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

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Girls' Athletic Association The Port Byron Chaoter of the Girls' Athletic Association was organized for the third year during the first week of school. This chaoter is a member of the state organization whose ob- ject is to stimulate interest and participation in girl's ath- letic activities, 'At the organization meeting, Beverly Hose was elected oresidentg Vary Noah, vice-president, Joan Zwola- nek, secretary, and Wilma Hayes, treasurer. The ooint system, set up by the Illinois League of High School Girls' Athletic Associations, was adopted by this chapter, Points toward awards are given for Organized Activity, Unorgag- ized Activity, Skill Tests, and Health. Organized Activities refer to those games, soorts, and related activities which are carried on in ohysical education classes such as basketball, vollyball, baseball, Unorganized Activities are those sports, games, and related activities such as tennis, bicycling, skat- ing, and horseback riding, which are carried on by the individ- ual outside of school, Health ooints are given for examine! tions by a ohysician of lungs, heart, eyes, ears, nose, throat, teeth, oosture and feet, Points may also be won for keeping the following health rules for eight consecutive weeks: ' ' 1-Eight consecutive hours of sleep in a well Venti-, lated room every night. On Saturday night only, the eight hours may begin later than 10:30, 2-At least eight glasses of water during the day. Milk may be substituted for water. -Three meals including fruit and vegetables, -Nothing between meals excent fruit, milk, malted milk, bread and butter, graham crackers, hot choc- olate, ooo corn, or plain ice cream, 5-A bath daily. 6-Brush teeth twice daily. 7-Not more than one cup of tea or coffee a day. 8-No smoking, To receive an award the student must fulfill requirements in scholarshio, soortsmanshio, team activity, health, as well as outside activities, 3 4 Points are cumulative i.e. those earned in one year may be added to those earned the following year, There are four a- wards which may be earned by each girl during her four years in high school. The first local award Cclass numeral! is given for eco ooints. 4500 activity and l00 healthl. This year Bev- erly Hose, Donna Jean Schmoll, Elinor Larson, Nancy Zwolanek, Joan Ecker, Barbara Johnson, Barbara Lewis, Mary Lou Engebret- sen, Glee Luecke, Marilyn Thorngren, Mildred Railing, and Judy Barker had enough ooints for the first local award. The second local award is given for l20O points C1000 activity and 200 healthl. This award is a gold GAA pin and Ruth Thomsen, Sue Lamb, and Beverly Hose earned points sufficient to merit one.

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V 'ri' V-l'l , me ln, - '- -'ai ff- 591 ,..- ' ' f ----+.lll.-,.g-.- Second Annual Athletic Banquet On March 9, our Association aponsored the second annual Athlet- ic Banquet honoring our high school football and basketball squads and their coach, Charles L. Hoff. Tables were set in the gym which was decorated in red and white, long crepe paper streamers forming a canopy under which the tables were placed. World War II Mothers prepared and served a three-course dinner to Association members and guests. Colorful Red Devil place cards directed each guest to his place and artistic red book- lets gave a resume' of the year's athletic activities. Coach Hoff acted as toast master. Beverly Mose, president of the GAA, welcomed the team and their guests. Reverend Cedric Powell led in group singing. At the conclusion of the dinner Coach Hoff introduced Morey Stephenson, Director of the Moline Y,M.C.A. who gave the ad- dress of the evening. Then, Rodney Whitesides and Walter Bull, Co-captains of the football squad, presented Coach Hoff with the Two-Rivers trophy which their team won for the second consecutive year. He in turn presented it to Principal C. S. Hall, who accepted it on behalf of the school. During the 1947 football season, the six-man team won five out of the seven-competitive games they played with Annawan, Prophetstown, Hillsdale, Tampico, Cordova, and Orion, and hold for the second consecutive year the undis- puted title of UConference Champions.u Then Donald Earhart,and Bailey Knorr, Co-captains of the Red Devil basketball team, presented Coach with the third place trophy their team won in competition with Reynolds and Cordova in the County Tournament at Reynolds. He accepted it on behalf of the school. Athletic awards were presented by Coach Hoff to the following members of the football squad: Rodney Whitesides, Walter Bull, Donald Earhart, Donald Frits, Earl Bull, Donald Hull, Chuck Williams, Donald Wuehle, Bob Carlson, Bob Wainwright, Lloyd Dailey, Truman Langnofer, Duane Smith, Russell Thompson, Don Tyler. Awards were also presented to the following members of the bas- ketball team: Donald Earhart, Bailey Knorr, Roger Lund, Rodney Whitesides, Don Luehle, Bob Carlson, Marty Shannon, Harland Shannon Bud Thompson, Donald Hull, Don Tyler, Stanly Hollister Bill Gilbert, Richard Belgrave, Theodore Vickroy, and Bob Willems, Manager. In recognition of unusual ability and faithfulness in cheer leading throughout the season, Coach Hoff presented letters to Joan Zwolanek, Sue Lamb, Nancy Skelton, and Midge Railing.