Moline High School - M Yearbook (Moline, IL)

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Glow in the Memories of HS Students ln November the music department presented Hone Night of Melodyf which developed the theme t'It's a big, wide, wonderful world. Y-Teens girls and their dates danced away the evening of No- vember 17 at the g'Silver Fantasyf, Student Con- gress representatives attended a district meeting in Quincy where they and 500 delegates from other schools discussed the problems of student govern- ment. The sophomores elected their class ofliccrs. The varsity cheerleaders returned from a cheer- leaderis clinic at Westerri State Teachers College in Macomb not only with new ideas for cheers, but with new ideas for uniforms, too. Molineis cross country team placed tenth in the stateg the Maroons met Alleman at the Wharton Field House in their first basketball game of the season. Early in December the Fine Arts Club staged Shake-speare's comedy, Wllwelfth Night. Student teachers from Maryerest and Augustana colleges brought with them fixed ideas about leaching land grading, toolt. The intramural basketball teams -Dillydips, Hound Dogs, Nervous Nine, etc.- hegan play-offs. For a Christmas project, the Line O' Type and Student Congress sold '4Share Joys, Buy Toys tags, using the money to help Santa come to the homes of underprivileged children. CAA held its annual Christmas party, initiating new mem- bers and presenting awards. A human Christmas tree comprised of the girls, choruses sang to the audience at Christmas Vespers. Beneath a canopy of angel-hair and stars, Y-Teens and their dates dance at the Silxer Fantasy. The night before-jokes and joking. Now, the morning after, Student Congress members work feverishly to com- plete their float in time for the homecoming parade. Although the Maroons did not shatter the basketball reeords this year, one of them did shatter the bankboard. Repairs delayed the Moline-Rock Island game forty-five minutes. A

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The Student . . Reflections of the Year's Activities Aided by the suggestions of the registrar, students plan their schedules and complete registration. Papa, a reads the family in All eyes turn homage to the newly-crowned M Queen and LO'T King. rc.: up Msiw' sis-aw'VLh-so-'Q-v -r -avg am: ' 5:-1 ff' What are you going to take this year? What period do you have lit? What teachers do you have? lim through at two every dayl were only a few of the exuberant remarks heard around the halls of MHS during registration late in August. The Line O' Type staff spent the last weeks of vacation preparing the first issue of the newspaper. As students full of anticipation prepared for the 1956-l957 school year, the doors of MHS were opened wide to welcome new students and veterans with open arms . . . and homework. During September Y-Teens and GAA held wel- come picnics for the sophomores. Attracting glances of disbelief and provoking laughter from students and teachers because of their ridiculous garb. new members of Y-Teens were initiated by their big sisters, the senior members. The M staff com- pleted plans for the year and began the annual M campaign on September 2 I. Members of the senior government classes elected the first-semester officers of the Civics Club. The organizations plans for the year included supervising the class and student con- gress elections and visiting the city hall and the county courthouse. i'Papa ls Allfi the fall play. was presented in October. Seniors looked their best for Mr. Schultz, who took their graduation pictures. ln a spirited contest at Browning Field, the Maroons met Frank- lin of Cedar Rapids in their first football battle of the season. Cheering students boosted the team toward a successful season, and Lettermen made spectators comfortable tand increased their treas- uryj by selling cardboard seats. The homecoming week-end October 18 and 19-the coronation. the parade, the football game. and the after-game dance -highlighted the m0nth's activities. Pennsylvania Dutchman, Bible to his Mennonite Papa Is All. 13

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Q it- Q E .1 . ' We ,e ' - 'ii v is ,n . as t, The Y-Teen and Y Center L'Candy Capersii ush- ered in the New Year with pizzas, dancing, and merriment. The swimming team, which began prac- tices early in January, resolved to have a successful season. The year-old Key Club held a potluck dinner to which the members invited their parents. High Notes of Harmonyi' combined the talents of the orchestra and the choruses. January 23 and 2-1, two days of semester finals, arrived. The next day. finals forgotten. MHS students were off to a fresh start in the second semester. The newly-organized gymnastics squad performed between halves of the basketball games. February prose and poetry deadlines for the lmp drew closer. On Valentine's Day, GAA girls invited their dads to a Dad-Daughter Date Night. The debate team entered the Northwest Conference debate tournamenti The second semester Civics Club officers took over the duties of planning club activi- ties. The band began its concert season on Feb- CAA volleyball teams compete for the right to play in the champion- ship game of the volleyball tourna- ment. Y-Teen members redecorate a room in the Y in preparation for the opening of a Teen Center. ruary 21 by presenting a concert at Calvin Coolidge. Learning the whys and wherefores of government, Moline Hi-Y's sent representatives to Evanston for a pre-legislative conference. In March the Y Center sponsored a Sadie Hawk- ins dance complete with Marryin' Samf, Y-Teens members modeled the season's fashionable frocks in Hljrelude Parade. Members of the cap and gown committee measured seniors from head to toe prior to ordering robes for commencement and baccalau- reate. Night Must Fall, a murder mystery, was presented in the auditorium March 28 and 29. Various ensembles and soloists won top honors in the state music contest in both the instrumental and vocal divisions. Proud MHS students boasted of the Medalist award given to the Line O' Type by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. ln ad- dition to the junior and senior Hi-Ys, a sophomore group was formed. Confusion and chaos reign supreme in the staff-room when the L0'T and M staffs struggle to meet deadlines. Q .