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

Text from Pages 1 - 146 of the 1938 volume:

HllE Bpllpi?uiin4 ma BETTY STROTHMAN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF EVALYN BILZING ASSOCIATE EDITOR BETTY JO COX BUSINESS MANAGER MEL WIECHERT DOLORES PLACE CLIFF STOCK ART DEPARTMENT JOHN JOHNSON SPORTS EDITOR EDWARD SPITZE ADVERTISING MANAGER ESTHER DILLENSEGER TYPIST R. L. THORNE SPONSOR Page 4 One HnllmafuTiA. I93H PUBLISHED BY THE SENIOR CLASS OF THE BELLEVILLE TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL, BELLEVILLE, ILLI¬ NOIS. VOLUME 22. MISS MARGUERITE SKAAR La Cross Normal Wisconsin University California University McGill University Sorbonne, France University of Mexico (French and Spanish) Spokane, Washington v Page 6 DEDICATION We dedicate this book to Miss Skaar for her inspirational co¬ operation with students. To fur¬ ther their hopes and ambitions she has devoted long and tireless effort. We present this as a long lasting token of the appreciation of the students in the past, pres¬ ent, and future. IT IS THE AMBITION OF THE 1938 BELLEVINOIS STAFF TO LEAVE WITH YOU IN THE PAGES OF THIS BOOK MANY HAPPY MEMORIES. THIS YEAR HAS BEEN THE BEGINNING OF THE SECONDARY EDUCATION FOR SOME AND THE END OF IT FOR OTHERS. MAY THERE BE BOUND WITHIN THIS BOOK MANY SACRED HOURS. BOOK ONE INTRODUCTION BOOK TWO BOOK THREE BOOK FOUR BOOK FIVE BOOK SIX ADMINISTRATION CLASSES ATHLETICS ACTIVITIES HUMOR BOOK SEVEN ADVERTISING STEPS OF A THOUSAND MEMORIES IN MEMORIAM WANDA LOCKWOOD A MEMBER OF THE GRADUATING CLASS OF 1941 • MAY LONGBROKE A MEMBER OF THE GRADUATING CLASS OF 1940 STARS ARE MADE, NOT BORN Drlimiu a-I n nil fr n IN TURNING THE FOLLOWING PAGES YOU WILL MEET THOSE WHO HAVE LENT A HELPING HAND TO US IN THE PURSUIT OF OUR GOALS, WHO HAVE REJOICED WITH US IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF OUR SMALL SUCCESSES, WHO HAVE STARTED US ON THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW PATH. ALL THAT WE BECOME IN LATER LIFE WE WILL OWE IN SOME SMALL PART TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE BODY OF OUR SCHOOL. Seek and ye shall find, find the beautiful good and true. It takes knowledge to understand, to appreciate, to enjoy. Life is more worthy and enjoyable with more interests. Education creates new interests, new interests help to round out life, makes it larger and better. Thus education becomes the most fundamental of all social processes. H. G. SCHMIDT Page 14 BOARD OF EDUCATION Seated left to right: Mr. A. C. Stenzel, Mr. R. W. Jung, President, Dr. C. R. Hough, Dr. E. L. Rauth. Standing left to right: Mr. Elmer Roberts, Mr. Arthur Hyde, Mr. F. E. Merrills, Secretary, Dr. Edmond Bechtold. TO THE GUARDIAN BOARD OF THIS GREAT INSTITUTION, WHO HAVE PROVED THEIR COMPETENCE AND UNLIMITED ENTHUSIASM MANY TIMES, THE CLASS OF 1938 EXTENDS ITS SINCERE APPRECI- Page 15 ATION. JEANNE BAER, A. B. Washington University (English) Belleville, Illinois A. A. BOHANNON, B. S. Kansas State Teachers ' College Colorado State College (Machine Shops) Belleville, Illinois FACULTY PHYLLIS ALEXANDER, B. S. Eastern Illinois State Teachers ' College Bradley Polytechnic Institute University of Minnesota (Foods, Homemaking) Charleston, Illinois JAMES E. BENNETT, Ph. B. Southern Illinois State Normal University of Chicago Washington University (Commercial) Belleville, Illinois Page 16 FACULTY MARIE BRECHNl TZ, A. B Washington University (English) Belleville, Illinois H. R. BRILL, A. B., Ph. M. Indiana State Teachers ' College Bradley Polytechnic Institute University of Wisconsin (Wood Shops) Belleville, Illinois W. H. CAMPBELL, A B., A. M. (Head Physical Science Dept.) Monmouth College Illinois University Washington University University of Colorado (Chemistry, Algebra £r Geom.) Belleville, Illinois O. H. CROSS, A B. DePauw University Washington University (Biology) Belleville, Illinois Page 17 FACULTY H. W. DEY, A. B. Blackburn College Illinois State Normal University of Illinois University of Colorado University of Wisconsin (English) Litchfield, Illinois HELEN EIDMAN, B. Ed. Indiana University Illinois State Normal University Belleville, Illinois HALLIE EUBANKS Southern Illinois State Normal University of Wisconsin Washington University (Commercial) Belleville, Illinois ORENA FARMER, A. B., A. M. (Head English Dept.) Monticello Seminary Illinois University Columbia University (English) Belleville, Illinois Page 18 FACULTY CHRISTINE FISCHER, B. S. University of Missouri Columbia U of New York City Wisconsin University Washington University (Physiography, Mathematics) St. Louis, Mo. ANNETTE FLEISCHBEIN, B S. Lindenwood College University of Illinois (English) Belleville, Illinois F. J. FRIEDLI, B. S., M. S. (Head Biology Department) Central Wesleyan McKendree College Illinois University (Athletic Director) (Biology, Botany, Zoology) Belleville, Illinois CORNELIA FRITZ, B. M. Diploma—Piano—Cincinnati conservatory of Music McKendree College MacMurray College Washington University (Voice) Maicoutah, Illinois Page 19 FACULTY JESSELYN GRIEVE, A. B., B. S. Illinois University McKendree College (Library Science and English) Belleville, Illinois EDGAR GUNDERSON, B. S. LaCross State Normal Illinois University (Physical Education) St. Louis University Blair, Wisconsin Page 20 FACULTY ALFRED L. HERTEL, B. Ed., M. S. Illinois State Normal University University of Wisconsin Belleville, Illinois E. G. HEXTER, A. B., A. M. (Head Mathematics Dept.) McKendree College Washington University Illinois University (Mathematics, Registrar) Belleville, Illinois PEARL JOHNSON, A. B., A. M. (Head Latin Department) McKendree College Illinois University Washington University (Latin) Belleville, Illinois LILLIAN JOSSEM, B. S. Washington University (Journalism and English) Belleville, Illinois Page 21 JOHN KARCH, B. S., A. M. (Mathematics and Physical Science Department) Illinois College Illinois University Washington University (Mathematics and Physics) Belleville, Illinois ALICE H. KIRCHER, B S. Lindenwood College Illinois University (Physical Education) Belleville, Illinois FACULTY H. A. KANZLER, A. B., A. M., B. E. (Head Modern Language Dept.) Christian Brothers ' College, St. Louis Illinois University Chicago University University of Paris, France Madrid, Spain Rome, Italy (Latin, French, Spanish) Belleville, Illinois RUTH KINDRED, Ph. B University of Chicago (English) Nebraska Page 22 FACULTY LENORA KRIEGE, B. S., A. M. MacMurroy College Northwestern University University of Mexico (History) Edwardsville, Illinois LILLY V. MADDUX, Ph. B. University of Chicago School of Business Southern Illinois State Normal Gregg College Palmer School of Penman ' hip, Boulder, Colorado University of Chicago Graduate Work: University of Chicago Teachers ' College, Columbia University, New York (Commercial) Bartelso, Illinois Page 23 L. F. LENTZ, B. S. University of Illinois Colorado State College (Agriculture) Belleville, Illinois FLORENCE MILLER, A B Ripon College Drake University Colorado University University of Minnesota (History and Civics) Belleville, Illinois LUELLA L. MUELLER, B. S., M. S. McKendree College Illinois University Chicago University (Biology) Lebanon, Illinois FACULTY RUTH MILLER, A. B. Washington University Colorado University Gregg College University of Chicago (Stenography) Belleville, Illinois FRED NAFFZIGER, B. Ed. Illinois Stote Normal University (Commercial) Belleville, Illinois ALVIN NEB2LSICK, B. S., A. M (Head History Department) Southeast Missouri Normal Springfield, Mo. State Teachers ' College Nebraska University (History) Belleville, Illinois Page 24 FACULTY NETTA NIESS, A. B., A. M. Illinois University (German, French, Spanish) Belleville, Illinois CLARA B. NEUBAUER, B. S. Illinois State Normal Illinois University Iowa State School of Agriculture (Domestic Art) Highland, Illinois EDWIN H. PETERS, B Mus., M. Mus. Strassberger Conservatory of Music Chicago Music College Webster University Belleville, Illinois FLORINE PETRI, B. S. University of Illinois University of Wisconsin Belleville, Illinois Page 25 FACULTY WILLIAM L. PFAFFENBACH, B Ed. State Teachers ' College Oshkosh, Wisconsin KENNETH L. PYATT, B. E., A. M. Southern Illinois Teachers ' College University of Michigan (Mathematics) Belleville, Illinois WALTER RAUTH, A. B. Illinois College McKendree College Wisconsin University St. Louis University (Social Science) Belleville, Illinois LEO A. RILEY, B. S. Bradley Polytechnic Washington University General Motors Institute of Tech¬ nology, Flint, Michigan Belleville, Illinois Page 26 9 ? | FACULTY MARGUERITE SKAAR, A B. Wisconsin University California University McGill University Sorbonne, France University of Mexico (French and Spanish) Spokane, Washington META STENGER, B. S., M. A Illinois State Normal University St. Louis University English) Belleville, Illinois JEAN SNYDER, B Ed. Illinois State Normal Columbia, University (Art) Belleville, Illinois ETHEL STIFF, A B., M. A. University of Illinois Library School, University of I Ili nois (English) Denver, Colorado Page 27 FACULTY HELEN TeWINKLE, A. B. Pittsburgh University (History) Clymeu, N. Y. JAMES A. TRABUE, B. S. M. S. (Head Commercial Dept.) Illinois University Kansas State Teachers ' College Washington University Public Finance, Business Adminis¬ tration (Commercial and Social Science) Belleville, Illinois H. B. TABOR, B. S. University of Illinois (Biology, Football and Track Coach) Belleville, Illinois RUSSEL L. THORNE, A B., M. S. Washington University (English and Public Speaking, American History, Academic Ad¬ visor, Sponsor of the Bellevinois) Belleville, Illinois Page 28 FACULTY H. WORTMANN, B. S. Illinois University (Commercial) Shelbyville, Illinois LEE WADE, B Ed. Western Illinois State Teachers ' College Macomb, Illinois J. H. YARBROUGH, B. S. (Assistant Principal) Western Kentucky State Normal U Transylvania University Chicago University (English and History) Belleville, Illinois Page 29 DEPARTMENTS ENGLISH DEPARTMENT ORENA FARMER • Department Head) Nothing is more important for a rich life than to be able to use one ' s native tongue effectively; consequently, four years of English are required for graduation. The English curriculum is organized on the basic principle that experi¬ ence is the best of all schools. As far as possible actual situations are pre¬ sented and used in the classroom. Written work and speech are planned to parallel life situations. Reading, on the other hand, has an intrinsic value; to enjoy or learn as the author intends is in itself experience at first hand. Further, it presents vicariously experiences unsuited to the classroom but such as must be faced later. The objective of the department is to in¬ tegrate the intellectual activities with life outside school. The English curriculum, besides the regular courses, has several that are specialized: English VII, public speaking; English VI, junior journalism; English VII, journalism; English VIII, college preparatory composition. THE MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT E. G. HEXTER (Department Head) If education is to foster the cultivation of thinking that is both critical and independent, then whatever subject is taught should promote this ideal. Forunately, mathematics has always been regarded as a subject that lends itself best both as a tool of thinking and as a mode for thinking. As a tool for thinking mathematics differs essentially from other fields of knowledge since it is primarily quantative, precise and objective. But as a mode of thinking it differs in no essential respect from most of the other subjects. All thinking as a method involves the definition of the problem, the formu¬ lation and testing of hypothesis, and verification of results; it involves certain assumptions or meanings that control the interpretation and solution of the problem; it implies certain attitudes such as susoended judgment, precision and accuracy within the limitations of the data that may be available; it is experimental and not dogmatic in its procedure; and above all, it is individual throuqh and through since in no way may one be justified in saying that one person can think for another. Education should become a vital preparation for living because it is the whole of living, and consequently, mathematics becomes converted into a tool and mode of thinking as valuable as it is indispensible because it frees the individual from the limitations of routine, habit, prejudices and physical weakness. Mathematics should be a tool and a method that should help humanize education. The Department of Mathematics offers a full four-vear course as fol¬ lows: Elementary Algebra I and II; Plane Geometrv III and IV; Advance Algebra V; Solid Geometry VI; Trigonometry VII and College Algebra VIII. SOCIAL SCIENCE ALVIN NEBELSICK (Department Head) The social studies include those courses whose subject matter relates directly to the organization and development of human society, and to man as a member of social groups. Their purpose is to enable us to realize what it means to live in society, and to appreciate how people have lived and do live together, and to under¬ stand the conditions so necessary to living together well, and that in the end we may all become citizens. Poge 30 HOME ECONOMICS CLARA B. NEUBAUER (Department Head) The Home Economic courses offered in B. T. H. S. are planned to pro¬ vide training in the various activities of home life needed as a foundation to good homemaking and an introduction to courses a student may be inter ested in studying in college. Home Economics in our high schools and col¬ leges no longer consists of just cooking and sewing. It provides courses needed to meet the growing demand in professional and commercial field for Home Economics trained women as well as for the Homemaking pro¬ fession. ... The Homemaking V includes study of the home and family, home man¬ agement, study of wise expenditure of the income, relation of home to com¬ munity, child care and development. Homemaking VI includes planning and furnishing the home, care or the home, planning the wise use of time, health and care of sick in the home, education and training of little children, our