La Salle Peru Township High School - Ell Ess Pe Yearbook (La Salle, IL)

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Mvelch, Richard Correll, Kenneth Baird, and Edwin Q Continued from page 61.1 LIGHTWEIGHT BASKETBALL .. ...team although they finished in the red in the big Seven conference standings, fought hard and played good ball in winning 4 and losing S conference games. 1.ack of coordination caused a defeat at the hands of Freeport in the season opener. The game with the undefeated conference champions, Joliet, was hotly contested with Joliet winning out, 33 to 30. Ray Gapinski led the lightweight attack and his shift to heavyweight duties was keenly felt in further contests of the Tncas. Mvith Gapinski in the lineup it is felt that the lncas would have completed a far more successful season-bear witness to his fine performance with the Cavaliers. The team followed through with two victories over the Auroras before going down in defeat before the strong lflgin five. Successive defeats by Rockford and Joliet preced- ed an Incas victory over the Hall seconds. The Tncas went down before East Aurora and then rode over the Wiest Aurora quintet by a 35-to-11 score. The strong Elgin team was upset by the fighting Tn- cas, 311 to 2-1, in a hard fought battle. Captain Adrian stood out in this battle with his fine guarding and high scoring. Outstanding work throughout the season was also performed by Chuck Mercer, and Robert May. Four non-conference victories balanced up the led- ger to give the Incas a total of eight victories and a like number of defeats. The members of the 1933-1939 lightweight basket- ball squad to receive letters in reward for their efforts were: Ray Adrian, Joe Di Carlo, John Grivich, Ralph fTop of next column.j THE PUBLIC ADDRESS . . . . . system of l.a Salle P e ru was inaugurated this year. A musical pro- g r a m sponsored h x llomeroom 31.17 was one of the many interesting and educational features presented by members of the student hotly. Tht control hoard operated by Miss Averil Giesler, may he seen on page 5. SIXXDIXLI ll. to r.li Donald lluhng, Robert Lirusk. Mary ,leanne Smith, Darlene Toll, Yula liernz. l'.lsle Pari- XUITH, AI'lLI1e l1l1SsleI'. AT' 1.l7' lplizal-eth Reinhardt. Page 9-1- Macie-iewski, Robert May, Charles Kfercer, Don Mor- rison. Geno Pierro. Roy Gibson, A1 TVachowiak, and Russell Johnson. La Salle-Peru. .12 Freeport H23 La Salle-Peru. .25 Freeport ..2S l.:iSal1e-Peru..5S Ottawa ..15 La Salle-Peru. .47 St. Bede. .15 La Salle-Peru. .311 Joliet .... 23 La Salle-Peru. .EH joliet . . . .-L7 1.11 Salle-Peru. .37 Rockford. .-HI La Salle-Peru. .33 Rockford. .33 La Salle-Peru. .31 Marseillesll La Salle4Peru. .33 Hall ..... 2-1' La Salle-Peru. .-H li. Aurora 31 La Salle-Peru. .23 Ii. Aurora 32 La Salle-Peru. .ffl TY. Aurora .31 l.a Salle-Peru. .35 TY. Aurora 1-L 1.a5alle4Peru..19 Elgin .... or La halle-Peru. .30 Elgin .... 2-1 fContinued from page 351 THE CHORAL GROUP the district, state, and national contests again this vcar. They sang Legend by Ave Maria by Arcadelt and The Snow Clokey. They were accompanied by Mary Wacker. The Boys' Octet, which included: Harry Close, Oth- mar Kemper, Grazio Barattini, James Confrey, Jack Garner won first divi second division rating Salle-Peru. They sang by Dykema and All XYelch tune. Their accompanist sion rating at the district and at the state contest held at 1,a 'We Meet Again Tonight Boys Through the Night, an old was Mary Tvacker. ffor re.rzz11.r of Triple Trio .fre page 10.1 Four members of tl ie chorus groups, Mary Schmitz, soprano: Dorothea Hess, sopranog Charlotte Hanley, soprano: and Nina Arbuckle, alto, sang in the All-state chorus at the Lvniversity of Illinois LlI1dCI' the direction of Olaf Christiansen early in October. Donald If. Sellew, director, is to be commended for the splendid showing of his students.