Mendota High School - Atodnem Yearbook (Mendota, IL)

Text from Pages 1 - 106 of the 1951 volume:

E 4 Ax , ,yi ' x i f Y -A ' JL E ' 1 1 ' 4- ' 951-Q c.-4.3 4 A lr sf' 14 - H 'N K Lg ' 1-' , Eg X s A uw. S W lf BB I95I ATODNEM MENDOTA HIGH SCHOOL MENDOTA, ILLINOIS THE I95I A T O D N E M Presented by the Senzor Class of Mendota Hi h School REW RD Well, Whatcha starin' at? Ain't ya never seen me before? I'm 'Tuffy Trojan', and I been around here fer a long time now. But this year I graduates .... me toims up, so I'm gonna charge outa this place at a gallop! I'm not really that happy to leave . . . . I've had me share of fun . . . . and I actually loined sumpin' too. But before I leaves, I ies' wanna take one more look. Ya wanta come along? ll PEOPLE SCHOOL BOARD ADMINISTRATION FACULTY CURRICULA STAFF HOME ROOMS SENIORS ACTIVITIES STUDENT COUNCIL :S HOMECOMING BROADCASTING COUNCIL IUNIOR PROM 6- PLAY, SENIOR PLAY HI-LIGHT GAA. FHA, FFA, 51 VO-AG DO 6: BUILDING TRADES ADULT EDUCATION :S DRIVER'S TRAINING DEBATE 6. NFL SPEECH MUSIC SPO RTS FOOTBALL CHEERLEADERS BASKETBALL TRACK ounfkaa Acura, en em aw, 4 eela aa t EDITORIAL STAFF STANDING: L. Lau, N. Kaufmann, K. Killion, D. Kofoecl, B. Durand, R. Elsesser, B. Wilhelm, G. Novak SEATED: Miss Swanson, M. Emerick, V. Drees, C. Truckenbrod. Miss Breetse 9 AS SENIORS we have worked on some pretty hard tasks during our four years, but the production of the Atodnem was the hardest . . . yet it seemed to give us the most satisfaction in return. Every senior can feel that he or she did something to contribute to this book, whether it be washing the popcorn machine or pasting snap pages. There were commit- tees of every size and description to help put out this Atodnem. Perhaps the committee closest to the actual production of the book was the editorial staff which met regularly with Miss Breese sixth period. Each section this year had an editor or editors. The People section was planned by Carole Truckenbrod and Marilee Emerick while Norma Kaufmann, Gerry Novak and Dorothea Kofoed worked on the page lay outs for the 'iActivities section. The sports angle was handled by Editor Benny Durand assisted by Larry Lau, Kenny Killion, and copywriters Lee McCollum and Bruce Wilhelm. Our class will was drawn up by Sue Yost and Virginia Drees. Richard Elsesser was art editor and drew Tuffy in his different moods and activities. The duties and responsibilities of editor-in- chief fell upon the shoulders of Carole Truck- enbrod. She and Miss Breese guided this group diligently so they could meet dead- lines. The work was done not only in school time but many hours were spent at night meetings by Miss Breese, Miss Swanson and the other members of the staff. Although we don't have a picture of the finance committee, which consisted of almost every senior, it is most important. Without it, there could be no Atodnem. So if you were getting rather tired of hearing, ice cream sandwiches! or, i'Popcornl just think of the book those dimes were helping to complete. nigkfri Auf mafckkfifi riafiri acfion PHOTOGRAPHY COMMITTEE Don't move!! That's the photog- raphy committee at it again. They were always trying to get some in- Iormal snaps. There is one other well known statement connected with this group. That is . . . Let's see your billfold! Their aim was to get a lot of different laces on the snap pages. STANDING: M. Emerick. D. Abbott. R. Elsesser. M. Brewbaker. C. Trucken- brod. B. Durand SEATED: R. Bunton. T. Ward, S. Yost. N. Kaufmann. G. Hochstatter, F. Etheridge FIRST ROW: I. Herbert, M. Greenwood. S. Radtke. G. Novak TYPING COMMITTEE What would we do without those people who seem to make the type- writer become alive with action? This group under the direction of Dorothea Kofoed did all the typing and retyping of copy, captions and streamers. STANDING: I. McCormick, B. Preston. N. Cotton. R. Childers. I. Klein, M. Brew- baker. B. Small, D. Kofoed SEBTED: I. Reid, R. Bunton. T. Ward. S. Radtke. I. Herbert. I. Sonntag. H. Munson COPY COMMITTEE For the first time in the history of the annual the whole journalism class belonged to the copy com- mittee. Miss Breese met with this class until they had completed their first. second. or maybe third drafts. With the help ol this class and sev- eral other senior girls the editorial staff's task ot writing copy was greatly lightened. TOP BOW: L. Lau. G. Hochstatler. I. McCormick. F. Etheridge. G. Ehlers. G. Iohnson. B. Phalen THIRD ROW: I. Klein, T. Ward. B. Dur- and, M. Brewbaker. M. Emerick. M. Wolfe. R. Childers. R. Koerper. B. Wilhelm SECOND ROW: Miss Breese. B. Small. S. Schmitt. V. Drees. D. Koloed. N. Kaufmann, G. Novak, C. Truckenbrod. C. lackson BOTTOM ROW: M. Greenwood. C. Boehm, S. Radtke. R. Bunton. I. Herbert. R. Munson. S. Yost PE PLE Welll Lookit all those kids, will ya? I-Iow am I gonna git to me locker? That's all ya see around here .... teachers teachin'. principals prancin', and kids-messin' around. Natcherly ya loin sumpin in yer classes, else I wouldn't be here, and they're interestin', too. Maybe ya'd like to look in on some o' me classes and meet some o' the people I knows! Come on along .... I'll interduce ya! r r i P i N 1 l org ' DURING our four years in high school, We seniors have prided ourselves on MHS. Sel- dom have we given credit to the men who have made MHS a school to justify that pride. We would now like to take the opportunity to do so. To Harold E. Dean, president, B. Harry Beck, secretary, Alvin Truckenbrod, Lawrence Wat- son, lames Dubbs, George L. Koerper, and Samuel G. Beetz, we wish to express our inad- equate but sincere thanks for the efficient management of the school, the capable faculty, our lovely campus, and the well-kept interior of the school. But these are things to be re-- membered. They, the Board of Education, have helped to give us something that will be in constant use the rest of our life-an education in a school which possesses the highest rating possible. ADMINISTRATIO KOCH' anal g6lClfLAg feam f0g8fAOI This rating and the progress of the school depends, in large part, upon the co-operation between the Board of Education and the office of Mendota High School. The details of di- recting a school like Mendota are innumerable. Much work is put forth by both the Board of Education and the office before the doors of MHS swing open every September. ln an effort to serve all students and to prepare them better for the future, they have, in recent years, introduced subjects such as diversified oc- cupations, driver's training, building trades, dramatics, boy's home economics, and non- vocational agriculture. This year also marked the beginning of the Adult Education program. While we are cheering our Trojans, let's give a few well-deserved cheers for this team , Heading the office's contribution to this l'team is Mr. M. E. Steele. As principal of STANDING: S. Beetz, L. Watson, G. Koerper, I. Dubbs. SITTING: A. Truckenbrod, H. Decm. B. Beck HAZEL PAYNE Ni. E. STEELE HARRY W. MAUNTEL Dean of Girls Principal Assistant Principal Guidance Director Dean Of BUYS English I, IV Economics Iunior Adviser Student Council Adviser Broadcasting Sales Adviser We Mendota High School for many years, Mr. Steele has, naturally, been the main link be- tween the Board of Education and the office. He has performed his duties well. Through his consistent efforts and suggestions, we have one of the finest schools in the state today, and we are confident that Mr. Steele will do his best to make it even better in the coming tomorrows. , ln the positions of assistant principal and dean of boys is Mr. Harry Mauntel. Along with his administrative duties, Mr, Mauntel was also senior adviser and taught classes in economics and world history. Every noon hour Mr. Mauntel had the difficult task of keeping the lunch line in order, which was almost an impossibility, but he handled the situation nicely-all offenders were sent to the end of the line. Another unpleasent task to befall Mr. Mauntel was seventh period de- tention. World History Senior Adviser QI 60l'll'lQ Like Mr. Mauntel, Miss Hazel Payne, dean of girls, had close Contact with the students. As adviser to both the junior class and the student council, she supervised the two most important social events of the year as well as several minor ones. Besides teaching classes in English l and lV, Miss Payne was vocational guidance director and had charge of checking daily attendance and examining all excuses. Very few students went up the Wrong steps, thanks to Miss Paynes watchful eye. As if teen-agers weren't enough of a problem, Miss Payne directed Adult Education the first se- mester. Any student in need of information, help, or advice could always be sure that the office secretaries, Miss Theurer and Mrs. Kuehl, would lendthem a helping hand. We students probably proved bothersome at times, but they never seemed to mind. They were as patient as they were efficient. LLOYD DOENIER Biology Couch Sophomore Adviser REEVE NORTON Physics Chemislry Al ebrcx II 9 Sound Equipment Visual Aids Book Store Iunior Adviser NANCY BROWN U.S. Hislory English II Senior Adviser fl! y 2 cworife lac em LAURA THEURER Secretary RUTH KUEHL Secretary QYFAJ. 055 AHC, mm: 1' IAMES D. KOELLER Speech, Dmmatics Debdie. Social Science Broadcasting and Sophomore Adviser gy IOSEPH ROLLINS Diversified Occupations FRED H. MORRIS v ' Driver Training Agriculture Non-vocational Ag. Freshman Adviser FFA Adviser MABEL BROWN Typing U Oflice Prcxchce Shorthand I, II Sludeni Fund Freshman Adviser MARY BRENT Girls' Phys. Ed. GAA Adviser .. 5X MARYLAND POPE Red Cross School Nurse TED LEWIS Coach Boys' Phys. Ed. General Science Freshman Adviser EARNEST SCHLICK GILBERT GEHLER Band, Chorus Freshman Basketball Coach General Music Shop I Il SAMUEL E. LE MARR Algebra I Plane Geometry Athletic Equipment Freshman Adviser EULALIA BREESE English I Latin I, II Senior Adviser Atodnem Adviser . :Zi Q, ' -- 3 Q , iffy ,, ef-'Q ' ' ,.,. I I - 2+ 29 I s I x 1 xg A fi X , ' '-A vb 'MI' 'Www WW MW-X NN ww MMO' Qs 0Qg!vW ff' f'f.,, ALICE POTTINGER English I Practical Math Freshman Adviser Commercial Arithmetic WILLIAM MOOGK Iournalism English III Hi-Light Adviser Sophomore Adviser Dramatics Coach RUTH DOENIER English II Librarian Sophomore Adviser HIRREL SWANSON Typing Bookkeeping Business Training Senior Adviser Atodnem Adviser MARIORIE OSBORN BRYANT Home Ec. I Boys' Home Ec. FHA Adviser Iunior Adviser VICTOR WEDEMEYER A t llliiechanical Drawing MERRILL MANN Shop III Building Trades Freshman Football Coach VERNA MAE ELSESSER Iunigr Adviser Home Ec. II, III, IV. FHA Adviser, Iunior Adviser ur urricu cc 9 OUT OE Tl-lE confusion that resulted from arranging, balancing, shifting, changing and re-changing programs, the class schedules were finally set up and assigned. Teachers and students got to know where they be- longed, and book larnin' at MHS got off to a good start. Qn practically every students program was some phase of English, for ability to read, speak, and write well is basic to good work in all the other courses of the curriculum. Freshmen found that their first course in high school English combined grammar lessons with practice in effective speech and with reading widely from many distinguished modern writers. They also read lvanhoe, and many took pride in their poetry scrapbooks. Miss Pottinger, Miss Payne, and Miss Breese were the English l teachers. The sophomores read. The Tale of Two Cities as their classic in English ll. Miss Nancy Brown and Mrs. Doenier guided them successfully through the story and, of course, many other reading projects. Along with their literature they .had their nevereending grammar lessons. The juniors were assisted through English Ili by Mr. Moogk. During the year they read some of A.rnerica's best literature. They also learned to read poetry. They tried, anyhow. The English lV class, a college-preparatory course in English literature, was made up entirely of girls plus one poor boy. They wrote long themes, read Macbeth , and gave 60- minute book reports. This very interesting class was directed by Miss Payne. journalism, also an elective course for sen-- iors, was taught by Mr. Moogk and was a whole year subject for the first time this year. Students learned the basic principles of jour- nalisrn and practiced them in their writing assignments. 9 ERESHMEN who planned to go to college undertook the job of learning algebra. Al- though some of them wondered how X equalecl so many different things, it became clear to them before the year was over. Mr. LeMarr saw to that. They all sign their notes with an X now. The teachers big question now is, who does X equal. The tables have turned. While the freshmen were struggling with algebra, the sophomores were being initiated into geometry. And they thought algebra was hardl Mr. LeMarr showed them how to get around the square corners and figure out all the angles, though. The few students who ventured into Mr. Norton's room to take algebra ll did a fine job. They came out with flying colors and some neat knowledge on algebra ll. Everyone needs some kind of math as a preparation for adult life. Miss Pottinger taught practical math and commercial arith- metic to students who weren't taking algebra and geometry. I-Ier room was always on the cheerful side because of her many flowers, Her students were taught manners and ab- sitively and posilutely along with their math. 'U BOOKKEEPING and business training help get you started in the financial upkeep of a business. They teach you how to handle and figure out problems concerning money. Miss Swanson keeps the students working hard so they'll know how to take care of their cash in future years. Typing is considered the first step in becom- ing a good secretary. Miss Mabel Brown and Miss Swanson drill the students in finger ex- ercises and typing exercises. Can it be the students enjoy this class because there isn't any homework connected with it? Along with typing the girls are taking short- hand so they'll make first-class stenographers. Miss Brown keeps the girls in a whirl with her same, next, same, same, same, etc. Then to top everything off, Miss Brown di- rects the few senior 'iwould be secretaries in the art of transcribing their notes taken in shorthand II. Office practice is the all around class that polishes the girls up on everything including world affairs. 9 IN GENERAL SCIENCE, Coach Lewis tries to explain the parts of a car to his classes as one of the big projects of the year. The girls are really dumbfounded now. What will they think of next? As the year continued they found that general science had better things in store for them. There are always a few gruesome things we have to overcome in high school and dissecting in biology is one of them. Mr. Doenier has a hard time getting the girls to touch the moldy things. Do you blame them? Biology is an interesting subject in spite of the dissecting. The students also learned different types of birds, the bones of the skeleton again, and the different classes of insects. They also made leaf notebooks during the course of the year. The chemistry class worked just as hard this year and came up with the same old odors. Mr. Norton managed to get the chemistry students through with little destruction. They studied magnetism, electricity and various other scientific subjects. Some of the college-bound students indulged in physics. T.hey learned about light, force, matter and a million other scientific things. We can't figure out who had the most difficult time, Mr. Norton trying to get it across, or the students trying to get it. 3 SOCIAL SCIENCE, world history, economics, and U. S. history make up our social science department. They contribute a great deal to the educational schedule. U. S. history is a required subject also. Nancy Brown has the sole task of teaching the seniors the back- ground of our country. What a jobl Mr. Mauntel teaches world history and economics to the students that are really digging deep for knowledge about our country. The social science classes learn how to get along with people. Mr. Koeller is really the man for this job. 9 MISS BREESE, the capable director of Latin I and II, guided the first year students through the fundamentals and then helped them put what they learned to good use in Latin II. 9 SPEECH and drarnatics go hand in hand. Speech, the first semester and dramatics, the second. I-Iere, as well as in debate, Mr. Koeller shows the students how to get out in the world and speak for themselves. In dra- matics they learn how to act and a good many things that have to do with producing a play. 0 SEVVING and cooking aren't the only things the girls have been doing in the home eco- nomics classes. This year the senior girls dec- orated the new house built by the building trades class. Mrs. Elsesser also planned the meals for the cafeteria. A new class started for the boys this year was boys home economics, taught by Mrs. Bryant. Can you bake a cherry pie, Billy Boy? 9 MB. MORRIS had classes in agriculture I, II, III, and IV. A new class that started this year was non-vocational agriculture. This was for both boys and girls. More city boys f' 173-f Ji T could take this subject because no projects were needed. 9 MR. GEHLER showed the boys how to make good use of a hammer and some nails. ln the shop classes they learned to build all sorts of things, and they also built the scenery for the junior and senior class plays. They always helped in making the decorations for activities held at the school. 9 MR. WEDEMEYER assists the artistic stu- dents in mechanical drawing and art. Mechan- ical drawing is more technical and is a step towards the field of drafting while art is more fun and helps to bring out one's ability. Mr. Wedemeyer's classes also helped to paint the scenery for the class plays. 9 A NEVV CLASS in the music department this year was the general music class instructed by Mr. Schlick. ln this class they learned the history, and all the details that have to do with the reading and writing of music. This may be the beginning for some of our great composers of the future. 9 DO YOU KNOW why none of the cars have dented fenders lately? The credit belongs to the drivers' training class. Mr. Rollins teaches the students the background for becoming a good driver. Then he lets them put their knowledge to good use by driving the special car furnished by the Ford dealer in Mendota. Mr. Rollins also has charge of the diversified occupations course. 9 COACH LEWIS was the instructor of the boys rough and tumble gym classes. The classes consisted of varied activities such as basketball, football, baseball, volleyball, tum- bling, wrestling, and a few laps around the gym if you get in trouble. One of the boys' classes was held with the girls and they played against them until the girls started beating them too much. Now it is considered two different classes. The girls' physical education classes led by Mrs. Brent survived another year by start- ing with hockey and baseball in the fall and then continuing on through the winter and spring with basketball, volleyball, dancing, baseball and a few calisthenics sprinkled here and there. Hockey left the girls with bruises and swollen shins, but they were soon forgotten when the floor burns from basketball took their place. One day a week the junior and senior girls were taught the fundamentals of home nursing by Miss Pope in Red Cross. jane, the patient, was poked, shoved, jerked, and pulled from one side of the bed to the other while the girls learned how to handle a patient in bed. The girls and the patient lived through it though, and Miss Pope revived to teach an- other year. 0 THESE sights and sounds are familiar to every student at MHS . . . . the mowing of grass . . . . the clicking ot silverware and dishes in the kitchen .... the long and short bells .... the cooks tilling plates for hungry students .... the sweeping ot floors Call the mess that pop corn madel Every day, students tail to do their assignments. What a turmoil MHS would be in it the cooks, custodians, and bus drivers tailed to do their assignments. COOKS L. Kehm, M. Truckenbrod CUSTODIANS C. Cross, G. Miller, S. Miller BUS DRIVERS I. Rollins, E. Iecmguenut, M. Skaggs, E. Brown. R. Robeson, I. Boisdorf, C. L. Davis. Nat pictured: C. Wills, E. Sondgeroth, I. Schmidt Hgh JJMJ WIA, Q,-A FRESHMAN CLASS OFFICERS L. Schcxller, Vice-pres. G. Gillette, Sec.