responsibility to all children. Foods I includes a study of the composition, selection and preparation of foods, planning and serving breakfast and luncheons. Foods II includes a study of food preservation, planning and serving dinners, marketing and special diets in relation to health. Foods III is a course in meal planning, table service, and etiquette. Foods IV is a course in dietetics and experimentation. Clothing I includes the study of the selection and care of sewing equip¬ ment, fundamental processes for all sewing, personal grooming, a study of fibers and qualities of materials, planning, selection and construction of simple undergarments and dresses, and care and repair of garments. Clothing ' ll includes the study of design and color in relation to plan¬ ning and selection of garments, simple tailoring, remodeling and construc¬ tion of children ' s garments. Clothinq III includes a study of principles of design in relation to dress hygienic principles underlying- dress and the economic aspects of dress. The making of a handsome garment or article for the home, selection of household textile articles, make over garments, afternoon and tailored garments. . . Clothing IV includes the study of pattern making and fitting, simple costume designing, dyeing of materials, study of selection of furs, textile fabrics and laces, study of problems in consumer and other current cloth¬ ing and textile topics according to needs and interests of the class. BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT F. J. FRIEDLI (Department Head) The Biology department offers courses in biology, botany, and zoology. The course in biology is required by all freshmen and botany elective to sophomores and zoology to juniors and seniors. Each course extends throughout the year. These biological subjects are 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 materials which are both interesting and instructive. Our furniture, our food, our clothing are largely of a biological nature. Our gardens, our lawns, 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. Page 31 COMMERCIAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT JAMES E. TRABUE (Department Head) The Commercial Department is faced with a twofold responsibility in education; first, to offer the students a fundamental vocational training that will enable them to support themselves according to a good standard of living; secondly, to give the students the social and economic background to develop 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 os 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 fundamental prin¬ ciples of auditing; 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: Social Problems, Commercial Geography, Commercial Law, Economics and Sociology. THE LATIN DEPARTMENT PEARL JOHNSON (Department Head) A four-year course in Latin is offered in this department. This affords a student the opportunity to present a major in a language as a University entrance requirement. The first year of the course is devoted to the study of forms, fundamental principles of grammar, and simple translation. Roman customs, religions, and history up to 44 B. C. furnishes material for translation in the third semester. Julius Caesar ' s Commentaries are studied in the fourth semester. Cicero ' s life and literary works furnish the basis of study in the third year. In the fourth year the student reads in the original Virgil ' s Aeneid. The Latin Club which meets once a month gives its members on oppor¬ tunity to study rather informally vocabulary, forms, customs. Cord-games, cross-word puzzles, informal discussions, papers prepared by members of the club are some of the means employed. INDUSTRIAL ARTS DEPARTMENT H. R. BRILL (Department Head) The Industrial Arts Department offers two years work in mechanical drawing, two years work in machine shops, three years work in wood shops, one and one-half years work in auto mechanics. The department as a whole has the following aims: to teach the work on a problem solving basis; to promote industry, co-operation and the worthy use of leisure time outside of school hours; recognition of value in buying and insight into allied trades and knowledge of trade products. The mechanical drawing section offers work in the fundamental of drawing, lettering and sheet metal development in the first year. The third semester consists of machine design. Architectural fundamentals and design are taught during the fourth semester. A fifth semester of archi¬ tectural drawing is offered which consists of house plans and perspec ive drawings. The wood shop offers beginning bench work the first semester; advanced bench work, turning, band saw, mortiser and belt sander work the second semester. The third and fourth semester consists of mill work. Wood pat¬ tern making and shop foremanship is taught the fifth and sixth semesters. The machine shop offers two years work which includes bent metal work, use of the drill press, power hack saw, lathe, shaper, milling machine and planer. The work of the first semester is principally lathe work. The difficulty of the work advances from one piece tools the first semester to small machines the fourth semester. One and one-half years work is offered in auto mechanics, which in¬ cludes a study of the construction, care, operation, and repair of the modern automobile. PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT EDGAR GUNDERSON (Deportment Head) Physical training in the High School gives the pupil the opportunity to indulge in self-satisfying, interesting activities, which will develop organic vigor and motor control. It plays a large part in the development of lead¬ ership, 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 overcome a certain amount of phys¬ ical lassitude and timidness to create an interest in play and physical activ¬ ities and to actually teach pupils to play. In securing this interest, such pupils are given every opportunity to achieve a certain degree of success in physical activity. Yearly physical and medical examinations are given to every pupil, and he is shown the value of such periodic examinations so that he will will¬ ingly continue the practice. These examinations are placed at the begin¬ ning of the Sophomore, Junior and Senior years. Classes are organized into sections and section leaders are appointed. Leadership is developed not only in the section leaders, but within the sec¬ tions by givinq the pupils opportunities to handle groups in activities and games, and, perform such duties as may fall within their abilities and capacities. THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT E. H. PETERS C. FRITZ (Department Heads) Edwin H. Peters directs the band, orchestra, clarinet, saxophone, French horn, flute, brass and string quartets. This year a new ensemble was or¬ ganized, a Brass sextet. The various quartets have brought State and Na¬ tional honors to our school by winning contests in their respective groups. Twelve out of sixteen band members took first place in the Southern Illinois District Solo Contest held at Greenville on April 2. The band plays at all of the home football games, parades, picnics and various civic functions. In addition to this the band competes in the Class A division of the Illinois School Band Contest, plays in assembly pro¬ grams and presents a concert featuring some of the alumni and former members of the band as soloists. Ten members of the band were selected to play in the National High School Band and two members of the orchestra were selected to play in the National High School Orchestra. The orchestra presents several programs during the year including the operetta score and also furnishes the music for the school plays. Several members are selected each year to play in the Illinois All State Orchestra (Continued on Page 138) CLASSES—YES, THIS INCLUDES ALL OF US FROM THE SUPERFICIALLY SOPHIS¬ TICATED SENIORS TO THE AS-YET UN¬ ACCLIMATED FRESHMEN. WITH THEIR ADIEUS THE SENIORS ARE TAKING MANY DELIGHTFUL MEMORIES AND FRIEND¬ SHIPS, AND THOSE WHO ARE LEFT BE¬ HIND ARE STORING UP THEIR PRECIOUS REMINISCENCES FOR THE ARCHIVES OF Poge 34 MEMORY. HISTORY OF CLASS OF ' 38 We started out as all freshmen do, lonesome, be¬ wildered, a little dubious as to what it was all about. It took us almost a year to awake to the knowledge that in this school lay the foundation for a secure and happy future, and those whom we had heretofore re¬ garded as merely teachers were in reality our wisest friends and counselors to the path of success. Ambition reared its insatiable hand and many of us brought our small triumphs to this school as tribute of our appreciation. And now we are at the starting line to the future in prime condition for the long hard race of life. BETTY JO COX, ' 38 Sec.-Treas. SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS BETTY JO COX Secretary-T rea surer MR. ALVIN NEBELSICK Sponsor CLASS COLORS Blue and White SENIOR COMMITTEES PROGRAM COMMITTEE Irvin Leunig, Chairman Helen Jeffries John Johnson Ruth Stein Muriel Burns Louise Wilhelm SENIOR PLAY COMMITTEE Hilda Singleton, Chairman Elizabeth Norris Warren Wiechert Ralph Jobe Anna Louise Kent Ruth Fritz Bettylee Sleyster Art Baum INVITATION COMMITTEE Evalyn Bilzing, Chairman Virginia Grosspitch Carl Goepfert Catherine McKinley Lillian Jung Doris Streck BOX SOCIAL COMMITTEE Ben Emge Ednamae Wolf Betty Bien Jean Loehrding Calvin Johnson George Vaught CLASS FLOWER Lily of Valley CLASS MOTTO BEFORE US LIES THE TIMBER; LET US BUILD Page 37 SENIOR CLASS of ' 38 ESTHER MEYER Glee Club ' Lantern Land 2 The Count and the Coed 3 NED WARD Boys Glee Club 2-3 Quartet 3 Count and the Coed 3 President of Peppy Peppers 4 All-State Chorus 4 CLIFF SCHAEFFER BERNICE TENENBAUM Tennie Knitting Club 4 Meyer Ward Schaeffer Tenenbaum HERSHEL SCHEFFKNECT GLADYS SCHMITZ An Old Spanish Custom 1 Lantern Land 2 The Count and the Co-ed 3 Sappy Snappers 1-2-3-4 Home Economics Club 1 Program Committee 2 Fr., Jr., Sr., Assembly Pro¬ gram Knitting Club 2 Scheffknect Dillenseger Winter Kammler Schmitz Schwind Grosspitch Bollmeier ESTHER DILLENSEGER Es Chorus 1 Girls ' Science Club 2 Secretary-Treasurer of Knitting Club 4 Hy-News Staff 4 Bellevinois Staff 4 HERBERT SCHWIND Herb Football 4 HENRY WINTER Second Band 1 Band 2-3-4 Music Club 2 Orchestra 3 Peppy Peppers 4 VIRGINIA GROSSPITCH Girls Science Club 2-3 Sr. Dramatic Club 3 Count and the Coed 3 Snappy Snappers 3-4 Glee Club 3-4 Knitting Club 4 Managing Editor of Hy-News 4 Invitation Committee 4 LEANORA KAMMLER KENNETH BOLLMEIER Ken Band 1-2-3-4 Orchestra 3 Circulation Manager of Hy-News 4 Track 4 Page 38 NORMAN HOLMAN Strike SYBIL CLARE C. P. in C. 1 -2-3-4 Basketball 2-4 Baseball 2-3-4 P. P. U. of A. 3-4 LOIS HAENTZLER G. A. A. 1 Chorus 1-2 Jr. Dramatic Club 2 Economics Club 3 Knitting Club 4 Hy-News Staff 4 NORMAN PIESBERGEN Junior Ring Committee 3 Tennis 3-4 Secretary-Treasurer of Chemistry Club 3 Cheer Leader of Peppy Peppers 4 Holman Clare Finklein, Jr. Nolte Haentzler Piesbergen Singleton Evans ANNAMAE RUHMAN Snappy Snappers 1-2-3 Sr. Dramatic Club 3 Chorus 1-2-3 NORMAN ROGERS Band 1-2-3-4 Science Club 2 Orchestra 3 Camera Club 3 Hy-News Staff 4 ARMVN SPIES EVALYN BILZING Effie Count and the Coed 3 Glee Club 3 Snappy Snappers 3-4 Sr. Dramatic Club 3 Associate-Editor of Hy-News 4 D. A. R. Citizenship Award 4 Associate-Editor of Bellevinois Football Maid 4 Knitting Club 4 Chairman Invitation Committee 4 Page 39 WALTER O. FINKLEIN, JR. Tiny HILDA SINGLETON An Old Spanish Custom 1 Snappy Snappers 1 Lantern Land 2 The Count and the Coed 3 Dramatic Club 1-2-3-4 Glee Club 2-3-4 Sr. Dramatic Play 2 Sr. Play Committee 4 Sr. Dramatic Dance Committee 4 Sr. Program 4 CORRINE NOLTE WAYNE EVANS Ruhman Rogers Spies Bilzing SENIOR CLASS of 38 VIRGINIA MAE DEPPE RICHARD SCHWARZ Freshman Play 1 Track 2 New Douglas High School 3 Track 4 EDWARD SPITZE Ed JUANITA REEB Jr. Dramatic Club 1 Chemistry Club 3 Football 3 Bellevinois 4 Deppe Schwarz Spitze Reeb LOUISE WILHELM Jr. Ring Committee 3 Jr. Jam 3 Football Queen 4 Football Maid 3 Junior Maid 3 Snappy Snappers HAZEL MOODY An Old Spanish Custom 1 G. A. A. Jr. Dramatic Club 1-2 Chorus 1-2 Snappy Snappers 1-2-3-4 Count and the Coed 3 Vice-President of Sr. Dra¬ matic Club 4 Sr. Dramatic Club 3 Football Maid 4 Wilhelm Worsham Marsh Marsh Moody Clifton Zimmerman Perino BURL WORSHAM Puff Track 1 Boosters Club 1 An Old Spanish Custom 1 Boys Science Club 1-2 Boys Glee Club 1-2 Football 1-2-3-4 Sophomore Program 3 Lantern Land 2 Prom Committee 3 Treasurer of Sr. Dramatic Club 3 Wrestling Club 4 ESTELLE CLIFTON HERBERT ZIMMERMAN Herb SYLVIA PERINO Tumbling Club 3-4 Football Manager 3-4 Hocky Club 3-4 Track 4 Hy-News Staff 4 DOROTHY MARSH ARTHUR MARSH Art Snappy Snappers 1-4 Jr. Dramatic Club 1-2 An Old Spanish Custom 1 Chemistry Club 3 Sr. Dramatic Club 4 Glee Club 4 Page 40 MARGIE GAUBATZ Home Economics Club 2 Art Club 3 ELLEN JANE BERGER Snappy Snappers 1-2-3-4 Junior Dramatic Club 1-2 Chorus 1-2-3 Glee Club 1-2-3 An Old Spanish Custom 1 Lantern Land 2 Senior Dramatic Club Hy-News Staff 4 EUGENE BRAUER Chorus 1-2 An Old Spanish Custom 1 Lantern Land 2 Band 3-4 Basketball Manager 2-3 Sports Editor of Hy-News 4 DOROTHY RODENMEYER Dot CLYDE DEWALD RUTH FRITZ An Old Spanish Custom 1 Sextette 1-2-3-4 Glee Club 1-2-3-4 Lantern Land 2 The Queen of Hearts 2 The Count and the Coed 3 DOROTHY MEYER G. A. A. 1-2-3 Hockey Club 3 Tumblers 2-3 Letterwomen ' s Club 2-3 President of Tumblers GEORGE E. VAUGHT Jr. Dramatic Club 1 Basketball 1-2-3 Senior Committee 4 Senior Christmas Play 4 Hy-News Advertising Man¬ ager 4 Gaubatz Berger Brauer Meyer Rodenmeyer Dewald Fritz Vaught MARY MARIE PETERSON VERNON SKAER G. A. A. 1-2-3 Vice-President of G. A. A. 3 Letterwomen ' s Club 3 DELMAR THOMPSON Track 3 Tennis 4 Vice-President of F. F. A. 4 Hy-News Staff 4 PEARL WETZEL An Old Spanish Custom 1 Lantern Land 2 The Count and the Co-ed 3 Glee Club 2-3 Page 41 Peterson Skaer Thompson Wetzel SENIOR CLASS of ' 38 MARGUERITE FRITZ CARL GOEPFERT Stamp Club 2 Chemistry Club 3 Sr. Dramatic Club 4 Sr. Christmas Program 4 Wrestling 4 CALVIN JOHNSON ODESSA STOECKEL Chorus 1 Glee Club 2 Tumbling 3-4 Hockey 4 Fritz Goepfert Johnson Stoeckel ALBERT KLAAS Wrestling 3-4 HELEN GRYWATZ Hy-News Staff 4 Klaas Waldman Jobe Geibel Grywatz Fultz Cox Jorn SHYRLE WALDMAN Chorus 1-2 Jr. Dramatic Club 1-2 Lantern Land 2 Sr. Dramatic Club 3 Snappy Snappers 2-3 Glee Club 2-3-4 The Count and the Coed 3 Sextette 3-4 LAWRENCE FULTZ Larry RALPH JOBE Dramatic Club 1-2-3-4 BETTY JO COX Jetty Bo Freshman Maid 1; An Old Span¬ ish Custom 1; Sextette 1-2; Or¬ chestra 1-2-3; District Solo Con¬ test 1-2-3; Band 1-2-3-4; Snappy Snappers 1-2-3-4; Lantern Land 2; Jr. Jam Ticket Committee 2-3; Count and the Coed 3; State Contest 3; National Contest 3; Chairman Jr.