Atkinson High School - Tiger Yearbook (Atkinson, IL)

Text from Pages 1 - 110 of the 1951 volume:

ul 3 if 11 1051 Published by The Senior Class Of Atkinson Community High School ATKINSON COMMUNITY HIOH SCHOOL DEDICATION We, the Senior Class of Atkinson Community High School, dedicate the 1951 Tiger to Paul B. Earp in appreciation of his six years as a good coach, a good teacher to the pupils of our school, and a good friend to all of us. FACULTY Howard D. Allison Agriculture Laurence Curl Coach and History Jean Forrester Home Economics Betty Jean Buysse Commerce 10? Eileen C. Anderson Science and P E. Barbara Snider Office Girl Leon W. Raders Math and Science LaVona Johnson English Perry Sands Band SCHOOL BOARD Arcme McKib'bon Fred Schehl William Sears ARLENE MOENS GAA 1234 FHA 1234 Chorus 1234 Play 3 DEAN M1NNAERT Class President 4 KFA 1234 Vice-President 3 Homecoming King 4 Play 23 Football 1234 Basketball 1234 Baseball 34 Track 1234 WILLIAM SCHOPP Class Vice-President 2 FFA 1234 Basketball 1 Track 123 GLORIA DEVRIEZE Class Secretary 2 GAA 1234 Social Chairman 3 Delegate to GAA Camp 3 FHA 1234 Treasurer 3 Vice-President 4 Band 1 Chorus 1234 Girls’ Sextet 234 Homecoming Attendant 4 Carnival Attendant 3 Play 123 JEAN DETAEYE Transferred from Oak Park 3 Student Council 4 Secretary-Treasurer 4 GAA 34 Vice-President 4 FHA 34 Treasurer 4 Carnival Queen 4 Play 3 DAVID PACQUER Football 1234 Basketball 123 Baseball 34 Track 123 FFA 34 RONALD COPPEJANS FFA 1234 Basketball 12 Track 34 HELEN CLAEYS Class Vice-President 3 GAA 1234 Social Chairman 3 I'HA 1234 Secretary 24 Band 12 Chorus 134 Girls’ Sextet 4 Carnival Attendant 2 Play 123 DAR Award 4 Annual Editor 4 Assistant Editor 3 Delegate to Girls’ State 3 DARLENE MOENS Carnival Attendant 1 Play 3 FHA 1234 GAA 1234 Chorus 1234 RONALD DEREU Class Secretary-Treasurer 3 Student Council 4 President 4 Band 1234 Homecoming Attendant 4 Play 123 Football 1234 Basketball 1234 Track 3 Baseball 4 DUANE FRAKES Student Council 34 Vice-President 4 Homecoming Attendant 4 Band 234. Play 123 Football 1234 Basketball 1234 Baseball 34 Track 1234 MARIAN LIEVENS GAA 1234 President 4 Delegate to GAA Camp 3 FHA 1234 Chorus 1234 Play 3 DARRELL VANDEMORE Class Treasurer 4 EFA 234 Reporter 4 Band 123 Football 123 Basketball 123 Baseball 3 Track 1234 ELAINE SLOCK Class President 1 GAA 1234 Point Chairman 4 FHA 1234 President 4 Chorus 12 HENRIETTA CLAEYS Transferred from Geneseo 3 FHA 34 Social Chairman 4 GAA 34 Social Chairman 4 Play 3 Homecoming Queen 4 Chorus 4 Band 34 RICHARD FLOWING Class Secretary 4 FFA 1234 Sentinel 3 Secretary 4 Carnival Attendant 3 Football 1234 Basketball 12 Track 123 Play 3 ROBERT HOBURG Class President 3 Vice-President 4 Band 1234 Play 13 Football 12 Basketball 1234 Track 123 Baseball 4 EDLEY TABER Class Vice-President 1 GAA 1234 Vice-President 3 FHA 1234 Secretary 3 Chorus 1234 Homecoming Attendant 4 Play 23 JOHN FLOMING Class President 2 FFA 1234 Treasurer 3 Band 14 Carnival Attendant 2 Football 234 Basketball 1 Track 23 Play 34 Delegate to Boys’ State 3 LUELLA VANWAES OAA 1234 Social Chairman 4 FHA 1234 Parliamentarian 4 Chorus 1234 JOHN DEREU FFA 1234 Secretary 3 President 4 Carnival King 4 Play 1 Basketball 12 LOUIS VANDEVOORDE FFA 123 Play 13 Carnival Attendant 1 Football 12 Basketball 124 Baseball 4 Track 12 CLASS HISTORY Twenty-two freshmen entered the doors of Atkinson High School in 1947. Jennet VanHefte and Dick Floming Joined us shortly after school had started. We helped with the carnival and gave several one-act plays. “Pop Reads the Christmas Carol” was presented at the school Christmas program, and ‘Who Gets the Car Tonight?” was given for the carnival. .Viost of us joined the school clubs, the band, and the chorus. Our sophomore year we welcomed a new member, Jack Floming, but lost Jennet VanHefte, Richard Rahn, and Bob Adkison. We presented “The Great Allowance Battle” for the carnival, and we also wrote the play which the freshmen gave for the school Christmas program. We gave “Be Home by Midnight” at the alumni banquet that year. Henrietta Claeys and Jean DeTaeye Joined us our junior year. We took over the food stand at home games. On November 9 the class presented A Case of Springtime and was very pleased with the large audience which we had. We'll always remember our junior year because we got our class rings and because we gave the junior-senior prom. Bonnie Causemaker and Inez Lund left the class to become Mrs. Bob Parks and Mrs. Duane VanDerSnick respectively at the beginning of our last year in old Atkinson High We sold spudnuts. magazines, stationery, class pins, and sponsored paper drives to increase our class fund. This money will help pay for our yearbook and will be used for a class trip after school which we’ve been planning with hopes that we can all be together. The class officers who led us through such a successful senior year were: president, Dean Minnaert; vice-president, Bob Hoburg; secretary, Dick Floming; treasurer, K1 V’andemore; and our student council representatives, Ron De-Reu, Duane Frakes, and Jean DeTaeye. CLASS WILL We, the class of 1951, being of sound mind and good disposition, and, considering it is fairly well settled that we are to graduate this year, do hereby devise, give, and bequeath our several belongings to the following people, in this our first and last will and testament I, Dean Minnaert, will my ability to run the entire length of the football field and then fumble the ball on the 2 yard line to Bob Wancket, one of the promising stars of the “51” season. I, Louis VanDeVoorde, bestow upon Bob Sleaford my ability to fill the typing room with smoke by typing so fast and hard. A typewriter cooler would be a valuable addition to Atkinson High. I, Helen Claeys, leave my ability to get straight A’s all year long to Royce Strotto” Verstrate so he can become Valedictorian of next year's class. I, John DeReu, will my weekly trip to Kewanee to Bruce VanHerzeele, as he has a station wagon and should be able to pack plenty of women in the back end. I, David Pacquer, leave my ability to brave the cold, and make one trip a night and two on Sundays four miles North of town to Mark Claeys. I hope he never has any cars burn up on nim as I did. 1, Ronald Coppejans. will my well groomed hair to Ray Gentry so he can secure as many women as I always seemed co have. I, Henrietta Claeys, will my good looks and pleasing personality to Rosella Eeckhout so she can become homecoming queen of the 51” football season. I, John Floming, leave my ability to make any girl's head swim with my crooning tb Jim Nowers. With my voice and his Bulck he should go places. I, Bob