Pekin High School - Pekinian Yearbook (Pekin, IL)

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SENIOR EDITIO Page 17 New Council President, Leo Give Messages To Students LEFT HAND COLUMN Leonard Rosenberg Rmiio (Tub. 1: Growing Pains”: Student Council: “Pirates of Penzance : Pekinolx Staff: Band. 4: Jazz Orchestra. 4: Naughty Marietta”: Rhapsody in Black” 4: Choir 3 4: Big 12. 4. Photo. 1: Radio. .1. 4: Football. 3, 4: Choir. 4: Big Twelve. 4. Nelson Luft Fencing 1: Football 3. 4: Baseball. 3. 4: Basketball. 3. 4: Gym Cadet: Track. 4. 4: Hall Three cheers for the new student council president, Norma Dep-pert—and may she ever keep the standards of our school above all else! Leo Betzelberger. the retiring Franklin Neuman president, leaves this following message for the students: “My sincerest thanks to every student and faculty member of P. C. H. S. for the splendid cooperation you have given me dur- Thomas Livingstone ing the past year. Your attitude j ivkinol staff: chorus, toward the broadcasting system Cadet. 4. and other activities which were at- Arthur Weiland tempted by the student council. choir 4: Big 12. 4. was one of whole-hearted support. “To my successor, Norma Dep-pert, may you continue to give your same cooperation and our slogan, “On to a beter P. C. H. S.“ will forever be upheld..” Being highly honored—Norma writes to the students—: “I wish to thank the students and my able manager. John Gainer, for the fine support given me at the recent election. It was an enjoyable experience to work with such a grand group of good sports. I shall show my Faith Kincaid appreciation to you next year by my efforts to be the kind of president you desire and I shall do my best!” RIGHT HAND COLUMN Beverly Garing IVkinois Staff: Naughty Marietta”: Girls’ Club 4; Girl Reserves 4: Choir 4: Big 12 Festival 4. Leanna Pribble Girls’ Club. 1. 2. 3. 4: Girl Reserves. 1. 2: Yarncraft. 2: Hall Cadet. 4. Olive Walters Girls' Club 1. 2. 3. 4: Girl Reserves 1. 2. 3. 4: Rhapsody in Blaek.” 2; Chocolate Soldier: Growing Pains; Pirates of Penzance: Quill and Scroll; Pekinois Staff: Naughty Marietta:” Choir. 3, 4. Girls’ Club 1, 2. 4: G. A. A. 2: • Rhapsody in Black” 2. 4: Pirates of Penzance”: “Death Takes A Holiday”. Dramatists Build Plays Around Type Characters For Final Project of Year Rosena Moore Yarncraft 1: Personal Appearance. 2: Girls’ Club. 1. 2. 3: Naughty Marietta.” Student Council Holds Some promising young dram- Annua| picnjc atists were discovered in Mr. At- klnson s Drama 2 class when the | Direction Norma Deppert students undertook to write one- act plays, and who knows but what a Kaufman or a Ferber will emerge from one of the lowly drama students. The class was divided into five groups, with a chairman at the head of each, and worked with the same cast of characters. Imagination ran riot in the various versions of what happened to the different characters, and Tommy Grizwald, Mrs. Grizwald’s. not so nice, thirteen year old son. was found in many mischievous acts. Jimmie Little, home town hoy who makes good, and Ruth Blythe, a completely unsophisticated and charming girl of nineteen provided the love interest in all the plays. Other characters in the plays were Mrs. Hildagard Rath-bone, a novelist of sorts; Mrs. Jennie Little, sweet little homebody; Azelea Trentholm, who once played Camille at the Clare-more theater; Mrs. Horace Grange Grizwald. wife of the Baptist minister: Sarah May Grizwald, Mrs. Grizwald’s very nice daughter, of seventeen; Reverend Horace G. Grizwald and Ceil Rathbone, would-be sophisticated son of Hildagard. In charge of the various