Girard High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Girard, IL)

Text from Pages 1 - 82 of the 1954 volume:

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Hug Q' '0 I' l'1lllQll lllg lv na.fQ.i n rg!! l UFHIBIHII Presrdent Treasurer Sponsor V1ce Pres1dent Secretary Tom Peterson Pat Nagel M1ss Wtlson Roy Adams Dtck Whxtler A , The school year of 1953 54 found the Sen1or class bus11y planmng money maktng schemes Be1ng an energeuc class they worked hard at sponsortng bake sales magazme sales etc In the fall of the year the annual magaztne drtve set the ball rolhng and the class never ceased worktng toward thexr goal They followed up the magazme drtve w1th a bake sale and the selhng of snap photos taken of all students here at school A paper drtve proved prosperous and gave a FEW OF THE BOYS a good work out At the f1rst of January the class tr1ed somethmg new and dtfferent they hald a cake walk after the Gtrard V1rden basketball game fwhlch we won tnctdentallyj Cons1der1ng that Dtck Coverdlll won four cakes at 15,6 a ttcket a good proftt was made Next came the sell1ng of greettng cards Wtth everyone co operaung and workmg together thts too proved an asset to the treasury Inthetr Sophomore year the class sponsored a carmval whrch was a huge success despxte skepttcs who satd ll was too large a responstblllty for one class Now havtng pa1d for the annual w1th these other projects a carn1val was planned to help fmance the Sen1or trtp The orgamzatton surpassed that of the Sophomore year every deta11 was taken care of That tr1p to Ktrkwood Lodge seemed closer and closer even though each student pa1d h1s own expenses the class treasury ltfted the load Wtth all th1s 3CIlV1Iy plus putung out the annual the Senlors had a busy fun packed year one to look back upon wxth pleasure xx ' f F7 ' N . . . , . 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Dorothy Bristow leaves her ability to roam m the halls to Pauhne Schoppe Mary Ann Bock leaves her glrltsh figure to Ida Faye Clevenger Greta Bowyer leaves her ability to argue with Mr Owens to Ruth Edwards Carol Clevenger leaves her artistic ability to Peggy Mason fl-leaven help herlj Jean Corey leaves her big blue eyes to Delbert Denby Joe Coverdill leaves his typlng ability to J 1m Peterson Linda Crawford leaves her saxophone to Stanley Stewart Dale Crump leaves to become French Chef Carol Donaldson leaves her popping gum to Earl Dean Whitler Kay Eastin leaves with nothing for Phyllis QNoth1ng to leave J Marilyn Frxcke leaves her freckles to Dottie Sharp Don Garbett leaves his easy going ways to Corrme Cherry Joan Hinckle leaves to get that other rlngl Dean Jackson leaves his quietness to John Boehler Norma Jackson leaves her excused absence slips to Jackie Reischauer Richard Lair leaves Mr MacFadden a quieter Social Problems Class Shirley Lancaster leaves her meanness to Betty Bristow Jim Laughlin leaves his good grades to Jack Morgan Robert Malham leaves his Bookkeeping grades to J 1m Kamm Norma Molau leaves her swell personality to Donna Ferguson Pat Nagel leaves her big mouth to Eileen Schoppe QShe s a cheerleader you know J Tom Peterson leaves the honor of being Senior Class Presldent to whomever gets elected next year Don Sutton leaves all his two hundred and sixty pounds to Keith Traylor Norma Talbert leaves her Freshman brother Johnny to Beverly