Lanark High School - Lanette Yearbook (Lanark, IL)

Text from Pages 1 - 84 of the 1954 volume:

'r 'f JY I 1 ,VL f rr 'I v 1 wg... vffv fe fffg 2155 'Aff if 1'.f5?f 71:15 fffigi fm? fr .rf-E! ,-ff: f QJIQZQ. Kgs 5555: 'V 1 56 Wg ra f 4,53 fkggn, fi! All , 25, 1, 'in - 7..' . I!! 4 'gi KY . I W F , I ' ' rv, -. if . - -' 'fa 4, - ', VV, V ' ' . 4 r' xv ' ' The XOLUME EIC HT THE SENIOR CLASS 4 LANARK COMMUNITY UNIT HIGH SCHOOL LANARK ILLINOIS X Published by 0 I l 9 5 gpniw' We offer to you who ore mterested rn the CICllV1l19S cmd llle dt our school thrs televlsloh vlew of Lohork l-hgh School lt lS wlth mmcgled sehtlmehts thot We vrew ourselves ds d Mcrter We smcerely hope We hcrve plecrsed you 1h our ehdedvors We hope dlso 1h the yeclrs to come thrs dhhucrl Wlll serve ds cr pleorscmt remmder of loeloved scenes cmd lrrehd shrps of four royllrc yeolr dt Lcmcxrlc Hugh School cldss for the lost time dt our Almcr JlalL nf. Jana, TO MR STROHECKER We the Sernor Class of knowledgement of the Wlse counselmq rendered to us m the flG1dS of teachmq and coachmq here at our Alma Mater ik ik il? 73? ik 1954, Wish to dedicate this yearbook in grateful ac- Mm Our producers haxe served us fa1thfu1ly for four and one half years They have provlded the best of faC1l1t19S durlng our hlgh school career and are to be congratulated for the f1ne Job they have done 1n keeplng our hlgh school on the hlghest level Russell Lamoreux served as Presldent and Stanley F1n1frock as Secretary We were saddened by the death of one of our producers Harry Tallman whose work as a member of the Board of Educatlon Wlll not be forgotten The Sen1or Class of 1954 wlshes to thank the Board of Educat1on for the part they haxe played 1n makmg our great product1on a success FOUR L Lotz R Rahn S. Finifrock, H. Tallman, R. Lamoreux, N. Hardacre, T. Diffenderfer 7 ' ! . 7 . . DIRECTORS PLAYERS CREW B of Ed 33 Jim 4314 Sfvfwf These few pages wlll be your last attempt to depict scenes from your llfe at Lanark Hlgh The p1ctures Wlll be clear All other programs have been cancelled All channels w1l1 be carrylng your program Thls Is The her1tage dellvered to you IS one whlch you w1l1 always cherlsh Your gratltude w1ll be expressed 1n hves of servlce ln your W1ll1I'1gl'l9SS to meet l1fe w1th that confldence whlch 1S g1ven to God s Chlldren Wlth vou the Class of 1954 rests the responslblllty of preservmg our Amer1can democracy In you we have fa1th because you have known Hlm who IS stronger than anythlng that can happen In you w11l always l1ve the Splflt of free men C SIX 1 'gy ,X I 2 0 o 7 A I ' . . , H . Your Life. 9 . . . . . . , . . ,, a 1 E K Graham Western Illmozs State College UHlV6FS1ty of Ill1no1s M S 1942 mule, Flrst Row K Kloeppmg R Read R Fllckmger R Henry Mr Graham Second Row 5 G111ogly K ROg61S M Brantner D Kruse P Thompson Third Row N Lotz G Smlth T Merchant Q Brown D Ackermann J Pettlnger E Lamoreux J G111ogly Presldent Rlchard Fllcklnger V1ce Pres1dent Rose Mar1e Read Treasurer Russell Henry The Student Counc1l a hnk between the taculty and the student body meets to d1scuss student problems and plan aCt1V1t1eS w1th Mr Graham the1r sponsor Thls or ganlzatlon IS composed of a boy and a glrl from each class elected by the1r classmates and the pres1dents of all other school organ1zat1ons This group takes respons1b1l1ty for many act1v1t1es They provlde a check room for basketball games sponsor1nd1v1dualstudentplctures g1VQ the Pep Rally and Home commg Dance and the Chrlstmas Party and Dance Toward the end of the school year the Student Councll supervlses Sen1or Day Thev asslgn senlors to teach classes to take ox er ofhce dut16S and to assume general management oi our school SEVEN ' : . ' , . , . ' ' , . , . . : '. ' , . ' . . , . . . . : . , . ' . . , . , . , . ' , . , Secretary ----- Kay Kloepping 7 7 . , . ' 7 9 7 7 - . . t V . . . yt . . , Y .. . , . U George S Bergdall Huntlngton College A B 19.35 U of Mch lgall A M 1936 Mathematics Physics Ella Sue Beck Carthage College S 1920 Iovsa Stae College MS 19.37 Home Economlcs Arthur Rostron Augustana College, A. B. 1949. Coaching Industrial Arts EIGHT Marlan Henrv Bessle T1ft College B 1931 G r a d u a e Work Drake Unlver sxtv English Spamsh Library Warren Stroheeker Illmols 1022 MS 1026 Chemlstrv Blologv Dorothea Rahn Beloit College, B.A 1952. English Speech Dramatics Robert 'luttle c Illmols Vocational Agriculture Falodene wlHt8fS U of I111no1s BSE 1931 G'rls Physlcal Education Theodore Kmnaman Northwestern U B ME 1950 Muslc NINE Mrs Ellen Mahlum Whitewater State 'leacher s College of Ed 1940 Graduate W 0 r k Northwestern U U of WISCONSIN Commercial Paul Munson Western Ill S t a t e Teachers College B of Ed 1941 Socxal Studxes Coachmg Physlcal Education Mrs Allce Ackermann Office Secretary Dennls Ackermann l RESIDENT 1 1nc ttf, St1tt Co Bustness lV11n1g4.r Cl xss Treasur tr 2 Secretary 5 Student Counul 4 Natlon 1l Honor Sccutv i4 Pep Club 1 vu ub ub 4 otball sketb1ll 1 Z 34 Tr1 Manager S4 Bus Cho rus 1 2 .5 4 Mvced Chorus 1 2 14 Vue Prtsldent 4 Illduktfliil Arts Club -1 IUIIIUI' Plas qlI1l0l' Pin James Pettlnger SECRETARX Lanette Staff Sports Ed :tor Student Lounul 4 Natlonal Honor Sottetx 4 Pe Club12 3 4 L Club 2 s 4 Treasurer 4 Kxull K ub 2 3 4 Football 54 Basketball 1 2 i4 Iratk an Secretarv 4 Boxs Cho s 1 i4 'Vhxed Cto s 1 2 3 4 Madrleal 2 '3 4 Bows Quartet l 2 Brass Sextet 2 4 Corntt Tr1o 34 Vocal Stlo 4 Bl tkhavxk Fest1x1l 54 All State Musu Fest1x1l 4 Industrlal Arts Club 4 Pres1dent 4 Jumor P111 Semor Plax Rlchard Fhckmger Ianettt Statt Co Ef11tor 1ss Pre-s1dent 1 4 u nt C. o un L lreasurer 2 Pres1dtnt 4 Na 101111 Honor Sotlt x ep ub Ireasurer 5 Kvtlll Klub 54 Busmess M111 tgtr 4 ub 1 Pr S nt 4 wotbx asketbxll 1 U aptaln 4 rack o tball 1 nd rtasurer 4 Bots C lt? rus 1 4 'Vl1xed Chorus l -1 Cornet D Lt 2 Br1ss xttt 2 rrntt S lo C rntt Tr1o 14 B11 awk Musu F stu 1l EIIIUI' xx Honu tommg Klllg C1nd1d1tt Margaret Stltzel Lanette Statt Feature Ed 1tor Class Treasurer Student Counul Z DA P b Kwtll Klub .14 GAA ere Treasurer 4 Band 1 2 G1rls Chorus 12 MIXBG Chorus 1 2 3 4 At eompamst 4 Secretary 4 G1rls Sextet 3 Madr1gal Woodvxtnd TTIO 4 Blackhawk Mus1c Fest1x1l 3 4 All State Muslt Fes al Pro1ect Cha1rman 2 State Camp 2 Pres1dent Vice Presldent 4 Jumor Plav Senlor Plav Bas ketball Queen Candldatt Homecommg Queen Candxdate GIFIS State 15 si' TEN Marv Brantner VICE PRESIDENT Ianettt Staff Att1x1t1es Edltill' Class Vlce Presl dent 1 Treasurer S Stu ent Counul 24 a tlonal Honor SOLIBIW 4 'p Club 1254 Seve art Presxdent 4 L1.adtrsh1p Lamp i Cheerleader 1 G1rls Chorus 34 Mlxed Chorus 12 l 4 Prestdent-1 Madrlgal Glrs S x Q Blackhawk Muslt Ftstl Kxtl Kub A um lu X Ch31I'l'I'ldlI i Junlor Plat S8I1l0I'PldX Amer ll an Leglon Essaw Con tr st F1rf men s a l Ouun l Old Setters f ues 1 Candldate 2 Home-tomtng Queen Quentln Brown TREASURER Lanette Staff Co Edltor Class Presldent 2 Student founul 1 2 K 4 Treasurer I Natlonal Honor Souetx ep u Steretarx .3 Pres1dent x1ll Klub 12 C ub 2 3 4 Treasurer S Secretarx 4 Football 1 2 E4 Co Captatn 4 Bas b ll 2 'S 4 Co a t n 4 Track Vlanaeer nd 4 V Prestdent .3 Pres1dr-nt 4 Nhxed Chorus 1 2 Secre Tart Treasurer 2 Bows Chorus 12 Saxonhone Quartet 'S 4 Blackhawk 'N 1s1c Festnal 3 4 F 2 Greenhand Prestdent I Treasurer 4 Prestdent 4 Parllamtn 1 4 State Gram Judeunv Team 2 Ser tum Fatstoek Team 2 Land Tlld91I1P' Team 4 Semor Plax Homfrom1ne K1111' Cdlldldfltlz Box s St ate '3 Rose Ma r1e Read I mette St ff Art Ed1tor Transferred from Urban1 Ol11o 1 Class Vue Pres 1dent 2 Student Ctlllllill Vlte Presl ent JL ub VICE Presldent 4 Kuxll Klub 4 Ar Ed1tor Z 1 A A 2 .S 4 Polnt Record 4 Glrls Ch us 2 Nlxxed Chorus 2 1 4 Set art i 'N 1d gal 2 Clrls Sevtet 14 Black hauk Nlusxc F stlxal 14 F H A 2 .3 Cheerleader 4 Lxbrarlan 4 Juntor Plax Semor Plat Flre mens Ball Queen Candl d te 2 Basketball Queen Cand1date Z .S Hometom mg Queen Canchdate Ted Merchant L nette Staff Co Busmess Manager Class Treasurer l Secretarw 2 VICE Pres ldent 3 Student Counc-1l 4 NBIIOHSI Honor Some Pe C ub 2 Kxlll Klub 12.54 r Ed1tor 2 Ass1stant Edl tor .3 Edltor 4 L C ub 1 2 3 4 Football 'Vlanager B d 2 3 4 Bow C orus 1 2 3 4 MlXEd Chorus 1 2 3 4 Madrlgal 1 2 3 4 Saxophone Quar tet 3 Blackhawk MUSIC estn al 3 4 All Sta e Nluszc Festlx al 4 Indus tr1al Arts Club 4 Secre tart 4 Junlor Plas Sen 1or Plax ' . 