Pekin High School - Pekinian Yearbook (Pekin, IL)

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nl DOMINIC L. COSTA, B.M.E., M.A. Millikin University University of Illinois Director of Instrumental Music MARGARET CROWLEY, Ph. B. Siena Heights College Speech MAE BLAIR, B. Ed., M.A. Illinois State Normal University Columbia University Head of Mathematics Department EMMETT COCKRUM, B. Ed., M.A. Southern Illinois University University of Illinois Social Studies --...Q-nv fQ e QA 3 -e:-,z, , A . ' fm- j 5 ,i,, , i 'ifiizi , 3 . As- 'C' PAUL DIXON, B.S. University of Illinois Mathematics VIRGIL C. DOLLAHON, B.S., M.S. University of Illinois Physics -42-7511 ,L ... 1 JAMES B. CUSTER, B.A., M.S. Illinois State Normal University University of Illinois Social Studies Wrestling Coach FLORENCE VIOLA DIERS, B.M., M.M Illinois Wesleyan School of Music English in-1 .4-s

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DUAL MEETS Pekin 83 E. Peoria 30 Pekin 58 Canton 5 5 Pekin 48 Central 65 P ekin 5 0 Manual 6 3 Pekin 42 Woodruff 71 TRIANGULAR MEET Pekin 67 Springfield 60 Lincoln 1 3 i ILLINI CONFERENCE MEET Woodruff 4226 Galesburg 16 Manual 39 East Peoria 16 Pekin 33 Kewanee 1526 Canton 33 BIG TWELVE MEET Cat Pelcinj Decatur 34 Central 133 Danville 2821 Champaign 103 Urbana 27M Springfield 8 Manual 26 Streator 6 Maftgon 2024 Bloomington 2 Pekin 17M Lincoln 1 TRACK A new era in Pekin High track annals urated in 1949 as the Chink thinlies leadership of Bob Wilson in his first Chink mentor, broke even in six meets season on the cinders of Memorial Stadium. High- lights of the season were the qualifying of distance runner, Bob Rudolph, and shot putter, Pete Vetter, for the state meet, and the Big 12 meet held in the stadium. Y was inaug- under the season as in the first Queen Eleanor Lami presents Big 12 track trophy to Decatur captain. Wheet and Smalley take first and second in 220 as Chinks defeat Springfield and Lincoln- G. - .. a - Front row: B. Fisher, B. Hammon, B. Rimmey, D. Tindall, L. Smalley, Mgr. J. Lee, W. Wheet, B. Rudolph, P. Vetter, R Fisher, Mgr. B. Scheeler. Back row: Coach Bob Wilson, G. Newell, D. Lee, J. Herget, D. Guile,R.Terrill,B.Tay1or,B. Ling, E. Skaggs, Don V. Smith, M. Fiiedinger. 'Krug Wil .lik Q 115

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mga Bob Hecker, Doyle Glass, Oscar Tharp, Herb Raab, Bob Gibson, Don P. Smith, Coach John Noss. Given little chance to equal the records of recent Moss-coached tennis teams, the inexperienced 1949 squad nevertheless came through with a creditable 1949 RECORINGOLF dual meet record of nine victories and three losses, Pekin 1215 Manual 26 the latter by a total of only five points. The first 5611519 lil! golidrllgff 5 two wins ran the three-season Chink string to twenty- Piki-lg 123 Mgniilurg one straight. For the seventh consecutive year the pekin 1016 Cent,-al 714 Madarin netsters won the district title. Pekin 7 Champaign 8 - lf - If 1949 RECORD-TENNIS 32 Pekin 7 Central 1 1949 RECORD-CROSS COUNTRY Pekin llllf Bloomingtonff - If If Pekin 7 Lincoln O Pekin 49 Central 15 Pvzfgcziiriaihgtongiz - - Pekin 50 Woodruff 15 - Pekin 121' Galesbur 2V Pekin Bloom1ngton4 pekin 36 Lincoln 21 ijekin 124 Woodmffg O'2 Pekin Champaign O Pekin 35 Galesburg 20 Pekin 10 Champaign 5 - BIG 12 - Pekin seventh IL C NFERENCE ETH Wliodmfi O U-LN ' Pekin founh Pelkihu on 322 Cstrokesj - e In C ampalgn 1 Pekin 15 Tremont 48 Kewanee 326 pekjn Danville 4 Pekin 41 Canton 16 Manual 526 P k. H 2 DISTRICT - Pekin fifth Woodruff 347 C lfl HVBHS. Galesburg Pekin Lincoln 2 BIG 12 CONFERENCE Pekin Central 1 The reatest olf s ad in Pekin Hi h history was Pekm ffrst' 305 k' d ff g g qu g . . Champaign second 315 Pe In WOO ru 1 also the state runner-up in 1949, as the Chink links- DISTRICT TOUKYJEY Pekin Bloomingtoni men captured thirteen dual meet victories against Pekigl Erst 306 Third Place, Big 12 Meet but one loss. The golfers of Coach jim Lewis also Maguail Seczmd, 313 First Place, District Meet gained three tournament titles, clirnaxing their STATE TQURNAMENT season with the finest effort of any 49 Mandarin Kewanee first, 648 team, dropping the state championship to Kewanee. Pekin second, 659