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

Text from Pages 1 - 204 of the 1958 volume:

The Bellevinois Published by the 1958 Bellevinois Staff BELLEVILLE TOWNSHIP HR,11 SCHOOL BELLEVILLE Volume 42 ILLINOIS As we step onto the road leading through B.T.H.S., a thoroughfare a class wide and four years long, we rarely pause to think any farther into the future than the dance next Saturday night, the picnic on Sunday, or the unit test on Friday. It is these stops along the way that should he classified as the mile¬ stones, for these are the high points of our lives in high school. These are the moments we want to remember; the gaiety, the fun of being with friends, the work we usually didn’t do, and all the people associated with the lun and work, our fellow “Knights of the Hoad.’ Some of our memories may not be pleasant; for instance, that trig test we flunked, or the dreaded E card in English, or the days we should have stayed in bed, those dragging Mondays and even slower last hours on Friday. But by and large the memories are good ones . . . the excitement at sports events, the pep on Hobo Day, the shimmering wonderland of the Prom, the fun during lunch hours, our first big date, the attempts to outwit study hall teachers and outsmart door monitors, the pleasure ol knowing that homework was satisfactorily done and passing the course was assured, and the last final satisfaction, mellowed a bit with sorrow, of re¬ ceiving that document called a diploma, the culmi nation of four long years of hard work and quite a lot ol lun. In preparing a review of one year, we have tried to show both the happy and the not so happy events that made up that section of the road known as the school year of ’57 -’58. A view of the east end of the main building. “Act well your part , there all the honor lies.” —Pope 4 Freshmen quiver in fear and wish they had never taken Algebra I . . . Sophomores wonder when she’ll run out of hack breaking, hut spirit-stirring ideas for cheerleaders ... Juniors hope that their prom will equal that of last year’s juniors, who had her help . . . Seniors remember their Jam and the way she whipped the music and them into something terrific . . . . . . These are some of the things we’ll remember about one of the most color¬ ful and hard-working members of the faculty for the past thirteen years. At the time, her thorough teaching makes her math students wish they had not been l orn, hut they are extremely grateful in later years for the solid foundation they received. I ler expert direction in dramatics will be remembered by both participants and audiences. She is an asset to BT.I l.S. because she can be counted upon for doing almost anything and doing it well. We appreciate her guidance and we want to express that appreciation by dedi¬ cating the 1958 Bellevinoi ' i to Mrs. Merle Cuthrie. Mrs. Guthrie always has the complete attention of her geometry class. Mrs. G. does an excellent job of training our cheerleaders. Who says I’m on a diet? asks Mrs. G. of Mrs. Garcia ond Mrs. Murphy. Mrs. G. is never too busy to attend school games with her husband. 5 The entrance to the Auditorium Building. “Oh, talk not to me of a name great in story; The days of our youth are the days of our glory. —Lord Byron r Perhaps the most important aspects of any journey are the guideposts — those stop, slow, caution, danger ahead, and yield- right-of-way signs. Our journey through school is no exception, for at every turn we need our human guideposts, the faculty 1 hey stand along the road, guiding, prodding, scolding, praising, encouraging, all the while building character. Our problem might be math or language or personality traits, but we can always find a willing ear and helpful advice from some teacher, who often proves to be one of our best friends, though at the time we do not realize it. On duty along the road, teachers point the way to a better and happier life, teaching as much by example as by textbook. The advice and example they have given us will be remembered long after weVe traveled the road through high school. 4 Dr. Don B. Matthews Superintendent Dr. Matthews came to B.T.H.S. in Sep¬ tember as superintendent of the high school and junior college. His warm smile and friendly personality welcome students, fac¬ ulty, and visitors to the seat of administra¬ tion, the office, and help to establish contact between the sch x l and the community. I le earned his bachelor and master de¬ grees from the University of Missouri and a Doctor of Education from Teachers s Col¬ lege, Columbia University. 1 le served as superintendent of schools at Lebanon, Illinois during 1956-57, prior to which he worked as superintendent of schools in Missouri for ten years. Welcome to the campus, Dr. Matthews. MEMO FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT: “ I o move ahead toward greater goals of school progress will take genuine coopera¬ tion between the school and the community, in which all of us must share responsibility.” Don B. Matthews Principal As principal of our school, Mr. Burnham says it is his dutv to be chief assistant to the instructors of students. I le came to us from Clarinda, Iowa, where he had served as dean of the junior college for five years and superintendent of the high seh(X)l and college for four. I le received his A.B. from Peru State Teachers College in Nebraska and his M.A. from Colorado College of Education, where he has also taken additional graduate work. I le was active in athletics in college and has had coaching experience in his career. After college he was employed as a psychologist for the state of Nebraska. 1 le especially likes the size and enthu siasm of our student body and says he is impressed with the talent and work of the faculty. Mr. Burnham has a smile and a pat on the back for all. Welcome to B.T.H.S., Mr. Burnham. 10 Administrative Staff The counselors, Mr. Budde for freshmen, Mr. Eller for sophomores, Mr. Corrough for juniors, and Mr. I lexter for seniors, enroll students in classes and help them choose subjects best suited to thrir particular goals and needs. Mr. 1 lexter holds the posi- tion of registrar and as such arranges the schedule of classes and keeps scholastic records of students. Mr. Mullen serves the school as business manager. 1 lis job as purchasing agent in a school the size and scope of ours is a tremendous one and his duties are many and varied. Mrs. Garcia is the school nurse. She takes care of us when we are ill or injured and assists the school physician in giving physical examinations to students. Mr. Cross serves as dean of boys. He is the lost and found department, the master key to lockers, the criminal lawyer, and the jury for truants and people w r ho break the rules on campus. Seated: Mr. Mullen, Mrs. Garcia, Mr. Corrough. Standing Mr. Budde, Mr. Eller, Mr. Hexter, Mr. Cross. Board of Education This group of citizens is in charge of staffing, housing and financ¬ ing our school. The members are responsible for maintaining teachers in the classroom to teach the young peop le of the community. They find ways of financing buildings and heat and light and materials for the education process. We owe them the pleasuie of holidays, for the board determines the school calendar. Seated. Norman Stonewater, Dr. Marvin Miller, president; Miss Ruth Fincke, secretary. Standing: Emanuel Deutch, Leslie Driver, Carl Feickert, Wilford Holle, Gene Hepp. 11 These are the guideposts . . . Miss Schleicher, Miss Kriege, Mr. Tabor, Mrs. Brasher, Mr. Lauder. Lynette Schleicher Drama and speech are her domains. In Little Theater as sponsor she reigns. Acting’s her love; empty gas tanks her tribulation. The mystic Orient is her destination. Lenore Kriege She likes world history by far the best. Working in her yard is her idea of rest, To abolish gum is her secret scheme, (letting away from it all is her private dream. H. B. Tabor Geometry and algebra are what he teaches. Beat Last Side! is what Tabe preaches, Of eating and Mexico he can ' t get enough. With loud alarm clocks he’s very tough. Esther Brasher In bookkeeping and business she specializes, “D” students she positively despises. Being senior sponsor her duty seals The Pacific Northwest to her appeals. Fred Lauder With freshies he is patient in health classes, His blush is well known to the rest of the masses, On the gridiron, the court, and the diamond lie’s urging ' I he boys on to victory, always encouraging. Leu nig, Mary Jean In English and civics she finds her task, For her kindly help one need only ask. Collecting records fills up her spare time, To circle the globe is her aim sublime. Lillian Jossem English and journalism are her fields. Over the Hy News a firm hand she wields, in music she finds much relaxation. On Shangri-la is her concentration. Pearl Johnson She teaches Latin and teaches it well. She simply detests that alarm clock bell! She likes to eat barbecue and to play games. She dreams about places with strange sounding names. Donald Aldag In the drafting classes you’ll find him, In general shops also the students must mind him. Sports are his love, “big mouths’ his pet peeve. If possible, for Florida he quickly would leave. L. M. Gyerman In machine shop he presides, and in general shop, too. In addition, lie makes the junior class hop to. 12 Along the way through B.T.H.S Photography of his time takes a large part, Model planes, however, are nearest his heart. Ted I Iarpstreit Drafting he teaches and also shop math, Upon the track team oft falls his w rath, He hopes to find on Mars, red and fair, That hunting and fishing are far better there. Ed a Morgan Hiology is her subject, both in class, and out in her yard, surrounded by grass and flowers and bushes and birds and bees She’d travel to China, far over the seas. Ray Freeark In law and in history he does just great, As a basketball coach, he’s first rate. He’s apt to run off chasing a rainbow. Perhaps to the moon he may choose to go. Netta Niess As a Herman, she would do just fine, With “jah” and “och” and “nein,” Aimless she is in regard to where — As long as she’s traveling, she doesn’t care. Ann McCann Reading clinic and English her duties comprise. More responsibility in F.T.A. for her lies. A TV fan and foe of muddy sidewalks, Going to Florida is of what she talks. Jane Hansleben She’s a teacher of English and sociology. With the BfELEEVINOIS Staff she’s a whiz at psychology. Details are to her no cause for concern. Her wish is from El Dorado not to return. Marjorie Murray Creative art commands her heart, soul, and mind. Wrathful she is when art room mess she does find. All the world she’d like to see, Swimming restful to her seems to be. Willard I Iall History, civics, and economics classes are where he shines. Hiking, reading, and radio are among his pasttimes. Some radio commercials he’d like to see banned. He longs to visit in Merrie Olde England. Alvin Nebelsick “Too many classes in history!” he rants. As he carefully tends to his garden plants. As senior class sponsor he has added duty. Hut he’d like to be off to enjoy Europe’s beauty. Jerome Rybicki Algebra and geometry are his subjects, Hut football and baseball he also directs. Seated. Miss Morgon, Mr. Freeark, Miss Niess. Standing: Miss McCann, Miss Hansleben, Miss Murray. Seated. Mr. Hall. Standing: Mr. Nebelsick, Mr. Rybicki, Mr. Eubanks, Miss Baer, Miss Kindred. They point the path . . . Seated: Mrs. Short, Mrs. McCravy. Standing Mr. Mason, Mr. Saunders, Mr. Pyatt, Mr. Jones. Seated Mrs. Reeder. Standing: Mr. Kunze, Mrs. Matthews, Mr. Armstrong, Mrs. Hol¬ lander, Mr. Stringfellow. He enjoys going hunting and also fishing, To travel to the Far Fast is what he is wishing. Sam Eubanks He’s trying to cram civics into empty heads. While queries about ungraded tests he dreads, ' 1 hrough golf he avoids teachers’ frustration. To go to Europe of his plans would be consummation. I Iope Baer Singing and choral work are her affair. Oft can be heard from her room a Romberg (til . Work on choral concerts for her should earn The rest in Europe for which she does yearn. Ruth Kindred She teaches English with a certain ease, She wages war on parking space thieves, Off to Scandinavia she would go To relax and enjoy the ice and the snow. Marguerite Short She teaches shorthand and typing too. Howling and swimming are what she likes to do. Chewing gum she thinks a waste of time, To be in Jamaica she feels would be sublime. Jeanne McCravy In teaching English her mind she racks, She dislikes inefficiency and biting backs. As advisor to girls she does her part. If she could, for Hawaii she soon w ' ould start. Benjamin Maxson He’s a teacher of algebra and trig. Thinks a blond brunette should wear a wig. Of the sponsors of the junior class he is one. Enjoys being on a golf course out in the sun. William Saunders In college. English is what he sought. For more parking space he’s valiantly fought, In dogs he finds great fascination. The European continent is his destination. Kenneth Pyatt He teaches mathematics expertly and just so, Beware of him you who don ' t know you don’t know! His dream is to travel near and far In the privacy and comfort of his car. Charles Jones In the field of English he specializes, Any day but Saturday and Sunday he despises. He enjoys reading, photography, and 14 Leading to success. writing short stories. He desires to travel to the land of the Tories. Orpiia Reeder English is her field of concentration. To visit England is her contemplation. Sneaky, little parking place thieves To no small extent this lady grieves. Fritz Kunze Familiar to Knglish class or Student Council, Take active part In campus life is his counsel. Mountain climbing to him appeals, also horseback riding. Till he visits Korea his time he is biding. Ruth Matthews To her. English is an extremely important factor. She also may be found employed as a castle building contractor. She likes reading and writing, quite naturally. Would like to visit the Blue Grotto expense fully free. Clarence Armstrong In American history lies his teaching powers. He’s another lover of sports, garden, and flowers. He’s disgusted by lazy students with ability. He’d go to the British Isles and Hawaii. I Ielen Hollander She’s one of the English department and “Maroon Harvest” committee, She torments gum chewers and thinks quite a pity That chewing the cud to the cow is not ' unique. With dishonorable intentions chicle country she does seek. William StringfEllow He’s the head of the Knglish department. He simply abhors any garish assortment. To leave for Shangri-la he’d not rue. If he can’t get there. Millstadt will do. Meta Stenger She teaches English with an expert hand. In a manner at once both simple and grand. For relaxation, music she does enjoy, £he longs to hear the cry, “Europe, ahoy!” Ruth Mueller In Office Occupations is where she is found. The isles of Hawaii are where she is bound. Recipes challenge her cooking skill, Her love of cryptography proves her versatile. Madge Ream An English teacher is what she is, Seated: Miss Stenger, Miss Mueller, Miss Ream. Standing: Mr. Hertel, Mr. Limper, Mr. Pannuto, Mr. Peters. Mr. Walker, Mr. Zupsich, Mrs. Guthrie, Mr. Kueker, Miss Skaar. 15 They detour our thoughts . . . Seated: Miss Hoefer, Mr. Belcher, Mrs. Murphy. Standing. Mr. Steinhauser, Mr. Ayllon. Seated. Miss Alexander, Mrs. Niess, Mrs. Bauer, Mrs. Cross. Standing: Mr. Wolford, Mrs. Gabel, Mrs. Grossman. At dressmaking:, however, she’s quite a whiz. Her dislikes vary with time and place. Off to the Orient she’d gladly race. Alfred I Iertel He teaches zoology and health, all the while Occasionally blessing his class with a smile. He hunts and fishes for tranquilization, He prefers a restful, home-spent vacation. I Iarold Limper F’hysiography, civics, geography keep him busy, Being soph sponsor chairman has him in a i ftssy. In pupils he won’t tolerate impudence. To visit South America he’s saving his cents. Henry Pannuto The lot to teach English is what he drew He’s a frosh class sponsor because he is new. Using had manners he thinks a pitily, He’d like to travel to England, Spain, and Italy. (Ogden Nash does it why can’t we?) The use of had manners gives him quite a pain. He’d like to travel to Italy, England, and Spain. Edwin Peters In orchestra and band he is the leader, He’s fond of listening to his hi-fi’s woofer and tw r eeter. To find a person on whom one could depend. To any and every where his way he’d bend Dale Walker In teaching chem, physics, and math, he does his part. While he’s really a philatist deep down at heart. He’s disgusted by able students “getting by any ole way He’s content to travel in the “good ole U.S.A.” Michael Zupsich With a mumble and a rumble he teaches trig. Of his life, math plays a role really big. He can’t get enough at school, so he takes math home. On the American continent he’d like to roam. Merle Guthrie As a teacher of algebra and geometry she has claim. But on the stage and the drill field lies her fame. She sets out to do something and gets it done, With a great amount of work (and a lot of fun?) 16 From someday to now. Oliver Kueker In algebra and math classes he ' s known As a good-natured guy with a jovial tone. One of the build-it-yourself friends is he. As to his surroundings, he doesn’t care particularly. Marguerite Skaar A teacher ot French, par excellence, On lazy students she’s apt to pounce. In music, especially, she finds delight. To the West Indies, travel she might. Betty Jean Hobfer A health and phys ed major is she, Another one of the new faculty. People using her push on a revolving door, She’d like to see fall flat on the floor. 1 Ioward Belcher He teaches bookkeeping, business, and math, Pupils who don’t do their own work incur his wrath. He makes “a mess’’ at home in his spare time. To go to Europe he thinks would be sublime. Erna Murphy As a history and social science teacher she is just grand. Travel she likes, but only on good Earth land. Fishing and playing bridge also suit her taste, She hates to see good brains going to waste. Richard Steinhauser In shorthand and typing classes he’s usually lurking, While in his spare time on his PhD he’s working. For fishing he also seems to care. He’d like to travel simply anywhere. Arnold Ayllon He’s a Spanish teacher, quien sabe? Model railroading is his hobby, Southeast Asia to him alluring seems. To him. the field of music with interest teems. Phyllis Alexander In foods and homemaking her duties she finds, While the Future Homemakers meetings she minds. Planting and growing violets part of her time compose Hoad hogs in towns and cities cause her many woes. Mary Lou Niess As an English teacher she does quite well. Though she hates sliding to class down the ramp pell-mell. Cold weather to her seems great harm, To Florida she’d go to keep warm. Mr. Yung, Mrs. le Resche, Miss Flottman, Miss Neubauer. Seated. Miss Eubanks, Miss Te Winkle, Miss Fischer, Mr. Van Blair. Standing: Mr. Hillard, Miss Hiller, Mr. Kneedler, Miss Glass. 17 They want us to get the best in life Mr. Sforza, Miss Switzer, Mrs. Dungey, Mr. Karch, Mr. Carter. Seated. Mrs. Boyd, Mrs. Gatawakas, Mrs. Bishop. Standing: Mr. Baker, Mr. Pruitt, Mr. Pleasant, Mr. Lawless. Louise Bauer She’s an expert on foods and homemaking. She teaches girls cooking, cleaning and baking. For sewing doll dresses a knack has she. She’d like to be off to gay l ar-ree. Josephine Cross A teacher is she of health and biology. This year an addition to the faculty. Mr. Cross, please heed and take note. She’d like to travel to England by plane or boat. Daniel Wolford He teaches agriculture in the field vocational. As F.F.A. sponsor he’s strictly sensational. He enjoys wood working and puttering around, South America is where he is bound. Eleanor Gabel She hopes English grammar into her students’ minds is seeping. Around the world in eighty days she would go leaping. Her gripe is pupils who never will w ork, In playing bridge she goes berserk. Kay Grossman American history she teaches with ease, She’s a great partaker in social activities. Cycling, reading, and dancing are special delights. She wishes self-appointed helpers would go fly kites. Harold Yung He teaches algebra, geometry, and math just so. Away to Germany he’d like to go. Soph sponsoring adds to his responsibility. Enjoying music provides tranquility. CORRINE LeReSCHE Shorthand is the subject by her taught. She battles loud radios, all for naught. Music is one of her special delights, She’d like to go to Europe and see the sights. Michel Flottman In geometry class she’s the controller. She also serves as campus patroller. She cannot stand nosey questionnaires With their inquisitive w r hys, whens, and wheres. Clara Neubauer In clothing classes she is the supervisor, To work in her garden she is an early riser. A hard working sponsor is she of F,H.A. She’d like to visit Switzerland some day. 1 Iallie Eubanks She teaches the girls how to transcribe and type. Their untidy habits are her perpetual gripe, continued on page 166 Faculty Not Pictured ♦ Ralph Heintz Industrial arts, shop mathematics Golf coach Likes golf and photography; hates Xmas shopping; would like to spend vacation in Florida. Frank Scott Mechanical drawing Likes to travel; w r ould like to visit Eu¬ rope; thinks fast drivers a menace to society. Ferrel Allen Physical education, health. Walter Rauth Physical education, study hall supervisor Football, w restling, tennis coach Likes to hunt and fish Cecilia Preston Home nursing, health Likes cats; hates the mess in the front of the auditorium. Travel to the moon, of course, Joseph Page Auto shops Freshman class sponsor Hobbies are photography, skiing, square dancing. Dislikes to be kept waiting. Hopes to visit Austria, Germany, Swit¬ zerland. Richard Mills Chemistry This bachelor’s pet peeve is “Women! He’d like to go to Africa. Delwin Edwards Chemistry Sophomore class sponsor Gardening is his hobby; indigent students he would ban. Germany is his choice of a place to visit. Sarah Beekman Business education Likes to read in leisure time and thinks she would enjoy visiting Copenhagen. I’ve finished grading your unit exams and . . . . Who is rearranging the furniture now? Planning the day ' s strategy. “Yupl Whoever works this one deserves buckeyes. a ssl ' s Classwork, classmates, and teachers provide us with many memorable and a few not so memorable moments which, when stacked side by side, build those bits of intangibles known as memories. Years hence, perhaps at a class reunion or a party or a P.T.A. meeting, someone will touch off a scries of ‘1 remember when” by saying, “Do you remember when we used to try to get out of taking showers in gym class?”, “Remember Mr. Karch’s jokes?” “Remember when we ate in the new cafeteria for the first time?” Suddenly, those few fleeting minutes, long buried, will be lived again. As we reach our goals of homemaking, teaching, medicine farming, salesmanship, or any one of a multitude of occupations, we will remember the mode of transportation called classes, that started us on our journey years before. The Class of 1958 Has Bid Farewell to BTHS Ollie Rhein, Bob Glazebrook, Don Kelly. Bob Glazebrook Ollie Rhein - Don Kelly - President Vice-President Secretary-T reasnrcr The pathway of our senior year was crowded with people and activity —we recall the many hours spent on term papers and studies, the fun of our last I lobo Day, the thrill we felt when our boys defeated East Side on T hanksgiving, the sound of the victory bell at the Letterman s dance, our work on the senior play, the solemn thoughts of ' the baccalaureate service, the glitter of the prom, and the mingled joy and sadness of receiving our diploma on graduation night. We had traveled through one era of our life and it was now something to be remembered. We had come to the end of one journey, but we had other roads to travel and other ideas, experiences, and people to discover. Seniors preparing for their last Hobo Day Parade. Remember the Class of ' 58 Adams, Donna Girls’ chorus. Pep Club. Adamson, James Albert, Ethel Junior Jam, Pep Club, Hik¬ ing Club. Albert, Ted Ping Pong Club, Electrici¬ ty Club. Allen, Judith Little Theater, Thespian, Junior Jam, Prom commit¬ tee. Appleton, Judith Mixed chorus, choir, Prom committee, Junior Jam, Hy News Staff, Pep Club. Adams, James Adler, Carrie Albert, John Band, choir. Boys’ Ensem¬ ble, Junior Jam, Instrumen¬ tal Club. Allard, Nadine Little Theater, Pep Club, Junior Jam, Prom Commit¬ tee, freshman - sophomore Play. Altmansberger, Sue Little Theater, Junior Jam, Prom committee, girls’ cho¬ rus, Bridge Club. Arbogast, Gary Letterman, football, wrest ling. Junior Jam, choir. 