South Beloit High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (South Beloit, IL)

Text from Pages 1 - 96 of the 1946 volume:

. .fu-. Qs 54 a IN - ' 1 , . lk 1 I f J 5 A, .- F T54 1 I A it ' K x' ' N il ' 1 . ' K f mpg . ,A , Cf' W 0 , aiu? UML-- X LIBBIS ' X' ' A 'LM -I ? .i: f3.r.'. 5 , ::4G1'5 ' N w seam m K 4 as ? 5 H 2 fix, H f BLACKHAWK SOUTH BELOIT HIGH SCHOOL South Beloit, Illinois -40 .y-vt'-FP?- ozewozb FACES, clothes, and the mode, all change: but a spirit, grown through decades of purposeful youth, remains the same, clinging to its perpetuator like ivy to old Walls. If this volume can catalog a breath of that spirit to refresh us in after years, its purpose will have been fulfilled. ebicafion TO MR. MARTELL, OUR FRIEND AND LEADER! WHOSE HEART AND HAND ARE ALWAYS READY TO HELP: WHOSE RELENTLESS SEARCHING FOR TRUTH HAS BEEN A CONSTANT INSPIRATION TO THOSE WHO COULD ONLY WATCH, WE, THE STUDENTS OE SOUTH BELOIT HIGH SCHOOL, DEDICATE THIS, OUR ANNUAL. l 'SP pg:-sv' Standing, left to right-Mr. Henry Lamb, President: Mr. Martin Joyce, Mr. Earl Snow. Sealed, left to right- Mrs. Margaret Busey, Mrs. Laverne Fulton, Secretary. oafzd 06 gducafion The class of 1946 Wishes to extend to the Board of Education our sincere thanks for the educational opportunities which have been ours for the past four years. 6 The 1946 Blackhawk :.i 3 Q wwH'1zii'afwiLE YE Seated, left to right-Miss Norcross, Miss Eastwood, Mrs. Fuller, Miss Porter, Mrs. Smith. Standing left to right-Mr. Martell, Mr. Chenette, Mr. Scheibel, Mr. Barr. acuifxl C. W. MARTELL-Mathematics CHARLES BARR-Manual Training, Citizenship, Geography ED CHENETTE-English, Junior Business C. E. P. SCI-IEIBEL-Physics, Mathematics ETHELYN PORTER-English, Latin JULIA VI NORCROSS-History, Economics, Civics BETTY FULLER-Home Economics DAPHNE SMITH-Commercial RUTH EASTWGOD-General Science, Biology The 1946 Blackhawk 7 YQ4! ANNUAL STAFF Seated, In-fl to right-Wilma Ulven, Audrey Grieves, Alice Brady, Corrine Strand, Charlotte Guerin. Second row-Miss Norcross, Joe Weldon, Valeria Martell, Rosella Petitt, Miss Porter. Third roru-Charles Mook, Don Cornwell, Ralph Fulton, Bill Karty, Dick Youngwith. fslacizmwi gfagg Editor ....,...,....,.,. ..,.... ...., A l ice Brady Assistant Editor .,.,.. ,...., C orrine Strand Business Manager ..........,........ ............,............. D on Cornwell Assistant Business Managers ....... ...Charles Mook, Ralph Fulton Senior Activities .,......,...,...... ....,.........,....,... V aleria Martell Sports Editor ...... ..,........ B ill Karty Organizations ,,.... ....... R osella Petitt Alumni ....... .. ,...... Charlotte Guerin Calendar ..,... ........ W ilma Ulven Features ............,..., ,,,.... A udrey Grieves Snapshot Editor ,,...., ........... J oe Weldon Humor Editor ,...i.. ...,, D ick Youngwith 8 The 1946 Blackhawk 'ia 4 if K x'g 1 f x 5 B f A 1 , Q x S w ? I I X sax xx C L A S S E S SENIORS BETTY AMATO You'll likeeher short stories. Home Ec. Club 1, 2, 3: Glce Club 1, 4: Camera Club 4: G.A.A. 1. ALLEN ANDERSON Ollie He believes in expressing his own opinion. ROGER BEHLING ..ROg,, A little nonsense now and then is relished by the best of men Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4: Football 3, Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4: S Club 2, 3, 4: Football Manager Z: Student Council 1: Class Play 3, 4. RICHARD BOWLES Dick ' No matter what the discussion be, I always End time to disagree. Basketball 3: Class Play 3. ALICE BRADY Peanuts All good things come in small packages. Home Ec. Club 1, 2, 3: Camera Club 4: Glee Club 1, 4: Tattler Staff Z, 3, 4: Blackhawk Staif 4: G.A.A. 1: Cheerleader l, 2, 3, 4. MARION BROWN Don't look at me, girls: it makes me nervous. MARLENE BLIZARD Her ways are ways of pleasantness. Transfer from Beloit High School. BETTY BURCHFIELD There is little she has to say. Home Ec. Club 1, 2, 3: G.A.A. 1: Glee Club 1, 4: Camera Club 4. The 1946 Blackhawk SENIORS DONALD CORNWELL Don How can I be serious when I see so many lovely creatures? Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4: Football 2, 3, 4: Base- ball Z, 3, 4: S Club 2, 3, 4: Class Treasurer 3, 4: Camera Club 4: Camera Club Vice Pres. 4: Blackhawk Stall' 4: Assembly Staff 4: Pres. of S Club 4. JOHN CROWE It's nice to be tall: you are nearer to heaven. Basketball 4: Transferred from LaGrange, Illinois. FLOYD DREW Bones Beneath his thatch of curly hair, a brain is really working there. Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4: Baseball 2, 3, 4: S Club 3, 4: S Club Vice Pres. 4: Football 4: Camera Club 4. VELMA EISENHAUER Of all things, a quiet woman. Transferred from Belleville. Wis. GUS ERICKSON Such a little boy in such a big world. Baseball 2, 3, 4: Camera Club 4: Basketball Manager 3. RALPH FULTON Rrrr L A mother's pride, a father's joy: a great big bubbling bouncing boy. Football 2, 3, 4: Basketball 2, 3, 4: S Club 2, 3, 4: Class Pres. Z, 4: Class Play 3, 4: Camera Club 4: Pres. Camera Club 4: Sec'y of S Club 3: Treas. S Club 4: Assembly Staff 4: Blackhawk Staff 4: Ama- teur Show 2. AUDREY GRIEVES Aud Saturday evening or Sunday morning? Glee Club 1, 4: Home Ec. Club 1, 3: Class Play 3: G.A.A. 1: Class Treas. 1: Class Secy. 2, 4: Camera Club 4: Blackhawk Staff 4: Tattler Staff 4. CHARLOTTE GUERIN The way she studies and recites gives the ilunkers forty frights. Home Ec. Club 1, 2, 3: Glee Club 1, 4: Class Play 3, 4: Class Secy. 3: Sodalitas Latina 1, 3, 4: Blackhawk Staff 4: Ama- teur Show 2. The 1946 Blackhawk xi--9 4- Aj V A SENIORS CORINNE GRIFFITHS Blondie Cute, sweet, hard to beat! Home Ec. Club 1, 2, 3: Glee Club 4: Camera Club 4: Tattler Staff 4. WILLIAM JOYCE Bill You won't believe it but I can work if I want to. Cheerleader 2, 4. JANE JOYCE Janie Politeness is to do and sag the kindest thing in the hindest way. G.A.A. 1: Home Ec. Club l, 3: Glee Club 1, 4. WILLIAM KARTY Bill A lover of wine, a lover of song: where there's a good time, he's always along. Football 1, 2, 3. 4: Basketball 3, 4: Base- ball 1, 2, 3. 4: S Club 2, 3, 4: Class Play 3, 4: Pres. of Junior Class: Blackhawk Staff 4: Camera Club 4. '- 5+ '+ ROSEMARY KEENAN One tongue is enough for any woman. Home EC. Club 2. 3: Sodalitas Latina 2. 3, 4: Glee Club 4. JOYCE LAMB She has a smile and a pleasant word for everyone. Glee Club 1. 4: Sodalitas Latina 3: G.A.A. 1: Home Ec. Club l, 2, 3: Class Play 3, 4: Camera Club 4: Vice Pres. 4: Tattler Staff 4. le BEVERLY LETHEBY . .Mew , The great lover! Home Ec. Club l, Z, 3: Glee Club 4: Camera Club 4: Class Play 4: Cheer Leader 2. NORA MCHONE Nickle Silent but nonetheless capable. Jgcasfi cg, 3 'A 1, 12 - , nfs The 1946 Blackhawk ,SENIORS RUBY MCCLELLAN ' A nicer girl you won't find. Class Play 3: Blackhawk Staff 4: Glee Club 4. KATHERINE MANNONE How blessed is she who leads a simple life. V VALERIA MARTELL .iVa1,. She has personality plus. Home Ec. Club 1. 2, 3: Glee Club 1, 4: G.A.A. 1: Class Treas. 2: Camera Club 4: Blackhawk Staff 4: Tattler Staff 4: Cheerleader 1, 2, 3, 4. CHARLES MOCK Muck Beware, I may yet do something sensational. Basketball 2, 3, 4: Football 3, 4: Baseball 2, 3, 4: S Club 3, 4: Camera Club 4: Blackhawk Staff 4: Track 4. CONSUELO MUNOZ W Connie Ambition plus consideration. - - Home Ec. Club 1, Z, 3: G.A.A. l: Glee Club 1, 4: Blackhawk Staff 4: Amateur Show 2. LORRAINE NICHOLSON Maiden of quiet ways. Home Ec. Club 1, 2, 3: Class Play 3: G.A.A. 1. HELEN PERRY So pretty to walk with, so wing ro talk with. Glee Club 4: G.A.A. 1: Camera Club 4: Home Ec. Club 1, 2, 3: Vice Pres. 3: Class Play 3, 4. ROSELLA PETITT Rosie Just a real true girl with a friendly smile. Home Ec. Club 1, 3: Sodalitas Latina 3: Glee Club 4: Blackhawk Staff 4. N The 1946 Blackhawk SENIORS PATRICIA PFEIFFER Paddy Merry as the day is long. Home Ec. Club 1, 2, 3: Camera Club 4: Class Play 4: Blackhawk Staff 4: Vice Pres. 2: G.A.A. 1: Glee Club 4: Latin Club 3, 4: Ama- teur Show 2, 3. RUTH RILEY She's got her man, and what a man! Glee Club 1, 4: Home Ec. Club 1, 2, 3: C1.A.A. 1: Camera Club 4. BARBARA SMITHSON Most gracious of soul, most gentle of heart. Glee Club 1, 4: Latin Club 1, 3, 4: Amateur Show 2: Blackhawk Staif 4. BETTY SPAULDING Sauin' herself for the man of he'r dreams: has a different dream every night. Glee Club 1, 4: Home Ec. Club 1, 2, 3: Camera Club 4: Tattler Staff 4: Cheer- leader 2, 4. CORRINE STRAND Can't be bothered with dreary me'n! Home Ec. Club 1, 2, 3: Blackhawk Staff 4: Cwlee Club 1, 4. WILMA ULVEN Belieues in expressing her own opinion. Home Ec. Club 1, 3: G.A.A. 1: Latin Club 3, 4: Class Play 4: Blackhawk Staff 4: Camera Club 4. JOSEPH WELDON J. P. He is friendly to all he meets. Cheerleader 4: Class Play 3, 4: Amateur Show 2, 3. BETTY WHITTEMORE Thou art well versed in the art of giggling. Glee Club 1, 4: G.A.A. 1: Home EC. Club 1, 2: Class Play 3, 4: Sec'y l: Camera Club 4. RICHARD YOUNGWITH Swanie Mischievous to say the least. Basketball 3, 4: Class Play 3, 4: Pres. 1: Cheerlead- er 1, 2: Baseball 3. 4: Blackhawk Staff 4: Track 4. The 1946 Blackhawk Sekzted, left to right-Don Cornwell, Joyce Lamb, Audrey Grieves, Ralph Fulton. SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS President ........,.. .... R alph Fulton Vice President. .,.. ...t.. J oyce Lamb Secretary ...,..,,. ....,. A udrey Grieves Treasurer ........ ....... D on Cornwell MOTTO: Today we follow, tomorrow we lead. FLOWER COLORS Gardenia White and Blue The 1946 Blackhawk SENIOR CLASS HISTORY We began a new and exciting life in the fall of 1942 as we entered the portals of South Beloit High School. We green fresh- men numbered 65. Richard Youngwith was elected Presidentg Evelyn Carlson, Vice Presi- dentg Betty Whittemore, Secretary, and Audrey Grieves, Treasurer. Our class spon- sor was Miss Norcross. The main event of our first year was our initiation. In our sophomore year the freshman class was reduced to 53 students. The most out- standing event of the year was the sophomore dance. As a result of our election of class oflicers, Ralph Fulton became Presidentg Pat Pfeiffer, Vice President: Audrey Grieves, Secretary, and Valeria Martell, Treasurer. Miss Feirer CMrs. Fullerj and Mr. Chenette were sponsors. The third important step in our new life came as we entered our junior year. We juniors were kept busy throughout the entire year. One of the first events was our play, Romance Comes to Willie Parker. Next came our junior-senior prom and banquet. Our leaders for this year were President, Bill Karty: Vice President, Helen Perryg Secretary, Charlotte Guerin, and Treasurer, Don Cornwell. Mrs. Smith and Miss Feirer fMrs. Fullerj were our sponsors. We now numbered 46. As our senior year rolled around, we num- bered 4l3 and our new and exciting life came to an end. We were no longer the l'green newcomers we had been four years earlier. The most important events of this year were our senior trip and commencement. In charge of our class were Ralph Fulton, Presi- dent, Joyce Lamb, Vice Presidentg Audrey Grieves, Secretary: Don Cornwell, Treas- urer. Our class advisors for this year were Miss Norcross and Miss Porter. Ovur greatest achievement was our class play, Poor Dear Edgar. Thus we left the portals of South Beloit High School. C LASS PROPH ECY It's an early Sunday afternoon as we three are nibbling at our lunch. Pat made the remark that, now after live years of being out in the world on our own, we ought to see how far we had come. When we stopped and thought about it for awhile, it was really amusing to find how each one of us had chosen the roads that we have. Thinking back, we remembered reading the announce- ment of Helen Perry's wedding to her one and only cadet, and that Joyce Lamb and her favorite junior friend stood up for them. To repay them, Helen and Gerald promised to stand up for Joyce and this little junior. Come to think of it, the wedding took place last Tuesday. As I reached in my purse for some nickels for the jukebox, I pulled out a small card 16 which had on it: Come One, Come All- To See the Fiery Brady Ball. Naturally we thought this funny, and laughed. It is re- markable to see how far Alice has advanced in this strange and confused world of ours. Of course we musn't forget her dancing part- ner, who is none other than the graceful Dick Bowles himself. It is rumored that they do Ballet on the side to earn a little more extra change to put in their bank for the future, which will be in the name of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bowles. This last statement is supposed to be a secret, so please don't tell a soul. Don is still soda-jerking here at Jack's, but it's a sad case really, for Don no longer holds the girls with that young and boyish expression of his. It seems that age can do The 1946 Blackhawk CLASS PROPHECY fC0ntinuedj strange things to people. To be very frank, there is only one girl who means anything in Don's life: and that is none other than his blushing bride, Jane Joyce. We got to talk- ing with Janie quite seriously and, to our surprise, we found that Jane had quite a time deciding between her two steadies, the other being Floyd Drewxs Now it seems that Floyd's so heartbroken over his loss of Jane that he has resolved to devote the rest of his life to the art of fan dancing, with burlesque queens in and out between acts. Floyd re- marked that it was a dull and dreary life for him to live: so he took in a partner who turned up as Gus Erickson and together they managed to survive, Gus taking just a little more interest in his work than Floyd. The conversation lagged, so Betty got up and put a nickel in the jukebox and what should we hear but the song, Let lt Snow, Let lt Snow, Let It Snow, made famous by Betty Whittemore and her all-man orchestra. Some of her noted musicians are Marion Brown and his talking trombone, Roger Behling and his magic violin, and Bill Karty and his melodious harp. Wilma Ulven, Betty's closest friend, is the featured vocalist. Just then, who should walk in but Beverly Letheby and Betty Spaulding. We had to watch our English, for Beverly is the English teacher at So. Beloit High, and Betty the history teacher. Betty is planning to resign next spring, much to the disappointment of the students who love her and history, to make history for herself. She plans to be married next June, the groom being Joe Weldon, who is a fashion designer of the so-called women's crazy hats. The hats are not really crazy, just a little exaggerated. Corinne Griffiths is going to take Betty's place. Beverly, during this interesting con- versation, has been looking excited as though she had something important to say. We asked her to let us in on her secret and learned that Charles Mook has become one of those traveling salesmen. Connie and Charlotte, pals in school, are now partners in a business of their own on the Barbary Coast. It was getting late: so we said goodbye to Jack and Leola and Don and called a cab. Our flirtatious cab driver The 1946 Blackhawk turned out to be none other than Allen Anderson, who informed us of the new night club in Beloit. Seeing it had a floor show, we decided to see what it was like. Upon arriv- ing there We were happy and a little surprised to meet Rosemary Keenan, who was the hat- check girl. We also met many of our other classmates there-Lorraine Nicholson, the cigarette girl, and Bill Joyce, the head waiter. No sooner had we been seated than the floor show began. You could have knocked us over with a feather when we saw Ruby McClellan, Velma Eisenhauer, Marlene Blizard, Katherine Man- none, and Dick Youngwith as the four Jills and a Jack. After their number we got to looking around, and who should be sitting at the next table but Ruth Riley and her sailor. We learned from her that Corrine Strand is married and living happily in that big city of Rockton. As we glanced about the dance floor, two handsome fellows approached us. As they drew closer, we knew they were none other than Ralph Fulton and John Crowe. They could talk only for a moment because they were escorting Nora McHone and Audrey Cirieves. Ralph and Nora, we learned, are now the famous couple on the Thin Man program. From Audrey we learned that Val is a tourist. At this particular time she is in France seeing all the sights of Paris. She is married to some fellow from England who, Audrey says, by his picture, is very good looking. Audrey also told us that Val wrote her and said that Barbara Smithson is a pianist in Paris. After this we left the night spotg and just as we got out of the door, we bumped into Rosella Petitt. Upon our asking her, she informed us that she was a model in Chicago and was spending the week end in Beloit because she got lonesome now and then for the old home town. Q After seeing all of our classmates we three decided to go back to our work as a trio trapeze act in Ringling Brothers' Circus. Written, signed, sealed, and delivered, in the presence of Betty Amato, Betty Burchfield and Pat Pfeiffer. 17 CLASS WILL We, the class of I946, of the South Beloit High School, in the County of Winnebago, and State of Illinois, being of sound and dis- posing mind and memory, do make, publish. and declare this to be our last will and testa- ment, hereby revoking all former wills made by us at any time. We hereby devise, bequeath, and dispose thereof our worldly estate in the following manner: ARTICLE I. To THE FACULTY We seniors, as a group, leave the following: To Miss Porter and Miss Norcross we leave all our intelligence. To Miss Eastwood we leave our bright smiles. To Mrs. Smith we leave our worn-out nerves. To Mr. Barr we leave a carton of Philip Morris. V To Mrs. Fuller we leave a fleet of new sewing machines. To Mr. Scheibel we leave a neon sign for his car. To Mr. Chenette we leave all our old gossip. To Mr. Martell we leave all our troubles. ARTICLE H. To THE CLASSES We seniors, as a group, leave the following: To the freshmen we leave our beauty and the memories of our initiation. To the sophomores we leave our friend- ship. To the juniors we leave the hope that they will carry on our good work. ARTICLE HI. To THE STUDENTS We, seniors, individually, leave the follow- ing to the Juniors and Sophomores: I, Allen Anderson, will my six subjects to Dick Simpson. I, Roger Behling, will my farmer walk to Rosella Pfeiffer. I, Richard Bowles, will my loud Voice to Richard Riley. 