Port Byron High School - Echo Yearbook (Port Byron, IL)

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Junior Neniors September -- Twenty-eight boisterous Juniors again tos- sed in their hats for a third round at Port Byron High. Nancy Coleman, Lloyd Vickroy, and Dorothy Williams raised our enrollment to thirty-one. 'Ne lost all three, however, Nancy moving to Chicago, Lloyd leaving for the Merchant Marine, Dorothy moving to Thompson where she continued her Junior year. Stanley Lund, who enlisted in the Army, and Frank Mc Kendrick denleted our ranks to twenty-six. Early in the nonth we elected class officers - Larry Atkinson, President, Vary Lee Stearns, Vice-president, Do- lores Skelton, Secretary, Philip Johnson, Treasurer, Lyle Warren and Joyce Tyler, Student Council representatives, Viss Luester, Class Sponsor. ' October -- Gave a spooky Halloweten Party in high school gym - witches, ghosts, and goblins brought along their families guests in masquerade costunes - gave a skit centered about a grave-yard scene - lights low - hour late. Mildred Pearsall and Dolores Skelton were two of the four cheer leaders who urged the Port Byron Red Devils on to victory in basketball - Larry Atkinson, Lyle Warren, and Philip Johnson made the first team. November -- Ordered class rings - gold inscribed with initials P.B.H.S. and the date '47 - one more year to go! Aoril -- Our entire Junior class made up the cast of NBorder Buckaroosn - a full house on the evening of April 12 - a three-act comedy - we rolled 'em in the aisles - story cen- tered about sone Nazi soied - Roger Vickroy, Jacqueline Kerr, Patricia Walther, and Frances Gilbert and some FBI agents - Mildred Pearsall, Larry Atkinson - comedy oarts were taken by Philip Johnson Cstutteredl, Shirley Jacobsen Cslangylg Vary Lee Stearns Cvamnishb, Dolores Hayes Cfiery-temoeredl. Interesting disguises were assumed by Patricia'Nalther as a feeble old lady, Jacqueline Kerr as her nurse, Frances Gil- bert as her granddaughter. A goodly nunber of cowboys added to the western atmosnhere of Rodeo Ranch - Blair Thornbloom played his accordion and Betty Schwenneker sang. Yay -- Gave the stately Seniors a farewell banquet at Johnson's Tea Rooms in Voline with the money we made at our class olay - an annual Junior-Senior affair - all the Hwomenu in formals - corsages in evidence - the Hmenn in new suits, new tics, fresh hair cuts - faculty members were guests - they also brought guests: Vrs. Hall accompanied Nr. Hall, Jean 'Wenner, Nr. Nunson, Sgt. Butler, Visa Kuester, Hrs. Anderson Knew bridal, Nr. Anderson, Russel Henry, Miss Perring - fifty- one enjoyed the four-course dinner - a Mexican setting - menus written in Soanish - nut cuos all hand-made Cjust ask us!! ' with hand-painted Mexican designs - candle-lit tables - flowers

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LaPPY AtKinSOn, Junior class President was Haster of CeremonieSv MaTY Lee Stearns, Vice-president, welcomed the Seniors, Ken- neth lfurohy, Senior class President, responded, Mr. Hall, Principal, addressed the Seniors, Norma Jean Frits gave the USenior Farewellug Patricia Walther played several piano selections - a gala, haooy evening - happy, yet sad, for We knew the tie that had bound us to the thirteen Seniors, our school-mates for three years, was soon to be forever broken. Senior Class Night - another gala evening - all Junior girls out in formals, nylons, and silver slippers-as Arch Bearers, held flowereentwined arches through which passed the Seniors, as Yrs. Harry Speckman played the Processional. On the stage the King and Queen were crowned by their At- tendants With Carol and Karen Pannell, twin sisters of Bev- erly, the Crown Bearers, and Vichael Vurohy, Kenneth's bro- ther, and Ronald Buell, Calvin's nephew, the Quaen's Train Bearers. Thus another sweet girl graduate became a Kay Queen reoeating for the tenth time since l937 the custom of crowning two oonular Senior graduates Nay King and his Queen. Out again for Baccalaureate Services on Sunday evening, May 19, and for Senior Graduation on May 24, With pride and yet in sorrow we watched the thirteen Seniors oass through the door of the Auditorium to the strains of the Recessional, briniing to a close four years of life at Port Byron High-- breaking oli associations and the ties of school friendshio forever. Adios, Seniors, and Good Luck. HAct'Nell Your Partn