23 Aud, Dennis Student Council, class offi¬ cer, hand, choir. Junior Jam, Instrumental Club. Aye, Susan Typing Cluh, Pep Cluh. Baker, Beverly Mixed chorus. Pep Cluh, Typing Cluh, girls’ chorus. Bardsley, Juanita Future Teachers of Ameri¬ ca, Girls’ Tumbling, girls’ chorus. Travel Cluh. Barron, Frankie Transfer, East St. Louis, Typing Club. Barthel, Michael 24 We began our journey . . . Auer, Kent Sportsmen’s Cluh, football, track. Armbruster, Kent Band Council, hand, Junior Jam, orchestra, Instrumen¬ tal Cluh. Barbeau, Dale Letterman, football, basket¬ ball, track. Basketball Cluh. Barnes, Joe Letterman, golf, Golf Club, Sports Car Cluh, track, Prom committee. Barrow, James Band, track, cross country, Art Club, Junior Jam. Barzik, Sally Future Homemakers of America, girls’ chorus. Four short years ago. Bath a, Mary Louise Junior Jam, Prom commit¬ tee, girls’ chorus. Typing Club, 1 lome Nursing Club. Bechtold, Dennis A. Ping Pong Club, basket¬ ball, Baseball Club. Becker, Herbert Junior Jam, Sportsmen’s Club, Industrial Arts Club. Beckner, Jack Hiking Club, Industrial Arts Club. Berger, Barbara Pep Club, I liking Club. Berner, Audine Transfer, East St. Louis, Bible Club, Business Edu¬ cation Club, Girls’ Athletic Association. Baugh, Joyce Jean Junior Jam, Art Club, Pep Club. Bechtoldt, Wayne Track, wrestling, football. Becker, Sarah Student Council, cheerlead¬ er, class officer, Junior Jam, Prom committee. Bell, Sheila Carol Little Theater, Junior Jam, Prom committee. Berger, Marlene Junior Jam, Pep Club, Bus¬ iness Education Club, girls’ chorus. Beuckman, Barbara 25 Bevirt, James Band, Movie Club. Biehl, Donald Future Farmers of Ameri¬ ca. Bishop, Judith Pep Club, Junior Jam, Fu¬ ture Nurses of America, girls’ chorus. Boismenue, Ray Band, football, track, base¬ ball, Junior Jam. Bosse, Jerry Football Club, football, wrestling. Bowen, Ruth Etiquette Club, Pep Club, Prom committee, Junior Jam. Time went by quickly . . . Bicklein, Ronald Baseball Club, Movie Club, movie operator, baseball. Bien, Ray F(X)tball Club, Boys’ Tum¬ bling, football, choir, fresh¬ man play stage crew. Boatman, Don Letterman, football, base¬ ball, track. Engineers’ Club. Boller, I Ielen Botkin, Ronald Baseball Club, baseball, Junior, Jam, Sportsmen’s Club. Bretsch, Dwight Movie Club, movie opera¬ tor, choir, mixed chorus, Junior Jam. 26 Though some days seemed slow. Briggs, Sandra Pep Club, mixed chorus. Brown, Virginia Little Theater, Future Nurses of America, Junior Jam, Bible Club, girls’ cho¬ rus. Bujnak, Judith Girls’ Athletic Association, Future Homemakers of America, Typing Club. Burns, Wesley Football Club, band, Ping Pong Club. Butz. Kathleen Bellevinois Staff, Junior Jam, Future Nurses of America, mixed chorus, Prom committee. Calhoun, John Football Club, football, track, wrestling, Junior Jam. Broderick, Elizabeth Betty Junior Jam, Prom commit¬ tee, Hy News Staff, Little Theater, Pep Club, Bridge Club. Bryant, Irma Verlene Prom committee, Junior Jam, Travel Club, Future Homemakers of America, Girls’ Athletic Association. Bunn, Elaine Pep Club, girls’ chorus, Girls’ Athletic Association, Future I lomemakers of America, band, orchestra. Burrs, Sarah Business Manager of the Bellevinois , Little Theater, Thespian, Student Council, Junior Jam, Prom commit¬ tee. Caesar, Barbara Casperson, Tom J. Student Council, baseball, Letterman. Junior Jam, bas¬ ketball. 27 Cates, Beverly Junior Jam, Art Club, Travel Club, Camera Club, Pep Club. Cermak, Jean Marie Curls ' chorus. Etiquette Club, Future 1 lomemakers of America. Christensen, Ronald Movie operator, football. Clark, J. Lance Model Plane Club, Ping Pong Club. Cook, Marilyn Hy News Staff, Future Teachers of America, Little Theater, Junior Jam, trans¬ fer, East St. Louis. Corrough, John Hy News Staff, track. Jun¬ ior Jam, band, Prom com¬ mittee. 28 Teachers have helped us . . . Cermak. Janet Lee Curls’ chorus. Etiquette Club, Future I lome makers of America. Chaloupecky, Peggy Joy Junior Jam, girls’ chorus, Pep Club. Clark, Dawn Pep Club, Etiquette Club. Bridge Club, Junior Jam, girls’ chorus. Clifton, Janet Hiking Club. C x k, Patricia Junior Jam, mixed chorus, Pep Club, Bridge Club. Cox, Ralph C. Industrial Arts Club, Slide Rule Club, track, I liking Club, Movie Club, band. To reach our destination. Crain, Don L. Letterman, football, basket¬ ball, track, Junior Jam, Sportsmen ' s Club. Cunningham, Carolyn junior Jam, Prom commit¬ tee, mixed chorus, Art Club, Bridge Club. Dahm, James Movie Club. Dauphin, Charlotte Junior Jam, Pep Club, Eti¬ quette Club. Davis, Charles Letterman, football, basket¬ ball, baseball, Sportsmen ' s Club. Denny, Dianna Future Homemakers of America, Girls’ Athletic As¬ sociation, Pep Club, girls’ chorus, transfer, Freeburg. Crossley, Kenneth Junior Jam, wrestling, ten¬ nis. Cunningham, Richard Letterman, tennis, track, Junior Jam, Prom commit¬ tee. Daubach, Ralph Davis, Barbara Girls’ chorus, choir, Games and 1 lobbies Club, Girls’ Tumbling. Deffenbaugh, Irene Girls’ chorus, Typing Club. Dexheimer, Georjan Junior Jam, choir, Prom committee, Bridge Club, Pep Club. 29 Books, lectures, tests Dinga, Carolyn Junior Jam, Pep Club, Prom committee, Typing Club. Donour, Fred Junior Jam, band, orches¬ tra, Bovs’ Tumbling. Dreyer, Jerry Movie Club, movie opera¬ tor, mixed chorus. Doc: kins, Robert Cross Country, Movie Club, movie operator, Ping Pong Club. Dressel, Theodore 11. Movie Club, Games and I lobbies Club, mixed cho¬ rus. Drone, Marian Duke, Anita Junior Jam, Pep Club, Prom committee. Future Homemakers of America. Durnell, Leonard Boys ' Tumbling, baseball manager, Movie Club. Easton, Marcia Duncan, Dianne Future Nurses of America, Typing Club, Junior Jam, Pep Club, mixed chorus. Dycus, William Ebel, Carol Ann Junior Jam, Future Nurses of America, Pep Club. Were the means of transportation. Eccles, Judy Pep Club, Dance Club, Future I lomemakers of America, Travel Club, Fu¬ ture Nurses of America. Edmiston, Cathie Pep Club. Ehret, Deanne Lee Little Theater, Junior Jam, Prom committee, girls’ cho¬ rus. Eckert, Judy Ann Bellevinois Staff, Sextette, Junior Jam, Little Theater, choir. Ehret, Betty Jane Junior Jam, Pep Club, Bus¬ iness Education Club. Evans, Juanita Joyce Art Club, Travel Club, Junior Jam. Extrom, Joyce Little Theater, Girls’ Ath¬ letic Association. Fehner, William Movie Club, tennis. Fischer, Sandra Lois Bellevinois Staff, Little Theater, Junior Jam, Prom committee. Bridge Club, Pep Club. Fagan, Judith Ann Pep Club, Junior Jam, Prom committee. Fey, Mary Lee Pep Club, Bridge Club, Junior Jam, Prom commit¬ tee, Bellevinois staff. Fitzgerald, Gary Model Plane Club, Junior Jam. 31 Fizer, Sandra Foster, Marilyn Ruth Future Homemakers of America, Junior Jam, girls’ chorus, Girls’ Athletic As¬ sociation, transfer, Cahokia. Frazier, Brenda Girls’ Athletic Association, Future Nurses of America, Bible Club, girls’ chorus. Freeman, Roy Friedli, Mary Froese, Arthur Little Theater, movie op¬ erator, Movie Club, Boys’ Tumbling. 32 The road leading onward . . . Fortner, Patricia CGirls’ chorus, Vocal Club, Spanish Club, Games and 1 lobbies Club. Franke, Joan Pep Club, Typing Club, choir, Junior Jam. Freeman, Carla Games and Hobbies Club, Typing Club, girls ' chorus. French, Patricia Ann Pep Club, Typing Club, Etiquette Club, band, or¬ chestra. Fries, Bonnie Student Council, Junior Jam, Pep Club, Prom com¬ mittee. Fuchs, Robert Movie operator, track. Quite often was rough Gain, Chrystal Deanna Typing Club, Pep Club. Gantner, Betty Student Council, Prom committee, Junior Jam, Bridge Club, Pep Club. Gerardi, Louis Future Farmers of America. Glazebrook, Robert Student Council, Letter- man, wrestling, baseball, golf, senior class president. Grider, Barbara Pep Club, Junior Jam, girls ' chorus, choir, Etiquette Club. Gamble, Mary Junior Jam, Student Coun¬ cil, Little Theater, Pep Club. Gates, Harry Letterman, football, track, wrestling. Gerse, Richard Erwin Sportsmens Club, Ping Pong Club. Goodson, Jane Student Council, choir, mixed chorus, Junior Jam, Bridge Club, Hy News staff. Grieve, Janice Louise Pep Club, Little Theater, Thespian, choir. Griffin, Catherine Girls’ Athletic Association, mixed chorus, girls’ chorus, Bridge Club. Guettermann, Winona Little Theater, Pep Club, Junior Jam. mixed chorus, Hy News Staff, Etiquette Crab. School has been fun . . . Haas, Judith Ann Business Education Club, Pep Club, Junior Jam, girls chorus. Hall, Ray Student Council, Letter- man, baseball, basketball, football, Prom committee. I Iamill, Edward Jazz Club, Sports Car Club. I Iart, Beverly Jean Drum majorette, Instru mental Club, Junior Jam, Prom committee. Pep Club. Hattan, Barbara French Club, Future Nurses of America, girls ' chorus, Pep Club, transfer, Eldo¬ rado. 11 eaden, Glenn Letterman, tennis, football, Junior Jam, Prom commit¬ tee. Hagar, Judith Ann Hy News Staff, Art Club, Pep Club, transfer, East St. Louis. I Iamann, Lawrence I Iarnist, Richard Junior Jam, Prom commit¬ tee, Sportsmen’s Club, base¬ ball, track. I Iartzell, Virginia I Iawkins, William Student Council, wrestling. Junior Jam, Prom commit¬ tee, Sportsmen ' s Club. I Iearne, Dennis Junior mixed Club. Jam, Movie Club, chorus, Ping Pong 34 Though assignments were tough. Hecke, Victor Sportsmen’s Club, football, track, Ping Pong Club. Herrmann, Glenn Industrial Arts Club. I Ioffmann, Larry Movie Club. I Iolliday, Eric Lee Ping Pong Club, track, Movie Club. I Iorton, Charles Letterman, football, wrestl¬ ing, track, Junior Jam. 1 luciiEs, Helen Etiquette Club, Bridge Club, girls’ chorus. I Ieller, Jack Sportsmen’s Club, football, wrestling, baseball. I Ioey, Judy Pep Club, Little Theater, Junior Jam, Prom commit¬ tee, freshman - sophomore play. Hoffmann, Minnie Pep C lub. I Iolston, Allene Student Council, library staff, transfer, Citronelle, Alabama. 1 1 liber, Bonnie Lee Pep Club, Office Occupa¬ tions Association. 1 Ilint, Robert Sportsmen’s Club, baseball, band, Junior Jam, Prom committee. 35 Hurst, Richard Jacobs, Mary Kathryn Junior Jam, Prom commit tee. Games and 1 lobbies Club, Girls ' Tumbling, mixed chorus. Jerde, Marilyn Thespian, Little Theater, Pep Club, Junior Jam, Prom committee. Jones, Diane Pep Club, Bridge Club, Junior Jam, Prom commit¬ tee, French Club. Kaiser. Judith Typing Club. Kalbfleiscii. John Future Farmers of America. We strived for perfection . . . Husted, John Letterman, track, cross country’, basketball. James, Donald Johnson, Jeanette Ellen Travel Club, Junior Jam, girls ' chorus. Jordan, Richard Kaiser, Patricia Ann Student Council, Junior Jam, Prom committee, Little Theater, choir, Bridge Club. 36 And sometimes came near it Karika, Helen Junior Jam, band. Prom committee, Etiquette Club. Kelly, Donald Student Council, class of¬ ficer, freshman - sophomore play, Junior Jam, choir, Prom committee. Klaus, Joyce Diane Jazz Club, Pep Club, Junior Jam. Kluge, Joan Junior Jam, Little 1 heater, choir, Bellevinais Staff, Pep Club. Knirlberger, Edward L. Football Club, football, baseball, choir, mixed chor¬ us, Sportsmens Club. Koesterer, Roger Business Education Club, Movie Club. Keck, I Iarold Industrial Arts Club, Art Club. Kerchner, Myrtle A. Games and Hobbies Club, mixed chorus, girls chorus. Typing Club. Klein, Carol Jean Business Education Club. Kneedler, Charles Student Council, Letter man, basketball, track, Jun¬ ior Jam, Band. Koerner, Fred Lynn Little Theater, basketball, tennis, Letterman, Junior Jam, Baseball Club. Kohlmier, Nelson 37 Kraus, Raymond Krause, Susan Lynn H y News Staff, accompan¬ ist to mixed chorus and Sextette, Junior Jam, Prom committee, Bridge Club, Pep Club. Krupp, Judy Pep Club, chorus. Little Theater. Lacquet, Thomas Lee Baseball Club, baseball. Lawrence, Gordon Movie Club, band. Hiking Club. Lencfelder, Diane Student Council, band, Band Council, Junior Jam Queen, Prom committee. At all campus activities . . . Krause, Mike Sportsmens Club, football, wrestling. Junior Jam. Kroener, Richard E. Future Farmers of America, football, Sportsmen’s Club. Kurrus, Thomas Student Council, tennis. Lauchlin, Sharon Leckrone, Mary Frances Little Theater, choir, Vocal Club, band, Junior Jam, accompanist to music groups. Lewis, Judith Quill and Scroll, Junior Jam, Prom committee, Hy Neu s Staff, Pep Club. 38 We showed our school spirit. Lieben, Doris E. Junior Jam, Prom commit¬ tee, Pep Club, chorus, Hy News Staff. Longerich, Henry Bellevinois staff photog¬ rapher for four years. Liirkins, Robert Football Club, baseball. Mank, Judith Student Council, Bellevin¬ ois Advertising Manager, Little Theater, Prom com¬ mittee, Junior Jam, chorus, Pep Club. Martin, Patricia Mason, Carl Industrial Arts Club, Movie Club, transfer, East St. Louis. Lohrding, Gale Movie Club, band. Luehder, Tom Industrial Arts Club, Sports¬ men s Club, football. Manion, Michael C. Model Plane Club, Instru¬ mental Club, band, choir, Movie Club. Mantle, Judith Pep Club, chorus. Typing Club. Marvin, Carol Ann Little Theater, Pep Club, Bridge Club, Junior Jam, Prom committee, sopho¬ more play. Mason, Harold Movie Club, Games and I lobbies Club. 39 How can we forget . . . Mason, Jeanne Marie Hy News Staff, Creative Writing Club, “Voice of Democracy” runner-up, transfer, Effingham. it McGravv, James C. Little Theater, freshman play, golf, I liking Club, Industrial Arts Club. McMurtrey, William Movie Club, wrestling. Mead, Barbara Jean Future Nurses of America, Pep Club, Typing Club. Merrills, Martha Elaine Little Theater, band, ac¬ companist for chorus, Jun ior Jam. Metze, Barbara Ann Junior Jam, mixed chorus, girls’ chorus, Typing Club. McEntire, Jack McGuire, Joyce Rae Junior Jam, Prom commit¬ tee, Etiquette Club, band, transfer, East St. Louis. McWhorter, Daniel M. Lettcrman, baseball, Junior Jam, Prom committee, Sp rtsmen’s Club. Mentzer, William Junior Jam, football, track, Golf Club. Mertz, Freddie Sportsmen’s Club, track, football, Junior Jam, Prom committee. Meurer, Jean Hiking Club, Travel Club. 40 Those gay Hobo Days. Miller, Allyne Junior Jam, Prom commit¬ tee, band, Instrumental Club. Minton, John Phil Carnes and 1 lobbies Club. Mount Derry Lee Murray, Carol Elsie Future Homemakers of America. Muskopf, Jane Little Theater, Quill and Scroll, band, Band Coun¬ cil, Hy News Staff, Junior Jam. Neutzlinc, Lester Movie Club. Minemann, Elmer VV. Letterman, track, cross coun¬ try, Junior Jam. Hy News Staff. Morton, Dan Letterman, football. Murphy, Suzanne I lonor Thespian, Little Theater, Junior Jam, Prom committee, Bellevinois Staff. Muskopf, Harland Industrial Arts Club, Ping Pong Club. Nebcen, Suzanne Pep Club, Travel Club, Hy News Staff. Nichols, Lorna Joy ' ce Vocal Club, mixed chorus, girls’ chorus, choir. Prom committee. 41 Noel, Sandra Noonan, James Novy, Jim 1 lonor Thespian, Bellevin- ois Staff, Junior Jam, Little Theater, Bovs’ Ensemble, choir. Oplt, William Industrial Arts Club, Hik¬ ing Club. Osborne, John Football Club, Sportsmen’s Club. Patton, Larry Letterman, baseball, basket¬ ball, Junior Jam King, Stu¬ dent Council. We’re proud that we gave . . . Noltkamper, Ronald Norsigian, Zabelle A. Future Teachers of Amer¬ ica, Future Nurses of Amer¬ ica, Pep Club, Prom com¬ mittee. Obst, Lydia Pep Club, chorus, Hiking Club, Junior Jam, Typing Club. Orrick, John Hy News Staff, Little Theater, freshman-sopho¬ more play, football, Junior Jam. Osborne, Robert Boys’ T umbling, basketball, football, choir, Football Club. Payne, Allen Prom committee, Movie Club, Industrial Arts Club. Such a good senior play. Pensoneau, Taylor Student Council, Hy News Staff, Letterman, track, cross country. Junior Jam. Peter, Eileen E. Bellevinois Staff, chorus. Typing Club, Junior Jam, Future Nurses of America. Pinkel, Thomas Prom committee, Junior Jam, cross country. Prickett, Karen Pep Club, Girls Athletic Association. Hank, David Movie Club, track, Junior Jam. Ratay, Sharon Lee Future Teachers of Amer¬ ica, Etiquette Club, Junior Jam, Prom committee. Pep Club. Peter, Raymond Dean Baseball Club, Movie Club. Phillips, Carl Movie Club, movie oper¬ ator, Basketball Club. Poirot, Judith Pep Club, Future Nurses of America, Junior Jam, Prom committee. Pulliam, Nina Bellevinois Staff, band, In¬ strumental Club, Future Teachers of America, Jun¬ ior Jam. Rasch, Ramon F. Engineers Club. Rathke, Leonard Letterman, chorus, Hy News Staff, Junior Jam. 43 ♦ ♦ ♦ Ratliff, Deanna Future Teachers of Amer¬ ica, Girls Athletic Associa¬ tion, Latin Banquet com¬ mittee. Reeves, Peggy Pep Club, Girls’ Athletic Association, choir, Etiquette Club. Reynolds, Christopher D. Junior Jam, Prom commit¬ tee, Letterman, track, Sportsmen’s Club. Roberts, Patricia Rogers, Eddy Letterman, football, wrestl¬ ing, Hy News Staff, choir, Boys’ Ensemble. Rook, Linda Kay Editor-in-chief of Hy News , Student Council, class offi¬ cer, Quill and Scroll, Little Theater. The fantabulous” prom Reeb, Patricia Curls’ Athletic Association, Junior Jam, Typing Club. Rejig, Kenneth Engineers’ Club, band, or¬ chestra, Model Plane Club. Rhein, Ollie Robertson, Patricia Future leathers of Amer¬ ica, band, orchestra. Rohn, Dennis Future Farmers of America, baseball. Roos, Clara Mae Bellevinois Staff, Games and I lobbies Club, Etiquette Club, chorus. Is a stop we ' ll remember Rose, Fred Hy News Staff, Student Council, track, cross coun¬ try, Prom committee, Junior Jam. Rowley, Elaine Kay Junior Jam, Prom commit¬ tee, Pep Club, Bridge Club. Ruse, Robert Football Club, football, track, Prom committee. Russell, Jerry Letterman, football, basket ball, track, class officer. Sauerwein, Dorothy Bellevinois Staff, Junior Jam, Prom committee, Pep Club, Etiquette Club. Schaefer, Kenneth Industrial Arts Club. Rowe, Nancy Little Theater, Pep Club, Junior Jam, Prom commit¬ tee, Br idge Club. Ruhl, Robert Baseball Club, Movie Club. Ruser, Larry Kenneth Sports Car Club, Coif Club, Junior Jam. Sahcer, Ronald Boys ' Tumbling, football. Saunders, Richard Little Theater, Art Club. Schailer. Nancy 45 ♦ • ♦ SciIALTEN BRAND, JAMES Schanuel, Pat Pep Club, Office Occupa¬ tions Association, Junior Jam, Prom committee. Scheibel, Jeanette Typing Club. Schmidt, Dennis Instrumental Club, band, French Club, Junior Jam. Schmitz, Richard Letterman, baseball, foot¬ ball, Baseball Club, Foot- ball Club. Schwab, Danny Model Plane Club. We almost regret Schantz, Ronald W. Jazz Club, Instrumental Club, Junior Jam, band, freshman-sophomore play. Scharf, Marilyn Pep Club, Games and 1 lob¬ bies Club, I liking Club, Typing Club. Schein, Raynor Track Manager. Sen missehr, Sara Sue Pep Club, girls’ chorus. Junior Jam. Schuhart, Judy Bellevinois Staff, student librarian. Junior Jam, chor¬ us, Prom committee, Bridge Club. Schwarz, Terry Letterman, football, base¬ ball, basketball. We won ' t return in September. Seitz, Kathy Travel Club, Pep Club, Camera Club, Junior Jam. Schwarz, Marguerite Belle vinois Staff, Junior Jam, mixed chorus, Future Teachers of America. Silvey, Bob Boys’ Tumbling, Movie Club, movie operator. Sinkewiz, Kathy BeUexnnois Staff. Smith, Marvin Soehnlin, Sandra Future Nurses of America, Pep Club, Junior Jam. Shippey, Barbara Lee Little Theater, Junior Jam, Prom committee, Thespian, Bellevinois Staff. Siiondy, Gary Sportsmen’s Club, cross country. Simmonds, Nancy Future Nurses of America, Typing Club, Junior Jam, Prom committee. Sliment, Janet Business Education Club, Junior Jam, Office Occu¬ pations Association. Snyder, William A. Movie Club, movie oper¬ ator, track, football. Stamp Club. Southerland, Clifford W. Basketball Club, band, or¬ chestra. 47 Sparks, David Letterman, tennis. Junior Jam, Sportsmen’s Club, Prom committee. Sphichinger, Marlene Ann Junior Jam, Prom commit¬ tee, Business Education Club, Etiquette Club. Stallings, Jim Letterman, track, football, wrestling. Starms, Nancy Ann Hiking Club, Jazz Club, Junior Jam, Prom commit¬ tee. Stimson, Patricia Sue Girls’ Athletic Association. Girls’ Tumbling, chorus, choir. Etiquette Club . Stoltz, Louise Girls’ Athletic Association, Future Nurses of America. We ' ve met many fine people . . . Spaulding, Russell Sportsmen’s Club, Baseball Club, Boys’ Tumbling, transfer, O’Fallon. Spies, Donald Thespian, Little Theater, band, choir, Boys’ Ensemble, accompanist to Sextette, Bellevitiois Staff. Stanek, Kay Junior Prom committee, choir. Pep Club. Stewart, Suzanne Pep Club, Prom committee. Stoeber, Judy Pep Club, Girls’ Tumbling, Junior Jam. Storner, Donald F. Letterman, football, track, Junior Jam. 48 Every inch of the way. Schwalb, Nancy Hy News Staff, Future Teachers of America, Junior Jam, Prom committee, Pep Club. Strehle, Sue 1 y News Staff, Junior Jam, Bridge Club, Prom Committee. Sullivan, Robert Letterman, football, wrestl¬ ing, Junior Jam, class offi¬ cer. Sursa, Mary Future Teachers of Amer¬ ica. Teel, Dennis F. Baseball Club, baseball manager. Radio Club. Teichorabhr, Barbara Straub, Cathy Sextette, choir, Little Thea¬ ter, Prom committee. Junior Jam, Pep Club. Strum berg, Edward F. Transfer, East St. Louis. Summers, Marie Pep Club, chorus, band. Future Homemakers of America. Sweet, Robert L. Sportsmen’s Club, track, Prom committee. Tegtmeier, Gary Sportsmens Club, basket¬ ball, band. Junior Jam. Tetzlaff, Charles Baseball Club, Electricity Club, Junior Jam. 49 Thien, Fred Industrial Arts Club, Sports¬ men’s Club. Thomas, Carole Jean Business Education Club. Typing Club. Tomich, John F. Science Fair, French Club, Ping Pong Club. Tribout, Judith Rellevittois Staff, Junior Jam, Prom committee, mix¬ ed chorus. Little Theater, Bridge Club. Trompeter, Dick Movie Club, Ping Pong Club. LIde, Merle Industrial Arts Club. 50 We ' re sorry to leave . . . Thomas, Robert Letterman, wrestling. Tippett, Sally Lou Prom committee, Pep Club, Bridge Club, Hy News Staff, Junior Jam, transfer, East St. Louis. Toth, Rosemary Bellexnnots Staff, Junior Jam, Prom committee. Lit¬ tle Theater, Pep Club. I RiEB, Barbara Editor-in-chief of the Relle- vinois, president of the Stu¬ dent Council, class officer, Football Queen, chorus. Little Theater, Junior Jam, Prom committee. Turpin, Shirley Vocal Club, choir, Bible Club, Future Teachers of America, Junior Jam. Urban, Andrew R. Ping Pong Club, Instru¬ mental Club, band, district and state music contest winner. It ' s been a wonderful stay. Vicna, William Dean Letterman, fcx)tball, track, Sportsmen ' s Club. Vetter, Carol Junior Jam, Prom commit¬ tee, Little Theater, Thes¬ pian. Voelkel, Carl Model Plane Club, wrestl¬ ing, Bovs’ Tumbling, Movie Club. Watland, Nancy Junior Jam, band. Prom committee. Etiquette Club. Weh meier, John M. Boys ' Tumbling, football, track, wrestling. Junior Jam, Prom committee. Weihl, Elaine Junior Jam, freshman- sophomore play, Pep Club, Bridge Club, Prom commit- Villemain, Sharon Girls’ Chorus. Voegtle, Kathleen Business Education Club, Bridge Club, Junior Jam, chorus, Office Occupations Association. Wagner, Janet Sextette, choir. Little Thea¬ ter, Prom committee, Junior Jam, Hy News Staff. Weber, Roger Letterman, baseball, basket¬ ball, Junior Jam, Sports¬ men’s Club. Weidner, Verlin Lee Movie Club. Werner, Carl Model Plane Club, Engi¬ neer’s Club. Werner, Norman White, Connie Pep Club, Future Teachers of America, Hiking Club, Games and Hobbies Club. Wiegman, David Games and Hobbies Club, Movie Club. Wilkens, Diane Junior Jam, Prom commit¬ tee, mixed chorus. Future Teachers of America, Jazz Club. Wilson, James Letterman, basketball, choir, transfer, East St. Louis. Winkler, Phillip 52 The road ahead is long and wide Werstler, Suzanne Junior Jam, band, Belle¬ vinois Staff, Little Theater, Prom committee, Future Teachers of America. Whitely, Barbara Pep Club, Etiquette Club, Junior Jam, Prom commit¬ tee, chorus. Wilhelm, Fred Radio Club, band, movie operator. Willis, Bill French Club, orchestra. En¬ gineers’ Club, Junior Jam, Hy Neu’s Staff. Winkelmann, Danna Sue Future Teachers of Amer¬ ica, Bellevinois Staff, chor¬ us, Girls’ Tumbling, Future I lomemakers of America, transfer, Notre Dame Aca¬ demy. Wobus, R. A. Junior Jam, Prom commit¬ tee, Radio Club, tennis, Bellevinois Staff. « But with courage well not fall by the side Wosylus, Pat Pep Club, girls’ chorus, Junior Jain. Worthen, Charles Zerban, Don Model Plane Club, Junior Jam, Movie Club. Yocks. Jeanette Cheerleader, class officer. Pep Club. Huberts, Dale Wright, Doris Mae Junior Jam, I liking Club, Pep Club. Wright, Shirley Pep Club, Junior Jam, choir, chorus. Zika, Kenneth Martini, Julie Junior Jam, Little Thea¬ ter, freshman - sophomore play. Pep Club, Little The¬ ater play. Stewart, Mary Jean Pep Club, Etiquette Club, Junior Jam, Prom commit¬ tee. 53 Juniors The Class of 1959 Has Been Rewarded for Their Work. As juniors wc kept before us the sign “travel at your own risk”. We knew that only hard work and per¬ sistence would bring us to our goals for our third year — so work we did. Who would have suspected that a successful Junior Jam would involve so much work? We found out as we changed the boys’ fieldhouse into a carnival atmosphere, with novelty stands, games, and food. With anticipation we waited to hear the names of the king and queen of the Junior Jam announced at the time of the coronation. Mow proud we were to know that we had done our part to make the Jam a huge success! What spirit class members showed during the annual magazine drive! We really pitched in to add to the figures in the class treasury. “Doughnuts, hot dogs, coffee” we cried as vendors, as our class tried to fatten football fans and increase the coins in the treasury. Occasionally a pot of coffee was spilled when our team ran across the goal line, but it was worth it. The night of the Prom was the biggest and most glittering night of all for us. It represented a year of planning and effort. We were tired after all of the work of preparation we had done, but we stood sur¬ rounded bv a dream come true! J Front row: Jan Seibert, Kay Kunze. Back row David Schmisseur, Mike Constance. Mike Constance - Dave Schmisseur - Jan Seibert Kay Kunze - President Vice-President Secretary T reasurer The Juniors ' float attracted a lot of attention. 