Belleville Township High School - Bellevinois Yearbook (Belleville, IL)

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V . • ••• V. -:i THE BELLEVINOIS •o - Of -• - 1934 VOLUME 18 Published By The SENIOR CLASS Of The Belleville Township High School The STAFF Jane Gunn Cchtor-in-Chief Iiveiyn Kkfflme Assistant editor Richard Wangelin -Business Manager Bill Rubach ... — Assistant ' Business Manager Mary Rhein Art editor Bill Arnold -c Assistant (Art £,ditor Val Rhein QmrtOOm Melvin Schwartz Spotts editor Jane Love Advertising Manager Frank White Assistant Advertising Manager Kelly Smith Assistant Advertising Manager Blaine Schmidt _ c Assistant Advertising Manager Grace Phillips _ Typist R. L. Thorne Sponsor FOREWORD A REMEMBRANCE of the many happy days spent by us in the Belleville Township High School, we, the class of ’34 offer this, our book, to fellow members of the student body and others of our friends who may find in its pages something of in¬ terest to them. Compiled in this volume are pictures and descriptions of the many and varied activities, which comprise the scholastic, athletic and social aspects of the high school life. For those of us who now leave an epoch of our lives behind, may this book prove a fitting reminder, and for those who are looking forward to rrtany more happy days before the termination of their high school careers, may our effort serve as a bit of inspiration for future achievements. DEDICATION To MR. F. J. FRIEDLI Our ever-understanding teacher and incomparable basketball coach THIS BOOK Is Affectionately T)edicated T y Thf Class of 19 M The REPUBLICAN HOUSE G EORGE BLAIR erected the first private mansion in the city of Belleville. This mansion was a hotel, and was called the Repub¬ lican House. It was built in the summer of 1814. In 1862 Ex-Governor John Reynolds wrote of this hotel in his History of Belleville.” He says, “Blair s mansion is to this day stand¬ ing erect, in defiance of time and want of paint, on the south east corner of Illinois and South Second streets. The walls of this vener¬ able house are composed of large hewn logs, laid horizontal and weather-boarded over. It is two stories high, and had but two rooms below when it was first built, so far as I recollect.” “I was always a guest of Mr. Blair’s hotel, when there was no other; and I can testify that the landlord was blessed with a good nature and a benevolent spirit; but mine hostess’ was pretty much the reverse of her husband, as the truth of history will not permit me to call him her lord and master’ ' I he Republican House” was situated upon the present location of the Junior High School. Republican House 200 South Illinois Street � CONTENTS CONTENTS BUILDING SECTION ¥ ADMINISTRATION V CLASSES ORGANIZATIONS V ATHLETICS ACTIVITIES V HUMOR 3u ittcuumrutt Sam Dcsbcrger. appointed business manager of the 1 934 Bellevinois, died June 18, 1933. No loss could have been more deeply felt or more sincerely mourned. His true and ready friendship for all he met made lifelong admirers of those who knew him. INTRODUCTION To Building Section V V V THE BELLEVILLE TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL at present consists of the four buildings pictured in the view below. They are: the Auditorium, Main Building. Gymnasium and Cafeteria. To this splendid group, two buildings are to be added in the near future. Work is already under way on one, a sixteen-room building which will stand in the quadrangle to the rear of the Auditorium. It is also expected that ground will soon be broken for the second of the two buildings, which is to be a new gymnasium. Since the founding of the school in 1915, it has always met the building requirements of the state inspectors. However, in the past few years conditions have become increasingly crowded and had the future years seen no changes in the size or number of buildings the institution would soon have fallen below the standard. The addition of the two buildings will enable us to maintain our present efficiency in years to come. GOVERNOR EDWARDS ' RESIDENCE I N 1828, Pensoneau sold his property in Belleville to Governor Ninian Ed¬ wards, and from this incident, more than any other, may be dated the steady and prosperous growth of Belleville. At the time of the sale. Governor Edwards was a resident of Edwardsville—in fact, it was after him that Edwardsville was named. The Honorable John Reynolds said that no individual was as well calculated to start a town into existence, as Mr. Edwards. “He was then a private citizen, and possessed wealth and talents, and a becoming ambition to increase his for¬ tune. He was a man of exceptionally fine talents: was an accomplished orator: and also a classical scholar. He never abandoned his literary studies until the hour of his death. He was active and enterprising in politics. Governor Ed¬ wards put forth every effort to promote the growth of the town. He advertised it far and near, and as a result, immigration began to pour in from the older states and from Europe. Belleville has been the home of other illustrious Illinois statesmen. These men are: Lieutenant Governor Kinney, who served under Governor Edwards, during the years 1826 to 1830; Governor Reynolds was governor in 1830-1834: Lieutenant Governor Koerner, who served under Governor Matteson in years 1853-1857: and Governor Bissel. who was Governor in years 1857-1860. Edwards’ Residence ADMINISTRATION « « « BOARD OF EDUCATION Mr. Arthur Jones. ‘President Mr. Arthur Bufsch Mr. F. E. Merrills, Secretary Mr. Roland Wiechert Mr. E. C. Roedic.er Mr. Hugo Ehret Dr. W. A. Dew Dr. Lester Rauth Page Sixteen . .� PRINCIPAL � � � � � We are not all created equal in height, weight, or size: we are not all created equal in mental capacity or personality; but we are all equal in that we have the right to the fullest develop¬ ments. physically, mentally, and spiritually, as well as the right to the largest and fullest and happiest life possible for us. To that end we must educate, to unfold the individual personality of every boy and girl, and to mould them into acceptable social units for the community, for the state, and for the nation. We must first of all think of those things that pertain to physical welfare in the matter of food, shelter, and clothing. Mental unfolding, emo¬ tional stability, and spiritual uplift, all center into the one essential element, civic character. Civic because we must deal with our fellow-men. So our educational objective now has a trend toward the fullest development of the individual personality, his social moulding as a worthy unit of human society and as a political factor in the welfare of all. H. G. SCHMIDT H. G. Schmidt. A. B., B. S., A. M., M. S., D. Sci.. 6 Principal Page Seventeen FACULTY « « « « « « RUSSEL L. THORNE. A. B. Washington University (English and Public Speaking, Senior Class Advisor) Belleville. Ill. W. H. CAMPBELL. A. B.. A. M. Monmouth College University of Colorado (Chemistry and Algebra) Marissa. Ill. MINNIE DILL. A. B. Illinois College Harris Teachers’ College Washington University (Physical Education) East. Louis, Ill. GLADYS GRIGG. A. B.. A. M. Illinois University University of Colorado (English) Sparta, Ill. E. G. HEXTER. A. B.. A. M. Washington University Illinois University McKendree College (Mathematics. Junior Class Ad¬ visor) Freeburg, Ill. PHYLLIS ALEXANDER. B. S. Eastern Illinois State Teachers’ College Bradley Polytechnic (Cooking. Foods) Charlestown. Ill. EDWIN H. PETERS, B. Mus.. M. Mus. Strassberger Conservatory of of Music Chicago Music College Webster University NETTA NIESS. A. B. Illinois University (German, French, Spanish) Belleville. Ill. Page Eighteen � � � � � � , FACUL ORENA FARMER. A. B.. A. M. Monticello Seminary Illinois University Columbia University (English) Belleville. Ill. F. J. FRIEDLI. B. S.. M. S. Central Wesleyan McKendree College Illinois University (Athletic Director) (Biology. Botany, Zoology) Belleville. III. ALVIN NEBELSICK. B. S.. A. M. Southeast Missouri Normal Springfield Mo. State Teachers’ College Nebraska University (History) Belleville. Ill. RUTH MUELLER. A. B. Washington University Colorado University Gregg College (Stenography) Belleville. Ill. MARGUERITE SKAAR. A. B. Wisconsin University California University McGill University Sorbonne, France (French and Spanish) Spokane. Wash. AMY JANE HARRISON. A. B Washington University (English) Belleville. III. H. WORTMAN. B. S. Illinois University (Commercial Dept.) Shelbyville. Ill. H. W. DEY. A. B. Blackburn College Illinois State Normal University of Illinois University of Colorado (English) Gillespie. Ill. Page Nineteen FACULTY « « « « « « « BERNICE LEE. A. B.. B. S. Illinois University Kansas State College (Art) Hays. Kansas JEANNE BAER. A. B. Washington University (English) Belleville. 111. J . H. YARBROUGH. B. S. Assistant Principal v Western Kentucky State Normal University Transylvania University Chicago University (English) Dixon. Kentucky JESSELYN GRIEVE. A. B.. B. S. Illinois University McKendree College (Library Science and English) Belleville. Ill. JAMES E. TRABUE. B. S. Illinois University Kansas State Teachers ' College Washington University (Commercial and Social Science Depts.) Carlinville. Ill. FLORENCE MILLER. A. B. Ripon College Drake University Colorado University (History and Civics) Belleville. Ill. EDGAR GUNDERSON. B. S. La Cross State Normal Illinois University Wisconsin University (Physical Education and Foot¬ ball Coach) Blair. Wisconsin PEARL JOHNSON. A. B.. A. M. McKendree College Illinois University (Latin. Sponsor Sophomore Class) Belleville. Ill. Page Twenty � FACULTY A. A. BOHANNON. B. S. Kansas State Teachers’ College (Machine Shops) Belleville. Ill. DOROTHY HARMON. A. B.. A. M. McKcndree College Illinois University (English) Lebanon. Ill. R. M. DENNY. B. S. Indiana University Bradley Polytechnic (Mechanical and Architectural N Drawing) Salem. Ill. H. R. BRILL. A. B. Indiana State Teachers’ College Bradley Polytechnic Institute University of Wisconsin (Wood Shops) Belleville. Ill. CHRISTINE FISCHER. B. S. University of Missouri Colorado University Wisconsin University Washington University (Physiography. Mathematics) Belleville. Ill. HAROLD T. GLOVER. A. B.. M. S. Greenville College University of Michigan (Biology) Belleville, Ill. LOUELLA L. MUELLER. B. S.. M. S. Me Ken dree College Illinois University Chicago University (Chemistry and Biology) Lebanon, Ill. Page Tweoty-one FACULTY « « « « « LENORA KRIEGE. B. S.. A. M. MacMurray College Northwestern University (History) Edwardsville. Ill. HELEN TcWINKLE. A. B. Pittsburgh University (History) Clymcu. N. Y. JOHN STEURNAGEL. B. S. Illinois University Washington University (Commercial) East St. Louis. Ill. HALLIE EUBANKS y Southern Illinois State Normal v University of Wisconsin (Commercial Dept.) Christopher. Ill. JAMES E. BENNETT. Ph. B. Southern Illinois State Normal L nivcrsity of Chicago (Commercial and Administra¬ tion) Makauda. Ill. H. A. KANZLER. A. B.. A. M.. B. E. Christian Brothers ' College. Sr. Louis. Mo. Illinois University Chicago University University of Paris. France Madrid. Spain Rome. Italy (Latin. French. Spanish) Belleville. Ill. MARY ANN EIDMAN. A. B. University of Illinois (English) Belleville. Ill. O. H. CROSS. A. B. De Paw University (Biology) Thorntown, Ind. Page Twenty-two � � � � � � � � FACULTY CLARA B. NEUBAUER. B. S. Illinois State Normal Illinois University (Domestic Art) Highland. Ill. LEO A. RILEY. B. S. Bradley Polytechnic (Auto Mechanics) Belleville. III. RUTH KINDRED. Ph. B. Chicago University (English) Meadow Grove. Neb. L. F. LENTZ. B. S. University of Illinois (Agriculture) Belleville, Illinois KENNETH L. PYATT. B. E. Southern Illinois Teachers College University of Michigan (Mathematics) Pinckneyville, III. ORENA MOWE. B. M. (Voice) B. M. E. McKendree College Northwestern University (Music) Lebanon, Ill. JOHN KARCH. B. S.. M. A. Washington University Illinois College Illinois University (Mathematics and Physics) Belleville. Ill. Page Twency-three PHYSICAL TRAINING (BOYS and GIRLS) BELLEVILLE TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL Physical training in the high school gives the pupil the opportunity to indulge in self-satis¬ fying interesting activities which will develop organic vigor and motor control. It plays a large part in the development of the pupil as a social being and gives ample opportunity for the develop¬ ment of leadership, cooperation and sportsmanship. An adequate knowledge of body structure is necessary to a complete understanding of exercise, its reasons and effects, and for the formation of good health habits. The desire to indulge in some kind of physical stunts, is inherent in most people, but this desire must be directed into the proper channels. In some cases, however, it is necessary to over¬ come a certain amount of physical lassitude and timidness, to create an interest in play and physi¬ cal activities and to actually teach pupils to play. In securing this interest, such pupils are given every opportunuity to achieve a certain degree of success in physical activity. Pupils are taught the value of healthful outdoor exercise and a large part of the activities are out of doors. Gymnasium suits, consisting of sleeveless jersey, trunks and gymnasium shoes are worn by the boys activities in the gymnasium and the activities are followed by a shower bath. Black shorts and white blouse and gym shoes are worn by the girls. Yearly physical and medical examinations are given to every pupil and he is shown the value of such periodic examinations so that he will willingly continue the practice. These examinations arc placed at the beginning of the Sophomore. Junior and Senior years. Classes are organized into sections and section leaders appointed. Leadership is developed not only in the section leaders, but within the sections by giving the pupils opportunities to handle groups in activities and games and perform such duties as may fall within their abilities and capacities. THE MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT The Department of Mathematics offers an eight semester course as follows: Elementary Alge¬ bra I and II: Plane Geometry III and IV: Advanced Algebra V; Solid Geometry VI: Trigo¬ nometry VII: and College Algebra VIII. Perhaps the most surprising thing about mathematics is that man invented it to express, in a precise and compact manner, ideas drawn from observations and experience, and later found that he was able by logical processes to formulate other ideas independent of further observation and experience. The reading of current literature requires far more mathematics than was necessary twenty or more years ago. We look at nature, art, architecture, great bridges, wonderful machines, with increased appreciation, because of our knowledge of geometric forms, of the laws of their being, and of their action. The snow flake, the rainbow, the spider web. the honey-comb, the works of nature and of man. all increase in beauty and grandeur when viewed by intelligent rather than savage eyes. Mathematics today is more than counting, more than the science of number, quantity and form. These essential ideas are to mathematics what oil. pigment and canvas are to a great paint¬ ing. Mathematics is a spirit, an art. a science impossible to define. These are some few of the qualities, attitudes, motives, habits and skills: 1. Clearness of concept. 2. Economy of thought and expression. 3. Preciseness and accuracy. 4. The habit of analysis—of separating the essential from the non-essential: the hypo¬ thesis from the conclusion: the possible from the impossible, under the conditions at hand. 5. The habit of logical reasoning—from simpler premises step by step to a logical conclu¬ sion. 6. Beauty, admiration, and love of thought processes and the thought-cosmos. 7. The great objective is not answer-grinding, but to train youth to be happy, thoughtful, appreciative, right minded, useful men and women. ENGLISH DEPARTMENT In these days of examination and reexamination of everything sublunary, the English De¬ partment critically considered its courses of study, their practical and social value in mind. Forceful writing, effective speech, and the ability to read with comprehension are inevitable objectives. Less tangible aims are to make students aware of the age in which they are living, and to give them habits of thought and points of view of worthy human beings. THE INDUSTRIAL ARTS DEPARTMENT The Industrial Arts Department is composed of four distinct divisions: namely. Mechanical Drawing. Machine Shops. Wood Shops and Auto Mechanics. Each division has its own instruc¬ tor with the exception of one class in Mechanical Drawing, which is taught by the Auto Mechanics Instructor. Although separate and distinct, each division is related to the others and coopera tion is practiced to the fullest extent. The entire department enrolls on the average of about 300 students each semester in the day school and 1 20 in the night school. Two and one half years work is offered in mechanical drawing—one year of elementary and sheet metal drawing, one half year of machine design, and one year of architectural details and design. The Wood Shops offers one half year of bench work, one half year of lathe, hand saw. mortiser and belt sander work and one year of mill work, which includes the use of the universal saw. jointer, planer and tenoner in addition to the machines used in the first year. When room in the classes permits, a third year’s work is offered which includes shop foreman training, saw filing, grinding of jointer and planer knives, repair of tools and machines and advanced mill work. The Machine Shops offer two full years of work consisting of one year of ornamental iron work, bench work in metal, hack saw. drill press and lathe work. The second year ' s work consists of advanced lathe, shaper, milling machine and planer work. As in the Wood Shops, the Machine Shops offer work beyond the two full years when class room permits. I he Auto Mechanics courses consist of two year ' s work, the first year being devoted to the purpose, types, location, construction and repair of the parts of an automobile. The second year ' s work deals with cooling and fuel systems, oiling, ignition, principle and construction of different types of motors. The Department as a whole offers work suitable for those boys who are mechanically in¬ clined. It offers an opportunity to boys to try out different lines of work and gives them an insight into industries related to the work offered. Guidance is given toward a vocational choice, individual differences are taken care of and vocational interests are developed. Many of the boys who take shops have their own shop at home. The work offered in the Industrial Arts Depart¬ ment helps to retain in school, boys who would otherwise drop out sooner if it were not for this work. The work in the different courses is practical, is taught on a problem solving basis, and students who take the course are better fitted to find a place in industry and earn their livelihood. THE ART DEPARTMENT We have before us in this age. our opportunity to live life at its best and highest level. Due to the growing leisure of man. the cultural side of life can be given more attention. Students must be fitted with definite interests which will occupy them and satisfy this need. The Art Course is organized to appeal to many students to teach them to appreciate beauty, to give them a general knowledge of the arts, and to inspire them to create. Thus they will have a knowledge of the essentials of color, design, commercial art. drawing, and modeling, and the application of these essentials in crafts such as jewelry, leather tooling, batik, and casting. I he talented students may continue special problems in advanced art. At the end of the two year course the average student is stimulated and prepared to con¬ tinue his interest in art and to work proficiently in the crafts. The talented students have a foundation for specialization. THE MODERN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT We arc offering a comprehensive course in three of Europe s most important Modern I.an guages. namely: German. French and Spanish. The first two languages named above are offered in the Freshman year and may be continued for three successive years: while Spanish is taught in the Junior year to be continued in the Senior year. Knowing the importance of continuing one language for as many years as possible our high school has adopted the requirement of two years’ study in any chosen language for credit, this means that no credit towards graduation from this school can be given for the completion of only one year’s work in any language, nor can one year’s work in any language be offered as entrance to a University. The advantages of study of Modern Languages may be briefly stated as follows: 1. Ability to read, write, speak and understand new languages: useful for pleasure and travel as well as commercial benefits. 2. Better understanding of other people, their literature, music, art and architecture. 