Pekin High School - Pekinian Yearbook (Pekin, IL)

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Page 25 SENIOR EDITION INQUIRING REPORTER In a recent senior inquiry by your inquiring reporter for the benefit of you underclassmen, it was discovered that each and all of you have a bright future to which to look forward. The question was, “What year of school did you like the best, and why?” LaVerne Campbell states that he enjoyed his senior year the most. “Although it w’as the toughest, there were more activities, and you know more people.” Bruno Rometti, flashy football athlete, proudly states, “I most fully enjoyed my senior year, because I just started gettin’ around.” Marion Zimmerman, the girl with the canary voice, chirped, “My sophomore year was my favorite because of the parties, hikes, and picnics that my classmates and I participated in.” It seems that there should be many graduating seniors who can recall the same good times. Ray Becker, the man about town, is sincerely thinking of returning to PCHS for another enjoyable senior year, “With the many activities available.” Roy Athey, the basketball hero, also enjoyed his senior year year because, “I started to get around.” Noreene Hilst, the studious essay-contest winner, says, “I mostly enjoyed my junior year, but I do not know why.” Your inquiring reporter believes this was the year that Noreene came to Pekin High. Bernadine Hoerr. the senior sweetheart, also liked her junior year. She says. “Because I was in more plays and could look for- j ward to more things like the prom and such.” Yes, I really believe Bernadine would enjoy proms. Betty House, that studious little girl with the large I. Q.. believes she likes the senior year the best because, “I have taken part in more clubs and general activities. Every moment has been joyfully filled, especially the out-come.” Dean McNaughton, our president of the Student Council, is | in favor of the senior year because, “I made the football team.” G. R.’S “GIVE THE BEST” Girl Reserves of PCHS can look back with pride on a year filled with many accomplishments. The Mother and Daughter banquet, Springfield and Decatur conferences, Lantern parade, and Gypsy Patterran all were big successes, because the Girl Reserves u’ore so enthusiastic in following their code. There are six advisers for the clubs. Miss Eleanor McCoy is the chairman, and Misses Gladys Brainard, Maurine Kemp. Helen Moore. Florence Munson, and Grace Speers are the other leaders. Girl Reserves, too, are guided by the PCHS motto. “On to a bigger and better PCHS.” A Capella Choir The Big 12 Music Festival, held at Champaign, Illinois, attracted ninety students from Pekin, who combined with approximately five hundred other music lovers from this district to present the mass musical fete on May 10. The program was broadcast over the local station, WDWZ. Mr. Langley directed sixty A Capella Choir members who sang in the mass chorus. The songs selected w’ere: For boys—“The Elf Man” and “The Bow’der Ballad”; for girls—rtThe Staines Morris,” and combined—“Hear Me Pray.” “I Want to Be Ready,” and “Roll. Chairot. Roll.” The last two selections, both familiar to PCHS students, were written by Nobel Cain, well-known composer and conductor, who directed the choir. Earlier this season, the music department presented the operetta “Maritana,” and received much praise for this picturesque production. As the curtain opened, you found yourself in the city of Madrid. gay and colorful. A band of gypsies were singing and dancing in the square. With them was a lovely, young girl w’ith a beautiful voice. Maritana. Don Caesar, played by Claire Leiby, entered the scene. He immediately became involved in the case of Lazarilla. Lorraine l ewis, an ill-treated servant girl who tried to drown herself and was rescued by Tony, Allen Weber.

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SENIOR EDITION Page 24 PCHS BAND WINS TOP HONORS Upholding a tradition of two years, the Pekin High Band, under the able dirccton of LaVon Coolman, has again completed a successful year and has been honored by a first division place in the State Contest. On March 15, 1941, the soloists and ensembles competed in the District Contest held in Monmouth. Those who were promoted to the Sectional Tournament on April 20 at Peoria Woodruff were: Avis Bushy, bassoon solo: Bruce Brisriidine, bass solo; .John Sommer, trombone solo; and Richard Seel ye, cornet solo. The ensembles are : Trombone Quartet, John Houston, Raymond Sunderland, led Johnson, and John Sommer; Brass Sextet, Bruce Brisendine. Robert Humble, Harold Yocum, Noel Francisco, Bill H a I 1 s t e i n, and James Bush; Woodwind Trio, Bill Jefferson, Boh Stallings, and Carroll Itunkle. The Sectional Tournament gave those receiving first division honors the right to go to the National Soloists and Ensembles Contest in Flint, Michigan, May 15 and 16. Those receiving first division honors were: Richard Seelye, cornet solo; Bruce Brisendine, bass solo; Avis Bushy, bassoon solo: and Marguerite Hinds, twirling. First division ensembles are: Trombone Quartet, John Houston, Ray Sunderland, Ted .Johnson, and John Sommer; and Bass Sextet, Bruce Brisendine, Robert Humble, Harold Yocum, Noel Francisco, Bill Hallstein, and James Bush. The band marched off with first division honors at the District Contest in Monmouth on March 29, 1941. The winning numbers were: “Rienze,” by Wagner; the first movement of the “Second Symphony,” by Borodin, and “National Victor’s March,” by Olvidato. On May 3, the same numbers were played at the State Contest at the Roosevelt Junior High [School in Peoria and again brought Pekin High first division honors. 1941 Band members are: Flutes: James Richards, La- Verna Esehmejrer, Marie Shutters, and Eilali Vogelsang. Oboes: Carroll Runkle and Ted Smith. Bassoons: William Jefferson and Avis Bushy. Alto Clarinets: Eleanor (Gal- braith, Nellie Ann Janssen, and Margaret Flynn. Bass Clarinets: Dorothy )l erle and James Bruce. Alto Saxophones: Norma Rau, Eva Mae Gurney, Betty Vogelsang, and Hnile Wilson. Tenor Saxophones: BeLoss My-lott and John Bolam. B Flat Clarinets: Robert Stallings. Patty Rohrs, Ruby Con- rad, Marilyn Clarke, Betty An-drae, liOis (Gehrig, Norma Cooper, Richard Brown, Mary Stowe. Virginia Colvin, Leslie Kalb, Virgil Romans, Thelma Hild, Wilma Fornoff, Ardine Owens, liorene Maxwell, Louis I ook, Richard .Jefferson, W i 1 I i a m Waldmier, Elaine liepner, Anna Bell Johannes, and Robert Williamson. Cornets: Noel Francisco, Richard Seelye, Harold Yocum, Arthur MeSchooler, Donald Albers, Eula Mae Johnson, Hazel Perkins, Henrietta Wilson, William Hill, and Ada Hild. Trumpets: Donald I auterbacli, Robert Heckman. Carroll De-Frates, and George Petri. Horns: William Hallstein, Vernon E. Lewis, Betty Alfs, and Joan Kern. Baritones: Robert Humble, Elmore Keller, and Ruth Lolines. Trombones: John H o u s t o n, Raymond Sunderla n d, Clare Leihy, James Bush, John Sommers, Ted Johnson, Eldon Maxwell. and Kenneth Holland. Basses: Bruce Brisendine, Eugene Ambrose, Willard Ripper, and Clyde Phillips. Percussion: Howard Veerman, William Robinson. Roland Champion, Randall Dobbins, l ean Preston, and Kenneth Rau. String Basses: Margaret (Gleicli and Mildred Bearden. Glockenspiel: Mary Gleicli.

