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

Text from Pages 1 - 152 of the 1951 volume:

1951 WATCHTOWER ROCK ISLAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS T HE STUDENT BODY of Rock Island high school dedi¬ cates this book to the memory of our beloved principal, Owen B. Wright, who passed on April 28, 1951. We shall never forget his unfailing interest and heartfelt concern for the welfare of this school, for his high Christian standards and great character make us remember him and cherish his life as an inseparable part of . . . All Our Yesterdays .. . At Rocky High . . . There Xfere Dances . . . There Were Plays . . . We W rked Hard . . . And Played Hard Too We Shall Always Remember Our High School Yesterdays. CONTENTS Administration The Directors. The Faculty. The Senate. Classes 1951 . 1953 . 1952 . Athletics Football . Homecoming . Cheerleaders . Cross-Country . Basketball . Wrestling . Track . Tennis . Golf . Baseball . Organizations School Clubs . Activities Music . Drama and Speech . . . Publications . Senior Activities .... 12 14 20 21 42 48 56 64 65 66 68 76 78 80 82 83 86 112 117 127 134 10 A D M I N I S T R A T I O N Zke ' Directors Seated: Mr. Earl H. Hanson, Superintendent of Schools, Dr. C. W. Motz, Mr. Carl F. Bauer, Mr. Arthur J. House. Standing: Mr. Virgil Anderson, President of the Board, Mr. Junius P. Califf, Mr. W. W. Bailey, Assistant Superintendent of Schools. The cornerstone of the Rock Island pub¬ lic school system is the Board of Education. These seven key men are responsible for the operation of our entire school system, and that is a big job. This year the board has taken great strides in the extension and improvement of our school system. With the burning of Central junior high school last year, strain was placed on our other schools. To ac¬ commodate the displaced students, the board has appropriated approximately six hundred fifty thousand dollars for the ex¬ tension of the other school buildings, and one million two hundred thousand dollars for the rebuilding of Central. Last year 1,000,000 dollars was spent on the addition to Franklin junior high school alone. These figures give an idea of the size of the job that the school board does. Selecting textbooks and equipment and filling vacancies left by instructors are also important p arts of the board ' s work. In per¬ forming all these duties the members of the school board are constantly on the lookout for new ideas, methods, and pro¬ grams that help to give the students of Rock Island the best training and guid¬ ance possible. We may thank the board ' s untiring ef¬ forts for the well-rounded educational program we have in Rock Island, and for the fine equipment that enables the school system to maintain the high standard that has been set in previous years. 12 A line in the Bible says, “If God be for us, who can be against us? The word “Good-by, which we use every day, is a contraction of an ancient expression which meant “God be with you. In that sense I now say “Good-by to Rock Island high school. Sincerely yours, E. S. METCALF, Dean of Boys. OWEN B. WRIGHT It is not enough that a person be trained; the most important thing is that he learn to think. To sift truth and fact from falsehood and superstition, demands careful critical thinking. As never before in history, we need inquiring minds, capable of making decisions of world importance. May you make your contributions to the needs of our time. Sincerely, FLORENCE J. LIEBBE Dean of Girls E. S. METCALF To the Class of 1951: Congratulations and sincere wishes for smooth sailing through future periods of decision, work, and service, and the living of lives made full, rich, and happy because of many high school experi¬ ences, both failures and successes. We wish you life dividends from high school work well done. May unselfish achievement and a strong righte¬ ous character be yours. Sincerely, OWEN B. WRIGHT Principal FLORENCE J. LIEBBE 13 Zhc faculty Commercial JOHN M. HUCKINS Commercial MARIE TERESE CARLSON Commercial CARRIE M. EKBLAD Commercial CHARLOTTE M. STONE Commercial MARTHA MILLER Commercial Fine Arts VONNIE WALLANDER Vocal Music E. DOROTHY PETERSON Speech SARA MAE McELHINNEY Art GEORGE A. BERCHEKAS Band Languages JOHN W. BLOMBERG Spanish MALVINA M. CALOINE Spanish, French ALVERDA DOXEY Latin R. ALBERT MATTESON English FLORENCE MORRISON English CAROLU L. SCHUTZ English MARGARET WINBIGLER English English ADA BLANCHE LAUCK English ESCA G. RODGER Journalism, English SARAH C. LARA WAY English MEDIA HANKINS English Science GEORGE H. McMASTER Science DOROTHY K. HALL Science HAROLD V. ALMQUI5T Science, Director of Athletics GEORGE D. BAIRD Science W. L. KIMMEL Science Mathematics JULIEN C. PETERSON Mathematics HAZEL A. PARRISH Mathematics EVA V. ROBB Mathematics 16 Library and Study Halls RUTH B. MAUCKER Library GLADYS L. BLASER Study Hall BESSIE A. BLADEL Library LETTIE WILLETTS Study Hall Physical Education MARGUERITE PIERCE Physical Education HERBERT L. WAGNER KENNETH E. GREENE Physical Education Physical Education FAYNELLE HAEHN Physical Education 17 Industrial Arts DAVID J. BORTH EARL R. PEOPLES B. K. BEAUCHAMP Printing Woodshop, Driver Training Woodshop, Sheet Metal Industrial Arts Supervisor DEANE H. BALL JAMES R. CLARK Machine Shop, Driver Training Mechanical Drawing , Athletic Manager Home Economics BLISS MAPLE Home Economics FLORENCE CASTEN Home Economics 18 Registrar and Office Secretaries HELEN M. DOWNING Registrar MARILYN HENSON Secretary BARBARA NELSON Secretary Social Studies JOHN H. SHANTZ Social Studies EVA M. IRVINE Social Studies KATHRYN CALLIHAN Social Studies P. J. MARTIN Social Studies, Radio, Debate LYLE JONES Social Studies 19 Zke Senate Marilyn Thomas, secretary; William Brooks, president; Roy John¬ son, vice-president. The aim of Rock Island high school ' s Senate is to build a deeper understanding between all the students and the faculty members, and to maintain an effective student government. The Senate is composed of representatives from the senate rooms, one from each room. Senators are chosen for their qualities of loyalty, good citizenship, leadership, and their ability to maintain at least a C average. During the ninth period of the first Monday of each month, members of the Senate gather in the activity room with William Brooks, presi¬ dent; Roy Johnson, vice-president; Marilyn Thomas, secretary; and E. S. Metcalf, sponsor. When it is necessary, special meetings are called. Activities sponsored by the Senate through¬ out the year include the Homecoming festivities, filling boxes for the Red Cross drive, preparing Christmas baskets that are sent to families of needy students who attend Rock Island high school, and some dances that are held after football and basketball games. The assembly programs for the following year are selected by the sophomore and junior mem¬ bers of the Senate. Row 1: Carey Angel, George Coin, George McDonald, William Row 3: Lloyd Corwin, James Knoblauch, Lois Hansen, Judith Burgess, Virgil Hammond, George Ray, Kenneth Maier, Roy John- Schaible, Nancy Johnson, Diane Dockum, Marilyn Miller, Richard son, Gerald Scott. Work, William Brooks. Row 2: Arthur Finkelstein, Nancy Raymond, Jayne Barber, Row 4: Kenneth Drake, Robert Brooks, Karl Wickstrom, Daniel Marilyn Thomas, Beulah Stowe, Jean Hinman, Joan McComas, Kay Munn, Donovan Swartz, Daniel Firth, William Seline, John House, Holst, Carolyn Ramsey, Robert Nelson. Roger Stoleson, Merrell Clark. 20 CLASSES 1951 Senior Class Officers MARY LEE BODENHAMER, vice-president BARBARA HOBEN, secretary MAYNARD NEIGHBORS, president 22 DONALD AGAN5 MARTHA ALONGI LOURA ANDERSON CONRAD ANDREWS GEORGE ARBAUGH DOROTHY BAILEY SYLVIA BAIRD RICHARD BALLINGER JACQUELINE BARBEE DONNA BARTELL DONALD BEALER NEVA BELCHER i §JA ih SHIRLEE BERGSTROM ROBERT BERRY AUDREY BERTAL BARBARA BESSEE THOMAS BICKEL PAUL BISCONTINE NANON BLACK MARILYN BLACKER 23 JANET BLASER JAMES BLOCKLINGER MARY LEE BODENHAMER JACQUELINE BOETJE JOYCE BOETJE BEVERLY BOLT PAUL BOND JANICE BOWEN MARILYN BOYD MARILYN BOYNTON THOMAS BRAMLETT SHIRLEY BREGGER WILLIAM BROOKS WILLIAM BROWN MILDRED BRYAN PAULINE BRYAN BEVERLY BUDER RICHARD BUNCH DOROTHY BURBRIDGE JOAN BURKHEAD DONALD BEALER PATSY ANN CARTER WILLIAM CASE GILMAN CLARK 24 JOAN CLEMENT EVELYN CLINE BETTY COOPER JACK COPE CARROL CORWIN VIRA COVEY ROBERT COYNE DAVID CRISWELL BENJAMIN CUTLER DARLENE DANIELS LUCY DANNEELS PATRICK DARBY RONALD DAXON MAUREEN DAY WARREN DeBORD SHIRLEY DENNISON PATRICIA DePAEPE JOHN DeVOS EDWARD DeVRIEZE MARY LOU DIERCKS DONALD DIXON BETTY DOBBLER HAROLD DORMAN KENNETH DRAKE 25 WILLIAM DROVESKY WILMA EBERTS DORIS EDGAR PATRICIA EDLER KAY EDWARDS LOUIS ELLIS RICHARD ENGELS DORIS ENGH HERMIONE ERDMAN SALLY ERICKSON MARIAN FARANDA RICHARD FARRAR ARTHUR FINKELSTEIN SHIRLEY FISCUS KENNETH FLACK BETTY FLODEEN JOHN FLYNN BETTY FOSTER JERRY FOUT KATHRYN FOX ROALD FRYXELL WAYNE FUNK ELNOR GARRETT BEVERLY GEE 26 JACK GELLMAN NANCY GILLESPIE JAMES GILLMAN CAROLE GONSE JANICE GORDON WILLIAM GOTTSCH GLENN GRAY CAROLYN GREEN DAVID GREENBERG JOAN GREGG HENRY GROOTHAERT KARIN GUSTAFSON RON ALD GUTHRIE DONALD HAINS GEORGE HALL JAMES HANSEN RICHARD HANSEN PATRICIA HARTNETT BARRY HARTUNG CHERRY HARVEY HOWARD HASKINS ROBERT HAUMAN CL.AROL HAWKINS RICHARD HAWLEY 27 ALICE HEATH DARLENE HEDEEN BETTIE LOU HEIN FRANZ HELPENSTELL JEAN HINMAN BARBARA HOBEN NANCY HOEXTER THERESA HOFFMAN JERRY HOLDORF DAN HOLLARS REED HOLLARS DEANE HOLLIDAY LORETTA HOLLINGSWORTH JACK HOOVER ROSELLA HORTON SILAS HOWARD GAYLE HULTGREN RICHARD HUNT DELBERT HUNTLEY RICHARD HUNTLEY JOYCE INGOLD JOSEPH JOHNSON MARVIN JOHNSON RICHARD JOHNSON 28 ROV JOHNSON JANICE JOHNSTON KENNETH JONES DARLENE KASKADDEN ANDREW KEAN MARVIN KEMPF MILDRED KERLER FORREST KETTERING JOANNE KILCOIN SHIRLEY KIMBEL BARBARA KINGDON BEVERLY KINNAN THOMAS KISER JANET KNOUSE EDWARD KOBEL KURT KOEHLER RICHARD KOHRS MARILYN KOLINCHINSKY DAVID KRAUSE DOROTHY KRUGER MARILYN KRUEGER PATRICIA KUNCE MARGARET KURTZ MARILYN LAUDE 29 FERN LAYER JOYCE LEBERMANN STUART LEFSTEIN PATRICIA LEFTWICH DONALD LENGER MARCIA LINDORFF DOROTHY LIPPENS EMMA LIVENGOOD RUTH LONG norman McClelland shirley McCreary george McDonald DARYL McKEE JANET McMAHON JOYCE McMAHON ROBERT MANGELSDORF MARION MARSHALL JOHN MARTIN JO ANN MASON SUSAN MATTESON RONALD MATTHEWS BUDD MAXFIELD DARLENE MEAD DOROTHY MELVILLE 30 GERALD MARTIN LYLAS MERCER PATRICIA MILLER ROBERT MINTON RICHARD MONROE DON MONTE JAMES MONTGOMERY FRED MOORE ROBERT NELSON THELMA NELSON VEONA NELSON ARTHUR NIES VIRGIE NIXON GERALD NOBLE SHIRLEY OBERHARDT MARGARET O ' CONNELL ROBERT OLSON WARREN OSTROM BARBARA PALMER PAUL PARKER 0m MAYNARD NEIGHBORS DONNA NELSON IRENE NELSON MARILYN NELSON 31 DONALD PARKS DONALD PAULSEN ANNALEE PAUWELS CARROLL PEARSON LoVERNE PERKINS PAUL PERKINS RICHARD PETERSEN ELEANOR PETERSON DONALD PLEASANTS DONALD PORTER KAYO PORTER AQUILLA POSTEN JOYCE E. PETERSON JANET PHILLIPS YVONNE PICKRON GERALD PIRMANN BEN POTTER MARY POWERS MARLENE PRATT PAULINE PRISTASH 3ARBARA PRUDEN SYLVIA PULLMAN GENE PURVIS NANCEE PUSCAS 32 CAROLYN RAMSEY NANCY RANNOW MARY RAUSCH GALE REED KENNETH REEM CAROL REXROADE NAOMI RICEMAN NANCY RITZE NANCY SALZMAN MARY ELLEN SCHAFER LILLY SCHENEBRICKER PATRICIA SCHMIDT BEVERLY ROBERTS BETTY ROSEBERRY DONNA ROSS DONALD RUDD A V ' N a RICHARD SCHOEVE GERALD SCOTT RONALD SEARS ARTHUR SHAW NANCY SHELDON BARBARA SHERWOOD NANCY SHETTER JOHN SHIRKEY 33 ROY SHRAKE GRETA SMITH MARY ANN SMITH RICHARD SMI CH STANLEY SMITH GLEN SODERSTROM AUDREY SOLLIE BEATRICE ST AI MARY STALKFLEET MARY LOU STEELE DONNA STEEN CAROL STEVENSON BETTY STOIT BEULAH STOWE NANCY STRUVE DOROTHY SULLIVAN WALDO SULLIVAN LEONARD SUNDBERG JOAN SWAIN JEANETTE SWANSON GLORIA SWISHER ELEANOR TEBBE DALE TEEL ROBERT TEUSCHER 34 JOYCE THOMAS BARBARA TOBIN ROBERT TODD BETTY TURNEY LAZELLE ULLRICK RUSSELL VANDERWALL YVONNE VAN DeSOMPELE LAWRENCE VOGT JOHN VOSS JOHN WALKER JOHN WANGELIN SHIRLEY WARREN 35 DEAN WASHBURN WAYNE WATKINS DONNA WATSON DOLORES WEINBERGER NANCY WELCH JEANNE WEST DONALD WESTERFIELD JACK WHAN WALTER WHISLER MARILYN WHITESIDE CLIFFORD WIBORG RICHARD WICKUM — MARY WIKLUND RICHARD WILDERMUTH THOMAS WILLIS VIRGINIA WILLMING DONALD WILSON MARJORIE WISEHART FRANK WITT RICHARD WORK DONNA MAE ZENTIC SUE ZIEMER 36 Senior Class Mistery Remember three short years ago when you were only a little sophomore? Let ' s go back and review three of the most wonderful years of our lives. In our sophomore year we elected Maynard Neighbors president, Donald Rudd vice-presi¬ dent, and Nancy Struve secretary of our class. Remember how proud we were to have Robert Berry on the varsity football squad and Gerald Pirmann playing varsity basketball? Richard Petersen also joined the varsity basketball squad for the state tournament games. Our sophomore cheerleaders, Joanne Kilcoin, Marcia Lindorff, and Nancy Struve, urged our teams on to victory. Beth Ann Bell represented the sophomore class in the state contest play A Midsummer Night ' s Dream. Leaving our sophomore year and the west stairs behind, we proceeded on as juniors. Our junior class officers were Maynard Neigh¬ bors, president; William Brooks, vice-president; and Beth Ann Bell, secretary. Six juniors who were active members of The Fighting Forty-Niners, Rock Island ' s unde¬ feated football team that year, were Robert Berry, William Brooks, David Criswell, Harold Dorman, Gale Reed, and Donald Rudd. Juniors who made a good showing on the varsity cheerleading squad were Jacqueline Bar¬ bee, Nancy Gillespie, Mildred Kerler, Joanne Kilcoin, and Nancy Struve. Three outstanding juniors on the varsity bas¬ ketball squad that year were Richard Petersen, Gerald Pirmann, and Gerald Scott. Richard was given a place on the second string of the North¬ west conference all-star team. Four juniors were cast in the Dramatic club play Mother Is a Freshman, with Beth Ann Bell carrying one of the leading roles. Another successful play was Seventeenth Summer, presented by the speech classes. The majority of the cast was made up of twelve juniors. Remember how we all enjoyed our junior class play June Mad ? It was a light comedy with Betty Roseberry and Donald Pleasants in the leading roles. THE CRIMSON CRIER spring staff of 1950 included Roald Fryxell, editor in chief; Roy Johnson, managing editor; Beverly Buder, copy editor; Beverly Bolt, business manager; and Richard Johnson, first-page editor. Roy Johnson, Beverly Bolt, Carolyn Ramsey, Glen Soderstrom, and Roald Fryxell assisted THE WATCHTOWER staff and took over full¬ time positions during their senior year. Starring for the juniors on the wrestling squad were Robert Nelson and Donald Rudd. We were also proud to have Harold Dorman, Richard Petersen, Gerald Pirmann, and Gale Reed doing an outstanding job on the track team. Meet Arizona, a two-act western comedy operetta, was presented by the glee clubs. In¬ cluded in the cast were Beth Ann Bell, Richard Bennett, Robert Berry, Benjamin Cutler, Louis Ellis, and Glen Soderstrom. Beverly Bolt and Donald Pleasants did a good job on the tennis teams. The American Legion auxiliary chose Marion Marshall as its delegate to the 111 ini Girls ' state convention. David Criswell, Kay Edwards, Roy Johnson, and Barbara Palmer were chosen junior mar¬ shals by the graduating class of 1950. They had the honor of assisting the class with their gradu¬ ating exercises. At last we were seniors. For the third con¬ secutive year Maynard Neighbors was elected president of our class. Mary Lee Bodenhamer and Barbara Hoben held the offices of vice- president and secretary respectively. William Brooks, William Brown, Harold Dor¬ man, Gale Reed, Donald Rudd, and Richard Work were seniors v ' ho received individual awards at the annual football banquet given by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. William Brooks, center, was elected to the all-state team by the Chicago DAILY NEWS ' all-state board. We elected Nancy Struve as our homecoming queen. She reigned over the homecoming game with Kewanee and the dance which followed. She was attended by Mary Lee Bodenhamer and Barbara Palmer. Returning for their second year of varsity cheerleading were Jacqueline Barbee, Mildred Kerler, Joanne Kilcoin, and Nancy Struve. This completed three years of cheering for Joanne and Nancy. In charge of the fall issues of THE CRIM¬ SON CRIER for 1950 were Barbara Palmer, edi¬ tor in chief; Robert Todd, managing editor; Yvonne Pickron, copy editor; Joyce Peterson, business manager; and Donald Pleasants, first- page editor. David Criswell was chairman of the CYC com¬ mittee. Other seniors on the committee were Beth Ann Bell, Kay Edwards, Donald Hains, and Mary Ellen Schafer. The Dramatic club presented a musical com¬ edy, Of Thee I Sing. Daryl McKee portrayed the part of an ambitious young president with Kay Edwards as his wife. The success of our basketball team was out¬ standing this year. Winning 25 out of 29 games, we had the first team to hold the Northwest conference and Quad-City championships at the same time. The team was undefeated in both divisions. Richard Petersen, Gerald Pirmann, Gale Reed, Gerald Scott (captain), and Robert Todd were the seniors who did a wonderful job in their final year of high school basketball. Top positions on our student senate were held by president William Brooks and vice-presi¬ dent Roy Johnson. Robert Nelson and Donald Rudd returned to the wrestling squad and finished up the season by taking part in the state wrestling meet. The Glee clubs were headed by presidents Beverly Bolt and Roy Johnson. The other offi¬ cers were also seniors. Remember how we en¬ joyed their spring program with excerpts from South Pacific and Oklahoma ? The state contest play, a cutting from Har¬ vey, tied for first place in the sectional con¬ test held at Macomb, and proceeded to the state finals at Champaign. The complete production was presented for our senior class play. Can ' t you still see Harvey walking across the stage? The same students who were outstanding in tennis as juniors were prominent members of the boys ' and girls ' tennis teams in their senior year. Returning senior boys who were active on the baseball team included Robert Berry, Gil¬ man Clark, Wayne Funk, James Gillman, and Donald Paulsen. The annual D.A.R. citizenship award was pre¬ sented to Marion Marshall. She was chosen by the student body and the faculty. Out of the 323 students in our class, 50 were automatic members of the National Honor so¬ ciety because they had grade averages of 92 or above. Eleven students with averages from 85- 92 were elected by the students and faculty. These students were elected on a character basis. Leading our class were valedictorian George McDonald and salutatorian Marion Marshall. Senior Recognition day and the Junior-Sen¬ ior Prom marked the end of our unforgettable days as students of Rock Island senior high school. We are proud of our class and its achieve¬ ments. 38 Zop Zen The following ten students have achieved the highest scholastic aver¬ ages in their class: George McDonald .97.36 Marion Marshall .96.95 George Arbaugh.96.7 Arthur Finkelstein .96.2 Beverly Buder.96.1 Paul Bond.95.8 Donna Nelson .95.8 Carol Berge.95.75 Roy Johnson.95.68 Susan Matteson.95.57 George McDonald, valedictorian; Marion Marshall, salutatorian Valedictorian for the class of 1951 was George McDonald. He majored in English, mathematics, and science, and minored in Latin, social studies, and mechanical drawing. D.A.R. award winner Marion Marshall was salutatorian. Marion majored in English, mathe¬ matics, and social studies, and minored in Span¬ ish, Latin, and science. Sewer Mottor Koll Out of a graduating class of 323 students, 1 13 were named to the Senior Honor Roll. The following seniors have maintained an average of 88 or above, and are listed in the order of their rank in the class. George McDonald Mary Rausch Joyce Thomas Yvonne Pickron Marion Marshall Pauline Pristash David Criswell Doris Edgar George Arbaugh Stuart Lefstein Barbara Hoben Wayne Funk Arthur Finkelstein Marcia Lindorff Betty Dobler Richard Kohrs Beverly Buder Robert Todd Kay Edwards Martha Alongi Paul Bond Donna Bartell Sylvia Baird Janice Gordon Donna Nelson Gloria Swisher Carolyn Green Silas Howard Carol Berge Nancy Shetter Ben Potter Richard Monroe Roy Johnson Marilyn Whiteside Joyce Peterson Jeanne West Susan Matteson Janet Blaser Shirley Dennison Barbara Tobin Barbara Pruden Nancy Ritze George Hall Richard Bennett Gene Purvis James Gillman Beulah Stowe Emma Livengood Gilman Clark Jack Gellman Donna Mae Zentic James Montgomery Jeanette Swanson Robert Teuscher Meta Gellman Irene Nelson Eleanore Tebbe Barbara Sherwood Patricia Miller Patricia Kunce Budd Maxfield Lucy Danneels Nancy Struve Nanon Black Patricia Schmidt Joyce Boetje Edward DeVrieze Donna Watson Carolyn Ramsey Eleanor Peterson Gerald Noble Glenn Gray Sally Erickson Arthur Nies Hermione Erdman Beverly Kinnan Glen Soderstrom Joan Clement Betty Turney Maynard Neighbors Roald Fryxell Donald Pleasants Marvin Kempf Gerald Martin Patricia Edler Donald Paulsen Dale Teel Gayle Hultgren Robert Hauman Jack Hoover Janet Phillips Daryl McKee Joseph Johnson Joyce Lebermann Naomi Riceman Thomas Kiser Beverly Bolt Mary Lou Diercks Dolores Zeis Veona Nelson Paul Parker Gerald Scott John Wangelin Dolores Weinberger Marilyn Laude Jacqueline Boetje Donna Ross John DeVos Sylvia Pullman Janet Knouse Walter Whisler Barbara Palmer 40 Nancy Welch Rational Mom Society Row 1: Donna Bartell, Pauline Pristash, Barbara Palmer, Patricia Edler, Beth Ann Bell, Patricia Schmidt, Carol Berge, Carolyn Ram¬ sey. Row 2: Maynard Neighbors, Sally Erickson, Nancy Ritze, Barbara Sherwood, Eleanore Tebbe, Beverly Bolt, Beverly Buder, Eleanor Peterson, Paul Bond, Budd Maxfield. Row 3: William Brooks, Donald Pleasants, Stuart Lefstein, Robert Hauman, Richard Bennett, Gerald Scott, David Criswell, James Gill- man, Daryl McKee, Donald Paulsen, Arthur Finkelstein, Robert Teuscher. Row 1: Sylvia Baird, Marcia Lindorff, Jeanette Swanson, Susan Matteson, Joyce Lebermann, Jacqueline Boetje, Joyce Boetje, Janet Knouse, Barbara Pruden. Row 2: Donna Nelson, Janet Blaser, Marilyn Whiteside, Beulah Stowe, Mary Rausch, Kay Edwards, Lucy Danneels, Nancy Shetter, Fifty seniors at Rock Island high school auto¬ matically became members of the National Honor Society by maintaining grade averages of 92 or above; and 1 1 additional members of Gloria Swisher, Marion Marshall, Joan Clement, Glen Soderstrom. Row 3: Joseph Johnson, George Arbaugh, George McDonald, Roy Johnson, John Wangelin, Jack Gellman, Robert Todd, Roald Fryxell, Arthur Nies, Gene Purvis, Gilman Clark. the class, with averages ranging between 85 and 92, were chosen by student and faculty vote. The total membership was 61. 