Metropolis High School - Illohmet Yearbook (Metropolis, IL)

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ILLOHMKT § § § § 1 )48- SENIOR ACTIVITIES James Ballance: Football 3. 4; Basketball 1, 2. 3. 4; Junior Stand 3; Going Places” 3; Pop Reads the Christmas Carol” Mgr. 4; Editor Illohmet Yearbook 4; Assistant Editor Illohmet Yearbook 3; Illoh. met Paper Staff 3; President Honor Society 4: Prom Location Committee 3; Senior Ring Committee 4; Interclass Tourney 1. 2; Come Over to Our House” Bill Cagle: Basketball 1, 2. 3: Interclass Tournament 1. 4; Assistant P. E. Instructor 4: Come Over to Our House 4. Leonard Finke: New Columbia High 1. Curtis Flannery: Football 3. 4: Basketball 3; Basketball Mgr. 4; Interclass Tourney 2. 4: Junior Stand 3: Going Places” 3: Junior-Senior Prom Committee, Secretary 3: Pop Reads the Christmas Carol” 4: Illohmet Yearbook 4; Class President 4; Come Over to Our House 4; National Honor Society 4. Reuben Bremer: Glee Club 1: F. F. A. 1. 2. 3. Lindell Brenningmeyer: F. F. A. 1, 2. 3. 4. Everett Buchanan: Football 3. 4. Melvin Blobaum: Stillman Valley Illinois Community High School 1. 2; Band 3. 4; Treasurer 3: President 4; Glee Club 3: Double Quartet 4: F. F. A. 3. 4: President 3; P. E. Instructor's Assistant 4; Come Over to Our House 4. James Gil ner: F. F. A. Secretary 1. Omer Hille: F. F. A. 1. 2. Robert Hille: Interclass Tournament 3. Bernard Hohman: Band 1. 2. 3, 4; Band Librarian 1; Class Secretary 1; Vice-oresident 3: Junior Stand 3: Junior-Senior Prom Committee 3: Ring Committee 4; Football 3; Interclass Tournament 1. 2. 3, 4: Going Places Play Crew 3; Come Over to Our House 4. Joe Kickasola: F. F. A. 1. 2. 3: F. F. A. Treasurer 2: F. F. . Watchdog 3. Orval Kruger: F. F. A. 1. 2. 3. 4: Vice-president 2. Odell LaMarr: Football 4. Lloyd Loverkamp: F. F. A. 1. 2. Everett Lynn: F. F. A. 1. 2; Vice-president 2. Morris Niecamp: football 3 4: F. F. A. 2. Charles Prrke-: Cl-’ss Treasurer 3: Junior Stand 3: Ring Committee 4. Jack Rouse: Band 1. 2. 3. 4: Vice-president 3; Social Chairman 4 Prom Committee 3; Prom-Band Committee Chairman 3; Going Places , Stage Manager 3. Jules Schultetus: Brookport High 1. 2. Ellis Spitzer: Football 3. 4: Junior Stand 3; Illohmet Yearbook Staff 4; Glee Club 3; Illohmet Paper Staff 4. Leroy Teckenbrock: F. F. A. 1, 2. Jerry Thomas: Band 1. 2, 3; Drum Major 4; Basketball 1: Interclass Tourney 1. 2, 3. 4. Jim Wemhoener: Football 3. 4: Basketball 1, 2, 3: Illohmet Yearbook Staff 3, 4; Illohmet Paper Staff 3. 4: Pop Reads the Christmas Carol 4: Going Places Mgr. 3: Movie Projector Operator 2, 3. 4: Prom Orchestra Committee 3: Junior Prom and Reception Committee. Chairman 3; Prom Location Committee 3: Interclass Tournament 1, 2. Cletis Westerman: F. F. A. 1, 2, 3: President 2. Ed Wilson: Basketball Mgr. 1. 2. 3, 4; Band 1; Come Over to Our House 4. Lavere Windhorst: Football 3, 4; Interclass Tournament 3. Lavera Inman: Hi-Tri 1, 3, 4; Going Places” (usher) 3. Elsie Maess: Future Homemakers of America 1, 2. 3. 4; Glee Club 1. 4; Junior Stand 3: Pep Squad 2; Interclass Tournament 1. 2. 3. 4. Elmer Stoner: Cheerleader 2. 3. 4; Illohmet Yearbook Staff 3. 4: Illohmet Paper Staff 3. 4. Bill Comer: Basketball 1. 