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SENIOR EDITION Page 26 « Student Council Sponsors Many New Projects “On to a better PCHS is our motto, we’ve clone our best, and so good-bye until next year.” The 1940-41 Student Council, by far the biggest council ever to grace the halls of Pekin High, and one of the fastest-working crews, has been busy all year doing services that put Pekin on the map as one of the most progressive schools in the state. It would take the entire Senior Issue to enumerate the accomplishments of the year’s group, so we’ll just try to hit the highlights. Under the capable direction of Dean Me Naught on, athletic star, and sponsors, Mr. P. M. Peterson, Miss Edith Gramlicli, and Mr. Mason Grigsby, the council has flourished into one of the outstanding groups in Pekin High. First semester, the council in-augurated the Homecoming Dance. This big affair turned out to be one of our finest celebrations, and both students and alum- RECENTLY ELECTED TO NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY Chapter 305 of the National Honor Society initiated 26 members of the class of 1941 and nine members of the class of 1942 into its ranks during the chapel periods on May 21 and 22. Membership in this Society is the highest honor PCHS can give you. The Chapel program was presided over by Miss Ix la l aket, head of the Chapter, with members of the 1941 class elected last year taking charge. They were John Castor, James Diehl, Eleanor Galbraith. Bernard Mainline, and Dorothy Oberle. After an explanation of the Society, pins were presented to the neophytes by Mr. P. M. Peterson, principal. To become a member of the National Honor Society, one must rank in Leadership. Scholarship. Citizenship, and Character. Members of the Class of 41 are: Members of Class of 1941 who wrere elected last year: John Castor, James Diehl, Kloanoro Galbraith, Bernard Hainline, and Dorothy Oberle. New members of Class of 1941: Angelo Alesandrini, Dolores Masco, William Carey, Ina Mae Cross, Shirley Dennis, Jessie Frazier, Noel Francisco, Ruth Gerzetich, Yvonne Gillespie, Elroy (.olden. Xoreen Hilst, Bernadine Hoerr, Richard H o o e r, Jancy Kay Hughes, William Jefferson, Kuth Ivistner, Hilda Lnnnert, William Mayer-Oakes, Edna McClint ick, Mary K. McDaniels, Dean Me-Naughton, Patricia Moore, Virginia Newman, Ruth Schroeder, Lois Simpson, and Barbara Trauh. Class of 1942 are: Loraine Bailey, Bruce Brisendine, Robert H e c k in a n, Adeline McDaniels, Kenneth Miller, Hazel Perkins, Mary Alice Renfer, Lois Splitt-gerber, and Mary Ellen Thomas. ni enjoyed the dance immensely. The Chapel programs planned by the Student Council, including the Variety Show and the exchange program with Woodruff High, have proved to be more interesting than ever, and besides this big job, the council has shouldered the task of sponsoring the Pe-kinois, backing the Student Activity Ticket, and the planning of the lyceum programs (remember George De.Mott and the Swiss Family Fraunfelder?). Another service offered to the students through the work of the council is the Book Exchange, open in the spring, fall and midsemester to take care of selling second-hand books. Also along this order is the Lost and Found system. This one function, more than anything else, benefits ev-• eryone in school by receiving all those hard-to-hang-on-to things and holding them for four weeks for the owner to come and claim them. The big project of the second semester was the Social Room, made possible by the contribu-; tions of the different organizations in school. The Student Council shouldered the responsibility of making plans, buying the furniture. and keeping the room I open, and by thus doing so. i permission was granted to go ahead and use Room 215 for a new Social Room. If you have I visited this room, you can readily i notice the great change-for-the-better that the new. colorful furniture and drapes have given it. These are only a few of the “big’’ things carried on by the council, not to mention the many i “little” things that never get publicized, such as the ushering during the Quarter Finals and the Spring Frolic, and keeping checkrooms for the Association of Commerce Banquet. Officers for this last semester, i and doing a really fine job of it were: President - - - Dean McXaughton Vice-President - - - - Bob Herget Secretary - Mary Pauline Bartliel Treasurer............Toula Rag las Corres. Secretary - - - Pat Moore