Hoburg, leave my scientific brain to Bob Appleman, so he can better civilization with some of his experiments in chemistry class. Perhaps there ought to be a sign on the main door of Atkinccn High, “DANGER, BOB AT WORK, PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK,” for the sake of safety. I, Edley Taber, will my front seat in English class to Louise Lievens. I also leave my good driving ability to “Bump” Decker so he will be able to get out of the bridge moving business. I, Bill Schopp, leave my car to Mildred Buysse. Be awfully careful when going near Geneseo with it, because it will automatically find main street and start riding up and down it of its own accord. I, Ki Vandemore, leave my ability as a jockey to Bump” Decker. After reducing only 195 pounds he would be light enough for any horse to carry. We only hope he doesn't beat Eddie Arcaro out of a job. I, Elaine Slock, leave my big blue eyes to Louise Lievens to bat wherever and whenever she chooses, and my 24 inch waist size to Rosella Eeckhout. I, Dick Floming, leave my loud voice and good lungs to Bob Sleaford so he will be able to hold up his end of the conversation next year. Breathing every day accounts for the strength of my lungs. I, Marion Lievens, leave my timid voice and ways to Elaine Baele. I do this because with what she already has plus mine, she should become the model student of the class of '52. I, Duane Frakes, leave my ability to argue in class meetings to Bob Wancket. I feel that because of his size he will need a strong voice rather than strong muscles to carry him through his many class meetings next year. I, Jean DeTaeye, leave my title ‘‘Chairman of Every Committee” to Mildred Buysse. I also leave my collection of the latest jazz records to Bob Appleman. I think with only two new steps Bob would have Astaire begging for mercy. I, Gloria DeVrieze, leave my canary-like voice to Rosella Eeckhout. To follow in my footsteps please massage the tonsils once a day. I, Darlene Moens, will my knack of giving speeches to Bob Wancket and Mildred Buysse. I leave this to two people because one person would have trouble using all of this in only one short senior year. I, Ron DeReu, leave my good disposition to Bob Appleman so he can have many girl friends next year. I also leave my ability as a great actor to Joie DeNeve so she can take the leading part in the senior class play next spring. I, Arlene Moens, leave my title “Lover Girl of 1590-52” to Elaine Baele. You are going to have a lot of sleepless nights and daydreaming days if you are to hold up the title as well as 1 did. I, Luella VanWaes, leave “Bump” Decker my soft voice. I do this because we all feel that “Bump” has taken an unfair advantage in freedom of speech. We, the class as a whole, leave all our unused commas, and 0'her punctuation marks to future English classes. We leave our picture hanging in the hall to all classes present and future that come and leave Atkinson High. We leave our perfection in parliamentary procedure and our ability to accumulate money ( and papers) to the Juniors. SIGNED: Senior Class of 1951 WITNESSES SUGAR RAY ROBINSON GEORGE MIKAN JOHNNY LUJACK TED WILLIAMS BABY PICTURES BILL JOHN DAVE RON ELAINE HENRIETTA ARLENE, DARLENE JOHN BOB RONALD jean GLORIA DUANE LOU ELLA EDLEY PROPHECY One day in 1961 as we were out walking through VanVoor-en’s timber we suddenly came upon three witches who were dancing around a bonfire. Over the bonfire, suspended between two stakes, was a huge black kettle from which the steam poured. We were just ready to turn around and run when we heard one witch say: The future clear will soon appear If you into the kettle will peer.” So we peered into the kettle and saw a boiling, bubbling, clear liquid, and suddenly in the middle of it we saw the face of Helen Claeys appear. We were very shocked to see her bright, shining face appearing from behind bars, but then we realized they were the bars of the Hoopole Trust and Savings Bank where she was employed as a teller. Appearing from the depths of a mushroom shaped bubble was Professor Robert Hoburg, youthful assistant to the great scientist Albert Einstein. Now that tests show the Y bomb to be a success. Dr. Hoburg will begin the gigantic task of developing the Z bomb. Next we saw a boiling bubble that looked much like a basketball, and there was Henrietta Claeys peering from behind it. On her black and blue warm-up jacket were the words, Shabbona Grove All Stars.” Her team is trying for the Little Ditch trophy and have only lost ten out of eleven games. When Hank had disappeared from view, we saw William Schopp, prominent chicken breeder, who materialized in the steam of the kettle with his new breed, the Lowline hen. We thought we heard his voice cry, “Here, chick, chick, chick,” but then he disappeared before we could be sure. This looking into the future was very interesting. We again peered into the bubbling broth and heard as soon as we saw nim, John (Bing) Flomlng. He was crooning in a big auditorium which looked like Madison Square Garden. Beside him was little but mighty Darlene Moens, champion lady wrestler who says his singing is so-o-o soothing to shattered nerves. Louis VanDeVoorde’s Speedway racetrack came into view next, and that whirlwind we saw on the track turned out to be Dean Mlnnaert, king of the midget auto racers, throwing the sod into the grandstand on every turn. Dipping further into the future we saw K1 Vandemore training his last grasshopper for the Big Jump contest held yearly at the Henry County 4-H Fair. Looming out of the seething kettle next we saw what at first we thought was the statue of liberty but turned out to be Jean DeTaeye, a hot rod taxi cab driver. Jean went to New York with the seniors in 1951 and just stayed. The cauldron almost boiled over at this point and we found it was from the blowing of the honorable John DeReu. senatorial candidate from Cornwall Township. If John loses the election he will enter the National Bubblegum Blowing contest. In the biggest building in the Toni Twin Cities we saw Marian Lievens giving her home permanents. Her television show, “Kukla, Marian, and OUie” was a dismal failure, so she took up beauty culture. Next it looked like a rainstorm in the cauldron. It was a rainstorm. It was Luella VanWaes standing in the rain in Los Angeles, California, demonstrating the procedure of how to make Aunt Luella’s buckwheat pancakes. Early home economic training accounts for her success. Now our gaze fell upon Ronnie Coppejans who is the head of the Fixem All Contracting Association of Spring Hill. From the looks of Spring Hill Ronnie has been at