Marissa High School - Yearbook (Marissa, IL)

Text from Pages 1 - 106 of the 1949 volume:

fi X EDICATION We dedicate thls annual nn memory of Thelma Rody born March Z4 1931 and died October 3 1948 Z KX ACULTY F R SINGFR W A BOOK J ll BOYD KATI-IRYNB CANINING MARY H DICKFY C lvt HUNTSBERRY DANF I-l MEYI:-'R G W RODMAN MARY L WHITFSIDE' FACUI TY Prlnclpal Washington Untverslty A B M A Spanlsh I and II Occupanonal Survey m F u a ton M Amerlcan Hxstory Amerxcan Rrolslems Boys Physical Fducatton Athletic Coach Umxersxty of Illmols B S 1nFducat1on Agriculture II and Central Missouri State Teachers College B 3 in Fducatxon Typmg I and II Shorthand Bookkeepnng Offtce Practlce Music Appreclatlon Band Chorus Umverslty of Ill1no1s A B Biology Gxrls Physlcal Fducatxon S I N U OklahomaA M N B S Industrxal Arts Enghsh Umverslty of llllnols M A S I N U B S Fducahon Adxanced Algebra Sohd Geometry Algebra I Economlc s B E Englls III S I U B S Home Fconomlcs BOARD OF EDUCATION SCOTT BROWN Rresxdent A F PUSTMUELLFR Sec retary RUDOI PH CEGFL ROY STONE 4 . . S.I.N.U.,B.S.' ,dc t' ,S.I.U., .A. I, , III. B. G. COI-ILMEYER Murray State College, B. M. E. , General Business, 'A . I ' ' ' ' , . ,, . . . ., . .in - ' S,I.U., . ., ' hl. .IV- I ' l C' l F P SINGFP Drxncxnal DAMF ME YF P KAIHP YN B CANNING MARYH DICKEY 1 A B001-' 5 G W RODMAN B G COHLMF YER MARY LOU WHITESIDEI J H BOYD c H HUNTSBFPRY 6 fT X Datrlcla Albert Clara Buescher Dorothy Denms Bermce Dumstorff joe Ann Emerson Darlene Fulton Cecil Kalhoff Vlolet Khoury Evelyn L aurnbattus Lorene Lehman Betty Muller janxe Myers SENIOR DIRECTOR Y Marmssa FHA 1 Z 3 4 Vlce President 4 Hxstorlan Z GAA 3 Vice President 4 Chorus Z 3 4 Cheerleader 2 3 Llbrartan 3 4 Paper staff 3 4 Annual staff Llbory Chorus 1 2 3 4 Class pl y Paper staff 3 4 Public speak1ng 1 Dramatic club Z FHA Z 3 Annual staff Class Pres Baldwm Annual staff l Z 4 Cheerleader Llbrarlan Z 3 4 Paper staff 12 3 Class Pres1dent l Class plays l Z GAA 3 4 fPo1nt chaxrman 4jAthlet1cassoc1at1on 12 Pep club Ba dwln GAA 1 Z 3 FHA 1 Z 3 Chor s Marissa FHA l 4 GIA 1 4 Corres cub 3 Annual staff Ralnbow club l Chorus T1 den Class plays 1 Z Band F'ore1gnCorres club 3 4 Treasurer 3 Sec 12, Pedogue Z St L1bory Chorus l 2 3 4 Cla pl y l Z Public speaking 1 Dramatxc club Z FHA Z Paper staff 3 Annual staff Class Presxdent l Class Treasurer Tllden Sophomore class play Cheerleader 1 Z 4 Foreign Corres club 3 Class Secretary l Student councll 4 Chorus 1 2 Pedogue Marissa Class Secretary Treasurer Z 3 Treas urer4 Student council 3 4 FHA l Z 3 4 F'ore1gnCorres club Z 3 Librarian Z 3 4 Paper staff 1 3 4 Annual staff jumor play Manssa Student councll 2 Foreign Corres lub Z 3 Secretary 3 FHA 3 4 Reporter 3 Class Secretary 4 Txlden Pedopue Z Llbrarlan 3 F'oreignCorres cub 3 Chorus l Hopklnsvllle Ky Paper staff 2 3 4 Editor l Annual staff Latin club l Z Spamsh club 3 Glrl s club Z Forenslc club Z 3 Band 1 Z 3 4 Chorus 3 4 Operetta Z Stamp club 4 Llbranan 4 A Cappella choir 4 8 r ' ' ' - s i s if G 1 1 St. ' . -- , , , g ' a --Zg -- 5 --, 5 s S .--Z- . 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' 1, A K ,'3f.ff5?fLi' ' gr: SO TIRED The present Senior class began their rather backward Freshman year at M T H S by honormg National Cxtxzenshup Week under the dlrectlon of their sponsor Mr Edwards The officers for the year were appointed as follows president Stanley Lehr vice president Donald Gegel and secretary treas urer joe Barker The following had the honor of serving at the Prom Betty Sinn Evelyn Laumbattus Patsy Albert Stanley Lehr john Lxndsey and Raymond Ktlman The officers elected for the Sophomore year were presxdent Donald Gegt vice president Stanley Lehr and secretary treasurer Evelyn Laumbattus Mr Meyer was the sponsor Two of the class Raymond Kllman and Patsy Albert were chosen cheerleaders Of the boys out for basketball Stanley Lehr and Donald jackson played on the varsity team and Donald Gegel Freddle Muehlhauser and Paul McNary were promtsnng players The student council representatives were Patsy Albert Lorene Lehman Ralph Schxckedanz and john Lindsey The class durxng their third year took an active part in the carnival by operating a popcorn stand and dance and they proudly entered Darlene Fulton as candidate for queen The same officers as the last year were elected The class lost the magazine contest to the Semors after much hard work and consequently entertained them with a hobo party Under the dlrectxon of Mr and Mrs Illmgworth they presented the play just Ducky on December 19 l 47 On May 14 the class gave the jumor Senior Banquet Prom m the gym the first of xts kind in years The theme of the prom was a mght club and Leo Matysnk furnished the music The class began their Senxor year with Donald Gegel as president Don jackson vlce president Lorene Lehman secretary and Evelyn Laumbattus treasurer The sponsors were Mr Boyd and Mrs Drckey The class lost the magazine contest again and entertamed the jumors with a party Stanley Lehr Donald jackson Donald Gegel and joe Hewttt represented the class on the varsmty team Violet Khoury and Betty Smn were chosen as cheerleaders The class was well represented nn the various clubs paper staff band and chorus The play Creeping Shadows was presented by the class on Aprxl 1 1949 under the dlrectlon of Mr Rodman The following were representatives on the student council Violet Khoury Stanley Lehr Evelyn Laumbattus and Ralph Schuckedanz As guests at the banquet prom nn the gym the Semors danced to the music of Leo Matyszk for the second year and had a very good tnme And so w1th much regret the class ended 1ts four wonderful years by march mg down the famxluar alsles and receiving their freedom 17 ll II . . . . . - - - . . . 1 , . . 2 -- ' - -- D - - , . 1 1 1 1 . 2 -- A, - -- D - -.. . . . 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 , . 4 1 1 1 . . . . . . . 1 . . . . 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SENIOR CLASS W ILL I Patr1c1a Ann Albert will my ablllty of going steady to Shxrley Matzenbacher I Ray Blus bequeath my ablllty of makmg aboxe average grades to Ardell Kraus I Clara Flxzabeth Buescher do bequeath my streamlmed flgure to Pat Hambuch and my Bunny gloves to Paul Mlddendorf I Charles oseph Cathcart wlll my ablllty to get along wxth Mr Boyd to Martin Nxtzsche I Vlrgll Dlecker bequeath my great ambltxon and love for school to Tony Sandhelnrich I Dorothy Dennis do bequeath my gay laughter and g1ggle'-. to Loretta a I Bermce Dumstorff hereby bequeath my quiet dlsposltlon to Pat Romano Vxrgll Dumstorff do bequeath my abmltty to keep my mouth shut to Martha Scheurer I oe Ann Emerson wxll my abllxty to be a true lover to Mr Cohlmeyer I Darlene Fulton bequeath my bashfullness to Elgene Sauerwem I Donald Lee Gegel hereby bequeath my abxlity to get along with all the teachers to Martha Martxn and my abllxty to let the glrls alone to john Ramsey I Frank Hennrlch bequeath my glrllsh flgure to Do othy Hartman I joseph Edward Hevutt bequeath my catching