Biggsville High School - Echo Yearbook (Biggsville, IL)

Text from Pages 1 - 32 of the 1945 volume:

me-aww gy ..,-avg W- Q, BIG-GSVILLE TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION L. W.-Lareong Clarence P. Gibb, Sec.g C. E Bergren, Pres.g Mell R. Moodyg Arthur Boyer 'Wfiie HT' 'Lb Q, f- X-' 'Y az! 5-SM, I H1 1 . 4 Yxfiis QJIJV, Q U 'k 'QY'W V XX 1, r K aux .- A-QA 1. 7 0 'I SCHOOL BUS KJ ,., n.- ,. , we.-4, :ff 2 is 5 ' 4 HOT LUNCH K 1: Class Treas. 43 Student Council 2,43 F.F.A. 1,2,5,43 F.F.A. Pres. 53 Basketball 13 Track 43 Cheer- leader 43 Chorus l3 Christmas Play 2,43 Class Play 5,43 Echo Staff 4. ivfnz,-V-, Cl,ff.a,-xf-.f -,aff f Buzzer Reporter 43 Student Coun- 3CAfM.7flgc'4f-'f'j37 Student Council 43 F.F.A.1,Q,3,4: Grain Judging Team 13 Band 1,2,5, 43 District Solo Contest 13 Cho- rus 1,2,5,4: B1-County Chorus 2, 5,43 Operetta 13 Track 1,21 Class Play 5,43 Christmas Play 23 Echo Staff 43 Buzzer Staff 1,2,4. C11 1,42 Class Vice-Pres. 23 Class Treas. 53 Softball 2,5,43 Basketball l,2,5,43Track 1,2,5,4: uBn Club 2,53 Band 1,2,5,43 B1- County Band 43 Chorus l,2,5,43 Chorus Pres. 43 B1-County Chorus 2,5,4: District Solo Contest 13 Operetta 13Student Council Treas. 43 Echo Staff 1,43 Buzzer Staff 2,43Commerc1a1 Contest 53 Christ- mas Play 23 Class Play 5,4. Q?ZL196kSoAQ4pH9J3Zv Z, I Q2yMQfl Zjlfil Class Pres. 53Basketba11 l,2,5,4' Track 1,2,.5,4, Softball 2,w5,4, 'B' Club 2,33 F.F.A. 1,2,5, ' Echo Staff 4g Class Play 4. , WOEW Entered from Gladstone 53 Chorus l,2,4g Deolam. 1,33 School Play 2g Class Play 5,43 Home Ec. Club 5,4gEcho Staff 43 Buzzer Staff 4. I , If f Class Treas. 2g Chorus 13 Home Ea C1 ' - ub 2, e.A.A. 2, Echo Staff 4. N x ZZ5?29,QM6 n4wfQLAZfa Class Treas. 1, Home Ec. Club 2g Chorus 1,2,5,4g B1-County Chorus 2,3,43 Operetta lg Band 1,2,5,4g B1-C ounty Band 4. if M n x 1 !4 ,rf I KLLL, ,X 6, lun: '--rv Q'WwFCf STUDY HALL dffd ' 1 SENIOR CLASS WILL we, the Class of '45, are now making our last will and testament after working four years for diplomas. We are leaving our under-claasmen our personal and most cherished abilities. I, Eleanor Borg, do will and bequeath my visiting habits in study hall to Dorothy Aleoock. I, Darllne Booten, do will and bequeath my red hair to Pat Gray. I, Willa Dean Vestal, do will and bequeath mv love for Bill Weir to Dorothy Kinkaid. I, Pauline Meyer, do will and bequeath my ability to take shorthand to Betty Armstrong. I, Jane Cleek, do will and bequeath my love for the soldiers and sailors to Betty Noble. I, Betty Hendrickson, do will and bequeath my ability to tell stories to Dorothy Ravenscraft. I, David Henry, do will and bequeath my love for bangs to Jack Campbell. I, Bob Seymour, do will and bequeath my girl totlng Jeep to nButton' Seltz. I, Edwin Spicknall, do will and bequeath my Journey west and north of Biggsvllle to Wendell Larson. I, Ray Boyer, do will and bequeath my ability to lose weight to Leighton Lubke. ' I, William Weir, do will and bequeath my big feet to Barbara Hughes. I, Jack Schweitzer, do will and bequeath my ability to handle blondes to Ronald Patterson. I, Loren Allaman, do will and bequeath my fllrtatious ways with the girls to Stuart Kelly. I, Charles Allaman, do will and bequeath my ability to keep pencils to Joe Morris. I, Charles MoChesney, do will and bequeath my favorite parking spots to Bill Bigger. 1 F TYPING CLASS PHYSICS CLASS ,r,ag,,: p 4-12. N 9-waz, ' 'ti f f , CWLVHMAMJ Ifggdb-fir , - 'iafguffi L T 1 x I , t . . 