3. Perhaps most important, an appreciation of grammar and language values of native tongue and appreciation of language values in other tongues. The department is well represented in its teaching staff as all instructors have visited Europe and have not only a sympathetic appreciation of customs and habits of the foreign countries, but especially the knowledge needed to impress the true spoken language. Clubs in the various languages can and should be formed where the motto may be — Man spricht Deutsch On parle francais Sc habla espanol Page Twenty-five THE AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT The response of the farmer to the national recovery program is the best indication we have had in years that agriculture actually has a chance to look forward to a real security and prosperity. We need to remember that never before in history has an agricultural population like ours deliberately planned and executed a movement to carry out a new policy for the betterment of agriculture. The vocational agriculture student with his vocational training is fitted to take the lead in this movement. The aim of vocational agriculture is to prepare boys for the work on the farm. The voca¬ tional law sets up certain requirements for the local schools, which in agriculture are sane and practical. Each boy enrolled must carry on six months of farm practice under the supervision and instruction of the teacher of agriculture. This farm work usually becomes a project in which the boy has a financial interest. Work is done, records are kept, studies are made and instruction is given, both in school and out. based upon the project. This department has a room equipped primarily for instruction in agriculture. It is suffi¬ ciently equipped to demonstrate the ordinary improved scientific methods of testing milk, incubat¬ ing eggs, brooding chicks, grafting trees, pruning, testing soils, propagating plants, etc. A good collection of reference books and bulletins relating to the courses offered, and several good farm papers and periodicals are available for the use of the agriculture pupils. The school offers three years of agriculture. One of general agriculture and two of voca¬ tional agriculture to which a 90-minute period is devoted daily. The department of vocational agriculture in this school stands ready to help, not only the boys who enroll in the classes, but all the agricultural interest of the community. HOME ECONOMICS The Home Economics department is composed of three courses: Foods. Clothing, and Home¬ making. Miss Phyllis Alexander has charge of the Foods and Homemaking classes and Miss Clara B Neubauer of the Clothing classes. Two semesters of Foods, two semesters of Homemaking and four semesters of Clothing are now offered in these courses. The two semesters of Foods consist of a study of breakfasts, luncheons, and dinners, their planning, purchasing, preparation and serving as well as their nutritive value. The main topics taught in homemaking are childcare and training, interior decoration, home nursing and wise spending. The first two semesters of clothing are planned to give the girls the fundamentals of sewing, a study in the selection of materials, a study of design and color in relation to selection of cloth¬ ing and various household furnishings. The third semester more difficult garments are made and the selection of garments studied more carefully. Careful planning for expenditures and clothing budgets in relation to total incomes is also included in this course. In Clothing IV., each girl makes a foundation pattern in muslin from which she is taught to construct and fit various pat¬ terns and make one garment from one of these patterns. The selection of furs, laces and textile materials, ready made garments and household textile furnishings and a study of historic costumes in relation to modern costumes is also included in this course. The above courses are planned as a foundation for future problems. COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT The Commercial Department is faced with a two-fold responsibility in education. First, to give the students a fundamental vocational training that will enable them to enter the com¬ mercial pursuits to support themselves according to a good standard of living. Secondly, to give the students the social and economic background to develope a knowledge of social conditions and needs: a consciousness of belonging to a cooperative society; and a sense of responsibility to that society. To fulfill these obligations, a four year curriculum is planned in which vocational courses and social ' sciences are offered. The vocational work is as follows: two semesters of General Business training: eight semesters of secretarial studies, including Office Practice and Advanced Transcript; five semesters of bookkeeping including Cost Accounting and Bank Accounting: two semesters of fundamental business arithmetic: one semester each of Salesmanship and Advertising. The social sciences offered include one semester s work in each of the following subjects: Commercial Geography. Commercial Law, Economics, and Sociology. SOCIAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT To understand the present and to be able to predict the future we must know something about the past. Then only is true appreciation of human progress made a reality. To this end the state department has recently increased the requirements for graduation to two full years. This department has made every attempt to keep up to date. To accomplish this several sets of five wall maps are now to be found in every room, as well as much supplementary reading material. Every effort is being made to make the work interesting to the students and helpful to them in later life. Increased enrollment in this department has been as rapid as the growth of our school. At present the classes are all large, and an enlarged department to take care of its ever increasing en¬ rollment has become a necessity. Page Twenty-six THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES Courses in three physical sciences are offered by this high school. They are physiography, chemistry, and physics. Each is a one-year course, practical, up-to-the-minute, and scientific. Physiography is offered to the students in their second year. The course attempts to meet the questions of daily life. The work on weather observation, the rocks of the vicinity, together with motion pictures, follows modern science trends very closely. Our laboratory owns an anemometer, an instrument not possessed by many high schools. Chemistry is offered to third-year students. The school is fortunate in having an unusu¬ ally well-equipped laboratory. The course not only prepares for college, but by homely refer¬ ences, chemistry is made a vital part in the life of every student. The pupils are also trained in scientific investigation and thought. Many of our graduates are making a success in the field of chemistry. A year of physics is offered to seniors. This course is intended to be a climax to four years of science. It is intended to give a knowledge of present scientific trends and their applications to every-day life, as well as to give a knowledge of scientific facts. The laboratory is well equipped for this purpose and new modern pieces of apparatus are added annually. THE BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT The Biology Department offers courses in biology, botany and zoology. The course in biology is required of all F reshmen while botany is an elective to Sophomores, and zoology to Juniors and Seniors. Each course extends throughout the year. These biological subjects arc of great cultural value as well as of wide practical application. There is no person who does not come in contact with them daily in some of their phases. The home, the farm, the wayside, the wood, the lake, the stream and even the air contain living ma¬ terials which are both interesting and instructive. Our furniture, our food, our clothing are largely of a biological nature. Our gardens, our lawns, our orchards, our field crops, our industries and our health are indispensable adjuncts of everyday life. Not only do they possess cultural and aesthetic values, but at the same time they represent much wealth. So significant and universal are the applications of biology in education and life that a study of these great branches of science has unusual educational importance. THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT The aim of the Music Department is to develop an appreciation for the aesthetic and to give as many students as desire an understanding of the basic elements that make up good music. T he courses that are offered in this department arc theory, history of music, and music ap¬ preciation. In applied music instruction is given in the wood and string instruments and piano. In the Music Department, Edwin H. Peters directs the bands and orchestra. The brass quartet and string ensemble are also under his direction. Besides playing at all of the football games the band took part in several parades and school programs. The orchestra has given several well-balanced programs in General Assembly during the year and also played the Melinka of Astrakhan Operetta Score. The brass quartet made several public appearances. Their programs include radio broad¬ casts over Station KSD. The string ensemble is a group that specializes in giving semi-classic and classic violin arrangements. The Southwestern Illinois Band Contest was held at the B. T. H. S.. April 6 with twenty bands competing. The Belleville Township High School tied with the Centralia Band for first place. Miss Orena Mowe is in charge of the girls’ and boys’ quartet. Both quartets have partici¬ pated in General Assembly programs and other public appearances. THE LATIN DEPARTMENT Latin is the one language in the Belleville Township High School in which a student can offer a major as a university entrance requirement. Four years of Latin are offered in our school. In the first year the student lays the foundation for the future study of the language by learning forms and fundamental principles of grammar. Also in the first year some time is devoted to the translation into English of short lessons based on events of Roman history. Julius Caesar ' s life and his commentories on the Gallic War form the basis of study in the second year. Roman customs, religion, history up to 44 B. C. are studied in detail. The third year is spent in translating Cicero s works and in studying this great orator’s life. Translation of sentences into Latin, forms an important part of this year’s w ' ork. The fourth year finds the student prepared to follow Aeneas on his seven year voyage, pre¬ pared to read in the original, the immortal epic which has been the source and model for so many writers since Virgil’s time. Page Twenty-seven GENERAL REGULATIONS Relative to the various curricula of any division a student may choose to trans¬ fer from one to the other. This may be done at the beginning of any semester. Such student should consult his adviser before making the change. The adviser or the teacher would in all cases appreciate the approval of the parents of the student for such changes. English 7 is divided into 3 sections. Section one is regular English. Rhetoric and literature. Section two is journalism and literature. Section three is public speak¬ ing and literature. All parts offer the same credit. General agriculture is a first year science and may be substituted for biology with the same credit. This course may be more interesting to boys and girls from the rural or near rural communities and hence more interesting to them than biology. Algebra and geometry are pre-requisite to any who take chemistry or physics. No language can be taken for less than two years. No history can be taken for less than one year except English history which is given for one semester only. ACADEMIC DIVISIONS English is required of all students for four years, and is provided for in all cur¬ ricula. American History and Civics are required of all students, and Biology the first year. The curricula in the Academic Division are planned to meet all entrance requirements of colleges and universities. Students should consult with their class ad¬ visers relative to any particular college or university admission or with the principal. The Classical curriculum provides four years of work in Latin, the modern language curriculum, four years in German, French and Spanish. A student may take two years of German and two of French or two of German and two of Spanish, or two of French and two of Spanish. No credit will be given any language for less than two years of work. Colleges and universities do not accept less and many require more. The scientific curriculum stresses science and mathematics and provides enough languages and the social studies to meet the admission requirements of institutions of higher learning. Not less than three years of mathematics can be taken in this cur¬ riculum. Mathematics may be elective the fourth year. Science must be taken for three years. T he social studies curriculum provides a major in history and the social sciences: taken with language and mathematics. This curriculum will meet general college ad¬ mission requirements. Each of these curricula stress a particular field of interest or a major. A student following up this field in college or university will find his high school preparation very helpful. Page Twenty-eight ACADEMIC DIVISION GENERAL CURRICULUM This curriculum may admit to college, or university if the requisite amount of language and mathe¬ matics are elected. GENERAL CURRICULUM SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM Semester Year I. Semester English 1 Biology 1 Elect two from same year anv other curriculum II. English 3 Elect three from same year of any other curriculum English 3 Elect three from same year of any other curriculum III. English 2 Biology 2 Elect two from same year any other curriculum English 4 Elect three from same year of any other curriculum English 6 Am. History 6 Elect two in same year of any other curiicutum Semester English I Biology I Alegbra I Hist., (anc.) English 3 Geometry 3 History 3 Bot. 3 or Physiog. 3 Year I. English 2 Biology 2 Algebra 2 History 2 (anc.) Semester II. III. IV. English 7 Am History 7 Elect two in same year of any other curriculum English 8 Civics 8 Elect two from Eng Hist. 5 Economics 7 or Sociol. 8 English 3 Hist. 5 (Eng.) Chem. 5 or Zool. 3 Spanish 5 Elect one any other curricu¬ lum same or previous year English 7 Am. Hist. 7 Economics 7 Elect one any curriculum same or previous year English 4 Geometry 4 History 4 Bot. 4 Physiog. 4 or C. Geog. 4 English 6 Am Hist. 6 Chem. Zool. 6 Spanish 6 or elect one from same or pre¬ vious year. IV. English 8 Civics 8 Sociol. 8 Elect one any curriculum same or previous year CLASSICAL CURRICULUM MODERN LANGUAGE CURRICULUM Semester English 1 Biology 1 Algebra 1 Latin 1 English 3 Geometry 3 Latin 3 History 3 Botany 3. or Physiog. 3 English 5 Latin 5 History 5 (Eng.) Adv. Alg. 5 Chemistry 5. or Zoology 5 Year I. English 2 Biology 2 Algebra 2 Latin 2 Semester II. III. English 4 Geometry 4 Latin 4 History 4 Botany 4. or Physiog. 4 English 6 Latin 6 Am. Hist. 6 Solid Geom. 6 Chem. 6. or Zoology 6 IV. Semester English I Biology 1 Algebra 1 Germ. 1 or Fr. English 3 Geom. 3 Bot. 3. Physiog. 3 Gcr. 3 or Fr. 3 History 3 English 5 Spanish 3 Chem. 3 or Zool. 5 History 5 (Eng.) English 7 Spanish 7 Am. Hist. 7 Year I. English 2 Biology 2 Algebra 2 Germ. 2 o Semester Fr. 2 II. III. English 4 Geom 4 Bot. 4 or Physiog. 4 Get. 4 or Fr. 4 History 4 English 6 Spanish 6 Chem 6 or Zoo!. 6 Am. Hist. 6 IV. English 8 Spanish 8 Civics 8 English 7 English 8 Econ. 7 or Sociol. 8 or Latin 7 Latin 8 elect one same elect one same Am. Hist. 7 Civics 8 or previous yr. or previous yr. Economics 7. or Sociol. 8 or elect one same elect one same or previous yr. or previous yr. SCIENTIFIC CURRICULUM Semester Year Semester Semester Year Semt I. III. English 1 English 2 English 3 English 6 El. Alg. 1 El. Alg 2 Adv. Alg. 5 Solid Geom. 6 Biol. 1 Biol. 2 Chem. 5 or ( hem 6 or Zool. 6 German 1 or German 2 or Zool. 5 Am. Hist. 6 French 1 or French 2 or Hist. 5 (Eng.) Latin I Latin 2 IV. II. English 7 English 8 English 3 English 4 Am. Hist. 7 Civics 8 Geom. 3 Geom. 4 Physics 7 Physics 8 Bot. 3 or Bot. 4 or Trig. 7 or Col. Alg. 8 or Physiog. 3 Physiog. 4 Econ. 7 Sociology 8 German 3 or German 4 or French 3 or French 4 or Latin 3 Latin 4 Page Twenty-nine COMMERCIAL DIVISIONS Four curricula are provided in this division. The Commercial curriculum stresses accounting, the secretarial stenography and typing, transcript and office prac¬ tice which later provides for filing. Transcript offers abundant exercises in dictation, stressing speed and accuracy. The Business and Stenographic curricula are intended for those students who can not attend high school for more than two years. It is possible to combine the commercial and secretarial curricula by exchange of courses. Thus a student may concentrate on Bookkeeping and Stenography. Stud¬ ents should always consult their teachers and class adviser, or the principal in all mat¬ ters pertaining to their studies. While many courses in these curricula are acceptable for admission to colleges and universities, these curricula are not designed for college entrance. They plan to give the student a training that will help him fit himself into business life. The four year curricula gives a student a well rounded training and no one should be sat¬ isfied with less. COMMERCIAL CURRICULUM Semester Year Semester I. English 1 English 2 Biology l Biology 2 Gen. Bus. 1 Gen. Bus. 2 Bus. Arith. I Bkg. 2 IL English 3 English 4 Bkg 3 Bkg. 4 Com. Arith 3 Com. Geog. 4 Typing 3 Typing 4 in. English 5 English 6 Bkg. 5 Bkg. 6 Advertising 5 Am. Hist. 6 Com. Law 5 Salesmanship 6 IV. English 7 English 8 Am. Hist. 7 Civics 8 Bkg 7 Sociology 8 Economics 7 Elect one any year except 1 sc yr. SECRETARIAL CURRICULUM Semester Year Semester I. English 1 English 2 Biology 1 Biology 2 Gen. Bus. 1 Stenog. 2 Bus. Arith. 1 Typing 2 II. English 3 English 4 Com. Arith. 3 Com. Geog 4 Stenog. 3 Stenog. 4 Typing 3 Typing 4 III. English 5 English 6 Trans. 5 Office training 6 Advertising 5 Am. Hist. 6 Bkg 2 Bkg. 3 IV. English 7 English 8 Am. Hist. 7 Civics 8 Economics 7 Sociology 8 Bkg. 4 or Bkg. 5 or Elect one any year except Elect one any year except 1st yr. 1st yr. Page Thirty DIVISION OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION I he law makes it mandatory for a Board of Education to provide for physical education. So under the rules of the Board, effective September 1. 1933. every student will be required to take physi¬ cal education unless excused by the school physician. Boys should take not less than three hours per week and girls not less than two hours per week. The work of the physical education division for each semester is to be offered in three parts. Part one takes up gymnastics and corrective exercises, part two instruction in physiology, hygiene, and health habits, part three is given over to recreation in which every student selects that form of activity in games from which he gets the greatest pleasure. Games arc not played to win. while that is the purpose, yet the pleasure and satisfaction achieved in the exercise is a paramount consideration. Hence, f ormal intramural athletics are practiced to the point where they culminate into the representative high school teams. Semester Gymnastic First Aid Recreation Gymnastics Health Habits Recreation Year Semester 1 . Gymnastics First Aid Recreation II. Gymnastics Health Habits Recreation Semester Gymnastics Hygiene Recreation Gymnastics Physiology Recreation Year Semester III. Gymnastics Hygiene Recreation IV. Gymnastics Physiology Recreation INDUSTRIAL DIVISION This division of curricula lends itself to the interest of those students whose interest lies in doing things with hand and mind. Some courses of each curriculum have credit for college admission, but none of these curricula are planned to furnish admission to institutions of higher learning. Applied music (band, orchestra, instrumentals, voice) are a part of the fine arts curriculum. FINE ARTS CURRICULUM (Arts. Crafts and Music) Semester Year Semester VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE CURRICULUM (For Farm Boys) Semester Year Semester 1 . English 1 English 2 Biology 1 Biology 2 Arts and Crafts Arts and Crafts 2 Hist. (Anc. and Med.) Hist. 2 (Anc. and Mod,) or Alg. or Mus. or Algebra 2 Appreciation 11 . English 3 English 4 Arts and Crafts 3 Arts and Crafts 4 Hist. 3 (Modern) Hist. 4 (Mod.) Geo 3 or Bot. 3 or Geo 4 or Bot. 4 History of Music 3 or History of Music 4 III. English 5 English 6 Arts and Crafts 5 Arts and Crafts 6 Hist. 5 (Eng ) Hift. 6 (Am.) Elect one Elect one IV. English 7 English 8 History 7 (Am.) Civics 8 Elect two Elect two English 1 English 2 Biology 1 Biology 2 Voc. Ag. 1 Voc. Ag. 2 Gen. Bus. 1 Gen. Bus. 2 or or elect one elect one II. English 3 English 4 Voc. Ag 3 Voc. Ag 4 Algebra 1 Algebra 2 Mechanical Drawing 1 Mechanical Drawing 2 or elect one or elect one III. English 5 English 6 Wood Shops Wood Shops 2 Auto Mechanics History (A. ML) Elect one Elect one IV. English 7 English 8 Hist. 7 (Am.) Civics 8 Econ. 7 Sociology 8 Elect one Elect one GENERAL INDUSTRIAL CURRICULUM Semester English 1 Mechanical Drawing 1 Biol. 1 or Gen. Ag. Elect W. S or M. S. English 3 Mechanical Drawing 3 W S. 3 or M. S. 3 Algebra 1 or elect one English 5 Mechanical Drawing 3 W S. 3 or M S. 5 or A. M. 5 or Geom. 3 or elect one English 7 Hist. 7 (Am.) Econ. 7 Physic or elect one Year Semester 1 . English 2 Mechanical Drawing 2 Biol. 2 or Gen. Ag. 2 Elect W. S or M. S. II. English 4 Mechanical Drawing 4 W. S. 4 or M. S 4 Algebra or elect one III. English 6 History 6 (Am.) Geom. 3 A. M. or elect one IV. English 8 Civics 8 Sociology 8 Physics or elect one HOME ECONOMICS CURRICULUM Semester English 1 Biol. 1 Clothing or Foods Elect Alg. or Hist. (Anc.) English 3 Clothing or Home Making 3 Geom. 3 Elect one English 5 Elect three English 7 Hist. 7 Elect two Year Semester 1 . English 2 Biology 2 Clothing or Foods Elect Alg. or Hist. (Anc.) II. English 4 Clothing or Home Making Geom. 4 Elect one III. English 6 History 6 Elect two IV. English 8 Civics 8 Elect two 3 Page Thirty-one MANSION HOUSE HEN Cairo was started, a promoter went to England and sold lots, and Charles Dickens invested in some. When he came to America in 1842. he de¬ cided to investigate the lands, since he had received no returns. Upon reaching Cairo, he found his “lands” under water! From Cairo he went to St. Louis, where he was tendered a huge banquet. During the course of the conversation, he is said to have remarked that he had heard so much of American prairies, and he wished he could see one. Colonel J. L. D. Morrison, one of Belleville’s foremost citizens, who resided at Glen Addie, on the Shiloh Road, now St. John’s Orphanage, offered to show one to Dickens. However, it was spring, and the roads were muddy, and travelling was difficult. When they reached Belleville, it was so late Dickens was forced to put up at the “Mansion House,” which he describes in his “American Notes.” “The Mansion House” was a lodging house, which was situated on East Main Street, the site of the Lincoln Theatre. Of it. Dickens says: “There was a hotel in this place, which, like all hotels in America, had its large dining room for the public table. It was an odd, shambling, low roofed outhouse, half-cowshed and half-kitchen, with a course brown canvas table¬ cloth. and tin sconces stuck against the walls, to hold candles at supper time.” The next day, Morrison and Dickens left for Lebanon. From thence, they proceeded to a spot half-way between Lebanon and Summerfield. There they stopped. Dickens describes the spectacle and his feelings in his “American Notes “ He declares: “It would be difficult to say why, or how—though it was possibly from having heard and read so much about it—but the effect on me was a disappoint¬ ment. Looking towards the setting sun, there lay. stretched out before my view, a vast expanse of level ground, unbroken, save by one thin line of trees, which scarcely amounted to a scratch upon the great blank: until it met the glowing sky, wherein it seemed to dip: Mingling with its rich colours, and mellowing in its distant blue. There it lay, a tranquil sea or lake without water, if such a simile be admissible, with the day going down upon it. Great as the picture was, its very flatness and extent, which left nothing to the imagination, tamed it down and ramped its interest. It was lonely and wild, but oppressive in its bar¬ ren monotony.” The prairie is called. “Looking Glass Prairie.” and is one of the smaller prairies of Illinois. Mansion House 103 East Main Street � � CLASSES HISTORY of the CLASS of 34 High School days are over. After four years of hard work in this institution, we, of the graduating class, have attained a higher step on the ladder of life. In these last four years we have changed from inexperienced Freshmen to well-mannered and learned graduates. We have all had our troubles, and our fun—but in the future we will look back upon our High School days recalling some of our happiest moments. The only regret that we will probably have is that we were not lordly Seniors during our entire school career. With fond memories and high hopes for the future, we turn our eyes away from the good old B. T. H. S. and bid farewell to our friends of the faculty and student body. RICHARD WANGELIN 34 Pag Thirty-four SENIOR � � � OFFICERS and COMMITTEES COLORS diurnt Orange and “Black FLOWER Toppy MOTTO There ' s nothing so powerful as the truth PLAY COMMITTEE Walter Moehle Edwin Schaefer Helen Mingle Mary Alice Farrimond Robert Husky PROGRAM COMMITTEE Adolph Merck Jane Love Sylvia Waldman Kelly Smith Edith Ropiequet INVITATION COMMITTEE v Blanche Eggman Helen Mingle Frank Bowers Billy Arnold JANE LOVE Vice-President CLASS PRANK WHITE President RICHARD WANGELIN Secretary-T reasurer Page Thirty-five BERNICE B. BIEN “Bienie” Tennis 1 -2-3-4 Basketball 1 -2-3-4 Lettcrwomen 1-2-3-4 G. A. A. 1-2-3-4 Snappy Snappers 1-2-3-4 Hy-News Staff 4 Sec.