Ashland High School - Echo Yearbook (Ashland, IL)

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CINDER MEN WIN LAURELS fCont1nued from Page Th1rty Sevenj Athlet1cs were over for performers of A C H S except for Bob and Dlck Ag gertt The two Aggertts part1c1pated 1n the d1str1ct meet on May 16 at Jacksonvxlle Bob quahfled for the state meet by w1nn 1ng the gold medal wlth a 46 10 heave D1ck was 11 lnches short of a trlp to Cham pa1gn Wlth brother Bob A hurl of 151 feet and 4 1nches copped th1rd place 1n the Javelxn for Dlck Forty one schools competed 1n the meet GIRLS PHYSICAL EDUCATION The phys1cal educat1on classes meet each Tuesday and Thursday under the d1rect1on of Mxss Dum Everyone must attend un less she has a doctors perm1t The Jumors and sen1ors meet on Tuesday and the fresh man and sophomores meet on Thursday In the fall and aga1n ln the Sprlhg, the classes are held out of doors Durlng that t1me baseball IS played When the weather w1ll not perm1t the classes are held ln the gym Durlng the flrst part of the perlod, the class takes cal1sthen1cS The last part IS taken up Wlth play1ng basketball, volley ball or relays GAA Anyone who wlshes may belong to the G1rls Athletlc Assoc1at1on There are no spec1al requlrements only when lt comes to gettlng an avsard Those belong1ng to the G A A attend both of the phwsxcal Th11 ty and Ashland brought home e1ght polnts Lefty falled to quahfy at Champalgn on Frlday, May 20 At the annual banquet after the close of the season Lefty Aggertt was elected cap ta1n and the followmg A C H S c1nder men recelved letters Logan Ryman D Aggertt, Adk1ns Qulnley S H1nds, Cas well, Copeland Qumley, R Hlnds Smlth, Blakeman and A Lynn educat1on classes, and go out any other tllne 1t IS poss1ble to have the gym In order to rece1ve an award one must leep health rules for two e1ght week per 1ods She must also have a heart examma year award IS numerals of the year 1n Whlch she graduates, the second year IS the school letter the th1rd year IS an I, and the fourth year IS a map of Ill1no1s, all of them m the school colors A G A A Play Day IS held 1n the sprmg and the fall of the year The one 1n the fall was held at Bath Those attendmg were IIarr1et M1ller, Mary Rleser, Jeanette Mul len Helen Qulnley Florence Smedley, Lmmabelle Valent1ne Dorothy Watk1ns, and Margaret Stlles Th1s Play Day IS held so that g1r1s of the dlfferent schools be come acquamted vuth g1rls of the other schools and learn of thelr act1v1t1es Elght . . . - . z , Y 0 . I . 9 1 ' , , , . l . , . 1 , ' 1 Q ' , A . . - i ' - X n 1 - ' . D - ' - tion and pass a group of tests. The first - - I . 3 ' ' . , . I . ! I I O I . -. I . 7 , . . n - y n u n ' Y' ' u . , . , ' l

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Cmder Men Wm Laurels After wmdmg up the basketball campa1gn sprxng breezes begm to gllde on er the Ash land h1gh schools athletlc fleld brmgmg forth from the locker room the Panther thmhes W1th the sprmg fex er IH the a1r 26 cmder men reported for practlce The Panther squad cons1sted of Ryman, B Aggertt D Aggertt S H1nds and B Hmds all of whom were letter men of the 1937 season Robmson Adkxns Logan Qumley Caswell, Copeland, A Lynn W1lllS Balley Mullen Mau, Johnson, Blakeman E Lynn Smlth and Davls were members of the 1938 Panthers also but were not letter wmners The b1ggest goal reached by the 1938 track squad on Coach Traughbers schedule was the defendlng and wmmng of the Llttle S1x Conference meet The Panthers col lected 67 po1nts and Mason Clty ran a poor second w1th '36 wh1le Athens and Greenv1ew w1th 19 pomts aplece marks fell m the meet of whlch flmshed Elght Aggertt mg two records and sharlng the relay mark Bob heaved the shot 47 feet and sexen lnches to better the hold mark by four and one half feet Lefty cut a second off 220 yard dash t1me and ran the f1nal heat 1n 235 Lefty also shared a new dxscus rec ord of 104 feet two mches w1th brother D1ck D Aggertt bettered hrs Javehn rec ord by hurlxng the spear 148 feet four lnches Ryman broad Jumped 18 feet s1x and one half xnches to better hxs former mark by one half xnch The Panther relay team composed of B Aggertt Ryman J Adkxns and Copeland stepped the 1 2 m1le dlstance 1n 1 40 to slash flve seconds from the old mark held by Ashland Season Opens With Victory A C H S was vsell represented on the afternoon of Apr1l 12 when the Panther th1n clads opened the season's br1gade w1th a 67 58 wm over Chandlerulle ln a dual meet B Aggertt collected SIX of the Ash lands nme fxrsts and the locals recelved a place xn each event The second Ashland Annual Inv1tat1onal track and fleld meet was staged on the topped 1nd1w1dual honors by copp Thlrty home grounds Frlday, Apr1l 15 w1th Arenz vllle successfully defendmg the tltle Sxx teams competed and the scores are as follows Arenzvllle 61, Ashland 59 New Berlm 25 Bath 23 V1rg1n1a 17, and Chand lervllle 10 SIX records were shattered by the same athletes who set the marks ln the 1937 meet The Panthers shared two of the records Bob Aggertt bettered h1s shot put mark by 6 3 when he tossed the 12 pound ball 48 2 The Panther relay team carrled the baton to a new record by covermg the half m1le d1stance ln 1 39 ThlIlll9S Shme Some excellent performances were put forth by the local thmhes on Apr1l 15 m a dual meet W1th Pleasant Plalns Collectmg 12 fxrsts and seconds 1n the two remammg events the Panthers rang up 83 pomts wh1le Pla1ns made 34 Roblnson starred 1n the 120 yard hurdles w1th the t1me of 17 5 Lefty put the shot 48 5 and saxled the dlscus 108 feet D Aggertt twlrled the Javelln 147 feet and Ryman leaped 19 4 stlck men stepped the dxstance 1n 1 386 to fllllih 1n front The Ashland hrgh track men came through as second place wmners 1n the county meet w1th 36 pomts on the last day of Apr1l Arenzvxlle topped the Panthers w1th 48 pomts wh1le Vlfglnla recexved thlrd place w1th 22 B Aggertt copped hxghest honors of the day by puttmg the shot 48 9 to all 3 feet and 3 mches to the old mark Lefty also won the 220 yard dash and the dlscus D Aggertt and R H1nds collected one blue r1hbon aplece The Panther relay team brought home the f1rst place relay banner for the f1rst t1me 1n a number of years The Panthers competed 1n a trlangular meet w1th Rushvllle and Vermont at Rush v1lle on May 6 and were nosed out 57 52 Slckness handlcapped the local c1nder squad for the f1rst t1me durmg the season The Panthers made a poor showmg at the West Central meet May 10 collectmg only 10 and fue slxths pomts for fourth place Lefty Aggertt recelved the only blue r1b bon of the day 1n the shot QCont1nued on Page Thlrty Eughtj Sew en I I . , . . . . . I : ' , - 1 1 ' n , u , Q . , 4 n .- , - ' 1 1 1 ' ' 1 ' 1 1 , Y ! 7 5 ' ' 7 I , . . . . . . . . , . I , . D a 1 ' . Ashland shared in six records. Lefty in the broad jump event. The Ashland . , , . l . . , - , v . . .

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