Bloomington High School - Aepix Yearbook (Bloomington, IL)

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were being excused fo work during fhe holidays. The Purple Raiders under +he direcfion of Coach Noble Arn- old confinued +he remarkable work in fhe Normal Tournamem' when fhey defea+ed a weak S'lrea+or five, 55-50. In +he Normal Holiday Tour- namenf, Bloominglon made +he predicfions come +rue by beaf- ing Harisburg-Emden, Farmer Ci+y, and Easion. ln lhe open- ing game of 'ihe fourney, Don Dixon and Curl' Rayclon hif for iwenfy-six and iwenfy-four poinfs respeciively fo easily beaf ihe Harfsburg squad 7I- 43. This advanced fhe Arnold- men fo semi-finals and 'ihey proceeded +o +opple an aggres- sive Farmer Cify 'leam bl-46. In fhe championship game Don Dixon led ihe Raiders over 'lhe Easfon squad wifh +wen+y-lwo poinfs, 68-42. Affer a very enjoyable Chrisi- mas vacafion, school was again resumed. Of course, il fook a few days fo gef back in ihe swing of fhings since everyone was sfill frying fo caich up on fhe sleep fhey los? on New Year's Eve. Friday affernoon, during a special assembly, Baskefball 29

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Mr. Newion direcied and 'lhe brass ensemble accompanied. The words of +he songs were flashed on lhe screen by a slide. Gunning for fheir second vic- 'I'ory of fhe young hoop season, fhe Purple Raiders engaged fhe Decafur Reds on our own floor. Coach Kinfner's men had 'lheir shoofing eyes open, buf so did 'rhe Purplemen. Decafur won in an overfime 70-64. Curf Raydon 'look scoring honors by making 25 poinfs. Monday fhe choirs presenfed an assembly summarizing fheir Vespers. They did mosi' of 'lhe same songs fha? ihey did on Sunday, December 8. The brass ensemble played befween num- bers. The Trinify Sainfs, our cross 'rown rivals, furnished 'lhe oppo- sifion for fhe firsf infer-cify cage clash of 'lhe season. The Purple Raiders won fhe confesf, sfaving off a lasf minufe rally by 'lhe Sainfs, 48-47. H' was rafher close all 'lhe way, buf Bloomingion was in 'lhe lead mosf of fhe fime. Again Curf Raydon was fhe spark plug in fhe Purple and Gold alfack. The fwenfy-firsf was The lasf full day of school for ihose 'lhaf 28

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'A Just keep runnin T ' r No glasses? This a huddle? ' K' ' mfslli Jake the ferocious! What's in the middle? capfain, Curl Raydon, pre- senled lhe school wilh 'fhe 'Firsl place lrophy won by lhe Pur- ple Raiders al lhe Normal Hol- iday Tournamenl. Congrafula- lions fo lhe Raiders for a iob well done! Howard Saar, Noble Arnold, and Caplain Bill Zook, a former BHS sludenl recenlly refurned from Korea, gave shorl' 'lallcs. Thursday morning, Sopho- more Jerry Udwin acled as emcee for a lalenl' assembly planned by lhe Sophomore Class. All 3 classes provided acls for 'lhis assembly whose fheme was New Year's Reso- lulions. The program consisled of 3 piano solos, a sexlel, 2 vocal solos, a vocal duel, and a barbershop quarrel. Sfudenls received 'lhe Aegis and lhe winler issue of ihe Lil- erary Supplemenr Thursday af- rernoon. During fhe Danlc's Assembly, Friday morning, Mr. Danlc spoke aboul Arcfic dogs, 'lheir habifs, characlerislics and nalive coun- fries. During his lallc he showed lhe sfudenl' body some of 'lhese dogs and on display were 'l'he lypes of harnesses which have been used on 'lhese dogs. On January ll 'lhe Arnold- 30