Hall High School - Hall Light Yearbook (Spring Valley, IL)

Text from Pages 1 - 88 of the 1946 volume:

THE HALL LIGHT O F 19 46 THE HALL LIGHT O F 19 4 6 Marrianne Kujawa ..........................Editor George Thomas ...................Business Manager SPONSORED BY THE SENIOR CLASS OE 1946 AND PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF HALL TOWNSHIP HIGH AND VOCATIONAL SCHOOL SPRING VALLEY, ILLINOIS FOREWORD The pace set by you, three hundred sixty of you, during the 1945-1946 school year is a HALL LIGHTED” record of the days spent in the classrooms, in the laboratories, on the athletic field, in extra-curricular activities, and at friendly gatherings at Hall Township High and Vocational School. This has been a pleasant year filled with many achievements. Our aim has been to portray these—to tell something about WHO'S WHO” and WHAT'S WHAT” at Hall. In years to come, when you wish to remember old friends and events, may this HALL LIGHT help you to recall the pleasures, disappointments, and achievements of this school year at Hall. The Staff ☆ CONTENTS • INTRODUCTORY SECTION • SCHOOL • CLASSES • ACTIVITIES • ATHLETICS • FEATURES AND PATRONS In Memoriam WE PAY REVERENT TRIBUTE TO THOSE FROM OUR MIDST WHO GAVE TO THEIR COUNTRY THE LAST FULL MEASURE OF DEVOflON IN WORLD WARE HaO Township High Vocational School r«EO NESTi.ER ELLSWORTH CROISSANT. ANDREW VASELESKI. JOHN BOROSKI. EARL EIBERGER DEDICATION Great conflicts always come to an end, and then we pause to honor and respect those who exemplify the highest ideals of our country. Twenty-three boys from Hall Township High and Vocational School are among those who gave their lives for those ideals. It is to their memory that we dedicate the 1946 Hall LIGHT. HALL TOWNSHIP HIGH AND VOCATIONAL SCHOOL In the southeast corner of Bureau County, the historic Illinois River to the south, is Hall Township. The people there, back in 1913, selected a prairie site in the western part of Spring Valley as the place to erect a high school which would serve the children of the township. Hall Township High and Vocational School was completed in 1915, and offered to its first students, courses in general academic work and in vocational arts. Hall has continued to serve the high school youth of this community through a number of years, and at present is offering the advantages of its courses to students of many non-high school areas. Enrollment has increased; therefore, improvements of various kinds have been made. In 1939, a new swimming pool, gymnasium, and auditorium were added to the old building. Bus service has been extended to the students of outlying areas. Hall’s achievements have been outstanding and in keeping with the times. We are expecting even greater things from our school in Hall Township. page five THE NEW AUDITORIUM AND GYMNASIUM—BY DAY AND BY NIGHT page six OUR BOARD OF EDUCATION The Hall Township High and Vocational School feels fortunate in having eight capable men representing various sections of the township who give their time and effort to the interests of the school. If one would stop to think of the business involved in managing a high school, he could readily discern that it is an important job — the duty of making our school a place worthy to train Mary” and Joe as future citizens of the community. Dr. George E. Kirby, president of the school board, has named five committees to work on different phases of school management. These committees are: Fuel—William J. Young, Charles Savio, Sr., Ed J. Coveny; Books—Principal C. A. Sharpe, Dr. N. H. Lynn, Dr. E. G. Marty; Building—Dr. E. G. Marty, William J. Young, Ed J. Coveny; Athletics—Ed J. Coveny, Ray Vogt, Dr. E. G. Marty; Finance—Charles Savio, Sr., Ray Vogt, Dr. N. H. Lynn. This same group of men has served the school efficiently for the past several years, and it is due to them that we have many improvements at Hall. Always alert in noting the trends in modern education, and far-sighted enough to meet this challenge, they continue to keep Hall Township High and Vocational School a school fitted to meet the educational needs of the youth of this township. Standing: (left to right)—Dr. Norman H. Lynn. Dentistry; Ed J. Coveny. Business; Dr. Fred H. Rathbun, Clerk, Optometry. Seated—Charles Savio. Sr.. Business; Dr. E. G. Marty, Chiropractic; William J. Young. Agriculture; Ray Vogt, Industry; Dr. George E. Kirby, President, Medicine. page eight ENROLLMENT STATISTICS — 1945 - 1946 ☆ ACCORDING TO CLASSES GIRLS BOYS TOTAL FRESHMEN 54 52 106 SOPHOMORES 53 55 108 JUNIORS 39 34 73 SENIORS 47 26 73 0 193 167 360 ACCORDING TO TOWNS Spring Valley ........................................253 Ladd ................................................. 31 Dalzeil .............................................. 21 Bureau ............................................... 20 Seatonville .......................................... 12 RED Princeton ......................................... 8 Arlington ............................................. 7 Cherry ................................................ 5 Hollowayville ......................................... 1 Zearing ............................................... 1 PERCENTAGE OP GRADUATES IN 1945 IN COLLEGES OR UNIVERSITIES Percentage of Class ....................17.6% RECORD OF GRADUATES WITHIN LAST FIVE YEARS 1940 - 1941 .....................................84 1941 - 1942 .....................................85 1942 - 1943 .....................................97 1943 - 1944 .....................................49 1944 - 1945 .....................................85 1945 - 1946 .....................................73 page nine Cecil A. Sharpe, Principal Horace Mann declared that national safety, prosperity, and happiness were made possible by free school open to all, good enough for all, attended by all. The Hall Township High and Vocational School looks at life as a whole and seeks to interpret it for the individual so that he may do better those desirable things he would do anyway. There is a regard for religion, morality, knowledge and supreme respect for the individual in our High School. Friendliness, tolerance, and understanding are promoted. The goals of education of the Hall Township High and Vocational School have been summed up as a self-realization, the establishment of human relationship, economic efficiency, and civil responsibility. These goals of education should seek to cultivate a deep regard for democratic institutions and to help in the development of the qualities of character which are of special interest in a democratic country. page ten Harrison W. Tonhy, Assistant Principal A great problem in education is to meet the need for specialization so essential in earning a living, and to give general education to equip students to live lives of free citizens specialization tends to make a machine of a person instead of a human being. Any school that fails to emphasize general education falls short of the ideal. Man cannot live by bread alone, and still less can he live on disinfectants.” General education gives the ideals which unite people and is the very foundation of a nation's existence. The best authorities seem to agree that at least half of a student's time should be given to general education. Hall is equipped to give both types of education. page eleven Top Row: (left to right)—D. Welker. E. M. Thompson. J. Tompkins. L. Utterly H. W. Toney Bottom Row—A. Sweet, E. Connolly, C. B. Bradley. ENGLISH David Welker B. A. University of Illinois M. A. University of Illinois English, Speech Edna M. Thompson B. A. Beloit College M. A. Columbia University University of Wisconsin English Jean Ann Tompkins B. of Music Education, Oberlin College English, Chorus MUSIC A. C. Sweet Illinois Wesleyan University Monmouth Band, Orchestra COMMERCE Lynn Litterly B. S. (Education), University of Illinois Shorthand, Typing Harrison W. Toney B. A. Indiana State University M. A. University of Illinois Bookkeeping, Latin MATHEMATICS Eileen Connolly B. A. Mount Mary College M. A. University of Illinois Mathematics, French C. B. Bradley B. A. Lombard-Knox College Drake University Mathematics, Economics page twelve F A C U L T Y Top Roy: (left to right)—C. Kcyscr, J. Crider, E. Jensen. R. Nesti. M, Fcnoglio, C. A. Sharpe, Bottom Row—V. Kelly, H. Ranter (absent when picture was taken) B. Johnson, M, Bruno. SCIENCE Charles Keyser B. S. (Education) University of Illinois University of Illinois Science, Boys’ Physical Education Jeanette Crider Western Illinois State Teachers College Science, Girls’ Physical Education Esther G. Jensen B. S. (Education) Western Illinois State Teachers College University of Michigan; University of Illinois Science VOCATIONAL ARTS Virgil Kelly B. S. Bradley Tech; University of Illinois Wisconsin State Teachers College Vocational Shop Bernadine Johnson B. S. James Milliken University Indiana State Normal College Colorado State Teachers College Home Economics page Harold Ramer B. S. (Education) Western Illinois State Teachers College Colorado State Teachers College University of Washington Industrial Arts SOCIAL SCIENCE Richard Nesti B. A. Lombard-Knox University of Illinois Northwestern Indiana State University History, Coaching Minnie Fenoglio B. S. (Education) University of Illinois History, Sociology Cecil A. Sharpe B. S. (Education) Illinois State Normal University M. A. (Education) University of Illinois Physiography SECRETARY Madalyn Bruno Hall Township High and Vocational School thirteen Top Row: (left to right)—Rev. Arwin Maronn (inset). Rev. W. D. Hosking, Rev. Nicholas Blanc, Rev. Paul Jancczko. Bottom Row—Rev. James E. Garrahan, Rev. P. T. Walsh, Rev. K. Kwinn, Rev. Michael Callahan. RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION AT HALL Every Friday during the second period students at Hall attend classes in religious instruction. These classes, having been introduced in 1944, are new fo the curricula of Hall High, and attendance has not been made compulsory. It is a credit to the instructors of both the Protestant and Catholic faiths that the classes are well attended. Two ministers of the Protestant Religion and six priests of the Catholic Religion are in charge of these classes. PROTESTANT CLASSES Seniors and Juniors.......................Rev. W. D. Hosking Sophomores and Freshmen...................Rev. Arvin Maronn CATHOLIC CLASSES Seniors...................... Juniors...................... Sophomore Girls ............. Sophomore and freshmen Boys Freshmen Girls ............. ............Rev. J. E. Garrahan ...........Rev. Paul Janeczko (Alternate)..Rev. P. T. Walsh Rev. Nicholas Blanc .......Rev. Michael Callahan ..........Rev. William Kwinn page fourteen Left co Right—Harold Ramer. Donald Bcrnardi and little son, Jake Tanari. STUDENT TRANSPORTATION AT HALL In 1939, the Hall Township and Vocational School, District 502, first contracted With the Hall Bus Company, Ladd, Illinois, to transport students of Hall Township. Three busses have been in operation since that time. The men who drive these busses this year are Jake Tanari, Ladd, Illinois, Donald Bernardi, Ladd, Illinois, and Harold Ramer, Bureau, Illinois. Besides the Hall Township areas served by the Hall Bus Company, Arlington, Bureau, Cherry, and Hollowayville, which lie in non-high school territory, have students attending out high school. The distribution is as follows: Township Non-high Territory Boys—37 Boys—21 Girls—41 Girls—17 ON THE JOB Day in and day out, our four janitors are kept busy working out their shifts with all the odd jobs necessary to keep our two buildings in proper running order. Thomas Fletcher, Sr., heads our group of custodians. He has been a janitor at Hall High for the past thirty-two years. The other members of this group of busy men are Dominic McCook, Bernard Piotrowski, and Quinto Mussatti. Sweeping, cleaning, dusting, firing, they are always on the job.’’ page fifteen LIGHTS HALL r- 0 ONFBHElt 0 E girls: girls: POWDER PUFF ALLEY GOIDG HQL1E? hubba: hubba:j LISTED HERE: bell ribg? • LEADERS President ..........Anamae Waite Vice President...Joan Shadensac.k Secretary..........George Thomas Treasurer......Mary Ann Bergagna Class Sponsor....Edna M. Thompson Class Councilors.Esther G. Jensen Harrison W. Toney I.eft to Right—Joan Shadensack, Anamae Waite. George Thomas, Mary Ann Bergagna. ☆ A SENIOR TALKS A senior is an awe-inspiring sort of person. And why not? It takes four long years to get that way. Finally, one fine evening before the school year is spent, the strains of Pomp and Circumstance” herald us together as a class ready to receive our diplomas for a job well done. We have tried to do our best in so many ways. We've mastered (?) the use of the English language; we know how to prove that angle A is equal to angle B; we know all our dates from 5,000 B. C. to last night's; we understand all the scientific facts which affect our lives; running lathes and sewing machines and egg-beaters are simple jobs; football, basketball, and track have made us leaders in sports; we've been musicians, actors, and actresses. We’ve played our parts well. Oh yes! We have been the cause for those silver threads that shine among the gold and chestnut brown on the venerable heads of our teachers. At times we've been close associates of Old Man Mischief ; yet, we feel that the faculty will chalk it up to this modern generation” and remember us as one grand class. We like good old Hall High, and we think that the principal and the faculty are tops.” We like all the close friendships we've made among the underclassmen. When we leave Hall this spring, each of us will go a new way. Often in some quiet moment and place we’ll think of our school days at Hall High and wonder whether the new seniors are as awe-inspiring as we were. page eighteen Top Row (left to right)—A. Armallani. J. Assalley. C. Bach. J. Balma. N. Barto. D. Baxter. Bottom Row—M. A. Bcrgagna. D. Bcttocchi. B. Brown, A. Buswink, T. Campbell. CLASS OF 1946 Adele Armellani Dillf I-Try. 3. 4; G. A. A.. 1, 2. 3. 4 ; D. M. C., 1, 2. 3. 4; Glee Club. 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Band. 2. Josephine Assalley Jo” I Try. 2. 3. 4; I). M. C.. 2. 3. 4 ; G. A. A.. 1, 2; Hall Times Staff. 4. ☆ Caroline Bach I Try, 1. 2. 3. 4; D. M. C.. 1. 2. 3. 4; Glee Club. 1 ; Honorable Mention, 4. John Balma, Jr. Rip” I-Try. 1. 2, 3. 4; Basketball. I. 2. 3. 4; D. M. C.. 3. 4; Janie , 3; Boys' Noon Recreation Manager, 4; Hall Light Staff, 4. Dale H. Baxter Entered from Morton Junior High School. Hammond. Indiana. 1; I Try, 1, 2, 3, 4; D. M. C., 2’, 3, 4; Janie , 3; Boys' Glee Club, 4; Music Festival. 4; Music Contest. 4 ; Hall Light Staff, 4 ; Student Council. I, 2; H. A. C., 4; Cash and Carrie , 4. ☆ Mary Ann Bergagna Berg ’ I-Try. 1. 2. 3. 4; D. M. C.. 1. 2. 3. 4; G. A. A., 1. 2, 3, 4; Glee Club, 2; Verse Speaking. 2; Hall Light Staff. 4; Band. 2; Student Council. 1. 2, 4; Vice President, Student Councils 4; H. A. C.. 3. 4; Secretary, H. A. C., 4 ; Vice President of Class. 4 ; Honorable Mention, 4; National Honor Society, 4. Dena Bettocchi Shorty” Entered from Cherry High Echool, 4; Glee Club, 4; D. M. C„ 4; G. A. A., 4; Cash and Carrie”. 4. Betty Lou Brown Entered from Thorp High School. Thorp. Wisconsin, 1; Glee Club, 1, 2, 3; G. A. A., I. 2. 3. 4; D. M. C.. 1. 2, 3. 4; I-Try, 2. 3, 4; Band, 1, 2, 3. 4; Orchestra. 1. 2, 3, 4; National Honor Society, 4; Cash and Carrie”. 4. ☆ Patricia Brown Pat” Glee Club, G. A. A.. I. 2. 3. 4; I-Try, 4; D. M. C.. 1. 2. 3. 4; Janie . 4. ☆ Alvin Buswink Entered from Cherry High School, 4. ☆ Thomas Campbell Glee Club, 4 ; Track, 4. ☆ Norma Barto Norm” G. A. A.. 1. 2. 3. 4; D. M. C„ 1. 2, 3. 4; H. A. C.. 4; Student Council. 3: Class Secretaiy, 2; I-Try Vice President, 4; Hall Light Staff. 4; ITry, 1. 2, 3. 4; Honor Roll, 4 ; National Honor Society, 4. page nineteen Top Row (left to right)—M. Cassidy, J. Cioni. D. Conkling. P. Conway. B. Crowther, A. Daricr. Bottom Row—F. Fenza, F. Fcnza, T. Flaherty. D. Garland. L. Grivetti. B. Hanck. CLASS OF 1 946 Mary Theresa Cassidy ''Peanuts” Band. 1 ; D. M. C., 1, 2. 3. 4; Glee Club, 1; G. A. A.. 1, 2; Verse Speaking, 3; Janie , 3; Cash and Carrie , 4. ☆ John A. Cioni Jack” Chud” D. M. C., 1. 2. 3, 4; Band. 1; Cheerleader. 2; Janie , 3; Orchestra, 1; Boys’ Glee Club. 4. ☆ Delight Conkling G. A. A.. 1. 2. 3. 4; D. M. C.. 1. 2. 3. 4; Band, 1, 2. Patricia Conway ''Pat” I-Try, 3, 4 ; G. A. A.. 1, 2, 3, 4; Honorable Mention, 4. ☆ Bettie Lou Crowther G. A. A.. 1. 2. 3. 4: D. M. C.. 1; Band. 1 ; Cash and Carrie , 4. ☆ Arsene Darier D. M. C, 1. 2, 3, 4; G. A. A.. 1, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club. 1. ☆ Felix Fenza Punchy” Janie , 3; D. M. C., 4; Football, 4. Frank Fenza Husky” Basketball, 1, 2; D. M. C., 3. 4; Janie , 3; Football, 1; Assistant Manager, Noon Recreation, 4. ☆ Theresa M. Flaherty Terrie” G. A. A.. 1. 2, 3. 4; D. M. C. 1. 2. 3, 1; Band. 1. 2. 3. 4; Home Economics Club. 1 ; Orchestra. 1 ; Glee Club, 1 . I-Try, 2, 3. 4; Janie , 3; G. A. A. Camp. 3. 4; Hall Light Staff. 4; Music Festival. 4; H. A. C., 4; Sports Manager, G. A. A., 4. ☆ Darwin J. Garland Chris” ☆ Leroy Grivetti Lee” I-Try, 4. Betty Hanck page twenty CLASS OF ☆ Duane Hawkins Sadie” ☆ June Hendry Entered from Joliet High School. 1 ; G. A. A.. 2. 3, -1; 1-Try, 3. 4; Glee Club. 3; Hall Light Staff, 4; National Honor Society, 4. ☆ Kenneth Hillman Fritz?’ Entered from LaSallc-Pcru Township High School. 1 ; Janie”, 3. Mary Arnette Hirsh Buckets” G. A. A.. 1, 2, 3, 4; D. M. C., I, 2, 3. 4; I.Try. 1. 2. 3. 4: Band, 1; Glee Club, 3, 4 ; Hall Light Staff, 4. 19 46 John Hoffert Huffy” ☆ Joan Hoffman Huffy” Glee Club. 1 : D. M. C.. A. A.. 1, 2, 3, 4. ☆ Mariane Kujawa Kujav” Glee Club. 1, 3. 4: Music Contest. 4 G. A. A.. 1. 2. 3. 4: H. A. C.. 3V 4 D. M. C.. 1. 2. 3. 4; I-Try. 1. 2. 3. 4 Student Council. 1 ; Secretary of Class. 3 Choral Society. 3. 4; Verse Speaking. 2 Honor Roll. 4; National Honor Society. 4 1, 2, 3. 4; G. Hall Light Staff. 4. ☆ Delores Leindecker Arthur Kelly Art” Snatch” Basketball, 1, 2, 3. 4; Co-captain basketball. 4; Football. 4; H. A. C.. 4; I-Try, 1. 2. 3. 4; D. M. C. 3. 4; Student Council. 3. 4 : Secretary-Treasurer, Student Councity. 3; Janie . 3; Hall Light Staff. 4; Vice President of Class. 2 ; Student Government Day Principal. 4; Cash and Carrie”. 4. ☆ Paul Kelly I-Try, 1. 2, 3, 4; Football, 2, 3. 4 ; D. M. C., 3, 4; Janie , 3; Student Council, 4; Hall Light Staff, 4; H. A. C., 4. Dee” Glee Club, 1; D. M. C., 1, 2. 3. 4; I-Try. 1. 2, 3. 4; Band. 2; Orchestra. 2, G. A. A.. 4. ☆ Frank Lewandowski Sniokey” I-Try, I. 2, 3. 4; Cash and Carrie . 4. ☆ Valeria Margherio Pat” G. A. A.. 1. 2. 3. 4; D. M. C.. 1. 2. 3. 4; I-Try, 4; Glee Club, 1. iTop Row (left to right)—D. Hawkins. J. Hendry. K. Hillman, M. Hirsh. J. Hoffert. J. Hoffman. Bottom Row—A. Kelly. P. Kelly. M. Kujawa. D. Leindecker, F. Lewandowski. V. Margherio. Top Row (left to right)—D. Marklcy, R. Martin, R. Michcli, M. Miltcnbcrgcr. D. Mitchell. M. Muzzarclli. Bottom Row—D. Ncurcuthcr, C. Noel. C. Olivero D. Olivero, G. Patti, C. Pellegrini. CLASS OF 1946 Delbert Markley Deb'’ I-Try, 1, 2, 3. 4; Honorable Mention, 4. Ralph A. Martin Bullhead’’ Football, 2, 4; Basketball, 4; Track, 3. Robert Micheli Bob’’ Mona Milten berger Mo’’ I-Try, 3. 