18 I, Pat PfeiHer, will my dainty feet to Frank Nielson. ' I. Marion Brown, will my quietness to Josephine Marino. I, Floyd Drew, will my gracefulness to Bob Conant. I, Donald Cornwell, will my Romeo type to Gerald St. John. I, Gus Erickson, will my shortness to Darlene Collins, I, Ralph Fulton, will my change of heart to Shirley Perry. I, Bill Joyce, will my bashfulness to Dorothy Pospischil. I, Bill Karty, will my long legs to Pat Perkins, I, Charles Mook, will my straight A report card to Doris Greer. I, Joe Weldon, will my title The Voice to Donald Porter. I, John Crowe, will my ability to get acquainted fast to Guy McClellan. I, Richard Youngwith, will my humor- ous ways to Richard Foster. I, Betty Amato, will my love for men to Florice Hanson. I, Marlene Blizard, will my short skirts to Viola Doud. I, Alice Brady, will my dancing ability to Richard Janecke. I, Betty Burchlield, will my quiet man- ners and actions to Harold McCrillis. I, Velma Eisenhauer, will my unassum- ing manner to Cy Bryce. I, Audrey Grieves, will my ability to stick to one man to Bertie Lou Baptist. I, Charlotte Guerin, will my intelligence to Chuck Pipitone. I, Jane Joyce, will my inquisitiveness to Ivan Newnham. I, Rosemary Keenan, will my ability to flirt to Jacqueline Warden. I, Joyce Lamb, will my pleasant person- ality to Leroy Busker. I, Beverly Letheby, will my babyish ways to Grace Sciacca. The 1946 Blackhawk CLASS WILL cC0l1tiI1llBdD I, Ruby McClellan, will my talkativeness to Willard Storlie. I, Nora McHone, will my pretty blush to Dale Story. I, Katherine Mannone, will my slimness to Delores Winnie. I, Valeria Martell, will my brown eyes to Joyce Petrick. I, Betty Spaulding, will my love for the opposite sex to Shirley Wincapaw. I, Corrine Strand, will my sweet, little girl ways to Dorothy Martingilio. I, Rosella Petitt, will my carefree nature to Edwin Garber. I, Ruth Riley, will my long hair to Doris Karty. I, Betty Whittemore, will my love of singing to Virginia Mandera. I, Barbara Smithson, will my musical talent to Delores Lamb. I, William Gilliam, will my Zoot suits to Bummer Bates. I, Connie Munoz, will my stand-in with the teachers to Eula Perry. I, Lorraine Nicholson, will my ability to chew gum to Joyce Pokorney. I, Corinne Griffiths, will my blonde hair to Nan Crowe. I, Helen Perry, will my good times to Mildred Griffiths. Signed, sealed, and delivered by HELEN PERRY CORINNE GRIEEITHS I, Wilma Ulven, will my reading ability to Betty Thorson. CLASS PO EM S The years may be many, but the memory's strong, Of the days we burst in with a smile and a song, Gay little freshmen, making our way, To the time of the present, the time of today. Then in with the new year and sophomores we are, Looking to graduation, our one guiding star. With studies to help, to clear the way, To the time of the present, the time of today. Then becoming a junior is our main pride, One which is not easily cast aside With more studies our ticket of fare to pay, To the time of the present, the time of today. And now we are seniors, at the crossroad, Between future and past, and must shoulder our load, And like the Arabs silently steal away, To the time of the future from the time of today. BARBARA SMITHSON, The 1946 Blackhawk 19 Seated, left to right-Alice Brady, Corinne Griffiths, Charlotte Guerin, Rosemary Keenan. Second row, left to right-Corrine Strand, Marion Brown, Don Cornwell, Roger Behling. Third row, left to right-Dick Bowles, Ralph Fulton, Bill Karty. SENIOR PERSONALITIES Best look1ng girl ....,,..,.......,. ............,.. ...... Best looking boy ..... Best girl dancer .r..... Best boy dancer ...... Best dressed girl ................. Best dressed boy .,........,........ ...., ..... ..., Girl most likely to succeed ....... ......,..,.,..,.............. Boy most likely to succeed ..,. ....... D on Cornwell Most popular girl Most popular boy Most bashful girl ....., Most bashful boy ...... Most comical girl Most comical boy Most studious girl Most studious boy 20 ,Corinne Griliiths Don Cornwell Alice Brady ,,.....Bi1l Karty Alice Brady .,......Dick Bowles ,Charlotte Guerin and Ralph Fulton Alice Brady .,....Don Cornwell Corrine Strand Marion Brown Rosemary Keenan .....,Roger Behling .Charlotte Guerin Ralph Fulton The 1946 Blackhawk JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS Seated, left to right-Leroy Buskcr, Edwin Garber, Doris Greer, Cy Bryce. JUNIOR CLASS President ..v...,, .,.... E d Garber Vice-President A...,.A ..,.., C y Bryce Secretary ,......., ,..,... D oris Greer Treasurer ..,,. ..... L eRoy Busker The juniors have been contributing large funds to their class treas- ury this year. They started the year of 1945 by sponsoring a Christ- mas dance .in the school gym. A lighted Christmas tree in the center of the gym was the main attraction. They have made a proit by sell- ing candy during the noon hour and selling subscriptions to mag- azines. It has been customary for the juniors to give a prom and formal banquet in the spring for the seniors. The 1946 Blackhawk JUNIOR CLASS Seated, left to right-Jacqueline Warden, Dorothy Pospischil, Joyce Pokorney, Rosella Pfeiifer, Betty Thorson, Josephine Marino, Grace Sciacca, Dorothy Martingilio. Second row, left to right-Mrs. Fuller, Ed Garber, Florice Hanson, Shirley Wincapaw, Doris Greer, Viola Doud, Shirley Perry, Darlene Collins, Richard Simpson, Mrs. Smith. Third row, left to right--Frank Nielson, Harold McCrillis, Richard Jaenecke, Willard Storlie, Leroy Busker, Cy Bryce, Donald Porter, Richard Riley, Gerald St. John, Ivan Newnham. 22 The 1946 Blackhawk .,, -nv - H. ,, V I WEL , ' .fi - . -' K f 4' ,J'i'.-rf. w,V,, ., , , NGK' Q 'je E zv. I g W . Q, - .. SOPHOMORE CLASS OFFICERS Sealed, left to right-Eula Perry, Harold Bates, Joyce Petrick, Mildred Grifliths. SOPHOMCRE CLASS Harold Bates ,,.,. ....,.,... P resident Eula Perry ...,... ,.,..4. V ice-President Mildred Grifliths ..,. ..... S ecretary Joyce Petrick .... ....,. T reasurer The sophomore dance, held November 25. 1945, at the high school gym, was a gala affair. The theme was a wishing well, and the gym was nicely decorated. Profits from the dance Went to the athletic fund. The 1946 Blackhawk SOPHOMORE CLASS-SECTION A Seated, left to right-Eula Perry, Catherine Pratt, Betty Maxson, Delores Winnie, Grace Turman, Lorraine Strand, Catherine Nicholson, Joyce Petrick, Patricia Perkins, Norma Roth. Second row, left to right--Mr. Barr, Charles Pipitone, Robert Pollentier, Virginia Mandera, Roberta Smith. Mabel Womack, Shirley Margis, Joyce Michelson, Jim Spano, Russell G. Scheibel, Wesley Piper. Third row, left to right-Jack Ring, Walter Mattelig, Bernard Shaeffer, Jim Pettit, Dale Story, Robert Turner, Guy McClellan. Eugene Singletary. .-g' L . ' '-H, V SOPHOMORE CLASS-SECTION B Seated, left to right-Dolores Lamb, Mary Ann Laudicinia, Mildred Grifhths, Dorothy Capron, Doris Karty, Betty Erickson, Darlene Jackson, Beverly Briscoe, Myrtle Martinson. Second row, left to right-Richard Foster, Vito Laudicinia, Mary Flanigan, Betty Kramer, Beverly Hurd, Faith Christopherson, Lois Helser, Kathryn Beckham, Nan Crowe, Janis Cierue, Mr. Chenette. Third row, left to right-John Keenan, Thomas Clark, Donald Hucker, Robert Caples, Richard Jensen, Donald Joyce, Darrell Thomas, Allen Ingram, Harold Bates, Donald Burchfield. 24 The 1946 Blackhawk FRESHMAN CLASS OFFICERS Seated, left to right--Kenneth Hanson, Beverly Boel, Shirley Barrett, Melvin Anderson. FRESHMAN CLASS Shirley Barrett ..,,. .r........ P resident Melvin Anderson ....... Vice-President Kenneth Hanson ..... ...,, S ecretary Beverly Boel ..4,... ....... T reasurer The freshman class of 1945 on the average entered very green and noisy, but they are learning fast. Their dance, held in February around Valentines Day, was a grand success. The gym was decorated in attractive colors, and the crowd made quite a nice appearance. The 1946 Blackhawk FRESHMAN CLASS--SECTION A First row, left to right-Charlotte Samarco, June Martinson, Marcelle Moreau. Ruby Ruppert. Delores Stickler, Nancy Smithson, Doris McMillan, Beverly Newnham, June Turner, Francis Palermo. Second row, left to right-Mr. Sheibel, Robert Powers, James Miller, Gwendolyn McCrillis, Darlene Mackey, Angeline Terranova, Bena Sciacca, Kenneth Spaulding, Donald Margis. Third row, left to right-George Piper, Thomas Singletary, Howard Nielson, Harold Shewbert, William Morgan, Nick Scxacca, Ted Perry, Edward Ripple, Freddie Whlttemore. l 'D , , . Q2 fiiifi W ir., . rgf. Q .. 'NTT'TfigZjjijEgi'Qfg :g??Zfr 1gT...ael,.r.,,i , fx jug TH f - ,- .: ...f it :,,f1eaa: MTW' in R: 'W - , x ee ,W,.,W,W . .-V :.,,aa we --' - .. ' MX 'zsiZe 'gg: f'aT. M.aiD,,mi,, ,R Seamus H ' Q 4 :' ' 'U'w2'.?1,nw,,.Lf?:M.,: MHBHBEBWZ FRESHMAN CLASS-SECTION B Seated, left to right-Shirley Barrett, Angeline Anastacia, Dorothy Guaginte, Beverly Boel, Anna Austin. Ruth Dunaway, Marie Albrecht, Delores Behm, Beatrice Franklin. Second row, left to right-Miss Eastwood, Robert Clark, Donald Brooks, Harry Hoey, Mildred Fulton, Joan Marie Holloman, Kenneth Hanson, Myron Amato, Robert Gilliam, Stephen Kramer. 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X... ..w,.-T-x,4.iX .3 The 19 4 6 Blackhawk , 1. f 4' N 3.1, X fl j' '92 J dx VA , '71 .' xx ' I . x X ,V ,, Q m 'N , fi .lf gf fkjknrxqgnl CTIVITIE .aw . . .. .. ra Q f .. N ,, .. .,..,., - - me ,S -. .. A A... af l '? we SODALITAS LATINA Seated, left to right-Dorothy Capron, Norma Roth, Wilma Ulven, Rosemary Keenan. Second row, Ie'fr to right-Miss Porter, Patricia Pfeiffer, Charlotte Guerin, Barbara Smithson. Latin Club President-Patricia Pfeiffer Secretary and Treasurer-Wilma Ulven The Sodalitas Latina was active in its programs this year. Plans were made for a Christmas party, sleigh ride, and the Roman Banquet in the spring. The dues were 31.00 a year, and the meetings were held at various times during the year. 30 The 1946 Blackhawk I ... M .. , .. ,. ' aww F W- ' v in al-M-l...53iAGMmjg'wf, :' - . ' ' ' K JE5LILEP l'-milf X - - Q A- 4 '5 L W - Seated, left to right-Gerald Sr. John, Donald Burchlield, Charles Mook, Roger Behling, Edwin Garber, Ralph Fulton. Second row, left to right-Dale Story, Wesley Piper, Robert Turner, Harold Bates, Kenneth Hanson, Alan Ingram, Mr. Chenette. Third row, left to right-Mr. Barr, Jim Petitt, Bill Karly, Don Cornwell, Floyd Drew, Harold McCrillis. Mr. Martell. S Club The S Club opened the year of 1945-46 with the election of officers, Don Cornwell, President: Floyd Drew, Vice-President: Ralph Fulton, Secretary and Treasurer. Dues were placed at 50C a semester. With the money in the treasury the boys in a group are going to attend various movies. The 1946 Blackhawk 31 I Seated, left to right'-Dorothy Capron, Audrey Grieves, Alice Brady, Corinne Grifliths, Joyce Lamb. Second row-Josephine Marino, Dorothy Martingilio, Shirley Margis, Valeria Martell, Betty Spaulding. Third row-Gerald St. John, Don Burchfield, Mr. Chenette. Tattler Staff Editor ...... ..,,.....,......,,,........ M r. Chenette Co-Editors .,.,... .,.... A lice Brady, Corinne Curifliths Sports editors .,.,. ...., G erald St. John, Don Burchlield News ....,l......, ...,...,....,..,.,..,.....,.....,. S hirley Margis I. C. Column ..... ...,. J osephine Marino, Dorothy Capron Humor ............,..........,.,......,.........,.,.......l.,....... Dorothy Martingilio Typists-Valeria Martell, Joyce Lamb, Betty Spaulding, Audrey Cmrieves The Tattler has had a very good staff this year. The editors have been prompt with their material, and the typists have been accurate in their typing. All students have enjoyed reading the paper, and many copies were sent to the boys in service. 32 The 1946 Blackhawk inf'-Ewen' A ' - , . , s:gs.,.,, . . . ex fx-5 - r .W ,rs M, ,, Q f ' ' - ' - I A W W Seated, Ieft to right-Pat Pfeiffer, Florice Hanson, Alice Brady, Corinne Grifliths, Betty Amato, Betty Burch- field, Helen Perry, Shirley Wincapaw. Second row, left to right-Ruth Riley, Joyce Lamb, Audrey Grieves, Corrine Strand, Shirley Perry, Darlene Collins, Don Cornwell, Gus Erickson, Mr. Barr. Third row, left lo right-Ralph Fulton, John Crowe, Charles Mook, Betty Spaulding, Beverly Letheby, Valeria Martell, Floyd Drew, Bill Karty. Camera Club President-Ralph Fulton Vice-President-Don Cornwell Secretary-Treasurer-Joyce Lamb Although the Camera Club was not started until December, it planned to achieve much success in developing, enlarging, and paint- ing photographs. Each member contributed iilm or some sort of equipment to get the club started. Dues are paid, and a dark room was made for developing. Many types of pictures were taken and contests were held for the best ones. The members Were Well pleased with the help and efforts of Mr. Barr. The 1946 Blackhawk 33 34, SENIOR PLAY CAST Seated, left to right-Helen Perry, Joyce Lamb, Beverly Letheby, Patricia Pfeiffer, Second row, left to right-Miss Porter, Wilma Ulven, Betty Whittemore, Charlotte Guerin, Richard Youngwith. Third row, left to right-Roger Behling, Joe .We1don, William Karty, Ralph Fulton. Senior Play The seniors presented as their annual class play, Poor Dear Edgar, a play of campus life, by William Davidson. The action of the play evolved around Edgar, the college goof and campus underdog, who somehow always managed to land on top. Despite his financial blunders and general bungling of affairs, he managed to make a fortune and straighten out the tangled affairs on the campus so that everything ended happily for everyone concerned. Roger Behling as Edgar turned in a very creditable performance, and other parts were well taken also. The cast: of characters for the play was as follows: Edgar Applethwaite .t...........,.................,........,.........., ........... R oger Behling Buggins Bates , ........,.. ........ B everly Letheby Cokey Bradford ..,... ,...... D ick Youngwith ....,.....Ralph Fulton .t....Betty Whittemore Ed Coleman .......... Cholera ....,............ Miss Forepaugh ..... ........ C harlotte Guerin Diana Dana .......... ............, P at Pfeiffer Skoozie Skillman ..... ...... J O2 W0ldOH Miggs .,................ ...... W ilma Ulven Dean Thomas ..., ....... B ill Karty Arabella Smith ..... --'-'-- J OYCC Lamb Betty Carlyle ..,.. ....... H elen Perri' The 1946 Blackhawk Willie Parker ...... ...,.,............,........,.......... ..,,... R o get Behling JUNIOR PLAY CAST C194-53 Seated, left to right-Helen Perry, Joyce Lamb, Audrey Grieves, Lorraine Nicholson. Second row, left to right-Joe Weldon, Betty Whittemore, Charlotte Guerin, Richard Youngwith, Mrs. Smith Third row, left to right-Roger Behling, Bill Karty, Ralph Fulton, Dick Bowles. Junior Play ROMANCE COMES TO WILLIE PARKER The junior class play was successfully presented on April 4, 1945, under the direction of Mrs. Smith. The play was centered around the humble farmhouse of the Giddings. Thomas Giddings was a hot-tempered farmer, and Mrs. Giddings bowed to his every whim. Beatrice, their oldest daughter, was married to Clarence, whose interest in inventing kept him from holding a job and forced them to live with her parents, much to Giddings' disgust. Marian, the younger daughter, was a senior in the Consolidated High School. Willie lived on the next farm and was working with Clarence on a new invention. Between his romance with Marian, the invention, and his squabbling with Mr, Giddings, Willie had his troubles. lt was a hilarious play attended by a large crowd. Cast of Characters Mrs. Giddings Marian Giddings Beatrice ......,...,... Dink .........,....,,...... Thomas Giddings Clarence .,........,...,.. Dexter ......,......... Nelson ........ Clara .........,...... Mrs. Parker ...,. Barbara ....,...,. The 1946 Blackhawk .,..Charlotte Guerin ...........Helen Perry ,...,..,...Joyce Lamb .......Dick Youngwith ....,.....Dick Bowles ..,...,.Joe Weldon ......Ralph Fulton ..............Bi11 Karty ,,..,..Audrey Grieves Lorraine Nicholson , . . . . . .Betty Whittemore 35 ft. C214 QS. Dales T0 A REAL TEAM A better pair We've yet to meet, Always kind and quick to greet. Each nook and cranny cleaned with care, Their absence from the place is rare. We thank you kindly, May and Chet, Your lasting friendship's a winning bet. The 1946 Blackhawk GLEE CLUB-SECTION A -Seated, left to right-Ruby Ruppert, Rosella Pfeiffer, Jacqueline Warden, Gwendolyn McCrillis, Betty Whit- temore, Shirley Margis, Joyce Mickelson. Second row, left to right-Shirley Wincapaw, Delores Stickler, Marcelle Moreau, Eula Perry, Barbara Smith- son, Betty Spaulding, Norma Roth. Third row, left to right-Valeria Martell, Helen Perry, Rosella Petitt, Darlene Collins, Shirley Perry, Dorothy Pospischil. GLEE CLUB-SECTION B Seated, left lo right-Doris Karty, Mildred Griffiths, Mary Ann Laudicina, Dorothy Capron, Betty Erick- son, Delores Lamb, Nan Crowe. Second row, left to right-Miss Eastwood, Mildred Fulton. Beverly Boel, Frances Palermo, Joan Marie Holloman, Doris Greer. Viola Doud. Third row, left to right-Beverly Briscoe, Florice Hanson, Joyce Lamb, Audrey Grieves, Corinne GrilHths, Beverly Letheby, Jane Joyce, Faith Christopherson. The 1946 Blackhawk 37 GLEE CLUB-SECTION C Seated, left tingilio, Patricia Pfeilfer, Betty Amato. Second row, Pokorney, Betty Thorson. Third row, Sciacca, Doris McMillan, Charlotte Guerin. Glee Club to right--Benn Sciacca, Darlene Mackey, Virginia Mandera, Angeline Terranova, Dorothy Mar- left to right-Mabel Womack, Roberta Smith, Catherine Pratt, Corrine Strand, Ruth Riley, Joyce left to right--Nancy Smithson, Connie Munoz, Ruby McClellan, Josephine Marino, Grace The Glee Club did not elect officers this year, and it did not get its full start until the second semester. Practices were held Tuesday and Friday nights after school. The girls planned to sing for assemblies and special school Tryouts of the girls determined the ones picked for the sextet or trio. 38 programs. The 1946 Blackhawk 4 t mfg, .k l Q, ' I il C ' N22 X ow 1 1 , K S TJ if f--f f Q X , K , sm! U' V me gl x x. A . h I Aff. S, .J I Tl-ILETIC FOOTBALL-FIRST TEAM Front row, left to right-Ralph Fulton, Donald Burchfleld, Robert Turner, James Petitt, Donald Cornwell. Second row, left Io right-Edwin Garber, Harold Bates, Dale Story, Harold McCri1lis, Charles Mook, William Karty. FOOTBALL TEAM Seated, left to right-Don Cornwell, Bill Karty, Ralph Fulton, Harold McCrillis, Don Burchlield, Charles Mook, Jim Petitt, Edwin Garber. Second row, left to right-Harold Bates, Kenneth Hanson, Charles Brooks, Floyd Drew, Robert Turner, Dale Story, Richard Jensen, Alan Ingram. Third row, left to right-Wesley Piper, Manager: John Keenan, William Gilliam, Leroy Busker, Willard Storlie, Mike Amato, Bill Morgan, Howard Nielson, Harry Hoey, Mr. Barr, Coach. 4.0 The 1946 Blackhawk The 1946 Blackhawk 'football South Beloit 6-Beloit Bw 13 The first game of the year was with our state line rivals, the Beloit B's . This game was originally scheduled for Saturday afternoon at South Beloit but was postponed until Monday night because of bad weather. The game was a hard fought battle, with Beloit on the winning end of a 13 to 6 score. This was a non-conference game, scheduled for the sole purpose of discovering how well our inexperienced players would stand up in a game. The team as a whole performed fairly well, with Bill Pettit outstanding in the line and Charles Mook in the backfield. The game ended with So. Beloit in possession of the ball on Beloit's two-yard line. Mook was acting captain. South Beloit 0-Harvard 25 This, our second home game of the year, proved to be disastrous: for Har- vard arrived at South Beloit with a team that outweighed and outclassed us. The South Beloiters held the Harvard eleven to 6 points during the first half, but during the second half they were tired and not so aggressive as they were in the first. The Harvard eleven pushed over nineteen points while holding the Sobos pointless. Cornwell was acting captain and a standout in the line. Karty made substantial yardage in the pass receiving department. South Beloit 7-Marengo 13 South Beloit's first night game was played under Marengds lights. The journey proved disastrous for the Red and Whites, who suffered their third defeat of the season. The calling back of three touchdowns and a number of penalties helped defeat us. The touchdowns were called back because of South Beloit's being offside, receiving a pass out of bounds, and being guilty of a clipping penalty. Cornwell and Garber showed up exceedingly well in the line with their good blocking and tackling. Mook and McCrillis did very fine work in the backlield. McCrillis was injured because of a high tackle around the neck by a Marengo player. The acting captain of the game was Bill Karty, who received a slight injury to his leg. South Beloit 25-Rockton 6 The interest of Mr. Barr and Jim Martingilio in their fine work of coaching, along with the hard fighting spirit of the team, showed up in the Rockton game, which Was our second night game under lights. Rockton was outplayed in every