Athens Community High School - Athenian Yearbook (Athens, IL)

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Cracfe Track work this year started late and lack of a field to work in made a great handicap, however some fair records were established. Herman Hibbs showed up well in the Broad Jump and John Zalenas cleared 5' 6 in the high jump. John Bokoski threw the javelin 140 feet. Adams won the shot put at the Bi-county with a heave of 41 feet, 9 inches. John Powell ran the hurdles. Pete Winterbauer, Harold Langston, Clarence Smith and Herman Hibbs took care of the Sprints, while Glenn Huffman and James Weber ran the distances. The team took part in the Bi-county meet, a dual meet with Pleasant Plains, the Williamsville meet and the Auburn meet. If a track is made available for next year there is no doubt that a good showing will be made. Cennis The students interested in tennis elected John Zalenas manager of a Tennis Association. The court was fixed up and new netting bought for the back stop. Athletic Association The boys held a meeting early in September to organize the Athletic Association; the officers elected were: President: John Zalenas. Vice-Pres.: Edward Winterbauer. Sec.-Treas.: Herman Hibbs. Bookkeeper: Stuart Buerkett. Auditor: Henry Winterbauer. With the advice of Mr. Porter this organization prospered throughout the year and with the splendid support of the community during the Five County Tournament and the Home Basketball games the Association has come out on top. ft Fourteen

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The “X” or Lusitanian Society organized this year on September 5th, and the following officers were elected: Pres., Lillian Ayers; Vice-Pres., John Zalenas; Sec-Treas., Louise Hill. In the first program a number of excellent numbers were rendered. The climax of the program came with an original pageant entitled “Spirit of A. C. H. S.” This has been declared one of the best things that was ever given from the stage. All of the organizations were represented and the whole worked up in such a way as to describe the ideal High School Spirit. “The spirit of A. C. H. S. am I, A fairy sprite who will never die, To make A. C. H. S. the best is my aim And to the purple and green give world wide fame.” “Our literary societies, the “X” and the “Y” Hold high my standard’s and never say die, This year each is working with vigor and vim For the cup each one is determined to win.” In the second program the feature was an original stunt entitled “An Old Fashioned Rally” with special old home town characters taking major parts. We still have to laugh when we think of Guy Fulton as Oaty Walker, Melvin Neibert as Old Deafy, and Lawrence Sprouse as Rubber Neck. In the Contest the X’s gave their opponents plenty of opposition and lost by only one point, winning first place in piano, declamation and orchestra. The contestants were, piano, Louise Hill, debate, Harold Derry and Lawrence Reinders, orchestra leader, John Culver, declamation, Alpha Kinner, vocal duet, Eliza Cline and Vera Howard, and extemporaneous, John Zalenas. T hirteen

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