4; H. A. C., 3, 4; D. M. C., 1, 2, 3, 4; G. A. A.. 1, 2, 3. 4; Glee Club, 1, 4; Band. 1, 2, 3. 4; Orchestra. 1, 2. 3. 4; Music Festival, 4; President of Class, 1 ; President, Student Council. 4; Vice President. H. A. C., 4 ; Secretary-Treasurer, G. A. A., 4; Hall Light Staff, 4; 'Janie' , 3: Hall Times Staff. 4; National Honor Society. 4; 'Cash and Carrie , 4. Darlene Mitchell Band, 1. 2, 3. 4; Drum Major, 2, 3, 4; G. A. A.. 1. 4: D. M. C.. 1. 2, 3. 4. ☆ Mary Muzzarelli Muzz ” D. M. C.. 1, 2, 3, 4; I-Try, 2. 3. 4; G. A. A.. 1. 2, 3. 4; Glee Club. 1 ; Band, 1, 2. ☆ Duane E. Neureuther Dewey' I-Try, 1. 2, 3. 4; D. M. C.. 1, 2, 3, 4; G. A. A., 1, 2, 3, 4; H. A. C., 2. 3. 4; Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; Choral Society. 2; Tumbling Team, 2; Tovarich , 3; Editor of Hall Times, 3 ; Valedictorian of Class, 4 ; National Honor Society, 4. ☆ Clarita Noel Blondie” Band, 2; Glee Club. 1; 1-Try, 1. 2, 3. 4; I). M. C., 1. 2. 3. 4; Hall Light Staff. 4; H. A. C., 4; Honor Roll, 4; Cash and Carrie , 4. Carlo O. Olivero I-Try. 1. 2. 3. 4; D. M. C. 1. 2. 3. 4 ; Band. 1, 2. 3. 4; Orchestra, 1. 2, 3, 4; Music Festival, 4; Class President. 3; Honorable Mention. 4 ; H. A. C., 4. Dato V. Olivero I-Try, 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Band, 1, 2. 3. 4; Orchestra. 1. 2. 3. 4; Music Festival, 4; D. M. C., 1. 2, 3. 4; Student Council, 3; Janie , 3; H. A. C, 4. ☆ Gloria Patti Glee Club. 1; D. M. C.. 1. 2. 3. 4: G. A. A.. 1. 2, 3. 4; 1-Try, 2, 3. 4; Conservation School. 3. ☆ Charles Pellegrini Corky” Basketball. 1. 2, 3. 4; Co-captain. Basketball. 4: Football, 4; D. M. C., 3. 4; President. D. M. C.. 4; Student Council. 1. 2; Hall Light Staff. 4; Janie . 3: Cash and Carrie , 4. page twenty-Iwo CLASS OF ☆ Edith Picco Edie Bind, I. 2, 3. 4; Orchestra. 1. 2. 3. 4; Glee Club. 1; G. A. A.. 1. 2. 3. 4; D. M. C.. 2. 3. 4; H. A. C.. 2. 3. 4; 1-Try. 1. 2. 3. 4; President. G. A. A.. 3; President. G. A. A., 3; President. H. A. C., 4; Music Festival. 4; G. A. A. Camp, 3: Hall Light Staff. 4; Home Economics Club. 1. 2; Janie . 3; Cash and Carrie . 4; Honorable Mention. 4 ; National Honor Society, 4. ☆ Lorraine Pierski Entered from Our Lady of Good Counsel High School. Chicago. Illinois, 3: 1-Try. 3. 4; D. M. C.. 3. 4: G. A. A.. 3. 4; Glee Club. 3. 4 ; Choral Society. 3, 4; Honor Roll. 4. ☆ Marion Pozzi Myron Entered from Cherry High School, 4 ; Glee Club. 4 ; I-Try 4 ; G. A. A.. 4 ; D. M. C.. 4. 19 46 Robert Rogers Buck D. M. C.. 3. 4; Janie”, 3. Joan Shadensack I-Try. 1. 2, 4; D. M. C.. 1. 2. 4; G. A. A., 1, 2. 4; H. A. C.. 4; Class Treasurer. 4; Music Festival. 4; Music Contest. 4_: Verse Speaking. 2; St. Xavier's Academy. Ottawa. Illinois. 3. Jerry Rosensweig I-Try, 2. 3. 4; D. M. C.. 1. 2. 3. 4; G. A. A., 1. 2, 3, 4: Glee Club, 1, 4; Choral Society. 4; Band. 1. 2, 3. 4; Orchestra. 1. 2, 3; Music Festival. 4; H. A. C.. 3. 4; Student Council, 1. 2; Dramatic Contest. 4. Rosamund Salmon Donna Schlouski Glee Club. 1. 2 ; G. A. A.. 1. 2. 3: D. M. C, 1. 2. 3. 4; Band. 2. 3. 4. Dolores Sever Lorie Vice President of Class. I ; Glee Club. 1 ; G. A. A.. 1. 2. 3. 4 ; Cheerleader. 1. 2. 3. 4; D. M. C.. 1. 2. 3. 4; I-Try. 4; H. A. C., 4; Janie”. 3. ☆ Elaine Shaw Blondie I-Try, 1. 2, 3. 4; G. A. A.. 1. 2. 3. 4; Glee Club. 2: D. M. C., 2, 3. 4; Hall Light Staff, 4. ☆ Gilbert Smith Gib D. M. C., 2. 3. 4; Glee Club. 4; Janie . 3; Cash and Carrie . 4. Betty Sobin Liz Band. 1. 2. 3. 4; Orchestra. 1. 2. 3. 4; D. M. C.. 1. 2. 3, 4; Glee Club. 1; G. A. A.. 1. 2, 3, 4. Top Row (left to right)—E. Picco. L. Piersk;, M. Pozzi. R. Rogers. J. Rosensweig. R. Salmon. Bottom Row—D. Schlouski. D. Sever. J. Shadensack. E. Shaw. G. Smith. B. Sobin. I Top Row (left co right)—W. Steen. D. Steinberg. (Absent when picture was taken), V. Swingle, B. L. Templeton, G. Thomas, I. Tonozzi, K. Trumpinski. Bottom Row—N. Vignali, A. Waite, P. Walborn, S. Watts, D. Wcbcrski, M. Wolfcr, Arthur Ycrly, Jr., (Absent when picture was taken), Nellie Zanarini. CLASS OF 1 946 Wilbur Steen Football, 4 ; Track, 4 ; Glee Club. 4. ☆ Daniel Steinberg Fink” President of Class, 2; D. M. C., 3, 4 I-Try, 1, 2, 3. 4; Student Council. 2 Basketball, 1, 2. 3; Football. 1, 2, 3, 4 Track, 3; ’’Janie”, 3. ☆ Irene Tonozzi G. A. A.. I. 2. 3. 4; I-Try. 1. 2. 3. 4; Hall Light Staff. 4; Honor Roll. 4. Catherine Trumpinski Dorn” I-Try, 2. 3. 4; G. A. A.. 1. 2. 3. 4 ; D. M. M.. 1. 2. 3. 4; Band. 1; Glee Club. 1; Hall Light Staff. 4; H. A. C.. 4; D. A. R. Citizenship Award. 4; Honorable Mention. 4; National Honor Society, 4. Shirley Watts I-Try. 1. 2, 3, 4; G. A. A.. 1. 3. 4: D. M. C.. 1. 2. 3. 4; Home Economics Club. 1 ; Vice President. Home Ec. Club, 2; Glee Club. 1. 4: Hall Light Staff. 4; Hall Times Staff. 4; H. A. C., 4; National Honor Society. 4; President of Glee Club. 1. ☆ Delores IPeberski Dee” Glee Club. 1, 2. 3; G. A. A., 1, 2, 3, 4; D. M. C., 1, 2, 3, 4. Veronica Swingle D. M. C., 1, 2, 3. 4; G. A. A.. 1, 2, 3, 4; I-Try, 1, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club, 1; Band, 3. ☆ Betty Lou Templeton Entered from Cherry High School. 4; Glee Club. 4; D. M. C.. 4; G. A. A.. 4; Music Festival. 4; Choral Society, 4. ☆ George K. Thomas D. M. C. 1, 2, 3. 4; I-Try, 1, 2, 3. 4; Band. 1. 2. 3. 4; Orchestra, 1. 2, 3. 4; Music Festival. 4; Janie”, 3; Glee Club, 4; Basketball Refreshment Project. 4; Secretary of Class. 4; President. I-Try, 4; H. A. C., 4; Hall Light Staff, 4; Honor Roll. 4; National Honor Society, 4; Cash and Carrie”, 4. ☆ Norma Vignali D. M. C.. 4: C,. A. A.. 1, 2. 3, 4; I-Try, 1. 2. 3. 4; Glee Club, 4; Honorable Mention, 4. V Anamae Waite Entered from Cherry High School. 4; President of Class, 4; Glee Club. 4; I-Try, 4; Choral Society, 4; Music Contest. 4; G. A. A.. 4. ☆ Phyllis Walborn Wally” Glee Club, 1; Band. 2; D. M. C., I, 2, 3. 4; I-Try. 3. 4; G. A. A.. 1. 2. 3, 4; Hall Light Staff, 4; “Cash and Carrie”, 4. ☆ Marylou Wolfer G. A. A.. 1. 2. 3. 4: I-Try. 1, 2, 3, 4; D. M. C.. 1. 2. 3. 4; H. A. C., 3, 4; Student Council. 4; Glee Club. 1. 3. 4: Choral Society. 3. 4: Orchestra. 2; Home Economics Club. 1 : Hall Light Staff, 4; Music Festival. 4 ; Music Contest. 4 ; Saluta-torian of Class, 4 : National Honor Society, 4; Janie”, 3; Cash and Carrie”, 4. V Arthur Yerly ' Art” ☆ Nellie Zanarini Nel” Entered from Chcrrv High School, 4 ; I-Try, 4; D. M. C.. 4; G. A. A., 4. page twenty-four Seated (left to right)—Duane Neureuther. Marylou Wolfcr. Marion Pozzi, Clarita Noel. Marianne Kujawa. Irene Tonozzi, Lorraine Pierski. Shirley Watts. Norma Barto. George Thomas. Standing—Norma Vignali, Catherine Trumpinski. Patricia Conway, Mary Ann Bergagna, Carlo Olivero, Edith Picco. Caroline Bach. Absent when picture was taken: Delbert Marklcy. ☆ • SENIOR HONORS Each year, the members of the senior class who have achieved scholastic recognition through four years of high school work earn their place on the Senior Honor Roll. Top honors are given to the ten highest in the class. The Honor Roll for 1946 in order of their standing is as follows: 1. Duane Neureuther.......Valedictorian 2. Marylou Wolfer..........Salutatorian 3. Marion Pozzi 4. Clarita Noel 5. Marianne Kujawa 6. Irene Tonozzi 7. Lorraine Pierski 8. Shirley Watts 9. Norma Barto 10. George Thomas The Honorable Mention for 1946 in order of their standing is as follows: 1. Norma Vignali 2. Catherine Trumpinski 3. Patricia Conway 4. Delbert Markley 5. Mary Ann Bergagna 6. Carlo Olivero 7. Edith Picco 8. Caroline Bach page twenty-five • LEADERS President...........Eugene Kalman Vice President .................Art Nichols Secretary-Treasnrer...Richard Ernat Class Sponsor...............Charles Keyser Class Councilors....Jeanette Crider Ci.air Bradley Virgil Kelly Left to Right—Richard Ernat, Eugene Kalman, Art Nichols. ☆ ONE MORE STEP_ THE JUNIORS The happy-go lucky juniors, a remarkable class, began their high school career back in ''43”. Somewhat bashful and a tiny bit fearful during that first year, we discovered that Hall High wasn't such a bad place after all. Before the end of that year, the faculty had already sensed that we were to be an outstanding class. Our class officers were: Rich Mattioda, president; Delores Despain, vice president; Sarah Jane Sweeney, secretary; and Norman Carruthers, treasurer. Miss Connolly was our class sponsor. After a short summer vacation, eve returned to Hall High with much more pride and enthusiasm. We were sophomores, and the envy of all the incoming freshmen. To lead our class we chose Norman Carruthers, a veteran officer of our freshman year, to be president; Fred DeFilippi, a newcomer to the game of class politics, was chosen for the weighty job of vice president; and because Delores Despain filled the office of freshmen president so well, we decided to let her record all important notes about our class and to handle all the finances (?). We carried on to greater heights what we began as freshmen. You saw our sophomore members in all of Hall's activities. We began our junior year ''rarin' to go” and go” we did! We began to assume responsibiilties with great pride, and we have won much praise. Let us go on record as the class that revived the old favorite, The Httll Times. Its staff is mostly juniors, and you'll find us on The Hall Light Staff too. As for music, the juniors could put on a Class A performance without any practice. Need we page twenty-six JUNIORS Top Row: (left to right)—Norman Car- ruthers, James Flahaut. Gloria Ncsti. Fay Thomas, Elaine Cattanco, Lucille Ronchetti. Delores Despain, Dorie Jean Picrcy. Madge Marenda, Rosemary Pierro, Francis Robeck. Second Row—Joseph Podabinski. Ramon Mitchell, Fred Welbers, James Coutts. Donald Miller, Frank Valle, Fred Dc Filippi, Francis Molinoski. Gale Wolf. First Row’— Samuel Smoode. Eugene Lorenzini, Arthur Nichols, Clydia Sabatini. Georginc Lolli, Kathryn Parsons. Kenneth Eckberg, Michael Darwish. Paul Mignonc. ☆ Top Row—Theresa Schwcichcrt, Willa Dean Ambrose, Cecelia Karpinski, Burton Wolf. William Guenther. Herb Symonds, Gene Lehn, Louise Gedvilas. Nataline Orlandi. Darlene Boroski. Rose Marie Fulara, Carol Ann Lehn. Second Row—Delores Schaffer. Alice Hosking. Violet Faletti, Theresa Benoit, Phyllis Slomian, Robert Redshaw, Eugene Kalman. Vic Foli, Sarah Jane Sweeney. Norma Jean Baxter, Jo Ann Baxter, Corrinc Mini. First Row—Helen Bias-sick. Edith Transburg. Anna Lust. Roland Scienza, Richard Ernat. Richard Mattioda. Robert Phillips. Harold Verruchi. Joyce Hepworth, Eurith Smith. Evalyn Brittingham. Absent w’hen pictures w'ere taken—Robert Anderson. William Blum. Kathryn Challenger, Ruby Dhesse. Shirley McF.lroy. Harry Moore, Bernard Piotrowski. Anna Marie Sadnick. mention the large percentage of our class who are on the Honor Roll, in I-Try, and in H. A. C? What would Hall do without its cheerleaders? Four of those girls are juniors! We did well in our class play, Tovarich”. Earning letters in football and basketball is a repeat act for many of our Junior athletes. Father Garrahan awarded a trophy to our high school, and each year there will be engraved upon it the name of an athlete selected for scholastic achievement. The Juniors score again! The first name on this trophy is Norman Carruthers. By our marvelous scholastic as well as athletic ability, and by our many other accomplishments, we swell with pride to think that we have one more step to go. We’ll make our page of Hall’s history one of the best! page twenty-seven JUNIOR LAUNCH Helm (Name) Foghorn (Nickname) Stateroom (Always found) Steam Valve (Favorite Saying) Port (Ambition) Shipwrecked (Cause of Death) Willa Ambrose ••Billy-' Igloo” Fum” Dress Designer Retained some gossip Robert Anderson Andy On the farm Don't bother me Chicken farmer Bit by a chicken Jo Ann Baxter • • •• Jo At Torri's Oh! Migosh!” College Cheerleader Yelled too loud Norma Baxter Jeanie Skating Rink Oh, nuts!” Famous skater Fell too hard Theresa Benoit Tessie With Sever Oh, you kid Dead Pan Singer Cracked a smile Helen Blassick Helen With Clydia But ! thought! Get a man Gave up hope William Blum Willy Lum Blum At A P Are you kidding? Debater Too small a vocabulary Darlene Boroski Dar Valley Theatre Um-hmm!” Beauty operator Too much peroxide Norman Carruthers Honey At Sweeney s How come?” Basketball player Argued with the referee Elaine Cattaneo Taboni With Cioni You give me a pain Modeling Cioni left Catherine Challenger Kitty In Illinois Wait for me” Find a man No love, no nothing Jim Coutts Scottie” South end No Scotch in my family Auctioneer Tongue loose at both ends Michael Darwish Mike” Newspaper Shop Ah! Coach Artist Broken pencil Fred De Filippi Leach At Kroger’s I'll bet on that” Typist Broken fingernail Delores Despain Shoes Kandy Kitchen Guess so Doctor Took her own medicine Ruby Dhcsse Ris” With Bubbles 1 11 shoot you dead Ken s wife Her own cooking Kenneth Eckberg Mishie” Anywhere but school Oh Gee!” Taxi Driver Too large a tip Richard Ernat Ricardo With his pigeons. Don’t blame me Pigeon raising Ate a pigeon Violet Faletti Vi Doing chores I don't believe it House wife No house James Flahaut Harry” At Eclipse Fine” Trumpet player Lost his teeth Victor Foli Bubbles At Verruchi s Huh?” Go to College Couldn't get out of high school Rose Marie Fulara Sis” With Darlene Oh you kid!” Raise a family Old Age Louise Gedvitas Weasel With J. C. I guess so Ice skater Fell???? Billy Guenther Billy” On the farm I don’t know Farmer Kicked by a horse Joyce Hepworth Heppie” Busy Oogle shlurp! Refined Disappointed Alice Hosking Babe In Church Jeepers” Missionary Took the wrong boat Eugene Kalman Rip” With Shoes You're unsociable Navy Ensign Got married Cecelia Karpinski Bubbles Wolfing What's your name?” Nurse Too much work Carol Lehn Carol” Studying Oh well Teacher Nervous prostration Gene Lehn Genie In his car Huh!” Get a new car Couldn't drive it Georgine Lolli Genie Everywhere Silly Girl” Tight rope walker Slipped page twenty-eight Eugene Lorenzini Dago” Fox hunting Tickle me so 1 can laugh Steady job Too much like work Anna Lust Blonde” Valley Theatre Don't bother me Marry Van Too cruel Madeline Marenda Madge” With Al Oh dear! Marry Al Disappointment Richard Mattioda Rich” With Vic You’re darn if I know” Track star Broken leg Shirley McElroy Mac” Just Anywhere Murder Glet plenty of sleep Fell out of bed Paul Mignone Mushie With Dick Hiya Kid” Cartoonist Disney caught up with him Corrine Mini Meany” Torris Oh! ! ! ” Secretary Married the boss Ramon Mitchell La Mont” Cassidys Huh.” Business man No business Francis Molinoski Frannie” Dalzell I think so! Usher Fell over a seat Harry Moore Harry” Seatonville Bunk Farmer No farm Gloria Nesti Go Go” At the show- She doesn't say much” Singer Hit the wrong note Nataline Orlandi Nat Dalzell Honest ? To get out of Dalzell Fell off the dump Kathryn Parsons Katie Wherever there's a MAN Where?” Lose weight Too much exercise Art Nichols ' Slicker With Susie” Hi, Babe! To get away from everyone Got lost trying Doric Jean Piercy Doric With Rosie 1 bet!!!” Glamour girl No glamour Rosemary Pierro Rosie With Doric Excuse me!” Hula Dancer Broke her hip Bernard Piotrowski Barney No. 3 Oh, Boy!” Salesman No sales Joe Podabinski Hairless” On the Dump Think so?” Take life easy Had to work Robert Redshaw Red” W. 2nd St. But ...” Hunt ducks No ducks Lucille Ronchetti Lou” With Bob 1 don't know” To rope Bob Rope broke Clvdia Sabatini Clydie With Helen Oh! Migosh!” Get taller Took wrong pill Anna Marie Sadnick Annie” Skating What did you say? Reduce Ran out of energy Theresa Schweichert Cici Police Station Baloney Policeman’s wife Got booked Ronald Scienza Tomahawk At Mona’s You dope' Public speaker Tongue tied Delores Schaffer Dee With Billy I bet” Nurse Met a good looking intern Phyllis Jean Slomian Phyl Talking Oh migosh! Marry a sailor Drowned trying Eurith Smith Smitty” Anywhere I don't get it Loose weight Gained too much Samuel Smoode Smoodles Kroger's Got me” Track star Gave up hope Sarah J. Sweeney Daney With Honcv Honest??? Composer Piano out of tune Herb Symonds Herby” Seatonville Guess so” Machinist No machines Edith Transburg Edie Fooling around Wait for me” Marry young Old age got her Frank Valle Hobo Dalzell I'm a free man! To be a Marine Backtalk to sarge Harold Verruchi Blondic Wolfing Ou-p-o-o-o-o-o! Be a cop Flatfeet Fred Wei hers Fritz Thompson’s Shucks!” Psychologist He had to be psyched” Burton Wolf Red Busy Gee Whiz” Grow taller Fell off his stilts Gale Wolf Wolf Somewhere But. 1 think Banker Farming it page twenty-nine LEADERS President ........Gerald Sobin Vice President .Theresa Perona Sec.