2, 3: Football 3; Illohmet Paper Staff 4. Walter Sampley: Band 1. Otis Bremer: F. F. A. 1, 2. 3. Bob Brittingham: Come Over to Our House 4: Poo Reads the Christmas Carol 4; Football 4; Basketball 4. Wayne Grothman: F. F. A. 2. 3: Sound Technician 4. Bill Hurt: Football 3, 4; Basketball 1. 2; Boys' Quartet 4. Frances Heflin: Glee Club 3: Future Home- makers of America 2, 4: Hi-Tri 1. 4. Jack Taylor: Basketball 1. 2. 3. 4: Football 3. 4. Jim Owens; Basketball 1. 2. 3. : Fcotball 3. 4. FAREWELL And departing, leave behind us. Footprints on the sands of time.” We have arrived at the day of farewell, an occasion on which we wish to say something more than merely—goodbye. Let us say we have had fun enjoying the companionship of sincere boys and girls like ourselves, and welcome you who succeed in our place. For a few brief seconds we will remember those terrible exams and the horrible restrictions of no chewing gum or paper on the floor, and wonder how we ever endured the punishment, but we survived, as all of you will do. Oh yes. each of us had a special little criticism to deliver to our teachers, when that diploma was securely in our grasp, but honestly, Mr. and Mrs. Faculty, we have forgotten our complaints and instead we say thanks for the facts and principles you have worked so earnestly to impart to us. Years will breeze past and sweep us into Hie mellow reminiscent stage of life when we will dust the covers of the old 48 Illohmet. turn carefully the worn pages and wonder, What ever became of Joe. the school's genius? — Goodness, why did I ever have a crush on Bob? —or Harry was very handsome; wonder what lucky girl married him? Then we will close the cover upon those still familiar scenes, a faint smile lingering on our lips and a wish we could run into Sally or Jim again some day. Yes, too soon this day will be jus , another memory of the past but we want to leave you more than a book of photos and school activities; it is our foremost desire to depart. Leaving behind us. footprints on the sands of time that, a forlorn and shipwrecked brother Seeing, shall take heart again.

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I L LOH.MKT ; ; § 1948 SENIOR ACTIVITIES Alice Lee Alliston: Hi-Tri 1. 3. 4; Future Homemakers of America 1. 4; Glee Club 1. 3. 4: Illohmet Yearbook Staff 2. 3. 4: Illohmet Paper Staff 3: Pep Squad 2: Tea Waitress 4. Helen Austin: Hi-Tri 1. 3. 4: Glee Club 1. 3. 4: Pep Squad 2: Block Section 4: Going Places” 3: Illohmet Yearbook Staff 3: Illohmet Paper Staff 4: Girls Interclass Tournament 1. 2. 3. 4; National Honor Societv 4: Come Over to Our House 4. Georgia Barnett: Hi-Tri 1. 3. 4: Future Homemakers of America 3. 4; Historian 4: Band 3. 4: Junior Plav Committee 3: Paper Staff 4; Librarian 3. 4. Frances Brenningmeyer: Hi-Tri 1. 3. 4: future Homemakers of America 1. 4. Emma Colleen Burrus: Future Homemakers of America 1. 2: Hi-Tri 1. 3. 4. Shirley Chick: Band 1. 2. 3. 4: Glee Club 4: Hi-Tri 1. 3 4. (Program Chairman 4): Future Homemakers of America 4: Going Places 3: Double Quartet 4. Joanne Copeland: Jefferson Union High. San Francisco 1: Hi-Tri 3. 4: Yearbook Staff 4: Junior Play Publicity 3: Pep Squad 2; Honor Society 4: Library 4. Alberta Deasel: Future Homemakers of America 1. 