Byron Area High School - By Hi Yearbook (Byron, IL)

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12 THE BY RON LIN Enrollment George Alba Piper President ’13, ’14, ’15 Basket Ball ’13, ’14, ’15 Manager Basket Ball ’14-’15 Track ’13, ’14, ’15 Art Editor of Bvronian ’15 Beloit Interscholastic Meet, ‘2 silver medals, ’15 Sec’y Athletic Ass’n ’15 Track Captain ’15 Lois Hazel Baker Secretary and Treasurer Vernon Daniel Hogan “Spud” Maynard Jewel Hanger “Skip” Hazel Viola Johnson Byronian Staff ’15 Paul Alba Johnston Editor-in-Chief Byronian ’15 Ethyls Marie Carver “Doc” Ken a Marie Whitney Raymond Paul Hoffman “Hoffy” George Petitgout “Stongout” Nellie Almyra Alford Tennis Club Mary Georgia Stockburger Ex. ’16 Ewart Bennett.... Melba Grenfeli.... Aldena Johnston.. Russell M acC 1 regor Nellie Moore...... Albert Reveli..... Vera Wilbur....... . . Platteville, 111. . Sheboygan, Wis. .. . Platteville, 111. . . . .Rockford, 111. ......Byron, 111. ......Byron, 111. ......Byron, 111.

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the nr Ron i an 11 Juniors OFFICERS George Piper........................................................President Lois Baker............................................Secretary and Treasurer Class Colors Pink and Blue •ICXIOR CLASS HISTORY Our class numbered seventeen when we entered the B. II. S. in the fall of the year 1912. We soon became accustomed to the torments of the other classes and paid no attention to them. We were all very ambitious and did not waste our time foolishly. We had entered prepared to endure hardships and troubles of which there were plenty, but the year passed successfully. During the Fresh- man year Ewart Bennett joined us. When we returned to school the next fall our number had decreased to fifteen. Nellie Moore, Albert Revell , Vera Wilbur and Margaret Kelly had left school. Russel MacGregor and Rena Whitney were added to our number, but Russel did not remain with us long. Melba Grenfell left us in the first semester and Ewart Bennett in the second, leaving us with only thirteen. This year we elected George Piper as our President and chose blue and pink as our class colors. This year we began to show our worth especially in athletics, George Piper being the star. When we entered Junior year our number had diminished to twelve. We lost Aldena Johnston and Vera Hogan and added Nellie Alfred. At the beginning of the year we elected George Petitgout President, and Lois Baker Secretary and Treasurer. We had several candy sales, a circus and basket social which proved our ability. George Petitgout resigned his office and George Piper was elected President. Our last, but not least, accomplishment in our Junior year was this Annual, the first that has ever been produced by the B. H. S. This will surely prove our ability and we hope that the Junior classes to come will follow our example. H. J. ’16.

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THE BY RON IAN 13 Sophomores OFFICERS ........................................President ........................................Secretary ........................................Treasurer Class Colors Purple and Gold THE CLASS OF 1917 In the fall of 1913 a class of nineteen bashful Freshmen entered Byron High School. If you had seen us then and could gaze upon our contented faces now you would never recognize us; for all the bashfulness and insignificance so becoming to a Freshman is gone. Nevertheless, that class was ours. We entered our first algebra class with fear in our hearts and woebegone expressions on our faces, but emerged wreathed in smiles. That was our first victory but we soon gained many more in our conquests with our tormentors, the upper classmen. The girls of the class became interested in basket ball and formed a Fresh- man team, but since no team would oppose it no public games were played. In the fall of 1914 fourteen Sophomores, in liigh spirits and full of expec- tation, returned to Byron High. Our first duty was to take revenge on the Freshmen of this year. That being done, we settled down to study, for it is our ambition to make our class one of the best. The twelve girls of the Sophomore class are interested in all school activities. This year our basket ball team could beat almost anything; next year we will work still harder and perhaps conquer even the “Famous Faculty Five.” All the girls of the class of 1917 belong to the “Girls' Tennis Club” and the majority are deeply interested in learning to play the game as well as possible. The two boys of our class also take part in high school athletics. When the basket ball season began both occupied important positions on the “second team.” When the call to track was issued Heinley and Knapply of the Sophomores answered. Both entered the novice meet of 1914-15, where Knapply did his best work at low hurdles and “Chuck” distinguished himself in the 880 and 1-mile runs. Such is the position of our class in its second year; and as we stand looking into the future, we sincerely hope and fully expect our remaining years at Byron High will be as successful as our first two have been; and that when we are gone our High School can truthfully say, “This was a class of which we may well be proud.” A. L. ’17. ENROLLMENT Vera Baker Lester Knappley Genevieve Flynn Helen Lockwood Lola Hanger Ardis Lynn Ruth Harrison Laura Lytle Charles Ileinly Mildred Lytle Vera Hogan 11a McNeal Margaret Kelley Gladys Weld Ex. ’17 Henry Dummer..............................................Rockford, 111. Eva Kanode....................................................Byron, 111. Marie Loy.....................................................Byron, 111. Charles MacGregor..........................................Rockford, 111. •Eugene Olson...................................................... Charles Heinly. Helen Lockwood Ardis Lynn.... • Deceased.