work there for some time. In the steam from the witches bYew we next saw an airplane which carried Duane Frakes and his dance band to his next engagement at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago. Duane received his basic training in the Woman's Club Hayloft Jamboree when he was a senior in high school. Way down in the black depths we saw Dave Pacquer in the Atkinson Midland Electric Coal Mines herding sheep. Or he was herding sheep; right now he’s lying down taking a nap. What's that we hear? Oh. it’s Mrs. Pacquer, the former Arlene Moens, calling him to supper. They’re having mutton again. At Macomb College we see Edley Taber, head of the English Department, working very hard. We see now why Edley took so much interest in English back at Atkinson High School. Elaine Slock next appeared to us in a bubble which looked like a bowling ball. Very appropriate for the Illinois Champion Lady Bowler, retired. She spends most of her time teaching her children how to bowl. She married the doctor who set her wrist the time her thumb caught in a bowling ball and she followed it down the alley. The witches stirred up the future for us again so that we could see Ron DeReu at work in his butcher shop making head cheese. He seems to enjoy himself most when he is making head cheese. And the last things of the future we saw are two very happy class members Gloria DeVrieze and Dick Floming, who agree that children are cheaper by the dozen. As we stood stunned by the wonders we had seen, the three witches jumped into the cauldron and all flamed up brightly for a moment then disappeared and we were left alone in VanVooren’s timber. For a moment we thought we’d been dreaming until we suddenly noticed the ashes left from the witches’ bonfire. We saw at once there was something unusual about the ashes—they spelled out the words Class of ’51.” Elaine Baele and JoAnn DeNeve CLASS POEM Our hearts are filled with happiness Our souls are full of joy. Now we’re thinking—our last year! Hip-hip hooray! Oh boy! We’ve each done our share Each year we have passed. We’re naturally happy That this year is the last Our many teachers Short, medium, or tall— Maybe we did groan. But we still loved them all. You ask what we’ll miss? The classes, and clubs And the moaning and groaning Of the football scrubs. The fun at our class meetings Our co-operative ways, The plays, and the team’s games Are memories of high school days. We’ll miss this school; Each teacher and room, Each book and eraser. Each pencil and broom Every friend and pal, Every game we would play. Ever}- guy and gal, Every month and day. Tho’ we’ve big plans ahead of us, We still have a sigh For memories of days spent At Atkinson High. JUNIOR CLASS Darrel DeDecker JUNIOR CLASS HISTORY The junior class has been very busy this year making money. They have had a food stand at all the football and basketball games. Their play In November, “Professor, How Could You!”, was a success. One of their biggest projects Is to sponsor the junior-senior prom. The girls are either in chorus or band. The boys are active in sports. The class officers are: president, James Nowers; vice president, Royce Verstraete; secretary-treasurer, Robert Wancket; student council, Bruce VanHer-zeele and Ray Gentry. Miss Anderson is the class advisor. Rosella Eeckhout JoAnn DeNeve Ray Gentry SOPHOMORE CLASS Roger Brown Marvin Causemaker Marian Claeys Bob DeGeeter Gerita DeVrieze Connie Frakes Leonard Moens Phillip Moens Carol Noard Thomas Nowers Joan Pacquer Sally Ann Rumler Dina Simon Mary Ann Sherbeyn Richard Short Shirley Ann Stiner SOPHOMORE CLASS HISTORY Darrell VanDeRostyne Ray VanDeVoorde Pat VanOpdorp Dale VanVooren Judging from the number of activities the sophomores were in they had a very successful year. There were three new members who joined the class. They are: Shirley Stiner, Joan Pacquer, and Pat VanOpdorp. In November, Shirley Lash-brook rejoined the class. They gave the freshman - sophomore Initiation party. Some of the class were in the carnival play. The class members are active in sports, band, and chorus. The class officers are: president, Phillip Moens, Jr.; vice-president, Carol Noard: secretary, Roger Brown; treasurer, Thomas Nowers; student council, Marian Claeys. Mr. Curl is the class advisor. FRESHMAN CLASS Shirley Appleman Thomas Baele Gerald Buysse Dean Carton Carole Causemaker Ruth Causemaker Charles DeCrane Russell DeSutter Roger Flomlng Carl Freddy Roy Gentry Patricia Haars Ronald Lievens Marilyn Minnaert Marcia Nickerson August Sherbeyn Robert Skrinski Merrill Taber Peter VanHerzeele Bonnie VanVooren FRESHMAN CLASS HISTORY On a bright August morning twenty green freshmen came to begin their high school education. To initiate them formally the sophomores gave them a party. The class is active in all school activities. Some of the class were in the Christmas play. The class officers are: president, Bonnie VanVooren; vice president, Carole Causemaker; secretary - treasurer, Carl Freddy; student council, Merrill Taber. Mr. Raders is the class advisor. 1. Three of a kind 2. Pale 3. The new litter U. Rover Boy 5. Statues don't bite 6. Before the play 7. Just the same 8. Sisterly love 9. Baby Pace 10. Strottle 11. Two and two 12. Old Abe w August CALENDAR 28. School began September 1. Teachers’ Institute, Kewanee 4. Labor Day (No School) January (Continued) 7. G. A. A. Party (Initiation) 2l. Senior Paper Drive 12. F. F. A. Meeting 22. F. H. A. Meeting 15. Football season begins (Cambridge) 23. Orion-here 15. Handwriting expert assembly 26. Viola-there 19. Sophomore Party (Home Ec. II) 27. Mollne-there 21. Teacher Board Dinner 31. Carnival (7th Carnival) 22. Alwood-there February 26. Annawan-here 2. Sherrard-here 28. F. F. A. Calf Sale 3. Tampico-there 29. New Windsor-here 5. F. H. A. Meeting October 6. Annawan-there 2. Tampico-there 6. Stephen Laurence Curl born 3. Yearbook Staff Meeting 7. Kewanee-there 4. Magazine sale begins 9. Play on Lincoln (Assembly) 5. Play Cast Meets (Junior) 9. Coal Valley-here 6. Orion-there 12. No School (Lincoln’s Birthday) 9. Prophetstown-there 13. Sheffield-here 12. Viola-here 14. Magazine Party (Valentine’s Day) 12. Individual pictures taken 16. Mineral-here 13. Teacher’s Meeting (No School) 20-23. District Tournament-here Rock Island March 16. Tampico-here 1. Supposed to finish yearbook 20. Sherrard-there 5. F. H. A. Meeting 24. Mineral-here 5-7. Freshman-Sophomore Tournament 26. Senior pictures taken 6. Seniors and Sophomores see “Hamlet” 27. Williamsfield-here (Kewanee) 28. Play Day (Mineral) 8. Girls practice for Music Festival (Erie) 29. Paper Drive (Senior) 9. County teachers