2. 3. 4: Glee Club 1: Hi-Tri 1. 4; Going Places” (usher) 3. Wilma Dummeier: Band 1. 2. 3. 4: Secretary-treasurer Band 2: Glee Club 1. 4: Hi-Tri 1. 3. 4: Hi-Tri Pleasure 4: Illohmet Yearbook Staff 3: Illohmet Paper Staff 4: Pep Squad 2: Orchestra Committee 3: Girls Interclass Basketball Tournament 1. 2. 3. 4: Going Places 3: “Pop Reads the Christmas Carol” 4: National Honor Society 4: Come Over to Our House” 4. Doris C. Eickholz: Glee Club 1: Hi-Tri 1. 4: Future Homemakers of America 1. 2. 3. 4: Vice-president 3: President 4. Doris J. Eickholz: Pep Squad I: Future Homemakers of America 1. 4: Glee Club 1. 3. 4: Hi-Tri 1. 3. 4. Wardena Fitch: Band 1. 2. 3. 4: Glee Club 1: Hi-Tri 1. 3. 4; Future Homemakers of America 3. 4: Going Places” 3: Pep Squad 2. Carolyn Greenwood: Band 1: Glee Club 2: Pop Reads the Christmas Carol” 4: Hi-Tri 1. 3: Future Homemakers of America 4: Cheerleader 3. 4: Illohmet Paper Staff 2. 3. 4: Illohmet Yearbook Staff 3. 4: Come Over to Our House 4. Florence Grimes: New Columbia High 1: Hi-Tri 3, 4: Glee Club 3. 4; Future Homemakers of America 2. 3. 4. Marie Guice: Hi-Tri 2. 3. 4: Glee Club 4: Pep Squad 2: Future Homemakers of America 4: Interclass Tournament 3. Katherine Gurley: Band 1. 2. 3. 4: Glee Club 1. 3: Illohmet Yearbook Staff 3: Illohmet Paper Staff 3. 4; ’‘Going Places 3: Pep Squad 2: Future Homemakers of America 2: Hi-Tri 1. 3. 4. Althy Harris: Hi-Tri 1. 3. 4: Future Home- makers of America 1. 3: “Going Places (usher) 3. Marilyn Helm: Hi-Tri 1. 3. 4: Future Home- makers of America 3: Pep Squad 2: Going Places” 3: Illohmet Yearbook Staff 3; Orchestra Comnvttec 3: Glee Club 1. 4: unior-Senior Reception Committee 3: Librarian 4: National Honor Society 4: Block Section 4; Pop Reads the Christmas Carol” 4: Senior Ring Committee 4: Commencement Usher 3: Prom Location Committee 3: Experience Necessary 1; “Come Over iO Our Hou c • . Reba Fern Hohman: future Homemakers of America 1. 2. 3. 4: Vice-president 4: Hi-Tri 1. 3. 4: Pep Sauad 2: Illohmet Paper Staff 4: Glee Club 3. 4; Going Places” (usher) 3: Librarian 4: Come Over to Our House 1. Mildred Horman: Future Homemakers of America 1. 2. 3: Glee Club 1: Hi-Tri 1. 4: Going Places (usher) 3. Shirley Houchin: Band 1. 2. 3. 4: Illohmet Paoer Staff 4: Double Quartet 4: Glee Club 4: Hi-Tri 1. 3. 4: Illohmet Yearbook Jean Jessing: Glee Club 1: Band 3. 4: Hi-Tri 1. 3. 4: Future Homemakers of America 1. 3. 4. Rudean Kersey: Glee Club 1: Hi-Tri 1. 3. 4: Illohmet Yearbook Staff 4. Edith Kickasola: Hi-Tri 1. 3: Future Home- makers of America 1. 2. 3: Girls Interclass Tournament 2. Phyllis Kotter: Hi-Tri 1. 4: Future Homemakers of America 3. 4. Shirley Kotter: Hi-Tri 1. 3. 4; Future Homemakers of America 1. 2. 3. 4: Glee Club 1. 3. 4: Illohmet Yearbook Staff 4: Going Places' (usher) 3: Pep Squad 2. Wanda Burnham May: Hi-Tri 1. 3: Glee Clut 1: Future Homemakers of America 4; Band 1. 2. 3. 4. Wanda McCurrie: Glee Club 1: Hi-Tri 1. 3. 4; Future Homemakers ot America 4: Pep Squad 2; Illohmet Yearbook Staff 4: mterclass Tournament 1 Eleanor Meinders: Hi-Tri 1. 3, 4: Future Homemakers of America 1. 4. Peggy Nix: Librarian 4: Hi-Tri 1. 3: Future Homemakers of America 1. 