Nagel. Marvln Thario leaves m a hurryl Mary Lou Utt leaves all of her nicknames to Barbara Barnett Richard Whitler leaves his ability to play football to Woody Procter We the Senior Class of 1954 leave a piece of our minds to our sponsor Miss Wilson that IS if we can spare 1tl Compliments of COVERDILL CLOTHING STORE Phone 3935 S ' .E David Garst leaves his talking ability in fifth hour study hall to ----- who needs it. Wh! ROY ADAMS F.F.A. 1.2,3.4g Junior Play 31 Chorus 2.3: Band 1,2g'Cardinal Staff 4g Foot- ball 1,2,3: Co-Captain 4: Baseball 1. 2.3,4g Va rS1ty Club 3,4g King4g King Candidate lg Vice-President 4. ,D 19 DON BARNES Junior Play 35 Libra ria n 4 Cardinal Staff 43 Football 2,3.4g Baseball 4 SHIRLEE ALLEN varsity Club 4gC1'aft c1ub1 Basketball F.H.A. 1g Hi-Lites 4g Chorus 1,2.3. 2 3 4 I' 41 W? MARY ANN BOCK GRETA BOWYER Junior Play 33 Chorus lg Band 1,25 Car West Frankfort 1gDra ma tics Club 2g dinal Staff 4. Chorus 3. DOROTHY BRISTOW CAROL' CLEVENGER F.H.A. 1.2.3.4a Junior Play 3: Librar- Dramarics Club 1,2,3p Junior Play 3- ian 2,3,4g Hi-Lites 2,3,4g Band 1,2,3g Librarian 2,3-,4g Hi-Liles 2,3,4g Chorus Cardinal Snaff 4. 1, 2,3g Cardinal Staff 4. l 'x P A Jaaphzcg One ra1ny afternoon flfty years after the Doom' Cgraduatlon of the class of '54J a cadet DAVID GARST who was posted on an inner space station xn the sky walked 1nto the office of Superintendent Morgan Howard Lewls Mr Lewis IS the son of the latew F Lewis who was superintendent of the G1rard Community Schools in the year of nineteen hundred and fifty four Dave told Morgan Lewis that from his space statton he was able to observe many people and their actions He had the opportumty to talk with these people as they stopped at his space station to refuel their space ships It was amazing he said to find how many of his former classmates and friends he came tnto contact with He asked Mr Lewis if he were interested in publtshmg the news 1n the Alumni section of the H1 Lites Mr Lewis was delighted at hearmg th1s 1nformat1on and urged Dave to begin his story while his secretary took notes Well Str said Dave about a month ago while I was pohshmg the propellors of my Jet plane a flashy souped up space ship zoomed over my head circled a couple of times and landed with a bounce on the cloud next to rtune. I was beginning to wonder who the reckless flyer was when the ptlor stuck his head out ofthe cockpit and yelled Where can a guy buy some fuel around was anx1ous to see Don again Iyelled for him to hurry over whlch he did wtthout sparing the gas I was even more surprised to see SHIRLEE ALLEN and MARY LOU UTT the stewardesses of Don s plane climbing out w1th him, I l.l'lV1Ied them into my station where KAY EASTIN served us all a chtcken pill dinner A chicken pill dinner? the amazed Mr Lewls asked Well yes You see Kay has dtscovereda system whereby we subst1tute pills for food Very filling though I must admit somewhat tasteless But to get back to my story Whlle we were eating we talked about the good old days and the kids of our Sen1or class Iwas amazed to hear that DEAN JACKSON who was always the quiet one has become the trafftc director of all space ships traveling between earth and the moon RICHARD LAIR and MARVIN THARIO fwho I remember so well 1n our Social Problems classy own a fiber glass cloth1ng factory on Venus They send out their own original