Momence High School - Monesse Yearbook (Momence, IL)

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ATHLETICS

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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

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FO OTBALL 4 FRONT ROW: Clarence Baechler, Donald Johnson, James Maibauer, Willard Nagle, Rob5r't'S'51'bert, Harry Mitchell, Robert Gray. BACK ROW: Coach Hall, John Behney, Ellsworth Worth, John Wehr, Paul Metcalf, Francisliyant, Viateur Saindon, John Rehmer, Lyle Bruck, Laurance Spencer, Leonard Tozuasld fmanagerl HEAVYWE I GHT FOOTBALL The M. C. H. S. gridmen of 1957 got off to a poor start by losing early season games to Morocco and Rensselaer, but then they began to improve and went on to finish the schedule with a record of three games won, three lost, and two tied. The team averaged less than 150 pounds per man but managed to hold the 165 pound Dwight squad to a 6-6 tie in the last game of the season. The boys fought off several Dwight threats inside the twenty yard line and then came 'back with a spirited 60 yard march in the last quarter that earned the tie score. Sixteen letters were awarded. Seniors: Wyant, Saindon, Metcalf, Mitchell, Gray, Behney, and Rehmer. Juniors: Spencer, Maibauer, Seybert, Wehr, Johnson, and Bruck. Sophcmoresg Nagle, Baechler, and Worth. 1957 SCHEDULE Morocco -------- 13 ----- 1.5. C. H. S.--0 Renssalaer ----- 13 ----- M. C. H. S.--0 Bradley ------ ---6 ----- M. C. H. S.-12 Lowell --------- 27 ----- H. C. H. S.--O St. Patrick's---6 ----- M. C. H. S.--6 Kentland -------- O ----- M. C. H. S.-25 Herscher -------- 0 ----- M. C. H. S.--6 Dwight- --------- 6 ----- M. C. H. S.--6 5 52