-Sr. Prom 3; Sr. Dra¬ matic Club 3-4; Business Manag¬ er of Bellevinois 4; National High School Band 4; Football Maid 4; Sec.-Treas. Sr. Class 4 LILLIAN GEIBEL Home Economics Club 3 Hockey Club 4 Knitting Club 4 JOSEPH JORN F. F. A. 1 -2-3-4 MARGARET HEMPEL WALDO E. HAMANN ETHEL MAE BERTSCHINGER An Old Spanish Custom ' 1 F. F. A. 1-2-3-4 Snappy Snappers Lantern Land 2 Treasurer of F. F. A. 3 Chemistry Club 3 Chorus 1-2 Track 4 Hy-News Staff 4 Glee Club 3 Secretary of Senior Dramatic Club 3 Prom Committee 3 Assistant Editor of the Hy-News 4 IRVIN LEUNIG All-State Chorus Camera Club 2-3 Sr. Dramatic Club 3 Count and the Coed 3 Boys Glee Club 4 Peppy Peppers 4 HELEN JEFFRIES G. A. A. 1 Jr. Dramatic Club 2 Girls Science Club 2 Chorus 2 Scholastic Award ' 35 Chemistry Club 3 Sr. Dramatic Club 3 Program Committee 4 STANLEY MOORE Peppy Peppers 4 THOMAS COONEY Chemistry Club 3 Science Club 3-4 Football 4 ANNA LOUISE KENT Snappy Snappers 1-4 An Old Spanish Custom 1 Lantern Land 2 Chorus 1-2 Jr. Dramatic Club President of Sr. Dramatic Club 4 Hempel Hamann Bertschinger Cooney Leunig Jeffries Moore Kent DOROTHY TIPPIN Art Club VIOLET LENHARDT Maroon and White Club Home Economics Club JOHN JACKSON DOROTHY FREDERICKS Page 43 Tippin Lenhardt Jackson Fredericks SENIOR CLASS of ' 38 EARL FREY HELENA PETROFF Pete Knitting Club 4 Hy-News Staff 4 Schneider Frey Triska Petroff BOB STERNAU Baseball 1 -2-3-4 Basketball 2-3-4 Track 3-4 HELEN CLARK Sternau Gottschall Rothgangel Fournie Clark Loeffler Heely Meng VIRGINIA B. GOTTSCHALL Chorus Jr. Dramatic Club ARTHUR LOEFFLER RAY ROTHGANGEL Basketball 3-4 BERNICE FOURNIE G. A. A. 1 Junior Dramatic Club 1 Home Economics Club 2-3 Snappy Snappers 3-4 Knitting Club 4 RUTH HEELY G. A. A. President of Freshman Class 1 Snappy Snappers 1-2-3-4 Jr. Dramatic Club 1-2 Freshman Class Play President Freshman and Sopho¬ more Snappy Snappers 2 Sr. Dramatic Club 3-4 President of Jr. and Sr. Snappy Snappers 4 R. BRUCE MENG Football 1-2-3-4 Wrestling 3-4 Lettermen Club 3-4 Junior Jam 3 Page 44 KENNETH KLAMM Boys Glee Club 1-2 Bond 2-3-4 Prom Committee 3 Baseball 4 RUTH MANTLE Jr. Dramatic Club 1 Snappy Snappers 1-2-3-4 G. A. A. 2 Sophomore Assembly Program 2 Art Assembly Program Vice-President of Art Club Senior Assembly Program 4 DOLORES E. DICE Sr. Dramatic Club 4 ROBERT ZOGG Bob Football 1-2 Band 2 Secretary of F. F. A. 3 Vice-Preseident of F. F. A. 4 Peppy Peppers 4 Once In A Lifetime 4 CLIFFORD STOCK Cliff Art Club 1 Band 1-2-3-4 Orchestra 2-3-4 Camera Club 3 District Solo Contest 3 State Solo Contest 3 Football 3 Secretary - Treasurer of Camera Club 4 Cartoonist of Bellevinois 4 HORTENSE BRIESACHER Science Club 2 Chemistry Club 3 G. A. A. Club 1 -2-3-4 Letterwomen 3-4 Tumblers 4 President of Letterwomen ' s Club 4 President of G. A. A. 4 MARY LOUISE HARMON Transferred E. St. Louis 1 Jr. Dramatic Club 1-2 Glee Club 1-2 Snappy Snappers 1-2-3-4 Gold In the Hills 3 Sr. Dramatic Club 3-4 Once In a Lifetime 4 ARTHUR BAUM Art Assembly Program 1-2-3 Band 1-2-3 Football 1-2-4 Jr. Dramatic Club 2 Sr. Dramatic Play 3 Wrestling 4 Klamm Dice Stock Harmon Mantle Zogg Briesacher Baum ELSIE KAISER Home Economics Club 3 Notre Dame Academy 1-2 Sr. Dramatic Club 3 RAY VEILE Band 1-2-4 Baseball 2-3-4 Tumbling Club 2-3 Sr. Dramatic Club 4 EDWIN ERNST RUTH STEIN An Old Spanish Custom 1 Snappy Snappers G. A. A. Senior Play 2 Junior Jam Senior Dramatic Club Senior Program Committee Page 45 Kaiser Veile Ernst Stein SENIOR CLASS of ' 38 JOSEPH BOREN Joe BETTY STROTHMAN Stwatz An Old Spanish Custom 1 Chorus 1 -2-3-4 Jr. Dramatic Club 1-2 Snappy Snappers 1-2-3-4 Jr. Dramatic Program 2 Sophomore Class Treasurer 2 Jr. Jam Dance Committee 3 Sr. Dramatic Club 3-4 Editor of Bellevinois 4 DOROTHY PETERS Dot An Old Spanish Custom 1 Snappy Snappers 2 President of Knitting Club, Section 2, 4 GEORGE ESCHENHAGEN Track 1-3-4 Peppy Peppers 4 Boren Peters Strothman Eschenhagen CLARENCE TRITLEY Chemistry Club 3 Tons, of Money 4 Gold in the Hills 4 Camera Club 4 MARJORIE SCHWARZ G. A. A. 1-2 Maroon and White Club 1 Tritley Bossier Schwarz Spies Stock Hammel Hamann Moehle DORIS BOSSLER Boss DELMAR STOCK Squeakie Vice-President of Girls ' Club 2 President of Knitting Club 4 HELEN HAMMEL G. A. A. 1 Snappy Snappers 2-3-4 Knitting Club 4 Hy-News Staff 4 Chemistry Club 3 BLAINE SPIES DORIS HAMANN Chorus 1-2 An Old Spanish Custom 1 Lantern Land 2 Glee Club 2-3-4 The Count and the Co-ed 3 Musicale 3-4 Junior Jam Program 3 ROBERT MOEHLE Bob Okawville High School 1-2-3 Camera Club 4 Pag? 46 MEL WIECHERT An Old Spanish Custom 1 District Solo Contest 2 President Junior Dramatic Club 2 Glee Club 1-2 Advance Chorus 2 Snappy Snappers 1-2-3-4 Junior Dramatic Club Assembly Program 2 Junior Ring Committee 3 Senior Dramatic Club 3-4 Feature Editor of Hy-News 4 Art Editor of Bellevinois 4 JEAN LOEHRDING Freshman Program Committee Freshman Assembly 1 Junior Dramatic Club 1-2 Hold Everything 2 G. A. A. 1 An Old Spanish Custom 2 Snappy Snappers 1-2-3-4 Junior Jam 3 Senior Dramatic Club 3-4 Senior Assembly 4 Box Social Committee 4 ROLAND GANSMAN Band 1-2-3-4 Orchestra 2 Clarinet Quartet 2-3 DOLORES PLACE Dodo ROY GERMAIN VIOLA HURST Art Club 1 Knitting Club 4 Assistant Art Editor of Bellevinois 4 CORRINE WILDT Knitting Club 4 CLARENCE RUHMAN Junior Lantern Land 2 Chemistry Club 3 Peppy Peppers 4 Wiechert Loehrding Place Germain BETTYLEE SLEYSTER Transferred to Kentucky GEORGE E. BRETHAUER Football 1-2 Chemistry Club 3 Gansman Wildt Hur st Ruhman BENNY JULIUS Football 1-2-3-4 Band 1-2-3-4 Orchestra 1-2 Trumpet Quartet 1-2-3 Music 2 Track 1-3-4 Junior Jam 3 Prom Committee 3 Lettermen ' s Club 3-4 Baseball 4 LAVETTA FORESTER Snappy Snappers 3-4 Knitting Club 4 Page 47 Sleyster Julius Brethauer Forester SENIOR CLASS of 38 Fisch Do we Stolberg Jung ELLEN SPRICH Home Economics Club 3 Hockey Club 4 Knitting Club 4 MARGARET STUART MERIAN FISCH CYRIL DAWE Chorus 2 Book Store 3 Knitting Club 4 WILFERD STOLBERG Agriculture Club 1-2-3-4 LILLIAN JUNG Snookey G. A. A. 1 Chorus 1 Snappy Snappers 1-2-3-4 Treasurer Jr. Snappy Snappers Secretary Sr. Snappy Snappers Secretary-Treasurer Jr. Class Jr.-Sr. Prom Committee Sr. Invitation Committee Hy-News Staff 4 Sprich Rixman Oughton Beil Stuart Riesenberger Mason Deutch SYLVIA RIXMANN Transferred from Okawville 1-2-3 BOB OUGHTON MARION BEIL GOLDINE DEUTCH Glee Club 1-2 Opera Club 2 Knitting Club 2 Orchestra 2-3 RALPH RIESENBERGER PAULINE MASON ” An °c Spanish £. us l to !T 1 _ , « Home economics Club 3 I rack 3 Sr. Dramatics Club 4 Page 48 WAYNE SCHWIND ELSIE DAWE E03 RIESTER Rabbits Camera Club 3-4 Football 1-2-3-4 Hy-News Staff 4 Basketball 1-2-3-4 Track 2-3-4 Baseball 4 Boys Science Club Lettermens Club JOHN GRAF Assembly Program 1 Assembly Program 2 Faseball Manager 2-3 RUTH SPRINGER Lettermens Club 3 Football Manager 4 Hy-News Staff 4 Peppy Peppers 4 Okawville 1-2-3 Tumblers Club 4 BERNICE TIPTON MABLE LAMMERS Okawville 1-2-3 FLOYD WESTWOOD Chorus 2 Camera Club 3-4 Schwind Dawe Springer Graf Riester Lammers Tipton Westwood JEAN JOSEPH CHARLES WILLIAMS Snappy Snappers Flower Committee 3 Vice-President of Junior Class 3 Hy-News Staff 4 james McCullough eobbv diffey key Alumni Frolics 1-2 Snappy Snappers 1-2-3-4 Lantern Land 2 Jr. Jam 2-4 Tumbling Club 2-3 Senior Dramatic Club 3-4 Chairman Jr. Jam 4 Vice-President Sr. Dramatic Club 4 Page 49 137628 Williams Key Joseph McCullough SENIOR CLASS of 38 Cowan Taenzer Bell Sheehan BEN EMGE BETTY BIEN G. A. A. 1 Freshman Maid 1 Jr. Dramatic Club 1-2 Snappy Snappers 1-2-3-4 Tennis 1-2-3-4 Sr. Box Social 4 ETHEL KREBS Ets Girls Science Club 2 Vice-President Knitting Club 4 EDWIN MEROD An Old Spanish Custom 1 SHIRLEY COWAN G. A. A. 1-3 Snappy Snappers 1-2-3-4 Tumblers 2 Letterwomen 2-3 Vice-President of Sophomore Class Vice-President of Snappy Snap¬ pers Sophomore Program Committee 2 Sophomore Maid 2 President G. A. A. 3 G. A. A. Carnival Committee Treasurer Snappy Snappers 4 Jr. Jam Committee 3 JAMES BELL Dinger Basketball 1-2-3-4 Track 2-3-4 Tennis 3-4 Football 4 Baseball 4 Emge Krebs Bien Me rod ROEERT POINTON Track 1 Basketball 2-3-4 Peppy Peppers 4 ELIZABETH NORRIS An Old Spanish Custom 1 Lantern Land 2 Chorus 1-2-3-4 Jr. Dramatic Club 1-2 Snappy Snappers 1-2-3-4 Sophomore Class Play Jr. Jam Committee Sr. Dramatic Club 3 Sr. Play Committee FREDERICK E. TAENZER Basketball Manager 4 CATHERINE SHEEHAN Koy Vice-President of Maroon and White Club 1 Snappy Snappers 1-2 G. A. A. 1-2 Treasurer of G. A. A. 3 Glee Club Accompanist 3 Secretary of Letterwomen 3-4 Pointon McKinley Norris Grossmann CATHERINE McKINLEY NORMAN GROSSMANN Page 50 ROBERT PFEI5TER EDNAMAE WOLF Eddie G. A. A. 1 Jr. Dramatic Club 1-2 Snappy Snappers 1-2-3-4 Jr. Jam 3 Sr. Dramatic Club 3-4 Hy-News Staff 4 Cheer Leader 4 ELTON MONKEN Transferred from O ' Fallon High School F. F. A. 2-3-4 VIRGINIA GANSMANN Chorus 1-2 An Old Spanish Custom 1 Knitting Club 4 HERBERT SLAYDEN Tumbling 1-2-3 Basketball 1 Wrestling 3-4 ETHEL MAY CLARE EMYLOU STEINER G. A. A. 1 Art Club 3 Snappy Snappers 3-4 EDWARD MEIDINGER Ed Business Manager of Hy- News 4 Pfeister Wolf Gansmann Slayden DORIS GAIN Home Economics Club 2 ARTHUR HASHEIDER Page 51 Monken Steiner Clare Meidinger EMMET ROTHWEILER Camera Club 4 DOROTHY PETERS Gain Rothweiler Hasheider Peters SENIOR CLASS o ’38 HELEN MAE BUE5CH EDITH HUSKY Chorus 1-2 Tumbling 3-4 Hockey Club 4 Meteorological Club 4 Smith Buesch Schaefer Husky ETHELMAE NEVENNER Home Economics Club 2 JOHN KLEE, JR. Nevenner McKelvey Trierweiler Morgan Klee Carr Merker Alder BOB McKELVEY Football 1-2-3-4 LILLIAN TRIERWEILER Glee Club 4 Musicale 4 FRANCES MORGAN Okawville 1-2-3 JUNE CARR An Old Spanish Custom 1 Jr. Jam Home Economics Club 3 The Dead Sister ' s Secret ROGER MERKER Chuck Basketball 1-2-3-4 Football 1-2-3-4 Track 2-3-4 Jr. Jam 3 Baseball 3-4 Vice-President Sr. Class 4 Vice-President of Lettermens Club Vice-President of Boys Science Club Co-Captain of Football 4 Captain of Basketball 4 EVELYN ALDER Physiography Club 2 Hockey Club 4 Knitting Club 4 Page 52 ROBERT FAITH F. F. A. 1 -2-3-4 Secretary of F. F. A. 3 VIRGINIA BROWN Lantern Land 2 Sr. Dramatic Club 3-4 Glee Club 3-4 Snappy Snappers 3-4 Count and the Coed 4 Jr. Jam 4 BOB KRETSCHMER Football Manager 4 Basketball Statician 4 MURIEL BURNS WARREN WIECHERT Band 1-2-3-4 Chorus 2 Lantern Land 2 Wrestling Manager 3 Sax Quartette 3 Business Manoger of Hy-News 4 Sr. Dramatic Club 4 IONE RITCHIE G. A. A. 1 Jr. Dramatic Club 1-2 Snappy Snappers 1-2-3-4 Count and the Coed 3 Sr. Dramatic Club 3-4 HELEN WIGET Tootie G. A. A. Maroon and White Club 1 Home Economics Club Hockey Club Tumbling Club Snappy Snappers Lantern Land 2 Letterwomens Club BERNERD JOHNSON Barney Chorus 1 Football 2-3-4 Track 2-3-4 Lettermens Club 3-4 Editor of Hy-News 4 President of Sr. Class 4 Faith Burns Brown Kretschmer Wiget Wiechert Ritchie Johnson CHARLES GRANT PAULINE TWEEDY Maroon and White Club 1 Thespian Club 1 An Old Spanish Custom 1 Glee Club 1-2 Snappy Snappers 1-2-3-4 Orchestra 2 Dramatic Amateurs 2 Hy-News Staff 4 Knitting Club 4 EVELYN KAISER NORMAN ZBORNAK G. A. A. 1 Page 53 .Grant Tweedy Kaiser Zbornak SENIOR CLASS of ' 38 JEANNE GOFF Orchestra 4 ARLENE ALBERT Chorus 3 G. A A 3-4 HELEN BEESE An Old Spanish Custom 1 Jr. Jam Home Economics Club 3 Hockey Club 4 VIRGINIA FORCADE Jinny G. A A. 1 Art Club 3 Snappy Snappers 3-4 Goff Peese Albert Forcade JESSIE CARTER Transferred from East Side 1 Home Economics Club 2-3-4 Hy-News Staff 4 MARJORIE PETTY G. A. A. 1 Home Economics Club 1 Orchestra 1 Snappy Snappers 1-2-3-4 Sr. Dramatic Club 4 Carter Breidenbach Schmisseur Emery Petty Streck Lawrence Johnson GEORGE BREIDENBACH Basketball 4 VIRGINIA MAE SCHMISSEUR Knitting Club 4 WILMA EMERY Orchestra 1 DORIS STRECK Orchestra 1 The Count and the Co-ed 3 Snappy Snappers 3 Jr. Jam 4 Glee Club 4 Hockey Club 4 Meteorological Club 4 CLEDA LAWRENCE Chorus 1-2-3 Snappy Snappers 1-2-3 An Old Spanish Custom 1 Lantern Land 2 JOHN JOHNSON Swede Vice-President of Fr. Class 1 Science Club 1 Track 1-2-3-4 Camera Club 1-2-3 Basketball 1-2-3 Football 2 President of Junior Class 3 Jr. Jam 3 Lettermens Club 3-4 Bellevinois Sports Editor 4 Page 54 Voudrie Dehn ANTHONY VOUDRIE FRED DEHN Chemistry Club 3 WARREN ECKERT JOHN BOREN Track 1-2-3 Band 3-4 Orchestra 3 Wrestling 4 DOROTHY SIMON Transferred from Manhattan, Kan¬ sas 1-2 LLOYD SCHMALENSEE Band 1-2-3-4 Music Club 1 Glee Club 3 ' The Count and the Co-ed 3 Quartet 4 Page 55 JUNIOR CLASS WAGNER VEIGEL SCHELL JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS Virgil Wagner_ John Schell Margie Veigel _ Mr. James E. Bennett Class Colors_ Class Flower Class Motto _President _Vice-Preseident _ Secretary-Treasurer _Sponsor _Orchid and White _Violet Not to be led, but to lead JUNIOR CLASS HISTORY As Dignified Juniors we are approaching the end of our high school career. The joys and experiences of our first two years, the memory of the undertakings of our own Junior year, and those that await us as Seniors will long remain with us. This past year has been filled with activity and ex¬ citement. In December we presented a novel assembly program in the form of a Professor Quiz hour with Phil Whiting playing the professor . The highlights of our year have been the selection of the Junior Rings, the Junior Jam, and the Junior-Senior Prom which cli¬ maxed it all. Success in all of our undertakings was due to our class sponsors. We can only hope that our approaching Senior year will be as memorable. MARJORIE VEIGEL, ' 39 Sec.