Gem City Business College - Yearbook (Quincy, IL)

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GEM Qirygusmizss QQLLEGLQUIHQM' ILL. Q 2- GAMMA BETA CHI FRA'l'liRNl'l'Y he fraternit in the icture are: Top row, Loren Lanier. Mt. Sterlin , 111.5 Q Hawgiiiiillgleilcilgieii-21,c1X1lIcE.g Gerald Layuer, Mtrbnion, Ia.g Robert lirose. La C irange. Mo.. Lyle. XKga1ferS,Cf11351g? don, Ill.g Milton Pullman, Quincyg Charles Brower.iFulton, Klo. Bottom row. Arnold Brosi. QuincygB1yce Wasson, Paysong J. T. Boyes, Mexico, Mo.g Mr. hrnest ,Iantzt-n, sponsorg LeRoy Brosi, Quincyg Richard Murray, Quincyg George McGary, Nauvoo, Ill. Active members not in-the picture are: Chester Krueger, Shelbina, Mo., and Walter Chapman, Payson! Ill. The Gamma Beta Chi Fraternity was organized 1or'the purpostfot' promoting friendship and fraternal- ism among its members and others of tfie student body. Its members have been very active in the social lite of the school. and have also been among the leaders in scholarship. The fraternity sponsored several dances. including a complimentary dance to all Gem Citv students In addition to that, its members and others have had many enjoyable picnics and social gatherings. It is lilling a fine place in the life of the school. GEM CITY URClllCS'l'R.K '43 gl:-. BO Members of the Gem City orchestra ' t , Wilbur . ,, X ,V . .l . ,- , ,-1' Row, Wman, Oneida Ill tro - ' D10 Ufed above art trading tioni lett to iight. Bat X u de . . m - . , - ,, , - . 1 ,, , - Clatl Hawkins, Jr., Shelbina, Moimdlie' LQIS Patterson. Quincy, piano: NN illiain lionansinga, bass xiol. . ru to Front.Row, Marian Stra ' WHS, Gerald Lauer, Mt. Union, Iowa. trombone: .losei A. Prall. Dlfec , , 'lle, violin: George McGai'15?S.N2ilu1iI3c?d7,IxliOl1n3 Robert Alison, Quincy, violin: Ralph Newman. Glilggsgilp , UCY, SaXODhone3 Gra 1 ' 3330171101103 William Rupp, Quincy. saxophone? limlllftl' -ltori Rmghausen, Elsberry, l.Xc5FO?t?E1i1iI'l1.i1eClie' Mendon, Ill.. clarinet: Ricliarcl 1X111l'1'1lB'. Quincy, tI'l1IUP91- Hmm Those who were me b De . - H1 ersoft e s i. ., . , . - 3 icturf? Efliihflnita Herrmann, La Grandehgorclitstra at some time cluriinq' the vcar but who are not in the DCYOSS M ,CY,trurr1pet1Pau1DirkS Quihc fCi.'vioiiii. 1,2lWI'0llL't'l1il'1lKl15lll'll, Vittslicld. lll., Yltllllll l'l'HlflbBOye5 eX1CO, M0-, SaXODhOne' B N y' MSS V1012 HVITVY Seliuster, lieoltulc, Iowa, szixitlllltlmi' -I' ' ' - - ewlon, Quincy, clarinet. Page Twenty-six

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1 GEM QLTbQ5Us1r1EssQoLLEGrE,QUmm4'lLL. THE GEM STAFF For several years we have had a college paper that has been a credit to the staff which has produced it. The members of the Gem Staff are as follows: Top row, Harold Hardy, Hull, Ill., circulation, B. R. Newlon, Quincy, advertising manager, Ed Rockenfield, Quincy, business manager, Gerald Lauer, Mt. Union Ia., advertising, Henry Schuster, Keokuk, Ia., circulation, Elmer Folkerts, Monticello, Iowa, re- porter, Garth Elzea, Quincy, advertising, Cecil Baker, Barry, Ill., editor-in-chief, Kenneth Rose, adviser. Second Row, Charles W. Fitch, Jr., Quincy, adviser, Carl P. Skeffington, Quincy, sports,John Maddente Milwaukee, Wis., features, Jo Maxwell, Quincy, society editor, Sue Helfrich, Carthage, Ill., feature editor' Mary Shinkle, Denver, Ill., make-up editor, Marian Strauss, Quincy, sports, Edward Horst Jr., Quincy, sports, Dick Murray, Quincy, sport editor, Josef A. Prall, faculty adviser. Third Row, Laura York, Han- nibal, Mo., cost clerk, Mary North, Pleasant Hill, Ill., reporter, Mary Brant, Nauvoo, Ill., reporter, Zona