Alvernia High School - Alvernian Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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THE ALVERNIAN PAGE 121 sfdllllillg llrff In rigfrll -Lillian Deiieeter, Riwella Kaesberg, Margaret c,'ll.Il'.l, Marguerite l'ilackhurn. Knrrling flrff lo riglrfj -.lune Zingsheim, Rita McNicholas, Mary Sheer. Junior Basketball If ALL the hourly murderers of poor old Father Time were to be brought to a tem- poral court of justice, many indeed would there be to hang their own heads in shame. Happily, however, Alvernia would have few arraigned in such a court. The girls are interested in all activities that should interest normal, happy girls. Many, particu- larly the juniors, are fond of athletics. ln basketball, king of sports at Alvernia, the juniors displayed the skill of a well-regulated team. But in the Round-Robin Tournament, however, the odds were against them. Rita McNichols, their capable captain, with the assistance of her dependable forwards -Mary Sheer, Rozella Kaesberg, and Mary O'Hara - played with heart and soul to add their fourteen points to the final score. The Seniors, even though riding on the crest of imminent victory, could l10t wholly break through the air-tight guarding of Marguerite Blackburn, Lillian DeGeeter, and june Zingsheim. As a result, the Seniors rang up their first semi-final victory, 36-20. Substitutes on the Junior team were Dena Alonzo, Evelyn Barrels, ,Ioan Kaspari, Eleanore Schaefer, and Lucille Wetter. THEIR DIPLOMAS YET REGRETTED TO LEAVE. AND THEY FILED OUT OF THE AUDITORIUM,

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PAGE 120 THE ALVERNIAN Left Io righl-Rita Barr, Eileen McElligott, Helen Bartelmc, Eileen Keller, Geraldine Mangan, Mary Spehn, Carol McCollum. Senior 'Basketball 'Geam TEAM cannot succeed without a captain. Therefore the Senior team members gave success a head start by electing Eileen Keller captain. Eileen was certainly a leader in the body of stars. As an inexperienced Freshman she displayed skill in the basketball field. In 1932, she captured highest honors of the open division in the first round of the Daily Times Free Throw Tourney. It was ever the way of Seniors to depend on that certain short shot of their captain to raise the score. One person's stellar playing would have been in vain had it HOC been for the splendid cooperation of Helen Bartelme and Carol McCullom, the alert forward assistants. It was as a decisive passer that Carol excelledg while Helen baffled the opposing guards who were ever unaware of her strategic plays. Excellent guarding of Rita Barr and Mary Laurette Spehn supplied what is so essential to a truly remark- able team. Geraldine Mangan and Kathleen Cummings, two efficient substitute for- wards, were always on hand to score those extra points. But the skill of all the forwards would have been useless without the fine defensive playing of Dolores Landers and Marian Bryant. Ease and ability at playing and good basketball sense enabled the Seniors to pull through the many tight situations in the champion basketball game. FATHERS, MOTHERS, AND STUDENTS WONDERED HOW THESE GRADUATES WELCOMED

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PAGE 122 THE ALVERNIAN Imfl lo rigllf-Miss Agatha Rausa, Rita McNicholas, Helen Bartelme, Geraldine Mangan, Margaret O'Hara, Eileen Keller, Marguerite Blackburn. 'Basketball CRound-:Robin ARKED with keen competition, fast games, and spirited interest, the Round-Robin Basketball Tournament began in December and continued until February 13 when the Seniors snatched the championship from the Sophomores with a 24 to 15 victory. It cannot be denied that the Sophomores presented as good a team as the Seniors, but the Senior team was not to be turned from the pennant by the persistent second- year sisters. In the first quarter the Sophomores threatened to carry off the Seniors with one grand sweep, but Eileen Keller, captain, quickly reenforced her squad who then piled basket upon basket in a hurry. Seniors making brilliant plays were Rita Barr, Helen Bartelme, Eileen Keller, and Mary Spchn, Sophomores, Mary Buchta and Lucille Tahney. The Sophomore lineup included Jane Couch, captain, Margaret Brodt, Mary Buchta, Marguerite Bradley, Sylvia Chall, Margaret Farley, Margaret Jirosek, Dorothy Kiefer, Marie Pechousek, Bernice Proesel, Lucille Tahncy, and Virginia Thesen. Members of the Senior team were Eileen Keller, captain, Rita Barr, Helen Bartelme, Marian Bryant, Kathleen Cummings, Bernice Fisher, Dolores Landers, Geraldine Man- gan, Carol McCullom, Eileen McElligott, Mary Smith, and Mary Spehn. THEIR EYES DIMMED WITH TEARS. AND THE SCHOOL YEAR HAD ENDED. ALVERNIA WAS