-Treas. JUNIOR COMMITTEES RING COMMITTEE Jean Milstead, Chairman Maxine Hill Jacqueline Karch Robert Moore PROM DANCE COMMITTEE Phil Whiting, Chairman Charles Suppiger Barbara Teideman Hugh Schneidewind June Orr Dolores Sauer CLASS PROGRAM COMMITTEE Margie Veigel, Chairman Janet Ross Stanley Pearline Walter Kremmel Malcolm Myres PROM BANQUET COMMITTEE Howard Trovillion, Chairman Franklin McCutcheon Warren Peters Gladys Westwood Hughella Taylor Margie Veigel Dolores Sauer JR. JAM DANCE COMMITTEE Betty Burman, Chairman Marjorie Pfeil Billy Reichert Knight Vernier Betty Harding JAM PLAY COMMITTEE Charles Heiser, Chairman Harriet Wiechert Warren Leopo ' d Janet Ross Walter Dew Margaret Julius Page 56 Anna, Leroy Alderfer, Rita Arnold, Milton Baechle, Dorothy Bailey, Dorothy Lee Baker, Wilfred Barthel, Dolores Barthel, Dorothy Beardsmore, John Becker, George Becker, Kenneth Bechtel, Clifford Bender, Martha Berger, Frederick Bergman, Shir.ey Bockholt, Ray Bond, Zenaida Bott, Kenneth Boyce, Dorothy Boyce, Louis Briesacher, Ethel Buck, Daralene Burman, Betty Butler, Robert Campbell, James Caruso, Marie Caumiant, Warren Christian, Walter Clanney, Evelyn Clark, Beulah Classen, Kenneth Cole, Virginia Collins, Lorraine Corn, Arthur Corwin, Jack Dahm, Edward Denham, Marjorie Dew, Walter Diehl, Earl Diehl, Robert Dohrman, Dorothy Duff, Harold Eason, Bernard Eckert, Lola Eckert, Wilbert Eickholt, Henry, Jr. Elsea, Ralph Englehardt, Irene Evans, Louis Eversman, Hilda Falconer, Doris Farley, Audrey Farthing, Bill Faulbaum, Mary Ann Fickinger, Maybelle Flach, James, Jr. Flach, Robert Fleckenstein, Arthur Franz, Raymond Fredericks, Roy Fries, Doris Fries, Gladys Fritzinger, Bernice Fuchs, Theodore Geo ' at, Dorothy Gerber, Mildred Gerfern, Marjorie Germain. Georgian Gervig Charles Goehner, Ralph Graf, Kenneth Graul, Harold Graves, Garold Green, Pernice Green, Walter Greene, Betty Grieve, Marilyn Grieve, Wayne Grissom, Lowell Groom, Fern Grossman, Melba Gyerman, Elmer Mathews, Jean Schmalenberger, Roselyn Haas, Carl Mayer, William, Jr. Scnmalansee, Mary Ella Haas, Thais McCutcheon, Franklin Schmidt, Dallas Hackman, Jane Mentel, Adeline Schmidt, Floyd Hahner, Virginia Meyer, John Schmisseur, Walter Harding, Betty Mifflin, Magdalene Schnaare, Franklin Hale, Doris Miller, Alan Schne ider, Jack Hammel, Milton Miller, Ella Scnneidewind, Hugh Hargraves, Jack Miller, Ernest Schroeder, Lavern Harper, Nadine Miller, Fred Schwaegel, Margaret Harpstreith, Robert Miller, Leila Scnwarz, Henry Harris, Harry Miller, Margaret Jane Schwesig, Dwight Harris, Virginia Miller, Norma Seib, Robert Hassler, Norman Milstead, Jean Seioel, Allyne Heinemann, Milton Moeser, Mildred Seiffertt, Norma Heisler, Kathryn Moss, James Short, Geraldine Hemmer, William Moore, Robert Siegler, Ralph Herman, George, Jr. Murphy, Virginia Soderholm, Louis, Jr. Herzog, Alice Mueller, Luella Speedie, Matthew Hill, Maxine Mueller, Shirley Spielman, Doris Hirst, Clara Mae Murdock, Arthur Spies, Armyn Holcomb, James Muskopf, Carl Spinnenweber, Ruth Holtz, Glenn Muskopf, Dorothy Stauder, Leslie Horn, Doris Muskopf, Robert Stratman, Blanche Hug, Warren Myres, Malcolm Suppiger, Charles 1 Is, Aloys Nelson, Peggy Sutherland, William Isselhardt, Calvin Nold, Ruth Taylor, Cleo Isselhardt, Marjorie Northcutt, Louise Taylor, Hughella Isselhardt, Warren Nowotony, Arthur Tegtmeier, Louise Johnson, Dean Obal, Thaddeus Thoma, Janedarleen Jordan, William Oelrich, Alberta Thorman, Juanita Joseph, Doris Oesterle, Ernest Tiedeman, Barbara Julius, Margaret Orr, June Toennies, Anna Margaret Kain, Walter Osborne, Glen Tribout, Carolina Kaltenbraun, Dorothy Pearline, Stanley Triska, Joe Karch, Jacqueline Pearson, Mary Trovillion, Howard Kauffman, Edward Pender, Frances Trumbull, Allen Kaufhold, Leona Perry, Jack Ulch, Cecelia Keck, John Peters, Warren Veath, Jeanette Keim, Harry Pfeiffer, Alvin Veigel, Marjorie Keller, Virginia Pfeil, Margie Vernier, Knight Klein, Ada Louise Pilkington, Anna Mae Vlasak, Marjorie Klotz, Marvin Pintar, Norma Voland, Jeanette Klotz, Pearl Poser, Philip Wagner, Jean Knebelkamp, Winifred Raab, Melva Jean Wagner, Virgil Knecht, Geraldine Randle, Robert Wangelin, Joe Koch, Marcella Reifschneider, Elmer Weaver, Raymond Kossman, Jack Rhein, Felix Weaver, Wayne Krausz, Berdell Rhein, Henrietta Weddle, Albert Krebs, Wanda Rockwell, Ruth Wegescheide, Warren Kremmel, Walter Rogier, David Weichert, William La Bee, Georgia Rose, Dorene Weik, Joseph Lelly, Francis Ross, Janet Weil, Leo Long, Dorothy Sawalich, Eugene Wentz, Felix Leopold, Warren Schell, John West, Milburn Louis, Leroy Schleicher, Audrey Westwood, G ' adys Lowe, Carl Schempp, Vernon Wiechert, Harriet Marsh, Audrey Schlosser, Lorraine (Continued on page 12 Page 57 SOPHOMORE CLASS AUSTIN McCORD TAYLOR SOPHOMORE CLASS OFFICERS Warren Taylor_President Ruth Anne Orr Vice-President Louise Ann Austin Secretary Eugene Vaught_ Treasurer HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF ' 40 This year the Sophomore Class has elected as its officers Warren Taylor, president; Ruth Ann Orr, vice- president; Louise Anne Austin, secretary; and Eugene Vaught, treasurer. Several members of the Sophomore Class have come into prominence by virtue of the fact that they have been nominated as candidates for the Citizensh ip Award, which is given by the Hy-News. LOUISE AUSTIN, ' 40 Secretary Page 58 Abendroth, Shirley Agne, Harold Agne, Howard Alderfer, Geraldine Allison, Margaret Appel, Paul Arbogast, Robert Armstutz, Vernelle Auer, Ann Louise Austin, Louise Baechle, Benjamin Bader, Arthur Bailey, Dorothy Jean Bailey, Ellis Baker, Glenn Bange, Oliver, Jr. Bassett, William Beach, Dorothy Beaumont, Norma Becher, Wilbert Bechtold, Louis Bell, Lorraine Belleville, Don Berkel, James Beverage, Allan Bien, Darwin Bieser, Arthur Blank, Loretta Bloomer, Frank Boettcher, Arthur Bogner, Harlan Bohannon, Earl Bowman, James Brandenburger, Gladys Brethauer, August Briesacher, Marshall Brill, Nelda llene Bruno, Pete Bruss, Kenneth Buergelt, Gunther Buecher, Elmer Buechler, Harvey Bug, Jane Lee Buhr, Bernice Burckhardt, Margaret Burgess, Dale Cannady, Charles Carl, Marjijo Chapin, Mary Louise Chapin, Weir Coombs, Ernest Cory, Creighton Cory, Kerrigan Cressey, Jane Crannage, Earl Dahm, Grace Davis, Cleo Virginia Davis, Eyleen Dari, Charles Deboe, Hillard Dehn, Donald Deppe, Norman Dew, Mary May Dill, Kenneth Dinges, Ethel Mae Drake, Warren Dunn, Mildred Eccles, Dean Eckert, Charles Edmiston, Violet Eise, Jack Eiskant, James Elge, Darwin Emge, Mary Myrtle Falcetti, B ' anche Feurer, Pearl Fincke, Paul Finn, James Finney, Shirley Jean Fitzgerald, Charles Flaherty, Winifred Foley, Charles Kammler, Anita Mueller, John Fournie, Doris Kassing, Irvin Mueller, June Frick, Leon Keller, Shirley Muskopt, Ruth Fritz, Floyd Kern, Almeta Muskopf, Verna Funsch, Gladys Kern, Edwin Nelson, Joseph Gaa, Stanley Kirsch, Lucille Nesbit, Kenneth Gamble, Jack Klein, Doris Norris, Alex Gamble, Richard Klemme, Audrey Oexner, Margaret Gansmann, Hazel Klinkhamer, Gerald Oldendorph, Norman Gansmann, Oliver Knepper, Delphine 0 xx, Ruth Ann Gardner, Norman Kniepkamp, Kenneth Oughten v Ethel Gauch, Dorothy Knowles, Clarice Oughten, Ralph Goalby, Hazel Koehler, Kenneth Pender, Elaine Goedelman, Jane Kopf, Jane Permentier, Katherine Goff, Helen Kombrink, Gilbert Peters, Velva Rose Goldberg, Bernard Kosar, Elsie Pintar, Elmer Grainger, Dennis Kraft, Jack Press, Ralph Gravlin, Robert Kramer, Warren Procasky, Charles Green, Arlene Kraus, Kathyrn Pyle, Marbyne Griebel, Roy Krieber, Virginia Raab, Norman Grissom, Virginia Kroenig, Henry Randolph, Bill Groom, James Kroenig, Milton Reaka, Alvin Groom, Raymond Krummrich, Linn Reinneck, Virginia Gross, Dorothy Kunze, Edatina Renth, John Gundlach, Constance Kuntz, Neta Riemann, Robert Guthrey, Marie Kunze, Valarie Riesenberger, Elmer Guthrie, Roy Lautz, Florabelle Robertson, Esther Hand, Leona Larch, Donald Robertson, Mary Ann Hankammer, George Leber, Helen Rockemann, Delmar Hanvey, Lucille Lehman, Lorraine Rodenmeyer, Ruth Hansleben, Jane Leiniche, Kathryn Rodenmeyer, Viola Hansleben, Ruth LePere, Donald Rosenthal, Mary Hart, Normadean Lewallen, Charles Rosso, Dominic Heinecke, Edward Limper, Arthur Rountree, Ann Heinz, Eugene Lippert, Floyd Saling, Charles Heiser, Jack Lleuellyn, David Sanders, Bill Hemmer, Wilfred Lockwood, Myrel Sanders, Mary Lois Herbert, Jessie Lorenz, Harvey Sarikas, Robert Hervatin, Albert Lotz, Thelma Sauer, Lillian Herzing, Gloria Lowery, Virginia Saul, Emma Heublein, Sam Luehder, Edward Schad, Marie Hickman, John Manire, Bella Schanuel, Ralph Hicks, Robert Maurer, Kenneth Schanuel, Ruth Hill, Andrew Mayer, Jane Scheibel, Frederick Hill, Marcie McCord, David Schilb, Josephine Hilpert, Marie McCord, Stewart Schilb, William Hippard, Robert McGinnis, Elsie Mae Schneider, Helen Mae Hodge, Jean Del McKeane, Allen Schneider, Virginia Hoffman, Virginia McKenzie, Ethel Schneider, William Hopfinger, Dorothy McKinley, Wayne Schopp, Rosolind Huefner, Doris Mertz, Charlotte Schroer, Margaret Hug, Georgiana Meyer, Robert Schwagel, John Imber, Ida Michaelis, Curt Schwahn, James Jackson, Elmer Milstead, Helen Schwarz, Patricia Jarrett, Edward Mitchell, Betty Schwellensattl, Harold Jefferson, Raymond Monken, Vernon Schwellensattl, Melvin Jullius, Audrey Moody, Bette Schwesig, Wallace Kaiser, Richard Mueller, Harvey (Continued on page Page 59 FRESHMAN CLASS MATTHEWS HOHM RIPLEY FRESHMAN CLASS OFFICERS Doris Hohm President Shirley Matthews Vice-President Gordon Ripley Secretary-Treasurer Miss Jeanne Baer_Sponsor Class Colors-Gold and Brown Class Flower Brown-eyed Susan Class Motto ..... Go ' d, not Gilt FRESHMAN COMMITTEES Colors and Flower Committee Irene Batdorf Nancy Spitze Annamae Wilson Helen Sterthman Tom Paro Motto Committee Audrey White Charlotte Taff Marion Miller Ralph Groh Lillian Schifferdecker HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF ' 41 Well, our freshman year is over, but its memories will live forever in our hearts. Having climbed a step further up the Ladder of Edu¬ cation, we have prepared ourselves in this glorious fresh¬ man year to attain still higher honors than the ones we now possess. A few have become lost on the way, but the rest are persistently struggling for a great goal. GORDON RIPLEY, ' 41 Sec reta ry - Treasu re r Aaron, Sherman Abshier, Joy Ackerman, Armin Acordi, Charles Adams, Roy Adams, William Adler, Jeanette Allen, Estelle Applebaum, Leonard Ashbey, Robert Baquet, Eugene Baquet, Ruth Barthel, Willard Batdorf, Irene Bauman, Glen Becker, Albert Becker, Vera Beimbrink, Lucinda Bender, Mildred Bereitschafr, Gerhard Berger, Virginia Berghohn, Eileen Bertelsman, Arlene Beusch, Dorothy Bishop, Gordon Bien, Calvin Blois, Robert Boerner, Mary Louise Bonhardt, Marilyn Bower, Mary Jane Boyce, llah Fae Brandes, Donald Braun, Lillian Briesacher, Generose Brochetto, Lydia Brosius, Otto Brown, Marjorie Bruss, Ethel Bruss, Florence Burgert, Francis Button, Warren Bux, Frank Caesar, Robert C.apen, Elizabeth Louise Caruso, Buddy Caughlan, David Clare, Margaret Classen, Kenneth Cline, Edra Cochran, John C. Conner, Shirley Ann Costa, Delsie Covington, Thetis Cox, Ruth Crane, Leonard Cron, WHIiam Curley, Ethel Daubach. Robert Deboe, Robert DeckarH, John Dehn, Burnette Diffey, Minnette Duval, Frank Fbel, Melba Ebert, Marilyn Ehlinger, Don p iskant, Betty Fmiq, Marjorie p rickson Katherine Evans, Dan p alcetti, Ruth Faulkner. William, Jr. Feur«r, William Fiodkr, Estelle Fiddler, Marcellus Fickinger. Irma Fischer, Robert Flowers. Mavnard Fowler, Betty Foster, Earl Franz, Anno Page 61 Frees, Elmer, Jr. Fries, Urban Fritz, Doris Fritz, Leroy Frymire, Barbara Fultz, Drayton Funk, Bessie Gabel, Oliver Gardner, Dorothy Gain, Dorothy Mae Gain, Paul Gauch, Henry Geminn, Jean Gentlemann, Vernon Geoppo, Earl R. Gerfern, Raymond, Jr. Gildig, Ralph Glauret, Evelyn Glueck, Robert Godwin, Eetty Jean Goepfert, Kenneth Gcodnick, Eleanor Graney, Wilbert Green, Rolph Groh, Bobby Groh, Ralph Groh, Stanley Haas, Wilma Haas, Oliver Hansleben, Warren Harper, Hazel Harris, Virginia Hauck, Audrey Hauss, Albert Hawkins, LaVerne Hawthorne, Lowell Heeley, Jane Helfrich, Genevieve Heller, Charles Heller, Earl Hemmer, Warren Herman, Dorothy Herzler, Oliver Hettenhause n, Hazel Hettenhausen, William Hickman, Donald Hilgard, Dick Hilgard, Patsy Hilpert, Virginia Hofmeister, Carl Hohm, Doris Honer, Theodore Hopfinger, Kenneth Hough, Arthur Hughes, Gwynfor Huth, Margaret Ills, Anthony Isclv Paul Jacques, Clemens Jacques, Dixie Jacques, Joe Janden, Dolores Jones, Donald Kaemmerer, Roselyn Kern, Melba Kessler, Norma Klein, Dorothy Kloess, Dorothy Klopmeyer, William Koch, Carl Koch, Earl Kosar, Dorothy Knefelkamp, Homer Kraft, Alfred Kretschmer, Wilfred Krug, Warren Krummrich, Doris Krummrich, Wayne Langlitz, Dolores Lattman, Genevieve Lee, Maxine Lewallen, Harvey Lidisky, Charles Lill, Arlington Limper, Armin Lockwood, Wanda Loeffler, Lucille Lopinot, Alvin Lorence, Elaine Louis, Virginia Lee Lund, Ralph Mager, Lee Malfatti, Dorothy Marsh, Hugh L. Marsh, John Maitland, Moreen Martin, Alvina Martin, Evelyn Martin, Ralph Matthews, Shirley Mayo, June Mauser, Kenneth McCarron, Stanley McCord, Betty McCuthceon, Norman McDaniel, Katherine McKillop, Doris Jean McKinley, Leland Meckfe sel, Dorothy Meng, Wayne Mertens, Marion Messick, Irene Meyer, Martha Mae Meyer, Oliver Michaeli, Dale Middlekoff, Carol Miller, Carl Miller, Elmer Miller, Lester Miller, Marion Mil� er, Shirley Miller, Wayne Monroe, Ralph Moser, Clyde Moser, Juanita Moss, Richard Mueller, Esther Lee Mueller, Virginia Munie, Bobby Muskopf, Mary Louise Neuner, Norma Nichols, Doris Nickolson, Ethel Mae Nodine, Ruth Obal, Helen Osborne, Dotty Packer, Helen Paro, Tom Pearce, William Pees, Henry Petri, Alvin Petroff, Earl Piesbergen, Elmira Plebaneck, Frances Poirot, Fern Polich, Antonia Pulbirenti, Josephine Quigley, Billy Quirin, Clementine Raab, Grace Randle, Harvey Redmond, Kathleen Reed, Larine Rehg, Louis Rehg, Mary Jane Reichling, Orville Reifschneider, Ann Reinneck, Dorothy Rhein, Phil Richard, Raymond Richard, Roland Riester, Betty Rickert, Melba Jean Ripling, Charles Ripley, Gordon Roach, Donna Marie Rodenmeyer, Eleanor Rompel, Margaret Rosen, Dorothy Ross, Shirley Ross, Theophil Ruff, Grace Ruff, Lorene (Continued on