Pekin High School - Pekinian Yearbook (Pekin, IL)

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Page 22 SENIOR EDITION Graduation Takes Heavy Toll of P. C. H. S. Athletes l n s»,ntinjs in review the athletic heroes of the class of 1989. We pay our final tribute to those fellows who so successfully carried the colors of P. C. H. S. during the past four years. This group is unusual in that it boasts of no individual stars, but instead is composed of boys who worked together for the good of the team. Leading the parade is the high X -X XX X-X. -X X- X X v X X- LEFT HAM) COLt'MN Philip Backes “A constant friend is m thing rare and hard to find. Cross Country: Wrestling: Band: Track. Zelma Boyer A quiet, unobtrusive maid. Girls' (Mul . Richard Bauman He lias won out—in a quiet way.” Mildred Burton “Women of few words are the best Women. The Mikado : Library Cadet: Hall Cadet. James Bearden Some of our greatest men have been left -banded. Concert Orchestra: Football: Track: Naughty Marietta : Hall Cadet: Bhapsody In Black. i7. RIGHT HAND COU MN Betty Armstrong She'a an angel in a frock With a fascinating cock To her nose. G. A. A.: Girls' (nub. William Cash A man of varied talents, whose friends are far from few. Concert Orchestra: Thespian: You Can't Take It With You : Hall Cadet. stepping, drum-major HOY ANDREWS, captain of the football team. Roy was to be found each fall lugging the leather over on James Field. Andy saw quite a bit of action as a varsity back in 1937, and as captain last fall closed his career in fine style. HOB CRAINE: An air minded young gent. ' Last year overshadowed by the great Lull, this year he is really coming into his own as a pole vaulter. Craine's the lad who j was up in the air with the girls quite a bit. too. BOB BOREN: Pekin’s quietest athlete, who I so successfully stuck with basketball for four years, and was re-i wardei with the captaincy of the team in ’38-’39. As a sideline in the spring. Bob heaved the jave-! lin. and also chucked a few of i the varsity baseball games. EVANS FARR: Here's the fellow who was kept busy all the time by sports activities. Ev came to Pekin as a sophomore to compete on the varsity football, wrestling, and track teams. Hats off to one of the two. three-sport letter winners of the senior group. Captain Evans Farr. WARREN FREIDINGER: “A country boy makes good. Warren discovered, when he was a sophomore, that he was a track man. He didn't mind when folks said he was up in the air: he was a high jumper with quite a reputation. Elizabeth Apfel Quietness l« best.” Girls' Club; Hall Cadet. Loren Clark In quietness ;md confidence shall be ills strength. Hall Cadet. Harriett Breeden She is qnlet and unassuming.” Girls' Club: Hall Cadet. 'X X X X H H“X H X Stool Pigeons (Continued from page 21. col. 4) in six feet of H20 try in’ to pound out this story on the typewriter. (She. the typewriter, just floated out the window.) Well, in the words of the immortal hard, Shllllam Wnke-s pea re. we say—quote; S’ long —t'nquote. Signed: “Snorkle Evans Whaekie I nland “True Blue Lou Veerman I S. Thanks for all those pencils, buttons, string, and that old scrap paper we got out of the Dirt Box this year. (Thanks for the dirt, too.) SOLDWEDEL'S JIM GARLS: Another captain. Jim Garls, of the baseball team this spring. During his junior year. Jim patrolled the outfield, but during the past season he handled the situation around the initial sack of the infield. GEORGE HER( HENRODER: George has three years of varsity football play to his credit. Hershy’s effectiveness lay in the fact that no one could hold on to him when he carried the ball. He also furnished the spark that kept the team keyed up; on the I field and off. GEORGE KLINE: Another Pekinite who so successfully backed the football | ball team for two years, after j being transferred from Peoria . Central, is George Kline. George, however, was out most of last football season with a broken collar bone received early in fall practice. BOB LEE: Known to the girls as tall. ! dark, and handsome. Bob grunt-' ed his way to a pair of wrestling letters. Meeting all comers in (Continued on page 23, col. 1) PEKIN’S FINEST DAIRY PASTEURIZED DAIRY PRODUCTS