-Treas. Soph. Class Sec. G. A. A. 2 Treas. G. A. A. 3 Pres. G. A. A. 4 Sec.-Treas. Letterwomen 2 Vice-Pres. Letterwomen 3 Pres. Snappers 3 Orchestra 1-2 KENNETH VOLAND • , Keniy M Boy Scout Club General L iterary Club Shops 1-2-3-4 TOM BAER “Mutt” General Literary 1-2 Advertising 3 Basketball 3-4 Lettcrmen 4 WILLIAM TWEEDY Track 1 -2-3-4 Sec.-Treas. Latin Club 2 General L.iterary 1 Football 4 Baseball 3 Melinka of Astrakhan 4 Orchestra 2-3-4 RICHARD WANGELIN “Dick” Football !-2-3-4 Latin Club I Baseball 2 “Nut Farm” 2 Peppy Peppers 2 Advertising Club 2-3 Sec.-Treas. Advertising Club Pearls of Paroa 3 Oh! Professor 3 Prom Committee 3 Lettermen’s Club 4 Hy-News Staff 4 Senior Program 4 Sec.-Treas. Senior Class 4 Bellevinois Staff 4 Senior Program Com. 4 ALLAN SPRINGER “Doc” Lettermen’s Club 1 Basketball 4 Baseball 1-2 Tennis 1 -2 JOHN ASH MELVIN KRUMMRICH “Pete” Boys ' Science Club 1-2 Archery Club 3 General Literary 3 Tennis 3 Lettermen’s Club 4 ADRIAN PETERSON NORMAN ANNA General Literary 1 Tumbler’s Club 1 -2 Chorus 1 Boy Scout Club 3 Radio Club 4 SENIOR Page Thirty six MARGARET MUSKOFF “Marmee” Miss Cherryblossom Gypsy Rover G. A. A. 2 Girls ' Science 1 MAURICE BRANDENBERGER “Brandy’ Orchestra 1 -2-3-4 Track 1 General Literary 1-2 Commercial Club 3 Jr. Jam. 3. Hy-News Staff 4 IRENE AUER G. A. A. Home Economics KENNETH BIEBEL Beeb“ Music Club 1 General Literary 2-4 Advertising 3 Orchestra 1 Band 1 -2-3-4 JANE GUNN G. A. A. 1-2 Girls ' Science 3 English Honorary 4 Stamp Club 5 Dramatic Club 6-7-8 Snappy Snappers 2-3-4 Pearls of Paroa Ring Committee Prom Committee Hy-News Staff Bellevinois Staff RAY C. STOECKLIN -Butch’’ Tumblers 1 -2 Commercial 3 Lettermen 4 Golf 2-3-4 Track 3-4 CLASS HARRY MORGAN “Ollie Eyes’’ Okawville 1-2-3 Basketball 2-3-4 Lcttermen’s Club 4 DOROTHY WOERNER G. A. A. 1 Glee Club l -2 English Honorary 2 Jr. Jam Committee 3 General Literary 3 JUSTIN SCHOENENBERGER German 1 Boys Chorus 1-2-3-4 Miss Cherryblossom 1 Aviation Club 2 Belle of Bagdad 2 Stamp Club 3 Boys’ 2nd Quartet 4 Senior Program 4 Melinka of Astrakhan 4 Dramatic Club 4 FERN MOHR Eng. Honorary Club 1 General Literary 1-2 G. A. A. 1-2 Tumblers 1-2 Pres. Commercial Club 2 Vice-Pres. Commercial Club 3 Dramatic Club 2-3 Study Club 1-2-4 Sextet FRANK S. WHITE Latin Club 1 Stamp Club 2 Chair. Jr. Jam Refresh. Com. 3 Hy-News Staff 4 Bellevinois Staff 4 Pres. Senior Class EDITH MARSH General Literary 1 Music Club 1 G. A. A. 2 Snappy Snappers 2-3 Dramatic 3-4 Page Thirty-seven RUTH STEFANOFF “Rudy” Glee Club 1 G. A. A. 1-2 Miss Cherry blossom 1 Girl Tumblers 1 -2 Belle of Bagdad 2 Letterwomen 3-4 Dramatic 3-4 Snappy Snappers 3-4 Pearls of Paroa 3 Hy-News Staff HAROLD TEBBENHOFF “Tebby” Craftsmen’s Club 1 Pres. Auto Mechanics’ Club 2 Little Assembly 3-4 MARY RHEIN G. A. A. 1 Junior Program Committee Jr. Jam Committee 6 Bellevinois Staff 7-8 Pearls of Paroa Snappy Snappers 5-6-7-8 BILL MUNDEN Pennsylvania 1 General Literary 2 Football 3-4 Lettermen’s Club BEULAH GROSSMAN “Bun” Jr. Jam Committee Hy-News Staff Snappy Snappers 2-3-4 G. A. A. 1-2 Dramatic Club 3-4 General Literary 4 GREGORY PERINO GLENN BROWN Craftsmen’s Club 1 General Literary Club 2 Lettermen ' s Club 3-4 Football 1-2-3-4 Track 1-2-3-4 Track Captain 4 JANE BURNS G. A. A. J English Honorary 2 Jr. Dramatic Club 3 General Literary 4 Maroon ft White Dramatic Club Vice-Pres. 4 Snappy Snappers 4 Miss Cherryblossom Glee Club 1-2 Hy-News Staff 4 HOWARD TRITT German Club 1 -2 Stamp Club 3 Little Assembly 4 RUTH HETTENHAUSEN “Het” General Literary 1 G. A. A. 2 Dramatic Club 3-4 Pearls of Paroa Prom Committee ADOLPH FISCHER “Red” Tumbling 1-2-3 Stamp Club 3 Jr. Jam Committee Hy-News Staff General Literary 4 RUTH WADE Miss Cherryblossom 1 Belle of Bagdad 2 Gypsy Rover 3 Melinka of Astrakhan 4 La Estralita 2 Pearls of Paroa 3 Orchestra 1 -2-3-4 String Quartet 1-2-3-4 Little Assembly 1-2-3 Pres. Audubon Club 4 Sr. Program 4 SENIOR Page Thirty-eight RALPH NOLD Western Military Academy 1 Latin Club 2 Tennis 2-3-4 Chemistry Club 3-4 Motorcycle Club 4 AURELIA KNIEPKAMP G. A. A. 1-2 English Honorary 3 General Literary 4 Home Economics 5-6 Little Assembly 7 JACK ED. LINSTER “John” Sec.-Treas. Eng. Honorary Club Sec.-Treas. Chemistry Club Dramatic Club Latin Club Basketball 3-4 Jr. Jam Dramatic Club Play Senior Program Chorus Royal Perogative 1-2-3-4 HELEN AGNE G. A. A. 1-2-3 Ticket Committee Jr. Jam Snappy Snappers 2-3-4 Hy-News Staff BLAINE SCHMIDT “Schmaly” Pres. German Club Vice-Pres. Chemistry Club 3 Dramatic Club 4 Chorus 1-2-3 Jr. Jam Committee 3 Quartet 4 Bellevinois Staff 4 Motorcycle 4 Senior Program 4 Vice-Pres. Freshmen Class 1 LOIS MENG East Side 1 G. A. A. 2-3-4 Treas. G. A. A. 4 Oh! Professor Jr. Jam Committee JANE LOVE “Pug” G. A. A. 1-2-3 Stamp Club 3 Vice-Pres. Stamp Club 3 Letterwomen 3-4 Sec-Treas. Letterwomen 4 Snappy Snappers 3-4 Cheerleader 4 Dramatic Club 4 Chairman Ring Committee 4 Jr. Jam Committee 4 Senior Program Committee 4 Vice-Pres. Sr. Class 4 Hy-News Staff 4 Bellevinois Staff 4 Pearls of Paroa VAL RHEIN Band 1-2-3 Orchestra 1-2 Music Club 1 Latin Club 2 Aviation Club 3 General Literary Club 4 Sophomore Program Royal Perogative Club 4 Bellevinois Staff Baseball 3-4 SYLVIA WALDMAN Latin Club 1 Dramatic Club 2-3-4 Senior Program Committee 3 Pearls of Paroa WARREN SCHMALENBERGER “Schmalz” German Club 1 General Literary Club 2 Boy Scouts 3 Math. Club 4 JUANITA COX Melinka of Astrakhan 4 Gypsy Rover 3 Belle of Bagdad 2 Miss Cherryblossom 1 Nut Farm 2 Pot Boiler 4 Chairman Jr. Jam Committee The Bold Front 3 Pres. Dramatic Club 4 Girls’ Sextette 2-3-4 Snappy Snappers 1-2-3-4 Hy-News Staff 4 Pearls of Paroa 3 Orchestra 2-3 MILTON EHRET Science Club 3 Advertising Club 4 Football CLASS Page Thirty-nine RUTH HARDT BILLY ROEDERSHEIMER Mechanical Drawing 1-2-} Auto Mechanics 4 MARY EUGENIE SHEEHAN Holy Angels Milwaukee 1 Notre Dame 2 Glee Club 3 G. A. A. 3-4 Dramatic Club 3-4 Senior Program Committee Senior Christmas Program ADOLPH MERCK KATHERINE CALLOWAY Snappy Snappers 1-2-3-4 Girls ' Science Club 1 Dramatic Club 4 G. A. A. 2 Vice-Pres. Home Economics Club Glee Club 1-2 Hy-News Staff PAUL DIRSIA Science Club 1 General Literary 2 Little Assembly 3 Motorcycle Club 4 Orchestra 1-2 Track 4 Baseball 4 WILLIAM SCHWARZ Craftsmen’s Club 1 Boys’ Science Club 2 Stamp Club 3 Radio Club 4 Band 2-3-4 Football 3-4 Hy-News Staff 4 Track 4 MELVA NEBGEN “Nebbie” G. A. A. 1 Girls ' Glee Club 1 Miss Cherryblossom General Literary Club 2 Pearls of Paroa 3 Hy-News Staff 4 AUGUST BAER 4 Bud” General Literary 1 Latin Club 2 Art Club 3 Ring Committee Dramatic Club 4 LA VERNE E. HARDT “Moe” Glee Club 12 G. A. A. 1 Little Assembly 3-4 General Literary 2 Miss Cherryblossom 1 Pearls of Paroa BILL MOELLER Science Club 1 -2 Scout Club 3 Chemistry Club 4 Tennis 3-4 Basketball 2-3-4 Lcttermen 4 DORIS GREEN G. A. A. 1-2 Commercial 2 German 3 Home Economics 3 Little Assembly 4 SENIO Page Forty MARYEVELYN MOUNTS “Melvin” General Literary 1 Miss Cherryblossom 2 G. A. A. 2-3 Belle of Bagdad 3 Letterwomen ' s Club 4 Hy-News Staff 4 RUDOLPH H. STROTHMANN. Jr. Rudy” Craftsmen ' s Club 1-2 Boy Scouts 3 Little Assembly 4 DOROTHY DE1TZ Letterwomen 3-4 Vice-Pres. Letterwomen 4 G. A. A. 1-2-3 Stamp Club 3 Snappy Snappers 4 Dramatic Club 3 Jr. Jam Committee 3 Glee Club 1-2 Pearls of Paroa 3 General Literary 2 ROLAND F. HUG “Holy Hug” Craftsmen ' s Club 1 Tumblers 1-2 Little Assembly 3-4 IRMA LU SCHILLING Miss Cherryblossom 1 G. A. A. 2 Pearls of Paroa 3 Hy-News Staff 4 NORMAN SCHLUETER “Manny” Lettermcn’s Club 2-3-4 Baseball 1-2-3-4 Basketball 3-4 Vice-Pres. Lettermen’s Club CLASS CARL HIRTH Football 1-2-3 4 Lettermen’s Club 4 Dramatic Club 3 Jr. Jam 3 Boys ' Quartet 2 Hy-News Staff 4 Orchestra 1-2 Band 1-2-3 Music Club 1-2 La Estralita 2 Pearls of Paroa 4 Chairman Jam Ticket Com. 4 PHYLLIS BARNHARDT G. A. A. 1-2 Glee Club 1 -2 Dramatic Club 3 Little Assembly 4 EDWARD GRANDCOLAS Tumblers 1 Band 1-2 Orchestra 1 General Literary 2-3-4 ELMA COOPER KELLY SMITH “Kel” Pres. Stam p Club 5-6 Sec. Stamp Club 7-8 Senior Program Committee 7-8 Band 1 -2-3-4 Orchestra 2-3-4-5-6 Boy Scout Club 3-4 Bellevinois Staff GENEVA DUEY “Nevie” General Literary 1 G. A. A. 2 Dramatic 3 Latin 4 Glee Club 1 -2 Pag Forty-one FRANKLIN BOWERS ‘•Tolls” Pres. Freshmen Class 1 Latin Club—Vice-Pres. 1-2 Chem. Club—Pres. Sec.-Treas. 3 Math. Club—Sec.-Treas. 4 Radio Club—Vice-Pres. 4 Chorus 2 Music 2-3 Track 3-4 Senior Invitation Com. MARY BUX G. A. A.—V ice-Pres. 1-2-3-4 Tumblers ' Club 1 -2 Letterwomen’s Club 3-4 Glee Club 1 Basketball (Jr. Captain) 3 Belle of Bagdad 2 Pearls of Paroa 3 BILLY BUECHER Melinka of Astrakhan 4 Senior Program 4 Boy Scout Club 2 German Club 1 Little Assembly 3 CATHERINE GOODNOW DuQuoin High School 1 Edwardsville High School 2 Home Economics 3 Glee Club 3 Gypsy Rover Little Assembly 4 ROBERT MUELLER “Red” Boys ' Tumbling Club 1 Boys’ Science Club 2 Craftsmen s Club 2 General Literary 3-4 Basketball 2-3-4 Track 3-4 DOROTHY LEHMAN ‘ Doc’’ G. A. A. 1-2-3 La Estralita 1 Tumblers 2 Miss Cherryblossom 2 Letterwomen 2 Basketball 3 Sec-Treas. Letterwomen 3 Dramatic 4 Letterwomen 4 JEAN SCHNE IDE WIND North Dallas High School 1 Jr. Jam Committee 3 G. A. A. 1-2 Glee Club 1 -2 Dramatic Club 3-4 Snappy Snappers 2-3-4 WILLIAM MILLER Craftsmen’s Club 1-2 Tumbling 3-4 Craftsmen 5-6 Audubon Society 7-8 KATHRYN WANGELIN “Dub” Snappy Snappers 2-3-4 G. A. A. 1 Glee Club 1 Tumblers 1 Girls’ Science 2 Sec.-Treas. English Honorary 3 Dramatic 4 Hy-News Staff 4 WALDO TISCH “Wassy” Lettermens Club 4-5 Music Club 1 Art Club 2-3 Football 1-2-3-4 Band 1-2-3-4 Orchestra 1-2 Royal Perogative 1-2-3-4 MARGARET WHITEHEAD Hurst. Illinois 1-2 Carbondale. Illinois 3 O’Fallon. Illinois 3 Dramatic Club 4 VICTOR SCHAER Latin Club 1 Boys ' Science 2 General Literary 2 Little Assembly 3-4 Senior Program SENIOR Page Forty-1wo HELEN WOLF JAMES DREYER Tumbling 1-2-3-4-5 Advertising 6 Pearls of Paroa PAUL FERNAU German Club 1 General Literary Club 2 Stamp Club 3 Chemistry Club 3 Hy-News Staff 4 General Literary Club 4 MARIE RANDLE FREIDA REICHERT Dramatic Club G. A. A. RAY LEE Latin Club 1 Chemistry Club 3 Math. Club 4 The Pot Boiler 4 ELVERA SCHER G. A. A. 1-2-3 Lettcrwomen 3-4 Orchestra 3 4 Violin Quartet 4 Little Assembly 4 7 ' umbling Club 2 Glee Club 1 HERB SCHAEFER Draftsmen 1 Stamp Club Little Assembly Basketball 1 Golf 1-2-3-4 Hy-News Staff CLASS EDWIN SCHAEFER Boys’ Science Club 1-2 Chemistry Club 3 Jr. Jam Committee 3 Dramatic Club 4 The Pot Boiler 4 EDITH KERN G. A. A. 1 Snappy Snappers 1-2-4 Dramatic 3 Maroon ft White 4 EDWIN HOFFMAN “Hamburger Eddie Hy-News Staff Band 1 -2-3-4 Orchestra 1-2-3 Vice-Pres. Music Club Sax Quartet Advertising Club DORIS KUHN G. A. A. 1-2 Dramatic Club 3 Glee Club 1-2 Little Assembly Page Forty three DOROTHY Petersburg T umbling GREEN High School. Va. Club BERT OELRICH Craftsmen ' s Club 1-2 Dramatic Club 3 Track 3-4 Little Assembly WILLIAM RUBACH “Bill” Band 1-2-3-4 Latin Club 1 Boy Scout Club 2 Sec. Stamp Club 3 Bellevinois Staff 4 Hy-News Staff 4 Junior Jam Committee 3 Senior Program 4 Sophomore Program 2 BLANCHE EGGMAN “Blanchie G. A. A. 1 Snappy Snappers 3-4 Vice-Pres. Jr. Class Tumblers 2 M GEORGIANA WAGNER “Georgie” G. A. A. 1-2 Glee Club 3 Stamp Club 3 General Literary 4 Dramatic Club 3 ROSSEL SCHLICH Okawville 1-2-3 Basketball 1-2-3-4 Tennis 1-2 Baseball 1 -2 Lettermen ' s Club MELVIN SCHWARTZ Marchy“ Proviso Township High 1 General Literary 2 Vice-Pres. Commercial Club 3 Golf 3-4 Hy-News Staff 4 Bellevinois Staff 4 Basketball 4 MARGARET RENTH General Literary 1 G. A. A. 2-3 Letterwomen 4 Little Assembly 4 Glee Club 1-2 ELIZABETH SAPP “Bets” G. A. A. 1-2-3 Letterwomen 4 Dramatic Club 4 Snappy Snappers 4 DAN JETT East Side 1-2-3 Band Trumpet 1-2-3 Tennis 1-2 NORMAN REHEIS “Gussie” Band 1-2 Orchestra 2 Miss Cherryblossom 2 Music Club 1-3-4 Chemistry Club 2 Boy’s Quartet 2-3-4 A Bold Front 3 Gypsy Rover 3 Melinka of Astrakhan 4 Hy-News Staff 4 ELIZABETH BROWN Frederick. Oklahoma 1 General Literary Club 2 Dramatic Club 3-4 Glee Club 3 Pianist for Girls ' Sextette 4 Orchestra 3 Pianist for Boys ' 2nd Quartet 4 Page Forty-four MALCOLM WILD “Ben” Football 1 -2-3-4 Baseball 1 -2-3-4 Track 1-3-4 Basketball 2-3 Lettermen’s Club 2-3-4 Hy-News Staff ( Business Mgr.) Tumbling 1-2-3 Sec.-Treas. Junior Class Pearls of Paroa Royal Perogative Club 4 Vice-Pres. Lettermen’s Club ELSIE THURE General Literary Club 1-2-3-4 RAYMOND CANNADY Current History 1 General Literary 2 Commercial 3 Little Assembly 3 Study Club 4 MARY ALICE FARRIMOND Glee Club 1-2 G. A. A. 1 English Honorary 2 Sec-Treas. Home Economics Dramatic Club 4 Junior Jam Committee 3 Snappy Snappers 1-2-3-4 Sec.-Treas. Snappy Snappers Hy-News Staff A Bold Front” BUD HEELY “Doc” Sec. Tumblers’ Club 1 Pres. Tumblers’ Club 2 Sophomore Pres. Football 1-2-3-4 Track 1-2-4 Lettermen’s Club 4 Baseball 4 Dramatic Club 3 RUTH HALSTEAD G. A. A. 1 Dramatic 3 General Literary 1-2 CLASS RUTH LEUNIG Hy-News Staff 4 Snappy Snappers 4 Vice-Pres. General Literary Club G. A. A. 1-2 Junior Jam Committee 3 Dramatic Club 3 DARWIN HUETING “Demon Music Club 1-4 Band 1-2-3 Belle of Bagdad 2 Boys’ Chorus 1-2 Junior Jam Committee Junior Jam RUTH KUHN CYRIL BRAUN “Cy” Tumblers’ Club 1 Literary Club 1 Lettermen’s Club 2-3-4 Tcftnoi 1-2 3-4 Basketball 1-2-4 Track 4 Hy-News Staff 4 A Bold Front 3 Mgr. Baseball I Junior Program EDITH ROPIEQUET Lansdowne Jr. High School 1 Dramatic Club 3-4 Glee Club 2-3 Junior Ring Committee Senior Program Committee Snappy Snappers 2-3-4 Hy-News Staff ARTHUR HAMBLETON “Ott” Craftsmen’s Club 1 Boys ' Commercial Club 2-3 Track 2-4 Page Forty-five PETER GENT ‘ Pete’’ Craftsmen s Club 1 Vice-Pres. Auto Mechanics 2 Pres. Auto Mechanics 2-3 Football 2-3 ELEANOR AUERBACH Latin Club 1 G. A. A. 1-2 General Literary 2-3 Dramatic Club 3-4 Little Assembly 4 Belle of Bagdad 3 PAUL HENRY Craftsmen’s Club 1 -2-3-4 General Literary Club 5-6 Little Assembly 7-8 NORMA SEIBERT -Norm’’ Glee Club 1 G. A. A. 1-2 Miss Chcrryblossom 1 Belle of Bagdad 2 Dramatic Club 3 Hy-News Staff 4 Dramatic Club 4 EVELYN KLEMME “Ev” Snappy Snappers 2-3-4 Sec.-Treas. Snappy Snappers 3 Bcllcvinois Staff 4 Hy-News Staff 4 Gypsy Rover Junior Jam 3 Chairman Prom Committee 3 G. A. A. 1-2 Dramatic Club 3-4 English Honorary Club Quartet 3 Stamp Club WALTER E. MOEHLE Okawville 1-2-3 Basketball 4 Baseball 4 Tennis 4 Lettermen ' s Club 4 GEORGIANA DAHM G. A. A. 1-2-3-4 Girls’ Science Club Little Assembly BILLY ARNOLD General Literary 1 Latin 2-3-4 Dramatic 5-8 Art 6-7 Junior Jam Committee Bellevinois 4 Hy-News Staff CHARLES HOHM “Chas” Draftsmen’s Club 1-2 DORIS SCHWARZ G. A. A. 1-2 Snappy Snappers 3-4 Letterwomen Pres. 3-4 Vice-Pres, of Sophomore Class Pres, of Junior Class Hy-News Staff HELEN MINGLE Webster City, Iowa 1 Belle of Bagdad 2 Bold Front 3 Production Committee Jr. Jam 3 Invitation Committee 4 Pot Boiler 4 Snappy Snappers 2-3-4 Editor. Hy-News 4 Dramatic Club 2-3-4 JOSEPH TRUTTMANN “Joe- Miss Cherryblossom 1 German Club 1 General Literary 2 Chemistry Club 3 Math. Club 4 SENIOR Page Forty-six MILDRED KNEMEYER Tumblers’ Club 1-2 G. A. A. 2-3-4 See. of G. A. A. 4 Letterwomen’s Club 4 Glee Club 1 Belle of Bagdad 2 Literary Club 1 Basketball 3-4 ELMER SCHLECHTE Latin Club 1 General Literary 2 Chemistry Club 3 Boys’ Science Club 3 Mathematics ' Club 4 VIRGINIA TREAGER G. A. A. 1-2 Girls’ English Honorary Club 2 Dramatic Club 3 Girls’ Economics Club 3 Little Assembly 4 WILLIAM ROSSO Orchestra 3-4 F. F. A. 3-4 BETTY KENT ROLAND SCHMIDT “Roily 0 Literary Club 1 Latin Club 2 Boys’ Science Club 2 Chemistry Club 3 Radio Club—Vice-Pres. 4 Radio Club—Sec.-Treas. 4 Boys’ Chorus 1-2-3-4 Melinka of Astrakhan Boys’ Quartet Track Team 3-4 Hy-News Staff 4 MABEL JONES G. A. A. 1 General Literary 2-4 Dramatic Club 3 Hy-News Staff ELROY ZIMMERMANN ”Zin” Craftsmen ' s Club 1-2 General Literary 3 Little Assembly 4 CAROLINA M. TIEMANN “Cal’ G. A. A. 1-2-3 Little Assembly 3 Glee Club CLIFF HUBERT “Teabone” Sports Editor of Hy-News 4 Pot Boiler 4 Dramatic Club 3 4 Track 4 HERMAN F. DEUTSCHMANN Auto Mechanics ' Club 1 Boys’ Science Club 2 Sec.-Treas. Science Club 3 Senior Program EDITH WALKER Commercial Club 1 General Literary 2-3 CLASS Page Forty-seven MARGUERITE WEBER “Iggv” General Literary 1 Commercial Club 2-3 Pres. Commercial Club 2 Glee Club 12 Little Assembly 4 JAMES MIDDLECOFF “Jimmy” Tumbling 1-2 Football 1-2 Agriculture 1-2 Little Assembly 3-4 HELEN STEIN “Steinie” G. A. A. 1-2 Pres. Art Club 5-6 Sec. Art Club 7-8 WILLIAM NEFF “Sonny Chemistry Club 3 Royal Perogative 4 HELEN HOFFMANN G. A. A. 1 General Literary 2 Glee Club 3 Cherryblossom 1 Little Assembly 4 Commercial Club 2 Hy-News Staff 4 Robert McCullough CHARLES VOGEL “Bud” Latin 1-2 Dramatic 3-4 Chorus 1 -2 HENRIETTA GOEPFERT G. A. A. 1-2-3 Home Economics 4 Little Assembly 4 JAMES HOBBS BLANCHE MERZ G. A. A. 1-2 Dramatic Club 3 General Literary 3 Hy-News Staff Little Assembly 4 RAYMOND MUELLER General Literary 1-2 Chemistry Club 3 Math. Club 4 GRACE PHILLIPS “Grade” G. A. A. 1-2 Snappy Snappers 4 Hy-News Staff 4 Bellevinois Staff 4 Pearls of Paroa 3 Dramatic Club 4 SENIO Page Foriy-cight RAYMOND DIEHL Boys’ Science Club 1 General Literary Club 2 Little Assembly 3-4 VERA M. THEBUS “Bim” G. A. A. 1-2 Girls’ Science 3 Little Assembly 3 General Literary 4 LYLE WESTWOOD Latin Club 1 Boys’ Science Club 2 Chemistry Club 3 Vice-Pres. Math. Club Hy-News Staff 4 Chorus 1 CHARLES TAYLOR “Chas” Tumblers’ Club 1-2 Advertising Club 3 Little Assembly—Pres. 4 Junior Program ASS CATHERINE WALKER Latin 1 G. A. A. 2-3 Letterwomen 4 Little Assembly 4 Belle of Bagdad 2 Miss Cherryblossom 1 LOUIS LePERE Ag. Club 1-2 Orchestra 1-2 Band 2-3-4 Music Club 3 Little Assembly 4 MARY ETTA REED G. A. A. 1-2 Girls’ Science 3 English Honorary 4 Stamp Club 5 Pearls of Paroa Dramatic Club 6-7-8 Snappy Snappers 3-4 Junior Jam Committee A Bold Front Melinka of Astrakhan Page Forty-nine OFFICERS and COMMITTEES « COLORS c Pink and Silver FLOWER The ‘Pink Tea ‘pose MOTTO zA r lan s ”Peach Should £xceed His Cjrasp” PROM COMMITTEE Mary Bucsch. Chairman Doris Margaret Heineman. Homer Weidmann. Clara Frances Boyd. Arthur Londe JUNIOR JAM COMMITTEE Juen Waldman. Chairman Rita Minor. Justine Johnson. Joe Gerber, John Schmale. Sally Heely DANCE COMMITTEE Verna Ruhman, Chairman Audrey Cox. Marion Capone. Dick Dunck. Lois Jean Bossart, Louis Rhein TICKET COMMITTEE Arthur Londc. Chairman Homer Weidmann. Alice Sexton. Sally Heely. Margaret Blankenship. Marion Capone RING COMMITTEE Margaret Blankenship. Chairman Betty Kaltwasser. Verona Schrauth. Joseph Gerber. Norman Goldberg CONCESSION COMMITTEE Harold Storck. Chairman Shirley Seibert. Robert Husky. Billy Shives. Frank Fox PROGRAM COMMITTEE Melba Duval. Chairman Doris Margaret Heineman. Warren Bicn. Winifred Randolph. Dick Dunck IRENE UHLEY Vice-President ELLEN LYNN FRIEDLI THOMAS SMALLWOOD President Secretary-Treasurer JUNIOR Page Fifty � HISTORY of the CLASS of 35 O NCE more, we the Class of ’35. appear before you, this time as “Classy Juniors.” The verdant stage of our Freshmen days is far in the background, and it was yesterday we were the “Sassy Sophomores.” Now, with eager anticipation, we await the time when we will become the Seniors —dignified. The Junior year is a busy one. climaxed by the June Jamboree. We have been faithfully guided in all enterprises by Mr. E. G. Hexter. sponsor. THOMAS SMALLWOOD ’35 CLASS Abendroth. Thomas Adams. La Von Alberter, Quinny Alcorn. Marian Andres. Estella Baer. Ted Baker. Thala Bartel. Ethelmae Barthel. Lawrence Batha. Elma Bell. Naomi Berger. Elaine Bien. Warren Bisoux. Robert Blankenship. Margaret Bossart. Lois Jeanne Boyd. Barbara Boyd. Clara Francis Brauer. Mary Brethauer, Russell Brown, Grace Buesch. Mary Capone. Marion Cay. Alfred Chapin. Lucille Clement. Milton Cox. Audrey Cron, Virginia Daumueller. Ruth Davis. Delmar Day. Helen Drovetta. Rita Duncan. Dan Dunck, Richard Duval. Melba Eads. Harry George Eckert. Eugene Embry, Delores Fischer. Eleanor Fischer. Ruth Forcadc, Floyd Forcade. Thelma Fox. Frank Freudenberg. Charles Frey. Kenneth Friedli. Ellen Lynn Friedli. Monroe Friedman. Becky Friederick. Waldo Friess. Allen Fuess, Arthur Gerber. Joseph Goephert. Benjamin Goldberg. Norman Green. Russell Hallemeyer. William Hammel. Vernon Hardt. La Verne Hartnagel. Margaret Heely, Sally Heidinger. Eugene Heinemann. Doris Margaret Henry. Lawrence Herbert. Mildred Herman. Clarence Hermeling. Arnold Hilbrus, Dorothy Hocffken. Lester Hoffman, Harold Honnen, Marguerite Hucke. Frank Huggins. Florence Hull. Clara Husky, Robert Jacobs. Cleo Johnson. Genell Johnson. Justine Junck, Leslie Kaltenbraun. Aurelia Kaltwasser, Betty Kapes. Edward Katz. Esther Keller, Milton Kern. Phillip Jr. Kern. William Kimberlin. Elvira Klein. Clyde Klock. Helen Kloess. Arthur Klotz, Norman Knefelkamp. Edward Kniepkamp. Edith Knobelock. Roy Lautz, Blanche Lawrence. Melba Lehman. Elmer Lepper. Anita Londe. Arthur Luther, Stephen JUNIOR Mantle. Helen Rodenmayer. Wilbur Stein. Helen V. McDaniel. George Roesch. Marie Steinkopf. Mary McKenzie. Ruth Rohman. May Stookey. David