Pekin High School - Pekinian Yearbook (Pekin, IL)

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He’s been everywhere; we wonder where he’ll no from here. Good luck, “Freddy”. MARGARET SHORT joined the class during her junior year and soon proved a valuable member of the band. BERNARD STAMBACH possesses those characteristics which one is sure to find in all promising business executives. A more likeable person would be hard to find than IOSEl’111XE YVALEINGER who possesses the-qualities of a real friend, trusting and sincere. ROBERT KETCHAM is intense and energetic, a serious, purposeful person. A dancing devil in his eye attests to a lively sense of humor. FRANCIS WEGHORST is not as bashful as he looks. Winning medals was the hobby of DAN CHALLBERG, track captain and star. Jolly and good-natured EDITH SPENCER’S smile makes people regard life more pleasantly. ERNEST THOMPSON is an aspiring physicist and chemist. EILEEN RIDGEWAY is reserved. but not formidably so. A student, too— one might say, “a scholar and a lady”. Football star, actor, and a well-liked, all-around lad — DARRELL GREEN.

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RUTH PARKS, who comes from South Pekin. is a valuable member of the girls’ tennis team and is known for her good sportsmanship. Although PATRICIA SCHAEFER never announces her presence, one feels sure that she is a silent friend of many. Track, cross-country, and baseball were greatly aided by ADAM M ERGANTH ALEE. a real fellow and an efficient manager. HENRY TOEL—the boy with varied interests—likes anything from cigar stores to hockey and driving his car at 35 miles an hour. As a chemist, CARL STOLDT is among the most enthusiastic. An aspiring journalist deluxe is found in BEVERLY CLEER. GERTRUDE VETTER may he relied upon to take active part in whatever enterprise she enters. RUTH WILSON is an excellent student and a most willing worker. She is an active library cadet and a capable assistant of Miss Falkin. VERNITA RIPPER, with her poise, dignity, and attractiveness, is a charming friend to all who know her. TURNER SOLTERMANN, assistant editor of the Pekinian, is an active dramatist and, when he rolls that big l ass voice, one is reminded of Greek Evans. The jolly Brces twins: Virgil a u 1 VirKinia.

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 A zealous student in Mr. Fielder’s agriculture department is CLARENCE SOMMER. MARY ELLEN SAAL is pne of the hardest workers known. She lias had quite a job in editing the I’ekinois. A redhead with customary vim, vigor, and vitality—HELEN CHARLTON. IRVING ROSENBERG is a deep-thinker, a witty conversationalist. a musician, and often a tease. Miss Josl ek’s student assistant, GRACE SILL, does great many things with very little noise. A irilliant member of Coach Taylor’s track team was GLEN SINGLEY, who won two letters. Ladylike BERNICE SAYERS will tit into whatever profession she chooses with dignity. The business world is looking for girls of FRANCES OBERLE’S type. Golden-haired, brown-eyed MABLE l’ROEHL has been considerate of her teachers and classmates always. Certainly, she has been a peace-abiding student. Her charms so many and her faults so few make HERMINA BISHOP one of the most beloved of the characters in the class. 18