Momence High School - Monesse Yearbook (Momence, IL)

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GI ,FF C ,UBS FIRST ROW: Norene Smedlund, Velma Estill fSecretaryj3 Doris Stewart, Frances Neibcrt, Ardis eu esidentjg Ruth Snapp Wice-Presidentjg Miss Grimes fDirectorjg louise Hall, Helen Siwicki, Muriel Thorne, Maxine Kurtz, Etta Jeenke, Mary Ann Billings. SECOND ROW: Janet Stout, Beth Murphy, Eileen Jarvis, Chlora Mansberger flibrarianjg Pauline Ifxstrom flibrarianfg Margaret Templeton, Jane Snapp, Dorothy Koester, Harriet Christjansen, hqrrtle Raetz, Shirley Goodlmecht, Virginia Deliere, Bernice Soucie. THIRD ROW: Arlene Anstrom, LaVerne Cantway, Betty Seybert, Mary Ellen Marcotte, Doris Tallman, nice Stout, Marjorie Moody, Frances Eolmbqrg, Phyllis Stout, Margy Reynolds, Eleanor Mclfurrough fpianistjg Marjorie Jensen. The past year has proved a very busy and successful one for the Girls' and Boys' Glee Clubs. The girls practiced diligently each Monday and Tiednesday noon throughout the year, while the boys did their rehearsing during the noon hour on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The two groups collaborated in presenting on December 7 the Operetta 'The Gypsy Rover , a fitting climax to weeks of carehxl direction and faithful rehearsal. This was the first choral production to be presented in the new auditorium, and it was a marked success far exceeding former operettas given with restricted facilities. During the Christmas season the two choruses joined in caroling throughout the town as has been the custom for several years. The Girls' Glee Club presented two numbers at the Annual Orchestra Concert, and the Boys' Chorus sang at the Band Frolic. Both participated in the Kankakee Valley Conference Music Festival, April 22. The Boys' and Girls' Quartettes presented selections for P. T. A. Meetings, Fam Bureau Meetings, and the Baccalaureate Service. FIRST RUM Lee Peterson, Gaylord Jensen CVice-presidentjg Vincent Roberts Qresidentjg Robert Euglas lSecretaryjg Miss Grimes CDirectorjg Stanley Jensen. SECOND ROW: Daniel O'Brien, William Therien, Henry Madsen, Harold Morse, Viateur Saindon. : illiam Johnston, Donald Johnson, Robert Blue, Willis Maltby, Duane Goodknecht, Virgil Chipman llibrarianj Kpioture not takenj 29

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ORCHE THA FIRST ROW: Janet Stout, Secretary, Alice Stout, Phyllis Stout, Vincent Roberts, Frederick Dennison, Beth Murphy, Carroll Christensen, Norene Smedlund, Dorothy Raetz, Betty Metcalf, Phyllis Lucas. SECOND RCW: Audrey Poppe, Shirley Goodknecht, Ronald Jensen, Bruce O'Cull, Jean Schoenwald, Robert Seybert, Eleanor McMurrough, librarian, Lois Draegert, Edward Fox, Floyd Rupp, Harold Ralph Hungerford. THIRD ROW: Lois Burns, pianist, Standing, Leonard Tomasld, President, Alvin Jaenke, Eurance Spencer, Vice-President, Mr. Liljedahl, Director, CSeatedQ Velma Estill, Henry Madsen, Gaylord Jensen, Marjorie Jensen. The advancement of the orchestra has been due to the untiring efforts of its director, Mr. Liljedahl, and to the faithful attendance of the thirty members who meet once each week to practice. For four years the orchestra has been one of the leading parts of the high school music department. Its purpose is to encourage an appreciation of good music among the students and give its members the enjoyment of interpreting the music of the masters. The Fourth Annual Concert featured the Violin Quartette composed of Miss Hardy, Janet, Alice, and Phyllis Stout, and solo selections by Miss Hardy, Velma Estill, and Mr. Hungerford. The orchestra participated in the Annual Kankakee Valley Conference Music Festival. Momence Community High School was represented this fall in the Illinois State High School Orchestra by .Alice and Janet Stout. The school orchestra has proved itself an invaluable institution in the curriculum. HEINSEN ' S HARMONY HOUNDS One of the extra-curricular musical organizations of MCHS is Heinsen's Harmony Hounds. This dance orchestra has participated in P. T. A. programs, assemblies, one school dance, and the football banquet. This group also played for the dance which was held after the County Music Festival. Mr. Heinsen is director of the organisation. The personnel is as follows: Eleanor Mcldurrough, Alice Stout, Janet Stout, Carroll Christensen, Vincent Roberts, Leonard Tomaski, Henry Jaenke, Duane Dmton, George Gibson, Mr. Robert Heinsen. 28