54 We ' re over the hump since three years are through Ackerman, J. Ackerman, J. Adele, D. Adeltberger, J. Aiken, D. Albert, J, Alexander, J. Allard, J. Allen, J. Archer, G. Arnold, C. Babb, J. Bach, W. Badgley, R Bailey, S. Bailey, V. Bolts, J. Botemon, J. Bauntgorten, J. Beck, J. Beck, M. Becker. C. Behl, J. Bense, C. Berger, C. Bertke, €. Bingheim, J. Bischotf, R. Block, J. Blome, A. Bosse, B. Bossier, B Bouril, C. Boycourt, I. Brede, J. Brendel, R. Bunctic, J. Burchfield, B Burke, J. Burkhart, N. Butler. C. Butts, J. Butsinger, C. Coceiotore, M. Calhoun, J. Compbell, J. Cannody, A. Capone, D. Carpenter, J. Cotperton, A. Cowvey, V. Childers, L. Clark, J. Clark, R. 55 We looked around at the top and enjoyed the view Claro, D. Compton, R. Constance, M. Cook, K. Cook, L. Corcoran L. Cotter, D. Crabtree, R. Cron, F. Deniton, W. DeVon, G. Diol, R. Dill. D. Dii, D Doorr, P Doran, R Draper. D Drayton. J Drone. L. Drysdolc A. Ebert, L. Ehret, B. EKret, L. Eiff, J. Erb. D. Etling, H. Evont, M Fahey, B. Falk. W. Feder, G. Felvey, P. Fenner, G. Fink, C. Fiz, C. Ford, M. Fotokit, M. GiHord. W. Griff horn, K. Glaze, J. Godt, P. Goldenberg, S. Goldman, A. Graddy, K. Grafton, J. Grarlin, R. 56 The fun and work we’ll never forget Groyson, J. Gre 9 ory, t. Grimmer, M. Grucncwold, B. Guenther, D. Gulley, M. Hoa«, J. Hocrtl.ng, A. Hell, D. Hallemeyer, D. Holusan, T. Hommcl, J. Honnon, S. Hordwig, R. Harpley, G. Harris, P. Hort, A. Hort, S. Hatton W. Hawthorne, M. Heidorn, 0. Heiligenstein, J. Henderson, J. Henschel, D. Herbert, D. Hettenhousen, C. Hill, B et, J. Hoffman. J. Hoffmon, J. Hohm, P Holle, D. Hollerbach, R. Honor, P. Hopp D. Huntley, C. Irvin, S. Ishmacl, R. Jackson, J. James, S. Jomison, S. Jarvis, W, Jefferson, K. Jennings, W. Johnson, J. Our Jam and our Prom were the very best yet 0 Kinder, K. Kirleis, J. Kirsch, i. Klaus, K. Klein, C. Klcmme, C. Knefelkomp, T. Kniepkomp, B. Koderhandt, G Koller, D. Korves, D. Kraus, F. Kraus, R Krick, H. Kr� «g, D. Krummrich. W. Krupp. L. Kuhlmonn, D Kunxe, K. La Fore, i. Lone, G. Layton, i. Lehr, G. Lemon, J. LePere. J. Litsey, B. Lobsmger, F. Lockhart, P. LoeHler, J. Lowery, R. Luehder, D. Markwordt, J. Morsholl, D. Martin, D, Mamer, J. McOonald, B. McEvers, P. McFodden, J. Mclntire, J. Meyer, G. Meyer, L. Meyer, P. Michels, 0. j ' W ' 9 Moore, N. ir ■ h i S: Moore, P. Moss, E. y Mueller, B 58 Now we’re coasting down hill to our great senior year Mueller, E. Mueller, K. Muter, J. Mutkopf, D. Neel, T. Neighbor , 0. Newsome, P. Nichols, D. Nichols, J. Niemeier. W. Niess, N. Nonn, J. Norman, P. Oplt, P. Ortmann, G. Owens, P. Peggs. S. Pensoneau, L. Peters, R. Peterson, G. Plotter, R. Phinney, J. Picket, A. Pierce, D. Plots, R. Pollock, J. Ponfious, P. Poole, H. Powell. E. Prog, S. Presncll, C. Rodtord, V. Rank, G. Rapp, C. Rasche, E. Rehg, J. Rose, J. Sontanello, R Souerwein, ). Schoeter, C. Schoeter, J. Schaetter, L Scholl, J. Richardson. C. Rick, M. Rodenberg, J. Russell, i. Rybisky, S. Santonello, R. Schaltenbrand, P. Schonts, A. Schanuel, R. 59 The excitement of being old and respected draws near Schmutbach, R Seibert, M. . V Sizemore, J. Stanton, J. r Sullivan, G. Thompson, M. Schilling, M. Schinzing, S. Schlechta, R. Schonder, D. Schroder, C. Schubert, M. Shoin, O. Shea, R. Sheo, T. Schuesiler, R. Schultz, D. Schumocher, M. Schwahn, J. Sicbe ' t, J. Silpoch, B, Sindel, D. Singler, G. Schmisseur, 0. Seibert, C. Sisk, R Sloos, V. Smith, C. Smith, D. Smith, J. Spilka, R. Spivey, T. Stofford, J. Stonton, D. Stegmeyer, C. Sutherland, P., Stein, R. Sutter, W. Steinberg, V. Sweet, T. Stiehl, J. Stoeber, H. Tockett, J. Teter, D. Strecker, G. Sudduth, L. TetzloH, R. Thompson. C. Toenjes, R. Touchette, R. Twesten, G. Tyos, C. Underwood, S. Voughon, M. Vrotncy, S. 60 We now face the future with no worries or fear Yelinek, J. Woigond, K. Woldfogel, C. Wolloce, B. Wollin, G. Walther, K. Worner, S. Warren, G. Worring, J. Wilke, J. Wilson, K Wilson, S. Winker, E. Winkler, J. Winter, V. Winter, M. Wolter, C. Woodrome, J. Wright, J. Yoger, L. Yuengel, B. Ziehnert, K. 61 The Class of I960 Has Had Much Fun. We had a year’s experience in high school behind us as we began our sophomore year, and w ' e had learned to follow warning signs along the way. We were wiser and more ca utious about playing by the rules of the game. We finally realized that the Up” signs meant we were not to go down that set of stairs. We found that studies were getting more demanding, but also more challenging, and that careful study w ' as rewarding. What a “Roar” w r e sophomores gave! All kinds of people came to watch our floor show, which featured the dress and dance of the ’20s. We were happy to find that so many of us cooperated in working on the class float and in the magazine drive, to know that we had passed the test on “Silas Marner”, to hear that our class rings had arrived at the local jewelry stores. We finished our second year in due time, thinking and planning ahead for the work and the fun w ' hich would be ours when we returned as upperclassmen. Karen Kaufmann, JoAnn Bloomer, Mel Patton. Mel Patton JoAnn Bloomer - Karen Kaufmann President Vice-President Secretary-T reasurer The Sophomore float added an important part to the parade. 62 Class of I960 Aiken, D. Albert, H. Allen. T. Allgire, W. Allison, W. Armstrong, R. A mold, E. Athmer, D. Bain. J. Ballard. G. Balough. S. Bandelow, C Barricklow. R. Barron, C. Bartlett, D. Beck, C. Beekman, J. Bell, R. Bell. S. Belton, J. Bergman, B. Bergman, G. Berkel, L. Besse, K. Biehl, J. Bien, J. Bingheim. B. Bingham. D. Bingheim, D. Bishop, J. Black. J. Blank. W. Blevins. S. Bloomer, ,J. Bohannon, J. Bosworth, L. Boucher, C. Hour. K Bretz, K. Broehetto, J. Brown, P. Brunsman, G. Buecher, D. Burchell. B. Burnett. I. Burnham, J. Burns. K. Busekrus, S. Byrne, J. Caesar, D. Campbell, P. Cannadv. J. Cannady. K. Cechovic, W. Cerneka, C. Chadderton. J Cheek, J. Chenault, D. Chenault, W. Christian, D. 63 Sophomores Clasquin, F. Clay, J. Clayton, J. Constance, E. Cornett, M. Cowin, C. Crawford, J. Criscimagna. N. Daesch, S. Darr. J. Davis. C. Davis, D. Davis. J. Davis. J. DeFrates. V. Depper. N. Dexheimer, K. Dierolf, J. Dohm. K. Doty. R. Downing, I) Duncan, D. Duncan, E. Duncan, R. Dunck, S. Dunn. M. Dyel. P. Ebersohl. G. KlMTSohl. C. Eckert. R. Edgar, J. Edmonds, P. Engelage, C. Engler, R. Erlinger. M. Erlinger, W. Erwin, W. Eschman, N. Bm, J. Etling, J. Eversole, P. Fagan, S. Parkas, S. Feickert. C Feldt, J. Fischer, J. Fischer. J. Fisher. M. Fix. B. Fix, M. Flach, P. Fleming. C. Flowers, L. Fluck, R. Franey, F. Frazier, J. Freed. D. French, J. Fries. D. Frost. N. Class of I960 Fuehner, J. Funcke, D. Funkhouser. D. Gain, R. Ganschinietz, J. Geolat, V. Germann, R. Gildig. M. Good, K. Goodall, B. Gray, L. Green. B. Greener, C. Gregory, J. Guetterman, C. H alcomb, H. Hamilton, P. Hamilton, S. Handrich, M. Hanke, N. Hannah, J. Harmann, D. Harper, G. Harpstriet, B. Harris, T. Hart, B. Hart. I). Hart, W. Hatter, B. Hawkins, T. Hayes, S. Hefele, C. Heidenreich, A. Heinke, C. Hemmer, B. Hemmer, B. Hempel, R. Henry, P. Henschel, G Hensley, C. Hentzel, R. Hermann, S. Hettenhausen, C. Hill, K. Hoercher, B. Hoffman. J. Holle, R. Hollman, E. Holloway, J. Honer, B. Horn. N. Huber, R. Hunt. B. Huntley. S. Hurst, B. Hutchinson, S. Imming, G. Janssen, P. Jenkins. S. Jenkins. R. 65 Sophomores Jerome, D. Jeska. J. Johnson, C. Johnson, S. Johnston. R. Jones, A. Jones, R. Joras, !’. Jung, K. Kaiser, R. Kammann, P. Kassing, M. Kaufmann. K. Keck. M. Keller. G. Kelly, D. Kennedy, C. Kennedy. J. Kennedy. J. Kessler, l Killough. P. King, D. Kitowski, B. Klein, K. Knoebel, M. Knolhoff, G. Knollman. B. Koch, M. Koch, T. Koderhandt, D. Koenig, M. Kraus, S. Kroesen. T Krazer, V. Kroupa. G. Krug. S. Krupp. W. Kuffel, C. Kulessa, T. Kunze, B. LaBrier, C. Lasher, D. Lehman, W. Lenz, C. Lenz, B. Lewallen, R. Lickfield. R. Linan. M. Linhach, R. Lindemann, D. Lindskog. K. Lockwood, C. Loless, C. Lopinot, J. Louth. S. Mabry. N. MacDonald, S. Macomber, W. Malloy, W. Marhanka, E. 66 Class of I960 Marshall, M. Marshall, S. Martin, J. Martin, T. Martin. W. Massa. S. Matthews. J. McCullough, J. McCullough, J. McKtlrej .1 McMullin, J. McHoberts, M. Meng. B. Me rod, C. Meyer. B. Meyer. J. Meyer. U. Meyer, S. Miles. M. Miller. D. Mills. M. Misunas. M. Moellman. 1). Monaghan. S. Moore. M. Moore, M. Morris, I). Morrow. P. Muckensturm, R. Muehlhauser. H. Muehlhauser, S. Munro, E. Murphy, D. Muskopf. V. Nedved. R. N T elson, J. Nelson, J. Nesbit. M. Newbold, W. Netmer, m. Nickel, M. Nieman. W. Niklich, H. Nohlitt. I Nowak, J. O’Connor. R Oesterle, K. nivitt. L. Osick, P. Otwell, K. Parrent, L. Patterson, D. Patton. M. Petri, J. Phillips. B. Phipps, M. Plannett, D. Plannett. M. Ploudre, L. Poole, R. 67 Sophomores Porter, D. Poser, A. Potter, K. Press, P. Procasky, D. Provow, L. Purdy, R. Pyle, D. Quirk, M. Race, S. Randle, TV Ratay, S. Rauch, J. Rauschkolb, M. Reese, J. Reichling. J. Rhein, R. Ricketts, C. Rion, P. Ripplinger, S. Risser, C. Rittmeyer, T. Rowe, P. Rogger, A. Rohr, R. Roland, D. Rollins, B. Rose, C. Roth, J. Rousch, P. Rousseau, J. Rowden, R. Ruehl, C. Rumer, W. Sanderson, S. Santomenna, S. Sarwin, S. Sauerwein, S. Saul, K. Schaefer, E. Schaefer, K. Schaller, S. Schaub, G. Schauerte, J. Scheibel, J. Schiermeier, S. Schlesinger, S. Schlueter, D. Schmeich, C. Schmidt, C. Schmidt, D. Schmidt, J. Schmidt, J. Schmidt, S. Schoettle, J. Schott, J. Schroeder, C. Schroeder, J. Schubert, N. Schuhart, B. 68 Class of I960 Schweickert, K. Schwend, C. Scott, M. Shanahan, S. Shippey, A. Siegel, N. Simmonds, B. Sinunonds. K. Slay den, J. Sloan. It. Smith, D. Smith. M. Spacher, V Speer, B. Spies. B. Spencer, E. Sronce, C. Stacey,J. Stacy. F. Staub, H. Steffen, H. Steiner, S. Stepp, R. Sterling. K Strode. M. Stewart, B. Stewart, N. St loll l, ,1. Stoll, C. Stookey, S. Stortzum, K. Strange, C. Strauss, S. Stroh. A. Strothman, L. Studtman, R. Sudduth, R. Taff, D. l aff, T. Tatalovich, P. Tell. I). Thomas, A. Thompson, S. Tolies, E. Toth, P. Touchette, S. Towers, T. Trainer, C. Travous, S. Trombly, P. Turley, J. Turner, L. Tyas, D. Urban, D. Valentine, I. Valerius, J. Vines. H. Vogler, B. Voland, J. Vostry, G. 69 Sophomores Wachtel, F. Walker, D. Walsh, S. Watland, I. W atson, J. Watson. T. W ' atts, D. W ' ebb, G. W f eber, W W r ebster, L. W ebster, 1. Webster, R. Wegener, S. Weiss, R. Weitzel, S. W’erkmeister, J. W ' erner, K. W T etzel, L. Weygandt, S. W’eyhaupt. V. W r hite, J. WTiite, W. WTiitely, V. Whitten, R. Widman, B. Wrecking, H W r ild, L. Wittlich, J. Wimmer, W r . Winkler, J. W ' ittlich, M. Woodrome, D. Yocks, R. Young, B. Youngbouse, C. Yung, K. Zumer, B. men The Class of 1961 Has Had a Wonderful Beginning. Just as we receive advice on plans before any journey, so were we given advice to lead us through four important years of our life. At first, the going was rough, as everything and everyone seemed to work against us. Why weren’t we given correct locker combinations? Teachers always caught us going up the “down” stairs. Book re¬ ports seemed numerous, with little time for reading between. Yes, we found it quite different from elemen¬ tary school. Our first big effort as a class was the election of officers. We gradually became bolder on campus and many of us took interest in seeking positions on the Student Council. At first, the Hobo Day plans had us confused. We were told that our class had to enter a float in the parade and saw our chance to show class spirit. Many members of the class worked long hours to get our float finished, and proudly watched as the wagon was driven into the circle drive to get in line for the big parade. We really felt good when w e happily accepted first prize. Our class was getting off to a good start. We remember many difficult hurdles, but the fun and satisfaction overcame all the trouble. Ahead of us w ' e saw an open field — which promised room for im provement and time for enjoyment. | i i i A ■ - Paula Vessel, Sue Stonewaler, Mike Tourijigian. Mike Tourijigian Paula Vessel - Sue Stonewater President Vice-President Secretary-T reasurer The Freshmen entered the parade with good spirit and a good float. 71 Freshmen Ackerman, S. Agne, J. Agne, K. Albert, M. Alberter, D. Alexander, B. Allard, J. Allen, G. Amos, T. Arbogast, S. Armistead, D. Mach. L. Bain, R. Ftaker, G. Bandelow, J. Barge, L. Barnes, R. Barteaux, J. Barton, M. Bathe. W. Bauer, K. Beck, G. Beck, S. Becklam, L. Beebe, B. Bell, S. Belton, H. Bense, A. Berger, W. Berner, L. Bertke, J. Biehl, N. Bittle, B. Blackwell, D. Blome, M. Blust, C. Bod ell, S. Bohannon, P. Bohock, C. Bosse, D. Bossier, R. FJoycourt, P. Boyer, E. Braswell, J. Breachfield, J. Bridges, L. Broleman. S. Ft rook s, F. Brown, S. Brunner, G. Bryant, W. Buchanan. J. Buesch. B. Burze, G. Mush. K. Butts, T. Butler, A. Butzinger. D. Byrd. C. Caesar, V. 72 Class of 1961 Cange, D. Capper. J. Card, B. Carroll, I). Case, K. Casey, C. Cates. R. Churn. M. Christian. J. Clark, G. Clark.R. Coddington. I). Compton. J. Cook, K. Cook. R. Cookson. G. Cotter. J. Counsell, J. Courtney, E. Cox, F. Cox. L. Cox. M. Crain, D Crenshaw. W. Davis. B. Davis. D. Davis, M. Dawe, J. Dawson. L. Deeke, S. DeMond, T. Denning, C. Dill, J. Dock ins, C. Dohm, K. Donahue. M. Draper, N. Dreyer. L. Duncan. D. Dunck. T. Dupee. S. Easton, B. Eckert. J. Eckert. L. Elliot. S. Elmore, L. Elmore, S. Endsley, A. Erlinger. S Ernst, G. Ernst, T. Etling. B. Evans, H. Eynian. J. Felvey, W. Ferrell. K. Fickinger. J Fix, D. Frank, C. Freiberg, J. 73 Freshmen Frick, C. Frick. K. Friederick, K. Fries, J. Fries. R. Fussner, J. dale, P. Gaubatz, H. Geminn, S. Gilbert, M. Gildig. S. Gilley, S. Glock, J. Gcxlt. J. Goldsmith, R. Grammanos, J. Grass. C. Greener, S. Grohs. D. Gurr. R. Guymon, M. Haas, L. Haas. W. Haines, S. Hall. A. Hall, J. Hamann, 1). Hanford. J. Hannan, C. Hanvey. W. Harszy, N. Hartman, C. Hattan, C. Hatzenbuehler, R. Hawk, D. Haywood, S. Heberer, J. Heiken, G. Heinke, N. Heintz, A. Heller, B. Helwig. J. Henry, P. Henschel. R. Hermann, D. Hermerding, T. Hester, M. Hettenhausen, D. Hildebrand. M. Hilpcrt. R. Hinkle, R. Hodges, M. Hoey, D. Hoffmann, J. Hoffmann, O. Hofmeister, E. Hollaway, T. Hottenrott, N. Hug, J. Huss, W. 74 Class of 1961 Igel, M. Irwin, V. Joshua, R. Jones, P. Johnson, P. Johnson, B. Johnston, J. Jogarris, C. Jackson, R. Jackson, K. Kaufhold, T. Keck, J. Kehoe. B. Keim, H. Keitel. G. Keller. C. Keller. I). Keller, K. Keller, S. Kennedy. S. Klaus. J. Kirby. R. Kissel, R. Knapp. S. Knolhoff, D. Koch. K. Koderhandt. J Konrodt, C. Kombrink, B. Kombrink, S. Korves, M. Kosfeld, C. Kraft, R. Kramer, C. K rails. J. Krunun rich, V. Kroesen, A. Kuehl, M. LaFore, J. Lashley, D. Latsch, K. Legg, R. Lehman, S. Lehr, J. Lemen, D. Lenney, R. LePere, N. Liberstein, J Litsey, D. Loeffler, H. Loehr, J. Long, J. Launius, W. Lougeay, D. Louth. B. Luhning, M. Luther, K. Macke, C. Maddox, D. Mala way. R. 75 Freshmen Malone, J. Malvin, B. Manning. J. Marlinghaus, E. Martin, T. Marxer, J. Masterson, P. Mathes. J. Mulvaney, J. McCain. F. Md .urn. .1. McCord, U McDaniel, M. McGraw, P. Mclntire, J. Mensinger. G. Merrill. J. Merrinian, J. o Merwin. B. Meurer, E. Miller, J. Mills. J. Mize, G. Mize. H. Morgan. B. Mo wry, D. Movesian, J Mueller, C. Mueller, K. Mueller, L. Mueller, P. Munie, R. Murphy, T. Muskopf. D. Muskopf. N. Nabb, J. Nadler, L. Nance, R. Nast, M. Nirsher, A. Northcutt. B. Osick, (i. Oplt. F. Orr, G. Oelrich, D. Pogza, R. Paule. D. Pellman, R. Pense, N. Peskind. E. ivtch ‘:i, B. Peters, C. Phillips. J. Pinkel. C. Pontius, J. Poreber, J. Queen. J. Quellmalz. B. Rain, M. Raines. C. 76 Class of 1961 Ramsey, J. Range. P. Rashell. B. Reed. J. Reichling, J. Reinier, G. Rezny. S. Rice. C. Richardson. J. Ricks, K. Riddle. H. Rineholt. B. Roberts. N. Robinson. D. Roever, A. Rogers, C. Roland. D. Roniine. L. Roth, C. Rousseau, P. Rowden, F. RufTerson, D. Ruser, J. Ryan. P. Saeger, C. Saltzman. S. Sam el man, M. Sanderfur, M. Sanders. R. Schaefer, J. Schaefer, M. Schall, R. Schaller, B. Scharf. D. Schifferdecker, C. Schilling, S. Schlueter. D. Schlueter, D. Schlueter, B. Schmalsensee, R. Schmidt, R. Schmidt. R. Schmierbach, R. Schmitt, D. Schmitt, S. Schmitz, N. Schmitz. R. Schmitz. R. Schmitz, T. Schmitz, V. Schneider. D. Schloemann. J. Schoettle, B. Schrader, A. Schroeder, M. Schroder, M. Schuessler, C. Schultz, D. Schwahn, C. Schweinforth. J. 77 Freshmen Seiffert, C. Sheldon, M. Siddle. M. Simmonds, B. Simms, G. Sindel, L. Slifka. C. Sliment. R Smith. C. Smith, C. Smith. E. Smith. G. Smith, L. Smith. M. Smith. U. Smith, R. Sonnenberg. C. Sparwasser. R. Spirtas. R. Sporleder, E. Springstead, A. Stallings. M. Starkey, D. Stenzel, K. Stephenson. L. Stevens, G. Stephenson, S. Stone. S. Stonewater, S. Strauss, T. Stuckel. C. Studtman. D. Suits. C. Sullivan. G. Summers, R. Sutcliff, E. Swarztrauber, M. Symonds, S. Tallent, J. Taubig, P. Taylor, L. Taylor. S. Tell, B. Tennefeld, K. Tieman, C. Touchet te, J. Travous, K. Trenary, L. Trieb, B. Trieb, R. Tullos, G. Turijigan, M. Turpin, P. Uhles, M. Ulch, D. Ulch, M. Underwood. D. Valarius, A. Vallowe, M. Valperts, D. 78 Class of 1961 VanVliet, V. Varum, D. Veseell, P. Villhard. J. Vollert, M. Vollmer, J. Wagner, D. Walker. J. Wattson, W Weber. K. Weber, K. Webster, S. Weldner, D. Weier, J. Weik, W. Wentz, S. Werstler, D. Wesolik. L. West. P. White, G. Whitehair, M. Whitely, W. Wiegman, M. Wilkerson, B. Williams, C. Williams, M. Williams. R. Williams. R. Wilson. L. Wilson. M. Wisnewski, R. Wolf. K. Wolz, L. Worley, D. Wrest. P. Wright, S. Wyrostek, B. Yettke. S. Young. D. Young, R. Yung, B. Zaber, A. Zack. M. I W love u L.Pp 79 indents The experiences on the journey of a student are many and varied, and all are exciting and interesting. Many of them provoke independent thought and deep ideas about the present and the luture, the kind of thinking that is important to him at this stage ot his life. Many too are the questions that arise in his thinking. Down which path shall he go? What exper¬ iences will his journeys hold? Obstacles there will be on the road, that is certain, and subtle distractions wait in the shadows. But the journey will be an enjoyable one, and one without anxiety, if he reme mbers an idea such as this, learned one day in a class: “He, who from zone to zone, Guides through the boundless skv thy certain flight, In the long way that I must tread alone, Will lead my steps aright.” To our book this year we have added a section to cover the most important ajfjxxt of our travels through high school—the time spent in classrooms, picking up knowledge. In covering the academic map of B.T.H.S., a student traverses many fields of knowledge, including language, math, the social, natural, and physical sciences, and subjects in vari ous vocational fields. Page through this section and recall the hours of your journey through high sch x l that were spent in classrooms. The one course all of us have in common is the four year course in the English language. As freshmen we found ourselves confronted with the weighty problem of carrying around campus two big books for English class. In the larger of the two, we read short stories, poems, and the Dickens novel, Great Ex¬ pectations. We were also introduced to h(x k reviews, those periodic written or oral reports on leisure reading. In our grammar lxx)k W ' e concentrated on the parts of speech and the structure of the sentence. In various types of writing assignments w ' e learned to develop topic sentences into paragraphs and paragraphs into themes and essays. We learned how ' to use the library to help us to prepare assignments and to find material for leisure reading. “Friends, Romans, and countrymen, lend me your ears, I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him ' ' . . . this familiar passage is memorized hv sophomores in English 3, along with passages from Idylls of the King. Silas Warner is the novel that sophomores read together and discuss. As sophomores w ' e also learn some more of the fundamentals of grammar and have quite a struggle decid¬ ing whether the prepositional phrase modifies the subject or the verb. But after all, that ' s life in a big school! Junior English is a review of American literature from colonial beginnings to the present. We view America through the eves Mr. Hexter counsels BTHS students before they en¬ roll in classes. College English with Miss Kindred can be fun, say Ollie and Sarah. Anyone need an electrician? Ask the boys in the electrical shops classes. Packed like sardines in the gym, we endure an assembly program. 82 of its best authors by reading representative examples of their short stories, novels, poems, and plays. Our first stop is the field of short stories by current authors, such as Steinbeck and Jesse Stuart. Good reading includes reading poetry and we remember poems such as Robinson’s Richard Cory, which shows that money and material wealth is not everything as far as a person’s well-being is concerned. Wilder’s Our Town gave us additional insight to human behavier. Writ¬ ings such as the Declaration of Independence, the works of Thomas Paine, ?nd the Gettys¬ burg Address inspired us with our heritage. Longfellow’s poems w r e could understand and Emerson made us think. During the vear we continued to review the principles of grammar and put them into practice in speaking and writing. “This is a college preparatory class. I expect you to act and work like college students.” This was the greeting we re¬ ceived the first time our senior English class met. As the semester wore on, we wore out. You could see us clustered together, dis¬ cussing the dates of the Anglo-Saxon period, Beowulf, chivalry, and Shakespeare. We trudged through the halls, loaded with our loose-leaf notebooks, our spelling and liter¬ ary-term sheets, and our suspense-packed pocket books called Thirty Days to a More Powerful Vocabulary. Our routine of studying literature, WTiting a theme a week, and taking spelling tests (Xir routine of studying literature, writing a theme a week, and taking spelling tests went on for several months. Then suddenly the teacher announced, “Tomorrow bring three suitable titles for term papers.” Thus began work on the horror of the course — the term paper. Immediately termpaperitis set in. This disease is characterized by symptoms such as spending long hours of reference work at the library, carrying a large envelope full of file cards, rubber bands, and paper clips, preparing no classwork, and wearing red Typing students are warned not to watch fingers. Miss Flottman teaches a principle of geometry. Boys like to work in the machine shops. For our final in speech class we produce, direct, and act in plays. 83 swollen eyes. After preparing stacks of notecards and several Hitlines, we began to write our first rough draft. A few days later we turned in the finished copy of the dreaded term paper. Then all we had to dread was the grade! “How many of you are following the words at this speed?” asks Miss McCann in developmental reading class. 1 he words are living across the screen at something like 420 per minute and only two in the class are following. “Only two of you? Keep your eyes on the screen and you II get accustomed to the speed. Try to get the meaning of the story,” advises M iss McCann. All of us are having so much trouble following the story that she slows the speed to between 300 and 360 words per minute. Most of us can follow ' this speed fairly well. But during the multiple choice quiz following the reading selection we find that we need lots of practice in reading for meaning. Reading clinic is a valuable experience for any student, especially for those who intend to enter college. We are lucky to be in a high school which has a special course to help us to develop our ability to read. Tm scared. 1 wonder if 111 have to give a speech?” Re¬ marks like this can be heard from beginning speech students on the first day of class. Our first speech is one of intro¬ duction. in which we give our name and tell a little bit about ourselves and our interests. After our maiden effort is over wc realize that all of the other students in the class feel just as inexperienced and nervous as we do. During the semester we build up confidence in ourselves and begin to enjoy giving speeches. Our readings of prose and poetry selections arc recorded and as we listen to them played back to us we find it hard to believe that we really sound the way we do. The final speeches turn out to be interesting, as class Mary Ann Gass, a freshman, enjoys her social science class. Neb discusses a history assignment. What strange new worlds we meet in biology classl Mr. Eubanks gets a sun tan while he teaches civics to seniors. members demonstrate how to do almost anything, from con¬ cocting popcorn halls to applying stage make-up. In advanced speech class we learn parliamentary procedure. The types of speeches we give vary in length and purpose, and include orientation, courtesy, commemorative, oral read¬ ing, discussion and debate, and radio speaking. After two semesters of speech all of us feel that we could make a speech in any situation — that is, until we have to! ‘ 1 low many times must I tell you to memorize your conjugations?” 