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

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i ,l-q..-........f..- . , ,Vi-1 ,,,..-....,,,-...--...... ,..,,q.....g,.?,,,.,...,,..,,.,...-V ..-... h ,,,-,,,..,,,,,,,,,, FRESHMAN MEMOIBS Sept. 2--Our first day at Port Byron High. Twenty-two little green Freshmen right out of grade school, dazed and a bit aw- ed, we confess, climbed the steps of the building on the hill and embarked upon a four-year career in quest of Uhigher learn- ing. One of the first things we did was to elect class officers. We chose Marilyn Thorngren for president, Stanley Hollister, vice-president, Bud Thompson, treasurer, Mildred Railing, sec- retary. Nancy Skelton represented us in the Student Council and Mr. Hofflund, new Manual Arts instructor, became our Class Sponsor. Came initiation--that fateful day when all over this broad land of ours, timid Freshmen have to pay homage to less timid upper classmen. It's the price we pay for invading the domain of sophistication. We were told to dress njust sou, a mess of clothes, mismated shoes, so we could Nhobblen to amuse our su- periors, rouge and lipstick on boys, girls with none, FRESHIE printed with lipstick on foreheads. We salamied low when ap- proaching an Huppern, even at times being forced to crawl Csuch humiliationlp 'More initiation in the gym in the afternoon, then an all-school party in the evening with Freshmen as guests of the Sophomores. On November 22, preceding the game with Cordova, we gave a cor- ny skit in the gym. Joan Zwolanak and Mildred Railing, who had experience in the grade school, were elected cheer leaders to lead the cheering section at all games, Mildred Pearsall and Dolores Skelton rep- resenting the Seniors. We had a roller skating party at the Moline Rink.- Cars were furnished by Bud Thompson and Chuck Williams and our sponsor, Clyde Hofflund, chaperoned. By now, Joyce Wuehle from East Moline had increased our number to twenty-three but the withdrawal of Royal Wells left our en- rollment again twenty-two. On March 17, we gave an all-school St. PatricK's Day party in the gym--with green colored crepe strips forming a canopy un- der which we danced. Joan Zwolanek, Nancy Skelton, Mildred Railing, Beverly Whitesides were in charge of the entertain- ment and Alta Mae Bassett, Anna Mae Lindshield, Joyce Wuehle, and Mary Mose served on the refreshment committee.