its meeting last week, the Building dule and budget, Paschen said. The lot will not be paved this" winter turn of the shovel," said Director of Board asked architects Kahler Slater because the Armory plans to do drainage ' Business Services James Paschen. Torphy Associates to revise plans for the During the construction and work around its facility early next year, The gym's footing and foundation work extension of the gym to include such renovation process, parking should not be Paschen said. will be handled by four firms — A. things as all brick instead of brick and a problem. However, the lot will be paved before Guenther and Sons, Heitman, Falls Pre stucco on the set side of the addition. Although part of Henry Clay's west the middle school opens next fall. Cast and Cardinal. The work, which The Building Board will review the (Continued on page 5) ^U MtA^&J - Sf^j^y /989 /hf./9^ J J J State loan to help renovate Bay school Whitefish Bay — The school district here soon should receive its first installment of a state loan to finance renovation of Henry Clay Middle School, 1144 E.Henry Clay St. The Board of Commissioners of Public Lands last week announced J disbursement of $350,000, the first installment of an expected $750,000 the district will borrow from the board, said James Paschen, director of business services for the district. The school district can receive the money one month after necessary paperwork is completed, said Michael Paus, assistant secretary to the board. Renovations at the school will cost $1.75 million and should be completed by fall. The first installment will be used for construction in the school's gymnasium, Paschen said. The board consists of Wisconsin's secretary of state, treasurer and attorney general. The panel lends as much as $40 million a year to school districts and municipalities, Paus said. y I Henry Clay Middle School Address: 1144 E. Henry Clay St., Whitefish Bay Description: Proposed conversion of a community center (formerly an elementary school building) into a middle school, including the addition of a gymnasium and locker rooms Area: 80,000 square feet on the existing building Construction cost: $1.24 million for construction only. The total cost is put at $1.75 million, including furnishings and relocation of the senior center now housed in the building. Financing: $1 million from the school J district's operating budget, plus a $750,000 loan from the State Trust Fund (pending approval of the school district at its annual meeting, which was to be held July 25) Anticipated ground-breaking date: Fall 1988 Anticipated completion date: August 1989 Developer/owner: School District of Whitefish Bay, 1200 E. Fairmount Ave., Whitefish Bay Architect: Kohler Slater Torphy Architects Inc., 733 N. Van Buren St., Milwaukee Construction manager: Undetermined /£gtc4£*aH4 Avc^WtaJ? >JfcJl)^GAj9U4 Hi fev Three classrooms will be added to Whitefish Bay Middle School The Whitefish Bay School Board has Despite the benefits, School Board given the district the go-ahead to spend member Charles Moeller said he would be . $100,000 to add three classrooms to the more comfortable waiting a year before middle school's interior. making any decisions on expanding the number of classrooms. "I'm not satisfied The money will be spent to convert the with the idea of inside classrooms." stage in the old gym to two classrooms and renovate space in the basement into Board member Ruth Derse also*; another room. The room above the present expressed reservations about the change. stage would be used as the school's second These classrooms won't have windows. computer lab. No one will want to be in there." Rieck said all the new classrooms would District Administrator Lee Rieck said be air conditioned to improve the comfort \ the changes would decrease the number of level of students and teachers using the teachers needing to travel from classroom rooms. to classroom from seven to five. The new "We have a tight enrollment there, and „ setup would also allow students wanting that's expected to increase," said board $ to use a computer for word processing or member Gene Anguil. "It's not going to be \ other projects an opportunity to work any less tight in a year. That's why I feel during the day or after school. strongly that we should do this.- •atPA MtAAtJ a«/*/*/?9/ Under construction "That way, if there's still work to be done in August when school Board members tour schools starts, well be able to finish up away from the main classrooms," Mann JOT an updateon renovation said. BTlyv Michae1Vfi**VftOAli n**.,^.Bayer. i — In the lower level of the high In addition to classroom Just three weeks into its work hool, several projects are under remodeling, the largest project at the schedule, the renovation of White- «y. The Suburban Room and new elementary schools is the installa fish Bay schools is moving quickly. #t£teria have been merged into one tion of a hot-water heating and To measure that progress, a group ffcfyn by removing the wall that ventilating system. Because miles of of School Board members and admi 5£f>ffated them. A new wheelchair ductwork must be installed before nistrators on Friday took a tour of ftyli*is being built, and the raised the system can be turned on, there's the high school and two elementary *-\ both rooms will be covered by a lot of pressure on workers to get schools. What they found was a dl. the job done. complex web of heating and ventila orridor has been built to "Every single part of the heating tion systems being installed, rooms •;. those rooms with the east and ventilating system here is new," being gutted, and signs that even the building. New locker Mann said. "And it's an all-or- more work was about to get under ave been laid, and the old nothing type situation. Once we - way. cafeteria is also being refurbished to turned off the old boilers, they "We're pretty much on target with house the art department. couldn't be turned back on. We need our work schedule," said John to get this entire system in place Mann, the district's construction Although the corridors in before it will work, but we're on manager, who led the tour. "In some the elementary schools don't appear track." areas, we're a couple days behind, as disheveled as areas in the high Although the classrooms will be but in other areas we're ahead, so it school, the work being done there is completed by the start of the school balances out. We're just trying to more intensive. year, the hallways won't be finished finish as much as we can this year to Each classroom in both Cumber until next summer. At that time, a reduce the workload for next sum suspended ceiling will be installed to mer." land and Richards elementary schools has been grouped into sev hide the ductwork, walls will be eral units, and teams of workers will painted, and the office area will be The main lobby and first- remodeled. floor hallway is where most of the move from one unit to the next until action is taking place at the high all the rooms have been renovated. school. The main offices and gui- Unlike new construction, Mann * nee areas have been cleared out says, the plan at Cumberland and ( 1 stripped away, and forms for Richards is to work from the top of fk+M $t*(3,nwi "Hew walls have been installed. the building down to the basement. The school's copy room has also been emptied and a wall taken out to ! house an air-handling unit. Duct- j york for that system has arrived and j •all be installed soon. A£ Bay school won't allow private students in football By LAWRENCE SUSSMAN tends University School of Milwau of The Journal staff kee, but she would like to partici pate in the fine arts program at the Whitefish Bay — Students from middle school. She cannot. parochial and private schools will "We gave up certain things with not be allowed to play on Whitefish that choice," she said. "I think Bay Middle School's football teams there's something called choice, this fall. and you can't have it both ways." School Board members decided Wednesday that the program al ANTIQUATED EQUIPMENT ready was beyond capacity for pub Charles Orvold, the middle lic school students and could not school's assistant principal, told the accommodate a dozen students board that some of the school's who live in Whitefish Bay but football equipment was outdated don't attend public schools. and would be expensive to replace. A total of 105 boys had signed Orvold said he had gone to din up to play football at the middle ner at a sports bar where the shoul school this fall. The district has der pads hung on the wall as mem equipment for 90 students to play orabilia were the same as his teams on its two seventh grade and one used. School Board members jok eighth grade teams. ingly asked if he had tried to sell The decision to bar non-en the team's shoulder pads to the rolled students was made with restaurant so he could buy new some reluctance. ones. "I would come out differently Orvold said the three teams on this," said Darryl Bell, newly have to practice on roughly one elected School Board president, acre southeast of the middle school. "but I don't think it could win." "With 50 kids per coach, you Board member Marian Snyder start to turn into management con also argued forcefully that parents sultants, rather than coaches," who choose to send their children James T. Murray Jr. presented a to parochial or private schools — petition with about 150 signatures, as she does — have to live with asking that the football program be that choice. Snyder's daughter at open to all resident students. &%• J MIDbi.£ SCHOOL COMMISSION REPORT ^£rJ $4.4 million solution ^ to end school crowding owed for the improvements would climb Building the additions would cost an If School Board approves 3 with the value of the home. estimated $2.1 million, just over Current enrollment at the school is at $ 100,000 more than the estimated $1.99 voter referendum likely 581 students, housed in a building with million it would cost for renovating the an established capacity of 600. Projec existing structure. By Shawn Stapleton tions for the 1994-95 school year show an Architects and engineers have deter mined that extensive work would need to Staff Writer increase of 31 students, bringing the po pulation to 612. be done on the electrical system, as well The student-teacher ratio at the as replacing water supply lines and By adding siz middle school, or number of students per drains, in order to bring those two areas able additions to teacher in a classroom, is violating the of the building up to current standards. the existing middle district's policy of 23 to 25 students per schopl and exten teacher in academic classes. While the sively renovating overall average at the school is just over the existing struc 25 children per teacher, some class ture — construc rooms have as many as 31 students. tion estimated to If five-year enrollment projections are cost more than $4 accurate, by 1999 the school could be million —Whitefish home to more than 700 students. Bay officials would The two additions — one large addition alleviate the over on the northwest corner of the building crowding problem currently plaguing the and a smaller addition on the east side — school. would give the school flexibility in orga That was the finding of the Middle nizing classrooms based on a "house con School Study Commission, a group of pa cept." The concept involves having rents, teachers and elected officials academic clusters of classes based on charged with solving the crowded condi grade level; students would not have to tions at the school. leave a certain area of the building except The commission presented its findings when they attend their "exploratory" to the School Board and public at a classes, such as Industrial Tech and Art. sparsely attended meeting last week. The additions, according to Middle The School Board is now in the process School Principal JoAnn Truss, would of determining whether it agrees with the have sixth- and seventh-grade class commission's recommendation. If the rooms organized in the "house concept." board sides with the commission, the es-; Eighth-grade classrooms would not be timated $4.4 million expenditure wouldS clustered, but Truss said that would not need voter approval in the form of a re be such a bad thing. ferendum, which could possibly be pre "When they go to high school, they will sented as early as the end of April. have to move around quite a bit more If approved, the expenditure would than in middle school. By not clustering mean an extra $47 per year on the tax bill for a home worth $130,000 in the village, \ the eighth grade, that would sort of pre according to James Paschen, director of pare them," she said. business services for the district. That] Bruce Marn, an architect with PDC value, he said, is fair market value, not who worked with the commission on the project, said the additions and renova assessed value, so the amount of money tions "take a hodgepodge and turn it into a coherent concept." its dedication*tothe ^^r^td^m^J standing students and teachers." In order to bt*M su^h a foeJti^r/' New school the district would be Forced to ^ge the current structure;' wp*&U houses the vftogeVm^attoS^-S& ; not out of partaeht, Milwaukee Areaufti&Uak- cal College classes* ad&ycareegnter and a senior citizen's c^Eter. Hie the question current building is not etructural^r k sound enou#i to support a second floor and other change® that would Bjr Shcwwt Stcgletcjg m^i to be made to house students.. Staff Writer While he said it would be regrett able to lose a home for those ser The School Board is certainly not vices, Busalacchi said the district focusing solely on the prospect of must stay focused on li&4 building additions on the existing responsibilities. d/ middle school facility. *Our primary responsibility is to Questions raised about the prac our students/ he said during a Sa~ ticality of such a move, vs. the feasi turday morning workshop held last bility of building a new facility, have week. "None of those activities are captured the attention of board our primary responsibility. If s not members forcing them to make that I don't care about those activi some tough decisions in the weeks ties* but they're a secondary con ahead. cern for us/ Board member Anthony Busa- Building a new facility is one of lacchi has said the district should two options currently being constd? not "nickel and dime"* a solution to ered in order to alleviate a crowding the problem, but rather spend an problem at the middle school, the appropriate amount of money to other being to build two additions safely and sufficiently house the onto the exlstingstructure, atanes districts middle school students timated cost of $4,4 million. who, by 1999, could number over Building anew&efitty could eost 700. more than $10 million, aceorotagfo, Bruce Mam, an architect working He has proposed the district con with the district on the project- sider building anew facility on the However, that: figure could rise or site of the current Lydell Commun fait Ihedistrictis worldng onlywitb: ity Center, 5205 H> Lydell Ave., a rough estimates at this potnL proposal that baa at least tentative Board member Eranfe Korzilius\\ backing from the rest of the board. supportedBusalacchi^ opticas say Busalacchi ^said the district ing that the district should todm needs a first-class facility to reflect steps to alleviate the problem once and for all, "Our middle school program has been a big success, but that has been a function largely of our staff/ he said. "The current facility has been a white elephant for us* I don't want to have to keep making excuses," -; The Lydell campus, at 5205' Voters v\ ultimately decide A SECOND Si ; N. Lydell Ave., is not centrally^, if the distrk ^an sell bonds tc Architects also are looking at' located, Allison said. -: J; finance the renovation or new \j0ttAA7'A£~ */IA//99? Page B 3 razing the former Lydell School, \ The Lydell campus has 5.5** construction. 5205 N. Lydell Ave., and con-; acres; the current middle school-; strutting a new building on that j campus at 1144 E. Henry Cla£; Whitefish Bay schools site. A second alternative would j St. is 2.5 acres. :~f. be adding on to the existing Ly- .- The cost of razing the current-; dell building, which is now used; middle school building would be ; Board to review estimates by the district's Community Ser-; about $188,000, plus $60,000 to ; vices Department. Allison did: fill in the site for another use;; not have any estimates Tuesday - Allison said. It would cost anottu- of building costs at 2 sites on the cost of this alternative. \ 2 er $70,000 to dispose of all the Nor has anyone suggested that known asbestos in the building. ;; Members considering the board do nothing until the state Legislature decides what whether to expand or will be done with the Chapter Whitefish Bay Cluneal. $.-2>{-/?9f 220 voluntary integration pro rebuild middle school gram. This semester, 84 of the 574 students are Chapter 220 By LAWRENCE SUSSMAN students. Homeowners would pay of The Journal staff Allison said the architects had estimated it would cost some Whitefish Bay — Cost esti $9.5 million to build a new $134 a year to build school mates for building a new middle school at Cahill Square, a park school will be reviewed tonight bounded by N. Marlborough By LAWRENCE SUSSMAN new school at Cahill Square or at by the School Board. Drive, E. Chateau Place and N. of The Journal staff Superintendent Bradford Alli the old Lydell School would cost Woodruff and E. Fairmount about $10.3 million. If the dis son said he expected to receive Whitefish Bay — A home the figures from architects trict decided to add onto the Aves. By comparison, the bill for owner would pay an average of existing Lydell School, the it Wednesday for construction of renovating and expanding thfe $134 a year for 21 years if the the school on two possible sites would cost an estimated $8.4 current school, at 1144 E. Henry school district decides to build a million. —- Cahill Square or the old Ly new middle school for roughly Clay Ave., is estimated at $4.37 The School Board is expected dell School. million. $10.3 million. The Committee of the Whole to decide Monday which option Allison said the Cahill site has, By comparison, if the district to recommend to the voters. The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. several things in its favor. Be-; decides to renovate and expand meeting is at 8 p.m. in the Sub in the Suburban Room of White- cause it is across the street from; the existing middle school for urban Room of Whitefish Bay fish Bay High School, 1200 E. the high school, the two schools • $4.37 million, the bill to this High School, 1200 E. Fairmount Fairmount Ave. could share facilities. It also is same homeowner would average Board members have said Ave. centrally located in the village $46 a year over 20 years. If the board opts for a new they want to decide by the end of and close to Marlborough Drive, These estimates are based on February whether to expand and school, it also is expected to where the village library and vil a home with a fair market value choose between the old Lydell renovate the current middle lage hall are located. of $130,000 that now pays school or build a new building. School site, at 5208 N. Lydell On the minus side, Cahill $2,272 in school tax. The $134 Ave., or Cahill Square, bounded One thing they don't want is the Square has six tennis courts, would add about 5.9% to the status quo of a school that is by E. Fairmount Ave., N. Marl which might be lost, as well as- school bill. borough Drive, E. Chateau Place increasingly closer to its capaci two baseball diamonds, a child The bill for a new school ty. The school was designed for and N. Woodruff Ave. ren's play area, pavilion and a would take 21 years to pay be Superintendent Bradford Alli 600 students. The current enroll small parking lot. " vl. cause the district would be ex ment is 574. son said the district could ask But Allison said if a middled • pected to borrow the money in voters April 26 to approve a ref Voters on April 5 will fill school were built at Cahill, st\i4'< two segments. three of seven slots on the School erendum to pay for either alter dents could use the remaining-; James Paschen, the director native. Either way, the goal Board, but Allison said no one park land for intramural sports. "*•" of business services, gave these had suggested delaying a final figures Thursday. would be to open the remodeled decision until after the election. or new middle school in time for The School Board learned the beginning of the 1995-'96 dd Wednesday night that building a school year. ^ m Middle schools' future is questioned and studied social aspects of school at this age," said Referendum