Mendota High School - Atodnem Yearbook (Mendota, IL)

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ear iary: Many strange and bewildered faces were seen in the halls of MHS when the doors of a new school year opened this fall. These faces belonged to me because they were my class members. They were FRESHMENl These bewildered faces soon changed though. A Freshman Orientation Day spon- sored by the student council was most respon- sible for this change. Student council members introduced the new freshies to the teachers, showed them around the building and told them about the rules of MHS. So then when school officially opened, we knew many of the teachers and students, we knew our way around school and also we knew the things we could and could not do. We started things off right by electing loAnn Vogelsang, presidentg Alfred Vickery, vice- president, and Connie Chandler, secretary- treasurer. lean Elsesser, Elizabeth Nims, lohn Van Horn, and Arthur Anderson were elected to the student council. Even though they were a little reluctant to give their views on the topic of discussion, they did their part in voting on main issues. By the time homecoming rolled around, the freshmen were ready for the stage. Connie Chandler had the audience roaring with laughter with her imitations of the teachers. Alfred Vickery gave the student body a real thrill with his imitation of lohnny Rays crying. Dean Cotton and Pat McConville were chosen by the class to represent the freshmen as home- coming attendants. The freshman boys showed great interest and enthusiasm for football and basketball. Nineteen freshmen played on the frosh-soph football team. Mr. Gehler's freshman basket- ball team was composed of twelve boys. Six freshmen did a fine job on the frosh-soph basketball team. On all the teams the fresh- men showed a fine spirit and lots of good sportsmanship. Though the final records were not too impressive, the boys proved that they could be tough and with a little more experi- ence would be hard to beat. Alfred Vickery helped lead the cheers as a varsity cheerleader. He was a great honor to the freshman class not only because he was a varsity cheerleader but also because he was the first boy cheerleader at MHS in a number of years. FRESHMAN OFFICERS A. Vlckery, Vi:e,Pres - C. Chandler, Sec.-Trees J. Vogelsang, Pres. Many of the freshman girls were athletically minded so they joined GAA and had many fine times swimming, playing field hockey and playing basketball and volleyball. lean El- sesser served as the freshman representative on the board. Many of the freshman girls were interested in home economics and joined the FHA where they enjoyed parties and learned much valu- able information. We freshmen elected Elizabeth Nims attend- ant to the Gamma Phi circus Queen's court. The big freshman party was held late in the year. It certainly was fun seeing all of us freshies together, even if we did know most of them by then. The spirit and pep of all the class .helped to make the party a tremen- dous success. Some freshmen even ventured into debate and speech activities where they soon proved they were as capable as other classmen. De- baters were C. Spenader, I. Boyle, I. Stephen- itch, M. Hyde, W. Etheridge, and R. Gulick. Alfred Vickery was a contestant in the serious reading competition and gained valuable ex- perience in contest work. Much of the credit for getting these young- sters off on the right foot must go to the class advisers. Those teachers who did a fine job in helping us freshmen were Miss Schroeder, Mrs. Doenier, Mr. Doenier, Mr. Gore, and Mr. Moogk.

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gI e6Al'l'lel'l we l'I'lCl6!9 tk? lll0l'l6l6l'!fl.l MRS. DOENIER, ADVISER BACK ROW: W. Burke, I. Bruck, C. Chandler, J. Burkart, B. Druen, N. Dana, M. Dean, Mrs. Doenier MIDDLE ROW: G. Brunner, D. Cotton, D. Cotton, J. Boyle, J. Brown, E. Budach, A. Anderson, J. Bunfon FIRST ROW: J. Burrighl, M. Bansou, G. Dilbeck, D. Childers, M. Dean, D. Budoch, D. Austin MR. DOENIER, ADVISER BACK ROW: J. Galloway, W. Green- wood, P. Dubbs, Mr. Doenier, W. English, R. Guliek MIDDLE ROW: C. Frey, F. Hanley, A. Goslin, D. Fox, K. Gehler, W. Edg- comb, R. Edwards FIRST ROW: P. Fitzgerald, S. Egler, J. Elsesser, R. Guilfoyle, J. Garrlly, D. Gllason H WQSVXNXW Alia .