1 hese are Miss Johnson’s daily opening words in Latin class. In our two years struggle with Latin we were exposed to the Trojan War, Julius Caesar, and the Roman Empire. Some of us picked it up; some of us did not. We learned to accept the subjunctive and the imperative mode, the ablative and the dative case, and many other such technicalities, which we considered very bothersome at the time. In our English classes, however, we gradually came to realize that our training in Latin W ' as helping us to better understand our English language. We looked forward to the Roman banquet. We dressed in sheets draped like togas, feasted on a menu of ! atin food, and challenged our skill with Latin games. We really had a feast and stuffed ourselves, much as the old Romans must have eaten their fill at their banquets. In more ways than one, Latin class is an enjoyable, interesting, and valuable experience for students. Upon entering a French, Spanish, or German classroom, one can immediately sense that something of a different civilization is taught here. Maps decorate the w ' alls, statues peer down from the corners, and strange-looking words ap¬ pear on the boards. After the second hell rings, the teacher can Ik heard above the roar of students, shouting ‘‘Class will come to order. Look at exercise No. 5.” We look, and Anatomy charts are explained by Mr. Lauder. The girls in P.E. class skate at Skateland. The bookstore is usually jammed with students buying supplies. Work, work, workl That‘s all the boys do in shop class. Juniors like American history with W. W. Hall. then look at each other with raised eyebrows, asking ourselves what it means to conjugate in the present subjunctive tense. During the next few seconds the only noise heard is the wild thumbing of pages to find an example of the conjugation in the textbook. Sometimes at the beginning of the class period the teacher tells us to close our books and take a piece of paper and a pencil for a quiz on the assignment. Again we put on our dumbfounded looks and raise the protest, “But you didn’t say anything about a mtr Despite conjugations, surprise vocabulary tests, and declensions of nouns, students look forward to foreign language classes. Added attractions include movies featuring the country whose language is being studied, tales of teacher vacations in faraway places, and Watch out. Home Ec class, the potatoes are burning againl Chemists of tomorrow learn their skill from Mr. Walker. records of the language. After studying a foreign language, most students become genuinely inter¬ ested in the people and customs of other lands. “We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” T his is one example of the ideals our American history teachers try to inscribe on the brains and hearts of every student. It is inevitable, once w f c have endured two years of B.T.H.S. life, that we will be assigned to an American history class. The locations of these classes are scattered throughout the four corners of the campus, from the second floor of the library building to a basement hole in the auditorium. The teachers are hardy individuals. We are busy with English grammar. capable of enduring any test of strength as they teach us the story of the rugged individuals who earned us the America we live in. They cheerfully try to make the trip through the pages of history the adventurous passage it is to us modern Americans, who most often take what we have for granted and complain about the work involved in learning about it. The successful completion of this course means one credit more toward a diploma and a vast amount of facts which we might have to use in future quiz shows. Along with the course on American literature, this history course gives us some appreciation of our American heritage. The world history course covers the period of time from the Old Stone Age to the present and shows us how man built his civilization by spreading his ideas through his migrations, wars, and trade. In addition to studying the historical events of dif¬ ferent countries, we study the background and de¬ velopment of our language, calendar, and many other of man’s inventions. Through our study of history we learn to better understand why we live the w ? ay we do today. Maps, maps, maps — all semester we prepared maps for world geography class! Not only did we study about latitude and longitude and the different regions of the earth, but we also learned about wind and weather. World geography should be a required course for all people, especially now, when we are traveling over the w’orld and even into space! “Folkways are behavior patterns common to a society which enable men to live together, stated Mr. Rauth, alias Bucko, keeps a watchful eye over study hall. There must be one bright student in the classl M iss I lansleben on the first day of sociology class. “Can you give me an example of a folk way, John?” “Well,” drawls John, “I guess one of our most common folkways as teenagers is kissing a girl gotxlnight.” And John is surprised to find out that he is right, as Miss 1 lanslehen proceeds with a discussion showing how folkways vary through¬ out the W ' orld. During the semester we frequently sec movies and slides to illustrate the topics under discussion. Current books, maga zincs, and papers arc read and analyzed in order to give us up-to-date trends in our social world and to help us to reason whv these changes are taking place. Before the end of the course we have had an introductory look at various aspects of our society, such as social class, gossip, propaganda, fashions and fads, marriage and the family, folkways and mores, and development of culture. “What is economics?” Mr. Hall asked us on the first day of class. Very quicklv w ? c learned that economics is a social science dealing with man ' s efforts t o make a living. In this course we study about how corporations are developed, how’ the Federal Reserve operates, and how students can operate a savings plan. All of us look forward to the field trip which is the highlight of the course. The economics students pile onto a bus at the beginning of the sch(x l day, and, waving gaily to their colleagues left behind to sit in classes all day, take off for St. Louis to visit an automobile assembly plant and the Federal Reserve or some other large bank. As a course, eco¬ nomics gives us a look at money and credit, the production of goods, prices, banking, stocks and bonds, and the national income. 1-2-3-bend. Girls limber up in P.E. Mr. Limper teaches geography — all about people, places, and things. The physics class is taught by an expert, Mr. Karch. Mr. Tabor attempts to help his pupils understand algebra. “W hat arc the duties of the president of the United States?” The answer to this question and to many others like it is drilled into the heads of civics students as teachers prepare us to understand the political rights and responsibilities of citizens in our country. Civics is a required course, in which we make a thorough study of federal, state, and local govern mcnts. We study the Constitution, the functions of the three branches of government, and the qualifications for holding public office. We have a break in the routine of classroom work when we see movies on the operation of government in other countries as well as our own. When we compare types of government, all of us agree that our republic is the best type for the development of the individual person. By the time we graduate, many of us will have weathered four stormy semesters of go xl oY algebra. We shall have been exposed to the major principles of this important division of mathematics. Using letters and other symbols to represent quantities and their relationships, we shall have added x to x, subtracted z from y, multiplied one hall oi the alphabet by the other, and divided C = 2 Pi by 2 Pi in order to solve for V. We shall also have worked 10 7 problems in factoring and solved just as many equations. In addition to four semesters of algebra, a number of us will have had three semesters of geometry and one semester of trigonometrv dur ing our high school career. After two semesters of algebra we were ready for a different kind of math, one in which we could also exercise our artistic talents in drawing triangles, parallelograms, regular hexagons, and trapezoids. We kept ourselves busy learning various and Many girls make their own clothes in sewing class. The radio production class gets a workout putting on a weekly program. “Your Latin test looks like Greek to me,” Miss Johnson informs a student. Dick Cunningham is absorbed in work on a radio. Geometry is interesting, but confusing, to sophomores. sundry definitions and proving theorems and more theorems. Will we ever forget the definition of a plane or the nine all-important axioms? In our junior year, solid geometry was presented to us. Basically it turned out to he plane geometry in 3-D, for our geometric figures were then enhanced by the addition of depth to the plane figures, which had only length and width. We worked with planes instead of lines and we proved theorems relating to the volumes of many solid constructions. By the time we were beginning to feel at home with geometry 7 , our junior year had drawn to a close. Upon returning to campus to begin our final year at B.T.H.S. we found another new ' type of math confronting us — trigonometry. This we found to be a combination of algebra and geometry, plus lots Roger will show us how to work the fifth problem. Assembly in the auditorium holds our attention. and lots of new ideas. Sines, cosines, tangents, co¬ tangents, secants, and cosecants were terms which w f e added to our vocabularies and with which we worked all semester. This division of math, which is the basis of navigation and surveying, proved to lx very ' interesting to us. One feels very mature and scientific when he enters physics class for the first time. This feeling deserts him in a short time. After a few weeks nearly everyone is thoroughly confused, as the course gets more and more technical. Much to our sur¬ prise and disappointment, we budding young scien¬ tists discover that physics includes, of all things, working problems — many problems! The reading assignments are quite generous and plentiful —we suffer not from lack of homework! Mr. Gyerman explains what makes the machines tick. Two males enjoy the sun in the stadium with the girls, P.E. class. Spanish is taught with great patience by Mr. Allyon. Then come experiments and demonstrations. In¬ structors can be found wielding tuning forks or blowing through long wooden tubes which slightly resemble Alpine horns. For no extra charge, we are permitted to watch a balloon “blowing itself up” in a partial vacuum. On other days, complicated balances and weights decorate the lab tables as we set out to pioneer into the dark reaches of physics on our own. I his cycle of experiments, demonstrations, lectures, and assignments is eventually broken by an oc¬ currence which spells certain death to many of us happy physicists. We are given a workbcx k test! I low easy it is to break something in the chemistry lab! Everything seems to be made of glass, and, of course, most everything is! The aspiring chemist immediately finds himself in a magic world of dropping pipettes, graduated cylinders, and test tubes. On the reagent shelf can lx found everything from aluminum to zinc, supposedly arranged in alpha Ixtical order. Every ' day is not spent in the lab, however. Many are spent in listening to lectures on textbook sub¬ jects or taken up by discussion periods. There is the constant threat of problems for homework — even in chemistry! Exams are rather infrequent, but when they take place — watch out! Chemistry is a cumulative thing; that is, each day’s work depends upon the knowledge gained during past days. Each quiz covers everything studied from the first day of class. Days spent “horsing around” in the lab are soon regretted, but for those who learn to settle Girls figure out project in art class. We enjoyed the assembly on judo. The bond is composed of: Row ?. Mr. Peters, Nancy Roberts, Pom Morrow, Toni Knefelkamp, Diane Lengfelder, Carol Schwend, Sharon Farkas, Jeanine Schmidt, Nancy Biehl. Row 2 : Pot Robertson, Mary Vaughn, Kent Arm bruster, Ronald Mardwig, Richard Stein, Paul Godt, Jerry Hoffman, Mike Manion, Charles Kneedler, Ed McClane. Row 3. Barbara Stewart, Susan Weygandt, Audry Davis, Wesley Frazer, John Schroeder, Steve Peek, Jim Baltz, Larry Cochran, Jim Bevirt. Row 4 : Gerald Archer, Jeanette Dieroff, Sharon Wright, Helen Keim, Karen Busch, Larry Beacham, Scott McDonald, Lynn Wittlich, David Bingham. Row 5 - Don Christian, Bob Krauss, Lana Nadler, Gale Lohrding, Leonard Taylor, Allen Jones, John McCullough, Dennis Aud, Don James. Row 6- Donna Davis, Judy Davis, Ann Shippey, Bob Hunt, Ray Boisseau, Dan Kammler, Dennis Schmidt, Ken Rehg, Bob Kaiser, Bob Jones. down and work, chemistry is i wonderful new experience. From the day we enter biology class until we finish the course we learn more about the functions of plants and animals than we imagined was p ssible. During the year we sec models of animals and movies to illustrate the material being studied. Dissecting worms and frogs is usually the highlight of the course as lar as holding the interest of the class is concerned. We are not dissecting these frogs for entertainment, so get quiet and start to work,” advises Mr. Sforza. On other days he has to answer questions such as why does a fish have a swim bladder or to caution us not to spill the formaldehyde when we are pinning insects to wax. “Don’t hit your eye on the eyepiece of the micro¬ scope or you’ll give yourself a black eye,” warns Miss Morgan, as her classes prepare to examine the world not visible to the naked eye. It was inter¬ esting to observe the rapid growth of bacteria colonies in Petri dishes over a time span of from three minutes to forty-eight hours. All this, plus a lot of reading. Members of Hie orchestra are: Row 1 : Joyce Mueller, Pat French, Sue Bailey, Elaine Bunn. Row 2: Anne Blome, Judy Long, Ruth Ann Jackson, Sandy Haines, David Bingham, Donald Christian, Mr. Peters. Choir members are: Row 1. Miss Baer, Judy Eckert, Bill Mc¬ Donald, Donald Spies, Janet Wagner, Mary Lekrone . Row 2. Cathy Straub, Brenda Spies, Karen Cook, Ned Criscimagne, Bob Holle, Dale Marshall, Jon Mclntire, Karl Dexheimer, Mike Manion, Eddy Rogers, John Albert, Terry Towers, Dave Rey¬ nolds, Kay Klaus, Sue White, Ellen Rasche. Row 3: Georjan Dexheimer, Sherry Hamilton, Eileen Powell, Judy Baumgarten, Richard Clark, Jim Eckert, Lewis Bosworth, Bob Hollerbach, Tom fun, and experiments, is what makes up a good bi ology class. Biology classes do not end with the bell, but carry over ten minutes of the next hour, usually our lunch hour. We don’t mind. We like biology! “We’re going to have a little quiz today. Take a piece of paper and number from one to ten. The first question — what is the hip hone connected tor” This and many other questions are thrown at fresh¬ men in health classes. In this course we studied about the bones and the blood system of the body and discussed good health practices. We got awfully disgusted writing answers to questions and learning vocabulary words at the end of each chapter of the textbook, but laboratory periods and movies added Pinkel, Dennis Aud, Don James, Jim Kirsch, Wilbur Paddy, Dwight Bretsch, Gerald Archer, Charles Risser, Ed. Knirlberger, Don Kelly, Diane Rhein, Pat Kaiser, Judy Appleton, Susan Hermann, Shirley Wright. Row 4 Kay Stanek, Shirley Turpin, Judy Schaurete, Barbara Grider, Jane Goodson, Bonnie Kniep kamp, Joann Loeffler, Elaine Rowley, JoJean Stafford, Jane Babb, Janice Adelsberger, Linda Yaeger, Judy Johnson, Marcia Easton, Patty Newsome, Virginia Sloas, Lorna Nichols. bright days to the course ever) ' now and then. “j f j , f j f , ” dictates the typing teacher. “Don’t look at the keys. Let’s do this drill again.” So begins the typical typing class. With the click-clack of keys, the ringing of bells, and the hang of returned carriages, the secretaries of tomorrow learn the skills of tvping. Taking typing can be fun, but it also involves hard work and constant worry. We go into typing class, take one look at the typewriter, and wonder how we’ll ever learn to type a single word! Before we know it wc have learned the kevboard and can actually type words. Then all we have to do is to get the necessary speed! Wc get so close many times and never quite make it, until Continued on page 189 The bond presented their annual concert in March. The choir’s Easter Assembly was enjoyed by all. rr (jnce upon a Tunc . .. Long years before the citizens of school district 201 passed a two and a half million dollar bond issue, the students of B.T.H.S. realized that they needed much more classroom space and a new cafeteria. As enrollments grew each year, the room on campus shrank. Finally the students themselves joined in a campaign to get more room by urging their parents and friends to vote “Yes” on a bond issue. Par¬ ents were informed of the need for a build¬ ing program through bulletins, phone calls, and public meetings. Overcrowded condi¬ tions were shown in picture and fact. On election day we eagerly awaited the returns and the end of that day brought the good new ' s that our dreams for expansion would someday come true. After three and a half long years our dream is now a reality in steel and brick and glass. The girls’ gym building at the northwest corner of the campus was remodeled into a two story building. The upper floor is an enlarged gym and the lower floor contains modern classrcxmis and shower rooms. The students who worked on the bond drive which mode the new cafeteria possible break ground for the building. Then the new building was only a hole in the ground. Then it became a bigger hole with concrete founda¬ tion walls. More walls — and getting higherl 94 Our new cafeteria looks more like a big public restaurant than a school cafeteria. Four serving lines can accommodate one thousand persons, who can be seated at one time. This and the modem kitchen and dishwashing facilities make our cafeteria larger and better equipped than restaurants in the entire area. The building and fur¬ nishings are ultra-modem in design. Lunch hour is more pleasant in a color scheme of beige wrought-iron tables and green and beige wrought-iron contour chairs. A mod¬ ern snack bar provides before-school break¬ fasts and after-school snacks for informal get-togethers with classmates. No longer do we have to rush to eat our lunches in order that we can give our place at a table to someone else. No longer do we have to squeeze into a cramped dark cafeteria where we felt like sardines in a can. Space — its wonderful! The first floor of the cafeteria building contains a large and fully equipped art de¬ partment, a modem book store, a music de¬ partment with choir and band rehearsal rooms and individual practice rooms, and additional classrooms for academic subjects. The new addition connecting the main building and the shops building has not yet been completed. Workmen are putting the finishing touches to the interior so that it will be ready for use next fall. This build¬ ing will contain a large new ' library, an audio-visual room, study rooms, and class¬ rooms. The new wielding shop is located behind the stadium. It has the latest equipment for wielding and electricity classes. At lastl We saw bricks covering the steel. Finishing touches were put to the building as we waited with growing anticipation to see the result. The latest addition to the campus is ultra modern in design, a house with glass walls. We used the cafeteria for the fir st time on Mon¬ day, March 3. 95 This is the last picture of the agriculture greenhouse, a campus landmark since 1916. Students are leisurely enjoying lunch hour at the picnic tables in the old quadrangle. From the corridor of the main building, sidewalk superin tendents supervise the tearing up of the old quad. Yesterday and Today W hen the class of ’58 entered B.T.H.S., the quadrangle was one of the most attractive spjts on campus for us. T oday the quad is no more! A library- science building is being constructed in the space where previous senior classes lined up in alpha¬ betical order for the c ommencement parade and cere¬ mony. I he quadrangle was a favorite hangout dur¬ ing our freshman and sophomore vcars. W ' e congre¬ gated there before and after school and after lunch. Often we ate lunch with our friends on the picnic tables provided. Not only the quadrangle, but also the cafeteria of our freshman year has disappeared. Our first year on campus we ate in ? crowded cafeteria or grabbed something at the snack bar to eat outside in the quadrangle. As time went by, our cafeteria and quad space began to shrink in the march of progress. Last spring our congested cafeteria became even more congested as workmen built a wall through it, effectively cutting it in half. It then resembled a bombed-out building. 1 he snack bar moved to the auditorium so that everyone could have a chance to eat lunch. Our quad with its trees and grass was torn by bulldozers. Even the ginkgo tree with its fan-shaped leaves, a representative of the oldest species of trees on the North American continent, had to be taken down. Finally, during our last months in high school, we The old cafeteria and shops building is cut in half in the march of progress. Steel girders and powerful cranes were a familiar part of the campus landscape this year. This peaceful scene of students at leisure under the ginkgo tree in the quad is now a part of history. have enjoyed eating in our ultra-modern new cafe¬ teria. During our lunch hour, instead of having no place to go and nothing to do after we have eaten, we can enjoy conversation with our friends as we sit on comfortable chairs by huge walls of glass and look out over the campus. Quick, efficient service is provided by four serving lines. We eat at round, square, or rectangular tables for four or six people, which makes us feel we arc in a restau rant instead of a school cafeteria. The building program included the installation of new boilers. Because of a labor strike last summer, the boilers were not installed until December. Dur¬ Electricity and welding classes work in this modern addition built at the southwest end of the stadium. The old quadrangle is now filled with this library-science building. ing that time, classnxuns resembled Eskimo igloos, both in temperature and frozen inhabi tants! We came to school dressed as for a polar bear hunt. Asiatic Hu germs thrived in the sub-freezing tem¬ peratures and most of us missed school for our seige with the Hu. On the very day that the thermometer plunged to ten above, our new boilers began work¬ ing full blast! Heat returned to the campus and we lost our blue look. Then for several weeks until the temperatures were adjusted, we practically had to wear swimming suits to class because the boilers were working too well. The new addition to the girls ' gym was put into use during the second semester of this year. The old order changeth • • • A door was cut into the wall of the old cafeteria. Mr. Harper, cafeteria manager, eats the last meal in the old cafeteria. Lack of space made it necessary for students to eat in a hurry so that others could find table space. The custodian cleans the old cafeteria kitchen. Ladies of the cafeteria staff on the sandwich line. Custodian sweeps a corridor floor after the dust and mud of the day. The old dishwasher was inadequate to handle all the dishes and trays. Mr. Harper enjoys a milk shake in a favorite corner. Mr. Cross and Mr. Burnham look on as Student Council prexy, Barb, cuts the ribbon on the day the new cafeteria opened. It doesn ' t take long to pay for your lunch now. Boys have time and space to eat lunch. Students enjoy o snack and study, ladies of the cafeteria staff prepare the noon- The cafeteria staff prepare the noon-day meal in a stainless steel cleanliness. This mammoth dish washer can handle the moun¬ tains of dishes and trays placed daily on the seven conveyer belts. Every journey has its detours —ours through school is no exception. They range from football to choral singing and com¬ prise all the extra-curricular activities in which we take part as we travel through our high school vears. These form our fondest memories, those of fun filled hours. We will remember the wild excitement of sports events, especially the regional basketball tournament this year, the heated discussions in class meetings, the dreamy music ol dances, the inner pride of being designated for some achievement, the nervous thrill of taking part in one of the plays, and all the other moments that gobbled up the time before, between, and after classes. The time flew so quickly that it was gone before we were aware of it. All we have left of our fun this year are memories and this surface review of some of the hiehliphts. I lational {onor Society This year, forty-one seniors were enrolled in Belleville Chapter 3566 of the National I lonor Society. In order tc be chosen for membership, a student must have maintained a B plus average through seven semesters of high school and must have displayed excellent qualities of character, leadership, and service. The names of the local seniors chosen for membership have been added to the National Honor Society roster in Washington, D.C. In addition, each received an engraved certi¬ ficate in assembly on Senior Honors Day, and the Honor Society seal was affixed to the di¬ plomas of each member. This year twenty-three girls and eighteen boys were added to the Belleville chapter, the largest number to date for any single year. During the past decade three hundred and forty-one students from B.T.H.S. have earned this high distinction as scholars and citizens and have been enrolled in this exclusive na tional honor society. Row 1 : Susan Krause, Suzanne Murphy, Doris l.ieben, Judy Eckert, Carol Klein. Row 2. Nina Pulliam, Elaine Merrills, Elaine Rowley, Betty Broderick. Row 3: Mary Louise Batha, Janice Grieve, Dorothy Sauerwein, Roger Koesterer, John Wehmier. Row 1 : Suzanne Werstler, Zabelle Norsigian, Sharon Ratay, Shirley Turpin. Row 2: Jane Muskopf, Kay Rook, Sarah Butts, Judy Hagar, Deanna Ratliff. Row 3. Kent Armbruster, Don Storner, Mike Manion. Row 1 : Lance Clark, Elmer Minemann, Don Spies, Taylor Pensoneau. Row 2: Eddy Rogers, Dan Kammler, Bud Wobus, Tom Casperson. Row 3: Kenneth Regh, John Corrough, John Tomich, Gary Tegtmeier. Absent when picture was taken, Daniel McWhorter, Mar¬ guerite Schwarz. 