Metamora Township High School - Parrot Yearbook (Metamora, IL)

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K 'Six' 'A-Q--V' DONALD ZIMMERMAN FFA 1234 V Pres Pres 4 M Club 1234 Foot ba 34 Track 1234 B Chorus 1234 A cappella 34 Cross Country 12 Jr play Sr play, Operetta3 4-sq 1'.Il'j,'7 JAMES ZIMMERMAN Football 124 Cross Country 34 Basketball 1234 Track 134 Baseball 234 Capt 4 Band 1234 A cap pel1a1234 B Chorus 1234 Lxb 234 Operetta 34 Jr play, Sr play Class V Pres 1 SC 2, Class Pres 3 MClub1234 V Pres 4 Spamsh Club 4 Sclence Club 234 V Pres 3 Sec Treas 4, Newspaper Sports Edltor 34 State Speech Con test 234 B Quartet 34 Homecommg Queen Escort 4 ff' vs. Nt. ,4lif' 'li 1 o Above MISS Helton s thlrd hour Engllsh IV Class Left Conme Stamper, Mary Lee Noe, Alxce Seckler and Phylhs Schumacher on the llbrary steps at the U of I whlle at tendlng ISHPA meetmg I - 1 X ,, b A ' f ' 1 31 ,V 1, ' ' B ,f wr! LK -- . . 3-- , ' J 9 ' 2 1 11 1 1 ' 1 " v r ' 9 1 ' l ' ! l ' 3 . . . , , . . , . , " 1 . I 9 . , - I ' I --li 3 N NT - qx. x ,A 2 - -ya' WP ' , o.,f- we A ' ,TJ pm I I. H . js., y L 0 " A 'ff . ' -1 05:4 I Z .. ' Lg , . I ,f . . , . . . 2 ' I ' C a K , -ur - - -

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I aff LOIS SPECK GAA 23 G Chorus ALAN WE LTE 2 Baseball2 B Chorusl 234 M1X9d Chorusl Ir ay Sr play, Operetta4 M Club 234, FFA 1234 ec 3 Homecommg Queen Escort 4 CONSTANCE STAMPER Band 1234 G Chorus 12 34 Sec 3 A capella 234 L1b 1234 FHA 1234 Sec 4 GAA 1234 Newspaper Edltor 4 Operetta 34 .Tr play, Sr play State Speech Contest 234 One Act play 3, Mlxed Chorus 1 5 MILTON WERNSMAN Club 1234 Photo Group Leader 4 M Club 1234 Track 1234 FFA 4 B Chorus 1234 10,111 'r' ffj,dff" X f 5 DENNIS WALDSCHMIDT .T r play LAVERNE WOLF play, Sr play, Sclence Club 34 Llb 34 G Chor us 4 ' - K v , , 234. , . . ." - 1 1 a , '- . . I I .X 5 S- S A X x 1 f .I . Football 1234, Basketball Football 1234, Science GAA 234, FHA 123, Jr. 1 . 1 ' 1 1 1 0 - 1 ' ' pl ! ' 7 7 7 ' ' -- , I S . ' , j, W , l 1 Q: 9' f2J'f 13,3 b I "

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Senior Class History On September 3 1947 the doors of MTHS opened for the largest class ever enroll ed up to that tlme Th1s class was composed of 51 freshmen who elected for tts offxcers Eugene Schlabach presrdent James Zlmmerman v1ce presldent and Robert Rohman secretary treasurer Jackle Kaufman and Harold Neumann were student counc1l repre sentatwes Mxss McClure and Mlss Brucker were the class adv1sers Colette Bachman was selected as the 1947 Freshman Homecommg Queen Candxdate The Pnm Skatmg Rlnk was the scene of the flrst class party Wlth Robert Chllcot as presldent the class of 1951 began 1ts second year m h1gh school Assnstmg Bob were Paul Schrock v1ce presxdent and Colette Bachman secre tary treasurer Mary Lee Noe and James Zlmmerman served as representatlves to the Student Councxl Mary Lou Kmg a transfer from Peorra Woodruff was the only new member durmg t.he sophomore year The fxrst class party as sophomores was a hayrack r1de and a wemer roast The Englxsh I1 class took a trxp to the Apollo Theater m Peorxa to see Hamlet Agaln a skatmg party was held at the Prlm on Aprll 'I and on May 4 yearly soclal 8CtlV1tl9S con cluded wlth a p1cn1c Upon enterlng thelr .Tumor year James Zrmmerman was chosen as class pres1dent Robert Rohman vxce presldent and Marletta Schnelder secretary treasurer Student Councxl representatxves were Colette Bachman Phyllls Schumacher and Paul Schrock Mr Hlres and Mr Larson were class advxsors Norma Hagaman a transfer student from Manual and Stewart Herron a transfer from Hope Arkansas Jomed the class to make 49 members Although xt was ramy and muddy everyone enjoyed a hayrack rxde and theater party at Washlngton ln the fall One of the blggest prolects of the Jumor year was the presentatlon of the class play the Pulxtzer Prlze wmnmg play The Skln of Our Teeth by Thornton Wllder Another and track meets as a means of ra1s1ng funds The class sponsored several square dances after the basketball games As the chmax of the Jumor year the group honored the Sen lors wlth the annual banquet on Aprll 29 It was held ln the hlgh school audltorlum and was followed by a prom m the gym whxch was open to the pubhc In the fall of 1950 forty f1ve of the orlgmal flfty one members enrolled to form the Semor Class of 1951 Gene Flsher left ln December to make xt forty four For fmal class leaders Harold Neumann was elected presldent Phyllxs Schumacher vlce presl dent and Clyde Parshall secretary treasurer Student Councll representatlves chosen were Paul Schrock Alan Vlelte and Phyllls Grebner Mlss Brucker Mlss Helton and Mr Brown were class advlsors The many aCtlVltleS of the Semor Class kept every member busy Homecommg whlch lS sponsored by the Semors was very successful due to the untlrmg efforts put forth by the class At the Homecomlng dance Elleen Grebner was c rown ed Queen Colette Bachman Phyllls Grebner and Allce Seckler all Semors were her attendants The Perfect ldlot a s1de spl1tt1ng comedy was one of the blggest class achleve ments Several fxeld trxps were taken durlng the year one bemg a trlp ln the sprmg to Chxcago to see South Pac1f1c ln the sprlng the Class chose 1ts motto Now we llft the anchor Set sa1l for ports unknown and 1ts class colors Blue and Sxlver The excltmg and fast movmg Semor year qulckly drew to a close amld a flurry of aCtlVltl9S the last bemg Semor Class Nlght Baccalaureatte on Sunday May 27 and then Commencement on Thursday May 31 A fmal memory of the days at MTHS was the class trlp ln June after graduatlon v 9 ' ' 9 "' v 1 s - x 1 1 " ' ! 5 ' ' ' ' VV IV ' ' , - . . . 1 . . 9 1 1 ' ' ' Y 1 ' 7 Y ! 7 ' , . . . . . , . . . . ,, . ,, . Y ! ' important project was the concession stands operated atfootball games, basketball games, . , ' I t Y - . . . . - s , . 5 . , . .- 5 ' x ' ' 7 7 ' ! 7 ' 7 . . . , . . ' ! 7 I 5 7 ! ! ' ,, . ,, . - . . . . - Y ' I 'I ' ' H . . ,, . . ! 7 9 IV ' 1 ' 1 1 ' . . . y . . . , , , , . , .