meeting, Cambridge 30. Prophetstown-here (No School) November 9. Two Rivers Chorus Festival (Erie) 2. Bon Fire 12. No School-three teachers snowbound 3. Annawan-here (Homecoming) 14-17. State Basketball Tournament 4. Jr. girls went to city 19. Senior play rehearsal began 6. F. H. A. Meeting 20 Athletic Banquet 10. F. H. A. Slumber Party 22-26. Easter Vacation 14. Assembly (Indian) April 14. Dress Rehearsal (Junior) 2. F. H. A. Meeting 15. Junior Play 9. Magician (Assembly) 18. G. A. A. Workshop (Macomb) 13. Track Meet-Erie 21. Hillsdale-here (Basketball) 14. F. H. A. Spring Rally 23-27. Thanksgiving Vacation 19. Senior Play (The Perfect Idiot) 28. Annawan-here 20. Track Meet-Prophetstown December 24. Baseball, Kewanee-here 1. Mineral-there 26. Galva Relays-there 2. Lyndon-here 27. Track Meet-here 4. F. H. A. Meeting 30. Trumpeteers (Assembly) 5. Port Byron-here May 6. Football Banquet 3. Track Meet-here 8. Cambridge-here 4. Bradley Day 11. Tumblers Assembly 5. Track Meet-here 12. Cordova-there 7. F. H. A. Meeting 15. Alwood-here 8. Cornbelt Two Rivers Track Meet 19. Erie-here Cambridge 21. Prophetstown-here 10. Baseball-here (Annawan) 22. Christmas Vacation Starts 12. District Meet-Rock Island Christmas Party 15. Baseball-there (Annawan) January 20. Baccalaureate Cornbelt Tournament 21-24. Review and Exams Ci-J School Starts Kewanee-here 12. New Windsor-there 15. F. H. A. Meeting 15-20. Two Rivers Tournament (Erie) 18-19. Semester Exams 25. Graduation Tiger Staff The goal of the Tiger staff has been to give a representative picture of the activities of the year. The staff members listed below spent many hours working on the yearbook. We are indebted to Mark Claeys for many snapshots. Our adviser was Miss Johnson. Editor Helen Claeys Junior editor JoAnn DeNeve Business Manager John Floming Activities Jean DeTaeye and Marian Llevens Snapshot pages Henrietta Claeys Underclass pages Elaine Slock Class will Ron DeReu Class history and poem Gloria DeVriese Sports Duane Frakes and Ki Vandemore Prophecy JoAnn DeNeve and Elaine Baele Typing Bob Hoburg Student Council The purpose of the student council is to govern certain policies which concern the whole schooL Ihe student council is responsible for the assembly programs held during the year. The carnival la also sponsored by this organisation. Officers this year were: president, Ron DeReu; vice-president, Duane Frakes; and secretary-treasurer, Jean DeTaeye. Mr. Allison is the adviser. TIGER STAFF First Row: Henrietta Claeys, Marian Lievens, JoAnn DeNeve, Helen Claeys, Jean DeTaeye, Elaine Slock, and Gloria DeVrieze. Second Row: Ron DeReu, Duane Frakes, Dean Minnaert, Ki Van-demore, and Jack Floming. STUDENT COUNCIL First Row: Ron DeReu, Jean DeTaeye, Marian Claeys, and Duane Frakes. Second Row: Ray Gentry, Bruce VanHerzeele, and Merrill Taber. CHORUS First Row: Arlene Moens, Luella VanWaes, Shirley Stlner, Sally Rumler, Gloria DeVrleze, Patricia Haars, Elaine Baele, Shirley Appleman, and Patricia VanOpdorp. Second Row: Mrs. Buysse, Darlene Moens. Mildred Buysse, Dina Simon, Bonnie VanVooren, Henrietta Claeys, Gerita De-Vrieze, Joan Pacquer. and Carol Causemaker. Third Row: Edley Taber. Rosella Eeckhout, Mary Ann Sher- beyn, Carol Noard, Marilyn Minnaert, Connie Frakes, Helen Claeys. Joan DeNeve, Marian Lievens, Louise Lievens, and Marian Claeys. SEXTET Helen Claeys, Joan DeNeve, Bonnie VanVooren, Marilyn Minnaert, Connie Frakes, Gloria DeVrleze, and Mrs. Buysse. BAND First Row: Carol Causemaker, Bonnie VanVooren, Mildred Buysse, Carol Noard, Dina Simon, Mary Ann Sherbeyn, Ruth Causemaker, and Marcia Nickerson. Second Row Elaine Baele, Henrietta Claeys, John Floming, Jim Nowers, Marilyn Minnaert, Joan DeNeve, and Ronald Liev- eng. Third Row: Roger Brown, Ron DeReu, Duane Brakes, Bob Hoburg, Bob AppTeman, and Mr. Sands. MUSIC The girls’ chorus meets every Wednesday afternoon from 3:10 to 3:40 under the dilution of Mrs. Buysse. They sang with the Two-Rivers group chorus at Erie this year. Their selections were: “Good News,” “Ah! Meadow Meadow,” and Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life. The girls’ sextet, also under the direction of Mrs. Buysse, sang “Rudolph, the Rednosed Reindeer” at the school Christmas program, and Mah Lindy Lou” at the Two-Rivers concert. They also sang at other events. Mr. Perry Sands directs the band which meets every Thursday afternoon to practice in the recreation room. Pieces they have played this year are Trombone Toboggan, Headway March,” “Service March,” and “Josephine Waltz. HOMECOMING The 1950 Homeoomlng was on Friday, November 3. The King and Queen elected were Dean Mlnnaert and Henrietta Claeye shown In the oenter above. Those attending the royal couple were Edley Taber and Ron DeReu on the left, and Gloria DeVrlese and Duane Frakes on the right. The Queen's gown wae aqua taffeta. The two attendente dreseee were alike, Gloria's yellow and Edley's orchid. The Queen wae orowned by Dean and wae presented with a loving oup. This le the first time a oup has ever been given to the Homecoming Queen. After the orownlng everyone danced to the muelo of Jerry DeVrleee and enjoyed the refreshments. All were happy because of the defeating of our rival, Annawan First Row John DeReu, Bob Appleman. Phillip Moens, Carl Freddy. Second Row: Jean DeTaeye, Joie DeNeve, Mary Ann Sher-beyn, Carol Causemaker. This year the carnival was held Wednesday evening, January 31. The stage show began at 7:30 with music by the band. A square dance called by Roily Farnum was next. Couples were Gerita DeVrieze and Bobby DeGeeter, Bonnie VanVoor-en and Dean Minnaert, Elaine Baele and Jim Nowers, and Henrietta Claeys and Merrill Taber. A duet by Gloria DeVrieze and Jack Floming, “You’re Just in Love,” was the next selection. Following that wgs a pantomime, “The Roof Fell In,” presented by the following sophomore girls: Carol Noard, Joan Pacquer, Shirley Stiner, Sally Rumler, Marian Claeys, Connie Frakes. and Dina Simon. The last number on the program was a song, “Those Old Records,” sung by the senior boys’ quartet: Ron DeReu, Duane Frakes, and Dick and John Floming. Dick Floming was the announcer for the stage program and other events. Several special events were presented throughout the evening. Immediately following the program, five boxing and wrestling bouts were held. Contestants boxing were: Dick Short and Dick Deopere; and Ronnie Lievens and Tom Baele. The wrestling contenders were: Tommy Nowers and Russell DeSutter; Ronnie Txmgevtlle and Peter VanHerzeele; and Darry DeDecker and Dick Floming. A telecast of the fight between Vic Cardell and Ike Williams was shown In the agriculture