Pekin High School - Pekinian Yearbook (Pekin, IL)

Page 33 text:

Page 31 SENIOR EDITION STAFF NOTES Number of times received good voluntary contributions—2. Average number of times asked for each article—185. Number of times received sympathy from last year’s staff—1. Number of times kicked ourselves for being on staff—99. Number of times we felt happy and encouraged—3. Length of time we expect to remain in hiding after the Peki-nois is issued—15 mo. Number of times we flunked on account of hustling copy—215. Number of times we would like to go through it again—.0000000. But seriously, we would go through it again, and then again, and no matter how many times we kick ourselves for being on the staff, it’s a real thrill to see our own stories in print—both of them. With Shirley Dennis, Pat Moore, and Lois Sommer, our three co-editors, and Loraine Bailey, news editor, we have worked hard to make this year’s Pekinois issues something for you to look forward to. Taking over Jack Hackler’s “Peekin’ Through the Chinks” column, Bernadine Hoerr and Marge Davis have dished out dirt right and left. The first semester sports editor. Jerry Maloney, kept everyone well-informed on athletic events concerning Pekin High, and now Franz Schultz, replacing Jerry, carries on like a true “Grantland Rice.” George Glassford and Vernon Lewis, the two mainstay sports writers, have gathered the news for Franz’s page. But boys aren’t the only ones who can co -er baseball, basketball, tennis, and the like. Janice Cooper, writing for the boys’ sports page, and Mary Alice Renfer, GAA columnist, have proved their talents in these capacities. The feature writers, Ruth Busby. Jane Bryan. Bill Mayer-Oakes, and Bill Lutticken have contributed their share of interesting features which add sparkle and novelty to any newspaper. Martha Mae Abbott has watched to see that no mistakes in spelling or grammar entered the paper, and Nola Jean Brooking, exchange editor, has every week sent copies of the Pekinois to other schools. Seven star reporters have done their bit. They are: Lois Jean Arnold, Dolores Basco, Mary Ellen Champion, Mary Stowe, Shirley Robinson, Dorothy Rohrs, Le Claire Velde. We have enjoyed every minute of work spent in perfecting your school paper. Operators Get Experience Lights! Camera! Action! No, this is not the M. G. M. studios. It’s just a new movie operator talking to himself in the projection booth as he experiences the thrill of running a movie for the first time. Over one-half of the operators this semester were new. but they are speedily gaining experience from Mr. Dollahon, the supervisor of the club, and from fellow operators. Not only do the operators get enjoyment from running these machines, but they also receive a feeling of responsibility in the care of a delicate mechanism. The new operators are: Carl Johnson, Elmore Keller, Jark Pinkston, Leslie Jones, Melvin Reed, Ralph St rope, Donald Stumpli, Russell Woodmancy, Harold Adkins, Xyle clafflin, and James Miner. The experienced operators are: Janies llaker. Janies Rliune, Louis Clarkston, Virgil Elliott, George Glassford, Fred Heselden, I.eland and Ric hard Hoover, Marvin Jenkins, Charles Kunipf, Kenneth Miller, Jack Rogers, Kenneth Seogin, Louis Sevier, Carroll Rtinkle. Kenneth Tyler, Bob Wyn-koop, Harry Krtmoed, and Boh Herget. It is proved that “Visual Education” does much in enabling the student to achieve a better understanding of certain fields of study Pekin High School has been exceptionally fortunate in possessing quality eighteen millimeter apparatus and capable and willing operators.

Page 32 text:

SENIOR EDITION Pape 30 REMEMBERING— PEEKIN Through The CHINKS 'Us This being our last issue, we are dedicating this column to the graduating seniors. We know they all love to have their names in print, but what can we do when we're only allowed a few inches? Oh, well, here goes to tell some of the past romances and other things. Some of you seniors better run for cover. Remember in ’37 “.Mac” was president of the freshman class and was so small he could hardly get a girl friend short enough? Look at the man (?) he is now’. B—M Something we can’t forget is that the only thing that attracted Mayer-Oakes a couple years ago was winter w’eather and sports. Nila Mac has come along in the meantime. It—M Remember When McDaniels and Hainline wrote such interesting notes to each other? We wonder if Bernard feels he lost his only love. Dorothy Dix might help you, Bernard. B—M How can we forget Ertmoed and our former Pekinite, Bill Nelson, being together so much unless we think of Kistner with him. Now both of the girls have interests elsewhere—Canton and Morton, respectively. Remember—Mow Traub used to w’atch football and track practice so she could see her dream boy—whose name we cannot mention, but whose football number was twenty-three? B—M Remember—How M a 1 o n c y would never come to parties because he felt he would be a wallflower? Now Jerry is the life of every party. Remember — When Glenn Gauger was so bashful he'd blush when he looked at a girl? Reports from his double dates show’ he has really changed. And now we Did the paper farewell. We hope you have enjoyed the column part of the time. Thanks a lot for all the dirt you turned in and all the other junk we received through the dirt box. Bye, now. Yours truly, Bernadinc Hoerr. Marg Davis. Seniors Get Good Hearted; Give to Underclassmen I, Jim Davis, will dedicate anything but Dawn Pabst. We. Jerry Maloney, Pete t’h-hen, Mattie Abbott, and Eleanor Galbraith, will our formula for nitro-glycerine to Mr. Walker. I. Noel Francisco, will my good looks and ability to get along with gals to the up and coming Heinie Gebliarelt. I. Don l.auterhach, w’ill my ability of blurting out on my trumpet to Dick Seelye. I. Eldon Maxwell, will my physique to Coach Haussler and his football team. I. Lenora Ertmoccl, will my luck of getting white slips after skipping to Barbara Aniant. I. Ina Mac Cross, will my seat on the South Pekin bus to Bonnie Lou Singley. I, Don Bonk, will my red locks to Hook Fisher. I, Cliff Towne, will my new' admirers to Dick Seegar. I. Helen Weghorst, w’ill my legs to Inna Ran. I, Bill Borsch, will my sunny grin to Marvin Rohrs. And so the seniors say good bye to the old school, and they are hoping the above things given will give help to the ones who still remain. Should auld acquaintance . . Yes, another year has come to an end at PCHS. Let’s look back through the year and see what has happened. Remember—night football games under the new lights— John Caster portraying a maniac in The Tavern —the Homecoming Dance after the Streator game—Ink Stingers’ Fling Ding honoring Misses Pekinois—Big Tw’elve Championship won by the successful football team—Music department double casting Mari-tana —Mr. anTi Mrs. Uncle Sam starring at the Spring Frolic. Young love highlighted in the Juniors’ Spring Dance —Debate team successful at Monmouth— Dolores Basco receiving D. A. R. Award—Science and English departments hold Open House for the first time—Girls’ Club sending a Christmas box to Nenana. Alaska—Girl Reserves using Nursery Rhymes for theme of their annual Mother and Daughter Banquet— PCHS presents the World Premiere of Magnificent Obsession —Successful year for the Band and Soloists. Juniors and Seniors swinging out to the music of Mel Brooking at the Prom— Varieties of 1941 aided by Jim Diehl and Stooges —Jean King elected Bangle Queen—Drab 215 becoming a social room under the hands of the Student Council—Distributive Trades Show held at PCHS—The bigger and better Talent. The bevy of elections held during the last few’ w’eeks—Boh Her-get will succeed Dean McXaugh-ton as Student Council prexy”— Mary Alice Renter is following Pat Moore as Girls’ Club president as will Helen Hayes step into G. A. A. President .Mary Alice Renter’s shoes—Basketball team host to Quarter Finals and both I Sectional and Regional tournaments—And last of all. Chhen and Maloney perfecting a formula for nitroglycerine! Knowledge advances by steps and not by leaps.