Barker, Astoria, Ill., circulation manager, Betty Mclntire, Quincy, typist, Edith Ridder, Quincy, news editor, Gwen Dirks, Quincy, society, Florence Terwelp, Quincy, reporter, Claude Hawkins, Shelbina, Mo., advertising, was ill at the time this picture was taken. , l 7 GEM CITY ATHLETICS We believe in athletics as a means of exercise and recreation and encourage our boys and girls to participate in athletic activities. We maintain baseball and basket ball teams, and make it possible for our students to participate in other athletic activities throughout the town. Our basket ball teams have always had the crowd with them, because of their fine behavior and sports- manship. Character is developed in sport and Gem city prides itself on that quality in its teams. Besides these organized sports, there are many other opportunities for exercise in Quincy. The YMCA has a very ine gymnasium and there are indoor baseball, basket ball and volley ball leagues which are open to our boys. The YMCA has a very fine swimming pool. The water is kept sterile and clean at all times, so that there is no chance for infection of any sort. Competent life guards and instructors are always available and the lad who cannot swim can get instruction in swimming and diving. Many boys who have never had the chance to learn, have become expert swimmers while at- tending Gem City. In addition to this there is a fine pool in the Western Catholic Union building which is available to girls and where adequate instruction is given. Then there is the Municipal Pool which is open to the public during the summer months with com- petent life guards and instructors in charge. There has never been 'a drowning in the Municipal Pool. This is a beautiful basin in one of the parks. There, too, the water is kept sterile and free from con- tamination. Those who wish golf, have the Municipal Golf Course at their command. This is a regulation nine hole course and is well maintained. There are also free tennis courts throughout the city. These are both clay and concrete. Each year there are the city amateur tennis championships, which are open to any one who is an amateur and residing in the city. Gem City Students are eligible, if they wish to enter. For those girls who do not wish to play basket ball, but who wish some athletic work, there is the YWCA with its captain ball, volley ball and other games. The YWCA has other club activities. which are wholesome and which give the girl outside interests. Many of these clubs have picnics and go to our parks and creeks to cook meals and play games. STUDENT PICNICS AND ACTIVITIES Quincy has long been known as the city of parks. Early in October, the College gives its annual picnic to the students. This is generally held in South Park, a beautiful spot with hills, valleys, and creeks. Up among the century old oak trees are many tennis courts. Down on the lowlands near the creek are base ball diamonds, while on the hills to the far side of the creek lie the municipal golf links. Games are planned for every boy and girl so that there is not a dull moment. Quincy Bay, which extends along the base of the Mississippi Bluff line changes from a boating and fishing resort into one of the best skating rinks in the Middle West as soon as the winter weather appears. No matter what sport you may prefer Quincy is admirably adapted to supply our students. Page Twentyffwe