page 137) STARS ARE MADE—NOT BORN. THIS IS THE B. T. H. S. CREED. OUR COACHES WORK BY THESE PRINCIPLES, SINGLING OUT THOSE WHOSE ABILITY PROMISES ACHIEVEMENT. AS THEY HAVE APPEAR¬ ED DURING THE VARIOUS SEASONS OF THE PAST SCHOOL YEAR WE HAVE HERE¬ IN ATTEMPTED TO CATCH THE ATHLETES IN THEIR CHARACTERISTIC MOODS. AM¬ BITIONS ARE REALIZED IN THE AWARD OF SCHOOL LETTERS TO THOSE WHO HAVE FULFILLED THE REQUIREMENTS. FOOTBALL 0 r n A : r S° ne y- J L , ' ius ichert Meng, Wild, Oelrich, Copt. McKelvey, Copt. Merker, VhwmH ' S c Ck .? erV D ' T ° y °c Second: McLean, L. Miller, Slyster, Worsham, Schwind Schlosser, E. Miller, Riester, Schmisseur Dahm, Johnson, Schell, Baum, LePere. r« iiui r ‘ S ' Kl ! fer ' Sc J ,rei - Brethauer, Norris, Jordon, Beveridge, Weilmuenster, Groh, S° rn ' A T a u £° ur h V L Su PP j 9er, Ashby, McCord, Koch, Kroenig, Ogle, Wiskomp, i m t0ndm ' ,. Se,b ' Coach Tabor Holtz - Zimmerman (Manager), Wire, Stumpf, Cory, k (Manager), Kretschmer (Manager), Brosius, Siegel, Fults, Coach Rauth, Kossmon. Co-champions of the Southw estern Con¬ ference. No more need be said of the finest team that ever represented Belleville on a football field. With the exception of East Side, no team crossed Belleville ' s goal line in the 1937 season. This record alone is one to be proud of, but to head one of the strongest football leagues in Illinois is a record which the team earned by hard, clean play. We again con¬ gratulate a fine team and a fine coach. COACH H. B. TABOR Tabe coached his third season of foot¬ ball at Belleville and for the second time in these three years came out with an excellent team. He gave to Belleville its first cham¬ pionship team since 1927. His team will never be forgotten by our school, and in a greater way will we remember Mr. Tabor. FOOTBALL BELLEVILLE 32 — SPARTA 0. Coach Tabor ' s Maroons opened the 1937 football season with a 32 to 0 decision over Sparta. The first score came within two minutes of the opening kickoff. Jim Oelrich plunged the ball over for the initial score after Bernerd Johnson recovered a fumble. Johnny Keck sliced off tackle for the second score. Co-Captain, Roger Merker, intercepted a Sparta pass and ran forty yards for the number three. A sustained drive of seventy yards, which was fea¬ tured by a twenty-yard runback of a punt by Virgil Wagner accounted for the second score of the second period. Wagner scored the fifth and final touchdown, which came in the third period, after he had gained 50 yards of the 59-yard drive. Belleville, playing straight football, made eleven first downs to Sparta ' s six. BELLEVILLE 8 — RITENOUR 0. The Township High Gridders outplayed Ritenour and gained on 8 to 0 decision for their second victory in as many warm-up games. Belleville scored two points on a safety in the first few minutes of play. The safety was gained when Ritenour fumbled on an attempted kick from their own two-yard line. The St. Louisans were pushed back on their own goal by a punt by Co- Captain, Roger Merker. Merker ' s kicking with the muddy ball stood out in the game. Chuck booted consistently for forty yards or more. Belleville scored a touchdown in the second quarter. A Ritenour man got in front of a Ritenour punt on the eighteen-yard line, and Belleville recovered. Bob Riester and Jim Oelrich carried the ball to the one-yard stripe and Delmar Stock took it over on a sneak. The Tabormen made seven first downs to Ritenour ' s two. BELLEVILLE 13 — MADISON 0. The 1937 edition of the Belleville Devils made their first home appear¬ ance, a fine success, as they downed the Madison Hubtowners, 13 to 0. In the first quarter four passes were attempted and four were completed, resulting in the Maroons first score. With about a minute and a half re¬ maining in the first half, Delmar Stock shot a long pass to Rog Merker for the second marker. Oelrich scored the extra point on a line buck. Elmer Stonewall Jackson showed up as one of Tabor ' s best defensive men. The Devils completed five of eight passes for a total of sixty-one yards. BELLEVILLE 14 — COLLINSVILLE 0. The Maroons gained their second Conference victory and their fourth triumph against all competition when they crushed the Kahoks 14 to 0. The game was only a minute or two old when Belleville scored. After Belleville had kicked off, 200 pound Bruce Meng pounced on a Kahok fumble to give the Townshippers the ball on Collinsville ' s 25-yard line. After runs by Ries- ter, Julius put the ball close to the pay station, Jim Oelrich took it over for the score. He also plunged for the extra point. Taking the ball on Belleville ' s thirty-four yard line late in the first quar¬ ter, the Maroons, with Riester picking up most of the yardage and Merker grabbing an eleven-yard pass from Oelrich, rang up five successive first downs and their second touchdown. Oelrich again added the extra point on a plunge. Although Belleville threatened Collinsville ' s goal, they failed to score in the second half. The Maroons made 16 first downs to Collinsville ' s three and they gained 226 yards by rushing while the best the Kahoks could do against the Maroon line was 15. BELLEVILLE 0 — ALTON 0. Coach Tabor ' s boys demonstrated the strength of the Maroon line in holding Alton ' s powerful team to a scoreless tie. Although the Belleville goal was threatened three different times, it re¬ mained unscored. The closest threat of the game was in the third quarter with the ball on the one-yard line. Alton ' s quarterback called a quarter¬ back sneak and he fumbled on the goal line as he was tackled. Bob Riester recovered in the end zone giving Belleville the ball on the twenty-yard line. Sambo ' ' Gervig was responsible for the tackle that caused the Alton fumble. Merker ' s kicking was the outstanding feature of the game although Jones and Bailey, Alton backs did some fine work. Belleville ran the ball just five times in the first half, fumbles and kicks taking the ball away from us most of the time. BELLEVILLE 20 — WOODRIVER 0. The Devil ' s line showed its greatest strength so far this season, in holding Woodriver to twenty-seven yards and no score, while our offense rang up eighteen first downs. On the third play of the game Woodriver kicked and Virgil Wagner returned the punt to the Oiler ' s forty-seven yard line. Four first downs put the ball across. Oelrich scored the touchdown and conversion. Late in the same quarter, Riester ran thirty-four yards to a touchdown. Oelrich ' s kick for the extra point was bad. In about the middle of the second quarter a touchdown was made follow¬ ing a pass, Schmisseur to Merker, which was good for thirty-five yards. Bulldog Schmisseur took the ball over three plays later. Wagner scored the extra point on a quarterback sneak. Woodriver threatened Belleville ' s uncrossed goal line late in the final period on a series of passes. At this time the Maroon subs were on the field. SCHELL BECKER COOHEV THE DEVILS BELLEVILLE 14 — GRANITE CITY 0. Playing before a crowd of four thousand shivering fans, the Belleville Maroons, who weren ' t supposed to go anywhere this season rang up their sixth victory in seven games. Collinsville tied East St. Louis on this same night practically assuring Belleville of a tie for Conference Championship. The Devils scored the first of its two touchdowns in the first quarter. After Merker had kicked fifty yards into the end zone and Granite City, after failing to gain, had kicked to their own forty-five, the Townshippers began their drive. Oelrich ran nine yards and Stock sneaked a first down. A repetition of these two plays resulted in another first and ten. Then Oel¬ rich passed to Merker for the touchdown. Jim took it over for the extra ' point and Belleville was out in front, 7 to 0. After short gains by Riester, Oelrich put the ball on the sixteen-yard line. At this point Wagner replaced Riester. On the next play Virgie carried the ball to the one foot line and Stock sneaked it over. Oelrich again converted. The two teams see-sawed across the field all the second half with no further scoring resulting. Belleville made ten first downs to Granite City ' s five. Two of the latters resulted in penalties. BELLEVILLE 55 — CATHEDRAL 0. Township ' s juggernaut ran wild over the Cathedral forces to the tune of 55 to 0. It would take many of these pages to describe all of those touch¬ down plays. Ben Julius tallied twice; Warren Wild, Riester, Oelrich, Stock, Wagner, and Merker all crossed the pay line once. The entire Maroon squad got in the game, thirty-four in all. Belleville made twelve first downs while Cathedral made two; the Ma¬ roons gained 187 yards by rushing while the Crusaders gained just six; Township fumbled twice, Cathedral once, and Township recovered all three. Belleville showed the first of its real razzle dazzle against the dumb¬ founded Cathedralites. Reverses and laterals were executed just as the ball carrier was tackled, resulting in much longer gains. This overwhelming victory enabled Belleville to regain the City Cham¬ pionship as well as the prestige lost with last years ' tie game. BELLEVILLE 26 — EDWARDSVILLE 0. Tabor ' s fighting Devils clinched their first conference title since 1929 by submerging Edwardsville 26 to 0. Although the Tigers outplayed the Maroons in the first quarter, it made no difference in the final score. The first touchdown was scored by Virgil Wagner, following a beautiful pass from Ben Julius to Merker. A fake kick that wound up as an extra point. In the second quarter Wagner ran a back punt for sixty yards for a touchdown but the play was called back because of a Belleville off-side. Then Oelrich intercepted a pass on the next play and repeated Wagner ' s feat. Merker ' s kick for the extra point was low. Soon after the opening of the last quarter, Tabor sent Wagner into the game again and he immediately intercepted a pass on Belleville ' s twenty- yard line. Oelrich and Wagner carried the ball to Edwardsville ' s twenty in four running plays. A few plays later Wagner scored the third touchdown. Julius ran off-tackle for the extra point. With about one minute of playing time remaining. Stock passed to Julius for another score. The Maroons made eleven first downs and gained 158 yards while Ed¬ wardsville made six and gained 73 yards. BELLEVILLE 6 — EAST ST. LOUIS 12. The largest crowd ever to attend a conference football game saw East St. Louis defeat Belleville 12 to 6. The Maroons outplayed the fast Flyer team by out-rushing, out-passing, and out-punting them. This was not enough to turn defeat into victory for the greatest team to grace a Belleville gridiron since 1929. East Side had two scoring chances and capitalized on both while Belle¬ ville had three and made good on one. The Maroons lacked that scoring punch that was present in other games. The first score came in the first quarter when Fuido passed to Du Had- way, who lateraled to Irvin Nicholson, who went over unmolested. The pass for extra point failed. A three second score was rung up by Ted Fuido when he circled the Devil ' s end for eight yards early in the second quarter. Belleville ' s touchdown drive started on the Flyer ' s forty-one yard line. Julius passed to Riester on the twenty-yard line. A moment later Stock passed to Johnson on the five, from where Ben Julius scored on an end run. Eight Maroons played their last game; they fought desperately, but were unable to win. Page 71 BASKETBALL Front: Bader, Oelrich, Riester, Wagner, Heiser, Copt. Merker, Bell, Sternau, Lowe, Sanders, Rothgangel, Schmidt, Adams. Second: Coach Friedli, Winter, Wild, Kroenig, Diehl, Myres, Heiser, Taylor, Farthing, Dahm, Weil, Dill, Finn, Arbogast, Taenzer, (Manager), Coach Harpstreit. Back: Caeser, Munie, Walker, Daubach, Groh, Bux, Kraft, Stenzel, Glueck, Coach Friedli ' s team played good basket¬ ball throughout the entire season, and at times played far better than the conference leaders. If the team could have functioned in all of its games as it did in some, we would have climbed even higher than we did. The team was a vast improvement over last year ' s bunch, and next year we will look for big things from Fritz and his B squad. Page 74 COACH F. J. FRIEDLI One could never say enough about Coach Friedli. During his many years of coaching, his untiring efforts with his boys has been predominate. His teams have always dem¬ onstrated sportsmanship and fighting spirit, which fully justify any defeats they may have suffered. Page 75 BASKETBALL BELLEVILLE 37 — HIGHLAND 12 The Maroons opened the 1937-1938 season with an easy victory over Highland. The Devils had little more than a practice session workout. The entire squad of fifteen players saw service in the game. Virgil Wagner led the scorers with five field goals. This was the first Maroon victory since the second Cathedral game last season. BELLEVILLE 30 — UNIVERSITY CITY 23 The Maroons started out at U. City in fine shape. They led at the quarter 8 to 3 and at the half 18 to 7, but they slowed down in the third and fourth quarters to win 30 to 23. Belleville missed many shots, making only 15 out of 76. They failed to make a free throw. Wagner led the scoring with 12 points. BELLEVILLE 14 — MARISSA 26 Coach Robert Scott ' s great Marissa quintet found Coach Friedli ' s cagers easy as the little school carried home a 26 to 14 victory. The Maroons were outspeeded in the second half after holding Marissa to a 12 to 10 score at the half. The only redeeming feature of the Maroons playing was their ability to make free throws. They made good on six out of nine chances. Belle¬ ville ' s failure to score more often was not because they were guarded too closely, but because they couldn ' t seem to find the basket. BELLEVILLE 37 — LEBANON 10 The Maroons gained their third victory in four starts by crushing Kelly Fischer ' s Lebanon Quintet, getting back in part for the many defeats that Lebanon has handed them in recent years. Some of the sweetness of the victory was taken away when Virgil W ag¬ ner was forced from the game with a sprained ankle. Captain Roger Merker led the scoring with four field goals and two charity tosses. BELLEVILLE 21 — EAST ST. LOUIS 36 The fast breaking Flyers from East