quarter. Mook carried the first touchdown across by a plunge through the line. Story scored the second by a quarterback sneak. The first half ended with South Beloit 13 and Rockton 6. In the second half Garber carried a pass over, and Mook ran for 35 yards to secure the final touchdown of the game. ' This game was the Hnal one of the season for the team and for the following seniors: Bill Karty, Charles Mook, Don Cornwell, Floyd Drew, and Ralph Fulton, who was acting captain of the game. 41 FOOTBALL FLOYD DREW Although a late season man, he showed up well in our last two games in the end position. RALPH FULTON A senior who did a mighty fine job at right tackle and always kept plugging. DON CORNWELL A very rugged and aggressive left tackle. He was hard hitting and spilled many an opponent behind the oppo- nents' own line. The 1946 Blackhawk 'SNAPSHOTS ED GARBER Ed is only a junior, but he had done exceptionally well at the right end post. He is very fast, and half the time we didn't know Whether he was playing in our or on the other team's backfield. CHARLES Moox A crafty and speedy back who never gave up when the chips were down. 4 QV BILL KARTY He was a very capable left end. He was aggressive on both offense and de- fense. The 1946 Blackhawk BASKETBALL-FIRST TEAM Front row-Alan Ingram, Manager, Mr. C. W. Martell, Coach. Standing, left to right4Harold Bates, John Crowe, Charles Mook, Roger Behling, Bill Karty, Don Cornwell, Edwin Garber, Dick Youngwith, Ralph Fulton, Floyd Drew, Dale Story. fa te r R+ 2 Krew IM- I, A H . V ,xh rf. um sm..- W ,- ...W'wrEvf-ew N x.. ww. BASKETBALL-SECOND TEAM First row, left to right-Robert Turner, Harold Bates, Dale Story, Myron Amato, Charles Brooks. Second row, Ie'ff to right-Arthur James, Manager: Charles Pipitone, Wesley Piper, Harry Hoey, Donald Burchlield, James Petitt, Mr. Chenette, Coach. 4,4 The 1946 Blackhawk ftiaslzefball Qames CHereQ South Beloit 26-Alumni 32 The opening game of the Sobo's basketball season was played on our home floor. The game was very close all the way through, but South Beloit was out- classed in height. The Alumni team was composed of Dick Van Laanen, Ed Pasco, Dean Lehman, Charles Amato, Carl Pettit and George Brausam, all prominent players on teams of other years. Don Cornwell was acting captain of the Sobos for this game. Cflerej South Beloit 4-6-Clinton 27 Clinton received a beating because of the uniformity of good ball handling displayed by South Beloit, whose players showed plenty of speed and deception. Every one of the men worked hard, and the results indicated that South Beloit's chances of winning titles this year are good. Don Cornwell, acting captain of the team for this game, sank fourteen points. The second team displayed a winning streak by chalking up a 33-to-8 victory. Last year's men, Story, Bates, Turner, and Bryce, were competently aided by several freshman recruits to the team. Dale Story, honorary captain of the second team game, racked up eighteen points. CTherej South Beloit 35-Clinton 29 This was a return game for the purpose of getting both teams in condition for meeting bigger and tougher teams in their respective conferences. Both teams were good on rebounds and showed good ball han- dling. Cornwell was the high scorer for South Beloit with 18 points. Our second team snowed under the Clinton second team, defeating them, 61 to 20. Bates racked up 26 points while Amato contributed 16, and Story 15. The second team showed great promise in this game. QThereQ Soutll Beloit 440-Harlem 55 The South Beloit team fought their hardest be- cause they were out to beat their greatest opponents: but Jack Cutler of Harlem proved disastrous to our team by racking up 20 points. Cornwell and Drew helped our score out by sinking 17 points apiece. Our second team, which was outrebounded by the Harlem seconds, was defeated, 20 to 18. Cfherej South Beloit 9-Beloit B 41 A tall, rangy B team sent our team to a bad defeat. The South Beloit team did not play very good ball because of excess traveling, and recklessly throwing the ball away. The baskets were very lively. and every shot taken bounced out. Cornwell was captain and high point man. The second team did not have a game scheduled. Qllerej South Beloit 32-Durand 29 This home game turned out to be a close battle between the two teams. South Beloit was outclassed in handling the ball, but Cornwell sank 19 points while Drew tossed in 9. The second team won by a score of 27 to 21. Amato contributed 10 points, while Bates followed with 9 points. CThere-Pecatonica Tourneyb South Beloit 46-Durand 21 In our first game of the Pecatonica Invitational Tournament, the team displayed very good ball han- dling and passing. Cornwell, captain of the game, The 1946 Blackhawk racked up 17 points, while Drew followed close with 15 points. The second team did well for themselves by de- feating Leaf River, 31 to 26. Bates sank 6 field goals and a free throw, while Story contributed 8 points. QThere-Pecatonica Tourneyj South Beloit 30-Leaf River 31 Both lirst and second teams were defeated in the second game of the Invitational Tournament. Lolling of Leaf River hit the basket from the left corner in the last second of play and beat us out of the cham- pionship by one point. The team as a whole played good basketball by streaks, hitting for awhile and then closing down, while Leaf River kept steadily climbing up. Drew was high point man with 10 points, Cornwell had 8, and Behling and Karty chalked up ll between them. The second team fought hard, but they were beaten out by Pecatonica by a score of 34 to 29. Story was high point man with 13 points. CHerej South Beloit 23-Marengo 41 The Blackhawks lost their second straight confer- ence game, 41 to 23, to Marengo, who controlled nearly all of the rebounds and jump balls because of their height. Cornwell, South Beloit's high scoring forward, was off form, collecting only six points, while Drew racked up four buckets for a total of eight points to take the team's scoring honors. South Beloit played a hard, determined game, outscoring Marengo in the last quarter, 3 to 7. If the team had played the same brand of ball as they did in the final period, the score might have been different. The second team was defeated, 17 to 14. They, too, were outclassed in height. Story dropped 4 field goals through the net. Bates was unable to play because of sickness. fllerej South Beloit 26-St. Thomas 27 This was a hard struggle for anyone's ball game, but we turned out on the short end of it. Floyd Drew. who was sick that night, missed 7 out of 7 free throws. Preceding this game he had a 60 pct. average on gift tosses. The game was a fight to the linish. One of St. Thomas's men became radical and blew the horn 20 seconds ahead of time. There was then a technical foul called on the team, but the free throw was missed by South Beloit: so the game ended as a victory for St. Thomas. Cornwell was high point man with 9 points, followed by Karty with 7 points. The second team game was hard fought, but St. Thomas gained the victory. Amato was high point man with 12 points out of the 18 points scored. The score for the game was 18-24. fflerej South Beloit 25-Beloit B 31 In our second meeting with the Beloit Bees, we were beaten, 31-25. Our team as a whole showed up much better than it did in our previous game with them. Beloit gained the victory by controlling most of the rebounds under both baskets. Cornwell and Mook each scored six points for team scoring honors. This was a non-conference game. Our second team fought hard but were out- maneuvered by Beloit's second B team. Although Beloit players had a lot of height, Sonny Brooks did a very good job on rebounds. Bates was high scorer with eight points. 45 BASKETBALL GAMES fC0l1l1il1118d, CThereQ South Beloit 32-Rockton 26 ln the big game of the year with our nearby rivals, Rockton, we won out in a hard-fought battle, 32-26. From the spectators' viewpoint this could easily have been called a football game, for a grand total of 43 fouls was called. The last of our starting live fouled out, with about two minutes to go. As there are only eight players on the first team, we had to play the remaining two minutes with only three men. Drew was high point man with 14 points. The So. Beloit B's showed the best ball handling of the season in their opener with the Rockton B's. Amato and Bates had 13 points apiece for scoring honors, while Story and Brooks did good work in rebounding and ball handling. fHerej South Beloit 27-Alumni 4-4 This game was played to raise money for the March of Dimes. The South Beloit team played the tall, well-built, good-looking vets. It was a hard- fought game, but the cleverness of the old stars of South Beloit High was too much for us. Russ Stickler was high point man for the vets with 10 points. Corn- well, with 10 points, was high point man for the losers. CHereD South Beloit B 27--Lincoln 37 The South Beloit team fought hard, but Lincoln's speed was too much for them. Hanson of Lincoln caused considerable damage by dropping 9 buckets and a free throw. Amato was high scorer for the losers with 10 points. Cfherej South Beloit 35-Durancl 26 In another non-conference game our team came out on the winning side by a score of 35-26. This was the third meeting of the two teams this season, South Beloit winning all three games. Man to man defense was tried out in this game for the first time and worked very successfully. Cornwell was high point man with 21 points. The B team also came out on top, Bates racking up 16 points to send the Durand B's down to defeat, 25-17. Story and Brooks did a good job on rebounds and ball handling. Cfherej South Beloit 27-St. Thomas 36 The Sobos journeyed down to Rockford to tangle with the Tommies and came out on the losing end of a 36-27 score. Our team performed