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

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SOPHOMORE MEMOIRS On September 3, thirty-one Sophomores trudged back to high school to climb the second rung on the ladder whose top is graduation. We had lost Floyd Taggart, Robert Powell, Earl Talbot, and Edith Putt, but acquired two new members, Truman Langhofer and Doris Carpenter. Before long, Don Wuehle of East Moline, increased our ranks to 31. We met for a class meeting and elected officers for the year. We chose Trudy Mostert, President, Robert Carlson, Vice-Pres- identg Mary Lou Engebretson, Secretary, Earl Bull, Treasurer, Barbara Johnson and Donald Frits, Student Council. Clyde Hofflund became our Class Sponsor. On September 14, we initiated the newly enrolled Freshmen, 22 of them. Initiation was an all day affair and we experienced Sophs certainly made them bite the dust. From 9:00 a.m. until the close of school we made the little Freshies pay us the homage due us as upper classmen. Low salamies by way of sal- utation were requirer of every Freshman when he met a Soph- omore. It was pug day and we made the most of it, remember- ing that just the year previous, we were the unfortunate ones who Hgot the works.N We made the Freshmen boys wear skirts and blouses, one anklet and one long stocking, one high heel shoe and one rubber boot. On each head was a turban. They had to wear lipstick and rouge and polish their nails. Books were carried in doll buggies. Lunches were eaten on the gym floor. Girls wore overalls and blouses, mismatched shoes, dark sweaters and blouses over them. Hair in pigtails, books in wheelbarrows, and by means of identification each Freshman had to paint the word Freshie across his forehead in lipstick. It was a gala affair and we enjoyed every minute of it. You know Nvengeanceu is sweet. At an all school assembly at 3:00 we continued the initiation until the close of school. We pulled all the tricks we knew out of our bag.and provided a real interesting entertainment for the entire school. The Freshmen in the and were good sports about it all and in the evening we Nturned the tablesu and were the genial hosts to the entire school at a party to honor the Freshmen. Dancing was enjoyed and refreshments were served. So ended the traditional hazing to which all Freshmen, in high schools and colleges throughout our land, are subjected-an American tradition, rough in spots, yet done in a spirit of fun and good-fellowship. We Sophomores were the only class in school to reach their goal in the Curtis Magazine Contest which is launched in high school every fall. We're proud of this record.

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We made a nice showing in football also. Sophomore players were Don Wuehle, Earl Bull, Don Frits, and Bill Frits. Bob Carlson would have been on the team but unfortunately an ac- cident prevented participation. By November, our ranks were reduced to thirty as Doris Car- penter dropped out. Our first social affair was a theatre party at Moline to see HBlack Beautyn, then to the Maidrite stands for refreshments. Bob Carlson, Bill Frits, and Bob Wilson furnished cars and our sponsor, Clyde Hofflund accompanied us. Another withdrawal-Bennett Watkins, leaving only twenty-nine members. Early in December the Sophomore members of the Pep Club gave a skit with scenes showing how we intended to down Tampico in basketball that evening-rather corny, we think, but it drew several laughs, nevertheless. The Sophomore class contributed five players in basketball- Bob Carlson, Don Frits, Roger Lund, Earl Bull, Don Nuehle- so we'll take one-fifth of the credit for the trophies the team brought in. On February 13, we sponsored an all-school Valentine's Party. We decorated the gym appropriately for this day when love and affection is widely distributed-we danced, we ate-the boys made love to the girls-and an all around good time was had by all. To bad some of the basketball boys had to leave early, Coach's orders-as they had a big game coming up. On the 25th we had an ice-skating party at Schafer's. 'Ne roasted hot dogs and had a good time. Our ranks were further depleted-Gloria Brall left to enroll in Cordova, leaving us only twenty-eight. Early in Uarch our boys won second place in the Inter-Class Tournament, On the 2lst we roller-skated at Moline rink. Don Frits, Don Wuehle, and Don Earhart drove. Coach Hoff substituted for our sponsor, Clyde Hofflund. On March 24, the Sophomore girls won over the Senior girls for first olacc in the Inter-Class Basketball Tournament.