102 The Top Ten The Top Ten are those seniors who rank from one to ten in scholastic averages on the basis of seven semesters of work in high school. Four of the students tie for first rank with a straight “A” grade point average. They are, in alphabetical order, Susan Krause. Zabelle Norsigian, Linda Kay Hook, and Reinhard YVobus. After these top four, from five to ten in rank in the class in chronological order are Marguerite Schwarz, Suzanne YVerstler, Hddy Rogers, John Tom- ich, Kathy Buesch, and Dorothy Sauerwein. Homemaker of the Year Award Susan Krause earned the top score in the annual Betty Crocker Scholarship l est. Thir- tv-five senior girls competed in the exam which was based on general knowledge of homemaking skills. Susan received a gold pin and qualifies as a candidate for a college scholarship. Top row Susan Krause, Zabelle Norsigian, Linda Kay Rook. Middle row: Reinhard Wobus, Marguerite Schwarz, Suzanne Werstler. Bottom row: Eddy Rogers, John Tomich, Dorothy Sauerwein. Kathy Buesch finished her work last semester and is not pictured. Voice of Democracy Contest The annual Y ' oice of Democracy Contest, spon¬ sored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce, is open to all high school students in the city. 1 o enter the competition a contestant prepares a theme, five hundred words in length, on the topic, “I Speak for Democracy. M A panel of judges selected the thought-provoking and well-constructed theme of Bud Y 7 obus as the local winner. Bud’s theme has been entered in state competition. D.A.R. Award The Daughters of the American Revolu¬ tion annually give an award to the senior girl w ' ho has been elected to the honor by her classmates on the qualifications of dependability, service, leadership, and patri¬ otism. This year Barbara Trieb w r as awarded the pin and the certificate of the D.A.R. Barb and the winners from other schools in the area were honored at a luncheon. Barb has a four-year record of faithful and efficient service to B.T.H.S. Barb worked as a member of the Student Council for four years and became its president in her senior year, worked as editor-in-chief of the Belle - vinois, worked on the junior jam and senior prom, and was elected by the student body as the 1957 football queen. Susan Krause Bud Wobus Barb Trieb 103 Student The student voice in campus government is represented in the Student Council. Each of the four classes, senior, junior, sophomore, freshman, elect a proportionate number of representatives to serve and speak for them. In addi¬ tion, class officers serve as members of the council. Regular meetings of the council are held during the 4b hour every T hursday in 112L, during which time committee reports are heard and plans discussed and for¬ mulated for student activity fin campus. Open meetings are held, and any student in schix)l is welcome to attend and express his opinions. The Council conducts elections for class officers and council representatives in the manner of adult elections, helps the administration in planning for freshman orien¬ tation day, sponsors the annual magazine drive to build up class treasuries, charters busses for out-of-town sports events, arranges dances after home games, gives the all school party free to all students, helps with the tuber¬ culosis shots given annually to seniors and freshmen, sponsors the annual Christmas dance, and directs the activities connected with the annual observance of Pep Student Council members work at the poles during class elections. Council president. Barb Trieb, conducts a pep rally in the stadium. Senior Student Council members ore: Seated. Taylor Penso- neau, Barb Trieb, Sarah Becker, Mr. Kunze. Standing: Don Kelly, Tom Kurrus, Bob Glazebrook, Ollie Rhein, Tom Casper- son, Dennis Aud. Bill Hawkins not pictured. Members of the Junior Council are. Row I; Judy Weidemann, JoAnn Loeffler, Connie Wolter, Jon Siebert, Jan Muser, Kay Kunze. Row 2. Richard Clark, Wayne Falk, Patti Pruetzel, Judy Johnson, Mike Constance, Dave Schmisseur. ( ounal Day on the day before the Thanksgiving game with East Side. As one of its extra and unique contributions to the prac¬ tice of g(x)d citizenship, the council conducts the annual drive to raise funds to support Kostakis, the thirteen year old boy in Greece who was aelopte d by B.T.H.S. students after World War. II. Our foster son keeps us well-in¬ formed about his health, the grades he receives in school, his mother and older brother, his hobbies of soccer and playing marbles. I le never forgets to thank us for the money and gifts he receives monthly from his friends at B.T.H.S. In a varied program and in many ways the Student Council gives us an oppirtunity to learn the values of democratic living as we attempt to practice it on campus. Officers for 1957-58 were Barb Trieb, president; Connie Wolter, first vice-president; Mike Constance, second vice- president; Jan Muser, treasurer; Susie Widman, recording secretary; Judy Weidemann, corresponding secretary; and Jerry Beekman, parliamentarian. The faculty advisor to the group is Mr. Kunze. Posters urging support of school activities are painted by council members. This is Kostakis at thirteen, the boy in Greece adopted by us seven years ago. Representatives to Freshmen Student Council are. Seated: Susie Stonewater, Paula Vessel, Judy Keck, Anita Endsley. Standing Tom Butts, Garry Ore, Nancy Jo Roberts, Mr. Cross, Judy Glock, David lashley, Michael Tourijigan. Barb Beebe not pictured. Sophomore Student Council representatives are. Row ?. Roxie Yochs, Barbara Widman, Karen Kaufmann, Karen Oes- terle. Row 2. Mel Patton, Jim McKelvey, Jerry Beekman, JoAnn Bloomer, Jim Stiehl, Karl Dexheimer. Bellevinois Staff Our editor even has help from her staff when bobbing for apples. We work hard earning money bv selling popcorn dur¬ ing lunch hours. The business manager Sarah Butts is assisted by; seated: Dana Winkleman, Sarah Butts, Mary Lee Fey. Standing: Dan Bartlett, Rosemary Toth, Ei¬ leen Peter. The big black book played an important part in the lives of; seated: Miss Hansleben, Barb Trieb, Joan Kluge, Clara Mae Roos. Standing: Kathy Butz, I lenry Longerich, Dorothy Sauerwein. Staffers take orders for year¬ books during their free time. M iss I fanslel ' cn has fun at parties too. In our free time we build towers of popcorn megaphones. We painted huge signs to remind you to order your yearbook early. Some of the staff members who sold ads were, seated: Judy Tribout, Judy Schuhart, Judv Mank. Standing: San¬ dra Fischer, Jim Brede, Bud Wobus, Judy Eckert. Artwork and photography were planned by Barb Ship- pev, Nina Pulliam, Jim Novy, Suzee Murphy, Bob Jones, Don Spies, and Suzanne Werstler. Part of our advertising receiving the yearbook is like receiving a gift. Staffers had fun and got fat at parties! Members of Thespian Troop No. 369 ore Miss Schleicher, Marilyn Jerde, Don Spies, Barb Shippey. Suzee Murphy, Jim Novy, Sarah Butts, Jody Allen, Jody Baomgorten, Lewis Bosworth, Richard Stein. Father, played by Dev Morphy, explains how he feels about the marriage of his sons. Thespians I he National T hespian Society is an educational organization of teachers and students in the United States, established for the advancement of the dra¬ matic arts and to create an active interest in dra¬ matics in high school students. Membership is based on a point system and the approval of the dramatic coaches of the student. We usually have to do creditable work cither on stage or back stage in two major productions to earn enough points to be chosen for membership. The title. Honor Thespian, is awarded to the student who performs the most out¬ standing work during the season. Little Theater Play “SABRINA FAIR” Sabrina hair by Samuel I aylor is a romantic comedy about a wealthy New England family, the Lara bees. 1 he play opens with the return from Europe of the chauffeur’s daughter, Sabrina. She has come home to discover if she is still in love with her childhood sweetheart, David Larabce. Realizing that she no longer cares for him, she turns her at¬ tention to his elder brother, Linus. At the end of the play, the audience is left with a hit of philos¬ ophy about a pair of lovers, one of whom wants to conquer the world, the other who wants to love it to death. Neither could do it alone; together they may. The production was under the direction of Miss Schleicher, with Marilyn Jerde as student assistant. I he cast included JoJean Stafford, Jim Wilson, Jim Novy, Judie Baumgarten. Dev Murphy, Barb Ship¬ pey. Karen Waigand, Janet Wagner, Lewis Bosworth, Ellen Rasche, Ross Pfeffer, Susan Goldenberg, Boh Hollerbach, and Richard Stein. David Larabee, portrayed by Jim Novy, asks Sabrina to marry him. Susan Goldenberg, who plays Gretchen, visits her ex-husband’s brother. Correct application of make-up is being explained to Row 1: Judy Johnson, Karen Cook, Mary Lee Weiland, Nancy Burk- hardt. Row 2 Jan Siebert, Barb Hill, Dev Murphy, Ellen Rasche. Row 3. Mary Frances Leckrone, Susie Hermann, Miss Schleicher, Karen Waigand, JoJean Stafford, Judy Eckert, Jane Muskopf. These Little Theater members enjoy themselves before re¬ hearsals. Row 1: Kay Klaus, Sue Stonewater, Richard Stein. Row 2: Lewis Bosworth, Judy Glock, Ann Shippey, Jim Bar- row. Row 3: On Ladder; Marilyn Jerde, Judy Allen, Sarah Butts, Jim Novy. Little Theater The stage is our world, sloppy clothes our weak¬ ness, and Dutch Girl food our chief means of ex¬ istence. We stage, perform in, worry’ about, and slave over theatrical productions at B.T.H.S. Dur¬ ing our membership in Little Theater, we learn how to apply makeup, paint Hats, find obscure articles needed as props, and in the process, have a real ball! The fun of rehearsals and cast parties will long be remembered. To attain membership in Little Theater, it is necessary to work on a play committee. After the play has been staged and if your work is satisfac¬ tory, you are invited to join the theater group. Plus the Little Theater play, members of the group work on the other plays of the season, includ¬ ing the fresh men-sophomore plays, the junior col¬ lege play, and the senior play. Little Theater re¬ ceives the profits from the Little Theater play, hut members receive hours toward points for Thespians hv working on the other plays as well. The stage is beloved territory, but our Rat I lole is hallowed ground. We plod on in the hope that some¬ day, after a hundred and fifty hours of work, we will attain the honor of becoming a Thespian. At the end of each year, the Little Theater banquet adds memories to climax those already acquired in theater. The production of sets for plays takes much planning and hard work. Row 1: Don Spies. Row 2: Dick Williams, Bob Holler- bach, Susan Goldenburg, Jackie Clay, Diane Rhein, Pam Patterson, Carolyn Thompson, Brenda Spies, Karen Ottwell. Row 3: Karen Kauffman, Judy Baumgartcn, Patty Newsome, Ross Pfeffer, Barbara Shippey, Sarah Dunck, Faye Kessler, Fred Donner, Barbara Beebe. Effective lighting, demanding correct operation of each little switch, is being taught to Row 7: Sandy Monaghan, Janet Wagner, Sharon Race, Hank Krick, Garry Buettner. Row 2: Judy Ruse, Suzee Murphy, Roberta Sterling, Bobbi Sloan, Steve Peeck. “I Remember Mama” was presented on April 25 by the senior class. Di rected by Miss Schleicher, twenty-three seniors appeared in the final play of the season. The play w ' as adapted from Kathryn Forbes’ b x)k, Mama’s Bank Account,” the true story of the life of a Norvv’egian-American family. The book is also the basis for the “Mama” series on T.V. The cast Mama Papa Katrin Dagmar Christine Mr. Hyde Mr. Thorkelson Nels Aunt Sigrid Aunt Trina Aunt Jennie - Nurse Nurse Woman Dr. Johnson Uncle Chris Arne Soda Clerk Florence Morrehead Madeline Dorothy Schiller Bellboy Scrubwoman f characters: Janet Wagner Gary Arbogast Sandra Fischer Barbara Davis Judy Eckert Jim Wilson Jim Novy Tom Pinkel Barbara Shippy Doris Lieben Judy Tribout SallyTippett Dorothy Sauerwein Mary Leckrone John Orrick Charles Horton Jim Barrow Fred Koerner Suzanne Werstler Marilyn Cook Sue Schmisseur Don Kelly Marilyn Jerde On floor: Barb Davis, Judy Eckert. Seated: Janet Wagner, Gary Arbogast, Tom Pinkel, Jim Wilson. Standing Sandra Fischer. Row 1: Barb Shippey, Mary Leckrone, John Orrick, Sally Tippett, Sandra Fischer, Tom Pinkel, Charles Horton. Row 2: Janet Wag¬ ner, Judy Tribout, Judy Eckert, Barb Davis, Gary Arbogast. Row 3. Jim Novy, Dorothy Sauerwein, Suzanne Werstler, Doris Lieben, Jim Wilson, Fred Koerner, Jim Barrow. Jim Barrow, Judy Eckert, Sandra Fischer, Don Kelly, Sara Schmisseur. Dick Williams, Sue Stonewater, Steve Peeck hold a reading rehearsal. Gathered around Dev Murphy are Hank Krick, Mary Marshall, Judy Glock, Barb Beebe, Pam Patterson, Lewis Bosworth. Dick Williams, Kathy Stenzel, Karen Jack- son, Steve Peeck, Mike Wilson, Sue Stone- water with a —- is that a car? lewis Bosworth, Pam Patterson, Hank Krick relax between scenes. Lynn Smith, Bonnie Goodall, Robbi Ster¬ ling study the script. Karen Kaufmann, Linda Ploudre, Robbi Sterling on the floor. Judy Reese, Jackie Clay, Bonnie Goodall, Lynn Smith, Sharon Travous, Ann Shippey, Sharon Race cluster around. Freshman-Sophomore Plays A chance for underclassmen to show evidence of their interest in theater is the primary purpose of the three frosh-soph one-acts. Since most everyone has some desire to show off his talents, most of the under¬ classmen appear at tryouts in October. Some are chosen to perform on the stage; others for production crews, including lighting, costuming, publicity, pro¬ grams. After this first experience in dramatics, many realize a sense of accomplishment, join Little Theater, and thereby make their high school journey a more enriching experience. “Antic Spring” was directed by Miss Schleicher, assisted by student director, Jim Novy, and included in the cast Susie Stonewater, Richard Williams, Kathy Stenzel, Mike Wilson, Karen Jackson, and Steve Peek. M iss Schleicher, assisted bv Judv Baumgarten, also produced “Broken Rehearsal.” The cast was Roberta Sterling, Karen Kaufmann. Jackie Clay, Ann Shippv, Sharon Travous, Sharon Race, Lynn Smith, Bonnie Coodall, Judy Reese, and Linda Ploudre. “Egad, What a Cad” was the opus produced bv Mr. Pleasant, with the assistance of Suzee Murphy as stu dent director. Acting out the plot were Hank Krick, Pam Patterson, Lewis Bosworth, Devereux Murphy. Judy Glock, Barbara Beebe, and Mary Ann Marshall. Ill The girls in the sextette are: Janet Wagner, Cathy Straub, Brenda Spies, Judy Eckert, Ellen Rasche, Karen Kaufman. At Piano: Susan Krause. Sextette and Ensemble Every Tuesday and Thursday one hears the blend of six ethereal voices undulating from 103A. The Girls Sextette is, of course, rehearsing for one of their many singing engagements. If one peers through the door he might he startled to see one girl leaning back with her feet on the desk, one on the table, swinging her feet (contrary to the time of the music, of course), one leaning on the file cabinet, snatching bites off her candy bar whenever she gets a chance, another sitting on the hi-fi, doing her math, while Miss Baer sits complacently by, even’ now and then punching out one of the voice parts two octaves higher than the Hy News Staff At the beginning of each semester, students are collared by a member of the journalism class and asked to purchase a subscription to the school newspaper, the I Iv News. For a dime per issue or the thirty-five cents bargain rate per semester subscription, the student receives a copy of this informative publication twice each month. Staff members of this student paper are seen all over the campus, busily jotting words in notebooks. This might mean another student opinion poll on such a controversial subcct as whether students prefer to eat wooly worms or smooth ones. The reporters might be gathering facts for a “scoop” for the next issue or scouting around, picking up news-worthy items for a feature story. In their free hours, the staff can be found in their Members of the boys ensemble are: Standing: Dale Marshall, John Albert, Karl Dexheimer, Richard Clark, Bob Holle, Jim Kirsch. At piano. Don Spies. accompaniment. (Who knows what the other two are doing!) But when these girls appear in their stunning red and gray plaid ensembles to perform before a civic or school group, they present a charming picture and give a trained and coordinated perform¬ ance. 1 he Boys’ Ensemble, in their fire-engine red crew necks, also present a handsome appearance as they sing to the public. Contrary to the girls’ schedule, the boys meet with Miss Baer only once a week, but they have exactly the same casual lounging habits during rehearsal as the girls. workroom, reading copy, writing headlines, doing class assignments, or, most often, gabbing and enjoying themselves or answering the phone for Miss Jossem. In spite of their leisurely approach to storv assign¬ ments, these reporters meet the deadline every time. The award-winning Hy News is a reflection of stu dent thought and activity. It provides a review of current events on campus and in classroom to keep the B.T.I l.S. student up to date and in the swing of things. These people publish the school paper: Group I, Row ?. Miss Jossem, Eddy Rogers, Kay Rook, John Corrough, Doris Lieben. Row 2. Taylor Pensoneau, Betty Broderick, Fred Rose. Group f . Row 1: Winona Guetterman, Jeanne Mason, Sue Strehle. Row 2: Len Rathke, Judy Hagar, John Orrick, Sally Tippett. Group III , Row 1. Judy Lewis, Elmer Minneman, Marcia Easton. Row 2. Bill Willis, Judy Appleton, Mary Wieland, Susan Krause, Zabelle Norsigian. 112 Vul. 65 THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 27. 19j Junior 6 Students Toke Merit Tests For First Time This year (or the first tune, junun six maty take the National Merit Scholarship examination ac¬ cording to Mr. C. )■ Cormugh. Di¬ rector of Student Personnel. The examination will he gnren on Tuaadav April 29, and March 20 it the deadline for registration. The charge for raiung the test ■ one dollar payable an the exami¬ nation day. The National Merit Scholarship examination arrves aa a preliminary screening instrument to select thou¬ sands at scholarship winners and to aide in educational and voca¬ tional planning for college bound The National Merit Scholarship Corporation haa awarded more than $5,000,000 in its 1957-58 Merit Scholarship Program to deserving students who might not have been Seated: Eloise Tolies, Pot Rowe, Sandro Schlesinger, Sandy Nina Pulliam, Miss McCann, Sue Touchette, Donna Rolland, Hutchinson, Richard lickfield, Jeannette Webster. Standing: Kenneth Latsch, Jan Muser, Mr. Eller. Future Teachers of America “Let’s go to Carbondale.” “I’ve been there. I’d rather visit Washington U.” “That’s too close to home. We want to go farther away.” “I know! Let’s go to the U. of I.” “That’s too far away, stupid. We could never afford the bus transportation!” This is typical of the discussion when the Future Teachers’ Club plans an educational trip. In addi¬ tion to visiting schools, we enjoy parties, rallies, movies, and we have a hilarious time giving skits. The junior college lounge w ' ith its coke machines, a forbidden pleasure to high school students during the dav, belongs to us alone two evenings every month. Those in our little group are planning on entering the teaching profession. What do you think that will do to the teacher shortage! The St. Clair County members of Future Teachers of America were the first group to use the new cafeteria for a party. Dr. Matthews welcomed the group, as did Pat Rowe, our president who also senes as vice- president of the state organization of F.T.A. Delta Kappa Gamma, professional teacher sorority, provided the entertainment and the refreshments. Seated: Miss McCann, Miss Goeke, Miss Morgan, Miss Kennedy, Miss Rangey, Miss Baldwin, all members of Delta Kappa Gamma. Standing: Mr. Blair, St. Clair County Superintendent of Schools, Pat Rowe, two future teachers from East Side and one from Cahokia Com- monfields, Dr. Matthews. 114 Future Farmers To become a member of the national Future Farmers of Amer¬ ica a boy must take an agricul¬ ture course in high school. F.F.A. attempts to build agri¬ culture leadership, cooperation, and citizenship. At the beginning of this year the Belleville chapter held an initiation ceremony in the old cafeteria, at which time new members were welcomed and each was given an F.F.A. pin. Club meetings are held regularly every two weeks during the second hour period. The boys worked hard selling tool sets and flower seeds to in¬ crease their club funds. They took reservations from parents and friends for a banquet which was held on April 21 at the Brass Rail. Profits from the banquet and the sale of tools and seeds were used to finance a trip to the Purina Research Farm. Club members visited a sheep shearing school sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, and took part in land, poultry, and cattle judging contests. These boys are learning to use hand levels. Row ?. Lory Eckert, Wayne Haas, Bill Watson. Row 2. Marvin Albert, Jack Browne, Herbert Scharf, Jim Woolford, Gary Wartmann, Char¬ les Wilson, Jim Eckert, Basil Gilmore, Larry Ainscough. The boys make plans for a F.F.A. meeting. Seated, Row 1: Wayne Muskopf. Row 2. Walter Schwab, Tom Schmitz, Kenneth Mueller, Ronald Pell- man, Robert Scharf, Danny Lemen, Bill Rettle. Row 3: Jim Crossland, Ken Schnedier, Melvin Underwood, Bob Trieb. Book learning is important to future farmers. Row 1: John Kalbfleisch, Charles Becker, Don Biehl, Glenn Mer- win, Glenn Sullivan, Donald Mehr- tens. Row 2: Hank Krick, Don Davis, Mr. Wolford, advisor, Bernard Bossier. 115 Donkey Basketball Game Each year the Bellevinois Staff and the Student Council sponsor the donkey basketball game. This annual event is participated in by teams of seniors, boys versus girls. These teams attempt to ride the ten lively donkeys, play a game of basketball, and score points all at the same time! The gym is crowded with spectators who howl with laughter as the donkeys spill seniors onto the floor at times and refuse to budge at others. The whole ridiculous per¬ formance gives merriment to the riders as well as to the audience. Before the main event with the live donkeys, this year early spectators were entertained with a spirited basketball game between two girls’ teams of the Teen Age Center league, the Woo Woos versus the Ma- R x s. The WooWojs won with 19-2 points, aftei a heated contest with a great deal of cheering from the sidelines. Then came the contest of seniors versus wtx den donkeys and they proved harder to ride than the live ones, as the seniors found out. And it ltx ked so easv! 7 hen came the highlight of the evening and the moment seniors had waited for during four years of high schcxd — their chance to attempt to hit the basket while riding a donkey! The aroma of the donkeys announced their entrance into the gym — and the contest was on! As is usual, for some reason or other, the score totaled up in favor of the bovs, 20 to 2. 