Benson High School - Mill Yearbook (Benson, IL)

Text from Pages 1 - 132 of the 1947 volume:

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N 1-' X I ll I I 7 x g N L - ' X -- f 2' m 39 x . 2: ff ' x ' Q 4 U. f Q - X ' x 4. 5:63 EUGENE BRAUNSCHVEIG VB- YCI Vl Class President l Class Vice fre ldent 2 lass Secretary 3 Cla Cla S Treasure L Varsity Club Pre lQSHt A Track 3 L Chorus l 2 Band l 3 Junior Play Senior Play Sports Editor Sports Editor LO U GBRL Class Reporter A Home Ec Club l,2 Pep Club 2 A Library Clu l 2 Commerclal Club u Tunlor Play Tyoist The hill A Report r 3 Vice President 3 President L Camp Representative 3 Baseball l,2,3 Home Ec Club l 2 Ba Ketball l 2 A L brary Club l 2 3 Commercial Club A Distrlct Muslc Conte t Pep Club 2 Chorus l 2 Band Drum Vajorette l 2 Dlstrlct Twlrllng Contest The Rush Reglonal Twlrllnp Contest The Nlll A Ctate Twlrllng Contest L Essay Contest 3 Junior Play Student Council 3 Senior Play Gossip Reporter The Ru h D A F Representative A Student Counc 1 3 G A A Neva The Nill A B'LLAH HARBLR Home Ee Club l F H A Presldert L Home Ee Club Vlce President 2 Pep Club 2 A Library Club l Commercial Club L Chorus 2 Junior Play Editor The Rush A Class Hlsttrlan The Nlll A D LL LB R Var ity Club Reporter L 2 l, 3 Vice Pre ldent L Sec e ary 3 Judging Conte t 2 Secretary 2 Commercial Club A B eball Ba ketball l 2 Track 3 L Chorus Tunlor enlor C crt eport Play Play Ed tor The Ru h Ed'tor The Mill L rffsiifffi S 5 , .f :ia-af, - fiiff-ii, Iliff afff555s55'5:5 Yidififf'-Q - A- af g 5 A .. 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' .4 3 gf 5 5 if Q' H g P i ' ' :J ' 2 .F A F' 4 X -tgif' is file' Z .1 1 -3 3' .: 5 3 3: :55 In 1946, we returned for our last year o' stud, and fan L1 hcnaon I I Rita Fapraun left ue this year to at enc W'nonk H151 School new class has dwindled down to fifteen members e are Anowr a opr C cated Senlors,' Out I'm not sure whether we are xr fb tr'e year we V published our school paper, The Rush We also p epared tee articles for The M1l1, our year book We gave our senior play 'l ne llamlty Kids in March One of the most memorable events during Lhe ,ear was tue we wer Corinne's Studio in Bloomlrgton to have our plot res ta'en e Christmas party sporsored by us was anothe octsfanciwc efext Our class off4cers tlfs ,ea are presiden , n o d vlve X dent, Marian Manley, sec etar,, Donna Cordes t easare exe a ns rwe Other facnltj membe s were Ur Pierce, rs Jocnlrs, ss Va lanton, Mrs Falcon, Wrs Uabot Vr 'oore, H Vr Blocker Our last appearance as he class of 1947 will le at tre oaccelaarea'e services on May 25, and at the Commencement on Vaj 28, 1947 he be e all enfojed kibh scnool and leave with some re s- .g 4- f E 1 v 3 H ,D r X V I A1 ? 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L CLASS PROPHECY One day as I was visiting in the city of Los Angeles, it started to rain and if you know the kind of rain they have there, you also know that the best thing you can do is take cover in some friendly person's house Nell, I ran down the street as fast as I could, stopping only when I came to a cute little white cottage with the name 'Richard printed on the door It looked like a very friendly person living there, because everything was so neat and well kept that lt just shone with friendliness, even through the dismal rain and smog KSmog you know is half fog and half smokel Running to the door knocked very lightly, I waited and no answer, I knocked again, still no answeg again I knocked, again and again, each time harder than the preceding one Finally 'MW in this my temper got the better of me, after all, here I was getting soaked terrible rain, when I could be inside of that nice warm house, and to top it all, I knew someone was home, because I could hear him moving around 'M inside Becoming very disgusted I yelled, nRichard, Oh Richard, Open that door, Oh, come on Richard, open that door, and let me in Still no answer X Pounding with all my might and yelling at the top of my lungs, nOpen the doon Richsrd,n I made a sorrowful looking sight Finally I heard a very small voice say through the door, nI can t, the key's in the mall box Running to the mail box I found the key Quickly I ran back to the house XX 'XX Q' . .. . ,, , P4 ,. . 