Monticello High School - Memories Yearbook (Monticello, IL)

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BACK Row-Marquiss, Milligan, Pembroke, Trumbauer, Salyers, West, Abner, Phillips, Huffman, Mr. Lukens. THIRD Row-Gibbs, Giffnn, Smith, Webster, Rudisill, Miller, Livingstone, Burns, Stanley, Ellis, Denny, Giflin, Brown, Bradley, Brown, Fisher, Brown, Fitzwater, Hiett, Wall, Tavenner, Martin, Lyon, Baird, Bushee. SECOND Row-Thompson, Taylor, Delbridge, Summers, Laurence, Ellis, Smith, Brighton, Martin, Moyer, Evans, Hiett, Spooner, Meece, Stoddard, Salyers, FRoNr Row-Mohler, Norris, Conard, Purcell, Brighton, Harris, Conard, Shaff, Salyers, Norris, Conard. BAND MEMBERS ARE EARLY BIRDS The school year of 1938 dawned. Sparrows shivered on snow-covered bough. Trees quivered and groaned. Presently, the feathered creatures heard rival voices from within the portals of the Conservatory of Music. Winging their way to the building they looked in and saw Maestro Ernest E. Lukens directing his Symphony to the strains of the F ootlifter. After the last echoes of this brisk march had barely died away and the Symphony's minor mistakes had been corrected Csomething about a dotted quarter note or a lot of feelingj all eyes were glued on the door which had so unceremoniously squeaked. They shouldnlt have wasted their energy for they might have known that some prodigy was arriving fifteen minutes late. A close election early in the year proved that Frances Conard was to be presi- dent of the band, Herbert Bradley, vice-president, Albert Mohler, secretary, and C. H. Summers, treasurer. For the first time in many years Monticello High and Grade School musicians entered the Regional contest for solos and ensembles which was held at Gibson City, March twenty-sixth. Seven high school soloists and one ensemble and three grade school soloists and one ensemble placed in the iirst division. However, the price for such good luck was heavy. A case of smallpox developed at Gibson City which resulted in seven days of confinement for eleven students who had participated and who had not been vaccinated within the past live years. It is the utmost desire of every Monticello High School Band member to achieve a lirst division rating in the regional contest, next year. 30

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BACK Row--Conard, Denney, Salyers, Townsend, Paul, Cox, Wall, Widick, Si-:r'oNn Row--Miss Reeves, Moore, Valentine, Cornell, Mintun, Norris, Laurence, Salyers, Merri- man, Bushee, Rudisill. FRONT Row-Keyes, Conard, Bacopulos, Seylcr, Miller, Brown, Hiett, Prosch, Cox. GIRLS IN M.C.H.S. HAVE AN ACTIVE INTEREST IN SPORTS WHEN THEY ARE MEMBERS OF THE GIRLS ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION The Girls Athletic Association usually has from twenty to forty members. At the beginning of each year new officers are elected. The girls selected to fill the various offices are: Frances Conard, President: Esther Edwards, Vice-President: Mary Paul, Secretary-Treasurer: Norma Norris, Sports Manager: Helen Widick, Social Chair- man: and Harryette Salyers, Membership Chairman. In October a party, which included the candlelight ceremony and an informal initiation, was given for the new members. During the course of every year many games are played. Each of these sports are studied for about six weeks. They include soccer: baseball: basketball: volley ball: swimming: and shuffle-board: badminton: handball: ping pong, and gymnastics Cwhich are all included in one six-weeks periodj. For sixteen weeks health rules are kept. All these things and many others add points to each girl's score. These points help the girl to win numerals and letters. The G.A.A. usually has a party every month. In addition to these parties, Play Days are held. These affairs are given by different schools who invite members of the association in other towns. In May, members of the Monticello G.A.A. are to be hostesses to several other groups from surrounding towns. Some of these so-called Play Days are sponsored by the State Headquarters. A program of sports is planned, and teams are selected. The team with the most points for all the games is usually awarded a prize. At noon, the girls meet in a central place and eat lunch. About two or three o'clock the Play Day ends. An event of this kind is a source of great pleas- ure to all G.A.A. members. The girls all appreciate the effort that is put forth by the officers and the adviser in planning a full program for the year. Perhaps co-operation and good sportsman- ship are the two most outstanding qualities of every member of the organization. There is not a girl in the Monticello Girls Athletic Association who does not deserve the title a good sport. 29

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Shooting Our Stars Athletics Six cheerleaders may seem a surplus but 1937-38 furnished much to chccr. . . Second in confort-ncc standing in football. . Co-champions of Okaw Vallcy in basketball Consistent winners in truck ......