Side proved a little too fast for our boys and we went down to defeat. Berkeley Halstead of the victors was hot on tip-in shots and he counted five times in this manner. At the same time, the Devils were making only eight shots out of fifty-one tried from the field. BELLEVILLE 27 — COLLINSVILLE 38 Hoot Evers and his Collinsville Kahoks were just a little too good for our Maroons. Jim Oelrich held Evers to four points for the first half, then Evers broke away and Collinsville couldn ' t be stopped. Rog Merker led the Belleville scorers with twelve points. BELLEVILLE 28 — CATHEDRAL 13 The Maroons won the first game of the annual city championship. The Devils were extremely accurate from the field when they made one out of every four shots tried. The Crusaders played their usual game of working the ball in slowly, but the tall Maroons with their zone defense were too much for them. BELLEVILLE 30 — MADISON 19 The Maroons continued with their sparkling play, with which they start¬ ed against Cathedral, and came through with their first conference victory in basketball for Belleville for over a year. The team looked very good and very fast. Charles Heiser and Roger Merker led the Belleville team by scor¬ ing eight points apiece. BELLEVILLE 15 — EDWARDSVILLE 23 The Edwardsville Tigers returned to our conference this year. In their first start against Belleville they proved a little too strong for our team. Obel of Edwardsville was high point scorer for the game with eight points. BELLEVILLE 34 — ALTON 15 Charley Heiser snapped out of his listless type of play and demonstrated his ability to play real basketball. Charley was hot on all his shots and his passing was faultless. The whole team played a much better brand of bosketball. BELLEVILLE 14 — WOODRIVER 23 Ostrath and Reid of the Oilers were a little too much for the Devils to handle. They scored enough points between them to beat Belleville, but it was the fast breaking Woodriver team that took the heart out of our team and led to its defeat. BELLEVILLE 31 — EAST ST. LOUIS 26 The Maroons journeyed to East St. Louis with heavy hearts. They had to face the East Side wrecking crew the night before the East Side gradu¬ ation, at which time they would lose almost the whole first team. It seemed a shame that Belleville should have to play two games against the strong team while the other conference schools had to play only one. The Maroons didn ' t let this bother them too much and fought hard to win the game and avenge the Thanksgiving Day defeat. Charley Heiser again played a beautiful game as did the whole Maroon squad. The entire team deserves much credit for their fine play and timely victory. BELLEVILLE 23 — COLLINSVILLE 27 Hoot Evers led the Kahoks of Collinsville to Belleville and scored nine points to help these same Kahoks defeat a good fast Maroon squad. This defeat gave the Devils a record of seven victories out of twelve games. BELLEVILLE 31 — CATHEDRAL 10 The Maroons regained the City Basketball Championship by winning the second game of the 1937-1938 Township-Cathedral series. The Crusaders played their usual slow, careful game, scoring only four field goals in the whole game. The Crusaders size was their greatest han¬ dicap, while the Maroons averaged over six feet in height. Bill Sanders led the Township scorers with nine points. BELLEVILLE 42 — MADISON 22 Coach Friedli ' s cagers continued their winning ways and took the Mad¬ ison Trojans forty-two to twenty-two. Bob Riester and Captain Roger Mer- ker demonstrated their basket making ability by scoring sixteen and four¬ teen points, respectively. BELLEVILLE 26 — ALTON 19 Alton journeyed to Belleville to receive its second beating of the season at the hands of our team. Numvous ' fouls, which resulted in free throws, proved the margin of victory for the Maroons. Belleville made twelve oul of the sixteen free throws which it tried. BELLEVILLE 13 — WOODRIVER 31 The Woodriver Oilers made their first appearance on the big Belleville floor and with little effort defeated the Maroons for the second time this season. The Oilers defense was so tight that only two Maroons scored from the field. Ostrath went through the Devil ' s defense to score thirteen points, which equaled the total Maroon score. BELLEVILLE 17 — GRANITE CITY 37 The Happy Warriors of Granite City were not the best of hosts when they ran wild over the visiting Maroons to the tune of thirty-seven to seven¬ teen. The Granite team played a very fast game with which the Maroons could not cope. Morgan of Granite City led the scorers. BELLEVILLE 14 — GRANITE CITY 43 Granite City, which later represented our conference in the state meet at Champaign, had no trouble in downing our Maroons for the second time in a week. The game was a playoff of a postponement of an earlier game. This was the third straight defeat for the Maroons and it gave the team a season ' s record of ten victories and ten defeats. This is quite an improve¬ ment over last year ' s record and we are sure the Maroons will be on top next year. BELLEVILLE 28 — EDWARDSVILLE 31 Failure to score from the field resulted in an inferior squad from Ed- wardsville defeating the Maroons. Belleville shot seventy shots and only scored on twelve of them. The whole team just seemed to have an off-night. Riester again led the Devil scorers. Page 81 BASKETBALL Here it comes, 33 Belleville vs. Alton Anxiously waiting Belleville vs. Alton Foul! Two shots Belleville vs. Madison Merker goes up Belleville vs. Woodriver Page 82 Rebound Belleville vs. Woodriver Praise Allah Belleville vs. Woodriver Who ' s behind Belleville vs. Madison Merker is up again Belleville vs. Woodriver Page 83 WRESTLING WRESTLING SQUAD FRONT: Monoger Weilmuenster, Weil, Vaught, Isselhardt, Grissom, Kremmel, Randle. BACK: Coach Rauth, Seib, Lippert, Klaas, McCord, Kossman, Uhley, Jackson, Cory, Beveridge Abbie Klaas led the Maroon wrestlers in their second season of com¬ petition in this sport. Belleville ' s record of three wins and seven losses in conference com¬ petition shows a great improvement over last year ' s record. With nine returning lettermen, next year should be a banner year for the Belleville wrestlers. Grunts and Groans Throw Him, Python Arms! TRACK Front: Willis, Boren, Wogner, Julius, Oelrich, Heiser, Seib, Suppiger, Bell, McCord, Merker, Johns on, Jackson, Seib (Manager). Middle: Coach Tabor, Bollmeier, Riesenberger, Schell, Dawe, R. Groh, Weilmuenster, Ha- mann, Taylor, Miller (Manager). Back: W. Groh, Hickman, Wild, Schmisseur, Graul, Brethauer, Lippert, Uhley, Cory, B. Groh. As in previous years, Belleville again came through with a good track team. Although Coach Tabor had only six returning lettermen, he molded these boys and other candidates into a very strong dual meet team. The Ma¬ roons lost only one dual meet, and this to East St. Louis by a very small margin. Ken Bollmeier was Belleville ' s only repre¬ sentative in the state meet at Champaign. Page 86 Conference Champion Harpeley of East Side wins again. Taylor heav es a long one. Boren over at 5 ' 7 . Wagner also heaves one. Start of mile against East Side. Swede goes over. BASEBALL Front: Mueller, Weil, Miller, Kroenig, Sanders, Klomm, Zogg (Manager). Middle: Mechtel, Schmisseur, Weil, Wiskamp, Merker, Dahm, Triska. Back: Coach Friedli, Anna, Wild, Fitzgerald (Manager), Oelrich, Wagner, Fultz, Taylor. Coach Friedli again turned out the strong¬ est baseball team in this section of the state. Cliff Bechtel, a sophomore left-hander, han¬ dled the pitching for the team; his hurling, which was quite remarkable, merits much acclaim. TENNIS Front: Johnson, Born, D. Bien, C Bien, Duvall, Lenz, Zogg, Smith. Back: Myres, Soderholm, Kiefer, Blois, Schrei, Fischer, Veigel. Left to right: Groom, Jung, Tritt, Imber, Wolf, Westwood. Page 89 FRIENDS ARE MADE! QUEENS ARE CHOSEN! AND STUDENT LIFE AT B. T. H. S. CONTINUES ON ITS VARIATED WAY. EVENTS, GREAT AND SMALL, ARE HEREIN DEPICTED IN TANTALIZING GLIMPSES OF THOSE WHOM WE HAVE HONORED AND WHO HAVE BROUGHT HONOR TO US. AS YOU READ, EACH NAME WILL BRING A STAB OF JOYFUL MEMORY TO ADD TO THOSE ALREADY BOUND WITHIN THIS BOOK. ACTIVITIES HOCKEY CLUB Mary Tritt and Odessa Stoeckel Combined Captains Miss Alice Kircher Sponsor Ruth Heeley President Doris Joseph Vice-President Lillian Jung Secretary Shirley Cowan Treasurer Miss Marie Brechnitz _ Sponsor SNAPPY SNAPPERS GIRLS ' ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION Hortense Briesacher_ President Marjorie Veigel ..... Vice-President Bernice Greene Secretary Luella Mueller . Treasurer Miss Luella Mueller_ Sponsor Dorothy Meyer President Marjorie Pfeil_ __Secretary-Treasurer Miss Alice Kircher Sponsor Page 93 TUMBLING ACTIVITIES LETTERMEN ' S CLUB Roger Merker President Robert Riester _ Vice-President William Reichert.. Secretary-Treasurer Mr. F J. Friedli Sponsor Hortense Briesacher _ President Katherine Sheehan Secretary-Treasurer Miss Alice Kircher Sponsor LETTERWOMEN ' S CLUB Page 94 AERONAUTICS CLUB Elmer Gyerman Wayne Grieve Lorraine Bell _ Mr. L. A. Riley President _ Vice-President Secretary-T reasurer Sponsor Teddy Obal Joe Weik Floyd Grommet Lorraine Funk Mr. L. F. Lentz President Vice-President Secretary T reasurer Sponsor FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA Page 95 ACTIVITIES SENIOR DRAMATIC CLUB Anna Louise Kent President Bettylee Sleyster Vice-President Hazel Moody _ Secretary-Treasurer Mr. H. W. Dey Sponsor Cathleen Wiechert President Bernard Goldberg__ Vice-President Miss Ethel Stiff _ Sponsor JUNIOR DRAMATIC CLUB Jack Perry President Walter Kremmel Vice-President Bill Randolph _. Secretary Miss Christine Fischer _ Sponsor Lester Miller President Audrey White_ Vice-President Ralph Martini ._ Secretary Miss Pearl Johnson _ Sponsor LATIN CLUB ACTIVITIES KNITTING CLUB Gladys Schmitz _ President Ethel McKenzie _Vice-President Hazel Gansmann_ Secretary-Treasurer Miss Helen Eidman __... Sponsor Miss Clara Neubauer..._ Sponsor Bader, Arthur Brandeis, Donald Groom, James Guthrie, Roy Gauch, Henry Kraft, Jack Kretshmer, Wilfred Klotz, Marvin Leunig, Irvin Meyer, Ol iver Schwesig, Dwight Taylor, James Vaught, Eugene White, Robert BOYS ' GLEE CLUB Page 98 GIRLS ' CHORUS Abendroth, Shirley Allison, Margaret Bailey, Dorothy Lee Bauer, Mary Jane Batdorf, Irene Baquet, Ruth Bug, Jane Clanney, Evelyn Cline, Edra Diller, Marjorie Ebert, Marilyn Fowler, Betty Fritz, Doris Frymiri, Barbara Gross, Dorothy Haas, Wilma Harper, Hazel Hauck, Audrey Hohm, Doris Kammler, Anita Keller, Shirley Kern, Melba Krummrich, Doris Kuntz, Met a Messick, Irene Middlecoff, Carol Muskopf, Ruth McDaniel, Katherine Nicholson, Ethelmae Oesterle, Selma Pender, Elaine Peters, Velma Rose Piesbergen, Elmira Plebanek, Frances Poirot, Fern Redmond, Kathleen Reifschneider, Annamae Sauer, Aurelia Sehlinger, Evelyn Schickedanz, Shirley Schrauth, Violet Schilling, June Schopp, Rosalind Schulte, Jean Wiechert, Cathleen Wolff, Ardelle Boyce, I lah Brill, Nelda Bug, Jane Burman, Betty Cressey, Jane Denham, Mar.orie Drysdale, Kathryn Finney, Shirley Fritz, Ruth Fritz, Doris Frymiri, Barbara Germain, Georgian Gerfen, Marjorie Gardner, Dorothy Haas, Thais Hackman, Jane Hamann, Doris Harding, Betty Hill, Maxine GIRLS ' GLEE CLUB Kammler, Anita Kirsch, Lucille Loeffler, Lucille La Bee, Georgia Mathews, Shirley Marsh, Audrey Mifflin, Magdalene Mayer, Jane Mueller, Ella Messick, Irene Marsh, Dorothy Meyer, Esther Miller, Norma Miller, Marion Muskopf, Verna Norris, Elizabeth Rehg, Marv Jane Rountree, Ann Sauer, Dolores Stiff, Jane Sauer, Aurelia Seibel, Allyne Schifferdecker, Lillian Schmalensee, Mary Ella Schmalensee, Nelle Schmalenberqer, Roselyn Schleicher, Audrey Schmidt, Bernice Thoma, Jane Thouvenot, Elvira Trierweiler, Lillian Veigel, Marjorie Voland, Jeanette Waldman, Shyrle Wilson, Dixie Weygandt, Dorothy Weis, Pauline GIRLS ' GLEE CLUB Poge 99 ACTIVITIES Lily Rose Smallwood _ 1st Soprano Shyrle Waldmann 1st Soprano Ruth Fritz 2nd Soprano Lucille Kirsch _ . _ 2nd Soprano Dixie Wilson Alto Dolores Sauer Alto Miss Cornelia Fritz _ Director Bill Randolph 1st Tenor Roy Guthrie _ ... 2nd Tenor Jack Corwin _ Baritone Lloyd Schmalensee .. Bass Miss Cornelia Fritz_ _ .... ... Director Poge ICO BOYS ' QUARTET SAXOPHONE QUARTET Roland Gansmann _ Tenor Saxophone Charles Grant _2nd Alto Saxophone Philip Poser ... 1st Alto Saxophone Warren Wiechert _ Baritone Saxophone Mr. Edwin H. Peters ___ Director Madill Gartiser 4th Flute Georgiano Germain 3rd Flute Warren Leopold 2nd Flute Bernard Goldberg . 