fairly well on their gym floor, which is twice the size of our own gym, but the St. Thomas team was red-hot. Cornwell was high point man with 10 points, and Drew fol- lowed closely with 6. The B team was also handicapped by the size of the floor, but they came out on the winning end of a 23-17 score. Story and Amato chalked up 7 points apiece for scoring honors. QHerej South Beloit 35-Harlem 47 This was the game that we really wanted to win but didn't. The whole South Beloit team played good ball throughout the entire game, but the Harlem team still outplayed us. Karty performed well on rebounds, while Behling looked good with his ball handling. Drew was high point man with 15 points, closely fol- lowed by Karty with 10. The B team victory over the Harlem B's was a pleasure because in past years Harlem has been nosing 46 South Beloit out. Bates racked up 15 points, while Amato and Story had 14 points between them. fThereJ South Beloit 440-Marengo 61 The Sobos fought harder in this game than in any previous one, but Shearer's 6'4 and Behnke proved too much for us: and each of them was able to rack up 19 points apiece against us. Cornwell, who racked up 14 points, showed a great deal of cleverness in handling the ball. Drew, who was honorary captain, laid in 5 buckets. The B team was beaten, 25-36, because of Ma- rengo's ability to control the rebounds. Story and Bates had 20 points between them, while Holiday and Rudy of the losers had 22. vs 61611 fHerej South Beloit 50-Rockton 29 The Rockton game, which was a rough and fast one, was the last home game for seven seniors. The South Beloit live started off with an eight-point lead and never were threatened. Drew dropped in 5 buckets, while Cornwell made 6 buckets and 2 free throws. It was a well-played game and marked by good ball handling. The B's had an easy game against the Rockton B's: so it gave the South Beloit reserves a chance for some experience. South Beloit rolled up a score of 36-12. Amato was high scorer for the winners with 13 points while Sharp chalked up 4 points for the losers. Monroe Center District Tournament South Beloit 47-Caledonia 23 This was our lirst game in the Monroe Center District Tournament. Caledonia had a nice little team, but it was small and inexperienced. Cornwell, Drew, and Karty were not allowed to play in this game because of an infraction of a rule: so the burden fell on the second team men, who came through very nicely. Story, a forward on the second team, was the scoring ace of the night, chalking up eight lield goals and a free throw for seventeen points. Behling, cap- tain, who turned in a nice job on rebounds, followed with eleven points, scored on live field goals and a free throw. Monroe Center District Tournament South Beloit 38-Kirkland 71 South Beloit's participation in the Monroe Center District Tournament concluded the basketball season for the '45-'46 team. A lighting South Beloit team went down to defeat, 38-71, at the hands of a speedy Kirkland five. Thurlby, known as the best center on a high school team in the state of Illinois today, caused considerable damage by racking up 28 points. The starting lineup for our team was as follows: forwards, Cornwell and Drew: guards, Behling and Mookg center, Karty. Cornwell, who was captain for the game, made 9 points, while Karty, with ll points, was high scorer. Fulton and Garber did a good job of passing and rebounding. Some of the second team fellows who played were Story, Bates, and Amato, who did a good job of help- ing the team in their attempt to win over Kirkland. South Beloit and Kirkland had 65 fouls called between them. Karty, Mook, Garber, and Fulton fouled out for South Beloit, and Thurlby and Munch did the same for Kirkland. Kirkland eliminated West Rockford and Belvidere in the Regional Tournament. East Rockford, rated third in the state, was threatened by Kirkland, but in the final minutes of play defeated them by three points. The 1946 Blackhawk -I I Individual Basketball Snapshots ED GARBER Ed is a very aggressive basketball player. He plays hard and fast at any one of the three posts the coach assigns him. ' BILL KARTY Bill does a fairly good job of re- bounds and does his share of hitting the hoop. ROGER BEHLING Roger is a very rugged player. He is high spirited and never gives up until the final Whistle. The 1946 Blackhawk 47 Q. M332 pq-x L. BF we JOHN CROWE John came up from La Grange, and his height is coming in handy. RICHARD YOUNGWITH In his second year of basketball, he did a fairly good job as forward. DON CORNWELL, Captain This Well-built young man is a good defensive man as well as the spark of the offense, being able to shoot with either hand. The I9 4 6 Blackhawk CHARLES MOOK He is a fast guard and a capable man when it comes to feeding his teammates the ball. RALPH FULTON Ralph is a hard player and a very good rebounder. He never quits. FLoYD DREW A swift and tricky forward who sparked our team in the best manner. Not a game was played without Floyd's contributing more than his share. The 1946 Blackhawk aselvall --- gifting 06 l9L,l5 Charles Mook, Bill Karty, Dale Story, and Floyd Drew per- formed in the infield on the South Beloit l945 baseball team while Gus Erickson, Don Cornwell, Allen Gibbons, and Roger Behling played in the outfield. The pitching duties were laid on the capable shoulders of Cy Bryce, who turned in an exceptionally good job, pitching every game. His battery mates were Dick van Laanen and Harold Bates. South Beloit was entered in Beloit's Junior Legion League, which was composed of six teams. Our team wound up the season tied with Lincoln Junior High of Beloit for the League championship, with a standing of four games won and one lost. Our first game of the season was played against the Lincoln Alumni, South Beloit winning 8 to 4. Our second we also won from Roose- velt Junior High 8 to 6, and our third was a win also, in which we trounced Lincoln, who were last year's champions, 16 to 4. Our fourth straight win was over the Brother Dutton team, which we beat 9 to 7. Our last game of the season, which we hoped to win in order to have a clear claim to the title, we lost to Roosevelt Alumni 8 to 7. Leading batters of the season were Bill Karty, with a .624 per- centage and Dick van Laanen, with a .398 percentage. The 1946 Blackhawk Mr. Barr GOGCLZS To know Mr. Barr and Jim Martingilio is to know their loyalty, sportsmanship, and friendly ways. Under their coaching our foot- ball team Was full of iight and determination. Our thanks are most heartily and sincerely given to them. Jim Martingilio The 1946 Blackhawk niggas it -to 3 was as-Taaa'a'g2ea5'g.afegaa2 ' 55Mf5J'5W55F -- was.,-,ws-f.143'sL,,..,M,1:, ? I 1 M VM MEM., New 5 aeawadm kwa wrgixgwlw 3.5-I 5 5555 5- 5- 5 E 52355 F EM 5.15-namegggggwwa 1' sea-amesgfgigai,-a Q: M 5 ana e nn 55 a ' 555 515 55555-5 5155555 555555 555555 5 -ss QT' First row, left to right-Valeria Martell, Betty Spaulding. Second row-Alice Brady, Florice Hanson. Third row-Bill Joyce, Joe Weldon. CHEERLEADERS An assembly was held to elect the five cheerleaders for the year. They had no adviser, but they composed new cheers and worked out new motions. Joe Weldon and Bill Joyce joined the cheerleaders later. The cheerleaders proved active at the games. 52 The 1946 Blackhawk ' 7 fain I I lb W QM mf fx hawk Nl ggi 3 1 Q t umofz I think that I shall never see, A bug as pesty as a flea, A flea whose hungry mouth is pressed, Against the flesh, inside the vest, A flea who chews the fat all day. And makes his victim dearly pay, A flea, no letup, no refrain, And intimately fills with pain, Poems are wrecked by fools like me, But God only knows how a Plea-can be. 0 0.0 Do you know Amos? Amos who? A mosquito. 0'0 1: 0 Have an accident? No, thanks, just had one. 0 0.0 Bring out the pressure cooker, Ma, I want to can some Corn! 0 0,0 Bev. L.: I didn't have no fun at the sea shore. this. Miss Porter: Gus E., how should I correct ?., Gus: Get a boy friend. 0 0,0 The suspense is terrific, We're put to the test- Which girl in the class will The new boy like best? 0 0,0 Stage Manager: Can you dance? Alice: S. M.: Alice: S. M.: cialty? Alice: S. M.: here for? Alice: S. M.: :A No, sir. 'Can you sing? No, sir. Do you do a dialogue or a spe- No, sir. Then what the devil did you come My looks. Well, you can hunt for them a while, but I don't think you'll find them here. 0 0.0 Well, as the rabbit said when he ran from the burning forest, I've been De-Furred! 54 Joyce L.: Why is a rabbit's nose always shiny? Audrey: Why? Joyce: Because he has the puff on the wrong end. .5 Well, as the brush said to the floor- An- other crack out of you and you'll get a shellacking! ,O Miss Porter: Bill, what is a synonym? Bill K.: A synonym is a word you use when you can't spell the other one. 0 0,0 Judge: Why were you racing through town at this rate? Floyd D.: My brakes are out of order and I wanted to get home before there was an accident. Q.. I'm Cold. Hi, Cold. How's Mrs. Cold and all the Little Shivers? ,O I'm Hot. Hi, Hot. How's Mrs. Hot and all the Little Sweaters? Well, Dial me and call me Phoney, If this isn't a Family Affair! 0:0 Well, as the tub said to the soap, Give me a ring Saturday night! 0 0.0 Bud: Would you scold me for something I didn't do? Miss Norcross: Of course not-that wouldn't be fair. Bud: Well, I didn't do my homework. 0 0,0 Mrs. Smith: I'd like to be frank this morning. Pat P.: With the income he makes, who wouldn't? 4. Mr. Scheibel: Order, please. Rog B.: Double chocolate malted. 0 0.0 Mr. Youngwith: Why do you say your report card marks are under water? Swanie: Because they're all below C level. The 1946 Blackhawk Floyd: Between you and me, how do you like my girl friend? John C.: Between you and me, not so good. But alone-oh, boy! 0 0,0 Ralph: I would like to marry your daughter. Mr. Griffiths: Well, sir, you can leave your name and address, and if nothing better turns up, we can notify you. Bill J.: What is the date, please? Miss Norcross: Never mind the date. The examination is more important. Bill J.: Well, I wanted to have something right on my paper. 