41 1953 Sophomore Class Officers BARBARA SHORT, secretory CHARLES THOMAS, vice-president JUNE CHAMBERS, president Row 1: Sharon Anderson, Nancy Beck, Charleen Bell, Marilyn Brooks, Joyce Beemblossom, Joyce Breuwet, Alice Barber, Marlene Bland, Catherine Bileddo. Row 2: Betty Brimberg, Judith Benson, Beverly Amsbaugh, Jayne Barber, Helen Boyer, Phyllis Allen, Katharine Arm¬ strong, Carol Barr, Helen Barlang. Row 3: Evelyn Bjorklund, Joe Andrews, Walter Baker, Charles Belton, Donald Bledsoe, Grace Beaston, Shirley Bot- zen, Sallie Anderson, Emma Beeding. Row 4: Gary Appelquist, Richard Allison, Robert Allen, Robert Brooks, Edward Alexander, Ronald Benesh, Gene LeRoy Benson, Herbert Buller, Howard Bohannon, William Berry. Row 1: Dale Cronau, Louise Burns, Wilma Cady, Mary Row 3: John Cates, William Coleman, Robert Cowart, Coolidge, Jo Ann Cox, Janet Conner, Lisa Burgess. Gerald Brown, George Campbell, Sam Colburn, William Bruchman. Row 2: Tasso Coin, Do ' ores Cresswell, Virginia Clemmens, Jo Ann Clayton, Janice Cruson, June Chambers, Jacqueline Chambers, Vina Crisel. Row 4: Robert Cook, William Canfield, Richard Crouse, William Caudill, Harold Borst, Guy Carter, James Clow, Mar¬ vin Congdon, Merrell Clark, Peter Burks. 43 Row 1: Ronald Driggs, Dewey Ehlers, Joan Douglas, Dar¬ lene Elsbury, Doris Engstrom, Madge Drovesky, Patricia Dahlen, Diane Dockum. Row 3: Richard Erdman, Robert Edwards, Sheldon Drucker, Charles Dhooge, Wayland Drinkall, Daniel Decker, Darrell Edgar. Row 2: Donovan Ekstrom, Jan Ericson, Megan Day, Shirley Edwards, Patricia Davidson, Georgia Dicus, Doris Enger. Row 4: Richard Dusenberry, Leonard Erickson, Larry Dick¬ inson, Richard Eagle, Edwin Ehrgott, Gene Estess, Richard Dennis, Richard DeVoss, John Ellis. Row 1: Carole Gordon, Mary Ann Geyssens, Elaine Flack, Cynthia Frakes, Nancy Fritz, Keith Guthormson, Wayne Fick, Warren Gale. Row 2: Beverly Foster, Judith Foy, Sharon Ferguson, Donna Mae Fluegel, Marjorie Green, Patricia Griffith, Mary Engman, Idamae Grubaugh, Janet Ghys. Row 3: Sandy Gadient, Dan Flaherty, Eugene Franklin, Donald Gilmore, Roger Fields, James Fuller, Ronald Gardner. Row 4: Duane Frank, John Fowler, Robert Fane, Richard Good, William Geisler, Edward Gellman, Gordon Greenley, Harvey Garver, Gary Grems. 44 Row 1: Sharol Huffstutler, Solly Hartnett, Carlene Hillyer, Jo Ann Howell, Margaret Hoteling, Barbara Hill, Joan Hum¬ phrey, Caroline Hartwig, Yvonne Hollingsworth. Row 2: Frances Hixson, Hazel Heath, Joyce Hains, Phyllis Haft, Sally Hawks, Darlene Heaton, Jean Hanner, Lois Han¬ sen, Carolyn Harney, Joan Hinrichs, Shirley Herbert. Row 3: Esther Harness, Conrad Harper, John House, Don¬ ald Huntley, Ray Hughes, Allyn Hastings, Wilson Hubbell, Martin Galex. Row 4: Gerald Hayes, William Hebble, Robert Humphrey, Donald Hall, Robert Harlan, Arthur Goldstein, Gary Hendren, Ronald Hobart. Row 1: Janet Lutz, Nancy Long, Elaine Larson, Bonnie Kjellstrand, Sally Jamison, Darlene Jones, Beverly Kenney, Joyce Johnston, Marian Hodge, Carol Johnson. Row 2: Jo Ann Loquist, Verniece Litvin, Melba Livengood, Pauline Ledbetter, Louise Legg, Donna Johnson, Allene In- gold, Jane Jacobs, Gloria Hoffmann. Row 3: Nancy Johnson, Kay Iglehart, Neal Kludy, Richard Kennedy, James Houston, John Lauf, Fremont Jacks, William Kran, Larry Kirby, Richard Johnston. Row 4: Larry Lowe, Robert Krug, Lawrence Kipperman, Kenneth Kinnan, Dennis Little, Ronald Huntlev, Harold Krause, Charles Hofmann, Bobby Hunt, Dennis Hurry. 45 Row 1: Barbara Nowack, Joanne Millard, Doris Martin, Joyce Ludwig, Ethel Marblestone, Shirley Newberry, Barbara Molier, Betty Makedon, Phyllis Moran. Row 2: Roger Mulkey, Barbara Nelson, Giovina Matese, Margot Morris, Marilyn Melow, Regina MacBeth, Patricia Manriques, Mary McQuaid. Row 3: Dona ' d McKinley, James Nelson, Kenneth Moska- loff, Betty McGinnis, Patricia McNerny, Betty Lou Mauser, Joan McComas, Susann McDonald, Eleanor Lybeck, Marilyn Miller. Row 4: Richard Newland, Gerald Mosher, Marlin Mosher, Wi ' liam Meeks, Robert Motz, James Maihack. Richard McDole, Daniel Munn, Robert MacDougall, Robert Lucken- bihl, James Mallder. Row 1: Rita Rexine, Billie Rae Quaas, Mary Pecoraro, Patricia Plambeck, Ann Rimmerman, Marilyn Richardson, Alexandra Pojedinok, Gladys Pridemore, Mary Overton. Row 2: Shirley Nelson, Beverly Reed, Sandra Runkle, Shir¬ ley Prescott, Jane Piggott, Patricia Peterson, Shirley Piepcr, Joanne Peters, Natalie Pristash, Catherine Poston. Row 3: Evelyn Nelson, Marion Ringer, Theresa Rummels, Beverly Rose, Bonnie Reed, David Patnoe, Henry Power, Robert Peppmeyer, Arthur Pauwels. Row 4: Keith Reddig, Burdette Russell, Clifford Rannow, Marlin Rodemeyer, Dean Reynolds, Donald Peterson, Jerry Parker, Ward Peterson, Richard Paulsen, Gene Perry. 46 Row 1: Shirley Schmitt, Lois S chafer, Ruth Schulz, Julia Santaiucia, Janet Saunders, Joyce Nichols, Marsha Reed, Suzanne Richards, Gladys Rickey. Row 2: Barbara Short, Judith Schaible, Audrey Schultz, Marilyn Schleuter, Jane Nichols, Joann Nelson, Jo Ann Niel¬ sen, Elaine Nielsen, Patricia Raymond. Row 3: Duane Scudder, Gerald Sharp, Charlotte Sherwood, Donald Samier, Dale Selhost, Duane Sandstrom, Earl Robin¬ son. Row 4: Raymond Schwigen, Richard Schomer, Harry Shad- dinger, Jack Schick, William Serenius, William Rogiers, John Rossow, Thomas Raisbeck, Calvin Reese. Row 1: Barbara Wilson, Frances Teros, Bonnie Staelens, Evelyn Stropes, Shirley Sullivan, Bonnie Smiley, Maxine Stoever. Row 2: Celestine Smith, Wanda Steele, Bethel Taylor, Elizabeth Teahan, Janis Stai, Roberta Burbridge. Row 3: Delano Simpson, James Thomas, William Thomas, Harold Smith, John Shradar, John Sproul, Marcellin Smith. Row 4: Don Tornquist, Thomas Farmer, Tom Strausse, Jack Stevens, Richard Soady, Robert Stewart, Donovan Swartz, Roger Stoleson. 47 Row 1: Rosa Verger, Nancy Young, Clara Williams, Jacqueline Weinert, Harriett Vroman, Helen West. Row 2: Joyce Washington, Joy Stickrod, Elaine Wells, Trudi Wright, Patricia Wilson, Lois Wixom, Beverly Tomp¬ kins, Doris Van De Voorde, Faith Watson. Row 3: Marilyn Smiley, Charles Thomas, Maurice Taylor, Dudley Willis, Dennis Witt, Paul Van Hoorebeke, James Winger, Sam Williams. Row 4: Carolyn Wessel, Karl Wickstrom, Gilbert Wilson, Jack Wood, Kirk Ulman, Richard Wight, Roger Varner. 1952 Junior Class Officers MARILYN OLSON, vice-president LESLIE SCOTT, president KAY HOLST, secretary Row 1: Barbara Allen, Carol Andrews, Shirley Birely, Martha Anderson, Deloris Brown, Carole Burdon, Bobbie Ann Carlson, Betty Blancke, Beverly Clemann. Row 3: James Anderson, Forrest Bushert, Ann Bush, Zodie Cole, Sally Beals, Joseph Boenitz, Everett Benningfield, Joseph Bileddo. Row 2: Faye Asquith, Barbara Agy, Donna Bradley, Mary Jane Brown, Shirley Breedlove, Nancy Crockett, Patricia Att- wood, Darlene Carey, Betty Lou Berg. Row 4: Robert Bailey, Leon Bunch, William Boynton, Robert Boeye, Michael Atkinson, Richard Bellegante, Granvil Angel, Harry Andrews, Kenneth Barlang, Charles Allen, Don¬ ald Atkinson. Row 1: Wava Campbell, Berta Weiler, Colletta Armstrong, Joan Borst, Alice Butcher, Suzanne Brinn, Frances Carothers, Betty Cargill. Row 3: Lloyd Corwin, James Collins, James Crupi, Eugene Acuff, William Burgess, Jay Clayman, Albert Bloch, William Curtiss, James Cobb. Row 2: Robert Caudill, Joanne Brown, Shirley Bradshaw, Joanne Coffland, Joyce Brown, Mary Collins, Georgia Cutler, Mary Bowes, Sandra Bruins. Row 4: Troy Bland, Carey Angel, Richard Collins, George Coin, Harold Smith, Granvil Angel, Max Stark, James Cran¬ dall, Kenneth Cook, Donald Cooper, George Collins, Gale Center. 50 Row 1: Daniel Firth, Alice Ferguson, Nelljean Fentress, Shirley Etzel, Edna Engstrom, Mary Demou, Darlene Dauma, Eva Donlin. Row 2: Jack Evans, Barbara Feeley, Annette Frazer, Joan Emery, Ruth Darr, Beverly DePaepe, Gretchen Dornacher, Diane Dornacher, Effetta Davis. Row 3: Charles Edgar, Arthur Dennison, Robert Elson, James Forrester, Frank Gadient, Kenneth Follett, Arnold DeWinter, Richard Franing, Eugene Foster. Row 4: Jerry Elston, Merle Eldridge, Larry Diekman, Robert Dargan, William Dyer, Jerry Doeckel, Joseph DeSmet, Louis DeToy, Laurance Dohler. Row 1: Ted Heitz, Martha Groene, Joyce Hawthorne, Hen¬ rietta Groothaert, Helen Habib, Barbara Gossen, Shirley Harding, Barbara Herrin. Row 2: Virgil Hammond, Helen Hanson, Dorothy Griffin, Eva Mae Gibbons, Linda Hanson, Patricia Hixson, Rowena Harvey, Elinor Hahn. Row 3: Dickson House, Vernon Hazlett, Bruce Harders, Deno Ganakes, Richard Hardwick, James Fisher, James Hayes, James Hall. Row 4: Jerry Hansen, Gustav Hult, Ward Goodwin, James Gilmore, Albert Hanson, Jack Hollander, Robert Hornback, Jack Gill, Gerald Genz. 51 Row 1: Doreen LaMere, Phyllis Jeffries, Rachael Jackson, Nina Hoggard, Phyllis Huff, Marilyn Jackson, Myrna Hooe, Marilyn Hintze, Beverly Ingram, Doris Hines. Row 2: Letha Laws, Marie Jacobs, Adam Jackson, Clyde Lundy, Elmer Lawrence, Charles Layer, Lloyd Corwin, Virgil Gross. Row 3: Ted Inman, Arthur Johnson, James Guzzo, Henry Jeffrey, Stanley Gellman, James Hogan, Frank Jones, Jerry Haskins. Row 4: Donald Harl, John Lundskow, Dale Ma’ban, Harry Ig ehart, James Knoblauch, David Huntley, Jerald Harper, Robert Johnson, Wilbert Hulett, Thomas Hendrick. Row 1: Charlotte Neighbors, Jacquelyn Porter, Corinne Miller, Charlotte McCullough, Caroline Peterson, Barbara McGuire, Patricia Muhlenberg, Barbara Lutz, Donna Left- wich. Row 3: Ronald O ' Brien, Hal Moore, Carl Hoffman, Donald W. Osborne, James Olds, Donald Grisham, Richard Kettering, Charles Johnson. Row 2: Elnora McKee, Pauline Nissen, Helen Price, Bar¬ bara Putnam, Nancy Petersen, Marilyn Olson, Velda Palike, Fay Moskaloff, Mary Ellen McCabe. Row 4: Don Prescott, Richard Potter, Peter Leonardson, Ralph Lamphere, Gary Mann, Ronald Kyseth, Richard Pieper, Robert Lulow, Gary Ostrom, Darrell Miller. 52 Row 1: Sally Osborne, Donna Meier, Phyllis Miller, Frances Hinze, Jacqueline Hocker, Melva Moore, Darlene Lidholm, Betty Huffman, Laura Kludy. Row 2: Marguerite Hinricksen, Neva Kish, Patricia Martin, Donna Ingold, Virginia May, Beverly Lindsay, Katherine Jones, Anna Lujan. Row 3: Patricia Porter, Frances Hockenberry, Cynthia Kolb, Kay Holst, Milles Kellogg, Margie Kempe.. Patricia Koch, Ann McLellan, Carolyn Koester, Betty Lea, Mary Moller. Row 4: Robert Moffitt, Kenneth Maier, Richard Krueger, Richard Moore, Donald Lee Osborn, Peter Lauritzen, Jerome Moeller, Robert Lodge, Ben Jacobson. Row 1: William Seline, Wayne Townley, Marlene Vander¬ bilt, Phyllis Ullemeyer, Marjorie Van Wolvelaere, Patricia Walters, Rosalie Raymond, Barbara Schaubroeck. Row 2: George Ray, George Rosenthal, Sharon Stanley, Beverly Stephenson, Margaret Rogiers, Ethel Rouse, Charlene Ragot, Arlene Rice, Alice Reeves. Row 3: Charles Vander Linden, James Ringer, Roger Saunders, Lewis Wilder, William Moore, Dugan Porter, Richard Peterson, John Pristash, Lee Tobin. Row 4: Wilfred Royal, John Potter, Dale Price, Duane McLaughlin, Tom Parsons, Ronald Pratt, Duane Pee, James Langan, Randall Peterson. 53 Row 1: Sally Thonn, Marilyn Thomas, Carole Stikrod, Marian Sorenson, Marian Teuscher, Beatrice Miller, Donna Taylor, Geneva Sexton, Carmelita Schmacht, Bernice Rosen¬ thal, Maryann Rock. Row 2: Janice Sieben, Nancy Simmon, Kathryn Smith, Jo Ann Randles, Lorraine Stai, Barbara Sims, Ro Celeste Swens- son, Shirley Rogiers, Elaine Liebman, Orenthal Rose. Row 3: Sue Schmacht, Janet Stoebe, Geraldine Tudor, Kenneth Wickenburg, Thomas Alderson, Wayne Tanner, Wayne Scherer, William Stark, Lorenzo Sloan, Ronald Tyler. Row 4: John Romans, Sharon Taylor, James Roberts, Ken¬ neth Scherer, George Schulz, Stuart Thoms, Robert Ries, Ronald Timm, Kenneth Tollenaer, Eldon Topping. Row 1: Virginia Viviani, Betty Carnes, Janice Strum, Delores Wise, Joyce Woehlk, Mary Woeber, Kathleen Vetter. Row 2: William Swisher, Janet Wilson, Elaine Soderberg, Anne Slenker, Janice Wilford, Carol Tebbe, Joy Van Hulle, Marcia Werner. Row 3: James Vincent, Wayne Stechman, Evelyn Vincent, Barbara Wright, Delores Vint, Leslie Scott, Hazel Wiklund Joyce Withrow, Mary Webster. Row 4: Larry Wald, Wayne Worker, Charles Webber, David Wetzel, James Smith, Dan Remy, Milton Scheuerman, James Wurbs, Richard Souza. 54 Varsity football VARSITY FOOTBALL SQUAD —Row 1, I. to r.: Connie Andrews, Horry Iglehart, Don Rudd, Bob Nel¬ son, Dave Criswell, Tom Parsons, Dick Petersen, Jim Knoblauch, Kenny Reem, Bill Drovesky, Bill Brooks, George E. (Skippy) Duhlstine, Sonnie Reed, Bob Berry, Bill Brown, Dick Work, Harold Dorman. Row 2, I. to r.: Don Hains, Glen Soderstrom, George McDonald, Jim Gillman, Louie Ellis, Jack Gell- man, Jack Lundskow, Ward Goodwin, Delbert Huntley, Pat Darby, Barry Hartung, Carroll Pearson, Jim Gilmore, Ron Matthews, Don Lenner. Row 3, I. to r.: Jim Guzzo, John Martin, Bob Mangelsdorf, Troy Bland, Carey Angel, Lloyd Corwin, Lee Osborn, Dick Bellegante, Jim Smith, Jay Clayman, Ben Jacobson, John Flynn, Bill Geisler, Bill Hendren. season with a slate listing three wins, four losses, and two ties. Coach Almquist was aided in his duties by a staff of three assistants. End Coach Herbert L. (Hub) Wagner, Backfield Coach Robert (Bob) Riley, and Howard M. (Hod) Lundeen comprised the remainder of the Islander brain-trust. Keystone for the combination comprising the Rocks ' forward wall was Bill Brooks in the center slot. Harold Dorman and Bob Nelson worked on either side of him, with Don Rudd and Tom Parsons moving in for defensive duty at those guard posts. The tackle slots were filled by Bill Brown on the right and Pat Darby and Jim Knoblauch on the left side. End assignments were filled by Dick Work on the right wing and Dick Petersen and Jerry Elston on the left side of the line. A trio of quarterbacks shared signal-calling duties. Bob Berry, the squad punter, and Sharm Scheuerman piloted the offense, making way for Elston on defense. Injury eliminated Dave Criswell from the fullback line-up, leaving Jack 56 Tagged by fate to be the hard-luck team of the year, Coach Harold V. (Shorty) Almquist ' s football squad was forced to finish the season with the poorest record written by an Islander team during the decade of Mr. Almquist ' s reign as head coach. Plagued by injuries throughout the season, the Islander grid machine slipped a cog after the fifth game and failed to register a win in the final four tilts, winding up the COACHING STAFF —Harold V. Almquist, head coach; Herbert L. Wagner, end coach; Robert Riley, backfield coach; Howard M. Lundeen, line coach: Row 4, I. to r.: Dave Wetzel, Dan Firth, Dale Malban, Stuart Thoms, Bob Boeye, Elmer Lawrence Dick Potter, Gary Burwell, Jerry Eiston, Jim Forrestor, Tom Alderson, Dick Huntiey, trainer; Wayne Worker, trainer; Jim Fuller, trainer. Row 5, I. to r.: Gary Ostrom, John Romans, George Coin, Frank DeVrieze, Jack Evans, Les Scott, Al Bloch, Sonny Kettering, trainer; Don Wilson, trainer; Joe Bileddo, trainer; Harold V. Almquist, head coach. Row 6, I. to r.: Robert Riley, assistant coach; Howard M. Lundeen, assistant coach; Gene Acuff, trainer; Bob Elson, trainer; Harry Weindruch, trainer; Dan Remy, trainer; George E. Duhlstine, head trainer; Benny Cutler, trainer. Evans to shoulder the burden along with Al Bloch, ace extra-point kicker. Top ground gainer for the Rocks was Sonnie Reed, left half, who had Bill Drovesky and Les Scott working oppo¬ site him at right half. Outstanding Islander player of the year was Brooks. Named to the Chicago Daily News all- state grid squad as first-team center, Brooks won an identical Northwest conference berth. Second-team nominations for the Northwest loop squad went to Reed and Work. Thirty Islander gridders were seniors. SEASON RECORD R. 1. 21 . . . .... West Rockford 6 R. 1. 46 . . . .Roosevelt 19 R. 1. 0 . . . .Marmion 6 R. 1. 7 . . . .Davenport 7 R. 1. 34 ... . .Kewanee 13 R. 1. 7 . . . .Moline 34 R. 1. 13 . . . . .Galesburg 13 R. 1. 0 . . . .East Moline 7 R. 1. 7 . . . .Clinton 13 TRAINING STAFF—Seated, I. to r.: Joe Billeddo, Ben Cutler, Dick Huntley, George E. Duhlstine, Jr., mascot; Sonny Kettering, Don Wilson. Standing, I. to r.: Jim Fuller, Gene Acuff, Bob Elson, Wayne Worker, Harry Weindruch, George E. Duhlstine, Sr., head trainer. 57 ROCK ISLAND 21; WEST ROCKFORD 6 A rookie Rock Island high school football team caught fire in the second quarter and then proceeded to roll to three touchdowns to flatten a favored West Rockford eleven 21-6 as the Rocks opened the season in their own stadium. Left half Sonnie Reed climaxed a sustained drive to pay dirt with a 22-yard touchdown dash, fullback Dave Criswell powered over from the four-yard-line, and halfback Les Scott followed with a tally in the final period. Al Bloch booted three conver¬ sions in as many tries. CONTACT—Dave Criswell cuts Roosevelt ' s Jack Walter (33) down to throw him for a 15-yard loss as the Is¬ landers unhorse the Rough Riders 46-19. ROCK ISLAND 46; ROOSEVELT (CHICAGO) 19 With Reed scoring in the first 56 seconds of the game, the Rocks racked up a 46-19 win as they rode rough¬ shod over the Rough Riders from Roosevelt. Passing their way to five of their seven touchdowns, the Rocks were paced by end Jerry Elston, who accounted for two of the scores before Jack Evans capped the game by rambling 70 yards on a pass interception. MARMION MILITARY ACADEMY (AURORA) 6; ROCK ISLAND 0 Bruised, battered, and on the short end of a 6-0 score, the Islanders returned home from Aurora after suffering their first loss since 1948. The Marmion Cadets snapped the Rocks ' win string at an even dozen victories in a grueling battle which resulted in injury to eight Islander players, including Dave Criswell, who was sidelined for the rest of the season with a badly bruised leg muscle. Top: Dick Petersen, end. Center: Jerry Elston, end. Tom Parsons, guard. Bill Brown, tackle. Pat Darby, tackle. 