-Trecxs. - P. Booth, Pres. Ot I9 4 l H. e czmgifioufi 0 THE GAlLY painted halls this year were simply crammed with the new faces of freshmen-not bad look- ing either! But they didn't have the usual bewildered look on their faces, as we had expected. There was some- thing strangely peculiar about their behavior. They seemed to know where they were going .... and they wentl The reason .... Freshman Orientation Day, the day previous to the beginning of school when the student council introduced them to their teachers and showed them around the building Cwith the aid of maps, natur- allyl. There were so many freshmen that it seemed to take just ages to count to lll, the grand total. Then, in the middle of the year, two ,new students were added to this list: Mary Lou Collins, DeKalb High School, DeKalb, Illinois, and lohn Rhea, Alpena High School, Alpena, Michigan. These freshies were quick to become a part of high school life. As soon as they were well acquainted with each other, they elected class officers. Peggy Booth was elected president, Leonard Schaller, vice-presidentg and Gale Gillette, secretary-treasurer. Madra Montagnoli, Elaine Larson, Walter Klinge, and Lynn Truckenbrod took their places in student council along with the more experienced members from the other classes. lt didn't take long, however, for these leaders to demonstrate that they were definitely not the bashful type. The entrance of the Class of '54 into the social atmos- phere of the school came on October 27, the date of the homecoming. They chose Madra Montagnoli and Walter Klinge as their attendants to the senior king and queen. They also experienced, for the first time, the making of a float to represent their class in the homecoming parade. The freshmen had their own football and basketball teams. 'The Trojettes had very successful seasons in both sports. Several freshmen played on the lay-Tees, which won the conference title in football for the third straight year. Their basketball team stacked up a high percentage of wins also. lohn McKenzie, their very able team manager, always seemed. to be on hand when needed. Sharon Biers was chosen a Frosh-Soph cheerleader, and did an outstanding job of cheering the teams on. Her flips and graceful cartwheels added a lively touch to the cheers. jing Amen Cline Obit fo AIAQGLL CL! l QCOl if The girls showed their interest in sports by joining GAA, and Elaine Larson was chosen as freshman repre- sentative on the board. The other school organizations, FFA and FHA, also attracted many freshmen. The class of '54 Went out whole-heartedly to make money for their class treasury. They tried their best at selling magazines and made a nice sum. The traditional freshman party was not held, but the freshies joined the upperclassmen in the all-school parties. Through all their activties, the freshmen became an essential part of high school life. Helping them solve the problems facing them as newcomers to high school were their faithful homeroom advisers, Miss Pottinger, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Morris, and Mr. LeMarr. MISS POTTINGER. ADVISER BACK ROW: H. Campbell, L. Edg- comb. R. Childers, M. Chappell. H. Booth, R. Amlahr, P. Denauii. I. Edwards. C. Bauer CENTER ROW: M. Booth. P. Bruclc. Miss Pottinger. S. Biors. D. Cotton FRONT ROW: D. Buck. C. Becket, P. Bierwirth. M. Boyle. D. Biers. S. Dalton. R. Brown MR. MORRIS. ADVISER BACK ROW: R. Morrow. E. McLaugh- lin. D. Piller, D. Schwingle, L. Schaller, Mr. Morris. I. McKenzie G. Sibigtrolh. L. Schlesinger, G. Morrow. G. Munn CENTER ROW: D. Oranger, D Mosher. S. Montagnoli. I. Sauer I. Marksbury, C. Reppin. M. Mc Laughlin. I. Mauch FRONT ROW: R. Milazzo. S. Nelson I. Richard. M. Moniagnoli, S Prescott. H. Rider. G. Mealey ela an Mfagfy wi puff ow fo file fola MR. LE MARR, ADVISER BACK ROW: R. Iackson, E. Larson C. Howarih, H. Iczckson, D. Krenz W. Klinge, W. Lemmer, D. Know! lon, N. Kraiz, D. Lau CENTER ROW: M. Iacob, R. Herman M. Kidd, Mr. LeMczrr, D. Kaul mann, L. Kreiser, D. Heltness FRONT ROW: R. Lucas, P. Koioid, B Lon C Iohnson, M. Kilmartin, g, . L. Ioerger, I. Lang MH. LEWIS, ADVISER BACK ROW: D. Hall, I. Farmer, I. Faber, L. Hannon, A. Elsesser, W- Gorman. G. Fisher, W. Galloway, R. Faber CENTER ROW: W. Hare, I. Harboldt, I. Heinzerolh, Mr. Lewis, D. Fox, N. Gove. W. Ennenhach FRONT HOW: Hclmblen, D. Gregg, G. Gillette. M. Guilfoyle, N. Frizol, C. Harmon MISS M. BROWN, ADVISER BACK ROW: R. Worsley, G. Wulf, C. Truckenbrod. R. Smith, R. Steve, L. Truckenbrod, I. Sloan W. Stevenson CENTER ROW: T. Vickrey. I. Wil hella, N. Wood, Miss Brown, B Williams, I. Yenerich, I. Spanier FRONT ROW: T. Whitmore, M Zolper, D. Skaggs, M. Sibigiroth R. Sollill, I. Wolfe , gI 05Al'l'l6l,l'l aced 'l. Oh shoot! The trigger doesn't work! 2. Why shouldn't I laugh? Look what's behind me! 3. Please pass the potato chips. 4. What! Afraid to reveal that nice summer tan? 5. Us? .... We're innocent! 6. What are you varsity boys doing on this page? Setting the freshmen a bad example? 7. Don't rush me, I'm coming. 8. Wait- ing for someone .... could it be Tuffy? 9. Freshman and friend . 10. I've got a Date With Judy , but which one? .Si1laAomore5 uzz wifi: acfiuify cw U BESUDJHNG ANOTHER YEAR at Mendota l-ligh School, the sophomores returned to classes just a little Wiser and more mature. Getting otf to a good start, they elected Dan Van Etten to serve as their class president. They chose Gene Politsch to assist him as vice-president, and Bill Gehler was elected secretary-treasurer. This year, the sophomores added Bob Fitzsimmons to their list of student council members. The other members, who Were elected last year, are: Nancy Lucas, loan Sonntag, Bob Boykin, and Bill Gardner. With these as leaders the sophomores really excelled in everything they attempted during the year. Their first task of the year was the homecoming, which they helped to make a great success, They elected Mary Lou Bruckner and lerry Hochstatter as attendants for the MRS. DOENIER, ADVISER BACK ROW: D. Amfcxhr, B. Campbell M. Cork. I. Brown. B. Austin, H Brunner, I. Cummings. R. Ander son. R. Buduch. W. Castle CENTER ROW: L. Dewey, H. Bunton. Mrs. Doenier, B. Cudcxback. D Bumbcr. W. Bromenschenkel FRONT ROW: W. Durham, M. Ebbing haus, M. Bruckner. S. Davis, P. Corcoran. B. Biczlas. W. Brown, R. Boykin MR. DOENIER, ADVISER BACK ROW: R. Gillette. W. Gardner I. Hochsiaiter. M. Hanson, A. Frey R. Geil, R. Gurrity. W. Gehler CENTER ROW: W. Ioerger, R. Harris E. Henry, M. Harvey. Mr. Doenier L. Eichom, M. Ehlers, G. Funi smn. FRONT ROW: B. Geil. P. Heininger K. Icuch, M. Glaser. I. Gray. E Herbert, G. Faber T Aly? 6lA2CL6! senior king and queen. After many hours of worry and work they presented a beautiful and very appropriate float for the homecoming parade. ln the field of sports the sophomore boys as members of Frosh-Soph squads really put themselves in the spot light. They fought for and won the Southwestern Divi- sion of the North Central Conference championship in football. ln basketball, they placed second in the Whole North Central Conference, which is really toughl The sophomore boys give promise of good material for the varsity team for next year. loan Sonntag and Darlene Martin were chosen from their class as Frosh-Soph cheerleaders. Their pep and enthusiasm led the lay-Tees to many victories. loan Grey and Audrey Truckenbrod also did outstanding jobs of baton twirling as they led the band across the foot- ball field during the halves of the games. ln sports the girls were not to be outdone by the boys, as was shown by their participation in GAA. They really showed up for the sports such as swimming, tumbling and basketball. The sophomores willingly participated in the usual ways of making money for their class such as magazine sales and running the doghouse at football games. Like the last two sophomore classes the Class of '53 was confronted with the problem of choosing a class ring which they all liked. Every member of the class was sure that the ring chosen this year was an ideal one. Speech activities this year drew the attention and in- terest of many of the sophomores. Sherrill Davis, lane Vogelsang, Kathleen Weiss, Gary Olson, Harriett Shed, lunior Nance, Mary Ebbinghaus, Virginia Smith and ludith Lambert were all on the debate squad. Mary Lou Bruckner, lunior Nance, Bill Durham and Gary Olson were in the conference play, You Can't Take lt With You. There were also many speech contestants. lane Vogelsang, Mary Lou Bruckner, Harriett Shed and Patti l-leininger came out with high honorsg in fact, they helped win first place for Mendota in the district competition. ln all their projects they were aided by their class advisers, Mr. and Mrs. Doenier, Mr. Koeller, and Mr. Moogk. SOPHOMORE CLASS OFFICERS D. Van Etten, Pres. B, Gehler, Sec.-Treas G. Politsch, Vice-pres C ASS sl Q 1953 IS C arid ringa Jlaorfd cAamlaion6 ila MR. KOELLER, ADVISER BACK ROW: H. Iohnson. I. Long- bein. R. Montcxvon. H. Kessinger. D. Klein. T. Kessel. W. Messmore. E. Nance CENTER ROW: D. McLaughlin. P.. Mc- Manus. Mr. Koeller, D. McCon- ville, S. Kilburn. G. Olson FRONT ROW: H. McConville. I. Kidd. M. Kidd. I. Lambert, D. Martin. N. Lucas. D. Lewis MH. MOOGK. ADVISER BECK ROW: K. Ryan, I. Rave. L. Roach. H. Sauer. H. Phillips, E Poliisch. E. Scxlomone CENTER ROW: D. Rod. F. Rodiier. P. Roth. Mr. Moogk. V. Smith. M Sheridan. G. Schmidt FRONT HOW: C. Rohr. M. Schwem loin. H. Shed. I. Slater. I. Sibig troih, I. Roach MR. SCHLICK. ADVISER BACK ROW: B. Zimmerlein. B. Siuber. I. Zimmerman. I. Wixom. D. Ward. D. Sierchi. D. Van Elten CENTER HOW: N. Steele. I. Vogel- scmg. A. Spencxder. Mr. Schliclc. I. Sonntcxg. I. Wilhelm. D. Waller FRONT HOW: C. Sondgeroih. K. Weiss. S. Spenader, W. Wood. A- Truckenbrcd. M. Walter. G. Wood .SZIOAOHQOPQ FLCLIU6 'l. Tuffy's top team. 2. Oh, no! Peanut butter again! 3. Two's company .... 4. Three's a crowd, but not in this case! 5. The latest trend in sports wear. 6. Who is the obiect of that cold shoulder ? 7. Tomorrow I'm ioining Alcoholics Anonymous! 8. Brrrr! Anybody got a iacket? 9. What a racket! 10. Summer is so short ls!! 'll. How's this for a different angle? IUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS D. Preston, Pres. S. Scherger, Sec.-Treas. C ASS of 952 JMX uniom Carr auf 9 WITH THE COMING of every school year, each class is faced with many new problems. The juniors found this to be true. The planning of the prom and the choos- ing of the vocations before them were major tasks, but they seemed to be undaunted by these problems. Led by DeLores Preston as president, with Ralph Gib- son vice-president and Sandra Scherger as secretary- treasurer to help her, they carried out their activities in true MHS fashion. Ralph enlisted in the navy during the year, so the class was then left with only two officers. Howard Schmidt was elected to join janice Pohl, De- Lores Preston, Evelyn Sollitt, Dora Lee Rider, and jim Gehler in student council. These members have shown in the past years that they are very capable of represent- ing the wishes of their class and of the school. fn the fall Dora Lee Rider and Leonard Dunn were chosen to attend the homecoming king and queen. fn the parade they rode on an attractive float decorated by the artistic members of the class. lts theme was Men- dota Shines, and their class colors of green and white added quite a spot of color to the parade. Eleven junior boys made the varsity football squad, and three of them-Dale Danekas, Dave Karl, and Clar- ence' Rich-won major letters. Several juniors played varsity basketball and also won minors letters. Leonard Dunn was the only junior to receive a major letter. The girls showed their talents in many fields. Sandra Scherger was chosen the only junior cheerleader. Ruth Schmidt did a good job of baton twirling at the halves of the games. Other sports-minded girls goined GAA. Five of them-Pat Mealey, Shirley Scott, Betty Pohl, Ber- nice Spanier, and Donna Goubeauxewere elected to serve on the board. The future cooks and seamstresses of the class joined PHA. Among them were President Donna Goubeaux and Secretary Frances Delhotal. Thirteen ambitious juniors took advantage of the oppor- tunity to learn a trade by joining the Diversified Gccupa- tions program, The juniors in the field of speech this year revealed many talents. They just weren't satisfied in excelling in one phase, as is shown by the efforts of Helen Oberholz frcwkfiona Mom ana! may Ldfiuifieri and Dick Leiser, for example, who not only Went out for debate but competed in speech contests as Well. Another valuable junior on the debate squad was Doris Olson, who always kept her opponents Wondering Where in the World she found all that proof to back her statements. Darlene Ohlinger, Evelyn Sollitt, Sandra Scherger, and Bill Prescott displayed their talent for acting in the con- ference play, and Dora Lee Rider helped out as prompter. Sandra Scherger and Delsores Preston also went out for the speech contests. In the spring came the junior play. First of all they got together and decided to present the play, Our Miss Brooks. Then the cast was chosen, and they started their faithful practicing. While this Was in progress many other committees started functioning. The ticket com- mittee got the tickets printed as the program committee MISS PAYNE, ADVISER BACK ROW: R. Hagerman, I. Klein, N. Inman, I. Keele, R. Klinefelter, R. Leiser, D. Karl CENTER ROW: M. Harris, E. Iewel, Miss Payne, A. Kehoe, D. Hoelzer FRONT ROW: D. Kuehl, B. Mathesius, C. Mann, P. Kessler, M. Larabee, P. Lambert MRS. ELSESSER, ADVISER BACK ROW: D. Danekas, N. Andex- son, B. Dewey, M. Fayen, D. Hayman, R. Childers, L. Dunn CENTER ROW: E. Bumba, D. Gou- beaux, F. Delholal, T. Auchstetter, Mrs. Elsesser, I. Bierwirth, E. Baird, R. Auchstatter FRONT ROW: D. Iones, R. Gibson, C. Cotton, M. Biers, I. Gehler, I. Dougherty, I. Eichorn l el06l,l 6 fo l'l8Xf yeaflf PPO QITLJ MRS. BRYANT. ADVISER designed the progrcims. The rnotke-up, costume, cmd property committees along With others were going about doing their jobs so that they would orlwoys be regdy when needed. All this Work brought good results, be- cotuse the ploy Went over very Well. The biggest undertaking of the yeor Wos plcrnning the prom. Once oggin committees ot every description stolrted operctting. The juniors con be complimented on the job they did, tor this yec1r's prom Will be remembered by everyone gs ct huge success. ln otll their octivities the juniors Were given helpful dd' vice by their gdvisers, Mr. Norton, Mrs. Bryont, Mrs. Elsesser, Miss Pctyne, otnd Mr. Molnn. BACK ROW: I. Roach. S. Scherger, L. Thompson. I. Truckenbrod. I. Wood, I. Waller. R. Sihigtroth. V. Young. I. Tower. N. Worsley A. Steele CENTER ROW': M. Truckenbrod, L. Schlesinger. Mrs. Bryant. E. Wood. S. Scott FRONT ROW: H. Schmidt. E. Sollitt. H. Rodifer, P. Wood, B. Sponier. B. Schwingle. O. Spenader, E. Schweiger MR. NORTON. ADVISER BACK ROW: D. Morsch. B. Pohl. W Meyer. C. Rich. K. Ough, D. Mc Collum. R. Ough, P. Merxley, H Oberholz CENTER ROW: I. McLaughlin, I. Pohl. Mr. Norton. P. McLaughlin. D McNally FRONT ROW: W. Prescott. D. Olson M. Rempter. D. Rider. D. Preston D. Ohlinger. K. Nowlin unior oefi an aned 'l. Tuffy's favorite glamor goil . 2. Starved Rock isn't starved anymore! 3. Know any more good iokes? 4. I have to keep my hands warm some way .... ! 5. Those books aren't on the reading list for English, boys! 6. Now I didn't deserve that 'D'! 7. Two down, four to go! 8. Looking for the principal? Sorry, l'm the other Steele. 9. Come on, kids, it's easier to look where you're going! 0 THE YEAR that we entered MHS we were more than a hundred strong. My but we were ambitiousl lt didn't take us long to get acquainted and become regular fiXtures . As freshmen, we were really eager beav- ers . We dived head first into outside activi- ties. A large number of the boys ftwenty to be exactj went out for football .... Many of the girls braved the initiations to GAA .... As for our lane Powells and lturbes-they were quite numerous, too. We actually invaded the music department .... A few represented us in the speech department. You can very well see that there Weren't many activities from which we were excluded. The rest of the school must have really liked usl You know why? Because they started celebrating homecoming that year. We were not to be outdone by the other classes either. No sireel Ruth Bunton regally represented us as our queen. Her lovely court attendants were Buth Ann Munson and Shirley Badtke. Suzann Schmitt capably held the office of president. Her cabinet consisted of Beverly Preston as vice-president and Carol Boehm as secretary-treasurer. What happened to the boys? We suppose they were too bashful yet .... But wait a minutel What is this? Melvin lackson, Henry Peasley, lean Herbert, and Carol Boehm were elected to the stud-ent council. Looks as though We didnit have to worry so much about the boys after all. Our year as lower lower classmen speeded right along. lt wasn't long until we were upper lower classmen. We felt rather big, for there were some new freshmen Knot us this timel and we could lord it over them. Our first great undertaking of the new year was the election of our class officers. Larry Lau was elected as president, Harry Phalen, vice-president, Carole Truckenbrod, secretary- treasurer. CGee, but Carole must have had funlj 66 eg, ang, Homecoming was another problem to be tackled Know an annual eventl. Mary Ham- burg was elected as our queen with Suzann Schmitt and Norma Cotton as attendants. Un- derneath the Arches was the theme of our class float. Don't think for a minute that school was all pleasure because it wasn't? Of course all of us took English Il. Remember the Tale of Two Cities .... Coach Doenier's Biology class and how he blushed so easily ..,. Dear ole geometry class, a snap course, tool .... Last, but not least, was the Latin ll class with 22 girls swooning over Caesar. lt was nicknamed the Nomen Class . For further information ask Miss Breese. This was also the year of the Latin Club. Did someone ask why sophomore boys strut- ted around MHS like peacocks? Well, they had a good reason-because they fought hard all season in football and won the champion- ship of the Southwest division of the North Central Conference. Tell us, could you blame them for being so proud? We don't think sol Flashl The Gamma Phi Circus was to take place and we had to choose an attendant. None other than Ruth Bunton represented us. lust like a little bit of fairyland . We also started a new tradition. For the first time the