abllxty ln baseball to Snooky Gegel I Donald ackson do bequeath my Fleetlme Chewy to any Freshman the market for a great car I8 I A . t . . , J y . . . . ' , ' , ' .' W tt. I, joe Dickey, bequeath my ability to get by to Dale Sinn. I, . . , . . x A ,J Y P. . . A i I , .I , ll ' V' ll 5, I Cecnlla Marie Kalkhoff wall my abxlxty of belng unprednctable to Erna Stegman I Jimmy Kane bequeath my shyness to Roy Young Kenneth Kane bequeath my ablllty to love ALL the gn-ls to Franklxn Barton Violet Maxine Khoury w1l1 my abtllty to keep quiet to Norma Vasquez Raymond Dwight Kllman w1l1 my natural long eyelashes and beautlful brown eyes to Omer Keith I Evelyn Anne Laumbattus do bequeath my ability to take care of money to Joann Stevenson I Richard Leemon bequeath my ab111ty of always being on time to Vernon Mense Lorene Lehman will my sweet personality to Roberta Predxger Claude Lrttle do bequeath my beautlful gray eyes to Lela Mae juenger Fern McGough will my ability to go steady to Miss Whrteside Paul McNary do bequeath my abllity to stay away from wxne women and song to Elmer Dean Sauerweln I Fred Muehlhauser do bequeath my place at Shamrock and all the empty bottles each and every Saturday mght to Kenny Lehman Betty Miller w1l1 my seat on the Tllden bus to Ebby Bexmfohr I johnny Mueller bequeath my comb to Arden Glllesple who is always combing his hatr janle Coulter Myers wlll my Southern accent to Ruby Hoffman I Lots Irene Owens bequeath my frtendltness to Shnrley Wylle jacob Pflasterer will my front seat ln study hall to Vern Wllson so can watch all the girls walk in l9 I, , ' ' ll Il ' v I, . , . . . . D I' . . , . . I, ' . . . n I, Stanley Butch Lehr, will my star basketball playing to Earl Heil. In I l U ' I, ' . . . . . . ' I? I . . . I 1 I, . , . . . I I, ' , ' , I, , ' ' ' ' he I Geraldme Delores Russell will my ability to stay shm to Marte Kane Ralph Schlck Schxckedanz hereby bequeath my taxl cab serx tce fOJ1l1'1 Canmng Mildred june Shlres vnll my vu ac1ous nature to jackxe Church Betty Sinn will my ablllty to resist fllrtnng wxth all the fellas to Betty Mclalatton We the Sinn Twuns Joanne and june will our ability of keepxng the school m a wh1rl to Gene Krebs I Rudolph Sommer do bequeath my quietness in class to Roger Schoenbeck I Lester Steel bequeath my good grades to Clara jo Church Mary Frances Stevenson do bequeath my clean language to a certain group of Sophomore glrls I Eugene Stewenson do bequeath my ab1l1ty of bemg prompt to Rxchard Singer Albert Varsa wxll my Model A rord to Dennis Sandhexnrlch Aurelius Vasquez bequeath my Chevy and all the bills to Duck Rutter I Vu-g1n1a Ann Wescoat wxll my ab1l1ty to sklp school to june Koch Eva jean Wise do bequeath my beautiful thick hair to joella White We the Senior Class of 1949 do bequeath to the junior Class our ablllty to run the school We also bequeath to the Sophomore Class our great ambltxon and good times We bequeath to the Freshmen Class our abxhty to get along with the teachers In thexr next three years of school We do bequeath to the faculty of the Marlssa Township Hugh School another class as studlous as we were Z0 Il ll ' Ol ' , I- yu 1 7 I I n ' -O 1 I . 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ADVENTURES IN ST LOUIS lt ms the openmg performance of the great play Dream Gxrl The leadxng part IS played by none other than the great actress Miss Tootsie Rolle fCec1le Kalkhoffl The play Dream Girl was written by a graduate of dear old Marissa Townshxp I-hgh He graduated tn the class of 49 I-hs name is Albertmo de Varsaroso the Great Albert Varsa Hts great plays finally reached St Louis 1n the year 1959 He had a little trouble trymg to get anyone to back his great success Dream Girl but finally a few of the successful Mllhonaxres 'P jlmmle Vanderbilt Kane Plymouth F Hennrlch and Fred Mllkman Muelhauser came to his aid This play IS being gn en at the Great Amerlcan Theater which is now under the management of Mr Dickie Maxwell Leeman better known Red I-le is now marrled to his childhood sweetheart the forme Bernice Dumstorff Red s old friend Eugene Stew enson better known 1 high school days as Smoky and Ralph Schlckedanz fSCl'l1Ck, are gu mg him a little competttxon by runmng the burlesque theater down the street and comedlan Billy Zoot Reed Kenneth Kanel Also at the American we haxe the great smger L1l1 Ponds afue Myer and her accompanist Ethel Smith Lorene Lehman As we look into the audience at the American we find Mr and Mrs Aurelius Vasquez Mrs Vasquez is the former Clara Buescher also Mr and Mrs Charles Mules Cathcart and six children Mommy Loxs Owens IS havmg a tough time trying to keep all of the dartmg six ktddles quiet Sitting up in the rlght hand balcony we find Mr and Mrs Donald Lee Gegel Mr Gegel is now an Engineer and Mrs Gegel Darlene Fulton IS one of the world s best dressed women There IS to be a style show given m the famous Tea Room at the American starting june l Mr Powers Ray Kxlmanj and his famous models are to be there Two of the favorite models are Mary Stex enson and Patsy Albert At the Arena we haue none other than the great wrestler Gorgeous George acob Pflasterer I-hs opponent IS the Great Virgil Dumstorff Gorgeous George s manager is Ray Blus and V1rg1l s manager us Rudolph Sommer At the Kiel Auditorium we have the St Louls Bomers xs Phxladelphxa Warriors The Bomers first fue Donald jackson Butch Lehr Paul McNary Lester Steele and Claude Little Thus IS the ftrst year for any famous team to have ever been under the management of a woman Thus IS none other than Miss Betty jean Smn Zl ' K ,I . . . . . cn, . . . ' . . ' . ' ' , as . ' . ' , ' , g .n They are featuring this week Miss Georgia Southern fVirginia Wescoatl , ' f J- - f D ' ' - l ' ' l . . ' . ' . 1 7 U L . . . . n Comlng to the Kiel Audttorlum followlng the basketball season vnll be the Great A1lG1rl Orchestra under the dlrectxon of the great composer V1rg11D1ecker The orchestra is to Introduce a new song written by Mr Dlecker s good friend johnny Mueller Wtth the orchestra we have the world s best women sextet mcludmg Dorothy Dennts joe Ann Emerson Vtolet Khoury Exelyn Laumbattus Betty Muller and Fern Mc Gough This sextet has recently reached the United States from a tour in Europe ask them to return to Amerxca xuth them and they would put them on the stage Thus quartet vull make their first appearance ln St Louts with the All Girl Orchestra The gtrls mcluded tn this quartet are Eva jean W1se Geraldine Russell Joanne S1nn,june Sinn Their ptanlst ts june Shlres As we leave St Louis It IS lndeed a pleasure to look back and reahze that so many from the class of 49 hate made themselx es known through out the entxre world 72 While in Europe they discovered a quartet and their accompanist and they fi UNDERGRADS XX Y l FRESHV1 EN -RX RICHARD jIMMY DELORIS LFE AITKEN MCGOUGH Presxdent Vice President Secretary and EDNA ALEXANDER PATSY ANN BRA YFIFL D .Q 5'-5 X. 