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

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Sophomore Memoirs Nineteen Soohorores enrolled in high school for a second year on Sentember 2, We were still the smallest class on the campus but welcomed three nov members this year--Judy Barker, Marian Eiooer, and Robert Willems. Soon, however, our number was re- vithdrsvnl of Alta Hee Bassett who married and who withdrew to work at John Deere. At the end ester We also lost Beverly Whitesides who began ers hut gained Marilyn Anderson who enrolled duced due to the Robert Peterson of the first sem work st Dosaulni from Colvin Coolidge, Feline, Our enrollment was then seven- teen. On Sentemher 5, we elected our class offichrs: Prisident ------------------ -Judy Barker Vice-nresident -------------- Charles Williams Secretary-Treasurer ------- --Hildred Boiling Student Council members ----- Nancy Skelton Herbert Wedsager Soonsor --------------------- Coach Hoff Sootembor l2 was the traditional Freshmen initiation day, and we Soohomoros gave the little green Froshies the works. Such a sight! Boys in dresses, high hzels, ribbons and hose, girls in overalls, boots, hair in braids, lipstick ond rouge smeared on focos, making then look like clowns all day. But this wash' enough. During the seventh period the Freshren were all lined, un in from of the student boyd in the gym. Such fun! The boys went wild and of course the Freshmen went with them-Cto the' showersl. That night we soonsored on all-school party in honor of our Hgreen friends,n Refreshments were ice cream and pop. Dancing was the main event of the evening. In athletics, our class was renrosented by Chuck Nilliams, Bud Thonnson, Don Hull, and Stanley Hollister., Bob Willems was elected Vsnager. The Sonhomore class feels thot it is e dis- tinct honor to have three of our class members os cheerleaders and in wddition to have had five boys who narticiootcd in the yeor's shorts. Joan Zwolanek, Midge Reiling, end Nancy Skelton heloed to cheer our team on to victory. In November a class theator oorty was held, We not at the Silk Tonner, all oiled into cnrs driven by Coach Hoff, Bob Willems, and Bud Thomnson, and went to East Feline to see HGun Fightersn at the Strand in East Moline. After the show all returned to the Silk Tonner for refreshments. In December, the class tractor and sleigh and freshments of hot dogs had o sleigh ride. We used Hollister's afterward Lrs. Hollister served us re- ond cokes. t

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We gave the annual Valentine Forty on February ll. It WSS considered one of the best all-school parties ever held. Mr. Hoff, our Soonsor, ruffled off the girls' brightly decorated box lunches to the highest bidder, Some enormous annetites were revealed for some boys bought three or four boxes. Or was this because they had designs uoon a particular girl's box? A new olan was initiated for helping inexperienced stu- dents mastcr the art of dancing. This was the first time this sort of activity had been carried on. The experienced dancers directed the inoxnarienced. Now, nractically every student can take osrt in dancing and there are no wall flowcrsn any more, The gym was decorated in rod and white crepe paper streamers with a lighted crona lantern hanging from the center. On April 23 we Sonhomores had a scavenger hunt and Weiner roast at Curt Kaely's camp, All Sonhomoras and their guests assemb- led at the high school, At a scheduled time we started on Hthc huntn having only one hour. Aftcrvard we all went to the cann and had a good time roasting marshmallows and weiners. In inril, also, we Soohomore members of the Home Ec classes helped the Freshmen girls out on the Faculty-Board dinner un- der the direction of Miss Pearsall. Nancy Skelton, a Sopho- more, with six Freshmen girls--Gwen Evans, Beverly Dailey, Mary Noah, Lorine Bunn, Carol H rmes, Lorraine Love--served as wait- resses. Darian Einoar, Sonhonore, was Chairman of the kitchen workers and three Sonhonoras--Mildred Boiling, Anna Hao Lind- shield, Judy Barker--with four Freshmen--Catherine Skelton, Luanne Frits, Lola Pannell, and Marilyn Finch assisted her. Two Sonhonore girls--Joan Zwolanek and Joyce Nuehle--and two Freshmen girls--Vary Saunders and Joyce Halls--gave a short orogrnn entitled HBlanning Good Heals.H Several nenbers of the Sonhonore class had a oart in the April Operetta. Joan Zwolanek had a leading nart and with her sis- ter, Haney, Senior, and Bob Carlson, Junior, sang several du- ets. She and Nancy also danced HThc Lett ',b. r Dancen and HThe Family Han,H Vidg: Boiling, Marilyn Thorngren, Nancy Skelton were cowgirls. Judy Barker was a oeasant girl, Marian Eipper was in HThe Latter Danceug Anna Rae Lindshicld was a ghost, and Bob Villams was a cowboy and also a ninuot dancer, We Sonhomores heloed the Seniors out on their Spring Carnival ' in the gyn on the evenings of Hay l3 and 145 Joan Zwolanek and Judy Barker helned Dick Strandgard at the Balloon Board, Herb Nndsager hclned in the Fun House, Chuck Williams sold tic- kets on a HFootball Rafflcgn while Joyce Nuehle, Hildrcd Reil- ing, and Nancy Skelton assisted at the Refreshment Booth. Out of nineteen Sonhomores who enrolled on September 2, seven- tzen connleted the year.