sophomores were allowed to choose their class rings Cdidn't have to wait till our junior yearl. This allowed us to wear our rings two years in high school instead of just one. Before we knew it it was time for us to serve at the prom. Those upper classmen thought they were doing us an honor, when we knew we were doing them one. The girls were very attractive in their white blouses and red skirts. COh, yes .... the boys wore red tiesll To our sorrow another year at MHS lay in state. We were off to delve into the prospects that summer would bring. But summer had a way of fading into the past. At last-we were upper classmen. fThat word is considered holy by freshmenj The boys had finally developed into excel- lent leaders. Do you know why? Simply be- cause Harry Phalen was chosen as our presi- dent, Ronnie Childers as vice-president, and Rich Elsesser as secretary-treasurer. At last the boys were varsity membersl With their assistance in football, Mendota tied with Princeton and Geneseo for first place in the Southwest division of the North Central Conference. Each team won 3 games and lost l .... We must not forget about basketball either! The Trojans had a record of ll Wins and 12 losses. The Rochelle game was chosen as our home- coming game. Sue Yost and Harry Phalen were elected as our queen and king with Arlene Crane and Kenny Stremlau as attend- ants. The theme of our float was Sues Sweet and Were lust Wild About Harry . Rather clever, don't you think? The word autobiographies is almost a household word with juniors ,... Remember all the fun we had looking up our ancestry. CQuite a few of us probably kept our fingers crossed for fear we might find out something embarrassingl lt was really a relief when they were finished, wasn't it? .... Next we had to write our vocational papers. l-low many of us will really become what we wrote about? SERVICE AND DISTRIBUTION l COMMITTEES The service committee. under the direction of Miss Swanson. did a wonderful job ot getting seniors to work at the football and basketball games. It they couldn't iind enough workers they worked themselves. The distribution committee handled the sales and distribution of the Atodnems. As class treasurer. -Char- lette handled all funds, financial records, and reports - a major job in itself. STANDING: Miss Swanson. W. Engel- hrecht. I. Herbert SEATED: M. Brewbaker. R. Munson. S. Hadtke. S. Schmitt. C. Iackson MAINTENANCE COMMITTEE This year the maintenance com- mittee. usually made up solely of girls, consisted mainly of boys. They showed Miss Brown that they could be very handy with soap, water and elbow grease. A number ot girls demonstrated their talents by help- ing keep the equipment spotless. We give Miss Brown a special vote of thanks because she not only had charge of this committee but her U. S. History classes were the medi- um ot most of the senior business. TOP ROW: K. Nowlin, B. Durand, B. Wilhelm. G. Hochstatter, E. Zinke, R. Koerper, A. Rod. L. Lau SECOND ROW: M. Jackson. F. Etheridge. I. Dougherty, D. Abbott, B. Phcrlen, G. Iohnscn. R. Childers. D. Simpson SEATED: N. Kaufmann. C. Iackson. V. Drees. M. Brewbaker, Miss N. Brown. A. Richard, R. Elsesser, S. Yost o!,0oLin, LCLCL over our pafif id un. Our theatrical abilities blossomed out when spring came for it was time for class play try- outs. This was the year of Seventeenth Sum- mer . Remember teasing Mary Lou and Gay- lon about their romantic scene .... Melvin's character portrayal .... Mary Lou's muddy feet .... Charlette and her hammer .... These were only a few of the happenings. Then it was time for our first prom. Say lt With Music was chosen as our theme. We originated the use of card tables and chairs on the sidelines instead of the bleachers .... A cute ideal! We even had a crooner rep- resented by a dummy .... Thus a good time was had by all. Our lower upper classman year drew to a close. By this time we were really looking forward to our senior year, wondering if many more wonderful things would happen to us. LRB. 77 C ASS of I9I BACK ROW: Miss N. Brown, Miss Breese. Mr. Mauntel, Miss Swanson, advisers. 0 FRONT ROW: M. Emerick, president: Chcxrlette Icxckson, secretary-treasurer 6 I. Herbert, vice-president C 0 AFTER A LOT of earnest studying we were honored by being seniors. We were almost at the end of the road. Marilee Ernerick worth- ily led us through this year as president. lean Herbert was vice-president, and Charlette lackson was secretary-treasurer. Suzann Schmitt was elected to serve on the student council along with our other representatives, Sue Yost, Bernie Stremlau, Melvin lackson, Carol Roehm, lean Herbert, and Patsy Smith. As always sports were the main interests of the boys. The Trojans' won all but one game during the Football season and placed first in the Southwest division of the North Central Conference. l don't think anyone Will ever forget our thrilling victory over L-P-O in the regional tournament at Princeton, Our class was mighty proud when Mary Gorman and Dean Kuehl were elected to reign as king and queen during homecoming. Our float this year was very novel. lt was dec' orated with large suckers, and the theme was Princeton Suckers-Lick 'Emf' Now you can see how clever we were! The senior class play, Gur Hearts Were Young and Gay, was enjoyed by everyone. Those odd looking costumes of the l92O's looked very becoming CHAD on the characters. The play really clicked, and we discovered a lot of hidden talents. Many other things happened during our upper upper classman year. We shall re- member our football and basketball games ..,. our magazine campaign .... selling popcorn and ice cream sandwiches at the games C Oh, my aching feet. D .... the fun we had broad- casting commercials .... the skit we gave for our last basketball game ..,. our Various class- es, such as journalism, physics, English IV Cpoor Walter Engelbrecht was the only boyl, and dear ole U. S. History ..,. exchanging senior pictures flt's not very good of melj .... our last high school prom, given in our honor of course .... Baccalaureate .... preparation for class day .... commencement accompanied by i'Pomp and Circuntstancew and a few tears. Thus was the life of us seniors. We now march through the gateways of MHS out into a new horizon as others before us have done. Now our main duty is to find a place for our- selves in this world of opportunity. DON ABBOTT JOAN AUCHSTETTER DON BARNICKLE .IANET BRUNNER ass Play Property 8: Stage Com. 3: Class Play Usher 3, 4: FHA 3, 4: Class Play 3, 43 Contest Play 4, Prom Class Play Usher 3: GAA 13 FHA 13 om Com. 2, 3: Homecoming Com. 1. Homecoming Cum. 3: Chorus 4, Atod. Com. 3g Chorus 4, Basketball 1. Z: Prom Com. 2: Cadets 1, Band 1, 21 3. 43 Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4, Var- Finance 84 PhDiU!1I'HUl1y 4 Football 1, 23 Atocl. Finance 84 Typ- Chorus 43 Atud. Finance 4 y 3, 4: Football Z, 3. 4, Varsity ing 4 45 Track 1, 2. Varsity 23 Atod. nance, Photography 84 Maintenance cc gracluafion growd near . . . MARNA BREWBAKER :ass Play Costume Com. 3, Ticket m. 4, GAA 1, 2, 3. 4, Hockey Mor. Pres. 4, Speech Contestant 1, 2, nm Com. 2, 33 Librarian 2, 3, 43 Light Staff 4, Quill 8: Scroll 43 tin Club 2, Cheerleader 1, 2, 3, 43 vmecoming Com. 1, 2, 3, 43 Chorus Atod. Coby, Finance, Photography, ping, Maintenance, 8: Service 4 DONALD BIALAS LaMoille H.S., LaMoille, Ill. 1: FFA 1, 2, 3. V, Pres. 3: Prom Com. 3: D.0. Club 45 Football 2, 3, 4, Varsity 3, 43 Atod. Finance, Maintenance Gr Service 4 .athensmw , Auf tA8l'l :SAQCJ Ct fed? NORMAN BAUER FFA 1, 2, 3, 4: Watch Dog 3, Foot- ball 1, 2, 3, 4, Varsity 3, 4, Aicd. CARLENE BRYSON Finance 84 Maintenance 4 ' Chorus 4: Invitation Committee 4 LOIS BUETTNER RONNIE CHILDERS V. Pres. 33 Class Play 4, Costume Com. 43 Hi-Light Staff 43 Homecoming Com. 1, 2, 3, 43 Band 1, 2, 33 Chorus 1, 2, 3, 43 Boys' Octet 1, 23 Festival Chorus 1, 23 Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4, Varsity 3, 43 Football 1, 2, 3, 4, Varsity 3, 43 Atod. Copy, Fi- nance, Typing 81 Maintenance 43 Festi- val Band 3 .IOANN BUDACH Class Play Usher 43 FHA 43 Atod. Finance 4 Class Play Ticket Com. 3, Usher 43 FHA 2, 3, 43 Homecoming Com. 33 Chorus 43 Atod. Finance 84 Photog- raphy 4 ARLENE CRANE Class Play Make Up 43 GAA 1, 23 FHA 13 Prom Com. 2, 33 Cadets 13 Homecoming Com. 1, 2, 3, 43 Chorus 1, 43 Atod. Finance 4 JAMES E. COGDAI. Atod. Finance 81 Maintenance 4 MARGIE E. DALTON Class Play Usher 3, Publicity Ki Program 43 Cadets 13 lfiomecoming Com. 43 Chorus 43 Atod. Finance 4 JOSEPH DOUGHERTY Broadcasting Council Tech. 43 Basket- ball 13 Football 1, 2, 3. 4. Varsity 3, 43 Track 1, 23 Atod. Finance 84 Maintenance 43 Chorus 43 Homecoming Com. 1 RUTH BUNTON Class Play Usher, Prompter 43 FHA 13 Prom Com. 2, 33 Ring Com. 23 Cadets 13 Hi-Light Staff 43 Homecoming Com. 2, 3, 43 Queen 13 Chorus 43 Atod. Copy, Finance, Typing 81 Photography 4 NORMA COTTON Class Play Make Up, Publicity 81 Pro gram 3, Usher 43 FHA 1, 2, 3, 4 V. Pres. 2, Program Chrm. 2, Pres. 33 Prom Com. 2, 33 Cadets 13 Home coming Com. 2, 3, 43 Band 2, 3 Chorus 1. 43 Festival Band 33 Atod. Finance 81 Typing 4 -Ga VIRGINIA DREES Hyde Park H.S., Chicago, lll. 13 C Play Make Up 43 Prom Com. 2, Latin Club 23 Homecoming Com. 2, 43 Broadcasting Council Announcing Band 3: Chorus 2, 3, 43 Girls' Ol 23 Girls' Sextet 3, 43 lnstrumer Soloist 3, 43 Festival Chorus 23 Fe val Band 33 Atod. Finance, Maintena G4 Editorial Staff 4 ' 3 35 RICHARD ELSESSER . Treas. 35 Class Play 3, 4, Public- Sf Program 3, Stage Com. 3: Prom m. 3: Ring Com. 25 Homecoming m. 1, 2, 3, 4: Chorus 1. 2, 3, 45 ys' Octet 1, 25 Boys' Quartet 35 tival Chorus 1, 2, 3: Basketball 2, 3, 4, Varsity 3, 45 Football 2, 3, 4, Varsity 3, 45 Atod. nance, Photography, Maintenance 8: torial Staff MARILEE EMERICK Pres. 45 Class Play Usher 4, Ticket Com. 3: NFL 3, 4, V. Pres. 45 Speech Contestant 3, 4: Prom Com. 3: Latin Club 25 Homecoming Com, 45 Broadcasting Council Sales cl: Copy 4: Chorus 25 Atod. Finance, Copy, Photography, Se Editorial Staff 4: DAR award 4 BENNY DURAND Class Play Ticket Com. 3, 4, Stage Com. 3, 45 Prom Com. 3: Ring Com. 25 Hi-Light Staff 45 Homecoming Com. 1, 2, 3, 45 D. 0. Club 35 Chorus 4: Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4, Varsity 3, 45 Football 1, 2, 3, 4, Varsity 3, 4, Co- Captain 25 Track 1, 2, 3, Varsity 3: Atod. Copy, Finance, Maintenance 64 Editorial Staff 4 rfewl MARY LOUISE GREENWOOD Class Play 3, 4: Conference Play 37 GAA 1, 2, 3, 4, V. Pres. 4: Prom Com. 2, 35 Cadets 15 Hi-Light Staff 4, Quill 8: Scroll 45 Latin club 2: Cheerleader 2, 3, 45 Homecoming Cons. 1, 2, 3, 45 Broadcasting Council Sales 45 Chorus 1, 3, 45 Girls' Sextet 4: Festival Chorus 35 Atod. Copy, Finance 8: Photography 4 FRANK ETHERIDGE FFA 1, 2, 3, 4, Treas. 2, Reporter 35 Hi-Light Staff 4: Atod. Copy, Finance, Photography 84 Maintenance 4 GAYLON EHLERS Class Play 3, 45 FFA 1, 2, 3, Pres. 25 Prom Com. 35 Hi--Light Staff 4, Special Feature Ed. 4, Quill 84 Scroll 45 Broadcasting Council Tech. 3: Band 1, 2, 35 Basketball 1: Atod. Copy 81 Finance 45 Invitation Com. 4 WALTER ENGLEBRECHT Student Council 1, 2, 3, 4: Ring Com. 3. Hi-Light Staff 35 Broadcasting Council Traffic Com. 3: Basketball 15 Atod. Finance 84 Service 4 GLENN EUGENE FOOTE FFA 1, 2, 35 Football 3, Varsity 3: Atod. Finance 8: Maintenance 4 MARY GORMAN Class Play Usher 3, Stage Com. 3: Pro-m Com. 2, 35 Latin Club 25 Home- coming Com. 3, 4, Queen 45 Chorus 4: Atod. Finance 4 l.ITA EDWARDS Class Play Publicity 84 Program 3, Usher 45 GAA 1, 2, 3, 4, Hockey Mgr. 3, Volleyball Mgr. 4: FHA 1, 3, 4, Treas. 4: Prom Com. 35 Cadets 15 Homecoming Com. 35 Chorus 1, 45 Atod. Finance 4 GEORGE JOHNSON MELVIN JACKSON Class Play 3, 4: FFA 1, 2, 3. 4, Pres. 3, Watch Dog 2: Stuclant Council 1. 2, 3, 4, Parliamentarian 4: Prom Com. 3: Homecoming Com. 1, 2, 3, 4: Band 1, 2, 3: Chorus 1, 2, 4: Foot- ball 1, 2, 3, 4, Varsity 3, 4: Atod. Finance 84 Maintenance 4 JAMES HARMON Class Play Usher 4: Atod. Finance Class Play Stage Com. 3, 4: Prom Com. 3: Hi-Light Staff 4: Chorus 4: Basketball 1, 2, 3. 4, Varsity 3, 4, Co-Captain 4: Football 1, 2, 3, 4. Varsity 3, 4: Track 1. 3, Varsity 3: Atod. Copy Br Finance 4 GREGORY HOCHSTATTER FFA 1, 2, 3, 4, Treas. 3: Homecomi- ing Com. 1, 2, 3, 4: Football 2: Atod. COPY, Finance Photography 8: Typing 4 DEAN KUEHL Homecoming King 4: D. 0. Club 3, 4: Chorus 4: Football 1, 2, 3, 4, Varsity 3, 4: Atod. Finance 4 KENNETH E. KILLION Elnora Twp. H. S., Elnora, lnd. 2922: Band 3, 4, Chorus 4: -Instrumental En- semble 4: Basketball 4, Varsity 4: Atog. Finance, Maintenance 8: Editorial Sta BETTY HALL Chorus 4: Atod. Finance 4 JOAN KLEIN Class Play 3, 4, Costume Com. 3: Prom Com. 3: Cadets 1: Hi-Light Staff 4: Latin Club 2: Homecoming Cow. 2, 3, 4: Librarian 4: Chorus 2, 3, 4: Vocal Soloist 3, 4: Festival Chorus 3, 4: Atcd. Copy, Finance 84 Typing 4 JEAN HERBERT V. Pres. 4: Class Play Costume Corn. 3, Make Up 3: GAA 1, 2, 3, 4: FHA 1. 4: Student Council 1, 2, 3, 4: Prom Com. 3: Ring Com. 2: Home- coming Com. 1, 2, 3. 4: Broadcasting Council Sales 4: Chorus 1, 4: Atod. gooy, Finance, Photography 81 Typing k7s ews' K wwf, CHARLETTE JACKSON Weslaco H. S., Weslaco, Texas 1, Sec. Treas. 4: Class Play 3, Ust 4: GAA 3: NFL 3, 4: Speech Conte: ant 3, 4: Prom Com. 3: Hi-Lig Staff 4, Quill S: Scroll 4: Homocomi Com. 3. 4: Broadcasting Council A ncuncing 3: Chorus 3: Girls' Sexl 3, 4: Atod. CODY, Finance 84 Mainl nance 4 LEE MQCOLLUM NORMA KAUFMANN lass Play Student Direclor 3, Property om. 3, Promoter 4, Ticket Cum. 4: ublicity 84 Program 4: Prom Com. 3: li-Light Staff 4, Asst. Ed. 4, Quill : Scroll 4: Hommoming Com. 3, 4: -roadcasting Council Announcing 4: and 2, 3: Chorus 4: Atod. Copy, inance, Photograhy, Maintenance 81 ditorial Staff: Latin Club 2 JAMES ALLEN McCORMICK Lemont H. S., Lemont, lll. 1V2: Prom Com. 2, 3: D. U. Club 4: Band 2, 3, V. Pres. 3: Instrumental Ensemble 3: Football 3, 4, Varsity 3, 4: Track 2: Atod. Copy, Finance 84 Typing 4 LARRY LAU Pres. 2: Class Play Stage Com. 3, 41 Prom Com. 3: Ring Com. 2: Hi-Light Staff 4: Homecoming Com. 1, 2, 3, 4: Chorus 4: Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4, Varsity 3, 4: Football 1, 2, 3, 4, Varsity 2, 3, 4, Co-Captain 4: Track 1, 2: Atod. Copy Finance, Maintenance 81 Editorial Staff 4 DOROTHEA KOFOED Class Play 4, Prompter 3, Property Com. 3: Latin Club 2: Homecoming Com. 1, 4: Broadcasting Council Copy Com. 4: Band 1, 2, 3, 4, Pres. 4: Instrumental Soloist 2, 4: -Instrumental Ensemble 2, 4: Festival Band 2, 3, 4: Atod. Finance, Copy, Typing Chrm. S4 Editorial Staff 4 DORIS KOFOID H-omecominu Com. 4: Chorus, 4: Atod Finance 4 Class Play Property Com. 3: Hi Light Staff 4, Editor 4, Quill 8: Scroll 4: D. 0. Club 3, 4: Football 1: Track 1: Cross Country 2: Atod. Copy Fi-- nance 84 Editorial Staff 4 DICK KOERPER Atod. CODY, Finance Sf Maintuiance 4 BOB MclNTYRE Prom Com. 3: D. 0. Club 3: Basket- ball 1: Atod. Finance 4 KENNETH A. MOREHOUSE Class Play Usher 4: Atod. Finance Bc Maintenance 4 PATRICIA MOREHOUSE Class Play Costume Com. 3: GAA 3, 4, Treas. 4: Latin Club 2: Atod. Finance 4 KENNY A. NOWLIN ii, BILL PHALEN St. Bede College and Academy, Peru, lll. 1, 2: Class Play 4, Property Com. 3, 4, Stage Com. 3, 4: Prom Com. 3: HI-Light Staff 4, Quill 81 Scroll 4 Homecoming Com. 4: Football 3, 4i Varsity 3, 43 Track 3, Varsity 3: Atorl. Copy. Finance, Typing 84 Mainte nance 4 D. 0. Club 3, 4: Football 1, 2, 3, 4, Varsity 3, 4: Atod. Finance 84 Main- tenance 4 JUNE E. OLSEN Class Play Usher 3, Publicity 84 Program 4: Homecoming Com, 4: Chorus 4: Atod. Finance 4 HARRY PHALEN V. Pres. 2, Pres. 3: Class Play Prop- erty Coin. 3: Prom Com. 3: Ring Com. 2: Homecoming King 3: D. 0. Club 3, 4: Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4, Varsity 3, 4, Co-Captain 4: Football 1, 2, 3. 4, Varsity 3, 4, Co-Captain 2: Track 1, 2, 3, Varsity 2, 3: Atod. Finance 4 DUANE NELSON Prom Com. 2: Football 2, 3, Varsity 3: Track 2, 3, 4, Varsity 3, 4: Atorl. Finance 84 Maintenance 4: 'lnvitation Cum. 4 ARTHUR REPPIN Prom Com. 4: Homecoming Com. 4: Chorus 4: Basketball 1: Football 1, 2, 3, Varsity 3: Atod. Finance 4 .IEANNE E. REID Class Play Costume 81 Property Com. 4: FHA 4: Broadcasting Cmmcil Sales 2: Chorus 3: Atod. Finance 81 Typing GERALDINE NOVAK Class Play 3, 4, Property Com. 4: Prom Com. 3: Hi-Light Staff 4, Quill 8: Scroll 4: Latin Club 2: Homecomi- ino Com. 4: Chorus 4: Atod. Copy, Finan:e, Photography 81 Editorial Staff RUTH ANN MUNSON Class Play Ticket Com. 4, Make-up 3. 4: Cadets 1: Hi-Light Staff 4: Latin Club 2: Homecoming Com. 2, 3: Atod. Copy, Finance, Typing 8, Service 4 DEAN MOSHER Class Play 3, 4: Contest Play 1 Prom Com. 3: Broadcasting Counc Announcing 4: Band 1, 2, 3: Tea Mgr. 2, 3: Atnd. Finance 4 l S 2 f 1 l l l l 1 l fi S si ss BILL SCHMIDT BEVERLY PRESTON . Pres. 1: Class Play Publicity 84 rogram 3, Costume Com. 4: NFL , 4: Speech Contestant 3: Prom m. 3: Latin Club 2: Homecoming Em. 2, 3, 4: Band 1, 2, 3, 4, . Pres. 4: Chorus J., 2, 3, 4? irls' Octet 1, 2: Girls' Sextet 3. : Instrumental Soloist 1, 2, 3. 4: ocal Soloist 3: instrumental En- mble 1, 2, 3, 4: Festival Chorus 1: estival Band 2, 3, 4: Atod. Finance Typing 4 SUZANN SCHMITT Pres. 1: Class Play Usher 3, Costume Com. 3, Ticket Com. 4: GAA 1, 2. 3: FHA 1: Librarian 3: Student Council 4: Homecoming Com. 1, 3, 4: Broad-- casting Council Copy Com. 3, Sales 4: Chorus 1: Atod. Copy. Finance 81 Service 4: Invitation Com. 4 CAROL ROEHM Sec, Treas. 1: Class Play Stage, Publicity E Program 3. Student Direc- tor 4: Student Council 1, 2, 3, 4, Sec. Treas. 4: Prom Com. 2, 3: Hi- Light Staff 4, Quill 84 Scroll 4: Homecoming Com. 1, 2, 3, 4: Broad- casting Council Announcing 4: Band 1, 2, 3: Chorus 1, 3, 4: Girls' Sexlet 4: Vocal Soloist 3: Instrumental Ena semhle 3: Festival Chorus 3, 4: Atod. Copy 84 Finance SHIRLEY RADTKE Class Play 3, 4: GAA 1. 2, 3. 4: Prom Com. 2, 3: Hi-Light Staff 4. Make-up Ed. 4, Quill 8: Scroll 47 Latin Club 2: Homecoming Com. 1, 2, 3, 4: Broadcasting Council Sales 4: Band 1. 2, 3: Chorus 1, 2, 3: In- strumental Ensemble 3: Atod. Copy, Finance, Photography, Typing Q Service 4 Strawberry Point Public H. S., Straw berry Point, -lowa, Viroqua H. S.. Virooua, Wis. 1: Oregon H. S., Ore- gon, lll., Mt. Morris H. S., Mt. Morris, lll. 2: Class Play 4: Track 3, Varsity 3: Atod. Finance 4 ALFRED ROD FFA 1, 2. 3, 4, Watch Dog 4: Homecoming Com. 1, 2, 3, 4: Chorus 4: Atod. Finance 84 Maintenance 4 MARY J. SALOMONE Marquette H. S., Ottawa, lll. 1, 2: Chorus 4: Atod. Finance 4 DONNA ROSE SCHLESINGER Class Play Usher 3, Make-up 4: Prom Com. 3: Homecoming Com. 1, 4: Band 2, 3, 4: Chorus 4: Instru- mental Ensemble 4: Festival Band 4: Atod. Finance 4 JOAN SCHMIDT Homecoming Com. 4: Chorus 1, 4: Atod. Finance 4 AL RICHARD Class Play Usher 4: Homecoming Com. 3, 4: Football 1, 2, 3, Varsity 3: Track 1. 