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I Velma Amlmg L nette Staff Class Edltor Student Coun cl 1 Natlonal Honor Soclety 4 Pep Club 2 3 4 Kwlll K u 4 Band 1 2 3 4 Glrls Chorus 1 2 3 4 Mlxed Chorus 1 2 3 4 Mad rlgal 2 3 4 Glrls Sex e Woodwmd Trlo 4 Blackhawk Music Festlval 3 4 All State Muslc Festx v 4 Co Degrees Chalrman 2 Parlxamentarlan 3 Junxor Plav Senior Plan James Garner Lanette Team Co Captam Pep Club 1 2 3 4 C ub 3 4 V ce Presldent Football 2 3 C Captain 4 Bas ketball 1 2 Manager 3 Band 1 2 3 4 Bovs Chorus 1 7 'Z 4 Mwed Chorus 1 2 2 4 Brass Sevctet 4 'vladrlgal P Blackhavsk Music Wes n al Industrla ts Cth Junvor P I '1 v Hornenom ng Kvng Candxclate Paulme Dlffenderfer Lanette Team C Captaln Pep Club 1 4 Vlce Presldent 4 Leadershlp Camp Band 12 Gxrls Chor Mlxe Chorus 1 2 3 4 Glrls Sextet 4 Blackhawk Muse Festlval 4 F HA 12 3 4 Degrees Chalrman 4 Llbrarlan 4 Junxor Play Ethel Kruse Lanette T e a m Co Captaln Transferred from Mt Carroll 1 Pep Club 1 2 3 4 N ELEVEN Clyde Martm L nette T e a m C Captam Pep Club 1 2 3 4 Club 4 Football 4 Track 3 Band 1 3 Boys Chorus 2 3 4 Mlxed Chorus 4 Brass Sextet 4 A 1 i 4 Sectional Judg mg Team fl Home coming Kmg Shelvla Glllogly Lanette Team Captam Student Council 4 Pep Club Band 1 Glrls Chorus 1 2 14 Mvced Chorus 1 2 l 4 Blank hawk Musxc Festlval F H A 2 Prfs dent 4 I-llstorlm fl State Cimu 3 Sec ma Prmects K hrxrlan 4 n 1 P IX Senior Plat Lyle Sandell am tte T L o Cuptaln Pep Club 1 Tr ck 1 Industrl Arts Club -l Loralne Kuhlemxer Lanette Team Co Captam Pep Club 2 3 4 GAA 4 Home commg Queen Candi date Flremens Ball Queen Candxdate 4 Basketball Queen Can dldate 4 Wayne Rogers p Club 1 2 Treasurer 4 L Club 2 3 4 Football Man ager 2 Basketball 1 2 3 4 Co Captain 4 Industrlal Arts Club 4 Jack Baxter Pep Club 1 2 3 4 L Club 3 4 Football 34 Basketball Man ager 'l Industrlal Arts Club 4 Maurlce Smith Pep Club 4 Band 3 4 Mlxed Chorus 4 Foot ball 4 F F A 2 ? is TWELVE Paul Guentner Ianette Team Co Captain Pep Club 3 Greenhand Vlce Pres xdent 1 Secretary 3 4 Sectlonal F a 1. s t o c k Judgmg Team 2 State Fatstock J u d g 1 n 2 Team 3 4 Land Judg mg Team 4 James Lotz Pep Club l 2 3 Club 4 Band 1 Boys C h o r u s 1 Mlxed Chorus 1 2 3 4 Blackhawk Music Fes al 3 Industrla Arts Club 4 Ronald Sturtz Class Secretary 1 Pep C ub 1 2 3 4 L C ub 4 Football 4 Track 3 FFA 1 2 3 4 Green h a n d Secretary 1 Treasurer 4 State Fat stock Judgmg Team 2 State Poultry Judemg Team 'X 4 Sectlon Fat stock Judgmg Team 2 011 Classlflca tvon Contest 4 .Tumor Plav John Buntjer Pep Club l-2-3-4: Indus- trial Arts Club 4: Libra- rian 43 Junior Play. Donald Hook Pep Club 3-4: L Club 4: Football 3-4: Track 3- 41 F.F.A. 1-2-3-4, Green- hand Reporter 1, Report- er 4, State Poultry Judg- ing Team 2 State Fat- stock Judging Team 14 Land Judgmg Team 4 Margie Chrlstman Pep Club 4 FHA 4 Clarence Kruse Transferred from Mt Carroll 1 Pep Club 9 .3 L Club 2 3 4 Foo ball 2 3 Manager 4 Bas ketball 2 Track 2 3 In dustrxal Arts Club 4 Q 'Sa THIRTEEN sw , N Doris Irion Pep Club 1-2-3-43 F.H.A 2-4g Librarian 4. Gene Cross Transferred from Polo 3 Industrial Arts Club 4 Track 4 Richard Dlffenderfcr Pp Club 1234 F A 1 2 34 Greenhand Sentx nal 1 Sentmal 4 First Row 'Nllss Beck R Henrs D Tillman J Gllloglx D Rogers K Kloeppmg 'Nlr Stroheeker Second Row L Klenz' F Cothard S Rademaker M Schrn ednl P Ccarx 'Vl Dreshxch C Bmxers lrd Row J Exe D lxuhlln ler F' Dlehl L o e B 'Xl ku s urth Ron D Guenxlfr NI NI ll v ru Q 1 F Lrol PI9b1dCIlI James Cllloglx Vlee Plesldent Dennx Tallman S9ClC1dlX Tleasulex Dolores Rogers The Junlols haxt had a busx xeal as upputlassmen Thu lI1Cd the11 salesman blllp duung the YT1dQ3lll1C sales but thex couldnt seem to top the more experlenced SGHIOIS Then Lame the ble dax 1n December when thu could pxoxe themselxes up perelassmen bx sportlns, thelr new glass un s ln Apxll they tlled a httle ploductlon ol than own ealled State Falr Wh1Ch was a great success On lVlav l-lth the Junlors proudlx enteltalned the Sernors wlth the Prom held at the Freeport Countu Club Robert Watson and Mae Schnmedel wele the members of the In1t1at1on Com mlttee btudent Councll members were Russell Henrx and Kax Kloepplng lVlae Schm1edel was Fnemens Ball Queen Q,8I1dldEl1C and Kax Kloeppmg was Basketball Queen N3l1OHd1 Honor SOCIGTX membels were Randall Crofton Dennx Tallrnan, and Mau Jeanne Dlesbaeh COURT N Th' 'Z . j . . ' - 1' , 1. ' . . C l , J. uss. . , lx-. i F0 ': . 1 . X . . . . ue er. R. Croft: n, D. K s 2. E. Nlerhc th, E. Nllller. .. ' 'tnn. . .' - - - 1 - - - 1' . , , . . ,- . ,. . . , - - - - - - Sponsors ----- Miss Beck, Mr. Strohecker H ' , . , , ,A , , . . , . . . A. , - . . -if l , v .' ' . . . - , ' ,' ,A , - . ' . . 1 1 ' B. 1 ' -. ' y . Y ' - x x f . - v v - . , . .S , 1 ' Y ' . . 1: -' Lis. .' ..' ' 1 , ' ' 1' . , ,, sl - vv - ' s v fv 1 I I ' 1 4 ' . ' v - J ' ' ' ' - - 4 . , q - - v . Flrst Row Mrs Rahn N Lotz M Dlffenderfer K Rogers C Champlon E Lamoreux Mr Rostron Second Row G Qtroup S Garman V Smlth N Blalr D Mackey B Pxeper R Dlffenderfer Thlrd RIouIdJ Buss D Konlng D Hoover D Adams J Walthers C Brantner L James J EISGUDISE J Burk 0 er Erbsen Iflfth Row E Meador J Morrls J Rahn L Miller R Lindsay R Nelson I Prlntz O Bauer H Kruse Presldent Kenny Rogers V1ce Presldent Mary Ann Dlffenderfer Secretary Charles Champlon Treasurer J amce Geary Sponsors Mrs Rahn Mr Rostron After a years exper1ence, the Sophomores gloated 1n the1r new roles as extras Thelr blg day came when they helped 1n1t1ate the Freshmen In October they enjoved a hav r1de Mary Ann Dlffenderfer was F1remen's Ball Queen and Carole Brant ner was Basketball Queen Candldate Student COUUCII representatlves were Eddle Lamoreux and Nancy Lotz Carole Brantner and Bob Nelson were on the In1t1at1on commlttee FIFTEEN Y 4, f' ' -l ,-f, .hy7f.+u'N, ul f 7 i l Fourth Row: L. Lamoreux, L. Champion, R. Merboth, C. Shafer, R. Bonnell, J. Vesaas. J. Giedd, G. Warfel, C ' ' . , . , . . . A210 l-lrst Row Ylr I' ttlf. D K UNL I 'lhompson S Klotppmg C' Smith L Rostron K Carbxugh Mrs M.-xhlum Suond Ron C Kat qnhergmr B Ridemaker S Warne L B Vletmexpr C Blcker M Potfcnbcrgcr L Iarson A Ymk xurth R u Lego D P I-.mr J Cole J Thompson J 'lraum J Boxxtrs S Fo h Rm Lmmcr A lrxum lrcun R lcr Stur7 R llLl1lN J Fulrath D Boxxm 1 Pres1dent Gary Sm1th Vlce Pres1dent Sharon Kloeppmg Secretary Larrv Rostron Treasurer Kenneth Carbaugh Sponsors Mrs Mahlum, Mr Tuttle The Freshmen learned the ropes of the theater just as all stagehands must Thex wele lormallx 1n1t1ated 1nto the1r new roles 1n October The g1rls wore pajamas W1th shorts over them one knee boot and one man s work shoe w1th pa1r of men s socks bow tles and the1r ha1r pulled back Wlth a corn sllk pony tall The boys were IH style Wlth the1r mothers robes, one knee boot and one h1gh heel shoe, a Womans hat, ny ons, and red r1bbons around the1r knees In add1t1on all Freshmen wore cardboard collars l1pst1ck, omons around the1r necks and gloves They were also compelled to carry babv bottles and buckets 1n wh1ch they carr1ed the upperclassmens books Student Councll members were Duane Kruse and Peggy Thompson Joanne Cole was F1remen's Ball Candldate and Sharon Kloepplng Basketball Queen Landldate Because she IS unable to attend school, one member of the Freshman class Mary Ann Morr1s comes to school by telephone She IS able to hear the class Work and part1c1pate1n1t Th1s year she 1StHli1I1g bpamsh and Algebra She IS an honor student SIXTEEN r . Q . sf I i , I 1 4 Q Q ': . . ' u -. . r J. ' ' , . 1 . 1. , . . . . z 1 , 1 ' . H 'Z ', :ze -. . z X ' , . 'z -ii-. , . , . '- - X, . ,z 5 , Third Row: L. Grove. G. Hawhe-cker, J. Lowe, D. RIDDX. D. Picsen, D. Lamoreux. M. Lower. D. Speers. F1 0 ': G. - . . 1lL ' , . -. . 3 , . ' ' , . '- '. . lk. l-'ift 1 'I R. Br' 2, . 1 .J. B' 'l - , .Z' -. G, t,, . . ' . ' , . ' ax. . - - - - - - - - Y . ' , 1 ' - v . v - - 1 - - v 9 I . 7 ' v ' ' v ' l V ., .1 ' , . 1 Y , . THIS IS SHCDW BUSINESS jim WMM First Row T Merchant R Re d D Ackermann R Flickmger Q Broun V Xmlmg M St1t7el Second Rovs Mrs Henrx J Pc-ttinger NI Brantner Xlr Bergdall Co Editors Richard Flickinqer Quentin Brown Co Business Manigeis Dennx Ackerrnann Ted Merchant Class Editor Velma Amlinq Feature Editor Margaret Stitzel Sports Editor James Pettingei Art Editor Rose Marie Read Hating been selected hx oui classmates to produce this school annual of 1954 we haxe undertaken this responsibllitw with the hope of making it a real success Worthx of praise We found that this was an assignment requiring considerable tlme and effort on our part Despite the energy and hours this took it was lun working together We Wish to thank Mrs Henrv and Mr Bergdall for their expert guidance EIGHTEEN Activities Editor ---- Mary Brantner Jlw Qwa First Row Q Brown D Ackermann R Fllcklnger Mr Graham The Lanark chapter of the Natlonal Honor Soclety Was establ1shed 1n 1934 Ten per cent of the Junlor class and twenty per cent of the sen1or class may be chosen The faculty selects the members of thls organ1zat1on from those students w1th an e1ghty f1VG average or above on the b3S1S of character servlce leadershlp and sch0larsh1p The Senlors chosen last year were Denny Ackermann Quent1n Brown and Rlchard Fhcklnger SSHIOFS chosen th1s year were Velma Amlmg Mary Brantner Ted Merchant and James Pettmger The Junlors chosen thls year were Mary Jeanne Dresbach Randall Crofton and Denny Tall man These students W111 rece1Ve SpeC1al recogmtlon at graduatlon t1me NINETEEN O I Second Row: D. Tallman, V. Amling, R. Crofton, M. Dresbach, T. Merchant, M, Brantner, J. Pettinger 7 ' 7 l l l ' Y 1 I 7 ' 7 7 7 ' v v ' fafwwan, First Row Mrs Rwhn R Flxckmger R Crofton T Merchant 'VIrs Mahlum M Brantner R Read be-cond Row N Lot7 M Stltzel D Tallman K Rogers J Buss D Rogers M Dresbach V Amlmg K Kloep Ding Third Row Q Broun D Ackermann R Lmdsax J Pettmger J Gllloglx Edltor 1n Ch1ef Ted Merchant Asslstant Edltor Randall Crofton Secretary and Treasurex Rlchard Fllckmger Art Edxtor ROSIP Read All school events the dramatlc and organ1zat1ona1 those of classes and clubs and all specxal act1v1t1es and partles make up the pages ot the Lan O T3 pe the school newspaper publ1shed bv the members ot the Kw1ll Klub under the sponsorshlp of Mrs Dorothea Rahn and Mrs Ellen Mahlum The purpose of a school newspaper IS not only to glVG out news 1tems to the student body but to enable students to express themselves 1n wr1t1ng to g1V9 those students talented 1n art an opportunlty tor expresslon and also to foster neatness and exactness IH typlng and mlmeographmg The Kwlll Klubs newly elected members are Russell Henry Mlna W1ll1ams Lavonne Klenz and Eugene Crotton from the Junlor class Mary Ann D1ffenderfer Davld Mackey and Charles Champlon trom the sophomore class and Sharon War neke Dav1d Plesen and Larry Rostron from the treshman class Durmg the second semester the senlors turn over the1r dutles to the new staff TWENTY I 5 -- f . - A ' , . , . 