Walnut High School - Walnut Tree Yearbook (Walnut, IL)

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THE WALNUT TREE First R-'w: Second Row: Third Row: Fourth Row: Mi89 Strou88 , Albert Middleton, Carolyn Gonigara, Medora Johnson, Lowell Dietz, Lareese Brown, Loretta ffhitver, and Harold Dietz. Elizabetn Forney, Lila lYiberg, Lynn Kiaer, Lloyd Bishop, Irvin Nelick, Raymond Rebert, Jean Keigwin. and Ruth Bohra. Virginia Haaenyager, Marilyn Heaton, Roy Atherton, Clark VYolfe, Charlea Hi 11,Haro Id Hornback, Joy ce Wangelin,and Rhae Jean Andrews. Eleanor Sample, Lois Smith, LaVerne Bolbock, Paul Odell, Harold Hoffman, Harold D. Hoffman, Carol Braasch, and Virginia Wesner. FRESHMAN CLASS HISTORY In the fall of nineteen hundred and thirty-five, fifteen graduates of the Walnut Grade School joined nineteen graduates of the surrounding districts at the portals of the Walnut High School. Of this number from the Walnut Grade School, thirteen have been classmates since their first year of schoo1,Virginia Wesner having Joined us in the seventh grade, and Lloyd Bishop In the eighth grade• We started our high school career by electing Miss Stroues as our Advisor, and an excellent corps of class officers as follows: President..........................Charles Hill Vice-president.................Elizabeth Forney Secretary-treasurer..................Clark Wolfe Student Government Representative.Lareese Brown Paper Correspondent...................Lynn Kiser In the fall we held our first class picnic at Red Oak Grove and the faculty reported it one of the best and most exciting picnics they ever attended. During the second semester our first class party, which proved as much of a success, if not more so than our picnic, was held in the gymnasium. So we have come to the close of our first high school year with our ambi-Vtlons and hopes high with expectancy for three more successful years.

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THE WALNUT TREE First Row: Floyd Hornback, Joe Perlno, Willard Burkey, Clifton Winger, Aurell Burkey, Captain Peach, Gail Stone, Herbert Braaacb, Richard Whltver, Sheldon Fordhaa, and Benjamin Odell Second Row: Manager Wallis, Manager Nelick, Marion Peach, John Bacorn, Charles White, Omer Baumgartner, Herbert Hasenyager, Ned Lewis, Myron Plum, Roy Atherton, and Coach Winger. Third Row: Harold Dietz, Harold Bowen, Lynn Kiser, Lloyd Bishop, Clifford Heat- on, Leslee Bishop, Clark Wolfe, Charles Hill, Donald Stelnke, Dale Carlson, and Harold Hornback. 1935 SUMMARY Walnut 19 Spring Valley 6 Walnut 2 Neponset (forfeit) 0 Walnut 12 Wyanet 18 Walnut 2 Manlius (forfeit) 0 Walnut 2 Buda (forfeit) 0 Walnut 19 Rock Falls 2nd 6 Walnut 13 Bradford 12 Walnut 2 Shef f leld( forfeit) 0 Walnut 27 Tiskilwa 7 Walnut 28 Toulon 0 About 34 boys answered the call for football candidates in September 1935. Prospects were none too good as there were only seven lettermen returning. Three of the four lettermen in the backfield and two first string tackles had been lost by graduation. The regular conference schedule was more or less broken up In the last half of the season by several schools being forced to quit football because of lack of material and other reasons. This made It necessary that Walnut play several nonconference games. The season ended showing a total of nine victories and one defeat, which gave Walnut second place In the conference. 1934 FOOTBALL REVIEW During the past two seasons the football team has set up a very excellent record, winning 17 and losing 3 games. At the opening of school In September 1934, about thirty boys reported for the teams, but prospects for a successful season were only fair. However, after suffering a 13-0 defeat in their first game, the boys settled down and began to exhibit a style of game that none of their opponents were capable of matching. A series of eight consecutive victories, followed and the Little Eight Championship was the result. The team was undefeated and untied in the conference race. The last game of the season was lost to Princeton a much larger and more experienced squad. During the season the Walnut team won 8 games and lost 2, scoring a total of 405 points to their opponents 50. 24