'fn SOPHOMORE CLASS Front row: J. Forgey, L. Downes, B. Sterett P. Gray, M. Mc Chesney, J. Bigger, M. Glenn, M. Renard, D. jamison Standing: D. Stevenson, 'R. Kelly, W. Larson, B. Liby, V. Blake, C, Brown, P. Allen, H. Noble, P. Law,, J. Smith, K. Henry, D. Jensen, D. Baylor, G. Ives, Mr. Vorel 1 FHESHMAN CLASS Front row: F. Boyer, V. Ravenscrart, L. Smith, C. Martin, M. Downes, B. Milligan, B. Hughes, N. Day Standing: L. Lubke, M. Spangler, A. Britton, B. Spangler, J. Armstrong, A. Olson, L. Maxwell, C. Seitz, P. Boyd, E. Lipee, Mr. Henry FRESHMAN CLASS On August 28, 1944, there were twenty freshmen, some scared, some shy, and all green, but not for long. Initiation day was a great event. There were some awfully pretty girls Cpalnted boys? but the girls felt com- fortable because most of them liked to wear overalls anyway. The party in the evening was a real treat for everyone ex- cept Nedra Day and Marcia Downes who d1dn't like milk. At the first meeting, the freshman class elected the following officers: Pres., Lee Maxwell, Vice-Pres., Ada Shaferg Sec. and Treas., Carlta Martin, Student Council, Arthur Olson, Faculty Adviser, Mr. Henry. Class dues were set at twenty cents. The first party was held in the gymnasium with a pot- luck supper. Everyone enjoyed himself immensely. Three of the freshmen, Ada Shafer, Lavon Vestal and Eddie Llpes have moved. We surely hated to see them go, be- cause only seventeen are left. There are two boys in chorus and all of the seven girls seem to be musical. At least they show up for chorus prac- tice. There are three freshman students in band. Pep is not lacking in this year's class for at the be- ginning of the year there were two boys out for baseball, five out for basketball and five interested in track. In one game of basketball Pete Boyd made seventeen baskets,-all that were scored but two. The class is going full speed ahead to next year and thinking of 1948 especially. r Left to Right: B. Armstrong, C. Martin, J. Cleek, M. Hughes B. Noble, L. Downes, A. Olson, R. Patterson, B. Liby, L. Alla man, D. Henry, C. Allaman, K. Henry, C. McChesney, J. Schweit- zer, R. Boyer, B. Hendrickson, Miss Sloan. ECHO STAFF After being out of circulation for the past two years, the Echo is again being published. The staff officers were elected to fill the following positions: Editor-in-Chief ......... Mary Louise Hughes Assistant Editor . . . . . . Betty Noble Business Manager . . ..... Karl Henry Girls' Athletics . . . Betty Hendrickson Boy's Athletics . ..... Ray Boyer F. F. A ..... . Charles McChesney Music ........ . . Jack Schweitzer Dramatlos ....... . . . David Henry Commercial Department. . . . Lorena Downes Home Economics .... . . .Jane Cleek Pictures . . . . . . Loren Allaman Senior News. . . . . Charles Allaman Junior News .... . .Ronald Patterson Sophomore News . . ..... B111 Liby Freshman News . . . Carita Martin Student Council ....... . . . . .Arthur Olson The staff has worked very hard to make this Echo bigger and better than any other. we have a capable editor and advisers, and we wish to congratulate them on their fine work. - w Q ha Iflil if 5 Msn! Principal, Neal Henry STUDENT COUNCIL Front row: D. Kinkaid, D. Henry, C. Allaman, J. Schweitm B. Noble Standing: Mr. Henry, A. Olson, L. Allaman, R. Patterson, Moflhesney, Mr. Ingold, K. Henry, D. Baylor, Mr. Vorel cw FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA K I rd. F. F. A. BANQUET Left to right: W. Vestal, V. Ravenscraft, F. Boyer, D. Ravensoraft, M. Seltz, B. Milligan, D. Klnkaid, M. Borg, J. Cleek, E. Borg, V. West, M. Day Standing: Mrs. Kerker, C. Martin, M. Downes, and L. Smith HOME EC. CLUB The Home