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Y . , V . c 1 1 1 . . . . . . - - V 7 1 , 1 1 1 1 . , . . . 1 1 1 1 1 1 s ' 1 1 ' ww, Howl, Flrst Rom Mr Rostron T Merchant J Pettmger R Crofton Second Ron G Haubecker N Blalr D Bowman D Plesen M Lovxer K Rogers D Speers Thlrd Row I Fulrath C Dxehl J Iot7 L Cole O Bauer D Lamoreuv I-ourth Kon W Rogers R L1chtv J Baxter J Gxlloglx L Rostron E Lamoreux J Garner Presldent James Pettmger VICE Pres1dent Randall Crofton Secretarv Ted Merchant Treasurer Gerald Bla1r Anyone who has taken two or more years oi Industrlal Arts mav become a member ot the Industrlal Arts Club The members can work on any type of craft or art thev w1sh Meetmgs of th1s group are held every other week on Monday evemngs The rnost 1mportant project of th1s club IS the Antlque Show, whlch was held ln November thxs year All avallable antlques were collected and dlsplayed IH the gym nas1um One hundred and twenty people ot th1s commumty made contr1but1ons for th1s show and over four hundred attended Wlth the proceeds from the show, the group purchased leather craft equlpment The lndustr1al Arts Club consldered the1r show a huge success TWENTY ONE O I I-'ifth Row: G. Cross, C. Champion, D. Ackermann. C, Kruse. L. Sandell, J. Buntjer, R. Nelson. :J ' 41' ' . 7 . . . . - J J.. A , 5 , V- I-lrst Row 'NI Strtlel 5 Glllrglx M Dresbach 'Vlls Berk becond Row R Dlftenclerfer NI Pcffnnhcrger 9 Folk C Brmrner J Brxxer D K nrrg C B C Frh L Lamoreux S XS arneke T 1rd Rovs R Nlcrboth P Drilenderler J Vesir L errruler rlon Cham pron Presrdent Shelxrr Grllo 1 Vrce Presrdent Margaret Strtzcl Secretarw and Treasurer 'Klan Jeanne Dresbach Degrees Piulrne Drtfenderfer Publlcrtw Nl rrx Ann Drficnderter Projects Mrna Wrllrams Parlramentarrar Carol Bowers Hrstorrrn Carolxn Erbsen The Lanark Chapter or the Future Homemakers of Amerrca has been xerx ac tue thrs xear Thex can be qurte proud of themselx es for the excellent work that thex hare done especlallx srnce thex were axxar ed the Illrnors Bankers Award for bernq the outstandrng chapter rn Sectron 22 Thls was presented to them bx the Ill1no1s Bank rs Assocratron One or therr mam actrx rt1es was a camprng trrp to Camp Emmaus near Mt Morrrs lllrnors for two xerx enroxable daxs Durrng Nat1onalF H A vxeek thrs group held a Famrlx Nrght whrch consrsted ot a potluck supper and a program Daxe Tax lor ol Freeport Ill1no1s was guest speaker At Chrrstmas tlme the Qrrls sent Qrfts to needw Korean chrldren At a House of Delegates Meetrng held ID Pearl Crtx Loretta Champron was lected bectronal ProJects Charrman lor Sectron 22 to succeed Shelxra Grlloglx An other sectronal olircer from the Lanark chapter IS Larol Bowers who serves as Sec tronal Vlce Presrdent On March 24 the grrls entertarned therr mothers at a drnner held at Marcsons Manor near Oregon Illrnors All ot the F H A Qrrls attended and each had a part rn the program On March .30 the chapter serx ed the F F A Father and Son Banquet The glrls gaxe a tea rn honor of therr mothers and all alumnr F H A members on Max 7 Mrs R J Douglas a cousrn of Mrs Ellen Mahlum was guest speaker She talked on Homemakrng rn Other Countrres Mrs Paul Drffenderfer IS the Chapter Mother oi thrs group and Mrss Ella Sue Beck 1S therr advrsor The F H A grrls haxe b en well superxrsed rn therr actrxrtres TNNLV TY T ' ': . ' V r - 1 ,.. '. 4 A. . 1' s, o r . '. owers, '. . sen. n' D' 'z . . ', . A '-, . qrrs, N ora. Ar. Drfr M. chrisrman. D, I ' . r.. Q - . - - - D - - - - ,Z . g Y , V. - ---- - - - C ' . . ------ - - A, Z lv ' '5 -' . Recreation - ---- - - - Loretta Champion . -------- h - v V ' V Y ' v , .1 ' ' Y . ' 2 v , - - 2 V C . V L' .f - -1 Q ' 1 ' ' ' ' ' . 1 . . . . . . ' ' Y rr ' V m, 1 .f . ... . , , ' v - . , . . , . , 'Y . . . , V' . . . . , . , ', LL ' ' ' ' - w . no 511414, ' 3 21: tj Y -ei! wnfi Bankers Award Plannmg good food for the bows Come to Order' At Delegate Tramlng School Our Chapter Mother and Presldent TWFNTY THREE Theres plenty Judy' Cut lt straight Freshle Are we thmklng of bows or Hum' Looks good' .ll beaux . . X e he l x ' Q if '- ' 1 Y W. I QV, L - A 1 L 4 Qfrw-'X V . .I ll ' n li 'J it rl , x? f ma fe , 1 ly! V' I A A . ,ull me e , s-'i 'E.. W ' ., Q A Q ff 'T - X A 1 -, ., ff ' X 1 'AA .af X ' 5. Y ' . 6. ' , . ' D' . 7. - ' , 66 ' ay! - G 9. . . rst Row H Iurtl lldfllll r xn n R Dtlcnd Mr 'lutll cond Ross L Gr Xe X Smith C 11 R D K L vu H I-xru L K Carb.-xugh A Zm urth Ron Guenllcr E 'VI both N1 S 11th I Irn l-lfth Ron J Blrchen J R 1 D Kru N11 r J N1 r Presldent Quentm Brown Vlce Presldent Clx de Martm Secretary Paul Guentnel Treasurer Ronald Sturtz Reporter Donald Hook Sent1nel Rlchard D1ffenderfer A great achlex ement of the Lanark Lhaptex ot the Future Farmers of Amer1ca was to TGCCIVG the Ill1no1s Bankers Award for bemg the outstandmg chapter 1n Sect1on 2 and tor thelr accomphshments IN 1957 'Ji The gram tatstock poultry and dalry teams part1c1pated 1n the state Judglng contest The gram and poultrv teams rece1ved blue r1b bons the dalrv team rece1ved a red r1bbon and the tatstock team a whlte one M1chael Mueller Don Guenzler Clyde Martm and the F F A adylsor Mr Tuttle attended the Nat1onal F F A Conventlon wh1ch was held at Kansas Cxty kansas Durmg the year the chapter earned monev by sellmg candy and popcorn at the basketball and football games Other money makmg schemes were a paper drlve the sale ot garden seeds magazmes and Lhr1stmas cards On March 30 the F F A held 1ts annual Father and Son Banquet m the Lanark H1gh School cafeterla The meal was served bv the F H A superv1sed by M1ss Beck TWENTY FOUR ,,,.. W., . ,. .. ,.,,. U- , . , L., .. . ,.,,..,..... -.....- .-. V , ' Q L l A - 1 ,,Y Fi ' 'Z D. ook, R. S C. IN' , Q. B ox' , P, Guent cr. . crfcr. ' , ' e. Sa- ': . o ' . '. ' , . Sl z fer, . Brcmmer. . rust-. J. o ' 1. . ' s -, . 'A ' . . ' k. Third Row: E. Crofton, E. My-ador, D. Tzallman. E. Miller. G. Sturtl. M. Mm-llcr, F0 ': D. '. I . . l er , . , n . .. ' Hz. ': . ' . . ahx. . sv. L. . llcr. R. Zlv , . o rls, . . , , . . . . . . ,, , . . . .. m z . , , , S V 1 - - 7 V N ' ' ' V 1 ' 9 . . . . , . . . I , . Y U . - ' a . . , . 1 - ' , . . . . . . ., - , . 10 ,UTIL 'sl' Y -Z. vV ' t 0.-L pq- '-MM' Bankers Award Edwin Mlllers Durocs Carl Shafers Hampshxres Mlck Muellers Hampshlres Semor Ag Class Don Hook s Chester Whltes Kenny Carbaugh Sooty and Dusty Van Smlth and Baby Face Van Smlth Tony and Red Blaze Kruse Bros and their Angus p-p TWENTY FIVE lik LR Maurlce Smlth and Oscar Clyde Martms Chevnots Elmer Merboth and hls Chester Whltes Larry Grove and Andy Carl Shafers Herefords Richard Dlffenderfer and his dairy herd An Ag Shop ProJect Denny Tallmans Shop ProJect Hook s dlmler for eight O J C gl I .V . . M , V , l U M X 1 V l A-. - t gl . 1 ' - 1 ..... ' - 5. on , I x -' i -4b- Im 6 3' ' 'x .Hi f 1 1 ' 5 rv -fl Af' -,T 7 gy M ' I A38 T 45.':.,.f of A use 1 V 1 -.. qi lDi. W , , , ' 1 a -, ' r ' ' 5ib 'f 1 ' ' 2 QV nk , O 5 C 1 1' - 3 . 5-' 1 , 1. ' . 11. ' ' 2. ' ' ' . 12. ' ' ' . 3. ' ' . 13. ' . ' . 4. ' ' ' . 14. u nl 5. . . 15. , . 6- ' ' ' . 16 . . . . 7' : It H U H' ' ' 8. - u av. 17. . ' . 9. ' 5 -f H ff 18. ' ' . . ' ' . 19' 1 as ' ' nu, alzhnf, The D.A.R. award is present- ed to one girl in the senior class each year by her class- mates and the faculty. Margaret Stitzel was chosen to receive the award th1s vear The award 1S gn en on the bas1s of patr1ot1sm dependablllty serv1ce and lead crshlp luduzq, Second Row D Irlon J Bunt1er R Read J Elsenblse S Garman J Eve The l1brar1ans are students who voluntarlly g1V6 up one of thelr study halls to work IH the hbrary They check books ID and out for the students keep books ln good cond1t1on and ass1st other students 1n f1nd1ng books 1n the lxbrary Many of the books 1n the llbrarv were rebound at the beglnnlng of the year and one hundred th1rty f1V9 new books both f1ct1on and non f1ct1on have been added to our shelves The l1brar1ans are under the verv helpful guldance of Mrs Henry TWENTY SIX V y . . . 1 1 - u L o 0 0 . 51 1 3 W t W? . 'ie 1' 1 First Row: P. Diffenderfer. S. Gillogly. Mrs. Henry. P. Geary, ' 7 Y , ' Janata, n fha, jawn, QM? Homecoming Royalty Mary Brantner and Clyde Martm Queen of the Flremen s Ball Mary Ann Dlffenderfer - I I 0 .4 7 .5 v 'Mum .Show nf. Shaun, Seated R F ck ng M Stlt el M Brantne Standing V A Img S Glll glv T Merchant D Ackerma R Read Q Brovxn J Pett ger Dora Sh9lV13 Glllogly Mrs Edlth Wllk1DS Margaret Stltzel M1r1am W1lk1ns Velma Amhng Judge Harry W1lk1ns Rlchard Fllcklnger Lt Wllllam Seawrlght James Pettlnger Albert Kummer Ted Merchant Martha Seawrlght R0s1e Read Sgt Chuck Vmcent Quentln Brown Harold Klobbermeyer Denny Ackermann Dear Ruth DEAR RUTH IS a comedy 1n three acts by Norman Krasna It IS one of the most popular comedy h1ts of modern t1mes The story concerns a young glrl who carr1es on a romantlc correspondence wxth an overseas soldler m her elder sxster s name When the youth returns he of course makes up to the older s1ster who IS already engaged Through a serxes of h1lar1ous com pllcatlons and plot tw1sts the elder s1ster becomes ent1rely conv1nced that her orlglnal engagement was a mlstake and at th very end as the result of a Wh1flW1Hd change of heart she marrles the soldler The Semor class presented the play on November 20 under the d1rect1on of Mrs Dorothea Rahn The presentatlon was cons- dered a great success TWENTY EIGHT 2 , ll i er, . ' z , . . r. ' Z . m ' , . ' 0 , , . , . nn, . . . ' , . in . . ,. . . Ruth Wilkins ------- Mary Brantner ll ll H H ' ' ' Y . . . . . , ' 5 7 7 . Q . . V Y , . 