desxgns which have become famously known throughout the solar system. As a model for this firm GRETA BOWYER encourages buyers from many planets But aren t any of your classmates l1v1ng on earth? I wondered about that too s1r But as Don was on his way to Pluto to pick up the famous movte actor RICHARD WHITLER who had recently finished his debut for Stratosphere Universal Corporation and was ready to return to earth for a short vacation he could not be delayed anv longer to talk to me Having my curxostty aroused about the welfare of the rest of my classmates I was d1S8DDO1I'llw at this this place? Much to my surprise I recognized one of my old classmates, DON BARNES. As I However shortly after he left the telephone rang The operator s vo1ce was somewhat famtltar to me and as I was trytng to recall where I had heard that stlly laugh before II suddenly dawned on me That unmtstakeable cackle belonged to none other than SHIRLEY LANCASTER She told me she had just begun workxng for the Solar Telephone Company on earth and seemg my name In the telephone dxrectory had dectded to call and ftnd out how I was I told her about Don s vtstt and the mformatton he had gtven me and asked her 1f she could add anythtng to II She told me that LINDA CRAWFORD and ROY ADAMS had f1nally gotten marr1ed and were 11v1ng 1n a ltghthouse off the shores of Iceland Also that DON SUTTON and ROBERT MALHAM had estabhshed thetr own bustness f1rm tn Ttmbuctoo now an enormous ctty of the untverse They manafacture space sutts and helmets wh1ch have been very helpful to people w1sh1ng to travel a lot Along the entertatnment l1ne Shtrley told me that PAT NAGEL, CAROL DONALDSON, and JEAN COREY were now playtng at The Btg Dxpper on Mtlky Way Avenue The gtrls call them selves The Three Moonbeams and are qutte famous for thenr song and dance routmes I asked Shtrley 1f any of the ktds were st1ll l1v1ng 1n or near G1rard and found that NORMA MOLEN IS workmg at Mrs Tucker s factory 1n J acksonvtlle where her husband IS also employed CAROL CLEVENGER, who was always tnterested In the arts IS now pa1nt1ng the dots on dtce JOE COVERDILL, who was always so bashful wtth the gtrls IS worktng at the Hazel Btshop L1p st1ck Factory tn Sprmgfteld He and hts asststant MARILYN FRICKE test all 11DSI1Ck that IS sent out Shtrley satd thatJOAN HINCKLE has made qulteaname for G1rard as she won the unxversally wlde contest for best mother of the year Mrs O Nell and her ten cluldren w1ll appear before the Spacesmen s Gutld to recelve her award lt seems that JIM LAUGHLIN, now a famous sctenust and hts assttant TOMMY PETERSON, are workxng towards a way to lnvent breath savmg p11ls These ptlls they say w11l be a great asset to thepubhc espectally the pol1t1c1ans Mtss DOROTHY BRISTOW, now Mrs Don Daugterty ts a contented house w1fe She used Carnauon Mxlk I wondered 1f any of the old busxnesses were st1ll tn operatlon Shtrley told me that NORMA JACKSON IS now runrung the Jackson Cafe formerly operated by her parents DON GARBETT and DALE CRUMP have begun a lonely hearts club ID G1rard and are happy to report that mall has been pourmg 1n by the truck loads As head of the G1rard Nursery NORMA TALBERT WOLFE mxnds MARY ANN BOCK S three chtldren whtle Mary Ann works tn her factory on a new product Non tummy upset' pxlls for Jet pxlots Th1s concludes my report s1r and I can truly say I am proud of the success of my former classmates , . ' I 9 n A Q . . . . , 1 Q . Q , . 