Beloit High School - Trojan Yearbook (Beloit, KS)

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Pop Ballard M rs. Lester Beeler Pfzge Sixteen Merle VVitham Ronald and Donald Walsh IDC Nominate to the -Hall of Fame POP BALLARD, because after fifteen years of service as the Beloit High Sohool custod- ian he ls still th-e falthful and respected nerson he always was. Pop came to Beloit in the year 1920 and has given his servi-ces to Beloit High School ever since. He has had only a few days off duty, and that was because of poor health. Pop stays at the school all hours of the clay, snatching only a few minutes off for meals, an-cl stays at night to allow play casts to practice. We show our appreci- ation to Pop by elect-ing him to the Hall of Fame. ? har V CHAPTER K of P. E. O., rep- resented by Mrs. Lester Beeler. president, because it has taken an interest in the seniors and juniors, we nominate them to the Hall of Fame. This ylear, 1935, they showed their inter- est by sponsoring an essay con- test, giving prizes for the best essays. These essays were on What Needed Im1prov'emeu'ts Would Make Beloit An Ideal City for Youth . Taking the ideas of the students the P. E. 0. is trying to develop them. Different mem-bers also gave teas for the junior and senior girls, offering them a 'place to meet community leaders, therefore we nominate them to the Hall of Fame. THE WALSH TWINS, because they are good -examples of Tro- jan warriors, and because of their sportsmanship, we nomin- ate them t.o the Hall of Fame. The twins, Ronald and Donald. all throufgh their four years in sports, football, basketball, and track, have never been guilty of any not unsportsmanly lor any unfairness. They have trained and .practiced hard and' have earned tour stripes apiece and also Donald two -stars for being captain and Ronald one. Ron- ald was sen-lor pre-s-ldeni and played a. leading part ln the Operetta Wishing Well, and Donald acted in. Rollo's Wild Oat. MERLE WITHAM, because she is never too busy to help ln n program or sling for a club, and because she has been. in many operettas and held class offices that make a background for her busy life, we giive her clredrit. Operetlas, Pickles , Cherryblos-som , and Wishing Well g three years' voioe and pi- ano solo work at the musl-c con- test: the Junior Play Looney Bin g three years on the Schol- arship Team: typing contest two years and National Honor Soci- ety: these along with the Pep Club and G. A. A. enter into Merle's busy lite. Because -of all these activities we nomi- nate her to the Hall of Fame. May, 1935 'i 'l u l 1 I 4

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The Troianettes faithfullq qelled, Dem Bones lDill Rise Again or Four Heats, and Suclclenlu in 1934, Then Did Rise Again Dem Bones lllill Rise Aq.-lin The Beloit Trojans are champions of the North Central Kansas League for the lfirst time since l929 and winners of the beautiful trophy offered by league officials to the champions of the league in football. Losing gaine after game deadens the flame -of enthusiasm, but it was fanned into life again with the arrival to Beloit High School of Mr. Arthur Lawrence, former eoaeh ot Holton, Kansas, and Mr. Dalton Muck, formerly of Athens, Kansas. Spurring the boys to life with their genialness illltl good fellowship, they put a new spirit into the football squad. Cooked and primed, the newly resurrected Trojan bomb exploded on Downs, 19-0, Minneapolis, 13-0, Lincoln, 6-0, Belleville, 19-U, Osborne, 37-0. The remainder of the Trojan's schedule was a eombination of thrillers and heart-pullers. Beloit outfought Clay Center for a 18-7 win. The next gganie with the Junction City Blue Jays was Very close. Beloit eking out a 13-12 victory. Amid a record crowd the Smith Center Indians suirapped the Trojans string by winning 21-0. Be- loitfs next ,game was with the unfortunate Milton- va.le team who lost the services of their coach and some of the boys, and eonsequently were beaten very badly by Beloit, 43-0. Beloit then advanced on the lair of the Panthers of Concordia to play for the league ehainpionship. The Trojans ran wild the first half scoring fourteen points, but Concordia came back in the second frame piling up thirteen points. The final gun sounded as Concordia was on the verge of another touchdown, Beloit winning 14-13. Letternien are: Orvis P-ooler, Roger W8ltlHQ1', Paul Hannah, Robert Mercer, Roy Covert, Joe Gansel, Donald NValsh, Lee Sprenger, BVayne Til-- ton, Miller Chestnult, Kenneth Schmitz, Leonard Plott, Donald Murray, Ronald Walsh, Kenneth Viliens, Ray Th-oinas, Hylas Smith and Max Shea. Huy, 1935 Page Fifteen

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The Nllalsh twins, Donand Ron, those two little boys, Kenny NViens and Donald Mur- ray, were playing their best to win the basketball game for Rodgers, while Bob Mercer fought to try to make the Field School come out victori- ous --------- that was six years ago. But. now, as sen- iors, they think only of the time when they played tfogeth- er and tied withdunotion City KENNETH WIENS PAUL HANNAH DON MURRAY RON WALSH DON WALSH BOB MERCER BASKETBALL '35 IST TEAM ZND TEAM LEONARD PLOTT ADDISON PFAUTZ ROGER WELTMER RAY THOMAS MAX SHEA DON SCHULZ BASKETBALL SCHEDULE to be basketball oliampions of Dec' 14 Downs uhm, 15 Beloit the North Central Kansas R531 21 iigggrdgtfhlllgltl 'league fm' 1930- 3221 it fiiliiilliellliti.-ey it Eililt The basketball season start- 5:21 'QfQ,'jtif5QntEjtYlhQfQf1'el 12221222 fa ff with rss: 5 'i:i1zu.,.2a..L:fre azz: body was ready for an event- Feb. 9 Junction City ther-el 17 Beloit full season, especially after the gig 12 there, gg winning' of the football trophy. llcfgchzf Sg:fysf5?se ufgfZfe5 March S Concordia ttherej 24 Beloit The boys went out for prac- tiee under Coaches Lawrence and Muek, and soon the teams we1'e picked. The first five were the boys of the first paragraph. The NValsh twins, Don and Ron, both tall and lanky, Don playing' jumping eenter and Ron, guard. Next Bob Mercer, rather hot tempered but how he eould guard. Then the two forwards, Don, fast and good at free throws, and Kenny, captain of the team. lt was always too bad if Kenny got his hair ent before a game. lf he did their luek never would hold out, -or so the team thouglit, The subs and 2nd team boys were mostly juniors with three or four sophomores. lVhen the eouuty tournament was held in Beloit, February 28, and Mareh 2, the 2nd team defeat- ed the Glen Elder and Simp- son first teams to win the enp for Beloit. . March 8, the team played in-ii' last game with Concordia at Concordia. The game will be one lo n g - remembered-- mostly for the lark of real basketball- playing andthe at- titude of the crowd. Beloit won by the score 24 to 30. The boys will long remem- ber the regional tournament held at Concordia, March 15 and -16, not because Lincoln beat them the first ,night but because -of the blinding dust storm that eaused them to stay in the school house all night. Many have wondered .what happened that night. So, the basketball season ended for 1934-35, with the Trojans adding another eup to the trophy CEISG. The boys finished the basketball season with one reg'ret-that was that they had played their last game for Beloit llig-h Sehool. Prospects for next year look eneouragring May, 1935 Page Seventeen