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He replied, 'Well, doggne it, I was thinking you were Kilroy, and, by gosh, I don't want that guy here at my place Letting the matter drop, I set forth to making myself quite at home First of all, I wanted to look around the house This I started to do at once when to my surprise, I found that the only thing that Richard had in hm house, were doors, yes, doors, lots of them bince by nature, I an a very curious person, I decided to open the doors to find out what was behind them Looking around, I decided to open a door that was the loveliest door I had ever seen It was painted a lovely pastel shade of lavender, and it had a bright pink door knob that was made of heavy velvet I opened it, and no won- der it was such a lovely door for guess who was behind it, none other than my old girl friend, Mary Thomas, but she isn't known as that any more She goes by her stage name which is 'Charging Charlotte and incidently she may be seen playing in the recent million dollar broadway stage production uShe Always 1.1 11 X. lla. k lu.'lh. l.'Wl..'k'lIs.'N. 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I bought a racing form and tha n at the top of the list, with l5-l odds was the name of my old friend and chum uLight Horse Edna , wife of the late Ralph Goff, orginator of the indoor go game Edna has been making quite a large sum of money, winning races She now owns a large estate in the South and has over fifteen good racing horses Her favorite, is nBones Leaving the track, I walked through a plain ordinary door Once on the other side I knew I was emerging upon the business world I started walking down the street when to my surprise 1 was stopped and was asked to show my walkinv permit I said I had none Just as he was about to take me away to jal an immense ca that ha two chauffeurs drove dp The pe son in the back seat called to the policeman to let me go I walked over to the car, looked in, ard nearly ell over, for of all people to see at that time, it was my good friend Lloyd Geiken, I got in and we went for a ride I asked him a lot of questlons from which I found out, that after spending one year at the city college in Los Angles, he came back to Rutland and started going with Mary Kay again Soon after, he married her, and eventually took over her father' grain business It was the old story of money and of home Lloyd, being a very good business man, kept gaining more and more power, until at last he owned all of Joodford County and just recently bought the city o Peoria Fda a nice tyrant though, he allows everyone a permit to walk, and gives everyone the same salary By the way, he pays them pretty much, S7 a month, if single S9 a month,1f married, and all of S14 a month, if they have over 6 children Incidently, Lloyd has twelve children of his own I always knew Lloyd would one day be a big business tycoon which I did promptly I left by the beautiful and immense front door of the Geiken Iansion I do believe it was the biggest door I had ever seen must have been at least So feet high and l5 feet wide Ihe door krob on it was a solid 556,000 carat diamond I turned the knob and walked through the other side I at once noticed I had emerged upon a beautiful garden that had a darling white cottage in the center of it Ohl It was sdch a lovely gardax that I was very anxious to flnd out who lived hens I walke around awhile, 'Il 1.1 'RR 1 1 - M I 'N 'ls 3'-2 I' ' E . 