7 JU Wlwlfwlw- First Row Mrs Rahn K Kloeppmg P Gea y J Buss C Bowers M Dresb ch D Roge s Second Row J Gill gly R Henry D Tallman R Croft n L Cole E Crolton Storekeeper Melissa Frake Abel Frake Margy Frake Wayne Frake Harry Ware Eleanor Pat Gilbert Mrs Rallins The Barker Stage Manager Russell Henry Mary Jeanne Dresbach Eugene Crofton Kay Kloepping James Glllogly Denny Tallman Joan Buss Randall Crofton Carol Bowers Larry Cole Dolores Rogers State Fair STATE FAIR is a comedy revolving around the incidents happening to the Frake family while they were attending the Iowa State Fair Melissa Frake enters her prize pickles in the contest and Abel enters his prize hog Their children Margy and Wayne leave their old boy and girl friends to encounter new ones at the Fair Finally every one comes home happier because ot his experiences at the fair The play was written by Phil Strong and dramatized by Luella McMahon and Christopher Sergel The Junior class presented the play on April 23 under the direction of Mrs Dorothea Rahn in the high school gy mnaslum TWENTY NINE : . , . ' , . r, . , . , . a , . r. : . ' 0 ', . , . , . o , . , . ' . Emily ------- Patricia Geary I - 7 , . ' 7 . , Y ' 4 Hana Hal nl, Flrst Row M Stltzel C Bowers D Pxesen E Lamoreux R Crofton S Warneke J Bowers V Amllng Second Row M Dlffenderfer L Larson S Folk T Merchant G Havsbecker J Buss Q Brown D Rogers J Garner D Tallman J Pettmger R Fllflklngel' Thlrd Row J Vesa s G Stroup J Cole B Vletmever J Rahn C Champlon L Champlon C Erbsen M Smxth C Martm L Groxe J Glllogly R Nelson J Fulrath L Rostron C Shafer Fourth Row P Geary Mr Kmnaman Presldent Quentln Brown Secretary James Pettlnger Treasurer R1ChHTd Fl1CklI1g8I' Under the capable d1rect1on of Mr Klnnaman the Lanark Hlgh School band provlded musxc for many events Members of the band partlclpated 1n the Chrlstmas Program as well as playlng 1n the Annual Vesper SCIVICQ Eagerly awalted each year IS the sprmg contest The ensemble and solo contest X as held March 6 at Dakota Ill1 no1s Four band ensembles and f1VE lnstrument solos took part ln the contest Rlchard Fhcklnger James Pettmger and Denny Tallman played ln a Cornet Tr1o A Brass Sex tette cons1st1ng of Randall Crofton Clvde Martm James Garner J1m Pettmger Charles Champlon and Loretta Champlon was a contest entry Velma Amlmg Sharon Warneke and Margaret Stltzel played 1n a Woodwlnd Tr1o Quentln Brown Robert Nelson Dolores Rogers and Larry Grove played ID a Saxophone Quartet Instrumental sololsts were Randall Crofton Rlchard Fl1Ckll'lgeI' Carol Bowers James Glllogly and Dolores Rogers Band contest numbers for the Dakota contest were Blackjack March' 'Slr Gallahad and Green Dommo Early ln the school year the Polo Hlgh School Band gave a concert for us 1n our gymnaslum We presented an exchange concert for them 1n May B8S1d9S g1V1Hg th1s concert and playlng at contest the band also played at basketball and football games TH I RTY O Vice-President ------ Ted Merchant ' 7 l h V '- . .. , , . . , . , . .t - 1 1 A 1 1 1 ! 7 ' 1 7 ' 1 7 7 X ' 7 Y Y 7 if ' 9 K ' 7 H 16 ' U 7 Y Wfnnda. First Row D Rogers L Klenz M Poffenberger S G1l1og1y S Folk G Hawbecker Mr Klnnaman D Mackey C Bovsers L Larson S Warneke B Rademaker R Dlffenderfer Second Row J Burkholder P Gears J Exe L Erbsen K Rogers M Lover D Bowman G Warfel J Bovxers M Dresbach G Lego Thnrd Row J Buss V Amllng L Champion R Read D Lamoreuvc J Lotz C Martm I Cole C Shafer K Kloeppmg J Buss D Adams C Brantner Fourth Row M Dlffenderfer J Cole D Tallman O Bauer R Fl1Ckll AgE!' T Merchant J Garner E Lamoreux R Merboth M Brantner Flfth Rovs J Vesaas N Lotz J Pelllllgel' M Smlth R Lxndsaw R Crofton J Rahn J Morris D Ackermann P Dlffenderfer 'VI Stltzel Presldent Marv Brantner VICE Presxdent Denny Ackermann Secretary Margaret St1tzel Treasurer Kay Kloeppmg Thls year over s1xty students sang 1n the M1Xed Chorus whlch conslsted of a comb1nat1on ot Glrls Chorus and Boys Chorus Thls group sang at the Annual Vesper SGFVICG wh1ch was held 1n the gvm on December 20 At the Dakota contest on Apr1l 10 the M1X9d Chorus sang Go Not Far From Me by Hyden Morgan and Rocka My Soul by Charles Carroll Some of the members also partlclpated 1n the Blackhawk Mus1c Festlval Chorus A madrlgal group, composed of Rosle Read, P3t11C18 Geary Marx Brantner Velma Amllng James Pettmger Kenneth Rogers, Ted Merchant and Denny Tallman sang at the March 6 contest A sophomore g1rls sextette 1n whlch Donalee Adams, Ruth Merboth Joanne Burkholder Jack1e Buss, Carolyn Erbsen and Carole Brantner par t1c1pated also went to the Dakota contest ROS19 Read, Carol Bowers, Marv Ann Dlf fenderter, Paulme Dlffenderfer, Velma Amllng, and Mary Brantner sang ln another contest sextette Davld Bowman James Pettlnger, and Patr1c1a Geary sang solos at ontest Ruth D1ffenderfer and Donalee Adams plaved p1ano solos The ma1n project of the chorus was the purchasmg of new cholr robes, roval blue 1n color BV sellmg candy th1s group ra1sed money to help buy the robes Mr Km naman d1rects the Mlxed Chorus THIRTY ONE , - . v . v A , I A . Y . . . . . . . . . , , . .1 ' ' ' sn M , ax V .. V ,, . . . t I w- . y v v V v v v ' s v . , . . v v v '- v ' , ' - v n . . C . V . n V U y . I - jhaf, Jima, I-lrst Rovx C Erbsen C Havxbecker N Blair K Rogers D Iamoreux C Shafer M Lovxer D Mackes A Zmk Mr Ixmnarnan Second Row A Tmum C Martm D Tillman J Gnrmr O Baum E Lnnmgux L Coll D Spears lhnrd Row R Llchtx T Merchant D Aakermann R Llnds x R Lrolton J Rahn J lVlOll'lb J Pnttlnger R Flxcklnger Once a week the Bovs appeared on the program Several of the bovs were Chorus whlch was held at Cholus met lor lehearsals They of the Annual Vesper Serv1ce also ln the Blackhawk Festlval Mt Morr1s on March 26 At the Dakota contest on Aprll 10 thls chorus sang., 'God IS a Splflt bv Scholln and Pun1cul1Fun1cula by Denza Tlns group IS under the d1I'6Cl10l1 oi Mr K1nnaman THIRTY TWO . . ' r 9 6 Y ' ' ' 57 ' H 1 ' i ' ' 73 dh, .1315 911114, First Row R Dlffenderfer S Warneke M Poffenberger Mr Knnaman L Larson S Glllogly S Folk Second Row G Lego J Buss J Burkholder J Bowers J Eye P Geary 'VI Dresbach C Bowers Fourth govzfh-IM Brantner L Lamoreux M Dlffenderfer P Dlffenderfer N Lotz J Vesaas M Stltzel J Cole J 18 Three Excerpts from the Peasant Cantata by Bach and Old Shoe Boots and Leggms by Charles Bryant were the numbers sung at contest on Apr1l 10 by the Glrls Chorus Several of the glrls also sang 1n the Black hawk MUSIC Festlval Chorus at Mt MOFFIS, Illmols, o March 26 From th1s group were chosen two g1rls sextettes who went to contest on March 6 at Dakota, Ill1no1s A vocal and two pxano solos were g1ven at contest Th1S chorus also sang at the Annual Chrlstmas Vespers The G1rls' Chorus 1S under the dlrectlon of Mr Klnnaman THIRTY THREE U O . O I O Third Row! G. Warfel. D- ACIHIUS- V- Amling, R. Read, R. Merboth, L. Champion, C. Brantner, C. Erbsen. 64 77 CI - ' 7 57 7 . , . . . . . . . . n . . , , . CAVALCADE CDF SPCRTS 54' X I 'Z3535E525E5E5E555355525E5Efi5E5E55ffff5fff?gi55Q3fi3E5E555EfE5EfEfE5ifEfE5E5fE5?555255555535?5f555?55f?555?5E555ffE555555555E5E5255335E5E555E5EfEfE5Ef55g5E5f55f5f l-lrst Rovs Coach Munson R Fllckmger J Garner J Pet tnger Q Brovnn Second Row W Rogers D Tallman M Mueller C Martm L Cole G Dlehl Third Row R Henrv J Gll logly I-ourth Ron J Baxter T Mer chant Mfth Row R Sturtz D Hook Sxxth Rove D Ackermann R Zler Seventh Row R Crofton D Kruse C Kruse Pres1dent Rlchard F11Ck1I1g6I' VICE Presldent James Garner Secretary Quentln Brown Treasurer James Pettmger The L Club IS an orgamzatlon composed of major letter wlnners or holders of three mlnor awards ln the school sports Th1S club sponsors an athletlc show each year Lanark Beaver penclls were sold by the club to make money for the m1n1ature footballs and basketballs whlch are glven to the Senlor boys who have three ma1ors 1n one snort THIRTY SIY -. V. f v . . . , , - ' f. Coach Munson VV Rogers R Fllckmger Q Brown Coach Munsfm J Garner Q Brown Coach Rostron L- Cole, D- Tallmall- D. Mackey, C. Kruse. THIRTY-SEVEN J R R R -5 'SiN ...Af' ,pw fl mfg? 1 6 7 8 9 Zler, Tackle 10 Q Brown, Guard Garner, Guard Fllcklnger, Fullback Sturtz, Tackle THIRTY EFGHT Fvx' Huh' A j?'Wsf'af: ef- .giiwb an 'M ' ? ?iv3'f- fs R Henry, Center J Baxter, Center D Hook, Tackle Home oi the Beavers M. Mueller, Tackle IL 1 D Ackermann End 3 C Martm Halfback 5 D Kruse End 2 D Tallman Halfback 4 J Pettmger End 6 L Baker Quarterback Lanark Lanark Lanark Lanark Lanark Lanark Lanark THE SCOREBOARD Fulton Oregon Polo Galena Mt Carroll Mt Morrls 0 Stockton. THIRTY-NINE diana lfnrst Row D Mackev D Hook R Flxckmger R Henrv G Sturtz L Baker C Martm E Lamoreux J Lotz R Crofton Second Row M Smith L Cole M Mueller D Ackermann D Tallman J Baxter R Sturtz D Kruse R Zler Q Broun J Garner J Pettmger 'lhlrd Row Coach Munson L Groxe K Rogers D Pxestn I Burkltt J Morris C Kruse J Rahn L Rostron G Smlth R Llchtv M Lovxer Coach Rostron The 1953 Varslty Football Team lacked only scores to make 1tS sea son a successful one Showmg very good Splflt throughout the season and looklng l1ke a team even though not wlnmng they gave rooters somethlng to cheer about Lanark took 1tS losses w1thout dlscouragement and wlshed for a w1n whlch never came We are hoplng our reserve team w1ll come through and w1n several varslty games next year The VaTS1ty Squad had ten senlors, seven of them regulars They were Denny Ackermann James Pettlnger, Clyde Martln Jack Baxter, James Garner, Rlchard Fl1Ck11'lg6I' Ronald Sturtz, Donald Hook, Quentm Brown, and Maumee Smlth Quentm Brown and James Garner were elected honorary co captams for the year These players w1ll be mlssed greatlv on next year's team Let's hope Lanark W1ll have a few w1ns next year FORTY 811, nn wi? ii? ii? L Larson J Buss J Burkholder FORTY ONE O Z , IL M. Brantner C. Brantner R. Read tit IL Q Brown W Rogers J Pettmger R Fllcklnger Lanark Lanark Lanark Lanark Lanark Lanark Lanark Lanark Lanark Lanark Lanark Lanark Lanark Lanark Lanark Lanark Lanark Lanark Lanark FORTY TWO Chadwlck Polo Savanna Mt Carroll Shannon Mt Morrls Pearl Clty Oregon Thompson Savanna Mt Carroll Chadwlck Mt Morrls Shannon Oregon Thompson Pearl Cltv M111edgev1lle Polo . . . . . . 