Le Roy High School - Melting Pot Yearbook (Le Roy, IL)

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ten EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT! Another edition of School Daze must be hot off the press, and everybody is walking around the halls with their noses buried in the news. Did you read the gossip? Who is 'Guess Who'? What did you think of the Inquiring Reporter ? These comments made up the chatter heard in every corner of L.C.H.S. after such an event. Our paper was a bi-monthly publication and was received very well with its much read Super Snooper, Inquiring Reporter, and news items of general interest to the students. The main aim of School Daze was to give the students items that would be of interest to them, as well as bits of humor. The staff was made up of the following members: editor, Howard Wirtg news editor, Lois Trantinag items, Jean Phillips and Bertha Poin- dexterg sports, Dick Hillard and Kenny Robbins, jokes, Carol Millerg staff, Edith Mears, Dean Nichols, Wallace Beeler, Lois Lamont, Sue Schultz, Thelma Evans, Oleda Wheet, Barbara Golden, Jo Ann Beeler, Doris Ann Beaumar, Jo Ann Riddle, Maverine Hill, Laurisdine Hutson, Maurita Garee, Donna Mitchell, Lynn Hibbens, Peggy Wheet, Ruth Polen, Janice O'Neal, Josephine Johnson, Stella Biven, Shirley Rafferty, Milo LeFever, Jerry Hill, Joan Phillips, Shirley Steege, Mary Anne Graning, and Georgia Phil- lips. School Daze was under the supervision of Miss Bane. Like every other organization, we had our ups and downs, but School Daze was still a great student project. So, goodbye School Daze! See you next fall.

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SOPRANOS, ALTOS, TEN ORS, AND BASSES- Yes we said tenors and basses. At long last we again had a mixed chorus, though a ilttle unbalanced with fourteen boys to fifty-five girls. However, the boys held their own and we hope others will be encouraged to join next year. On February 15 and March 23, the chorus joined forces with the band to present two assembly programs, and both programs went over quite well with the students. The District Solo and Ensemble Contest was held at Paxton, March 25. We entered four vocal solos, three vocal ensembles, six instrumental soloists, and three instrumental ensembles. Both the band and chorus took part in the District Organization Contest, April 1. One of the biggest occasions during the year was the McLean County Music Festival at ISNU on April 14. Each school participating in the Festival was allowed two entries, either vocal or instrumental, and we entered the band and chorus. Various solos, ensembles, and organizations competed during the day for the honor of appearing on the evening program. For the evening per- formance, members of the festival chorus and band were made up of stu- :lents from all over McLean County selected on the basis of ability and ex- perience. All who participated in these contests enjoyed themselves and thought it was good experience. Early in the fall we started planning and working for our annual Spring Concert which was given on May 9. This winds up the events of the fear, and we feel that it has been a very successful one, thanks to Mrs. Al- lison and the students who cooperated so well. How l-S. Jackson. P. Flanagan. S. Prater, J. Dooley. J. Boldon. B. Poindexter. T. Edwards. H. Wiri. V. Marlowe. L. Corry. M. Saiierfeal. R. Billings. L. Corry. E. Frieburg. M. Shrigley. Row 2-M. Reeser. E. Pray. L. Lamont. S. Rafferty, S. Williams. J. Beeler. J. Wariena. J. Mears. E. Underhill. D. Dunlap. F. Riddle, E. Phillips. D. Nichols. L. Whitehouse. B. Sigler. M. Crum- baugh. B. Followell, B. Donovan. E. Mears. E. Allen. M. Donovan. S. Schultz. L. Traniina. Joan Phillips. S. Owens, Mrs. Allison-director. Row 3-M. Spratt. E. Holderly. L. Ellifriis. C. Crumbaugh. M. Land. G. Roberts. T. Mears. C. Taylor. G. Phillips. K. Robbins. L. Hibbens, W. Beeler. R. Hillard. Jean Phillips. E. Leathers. L. Wil- liamson. J. Hamblin. E. Norfleei, D. Reynolds. T. Evans. S. Sigler. M. Hill. F. Staley. D. Beau- mar. l'1ITlC

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TODAY, The year of 1949-50 was a big one for Miss Bane and her librarians: Doris Ann Beaumar, Judith Dooley, Barbara Estes, Maurita Garee, Mary Anne Graning, Luarisdine Hutson, Joyce Jones, Marilyn Peavler, and Bertha Poindexter. At times, Juanita Buss and Maxine Spratt gave able assistance. The librarians had planned many changes and started right away. They Worked like Turks getting the library cleaned up and putting books in order. New books was the cry of studentsg so the librarians and Miss Rane, with the permission of the school board and Mr. Johnson, decided to order quite a few. At last, after selecting and rejecting some, a care- fully compiled list was finished. During the time of ordering the books, the staff closed the library for general improvement. The card catalogue was put in order, the filing cabinet was rearranged, book jackets were sorted, books were re-marked, and thirty-five of our most read books were rebound. Finally, the postman brought a box of books. But alas! they weren't all there. Box by box they came, until all seventy-five books had arrived. The biggest job was yet to come! Many periods during the day and evenings after school and after supper were spent in getting the new books ready for the students' use. Miss Bane, of course, worked with the staff 3 and as a reward for their efforts, she took them to supper several times. In the end the work paid off as they look back on their accomplishments. The school has reason to be proud of its library. eleven