4; Illohmet Yearbook Staff 4: National Honor Society 4. Alice Peebles: Future Homemakers of America 1. 2. 3. 4: Hi-Tri 1. 4: Illohmet Yearbook Staff 2, 4; Glee Club 1: Come Over to Our House 4. Beulah Pollard: Future Homemakers of America 1. 2. 3; Hi-Tri 1. 2. Opal Quint: New Columbia 1: Future Home- makers of America 2. 4: Hi-Tri 3. 4: Going Places (usher) 3: Pep Squad I. Virginia Ravmer: Glee Club 1: Hi-Tri 1. 3. 4: Pep Squad 2: Block Section 4: Junior Play Committee 3: Illohmet Staff 4: Yearbook Staff 4: Class Secretary High School Youth Conference. Prvntha Lea Rodgers: Glee Club 3. 4; Future Homemakers of America 4: Going Places 3: Junior Stand 3: Hi-Tri 1. 3. 4: Christmas Play 4 Betty Rushing: Hi-Tri 1. 3. 4: Future Home- makers o! America 1. 4: Illohmet Yearbook Stalf 4: Glee Club 1. Martha Russell: Class Treasurer 1. 2: Class Secretary 3: Hi-Tri 1. 3. 4; Future Homemakers of America 3: Prom Location Committee 3: Girls’ Interclass Tournament 1. 2. 3. 4. Mary Belle Scurlock: Future Homemakers ot America 1. 2. 3. 4: Secretary 4: Hi-Tri 1. 3. 4: Pep Squad 2: Going Places i usher i 3: Glee Club 1. 4; Girls' Inlerclass Tournament 1. 2. 3. 4: Junior Stand 3: Honor Society 4. Mary Sielbeck: Hi-Tri 1. 3. 4: Glee Club 1: Future Homemakers of America 1. 4: Librarian 4: Illohmet Paper Staff 3. 4: Illohmet Yearbook Staff 3. 4; Junior Stand 3: Girls Interclass Tournament 1. 2. 3. 4: Going Places’ (usher) 3. Joann Simpson: New Columbia High 1: Hi-Tri 4: Future Homemakers of America 4: Glee Club 4. Sue Sturgis: Hi-Tri 1. 3. 4: Hi-Tri Announcer 4; Glee Club 3. 4; Going Places” 3: National Honor Society 4; Ring Committee 4: Pep Squad 2: Block Section 4: Illohmet Paper Staff 4: Librarian 4: Prom Location Committee 3: Pop Reads the Christmas Carol 4: Commencement Usher 3: Come Over to Our House 4. Dorothy Sundmacker: Future Homemakers of America 4: Glee Club 4: Hi-Tri 1. 3. 4. Dorothy Tilker: Hi-Tri 1. 3. 4: Fu.ure Homemakers of America 2. 3. 4: Glee Club 4; Secretary and Treasurer 4. Kathryn Verbarg: Glee Club 1. 3; Hi-Tri 1. 3. 4: Vice-president 4; Future Homemakers of America 3; Public Relations. Chairman 3; Illohmet Staff 3: Paper Stafi 3. 4: Pep Squad 2: Secretary 2. 4: Girls Interclass Tournament 1. 2. 3. 4: Banquet Committee 2: Announcement Committee 4: Tea Hostess 4. Anna Mae Wade: Hi-Tri 1. 3. 4: Hi-Tri President 4: Pep Squad 2: Glee Club 1. 3. 4: Class President 2: Prom Committee 3: Future Homemakers of America 4; D. A. R. Citizenship Award 4; Come Over to Our House” 4. Barbara Wallace: Glee Club 1. 3. 4: Future Homemakers of America 4: Hi-Tri 1. 3. 4: Going Places” (usheri 3. Ruby Wehrmeier: Future Homemakers of America 2. 3. 4: Glee Club 3. 4: Going Places (usher) 3: Hi-Tri 1. 3. 4. Wilma Westerman; Hi-Tri 1. 3. 4; Glee Club 4: Future Homemakers of America 2. 3. 4; Going Places (usher) 3. Pat Williams: Choral Club 1: Latin Club 2. 3. Herbert Austin: Class President 1: Yearbook Staff 3: Basketball 2. 3: Football 3. 4: Going Places” 3 Clark Williams: F. F. A. 1. 2. 3. 4: President 1: Reporter 3: Glee Club 1. 2. 3: President 3: Class President 3: Illohmet Yearbook Staff 3- Illohmet Paper Staff 4: Assistant Editor 4: Ring Committee 4: Double Quartet 4; Pop Reads the Christmas Carol 4.