1st Flute Mr. Edwin H. Peters_,_ Director FLUTE QUARTET Page 101 ACTIVITIES ORCHESTRA Austin, Louise Bailey, Jerry Chapin, Weir Collins, Lorraine Fritz, Leroy Fritz, Lloyd Fritz, Ruth Geminn, Jean Goff, Jean Goldberg, Bernard Heineman, Milton Herman, George Koch, Carl Miller, Marion Milstead, Helen Moss, Richard Muskopf, Carl Poser, Phil Rhein, Phil Rujawitz, Robert Stenzil, Quentin Smith, Gaines Stock, Clifford Schmalensee, Nell Tisch, Mary Jean B. T. H. S. BAND EDWIN H. PETERS, Director Batdorf, Irene Bauman, Glen Bechtold, Louis Bieser, Arthur Bollmier, Kenneth Boren, John Born, Joseph Brandeis, Donald Brouer, Eugene Briesacher, Marshall Buecher, Elmer Caruso, Buddy Corwin, Jack Cox, Betty Jo Eason, Bernard Fleckenstein, Arthur Gansman, Roland Gartiser, Madell Germain, Georgiana Goldberg, Bernard Gruenewald, Irvin Harris, Harry Heineman, Milton Herman, George Hohm, Doris Hough, Arthur Isch, Paul Julius, Ben Klamm, Kenneth Kraft, Alfred Schmalensee, Lloyd Schwaegel, Margie Schwaegel, Marian Stock, Clifford Stockman, Cordell Thurgate, Margaret Wiechert, Warren Winker, Charles Winter, Henry Art Marsh, Drum Major Bunny Wiechert, Drum Majoress Krug, Warren Kuntze, Florry v L l Leopold, Warren Limper, Armin Marsh, Hugh Marsh, John Muskopf, Carl y Muskopf, Robert Paro, Tom Peters, Warren Petri, Alvin p etty, Betty Poser, Philip Procasky, Charles Raab, Norman Rogers, Norman dfijurm mojunsAA. dbui n ruxiuA. IWoaA U ipr Page 103 ACTIVITIES PLACE WIECHERT JOHNSON STOCK COX DILLENSEGER STROTHMAN SPITZE BILZING BELLEVINOIS STAFF BETTY STROTHMAN Editor-in-Chief EVALYN BILZING Associate Editor BETTY JO COX Business Manager MEL WIECHERT DOLORES PLACE CLIFF STOCK Art Department EDWARD SPITZE Advertising Manager JOHN JOHNSON Sports Editor ESTHER DILLENSEGER Typist R. L. THORNE Sponsor HY NEWS STAFF ' 37 _Editor Associate Editor .. Business Manager Advertising Manager _ Sponsor Charles Heiser Editor Geraldine Knecht_Associate Editor Gladys Westwood _ Associate Editor Robert Moore___Business Manager Miss Lillian Jossem___ Sponsor HY NEWS STAFF ' 38 MOORE WESTWOOD HEISER JOSSEM KNECHT Page 105 Margaret Stuart Margaret Hempel Warren Wiechert George E. Vaught Miss Lillian Jossem_ WIECHERT HEMPEL STUART VAUGHT ACTIVITIES CAMERA CLUB Charles Suppiger President R. L. Thorne Sponsor Carrie__ Mo Jenkins_ Fred Porky _ Spencer Tommy_ Bobby Madame Louise .. Hiram Goodnow Sol Rosenbaum . Governor_ Izzie Rosenbaum Lily Rose Smallwood Dolores Sauer Walter Dew Hugh Schneidewind Phil Whiting - Knight Vernier Irene Messick ._Mary Louise Harmon -Warren Wiechert - Bernard Goldberg - Jack Kraft Burl Worsham OPERETTA CAST Page 106 HY NEWS CITIZENSHIP AWARD Bernerd Johnson, President of the 1938 Graduating Class, was awarded the Hy News Citizenship Award this year. Nominees were made by the student cabinet and passed upon by the entire faculty. All candidates were judged outstanding in service to the school, character, and scholarship. In order to further school spirit, the Hy News hopes to make the award annually. Page 107 ACTIVITIES SENIOR PLAY CAST LADIES OF THE JURY THE JURY: Mrs. Livingston Baldwin Crane Lily Pratt ... Cynthia Tate.. Mayme Mixter__ Mrs. Dice Mrs. Maguire _ Jay J. Pressley_ Spencer B. Daley.. Alonzo Beal Tony Theodophulus. Steve Bromm_ THE OTHERS: Judge Fish .... ....... Eugene Brauer Halsey Van Stye Robert Jobe Rutherford Dale Bernerd Johnson Dr. Quincy Adams Jamese, Jr. Clarence Tritley Art Dobbs Howard Trovillion Mrs. Gordon (Yvette Yvet) . Annamae Ruhmon Evelyn Snow � .— Elizabeth Norris Susanne —. Harriet Wiechert Clerk of the Court ... Richard Schwartz Court Reporter ______ June Orr - Betty Jo Cox Helen Jeffries Margaret Hempel . Margie Pfeil Dolores Dice Ruth Fritz Warren Wiechert - Carl Goepfert Robert Moehle --- Lawrence Fultz Bob Moore JUNIOR JAM CAST THE TRYSTING PLACE BY BOOTH TARKINGTON Mrs. Curtis Lancelot Briggs . Jessie Mrs. Briggs _ Rupert Smith Mr. Ingoldsby The Mysterious Voice_ -Barbara Tiedeman - Hugh Schne.dewind -- Ruth Ann Orr ----- June O. r .. Knight Vernier Edward Heinecke Arthur Corn SENIOR TREE PLANTING 3 o cjJLItwjlUL rrijuixU 3-o cjJLiruJLJL FOOTBALL DANCE SHAKE, OLD BOY OUR PROUD FATHERS QUEEN LOUISE AND HER COURT 00 ' LADIES AND GENTLEMEN THE GRAND MARCH n HUMOR IS THE CREST ON THE WAVE OF LIFE. WITHOUT IT WE WOULD BE PULLED SLOWLY DOWN BY THE UNDER¬ TIDE AND EVENTUALLY DROWNED IN THE SEA OF REALITY. SPONTANEOUS HUMOR IS WORTH WHILE, AS YOU WILL FIND IN THE CASUAL SNAPSHOTS AND CANDID QUOTATIONS TO BE FOUND ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES. — 1937-1938 CALENDAR JtPItMBltil HPTtMMR !5 SEPTEMBER 6— Labor Day, and we begin to think of what ' s ahead of us. 7— Freshman, sophomore registration. 8— Junior, senior registration. 9— School starts, and the cafeteria blossoms out with new ice-cream scoops, which the student body unanimously decide are not as large as the old ones. 10— The bookstore becomes the center of in¬ terest as freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors push with a vengeance. 13— First admits require d, and everyone miraculously arrives at school on time. 14— A huge group of seniors and juniors, among them prominent members of the staff, are caught by the headman him¬ self as they return from a forbidden lunch across the street. 15— Cheers rock the auditorium as Mr. Schmidt addresses the first assembly as Ladies and Gentlemen . 16— Miss Kriege and another teacher (?) take a walk to the filling station. 21— Neb explains football tactics to a class attentive because he isn ' t explaining history. 25—Saturday, and you can best fill this in yourself. 28—? ? ? ? ? 30—First monthly tests, and the familiar la¬ ment echoes through the halls, I think I flunked ' em all (again) . OCTOBER 5—First round of the Jossem vs. Hy-News Staff fight. 8—First home football game, a beautiful victory. 11— Thorne has already exhausted any new stories he might have had, and is back in ' 32 with the one about his imperfect dancing ability. 18—Thorne, in the presence of Mr. Nebelsick, claims to be the only recognized farmer at senior meeting. 20—Mr. Trabue ' s class gets properly stepped on for not listening to London ' s horse sense . 22— Mr. Karch timidly divulges his hobby to his Physics class . . . it ' s needlepoint! 23— Mr. Thorne makes a speech at the Granite City Press Conference about photography for year books. He should know! 25—Two handsome men here to talk about year books and their covers, and they offer Betty Jo a ride home. She blushed furiously, but she went. 27— We teachers, ruefully admits Coach Tabor, must stick together . . . we ' re in the minority. Only too true, Coach! 29— Mr. Schmidt seems to be holding two iobs, with janitoring as the new one. 30— Hallowe ' en. NOVEMBER 1—Just another blue Monday and a who’e month ahead. 3—Yarbrough lives again as evidenced by his gazelle leap from top of Aud. steps to bottom. Spring isn ' t even around the corner! 8.—Red Breidenbach grrws an inch. Page 118 11— Marsh ' s assistant drum major proves to be competition in the Armistice parade. 16—Staff members get the dope on Miss Kircher. If you want to know too, just peep around the corner of the gym some Thursday after school. 19— Soap to the slippery! ! ! Pardon us—we were awfully sorry our favorite teacher found his coffee flavored with soap chips! 24— East Side cars de-festooned i.i annual Hobo Day tilt. Don ' t be too destruct¬ ive ' says Tabe; They might wreak their vengeance on us tomorrow. 25— Thanksgiving Day, and reenactment of such an old story on the football field that I won ' t tell you what happened. 29—Nebby pulls down the earflaps on his cap —Snow, snow, go away, how in the - - - can Nebby play? DECEMBER 1—Mr. Dey looks at Miss Fleischbein. Well, well! 6—Red Breidenbach grows an inch. 9—Somebody laughed at Mr. Thorne ' s daily joke. (He must have just moved to town.) 13—National recognition! Washington Post requests an account of B. T. H. S. Hobo Day for their Youth Forum; and do we give it to them!—complete with a picture of Art (Moby Dick) Marsh and Ned (pretty gal) Ward! 16— And what do you think Teacher Sny¬ der wants from Santa Claus? I blush to tell you, but_? 20— Mr. Trabue, Mr. Brill, and other teacher- fathers compare notes on how well the whiskers and red suit survived another year; (and would you like to borrow my extra set of bells?) 23—Minor riot when Mr. Schmidt is mistaken for Santa Claus as he dismisses school for holidays. JANUARY 1—Happy New Year! Or is it happy? How did your head feel? 3—Where have we seen this place? - - - - Oh, yes, - - - it was at the end of last year. 6— Great publicity for the coming mixer (Bernerd Johnson ' s big idea), but also many doubts. 7— Madison beats the white satin garbed B. T. H. S. basketeers. 12— First mixer a success largely as a result of Mr. Yarbrough ' s expert trucking. Bash¬ ful, Mr. Schmidt? 13— Once more Harvey Oelrich triumphs for his Alma Mater, as the director of the very successful Alumni play, Once in a Lifetime . Sell-out crowd cheers Gries- meyer ' s and Hartig ' s return to the B. T. H. S. stage. 15—We beat Granite City. 17— Staff meeting, and several staff mem¬ bers will never be the same again as a result of the loss of their ego. 21— Wood River game. 23— Stiff cramming. 24— Stiff tests and stiff necks. 26— Last tests, but returns on some of the first ones (several bad cases of jitters). 28— Hallelujah! B. T. H. S. beats East Side! 29— Collinsville beats B. T. H. S. with the help of a cute cheer leader. 31—New class recognizes Mr. Rauth ' s cele¬ brated conceit. 4 CCTCBCP29 STAFF POQM STAff RO 00 M JAHl AJPrJl Page 119 ftBMAUK 3 FEBRUARY FEBRUARY 3— Books fly in the staff room and Johnson gets in the way. Our editor rarely gets angry, but when she does ! ! 4— Second mixer, and so many old grads appear that they must be warned off the floor. Alumni Joe Owens has the prize idea of the month - - - he wants to come back to school for one subject and the mixers. Thus ends the mystery of the return of Doug Green. 8— Mr. Thorne absent—indigestion. 9— Roundup of Mr. Thorne ' s fifth hour cass with Mr. Schmidt cracking the whip. 11—Annual Bellevinois staff party. Mr. Thorne masquerades at the Castilla as father of the entire staff and astounds the wait¬ ress. Mrs. Thorne isn ' t quite sure what that makes her. 15— English teacher (tall, dark, and (?) ) hangs out admit instead of attendance slip. Giving them away now? - - - the line forms to the right. 24— Cliff, our artist, announces his favorite fruit. It ' s a date with a prune (par¬ don him, he means a peach). MARCH 1— Freshman picks up molasses bowl in cafeteria thinking he is getting soup. 2— Same freshman demands to know where the tooth picks are. Tell him to use his fork. 5— Mr. Schmidt stumbled o ver a sucker stick and swore that he would find the guilty person who tripped him. 10— March winds shall blow, and we shall have snow—But where is it? 11— Staff room is thrown into confusion be¬ cause our Art Editor puts too many humps on a letter m while printing some very important material. 16— Mr. Rauth takes his watch apart and in putting it together again, fails to find room for all the parts. Notice! Watches fixed (so they ' ll never run again), in Room 204, Main Building. 18— Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs completely entrance staff — especially Dopey. 23—Have you heard you can be fined $25 for parking in Edison Place or on Hilltop? Guess you ' ll have to be satisfied with the parlor sofa, boys. 25— Our Editor and Associate Editor coax three stray dogs in to library building. Result—entire building thrown into con ¬ fusion by profuse barks and yipes. 29—March winds still blowing. APRIL 1—Plenty of fools roamed the campus today. It seems to me that All Fools Day is ev¬ ery day in the year at B. T. H. S. 4— Hooray for our independence. Excuse it please, I thought that this was the 4th of July. 5— Shucks, I ' m still in July. 6— Wednesday. 7— Cliff was sat on again. Tsk. Tsk. Tsk. 8— Band Concert. Hot music, cold crowd, and a lot of snow. 11— 1814 Napoleon abdicates. Me too. 12— $$?? - Excuse me. I just met a tack. 13— Walter Rauth wears a new suit in class and gets plenty of applause from students. Goodness, Ned, pull your skirt down! Why so ponderous, Pappy? Hail, hail, the gang ' s all here. Sporty! The Gas House Gang. Almost a proposal! Hey, where ' s the fire? Cold, Bruiser? CAMERA CLICKS Page 121 THE CLASS OF 1938 WISHES TO THANK THE MERCHANTS AND BUSINESSMEN OF BELLEVILLE FOR HELPING TO MAKE POSSIBLE THE PUBLICATION OF THE BELLEVINOIS. ONE OF OUR EXTRACUR¬ RICULAR STUDIES HAS BEEN CO-OPERA¬ TION, AND THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN SO UNDERSTANDING TO ASSIST US OVER THE THORNY PATH OF FINANCE IN THIS, OUR GREATEST EFFORT, HAVE SET BEFORE US A LIVING EXAMPLE OF OUR DAILY LESSON. Page 122 INDEX TO OUR ADVERTISERS Poge A Friend 142 Associated Banks of Belleville 136 Associated Beauty Shops 139 Automobile Dealers 143 Batdorf, W. L., Gr Co.. 140 Becktold Co. 128 Belleville Casket Co. 130 Belleville-St. Louis Coach Co. 130 Bischoff, Arthur W., Gr Co. _140 Borman Clothing Co. .,..144 Brenner ' s 135 Bridges Ward 140 Cash Packing House . .130 Central Engraving Co. 126 Douglas Ave. Pharmacy . 139 Eagle Foundry Co. 144 Egyptian Stationery Co.. 132 Feickert ' s Bakery, Inc. 133 Fellner-Ratheim Dry Goods Co. 135 Fredman Bros. Furniture Co. 141 Gift Chest Store 144 Grocers 139 Gundlach Co. Funeral Home „ 140 Hotel Belleville 130 Honer, A. H. 131 lllinois-lowa Power Co._137 Jones Stationery Store_ 134 Kastel, Fred M., Electric Co_141 Klamm, Irvin L. 137 Page Kloess Contracting Co. . _ 142 Knapp Furniture Co. 129 Liese Lumber Co. 134 Lill ' s Wallpaper Store _ 141 Lincoln Soda Shop . .141 Marsh Stencil Machine Co. 128 Miller Wholesale Grocery Co. 129 Millstadt Creamery 130 Oakland Foundry Co. 125 Paris Cleaning Dyeing Co. _134 Peerless Enamel Products Co. 132 Penney, J. C. ( Co. 142 Peskind, I., Sons 142 Record Printing Company 143 Renner - Geminn Bergman 129 Rhein, Walter L., Company 129 Rieman Lumber Co__ 129 Romeiser Co., The.. 127 Saeger, Louis C. 135 Schmidt-Wuller, Inc. _ 134 Smith, Harold, Drugs_144 Stolze Lumber Co. 135 St. Louis Dairy Co. _ 129 Streck Bros. 133 Suttons Sweet Shop 131 Summers College of Commerce 125 Tisch Monument Works 127 Toggery 142 Twenhoefel Co , The 142 Wehrle, F. G., Gr Son_ 128 ATTEND.... St. Clair County’s Oldest and Largest Business School New Classes Are Formed Each Week in Secretarial, Shorthand, Accounting, Comptometer, and allied subjects. Night Classes Tuesday and Thursday Summers College of Commerce 17 NORTH MAIN ST. EAST ST. LOUIS, ILLINOIS C. C. STARNES, President OAKLAND FOUNDRY Belleville, Illinois PIONEERS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF TANK HEATERS, CIRCULATORS, COAL AND GAS RANGES, WARM AIR FURNACES COOK WITH AN OAKLAND Page 125 ENGRAVING VClUldl COMPANY CALUMET BUILDING ST. LOU I S . MISSOURI College Annual Builders of America Distinction Distinctive ideas in annuals are a prime factor in a successful book - of course service and quality can not be overlooked fhe sign of the trade mark means. Knqra nqrav inq Service Plus Close Co-operation between Staffand Annual Department , WALTER P. TISCH MONUMENT WORKS Third and A Streets Belleville, III. Only Complete Finishers of Memorials from the Rough Granite in the Entire District. Fine Carvings Legible Lettering Better Service at Less Cost Congratulations to the Members of the 1938 Graduating Class THE ROMEISER CO. 206-208 East Main Street Good Clothes for Men and Boys JUNIOR CLASS—Continued from page 57 Williams, Helen Wilson, Constance Young, John Willmann, Ralph Wiskomp, Clyde Page 127 ELGIN — GRUEN — HAMILTON THE WORLD ' S FINEST WATCHES JEWELRY — RINGS COMPACTS — BAGS F. G. WEHRLE Cr SON 16 East Main St. SINCE 1859 Ink for Fountain Pens is made by the Marsh Stencil Machine