7 he question is how did the girls manage to get the two points? Riders left the gym that night, moaning about aching bones and muscles, and mingled w ' ith the audience, whose ribs ached with too much mirth. Pat Cook keeps her distance from the donkeys. Suzee Murphy goes the wrong way. P. J. Wagner and a donkey. Mr. Burnham and Mr. Harpstreit Whot would you do without lockers Thi canine was an honored visit- watch a basketball game. to go to in the middle of a period? or in Mrs. McCravy ' s class. Junior Jam One of the highlights of the junior year is the Junior Jam, an evening of carnival, slapstick, and dancing, which the junior class gives each year to make money for the prom. Of course, each junior class tries its best to outdo the performance of the previous year. The theme of the vaudeville-type stage show this year was “Paris in a Jam and included most of the junior class in its cast, which was under the direction of Miss Schleicher, head of dra¬ matics on campus. In addition, there was a style show f , featuring the latest costumes for social occa¬ sions. After the stage show, the crowd went to the field- house , which was lined with a variety of booths for such various pleasures as dart throwing, pie throwing, novelties, hot dogs, cake walk, fortune-telling. Car¬ nival spirit reigned, and the crowd enjoyed the dance music of Larry Auds Orchestra. Then came the big moment! Trumpets blew, announcing the coro¬ nation ceremony for the Jam King and Queen. Ballots had been counted and the names of the 1958 King and Queen were revealed — Mike Constance and Jan Muser. As the crowd left the gym after the dance, pleased and tired juniors heard underclassmen hoping that their jam next year could even he better than this one. Pierre, played by JoJean Stafford, serenades three young ladies. This chorus line is composed of junior girls. The umbrella tables bring a feeling of spring to the B.T.H.S. stage. The following people were seen during the Junior Jam Cor- girt, Jon Muser, 0u6en, Mike Constance, King, John Kunzd, onation: Susan Goldenburg, Judy Johnson, Jan Siebert, Connie crownbeorer, Lorry Patton, retiring king. Bob Spilka, David Wolter, Diane Lengfelder, retiring queen, Kay Thompson, flower Schmisseur, Wayne Falk, Richard Clork. Row 1 : Karen Jackson, Bev. Honer, Peggy Johnson, Eileen Moss, Sharon Gildig, Jean Ruser, Judy Keck, Judy Glock, Carolyn Pinkel Margijo Ulch, Sandy Arbogast, Sandy Schilling, Carol Engelage, Sue Ackerman, Jeanice Allard, Dianne Weyhaupt, Marsha Gildig, Cleda Peters, Toni Martin, Carol Stueckel. Row 2: Phyllis Ryan, Bobbi Gruenwald, Judy Schweinfurth, Bev Burchell, Carol Slifka, Bonnie Trieb, Marsha Zack, Annette Rogger, Anita Endsley, Ruth Ann Jackson, Phyllis Jones, Sandy Marshall, Susan Hermann, Sarah Dunck, Irma Watland, Jeanette Randall, Barb Stewart, Barb Kunze, Sharon Farkas, Bev Schuhart, Sharon Huntley, Sandee Wright, Susan Webster, Sandy Thompson, Jo Ann Bloomer, Millicent Handrich, Karen Potter, Brenda Spies, Pam Bohannon, Sandy Massa, Bev Harpstreit, Connie Kuffel, Kathy Schweickert, Penny Trombly. Drill Team The drill team, organized by Mrs. Guthrie last fall, is the youngest campus group, but has worked hard to make a name for itself. The sixty girls reported faithfully for practice drills and a well-trained and coordinated group was formed to the tune of Mrs. Guthries signals. “Left, right, left, right. June, stay in formation. That ' s good. Left, right, left, right, left. . The drill team performed for the public during the football season, going through their drills at the half during games. 1 hey gave a performance for the student body at the pep rally in the fieldhouse to herald the basketball J season. They are practicing to march in the centennial public school picnic parade in June. The drill team in its first year has added a great deal to school spirit on campus. The drill team makes its initial appearance during the half at a football game. 118 The cheerleaders ore, top row: Connie Wolter, Sarah Becker, Trudy Kulessa. Mi ddle row Judy Keck, Jean Hanford, Jane Miles, and Cleda Peters. Bottom row: Sandy Hart and Roxie Yocks. Cheerleaders T he cheerleaders are at it again! Time for another rehearsal. The nine cheerleaders are under the direction of Mrs. Guthrie. For outdoor events they wear maroon slacks, white wool V-neck sweaters, angora earmuffs, rosy cheeks, and happy smiles. For the basketball season they change their garb to short pleated skirts and lambs wool sweaters. The girls have their ups and downs, in more ways than one! Often it is a burden to attend all of the strenuous rehearsals (who would dare miss?) and they are completely worn out after a session of leading cheers at games. But at the end of the cheer¬ ing season they feel that they are rewarded for their hard work and concentrated effort in knowing that they did their part to spur the teams on to victory. 119 VARSITY football squad members are: Row 1. Bill Horner, Jim Stallings, Gary Arbogast, Dick Schmitz, Harry Gates, Jack Heller, Dale Towers, Eddy Knirlberger, Ray Boismenue, Charles Davis, Don Davis. Row 2 Eddy Rogers, Pat Lenz, Don Boatman, Don Storner, Mike Constance, John Calhoun, Bill Vigna, John Weh- meier. Bob Sullivan, Fred Mertz, Ronnie Sceger, Roy Freeman. Row 3: Mr. Rauth, Mr. Tabor, Don Crain, Terry Dill, Jim Adam¬ son, John Jeska, Terry Schwarz, Jerry Russell, Norman Werner, Dennis Capone, Jerry Bosse, Vernon Bailey, Jim Heilengenstein. He was brought down, but not easily. Don Boatman ran away from everyone. Football VARSITY FOOTBALL The Maroons began their 1957 football season with a “bang” on September 13 by beating Ritenour by a score of 27-0. But this was only the beginning of a victorious season which led the Belleville grid stars to a four-way tie for first place in the Southwestern Conference. Fresh from a victory over Granite City on October 18, the Maroons rode over Cathedral to obtain the city championship on October 25. In a game played on November 1, the Maroons tied the undefeated Kahoks of Collinsville in a game that fooled the experts. 1 Iowever, the climax of the season was yet to come! On Thanksgiving Day an unusually enthusiastic and inspired group of Township fans packed the stands at Parson ' s Field in East St. Louis for the annual Maroon- Fiver clash. The most spirited group of Township players in many years came onto the field and went about their work like professionals. A Maroon safety after two minutes of play served as the loundation 122 on which Belleville built a fantastic 41-21 victory over her rival—the first Turkey Day victory over East Side in seven years! After that game, the screaming fans and the pealing victory bell were proof enough that the Maroons had concluded a great season. FRESI1MAN SOPI lOMORE FOOTBALL The importance of this year’s freshman-sophomore team cannot be rated too highly, for much of next year’s varsitv squad will have to come from their ranks. The experience they gained during their games last fall will prove invaluable for the Maroon varsity teams in the next few years. They were coached by Mr. Rauth, Mr. Lauder, and Mr. Baker. And the Crusaders came a-tumbling down. Even the Flyers crashed under the determined Maroons. FRESHMAN — SOPHOMORE football players are: Row 1: Ronald Joshu, Jim Chadderton, Tom Dunck, Michael Tourijigian, Lory Eckert, Roger Sporwasser, Bill Crenshaw, Bill Berger, Jon Carlson. Row 2. Bill Felvey, Tom Schmitz, Marshall Vallowe, James Davis, Bill Bathe, Tom Steen, Bob Trieb, Gary Sullivan. Row 3. Jeff Dawe, Elliot Peskind, Jim Eckert, Tom Reynolds, Jack Browne, Bruce Hart, Paul Rousseau, James Sowman. Row 4 Clifford Bullock, Dale Kuhn, Bob Schaller, Harold Gaubatz, John Black, Jim Schott, Terry Harris, Jim Matthews, Eddie Akers. Row 5: Bill Newbold, Kenneth Werner, Jim Kennedy, Ed Constance, Glenn Harper, Art Baum, Terry Quote, Larry Webster, Bill launius. 123 B.T.H.S. students enjoy donees in the boys ' gym. The jitterbug contest was an added attraction of the Football Frolic. There was a lot of spirit at the pep rally in the stadium lost October. The Bellevinois staff worked hard as salesmen of popcorn, Local fans of the Maroons formed long ticket lines at the pennants, and hot chocolate at the football games. gate. 124 1957 BTHS Grundy Day Pep Day is held annually on the day before Thanks¬ giving and the traditional game between B.T.I1.S. and East Side. It is a half-day holiday for both schools. Student Council members from both schools visited the other school and spike in assembly on rules to be observed for the celebration of the day. We called our celebration “grundv day” and all of us came to school in our old clothes. Senior girls in assembly wore football uniforms and imitated the boys on the team. The team was introduced and Coach Tabor gave a p p talk. At noon the big parade from campus to the downtown public square took place. Every year each class enters a float, usually elabo¬ rately trimmed, in the parade, and there are decorated convertibles to earn ' the team and the candidates for football queen. When the long parade of cars, floats, and marchers reach the square, a committee of citizens judge the floats and award prizes. The cheerleaders are out in full force on the steps of the courthouse, leading the yells, and before long the audience is hoarse with cheering. The enthusiasm whipped up is sustained until ten o’clock the next morning, when the ancient sports rivals meet on the field. This year we were rewarded with a victory — at the end of the game the score stood: B.T.H.S., 41; East Side, 21. It was explained that coopeiation could bring fun on Hobo Day. The cheerleaders created spirit at BTHS. During the parade the senior girls proudly wore the football players ' uniforms. Lettermen ' s Club Reigning over the Lettermon’s Victory Donee are Maid Kay Rook, Maid Sarah Becker, retiring Queen Judy Badgley, Queen Barb Trieb, Maid Judy Monk, and Maid Judy Fagan. Thanksgiving Dance Mingling with the strains of the orchestra was the ringing of the victory hell and the murmur of voices reliving the events of the morning. The highlight of the evening came at eleven, as the 1957 football queen and her court walked down the carpeted aisle into the “All right, you guys! The meeting of the Letter- men will come to order. And if you guys don’t stop eating the candy we are trying to sell at the games we won’t have anv money for our Thanksgiving dance!” Thus the meeting of the Lettermen is opened by president Charles Horton. Members of the organ¬ ization are those boys who have earned at least one major letter in any school sport. The Lettermen spon¬ sor the annual Thanksgiving dance, the selecting and crowning of the football queen and her maids, and the sale of candy and soda at all of the home games. beautifully decorated gym. The glittering Thanksgiv¬ ing Dance then became a page in the history of our journev through high school. Reigning over the Lettermen’s Victory Dance are Maid Kay Rook, Maid Sarah Becker, Queen Barb T rieb, Maid Judy Mank, and Maid Judy Fagan. Row 1: Jerry Russell, Charles Kneedler, Larry Patton, George Koderhandt, Jack Fowler, Ed Knirlberger. Row 2. John Cal¬ houn, Jack Heller, Ollie Rhein, Gordon Meyer, Tom Casperson, Dave Sparks. Row 3: Jim Stallings, Mike Constance, John Elliott, Dennis Capone, Dan McWhorter, Charles Davis. Row 4. Kent Ratay, Ray Hall, Gregory Giese. Row 1: Mr. Armstrong, Vernon Winter, Jim Adamson, Bob Thomas, Charles Horton, Dave Reynolds, Harry Gates, Joe Barnes. Row 2: Don Crain, Terry Schwarz, Mel Patton, Fred Marhanka, Wayne Sutter, Gearge Strecker, Dick Cunningham. Row 3. Robert Fuchs, Dan Kammler, Bud Wobus, Richard Jordon, Bill Vigna, Len Rathke, John Husted. Row 4. Gary Orr, Don Storner, Butch Minemann, Don Boatman, Eddie Bour, Eddy Rogers, Tom Wotson, Bob Glazebrook. Row 5: T aylor Pensoneau, Fred Rose, Bob Sullivan. 126 Football Queen and Her Maids Being a nominee for football queen is a thrill and an honor for a senior girl. Every year the Letter- men nominate five senior girls for the honor and the entire student body decides by its vote which of the five will reign as queen. It seemed as if the climax of the Thanksgiving Dance would never come — the moment when the iden¬ tity of the queen w ' ould be re¬ vealed. All through that exciting evening, the candidates’ dates will verify that the girls had hands like ice, were afraid of tripping while going down the aisle, and had a hard time deciding which song to choose as their favorite to announce their entrance. Each girl was presented w ' ith a corsage of white carnations and briefed on the plans for the corona¬ tion ceremony. Then the time had come! The girls, escorted by their dates, entered the beautifully de¬ corated gym in alphabetical order. A large spotlight led the way for them as they followed the w ' hitc carpet over the bridge and to the platform, where the 1956 queen, Judy Badgley, w ' as seated. After all the girls had taken places on the platform, retiring queen Judy walked to the foot of the platform and the orchestra played a fanfare. Then Judy step ped upon the platform and handed the queen’s bouquet to the surprised and happy new ' queen, Barb Trieb. After a dance for the queen and her court. Barb was given the big¬ gest thrill of all. She was given the honor of ringing for fortv onc times the victory bell which the team had won that morning from East Side by an overwhelming victory. Maid Judy Fagan, Maid Kay Rook Queen Barb Trieb Maid Jody Mank, Maid Sarah Becker 127 The Township mat men are: Top row: George Koderhandt and Jack Fowler. Eddy Rogers and Harry Gates. Bob Thomas and Jim Stallings. 2nd row.- Coach Rauth led the boys to victory. Bob Thomas suggested a face down rest for his opponent. Wrestling Coached by Mr. Rauth, the matmen of B.T.H.S. completed the year with a 9-4 record. 1 wo times the defeats came within one bout of Belleville se¬ curing a complete victory and a whitewash of the other team. The speediest pin of the season was made by 1 larrv Cates who took only thirty-one seconds to defeat his opponent. For the duration of the season the members of the stronger sex took to dieting. 1 hey knew r that either they skipped a few ' meals or they would have to run off the additional weight. Granite City w ' as the only team able to defeat the Maroons at the district meet at Wood River. 1 en of our boys advanced to the sectional tourney at Granite City. Two of them qualified for the state finals at Cham¬ paign. One was a senior, Bob Glazebrook; the other a junior, George Koderhandt. George entered state competition as the champion of the sectional meet. He won 16 out of 17 matches in the 112 pound division, 13 in a row, and six on pins. Bob went into state competition with a 14-4 record in the 127 pound class. He finished second in the sectional meet and entered tournament competition with a 10-2 mark w ' hich included seven pins. When Bob was a freshman he also earned the right to com¬ pete in the state finals. 128 Top row: Bob Sullivan and Bob Glazebrook. Gary Schwartz Bob Glazebrook has his barefooted friend fooled, and Don Bingheim. Bill Gain and Doug Ruhmann. 2nd row: Sully was on top and the match was about to begin. WRESTLING SCHEDULE December 6 Roxana over Belleville January 23 Belleville over O’Fa lion Tech December 12 Belleville over Wood River January 30 Belleville over O’Fallon Tech December 17 Granite City over Belleville February 4 Belleville over Edwardsville December 19 Belleville over Edwardsville February 13 Belleville over Cahokia January 3 Vandalia over Belleville February 18 Granite City over Belleville January 7 Belleville over Roxana February 28 Sectional toumev January 9 Belleville over Wood River March 7-8 State finals at Champaign January 20 Belleville over Cahokia 129 Basketball 1957-58 BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Belleville 57 O’Fallon 29 Belleville 51 Wood River 53 Belleville 59 Roxana 41 Belleville 68 Granite City 49 Belleville 44 Collinsville 45 CENTRALIA HOLIDAY TOURNEY Belleville 64 Salem 47 Belleville 70 PinckneyviUe 53 Belleville 40 Rock Island AUeman 59 Belleville 58 Champaign 60 Belleville 55 E. St. Louis 40 Belleville 68 Decatur (Eisenhower) 50 Belleville 51 Edwardsville 50 Belleville 66 Alton 52 Row 1: Mr. Budde, Jerry Russell, Mel Patton, Richard Jordon, Mike Con¬ stance, Don Crain, Gory Tegtmeier, lorry Patton, George Strecker, Fred Koerner, Charles Kneedler, Mr. Freeark. Row 2. Vern Winter, Charles Stegmeyer, I he varsity, trained by Coach Freeark, came up with a very impressive record of twenty three victories to only seven defeats. Belleville defeated its ancient rival. East Side, two times in conference plav and once in the regional tournament to make all Belleville Ians happy. The Maroons won the city championship title by defeating Cathedral by a score of 65-49. Our team was very impressive in conference plav, placing second in the Southwestern Conference. In confer¬ ence play, the Maroons lost twice to Collinsville and once to Wood River. The scores of these three games were very close, so close, in fact, that the total number of points difference in the scores were only five. Coach Freearks squad was extremely versatile. Each boy was a part of the team and each had his “big” night. Fans will long remember the exciting baskets made by Larry Patton in the final three seconds of games with Edwardsville and East St. Louis. Larrv, a senior and co-captain of the team, sank these winning baskets to defeat Edwardsville, 51-50, and East Side, 57-55. Jerry Russell, a senior and co-captain of the team, completed three years of varsity basketball and was again the leading scorer. Jerry hit sixtv-five per cent Every gome begins with o jump boll. Everyone wonts the boll at the same timel Add two points to our score, Charliel DUPO INVITIONAL TOURNEY Belleville 38 Cathedral (Belleville) 29 Belleville 50 Freeburg 45 Belleville 37 Dupo 44 Belleville 47 Wood River 42 Belleville Granite Citv (postponed) Belleville 57 Freeburg 52 Belleville 72 Collinsville 75 Belleville 55 Champaign 51 Belleville 78 Edwardsville 70 Belleville 65 Alton 51 Belleville 57 East St. Louis 55 Belleville 64 Granite City 52 Belleville 70 Marion 51 Belleville 69 Cahokia 50 Belleville 65 Cathedral 49 REGIONAL TOURNEY AT BELLEVILLE Belleville 51 Cahokia 48 Belleville 51 East St. Louis 41 Belleville 52 Lincoln 53 Junior Varsity Basketball. Row ?. Jim Stiehl, Charles Risser, Mike Wittlich, Pat Lenz, Art Baum. Row 2: Eddie Constance, John Jeska, Tim Koch, Jim Burnham, Mr. Lauder. of his shots, even during the period when his hand was in a cast as a result of an injury. 1 le led the attack against Cathedral by sinking twelve out of seventeen. Charles Kneedler, a senior, is best known for his accurate set shot. Charlie is an excellent defense man and also the quickest man on the team. In the game against Champaign, Charlie sank eight shots to lead the Maroons to victory. I le sank eight out of nine in the first half of the game with Lincoln. Gary Tegtmeier, a senior, is another outstanding defense man and an excellent rebounder. Gary is remembered for his great performance against Cahokia as he led the Maroons to a 69-50 victor) ' . George Strecker, a junior, was the leading attacker against Wood River and Dupo in consecutive games. George led the team in the game with Alton with twenty points. Mel Patton, a sophomore and the best all-around man on the team, was especially cool in clutch free throwing. Mel led the Maroons on to defeat Cahokia in the regional tournament with his accurate free throwing. I le was a great help to the team during the last half of the season. Frosh-sophomore basketball. Row 1: Rich Jordon, Babe Rousseau, Randy Hinkle, John Fussner, Ricky Schmitz, Jerry Dill, Cliff Bullock, Bill Schlueter, Harold Gaubatz. Row 2: Mr. Budde, Frank Synek, Gunther Keitel, Les Mueller, Jim Eckert, Alec Zaber, Tom Butts, Bob Schaller, Dale Kuhn, Walter Weik, manager, Jim Freiberg. Varsity Track Nevin Paddy manager John Elliott pole vault John I lusted 440 — 880 — mile relay Jim Stallings 440 - 100 yard Mr. Tabor fresh man-sophomore coach Mr. Kneedler freshman-sophomore coach Bob Sweet 220 - 880 relay - 100 yard Dave Reynolds low hurdles — 880 relay — shuttle relay hurdle Elmer Minneman 220 — 440 mile relay Bob Fuchs 440 — mile relay Jerry Russell shot — discuss — mile relay — low, high, shuttle hurdle re¬ lay — school shot put record Richard Jordon discus Gary Tegtmeier hi jump Charles Kneedler hi jump — broad jump — 880 relay — 220 — 100 yard — mile relay — low hurdles — shuttle hurdle relav — low hurdle record Poddy and Elliot Husfed and Stallings Coaches Tobor and Kneedler Sweet and Reynolds Minemann and Fuchs Russell and Jordan Tegtmeier and Kneedler Don Storner 220 - 100 yard - 880 relay Wayne Sutter half mile — mile Harry Gates shot — 880 relay Don Crain hi jump — broad jump — low, high, shuttle hurdle relav Bill Vigna shot — discus Don Boatman low, high hurdles Jerry ' McFadden 440 — 880 — mile — mile re¬ lay — school mile record Bill Meckfessel 880 — mile Mr. Harpstreit varsity coach Fred Rose 880 — mile Tavlor Pensoneau 880 - 440 Dan Kammler board jump George Stecker shot Storner and Sutter Gates and Crain Vigna and Boatman McFadden and McFessel Coach Harpstreit Rose and Pensoneau Kammler and Strecker 135 Row 1: Dovid lindemann. Bill Blank, Tom Lacy, Jim Mulvaney, Mike Tourijigian, Jim McKelvey, Kenny Frierderick, Jim Burn¬ ham. Row 2. Larry Waltz, Bob Halle, Bill Crenshaw, Bill Weber, Kenny Draper, Bob Hunt, Eric Holliday, Jim Barrow. Row 3: Bill Newbold, Scott McDonald, Bob Schmalbach, Gaylon Baker, Gerald Rank, Ron Hentyel, Kent Ratay, Terry Nolbert. Row 4: Charles Horton, Roy Bishoff, Pat Lenz, Jim Edgar, Jerry Turley, Gary Sullivan, Manuel Smith, Gary Orr. Track This year’s track team proved to be one of the host in many years at B.T.H.S. 1 he track team was coached by Mr. 1 larpstreit, who was assisted by Mr. Tabor and Mr. Kneedler. The many hours the coaches spent working with the boys to prepare them for the various and diverse events of track, such as dashes, relays, pole vault, shot put, discus throw, and others, resulted in a 91-27 victory for the Maroons over Wood River on April 8, the first meet of the season. 1 he great victory came on April 11 when the Maroons defeated East St. Louis by a score of 66 1 6 to 56 5 6. This win was the first time in fourteen years that Belleville defeated the Fivers in track events. The team this year has had many stars, including TRACK SCHEDULE 1958 Apr. 3 8 11 15 16 25 29 Central ia Wood River East St. Louis Edwardsville Clark Jr. High (Fresh.) S. W. Conference Relay Lincoln, East St. Louis Eric Holliday found the hurdles high and one right after the other. Jim Stallings and Don Storner were caught practicing for the 100 yard dash. 06 Freshman Sophomore Track Jr. Varsity. Row ?: Harold Gau- batz, David Werstler, Doug Hoffman, Elwood Courtney, Tom Watson, Larry Becham, Tim Spivey. Row 2: Alec Zaber, Allen Jones, Bob Schmalbach, John Wehmeier, Dennis Capone, Bill Weber, Pat Lenz, Karl Dexheimer. Row 3. Dove Nielson, Gary Wortman, Bob Schmitz, Don Christian, Larry Bergman, Gene Marlinghaus, Ronald Bagett, Ron Duncan. Row 4 Larry Ains- cough, Frank Cox, Glen Turner, Dean Boss e, Carl Cerneka, Robert Young, Richard Harnest. quite a number of seniors who lettered in track in previous years. Several promising newcomers, many of them freshmen, joined the team this year. Two records broken this year were the half mile run and the shot put. The half mile was broken by Jerry McFadden, a junior, setting a record of 2:01. The former record 2:041 was set in 1935 by Stephen Luther. The shot put record was broken by Jerry Russell, a senior, who broke the former record of 47 feet, 2 inches, set by Ralph Magin in 1955. Jerry set the new record at 51 feet, 8 inches. Charles Kneedler, senior, set two records dur¬ ing his high school career. I le holds the junior di¬ vision record for high jump at 5 feet, 9 l A inches. I le set the broad jump record at 21 feet, 8V4 inches. May 2 3 5 6 13 16-17 20 23 East St Louis Relays Dupo, Fresh.