room. On the gym floor were the concessions and games including bingo, basketball throw, penny pitch, black sambo, dart throwing, fishpond, fortune telling, candy stands, etc. The refreshment stand In the recreation room proved a popular place. Home made pie and cake, ice cream, coffee, and coke were served. The evening was brought to a close by the crowning of Jean DeTaeye and John DeReu, king and queen of the 1951 Carnival. Ron DeReu, president of the student council, presented the crowns. The attendants were: Bob Appleman and JoAnn DeNeve, juniors: Mary Ann Sherbeyn and Philip Moens, sophomores: and Carole Causemaker and Carl Freedy, freshmen. bast came the cake walks and raffling of the beautiful elpck radio. A large crowd attended in spite of the snowy, sub-zero weather. The carnival is made possible through the combined efforts of the faculty and the students. W’e think those who attended enjoyed themselves. SENIOR PLAY “The Perfect Idiot,” a comedy In three acts, was presented by the senior class Thursday evening, April 19, at 8 o’clock. Young Daniel Tennyson was a genius academically but a social failure. When his popular brother Jackie’s friends ask him to tutor the star athlete. Puff Witomski, so that Puff will be eligible for the track meet, Daniel does so in exchange for some social tutoring such as dancing lessons given by Linda Barnard, instead of tutoring Puff, Daniel hypnotizes him—and (by mistake) hypnotizes Mr. Latherby who is the big soap manufacturer who is financing his father’s book on psychology. Puff wins the track meet, and Daniel acquires something he’s never had before—friends. Miss Johnson directed the play. Mrs. Tennyson_________ Jackie Tennyson_______ Rhodora ______________ Roger Tennyson________ Walter P. Latherby____ Daniel Tennyson_______ Arthur Barnard________ Miss Baker____________ Linda Barnard_________ Jeanie Wilson_________ Aloysius (Puff) Witomski Carla Carlson_________ Policeman_____________ Dr. Hockhorst VonBarf .. Miss Booth____________ ___Elaine Slock .. Dean Minnaert ---Helen Claeys __Duane Frakes ___Dick Flomlng ____Rbn DeReu Ki Vandemore Jean DeTaeye . Gloria DeVrleze Henrietta Claeys Dave Pacqucr .. Arlene Moens ____Bill Schopp ... Jack Flomlng Marian Lievens JUNIOR PLAY Professor, How Could You!, a comedy in three acts, was presented by the Junior Class on November 15, 1950, at 8 o’clock in the evening with the following cast: Vicky Randolph_________________Rosella Eeckhout Professor Keats______________________________Jim Nowers John---------------------------------------Darry DeDecker Priscilla__________________________Elaine Baele Tootsie Bean_______________________Joan DeNeve Boggins, the butler________________Ray Gentry Grandma__________________________Louise Lievens Grandpa--------------------------Bob Appleman Valerie--------------------------Mildred Buysse Butcher Boy Bean_________________Jack Flomlng Professor Keats, a confirmed bachelor, has been offered position of dean, but he must have a wife before he can accept —which gives him three days to find his ideal and marry her. Everyone a rtjes to help him for reasons of their own. His friend John’s candidate, is his secretary, Priscilla. Vicky Randolph. a student of Keats’s, tries to get him wed to the southern charmer, Valerie. Boggins thinks Tootsie Bean would be an ideal mate. Grandpa is betting on Vicky. After many complications John gets Priscilla. Boggins marries Tootsie Bean, Keats falls In love with Vicky, and Grandpa wins the $40 pool, which Grandma Immediately calls her own. Miss Johnson was the director, and Bob Sleaford, the prompter. SENIOR PLAY First Row: Duane Frakes. Ki Vandemore, Jean DeTaeye, Ron De-Rtu, Marian Lievens, Arlene Moens and Jack Flominir. Secor.d Row: Henrietta Claeys, Dean Minnaert, Louis VanD� -Voorde, Helen Claeys, Bill Schopp, Dave Pacquer, Dick Floming, Gloria DeVrieze, and Elaine Slock JUNIOR PLAY First Row: Mildred Buysse, Rosella Eeckhout, JoAnn DeNeve, Louise Lievens, and Elaine Baele. Second Row: Bob Sleaford. Ray Gentry, Darry DeDecker, Bob Appleman, Jack Floming, and Jim Nowers. FUTUHE HOMEMAKERS OF AMERICA The Future Homemakers of America have done many interesting things this year under the guidance of our sponsor Mrs. Forrester and our chapter mother Mrs. John Longeville. They started the year by having a sleepless slumber party at which everyone had a lot more fun than sleep. At Christmas time they had a gift shop with the articles made by the girls themselves. At the December meeting, they had a Christmas party and gift exchange. In February a Daddy-Daughter Night was enjoyed by the fathers and girls alike. The mothers also came to a meeting in April to 3ee what the girls have been doing. The girls sponsored a chili dinner at noon and made May baskets for the children at the Andover Orphanage. FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA The Future Farmers of America chose their officers from one of the largest groups of ag. boys ever to be enrolled in the club. They are as follows: president, John DeReu; vice-president. Dale VanVooren; secretary-treasurer, Dick Floming; reporter, Ki Vandemore; sentinels, Lenny Moens and Bob Sleaford. They hold their regular meetings on the first Monday of every month in the agriculture room with Mr. Allison as adviser. During the year, Dick Floming, John DeReu, and Mr. Allison attended the Officers Training Camp which was at Camp Hauberg. In November Dick Floming participated in the Tractor Rodeo in Neponset and placed tenth in a very strong field of competition. In December we had our annual Chili Supper. This was prepared by the senior members. We sold basketball schedule pencils in the fall. The big highlight of our year is the annual camping trip in the late spring. FUTURE HOMEMAKERS OF AMERICA First Row: Mildred Buysse, Darlene Moens, Ruth Cause-maker, Dina Simon. Bonnie VanVooren, Henrietta Claeys, Ge-rita DeVrieze, Joan Pacquer, and Carol Causemaker. Second Row Mrs. Forrester, Carol Noard, Mary Ann Sher-heyn, Marilyn Minnaert, Connie FYakes, Helen Claeys, Jean DeTaeye, Joan DeNeve, Marcia Nickerson, Marian Lievens, and Louise Lievens. Third Row: Luella VanWaes, Shirley Stlner, Rosella Eeck- hout, Sally Rumler, Gloria DeVrieze, Elaine Slock, Patricia Haars, Marian Claeys. Patricia VanOpdorp, Shirley Appleman, and Elaine Baele. FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA First Row: Kay VanDeVoorde, Dick Short, Gerald Buysse, Ronnie Lievens. Augie Sherbeyn, Robert Skrinski, Jim Now-ers, and Bob Sleaford. Second Row: Bruce VanHerzeele, John DeReu, Bill Schopp, Dale VanVooren, Merrill Taber, Dean Minnaert, Royce Ver-straete, and