Beloit High School - Trojan Yearbook (Beloit, KS)

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TROJAN The Gridiron CKronicle BEN SPATZ September 25 October 2 .. Junction City 13 ,. .Beloit 0 October 10 ,.. At Lebanon October 16 .. At Manhattan 26 .. Beloit 0 ... Osborne 44 .., October 30 ... At Lincoln 12 November 4 ... At Belleville 33 November 11 .. .Canceled November 20 November 26 ...Concordia 13 T AST FALL when the call for football men 1 was sent out, forty-two answered the sum- mons. A few had had at least one year’s experience, but none had over two gears'. However, the greatest majority had received no gridiron training. Practice was begun earlier this year than in previous years. Training started cn the opening day of school. Beloit met its first foe, Mankato, on the home field on September 25. The Beloit Trojans struggled frantically, only to be downed by a score of 6-0. Although the Trojans fought their hardest and received expert training, they were unable to carry off any victories during the season of 1931. The students co-operated excellently and their vim and enthusiasm never died out. The Girls’ Athletic Association should be commended for its part in backing the team and keeping up the spirits of the players. The Pep Band also aided greatly by instilling pep and fight into the Trojans. Coach Isaacson engineered the squad this year. Before coming to Beloit as athletic instructor this year, he was coach of the teams at Osborne High School. The football season was brought to a close with the Turkey Day game with Concordia. A blinding snowstorm made playing on the home gridiron difficult. Concordia brought its Pep Band in uniform to put the Panthers on their toes, but the snow persisted in filling the musicians’ instruments and prevented the band from fulfilling its function. Eighteen of the squad were letter men. Those receiving letters were: Captain Paul White, Sidney Smith, Dale Spaulding, Doyle Myers, Harold Mercer, Frank Jordan, Ernest Boddye, Woodrow Wolverton, Max Wrench, Melvin Williams, W ayne Moran, Donald Humfeld, Eddie Giddings, Junior Giles. Lewis Daniels, Clive Christoffel, Lawrence Bunch and Hugh Wilburn. The business men of Beloit entertained the football team at a banquet given in its honor at the close of the season. Prospects for the fall season of 1932 will include the following men : Max Wrench has had three years’ experience playing guard or tackle and part time in the back-field. Max .will be a big power in the line. The Walsh twins, Donald and Ronald, will probably see service on next year’s team. Both have had one year’s experience. Harold Mercer has had one year’s experience as a regular. Roscoe Wrench is small, but has the fight to battle to the finish. Wayne Moran, back field man, is small but speedy and will be seen again next year on the gridiron. Melvin Williams obtained experience last year and will be ready to go again. Lewis Daniels and Clive Christoffel played end and will have one more year to play. Ernest Boddye, short but fast back field man, will likely fill a position on the ’32 eleven. Junior Giles played tackle and center. Joe Gansel substituted at guard and is a good prospect for the future. Dale Spaulding can l e expected to call signals at the quarterback position again next fall. Charles Smith, Roger Weltmer, Paul Hannah and Ray Thomas are four good prospects from the Junior High. Page Twcuty-Ki'o May, 1932

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n§ge TROJAN PEGASSUS, the beautiful winged horse of Zeus, still continues to make his flying exploits, stopping only at certain favored places. With out-spread wings, he carries his burden to the heights of Mount Helicon, where flows the sacred fount of inspiration. Five members of our class were permitted to quaff these draughts of inspiration, and, with the aid of I’egassus, reached the height of election to the National Honor Society. Beloit High School made application for membership in the National Honor Society in April, 1931. The National Honor Society was organized in 1921 by the National Association of Secondary School Principals. It was the result of various high school honor societies, the first of which was founded in 1900. Membership in the National Honor Society is based upon four qualifications: scholarship, character, leadership and service to the schools of the nation. It is what the Phi Beta Kappa and the Phi Kappa Phi are to the colleges, except that the National Honor Society takes into consideration the four qualifications, mentioned above, in membership, where the two college oganizations take into consideration scholarship only. The pupils in the upper one-third of the senior graduating class are eligible to membership as far as scholarship is concerned. Election of members to the National Honor Society is by the members of the facultv of the high school. Not over fifteen per cent of the graduating class may be elected to Peg assus Bridled hS OPAL MORAN membership in the society and chapters rarely elect the full fifteen per cent. The emblem of the National Honor Society is the keystone and the flaming torch. The keystone bears at its base the letters C, S, L and S, which stand for the four cardinal principles of its organization : scholarship, character, leadership and service. The charter members of the Beloit High School chapter of the National Honor Society were: Robert McClelland, Maxine Petterson. Rachel Donabauer, Winifred l.eslie and Josephine Cole. In a special chapel program solemnized on April 13, 1932, five new members were initiated into the society. The five new members, chosen by the members of the faculty, front the senior class, were: Paul White, Mary Agnes Hicks. Paul Ilodler, Opal Moran and Boyd Finney. These students ranked in the upper thirty-three per cent of the class and excelled in leadership, character and service to the school. Mr. Chestnut, principal of Beloit High School, administered the oath to which the new members responded with the pledge of the society: I pledge myself to uphold the high purposes of the National Honor Society to which I have been elected: I will be true to the principles for which it stands: I will be loyal at all times to my school and will maintain and encourage high standards of Scholarship, Character. Leadership and Sendee. May they ever hold the flaming torch high! May. 1932 Page Twenty-one