0 0,0 Mr. Bowles: Why do you go steady with Rosemary? Dick: She's so different from other girls. Mr. Bowles: 'AI-low so? Dick: She's the only girl who will go with me. 4, Audrey G.: Don't turn out the light, Nick. Don't you know that love is blind? Nick W.: Yeah, but your old man's not in love. .:. Ralph F.: I'll never forget the time I played there with Lock College. Charles M.: You mean Yale. Ralph: What a game! Charles: What position did you play? Ralph: In the first half I was left- Charles: End? Ralph.: Left out. In the second half I was back- Charles: You were back in? Ralph: No, away back. 0 0.0 Shirley P.: i'That fresh taxicab driver of- fered me a quarter for a kiss. Dorothy P.: What are you looking in your pocketbook for? Shirley P.: HGee! I thought I'd lost the quarter. 4. Dick Bowles to his teacher: My dachs- hund died. - Mr. Scheibel: Too bad! What hap- pened? Dick B.: I-Ie met his end going around a tree. 0:0 Marie A.: 'iThe Sing Sing football team Wants to play the West Point team. Beverly N.: I wonder why Sing Sing wants to play the army? Marie A. They probably Want to prove that the pen is mightiertthan the sword. The 1946 Blackhawk Dorothy C.: If you were my husband, I'd give you poison. ' Dick Y.: IfI were your husband, I'd take ir. 4. Ivan N. : His name is Joe, but we call him Flannel. Leroy B.: His name is Joe, but you call him Flannel? I suppose you call him Flan- nel for short? Ivan N.: No, because he shrinks from washing. 6:0 Beverly L.: People should call you 'Ama- zon . Harold B.: Why? Beverly L.: Because you're so wide at the mouth. 'Z- Mr. Chenette: My hair is coming out- what shall I get to keep it in? Mr. Barr: A paper bag. 0 0,0 A farmer was driving past an insane asy- lum with a load of fertilizer. An inmate of the asylum saw him and called, What are you hauling? Fertilizer, the farmer replied. What are you going to do with it? Put it on my strawberries. You ought to live in here: we get sugar and cream on them. 0:0 Willard S. Cin a philosophical moodj: Aren't ants funny little things? They work and work, and never play. Doris G.: Oh, I don't know about that. Every time I go to a picnic they are there. 9 0.0 Mr. Martell: I want to buy a present for my wife. Clerk: Can I interest you in something in silk stockings? Mr. Martell-: Well, let's see about the present first. 4. Faith C.: Eugene has proposed to every girl he knows. Eula P.: 'iThat so? Faith C.: Yes, he's been turned down so often he looks like a bedspread. Beverly B.: A man I've never seen before asked me for a kiss. r Joyce M.: A fresh one, eh? Beverly B.: Yes Joyce M.: Did you slap his face? Beverly B.: As soon as he got through. 55 Bill K.: l'm going to join a circus. Floyd D.: What are you going to do in a circus? Bill K.: I'm going to be a midget. Floyd D.: You're too big for a midget. Bill K.: That's the idea. I'll be the big- gest midget in the world. 0 0,0 They were having their first date, and Betty S. was laying down the rules. Betty S.: I don't stand for neckingf' John C.: You don't? Betty S.: No, standing makes me tired. 0 0.0 Bill M.: That mouth organ you gave me for my birthday is easily the best present I've ever had. Aunt: I'm glad you like it. Bill M.: Yes-Mother gives me a quarter a week not to play it. o 0,0 Allen A.: What's the difference between kissing your sister and your sweetheart? Roger B.: About twenty-five seconds. Q 0.0 Darlene C. wears awfully tight shoes, doesn't she? Sure, it's the only chance she has to be squeezed. 0:0 A pretty girl who was continually being kissed on the forehead must have invented high heels. 6:0 Mr. Scheibel: My wife and I were walk- ing down the street the other day, and when We came to a mud puddle, I didn't carry her across. Miss Norcross: What did she say to that? Mr. Scheibel: She said I wasn't as gallant as I was when she was a gal. Miss Norcross: What did you say? Mr. Scheibel: I told her she wasn't as buoyant as she was when I was a boy. Q 0.0 Helen P.: Do you love me with all your heart and soul? Don C.: Uh-huh. Helen P.: Do you think Ilm the most beautiful girl in the world? Don C.: Uh-huh. Helen P.: Do you think my lips are like rose petals? Don C.: Uh-huh. Helen P.: Oh, you say the most beauti- ful things. 56 Alice B.: When he insulted me, I told him I never wanted to see his face again. Val M.: What did he say to that? Alice B.: Nothing He just got up and turned out the light. 0:4 Chauffeur: All this talk about back-seat drivers is bunk. I've driven a car for ten years and I've never had a word from be- hind. Cabby What sort of car do you drive? Chauffeur: A hearse. 0 0.0 Ruth R.: I've been asked to get married lots of times. Lorraine N.: Who asked you? Ruth R.: Mother and Father. o of Chuck P. was hauled into court for speeding. Judge: Don't you know you can get into trouble for speeding? You're liable to get forty dollars or thirty days in jail. Chuck P.: That's easy, Judge. l'll take the forty dollars. o 0.0 Gus E.: She gave me her lips-she gave me her heart. Now I want her hand. Joe W.: What are you doing-piece- work? DOGGEREL Of all the animals the dog Means most to human life- A man is in the doghouse if He quarrels with his wife. A gentleman high-stepping it Is called a gay old dog: A stylish gentleman, we say Is putting on the dog. A shiftless, inefficient man Is lazy as a dog. And when a man's a perfect cad We snarl at him, You dog! He's going to the dogs, we cry: We get all hot and flustered Because our dogs are killing us! We eat hot dogs with mustard. We often wear a hang-dog look, Get dog-tired now and then- If dogs could speak, I wonder, now What they would say of men? The 1946 Blackhawk Did you ever hear of the moron who took a mop to the basketball game with him be- cause he heard that the boys dribbled down the floor? 4 0.0 Mrs. Fuller: Aren't those eggs ready yet? Betty S.: No, they've been boiling for an hour now: but they just won't get soft. 0 0,0 Allen A.: Why did the moron tiptoe past the medicine chest? Joe W.: So as not to wake the sleeping pills. Q 0,0 Miss Norcross: Why are the medieval centuries called the Dark Ages ? Gus E.: Because it was the knight time. Mr. Chenette: My doctor told me to use dumbbells for exercise. That's why I'm teaching school. 0 4.0 Teacher: And what will you do, dear, when you are as big as your mother? Little Girl: Diet Did you ever hear of the moron who took his knee apart to see if there was any beer in the joint? Corrine S.: I'd love to have a little home of my own. Charles M.: Wouldn't that be great! Then we could get married. o 0,0 Betty W.: It was a beef stew romance. Wilma U.: What is that? Betty W.: She was always beefing and he was always stewed. 0 4.0 Valeria M.: Do you love me? Ralph F.: Yes, dear. Valeria M.: Would you die for me? Ralph F.: No-mine is an undying love. 0 0.0 Corinne G.: What kind of a husband do you think I should look for? Alice B.: Better leave the husbands alone and look for a single man. The 1946 Blackhawk Have you heard about the little moron who went to the lumber yard to look for his draft board? 9 0.0 We have just heard of a truly distressing instance of absence of mind, of which, we understand, our friend Mr. Scheibel was the victim. The other evening he proceeded bed- ward, as usual, and, in a fit of absence of mind, put the candle into bed and blew him- self out. 9 0,0 She was only a surgeon's daughter, but oh what a cut-up! 4 9,0 Bill J.: What did the little firefly say that backed into the buzz saw? Dick B.: I don't know. What? Bill J.: De-lited-no end. 9 0,0 Floyd D.: Are you going to take your girl to the movies. A Bill K.: We don't have to go to the movies. Floyd D.: Why not? Bill K.: Her mother and dad are going. Never trust a girl who says she loves you more than anybody else in the world. It proves that she has been experimenting. 'I' Dick Y.: Do you enjoy winter sports? Betty S.: Yes, I did, until one tried to get smart with me and I slapped his face. Q 4,0 Mr. Barr: What is cowhide chieiiy used for? Marion B.: To hold the cow together. Rosella P.: Why do you sprinkle gun- powder on your food? Katherine M.: I want my hair to grow out in bangs. Q 0.0 Connie M.: Why did you pour whiskey on your victory garden? Pat P.: I wanted to grow stewed tomatoes. 0 0.0 Joyce L.: They say he's a regular lady- killer. Audrey G.: I'll say he is. I-Ie starves them to death. 57 CALENDAR September 4 School starts: has everyone got his books? Me neither. lO Nice warm weather gets us out of school early. 15 Polio rage cancels many football games. 22 Beloit Bees, brace yourself kids, we lost. October 12 Columbus Day: no vacation. 16 Time to cram! End of six weeks. 19 Rest up for the game tonight. Institute. 19 We did it, kids. Victory over Rockton. 26 Institute again. Nice, isn't it? 27 Who broke a mirror? We lost to Harlem. November 17 Everyone have a good time at the Sophomore Dance? 20 Alumni here. Wait till next time. 22 Thanksgiving vacation. Don't eat too much turkey. 