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

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Music Music hath charms to soothe the savage beast, to soften rocks, or bend the knotted oak. —William Congreve The Music Department, under the guidance of Miss Ruth Stiles, again had a successful year. Thirty young musicians made up the band which was active throughout the year, playing at basketball games and the annual Spring Concert. Patriotic songs and marches made up the musical pro- gram between the halves of the home basketball games while at the concert the group played Pan-American Over- ture, Gold and Silver Waltz, and Rag Time Wedding. Although the band is small, prospects for the future are good. Approximately half of the members are from the grade school and only two of the high school group will be lost by graduation. High school members and the instruments they play are as follows: Gene Heidenreich and David Ives, trombone; Lucille Heidenreich, Pat Mon, Wilma Dillow, and Eunice Wright, trumpet; Shirley Shelton, Ioann Worman, clarinet; Sally Walker, Bill Wiley, saxophone; Mari- lyn Gruben, Barbara Wallin, drums; Harold Greene, Faith Featherston, French horn. At the District Music Contest, David Ives played a trombone solo and Bill Wiley a clar- inet solo, and each were given Division I ratings, qualifying them for the State Meet held at Macomb April 28. First Row: Shelton, Washburn, Worman, Bowers, Jackson, Messenger, Diehl, McKee, B. Smith, L. Heiden- reich, Wright, Wilma Dillow, Scott Walker. Second Row: Emery, Sally Walker, Wiley, Sherwood, Anderson, Medearis, Miss Stiles, Harding, G. Heiden- reich, Ives, Wallin, Sherwood, Shank, Cox, Gruben, Johnson, Featherston, Greene. RUTH STILES, B.S. Indiana State Teachers — 28 —

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Student Government President .... Vice President Secretary .... Treasurer ... . .. . Bob Weber . Wilma Dillow . Bob Meline Leary Kennedy Seated: B Meline. V Oltmanns, Mr. Haire, Wilma Dillow, B Lingbeck. Standing: Mr. Sunderman, B. Weber, Roy Rauch, L. Kennedy, N. Morrison. The Student Council is an elective organization composed of eight members, two from each class. This group meets once a month with the principal, Mr. Sunderman, and the su- perintendent, Mr. Haire, to discuss the student problems. The main achievement of the council this year was to establish a uniformity in the wear- ing of the school's letter award. In addition it sponsored a Polio Drive which netted thirty- seven dollars for the county fund. The greatest objective of the council however, was to establish policies agreeable to both students and faculty that go toward a smooth efficiently operated unit. Commerce Department All commercial subjects in the school are taught by Miss Eileen Schutte, who is in her third year at Byron. In an effort to give students a well rounded background in commerce and business the following subjects are offered: General Business, Bookkeeping, Typing I, Typing II, Short- hand I and Shorthand II. Typing I and Typing II are offered every year; Bookkeeping and General Business are given in alternate years, as well as Shorthand I and Shorthand II. In these courses students learn a variety of office practices that will be extremely bene- ficial in later life. Filing, keeping records for single and double proprietorship, banking, in- surance, correct letter forms—these are merely a few of the phases of business that are studied. During the past years commerce has become a very important part of the school cur- riculum. Many of Byron's graduates go to offices in Rockford immediately after graduation and secure employment. Consequently it has been learned by all who contemplate such em- ployment that a high school course that leans toward the commercial field is very necessary. — 27 —

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Choruses The Girls' Chorus had a total of forty nine members and supplied entertainment for P.T.A. programs and the graduation exercises, as well as for the Spring Concert April 21. The Boys' Chorus and Mixed Chorus were less active but they provided the background for the selection of a Boys' Sextet, Boys' Quartet, Girls' Triple Trio, Girls' Sextet, and indi- vidual soloists. Each year the singing group points toward the District Music Contest which was held this year at Hanover on March 25. At the District each contestant is rated in either Division I, II, III, or IV and Division I advances to the state. Sally Walker and Harold Green were used throughout the year as accompanists for the choruses and for individual performances. GIRLS' CHORUS First Row: Garner. W Dillow, Wallin. J. Greene, Franson, Lingbeck, Gruben, Miss Stiles. Second Row: N. Morrison, S. Morrison, Van- stone. Dummer, Drake. V. Whetsel, Capes, Dirks, Harmon. Third Row: McCormick. Jones, DeFouw, E. Blanchard. England, J. Nelson, Shelton, E. ’Mc- Donald, Wright. Fourth Row: Boehm, Stukenburg. F. Blanchard, J Love, D. Whetsel. P. McDonald, W Dillow, Walker, Featherston. Filth Row: Harris, Campbell. Johnston. Potter, Bontjes, K Love, L. Heidenreich, Cassell, Olt- manns, Forbes. BOYS' CHORUS First Row: Walker. Rowland, Ives. Herbig, Miss Stiles. Second Row: D. Smith. Palmer. T Showalter, Henson, Swanson, Wiley. Third Row: Faulkner, G Heidenreich, Greene, Harding. Boyer, Meline, Brown. MIXED CHORUS First Row: Walker. W. Dillow. Featherston. Gar- ner, Lingbeck, Wallin, Fransen, Johnston, Gru- ben. Second Row: S. Morrison, Vanstone, Dummer, Drake, Dirks. V Whetsel, Harmon. McCormick, Capes, Jones, DeFouw, Miss Stiles. Third Row: E Blanchard. F. Blanchard. Stuken- burg, Wright. Boehm. D. Whetsel. J. Love. E. McDonald, Shelton, J. Nelson, England. K. Love, Bontjes. Fourth Row: Potter. Cassell. Oltmanns. D. Smith, Palmer, T. Showalter. B Smith, Henson. Sher- wood, Swanson. Fifth Row: Wiley, G. Heidenreich, Greene, Harding, Faulkner, Meline, Himes, Weaver, Brown, Boyer, Rowland, Ives, Herbig D. Myers. — 29 —