Lanark High School - Lanette Yearbook (Lanark, IL)

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Chomps of Two Conferences The Beavers ranked up an excellent record of twentv two W1ns and SIX defeats for the past season The Beax ers were the Carroll County Conference Champs as well as the Black hawk Conference Co Champs They placel second 1n the Carroll County Conference 'lournament nd thlrd 1n the Mt Carroll Hohdav lournament Thev were beaten 1n the fxrst g me oi the Reglonal Tournament bv Shannon C eorge Mlller was the hlgh pomt man tor the season w1th a total of 428 polnts for an average oi 115 polnts per game Wavlle lVlart1n was second Wlth a total oi 359 pomts for an average of 12 8 pomts per game All members had more than 250 polnts for Flxe Senlors were on the f1rst ten and tour of them were on the fxrst f1V9 The L1ttle Beavers showed great f1ght1ng Splflt thrs season but they were not experlenced enough to overcome the1r opponents lhe boys fought all the wav and many t1mes the1r hghtmg sp1r1t kept them 1n the game The boys played the1r best game agalnst Mllledgevllle 1n the last game ot the season Frosh Soph Bosketboll Teom L Baker J Rahn E Lamoreux R Lmdsay J Morns J Glllogly Coach Rostron R Crofton R Watson D Kmdell D Tallman C Champlon L Cole FORTY SEVEN ' a ' f ' . 1 . .xy . . w . U , . . . f ' 5' ' ' ' , . . ' ' ' the season, and the squad had an average of 62.5 points per game. L L 9 1 ' 0 7

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Class l-llstory In the year 1941 Goopie began his task After being carefully pre pared the class of 53 was to enter grade school To tell you of their Joys troubles and pranks would take the complete LANETTE but finally a short eight years later being much wiser they entered Lanark Public High School GOOp16 proudly enrolled his forty proteges into their first year of high school and suffered with them as they went through the rigors of 1n1t1at1on GOOp19 saw quite a different group of students that day The girls were dressed in overalls and sported corn husk beards and corncob p1p9S The boys were quite indescrlbable although Goopie did recognize a vest and a rope Watch chain The class officers were Byron Hawbecker President Lois Ware Vlce President Rody Rahn Secretary and Duane Lotz Treas urer Their Student Council representatives were Jeanette Wllkln and Irvin Z1er Thelma Z1er was the candidate for Basketball Queen and Fireman s Ball Queen By the time next September rolled around GOOPIE saw a change ln hrs future Sophomores They were getting quite learned in the ways of the world Their officers this year were Duane Lotz President, Lois Ware V1cePres1dent Delores Earnest Secretary and Wayne Martln Treasurer Student Council representatives were Jeanette Wllk1H and Rodv Rahn Thelma Z1er was candidate for Basketball Queen and Jean Engel was nominee for Fireman s Ball Queen During this year the class plays Naturally Goopie was quite proud Finally in 1951 they became selected upperclassmen Moving into the newly constructed high school proved very nice Our officers that year were Wayne Martin President Rodv Rahn Vlce President Jeanette Wllklh Secretary and Lois Ware Treasurer Our representatives to Stu dent Council were Thelma Z1er and Duane Lotz We Won the magazine sale chose class rings and sponsored the Prom In April after long prac t1ce We presented MR BARRYS ETCHINGS Our candidate for Fire man s Ball Queen was Mary Ann Deets and Thelma Z1er was our candi date for Basketball Queen In 1952 after three years of preparation 34 Seniors entered Lanark High on the last lap of their Journey For Senior class officers they elected Gerald Martin President John Merboth Vice President Gary Schr1ener Secretary and Duane Lotz Treasurer Their Student Council representa tives were Evelyn Lego and Wayne lVlart1n They again Won the magazine sale selected pictures and published the yearbook The1r Senior play was THE ROBE At the request of the Ministerial Association it was presented again later in the year Thelma Z1er was Homecoming Queen LOIS Ware reigned over the Flreman s Ball Finally in June with sad and reminiscent eyes Goopie watched them graduate and go their way HIS Job had been successfully completed FORTY NINE y . . u . - , . , . I X 7 ! 7 Y V ' . ' 9 . I . v . 3 ' v - - . 3 v l v - ' 1 7 , ' - ' 1 , 9 ' . . . , . . undertook their first dramatic production. They presented three one-act , . . y . 9 N , . - . Z . . , 5 . 7 I . 1 1 . 1 f - 9 ' . , . . , . . ' , . . , - 7 1 D , l S , ' ' I S ' , 9 , U . . - 7 3 ' ' v . . , . , . 1 . . . , .