58 Harold Dorman, guard. Don Rudd, guard. Bob Nelson, guard. Center: Dick Work, end. Bottom: Jim Knoblauch, tackle. ROCK ISLAND 7; DAVENPORT 7 Coming from behind in the last quarter, the Islanders tied Davenport ' s unbeaten Blue Devils at 7-all, with Al Bloch ' s tying conversion coming after halfback Bill Drovesky snagged an 11-yard pass from quarterback Bob Berry in the end zone. Harold Dorman, Bill Brooks, and Don Rudd bottled up the Imps ' offense while Reed was picking up all but 36 of the Islanders ' 177- yard rushing total. ROCK ISLAND 34; KEWANEE 13 After watching the Islanders trade first-half touch¬ downs with the Boilermakers, Homecoming Queen Nancy Struve saw Jack Evans rip through the Kewanee line-up to score three times in the last half, giving the Rocks a 34-13 verdict over their guests. Berry tossed end Dick Petersen a pass that went 52 yards for the initial score and Reed took one from the 15 for the second tally in the first quarter. SIX-POINT SNAG—Davenport ' s Lou Oscarson makes a vain attempt to block Bob Berry ' s scoring pass to Bill Drovesky (46). The Rocks held the unbeaten Blue Devils to a 7-ail tie. MOLINE 34; ROCK ISLAND 7 After playing an inspired first-half defensive game, Rock Island ' s line disintegrated as Moline ' s grid machine rolled to four second-half touchdowns and its sixth win of the season on Browning field. Left end Kenny Reem broke into the Maroon backfield to block a third-period punt; Petersen scooped it up and sprinted 38 yards to tally the Islanders ' only TD. 59 ROCK ISLAND 13; GALESBURG 13 A hepped-up Galesburg squad, still seeking its first win of the season, held the Islanders to a 13- all tie after the Rocks had posted a 13-7 first period advantage. Berry uncorked a 49-yard pass which Dick Work packed across the goal line to pay dirt in the first quarter, but after Les Scott raced 58 yards to tally in the next period, the Rocks were unable to score. Tom Parsons and Work as well as Rudd and Brooks proved to be defensive standouts for the Islander cause. MIKE MOVES IN—Moline ' s Mike Ewing moves in for a tackle as Sonnie Reed slashes his way down the side lines for a gain at Browning field. The Maroons crushed the Islanders 34-7. EAST MOLINE 7; ROCK ISLAND 0 Gaining their first victory over the Islanders since 1940, East Moline topped the Rocks 7-0 to leave them in third place in both the Northwest and Quad-City conference grid races. Sparked by Sharm Scheuerman, the Rocks came within three yards of a touchdown in the last period before being stopped by a penalty. Brooks again was the outstanding Islander on defense. CLINTON 13; ROCK ISLAND 7 Clinton ' s River Kings conquered the Islanders in the season finale after heavy snows caused a five-day post¬ ponement of the game. After a scoreless first half Scott scored from 13 yards out to give Bloch the chance to lengthen the Rocks ' third-period lead to 7-0, but the Clinton squad came back to crush the Rocks with two quick touchdowns. Sonnie Reed, halfback. Dave Criswell, fullback. Jack Evans, fullback. Upper right: Harry Iglehart, place kicker and guard. Lower right: Al Bloch (kicking), extra-point kicker and fullback; Glen Soderstrom (52), center. Bill Drovesky, halfback. Jim Gillman, quarterback. Lower left: Les Scott, halfback. football Award Winners AT JAYCEE BANQUET—Seated, I. to r.: Don Rudd, Son- nie Reed, Bill Brooks, Bill Brown, Harold Dorman, Dick Work. Standing, I. to r.: The Rev. William E. Berg, Coach Harold V. Almquist, Ray Lohse, Otis Jinks, Harry Pells, Doug Mills, H. P. (Cub) Buck, Principal Owen B. Wright. INDIVIDUAL AWARDS Bill Brooks . ... .Most valuable player Bill Brown . .... Most improved player Harold Dorman . . . .Best blocker Sonnie Reed. .Best team man Don Rudd . .Best defensive man Dick Work . .Honorary captain Football is about the only masculine sport we have left, declared Doug Mills at the Junior Chamber of Commerce football-awards banquet. Mr. Mills, director of athletics at the University of Illinois, was the principal speaker for the annual affair held Nov. 16 in the high school cafeteria. Even though the 1950 squad had trouble measuring up to the high standard set up by the 1949 edition, Coach Harold V. Almquist had many words of praise for his team. We didn ' t beat them all, commented Almquist, but we either tied them or scared ' em to death. In addition to lauding the fine work done by the rest of the coaching staff and the team as a whole, Coach Almquist thanked the community for its support of the team and for providing what he termed the finest football facilities in Illinois. Coach Almquist announced the names of 64 letter winners; 30 seniors, 33 juniors, and one sophomore received awards. Thirty-six of these were major awards. H. P. (Cub) Buck served as toastmaster, while Principal Owen B. Wright and Jaycee president Otis Jinks were guests. Harry Pells, Bill Kinney, Steve Miller, and Dr. A. W. Taber served on the awards com¬ mittee. Sophomore Soot ball SOPHOMORE GRIDDERS—Row 1, I. to r.: Larry Kirby, Chuck Dhooge, Bob Brooks, Tom Raisbeck, Dean Reynolds, Harvey Garver, Dick Wight, Roger Varner, Don Swartz. Row 2, I. to r.: Jerry Parker, Roger Mulkey, Roger Stole- son, Don Tornquist, Darrell Edgar, Dick Soady, Dick Eagle, Guy Carter, Dick Allison, Jack Ellis. Rolling over five conference foes on the way to an undisputed Northwest conference crown, Coach Julien C. Peterson ' s sophomore football team bowed only to Davenport while recording a 6-2 over-all season mark. The Islanders got off to a shaky start, barely squeaking past John Deere, 6-0. Alleman took the place of St. Ambrose at the last minute and was downed, 18-6. The Blue Devils from Daven¬ port smashed the Pebbles in a free-scoring af¬ fair, 32-19. Kewanee, Coolidge of Moline, and Gales¬ burg, all conference opponents, were trampled by top-heavy scores. East Moline again proved tough, but the Rocks outlasted the Hilltoppers ' squad, 13-7. Davenport pummeled the Pebbles to the tune of 38-7 in the season finale. The Davenport jinx has dogged the Pebbles for the past two seasons. Last year ' s squad dropped a pair to the Blue Devils while com¬ piling a season record identical to this year ' s edition. Guy Carter, Don Peterson, and Dick Soady gave the Pebbles three experienced ends, while big Ed Ehrgott and steady Bill Caudill at tackles had more playing time than any other two squad members. Guards Chuck Dhooge and Harvey Garver were small but aggressive mid-line workmen. Bob Brooks, brother of all-state Bill, and huge Row 3, I. to r.: Harold Krause, Bob Stewart, Dick McDole, Ed Alexander, Ed Ehrgott, Bill Caudill, Don Peterson, Jim Winger, Jack Wood. Row 4, I. to r.: Lyle Jones, assistant coach; Julien C. Peterson, head coach; Tasso Coin, trainer; Paul Van Hoore- beke, trainer; Don Smith, trainer. Merrell Clark handled the ball-snapping and line-backing duties. Behind this forward wall, a versatile back- field displayed a variety of talents. At quarter¬ back, Don Swartz carried the offensive load, while Jack Ellis handled the defensive chores. Sprint-gaited Dick Allison gave the yearlings a speed threat while halfback Jim Winger and fullback Tom Raisbeck supplied the up-the- middle plunging power. Reserve halfback Dick Good kicked off, while Cal Reese handled the punting duties. Tom Raisbeck booted extra points. Left halfback Dick Allison ' s performances against sophomore opposition won him a late- season varsity berth. SEASON RECORD R. I. 6.John Deere 0 R. I. 18 . Alleman 6 R. I. 19.Davenport 32 R. I. 27.Kewanee 6 R. I. 19.Coolidge 6 R. I. 21 .Galesburg 7 R. I. 13 . East Moline 7 R- I. 7.Davenport 38 63 Momccoming HOMECOMING CORONATION—I. to r.: Barbara Palmer, Roy Johnson, Nancy Struve, Nancy Shetter, Mary Lee Bodenhamer. Long live Rock Island ' s new Homecoming queen! High-lighting the annual Homecoming fes¬ tivities this year was the crowning of Nancy Struve as Homecoming queen at the coronation assembly, Oct. 11. Royal attendants to Queen Nancy were Mary Lee Bodenhamer and Barbara Palmer. The queen received her crown from Roy John¬ son, president of the Senate. The assembly was a presentation of the Radio club. Nancy Shetter served as mistress of ceremonies for the pro¬ ceedings, and Mary Ann Smith was crown bearer. The traditional gold football which is pre¬ sented to the queen at the coronation ceremonies was presented to Her Majesty after she received her crown. The football bore the inscription Queen, 1950. Oher gifts were presented at the assembly to Queen Nancy and her two royal attendants. Each girl received a large tinted picture of her¬ self and two smaller portraits of the other two girls. The royal party reigned over the Rocks ' Home¬ coming tilt with Kewanee ' s Boilermakers Oct. 13. Much to the satisfaction of the queen and her attendants, the Friday the 13th jinx failed to bother the Islander gridders. In response to the queen ' s command of Beat Kewanee, the Rocks rolled over the Boilermakers 34-13. At the half, Queen Nancy, Mary Lee, and Bar¬ bara drove around the running track and re¬ ceived the applause of Her Majesty ' s loyal sub¬ jects. After the game, the annual Homecoming dance sponsored by the Senate was held in the gym. Serving on the committee in charge of decorating the gym for the dance were Jacque¬ line Barbee, William Brooks, Virgil Hammond, Louis Hansen, Jean Hinman, Roy Johnson, Robert Nelson, Thomas Parsons, Beulah Stowe, and Marilyn Thomas. VARSITY CHEERLEADERS—Foreground, I. to r.: Nancy Struve, Neva Kish. Standing, I. to r.: Joanne Kilcoin, Jackie Barbee, Millie Kerler. Lending the spark which fired the spirit of the Rock Island rooting section throughout the season, Deane H. Ball ' s cheerleading squad has once again done a fine job. Four of this year ' s varsity cheerleaders grad¬ uate this year and have led their last yell for the Crimson and Gold. Nancy Struve, Jackie Barbee, Millie Kerler, and Joanne Kilcoin are all seniors. They were members of last year ' s squad. Neva Kish, junior, the remaining member of the squad, led the rooters as a sophomore last year. Nancy Struve succeeded Colleen McGovern, last year ' s captain, as the squad ' s new leader. Leading the yells at the sophomore athletic events were Lisa Burgess, Sally Hawks, Darlene Heaton, Elaine Larson, and Janet Saunders. An addition in the form of a gold sweater- crimson skirt outfit was made to the costume ensemble of the varsity squad this year. Elaine Larson, diminutive acrobatic sopho¬ more, took all honors for size, or rather for lack of it, until Darlene Heaton ' s little sister, appear¬ ing as a mascot, made off with her title at the late season athletic contests. Awards were made to both squads at an assembly March 22. Varsity squad members re¬ ceived letters, while the sophomores were awarded numerals. Positions on both cheerleading squads were filled through tryouts in the fall. SOPHOMORE SQUAD—Kneeling, I. to r.: Darlene Heaton, Lisa Burgess, Sally Hawks. Above, I. to r.: Elaine Larson, Janet Saunders. 65 Cross-Country ISLANDER RUNNERS—Kneeling, I. to r.: Roald Fryxell, Bob Hauman, Lenny Encksor, Jerry Fout, Bill Boynton. Standing, I. to r.: Jerry Martin, Maynard Neighbors, Darrell Miller, Paul Van Hoorebeke, Dick Wickum, Charlie Vander- Linden. With only one member of his 1950 district championship squad, Bob Hauman, returning to the Island fold, Coach Kenneth E. Greene was faced with the task of almost completely rebuilding the Islander cross-country team. Using Hauman, Roald Fryxell, and Jerry Fout, his only experienced harriers, as the nucleus for his squad, Coach Greene found promising talent in underclassmen Lenny Erick- VETERAN HARRIERS—Coach Kenneth E. Greene (right) coun¬ sels his three returning vets. Left to right, Bob Hauman, jerry Fout, and Roald Fryxell comprised the nucleus of the Islander squad. son and Bill Boynton, and strong runners in seniors Jerry Martin and Maynard Neighbors. Opening the season on a hastily improvised, rain-soaked course at the Geneseo Invitational meet early in October, the Islander harriers fin¬ ished in sixth place as Fout sprinted to eighth place in a field of nearly sixty runners to pace the squad. In spite of the second and third-place efforts of Hauman and Fryxell, the Rock varsity fell to Geneseo on the Islander home course after Dar¬ rell Miller had taken the first race to lead the B squad to a win over the Maple Leaf team in reserve competition. Fryxell finished in fourth place and Hauman followed in eighth as the Islanders lost their Quad-City crown and slumped to third place in the loop meet. A week later Hauman ' s eighth- place finish led the Rocks to an identical rating in the Northwest Conference meet. The only Islander harrier to qualify for the state meet at Champaign was Hauman, who wrapped up fifth-place honors in the district meet and then raced to a 35th-place finish in a field of over a hundred runners in the Cham¬ paign go. 66 1. Reed rambles. 3. Look out, Les! 2. Criswell gets cornered. 4. Now listen, gals . . . 5. Somebody scored. 67 Varsity basketball VARSITY CAGERS —Row 1, I. to r.: Jerry Scott, Sharm Scheuerman, Bob Todd, Dick Petersen, Jerry Hansen, Jerry Pirmann, Sonnie Reed. Row 2, I. to r.: George E. Duhlstine, head trainer; Jack Evans, Bob Ries, Bob Boeye, Stuart Thoms, Jerry Elston, Al Hanson, Jim Smith, trainer. Row 3, I. to r.: Herbert L. Wagner, head coach; Jim Gillman, Ronald Timm, Bill Geisler, Merrell Clark, Dan Firth, Les Scott, Ward Goodwin, Carl Aronson, assistant coach. Sweeping its way to a 25-4 season record, the second best in the school ' s history, the Islander basketball squad rolled to conference champion¬ ships in both the Northwest and Quad-City TOURNAMENT TROPHY —Game captain Dick Petersen (right) receives the championship trophy won by the Island¬ ers in the DeKalb holiday tournament. The Islanders blasted DeKalb ' s hosts 55-47 to take their first tourney crown since 1931. 68 leagues after capturing their first holiday tourna¬ ment crown in 20 years at DeKalb. Piloting the Rocks thro ugh their sensational season in the last year of his coaching career was Herbert L. (Hub) Wagner, who had as his assistant Carl (Boats) Aronson. After an even half-dozen years as Islander cage mentor, Mr. Wagner is retiring to become boys ' counselor. During his reign as head coach at the Islander plant, Coach Wagner guided his basketball squads to 101 wins and 61 losses. Under his coaching, Islander teams won clear title to three Northwest conference crowns, two regional championships, and one Quad-City title, as well as the DeKalb holiday tournament trophy. Woefully lacking in depth when the 1950- 1951 season opened, the squad produced a mine of previously undiscovered talent when center Dick Petersen was injured. Jerry Hansen moved to center from his former position at forward opposite Jerry Pirmann. Bob Todd slipped into the line-up to fill Hansen ' s vacated forward slot. Back-court assignments remained the same throughout the season with Jerry Scott and Sharm Scheuerman at the guard posts. Depend- able reserve power came from guard Sonnie Reed and sophomore center Merrell Clark. Capturing both the Northwest and Quad-City crowns for the first time in the history of the school, the Crimson cagers chalked up the first perfect records in both leagues ever owned by the school. The Quad-City title was the first ever earned by an Islander squad. The record of 25 wins and 4 losses compiled by the 1950-51 squad is surpassed only by the 18-2 slate compiled in the 1918-1919 campaign by W. L. Kimmel ' s cagers. Shattering two Northwest conference indi¬ vidual scoring records, Pirmann piled up 189 points in 10 Northwest loop contests to crack the Northwest individual season record and poured in 32 markers in a single tilt to erase the single-game scoring mark. Pirmann ' s free-throw average of .753 for sinking 122 of 162 shots is the highest in the school ' s history. Pirmann was named to first-team honors on the Northwest conference squad, while Peter¬ sen and Hansen received second-team berths and Scheuerman was given honorable mention. All-state second-team berths were voted Pir¬ mann by the Champaign News-Gazette and Chi¬ cago Daily News polls, and Petersen was cited for honorable mention by both groups. SEASON RECORD R. I. 67 .Abingdon 52 R. I. 40 .Canton 34 R. I. 50.East Moline ' 38 R. I. 56.Lewistown 37 R. I. 54 .Kewanee 45 R. I. 65 .Thornton (Harvey) 74 R. I. 53 .Quincy 49 R. I. 48 . Pekin 56 R. I. 48 .Niles 26 R. I. 47 .Palatine 31 R. I. 61 .Sycamore 49 R. I. 55 ..DeKalb 47 R. I. 57.Galesburg 50 R. I. 48 .Quincy 56 R. I. 55 . Moline 41 R. I. 55 .Monmouth 33 R. I. 60.Davenport 50 R. I. 67 .East Moline 45 R. I. 66.Sterling 46 R. I. 68.Kewanee 62 R. I. 65 ..Franklin (Cedar Rapids) 44 R. I. 70.Galesburg 49 R. I. 69.West Rockford 54 R. I. 59 .Moline 53 R. I. 66 .Monmouth 48 R. I. 55 .Davenport 54 R. I. 71.Erie 43 R. I. 53 .East Moline 32 R. I. 57 .Moline 78 WORDS OF WISDOM—Coach Herbert L. (Hub) Wagner counsels the Islanders during a time out in the Kewanee game at Rock island. The Rocks tripped the Boilermakers 54-45. CHICKEN FEED—Eighteen Islander players and six coaches filled themselves with fried chicken at the banquet held at Ma- rando ' s in Milan. The event was sponsored by Mosenfelder Sons of Rock Island. 69 ROCK ISLAND 67; ABINGDON 52 After spurting to a 19-8 first-quarter margin, the Islanders rolled to their initial win of the season over Abingdon ' s Commandos to avenge the loss suffered in last year ' s opener as Dick Petersen poured in 21 points from his pivot post to pace both squads. ROCK ISLAND 40; CANTON 34 After an eight-point contribution by Sharm Scheuerman sparked the Rocks to a 15-6 first-period edge, the Islanders bogged down to finish out the final three quarters with slipshod play. Only their re¬ bounding ability gave them the 40-34 verdict over the Canton cagers. JERRY HANSEN, Forward. ROCK ISLAND 50; EAST MOLINE 38 Sinking 17 second-period points, the Islanders pulled out front to top the Panthers and win their first road game after finishing the first quarter in a 10-all deadlock. Petersen ' s 21 points paced the Rocks in their first Northwest and Quad-City conference venture. ROCK ISLAND 56; LEWISTOWN 37 Writing a successful finish to their first double week end of the season, the Rocks lam¬ basted Lewistown largely on the strength of a 20-point third quarter and the sharp-shooting of Jerry Hansen . Hansen piled up a 27-point total from his forward slot for nearly half the Islander score. ROCK ISLAND 54; KEWANEE 45 In spite of a slow first quarter that left them only one up on the Boilermakers, 9-8, the Rocks garnered their fifth straight win and moved into first place in the Northwest confer¬ ence race. Petersen and forward Jerry Pirmann led the scoring with 18 and 17 points. JERRY SCOTT, guard. STRETCH—Sharm Scheuerman (31) and Kewanee ' s Mickey Bates reach for the rim as Jerry Hansen looks on. Rock Island blasted the Boilermakers 54-45. THORNTON (HARVEY) 74; ROCK ISLAND 65 Rock Island fell from the ranks of unbeaten ball clubs before a withering barrage of baskets that lopped a 41 percent Islander shoot¬ ing average. The Flying Clouds ' host squad squelched the Rocks after overcoming a second-period Islander edge and Pirmann ' s total of 22 points. ROCK ISLAND 53; QUINCY 49 Pumping in 10 straight third-quarter points, Pirmann sent the Rocks out front and on their way to a win over Quincy ' s Blue Devils in the opening round of the Pekin holiday tournament. Pirmann hit 20 points, just one more than Petersen, for scoring honors. 70 PEKIN 56; ROCK ISLAND 48 A previously impotent Pekin quintet rose to roar past the Rocks in the last quarter of the championship game after overcoming a 39-33 Islander lead at the end of the third period. The Rocks, still tired after the preceding night ' s Quincy tussle, fell in spite of Pirmann ' s total of 21 points. ROCK ISLAND 48; NILES 26 After an agonizingly slow start, the Islanders knocked Niles out of the DeKalb holiday tournament in opening round competition. Never behind, the Rocks were tied at 12-all in the second quarter and were safely ahead at 28-18 when Reed hit two third-period shots within five seconds. JERRY PIRMANN, guard. ROCK ISLAND 47; PALATINE 31 Ploughing Palatine ' s Pirates under 47-31, the Islander squad gained a semifinal berth and its eighth win in 10 starts. The Crimson cagers rocketed to o 21-4 lead in the first quarter, slid to a 27-8 half-time edge, and then coasted to the final count. ROCK ISLAND 61; SYCAMORE 49 Turning a scant 27-25 half-time margin into a 45-34 lead, the Rocks raced to a semifinal win over Sycamore ' s previously undefeated Spartans. Petersen balanced a brilliant defensive game with a score-leading 20-point total. ROCK ISLAND 57; GALESBURG 50 Pirmann and Petersen paired to pace the Islanders with 20 and 22- point totals as the Rocks held their lead in the face of a Silver Streak scoring spree that netted the visitors baskets on eight of their last 1 1 shots in a whirlwind last quarter. QUINCY 56; ROCK ISLAND 48 Listless first-half play left the Islanders with their third loss of the season. Quincy clouted the Rocks after out-rebounding and outplaying them throughout the first half and then sat back and watched as 24 fouls were called against the Crimson visitors in the ragged tilt. PETE POKES—Dick Petersen (41) makes a bid for a basket as the Islanders down DeKalb 55-47 in the championship game of the DeKalb holiday tourna¬ ment to win their first tourney crown in 20 years. ROCK ISLAND 55; DE KALB 47 Hanging on in the face of a 22-point fourth- quarter desperation rally, Rock Island rode to victory and its first holiday tournament crown since 1930 as the Crimson cagers blasted DeKalb ' s host Barbs in the championship game. Hansen hit 16 points while Pirmann and Scheuerman were following with 14 and 10. SHARM SCHEUERMAN, guard. 71 ROCK ISLAND 55; MOLINE 41 Islander control of the bankboards coupled with Moline ' s inability to hit consistently until the last quarter gave the Rocks the road win and rocketed them to first place in Quad-City play. Petersen picked up 22 points while dominating the rebounds with Hansen. ROCK ISLAND 55; MONMOUTH 33 Roasting the rims with a 44 per cent shooting average, the Islanders mauled Monmouth after leaping to a 15-1 first-period lead. Seventeen Crimson cagers broke into the line-up as the Rocks rolled to their 13th win of the season in their own gym. DICK PETERSEN, center. ROCK ISLAND 60; DAVENPORT 50 Scoring almost at will, the Islanders went right around the Blue Devils ' zone defense to take their first win on the Imps ' court since 1945 as Pirmann dialed 23 points. The next day a coasting accident eliminated a fourth of the Islanders ' potential point production when Petersen broke his left wrist. ROCK ISLAND 67; EAST MOLINE 45 Swamping the Panthers under a 69.2 first-quarter shooting average, Coach Wagner ' s rebuilt ball club blasted the first obstacle in its path since Petersen ' s injury. Bob Todd broke into the starting line-up for the first time and responded with a 15-point total. ROCK ISLAND 66; STERLING 46 Doubling their opponents first-half point production and finishing at least 20 points ahead for the second night in a row, the Rocks dominated the rebounding as well as the scoring even without Petersen. Pirmann again led with 22 points, while Todd ROCK ISLAND 68; KEWANEE 62 Ramming home 13 straight points to rearrange a 41 -32 deficit and build it into a 45-41 lead, the Islanders clawed their way up from behind to a certain share of the Northwest conference title in a come-back victory scored over the Boilermakers in the Kewanee gym. After trail¬ ing by as much as eight points in the second quarter and 34-30 at half-time, the Rocks exploded in the face of the Boilermakers in the third period and finished the game under full steam for the verdict. Pirmann piled up 28 points, but the spark for the verdict came from sophomore center Merrell Clark, who picked up 15 points in the process. and Scheuerman followed with 14 and 13. GIMME THAT— Moline ' s Bill Seaberg (left) and Bob Van Vooren try to reach around Sharm Scheuer¬ man (in dark uniform) for the ball during the Island¬ ers ' 59-53 conquest of the Maroons in Wharton field- house. SONNIE REED, guard BILL GEISLER, forward. 