48 . . . . . , . . . 40 . . . . . . . 47 . , . . . . . . 40 . . . . . . . 40 ,. ' . . . . . . . 46 ' . . . . . . . 42 . . . . . . . . 40 . Lanark ...... 41 Milledgeville A . . . . . 51 . . . . . . . 31 . . 5. . . , . . . 59 ' . . . . . . . 40 . ' . . . . . . 50 L . . . . . . . 37 . . . . . . . . 55 . . . A . . . 44 ' l . . . . . . . 50 ' ' P iff J Glllogly D Ackermann R Crofton Holiday Tournament Lanark Wyanet Carroll County Tournament Dlstrlct Tournament Lanark 39 Fulton R Henry FORTY THREE . . . . . . 49 . . . . . 52 Lanark ...... 38 Mt. Carroll .... 67 Spvmfa, .Show I-lrst Row: D. Mackey, D. Piesen, R. Lichty. J. Fulrath, M, Lower. K. Rogers. Second Row: Coach Rostron, G. Smith. R. Lindsay, J. Rahn. J. Morris, C. Champion, L. Rostron, E, Lamoreux . . , 1 . ' 7 1 ' v . ? .1 9 s ' - 7 7 y 7 Dur1ng the basketball season of 1953 54 the Lanark Beavers were v1ctor1ous 1n two games The boys although not champ1ons showed very f1ne sportsmanshlp and brought home the sportsmansh1p trophv from the Carroll Countv Conference Tournament The basketball team w1ll lose sex eral of 1ts members th1s year De partmg sen1ors are Denny Ackermann Quentm Brown Wavne Rogers James Pettlnger and Rlchard Fhcklnger These boys w1ll be m1ssed great ly on the basketball floor next vear The basketball squad elected Rlchard Fl1ck1nger Quent1n Brown and Wayne Rogers as co captalns for th1s season Freshman Sophomore basketball team for 195.3 54 gave fans some thlng to look forward to F1n1sh1ng the season w1th n1ne w1ns and twelve losses they played good basketball and gamed exper1ence a combmatxon whxch should produce a w1nn1ng team for Lanark next year FORTY FOUR jim 4814 .SQIML HIL First R ovs M Brantner C Brantner R Read J Buss J Burkholder L Larson Second Row Mxss Wmters Q Broun C Kruse J Garner K Kloepplng J Buss D Rogers P Gears J Eve E Kruse L Klenz M Dresbach Thnrd Run S Gxlloglx M Stltzcl V AIY'lllT g P Dlttencierier R Merboth C Erbsen J Cole S Folk J Bowers M Poffenberger S Warneke NI Kruse M Srhmxedel Fourth Row W Rogers M D1ff0Hd6Ff0T J Ve-Saas G Lego S Garman J Gledd D konmg R Dlttenderfer L Lamoreuw G War fel M Chrlstman C Bowers Iflfth Row J Buntlcr D Tallmm D Adams M Lover P Guentner N Ron L Sandcll R Sturt? R Llrhtx G Haxxbcckar D Kruse R Pl1LklHg8l J Pettmger V Smlth D Irmn S Kloapplng P Thompson Seventh Row R Henry M Slllllh J Morrls J Gllloglw K Rogers E Iamoreux J Rahn D Mackey E GOIl1dYd D huhlemer B Pxcper lughth Row L Cole J Lotz E 'VI11 er R Lmds x C Champlon T 'Vlerchant D Ankermann D Lamoreux D Hook Ninth Row C Sha fer J Baxter L Rostron D Pxesen J Fulrath C Martm L Kuhlemxer J Thompson D Bowman Pres1dent Quentm Brown Vxce Presldent Ros1e Read Secretary Mary Brantner Treasurer Wayne Rogers As the name 1mpl1es the Pep Club IS the group who backs our bas ketball football and track teams The Splflt of the student body 1S shown through th1s organ1zat1on Th1S club was led by Mary Brantner Carole Brantner Ros1e Read, Joanne Burkholder Lavonne Larson, and J3Ck16 Buss the cheerleaders MISS Falodlne Wmters was the1r adV1sor Th1s year the members purchased p1ns and hats to Wear for Home comlng as Well as the remalnder of the season's games FORTY FIVE L 46244 3 , S Lotz, L. Champion, L, James. G. Stroup. H. Kruse, L, Grove, D. Hoover, J. Traum, J. Eisenbxse. Sixth l 'l , . ' . ' , .l ' , . ' , . ' . .l' 'Z . L- 7 - - - .. - 7 7 ' - V 7 7 , . . 1 1 ' Elamvwr, 919114, Flrst Row P D1ffenderier R Read M Brantner M Stxtzel K Kloepolng Second Rovs R Dxffenderfer D Rog ers B Pxeper S Warneke S Gllloglw V Amlmg C Boxxers M Poffenberger J Burkholder Thlrd Row J Geary J Buss S Folk L Larson G Lego J Box ers S Koeppmg D Homer P Gearv J Elsenbxse W lth G VN fl L T J B J E P L James Fourth Row D Adams J a ers are Lamoreux J raum uss ye Thomps n L Champlon R Merboth M D1ffenderfer I-lfth Row Nllss Wmters S Garman D Kuhlemler J Cole J Vesaas N Lotz J Thompson L Kuhlemler C Br ntner Pres1dent Marv Brantner Vxce Pres1dent Paulme D1ffenderfer Secretary Kay Kloeppmg Polnt Recorder ROS18 Read Thls organ17at1on the Glrls Athletlc Asoclatlon was formed to brmg all glrls lnterested m sports together for enjoyment Th1s group met exerv Thursday afternoon to Jom 1n basketball volleyball pmg pong shuttleboard or softball games Usually the g1rls are d1v1ded mto teams to play ln competltlon The G A A sponsors many act1v1t1es among wh1ch was a Sock Hop on March 9 Th1s was a dance held 1n the gym 1n wh1ch everybody came and danced 1n socks that were decorated PTIZSS were g1ven for the funmest socks Another act1x1ty wh1ch the club sponsored was the annual Basketball Dance It was held on Aprll 2 1n the gymnaslum th1s year Candxdates for a Basketball Queen were chosen by the student body from the G A A g1rls Th1s year they were Loralne Kuhlemler sen1or Kay Kloeppmg Jumor Carole Brantner sophomore and Sharon Kloeppmg freshman From these four candldates Kay Kloeppmg was chosen queen About slxteen glrls attended the G A A Play Day wh1ch was held ln D1xon Ill1no1s The offlcers and the adv1sor M1ss Falodene Wmters drove to Rockford to at tend an Off1C6TS Workshop To ra1se money to send two delegates to the Lake Geneva Offlcers Tralmng Camp at Lake Geneva WISCOHSID the G A A glrls had a COHCGSSIOH stand at basket ball and football games 1n conjunctlon w1th the F F A Last summer Paulme D1ffen derfer and Mary Brantner Went to camp FORTY SNK v ------- y . Treasurer ------ Margaret Stitzel . . Y i . Y I - Y . . . ' V . V- .- b s V . . . . l tr V . Y . . l l .y. . f , ' 5 A , ' ' 4 U , U 9 . . 'A I . v ' ' l '. ' . ' . y ' 1 y ' - s . . , . . , , . . . ' YOU ARE THERE Flaw Jlw-3 r' 7 13 ,k',,,.a----Y' 5 12 13 1 1 21 15 8 1 18 9 9 13 1 1 1 19 9 5 1 25 14 5 5 12 22 9 3 15 14 14 9 5 2 1 18 5 1 1 21 18 9 FORTY EIGH yu. ,W- 1 'W 12? 1 21 12 9 4 17 21 5 14 20 9 14 13 1 8 1 18 5 4 5 14 14 25 3 12 25 4 5 12 25 12 5 1 1 3 1 ' A rf V' . . A l P- 7 Q , 1 5 X V , .'.' ' W ' , - '- . ,W - s - - W 4 4' I , A LK X r . 54 -4. an A P 1 -J' . an 130 Ziff. A - rl, Q ' . . ' ' ,ffl i . . 1 f I Q iv L ' A TA. 1. l0-9- -16 8. 18- 5- - - 15. 16- - - - -1 -5 2. 22- - - - 9. 23- - - - 16. - - - - - - 3. 16- - -12 10. 19-8- - - -.-1 17. - -1 -7- - - -20 4. 10- - -14 11. 10-9-1 -12 18. - - - - 5. 13- - -7- -5 12. 18- '- - - - 19. - - - - 6. 10- - -7 13. 3-1 - - - - 4-3-5 20. - - - . 18-9-3-8- - 8-4 14. 13- - - - -3-5 21. 0- - -1 laura, In the fall of 1942 twenty four scared l1ttle troupers started thelr adventure 1n the Lanark Publ1c Grade School After elght years of struggl1ng they flnally moxed on to the Telev1s1on Studlos of Lanark Commumty Unlt H1gh School In thelr f1rst year they enrolled 1n the Lanark StUd1OS as Stagehands It was qulte a group of frlghtened Stage hands but they galned more polse as the year progressed Then came 1n1t1at1on It was an odd aggregatxon that came to school that day 1n the1r costumes of ffunny sacks old stocklngs over thler heads and large cardboard collars The1r Off1C ers for the year were R1chard Fllcklnger pres1dent Mary Brantner V1C9pI'SS1d6I1l1 Ronald Sturtz secretary and Margaret Stltzel treasurer The Student Counc1l representatlxes were Velma Amlmg and Qlentln Brown Mary Brantner relgned over the Flremens Ball and Margaret 5t1tzel was our cand1date for the Basket ball Queen By the second year 1n the Telev1s1on Studlos th1s group became Extras lust when they had become accustomed to th1s studlo they moved lnto a new loca t1on They soon adjusted themselves to the new school however The1r ofh ers for the sophomore year were QL1CY1t11'1 Brown presldent Rose Marle Read v1ce presxdent Ted Merchant secretary and Denny Ackermann treasurer The Stu dent Counc1l representatlves were Mary Brantner and R1chard Fhckmger Rose Marle Read was cand1date for both the F1remens Ball Queen and the Basl etball Queen In 1952 we f1nd our troupers as Un :1erstud1es real upperclassmen The1r otf1cers were Rxchard Fllcklnger presl dent Ted Merchant VICE presldent Denny Ackermann secretary and Mary Brant ner treasurer The Student Counc1l rep resentatlves were Rose Marle Read and Quentln Brown Donna Klmple was the nom1nee for the Flremens Ball Queen and Rose Marle Read was cand1date for the Basketball Queen They chose the1r class rlngs put on a prom sold maga zlnes and sponsored the Carroll County athlet1c banquet In Aprll the Undel stud1es produced UNCLE FRED FLITS BY a very successful comedy whlch was fun and strengthened thelr treasury as well In 1953 th1rty one semors entered the studlos of Lanark Communlty Un1t H1gh School as the Stars of the show They had worked hard to ga1n th1S t1t1e and tlnally they had reached lt The class of f1cers they elected were Denny Acker mann presldent Mary Brantner v1ce presldent James Pettlnger secretary and Quentln Brown treasurer Student Coun c1l representatlves were Rose Marle Read and Rlchard Fllcklnger They won the magazme sales selected p1ctures and pub llshed the yearbook The1r blg produc t1on DEAR RUTH was presented 1n No vember Mary Brantner was Homecom 1ng Queen and Loralne Kuhlemler was cand1date for the Flrernens Ball Queen and the Basketball Queen After belng guests of the Junlors at the Prom subst1tut1ng for the faculty on Semor Day and enjoylng a wonderful class tr1p they fmally left the Lanark Telev1s1on Studlos 1n May to go out 1n the world to play a bxgger role on a much larger stage to a much larger vxew 1ng audlence the world FORTY NINE , - 7 - 1 1 ' 1 - 1 1 ' 1 ' ' 7 . . . . . . . , , 1 - ca 11 . . Ac l 11 - - ' ' - . - . 