'L FILLFN DEICHMANN Treasurer ROBFRT ROBERT FREDDIE BFCKLE Y BEGGS BENNETT N-f MAY BROWIN CHAR MA YNF CAL VFRT GER ALDINE CODOR! DA1 F KENNETH jOAN DOWNEN FITCH FORTNEY 2.4 LULA BELLE LUCINDA FEORI. FULTON GAL LE GREENWOOD MYRNA MARIAN HAMMEL HARTMANN ELVA HAMLIN MEL vm JOHN HUMMERT JETTON OMER KATHLEEN .IANET DAVID KEITH KRAUS LEEMON LITTLF LEONARD RIXIE LITTLE NITZSCHF nr PATRICIA OWENS Z5 LILA LEE PFEIFER ', I .W .M I , v y xr, 1,14 I, 3 4 ,, z 'A' A fl I , If , f 1 , ? 1 . -I . .. - ,sf g Us , 4' : , 5 x JOHN ROBERT NANCY ANN NORMAN RAMSEY REDPATH RHODES ROTHWELL RAY MARTHA JANFT ERNA ROTHWELL SCHEURER SINN STEGMAN PAUL ETHEL MAE ,IACKIE GEORGE STEGMAN STEWART STONE THOMPSON GORDON MARCUS jOHN CHARLES TR IEFENBACH VASQUEZ VOLLMER WALLACE Z6 PATRICIA LORETTA DAVID JAMES WALLACE WATT WILSON WILSON SOPHONORES GENE DALE -IUNE KREBS SINN KOCH President Vxce Presudem Sec retary and Treasurer FRANKLIN LAWRENCE VERNON JAMES BARTON BLUS BUDDE CANNING jACKlE DORIS czcu. CLIFFORD CHURCH CROWLEY Z 7 DEAN DEAN CLARENCE HARVEY LEE ARDEN DUMSTOR FF FUHRHOP FULTON GILLESPIE ALLAN PAUL EARL RUBY HAMMEL HARTMANN HEIL HOFFMAN DELMAR MYR ON DOROTHY MINNIE ANN KNECHT KILMAN KOENIG LAUMBATTUS KENNY MERVIN ROBERT NORMA LEHMAN LEHR LINDSF Y LLOYD Z8 1 J x RUBY ROY DEAN LLOYD MAHAN CHARLOTTE MCBR IDE DOLLY MCGOUGH fi 4 in W 2? SHIRLEY BETTY MAT7ENBACI-IEP MCI-IATTON S. DONALD MCGOUGH 'Y L .s PAUL MIDDENDORF JAM:-:s MARTIN JOAN CALBER1 MEYERS Nrrzscm-2 PFTTY pm ASTFRFR ROBERTA ELLA MILDRED DENNIS PRFDIGI-'R REDNIOUR REDNOUR SAINDHEINRICH 49 TONY VIRGINIA RICHARD ELGENE SANDHEINRICH SHERIDAN SINGER SAUERWEIN JUNE EMMA LEE BILL RILEY TI-'IEOBALD TRIEFENBACH VANDIVER VCSS HOWARD SHIRLEY LUCILLF BETTY WESTERMAN WY1 IE WYLLIF WILSON 30 QTUNIDR EDWARD COULTER DOROTHY jOANN BEIMFOHR PUSTMUELLER HAR TMANN STEVENSON President Vice-President Secretary Treggurgr EARL BETTY-IEAN CLARA jO WAYNE BERGADINE BOUAS CHURCH DICKEY LEE DOROTHY RAY DONALD DEUTSCHNIAN DUMSTORFF ENIERSON FRECH DALE HAROLD LILLIAN ARLINE FULTON GEGEL. GLA-ICH HACKER 31 PATRICIA GII. BERT DORIS LELA HAMBUCH HARTMAN HENDERSON JUENGER MARIE N IRGINIA CI-IARLENE ARDELL KANE KANE' KHOURY KRAUS Www- CAROLYN LEOTA MARTHA GENE KUGLER LITTLE MARTIN MCQUARTER Eli EFN VERLEE VERNON ROBERT MFTHR ING MEISSLER NIONSE NIOODY 32 L' naw W9 ,XV-, ARNOLD DEN MUFL LE'R mfuss is 1 H. fw, LLMFR QAUFRWF ' DONALD RUTTER QM 4534 -.Q INQ .gn DOROIHY BET FY SHORT vTF'lIv A L' x rr-.f PAT LOR EINE ROMANO R USSELL L LO SCHNEIDER ROGER SCHOENBACK li-ni CFC!! FI MER TP-TF-'R Y lr wx-5ALD 1 ll LAVERNE HELEN NORMA TKLLOCK VARSA VASQUEZ CAROL WE I SH ANS , X , V 'f ?,.'r I . I ' I E A v. ,Qi . b W TA! . ' ' WL -. .cf r ,A 1, , 4. X El. . ' 41,1 'num' W . 'r fviill ' uf .9 V . I I V I A 4 , ,V , A W f I ,Q I K ,, H ,V i '1 V. . - ' V lf ,f L: . V I A x - A '. 5, , ,L .:'.f:?-Wfzzigg. ' 1 , YD . ,. DUN .A . I x, y wi , A ,Y-, . ' Q 1 , ' A , i k... ' ' .. Q f . . if ff' A ' 1 i 1 ,A I . ,ww 1 ,,, vi W. , , 5 A V , , Lgpfiivwl' I ' Q 1.1 -1. , . Zu. wd I ' iw.. fi ' 45. 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I . . 33 an faxes. !'?t 1 NI i T ibv-I W Ollf NIPIN AIBERT WHITE X 'IN IN WUINDFR I-'NPI YN 7IYv1!xH'R 34 IIC ROY YOUN-.1 TILL THE END OF TIME On September l 1948 forty three rather frightened and very Green Freshmen entered M T H S After wandering around for several days getttng lnto the wrong classes and everything lmaglnable they settled down to enjoy llfe at M T H S Thelr peace was short hved The Semors seeing the need of an imttatlon did 1n1t1ate them without further delay but the Freshmen came through with flying colors Dunng the year the class lost two of thelr members Their first act of any importance was the election of their class offlcers Richard Lee was chosen as president jlmmy Aitken v1ce presxdent and Delorls McGough secretary treasurer Student councll representatu es were chosen at the same tlme Lucmda Galle and jimmy Aitken were the out of town students chosen and Charmayne Calvert and Bobby Redpath were chosen as the m town representatlves In the early part of the year three ofthe gn-ls obtained the honor of belng chosen as cheerleaders for the school They were Delorls McGough Charmayne Calxert and Patsy Brayfleld They had a Halloween party and everyone had a good time Thelr sponsor IS Mr Cohlmeyer 35 IC! 11 J 1 ' - . . . . , . y n . f 1 1 ' 1 1 ' D I 1 I V . , . . . DREANIS When the Sophomores of 1948 49 ftrst came to M T H S They were like all Freshmen green After being well tmtxated they were allowed to call themselves a class The first slgn the rest of the school had of their offlclal status was the electing of thetr class officers Dale Slnn was presldent Donald McGough vlce president Kenny Lehman secretary and Mervtn Lehr treasurer In their Freshmen year Mervie Lehr jim Canmng Gene Krebs and The class had a home made candy booth at the carmval and they took in S17 Z5 Mrs Cannmg and Mr Boyd were the sponsors this year They started thelr Sophomore class by electing thelr officers Gene Krebs as presxdent Dale Slnn as uce president and june Koch as secretary treasurer They chose Mernn Lehr Tony Sandhemdrtch Ruby Hoffman and Norma Lloyd as student council representatives Durmg the year Mnnme Ann Laumbattus was an attendant to the Queen of Hearts Shortly after school started the Sophomores had a hayrlde for thelr clas and later they had another class party 36 Bill Vandiver went out for basketballl ONE MORE TOMORROW The jumor class of 1948 49 romped through the doors of M T H S m September 1946 Thetr hrst offtclal act as hugh school students was to elect class officers They were Edward Bexmfohr president joe Hewitt uce prestdent joann Stevenson secretary and jack Harrts treasurer Thelr representatives for the student council were Edward Betmfohr joe Hewttt joann Stevenson and Lorene Russell Durmg their Freshmen year they gate the Sophomores a party Mxss Carey Clark was sponsor for the class After three months of vacation they came back as Sophomores That year forty four enrolled tn the class Leroy Furhop Elmer Theobald Dorothy Hartmann Martha Martin Elleen Mehrtng Norma Vasquez and Evelyn Zimmer joined the class Class offtcers for the year were Edward Betmfohr presxdent joe Hewttt vice presldent and joann Stexenson secretary treasurer In October of their Sophomore year the class sponsored the carmx al fun house Those who helped on the committee were Dorothy Stein Laxerne Txllock Marie Kane Betty Short Vtrgtma Kane Lorene Russell Edward Betmfohr Coulter Pustmueller Ray Emerson Wmlford Galle and Curtis Fulte Betty Bouas acted as ticket gurl In September 1948 thus same class started another year at M T H S They chose Edward Belmfohr president Coulter Pustmueller vice prestdent Dorothy Hartmann secretary and joann Stevenson treasurer To begin the year the jumors won the annual magazine contest and Ray Emerson became a cheerleader Edward Bexmfohr IS president of the Student Councll and Lorene Russell joann Stewenson Coulter Pustmueller and Harold Gegel are representatn es for the class On january Z8 the class presented a play called The Gay Deception under the direction of Mr Rodman Two of the gurls joann Stewenson and Dorothy Hartmann who was queen helped make up a Royal Court of Hearts Then May 13 the class entertamed the Semors at the annual jumor Senior Banquet and Prom The class sponsors were Mr Meyer and Miss Whiteside 37 ll ii - 0 I U n . . ' . . 