1 1 - u - - on f - - . on n - - - I O . . , . . . . - , . . - s p I . . , . . . . . , . . - o ' ' I 0 0 1 v v . s - . . . , . . . I .4 - - 1 - ' - . U . , 1 r n 1 I .L fm . hx EEF.. it I I Pa, gf,-X9 L. A N ,P+- , x 4 FFA--Pulling for Girard. The Schoppe twins--they're canning Nokomisl Kay and Norma--Painting?? ? ? Our non-existant bandg pretty neat, huh? THE SENIORS PRIDE AND JOY! I I This is a whale ofa float, eh, Juniors? First Prizeg congrats, Sophomoresl Stewart, Laughlin, Jenkins and Stewartg this seems too good to be true! I I Here's a good combinationg they're supposed to be working. AHEM! N - Linda a nd ROV W Hd R . and 'Y O 1Ch31-d gfamewmmg Count 'HUM' 0.5.2. Jimmy Dufner, Crown Bearerg Norman Lair, Junior Candidate: Richard Whitler, Queen Escortg Maurice Pryor, Freshman Candidateg Roy Adams, Kingg Tom Donaldson, Sophomore Candidateg Wilma Voyles, Sophomore Candidateg Linda Crawford, Queen, Phyllis Eastin, Freshman Candidate, Shirley Miller, Junior Candidateg Reva White, Vocalist, Karen Drake, Crown Bearer. Compliments of WILSON SHELL STATION 3 41 -an 4 1953 FOOTBALL SEASON The h1gh flymg Redb1rd Eleven swooped through a won 2 lost 6 schedule thts year The Btrds had the1r moments of trxumph though the fxrst v1ctory of the season came wtth Crush1n Ken Cutler rompmg 99 yards m the last 10 seconds of the gametobeat Northwestern 12 '7 Th1s was possxbly the most thr11l1ng play of the year for the locals Led by Powerhouse D1ck Wh1tler the boys won the1r homecomlng from NOkOlTl1S Stalhng the last half the red and black outlasted the1r foes '7 6 The most thr11l1ng game of the year was Vtrden Thls was a w1de open affalr wxth pomts after T D s dBC1dll'1g the v1ctor The Bulldogs eked out a 20 19 w1n Glrard was fortunate 1n havlng the1r hard punchmg quarterback The Passmg Powerhouse Whxtler named on the All Conference Squad Glue Fmgers Coverdlll Glrard s lofty end was named to the All Conference Second Team Ken Cutler who lost most of the season because of a knee lnjury was glven honorable mentnon InJur1es plagued the team through more than half the season Co Captam Roy Adams played only ln two or three games Knee 1n1ur1es were common Thts among other thmgs contrxbuted to the season s record Lettermen were ENDS D Garst J Coverdxll. TACKLES R Jenkms D Sutton J Kamm R Woolley GUARDS F .Tennmgs N Laxr J Laughhn CENTERS R Adams D Coverd111 BACKS D Whxtler D Garbett D Barnes K Cutler D Hey D Walker H Stewart SEASON S RECORD G1rard Greenfxeld St James Northwestern Waverly Auburn Vtrden Pawnee Best wlshes of COLLINS BROS GIRARD HOME OIL CO . N i I .I- I ' 5 5 K x Tl 5.171 D' j ' .. ...O ' ... ...7 ..... ....7 . ... ...19 ...12 .. ...7 ...0 ... - -..13 ...O .. L ...41 ...19 ' ... . ...20 ...13 .. . ...25 in + Y 1. my , A 1091555 A rn, 42 Q. w 99 l wif I Q R 3 x. fbi QA 1 'W F ,f D Q 1 fx INV W av all Samoa .76ct Sfwto XNXHLXC-I Ro hard xi YA 'U R1CQw,e,naf co CAPTAINS Cen tel- fi. 5 Fullback Right End Don Barnes Joe Coverdxll bfi , i 1 . Comphments of JOHN R. SHARP. M. D. zniwc .7601 Shale ,End Leit YS1 David Ga fx' '5 I f f ,K ,, .1 l ,M 1 , I v- NM 'V XLS! Elf 51 f I W? .A W .5 ,-+1-:ff-'IIMQ ffl? 10,1 Q- .I ' Right Guard Jim Laughlin Compliments Compliments of of GARST BROS. GROCERY STORE HAMILTON SL JENKINS Ri Dil? Ha Hb-i c Ga pb e tt POOLROOM Samoa Rat Skate ev son To Hd D6 an yack 'TI Peterson Tackle Tackle cha Don Sutton R1 rd Lau Compliments Compliments of of IACKSON'S CAFE ENGLAND'S BARBER SHOP XV? 1 A ,s ,f Xp nu- 1 P N. ,,,. ,N O M' -Y fx- Q! Mi K -A 34 533, 5 M 1 Q? Q '11 K idk: A , it W, 5? I . 