defeat Middle School Principal Joann Truss. That's why, she said, moving eighth- prompts question^ graders to the high school would be a mistake. ' over their future "At thd^age, they're much more in tune with seventh-graders than they are with ninth-graders," she said. "They won't Just By Shawn Stapleton become an island unto themselves. They'll mix with older students and per Staff Writer haps be exposed to certain things that, developmentally, they're not ready to be Orje of the questions pondered by the exposed to." School Board in the wake of the school Catherine Marx remembers volunteer construction referendum defeat is, "How ing at Cumberland School when the important is the middle school concept to sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders were the district?" located on the top floor there. If board mem 'They were just biding their time. They bers decide they weren't getting anything out of school can abandon the anymore," she said. "I remember talking middle school con with other parents who said the same cept and not jeopar- thing. We were so glad when they moved dize education, those kids to the Henry Clay building." then they can exa mine such options Keep middle school idea as moving eighth- grade students to Now Marx, who works at the middle the high school or school as a health assistant, is hoping the fifth-grade stu district maintains the middle school con dents to either Cumberland or Richards cept. Her 11-year-old son, Christopher, schools. Is eagerly waiting to attend sixth grade in If they decide, however, to keep the September. middle school structure in the district, "I'm really impressed with the ap then they must look at such options as a proach they taker" she said of the middle cheaper renovation of the middle school school. "Those kids are really involved. building at 1144 E. Henry Clay Street. They feel Uke they have their own place. But, what is a "middle schoolconcept," They're able to try their own idea. I really and why might that be valuable to educa think that's important." tion in Whitefish Bay? Truss said another question must also The middle school replaced the junior be raised: "Who do these kids belong to?" high school concept in the late 1970s and "Are they going to call themselves high early 1980s. The idea was that sixth-, school kids? Will they call themselves seventh- and eighth-graders did not need middle schoolers? Will they go to high a "miniature high school" when they left school or middle school functions, or the elementary level, but a transition that both? They would end up being without a centered on their physical, mental, emo home." tional and social developmental changes. Marx said that, even though her son is The middle school takes children from ready for middle school, she would rather the skills-based learning of elementary see the district move the sixth grade back education and begins to put those skills to the elementary schools than have the to work in what is described as "explorat eighth grade moved to the high school. ory" education. "They're just too young. At that age, kids need to be nurtured and that's what Feel ot home they get at the middle school," Marx said. Superintendent Bradford Allison Where a junior high school program echoed Truss' sentiments. He said that, was only two years long, the middle to abandon the middle school concept school is three years, giving the students now would be a mistake. a chance to feel at home, to give them a "This works. Our middle school prog sense of belonging before having to move ram works. We've demonstrated that in on to the high school. many ways," he said. "I would hope that, Where the high school divides the day if the board decides to move the eighth into class periods, the middle school di grade or the fifth grade, that we at least vides the day into blocks of time, enabling keep the major components of the middle achers to shorten individual class per school program intact. The move would iods and to make large group activities for diminish the program, but I would hope special instruction. we don't throw it out." All of these aspects — and more — are However, Allison seemed confident designed around the 11- to 13-year-old that, if the board decided to scrap the child, who is experiencing physical, men middle school program, the district tal and emotional changes. would tailor another system to meet the They're much more interested in the needs of the district. %k^V sr/it/ty- Solutions to crowding at middle school rethought the school. In fact, enrollment is expected does not speak for the association with Referendum's defeat to exceed the 600 student capacity by 12 regard to the move. students in September, and continue to "If we decide the middle is forcing School Board climb for at least the next five years. Options considered The association issued a prepared school concept is to consider other options statement with regard to the referendum, absolutely essential. . . Board President Dale Jaffe said the stressing their intent is to save Whitefish board will be discussing a number of op tions in the near future, perhaps as soon By Shawn Staplefo n Bay property owners money, not to that narrows our thwart education in the district. as next week's committee meetings. Mov Staff Writer This is not a vote against quality edu alternatives. If we decide ing eighth grade students to the high cation or the future of the students in school is certainly one of those options, Last week's referendum defeat is forc Whitefish Bay," read the statement. "This that it's not so Jaffe said. ing district officials here to rethink their just means the School Board and the staff "We've been told there is excess space approach to solving crowding problems will have to review the options with regard important, then that at the high school, and that space would at the middle school. to the use of the classrooms." be adequate to accomodate either the en That's precisely may take us in another tire eighth grade or portions of the eighth what the Tax Repairs needed direction." grade curriculum," Jaffe said. "However, payer's Association we've also been told that the excess space hoped for. Burnett said he and the rest of the as will be needed by the high school eventu C Edwin Bur sociation agree with other assessments of Dale Jaffe ally. Moving the eighth grade to the high nett, president of the middle school's condition, which es school could strictly be a short-term the group, said sentially pointed out several problems solution. members voted with the infrastructure of the facility, but "I think the Taxpayer's Association has against the referen said the district already has money to the past," the group said. made it clear that moving the eighth dum, citing a lack of correct those problems. In a flyer distributed shortly before the grade to the high school is their prefer thorough examina According to a memo from Dennis referendum, the association cited several ence," Jaffe said. "However, I doubt if tion of the options Anich, superintendent of buildings and reasons why it believed residents should that's the preference of all 1900 people facing the district in alleviating what grounds, to James Paschen, district bus have voted against the referendum. who voted against the referendum. everyone has recognized as inadequate iness manager, the current facility needs Among those reasons, the fact that the There's a variety of reasons why people space for the projected enrollments at the such repairs as replacement of water district has spent over $10 million in the voted no." middle school. supply lines, a new boiler, asbestos clean last five years on school facilities; that Jaffe said the board, in its delibera The referendum would- have allowed tip; toilet replacement and replacement there are 340 empty desks at the high tions on the issue, will have to tackle the district to borrow $35 million for re of the fire alarm system. Those repairs school and classroom space is being re another important question: how impor novation of the district's middle school, total $751,125, according to the memo. nted out at the Lydell building; and, that tant is the middle school concept to the 1144 E. Henry Clay Street. The district currently has $800,000 the future is unclear for the Chapter 220 district? About 33 percent of eligible voters in budgeted for renovation of the middle program, state funding of schools and a "If we decide the middle school concept the village headed to the polls May 10, de school. proposed pupil choice program. is absolutely essential, an assumption feating the referendum by a vote of 1,975 In the association's statement, the Burnett said he personally believes the the middle school commission was defi against to 1,366 m favor. group says education will hot suffer as a district could further examine moving nitely operating under, then that narrows Adding classroom space at the middle result of the referendum's defeat. eighth grade students to the high school, oiir alternatives," Jaffe said. "If we decide school has been the district's response to "We believe the education of our stu whichhe sayshas 340 empty desks. Bur that it's not so important, then that may a growing number of students attending dents will be as effective as it has been in nett was quick to stress however that he take us in another direction." Noise 1 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Tests were taken when traffic onT-43 ; ^dge to the 5500 block of Shorelarid was moving at a consistent speed. At have said that the traffic noise is loud and rush H6rii~ tlfe "traffic tehasi to backup constant. They would like to have a and the noise decreases. A construction sound wall erected on the east side of project, expected to eliminate the back 1-43, similar to the one on the west side. ups, will widen the freeway just past Ben- Officials from the DOT have said they ; der Road. The faster moving traffic might wouldnottakesouiic)te^u^l^^^^ j>rove- noisier to the Whitefish Bay csTimmfir. residents. 3~ 3/- /99? Construction firm chosen to Build pfdpbseti additions who worked with the Middle School Plans to add rooms to Study Commission as its members exa mined the overcrowding problem at the middle school await school and proposals to relieve the problem. May 10 referendum School Board member Pamela Woo- dard said PDC was selected because of its prior work with the middle school and what she described as its "high degree of By Shawn Stapleton commitment" to the project. Staff Writer "By selecting PDC, we Ye able to hit the ground running," she said, referring to In the event that residents approve a the prefiminary drawings of the con referendum to spend $4,3 million to add struction already completed as a result of new classrooms to Whitefish Bay Middle Mam's work with the commission. School, the School Board last week In a related matter, the School Board picked the firm that would do the work. approved last week the payment of Rising numbers $5,000 eaph to Planning and Design In- of middle school- ' stitute Inc. and Uihlein Architects Inc, for age students have work the firms did on plans for the prop forced the district to osed new school. The firms did the work make plans to ex when the School Board was considering pand the school, whether to build a new school. 1144 E.Henry Clay The two firms presented the work to St. It is currently the board in February after board mem home to 581 stu ber Anthony Busalacchi asked Superin dents, with an in tendent Bradford Allison to investigate crease of 31 stu- __ the option. dents predicted for At the time of the request, however, no next year. That increase will push the specific funds were allocated for the pro- student population over the building's |ect, said justness Manager James Pas 600-student capacity. chen. Some questions were raised about The referendum will be held May 10 the appropriateness of Allison signing and will ask whether or not the school $10,000 worth of contracts with the two district should raise $3.5 million to pay firms without board, approval for the for the construction. The village already expenditure. has $800,000 set aside to pay for the rest. In response to public comments made The renovation was deemed the most by Allison, in which he denies any wrong feasible and cost-effectivei compared to a doing in the matter, board member No proposal to build a new school at a cost of reen Regan took issue with the superin about $10 million.The^Sqjiool .Board re tendent at the meeting. jected that idea in February., Allison maintained that he had board While no shgveteylhwejbrqkeh ground authority to contract the work and that and no bricks have been laid, the people the board aknew it would cost a reason in charge of supervising that work have able amount of money." ,, , \\*4*i noiy been chosen,;.\*U s \ U^ : (M) The Whitefish Bay Taxpayers Association opposed the spending Bay school and distributed fliers saying ,the plan was too expensive and tjhat other schools in the district could be used to solve upcoming space referendum crunches. ! The flier also stated that given the uncertain future of the Chap defeated ter 220 student transfer program, state funding and the pupil chdice program, a permanent expansion Expansion costs should not be considered, j ;' C. Edwin Burnett, president of cited by foes '^ the association, said the pMcoime is "not a vote against quality edu By WENDI MUEHLS cation or the future of the Stu Sentinel correspondent dents in Whitefish Bay." : "This just means that the Whitefish Bay — Voters Tues school board and the staff Will day rejected a referendum'pro have to review the options with posal to borrow $3.5 millidn* to regard to the use of classrooms," renovate the middle school. '-•'; he said in a prepared statement. "Fm glad we had such a lirge Allison said the School Board turnout (of voters)," Superinten will have to "go back to the dent Bradford Allison said, "(but) drawing board" to meet tije needs I am disappointed with the re of incoming students. ;<*•; sult." • n Some of the options tfiat may After studying 31 options; ;the be considered are portable class School Board's Middle School rooms, year-round school and Commission recommended a moving some students to the high $4.37 million expansion and' re school. * modeling project for the school, Allison said the school will/be which was built in 1918.-'The "very tight" next year with $12 proposal was to make room-for students. But he said that with projected enrollments that exceed extra staff and creative schedul the school's capacity of 600 stu ing, the district will be able to dents. handle the load. By 2003, the Had the referendum passed, district is projecting middle another $800,000 would have school enrollment of 732, , been transferred from tlje dis Allison said there could 1 be trict's long-range maintenance many reasons why the referen fund to pay for the improve ments. ;••.. \ '. dum failed. ' He said he heard from resi — dents who did not want to invest Whitefish Bay T" TT. money in an old building &nd Referendum wanted a new one built while (12 of 12 units) ,.;- : * *• others said the cost woujd boost Shall the School Board of the^Wtiite- taxes too much. ; fish Bay School District issue general obligation school building boncjs in The board will analyze the ire- an amount not to exceed $3,56q,Q0Q suits of the referendum, Allison for remodeling, renovating, ^xffend- said. He said a random telephone ing and equipping the middle scftool? survey of voters may be conduct No -1$75 ed to find out why they voted the Yes , 1,366 way they did. The School District has; about 10,000 registered voters, j and turnout for the referendumJ was about 33%. School expansion Whitefish Bay ApW.-Ttei&v/tc 3-/~/?9f referendum OK'd Whitefish Bay — The School Board voted, 4-3, Monday to hold Voters to decide school renovation issue a referendum on whether to spend $4.37 million to renovate By LAWRENCE SUSSMAN for re-election, and Korzilius has would cost an average $46 a year and expand the middle school. of The Journal staff chosen not to run. for a person who owns a home If the plan is approved, the Nonetheless, School Board that today has a fair market val owner of a $130,000 home would Whitefish Bay — By a 4-3 President Darryl Bell told an au ue of $130,000. pay an average of $46 a year over vote, a bitterly divided School dience of more than 100 people Board has approved asking the School Board members Dale the next 20 years for the work, Monday that, "we do have a Jaffe and Pamela Woodard officials said. voters to spend $4.37 million to broad base of consensus" that renovate and expand the existing seemed to make the most telling The board plans to meet March something must be done to rem Middle School, at 1144 E. Henry edy crowding at the school. arguments in favor of saving the 9 to decide on a referendum date. Clay St. existing school. They argued that Board President Darryl Bell said He cast the deciding vote for over the next 20 years, the dis the board is leaning toward a The dissenters — School the expansion and renovation, trict would be asked to spend May 3 vote. Board members Anthony Busa- rather than the second alterna money for added faculty and sci In adopting the proposal, the lacchi, Frank Korzilius and Mar tive of building a new school for ence equipment. It would be board rejected two other options ian Snyder — said they would about $.10.3 million at Cahill hard pressed to do so if it carried calling for building a new school not publicly support such a refer Square or at the closed Lydell a big debt for a new school, and with costs estimated at $10.3 mil- endum, which is expected to be School site. the district's financial resources lion. held May 3. Nor would they have limits. campaign against the referen The district has estimated "We will be asked to invest in xQ&*&7vaJL dum. that it would need to borrow $3.5 million over 20 years for other things for our students, not Busalacchi &nd Snyder are up just bricks and mortar," Woo the Middle School renovation. It dard said. The Lydell campus, at 5205: Voters w iltimately decide A SECOND S ; N. Lydell Ave., is not centrally^ if the distri ^an sell bonds to Architects also are looking at- located, Allison said. - :>.; finance the renovation or new J07C/?A>A£~ Jt/ta//99y Page B 3 razing the former Lydell School, .'• The Lydell campus has 5.5*2 construction. 5205 N. Lydell Ave., and con-; acres; the current middle school''< campus at 1144 E. Henry Qa£; structing a new building on .that? : Whitefish Bay schools site. A second alternative would j St is 2.5 acres. .' ~f: be adding on to the existing Ly-.: The cost of razing the current": dell building, which is now used; middle school building would be; Board to review estimates by the district's Community Ser- J about $188,000, plus $60,000 to ; vices Department. Allison did*: fill in the site for another use;; not have any estimates Tuesday Allison said. It would cost anoth** of building costs at 2 sites on the cost of this alternative. ;: er $70,000 to dispose of all thg- Nor has anyone suggestedThat known asbestos in the building; J; the board do nothing until the Members considering state Legislature decides what whether to expand or will be done with the Chapter Whitefish Bay O^umal. 9.