8 0 - n 1 n' a' . n a . 1 ' 1 I 9 v . . . . I 0 I - . . - ' I . ' - n r n l v - I 1 1 n ' ' 1 f - , . ' . ' I , l s n 1 1 1 1 r 1 . . . . . . . . . I 1 1 ' I n 5 1 - . . . . . v 9 r . CQ ' ll . . I 1 ' , . . . . f? g DAL F DON BUTCH JACKSON BILI FRFDDIF OE. EBBY 39 SNOOKY COACH SMOKEY A.. .., 4 HJ .. .. - JUNIOR TEAM FIRST ROW Mr Book Coach Flden R Fdvuard B Dale F Harold G Bull V 'SFCOIND ROW Dale- S Far1H jim C Gene K Men m L Myron K Donald Mc THE SQUAD I-:I-SI POW D N 4055 HOW Dale Y- Myron K vn C Donald Mc Uale C- Fldon R Fre U WW qrlli erxml if-nf V 40 0 xx 'V 'r onj., Gene 5 , non G.,j0e H.,Haro1d G , Bill V., Stan L., Edward B.. Mr. Book. Coach -7' f ' 'r ' . ,jg V .N . .. dM, IH ow pf WM, f H 3 , FROSH-SOPH TURN UUR AE E fiQEQfXDER5 LEFT TO RIGHT Patsy Brayheld Delux-us McGough Ray Emerson Vxolet Khoury Charmayne Calvert Betty Smn 41 sgcobinfrfoyvz DOhdld'fSAC., Bill vi, Gene Bogk--Coglh BASKETBALL The Marxssa Meteors started the 1948 1949 season vnth slx returmng lettermen these were Stanley Butch Lehr joe 1-Ievutt Don jackson Edward Belmfohr Don Gegel and Fred Muhlhauser These boys along wtth Harold Gegel Gene Stex enson Dale Fulton and B111 Vandwer made up the xarslty squad The Meteors have had another great season under Coach Book Wm nmg 18 and losmg Z so far As yet all the games have not been played so we do not knovs what the fmal outcome wxll be The B Team made a good showmg by losing only three out of sex en teen games Members of the B Team were Dale Sinn F'ar1 Hell jimmy Canning Gene Krebs Mervle Lehr Myron Kllman Donald McGough Elden Ruess and Roger Schoenbeck The Meteors won second place ln the Steelev1l1e tournament held on January 27 30 by taking out Valmeyer 47 to 30 and Steelex1lle 41 to 32 then dropping to Sparta 1n the flnal 40 39 Members of the team were B111 Vanduer Harold Gegel Dale Fulton Edward Belmfohr Gene Krebs jlm Canning Dale Sinn Mex-ue Lehr Roger Schoenbeck and Donald McGough Marxssa won the Charter s Conference agam thts year wtth lxttle opposition before them We went undefeated and the trophy was presented March 1 after the last conference HOMF' GA MES MTI-IS OPP Columbxa Sparta Valmeyer Steelex tlle Coulte rx llle A shley T rlco Madison Red Bud Lincoln AWAY GAMES MTHS OPP Freeburg Trlco Steelevllle Lebanon Ashley Coultervxlle Valrneyer Freeburg New Athens Red Bud U7 St Louls This year we were Invited to the O Fallon Holiday Tournament which opened with a bang Marissa met the Freeburg Mldgets and came out on top with a 43 to 24 score We dropped the second game to New Athens by the score of 49 to 29 and so we were eliminated from the tournament 42 ' 41 31 41 22 ' 37 24 ' f' 41 V 32 , 50 29 47 42 ' ' 37 27 . ' 47 40 57 32 ' 47 37 3. . . ' J For the first time in the history of our school we got to go straight to the regional. We had a larger enrollment than Waterloo, entitling us to go to the Regional and Waterloo to the District. We open the tournament on March l by playing Belleville Township. BASEBA L TEAN lstROW VennM DonaldR D j d dB M M k 3dROW MyonK AnldM HOME GAMES MTHS OPT? AWAY GAMES MTI-IS OPP Valmeyer Columbia Columbia Red Bud Red Bud Valmeyer The Meteors had another 500 season in conference play splitting 6 games Coach Book had 9 men returning from last year s squad these boys were Stanley Lehr joe Hewitt Ray Kilman Harold Gegel Edward Beimfohr Dale Sinn Tony Sandheimrich Mervin Lehr and B111 Vandiver Donald Rutter and Vernon Mense were new men from St Llbory 43 ' ' . f ,fr 4, : r o ., ., on ., E war ,, ervin L., Stan L., r. Boo , Coach. Znd ROW: Dale F., Harold G., Ray K.,-joe H., Tony S., Bill V., Dale S. l' : r ., r o . 9 5 ' 5 8 ' 0 Z 5 8 7 1 7 l l . 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CPLFNDAP September 1948 May 1949 September Octobe r Through the halls of M T H 5 Up the steps into the class rooms Back from three montha happy huntmg To nine months of bloody warfare Marched 218 mighty warrxors They were met by three new chtefs and by one new Indman Maxden All the braxes stood back and laughed At the squaws that indulged 1n muslc Ftrst we haxe um heap bug pow wow All um Freshmen gettum xmtlatxon nough said All go well until the fourteenth When war come wxth Columbna Meteors lose um Z O We gettum scalped Meteors go um on warpath agam w1th the m1ghty Redbud braves Redbud braves take um scalps 8 5 Duck Rutter gettum name of Strlke out Kxng We scalp um Valmeyer warrlors 9 5 Whopee umors wxn um magazine contest Oh Unhappy Senlors Meteor braxes on warnath agam wxthum Redbud trxbe Wlnum war Z3 lxow come month when le-axes do fallum We flght um Valmeyer and we beat um 7 l F F A haxe um big pow wow m um whmte man s tepee Imtlatxonj Warrlors go for two days happy hunting Wahoo P F A haxe um hay ride Frcshmen hate um Halloween pow wow 45 9. 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November Braves go um on warpath hght um heap blg battle at Freeburg We win um 35 34 Wahoo More war Restless braves Get um scalped at Tr1co Q40 35 Squaws have um heap big pow wow F H A have um feast Meteors flght um Steelvllle Warr1ors They take um many scalps we wln um 47 191 Squaws glVe um concert ln um bxg tepee KU P Church December Squaws go um to Du Quom smg um songs all day Brases beat um Ashley f45 38 Win um war with Coultervtlle trlbe Q67 32 Beat um Valmeyer f7l 34 Squaws and braves have um party F I-I A and F F A dance um round um Christmas tree Columbia try um scalp um brawes Tommy hawks dull We lick um 151 36 Time for another big vacatxon Chrlstmas just round um corner B111 Cohlmeyer ask um Santa Claus for new car to go and see um Pann Z7 30 Play um In tourney and braves lose um Ugh january l New Year come ln wmth um bang 3 Chiefs gue um us test Try um out our brains Ugh jumor brax es and squaxxs haxe um play Blg crowd came and laugh Ha a Columbla tribe on vxarpath but we llCk um Beat um Rcdbud hraxes 71 Z3 Crush um Sparta tribes -41 ZZ V1 hooee Flght urn 'Wl69l8XlllE luurney and braves lose um 'vquaxxs weep Boo Hoo 46 12. 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February March Aprll May Braves meet um Valmeyer and we wtn um 37 Coultervllle tribe come um to ftght war but lose um lt M8 Z9j We gettum robbed Hot darn Q? bad Iwo books taken Cohlmeyer welcome Ashley brawes who come to hght um war They lose um f47 4Zj Play um braves from Trxco and we wln um 137 Z7j Squaws have um heap big feast we elect um Queen of Hearts F' H A Party Bravesftght um war with trtbe from Madtson wm um f47 4Oj We beat um Redbud warrlors ln um big war Sernors gtve um umors party For tlme when Semors lose um contest Play um game w1th dark warrtors from um Llncoln High School Week of um Regional Tourney Band and Chorus have um concert In um brand new gym that olay um basketball Muslctans of trlbe go um to Alton to um music contest Semors haxe um great b1g play exerybody ltke um ll Chiefs go um to um pow wov. Band and chorus go um to contest Braves haxe um bug feast CF F A Father and Son Banquet Warrtors of M T H S haxe um party tn um gym Wahoo Ugh Morning after night before F H A haxe um heap btg party Wahoo jumors and Senlors haxe um nrom Seniors have um class day Wahoo Baccalaureate Sernces held um Commencement 31 School is out Hapby Wa1'I'lOY'5 47 1. : - ' - . f -Z-ll 4. . . - . - . I - 6. -- .J -- ' ' . 