Elgin High School - Panther Tracks Yearbook (Elgin, IA)

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H444 Qfwtaaq It was a wonderful afternoon in September, l9h7, when nineteen green freshmen prepared for what they expected to be one of the tough est games of their l1fe Answerlng the call for starting pos1t1ons ln the afternoon game were Leo Schorl Jr , Shirley Kay Reusser, Leonard West, Merle Kllngman, Francis Butikofer, Mary Lou Becker, William Peters Ivan Craln, Paul Smlth, Jack Hanson, Alta Seago, Marllyn Boleyn, Ruth Boleyn, Roma Jean Medberry, Barbara Ralney, Grace Gehring, Bonnie Lou Lantz, Robert Nickels, Duane Hoepfner Captaln for the f1rst quarter was Mary Lou Becker The game progressed favorably most of the time dur ing the first quarter w1th the green1es galning ground steadlly until the referees Csenlorsj got a little wild and made us do crazy thlngs f1n1t1ationD, however, it only settled us down and we were prepared for the long tough game ahead Answerlng the call for duty in the second quarter, under our new captaln Francis But1kofer, was one new player, Beulah Hofer Two play ers, Duane Hoepfner and Mar1lyn Boleyn, left the squad This quarter proceeded in flne fashion w1th nothing more than the usual number f bumps and bruises which we took in our strlde After a rouslng halftlme talk we came back on the f1eld led by Shirley Kay llfteusser who was to guide us through the rough spots of the thlrd quarter The l1ne up contalned a new member, Clara Hendrlckson, and again two members Alta Seago and Beulah Hofer, dropped from the squad Thls line up faced the problem of puttlng on a spec1al exhibl tion Cclass playj, however, with the capable leadership of Gladys Schori we scrlmmaged through 'Mother ll a Freshmann and all enjoyed the experi ence Also in thls quarter we called time for a banquet honoring the seniors We chose a Chinese setting 1n carry1ng out this fete After these obstacles were completed, the quarter ended Under our new captain, Paul Smith, we headed into the fourth and final quarter One member, Roma Jean Medberry, dropped from the squad as we battled into the flnal lap w1th a mere s1xteen players Durlng this quarter we selected the play WDoubledoorn and presented it w1th the guidance of our new director Andrew Koaslves As we neared t1me for the final gun, the Juniors called t1me to honor us with a banquet After four quarters of rough and tumble playlng, but generally agree1ng that we had had lots of fun, sixteen senlors went into the end zone to score le had prepared ourselves for the tougher games ahead when we w1ll not have the help and leadership we have had 1n this game at E H S 'On the Youth of Today, Rests the Democracy of Tomorrown MBQBQW I . O s . . a U . . s . - O Q . . - . 0 s 1 O O s , .' . -. Q . . -I . a .- . . O . . O 0 O O - . s O . 0 . I I C O