Lenny Moens. Third Row: Bob Wancket. Ronnie Longeville, John Floming, Bob DeGeeter, Dick Floming, Ronald Coppejans, Dean Carton, and Dave Pacquer. GIRLS’ ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION First Row: Luella VanWaes, Patricia Haars, Shirley Apple-man, Ruth Causemaker, Marian Claeys, Dina Simon, Patricia VanOpdorp, Bonnie VanVooren, and Carol Causemaker. Second Row Mary Ann Sherbeyn, Marica Nickerson, Marilyn Minnaert, Jean DeTaeye, Marian Lievens, Helen Claeys, Connie Frakes, Joan DeNeve, Gloria DeVrieze, and Louise Lievens. Third Row: Sally Rumler, Carol Noard, Shirley Stiner, Mildred Buysse, Elaine Baele, Rosella Eeckhout, Elaine Slock, Henrietta Claeys, Joan Pacquer, Gerita DeVrieze, and Miss Anderson. Our G. A. A. has been very active this year. We have been very happy to have Miss Anderson as our new advisor. At the beginning of school we had an initiation for all new members. The new members presented a “Truth or Consequence” program, which everyone enjoyed. Gloria DeVrieze and Marian Lievens attended G. A. A. Camp at Wllllamsbay, Wisconsin, for a week last summer. This was sponsored by our G. A. A. and the Women’s Club. They took part in all types of activities during this time. Helen Claeys, Marian Lievens, and Gerita DeVrieze accompanied by Miss Anderson, went to Macomb, November 18, to attend the Workshop”. The afternoon was spent playing vol-ley ball Marian Lievens. Jean DeTaeye, Connie Frakes, and Ruth Causemaker attended Play Day at Mineral October 28. They participated in basketball, volley hall and various other activities. In the fall we went swimming to the “Y” in Kewanee and later we bowled at Geneseo. The six highest bowlers got to bowl for the State G. A. A. Bowling Tournament. The six girls were: Jean DeTaeye, Elaine Slock. Marian Lievens, Helen Claeys, Mildred Buysse. and Ruth Causemaker. Officers for this year were: president, Marian Lievens; vice president, Jean DeTaeye; secretary, Mildred Buysse; treasurer, Louise Lievens; point chairman, Elaine Slock; social chairmen, Luella VanWaes and Henrietta Claeys. CHRISTMAS PLAY “Too Much Mistletoe” was presented for the high school pupils by some of the members of the freshman class on December 22 at the Christmas party in the gym. Junior (Ronnie Lievens) has his own ideas of Christmas Cheer. When his father (Robert Shrinski), his mothe r( Marcia Nickerson), and his sister (Marilyn Minnaert), go out to buy tree decorations. Junior, who is expecting his girl friend, hangs mistletoe all over. Two of his friends (Augie Sherbeyn and Carl Freddy) come unexpectedly, but it turns out fine because Junior’s girl friend (Carole Causemaker) brings two of her friends along (Ruth Causemaker and Bonnie VanVooren). Shirley Apple-ton was prompter. CARNIVAL PLAY This year the sopohmore girls presented a hill billy pantomime, “And the Roof Fell In.” There is never much of a plot in a pantomime; the characters give a good hint as to the plot: Ma (Shirley Stiner), Pa (Connie Frakes ), Daughter Daisy Mae (Marian Claeys), Hero Clem (Sally Rumler), and the Villain (Joan Pacquer). The reader was Carol Noard and sound effects were by Dina Simon. If you’re wondering what happened, Clem, the hero, won Daisy Mae; the villain was foiled again; and for good measure, the roof fell in. WOMAN’S CLUB PLAY The play, Pearls,’’ was adapted for radio and was presented as a radio play over the loud speaker system for the Woman’s Club. Those taking part were Connie Frakes, Carol Noard, Dale VanVooren, and Philip Moens. Shirley Stiner was the announcer, and sound effects were by Sally Rumler. Miss Johnsou directed all three of these plays. Lot Jest Latcgh Carole Causemaker-Bel Meat L)heh to Succeed Bob Bobu r. Most Athletic Botf Dean M i n n o rt Wittiest Person- io� y Pac.au.er 31 o west LAdlk ffeb Awlemn______ Best Sports unship fc'tO straw vote 't ta) n i-es-t ore. Roger 3rou n Most Qc.hael £piri t Nicest Sot lie dear tell a Cia ys be i 5 u rn C houie r Carol, ftaotd Most Athletic. irl doAnn De [Veue. Worst. Case. Reye-e Varsbraete tier t]ost Likely toSmceceJ tte e.n Claeya 5 T CtAusdo! Vtehname. Gloria CmJ Dlc.l Greenest Freshman ffo er F Jo m ng Best Sportsmanship (T3oy) nr . __ Bon De Be cl. dressed S;r B'ose ta i-eckhowt Football VARSITY FOOTBALL The Tigers started the season August 27 with fourteen ready and eager lads trying out for the varsity squad. They were Ron DeReu, Dave Pacquer, Jack Floming, Dick Floming, K1 Vanderaore, Duane Frakes, Bob Appleman, Bob Sleaford, Darry DeDecker Dale VanVooren, Lenny Moens, Phillip Moons, Dick Short, and Merrill Taber. Under the leadership of Coach Laurence Curl the Tigers took to the field against Cambridge but dropped the opener to the Vikings l O-O. Alwood set the Tiger six back by trimming them 30-Uj. The Tigers were not to be denied a victory as they downed New Windsor 35-6. Orion handed the Tigers their next defeat by a score of 27-15 Viola then showed their power by defeating the Tigers 2 -20. Sherrard gave the Atkinson boys their next defeat by a score of 60-27. The Tigers bounced back and dumped Mineral lj.5-0. The next game found Wllllaraa-fleld at the long end of a lj.l-2]+ score. The colorful homecoming brought the inspired Tigers, led by five senior boys playing their last game, to a 25-6 victory over Annawan. VARSITY SQUAD These Tigers receiving information before an Important game are, from left to right, first row: Bob Appleman, Ron DeReu, Dairy DeDecker, Duane Frakes, and Dave Pacquer. Second row: Phillip Moens, Dick Ploming, Lenny Moens, Dale Van- Vooren, Dean Minneart, and Dick Short. Not present for the picture are Ki Vandemore and Jack Floming. Summary We They Cambridge 0 44 Alwood 14 30 New Windsor 35 6 Orion 14 27 Viola 20 24 Sherrard 27 60 Mineral 45 0 Wllliamsfield 24 41 Annawan 25 6 Total Points 204 238 First Row: Ronnie Longeville, Tom Baele, Carl Freddy, Augie Sherbeyn, Ronnie Lievens, Roy Gentry, and Ray VanDe-Voorde. Second Row: Dick Short, Lenny Moens, Dale VanVooren Phillip Moens, Merrill Taber, and Bob DeOeeter. FRESHMAN - SOPHOMORE FOOTBALL The Freshman - Sophomore football squad had a much more successful season than the Tigers. We wish you lots of luck in the years to come. boys. Summary Annawan Tampico Prophetstown Tampico Prophetstown We They 70 16 38 6 25 33 39 20 19 20 Total Points 191 95 Basketball VARSITY Shortly after football the Atkinson Tigers opened their 1950-51 basketball season under the leadership of Coach Laurence Curl. Twelve eager lads reported and made the varsity squad. Three of these were lettermen: Ron DeReu, Dean Mlnnaert, and Duane Prakes. The seven other up and coming eagers were: Louis