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i 1.1.oil IKT 4 § § $ 1! 48 SENIOR PROPHECY Zoom! The “Hum Dinger. the super deluxe three-tone purple, pink, and pea-green 1958 roeket ship, just shot off on us trip around the universe. Zoom! What’s this! It's coming back! A passenger was left standing at the gate holding her ticket in her outstretched hand. The stewardess, who is Shirley Chick, with Jim Owens, her able-bodied assistant (he tears the tickets she collects», grinned forcefully as our late arrival. Mrs. Herb Austin, the former Virginia Raymer. wife of the famous druggist, boards the plane followed by ten pairs of twins. After they all wave good-bvc to their daddy, the plane—Zoom! It’s gone! Have you ever been on one of these super rocket planes? You haven't? Then let’s look around. In the center room, which is the ball room, we find the one and only ' all-man orchestra. led and conducted by Mrs. Wardens iFitch) Rouse, who stars as her best saxophone player. Jack and his “Sad Sox.” There's nothing like soft music and a cool drink, so let’s order a tutti-frutti Spi zer Special. or in other words a glass of beer (root beer, that isi. made by the genius. Ellis Spitzer, himself. And to top it all we have Frances Bren ningmeycr to serve us. She is all dolled up in her Monday best, or her old wash day clothes. Why? Because today her dream boat. Reuben Bremer, a salesman (sells fool-her brushes), will take his weekly tour of the Solar System. Suddenly there’s an abrubt stop, and here we are on the Planet Venus—Venus and its famous Puny Opera, with twenty beautiful girls and a man who is the manager of the Jim Ballance. He is the discoverer of the beautiful Marie Guice. or Lana Turner’’ for short. The Puny Opera is now showing Road to Sing Sing starring Bob Hope-not or in reality Bob Brittingham; Bang Crosby, or off screen as Bub Stoner: and the lovable hubba gal of television. Dottie La-More, or as she is frequently called in social life. Marilyn Helm. However, the prices of the show have risen from the late thirty-seven cents to the recent thirty-seven dollars, therefore, we must go on. Mars, the next planet we visit, has a great historical background. Nearly everyone who has visited Mars has seen the great million-foot monument erected in honor of the first Earthling to land on Mars. Mr. Jim Wemhoener. in a crude rocket plane which he ordered from Steals and Rob-Buck cattle-log. owned by Eleanor Meinders. The Hum Dinger again soars off into space— off to Jupiter, the planet of opportunity. Jupiter is ruled by a king, and we arc lucky it is King Odell LnMarr who always welcomes Earthlings to Jupiter. The king is seated upon his upholstered throne surrounded by hundreds of beautiful girls, including the Queen She-lisp-a-bit. or Pat Williams underneath her veil. Since we are friends of Odell, we have the pleasure of touring the Palace. Ushers guide us down a long winding staircase to the dark misty dungeons below. Here we meet with the most dangerous killers, including Killer Lloyd Loverkamp who was imprisoned for stealing all the A's from MCHS. and blowing up the chemistry lab while Mr. Tripp was in it. But due to the horror of the dungeons, we immediately leave. Let's tour the best rooms, as the Corny-Gag Hall, where all the famous artists play. Here is the great Joe Kickasola who kicks a solo on the piano, his famous Russian Rag,’’ sung by the sensational crooner. Sigh With Ci” Parker, who really sends us. Jupiter has other entertainments, such as its dog races, whch we find very interesting. The great competitors in the race are. Sue Sturgis' Dumb Dog.” son of Silly Pooch. which competes against Curtis Flannery’s beat-up. b'ind. mute, crippled hound, that wins the race. At the races we meet the richest man in the universe. Bill Cagle, who bets two pen ; on his wife’s dog. the mangy mongrel. Bruno. His wife. Helen Austin. is the famous canine jockey. The races are soon over and we leave for another adventure. We return to the rocket port. The main port is on Jupiter, where the pilotless rocket planes are carefully controlled by Beulah Butterfingers” Pollard. Here another passenger boards—Wanda MeCurrie. the owner of the rocket line. Wanda, being on the