8. ' ' - . ll. ' ' , ' - . - 14. - ' , - I I . . . J 15. . - . . . . h . - 18. - ' ' ' . 21. . . - J . I . Y . 1 Y n ZZ. ' A ' ' ' ' . 28. . ' . 15.: ' ' ' . 24. Rotary give-um heap big feast for um squaws that yell and braves 26. ' ' ' - . 8. ' - . '- ' '. 9. - . 21. ' ' ' . . . . Q J 29. ' , . . '. ' - ' . i 30. I ' ' . :6. . . . ' - ' h . I 13. ' ' ' - A . zo. ' - . Z ZZ. ' - THE PCCKF' l'F'FR Twenty fue members of the Senior class were annolnted to Dre Dare the annual for publtcatxon this year Betty Sinn acted as super usnng edltor w 1th the follow mg staff Donald Gegel Datsy Albert joe Hewltt Janie Myer Dorothy Denms Fyelyn Laumbattus Clara Buescher Mary Steyenson Lorene Lehman Ralph SChlCk6d6hL Gene Stexenson Geraldme Russell joe Ann Fmerson Raymond Ktlman V1rg1lDtecker Vtrgtnta Wescoat lune Slnn Cecxle Kalkhoff Fern McGough I ols Owens Rxchard 1 eemon june 'ihxres F'xa VK tse and ohnny Mueller Mr Rodman snonsored the nubltcatlon The book was assembled by members of the staff and sent to the uubllsher to be set tn ty pe and out together by the comoany Van Muller btudlo dw the Qemor mctures and Spleth of Centraha took the remalnder of the Dtctures THF' MFTFOR The M T H 9 RFVIEW was the orlgtnal name for the school paper In recent years xt has been changed to THF MF' FFOR At the begmmng of the year plans were made to haye the paoer printed at the urlntxng offxce but due to lack of funds tl-ts was dts continued In October The naoer was mvneographed during the rest of the year Mr Rodman snonsored THF MFTFOR this year ante Myer was the editor Her staffwas as follows New s Fdttor R eporte rs Features Bustness and Circulation Ady ertlsement Sports A rttst Ty plsts Clara Buescher jackle Church Betty Bouas Norma Vasquez Fern McGough Betty Qmn Doris Henderson and Betty Mflrlatton Dorothy Qtexn jim Myer j1m Canmng and Gene Stexenson Patsy ,Albert Rtchard Lee and Paloh Schtckedanz Stanley Lehr and Myron Ktlman Coulter Dustmueller Gene Stexenson Geraldtne Wusszll and Vxelyn L aumbattus 48 . . ,. . , I ' I I J I - t - p 4 s . - n I ' I ' ' i I l ' ry L s y -, . 1 r -s -A 1 ' -I ' r 1 ' 1 f , - ,, . , , . . I , . f -A ' I N A . , , '- -I ' , ' 6 5 f . '-4 s - s ' L' i V 1 - I . I I - - - ' x n .. . , , v -. ' - - I 1 . . . , - V , v Q uynnsl-:foam Dm FIPSI ROW utne D Iurene I 'atsy A ara 1-ttt ann- U nn xa we ' mf HF- COND ROW Mr Rodman Sponaor Fern Mc ,eraldtm If xelyn I Cnc: e- I' um K nrynnm joannz- S IHIRD ROW lchardl RayK MaryS F?a1uhS low FOURTH POW Dun C juhnny M Vtrgtl D PIRSF ROW r Rodwxan Snonxur IN-urma X Clara B amz- V Dorn H Betty B tt SFCOND ROW I-r-rn Mc Patsy A Geraldtne R If xelynl Dorothy S Betty Mc acku F THIRD POW xnx M Myron K tm C Couher P Ralph S Ftchard L 49 ,. . .2 , . I 8 2: 1 L ', ' Vg if u -. x t .. 'M , - D' mt, ..,C1 B,n ,5j'M.jP. FT F 5 n..J .1 2 . , ,,C '- ,F f.,-'1 ,J -. A I R' ., . , .' 0, : I, ., ' . f y - M . , ' ', Aj ' , ,, ' .Hr fs ' 'Z tj' . -. -Q 4 BAND Although hampered considerably by the buxldmg program the band under the dlrectlon of its new leader Mr B111 Cohlmeyer hnally managed to get going strong The band played at many home basketball games where something new was Introduced twxrlmg 1n the darkened gymnastum at half time with a lighted baton by janet Leemon Freshman majorette Some members of the band went to DuQuo1n Monday mghts to participate ln the clarinet clinic the drum cllmc and the beglnnlng band clinics The band and several ensemble groups from the 35 members of the band took part ln the hlgh schools contest at Alton Illunols Aprll 9 Other appearances of the band were Pep ralltes The Polio Beneflt Program january ZZ and the Music Festlval on Aprxl ZZ CHORUS The glrl s chorus was organmed the last part of September by Mr Cohlmeyer our band and chorus conductor The chorus started out wlth thirty six members but before the end of the fxrst semester lt had increased to fifty Lela Mae juenger was the accompamst The chorus gave a concert on November ZZ at the United Presbyteman Church A Chrlstmas Concert was given at the Baptist Church December Z6 The chorus went to the Choral Clmlc at DuQuo1n December 3 The director was Mr F V Wakeland choral director at Southern Illinois Unlverslty The chorus also sang at the Polto Drive October ZZ A combmed concert was gn en March 15 wmth the band The chorus went to the Dlstrlct Concert held at Alton on April 9 A sixteen XOICQ A Cappella Choir was formed from wlthln the chorus A gurls Octette IS ln the process of bexng formed 50 I 1 1 - 1 . u an 1 . . - . . . . u 1 ' v 1 1 . 1 1 f v 1 1 1 - .. . , . . , . ' 1 1 . , . . . . , . . I .I . . , . . ' . . Y . . . , . . . BAND Director Mr Cohlmeyer Clnrtnets Gordon T joella VN june 9 Shtrley W Albert W Frank ll Flgene S Barttones Darlene F Franklxn B Cornets jimmy M Patsy B Bull V jxm C Lloyd S Flutes Richard L Betty Mc janet L French Horns Joanne S Bob L. Saxoyhones Janne M Rtxle lN Coulter P Harold G Trombones Flmer Dean S Bobby B Rtchard L Farl H Bass Gene K Drums Lela Mae I Mary S Fern Mc Lots O Verlee M CHORUS Il KISS! q 44 l Dtrector lat ROW Znd ROW 3rd ROW Mr Cohlmeyer Accomoamet lela Mae uenger Llllldh G Laxerne T joe Ann F janet L Delorts Mc Mmnle Ann L jackte C jante M Emma Lee T Feorl G Charmayne C Lots O Betty S joella W Helen V Frna 9 Carol W jerry C I-ern Mc l-'lla R Ethel Mae 9 oan P Verlee M Clara jo C Cecile K Patsy B Martha M june T Flgene 9 janet 9 june K Pat H Dolly Mr Carolyn K Patsy A Fxa VN une S Shtrley V1 bhtrley VN Betty Mc Mary S Clara B Norma N Dorothy K Kathleen K Norma L Martha S 51 . 