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Inquiring all about what had happened since our high I soon learned that another of my school mates Eugene Hinrichs courting her, and a year later they were married I also learned now had a job as a radio commentator Professionally he is known as 'Gabbyn Hinrichs Excusing myself, and saying I couldn't remain any blip 'Ia I left by the side gate of the lovely garden I was soon in an immense base ball field Standing there right in the center in the pltcher's box was none X 'M lu. 'lU'llh. llu.'!In really a big shot Bouncing Brownies after all, and so own The name of cognized the catcher of Gene's IILXPSB over to him and asked him how he was From what he in a Major League Baseball Team ball team I also found out that far they have 5 players towards a this team ls cause all of the kids have red school, Doc Weber Dale plays other than Gene Braunschweig, another classmate of mine at BCHS I walked to be the Reds, I think they call it that hair like their mother Turning around I ball team It was Gene's old shadow from on the ball team, and at night he goes to ical school He hopes some day to set up a practice with Ruth Cordes s Walking to the far end of the field, I went through the ticket gate the other side, I found myself walking down 5th Avenue in New York City X told me, I gathered he was He is now manager of the Gene married Fanny Harms baseball team of their high med his I began to feel quite lonely, when whom did I notice walking down the street aD dolled up, but Opal Uphoff Never in my life had I seen so many jewels on mm person She also had XX at this I ran up to She told me all about Lyle Schertz, another on a beautiful mink coat Well, I was simply astounded her, and after the usual greetings we started talking what had happened since she left school I seems that E.. 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It seems that the girls had married Joe Durham, and Vic Vaster and these two industrious men had founded this great store, but unfor- tunatly the men could manage every type of business, except their wives, and Merna and Beulah had taken over the running of the store while the men were busy at home taking care of the house and children I understand that the bqp are very good cooks I left by the side door of the store and was once again out in the strut Walking a little way I came to a gymnasium I opened the large doors and went inside Was I ever surprised, for guess who was the gym manager! None other than Donna Cordes Just as I got there she was teaching a class acrobats W started to talk over old times, and finally Donna asked me if 1 wanted to try to do some acrobats Nell, I consented BHG tried some Nhen I finished I wished had newer tr'ed, fo 1 twisted myselP up so badly I had to be taken to the hospital Finally the ambulance came, they came and put me on a stretcher and took me out to the amoulance All I could remembe was someone opening the door of the ambulance, it was such a pretty white clean door, muh a red cross on it For a while I lost consciousness when I awoke we were still driving through the streets I turned my head to look to see who was driving I nearly died, for it was Marian Manley and sitting beside her was her husoand, Bud Volz asked about Marian and it se ms that she married Bud after graduating from high school and then went into the ambulance servks Jdst then I turned and looked at my nurse, it was none other than Eunice Prange Good old Eunice was taking such good care of me I was so surprised that I couldn't speak In fact even if I had tried I couldn't have sroker, hu 'tu la 'Im n.. 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' 5 Lis , K, f r 21 A ' ,l 'lrf .'L11':. , B E ' ! 