1 f Q , ery ww , ,I ' ' P ,, ., 37, , K rv w -o A - 4 ' 4 0 X 64 I 9 -4 b V . F . 4' up Q. i v 2 Q 1 ' h V Q Q 5 5 s if .,, I X, ' ' M ' S -L ?F,.,x . j u , .L 1 . U 'ite Bob Ytesidem Sectexaisj Spouse: Daw Pxdcock Peggy Nkason Miss 'Yeuschex mem X1 ice Ytes Gktaxd Reed XN oo Dal e Adcock B Bfbara Ba Inet I Don Bla nha m Kenn eph C Bin Corrine Cherry Ida Faye Clevenger Ronme Cummings Kenneth Cutler Delbert Denby Fred Garst Henry Garst Pat GarSI Bob Girard Kenneth Hansel J im Karnrn Helen Katzenmaier 1 5 ' .Tim Klaus Norman Lair Peggy Mason Elaine Matthews gl f nu..-1' Ilene Miller Shirley Miller Stanley Miller Jack Morgan 'rm- Pat Muhlenbruch Don Myers Vrolet Post Gladys Robrnson YE? Erleen Schoppe Paulrne Schoppe Donna Sherwood Brll Sharks 1 irx rf 's '-.ss C hm Tucker Robert Utt Troy Walden Reva White PARENTS ARE LIKE THAT! Junior Play Directors: Miss Teuscher, Mrs. Gordon E050 P3 In. six U16!1!.. S0661 Mother speaks her mind T11 CIW Just one happy family. Reva W . QBarbj ar sl ge' ???? Famer kn0V'S be GIRARD FEED STORE Best Wishes Dial 4144 Girard. Ill. USE 8OUfo NITROGEN from ANHYDROUS AMMONIA GIRARD GENERAL STORE Coach Gene Manuel graduated from Illinois State Normal University in the 1953 class. At Girard High he is teaching Biology classes, boys' Physical Edu- A cation and coaching football, basketball, baseball and track. He is sponsor of the Varsity Club, and after mid-year semesters he organized tumbling clas- ses. As one ofthe basketball players aptly summed it up, He is a good guy . FII! E n Statistician: Delbert Denbyg Managers: Mike Kmetz, Jim Peterson, Richard Lair. Best Wishes KIME GRAIN CO. From Nilwood. Illinois fiiwt .7 hm Laughhn Dxck Whxtler Joe Coverdlll Dave Garst Don Barnes Coach Manuel N Garst Coverchll Manuel Barnes Whuler Laughlxn Compllmem-9 Cornphments Of BONNIE BEA CAFE MARV S BARBER SHOP Guard Ilhnols t 9, .. I . 2 i 2 .9 . vr ' ..-M rf 5, , gf, ,Q Q..-4 - 5 A Q, i' 11 'WZ R Q50 925s Qfix x 1 f' Ji-5 r - X f 5 Q. iw N f Q., 3 95 X 24 - 4 A, fix 1,1 ' R 4,4566 2 3 'Le F fl 'Er P' 3 Q34 . iff , ., 65 ' .gf y, 4:5 13333, N, ' pw! w, H 'L . QW N Coach Manuel, I. Morgan, I. Tucker, D. Myers, I. Clevenger, K. Cain. D. Coverdill, D. Walker, W. Proctor, Coach, J. Miller, J. Talbert, B. Nichelson B. Watkins, I-l, Stewart, T. Donaldson, S. Stewart GIRARD STATE BANK IN 81St YEAR OF CONTINUOUS SERVICE JUNE HAMILTON, Teller HELEN LEACH, Bookkeeper EVA RATHGEBER, Bookkeeper EARL TALKINGTON, Bookkeepe 1953-54 B ASKE TBALL HIGHLITES The Girard REDBIRDS had a mediocre basketball season They didn't have too much height, averag mg 5 foot 11 rnches The Brrds were placed by a four year letterman rn Joe Coverdrll Joe wasone of the tallest boys around and rates wrth the best Roundrng out the startrng frve were Drck Whrtler and Dave Garst two year lettermen and Don Barnes and J1m Laughlrn The fellas started off well but slacked off Jerrv M1ller a freshman recelves flrst nod on the bench and can frll 1n 1n any pos1t1on B1llN1ckelson andjack Morgan are also able subs Sratrstrcs for the frrst erghteen games are as follows Name Jrm Laughlrn