Pettisville High School - Lariat Yearbook (Pettisville, OH)

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B003 Standing! Marilyn Haskell, Betty Eicher, Sitting! Lucille Leininger, Betty Baker, ters Anna Spengler, luane Leininger. Joan Rupp. From 17319 P0115 of Vi-9' bf the 559' The mothers of the Boosters helped in ketball teams, the Booster Committee is the preparation of the meal. one of the most important organizations in the school. Before each game this Betty Baker served as head Booster srvur has the responsibility of prepar- for the 1947-48 basketball season. ing for the players colorful and suita- ble favors, bearing the sticks of gum which is an essential item of e a c h for a basketball game favors made this year especially interest- with the words Sock of black b o x i n g player's equipment Among t h e many were the following ing ones: a sock 'em hard!. a pair gloves w i t h Fight 'em! written in white ink, and a bowl and wooden spoon. carrying the words Beat 'emi' Large posters were made and put up in the dressing room to remind the boys to Break through that linel' a n d to give other encouragement to the players. Two feeds were given the team. A Christmas supper was held in December,at which time the Boosters decorated the home economics room with red and green crepe paper, fir branches, and colored candles. Soft music w a s played on a record player as the boys ate tasty food which h a d been prepared for them. A banquet was given the boys in' the audi- torium after the season was finished. Page 36 Four- girls were chosen as cheer- leaders this year, for the first time in the history of the school. This group was headed by Luana Leininger, The girls did an outstanding job of leading the cheering for the basketball boys, and they also succeeded in getting the school body to 'really yell' at pep meetings. At nearly every meeting the school song, 'Fight For Dear Old Pattis- v1l1e, was sung, They used many new yells and forma- tions which would have been impossible to perform without four leaders. 'How do ya like your cabbage? 'With an F' and Boom-a-chick-a-boom were three of the new yells used. The girls made for their cheering apparel white wool dresses, with full skirts. trimmed with the black letters P. H. S. on the left shoulder, Their tights were black. and they wore black and white saddle shoes. The 1948 Lariat

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413 xg, Q re Q F S Senior high cheerlead- ers C1 n picture above!! Marilyn Haskell, L u a n a Leininger, Anna Spangler, and Betty Eicher. Junior high cheerlead- ers Cin picture at leftlz Edith Haskell, June Gilson. Page 37

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