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STAMP CLUB The stamp club sponsored by Mr Meyer meets every second Wednesday There are sex en members In the club Mary Stexenson IS presldent Darlene Fulton v1ce presudent and Betty Wllson secretary treasurer The club has had as its partxcular project thls year a complete col1ect1on of all U S 1948 issues Most of the members reached this goal At each meetmg stamps are etther traded or dlscussed to a great extent F F A The F F A organized the begmmng of the school year wlth Elden Ruess as their president Calbert Pflasterer as vice president Aurelius Vasquez as secretary Vtrgll Dumstorff as treasurer and Howard Westerman as reporter sponsored a hay rlde and wxener roast m Nox ember In December they held a Pest Kllhng Contest In whlch Ardell Kraus was flrst w1nner and Howard Westerman second They also put on a Christmas party with the F H A On February Z they entered a Gram and Poultry judging Contest and a Dairy and Lwestockjudgmg Contest in Aprxl On Aprtl Z1 they had the annual F F A Banquet Several basketball games were played by them during the year agamst other F F A chapters The members worked for a reward that was gwen at the end of the year through participation in actwrtles and grades The F F A thus year have m their possessxon a regtstered pig which was donated by the Marissa Rotary Club One of the members keeps xt at hls home SZ The F. F. A. has been very active through-out the year. They STAMP CZUB lst ROW Lucmda G Mary S Mr Meyer Sponsor Darlene F Betty W Znd ROW jame M Dorothy S Verlee M lst ROW Arden G Delmar K Claude L Aurelxus V Wayne D Clarence '7 john P 1 eonard l Znd ROW David L jum A Max B Albert V Calbert P Flden R Vlrgxl D Mr Boyd Sponaor 3rd ROW Howard W Melvxn H Kenny L Paul H Marcus V Paul S P rdell K Frank H 55 5 -1 -1 - .' .. . 3 -l ., . 9 I 1 l 7 ., ., ., ' ., ., .,, . - : ' ., ' .. ., ., ., . ., ' ' .. . , , r -. ' .. .. .. .. ., - .. . . STUDENT CCUNCII.. The Student Council elected Fdward Belmfohr as their Presxdent for the year joann Stevenson was elected Secretary and Exelyn Laumbattus as Treasurer Edward was elected Vice Presldent of the Illlnots Assoclatlon of Student Counclls Four Members Ralph S Edward B Joann S and Lorene attended the Collmsulle Dlstrlct Conwentlon at Okawx alle in November One of the projects the Student Councll IS going to undertake IS to repalr the flag pole They are also gomg to sponsor an All School Party on Apr1lZ9 JUNIOR PLAY On january 7 1949 the romantic comedy Gay Deception was presented by the junior class The Stoll famlly comprlsed of Verlee Melssler as Mrs Stoll Albert Wunderllch as Mr Stoll and joella Wh1te as daughter Vlrgmia have just lost their family fortune In a stock market crash They plan to sell some property to a rlch friend haxe qult vnth the exception of the loyal cook Lucy Patricia Hambuch Mr Stoll and Vlrglma pose as butler and maxd to hide the fact that they are broke Mrs Stoll s frlend Mrs Wlnston Moffat Lela Mae juenger andchauffeur Edward Bexmfohr arrive A group of Vlrgmxa s friends played by Dale Fulton Dorothy Hartmann Laverne Tlllock Carolyn Kugler Coulter Pustrnueller Donald Frech and Ray Fmerson come over too and seemg her and her dad dolled up as maxd and butler almost spill the beans about the pecullar actmg maid and butler But It seems the Moffats are also broke and mtended to borrow from the Stolls and Moffats chauffeur1s really son Gerald Several kissing scenes and a crap game follow and pollce man appears Wayne Dickey after whnch the deceptxons are dxscox ered Howexer somehow the results were a happy endlng 54 . -, -. -. R. , , ' l ll ' fl of Mrs. Stoll, who is coming to visit. But, since all the servants Y . ' t. . I 'C . . L . . . . . . . . ' . , . . 1 l lv 'l ' . lr Y I I D TUDENT COUNCIL lst ROW Mr Meyer Sponsor Vnolet K oann S Lorene H r:,ve1yn L Norma L Charmavne C Lucmda G Znd ROW Bob R Dale F , Coulter P Edward B Tony S jim A Merun L CTR PZAY CAST Verlee M joellaw Dorothy H Mr Rodman Dlrector Znd ROW Ray E Albert W Dale F Pat H Fdward B Coulter P Carolyn K Laxerne T 55 : . .- . ' -.J .. ., -. 4. . - I lst ROW: Make-ug nrrggi Dorothy S., Llllian G., Doris H. C252 Wavne D., Donald F., Leia Maej F H A The F H A thts year consists of 36 members The first meetmg was held to elect offlcers who are as follows President Fern McGough Vnce president Patsy Albert Secretary Betty Smn Treasurer Lorene Lehman Chapter Mother Mrs Rodman In November the Mother Daughter Banquet was held The mothers were given corsages of red carnatlons In December the F F A and F H A combined their efforts to gwe a Christmas party On February 14 an all school party was held and a Queen of Hearts was chosen The captam of the Basketball team crowned the queen and the squad were the escorts for the queen s at tendants In February the 1n1t1at1on was held The g1r1s had to carry sc rub buckets around school all day The entire group of gurls went to Valmeyer for the F H A Rally In May a formal glrl s date party was gwen the gurls choosmg thelr own dates This summer a girl wlll be chosen to send to the State F H A Camp for a week G A A The G A A th1s year conslsts of 36 members with offlcers as follows President Fern McGough Vice presldent Patsy Albert Secretary Treasurer Betty Smn Po1ntCha1rman Dottle Denms Sponsor Mrs Dlckey The G A A sold candy and school supplies at varlous tlmes to raise funds Hats and stxckers which were left from last year were guen out to the new members to sell Girls who wlshed to earn letters were gwen a chance by a point system Polnts were earned by different BCt1NItleS The girls who dldn t get G A A plns last year ordered them this year Inltlatxon for the new members was held ln the gym as soon as the gurls earned fxfty pomts Due to the fact that the gym was not completed part1es were postponed untll the last of the year 56 . - . . . . . . - -- , -- ' -- , -.. . . . . . . . . . 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FHA lst ROW Lllhan G jo Ann E' Fthel Mae 9 Fern Mc Daisy f Betty S lorene L Fmma lee T oan P Lula Belle F janet S Frna Qtegmann Znd ROW Miss Whiteside Sponsor Lucxlle W Laverne T Dorothy S Arlme H Delorns Mc CharmayneC Elgene S Kathleen K Loretta W Geraldme P Fxelyn L I ole, 0 3rd ROW Norma V Pat H Vlrgunna K Helen V Norma L Nhnnle Ann l Dolly Mc Ruby L Mane K Betty B joann S Darlene F CAA Ist ROW Roberta P jo Ann F Luctnda G Ethel Mae 9 Fern Mc Patey A Betty S Dottie D Fmma Lee T Rune N Znd ROW Mrs DICREY Sponior Ruby H Yxrglma VN Iune Q Arlune H Delorxa Mc Charmayne C Elgene S Loretta W janet L 3rd ROW Shirley M Doris C Betty Mc Verlee M Charlotte N1 ackle C oella W lela Mat Kathleen K Mlnnle Ann I Martha S Shxrlev X! 57 0 ' ' 1 : ' ' ., .., , .,. . ,., , . .,j Q o M CLUB The lettermen organized the M Club again this year Stanley Lehr was elected president F'bb1e Bexmfohr vice president Ray Ktlmdn secretary and Don jackson treasurer The boys planned to see some more professional games this season but couldn t get tickets to attend any games SCIENCE CLUB The Science Club was continued this year, with the principal Mr F R Singer as sponsor Harold Gegel was elected president and Richard Singer Secretary treasurer The club which boasted sixteen members drew up and adopted a constitution Club were required to prepare and give a short talk concerning some phase of science at the second meeting The money left over from last year was used to buy telescope lenses tiny electric motors to experiment with and to subscribe to the Gadget of the Month Club Most of the club s activities dealt with the various inventions supplied by this Gadget Club TI-IE JUNIOR SENIOR BANQUET PROM On the evening of Friday May 13 the junior class entertained the Senior class at a banquet prom The first event was the banquet consisting of a delicious dinner After a little entertain ment Leo Matyslk and his Dixie Blue Boys furnished the music for the dance The juniors decorated the gym very nicely A good time was had by the Semors who vnsh to thank the juniors 58 ll ll . .. .. . . . . ., . .. . . 