-Treas..Robert Miltenberger Class Sponsor ..Minnie Fenoglio Class Councilors. Bernadine Johnson Richard Nesti Left to Right—Robert Miltenberger, Gerald Sobin, Theresa Perona. WE'RE GETTING THERE_ THOSE SOPHOMORES Which reminds me—'member way back when we were just little kids—just freshmen? Now we’ve outgrown that primitive first year stage, but They” still insist that we're overgrown and awkward; that we're silly numskulls! After almost two years of adaptation to the principles of Hall High, we are really quite a part of this House of Learning and all that it means in spite of the names that have been hurled our way. Just listen! Not to be lacking in any field, our class has an outstanding record in all activities. We consistently make the Honor Roll. A large percentage of I-Try is sophomores. We’ve excelled in sports. Nine members of the varsity football team hail from the sophomore class. The Frosh-Soph Basketball Team composed mostly of sopho- mores, have won eighteen games and lost only two! That same team won the Illinois Valley Tournament. Harold Meek, a sophomore, has attained the position of center on the varsity basketball team and has been named on the North Central Conference Team. Music? We're right there too! Glee clubs, band and orchestra are better because of our sophomore members. One of our group, Dorothy Davies, is a member of the Honorary Activity Club. You’ll find that we, too, write for the Hall Times and the Hall Light. Don't you think that we'll be as good and great as our juniors and seniors when we fill their places? We do. We’ve got the talent, and we’re getting there! page thirty SOPHOMORES Back Row: (left to ri ht)—John Fulara. Gerald Sobin. Peter Casassa. Theresa Perona. Marie Truskoski, Barbara Pat-noc. Josephine Lcjat. Alice Ballard. Harold Willmcr. Eugene Andrews. Patrick Boyland. Kenneth Sale, Alvin Smith. James Patarozzi. Second Row—Lawrence Ponsetti, Arthur Leindecker. Edward Pizzamiglio. John Pcrino. Marian Cas-ford, Elsie Dinelli. Delores Rochinski, Dorothy Schlouski. Dorothea Rochinski. Robert Bcrtotti, Gerald Wagner. Anthony Robcza. Patrick Foster. First Row—Robert Hosccid. Fred Miller, Shirley Valle. Donna Brown, Dorothy Bertrand, Joyce Rolando. Betty Ann Tonozzi, Virginia Grivetti, James Stir-ratt. Ralph Egers, John Panicr. ☆ Back Row — Louise Broset. Lorraine Myers, Gerald Peterson. Richard Phillips. Betty Perkins, Betty F.ngelman, Betty Litherland. Second Row—Mary Jane Troglio, Lois Burman. Dorothy Barto, Marie Riva. Darlene Wenzel. Carolyn Travers. Charlene McDonald. Shirley Nachtnebel. Jean Ernat. Stella Mateika. First Row—Lila Rosensweig. Mona Pierson. Marian Gualandri. Catherine Phillips. Carmeline Bernabei. Ce'ina Bertrand. Annabcllc Koyak. ☆ Back Row — Elmore Haney. Lester Crowther. Gerald Buckman. Sam Potter. Harold Meek. Robert Miltenbergcr. Robert Manahan. Charles Green Leonard Bobbio. Ernest Marty. Melvin Steen, Gene Reed. George Galetti, John Maurer. Second Row—James Cinotto, Kenneth Weeks, Peggy Legctt, Donna Adkins. Dorothy Davies. Geraldine Mini. Marilyn Luther, Carol Ann Ncureuthcr, Mary Eileen Sccrcst, James Bcrgagna. Franklin Mattioda, Albert Taliano. First Row—Harold Martin. Robert Lewis. Peter Sobin. Charles Steinberg. Donald Tcrando. Jackie Crosctto. Joy Khoury. Helen Hoffert, Elsie Anderson. Alma Dean. John Nesti, Vincent Faletti. Absent when pictures were taken—Edward Cole. Beverly Cunningham. Mary Harmston, Mary Alma McCauley, Henry Wcllner. page thirty-one ° LEADERS President ..............Jack Muir Vice President......Louise Tanari Secretary....Mary Louise Marenda Treasurer .......Catherine Sweeney Class Sponsor.....Eileen Connolly Class Councilors......Lynn Litterly Jan Tompkins Left to Right—Mary Louise Marenda, Catherine Sweeney. Jack Muir, Louise Tanari. WE'VE JUST BEGUN_______________ SPRING The F-r-e-s-h-m-e-n! Sometimes it is said with friendliness; at other times it is stated in anger or contempt; and then again, we hear it said with pride. That makes us happy. It was on September 3, 1945, that one hundred eight of us began our high school training amidst much excitement and anxiety. Would we make good? We think that we have. If the present good record of the freshmen class continues, we begin to wonder about the rest of you. You'll find our members represented in the many activities at H. T. H. S. We’re on the Honor Roll and in I-Try. That’s something to be proud of! On the Hall Times Staff and the Hall Light GREEN Staff, our classmates are showing what they can do. They’re in the glee clubs, in the orchestra, and in the band. Football and basketball and track claim some of our worthy athletes. Even cheerleading interests our class. And, last but not least, we were the only class who enjoyed an all class party. We got to know each other better, and we had a lot of fun. It was a good way to start off the school year. We’ve just begun, and we’ve been creditably taking our places in Hall’s activities. We think that the upperclassmen are due for a big surprise. Make way for the Class of 1949! page thirty-two FRESHMEN Top Row: (left to right)—Frank Mateika. Bonnie Ber-gantz, Yolanda Biagoni, Shirley Cull, Rosemary Bergstrom. Marion Condie. Georgann Darier. Joseph Enrietto. Third Row—Lyle Curley. Robert Bence. Florence Crowe. Anthony Dzierzynski. Delores Bara-cani. Donald Fookle. Betty Bach. Theodore DeSerf. Donald Corsolini. Bill Booker. Second Row—Ronald Destri. Arthur Forney. Marjorie Conkling. Peggy Armcllani. Marlene Foley. Joseph Cieslak. First Row— Irene Ernat. Jack Buffo. Betty Andrews. Donald Flaherty. Norma Eckberg. Lois Fenza. ☆ 'Fop Row—Lorraine Petzel. James Schweichert. Samuel Rahbcrg, Patrick Sobin, Joe Sabatini, Geraldine Yotsnukis. Fourth Row — Bernard Savage. Robert Tonozzi, James Savio. Ronald Swingel. Peter Tcrnetti. Harvey Evelhoch, Donald Plym. Third Row—Shirley Trumpower. Louise Tanari, Patricia Marietta, Harriet Petterson. Loretta Weberski. Second Row—Rita Travers. Jacqueline Strawn. Pauline Reeland. Marie Tarro, Marian Passini, Geraldine Swingel. First Row—Gloria Orlandi, Marlene Savoure. Catherine Sweeney. Betty Nestler. Mary Therese Torri. Barbara Tcrando. ☆ Top Row—Shirley Herrmann. Jerome Hayw-ood. Clyde Gualandri. William Moderau, Harold Levin. Martin Love. Leonard Eitutis. James Mattioda. William Kirk-man. James Leonard. Fourth Row—John Massa. Jack Muir. LcRoy Lewandowski. Robert Hopkins. Sheldon Kuffcl. Lloyd M-tchcll. Leroy McLean. Third Row— Lorraine I.cgat, Madclon Lolli, Shirley Giacometti. Irene Koerner. Corabclle Marghcrio. Second Row—Donald Meyer, John Giovanini, Donald Kotccki. Karyl Mack, Donna Kuffel. Frances Karpinski. First Row—Dan Haney. Mary Louise Marcnda, Betty Mariani. Agnes Gucrrini, Adcle Michcli. Dorothy Michels. Absent when pictures were taken: Ervin Brittingham, Betty Daily. Mary Foster, Byron Jones. Gabriel Maloolcy, Gladys Newborn. Donald Sandusky, William Silfics, Bill Weber. page thirty-three WITH THE CLASSES hi English and speech We all learn to say Words politely and calmly Instead of just Hey!” The square root of seven The hypotenuse and Triangles and logarithms I don’t understand. Dissecting of animals, The mixture of drugs— And all through the classroom Are all sorts of bugs. How deep is the ocean? Who lives here and how? What happened here then? And what’s happening now? Te amo” to someone — He shouts out Hurrah!” What does it mean? Je ne sais pas.” Between all these classes, The rest period falls— Best liked by the students In the old study halls. —Norman Carruthhrs page thiry-four VOCATIONAL ART AND COMMERCE AT HALL HIGH The word vocational, as applied to Hall's Vocational School, means training particularly in manual arts to fit the individual for life work in the trades. In 1916 the first courses offered were mechanics, woodwork, drawing, and agriculture. Four years later, in 1920, the printing shop was added. The courses which are now taught in the Vocational Building are: machine-shop, woodwork, carpentry, printing, and drafting. Two teachers are in charge of this department —Virgil A. Kelly and Harold Ramer. Mr. Kelly has charge of upper classmen in carpentry and in machine shop; Mr. Ramer supervises printing, freshmen woodwork, and drafting. Hall's machine shop is as good as any other in the state. It consists of light lathes, two shapers, three grinders, three drill presses, one surface grinder, one power hack saw, two horizontal millers, one vertical miller, and one tool grinder. At the beginning of the year the boys in machine shop made their own tools on the grinders. Later they were taught how to run lathes and other machines of the shop. Some of the things that the students have made are: C clamps, scribers, combination hammers, scriber and punch, jewelers' vices, complete sets of colletts for lathes. The woodwork and carpentry shop has two drill presses, one band saw, two circular saws, one planer, two jointers, one grinder, one circular sander, one mortiser, two speed lathes, and many other small tools. The beginning classes begin to make simple articles such as bread-boards, book-ends, etc. in order to become accustomed to the tools. Later they make articles of furniture and they learn to stain, varnish, and paint the different pieces. Practical application of the woodwork trade has been carried on about the school whenever the need arose. The boys in these classes made Coach Nesti’s office, the ticket booth, and the furniture for the junior play, Tovarich.” They repaired the locker room, worked on the bleachers, and have worked hard to close in the balcony of the old auditorium. The pounding hammer was a sign of the boys ''on the job”. A two year course in Home Making under the supervision of Miss Bernadine Johnson is open to girls interested in sewing and cooking. The sewing room is fully equipped with cutting tables, work tables, mirrors for dress fitting, ironing boards, and seven sewing machines, one electric. Here, the girls learn the basic principles of sewing, and later begin to make their own clothes. The Home Making Department has made-new covers for the gymnasium mats and has also made a stretcher for the athletic department. In the kitchen which is equipped with modern page thirty-five The Home Economics classes are always busy groups. ☆ Typing students practice for speed and accuracy. ☆ ★ appliances, the girls learn to cook by preparing the food for the cafeteria each day. More secrets that all good cooks must know are discovered by the girls who have an opportunity to do additional cooking in the afternoon classes. The culinary artists have their chance at every phase of the art of cooking. The Commerce Department, though not a part of Vocational Arts, does prepare students for a vocation. At Hall, this department offers two years of shorthand and typing under the supervision of Miss Lynn Litterly. Special rates of speed must be attained by students in both these subjects before credit is given. In order to round out the course in commercial studies, a course in bookkeeping is taught by Mr. Harrison Toney. page thirty-six Mr. Rainer instructs a class in printing. The woodwork class learns to use a bandsaw. Mr. Kelly demonstrates work on a lathe to a class in machine shop. page thirty-seven ☆ CLASS OF 1945 Top Row: (left to right)—F.laine Vogt, Loretta Herrmann. Jeannette Coutts, Robert Lunn. Donald Sabatini. Annamae Glovetski, Marylou Nestler. Helen Rainari. Frank Tintorri, Clark Dunterman. Fay Lou Guenther, Marylou Navin, Mabel Rivasi. Second Row—Harold Guchlcr, Rosemary Riva. Delores Picco. Rosemary Besenfelder, Emily Karpinski. Dean Thompson. Joan Muir, Richard Braida, Joanne Volpini, Helen Hahn. Grace Truskowski, Frank Bettasso. Third Row—Betty Rooney. Celia Gualandri. Donald Maurer. Harold Maurer. Shirley Travers. Louise Herrmann. Bernice Vasclesi, Delores Paglia, Leon Carlson. Richard Tonazzi. Charlene Tregonning. Frances Bcrnardi. Fourth Row—Marie Cassassa. Jane Kunkcl. Fred Mini. John Nevicosi. Gcno Lcnzi. Wilma McKee. Ernestine Mersck. Bernard Riva. Leonard Ruskusky. Andrew Bierbrodt. Margaret McCauley. Rosanna Bernardi. Fifth Row—James Reynolds. Delores Kudela. Louise Wilmcr. Richard Mignone, Albert Galassi. Ronald Sharkey. Roger Bell. Ed Mini. Donald Hosking. Arlene Despain. Dorothy Pcrrard. Donald Sale. Sixth Row—Regina Peterson. August Massa, Peter Evans. Vince Ward, Dorothy Darwish, Alice DeGroot, Flora Mac Odille, Ramona Ratazak. Henri Baudoin, Earl Carruthcrs. Paul Yerly. Lorraine Lolli. Seventh Row—Rosemary De Paul. Mathew Falctti. John Dalzot. Peter Yucas, Robert Klein, Verna Sandusky. Lucille Plym, Sally Crois- sant, Seth Hawkins, Richard Phelps, Leroy Fooklc, Peggy Kanuch. page thirty-eight Seated: (left to right)—Marylou Wolfer, Mary Jonc Troglio, Dolores Despain. Mary Ann Bergagna, Marie Riva, Mona Miltenberger. Standing—Harold Levin, Patrick Sobin. Art Kelly, Kenneth Weeks. Delores Sever, Sarah Jane Sweeney. Marjorie Conkling, Norman Carruthers, Mr. Sharpe. Absent when picture was taken: Bill Blum, and Paul Kelly. STUDENT COUNCIL The youngest organization at Hall, The Student Council, was organized in order to foster a fine spirit of cooperation among the students and faculty, coordinate and regulate student activities, maintain a high standard for the school by upholding high standards of personal conduct, promote and encourage activities for the best interest of the school, and develop good citizenship through experience in government. Organized in the spring of 1943 under the supervision of Principal Allen C. Tyler, the council consists of four senior and junior members. and three sophomore and freshmen members. In 1944 Principal Cecil A. Sharpe succeeded Mr. Tyler as faculty adviser. The council meets once a week and any requests, by students, for the consideration of any problem concerning student government may be presented by their class representatives. Various projects conducted by The Student Council were student government day, the magazine campaign, noon-hour movies, the buying of the memorial plaque, and many other improvements for the benefit of the entire student body. OFFICERS President..................................Mona Miltenberger Vice President.............................Mary Ann Bergagna Secretary-Treasurer .........................Norma Carruthers Seniors— Arthur Kelly Paul Kelly Delores Sever Marylou Wolfer Sophomores— Marie Riva Mary Jane Troglio Kenneth Weeks MEMBERS Juniors— William Blum Norman Carruthers Delores Despain Sara Jane Sweeney Freshmen — Marjorie Conkling Harold Levin Patrick Sobin page forty-one From Row: (left to right)—Norma Barto, Marlene Foley. June Hendry, l.ucille Ronchctti, I.ouise Gedvilas. Second Row—Maty Ann Bergagna, Mary Louise Marenda. F.lsie Dinclli, Shirley Nachtnebel. Maria Riva. Louise Tanari. Third Row—Marylou Wolfer. Phyllis Slomian. Duane Neureuther. Robert Manahan. Geraldine Mini. Top Row—Mary Jane Troglio. Miss Connolly. Sam Potter. Irene Tonozzi. Carol Lehn. Marianne Kujawa, Norman Carruthers. George Thomas. Absent when picture was taken—Joseph F.nrietto. Gerald Buckman. THE l-TRY CLUB The I-Try Club is one of the two honorary clubs at Hall. Because there was a long felt need for scholastic recognition of the high scholarship students at our high school, the I-Try Club was organized in 1936. This year there are one hundred fifty members in the club which is under the sponsorship of Miss Eileen Connolly. Membership in the club is open to students who are on the honor roll for at least one six weeks period. After each six weeks period, when regular club meetings are held, there are always new names to be added to the roll. Scholarship, service, and self-improvement are the basic principles upon which this club is based. The highest awards are those which are presented each semester to those students who have earned the highest scholastic rating. These awards are: Summa Cum Laude—straight A in four or more subjects; Magna Cum Laude—A or A- in four or more subjects; Cum Laude—four As or A-and nothing less than B; Rite—three A s or A-and nothing less than B. A visiting day for the future freshmen is always an interesting May day program at Hall, not only for I-Try members who act as hosts, but also for the eighth grade pupils of the community who always enjoy their introduction to Hall. OFFICERS President ........ Vice President ... Secretary-T reasurer page forty-two ....Ghorge Thomas .......Norma Barto Norman Carruthers Front Row: (left to right)—Shirley Watts, Clydia Sabatini. Katherine Challenger. Delores Sever, Jerity Rosensweig, Norma Barton. Second Row—Mona Miltenherger. Jo Ann Baxter. Sarah Jane Sweeney. Marylou Wolfcr. Mary Ann Bcrgagna. Third Row—Helen Blassick, Delores Despain. Marianne Kujawa. Duane Neu-reuthcr, George Thomas. Catherine Trump nski, Clarita Noel. Top Row—Alice Hosking. Joan Shadcnsack, F.dic Picco, Art Kelly. Norman Carruthers. Louise Gedvilas. Theresa Flaherty, Miss Thompson. Absent when picture was taken—Dorothy Davies. THE HONORARY ACTIVITY CLUB The Honorary Activity Club was organized on October 4, 1923, when a group of students met with Miss Ruth Osmanson to form this club. In 1923 the Honor Club chose as its permanent name, the Honorary Activity Club, and that title expressed its purpose and its scope. To acquire membership in the club a student must achieve six points in extra-curricular activities and must be a member of I-Try. In 1924 an ”H” pin was accepted for the club’s members. Meetings are held every other Wednesday. From twenty to thirty members are usually present for these meetings which are held during the noon hour at school, or in the evening at the home of members or the sponsor. Annual banquets for the club members were customary in the past, but due to wartime restrictions, these were cancelled in 1945. The two largest banquets celebrated the schools’ twentieth and twenty-fifth anniversaries. These were in 1934 and 1939. Miss Edna M. Thompson is sponsor of the Honorary Activity Club. OFFICERS President .........................................Edith Picco Vice President.............................Mona Miltf.nbergfr Secretary..................................Mary Ann Bergagna Membership Chairman .........................AIarylou Wolfer page forty-three Buy Victory Bonds VOLUME XXV ®fjc Hall Suites Edited and Published by Students of Hall Township High and Vocational School SPRING VALLEY. BUREAU COUNTY. ILLINOIS. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 10 Victory Bonds NUMBER 1 Class of ’45 Busy In Armed Forces, At School, at Work Our Youngest Of 85 Graduates, 29 Serve In Army or Navy, 16 in College .r who ide- chemistry o Of the i 5 graduate? of the class of ’46. 16 arc enrolled in colleges .«nd universities. 29 are in the armed forces, one U in nurse training, arc at home and 80 are c either at home or m To U P. O. largest num ingl Mi Guall � f 111 and H pointe Guenth Icyaun Illinois Helen Hi will enter rttr. Indio| Serving Tonozzi, til uin. and Jol In the Nb« Leonard Rl Karl Carrutlw Hicrbrodt. Ms Maurer and C hu been appoint an alternate. With the Coasl Mi ttaiuo. Paul ' Hr Aida AI Gala Merchant Marine, now serving at P« t'urolinu. Ronald SI served two months Marine , may return ember 5. August Mats'; i action into the servict Kmploved at SampseH ona iUiazak. Alice De Votptni. Shirley Travers. Plyn. Delores Puglia, Richard Mignone, and Navin hold Job? at Weal imr at Gunther’s ice cr are Mary Lou Ncutler at Truakoski. Assisting Dr. Lynr dental work is Jane EuukuL Louue Wilmer is employed Valley theatre. At the Spring Gazette, Lorraine Lolli is a 1 operator. Employed at the Spring Valley bank is Joan Muir. Breaking aite, E. Kalman Seniors and rs For 1945-46 Choose Jack Muir, Gerald Sobin r President aite and Eugene Railed at Hull high clua.-tlber 12. to load the Classes respectively school year. Presidio freshman and wen Jack Muir of the school 12. nominating Were select-Junior and ed at thir iid sophomore ballot. Sept- ection were Waite a« gun. vice soctelary. prer. Tim Kalman vice horses at the Siskiyou farm is Rieh- . tv at ConcoV in Mendota. Working ut ■■ kiyo ard Phelps. Betty Rooney Is a typist yrunu Elroy irthur Me Sally Fred Nnailer Andrew Kobich Harold Russell Thoma.- Salmon Raymond Theodore George Trillet Robert Wallact Walter Wait Andrew Vaseleaki Glenn Vogt MV; Sgsr lett. and v .w«vot • The 0 'hipped Se'V patrol. f the Star Union Brewery i l.e Roy Foockle. Frank Tintom is working on the hard road. On the railroad are Vince Ward. Seth Hawkins, and Leon Carlson. Those who are working on their father.-' arms are: Wilma Me Kee. ( ;ior:o Patti Attends Peter Yuca-. Roger Bell. Don Sale. Ior,a rail! Uenas John Daizot. and Robert Khun. Conservation School Rosanna Bernardi l- in cadet nurse training at St. Mary’s hospital ------ in Ln Salle. Gloria Patti spent two week. of Dorothy D� rwi-h is employed at summer vacation at Junior Of-Abbott’s. fii-er- Candidate .- Conservation Those previously employed at hool at Lake Villa. Gloria was lactone.- and awaiting recall after choven to represent the juniors of reconversion are: Delores Kudcla, |{ureau county. One representative Th-y the hospiti' and studen . seen anyth! ward exprt V. D. M. C.. thi f be an activity the.-e boys sptCN ' and informal g7 ry. _ ___y are as follows: ■patn, Miss Eileen Connolly, Umomores, Miss Minnie Fenoglio, juniors. Mr. Charles Kyser, and -cn-iors, Mias Edna M. Thompson. J and physics. Hall High Welcomes Erie and she taught _ ° . _ . « in Michigan before 15 I ransfer Students ington, I). C. to work u� l Bureau of Stand- have 15 ncw -c W ..s er,ni: Tlii 1 Stud. Ot.v Who hav, transferred from n U 7 - neighboring schools. Six of the- • students are very huvc conM. here from cherry high. They are Nellie Zanarini, Anna Ma� Waite. Betty Lou Templeton, Marion school near P° ZI- Dena Bcttocchi. and Alvin Kuswink. all seniors. St. Bede is next with thf«; -tu-dents. N illiam la- ClercO-, Arthur ..... Lcindecker, and Fred Miller, sopln • if Illinois” He mores. Joan Shadensack, senior, and . pupils and Marv Eileen Sec rent, sophomore. both hail from St. Xavier academy. Ottawa. Mary Jane Tn.glio, a sophomore. •v,,o ••v0e v -.v - college in i ent her freshman your at St. Clara N'vl O o. ' rhing a-- academy, in Sinsinaw . Wise on-in. o' ' ni.