groups were Martha Robison. Patricia Conover. Muriel Galbraith. Ruth Brown, and Morma Deppert. Patronize Our AdvertIsera The student council picnic was bigger and better than ever this year under the skillful supervision of Norma Deppert and with eighty student council members participating. Holding their traditional picnic at Detweiller Park on May 18, the group left at 3:15 o’clock transported in a number of cars driven by students. The council was divided into a number of separate groups under the direction of Norma Deppert. General committtee consisted of Lois Sommers, Jim Cruse, and Bob Stallings; entertainment committee, Jim Cruse. Jack Traub, and Ruth Brown: weiner-stick committee. Bob Stallings and Bob Herget. The fire was in charge of Leo Betzelberger. A new innovation was added this year, a lost and found committee in charge of Albert Bottin. It seems that last year Albert got lost, so this time he was appointed to find himself if the occasion arose. The menu consisted of hot dogs, potato chips, olives, pickles, potato salad, chocolate ice cream-cake roll, and chocolate milk. During their leisure time, the funsters had a good time playing baseball and socker. The chaperones were Mr. Lindsey, Mr. Stowe. Miss Todd, Mr. | Snyder, and Miss Graralich. 01 FIT I %V, SHOKS I) BY ART X-KA B. H. SHOE STORE 820 Court Sir.rl P.-k DIGGER BETTER SANDWICH SHOP .outline Tenderloins l’ ar B. Q. Hamburgers Kinds of Soft Drinks ! Willow Phone 979-A I

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Page 16 SENIOR EDITION LEFT HAND COLUMN Mary Jane Bolduan Evalyn Borsch Girl Reserves, 1. 2. 3. 4: Girls' Club. 1. 2. 3, 4: Big 12. 2: Personal Appearance. 3: “Growing Pains: Secretary-Treasurer. Junior A and Senior B: National Honor Society: Quill and Scroll: Peklnols Staff: Vice President. Senior A: Naughty Marietta Choir 3. 4; Chorus, 1, 2. Harriet Winkel Girls’ Club. 1, 2. 3, 4: Girl Reserves. 1. 2. 3; Naughty Marietta : Choir 4; Big 12. 4. Florence Notzke Girls' Cluh 1, 2: Girl Reserves 1, 2: German Club 3: Pirates of Penzance : Hall Cadet 4; Choir 3. 4. Margaret Whitney G. A. A. 1, 2. 4: Girls’ Club, 1. 2. 3. 4: Rhapsody in Black 2: Hall Cadet 4. UKiH T HAND COLUMN Robert Garls Track Manager 2: Basketball niana-ager 2: Football 2: Radio Club 3, 4; Baseball 3: Hall Cadet 4. Robert Reif Fencing 1: Student Council: Forensic. 2. 3. 4: Debate, 2: Growing Pains. Pirates of Penzance: Thespians: Band. 1. 2. 3, 4: Orchestra. 1. 2. 3. 4: Tennis. 3; Choir. 3. 4. Eldon Eller Chocolate Soldier : Pains : French Club 3 Baseball 3. Floyd Vanderwater Gro w I n g Football 3. 4: Naughty 12. 4. Marietta : Choir 4: Big George Wilson Track 1. 3. 4: Cross Country, 2. 3, 4: Captain Cross Country 4: Basketball 3. 4: Hall Cadet. 4: Captain Track. 4. To Change English Course Beginning in the fall, juniors taking English V will no longer study English literature as they have done in the past years; for a brand new course is being substituted for the old one. Altho this course will still be called English V. it will be made up of a study of modern literature, with units of modern short story, essay, drama, poetry, and magazine. English literature will be offered here, although only as an elective In the senior year. Senior Members Of The Snow White Society Publicity Manager—Ruth Tyler. Dopey—Maxine McBride. Sleepy—Emily Cullen. Sneezy—Faith Kincaid. Grumpy—June Lowman. SPECIAL PRICES TO ( RADIATES Doc—Bud Spears. Happy—Evalyn Borsch. R. A. KONISEK PHOTOGR PHER 516 COURT ST. PHONE 908 WE HAVE THE VERY LATES1 I K.HUNG OUTFIT MADE KODAK FINISHING FRAMING Bashful—Marianne Ailts. Valedictorian—Donald