Dtck Whrtler Joe Coverdrll Dave Garst Don Barnes Jerry M1ller Jack Morgan B111 Nrchelson hm Tucker Team Totals WON 10 G Att 4 Redbirds Baske Schedule 1953-54 4 LOST 8 Free Throws Free Throws Made Mlssed 2 2 32 04 3 50 Bllll GAIN AWA! W 2 af 5 E,-1,6 lov!! J Dse.1Bo.ll1'ownlhi9 Doc Qvirden Dec,il.8Rtymmd 'Juni 3m.1iBenld 'Ja.n.lOBt.Jonns 'hntuvunm Jl.n3-30lh.emxpm0ounty'1'uUzr- nanunt.Giliwi0 'PQ Bmmum lixlneatl KOMEGAR l8st.l0u-linville 'Doc Waverly lsutlarmulnn Nokanh Dec.L9lSo,tJMt0l1vo 'Jan.5Vlrden FSL! 'Feb 5Pawnee '1 eb11r'I'hunJllorrilonvlle 18Stl!midl Expo!-elI.8ll.Gomes Gmnaumuvoov-an. WHY.- I 1- -4 GIRARD SPII.-LBBULLDOG8 Girard rolled over Virden lnlrealthrllleronthelocalhard wood Tuesday evening A pack gym saw Girard take off to early lead and remain in com during the remainder of the game By the end of the thrilling quarter the Redbirds came out top leading 17 9 By the end ot Bret hal! the Redbirds had th Bulldogs worried by leading t by nlne points 26-17 Durlnl third quarter Cox for Vlrden caugh fire and helped his team dim Girards lead to 3 points. 86-38. The fans weren't let down in final frame as the Bulldogs within 1 point of the Redbirds wl only 3 minutes left to play Haw ever the Redbirds found the range and were able to roll up 'I point margin by the end of thrilling contest the final some ing B-46 1873 STATE BANK of GIRARD 1954 R C HAMILTON. Pfesrdem ADA WROUGHTON, Teller RAY KREBAUM, Asslstant V1ce Prestdent 86 Cashter F. G. F. . . 70 ' '70 T. P. ' ' 37 117 .315 43 18 , 705 117 ' ' 38 114 . 325 44 21 . 677 120 ' 128 31 . O7 67 40 , 6 6 3 54 180 . 300 69 29 . 7 177 29 123 . 236 29 15 . 659 87 ' 5 20 . 250 9 7 . 56 19 0 1 . 000 3 1 , 7 3 ' ' 0 2 . 000 4 2 , 666 4 ' O 0 . 000 1 0 1. 000 1 291 871 . 334 69 133 . 669 851 5 1 ' 1 k ' , I V Q ' 4 -- , , . , ,ing-iv at 3 h ' A V 'few wif lnrt 1 9 1 . - 4 H , v 11' aj, . I I I fi A ' My Q . . l 6 ' 6 , M, I I ' I X A nun fbec. 5 7 Q , 3- , . . ' I l 2 1 - 1 Dec. 12 V 4 at -' K , , I I, A nec.1s ' - A Xa! - 1 A ' - f ' ' , ,X X Y I ' , ' A ' v I r ', f 4' ' , -Y, . 4 : 1 5 ' JUL Pat Nagel Senior Joan Hinckle Senior Naomi Stone Sophomore Carol Donaldson Senior Compliments of JOHN CONLEE'S CAFE COREY'S GROCERY Phe. 3832 Girard,I1l. Daily 7:30 A. M. -7:00 P. M. Sunday 8:30 A. M. -12:00 Noon XJKSS son OWXCE?-S Secxeuxw - Bob Senxixns , onakd . KN awe: . em - 'Sow D sms: f Don X1 ice Yxesid wane., 'ixea Ykmkp O 19 ,001 Sgaovx SOX , Q If Charles An 8610 8 3 ii . O Lind 3 Arnold Joh n Boehler Mari lyn B Iown Tom Donaldson L Rlcha rd Cra wford Joe Clevenger Donna Ferguson Dan Hay Larry H111 Robert JCDRIHS Frank Jenmngs Shrrley Lau Shlrlex Orr Jlmmy Peterson Q, Kay R1ffey Stanley Stewart if X,,. Dottye Sharp Harold Stewart Naom1 Stone Loretta Wa llner Janet Walden B1lly Wa tluns 6 Ronme Wlute Donald Walker W1lma Voyles qw Ca1n K Latr N Malham R Coverdxll J Garst D Adams R Stewart H Coach Manuel 1953 BASEBALL SEASON In the sprmg of 53' about 23 hopefuls turned out to start baseball practxce and ftght for a place on the startlng mne The boys dldn t do so well as they had a 2 11 record The fellows who lettered were Curt Weddle 2nd base JerryN1cho1s O F Eldon Walden O F Jerry Tucker S S Les Wolfe P Chuck Wolfe C Roy Adams C Dave Garst P Bob Malham O F and P ,Toe Coverdxll lst base Ken Cam 3rd base Norman La1r O F Harold Stewart lst base and P The latter seven w1ll return for 54 Name Wolfe Garst Malham Stewart Name Tucker Weddle B. Malham P ITCHERS RECORDS Won Lost l-hts Runs lnnmgs Errors W ERA LEADING BATSMEN Behmd per xnmng 1 58 0 65 O68 125 Percentage Comphments of GIRARD GAZETTE Comphments of COE 8a STUTSMAN . 