1 y . . . . H x 1 11 . - 7 1 3 1 1 ' ,V 1 . I . - . ' 7 - 1 A 1 1 1 1 ac 73 , . . V . . g . . , - ' , ' Q 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 ' ' - - as 11 . . . y . . 1 ' K , , , - ' ' 1 1 ' . ..n , I L . . - . I . . - ' I , 1 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 ' - . . . , A . . , ' 7 .I . f 1 1 . 1 ' as . , - 1 11 ' . . 1 ' , . WE the Sen1or Class of 1954 bequeath the followmg To the Faculty We w1ll all papers, and class dlscusslons also all belng of sound mlnd and Judgment do hereby w1ll and of the knowledge they have galned from our themes test of our br1ght saymgs To the Junlor Class All of our spare time that we had to work on the LANETTE know mg full well that they w1ll need more also all of our many excuses for sklpplng school To the Sophomore Class Our mtelllgence and excellent behavlor at all t1mes To the Freshman Class The r1ght to move on up to b a sophomore so they can be on me 1n1t1at1on commlttee next year also three more y ars of drudgery lntermlngled w1th fun We as 1nd1v1dual Senlors do hereby further W111 and bequeath the fO11OWlHg DENNY ACKERMANN To James Glllogly h1s mumbhng ab1l1ty may he never be fully understood VELMA AMLING and MARGIE CHRIST MAN To Joann Buss thelr natures wlfh the hope that she wlll strlke a happy medlum JACK BAXTER and CLARENCE KRUSE To anyone who wants xt Jacks love for Free port and Clarence s attachment to Uncle Sam MARY BRANTNER To Mary Dlesbach her nlckname Mert and her love for Engllsh QUENTIN BROWN and RICHARD FLICKINGER To Russell Henry Quentm s handbook entltled How To Drlve Safely Wlth One Hand and Flleks p1ng pong ab1l1ty enormous chest expanslon GENE CROSS To Donald Guenzler h1s yodellng ab1l1tv PAULINE DIFFENDERFER To Shlrley Rademaker, her ha1r style RICHARD DIFFENDERFER To Lal ry Cole h1s lanky physxque JAMES GARNER To Edwln Mlller h1s curly halr and h1s nlckname Punkv SHELVIA GILLOGLY To Mlna W1ll1ams her chatterlng ab1l1ty PAUL GUENTNER To Mxchael Mueller his way w1th the women DORIS IRION To Ela1ne Gothard the beautlful shade of red her face gets when she blushes ETHEL KRUSE To Mabel Kruse the many tlmes shes mlstakenly been called Mabel bv Coach Munson LORAINE KUHLEMIER To Kay Kloep p1ng her reboundxng ablllty ln basketball and to Donna Kuhlemler half mterest ln Shannon JAMES LOTZ To Robert Watson h1s neat handwrltlng CLYDE MARTIN To Denny Tallman h1s lnnocent look and hlS ab1l1ty to slay m TED MERCHANT To Eugene Crofton h1s pleasure trlps ovcx the noon hours JAMES PETTINGER To Lavonne Klenz h1S laugh MARGARET STITZEL To Carol Bowels her flrst cha1r clarlnet pos1t1on 1n band along wxth a vxarmng to stay out of the way of the maestros baton WAYNE ROGERS To Dolores Rogers the keys to h1s Chevy 1f she can afford to run It LYLI' SANDELL To Patrlcla Geary hrs reserved mannel MAURICE SMITH To Randall Crofton the large number of graduatlon announcements he sent RONALD STURTZ To Gerald D1ehl the many enjoyable rldes that Blg Bertha 1S good ole truck gave hlm also, the spare parts that he cant flnd any place for ROSIE READ To Mae Schmledel her ab1l 1ty 1n art and the many tlmes shes let her southern accent show DON HOOK To Darryl Kruse, h1s abllxty to keep h1s fenders from belng dented Lastly we make constltute and appo1nt Kay Kloepplng, Mlna W11l13mS and Denny Tall man to be the Executors of this, our Last W1ll and Testament hereby revoklng all former wllls made by us In W1tH6SS Whereof we have hereunto subscrlbed our names and afflxed our seal the twenty elghth day of May 1n the year of our Lord One Thousand Nlne Hundred Flfty four Th1s lnstrument was on the day of date thereof slgned publlshed and declared by the sald Testators the Senlors of Lanark Communlty Un1t Hlgh School to be thelr Last W1ll and Testa ment 1n the presence of us who at thelr request have subscubed our names hereto as wltnesses, ln thelr presence and 1n the presence of each other bellevlng the sald Senlors of Lanark Communlty Un1t H1gh School to be at the tlme of so subscrnbmg our names of sound mmd and memory FIFTY Wltnessed by RANDALL CROFTON MARY JEANNE DRESBACH MR STROHECKER o o 2 ' ' , , . : ' , - 3 . ' ' . : ' e , tl ' ' ' 4 , Q ' , ' ' ' . , , ' ' 1 . ' - v, - , V ll u U . I V ' Y ! I , . ' Q .' ' I A ' - - . . 2 . ' . , ' . , - I u 9! . ' 7 . Q , , . H . ' . I ' 1 u - v ' - - - ' JUNIOR BUNTJER: To Elmer Merborh, his - - - 7 - - , ' . ' 7 I , : , ' . - g , a ' Y ' , : ' ' ', 1 : ' , ' '- Z , ' ' ' . u vr ' . T ' ' ' . 3 . . ' . , D V . ' nl ,vw h I ' . 7 I , . . . ' . 1 ' ' 1 : , ' ' . 1 1 1 9 1 - v . ! 7 Ldhau, As we tune 1n our maglc telev1s1on set and Walt for the p1cture to appear on the screen, we Slt back and relax ant1c1pat1ng the moment when we wlll see before us the faces of our classmates of ten years ago the Class of 54 The p1cture on Channel 1 comes 1n very clearly A fam1l1ar face appears that of DENNY ACKERMANN He IS seated at a table 1n the swanky Brown Derby, located 1n Hollywood of WhlCh he IS sole owner In Mr Ackermanns company IS VELMA AMLING head c1garette glrl at the club They are engaged 1n a con versatlon concermng the guest sololst at the club ROSE MARIE READ who 1S now slnglng The Bunny Hop Blues The dance band ac company1ng her IS dlrected by none other than the BeBop B00gl6 Klng JAMES PETTINGER Over ln a cozy corner SltS Ethel Sm1th the form r ETHEL KRUSE and her husband They are vacatlomng IH Cal1forn1a After ra1s1ng a famxly of ten who wouldnt need a vacat1on 'P On tun1ng mto Channel 2 we flnd the screen extremely snowy After a few moments we dec1de that the plcture on the screen IS actual snow 1n fact lt IS a bl1zzard on the s1de of Mt Everest We can barely make out the faces of the two f1gures strugghng up the mounta1ns1de but we f1nally conclude that they are the famous outdoorsmen and mounta1n cllmbers JACK BAXTER and JAMES Punky GARNER Th1s IS the1r second attempt at scal 1ng the world s hlghest peak On the1r flrst ad venture they forgot the1r Hadacol contalnlng chlorophyll and they both came down wlth Rocky Mountam Spotted Fever From the looks of thlngs now they are pretty h1gh The plcture on Channel 3 IS very clear On the screen come the faces of two old class mates SHELVIA GILLOGLY and LORAINE KUHLEMIER The1r nurses unlforms are very becom1ng The g1rls are both R N s Regular NUISGHCBS Up the hall str1des DR QUENTIN BROWN VM The 1n1t1als VM are supposed to stand for Veter1nar1an of Med1C1D6, but 1n thls case they stand for Doctor of Varlable Mental1ty Dr Brown tells h1S two nurses that a dog pat1ent 1n Room One IS howl1ng about somethlng so the two nurses leave STAND BY' NETWORK LINE TROUBLE' Channel 4 g1V6S much better recept1on The plcture 1S the 1nter1or of a bus1ness off1ce At the desk IS seated RICHARD FLICKINGER Publ1c Accountant He was always pretty good at flgures On h1s lap S1tS hlS secretary MARY BRANTNER Mary has recently publ1shed an lward w1nn1ng novel entltled My Frlend Fllcker Wrestl1ng from Hollywood IS on Channel 5 In the rlng g1v1ng h1s opponent a RUSSIHH bear hug 1S the Worlds Champlon Wrestler JUNIOR Gorgeous John BUNTJER HIS manager JAMES Fudd' LOTZ has a very happy sm1le on h1s face because of the good Job Junlor IS do1ng JUDIOTS blond ha1r IS a mass of long rlnglets J1m has been Jun1ors fa1thful manager for n1ne years now Tun1ng 1nto Channel 6 we fmd another wrestler MARGIE CHRISTMAN famous lady wrestler brawny as ever DORIS IRION pres ldent ot the f1rm Ir1ons Irons Inc IS seated 1n a theater watchlng the new clnemascope pro duct1on of Come Back L1ttle Llber a movle tellmg the l1fe of the renowned p1ano player, L1berace The famous actor TED MERCHANT IS g1V1Dg a thr1ll1ng DIEDO performance and dlS playlng great actlng ab1l1ty as he stars ln the show RONALD STURTZ part owner of the S Sz S Dodge Garage located ln Florlda IS seen on Channel 7 wheellng a brand new chartreuse and red Dodge sportscar down the avenue Seat ed at h1s Slde IS h1s partner 1n the bus1ness LYLE SANDELL The palr seem to operate a very thr1v1ng bus1ness They stop at a corner restaurant where an old classmate IS supposed to meet them for a luncheon appomtment DONALD HOOK travel1ng Fuller brush sales man greets them 1ns1de Donald really has a t1me go1ng from town to town sellmg h1s wares He w1ll probably have some tales to tell to h1s old classmates The plcture on Channel 8 reveals General CLARENCE KRUSE mspectmg a company of sold1ers at an army base After Sam got 1n the army he llked lt so well that he declded to make a career of It Sam has gone places s1nce hlS h1gh school days A rodeo IS ln progress on Channel 9 GENE CROSS the yodelmg cow poke IS guest per former Gene seems to be dolng all r1ght at r1d1ng those buckmg broncs In the stands S1tS RICHARD DIFFENDERFER the Texas cattle rancher watchlng the breathtaking perform ance Soon after graduat1on D1ff1e came West He has marr1ed and become a very prosperous man The favor1te western saymg of h1S mother IH law IS Get down off that stove Grandma I told you never to r1de the range After tun1ng 1nto Channel 10, we detect a pecullar odor dr1ft1ng from our maglc TV set As the pxcture clears we d1scover the source SWISS Cheese and Mousetrap Corporatlon lnspectmg one of the branch plants It was Waynes 1ngen1ous ldea to have a cheese and mousetrap factory combmed Wlth that he thought he would really make a k11l1ng Wayne stops to talk to a factory worker MAURICE SMITH In h1S spare t1me, MHUTICG l1kes to 1n vent Recently he has been trymg to develop a use for the holes 1n SWISS cheese On Channel 11 we fmd DR PAULINE DIF FENDERFER famed foot doctor Paul1ne has d1scovered a new cure for fallen arches, but so far she hasnt d1vulged her secret The only clue she glves IS 1n her favor1te song Under neath the Arches The top fl1ght comed1an CLYDE MARTIN appears on Channel 12 He has h1s own TV show Your Schmoe of Schmoes H1s guest on the show last week was PAUL GUENTNER Harvard professor When Clyde asked Profes sor Guentner 1f he was gomg out w1th many wom n Paul slmply replled Lotz Channel 12 br1ngs us back to our alma mater where MARGARET STITZEL IS home econom1cs teacher Margaret IS extremely happy teach1ng her 1ntell1gent group of students to r1p what they sew and to boll water wxthout scorchmg It Yes here we are back at L H S where we rece1ved b3S1C tra1n1ng to go into our d1f ferent l1nes of work We are happy 1n the knowledge that most of our classmates have struck It I'lCl'1 FIFTY ONE' f O , . J I - 1 ' ' . . . 