5' A ' iii A L?ii!!i!lf5'5'i!.5' ffiiiiiiilliiig 1 UAGE CU a Y After los rt tre first came of the year to Roanofe, a bam oo t ine to menti n, t e nenson varsit, 'ive came back to win seven straig t, includ nb victor over inona and Roanoke and an overti e 'ctor over Lonb Poi Q fo e ' l to 'etamo a in a overt re A' er t e holida s we cort'nle our win s r ax until we kit aah ur one o' t 1 n los a 12 ,olrter we t all set t take the uoo'for4 County Champlonsrip, out roven 1 a eisapp 1U men , wre lost w final tilt e o ve cane o t ounce L rrka or ' ' and tne next ni h eat Netamora on our home floor 42 18 Af er nr LOJFHBFGWLS Eenso a hot pa e 1,1 n r , Deer Creez, Flanagan, and on tne final AO Q bare wal ore L olxt o o en LJ J e dist 'ct 'y walloting Dunlap The Tre s unen where ir 1 a b e har to de t Far it from t.is writer to ne the rapid development o' tue d8tfPTiH6 he ir t ten tut some tkese L hteen lad are tle irst ten Lloyo 'eicen Eu ene Hlnrichs Gene Bra n crvei Lyle Schertz Vlr 1 Faase hesley Patterson an Fo' Verle Kolb Del ar Yolt Noble Hlnrirhs Dale Weber Parold wehkinb Billy Miller Vilford Paumar Clenert Yolnt Arthur Kolb Howard Grafeluar tubene Neuman F r e a ne b en ue'ea ed o 1 floor t rox vic o efeat ere t e o 1199 t el o G41 B S 'Q avera e per bane 's 45 Q po nts fee-3f Ooronert Qoanoke Winona na Rose Lowpoint Metawora Roa oke Dana nonb Point Minonx Flanaban La Rose Dana Lowpoint Washuurw Deer 'reed Summary of Uames Whe e Where FG e reze There There Here There There 'here Here There Her Here Where Here Pl JB Tyla., C Q 'J Co t next pabe ffijiii, '55, iii xiii: fii,if'ii5'i:f lk 5'-'fe EX-if 1 ' f 1 9 f BIIYSOII ' -RS ., LTI! 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Ss!! af B CLDALI 45 47 Benson at las' wins a Chanpionslig J tlroubk tue season undefeated, the Eels r nine vor or C J Ea L ball Champlonship The season started vltr a 6 o victor ove 'bd There were onl, two close a.e ,ear tke others teln moxe or less ea y mhe Cham,iors1 u od two Dame J fore the erd the season but Berson pleJed just a h xd and came out with the first undefeated sea on in the h story o he o SCOB Q OF GANIS Benson 6 Lowpoirt 2 Benson Benson l Benson 1 aslbbrn 9 nonk Lowpoint 5 Poanoke Virgil Haase Duane Kolb Delmar Kolb Dale Weber Gene Braunschweig Howard Crafelman Wesley Patterson Eugene Hinrichs Verle Kolb Noble Hinrichs at Washburn Benson 'inonk Lowooint Roanoke Benson Benson B nson Bensor 455 433 407 160 60 35 273 200 O74 O71 3 1 K. ll. lh. lL'llln. l llu. lu. UIC'Uu. h- Wh.'lu l ln lnL llu'lu. llu.'M'lll.. llxt lla. llu lh. 'h.. '!h. Wu 1i. Illl 'llu. lln. 'Nh lluL llh. 'ln. llu. 'lu. h. 'll Gene Eraunschwelg, pitcher and Dale Weber, catcher, were the batteries for 8 of the 9 bares 'Browny received credit for 8 of the 9 wins The line up for the Benson Champs Duane Kolb, lst base Virgil Haase, 2nd base, Verle Yolb, shortstop, Delmar Kolb, 3rd base, Eugene Hinrichs, left field Howard Grafelnan,center field, heslej Patterson, right fielc, hoble Hinrlchs, center field and 2nd base For the record Benson collected 68 rits to opponents 46, Benson made 78 runs to opponents 27 Benson hurlers str ck out 61 whi 5l batters vent down swinbing for Benson g!5f?15'j5'fFr1!'i? gr J? If 5 iirg- 5'.5F,S JgFA5?574r.l'4r a-ar Jr Jr ifzfflr AV J 'J5F.5Fl4 fa 'lgei o - 5s - fs -B -gi.-552' 5: Y I at - . .. l. Gein,5 w -v '. L 46' ' A or 1 1 the Roodf Q ountw s-- - , J' . ' -7 J r Rash 'rn. A 1- 5L'1SElll. , X- -- - s . A w . kip was ass r ' ' Q .fs 'e 1. of I x S lx' W s . 1 f t A sch ol. 5 . f 1 5 A at ll , AJ 1 5 at r.. o ' B 2 at A 0 f 3 at. V 3 W Y at ll ' i 511 2 at lO 'n at c 12 . 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'lla k llt k'lh. ht and Roger Norman were inltlated into the organization and were given their 'green hand' pins Junior officers were elected as follows President Noble Hinrlchs Vice President Wesley Harber Secretary Roger Gerjets Treasurer Eugene Neuman Reporter Verle Kolb The F F A 'a life blood is lts program of work North while activities participated in by all members Such programs are set up annually by every chapter and each State Assoclatlon as well a by he national organization They indicate the direction or course to follow in order to reach certain weD selected goals and there l correlation among local, State and national pro 3 grams F F A activities are boy initiated and boy directed