Belle Center High School - Ye Aerie Yearbook (Belle Center, OH)

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Halloween Carnival The Halloween Carnival was held on October 31, 1951. In the afternoon a parade was led by Judy Bazzle riding horseback, followed by the Band, Queen and her attendants, and floats from each of the upper six grades. In the evening there was a play, crowning of the Queen, masquerade judging, and then the concessions were opened The Homecoming Game The game was played on a cold and miserable night with a sharp, biting wind blowing across the field. But, regardless of weather, many local fans flocked to see the Eagles come to an overwhelming victory over the Degraff Pirates. During the half the Queen was crowned in a very cool, but colorful ceremony. The Queen and her attendants were brought onto the field preceding the band. After a few numbers, the Band formed a heart while the ceremony was taking place. The Queen's attendants were introduced in order: 7th, Peggy Rhoades, 8th, Joan Johnston, 9th, Annabelle Bailey: 10th Ann Laughlin, llth, Marylyn Doyle. Then the Queen, Donna Minter, was introduced to the captains of each team after which last year's Queen, Shirley Swartz., crowned her Queen of the Homecoming Football Game. After the football game the alumni, high school students and teachers, both football teams and cheerleaders were invited to attend a 50-50 Dance in the Belle Center Gymnasium. Library 'Mrs. Rhoades has been working very hard the past two years to get the library books recorded and classified. We have a very nice selection of fiction, history, science, biology and literature. Others sources of information are the Encyclopedia Britannicas, World Books, and Atlas. ,Student Council The Student Council is the Student Governing Body of the high school building. The officers are chosen by the upper six grades and each class is responsible for choosing their representatives to serve on the Council. b The Halloween Carnival, the first Homecoming Football Game and Dance ever held here, and the Christmas Scene on our school lawn have all been under the auspices of the Student Council. Arranging for Honor Letters and the revisal of a Council Constitution are being completed by the committees in charge. C Chapel Committee The Chapel programs this year have proved to be very interesting. Each Senior, and his committee made up of students from grades seven to eleven, have had charge of one chapel during the year. Mrs. Rhoades and the Chape1,Committee members have helped with ideas and plans for their programs. The committees are to becongratulated for the responsibility they have taken and for the fine manner in which they have carried it out. 30

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Basketball A FIRST ROW: Left to Right: John Royer, Manager: Russ Brown, Russ Royer, David Brandyberry, Tom Millin, Gerald I-Iouchin, Duane Hughes, Don I-Iouchin, Lewis Ammons, Marion McFarland, Manager. SECOND ROW: R. L. Murphy, Frank Willeke, Jim Shepherd, Jack Core, Paul Krouse, Louis Downey, Dean Groves, Dick Baughman, Coach Sollars. THIRD ROW: Duane Risner, Bill Ricketts, Sid Brentlinger, John Wilcox, Norman Johnson, Royce Bell, Chester Williamson, Bob Henry, Dick Griffith. Unfortunately, Belle Center did not fare as well in basketball as they did in football. We played twelve league games and won three. We played four non-league games and won two. This record, however, does not give an accurate picture of the team. Several of these games were lost by only a few points and in several of them Belle Center led up to the last quarter only to fade and be beaten. In seven of these games Belle Center lost by a total of twenty-four points: less than four points a game. Only four will be lost by graduation this year: Gerald I-louchin, Thomas Millin, Paul Krouse, and David Brandyberry. Belle Center's Reserve Squad had a better season than the Varsity, winning ten and losing six. Football During the last of August in the fall of 1950 an entirely new sport was introduced into Logan County and Belle Center. Six Man Football. Essentially it is the same as eleven man football, but it is a faster game with emphasis on speed and deception rather than power. Even though Belle Center had the smallest and lightest of the four teams we still had a good season winning three and losing three. We.also ran up the highest score in the county against Lewistown-55 to 26. Next year Belle Center will have a more experienced team losing only three by graduation: Kenneth I-lesser, Paul Krouse, and David Brandyberry. FIRST ROW: John Royer, Manager: Dick Baughman, Paul Krouse, R. L. Murphy, Russell Royer, Pete bmmons, Frank Willeke, Marion McFarland, Manager SECOND ROW: Russell Brown, Royce Bell, David Brandyberry, Jim Shephard, Dean Groves, Kenneth I-lesser, Louis Downey, Arthur McClure, Mr. Sollars, Coach. Softball FIRST ROW: Left to Rightz' Shirley Matthews, Rose Marie Brown, Judy Byrd, Peggy Miller, Delores Bruce, Ruth Newman, Bonnie Rockhold, Phyllis Guthrie, Coral Lease. SECOND ROW: Shirley Swartz, Alice Parker, Mary Patterson, Nancy Brown, Shelby McMillen, Carol Henry, Betty Hesser, Margaret Torrence, .Tocele Clarridge. THIRD ROW: Nancy Kotterman, Annabelle Bailey, Judy Bazzle, Caroline Phillips, Ioella Williams, Pat Paxson. Mr. Dodge. The Girls' Softball team played three games this fall winning against Huntsville and losing to Lewistown and Lakeview. Ping-pong Last year in Ping-pong,. Belle Center won the boys' singles, Jim Templeton: boys' doubles, Jack Core and Don Houchin: girls' doubles, Alice Templeton and Jean Zahller. 32