2, 3, 4, Varsity 2, 3, 4: Atod. Copy, Finance 84 Maintenance 4 MARILYN MARIE SPANIER Class Play Publicity 81 Program 3, Usher 4: Librarian 3: GAA 1, 2, 3, 4, Volleyball Mgr. 2, Individual Sports 3: FHA 2, 3, 4, V. Pres. 3, Pro- gram Chrm. 3: Prom Com. 3: Cadets 1: D. 0. Club 4: Chorus 3: Festival Chorus 3: Atod. Finance 4 HENRY P. SCHWEMLEIN D. 0. Club 3, 4: Football 1, 2, 4, Varsity 4: Atod. Finance 4 PATRICIA SMITH Class Play Usher 3, 4: Student Council 2, 3, 4: Prom Com. 3: Cadets 1: Homecoming Com. 3, 4: D. D. Club 4: Chorus 1: Atod. Finance 4 BEVERLY SMALL Class Play Make-un 3, Usher 4: Slleech Contestant 3: Hi--Light Staff 4, Ega- change Ed. 4, Quill 81 Scroll 4: Latin Club 2: Chorus 3: Atod. Copy, Finance 84 Typing 4 JACK SHANYFELT Team Mgr. 4 DON SIMPSON Homecoming Com. 4: Chorus 4: Basket- ball 2: Football 1, 2: Track 2: Team Mgr. 1, 3: Atod. Finance 84 Mainte- nance 4 JOYCE SHANNON Class Play Usher 3, 4, Stage Com. 32 Prom Com. 2: Cadets 1: Homecoming Com. 3, 4: Chorus 4: Atod. Finance 4 QE s. 2 , . , A E ,, JANIS SONNTAG Class Play 4, Costume Com. 3: GAA 1, 2, 3, 4, Bowling Mgr. 3: Prom Com. 2, 3: Latin Club 2: Homecom- ing Com. 4: Broadcasting Council Announcing 3: Band 1, 2, 3: Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4: Girls' Octet 1, 2: Girls' Sextet 3, 4: lnstrumaital Ensemble 1, 2, 3: Festival Chorus 2: Festival Band 3: Atod. Finance 84 Tyoing 4 KENNY STREMLAU St. Bede College and Academy, Peru, lll. 1: Prom Com. 2, 3: D. 0. Cluh 3, 4: Basketball 2, 3, Varsity 3: Football 2, 3, 4, Varsity 2, 3, 4, Co-Captain 4: Track 2, 3, 4, Varsity 2, 3, 4: Atod. Finance 4 BERNI l e STREMLAU l St. Bede College and Academy, Perl lll. 1: Prom Com. 2, 3: Student Coul nil 3, 4, V. P 3, 4: Chorus Varsity 3, 4: sity 2, 3, 4: 2, 3, 4: Atod. res. 4: Homecoming Cox 4: Basketball 2, 3, i Football 2, 3, 4: Va Track 2, 3, 4, Varsi' Finance 4 BRUCE WILHELM CAROLE TRUCKENBROD . Treas. 2: Class Play 4, Costume Ecm. 3: CAA 1, 2, 3, 4, Freshman CP V0 . 1, Bowling Mgr. 2, Sec. 4: m Com. 2, 3: Cadets 1: Latin Club Homecoming Com. 1, 2, 3, 4: roadcasting Council Copy Com. 3, Itl10lIl1C rls' Sextet 3, 4: Atod. Copy, Pho- Jll raphy, Finance 84 Editor in Chief 4 ing 4: Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4: THAIS WARD Class Play 3, 4: NFL 1, 2: Debate 1: Prom Com. 2, 3: Ring Com. 23 Cadets 1: Hi'-Light Staff 4, Asst, Ed. 4, Quill 84 Scroll 4: Homecoming Com. 1, 2, 3, 4: Chorus 4: Atod. Copy, Fin-ance, Photography 81 Typing 4 MARY ELIZABETH WOLFE Class Play 3, 4: Prom Com. 3: Cadets 1: Latin Club 2: Homecoming Com. 4: Broadcasting Council Copy Com. 3, 4. Announcing 4: Chorus 4: Atod. Copy Se Finance 4: Invitation Com. 4 SUE YOST Class Play Ticket Com. 3, Property Com. 3, Make Up 4: GAA 1, 2, 3, Volleyball Mgr. 3: Student Council 3. 4, Pres. 4: Prom Com. 3: Hi-Lighl Staff 4, Quill 8: Scroll 4: Latin Club 2, Pres. 2: Homecoming Com. 2, 3, 4, Queen 3: Broadcasting Council Copy 3: Band 1, 2, 3: Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4: Girls' Sextet 3, 4: Instrumental En- semble 2: Festival Band 1, 2, 3: Atod. CODY, Finance 81 Photography 4 MARILYN ZOLPER Cadets 1: Chorus 4: Atod. Finance 4 LYLE TRUCKENBROD FFA 1, 2, 3, 4, Sec. 2, Treas 3 Pres. 4: Homecoming Com. 1, 2 3 4: Atod. Finance 4 NORMA WOLFE GAA 1, 2, 3, 4: FHA 1, 2: Home coming Com. 2: Band 1, 2, 3: Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4: Festival Chorus 3: Festival Band 1, 2: Atod. Finance 4 Prom Com. 3: Hi-Light Staff 4, Quill 84 Scroll 4: Band 1, 2, 3, 4: Instru- mental Ensemble 1, 3, 4: Festival Band 3, 4: Basketball 1, 2: Atod. Copy. Zinance, Maintenance 84 Editorial Staff ELMER ZINKE Homecoming Com. 4: Basketball 1: Atod. Finance 84 Maintenance 4 ANN WIDMER Class Play Make Up 3, 4: GAA 1, 2, 3, 4: Prom Com. 2, 3: Cadets 1: Latin Club 2: Homecoming Com. 1, 2, 3, 4: Band 1, 2: Chorus 1: Atorl. Finance 4 enior egzlalzifificafefi 1. Our Hearts Were Young and Gay .... so was the car-once! 2. Don't bother us, we're perfectly con- tented. 3. l'm sure we'll get a lot of sleep tonight l?j! 4. Rooty toot toot, Rooty toot toot, we are the girls from the institute . 5. I told you I was the taller! 6. Ready for the Easter Parade. 7. We're cover girls for Nature Magazine. 8. Dibs on the front seat next to Bobby! 9. l'm certain this discussion is about world affairs! kg' ' A w L., f.. bl XWMMQJW ,, A Eilftst will mth lifes-tiftment Don Abbott, will my noble act of shaving once a month to Ed Peasley. fMay he have better luck than I did.l loan Auchstetter, do hereby bequeath my knowledge of Webster's Dictionary to Miss Mable Brown, lest she forget so Donald Barnickle, do bequeath my big drag lOh, Yeah?l with Miss Nancy Brown to Don McCollum. Donald Bialas, do bequeath my Ieannie with the Light Brown Hair to nobody! Norman Bauer, bequeath my nickname, Mama , to Ronald Montavon. Mama Brewbaker, will my loud voice for cheering to Ioan Sonntag, Ianet Brunner, bequeath my seat near the door in U. S. history which enables me to be the first out of the room. Carlene Bryson, do hereby bequeath my naturally red hair to Betty Stuber. Ioann Budach, bequeath my magnificent growth attained in 17 years-amounting to 5 feet, 3 inches-to Barbara Long. Lois Buettner, will my attraction to diamonds to any lucky girl. QA, . Ruth Bunton, bestow my ability to make the bus, dressed or otherwise, to my sister, Helen. - . Ronald Childers, bequeath nu awity to stay away from women to Ross Childers. lai's'C,'dgdal, will iny quiet ways to Harry Brunner. ' ' e Norma Cotton, do bequeath my number, please. Arlene Crane, bequeath my former love for the Marines to President Truman. Marjorie Dalton, will .... leave. Ioseph Donald Thomas Dougherty, bequeath my long name to Dick Smith. Virginia Drees, bequeath my so-called sophistication to Kathleen Weiss-I don't want it. Benjamin Durand, will my ability to drive a hot rod to Corky Klinefelter. Lita Edwards, do gladly bequeath all my troubles in collecting FHA dues to the next treasurer. Gaylon Ehlers, will myself to the Army. Richard Elsesser, bequeath my hook shot to lack Dougherty. Marilee Emerick, do bequeath my gavel to the next senior president. Walter Engelbrecht, do bequeath my seat in girls' English IV to any boy who can take it. Frank Etheridge, bequeath my boyish grin to Gary Wulf. Glenn Foote, will my light and airy ways to Terry Sondgeroth. Mary Gorman, do bequeath my queenly stature to the next Homecoming queen. Mary Lou Greenwood, bequeath my flirty, flirty eyes to Sandy Scherger lwho doesn't need 'em.l Betty Hall, do hereby bequeath my U. S. history book that knows all the answers to Dolores Hoelzer. Iames Harmon, will my beautiful curly locks to Gary Olson. lean Herbert, bequeath my blushing. which comes so easily, to Pat McLaughlin. Gregory Hochstatter, bequeath my red slips from Mr. Morris back to him. Charlette lackson, do hereby bequeath my cool, calm, and collected temper to Loretta Thompson. Melvin Iackson, will my one and only red slip to Mr, Moogk, George Iohnson, bequeath my women to Bob Sibigtroth. Norma Kaufmann, bequeath my acrobatic ways to my sister, Donna. Kenny Killion, will my southern accent to Dale Danekas. joan Klein, being of sound mind and body do bequeath my ability to lose my voice to Ioyce Waller. Richard Koerper, do bequeath Carol Fitzsimmons's history papers to lanice Pohl to get them back in the family. Dorothea Kotoed, hereby bequeath my dizzy fingers to Cal Sondgeroth lWhat would he do with twenty?!l Doris Kofoid, will leave .... my appendix. Dean Kuehl, bequeath my green thumb to Miss Pottinger. Larry Lau, bequeath my ability to play dirty in basketball practice to an innocent Frosh. Lee McCollum, leave the school. Iames McCormick, bequeath my ability to play at the wrong time in band to Gene Politsch. Robert Mclntyre, will all my love to Sandra Montagnoli to keep her from the wolves after I'm gone from MHS. Kenneth Morehouse, bequeath my good cooking in home ec. to Mrs. Bryant. Patricia Morehouse, bequeath my pitching arm to Carol Iohnson. Dean Mosher, leave everything because you can't take it with you. Ruth Ann Munson, bequeath my ability to run through stop signs and not get caught to the friends of Melvin Iackson. Duane Nelson, bequeath my snapping jaws with which l so ably chew gum without getting caught to Nancy Lucas. Geraldine Novak, bequeath my cold feet in December to any future bus rider. Iune Olson, will my car to Shirley Dalton. Harry Phalen, will my Romeo powers to Tommy Vickrey. William Phalen, bequeath my head to Mr. Norton for the future study of the vacuum. Beverly Preston, bequeath my long hours of practice on my horn to Patti Heininger. Shirley Radtke, bequeath my ability to glean the latest dirt to future columnists. learnne Reiduwill the story of my romance to True Story Magazine. Arthur Reppin, bequeath my good grades in world history to Ed Peasley. Al Richard, bequeath my canasta form to Max Fayen. Alfred Rod, bequeath every penny I don't own to the junior class treasury. Uust call me generousll Carol Roehm, will my short hair to Katy Iauch, Mary Salomone, bequeath my talent to write the nicest notes to anyone romantically inclined. William Schmidt, bequeath my knowledge and grave understanding of country roads to Danny VanEtten. Suzann Schmitt, bequeath my familiar, Will you work at the game? to the next victim. Henry Schwemlein, do hereby bequeath my driving ability to Kenny Ough. Ioyce Shannon, will my romance comics to the junior girls. tYou lucky kidsll lack Shanyfelt, being of sound mind and body, leave my good humor to the whole school. Don Simpson, bequeath my sleepiness in school to Denny Krenz. Beverly Small, bequeath my one B in English to Ioyce Waller so she'll know how it feels. Patricia Smith, will my job at the hospital to anyone who wants to soothe a fevered brow. Ianis Sonntag, will my heart, which is Young and Gay , to seine unhappy junior girl. Marilyn Spanier, bequeath my chubbiness to Dorothy Bruck. Bernie Stremlau, bequeath my muscles to Mr. Doenier's skeleton. Kennie Stremlau, bequeath my height and Weight to Don Buck, Carole Truckenbrod, will leave nothing to nobody because what I have isn't worth much and besides l'll need it myself Lyle Truckenbrod, leave my four years in Ag. to whoever can take it next, Thais Vfarcl, will not. Ann Widmer, leave my tendency to be One of the rovin' kind to Peggy Booth. Bruce Wilhelm, bequeath A Bushel and a Peck Cot applesl to my current tomato. Mary Wolfe, bequeath my English IV cards to Mary lane Harris, Norma Wolfe, leave my talent to pop the best pop corn at the State Theater to Ruthie Auchstetter. Sue Yost, am .... willing. Marilyn Zolper, leave my quiet ways to some boisterous underclassman. Elmer Zinke, bequeath my place at the end of the alphabet to Doris Amfahr. Q' H 4 mai will Emil fflezifrment GBE H52 Mflenrbers nf the F Ollzxss uf 'Nineteen flgunhreh mth ZHift1g-f!Bne gmlenhuin wig!! g'5x:l'gunl .- - llf W' ww .I1 5, f X' I ,I ' 1' .,- u' ' , . '- H v. . F4 we Am ' HL in! -if , , W,-.L.., - 'H'-vsp . '- .,- -V . 'L' -P-4.----.f'. ,.-5-N' '-:sn ' ' 1 Y -, 'A . P I I W: LIS' i I 1 'I 4 . l., q.'3 x nz 1 A I - ...:- f- : Q MV., 4 . , ...gun '1 :.n.w.a.A. x..Q.i.!i ACTI ITIE Gee, this homewoik gits me down! I'm sure glad we got other things to keep us busy. This class woik would be kinda monotonous it it wasn't fer all the other activities We can par- ticipate in. Why, there's all sortsa organiza- tions an' clubs to join! If ya wanta come along. I'll show ya what I belonged to! X......,.. TLIDE T CO NCIL ww.. ' THE NEW MEMBERS and officers of the stu- dent council were installed at an impressive service held last spring. The officers that had been elected were Sue Yost, presidentg Bernie Stremlau, vice-presidentg Carol Boehm, sec- retary-treasurerg and Melvin jackson, parlia- mentarian. In late August the student council met at Miss Payne's home to begin planning for the year's work. The first project was freshman orientation day. Maps of the school were given to the freshmen and tours were con- ducted through the school by council members. Pencils for sale, get your pencils now, were the familiar cries of the members as they sold football and basketball pencils. For the first time, plastic book covers with a big Tro- jan head on the front were sold to the students. Another source of income was the coat check- room operated by the council at all home basketball games. The school spirit was at a peak when the plans for the annual homecoming got under- way. Each class and organization decided to be represented with a float. A tinge of secrecy was in the air as committees met and planned their floats. The crepe paper supply of the downtown stores was soon exhausted. At last the long awaited day came. Every- where you looked students were busily put- ting the finishing touches on their masterpieces. School was dismissed at two o'clock and the big parade began. The floats were artistically decorated in a beautiful array of color. For the first time the student council was repre- sented with a float. lt consisted of a yellow convertible cleverly decorated with big yellow mums and pennants. Five council members rode on the float. The parade terminated with a big pep session in the parking space in front of the Kanteen. That night, all eyes were on the football game between the Trojans and Princeton Tigers. The spectators and students had a definite collegiate air as they were all decked out in big yellow and white mums. Most of the students also carried purple and gold Mendota High pennants. The selling of the mums and pennants was one of the new mon- ey-making projects of the council. PRESIDING FRONT ROW: Miss Payne, B. Stremluu. C. Boehm. M. Iuckson sue Yost SECOND HOW: H. Schmidt. I. Pohl. D. Rider. D. Preston. E. Sollitl. S. Schmitt, I. Herbert THIRD ROW R F't ' B Bo kin B Gardner N Lucas I Sonntcx . : . xzsxmmons. . Y . . . . . - g Pfesldenf BACK Row: M. Moniagnoli, E. Larson. W. Kiinge, L. 'rmckenbmd X Q .num .f at om com: G The victorious students and alumni attended the homecoming dance. This was held in the high school gymnasium. A big yellow moon and silver stars hung down over the dancers to help carry out the theme of 'Shine on, Harvest Moon . Crepe paper streamers in rustic fall colors completed the decorations. A fanfare was sounded and the royal court appeared. The six attendants, Madra Mon- tagnoli, Walter Klinge, freshmeng Mary Lou Bruckner, Pete l-lochstatter, sophomoresg Dora Lee Rider, Leonard Dunn, juniors, led the way to the Coronation. Little Martha Smith and lohn Pohl, the crown bearers, preceded the king and queen, who were Mary Gorman and Dean Kuehl. They were crowned by the two coaches and a large bouquet of mums was presented to Queen Mary by the council presi- dent, Sue Yost. Then the crown bearers, Martha and Iohn, led the grand march. Danc- ing until twelve ended a successful home- coming. As the Yuletide season grew near, the coun- cil once again started. planning their annual festivities. A beautiful Christmas tree was decorated and erected above the front stair- way. Strains of the old familiar carols were heard in the halls as the council members played Christmas records. The next project to be undertaken by the council was the sponsoring of a mid-semester dance. The date decided upon was lanuary 25 after the Ottawa game. A music committee picked a select list of records to be played at the dance. Punch and home-made cookies were served in the candlelit cafeteria. Ianice Pohl, Howard Schmidt, and Miss Payne attended the State Student Council Convention in Chicago on April 20 and 2l. There they learned many new wcrys to bring more pep and life into the work of a student council. They also contributed many fine suggestions from their experience at home. Following the precedent set up by previous councils this year's council made their annual presentation of a picture to Mr. Steele. The walls of the study hall are now adorned by the modern new pictures that the student coun- cil has presented. The council has spent a very successful year in keeping up school activities and bringing about better school atmosphere. Homecoming Queen and King, M. Gorman, D. Kuehl: Attendants. D. Rider, L. Dunn, M. Bruckner, I. Hochstutter, M. Montagnoli, W. Klinge: Crovsm Beurers, I. Pohl, M. Smith l U HOMECOMING FLOATS were very original and picturesque this year. They carried out the school spirit of striving to Win over Princeton in- stead of featuring the queens from each class as was previously done. As a result, the floats varied, having many unusual themes and decorated With various ideas. The l-li'-Light iloat represented a collection of the columns and articles contained in it. The Student Council had a convertible decked with mums and school banners as their tloat, Prince- ton Suckers, Lick 'Emu was the theme ot the senior class float, decorated with huge suckers ot all colors These three floats are character- istic ct the type that Were in the parade, 9 UNDER THE capable direction of Mr. Koeller, Mr. Norton, Miss Breese, Miss Swanson, and Miss Payne, the sound system and broadcasting council at Mendota High School again played a very important part at athletic con- tests and in auditorium programs. The success of the sound system was due mainly to the efforts of the various committees and their advisers, who took part in its operation. Miss Payne was the adviser of the sales committee. lt was their specific duty to sell advertising contracts to the various merchants of Mendota. The local business men were very cooperative and soon the committee had sold thirty-two contracts. A contract entitled the client to four commercials, one for each of the home football games. The copy committee then went to Work, and, under the watchful eyes of Miss Breese and Miss Swanson, they secured and revised the commercials read at the games. Each commercial was typed on a card for filing and for convenience in reading. The announcing staff under Mr. Koeller then undertook the important job of broadcasting at the games. They read the advertisements and also kept the spectators informed as to what was taking place on the football field. There were no commercials read at basketball games this year. Another group that has been very active during the course of the year were the technicians directed by Mr. Norton. This group set up the equipment for the events that took place at Mendota High which required the use of the sound system, such as football and basketball games and dances in the gym- nasium. They also kept the equipment in perfect running order. This year the council worked under a different system as far as dividing the proceeds was concerned. The money that was taken in from the advertise- ments was divided between the sponsoring class of i'5l and the bleacher fund. The sound system at Mendota High School is proving to be more of an G' I asset each year. The students on the broadcasting council are gaining fine experience. BACK ROVV: N. Worsley, C. Rich, I. Dougherty, Mr. Norton SECOND ROW: Mr. Koeller, D. Mosher, D. Leiser, B. Gardner, N. Kaufmann, V. Drees. B. Prescott, Miss Payne, Miss Breese S. Schmitt. Miss Swanson, S. Rcxdtke, M. Wolfe, I. Herbert FIRST ROW: C. Truckenbrod, H. Oberholz, C. Boehm, I. Hcxmblen, B. Ough, IVI. Greenwood, D. Kofoed. M. Emerick . H f y 652 , Wild JZTM H Sl 9.T,' 14. 0 Q We'l1 always remember- The round, firm, and lully packed crooner . . . the mysterious collapse ot the punch stand . . . the mountains of sheet music we collected . . . the gen- erosity ol the juniors in serving dessert to certain people . . . and last but not least, decorating the gym until 5 o'clock. PROM COMMITTEES BACK ROW: H. Phalen, V. Drees, D. Bialas, L. Lau, M. Iackson, K. Stremlau, D Abbott, M. Emerick, B. Durand FOURTH ROW: L. McCollum, R. Mclntyre, G. Novak, M. Wolfe, M. Brewbaker, C Boehm, N. Kaufmann, B. Phalen. G. Ehlers THIRD ROW: I. Herbert, I. Sonntag, D. Schlesinger, G. Iohnson, D. Mosher, R Bunton, M. Greenwood, S. Yost SECOND ROW: C. Truckenbrod, L. Edwards, B. Preston, M. Gorman, A. Crane P. Smith, S. Radtke SEATED: R. Elsesser, Mr. Rollins, T. Ward, Miss Payne, M. Spanier, Mr. Norton S. Schmitt, Mrs. Elsesser. N. Cotton 9 A BEAUTWUL, Warm, starlit night on May 5 set the stage for the l95O prom, 'lSay lt With Music . The tirst part of the evening Was spent en- joying the traditional banquet. The appro- priately decorated tables and the delicious meal Were the high lights of the banquet. l-larry Phalen served as toast master. Marilee Emerick gave the Welcoming speech with Don Worsley responding. lim Finley presented the key, decorated in the senior colors, to lim McCormick. Dancing was provided by George Nichols and his orchestra in the gayly decorated gym- nasium. Silver-colored stars hanging from the ceiling gave an impression that you were under a star-studded sky. Brightly colored rec- ords, sheet music, and a dummy crooner hold- ing a microphone all added to the tine dec- orations. The attendance was unusually large even up to the last dance. The junior class of '5l can loe very proud ot their fine prom. 