-M-mf 220 voluntary integration pro rebuild middle school gram. This semester, 84 of the 574 students are Chapter 220 By LAWRENCE SUSSMAN students. Homeowners would pay of The Journal staff Allison said the architects had estimated it would cost some Whitefish Bay — Cost esti $9.5 million to build a new $134 a year to build school mates for building a new middle school at Cahill Square, a park school will be reviewed tonight bounded by N. Marlborough By LAWRENCE SUSSMAN new school at Cahill Square or at by the School Board. Drive, E. Chateau Place and N. of The Journal staff , the old Lydell School would cost Superintendent Bradford Alli Woodruff and E. Fairmount about $10.3 million. If the dis son said he expected to receive Whitefish Bay — A home trict decided to add onto the the figures .from architects Aves. By comparison, the bill fpr owner would pay an average of existing Lydell School, the it Wednesday for construction of renovating and expanding the $134 a year for 21 years if the would cost an estimated $8.4 the school on two possible sites current school, at 1144 E. Henry school district decides to build a million. — Cahill Square or the old Ly Clay Ave., is estimated at $437 new middle school for roughly The School Board is expected dell School. million. •'...' $10.3 million. to decide Monday which option The Committee of the Whole Allison said the Cahill site has.: By comparison, if the district to recommend to the voters. The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. several things in its favor. Be^~; decides to renovate and expand meeting is at 8 p.m. in the Sub in the Suburban Room of White- cause it is across the street from; the existing middle school for urban Room of Whitefish Bay fish Bay High School, 1200 E. the high school, the two schools' $4.37 million, the bill to this High School, 1200 E. Fairmount Fairmount Ave. could share facilities. It also is; same homeowner would average Ave. Board members have said cenirally located in the village; $46 a year over 20 years. If the board opts for a new they want to decide by the end of •~~c close to Marlborough Drive,; These estimates are based on school, it also is expected to February whether to expand and dec the village library and vil-- a home with a fair market value choose between the old Lydell renovate the current middle -ii£-hall are located. of $130,000 that now pays School site, at 5208 N. Lydell school or build a new building. L>n the minus side, Cahill\ $2,272 in school tax. The $134 Ave., or Cahill Square, bounded One thing they don't want is the Square has six tennis courts,; would add about 5.9% to the by E. Fairmount Ave., N. Marl school bill. status quo of a school that is which might be lost, as well as: borough Drive, E. Chateau Place increasingly closer to its capaci two baseball diamonds, a child The bill for a new school and N. Woodruff Ave. ty. The school was designed for ren's play area, pavilion and k\ would take 21 years to pay be Superintendent Bradford Alli 600 students. The current enroll small parking lot. -*.;•; cause the district would be ex son said the district could ask ment is 574. But Allison said if a middle^! pected to borrow the money in voters April 26 to approve a ref Voters on April 5 will fill school were built at Cahill, stlt£ two segments. erendum to pay for either alter three of seven slots on the School dents could use the remaining James Paschen, the director native. Either way, the goal Board, but Allison said no one park land for intramural sports, **•; of business services, gave these would be to open the remodeled had suggested delaying a final figures Thursday. or new middle school in time for decision until after the election. The School Board learned the beginning of the 1995-'96 Wednesday night that building a school year. x 77£/?.frL D &-#- /9f*/ Switch schools? It's one plan to relieve crowded classes said in the statement. "However, when Grade 6-9 would go the list of positives is considered, we are convinced that we owe it to the children of to high school; 10-12 our district to study this idea with vigor to the middle school and sincerity." Middle School Principal JoAnn Truss said she was impressed with the idea. By Shawn Stapleton "When you take a look at some of the Staff Writer other suggestions being floated out there, this is as viable an option, if not more so, School officials here have been than those other ideas," she said. scratching their heads as they search for a solution to the overcrowding problem at Truss said ideas such as moving the the middle school. sixth-graders to the elementary level Teachers at the would not only destroy the middle school school have come concept for sixth grade-instruction, but up with an option would also disrupt the operations of three which WQuJd have school buildings. the middle school and high school es sentially switched. Grades six through nine would attend "When you take a look class at the current high school, 1200 at some of the other E. Fairmount Ave., suggestions being floated while grades 10 through 12 would be housed at what is now known as the out there, this is as middle school. The proposal comes on the heels of the viable an option, if not defeat of the May 10 building referen dum, which would have allowed the dis more so. than those trict to renovate the current middle school, 1144 E. Henry Clay St., for $4.3 other ideas." million. The district would have borrowed $3.5 million to complete the project had JoAnn Truss the voters approved it. Middle School Principal The teachers, in a prepared statement, said the option would cost little and would maintain the middle school con cept in the district. One concern with the current middle 'This option would only affect two school has been the narrow hallways in buildings," she said. "In addition, it the building, reflecting the architectural doesn't destroy the middle school con norm of the early 1900s when the struc cept, but has it grow to affect the ninth ture was built. However, the teachers say grade as well." that won't be a concern for the older students. Having the middle school concept at "Classroom size and hall width in the the ninth-grade level, she said, would high school building are more appropri make the transition from eighth to ninth ate for the middle school student and grade easier for students. middle level teaching styles," they wrote in the statement. The rooms and halls in Stephen Seyfer, principal of the high the middle school are not a major issue school, said the proposal is worthy of con for the older student." sideration. However, when asked if it was The teachers also said that, on the oc workable, he said his best educated casions where student movement be guess was that it wasn't. tween the two structures is necessary, Seyfer said the proposal has been the older students would be "more re made in an effort to have the district ap sponsible" during that activity. Further, prove portable classrooms for the school high school students would be able to park on the blacktop area of the middle and possibly another referendum at a fu school campus, promoting better super ture date. vision of the parking area. Seyfer said the switch of schools would The teachers said they know the move be temporary at best. would not only require physical adjust "Once the bubble of enrollment has ment, but would also require mental ad gone through the middle school and hits justment as well. the 10th, 11th and 12th grades, that will "We realize that this alternative repre cause the high school to seek more space sents a paradigm shift in thinking and and in effect reverse the proposal," he that change of this magnitude does not said. 'This is a four-, five- or six-year come easily for our community," they trade of space." mT Whitefish Bay W'-fr*^ W/?# Moving 8th graders to high school harder than it sounds, official says allowed the district to borrow have a different class scheduli Option would relieve $4.35 million to enlarge and re and starting times than the higjj crowding but could hurt model the middle school at 1144 school. ;i E. Henry Clay St. education, she warns "It's very simplistic to say But former Board member let's take a wing of the high Frank Korzilius, who was al By LAWRENCE SUSSMAN school and convert it for the Wednesday's meeting, saw of The Journal staff eighth grade," Le Grand said. things differently. ;; "But it's terribly, terribly com "I think the public said by Whitefish Bay — It would be plex. It forces us to abandon voting out the referendum, thaS very difficult to move the entire curriculum needs, and I don't the district will have to find ways . eighth-grade class from White- think that is what this communi in the existing space to housg fish Bay Middle School to the ty wants." these kids," Korzilius said. * The high school probably high school without seriously • • . *v\ hurting the education program. would not have enough science He added, however: "I don'j School Board member Nancy and computer laboratories avail know whether the board hag Le Grand said she reached that able for such a conversion, Le bought into the fact that this conclusion during the board's Grand said Thursday. How, she, middle school philosophy may discussion of the option Wednes asked, would the rooms be not be the only way to go. I thinK day night. shared if both the middle school they still have to face that decg This was the first of at least and high school need them? sion, «" three meetings in which the "I don't think it's fair to say board will look at ways to relieve we're giving them a basic educa "As long as they stick to that crowding at the middle school tion if they're sitting in a regular philosophy," Korzilius said^ over the next few years. In May, classroom when they should be "they will have roadblocks pift voters soundly defeated a refer in a science lab," she said. up before most of these alterna endum question that would have The eighth-grade students also tives." .*'. }V\V 3rd Bay middle school plan on table tice at Lydell School or at the assessed valuation, said Shawn If board accepts it, open fields next to the two ele Yde, director of business ser $4 million referendum mentary schools. The board also vices. may consider charging a fee to To help inform the communi will be held April 4 play on the team. ty about the referendum, the The latest building plan calls School Board has hired the Bar- By LAWRENCE SUSSMAN for adding 28 rooms to the kin Group public relations firm. of The Journal staff school at 1144 E. Henry Clay St. Cox said the contract with Bar- and moving the cafeteria from kin called for a cap of $6,200. Whitefish Bay — On its third the west side of the basement to try, the school administration the front, said David Cox, inter CLUSTERING CONCEPT believes it has found the best im superintendent. Cox said he strongly support way to remodel and enlarge the The district would use about ed the latest plan because it al middle school while still keeping $890,000 in reserve funds to pay lows students in each grade to be its program under one roof. for the project and would ask for clustered in one area, "and it The latest plan, presented voter approval to borrow the re better enables them to develop Wednesday night to the School maining $4 million. On Feb. 8, that sense of family that is so Board, calls for spending $4.9 the board is expected to accept important for this age young million on a two-story, 26,000- the latest plan and schedule a ster." square-foot addition to the east referendum on the borrowing for The plan also permits teach end of the building. the April 4 general election. ers of different subjects to work The addition would take up According to preliminary esti more closely together, he said. roughly one-third of the existing mates, the current proposal School officials say the cur green space, now used by the would mean an increase of about rent middle school building is school football team for practice. 22 cents per $1,000 of assessed too cramped for a program that In exchange, an ad hoc com valuation or about $29 a year on relies on clustering students in mittee has recommended that a home assessed at $ 130,000. what are known as houses. They the district's Community Ser However, because the amount also say the building needs about vices Department run the foot needed to pay off the district's $2 million in renovations, in ball team and allow all resident other debt will decline over the cluding a new electrical system, youths — including those who next few years, those tax rate bathrooms and lockers. attend private and parochial figures represent only the net ef They originally argued that a schools— to play on the team. fect of the new building plans. growing student enrollment The School Board is to consider Without the new construction, would require a bigger building, this change Feb. 8. the district's tax rate for debt which has a capacity of 600 stu Rather than using the middle purposes actually would decline dents. But enrollment at the school field, the tearri could prac by about 23 cent per $1,000 of school stabilized at 580 this year. jk&, .j}**L~e i/At/p**" &tf (® As part of the Herald's coverage of the April 4 referendum to renovate and ex pand the middle school, representatives of the two groups that have taken posi tions on the referendum — Advocates for Education and the Whitefish Bay Tax payers Association — were invited to submit statements giving their reasons for a "yes" or "no" vote. Explain a school board which would knowingly rush into an irrevocable multi-million dollar project without possessing all the facts regarding the loss of substantial future state aids. Explain a school board which pridelully boasts of maintaining high property values when statistics reveal thai housing values nationwide have increased on an average of 375 percent in recent years. VOTE NO Explain a school board which was made aware that action was com mencing in the disposition of the armory property nearly two months ago Any discussion of the middle school issue automatically includes the re but chose to ignore the relevance to the middle school issue. cent history and current role of the Whitefish Bay School Board. Lacking The Whitefish Bay School Board has adopted the strategy of using sirong and effective leadership for some time, the board has proven to be theatrics and emotions to drive an issue which should have been resolved vulnerable to the enormous external pressures of special Interest groups only after in-depth comprehensive study, acknowledging all the facts, and with narrowly defined agendas. support by irrefutable hard, statistical data. As a result, the school board For some, the board has been perceived to grant "rubber stamp" ap has rightly earned and richly deserves the mistrust of the Whitefish Bay proval to the whims of school administrators and to yield to the capri- taxpayers. ciousness of educational elitist faddism. Therefore, a careful analysis of The Whitefish Bay Taxpayers Association strongly urges the following the Whitefish Bay School Board is in order when discussing the middle school. If the current claims and assertions of the School Board and its a c lion: cheerleaders are correct and acceptable at face value, the School Board 3S Immediately undertake the necessary maintenance repairs on the has managed to indict itself on the .grounds of mismanagement, fiscal in middle school. The money is already^available. competence and incredible shortsightedness. M Immediately take positive measures do halt the enmity and divlsive- Explain a school board that has an annual budget of $20 million, has ness which is destroying this village's harmony and esprit. spent over $10 million on capital projects during the past six years and S Immediately commence common sense, fiscally prudent, long-range now seeks an additional $7.2 million (including interest) for a total school planning which includes consideration of the Armory property. population of 2,800 students. Please vote. . ..Just say "no." Explain a school board that has withheld approval of capital mainte nance at the middle school when over $800,000 has always been available Whitefish Bay Taxpayers Association lor that purpose, and now states the middle school is in dire need of main David Dueeker, acting president tenance repairs. Explain a school board that decries overcrowding in the schools while infusing a steadily increasing number of out-of-district students into the system. Explain a school board that claims it is forced to educate the middle school children in virtual third-world conditions, yet over 80 percent of these students manage to achieve honor roll status. Explain a school board tiiat cnooses to cut costs by the elimination of J. 30 - f-f academic programs in one area but seeks a large amount of money for ad ditional rooms in another area. Explain a school board that avoids the glare of public scrutiny behind closed doers but enlists the aid of "spin doctors" and "hired guns" to hawk Its wares, much at taxpayer expense. Explain a school board that attempts to blur the lines of accountability and to shift the lines of responsibility. Remember, a few ill-advised old folks were accused of defeating the last referendum and it's the governors fault that money is tight. lliV^ CV^CCIX LOLU. money coming from district funds already on hand. A homeowner with a ise assessed at $130,000 would pay $58 a year for 14 years, or a ne /ase of $29 a year for 14 yearsd Re.erendum on Tuesday ' The plan provides 13 additional classrooms, including six science labs, to be built as part of a two-story addition on the east-end of the building; up Whitefish Bay residents will go to the polls on Tuesday to vote on a $3.9 mil graded electrical, plumbing and mechanical systems; wider hallways; Im lion referendum to renovate and expand the middle school. proved and expanded classroom arrangements; multi-purpose area in each The referendum asks authority to issue building bonds in an amount not to of the so-caUed "houses" for sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders; the school exceed $3,975,000 for the purpose of "remodeling, renovating, expanding office relocated near the entrance to the building, for greater security; up and equipping" the school. .. graded telephone and computer systems; enlarged media center and compu The 77-vear-old building at 1144 E. Henry Clay St. is in need of expansion ter lab; enlarged music rooms, relocated away from academic classrooms; en and immediate repairs, say members of the Whitefish Bay School Board and larged cafeteria; and more guidance space. those who support the referendum. Some of the specific problems identified Voter turnout is expected to be heavy, as the referendum has stirred both bv the School Board are shown in the photos on this page. support and opposition in the community. Varying viewpoints on the issue The plan was developed over a five-month period, based on committee stu - are presented in the public forum section of this week's paper. dies that date back two years. You will hear the voices of hundreds of parents, who moved to Whitefish Bay to provide for their children the best education in the best community they could find. If you listen to what the voices are actually saying, you will hear about math classes on a bricked-over stage and taking tests in the hall. You will VOTE YES hear about science classes with coffee-can "sinks" and soda bottle "faucets." You will hear that special-needs students are attending classes in converted closets. You will hear in polite but firm voices that current Something wonderful is happening in Whitefish Bay. middle school conditions are unacceptable in Whitefish Bay. If you listen carefully as you travel around the village, you will hear voices. The voices are modulated, pleasant, but strong in their conviction. If you go to the playgrounds, you will hear some different voices — the These voices are neither bullying nor threatening. Yes. something wonder voices of children. You will hear them say softly, because their comments ful is happening in Whitefish Bay. might not be cool, that the teachers and staff at Whitefish Bay Middle School are fantastic. You will hear them say they feel the middle school is These voices are talking about the middle school referendum on Tues day's ballot. In a groundswell of support, they are asking you to vote "Yes" their special place. for the middle school. As you enter the voting booth Tuesday, you should ask yourself one Advocates For Education and other referendum supporters believe you question: What is the best middle school answer for the Whitefish Bay should vote "Yes" because: community? Your decision should be based on the merits of the present • This year's newly designed proposal meets all the education needs of proposal. Issues with past school boards, old wounds and loud rhetoric students. should not cloud your thinking. • Enrollment is not dropping. There is no better proposal than the one on the ballot Tuesday. There • Regardless of how the building was used a generation ago, the will be no new school or third referendum attempt a year from now if the middle school needs 12 more classrooms to accommodate today's needs. community votes "no" Tuesday. There will simply be an unmet educational • Science labs are needed for hands-on experiments in the science need in our community. curriculum. As all the voices join together, they express to you one final thought: • Even before la^t^eeicjs^-e scare, it was cj^aj.that wiring, plumbing You hold the future of Whitefish Bay in your hands. Every vote counts. and Treating upgraofes can^ ^^ostponed ho longer! Vote "yes." • A new school, perhaps at a cost of $12 million or $15 million is not Advocates for Education economically feasible at the armory or any other site. Meredith Scrivner and Linda Olsheska, co-presidents • Interest and construction rates will go up every month this project is delayed. Most importantly, Advocates For Education and other referendum sup porters believe that Whitefish Bay children and teachers deserve better than what they are now getting at the Whitefish Bay Middle School. Firm in their belief that the referendum must be passed next Tuesday, 3-2'0-VJ' the voices are getting stronger every