1 -J r ' . 2 . I I l ' , . . . D . . . D , Q n I ' - I Y The Freshmen members, for their initiation into the Science y , . . . ' . . . . ' . 46 Q1 ' 1 'u n I l I I , ,. . ' WVTCQUN3 ls! ROW e Fulton Donald ackson Donald Gegel Edward Bexmfohr Roger Schoenbeck Bill Vandiv Mr Book Coach Znd ROW cal Dean Eugene Stexenson Raymond Kxlman joe Hewnt Stanley Lehr Gxlberi Hartmann Fred Muehlhauser SCIENCE CEU Znd ROW Paul Mc Alan H ohnj Bobby R Rxchard 1 Bob L Bobby B Gordon 'I' Mr Qlnger Sponsor 59 1 : Le , J I , 4 1 ' , - er LE! ROW: Coulter P., Richard L., Kenneth F., Richard S., Harold G., Kenneth K., Gene K., Earl H. : .. ..J -. ' .. A A-. -. .. -1 --I SWING BAND The Swing Band was reorgamzed th1s year under the leader ship of our muslc dxrector Mr Cohlmeyer Throughout the year they played for many dances after Basketball games and haxe arranged to play at the Ashley Prom The Svu mg Band has eight members A CAPPELLA CHOIR Under the direction of Mr Cohlmeyer an A Cappella Chou- was formed at the begmnmg of the second semester Sxxteen gurls were chosen from the gurls chorus to sung ln tt The glrls are as follows Sopranos Clara jo Church Mary Stex enson Mxnme Ann Laumbattus Janne Myers Verlee Memssler Second Sopranos Fern McC1ough Patsy Albert Carol Welshans Dolly McGough Lots Owens Lela Mae juenger Altos joella White Betty Sinn Patsy Brayfleld june Koch Norma Lloyd Elgene Saueru em OPEN HOUSE The usual open house held 1n the beginning of the year was postponed due to the fact that the butldlng was still in progress The purpose of open house is to gtve the parents and frlends of students an opportunity to become acquaxnted wlth the faculty and to get some idea of the type of work that will be stud1ed ln the vartous classes during the year Because the work was stlll ln progress in the second semester and not all the work could be completed in the old part of the bulldlng no open house program was held Instead the pubhc was 1nv1ted after the Lincoln Basketball Game to mspect the new facxhtnes and the remodeled gymnasium and its adjommg rooms 60 f V no an 4- . . , ' Y . . , . . . . . : : I r 1 1 - 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 f 0 Y I Y I . , . . . . . . . MTI-45 SWING BAND Puano Lela Maej 5axoEhones janxe M Mr Cohlmeyer Coulter P Trombone Elmer DeanS Cornets jxm Patsy B Don jackson Behind the piano A CAPPELLA CHOIR ROW l Ralph S Stanley L Dottxe D Betty S JoAnn E Darlene F Violet K jame M Mr Rodman Dxrector ROW Ray K Albert V Evelyn L Mary S Patsy A Fern Mc jake P ROW 3 Don GeneS Paul Mc Aureluus Don G 61 ROW 1 Mr Cohlmeyer Director june K Elgene S joella W Betty S Clara jo C Verlee M Mlnnle L Carol W ROW Z Dorothy K Norma L Mary S Janne M Patsy A Fern Mc Dolly Mc Lela j SENIOR PLAY CAST A I D l -1-fn w -.-J - ' I ' .. . , . 1 . - : 'I . 0 , . I -1-1 - I mug - . ' . ., ., ., . I .I . -I -Q-: ., .. .. -. -. Q 1 ., .. ' ., . ' , ,p .g ., ' u . .. I - 1 I - . jj -. -. .. J j., ., ., ' V-. SFNIOR DLA Y The Senlor play Creeping Shadows was presented In the M T H 9 gym April 1 19-19 It had a cast of twenty four Semors The story revoly ed around an old haunted house that belonged to Klt Laughton played by Betty Qxnn that had been left to her by an eccentrlc uncle Ktt Mrs Framer Patsy Albert B111 Frazer Don jackson and Cherry Fra71er anu Myers goto the house to start a summer hotel Ihey arrue tn a storm and are yery uneasy because of repo ts of an escaped conylct supposed to be roamtng that part ot the country lt tsn t long before customers begtn to arrue and strange thxngs begm to hanoen jewelery bays money and other thtngs begin to dlsappear All thls leads to a spooky and funny good time Cast 'Stage Manager Butch Lehr Prompter une Shtres B111 Framer Mrs Frazier Cherry Frazier Kit Laughton Ted Gary ey jack Hunter Mr Vtade Klng Anna 1 May Lindy Ellie Dot johnny Dlck d Sheriff Butch Hank Mrs Truesdale Snooky Buck The Fugttu e Don jackson Patsy Albert ante Myers Betty Sxnn Aurelius Vasquez Raymond Kllman Paul McNary Rlchard Leemon Fern McGough Lots Owens Darlene Fulton Mary Stevenson oan Fmerson Violet Khoury Ralph Schlckedanz Don Gegel Albert Varsa acob Pflasterer Gene Steyenson Fred Muelhauser Fyelyn I aumbattus Dottle Dennxs Qtanley L ehr 62 r . l. no -u - B..- T 'P --J . . 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A ju ALUMNI NEWS Almost a year has passed since the class of 1948 was so busily pre parlng for the clxmax of their hlgh school days Slnce thattlme many of them have taken up new and different flelds of work In the followmg lmes we report on some of our former students Attending college are john Lindsey and Merlyn Smn at S I U Carbondale Raymond Bouas is attending the Umversxty of Ilhnols at Champaign Norman Rutter IS attending the jumor College at Belleville Patricia Canmng is In Nurses Trammg School at Washington Umverslty St Lou1s and jack Beggs IS attending Harvard Umversity Several of the girls have obtamed secretarial and clerk positions in offxces and stores Virginia Hamilton, Patty Hissong and Mildred Peters have obtained secretarral positions in St Lou1s Kathryn Lacy and Flora june Hacker are both workmg ln Marissa Kathryn IS employed at Lee s Pubhshxng Co and Flora june at Trtefenbach s Variety Store Luella Fuhrhop is workmg at St Louls m a telephone ofhce and Audrey Gladson Hemphill have been attending a Western Union School in Ind1ana Many of the boys are now employed by their fathers Delbert Stewart has been helping h1s Dad un the truckmg business and has also been farm ing Bobby Lehman and Mervm Erb are both helplng on the farm james Bergkoetter IS working at his father s garage nn St Llbory Danny Hartmann IS employed in the Hartmann Farm Supply in Baldwin Three of the boys Barton Small Billy Harris and Jimmy Despain are in service Barton and jimmy are 1n the Navy and Brlly IS 1n the Air Corps Dean Stevenson IS worlung as a clerk ln Keith s store in Marussa and Roger Thornton is working at the Krey Packmg Co m St Louis Darlene Hennrxch and Bobby Holmes both members of the class 48 are marrxed and are living in Marxssa Darlene jetton who has been employed at Whxte s Lumber Yard was married last December and is lwtng ln Marissa Ruby Dean and Marianna Alexander are both married and are living tn Ttlden Bllly Petrl and B1lly Nltzsche are both married to girls from New Athens Bill P IS lxvmg in New Athens where he is employed at the New Athens Foundry and B111 N is in the truckmg busmess nn Txlden 63 is working with the T. 