• • - ’ 'tosetto i a sophomore from Mendota. Gale Wolf is a junior from De Pue and Robert Lewis is a sophomore who came here from L I’. Hall welcome those new addition to it- student body. r taught at the iirh Vvc «rt« pchool near , V f . w 'vo' rtAP ming to Hall to V � r® betipt w Mary Sorak. ' .vA 4 ' . o' - nd speech and speech He ip a grad- ' fniduat- U .l t , N‘ . rnllpffn ill vot , wta- hio. and Sh' ” 1� and reply ..t -Pirit ,ev c aw-e ritO' � ot - ' ‘ SfiJ '' n a Miss Tompkins Directs • Hal. High Glee Club, o iAr VA%,t •aX t ? IXC' V Ropcmarv Dr Paul. Arlene De-pain, (Continued on page 5) They were am beaut v of th« auo If ' A JX iVC'ioV'’ from each county in Illinois except beauty of th - auo a f . • Cook, which sent three, attended 0f thc school. If camp. All Mldntl who attended returnine ■Pietr.i throe year, of ? ' -T C O high school education. The expenses. L’° s ” to ' OJ C $300 per person were paid by the___________________________ r X Department of Conservation. V There were classes on soil, wild Lt. Ellsworth CV_ „ Vo' ’ Some of the purpo-es or objectives ,ife foresU and atrip-mining. For en- - 01 Vyd -vo tertalnmcnt there were dance-, mov- l� i a In Klar.V'J wv SHARPE CORNERS Attendance and Punctuality of education ur«• to train the individ ... ...... . ________________ ual in early life to evaluate and from jejl parties, -whnming and trips to habits which will be beneficial to cy,jcaKO him in later life. ____ Student- who are irregular in at- Gloria considered this exi riencc tendance lo.-e part of their education, very educational and novel. She ha lor te« hn-rallv a day'- school mived already spoken before «i. •sPring eannot be “mailt up.” The student’s Valley Rotary club and is available classmat who are present regularly to spenk for similar organization in form' ahead, with the result that in- the future, tercet in the subject, or interest in _______________________ McmWs of the advanced and freshman glee clubs, under the supervision of Miss Jean Tomkins, wp' take part in several nctii'dl throughout the year. The adv iicf l club is composed of 62 h etchers « bile the freshmen have .'� i inen'JH-r-. -nm these two grouj %o v .rtty will be formed much at. it iui . c e year. l(vC' definite schedule of appraram ■ ..C'vYA xj� '' 0 Seen ai ranged as yet. but Miss ,v 0 - . ttO- pftOr . ..kins expects the choral society Co' v . . A v o''V ®rtMn the Women's club, and ,.f, V'v . rf'ft.v' .tUV V • V � club in its entirety will pres- “ ‘ . v Christmas program. An in- 3 Dies In Plar. 5 v.c N%evo c vVcV ' lvVwesVT' number of girls will sing at ueV wo 0 oY ° ,ov 'V'14° kV% 10 Vxtft ol masters’ meeting to be i, i Cr .wV- -Vs • ; 'c v'O'' ... y ■ ,,’- tll sometime in the future. Lt. Ellsworth I . Cr X)CV.' .. ,lVC X npkins has purchased ev- ■ ii.tuiii v Sntunlav ’ -ift: -• ' . ’ V' cO' :........ ii lxt killed instantly Saturday September 22. in an airpli near Miidi on. Wisconsin. S° school may begin to lag on the part of those who are irregular. Then. too. tardiness cannot be condoned. for tardy students are certain to interrupt classes; industry and business in general are not looking ev- ; t' ' o voV xdwXf'' 'cU . N'O'X’ V) Lt. Croissant graduated fro .v . °' ' 0 c .- «•' with the class of 1941. In Fe.'' l of 1942 he enlisted ut ( amp if' y y° ,v where he received his basic me r s' %s-c � 'c' '' y’- training. For sixteen months he O'' V , o'x :hirh h . V xe “appened dur‘ No v ?..... Hall’s ’45-’46 Enrollment 364 CO of now music which will VcC- ... to programs presented. ' c ' rt to find hidden talent. '' ’ns plans to organize c., and introduce them . . when on opportunity . itself. . can truly lie said that any on- taking part in the glee clubs this year will have an enjoyable time. charged from the Medical Corps. Joining the Air Corps then. days was this: a voint to school in the morn-he wearing a woolen drean with lung Special Students Study Here Leona Chleai. Betty Hanck, and IftiHiunund Salmon are piking special for employees who come to work nounced as follows: freshmen, 51 late. boys and 54 girl , moking a total of It is true that when students are, jo5; sophomores. 54 boy- and 57 . ■ , , , this ve«. l .no rhb.«i is - ill it w propei that .tepr be taken to | gM totaling 111; juniors. 35 boys went overseas for « rnontE.. and sleeves. Almost fainting from the y� urse VnldiSe'o 17.1 Siii l and 3h giri . making a total of 73;jserved with the 15th Air Force in heat later, on she left her claas and i t.ormtr_kr!Mfu .te 01 '• - J correct the dlneasy. but to , and ☆ THE HALL LIGHT STAFF Editor-in-Chief..............Marianne Kujawa Assistant Editor ............ Marylou Wolfer Business Manager ..............George Thomas Assistant Business Manager.......Dale Baxter Art Editor ......................Paul Mignone Snap Shot Editors................Fred Welbf.rs Robert Milten berger Boys’ Athletics ............Charles Pellegrini Art Kelly, Norman Carruthers Girls’ Athletics ...................Mary Hirsh Theresa Flaherty Organizations ..........Mary Ann Bergagna Norma Barto, Clarita Noel Features .................................Paul Kelly Calendar ........................June Hendry Vocational Arts ..........................John Balma Senior Editors .........Mona Miltenberger Shirley Watts Junior Editors ...........Shirley McElroy Art Nichols Sophomore Editors ........Dorothy Barto Gerald Buckman Freshmen Editors .........Joseph Enrietto Marie Tarro Advisory Committee............Dale Baxter Catherine Trumpinski, Phyllis Walborn Irene Tonozzi, Edith Picco Elaine Shaw Faculty Adviser.................Minnie Fenoglio Photographer .....................Robert Johns LaSalle, Illinois Engravers..................... G. R. Grubb Co. Champaign, Illinois Printers ..........The Republican Printing Co. Princeton, Illinois page forty-five Front Row: (left to right)—Violet Falctti. Jean Einat, Catherine Sweeney. Shirley Nachtncbel, Helen Bias-sick, Elsie Dinelli. Marianne Kujawa. Mona Pierson, Louise Brosct. Second Row—Phyllis Slomian, Betty Ann Tonoz2i, Betty Lou Templeton. Dorothy Davies, Joyce Rolando. Katherine Challenger, Dolores Rochinski, Dorothy Schlouski. Dorothea Rochinski. Duane Neureuther. Top Row—Norma Baxter, Anamac Waite, Jo Ann Baxter. Jerry Rosenswcig, Joan Shadcnsack. Lorraine Pierski, Anna Lust, Sarah Jane Sweeney, Mary-lou Wolfer. Carol Ann Neureuther. Marilyn Luther. ☆ MUSIC AT HALL Music at Hall has always been one of the outstanding extra-curricular activities. For students who are interested in music, the orchestra and band under the direction of Mr. A. C. Sweet, and the vocal department under the direction of Miss Jan Tompkins, provide opportunity to develop further the varied musical talents in our school. The activities of the vocal department include the Freshmen Glee Club for girls, the Advanced Glee Club for girls, the Boys' Glee Club, and the Choral Society which is pictured above. The Choral Society represents some of the best vocalists in school. Members of these different clubs have taken part in a number of programs in the community, and they have also entertained the students at assembly programs. Hall's band, led by its drum major, baton twirlers, and flag twirlers, has made its appearance at all the home football games and the basketball games. The orchestra, which did not perform as often as the band, played at the school plays, Tovarich” and Cash and Carrie”. In order that students take a more active part in the music field, many of them participated in the Music Festival at Dixon in February, and a number of them took part in the District Music Contest of the Illinois High School Association at Streator, Illinois in March. Those who represented Hall were Dorothy Davies, Mona Pierson, Joan Shadensack, Anamae Waite, Lorraine Pierski, Catherine and Sarah Jane Sweeney, Joyce Rolando, Marylou Wolfer, Marianne Kujawa, Dale Baxter and Robert Manahan. Dale Baxter, a senior, and Robert Manahan, a sophomore, won first place awards as vocal soloists and represented Hall in Peoria, Illinois, where the Sectional Contest was held. page forly-six BAND AND ORCHESTRA BAND—Top Row: (left to right)—Gerald Wagner. Betty Sobin. Carlo Olivero. William Silfies, George Thomas. Catherine Sweeney. Sarah Jane Sweeney. Dato Olivero. Mr. Sweet. Fourth Row—Lloyd Mitchell. LeRoy I.ewandowski. James Flahaut. Charles Green, Carol Ann Ncureuthcr. Edith Picco. Mona Miltenberger. Dolores Rochinski. Third Row—Peggy Armellani, Dorothy Barto. Marie Riva, Jerry Rosenswcig. Betty Lou Brown. Shirley Nachtnebel. Dorothy Schlouski, Patrick Foster. Second Row—Alice Hosking. Marlene Foley, Dorothea Rochinski. Marilyn Luther. Kathryn Challenger, Theresa Flaherty. Lila Rosensweig, Robert Manahan. Dorothy Davies. First Row—Joy Khoury, Dorothy Michels. Darlene Wenzel. Betty Nestler, Eurith Smith, Darlene Mitchell, Lorraine Petzel. Donna Adkins. Donna Schlouski, Catherine Phillips. ORCHESTRA—Standing: (left to right)—George Thomas. William Silfies, Gerald Wagner. Dorothy Schlouski. Catherine Sweeney, Sarah Jane Sweeney. Joyce Rolando, Jerry Rosenswcig, Mr. Sweet, Lloyd Mitchell. LeRoy Lewandowski, Charles Green, Carlo Olivero. Dato Olivero. James Flahaut. Seated—Dorothy Davies, Kathryn Challenger, Lila Rosensweig. Robert Manahan. Marilyn Luther, Dorothea Kochi ski. Carol Ann Neurcuther, Edith Picco. Mona Miltenberger, Dolores Rochinski, Alice Hosking. Shirley Nachtnebel. page forty-seven Fiom Row: (Icfi [o right)—Mary Muzzarclli. Clydia Sabatini. Charles Pellegrini. Helen Blassick. Delores Sever. Second Row—Robert Manahan. Fred De Filippi. Felix Fenza. Ruby Dhcssc. Absent when picture was taken—Lila Rosensweig. THE DRAMATIC-MUSIC CLUB Another successful year may be put into the annals of the Draamtic-Music Club at Hall High. It has been one of the school's foremost clubs since 1930, when it was formed by combining the Music Club and the Dramatic-Debate Club. The purpose of the club is to promote interest in dramatics and to instill an appreciation of music. It is formally organized under a constitution which provides that officers shall consist of a president, a vice president, and a secretary-treasurer. Membership in this club is large, even though it is limited to those who have earned sufficient points in music and in dramatics. Meetings are held once every six weeks, and the entertainment presented by the students is usually of a dramatic or musical nature—readings, plays, musicals, and other special features . It is the D. M. C. that transforms the gymnasium into a barn each year for its annual barn dance. Of special dramatic interest to the entire school are the dramatic contests in which the students may participate and the annual senior and junior class plays. This year Tovarich” was presented by the juniors, and Cash and Carrie by the seniors. The club sponsors are Miss Jan Tompkins and Mr. David Welker. President ........ Vice President ... Secretary-Treasurer Executive Committee— Charles Pellegrini Clydia Sabatini Helen Blassick Ruby Dhesse Delores Sever OFFICERS ..................Charles Pellegrini .....................Clydia Sabatini ......................Helen Blassick Entertainment Committee— Felix Fenza Mary Muzzarelli Fred De Filippi Kathryn Parsons Robert Manahan Lila Rosensweig page forty-eight Standing: (left to right)—Mary Muzzarelli, Joan Shadensack. Marie Riva, Sarah Jane Sweeney. Seated—Theresa Flaherty, Mona Miltenbergcr, Louise Gedvilas, Helen Blassick. THE GIRLS' ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION The G. A. A. was first organized at Hall in 1925 to promote and foster interest in health and sports activities. In the same year, this club became a member of the Illinois State League of High Schools. We boast of a membership of one hundred fifty, one of the largest in the state. Before a girl can acquire membership in the organization, she must earn one hundred points in various athletic activities at school. Four awards, one for each of the four years in high school, can be earned by a member of this club. The awards are as follows: the six hundred point award, the twelve hundred point award, the sixteen hundred point award, and the two thousand point award which is the highest. Girls who received the two thousand point award this year are: Norma Barto, Theresa Flaherty, and Mona Miltenberer. The sixteen hundred point award was won by Jo Ann Baxter, Eurith Smith, Louise Gedvilas, Delores Despain, Helen Blassick, Arsene Darier, and Norma Baxter. Baseball, volleyball, badminton, relays, swimming, speedball, and many other various activities are enjoyed by the members while at school. Outside school activities in which the members participate include skating, parties, picnics in the spring and fall, and the annual hayride. Two other outstanding annual events are the Valentine Dance, and the Mother-Daughter Banquet. Miss Jeanette Crider is the sponsor of the G. A. A. at Hall. President ......... Vice President ..... Secretary-T reasurer Sports’ Manager ... Press Reporter .... OFFICERS ..................Louise Gedvilas ...................Helen Blassick ................Mona Miltenberger .................Theresa Flaherty .......................Marie Riva ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE Mary Muzzarelli Joan Shadensack Sarah Jane Sweeney page forty-nine We re With You, Boys! We're With You! It’s a crisp autumn night! The football stadium is packed with an excited, yelling, cheering crowd! Or . . . it's that tense, restless crowd! The crowd that packs the bleachers in the gymnasium two hours ahead of time! The crowd that is there to see a fast, driving, hard-fighting Hall basketball team out to chalk up” another victory! Our five cheerleaders: Lorrie , Katy , Clydia, Jeanie , and Jo” are out there too. Their pep is infectious and the cheering section follows their lead in yell after yell. Some of you have yelled yourselves hoarse as our athletes forced on to win or lose—always good sportsmen. These five girls have done an excellent job. Dolores Sever is a senior, and she will not be with the group next year. Three girls, Jackie Crosetto and Donna Brown, sophomores, and Marylou Marenda, a freshman, are training for coveted positions on the regular cheerleading squad. They’ve done well too. Y-E-A-H CHEERLEADERS! NICE W'ORK! ☆ CHEER LEADERS TOP ROW Left to Right—Georgine Lolli, Kathryn Parsons, Jo Ann Baxter. BOTTON ROW Clydia Sabatini, Dolores Sever. ☆ page fifty Top Row: (left to right)—George Thomas, Edith Picco. Mona Miltenberger, Shirley Watts, Catherine Trum-pinski, Marylou Wolfcr. Second Row—Duane Neureuthcr, Mary Ann Bergagna, June Hendry, Norma Barto, Betty Lou Brown, Marianne Kujawa. THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY Hall, one of the first schools in the state to enter the National Honor Society, received its charter in this organization in 1925. Now every state in the union has a chapter. Each year a group of seniors is selected for membership in the National Honor Society. Election of fifteen per cent of the class taken from the upper third is made by the principal and the teachers whose decision depends upon the following qualifications: scholarship, service, leadership, and character. Membership in the National Honor Society is the highest honor obtainable by a senior in a four year high school, and each member is entitled to wear the national pin as a member of a nationwide organization. The seniors of the Class of 1946 who have earned this honor are: George Thomas, Edith Picco, Mona Miltenberger, Shirley Watts, Catherine Trumpinski, Marylou Wolfer, Duane Neureuther, Mary Ann Bergagna, June Hendry, Norma Barto, Betty Lou Brown, and Marianne Kujawa. page jijty-one FOOTBALL AT HALL Standing: (left to right)—Coach Ncsti. Harold Vcrucchi. Norman Carruthers. Sam Potter. Dan Steinberg. Robert Phillips. Robert Rogers. Paul Kelly. Eugene Kalman. Kenneth Weeks. Ramon Mitchell. Second Row— James Cinotto. Robert Lewis. Vic Foli. Harold Meek. Charles Pellegrini. Joe Podabinski. Lawrence Ponsetto. Ralph Martin. Ronald Scienza. Seated—Wilbur Steen, John Perino. Sam Smoodc. Felix Fenza. Art Kelly. Pete Sobin, Richard Ernat, Art Lcindcckcr, Richard Mattioda. HALL'S SCHEDULE It was one of those years. From the group of boys who reported for football, many of them young, inexperienced players, Coach Nesti and Assistant Coach Bradley molded a team that gave all they had for Hall High. We’re proud of our Redmen! Watch these boys next fall! Sept. 14—Galesburg 20 Sept. 21—Princeton 6 .. Sept. 29—Ottawa 39 Oct 5—Geneseo 40 .. Oct. 12—Sterling 26 Oct. 19—Dixon 0 ... Oct. 26—DeKalb 20 . Nov. 2—Rock Falls 0 Nov. 9—Mendota 6 . Nov. 16—St. Bede 33 - Hall 0 Hall 6 Hall 13 Hall 12 Hail 0 Hall 6 Hall 0 Hall 47 Hall 20 Hall 0 TOTAL SCORE Opponents ..........................190 Hall ...............................104 Games won ........................... 3 Games tied .......................... 1 Games lost .......................... 