Mellon. Margaret Ropiquer. Katherine Storck, Harold Mensinger. Ralph Rosenthal. George Sudduth. Edward Merkel, Francis Ruhman. Verna Tiedmann. Ann Miller. Marie Sacger. Karl Tieman. Margaret Miller. Sophie Sapp. Morris Truttmann. Everett Million. Keith Sauthoff. Robert Tuncil, Lauretta Minor. Rita Schad. Eleanor Uhley. Irene Moore. Thelma Schmale. John Voelker. Arthur Jr. Mueller. Harvey Schmidt. Arthur Vogel Erwin Nast. Edgar Schmidt. Helen Vogt. Freddie Nebgen. Melva Schmidt. Kathleen Waddell. Frank Nesbit. Helen Schmidt. Raymond Waddell. James Nold. George Schmisseur. Magdalene Waigand. Agnella Northcutt. Bernard Schnipper. Marguerite Waldman. Juen Nowlin. Edna Schrauth. Verona Wamser. Delores Oesterle. Robert Schwesig. Ethel Wasem. Lorene Ohlendorf. Simona Schwartz. Lorraine Weidlein, Francis Oleson. Theodore Schwartz. William Weidmann, Homer Patterson, Parrel Schwarz, Mary Weingaertner. Marie Perino. Louis Seibert. Shirley Werle. Kathleen Pierce. Orville Semmelroth. Herbert Westwood. Dorothy Pierce. Quinten Sexton. Alice Wiemann. Raymond Popp. William Sexton. Arthur Wild. Louis Porterfield. Glenda Shivc. Billy Wiskamp. Edith Probst. Laverne Smallwood. Thomas Woody. Scotty Randle. Billy Smith. Beryl Zepin. Charlotte Randle. Leslie Soukup. Emil Zcrweck. Harriet Randle. Marie Spita. Ruth Zink. Celeste Randolph. Winifred Spitznass. Martin Reichert. Frieda Stallings. Thomas CLASS Page Fifty-three CLASS OFFICERS . COLORS Rose and Qold FLOWER u Deep -Pink Rose MOTTO It s better to aim at the shy and hit the wall, than aim at the wall and hit the ground EARL SCHUSTER VIRGINIA MERRILLS ELMER KATT Secretary-Treasurer President V President SOPHOMORE Page Fifty-four � � � HISTORY of the CLASS of 36 Y VV E, the Class of 36 are jubilant—we have recovered ourselves from that dreadful stage of stupidity and ignorance called Freshmen. Now in our second year we fully realize that time flies fast and in order that we may get the full benefit of all that education offers, we must utilize every possible moment for something worthy of our attention. In a few months we will cease to be Sophomores and we will bear the title of Juniors. Then those of us who have failed in some subjects will begin to realize that they will have to nut an extra burden upon themselves in order to graduate with their fellow students. We have students in every branch of activity in our class, who show themselves very promising but. it will be left for them in their next two years to show that they really excel in their respective branches. Therefore, let us not be satisfied with advancing only part of the way. but let us prepare ourselves for the time when we will be entirely inde¬ pendent of our elders. EARL SCHUSTER ’36 CLASS Page Fifty-five Adams. Maxine Davis, Kenneth Adams, Pershing Deppc. Norman Agne, Marvin Dornbach. Anita Alberter. Frederick Drone. Audrey Allen. Lerov Drone. Delva Ann Auer. Edward Duncan. Martin Baechle. Florence Eckert. Marjorie Balk. Anita Emery. Kenneth Baltz. Wilson Englerth. Oliver Baltz. Woodrow Erlinger. Bernice Barkau. Dorothy Erwin. Ruth Bauer. Cecilia Ettling. Irene Baum. Herbert Falcetti. Florence Beck. La Verne Farthing. Edna Grace Becker. George Fcrnau. Eugene Becker. Vernon Femau. Walter Bechtold. Walter Fischer. Willard Beil. Delores Flach. Joseph Benish. Helen Flcckcnstein. June Berger, Earl Fleckenstein. Mary Berger. Helen Foeller. Ruth Berger. Thomas Frees. Bernhardt Beuder. Kathryn Freeman. Milton Blette. Dorothy Freudenberg. Helen Bloomer. Harry Frey. Beatrice Bolar. Mildred Frick. Edmee Bollmeier. Allen Friedman. Philip Bollmeier, Floyd Fussner. Raymond Bonhard. Robert Gabel. Jacob Boren. Elbert Gabriel. Donald Boyce. Paloma Gain. Kenneth Branson. Nadine Gamble. Georgellen Brauer. Charles Gansman. Harold Brauer. Kenneth Gardner. Darrahl Braun. Floyd Gasiglia. Mary Brebeck, John Geolat. Jerome Breidenbach. Melvin Geolat. Sylvester Brochetto. Albert Gibson. Sarah Brown. Grace Elizabeth Gilbert. Ann Brown. Milton Gilltrop. Margaret Brucggcmann. Melvin Glossop. Sydney Brunsman. Emerson Goedeke. Malbern Budde. Raymond Gordon. Marvin Lee Burke. Permelia Grandcolas. Peter Butzinger. Charles Graves. Garford Cole. Helen Greene. Douglas Compton. Russell Greene. Mary Jane Conner. Agnes Griesmcyer. Charles Cron. Joyce Gross. Loel Cron. Margaret Grosspitch. Alzana Curie. Arthur Guenther. Edgar Daesch. Bernice Guenther. Elnor Daiber. Walter Guest. Norman Daley. Donald Gundlach. Eugene Davidson. Mildred Gundlach. Walter Davis, Arthur Hagan, Georgia Hameister. Hugo Hammel, Norman Hargraves. Violet Hartig. Phyllis Hascnstab. Catherine Heafner. Ruth Heap. Myrtle Heinemann. Evelyn Heisler. Ralph Helfrich. Sylvester Hempe. Bernice Henninger. Alfred Henry. Mary Louise Hervatin. Rudolph Hesse. Donald Hcxter. Ruth Jane Hoehn. Russell Hoerr. Dorothy Hofmeister. Hugo Hohm. Kenneth Holtz. Rudolph Hoover. Herbert Hueting. Harry Hughes. Franklin Isom. Van Jennings. Edgar Jobe. Robert Jung. Rita Marie Kammler. Orville Katt. Elmer Katz. Harry Kaufman. Margaret Keck, Frances Kehrer. Paul Kelley. Francis Kendricks. Rosa Belle Klein. Melvin Klein. Raymond Klein. William Klotz. Lenore Knepper. Florence Knobeloch. Clarence Knowles. William Koch. Fern Koderhandt. Melba Kraemer. Norman Krause. Mary Jane Krebs. David Kroenig. Ruth Krummerich. Eugene Krupp. Charles Kuehn. Erwin Kuehn. Marguerite Kuehn. Ralph Kuhn. Harry Kunze. Norman SOPHOMORE Page Fifty-six Kusc. Elmer Lapin. Eva Lapin. Isadore Leinicke. Virgil Lcmler. Willard Lippcrt. Howard Lister. James Loeffler. Leroy Long. Glenn Lougeay. Paul Luepkcr. Roy Luke. Kenneth Lumbattis, Vernon Macke. Frank Mann. Ida Mannle. Carl. Jr. Marsh. Walene Matzsik. Catherine McClary. Bertha McCoy. Roscoe McKelvey. Ralph McKinley, Dean Meder. Dorothy Medhurst. Marjorie Mensinger. Evelyn Merrills. Virginia Mertz. Fern Meyer. Doris Meyer. Dorothy Milburn. Russell Mitchell. Ann Mitchell. Eleanore Moeller, James Monken. Norma Moser. Kathryn Mounts. Neva Mueller. Clarence Mueller. Kenneth Musil. Joseph Nadler. Virgil Neff. Agnes Nelson. Lloyd Nelson. Ruth Nester. Joseph. Jr. Ncuner. Andrew Nicholson. Thomas Nicmeier. Delphine Ninnis, Violet Nosbisch. Louise Nowlin. Orville Obcrman. Gus Oughton. Vincent Owens. Florence Owens. Joseph Pees. Genevieve Peinetti. Louis Pctry, Eugenia Pfister. Louise Placek. Jerome Powell. Kenneth Price. Cecelia Price. Dixie Mae Raab. John Randle. Agnes Reeder. Martha Rees. Ned Reznick. Lillian Rhein, Edith Rhein. Jean Richards. Melva Rimsa. Raymond Roach. Charlotte Roberts. Bernice Rodenmayer. Edward Rodenmayer. Bernice Rogers. Carol Rohmann. Annie Rohr. Raymond Rosen. Joseph Ross. Gladys Rountree. Bonnie Rubelmann. Helen Saeger. Wilbur Sandlin. Toney Schaab. Georgia Schaab. Henrietta Schifferdecker. Thomas Schildroth. Grace Schilling. Martha Schlesinger. Nolan Schlosser. John. Jr. Schlueter. Dorothy Schmalensee. Fred Schmidt. Audrey Schmisseur, Catherine Schneidewind. John Schnipper. Carlos Schnipper. Elouise Schrauth. Bell Schumacher. Charles Schuster. Earl Schwarz. Norman Schwarztrauber. Jack Schwind. Howard Seelman. Melva Seibert. Faye Seibert. Robert Seibert. Elmo Severitt. Fern Silpoch. Rudolph Silverman Morris Simon. Marion Sippel. Elsie Skinulis. Josephine Smith. Ladeen Smith. Leonard Smith. Raymond Soukup. George Spirtas. Alfred Spitznass. Earl Spoeneman. Arthur Stapp. Area Mae Stein. Delmar Stein. Dena Stein. Thelma Steiner. Arthur Sterling. Edith Sterling. Virginia Stock, Fred Stoeber. Fred Stoeckel. Dorothy Stoecklin. Vila Streck. Ethelmae Stuntz. Mary J. Tattrie. Norman Taynor. David Tiemann, William Travous. Mildred Travous. Odell Uhley. Paula Van Dornis, Lillie Mae Veath. Irma Veile. Hubert Veile. Oscar Villard. Russell Voelkel. Walter, Jr. Voland. Elvera Wagner. Wallace Wagner. Walter Walker, Alice Wamser. Ruth Ward. Howard Wasser. Clarence Werle. Harold Werner. Dorothy Werner. Roger Westwood. Mildred Weygandt. Fern White. Alfred Wiger. Dorothy Wild. Leova Wiley. Lillie Wilke. Delores Willenberg. Howard Williams. Mary Wilson. Arvilla Wire, Betty Woodrome. Clifford Yarbrough. Jess CLASS Page Fifty-seven CLASS OFFICERS « « « COLORS Blue and Silver FLOWER Carnation MOTTO The road to success is rough — Be prepared ELIZABETH FUCHS JOSEPH BECKER HENRY MANNLE Vice-President President Sec ret ary-Treasurer FRESHMEN Page Fifty-eight � � � HISTORY of the CLASS of ' 37 w VV 11 H the same spirit and determination that Colonel Lindbergh be¬ gan his famous flight, so we the Class of 37 began our eventful journey. Eventful in that our class has been well represented in school activities. We have elected Buddy Becker, President; Elizabeth Fuchs, Vice- President; and Henry Mannle, Secretary-Treasurer to guide us through our initial year. Miss Fischer is the sponsor of the Freshmen Class. HENRY MANNLE 37 CLASS Page Fifty-nine Abendroth. Blanche Ackerman. Harvey Adler. Evelyn Agne. Floyd Agne. Melusinc Allison. Eugene Arnlung. Melba Arbogast. Olga Auer. Harold Baechle. Katherine Bailey. Vernon Baquet. Opal Baquer. Pearl Barkan. Gertrude Barnes. Courtney Bauer. Elvira Baum. Arthur Becker. Joseph Beebe. Earl Beese. Harold Beese. Helen Beese. Kenneth Beimbrink. Willie Jane Beinecke. Edith Belleville. Ruth Benedict. Genevieve Berger. Helen Biebel. Delora Biebel. Gene Bien. Betty Evelyn Bilzing. Evelyn Bingham. Evelyn Biver. Cletus Blanchard. Anna Boettcher. Louise Born. Billie Born. Ronald Boyce. Cardell Brandley. Lester Brauer. Allene Braun. Virginia Brenner. Frederick Brichler. Anna Mae Brooks. Alvina Budde. Alfred Buechler. Myrtle Buechler. Wesley Bugger. Phyllis Burke. Rose Burkhard. Virginia Burnette. Oliver Busekrus. Wilmar Caeser. Richard Calhoun. John Carr. June Chalpecky. Louise Chastarn. James Clare. Sybil Page Sixty Clark, Helen Clemons. Mae Clifton. Anna Mae Cole. Aurelia Collins. Dorothy Conley. La Vern Cook, Helen Conner. Grace Cox. Hughie Craig. Eileen Crannage, Evelyn Crnkovich. Albert Curie. Dorothy Da Lugna. Anna Daniels. John J. Dehn. Viola Dcppe. Russell Deutch. Goldine Deutschmann. Eileen Dew. Perry Thomas DifTey. Carolyn Dill. David Dill. Ruth Diller. Muriel Disheroon. Alliene Dowe. Elsie Drake. Harold Duff. Orville Dunck. Thomas Eason. Leo Eisenhauer, Harold Ellis. Marguerite Engel. Elva Eschenhagen. George Eugel. Albert Eugler. Thomas Falbc. Adelaide Falbe. Reinhold Falk. Jim Feder. Richard Ferguson. Russell Fiedler. Ardell Fietsam. Elmer Fink. Wesley Finklein. Walter Fickinger. Arthur Finn. Doris Fischer. Clifford Fischer. Edith 1 n gerald. Chelsa Fitzgerald. Jack Fitzgerald. Robert Fitzgerald. Violet Fix. Lucille Fizer. Ethel Foeller. Roy Forcade. Virginia Francke. Robert Freck. Virginia Frederick. Ray Frein. Henrietta Fuchs. Elizabeth Gabel. Jacob Gamble. Mildred Gansmann. Virginia Gaubatz. Martin Geibel. Lillian Geminn. Elizabeth Geolat. Zerita Gerald. Ruth Germann. Kermit Glorgeski. Waldo Goalby, Doris Goepfert. Dorothy Gordon. Marvin Lee Graf. John Grandcolas. Peter Graul. Virginia Greene. Douglas Grieve. Leland Grosspitch. Ruth Grosspitch. Virginia Guest. Mae Elizabeth Gundlach. Eugene Hackmann. Carol Ruth Haentzeir. Lois Hafley. Eugene Hafley, Wayne Hageman. Vernon Hallbauer. Vernon Hamlin. Florence Hammel. Norma Hargraves. Norman Harman. Bonnie Harper. William Harold. Hayes Harris. Carm Lee Harris. Helen Hart. Donald Haudrich. Lucille Hedger. Florence Heinemann. Ruth Hcely. Ruth Heller. Herbert Heller. Mildred Hempel. Virginia Herman. Fern Herbig. Marcella Herman. Marjorie Herman. Virginia Herron. Bernice Heuer. John Hervatin. John Herzler. Virginia Hill. George H. Hiltrop. Edith Hilpert. Raymond Hinckley. Jeanette Hoffman. Ruth Hogg. Jimmy Hohm. Eugene Holt. Ray Huey. Eunice Huling. Herbert Husky. Edith Hurst. Melva Hurst, Stanley Imber. Sidney Johnson. Annabelle Johnson. Clarine Johnson. Eugene Johnson. Gladys Johnson. Irene Johnson. John Jorn. Arthur Joseph. Edwin Jung. Roland Kadlac. Edith Kammler. Leanora Kassebaum. Virginia Katz, Sidney Kautsky. Edward Keim. Eugene Kcttler. Harold Klee. John Klein. Dorothy Klein. Marilyn Klingler. Dorothy Klotz. Mildred Knefelkamp. Marshall Kncmeycr. Dale Knobeloch. Lester Kniepkamp. Mildred Kovar. Anthony Kraemer. Virgil Kraker. Rose Krebs. Jane Marie Krug. Betty Jane Laesser, Dorothy Lassiter. Evelyn Lashley. Floyd Laner. Raphael Lautz. Russel Leimbach. Wilma Lemkemeier. Neal Lcmlcr. Maxine Lenz. Mildred Lepper. Jane Leunig. Irwin Lidisky. Thomas Lindauer. Richard Lobsinger. Virginia Locffler, Arthur FRESHMEN Loehrding. Jean Love, William Lutz, Amelia Mantle. Janet Mantle. Ruth Marsh. Doris Martin. Norman Maulc. Henry Mayes. Norman McDonald. Helen McHugo. Jean McKelvey. Bob McKeogh. Helen McKinley. Katherine McQuillan. Eugene Meder. Eugene Merdinger. Edward Merod. Edwin Merritt. Dorothy Jeanne Meyer, Grace Meyer. Russell Meyer. Thelma Miles. Stanley Miller. Irwin Miller. Marjorie Moehle. Walter C. Mohr. Glenn Moore. Mabel Morrison. Eugene C. Mueller, Leslie Mueller, Lorene Munden. Cecilmay Munden. Virginia Munie, Leo Nebgen. Lucille Nehring. Esther Neubarth. Anna May Neuhoff. Flo Nelson. William Nimmo. Irene Nold. Lillian Nolan. Ruth Novoselec. Helen Nowotny. Ruth Oberbauer. Sallie Oelrich. Robert Oexner. Alice Oexner. Ruth Oplotnik. Andrew Ott. Inez Otto. Jeanne Otwell. Mary Owen. Rita Palmer. Leah Pear. Samuel Perino. Sylvia Perry, Robert Peskind. Malcolm Peters. Norman Pfeiffer. Gertrude Petty. Marjorie Pfeil Delores Pfistcr. Robert Pierce, Eva Pierce. Harry Piesbergen. Norman Plogmann. Eleanor Poettgen. James Pointon. Robert Powers. Celestine Powers. Elmo Probst. Willard Pruessing. Lillie Randle, James Rauch. Laura Lee Rauschkolb. Arthur. Jr. Reifschneider. Patricia Rennscheidt. Eleanor Renth, Lucille Rettle. Arthur Reynolds, Doris Marie Richards. Norma Ricken. William Riemann. Ruth Roach. Mary Robertson. Charles Robertson. Earl Rockwell. Anita Roeder. Donald Rogers. Opal Ropiquet, Richard Rosenthal. Robert Ross. Milton Ross. Rose Ross. Violet Rothweiler. Emmet Ruhmann. Clarence Sacger. Kenneth Sauer. Helder Schad. Edna Schaefer. Clifford Scheibel. Melva Scheppelc. Vincent Scher. Martin Schiermeier, Theodore Schildroth. Jean Schilling. Melva Schifferdecker. Le Roy Schmcder. Genevieve Schmellmeyer. Wilbert Schmisseur. Bernice Schmisseur. Rita Schmidt. Dorothy Schmidt. Edwin Schneffknecht. Herschel Schneider. Anita Schneider. Donald Schneider. Isadore Schneider. Jack Schneider. Paul Schnoenbach. Albert Schoenenberger. Freeman Schopp. Dorothy Schuhardt. Beulah Schuhardt. Charles Schwartz, Margaret Schwesig. Paul Schwind. Herbert Scruggs. Ralph Seibel. Corinne Seibert. Eileen Seibert. Doris Sergent. Verna Sexton. Billy Sexton, James Sieben, Genevieve Simmonds. Eva Smallwood, Edgar Smith. Grace Smith. Jack Smith. Jacqueline Smith, Josephine Speiser. Harold Spinnenweber. Bernice Spinnenweber. Margaret Sprich. Ellen Stahl. Wilbert Stahlings. George Staub. Elmer Steiner. Beatrice Steiner. Emylou Steingoetter. George Stenzel. Alvin Stock. Delmar Stockman. Cecilia Stoeber, Leo Stoeckel, Odessa Stoelzle. Theodore. Jr. Stolberg. Wilfred Storner. Marvin Stovey. Vilma St reck. Doris Suppiger. Gerhart. Jr. Taenzer. Martha Taff. Paul Taylor. Emmett Tetzlaff. Homer Thompson. Delmar Tiemann. Charles Tippin. Dorothy S Todd. Frances Trovillian. Milla Tylor. Howard Van Buren. Marian Van Fleet. Inez Vaught. Robert Veile. Raymond Verges. Norman Vetter. Floyd Vickers. Woodrow Vlasek. Delores Voellinger, Irene Vogel. Bernice Vogel. Charles Voland. Ruth Vollmer. Loraine Vollmer. Virginia Wagner. Carol Wagner. Myron Wainwright. John Wallenfels. Doris Walsh. Walter Walta. Bessie Walker. Vera Walters. Ivel Waltheis. Evelyn Ward. Ned Weber, Ellen Wedel. Lucille Weidmann. Alice Weidmann. Katherine Weichert. Ruth Weil. Arthur Weil. Paul Weil, Woodrow Wells, Evelyn Wenzel. Quentin Weraska. Rose Werner. Ervin Westwood. Floyd Wieck. David Wilhelm. Louise Wilderman. Malbern Williams. Hazel Willmann. Marian Wills. Kenneth Wilson. Audrey Wilson. Eddie Wilson. Marcella Wittlich. Roland Wolf. Ednamae Woodward. Donald Wright. Edward Zbornak. Dorothy Zimmerman. Herbert Ziuscr. Gerord Pane Sixty-one SCHEEL HOUSE bRAHAM LINCOLN and Stephen A. Douglas toured the State of Illi¬ nois, giving speeches and debates for the famous senatorial election of 1858. Gustave Koerner, at one time Governor of Illinois, and himself a great politician, had the pleasure and privilege of escorting Lincoln about Belleville, when he came here to make a speech. Abraham Lincoln stopped at the home of John Scheel, on South Illinois Street, where the Junior High School has been erected. Of the event. Mr. Koerner says: “Pretty early in the canvass, Mr. Lincoln came down to Belleville. He stopped at John Scheel s. I took him around in the morning to many of the Republican families. 7 owards evening he spoke at the place where the City Hall and Market House now are. He was even at that time not well known in that part of the state. His great reputation as an extraordinary speaker, he ac¬ quired two years later in his contest for the Senate against Douglas. Still, he had a large and highly intelligent audience. A great many ladies, a novelty thus far at a political meeting in the region, had turned out, and we had provided for them long benches in front of the speaker. He spoke almost in a conversational tone, but with such earnestness and such deep feeling upon the question of the day that he struck the hearts of all his hearers. Referring to the fact that here, as well as in other places where he had spoken, he had found the Germans were more enthusiastic for the cause of freedom than all other nationalities, he. almost with tears in his eyes, broke out in the words: God bless the Dutch!’ Everybody felt that he said this in the simplicity of his heart, using the familiar name of Dutch as the Americans do when amongst themselves. A smart politician would not have failed to say Germans. But no one took offense. I had the pleasure of introducing him to the assemblage.” “The place where the City Hall and Market House now are,” which Mr. Koerner has stated is the place where Lincoln spoke, is the present site of the Bell Telephone Company. In 1858. Douglas also visited Belleville, and spoke at Eimers Hill, but it is said that all the cheering and shouting was done by St. Louis people. Scheel Residence 202 South Illinois Street � � � ORGANIZATION Hy.NEWS STAFF « « « « « « First Semester: Helen Mingle Malcolm Wild Second Semester: Miss Dorothy Harmon Arthur Londe. Homer Weidmann _ Cditor w Business Manager -. Sponsor Business §Manager Cditor Page Sixty-four � � � � � BELLEVINOIS STAFF First Row: R. L. Thorne Richard Wangelin Bill Rubach Jane Gunn_ Second Row: Evelyn Klemme .... Sponsor ... . Business anager Assistant Business £W onager _ Cditor _ Associate Cditor ... __ Advertising Manager Art Cditor ...... Sports Cditor Jane Love___ Mary Rhein... Melvin Schwartz_ Blaine Schmidt Assistant Advertising Manager Third Row: Frank White .... Val Rhein _ Grace Phillips ... Paul Henry_ Bill Arnold- Kelly Smith- ...Assistant Advertising iManager _ Cartoonist _ Assistant Art Cditor _ Assistant Art Cditor Assistant Advertising iManager Page Sixty-five ATHLETIC ASSN. « « President _ Vice-President Secretary__ Treasurer _ Sponsor Officers -Bernice Bien Alary A1 ildred Knemeyer Lois AJcny -.. AIiss Alueller T he Girls Athletic Association was organized in 1928. the purpose of it is to interest girls in athletics, sportmanship and health. Four awards are given to the girls who earn them for their athletic abil- !fY.; The V arc as follows: first, arm shield: second, the letter “B”; third, an “I”; and fourth, a state emblem. Sports are played here as follows: Hockey in the Fall: Basketball in the Winter and Baseball in the Spring. Play day is held twice a year in different districts and last October it was held in Belleville. I he purpose of play days is to get acquainted with the many girls of different schools. At the beginning of each semester, parties are given for the new mem¬ bers. In the Spring the girls enter a basket shooting tournament, which is held for all member schools. To be eligible for this, one has to pass in all one ' s sub¬ jects and have eight weeks of practice. At the close of the school term the club sends those girls having the most elective points to camp, which is held in Alton at Camp Talahia. The girls that went last year were as follows: La Von Adams Ruth Fischer. Elsie Dcutsch. Bernice Bien. Mary Bux and Mildred Knemeyer. � � THESPIAN CLUB Officers President_ oAnne Qilbert Vice-President ... _ Virginia iMerrills Secretary-Treasurer _ £ orma Monken Sponsor - Miss dAmy Jane Harrison The Thespian Club is one of the latest additions to the school clubs. It is composed of Freshmen and Sophomore girls who wish to have some dramatic training prior to joining the Dramatic Club for Juniors and Seniors. The club gave a one-act play in General Assembly called “Keeping Kitty’s Dates.” Otherwise the programs have been confined to the club mem¬ bers. Many of our members are talented dancers. Page Sixty-seven ART CLUB—Alpha Rho Tau « « « Officers President- Bernice odemeycr Vice-President_ Arthur Fuess Secretary-Treasurer___ Helen Stein Sponsor - £M iss y Bernice Lee The purpose of the Art Club is to enable the art students to advance in any particular field of art outside of class work. In the past year the club sponsored a very successful Japanese Print Ex¬ hibit. With the proceeds of this exhibit they bought one of the prints entitled “The Fisherman.“ They made and sold Christmas Cards and used the money received from this to pay for Bellevinois pictures and purchase a beautiful frame for their Japanese Print. The picture was donated to the Art Room by Art Clubs of ’33 and ’34. � � � � � LETTERMEN ' S CLUB Officers President_ ____ Cldon ZWantle V ice - Preside nt___ alcolm Wild Secretary-Treasurer iMarion C a P one Sponsor . (7oac ? F. J. Friedli The purpose of the club is the formation of good sportsmanship among the students, officials and school authorities; the fostering of a closer and better relation between the athletes of the respective sports, and the increase of interest in athletics among the students and the community at large. Regular monthly meetings are held, supplemented by occasional special meetings. These meetings consist of a short business session, followed by vari¬ ous programs consisting of guest speakers and sport events. New plays and for¬ mations are also discussed. The club has grown considerably since its enrollment of nine members in 1922. There are at present thirty members. Page Sixty-nine LETTERWOMEN ' S CLUB « « « Officers President ---- Doris Schwarz Vice-President_ Dorothy Deitz Secretary-Treasurer_ 3 arie Love Sponsor ___ Ahss - Dill Although June, 1934 marks the end of the fifth year since the organiza¬ tion of the Letterwomen ' s Club, it is still going strong under the sponsorship of Miss Dill. Any girl who has earned her letter, either as an award for participation on the tennis team or for fulfilling the necessary requirements of G. A. A., or for her work in Journalism, is eligible for membership. T he club is one of the most active on the campus. When weather per¬ mits, it’s not unusual to see a bevy of girls set out on roller-skates or bicycles early in the morning bound for some unknown destination. However, the girls do not entirely confine themselves to outdoor exercise; their activities include steak frys. monthly meetings at which a form of novel entertainment is enjoyed, held at the homes of the members, and they also sponsor a Valentine Dance. The proceeds of the latter are partly used to pay for a Formal Dance in the spring. The purpose of the organization is to encourage girls to take an active part in extra-curricular activities. Page Seventy � SNAPPY SNAPPERS OFFICERS President _ Vice-President ..