day. The voices that started out as a few parents who were dismayed at the result of last year's vote are now the voices of a wonderful diversity of village residents. If you listen carefully, you will hear the voices of respected senior citi zens, of long-time residents who appreciate the education their children received and are more than willing to pay a small tax increase so others may benefit. You will hear the voices of all the district's parent-teacher groups. They have never before all taken a position on a referendum. You will hear the voices of homeowners, who know that their homes will Referendum wins, barely shannon, Kaminski edge others in School Board race The $3.9 million will be used to add 13 classrooms, including six science labs, By Kimberiy Wilmot-Weidman widen hallways and update mechanics. Staff Writer ELECTION RESULTS The total estimated cost of the project is $4,896,137. The difference between After a bitter fight and fewer than 100 the cost and the borrowed money — ab votes difference in the balloting, White- Here are the complete unofficial re sults of Tuesday's election: out $900,000 - will come from funds the fish Bay Middle School will get a renova district had set aside for building tion and addition. Referendum purposes. On the second try in less than a year, a Residents with a home assessed at referendum to renovate and expand the Yes 2,980 $130,000 will pay $58 a year for 14 years, middle school was approved by voters. No 2,898 or a net increase of $29 a year for 14 But barely. years. Unofficial vote totals were 2,980 for the School Board Advocates for Education, a citizens referendum, 2,898 against it. group formed last summer, supported And In a hotly contested, four-way race Shannon 2,770 for two seats on the Whitefish Bay School Kaminski 2,726 Board, the results were for a while too Geraghty 2,666 the referendum and campaigned heavily close to predict. Kurtz 2,577 for passage. In the end, Dan Shannon and Dan Ka Members gathered Tuesday night in minski finished on top, although only 60 the basement of Bay Shore Lutheran votes separated Kaminski, in second the community to gloat over the victory or Church to wait for the results. When the place, and David Geraghty, who finished nitpick over the loss. outcome was known, they said they third. "I have to give credit to the proponents happy and proud. A total of 203- votes separated first- of the referendum. They did a good job, "We are thrilled with the voter turn place finisher Shannon and the fourth- Now the community needs to come out," said Advocates for Education Co- place finisher, David Kurtz. together and move forward/ President Meredith Scrivner. "This was a Unofficial vote totals were: Shannon, Geraghty, an attorney, said the race whole community effort. I want to thank ^770 votes; Kaminski, 2,726 votes; Ger- everyone who came out." for the School Board was worth the effort, Linda Olsheska, the other Advocates a6xity, 2,666; and Kurtz, 2,577. despite the loss. Tm glad it's over," Ger for Education co-president, said the ef Shannon, the dean of Outreach and aghty said. Tm glad the referendum forts of the members of their group Continuing Education Extension at the passed. I want to thank my supporters. I should be recognized. "Victory is sweet," University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, said truly believe in the power of the commun she said. "What a wonderful thing for the he was happy with his finish, especially ity to continue the educational excellence community to have come together. This in such a close race. that they have always aspired to." was the community speaking, not just "I'm very pleased with the outcome of Kurtz, owner of a residential real estate one person, not just one group. This will the election," Shannon said, Tm thrilled company, had no comment after the elec be a great opportunity for our new super with the outcome of the referendum. tion results were known. In an earlier in intendent to get off to a clean, clear start "Now it's time for the community to terview, he thanked his supporters for and not have to deal with the dissension come together and move forward in a con their efforts. right away." certed way to ensure the best educational The two School Board incumbents — The Whitefish Bay Taxpayers Associa system for the children of the district. Darryl Bell and Dale Jaffe — did not seek tion campaigned against the referendum, "I look forward to working with the re-election. saying the measure was ill-conceived and members of the board to achieve the level In the binding referendum on the bal not a good use of taxpayer money. of excellence demonstrated in the past." lot, voters approved borrowing $3.9 mil When the results were known Tuesday Kaminski, vice president of corporate lion to renovate the existing building and night, David Duecker, vice president and finance at M & I Bank, said he was glad add a 13-classroom wing on the east side acting president of the group, said he had the election was over. He said he will sup of the building, located at 1144 E. Henry no comment. port the plans to renovate and expand the Clay St. In other voting on the ballot, Village middle school, even though he opposed Board incumbents Paul Smith and Glenn A similar $4.3 million referendum was Moder won re-election in uncontested the referendum, favoring Instead a look defeated last May. into building a new school. races. The vote totals were Smith, 3,031 In the past year, School Board mem votes, Moder, 2,764 votes. "We have to move forward," Kaminski bers studied additional options before said at an election-night party at Pandl's. settling on a plan in many ways similar to In Whitefish Bay voting for the Wiscon "The referendum has passed. The hope of last year's. sin Supreme Court, Ann Bradley received a new school is gone. The village has spo more votes than Patrick Crooks. Vote tot ken and I will honor that. It will not serve als were Bradley, 2,872; Crooks,.2,477. Whitefish Bay voters favored a sports lottery in the state. Voting in the village was 3,831 in favor, 2,022 opposed. [AS] Four Whitefish Bay board cai. Jidates evenly split on J-: ' Ifi fth the oreferendu r^i^ndnim nfails fail, sSha Shann - He also warned: "Theprob prob - ^ 1 .JV By LA\A£BEN£LSUSSMAN non said, the district still would lem with the referendum is that of Th^Joumal staff have to spend about $2 million it is binding. So that if the voters school referendum to repair and update the middle approve it this time, there is no Whitefish Bay — The four school building. Under state-in> turning back." School Board candidates are posed spending caps dh school David Kurtz also termed the evenly divided on the middle districts, these costs "are likely to referendum "shortsighted," add Shannon said the community Geraghty said it was essential school referendum question and, threaten the local school budget ing: "We need to make signifi had to be united on how it want-j "that we maximize the availabil !n connection with that,.on what cant investments that will distin ed to use the armory. But, he ihe school district should try to in the long run," he >aicL ity of the district's resources to Daniel L. Karniriskisaid he guish ourselves as a district and continued: "There is no assur benefit all members of the com 1o about the Whitefish Bay Ar- to ensure that Whitefish Bay will ance that the school district will; nory. munity." He added: "The School will vote "no" on the referendum continue to be a premier place to get the property. And the ques Board's mission is to provide a Their differences, however, because there are too many open live." tion remains as to whether put quality education for our chil ^ere not quite as clear-cut when issues oh the question, the most Further, when you include the ting schools on the property is dren, which prepares them for isked, "What should the role of important being: "The potential interest, the cost to enlarge and the best use for it." he School Board be in repre success and encourages them to availability of the armory prop repair the middle school will run On the question of School be critical thinkers. Good senting people who do^and who erty for a new school. We need to about $7.2 million. "This is not Board representation, Shannon 1o not have children in the pub schools are vital to the future of review the feasibility of building justified when you are investing said the board should represent our village." ic schools?" a new school on that property." in a school originally built ir the children's interests first, Voters on Tuesday will The armory is on about four 1919," he said. "taking into consideration the hoose two of the four candi- acres at the southwest corner of values and interests of all resi iates to serve three-ye&rd terms. Henry Clay St. and Ardmore In addition, Kurtz said, the dents of the community, parents The incumbents, Board Presi- Ave., less than a block from the district and village should do a and non-parents alike." ient Dale Jaffe andgmember middle school. The Wisconsin comprehensive plan on the pos Could those interests be bal )arryl Bell, did not seek re-elec- National Guard plans to close sible armory usds "to determine anced? ion. ;,." ,: the armory by the end of this what will be best for the commu "The schools are there to ser David P. Geraghty and D'an- year. nity as a whole." vice children," he said. "Their el Shannon said they supported The state owns the property The plan could be developed mission is to teach. So we must he referendum- which would au- and is likely to offer the site to while the district adj usts to the shape the interests of the com horize the school district to sell other state agencies first. If none $650^000 in cuts it will have to munity in terms of that mis jonds for as much as $3^975,000 of them needs the land, it can be make in its budget for next year. sion." o enlarge and renovate the mid- offered tb: local government enti Doing the plan also will enable Kaminski said the board He school at 1 l44;jEv |(en?5y Gla^, ties. the district to retire some short- should include representation it.'-.,".'- ..-.' ..'."-";-?• :l;d:r-'- .: / ' , term debt and gauge how chang Kaminski argued that the dis es in the Chapter 220 and School from all sectors of the communi Geraghty called the plan "the trict previously did not have an ty, including seniors and parents nost cost-effective solution to a Choice plans will affect middle acceptable site to build a middle school enrollment; with children in parochial ong-standing serious problem." school; now it may. He wants to schools. le also believes the improve- make necessary repairs oh the Geraghty said he believed it nents would address safety con- was highly unlikely that the "That way," he added, "a current middle school but not board can get insights from all erns and provide "a facility that spend lots of money "for repairs School District would be in a upports the outstanding curric- that rria^ not be heeded if we go position to buy this property be ilum being offered at the middle into a new school." ' cause state agencies have the sides of the community ... If chool." He, said the district would first shot at the land, followed by elected as a board member, 1 will Shannon said the proposed have to "make do with.what we the village. carry their messages to the board mprovements are the "optimum have" until it decides whether it It cbuld be years before the since they are not currently repr >ption for the-community to get should try to get the armory land state decides who will get this resented on the board." >ehind" when it comes to bal for a middle school site. property, he said. Environmental Kurtz said it was a board ancing costs vs. he^dsuS ^; -* v. "Quality takes time," he add concerns involving the property member's responsibility to weigh He also argued that ^district: ed, "and we have to take a long- also must be addressed, he add all of the competing agendas >fficials do not know how the range look" because a new ed. "and determine what is best for tate Legislature will deal with school could last 40 to 50 years "The facility deficiencies of the community as a whole." he need to move nearly $1 bil- without the need for significant the middle school must be ad ion in the state budget to help dressed in a more expedient repairs "while this renovation is r inance locai school Costs. shortsighted." fashion,"he concluded. ^ r> N fa* y §7 Village Board Will Study Purchase of Idle School Site Table Effort to Buy Site The village board Monday xiight voted to hold up action on t the purchase of the Henry Clay- \ Lydell site owned by Whitefish From School Board for tj Bay-Town of Milwaukee school | district in the town of Milwaii- [jkee. The site had been purchased to erect a primary school. Voters $*£**.««•:*>• » , this fall rejected plans for a [school on the site. . Special Committee Reports Park Site Village fAttorney Harry Hayes advised the board that it Lacks Water, Police Protection «ould only purchase the pro Suggested purchase of the 7.2 had taken into consideration the perty if it had a definite pur-j acre school owned property on pending request to annex a 150/ pose for its use in mind. ] N. Lydell ave., and E. Henry foot wide strip running along Dr. F. B. Klauer, 4921 N. Clay st., City of Glendale, for Lydell ave., so that both sides of Bartlett ave., suggested that the use as a park, was tabled by the the street might be under one board m,ight be able to trade village board ( Monday. The governmental unit. He pointed ! some of the property with own- matter can be re-opened later, out that the property is not large j.ers of other property on Lydell President Ralph Grootemaat enough for county purposes, that ave., so that it could gain con pointed out. it lacks water and sewage facili trol of the west side of Lydell, This action followed a spirited ties, police and fire protection now in the Town of Milwaukee, discussion by both board and and that the county would not Dr. Frank E. Drew, village pres spectators present. The vote to provide any more police protec ident, also held it might be to table was 4 to 3 with President tion than it. now does at Big Bay the Bay's interest to control both Oliver Grootemaat, Trustees park. sides of Lydell ave. Douglas Blackburn and Mrs. Joy Halt Industry Assessor Sheldon J. Rice said Teschner voting not to table. The It was indicated that one rea that Fox Point had recently pur special committee assigned to son for the park is to keep the chased a large section of land study the acquisition of the land industrial progress of the City on the west side of Division rd. had turned in a 2-1 vote against of Glendale from encroaching ) I from Bradlejr to Dean rds. and purchase of the property. Mrs. upon the village, • had sold it off as lots to private Teschner was the minority mem Robert^ Fisher, who * did not % (individuals. ber of this committee, which was give his address, said that it is : Oscar Eggert, 5019 N. Holly- chairmaned by Trustee Charles impractical for children, to go to Quarles. Trhstefe^'Rlehard I* |wood ave., pointed out that it nearby Lincoln park for play as j would be valuable property to Ferguson was the other member they must cross a dangerous of the board. * .'••' / road and also have to walk ; •acqulr^ as^Jifwould give tW In giving the committee's-, re around a golf course < before t village some control over traffic port, Quarles stated that it was reaching the play area. •',- apparent the park commission 'ufctyi&t is ."bound to become a was not interested in taking over Mrs. Teschner gave a minority h^r^traffic area." the site should the village pur report in which she said that a ftrustee/ Myies Leep urged chase it. He said the committee park in this area would encour- , jthat the matter be looked iftto age building of homes in the !»a- little further. He withdrew area by young married couples, a motion he had previously who generally have young chil made. This ^opposed purchase dren, who cannot travel to pres-' of the land. ent playgrounds. She urged that the village do nothing it might regret five or ten years later. < Trustee Quarles said that 1 even if the county took the park over it would be ten years before it would be developed into a '//*//W park and that {the need for a park in the area might no longer exist at that time. It was pointed out that' "if H we're / going to have a park there, we should support it our selves." aoard Will Not Buy School Site The school site purchased by i the school board in the Town; of Milwaukee last spring and; now an idle aii!*;useless piece | : ^property ^(li*-'Whitefish. Bay-Town of Milwaukee school! (b¥h:yy:T'-' - board, will not be purchased by _ the village. '', The board Monday night turned down an OPP?*™1^0, acquire the site, which became useless to the school board when electors voted down the bond issue for a primary school planned for this area. 1 Trustee Charles Quarles made 'the motion to reject the offer 'since the village would have, I "no municipal purpose for the j •tract." j/g//f4-r/ Bay and City Swap Lands ! A swap' of land between' Glendale and Whitefish Bay? was' made Tuesday evening I about 8 o'clock between the Glendale common council and the Whitefish Bay village) board. j Both governmental unitsi met separately and dispatched copies of their action to each] other. Glendale annexed a portion of land at Henry Clayst. and Lydell ave. that had been part of the Lydell school site in Whitefish Bay and detached another portion of land, which .will be added to the school TWO SITES — Steps are underfoot to acquire the above ^site. 7 acre school owned property, north of Lydell ave., and E. Some Money Involved Henry Glay st., (first picture) for a village park. The village Since there is some differ already owns about 4% acres, which it used for a dump about ential in the size of sites at- ,f t ached and detached, the a block south. This site is shown in the second picture. Both ,Whitefish Bay school board sites are in the City of Glendale. The question as to whether will be required to pay the the village should acquire another park and deed it oyer to^ owner of the former Glendale the county is discussed in an editorial on page, four. site some money. The action wil be subject to approval of the Whitefish Bay school district at its annual meeting Monday evening. This action will straighten the boundaries, making a bet ter site possible for the White-. fish Bay school and better I planning possible for the At- kins-Walberg subdivision. '.' John McDonald of the) Whitefish Bay school board (thanked the Glendale council J^ ifor its cooperation in the mat ter, ?-. s-*s- cm .§£?*•" ijt^w 7i'?^*^^^*;W^^*^^^}p^?;a^'* ''^^S'P^^'P^SSSIW^ ? W>^'^^^S?S^P'iP?pp? ^f !^^PP:^^P^ 6#' " '" d' - ' d'f •" • if$4 fa Lydell School As It Now Appears Nicholas Georgiady, vice fprincipal of Cumberland school, this week was named principal of the Lydell pri mary school, which will be tional associations, among opened in September. Work them the National and Wis on the school building is ahead consin Education assns., the 450 Pupils of schedule, the school board Whitefish Bay Teacher asso When the Lydell school is was advised at its last meet ciation, of which he has been opened next fall it is expected ing. both president, and vice presi to have an enrollment of 450 Georgiady was graduated dent; and the Whitefish Bay children from kindergarten from Wisconsin State college Schoolmasters club. through third grade inclusive, in Milwaukee with a B. S. de P r e s ently, Georgiady is Twelve teachers will staff the gree in 1943 and in 1950 took serving on a state curriculum school. * '.**. \v« ... an M. S. atthe University of committeee for the state de "This, is a Wonderful oppor Wisconsin, d v partment of public instruction. tunity and a challenging one," He has been commissioned by said Georgiady, when in !d_He hasL always, since 1948, the Scott, Foresman Publish been associated with Cumber^ formed of his appointment to ing Co. to do the audio-visual the principalship of the new land school, first as a fifth material for the social study school. The vice principalship grade Heacher. He also taught texts "Living in Our Commu at Cumberland will be aban sixth, seventh and eighth nities," published in 1953 and doned with the opening of the grades and for one year was "Living in Our America," to primary school as its enroll the school's acting principal. be published sometime this ment will be lowered. Five years, from 1943 to year. 1948, he*was in air force serv He is a member of Phi Delta ice as an aviation instructor in Kappa an,d Kappa Delta Pi, training command in this honorary education fraterni country. ties. This summer he plans to take courses in school admin istration at the University of Wisconsin. Lydell's principal holds membership in many educa- (Continued on Page 4) 6tf*)\ Lydell fourth grade plan dropped By Mary Schuchmann In giving his recommendation last month to open a fourth grade, Rieck said that, Lydell School will stay open at least because of class sizes at Cumberland and through the 1983-84 school year, the Richards schools, the district would save Whitefish Bay School Board agreed last money by keeping the class together (with- week. one teacher) at Lydell instead of dividing it The K-3 school had been tentatively between the two other buildings (when two scheduled to close at the end of the current more teachers would be needed). school year because of declining, enroll He expressed concern about "bumping ment, but school administrators recom .against" state-imposed cost controls in mended last month against closing, saying 1983-84, saying the economy measure was that Cumberland and Richards schools did "a good move in view of the uncertainties of not have enough room to handle extra stu the cost control base." .