Page 34 text:

SENIOR EDITION Page 32 Hausslermen Jubilant as Football Squad Ties With Urbana For Big 12 Title Maybe it was those new uniforms, or maybe the renovated, light-bathed James Field, or still maybe the able tutelage of one A. G. Ha ussier that was responsible for the great year that Pekin High enjoyed in 1940 football. This was a gala season for a plucky band of Celestial pigskinners who. seriously hampered by graduating lettermen losses, brought home the finest trophy since 1926 —the Kig 12 crown. Trounce Farmington, The Chinks—fifty strong — streamed onto the field one mid-September evening, hoping to take, what many thought, their only triumph of the campaign, against Farmington. But the locals were not satisfied with a mere win. but went on to soundly trounce the Farmers, 3 4-6. Boh Trtunpy and Jim Von Boerk-inan featured the drive with two 65-yard touchdown jaunts. It was the inaugural tilt under the slanting beams of the new lighting system James Field. Chinks Upset Mighty Rock Falls COACH A. G. HAUSSLER their exhausted adversaries could offer little resistance. The struggle ended with a remarkable win for the underdogs, 13-0. Local fans, although considerably enlightened by the Farming-ton victory, were still pessimistic as the Pekinites engage one of Illinois’ finest teams. Rock Falls. As the tussle progressed, again and again the up-staters slashed through holes in a weak Celestial line, and led by Lou Edeus and Chuck Higgins, several times came dangerously close to the goal, only to be stopped by the hearty home-towners. One of these instances proved to be one of the most dramatic in Pekin’s gird happenings. The northerners, having been held within the five-yard stripe for three downs, prepared for a final, desperate attack on their opponents’ forward wall. The Chinks braced themselves on the line, six inches from the goal, and awaited the onslaught. The entire Rock Falls team threw its mighty weight into the fray. Yet the Celestials stood their ground. Later, pile-driving Yon Boeckman led the way to a couple of scores for Pekin, as Canton Crushed Easily Crowds flooded Pekin for the Canton-Celestial contest, pictured then to be quite a game. However, an onrushing Chink line frustrated the passes of Ed Pschirrer. and threw' many another ambitious Plow back. The locals scored j at w’ill and won easily, 20-0. Hospital bills hit a new high, as the smashes of the Pekin offensive I felled ten Cantonites via the injury route, and four of these unfortunates were knocked cold Yes, ’twas a sad night for Plow-Coach George Mathis. Lincoln Offers Stiff Op|M sition Amazed Pekin followers, delighted at the rapid success of their team, jammed all possible w'ays to Lincoln, as the Haussler men tangled in their first conference tilt, on the road. Here a determined line and an evasive back. Bobby Fort, kept their opponents to a 6-0 victory. Leading the triumph was Bob Roby and on Boeckman. Manual Topples on Fluke Play “Five in a row!” echoed over Pekin, as the boys returned home to meet Dick Baxter’s Manual outfit. But the Rams were in a bad mood, and quickly whipped over a touchdown in the first quarter. Here Yon Hoeckman’s driving ability made a name for itself, as the Pekin giant threw his hefty bulk over and over into the Peoria forwards. However, the Celestials could manage but one tally. As hopes of a win became blacker. Lady Luck took a hand. Late in the last stanza, tiny Adolph Friederich punted from the Manual end zone. The ball was blocked behind the goal. Guard Jim McLeod pounced upon it, the game was won, and the Chinks had that “five in a row,” 13-6. In the following tiff, Streator, plus Merle Greenwood and big Don Morris, could put up little opposition to stem the Pekin offensive tide, and lost, 24-0. This time Pekin’s youngsters got a look at varsity doings. Pekin Whips Central! The Chinks had now established themselves from a green team to a really formidable outfit. The big game against a big rival. Central, found 2400 eager Pekinites traveling to Peoria to accompany their squad. A weaker Maroon team fell before a terrific Celestial first quarter drive, in which Yon Boeckman’s plunges and Dean McNaughton’s passes played a major role. This “blitzkrieg” was climaxed by a beautiful reverse end run by Bob Truni-py, w'hich put Pekin into the lead. Yonder pulled the crowd to its feet with a fine 55-yard dash in the second quarter to lengthen the count to 13-0. The dogged Herkemen kept the Chinks on the defensive during the second half, due to the sterling play of Don Shelton, But staunch Pekin goal stands stopped each onrush. Sickly Don Ashley, however, came into the game to score a touchdown from the two-yard line, in the final canto. Despite this, our