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

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Campus C I i r It s TRACK TEAM Standing—Litherland, G. Richter, Van Meter, H. Primm, H. Henrik-son, C. Hall, Ford, Hackman, Walkup, Culver, Unger, M. Grant, Mr. Kambly. Front Row—J. Rogers, E. Grant, H. Agee, Baugher, G. Johnson, Agee, McDaniels, Kenyon. A great deal of interest was shown in track this year and the boys have enjoyed a most successful season. Dual meets were held with Greenview and University High of Normal, and a triangular meet was held with Green-view and Kincaid. Athens defeated Greenview, lost at University High, and finished second in the triangular meet, in which Kincaid was winner. At the Atlanta relays Charles Hall placed second in a large field of. competition, missing out on 5 ft. 9 in. Howard Agee placed third in equally fast competition in the 100-yard dash. Henry Hackman reached the finals in the high hurdles, but did not place. At the Urbana Relays, Charles Hall tied with two other athletes for first in the high jump. This was a very noteworthy performance, since the best and largest schools of the state had representatives at this meet. In the Little Six track meet Athens won first with Greenview second and Petersburg third. At the District meet Charles Hall was the only point winner with a tie for second. This gave him the right to compete in the state finals where he tied for fourth place with a jump of five feet eleven inches.

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(Campus Clicks BASEBALL TEAM Back Row—Litherland, Hackman, Wilcox, G. Richter, L. McKean, H. Agee, Mr. Kambly. Front Row—G. Pierceall, M. Grant, Baugher, Mason, E. Grant. The baseball team got off with a poor start as a result of inexperience, but ended with a very successful season. They ended the season with five victories and three losses. The schedule of games was as follows: BASEBALL SCHEDULE Elkhart 12 Athens 3 Ball Township . . . . . . 3 Athens 1 Williamsville .... 8 Athens 14 Greenview 1 Athens 18 Ashland ... 8 Athens 14 Williamsville .... 9 Athens 17 Ball Township . . . 4 Athens 3 Ashland 3 Athens 20 The lineup generally included the following: Mason, pitcher and third base; Wilcox, pitcher; Hackman, second base and right field; Baugher, second and third base; McKean, first base; M. Grant, short stop; G. Richter, catcher; Hawkins, center field; E. Grant, left field; Howard Agee, right field; G. Pierceall, center field. Coach Kambly will have five men ready for next year’s team and with several possibilities should do big things in this field.

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(Campus (Clicks GIRLS ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION Back Row—V. Lawson, Yoakum, Tobias, Hopwood, Cline, Hall, T. Lawson, Bushong, Wilcoxen, Terry, McKean, Webb, D. Greer, Tomlin, Sanderfield. Second Row—E. Baugher, H. Cantrall, VanWormer, Barnes, Hart, I. Claypool, McLavish, A. Engel, Hayden, D. Wilcoxon, Ackerman, Frost. Third Row—A. Cline, Culver, Killion, Turner, Boylan, Parrish, Smith, Barr, Forden, W. Powell, Glenn. Eddy, L. Claypool, Garmers, M. Primm, E. Johnson. Front Row—Cordell, Dirks, E. Primm, Kincaid, Stone, Eckler, Szerk-nas, Metz, Brittin, Haggard, Doom, Stewart, H. Culver, Miss Spel-bring. i Interest in G. A. A. activities has been unusually keen this year, and the organization, under Miss Spelbring’s supervision, has been more active than it has been for several years. At the beginning of the year the following officers were elected: President, Aldena Yoakum; Vice-President, Velda Lawson; Secretary, Margaret Primm; Treasurer, Hazel Cantrall; Student Council Member, Louise Claypool; Newspaper Reporter, Elma Johnson. In the fall, baseball was the major sport, after which the gym classes took up clogging. Two of the dancers, Velda Lawson and Aldena Yoakum, furnished entertainment at several programs throughout the year. One of the outstanding events of the year was the Girls’ Basketball Tournament. The teams and their captains were as follows: Hottentots, Louise Claypool; Skyrockets, Margaret Primm; Hot Shots, Dortha Greer; War Horses, Lillis Hall. The winning team was the Hottentots. As a climax to a year of fun, the Athens girls entertained several schools at a Play Day held on the local campus on May 13. The girls were divided into four groups, the Pirates, Cubs, Cardinals, and Indians, and the day was spent in athletic contests. Each of the schools represented presented a stunt. The Play Day proved to be one of the most entertaining ot the year’s activities, and the girls are anticipating next year’s work with enthusiasm.