— Lynn Friedli ' Doris SchiL ' urz ZMary vllice Farrimond Secretary-T reasurer Sponsor _ iWiss Harmon P-E-P ' that spells pep That’s where Belleville gets her rep. The club with school spirit, pep. and more pep. Belleville lassies with maroon skirts and berets and white sweaters make up this organization. The membership in the club has grown from thirty to one hundred members. All class qualifications have been removed and anyone with a maroon and white outfit, who will turn out at all athletic events, can be members. The attendance at all football and basketball games was exceptionally good during the past year. The club was always there to urge our team on to victory. A formal party for all Snappy Snappers is given every spring as a yearly treat of the club. r a ; Page Seventy-one FUTURE FARMERS of AMERICA « Officers President _ ___ Irivin H. Reiss Vice-President__ William Klein Secretary _ Floyd Q. Forcadc Treasurer- Cugene £ckert Reporter Frank Hticke Sponsor __A r. L. F . Lentz The Future Farmers of America is a national organization. The Belle¬ ville Chapter of Future Farmers is a local organization in the State of Illinois. The purpose of this organization is to promote vocational education in agriculture in public schools of the State of Illinois, create interest in farming, create a love of country life, promote thrift, encourage cooperation, strengthen confidence of the farm boy in himself and his work, and develop rural leadership. A member must be enrolled in agriculture or have had two years of vocational agriculture before he can belong to this organization. T he club held an ”Ag. Round Up” in October for their parents and for¬ mer members of vocational agriculture. Several social activities have been carried out by the boys during the year. They had a weiner roast in the fall. Vocational Live Stock Fair at Sparta, trip to Stock Yards in East St. Louis, and a Public Speaking Contest in April. Individual projects are carried on by the members and records are kept on these. The local chapters have cooperated with the national organization in the reduction of wheat, corn and hogs. Many of the former vocational agriculture students have been appointed on the committees of their community to encourage the farmers in cooperating and reducing their production to bring back pros¬ perity. Page Seventy-iwo .� The MUSIC CLUB Officers President Wilbur Save,fee Vice-President ... _ ... Carl Schuster Secretary-Treasurer _ Qeorge Steingoetter Sponsor_ iMr. £. H. “Peters The Music Club was organized in 1927 and immediately became one of the most popular clubs on the campus. It enjoys a program once a month in which the members participate and occasionally an artist from a Symphony or similar organization discusses music or renders a selection. The club members this year attempted something entirely different from anything they had ever done before. They managed a concession on the campus during the solo contest held in the latter part of March. Th e proceeds obtained in this manner were used to buy letters for the second year (or over) band boys. Since 1927 the club has enjoyed a steady forward trend in membership as well as achievement and under the sponsorship of Mr. Peters promises to con¬ tinue to be one of the most successful clubs in the school. Page Seventy-three The ORCHESTRA « « « « « « Conductor —E. H. PETF.RS VIOLIN: Ruth Wade Elvira Scher William Tweedy Doris St reck Carmaly Harris Isadore Lapin Virgil Nadler Eugenia Perry Vernon Hammel William Rosso Elaine Brauer Samuel Pear Malcolm Peskind Clarence Miller Margaret Tieman VIOLA: Phillis Hartig CLARINET: Norman Goldberg Stanley Miles Alfred White PIANO: Kenneth Frey Lorraine Miller STRING BASS: Hubert Veile OBOE: Earl Schuster FLUTE: Elmer Katt BARITONE: George Rosenthal FRENCH HORN: James Lister TRUMPETS: Leslie Junck Emerson Brunsman Freddie Vogt Tom Dunck TROMBONES: Allen Fries Eugene Homes BRASS BASS: John Schneidewind Page Seventy-four � � � � � � The BA Conductor —E. H. PETERS Drum fMajor —DONALD HESSE Arthur Appel Melvin Breidenbach Lawrence Bartel Earl Berger Elbert Boren Floyd Bollmeier Emerson Brunsman Oliver Burnett Arthur Curl Tom Dunck Frank Fox Allen Fries Kenneth Frey Elmer Fietsam Arthur Fuess Norman Goldberg Norman Hammel Kenneth Homes Harry Hicks Rudolph Holtz Leslie Junck Edwin Joseph Charles Krupp Arthur Kloess Sidney Katz David Krebs Elmer Katt Louis Le Pere Virgil Leinicke James Lister James Moeller Henry Mannle Bob McKelvey Norman Peters Val Rhein Louis Rhein Bill Rubach George Rosenthal George Steingoetter Paul Schneider Lloyd Saeger Wilbur Saeger David Stookey John Schneidewind Alvin Stenzel Edwin Schmidt Shirley Seibert William Schwartz Earl Schuster Robert Soutoff Waldo Tisch Hubert Veile Oscar Veile Myron Wagner Wallace Wagner Homer Weidman Louis Wild Quentin Wenzel Howard Wright Page Seventy-five ALUMNI ASSOCIATION « « « Directors Mayme Small. Mrs. Selma Kissel. Herbert Baltz. Dr. E. L. Rauth, Georg Kelling Officers President Alai;me Small Vice-President__ Selma Kissel Secretary Herbert Baltz Treasurer Hr, £. L ' Rauth Events of This Year Dance—Nov. 18th—Alumni Football Game, dance and crowning of Football Queen. Annual “Alumni Frolics”—Dec. 8th. Dance—Jan. 20th—After East Side Basketball Game. Annual Reception—Commencement Week. Awarding of Scholarship—Graduation Night. 1929 Elma Trieb Scholarship Winners graduate So. Ill. Normal U. Carbondale 1910 Harvey Depper attended Illinois College Jacksonville 1911 Lois Nowlin attended Greenville College Greenville 1911 Marshall Miller attended Illinois University Champaigne 1912 John Sprague attending St. Louis University St. Louis 1911 Gus Krizek attending McKendree College Lebanon Pag Seventy-six � � Maroon and White Dramatic Club Officers President Clifford Hubert Vice-President__ Jane Hurns Secretary-Treasurer_ Robert Husky Student Sponsor Harvey Oelnch Although not created until the latter days of March of the Spring Se¬ mester of 1 934, the Maroon and White Club was very active. A one-act comedy drama was presented May 16 in General Assembly and was well received. Those in the production were Charlotte Zepin, Virginia Pfeiffer. Fred Vogt, Jeannette Hinckley, Alfred Spirtas, Tommy Dew, and Ray Lee. The play was directed by Harvey Oelrich. Robert Husky and Norman Goldberg assisted in the staging of the production. Popcorn balls were sold twice to defray expenses of the club. Page Seventy-seven PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH THE Presbyterian Church was located on North Illinois Street, where the Bell Telephone Building now stands. It was dedicated November 9th, 1844, and it continued to be a place of worship for twenty-nine years. In April, 1873, it served as temporary police headquarters. The jail was in the basement. Presbyterian Church 17 North Illinois Street , � � ATHLETICS FOOTBALL . « « « « « « Coach Gunderson Coach Gunderson started out his eighth year with a great handicap—that of building a team around two lettermen. Through coordination between the coach and the team, during many weeks of hard training the end of the season was reached, with the Maroons taking honors among the leading conference teams. Page Eighty � � � � � � � FOOTBALL FOOTBALL SQUAD PERSONNEL CARL HIRTH—Guard Age: 17: Height: 5 Ft. 7 ' 2 In.: Weight: 153 Carl was little for a guard, but while he was playing his position he showed enough fight for a player twice his size. He will not represent Belleville on the gridiron next year. WALDO TISCH—Tackle Age: 18; Height: 6 Ft. In.; Weight: 180 Waldo, with his weight and defensive abilities, will be remembered for his outstanding per¬ formance in the East Side tussle. He is a Senior and will graduate with this year s class. CAPTAIN ELDON MANTLE—Tackle Age: 19: Height: 5 Ft. 7 In.; Weight: 167 ‘ Mag’ proved that the choice of him to lead this year s team was not an unwise one. A brilliant defensive player that always tackled hard, his indomitable spirit led him to be classed as one of the most valuable players on the Maroon eleven. He received honorable mention on the all-conference team and his graduation will leave a big hole in the line to be filled. RICHARD WANGELIN—Guard Age: 16; Height: 5 Ft. 1 1 I°- • Weight: 175 Dick played his first year as a regular on the team, but he showed his superiority by being chosen on the all-conference second team at the end of the season. He will be lost to next year s team because of graduation. FREDERICK HONER—Quarterback Age: 18; Height: 5 Ft. 8 In.; Weight: 140 The only all-conference selection from the Maroon team is also a graduate, and consequently will not be back next year to run back punts and to score his share of the team ' s points. This was his first complete season on the squad: ineligibility kept him off in the past seasons. WILLIAM MUNDEN—Tackle Age: 18: Height: 5 Ft. 9 l 2 In.: Weight: 149 • Bill” was one of the most dependable linemen on this year ' s team. He always played his position well and turned in a creditable performance for every game. He will not be back next year. Page Eighty-one O T B A L L « « « « « JOHN SCHLOSSER—Halfback Age: 16: Height: 5 Ft. 6 4 ' In.: Weight: 122 T he lightest man on the team was also responsible for many of the gains that resulted in touchdowns. He had an uncanny ability for catching long passes in enemy territory. He will be back with us next season. MARION CAPONE—Fullback Age: 18: Height: 5 Ft. 7 1 2 In.: Weight: 180 Nigger” was handicapped during part of the season by injuries, but when he did sec action, he was one of Belleville’s most dependable ground-gainers. He has one more year to play under Maroon colors. RALPH HEISSLER—Halfback Age: 16: Height: 5 Ft. 10 In.: Weight: 158 Scoop despite his noted big feet, was good enough to rate an honorable mention on the coaches’ all star eleven. His passes were frequently completed to pave the way for a touchdown. He will be back next year. FREDERICK ALBERTER—End Age: 16: Height: 6 Ft. 1 In.: Weight: 167 ’ Betz” had one thing that Belleville needed badly—height. He will be remembered as the player that caught the pass that beat Alton on that memorable night. He will be back next year to play his wing position for the Maroons. HOWARD SCHW1ND—Guard Age: 15; Height: 5 Ft. 8 4 In.: Weight: 156 This was his first year on the Maroon squad, but he was so successful that the regulars were worried about retaining their position. He will be another Letterman. back next year. Page Eighty-two � � � � � F O O T B A L L CHARLES HEELY—End Age: 18; Height: 5 Ft. 7 In.: Weight: 141 Bud” did not see much service, but when he did get in a game he invariably surprised the enemy with a startling amount of aggressiveness. He will not be back next year. RALPH McKELVEY—End Age: 15; Height: 5 Ft. 9 In.; Weight: 165 “Mac” gained a regular berth on the team this year although he was only a Sophomore, and played his position so well that he was chosen on the all conference second team. ADRIAN PETERSON—Center Age: 17: Height: 6 Ft. 4 I 1 Weight: 185 “Pete’’ was not the regular center, so when he was in a game he made the most of his chance and turned in a very creditable performance. He will be lost to next year’s squad. SYLVESTER GEOLAT—Fullback Age: 17; Height: 5 Ft. 8 $ In.; Weight. 153 A good line plunger, a good passer, and if necessary a fair punter: he rated an honorable mention on the all-conference team. Fat is only a Sophomore, that gives him two more years to tote the pigskin for Belleville. MALCOLM WILD—Center Age: 18: Height: 5 Ft. 8 In.; Weight: 146 Although small and light for a center position. Ben played a great game as was evidenced by an honorable mention on the all-conference team. He will not be back next year to carry the Maroon colors. GEORGE McDANIELS—End Age: 18; Height: 5 Ft. 9} 2 In.: Weight: 128 Although a very light lineman. ‘ Mac ' , played so well against his heavier opponents that he was given honorable mention on the all-conference eleven. He will be back next year to go down under punts and to receive passes for Belleville. FOOTBALL « 1 « « « « « « 1933 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Sept. 22 _ Belleville 0—McKinley 6 Here Sept. 30. 1 3—Kirkwood 1 2 Oct. 6 . 0—Wood river 6 - — --— 1 lit IC U prP Oct. 14 _ .Belleville 0—Edwardsville 6 - ne re - Here Oct. 20 _ - - Belleville 0—Granite City 2 _ _ There Oct. 28 - Belleville 0—Madison 7 L Nov. 1 0_ Belleville 13 — Alton 7 - i ne re TKp rp Nov. 1 8 _ Belleville 25—Collinsville 0 Horn Nov. 25 . - - -Belleville 1 9—Cathedral 0 - nere Nov. 30.... Belleville 0—East St. Louis 6 . There McKinley 6—Belleville o Belleville lost the first game of the 1933 season to McKinley High of St. Louis, on Sept 22 on the Maroon gridiron. Although outweighed to the man. the Belleville line put forth its best efforts in a vain attempt to stop the costly plunging of the enemy. n n Kinley s score came in the first quarter after a bad pass from center was recovered by them. Belleville had their backs to the wall and Honer was going to punt out of danger; he dropped the bad pass and a McKinley lineman recovered. On the next play McKinley scored on a line plunge through center. K 6 Twice Belleville threatened to tie the score; they lost the ball in the second quarter on the one-foot line after Geolat had done most of the ground gaining. In the third quarter the Ma roons also threatened to score, after more gains by Geolat. but lost the ball on an intercepted pass. 1 or the rest of the game the teams scrimmaged more or less in the center of the field with an occasional exchange of punts. BELLEVILLE 1 3—KIRKWOOD 12 The Maroon and White team upset the highly touted Kirkwood eleven on Sept 30 in a thrilling game on the losers gridiron. The Devils garnered two touchdowns and an extra point while the Missourians totaled two touchdowns. The first touchdown was made in the second quarter by Geolat. Maroon halfback, on an off- tackle play after a long pass to Alberter had brought the ball to the six-yard line. Later in the same quarter Geolat intercepted a pass on his own forty-yard stripe and ran sixty yards for Belleville s second touchdown. Capone annexed the extra point with a place kick. The Scarlet eleven scored their first tally in the opening minutes of the third quarter A ong pass paved the way for a line plunge over the goal line. Kirkwood recovered a fumble in the last quarter and started on a drive from their own 33-yard line that ended with a touchdown scored on a line plunge. i . i hc Same ended with the ball in Belleville ' s possession after Capone had returned on the kickoff past midfield with a 40-yard run. Page Eighty-four � � � � � � � FOOTBALL WOODRIVER 6—BELLEVILLE 0 A fumble in the first quarter by Belleville indirectly resulted in the loss of the first confer¬ ence game of the season to the Woodriver Oilers on the Maroon gridiron. Friday. Oct. 6. The play was fairly even the opening minutes of the first quarter. The Devils received the ball on their own 20-yard line after Woodriver threw an incomplete pass over the goal line. On the first play Heissler fumbled and an Oiler end recovered. Woodriver then carried the ball over the goal line in seven plays, but missed the try for extra point. Belleville threatened to score twice in the second quarter. One threat was stopped on the 15-yard line when a Maroon backfield man mixed his signals and no one was back to receive the center pass, which an Oiler end recovered. The Oilers showed a great goal defense in stopping the other threat in this quarter. Belleville had the ball on the two yard line after a long pass and several line plays had carried it there, but failed to put it over in three downs. The Maroons went on another touchdown drive early in the third quarter, but lost the ball on the 15-yard line again by the virtue of another fumble. Honer and Geolat broke away for good runs several times to star in the backfield. Mantle and Wangelin starred on the line. EDWARDSVILLE 6 — BELLEVILLE 0 A last quarter rally by the Edwardsville Tigers gave the Maroons their second conference defeat of the season. The game was played on Belleville’s gridiron. Saturday afternoon. Oct. 14. The Maroons had a slight edge in the first three quarters, but in the last quarter the Tigers showed a scoring punch that resulted in a touchdown. A completed pass from their own 40- yard line coupled with line plunges carried the ball across the goal line to end Edwardsville’s 60- yard drive. When the ball was on the two-yard line, the Tigers had one down in which to put it across the line. A backfield man plunged and when the referee untangled at the pile-up. he found that it was a touchdown by inches. The Maroons only serious threats to score came in the second quarter. Once the ball was advanced on passes and a touchdown seemed imminent, but the ball was lost when a Tiger line¬ man intercepted a pass. Later in the same quarter Belleville received the ball on Edwardsville’s 40-yard line; three line plunges by Capone carried the ball to the 23-yard line where on the next play a Maroon pass was intercepted to stop the Maroon’s last scoring threat. Captain Mantle and Capone starred in the game for Belleville. Wangelin and McKelvey also played a good game. GRANITE CITY 2—BELLEVILLE 0 The Maroons lost their third conference game to the Steelworkers at Granite City. Friday. Oct. 20. in a hard fought contest by dint of a safety in the early part of the third quarter. Belleville played good football throughout the entire game, but played best in the first half. The Maroons threatened to score in both the first and second quarters, but was stopped once by Granite ' s stubborn line and once by an intercepted pass. The Happy Warriors returned in the third quarter and immediately carried the ball to Belle¬ ville’s goal line. With the ball on their one-yard line, the Maroons held superbly and received possession on downs. On the next play, however. Floner received a bad pass from center and while fumbling the ball was tackled behind the goal line for a safety. Honer was easily the star in the backfield. because of his gains through the line and his running back punts. Mantle and Wangelin shared honors in the line, breaking through re¬ peatedly to smear runners. Page Eighty-five FOOTBALL « « « « « MADISON 7—BELLEVILLE 0 A sixty-yard drive early in the second quarter gave the Hubtowners the touchdown that proved to be the margin of victory over Belleville on the gridiron at Granite City High. Saturday, Oct. 2 8. The drive started from Madison s own 40-yard.line with a long pass and gains through the line principally by Skinner and Dubisch carrying the ball to the one-yard line, where it was put across the goal line on a center plunge. The extra point was annexed by a line plunge. Later in the same quarter the Maroons made a serious threat to score a touchdown and tie the count. Heissler completed a 25-yard pass to Schlosser. who was tackled on the two-yard line. Before Belleville could line up for the touchdown play, the gun sounded to end the first half. The rest of the game was evenly played between the two teams with neither of them making a serious scoring threat. Mantle. Wangelin. and AIbcrter played exceptionally good on the line, while Geolat and Capone starred in the backfield. BELLEVILLE 1 3—ALTON 7 Playing its best game of the season, the Maroon and White team upset the league-leading Alton Redbirds in a night game at Alton. Friday. Nov. 10. Neither team scored in the first quarter, but in the second period Hibbard returned one of Belleville s punts to the one-yard line. A touchdown was then scored on a line plunge and the extra point was annexed with a place kick. Towards the end of the same quarter, the Devils started on a long drive into Alton terri¬ tory. A number of passes and some line plays carried the ball to the Alton two-yard line. On the next play Capone scored a touchdown on a line plunge and then he immediately converted the extra point with a kick from placement to tie the score. Belleville made a try for a field goal with a kick from placement in the third quarter and tried another in the last period, but both were missed. Later in the last quarter. Heissler threw a pass from his own 45-yard line and completed it to Alberter. who stepped across the goal line after catching it. The kick for extra point was blocked by the Hilltoppers. When the game ended the Devils were started on another touch¬ down drive. BELLEVILLE 25—COLLINSVILLE 0 A quartet of touchdowns was the margin of victory over the Collinsville eleven on the Maroon ' s gridiron, Saturday. Nov. 18. In the first quarter. Honor returned a punt to the 25-yard line and in two more plays he scored on an off tackle play. The kick for extra point was missed. There was no scoring in the second period, but in the third quarter Heissler completed a long pass to Schlosser and in two more plays Geolat carried the ball across the goal line for an¬ other touchdown. Honer ' s place kick for the extra point was good. Later in the same quarter Belleville staged a drive that ended when Honer took the ball across for the third touchdown. The try for extra point was missed. The Kahoks fumbled in the last quarter and the Maroons recovered. On the next play Schlosser carried the ball across the goal line on a criss-cross play. Mueller ' s place kick for the extra point was wide. Honer. Geolat. and Schlosser played good games in the backfield. Mantle. Tisch. McKelvey. and Heely played good games on the forward wall. Page Eighty-six � � � � � � � F O O T B A BELLEVILLE 19—CATHEDRAL 0 The Maroons won the first annual game of the city prep championship series from Cathedral High. Nov. 25. on the Maroon gridiron. The Maroon and White eleven was favored to win. but many Cathedralites turned out in hopes that the Blue and Gold team would upset their heavier opponents. The Devils were apparently unable to function in the first quarter and did not push across a score. In the second quarter with the ball on Cathedral’s 20-yard line. Heissler completed a short pass to Honer for the first score. Honer ' s place kick for the extra point was wide. No scoring was done in the third quarter, but in the fourth quarter the Maroons staged a drive that ended when Geolat plunged through center from the one-yard line and scored a six- pointer. Honer converted the extra point with a kick from placement. Later in the same quarter a long pass was completed to Heissler from the 25-yard line for the third touchdown. Capone ' s place kick for extra point was wide. In the closing minutes of the game, the Blue and Gold eleven started on a drive for a touch¬ down against the Maroon reserves that was stopped only by the final gun. EAST ST. LOUIS 6—BELLEVILLE 0 The annual Thanksgiving Day classic for the prep championship of St. Clair County was won by the East Siders on Nov. 30 in a closely fought game on a slightly muddy Parsons Field. The Flyers scored their touchdown in the first quarter after they intercepted a pass on their own 45-yard line. Plunges through tackle and a completed 20-yard pass put the ball on the Devil ' s six-yard line. Three more plays through the line netted a six-pointer. An attempted pass for the extra point was incomplete. The Maroons had two chances to tie the score in the third quarter. Once when two com¬ pleted passes advanced the ball to the Flyers 27-yard line, but failing to gain, lost the ball on downs and East Side punted out of danger. Once when the Maroons recovered a fumble on the 29-yard line, but the scoring chance was lost when the Devils fumbled in turn. As a result of this game the Maroons have comprised a conference record of two victories and five defeats. In the conference standings Belleville is tied with Granite City, the 19 32 cham¬ pions. for sixth place. Tisch and McDaniels starred on the line. Wangelin and Hirth also played a good game on the forward wall. Heissler. Geolat. and Schlosser played a good game in the backfield. Page Eighty- evcn TRACK « « « « « « « « April 3-4 April 1 4 ... April 19 April 24 April 2 8 .... April JO May 3-4 May 3-4 May 12 May 16 May 18-19 May 26. ... Interclass Meet (Won by Seniors) _ Here Woodriver There 48 7 4 Madison Here 5171 —Collinsville There 51 l A-70 2 Conference Relays Granite City Duoo Here 62-51 —East St. Louis_There 27-90 -.East St. Louis (Jxs.) T here 70-46 District Meet Granite City — Collinsville (Jrs.)