Sonny side of life, steps gaily on the plane carrying her daintv St. Bernard dog. The “Hum Dinger is off again, gone again, to another land of fascination. The Moon, where everyone goes for a happy honeymoon, is our next stop. At the rocket port, we are met by a taxi driver, Clark Williams and his smooth riuing 1958 Willys' Jet-Mobile. styled by Bernard Hohman. the great mechanical tycoon on the Moon. The taxi whizzes to the lush honeymoon resort. Hurl’s Hide-away. owned by Bill Hurt who serenades the guests with tuneful ballads. Assisting him are a duet composed of Frances Heflin and Lavera Inman, and a male quartet consisting of Otis Bremer. Wayne Glass. Charles Laird, and Jack Taylor. The favorite hang-out on the moon is the Trojans' Paradise, (advertisement) which originated on the earth, and is branching out to various planets. Carolyn Greenie Greenwood is the brains behind this roaring enterprise. The Moon is a great cultural planet. It has the magnificent Thomas Library. established in memory of Jerry Thomas, author of the great spiritual book Gone With the Wine. While rummaging through the kiddies' books we find Pryntha Rodgers enjoying The Bobsey Twins. After a briei chat with Pryntha on the subject of How to Rear Children we journey to the Moon Beam Hotel where we engage a room for the night. Just as we are snug in bed we happen to notice a flashing neon across the street. It is the figure of an ice skater with these words underneath— Doris Jean Eickhoiz—magnificent figure skater—starring tonight in Ice Catastrophe of 1958'. However, overcome by fatigue, we doze off into slumberland. The next morning we are off again—this time to the tiny planet of Mercury. Mercury is noted for its fine horse-pitals. So we naturally visit one. It so happens that the one we visit is managed by Wilma Doc Dummeicr who is the only person to have her C. G. B. W. M. (Can-get-by-with-murder) degree. Here we have the opportunity to see an operation. Wilma Doc is performing on an old patient of hers. Melvin Blobaum. who swallowed his trumpet while playing “Walbright Cannon Ball. We. fainting at the sight of blood, hurry away. Today is a sunny spring day. so let’s spend the rest of our time on Mercury just walking. Ambling down Broadway, we admire all the elaborate buildings. We pass Bill’s (Comer) Billiards where Bill won his first trophy for his slick pool playing. Placed on the window of Bill’s Billiards is a sign advertising the forthcoming O-Lump-It Price Fight, with Joe Muscles Grothman. The next building is the great Doris Caroline Eick-holz's Beauty Salon where Doris manufactures the famous Moody Mud Pac for dirty faces. A glance at our Mickey Mouse watch made by Shirley Kotter. the dexterous maker of tinker toys, tells us that it is time to leave. Zoom! What a short trip. Saturn, the next planet on our list, is a quiet planet. We are met at the rocket port by Omer’s Hille Billies, playing Some-Phony and Katherine Gurley’s band of cornets playing the soft melodious ballad. Ragtime Cowboy Joe. but Saturn is a quiet planet. We stop to buy a newspaper in the rocket depot— The Mad Mess edited by Elsie Maess. The headlines read : Dead-eye’ Dodo Sampley escaped from Saturn’s Sanitorium. Be on the look-out for this vicious maniac, he is mad about blondes, so please buy a new 1958 latest styled wig. They come in all kinds of flashing sprine plaids. For more information see Joanne Copeland, the lady of Universal styles.” Scanning through the next page, we find a curious want ad: See Alice Lee Alliston, Alice’s Alley Apts.. Metropolis. Zone 999. Massac Co.. Illinois. U. S. A.. Earth. Wanted a man to do housework.’ Also on the same page, only down at the bottom are listed the births. B rn to Mr. Morris Nieeamp. a new ideal, weighing 1-99 of an ounce. Saturday night at the Piece of a Conference in Washington. The baby was named 'Who Cares?’ Over a couple of pages was a wedding announcement— The double ring ceremony of Mildred Horman and Lindell Brenning-meyer was read by Reverend Everett Buchanan The bride was attired in a red dress and pink bobby-sox. Her maids were. Shirley Houchin. who wore a green pair of slacks and socktoboggan. and Martha Russell, who wore a brown plaid bathing