Co., Belleville, III., and sold at local stores. Washable Blue for school and home use. Permanent Ink for business. Gives new life, lure, strength to your signature and writing. Buy a bottle today. A good-looking man is a swell catch. A swell catch is a big fish. A big fish is u whopper. A whopper is one big lie. Therefore, a good-looking man is one big lie. COVERS AND BINDING ON THIS ' 38 BELLEVINOIS —BY— BECKTOLD COMPANY ST. LOUIS, MO. Do you hove in your library a treasured book that needs rebinding? Page 128 R I E M A N N LUMBER CO. Express 306 Yard and Office 9300 West Main Street Belleville, Illinois Buy Miller ' s St. Clair Roman Gold and Leston Canned Foods with Confidence for Quality MILLER WHOLESALE GROCERY COMPANY 101 S. High Street Belleville, Illinois ST. LOUIS DAIRY CO. MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS from the WORLDS FINEST DAIRY PLANT Belleville Branch -.Phone 2480 AN ORGANIZATION OF 38 BELLEVILLE EMPLOYEES WALTER L. RHEIN COMPANY 124 East Main Belleville, Illinois KNAPP FURNITURE COMPANY Belleville ' s Oldest Largest Most Reliable Our 25th Anniversary in Pianos. New large stock of 60 pianos to select from. Uprights—Grands—Electric Organs Consoles — Minuett Your old piano in trade at a good value. Terms Offered GENERAL ELECTRIC APPLIANCES Page 129 HOTEL BELLEVILLE On the Square Invites You to See Us for BRIDGE OR DINNER PARTIES TAVERN, LOUNGE COFFEE SHOP, BALL ROOM Aircooled S. J. FOWLER SONS Owner and Monager Compliments of BELLEVILLE CASKET COMPANY Compliments of MILLSTADT CREAMERY Choice Meats For Less CASH PACKING HOUSE SPRICH AND SONS Compliments of BELLEVILLE - ST. LOUIS COACH COMPANY 31 Public Square Phone 3700 A. H . H O N E R CEMETERY MEMORIALS Sand Carved Letters Always Legible and of Good Form A Finished Stock of Monuments on Hand at All Times to Select From Mark Every Grave Phone 2265 829 South Illinois Street, Belleville, Illinois The Class of ' 38 is Good, but for REAL CLASS Come to S UTTON ' S W E E T HOP 322 East Main Street We Appreciate and Enjoy Your Patronage Page 131 COMPLIMENTS OF PEERLESS ENAMEL PRODUCTS CO. Manufacturers of ENAMEL PRODUCTS, DIES, and METAL STAMPINGS 1500 West Lincoln St. BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS EGYPTIAN STATIONERY CO. 28 West Main St. Leading Stationers of Southern Illinois STATIONERS - : - OFFICE OUTFITTERS PHONE 2199 BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS Poge 132 STRECK BROS. Select Beef, Veal, Pork, Lamb Superior Brand Home-Made Sausages Hams — Bacon — Lard A Luncheon or Dinner made up of these quality Meat Products always Guarantees Satisfaction Con I touch you for five dollars? For five dollars you can sock me on the jaw! EAT FEICKERT ' S BAKERY PRODUCTS SOPHOMORE CLASS—Continued from page 59 Seekatz, John Seibel, Norval Seibert, George Sehlinger, Evelyn Seiffertt, Alice Severit, Helen Shive, Shirley Simmonds, Stella Simon, Anita Skaer, Curt Slayden, Raymond Smallwood, Lilly Smith, Aletha Smith, Gaines Spacher, Walter Speedie, Jannann Spinnenweber, Agnes Spitz, Paul Stahl, Floyd Stehiick, Richard Steiner, Earl Sterling, Richard Stockman, Cordell Stock, Verna Stoeber, June Streck, Clarence Stuart, Grover Stumph, Arthur Stumph, William Taylor, Warren Thomas, Edward Tipton, Edward Tisch, Mary Jean Tuncjl, Elaine Uhley, Robert Utz, Elvira Utz, Robert Vaught, Eugene Voegtle, Charles Voelkel, Kenneth Vogel, Helen Volk, Helen Votrian, Charles Wagner, Edith Wagner, Wayne Walker, Mildred Walsh, Donald Wangelin, Betty June Wasem, Fred Wasser, Raymond Weber, Marilyn Jane Weber, Ruth Weilmuenster, Kenneth Welch, Darel Westrich, Doris Jean Westwood, Nellie Wheat, Jane White, Ann White, Shirley May Wiesen, Evelyn Wild, Adolph Wild, Warren Willis, Ruth Winter, Allan Wilson, Allen Wissehr, Warren Worthern, Betty Yoch, Clarence Yocks, Dorothy Zepin, Otto Pa e 133 L I E S E LUMBER COMPANY MAIN OFFICE 319 East Main Street BRANCH OFFICE South Belt Route PHONES 104 — 105 Sunday School Teacher: Dear children, tell me the last thing you must do before going to bed. Wise Child: Put the doorkey in the mail-box for daddy. SCHMIDT-WULLER, INC. 113 East Main Street Belleville, Illinois We Give and Redeem Eagle Stamps Phone — 366 — Phone PARIS CLEANING DYEING COMPANY 309 East Main Street Phone 421 Rugs Chemically Cleaned Teacher: Johnny, why does Mis¬ souri stand at the head in mule-rais¬ ing in the United States? Johnny: Because the other end is dangerous. JONES STATIONERY and WALLPAPER STORE GIFTS and CARDS FOR EVERY OCCASION OFFICE AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES Phone 900 125 East Main Street Belleville, Illinois Page 134 STOLZ E LUMBER COMPANY LUMBER, MILLWORK GENASCO ROOFING PHELANS PAINTS JOHNS MANSVILLE ASBESTOS ROOFING SIDING SHINGLES ROCKWOOL INSULATION F. H. A. LOANS Phone 75 600 South Illinois Street Gypsy: I tell your fortune. Man: How much? Gypsy: Fifty cents. Man: Correct. Character, Courage, and Ability are essential to every successful undertaking. The class of ' 38 has these qualifications, ond we wish every graduate an abundance of success and happiness. ui.t.iiMfcr ' I told her I was knee deep in love. ' ' What did she say? She said she would keep me on her wading list. SHERWIN-WILLIAMS PRODUCTS WALL PAPER GLASS FREE HOME DECORATOR LOUIS C. SAEGER WHOLESALE CANDIES 100 North Illinois Street Phone 191 Phone 155 327 North Illinois Street Belleville, III. Page 135 COMPLIMENTS OF ASSOCIATED BANKS OF BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS BELLEVILLE NATIONAL BANK BELLEVILLE SAVINGS BANK FIRST NATIONAL BANK ST. CLAIR NATIONAL BANK LIGHT CONDITIONING brings eye ease to young and old. When you buy your new lamps be sure they carry the I. E. S. tag of approval. You will find the new I. E. S. lamps on display at your dealers or our store. ILLINOIS IOWA POWER COMPANY Compliments of IRVIN L. KLAMM Flowers For All Occasions Phone 394 Belleville, Illinois Member of Telegraph Florists FRESHMAN CLASS—Continued from page 61 Rujawitz, Robert Ruser, Katherine Sauer, Aurelia Sauer, Fern Schad, Wilma Schaefer, Martin Schenck, Bettylee Frances Schickedanz, Shirley Schiermeier, Doris Mae Schifferdecker, Lillian Schilling, June Schleicher, Daniel Schmallansee, Nelle Schmeder, Clyde Schmepp, Delores Schmidt, Bernice Schneider, Vernon Schopp, Ruth Schraugh, Violet Schrei, Robert Schwagel, Margaret Schwagel, Marion Schwagel, Melba Schwallensattl, Ruth Schwarz, Lucille Schwemmer, Agnes Schwind, Betty Jane Schulte, Jean Seib, Billy Seibel, Ruth Seigel, Kenneth Servos, Jack Shannon, Thomas Sleyster, Bill Sloger, Lee Smith, Nolan Smith, Verna Sonnenberg, Dorothy Speichenger, Armin Spitze, Nancy Ann Stenzel, Quentin Stephenson, Margie Sterthman, Helen Stevenson, Frances Stevenson, Kenneth Stiff, Jane Stoeckel, Kenneth Stoecklin, Darlyne Storman, Lawrence, Jr. Stuart, Catherine Sudduth, William Taff, Charlotte Tague, Quentin Taylor, Mary Ellen Taylor, James Taylor, Edward Thoman, Edward Thompson, Maynard Thon, Elmer Thouvenet, Elvira Truttman, Vera Turra, Mary Vasselo, Vincent Vaught, Gwendolyn Veigel, Donald Verges, Herbert Veto, Eleanor Vlasak, John Walker, Tivus Wall, Louis Wegener, Melvin Weigandt, Dorothy Weis, Pauline Wenzel, Vernabelle Werner, Helen Wessel, Celestine Wetzel, Eileen Weygant, July White, Audrey White, Robert Wiechert, Cathleen Wiechert, Lois Wild, Fred, Jr. Wiley, George Wilson, Annamae Wilson, Dixie Wilson, Mildred Wilson, Quinton Wire, Dick Wiskamp, Gladys Wolf, Janice Wolf, Wilbert Wolff, Ardelle Wootten, Ethor Jane Worms, Kenneth Wright, Harold DEPARTMENTS — (Continued from Page 33) Musical courses taught by Mr. Peters are: Music Appreciation, Har¬ mony, Theory, and History of Music. The department presented a Musical November 19, which was a tre¬ mendous success. Miss Fritz is in charge of the Voice and Piano. Ensemble training is received through the girls ' sextet, boys ' quartet, and double quartet, and the large glee clubs and choruses are trained in group singing. Seven members of the chorus took part in the All State Chorus, which met at the University of Illinois last fall. The Girls ' Glee Club sang for the Southwestern District Teachers ' meet¬ ing and for several meetings held in the city during the past year. The sextet, quartets, and glee clubs have appeared frequently at various school, civic, and church affairs. A Musical was given in our Auditorium on November 19, 1937, by the combined music department, which also gave several Assembly Programs. The combined Glee Clubs made up the singing chorus for Campus Daze, which was given April 22. THE ART DEPARTMENT JEAN SNYDER • Department Head) The study of art is intended primarily to raise the standard of taste in the average pupil and to discover and develop talent in the gifted student. Design—the basis of any art—is taught through a variety of media: metals, wood, watercolor, pencil, charcoal, clay, plaster, leather, tempera. The art department now offers four courses: Introduction to Art, Draw ing. Painting and Illustration, and Crafts. Introduction to Art is a pre¬ requisite to any of the other three. A student wishing to major in art may take a third year of advanced work in any course he chooses. Besides the regular class work, the art classes design and paint scenery for some of the plays, design cuts for the school paper, and make posters and program covers for school functions. THE AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT L. F. LENTZ (Department Head) The aim of vocational agriculture is to prepare boys for the work on the farm. The vocational law sets up certain requirements for the local schools, which in agriculture are sane and practical. Each boy enroled must carry on six months of farm practice under the supervision and instructions of the teacher of agriculture. 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 agri¬ culture. It has a farm shop for teaching of farm mechanics. Farm Mechanics work includes all of the unspecialized mechanical activities that should be done on the average farm such as farm woodwork, home con¬ veniences, forge work, motor work, soldering, harness repair, rope work, and farm machinery. The school offers three years of agriculture. One of soils, crops and horticulture, one in animal husbandry and a year in farm shops. RITA MARIE BEAUTY SALON 120a E. Main Street LAMAURE BEAUTY SALON l2 ' 2 S. High Street LUCILLE BEAUTY SHOP Commercial Bldg. POWDER PUFF BEAUTY SHOPPE Lincoln Theatre Bldg. EDWIN A. VERNIER 15 S. High Street WALTER H. VEATH GROCERY CO. 118 W. Main Street. RAETZ UTZ MEAT MARKET E. Main Street MOSER GROCERY CO. 428 E. A” Street ALLEN STOP SHOP MARKET Public Square ECKHARDT GROCERY CO. 108 W. Main Street Compliments of RENNER-GEMINN-BERGMAN FUNERAL HOME DOUGLAS AVENUE PHARMACY PRESCRIPTIONS SCHICK DRV SHAVERS REXALL REMEDIES 1000 East Main Street Phone 859 BRIDGES WARD Exclusive Agents For ELIZABETH ARDEN BARBARA GOULD HELENA RUBINSTEIN LENTHERIC AND ELMO COSMETICS Perfection is not of this life, but our ambition is to give it. GUNDLACH COMPANY FUNERAL HOME Phone 29 ALSO MAVRAKOS CANDIES AMBULANCE SERVICE Phone 13 122 E. Main St., Belleville, III. TRY OUR DRUG STORE FIRST High at A Belleville, Illinois HOBO DAY—A B. T. H. S. INSTITUTION DON ' T FORGET EVERYBODY LIKES l-H FLOUR BETTER THAN NECESSARY Sold by All First Class Grocers W. L. BATDORF CO. Distributors Belleville, Illinois OWN YOUR HOME ARTHUR W. BISCHOFF CO. REAL ESTATE—INSURANCE INVESTMENT SECURITIES Phone 266 28A Public Square Belleville, III. Page 140 LILL ' S WALL-PAPER PAINTS STATIONERY Let us Furnish Fixtures for Your New Home and also May we Refurnish Your Old Home Agents for Royal Typewriters Rentals and Repairs 324 East Main Street Phone 506 Belleville, Illinois FRED M. KASTEL 201 West Main Street Phone 355 Belleville, III. First Girl Hiker: I inserted an advertisement in our local newspaper recently under a box-number for a male partner to accompany me on a fortnight ' s hiking trip. Second Girl: How many replies did you receive? First Girl: Oh, hundreds, but there was a terrible row in the house over it. Second Girl: Good gracious, why? First Girl: Father was one of the applicants! Best Wishes for Success to the Class of ' 38 Belleville ' s Sweetest Spot Serving Tasty Sandwiches Luncheon and Salads The Best Candies and Ice Cream SCHLOSSER ' S LINCOLN SODA SHOP 107 East Main Street It Pays for You to Buy Your Furniture From the Friendly FREDMAN BROTHERS FURNITURE COMPANY 21 West Main Street Belleville, Illinois Page 141 Compliments of Compliments of KLOESS CONTRACTING COMPANY Compliments of THE TWENHOEFEL COMPANY Established 1905 A FRIEND TOGGERY 18 E. MAIN STREET or Graduation—For the Prom We suggest o single or double breasted white suit $12.75 up G. BRECHNITZ, JR. LES PENSONEAU Compliments of J. C. PENNEY COMPANY Belleville, Illinois Furnishings for Every Member of the Family Congratulations to the Members of the 1938 Graduating Class I. PESKIND SONS 116-118 East Main Street Page 142 COMPLIMENTS OF BELLEVILLE AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ' ASSOCIATION Charles E. Meyer Motor Co. Oliver C. Joseph Co. Meckfessel Motor Co. - - Meyer Brothers Auto Co. - L. R. McKinley Motor Co. Herman G. Wongelin, Inc. Wagner Motor Co. - - - Cadillac — La Salle — Pontiac .... Dodge — Plymouth - - - Hudson — Terraplane - - - - - Ford — Lincoln - - - - - - - Chevrolet - - - Chrysler — Plymouth Buick — De Soto — Plymouth Our Sincere Congratulations to the 1938 Graduating Class! . . . . and Our Hope that as they Become Leaders in our Community, we may Continue to Serve Them RECORD PRINTING COMPANY PRINTING AND ADVERTISING PRINTERS OF THE 1938 BELLEVINOIS Page 143 $1 DOWN — $1 A WEEK (No Interest or Carrying Charges) Bulova, Gruen, Elgin, Penrus, Imperial, Westfield, and Central Watches Diamonds-Jewelry Expert Watch and Jewelry Repairs GIFT CHEST STORE 412 East Main St. Best Wishes To The Class of ' 38 BORMAN ' S OUTFITTERS FOR MEN BOYS 107-109 West Main St. Belleville, Illinois Satisfaction Always Do you use tooth paste? What for? None of my teeth are loose. Compliments of HAROLD SMITH DRUGS EAGLE 1323 West Main Street FOUNDRY EASTMAN KODAK SUPPLIES COMPANY Free Delivery Belleville, Illinois WHITMAN ' S CANDIES Page 144