72 ROCK ISLAND 65; FRANKLIN (CEDAR RAPIDS) 44 With a 23-point second-period scoring spree that netted them bas¬ kets on 11 of 15 attempts, the Islanders rolled past an out-classed Franklin five before a meager crowd of 500 mildly interested fans. Eleven Islander players dented the scoring column while notching the non-league win. ROCK ISLAND 70; GALESBURG 49 Racking up 32 points to shatter the Northwest conference individual scoring record, Pirmann led the Rocks to undisputed possession of the loop crown in the Galesburg gym. Pirmann eclipsed the mark set by former all-state Islander center Joe Collier as the Rocks rolled to their second highest game total of the year. MERRELL CLARK, center. ROCK ISLAND 69; WEST ROCKFORD 54 Matching any style of play West Rockford served up, the Islanders wrapped up the tilt with their heady floor play, re¬ bounding ability, and consistent scoring ability after being tied up four times. Pirmann picked up an even two dozen markers while Hansen was garnering 19 points. ROCK ISLAND 59; MOLINE 53 For the first time in the history of the school, an Islander basketball team became undisputed possessor of both North¬ west and Quad-City conference crowns. The Rocks roared back from a 30-21 deficit before a full house of frenzied fans to gain clear title to the Quad-City laurels. ROCK ISLAND 66; MONMOUTH 48 It took a 29-point third quarter and a record-breaking point production by Pirmann to top the Zippers at Monmouth. In helping to gain the school ' s first perfect Northwest slate, Pir¬ mann scored 19 points to total 189 markers to break Collier ' s standard for individual season scoring in loop play. BOB TODD, forward; LES SCOTT, guard. ROCK ISLAND 55; DAVENPORT 54 With 20 seconds left in the game, Clark took a pass from Scheuerman, pivoted, took a poke at the basket, and then passed out in the dressing room after giving the Rocks the deciding edge and the first unblemished Quad-City record ever earned by an Islander team. The victory rang down the curtain on the regular sea¬ son and gave them a 23-3 record while extending the current win string to an even dozen games. An overflow crowd of 2,000 fans saw the Islanders overcome a 14-point deficit to take their third come¬ back verdict in a row after being outclassed in the first half. 73 DON ' T GET GRABBY—Jerry Salaway (center) of Monmouth lays a restraining hand on Bob Todd ' s arm as they scramble for the ball. The Islanders took the tilt 55-33. JERRY ELSTON, guard. JACK EVANS, forward. ROCK ISLAND 71; ERIE 43 Rolling ruthlessly over Erie ' s outclassed quin¬ tet, the Islanders scored their first win of the regional tournament as Pirmann poured in 21 points to pace both clubs and Petersen returned to the line-up for the first time since his in¬ jury in January. With all 10 members of the tournament squad denting the scoring column, the Rocks rested the regulars for nearly half the game after out-rebounding the Redbirds ' well-balanced squad. After a close first quarter the Rocks roared to a 30-point lead in the final minutes of the last quarter. ROCK ISLAND 43; EAST MOLINE 32 Cracking the control” game uncorked by the Panthers, the Rocks rode over the Hilltoppers for the third straight time in spite of the low score and a slight slump in their shooting and free-throw averages. Pirmann managed a neat 19-point total in the face of the slow-down brand of ball displayed by the Panthers, and Petersen followed him with 10. The rival cage machines ground to a 7-all deadlock at the end of the first quarter, and by the end of the half the Islanders had managed only a scant 16-14 margin; but when the East Moliners tried to run with the ball, the Rocks raced to a 13-point advantage. UP IN THE AIR—-Pirmann and Petersen (41) battle for the ball with Hoke as Ted Simpson (18) and Bob Anders look on. The Maroons rode over the Rocks 78-56. TRIES FOR TWO—Jerry Pirmann (47) slips past Moline ' s George Hoke and Austin Duke (25) for a shot at the basket during the Crimsons ' closing game, the regional finals. MOLINE 78; ROCK ISLAND 57 A red-hot Moline basketball squad rode rough-shod over Rock Island in the first two periods of play to build a 40-21 half-time score into a 78-57 victory and take the regional tournament championship in a jam-packed Islander gym. The Maroons hit 44 percent of their shots to overpower the Islanders ' frigid figure of 27. The crushing loss brought a close to the cage careers of five of the 10 tournament players, forwards Pirmann and Todd, center Pe¬ tersen, and guards Reed and Jerry Scott, and marked the close of a six-year period of Islander ball under the coaching of Herbert L. (Hub) Wagner. 74 Sophomore basketball Sophomore Cagers—Row 1, I. to. r.:Jack Ellis, Dan Munn, Don Swartz, Bill Geisler, Merrell Clark, Don Peterson, Dick P we. . , Row 2, I. to r.: Harold V. Almquist, assistant coach; Dick Eagle, Karl Wickstrom, Gene Estess, Dick Crouse, Ed Ehr- gott, Robert Riley, head coach. Row 3, I. to r.: John Shradar, John Rossow, John Cates, Dick Allison, Bob Cook, manager. Unhampered by the part-time loss of two main cogs, the 1950-1951 sophomore hard- court juggernaut rolled to an 18-2 over-all record and undisputed possession of the North¬ west conference crown. Coach Robert Riley was able to make only limited use of big center Merrell Clark and high- scoring forward Bill Geisler, for he had to keep them fresh for varsity competition. Don Peter¬ son, rebounding guard, and heady forward Chuck Thomas took up the slack. Listed most frequently as the fifth starter was aggressive guard Don Swartz, while Dick Pewe filled in often. Dan Munn and Dick Crouse were other reserves who saw frequent action. The yearlings ' record was marred only by de¬ feats at the hands of two Northwest conference foes. Kewanee nosed out the Islanders with a last-second drive, 45-47. The Little Rocks ' only other loss was a 54-51 defeat at Wharton field- house to John Deere. In their drive to the Northwest crown, the sophs posted a 10-2 mark, including a string of seven straight league wins. The Pebbles amassed 968 points with a 53.8 game average, while their opponents were able to muster only 756 markers with a 42-point average. In their second clash with Coolidge, the sophs hit a season high of 73 points, while in the cur¬ tain raiser with Canton they tallied 40 points for their lowest score of the year. SEASON RECORD .... Canton 34 East Moline 41 St. Ambrose 27 . . Coolidge 48 . . Kewanee 47 . Galesburg 37 John Deere 54 Monmouth 31 . Davenport 43 East Moline 37 . . . Sterling 33 John Deere 42 .. Kewanee 40 . Galesburg 58 St. Ambrose 47 . . Coolidge 52 Monmouth 39 Davenport 49 75 R. 1 . 40 . R. 1 . 45 . R. 1 . 45 . R. 1 . 61 . R. 1 . 45 . R. 1 . 43 . R. 1 . 51 . R. 1 . 48 , R. 1 . 49 . R. 1 . 53 . R. 1 . 52 . R. 1 . 56 R. 1 . 60 . R. 1 . 66 . R. 1 . 60 . R. 1 . 73 . R. 1 . 57 R. 1 . 61 Wrestling ISLANDER GRAPPLERS— Row 1, I. to r.: Lloyd Corwin, Bob Benson, Tom Parsons, Kenny Reem, Elmer Lawrence, Bob Nelson, Don Rudd, Clyde Lundy, Jon Arp, Lee Tobin. Row 2, I. to r.: Manager Andy Kean, Ray Schwigen, Jerry Brown, Wayne Watkins, Don Monte, Don Osborne, Gary Ostrom, Don Lenger, Larry Kipperman, Larry Dohler, Tasso Coin, Coach Kenneth E. Greene. Row 3, I. to r.: Manager Don Wilson, Jim Crupi, Henry Jeffrey, Dick Wight, Jerry Moeller, Jack Gill, George Coin, Dick Potter, Dave Wetzel, Gilbert Wilson, Manager Charles Allen. Climaxing the season with a sectional meet victory, Coach Kenneth E. Greene ' s grapplers posted a three-win, six-loss, and one-tie record in dual meet competition for the regular 1950- 1951 season. CHAMPAIGN BOUND —Coach Kenneth E. Greene stands with Don Rudd (center) and Bob Nelson while Lee Tobin (left), Jon Arp (center), and Lloyd Corwin pose in the front row after the Islander grapplers qualified for the state meet in Champaign. Five of Coach Greene ' s charges competed in the state meet held at Champaign Feb. 24. Lloyd Corwin, 138-pounder, was the only Islander to tally at state. Corwin chalked up three points by virtue of his third-place finish. Lee Tobin in the 103-pound class, Don Rudd in the 127-pound class, Bob Nelson in the 145- pound class, and Corwin placed first at the sec¬ tional. Jon Arp in the 112-pound class took a second place. Bob Benson, 133-pounder, and Kenny Reem, 155-pounder, walked off with third-place awards. Coach Greene depended upon Don Monte, Clyde Lundy, Gerald Brown, and Jim Crupi in the 120-pound division. Elmer Lawrence, 165- pounder, and Tom Parsons, heavyweight, were other oft-used members of the squad. Sophomore Tasso Coin appeared in varsity matches when a wrestler was needed in the 95- pound class. Jack-of-all-trades among the wrestlers was junior Don Osborne who appeared in three dif¬ ferent divisions as the occasion demanded. Warren Ostrom, heavyweight, saw limited ac¬ tion because of an injury. The big senior ' s come¬ back was cut short when he left to enter the navy in midseason. 76 Lee Tobin, 103 lbs., John Arp, 112 lbs., Clyde Lundy, 128 lbs. Top to bottom: Tom Parsons, heavyweight. Bob Benson, 133 lbs., Lloyd Corwin, 138 lbs., Don Rudd, 127 lbs. Senior Don Rudd was elected captain of this year ' s squad. Corwin was the most consistent winner among this year ' s grapplers. Nelson and Rudd also scored often. Coach Greene is hoping for an even better season next year since three of this year ' s state contenders as well as experienced reserves will return. I Kenny Reem, 155 lbs., Jim Lawrence, 165 lbs., Bob Nelson, 145 lbs. Zrack ISLANDER CINDER SQUAD —Row I, I. to r.: Tasso Coin, man¬ ager; Don Monte, Carey Angel, Bob Minton, Sonnie Reed, Dick Ballinger, Dick Pieper, Jim Guzzo, Harry Iglehart, Jim Fuller, man¬ ager. Row 2, I. to r.: W. L. Kimmel, head coach; John Romans, Roald Fryxell, Jerry Fout, Ronald Guthrie, Jack Lundskow, Tom Parsons, Dave Wetzel, manager; George H. Duhlstine, trainer. Row 3, I. to r.: Howard M. Lundeen, assistant coach, Jim Mont¬ gomery, Ralph Lanphere, Bob Ries, Mike Atkinson, Ward Goodwin, Jim Gilmore, Bob Hornback, Herbert L. Wagner, assistant coach. For the 34th year in a row, Coach W. L. Kim¬ mel headed the coaching staff of the Islander track team in their annual bid for honors in HALF-MILE KING —Jerry Fout breasts the tape ahead of Galesburg ' s Paul Benson to take the 1950 Northwest conference 880-yard run with a 2:07.7 performance. 78 cinder competition. Piloting the Rock cindermen through a 15-meet slate, the Islander mentor watched his charges rack up winning points throughout the year to record another success¬ ful cinder season. Combining their efforts with those of Coach Kimmel to produce a top-notch Islander track team were Herbert L. (Hub) Wagner, who was in charge of the broad jump, high jump, and pole vault departments, and Howard M. (Hod) Lundeen, who supervised workouts for the weight men. Hitting top form for early season competition in spite of a late start on the cinder track, the Islander thinclads raced successfully through their first encounter of the year against Dubu¬ que before tackling night relay competition at Davenport, Kewanee, and Sterling. After rolling through mid-May district and state com¬ petition, the Ro cks wound up the season by hosting the Quad-City meet. Under the tutoring of Coaches Kimmel, Wag¬ ner and Lundeen, the veteran squad developed top contenders in almost every event, but was somewhat lacking in depth. CRIMSON HURDLERS, I. to r.: Dick Ballinger, Jack Evans, Jim Gilmore. WEIGHT MEN—I. to r.: Jack Lundskow, Harry Iglehart, Ward Goodwin, Coach Howard M. Lundeen. SOPHOMORE SQUAD—I. to r.: Jim Winger, Larry Kipperman, Dick Wight, Gary Appelquist, Dick Kennedy. Row two, I. to r.: Tasso Coin, manager; Cal Reese, Bob Hunt, Jack Wood, Paul Van Hoorebeke. Row three, I. to r.: Dick Soady, W. L. Kimmel, coach; Wayne Worker. Zemis GIRLS ' SQUAD —Kneeling, I. to r.: Doreen LaMere, Beverly Bolt, Carolyn Ramsey, Yvonne Van De Sompele. TOP NETSTERS —Top tennis players on the girls ' squad in both doubles and singles play were, I. to r.: Doreen LaMere, Beverly Bolt, Carolyn Ramsey, and Yvonne Van De Sompele. Standing, I. to r.: Donna Ross, Barbara Hoben, Lisa Burgess, Megan Day, Marian Hodge, Helen Habib. With their slashing net play bringing them the Quad-City tennis championship, Rock Island ' s net squads swatted their way through a successful season under the tutelage of Coach Clifford (Skip) Herbst, who piloted the Islander netsters for the second year. The masculine half of the squad compiled a 2-2 record during the fall. Downing Davenport in both singles and doubles, the boys bowed to Moline ' s Maroons in both classes. Outstanding netmen were Karl Wickstrom and Dick Hall. Wickstrom, a sophomore, came along fast to nail down the number one berth. Hall moved here from Ames, Iowa, and won the number two spot in his first year of competing for the Crimson and Gold. 80 ISLANDER NETMEN, Kneeling, I. to r.: George Ray, Bill Seline. Standing, I. to r.: Dick Hall, Karl Wickstrom, Bob Moffitt, Bob Motz, Coach Herbst. Bob Motz and Bob Moffitt occupied the num¬ ber three and four positions. Lanky George Ray and Bill Seline held the remaining two spots. The girls ' team fared better than the boys in fall competition, posting a three-win, two-loss, and one-tie record. Coach Herbst depended upon Beverly Bolt, Carolyn Ramsey, Yvonne Van De Sompele, Doreen LaMere, Megan Day, and Lisa Burgess to bring home the ribbons at the girls ' matches. Barbara Hoben was also a winner in one of the fall matches. Both squads had crack doubles combinations. Wickstrom and Hall gave many fine perform¬ ances in this capacity. Most notable of these was the Quad-City meet, at which the pair placed first. Beverly and Yvonne were consistent winners as the girls ' doubles team. Hall was the most consistent scorer for the boys in the fall, while Beverly was undefeated in fall competition. DOUBLES CHAMPS—Dick Hall (left) and Karl Wickstrom, top netmen on the Islander team, combined their efforts to take the doubles championship in the Quad-City meet held in Moline during the fall season. 81 ISLANDER GOLFERS—L. to r.: Coach James R. Clark, Frank Gadient, Jim Wurbs, Don Pleasants, Sandy Gadient, George Mc¬ Donald, Art Finkelstein, Don Swartz, Bill Serenius, Sheldon Drucker, Art Goldstein, Ed Gellman, and Peter Burks. Swinging through a dual fall-spring season, the Rock Island high school golf squad improved at every outing and finished the year with a creditable record. Coach James R. Clark ' s proteges posted a record of one win, one loss, and one tie in the fall half of the season. The Islander golfers downed Alleman ' s Pioneers in their first match, dropped their second match to the Davenport Blue Devils, and tied St. Ambrose academy to wind up fall season play. In the spring half of the season, the Rocks competed against Quad-City opposition in three warm-up matches held at Rock Island ' s Saukie course, Davenport, and Moline. Regular Quad- DIVOT DIGGERS—Out for the first time of the spring season, Coach James R. Clark looks over some promising material. Left to right are seniors Art Finkelstein, George McDonald, and Don Pleasants. City conference competition began April 26 with a match on Moline ' s links. The team took part in tourneys at Davenport and East Moline before winding up conference play with a match at Saukie. The linksmen journeyed to Kewanee and Galesburg to compete against Northwest conference opponents, and a trip was also made to Quincy to play in an invitational tournament. Alleman and St. Ambrose also traded putts and drives with the Islanders in the spring. Carrying much of the load this year were Art Finkelstein, senior; Jim Wurbs, junior; Ranny Peterson, junior; Sheldon Drucker, sophomore; Don Pleasants, senior; George McDonald, sen¬ ior; Jim Knoblauch, junior; Gene Estess, sopho¬ more; Peter Burks, sophomore; Jerry Pirmann, senior; Frank Gadient, junior; and Sandy Gadi¬ ent, sophomore. There is a custom which the golfers and their coach honor every year. At the close of the spring season. Coach Clark and one junior or sophomore meet the two best graduating sen¬ iors in a challenge clash that is played on the Saukie links, which serve as the Islanders ' home base. We nearly always whip them, too, chuckles Coach Clark. It ' s getting to be such an attrac¬ tion that we should charge admission. Many of the golfers are attracted to the more publicized sports so that the fall squad is some¬ times almost an entirely different unit from the spring edition. 82 baseball ISLANDER DIAMOND SQUAD—Row 1, t. to r.: Jerry Scott Jim Gillman, Bob Berry, Wayne Funk, Jerry Elston, Marv Kempt, Al Hanson, Gus Clark, Don Paulsen. Row 2 I. to r.: Dave Greenberg, manager; Larry Lewis, Dick Paulsen, Guy Carter, Jim Houston, Cal Reese, Tom Raisbeck, Mar¬ tin Galex, Dudley Willis, Stan Gellman. Row 3 I. to r.: Tom Hendrick, John Flynn, Don Smith, Don Torn- quist, Duane McLauglin, Terry Clark, Carrol Corwin, Kenny Maier, Bob Lulow. Row 4, I. to r.: Carl Aronson, head coach; Pete Leonardson, Bob Johnson, Jerry Doeckel, Dick Eagle, Deno Ganakes, Dick Pewe, Jack Ellis, Gary Burwell, Lyle Jones, assistant coach. Although hampered by the loss of several key players through graduation, Coach Carl (Boats) Aronson molded a strong Islander base¬ ball team during his fifth year as head coach of the diamond sport. At first base the Islander mentor depended upon two men to carry the load. Tall, slick- fielding Al Hanson and hard-hitting Benny Cut¬ ler filled this spot. Veteran Jerry Scott answered the call for second sackers while sophomore Dick Pewe served as his understudy. Bob Berry, a 1950 regular, returned to grab the shortstop position. Seniors Wayne Funk and Marv Kempf saw most of the action at third base. Returning regular Don Paulsen again donned the mask and the pads to serve as the Rocks ' catcher. Junior Terry Clark also saw action be¬ hind the plate. Jim Gillman, 1950 lead-off man and center- fielder, nailed down his job easily. Deno Ganakes and Tom Hendrick battled for outfield berths while the top two pitchers, Gus Clark and Jerry Elston, spent their off hours roaming the out¬ field. Troy Bland, a junior, also served the Is¬ landers as a hurler. TAKE IT EASY—Coach Carl (Boats) Aronson (center) adv ises an easy warm-up for pitcher Gus Clark (left) at early season practice as catcher Don Paulsen waits to get on the receiving end of the veteran hurler ' s slants. 83 ORGANIZATIONS ftiackkawk Zribe Row 1: Beth Ann Bell, chief; Nancy Shetter; Beulah Stowe, sachem. Row 2: Eleanor Tebbe; Joyce Lebermann, keeper of the birch- bark; Barbara Hoben; Marion Marshall. Row 3: Paul Parker, Barbara Kingdon, Maynard Neighbors. Organized in 1929 ( the Blackhawk tribe is one of the oldest and most popular clubs at Rock Island high school. The tribe, which is connected with the social studies department, meets the second Tuesday of each month. At this meeting its members, numbering 133 this year, study local history and current events. Refreshments are served at the close of each meeting. Programs, which are usually presented in the form of lectures, motion pictures, and panel discussions, have been well received, as attend¬ ance indicates. This year over 100 members were present at each of the nine meetings. The annual Christmas initiation party and smorgasbord is always one of the outstanding activities of the club. Initiation of new members affords an evening of fun and frolic. Faculty Row 1: Bethel Taylor, Gloria Swisher, Donna Steen, Beatrice Stai, Tasso Coin, James Hogan, Duane Sandstrom, Jerry Parker. Row 2: Marilyn Melow, Janet McMahon, Joyce McMahon, Raymond Schwigen, Robert Peppmeyer, Jack Schick, Larry Wald, Paul Van Hoorebeke, Eleanor Lybeck, Robert Motz. Row 3: Margot Morris, Mary Rausch, Marlene Pratt, Sally Hawks, Lisa Burgess, Jane Piggott, Patricia Peterson. Row 4: Sally Osborne, Janice Strum, Donna Ingold, Pa¬ tricia McNerny, Patricia Raymond, Suzanne Richards Mari¬ lyn Schleuter. 86 Row 1: Barbara Nowack, Carolyn Wessel, Nancy Johnson, Nancy Struve, Patricia Kunce, Joan Gregg, Marilyn Laude, Mary Lee Bodenhamer, Jacqueline Barbee. Row 2: Kay Iglehart, Marian Hodge, Shirley Lipkowitz, Ja¬ nette Swanson, Marcia Lindorff, Megan Day, Joyce Hains, Mary Lou Diercks. Row 3: Betty Lou Mauser, Susann McDonald, Joan Mc- Comas, Kenneth Drake, Richard Johnson, Mary Ellen Schafer, Donna Bartell. Row 4: Arthur Goldstein, Edward Gellman, Donna Ross, Neva Belcher, Kay Edwards, Shirlee Bergstrom. members of the history department, school exec¬ utives, and the school board are guests at the smorgasbord. All officers are seniors. Election is held in the spring. Officers this year were Beth Ann Bell, chief; Beulah Stowe, sachem; and Joyce Leber- mann, keeper of the birchbark. Members of the council were Barbara Hoben, Barbara King- don, Marion Marshall, Maynard Neighbors, Paul Parker, Nancy Shetter, and Eleanor Tebbe. P. J. Martin and John H. Shantz are the faculty sponsors of the tribe. The tribe motto is Follow the trail—the trail of history. Row 1: Faye Asquith, Helen Hanson, Patricia Porter, Janice Sieben, Carol Andrews, Arlene Rice, Shirley Bradshaw, Katherine Jones, Carol Tebbe, Dorothy Griffin, Linda Han¬ son. Row 2: Betty Brimberg, Marilyn Jackson, Alice Reeves, Myrna Hooe, Diane Dornacher, Gretchen Dornacher, Beverly Buder, Sylvia Pullman, Mary Coolidge. Row 3: Rita Rexine, Margie Kempe, Robyn Wright, Her- mione Erdman, Janice Wilford, Pauline Pristash, Barbara Nelson, Faith Watson. Row 4; Carol Johnson, Barbara Wilson, Doris Engh, Bar¬ bara Palmer, Sue Schmacht, Patricia Koch, Ann McLellan, Milles Kellogg. 87 Uoys’ Mi-y John Martin, treasurer; Glen Soderstrom, president; Budd Maxfield, chaplain; Maynard Neighbors vice-president; Richard Wight, secretary; Kenneth Drake, sergeant-at-arms. The Boys ' Hi-Y sent delegates for the first time this year to the Mississippi Valley district council meeting. This was only a part of the active program undertaken by the club in 1950- 1951. Delegates were sent to the Youth and Govern¬ ment program at Northwestern university and to the one at Springfield. The purpose of these programs was to promote interest in state gov¬ ernment. In the session at Springfield the dele¬ gates had the experience of passing bills in a student legislature. Besides taking part in these activities, the boys took a trip to Iowa City to see a football game. At each meeting there was a short business session and some form of entertainment. This included movies, stunts, and special speakers. Some of the speakers this year were Ed Peter¬ son of the Blackhawks; Lenny Kallis, baseball coach of Augustana; and the Rev. Kenneth M. Hooe. The 1950-1951 Hi-Y officers were Glen So¬ derstrom, president; Maynard Neighbors, vice- president; Richard Wight, secretary; John Mar¬ tin, treasurer; Kenneth Drake, sergeant at arms; and Budd Maxfield, chaplain. Glen Soderstrom was elected chaplain of the district council. Co-sponsors of the club are Dale Holmgrain and John M. Huckins. Row 1: Richard Wight, George Campbell, Duane Frank, William Bruchman, John Sproul, Richard Hardwick, Deane Holliday, George Arbaugh. Row 2: Dale Holmgrain, Y.M.C.A. boys ' work secretary, Kenneth Drake, Maynard Neighbors, Donald Atkinson, Lewis Wilder, Budd Maxfield, Jan Ericson, Arthur Shaw, Glen Soderstrom. 