Duck. Salutatorian—Popeye, the sailor. Patronize Our Advertisers | Graduate in the Corridor | What are your plans for the future? Question: Replies by Seniors. Eileen Preston— I want to be a beauty operator.” Margaret Williamson—T want to be a nurse and plan to go in training in September.” Florence Notzke--‘‘My chosen profession is to be a private secretary; I hope I succeed. Jim Seggerman—My future is to be a salesman, to sell what is a secret. Eileen Moehring—‘‘Sit at home and twiddle my thumbs and wait for my future? to arrive. Chet Hellyer—‘‘Oh! I’m going to join the navy so that I can have I a girl at every port.” Mardella Haller—‘‘I suppose I i will stay home and raise cats.” Lois Trimble—“I am going to use my scholarship to MacMurray College for two years.” Rose Seiortino—“I hope to get a position of private secretary.” Virginia Sheppard—“I want to learn to be a ‘soda-jerker’ so that I can work In Alexander’s Drug Store. Delavan. 111.” Harriet Winkel—‘‘I haven't decided.” Frances Witkosky— I want to marry a filling station attendant and raise those romantic little animals-cows. Graduates Look Forward To Long Summer Vacations In AH Sections of Country With vacation almost here, thoughts of seniors drift from school hooks to summer plans. Many are anticipating a pleasant vacation while for others the outlook is not quite so colorful. Eileen Henterseher proudly announces that her parents are giving her a trip to Colorado for a month or more as a graduation present. A1 “Biddy” Moore chooses Baltimore. Maryland, as the site for his vacation, which proves that there may be something in a name. Steve Krpan, as well as many other South Pekin fellows, have a vacation of work ahead of them in rebuilding the wreckage left by the tornado, while Julian “Duke” Botello hasn’t quite decided, but thinks that he is going out to Ore-gan to pick fruit. Bernard Rosenberg, president of Illinois Student Council, is looking forward to a trip to New York as a delegate to the National Convention, and Wendell McMullen is planning on his famous thumb to aid him in getting to Boulder, Colorado, where he is going to visit Miss Williams. As Wendell expressed it in a few words,” it sure will be “tliumb-fun.” FOR ALL YOUR NEEDS COME TO THE THRIFTY Cut Rate Drug Store

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Page IS SENIOR EDITION HARLAN J. JOS? .). bdk.vs PEKIN SHOE STORE Brick Cement Work Phone 8!»7-It For Shoe . THAT SATIS! V Magic Carpet Carries Today’s Seniors Into The Mystic Land of Make Believe As we float along on our magic carpet, encircling the world, we see may familiar faces. Even though it’s 1958 we can tell that they are graduates of Pekin High way back with the class of '38. We stop in France, and who should pop up but Peach “Bacter- LEFT HAM) COLUMN Clarence Allard Ag. Club 1, 2, 3: Future Farmer : Hull cadet, 4: F. F. A. judging team, 4. Ellis Lindeman Max Conn ••Rhapsody in Rlaek, 1. 2: Hand 1. 2. 3: Cheer Leader. 1. 2. 3. Robert Kahn I’eklnola Staff: Quill and Scroll. James Seggerman Fencing 1; Stagecraft 1, 2: Radio Club 1: Baud 1. 2. 3, 4: Orchestra 3. 4. RIGHT HAND COLUMN Meleta Heiser Girls’ Club. 1, 2. 4: G. A. A.. 2. 4: ‘‘Growing I’ains:'’ Yarncraft, 3; National Honor Society; Quill and Scroll; Peklnols Staff: Choir. 3. Helen Psinas Girls’ Club. 1. 3: G. A. A. 2: Rhapsody In Black” 2; German Club. 3; Girl Reserves. 3, 4; Naughty Marietta : Choir, 4. Ruth McClintick Girls’ Club. 1. 2. 3. 4: Girl Re servos. 1: Personal Appearance. 1. 4: Hall Cadet. 4. La Doris Cross Yarncraft, 2: Girls’ Club, 1. 2, 3, 4: Girl Reserves. 1. 2, 3. 4: Hall Cadet. 