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

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..1i RY ig -L S N5 ffaw ! Ml D It is a beautiful September day Way This endurance race promises to 'frfxl :iii ' u- ..-a the track We the running in 1950 here at the Indianapolis Speed be one of the greatest in the history of have twent nine competent drivexs in They are Erna Baumgartner, Caroline Aswegan, Fritzi Brackin, Beverly Benson, Yvonne Chapman, Marvel Frederick, Marie Hendrickson, Karen Kiple, Donna Robinson, Ilo Sutter, Loreen Itterman, Jeanine Cook, Beverly Frieden, Mavis Frieden, Edith Gehring Ga le Nickels, Sara Ogle, Norma Pulfer, Shirley lest, Bu1nell Blockhus, Stanley Boyer, Dennis But'kofer, Stanley Erickson, Karl Lembke, Ronald Loftsgard, Robert Peters, Donald Reierson, and Paul Pinney All of these drivers have proven their worth in the trlal run fiUltl8t1ODJ adminlstered to them by the more experienced drivers Cseniorsl As the first lap of the race begins Dennis Butikofer takes the lead As the cars attempt to round a curve on the far turn of the track, two of the cars roll over! Their drivers, Beverly Frieden and Caroline Aswegan, are uninjured but will not continue in the race ga:-7 Fritzi Brackin takes over the lead startin the second lap Durlng thls lap drivers Yvonne Chapman and Ilo relieved by Ted Kjosa and Veldon Orth ts? J At the beginning of the third lap Jean'ne the lead The drivers are now called upon special exhibition Kclass play! called The Sutter are Cook is 1 to put on a Little D g ughed The race is again stopped momentarily when the drivers enter tain the experienced drivezsKseniorsJ 'X WZ' fm arse-i at a banquet, using a Jungle theme In this lap the drivers acquired souvenirs Cclass ringsl of the race Loreen Itterman discontinued the race after the third lap At the start f I the fourth and final lap we find Edith GGGTID in the drivers are the most ambitlous COmp8t1tOFS I have ever will do anything to attract a crowd They are now nSenior Sirkus The purpose of this Sirkusn is o pu licize their new programs Kannualsl called nPanther Tracks Photographers are swarming over the track They are taking pictures of the twenty six drivers Csenior picturesl Another exhibi tion Qclass playl called I Remember Mama is being presented by the drivers The race is interrupted for the last time when a group of young, hopeful drivers Kjuniorsl present the regular drivers with a banquet lead These seen They presenting a HTH W ,gf 5 G GNN KI IELAQQB This race has been most unusual the many interruptions, the added attractions, and finally, we have the race ending in a twenty six way tie for first place! All of the drivers finally flnished the race on May 25, 195k and received their prizes Qdiplomasl 0 N l I ' L1 I q i Q? 2, 4 , , 74 5 n x 'ff 1 W 4 'I f '5- 1 vf i f . ' . . V 5- A . 35 3' ' . CTI - , 1 -3 - OF' 1 jg? 2: leg, 1355- ' - lfsff: ' 1 A1 ' , ' .L fr Xin dx .,1J'3 :L Q, A S .sl C7-we A A H .A ir ?ff . ' 7 1 ' ... 1. 0 PU' NQ La u I , xg , C N . I A , ' fs S L 1 - - E' get .- , g, hi, o I ' g . A 4 . . . e ' t .H f '- A Q . b V . . . I - ' ' K , - r 3 , . - ---- -- V af ,Qi 0 K. 135 Vfdiht ' ' L