'Rl -. .21- :2121'lz si -. .-1 . 0 4 Q IUNIOR PLAY COMMITTEES BACK ROW: L. Lau, G. Iohnson. H. Phalen, L. McCollum. M. Brewbaker, M. Emerick, M. Dalton, B. Phcxlen, D. Biulas. D. Abbott THIRD ROW: I. Olson, S. Schmitt, S. Yost. M. Spcmier, C. Roehm, I. Brunner, N. Kautmcmn, D. Schlesinger. B. Small, R. Bunton, C. Truckenbrod, P. Morehouse SECOND ROW: D. Koioed, I. Herbert, N. Cotton, A. Widmer, Mrs. Doenier, Miss Payne, R. Munson, I. Sormtag, B. Preston FIRST ROW: I. Auchstetter, L. Edwards, L. Buettner, P. Smith, I. Shannon, M. Gorman U WHILE EVERYONE in the cast was literally shaking in his boots at their first attempt in putting on a play, the curtains in the MHS auditorium parted, and the junior class suc- cessfully presented their play, Seventeenth Summer. The plot centered about the activities of Angie Morrow, Who seemed to get into more trouble than Was natural, even for a seven- teen-year-old. Who in the audience could not be sympathetic toward her in her troubles and feel good When everything came out all right? U' X f 6Zf67ZQ67Z A C f 1 uf 2.122671 We'lI always remember- Iocm Klein's splczshy housecoczt . . . Shirley Radtke's giggle . . . how many times Rich Elsesser practiced chasing Chcxrlette Iackson across the stage . . . Mary Lou's muddy feet . . . Dean Mosher's two whole lines in the entire play . . . and last, but not least, Angie's first kiss. The rehearsals were more fun than Work, even though Mr. Pourchot almost tore his hair at the antics of his happy-go-lucky cast. What could be funnier, yet helpful, than when he would imitate some of his aspiring young actors? The play committees worked long and hard. Norma Kaufmann, our student director, and George lohnson, the stage manager, found and ably took care of the properties. Marna Brew- baker drove her car miles and miles to find costumes. The make-up committee experi- mented on themselves for hours. IUNIOR PLAY CAST BACK ROW: T. Ward, G. Novak, S. Radtke, B. Patrick, D. Mosher CENTER ROW: G. Ehlers, M. Greenwood, M. Wolfe, D. Bar- nickle, R. Elsesser FRONT ROW: C. Iackson, M. lack- son E 2 SENIOR PLAY COMMITTEES BACK ROW: N. Kaufmann, G. liovak. L. Lau. U. nelson, G. Iohnson, B. Durand. V. Drees, R. Munson SECOND ROW: A. Widmer, S. Yost, C, Hcehrrx, I. Olson, M. Dalton, S. S:hmiH, M. Brewboker, D. Schlesinger, R. Bunlon FIRST ROW: Miss N. Brown. Miss Swanson, Mr. Moogk, Mrs. Doenier, Miss Breese, B. Preston, A. Crane 9 ON Tl-IE EVENING ot December l2, the members of the senior class revealed all ot their hidden talents and presented l'Our Hearts Were Young and Gay, a play adapted from the book by Emily Kimbrough and Cornelia Otis Skinner. Although the play was much longer than usual, the audience was kept in stitches by the adventures ot Cornelia and Emily, two young girls on their tirst ocean voyage. Everyone was amused by not only the antics of the cast, but by the costumes, which were ot l923. All ot the long waisted dresses, that came above the knees, and the blazer jackets and knickers were borrowed from anyone who would loan them to us. Miss Nancy Brown and Beverly Preston, our capable costume com- mittee, practically ransacked Mendota to lind everything needed. All through rehearsals, the prompters were kept busy until the day before the play, when everyones memory miraculously came back, and our faithful pronipters were allowed to sit back and relax. No one worked any harder than Carol Boehm, our student director, who not only helped direct the play, but searched the town and countryside to find all the properties We needed. Then there were the rehearsals that were long, but never boring, and to our minds come ' if - 2'-ff I ' SENIOR PLAY CAST BACK ROW: VV. Moogk, G. Ehlers, M. Icxckscn, H. Elsesser, W. Schmidt. C. Truckenbrod, T. Ward CENTER ROW: D. Mosher. R. Childers, D. Koiced, S. Rcxdtke, I. Sonntag, W. Phalen FRONT ROW: M. Wolfe, G. Novak, C. Boehm, I. Klein, M. Greenwood .. eniom redenf Were C' ,ww fhm, foo, Gur Hearts Young and Gay 77 LUCIA yOU, . CAST Steward ................ Melvin Iackson Mrs. Skinner ........... Dorothea Kofoed Cornelia Otis Skinner ..... Ianis Sonntag Emily Kimbrough ......., Shirley Radtke Otis Skinner ....,., .. . William Phalen Purser , . , ....,., . . . Donald Barnickle Stewardess . ..,. Geraldine Novak Dick Winters .... ,..,. R onald Childers Richard Elsesser Harriet St. Iohn .............. Thais Ward Winilred Blaugh ..,. Carole Truckenbrod Leo McEvoy .,..........., Dean Mosher Admiral .....,....,..... Inspector ........,.......,. Mary Wolfe Therese ., ...,., Mary Lou Greenwood Madame Elise ...,...,...,.. Ioan Klein Monsieur De La Croix ..., Gaylon Ehlers Window Cleaner ...,.. William Schmidt the memories of the many times some of the cast had to make an entrance before they could do it without laughing .... how hard Bill Schmidt and Gaylon Ehlers practiced on their French accents .... lanis Sonntag, who never waited for Miss Brown to finish dressing her before she came running out on stage, and who worried whether everyone had a ride home afterwards .... the long hours Dean and Bonnie practiced catching lanis when she fainted .... the fun after practices, especially on Halloween. Then the big night came, and when it was over, when all the people said that we should have given it more than one night, then every- one was glad that he'd worked so hard. Everyone in the cast and audience will re- member many of the small, but humorous incidents in the play .... when Dorothea said: Hows your Emily, mother? .... when Ianis got the measles and bedbugs .... the howls of laughter when Gaylon came in with his long red stockings .... when the balloon slipped out of Shirley's fingers and flew out into the audience .... Bill Schmidt's moustache. e eniord MPAQKJ file yournagdfic IOURNALISM 9 ONCE AGAIN the journalism class of Men- dota High School has ventured forth into the field of journalism, and under the supervision of Mr. Moogk, has been able to keep up the high standards of the Hi-Light. Mr. Moogk was quoted as saying, We try to emphasize the practical aspects of journal- ism and train each student in the various jobs of the high school paper, rather than to make each one a specialist in a certain job. The journalism class started the year as any other class, but as it comes to a close, it has changed in a great many ways. The students have become reporters and are given assign- ments such as writing news stories, feature stories, special stories, and the different col- umns of the Hi-Light. We have been taught how to Write headlines so as to attract the at- tention of the reader, and also how to put into practice the two main characteristics of a re- porter which are speed and accuracy. Hl-LIGHT 'U THE Hl-LIGHT has once again weathered the storm. Although changed and rechanged, it never once lost the interest or encourage- ment of its many readers. This year, the year l95l, has marked the Hi-Light's twenty-sixth consecutive year of success. This was proved by a school-Wide survey in which the Ulnquiring Reporter asked the question, 'lWhat do you think of the Hi- Light this year, as compared to the Hi-Lights of previous years? This question was an- swered by everyone asked in a very favorable and flattering manner, not only to the Hi-Light of this year, but also to the Hi-Lights of previ- ous years, along with their advisers. Thanks to the fine supervision of Mr. Moogk, and the untiring efforts of the Hi-Light staff, along with the cooperative attitude of the entire journalism class, it has been another successful year. BACK ROW: W. Krcxtz, B. Durand. R. Childers, A. Richard, P. Phcxlen, L. Lau. G. Iohnson THIRD ROW: D. Hosta, D. Koerper, F. Etheridge. G. Ehlers. B. Ough. B. Phalen. B. Wilhelm, L. McCollum SECOND ROW: I. Klein. T. Word, G. Novak, G. Hochstutier, I- McCormick, M. Brewbcxker, N. Kaufmann. C. Boehm FIRST ROW: Mr. Moogk, S. Yost, S. Rcrdtke. I, Herbert, M. Greenwood, R. Munson. R. Bunton, B. Small fmlmb HI- LIGHT STAFF Norma Kaufmann Assistant Editor Mr. Moogk ,..,,.....,.. Adviser Thais Ward Assistant Editor Gcxylon Ehlers ,....,.,..,..,.,., . ..... Special Feature Editor Beverly Small . Exchange Editor Lee McCollum ........,.. Editor Shirley Radtke , Make-Up Editor jay? Jaya, um clone goo D QUILL Qt SCROLL 9 QUILL AND SCROLL This is the first year that Mendota High School has had such an organization as the Quill and Scroll, an honor- ary society for high school journalists. One ot the requirements of the Quill and Scroll is that the person has done some Work on school publications. Other requirements ot the Quill and Scroll were the grades of the students and publication ol twenty column inches or one thousand Words. l-le must have shown evidence that he can cooperate and is Willing to take on a task Without being repeatedly asked. These Were the requirements of Mr. Moogk, adviser to the group, in making his recommendations These recommendations, along with a sam- ple ot each person's Writing, had to be sent in to the executive secretary of the society. ln return, each person received a membership card and pin and was entitled to a year's subscription ot the Quill and Scroll magazine. QUILL AND SCROLL BACK ROW: G. Ehlers, L. M:- Collum, Mr. Moogk, B. Phalen. B. Wilhelm SECOND ROW: C. Boehm, N. Kaufmann, M. Greenwood. S. Rcrdtke, S. Yost FIRST HOW: M. Brewbaker, T. Ward, G. Novak, B. Small l BACK ROW: I. Gray, D. Goubeaux, S. Scott, D. Rider, I. Vogelsang. N. Frizol, P. Mealey, B. Spanier, P. Bierwirlh, E. Larson FIFTH ROW: M. Greenwood, I. Herbert. S. Scherger, M. Ebbinghaus, S. Prescott, N. Gave, S. Montagnoli, I. Bierwirth, A. Widmer, I. Sonntag, K. Weiss FOURTH HOW: A. Truckenbrod, D. Fox, W. Brown. I. Brown, D. McLaughlin. P. Heininger, M. Walter. S. Kilburn, M. Cork, H. Shed THIRD ROW: I. Sauer, D. Heltness, I. Wilhelm, D. Ohlinger, D. Preston, S. Radtkc. B. Pohl, D. Mosher, M. Montagnoli, M. Iacob SECOND ROW: B. Williams, B. Schwingle, E. Sollitt, O. Spenader, I. Lambert, M. Bruckner, N. Lucas, D. Martin. I. Sonntmg FIRST ROW: Mrs. Brent, L. Edwards, P. Morehouse, M. Brewbaker, C. Truckenbrod, M. Boyle, S. Biers, P. Booth ' lT WAS APPARENT by the pep and enthusi- asm shown by the many attending the first meeting of the GAA that the organization was to have an active and successful year. On October 2, l95U, a bike hike and treasure hunt was held for the purpose of introducing GAA to the prospective new members. After an eight-mile ride the treasure was found at the home of one of the members-a weiner and marshmallow roast. Cold, brisk weather caused the hockey con- tests to be spirited and fierce. The season was climaxed by a hockey tournament of the classes, the junior class taking the honors. Homecoming for GAA girls was a time of hushed secrecy and hard work to get the float ready in time for the big parade. The theme was Looking lnto the Future . Playday at La Salle-Peru High School and dance workshop at Elgin were two projects attended by several of the members. At the dance, around three hundred fifty girls prac- ticed waltz variation, modern dancing, and square dancing - and ended the session with a lively, bouncing Charlestonl Three new activities were introduced in the organization this year - tennis, square danc- ing, and swimming. Through the generosity of Dickison Memorial, the pool at Oglesby was made available to the girls every Monday night. Thus, for the first time, Mendota GAA members were able to get instruction in swim- ming. The activity was continued throughout the whole year. The volleyball tournaments were decidedly different this year. lnstead of class tourna- ments being held, the girls chose teams of their own. The Nomen took first place with the 'Tire House Five plus Two close on their heels. As usual, basketball brought a large show- ing of girls. Many hard-fought games were played. There were no class tournamentsg ju! g - ine? woufcln ,f Lt me in GA GAA BOARD STANDING: Mrs. Brent, adviser: L. Edwards, volleyball: S. Scherger, soltball: D. Goubeaux, basketball: P. Mealey, hockey: B. Pohl, individual sports: B. Spunier, social chairman SEATED: M. Greenwood, vi -president: P. Mor ouse, re surer: M. Brew- ce eh t a baker, president: C. Truckenbrod, secretary: E. Larson, freshman repre- sentative however, the girls chose teams and competed against each other. Basketball proved to be one of the most popular activities in GAA, as participation was greater than in any other sport. Tumbling was held on Wednesday nights during the basketball season. The mats were rolled out in the gym foyer, and the girls could be seen attempting somersaults, cartwheels, flips, etc. As the tumblers advanced in this skill, pyramids and designs were built. Al- though the girls groaned and complained of stiffness, they continued to come out for this sport. One of the outstanding features of the year was the Heart-Sister banquet held February 27, at the Methodist Church. Heart-Sister Week, open to every girl at MHS, preceded the ban- quet. The thoughtful deeds, friendly notes, and small gifts helped to create new friend- ships. The formal initiation of new members took place in the spring. lt was a candlelight serv- ice that impressed all the GAA members. The GAA concluded its social activities for the year by sponsoring a dance held in May for the whole school. Spring brought many playdays with Mendota sponsoring one them- selves. Baseball, archery, and tennis rounded out the year's activities. Pep and enthusiasm prevailed throughout the Whole year in GAA. The club promoted sportsmanship, health, friendship, and recrea- tion. So ends another active and successful year of the Girls' Athletic Association. anquef . . . c imax 0 cc 77 earf .Skier Wee 9 OUR LOCAL chapter of the Future Home- makers of America has accomplished much under the capable leadership of Mrs. Elsesser and Mrs. Bryant. The group of forty-six girls chose as their leaders Patricia Roth, presidentg Frances Delho- tal, secretary, Lita Edwards, treasurer, Donna Goubeaux, vice-president and program chair- mang Mrs. Frizol, chapter mother, Mary Ellen Schwemlein, degree chairmang and Norma Cotton, club reporter. The FHA meets on the first Monday of each month. The meeting consists of two parts: ill one hour of business meeting and a pro- gram chosen from one of the eight purposes of the FHA, C27 one-half hour devoted to social activities. Though the girls have good times at these meetings, there is a special intention behind each meeting. This intention is chosen from the eight purposes of the National Organiza- tion of the FHA. They are as follows: l. to promote a growing appreciation of the joys and satisfaction of homemaking 2. to emphasize the importance of Worthy home membership 3. to encourage democracy in home and community life 4. to work for good home and family lite for all 5. to promote international good will 6. to foster the development of creative leadership in home and community life 7. to provide wholesome individual and group recre- ation 8. to turther interest in home economics. One of the most interesting meetings of the year was the meeting when the club was shown pictures and was given reports by Pa- tricia Roth. These reports and pictures were brought back from the FHA camp in Bloom- ington to which Pat was sent in August as our clubs representative. The high-light of this year's activities was a candlelig.ht installation. of the new officers and a formal initiation of new members based on the rules of the National FHA. During the Christmas season, a party and gift exchange was held. The group also collected gifts to send to the needy in Europe. The FHA, along with the other classes, entered a Very decora- tive and original float in the homecoming pa- rade. . . . omema ing . . . g ga coo 5, BACK ROW: E. Baird, B. Spcznier, I. Wilhelm. D. Dalton, G. Funisinn, B. Cuduback, N. Frizol, H. Rider, L. Kreiser FOURTH ROW: D. Fox, E. Larson. M. Glaser, I. Richard, I. Marksbury, W. Wood, C. Cotton, M. Rempter, M. Montugnoli THIRD HOW: D. Cotton, B. Campbell, T. Auchstetter, M. McLaughlin, A. Truckenhrod, M. Cork, I, Herbert, N. Wood, I. Edwards, E. Wood SECOND ROW: C. Iohnson, S. Biers, N. Steele, L. Buettner, I. Budach, I. Auchtstetter, B. Williams, F. Rodeier FIRST HOW: Mrs. Elsesser, L. Edwards, D. Gouheuux, P. Roth, F. Dehotcxl, N. Cotton, M. Schwemlein, Mrs. Bryant K i HERE if r .aff AMAKFHS. BACK ROW: R. Anderson, W. Meyer, M. Iczckson, W. Castle. N. Bauer THIRD ROW: R. Faber. D. Schwingle. F. Ethridge, W. Stevenson, A. Rod. I. Hamblen SECOND ROW: G. Hochstatter, D. Waller, D. McConvi11e, R. Smith, R. Milazzo, B. Ioerger, L. Truckenbrod, D. Rnd FIRST ROW: Mr. Morris. B. Gorman, L. Truckenbrod, H. Montavon, R. Gillette, R, Geil FF arming . . . Auf .9 aloefi fAe farnziny, f 0 THE FUTURE FARMERS of America believe in the future of farming, with a faith born not of words but of deeds-achievements won by the present and past generations of farmersg in the promise of better days through better ways, even as the better things we now enjoy have come up to us from the struggle of form- er years. Last years president, Marlin Hoelzer, and vice-president, Kenneth Piller, were awarded awards in the spring. Marlin was awarded the State Farmer Key at the lllinois State Fu- ture Farmer convention held at Urbana last lune. Kenneth was awarded a public speak- ing medal for representing Mendota in public speaking at Morris, lllinois, in March. Officers for the l95U-5l school year are: Lyle Truckenbrod, president, Roger Gillette, vicef presidentg Bill Gorman, secretary, Ronald Montavon, treasurer, Robert Geil, reporter, Al- fred Rod, watchdog, and Fred Morris, adviser. ln December the FFA held their annual Rare ents-Son banquet to which the boys invited their parents. Three of the boys gave talks. Ronald Montavon reported on his corn proj- ect, Robert Geil on the program of work, and Gregory Hochstatter on his swine project. During the year the FFA and FHA had par- ties and invited each other. The FFA had a hayride and the FHA had a square dance. Lyle Truckenbrod took top honors with his Angus at the fairs. At LaSalle County 4-H Fair he took Grand Champion Steer and Grand Champion Beef Female. At Mendota Tri- County Fair he had Grand Champion Beef Female. He had Grand Champion Beef Fe- male and Reserve Grand Champion Steer at the FFA fair held at Gttawa, He also showed at the lnternational Livestock Show and had third place Shorthorn Steer. Other boys that showed and took honors are: Robert Geil, Ronald Montavon, Dick Mc- Conville, Dean Waller, Kenneth Filler, Donald Mahaffey, and Alfred and Donald Rod. Some of the activities of the boys in FFA are: pest contest, conservation contests, pruning, checker and horse shoe tournaments, basket- ball, softball, and testing soil, milk, and water. CC Ave fke Uufaloorfi an my lgrizecl 19.0-.cfm O IT IS A REQUIREMENT of the Vocational Agricul- ture course that each boy must have a proiecl. Vo-Ag projects which are outstanding. but not pictured below. include: D. Bialas, 6430 lbs. pork: N, Bauer, 4810 lbs. pork, 3255 lbs. beef: G. Hochstatter, 10,093 lbs. pork: R. Anderson, 1220 lbs. pork: L. Truckenbrod, 410 bu. 1. An example of soil erosion. 