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

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1945 1944. At a vote ly C Skel grgn team Gn N sbon firs ing sor ect, Sid off' wer nle son. sch nor bark clu In of Thi ber the nre sec The A c sti ern Fri was at lor tra swe Tyl of emb, sna Bar ' Pep Club . all-school meeting in the gym on September 16, students . for cheer leaders. Vajority votes were cast for Bever- nnell, Yarilyn Sidlinser, Vildred Pearsall, and Dolores on, and they comnrised a very efficient and most loyal whose sunnort undoubtedly added to the victories our WOR. vember 13 under the direction of Coach Hunson and the orshio of Varian Henry, a DGP Club was organized for the time and men Club officers were chosen at a joint meet- f the newly-chosen cheer leaders, class officers, spon- arian Henry, and Coach Vunson, Dolores Skelton was el- bresidentg Beverly Pannell, vice-president, Zarilyn nver, secretary, and Mildred Pearsall, treasurer. These ers, in turn, selected for membership all students who outstaniinv in school spirit and loyalty if they would e themselves to be present at every game during the sea- A requirement for menbershin was the memorizing of all ol yells and the promise of active oarticiuation in sup- of cheer leaders. Five successive absences automatically ed a student from further membershin, On this basis, the ran its membershio un to thirty-eight. r - he fall of l944 the Pen Club continued under the direction he new coach, Charles Hoff, and Sponsor Harian Henry. year there were forty members, the requirements for nem- hib being orevious attendance at five football games. ht first meeting of the year, Dolores Skelton was elected identg Tildred Cearsall, vice-nresidentg Joan Zwolanek, etaryg Mildred Reiling, treasurer. second meeting of the Pen Club was held on November 14. nmittee was aooointed by the nresident to draw up a Con- ution - a set of rules by which the club was to be gov- d, The committee comnromised Donna Jean Schmoll, Norma Nancy Zwolanek. Trudy Hostert skit to be given by the Sophomores The president anbointed the fol- Day which has become an annual assentle Elmer Cfootball pants, s, Jacqueline Kerr, and annointed chairnan of a he game with Atkinson. ng committees for Elmer ition in the school: to tlshirt, tennis shoes, stuffingj, Vary Lee Stearns, Joyce r, Ben Lamb, Darrell Griffin, and Bob Wilson, in charge he bonfire nreceding the High School-Alumni game on Novi r 19, Wayne Skelton and Blair Thornbloomg to arrange the e-dance, Beverly Tose, Sue Lamb, Hary Lou Engebretson, and ara Johnson, to draw posters advertising the dance follow-

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ing t Reili The t nerio devil The s Vinso it wa kins embe , -V-null--v--n...,,...Y.. ,-.-..,mvn-w-v-- fw---a-m..-.... e game, Walt gg in charge Bull, Carl Orr, Nancy Skelton, and Mildred of music, Blair Thornbloom. ird Peo Club November l8. Emblems of,our basketball team, red felt , were bought by the members to be worn on sweaters. ng HBuckle Down, Port Byronu to the tune of UBuckle Down kin, comnosed as a new school song, was practiced and decided to sing it the next night at the game with At- , Plans were completed for an after-game dance on Nov- l9 following the High School-Alumni game, meeting was held in the English room, sixth Buckle Down, Port Byron ou can win Port Byron, you can win ou can win Red Devils, if you knuckle in ou can shoot that goal ut them in the hole, eaven help their soulL o come on fight, Cfight, fight, fightl ome on yell, Port Byron, come on yell ou can win Red Devils, if you give them ---- f you don't give in ake it on the chin on are bound to win f you will only knuckle in, f you fight, fight, fight ou'll not get beat f you fight, fight, fight our luck will keep. CTe repeat? ou can win Bart Byron, you can win ou can win Red Devils, if you knuckle in f you now them down ou can go to town Cheering all around f you only buckle down.---FOB--- P-o P-o P-o-r-t -y B-y B-y-r-o-n P-o-r-t B-y-r-o-n D Nov umn' the mer by ort Byron, Bort Byron, Port Byron, Rah. Elmer Day mber 19, the date of the traditional hanging of Elmer Al- , dawned clear and cool. An air of expectancy hung over .igh school. It filled the halls and classrooms, for El- Alumni had, by this time C9 a.m.J, been stuffed and hung is neck on the telephone nole on the campus as a grim