_ Here State Meet Champaign Conference Meet_Woodriver The track squad this year had a fairly successful season. Although only winning one meet, the Dupo affair, the Maroons were nosed out in a couple of meets. This season also marked the beginning of school competition between the junior squads. Belleville was represented by a strong junior squad that won both of the meets it participated in. Three of the lettermen are graduating in June this year. They are Glenn Brown. 19 34 I rack Captain. Raymond Stoecklin. and William Tweedy. George McDaniels will graduate in mid-semester next year and consequently will not be eligible for track next year. Some of the most consistent point makers were: Brown. Luther. McDaniels. McKelvey Capone. 1 weedy and Stoecklin. First Row, left to right—Lurher. Baltz. McDaniel. Captain Brown. Wangelin, Bien. Heely Capone. Nast. Briesacher. Stoecklin. Second Row. left to right—Veile. Schaer. Wilson. Boren Hambleton. Davis. Isselhardt. Kuhn, Stallings, Smith. Werle, Lippert. Third Row. left to right—Coach Gunderson. Tweedy, Patterson. Fox. Vogel. Baer, Dunck, Lemkemcier. Schwarz. Bowers. Manager Buecher. Crnkovitch. Baltz. McKelvey. Pag Eighty-eight � � � . BASKETBALL Coach Friedli His seventeenth year as coach of the baseball and basketball teams was decidedly a successful one. The hardwood squad compiled a record of six conference victories and eight defeats to end the season in a tie for fourth place. This is an improvement over last year s team, which ended their schedule in last place. The baseball team was the usual hard-hitting club that Coach seems to have a knack of putting out. First Row. left to right—Moehle. Braun. Captain Schluetcr. Mueller. D. Duncan. M. Duncan. Second Row. left to right—Manager Nester. Tom Baer. J. Geolat. Springer. Ted Baer. Coach Friedli. Dunck. S. Geolat. Luke. Schlich. Morgan. Page Eighty-nine BASKETBALL « « « « « « 1933-34 BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Nov. 17 . Belleville 19—Mascoutah 11 14—Lebanon 20 There There Dec. 1 . ._. Belleville Dec. 2- Dec. 9 ♦Dec. 2 2 Belleville Belleville 16—O’Fallon 11_ 30—Freeburg 1 8 3 3 —Madison 1 6 ... Here _Here Here Dec. 27.. Belleville 34—O’Fallon 26 There Dec. 29 Belleville 1 3—Cathedral 4 There ♦Jan. 5.. Belleville 2 1 —Fdwardsville 1 8 There ♦Jan. 6 Belleville 1 6—Alton 1 1 There ♦Jan. 12 Belleville 2 3—Granite City 28 Here ♦Jan. 19 24—Woodriver 20 There ♦Jan. 20 Belleville 22—East Sr. Louis 20 Here ♦.Jan. 26 Belleville 9—Collinsville 14 Here Jan. 27.. Belleville 13—Freeburg 24 There ♦Feb. 2.. . Belleville 17—Madison 30 There ♦Feb. 3_ Belleville 20—Edwardsville 21 Here ♦Feb. 9 Belleville 17 —Alton 20 Her? ♦Feb. 16 Belleville 22—Granite City 30 There Feb. 21 Belleville 23—Cathedral 17 Here ♦Feb. 2 3 _ Belleville 20—Woodriver 17 Here ♦Feb. 24 Belleville 14—East St. Louis 21 There ♦Mar. 2.__ _ Belleville 14—Collinsville 21 . .. There ♦ Conference Games. REVIEW OF 1933-1934 BASKETBALL SEASON 19-11 The Maroons opened the cage season with a successful invasion of Mascoutah. The game was marked by inadequate team play, but on the whole was fairly well played. It was anyone ' s game in the first three quarters, but in the last period Belleville scored enough points to insure victory. 14-20. The more experienced ball-handling of the Lebanon Greyhounds gave them an early lead of 15-4 at the end of the first half. The Maroons came back strong in the last half to outscore their opponents and almost pull the game out of the fire. 16-11. In the first home game of the season Belleville downed O ' Fallon in an unimpres¬ sive non-league tilt. The Devils took the lead in the second quarter and held it throughout the game, although the hard-fighting O’Fallon quintet made the outcome doubtful. 30-18. The Devils had little difficulty in defeating a small, but fast-breaking Freeburg quintet in a non-league home game. The game was slow because a new Maroon combination was being tried out and only the hard offensive driving of the Blue and White team saved it from being dull. 33-16. The first conference game, played at home against Madison, was a decisive victory for Belleville. The Devils took an early lead and held it throughout the game. The Hub- towners made several scoring threats but never came close enough to gain the victory. Schlueter broke repeatedly from his guard position to score 16 points for the Belleville cause. Page Ninety � � � � BASKETBALL 34-26. The Devils tripped to O ' Fallon and played their worst game so far this season. The score was tied at 26, all with a minute and a half to play in the last quarter and Belleville managed to count four baskets, while holding O ' Fallon scoreless, to eke out a victory. 13-4. T he Maroons defeated the Blue and Gold quintet, in the first game of the city championship series, on the Cathedral court. The small playing floor hampered the offensive play somewhat, but this was counteracted by the brilliant defense displayed by both teams. 21- 18. The Devils went to Edwardsville and defeated them in a game that was close and exciting, but not outstandingly well played. Belleville took the lead in the second quarter and held it throughout the game. In the last quarter the Tigers staged a rally and made the score 19-18 in the Maroon ' s favor. With 90 seconds to play. Braun made a long side shot to put the game on ice. 16- 11. Belleville travelled to Alton and defeated the Hilltoppers in a low scoring game. The Maroons led all the way. but never more than two points until they increased their lead to five points in the last quarter. At this time Belleville was tied with Collinsville for the leader¬ ship of the conference with three victories and no defeats. 23- 28. The first conference defeat of the season was administered by Granite City on the home court. The Devils had a substantial lead at the half, but the Happy Warriors came back in the last half and scored enough points to eke out an unexpected victory. 24- 20. The Maroons broke into the win column again with a victory over the Oilers on the court at Woodrivcr. Belleville was able to keep the lead, but it was a nip and tuck battle all the way with Woodriver keeping close enough to make the outcome doubtful. 22- 20. In a colorful battle. Belleville shaded their traditional rival. East St. Louis, on the home court. The game was marked by the excellent defensive play of both teams. Pandemonium was added to the tense excitement when an extra period was needed to decide the issue. 9-14. The Kahoks came to Belleville and shaded the Maroons before a capacity crowd in a great game that decided the leadership of the conference at the end of the first round of play. All of the players were keyed up and this resulted in a great defensive game which nipped the offensive tactics of both teams in the bud. 13-24. In a non-conference tilt, the Blue and Whites upset the Devils in a dull game at Freeburg. Playing their worst game of the season, the Maroons were headed throughout the game and at no time after the first half were close enough to gain a victory. 17- 30 A strengthened Hubtowner quintet took the measure of Belleville on the Madison court. This game, which evened the count, was close for a while, but the taller Madison five coon drew away and copped the tilt. 20-21. Tallying nine frec-throws out of ten tries, the Tigers gained an unexpected victory with a last minute rush. The game was evenly played throughout, but the Tigers were able to overcome the slight lead in the last quarter and ultimately gain the decision. Page Ninety-one BASKETBALL « « « « « 17-20. Alton immediately took the lead by scoring nine points before the Maroons found the basket. The Devils continually lessened this lead until the score was tied at the end of the third quarter, then the Redbirds went on a scoring spree that dropped Belleville to a tie for fourth place in the conference. 22- 30. Belleville was very much the underdog, but surprised the rooters when they held down the highest scoring team in the conference and kept within striking distance of a victory. The Devils played one of the best games of the season and the defeat was not an inglorious one. 23- 17. Gaining the second victory over Cathedral, the Devils won the first annual city Prep Championship by defeating the Blue and Gold five in an extra period tussle. The Maroons held a slight lead in the first three quarters, but Cathedral tied the count in the last period and the game went into overtime. In the extra period, three baskets in rapid succession won the game for the Maroons. 20-17. Belleville came back into the winning column when the Devils beat Woodriver in another close game. The boys seemed to be able to hit the basket again and led in the first three quarters, but the Oilers tied the score in the last period, and the game wasn’t won until Braun made a long side shot in the last minute of play. 14-21. East Side avenged their defeat earlier in the season by beating the Maroons in a ragged game. The Flyers took an early lead and the score at the end of the first half was 12-2. Belleville staged a rally in the last half, but it was not sufficient to overcome the lead. 14-21. A near riot climaxed the end of the league season when the Kahoks defeated the Maroons. The game, which was marked by incompetent and partial refereeing, was led by Col¬ linsville all the way with Belleville close enough to ruin the Kahoks ' chance of an individual championship. Collinsville ended the league season in first place. Granite City occupied second place. Madison held down third place, and Belleville and Edwardsville were tied for fourth place. TOURNAMENT The Belleville Maroons drew a bye for the first round of the district tournament held at this school from March 7 to 10 inclusive. In the second round, the Devils met Mascoutah and downed them by a score of 32-20. East St. Louis, one of the favorites, fell before O ' Fallon in a close game of the second round. In the semi-final games. Dupo defeated Belleville. 15-24. in a rough and unimpressive game: Lebanon had easy going against its fellow Cahokia conference entry and came out victorious 30-19. A great game was anticipated in the final because of previous encounters of these two teams in the Cahokia league, but on the final night Lebanon walked away from the Oilers and scored an impressive trouncing to the tune of 28-9. Because of a new arrangement both finalists of the district meet took part in the sectional tournament. In the Collinsville sectional tournament. Lebanon met their old rival Marissa. in the first round and bowed to them after an extra period tussle by a score of 27-3 1. In the Salem sec¬ tional Dupo was shaded. 21-25. by St. Elmo in the first round. Page Ninety two « « « « « « BASEBALL As in past years. Belleville produced another hard-hitting, good-fielding diamond squad. Eight returning lettermen bolstered the squad considerably and gave a good foundation for the new team. Two first string pitchers, Oughton and Schwarz alternated in pitching great games for Belleville. They will both be back next year. Norman Schlueter. probably the best backstop Belleville High ever had. is playing his last season on the squad. The team won its first game from Cathedral in the City Prep Champion¬ ship series and only needed to win the second game, which was played after this book went to press, to gain the championship. At press time the Maroons had compiled an enviable record of seven prep victories, two victories in practice games with the Home Ice Cream squad, and no defeats. First Row. left to right—Stenzel. Manager Taft. Capone. Schlueter. Heisler. S. Geolat. Schlosser, Ougton. Buecher. Heely. Second Row. left to right—Knefelkamp. Mueller. J. Geolat. Schwarz. Lumbattis. Green. Burnett. Krupp. Mueller. Hervatin. Coach Friedli. Page Ninety-three TENNIS « « « « « « « GIRLS’ TENNIS FALL 1933 Sept. 30 Edwardsville Here (Singles and doubles won) Oct. 25 Granite Citv There (Singles won: doubles lost) SPRING 1934 May 2 Edwardsville There For the fourth consecutive season Bernice Bien has won a conference cham¬ pionship in singles for Belleville. The doubles team ended the Conference sea¬ son in second place. Bien will be lost to next year’s squad through graduation and Miss Dill will have her work cut out to find a fitting substitute. Clara Hull and Agnella Waigand. the doubles combination, have still another year to serve under Maroon colors. The conference schedule, which was held in the fall, was short this year because most of the schools did not sponsor girls’ tennis squads. Left to Right—Coach Dill. Waigand. Bien. Hull. Page Ninety-four � � � � « � � TENNIS BOYS’ TENNIS FALL 1933 SPRING 1934 Sept. 23 Collinsville .... (Forfeit) There April 21 O’Fallon - There Sept. 30 Edwardsville_ (Singles won; doubles lost) Here April 30 East St. Louis _Here Oct. 3 East St. Louis_ (Singles and doubles won) Here Mav 2 Edwardsville There Oct. 14 Alton . .. (Singles and doubles won) There May 5 District Meet Here Oct. 25 Granite City.- (Singles and doubles won) There May 8 Marissa_ -Here Oct. 26 Madison_ (Singles and doubles won) Oct. 27 Woodriver__ _ (Singles and doubles won) Here May 16 O ' Fallon. Here There May 18-19 State Finals_ Champaign The Southwestern Conference tennis season was played in the fall this year because of inclem¬ ent weather. Belleville gained a conference championship in singles and a second place in doubles. Cyril Braun annexed seven league victories and no defeats to gain the undisputed singles championship. The doubles team, composed of Billy Moeller and Rossel Schlich. comprised a record of six conference victories and one defeat to finish in second place. Braun was the only returning letterman and he. Moeller, and Schlich will be lost to the squad through graduation. Left to Right—Bien, Schlich. Moeller. Dunck, Braun. Coach Campbell. Page Ninety-five BELLEVILLE HOUSE ACOB KNOEBEL was the first owner of the Belleville House. In 1882, he sold it to Louisa Roeder, and in 1905. it was sold to Adolph Schirmer. In March, 1921, the Belleville Savings Bank became the trustee. In 1929, this historic old building was torn down, and, two years later the Hotel Belleville erected upon its site. The Belleville House, under the management of John Schlosser, became famous for its asparagus. Many illustrious statesmen and widely known persons have visited the old Belleville House. Thomas Marshall. Vice-President during Woodrow Wilson s administration, 1913-1921, was entertained there. Previous to that time, he had been Governor of Indiana. John Peter Altgeld, later governor of Illinois was also a guest of the Belle¬ ville House. He is said to have been one of the few great men that the world has produced within our day and time. William Jennings Bryan “drank soda water at the old hotel. William Howard Taft, also, joked and laughed and drank beer there. Other famous men who stayed at the hotel, are: The Honorable Clarence Darrow, famous criminal lawyer from Illinois: General Ulysses S. Grant. Edwin Booth. Shakes¬ pearean actor: James A. Reed, Carl Shurz, and Champ Clark. MWifV Belleville House Public Square � � � ACTIVITIES AYS « « « « « « « « MELINKA of ASTRAKHAN An operetta given February 2, by the Music Department, under the direc¬ tion of Miss Orena Mowe. THE CAST General Ivanoff—Commander of the Fort Melinka Ivanoff—His Daughter Vaska and Waska—Aides de Campe to Melinka Sophia Petrovich—Aviatrix Dean Campbell—Of the American College_ Mary Strongfort—An American Novelist Captain Michael Arensky _ Corporal Ivan Zuiski _ Bobo—A Bolsheviki, Red and Radical Gordon King—Salesman from United States A. B. Cohen—Competitor of Gordon King Chin Chin—A Chinese Business Man Solo Dancer _ A Messenger - - Roland Schmidt tJustine Johnson ZMarie Weingartner Lois Jean Bossart . —ZMary Ctta Reed - Helen Freudenberg Juanita Cox -- Joseph Qerber - ®Sf| w Buecher Justin Schoenenberger - - $ [orman Reheis - £ (orman Qoldberg Thomas Smallwood - 6 Dorothy Schmidt Walter Fernau Page Ninety-eight � � � � SENIOR PLAY 19 3 4 JONESY “Jonesy”. a three-act comedy by Anne Morrison and John Peter Toohey, has been selected for the Senior Class Play to be presented Wednesday, June 13. It is based on a series of short stories once published in the Pictorial Review by Mr. Toohey. “Jonesy” is Wilbur Jones who comes home from college bringing a fra¬ ternity brother with him. Although engaged to the girl next door, his fancy is attracted by the ingenue of the local stock company. Father and Mother assume that he is going to elope with the actress and try to save him. Before they dis¬ cover that the girl is the niece of the most influential townsman, the man from whom the Senior Jones hopes to get a job, they have let themselves in for em¬ barrassing complications. With the matter reasonably adjusted they make fur¬ ther discovery that their son has sold the family car to pay his poker debts. Then father attempts to recover the car and he gets arrested. Schlich and Mingle head the cast. The production will be under the direction of Miss Dorothy Harmon. THE CAST Henry Jones _ Hubert Jonesy u Rosse Schlich Morgan Walter $Moehle Jackson Richard Wangelin Mr. Silverburg - C ar i Hirth Mrs. Jones Alary oAlice Farrimond Devereaux Helen Ai ingle Mildred Ellis ___ Leunig Katy u T{uth Halstead Plumbers _‘Rat Lee and William T icecdy Anne _ :Jane Hums Policeman __- Clden Alantle Pag Ninety-nine JUNIOR PLAY « A DUMBWAITER The Junior Class presented “A Dumb Waiter on May 25. as part of the Annual Junior Jamboree. The production was directed by Miss Amy Jane Harrison. THE CAST Mrs. Abigail Bates—Owner of Summit Tavern “5 Phyllis Hartig Mrs. Aurelia Vanderhoff—A widow ___. -Dolores Oswald Prudence Bates—The daughter ... .. ... .. ZMary £tta -Heed Eugene Makemore—Hotel clerk .... _ ... Overman Qoldberg Dr. Von Schwartz—Numismatist ...... Harvey Oelrich Jack Temple—A college boy--- ' Thomas Smallwood Billy Hunter—His friend . S orman -Reheis Gloria Martin—Billy ' s fiancee___ J uen Waldman Henry J. Bannister—From Wall Street__ __ g U s Oberman Bert Wilkins—An English waiter .. .. Sack Linster Page One Hundred � � � � QUEEN JANE LOVE Page One Hundred One MAIDS « « « « « « « « « LYNN FRIEDLI Junior (7 ass BETTY BIEN Freshmen (7 ass RITA MARIE JUNG Sophomore (7 ass Page One Hundred Two � � � BASKETBALL QUEEN ALICE SEXTON Page One Hundred Three FOOTBALL QUEEN « « HELEN AGNE � � POPULAR BOY MALCOLM WILD Page One Hundred Five Looks familiar. Failure cards? Buzz-z-z. T he song of the shirt. Sock er. What, no basket? Page One Hundred Six Study English! See the birdie. Is it a test? Think hard. Is it cold Page One Hundred Seven The OLD SQUARE DICKENS said of Belleville, in his “American Notes. Belleville was a small collection of wooden houses, huddled together in the very heart of the bush and swamp. Many of them had singularly bright doors of red and yel¬ low; for the place had been lately visited by a travelling painter, ‘who got along’, as 1 was told, by eating his way.’ On March 10, 1814, a meeting of commissioners, who had been appointed by the Illinois Territory Legislature to select a new seat of justice, was held at the home of George Blair. They decided to fix the county seat on Blair’s land. Consequently Blair agreed to give one acre of land for a public square, on which to erect the public buildings and to relinquish twenty five acres adjoining of which every fifth lot of land exclusive of the streets, he gave as a donation for the use and benefit of St. Clair County. Such was the beginning of Belleville. The locality had previously been known as Compton Hill. It is said that George Blair changed the name to Belleville, which is French for Beautiful City. After the new Court House was built in 1852, the square was paved with cedar blocks. Since then, more improvements have been made. Old Square Belleville, Illinois � � � HUMOR and FEATURES CALENDAR . SEPTEMBER 5—Sentence begins, many new convicts. 9—Staffroom gets orange and black white¬ wash. 19— Staff members turn soda jerkers for Mason’s Convention. 20— Southern Illinois Press Conference con¬ venes in Cafe. 22—Kirkwood 13-12—first victory. 28—Diaber misses football practice, had to get hair cut. 30—Schmidt goes to Rotary Club. Ham¬ burgers enjoyed by all. OCTOBER 3— Linster inaugurated as joke recorder for Karch’s Physics class. Tell ' em the one about Costello. John. 4— Frazier dance group. 