Mendota High School - Atodnem Yearbook (Mendota, IL)

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Jian bella bninqa FA CUZ TY EARNEST SCHLICK ROSS HARRENGTON ALICE UIDING STARS of MHS fhe pasi' year, as always, were 1'he facul+y. Men- do'l'a's music deparlmenf coniinued +o grow and expand during 1'he pas+ year. Mr. Harringlon, grade school music reacher and chorus direc+or of MHS, subsfiiufed as band direcfor a'H'er Mr. Pierce's resigna+ion and unfil 'Phe arrival of Mr. Schlick af+er Chirslmas. Mr. Schlick assumed fhe du'l'ies of direcling lhe band, 'reaching +hird-hour chorus, and preparing 'lhe band for con'I'es+ work. ll ll MISS POPE, school nurse, was always ready and willing +o help any of 'lhe s+uden+s who jusi' couldn'f s'l'and 'rhe wear and fear of +he vigorous school life. Under her guidance fhe iunior and senior girls learned +he fundamenlals of hygiene. Mrs. Breni' could be found almosf any nighi' affer school working wi+h 'l'he GAA. During fhe affer- noon she was kepl' busy ai' high school wifh girls' physical educa+ion classes. Examples of ihe ex- celleni' work done in Mr. Wedemeyer's arl' classes were frequenrly exhibi+ed in 'Phe library. They showed clearly +ha+ his s+uden+s no+ only under- s+ood 'lhe principles of arf, buf had developed a high degree of skill in applying fhem. MARYLAND POPE VICTOR WEDEMEYER MARY BRENT EULALIA BREESEl

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,Q pig., PM .lwwoles T LAST you have reached a goal ..... now you can be a wheel insfead of iusf .anofher cog ..... you've looked forward fo being an upper- classman - buf if doesn'f feel much differenf from being a lower class- man ..... you work for fhe broadcasfing council ..... you gef fo play on fhe varsify feams ..... you learn fo fype and make chlorine ..... you reach back info fhe dim dark pasf fo wrife your aufobiography . . . . . you sfudy vocafions and fry fo pick ouf fhe righf one for yourself . . . . . you play hockey, you sing, you are offered D.O. . . . . you acl' ouf Emily and George of Our Town ..... you work hard, and presenf a wonderful play, Sevenfeenfh Summer ..... you believe fhaf fhe suc- cess of your prom depends on affendance and parficipafion by all iun- iors and seniors ..... fo fhaf end, you pracfice dancing and fhe social graces ..... you prove yourselves fhe perfecf hosfs ..... you prepare for your place of leadership nexf year . .... because - you are fhe iun- iors of I95O. HOMEROOMS BACK ROW: L. Edwards, J. Buduch, M. Bankes, G. Ehlers, J Co d I J. A h t tter L. B ettner M' Pa n g a , uc s e , u , Iss y e SECOND ROW: B. Durand, D. Bialas, R. Childers, J. Dougherty, D. Abbott, D. Barnickle, N. Bauer SEATED: A. Crane, C, Bryson, N. Cotton, V. Drees, M. Brew- baker, M. Dalton, J. Brunner, R. Bunton BACK ROW: D. Kofoed, D. Kofoid, J. Herbert, G. Johnson, N Hoover, R. Koerper, G. Hochstatter, Mr. Norton SECOND ROW: F. Ethridge, W. Kratz, J. Harmon, R. Elsesser M. Jackson, G. Foote, J. Halbmuier SEATED: C. Jackson, M. Greenwood, N. Kaufmann, M. Emerick J. Klein, B. Hull, F. Grothen, M. Gorman BACK ROW: Mrs. Elsesser, J. McCormick, A. Rod, B. Mzlntyre D. Nelson, D. Mosher, B. Patrick SECOND ROW: D. Newell, L. Lau, A. Richard, A. Reppin, R Parsons, K. Morehouse, H. Phalen SEATED: B. Preston, R. Munson, J. Olsen, P. Morehouse, G Novok, C. Roehm, S. Rudtke, J. Reid BACK ROW: Mr. Rollins, B. Phalen, K. Stremlau, B. Schmidt, B Stremlau D Ta I r E Z' k . , . yo , . in e THIRD ROW: J. Sonntog, P. Smith, J. Schmidt, D. Simpson, S. Yost, M. Sulomone, J. Shannon SECOND ROW: B. Small, M. Sponier, L. Truckenbrod, B. Wilhelm, D. Schlesinger, A. Widmer SEATED: N. Wolfe, M. Wolfe, S. Schmitt, 5. Windham, C. Truckenbrod, T. Ward, M. Zolper JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS H. Phalen, Pres.: R. Elsesser, Sec.-Trees., R. Childers, Vice-Pres.

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