Savanna Township High School - Annavas Yearbook (Savanna, IL)

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SENIOR GIRLS' WIN TI-IE GIRLS' TOURNAMENT Top Row-Helen Iovinelli, Cynthia McNerney, Miss Burns, Anita LaSarge, Jane Hafemann. Second Row-FGenevieve Withhart, Ruby Knapp, Shirley Stevens. The success of the senior girls' basketball team has been outstanding throughout its higih school career. In the freshman year the class of '36 took the championship from the strong junior aggregation. 'l'he following year the tables were turned, and the same team whivh the class of '36 cle- feated the year before were victorious against them as sophomores. As juniors the class again took the championship. During the sea.son just past the senior team has Won every game. The manual arts department made a plaque for the winning girls' team which became the seniors' trophy. Ruby Knapp, center, was high point player throughout the four years of competition. Forwards were Genevieve VVithhart, Shirley Stevens and Cynthia MeNerney. Guards were Jane Hafemann, Anita LaSarge, Helen Iovinelli. 46

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BASKETBALL PLAYERS SHOW PROWESS ON FLOOR The first basketball game of the season under our new mentor, Coach W. D. Stroheeker, was at Mt. Carroll. VVe defeated them. We were defeated by Rock Island. We met and won from Lanark, Hanover, DeWitt and Morrison. On Friday, January 17, we traveled to Ma- quoketa. where we were defeated in a very rough game in three overtime periods. The following night We lost to East Moline. In the game at St. Ambrose after being behind 17-4 at the half, we came back, and defeated this team in the final minute of play. Dubuque came to Savanna and was almost defeated in a well-played game. Fulton 's splendid team was held to a one-point lead in the first three quarters, but in the last period, they outscored us. Our last home game of the regular season was against Hanover whom we easily defeated. In the district tournament we were victorious over Milledgeville, then we lost to Hanover, a team we had beaten decisively twice in the season. Ful- ton won the district tournament. The members of the basketball team who will be missing next year are Bob Blair, James Carr, Darrell Harville, Vincent Manning, Thomas Me- Goldrick, Daniel O'Leary and Bob Smith. asset to the school. These players 'have been a great Savanna Mt. Carroll Savanna .Morrison Savanna Rock Island Savanna DeWitt Savanna Hanover Savanna Dubuque Savanna DeVVitt. Savanna Lanark Savanna Lanark Savanna Lyons Savanna Morrison Savanna Fulton Savanna Maquoketa Savanna Alumni Savanna East Moline Savanna Fulton Savanna Mt. Carroll Savanna Hanover Savanna Lyons +Savanna Milledgeville Savanna Maquoketa Savanna Hanover Savanna St. Ambrose 'Savanna Chadwick :i:TCll1'llLllIlQllt Gaines Top Row--Warren Stroheeker, Daniel O'Leary, Darrell Harville, Charles Nast, Charles Lane lmanagerl. Second Row-Paul Harry, Robert Smith, Robert Blair, George Zubaty, Thomas Mc- Goldrick, James Cimino, Vincent Manning. Third Row-Martin Lantau, John Cooley, Michael DeFranco, Benjamin Moore, Donald Croghan. 45

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CALENDAR SEPTEMBER 2. Faculty meeting. 3. First day of school. School board still giving the freshies a break by letting them have the first morning of school to themselves. The upper elassmen came to school in the afternoon and decided what they would do to the freshies the next day. 5. First meeting of the National Honor Society. Senior class elected officers: president, Daniel O'Learyg vice-president, Geraldine Mach, secre- tary-treasurer, Mary Gossg adviser, Miss Norris. 6. The junior class elected officers: president, Charles Nastg vice-presi- dent, Milton Kelseyg secretary-treasurer, Lois Wheldong adviser, Miss Adol- phson. 10. The sophomores elected officers, president, Robert Watsong vice- president, Rhuby J. Klineg secretary-treasurer, Ellen Lundyg adviser, Mrs. Estabrook Cthen Miss Kingj 11. Freshies Cnot to be outdone by the upper elassmenl elected their officers: president, Robert Johnsong vice-president, John Cooley, secretary- treasurer, Charles Thompsong adviser, Miss Rose. 13. Freshmen reception. The plans formulated by the upper classmen in the afternoon of Sept. 3 began to work very successfully. 17. School began at one o'eloek Cmuch to the disgust of the student bodyl. The football team serimmaged with Mt. Carroll at four o'clock. 18. Some of the boys on the team appeared plus adhesive tape, bandages, etc. 20. Hurrah! It's Friday! All books closed until Monday! 24. The juniors began plaguing us with those never-to-be-forgotten football pencils. 27. Warren game. We lost 20-0. Oh, well, it was only the first game. We 're ashamed to admit it, but it was on the home field. OCTOBER 1. A certain senior forcibly ejected from class for the first time this year. ' 3. Same senior again ejected from class. This is the fourth time this year. How's that for a record? 4. Juniors had the first Sun-hop of the year. Seward Johnson's orches- tra provided the music. Certain boys began asking for dates for the Prom. 5. Football team again went down to defeat at the hands of Columbia at Dubuque. Score: 33-0. 7. National Honor Society installed five new senior members: Emma Hollister, Geraldine Mach, Ione Sartwell, Ruby Knapp, Genevieve Withliart. Rev. Fat-her Whitney gave the address. 8. William Beebe, lecturing on his African game hunt, presented the first of the Northwest Assemblies programs. 11. The same old story! E'ast Moline, with a very powerful team, de- feated us 32-0. 16. The state inspectors paid us a visit. The National Honor Society averaged grades, and the seniors' grades were the highest. 17. We all received our report cards, and most of us Went 'home with long faces. 18. The football team went to Mt. Carroll and lost a hard-fought game to the boys of the purple and white 14-0. Bob Smith sprained his ankle in the first few minutes of play. 21, 22. Dr. Sanford conducted a vocational guidance conference for the seniors. 47