88 Jremk Club Shirley Bradshaw, treasurer; Milles Kellogg, vice-president; Paul Parker, president; Arlene Rice, secretary. Doing good deeds was the basis of French club projects again this year. Under the direction of the club sponsor, Mal¬ vina M. Caloine, French club members sent packages containing fruitcakes, candy, and other luxuries to American soldiers fighting in Korea. Some of the money needed was donated by the members themselves, and a bake sale was held to raise additional funds. The club continued to send packages to the French family it adopted four years ago. Other activities of the group were corres¬ ponding with French or French-speaking stu¬ dents, listening to French records, seeing movies about French life, and learning French songs. Row 1: Hermione Erdman, Shirley Lipkowitz, Betty Make- don, Milles Kellogg, Anne Slenker. Row 2: Beatrice Miller, Ann McLellan, Susann McDonald, Nancy Simmon, Joyce Hains, Janet Conner, Shirley Bradshaw. Row 3: Berta Wieler, Arlene Rice, Mary Ellen McCabe, Madonna Baugh, Betty Carnes, Frances Hinze. Row 4: Robert Caudill, James Roberts, Donald W. Osborne, George Arbaugh, Paul Parker, Milton Scheuerman, Gary Grems. 89 Dramatic Club The 1950-1951 Dramatic club drew to a suc¬ cessful finish this year under the sponsorship of E. Dorothy Peterson. The members of this club are chosen by the sponsor and officers, who choose those students whom they think will give the most to the Dra¬ matic club and those whom they think will re¬ ceive the most from it. The number of members is limited to approximately one hundred so that Miss Peterson is able to work with them more easily. The fall meetings are activity meetings in which everyone may participate, while later on, six one-act plays are presented at different meetings by the Speech II classes. After Christmas, the Dramatic club was a special guest at a presentation of the speech contest play Harvey, and March 28 a guest speaker from Antioch college, Arthur Lithgow, gave readings from Shakespeare ' s Macbeth and The Taming of the Shrew. Donald Pleasants, vice-president; Nancy Shetter, secretary; Kay Edwards, treasurer; Franz Helpenstell, president. Row 1: Annette Frazer, Joanne Coffland, Sally Thonn, Marion Row 2: Bruce Harders, Roald Fryxell, George Arbouqh, John Marshall, Barbara Hoben, Lucy Danneels, Carolyn Ramsey, Joyce Wangelin, Robert Rosene, Duane Poe, Donald Pleasants, Harry E. Peterson, Joan Gregg, Sylvia Pullman. Weindruch. 90 Row 1: Shirley Harding, Patricia Porter, Sally Osborne, Janice Sieben, Linda Hanson, Shirley Bradshaw, Arlene Rice, Anne Slenker, Effeta Davis, Mary Ann Smith, Ann McLellan, Margie Kempe. Row 2: Beverly Bolt, Kay Holst, Franz Helpenstell, Donald Hains, Gilman Clark, Daryl McKee, John Romans, Ann Bush, Elnora McKee, Katherine Jones. The purpose of the club is to further interest in dramatics and give students practice in act¬ ing and producing plays. Before a student is eligible to be chosen, he must be a junior or senior and have had one year of speech or be enrolled in a speech class. Seventy-five members of the Dramatic club participated in the Dramatic club play Of Thee I Sing, and the rest of the members were ushers. Two parties high-lighted the year: first, the Christmas progressive party and then the annual theatre party held in the first part of May after the senior class play. The officers for the 1950-1951 school year were: president, Franz Helpenstell; vice-presi¬ dent, Donald Pleasants; secretary, Nancy Shetter; and treasurer, Kay Edwards. Row 1: Jean Hinman, Beulah Stowe, Barbara Palmer, Nancy Row 2: Eugene Acuff, Larry Wald, Stuart Thoms, Robert Boeye, Struve, Emma Livengood, Janet Knouse, Yvonne Pickron, Jeanette David Wetzel, Tom Parsons, Gerald Martin. Swanson, Marcia Lindorff, Neva Belcher, Beth Ann Bell. 91 Q+ A A Marilyn Thomas, vice-president; Janet Blaser, secretary; Patricia Miller, treasurer; Beverly Bolt, president. The Girls ' Athletic association, under the di¬ rection of Mrs. Marguerite Pierce, has com¬ pleted o very active season, with volleyball, swimming, bowling, and skating high-lighting the programs. In charge of the meetings were: president, Beverly Bolt; vice-president, Marilyn Thomas; secretary, Janet Blaser; and treasurer, Patricia Miller. Row 1: Beverly Ingram, Joan Gregg, Janet Knouse, Mary Eng- Row 3: Betty Dobbler, Carol Johnson, Kay Iglehart, Betty Lou man, Neva Kish, Betty Flodeen, Doreen LaMere, Jacqueline Hocker, Mauser, Solly Hawks, Jo Ann Loquist, Nancy Johnson, Marilyn Rowena Harvey, Bethel Taylor. Miller, Nancy Long, Carole Gordon, Fern Layer, Mary Moller, Joyce _ _ Lebermann, Susan Matteson. Row 2: Janice Gordon, Linda Hanson, Shirley Herbert, Diane Dockum, Dorothy Griffin, Helen Hanson, Carolyn Green, Beverly Gee, Megan Day, Elaine Flack, Barbara Gossen. 92 Row 1: Marilyn Melow, Janet Conner, Evelyn Bjorklund, Sharon Anderson, Patricia Griffith, Faith Watson, Joyce Brown, Joanne Brown, Carole Burdon. Row 2: Jaqueline Chambers, Judith Benson, June Chambers, Jayne Barber, Patricia Dahlen, Janice Cruson, Charleen Bell, Joyce Beemblossom, Deloris Brown. Row 3: Patricia Kunce, Dorothy Burbridge, Patsy Ann Carter, Dorothy Bailey, Nancy Young, Nancy Beck, Alice Butcher, Velda Palike, Mary Coolidge, Lisa Burgess, Nancy Petersen, Barbara McMurray. A new plan initiated in the last few years is summer camp, held at Lake Geneva, Wis. Two girls who have been active in the club dur¬ ing the past year were chosen from each school in the northeastern part of Illinois to attend. It ' s a whole week of busy activity, meeting new friends through summer sports. At each regular G. A. A. meeting five girls are chosen to plan the next meeting, and they strive to have something different for each meet¬ ing. Among the interesting meetings held this year were the initiation of new members, the Christmas party, and the installation of officers. At the end of the year awards were given; they consisted of pins, numerals, and letters. These may be earned by the credit point system. Participation in outdoor sports and intramural sports and the establishing of certain health points are among ways to earn them. In short, the G. A. A. offers fun, refreshments, and a chance for girls to take part in athletics with new and old friends. Row 1: Jane Piggott, Marian Sorenson, Marilyn Thomas, Alice Ferguson, Jo Ann Randles, Virginia Willming, Phyllis Haft, Marian Hodge, Darlene Dauma, Marlene Vanderbilt, Mary Demou, Mary Woeber. Row 2: Sue Schmacht, Barbara Nelson, Patricia McNerny, Mar¬ jorie Van Wolvelaere, Donna Ross, Rosa Verger, Janis Stai, Margot Morris, Judith Schaible, Joan Chalk, Beatrice Stai, Suzanne Richards. Row 3: Maxine Stoever, Marilyn Whiteside, Ann Rimmerman Hazel Wiklund, Mary Wiklund, Alexandra Pojedinok, Marian Teuscher, Donna Nelson, Barbara Wilson, Carol Stevenson, Dolores Weinberger, Nancy Salzman, Bonnie Kjellstrand, Patricia Raymond Ro Celeste Swensson. 93 Current Events Club Janet Knouse, secretary; Betty Dobbler, vice-president; George McDonald, president. During the four years of the existence of the Current Events club at Rock Island high school, many students have been given the opportunity to discuss the current world problems and events. The purpose of this club is to give the students a chance to express their own ideas on current topics as well as to listen to other people ' s views. A vote on each issue is taken before the meeting and then again after the results of the discussion period. In this way it is possible to see the results of the discussions. The Current Events club meets on the third Tuesday of each month and is sponsored by Kathryn Callihan, social studies instructor. Topics discussed this year included German rearmament, the drafting of 18-year-olds, and socialism. The club also held discussions on the Tru- man-MacArthur controversy. Any student who was interested was invited to attend this meet¬ ing. The members discussed, too, whether or not the privilege of voting should be given to 18- years-olds. Officers of the club for 1950-1951 were: George McDonald, president; Betty Dobbler, vice-president; and Janet Knouse, secretary. Row 1: Donna Nelson, Susan Matteson, Janet Knouse, Betty Dobbler, Joyce Lebermann, Beverly Buder, Marilyn Nelson, Eleanor Peterson. Row 2: Kathryn Callihan, sponsor, Faye Asquith, Peter Lauritzen, Arthur Finkelstein, George McDonald, Arthur Goldstein, Edward Gellman, Budd Maxfield, Walter Whisler, Merle Eldridge, Stuart Lefstein. 94 Mottte Economics Club Judith Benson, secretary; Joyce Boetje, vice-president; Jacqueline Boetje, president; Carole Gordon, treasurer. This year brought the fifth anniversary of the Future Homemakers of America at Rock Island high school. It has been one of the busiest years for the club members. Among the most important events of the year were the formal initiation of new members; a slumber party; a Christmas dinner; an All- School Valentine dance, sponsored by the club; and a rally held at Cambridge, III. Each year the girls make a scrapbook of all these events. Pictures of parties, pictures of the officers and members, and all the newspaper articles about the club are kept in this scrap¬ book, which provides a permanent record of the year ' s activities. The officers for this year were: Jacqueline Boetje, president; Joyce Boetje, vice-president; Judith Benson, secretary; and Carole Gordon, treasurer. Row 1: Janice Gordon, Betty Flodeen, Jacqueline Boetje, Beatrice Row 2: Betty Stoit, Doris Edgar, Judith Benson, Evelyn Cline, Shir- Stai, Donna Steen. ley Warren, Joyce Boetje, Beverly Stephenson, Carole Gordon. 95 Pan-American JCeague Beth Ann Bell, vice-president; Marilyn Olson, secretary; Marion Marshall, president; Kay Holst, treasurer. Promoting a better understanding of our Latin-American neighbors brought plenty of fun and hard work to the Rock Island high school branch of the International Pan-American league in 1950-1951. League members are kept well posted on Pan-American news by bulletins and literature received regularly from International Pan- American league headquarters in Miami. At the league ' s social and cultural meetings, Row 1; Borboro Pruden, Yvonne Piekron, Borboro Hoben, Betty Row 2: Suson Matteson, Gilman Clark, Gene Purvis Kenneth Lou Mauser, Kay Iglehart, Nancy Johnson, Barbara Nowack, Ethel Maier, Robert Hornback, Sharon Taylor, John Potter John Romans Marblestone. Kay Holst. 96 Row 1- Effeta Davis, Alice Reeves, Shirley Harding, Elnora McKee, Beth Ann Bell, Megan Day, Charlotte Sherwood, Nancy Raymond, Margot Morris, Marilyn Olson. Row 2: John House, Ben Potter, Carol Johnson, Barbara Wilson, Rita Rexine, Susan Kimble, Patricia Muhlenberg, Richard Wight, Dennis Witt. which were held on the fourth Thursday of each month, several films on life in the Latin-Ameri- can countries were shown. After each meeting refreshments were served. A talk by the Rev. Kenneth M. Hooe telling of his trip to Europe and visit to a session of the United Nations was the feature of one meeting. One of the biggest events of the club year was the annual Christmas party. Pinatas, typical of Mexico, were made by the club members and filled with candy and small gifts. Then, they were broken open, showering presents for all. An outstanding project of the league this year was sending school supplies to the school children of Colombia, Ecuador, and Bolivia. To show their gratitude for the supplies, several Bolivian school children sent back small, hand¬ made toys. One of the year ' s biggest high lights for Reeky High leaguers was the annual Pan-Ameri- Row 1: Carol Andrews, Louis Hansen, Suzanne Richards, Marilyn Jackson, Katherine Jones, Maroie Kempe, Patricia Porter, Linda Hanson, Sue Schmacht. Row 2: Joan Borst, Kathryn Smith, Barbara McMurray, Frances Carothers, Patricia Raymond, Anna Lujan, Patricia Manriques, Gretchen Dornacher, Diane Dornacher, Carolyn Wessel, Shirley Lip- kowitz. 97 Row 1 Coffland, Lindorff, Joan McComas Janice Sieben, Sally Osborne, Joanne Annette Frazer, Barbara McGuire, Elaine Liebman, Marcia Suzanne Bnnn. R d W . 2: Ben Jacobson, Jack Gellman, Marvin Kempf, Gerald Mar- Haro?d b KraiL°e dd ' Edward Gellman . Arthur Goldstein, Donald Bledsoe, can day banquet, held in recognition of Pan- American day on April 14 . The banquet which is open to all Tri-City Pan- American league members was held in Andreen hail at Augustana college this year. The Latin- American theme of the banquet was carried out in the decorations, menus, and entertainment of the occasion. The program included a number of local speakers. A student from each school Beth Ann Bell, Marion Marshall, Kay Holst, Mari¬ lyn Olson. contributed a selection to the entertainment. A different Tri-City school is in charge of arrange¬ ments each year. A student does not have to study Spanish to be eligible to join the Pan-American league. Any Rocky High student who is interested in the Pan-American movement is invited to join. To qualify as a member of the league, a stu¬ dent must attend at least two meetings a se¬ mester. He is then eligible to wear a Pan-Ameri¬ can league pin. Officers of the league this year were Marion Marshall, president; Beth Ann Bell, vice-presi¬ dent; Marilyn Olson, secretary; and Kay Holst, treasurer. Malvina M. Caloine is the sponsor of the organization, which boasted a membership of approximately one hundred fifteen students this year. 98 OBI Science Club The newest club at Rock Island high school in 1950-1951 was the Science club, sponsored by George H. McMaster. Although young as an organization, the club has many advanced members. For instance, of the six students submitting entries in the Sec¬ tional meet of the Illinois Junior Academy of Science at Macomb, March 17, all six were eligible for state competition. May 5, at Bloom¬ ington, III. The projects of William Burgess, Roald Fryxell, Dickson House, Peter Lauritzen, Randall Peterson, and Walter Whisler, includ¬ ing a variety of phases of science, established a fine beginning record for the club by winning five first places and one second place in the club ' s first contest. The club ' s officers for the year were William Burgess and Walter Whisler, co-chairmen; Jo¬ seph Johnson, vice-chairman; and Pauline Pris- tash, secretary. The members held monthly meetings in which they discussed their achievements and failures in scientific research and development. Another project of the Science club this year was the establishing of the coffee-and-doughnut concession stand at the home basketball games. The club hopes to set up a program of annual field trips in the surrounding area. Upper Paul Bond, Joseph Johnson, Peter Lauritzen, Walter Whisler, Dickson Hause. Center Duane Frank, Robert Motz, John Hause, Carole Gordon, Ed¬ ward Gellman, Beverly Buder, Janice Gordon. Lower Pauline Pristash, Roald Fryxell, Sallie Anderson, William Burgess, George McDonald, Randall Peterson, Sheldon Drucker. Pauline Pristash, secretary; Walter Whisler, chairman; Willi¬ am Burgess, chairman; Joseph Johnson, vice-chairman. 99 Roald Fryxell, president Camera Club William Burgess, vice-presiaent Barbara Pruden, secretary Joseph Johnson, president Know how! That was the motto of the Camera club this year. The membership was limited to 50 persons so that everybody could make use of the darkroom facilities and really learn the know how. The majority of the members were able to develop, print, and enlarge their own pictures by the end of the first semester. Some of the ad¬ vanced members demonstrated the proper pro¬ cedure at the biweekly meetings of the club. Many informal pictures of the officers of dif¬ ferent clubs were taken for THE WATCHTOWER by William Burgess and Joseph Johnson. They also took many basketball and football pictures. The presidential office this year was changed somewhat by the club ' s having two presidents in- Row 1: Delores Vint, Carol Tebbe, Janice Strum, Jan Ericson, Row 2: William Burgess, Carolyn Ramsey, Robert Rosene, Allen Barbara Pruden. Stoneburner, Peter Lauritzen. 100 Susan McDonald, Eleanore Tebbe Sylvia Pullman, Beverly Buder, Peter Leonardson, Raymond Schwigen, Duane Frank, Daniel Decker, Joseph Johnson, Dickson House, John House, Walter Whisler. stead of one. Roold Fryxell held the number one position the first semester and Joseph Johnson the second. William Burgess was the vice-presi¬ dent and Barbara Pruden, the secretary. Delores Wise was the program chairman, and Walter Whisler was in charge of the basketball con¬ cession. The sponsor of the Camera club was George H. McMaster. The largest salon of the year was that of the Scholastic Art contest at Peoria, III. Of the 10 entries submitted from Rock Island high school, line placed, winning six keys or first awards and hree places or second awards. The members who submitted photographs are Arthur Goldstein, John House, Joseph Johnson, Peter Lauritzen, and Robert Rosene. All key winners were eligible for national competition in Pennsylvania. The monthly salons of the club were judged and criticized by Sara Mae McElhinney and P. J. Martin. The judges based their decisions on com¬ position and fine points of photography. Again this year the Camera club planned a spring outing for everyone ' s enjoyment. Robyn Wright, Sharon Stanley, Duane Poe, Janet Stoebe, Kay Iglehart, Edward Gellman, Arthur Goldstein, Roald Fryxell, Mary Ellen McCabe, Fay Moskaloff, Robert Motz, Delores Wise. 101 Spanish Club Lois Hansen, Lucy Danneels, Yvonne Pickron, Charlotte Sherwood, Richard Wight. A very busy group of students at Rock Island high school are the members of the Spanish club. The main purpose of the club, which is sponsored by the two Spanish teachers, Malvina M. Caloine and John W. Blomberg, is to acquaint the Spanish students with Latin-American coun¬ tries and customs. This club meets twice a month during the regular Spanish class time. One of these meet¬ ings is set aside as a cultural meeting, at which the students discuss conditions in the Latin- Row 1: Myrna Hooe, Elnora McKee, Shirley Harding, Row 2: Shirley Prescott, Billie Rae Quaas, Betty Lou Rosalie Raymond, Catherine Bileddo. Mauser, Lois Hansen, Lois Schafer, Marilyn Smiley. Row 3: Terry Clark, Ward Goodwin, Ronald Driggs, Henry Power. 102 Row 1: Susan Matteson, Naomi Riceman, Marcia Lin- dorff, Nancy Johnson, Carol Johnson. Row 2: Patricia Manriques, Barbara Pruden, Ethel Marble- stone, Susann McDonald, Joan McComas, Joanne Coffland. Row 3: Sally Osborne, Janice Sieben, Sally Thonn, Annette Frazer, Barbara Hoben, Marion Marshall. Row 4: Harold Krause, Kenneth Maier, Richard Wight, Donald Bledsoe, Martin Galex. American countries, books that they have read pertaining to the subject under discussion, and any information they may have received from their pen pals in the Spanish-speaking countries. Other meetings are spent singing the stu¬ dents ' favorite Spanish songs with piano or phonograph accompaniment. Chairmen are appointed in each class to pre¬ side over the meetings. Those in Miss Caloine ' s classes are: third period, Lucy Danneels; fourth period, Yvonne Pickron; fifth and sixth period, Ben Jacobson; and ninth period, Richard Wight. Lois Hansen is chairman of Mr. Blomberg ' s second-period class, and Charlotte Sherwood is chairman of his third-period class. Each Spanish class plans its own Christmas Row 1: Gretchen Dornacher, Patricia Hixson, Jo Ann Cox, Audrey Bertal, Alice Butcher, Caroline Peterson, Margot Morris. Row 2: Nancy Raymond, Rita Rexine, Barbara McMurray, Yvonne Pickron, Megan Day, Diane Dornacher, Sally Beals, Joan Borst. Row 3: John Romans, Sharon Taylor, Edward Gellman, Henry Jeffrey, Richard Hardwick, Harvey Garver, Gilman Clark, Albert Bloch. 