Rock Island High School - Watchtower Yearbook (Rock Island, IL)

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SHIRLEY JONES PATRICIA LANE DONNA LEES KATHERINE JORDAN NORMA LANKTON SHIRLEY LEIBOVITZ ROGER KELLEY JAMES LARGENT MARILYN LERNER GEORGE KIEFFER CARL LARSON RICHARD LIEDTKE HENRYETTA KISH EDWARD LARSON WANDA LIVENGOOD RICHARD KLAUER PAUL LAURITZEN BETTY LOGAN JOSEPH Mcknight DANIEL MATTER DONNA MITCHELL ALYCE McWILLIAMS LUELLA MEEK PATRICIA MONTZ VERNON MACK KENNETH MELOW KATHERINE MOODY games. With 31 points against Galesburg, Joel tied the record for points scored in a single game. Joel also received one of the highest hon¬ ors it is possible for a high school basketball player to attain. The Chicago Daily News named Joel to a forward position on the first team of their all-state squad. He also occupied a place on the first string of the Northwest Conference all-star team, and was selected for the Champaign-Urbana News Gazette all-state team. Richard Tho¬ mas, another prominent player, was named to the Northwest Conference second team. Senior wrestlers participating in their state contest were George Hedstrom, Neil Summers, Morris Marble, and Dale Nelson. Returning as girls’ tennis team captain was Joan Deyo, while on her team were Lucille Shrader, Joanne Coffield, Susan Thompson,, Luella Meek and Marianne Rus¬ sell. The same boys returned to the tennis and golf teams this year. Many senior boys were active in other spring sports such as track and baseball. The baseball team had David Hopley as the only returning member of last year’s team. 29

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teams, and along with Dale Nelson made the first team in the Northwest circuit. Irwin Rietz, who was undefeated during the regular cross-country competition, took second place at the state meet at Champaign, which was the highest place ever won by a Rock Island high school athlete in the state cross-country meet. Adele Stone reigned as queen over the Homecoming game with Galesburg and the dance following. Her attendants were Betty Nelson, Mary Ann Nelson, Betty Fuller, and Donna Palmer. Colleen McGovern was captain of the cheerleaders. Chloe Andich was the only other senior member of the squad. Also Northwest Conference champion was your spirited basketball team, which in¬ cluded Joel Collier, Richard Thomas, and Jack Whan among its starting five. James Engman and Jack Shoemaker were depend¬ able reserves. This team was a strong con¬ tender for the “Sweet Sixteen” finals in Champaign. Again Joel Collier, this year as a forward, was triumphant in the scoring department, breaking two all-time records and tying an¬ other. He was not only the leading scorer in the high schools history but also topped the Northwest Conference record for the to¬ tal number of points scored in conference DONALD LOGAN JAMES MacLEAN MARY MENDOZA ROBERT LOTHRIDGE EDNA MAKEDON JOYCE MILLER LOLA LOUCK DONALD MANHARD ROLAND MILLER DONALD LUND CHARLEEN MANUEL STELLA MILLER EARLE mcbride MAURICE MARBLE KENNETH MILLS COLLEEN McGovern JOHN MARCH TOM MILLS 28

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Heading this year’s senate were Richard Thomas, president; Robert Wheelan, vice- president; and Betty Lou Nelson, secretary. The band gave its usual fine performance at the football games, in addition to offering their spring and fall concerts. Katherine Moody, the captain of the drum majorettes, was band manager. She was assigned by Donnell Carnes. You were represented at the Davenport speech tournament by a large group of your fellow seniors. Barbara Hickman placed first with her serious reading, and Arlene Clan¬ ton won second place in the humorous divi¬ sion. Three of four leads in the Dramatic club play “Mother Is a Freshman” were capably handled by seniors Barbara Hickman, Tom Wallace, and Lawrence Sutterman. A large number of seniors contributed to the success of this teen-age comedy, not only in the field of acting, but also as members of the production staff. Not to be outdone by the athletic depart¬ ment, the state speech contest group also achieved distinction. It won both the district and sectional tourneys. Tennessee William’s “Glass Menagerie” was the play which emerged victorious from both of these con- CHARLES NICKELL LOIS NIELSEN CATHRYN NISSEN MORTON OLSSON DONNA PALMER DONNA PARADEE THELMA REGINA RITA RICHARD NANCY DELMA PIEPER PILCHER PINGEL PITSCHKE PLANTZ PLATT LORETTA MARJORIE ROBERT CAROL MARTIN IRWIN REDDICK REQUET RESCH RICEMAN RICH RIETZ SYLVIA DONALD LAURETTA CONSTANCE MARIANNE JOYCE ROSE ROWE ROYAL 30 RUMMELS RUSSELL RUYSBROECK