Bloomington High School - Aepix Yearbook (Bloomington, IL)

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exfra poinf. Buf fhe Decafur feam ended up wifh a I3-7 vic- fory over fhe Purplemen. This was fhe fime of year for elecfing class officers. This week fhe Seniors and Juniors did quife a bif of campaigning. The mighfy Sophomore class had a gef-acquainfed weiner roasf before fhe game wifh Decafur. Wednesday. Mr. Liers came and presenfed an assembly on offers. He gave a falk, showed us a movie and he broughf one of his offers, fhe perfecf pef. Planning for homecoming gof well underway fhis week. The Presidenf of fhe Sfudenf Coun- cil announced fhe commiffee chairmen which, by fhe way, were Seniors. The Purplemen, affer drop- ping fheir firsf fwo encounfers by close scores, ran all over McCormick Field fo frounce fhe Pioneers of U High, 33-7, for fheir firsf win. There was no quesfion of fhe oufcome affer fhe firsf sfanza, Bloom- ingfon holding a I4-0 margin. Dick Donner and Mike Karon were fhe mainsfays in fhe affer- noon affair by scoring fhree and fwo fouchdowns, respecfively, wifh Joe Theis' educafecl foe I4

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released fhe second copy of +l'le Aegis. All ihis week Mrs. Hos+eHler was conducfing fall play iryoufs in fhe audiforium during sixfh hour and affer school. Only fhose who had nof been in a BHS fhree-acl play were elig- ible for fryouis. The new acldifions 'ro 'rhe Cheerleading squads were Gaye Sfreid, Shirley Umbrighf, and HarrieHe Kirwin. The 'lhree girls remaining from las'I' year's squad were Joan Hale, Donna Johnson, and Mary Hosea. Cheering for ihe Reserve games were Melvina PoHer, Shirley Dalion, Barbara Hosea, and Jessie Bell. All +hese girls were busy preparing for fhe foofball season. Owning a 6-0 advaniage in 'Phe early minuies of 'lhe +hird quarier, fhe Saarmen held +he Redmen of Deca+ur 'lemporarily af a sfandsfill uniil fhe Reds broke loose for iwo quick scores laie in +he fhird period and ear- ly in fhe fourfh af Fred Carlfon Field. The Purple Raiders scored iheir lone +ouchdown by a pass from quarferback Don Dixon 'io end Gary Francis. Jake Gross- man, Raider guard, booied 'I'he I3

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being good for 'lwo exfra poinfs. This game was lhe firsf infer- ciiy conlesl of lhe season. Ocfober 'lhe firsl rolled around and school really gol under way. All day 1'he Juniors had fo swear our six hours of A.C.E. fesfs in s+udy halls 205 and 2I5. The A.C.E. fesfs were given 'lo high school sfudenls fhroughouf The siaie by fhe University of Illinois. The resis help fo deiermine a sl'udenf's IQ. The sludenfs looked a slighf bil frazzled as lhey handed back fhe lasf quesfion sheels. During fhe nexl' four days our firsl' incoming Sophomore class in 'lhe hisfory of BHS filed fhose precious pefifions for fheir class officers. Posfers, adverfising fhe merifs of +he candidafes, began popping up all over our halls of learning. The compefifion was keen because of The large number of candidafes. Ocfober I0+h was The big day for 'lhe Sophomores, as lhey flocked 'l'o fhe polls which were sei' up in fhe audiforium. Each vofer had in mind fhe candidafe of his choice. When The smoke cleared, Jim Hursi was Presi- denh Jill Rorabach was Vice- Presidenh Lewis Garrison was Treasurer: and Judy Reinhard emerged as Secrefary. I5