VanDeVoorde, Bob Hoburg, Ray Gentry, Bob Appleman, Dale VanVooren, Lenny Hoens, Bob DeGeeter, Darrell VanDeRostyne, and Merrill Taber. These lads had a rocky season by winning only six while dropping nlnteen. We have to give these fighting Tigers credit for carrying the Atkinson Colors through four months of hard fought basketball. SUMMARY We They Hillsdale u jf2 Annawan 26 5 Mineral 33 56 Lyndon 8 27 Port Byron u 36 Cambridge ko 12 Cordova 49 Si AlWood J+6 70 Erie g 60 Prophetatown 61 New Windsor 56 32 Orion ' 5 7 Viola ol 56 Moline B 30 69 Tampico 52 80 Coal Valley LL 4f Annawan 58 Sheffield e 56 Mineral 30 22 Sherrard 35 53 FRESHMAN - SOPHOMORE BASKETBALL we they Cambridge 39 29 Alwood 36 30 New Windsor 74 19 Orion 28 32 Viola 42 21 Sherrard 37 27 Geneseo 31 33 Kewanee 39 24 Kewanee 32 34 Annawan 45 48 Reserves Hillsdale 42 12 Annawan 46 22 Mineral 24 33 Lyndon 46 13 Port Byron 33 24 Cordova 64 46 Erie 24 28 Prophetstown 18 19 Tampico 29 14 Coal Valley 27 29 Annawan 62 31 Sheffield 40 24 Mineral 16 39 Letter Winners Varsity: Duane Frakes, Kon DeReu, Dean Mlnnaert, Louis VanDeVoorde, Bob Hoburg. Bob Appleman, Lenny Moens, Ray Gentry, Dale VanVooren, Darrell Rostyne, and Bob DeGeeter. Freshman - Sophomore: Merrill Taber, Augie Sherbeyn, Tom Nowers, Marvin Causemaker, Dick Short, Dean Carton, and Peter VanHerzeele. Charles DeCrane was the manager. FRESHMAN - SOPHOMORE BASKETBALL First Row: Ronnie Lievens, Roy Gentry, Roger Floming, Tom Baele, and Coach Curl. Second Row: Charles DeCrane, Bobby DeGeeter, Merrill Taber, Dale VanVooren, Lenny Moens, Darrell VanDeRostyne, Dick Short, and Dean Carton. Third Row: Carl FVeddy, Marvin Causemaker, Augie Sher-beyn, Pete VanHerzeele, Phillip Moens, Ronnie Longeville, Ray VanDeVoorde, and Russell DeSutter. Schedule we they Cambridge 39 29 Alwood 36 30 New Windsor 74 19 Orion 28 32 Viola 42 21 Sherrard 37 27 Kewanee 39 24 Geneseo 31 33 Kewanee 32 34 Annawan 45 48 BASEBALL First Row: Bob Appletnan, Darry DeDecker, Ron DeReu, Bob Hoburg, Dave Pacquer, and Darrell VanDeRostyne. Second Row: Roger Brown, Bob DeGeeter, Dick Short, Du- ane Frakes, Kt Vandemore, and Mark Claeys. Baseball Schedule April 17, Kewanee tCt Kewanee April 24, Kewanee at Atkinson May 2, Port Byron at Atkinson May 10, Annawan at Atkinson May 15, Annawan at Annawan May 18, Hillsdale at Hillsdale May 22, Port Byron at Port Byron (Night Game at 7 30) track First Row: Bob Sleaford. Bill Schopp. Dick Short, Dean Minn-aert, Ronald Coppejans, Ray Gentry, and Duane Frakes. Second Row: Lenny Moens, Dean Carton, Merrill Taber, Dale VanVooren, Phillip Moens, and Ray VanDeVoorde. Track Schedule April 13, ApriT O, April 27, April 30, Mav 3, May 8, May 11, May 14, May 21, Atkinson, Mineral, and Erie at Erie. Atkinson, Hillsdale, and Prophetstown at Prophetstown. Mineral, Annawan. and Atkinson at Atkinson. Atkinson, Orion, and Cambridge at Cambridge. Tampico. Lyndon, and Atkinson at Atkinson. Two Rivers Conference Meet at Erie. District Meet at Rock Island. Atkinson and Cambridge at Cambridge. Cornbelt Conference Meet at Cambridge. The Rirls who lead the cheers ooren. Joan DeNeve, Connie tor the varisty are Bonnie Van-F rahe8, and Gerita DeVrieze. FRESHMAN . SOPHOMORE CHEERLEADERS The freshmen and sophomore cheerleaders are Mary Ann Sherbeyn, Carol N’oard. Joan Pacquer, and Marilyn Minnaert. CONGRATULATIONS TO I he Senior Class of 1951 FROM Da ve Buysse’s Dept. Store SHOES— MEN’S WORK AND DRESS CLOTHES-DRY GOODS OF ALL KINDS “SQUARE BRAND” FURNITURE STRCMBERG-CARLSON RADIO AND TELEVISION ATKINSON ILLINOIS Compliments of Marcel and Mary’s Tavern ATKINSON, ILLINOIS Federal-North Iowa Crain Company GRAIN — FEED — SEEDS — SALT COAL — FENCING — POSTS HOG HOUSES AND FEEDERS POULTRY HOUSES AND FEEDERS ALSO BABY CHICKS ATKINSON ANNAWAN MINERAL r DELAVAL SEPARATORS AND MILKERS WE MAINTAIN A SERVICE TRUCK TELL OUR CREAM TRUCK DRIVER OR CALL alva Creamery Company GALVA, ILLINOIS YOUR BEST CREAM MARKET Midland Electric Coal (Corporation ATKINSON, ILLINOIS PRODUCING MECCO 7” x 2” WASHED EGG COAL MECCO “TRIPPLE TREATED” STOKER COAL WASHED, DRIED, OIL TREATED TIPPLE AND RETAIL SALES BINS li 4 MILES EAST OF ATKINSON ON U. S. ROUTE 6 PHONE 64 W illiam Wyffels ertified Seed a Specialty SEED OATS NEHAMA BONDA CLINTON II BENTON CUSTOM BAILING GENESEO, ILLINOIS, R. R. 1 PHONE— ATKINSON 615 News Publishing Co. PUBLISHERS OF ATKINSON - ANNAWAN NEWS ATKINSON - ANNAWAN SHOPPER SHEFFIELD SHOPPER FRANCES L. FREDDY AND DANIEL F. FREDDY TELEPHONE ATKINSON 6709 ESTABLISHED 1916 Atkinson Feed Mill CUSTOM FEED GRINDING — OAT HULLING MIXING FEED — SALT — POTATOES SATISFIED FEEDS PHONE 89 ATKINSON, ILLINOIS Atkinson Trust Savings Bank MEMBER OF FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION ATKINSON ILLINOIS Bloome’s Super Market PURE FOODS AND SANITARY METHODS FINE MEATS AND GROCERIES PHONE 107 ATKINSON ILLINOIS C. I). Ford Sons GENUINE PFISTER HYBRIDS FIELD SEEDS — FERTILIZERS GENESEO, ILLINOIS Ford Sales Service YOU CAN PAY MORE BUT YOU CAN’T BUY BETTER PHONE 2302 ATKINSON ILLINOIS Geneseo Tractor Sales PHONE 650 FORD TRACTORS — DEARBORN IMPLEMENTS WOOD BROTHERS CORN PICKERS AND COMBINES HORN STALK SHREDDERS AND MANURE LOADERS NEW HOLLAND BALERS AND TWINE FIELD HARVESTERS — BLOWERS Parts and Service on Above Items GENESEO ILLINOIS GENESEO SPEAKS VOICE OF WESTERN ILLINOIS K. S. T. T. 1170 ON YOUR DIAL 8:15 to 9=15 Each Week-Day Morning Jim Gibson Auctioneer, Phone Geneseo 699 Hoburg Trucking GENERAL TRUCKING ATKINSON, ILLINOIS FREE DELIVERY PHONE 116 Klavohn Furniture Store KROEHLER LIVING ROOM BEDROOM FURNITURE SIMMONS BEDDING — LANE CEDAR CHESTS “Across From Hotel” GENESEO, ILLINOIS WE ENJCY SERVING THE YOUTH OF OUR AREA Atkinson students have been among those participating in such events as the Future Farmers of America, Soil Conservation Contest and the annual 4-H Club Recognition Banquet, both sponsored by the Daily Dispatch. PICTURES AND NEWS STORIES ABOUT ATKINSON SCHOOL SPORTS, MUSIC, DRAMATIC AND SOCIAL NEWS APPEAR FREQUENTLY IN THE DISPATCH. IF YOURS IS NOT ALREADY A DISPATCH HOME, WE SOLICIT YOUR SUBCRIPTION. Moline Daily Dispatch W. C. Nicol STANDARD OIL AGENT, PHONE 122 FEATURING RED CROWN GAS — FERMALUBE MOTOR OIL ISO-VIS MOTOR OIL — PCLARINE MOTOR OIL One of Atkinson’s Oldest Concerns ATKINSON ILLINOIS 122S- COMPLIMENTS OF PAUL STUDIO MAKERS OF FINE PORTRAITS - 17th STREET. ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS PHONE 85961 VISIT CARD AT THE PEACOCK FOR ALL KINDS OF DRINKS— FINE FOOD AND FUN FRIED CHICKEN, STEAKS, CHOPS AND THE BEST BURGERS IN TOWN — FREE SOUND MOVIES ATKINSON ILLINOIS Quality Super Market GROCERIES AND MEATS QUALITY FOOD AT LOWEST PRICES ATKINSON’S FIRST SELF-SERVICE STORE PROP. C. J. BUYSSE ATKINSON ILLINOIS Rumler DeSutter Drug Store FOUNTAIN SERVICE SCHOOL SUPPLIES — MACAZINES — CANDY STATIONERY — WALL PAPER — DRUGS — PAINTS COSMETICS — REXALL PRODUCTS ATKINSON ILLINOIS ATKINSON Simpson-Powelson Lumber Company YOUR BUILDING HEADQUARTERS GLENN W. WAYMAN, MANAGER Supreme Dairy Products Co. “THE BABIES’ CHOICE” ILLINOIS 119 W. WALNUT STREET, OGLESBY, ILLINOIS Bert Swanson Service WE VULCANIZE PASSENGER, TRUCK AND TRACTOR TIRES V ELDING— ARC AND ACETYLENE— PORTABLE SERVICE SPECIALIZED LUBRICATION GATES TIRES — GRANT BATTERIES ATKINSON ILLINOIS TO SERVE AS WE SHOULD WANT TO BE SERVED IN TIME OF OUR OWN NEED- That’s the simple yet complete statement of our aim. Jos. Vandemore Funeral Home ATKINSON, ILLINOIS Atkinson Order Buyers CALL US— BEFORE YOU SELL YOUR HOGS WE BUY HOGS AND CATTLE — FREE PICKUP “We Specialize In All Types Livestock Hauling” East End Atkinson Hiway 6 — Phone 130 Atkinson Produce HOME MIXED FEEDS BUYERS OF EGGS, CREAM AND POULTRY PHONE 91 ATKINSON, ILLINOIS Come To Babe’s Place ALWAYS FRIENDLY — DRINKS — CIGARETTES ATKINSON ILLINOIS Baumgartner Dairy ROSZELLS SEALTEST DAIRY PRODUCTS HOME DELIVERY IN ATKINSON Becker’s HARDWARE — TELEVISION — APPLIANCES 108 South State Street, Phone 990 GENESEO ILLINOIS Becker’s GENESEO PLUMBING AND HEATING 116 EAST FIRST STREET ILLINOIS Book Store WALLPAPER — PAINTS — SCHOOL SUPPLIES JEWELRY — GIFTS OPEN EVERY NIGHT UNTIL 9:30 GENESEO, ILLINOIS Carps Department Store THE STORE WHERE YOU ALWAYS DO BETTER GENESEO, ILLINOIS City Cafe LUNCHES — FANCY DRINKS — MEALS ATKINSON ILLINOIS City Meat Market H. W. TAUBE GENESEO, ILLINOIS Cupboard Shelf Grocery PERRY AND MABELLE SANDS, PROPS. GIFTS AND NOVELTIES — S. H. GREEN STAMPS 202 N. STATE STREET GENESEO ILLINOIS August DeDecker Hardware PHONE 54, ATKINSON, ILLINOIS HARDWARE — PAINTS — GLASS — APPLIANCES GENERAL ELECTRIC APPLIANCES — PUMP REPAIRING Charles “Poof” DeDecker SHAVES AND HAIRCUTS ALSO FISHING EQUIPMENT ATKINSON ILLINOIS Hayden T. DeDecker, 13. D. S. 120‘. S. STATE STREET, TELEPHONE 616 GENESEO ILLINOIS Wilson DeReu Trucking GRAVEL AND LIMESTONE HAULING ATKINSON ILLINOIS INSURANCE ALL KINDS AGENT, BROKER AND REALTOR COMPLETE FARM, HOME LOT LISTINGS DeRoo Insurance Agency H. R. DE ROO, MANAGER— PHONE 7002 ATKINSON ILLINOIS Homing Bros. CUSTOM BALING, PICKING AND POST HOLE DIGGING For A Job Well Done Call 4310 ATKINSON ILLINOIS Hulk’s Mower Shop WEDDINGS — CORSAGES — PLANTS — DECORATIONS FUNERAL FLOWERS Uptown Florists 106 So. State St. Phone 59 GENESEO, ILLINOIS Guild Grain Company, Inc. GRAIN — FEED — HOME MADE FEEDS CUSTOM GRINDING AND MIXING A SAFE PLACE TO TRADE — PHONE 316 GENESEO ILLINOIS H. N. Cleaners MOTH PROOF CLEANING 109 EAST EXCHANGE ST. — PHONE 47 GENESEO ILLINOIS I)e rieze CITIES ® SERVICE ANNAWAN, ILLINOIS BILL ELSEY (Chevrolet CARS — TRUCKS ATKINSON ILLINOIS HOME OWNED OPERATED SINCE 1903 Faber Larimer QUALITY GROCERIES AND MEATS FROZEN FOODS FREE DELIVERY SERVICE GENESEO GROCERIES ILLINOIS Farmer’s National Rank Member of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation GENESEO ILLINOIS Henry Stark Service Co. SALESMEN— Ray VanOpdorp, Rich Vyneman, Larry Catoor PLANT MANAGER — MELL DE SPLINTER ATKINSON ILLINOIS Hi-Way Inn ICE CREAM — MEALS — LUNCHES Visit Our Place — Mr. and Mrs. Deopere ATKINSON ILLINOIS Huys Becker FOOD STORAGE LOCKERS PHONE 9 ATKINSON ILLINOIS International Harvester FARM EQUIPMENT SALES SERVICE GILBERT J. PRITCHARD 224 NORTH STATE ST. — PHONE 226 GENESEO ILLINOIS Jahn Implement Co. CASE FARM MACHINERY NORGE WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES WESTINGHOUSE TELEVISION, RADIOS ATKINSON WINKLER STOKERS OIL BURNERS ILLINOIS FINE CLASS RINGS — ANNOUNCEMENTS — YEAR BOOKS AWARDS Josten’s SINCE 1 97 Representative: Bill Findlay, Box 202, Sterling, Illinois Kay Co. SHOES, HOSIERY AND RUBBER FOOTWEAR SHOES FITTED BY X-RAY GENESEO ILLINOIS FOR QUALITY MERCHANDISE AT REASONABLE PRICES GO TO Lager’s Department Store ANNAWAN, ILLINOIS I homas G. Lee Lumber Co. BUILDING MATERIAL AND COAL GENESEO ILLINOIS Maple Howling Drome OPEN EVERY NIGHT — OPEN ALL DAY SUNDAY GENESEO ILLINOIS Marge’s Luncheonette FEATURING: ROSZELL’S ICE CREAM SPECIAL FOR WEDDINGS, PARTIES, ETC. ALSO SANDWICHES, BREAD, MILK, COOKIES Mr. and Mrs. Henry Williams, Owners and Managers PHONE 132 ATKINSON ILLINOIS Mert’s Beauty Shop SHAMPOOS — PERMANENTS — FINGERWAVES ATKINSON ILLINOIS Richard Nelson ATTORNEY AT LAW TELEPHONE 33 Sturtewagen Building ATKINSON ILLINOIS Russell Nickerson CONTRACTOR AND ELECTRICIAN ATKINSON ILLINOIS Offerle Oil Company 3RD. GRADE WHITE GASOLINE PHILLIPS ETHYL GASOLINE PHILLIPS 66 REGULAR GASOLINE DIESEL FUEL KEROSENE — HEATING OILS GENESEO ILLINOIS Oliver Sales Service GENESEO FARM EQUIPMENT CO. ROUTE 82, NORTH — PHONE 620 GENESEO, ILLINOIS Rumler’s Insurance FRANK RUMLER, INSURANCE AGENT ATKINSON LET U3 TAKE CARE OF YOUR CAR Simon Schehl’s Standard Service ILLINOIS ATKINSON ILLINOIS Sunshine Dairy GRADE A MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS DELIVERED TO YOUR DOOR FOR THE FINEST — BUY SUNSHINE GENESEO ILLINOIS Carmichael's I exaco Service TIRE REPAIRS REMEMBER: A TIRE REPAIR ISN’T COMPLETE WITHOUT THE USE OF DOUGH BOY DOUGH ATKINSON ILLINOIS POINT YOUR BUSINESS TO Thompson Bros. ATKIMSCN c MOOPPOLE PHONES: ATKINSON 3414 — HOOPPOLE 2718 To ny’s Tavern ENJOY A REFRESHING GLASS BUDWEISER BEER WINE — BEER — LIQUOR — BY THE BOTTLE ATKINSON ILLINOIS Vandemore Nowers PUREBRED SHORTHORN CATTLE TOP BLOOD LINES FROM TOP HERDS FROM ILLINOIS ATKINSON ILLINOIS Arthur “Babe” Vandersnick LIVE STOCK PURCHASER ATKINSON ILLINOIS VanOpdorp Implement Co. FARM HARDWARE — COLEMAN OIL HEATERS Prop . MARVIN WILMER VAN OPDORP ATKINSON ILLINOIS COMPLIMENTS OF Verdick Implement Co. PHONE 4602 ANNAWAN, ILLINOIS TELEVISION AND APPLIANCES WEAR-EVER ALUMINUM Elmer li. Wagle 106 S. STATE and 127 N. STATE STREET PHONE 15, GENESEO GENESEO ILLINOIS Wagle Home Appliance EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL GENESEO ILLINOIS Frank G. Ward Co. DODGE CARS AND TRUCKS — PLYMOUTH CARS ALLIS CHALMERS FARM MACHINERY ARMORY BUILDING — PHONE 128 GENESEO ILLINOIS BABY CHICKS 1 WAYNE FEEDS Ward’s Hatchery heed Store North Exchange Avenue, Geneseo, Illinois — Telephone 87 HERBERT B. WARD. SR. — BEN WARD Jewelry - (sifts Wigren’s GENESEO, ILLINOIS Optometrist Dr. G. W. Zimmerman 111 WEST 1st. STREET — PHONE 466 GENESEO ILLINOIS 0foe AP4r OUR YEARBOOK WAS SUPPLIED BY THE INTER-COLLEGIATE PRESS KANSAS CITY DIPLOMAS ANNOUNCEMENTS CAPS and GOWNS to the SchooU o{ Ame-Uco Oul Qlit yeat YEARBOOKS PERSONAL CARDS TREASURY OF WISDOM STATIONERY snpjj