6 page fifty-four FOOTBALL REVIEW GALESBUBG 20-—HALL 0 An inexperienced Hall football team was defeated by the Golden Streaks of Galesburg 20-0 on September 14, 1945, the first game of the season. Hall held Galesburg to a 0-0 half time score, but succumbed in the second half as Galesburg counted for three touchdowns and two extra points. Captain Phillips and Jim Cinotto were outstanding on defensive work. V PRINCETON 6—HALL 6 The Princeton Tigers held the Hall Redmen to a 6-6 tie in Hall's second game of the season. Hall's first and only score came in the second quarter when Ronald Scienza took the ball around his own right end. Princeton also scored around its own right end in the second quarter. The Hall squad lost the services of Richard Mattioda, fleet-footed half-back, who sustained a broken collar bone. ☆ OTTAWA 39—HALL 13 The Ottawa Pirates handed the Hall Redmen their second defeat of the season by a 39-13 score. Hall's first touchdown came in the second quarter on a pass from Cinotto to Perino. Hall's second touchdown came in the closing minute of the game on a pass from Cinotto to Scienza. Art Kelly, quarterback, suffered a rib injury and was forced to leave the game. He saw little football action after that. GENESEO 40—HALL 12 Hall's Redmen continued their losing streak as they were defeated by Geneseo 40-12 on the Hall field on October 15, 1945. Geneseo scored in the first quarter, but Cinotto scored for Hall in the second quarter to tie the game 6-6 at the half time. It was in the third period that Geneseo tore loose and scored two more touchdowns. Not to be stopped, they put three more touchdowns over the line in the fourth quarter, while Hall only counted once in the fourth period with Scienza passing to Martin. ☆ STERLING 26—HALL 0 Sterling's Golden Warriors retained their lead in the NorthCentral Conference by defeating Coach Nesti’s Redmen 26-0 on Hall's field on October 12, 1945. Those Golden Warriors scored in every period but the first quarter. The outstanding offensive ball player was R. Scienza, while R. Ernat took all defensive honors. ☆ DIXON 0—HALL 6 The Hall Redmen scored their first victory of the season by handing the Dixon Dukes a 6-0 defeat. Harold Verucchi, halfback, scored the only touchdown of the game. This was a plunge for the three yard line, late in the third quarter. Outstanding in this game was the rigid goal line stands of the Hall line. page fifty-five DEKALB 20—HALL 0 The Hall Redmen lost to DeKaib by a 20-0 score, after DeKaib had scored in the first minute of the game. Hall did not even threaten to score in this game. After a bad first half, the Redmen held the DeKaib Barbs to a scoreless second half. Richard Ernat was outstanding in defense. ☆ ROCK FALLS 0—HALL 47 The Redmen scored their second victory of the season when they trounced Rock Falls 47-0. Everybody on the squad starred in this game. The scoring was evenly divided with Pete Sobin scoring two touchdowns, and Steen, Cinotto, Phillips, Mattioda, and Verucchi each collecting one. ☆ MENDOTA 6—HALL 20 Hall’s Redmen scored their third win of the grid season by defeating Mendota by a score of 20-6. Verucchi made the first Hall touchdown on a run and Cinotto converted for the extra point. Again in the second quarter, Verucchi scored another touchdown, and Cinotto scored the extra point. Mendota's touchdowm came in the third quarter. Hall scored in this quarter with Verucchi carrying the ball over the third time. ☆ ST. BEDE 33—HALL 0 On November 16, 1945, the Hall High football team lost to the St. Bede Bruins 33-0 in the last game of the season for both teams on the Hall field. Hall played a good game up to the half. They held the Bruins to a 7-0 half, but finally succumbed in the second half as St. Bede scored four touchdowns and one extra point. Outstanding in the game was the spectacular kicking of Corky Pellegrini, and the defensive play of Richard Ernat. page fifty-six Standing: (left to right)—Leonard Hitutis, Joseph Enrietto, Art I.eindecker. Ed Pizzamiglio. Lawrence Pon-setto, Ed Cole, Fred Miller. Martin Love. Samuel Rahberg, Assistant Football Coach. C. Bradley. Front Row— Donald Corsolini. Harold Levin, James Savio, Art Forney. Frank Matcika. Ronald Swingel, Bill Booker. James Mattioda. FROSH-SOPH FOOTBALL Assistant football coach, C. Bradley, assisted by Coach Keyser, have put the freshmen and the sophomore teams through their paces with the result that smooth working, fast teams were de- veloped. Hall's freshmen team played two games with St. Bede, while the sophomore team played two games both with St. Bede and Princeton. FROSH-SOPH RECORD Hall Frosh 0 ... Hall Frosh 0 ... Hall Sophs 14 .. Hall Sophs 20 .. Hall Sophs 0 .. Hall Sophs 26 .. ..St. Bede Frosh 7 ..St. Bede Frosh 0 Princeton Sophs 7 Princeton Sophs 0 .St. Bede Sophs 7 St. Bede Sophs 7 page fifty-seven V A R S I T Y Top Row: (left to right)—Robert Phillips (captain). Coach Nest.. Richard Ernat. Third Row—Harold Verucchi. James Cinotto. Richard Mattioda. Second Row—Kenneth Weeks. Victor Foli, Ronald Scienza. First Row— Robert Lewis. Eugene Kalman. Peter Sobin. ☆ ROBERT PHILLIPS Flip is only a junior and he was captain of the Redmen this year. He played a bang up game on end, and will probably be moved to tackle next year. Lots of luck, Flip . RICHARD ERNAT Rich is a junior. He was voted center on the North Central Conference team, and he receded honorable mention on the all state squad. He is an excellent line backer. We look for outstanding performance from him next fall. HAROLD VERUCCHI Blondie , another junior, played right halfback on the Redmen's eleven. Although handicapped by a bad shoulder, he played good ball. JAMES CINOTTO Rabbit ’ is only a sophomore, and he has two more years to go. He played fullback and proved to be one of the best defensive ball players on the squad. RICHARD MATTIODA ’ Rich is a junior. He didn’t see much action due to a broken collar bone, an accident which happened early in the season. The Hall eleven missed him because he is an excellent offensive ball player and a good open field man. Better luck 1946-47, Rich . KENNETH WEEKS Kenny Weeks, better known as Chubby”, played guard on the Redmen’s football squad. There is a possibility that he will be moved to end next year. Chubby , only a sophomore, hails from Bureau. He has two more years and we expect a lot from him. Good luck, Ken. VICTOR FOLI Bubbles”, played tackle on Hall's eleven. He is a junior who played splendid defensive ball all year. Vic received honorable mention on the North Central Conference squad. He will be back to strengthen the team next year- RONALD SCIENZA Ron, known as Tomahawk”, played excellent ball at left halfback both offensively and defensively. He received honorable mention on the North Central Conference squad. Ronald is a junior, and we are looking forward to outstanding work from him next year. ROBERT LEWIS Louie” is only a sophomore, but he was good enough to win a starting position on the first team. He alternated as a guard and a tackle, and he will probably be moved to fullback in the fall. He is a transfer student from L-P. Louie hails from Bureau. EUGENE KALMAN Rip ”, is a junior, and he played end. He is outstanding as a defensive ball player, and he proved his ability to snag passes. Rip was handicapped with a sprained ankle part of the season. He should be outstanding in Hall’s line-up next fall. PETER SOBIN Pete”, one of the toughest boys on the Redmen’s squad, a transfer student from St. Bede, was our quarterback. Only a sophomore, he was the best blocking back on the team. We are expecting a lot from him in the next two years. Good luck, Pete . page fifty-eight SAM POTTER Sam is another of the many sophomores we have on the squad. He hails from Bureau, and he played regular tackle on the team. We re looking for outstanding work from him next year as a line man. Good luck, Sam. CHARLES PELLEGRINI Corky”, one our star basketball players, played football for the first time this year. He was one of the four seniors on the squad- Corky did the punting for Hall and pulled the team out of many holes with beautiful kicking. SAM SMOODE Sam played a reserve tackle position, and he really played good ball when the chips were down. He is a junior and next year he will play guard. He should be a regular. PAUL KELLY Paul is a senior, and he played tackle. One of the big boys of the team, he weighed 215 pounds. JOHN PERINO Buddy” is only a sophomore, and he played second string quarterback. He was captain of the Fresh-Soph team, but he saw considerable action with the varsity. It is possible that he will be a regular half next year, due to the fact that he is the fastest man on the team. HAROLD MEEK Christmas is one of the greatest athletes ever to come from Ladd. He is only a sophomore, but is one of the best offensive ends Hall had. He alternated at end and at halfback, but was handicapped by injuries at the beginning of the year. He should be another outstanding player next year. Lots of luck, Harold. RAMON MITCHELL Mitch” is a junior, and he played second string guard. He should see a lot of action as guard next fall. RALPH MARTIN Ralph, a senior, played his first season of football this year. He was one of the ends on the Redmen’s eleven. Ralph is another Bureau boy. JOHN FULARA John is only a sophomore, but played reserve end on the varsity. He is a big boy , and we expect a lot from him during the next two years- Good luck, John. L E T T E R M E N Top Row: (left to right)—Sam Potter, Charles Pellegrini, Sam Smoode. Third Row—Paul Kelly. John Perino. Harold Meek. Second Row— Ramon Mitchell, Ralph Martin, John Fulara. First Row—Norman Car-ruthers. Felix Fenza, Gerald Sobin. NORMAN CARRUTHERS Honey”, who came out late in the season, had his first year of football last fall. Even though he played second string halfback, he proved himself a power of strength in the backfield, and he has shown his ability to pass. He is only a junior, and is another good athlete from Ladd. FELIX FENZA Punchy is a senior, and comes from Dalzcll. This is his second year of football. He played reserve guard. GERALD SOBIN Gerry is only a sophomore, but played second string tackle. We expect bang up football from him in the next two years. page fifty-nine Top Row: (left to right)—Coach Richard Ncsti. Richard Mattioda. Robert Phillips. Art Kelly. Harold Meek. Frank Valle. Norman Carruthers. Bottom Row—Harold Vcrucchi, Charles Pellegrini, Ronald Scicnza, Richard Ernat. HALL'S GREATEST TEAM HALL VARSITY RECORD Hall 51 Hall 37 Hall 49 Hall 42 Hall 64 Hall 53 Hall 29 Genesco 38 Ottawa 34 BUREAU COUNTY TOURNEY Hall 73 Malden 14 Hall 47 L-P 37 Streator 34 Hall 63 — Hall 62 Ohio 42 Cherry 28 e) DePue 47 ONAL ...Mendota 28 L-P 32 Hill 55 DeKalb 56 Hill 77 St. Bede 23 Princeton 33 Hall 'io i MENDOTA REG I Hall 38 Hall 37 Seneca 42 Mendota 39 Hall 44 Dixon 52 St. Bede 28 Hall 50 Henry 41 Hall 62 „..Rock Falls 41 Hall 39 (Title) St. Bede 31 Hall 66 ..Princeton 31 LASALLE SECTIONAL Hall 40 Ottawa 38 I-V HOLIDAY TOURNEY Hall 51 U. High (Normal) 57 Hall 39 Toluca 28 Hall 59 Mendota 42 RECAP Hall 43 Sterling 44 Hall 57 Marseilles 50 Wnn Lost 5 Hill 29 Hall 53 (Title) Streator 28 Points 1473 Opponents 1123 INDIVIDUAL SCORING RECORD G. Fg. Ft. Pf. Tp. G. Fg. Ft. Pf. Tp. Pellegrini :....31 150 45 73 345 Scienza .25 13 17 28 43 Meek 31 117 89 67 323 Kalman .19 7 3 21 17 Kelly 28 115 32 81 262 B. Phillips 12 4 1 10 9 Carruthers 31 109 39 75 257 Ernat 3 3 1 1 7 Vcrucchi 30 54 19 52 127 Valle _ 6 0 1 0 1 Mattioda 24 33 10 54 76 ♦Broke all time Hall scoring record. page sixty THE FROSH-SOPHS WERE GOOD TOO! HALL FROSH-SOPH RECORD Hall 32 Hopkins 20 Hall 29 Hall 23 L-P 27 Hall 26 Ro Hall Streator 19 Hall 36 Hall 2? St. Bede 25 Hall 35 Hall 29 Seneca 10 Hall 40 Hall 33 Dixon 18 Hall 37 . Hall 37 Henry 24 Hall 35 Hall 31 Princeton 22 Hall 38 . P Hall 2l Ottawa 15 Hall 25 Hall 22 Toluca 16 Hall 40 .Sterling 31 ck Falls 14 Gencseo 30 ...Ottawa 25 DeKalb 18 Mcndota 20 St. Bede 23 -Streator 34 ILLINOIS VALLEY TOURNAMENT Hall 37 —.................. Mcndota 21 Hall 37 -------------------- Marseilles 26 Hall 24 (Title) St. Bede 21 NORTH CENTRAL CONFERENCE TITLE Games won _________________________ 21 Games Inst 2 FRESHMEN TEAM Back Row: (left to right)—Patrick Sobin, Sheldon Kuffel. Joseph Enrietto, Donald Kotecki. Donald Corsolini, Jack Buffo. James Savio. First Row—Charles Keyser. Assistant Basketball Coach. James Mattioda. Leonard Eitutis. Bill Booker. Ted DeSerf. Harold Levin. Sophomores absent when picture was taken—Edward Cole. Ernest Marty, Bob Lewis, Ken Weeks, Richard Phillips, Gerald Sobin. John Pcrino, Charles Steinberg. Ed Pizzamiglio, Jim Cinotto, Gerald Buckman, Bob Miltcn-berger. Sam Potter. ☆ page sixty-one Top Row: (left to right)—Art Kelly. Charles Pellegrini. Harold Meek, Norman Carruthers. Middle Row— Richard Mattioda. Harold Vcrucchi. Eugene Kalman. Ronald Scienza. Bottom Row—Robert Phillips, Coach Ncsti. Frank Valle. HALL’S REDMEN ART KELLY Snatch”, one of the two senior players, cocaptain of the team, a long shot artist, and an excellent passer and feeder has been a member of the varsity for two years. With 262 points, he finished third in the individual scoring record of the team. An outstanding basketball player, he was chosen a member of the first team on the Bureau County, the Illinois Valley, and the Regional. He also received honorable mention on the North Central Conference team. We'll miss him! CHARLES PELLEGRINI One of the most supple players on the team was co-captain Corky , the second senior member of the squad. Excellent on rebounds, and an expert on short shots, Corky” was high point man of the team, and he broke the Hall High scoring record this year by chalking up 345 points for the season. Another outstanding two year varsity man, he, too, was chosen on the first team on the Bureau County, the Illinois Valley, the Regional and the Sectional. Corky” was named a forward on the North Central second team. He'll be missed too! page sixty-two HAROLD MEEK The most versatile athlete who has come to Hall High in many years is Harold Meek. Coaches and fans look forward to great things from Christmas” in the next two years. He is only a sophomore, but has played varsity center this year, and he saw some action in varsity work as a freshmen. Finishing second in the individual scoring record with 323 points, he, too, broke the Hall High scoring record. Excellent on rebounds, and clever on the floor, he was named on the first teams of the Bureau County, the Illinois Valley, the Regional and the Sectional. He was also chosen as a guard on the first team of the North Central Conference. NORMAN CARRUTHERS Honey , a junior, has played on the varsity for two years. His record for the season is 254 points. Outstanding under pressure, he was always ready in the clutch . We all remember the last few minutes of the DePue-Hall game in the Bureau County Tournament. He received honorable mention on the North Central team. RICHARD MATTIODA Rich” is a junior and finished his first year of varsity ball this year. One of the best defensive guards, and fast on plays, he was given the nickname, Mr. Defense . Due to a knee injury, he was unable to finish the season. He played in twenty-four games this year and scored 76 points. HAROLD VERUCCHI Blondie”, a junior, has possibilities for outstanding performance next year. He alternated his position at the guard spot with Mattioda this year. This is his first year as a member of the varsity, and he finished fifth in the scoring with 127 points. RONALD SCIENZA 'Tomahawk”, another junior, finished his first year on the varsity playing reserve guard. He finished seventh in the scoring with 43 points. Fans will remember his splendid work in the Regional Tournament at Mendota. EUGENE KALMAN Rip” is a junior and a subsitute center, who will be moved to forward next year. Good on rebounds and greatly improved in shooting, he should make fans sit up and take notice” next season. This was his first year on the varsity, and you could always depend on good 'ole Rip' when things looked bad. ROBERT PHILLIPS Flip”, the tallest man on the squad should go places” next year. There is a possibility that he will play center. This was his first year on the varsity. He is a junior. FRANK VALLE Hobo”, another junior, saw little action this year, his first on the varsity. He should be one of the forwards next year, for he has shown improvement. He's good at shooting and rebounding. We’re looking ahead to next season. Hobo” should make good. TRACK AT HALL A number of Hall's athletes have participated in track meets held at Hopkins, LaSalle-Peru, Princeton, and Mendota. H. Meek, E. Cole, A. Nichols, J. Perino, P. Mignone, J. Cinotto, N. Carruthers, R. Martin, K. Weeks, W. Silfies, F. Mateika, J. Mattioda, L. Ponsetto, J. Leonard, and L. Mitchell have proved themselves outstanding in a number of different field events. page sixty-three TRIVIA The odds and the ends— they’re all works of art— We place in this section for yon. A history, a prophesy, a senior class will, A calendar,—the events to review. Some essays, a poem, and data from Hall, And a list of our patrons true. It brings to a close this HALL LIGHT of ours— Eighty pages all about yon! —The Staff page sixty-five T RI V I A LT Y The madam dropped her handkerchief; the gentleman returned it to her. A conversation was begun but it led nowhere. Lady, did you gain anything by that small triviality!' To the naked eye, absolutely nothing was gained. It makes no difference. She will continue to drop her hankies the rest of her life. Not only dropping hankies but other such trifles have no future, it seems, and it is this, the getting-no-placc-first, that irritates me. Someone straightens a picture on the wall; you make unimportant conversation with your seat-companion on the train; you may discuss the weather with your neighbor. Why discuss the weather.' You can do nothing about it, but it does pass the time. These little trifles annoy me when I actually stop and think about them. When I do them myself, 1 am not conscious of their annoyance to me. Is it possible for trivial things to be trivial in themselves, yet important when actually analyzed? I believe this to be true. Take, for instance, this essay. At the present time it seems very much like a trifle to me. Then, as 1 have said trifles irritate me, why do 1 bother to write it? Folks tell me that ten years from now, more or less, I’ll be glad I wrote it. Do I believe them? Well, I ought to. Disregarding these things, I write an essay as part of my assignment. In the long run will it have something for me? How can writing an essay be important to a person who never intends to write anything but a few letters for the rest of this life? Writing this will increase my ideas on different subjects and improve my grammar as well. On the other hand, will this help me to train a horse or learn to cook? Or will it awaken a desire in me to do it just to see if I can? All the things we learn in school and accumulate during our youth go to make up our education. Evidently this essay is part of that. I can come only to this conclusion: a trivial essay today might become important tomorrow, to a certain degree. And again I'm almost certain that in my case it won’t if 1 can help it. That is a belligerent attitude to make, I know, and also know what people say when they refer to your education and its effects on your future. Therefore, on that basis, an essay isn’t trivial—it isn’t getting-no-place-fast. It is merely slow, like so many other things. Sometimes I like to do things and see immediate results. I don't like to fritter away my time on things irrelevant to my interests. By controlling my temper, I manage not to speak my mind when a few of us get together to go hiking and end up by making fudge. Other times I prefer to waste my time in a useful manner. Useful to me, of course. I fear I do this too often. Of course, what I call making use of my time someone else is bound to call wasting my time. I don’t call it a waste of time when you arrange flowers in a bowl when they do not need it. That is merely something trivial. But when you would rather be studying rocks or animals and intend to use that knowledge and you have to read Shakespeare or do the dinner dishes, I consider the reading a waste of time. Also the dishes. It is something trivial on a gigantic scale. It certainly isn't going to get you any place very quickly. —ALICE HOSKING CALENDAR SEPTEMBER 5—Well, here we are back in school. We would like to take this opportunity to welcome the new teachers, the freshmen, and the transfer students. We all hope you have a good year at Hall. 12—Class meetings were held today and officers were elected. The committee for the annual was appointed. Let’s make it good, kids”! 14—Hall played Galesburg, at Galesburg, and lost 20-0. Busses were made available to go to the games and two bus loads of fans went. That’s what I call school spirit. 