103 Row I: Margie Kempe, Kay Iglehart, Marilyn Jackson, Elaine Nielsen, Idamae Grubaugh. Row 2: Linda Hanson, Charlotte Sherwood, Dale Malban, John Potter, Barbara Nowack, Beverly Rose. party, with the main feature being the breaking of the pinata. The pinata is a container of some breakable material, such as clay or paper, which is made to resemble one of various animals or objects and is filled with candy and small gifts. It is then hung from the ceiling and after the students form a circle around it someone who is blindfolded tries to break it with a stick. After it is broken the students scramble madly for the contents. These pinata parties have become an annual affair with the Spanish club and are usually en¬ joyed by all its members. The pinatas are made by members of the classes. Row 1: Elaine Liebman, Sue Schmacht, Lucy Danne els, Row 3: Roy Johnson, John DeVos, Anna Lujan, Dorothy Suzanne Brinn, Frances Carothers, Effetta Davis. Melville, Georgia Cutler, Kay Holst. Row 2: Joyce Thomas, Barbara Putnam, Patricia Porter, Alice Reeves, Carol Andrews, Beth Ann Bell. 104 Row 1: Dennis Witt, Patricia Peterson, Doreen LaMere, Patricia McNerny, Susan Kimble, Barbara Allen. Row 2: Robert Todd, Wayne Funk, Gene Estess, Jack Gellman, Marilyn Olson, Velda Palike, Barbara McGuire. Something new this year was the sending of boxes to American soldiers in Korea. The stu¬ dents collected money among themselves for the first boxes, which were sent at Christmas. They then received letters from the soldiers who other¬ wise would not have had any gifts from home, expressing their sincere thanks. Row 3: Peter Burks, Edwin Ehrgott, Ronald Sears, Gerald Martin, Ben Jacobson, Dudley Willis, Jack Gill, Marvin Kempt, Bruce Harders. The students were so impressed with these letters that they, along with the French club, planned and held bake sales during the month of March. The proceeds were used to send more boxes to other unfortunate American soldiers. Correspondence is now being carried on under the sponsorship of Miss Caloine. ] - Zeern Nancy Shelter, secretary; Virginia Willming, treasurer; Carolyn Ramsey, president; Milles Kellogg, vice-president. Y-Teens, one of Rock Island high school ' s largest all-girl clubs, was an active organization in 1950-1951. The club was headed by Carolyn Ramsey, president; Milles Kellogg, vice-president; Nancy Shetter, secretary; and Virginia Willming, treas¬ urer. Ruth Harriet Koch is the Y-Teen program di¬ rector. Faculty sponsors for the year were Sarah C. Laraway, Florence Casten, and Marie The- rese Carlson. In the fall of the year a television party was held at the Y.W.C.A.; also the Big-Sister, Little Sister potluck supper, which gave the new mem¬ bers a chance to get acquainted with the club, its members, and its plans for the year. In November the Y-Teens had charge of con¬ cessions for one of the home football games; and in December the annual Christmas tea was held in the Little Theater, to which all Y-Teens, their parents, and teachers were invited. One of the biggest projects undertaken by the club this year was the sweatshirt sale. The sweatshirts were designed by Glenn Gray, senior, and sold to the students by cabinet members. In March the club co-sponsored with the Boys ' Row 1: Barbara Nowack, Nancy Beck, Joyce Hains, Robyn Wright, Kay Iglehart, Sally Thonn, Margie Kempe, Sally Osborne, Ann McLellan. Row 2: Lisa Burgess, Sue Schmacht, Janice Wilford, Nancy Long, Betty Lou Mauser, Margot Morris, Susan Matteson, Joyce Leber- mann, Marion Marshall. Row 3: Berta Weiler, Jane Piggott, Carolyn Wessel, Patricia Dahlen, Marilyn Jackson, Linda Hanson, Patricia Porter, Janice Sieben, Carol Andrews, Patricia Koch. 106 Row 1: Jo Ann Randles, Joan Borst, Ann Rimmerman, Nancy Johnson, Diane Dockum, Mary Engman, June Chambers, Jacque¬ line Chambers, Janet Conner. Row 2: Marilyn Thomas, Barbara Agy, Charlene Ragot, Joanne Coffland, Nancy Simmon, Milles Kellogg, Kay Holst, Alice Reeves, Faye Asquith. Row 3: Betty Foster, Carol Stevenson, Kathryn Smith, Suzanne Brinn, Marjorie Van Wolvelaere, Mary Bowes, Betty Dobbler, Joyce Brown, Joanne Brown, Shirley Bradshaw, Phyllis Jeffries. Hi-Y the Lenten services which were held in the Little Theater every morning before school dur¬ ing the Easter week. This year ' s cabinet included: Marion Mar¬ shall, program chairman; Sally Osborne, assist¬ ant program chairman; Barbara Hoben, publicity chairman; Marilyn Thomas, assistant publi¬ city chairman; Gloria Swisher, service chair¬ man; Joanne Coffland, assistant service chair¬ man; Marcia Lindorff, canteen chairman; Joyce Peterson, assistant canteen chairman; Carol Stevenson, social chairman; Joan Emery, assistant social chairman; Martha Alongi, hos¬ pitality, Janice Bowen, scrapbook; Kay Holst, music; Janice Sieben, devotions; and the four officers. Row 1: Jeanne West, Nancy Hoexter, Nancy Shetter, Mary Ellen Schafer, Joyce E. Peterson, Barbara Pruden, Nanon Black. Row 2: Joan Emery, Janice Gordon, Carole Gordon, Carolyn Ramsey, Yvonne Pickron, Gayle Hultgren, Barbara Hoben. Row 3: Shirley Harding, Veona Nelson, Gloria Swisher, Eleanor Peterson, Patricia Schmidt. 107 Cettemen’s Club Gale (Sonnie) Reed, vice-president; William Brooks, president; William Brown, secretary. The Lettermen ' s club of Rock Island high school entered its third year of existence in 1950-1951. To become a member, a student is required to earn a major letter in one of Rocky High ' s sports, including football, cross-country, basket¬ ball, wrestling, baseball, track, tennis, and golf. Each year the club sponsors several athletic events, such as the junior high school basketball tournament, the annual Lettermen vs. Faculty basketball game, and the junior high school track meet. Row I: Benjamin Cutler, William Brooks, Gale (Sonnie) Reed, David Criswell, Gerald Pirmann, Richard Petersen, William Drovesky, James Gillman, Glen Soderstrom, William Brown. Row 2: George McDonald, Jack Evans, Harry Iglehart, Albert Bloch, Wayne Funk, Robert Berry, Conrad Andrews, Harold Dor¬ man, Wayne Stechman, Jerry Fout. Row 3: Donald Wilson, Forrest Kettering, Robert Nelson, Donald Rudd, Kenneth Reem, Carroll Pearson, Barry Hartung, William Geisler, Lee Tobin, Gilman Clark, Jerry Elston. Row 4: Andrew Kean, Donald Paulsen, Donald Hains, Robert Mangelsdorf, Ward Goodwin, Delbert Huntley, James Gillman, David Greenberg, Leslie Scott, James Knoblauch. 108 1 . Tickets, please! 2. Rat race. 3. Music, music, music. 4. Lunch time. 5. Well trained, aren ' t they? 6. Here ' s to the Blackhawk tribe! 7. Rocky High by night. 109 110 1 . Supersalesmen. 2. It ' s just a game. 3. Twinkletoes. 4. Nothing much. 5. Ahem! 6. Two front teeth. 7. What will you have? ACTIVITIES ttami Row 1: Mary Collins, Carol Johnson, Gale Center, John Sproul. Row 2: Thomas Kiser, Stuart Lefstein, Audrey Schultz, Kenneth Flack, Robert Cook, Joan Douglas, Charlotte Neighbors, Joan Borst, Darlene Dauma. Row 3: Jacqueline Boetje, Kenneth Cook, Russell Vanderwall, Shirley Warren, Linda Hanson, Dan Remy, Richard Schoeve, James Montgomery, Robert Rosene, Patricia McNerny, Arthur Shaw, Robert Brooks, Wanda Steele, June Chambers. Row 4: Joan McComas, Beverly Stephenson, David Patnoe, Darlene Daniels, Alice Butcher, Arnold DeWinter, William Thomas, Ralph Lamphere, Megan Day, Keith Guthormson, Duane Frank, Walter Whisler, Joseph Johnson, Marvin Kempt, Nancy Beck, Darlene Elsbury, Carol Barr, Gerald Noble. Row 5: Jack Gill, Gerald Martin, Fred Moore, Richard Collins. With an enrollment of almost one hundred twenty students, Rock Island high school ' s band followed a tough schedule from the beginning of the year to the end of it. The marching season opened the year with the band, directed by George B. Berchekas, playing (Color Guard) Raymond Schwigen, Sam Colburn, Wayne Tanner, Robert Teuscher, Merle Eldridge, Jan Ericson. 112 for seven football games. Practicing for these games was work. Those early morning practices added up when the band members had to get out to school three days a week. At the end of the band ' s marching season it marched in the Christmas-on-wheels parade. Then came concert time, which was shared with the junior high school band. The senior band played such compositions as ' ' The Trom¬ bone King by K. L. King, Rose Marie Over¬ ture by Friml and Stothart, David Bennett ' s arrangement of F. W. Meacham ' s American Patrol, and Frank Goldman ' s Cheerio, feat¬ uring the whistling of Bettie Carnes, junior. A cornet solo of Stars in the Velvety Sky by Her¬ bert Clark was played by Richard Schoeve, senior. The band closed its fall concert with two Christ¬ mas selections, Jingle Bells by Hal Leonard and ' Twas the Night Before Christmas, with Daryl McKee, senior, narrating. Daryl was the manager of the band this year and his assistants were Jacqueline Boetje and Eleanor Peterson, seniors. The annual band banquet sponsored by the Rock Island Chamber of Commerce was held at the Masonic temple in February. In June the band had its own banquet. j r .v T: .r If f § ,C _J-6 ih n Row 1: Nancy Simmon, Beverly Buder, Elnora McKee, Jo Ann Mason, Ann Rimmerman. Row 2: Lylas Mercer, Dan Flaherty, Robert Olson, Duane Sand- strom, Robert Johnson, Dale Selhost, Donna Johnson, Elaine Wells, Joyce Hains. Row 3: Nancy Welch, Pauline Nissen, David Wright, Benjamin Vinar, Eleanor Peterson, Clarol Hawkins, Daryl McKee, William The spring concert was not only shared with the junior band but also with the junior high school symphony orchestra. The compositions played by the senior band were: Overture 1812 by Tschaikowsky; Erik Leidyen ' s arrangement of the Rodgers-Hammerstein production South Pacific; My Hero by Henry Alford; Irving Berlin ' s Easter Parade ; Fiddle Faddle by Leroy Anderson, arranged by Phillip J. Lang; Polka Dots by F. L. Buchtell; and Big Joe the Tuba by Lavalle and Torto. Serenius, Marsha Reed, Mary Powers, Vaunda Curtis, Betty Carnes, Patricia Muhlenberg. Row 4: Jon Arp, Kenneth Maier, Arthur Johnson, Joyce McMahon, Richard Kennedy, Donald Gilm ore, Dale Price, Elaine Nielsen, Ronald Sears, Donovan Ekstrom, James Maihack, Mary Orne, John Cates, Donald Grisham, Frances Hinze. Before the Memorial day parade the annual marching competition was held on the play¬ ground of Central junior high school. The march¬ ing band would not have been complete with¬ out the majorettes and color guard. The captain of the majorettes this year was Darlene Daniels. Next year ' s captain will be Nancy Simmon. The color guard was under the supervision of George Baird, science teacher. Twirlers and Drum Majors: Row 1: Ann Rimmerman, Robyn Wright, Mary Collins, Nancy Simmon. Row 2: Marvin Kempt, Jo Ann Mason, Carol Johnson, El¬ nora McKee, Darlene Daniels, James Hall. 113 Qlee Club Seated at the piano: Roy Johnson, Beverly Bolt, presi¬ dents; Standing, left to right: Carolyn Ramsey, Richard Ben¬ nett, secretaries; Donna Bar- te!l, Glen Soderstrom, business managers. Many varied programs high-lighted the works of the 1950-1951 Glee clubs. The first of these, under the direction of Mrs. Vonnie Wallander, was the Christmas program presented Dec. 8. This program was divided into two parts. The first curtain opened on three human Christmas trees decorated with silver ferns. Such numbers as My Two Front Teeth, Winter Wonder¬ land, Jingle Bells, and An Old-Fashioned Tree were sung. Closing the scene, the Inner choir sang the traditional ' Twas the Night Be¬ fore Christmas. The second part was opened with a proces¬ sional down the center aisle of the auditorium by the Senior Glee club, followed by the Girls ' Glee club. Then a religious pageant portraying the Christmas story was presented. The soloists dur¬ ing this pageant were Audrey Sollie and Richard Bennett. Tableaux scenes under the supervision of R. Albert Matteson, were staged in the background while the Glee club was singing. Instead of the operetta usually offered by the Glee club each spring, a Broadway Review was presented. This program consisted of two parts. The first contained only numbers from Row 1: Marjorie Van Wolvelaere, Barbara Short, Shirley Mc¬ Creary, Charlotte McCullough, Barbara Putnam, Beth Ann Bell, Barbara Pruden, Benjamin Cutler, Richard Bennett, Daryl McKee, Glen Soderstrom, Sue Schmacht, Donna Bartell, Margaret O ' Connell, Ruth Long, Mildred Kerler, Loretta Hollingsworth. Row 2: Berta Weiler, Marie Jacobs, Mary Jane Brown, Sylvia Pullman, Shirley Fiscus, Gerald Mosher, Roy Johnson, Frank De Vrieze, Robert Stewart, Maurice Taylor, Frank Jones, Carol An¬ drews, Marilyn Jackson, Georgia Cutler, Cherry Harvey. Row 3: Audrey Sollie, Delores Vint, Joan Clement, Hermione Erdman, Sandra Bruins, Janet Blaser, Deno Ganakes, Virgil Gross, Robert Olson, Henry Jeffrey, John Lundscow, Carey Angel, Charles Allen, Yvonne Pickron, Betty Foster, Beverly Bolt, Carolyn Ramsey, Barbara Tobin. Row 4: Joan Emery, Bobbie Ann Carlson, Donna Bradley, Mary Lou Steele, Nanon Black, Kurt Koehler, Granvil Angel, Charles Edgar, Robert Mangelsdorf, Sharon Taylor, Stuart Thoms, Dale Malban, Harold Dorman, Cynthia Kolb, Mary Ellen McCabe, Elaine Soderberg, Suzanne Brinn. 114 (Inner choir). Row 1: Barbara Short, Barbara Pruden, Berta Weiler, Beth Ann Bell, Shirley Fiscus, Delores Vint, Audrey Sollie, Margaret O ' Connell, Beverly Bolt, Carolyn Ramsey, Sue Schmacht, Cherry Harvey, Loretta Hollingsworth, Donna Bartell, Mildred Kerler. Row 2: Robert Olson, Glen Soderstrom, Daryl McKee, Roy John¬ son, Kurt Koehler, Charles Edgar, Stuart Thoms, Robert Mangels- dorf, Harold Dorman, Richard Bennett, Charles Allen, Benjamin Cutler. South Pacific, such numbers as Some En¬ chanted Evening, Honey Bun, Bali Hai, This Nearly Was Mine, Happy Talk, and Gonna Wash That Man Right Out of My Hair. The second was made up of numbers from Okla¬ homa, such as Surrey With the Fringe on Top, Oh, What a Beautiful Morning, and I Cain ' t Say No. Row 1: Laura Kludy, Phyllis Rosenthal, Barbara Schaubroeck, Beverly Kenney, Joyce Woehlk, Joyce Hawthorne, Helen Habib, Ro Celeste Swensson, Joanne Brown, Phyllis Miller, Nancy Petersen, Joann Nelson, Yvonne Hollingsworth, Nancy Rannow, Clara Williams. Row 2: Wava Campbell, Alice Barber, Shirley Newberry, Greta Smith, Beverly Ingram, Marjorie Green, Aquilla Posten, Neva Kish, Carolyn Koester, Mildred Bryan, Jane Nichols, Orenthal Rose, Bar¬ bara Allen, Nancy Raymond, Rosalie Raymond. Row 3: Beverly Amsbaugh, Elinor Hahn, Shirley Dennison, Joann Davis, Joyce Withrow, Beverly Lindsay, Betty Cooper, Carolyn Har¬ ney, Mary Demou, Joy Van Hulle, Rowena Harvey, Judith Schaible, Patricia Hixson, Ruth Darr, Barbara Nowack. Row 4: Maureen Day, Marilyn Krueger, Kathryn Fox, Shirley Rogi- ers, Thelma Nelson, Joyce Washington, Wilma Eberts, Shirley Kimbel, Joyce Brown, Patricia McKinley, Roberta Burbridge, Betty Lou Berg, Lorraine Stai, Sharol Huffstutler, Darlene Kaskadden, Lorraine Car- pentier, Marian Faranda. Girls ' trio: Janet McMahon, Joan Emery, Joyce McMahon 115 Triple-Trio: Shirley McCreary, Beth Ann Bell, Nanon Black, Shirley Fiscus, Barbara Pruden, Sylvia Pullman, Carolyn Ramsey, Beverly Bolt, Donna Bartell. The soloists for this program were: Beth Ann Bell, Richard Bennett, N anon Block, Beverly Bolt, Benjamin Cutler, Robert Olson, Yvonne Pickron, and Audrey Sollie. Serving as officers this year were Beverly Bolt and Roy Johnson, presidents; Carolyn Ramsey and Richard Bennett, secretaries; and Donna Bartell and Glen Soderstrom, business managers. The Inner choir completed another successful season by presenting many outside programs. Assembly programs were also presented at East Moline high school and Moline high school. This year ' s student director was Roy Johnson. As is customary, a solo recital was held in May. This year it was held in the auditorium and everyone was invited to attend. To climax the successful year, the Glee club held its annual banquet in June. At this gather¬ ing all the awards were presented to the out¬ standing members of the Glee club. Dramatic Club Play Roald Fryxell, Neva Belcher, Barbara Palmer, Jean Hinman, Nancy Struve, Daryl McKee, Kay Edwards, Beth Ann Bell, Nancy Shetter, Jeanette Swanson, Betty Roseberry, John Wangelin. Of Thee I Sing, the Dramatic club play presented Nov. 17, 1950, although originally a musical had most of the music cut, except the title song and Love Is Sweeping the Country, to make room for special features. The story tells of a presidential election in which John P. Wintergreen (Daryl McKee) is running for president with Alexander Throttle- bottom (Roald Fryxell) as his running mate. Their non-controversial platform is Love and a beauty contest of 24 girls is held to choose a wife for Wintergreen. From there on, the fun becomes fast and furious as Wintergreen doesn ' t approve of the choice made. The presentation included dance routines by Nancy Struve; intermission solos by Beth Ann Bell, Richard Bennett, and Jeanette Swanson; and a wrestling match between Lee Tobin and Harold Dorman. Among other members of the cast were Robert Boeye, William Burgess, Kay Edwards, Bruce Harders, Franz Helpenstell, Arthur Nies, Tom Parsons, and Larry Wald. Of Thee I Sing was directed by E. Dorothy Peterson, assisted by Mary Ellen Schafer and Kay Holst. In charge of properties was Marcia Lindorff. Entire cast of ' ' Of Thee I Sing. ' ' 117 CyCand yeanteen Row 1: Bruce Harders, Karl Wickstrom, Gene Estess, Robert Boeye, Merrell Clark, Stuart Thoms, Edward Gellman, Paul Parker. Row 2: Donna Bartell, Marcia Lindorff, Virginia Willming, Nancy Shetter, Jayne Barber, Doreen LaMere, Yvonne Van De Sompele, Beverly Bolt, Diane Dockum, Joyce E. Peterson. The school year of 1950-1951 brought one of the most successful seasons the Civic Youth Cen¬ ter has had. Mrs. George C. Kieffer was chairman of the sponsoring committee, and David Cris¬ well was the student chairman. The CYC held its annual Snow Ball at the Masonic temple Dec. 27. The music was provided by Tom Lincoln ' s orchestra. The Y Canteen also had an unusually success¬ ful season. It held the last dance of the year at the Y.M.C.A. late in June. Dale Holmgrain of the Y.M.C.A. and Ruth Koch of the Y.W.C.A. were sponsors of the can¬ teen, and Beverly Bolt was elected head of the high school committee. The two outstanding dances of the year were the New Year ' s dance and the Sock Hop. Decorations were put up every Saturday after¬ noon by the canteen committee. Row I: James Gillman, Daniel Munn, Dan Remy, David Cris- Row 2: Beth Ann Bell, Mary Engman, June Chambers, Lisa well, Donald Hains, Mary Ellen Schafer, Marilyn Thomas. Burgess. 118 ' Debate and State Speeek Contest Dickson House, William Burgess, Marion Marshall, Joseph Johnson, Budd Maxfield. The members of the speech department can remember with pride their successful 1950-1951 season, which was culminated by their winning the sectional contest and then entering the state finals at Champaign in April. The debate team, one of the 12 top teams of the state, was made up of two juniors, William Burgess and Dickson House, on the affirmative; and three seniors, Joseph Johnson, Budd Max- field, and Marion Marshall, on the negative. P. J. Martin coached the team. Tying for first place at the sectional speech contest, the play Harvey advanced to the state speech finals. Members of the cast were Neva Belcher, Beth Ann Bell, Richard Bennett, Beverly Bolt, Roald Fryxell, Bruce Harders, Franz Helpenstell, Tom Parsons, and Nancy Shetter Individual speakers who won points for the school at the sectional contest included Beth Ann Bell, John Romans, and Karl Wickstrom. Speak¬ ers winning points and advancing to the state finals were Roald Fryxell, Bruce Harders, and Sally Osborne. E. Dorothy Peterson coached the play cast and individual speakers. Standing: Beth Ann Bell, Richard Bennett, Tom Parsons, Neva Seated: Bruce Harders, Beverly Bolt, Nancy Shetter. Belcher, Roald Fryxell, Daryl McKee, Franz Helpenstell. 119 Senior Class Play Standing: Gerald Martin, Donald Hains, Richard Bennett, Daryl McKee, Roald Fryxell, Nancy Shetter, Franz Helpenstell. Seated: Beth Ann Bell, Neva Belcher, Beverly Bolt. Have you ever been bothered with a six-and- one-half-foot rabbit? to make matters worse an invisible one? If you haven ' t, don ' t worry be¬ cause you aren ' t crazy; but if you have seen one, you ' re probably a case for the insane asylum. That ' s what the Dowd family thought about one of their members, Elwood P. Dowd, when he insisted on bringing home his rabbit for dinner. It seems that Elwood was a kind sort of a chap who would bring all his drinking friends home for dinner. This is all part of the plot of the Senior class play, “Harvey by Mary Chase, given May 4 in the auditorium. Elwood was played by Roald Fryxell, his sister Veta Simmons by Beverly Bolt, and his niece Myrtle Mae Simmons by Neva Belcher. Richard Bennett played the part of an assist¬ ant psychiatrist, Dr. Sanderson; and Donald Hains played the part of his boss, Dr. Chumley. Mrs. Chumley was played by Nancy Shetter. Other members of the cast were Beth Ann Bell (Nurse Kelly), Daryl McKee (cab driver), Gerald Martin (Mr. Wilson), and Virginia Willming (Miss Johnson). Under the direction of E. Dorothy Peterson, the senior play cast was the first group to pre¬ sent this famous play locally, since it was just recently released for amateur production. The action took place between the library of the Dowd mansion and the reception room of Chumley ' s rest home. Roald Fryxell imitated the famous curtain call scene of Joe E. Brown at the close of the play. The shortened version of the play won fifth place among 12 schools competing at the state speech contest at Champaign. Beverly Bolt and Roald Fryxell were named on the all-state play cast. Although the play is listed as a comedy and has many laughs, the seniors stressed a whole¬ some philosophy and made many comments on life in their production. 120 Junior Class Play Ben Jacobson, Larry Wald, Anne Slenker, Eugene Acuff, Tom Parsons. Begin with a dark, supposedly deserted house, add one murder, spiced with a dash of mirth and laughter and you have the recipe for the junior class play, Dangerous Nan McGrew, presented in the auditorium on Friday, March 30, 1951. The plot of the play was centered about an innocent man, David Brewster, who was accused of robbing a bank, and his efforts to clear him¬ self. The play was directed by E. Dorothy Peterson, assisted by Annette Frazer. Margie Kempe was in charge of props and sound effects. Bruce Harders, Marilyn Olson, Sally Osborne, Marguerite Hinricksen, Sally Thonn. 121 Speech Class Plays Row 1: standing, Elnora McKee, Bruce Harders, Annette Row 2: standing, Sally Osborne, Eugene Acuff, Shirley Frazer, Robert Boeye, Jean Hinman, Daryl McKee, Anne Bradshaw, Ben Jacobson. Slenker, Gerald Martin. Seated on stairs, Ronald Driggs, Claude Howard McKee, Sally Thonn, Michael Long with Queenie the dog. Cheaper by the Dozen, a family comedy Speech II classes under the direction of E. Doro- sprinkled with bits of sadness, was given by the thy Peterson in the auditorium Jan. 25, 1951. Seated, left to right: Daryl McKee, Margie Kempe, Hazel Wiklund, Gary Ostrom, Marjorie Van Wolvelaere. Standing: Katherine Jones, Robert Boeye. 