2. Leadership Camp at Marseilles which FFA officers altended. 3. L. Truckenbrod with lsl place heiier at Mendota Fair. corn, 1530 lbs. beef, 4 cows, 1 heiler, 1 call: M. Iacksozn, 19,150 lbs. milk. 3 cows. 1 call: R, Montavon, 275 bu. com in 2.5 acres, 7.224 lbs. milk, 1 cow, 1 calf: I. Cogdal, 600 lbs. lambs: Rod brothers, 11,185 lbs. beel, 132 bu. com per acre: D. Baird, heaviest pigs at 56 days lor the second year. 4. H. Monlavon Con righil with Guemsey heiler. 5. R. Geil's project oi live sheep. 6. N. Bauer's hog proiecl. each weighing 180 at 5 monlhs. if E 2 mx2a'fx1qm'1'fK4 9m mmQ 'Agni' 'His-.A we ww 'sf NBfvr m iuerfiihe , TD ccuiaafiond M ' fmlm lin ff , Wl g0l'll'l6l Ae Cl, gg when .9 gl'0LU bLl9!v 9 THE D. O. COURSE has been carried on successfully in Mendota High School for four years, Mendota High School was the first in the state to set up a D. O. program. This through the four years has drawn a total of seventy-two students. Mr. Owen Madden was the first to teach D. O. in Mendota. This course has, for the last three years, been under the able instruction of loe Rollins. Mr. Rollins is from Benton, Illinois, and attended lames Millikin University. He has proved him- self a capable instructor and leader. This year there are twenty-five students en- rolled in the course. The jobs are spread over a wide range. At the present time over a dozen occupations are being studied. This course is set up to give on-the-job ex- perience While still in high school. lt offers two credits a year, one of which is offered for relative work in the classroom and one for the work outside of school. Five hours a week of class room work and fifteen hours on the job are required. The classroom work consists of studying ma- terial which is set up for each students occupa- tion. Also each student is required to keep a time sheet and job sheet. These give the hours a student works each day and the amount of money earned. A total is kept and at the end of the five weeks each student makes out a sheet which shows how much money he earned, saved, spent, and how he spent it. All students also must keep a bank account and deposit at least twenty per cent of their earn- ings. A D. O. fund has been set up. Every student is required to pay dues of five dollars each year. This money is pooled and spent on books pertaining to the different occupations being studied. The money which is left over provides for a D. O. banquet at the end of the year. BACK ROW: P. Phcxlen, D. Kuehl, D. Danekas. I. Har o K. Sh-emlau FIFTH ROW: L. Spitz, H. Phulen. D. Bcxilcs, H. Schwe FOURTH ROW: D. Biers, V. Young. I. Eichorn. D. Iones THIRD ROW: D. Gunn. D. Ho to, K. N I' D K l s ow in, . ar SECOND ROW: M. Spanier, I. McCormick. L. McCollum McCollum FIRST HOVV: P. Smith. Mr. Rollins, R. Schmidt DIVERSIFIED OCCUPATIONS Dick Hosto .......... C. Cross, Faber Motor Co. Kenny Nowlin. . . Kenny Stremlau. . . Dean Kuehl. . . lim Harmon ..,. Harry Phalen .... La Verne Spitz .... lim McCormick .......... lim Eichorn ....... Don Bialas .... Don Kuehl .... Dave Karl ...... Lee McCollum .... Pat Phalen ......., . . ........... Leo's Studio Henry Schwemlein ....... Danny Biers ...... Patsy Smith ....... Marilyn S panier .... Kenny McLaughlin Dale Danekas ..... Victor Young .... Donald lones .... Ruth Schmidt ..... Don McCollum ..,. Donald Gunn .... .Main Street Market . . . .Stremlau's Gas Station ...........Beitsch's . . . . .Coast to Coast Browns Sheet Metal . . . . .Wayside Press .Restland Floral Co. . . .Mendota Candy Kitchen Reesers lmplement Sinclair Gas Station .Costello's Creamery . . .Barr's Shoe Store Mendota Appliance . . .National T-ea Co. . . . . .Harris Hospital .. .Billhorn's 5 CS lU . .Happs lmplement . . . .Wayside Press . . .Wayside Press . . .Wayside Press .....Kaiser's 5 QS 10 . . . .Fitch's Laundry .Schmitz lmplement Gifiagoo 0 PROHZOT NUMBER ONE was started in the fall of -49 by loe Rollins and eight high school boys. With the help of Gilbert Gehler's shop classes the foundation was set and the house began taking form. At the end of the year the house was nearly completed outside, but much remained to be done inside. ln the fall of USU Merrill Mann took over Ioe Rollins' duties and used sixteen boys as helpers. While working on Project Number One, they laid the foundation for Project Num- ber Two. Due to cold weather, construction was halted until spring. Both houses will be equipped with all the modern conveniences. ln comparing the two houses, the first has no basement and therefore is using oil heat. The plan is for the second house to have a full basement and pump heating. No fuel is re- quired in this system. The walls of the first house are plastered while Number Two is to have a dry wall construction. Both houses will have five rooms with a garage at one end. The painting of both houses has been under- taken by Gilbert Gehler and his boys in the shop classes. The planning of the interior decoration was done by the home economic classes under the direction of Mrs. Elsesser and Mrs. Bryant. They made the drapes for the windows and planned the furniture placement and design. The agriculture classes have undertaken to level the lawn and plant the grass seed. They will also plant various shrubs around the house according to design. After the completion of Project Number One, an open house will be held, giving the com- munity an opportunity to view the work done by the students. The house is to be sold at auction. Although this was a new course at MHS and there have been comparatively few boys to undertake the work, the boys have worked in earnest to learn the building trade and have done their work well. The knowledge and skills gained will be invaluable to them after graduation. STANDING: G. Foote, R. Klineielter, B. Dewey, B. Schmidt, N. Inman, I. Cogdal, Mr. Mann. C. Rich, K. Nowlin, R. Elsesser, B. LaShonse, I. Gehler FRONT ROW: B. Mclntyre, D. Nelson. D. Mosher, E. Schweiger. D. Hayman 6U'l6l ULU' L SAOWJ l 0 P865 Picture 1 shows some of the home economics girls making a survey of the house preparatory to planning the interior decoration. Pictures 2 to 6 show the boys engaged in various activities relative to finishing the house- Proiect Number One. ,E 'I ef M-.-..., MMM 3 ,X Qi fi Q ,.,e 4 5 x . lg ---:E:: I: iii? K Q , '4 : , m is V ,Ita W muimwyik g gvll W5 YA fpvfgyaifvwafkiexws 'wnvawe Q if 3 We ie? W ,,,,, , A kswzrx , X g wr XM 1 A , -gg, gi Q, 1 'Q 1 S X ag 3 K ,M Amt Q 6 S ..,. ju fgli garage! Snap Gee, such happy faces so early in the morn- ingl Starting for school in the cold gray dawn was no fun. Remember when the bus came and you were standing there with your tooth- brush in your mouth? Then you crammed for that test all the Way to school. Samel . . . Samet . . . Next! These Were familiar words to all her shorthand classes just as Miss Brown has been a familiar figure to all students for many years. She will be missed at MHS, but we all wish her luck and happi- ness in the future. This is what you call an 'laction shot. l took it at a basketball game one night, and there was plenty of 'lnoise there too, No kidding, the pep band did a lot to help all us Trojans win our games. These MHS Bookies Cstudent librariansj were always pestering me with, Tuffy, your book is 'way overdue, and, Tuffy, you owe the Library eight cents. They helped Mrs. Doenier and the other teachers a lot, though, so you ought to know their names: Bob Ough, lean Klein, Marna Brewbaker, Anne Kehoe, Mary Lou Biers, Mary Rempfer, and Carol Cotton. .fdvluk glclucafion Mom and Pop can go to school now, too. This year was the first one for the new Adult Education program. Over one hundred were enrolled in the eight courses which included Sewing, Cooking, Interior Decorating, Effec- tive Speech, Photography, Typing, Art, and Crafts. Classes met for two hours every Thursday night at the high school, except for the photography class, which met at Leos Studio. Hazel Payne was director of the program. Macfice males gr ecf- lriuerd Students at MHS were again given the opportunity to enroll in Drivers' Training under the direction of Mr. Rollins. Soon we'll no longer be hearing those statements to the effect that teen-agers are bad drivers and responsible for most accidents. The training car this year was furnished by the Mendota Auto Company, and Mr. Walter Elsesser made the presentation to Mr. Steele. As 'w5wW ' smvxywff-4''ma-avv'1-wfwwmfwsvvfi- Q t-'21 +.i as:-AXA!!-vw-rffvvfsf 5w'vuE,wa mm'mE LuZ 'marvel' STANDING: H. Shed, G. Smith, H. Icxckscn, I. Rave, Mr. Koeller, D. Leiser, G. Olson, E. Nance, D. Olson, C. Harmon SEATED: S. Montagnoli, H. Oberholz, I, Vogelsung, K. Weiss, I. Lambert, S. Davis, M. Ebbinghaus, M. Montcxgncli . DEB TE fi. safe- 9 BEGINNING Tl-IE YEAR with thirteen actual participants under the direction of Mr. Koeller, the debate squad was well ahead of many other competitive schools in number. Not only were they ahead in number, but during the year numerous honors were brought home as well. This year, students interested in de- bate were offered a course consisting of a class a day, while those who found it im- possible to carry debate as a full subject were able to attend a class two or three times a week. The first practice debate of the season took the group to Lake Forest College on October 2l. Next they went to Geneseo on December 2 where Superior ratings were awarded lane Vogelsang, Richard Leiser, and Doris Olson. A week later on December 9 at Normal both the negative and affirmative teams received ratings of Excellence. In Division II at DeKalb on December l6, Mendota tied for first place with Elgin and LaGrange. It was here that Superior ratings were presented to Virginia Smith and Sherrill Davis of the affirmative and Richard Leiser and Helen Oberholz of the negative team. Kathleen Weiss, Richard Leiser, lane Vogelsang and Doris Olson at- tended the Elgin Tournament on Ianuary 20. The fifth practice debate was held at Sterling Ianuary 27. The Augustana College Tourna- ment in which over twenty schools participated on February 2-3 was the scene of activity for Sherrill Davis and Richard Leiser as they handed Lyons of LaGrange its only defeat in the tournament. This year Mendota was rep- resented at the Blue Island Lincoln Day Tour- nament for the first time. The honor of being voted the third most effective speaker from thirty'-six competitors was won by Doris Olson who showed promising talent in the debate February l2. Sterling, Geneseo, and Dixon were beaten by Mendota on both sides of the seasons auestion, HResolved: That the Amer- ican People Should Reject the Welfare State at the Conference Tournament in Mendota on March 3. I-Iere Mendota came up undefeated with six wins and no losses to win the confer- ence trophy. Representing Mendota were Sherrill Davis, Doris Olson, Richard Leiser and lane Vogelsang. The tenth debate of the sea- son was the Ottawa Sectional Tournament on March 10. At the end of three rounds Mendota was tied with West Aurora for third place with four wins and two losses. ln the run-off debate to determine which team would ad- vance to the state finals, West Aurora, al- though defeated in the preliminary round, won the crucial debate thereby forcing a fourth place to Mendota. The last debate was held at East Aurora on March l7 with ten Erosh-Soph debaters attending. Those in Divi-- sion A were Harriett Shed, Kathleen Weiss, Gary Olson and Hugh Iackson. Division B consisted of Mary Ebbinghaus, Virginia Smith, Sandra Montagnoli, Madra Montagnoli, Charles Harmon and Ernest Nance. At the close of the debate season Mendota had attended eleven tournaments, increased the number of actual debaters from thirteen to seventeen, and was represented in seventy- seven contest debates. ln every class there must be fun as well as workg so it was in debate, Several items which the debaters will always remember are the pencils Harriett used to throw at the ventilator jeff? inquired: CC 77 Aera id if . for enjoyment when class became dull, the blackboard erasers which mysteriously disap- peared and turned up in the bottom of the podium, the day Helen carried a cut-in-half announcement in to Mr. LeMarr, and the nice long ride they would have when someone forgot the directions and went miles out of the way. Then, of course, the one thing that would remain uppermost in their memories of their debate season would be the year's ac- complishment in a definition of the Welfare State: Some fool thing thought up by a magi- cian causing American housewives to call up their Congressman for its location, and what happened there that people should reject it? The greatest problem in debate this year has been what to call a baby rabbit-hare, bunny or what? How that gets into the discussion is a puzzle. The prize of the year went to the one who declared that the Welfare State is Truman spelled backwards. All in all it was a very successful season. FL 0 BEING THE third chapter established in llli- nois and ranking ninth in the state in member- ship, the National Forensic League of Mendota is an honorary club to be proud of. Admit- tance into the organization must be obtained through points received in inter-school activi- ties and community speaking. From the points awarded on the quality of work done by the participants, degrees of Membership, Honor, Excellence and Distinction may be obtained. Activities in which students may participate in this field are Debate, Original Oratory, Serious Heading, Humorous Reading, Oratorical Dec- lamation, Extemporaneous Speaking, and Verse Speaking. The elected officers for the Mendota chapter are Doris Olson, president, Marilee Emerick, vice-president, and Harriett Shed, secretary-treasurer. NFL STANDING: D. Olson, H. Shed, D. Leiser. B. Gardner, K. Weiss, H. Oberholz SEATED: Mr. Koeller, S. Davis, M. Bruckner. M. Emerick, I. Vogelsang PEE H C0 TESTS PM 0 AGAlN WITH THE coming of the new year energetic and talented students could be seen sorting through old readings or anxiously await- ing new ones in an effort to begin early prac- tice for the year's speech contests. With the coaching of Mr. Koeller the students brought to our school honors with which the student body were well pleased. ln the field of serious reading Patti Heininger, Mary Lou Bruckner, Sandra Scherger, and Helen Oberholz were interested. Mary Lou with Pixins and Sandra with Wingless Victory were chosen to represent Mendota in the conference contest which was held at Rochelle on Feb. l7. Charlette Iackson, Harriett Shed, and Patti Heininger entered in extempore verse speak- ing with Harriett and Patti advancing to con- ference. There were two students interested in ex- tempore, and these were Dick Leiser and De- Lores Preston. ln oratorical declamation Marilee En'1ericlc's subject was entitled, The Stumble Over Truth, while Harriett Shed chose What Is America? Helen Oberholz, Mary Ebbinghaus, and Charlette Iackson centered their attention to the department of humorous reading. At Ro- chelle Helen presented 'lMuseum Feet while Charlette chose Kiddie Kar Travel. lane Vogelsang was the sole contestant to choose original oratory and the title of her oration was With Hope or Despair. In the conference events which featured two contestants from each school the contestant receiving the higher rating was eligible to enter in the district tournament. At Rochelle Dick Leiser and lane Vogelsang won first place while Delsores Preston, took fourth, Mary Lou Bruckner second, Sandra Scherger sixth, Helen Oberholz eighth, Charlette lackson fourth, Marilee Emerick sixth, Patti Heininger eleventh, and Harriett Shed sixth in extempore verse speaking and fourth in oratorical declamation. SPEECH CONTESTANTS Stcmding: H. Oberholz. P. Heininger. M. Emerick, D. Leiser, H. Shed Seated: Mr, Koeller. M. Bruckner, C. Iuckson, I. Vogelsang, D. Preston, S. Scherger WJJS imi tibia fricf U1 0 Mendota High School took first place over seven other competitive schools participating at Rochelle. At the district tournament held at Mendota on February 27 top honors were won by Har- riett Shed and Charlette lackson who placed first in their events. lane Vogelsang and Dick Leiser took second place, while Mary Lou Bruckner received third, and Harriett Shed placed fourth in extempore verse speaking. Again our school outdid six schools to place first at district. Since only first, second, and third place winners could procede to the sectional con- test at Ottawa on March lO, Mendota entered contestants in all events with the exception of extempore verse speaking. lt was here Men- dota ran into stiff competition, and the only contestant to attain the honor of advancing to the state contest at Champaign, Illinois on April l3-l4, was first-place winner lane Vogel- sang in original oration, outscoring eleven other competitors in that field.. Dick and Char- lette placed fifth, Mary Lou sixth, and Harriett eleventh. onom in cc! ,xdcfiuifiw The one-act play, You Can't Take lt With You placed third in the Genesee meet Feb- ruary lU and proceeded to sectional at Ottawa, placing seventh. The play cast under the direction of Mr. Moogk was as follows: Penel- ope Sycamore was played by Evelyn Sollitt, Paul Sycamore by Gary Olsong Alice Sycamore by Sandra Scherger, Ed Carmichael by Tom Vickreyg Essie Carmichael by Darlene Ohlingerp Martin Vanderhof by lim Rave, Mr. De Pinna by Bill Durham, Tony Kirby by Bill Prescott, Boris Kolenkhov by Don Barnickleg Henderson by Dean Mosher and Rheba by Mary Lou Bruckner. Mary Lou Bruckner and Bill Dur- ham demonstrated their acting ability by being chosen to appear in the All Star cast presented on the evening of February lU at Cfeneseo. As the first touch of spring appeared, the close of a very successful season of speech activities was near, but along with it came the renewed and determined interest of tal- ented students to try harder next year for one of the finest qualities given to man-the gift of speech. CONTEST PLAY CAST Standing: S. Scherger, I. Vogelsang, B. Durham, E. Nance, I. Rave, D. Ohlinger. D. Bamickle, D, Rider, B. Prescott Seated: M. Bruckner, T. Vickrey, G. Olson, D. Kofoed. E, Sollitt, Mr. Moogk uy0lfL 66111 2 gale ,9f WM you 'f uergone cw un in C H O R U 9 AFTER Tl-lli homeroom was no longer needed for school purposes, it was used as a study hall. When too many of the students couldn't come out for chorus because of con- flicting schedules, the office gave the OK to use this homeroom period as a chorus, and we received over-whelming results. A group of over two hundred students met in the audi- torium to form the large ensemble of which Mr. Schlick had often dreamed. Before this time, Mr. Schlick had four boys with which to work. l-le was greatly pleased when, after pep talks by Mr. Lewis and Mr. Norton, a large group of boys assembled. The class met for twenty minutes on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday. So while the other students slaved away at studying, we enjoyed ourselves singing such songs as, l'Stodola Pumpaf' This little folk tune was one of our