19—Members of the G. A. A. enjoyed a weiner roast after school today under the supervision of Miss Crider. The D. M. C. had two visitors at their meeting today. They were two sailors from the East who enjoyed an all day visit here. 21— Our Redmen tied Princeton 6-6. Cheer up boys. Well win yet! Richard Mattioda broke his collar bone in this game. 24—Believe it or not the boys now have a glee club. We can hardly wait to hear them sing. 26—The G. A. A. has made plans for their annual hayride at their first meeting of the year today. Committees were appointed by the president. The rest of the meeting was spent in singing. 28— Today the faculty chose two new cheerleaders. They are Jo Ann Baxter and Georgine Loli. Good luck, girls! 29— Tonight, at Ottawa, our boys were defeated 39-13. Art Kelly, a senior, was injured. That will probably be Art’s last game for the season. OCTOBER 1—The first edition of the Hall Times came out today. It makes us all happy to see the school paper back in circulation again. 5—Geneseo overpowered Hall tonight 40-12. No comments. 9—Comes one of the big events of the year. The girl-ask-boy-on-a-date-party. Yes, that’s right. It’s the G. A. A. hayride. 11— Tonight the freshmen enjoyed a get together in the gymnasium. We peeked in after the Aloha Isle program given for the schoolmasters. The freshies” certainly seemed to be having fun. 12— We regret to say that the final score of the Hall-Sterling game was 26-0, and Hall didn’t have 26-Due to the Illinois Valley teachers’ meeting there was not school today. That’s why everybody was flashing those great big smiles. 17—Around the corner go the first six weeks of school and now everybody is wondering what those report cards will be like. You don’t have to be so sad about it, do you? A D. M. C. meeting was held today as a general assembly. The program was entitled Aloha Isle, presenting the Hula Maids and Hula Boyettes. This program was under the direction of Jack Cioni. 19—Now don’t anyone faint, but the score of the Hall-Dixon game was 6-0, and we won! Our boys are finally coming out of the rut they've been in so far this season. 22— The girls who are to be in the G. A. A. fashion show rehearsed after school this afternoon. 23— Those who took part in the D. M. C. program last week had their pictures taken today. 24— Report cards! Wonder why so many students looked like the world was coming to an end. Was it as bad as all that? The honor roll was posted also. We would like to see more names on it. The G. A. A. fashion show was held today after a short general assembly. Nice strutting girls. 25— A short assembly was held for the girls today. 26— Hall played DeKalb in a home game and lost 20-0 tonight. The cheerleaders sponsored a hop after the game, which proved to be very successful. The proceeds went toward the annual fund. Thank you, girls. 28— Fourteen new Student Council members were elected today. 29— Did everyone notice the pictures of the cast of the D. M. C. program on the bulletin board? Don’t the boys look cute? page sixty-six CALENDAR 30— Does my hair look all right? Is my tie straight? Why all the questions? The seniors had their class pictures taken today. We can't every remember seeing the senior boys look so terrific. The name of the play selected for the juniors this year is Canterville Ghosts’’. 31— An I-Try meeting was held today. The new members received their cards from Miss Connolly. NOVEMBER 1— The play chosen for the juniors is going to be changed according to the announcement today. If seems the juniors didn’t approve of the first choice. 2— Our Redmen have finally exploded! Hall rolled over Rock Falls to win 47-0. 5— The junior play has definitely been decided upon this time. It will be Tovarich”. The junior class rings were on display in the boardroom today also. 6— The cast for the junior play was chosen, and they also held a class meeting third period today. 7— We received the second edition of the Hall I imes eighth period today. The juniors have ordered their rings. 8— The proofs of the senior pictures arrived today. Everyone made a mad dash to the office at noon. It was fun to watch the different facial expressions as everyone looked at their pictures. 9— Yes, they did it again. Hall beat Mendota 20-6. A hop was given after the game. 13—The senior proofs were sent out today. It won’t be long now until we have the finished product. l-l—I he H. A. C. had a Thanksgiving dinner at noon today. A D. M. C. meeting was held during the third period. It seems everyone enjoyed the Truth or Consequences program. The new chairs arrived for the typing room today. Zowie, what a comfort! 16—St. Bede took the honors at the game tonight by defeating our boys 33-0. That ends our football season. 19— Preparations are being made for the Barn Dance tomorrow night. The famous question of the day is What’s going with whom ? 20— Swing your partner, the annual D. M. C. Barn Dance has come to town. Daisy Mae and Lil Abner turned out to be our own Mona and Artie. Everyone had a wonderful time. No school until next Monday. Don’t eat too much turkey! 26— We’re back to school again today after a very enjoyable holiday. Everyone looks well-fed after that Thanksgiving dinner. 27— —There’s quite an epidemic of flu going around school. We hope everyone is feeling better soon. Tonight, is our first basketball game of the season. We played Hopkins and won 27-24. The fresh-soph also scored a victory. 28— An H. A. C. meeting was held at noon today. 29— It was announced today that there would be no more typing practice seventh period. It seems that there was too much gossiping and not enough typing. 30— They did it again! Our Redmen played L-P tonight and won their second game. The score: 47-37. Our fresh-soph team lost 27-24. DECEMBER 3— A special meeting was called for the boys and girls glee clubs today. 4— A meeting of the junior class was held during seventh period. Our boys are really in the groove. They trounced Streator tonight 55-35. Coach Keyser’s fresh-soph’s won also. 5— Spin, said the upper classmen, and spin they did. We had G- A. A. initiation for the freshmen girls today. They really went through the mill. 6— Report cards! Why all the sad faces? The honor roll was posted. There still aren’t enough students on it. Students from Hall attended the Music Festival in Dixon today. 7— Hall vs. St. Bede. We won, 27-23. The fresh-soph boys scored a victory over the St. Bede lads too, 26-25. 11— —Well, we suffered our first defeat tonight. The Seneca quint outscored us 37-40. 12— The H. A. C. had a Christmas party at noon today. The junior presented short skits of their play that is to be presented tomorrow night. 13— Tovarich was presented by the junior class tonight. Nice work juniors! 14— Dixon defeated our Redmen 54-43 tonight. 17— The Christmas tree has been put up in the lower hall. It certainly spreads a feeling of good will. A meeting of the senior class was called seventh period today and a committee was appointed to assist Mr. Welker in choosing the senior play. 18— Hall beat unbeaten Henry tonight with a score of 50-41. Looks as if the boys are back on the beam now. 19— A meeting of the I-Try was held today third period. The seniors presented a program that had everyone rolling in the aisles. We wonder who Santa Claus was? 20— The different classes were shot for the annual this morning. 22—Hall beat Princeton tonight, and what a game it was! The score was 66-32. School is out now until after the holidays. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone! A very nice Christmas program was presented by the combined glee clubs today. JANUARY 2—School again! An assembly was called to honor our basketball team for the fine work they did in the Illinois Valley Invitational Tournament at Streator during the holidays- They’re champions! Charles Orloff, a former teacher here, gave us a talk on corn. 4—Hall beat Ottawa tonight with a close score, 40-38. Only one bus load went because of the weather conditions; therefore, quite a number of disappointed students were left behind. 8—Another victory for our boys! Hall won over Toluca, 39-28. The Fresh-Soph chalked up another win by defeating the Toluca underclassmen 22-12. 11—Even if we lost the game tonight, it was worth seeing. The score was 44-43 in the thriller with Sterling. The Frosh-Soph engaged in an exciting battle too. which ran into overtime. Their loss broke their winning streak. 15— A return game with Hopkins High led to the same development as the first. We won again. The score: 29-26. 16— A G. A. A. meeting was held today. We have decided to choose a Valentine Queen at the Valentine dance this year. Committees were appointed to help with preparations for the dance. 17— The day before exams!!! Some students are lucky enough to be exempt from their exams and others????? Just look at the facial expressions around you. Good luck! 18— Semester exams begin today! Hall played the Geneseo quint tonight and chalked up another victory. 21— Exams end today! A new semester begins! The Bureau County Tournament has begun, and Hall beat Malden, 73-14. page sixty-seven 22— An assembly was called by Mr. Sharpe during the third period today in order to discuss work of the new' semester. 23— Did everyone see the clock in Miss Thompson's room? It was presented to the school by the H. A. C. There's a big one in the main hall, too. 24— Hall beat Ohio at the tournament with a score of 62 43. This brings us one step closer to winning the championship. 25— Hall beat Cherry tonight, 62-28. 26— We did it again! We won the Bureau County Championship! We're mighty proud of our boys. The score of the DePue vs. Hall game was 48-47. What a game!!!! 28—We have the trophy at Hall. Max ' gave us a talk on salesmanship. Let's hop to it, kids”, and bring in the quota set up for us. Don't forget the Chicago trip, and the money that will help pay for our annual. 30—An 1-Try meeting was held third period today. Miss Connolly presented merits for scholastic achievement for the past semester. The juniors handled the entertainment for the meeting. FEBRUARY 1—The Hall-Ottawa game practically had the fans standing on their heads tonight. Hall won 37-34. 4— Today was the last day of the magazine sale and we did quite well. Mary Jane Troglio, Mary Hirsh, George Thomas and Alvin Smith win the trip to Chicago. So did Miss Thompson! Hall beat Streator for the third time—49-34. 5— The juniors took aptitude tests this afternoon. 6— Many of the different clubs had their pictures taken today. Miss Thompson gave a party for her winning home room in the magazine sales. The cake was not only very lovely, but very delicious too. 8—The Bureau County Teachers meeting today. Hooray! No school. DeKalb overpowers Hall 56-42. 11— The G. A. A. Valentine Dance was the big event. The Queen of Hearts was Norma Barto. The decorations were lovely. 12— Lincoln's birthday today. We have no school. Hall swamped the Princeton Tigers 64-33 tonight. 14— Today is St. Valentine’s Day. I didn't notice much of an exchange of valentines this year. What’s the matter with you guys and gals ? 15— Such lovely weather that wre are having! The furnace fan broke today and we didn't have school. We played Mendota tonight and won— but naturally. The score? 53-39. 19— Our Redmen did it again in a thrilling game with St. Bede. The score was 29-28. 20— An assembly was held third period today. The cheerleaders were presented their letters. The honor roll of seniors who maintained a high scholastic average through their school years were honored. Twelve seniors were initiated into the National Honor Society as new members. Congratulations to all of you. 21— We re going to have Student Government Day again. Today a student was selected from each class to be representative teacher on that day. Let’s make a success of it. 22— A senior class meeting was held fifth period today. We have definitely decided that the class will put on its own program without a speaker on commencement night. Hall beat Rock Falls 62-41. 26— The Regional Tournament began tonight. Hall played Mendota and won, 38-28. 27— An H. A. C. luncheon was held at noon today. 28— L-P also falls victim to our Redmen in the second game of the Regional tourney, 39-32! Two down, and one to go! MARCH 1—Our boys are champions again! Nice work, boys. 6— A G. A. A. meeting was held third period today. A program was presented after a general business discussion. 7— Excitement ran high today throughout the whole school. Tonight Hall played Normal at the Sectional Tournament at LaSalle, but lost to the Normal quint 57-51. We still think we have the best team in the state! 8— The winners of the magazine sale went on their trip to Chicago today. Ask George Thomas and Alvin Smith why they were not admitted to the Palmer House for lunch. Perhaps Miss Thompson who chaperoned the group, will tell you. 12— The final game of the Frosh-Soph I-V Tournament was held tonight. Coach Keyser's quint came out on top, just as we all hoped. They beat St. Bede in the final game 24-21. 13— The senior play committee has announced that the class play will be Cash and Carrie”. Rehearsals will begin soon. An assembly was held third period in order to present three trophies to the school—one from the varsity squad for winning the I-V Tourney, and two from the Frosh-Soph squad for first place in the North Central Conference and the I-V Tourney. 20— A D. M. C. meeting was held today during the third period. 22—The juniors have their rings. Aren't they proud? APRIL 8—An assembly was held today. The theme was on the historical background of Illinois presented through a series of paintings. 10—Another assembly today! The Milliken University orchestra and chorus presented an excellent musical program. 17— Today ends the second six weeks of this semester. Only six more weeks to go. The sociology students toured the state penitentiary in Joliet today. 18- 22—No school. Easter vacation begins today. 24—We saw previews of Cash and Carrie” today. 26— Report cards!!! Don’t take it too hard, chums. The seniors presented Cash and Carrie” tonight. A nice piece of work, seniors. Congratulations! MAY 1— An I-Try meeting was held today third period. Awards were presented. 2— A G. A. A. meeting was held today third period. 8—The future freshmen visited school today. Oh, such noise! 21— The G. A. A. Mother-Daughter Reception was held at the Congregational church. 24—Pretty girls in their pretty dresses, all with their handsome beaus contributed the main theme of the Junior-Senior Prom. There was good music, and a good time was had by all. The seniors checked in their books and locks today. 'Twill soon be goodbye. 27— Senior week begins! We'd better enjoy it, gang. This is our last week at Hall. Final exams begin for those who are not exempt! 28— More exams! This is the end of the semester. 29— The class picnics! Lots of food and lots of fun helped to make the day enjoyable. 31—it has been a busy eventful year, and now—a few tears mixed with a few smiles because it’s Commencement Night. The seniors provided their own program, and it was a good one too. So, farewell to Hall, and happy memories that we shall never forget! —JUNE HENDRY page sixty-eight CLASS WILL We, the Class of 1946 of Hall Township High and Vocational School, being of sound mind and memory, do hereby make, publish, and declare this our last will and testament, in manner and form as follows: ADELE ARMELLAN1 bequeathes her quietness to Harold Verucchi. JOSEPHINE ASSAELEY wills her salesmanship to Joy Khoury to be used in her life’s career. CAROLINE BACH leaves her ability to kill or cure patients at the hospital to Rita Travers. JOHN BALMA wills his reserved seat on the basketball bench to Bob Miltenberger. NORMA BARTO wills her pleasant disposition to Kenny Weeks. DALE BAXTER leaves his singing ability to Richard Mattioda. MARY ANN BERGAGNA wills her love of books to Ramon Mitchell. DENA BETTOCCHI bequeathes her ability to hold her man to the Junior girls. BETTY BROWN wills her love for a farmer boy to Carol Ann Neureuther. PATRICIA BROWN leaves her easy-come easy-go attitude to Bobby Manahan. THOMAS CAMPBELL wills his red hair to Donald Corsollini. MARY CASSIDY wills her little girl parts in the school plays to Helen Blassick. JACK CIONI bequeathes his piano talent to Carman Cavallero. DELIGHT CONKLING leaves her good times to her sister Marjorie. PATRICIA CONWAY—wills her dislike of men to Delores Despain. BETTIE CROWTHER wills her slimness of figure to Willia Ambrose. ARSENE DARIER leaves her dancing ability to anyone who would like it. FELIX FENZA bequeathes his Pepsodent smile to Theresa Benoit. FRANK FENZA wills his know-it-all attitude to Elaine Cattaneo. THERESA FLAHERTY—wills her place in Miss Crider’s office to Shirley Valle. DARWIN GARLAND wills his quietness to Jimmy Stirratt. LEROY GRIVETTI—bequeathes his way with women to Donald Sanduski. BETTY HANCK leaves her desire to be a nurse to Marion Casford. DUANE HAWKINS leaves his posture to Jimmy Patarozzi. JUNE HENDRY wills her petiteness to Marion Condie. KENNETH HILLMAN wills his popularity at L-P to Ruby Dhesse. MARY HIRSH bequeathes her ability as a newscaster to Marlene Foley. JOHN HOFFERT leaves his trips to Spring Valley to Helen Hoffert. JOAN HOFFMAN wills her height to the five Tiny Tims of the Freshman class-ART KELLY—wills his physique to Sam Rahberg. PAUL KELLY wills his pleasing personality to Eurith Smith. MARIANNE KUJAWA bequeaths her singing ability to Georgine Lolli. DELORES LEINDECKER leaves her brother to any one who wants him. FRANK LEWANDOWSKI leaves his boxing ability to Art Nichols. VALERIA MARGHERIO wills her interest in redheads to Ronnie Scienza. DELBERT MARKLEY wills his love of hunting to Donald Terrando. RALPH MARTIN wills his interest in Spring Valley to Hon” Carruthers. BOB MICHELI leaves his marksmanship to Jimmy Coutts. MONA MILTENBERGER bequeaths her interest in the Navy to Clydia Sabatini. DARLENE MITCHELL wills her naturally curly hair to Donna Brown. MARY MUZZARELLI—wills her feather-cut to Miss Tompkins. DUANE NEUREUTHER presents her scholastic achievement to Ray Cattani. CLARITA NOEL leaves her typing ability to Dorie Jean Piercy. CARLO and DATO OLIVF.RO bequeath their inseparableness to Joyce Rolando and Harold Meek. GLORIA PATTI leaves her basketball ability to Gloria Nesti. CHARLES PELLEGRINI wills his heart to Hall until SHE graduates. EDITH PICCO bequeaths her famous giggle to Joyce Hepworth. LORRAINE PIERSKI wills her interest in being a nun to anyone who wants to. MARION POZZI wills her mental capacity to Anna Sadnick. ROBERT ROGERS leaves his artificial wave in his hair to Robert Lewis. JERRY ROSENWEIG wills her ability to spread it on to Mary Jane Troglio- ROSAMUND SALMON leaves her shorthand ability to Fred DeFilippi. DONNA SCHLOUSKI bequeaths her shyness to Kenny Eckberg. DOLORES SEVER wills her position as head cheerleader to Katy Parsons. JOAN SHADENSACK leaves her soprano voice to Gloria Orlandi. ELAINE SHAW gives her nickname of Blondy to Johnny Nesti. GILBERT SMITH wills his L-P girlfriends to his brother Alvin. BETTY SOBIN wills her interests in the skating rink to Peggy Leggett. WILBUR STEEN leaves his football ability to Erwin Brittingham. DAN STEINBERG wills his size 13 shoe to Dorothy Barto. VERONICA SWINGLE—wills her inside information to Irene Ernat. BETTY LOU TEMPLETON bequeaths her artistic ability to Paul Mignone- GEORGE THOMAS wills his ability to be a good mixer to Phil Kinkin. IRENE TONOZZI leaves her dancing to Jackie