Economics Club was organized in September and the following officers were elected: President. .... . . . . . . . Willa Dean Vestal Vice President . . . Eleanor Borg Secretary. . . . . . . Frances Boyer Treasurer. . . . . . . . . . . Barbara Milligan Student Council. . . . ..... . Dorothy Kinkaid Some of ing the year pop, and ice the activities of the Home Economics Club dur- of 1944 and 1945 included serving sandwiches, cream at the Henderson County Softball Tourna- ment and sponsoring an all school masquerade party at Hallo- ween. During December the club made Christmas gifts for their mothers and the gifts were presented at a tea held December 20 in the Home Economics Department. At the KMBS Basketball Tournament the girls served coca cola and hot dogs. In January the girls served food at Vestal's sale. March 9 they Part of served the F. F. A. Banquet. the money earned from these projects was used to secure a speaker, Dr. Irving Garwood of Macomb, for our assembly program. Some of the funds were spent on a party for th! HOIIU Economics girls which included dinner at the Hotel Burlington and a movie. SENIOR PLAY As the Clock Strikes 5 'Q i ' v 'jfwf3!fi1li!,c 1 ig p- M. Q .W ,Me ,K , MNN4. b .. K FW- , MJ K V fx' X' www- e. ,M X J ... . . V -.ww 1. ,. gf - , '-Wm 1 Ll -Ti if AMF K .. , ,f ff 3, V Qu. K je .wif ff- we - gpg ,-5 pg e-:XM - . . If w Y V w,...m In 1 I ,.-k,'. M .W A A Ww e 'V,.,:N...w., N., . . ,.N,N.........,.,.v...M,...... JUNIOR CLASS PLAY 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn! Girls' Chorus Boys' Chorus GIRLS' CHORUS Girls' chorus this year numbered twenty-three. At the Christmas concert the girls sang 'Carol of the B1rds.n They wore their formals and looked very nice ln them. For the Spring concert the girls sang nAmary1l1s,N nThe Years at the Spr1ng,n and the WCuckoo Clock.' They sang 'The Years at the Springu again as the individual number for the B1-County Festival. BOYS' CHORUS - Boys' chorus was the largest it has been for a number of years. The first of the year there were only twelve members but later in the year five new, boys were added, finally bringing the total to seventeen. The boys' chorus sang 'Hark, the Vesper Hymn is Stealing' at the Christmas concert. For the Spring concert the boys sango'Keep 'in de Middle of the Road, 'We's a L1sten1n',' and ' wn South.n MIXED CHORUS For a small school Biggsville has a large number out for chorus work. More than half the school is participating At the Christmas program the chorus sang 'Silent Night, 'Lost in the N1ght,' with solo by Joan Forgey, 'Hark Now O Shepherds,' 'Carol of the Bells,W NThree K1ngs,n and WJingle Bells.' At the Spring concert the chorus sang NStodola Pumpa,' 'Oh Suzanna,n America, My wondrous Land, uhospodi Pom1l1u,' and 'Now is the Month of May1ng.' As in previous years a selected group sang as representatives of the school in the large mass chorus at the B1-County Festival held this year in Biggsville with Mr. Vorel directing. BAND n The band this year has thirty-four members in lt. Eight are from grade school and the rest are in high school. This year the band decided to have uniforms of some kind. Each member secured either white skirts or white pants and red sweaters. This is an improvement over previous years. lFor the Christmas concert the band played uChoral,n UAdoramus Te,' 'Pan1s Angellcus,n NTl1l We Meet Aga1n,n and several Christmas Carols with different members of the band leading. They were Jean Verigan, Loren Allaman, Charles Allaman, David Henry, and Jack Schweitzer. At the.Spr1ng concert the band played 'The Thunderer,' 'A Bit of Ireland, WHls Honor? 