favorites. During the Christmas holidays, we sang Christmas Carols. Then Mr. Schlick taught us songs from the many in his collection. l-le did - Cgjuen e, U commenfa iffy this until he received books enough to accom- modate us. When the books arrived, everyone had to share his with one or two of his neighbors. But everything was perfectly all right. ln fact, we liked it. lt made us aware of our neigh- bor's voice-and taught us to listen to him. One of Mr. Schlick's biggest problems was getting the student to sing his natural voice. Too many of the boys wanted to sing bass. He remedied the situation by listening to each one of us and deciding where we should be placed. This problem was also found to be true in the girls' voices. Some of us girls were singing soprano instead of alto. We should give praise to our accompanist and able pianist, Dorothea Kofoed. We won't forget the help she gave us in practising the scale. Although we couldn't all come out for chorus, we hope that next year everyone will be able to enjoy singing with a group as marvelous as the one this year proved to be. ln the fall the marching band had a full calf BACK ROW: I. Vogelscmg, I. Truckenbrod, I. Rave, G. Sibigtroth, A. Elsesser, K. Killian, R. Iuckson. B. Durham, D. Rider. I. Dougherty FOURTH ROW: R. Childers, M. Larabee, B. Zimmerlein, B. Wilhelm, R. Amfahr, I. Waller. I. Sibiglroth, P. Bierwirih, M. Txuckenbrod THlRD HOW: G. Politsch. L. Schlesinger, D. Preston. T. Vickery, D. Krenz, L. Truckenbrod. P. Heininger, R. Herman, C. Bauer, B. Preston. S. Spencxder SECOND ROW: D. Schlesinger. I. Wilhelm, T. Auchstetter, N. Lucas. M. Icxccbs, B. Schwingle, B. Campbell, D. Amiahr, D. Olson, 1. Sauer. M. Ebhinghuus FIRST HOVV: Mr. Schlick, I.. Schctller. O. Spennder. D. Kofoed, I. McKenzie, L. Schlesinger, E. Sollitt, R. Sollitt, M. Harvey, R. Schmitt BA QCLCLS fAe pdlda, Q - jufg Yfnarckezi n 9 Tl-HS YEAR, under Mr. Schliclcs capable di- rection, the music department had a very suc- cessful season. The band Was composed of about sixty-seven members. The music room was open every period for anyone interested in taking private lessons. Beverly Preston and her trombone. Mr. Schlick had many selections, and they were ably pree sented by the members of the pep band. Everyone taking band is a member of the concert band which gave its annual spring concert. endar performing at the Trojan football games, and this band was a perfect example of pre- cision, marching, and music. They had many formations that aided in making the half-time intermissions very interesting. The band also played at the basketball games, and they helped make the evening a success With music for enjoyment. Also a pep band was formed to play at the pep sessions. This Was under the capable leadership of Dorothea Kofoed as president of the l95U- l95l band aided Mr. Schlick in many jobs. She was assisted by the vice-president, Beverly Preston. These officers carried out their duties skillfully. A new system of points was set up in the second semester. This system Was based on one's own initiative, and you received points for practising scales and for playing in the pep band. Music co TEST ,.,,.,, 0 THE MUSIC STUDENTS ot MHS can very well be proud of their advancement this year in both the vocal and instrumental field. Early in the school year Mr. Schlick selected eleven of his most talented boys and girls in the vocal tield plus twenty-one oi his most musical band members to attend the annual North Central Conference Music Festival held at Rochelle on November 18, l950. At 9:30 I f si :Hi the air was already filled with music as every- one rehearsed in preparation for the evening concert given at 8:00 PM. The band Was un- der the direction of Mr. Milo Harvey, who is the conductor of the Iordon Concert Band of the Iordon College of Music. The chorus was led by the baton of Mr. Floyd Oakland, from Cornell College and Northwestern University. During the second semester a number of ambitious band members practised many hours in order to make their bid at the music contests. From the large chorus, two girls' sextets Were formed who sang in competition with other Class B schools. Mr. Schlick spent many hours coaching these various ensembles and soloists. On March 31, l95l, at Streator, Illinois, where the regional music contest was held, the music students did themselves proud as they captured fourteen firsts, five seconds, and one third in the Class B competition. Without the capable direction of Mr. Schlick and the intense interest of the students and their par- ents in this year's musical program, this mar- velous record would not have been possible. Because of the excellent showing of Mendota at the regional contest, the majority of those who attended this contest were eligible to at- tend the state contest at Clinton, Illinois, on April 27, l95l. As this contest was solely for Class B schools the strongest competition in the state was met. MUSIC CONTEST INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLES Back Row: I. Truckenbrod, I. Vogelsang. I. Rave, G. Politsch, D. Rider, I. Waller. I. McCormick, B. Wilhelm 2nd Row: E. Sollitt. B. Schwingle, D, Kotoed, R. Childers, Killion, B. Preston. E. Iewel, R. Sollitt lst Row: D. Schlesinger, I. Wilhelm, D. Preston. L. Schlesinger, A. Truckenbrod, C. Bauer, P. Heininger MUSIC CONTEST VOCALISTS Back Row: E. Sollitt, B. Preston, D. Rider, I. Klein, I. Waller, I. Vogelscxng, P. Heininger, D. Preston, K. Weiss lst Row: D. Kofoed. accompanist. M. Greenwood, C. Iackson, I. Sonntag, C. Truckenbrod, C. Roehm, S. Yost, V. Drees, accompanist MUSIC CONTEST INSTRUMENTAL SOLOISTS Standing: D. Preston, B. Preston, R. Childers, E. Iewel, D. Kofoed Seated: I. Truckenbrod. I. VVal1er, I. Sauer, R, Sollitt, D. Buck ew aure fi 0 Wendofa I :Edie . . . QP? we COIWLQ. D AOCIIJQJ REGIONAL RESULTS FIRST DIVISION SOLOS Beverly Preston-Trombone Ross Childers-Tuba Delores Preston-Baritone Donald Buck-French Horn Joyce Waller-Oboe Dorothea Kofoed-Piano Joan Truckenbrod-Bass Clarinet ENSEMBLES Brass Sextet Ruth Sollitt Dora lee Rider Beverly Schwingle Patti Heininger Jim Rave Ross Childers Clarinet Quartet Charlotte Bauer Audrey Truckenbrod Elaine Jewel Joan Truckenbrocl Clarinet Quartet Joan Wilhelm Donna Rose Schlesinger lorna May Schlesinger Evelyn Sollitt Girls' Sue Yost Carol Roehm Carole Truckenbrod Brass Quartet Beverly Preston Patti Heininger Jim Rave Delores Preston Woodwind Trio Joyce Waller Jane Vogelsang Dorothea Kofoed Trumpet Quartet Eugene Politsch Bruce Wilhelm Kenneth Killion Jim McCormick Sextet Janis Sonntag Mary Lou Greenwood Charlette Jackson SECOND DIVISION solos Virginia Drees-Piano Ruth Sollitt-Trumpet Joyce Sauer1Saxaphone Joan Klein1Soprano Elaine Jewel-Alto Clarinet THIRD DIVISION Girls' Sextet Dora Lee Rider Delores Preston Beverly Preston Evelyn Sollitt Patti Heininger Kathleen Weiss CHORUS FESTIVAL BACK ROW: A. Steele, I. Sibigtroth. D. Rider, I. Klein. S. Spenader, I. Klein FRONT ROW: M. Guilioyle, B. Geil, C. Roehm. D. Ohlinger O. Spenader BAND FESTIVAL BACK ROW: D. Schlesinger, B. Wilhelm, I. Vogelsung, I.. Truckenbrod, I. Sauer THIRD ROW: Mr. Schlick, G. Politsch, I. Truckenbrod, R. Childers, I. Waller, I. McKenzie SECOND ROW: C. Bauer, E. Sollitt, B. Preston, B. Schwingle D. Kotoed FRONT ROW: D. Preston, L. Schlesinger, I. Wilhelm, T. Auchstelter, D. Olson STATE RESULTS At the state contest held in Clinton, Illinois, on April 27, l95l, first division Winners Were: Beverly Preston, trombone, Delsores Preston, baritone, Donald Buck, French horn, clarinet quartet, Charlotte Bauer and Audrey Truclcenbrod, B-flat, Elaine Iewel, alto, Ioan Truckenbrod, bass, Cornet quartet, Iim McCormick, Bruce Wilhelm, Eugene Politsch, and Kenny Killion. Second division Winners Were: Ioan Truckenbrod, bass clarinet, Ioyce Waller, oboe, Ross Childers, bass, girls' sextet, Sue Yost, Carol Roehm, Carole Trucken- brod, Charlette Iackson, Ianis Sonntag, and Mary Lou Greenwood, brass quartet, Patti Heininger and Beverly Preston, trombones, Delsores Preston and Iim Rave, baritones, brass Sextet, Dora Lee Rider and Ruth Sol- litt, cornets, Beverly Schwingle, French horn, Patti Heininger, trombone, lim Rave, baritone, Ross Childers, bassg clarinet quartet, Ioanne Wilhelm and Donna Rose Schlesinger, B-flat, Lorna Mae Schlesinger, alto, Evelyn Sollitt, bass, woodwind trio, lane Vogelsang, flute, Ioyce Waller, oboe, Ioanne Wilhelm, clarinet. Cloanne Wilhelm took Dorothea Kotoeds place in this trio, as Dorothea was in the hospital, Dorothea Was also scheduled to play a piano solo.l There were no third or fourth division ratings given to this group. RT Wheeel How d'ya like those headlines? I guess all me pep an' inthusiasm fer the teams was really rewarded .... Even the coaches is happy. We done real good in football an' the cheerleaders led us through lotsa excitin' games all year. We loined the values o' team- woik .... but why should I tell ya all this when ya can come an' see fer yerself! I - 5 ' 4 3 IN i S a 5 2 5 5 4 Q Q 3 E i S E A E 1 z I 2 E 2 5 P Y , , , ,....,,. , .,,.,....... -W-M...-N-M -www-M-4 -' -WMM MM-H W-N-f-mmm M -1-Mffmw-1-H-W wwf:-gf. ..Wwm. ,.,,ix5Q,Gw.mm - sm.,-L-,wi mm, nuumw-uwm.w,ws Lmafnwmw wma, me mm. mc. aawmmw awv.',mf mmmxmwmm mwma , . 85 Dale Danekas Quarter back junior Major 51 Ralph Gibson End junior Major 91 joe Dougherty Tackle Senior Major 88 Kenny Nowlin Tackle Senior Major 68 Ronnie Childers Guard Senior Major 57 George johnson End Senior Major 78 Bernie Strernlau Center Senior Major 60 Bill Ph.a1en Right half back Senior Major 87 Don Sibigtroth Tackle junior Major 56 Harry Phalen Full back Senior Major B8 Dean Kuehl Tackle Senior Major 81 Kenny Stremlau Tackle Senior Major 62 Melvin jackson End Senior Major 75 jim McCormick Left half back Senior Major 84 Henry Schwemlein End Senior 59 Roger Childers Guard junior joe Rollins Assistant Coach 63 Bruce Dewey Right half back junior 53 Don Abbott End Senior Major jack Shanyfelt Manager 54 Larry Lau Lett half back Senior Major 58 Dave Karl Center junior Major 55 Benny Durand Fullback Senior Major 69 jack Keele Left half back junior Minor 64 Clarence Rich Guard junior Major 72 Max Fayen Quarter back junior 71 Ronnie Klinefelter Right half back junior 80 Don Bialas Guard Senior Major N01 pictured: Ted Lewis Coach 74 LaVerne Spitz Back junior 92 Norman Bauer Tackle Senior Minor 82 Donald Kuehl Guard Senior ' o o o eef 5140 Cllflfl on QIAQIQCQ 66717106 VARSITY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE INDIVIDUAL YARDAGE V K ' WE THEY WE THEY Liv?-E. Player Carried Yds. G'd Yds. L't Average ' L 96 632 125 5.3 29 Am 0Y 0 22 Rock F S 0 L. S f BTuPhalen 74 sas 17 7.0 31 Morris 0 13 Princeton 7 j ...,- X Durand 38 207 -I-I 5.2 13 Ottawa 13 o Spring Valley 26 1 J B Mccormick 14 73 8 4.6 33 Geneseu 7 - '- - Danekas 9 53 o 5.9 21 Rochelle 6 162 59 Q Keefe 6 -10 -I9 --I-5 ii 1 I H. Phalen 3 12 0 4.0 L Totals 240 1525 180 5.6 TEAM STATISTICS ' ' d I . .. . :lfsL':fNns Menagm OPPZZH9 NC ' C MNA 5j't'f 'NGS INDIVIDUAL PLAYER STATISTICS Ne: yards rush1ng 1363 758 Southwest DIVISIOII Pmye, 1-.D.,s 5.1.1.5 Tom, Net yards passlng 654 474 W T PCT- 'T' 'i' - Tofu' yardage 2017 1232 Mendota 4 O 1.000 Lau 13 1 79 1-owl Points 166 59 Princeton 3 0 .750 B. Phalen 6 0 36 passes ai-tempted 109 85 Rock Falls 2 0 .500 Johnson 3 1 19 pages commefed 35 22 Rochelle 1 0 .250 Abbott 2 0 12 passes incomplefe 55 54 Geneseo 0 0 .000 Durand 1 0 6 Passes intercepted 9 9 -Northeast Division H' Phalen 0 6 6 Punts :sz 37 DeKalb 3 1 1.ooo B- Sffemldv 0 4 4 Net yards punts 1024 1189 Sterling 2 1 .669 1 -' Average yards punts 32 32.1 Hall 2 0 .500 Tnjals 25 12 152 Fumbles 19 17 Ottawa 1 2 .500 , - - - I - Bun lost on fumbles 6 9 Dixon 0 0 -ooo fo:'ll11vg szzgfxles scored brmg the Trolans total polnts to 166 9 WHEN THE GUN sounded ending the past football season, the statistics showed that the 1950 edition of the Mendota Football Trojans had compiled one of the best records for a Trojan team in quite a number of years. The mighty Trojans ended up with a B-1-l record and were champions of the Southwest Division of the North Central Conference. They were held to a tie by Ottawa and defeated by Hall in the last game of the season. Thirty-two anxious boys answered Coach Ted Lewis' call to practice on August 28. Ten of these were major letter winners and eight were minor lettermen from last years fine team. The rest of the squad was composed of boys who moved up from last years Erosh- Soph conference champions. Coach Lewis and his assistant, joe Bollins, put in many hours of thought and hard work to select a starting line-up from this fine material. When a few games had been played he decided on the following offensive line-up: EndsfDon Abbott and George lohnsong tackles-Kenny Stremlau and Kenny Nowling guards-Don Bialas and Bonnie Childers, or Clarence Bichg centerfBernie Stremlaug quarter back-Dale Danekasg half backs-Larry Lau and Bill Phaleng full back-Benny Durand. On defense lim McCormick was sent into play at half back position and Harry Phalen to play line backer. Eight Trojans were selected to 'lAll-Star teams at the conclusion of the season, Larry Lau, Co-Captain, was placed on the first squad of the HLittle All-State Team and on the All- Conferencen team. Larry was also selected as the t'Most-Valuable Back in the Southwest Division of the North Central Conference. Kenny Stremlau, Co-Captain, was given a third team berth on the Little All-State Team as well as being put on the first team on the l'All-Conference squad and being selected as the Most-Valuable Lineman in the South- Ucforioud goofdaf .glcwon giued n snagged u pass from Lau on the goal line to ore u TD which p d Mendota defeat Rochelle 21-6 west Division. Other Trojans to get places on the All-Conference team were-Don Bialas, Bernie Stremlau, Bill Phalen, Benny Durand, George johnson, and Kenny Nowlin. The Trojans traveled to Amboy where they opened their successful season by whipping the Clippers 29-U. Aided by great blocking, Lau sped to pay dirt four times. The forward wall and defensive backs looked great as they stopped all of Amboy's scoring attempts. The Trojans met a highly rated Bedskin team at Morris the following week. The half- time score stood at O-O, but the Trojans opened up in the last half to score five touchdowns. Bill Phalen paced the attack with four of the T.D.'s, and Lau added the other on a pass from Bill. Again the line looked good as they opened truck-size holes and crushed all Bed- skin attacks. The Trojans came from behind twice to gain a 13-13 tie with the Ottawa Pirates in the first home game of the season. The Trojans used an aerial attack against Ottawa's weak pass defense to set off Lau's two plays to pay dirt. The sticky fingers of Danekas, johnson, and Good blocking by an unidentified Trojan helped 154, Larry Lau IM, make a i'l5-yard gain against Amboy. Other players are: 1551 Durand lNll l5 , 8, Berogan KAI, and C661 Ronald Childers fMl. jay ro 'an id reafezif .7Ari! Abbott snagged many passes from Lau and Bill Phalen, whose spirited running attacks were also major threats. The following Friday, the Trojans rolled up a great team victory over the Geneseo Maple Leafs. A pass from Bill Phalen to Abbott was good for the first tally in the 37-7 victory. Lau crossed the goal in the second quarter and Abbott scored a second time when he flopped on a loose ball in the end zone after Kenny Stremlau blocked a Geneseo punt. johnson scored for the third T.D. of the period on a pass from Bill Phalen. Lau's second jaunt to pay dirt made the score 31-U and Bill Phalen toted the final touchdown across. The Trojans scored their second conference victory when they traveled to Rochelle and beat a highly spirited Hub Team. Larry Lau led the Trojans to victory as he scored twice and passed to johnson for the third score in a 21-5 win. The Trojans went into a tie with Princeton for the division lead as they defeated Bock Falls 22-O. Durand, Lau, and Bill Phalen played a bang-up game as each scored. On defense the Trojans were superb. The line put up two hair-raising goal-line stands to prevent Bock Falls from scoring. A large homecoming crowd watched the Trojans take the division crown the following week as they bested the Princeton Tigers 13-7. Lau put the Trojans ahead early in the game when he intercepted a Tiger pass and sprinted 63 yards to pay dirt. A forty-yard pass from Bill Phalen to johnson connected for the win- ning score midway in the fourth quarter. McCormick and Durand played one of the best all around games of the year, their running, blocking, and tackling was fierce. The Trojans suffered their only loss of the season as a powerful Bed Devil team from Spring Valley downed them 26-O in the last game of the season. Mendota High School is proud of its Trojans of 1950, and the spirited team will be remem- bered for a long time. Prospects for next year's team are promis- ing, but only time and hard work can tell what the results will be. --W-my r ww Bam 17' FM 32? 29463. TOP ROW: R. Steve, D. Smith, D. Schwingle, D. Morrow, H, Iackson, G, Morrow, W. Castle, B, Worsley, G. Sibigtroth, C. Truckenbrod, G. Fischer, G. Olson, G. Faber. L. Schlesinger FOURTH ROW: Asst. Coach Mann, D. lVIcConville, R. Budach, R. Gillette, I. Rave, R. Garrity, K. Ryan, H. Iohnson, B. Gehler, I. Wood, Coach Doenier THIRD ROW: I. Longbein, D. Sterchi. C. Rohr, A. Fry, D. Van Etten, I. Hochslatter, W. Klinge, I. Nance, B. Gardner SECOND ROW: H. Campbell. T. Vickrey, C. Harmon, D. Faber, R. Lucas. R. Childers, I. Mauch. C, Howarth, W. Hare, R. Brown BOTTOM ROW: M. Hansen, I. Hamblen, L. Schaller, I. Lang, D. Piller, B. Gorman, D. Krenz, B. Galloway, Manager I. McKenzie .I .1 MINOR AWARDS MINOR AWARDS D. Sterchi B. Fitzsimmons J. Hochstatter C. Rohr H. Johnson M. Hansen B. Gardner R. Gillette B. Gehler A. Frey E. Peasley J. Longbein D. Van Etten J. Nance J. Wood J. Rave W. Klinge K- Ryan Junior Trojans defeated Princeton 19-0 TEAM STATISTICS INDIVIDUAL PLAYER STATISTICS IExcluding the Amboy gamel Excluding Amboy game, Mendota Opponents T hd E 1 P . 1 T t I First downs ......... 40 27 ou' owns X rd om 5 0 C' Yards gained rushing ,.., . . 1094 93 FROSILSOPH FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Klinge HB 5 2 32 Yards gained on passes . . . . . 299 372 Gehler FB 5 0 30 Total yards gained . . . . . 1393 465 VVE THEY WE THEY Peasley E 4 2 26 Passes attempted .... 35 67 25 Amboy 0 13 Rochelle 7 Johnson HB 2 0 12 Passes completed ...... 16 25 24 Morris O 13 Rock Falls 6 Hochstatter E 2 0 12 Yards lost on penalties 405 130 6 Ottawa 12 19 Princeton O Wood QB 1 0 6 Fumbles .............. 