*••'* dents next year. ,. Last week, Rieck said he felt the parent The School Board went along with that concerns about fourth graders at Lydell view. were "reasonably significant." He said he However, a related proposal—to add a and other school officials would review the fourth grade at Lydell—-was withdrawn, at matter in March or April 1983, when a tenta least temporarily, by school administrators tive 1983-84 budget had been prepared and after a majority of parents of next year's cost control limits were known. Lydell fourth graders said they preferred to In a related discussion, Rieck said ap transfer their children to Cumberland and,, pointments would be made by Dec. 1-to a Richards for educational reasons. school-citizen committee formed to recoriv "Our children need to get but of there," .mend an alternative use of Lydell School said Peg WiHs«^v#^2N. Bay Ridge Ave., when it i* officially closed at an elementary school. speaking for the Lydell PTA. Noting that Lydell parents have lobbied to He suggested that one of the five citizen keep the school open, Mrs. Willson members be a representative of the village acknowledged that the PTA position might government. Board member Carolyn seem contradictory. Wilson recommended that 4 Lydell "We were diehards (about retaining the neighborhood resident be included on the school), so you know we must feel very committee. ^ v strongly about our children leaving," she. ^ In other business, the School Board: ~°~ said. • Approved the hiring of Charlette In a letter to school officials and School telleen as librarian at Cumberland School, Board members, the Lydell PTA said 19 of for the second semester of the school year. the 24 parents contacted favored a transfer She replaces Monica Caroilo, who was to the district's two other elementary granted a leave of absence for that period. schools. , Mrs. Telleen was librarian at Lydell The letter listed several reasons: .. School for three years. • The present third graders would be the • Appointed four members to the Chapter oldest students in the building for two con 220 Planning Council to review the student secutive years, giving them no role models transfer program with the Milwaukee for that time. public schools. On the committee are School Board members Ann Adashek, Carolyn • There would be reduced opportunities tor extracurricular activities such as Scout Wilson and David Wallace, and a resident, ing, math lab and instrumental music. Myrna Cohen, 5124 N. Woodburn St. (Superintendent of Schools Lee.Rieck " • Approved an Instruction Committee" said later that instrumental music would be proposal to add two computer science : courses at the high school. The new courses offered if a fourth grade were opened at include a one-semester introductory course Lydell.) and a two semester advanced class, both Starting in the fall of 1983. • The school library does not meet the Cost of the new materials for the classes needs of fourth graders who are reading is not to exceed $5,500. beyond the fourth grade level. • Endorsed the tentative recommenda-' • For social reasons, a school switch is lions of a task force set up to evaluate the best between third and fourth grades, regional Cooperative Education Service rather than between fourth and fifth grades. /Agency (CESA). • The present Lydell third grade has four • Authorized spending up to $6,000 to hire girls andJ9 boys—a situation which creates a telephone system consultant to develop . "poor interaction," according to the letter. specifications for a new telephone system Rieck agreed. "It's not an ideal balance," for the school district. he said. ^Announced that the next regular School Board meeting will be held Dec. I. ^ • . ,?d\ '.»>'^rf:rr, ••* Zoeckler intrpduced a reso Build New School, lution in which * the decision to build a new school would be revoked and an addition to Insists Special Henry Clay school be substi tuted. The resolution also asked that a referendum on a bond School Meeting issue be held July 1, 1950. Whitefish Bay Monday night He argued «that if the new reiterated its decision to follow school proposal went into ef the school board's proposal that fect, it would "be delayed in present classroom shortages will definitely due to annexation be best overcome by the con difficulties." d struction of a primary school The new school is to be on N. Lydell ave. and MHenry built on ground outside of the Clay st., an addition to Cum Bay, in the town of Milwaukee, berland school and renovations Our children can be bene at Henry Clay school. | fited by additions to Cumber This decision was summed up land and Henry Clay schools by Harold M. Baum, 5101 N. now. The new additions could! Lake dr., who said: be occupied by the first of next! "What the children of this year. We could make better | village need they should get, re use of our money, and the ad-J gardless of taxes. We've elected ditions can be finished quickly, a school board of competent to ease strained conditions which men and we should follow their now exist." Built Where Boom advice.*** • ' . *•••••. v Monday's meeting was called Lloyd A. Yesberger, 133 W. on petition of five electors who Henry Clay st. stated that the felt that an addition to Henry Henry Clay school, if an addi Clay school should be built tion was built on; the north before any "new school is un end of the building /would dertaken^ The petitioners'were "overtax present facilities which led by C. Lee Zoeckler, 5019 are already overtaxed." He N. Santa Monica blvd. They argued that it was logical to asked that action taken at the put a building where there is the March 22 meeting be re* room. v scinded. ^ Nelson C. Hall, 6166 N. Kent After 2% Tfiours of discussion ave., director of the school I in the Henry Clay auditorium, board, quoted from a letter re in which 7prsictically every seat ceived from the state depart-! was occupied, a standing vote ment of public instruction which j showed more than two thirds emphasized the earlier recom of those present reaffirmed the mendation of the department previous decision to build a to build a new 'school rather new school at E. Henry Clay than an addition to Henry Clay st. arid N. Lydell av.; to con which, in the words of tthe de structN an addition to Cumber partment, would only- "aggra land school and renovate heat vate an already critical situa ing and toilet facilities at Hen tion.^ 1 ry Clay school. Opens Debate Leading the opposition speak ers, Zoeckler opened the de bate wiih an explanation of a flier that he and his supporters had handed out before the meet- *&::' .. , l . The flier ' was headed: AT TENTION, Mr. jmd Mrs. White- fish Bay." School District Lines Bay School Board Will Appeal to Other Solutions fcggert said that three or four' State School Superintendent Watson solutions had been offered the • Joint Meeting of Bay and Town of Milwaukee school board but that the board seemed to be "trying to foist the Boards Was Heated and Personal primary school upon the vil With an almost unanimous Eggert, star of the session, lage. He asked why the school vote Wednesday night, White- permitted his voice to rise as board did not use the two fish Bay and Town of Milwau he answered "the question was blocks at Woodruff and Fair- kee boards, turned down a personal and has nothing to do mount, which the village own school board petition that . a with the question in point." He ed? He added that building a seven acre tract in the Town [ cited his interests in schools^ school in the Town of Milwau of Milwaukee be drawn into,' and also his qualifications to kee was more than just a ques the Whitefish Bay school district, j speak on the subject of schools. tion of the building. so that Whitefish Bay might A graduate of Milwaukee State - "It would also mean that erect a primary school at. W, teachers college, he said he had Whitefish Bay would have to Henry, Clay st. and N. Lydell taught in Milwaukee junior and put in sidewalks, drainage and ave. • • •" ..*-...... , .. * senior high schools, is a prac give the area police protection," f The Town of Milwaukee! ticing attorney and at one time ' he said "It looks like an over school board presented a reso^ ran for the position of county' lapping of functions." lution showing complete .dis school superintendent. \ I-' Eggert directed the boards to favor to the suggestion and the" Rat Trap Schools I refer to Page 18 of the County Town of Milwaukee board vot Mrs. Harold Van Horne^ 5229 ] i school committee's printed re- ed 3-0 against it/ Whitefish N. §anta Monica blvd., also l districting plans. On this page Bay's village board's vote was grew indignant at the personal] a table indicates that the wave 4-1 against the proposition. The question. She charged that the] of increased enrolment in "Aye" vote was that of Doug school board has not always | schools would hit the junior las Blackburne. Voting "No" been sufficiently far-sighted inj high school level in 1958 and were Wendell Paine, Sidney its building plans and that for! the high school in 1961. Fraser, Charles Quarles and the past eight years, she and; Suggests Tunnel William J. Keating. others have been seeking a] Director Paine suggested that Voting for the Town of Mil "much needed" addition to overcrowded Henry Clay might waukee board were Chairman Henry Clay school. She added gain additional playground George Mueller, Ben C. Goecks .that for a modest home, she space by building a tunnel from and Edwin R. Grober. ; and her husband have a, tax Henry Clay to the high school bill of $400 per annum but * Appeal to Watson tennis court area. that the village despite its high Eggert pointed out that tun Clifford Proctor, representing school tax rate has schools nels are expensive to build. the school board's legal staff;: which some people call "rat Rope-off Area anounced that the school board; traps." r "With Whitefish Bay's ade would take the matter up with Eggert, after Proctor had ex quate police protection," he George E. Watson, State Super-; plained why the Town of Mil said, "it would be simpler and intendent of School, who, ac waukee site should be incor cheaper to close off Henry cording to statute, has the pow-1 porated into the Whitefish Bay Clay st. to traffic during play er to redraw school districts. school district, said that White- hours." They Bay school district had fish Bay has room for school He added that Whitefish Bayj previously reported a primary' facilities within its own boun school district has been hag-j school as a solution to White- daries. . fish Bay's current school prob-: |gling over what to do with its lems. Trustee Quarles asked if the increased enrolments for more school board had considered j than a year and "we stiU Discussion before voting; haven't any additional class started was heated and at one i building a junior high school, time bordered on the personal. instead of. a primary school*, rooms. Henry Clay should have For the most part discussion and gave it as his opinion that a larger addition than the one was again redrawing school that would be a better solution, j approved; Cumberland has 11 lines. unused acres." Tempers Flare Charles Zoeckler, 5019 N. Don Havens, 5342 N. Bay Santa Monica, blvd., pointed Ridge ave., set many tempers put that an addition to Henry rising when »he asked Oscar Clay would accommodate eight Eggert, 5018 N. Hollywood ave. grades and not just the lowest how many children he had in., three as would the planned school and whether he was mar primary school. ried. •o). F. 4- th*^ l/w USe C5& %t:" [g ij^lpgsQiight forEydel i -T* -^ . By Mary Sehuchmann /' _ ^lans. the elementary-building will house' ing.insulating and possibly adding a new =i " • * *" ^ only juiiioiLand senior kindergsxtuers next^. ^boiler. . ^ _, *year* Students in grades 1-3 will he -'Z A "parking lot alone~cbuld cost 525,000, ^ >r. The whitefish Bay School Bbard spears " •* > ready to move ahead with plans to lease ^transferred to Cumberland and Richards Anguil told the board - * - *^~ schools at the end of the school year, de . He said the charge on net-net lease might 7* Xydell School after all classes-are phased r / - out of the building in }une 1965. pending on school boundary lines. .* ''•* ' -" amount to $6 or ^ per square foot, about - While some board members have indi- The junior and senior kindergarten the same is is charged for space in the He- * cated mey preferred more information on classes' would .be .moved, to the district's yory Clay Community Education Center. 1 Any lease would be negotiated on a long- :_. -the economics of leasing, the board's Build- ; two other elementary schools in *be ; . f >ings and Grounds Committee agreed last " 1985^86 school year, when Cumberland term basis, Anguil said. ;d . School will haver space enough to accom-^ : Anquil said that whQeLySell "has not i x "Week to look for professional help to T -" -market the 20.000 square foot building. ^ modate the kindergarten transfers. - ' . „ been formally appraised for sale purposes, he has been told the building might bring ,:';" A majority of board members indicated • , SchoolofficialsWy the.small number of , \ dthey agreed with the view df a real estate anywhere from $250,000 to $400,000. i- - students at Lydell (a total of # in grades ; -IThe School Board has«aid repeatedly it ^ ^consultant that Lyde^jaould best bensed as 1-^ &i* year) make if difficult to offer the 7 7f^ a single office building Tora firm in a field is not interested in selling the building, - . same educational opportunities available preferring to retain it in case it is nee^d as 4>. such as accounting or advertising* at fee larger schools. _ ^ "£ *^ ; 4,- Any non-educational use of the building a~schooi again. ;7,_ • ^.i^^i ^f f77\7*7:i-; " Gene Angi^l, dudiron of "me board's * 7 Anguil' emphasized tot all his figures 3 will require rezoningb y the Village BoanL; .: buildings and^Grounds Comhuttee, said a '7 : - At a Village.Beard meeting last months f were informal quotations and would need, l ^ lease would probably be offered on what is to be refined before any decisions were-, 'viUage trustees indicated they, might be known as a Mnet-net^ basis, whereby the ' -. * favorable to a zoning change to planned made./' 7-77..-. \l.-.-%'' -.^* r^u-;/•.• , lease would be charged a reduced rental -> in response to a question from a board; -\- unit development a strict zoning category - rate in exchange for paying forthe renova- "' \~~ that gives the village firmcontro l over uses member, James Paschen, director of busi J tion needed to turn ^ the school into an .: ness services, said it costs the district about - ~- ;jot the property. ..** *v~£> -* -*U'--- —; ~ *d* * Office. .* *?'.'**•**""' */^ ** \,-*->-:»"x^ *»*.- -/«. ''r -~v- To initiate that kind of xoning change, $45,000 a year to operate Lydell as a X • ^ Remodeling atL^KU has been estimated, school—$20,000 in utilities and $25,000 in" : / the School Board • would need a specific : * \ proposal for use ofthe building, along wUh*- to cost as much as $200,000, Anguil said. custodial services.' - -• vv j -:• :."• *• *>•£ <:;••- - "-*w 'cxf ; a potential tenant [,- / • • -' *" The amount includes updating the building . ' -A suggestion from ^board:member7r ^to meet state building codes, creating off- , Carolyn Wilson .&af* school officials con ,4r\;tJi|der*Lcurre^S«aiool Board street parking, landscaping, air-condition- sider making Lydell an alternative school " was termed too costly by other board mem v Superintendent oi" Schools Lee rRwck^v bers. i~- v ^ ... „ -"^, . ,-. -?Vtv^ agreed /thai ^alternative educational programs are expensive, saying they are^ - ^ Ankn Adashek said she would Hke*t«i^ . have a specialty school in the North Shore ibasically "add-on'/costs, paitkilaiiytt a'^ /but we can1! afford it The cost is just small district like Whitefish Bay^ " v ^-# prohibitive/'she said, * 7.7^-'%7 Kieck also indicated that, any move % -' %e suburbs to set up therd own specialty schools "would be suspect" because nH*t JHck McDonald, another boarrf specialties are already available to suburb member,, questioned whether alternaSve ban students through the Chapter 220 .-. educational needs were justified at a time transfer program. .* •-**, ~M7^ >-? ~:*^' ": when less thaif one-third of Whitefish Bay «|-oan teH you that you'd have some ^households have school^age (^dren. ^ ^ political problems,'^ Rieck said, referringlb "*^T hesitate to move in a new direction, Milwaukee's threatened lawsuit over city- r given the demographies_pf this cbm- suburban integration.- ^ ^ munity," McDonald said; *" ^ ; > ^^ Q "7^ Education vs. day care Board, residents, center users debate future use of Lyclell School By PRISCILU AHLGREN of The Journal staff !'One of the things that is most » ' d. •••. ' . ..,,.,, . •. „,,,-.>.. ,>• ;M attractive is.the concept of: d Whitefish Bay — School Board members • looking for advice from parents on the future neighborhood schools." of Lydell School received a mjxed message — Superintendent Lee Rieck Wednesday. Some said reopening the school for first and /second graders should not occur if that would /mean eliminating a popular day care program I'd like to be able to recommend that iye | •now in operation there. maintain the day care program. 1 Others told board members that their prima ry responsibility was to regular education, not "But my primary responsibility is to educate day care. students .... I'd like to do both. But if there is About 40 parents turned out for the meeting a conflict,! there is no question where my sentiments lie —\ with the educational pro at Lydell, 5205 N. Lydell Ave. r v Although only kindergarten has been taught gram." v.. -/ % r : •''•?••• '^ >at the school for the last two years, future After the meeting, Alan Steindorf, director / enrollment increases and plans to expand of corporate business planning for Seton Health Whitefish Bay's participation with Milwaukee Corp., said Seton was disappointed at the pros in Chapter 220, the voluntary school desegrega pect of moving from Lydell and would rather tion program, might mean expanding the not terminate its lease any earlier than neces- school to house Grades K-2. Superintendent Lee sary. He said officials of Seton, which is affili Rieck said any such plan would be phased in, ated with St. Mary's Hospital, were searching beginning next year. for another day care site in or near Whitefish ] Rieck said if the program at Lydell were Bay. Seton also operates day care programs on 4 expanded, it was possible but unlikely that the East Side of Milwaukee and, as of last some attendance boundaries would be redrawn. month, in Cedarburg. Officials said that in the past they had considered and rejected other plans to deal with Rieck said that while the district couldn't enrollment increases. Those included moving meet all parents' needs, he would try to find seventh and eighth graders to Henry Clay space for an infant day care program at either d School, 1144 E. Henry Clay St., now used as a Lydell or at Henry Clay. He said if either community center; moving eighth graders to Cumberland or Richards Schools, the district's Whitefish Bay High School, 1200 E. Fairmount two other elementary schools, were expanded Ave.; and haying ail kindergarten classes at — an option under consideration — day care ^ facilities might be built at the expanded school. Lydell. a "One of the things that is most attractive is But, he said, I have to question whether the the concept of neighborhood schools," Rieck community would want to invest in that." • said. "If we've learned anything, it's been not School Board members will meet again at r to mess with that.