1 1 1 , . , . - . 1 , ' 4 !' 1 1 .1 . ' . Y I , . . l . ' l Y 1 . - nc , - 11 , G ' L - , - . ' 1 - 1 1 . y . 1:1 L . . '. . .'. - - , . , ' . - ' u vv ' , ' ' A 1 1 l 1 . 1 1 , ' Cl Y! Y 1 1 1 9 - I - , . 1 ' u 11 1 ' ' - l Y . . . - G ' u ' ' 11 - . , . . . . y . . . . . A . . - - ' ' 14 y ' 1 1 - - ' yy , . - 1 ' , . . ' . Y , of 1t. WAYNE ROGERS, pres1dent of Rogers' . ' . , . . 1 15 . . . , ' ' . ' ' , . 1 . ' ' ' . l I.. 7 ' . . . ' ' 1 . . 1 Y I . . . I . . . . . . ' x 1 1 . . , Y l 1 1 ' b , . . . . H . . . . 1 ' I , 11 . . .. . K4 1 1 . ' ' 1 ' 1 1 . ,, . KK . fl ' v Q Y ' 1 1 1 1 1 ' I 1 . , . - . , . - . I 5 1 x w H U , ' D ' ' rc 11 u 1 ' ' ' , 1 1 I 1 . ' . . , , . . . . , . K . . 0 I ! , . , ' , . . . . ' '. 5 . . - '- 11 ' - 11 '- . Y . . . H . . ,, I ' I , Q?-I A WBISZ and B Barber 'mm I- IFTY TWO ldnlmnuz, jfzawzlmm, ler E Burkholder R Schoen H Engles K Krell Mrs O Larson E Lotz J Kloeppmg ' o Jndazpi. an Mrs M Garner and Mrs K Hoak .V , ' ' 1 A A W A R. Zier, MTS. J. DOHif1g6I', J. Mil- . 5 1 A , . u U , JU ' il? E I M Jima, na, 0 btro s sclentlsts Wheres the game Nlce car' Two pomtso 6 Freshman X Q,-swans F... benlor play bovs' Jo and Ruth' After Santa' Flremen Royalty A basket Joelq FIFTY THREE Whatcha got there Corky VVhat vlm and vlgor' Vlha happen? Amt what you used to be' Now for a home to put xt ln Jump Fhck' ,. r ' v J. 1. ' ' ' ' . 7. ' ' - , . 13. , . 2. Future Politicians! 8. Work much? 14- Yell! 3. ' . 9. . ig- , , ' ' - 4. ' . 10. . 17' . , ' I 5. ' . 11. ' . 18. ' ' . ! 12. , . 19. , ' . m,0n, Pretty setting! Watch that waistline, Rosie! Gents first! Which is the antique? Give a yell! Cute couple. Lazy four! There must have been better days! Roll me over! Time out! Watch out. Gilly! Homecoming King and Queen. That's a band? Harmony Five! FIFTY-FOUR Your turn's coming! Crazy mixed up kid! Cheer-up! Dig that crazy pose! Homecoming Court! Seniors in '49. Yea, Lanark! A test, Coach? .........i.l DING DQNG 5 SCHQQL Plzwnfn, Io Ann Bares lata, Jallf, :L Umm, In our advanclng c1v1l1zat1on more and more IS expected from our schools The demands upon our youth today are greater than ever before As teachers W feel keenly the respons1b111ty upon Thereiore It IS our supreme purpose to work Wltll patxence and perseverance ln preparlng boys and glrls to l1ve happ1ly and successfully 1n our modern telev1s1on a e Merle R Hawbecker Manchester College A B 1928 Grade School Prlnclpal and Social Science IFTY SIX p o . ,e LIS. g. O ,.. . , flwumcL 8 X If .Sa fx if Y ' ,Y 5 f 'iff 1 5 W il f lr.,,,X V in vb Q .U M-,x, y A L x I K ,..,, ,M KL FLM, ' 3 h gay -, 5 l K J , who k , .J Fi yt., A 6 ft , ,,. i W 1 s-14 - -WJ I ,Q f A' , r JM ,M W 433. A A-A PM ,Sq xi' A- , .HL AW , .1 N. V .. .. ,. Q EV -VVV L,,r i K xg, Ni ,, 0 ,M W A - Q21-'Eg-a V' ' ,WKQFA ' 'fi ' A .1 5 -1 A k Z. f ts 1' 1' T: L' i L W ,xl 9 ,iii 1,3 - mx: .. ' Y A 1 K Q' M' ,9 , A Q' ' QR N ' 'El 412' IJ, ' - sf My' M i gi' A, I YQ' P ' mg an 4 K U We ? ,, , W QP .L his 'ff -. . f ' K 7' 'lj' ' xii. I' W wir' 'S v 5 Q 'Q-1 5 X ., .YT mf -- ,- .H , Lf if ,E 2 wr YS N, f . , V Aix +l.ax,Qau 5 -M. , . lllfslllli V N' w wr -x it F E-G Y l-irst Row Mrs Strohulur L Crow S ImxLr E M1 xdnr I Blnkpr P Krusz Second Rovs L Sxxutnr S Blcker C Blur C' Spurgum NI Guthard J Eslmgnr S Nlllllf' 'VI Radcmakmr 73 First Rovx Mrs Stauffer C Eacker L Sarber P Sherxdan D Smlth R Noser Second Ron L Buntger N Tallman B Whxtmer E Stern R Ferguson 'NI Totlbdugh J Dlfienderier Third Row S Kaufman C Martm D Kruse K R.-xhn P Cram G 'Nhller K bregn J Belghtol I-IFTY EIGHT Third Row: R. Dykema, J. Burkitt. S. Klmple. B. Shzmcr. S, Shillmg, S. Lmtxm. E. Shufvr, P, Engelhardt. f- 6' Plrst Rom Mrs Broun C Mackev M Hartman B Krell E Poffenberger A Wxllxams Second Row G Warfield J Rahn V Mevers M Lotz H Derrer N Thompson K Bergdall Thnrd Row D ChdlT1D10Y'1 R Attlg R Irxon D Stltzel D Downs VN Zlnk D Buss Flrst Row Mrs Graham J Buss J P rod W Lovle M Gau' C Lndsaw Second Row A Chrlstrnan R Bremmer D Hart J Wltmer G Tavlor C Herdman Thlrd Row S Shellhause S Downs L Watson E Whxtmer D Sturtexant B Kloeppxng I-ourth Rovs L Armstrong R Kessler H Weaks R Bevers P Martz T Dxffenderfer J Mueller FIFTY NINE Fourth Row: S. Cross, F. Sweitzer, G. Ackland, D, Graham, J. Witt, S. Olson, G. Lamoreux. 6' Pxrst Row Mrs ZuLk P Henkman S Kaufman T Han oargnr S Sturt? A Dxtlenderfer Ser-ond Row S Garman R Bever C Schomer R Nlorgm D Frank D Fllckmger Third Row C Bork K Vvlersema R Iske J Rademaker D Green G Hooxer C Kautman Absent J W ltmer Flrst Row Mrs Haugh S Pederson G G1edd C Walthers P Morrxs J Behrens Second Rovs B Bruhn D Ferguson L Konmg C Hart R Shafer B Dams Thlrd Row E Honzar L Guenzler D W1ll1ams S Whevmeyer D Mnler D Boelkens Fourth Row N Homer M Remders P Forster C Frederlck R Smlth B Schoeu Absent G Dmxns SIXTY Fourth Row: J. Smith. R. Rostron, C. Washburn. J. Carbaugh, P. Eacker. B. Ackland, L. Murray K 3 Flrst Row Mrs Schrexner K Wall J Genandt E Ferrv M Johns M Sturtexant Second Row D Rahn L Downs C Rlppy C Lego L Murray G Horton 'lhlrd Row J Mlller D Kluck D Slsler J Dollmger C Thompson T Bowers VN Rupp Second Row D Speers B Frank B Llnton M Straub K D5kema J Huggins K Dovxns Third Row P Sherldan J Van Busklrk M Schomer L Moore J Bookm n K Dlffenderfer L Rlppy G Kruse SIXTY ONE First Row: Mrs. Kuhleman, G. Pederson, M. Kingery, C. Sweitzer, D. Morgan, B. Noble, W. Walthers, R. Beightol I-lrst Run C Roger: J Engelhardt G Gaul S Burmewter C Garmin NI Irmn becond Rom 'VIN Bexghlol N Buckxxalter R Lundx L C.1rlJ.-xugh J Rahn D Miller J Nlurrax 1rd Row Crenn L Dmxns J 'IHIIIHLK 'VI Bark D Intl D Knurr L BL Flrst Rovs D Wltrner C L1bberton B Vgsaas C Eslmger C Rahn C Bexere S Rostron H Hon7ar B Mxller Second Ron M Anderson P Low V Eade D Reglm D Gothard 5 Glllnglx R Gruen J Brmkmeler R Green J Exans Third Row Mrs Mast R Downs B Guenyler D Truman D Kruse K McCall K Tallman R Hanabarger SIXTY TWO Th' ': R, 1 A , . ' . N . '. '- , 1 . z , . , . , . Ass. Fourth Row: L. Hurdman. C. Brighi, T. Swuitzer, D. Kuhlsmicr. A. Murnmert. D. Boell-cons, C, Reinders. First Row C Larsen W Brlght W Svxord D Horton R Knauer D Sxxeltzer S Mxers Second Rovs Mlss Coolev D Ferrv D Snhoen L Drolema K Kessler J Lamoreux J Van De Velde L Mathxas W Pettlnger Thlrd Row A Engles L Grant R Roth D Block S G ul G Shellhause D Downs B Kloeppmg H Walthers Fourth Row B Bookmdn P Hart D Quam T Rfxhn M Dean C Chrxstensen D Dampman N Olson F1rstRovs J Kroll L Eshnger D Hooxer R Spurgeon M Cram K Svxeltzer G Carpenter C Bergdall W Wolfrom Second Row Mrs Brantner T Rogers G Kloeppmg B Mo gan D Gxfford M Klngerv B Poffenberger D Vletmexer D Boa-'kens Third Rovs L Sturtz L Truukenmlller J Fink J Mlller M Jones S Shrlner S Eacker D Derrer B Weber Fourth Row R Dans J Llchtv D Rupp M Noser E Rahn A Brandt P Lamoreux J Green SIXTY THREE Y Absent: J. Moli. V I V r v I ' ' I' n x ' ' ' ' I fljawz. I-lrst Row S Chdlplllll Vhtt D Shafer V Crofton 'NI Barge J Loxxgr 'XI Issnlzergmr be-cond Row K Cllthllll' K Truman S Flukmger D Buss A Rahn I NI1t11 s rd R011 I 1g' 1 rokc S111 r 11 1111or1 ll 111 fp 111 111 tl 11121111 C H1 rci11111111 T Book111111 A T 1111 II 111 1 1 1 A D C'r1l11 Lot! D C Ap The Band u11de1 the d1reCt1o11 ol M1 h11111ar1a11 umpemd lI'l the Grade School Band Contest held lVla1ch Z0 at Sterllmg Thex pe1lo1mefi 111 two band Concerts Feb Iudfb 7 and Max 16 at the grade school QX m11as1um Hnada ml. Wionnb, st Row V Crm f1o11 S Fllnklnger S 'NIorr12 D C1 IFN L 111 Lr uw R X K Paro Ioxxsr Shafer 'Hr K111111111a11 Second Rovs 'N Bowers L Fellows, N1 Berge G Appal NI Haubecker L Poitmmlcrger J 'Moore K TFLIITIIII D Bum L KLIhlLI111LT lhlrd Row S f'h1111p1o11 J Luhtx P a111ore-ux R fren oo man L I' Wltt S C.-1rl1aug1 Iiehberger S S1111th I Brlght fourth Row E Haxbecker P Graham L 'vlatham A Rahn K Kmgerx R Dollmger K Wall B Quam A Tallman S Sandell SIXTY FOUR o p 55:1 . . Ps ' - ': . 3 - '. 1 , . , . - . . . ' . ,. . 1 'z11.: 'l'hi ': 1. Br .1I, J ESIIIIEIF, L. G P. .. - 1dz111. B R th, P. I.1' - N. K, K I.,-ry. E. H1 'I k P. Grz . , 1 4 , . 1 , , A 11:1 , NI. H1 'I e 'kur. C. Xvllll lvLl.'l'ilI'l'i, K. B1-rgcinll. . 1 1 1111. C. . Geary, S. pei. Fllllflh Row: J, Wllt. K. Wall. N. Bowers, Mr. K11111z1111:111, T ' ' ' . . ., Q 1 ' 1 ' 1 . , V . . 