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NOVEMBER, 1957 MME TS SEPTEMBER, 1937 With me first days of autumn in sight, pupils and teachers of M. C. H. S. resumed the 'good work where they left it three months before. Lofty seniors felt so important that their hats refused to fit. Infinitesimal and, incidentally, infantile freshmen wore that well-known green look about the gills. Football games, P. T. A., and the Brown-Meneley Assembly high- lighted the month. OCTOBER, 1937 . Octo5er's bright, blue weather held good for the football games and helped the local eleven chalk up two wins, a tie, and a loss. Our wrearers of the green' were seen and heard praying to 'Allah' for immediate a.nd sudden oblivion. An analysis of the cause revealed the imminence of the first six-week SIRIUS. Several would-be Romeos and Juliettes' started a new Thespian Club under Miss Smythe's direction and went about rolling the stage r dramatically. The school hcp and the G. A. A. Play Day at Roddick followed each other in rapid succession. DECEMBER 1937 g cheers and two ference and Armistice Day. M. the Air, which was one of the by a P. T. A. program in which M. C. H. S. The whole school short days of vacation were the result of the High School Con- C. H. S. went up in the air' over the play 'Old Crusty Takes lyceum assembly numbers. American Education Week was observed school activities were reviewed by a skit entitled A Visit to body royally entertained the football boys with a feed and a dance. Everyone was grateful for at least two things on 'Thanksgiving Day--M. C. H. S. won the first basketball game of the season, and there was a vacation. I The feagre attraction of the month was the operetta, 'Gypsy Rover, produced by the Girls' Glee Club and Boys' Chorus. Geraldine Westaby entertained the school with a lecture on Europe and illustrated her speech with an excellent collection of dolls from every country. Christmas decorations, parties for the faculty and students, caroling, and Santa Claus masquerading pro- claimed the Yule Tide vacation. JANUARY, 1958 With the strains of 'Auld Lang Sync' ringing in their ears, students and teachers resumed their regular course of work. Loyal librarians held an 'open house' to encourage prospective members. Leon Albert, 'hobo supreme, gave an account of his travels for the assembly. Semes- ter examinations were taken, and the records for the first half of the school year were irrevocably closed. FEBRUARY, 1938 e oun Basketball Tournament held the limelight for a short while. Then the Seniors began choosing various committees for the closing activities. Future Farmers exercised their agricultural abilities at the F. F. A. Judging Contest. A group of colored Mississippians presented a musical program of spirituals and some swing numbers with a little trucking for good measure. Everyone joined the I cannot tell a lie' chorus, and otherwise celebrated 'lVashington's birthday by a gala dance and no school. mos, 1938 gh March came in like a lion, school activities compared with the quiet, proverbial lamb--examinations, the Regional Basketball Tournament, homerooms, and the Robert Bowman assembly took place as the month waned. March as well as all MCHS students went out lamb-like on Senior Control Day. APRIL, 1938 I Iprll Pcol's Day meant no foolin' around to the annual staff as they hastened to meet the deadline which fcruel fate, had to coincide with six weeks exams. The Band Frolics of 1938 went down in history with a blare of trumpets and a near blizzard. Douglas Behney represented MCHS in the F. F. A. Oratorical Contest. Future Farmers and Farmerettes flfome Economics girls to the uninformedj held a gay and smmxptious banquet. HCHS was host to the XVC Music Festival. Repre- sentatives of the School Council attended the Convention at New Trier. The last school dance of the year faded into yesterday's news. MAY 1958 ' HTH? colors still flying, MCHS gathered momentum for the last month of the school year. I ll ll ll Il I Plain Janes turned to butterflies and Solenm Johns into men about school for the Junior- Senior Prom. Baccalaureate gave reality to graduation. A preliminary holiday was taken on Memorial Day. Final examinations decided the fate of the students. JUNE, 1938 Senior Class Night, with its gayew and fun, receded into the background. Seniors answered roll-call for the last time as they received their diplomas. Momence High's students left for varied holidays and numerous new jobs. The last chapter has been written--the manuscript is finished. 50