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SENIOR EDITION Page 21 LEFT H AM) COLUMN Verla Dunkel No wins, no gold sin needs to Hour, Slio shilics hit rirish-.illy fiilr. Maud: J. A. A,: tiirls’ t’lnl . Ralph Evans Kllonri- is trm wisdom's reply. Mildred Morsch Life without laughing is ;i dreary Idii ilk. a. A : (.iris' Club: Hull Cadet. Joe Rarick You arc skilled in knowing what to say. Forensic: (Julll and Scroll: Thespian: National Honor S elely: Peltate: I'ekinois Staff: Brewsters' Millions': Kind Lady : Rtndent Council: l(ha|»sody in lllaek. '•►a. Mary West rope Never idle a moment, hut thrifty and thoughtful ■ •( others. Assistant ; (Jirls' Club. Campaign Highlights (Continued from Page 20. Col. 1) Dick Bell pleased his followers with candy sticks. Mary Alice Conkel gave her friends gum. and Lois Sommer obtained the well wishes of others with a shower of candy kisses. What's in a name? Lois Sommer found that her last name worked in well with her slogan. Pekin High will shine In the good ole Sommer time.” The campaign was the cleanest ever conducted, although five strong candidates were listed on the ballot. As many said, it was a hard job to select any one person. but no matter who would have got the job. it would have been capably handled. The candidates and their managers in the past campaign were Harry Zimmerman. Bernard Rosenberg: Mary Alice Conkel. Dave Hammer; Don Wilcox, .lim Gaels; l.ois Sommer, Jim Diehl; Dick Bell, Gone Smedley. Good luck to Harry Zimmerman in lOSft-MO. This year's president, Norma Depart, has been tops, and so Bud will have a tough job to fill her shoes. If we know hint, as we think we do, he’ll he, however, one of the best , presidents we’ve ever had. TOP-NOTCH BREAD IT’S A REAL LOAF A E BAKERY Pekin, Illinois Princess Candy Kitchen HOME MADE CANDIES—ICE CREAM— LIGHT LUNCHES 402 COURT Marjorie Woost 3 Witness Hun red lialr docs not al-j I ways aeeoiii| :uiy a fiery temper. T (Jlrls' Club. t Anna Wys j (.real is truili and nilgliiy above all -I 1 I hiligs. I (Jirls' Club: Naughty Marietta. f Lois Yocum J | IC si Vi ii mad world. I are not. £ Hall (’inlet : (Jirls' Club. Catherine Willham -I- Studies serve for delight, for urna-meld, and for ability. -I I IVkiuois Staff: (Jirls' t'ltlb; Ball Cadet. Racheal Little X The scholar must l e a solitary, mod X est. and charitable soul. !• I Ulrls' Club: Library Cadet. v •’ - ;• -I- v v v !• 1 1 1 1 ! 1 1 X 1 1 ! 1 '!”!• Stool Pigeons (Cont. from page 19, Col. 21 Do yon remember when we used to hide to keep .Miss Gram-lieh from catching us in the senior girls’ corridor? Remember the time she caught our ln st friends? Remember the time she almost caught us? Remember the time she caught us? Huh? -I Do you remember when Janies X Logan I'nlaml. the ''Aetenizer X. Junior,” was parking on Li’l • Audrey” Kepner’s door step? J. —EUV— J -I- Remember the time when True I I Blue Lou” Veerman couldn't date t j anybody but his cousin? (We’re •I , for more cousins like his.) 11 EUV— T •J Remember when Roy Andrews X was trying to date Eileen Hines? ; He was a quarterback, but Hines 1 says he isn’t worth a nickel. % —EUV— Remember wh« n Fred Darche X and Doc Ward were posting i j basketball scores on their lock-4 er»? t -EUV— • i Seems as if we just got the -I- j column an now it s time to give ? I it up. : We’ve sure had a swell time •I w rit in' Stoolplgeons. and we v hope you enjoyed it. too. Course X the column wasn't so good all the V time, but considerin' the guys !• that wrote it. it was excellent. v You students should he comp-••• limcntcd on your dates an the X stuff you did for us to write V about. Well, it’s time to quit before y we drown. We’ve cried so much ••• that we've been swimmin around XI (Continued on Page 22. ( ol. 3) OUR SHOES ARE FITTED BY X-KAY B. H. SHOE STORE 324) Court Street

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SENIOR EDITION Page Graduation lakes Heavy Toll of P. C. H. S. Athletes (Continued from page 22, col. 4) Donovan Ward the 135 pound division, he came out with a big record of wins against few defeats. DON MAHLK: For four years in football and basketball, he pushed the first stringers to hold their positions. As a senior he saw plenty of action in football, where he earned his nickname miscellaneous.” playing every position on the team. WALT MAURER: Walt played football for four years, and turned out to be one of the hardest fighting players of the senior group. Along w’ith his two football letters, Walt earned monograms in track as a discus hurler and a javelin tosser. HAROLD RUTLEDGE: Bore a slight resemblance to Tarzan’s pet ape. and now is known as the “A. and P. Kid. He kept himself busy on the gridiron, and also gained quite a rep” as a bone-crusher on Bob Grieves' team in 1938. KTTORK SERANGKL1: Another four year football man. who during the last year was a mainstay in the team’s forward wall. “Babe” kept the girls in a constant uproar during his career. After a’l. Gable looks something like him. UNDO TRENT!: Played an important part as a wrestler in ’38. Won his “P” in this sport, and also kept the varsity backs on the football team stepping for their places. Along with his letter. “Lin” will remember the wrestling team by his cauliflower ear. LOLLS YEERMAN: Twice a letterman in tennis. Lou did a great deal toward attracting the girls to the tennis meets, although due to graduation at the mid-semester. Veer-man was unable to p’av this spring. He greatly aided the team, however, acting as an assistant to Coach