122 Kay Edwards, Marcia Lindorff, Donald Hains, Mary Stalk- fleet, Richard Bunch, Robert Teuscher, Carrol Corwin, Roald Fryxell, Mary Ellen Schafer, John Wangelin. The play involves Frank Gilbreth, Sr. (Bruce Harders), an efficiency expert; his wife (Annette Frazer), and their family of a dozen. Mr. Gilbreth wanted his family to spend its time getting an education only from books. So¬ cial life wasn ' t to be a part of their daily rou¬ tine. Ann rebelled, with moral support being given by Ernestine and Martha. The play was built around an attempt by the girls at social life. Organ music was provided by Dale Price. Row 1: Claude Howard McKee, Annette Frazer, Bruce Harders, Michael Long. Row 2: Sally Thonn, Shirley Bradshaw, Eugene Acuff, Jean Hinman, Ben Jacobson, Sally Osborne, Ronald Driggs. 123 Radio Staff Patricia Edler, Wayne Funk, Nancy Struve, Kenneth DraK.e, Nancy Shetter. The year 1950-1951 marks the 1 7th milestone in the life of Rock Island high school ' s Radio staff. This staff, under the direction of P. J. Martin, has continued its policy of directing and pro¬ ducing original radio scripts suitable for broad¬ casts. These broadcasts are usually given over the local radio stations, WHBF and WHBF-FM, Rock Island; WOC and WOC-FM, Davenport; and WQUA, Moline. Practice for these broadcasts is obtained by organizing mock programs. In this manner, problems in voice and radio styles are overcome. Another phase of the Radio staff ' s yearly activities centers around the recording of various events. Plays or dialogues are written for presen¬ tation at Christmas time, at Thanksgiving time, and for National Education week. Membership in the Radio staff may be re¬ quested by sophomores if their grades are good. Nancy Long, Lisa Burgess, Sally Osborne, Mary Stalkfleet, George Coin. 124 Jo Ann Randles, Linda Hanson, Shirley Bradshaw, Paul Parker, Marcia Lindorff, Kathryn Smith, Marilyn Thomas. and juniors and seniors who are in good class standing are also eligible. No dues or fees are charged by this organiza¬ tion, but members are asked to help make enough money to cover expenses by selling pro¬ grams at all home football games. Many expensive pieces of equipment were purchased in this way, and the expenses of the annual trip to Chicago were also paid from this fund. This year the Chicago trip was taken by the group on April 7. Jeanette Swanson, Mary Ann Smith, Richard John¬ son, Bruce Harders. ' Declamatm Row 1: Patricia Dahlen, Ann Rimmerman, Barbara Palmer, Elaine Larson, Lisa Burgess. Row 2: Sallie Anderson, Phyl¬ lis Halft, Diane Dockum, Beth Ann Bell, Darlene Jones, Jayne Barber, Nancy Long. Row 3: Virginia Willming, Linda Hanson, Faye Asquith, Kay Holst, Kay Edwards, Kay Iglehart, Jane Piggott, Anne Slenker. Row 4: Sally Thonn, Sally Os¬ borne, Annette Frazer, Margie Kempe, Neva Belcher, Elnora McKee, Marion Marshall, Caro¬ lyn Wessel. One of the most popular individual activities at Rock Island high school is declamation. There are two contests, one for boys and one for girls. Each contestant may give a selection of his choice in one or more of three divisions; dra¬ matic, humorous, and oratorical. This year the annual Girls ' Speech tournament was held at East Moline high school Nov. 18. Row 1: Larry Wald, Daniel Munn, Ronald Driggs, Gene Row 3: Bruce Harders, Daryl McKee, Donald Hains, Mer- Perry, James Fuller. rell Clark, Tom Parsons, Roald Fryxell, David Wetzel. Row 2: Karl Wickstrom, Gene Estess, John House, Robert Motz, Richard Wight, Robert Rosene. 126 Zke Watcktowcr The production of THE WATCHTOWER in¬ volves contributions of time and effort by a large number of people throughout the school year. It requires hard work by the staff, adviser, en¬ graver, printer, cover manufacturer, photogra¬ phers, and student writers. The faculty and stu¬ dents serve as the backbone, for without their in¬ terest and co-operation, the 1951 WATCH- TOWER could never have been published. Esca G. Rodger, head of the publications de¬ partment and WATCHTOWER adviser, helped the production run smoothly by giving advice and training to the staff. Covers for THE WATCHTOWER were made by S. K. Smith Co. The Brock Engraving Com¬ pany of Madison, Wis., was very helpful in making plates and in designing layouts. This firm and the Photo Art Engraving Company of Moline did the engraving and etching for the artwork. The Augustana Book Concern did the printing and binding for THE WATCHTOWER. The basic WATCHTOWER staff is composed of five seniors; the editor in chief, business manager, photography editor, copy editor, and sports editor. Each senior staff member has a junior assistant who will succeed him in the following year. All members are former journal¬ ism students. ESCA G. RODGER Adviser Row 1: Marian Hodge, Doreen LaMere, June Chambers, Sally Row 2: Maynard Neighbors, Benjamin Cutler, Kay Holst, Gloria Hawks, Kathleen Vetter. Swisher, Robert Motz, Arthur Finkelstein. 127 ROY JOHNSON Editor in chief Roy Johnson was editor in chief of the 1951 WATCHTOWER. Roy, assisted by James Smith, planned the layouts, supervised staff work, and sent copy to the printer. BEVERLY BOLT Business manager ROALD FRYXELL Sports editor Beverly Bolt as business manager balanced the budget, supervised sales campaigns, and took care of incoming and outgoing funds. Her assistant was Milles Kellogg. Carolyn Ramsey and her assistant, Shirley Bradshaw, scheduled all the pictures except the sports pictures. Another part of their work was writing identifications for the pictures. Copy editor Glen Soderstrom assigned stories to students, assembled them, and typed them. His assistant, Margie Kempe, typed stories and made sure that deadlines were met. Roald Fryxell, sports editor, took complete charge of his section. He was assisted by Richard Collins. The senior, junior, and sophomore pictures were taken by Paul Callaghan of the Paul Stu¬ dio. Clyde Hinchliffe and Kenneth Brostrom of the ARGUS took the majority of the other pic¬ tures. The student body contributed stories, phot¬ ography, and art work. William Burgess took most of the small informal shots; and Donald CAROLYN RAMSEY Photography editor Pleasants and Marilyn Olson made the drawings, under the direction of Sara Mae McElhinney, head of the art department. Annual sales were carried out by the sales¬ men appointed by business manager Beverly Bolt. The top salesmen were Benjamin Cutler, Arthur Finkelstein, Maynard Neighbors, and GLEN SODERSTROM Copy editor Sylvia Swisher, seniors; Kay Holst, Doreen LaMere, and Kathleen Vetter, juniors; June Chambers, Sally Hawks, Marian Hodge, and Robert Motz, sophomores. Barbara Biggs Nelson, office secretary, handled the receipts and cash and kept the sales records. The Watchtower assistants: Richard Collins, assistant sports editor, Milles Kellogg, assistant business manager; James Smith, assistant editor in chief; Margie Kempe, assistant copy editor; Shirley Bradshaw, assistant photography editor. 129 Zke Crimson Crier Fall Semester Staff, Row 1: Carolyn Ramsey, Carol Rex- bara Palmer, Yvonne Pickron, Eleanore Tebbe, Joyce E roade, Beulah Stowe, Mary Ellen Schafer, Robyn Wright, Peterson, Arthur Shaw. Gloria Swisher, Barbara Tobin, Veona Nelson. Row 3: John Wangelin, Robert Todd, Donald Pleasants, , Robert Teuscher, Glen Soderstrom, Arthur Nies, James Mont- Row 2: Irene Nelson, Dolores Zeis, Jeanne West, Bar- gomery. News of school life is presented to Rock Island high school students by THE CRIMSON CRIER, a four-page, biweekly newspaper put out by members of the advanced journalism staff. Esca G. Rodger served as chief adviser for the publications department, while the job of getting the paper out on time falls on David J. Borth ' s advanced printing classes. Deadline coming up! 130 Spring semester staff, Seated: Margie Kempe, Kay Holst, Richard Collins, Carol Andrews, Milles Kellogg. Standing: Wava Campbell, Barbara Allen, Sandra Bruins, Annette Frazer, Patricia Carpenter, Robert Caudill, Ben Ja¬ cobson, Bruce Harders, Peter Lauritzen, Joyce Brown, Cyn¬ thia Kolb, Jack Gill, Katherine Jones, Patricia Kolb, Faye Asquith, Joanne Brown, Shirley Bradshaw. In order that more students may take part in journalism, the course is divided into two semes¬ ters. Each staff has a preliminary semester of training before they actually begin the work of publishing the paper. Students must be recom¬ mended by their sophomore English teacher and have an average of B or better in English, during their sophomore year. Heading the fall staff were Barbara Pal¬ mer, editor in chief; Robert Todd, managing edi¬ tor; Joyce Peterson, business manager; Yvonne Pickron, copy editor; Donald Pleasants, first-page editor; Eleanor Tebbe, second-page editor; Glen Soderstrom, sports editor; and Dolores Zeis, fourth-page editor. Serving as editor in chief for the spring se¬ mester was Richard Collins. Aiding Richard were the following students: Kay Holst, manag¬ ing editor; Milles Kellogg, business manager; Margie Kempe, copy editor; Carol Andrews, first-page editor; Patricia Koch, second-page editor; Ben Jacobson, sports editor; and Joanne Brown, fourth-page editor. Four representatives of the Rock Island high school publications department attended the 30th annual convention of the Illinois Stale High School Press Association, ISHSPA. The two-day meeting was held on the University of Illinois campus Oct. 13 and 14. Representing THE CRIMSON CRIER staff were Carolyn Ram¬ sey and Robert Todd, while Beverly Bolt and Roy Johnson represented THE WATCHTOWER. The spring and fall staffs together put out a total of 15 issues, including two special issues. DAVID J. BORTH 131 Office and Clinic Assistants Row 1: Dorothy Bailey, Letha Laws, Sally Thonn. Row 2: Patricia Carpenter, Emma Livengood, Kathryn Fox. Answering the telephone, picking up attend¬ ance slips, and taking out detention slips are some of the many duties of the office assistants. The office assistants, selected by Principal Owen B. Wright, are junior and senior girls who have free periods. There were 25 girls working in the general office and the deans ' offices this year. The girls in the deans ' offices worked under the di¬ rection of Dean Florence J. Liebbe or Dean E. S. Metcalf. About ten girls worked in the clinic this year under the supervision of Mrs. Matilda Bacon, school nurse. Junior and senior girls with free periods who were interested in nursing were selected to assist the nurse and take charge of the clinic when the nurse was out on call. Row 1: Sue Ziemer, Joan Gregg, Donna Ross. Row 2: Donna Bartell, Mary Ellen Schafer, Kay Edwards. Row 3: Kathleen Vetter, Do¬ ris Edgar, Barbara Hoben, Mary Lou Diercks. Row 4: Donna Nelson, Emma Livengood, Annette Frazer, Ma¬ rilyn Whiteside. 132 When do we eat? It ' s the same old question, and it has been answered very successfully at Rock Island high school during the past school year by Cafeteria Director Genevieve Robinson and her capable staff of assistants. About seven hundred students and teachers are served each day in the high school cafeteria. The daily menu includes the main dishes, salads, desserts, and sandwiches. Seven women are on the job from 8 a m. to 3 p.m. to prepare for the hungry throngs. Eight part-time workers arrive between 9 a m. and 1 1 a.m. and stay on with the others until every dish is wiped and each tray is put in its proper place. Of course planning the meals is one of Miss Robinson ' s most important duties, one to which she gives much thought. Properly balanced meals that contain the ever important vitamins must find their way to the serving counters. All these meals must come within a budget that makes it possible for the students to purchase them at a low price. Since there are many different tasks to per¬ form, each worker is given a specific chore. To a few is assigned the preparing of the main dish of the day; others prepare the vegetables or fruit for a salad; and still others arrange des- Genevieve Robinson, Cafeteria Director. serts or make the sandwiches. Of course there must be members of the staff on hand to sell food to the three shifts of hungry students as they line up for speedy service. Lunch time, from 1 1:35 a.m. to 1:20 p.m., is a busy time at Rock Island high school; but Miss Robinson and her staff have kept everything moving with clocklike accuracy. Edith Cordts, Jeanie Cocks, Evelyn Nichols, Elizabeth Ovenden, Anna Plambeck, Adeline Hendricks, Genevieve Robinson, cafeteria director, Betty Weltz, Martha Flemming, Katherine Hendrickson, Anna Schroeder, Florence Garrity, Della Wiley, Margaret Wager Sena Whitcomb, Sarah Titus. 133 Senior Activities DON AGANS MARTHA ALONGI Pan-American league, Spanish club, Y-Teens, office practice, driver ' s train¬ ing, Senior Honor Roll. LOURA ANDERSON Not graduating. CONRAD ANDREWS Boys ' Hi-Y, Lettermen ' s club, Science club, football, intramurals, track, CRIMSON CRIER, Senate, Scholarship- athletics award. GEORGE ARBAUGH Boys ' Hi-Y, Dramatic club, French club, National Honor Society, Senior Honor Roll, top 10. DOROTHY BAILEY G.A.A., Future Homemakers, intra¬ murals, clinic, Glee club. SYLVIA BAIRD Spanish club, Senior Honor Roll. RICHARD BALLINGER French club, Lettermen ' s club, intra¬ murals, track. JACQUELINE BARBEE Blackhawk tribe, Y-Teens, cheerleader, Senate. DONNA BARTELL Blackhawk tribe, Canteen committee, Pan-American league, intramurals, business manager of Glee club. Inner Choir, Meet Arizona, National Honor Society, Senior Honor Roll. DONALD BEALER Wrestling. NEVA BELCHER Blackhawk tribe, Dramatic club, G.A.A., Pan-American league, Spanish club, Y-Teens, intramurals, CRIMSON CRIER, declamation, office practice, Speech II play, Seventeenth Sum¬ mer, Dramatic club play, Of Thee I Sing, senior class play, Harvey, State speech contest play. BETH ANN BELL President Blackhawk tribe, secretary CYC committee, Dramatic club, vice- president Pan-American league, presi¬ dent Spanish club, Y-Teens, intra¬ murals, declamation 1st place, Glee club, Inner Choir, Meet Arizona, Dramatic club play, Mother Is a Freshman, junior class play, June Mad, Dramatic club play, Of Thee I Sing, senior class play, Harvey, State speech contest play, National Honor Society, Broadway Review. RICHARD BENNETT Blackhawk tribe, Dramatic club, cross¬ country, football, track, declamation, secretary Glee club, Far-Away Places, Meet Arizona, senior class play, Harvey, Dramatic club play, Of Thee I Sing, Dramatic club play, Mother Is a Freshman, National Honor Society, Senior Honor Roll, Broadway Review. ROBERT BENSON Boys ' Hi-Y, wrestling. CAROL BERGE CRIMSON CRIER, National Honor So¬ ciety, Senior Honor Roll, top 10. SHIRLEE BERGSTROM Blackhawk tribe, French club. ROBERT BERRY Boys ' Hi-Y, Lettermen ' s club, vice- president Pan-American league, Span¬ ish club, baseball, basketball, football. Glee club, Meet Arizona, Dramatic club play, Mother Is a Freshman, Radio staff. Senate. AUDREY BERTAL Future Homemakers, Pan-American league, Spanish club, Y-Teens, decla¬ mation, driver ' s training. BARBARA BESSEE Blackhawk tribe, Y-Teens. THOMAS BICKEL PAUL BISCONTINE Spanish club. NANON BLACK G.A.A., Y-Teens, intramurals, Glee club. Senior Honor Roll. MARILYN BLACKER G.A.A., Future Homemakers. JANET BLASER Secretary G.A.A., intramurals, Glee club, Meet Arizona, Speech II play, Nine Girls, National Honor Society, Senior Honor Roll. JAMES BLOCKLINGER Spanish club. MARY LEE BODENHAMER Blackhawk tribe, Y-Teens, vice-presi¬ dent senior class, Homecoming queen ' s attendant. JACQUELINE BOETJE President Future Homemakers, assist¬ ant manager Band, National Honor Society, Senior Honor Roll. JOYCE BOETJE Vice-president Future Homemakers, National Honor Society, Senior Honor Roll. BEVERLY BOLT Blackhawk tribe, chairman Canteen committee, Dramatic club, president G.A.A., president French club, intra¬ murals, captain tennis, business man¬ ager CRIMSON CRIER, declamation, president Glee club, Broadway Re¬ view, junior class play, June Mad, Speech II play, The Happy Journey, Dramatic club play, Of Thee I Sing, senior class play, Harvey. Antic Spring, Speech class play, Junior Miss, State speech contest, assistant business manager 1950 WATCH- TOWER, business manager 1951 WATCHTOWER, sextet, girls ' trio, Inner Choir, practice teaching, Girls ' Glee club, G.A.A. Summer camp dele¬ gate, I.S.H.S.P.A. delegate. National Honor Society, Senior Honor Roll. PAUL BOND Current Events club, Science club. National Honor Society, Senior Honor Roll, top 10. JANICE BOWEN Y-Teens, office practice, driver ' s train¬ ing. MARILYN BOYD Not graduating. MARILYN BOYNTON Intramurals. THOMAS BRAMLETT Graduated in January. SHIRLEY BREGGER Glee club. WILLIAM BROOKS President Lettermen ' s club, football, president Senate, vice-president junior class. National Honor Society. WILLIAM BROWN Lettermen ' s club, football, golf, most improved football player trophy. MILDRED BRYAN G.A.A., Future Homemakers, basket¬ ball, Glee club, office practice. PAULINE BRYAN Future Homemakers, graduated in January. 134 BEVERLY BUDER Blackhawk tribe. Camera club. Current Events club, G.A.A., French club, Science club, intramurals, secretary Band, copy editor CRIMSON CRIER, Glee club, Meet Arizona, National Honor Society, Senior Honor Roll, top 10 . RICHARD BUNCH Track, Why the Chimes Rang, Senate. DOROTHY BURBRIDGE G.A.A., Y-Teens. JOAN BURKHEAD Future Homemakers, Glee club. PATSY ANN CARTER G.A.A., Intramurals. WILLIAM CASE Pan-American league, Spanish club. GILMAN CLARK Dramatic club, Pan-American league, Spanish club, baseball, intramurals, Radio staff. Senate, National Honor Society, Senior Honor Roll. JOAN CLEMENT G.A.A., Y-Teens, declamation, Glee club, Meet Arizona, Broadway Re¬ view, National Honor Society, Senior Honor Roll. EVELYN CLINE G.A.A., Future Homemakers, Pan- American league, Spanish club. BETTY COOPER G.A.A., Y-Teens, Glee club. Girls ' glee club. JACK COPE Boys ' Hi-Y, Current Events club, intra¬ murals, track, Senate. CARROL CORWIN Pan-American league, Spanish club, baseball, intramurals, declamation, State speech contest. VIRA COVEY Spanish club. ROBERT COYNE DAVID CRISWELL Chairman CYC committee. Dramatic club, Lettermen ' s club, Pan-American league, chairman Spanish club, basket¬ ball, football, intramurals, Dramatic club play, Of Thee I Sing, Senate, Boys ' State, junior marshal. National Honor Society, Senior Honor Roll. BENJAMIN CUTLER Blackhawk tribe, Boys ' Hi-Y, Dramatic club, Lettermen ' s club, Pan-American league, baseball, intramurals, manager basketball, manager football, color guard, declamation. Glee club, Meet Arizona, Broadway Review, Boys ' quartet, all-state chorus, State music contest. DARLENE DANIELS Canteen committee, Dramatic club, captain of twirlers , band, declama- Speech II play, Nine Girls. LUCY DANNEELS Dramatic club, French club, Pan- American league, Spanish club, Ladies of the Mop, National Honor Society, Senior Honor Roll. PATRICK DARBY Lettermen ' s club, football, intramurals, track. RONALD DAXON Intramurals, wrestling. MAUREEN DAY Glee club. WARREN DE BORD Blackhawk tribe, Boys ' Hi-Y, Canteen committee, Dramatic c.ub, football, intramurals, track, CRIMSON CRIER, declamation, Glee club. SHIRLEY DENNISON Intramurals, Glee club, Girls ' Glee club, Senior Honor Roll. PATRICIA DE PAEPE JOHN DE VOS Pan-American league, Spanish club. Senior Honor Roll. EDWARD DE VRIEZE Drcmatic club, Pan-American league, Spanish club, cross-country. Senior Honor Roll. MARY LOU DIERCKS Blackhawk tribe, French club, CRIM¬ SON CRIER, office practice, Senate, practice teaching, Senior Honor Roll. DONALD DIXON Manager football. BETTY DOBBLER Vice-president Current Events club, G.A.A., Y-Teens, intramurals. Glee club. Senior Honor Roll. HAROLD DORMAN Dramatic club, Lettermen ' s club, Spanish club, basketball, football, in¬ tramurals, track, wrestling, CRIMSON CRIER, Glee club. Senate, Athletic Scholarship award. 135 KENNETH DRAKE Blackhawk tribe, sergeant-at-arms Boys ' Hi-Y, Canteen committee, basketball, intramurals, Radio staff, Senate. WILLIAM DROVESKY Lettermen ' s club, baseball, football, intramurals, Athletic Scholarship award. WILMA EBERTS Glee club. DORIS EDGAR Future Homemakers, clinic, office practice, Senior Honor Roll. PATRICIA EDLER Camera club, French club, Pan- American league, Y-Teens, CRIMSON CRIER, Dramatic club play, Of Thee I Sing, Speech II play, Nine Girls, Radio staff, National Honor Society, Senior Honor Roll. KAY EDWARDS Blackhawk tribe, CYC committee, treasurer Dramatic club, Y-Teens, CRIMSON CRIER, declamation. Glee club, office practice, Speech I! play, Seventeenth Summer, Dramatic club play, Of Thee I Sing, Senate, junior marshal. National Honor Society, Senior Honor Roll. LOUIS ELLIS Lettermen ' s club, football, intramurals, track, G.ee club, Meet Arizona. RICHARD ENGELS Intramurals. DORIS ENGH Blackhawk tribe, Camera club. Girls ' Glee club. HERMIONE ERDMAN Blackhawk tribe, French club, Glee club, Meet Arizona, Broadway Re¬ view, Senior Honor Roll. SALLY ERICKSON Camera club, cabinet Y-Teens, intra¬ murals, tennis. Senior Honor Roll, National Honor Society. MARIAN FARANDA Glee club. RICHARD FARRAR Camera club, Science club. ARTHUR FINKELSTEIN Current Events club, football, golf, intramurals, Senate, Senior Honor Roll, National Honor Society, top 10. SHIRLEY FISCUS Dramatic club, G.A.A., Pan-American league, Spanish club, intramurals, CRIMSON CRIER, declamation, Glee club. Inner Choir, Girls ' sextet, Meet Arizona, Broadway Review, Dra¬ matic club play, Of Thee I Sing, High Window. KENNETH FLACK Boys ' Hi-Y, Pan-American league, Spanish club, band. BETTY FLODEEN G.A.A., Future Homemakers, Y-Teens, intramurals. JOHN FLYNN Camera club, baseball, football, intra¬ murals. BETTY FOSTER Future Homemakers, Pan-American league, Y-Teens, Glee club, Broad¬ way Review. JERRY FOUT Boys ' Hi-Y, Lettermen ' s club, Pan- American league, Spanish club, cross¬ country, intramurals, track. KATHRYN FOX Future Homemakers, Y-Teens, clinic, Glee club. ROALD FRYXELL Vice-president, president Camera club, Dramatic club, Science club, cross¬ country, intramurals, tennis, track, editor in chief, staff artist, assistant sports editor CRIMSON CRIER, decla¬ mation, Speech II play, The Happy Journey, junior class play, June Mad, Dramatic club play, Of Thee I Sing, senior class play, Harvey, Senate, State Speech contest, assistant sports editor 1950 WATCHTOWER, sports editor 1951 WATCHTOWER, Bausch and Lombe Science award, student sports correspondent for the Rock Island ARGUS, National Honor Society, Senior Honor Roll. WAYNE FUNK Blackhawk tribe, Lettermen ' s club, Pan-American league Spanish club, baseball, basketball, intramurals, Radio staff. Senate, Senior Honor Roll. ELNOR GARRETT Y-Teens. BEVERLY GEE G.A.A., Future Homemakers. JACK GELLMAN Lettermen ' s club, Pan-American league, Spanish club, football, Senior Honor Roll, National Honor Society. NANCY GILLESPIE G.A.A., Spanish club intramurals, cheerleader. JAMES GILLMAN CYC committee, Lettermen ' s club, Pan-American league, baseball, bas¬ ketball, football, intramurals, decla¬ mation, Speech II play. Happy Jour¬ ney, National Honor Society, Senior Honor Roll. CAROLE GONSE Blackhawk tribe, secretary Future Homemakers, office practice. JANICE GORDON G.A.A., Future Homemakers, Science club, Y-Teens, Senior Honor Roll. WILLIAM GOTTSCH Intramurals. GLENN GRAY Intramurals, Senior Honor Roll. CAROLYN GREEN G.A.A., Intramurals, Senior Honor Roll. DAVID GREENBERG Lettermen ' s club, Pan-American leogue, Spanish club, manager base¬ ball, manager football, debate. JOAN GREGG Blackhawk tribe, Current Events club, Dramatic club, G.A.A., Y-Teens, intra¬ murals, office practice, Speech II play. HENRY GROOTHAERT Intramurals. KARIN GUSTAFSON Pan-American league, declamation. RONALD GUTHRIE Pan-American league, Spanish club, track. DONALD HAINS Boys ' Hi-Y, CYC committee, Dramatic club, Lettermen ' s club, Pan-American league, Spanish club, football, color guard, declamation, junior class play, June Mad, Speech II play, Seven¬ teenth Summer, senior class play, Harvey. GEORGE HALL Tennis, Senior Honor Roll. JAMES HANSEN Track. RICHARD HANSEN Boys ' Hi-Y, Current Events club. PATRICIA HARTNETT Dramatic club, G.A.A., French club, Pan-American league, intramurals, CRIMSON CRIER, declamation. 