*/^ 7:30 p.m, next Wednesday at Whitefish Bay Rieck's plan would mean eliminating or at High School to discuss further not only the, least curtailing the day care program operated future ibf Lydell School but also additional by Seton Children's School at Lydell. The pro recommendations related to the possible expan- gram serves 377 chlldren,170 of whom are \ sion of Cumberland School. / v | | from Whitefish Bay. f^ *• Seton serves children as young as 6 months and schoolchildren before and after school. Its current lease with the school'district runs through November 1987. Linda Lasser, a working mother of two children and a Whitefish Bay resident, urged officials not to eliminate the day care program. "You'd be turning your back on the working parents," she told the board. Yet other parents said they were opposed to a mix of day care and elementary education at the school. They questioned whether Lydell had enough room for both programs. "I feel it's already become a problem sharing * the facility," one parent said. Officials said they were sensitive to the heed for day care. . - "I see it as even a greater need in the future,'9 Rieck said. "And to the extent we can, .3%' Drawing of Proposed Lydell School There will be no luxury items on the pro rooms and teachers' rooms in the long wing. posed Lydell school, according to this draw A separate playground for kindergarten ing of the new school as made by Architects classes is planned to the south of the build Grassold & Johnson. The school will be L ing. Entrance to the kindergarten will also shaped with an all purpose room and two be separate from the entrance to the rooms kindergartens in the section of the building for first and second graders. A $350,000 bond issue to con-1 which forms the base of the I and 14 class sir u c 1; a new elementary j school on the Lydell site will! be sought in a Nov. 2 refer en-1 ilrtrt durn by the school board. j W This is the estimated cost of. a one story modern school house to contain two kinder gartens, 10 classrooms, a mul- ti purpose room, principal's Lyclell School office, teacher room and other facilities. The building will be built of red brick and be in Whitefish Bay Annexes School Site; the shape of an L. Estimated costs also includ ed architect fees, attorney District Seeks $35 ssue fees, school equipment, im The Lydell school site be provement of grounds, real came part of the village of The Lydell site is located at tor's fees, election costs and Whitefish Bay through at the northwest corner rf W. fees for bonding attorneys. tachment action taken by the Henry Clay st. and Lydell ave. The school board expects to village board at an adjourned Conditions return the amount it paid for meeting Wednesday night. In voting for * detachment, the school site to the school's Thus the proposed school will tfce Glendale council stipulated reserve fund out of the bond be eligible for water, fire and that the Whitefish Baf school issue. police protection from the vil district pay for street and The present indebtness of lage. Other village services sewer construction and instal the school system is $1,734,000, will also be available. lation of lights; that the land which leaves the school with This action followed detach be used only for school and $502,062.00 borrowing power. ment of the six acre plot from recreational purposes; that all By next July 1 with the retire Glendale by the Glendale buildings must be set back 85 ment of $115,000 bonds be- council Tuesday night. The feet from the center line of (Contlnued on Page 12) Whitefish Bay board moved to Henry Clay st., 70 feet from adjourn its Monday night N. Lydell ave. and 75 feet meeting so that it could act on from N. 4th st.; employes of the matter as soon as Glen the school must not park au dale had taken official action tomobiles on the street but on Bond issue— on detachment. off-street parking areas. It was pointed out by Mc (Continued from Page 1) A request to complete an Donald and Attorney George tween then and now, the bor nexation of the area this F. Redmond that the recrea- week was brought io the vil rowing power will be up to i tional areas would be open to $617,062.00. lage board Monday night by Glendale children. John McDonald, school J. R. Atkins, 6264 N. Lydell Based on an assessed valu- board member. ave., who is a member of the ation of $44,721,240.00 the The village board will also Atkins-Wahlberg Co., realty school's current statutory meet as a committee of the company appearing at the debt limit is $2,236,062 or 5 /hole Wednesday evening to council meeting in. the inter per cent of the assessed ^vork on budget matters. est of a subdivision his com valuation. I (Continued on Page 12) pany is promoting in the vicin ity of the school. He said his School Supt. E. J. Zeiler told company was negotiating for the school' board that the new the trade of land with the W. B. school would be filled with 406 district and sought approval pupils from junior, senior kin of the council for the transfer. dergartens and first and sec oncl grades next September Adjourn Hearing $350,000 Bond On RezoninglfJ Issue Appro Three Weeks ^ • fl Director Guilford Alt of the For New School Whitefish Bay School • board The $350,000 Lydell scho< along with others appeared at bond issue voted on by Whiti a hearing before the Glendale fish Bay electors Tuesday wc common council Tuesday with a 5-1 vote. The votes wei night on the matter of rezon- 5,345 for the new elemental ing an area . from N. Lydell. school and 1,498 against it. ave. to North Port Washing- I School board member 'ton rd. and from. Sijver ! Wednesday, reported ther Spring dr. to Henry Clay" st. selves pleased with the con: The Whitefish Bay school ..1 dence expressed-••in their dec district has an 11 acred-site sion that a new school is nece fronting on Henry Clay: and sary for the welfare of Whit Lydell ave. in this area. The fish Bay children. site was purchased for the Work on the new school w building of a primary school, be started shortly so that i! .vhich the voters of Whitefish school, which will be used Say voted down since the j a primary school., can area is not in Whitefish. Bay. j ready for use next Septemlx Alt told Glendale offic ials that the Whitefish Bay school board doe's not oppose the zoning plan. He said the board is hold ing the land aaainst any future need the school system might have. P. J. Tierney, representing the Lazynski & Beck Con struction Co. objected to the street development plans -for the street because it cuts.up the company's property cjisad- vantageously. '.-. v.\ The rezoning plan sets; up four family, two family^'and single family areas. Herman , Lechter, 5555 N. 4th st., said he was against the rezoiiing because it would permit a four family building south of his home. ••-.. ^ Cuts Through Property Landscape Gardener W.. Al- iff, 5507 N. Lydell ave., obiec- ' ted because a roadway would cut through his property leav ing him but a 56 foot frontage ' instead of the 60 feet he needs. The hearing was laid over three weeks, until April 6, to permit more time for study. Mayor Gerald Kenehan' sug gested that a strip on the north side of Lydell ave., north of the Milwaukee Gear Co., fronting on Henry Clay st. be rezoned for multiple housing. This is not shown on the present plan. Because specifications were not sufficiently specific, the common council turned/down the bids on plantings about the service building when bids were opened Monday night. m WHITEFISH BAY HERALD "In Whitefish Bay, vduca- j iion has always been a coih- >• munity problem as well $s Lydell School '• one for the classrooms,. Through our PTA's, parents ' have kept abreast of the' Dedication changes in the approach to Dreary weather did not halt education. attendance at the first of two "We're fortunate to have open house events held at the administrators willing to dis new Lydell school this week. cuss with us any problem at The . first event was the dedi any time and we have lay cation, Sunday; the second was people who hold their interest for parents of children en in the education of the com rolled in the school. This was munity as most important. held Monday evening and was "Such a community leader also well attended. was Gifford Alt. Mr. Alt was . Director Ruth P. Kuemmer- appointed to the Whitefish lein of the school board gave Bay school board to fill the .jqa^ioii speech in which vacancy created by the resig nation of Nelson Hall in 18150. From the day he came onto the board,1 his ability, sincer ity, his interest and kindliness were ever present' ... , them th '; "Giff s "death was a shock ; across the threshold iapfs to the entire community. ! school' is consecrated to the The,, Ips^i^pi ?$»; personal unspoiled confidence and faith of .children; consecrated to4" their dreams and ideals of the mm- future.". S&Ifc 'JLA7M'> < She continued: "In the .pres ent anxieties -and troubles of the community was'alm'oi the1 world, the real strength as great. He was my friend lies not in arms and weapons, He was your friend, too, and important as they may be, he was the friend of every but in the freedom of our citi-; boy and girl, here'. We of zens and in their faith in so the - board leaned on him. ciety. Our children are those We looked to him for citizens of tomorrow. strength and guidance*, and always he gave. "Their faith in society is "That furrowed brow that a little brighter this year. signified thinking before You have given them ex speaking; that twinkle in his citement and exhilaration in eye that indicated he liked new, beautiful surroundings what you were doing or con geared to their kind of edu tributing; that slow smile 'that -School Superintendent E, J. cation. meant he called you friend; Zeiler spoke about the school "If we compare our total that gentle, soft voice, that raiding, how it had been effort in public and private spoke of decision, of differ ! planned to be purely function- schools, and from kindergar ences or of like opinions— all 'with : flexible qualities so ten through college, with what those physical characteristics ffit'itdcould be converted tq it was 50 years ago, the quan that were .remembered and titative increase is impressive. loved have passed. For those djirf^rent uses as hee4ecl. fie, We are offering, much more of us who knew him, it: has ! schooling of a more expensive said the school was a lot ot been a loss. For those who IscJ^col for the $306,000 spent; kind to very many more pu didn't know him, it is a loss pils, ' .;".' ^^rything in the, school, hei too. A loss to the community M$$$, was planned for the Beyond Classroom that Giff's ability,his strength, |$f|5t possible maintenance. "In this community educa his clear, thinking, his plan- \ tion extends far beypnd the ning, have been taken from dfine" Rev. Carl McAllister,1 confines of a classroo^\$^ap& r us." "wrhvV has. a child in the hew aware of. today/ssconq ' ' * '* Unveil Plaque jol and. who is soon leav- tomorrow's problems. l bbriql$di$gi " Whitefish. Bay,: f or a parish • '''The past~'l$' ^ars fhe east, gave both .'the in- the y largest "generation ^atipn and. benediction ;an Teacher to Share Bay History- 'The History of Whitefish degree thesis. fish Bay and tried to capture Bay" will be the topic of ^On display that evening its history through rubbings. a talk given by Donald Ram will be an exhibit of rubbings The evening also will in badt on Monday, Oct. 13, at done by the Lydell children clude a short PTA meeting. 7:30 p.m. at Lydell school. portraying a visual history The public is welcome. Rambadt, a Whitefish Bay Of the village. During the high school teacher, dealt week of Sept. .29, each Ly with the history of White- dell class took a walking tour fish Bay in his master's through some area of White- \jii ocry # uutS By Jan Kimmich Does making crayon rubbings of tomb stones sound like a way to learn his tory? Third graders at the Lydell school were delighted with the idea when they participated in a 'walking tour'of White- fish Bay recently. The walks were sponsored by the Ly dell PTA cultural arts and bicentennial committees. The unusual approach to a history lesson was the. idea of Lois Zahorik, 5321 N. Diversey blvd. Mrs. Zahorik is chairman of the cultural arts committee. Her idea was prompted by the bi centennial, and first through third grades participated in the walking tours. Each class took one walk and each grade had a different route. Glasses were ac companied by several PTA mothers who volunteered to assist the teachers. "There are many historic places in Whitefish Bay and I thought the walks would be a good . way of acquainting the children with some of them. I got the idea of the rubbings from a friend of mine who was taking her children RUBBINGS taken during historic tours of Whitefish Bay by Lydell east to do them. She said they are now school students were displayed during a talk by Whitefish Bay fashionable and interesting." high school teacher Donald Rambadt recently at the schooL "I knew Don Rambadt was planning to Admiring the display were Rambadt, 5220 N# Bay Ridge ave.; give a talk on Whitefish Bay history at Beth Dietz (center), 5342 N. Shoreland ave., Lydell PTA cultural the October PTA meeting and thought the children's rubbings would be a nice arts committee chairman, and Elizabeth Cheek, 5067 N. Santa tie-in." Rambadt, 5220 N. Bay Ridge Monica blvd., bicentennial committee chairman. (Staff photo) ave., is a Whitefish Bay high school teacher. brought m to them' to make rubbings' were old, some new. Some had foot "We used a casual approach to his of," said Mrs. Zahorik. "We didn't prints in them. One dated back to 1927. tory as these are only primary chil think they would be able to walk and Rubbings also were made of gas dren, and Whitefish Bay history isn't handle the rubbings too. The fire and covers, mailboxes, crates and bricks on the curriculum until a later grade. police departments cooperated by from the Lydell school. We wanted to give them an idea of his sending old badges and they had some thing from the gas company. They even One second grade class walked to the tory in easy stages. had a manhole cover." city hall area which is the site of an "Mothers who went along on the walks old school. Here they made rubbings would talk to the children about the his The first graders walked around the of the library cornerstone and the city tory as they went along. Only in the neighborhood near the school and did hall cornerstone. At the police sta \rd grade were they given a talk in rubbings of old things in - Idents' yards and houses. Part of t Jstory tion they made rubbings of police badges IOOI before starting out. It was a talk and handcuffs. dout the Bay during the resort era. lesson included noting the ag^Tof and '*The kindergarten class had things dome rubbings of the sidewalks Somp WhiK siting the fire station they made ruobings of the fire extinguisher that rides on the truck, a rescue box d'd and license plates. "Silver Spring dr. and Marlborough dr. are both historic in that they are old main thoroughfares," said Mrs. Za horik. The other second grade took a dian trails, the first railroad route and walk along these streets into the shop the layout of the subdivision of the land. ping area of Whitefish Bay. "Whitefish Bay land, was bought in They visited the Wirikie store which Green Bay, sight unseen," according to is the site of the first general store. Rambadt. They saw the Bay Bakery building which There were slides showing the first is one of the oldest buildings .in the settlers and the first fisherman who came area. • from Green Bay to set up pond net fishing. "Fishing became an important "There was an old tree stump along industry in the area and by the 1880s Silver Spring dr. and the children, made most fish was being used in the resort rubbings of it," said Mrs. Zahorik. industry," said Rambadt. "It was explained to them thatjrnost of ~ There were slides of old railroad the original trees were cut down when cars and the trolleys which replaced the area was subdivided and new trees the... rail road. era. "Trolley tracks were planted at that time." ••;-••". came up Oakland to run out to the Pabst The children also did rubbings of a Whitefish Bay resort which was just school sign, an old hitching post, an old east of where the Henry Clay school address sign and a bulldozer. is now. "My third graders were appalled at "The trolleys were used to trans first when they learned we were going port the thousands of summer guests to a cemetery but once they got there which came out to the resorts on week they had a good time," said their teach ends during the resort era." There er. "We walked to one of the oldest were even slides of old menus from north shore cemeteries in the area just the resort era when planked whitefish north of Bay Shore on Lydell. cost only 60c\ "I had planned for them to do rub At one time there was a "dummy" bings of tombstones one at a time but line which had a stuffed horse in front they were so excited that they were of the engine so it wouldn't scare the soon all over the place working on their horses. The line ran all the way own." Some of the rubbings were of through Whitefish Bay and had one tombstones that dated back to 1862. closed and one open car. "The children thought the walking "The village of Whitefish Bay was tours were really a neat way to learn formed in 1892. One of the prime history and they were very enthusi reasons for its being formed was so astic," said another teacher. The that the children wouldn't have so far mothers were surprised at the reactions to go to school. At that time there of the kids." were only 70 houses and a population All rubbings were on display, at the of 312." Oct. 13 meeting oL the PTA and the "The new school was built in almost children helped set up the colorful ex the direct center of the village. After hibit. it burned down another school was built At the meeting a talk on the history in what is now .Jefferson park. Other of Whitefish Bay was given by Ram schools were added and in 1932 the badt. The talk was complete with Richards, Cumberland and the high slides including maps of probable In- school were built." This Is SUPER! We are really getting a close-up view Bay ooora firm in Eichenbaumouster tive board appeared in last week's Post. consideration, and after deliberation I nonrenewal of others. Are there other By Jack Brent d^/fd' It claimed that Eichenbaum "was en made a recommendation to the board non-renewal letters to be sent? * For the Post titled to a hearing before the entire which the board adopted." Ms. McComas said that other options The specter of the tenure which was school board...before the administrative Last summer Robert Kattman was will be considered. denied Saul Eichenbaum, principal of change was officially determined." It made principal of of Richards School. Weiss, however, insisted, "I haven't Whitefish Bay's Lydell School, contin further claimed that denial of such a According to Niemeyer, he is the only heard any motions that other people will ues to haunt the Whitefish Bay School hearing was a violation of Eichen- other of the four elementary school prin be considered. If you hold a hearing on Board. The board held a special meeting baum's due process rights. cipals not to have tenure beside only one, then you have made a tentative last Wednesday night in which they Eichenbaum. decision that that individual will be reaffirmed their determination to ter Last week, the Lydell PTA also joined changed. A decent consideration of your in attacking the board's actions. Niemeyer said that he foresaw no minate Eichenbaum as principal. educational impact on Lydell from the constituency will cause you to reconsi The board's regular meeting last Eichenbaum himself requested the der that decision." Applause followed special meeting to be held last Wednes elimination of die position of principal. Monday week had hardly begun when "The educational program at Lydell his statement. Robert M. Weiss, an attorney living at day. At that meeting the board re mained adamant in its osition in the would not be changed. The assistant Mrs. Karen Rambasdt, president of 5252 N. Santa Monica Blvd asked to ad principal would interface with the par the Lydell PTA, 5220 N. Bay Ridge Ave., dress the board on this very issue. face of heated opposition from the crowd of 150 in the high school cafeteria. ents and coordinate the programs there. asserted, "I don't feel that the sim "There's been a general outpouring of Regarding the impact on the curricu plistic explanation of reduced enroll opinion" regarding the ouster of. Ei Board member Rikard O'Neil ques tioned, "If we go through with this, what lum, in my opinion there would be ment is a justifiable reason for chenbaum from his position, Weiss none." eliminating the principalship. The said. "In view of this, does the board in happenes to Saul?" school and its problems wil must be con School Superintendent Kenneth Nie- Niemeyer said that on a five-year tend to respond to these requests for in basis, the' reorganization would save sidered, not just numbers. formation?" he asked. meyer answered, "At the time I spoke "I would like to ask the board how "There is a gap between the board with him indicating that I was recom $60,000. they can justify their actions in light of and the members of the community," mending the board take action to dis His statement was met by a chorus of the strong public sentiment against he added. continue the principalship, he indicated unhappy groans from the audience. them," she demanded. "The community would like to know that if he couldn't have the principal- Board Member Ed Raffensperger ship, he would prefer to return to class asked Niemeyer turned to Niemeyer After the meeting, Eichenbaum and your decisions and the reasons for those room teaching. I would, however, like to and said, "Many people, including some his attorney Raymond Rausch said that decisions." have the opportunity to pursue the mat editorials in newspapers, have said that they would wait until they receive offi Among those who have, blasted the ter further and have him reconsider." we are considering; the nonrenewal cial notification of the board's decision board's action was the Whitefish Bay Niemeyer said that there were no merely to prevent Mr. Eichenbaum's before taking any further action. Education Association who chided the receiving tenure." Rausch explained, "We didn't really other principal positions open. know what they were going to do board for their action of Jan. 14, elimi Board member Russell Schallert Niemeyer responded, "I am making nating the position of elementary school the recommendation strictly on the tonight." He said that he and his cliemy asked, "Was he (Eichenbaum) consid would confer before making any further principal at Lydell beginning next year. ered for the position of principal at work load of that building." It was at that same meeting that the as Weiss asked the board, "Why are you statements. sistant principals were changed to 4/10 Richards School?" Niemeyer said, "Mr. Eichenbaum selecting Eichenbaum for a nonrenewal .teaching positions. of contract? You're not considering the A ^nnv of the letter sent by the excu- was one of the candidates. He was given to '-• JL, o x? £ " o °"2 S cd O C CD -co c-. c> O CO M is C CD -M. x a, o IT! ^ 3 c O CD CO "> T3 . on o3 >—» 2 £ e £ o co +-> O C 0> XI X O > CO « r« a o e • • •5- • g?