Walker. JIM I NLAND: “Whackio” played tennis two years, gaining the captaincy the second year. Jim did much to the idea of driving the girls away from the tennis courts. His freakish court attire was certainly an insult to “Esquire.” MARVIN PICOONY: “Man” replaced turf for the Pekin High golf team for two ears, chalking up favorable scores In every match he played. ItnuilTel to ur |iilro a niiiximiiin of work with a mini mu m of effort.'' Naughty Marietta ; Assistant. You can’t tell, we may have a Bobby Jones in our midst. PHILIP BACKES: A windy sort of a chap who specialized in the distance runs in track, and also loured the Hilbert Ripper cross-country course to cop a r.v. r looking out on life in a win letter in that event. Phil also came in for honors as a wrest-let . He. along with Evans Farr, J 0 ... , “Variety la the si»|«t of life: Joe does was the only three-sport letter winner this year. Several other boys, who are in our group of paraders. approach I K. (»ene Kvans Howard Hoerr Gaily the troubadour touobed his guitar. F. K. A : llall Cadet. iilng way. Assistant. verythlng well.” Itoys •Club; Cross Country; Hall Cadet. their final high school days with the satisfaction of knowing they took part in P. C. H. S. athletics. This group includes some fellows who came close to winning letters, but after all it was this group who kept the varsity on its toes. Included in this final division of our senior athletic parade, we find Paul Evans. Harry Preston, Bill Ripper, Jim Cruse, Joe Slmonclni, Jack Underwood, Joe Gardner, Rob Good, and Devon McClain. Industry need not wish. Hand: Wrestling; Assistant. ! •!• v v v -I- !• v-I- -I- -I- -I- v -I -!- ! •!••!• 1 Baseball Season Nearing Close; Lewis To Lose Only Three Lettermen Jim Lewis and his nine are approaching the stretch in their baseball campaign for this year. Onlv three games remain to be played, all of which will he held in Peoria with Spalding. Manual, and Central. The season thus far has been an in and outer, but if the Chinks hear down in these last games, their record will not be so bad. Glasford was the first team to oppose the locals. This contest resulted in a 0-1 victory for big Columbo Ghidina and the Pekin boys. Glasford’s run came when Clausson stole home late in the game. Ennio Arboit brought his Irishmen down from Peoria a few days later. The contest lasted for nine innings, but it ended in a deadlock at five all. Ed Ohlinger saved the day for the Chinks when he singled in the tying run In the last of the seventh. At Normal, the Lewismen continued their winning ways, when they outlasted the U. High boys, and copped a 0-7 verdict. The next engagement cut short the Reds’ Student Council Has Annual Picnic at Detweiler Park With spring in the air, one wants to go on picnics, and the Student Council is no exception. On May 17, a group of nearly one hundred attended the annual Student Council picnic at ! Detweiler Park in Peoria. Each T student council member was al- i -I-lowed to take one guest. Most of the cars left the high school at 3:15 for the park grounds. Until the fires were built, sticks ready, and supper prepared, everyone played baseball, hiked in the beautiful woods, or found something else interesting to occupy his or her time. At 5:30 the hungry group roasted weiners, dished up po.ato salad, baked beans, and all the other usual picnic foods. The committee in charge of the plans for this successful event included Mary Alice Conkel, chairman; David Hammer, Mary Kav Friedrich, and Bob Hergel. their third conference loss in three starts. Russ Wendland and company pounded the offerings of Ghidina, who allowed 15 passes to first, to eke out a 15 13 victory In a free scoring game. Last Friday ait Peoria, Spald- winning streak, as Peoria’s Cen-, provided the opposition for tralltes dropped Captain Garls ' th« Reds. This week both Manual and his colleagues by a 10-0 Central art listed for confcr- count, Pekin’s second loss came as the result of a poor showing in its second Big 12 start. Bloomington took advantage of poor fielding on the part of the Chinks, and in doing so snagged a 5-4 decision. When U. High invaded Pekin for a return affair, the Reds were on the rebound from their two conference losses. Lewis's lads were in no mood for defeat, so they got their hats working, and bombarded the U. High chucker for a 0-1 decision. enct games in their orchards. This has not been the best year for baseball, and by all means not the worst. The boys were inexperienced, since the majority of them were sophomores and juniors. Next year's squad should be ready to nail down Pekin’s first Big 12 championship. Missing from the squad next year, because of graduation, will he the team’s captain and first-baseman, Jim Garls, Rob Dorcn, second best hurler. and Dick Ert-moed, third sacker. who is a mid- Manual next gave the locals semester man.