Greenville High School - Graduate Yearbook (Greenville, IL)

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Girls' Basket Ball By Florence Hard ng CUAUH JUNIOR Flrlith NlcYey l .arl Price,Captain lluth llruw- Miss LeVien Agnes Potthast Della Smith Dorothy Mills FREFHBIAN SENIOR Laura Mulforil Ruth Carson, Captain Cir-rtruile Wise, Captain Nclle Carson Milclrecl Snowmlen Callie Weber 'l'ony Hays Nina Wheeler Ruth Matney FOPHOMORE Mona Foster Fae McAlister Florence H:1r1line,'. Captain Geraldine Mey'rs Ruby Lentwiler Verna Neathery Juliette I-loiles VERY Tuesday and Thursrlay evening there is such an uproar from the first- floor of the High School that you would think the French were licking the Germansg but that is not the case at all. The girls are merely playing basket ball. I Although this is only the second year for girls' basket ball in this school, the teams have good team work and some excenenr, players among them. It is difficult to say which team is best and there is no way of deciding, for the toumament had to be put off on account of one of the best players getting hurt. Last year the Freshmen '20 won the championship but this year the ti-:uns are more evenly matched. The Freshmen deserve special mention, for al- though this is only their first year at basket- ball, yet they are excellent players. Much en- thusiasm has been shown by the girls this win- ter and now that spring has come they have been obliged to stop playing basket-ball, but are going to play base-ball instead. The captains of the four class teams are: Ruth Carson-Freshmen, Florence Harding- Sophomoresg Pearl Price-Juniors and Ger- trude Wise--Seniors. JU

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enthusiastic fellows took advantage of the op- portunity and it was soon evident that we had some future stars. A number of out of town games were scheduled and people began to realize that Greenville was on the map. The following year we were fortunate in securing Carrol McDavid as coach. He most ably carried on the work of his predecessor. A strong team was developed and for the first time in its history Greenville was represented in the tournament of Southern Illinois. Our men were unfortunately pitted against Granite City, a most powerful team, in the first game and were defeated. It was hard luck but they took it like true sports and resolved to come again next year. We have been singularly fortunate in se- curing good coaches. This year the fellows have been carefully trained by G. O. Greer, a noted athlete who has played for several years on one of the fastest college teams in the state. We were again represented at the tournament but because Smith was laid out with a broken'jaw, we were beaten after a noble fight by Vandalia in an overtime game. The line up for the season of the first tram was Snig Smith and Chasey forwards, Genre and Hartwick guards, Hickman center and Hewes as sub. They are all good men and played excellent team work. They worked always for the glory of the team and school rather than for personal honors. It will be a blow to the team for Smith, Genre and Hick- man to graduate, but we are glad to say there are many more fellows in school who are wor- thy to step in their places and maintain the henors of the school. The following is a record of the games of the season and the results. It shows that we won 50 per cent of the games played. No doubt there is room for improvement but it can not be denied that it is a splendid show- ing when the fact is taken into consideration that this is only our third season. Three years ago we had no team or coach, now we are able to hold our own with the average team of this section of the country. Our men also were greatly handicapped by having to play many of their games in little two by ,four gymnasiums after being accustomed to our large and open floor. BASKET BALL SCHEDULE C1917-183 Date Opponent Place of Score game ours opponent Oct. 19-Centralia Greenville 10 38 Nov. 2- Carlyle Greenville 23 13 Nov. 9 - Centralia Centralia 4 75 Jan 4-Efiingham Effingham 23 16 Jan. 9 - Altamont Greenville 23 18 Jan. 11 Collinsville Greenville 17 20 Jan. 18 -f St. Elmo Greenville 18 15 Jan. 25-- Altamont Altamont 16 19 Feb. 1-Effingham Greenville 39 I1 8 Highland 44 -Highland 16 Feb. 9fCollinsville Collinsville 18 26 Feb. 15-St. Elmo St. Elmo 16 24 Feb. TENNIS Tennis as an extra curricular activity fwhewlj has not as yet been very extensively considered in the Greenville High School. But now with our fine new tennis court, and with Mr. Long whose name is known to all tennis players throughout the middle west, as our coach, we expect to hear much of this invigor- ating sport. ff. H 4-S-P- 1-2 LUCELLA Lucella went to class one day, It was in English Threeg And she was feeling very gay, As happy as could be. Lucella, while reports were said, To Zona talked away, When Fergie grew quite tired of it, And to her thus did say: Lucella you provoke me so, I'd think you would run down! And then' he looked around the room, And gave an awful frown. But Fergy needn't worry, t For Lucella's very smart, And when she sees she's runing down, She gets a broad new start. , , - --Faye Harris. 29

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THE PRIVATE SECRETARY farce comedy of three- ucts was given at the High School on the nights of Dec. 17th and l8th, 1917. The caste. composed of' students of all four casses. was as follows: Mr. Cattermole ...,.A,,,,,,,,....,.AAAA,,,,..,... Burl Hunter Douglas Cattermolc, his nephew,.Louie Monroe Mi. Marsland. ..,,,,..........,....,,,,,,........,.ll, Vern Root Harry Marsland,his nephew ,.,,,, Douglas Hewes The Rev. Robert Spauhling .......,,. Frank Chasey Mr. Harry Gibson. a tailor .......r Chas. Mansfield Knox, a writ sorvel ',,,, .......,..,,,,,,,,,... E rwin Apple John. a si-rvant ,.,..,...,.,.,..,,,..,......,.l, Leroy Welch Mis. Stead, Mr. Cattermole's housekcperu.. ........,..'l'ony Hayes Edith Marsland ,.,....r...,.,,.,...........,,,.,. Clara Powell Eva Webster, her friend ,.......,, Isabel Breuchaud Miss Ashford .,,....,.............,............ Della Smith ..., There was not a dull moment in the entire performance and each member of the caste performed his part very cleverly, Honorable mention should be given to Frank Chasey by whose action the audience was kept in a con-- tinuous roar of laughter. Della Smitih's repre- sentation of the kind-hearted spinster of 50 summers was remarkably satisfactory. Isabel Breuchaud and Clara Powell, the attractive young girls of the play,who, by their winsome manners and attractive personalities, were won by Harry Marsland and Douglas Catterniole, respectively Douglas Howes and Louie Monroe, were most pleasant in these parts. Burl Hunter, the erratic uncle, rendered his part in an excellent manner. Antonia Hayes was very skillful in por- traying the conscientious housekeeper. Vern Root was very natural in playing the part of Mr. Marsland, father to a giddy girl. Owing to the fact that Chas. Mansfield was unable to appear, Prof. Ferguson assumed the role of Mr. Gibson, the tailor. Mr. Fergu- son had no time whatever to practice, yet his acting was excellent, showing his splendid training in dramatics at the University of Ill- inois. As a whole, the play was very good and no play on the High School stage has shown bet- ter results of faithful work on the part of coach and players. - Music was furnished by H. S. Orchestra. Between acts Frances Breuchaud favored the audience with a few piano selections and May- ard Kneier gave a reading. Both numbers were very Well rendered. 31