Eldorado High School - Golden E Yearbook (Eldorado, IL)

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The 1950 Prom g1ven on May 5 was one of the most outstandlng events of last yea1 Everyone w11l long remem ber the unusual sett1ng beaut1ful Ha wan The huge murals drawn by Lou 1se Roberts EHHICC Anderson and Lu dene Barker st11l adorn the walls of the cafeter1a Other decorat1ons beau t1ful but not so last1ng were made by 1ndustr1ous members of the Jun1or class The Hawauan theme was also carr1ed out 1n the menu and 1n the cos tumes worn by the Sophornores who served Toastmaster Jlm Bob T1son cleverly presxded over the program wh1ch 1n cluded songs by Jo Ann Latham and Jack1e Long and a read1ng by Eun1ce Anderson Followmg the banquet every one proceded to the gymnas1urn whlch had been beaut1fully decorated w1th long flowmg varl colored stream ers In the center of the gym hung a net conta1n1ng many balloons The hlghhght of the evemng was the crownmg of Harry ' Corky Melton and Mary Ann 'M1tz1 Cagle as K1ng and Queen of the Prom As they led every one cont1nued danc1ng to the sw1ng and sway mus1c of Jxmmy Hudson's orches tra Much of the credxt for the suc cess of thls Prom was due to the capable direction of the class sponsors Mrs Cec1l Wood and Mr Harry Puntney and the hard work of the student comm1ttee which consxsted of the class offlc ers and their many assistants is BOB HOLMAN MOTOR SALES Your Fr1end1y Ford Dealer

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The football team by wlnnlng elght games and loslng only one establlshed the best seasonal record for the past twenty f1VC years Because of the1r ball handllng ab1l1ty sound knowledge f fundamentals sp1r1t and teamwork Coach Adams cons1ders th1s team as one of h1s very best Although theyaveraged only 152 pounds 1n we1ght they estab l1shed one of the best scorlng records ln several years by p1l1ng up 232 polnts compared to the1r opponents 77 Th1s team was capta1ned by Norman Colbert cons1dered by many as one of the outstandlng tackles 1n Southern Ill 1no1s and B1lly Berkel a fleet footed half back w1tha lot of drlve and deter at1on who crossed the opponents goal l1ne many t1mes We had other outstand1ng playersonth1s champlonshxp squad V1c blocks made h1m one of the greatest tack les 1n the state Donald Younger one of the toughest l1ttle men ever to wear a foot ball umform Gary Elder a good l1ne backer and offenslve guard Jerry Tust1ce, George Hagan, and Iackre Pack, who pxcked Brlddrck s passes out of the au' and carrled them over the goal llne, and D A Phelps, who pxcked up those extra yards when needed wlth h1s flne puntmg and runn1ng ab111ty The sad part of th1s story 1S that e leven letter wmners w1ll graduate, leav 1ng a nucleus of only s1x letter w1nners to rebulld for 1951 A salute to the de nn Hn: f1nP :Quad . . . , O tor Roberts, whose terrific atackles and ' ' 3 . . . , n:a1-Hnn coninrc . ' ' , . Tune for DAIRY QUEEN