Strawn. CATHERINE TRUMPINSKI—wills her popularity with the bunch to Marie Tarro. NORMA VIGNALI bequeaths her shift to a 1947 Oldsmobile. ANAMAE WAITE wills her ability to mount a horse to Freddie Welbcrs. PHYLLIS WALBORN wills her interest in the mailman to Lila Rosensweig. SHIRLEY WATTS wills her unusual blush to Eugene Kalman. DELORES WEBERSKI leaves 20 pounds of Bar-B-Que meat” to Miss Johnson. page sixty-nine MARYLOU WOLFE.R leaves her seat next to Joe Higgins on the Seatonville bus to Jackie Crosetto. NELLIE ZANARINI wills her good hehavior to Pete Sobin. ARTHUR YERLY will his love for the Navy to Madge Marenda. Lastly: We hereby nominate and appoint Cecil A. Sharpe, Principal of Hall Township High and Vocational School, Spring Valley, Illinois, to be executor without bond, of this our last will and testament; and we hereby revoke all former wills and testimonial instruments. In Witness Whereof, we have hereunto subscribed our names and affixed our seal this the thirty-first day of May, in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Foxty-six. (Seal) —SENIOR CLASS, 1946. ☆ MEMORIES On May 31, 1946, seventy-two seniors will leave Hall Township High School and go out to take their places in the world. It wasn't until last night that they began to look back over the past four years and here is what they began to remember about those years: As freshmen in September of 1942 they held their first class meeting and elected their first leaders— Mona Miltenberger, Dolores Sever, and Eugene Fusinatto. The sophomore officers were—Norma Barto, Art Kelly, and Dan Steinberg. As juniors they elected Carlo Oliver, Joe Oakson, Marianne Kujawa, and Kenneth Eckert, and as seniors they were guided by Anamac Waite, George Thomas, Joan Shadensack, and Mary Ann Bergagna. Sports were the major interest of many. Those two unforgetable basketball players have proved their value by bringing the team successfully through three tournaments in one year. Of course, we mean Art Kelly and Charles Pellegrini. Joe Oakson helped out his junior year but he was forced to spend his senior year away from Hall. To the football squad we presented, Ralph Martin, Art Kelly. Paul Kelly, Frank Fenza. Joe Oakson, Dan Steinberg, Wilbur Steen, Felix Fenza, and Charles Pellegrini. Almost all the boys took part in noon recreation which our senior year was under the command of John Balma. Dolores Sever, with all of her stunts and her gay red and white outfit supported the boys by being the cheerleader for four years. In sports the girls too, took their part. Edie Picco was president of G. A. A. her junior year and Mona Miltenberger was secretary. Theresa Flaherty was sports manager her senior year and both she and Edie attended G. A. A. Camp. Norma Barto has been a very active member and Mary Muzzarelli was program chairman her senior year. One little busy lady worked her way through in three years and joined the senior class in her sixth semester. She came out at the top of the list on honor roll day being valedictorian, Duane Neureuther. She was followed by Mary Lou Wolfer as salutatorian. The honor roll consisted of M. Pozzi, Clarita Noel, Marianne Kujawa, Irene Tonozzi, Lorraine Pierski, Shirley Watts, Norma Barto, and George Thomas. The honorable mention were Norma Vignali, Catherine Trumpinski, Pat Conway, Delbert Markley, Mary Ann Bergagna, Carlo Olivero, Edith Picco, and Caroline Bach. The transfer students have also done their part. Lorraine Pierski came from Our Lady of Good Counsel High School” in Chicago in her junior year. Betty Lou Templeton, Anamae Waite, Dena Bettocchi, Nellie Zanarini, and Marion Pozzi came from Cherry for their final years. Our senior year we lost Dan Steinberg and Gloria Patti. Dolores Sever went through her four years tripping the light fantastic toe and from what we hear she intends to keep it up. That master of the keyboard, Jack Cioni, has also done his share of dancing, acting and entertaining. Everyone will always remember Janie , Dolores Sever, and the tall good looking soldier, Gib Smith. Then there was Scooper or Jack Cioni. The navy took part by sending Art Kelly as their representative. We mustn't forget his girl, Mona Miltenberger and her giggling friend, Edie Picco. Mary Cassidy has shown us several times what a cute little girl she can be. Pat Brown, George Thomas, Marylou Wolfef and Dale Baxter were the grown ups. The visting soldiers were Carlo Olivero, Ken Hillman, Frank Fenza. Felix Fenza, John Balma, Charles Pellcgirin, Joe Oakson, and Dan Steinberg. Theresa Flaherty, Robert Rogers and Paul Kelly also took part. Phyllis Walborn, Clarita Noel, Betty Crowther, Dena Bettocchi, and Betty Lou Brown didn't appear until the senior play. Anamae Waite was assistant director of the senior play. Jerry Rosensweig entered a dramatic contest at Princeton and Duane Neureuther entered one at Hall. Mary Ann Kujawa did her share of entertaining with her golden tones and the class didn't discover its one and only bass. Dale Baxter, until the last year. Dale surprised everyone by winning first prize in the Illinois High School Association Music contest. Lorraine Pierski, Anamae Waite, Joan Shadensack, Marianne Kujawa and Marylou Wolfer also went to the contest. These five girls along with Betty Lou Templeton, Jerry Rosensweig and Duane Neureuther were members of Choral Society. Anamae Waite, Betty Lou Templeton, Jerry Rosensweig, Joan Shadensack, Lorraine Pierski, Marylou Wolfer and Dale Baxter went to the Dixon Music Festival as singers. Mona Miltenberger, Edie Picco, George Thomas, Theresa Flaherty, Carlo Olivero and Dato Olivero went to represent the band and orchestra, Betty Lou Brown, Jerry Rosensweig, and Betty Sobin also belonged to the band. Twelve members of the class were band members their first two years, but they dropped it their junior year. Donna Schlouski and Darlene Mitchell helped set the pace by baton and flag twirling. Darlene was drum major her last three years. The man with all the brains and no hair, of course, we mean George Thomas, showed his leadership by being the I-Trv president. Norma Barto was vice president and she also served as program chairman. Twelve members of the class became members of National Honor Society. They were Betty Lou Brown, Tune Hendry, Marylou Wolfer, Duane Neureuther, Edith Picco, Catherine Trumpinski, Mary Ann Bergagna, Norma Barto, Mona Miltenberger, Marianne Kujawa, Shirley Watts and George Thomas. Charles Pellegrini was president of D. M. C. his senior year and he and Mona Miltenberger were the general chairman of the Barn Dance. Art Kelly and Mona Miltenberger were King and Queen of the Barn Dance and Norma Barto was Queen of the Valentine Dance. The girl that did all the fancy jitterbugging at these dances was Elaine Shaw. Edie Picco was president of H. A. C. her senior year. Mona Miltenberger was vice president and Mary Ann Bergagna was secretary-treasurer. Marylou Wolfer was membership chairman and Marianne Kujawa was her assistant. Mona Miltenberger was president of Student Council her senior year and Mary Ann Bergagna was vice president. Josephine Assalley and Mona Miltenberger were Hall Times reporters and Shirley Watts did her share by managing the typing. Mary Hirsh and George Thomas won themselves a trip to Chicago by selling magazines. Although there were many misfortunes they both had a good time. We began to single ourselves out when as juniors we had a prom. Jackie Cioni was general chairman page seventy from our class and the committee chairman were Marylou Wolfer, George Thomas, Dolores Sever, Edith Picco, Marianne Kujawa, Adele Armellani and Patricia Conway. Catherine Trumpinski was elected good citizenship girl her senior year and she attended a luncheon given by the Daughters of the American Revolution. Catherine was the only representative from Hall Township. Our senior year we published the first annual in seven years. Marianne Kujawa was the editor and George Thomas was business manager. They were assisted by Marylou Wolfer and Dale Baxter, respectively. Norma Barto, Mary Ann Bcrgagna and Clarita Noel were in charge of organizations and Mona Miltenberger and Shirley Watts were senior editors. Art Kelly and Charles Pellegrini were in charge of Boys Sports and Mary Hirsh and Theresa Flaherty had charge of Girls Sports. Paul Kelly had charge of the features and June Hendry was in charge of the calendar. The advisarv committee consisted of Edith Picco, Irene Tonozzi, Dale Baxter, Phyllis Wal-born, Catherine Trumpinski and Elaine Shaw. Many of these activities would not have been possible if it weren't for the work and worry of the class sponsor. Miss Edna Thompson, and the class advisers Miss Jensen and Mr. Toney. Yes, they have been wonderful years and busy ones, too. They live now only as memories that you can occasionally take out, use and then put away, but they will always remain unforgettable. ☆ CLASS PROPHECY A group of students of the Hall Graduating Class of 46” met in March of 1961 in the home of Mr. Charles Pellegrini, head basketball coach at the University of Illinois, to celebrate the victory of Hall Township basketball team in the Illinois State Basketball Tournament. While there they discussed their former classmates and it was found that: ADELE ARMELLANI—Publicity agent in St. Louis. JOSEPHINE ASSALLF.Y—Dress Designer in New York. CAROLINE BACH—Lady Scientist now with Du Pont Laboratories. JOHN BALMA—Speech Instructor at Hall. NORMA BARTO—Lady Mortician. DALE BAXTER—Opera Star. MARY ANN BERGAGNA—Test Pilot for Curtiss-Wright Corporation. DEN A BETTOCHI—Mrs. Frank Sever. BETTY LOU BROWN—Farmer wife of Ray M. THOMAS CAMPBELL—Noted orator and commentator on WGN. MARY THERESA CASSIDY—Movie actress under contract at Warners. JACK CIONI—Janitor at Club Hick's Park. DELIGHT CONK LING—Mrs. Bob Rogers. PATRICIA CONWAY—Deep Sea Diver. BETTY LOU CROWTHER—Missionary in the Belgian Congo. ARSENE DARIER—Scientist engaged in Atomic Research at Dalzell Laboratories Incorporated. FELIX FF.NZA—Boxing trainer. FRANK FENZA—Dalzell garbage collector. THERESA FLAHERTY—Proprietress of Tessie's Tearoom. DARWIN GARLAND—Ringmaster in a circus. LEROY GRIVETTI—Author of The Lost Fortnight . BETTY HANCK—Surgeon at St. Margaret's hospital. DUANE HAWKINS—Bouncer at the Pinochle Center TUNE HENDRY—Mrs. George Parsons. KENNETH HILLMAN—Operator of a cabbage-plantation. MARY HIRSH—Premier Ballerina of the Ballet Russe. JOHN HOFFERT—Sonny Swoon the Crooner. JOAN HOFFMAN—Social Welfare Worker. ARTHUR KELLY—Head basketball coach at Hall. PAUL E. KELLY—Political machine boss. MARIANNE KUJAWA—Ambassador to Lithuania. DOLORES LEINDECKER—Veterinarian. FRANK LEWANDOWSKI—Prospector in Africa. VALERIA MARGHERIO—Owner and operator of the Spring Valley Coal Mining Company. DELBERT MARKLEY—First baseman on the Cleveland Indians. RALPH MARTIN—Conductor on the Rock Island Rocket. ROBERT MICHELI—Owner of a chicken ranch. MONA MILTENBERGER—Lady Scientist who made first rocket trip to the moon. DARLENE MITCHELL—Phychiatrist. MARY MUZZARELLI—Dean of women at Notre Dame. DUANE NEUREUTHER—Lady lawyer. CLARITA NOEL—Ownerh of a Turkish bath. CARLO OLIVERO and DATO OLIVERO—Orchestra leaders. LORRAINE PIERSKI—First lady mayor of Dalzell. EDITH PICCO—Justice in the Supreme Court. MARION POZZI—Dancer in the chorus of the Ballet Russe. ROBERT ROGERS—Political partner of Paul Kelly. JERRY ROSENSWEIG—Big game hunter in Africa. ROSAMUND SALMON—Business women recently picked the best dressed woman of her pfrosession. DONNA SCHLOUSKI—Vocalist and proponent of the Betty Hutton style. DOLORES SEVER—Boxing promoter. JOAN SHADENSACK—Star of the Hit Parade. ELAINE SHAW—Mechanic at Orlandi’s garage in Dalzell. GILBERT SMITH—Minister who has held several successful revival meetings at Club Hicks' Park. BETTY SOBIN—Salesman for Lizzie’s Atom Propelled Roller Sates. WILBUR STEEN—Racer at the Indianapolis Speedway. VERONICA SWINGLE—Dentist at the No. 3 Medical Center. BETTY LOU TEMPLETON—Frank Sinatra’s private nurse. GEORGE THOMAS—Discoverer and manufacturer of the Extra Twist Pretzel. IRENE TONOZZI—Housewife. CATHERINE TRUMPINSKI—Duchess of Chesterfield. NORMA VIGNALI—Owner of a string of hot dog and hamburger stands. ANNA MAE WAITE—Mrs. Danny Steinberg. PHYLLIS WALBORN—Housewife. SHIRLEY WATTS—Empress of Manchuria. DOLORES WEBERSKI—Famous Sculpturess. MARY LOU WOLFER—Piano plunker at Tessie’s Tearoom. ARTHUR YERLY—Admiral in the U. S. Navy. NELLIE ZANARINI—Dancer in the chorus of the Ballet Russe. DANIEL STEINBERG—Owner of the largest department store in the Illinois Valley. page seventy-one A TALE OF NINE CITIES (With apologies to Charles Dickens) Our scene takes place at Hall Township High and Vocational School, Spring Valley, Illinois. Here, five days a week, nine months of the year, students from the nine cities—Spring Valley, Ladd, Bureau, Dalzell, Arlington, Cherry, Seatonville, Hollowayville, and Ottsville—gather to receive an education. The purpose of this talc is to present a description of this institute of learning. Let us compare our high school to the Bastille. Here we are held prisoners five days weekly under the watchful eye of Warden Sharpe and his stallf. Perhaps the forms of punishment in use at Hall are less severe than were those employed at the Bastille; however. Freshmen making their first trip to the office for infractions of the rules and regulations appear as though they were setting forth on their last mile with the guillotine awaiting them. Each day as we students report to our classes our feelings must he somewhat the same as those of Doctor Manette, who spent many years as a prisoner at one hundred five. North Tower in the Bastille. The educational advantages offered at Hall are far superior to those offered at the Bastille. Doctor Manette learned the shoemaking trade during his imprisonment. Prisoners at Hall are taught mathematics, sciences, languages, history, music and dramatics in addition to English and vocational subjects. At the Bastile the period of imprisonment, in many cases, was permanent. At Hall prisoners obtain their release by earning sixteen credits. As a general rule, four years are required to earn the necessary credits, and following his successful efforts the student is released through a process known as graduation. Like the French, Hall students also have a bread line- Each noon hunger crazed students battle for a place in the line. On guard at the head of the stairs stands a single gendarme, Harrison W. Toney. Strong in his hour of crisis, (noon hour), Mr. Toney restores order out of a chaos, and soon a reasonably orderly line is formed. Of course, the line has two. ends, and eager students at either end of the line hope to be among the first dismissed from the line to the cafeteria. Mr. Toney has charge of the line and decides from which end to begin. This decision is made only after considerable deliberation. Hopeful students attempt to figure the decision in advance and place themselves at strategic points in the line. Some students bargain with their friends in advance and place themselves at the opposite ends of the queue. Whoever reaches the cafeteria first buys, not only his own lunch, but also one for his friend. Less fortunate students are compelled to wait their turn, until at last, weak with hunger, they reach the cafeteria. Once again Hall sweaters are available! During the war years it was very difficult to have a school sweater made. In the days of the French Revolution knitting was done in the home. Had this practice still been common, perhaps the shortage of school sweaters might have been averted. Madame DeFarge, who knitted the names of secret society members in code, would have been in great demand. Certainly an improvement over the members of the Jacques society of eighteenth century France are the modern Jacks prominent on the Hall campus. In their daily life at school, these fellows run a lot less risk of life than the Jacques of France. Of course there are times when it seems there is a fate worse than death. This feeling is the most pronounced at the end of the six weeks period when report cards are received. During the last two hundred years, the F” study hall has replaced the guillotine as the capital punishment. To some students conditions at Hall High seem rather bad, but from the preceding paragraphs, I am sure everyone will agree that the prisoners of Hall have, in many respects, a decided advantage over the prisoners of the Bastille. In fact, there will probably never come a time when the citizens of Spring Valley and the other eight cities deem a revolt necessary and take up arms against our faculty and level our school to the ground. In the case of the Bastille, the Parisians overthrew the guards, released the prisoners (only a few), and leveled the structure to the ground on July 14, 1789. I wonder if the members of the graduating class will be as happy on May 31, 1946, as those prisoners released from the Bastille were on that July day in 1789. —PAUL KELLY. ☆ The Joys of Being an Editor Getting out an annual is no picnic! If we print jokes, people say we’re silly; If we don’t, they say we are too serious; If we clip things front other magazines, We are too lazy to write them ourselves; If we don’t, we are too stuck on our own stuff; If we stick close to the job all day, We ought to be out hunting up news and pictures; If we do get out and try to hustle, We ought to be on the job in the Annual Room; If we don’t print contributions, We don’t appreciate true genius; And if we do print them, the annual is filled with junk; If we make a change in the other felloxv’s write-up, We are too critical; If we don’t, we are asleep. Now, like as not, somebody will say We trswiped” this from some other annual. We did! ☆ TOO MUCH WORK All’s well that ends well , but suppose that what happens between the beginning and the end leaves you exhausted. For instance, take the matter of getting down to preparing school lessons. You may think that it is simple but there are three ways to approach it. Two are quite easy; the third, complicated. The sensible individual dives into his studies with zest and emerges victorious. The second type, lucky chap, has no conscience and consequently forgets them. But the person whose good intentions go astray because of conditions beyond his control has my most heartfelt sympathy—for he is a fellow sufferer. For every battle a fighter must have weapons. Where are mine? Keen eyes coupled with a definite intuition inform me that my sister knows. After a brief discussion, pencil and paper become mine once more. Armed and fully prepared to launch the assault, a strange desire to play the piano overcomes me. At no other time except this do I have the overpowering urge to play my favorite song, unless it is when I should wipe the dishes. Just as I am deciding to stop anyway, the telephone rings. Some one else is having trouble, too. We cheer each other and stir the news until it is well mixed and conclude only when—and if—we can think of nothing more to say. Once more about to plunge into what is going to page seventy-two help me speak good English in the future and also now, I am rescued only to find this noble hero had ulterior motives. Yes, I'd be just