Polo High School - Cycle Yearbook (Polo, IL)

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FOOTBALL The Marco gridiron eleven finished in a second-place tie with Rochelle in their last year of competition in the Rock River Valley Conference. Their two losses were unscheduled games with Rochelle and Morrison. It was the belief of many Marco fans that our position would have been improved had we played these games. The season record of six wins, one loss, and one tie was one of the most successful in recent years. The Marcos outscored their foes 188 to 73. Coach Breckenridge loses nine major lettermen, among these, eight regulars, but has a promis- ing group of reserves and with the seven returning lettermen should do well in the newly-formed Blackhawk Conference. Squad Fred Beecher, r. c. - - senior Kenneth Dunn, c. senior Bill Eddy, r. h. - - senior Co.-Captain Grant Landis, 1. h. senior Dale Maxey, 1. t. - - senior George Miller, r. t. senior Roger Miller, 1. e. - - senior Co-Captain George Smith, f. b. senior Kenneth Barkey, h. b. - senior Leonard Miller, r. g. sophomore Bob McPherson, 1. g. junior Bob Knudson, q. b. junior Norman Knudson, h. b. sophomore Don Cox, t. - - sophomore Vernon Meyer, g. junior Bill Bowers, e. - - junior SCHEDULE We They September 20-Stockton 13 13 September 27-Fulton 26 6 iOctober 4-Oregon 19 6 October 11-Amboy 13 9 October 16-Pecatonica 47 7 October 25-Mt. Carroll 19 6 :':November 1-Mt. Morris 33 6 i:November 8-Rockton 18 20 :iOut of town. . . . 13 . .

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Top row: Second row: Third row: Fourth row: Cheerleaders: Pep Club Ida Mae I-loupt, Dale Blough, Edmund Raley, George Smith, Grant Landis, Wayne Binkley, Bob Keefcr, Donald Stull, Vic Mealy, Max Norris. Bill Knowles. Carol Linkinhoker, Gloria Trader, Arnold Scholl, Harold French, Bernadyne Messer, Shirley Rademaker, Marietta Toms, Doris Scholl, Janice Behmer, Louise Travis, Louise Coffey, Marion Messinger, Barbara McCombs, Barbara Knudson, Shirley Pittenger, Don Maxey, Edward Raley, George Miller, Marylou Conrad, Betty Johann, Betty Gipe, Arlene Stichter, Phyllis Garber, Audrey Strauss. Rursell Good, Evelyn Dcw, Alice Rucker, Ethel Shadewaldt. Marian Krull, Helen Copenhaver, Mary Lea Donaldson, Patricia Stull. tAbsent: Marilyn Galorl. PEP CLUB The Big Top nearly collapsed when the noisiest organization in the school got under way. Though the lions roar, the elephants trumpet, and the monkeys screech, they can't make more noise than the Pep Club. The ringmistress, Alice Rucker, calls a meeting every Monday night after school in the room of Miss Fuhr, club sponsor. Evelyn Dew is Vice-ringmistress, and Ethel Shadewaldt is Ticket Taker. The Pep Club, working under a written constitution, has well served its purpose of helping to lead the cheering section at the football and basketball games. In addition to selling head scarfs and pennants, the Pep Club sponsored an all-school dance which really proved to be a success. During pep meetings, little stunts were performed to drive the boys on to victory. Let's all hope that next year's Pep Club and all the following ones will keep up the ardent school spirit of P. C. H. S. ..l2...

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,-v-M., Y d . ...M-'Q 1 . . J x A 5 , M., Lt' 4. - Fx ,. Top row: Middle row: Seated: Football Squad Harry Allen, Bob Keefer, John Clayton, Frank Garrison, Everett Kraft, Walter Gipe, Vernus Johnson, Ronald Messer, Norman Knudson, Donald Gilbert, Jim Conklin, Bert Beecher. Dick Zivney fass't. managerj, Bill Knowles, Bill Galor, Bill Bowers, Eldon Ports, Grant Landis Cco-captainb, George Smith fco-captainl, Bob Knudson, Bill Eddy, Kenneth Barkey, Norman Messer, Coach Robert Breckenridge. CWater boyj Bradley Witmer, Donald Cox, Fred Beecher, George Miller, Leonard Miller, Kenneth Dunn, Bob McPherson, Dale Maxey, Roger Miller, Vernon Meyer, Gary Johnson Cmanagerb. ...14..