« Js CD J2 ^ cd L^2b: Wednesday, April 21, 1976 NE Post News A-12 bay reorganization committee sets public meeting dates classrooms and too few studentsUTn By Jack Brent an evaluation instrument which will be tieal- used by the committee to compare the ternatives he proposed were: For the Post 1) to continue operating all the schools Whitefish Bay's Raffensperger com relative efficacy of each reorganization, choice that is proposed to the as they are presently operating, making mittee on school reorganization, formed no changes, to deal with declining enrollments, set committee. y The second subcommittee, chaired by 2) to close one elementary school or a four tentative meeting dates at each of portion of one elementary school, the Bay's elementary schools to receive Robert J. Kattmah, is charged with de residents' opinions about the restruc veloping a series of different reorgani 3) to operate two elementary schools turing of the village's schools. The pro zation plans for the schools. with grades kindergarten through eight posed dates and locations for the The third subcommittee, with K.P. and the other two kindergarten through meetings are: Niemeyer at its lead, will have as its grade three, or • Monday May 10, a meeting with all task the formulation of an outline of the 4) to house all junior high school stu of the teachers in all of the schools in problems faced by the schools. This out dents in one building with the other line will be presented at each of the pre- buildings operating with grades kinder cluding the high school. garten through six or three. • Monday May 17, a meeting with resi viously mentioned meetings the dents of the Richards school attendance committee is to hold. Actually to state the problem as too area at the Richards school at 7:30 p.m. As an additional task, each of the sub few students for too many class rooms is • Thursday May 20, a meeting with committees will develop a handout to be a vast oversimplification, for there are residents of the Cumberland school at used by the citizen participants at each many threatening ramifications to the tendance area at the Cumberland school of the meetings. problem, financial difficulties being Anderson is the director of instruc only one of these. Raffensperger has at 7:30 p.m. cautioned his committee not to concern • Monday May 24, a meeting with the tional services, Kattman is principal of the Richards school, and Niemeyer is itself with these other matters, but residents of the Lydell attendance area rather to focus mainly on the task of at the Lydell school at 7:30 p.m. the school superintendent. The Raffensperger committee 'was making suggestions for the reorganiza • Thursday May 27, a meeting of the tion of the schools. residents of the Henry Clay attendance formed as a direct result of a report area at the Henry Clay school at 7:30 made to the school board by Niemeyer In response to Niemeyer's report, p.m. in January of this year. The report, ti James Wolfe, school board chairman, In other actions the committee ap tled "Organization of Schools 1977- formed the Raffensperger committee'in pointed Gene H. Anguil, 869 E. Birch 1979," discussed the need for changes order to'gain the input from the wider Ave., vice chairman of the group, and within the school district as a result of community regarding Niemeyer's sug Jean Leslie, 4815 N. Marlborough Drive, declining enrollments. In the report gestions and suggestions of its own con secretary. Niemeyer predicted a drop of 18% in the cerning reorganization plans. Th<£ total enrollment of the Whitefish Bay committee will make its recommenda Three subcommittees were formed at tions to the school board in September Monday night's meeting as well. The schools between the years 1975 and 1981. ! At that time he offered four alternative for possible action by the board in Oct(5- first with Dr. Myron Anderson as its ber of this year. chairman, has been formed to develop solutions to the problem of too many Thursday, Januarys 22, 1976 The Whitefish Bay school school year. by 548 students since 1971. decrease our services (educa "I don't think it's necessary board decided last ^ week to The move was called a now held by Saul Eichenbaum, - Board president James Wolfe tional program). This resolution to have such drastic reassign eliminate the job of principal at necessary budget cutting will be assumed by the principal said 80% of Whitefish Bay's is a step in that jlirection ment. I question whether this is Lydell school and to require the measure- because of the con of one of the other three elemen $6,6 million school budget is' (decrease in services)," Wolfe good for the morale of this assistant principals at Cumber tinued decline in enrollment. tary schools. ^ - allocated for payroll. "We have said. school system." land and Richards schools to Statistics show that enroll "a labor intensive budget. There However, the immediate reacr Presently, assistant prin Another person in the au spend 40% of their time teach ment in Whitefish Bay's four are two alternatives. We either tion of the more than 100 per cipals at Cumberland^Richards dience wanted to know if the ing, beginning witji the 1976-77 elementary schools has dropped raise our price-(taxes) or sons who, attended the meeting and Henry Clay schools are board discussed specific person was one of obvious disapproval. -^fulltime administrators. Under nel changes. Wolfe and other Robert Weiss, 5252 N. Santa the newly adopted resolution, board members vehemently Monica blvd., received a round the assistant principals at Cum denied that there had been any of applause from the audience berland and Richards will discussion of personnel. when he questioned the wisdom spend 40% of their time as The board also was asked if it of the board's resolution. "You teachers and 60% in adminis was their intention to even are demoralizing teachers and trative capacities. tually phase out Lydell school studentsby requiring them to Lydell school does not have entirely. Wolfe answered, "That teach just to save money, You an'assistant principal at present is one of the alternatives/.ureter* are being penny wise and pound . but will have one next fall. The consideration, but not at t&is foolish. * ;,-- duties of principal at Lydell, time." 0 §> TJuwrsdayj Jwvmry 15^.1^16 Suburb 7itm ir A*- Trims RbleS Bay of Princirillf Suburb Shifts School Staff ' Assistant principals arStwo ^ " From, page 1 Declining enrollments' and ^hltef ish Bay elerjaenl the organization of schools for schools- will s p e n a 40% off tion as "pen^ny" wise and 1 r the 1977-*7S school year will Iftelrtiine teaching begiiunng pouna^foolish."); v . aexk fall, and another school " "You're/demoralizing a be discussed at a meeting of will- lose its "principal. great many students, a great the Instruction Committee , The Whitefish Bay School many teachers and ja g r e a t next Wednesday. Board Voted 6 to 0 Wednesday many parents to save eight- nightto^approve/ the changes tenths of a person (on the" pay foV the 1976>77 school year as roll)," he said. /,.. 2. ' a budget cutting measure* Dorothyl Bartelt,! president About 100 persons jammed the of the Whitefish Bajr Educa room where the meefing^^fe tion Association^, said" aftejr heldv>"mbst\of them to protest . the meeting that about half df the action/-, . '- " *-v-'\X5 those in the audience were "" teachers, who were concerned Assistant principals at'turf about the action costing the berland and Richards Schools, Lydell school principal, Saul now sfull time administrators, Eichenbaum, his job. will '-.spend' 40% of their^tinie teaching classes ahd 60% in administrative duties under the new systems Each "school .also has a full time principal. ' The/ p os i t i o n of Lydell School ^principal tyilKbe ahol- isheC and the wncinal's .du ties will be; taken over by the principal of one of the three other^ f elementary' schools in the district. 7 -_ fV/^ Lydell, which' doe.s' not now have an assistant-, principal, Will have one, but [whether that will be a full time administra tive position has not beeta de termined, said Kenneth P; Nie-t meyer, superintendent of schools. Half time assistant princi pal" positions were created in I960 and developedJnto full time positions a* enrollments swelled during: the 1960s, he said." Enrollments have dropped at elementary schools in recent years. One member of the audi ence received a long round of applause fror i crowd when he criticizec j board's ac- Turn to Bay, page 4, col. 1 Thursday, January 29, 1976 -'« "* * fc-A£\ CsvfyfQ&x ^ ^^^\^t}^'77(^::^7^'\l *> '^7^^%^^^^^77^^77U§^ *anel to Study School Reorganizing By Steve Reinke The board would be expected McComas pointed out, 85 to five years," McComas said. special committee will be to act on the proposal in Octo the school board. "no one act that we do is going 90% of Whitefish Bay's school led in February by the ber. She recalled the four alterna However, some members in to make a significant savings. budget is affected by cost con tefish Bay school board to tive solutions to the problem the audience repeatedly voiced . It's going to take many hard trol. This includes expenditures ler information about school The necessity of an ad hoc which were presented at a concern that the board already acts. If you are going ^ & s Vtz /-7Q51 fiJL>vu$A Bay principal ouster stirs public anger By Jack Brent ent to link me with the problems of looking for employment elsewhere. For the Post* declining enrollment. Public reaction to the board's action "But," she continued, "if you don't In perhaps one of the stormiest ses "I cannot accept their reason for has been quick and angry. give him tenure and two years from now* sions of the past several months, the denying me tenure as principal." Mrs. P.M. Postelt, 144 E. Chateau you close the school, you can save some Whitefish Bay School Board unani Eichenbaum said that neither he nor PL., indicated that while she agreed money because you don't have him mously resolved that one position of ele the many residents of, Whitefish Bay with the action from a business point of around anymore. mentary school principal be wiped out who have called him could think of any view, she felt that there was a "lack of "To me, it's setting things up for and that two positions of assistant prin reason why he should not receive tenure communication between the board and what's going to be happening in let's say cipal be cut back by 40%. as principal. "I was told my work was the community." a year or so," she said. Their decision, which will mean that the best when I was called in for a con She said that this action had been Several comments regarding the LydellV principal Saul Eichenbaum ference with the new superintendent taken "under the table" and that there Board's decision to eliminate the Lydell will be out of a job, has aroused a storm last summer," he said. should have been more open principalship made by a member of the of controversy. The board decided that "I can't accept it," he added. "I can't communications. audience drew applause at the School the position of principal at Lydell be ter accept their reasons as being valid Ms. Karen Rambadt, 5220- N. Ridge Board's Instruction Committee meeting minated effective July of this year. reasons." Avenue, said, that she did not believe Wednesday night. Saul Eichenbaum said the day after Eichenbaum said that he had been of the board eliminated the position be Robert M. Weiss, 5252 N. Santa Mon the meeting that "I had no indication fered the position of assistant principal cause of the reasons that it gave. "I ica Blvd., told the Board, "I fail to see . that this might happen. This is my 25th at Lydell. "But this would mean no ten don't believe that it is simply a matter where that decision has any budgetary year, 15 in administration and 10 in ure," he addly quickly. He explained of finances. The Board can spend consequence at all, other than to deprive teaching. In all that time I have hajd that although the position of principal $126,000 on the track, and a little under him of tenure. Now if that is the objec nothing but the highest could be tenured, that of assistant prin $5000 to redo the superintendents^ of tive, to deprive him of tenure, and it recommendations." cipal could not. fice. If you really have budget problems, may be a legitimate objective, this is He said that next year he expects to He was also offered the position of di how can you do that? something for the Board to consider. get "some sort of a contract. What it will rector of the Whitefish Bay summer "I don't think it was necessary to ter Let's at least put the cards on the table be, I don't know. At the end of this year I school program, in addition to the as minate him as principal because of fi and say that's the objective. would have received tenure as a sistant principalship, he said. nances," she insisted. "Not if they are "And if that is not the objective," principal/' .} Eichenbaum said he would continue to offering him the same salary next year. Weiss continued, "Then what is the ob "The Board's position is inconsist hold tenure as a teacher in the Whitefish You're not saving any money if you're jective of moving him from a principle- ent," he said last week. "It's inconsist Bay system, and was not thinking of paying the man the same salary. ship to an assistant principalship?" Bay weighs school reorganization In a major shakeup of the two school principalship posi ments, Niemeyer offered the educational system, Whitefish tion beginning with 1976-77. following suggestions: Bay voted to discontinue the Dr. Kenneth Niemeyer, su • All schools continue oper position of principal at Lydell perintendent of schools, told ating under the present School. It further decided that the crowd, estimated at over format. the positions of assistant prin 100 that one of the most press • Closing of an elementary cipal at Cumberland and ing problems facing any school or portion thereof. Richards Elementary Schools school superintendent at this • Two of the buildings oper be changed to a four-tenths time is the maintenance of an ate as1 K-8 schools with the teaching assignment effective effective education program other two buildings K-6 and K- on the same date. in the face of declining enroll 3. It established a new position ments and diminishing funds. • All Junior high school stu of assistant principal at Ly He indicated that making po dents housed in one building dell and resolved that the for sition adjustments within the with other buildings K-6 or K- mer principalship at Lydell system was one way of coping 3. be combined with that of a with this dilemma. Eventuality phasing out Ly second elementary school. As tentative solutions to the dell School is a possible future This would then result in a problem of declining enroll option, Niemeyer said. Lydell parents worried about plans for building bulletin boards and bookshelves. One parent said her child was north wing is fairly remote, the f By Linda Chesky "This room is over 600 square feet "treated like a second-rate student." rooms are somewhat soundproof and in size," Rieck said. "A regular "These children deserve the same doors to each room would be closed, The parents of some Lydell kin- classroom is 820 square feet. We as anyone else," she said. Rieck said. "The noise factor could dergartners appeared before the believe that this room can be used ^hool Board President Gene almost be totally discounted." Whitefish Bay School Board last very satisfactorily as a combined art tguil said the district would try to Rieck noted some of the Wednesday evening to express their and library area.19 accommodate parent concerns about concerns about the district's plan to Rieck said art classes would meet the loss of the library space and/or letters he had received expressed lease a portion of the school to Si> in half instead of full sections so that the book collection. concern over the quality of Lydell's t Mary's Hospital Day Care Center. students would have plenty of room "Let's see what we can do about instructional program. | About 15 parents attended the to work. that," he said. "The instructional programs at j meeting to ask about traffic safety, Because Lydell now has only Richards, Cumberland and Lydell parking, noise, shared facilities and are the same, with two exceptions," „.•• 7 kindergarten students, Rieck said, Rieck also answered other the district's plan to remodel the not all of the books would be moved he said. "One exception is that the gymnasium stage area for use as a parent concerns that had been art classes will meet in half sections ' to the new library room. Rieck said expressed both in letters and at the library and art room. teachers .would select age- at Lydell. The other is that Lydell The district is planning the remod meeting. has a separate block room. At the appropriate books to be moved to the To accommodate the extra parking eling because the present art room remodeled room. other two schools, the blocks are * and library may be part of the area and dropoff needs of the day care kept in the classrooms." leased to the day care center. The center, Rieck said, the district would When and if the lease is signed, planned lease will include an entire Parents objected to the repave the back parking lot and Rieck said, some facilities would be wing of the building. Most of the remodeling plan for several reasons. install a driveway. Parents of tod shared by day care and school staff building is vacant because Lydell Suzanne Acklam, 5007 N. Shore- dlers would be able to use the members. The work area, teachers' offers only kindergarten. land Ave., said she enjoyed having driveway to drop off their children at lounge, nurse's office and some books for a variety of ages in the the center's back door. For safety, meeting rooms would be shared by Superintendent of Schools Lee library. Rieck said, the parking lot and both operations. driveway will be fenced in. Rieck explained the remodeling plan "I've been reading to my child Director of Business Services and the reasons for it. since he was eight months old," she Some parents had worried that the day care center might increase James Paschen reported that St. "The art room is used one and said. "I discovered the Lydell library Mary's had signed a letter of intent , one-half hours per week," Rieck said. the week I heard it was going to be traffic, creating a danger for kinder- gartners who walk to school. Rieck to lease and had put $1,000 down. If "The Library is used 45 minutes to taken away. There are books in that the terms of the lease are worked an hour each week. This plan library that are so good for teaching said Lydell had at one time had 400 students, many of whom were driven out, the center may start moving considers changing some space children and helping them answer into Lydell Nov. 1. uses." questions. There's a series of World to school in the winter. ; "The addition of 130 or so young In the terms of the lease, Paschen Rieck said the area to be remod Book encyclopedias. said, Whitefish Bay parents will eled would include a 15 by 40-foot "Will parents be welcome to use sters to the students who are there would not create a strain," he said. receive priority for day care of their windowed stage space in the gymna the library facilities with their children. The center is unique sium. The district would paint and children?" she asked. "I think all the Rieck also said the center would not create a noise problem, as some because it accepts children as young carpet the room, lower the ceiling, books could be used more if everyone as six weeks. upgrade the lighting, and install knew what was available." parents had feared. Because the UFA ^JLM - to^te-tff?