Mendota High School - Atodnem Yearbook (Mendota, IL)

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.gf wad do Confuziing .... . . . . Mi 'ML Cimgkf on 570.gif ln SepTember, I947, more Than one hundred brighT-eyed freshmen enTered MHS. Quickly They adapTed Themselves To The hum OT school acTiviTies. FighTing Treshman Trojans num- bered around TwenTy on The TooTloall squad. When baskeTball season rolled around a large number oT boys wenT ouT, and The freshman Team and The Jay- Tee Team had Tull schedules. Don Simpson was a very capable manager Tor The Treshman squad. FirsT year sTudenTs also parTicipaTed in The cross counTry. Marna Brewbaker oTTered her lusTy lungs To The Trosh-soph cheerleading squad. l-ler pep and en- Thusiasm cheered The Team on To many vicTories. A large number OT girls marched as cadeTs during TooTball season. RuTh BunTon was elecTed Treshman homecoming queen and rode in a cleverly decoraTed TloaT wiTh her aTTendanTs, RuTh Ann Munson and Shirley RadTke. NoT To be ouTdone by The upper classmen, The Treshies wenT inTo The Tield OT music. Many par- TicipaTed in The band and girls' chorus while oThers were in The boys' ocTeT, brass quarTeT, insTrumenTal ensemble, or were vocal soloisTs. IT looks as iT There mighT be a brighT TuTure in sTore Tor These lads and lassies in music. Who knows: Maybe a Bach or a Crosby! The TalenT in This class iusT doesn'T seem To be limiTedl Marna Brewbaker, The sole Treshman speech conTesTanT, survived The eliminaTion conTesT and did her class crediT. Meanwhile Thais Ward wenT ouT To make The debaTe Team. NOT only The boys, buT ever so many of The girls in This class are aThleTically inclined. A large num- ber braved The iniTiaTion and were admiTTed inTo GAA This year. These lanky, energeTic girls gave The oTher members quiTe a sTruggle in The class TournamenTs. Carole Truckenbrod was chosen as The Treshman represenTaTive To The board. Ten Treshman girls ioined The Fl-IA while a num- ber oT The boys Took an acTive inTeresT in The FFA. AlThough The annual Treshman parTy was held aT a laTer daTe Than usual, a wonderTul evening was had by su. Busy wiTh The class oT '51 were The oTFicers: Suzann SchmiTT, presidenT: Beverly PresTon, vice presidenTg and Carol Roehm, secreTary-Treasurer. .lean Ann l-TerberT, Carol Roehm, Melvin Jackson, and l-lenry Peasley were elecTed To represenT Their class in The sTudenT council. The sponsors oT This group, who deserve a greaT deal oT crediT, were Miss PoTTinger, Mr. Madden, and Mr. Lewis.

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1. C ASS of I9 V s.'fau1s-15 D J Y'f-wo -H-mx- ll- mu- Q, 1 fb!! HOME RCOMS Miss Poffinger-Adviser Third Row: J. Cogdal, G. Foote. R. Elsesser, R. Bunfon, A. Crane, M. Emericlx, Miss PoHinger, M. Dalion, M. Brewbaker, C. Bry- son, D. Bauer, R. Childers. Second Row: N. CoHon, L. Ed- wards, J. Barule, J. Budach, M. Fox, R. Fiizgerald, L. Buefiner J. Auchsfeffer, J. Brunner, M Gorman, B. Galloway. Firsf Row: B. Durand, F, Efhridge, J. Dougherfy, G. Ehlers, D. Abboff, B. Edgcomb, D. Edg- comb, M. Didier, G. Delhofal. Mr. Madden-Adviser Third Row: G. Hochsfafier, R. Mclnfyre, M, Jackson, D. Nel- son, K. Morehouse. D. Newell R. Parsons, N. Hoover, W Krafz, D. Koerper, D. Mosher Mr. Madden. Second Row: P. Morehouse, B Hall, D. Kofoid. J. Olsen, J Klein, D. Kofoed, W. Mahar R. Munson, M. Greenwood, J Herberf, N. Kaufman, G. No- va L. Firsi' Row: L. McCollum, J Halbmaier, G. Johnson, L. Lau J. Harmon, H. Peasley, K Nowlin, H. Phalen, T. Kessel B. Ough, B. La Shonse, D Kuehl, Mr. Lewis-Adviser Third Row: D. Simpson, B. Wil- helm. L. Truckenbrod, H Schwemlein, P. Waller, A. Rep- pin, R. Roach, A. Richard, D Taylor, Jr. Worsley, Mr. Lewis Second Row: M. Zolper, D Schlesinger, J. Reid. C, Roehm B. Presfon, M. Wolfe, M. Span- ier, D. Wheelock, A. Rod, D Thorne, E. Zinhe. Firsf Row: C. Truckenbrod, A Widmer, N. Wolfe, T. Ward J. Sonniag, S. Yosf, S. Radfke B, Small, J. Schmidt, S. SchmiH J. Shannon. n

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