7—Woodrivcr 6-0. lost. 14—Bellevinois Dance: double loss—lost to Edwardsville 6-0 and lost $10. 1 8—George Kelling in Assembly. 20—Joe Rhein comes to school with chapped lips: these Tuxis weiner roasts on such cool evenings. Eh what. Helen? 25— Bob Zimmerman and deep sea exhibit in Assembly. 26— For many days and weeks Blanche awaited his return. Each new ' football that echoed on the polished tiles would send her heart beating faster, but Waldo was no place to be found. 27— Sophomore Hallowe’en Party. 29—Wangelin turns picture snatcher. NOVEMBER 1—Dramatic Club in Assembly. 8—Sauer, the janitor, caught cleaning out staff room. 15—Sorrento Quartette. 17—Agriculture Club Father and Son Ban¬ quet. 22—Chili for lunch. Great day. also Soph Program. 28— Pie today. 29— Junior program. 30— 6-0 favor East Side. 5epT 28 OcTES Page One Hundred Ten Dec b , CALENDAR DECEMBER 6— Senior Program starring Saeger’s Ball¬ room Octette. 8—Bill sweeps auditorium stage. 12—Bellevinois staff rout Central Engraving Plant—Wild out $2. 14—Scandal—Fernau seen smoking pipe. 1 5—Fernau not at school. 20— Slight change in menu at cafe, roast pork and dressing. 21— Post-grads home from college; visit old play grounds. “Tippy Johnson hon¬ ored guest. 22— Dramatic Club dance. JANUARY 2— Everybody back in new duds. 3— Flarvey Oelrich gives chalk talk in as¬ sembly. 4— Marvellous moon, wonder where Daiber is? 8— Goon adopted as Staff emblem mascot. 9— No school—Sunday. 1 1—Saturday—Seniors rest from overwork. 20—Review week starts. Girls go dateless for seven days. 29— Alice Sexton peeved—Fladley arrives. 30— We return—Give us this day our daily work. 31— Val. Rhein dates Bienie. See Warren Sexton for particulars. FEBRUARY 1—Fifth hour General Assembly—Ozark Hill Billies—full house. 7— Community players in Assembly. 9—Letterwomen dance after Alton game. 10—Sexton’s phone rings—he wanted to see Warren. 12—In reminiscent mood Justine Johnson opines that coffee isn ' t the only thing that ' s fresh when dated. 14—Freshmen program. 1 7—No school—Saturday. 19— Why doesn ' t Mr. Wortman wear a hat? 20— Harvey Oelrich’s idea of a pacifist is a man who won ' t even accept military brushes as a gift. 26—Steuernagel has new Plymouth: three Signal Hillers inaugurate back seat. Page One Hundred Eleven � CALENDAR MARCH 3— Typewriter in Staff Room. 4— Tisch ' s Willys gets bumped by mad necker in Edison Place: sick ' em gut! 5— Tobacco brown Hudson parked out at 5204 West Main-mmmm—We wonder? ? 6— Kaltwasser and Warren Bien attend the Lincoln Theatre. That ' s two nites straight. 7— Knefelkamp takes gym: Coach G under¬ son isn’t quite over it yet. 10—Scientists still trying to break atom, why not give Karch or Prof. Einstein Lee (Ray is the name you know him by) a chance. 1 8—Sparkle, sparkle, dash and hustle. Campbell soup for vim and muscle. 20— Johnny Bretz caught smiling as he re¬ turns hanky to clever freshy maiden. 26— Marshal Knefelkamp has his hair all slicked down: who ' s the lucky she. Marsh ’ APRIL 1— Judge ' ' Hadley’s blessed event occurred 1 8 years ago. girls! 4—Rain. 8— Blaine Schmidt’s bulky figure causes downfall of staffroom table. 16—Warren Bien cuts hand while skipping the hurdles. 21— Tuxis Tidings makes appearance. 2 3—New building excavation started. 27— Band journeys to Champaign—Third place. 28— Cox. Rosenthal and Friess, state cham¬ pions in piano, baritone and ice cream devouring, respectively. Elysia Club abdicated until next year. 28—Senior-Junior fight started. 30—Track team defeats Dupo—Those things happen. MAY 2— Mr. Dey under one of magnanimous elms with Helen Reubelman and Red Hartnagel—Watch him. Papa! 3— Catherine the Great of Russia born— 1729. 4— Watch the Fords go by. 8—Diabcr helps make pretzels at Rock Road bakery—They were rocks alright. 10—Francis Merkel sick in bed—Bad beer at Millstadt. 18—Bienie missing school—wonder how the bank got along without Joe Rhein. 21—Congressman Lindbergh ' s boy makes good 1927. ll ' 1 no J; Page One Hundred Twelve “Grandma, what pretty teeth you have!’ Just waitin’. Who’re the boy friends. Bienie? A part of our student body? —sh!! More fresh- women! Getting in good ? Why girls!!! Page One Hundred Thirteen Lovely gown m’ dear. L’o dope. Where are the potatoes ? We ll keep away—thanks! ' Don’t push. How does it feel. Grade? Why Hczzy do believe it’s Ezry ! ' Is it kiss-proof Watch those flat feet Charlie! Check an double check. Page One Hundred Fourteen � SENIOR SNATCHES Traffic Officer (stopping car with lady at the wheel) : Say. where’s the fire?” Jane Gunn: In your eyes, you great big gorgeous patrolman!” Karch: Now if I substract 25 from 37. what is the difference?” Red” Baer: Yeah! That ' s what I say. Who cares?” Mr. Hinkley: Young lady, do you mean to tell me you’ve been carrying that money around in your stocking?” Jeannette: Why. daddy, you told me to put it where it would draw interest. Grocer: Here’s your flypaper. Anything else?” Mr. Cross: Yes. I want bout six raisins.” Grocer: “Six? Do you mean six pounds? Mr. Cross: No. six is plenty. I just want ’em for decoys.” FOUND—Roll of five dollar bills Will the owner please form a line at 1820 North Main Street? Rita Marie Jung: Oh I think you ' re lots better looking than your daddy. “Alfie” White: Well, I oughta be—I’m a later model. Miss Lee: What is the most pathetic pic¬ ture in the world?” Helen Stein: A horse fly sitting on a radi¬ ator cap. —Annapolis Log. Florence (having just received a new mink coat from father) : What I don’t see is how a wonderful fur can come from such a low. sneaking beast.” Papa Hamlin: “I don’t ask for thanks, dear, but I really insist on respect.” WANTED: Will swap slightly used set of golf clubs for one baby carriage—See Mr. Thorne. Mr. Trabue: What is it when you’re married to more than one woman?” Val. Rhein: Polygamy.” Mr. T.: And when you’re married to one only.” Val. R.: Monotony.” Carl Hirth: I’ll have you know—hie— hie—hie. that I’m part of the De Luxe Oil Co. Bouncer: And what part are you?” Carl H.: Hie—one of the tanks. Bill R. leading a donkey, passed by an army camp. A couple of soldiers wanted to have some fun with him. What are you holding on to your brother so light for. sonny?” asked one of them. So he won’t join the army, Bill replied. Steuernagcl: How did you get on in your law suit for compensation against the man whose dog bit you?” Karch: He had a clever lawyer who proved that I bit the dog.” Joe G.: What makes the new baby at your house cry so much. Tommy?” Cliff H.: It doesn ' t—and. anyway, if all your teeth were out. your hair off. and your legs so weak you couldn t stand on them. I guess you’d feel like crying your:elf. Audrey: Why is your car painted blue on one side and red on the other?” Ed.: Oh. it’s a fine idea. You should just hear the witnesses contradicting one another!” Cop: Madam, didn’t you see me hold up my hand?” Jane Gunn: I did not.” Cop: Didn ' t you hear me blow my whistle?” Jane Gunn: I did not.” Cop: Well, I guess I might as well go home. I don’t seem to be doing much good here.” A Dull Boy For ten years, ten long years. cried Harvey, I have been writing this drama, changing a word here and a line there, work¬ ing on it until my fingers were cramped and aching, my brains and my body weary from the toil.” Too bad. too bad.” the producer mur¬ mured. All work and —no play.” Alice W.: (just operated on for appendi citis) : Oh. doctor, will the scar show?” Doctor: Not if you are careful.” Edna Grace: Could you fix me a dose of castor oil so the oil won’t taste?” Druggist: Cer tainly! Won’t you have a glass of soda while waiting? E. G.: Oh. thank you. (And drinks the soda). Druggist: Something else. Miss?” E. G.: No. just the oil.” Druggist. But you just drank it.” E. G.: Oh. dear! I wanted it for my mother.” Page One Hundred Fifteen SENIOR SNATCHES « « « A Litany for High School Students To Be Chanted on Rising Each Morning From final tests—from “Yarby’s’’ accusing eye—from sulfur dioxide chem¬ istry experiments—from that Hadley line—from Johnny Karch’s wit—from Cicero’s Orations—from spring orchestra practices—from oral themes—from L. G.’s, hourlys and union cards—from college stude’s visits—from daily quizzes—from “don’t forget your nickels’ —from first-hour classes—from last- hour classes-from within these prison walls—Good Lord deliver us!!! A Private One for the Use of Bellevinois Staff From R. L.’s wrath—from the prying eyes of our lady teacher’s neighbors —from Blaine’s whoops—from anyone with a paint brush—from the eternal •To dope’’—from discovery third hour—from theme paper with legs—from doors with glass panels in them, and, incidently—from locks that don’t unlock —from the questions of the prying public concerning the progress of our publi¬ cation—from paper on the floor, or worse—from a broom—from Bellevinois publication day-Good Lord, may we be protected. Our Own Mother Goose Fee. Fi. Fo, Fum Edith Ropiquet’s chewing gum But never mind, when she is through It’ll probably be the rag she’ll chew, A nd I prefer the gum, don’t you? Hickory, Dickory, Dock The darned ol’ office clock. The clock struck three. But my, oh me, How long it is ’til 3:35 Will finally arrive Hickory, Dickory, Dock. Pat-a-cake. Pat-a-cake. paper man Make some more admits as fast as you can, Mould them (we’ll stamp them with great big L. G.’s) For our class sponsors do so like to tease. Sing a song of five cents Hy-News is on sale If you’ve only two cents Borrow, beg—don’t fail. The Bellevinois Staff had a little room Whose paint was fresh and new But when the year was ended Clean spots in it were few. Page One Hundred Sixteen � , , � SENIOR SNATCHES He’s one of the boys from Okawville. Just call him Ollie Eyes, The last name’s Morgan and like J. P.. For some girl he’ll prove a prize. A blue-eyed blonde Who makes you tingle. A clever girl. Is. Editor Mingle. Who is it that in R. L.’s class Makes his wit the rest surpass? The answer isn’t hard to get. Franklin Bowers is the only bet. In basketball and tennis too He rips ’em up and dow ' n. And oh! the other teams feel blue When they play against young Braun. His name is August— Bud’’ to you. He ' s just another Baer; But when it comes to making grades. He’s really quite all there. That dashing young man who sings so well And so many hearts has taken. I hardly think it necessary to tell, It’s Reheis—you were not mistaken. A popular girl is Bernice Bien. She swings a snappy racket. She also serves as tennis queen. And pep. she doesn’t lack it. Heely s the name (Bud. you know) I’m sure you’ve seen him. he’s always on the g°. From morning to evening it’s really a fright. He chases and tears with all of his might. It ' s Edith Ropiquet I ' m speaking of now. When it comes to talking she certainly knows how. Her pep is surprising to all those who see. But certainly most agreeable to you and to me. She’s not only clever, but also witty And all will agree, she’s very, very pretty; For more proof than this. Wild you should see. Just mention Ruth Leunig. to him it ' s the key. She answers to the call of Blanche. This happy hearted lass. You ask me does she giggle? Can she! Say boy. that girl has class! To Lois with her pretty red head. This much alone must still be said. That she must always stay as sweet As she is now ' —for us and Pete. Of tennis he’s fond and motorcycles, too. And a lady (not blonde) can make him blue. If you haven ' t guessed by all that I ' ve told. I suppose I’ll tell you his name is Nold. His real name is Robert, no not Bob. ’Cause when for a basket we all would sob. It was Come on Red’ Mueller, do your stuff, Just that and that only, proved enough. Addy Merck ' s a good ol ' scout For hiding paint cans, all about. And w ' hen it comes to bright ideas. You must admit this boy’s a w ' hiz. What ho! Is it Jimmy Durante. Wearing that red bow tie? No—wrong again-it’s Sagsby. He’s Belleville’s funniest guy. Bill Moeller of the Tennis Team. You’ve heard of him no doubt. 1 must say that he plays keen. And really takes the bout. There’s a brow ' n-eyed lass Whom no one’s dimmed. You guessed it right. Jean Schneidew ' ind. In a boiling pot place two dimpled cheeks And a pair of tu ' inkling brow’n eyes. Then set on the stove on a roaring fire. And you’ll cook Dorothy Deitz—She’s some prize! Now ' here’s a fellow you all know. As a basketball player he ' s a humdinger. Although in everything he may not show ' , Do you recognize Allan Springer? Now Wassy” Tisch I ' m sure you know ' . It isn’t hard to spy him. He ' s the boy that ' s rarin’ to go. If you don’t believe me. try him. Mai is his name. About sports he ' s just w ' ild. And Ruth you can blame If his work’s not compiled. Page One Hundred Seventeen SENIOR SNATCHES « She not only sings, but also plays. And when she dances—watch everyone gaze: She ' s clever you say—yes quite we admit. With us Sylvia Waldman’s made quite a h!t. Then there ' s Jack Linster Who ' s really quite funny. Or then again maybe His disposition ' s just sunny. She ' s been to many high schools And in every one she ' s led. But we re mighty glad to claim her here. You know her. Margaret Whitehead. This dark haired youth is Tommy Baer, He’s popular and witty. I must give up in despair And you can end this ditty. A football man who would do or die. That ' s one of the reasons he had the black eye: Bill Munden s the fellow—he never was yel¬ low. We know that Bill’s a good guy. Slim and sweet with big brown eyes. She strolls across the campus: It ' s plain to see that Ruth Hettenhausen Would never raise a rumpus. They tell us Paul Fernau Has gone out and joined the Navy, We hope his ship doesn’t sink And give our Paul to Davy. And when we think of Edith Marsh We think of Milton, too. And now we ask you. Edith. Does he mean much to you? This red haired youth is Kelly Smith. (Though christened Adrian) This handle’’ is his burden. So use it if you can. A blue-eyed boy with curly hair. The answer to a maiden’s prayer. He looks up when you call Frank White” A Senior president—and he’s alright. She answers to the name of Jane, but even Pug’’ will pass, She dashes here and dashes there, who doesn’t know this lass? Our queen she is. this sprightly miss, a blue eyed Irish gal. If you don’t know her yet you should, she’s everybody’s pal. A blonde, blue-eyed lass who is sweet to be sure, But you couldn ' t say that Mary’s demure: And that’s no reflection—I hasten to tell— For how could she be when she giggles so well ? That rhythmical Val Who makes the gals pine. But won’t give ’em the breaks With the indomitable Rhein. A Bellevinois manager hard to beat. A football player who can kick; A student that you can’t defeat, Who else could it be but Dick? Mel Schwarz is really quite a wit If only you know him a little bit. His sport stories are just chuck full of pep. It’s there through them he’s gained quite a rep. Bill Arnold ye old maestro,” He’s always humming a tune. And never can you study If he is in the same room. That Bill Rubach’s O. K. we must admit. (But don’t tell him he’ll think you’re a nit) Rather than seem to try and please. He’ll get your goat and tease and tease. With a sunny smile she walks down t he hall, She acts as if she had no cares at all: But no matter how carefree and gay Jane may look, She is careworn with toil, for she edited this book. June is coming—Blaine’s head is light. Endless days—blissful nights— And when his face with passion lights: No doubt the girl of his dreams is in sight. She’s just a little shrimp—only 5 feet 2, But watch those brown eyes flash: Don’t get Ev Klemme’s dander up She might do something rash! Her snapping eyes and dimpled chin Should prove that this is Grade”. She goes with Mag , that’s just in case Your memory is hazy. For art work Paul just can’t be beat. I’m sure you will agree: Tell me don’t you think it’s neat (The map which in front you see?) Page One Hundred Eighteen � � � � SENIOR APPRECIATION The Poetry of Today What will the future generations think of the poetry that is being written today? Will it find a place in the history of literature or will it be discarded as something unworthy of further riotice? Perhaps they will feel about free verse as the Classicists felt about Shakespearian writers; namely, that they knew far too little about writing to be worthy of notice. When contemporary poets are named, Carl Sandburg, a student of stark realism—the man who characterizes so aptly the Middle West—stands with the foremost. True. Carl Sandburg does emphasize the ugliest and most vulgar sides of all subjects in his volumes; but. on the other hand, isn’t that just what he set out to do? His “Chicago ”. “Milwaukee . and “Omaha’ draw vivid pictures for the reader of these great American cities—they omit nothing, neither vulgarity nor beauty. Almost every poem of which he is the author is a short piece of perfect description: he concentrates the entire poem to achieve one thing—through the use of both picture-making language and onomatopoeia. Perhaps, in years to come, literary experts will insist that “Fog is not a poem, but merely a piece of prose divided into lines written as a poem. But could these same lines be written in consecutive order in prose and still create the stealthy arrival of the fog “on little cat-feet ?” Pro¬ bably not. Sandburg has attempted to write lighter things, or rather—not lighter, but pleasanter. “Graves” in beautiful language tells the reader that no matter how unworthy of admiration and respect a man may be during his life on earth, when he dies, flowers will bloom on his grave just as they do on the graves of others. But although the poem is pleasing and well-written, it lacks the Sandburg vim. vigor and vitality that you feel in “Chicago. The main reason for this difference is that Sandburg puts his whole heart and himself into “Chicago, but he isn t the type of man who thinks of the beautiful and optimistic thought that may be derived from the fact that flowers hide the living disgrace of the dead. But Sandburg is certainly not a typical modern poet—he is a type. David Morton, full of romantic views, is entirely opposite in temperament. Morton is a good example of the trend of the twentieth century. In 1922, he published his first well-known book. “Ships in Harbour.’’ With the exception of five or six. the entire book consisted of sonnets; not sonnets in the true sense of the word, for many of them entirely disregard the octet and sestet idea, but sonnets in true form, both English and Italian. One who thoroughly reads “Ships in Harbour will find himself utterly “down on” sonnets after the strenuous dose of them. Morton couldn’t break away from the established meters and verses until he published his latest book. “The Earth ' s Possessions.” which was released in 19 32. What a marked improve¬ ment may be noticed! However, although the form varies from page to page as does the meter, he has done away with the regular rhyme scheme only to a very slight extent. Too, he has adopt¬ ed the modern method of leaving so much unsaid that every reader may put between the lines the thoughts that suit his own personality. “Nocturne is a good example. Pngc One Hundred Nineteen SENIOR APPRECIATION « « NOCTURNE Some fragile ecstacy Or dim despair Troubles this lonely tree Now rain is there I hear, beyond the light My window ' makes. The soft sound in the night. And my heart shakes As though it were a tree With light rain there. Of some frail ecstascy Or dim despair. Then on the other hand. w f e have Edna St. Vincent Millay w ' hose sonnets never bore. Per¬ haps it is because they are few ' c ompared to her other w’orks—or perhaps it is because of her philosophy of life which appeals to so many. In her books, scattered through among longer poems like Renascence ' ' and The Ballad of the Harp Weaver,” arc found short verses which form word—pictures of the writer’s inner self. Her Figs”— FIRST FIG My candle burns at both ends. It will not last the night; But ah. my foes, and oh. my friends. It gives a lovely light. SECOND FIG Safe upon the solid rock the ugly houses stand. Come and see my shining palace built upon the sand. And still another verse— Cut if you will, w ' ith Sleep’s dull knife Your days to half their length, my friend, The years that Time takes off my life He ' ll take from off the other end. Her poetry is full of unexpected twists and turns—and she is undoubtedly one of the most outstanding lyric poets of the age. Her power to transfer her emotions to you is tremendous— one who reads The Ballad of the Harp Weaver” without acquiring a lump in his throat should not be reading it. He hasn’t the ability to read and understand the depth of feeling contained there. We must not overlook bitter, cynical John Robinson Jeff res whose Give Your Heart to the Hawks” strikes a chord that provokes such deep and terrifying thought. Despite the unpleasant effect of his poetry, the reader is lured on to read because of its strange fascination.! Mary, Queen of Scots” is another of his wierdest works. But. if we knew Jeff res as a man, we should understand him as a poet. At the present time he is living in California, in a replica of an ancient castle—lonely, there arc no electric lights or modern conveniences, it sits on the coast as if it has been transplanted from the Middle Ages. Knowing this, what could you expect of his productions? So—contemporary poetry isn’t so different from that of past centuries. It is the voice of the men who write it. men who are probably fair representatives of their age—with some ex¬ ceptions. Why should such disgust be evident on the faces of the modern world, when they find that the words don ' t rhyme? Or that it tells only half and leaves the rest to imagination? Does Amy Lowell lose her charm when she combines lines of various length to create an effect? When you read Robert Frost ' s New Hampshire.” do you see less clearly New England life because the words don’t rhyme regularly? If you do. then Edna St. Vincent Millay has written a special poem for the situation. TO THOSE WITHOUT PITY Cruel of heart, lay down my song. Your reading eyes have done me wrong. Not for you was the pen bitten And the mind wrung and the song written. —Jane Love ' 34 Page One Hundred Twenty � � � SENIOR A Destiny Spell bound I stood—my face upturned— Across the sky a meteor flashed— ’Twas done. Into the earth it crashed! Its life was short. But ah—what joy it must have known To race exultant through the air Its ecstacy I long to share. I know that I’m ashamed to care That life is short. —Jane Love ’34 To A Book Lovely book, that tells me lovely lies. Thoughtful thing of lying thoughts, I love all the more your lying lore From that I know it lies. Your philosophy’s all pretence With only sacred fallacies in it. In life is only truth; and you’re a lovely lie. So take me with you—hence. —John Bretz. ' 34 Mood The world is bright and cheerful and gay. My heart is light from all dismay; A paean of joy bursts from my lips. That does all wanton sadness eclipse. But then a cloud appears, foreboding and grim. Rendering everything somber and dim: My heart is heavy with futile hope. And song is funeral dirge to which I mope. —Georgia Wagner. ’34 Mood I sat by the lake alone. This day had given me no joy. My work had been toil. The one I called friend had failed. I possessed nothing No happiness, no love, no light. In my life there was no beauty. Slowly the moon curved up the black heavens and unrolled Her golden shimmering carpet Upon the lake at my feet. Can one lack for whom the Gods Spread such a path? —Edith Ropiequet, ’34 APPRECIATION Gib Boy. don’t 1 wish I could run. Run like my brother Gib. Then I could escape my father ' s stinging whip: Perhaps I was born to be bad. The reason why I’m such a naughty lad: But haven’t you ever had An impulse to whip the cat Or tease sister with an old. dead rat? If so. you can understand Why I grab my hat and wish that I could run, Run like my brother. Gib. —Arthur Hambleton. ’34 Age My soul is as old as the winter’s moon That is yellow and full in the sky: My youth is as sere as a faded bloom That is ready to wither and die. My eyes are sad with experience: My shoulders are bowed with care: The sorrows of age are on my head. That seems covered with snow-white hair. ' Twas once in a dim. faint long-ago I was happy and sparkling and gay; But childish things are a part of the past.