- & Whitefish Bay board decides to close school By KIT HAMMER / tration's arguments," he said. Sentinel correspondent To make room for the new ele Whitefish Bay — The School- mentary students at Richards and Board voted, 6-1, Wednesda/to close Cumberland, the Henry Clay Com Lydell Elementary School at the end munity Center, 1144 E. Henry Ctoy of the 1988-'89 school year. St., will be converted to the Henry Clay Middle School in June. The board agreed to turn the i school, at 5205 N. Lydel! Ave., into a The sixth, seventh and eighth community service 7 education cen grades from Richards and Cumbe(- ter after June 12,4989. , land will be re-assigned to Henry Clay in September. The community The 110 students attending Lydell, center will be moved to Lydell. | a kindergarten through second-grade school, will be transferred to either Rieck said there is no cost estimate Richards Elementary School, 5812 N. for moving expenses at this time. Santa Monica Blvd., or Cumberland In a related matter, the board at Elementary School, 4780 N. Marlbor thorized the architectural firm qt ough Dr. Kahler, Slater and Torphy to preparje Students will be sent to whichever specifications and obtain bids for p school they would have attended in new gymnasium on the southwest third grade, the board said. corner of Henry Clay. f The Lydell staff also will be re-as The gym and locker rooms are signed to other Whitefish Bay expected to cost an estimate4 schools. $640,000. > Superintendent LeRoy Rieck said In other matters, the board voted the district will save $193,000 in the to join a consortium of suburban first year by closing the school. school districts in hiring attorney and lobbyist Peter Christianson for a 204 The move is part of a planned month period. v reorganization of the Whitefish Bay elementary schools. The board's contract with lobbyist and former state senator Gary Goyke Board member William Steinmetz, expired June 30. Rieck said Chris; the only board member to vote tianson's selection had nothing to do against the proposal, said he believed with a state investigation into Lydell is an ideal early childhood Goyke's lobbying activities and was learning facility. based solely on interviews with five "I'm not persuaded by the adminis-' candidates. • ; *J fi- Survey to start on Lydell fate A survey of residents living near Lydell Mrs. Cherkauer, 962-9683. - - ; School will be conducted next week to find Survey respondents will be asked for opi ideas for the future of the school property. nions on present community uses of the The elementary school, built in 1955, is ex school and future possibilities for the build pected to be closed sometime after the ing and surrounding playground. 1983-84 school year because of declining enrollment. The results will be used by an ad hoc com The survey is being organized by the mittee recently formed by Superintendent Lydell School PTA. About 40 PTA volun of Schools Lee Rieck to review alternative teers will visit or telephone all single-family uses of the school. The committee has been homes in an area bounded by Silver Spring asked to present a recommendation to the Dr. on the north, Santa Monica Blvd. on the School Board by June Ik east, Fairmount Ave. on the south and Members of the committee are 0. E. Lydell Ave. on the west. : '. Raffensperger, chairman; James Paschen, Between 400 and 500 households are ex school district business manager; James pected to be involved. The calls will be Schoebeck, community services director; made between Feb. 7 and Feb. 15. Mrs. Cherkauer; Mollie Lehnie, 5023 N. Chairman of the survey is Kathy Kent Ave., and Gerjry Kasik, 106 W. Henry Cherkauer, 5314 N. Lydell Ave., co-presi Clay St., residents; realtor James Barry; dent of the Lydell £TA. Anyone living in the and Larry Neitzel, village building inspec survey area who is not contacted may call tor. A-3-V?» Of* tS $) Bids awarded for work at Lydell Center By Michael Bayer The committee rejected a proposal for a new parking will be converted into a storage area. lot on the north side of the building when the hid came in A curtain will be installed to permit the space to be Lydell School is on its way to becoming Lydell Center. at $73,000. used either as a storage area or another room. The Whitefish Bay School Board has approved final Milwaukee Gear, 5150 N. Port Washington Road, has The change will add 600 square feet to the gym at a bids for parts of the renovation work for Lydell, which volunteered the use of its adjacent lot during large cost of $8,000. has become a community education center under the events at the center. An alternative — removing the wing wall and install school district's reorganization plan adopted last year. At a special August meeting of the School Board called an acoustical tile ceiling with a new gypsum board The total allocation amounts to $163,300, or $11,600 to award the bids, board member Darryl Bell expressed bulkhead — was discarded by the committee. less than the $175,000 budgeted. _ _. concern that the driveway to the existing parking lot The unit ventilators of the school, covered in recent The renovation plan was devised by a Community was too narrow to allow for easy access. Construction years by metal plates, will be checked and repaired. The Services Transition Committee composed of school manager Michael Labonte assured the board that the maximum allowance for this project is $17,000. If valves administrators, School Board members, representatives layout would provide adequate space for cars to enter and gauges in the heating units do not require of user agencies, including senior citizen organizations. and exit. replacement, the actual cost for ventilator repair will be Work is scheduled to begin within two weeks and is Due to the limited amount of storage space in the expected to be completed by December. building, a storage shed will be built adjacent to the A wall dividing two classrooms will be removed to Among the projects to be undertaken is an expansion parking lot and soccer field. A wood frame, garage-type create a new multi-purpose room. A folding partition of the parking lot. A strip of additional asphalt and re- design was chosen over a less expensive metal shed for will be added to create two separate areas. Eight striping of the existing area west of the building will its durability and resistance to vandalism. classrooms, the stage area and two offices will be increase the number of available parking spaces to 45. carpeted at a cost of $21,433. More pole and building lighting also will be added. Total Inside the building, the stage at the west A total of $15,000 has been set aside for contingency cost of the parking lot project is $15,000. end of the gym will be removed and the existing stairs fees *-&&**££ 9-7-/9?? ^ on^.».-_-»^-'-*.f»* - " £• ^v-Tgs ^activities when Henry Clay School only be offered four classrooms in Lydell, .1 reopens as a middle school in the fall, Schoebeck said. ^^^M~^*^ d / Half to village, have recommended an expansion at - The four classrooms, at the north end of Lydell School ;to accommodate senior the school, total w3»710 square feet. The addition .ttTtltheJnorth end would add - /The school ^district: hasset aside J : another 1^890 square feet^4r-' --',/'; haftfo'schools \ Both ?clubs <|would meet Jat the new t|_By Jacqueline Lehatto ;V^ $175,000 for renovation of the interior of %f & Seven ^years ago ^the^Ilajp'lspeht ' iL^dell School, the main site of relocation' *• - Iocation.^^^^^^^%^3%--' ^ * ; $70,000 in block grant funds to renovate ^Should the $50,000 available to White- ?for the groups and services now using i r ^^Whnt^e^Bi^^tempting to :' space for seniors at Henry Clay,: Katzban fish Bay from the. federal Community; "Henry Clay. ^^^^S"/-^. •:"^mm-h C reminded the trustees. The money went development Block 'Grant program go create lis; a >senior 4center,- per se/v \ mostly for a kitchen for theseniqrs^me^d ^gThe Whitefish Bay Seniors currently Ifc Schoebeck'said. ;3t~woifld ^accommodate toward tearing down the old village fuse rooms m Henry Clay School. The ;' incinerator and smokestack or building an IWhitefish BayTRetired Men's Club meets . drop-in visits jas well„ as planned activi-" 5^" Now the seniors stand to lose what was "'"given to them, Katzban said^||^^^^^:;,: ^Kumm questioned dthS^^riiLj^ night at a ;meetm&Ibf^the|»«ch program^lated to start in Augi^^gj^f^^ause^^^ a^ IJ£nc7 <* the fecilities at"lpe1l|&^if! Monday T£~-^7m«^;l;^x*^»?^^ hesitant jtoj^mniit^OTejgwney without- Whitefish Bay Village "Board's o X "Eight years ago, a school supervisor said Committee.: : ^.^^^^^„.. ^ ^ .v ;.^.^more iriformation^^^^^^^^-». : Henry Clay is yours, you will:be there 3 ;-l:liIlll 4i:: fAccorduucig^^ a (senior) . forever. God only knows what will happen JS'^^S?^^ Retired Men's Club and aJS 'ftclH£tat has^solu^^y alterna^ _ at Lydell in the future.*-J^^^^^0i' from the village's two senior ?«££££g^ £ tive^been^mvestigated?*dasked Trustee - The split application for!ffiet&deral groups and Directorof Commuhi^Se^r^^^^"^w ..^ "~*- ~- ~ , «-n™ ••--•-* —J. ^ ]y[jchaen^ * funds will be made Tuesday and is subject 16 n w to review by county officials.^Application- vices James Schoebeck hashed the matter^S .^"P ° has 5^00 square feet f Dexter Riesch, chairman of the for the funds does not guarantee the funds 5 outd for over an hour before trustees-'^fty^^ *? ^em on a shared basis at the Finance Conirnittee, agreed. "The Village -will be granted.""'. :J^-^;^^^^©^pl;. agreed to compromise: $25,000 for use byifl!*1^11 school. %at figure does not include Board is not uncaring about seniors," he 1 SpaCe the seniors, $25,000 for the demoh^on?^^^^ ?^?n V ^V^7 said, "I want to make that point clear. But Work ^r A •• ,<-*v.>>^*^^ we don't spend money on a whim. We ^Deadline^for-- applications ^3^1^ who meet ^f a- explore all alternatives.-'$%&zJ*l ^ _ ;grant funds is Jan. 31:^vi/^--^^-^^^^S^^fe*.r:'?- 7T-'^&i^:^^'':^:-7^^ ' ',-;'?' :^':.-,i jL"We do-resent,'somewhat, that the ^The proposed work at Lydelf isi>s&^^ e W1 lt fish Jl mated to cost up to $100,000. Schoebeck ; :* i l Seniors monthly meeting, Transition Committeedun3pe \ II SO ' Xfi •&>. DM *-/' ^SiiaV *•- y >^7c I I*** °L-s+MM^ ^& - 2-/^-/? J7^*u2/>77&7L*^P_ VV- /9Z2 30 0) &$* # a 11 7 Contractors on Two School Units Bids for constructing all purpose wings at Cumberland and Richards school were opened by the school board Tuesday afternoon and have been turned over to Archi tects Grassold and Johnson for analysis. The bids will be returned to the school board; to let at its meeing next Wed nesday evening. Seven general contractors l^ao pJucTv entered bids on both' units. Nine firms bid on the heating and ventilating work, six on the electrical work, five on the painting, six on plumbing Invite Public and three on equiping the home economics unit. to Inspect Bay School Informal Housewarming Dedicate Richards Auditorium To Be Held Tonight; Open to Residents Wing at PTA Open House Event Open house and dedication ley blvd., chairman of the of the newly completed gym- school planning committee There will be an informal house- auditorium addition will start and Richards PTA's school !off the Richards PTA pro- warming at the new addition of the board representative will_ Richards' Street school of Whitefish ' grams for the year. The open house will be held Monday half of the community. Bay tonight at 8 o'clock. The new evening, Oct. 20 at 7:30. addition now makes it possible for PTA Co-Presidents, Mr. and students to complete their first year 'Mrs. S. A. Fischer, 6228 N. of high school training in their own Bay Ridge ave., will preside over the dedication. Presen village^ tation of colors and conduct Residents of the village are urged ing the Pledge of Allegiance to come and inspect the building. The j will be handled by Boy Scout I Jt J I 7l7 F /{, /4cx^(f 6siZ<7cJb^ x*\ ^jiU^v M~J J^U J^^L 6^ 3^&*^ Herberf Westfahl Herbert Westfahl, 88, of 5627 N. River Forest formal name, but was recognized by the bus col Dr., Glendale, died Sept. 14 of a heart attack at St. ors, which were orange, red, white and blue and Michael Hospital. the traditional yellow and black, later. He ended Mr. Westfahl is survived by his wife, Adela; a the service about 1960, but continued to work for son, Gerald (Alberta); and two grandsons, David five more years at the former River View School and Dan, ail of Glendale. as a custodian. He owned and operated the first school bus in Mr. Westfahl was a World War I veteran in the town of Milwaukee, now Glendale. He France with Company D of the 103rd infantry. He transported children in the area to Wtyitefish Bay, was a member of the First Church of God. and Shorewood schools in the early 1930s in his Services were Sept. 17 at Schmidt & Bartelt first bus, "orange crate." His operation had no Funeral Home. i/4*/to \Q 1 Young Dancers Try France's Newest Glide d BETTY OESTERKEICH JACK RILEY $ 1 Children Frolic AtOwnTrom' Formal Party Held at Whitefish Bay School Twenty girls danced the palais glide and the Lambeth walk with long trousered partners for two hours Friday night and then, like Cinderella, they were whisked away to bed—but at the stroke of nine. It was the first formal party held by the dancing class at the Rich ards school, 5812 N. Santa Monica blvd., Whitefish Bay. The dancers were seventh and eighth graders at the school, all of them 12 or 13 years old. The boys wore the "best suit and new necktie" outfit. The girls came in long dresses that were light and fluffy; in short, the girls wore for- mals for the first time, primped be fore mirrors like their older sisters and dreamed they were dancing with Clark Gable. M The party began at 7 p. m. in the school recreation room. Parents, in- jvited to see the new dances, sat on the sidelines and watched their sons and daughters bend, bow, step and whirl. The party was held un der direction of Mrs. Lester May- Jr., school dancing instructor. BARBARA HATCH MERLE JA The palais glide, newest French dance via; doing the dance are Barbara, 12 of 516 E, London and New York, found its way to Carlisle av., and Merle, 12,1 of 5834 N. the Richards school in Whitefish Bay Shore dr., while Betty, 12, of 5859 N* Friday night when the school's dancing ' Mkitland ct., and J&ck, 13, of 5554 N. San* class held its first formal party. Shown ta Monica blvd., provide an audience. M /"' f' West Allis Man Succeeds E&- Healy at Richards School Edward J. Zeiler. 1754 S. 60th street, West Allis, hasbeeri chosen to succeed R. K. Healy as principal of the Rich ards Street school, it was announced Wednesday by C. L. Mulrine, super intendent of Whitefish Bay schools. Mr. Zeiler is a graduate of the Southern Illinois Nornal school and also of the University of Chicago. He did graduate work in the field of .elementary education at the univer sity and has 11 years of practical ex perience, nine years of which has ;beeri as principal in large elementary •schools.' \ Mr. Zeiler is now principal of the ,Washingion Elementary school in West Allis. JFor several years prior to this he was principal of the elemen tary school in Alton, 111. m~ c s*fr~*i\ Volume 23, Number 35 Whitefish Bay (Milwaukee P. O.) Wisconsin, Thursday, April 3, 1952 trice 7 Cents Call Special School Dist. Meeting on Addition --~ ^u, J*x , Authorization to engage an architect to draw plans and pro Richards he said needs an ad School Brd. Rules Richards ceed with preliminary studies dition. At present, he explained for an eight room addition to the school's kindergarten pupils Richards school will be sought are scattered all over the school. from Whitefish Bay residents at One is housed in a teacher's rest Needs 8 Mor< a special school district meeting room, one in the cafeteria, one Wednesday, April 23, 8 p. m. in in a music room and one in a Superintendent Reports School Facilities the Henry Clay school auditori standard class room. Must Be Kept Flexible to Meet Changed Needs um. Next year, he said, the cafe teria will have to give way for Date for the special school dis High School Has Room trict meeting was set by the further classroom and pupils will school board at a special school have to eat their luncheons in The high school with 23 rooms has 805 capacity and an enrol Eggert said that while he un meeting Saturday morning. This corridors. This is frowned upon derstands the zeal of the people followed the regular school by health departments and the ment of 674. In five years it is anticipated Cumberland will for expanding school interests, board meeting Wednesday night. state board of health. he said the village cannot afford At both meetings the need for have an enrolment of 1093, Hen The new addition should con ry Clay 954, Richards 889 and to disregard mounting taxes. He more classroom at Richards was tain four kindergarten rooms, repeated his request for an anal stressed. the high school 750—still under which can also be flexible for its capacity. ysis of why it costs $12.31 to At the^same time the board primary grade work. Present at Saturday's meeting educate a Bay child as compared decided lo again put the Lydell A study and graphs of pupil were John McDonald, 5823 N. to $8.33 costs in other schools. ave. school site up for sale. This population and distribution as Lake dr., who on Wednesday site was purchased with the idea related to building needs was stated that he felt some concrete of erecting a primary grade submitted to the board at its steps should be taken to secure school, voted down after school meeting Wednesday night, by an addition to Richards. He said district lines had been redrawn Zeiler. Enrolment figures for the "We should find out what we to make a Whitefish Bay-Town report were taken on Feb. 1, ought to have, what is involved of Milwaukee school district. 1952. as far as money is concerned" The land is now in Glendale. At The graphs show all schools and urged that this basic infor the time of the redrawing of the i except the high school as being mation be used to take some lines Glendale had not yet been definite action. incorporated as a city. overcrowded at present and be coming more so in the next five Gifford Alt expressed himself School Superintendent E. J. in favor of doing "what we can Zeiler advised the board that it years. At present Cumberland has 913 pupils as against its 904 within the limits of our money cannot project planning further at Richards. than a five year period and that capacity, allowing 32 pupils to each of its 22 classrooms and 50 Victor Henningsen, 6019 E. school facilities should be flexi- Berkeley blvd., and Oscar Eg jble to adjust to changing needs. pupils to each of its four kinder garten rooms. gert, president of the Whitefish He said that converting Henry i Bay Taxpayers assn. were pres Clay school into a junior high I Henry Clay with a capacity of 872 presently has 746 pupils. ent as the board decided to call school would scatter children in J a special school district meeting. the lower grades into two direc Four kindergartens and 21 grade rooms are used. Richards with a William 0'Oconnor, of the Wis tions and might not be advisable. consin Citizens Public Expendi He said, however, that shop and 502 capacity has an enrolment of 726 in three kindergartens and ture survey and McDonald were domestic science facilities at also present. Henry Clay can well be used by 11 grade rooms. Cumberland pupils. Jty