-Soph. Meet Collinsville Rock Jr. High (Fresh.) Granite City State Meet East St. Louis S.VV. Conference Meet Ron Duncan watches as someone goes up and over the pole vault bar. A future track stor learns that coordi¬ nation is so important when throwing the shot. 137 Top harriers this season were Jerry McFadden, Gary Orr, Taylor Pensoneau, Dave Lindemann, John Husted, Bill Meckfessel, Fred Rose, and Wayne Sutter. Cross Country The cross country’ team, under the coaching of Mr. Harpstreit, finished the season with good speed and a fine record. The boys made a good showing in the Beaumont Invitational Meet, where they finished seventh in competition with the best squads in the greater St. Louis area. Our boys also had a stunning victory over East Side. T he only team to beat the Maroons at the first Belleville Invitational Meet was the Redbirds of Alton. Coach Harpstreit’s team took third place at the district meet on the Alton golf course, on a morning when the thermometer registered thirty-five degrees. Jerry ' McFadden finished fifth in district competition and advanced to the state meet at Champaign. Other top harriers this season were Wayne Sutter, Bill Meek- fessel, Gary ' Orr, Taylor Pensoneau, Fred Bose, and Kent Ratay. The last meet was run at half time of the Collins¬ ville Belleville football game. The fans then showed their spirit to the distance runners. The team included: Row 7: Mr. Harpstreit, Larry Beckman, Joel Merriman, Larry Wolz, Stephen Ratay, Lester Mueller, Galen Baker, Bill Whitely, Bob Cheathem, Bruce Hart. Row 2: Jim Edgar, Nick Valentine, Ken Giffhorn, Bob Hollerbach, Charles Rose, Tom Butts, Lon Turner, Don Christian, Gordon Bergmann. Row 3: Gary Orr, Wayne Sutter, Jerry McFadden, Fred Rose, Elmer Minneman, John Husted, Taylor Pensoneau, Roger Buecher, Bob Fuchs, Dove Lindeman, Bill Meckfessel. 138 Is that baseball player running backwards? . . . Kay and Don stroll over the bridge at the Thanksgiving Dance . . . Tongue in cheek. Bob keeps an eye on the ball . . . Our junior varsity claims the ball . . . Maid Judy Fagan enters on the arm of Fred Swan ... A study in determination on the baseball field . . . Sarah and Tom Kurrus make an entrance between lines of dancers . . . “B stands for Becker leading Belleville . . . Another Judy and escort Don Crain approach the queen ' s court ... It takes effort to go over the hurles and down the track. 139 Varsity Baseball m Team Charles Butzinger first base 1 Roger Buecher pitcher Roger Lowery second base Mike Constance first base Tom Casperson pitcher Vern Winter pitcher Jim Baltz catcher Larry Patton catcher Dan McWhorter second l ase Roger Weber third base Richard Stein man ager Ralph Schanuel manager Charles Butzinger and Roger Buecher Roger Lowery and Mike Constance. Tom Casperson ona Vern Winter. Jim Baltz and Lorry Patton. Dan McWhorter and Roger Weber. Richard Stein and Ralph Schanuel, managers. 140 Mel Patton center field Dick Badglcy left field Mr. Budde coach Terry Schwarz right field Charles Stegmeier left field Boh Spilka pitcher Jerry Hoffman pitcher Bob Tonjes center field Vernon Steinberg left field Ollie Rhein first base Mike YVittlich catcher Gordon Meyer (not pictured) short stop Mel Potton and Dick Badgley. Mr. Budde, coach Terry Schwarz and Charles Stegmeyer. Bob Spilka and Jerry Hoffman. Bob Tonjes and Vernon Steinberg. Mike Wittlich and Ollie Rhein. 141 BASEBALL 1958 April 1 2 8 10 11 14 16 17 19 21 Aviston Freehurg Granite City Edwardsvillc Cahokia Commonfields East St. Louis Madison YV x d River Spring.-Cath’l. Lanphier Alton This batter dares the pitcher to throw the ball just where he likes it. This player believes that everything that goes up comes down. Baseball Because of this year s extremely bad weather, the 1958 baseball team had to practice in the gvm for nearly a week and a half. Snow fell on the first day of “spring” practice and the team had to practice on weekends in order to he ready. On April Fool ' s Dav the team played its first game at Aviston. They played without much previous hit ting and fielding practice, hut Coach Budde ' s boys pulled through — winning 6-0 in an errorless opener. Vem Winter pitched a three-hit shut-out, striking out twelve. Ollie Rhein had two hits, including a homer with two men on. The second game was played at Freehurg, with Tom Casperson, a right hander, firing a two hitter, striking out six. Our team was limited in hits, hut we pushed over four runs, taking Freehurg 4-0. We made one error in the second shut-out of our first two games. Then the team had a week to practice between games, and finally got an opportunity to get caught Row 1; Dennis Hermann, Jock Browne, Bill Schlueter, Randy Harvey, Ron Engler, Dennis Moellman, T ; m Koch, Terry Dill, Hinkle, Paul Rousseau, Bob Smith, Jerry Dill, les Mueller, Jim Sowman, Art Baum, Mr. Lauder. Terry Towers, Dennis Mensinger. Row 2: Mr. Freeark, Ted 22 Assumption 26 DuQuoin-Muqihvsboro 28 Coulterville 30 Webster Groves Mav 1 2 3 5 10-14 19-21 26-28 June 5-6 New Athens Dupo Cathedral Collinsville District Regional Sectional State Was the runner safe at first base? Mr. Budde makes plans as he watches the boys play. up on fielding and hitting. The first game on the home diamond was played on April 8. It w ' as the first conference game of the season and our Maroons came through for us again. T om Casperson was the hurler and allowed only three hits. In the last inning Ollie Rhein drove in two runs to wind up the score at 8-2. I he deadline date for this hook to go to press makes it impossible for us to give a plav bv play account of all of the conference games from now ' on to the end of the season. The Maroons got off to a good start and we feel sure that they w r ill come out on top. just as our teams did in other sports this year. Re¬ turning lettermen on the team this year include Larrv and Mel Patton, Tom Casperson, Vern Winter, Ollie Rhein, Terrv Schwarz, Dan McWhorter, Roger Weber, and Moose Mever. Regardless of the outcome of any season, we students at B.T.H.S. believe firmly that, win, lose, or draw ' , the Maroons are the best! FrosH Soph. Baseball. Row ?. Bob Walker, Dennis Conner, Gene Kroupa, Mike Koenig, Gary Knolhoff, Collin Ricketts, Walter Yungel, Charles Casey, Lynn Wittlich, James Freiberg, Roger Rhein, Jim Shea, Al Pauly. John Jeska, Dick Jordon. Row 2. Tom Butts, Jerry Beekman, 143 Tennis SCHEDULE Granite City Edwardsville Carbon dale Collinsville Greenville Wood River Granite City Roxana Edwardsville Assumption Wood River Roxana District meet Collinsville Assumption Greenville State finals Coach “Wally” explains to the team how to catch butterflies with a tennis racket. TENNIS April 8 April 10 April 11 April 14 April 16 April 17 April 21 April 22 April 23 April 23 April 28 April 30 Mav 3 May 5 MaV 7 May 9 Mav 16-17 Enthusiasm for this sport has been growing each year and this spring twenty boys tried out for the team. Nine returning lettermen, Glenn Headen, Tom Kur rus, Bud 1 (oilman, Dave Sparks, Dick Cunningham, Bud Wobus, Phil Kammann, and Eddie Bour, formed the foundation of this year’s squad. Next year, several promising newcomers will he able to take the positions of the five graduating seniors. The racqueteers were able to conquer most o( their opponents this season in order to chalk up one of the best records in years. Kneeling: Dick Cunningham, Phil Kammann, Bud Hollman, Eddie Bour. Standing: Bud Wobus, Dave Sparks, Coach Rauth, Tom Kurrus, Glenn Headen. 144 Golf Since golf is the only sport at B.T.H.S. that cannot he played on the campus, few people realize what a fine game our golfers are playing. 1 he boys practice at Westhaven Golf Course, and this year several new boys joined the squad. Mike Fotakis, a junior, and a newcomer to Township, started the season with a low 38. Returning to the team were senior Joe Barnes and juniors Jay Markw’ardt and Jack Fowler. 1 his season’s schedule included many Southwestern Conference games. Row ?; Jay Markwardt, John Merriman, Mike Fotokis. Row 2: Joe Barnes. Joe Bunetic, Jack Fowler, Mr. Heinz. 1958 GOLF SCHEDULE April 9 Collinsville There April 16 Western Military There April 18 Alton Here April 23 Edw ' ardsville 1 lere April 30 Western Military 1 lere May 2 Alton There May 5 Edw ' ardsville There May 7 Collinsville I lere May 9 District May 23 Conference I lere Jay Markwardt concentrates on the green ot Westhaven, in a match against Pinckneyville. 145 Any journey would be impossible without the service stations, whose services keep the traveler and his mode of transportation on the road. In a similar manner, the shopkeepers and business¬ men ol the communitv provide us with our daily necessities and, when we can afford them, our little luxuries. Where would we be without those necessary items of fuel for energy, cokes and hamburgers? I low could we get along without sweaters and skirts, slacks and sport shirts, car coats and loafers? If only our parents were convinced that we couldn ' t get along without sport cars? And most especially, how could we produce this written and pictorial record of this years journey through B.T.II.S. without the backing of the adults of the community? The patrons and advertisers listed in the pages that follow are as much a part of our journey as we are and just as important for this record. 146 Patrons Index Augustine’s Restaurant 151 Baechle Cleaning Company 168 Baldus, Albert Funeral 1 lome 182 Becker, G. A. and Sons Insurance Agency 182 Behrmann, Robt. Construction Co. 174 Belleville Automotive Trades Association 154 Belleville Bank Association 180 Belleville Cab Company 185 Belleville Casket Company 160 Belleville Co-Operative Grain Company 158 Belleville Daily Advocate 156 Belleville Glass Company 153 Belleville News-Democrat 178 Belleville Sheet Metal Works, Inc. 181 Belleville-St. Louis Coach Company 170 Belleville Supply Company 174 Bismarck Care 178 Bloomer Amusement Company 152 Bonnelle’s Italian Restaurant 188 Borman’s Clothing Store 188 Bridges and Ward Drug Store 177 Brunsmann’s Shoppe Incorporated 160 Business Patrons 175 Carroll House, The 169 Central Engraving Comp any 149 Century Brass Works 188 Cheri Lynn Studios 150 Children’s Shop 160 Dahm Plumbing and Heating Co. 178 Diedrich and Son 155 Diehl’s Jewelry Store 162 Dr. Pepper Bottling Co. 182 Dutch Girl, The 174 Eagle Range and Manufacturing Company 156 East Side Pattern and Model Company 187 E-Bec Office and School Supplies 165 Eckert’s Super Market 155 Eddy Paper Company 172 Eden Pharmacy 168 Egyptian Stationery 181 Feickert’s Bakery, Inc. 157 Fellner-Ratheim 152 Firestone Store 171 First National Bank of Millstadt, The 165 Frillman Photographers 157 Gaerdner Funeral Home 162 Geissler Roofing Company 172 Greater Belleville Savings and Loan Assoc. 179 Grimm and Gorly Florist 164 Grob Paint and Wallpaper Store 161 Gundlach and Company Funeral Home 153 Hillcrest Convalescent Home 151 1 lirth Plumbing and I leating 150 Hunt, John A. Insurance 187 Imported Motor Cars 182 Jones Stationery ' 160 Kastel, Fred M. Electrical Supply Co. 164 Katz’s Women’s Apparel 184 Keil Heating and Sheet Metal Works 164 Kissel’s Pharmacy 159 Klamm Florist 186 Kloess Contracting Company 157 Knapp Furniture Company 179 Krupp’s Floral Shop 184 Liese Lumber Company 184 Main Street Markets 163 Marsh Stencil Company 158 Miller Florist 162 Millstadt Creamery 173 Millstadt Home Bakery 165 Mueller Furniture Company 150 Nehi Bottling Company 164 New Era Oil Company 156 O’Fallotl-Belleville Coach Co. 156 Patient, F. A. City Service 187 Peskind’s Incorporated 177 Peters I lardware Store 179 Raines Radio and Television Service 181 Ray’s Restaurant 15 3 Record Printing Advertising Company 177 Reeb’s Quality Dairy Center 176 Retail Clerk’s Union No. 219 159 Rhein’s Music House, Inc. 176 Richland Foundry Company 188 Roesch Enamel and Manufacturing Co. 152 Rust Contracting Sup. Co., Incorporated 171 Saeger Wholesale Company 186 Schickedanz Agency, Incorporated 151 Schlosscr’s Lincoln Soda Shop 158 Schmidt-Wuller, Incorporated 163 Schuessler’s Foodland Market 171 Schuff and Son Garage 185 Sears, Roebuck and Company 161 Simond’s Pharmacy 173 Skateland 166 Small’s 158 Smith, Harold Drug Store 187 Spieth Studio 168 St. Clair Ice Company 170 Stiehl Drugs 163 Stolze Lumber Company 174 Straub Jewelers 186 Streck Packing Plant 176 Toggery, The 162 Vem’s Vending Service 176 Viviano’s 173 W. I. B. V. Radio Station 166 Walkohl Drug Company 185 Wevgandt’s Market 159 Young’s TV and Record Center 184 Distinction Distinctive ideas in annuals are a prime factor in a successful book of course service and quality can not be overlooked 9 lie sign of the trade mark means. Enqravttnq Service Plus Close Co-operation between Staff.and Annual Department ENGRAVING V ' Clllldi COMPANY CALUMET BUILDING ST.LOUIS. MISSOURI College Annual Builders of America Compliments of Mueller Furniture Company ' The Home of Quality Furniture for Less 1004 East Main Street Phone ADams 3-0667 Your First Lesson is Free at - Cheri Lynn Studios and - -Cheri Lynn Beauty Salon- Guaranteed to Make You a Popular Dancer or You Dance at Our Expense CLASSES NOW BEING FORMED Top — Ballet — Toe — Acrobatic — Class — Private Professional Instruction in Self Improvement—Professional Modeling Weekly Studio Parties for our Students Phone ADams 4-6802 200 North Illinois Street Medical Arts Bldg., Suite No. 6 BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS H I R T H Plumbing S Heating COMPANY ROTO-ROOTER SEWER CLEANING SERVICE CONTRACTING - NEW INSTALLATIONS - REPAIRS 118 North 16th Street BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS ADams 3-0362 Congratulations from the W. A. Schickedanz Agency, Inc. Belleville ' s largest insurance agency and the most progressive realtor in the area. 110 West Main Street Belleville, Illinois Telephone ADams 3-0644, 0645, 0646 5277 Hillcrest Convalescent Home Ella Schlueter, Owner Noted to be courteous to its patients 24-hour Nursing Service ADams 3-9384 — If no answer call EXpress 7-5184 420 Mascoutah Avenue Belleville, Illinois Augustine ' s Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge . . . Featuring Continental Cuisine ADams 4-6364 1200 Centerville Avenue Belleville, Illinois 151 Compliments of Roesch Enamel and Manufacturing Co. Great Expectations . . . Are accomplished by a little extra effort in everything yon do — completion of a high school education, and graduation, is only the gateway to a successful career. It s the determination to dignify the job you have, to increase your sense of satisfaction, and in unrestricted training to qualify yourself for opportunity to greater individual achievement, that makes you the best ol whatever vou are. in Belleville since 1891 BLOOMER AMUSEMENT CO. RITZ THEATRE SKYVIEW and CAHOKIA DRIVE-IN THEATRES Belleville East St. Louis YOUR ENJOYMENT IS OUR PURPOSE BELLEVILLE GLASS COMPANY AUTO GLASS - FURNITURE TOPS - MIRRORS WINDOW GLASS - PLATE GLASS 23 South Third Street ADams 4-1837 BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS Ray ' s Restaurant on the □ Belleville ' s Most Popular Eating Place Edgar A. Baldus GUNDLACH COMPANY FUNERAL HOME Open 24 hours Ambulance Service Fred W. Bohannon High at A Street ADoms 3-0029 153 Compliments of Belleville Automotive Trades Assn. J. C. Auffenberg Ford, Inc. 1001 South Illinois Street Endres Motor Sales 3625 West Main Street FORD STUDEBAKER-PACKARD Edword Mutto Auto Sales, Inc. 517 South Illinois Street Boeker Motors, Inc. 1218 West Main Street HUDSON CHRYSLER-PLYMOUTH-IMPERIAL National Auto Supply Co. 17 North Second Street Wagner Motor Car Co. A and Jackson Streets AUTO PARTS b SERVICE EQUIP. BUICK Meyer Bros. Auto Co. 335 West Main Street L. R. McKinley Cr Sons, Inc. 512-18 West Main Street PONTIAC-CADILLAC CHEVROLET Kerley Oldsmobile Co. 4398 West Main Street United Auto Parts, Inc. 112 West B Street OLDSMOBILE AUTO PARTS Cr SERVICE EQUIP. Oliver C. Joseph, Inc. 223 West Main Street St. Clair Motors, Inc. 115 East A Street DODGE-PLYMOUTH EDSEL Diedrich and Son CHEVROLET DEALERS 216 West Laurel Street Millstadt, Illinois ECKERT ' S SUPER ROADSIDE MARKET COUNTRY MEATS QUALITY FARM PRODUCTS 3 Miles South of Belleville on Route 13 JoAnn loeffler and Barbara Widman put on an act for the Football Frolic. Latin students present a gift to Miss Johnson at the Roman banquet. Students digest an idea in American literature class. A class meeting in study hall holds the attention of the seniors. Compliments of CVFallon - Belleville Coach Co. Manager — Lloyd (Katy) Cavins Home Phone MErcury 2-4794 WE SPECIALIZE IN CHARTER TRIPS 102 W. State St. O ' Fallon, Illinois MErcury 2-3710 Eagle Range and Manufacturing Co. Circulation Increase Each year for 23 consecutive years Read and Advertise in the growing BELLEVILLE DAILY ADVOCATE Belleville ' s Home Newspaper New Era Oil Co. DX Lubricated Gasoline DX Lubricating Oils FIRESTONE TIRES and TUBES Phone ADams 3-0177 - 3-0497 Feickert ' s Bakery, Inc. £ 2 , 101 North Illinois Street ADoms 3-2240 Bellevue Park Plaza Shopping Center ADams 4-3881 Compliments of KLOESS Contracting Company The Story of the Book The 1958 yearbook staff, chosen the previous spring to begin work in September, couldn’t wait to get started and began meeting together during the summer for some brain and buzz sessions. By the first day of school this year, we had planned a rough outline of our book, had made money at several bake sales, and had painted the hole in the basement that is our staff room. We decorated it (and ourselves) in sandalwood and turquoise, Miss Hanslcbcn’s favorite colors. We’ll remember October and our huge task of tak¬ ing and identifying pictures of individuals. We went around with an “I Sec Your Face Before Me” look. I Ielping Barb and Mr. Swain, our genial engraver, paste up pictures almost knocked us out—where does he get that gluer Judy kept us busy, securing local ads for revenue, and each of us decided not to enter the advertising business. Too nerve-racking! We certainly got around town and into business places that we knew nothing about B.B.A. (before Bellcvinois advertising). “Popcorn! Hot chocolate! Get your school pennant!” we yelled at football games as Sarah stmt us forth to sell to the cheering public. Trying times were those (Continued on page 192) Frillman Photographers 7607 West Main St. EXpress 7-5287 2615 West Main Street BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS Congratulations and the best of Life to all of you . . . from All of Us SCHLOSSER ' S Lincoln Soda Shop Belleville ' s Sweetest Spot Compliments of Marsh Stencil Machine Company Good Food -Russell Stover Candies Home Made Ice Cream Apparel for Men — Boys — Preps Congratulations from Belleville Co-Operative Grain Company Small ' s 110 East Main Street BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS Shoes for the Entire Family Kissel’s Pharmacy Jos. A. Ernst, R. Ph. The West End Prescription Drug Store Photo Finishing Phone: ADams 3-0576 1401 West Moin Street Belleville, Illinois 1 4o c (. VW r i° I haven ' been he same smell 4ha+ ! since l drank Ikat HCl! Guest who??? The Retail Clerks of Belleville, Illinois LOCAL No. 219 With 60 years of faithful service to this community Weygandt ' s Market Fresh Meats — Groceries — Confections Open Week Days 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. — Sundays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Phone: ADams 3-2185 102 North 11th Street Belleville, Illinois 159 BrunsmanrTs Shoppe, Inc. m DISTINCTIVE WINDOW AND FLOOR COVERINGS Phone: ADoms 3-3441 215 East Main Street BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS Compliments of Compliments of The Children’s Shop Belleville Casket Co., Inc. ADams 4-0427 121 East Main Street Jackson at B Street BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS Jones Stationery Store Serving you with a complete line of School Supplies — Office Supplies — Wrapping Materials Cards for all occasions — Novelties 125 East Main Street Belleville, Illinois 160 Friends of the Belleuinois Black Knights All-Purpose Drum Section Mrs. Frieda Pulliam Mrs. Ella Eckert Nina Pulliam Mr. Cr Mrs. Aram Norsigian Mr. Cr Mrs. Charles Tribout Mr. Cr Mrs. C. E. 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Royal Crown Cola Bottled by Nehi Bottling Compony 400 East B St. Belleville, Illinois LENNOX FURNACES GAS OIL COAL Installed - Repaired - Serviced Compliments of Fred M. Kastel Electrical Co. 53 Yeors Serving Belleville COMPLETE LINE OF FIXTURES AND SUPPLIES Keil Heating § Sheet Metal Show Rooms: Phone: 201 West Main St. ADams 3-0355 301 North Illinois ADams 3-3039 E-Bee Office S School Supplies Serving America with Quality Office and School Supplies 23 West Lincoln at First Phone ADams 3-1250 Belleville, Illinois We believe the future of America lies in the Youth of Today Taste Treats that are Delicious and Nutritious from The First National Bank of Millstadt Millstadt Home Bakery Pastry, Bread, Party and Wedding Cakes MILLSTADT, ILLINOIS GReenfield 6-2571 - Eugene and Clara Kirleis 220 West Madison Millstadt, Illinois Faculty ( ' Continued from page 18) Her lectures on such she hopes will help in some way. As for traveling, at home she prefers to stay. I Ielen TeWinkle She teaches history, civics, and international relations, Heading and music are some of her stimulations. Litterbugs are her particular foes. She won’t be satisfied till around the world she goes. Christine Fischer Knowledge in math and science is what she has to give, She’s behind the classroom movies for which we live. She raises tulips for relaxation, Mars or the moon is her destination. Dale Van Blair He teaches English: the soph class as sponsor on him relies, He likes to hunt, fish, collect relics, and tie flies. At the “show off” type driver he does scoff. To the Holy Land he’d like to be off. M AH LON I ilLLARD He teaches algebra, health, and chemistry, tie’s also fond of music, woodworking, and photography. His complaints about the world are too many to be numbered. He’d travel as far as he could if by expense unencumbered. Betty Hiller She fulfills her duties as assistant librarian. Much reading makes her an expert grammarian. To people she sends scowling looks, When they’re guilty of having overdue books. Forrest Kneedler In business and business math he explains right from wrong, He picks up peeves as he goes along. The call of travel has him in its snare For he likes to go just any and every where. Ruth Class As librarian, her services oft go unsung, Knitting afghans and such keep her young. Elephants, lions, and cannibals she ' d like to see, In the heart of dark Africa she’d like to be. Robert Sforza Biology he teaches, about worms, frogs, and grass, Hunting makes his spare time to quickly pass. (Continued to page 172 ) Best Listening IVI 111 Radio 1260 kc 1000 Wom BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS SKATE for FUN at SKATELAND SKATELAND ADams 3-9626 — EXpress 7-4454 2301 West Main Street School Personnel OFFICE STAFF The daily business routine of B.T.H.S. is kept in smooth operation by the members of the office staff, under the direction of the office manager, Miss Ruth Fincke. Their many and varied duties include preparing daily bulletins, recording absences, handling the mail, mimeographing exams, filling out schedule cards and grade cards, and answer¬ ing phone calls. The office staff includes: Mrs. Graf, Miss Kutzner, Mrs. Held, Mrs. Lowery, Mrs. Grovesteen, Miss Fincke, Mrs. Cechovic, Mrs. Monk, Mrs. Wallace. CAFETERIA STAFF Our cafeteria staff works long hours to prepare good, home-cooked food for us. Under the expert direction of Mr. I larper, the cafeteria manager, the faithful members of the staff devote their time and talent to mak¬ ing us happy during our lunch hour and before and after school. Although we usually don’t show it, we really do appreciate the hard work of Mr. Harper and the members of the cafeteria staff, and enjoy seeing their cheerful smiles as they greet us when we enter our favorite campus building. Members of the cafeteria staff are; Row ?.