Annawan High School - Tom Tom Echoes Yearbook (Annawan, IL)

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IN ACTION BAND Under the excellent direction of Mr. Vitto the band had a very successful year. Some of the features on our program were the annual spring concert and the contest. We also had the honor to play for several assembly programs. A basketball game at Annawan High was never com- plete without the band. It gave us an op- portunity to play for a very appreciative audience. Besides playing in a group, some of our members played as soloists. Through the help of the Band Boosters' Club money is being raised for new uni- forms which we hope to have in the near future. Special honors go to the saxophone quartet which is composed of Robert Now- ers. Dwaine Dynes, Phyllis Decker, and Pattie Thornbrughg and Carol Nowers, our marimba player. They won first places in glse state contest held in Macomb, April GIRLS' CHORUS At the beginning of our school year nearly every girl in our school came to chorus. Everyone was interested and will- ing to learn. At first we thought we were going to be without a teacher until Mr. Osborn offered any spare time that he might have to do chorus work. Under his direction we were able to have chorus once a week, until recently. We hope that next year there can be more time given to vocal work. We have very good talent and feel that it could be developed into a beautiful singing group. This should add much to the educational aspects of the school. . BOYS' CHORUS Every Thursday morning during the fifth period Mr. Osborn held a musical period with sixteen members participat- ing. Many surprising things were discov- ered, even to the boys themselves. If any- one were listening they would find the boys doing very well. During the last six weeks it was necessary to discontinue chorus. We are sure that there are many boys in school who are capable of sing- mg. The boys, however. did not appear on any programs. They sang mostly for their own pleasure.

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IN ACTION BOYS' PHYSICAL Under the direction of Mr. Ehrig we have enjoyed a great variety of activities during the year. During the fall we played softball. touch football, and six-man foot- ball. The freshman and sophomore boys played a football game with Atkinson. When winter came we began having class in the gymnasium. We played such socialized games as basketball, badmin- ton. and volleyball. We also studied bas- ketball fundamentals and did calisthenics, As spring approached and the weather began getting warmer we again went out- side and began practicing baseball, track, soccer, and archery. All boys who were inteersted in baseball entered a tournament between classes dur- ing the spring. This contest was won by the senior boys. GIRLS' PHYSICAL EDUCATION P. E. is required of every girl in school that passes her physical examination. There are two classes, and each girl at- tended the class of her choice. Physical education should not only develop the body and keep it fit, but should teach girls the joys of recreation, how to work, play, and get along with each other. During our classes we are instructed in volleyball and basketball during the win- ter months: and, soccer, archery, baseball, badminton. and croquet during the spring ini? fall. Every now and then we go on a 1 e. Not all of our P. E. is confined to the period set aside for us each day. Last winter about thirty girls got together, formed four basketball teams and had a basketball tournament. From some of the groans when Miss Ohlmacher calls showers it seems evi- dent that the girls either do not care for showers, or, they dislike to have their classes end. SCIENCE CLASSES EDUCATION Under the guidance of Miss Walters some of the students have tried to learn some facts about general science, biologv. and physics. During the fifth six weeks we were sorry to have Miss Walters leave us for three weeks becnuse of illness: however. she was replaced by some of the other teachers and the classes continued. The biology students have studied about plant and animal life. In physics the students have tried hard to learn some of the basic facts of light, magnetism, and electricity. The students who take general science have studied about planets, transporta- tion, communication, heat, light, elec- tricity, and many other things.

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WHAT THEY SAID As this year ends we look back and remember some of the amusing inci- dents that happened. Most of them are sayi tongue, for instance, in physics one day: ngs, some which are slips of the Miss Walters: I want five boys to remain after class tonight. Ray Shaw: VV hat for? Tommy Dhamers: For a little while. VV hen asking coach for a few suggestion l ever hear in my classes is, 'l don't know'. Nicknames as heard around school: Nathan Ericson ...... Barbara Thompson ....... Dwaine Dynes ........ Dean Ouart ...... Stanley Billiet ...... Louis Teerlinck ..... Vernon Bollengier ..,.. Don Moon ....,........ Along with jokes can be passed along som were said. Even if we did not take heed to we should remember it a long while. His W good conduct and school spirit cannot be fo The seniors do not seem to have many liricson said he plans to take each day as it c The perpetual questions floated around long lesson for typewriting, bookkeeping, o English classes found students using a lo Browning tells that it was not always the was always saying Sheets and Kelly for Kea As we reflect back to things like these we made a little more interesting and a lot mor s for this page he said, the most ......Bonehead .........Babs .......Smoky .......,Maest1'o ,.......Cast Iron .....,..Turk .....Chiss .......Duck e of the more serious things that all of Mr. Osborn's good advice, ords about such things as general I'gOttC11. future plans, however, Nathan omes. school, mainly inquiring if that r some other subject was done. I t of wrong pronunciations. Mrs. students. lt seems as though she ts and Shelly. can see how our school year was e enjoyable.