1 4 , N X A, 1 I 7,- r X A pf 7. , my I . . If it krr. V A Q , 7 V Y A .9 S A I up . up ng l an up eg q ' ' . S.O. . . . L, O 4 53 53 26 24 25 24 . D,V 2 3 47 34 37 15 7 30 . B, O 3 19 24 19 8 8 22 . H, O 1 6 6 4 3 6 2 . AB H R W J, 44 16 10 5 .364 C. 40 13 11 7 .325 32 7 2 14 218 414 Dzck Whltler hm Laughlin Joe Coverdlll Lynde1lWr1ghr Dave Franc1s Fxtzgerald Jack W1l11ams Dzck England ocky Aaa I 950' Yfawud Ma lham, ha!! Ehes Mane Ever HU Bette BOCR v Ann el Mat Pat N33 - iid n Q T' ' ' , ' ', ', ' , Garst,R , I I U AU A iii G 9 'Q F 'H QS? v fm 1 .jf 4 Q , 67 ' an-'7 X -. 2'-J LL' yy, 1 5 3 f fi f X ,1- Secxevxw - David 'Snakes , Spovxsox - Xaqoes xshadoxe Rxesidem - B 'ixeasuxex - Sokm Tavoeu. Gawain ax mms - Woocheq Yxocxot. Clown off, XXX Nic Mason , C arol Sue Au Cn Caro IYD A flderson Jo E1 len B Ock Caro 1 yn Boston Map lyn Boston Llnda Boyett Morus Branham Gary Bndges Betty Br1stow Mardell Brown Ruth Mane Edwards Rlchard Coverdlll Phylhg Eagun Chfford Garst Joan Glur Mary Ruth Hansel Ja mes Ha ys Gerald M1ller Beverly Nagel Marcla H1gg1HSOIl Donald Iza tt ati' ,W ,EW f .aff Jaclue Mlller Wxlma M1ller W1ll1am Nxckelson Kay Pxtchford M1 ke Kmetz Wa yne M ullen Wllma Pltch ford 4 I , X 1 I nv' W :ln , .1 1 1 , 8: 9,1 pm w.. ul Dale Prichard Woodley Proctor Maurice Pryor Jacquelyn Reischauer J Q J Bruce Shipp Clitford Smith Edwin Smith John Talbert Keith Traylor David Tucker Margaret Walker Earl Dean Whitler Stanley Wonaroski James Anderson JOHN MATUSKA Best Wishes GENERAL INSURANCE from Phone 3644 Girard, Illinois FARMERSVILLE LOCKER nai Staff Jog Cb c d Tl :nd Lmda C aw 1 Complxmbms ot BERRY 5 FUNERAL HOME ,Lf 1 A ,,,W '39 ,ff 37 E 5 ' A um ? 5' K yt A 1 gf' Q, gl, Myra.,- xv 'R 3 f S+! Q if f ' fy, r - fn., -., if 5 I '3 GSW mfff H I Compliments - Compliments of HA MMOND'S STA NDARD STA TION of Phone 3011 Girard. Illinois WOOLEY HARDWARE . I n4,,419 N M wg, QA gd? fm P V L I l 'Eg' -. , F D 'ff I X - W HQ Q , '?R I Q F .JJ if 1 i q if :m .af Q Jai ,nz 4, 133. ' ' NN-SLM, ,i i. , ,T X P I o Compliments Complimenrs of of RAY'S BRAND PRODUCTS GIRARD GREEN HOUSE M.. ' M:-1, F nl, 4' 1 11 4' a. X '33, 8a 6 N-., x ' ' - - ff, naw' Compliments Compliments of of THOMPSON DRI-GAS GIRARD IMPLEMENT CO. S afgggul H my S,o eww is ,Af-arg ., 1. ag. Compliments of A N KER STUDIO ii V X -n :arf I 5' ff? IV FF UNI 'ww :A . '1'ff'fw- 5' lg A O1 0,635 megan ig: :Si ifyed J W ,ry Jaw' 'A'- ! x 9 . of QQ? gi. Compliments MOUNT INSURANCE AGENCY Casualty-Fire-Life of Marine-Real Estate BOWERSOX CLOTHING Phone 4055 Girard, Illinois 5 l.I..l 25? S -Yfid Compliments of INTERNA TIONA L VERMICULITE COMPA NY , wig? s.,ss KX M X Mm 4 S 7 .4 W 2 4, 1- : - I X.'x 1 , I ff .. xxx, ' -N. 4 .M 1 x. X , W 9 in 1 is Q1 ff ,v 1355 xi Q 5 'ii V A V M Q F 4 ,iv M , ' 'I yi 3 ,JIM .5M.,,,g :.'A.'?'