— I was seventeen yesterday. —Helen Mingle. ’34 Moods In the quiet and peace of evening There floats on the fragrant air A melody sweet and harmonious Yet. telling of sadness and care. It speaks of trials and hardships. Of sorrow too heavy to bear; It seems to come from the soul Of one in trouble and care. My heart in turn feels heavy. Such power has music to sway. And my mood is one of sadness Where once it was care-free and gay. But now the music is changing: Some magic has healed all the pain; Its tone grows lighter and brighter And my heart is uplifted again. -Darwin Hueting. ' 34 Page One Hundred Twenty-one SENIOR APPRECIATION « « « An Interview With Josephine Lukasik Mrs. Lukasik led me into a pleasant, sunlit sitting room of the small farm house. Potted vines and flowers lined the windows. The carved furniture had an antique appearance and the tapestries and scarfs were foreign and handmade. When I explained my errand, my hostess smiled and told me her story in fairly good, though deeply accented English. Josephine Svoboda was born in Prague. Czechoslavakia in 1888. the daughter of Ludwig Svoboda. a present resident of Swansea. When she was twelve years old she moved to Hungary where she lived with her grandmother. Shortly afterwards her parents moved to the United States, but Josephine was too busy with school and work to be homesick. I entered into the service of Princess Lichenstein of Hungary when I was twelve years of age. she said. I was just a little scullery maid then, but was soon promoted to the position of house manager, in charge of 24 servants. It was my task to see that the domestic affairs of the palace ran smoothly and that the servants did their work efficiently. During this time I at¬ tended night school in order to learn the German language perfectly. I could soon speak it as fluently as my native Czechoslavakian. Since that time I have learned seven other languages ' When I was sixteen I became lady-companian to Princess Lichenstein. I rode with her in the mornings, accompanied her on most pleasure excursions, and usually dined with her. My breakfast was served in bed. After breakfast none of my time could be devoted to myself. At nighr. often as I was about to retire, the Princess would say, “Jose. I can ' t sleep. Come read to “The royal palaces were very luxurious. In the state palace one of the rooms was lined with guldins (golden coins) and another one with kronens (silver coins). My sleeping chamber was walled and ceiled with ivory. “Frederick von Lichenstein. her Majesty’s husband, was a lavish host and entertained fre¬ quently. Often Kaiser Wilhelm was guest at the palace.” In 1914 much against the wishes of the Princess. Josephine, aged 26, married a Sargent Sandra. The marriage only lasted three months, because Sandra was called into service in the World War. I he child born of this marriage, died in infancy and Josephine was divorced from Sandra shortly after the close of the war. “I had attended nursing school for six years (where I had to study Latin, a difficult subject for me) so 1 volunteered my services as a nurse. I was sent to Poland and later to Russia, and although I was never nearer than 150 miles to the front I saw horrors of the war too gruesome to discuss. In 19 17 I was given the management of a German War Orphanage of 75 children. I still receive birthday greetings from my charges.” “At the close of the war. the Austrian empire collapsed and fortunes with it. The Princess retains only one of her many royal homes and lives almost in poverty. Mrs. Lukasik then showed me notes and certificates from Finland. Poland. Russia. Czecho- slavakia and countless from Hungary representing a fortune that vanished with the war. Pag One Hundred Twenty-two � � � � SENIOR APPRECIATION “Because my grandmother had died long ago and 1 had no one in Europe. I sailed for the United States. I came over first-class on the S. S. Vaubon and came immediately to Belleville, where my parents lived.” “In nineteen twenty-five I married Paul Lukasik. who had served sixteen years in the Rus¬ sian army and was fighting in the World War as a United States citizen when I was War Nurse behind the German lines.” “English has been my hardest language to learn, perhaps because it was the last. I have attended two terms of night school at Belleville Township High School.” “My grandfather Alexander von Dobinskv. of Prague, was a member of the nobility. When I came over to the United States. I sold my title for $500. because I needed the money and be¬ cause I knew I would lose it when I became an American citizen.” Mrs. Lukasik said that the reason people have a hard time making a living nowadays is that the man and girl, before they have saved anything and when they are too young to marry, buy a license, visit the preacher, and then proceed to equip a home from the ten-cent store and on the installment plan. In Europe, when a girl gets to be eleven or twelve years old. her parents buy her a sixty or eighty yard bolt of linen and she begins to work on her trousseau, which includes all the fur¬ nishings for her future home, while in this country it merely means the wardrobe of the bride. The groom buys all the furniture. Before the marriage, the father of the bride presents the groom with a dowry, the amount of which is fixed by the wealth and status of his family. After the ceremony takes place, the couple seldom buy anything for their homes for five or six years.” “I think education comes first.” Mrs. Lukasik said in answer to my question. “In my esti¬ mation. it comes before the Church, because religion does not help anyone who has not the edu¬ cation to understand it. Young folks who say that school is a worthless expense are dumbbells and are likely to remain so for the rest of their lives. Their parents have no common sense or they ' d compel them to attend. I f I had children they’d go to college, if 1 spent my last penny to send them. With an education behind them. I know they ' d repay me.” “If anyone has ambition, he can do anything.” she continued. “Most people now say, 1 can ' t do that. I haven’t the money or the education ' when what they mean is 1 don’t want to do that. It takes too much energy and effort.’ ” “No. I wouldn’ like to go back to Hungary. I have no relatives there. But 1 would like to see Princess Lichenstein. She is now eighty six years old. and will soon die. a heart-broken old woman, who was once the greatest lady in Europe.” Author ' s Note: The above is an interview presented to the English Department in partial fulfillment of the English VII course. The interviewed is a resident of Belle¬ ville and is personally known to the author. Dorothy Westwood ’35 Page One Hundred Twenty-three Distinction Distinctive ideas in annuals are a prime factor in a successful book - ofcourse service and quality can not be overlooked 9 tie sign of the trade mark means . Enqrav’inq Service Plus Close Co operation between Staffand AnnualDepartment Pptlftill ENGRAVING VCIUIdl COMPANY CALUMET BUILDING ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI College Annual Builders of America Page One Hundred Twenty-four _ S) -f f)ob ‘Printing - - - Catalogues - - - Pamphlets - - - C‘ rcu lars - - - ’Books Veile Printing Company Commercial Printers PHONE 830 Belleville. 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Tisch Monument Works THIRD AND A” STREETS ONLY FINISHERS OF MEMORIALS FROM THE ROUGH GRANITE IN THE ENTIRE DISTRICT Fine Carvings and Legible Lettering BETTER SERVICE AT LESS COST Artistic Designers of High Grade Memorials BELLEVILLE. ILLINOIS . fr Page One Hundred Thirty COMPLIMENTS OF EAGLE FOUNDRY COMPANY BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS ' - COMPLIMENTS OF BELLEVILLE SHOE MFG. CO. BELLEVILLE. ILLINOIS Page One Hundred Thirty-one CTT 7 -EARNING GOOD WILL- Neither a man nor a public utility c ompany can succeed in any permanent sense without friends. This company desires to build true success through the work it is privileged to do in the life of the communities it serves. Therefore, the good will of the public is as necessary as the skill we bring to bear on our work. We endeavor to earn the good will and confidence of our customers by fair dealings, courtesy and good service. ILLINOIS POWER � LIGHT CORPORATION BELLEVUE SWIMMING POOL Announces its new roof garden known as GOLDEN GATE ROOF Under Management of Chas. McCormick of Okawville fame Our own private water plant will continue to serve you with clean, pure, spark¬ ling water—the only product we have to sell. We have only the best. Swim under the sun — dance under the stars at Bellevue. NORTH 48th STREET BELLEVUE PARK Our efforts have, for twenty years, been directed towards serving this community with its automotive needs. Belleville Automotive Dealers Assn. Page One Hundred Thirty-two ST. LOUIS DAIRY COMPANY ESTABLISHED 1868 BELLEVILLE BRANCH An Organization of Forty Belleville People Phones 80-76 105 North Eighth St. e MEATS. GROCERIES, VEGETABLES AND FRUITS PHONES 2780-2781 4900 West Main Street Belleville, Illinois Page One Hundred Thirty-three COMPLIMENTS OF GRIESEDIECK WESTERN BREWERY COMPANY CHRISTMANN WALL PAPER 8 PAINT STORES PHONE 457—635 19 NORTH ILLINOIS STREET — 1723 WEST MAIN STREET COMPLIMENTS OF PEERLESS ENAMEL PRODUCTS CO. Manufacturers of ENAMEL PRODUCTS. DIES AND METAL STAMPINGS 1500 West Lincoln Street Belleville. Illinois Page One Hundred Thirty-four • X what they MEED what they LIKE DON’T BE A KNOCKER! After the toad, the rattlesnake and the vampire had been made, there was some awful substance left; of this was made the KNOCKER. A KNOCKER is a two-legged animal with a corkscrew soul, and a mire-soaked bean, and a combination backbone of jelly and glue. Where other men have their hearts, he carries a tumor of decayed principle. When the KNOCKER comes down the street, honest men turn their backs, the angels in heaven weep, and the devil shuts the door of hell to keep him out. Beware of the KNOCKER; he saws wood with a hammer! Be A Booster For WALKOHL’S” The Busy Drug Stores Our Fountain At Your Service Success depends solely upon the proper application of Ability and Energy, regardless of the vocation you choose. If you strive for your goal with all the Energy at your com¬ mand. Success will surely be yours. We have served the people of this community for over forty years. Compliments of the ORBON STOVE CO. Belleville. Illinois Manufacturers of GAS—OIL— COAL « WOOD STOVES- FURNACES 77 - Page One Hundred Thirty-five crpr Perfection is not of this life. But our ambition is to give it. GUNDLACH AND COMPANY BELLEVILLE LAUNDRY DRY CLEANING FUNERAL DIRECTORS COMPANY Phone 29 AMBULANCE SERVICE 22-24 North High Street BELLEVILLE, ILL. ESTABLISHED 1912 BREAD Energy for Vitality WHITE - RYE -WHOLE WHEAT • x Feickerts Bakery, Inc. 101 North Illinois St. Phone 2240 Val. Hirth Printing Service PRINTERS OF QUALITY .. « •• Office Phone 81 2 Residence 345 9-J 7 South High Street BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS _ Page One Hundred Thirty-six 5 ■� ■■ 7 Century Kloess Brass Works, Inc. Contracting □ Company Manufacturers of BUILDERS SANITARY DRINKING Metal Weather Stripping FOUNTAINS BRASS. BRONZE AND Floor Sanding ALUMINUM CASTINGS Shops and Offices □ 2615 WEST MAIN STREET Phone 214 BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS Estimates will be cheerfully furnished - ¥ ST. CLAIR PHONE 266 ICE CO. Arthur W. Bischoff Manufacturers and Distributors of 8 Co. Certified Aerated Pure Ice REAL ESTATE. INSURANCE INVESTMENT SECURITIES 721 West Main Street BELLEVILLE. ILL. With Ice 35 Public Square See Us BELLEVILLE. ILLINOIS For Refrigerators r ' - Phone 350 Henry Horn. Mgr. 4 Page One Hundred Thirty-seven -f - y- - Served Daily in the Best Wishes for Success To the Class of ' 34 “BELLEVILLE’S SWEETEST SPOT” High School Cafeteria Waterloo Ice Cream —Serving— Tasty Sandwiches Luncheon and Salads The Best in Candies and Ice Cream Made in the Heart of the Milk Country SCHLOSSERS Lincoln Soda Shop 107 East Main Street BRIDGES 8 WARD —Druggists— Exclusive Agents for Elizabeth Arden Barbara Gould —and— Springtime in Paris Cosmetics Also Mavrakos Candies Phone 13 122 East Main St. Belleville, Ill. We Deliver or Mail Anywhere COMPLIMENTS OF BELLEVILLE CASKET COMPANY INCORPORATED COMPLIMENTS OF Belleville Cooperative Grain Company COMPLIMENTS OF Becker Fleischbein GENERAL INSURANCE Page One Hundred Thirty-eight All-Electric Bakery Bakers of SUNRISE BREAD And Fine Pastries Phone 560 1900 WEST MAIN STREET BELLEVILLE. ILLINOIS ELGIN — GRUEN The World s Finest Watches If You Want the Newest in Jewelry — Rings SEE F. G. Wehrle Sons At 16 East Main Since 1859 SINCE 1 864— The Dry Goods Store The Floor Covering Drapery Store The Ladies’ Ready-to-Wear Store Where you can procure that par¬ ticularly satisfying class of mer¬ chandise — at the right price.” AT GRADUATION TIME— Exchange photographs with class¬ mates. Such a record of school-day friendships will be priceless in the years to come. Our special school styles will in¬ terest you. Visit our studio today. COGGAN STUDIO BELLEVILLE Choice Meats For Less Cash Packing House SPRICH and SONS No Matter Where You Live COLEMAN INSTANT-GAS RANGE Brings You Gas for Cooking ECONOMICAL SAFE — CLEAN Monk Implement Co. Page One Hundred Thirty-nine ulLO B. Goedde Co. FOR SPORTING AND ATHLETIC GOODS — GO TO — LUMBER AND MILL WORK HARDWARE — PAINT Lengfelder V Stove Hardware Co. Phone East 2790 LOCATED AT 2040 Illinois Avenue 413-415 B 501 East Main Street EAST ST. LOUIS. ILLINOIS Belleville, Illinois Branch 5 701 State Since 1870 Schmidt-Wuller Inc. 1 1 3 East Main Street BELLEVILLE. ILLINOIS Aug. Diehl Son JEWELERS AND OPTICIANS § THE DRY GOODS STORE • � • WHERE QUALITY « SERVICE 220 East Main Street IS PARAMOUNT Belleville, Illinois PHONE 504-W PHONE—3 6 6—PHONE COMPLIMENTS Do You Know OF The Answers? THE WHERE can you find swanky footwear for young moderns? TWENHOEFEL WHERE can you find prices to fit the col¬ legiate budget? CO. WHERE can you earn Pen and Pencil sets —wrist watches and other valuable prizes with shoe purchases? Jtx, ESTABLISHED | BLANKINShlPS] 1905 T - ill BROWN kii? SHOE STOPE U | Page One Hundred Forty Walter L. Rhein Co. 124 E. Main Street New Grand Pianos $375 Band Instruments To Fit Every Purse Grunow Refrigerators Grunow Radios Philco Radios Pay While You Play Ten Months Terms COMPLIMENTS OF Mueller Furniture Company COMPLIMENTS OF Nehi Bottling Company Corner B and Charles Street FISCHER BROTHERS ED. RUST Plumbing 8 Heating Dealers in HART OIL BURNERS PHONE 421 The Latest Process in Dry Cleaning THE HOT GAS METHOD Give it a trial and be convinced Paris Cleaning Dyeing Company 309 East Main Street Belleville, Ill. Crescent Gas Organization EAST ST. LOUIS. ILLINOIS Page One Hundred Forty-one BORMANS EXCLUSIVE FOOTWEAR OUTFITTERS FOR MEN AND BOYS 107-109 W. Main St. FOR ALL OCCASIONS Ohms Jung Shoe Co. “Satisfaction Always ’ 100 West Main Street BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS COMPLIMENTS OF Allen’s Cigar Store 13 EAST MAIN ST. Hotel Belleville ON THE SQUARE Invites You to See Us For Bridge or Dinner Parties Where You Meet Your Friends Under Personal Supervision of CHASE E. GILLEN Vice-President Managing Director PHONE 2031 BIEN PETER LIME. SAND. CEMENT AND BUILDING MATERIALS South Sixteenth Street and I. C. R. R. BELLEVILLE. ILLINOIS Page One Hundred Forty-two - - .f WHOLESALE CANDIES LOUIS C. SAEGER 327 North Illinois Street BELLEVILLE, ILL. Phone 155 YOURS FOR ENTERTAINMENT LINCOLN Where the gang always meets Compliments of Belleville-St. Louis Coach Company COMPLIMENTS OF U.S. | Smelting Furnace Company QJG D 3liennet COMPLIMENTS OF 100 North Illinois Street Phone 1 91 BELLEVILLE. ILL. EUGENE SEIBERT Distributor of CONOCO BRONZE HIGH TEST GASOLINE AND GERM PROCESSED MOTOR OIL Sn Phone 382 w! 1000 Lebanon Avenue Free Decorative Book T - --- — ---- — Jit Page One Hundred Forty-three f n - PHONE 50 COMPLIMENTS OF Rcnner-Schneider IRVIN L. KLAMM Company FLOWERS FOR ALL OCCASIONS UNDERTAKERS i1 PHONE 394 105 North Illinois Street BELLEVILLE. ILLINOIS BELLEVILLE. ILL. Member of Telegraph Florists Wm. Eckhardt, Jr., Inc. Groceries, Fruits and Vegetables, MERCK Garden. Field and Flower Seeds Dressed Poultry BAKERY Fresh Fish and Oysters ESTABLISHED Phones 2010 — 201 1 — 2012 1835 108-112 W. Main Street WE DELIVER Pioneers in the Manufacture of TANK HEATERS. CIRCULATORS. COAL AND GAS RANGES. WARM AIR FURNACES HEAT IT WITH AN OAKLAND WE ARE PROUD OF OUR FINE HIGH SCHOOL! WE ARE PROUD OF OUR FINE STORE! I. PESKIND « SONS 116-118 EAST MAIN STREET Page One Hundred Forty-four Eddie s Market GROCERIES. MEATS AND VEGETABLES E. Dolansky, Proprietor 16 North 78th Street Belleville. Ill. PHONE EX-83 Riemann Lumber Company v EXPRESS 306 Yard and Office 9300 West Main Street BELLEVILLE. ILL. THE DAILY ADVOCATE BELLEVILLE ' S HOME NEWSPAPER Say It With Flowers ' ' Buesch Landscape and Floral Co. EXPRESS 31 Fischer Auto Service GENERAL REPAIRING -. � . I - PHILLIPS 66 Batteries—Gas and Oils—Towing 9900 WEST MAIN STREET Day—Fairbanks 3131 Night—Fairbanks 3225-J SIGNAL HILL o ' Haunn and Menges FLORISTS East St. Louis. Illinois E. B. MENGES Page One Hundred Forty-five 1934 GRADUATES— 9 : Jiio Belleville Bottling Company 4901 West Main Street We extend to you our hearti¬ est congratulations and sincere good wishes. Hellmlle Datlu Nrius-Drmarrat Adjudged by Illinois Press Association as Best Daily in Illinois in Cities up to 100.- 000 Population. COMPLIMENTS OF HOPPE INSURANCE COMPANY Hirth Plumbing Heating Co. 210 North Illinois Street PLUMBING Steam and Hot Water Heating Oil Burners. Stokers It Is Our Delight to Treat You Right” STOLZE LUMBER COMPANY STAND NO. 1 Hamburger Inn 9 PUBLIC SQUARE Phone 444 DRAUGHT BEER Buy ’Em By the Sack 24 Hours Service Lumber. Millwork, Roofing, Paint Hardware, Insulation Boards 600 SOUTH ILLINOIS ST. Phone 75 STAND NO. 2 Fish Steak Shop 1721 WEST MAIN ST. Phone 695-W JOSEPH SNELL PjRi One Hundred Forty-six COMPLIMENTS OF Hiken Furniture Co. Value First—Then Price ALWAYS ASK FOR STRECK BROS. SUPERIOR BRAND HAMS — BACON — SAUSAGES Satisfaction Alivays 217-19-21 West Main Street BELLEVILLE, ILL. The Product With the Hickory Flavor Purchase Through Your Neighborhood Market No Fading No Odor No Shrinking One Trial Will Prove It Band Box Cleaners FRANK MIDKEFF. Proprietor Third and West Main Streets Belleville. Illinois Earl F. Stephenson Phone 34 Representative Oscar H. Seibel Dealer in HUDSON AND TERRAPLANE MOTOR CARS 301 West Main Street Phone 801 Quality Service COMPLIMENTS — OF — SAFETY FIRST MILK COMPANY WE LEAD OTHERS FOLLOW Phone 1876 4 . , 1 Page One Hundred Forty-seven LO 760 MOTOR OIL - GOODRICH TIRES COMPLIMENTS D-X GASOLINE OF Seven Ritz and Rex Theatres Conveniently Located Stations Club Paradise New Era BELLEVILLE, Oil Company ILLINOIS Original Package Retail Sales Only E. H. BALDUS WINES AND LIQUORS 322 East Main Street Belleville, Illinois Phone 1515 -f Conductor: Can t you see the sign. ‘No Smoking’ ? Sailor Fernau: “Sure, mate, that’s plain enough, but there are so many dippy signs here. One says. ‘Wear Brown ' s Corsets’. So I ain ' t paying’ attention to any of them.” The great schools of all nations Have their orators and such. But above the rest the name of Lee Has got the ”professional” touch. Minister: “Really, my dear, you should wait for more than three months after your husband ' s death before marrying again.” Widow’: Yes. but you forget. Reverend, that he w’as paralyzed for eight months. Yassah. Ah’s a great singah. ' Wheah did you-all learn to sing?” Ah graduated from a correspondence school.” Boy. you sho’ lost lots of yo mail.” First Old Maid: “Do you always look under the bed?” Second: ' Always.” First: ' Ever find anything there?” Second: “Only in old-fashioned hotels.” eye Where did Dean get that awful black • He mistook asthma for passion.” A Worthwhile Expenditure The train had finally emerged from the blackness of a long tunnel. The conductor noticed a young couple, both of whom were apparently quite flustered, and the young woman was nervously rearranging her dis¬ heveled hair. Thinking to put them at their ease, the conductor remarked pleasantly: Did you know that the tunnel we just came through cost $12,000,000?” “Did it?” inquired the girl. Then she added, after a pause. Well, it was worth it.” —Play. Mil Ehret’s a great guy! Of that there’s no doubt. But other lasses he ' ll pass by When Edith ' s about. Her name is Prudence in the Jam In which she has the lead. 1 know you d know her if you ' d think Of Mary Etta Reed. 7 « T Page One Hundred Forty-eight John Mueller Dealer in FRESH AND SMOKED MEATS AND SAUSAGES Students ! Patronize Our 419 North Illinois Street Belleville, Illinois PHONE 728 Office Training Dictaphone Ediphone Billing Business English Filing Mathematics Penmanship Correspondence Dictation High School Branches Advertisers ! Accounting Secretarial Book-keeping Stenography Machine Calculation Machine Book-keeping Banking Psychology Business Law Salesmanship Advertising Tfie mblom of{fie Efficient School P. D. SUMMERS President SUMMERS COLLEGE OF COMMERCE Established 41 Years 17-19 North Main Street EAST ST. LOUIS, ILLINOIS C. C. 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