1 . . ' 1 ' - V 1 ' Q ' v . . . - Z 0 ,- Fir. 'Z . 1 ,.. .-. 1 , 1-1 G Fli 'k' gl . J. B I.. urj, . Ci, J. . '- , D. ' 'Z . S 2 ' , . ' .L' . S T. B k ' . J. YY'lL'l1, '. ' , , ' ' l, IXI. Spolufa, Showmac F1rstRow K Wall J Buss V Butts M Hawbecker J Welch Coach Peterson Second Row G Taylor P Engelhardt J Burkltt L Krell R Rogers R Ferguson G Knorr Thlrd Row B Quam C Van Busklrk F Hoover E Applegate R Dolllnger T Wltt V Morgan Second Row J Wxtt K Bergdall D Smlth G Ackland S Olson L Watson T Dlffenderfer J Buss C Herdman l'hlrd Row T Wltt K Wall V Butts C Van Busk1rk.F Hoover R Dollmger B Quam Coach Peterson SIXTY FIVE: First Row: M. Hawbecker, D, Graham, G. Taylor, G. Lamoreux, R, Rogers, R. Ferguson, J. Burkitt, J. Welch. rx '11, Hlamawz, 519114, M. Berge, D. Geary, S. Champion, E. Hawbecker. jnwr, SIE! K Parod L Lotz J Baxter D Buss F1r5tRow S Flickinger K Parod P Graham 'VI Berge C Lotz B Roth Second Row: C, Diffenderfer, C, Fellows. D, Geary, Miss Winters, N. Bowers, J. Lower, S. Morris, Third Rove E Haxxbegker K Engelhardt D Buss J Luhtx K Truman L Rurx S Champion Fourth Row M Isenberger J Wiersema A Tallman C Lamoreux J Baxter J Frank L Bright SIXTY SIX '6- dllf 0001144 Pwwf- Hallwlf N 5, FI sang., -nd mQ: '-s. 'Sf' nf 4' is Mrs. Manning and Mrs. Rahn! Mr. Johns and Irvy! Carole and her dog! Cant you do something about it? Guard em boys! Wow! Tip off. Strike called! SIXTY-SEVEN 'Q . Cam,ra shy! . Hungry Kinnaman? . Tom Sawyer cast! . Nice twirling Susy! . Mississippi fisherman . Carole W. . Real sweet! :wi ii' F 'W -N A little nourishment. Future stars. Hold 'em, fisherman! Chow line! Nice shot!?! Spring fashions! SIXTY-EIGHT M.. Beginners. Looks good! Poor doggie. Let's play hookie! VVedding bells! F. H. A. Installation! jpnzunna, Bares Mobile Service Carroll COUUIV Wheel Bd1dI1C1I1g, Wdshmg f1l6dS1Y1g T11 ee Molmlgas and O11 BILL BABES O PHONE 59 LANARK Locker Service Complete P1 oceeemg, Polk Beef F1 ozen Foods Ice C1 eam PERRY BAXTER O PHONE 205 LANARK MERCHANI Carroll Counly cll W ,,.,.,.,, Auto Sales Bu Bu1ck Sales Serxxce When Better Cars Are Built See Us Fel' Dependable Bulck W111 Buud Them Used Cars PHONE 28 LANARK ILLINOIS Better Used Cars PHONE 152 LANARK -fe -M- . . I ' ' y I . I . -7 . I N! T'T. 1 -lg.-1 , WIICF. , wner. ff -Ig.-Y - SALES 'C 4 X. 4 SPOIMDIM, Carroll Servrce Co Drstrrbutors of Serx 1ce Brand Petroleum Products Blue Seal Feeds and Plant Food Lui fe SEAL PHONE ll LANARK ILLINOIS SPARTON Losmlc Eye TV Recogmzed as the Industry s Fmest Lanark T Center Sales wlth SCTVICE Complete Wlth Installatlon HARLAN L DOWNS PHONE 225 LEININGERS HARDWARE PHONE 65 FURNITURE PHONE 90 APPLIANCES and TV PHONE 53 LANARK ILLINOIS Lanark Feed Mrll GEORGE CPOFTON Prop Cxrmdmg Oats Hullmg and Rollmg Feed and Fertlllzer M111 Phone Offlce and Store Phone 368 111 N BROAD ST LANARK SEVENTY - - I - I I K6 W ' 7, . . y. , . r V - ' Q - I I n I I x , . , . . . 9 I ' ----. vs - I - - k - Sppnawm, Rahn and Rogers L W RAHN Propx retor Lrvestock Trucklng S50 000 and S100 000 P D and P L Insurance PHONE 347 LANARK ILLINOIS MASSEY HARRIS and FERGUSON Sales and SGTVICG Grams Feeds and Seeds Bu11d1ng Materlal and Fuel Lanark Farmers Inc ROY FREY LOUIS MILLER and GEORGE JONES Managers PHONE 20 PHONE 86 LANARK Buss Insulatron Co Johns Manv111e Roofmg S1d1ng Insulatlon Everythmg IH Modern K1tchens Plumbmg and Floors ALSO The Most 1n Modern Heatmg Free Estlmates PHONE 6 LANARK ILLINOIS Meyers and Lrtwrller John Deere Sales and SGFVICG EIGCIFICHI Apphances Hardware Pamt Glass Sales and Servlce PHONE 100 MILLEDGEVILLE ILLINOIS SEVENTY ONE I I . . - Q.1 ' ' ' ' Oil - Coal - Gas iqli u . 7 I . . ' I -nf -k if SPDIMDJM, Senneff and Woy Comphments The National Bank Gm.a1Dea1erS m Lumber Coal Cement Llme And A11 Kmds of Blllldlflg Materlal anark PHONE 4 3581 CHADWICK For Mmneapolls Molme T A Wachiel and Son New New Idea and Cehl Sales and SGIXICQ Ploneex s of SCHREINER and CARBAUGH ir 219 WEST MA K R ET ST PHONE 84 Lemeteny Memouale PHONE 4001 MT CARROLL LANARK ILLINOIS SEVENTY 1 WO of a L -,- 'ik A' if ff il? Sponaofm, F01 Youl Llwestock TlUCk1l'1g Ca Les Kruse and Sons LANARK ILLINOIS PHONE LANARK Rural 7 F FRANCO FEEDS Full Coverage P D 85 P L Plus Cargo Insurance ZENTNERS DRUG STORE LANARK ILLINOIS PAROD DEPT STORE ARVID PAROD Prop LANARK ILLINOIS TAYLOR S CLOVER FARM STORE Meats GIOCLYICS and Frozen Foods LANARK ILLINOIS CITY BARBER SHOP Be Neat and Sleek VISII Your Barber Each Week .I V BUCHE SCHOEN SHOE REPAIR PHONE 14 LANARK ILLINOIS MOM S PLACE Whele Frlends Meet and Eat PHONE 41 LANARK LANARK BUILDING SERVICE CO D Krell C Cheek PHONE 52 LANARK LAMOREUX MARKET FI ozen Foods Fresh Vegetables QTOCCTICS and Fresh Meats PHONE 87 or 43 LANARK SHEARER JEWELRY Jewelry Watches PHONE 112 LANARK THE STYLE SHOP Lad1es and Chlldrens Ready to We.1I Handbags Costume Jewelry MRS ELLA R GIDDINGS PHONE 0 LANARK GAMBLES The Frlendlv Stole R N FLICKINGER Ownel LANARK 'ILLINOIS COUNTRY KITCHEN Home Cooked Food ROUTE 64 LANARK STANDARD SERVICE STATION L K Randecker and R H Shaner LANARK ILLINOIS CHUCKS MOBIL SERVICE TIres Batter1es Washmg and Greasmg PHONE 198 LANARK MILLER HATCHERY Baby Chlcks Feeds and Supplies PHONE 46 LANARK SEVENTY THREE I . 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II 'I 'fl' 1 1 u l - Sponwfus, BLAIR MOTOR SALES Dodge and Plymouth Sales and Servlce GLENN BLAIR Sz SON Prop LANARK ILLINOIS LANARK DRY GOODS Dry Goods Shoes Men s Furnlshmgs E F CHAMPION Prop PHONE 72 LANARK LANARK MUTUAL TELEPHONE CO A Locally Owned and Operated Ut1l1t5 Furnlshlng Telephone Servlce Through Lanark and Brookv1lle Exchanges KRAFT CLOTHING COMPANY Men s and Boys Wear MT CARROLL ILLINOIS LOUIS NOBLE JEWELER 3 Doors South of Post Offlce MT CARROLL ILLINOIS NELSON and KLIPPING Men s Clothmg Eagle Clothes Knox Hats FREEPORT ILLINOIS HOWARDS Freeport s Clothmg Corner Stephenson and Chlcago Streets FREEPORT ILLINOIS SPENCER LUGGAGE SHOP Opposlte Court House FREEPORT ILLINOIS AL C EMRICH SOCIETY BRAND CLOTHES Quallty Clothmg and Furnlshmgs FREEPORT ILLINOIS W Sz L CLOTHING CO FREEPORT S FINEST MEN S STORE Opposlte Court House Ax row Shlrts Dobbs Hats Hart Schaftner :Sz Maxx Clothes COLLIERS MUSIC STORE Evelythmg Muslcal FREEPORT ILLINOIS MESSING and BECKER Everythlng for the Sportsman Sportxng Goods FREEPORT ILLINOIS EMMERT MOOGK DRUG STORE FREEPORT ILLINOIS MR and MRS MAX HECHT ot HECHT S STORE Freeport extend thelr best wxshes to the Lanark Class of 1954 FAYE S TEXACO SERVICE Washlng Greasmg and Waxmg New and Used Cars F E LAMOREUX SHANNON FRANK FURNITURE Funeral Servlce LANARK ILLINOIS FULRATH PROCESSING MARKET Custom Butchermg and Grocerles Fresh Meats Wholesale and Retaxl PHONE GREEN 390 LANARK J DON BLAIR PRODUCE Buyer of Poultry and Eggs PHONE 27 LANARK A :Sz P STORE JAMES LINDSAY Mgr LANARK ILLINOIS SEVENTY FOUR l - 1 I 1 1 ' Q I ,fx .Q ,I L I - 1 7 ' ' I ' . 1 K ! . . , . y y , ,V - , . .V , 7 ' Keepsake Diamonds in fig l i . 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SPDIMDAL LANARK MUTUAL FIRE INS CO Truman H Royer Presldent Forrest Thompson Sec y Notary Publlc Lloyd Peters and Elmer Zugschwerdt Surveyors ZIER S GARAGE ChlC8g0 Motor Club SCIVICC 24 Hour Wrecker SCFVICL PHONE 35 LANARK G R BROWN CARGILL HYBRID SEED PHONE 914 PEARL CITY CARTER IMPLFMENT CO AllIs Chalmers and Chevrolet Sales and Serv1ce PHONE 32 MILLEDGEVILLE RAY B POLHILL Internatlonal Harvester Dealer Tractors and Farm Machmery BIERMAN 8z LARSON MOTOR SALES J I Case Farm Machmery Chevl olet Cars CHADWICK ILLINOIS HARTMAN IMPLEMENT SALES Ol1veI Farm Eoulpment Sales and SCFVICG MT CARROLL ILLINOIS MT CARROLL GRANITE8z MARBLE WORKS Monuments GEN W IVEY8L SONS Props KOUGH IMPLEMENTS SEFVICG Is Our BUSINESS John Deere PHONE 2401 MT CARROLL THE LANARK GAZETTE Lanalk s Off1c1al Clty Paper PHONE 330 LANARK LOTZ MOTOR SALES Complete Auto Repalrlng Bulck Servxce PHONE 9 LANARK ACKER CHEVROLET Allls Chalmers New Holland and New Idea Farm Equlpment MT CARROLL ILLINOIS SAVANNA CLEANERS 8z DYERS 4th Street and ChlCagO Avenue SAVANNA ILLINOIS Best Wlshes ALBERT M GREISON QUALITY FOOTWEAR SAVANNA ILLINOIS PARKER and ROSS Flnest In Men s and Boys Wear SAVANNA ILLINOIS LANARK UNION DAIRY Where Quality Relgns Supreme In All Daxry PI oducts MYRTLE BAUM Mgr PHONE 130 LANARK We Wrlte It Rlght HOAK S INSURANCE AGENCY Insurance and Real Estate LANARK ILLINOIS INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE GLENN WISE PHONE 29 LANARK ILLINOIS GARNER WELDING SHOP Portable Equlpment Electrlc and Acetylene Weldlng LANARK ILLINOIS MELVIN FOLK Sand Gravel Road Rock Phosphate and Llmestone Spreadlng PHONE 69 LANARK SEVENTY IV MILLEDGEVILLE ILLINOIS 'fi' fr 7 ' u slr Sparuwfm, HQRACE MANN MUTUAL BILLS DAIRY CASUALTY CO COMPUHEIJNEOF Income Protectlon MILK PRODUCTS Hospxtahzauon and Auto E K GRAHAM Agent Lanaxk Ill PHONE RURAL 32 M LANARK SITES RED ROOF KENNY BUCKWALTER TRAILER PARK Shoxx L15 Ice Mavtdg Maghmes - - 2 I , I H, Q SAND-GRAVEL ' ' - , . ' LIMESTONE - ROAD ROCK 7 J R v l - ' 1 1 ' I . V4 YY I I 7 . ' ' One Block from CltV Pink LANARK PHONES 180 and 23 L HONE 213 LANARK PHOTOGRAPHS by Bllger Blankenburtgj Studlo Fleepoxt Ilhnols ENGRAVINGS by Cap1to1 Engraxmg Company Spr1ngf1e1d I111no1s PRINTED by The Tlmes Record Company Aledo I111no1s BINDING by Pf1sters Bmdery Galesburg Ilhnols SEVENTY SIX ,.......-,- N VS xo S R X J., 1. N 'ow W1 Ri, Q1 sn . 7.- A . 'xv' -R 15 T' ' :ou .7 'Ji EVE ia yxi' ifw 'Lf .Fiii avg FR 355 - .YN ..:2:',' gli! ' 12121 'fini 'IQ . vii? 14 12.1 E343 12135 :ARRL lil sf Fil ,-N, :Fix , -12, film , lvl. rf.. ry 2 tfi L v , 11, Y. ' 'J- 1 I ,r,fI jg v,'i .. '-,' ,,'.i,'