Moline High School - M Yearbook (Moline, IL)

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WILLIS OLDEFEST Basketball was his favorite sport and this tall curly-haired fellow did all right for himself in it too. Iune. BRUCE OLSON Bruce had the strange name of Ginko along with a strange Way of looking at life. What others would see as drab and unimport- ant, Ginko saw as humorous and interesting. Iune. ALBERT PARMENTIER Albert kept things humming at the R. I. Arsenal, and also man- aged to keep on the honor roll. Ianuary. Kfcm of 214 BEVERLY OLSON She spent most of her time bend- ing over an art drawing board, and it wasn't wasted time be- cause she could turn out the goods. Iune. ROBERT OWENS Everybody stayed on the good side of Bob if they valued their life, for he was such a crack shot that he was elected president of the rifle club. Ianuary. MARVIN PECK Quite the history student, Marvin was a hot shot on the rifle team, and even if he did miss the bulls- eyes on the range sometimes, he never missed when it came to who did what, when. DONALD PETERSON Don participated in athletics and dramatics while at high school and had the peculiar ability to give authentic imitations almost at will-give him the subject and you'd get an uproarious imita- tion. Iune. IUNE PETERSON Iune was the silent type, but she had a sincere disposition and was very dependable. Iune. THEO PETERSON A sense of humor and a pleasant personality equals this sparkling and slender brunette. Iune. EDWARD PETERSON Pete played a lot of football and basketball for our school, and possessed an infectious laugh which really hit the spot. Iune. PATTY PETERSON Pete was always interested in aeronautics and could talk circles around many oi our aspiring male aviation experts. Iune. LAWRENCE PETIT Mr. Bean and the whole track squad wore long faces around school when Larry, the track cap- tain, was called to active service in the air corps. With his speed and leadership, the team would have been bolstered immeasur- ably. Iune.

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DONNA MOUSLEY Moe could always be counted on to take a cheerful view of any situation. Iune. HAROLD NELSON Going over the hurdles for the track team must have given Har- old the idea oi getting up in the air, for he became a member ol the Army Air Corps. Ianuary. ELAINE NESSER Her pleasant manner and charm- ing disposition was a great asset to the class of '44. lune. MARIAN NIELSEN Marion spent a good deal of her time with Weiny and Clinky at the roller-rink. lanuary. Cyan O! 254 IUANITA MICKEY A faithful member of the Rifle club, Mickey was a sharp shooter in more ways than one, Ianuary. LOUIS MILLS Having only inhabited M.H.S. two semesters, the red head from Mor- rison, Ill. did remarkably well in getting acquainted with students and teachers. Iune. BETTY IANE NEUHAUS Aspiring to be an actress or an explorer, Newy can make a super deluxe job of jitter bugging. lanuary. EVELYN NICHOLSON Nick was a top athlete, but also was known by the teachers as the girl most likely to work when the work was tough. Iune, WILLA MILLER Willa was a feminine soda-jerker by night, and came to school to catch up on her sleep during his- tory class. Ianuary. DORIS MILNE Very blonde, and very popular- it was hard to tell whether Scotty's friends were mostly boys or girls. Iune. LORRAINE NAESSENS Her appearance was very con- trasting, for she was the girl with black eyebrows and very blonde hair-becoming, too. Iune. HOLLIS NELSON Didn't say much, but when he did decide to expostulate, all sat up and listened, because his reputa- tion tor brains was widely ac- cepted. Iune.

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ROBERT RIDGE IOY RIES DOROTHY REKIERE Dottie hopes to become a nurse, and we're sure that one of her little love-taps will furnish her with plenty of patients. Ian- uary. Bob left early to join our armed forces and left the school minus one of its robust characters. He was always in the thick of every- thing and should find more friends in his army experiences. Iune. ARLENE ROBERTS Someone once said, Beauty is its own excuse for being, and Arlene certainly didn't need any other reason. Ianuary. Cfcm of 254 ROBERT PICCIRILLI Pic spent much of his time in his basement tinkering with a chemistry set-his other recrea- tion was fun with Theo Tolinef' Iune. SHIRLEY PUFALT A winning smile, a future Illinois co-ed, and a craving for colors, Puffy's love was divided be- tween dancing and Ray. Ianuary. FRANCES RANKIN A head for business, especially in the stenographic department, Frances is preparing for the fu- ture. Iune. IACOUELYN RICE The three V's describe her best- Vim, Vigor, and Vitality. Ianuary. A mite but mighty, loy was an avid theater goer, spending most of her evenings in the front row of the Roxy. Ianuary. HARRY ROBESON A quiet fellow who listened more than he orated and consequently knew much more about the other students than they knew about him. Iune. WALTER PIERSON Curly was good-natured, good- looking, and had a flair for humor and pepping up deacl parties. One of the kind that the girls look at twice and the boys want in the gang. Iune. WILLIAM QUICK Track and the Air Corps were Bill's favorites, but his affability enabled him to listen to anything, although sometimes not in his viewpoint, with an encouraging manner. Iune. HARVEY REIMERS A smooth character with a liking for the girls that was mutual. However, not all his time was de- voted to star-gazing, tor Harvey was a dead shot with a rifle and took up hunting as his hobby. Iune.