'Bells Across The Meadows,N 'The Traveler,' and 'Trombone Swlngn with solo parts taken by the trombones of Mildred Glenn, Barbara Hughes, and Wendell Larson. NTrumpeters Three included a trumpet trio composed of Jack Schweitzer, Charles Allaman, and David Henry. At the B1-County Festival this year something new was added--a mass band. All the band members enjoyed playing in this very much. The members feel that the band is the best it has been for a number of years and they hope to.keep it that way. SOFTBALL Biggsville opened the season with Little York at Blggsf ville. The Red Devils won an easy victory, 15 to 2. For the second game Blggsville travelled to Oquawka where they were defeated by a strong Oquawka team 7 to 0, although each team collected seven hits. , The next softball battle was at Little York. After get- ting off to a good start by collecting six runs in the first inning, Blggsvllle hit a slump and Little York tied the score in the fourth inning. From there on lt was one sided with Biggsville winning 23 to 6. The last two innings were played in a soaking rain. - Kirkwood was the next opponent on the home diamond. Holding Kirkwood to three hits, Biggsville defeated them 5 to 1. 'Revenge is often sweet.' This was the case ln the return game with Oquawka. Again holding their two hits, Biggsvllle defeated Oquawka, 2 to O. The return game with Kirkwood was the only opponents to extra inning game of the year. Biggsville collected two runs in the sec- ond inning and Kirkwood matched them in the score remained tied until the end of the game. extra inning each team collected one run. Then extra inning, Biggsvllle collected four runs to Gladstone, the next opponents, were defeated 14 third. The In the first ln the third win, 7 to 3. to 2. Travelling to Terre Haute a few days later Biggsville received their worst defeat of the year by a score of 13 to 1. Terre Haute's batting eye was very keen that day, collecting ten hits to B1ggsv1lle's two. The following' Monday, Terre Haute came to Blggsvllle and again defeated our Red Devils but it was a much differ- ent game. Although Biggsvllle out batted Terre Haute, 7 to 4, Terre Haute won 4 to 3. In the second annual invitational softball tournament held at Biggsville, Terre Haute won first place honors by defeating Little York, 16 to 6, and then Kirkwood 15 to 2, and Biggsvllle in the finals 6 to 4. Blggsville won second place by defeating Gladstone in the first game 10 to 9, and Oquawka, 13 to 3. Thus, Biggsville softball squad ended the season with eight wins and four losses. BASKETBALL Basketball season began the first of November with Blggsvllle playing at Roseville. The varsity was defeated 45-52 but the second team kept it from being a clean sweep for Roseville by defeating them 25-19. B1ggsvllle's next game was played at Terre Haute where the varsity won by score of 55-58. The seconds were defeated 24-20. In a hard fought game played at home, Biggsvllle made a clean sweep over Kirkwood by defeating their varsity 29-26 and their seconds 50-10. The Red Devils next travelled tc Stronghurst, and height was a deciding factor in the 55-51 defeat handed there. Biggsville seconds again upheld the honor of the school by defeating Stronghurst 18-15. In an afternoon game at Biggsvllle, Alexis was defeated ln a hard fought contest 59-55. In the following game with Oquawka the varsity lost a heartbreaker 55-29. Again the seconds won 14-10. The annual KMBS tournament was held in Blggsville this year. A powerful