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Flrsf Nahanal Bank of Marissa SAVE WITH A PURPOSE AND LET IT BE A WORTHY ONE H E HAMILTON PRESIDENT C M ECKERT VICE PRESIDENT LYLEW CHURCH CASHIER D R CAMPBELL ASSISTANT CASHIER DARYL HEIL ASSISTANT CASHIER 0 0 I a n 3 u Q 9 ' ! o - y I Jeanette SQ Frank Finger RISSA Boyle Furniture SQ Hardware IN! I C T x FOR CUIUPI Tl HUIMI IURNIJHINCS 1 IIOIN' IX ARISSA Ill IINOIS New Gem Theater THI B1 ST IN SCR! IIN INT' RTAIINMI NT MARISSA ILLINQIS I GE ' 21511- l'QL.E2 Q PIC SAINT AND FRANCIS BOYIJM, 131201 HIE-ITUIQ '- , 'FQ 5 ' 1 Stewart s Transfer C YOU CFLI D f IXISSA Il I IF L15 Tilden Flower Shop I1 OWI RS AIND FLORAL ARRAINGFML INUIS FOR ALL OCCASIOINS I-'UNI RALS WEDDINGS ANINIVERSARII S HOLIDAYS AND SPr CIAL BABY ARRANGEMI INTS POTTVD I LAINTS AIND POI ULAR INOVI LTI! S A R LS ALSO OWIN R AIND PROI RIT TOR OF R 1 S DAHLIA GARDr INS TILDEIN ILLINOIS LO ,AI. IJRAY VQ ', ATECR, COAL AT-.U I'.,Q,VIYJG V J ,f A. . . - vvlv- I 'HONEC -110 IIA' . SEQ T ' T ' 'I T 4 - 'C' 7 ' j ' A I J, Y '- -' y 1 -1 1 1 Y rl- I 'w 7 4 V, v v J 1 J- if if 1' 'IT' D F . -J - , O, , if T' ' U' I L. J , , Triefenboch Motor Co. AUTHORIZ ED SAL ES SERVICE GENUINE FORD PARTS FORD BATTERIES PHONE 37 MARISSA ILLINOIS Schneldewlncfs Drug 8g Jewelry Store PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY COMPOUNDED VISIT OUR FOUNTAIN FOR SANDWICHES SUNDAES SODAS MAL TS Iii!!! ELGIN AND BULOVA WATCHES DIAMONDS 'W BRACELETS 'N' LOCKETS DEAN SCHNEIDEWIND REGISTERED PHARMACY MARISSA ILLINOIS O O TEN YEARS DEPENDABLE SERVICE Marissa MAC S CORNER CAFE Good Eats 104 South Main Illinois TIM S SANDWICH SHOP Next To Theater Tim Wallace Proprietor Marissa Compliments Of SCHOEPPE AND SCHAEFERLE. J I Case Machinery Parts and Service Phone 55 Illinois Compliments Of MARISSA CAFE Terry Ogles, Proprietor . 1 I I Marissa Illinois Werner s Electric ctr1r11 Ccntractwv G1ftvu ares r V11 111 Aptvll 1 mce e erm 1.1 c u 1 ihonf 124 IX lrlsea 111111015 r Jr Bu11d1nr atemil Se James F White Lumber Co 'Xlarlssa 111113015 Ben Franklin Store Harold G Tmefenback 1 ropru tor IX irwsa I111no1 , , U g-11f,- if 1 ' Q -- J f Yjajfv Q. 1 51111, A 'zz fi 121- Qilve' and R d ,e ' Q1 f :'t.5:vp: , Ti ' '- !1f' l ' .r TG I Q I 1 Q . A O 1 'J 1 ' . - ' ',- Ll , . 1. Compliments Of Leander Sinn ICE and SODA Mamssa I111no1s The Cloro June Shop Lad1es Ready T Wear Baby Wear Phone 123 Mar1ssa I111no1s New Athens Equipment Co AMI' A Genmne Farmall Tractors Inte rnat1ona1 Trucks Parts Expert Repair Serv1ce on All Trucks Tractors And Eqmpment INTERNATIONAL HAIVISTII Phone ' . , - 0 - la N ig Compliments Of Fred Blum Groceries and Meats Marissa Illinois W F Bulls Welding Modwlne Shop Metallizing Tools and Motors Repaired and Rebuilt Lincoln Arc Welding Meco Gas Welding Fquipment and Supplies and Cutting Lqulpment IX arissa I111no1s Compliments Of Dr Bolrd Marissa Illinois Certified Welding - Fieldwork Lynn Furniture Compony Complete Home Furnishings Complete Line of Fine Furniture And Electric Appliances Philco and RCA Radios and Televison Duco Paints Wall Paper Sparta Illinois First In This Area Sporto News Plolndeoler Member Of Audit Bureau of Circulations Sparta Illinois Compliments To Class of 49 Chris 84 Vl's Resfouronf Chicken and Steak Dinners Plate Lunches and Sandwiches Christ Hermann Proprietor New Athens 111111015 In News, Advertising and Commercial Printing Service The Sign of Friendly Service Clyde G Wylie Implement Co John Deere Machinery Mobilgas and C115 Phone 15 Marissa Illinois McLeon's Horclwore Sheet Metal Work Stokers and Furnaces Sporting Goods Giftware We GIVE and Redeem Eagle Stamps Phone 10 Mari s sa I111no1 s Marissa Frank Hennrlclw Prop r1etor Dodge Cars and Trucks Sales and Service We Repair A11Makes of Cars Phone 99 Night Phone 128-R Illinois Shop Repairs -- Auto Accessories Dr R W Rectpclth Church Si Hcsrbrson Electrlc Co Gelgers Deportment Store N h C mplimen s O Dentist Ph Z4 M ' I11 Electric Contracting - Home Appliances Phone 101 Marissa 111 Cornplimen s ' I Phone Z3 ew At ens 111' ' Eckert Motor Co. loo. :, 1: ,,,,. A -1' - K--W Chevrolet Sales And Service Lenzburg Illinois Cornphments To The Class of 49 When In Sparta Visit 7 Amos Grill Sandwiches Plate Lunches Soft Dr1nks WOLFE ROOFING COMPANY Shingle Roofs Built up Siding Insulation Phone 147 Sparta Illinois J! Sparta Illinois COTTAGL CAFE' Plate Lunches Sandwiches Pevely Ice Cream Mrs Anna Wallace Marissa Illinois A F SACKWITZ Hardware Electric Auto Supplies Phone 92 VOLLERT AND SINN SERVICE Complete Sinclair Service Bulk Gas and O11 Phone 64W 9OJ Marissa Illinois Compliments Of MILTON PETRI Diary Products Marissa Ill1no1S T 4 Marissa Illinois Prompt Repa1r Serv1ce FRIEDERICH I QUIPIVIF NT COMPANY OLIVER Sales and Serv1ce Parts and Accessor1es 311 South Clmton Street Phone 177 New Athens I111no1s EDWARD C HEIL MOTOR COMPANY General Auto Repa1r1ng Phone 115 Ma.r1ssa I111no1s Comp11ments Of A E PUSTMUELLER S SHELL SERVICE Goodyear T1res and Tubes Marlssa I111nois EGYPTIAN OIL CORPORATION Marissa Phone 14 I11ino1s 7 fl , Herbert Friederich, Owner Y DOCTOR CARL L. GLENN Dental Surgeon First National Building Marissa Illinois MYRA S BEAUTY SHOP Phone 127 Marissa Illinois H C COLEMAN AND COMPANY Phihp Knecht Manager Phone 17 a Ill1no1 s KEITH S MARKET Groceries, Meats and Vegetables We Deliver Phone 82 Marissa Illinois O I Mariss ' ' I Compliments Of THE MOORE MANUFACTURING COMPANY Manufacturers of Housecoats And Neghgees Marissa Illinois Don t Forget The LOUIS MILLER S STORE Marissa I111no1s WALKER S GROCERY High Quality Groceries and Meats Every Day Delivery We Give and Redeem Eagle Stamps Phone 89 Marissa I111no1 s MARISSA CLEANERS Garments Insured for Fire and Theft while in Made To Measure Clothes Paul Brasel, Proprietor Marissa Phone 33 our Posse ssion Illinois E. E. Walker, Proprietor Compllments Of WATT BROTHERS FOOD STOR veryth1ng Good To Eat Phone II T1Iden IIIIHOIS OF SPARTA Donald W McConach1e Secretary R11en McConaCh1e, Pres1dent Comphments Of MARISSA BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION Phone 7 Mamssa. I1I1no15 LESTER FRUTH S Meats Grocemes Phone 32 Marmssa III1no1s FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION Cong:-atu.1at1ons to Class of 49 EDWIN F ZIMMER AND SON Myers Pumps and Water Systems Good Maclunery Makes A Good Farmer Better Baldw1n I111no1s P RESTON S SHOP Baby s and Chlldrens V ear Florence Preston PrOPr1etOT 110 We st Broadway Sparta I111no1s HOODS YELLOW FRONT SPARTA S Good Clothes Store Where You Pay Less and Get More Congratulatwns Class of 49 ROLLING PIN BAKE! SHOPS If lt 1S baked We can bake lt Fancy Pastnes our Spec1a1ty C. W. Baber, Propr1etor Sparta Chester Steeleville I Ladies Ready-To-Wear and Accessories BOE S SHC P The Pam11y S1 oe Store Shoe Repalmnff rx ar15 a 111111015 Compllrrents Cf For A11 Your Insurance Needs Phone 9 Mamssa 111111015 Comp11mentS To The Class of 49 E R COULTIZR FARM EQUIPMLNT COMPANY ' Your Fr1end1y Dealer Phone 1417 Z Mamssa I111no1s MARISSA LIML AND CEM1 NT Bu11d1ng Matenals P1ttsburgh Peunts Bob and Pearl Echert M6-1'iSSi1 111111015 CHURCH AND HAMILTON AGENCY FH1 D1 +.RTA GR 1NHOLS 5 4' S A C D H111 Propmetor if Phone 110 R WI Y 1 RLJI1' 1A M Phone 2173 5Pa1'ta 111111019 THANKS 'IH MDV R115 x ,.,.. ' EI T if L-lf. TL ,x is Ivy? f ' Q . Lx. H y ' 22,1 X nc . LEC 7 1' P Rf ... f TO ' fllf ', E51 REPS