School: NHS Class of 1926 (50 Year Reunion - 1976)
Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail:
dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Hantke, Swann, Bradbury, Neff, Woelffer, Wahl
----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) /1976
NHS Class of 1926 (50 Year Reunion ? - 1976)
A glance at the calendar and a little simple arithmetic quickly show that it
will soon be 50 years since the Neillsville High School Class of 1926 received
graduation congratulations. And in all those years, not once have class members
gathered to celebrate the event! No, some classmates are wondering if a quadri-bicentennial
reunion wouldn’t be in order for ‘76, and hope that a response will warrant some
get-together planning.
Mrs. Ruben (Gene Swann) Hantke, Rt. 1 Neillsville, has heard from some
out-of-town classmates who would be interested in returning to Neillsville if a
class reunion could be arranged. She’s like to hear from others who are
interested, too, and will help carry on the project from that point. Mrs. Hantke
can also be contacted by telephone at 715-743-3904.
Just for a memory jogger, officers of the Class of 1926 were as follows: Marion
Bradbury, president, Francis Neff, treasurer, Irma Woelffer, vice president,
Ruth Wahl, secretary. Both Bradbury and Neff are deceased.
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School: NHS Class of 1926 (Golden
Reunion - 1976)
Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Hanson, Hauge, Ruchaber, Cole, Bradbury, Drake, Schultz, Mier, Holub,
West, Smith, Seif, Cardarelli, Hubbard, Schweinler, Herian, Gallagher, Neff,
Eisentraut, Allen, Ehlers, Meyer, Broihier, Wasserberger, Stucki, Vincent,
Swann, Hantke, Gerhardt, Syth, Sharratt, Schecklman, Olson, Kurth, Tifft, Herian,
Brooks, Ward, Sonheim, Bohac, Snyder, Stevens, Gilbert, Schroeder, Keach, Ketely,
Gerold, Walter, Filitz, Palmer, Lawrence, Jacobson, Sample, Rude, Wagner,
Carlson, Zaeske, Imislund, Longenecker
----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 9/09/1976
NHS Class of 1926 (Golden Reunion – 4 September 1976)
Saturday evening, September 4, the Neillsville High School graduating class of
1926 held a 50th anniversary reunion at Bali Hai Supper Club, with a banquet at
6:30 p.m. A program arranged by the planning committee was MC’d by Gilbert
Olson.
The pledge of allegiance was followed by a moment of silent prayer in memory of
departed class members: Marion (Babe) Bradbury, Vivian Drake Schultz, Katherine
Mier Holub, Rosa West Smith, Harley Seif, Tony Cardarelli, Lyndon Hubbard,
Merritt Schweinler, Donald Herian, David Gallagher, and Francis (Sandy) Neff.
Greetings were extended by the master of ceremonies, who also read a poem, “To
the Alumni of Old Neillsville High,” written by a class member.
The poem is as follows:
Our high school building long has vanished – It lives now only in memory. – So,
we must look backward in time tonight – To bring back the days that used to be.
But the old Armory still is standing – Perhaps a faint echo lingers there – Of
basketballs thudding-happy voices cheering – Of youthful footsteps on the stair.
The changing years have flowed by swiftly – Since the day we launched a frail
canoe – And were swept by life’s relentless current – Into a world that was
strange and new.
No matter the path we chose to travel – We were often beset by doubts and fears
– Those high school days were one to cherish – they gave staunch support in
later years.
As we drink the toasts and dine together – let us recall once more, dear by-gone
days – Then our hearts will be much lighter – When we depart upon our ways.
Each class member answered roll call by telling highlights of the past 50 years:
spouses presented rebuttals.
Alta Allen read letters from members unable to attend. They came from Beda
Filitz Palmer, Leta Lawrence Jacobson, Sara Sample Rude, G. Byron Smith, Hilda
Wagner Carlson, Alfred Zaeske and the former Ethel Walter. Letters were also
received from teachers Clarence Imislund and Arthur Olson.
The class-history was read by Gene Hantke.
Gifts were presented by Helen Syth to the following: Jessie Brooks Ward –
dressed in red, white and blue; Louis Herian – most recently married (34 years)
and first reservation; Ella Stucki – most grandchildren (18); Caroline Sonheim
Bohac – serving the most years in elected public office (13); Hulda Snyder
Gilbert – traveling the longest distance (Watsonville, Ca., near San Jose); Ben
Schroeder – coming in the oldest model car.
The program was closed by the master of ceremonies with a poem written by the
late Rev. G. W. Longenecker, longtime pastor of the Neillsville Congregational
Church, and with a prayer.
Special guests were prof. and Mrs. Wm. C. Hansen and their daughter, Miss Helen
Hansen, of Stevens Point, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hauge of Mosinee and Mrs. Olivia
Ruchaber of Neillsville. Prof. Hansen came to Neillsville High School in 1922
when the class was in its freshman year and guided members throughout their high
school years. Mrs. Hauge, the former Sadie Cole, was the high school librarian,
and Mrs. Ruchaber started the class on its high school career in English.
Class members and spoused attending were as follows: Mr. and Mrs. W. H. (Alta
Eisentraut) Allen, Mrs. Lillian Ehlers Meyer, Mrs. Faye Broihier Wasserberger,
Mrs. Ella Stucki, Mr. and Mrs. Jim C. Vincent and Mrs. Genevieve Swann Hantke,
all of Neillsville; Mr. and Mrs. John (Helen Gerhardt( Syth, Greenwood; Mr. and
Mrs. Albert (Genevieve Sharratt) Schecklman, Marshfield; Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert
Olson, Rice Lake; Mr. and Mrs. Cliff (Erena Kurth) Tifft, St. Paul, Mn.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Herian, East Troy; Mr. and Mrs. Donald (Jessie Brooks) Ward,
Glen Mills, Pa.; Mr. and Mrs. B.H. (Caroline Sonheim) Bohac, Merrillan; Mr. and
Mrs. Ross (Inez Snyder) Stevens, Spencer; Hulda Snyder Gilbert, Watsonville,
Ca.; Mr. and Mrs. Ben Schroeder, Madison; Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Keach, Viola; Mr.
and Mrs. Carl (Mary Ketely) Gerold, Willard; Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Walter,
Seattle, Wa.
The planning committee included Mrs. Allen, Mrs. Syth, Mrs. Hantke, Mrs. Meyer
and Mrs. Wasserberger.
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