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7$ TROJAN Trojan Cagers S PAUL WHITE Beloit 14; Jewell City 30 Beloit 27; Osborne 22 Beloit 20; Lincoln 19 Beloit 27; Belleville 13 Beloit 9; Marysville 38 Beloit 24; Concordia 23 Beloit 14; Clay Center 34 Beloit 10; Osborne 27 Beloit 35; Manhattan 26 Beloit 14; Junction City 25 Beloit 16; Jewell City 14 Beloit 30; Belleville 23 Beloit 15; Clay Center 25 Beloit 6; Lincoln 18 Beloit 22; Concordia 23 Beloit 13; Marysville 27 Approximately fifty-five candidates aspiring for positions on the basketball team, turned out with plenty of pep and “ginegar at the opening of the season. The curtain was raised for the Trojans’ first appearance and Jewell City defeated Beloit 30-14, December 18, on the local court. The Osborne Bulldogs suffered a setback when they were defeated 27-22. Then came a thriller and Lincoln was barely nosed out 20-19 in a hair raising game. The Trojans then invaded foreign soil and won their first North Central Kansas League tilt by severely defeating the Belleville Buffaloes 27-13. although the game was more exciting than the score indicates. The following evening me Marysville Bulldogs trounced Beloit 38-9 on a slippery court. The Concordia Panthers were defeated, in a closely contested battle, 24-13 in a league game. On January 26, Clay Center downed the Trojans 34-14. and, during the same week Osborne avenged an earlier season defeat by upsetting Beloit. 27-10. Beloit journeyed to Manhattan on a road trip the next week and overcame a fighting quintet 35-26 by skillful handling of the ball and accurate shooting. The succeeding night. Beloit met the Junction City Blue lavs and the Trojans were defeated 25-14. Jewell Citv was surprised by a fighting Trojan team and the game ended 16-14 in favor of Beloit. Two extra time periods were necessary to decide the victory. Belleville again succumbed to a Beloit onslaught and went down in a hard fought battle, 20-23. Clay Center proved to be a jinx for Beloit. The Trojans usually played their poorest class of basketball against the Tigers and were defeated 25-15 on the opponent’s court. On February 26. the Beloit players were given a defeat by Lincoln in a slow game, 18-6. During the next week. Beloit fought a return game with Concordia. This was again a close and scrappy fray. Just before the whistle blew Concordia made a field goal and Beloit went down to defeat 23-22. This game did not affect the league standings of either contestant. The Trojans closed the official season March 5 by losing to Marysville on the home court. 33-14. Beloit entered the state regional tournament held a'c Concordia on March 11 and 12. Drawings were made and our first contender was the Clay Center aggregation. We lost 28-12. The North Central Kansas champions were the Marvsville Bulldogs. This team did not lose a single game throughout the season in league playing and is to be commended on the fine brand of basketball exhibited in each game. 'Fhe Trojans won seven games and lost nine this year. 'File team did exceedingly well, for the material available was almost entirely inexperienced. 'Fhe first team was strengthened considerably by Sidney Smith, center, formerly of Cortez. Colorado and Robert “Red’’ Costello of Tampa. Kansas. Other members of the squad were: Kemper Murray. captain and forward : “Chet” Mehl. forward : Lawrence Bunch, guard: Harold Mercer, guard; Paul White, guard: Donald Walsh, center and forward: Ronald Walsh, forward: and Jay Daniels, guard. Max, 1932 Page Twenty-three