12 14 31 Genesee 0 18 Spring Valley 13 Sterchi HB 1 0 6 The Junior Tro'ans defeated Hull, I8 to 13, and the above picture shows Hurry Johnson 1251 shortly after he I caught a pass for a sizeable Mendota gain. cz - eed are jlzirvl-fime Clzamlaa 0 THE IAY-TEES had a highly successful sea- son again as they took the Southwest Divi- sion of the North Central Conference for the third year in a row. Coach Doenier had four returning lettermen plus a lot of beef to shape into a team. The team developed rapidly into a hard smashing line and fast backfield. The lay-Tees proved themselves as they smashed to a 25-U victory over the Amboy Fresh-Soph in their opener. Next they traveled to Morris where they went wild again. They dropped Morris 24-O as Peasley, Gehler, Sterchi, and Klinge scored. The boys met a large and powerful Ottawa eleven the next week and were handed their iqbti 110916 D dn ind Aeql 'g-Z1 'ssot Atuo during the whole game and held Ottawa until the last minutes when a pass got over their defense. The lay-Tees got back into the winning col- umn again as they ran up a 31-U score against Geneseo. Over SOO yards were picked up as five touchdowns were pushed across. Klinge provided the scoring punch as he crossed the goal three times. Rochelle was the next victim of the lay-Tees as they bowed out under a l3-7 score. Passes payed off as Hochstatter and Peasley both received in the zone. A tough Rock Falls team was defeated the next Week l3-6. lohnson scored on a reverse and Peasley took a pass from Klinge to provide the scoring. The line looked good as they held off Rock Falls' attacks near the goal. A large homecoming crowd witnessed the lay-Tees' romp to victory over Princeton. Gehler plowed through the middle to score twice and Hochstatter pulled in a pass for the scoring as the tigers fell 19-O. The season was rounded off well as the lay-Tees took an l8-13 thriller from Hall. The teams were evenly matched. But the lay-Tees held out longer as they stopped an all-out Hall attack on the one yard line. The backfield combination was strong with Sterchi, Gehler, lohnson, and Klinge as the major offensive threats. Peasley probably caused more yardage losses to the opponents, but Prey, Longbein, Nance, Rave, Gardner, and Hochstatter formed the rest of the lay- Tees' forward wall, which held many oppo- nents yardless. Klinge's long kickoffs set the opponents back near their goal many times. The Trojettes also had a very successful season, under the guidance of Merrill Mann, as they won three games and tied one for an undefeated season. These boys by their spirit and fight throughout the season showed that they are capable of taking over the chores of the sophomore team for next year. The first victory was over Ottawa Marquette by a 25-U score. Next, they defeated Princeton 26-U, and the following week again beat Otta- wa Marquette 26-l4. Their last game was with Ottawa, and this game ended with the score 13-13 as Ottawa scored with but seven seconds left in the game. Q. 52 E V Y, , ,, it ,,,, ,, -,,....,...Y-.----,-------V - , V , rlfaxsl, 'wxf.zf.afs:'2ss.'2m.'.. ' ' 'M ' xsm'sw-wavyx.e1JffSb.-MWziacsQan2fvbm.efb.w42'Qa?.wwa-Z,'m..L,.v-a. 11444-smsfs, vf fiaxfwxcsw kwnawmw 'za zvoamz' amz- 915' VARS!TY CHEERLEADERS M. L. Greenwood, M. Brewbaker, S. Scherger HEERLE DER CC eae Qaida ia olafiv 9 WiLL TO WlN is what peppy cheerleaders and a loyal student body give a team. The varsity cheerleaders, Mama, Mary Lou, and Sandra, were always active, planning new yells along with the pep sessions was only part of their job. Home or away, they were always present, giving their best. VICTORY On Mendota! On Mendota! March right down that line, Roll the ball around the fellows, Touchdown every time. fYou, Rah! Rahlj On Mendota! On Mendota! We must keep our name: Fight, fellows, Fight! Fight! Fight! We'1l win this game. VICTORY SONG Cheer, cheer for Mendota High, Forever raise her name to the sky, As our team goes marching by, Their motto never to say, Die. What though the odds be great or small, Mendota High will win over all, Keep your pep throughout each fight, We're bound to come out all right 9 SMHJING FACES and loud, clear voices led by our cheerleaders helped the Trojans win many games, The trosh-soph cheerleaders, loan, Darlene, and Sharon, cheered the lay-Tees through an- other successtul season. Giving out with their F-l-T-E, they pulled the lay-Tees through many close contests. FROSH - SOPH CHEERLEADERS D. Martin. I. Sonntag, S. Biers F5 VARSITY BASKETBALL 1935. ECU J Q , Z I .W jufgfi enior ear wad a jiffing Cgmax fo jour eam of .gioorfd 23 if Qs E Q? E 2 BACK ROW: H. Phcrlen. B. Stremluu, R. Elsesser. L. Dunn, R. Childers CENTER ROW: Coach Doenier, D. Abbott, L. Lau, B. Durand, H. Schmidt, I. Shanyielt, Manager FRONT: G. Iohn L Sp't I K i I D gh y K K'11' Johnson U11 scores in Eurlville game as Phalen 1221 watches. M H S won 51-22. VARSITY BASKETBALL STATISTICS FTA FTM PCT. PF TP larry Lau 76 46 .605 83 238 George Johnson 56 32 .571 45 214 Leonard Dunn 85 53 .623 88 229 Hurry Phalen 143 94 .657 65 244 Benny Durand 43 26 .605 63 152 Kenny Killion 26 12 .461 36 48 Rich Elsesser 7 4 -571 16 26 Bernie Stremlau 30 10 .333 34 26 .luck Keefe 5 2 -400 15 3 Howard Schmitt 'I 0 -000 3 2 .luck Dougherty 1 1 1.000 1 3 LaVerne Spitz 'I 0 .000 4 2 Roger Childers 2 0 .000 4 0 Totals 462 477 287 .602 457 1211 Games Won-13 Opponent Points-1231 Games Lost-12 Troian Points-1211 ju!! ro 'an 9 WlTf-l THE GRlDlRON season past, the Tro- jans looked next to basketball. With only three days between these two sports, fifteen boys reported, out of which thirteen completed the season. From four returning lettermen Coach Lloyd Doenier developed a team with these boys. This team lacked considerably in height but had speed to make up for it. Speed later proved not auite so valuable as height. ln the practice sessions a snappy second team consisting of lack Dougherty, Howard Schmidt, Bernie Stremlau, Rich Elsesser, La- Verne Spitz, Roger Childers, lack Keefe, and Kenny Killion, all alternating, would give the first team a good game anytime. Much praise should be given the reserves for this reason. Time passed quickly and finally the Trojans were ready for their first game of the season. The starting lineup for most of the games was: forwards-George johnson and Larry Laug centerelieonard Dunn, guards-Harry Phalen and Benny Durand. Richard Elsesser, Bernie Stremlau, and Kenny Killion saw a lot of action as reserves. The Trojans started out in high gear by de- feating Earlville, South Beloit, lllinois School for the Deaf, and Princeton. fn the first five games they lost only to Amboy. Mendota again was host to the Christmas tournament. The Trojans played Rochelle the first game and were defeated 55 to 50. ln their second game the Trojans played the Amboy Milkmen, who had lost to Rock Falls, and de- feated them 55 to Sl to win third place. Then came highly rated DePue whom the Trojans dumped to a sweet 46 to 42 upset. The Trojans were handed a 57 to 27 set- back by the powerful Sterling Golden Warriors. After edging out Granville, they were upset 48 to 42 by Gene-seo. The Hall Red Devils and the Ottawa Pirates both proved ruthless as they each took conference tilts from the Tro- jans. The Trojans came back into their own as they downed Mooseheart, 62 to 50, but lost their touch quickly and submitted to powerful DePue and the tall DeKalb Barbs. South Beloit fell easily for a second time to the Trojans. The Trojans gave Rochelle a rough time before falling 49 to 40. Earlville and Amboy both were defeated for a second time, and it looked as if the Trojans were making a comeback. Corea ga in After their regular schedule came the Re- gional Tournament in which the Trojans met Manlius and played one oi their best games ot the season when they romped over the Manlius Red Devils 73 to 53 in their highest scoring game ot the season. ln the second game oi the tournament the Trojans met the L-P Cavaliers, Who thought the Trojans an easy opponent, but iound out dit- ierently when the game ended and the Trojans were on the top of a 63 to 56 score. This game was really the best game the Trojans played in the Whole season. The last night of the tournament saw the Trojans playing the DePue Little Giants once more. The Trojans Wouldn't give up tight- ing, even though behind, till the end oi the game came and DePue had Won 65 to 55. With their excellent play in the last tourna- ment games the Trojans ended the season With thirteen Wins and twelve losses. Harry Phalen, Trojan guard, rolled up 244 points and a .557 tree throw average to head the Trojans. Harry Phalen and George johnson Were picked as co-captains to lead the Trojans through the l95U-5l season, the last season tor Larry Lau, George johnson, l-larry Phalen, Benny Durand, Kenny Killion, Richard Elsesser, and Bernie Stremlau. With some iine material from the juniors and the sophomores coming up Coach Doenier should have a fine team again next year. VARSITY AWARDS Maior Letters I.. I-GU B. Stremlau G. Johnson R Elsesser l- DUYII1 H Phalen B. Durand K.. Killion Minor Letters J. Keefe H Schmidt R. Childers L. Spitz J. Dougherty Larry Lau 1001 and Benny Durand 1551 along with two Ottawa players in the background, all have their hands on the ball, which was eventually snagged by Larry. VARSITY SCHEDULE WE THEY 51 Earlville 22 56 South Beloit 32 35 Amboy 38 62 Illinois School for Deaf 47 38 Princeton 32 50 Rochelle 55 55 Amboy 51 46 DePue 42 27 Sterling 57 39 Granville 35 42 Geneseo 48 45 Spring Valley 69 45 Ottawa 59 62 Mooseheart 50 45 DePue 73 40 DeKalb 59 46 South Beloit 31 40 Rochelle 49 54 Earlville 40 46 Amboy 42 60 Rock Falls 62 36 Dixon 64 73 Manlius 53 63 LaSalle-Peru 56 55 DePue 65 STANDING: Coach Lewis, E. Peusley, B. Fitzsimmons. I. Hochstciter, D. Van Eilen SEC OW: W in e D. Sterchi I. Wo d . Gehler B. Gardner, H. Iohnsun OND R . K1 g , . o , B . KNEELING: D. Piller. S. Schwingle. K. Ryan. C. Truckenbrod. C. Rohr j l 0 6U'L 25 9 THE IR. TROIANS of l95O-51 proved them- selves to be one of the best fresh-soph teams to ever come out of Mendota High School as they finished the season with a record of l5 wins and 4 losses. They placed second, be- hind Hall and Ottawa who tied for first, in the conference with a 7 and 2 record. The lay-Tees were coached by Ted Lewis who de- serves much of the credit for the team's show- ing. He had good material to work with and shaped them together into a winning team and showed them how to work together. The lay-Tees had an easy time in their first three games as they dropped Earlville 35-22, Beloit 38-28, and Amboy 37-25. They nosed out Princeton 23-22 to take their first conference tilt. They then suffered their first defeat when a last-second desperation shot dropped through to give De Pue a 3l-38 margin. The lay-Tees quickly got back into stride and downed Sterling 28-23 in their second con- ference garne. Granville fell 4U-l7 and Gen- eseo did likewise, 48-28, to give the lay-Tees Cty-Q8 511616486 a record of 7 wins and l loss, including 3 con- secutive conference victories. The lay-Tees lost their first conference tilt 48-28 to a strong team from Hall. The lay- Tees' eighth victory was racked up over South Beloit by the same score as the previous game, 38-28. All teams have a slump, even the lay-Tees, as they lost nip and tuck games to Ottawa and Mooseheart by scores 4l-39 and 33-28 re- spectively. The lay-Tees came back, taking revenge for their previous loss to De Pue by knocking the Little Giants off, 35-28. Two conference victories followed as the lay-Tees knocked off DeKalb 39-28 and Ro- chelle 48-23. Earlville and Amboy both fell for a second time under the lay-Tees' spirited attack by 53-25 and 44-32 scores. The season was rounded off well as the lay-Tees added two more conference victories. Rock Falls was defeated 48-34 and Dixon drubbed 42-18, Harry lohnson was the leading offensive threat as the alternate forward and guard swished 2lO points. Harry was a dead shot and aggressive ballplayer, as his opponents found out. Doug Sterchi was a work horse on the team as he pounded the floor, shooting, rebounding and just playing ball with great ability. He was good for l52 points. ferry Hochstatter and Dan Van Etten used their height to good advantage as they were a pair of rebounding stalwarts. They were both good shots and could play from either the forward or center position. Eddie Peasley was an important cog in the team as he held down one of the important guard positions. He didn't shoot much, but was always in there fighting for the rebounds and breaking up plays. Bill Gehler was another boy who gave it all he had. Like Eddie, he didn't shoot much, but was a fighter and team player. Curt Bohr, Bob Fitzsimmons, Bill Gardner, and Curt Truckenbrod, made up the lay-Tees' second string. These boys saw much action and came through with flying colors. Bohr was a tall boy who made a hard fighting center. Gardner and Fitzsimmons were fast guards and Truclcenbrod a sharpshooting for- ward. lerry Wood, Kenny Byan, Walter Klinge, Delbert Piller, and Duane Schwingle saw a lot of action and gave the opponents a rough time. There were the smaller and more inex- perienced players, but were in there fighting, always giving it their all. FROSH-SOPH AWARDS Minor Letters D. Sterchi B. Gardner J. Hochstatter B. Gehler H. Johnson E. Peasley D. Van Etten INDIVIDUAL RECORD Field Per. Total Player Goals Free Throws Pct. Fouls Pts. made missed Johnson 86 48 18 727 37 220 Sterchi 54 44 30 594 62 152 Hochstatter 32 34 21 618 40 98 Peasley 23 17 22 435 37 63 Van Etten 24 11 23 323 37 59 Gehler 13 23 42 353 37 49 Truckenbrod 10 2 4 333 9 22 Rohr 6 4 12 250 12 16 Fitzsimmons 4 5 4 555 12 13 Gardner 4 3 9 250 15 1 1 Klinge 1 1 0 000 0 3 Wood 1 0 6 .000 8 2 Piller 0 1 0 1.000 3 1 Ryan 0 0 0 .000 4 0 Schwingle 0 0 0 .000 4 0 258 193 191 502 317 709 TEAM RECORD Team Scoring F.G. F.T. P.F. T.P. Mendota 258 193-191 317 709 Opponents 183 156-200 318 522 Bill Gehler I33l sinks a basket in the frosh-soph game which Ottawa won, 41-39. The game was nip and tuck throughout and provided thrills and excitement for the spectators. FROSH-SOPH SCHEDULE WE 35 Earlville 38 South Beloit 37 Amboy 23 Princeton 30 DePue 28 Sterling 40 Granville 46 Geneseo 26 Spring Valley 39 Ottawa 28 Mooseheart 35 DePue 39 DeKalb 38 South Beloit 48 Rochelle 53 Earlville 44 Amboy 40 Rock Falls 42 Dixon THEY 22 28 25 22 31 23 17 26 40 41 33 28 26 28 23 25 32 34 18 ro 'effed jug if .fdclmirafion 9 THE FBESHMAN BASKETBALL team, led by Coach Gilbert Gehler, finished their season with a praiseworthy record of six victories against but two losses. The Trojettes showed plenty of spirit and ability and indicated that in the future they will be able to take over the job of their varsity brothers, the Trojans. The boys showed plenty of fight, which goes a long way in forming a winning team. Their schedule was drawn up from among the many surrounding towns which included Paw Paw, Lalvloille, Amboy, Earlville and Ottawa. The Trojettes' starting lineup was made up of Wayne Lemmer and Tommy Vickrey at the forwards with Gail Sibigtroth at the pivot and Dennis Krenz and Don Oranger, the spir- Vickrey 25, and Gail Sibigtroth 23. Other boys who put forth plenty of energy when called upon were Buddy Harmon, Hugh lackson, Harold Campbell, Wilbert Hare, Leon Schles- inger and liinmy Lewis. During the season they defeated the Earlville freshmen twice and LaMoille High School once. They split two games with the Amboy frosh and two with Paw Paw. To round out their successful season, they defeated the Ottawa freshmen in an exciting game, with Lemmer scoring 25 markers. This was played on the Mendota floor as a preliminary to the varsity game. FRESHMAN SCHEDULE ited guards. Wayne Lemmer supplied most WE n THEY WE THEY of the scoring punch as he scored ll5 points 28 M 'e 23 26 Amb Y 28 . t t f It G 5 Oint Vera e DOD 32 Paw Paw 23 15 Paw Paw 21 ln Con 955 ,O - P Cf , 9 - so Eurlvine 15 39 Amboy 27 Oranger swished through 35 points, Tommy 27 Offqwq 25 46 Eurlyille 32 BACK ROW: W. Lemmer, H. Iackson, G. Sibigtroth, Coach Gehler, D. Krenz, I. McKenzie, I. Lewis FRONT ROW: D. Oranger, W. Hare. C. Harmon, T. Vickrey. H. Campbell. L. Schlesinger -fem . , 1 Q - 1 it ta t' 5. if 4, ...J r - if .1 mf ft :ZI N Q ,. W 5 ,F N, . fl 5 :3 sl f rr- M Q - if fx 1 'fe sr 2, 5 3- N-eil .... - ,Mrk i be A- ft rr' Q. XJNW- I Q l U '.,,,,l-' , X .ZW-V. Q U A-,. 5 'gg I ,N fe' 'Mawr -ff-ge -e-,eg fs- fix 'Y if TOP ROW: Coach L. Doenier, K. Stremlau. D. Van Etten, C. Van Etten, G. Glaser, H. Phulen. B. Mealey, B. Durand. G. Iohnson, A. Wood, Coach Lewis THIRD ROW: B. Fitzsimmons. I. Nance. I. Hochstatter, B. Slremlau, D. Fitzsimmons, C. Rich. D. Leiser, M. Ehlers, I. McCormick, I.. Shetter, T. Faber SECOND ROW: E. Peasley, L. Dunn, I. Dougherty, M. Fayen. B. Phalen, D, Danekas, I. Keele, H. Iohnson, W. Castle FIRST ROW: B. Patrick, D. Biers, G. Gardner, B. Schmidt, K. Nowlin, K. Ryan. R. Gibson, B. Prescott. B. Gehler O ON APRIL 21, 1950, Mendota scored cr very impres- sive victory over Amboy and Rochelle in a triangular meet in Mendota. The Trojans got 65 points, Amboy 41, and Rochelle 32. The Trojans copped all four places in the shot and the first three in the discus. Tom Faber won the pole vault and Bob Mealey took the high jump. Curt Van Etten and Dick Fitzsimmons placed first and second, respectively, in the high hurdles, Gib Glaser won the 440 with no one pressing. Men- dota also won the relay. Thursday, April 27, Ottawa beat Princeton and Mendota in another triangular meet. The Bucs rolled up 58 points while the Tigers edged out the Trojans 41172 to 40172. Gib Glaser won the 440 and 880 for Mendota, and Bernie Stremlau won the 200 yard low hurdles. Bob Mealey tied for first in the high pump with an Ottawa man. Bill Schmidt took second in the mile. Kenny Stremlau copped second in the shot put. May 6 the Rock Falls Rockets added up 90 points to win the first annual Mendota Relays. The Trojans were second with 72112 points, Princeton third with 29172 points, Rochelle fourth with 28 points, and Oregon nosed out 1.aMoille for fifth, 21172 to 20172. The Trojans took four of the six relays, but fell down in the field events. Al Richard took the 100 yard dash for Men- dota. Tom Faber took second in the high jump and Mealey third. The District track meet was held at Ottawa, May 12, with the Hall Red Devils taking first with 49174 points. Pontiac was second with 39, L. P, third with 17172, Princeton fourth with 17, and Mendota fifth with 12. Gib Glaser capped first in the 440 and qualified for state. On May 16 a dual meet with Rock Falls was held at Mendota and the Trojans pulled through and beat the Rockets 62 to 51. Gib Glaser won the 440 and 880 while Al Richard won the 100 yard dash and 220. Curt Van Etten and Dick Fitzsimmons got first and second in the high hurdles while Bernie Stremlau, Al Wood, and Kenny Stremlau placed first, second, and third in the lows. Duane Nelson got second in shot and Dick Fitzsimmons took second in the broad jump. Bob Mealey, Leonard Dunn, and Tom Faber gave the Trojans another sweep in the high jump. Thursday, May 18, the Dixon Dukes ran away with a dual track meet at Mendota. The Dukes took the Trojans 77-35. Van Etten ran to victory in the high hurdles, while Richard took second in the 100 yard dash. Glaser took first in the 440 with Van Etten placing second. Bernie and Kenny Stremlau took second and third in the lows. Kenny Stremlau placed third in the shot and Ehlers took second in the dis- cus, while Faber and Mealey took firsts in the pole vault and high jump. VARSITY LETTERMEN G. Glaser Stripe B. Mealey Stripe A. Richard Stripe A. Wood Stripe B. Stremlau Stripe C. Van Etten Stripe D Fitzsimmons Maior T. Faber Stripe K. Stremlau Stripe M. Ehlers Stripe FROSH-SOPH LETTERMEN Minor Awards Danekas Keefe Castle Fitzsimmons Leiser Nowlin Prescott Gehler Van Etten Peasley Dougherty ji, l'LCLl05A0i CU16! .!4lfLt0gI CLl0A .X4 Llftlfll 1. Just a couple of lsolaiionists. 2. These lively parties wear us out! 3. Well .... a growing girl needs her calories! 4. Now girls, remember your etiquette! 5. Ah, now for a Iungful of fresh air. 6. We'd love to . . . . won't be at all busy tonighi! f- ,,,, ,.,sMAWmmwNf.:.,-.,:-NW, ywmvg --ns-vmusm mwmMmm0....Wu., . we . , 1 , -MM wr. uppy, happier, huppiesi. 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