Clarion High School - Lasso Yearbook (Clarion, IA)

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J4fA ROGER GROVE.-Upon receiving his discharge as a lieutenant from the army, Coach Grove came to Clarion as head coach in April, 1945. Coach Crove attended Michigan State College, where he was prominent in all athletics. During his senior year he was captain of the football squad, and also was selected by the All-American Board as an All-American in 1930. He played professional football with the Green Bay Packers for four years. On leaving the Packers, Coachv became director of freshmen athletics at Ripon College, Ripon, Wisconsin. WALTER PARSONS-Coach Parsons graduated from Eagle Grove in 1932, where he was State Lficd Wrestling Champion in his senior year. While in the navy, he attended Harvard University and was graduated from there as an ensign in 28 months. He won the Eastern A.A.U. Wrestling championship, and was undefeated in college dual competition. Coach Parsons came to Clarion in September, 1946, where he coached his first team to the State Championship. CHARLES VVEATHERWAX-After his gradua- tion from Penn College at Oskaloosa in 1939, he took up coaching duties at Lanark, Ill. While in college, he was chosen on the Little All-American football team. Before coming to Clarion in Sep- tember, 1945, he coached at Wheatland, Iowa. ' Coach We-atherwax Coach Grove Coach Parsons 21

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fly C CAL First row: Cramer, Sebert, Arndorfer, Rodriquez, Mr. Groves, Mr. Weatherwax, Henry, Gronwall, Birdsall, R. Wilson. Second row: D. Sumners, Muhlenbruch, Rink, Bierl, Kastler, Evans, DeLong, Schaumburg, Rowen, Tucker, Flores. Third row: Rohrer, M. Wilson, Bohy, Bird, Burt, Lunde, R. Sumners, Ramsay, Eilers, Pyle, Egemo. President , , . . Bill Tucker Vice-President . . . ..., . . . . . John Bancroft Secrctary-Treasurer .,... ....,... C llarles Birdsall Sponsors ,... ........,.. M r. Grove, Mr. XVeatlicrwax The C Club is one of the most prominent organi- zations in Clarion High School with a total of 42 members, who meet several times a year to decide matters of importance to the lettermen. This yearis discussions were centered on types of sweaters to be worn by letter winners. The standard of the club is an eight-inch red C to be worn on a black sweater. The club has set stand- ards of white sweaters for North Iowa Confer- ence Champions in football and basketball. In the more individual sports of track and wrestling, white sweaters may be worn by district cham- pions, and second-place district winners provid- ed they place in the state meet. This year's State Wrestling Champions earned a total of five white sweaters. The club was petitioned by the cheerleaders to adopt a standard outfit for the schoolis cheer- leaders to be furnished by the school. The club selected white slipover sweaters and red skirts with a distinctive cheer letter, which is the standard eight-inch letter on a ten-inch mega- phone. The outfits were obtained and are to be used by all future cheerleaders. The C Club sponsored the very successful vic- tory dance after the Armistice Day game with Eagle Grove. The dance, held in the new gym, was one of the best attended of the year. This year it was decided by the athletic coun- cil, comprised of the superintendent, principal, coaches, and president of the C Club, to add the captains of the sports for the year to the council. This gives wider recognition to the club and opinions of the members in deciding the athletic policy of the school. This year Iohn Bancroft and jerry Rohrer represented football, Ray Cron- wall, basketball, Virgil Rink and Bob Egemo, wrestling, and Art Bohy, track. The C Club is well represented in all of the school activities outside of athletics. john Ban- croft is president of the student body with Rich- ard Sebert, vice-president, and john Rowen, sec- retary-treasurer. In the senior class, lettermen Art Bohy is president with Richard Evans, sec- retary-treasurer. The junior class has Dean Burt and Charles Birdsall as officers. The sophomores have Jesse Rodriquez and Roger Sumners. Rod- ney Larson, Paul Ramsay, and Bob Henry were in the one-act play. john Bancroft, jack Bird, and Bob Egemo are officers in the Science and Photography Club. The above should give you the idea that the lettermen are active supporters of all school activities. A member of the C Club must also uphold the standards of Clarion High School and of this club. 23