too delighted to inspect a geometry proof or struggle with a Latin translation. We inherit our relatives, but we can choose our friends. At times I can see advantages in being anti-social. It would be wonderful not to be expected to answer doors, telephones, or people—especially those who keep asking if you're going to begin doing what you have been trying to do if only they would stop pestering you. There is but one thing which I object to in regard to studying. It is too much like work to settle down to do it. —DUANE NEUREUTHER. ON LEARNING TO TYPE They told me typing was very easy. I signed up for it with no misgivings, but now, woe is me. I hit an ”1” (or what I thought was an 1”) and a q turns up. How do I know it was a q”? I looked at the paper, which, 1 am told, I am not supposed to do; but still, 1 like to know what I am doing. Timed writings are, to me, useless. I do not want to hurry along too fast. I would much rather take my time. But then if I type slowly, I began to think of other things and am immediately in a different world. (Some people call it daydreaming.) We began with one-minute writings, then five, and finally ten. I thought it was a wonderful achievement when I could type the maximum number of words per minute with the maximum number of errors. Then out of a clear blue sky which suddenly turned dark, I am told I must take a fifteen-minute writing. Fifteen minutes! Ten minutes seemed like an unbearably long time. Fifteen minutes would seem hours and hours long. But with a smile of great fortitude I begin immediately as my timer says Go!” I get no further than the second paragraph when I begin to wonder what dress Susie had on today. Was it that green one or did she wear that yellow' one? I just can t remember. Then, 1 remember, not what dress Susie had on, but that I am taking a timed writing. I get to the third paragraph and think surely the fifteen minutes must be up. Perhaps the stop watch has stopped. Why not call them go watches or anything but stop w'atches, w'hich reminds me that soon it will be time to stop. Finally the fourth paragraph arrives, and I determine to concentrate on my typing. I concentrate very wrell until I come to the bottom of the sheet. What shall I do? Oh yes, I remember. I was told something about that but I was talking to Bonnie at that time. I think I have to begin on a new sheet of paper. That is the only logical thing to do. Where did I put my typing paper? It doesn’t seem to be here. Oh, that’s right, I didn’t bring any. Perhaps someone has left some in my desk. Oh yes, my dear friend of the fifth period class always manages to leave me some. I must find out her name and thank her for all the typing paper I have borrowed from her. I see our teacher beginning to w'alk around. Time must be almost up. Oh. goodness, I really must hurry. After all, this is a timed w'riting and speed is essential. I get the paper in the machine, only to discover is is in crooked. It must be straightened. There is no doubt of that. I proceed to straighten it and just as I poise my fingers on the keys ready to type, I can t find my place. Oh, here it is. Stop!” Oh, that fatal word! Why did it have to ring out here? I count my errors. The w riting was a foozle.” We have to type letters. Why, 1 don’t know'. We must learn all the different types of letters. It is very hard to write to someone about Jewel” radios or to the Treadwear Tire Company when you know nothing about them. On the other hand, you learn some very interesting things. For instance, did you know that Mrs. Maxine V. Judd is the principal of the Lamont Academy for Girls in Fairmont, West Virginia, or that Henry Mill thought up the amazing idea of the typewriter? Some more new's: Al Flaff left. (I wonder where he’s going, who he is, and what he has left.) Ford Speers moved to Texas in April. That’s on page eighteen, but on page forty-three it said Alan Speers moved to Texas in April. I wonder if Ford and Alan are the same people. Maybe Ford is Alan’s nickname. Perhaps he owrned a Ford so they called him Ford. Oh perhaps they are brothers. I wonder if they went to Texas by plane, boat, or train. Maybe they went in a car. Maybe they are father and son. Oh well, I wish them luck in Texas. I do not like to type those sentences that say: I can type. 1 can type well. I can type quite well. There is even a w'hole paragraph in that book telling how well I can type, and I believe it. —JOYCE HEPWORTH ☆ CHEER LEADING AS I SEE IT I am a cheerleader; I have been for three years and I hope to continue next year. It means a lot to know you’re leading the cheers that will urge the boys on, maybe to win. It is a lot of fun, too, especially if you like to jump around and arc energetic. I know what a privilege it is to cheer the team on, and I appre-cite it. ? It isn’t all play. It sometimes takes good hard work to go through all our actions. Many a time I’ve come off the floor gasping for breath. A stray ball might accidentally hit you and might knock you out, but a few hardships for your team don’t matter. They don’t really mean to hit you; after all, all they want to do is win the game. It seems to be just like a stage to me; at the quarters out you run on the floor or field and give your little performance to encourage the team. Even though I’ve done the cheers many times, 1 still get nervous and shake a little wondering if I’ll do it right. You try so hard to make it do, and if it comes off all right you feel repaid; but if it is a flop, you’re disappointed and try to do better next time. It feels wonderful to be on the sidelines, and to feel a surge of triumph when your team makes a basket or touchdown. It makes you try to cheer all the better, to match the average of the team. My uniform, too—it makes me feel that everyone will know'n I’m a Hall cheerleader just by looking at the uniform. You take special pride in trying to look nice as everyone will see you on the floor. The uniform gets tiresome sometimes, but it still feels good to put it on. When you’ve got a new' yell, you try to build it up so it will come off just right. I like new yells as it lifts our spirits, all of us: the teams, cheerleaders, and the cheering sections. They seem to jump into the new' yell wholeheartedly. Ncwv actions make me feel more like cheering. A new yell naturally needs to have new' actions. The same actions and cheers over and over get so monotonous, and it’s worth it if the spectators yell good and loud. On the street I once heard a remark, There goes a HALL cheerleader.” It made me feel proud to know I’d been noticed on the floor, and had not been jumping around out there for nothing. If the team and coach tell you you’ve cheered w'ell that season, you’re thrilled right down to your toes- I love to eat, and the cheerleaders are almost always invited to the banquets held for the team after the football and basketball seasons are over. It is a special page seventy-three privilege extended to us, and I know I really appreciate it. There isn't much competition at banquets, either except for the speakers. Lastly comes what I have worked and waited for the entire year, my letter. I know it is a specially made letter as it has a megaphone on it which no other letter has. It is designed for cheerleaders alone. I will always cherish my cheerleading letters. I know what a greater honor it is to receive and wear a letter, as no one can get one if she doesn’t deserve it— that is, not unless her boyfriend gives her a letter. I feel I have done my share in helping the team win and in trying to show good sportsmanship at all times. —KATHRYN PARSONS. ☆ D. M. C. — M E M B E R S Donna Adkins Adellc Armellani Willa Ambrose Josephine Assalley John Balma Caroline Bach Norma Barto Dale Baxter Jo Ann Baxter Norma Baxter Theresa Benoit Mary Ann Bergagna Carmeline Bernabei Dorothy Bertrand Dena Bettocchi Darlene Boroski Louise Broset Betty Lou Brown Donna Brown Patricia Brown Mary Theresa Cassidy Elaine Cattaneo Kathryn Challenger Jack Cioni Delight Conkling Pat Conway Arsenc Darier Delores Despa in Fred Dc Filippi Ruby Dhesse Violet Falctti Felix Fenza Frank Fenza Theresa Flaherty James Flahaut Rose Marie Fulara Louise Gedvilas Joyce Hepworth Mary Hirsh Joan Hoffman Alice Hosking Celia Karpinski Art Kelly Paul Kelly Annabelle Koyak Joy Khoury Marianne Kujawa Peggy Leggett Carol Lehn Keorgine LoIIi. Anna Lust Shirley McElroy Madge Marcnda Valeria Margherio Mona Miltenberger Corrine Mini Darlene Mitchell Ramon Mitchell Mary Muzzarelli Carol Ncureuther Duane Neureuther Gloria Nesti Clarita Noel Nataline Orlandi Carlo Olivero Dato Olivero Kathryn Parsons Gloria Patti Charles Pellegrini Edith Picco Dorie Jean Piercy Rosemary Pierro Robert Rogers Geraldine Rosensweig Lucille Ronchetti Anna Sadnick Clydia Sabatini Theresa Schweichert Ronald Scienza Delores Sever Elaine Shaw Joan Shadensack Delores Shaffer Phyllis Slomian Eurith Smith Gilbert Smith Betty Sobin Dan Steinberg Sarah Jane Sweeney Veronica Swingle Betty Lou Templeton George Thomas Betty Ann Tonozzi Edith Transburg Catherine Trumpinski Frank Valle Anamae Waite Phyllis Walborn Shirley Watts Fred Welbers Dolores Weberski Darlene Wenzel Marylou Wolfer G. A. A. Donna Adkins Willa Ambrose Elsie Anderson Betty Andrews Adele Armellani Peggy Armellani Betty Bach Alice Ballard Dolores Baracani Dorothy Barto Norma Barto Jo Ann Baxter Norma J. Baxter Theresa Benoit Mary Ann Bergagna Bonnie Bergantz Rosemary Bergstrom Carmeline Bernabei Cclina Bertrand Dorothy Bertrand Dena Bettocchi Yolanda Biagioni Helen Blassick Darlene Boroski Louise Broset Betty Lou Brown Donna Brown Pat Brown Lois Burman Marian Casford Elaine Cattaneo Kathryn Challenger Marian Condie Marjorie Conkling Delight Conkling Pat Conway Jackie Crosetto Florence Crowe Shirley Cull Beverly Cunningham Betty Dailey Arsene Darier Georganne Darier Elma Dean Dolores Despain Jeananne Destri Ruby Dhesse Elsie Dinelli Norma Eckberg Irene Ernat Jean Ernat Violet Faletti Lois Fenza Theresa Flaherty Marlene Foley Rose Marie Fulara Louise Gedvilas Shirley Giacometti Marian Gualandri Agnes Gucrrini June Hendry Shirley Hermann Mary Hirsh Helen Hoffert Cecilia Karpinski Frances Karpinski Joy Khoury Irene Koerner Anna Belle Koyak Donna Kuffel Marianne Kujawa Josephine Legat Peggy Leggett I orraine Legat Carol Lehn Georgine Lolli Madelon Lolli Marilyn Luther Karyl Mack Louise Marenda page seventy-four MEMBERS Charlene McDonald Shirley McElroy Madge Marenda Cora Belle Margherio Pat Margherio Pat Marietto Betty Jane Mariani Stella Mateika Lorraine Myers Dorothy Michels Adele Micheli Mona Miltenberger Corrine Mini Jerry Mini Darlene Mitchell Mary Muzzarelli Betty Nestlcr Carol Neureuther Shirley Nachtnebcl Duane Neureuther Gladys Newborn Nataline Orlandi Kathryn Parsons Marian Passini Barbara Patnoe Joan Patti Lorraine Petzel Catherine Phillips Edie Picco Dorie Jean Piercy Rosemary Pierro Ramona Pierson Lois Pizzamiglio Marian Pozzi Marie Riva Dolores Rochinski Dorothea Rochinski Joyce Rolando Lucille Ronchetti Jerry Rosensweig Lila Rosensweig Clydia Sabatini Marlene Savoure Eileen Secrest Dolores Sever Dorothy Schlouski Joan Shadensack Elaine Shaw Phyllis Slomian Eurith Smith Betty Sobin Jackie Strawn Catherine Sweeney Sarah Jane Sweeney Veronica Swingle Geraldine Swingel Marie Tarro Betty Lou Templeton Louise Tanari Barbara Terando Betty Ann Tonozzi Irene Tonozzi Mary Theresa Torri Carolyn Travers Rita Travers Mary Jane Troglio Catherine Trumpinski Shirley Trumpower Marie Truskoski Shirley Valle Norma Vignali Anna Mae Waite Phyllis Walborn Shirley Watts Loretta Weberski Darlene Wenzel Marylou Wolfer Geraldine Yotsnukus Nellie Zanarini -TRY MEMBERSHIP Elsie Anderson Adellc Armellani Josephine Assalley Caroline Bach John Balma Dorothy Barto ♦Norma Barto Dale Baxter Jo Ann Baxter Norma J. Baxter ♦Mary Ann Bergagna Rosemary Bergstrom Leonard Bobbio Louise Broset Betty Lou Brown Patricia Brown ♦♦Gerald Buckman ♦♦♦Norman Carruthers Marion Casford Kathryn Challenger Patricia Conway Jackie Crosetto James Coutts Michael Darwish Dorothy Davies Elma Dean Fred De Filippi Delores Despain Ruby Dhesse ♦Elsie Dinelli ♦Joseph Enrietto Irene Ernat Jean Ernat Violet Faletti James Flahaut Theresa Flaherty ♦Marlene Foley Rose Marie Fulara ♦Louise Gedvilas Leroy Grivetti William Guenther Charles Green Clyde Gualandri Agnes Guerrini Dan Haney Elmore Haney Mary Harmston Joyce Hepworth Alice Hosking ☆ Robert Hoscheid IJune Hendry Mary Hirsh Cecilia Karpinski William Kirkman Art Kelly Paul Kelly Annabellc Koyak ♦♦♦Marianne Kujawa Lorraine Legat Harold Levin Art Leindecker Betty Litherland Marilyn Luther Dolores Leindecker Frank Lcwandowski ♦♦♦♦Carol Lehn Gene Lehn Georginnc Lolli Eugene Lorenzini Anna Lust Shirley McElroy Charlene McDonald ♦♦♦Robert Manahan ♦Mary Lou Marenda Valeria Margherio Delbert Markley Frank Mateika John Maurer Harold Meek Donald Meyer Mona Miltenberger Robert Miltenberger Paul Mignone Corrine Mini ♦Geraldine Mini Jack Muir Mary Muzzarelli ♦Shirley Nachtnebel Carol Neureuther ♦♦Duane Neureuther Arthur Nichols Clarita Noels Carlo Olivero Data Olivero Nataline Orlandi Kathryn Parsons Marion Passini Harriet Patterson John Pc-rino Theresa Perona Edith Picco Rosemary Pierro Lorraine Piersik Mona Pierson ♦Sam Potter Marion Pozzi ♦Marie Riva Dolores Rochinski Dorothea Rochinski Joyce Rolando ♦Lucille Ronchetti Jerry Rosenweig Lila Rosensweig Clydia Sabatini Delores Sever Elaine Shaw ♦♦♦Phyllis Slomian Gerald Sobin Charles Steinberg Catherine Sweeney Sarah Jane Sweeney Geraldine Swingel Veronica Swingle ♦Louise Tanari Marie Tarro Peter Ternetti George Thomas ♦♦♦Irene Tonozzi Mary Theresa Torri Caroline Travers ♦♦♦Mary Jane Troglio Catherine Trumpinski Marie Truskoski Frank Valle Norma Vignali Phyllis Walborn Shirley Watts Kenneth Weeks Fred Welbers Burton Wolf Gale Wolf ♦Marylou Wolfer ♦♦♦♦Summa Cum Laude ♦♦♦Magna Cum Laude ♦♦Cum Laude ♦Rite page seventy-jive OUR PATRONS THANKS, SO MUCH ... to our Patrons, to the Cheerleaders who sponsored the ' hops'', to all our magazine salesmen” and salessvomen , and to the members of the faculty who helped to make this 1946 HALL LIGHT possible. Hunter Doherty Lumber Company.......Spring Valley Dr. George E. Kirby.................Spring Valley Spring Valley City Bank.............Spring Valley Abraham’s ..........................Spring Valley Barto's Funeral Home................Spring Valley Cassiday's .........................Spring Valley Ed J. Coveny........................Spring Valley Farmers' and Miners’ Band.....................Ladd Charles Fehr Son..................Spring Valley Fenoglio Shoe Repair Shop...........Spring Valley Burl George, Farm Implements........Spring Valley Ladd Elevator Company.........................Ladd Ladd Lumber and Coal Company..................Ladd Dr. Norman H. Lynn..................Sprii Dr. E. G. Marty.....................Sprii Dr. R. E. Miltenberger..............Sprii Dr. Fred D. Rathbun.................Sprii Rosenweig Wholesale...................Sprii Sampsel Time Control................Sprii Charles Savio, Sr...................Sprii Spring Valley Fruit Company.........Sprii Spring Valley Gazette...............Sprii Spring Valley Poultry...............Sprii Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Sharpe...........Sprii Thompson’s Drug Store...............Sprii Valley Appliance Sales..............Sprii Ray Vogt......................................Ladd William Wimbiscus...................Sprii William Young.......................Sprii Abbott’s ...........................Sprii Balestri Son......................Spr Byzik Self Service Store......................Ladd Club Bowling Alleys.................Spring Valley Davito Lumber Company...............Spring Valley C. N. Hollerich.....................Spring Valley Dr. O. C. Hyslop....................Spring Valley Dr. H. J. Jacobs....................Spring Valley Kandy Kitchen.......................Spring Valley Koyak and Riva......................Spring Valley Knauff Hardware and Implement Store...........Ladd Kroger's ...........................Spring Valley Ladd Cafe ....................................Ladd Panizzi’s Service Station...........Spring Valley Paul D. Perona......................Spring Valley Rollo’s Apothecary..................Spring Valley R. F. Home Appliance..............Spring Valley Salmon’s Grocery....................Spring Valley Spring Valley Dairy.................Spring Valley Steinberg's Department Store .......Spring Valley Dr. H. W. Toraason ........ ........Spring Valley Spr ng Spr ng Spr ng Spr ng Spr ng Spr ng Spr ng Spr ng Spr ng Spr ng Spr ng Spr ng Spr ng Spr ng Spr ng Spr ng Spr ng —Thf Staff Valley Beauty Shop....................Spring Valley Valley Cleaners.......................Spring Valley Walter Zukowski, Tailor and Furrier Spring Valley Cahill Hardware Store..........................Ladd Rose’s Beauty Shop.............................Ladd Torri’s Ice Cream Parlor... ...................Ladd Bureau County Democrat................Spring Valley Betty’s Beauty Shop............................Ladd Bernstein’s Store.....................Spring Valley Columbus Hotel.................................Ladd Cowell’s Service Station.......................Ladd Dr. R. E. Davies......................Spring Valley Delmargo’s Ice Cream Parlor Spring Valley Eclipse ..............................Spring Valley Edwards’ Garage................................Ladd Erickson Flower Shop..................Spring Valley Farmers’ Cooperative Trading Post............Ladd Frank’s Shoe Repair Shop..............Spring Valley Frecchio’s Fruit Mart.................Spring Valley Delphi Gualandri Grocery and Meat............Ladd Happy’s Service Station...............Spring Valley Irwin Hassler, Case Farm Machinery.............Ladd Illinois Power and Light..............Spring Valley Jean’s Beauty Shop....................Spring Valley K. C. Floor Covering..................Spring Valley Ladd Furniture Company.........................Ladd Ladd Oil Company...............................Ladd Ladd Pharmacy..................................Ladd Ladd Shoe Store................................Ladd Lunch Box......................................Ladd Louie and Hank’s Do-Nut Shop..........Spring Valley Martini Frock Shop....................Spring Valley Malooley’s Fruit and Groceries........Spring Valley Nelson’s Sinclair Service......................Ladd Noe’s Shoppe..........................Spring Valley Picca’s Jewelry.......................Spring Valley P. B. Dairy....................................Ladd Pyzner’s Department Store......................Ladd Rube’s Body Works.....................Spring Valley Shaw's City Service...................Spring Valley Shimkus Jewelry Store.................Spring Valley Dominic Sandretto Jewelry Store................Ladd Tarro's Grocery Store.................Spring Valley Texaco Super Service..................Spring Valley Tradh’s Restaurant....................Spring Valley Western Sand and Gravel.............. Spring Valley Wilkaitis Meat Market.................Spring Valley Zand’s New York Store.................Spring Valley Emma’s Beauty Parlor..................Spring Valley Vallero's Bakery......................Spring Valley page seventy-seven AUTOGRAPHS page seventy-tune