Bellevue High School - Comet Yearbook (Bellevue, OH)

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THE TRACK FIELD-PRCDVING GRCDUND Track inferesi was lcepl alive ihis Year depife war condifions which have compelled many oiher schools 'ro disconfinue +he spor+ for lhe duraiion. An inferclass meei opened Jrhe season on April 22, when The Junior-Sophomore combina- Hon defea+ed 'rhe Freshmen and Seniors, 62-56. The fraclc +eam was selec+ed by Coach Cooper from +he 50 boys who +urned our for lhis meef, Meeis wiih Norwalk, Monroeville, Republic, Caslalia, and Milan were being scheduled when fhe Comef weni 'ro press. I942 TRACK SCENES TYPICAL OF l943 45

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CCD-CDRDINATICDN - SWIMMING CLUB RED CROSS LIFE SAVING The year l942-43 marlced The fif+h season since swimming became an organized sporr af Bellevue. This Year The spori was modified and a swimming club composed of +wen+y boys 'roolc ihe place of lhe swimming 'ream. Meeiing once a week wilh Coach Sam Cooper, The club conceniraied on improvemenls of swimming and diving. Alihough no school or pool records were brolcen or sei, fhe fol- lowing members of 'rhe club complefed The Junior Life Saving course presenfed by 'rhe American Red Cross: Roberf Canfield, Dale Campbell, Roberi Crecelius, Joe Disandis, Arvid Englund, Vicror Greenslade, William Kisiler, Franlc Konsf, James Videan, Dennis Whalen, John Yoder. The highesf score in The fesi, a 96, was made by Arvid Englund, a iunior. Ofher members of The club are: Joe Arfino, Roy Gibson, Donald Lamb, Donald McClin+oclc, Charles Miano, Russell Rupperf, Gene Alexander, and Richard Ruppert 46

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ALL TIIvIE HIGH- INTIQAIVIUIQALS KING AND OUEEN WALTZING ON WHEELS KNOWING THE ROPES ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR! MAT MARVELS Climaxing a successful inframural program was Ihe lnIramural Fes+ival, March 26, in which nearly 250 gym-class sfudenfs 'rook pari. The glimpses above of Ihe calesfhenics drill, commando course, fumbling, and roller slcalring demons+raIed +o Ihe public Ihe fypes of sporis, a+hleI'ics, and games carried our in The B.l-LS. physical educafion program. Oiher evenI's included loaI'on Iwirling, gym hockey, girls' dance, wand drill, obsfacle races, weighf lifling, relays, ping-pong, and boxing. Clown boxing, 'rwo novelfy Iap dances, and a gun 'rwirling exhibi+ion were adclifional enler- Iaining fealures. King Roberl Redd and Oueen Mary Louie I-lerbel, elecled regenfs by Ihe sIuden+s, reigned over Ihe evening's fesfivilies. Donald Sloldl announced and explained briefly each even+ over a public address sysfem. The spor+s nigh+ was direcied by Miss Belly Hendrickson and Mr. Samuel Cooper, physical educafion insIruc+ors. 44