.A',g,:' it 5, v x V lm K ' 4 VF'-x'iTw ' 9 4 ,Y Ki? L V fx Ivng' 'fY1 1 E tg' 15' ll? Q' Dlx 1, ' N ljgzfxa-24 Ua6 45 .xf Hx'-vf - 4 '75 X . iq gi VWQ4 X rr: XJ? I 235 I 1-lynx. wg A in i s if ng af My QL 'H IQ Complimums of CHAPMAN PROPANE GAS CO. Evelyn Mason and Dolly S S fx Axis mith WHIT WORTH TEXA CO SERVICE Compliments Auto Parts and Accessories Day Phone 3 Girard, Illinois 434 - Night Phone 3263 of DR. WM. E. KRUEGER gg 960.3 E.Vl. Bggg IIS M A I N T E N A N II E 'S S' za.. 1.,Q i':,4 99 A9 xg? 1 L. ff: 'Kljqdu 11- 'G Q 42 Q ,qw rr w Fx 4 K X 'Ng' x 3 xmas NJ 1 Q11 -QP 6? fa Q U 1-inmrw' F H if 1- fi QP. g, ik nm-.-.ang . , i 'N 4 Coach Manuelg he doesn't LOOK worried, does he? Fricke, Corey, Craw- ford, Clevenger, Hin- ckle, Molen, Nagel, Easrin and Bowyer. Mrs. Gordon Dave and Kay, Shirley and Dick Two Freshies--Jody and Bev Dave G typical teacher Pete and Mary Lou U. ' D. Coverdill, R. Lair, Jailbird Barnes. J. Morgan, Miner Laughlin .- W H Joe C- Surely Space Boy Coverdill and Eskimo he iswt think' Walking, R. Lair and D. Crump mg! F! 5'-L 1 2 8 ggw MA RSHA LL SHUTT President , jr Q-Ea' f X, RALPH CUTLER EDWIN BOSTON MONTY CHAMBERS Secretary Q- i Q N., ,L ' fffl P ' F F. g.: .gdifi -3-lhisgg 14 MAURICE HAYES STERLING ALLEN CLARENCE WHITLER 5, , . I, 3 1 31 ' 5 211 .5 iw? . Y A W., iv' 5' my , '-if V. -'W K , 'G ' 'f is ifff f ,A ' 5 2 A ,K 6 f if 9 , Q :as , if ai ,Q J.: -1- .14 A?fa'?fk, R fi 3 'G Q N, r' ' f -Nev ,wr fi LN 4 at I 13.4 , ' fr-fm M , frgw., - A iii? J 1 . QS! - in i , 5135129 K , .Q ,,2,, , . 1 F .x gy. ...Aga e, 1 . , - -4 H u- . A ' ?Sp?v'25:s'pf im L'f3g553'.Qii:5',.'??- Q -Q4 15: if .. W . .faculty is 55 H 909906 MRS. HE 'S . 'AX P8 0 fy Q, vhxs' QXNEZKX L ng SA!-IT 96 e60C,a'0 lbrarlb H 0 LYLE McFADDEN American History Social Problems Social Science English fi' , Qnr'-'ff' I has , GENE MANUEL Boys' Physical Education Coach Biolop-1 CARL REISCHAUER World History English Q., , PHILIP OWENS Physics General Science Algebra Geometry faculty V A LX, Q. we , . we . ,F a,, -figxqii IV ' g ' A NC is xiyxbii Voce UZ T5-USC XEPX qixo. F - Da I Y' SWSYQGQXVZ noflglhj H0177e gogxouwavibvzs cs X536 oiwe IA MES MA DOLE Practical Ma th . Shop fl jk? RA LPH GREGURY Voca uonal A griculture , X, . 5 Annual Sta ff, no, they're Halloween party. not working. Ray W. and Shirley L. Pauline and N. Lair, Barnes, Denby, Hill and Eileen S. Ken C. and Shirley M. g 4 I D. Tucker, Bev N, Queen Carol D. , King Jim P. , Jody B., Greta B., Youth Center McFadden . ',.'v7 5 J A The Sen1or Cha mpionsl M.,Ka Greta, CarolC., Shirley L. . Jean. Dorothy, Carol D. , Pat, Captain Norma y. Cutler, They're tumbling?'7'P Varsity Club. They look rugged, don't they? Compliments of RUSSEL YOUNG CONTRACTORS - PHONE 2331 t I Q, 541 'fu '1 I . n 'fi nw r .Q ' 4? nf. 'rv V. ' . 4 ,eg A .cf ,3f2'-i.fT'5ii? .2flW? . '2 A.'9. 0 A, Q . K -5: 3 xx f 54 Q! i, 3 sag' Delbert D. The Nut Shirley and Dick Slave girl Riffey Theywe working Hard' Norman L. and Don M Nick and Eileen Don and Betty, Linda and Rock At the SI. James game. Coach Nagel, Reischauer, and Bock THE CAMPUS SEWING CIRCLE A PFC Meisinger, Superintendent Lewisg Music Instructor Maxwell and Music Instructor Lindsey it A They don't look like they're starving, seem pretty healthy to me. 3? The teachers' private lunch-roomg something must be hilarious, the way they're laughing. INTER COLLEGlATE P Konsos C ty Y VA A Y ' 3 X I' ' E-x 14 .J ' 1 VL -' L.: V1 jc '.'- 8,18 :Af'3.v 4,55 L:,fg i ,O .- ,,,..,-- 'fail fi 'I ii lil IUI Ill Ill I Ill 4 - ' - V- H.. -- - -C.-:'-, ' V . 1- sg - '- b--Fr! nw. ral- - ,. -. 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