Accomollsh ments are due to definite objectives supported by sound ways and mean operation, group thinking and productive action are portrayed best in locel chapter programs of work built on the needs of the community and the chapter members The program of work Committees are a follows Supervised Farming Leadership activities Conduct of Meetings Savings and Earn nge Community Serv Scholarship 'TL Recreation FQ? Lyle Schertz, Chairman Eugene Neuman Noble Hinrichs Duane Kolb Chalrman Delmar Kolb Roger Norman Roger Gerjets Francis Vogel Billy M'llen Chalrman Lloyd Geiken Dale Nebeq Chairman Ernest Aeschliman Wesley Patterson Marvin Eckhofg Cha'rman Verle Kolb Arthur Kola Chalrman Wesley Harber Eugene Hlnrichs, Chairmen Eugene Braunschwelg X Wm. 'M 'lu.. lu llU'lu.. llr. lu.'llut N.'lL'k Iu. ln.1u. The total farm management earnings for the past year of the Benson F F A Xi. 'K Ki. Xi. 1 'N N 'K 'M N N M 'N N 'N 'M N 'N 'M 'N 'M 'lm '11, N M N 2 N X Q 'M I N N 5 Chapter was S15 l2L 56 The net income from shows was 8812 60 This money was taken in from 39 projects wh ch wfre carried by 16 bovs The total en rollement in project for l9A7 is 69 The e are 21 boys carrying these proj ects Benson placed first at the Sectlon 9 Parllmentary Procedure Contest Cletus Schertz took first olace 'n tre record book conte t, and also won the Aff-5 E5 Q 4 is , . fi 5 . 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I EU: ll' In the fall under the refreshing Illinois autumn days, our Interests lie in hikes and baseball In the cold wlnter we turn to indoor sports such as volleyball and basketball In the sprlng our Interest will agaxn turn to the outdoors wlth hlkes, soft ball, and soccer In eddltlon to our games the interest in G A A was kept alive by var lous pertles During the fall of the year the losing girls team in baseball gave a weiner roast for the wlnnlng teas In the winter we gave a chilli supper for the vlctorious baseball champ ons of Voodford County X 'K k'4k llI. lI llI- MW. In the spring we spon ored a party for our highly successful basketball team It so happens this year that all G A A members are also F H A mem er Due to a change of teachers 3 tlmes yearly our F H organlzatlon has een slightly overlooked because of the lack organization At the start of the year Beulah Harber was elected presldent Marian Manley Vloe Presldent Mary Thomas Treasurer and Betty Geiken Secretary ve hope our B H A organizatlon w ll be able to organize and cnrrv out in an effectlve manner Its alms and lQ9LS next year Continued F F A Sectlon 9 F F A Public Speaking Contest Cletus wxll participate In the Di trlct Speaking Contest ln April Benson placed very well with the r Judging team in the Section 9 contest at Normal and at the State Contest at Champalgn The Benson Chapter vas represented at the State Convention with L boys X in Kansas City Also two boys attended the International Livestock Expo 1tion Earlier in the year several members exhibited A6 hogs at the Jr Market Hog 'kk 'e 9 Show at Chicago Benson sponsored the Section Q F F A Leadership Trainlnp School 'n whkm the Officers and instructors from Sectlon 9 attended The Chapter vas also represented at the Recreation Day The Chapter project this year consists of e sow and litter and of fell P18 The Chapter has four sectional officers they are Lyle Schertz Sect'aml Chairman Albert hlnrlcrs Vlce President Cletu Schert7 Treasure and Dean N Jackson Sectional Advlsor On April IO the Chapter held its annual Father and Con Banquet A deli cious dinner was served by the F H A afterwhich an enterta ning program wa enjoyed Cletus Scherty, President, served as Toastmaster of the occe ion given by Dawson Womeldorff Manager Agricultural northern Illlnol Other F F A members who appmled u ,Verle Kolb, Roger G and Billy M The prlnclpal address was Sales, Public Service Co on tre program were Dale flillllllllllliiii!!liiiilllIlilll. 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