Paxton High School - Reflector Yearbook (Paxton, IL)

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ATHLETICS Gertrude Beyer Shirley Davis James Purtill THE CHEERLEADERS Our Coaches DELOSS WAGNER WELDON ZIMMERMAN

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January 4 OOOoooh! Why are vacations so short??? 14-15 Semesters—enough is said!!! 19 Mr. Sorenson “takes us East’’ and Roy is an adorable sheik!! 21 Open house is a huge success. (P. S. Mr. Wagner drinks three glasses of punch???) February 3-5 We bring home the bacon at the County Tournament. 19 Meneley-Brown duo give us an excellent program. 19 We regain our prestige—win from Drummer. 26 The Alumni can still “shoot a wicked basket.” March 3-6 We emerge victorious at the Regional Tournament. 17 William Watts, Miriam Bosen, and Juanita Randolph will represent P. C. H. S. in the literary contest. 23 Mrs. Woods visits us again. 24 F. F. A. Banquet—imagine eating ten gallons of ice cream!! 24 Roy Larson is our checker champ. 31 Senior play try-outs. April 2 Juanita Randolph wins a first in the county literary contest with a humorous reading. 6 Band contest at Clinton—on to the state!!! 9 Baseball and track seasons open. 14 We enjoy another pleasant school party. 15-16 Spring vacation. 24 State band contest. May 14 Lovely dresses - good eats - keen time—Junior-Senior Banquet. 19 Senior Class Day—we hope you like the Reflector. 20-21 Senior exams. 23 Baccalaureate exercises. 25 Senior play “Boston Blues” goes over in a big way. 28 With heavv hearts and fond memories, we bid farewell to P. C. H. S.

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FOOTBALL The first gridiron season under the tutelage of Coach Zimmerman resulted in two victories, three losses, and three ties. After a slow start in the first half of the schedule, in which the Blue and Gold squad iost one and tied three, the Paxton football team showed much improvement by winning half of the remaining contests. It was in the fifth game that the highlights of the season came when a Watseka eleven, that had won sixteen straight, bowed before an inspired Paxton team. Even in defeat the P. C. H. S. gridders were impressive, the poorest performances coming in the three tie games. Against the mammoth Westville and Hoop-eston teams the locals played a superb brand of ball. It was simply a matter of size that put these defeats in the Paxton account in the football ledger. After having been held to a 7-7 deadlock by our arch rivals, Drummer High, in the season opener, the Zimmerman-coached crew trampled the Gibson City club 13-0 in the final game of the year- The linemen who made letters this year were Jack Erickson, Bob Kirsche, Charles Hanson, Howard Stevenson, Cecil Reehl, Gorman Smith, Wayne Voorhees, John Prewitt, and Ferd Marshall. The last five mentioned boys are members of the class of 1937. The backfield consisted of lettermen Clyde Van Antwerp, Charles Cornelison, Ralph Flora, Jimmy Dunnan, Art Lee and Joe Ashley. Lee and Ashley traded off at the fullback and tackle posts. At the conclusion of the successful season, “Bud” Van Antwerp and ‘ Chuck” Cornelison were named honorary co-captains. SEASON RECORD Paxton, 7; Gibson City, 7. Paxton, 0; Rossville, 0. Paxton, 6; Westville, 14. Paxton, 0; Rantoul, 0. Paxton, 14; Watseka, 0. Paxton, 6; Onarga, is. Paxton, 6; Hoopeston, 7. Paxton, 13; Gibson City, 0