- Blanche Tetzlaff, Betty Koesterer, Louise Mueller, Margaret Rohn, Florence Schlarman, Anna Gaubatz, Leona Noser. Row 2: Dorothy Thompson, Caroline Noll, Mildred Vetter, Louise Mank, Ruth Rix, June Schaef¬ er, Mickey Vigna, Lester Slade, Orville Harper. Row 3: Tom Wade. CUSTODIANS We usually take the job of the custodian for granted, but it is a vital part of the smooth functioning of the school system. The school plant would not operate efficiently and in a sanitary way if the custodians would not do their work of keeping classrooms, equipment, and the cafeteria clean and in good repair. They are also in charge of maintaining an attractive campus by keep¬ ing the lawns and shrubs and trees trimmed. The custodians are; Seated Ed Schantz, Leroy Wright, Peter Lisch, Edward Butts, Ted Funderburk. Standing: Merville Austin, Ferd Seiler, Albert Neu¬ mann, Emil Boucher. EDEN PHARMACY Prescription Druggist 1000 East Main Street School Days Are Happy Days! Remember them with photographs made by SPIETH STUDIO Centralio ' s Photographer Since 1921 222 North Poplar Street Centralia, BAECHLE CLEANING CO. BELLEVILLE ' S No. 1 CLEANER Phone ADams 4-9540 Illinois 216 East Main Street Belleville, Illinois THE CARROLL HOUSE 169 Congratulations • • • and best wishes to all the graduates of the 1958 class from the officials and employees of . . . Belleville-St. Louis Coach Co. PHONE ADoms 3-3700 FOR CHARTERED SERVICE Compliments of St. Clair Ice Co. BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS 170 Compliments of Firestone Store FIRESTONE TIRES — PHILCO HOME APPLIANCES and TELEVISION 3rd and West Main Street Belleville, Illinois Schuessler ' s Food Land YOUR COMPLETE FOOD MARKET 1119 East Main Street ADams 3-0476 RUST Contracting § Supply Co., Inc. Plumbing, Heating, Process Power Piping Water, Sewer, Gas Lines Excavating and Dirt Moving Office Phone: ADams 3-3260 920 West A Street Shop Phone: ADams 3-6460 Belleville, Illinois 171 Faculty (Continued from page 166) As long as he’s there and not here. Where he is, he doesn’t keer. (care, that is) Marjorie Switzer One of the teachers of health and P.E., She holds a grudge against any lock and key. Happy at home with a range is she. She’d like to travel to the Far East ’specially. Florine Dungey An English teacher she, and a junior class sponsor too, “Blooper” collecting is what she likes to do. People going the Up stairs down make her pout, Also those who go the In door out. John Karcii Ln algebra and physics classes he’s a ball, His jokes are known to one and all. Alas, this year he’s on the retirement list, His good natured teasing much will be missed. Emery Carter A gym and health teacher is what he is. At playing checkers he’s somewhat a whiz Of ping pong he also is the most. He’d like to depart for the West Coast. Jewel Boyd Teaching phys ed and health she finds rather fun. In her home time she tries to keep up with her son. She enjoys piano playing and oil paint dabbing, She’d rather not be around someone who’s crabbing. Helen Gatawakas In English classes she’s the one who decides. Her secret love is golf is what she confides. Converting gum chewers is to mankind her boon. One of her fondest desires is to visit the moon. Betty Bishop She instructs in health and also in P.E. She’s another sponsor of senior class activity. Car door slammers get her goat, She enjoys travel anywhere, near or remote. Grover Baker Physiog and world geog are his specialization. South America is his eventual destination. Football coaching supplements his duties, Of reading he appreciates the beauties. C Continued to page 173) Geissler Roofing Co., Inc We apply or repair any kind of roof anywhere • Built-up Asphalt • Tar and Gravel • Asbestos — Slate — Tile • Siding — Insulation 605 South Illinois Street Compliments of Kieckhefer - Eddy Division Weyerhaeuser-Timber Co. BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS John V. Simonds PHARMACY Check Your Health Regularly Filling Prescriptions is the Most Important Part of Our Business Phone GReenfield 6-2551 Millstadt, Illinois Faculty (C ontinued from page 172) Charles Pruitt In physics he’s one of the wisest, Hunting, fishing, minerals, a rare hobby comprises. Wanting to visit Alaska, he’s of the cold¬ blooded breed, His warnings not to flunk, his students should heed. James Pleasant In English and speech he’s simply the most Of the “Rat Hole gang” he is the toast. Boating is his favorite sport. In Colorado’s clime he’d like to cavort. Homer Lawless In accounting and business math he’ll be found, On inefficiency he’s always frowned. Reading and hunting he thinks no task (a) He wants to go to cold, cold Alaska. Viviano’s Tropical Garden Florists We grow our own orchids and tropical plants ADams 4-3826 8 Bellevue Park Plaza 173 Belleville, Illinois B elleville S upply C ompany WHOLESALERS OF Plumbing - Heating - Cooling - Factory SUPPLIES 700 South Third Street ADams 3-3333 BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS STOLZE LUMBER COMPANY Established 1867 A Complete Building Material Service R. M. Phillips, Mgr. ADams 3-0075 600 South Illinois Street BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS Robert Behrmann Construction Company 300 South Belt West BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS Best wishes from Ardell - Kenny - Dave THE DUTCH GIRL A. C. Fischer and Sons 2100 West Main Street Belleville, Illinois Friends of the Belleu ' mo ' is Storck ' s Grocery Store Poser Service Station Premier Stove Co. Ring-Will Agency Gerken and Sons Produce Co. Syl Fietsam Jeweler Nollau Nurseries Do-Roy Beauty Shop Betty ' s Beauty Shop Star Service Gene LeChien Real Estate Chouinard Agency Schauerte Tailors Tuxedo Rentals Etling Service Station Niemeyer Insurance Agency Serth ' s Cigar Store Orville Feder Service Station Schuhart ' s Market Cassin ' s Pharmacy H. A. Knipp Roofing Siding Contrs. Moser ' s Market East Side Market Engler ' s Hotel and Coffee Shop Fashion Bootery Crannage Florist Kuehn Inc. A Friend Biebel Roofing Co. Knapp Jewelry Co. Seifferth ' s Bakery United Auto Parts Modern Beauty Shop Wuller Drugs, Inc. Al N. Amann Co Mohr ' s Sandwich Shop A Friend Frierdich Boat Marine Supply Home-Brite Co. Kenny ' s D. X. Service Station McCullough Ins. Agency Wangelin Insurance Agency Dixon Insurance Agency Style Cleaners Wilson Service Station ABC Driving School Carl ' s Refrigeration Sales Service Neumeyer Bakery, Inc. 4401 West Main 4205 West Main 100 South 16th Street 28a Public Square 314 North Illinois Lobby Commercial Building 2012 West Boulevard 610 South High 111 West A Street 2709 West Main 100 North Church 20 South Third 122 West Main 701 Mascoutah Ave. 1st National Bank Building 26 Public Square 100 South Illinois 9501 West Main 8800 West Main 326 South 15th Street 428 East A Street 2301 East Main 300 West Main 128 East Main 1720 North Belt—West 132 West Main 503 West Main 304 East Main 1522 West Main 112 West B Millstadt, III. 29 West Main 130 West A 12 North 1st 115 West A 400 North Illinois 1201 West Main 1101 East Main 113 South Illinois 26 South Illinois 8200 West Main 700 Sherman 707 Logan 305 North Illinois 307 East Main Reeb’s Quality Dairy Center- FINE FOOD AND DAIRY PRODUCTS 4527 West Main ADams 3-9389 Belleville, Illinois PACKING PLANT Beef, Veal and Pork Home Made Sausages 401 West Washington Street Belleville, Illinois RHEIN’S MUSIC HOUSE, Inc. For the Very Best Brand Names in Everything Musical Complete selection of PIANOS — ORGANS — MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TELEVISION — FI-FI PHONOGRAPHS WE TEACH YOU TO PLAY WE RENT EVERYTHING Repair Departments 124-26 East Main Street Belleville, Illinois ADams 4-1045 BRIDGES and WARD DRUGGISTS, Inc. Marcel E. Ward, President CONGRATULATIONS to the class of ' 58 from the entire personnel at NO. 122 EAST I) |l BELLEVILLE, MAIN STREET IHXVV ILLINOIS PESKIND’S, Inc. Prescriptions a Specialty Try Our Drug Store First 116-118 East Main Street We Give and Redeem Eagle Stamps BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS Gosip is so much more interesting I don ' t have a corridor pots, when you have 4o whisper. IduV hove a baq of Fri+o$. SCHOOLS and COLLEGES! Buy all your needs in PROGRAMS, DIRECTORIES and COURSE of STUDY BOOKLETS Record P U+tti+Uf S J £oe Ui44 u2 Belleville, Illinois Companu Printers of the 1958 Bellevinois 177 Favorite Newspaper of Most Belleville Families ★ ★ ★ ★ Belleville News-Democrat Established 18 55 Delivered daily to five out of seven families. Belleville ' s Home of Delicious Infra Red Roast Beef Tegtmeier s Bismarck Cafe ★ PRIVATE DINING ROOM ★ QUICK CAFETERIA SERVICE ★ TABLE SERVICE DAHM PLUMBING — HEATING ADoms 3-2422 11th and C Streets Belleville, Illinois 20 West Main Street Belleville, Illinois KNAPP FURNITURE COMPANY BELLEVILLE ' S OLDEST, LARGEST AND MOST RELIABLE Over Half A Century of Service To Have the Finer Things in Life Save at Greater Belleville Savings and Loan Association John H. Schmale, President 10 East Washington Street Congratulations and Best wishes to the 1958 Graduating Class! from PETERS HARDWARE 1405 West Main Street Phone ADams 3-0485 Congratulations and Best Wishes to All the Graduates of the 1958 Class from the Officers, Directors, and Staffs FIRST NATIONAL BANK ST. CLAIR NATIONAL BANK BELLEVILLE NATIONAL SAVINGS BANK Belleville, Illinois ANYTHING IN SHEET METAL For the Home — For the Factory HEATING — AIR CONDITIONING Residential Industrial Commercial In Belleville BELLEVILLE SHEET METAL WORKS, Inc. 820 WEST A STREET ADams 3-1619 or 3-8149 In East St. Louis BAUER SHEET METAL 1807 STATE STREET UPton 4-5900 Having troubles ? College Plans? EGYPTIAN STATIONERY COMPANY ' ' Leadi ng Stationers of Southern Illinois ' ' STATIONERS OFFICE OUTFITTERS 28 West Main ADams 4-5678 THE MARK TV SERVICE ANTENNA SALES and INSTALLATION ' Electronics Since 1929 OF QUALITY ' RADIO SERVICE AUTO RADIO SERVICE Factory Warranty “The C onsistent Leader ’ 700 Freeburg Avenue Phone: ADams 4-0265 VOLKSWAGEN G. A. Becker Sons INSURANCE 17 North Illinois ADoms 3-0843 Imported Motor Cars 15 South 19th Street Belleville, Illinois ADoms 3-3321 Southern Illinois ' Leading Volkswagen Dealer Dr. Pepper Bottling Co. Albert B. Baldus Funeral Home 24-Hour Ambulance Service ADams 3-0102 Phone ADams 3-1717 1901 West Main St. Belleville, III. West Main at 35th Street A weary freshman, with tongue hanging out, waits for a Loafers lounging in the auditorium during lunch hour, drink at the fountain. - , , . . . . One in every crowd goes the wrong way — up a down stairs. Sumit conference during lunch hour in auditorium. B.C.C. — (Before Clothing Code) The line-up — at the reading machines in Reading Clinic. ADams 3-3867 Young’s TV S Record Center SALES — ADMIRAL — SERVICE Complete Line Phono Records and Accessories 4808 West Main Street • • • Belleville, Illinois 319 East Main Street ADams 4-0105 South Belt Route and Luxerne Avenue ADams 4-0105 LIESE LUMBER CO. BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS FLOWERS FOR ALL OCCASIONS Krupp’s Floral Shop Milton and Gertrude Krupp ADams 3-8593 3332 West Main Street Belleville, Illinois CORSAGES AT POPULAR PRICES Compliments of Katz ' s Women’s Apparel 123 East Main Belleville, Illinois 184 Compliments of Belleville Cab Company Fast Dependable Radio-Dispatched Service ADams 3-0100 ADams 3-8700 23 South Second Street Schuff and Son Garage DODGE CARS and TRUCKS 308 South Jefferson Millstadt, Illinois TWit it Shakespeare? Before exams Af4«r exams WALKOHL DRUG CO. E. C. Schifferdecker, Owner Three Registered and Graduated Pharmacists 28 East Main Street ADams 3-2230 BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS 185 KLAMM FLORIST Distinctive Flowers ADams 3-0394 15 South Church Street Belleville, Illinois Louis C. Saeger 8 Son Wholesale Company Candies — Novelties — Supplies Phone ADams 4-0155 401 Walnut Street Belleville, Illinois Congratulations to the Class of ' 55 East Side Pattern Model Company 5220 State Street East St, Louis, Illinois Bob Hunt John Hunt Want the Best? Hunt for Insurance Phone ADoms 3-8846 Belleville National Savings Bank Building Harold Smith, Druggist In Business for Your Health WE GIVE EAGLE STAMPS 1323 West Main Street Belleville, Illinois LEN PATIENT DEALERS IN Harley-Davidson Motor Cycles Sales — Service Open 6 A.M. to 12 Midnight 4300 West Main Street ADams 3-132S BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS Congratulations, Class of ' 58! May You Enjoy the BEST of Everything Compliments of BONNELLE ' S ITALIAN RESTAURANT Century Brass Works, Inc. 220 West Main BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS Compliments of Congratulations to the Class of ' 58 from the entire personnel at Richland Foundry BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS Satisfaction Always Since 1905 Classes Continued from page 93 one triumphal day we get over the line with twenty- five words. By the end of our last semester of typing, fifty-five words will be our speed, we hope. Learning shorthand is more of a job than people might think. One of the fundamentals in short¬ hand is the memorization of the brief forms which may mean more than one word. Our daily assignment follows the same pattern; copy a lesson of shorthand tw f ice, usually a lesson four pages or more in length. We not only have to learn to write shorthand, but we have to be able to read it after we write it! As we learn the skill, we gradually have to learn to take dictation and then to write what was dictated. We learn about specific office occupations under the instruction of Miss Mueller. We study the various types of jobs to be done in modern offices and learn about such activities as methods of filing, the use of the dictaphone and ediphone, and the operation of various t ypes of office machines, such as dupli¬ cating and bookkeeping machines and the address- ograph and the comptometer. Local business firms cooperate with the school in this office training program. Those in the morning class leave the campus at noon to work dow ' ntown in insurance offices, savings and loan associations, banks, and other offices. Others spend their morn¬ ings working and go to school in the afternoons. Our business arithmetic course is a review of the basic arithmetic that we studied in elementary grades. We learn how to figure interest and to tell at a glance how’ much interest would be charged on $600 for 60 days at 6% or $60 for 6 days at 3%. We also learn how ' to work problems containing fractions and how to multiply, divide, and subtract. Which is the debit and which the credit? That is the leading question in bookkeeping class, the correct answer to wffiich is one of the first steps toward becoming an accountant. During the first stages of the course we learn about types of journals, such as purchase journals and sales journals. Each of us is equipped with a practice set which contains a complete set of transactions of sales and at the end of each day every individual sale is recorded to the customer’s account. Girls, do you intend to be a homemaker in the next few years? If so, cooking and sewing classes are a must on your schedule. What if Miss Alexander does shout at you, “Why are you using all that flour!!”? We have to learn the facts about measuring utensils and how to use them if we are going to be able to prepare something that is edible. After all, who doesn’t like to eat? A rumble of noise, a scraping of chairs, and sew¬ ing class begins. “Now girls,” cautions Miss Neu- bauer, “you are not acting like young ladies.” As the semester goes on, the projects begun out of a heap of material and thread and needles and scissors gradually begin to look like the skirts or blouses they are supposed to be. This is the kind of class activity in which you can work and talk at the same time, and there is a constant buzz of the latest campus gossip as the girls talk as fast as they w ' ork. That’s how they know the latest developments around school, sometimes even before they happen! “Now there are only a few rules to be followed in this study hall. There will be no talking at any time, no unnecessary walking around, no pencil sharpening, no paper throwing, no paper airplane sailing, no dancing, singing, or playing of musical instruments. And remember, no alarm clocks in the wastepaper baskets! There now, those rules shouldn’t be too hard to follow. The possibilities of things to be accomplished in study hall are fantastic. Along w ' ith just routine class assignments, study hall is an excellent place to find information, to discover the spelling of a word, or to find a book or magazine for leisure reading. The librarian is always ready to help and the shelves are literally bulging with books. Theme material is available in the vertical file, card catalog, or Readers’ Guide for anyone who is interested in an extra-good grade. “Hey, did you see that joke about the dog in the 1922 Saturday Evening Post? Have the librarian get it from the stacks for you; she won’t mind.” “Get off the window ' sills,” yells Mr. Wolford to the agriculture class. The ag boys take their regular seats and begin a class discussion on farm animals. Points are tallied in the pest contest and the w ' inner today turns out to be the boy who had seven muskrat tails and thirteen sparrows’ feet. Each boy chooses some project to work on in the shop, projects such as building farm equipment, w ' oodworking, and re¬ pairing of farm machinery. Field trips to Mr. Wol¬ ford’s farm teach the art of pruning trees to future farmers. That is, until one day the peaceful snipping 189 of branches is interrupted by a flying bird’s nest which contacts with Mr. Wolfords head. Now the ag class sits in its little classroom with no hope of future excursions. When the gym teacher blows his whistle at the beginning of a boys’ phys. ed. class, we fellows downstairs at our lockers know we have to come running. We have plenty of time to change to gym clothes, but most of us fall into the bad habit of joking and playing around. At the sound of the whistle we have to push each other over, rushing to our places behind our team captains. Roll call is held and calisthenics follow. Then we take our places for our games of football, tennis, basketball, or track. We play until the whistle sounds again. Then off we rush to the shower rooms, where in the midst of the shouts of confusion of getting dressed we somehow manage to hear the bell and noisily dash off to our next class. “Hurry and get dressed, girls. Roll call in two minutes.’ These words are heard many times by students in the girls’ gym classes. The first semester of this year the girls’ phys. ed. classes were held at the skating rink across the street from the campus, while workmen were building the new addition to the gvm. We learned different types of skating and most of us accomplished quite a lot learning to stand up, much less to skate! Many of us hit the floor often. The new gym was completed shortly after the beginning of the second semester. We were happy to be in the gym, even though we had to wear gym suits and take a shower every day. But we got used to the idea quickly and began to have fun, playing shuffleboard, baseball, archery, tennis, and other spring sports. The squeaks, toots, honks, and bangs you hear on campus distinguish third hour from any other hour of the day. Third hour is band rehearsal hour. “Out to the stadium today. We’ve got to practice the routines for Friday night’s football game.” So out into the cold go the sixty members of our marching band with their instruments. Dressed in our bright red uniforms with white trim, we faithfully perform at every home football game as well as in numerous parades in the community’ during the year. As the seasons change so do our tunes. Winter brings out “Sleigh Ride” and “Ru dolph” for the Christmas assembly program. During the winter season we also contribute to the confusion at basketball games. The major event of the year for us is our colorful formal spring concert which is presented to the public in the auditorium. Many of our more serious members bring home individual honors from district and state contests and participate in the all-countv band. Most of us enjoy cutting band practice once in a yvhile, dread try¬ outs, and love band trips. Although not too many on campus are even aware of its existence, the school orchestra rehearses dili¬ gently two days a week. We who compose the orchestra are a small group of earnest musicians yvho play primarily for our own pleasure. Wc wade through some of the more difficult symphony pieces and enjoy doing the work. One of us, bewildered by the complicated music, calls out, “Gosh, Pete, I’m lost. Where are we?” “Start again at B,” Pete growls patiently, and so rehearsal goes on, until the bell rings and Pete yells, “We’ll start here on Thursday.” “Quiet!” yells Miss Baer for the fifth time. “Let’s begin today with Star Dust. Pay attention so that each part comes in at the right time. 1 want every eye on me before we start. Give us our notes, Mary.” With hands uplifted, Miss Baer brings in the choir. Only a few of us come in at the right time and we have to begin again. Another time we ar e interrupted as Miss Baer instructs, “Eddy, stop eating that sandwich! Eating in choir is not permitted, and you know it!” 1 lalfway through the song the sopranos hit a sour note and we have a rest break as the sopranos go over their part again and again. As we rehearse the religious music for the Easter assembly most of us look forward to our favorite number on the program, The Holy City . Then the librarians collect the music and the bell rings to end another hour of choir rehearsal. We have covered, to some extent, the map of classes at B.T.H.S. by way of picture and storv. We hope wc have recorded many pleasant memories of the school year of 1957-58. 190 Science Fair M iss Christine Fischer was a member of the teachers’ committee conducting the Greater St. Louis Science Fair held in April at Washington University. Miss Fischer has represented B.T.l l.S. annually on this committee to arrange the exhibits and judge the entries. T his year three judges, each an expert in his field, rated each of the three thousand exhibits. Dennis Moellmon, freshman, exhibits his telescope which earned him a blue seal first place award. Phillip Flach, freshman, won a gold seal third place David Werstler, freshman, examines his exhibit on the making award with his project, a decimal-binary translator. of steel with which he took a gold seal third place award. 191 IQ5 ] mlevinois Editor-in-chief .Barbara Trieb Business Manager .Sarah Butts Advertising Manager .Judy Mank Staff - Bud Wobus, Judy Schuhart, Clara Roos, Kathleen Butz, Suzanne Werstler, Marvin Barbee, Dorothy Sauerwein, Sandra Fischer, Nina Pulliam, Jim Novv, Eileen Peter, Rosemary Toth, Mary Ixe Fey, Joan Kluge, Dana Winkelman, Judy Tribout, Judy Eckert, Don Spies, Barbara Shippev, Suzee Murphy. Photographers - Henrv Longerich, head photographer; Bob Jones, Jim Brede, Dan Bartlett, apprentice photographers. (Continued from page 157) when we prepared two huge kettles of hot chocolate on a night when the temperature climbed to eighty degrees and when rain soaked our fresh popcorn on the last night of the season. We staffers are never lonely. We keep mice for the sole purpose of entertaining us. They keep coming for our crumbs (of course, w e don’t cat in the Staff Room; we know it is off limits to foreigners and food!), even though we buv them plenty of rat poison. Faithful friend and accomplice, Marvin Barbee, is ever present to supervise our social life and to leave on our bulletin hoard crudely-typed comments on our behavior. Marvin joined the staff in ’55. Oh, yes, how could we forget! We do a little writing during the year. Miss Hansleben likes to keep people working. She continuously prods our lagging efforts (especially at eight in the morning!) with reminders of the April deadline lor copy. We have to give our ever-helpful printer, Mr. Semmelroth, time to print our creative efforts so that we can hand our record of the school year to our fellow students before the close of school in June. Comes the day when we sweep out the staff room, empty our lockers, and close up shop. Quiet reigns again—until September brings new staffers to carry on. The ’58 staff will keep the memory of happy hours spent in putting this hook together. THANK YOU As editor of the year book, I would like to thank the following people for making it possible to publish the 1958 Bellevinois: Our faculty advisor, Miss 1 lanslehen, who helped and guided us during the year. The staff members for their work. Faculty and administration. Mr. Norman Semmelroth, Record Printing Company, Belleville. Mr. Harrv Swain, Central Engraving Co., St. Louis. Spieth Studio, Centralia. Business firms and patrons who have given us financial support. 1 certainly hope this book will he enjoyed because it was published for each of you. Barb Trieb 192 Commencement Through four years of high school we have traveled toward one common goal — graduation. Our routine of homework, exams, book reports, and extra activi¬ ties comes to an end on a night in June. June 13, 1958 is commencement — and the climax of our high school years. Last September we seniors could hardly believe that we had reached that exalted state. As the year rapidly moved on we began to realize that this was our last year at B.T.H.S. VVe saw our last school plays and worked on our senior play. On Thanksgiving Day our team beat East Side for a thrilling climax to our last football season. In the spring the achievements of seniors were recognized in the senior honors dav program. Now comes June —and graduation. The stadium becomes the stage for this long-awaited event. While our parents and friends watch with pride, w ' e receive our diplomas. The end of our journey through high school, like the end of many journeys, is a little sad too. We are seeing many of our classmates for the last time, as our diplomas arc the tickets to jobs or college and new ' experiences. This night w r e say goodbye to campus, faculty, and friends of B.T.H.S. In four short years, we have growrn from “green” freshmen to graduates, ready to face the future. When this evening comes to on end, our high school days will be our yesterdays. After four years we reach the goal — a diploma to open the doors to what lies ahead. As we leave the stadium we remember our class motto: “There are splinters on the ladder of success, but only on the way down. 1S3 Autographs f Nice donkey... Mod Ar4is+?!! ? Fore ! 194 Autographs 195 aaia iui