Stronghurst team walked off with lst place by defeating Biggsville 65-52 and. Media 50-22. Blggsvllle received 5d place trophy by defeating Kirkwood 28-25. The first game after Christmas. was in Kirkwood where after trailing most of the game Biggsvllle went ahead in the last two minutes to win 26-21. Blggsvllle seconds won 21-10. In a return game with Terre Haute Biggsvllle varsity won 59-56, but Terre Haute's seconds won by a close score of 19-16. - In the B1-County held at Alexis this year, Blggsville had little success. B1ggsv11le's lightweights defeated Media 19-9 and then lost to Roseville 54-24. B1ggsv11le's heavywelghts were badly beaten by Roseville 42-5. In their first game the varsity was defeated by Media 47-55. . Immediately following Bl-County, Little York, in a game here, suffered a defeat by B1ggsv11le's second team 56-15, and the varsity won 62-16. In a return engagement with Oquawka, Blggsville won 20-18 and 45-55 but Media -defeated our varsity 54-25 while our seconds won 51-14. In the District tournament held at New Boston, Biggs- vllle won WSweet Revenge' for their loss of last year by de- feating New wlndsor 45-55. Having won in the district, Blggsvllle was entitled to play in the regional tournament at Aledo. In a very hard fought game with Viola, Biggsville took a defeat of 27-21. a n . W GIRLS ATHLETICS In the fall the girls enjoyed playing softball. When winter weather started the class had to turn their activi- ties to the inside. Some of the sports the group took part in were volley ball, basketball, kickball, and relays. The Freshman and Sophomore classes met the second per- iod every Wednesday, and the Juniors and Seniors the first hour on Wednesdays. On March 14, the two classes participated in an ex- citing volley ball tournament. It was a fair game with the exception of a few.d1sagreements and collisions. The Junior and Senior classes defeated the Freshmen and Sophomores with a score of 58 to 36. , when the warm weather arrived this spring the girls took pleasure in hikes to sections near town. A Tires and Tire Repairs B I L L U P ' S STANDARD SERVICE Gas - Oils - Greaslng General Repairing Phone 55 V KILGORE CAFE H. B. KELLY Meals Lunches Groceries a Meats Soft Drinks 4 We Pay Market Prices Biggsville, Illinois z For Produce R. I. Kilgore, Prop. H. C. MOFFITT E. G. BURKETT 6 SON Biggsville, Illinois Hardware k Implements Biggsville, Illinois I Insurance Farm Loans Real Estate Income Tax Service I 0 Genuine PFISTER Hybrids Legume, Grass k Field Seeds Acme Proteins And Poultry Feeds F O R G E Y S E E D A F E E D STONEBECK'S FOOD MART Self Serve Groceries 5 Meets Fruit k Vegetables Biggsville, Illinois Ph. 78 Yours For Good Lumber Coal and Steel Products ALEXANDER LUMBER CO. Biggsville, I111n01s ALEXANDER PRODUCE Buyers of I SHELTON'S SERVICE Mobilgas M Mobiloil Cream, Poultry, and Eggs Pop a Tires l S T A N D A R D O I L P R O D U C T'S ISO-VIS MOTOR OIL RED CROWN GASOLINE Dwight Scott Standard O11 Agent Phone 18 WE INVITE YOU TO COME--AND STAY The friendly slogan that 'Busi- ness goes where it is invited, and stays where it is well treated' applies at our bank, too, This is your invitation-- and if you accept it, we're sure you'll stay. J. J. Lipton Cashier HEND1-:neon SERVICE co.f, Stronghurst, Illinois J. J. Lurkins, Manager Blue Seal Feeds Petroleum Products X A , 'Bulk Plants at Biggsvllle and Lomax 'The Farm Bureau Oil Co.' with a three- fold lpurpose -- Quality, Savings, and Service. Q 5.- Refresh X Qffxtzx as ' 5 a J yourself If N srnnTEiiEiB 23?iT26iA i3ifiih3'25M'rAuv I S Q-