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GEM QLTYCBUSIHESS G.oLLEGfE,Q1Jn1Q5g-ILL, THE ORANGE AND BLACK SHUTTER The members of the dramatic club are, reading from left to right: Top row, Marie Ellenson, Oakville, Iowa, Maxine Emerson Carthage, Clara Wand, Quincy, Grace Stockhecke, Mendon, Ill., Sue Helfrich, Carthage, Ill., Mary Shinkle, Denver, Ill., Lois Patterson, Quincy, Vera Holloway, Burnside, Ill., Mildred Vanden Boom, Quincy, Marian Strauss, Quincy, Marguerita Gunlock, New Canton, Ill., Florence Terwelp, Quincy, Charles W. Fitch Jr., Quincy. Second row, Harold Zeh, Quincy, John Kelley, Quincy, Hurley Scott, Lewistown, Mo., William O. Hart, Quincy, Gordon Badgley, Quincy, Wendell Bivens, Carthage, Ill., Harold Strickler, Mendon. Ill., James O'Donnell Edina, Mo., Frank Coates, La Grange, Mo., Loren Lanier, Mt. Sterling, Ill., Byron Koch, Bluffs, Ill., Gordon Batley, Milton, Ill., Gerald Lauer, Mt. Union, Iowa. Third row, Bernice Koch, Bluffs, Ill., Margaret Atkins, Smithshire, Ill., Laura York, Hannibal, Mo., Mary Knight, Milan, Mo., Margaret Fry, Perry, Mo., Stella Havens, Ft. Wayne, Ind., Zona Barker, Astoria, Ill., Mary Frances Dieringer, Hurdland, Mo., Jean Geddes, La Harpe, Ill., Gwen Dirks, Quincy, Mildred Louise Silvey, Lewistown, Mo. Fourth Row, Helene Dorothy Brandes, Bunceton, Mo., Jo Maxwell, Quincy, Betty Mclntire, Quincy, Jane Fifer, director, Quincy, Faye Mathis, sponsor, Quincy, Mary Margaret Mus- selman, Quincy, Louise Lechtenberg, Quincy, Valera Ellerbrake, Quincy, Ida Margaret Murphy, Quincy, Frances Grover, Mt. Sterling, Ill. Bottom row, Ed Rockenfield, Quincy, William Pickard, Quincy, Herbert Pfeil, Canton, Mo., John Maddente, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Richard Morley, Quincy, William Shriver, Ursa, Ill.,Albert Loomis,Quincy, Charles Brower, Fulton, Mo., Richard Murray, Quincy. Those members who were out of school at the time the photograph was taken are: Janet Adams, Quincy, Robert Alison, Quincy, Margaret Benjamin, Quincy, Wm. Paul Cornelius, Edina, Mo., Blanche Crocker, Quincy, Henrietta Dieker, Quincy, Paul M. Dirks, Quincy, Freda Drummond, Quincy, George Garoutte, Quincy, Harold Hardy, Hull, Ill., Dorothy Heidbreder, Quincy, Chester Krueger, Shelbina, Mo., Isora Marshall, Milton, Iowa, Harold Metzger, Quincy, Wilda Miller, Quincy, B. R. N ewlon, Quincy, Maurine Norton, Orion, Ill., Tracy Novinger, Kirksville, Mo., Ardell Perrine, Raritan, Ill., Tom Priest, Shelbyville, Mo., Edith Ridder, Quincy, Woodson Robbins, Princeton, Mo., Virginia Russell, Quincy, Henry 5Ch11StGf, Keokuk, Iowa: Elizabeth Taylor, Wyaconda, Mo., Gertrude Tierney, Monmouth, Ill., Lyle Wirlters, Abingdon, Ill., Woodson Voshall, Pleasant Hill, Ill., Don Ward, Cedar, Iowa, Esther Worley, Ursa, I . For the past several years, Gem City has been conducting a dramatic club, conducted along the lines of The Little Theater. . This past year we were very fortunate in having with us Miss Maxine Emerson of Carthage College, a trained. dramatic critic, and Miss Jane F ifer of Quincy, a graduate of dramatics of Stephens College, as our director. They produced several interesting and successful plays, which were exceedingly well received. , Dramatic club meetings were held on the first and third Monday evenings of each month, program committees being selected at each meeting by the president to furnish entertainment at the next meeting. Programs consisted of solos, skits, readings and other talent secured by this committee. The producing of plays is a fine infiuence and develops personality and the ability to talk before a group, - The Orange and Black Shutter was so successful this year that it is our present intention to continue the organization this next year. Page Twenty-seven