Alexis High School - Memoirs Yearbook (Alexis, IL)

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Track Last year the track team was made up of new men. They attended the Military Tract meet at Elmwood, the Lombard meet, the Gales- burg meet and Warren-Henderson meet held in Alexis. Bruce Purlee was the star winner of the squad. Capt. Harold Arm- strong was strong in discus and high jump. Others on the team were Frank Purlee, Earl Simcox, Roy Edgar, Edwin Rohr, Phelix Nelson and Glen Algren. The track team this year is a well balanced team. The team is weak in dashes but unusually strong in the field events. The first track meet of the season was a dual meet between Alexis and Rose- ville at that place. Alexis won with a score of 47-68. The team expects to compete in the heavy schedule of meets this year and have hopes of winning honors for the old A. C. H. S. The men who expect to compete are Capt. D. Wixson, Purlee, Edgar, Mathers, Algren, Burns, Rohr, Simcox, L. Wixson, Nelson and Blayney. Second in Military Tract At the Military Tract Meet held in Knoxville May 6, the team won second place with 13 points. Purlee won first in discus, 101 ft., 5 in. Edgar won second in shot put and Algren broke the javelin record of the Military Tract, tossing it 142 ft., 6 in. for first place. Sixth at Macomb In competition with 26 schools at Macomb May 14 Alexis placed sixth, Purlee winning first in high jump, 5 ft., 5 in., Algren won sec- ond in javelin and Purlee second in discus.

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Basket Ball Team standing— Frank Mathers, Glenn Algren, Coach Gates, Frank Purle?, Phalix Nelson, Roy Edgar. Seated — Robert Burns, Dale Wixscn, Thurlow Page, Gayle Brown. Although our basket ball season was not the success that our football season was we have hopes of showing our worth and ability next year. SEASON ' S SCORE TEAM SCORE TEAM SCORE PLAYED Alexis 27 Woodhull 13 Here Alexis 14 New Boston 32 There Alexis 20 New Boston 14 Here Alexis 5i» Viola 10 There Alexis 18 Kirkwood 41 Here Alexis 7 Aledo 57 There Alexis 12 Roseville 25 Here Alexis 7 Kirkwood 26 There Alexis 17 Aledo 21 Here Alexis 16 Woodhull 12 There Alexis 4 Roseville 29 At Monmouth Alexis 31 Orion 17 Here

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Dome ic Science standing — Mildred Sharer, Cecil Bair, Louise Bengtson, Emma Krey, Violet Carson, Ruby Ashley, Elizabeth West, Beatrice Laughead, Frances Mackin, Hazel S.mpson, Ruth Donaldton, Catherine Shunick, Avis Bridger. Seatsd — Miss Emery, Instructor. The Department of Home Economics embraces all phases of the life of the hom?, and it has been planned to fit not only the needs of the girl who will continue her training in college, but particularly the girl whose schooling will end with the high school life. The Food Classes teach the student the planning of meals while the Clothing Classes teach not only practical work in buying, designing and making of garments, but also theoretical work in textiles.