136 BARRY HARTUNG Boys ' Hi-Y, Lettermen ' s club, Spanish club, football, intramurals, wrestling. CHERRY HARVEY Glee club, Inner Choir, office practice. HOWARD HASKINS ROBERT HAUMAN Lettermen ' s club, cross-country, intra¬ murals, National Honor Society, Senior Honor Roll. CLAROL HAWKINS Camera club, band. RICHARD HAWLEY Boys ' Hi-Y, intramurals, wrestling. ALICE HEATH DARLENE HEDEEN Blackhawk tribe, Y-Teens, clinic. Senate. BETTIE LOU HEIN Y-Teens. FRANZ HELPENSTELL President Dramatic club, declamation, junior class play, June Mad, Dra¬ matic club play, Of Thee I Sing, senior class play, Harvey, State Speech contest play, Harvey. JEAN HINMAN Blackhawk tribe, Dramatic club, French club, Pan-American league, intramurals, Glee club, Meet Ari¬ zona, Speech II play, Cheaper by the Dozen, Dramatic club play, Of Thee I Sing, Senate. BARBARA HOBEN Blackhawk tribe. Dramatic club, Pan- American league, Spanish club, Y- Teens, intramurals, tennis, CRIMSON CRIER, office practice, Dramatic club play, Of Thee I Sing, secretary senior class. Senior Honor Roll. NANCY HOEXTER Camera club, Y-Teens. THERESA HOFFMAN G.A.A., Future Homemakers, Y-Teens. JERRY HOLDORF Intramurals. DAN HOLLARS Pan-American league, Science club, Spanish club, football, band, Senate. REED HOLLARS Color guard. DEANE HOLLIDAY Boys ' Hi-Y, Dramatic club. LORETTA HOLLINGSWORTH Y-Teens, basketball. Glee club, Broadway Review. JACK HOOVER Senior Honor Roll. ROSELLA HORTON Graduated in January. SILAS HOWARD Senior Honor Roll. GAYLE HULTGREN Camera club, Pan-American league, Y-Teens, intramurals, CRIMSON CRIER, Senior Honor Roll. RICHARD HUNT Lettermen ' s club, football, intra¬ murals, track. DELBERT HUNTLEY Lettermen ' s club, Spanish club, foot¬ ball, intramurals, band. RICHARD HUNTLEY Boys ' Hi-Y, Lettermen ' s club, basket¬ ball, football, intramurals, track, Senate. JOSEPH JOHNSON Camera club, Pan-American league, vice-chairman Science club, Spanish club, band, debate, Ansco Photo con¬ test award, National Honor Society, Senior Honor Roll. MARVIN JOHNSON Intramurals. RICHARD JOHNSON Blackhawk tribe. Camera club, Dra¬ matic club, Pan-American league, Spanish club, CRIMSON CRIER, de¬ bate, Dramatic club play, Of Thee I Sing, Radio staff. ROY JOHNSON Pan-American league, president Span¬ ish club, managing editor CRIMSON CRIER, president Glee club, Meet Arizona, Broadway Review, vice- president Senate, editor in chief 1951 WATCHTOWER, 1st place State Music contest, all-state chorus, National Honor Society, Senior Honor Roll, top 10 . JANICE JOHNSTON Office practice. KENNETH JONES DARLENE KASKADDEN Future Homemakers, Y-Teens, Girls ' Glee club. ANDREW KEAN Boys ' Hi-Y, Lettermen ' s club, intra¬ murals, manager wrestling. MARVYN KEMPF Pan-American league, Spanish club, baseball, band. Senior Honor Roll. MILDRED KERLER Camera club, Y-Teens, intramurals, cheerleader. Glee club. Speech II play, Nine Girls. FORREST KETTERING Boys ' Hi-Y, Lettermen ' s club, basket¬ ball, football, intramurals, track, Senate. JOANNE KILCOIN Blackhawk tribe, G.A.A., Spanish club, Y - T e e n s, intramurals, cheerleader, Girls ' Glee club. SHIRLEY KIMBEL Glee club. BARBARA KINGDON Blackhawk tribe, Pan-American league, Spanish club, Y-Teens. BEVERLY KINNAN G.A.A., Pan-American league, clinic, Senior Honor Roll. THOMAS KISER Pan-American league, Spanish club, intramurals, band, Senior Honor Roll. JANET KNOUSE Secretary Current Events club, Dra¬ matic club, G.A.A., intramurals, CRIMSON CRIER, office practice. Speech II play, Seventeenth Sum¬ mer, Radio staff. National Honor Society, Senior Honor Roll. EDWARD KOBEL KURT KOEHLER Glee club, Meet Arizona, Broad¬ way Review. RICHARD KOHRS Senior Honor Roll. MARILYN KOLINCHINSKY Blackhawk tribe, G.A.A., intramurals. DAVID KRAUSE Boys ' State. DOROTHY KRUEGER Blackhawk tribe, gym monitor. MARILYN KRUEGER Future Homemakers, Y-Teens, Girls ' Glee club. PATRICIA KUNCE Camera club, G.A.A., Y-Teens, intra¬ murals. 137 MARGARET KURTZ Dramatic club, Future Homemakers, Y-Teens, intramurals. Speech II play, Seventeenth Summer. MARILYN LAUDE Blackhawk tribe. Canteen committee, Y-Teens, clinic, Senate, Senior Honor Roll. FERN LAYER G.A.A., Future Homemakers, intra¬ murals, Girls ' Glee club. JOYCE LEBERMANN Secretary Blackhawk tribe, Current Events club, G.A.A., Y-Teens, intra¬ murals, tennis, National Honor Society, Senior Honor Roll. STUART LEFSTEIN Camera club, Current Events club, band. National Honor Society, Senior Honor Roll. PATRICIA LEFTWICH Y-Teens, Girls ' Glee club, driver ' s training. DONALD LENGER Boys ' Hi-Y, Lettermen ' s club, football, intramurals, wrestling. MARCIA LINDORFF Blackhawk tribe, Camera club, Can¬ teen committee. Dramatic club, Pan- American league, Spanish club, cabi¬ net Y-Teens, cheerleader, declama¬ tion, junior class play, June Mad, Dramatic club play, Of Thee I Sing, Radio staff, National Honor Society, Senior Honor Roll. DOROTHY LIPPENS Blackhawk tribe, Y-Teens, driver ' s training. EMMA LIVENGOOD Blackhawk tribe, Camera dub. Cur¬ rent Events club, Dramatic club, G.A.A., Pan-American league, intra¬ murals, clinic, debate, office practice, Senior Honor Roll. RUTH LONG Glee club, Girls ' Glee club. DON LUND Graduated in January. norman McClelland Boys ' Hi-Y, Spanish club, football, intramurals. shirley McCreary Glee club. george McDonald Blackhawk tribe, Camera club, presi¬ dent Current Events club, Lettermen ' s club, Pan-American league, Science club, Spanish club, football, golf, in¬ tramurals, Senate, valedictorian, Na¬ tional Honor Society, Senior Honor Roll. DARYL McKEE Boys ' Hi-Y, Dramatic club, intra¬ murals, band, declamation. Glee club, Broadway Review, Dramatic club Of Thee I Sing, junior class play, June Mad, senior class play, Har¬ vey, State Speech contest play, Har¬ vey, National Honor Society, Senior Honor Roll. JANET McMAHON Blackhawk tribe, band, Glee club, Meet Arizona, Girls ' Trio. JOYCE McMAHON Blackhawk tribe, intramurals, Glee club, Girls ' Trio. ROBERT MANGELSDORF Camera club, Lettermen ' s club, foot¬ ball, intramurals, Glee club, Meet Arizona, Broadway Review. MARION MARSHALL Council Blackhawk tribe, Dramatic club, vice-president Pan-American league, chairman Spanish club, vice- president Y-Teens, debate, declamation, junior class play, June Mad, senior class play, Harvey, Dramatic club ploy, Of Thee I Sing, Speech II play, Seventeenth Summer, D.A.R. award, salutatorian. National Honor Society, Senior Honor Roll. GERALD MARTIN Camera club, Dramatic club, Pan- American league, Spanish club, cross¬ country, football, intramurals, track, band, Dramatic club play, Of Thee I Sing. Speech II play, Cheaper by the Dozen, Senior Honor Roll. JOHN MARTIN Treasurer Boys ' Hi-Y, Pan-American league, Spanish club, football, intra¬ murals. JO ANN MASON Camera club, Pan-American league, Spanish club, band. SUSAN MATTESON Current Events club. Dramatic club, G.A.A., Pan-American league, Spanish club, Y-Teens, intramurals, declama¬ tion, National Honor Society, Senior Honor Roll, top 10. RONALD MATTHEWS Football. BUDD MAXFIELD Chaplain Boys ' Hi-Y, Camera club, Current Events club, band, debate, National Honor Society. Senior Honor Roll. DARLENE MEAD G.A.A., Y-Teens. DOROTHY MELVILLE Science club. LYLAS MERCER Intiamurals, band. MADELINE MILLER Transfer student from Okinawa. PATRICIA MILLER Camera club, treasurer G.A.A., intra¬ murals, CRIMSON CRIER, debate, Senior Honor Roll. ROBERT MINTON Boys ' Hi-Y, Spanish club, football, in¬ tramurals, track, Glee club. RICHARD MONROE Boys ' Hi-Y, Pan-American league, Spanish club, Senior Honor Roll. DON MONTE Boys ' Hi-Y, Dramatic club, Lettermen ' s club, Spanish club, baseball, intra¬ murals, wrestling. JAMES MONTGOMERY Basketball, football, intramurals, track, band, CRIMSON CRIER, debate, Senior Honor Roll. FRED MOORE Baseball, band. MAYNARD NEIGHBORS Council Blackhawk tribe, vice-presi¬ dent Boys ' Hi-Y, basketball, cross¬ country, football, track, Glee club, Meet Arizona, Senate, president sophomore class, president junior class, president senior class, National Honor Society, Senior Honor Roll. DONNA NELSON Current Events club, G.A.A., Y-Teens, intramurals. National Honor Society, Senior Honor Roll, top 10. IRENE NELSON Blackhawk tribe, G.A.A., Pan-Ameri¬ can league. Current Events club. Senior Honor Roll. MARILYN NELSON Current Events club, G.A.A., Future Hcmemakers, Y-Teens, intramurals, office practice. ROBERT NELSON Boys ' Hi-Y, Lettermen ' s club, Spanish club, football, wrestling, Senate. THELMA NELSON Graduated in January. VEONA NELSON Blackhawk tribe, Pan-American league, Spanish club, Y-Teens, CRIM¬ SON CRIER, Senior Honor Roll. ARTHUR NIES Dramatic club. Science club, intra¬ murals, CRIMSON CRIER, Dramatic club play, Of Thee I Sing, practice teaching, National Honor Society, Senior Honor Roll. VIRGIE NIXON G.A.A., Future Homemakers, basket¬ ball. 138 GERALD NOBLE Boys ' Hi-Y, Camera club, Pan-Ameri¬ can league, Spanish club, basketball, intramurals, band, Senior Honor Roll. SHIRLEY OBERHARDT G.A.A. MARGARET O ' CONNELL Intramurals, Glee club, Meet Ari¬ zona, Broadway Review. ROBERT OLSON Camera club, Pan-American league, Spanish club, intramurals, band. Glee club, Broadway Review, all-state chorus. WARREN OSTROM Not graduating. BARBARA PALMER Blackhawk tribe. Camera club, Dra¬ matic club, Pan-American league, edi¬ tor in chief CRIMSON CRIER, decla¬ mation, Speech II play, Seventeenth Summer, Dramatic club play, Of Thee I Sing, Senate., junior marshal, homecoming attendant. National Honor Society, Senior Honor Roll. PAUL PARKER Council Blackhawk tribe, Boys ' Hi-Y, Canteen committee, Dramatic club, president French club, intramurals, junior class play, June Mad, Dra¬ matic club play, Of Thee I Sing, Radio staff. Senior Honor Roll. DONALD PARKS DONALD PAULSEN Boys ' Hi-Y, Dramatic club, Lettermen ' s club, baseball, intramurals, Speech II play, Submerged, National Honor Society, Senior Honor Roll. ANNALEE PAUWELS G.A.A., Future Homemakers. CARROLL PEARSON Blackhawk tribe, Camera club. Letter- men ' s club, football, intramurals. LA VERNE PERKINS Football. PAUL PERKINS Boys ' Hi-Y. RICHARD PETERSEN Boys ' Hi-Y, Lettermen ' s club, basket¬ ball, football, intramurals, track, second team all Northwest conference basketball. ELEANOR PETERSON Current Events club, Y-Teens, assistant manager band majorettes, National Honor Society, Senior Honor Roll. JOYCE E. PETERSON Canteen committee, Dramatic club, Pan-American league, cabinet Y- Teens, intramurals, business manager CRIMSON CRIER, Senior Honor Roll. JANET PHILLIPS Pan-American league, Spanish club, office practice, Senior Honor Roll. YVONNE PICKRON Camera club, Dramatic club, Pan- American league, president Spanish club, Y-Teens, intramurals, copy edi¬ tor CRIMSON CRIER, declamation, Glee club, Meet Arizona, junior class play, June Mad, Dramatic club play, Of Thee I Sing, Senior Honor Roll. GERALD PIRMANN Boys ' Hi-Y, Lettermen ' s club, basket¬ ball, football, golf, track. Senate. DONALD PLEASANTS Blackhawk tribe, Boys ' Hi-Y, vice- president Dramatic club, golf, tennis, CRIMSON CRIER, declamation, junior class play, June Mad, Dramatic club play, Of Thee I Sing, National Honor Society, Senior Honor Roll. DONALD PORTER Boys ' Hi-Y, intramurals, KAYO PORTER Boys ' Hi-Y, baseball, intramurals. AQUILLA POSTEN Girls ' Glee club. BEN POTTER Boys ' Hi-Y, Current Events club, Pan- American league, Spanish club, tennis, Senate, Senior Honor Roll. MARY POWERS Camera club, G.A.A., band. MARLENE PRATT Blackhawk tribe, Camera club, Pan- American league, Spanish club, Y- Teens, intramurals. PAULINE PRISTASH Blackhawk tribe, Pan-American league, secretary Science club, Spanish club. National Honor Society, Senior Honor Roll. BARBARA PRUDEN Secretary Camera club, Pan-American league, Spanish club.. Y-Teens, Glee club, Inner Choir, Meet Arizona, Broadway Review, Senate, National Honor Society, Senior Honor Roll. SYLVIA PULLMAN Blackhawk tribe, Camera club. Dra¬ matic club, Pan-American league, Spanish club, Glee club, Meet Ari¬ zona, Broadway Review, Senior Honor Roll. GENE PURVIS Boys ' Hi-Y, Canteen committee, Pan- American league, Spanish club, foot¬ ball, intramurals, National Honor So¬ ciety, Senior Honor Roll. NANCEE PUSCAS Blackhawk tribe, French club, Pan- American league, Y-Teens, Girls ' Glee club. CAROLYN RAMSEY C amera club, Dramatic club, president Y-Teens, intramurals, tennis, CRIM¬ SON CRIER, secretary Glee club. Inner Choir, girls ' sextet, Meet Arizona, Broadway Review, Speech II play, Nine Girls, Dramatic club play, Of Thee I Sing, Senate, assistant pho¬ tography editor of 1950 WATCH- TOWER, photography editor of 1951 WATCHTOWER, Y-Teen summer camp de ' egate, I.S.H.S.P.A. de ' egate, high school news correspondent for the Davenport DAILY TIMES, National Honor Society, Senior Honor Roll. NANCY RANNOW Girls ' Glee club. MARY RAUSCH Blackhawk tribe, Y-Teens, intra¬ murals, Girls ' Glee club, National Honor Society, Senior Honor Roll. GALE REED Boys ' Hi-Y, vice-president Lettermen ' s club, basketball, football, intramurals, track, second team all Northwest conference football, best team man trophy football. KENNETH REEM Lettermen ' s club, baseball, basketball, football, intramurals, track, wrestling. CAROL REXROADE Y-Teens, CRIMSON CRIER. NAOMI RICEMAN Pan-American league, Spanish club. NANCY RITZE G.A.A., Y-Teens, intramurals. National Honor Society, Senior Honor Roll. BEVERLY ROBERTS Future Homemakers. BETTY ROSEBERRY Camera club, Dramatic club, Pan- American league, Spanish club, Speech II play, Seventeenth Summer, junior class play, June Mad, Dramatic club play, Of Thee I Sing. DONNA ROSS Blackhawk tribe, G.A.A., Pan-Ameri¬ can league, Spanish club, Y-Teens, intramurals, tennis, office practice, practice teaching, Senior Honor Roll. DONALD RUDD Boys ' Hi-Y, Canteen committee, Let¬ termen ' s club, football, intramurals, track, wrestling, Senate, vice-president sophomore class. NANCY SALZMAN G.A.A., Y-Teens, Girls ' Glee club. MARY ELLEN SCHAFER Blackhawk tribe, CYC committee. Dra¬ matic club, Y-Teens, CRIMSON CRIER, office practice, teacher training. LILLY SCHENEBRICKER 139 PATRICIA SCHMIDT Blackhawk tribe. Future Homemakers, Pan-American league, Y-Teens, Na¬ tional Honor Society, Senior Honor Roll RICHARD SCHOEV E Boys ' Hi-Y, Dramatic club, intra¬ murals, band. GERALD SCOTT Boys ' Hi-Y, Pan-American league, Spanish club, baseball, basketball, in¬ tramurals, Senate, National Honor Society, Senior Honor Roll. RONALD SEARS Pan-American league, Spanish club, football, intramurals, band. ARTHUR SHAW Boys ' Hi-Y, band, CRIMSON CRIER. NANCY SHELDON Not graduating. BARBARA SHERWOOD Intramurals, National Honor Society, Senior Honor Roll. NANCY SHETTER Blackhawk tribe council, Camera club. Canteen committee, secretary Dra¬ matic club, Pan-American league, Spanish club, secretary Y-Teens, in¬ tramurals, declamation, Speech II ploy, Nine Girls, senior class play, Harvey, Radio staff. State Speech contest, teacher training, National Honor Society, Senior Honor Roll. JOHN SHIRKEY ROY SHRAKE Football. GRETA SMITH MARY ANN SMITH Dramatic club, declamation, office practice, Radio staff. RICHARD SMITH ROBERT SMITH STANLEY SMITH GLEN SODERSTROM President Boys ' Hi-Y, Dramatic club, Lettermen ' s club, football, intra¬ murals, sports editor CRIMSON CRIER, business manager Glee club, Far- Away Places, M e e t Arizona, Broadway Review, copy editor 1951 WATCHTOWER, Boys ' quartet, prac¬ tice teaching, Inner Choir, Scholarship- Athletic award, Senior Honor Roll, National Honor Society. AUDREY SOLLIE Pan-American league, Spanish club. Glee club, Meet Arizona, Broadway Review. BEATRICE STAI Blackhawk tribe, G.A.A., Future Home¬ makers. MARY STALKFLEET Intramurals, Radio staff. MARY LOU STEELE G.A.A., intramurals. Glee club. DONNA STEEN Blackhawk tribe. Future Homemakers. CAROL STEVENSON G.A.A., social chairman Y-Teens, in¬ tramurals. BETTY STOIT Blackhawk tribe, Current Events club, Future Homemakers. BEULAH STOWE Vice-president Blackhawk tribe. Dra¬ matic club, CRIMSON CRIER, Glee club, Girls ' sextet, Meet Arizona, National Honor Society, Senior Honor Roll. NANCY STRUVE Blackhawk tribe, Dramatic club, in¬ tramurals, cheerleader, Speech II play, Nine Girls, Dramatic club play, Of Thee I Sing, Radio staff, home¬ coming queen, secretary sophomore class, Senior Honor Roll. DOROTHY SULLIVAN Future Homemakers, Y-Teens. WALDO SULLIVAN Not graduating. LEONARD SUNDBERG JOAN SWAIN Y-Teens. JEANETTE SWANSON Blackhawk tribe, Dramatic ' club, Pan- American league, Y-Teens, intra¬ murals, declamation, Glee club, Meet Arizona, Speech II play, Seven¬ teenth Summer, Dramatic club play, Of Thee I Sing, Radio staff, Inner Choir, Girls ' sextet, Girls ' trio, Senior Honor Roll, National Honor Society. GLORIA SWISHER Blackhawk tribe, Pan-American league, Spanish club, Y-Teens, CRIM¬ SON CRIER, National Honor Society, Senior Honor Roll. ELEANORE TEBBE Council Blackhawk tribe, Camera club, G.A.A., intramurals, CRIMSON CRIER, office practice. National Honor So¬ ciety, Senior Honor Roll. DALE TEEL Senior Honor Roll. ROBERT TEUSCHER Color guard, CRIMSON CRIER, decla¬ mation, Speech II play, Submerged, Senior Honor Roll, National Honor Society. JOYCE THOMAS Blackhawk tribe, Pan-American league, Spanish club, Y-Teens, intra¬ murals, Senior Honor Roll. BARBARA TOBIN Intramurals, cheerleader, CRIMSON CRIER, Glee club, Senior Honor Roll. ROBERT TODD Boys ' Hi-Y, Pan-American league, Spanish Club, managing editor CRIM¬ SON CRIER, Senate, National Honor Society, Senior Honor Roll. BETTY TURNEY G.A.A., Future Homemakers, Pan- American league, office practice. LAZELLE ULLRICK Not graduating. RUSSELL VANDERWALL Intramurals, band. YVONNE VAN DE SOMPELE Blackhawk tribe, Canteen committee, G.A.A., French club, intramurals, ten¬ nis, Glee club, Inner Choir. LAWRENCE VOGT JOHN VOSS Lettermen ' s club. JOHN WALKER Not graduating. JOHN WANGELIN Blackhawk tribe, Dramatic club, CRIMSON CRIER, Speech II play, Mother Is a Freshman, Speech II play, Seventeenth Summer, Dra¬ matic club play, Of Thee I Sing, National Honor Society, Senior Honor Roll. SHIRLEY WARREN Future Homemakers, band. DEAN WASHBURN WAYNE WATKINS Baseball, intramurals, wrestling. DONNA WATSON Senior Honor Roll. DOLORES WEINBERGER G.A.A., office practice. Senior Honor Roll. NANCY WELCH Band, Senior Honor Roll. JEANNE WEST French club, Pan-American league, Y- Teens, CRIMSON CRIER, Senior Honor Roll. DONALD WESTERFIELD Senior Honor Roll. 140 JACK WHAN Boys ' Hi-Y, Dramatic club, Letter- men ' s club, basketball, football, track, graduated in January. WALTER WHISLER Boys ' Hi-Y, Camera club, Current Events club, chairman Science club, band, Senior Honor Roll. MARILYN WHITESIDE G.A.A., office practice, Senate, prac¬ tice teaching, National Honor Society, Senior Honor Roll. CLIFFORD WIBORG RICHARD WICKUM Not graduating. MARY WIKLUND G.A.A. RICHARD WILDERMUTH Band. THOMAS WILLIS VIRGINIA WILLMING Canteen committee, Dramatic club, G.A.A., Pan-American league, Spanish club, treasurer Y-Teens, intramurals, declamation, Girls ' Glee club, office practice. Speech II play, Nine Girls, Dramatic club play, Of Thee I Sing. DONALD WILSON Blackhawk tribe, Lettermen ' s club, manager basketball, manager football, manager track, manager wrestling. MARJORIE WISEHART G.A.A., Future Homemakers, Y-Teens. FRANK WITT Graduated in January. RICHARD WORK Lettermen ' s club, football, wrestling. Senate. DAVID WRIGHT Camera club, track, wrestling, band. ROBYN WRIGHT Blackhawk tribe, Camera club, Pan- American league, Spanish club, Y- Teens, band, band majorette, CRIM¬ SON CRIER. DOLORES ZEIS Pan-American league, CRIMSON CRIER, Senior Honor Roll. DONNA MAE ZENTIC Camera club, Pan-American league, Senior Honor Roll. SUE ZIEMER French club, office practice. Sponsors ’ Page To all those listed here—thank you for your encouragement and support! 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