4. Barbara Bennett Girls’ Club. 1. 2. 3: Girl Reserves. 1. 2. 3, 4: Photography. 2: Band. 1; Choir. 3. Thirteen Seniors .Make Final Bow in Excellent Dramatic Performance The footlights are out! The stage is dark! The curtain has dropped on the last performance of thirteen senior players as members of Pekin Community High School. And a glorious performance it was—with Margery Olt-man as Grazia and Bruce Bram-lage as Death in the final senior production “Death Takes a Holiday,” last Friday night. The play, one of the most difficult ever done by a Pekin High School group, was beautifully acted on a stage artistically designed and built by Mr. Bone, Mr. Thompson, and their aides. The supporting cast included Hois Trimble, Faith Kincaid, Roy Williams, Henry Denker, Ruth Brown, Earl Woodall, Lorraine Monge, Ralph Spears, Winifred Wargo, Robert Nolte, and John Gainer each of whom interpreted his character with sympathetic understanding. Bouquets go to Mr. Atkinson for an excellent job of directing; and to each and every committee who had a hand in the production of an outstanding performance. ia” Jurgens, faithful to the end in carrying out Madam Curie’s work. She’s blown up the laboratory twice but is still hopeful. Jim Hapenney and Bob Kahn, “jockeys” of 1958, are still travelling from Pekin to Tremont, spreading good cheer as they go. Now to the hills of Bagdad! Holland Konisek, “Archy for short, heaves a pick-ax at a lump of fossils. We expect him to find a bone of a pre-historic animal which will either make or break the theory of evolution. Soaring toward our mother country, we finally sight the Statue of Liberty and find, perched aloof on the massive arm. Bol» Keif, who has gone on a sit-down strike because he was too tired to stand up any longer. Carter Bank in has a chewing gum concession at the base of the statue to keep Bob supplied with Rankin’s best chewy cudmint. And we learn that the last member of that once famous threesome Bruce “Noel Howard” Bramlage is appearing in a Broadway opener in his title role “What Every Woman Knows.” Sa-wish! Over into New York City we go and almost bump into a 975 story skyscraper, the largest in existence. Big gold letters proclaim it the property of that greatest business magnate, Allen Marrett, president of the American Can Company. Coasting on to Hollywood, we find Jim Chiado and Bov Caring starring in their first movie premiere, When You And I Were Young, Maggie.” After the show, w'e look Jim up and he gives us the low down” on several of our old pals of ’38. Robert England is tramping up and down the country lecturing on “How To Make Friends and Influence People.” Steve Krpan and Swede Luft are still “way down yonder” in South Pekin, Swede’s a-workin’ on the rail-road and Steve is keeping the hotel the hard way, (trying to do all the work with his number 10’s propped up on the desk.) Eileen Preston is woman attendant at her brother’s funeral parlor, while Harvey Petri is still “smiling through.” Norman Rasmussen is also a-lecturing on “Communism and Its Effects! Yah!! By Golly! While we’ve been talking, Jim has led us to a night club which seems to be the latest word in swank, where we find that the central attraction Is the Ace Orchestra starring drummer John Eden and led by our old pal, Leonard Rosenberg. Leonard is to have a contest with Stokowski (for the longest hair). Leonard says, “What has he got that I ain’t got?” Garbo, Leonard. Oh yes— and there’s more to this story, too. A1 Moore is the chief accordion holder-upper for Hosena Moore, so the Moore girl can get more from the Moore squeeze-box. Ho-hum.