Pekin High School - Commentator Yearbook (Pekin, IN)

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CLASS H1sToRY Q Twelve years ago most of the Graduat- ing Class of 19-50 for the first t.ime stepped into several different school buildings to embark upon a new adventure in life 4 to absorb as much education as possible in twelve short years. On September 13, 1946, fifty-four timid, future students of Pekin High School, after much inquiry, found their way to Room 2. There we enrolled for our green freshman year. We su-rvived the harsh initiation which the Sophomores inHicted upon us and at a class meeting chose Mr. Morgan, for our sponsor. We elected for our officers: Presi- dent, Lawrence Brockg Vice Pres'.dent, Lowell Gray: ' Secretary, Elizabeth Miller: Treasurer, Wilma Richard: and News Re- porter, Ilene Bowling. We selected red and white for our class colors and the red rose for the class fiower. Charlene Hall, Ilene Miller, and Earl Stewart left us this year but Jimmy Sullivan joined us. Some of the boys of our class were on the basketball squad. Before the end of the year Mr. Mor- gan passed away and we chose Miss Miller to help us complete our first year. As we entered the Sophomore year our enrollment had decreased to 'forty-seven. We missed Eula Hobson, Hilda Hobson, Irma Losson, Jimmy Sullivan, and Robert Mc- Killip but during the year we welcomed two new members: Helen Woodward and Eu-gene Sams. Our sponsors for this year were Mrs. Dunham and Mr. Purcell and we were deter- mined to make the initiation of the Freshmen much worse than ours had been. We chose the following officers: President, Sam New- lon: Vice President, Richar-d Marshall: Secretary, Polly Bush: Treasurer, Carol Dennis: and News Reporter, Elizabeth Miller. We were highly elated when Wilma Richard was elected Yell Leader from our Sophomore class. Again this year our class was represented on the basketball team. We felt quite proud when our Junior year rolled around for the Juniors always seemed, quite important around school, and we were determined to make it a successful year. Under the leaders-hip of Mrs. Baker and Mr. Purcell we began our many activir ties.. The officers for this year were: Presi- -dent, David Koltenbah: Vice President, Lawrence Brock: Secretary, Virgie Smith: Treasurer, Elizabeth Miller: and News Re- porter, Wilma Richard. We lost the following members: Halene Lucas, Ragen'a Marshall, Robert Lovell, Eugene Sams, and Jesse Motsinger. Those who joined us were: Elsie Crume, David Koltenbah, and Raymond Leach. We immediately opened our Junfor sales of ice-cream and soft drinks. We topped all previous records with our .sales of maga- zines. We wrote and adopted our constitu- tion and chose as our class motto, Today Decides Tomorrow. Our play, ' Tons of Fun, was very successful and our Junior quartette, introduced between acts, remain- ed popular throughout the year. We felt highly -honored when Ilene Bowling was chosen to represent Pekin High School as a model in the style show presented by Batts of Salem. Wilma Richard was one of the Yell Leaders this year and our Junior, Red Devils, won the class tournament. Near t-he end of school we took the Seniors to the Spring Mill Hotel for the Junior-Senior re- ception. After a delicious dinner we enter- tained them in the recreation room of the hotel. Our class presented a gift of glass bankboar-ds to the school for we had several Junior hot shots who were anticipating a place on the Musketeers' first squad. The last day of school we deci-ded to have a re- un.ion in the gym on May 20, 1949. At this party we had Mr. and Mrs. Marshall to direct us in folk- dances. Most of the class members returned for the party and all had an enjoyable time. Mrs. Marshall invited some of us to go with her to LaFayette and take part in, Pioneer Glory, a production depicting early Indiana H.istory. Those who accepted the invitation were: Rae Etta Mar- tin, Donna Green, Ali-ce Colglazier, Virginia Walton, Tommy Churchman, an-d Jerry Sharp. This proved to be a memorable two Weeks on the Purdue Campus. All too soon we found ourselves Seniors with an enrollment of forty-four. Soon after school started our pictures were taken and we ordered our class rings and pins. We began publishing the Comment and started to work on the Commentator with our former sponsors Mrs. Baker and Mr. Purcell and Class officers: President, Carol Ruth Dennis: Vice President, Bob Heinsg Secretary, Lawrence Brock: Treas- urer, David Koltenbah: and News Reporter, Elizabeth Miller. During the year Charlene Hall rejoined us but Sam Newlon -departed. We were highly honored when Elizabeth Miller won the D. A. R. Award of Washing- ton County. Our class contributed to our basketball success by having from our class: two Yell Leaders, Ilene Bowling and Ray Roberts: seven players, Bob Heins, Richard Marshall, Lowell Gray, Marvin Kay, Tommy Churchman, Orville- Brough, -and -Jerry Sharp: an-d Student Manager, David Kol- tenbah.