26 27 December 8 10 ll 18 ZO 20 20 21 January 3 4 5 8 ll 15 18 58 Here we are again back to the old routine. I knew We could do it-victory over Clinton. Junior Dance. Isn't that music groovy? Flu comes to South Beloit High School. Where is everybody? Senior Class Play is a big success. We did it again-this time we beat Durand. Christmas vacation starts. Hope Santa treats you right. Pecatonica Tournament. Say, we're getting good. We beat Durand again. Leaf River at Pecatonica. Well, they only beat us by one point. Everyone have a nice Christmas? Marengo here: they did it again. Gee it's cold out. Wish I could stay home in bed. St. Thomas here. Where's that four-leaf clover? Harvard hereg we beat 'em, kids! Beloit Bees got us again. Well, Rockton can't beat us! The 1946 Blackhawk 23 24 25 29 February l 8 ll 12 15 22 March l 6 15 April l 10 1 9 22 26 May CALENDAR CC0ntinuedj Exams. Oh, well, what's the fun of getting exempt? Exams again. It's a new semester with a clean slate: watch that slate get dirty. St. Thomas beat us again. Harlem's got a curse on us: they won again. We play Marengo there. Guess who Won? Ah, those dear teachers have institute and We get a vacation. Aren't you glad Lincoln was born? No school today! We play Harvard there. Washington Cheats us-school all day today, What better way to start the month than with the Annual Dance? My, how those six Weeks do fly! Deadline for the rest of the annual to be sent to the printers. Anybody make a fool of you today? April Eool's Day. That junior play surely had a full house! Another vacation for Good Friday. Everybody have a nice Easter? The senior dance was a real hit. l-May Day-I wonder who was crowned queen today? 17 24 27-28 3 l June 2 3 4 The 1946 Blackhawk Junior-Senior banquet. Boy, what eats I Senior exams. Wonder if I ilunked? Senior trip. This is the life for me. Class Day exercises. Baccalaureate. Graduation. Well, after four long years We're free! 59 ELGIN, HAMILTON, GRUEN, AND BULOVA WATCHES A Complete Line of SMART NEW JEWELRY FUTURE BUILDERS OF AMERICA Class of 1946 I extend my heartiest congratu- lations. Some of you will continue your education in our fine colleges and universities, solne will enter business and industry, some will serve our country on the four cor- ners of the globe. Wherever you are ancl whatever you may do, I wish you success in your endeavors. Bill Hamlin Your Jeweler M. A. HAMLI 60 The 1946 Blackhawk Home of H. D. Restaurant SOCIETY BRAND CLOTHES JUST GOOD FOOD N National 'Clothing 221 State Street H 0 u se Beloit, Wig' Beloit, Wisconsin Compliments Of KLENZADE Pkonucts, INC. H Beloit, Wisconsin HGDGITICII1 Printing Gene'5 Stqndqrd Company Service SINCE 1906 Rytex Stationery IsoVis and Quaker State Markwell Staplers Mvwr Oil 144 South State Street 312 Blackhawk Blvd. South Beloit, Ill Beloit, Wisconsin ' Phone 1783 The 1946 Blackhawk 61 Super-Creamed W H I T E 'S Ice Cream COMPLETE FOUNTAIN SERVICE I SANDWICHES Blackhawk Blvd. South Beloit, Illinois Congratulations and Good Luck To the Seniors of 1946 1-5 MIKE DONOVAN FINE GROCERIES AND MEATS Telephone 3057 511 Blackhawk Boulevard South Beloit, Illinois Phone 1727 Storage State Fur Shop '5Exclusive F urriersv - RESTYLING . . . CLEANING . . . GLAZING 227 State Street Beloit, Wisconsin 62 The 1946 Blackhawk Beloit Furniture Company A. Sternlichl, Prop. COMPLETE HOUSE FURNISHERS 313 State Street Beloit, Wisconsin Buying for Our New, Modern Compressing Plant: JUNK Old Sheet Iron : Fence Wire : Scrap Iron Rags, Batteries, Waste Paper, and Magazines Qu WILLIAM LANS SONS COMPANY 201 Wheeler Avenue South Beloit, Illinois Terry's Lunch TRY OUR SPECIAL SUNDAES AND HOME MADE PIES The Home of Good Food Home Cooked Meals Home Made Ice Cream Fountain Service Try Our Sunday Dinners The 1946 Blackhawk Telephone 2580 MSAY IT WITH F LOWERS Vw Beloit Floral 313 State Street Beloit, Wisconsin THE BOSMA STUDIO wishes to thank the 1946 Seniors of the South Beloit High School for their IJr'1'lIl'0ll3gB. We hope we will be called upon to serve you in the future. if You Will Enjoy Our Service and Prices I N S U R A N C E , For Every Need H e n ry B fl I I ,IEWELER N C. E. F. Scheibel Phone 3010-M Oppggite Second National Bank 542 Wheeler Ave. S0l.ltll Beloit, Ill. 64 The 1946 Blackhawk J. W. Anderson, Jeweler FOR THE FINEST QUALITY IN DIAMONDS -Also- BULOVA, HAMILTON, ELGIN, C-RUEN WATCHES Telephone 276 132 West Grand Avenue, Beloit, Wisconsin Telephone 5000 Congratulations, Class of '46 iSauer's Paint and Wallpaper Co. psf Sly's Gl'0Cel'y Paints . . Wallpaper . . Glass FRUIT, VEGETABLES, MEAT Window Shades ' Pictures and Picture Framing Phone 735 348 Springfield Avenue 323 State Street Beloit, Wisconsin Compliments from Compliments Chapman's of N John Shea's Barber Sho L A D 1 E S 9 p 205 State Street Beloit, Wisconsin DRESS WEAR Midwest Adjustment Co., Inc. T. M. Collins, Mgr. COLLECTIONS - CREDIT REPORTS 211 State Street Telephone 2829 The 1946 Blackhawk 65 Congratulations to the Class of 1946! Clarence J. Griffiths EXCAVATING CONTRACTOR 'cWe Move the Eartlin Phone 2289 South Beloit, Illinois Phone 391 S'CHROEDER'S The Finest ill ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES 1016 Blackhawk A. Schroeder J. Van Laanen American 'Cleaners The Hub 147 West Grand Phone 701 THE HOME OF GOOD CLOTHES FURNISHINGS AND SHOES Cleaning, Pressing, and Repairing and FUI' Men and Young Men Hats Cleaned and Blocked 66 The 1946 Blackhawk Dallman's Hardware 'cHardware for H ardweari' BUILDERS' HARDWARE - SPORTING GOODS - BPS PAINTS Telephone 58 326 State Street Lundstrom 6' Peterson Company Wfholesale and Retail PAINTS, WALLPAPER and PAINTERS' SUPPLIES Phone 62 State and Broad Sts. Beloit, Wis. Strasburg Gasoline and Oils South State Street At Turtle Creek Bridge Telephone 4-700 The Hamburger Gray's Grocery VEGETABLES p MILK . . . MEATS PaulaudTony OLEOMARGARINE State Street Beloit, Wisconsin 460 Blackhawk Blvd' TELEPHONE 360 Congratulations froln The Eight BaII Billiards Bob Harrell, Prop. 410 State Street Beloit, Wisconsin The I 94 6 Blackhawk Phone 5117 Nielson Oil Company PENN STATE MOTOR OIL 315 Blackhawk Blvd. South Beloit, Illinois Congratulations to the Krueger's Class of ,46 THE CARPET STORE 416 State Street Fleldls Grocery Beloit, Wig' 548 Shin-land Avenue South Beloit, Illinois AI's Snack Shop The Place to Eat Hamburgers : Baked Beans : Malteds : Home-made Chili : Ice Cream PHONE 4182 -Clevenger Refrigeration PIumb'5 Lungheg E. W. Clevenger, Prop. for COMMERCIAL AND DOMESTIC G O O D F O O D SALES AND SERVICE 437 Broad 153 W. Grand 142 State Street Beloit, Wisconsin Bel0ife Wi5C0n5iU 68 The I9 4 6 Blackhawk Congratulations to Class of '46 Compliments Ken,S Barber Shop Niagara Billiards G6 E L 9 79 462 Blackhawk Blvd. A G NT EMAN S GAME South Beloit, Illinois State Street Beloit, Wisconsin Curt Freitag, Prop. Compliments of John Nielsen Engineering Company DESIGNERS and MACHINISTS South Beloit, Illinois Block System Society Cleaners, lnc. FOR QUALITY DRY CLEANING CALL 3900 Al Friedl, Manager 506 Blackhawk Boulevard South Beloit I Joe s Market , , McMahon's Shell Joe Plpltone, Prop. r i Meats . . . Fresh Vegetables Se V Ce Ice Cream and Candies 1 ' 246 Blackhawk Blvd. PHONE 1038 SOIIIII Beloit, IIliI10iS CORNER CENTER AND SOUTH EIGHTH L The 1946 Blackhawk 69 C ongrutulatio ns, Clark J. Moriarty Class of 1946 'cRight in the Heart of the Cityn T ' I T Beloit, Wisconsin rlang e ap Congratulations to the Class of '46! HERB and MARY EARLE'S 'GROCERY A Link Food Store GROCERIES AND MEATS 403 Oak Grove Avenue South Beloit, Illinois Phone 1339 Free Delivery Krause's Sport h 0 Compliments p To the Class of ,46 MoToRCYcLEs, BICYCLES, AND SPORTING Goons BICYCLE REPAIRING Belolt Hosleryco' South Beloit, Illinois Phone 573 2141 State Street Beloit, Wisconsin 70 The 1946 Blackhawk Duenow Electric Shop Gordon M. Greer ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR 414 State Street Beloit, Wis. Beloit 'Grill HOT PLATE LUNCHES AND DINNERS 317 State Street Beloit, Wiscollsin Robertson Refrigeration SALES AND SERVICE Phone 3749 223 State Street Beloit, Wisconsill Howe's Barber Compliments to Class of '46 5h0P Beloit News Burton 0. Elert, Manager Agency 215 State Street Phone 3523 Beloit, WiS- 432 State Street Beloit, Wisconsin R0y'S Service Congratulations, Class of 1946 Phone 1022 326 Blackhawk Blvd. South Beloit, Ill. Eve rettfslf The 1946 Blackhawk 71 Beloit Beloit Beloit Beloit Beloit Beloit Beloit Compliments of Advertising and Donation Members Box Board Company Citizens Loan Association Concrete Stone Company Daily News Iron Wo1'lis Lumber Company State Bank Bredesen Brothers E. L. Chester Company Dougan Guernsey Farm Eschis Lunch Fairbanks-Morse 81 Company Fourth Street Stores Freeman Shoe Corporation Gardner Machine Company George Brothers Goldhergis Ready-to-Wear Goodall Crowley Oil Company Goodenough Music Service Harris Stores Hilton Hotel Otto Hirth 8: Son Hulhurt 8 Winger S. S. Kresge Company McNeany's R. T. Morrill Murkland's National Clothing House Reitler Clothing Company Rosman-Uehling-Kinzer Sears, Roebuck 8: Company Second National Bank Simonds-Worden-Wllite and Dowd Van Wart Agency Warner Electric Brake Mfg. Co. Wiscollsin Knife Wo1'ks Wisconsin Power Sz Light Co. Wisconsin Theatres Enterprise Wright 8a Wagner Dairy Company L. B. Yagla Radio Sales Beloit Association of Commerce 72 The 1946 Blackhawk The 1946 Blackhawk 1945 ALUMNI Lorraine Freeman-Beloit College Louise Pospischil--Freeman's Shoe Co. Kenneth Kamens-Navy Nina Moldenhauer-Freemans Shoe Co. Helen Garetson--Kresge's Par Perkins-Fairbanks Morse '25 Co. Beth Goldsworthy-Woolworth's Donald Curieves-Navy Elaine Rippie-Klenzade Products, Inc. Dorothy Youngwith-Fairbanks Morse 'iff Co. Delores Thorson-Nursing School at Temple, Texas Melvin Wincapaw-Navy Josephine Mandera-Freeman's Shoe Co. Romaine Kemp-Beloit Telephone Co. Annabelle Scott-Housewife Peggy Smith-Beloit College Dick Van Laanen-Beloit College Josephine Lentine-Freeman's Shoe Co. Jacqueline Singletary-Receptionist in Dr. Pauline Anderson-Freeman's Shoe Co. Jane Edgerton-Gardner Machine Co. Allen Gibbons-Beloit College Ulysses Harris-Navy Gunderson's Office Virginia Martingilio-Preeman's Shoe Co. Marion Pasco-Rockford Business College Beverly Hurlbut-Yates American Machin Owen Story-Navy Emery Wacaser-Navy e Co. k-1 The Gulch Beloit Business Menys Ass0ciation Q-w CoI's Grocery Richman Bros. -Co. Glenn Barber GROCERIES . . . MEATS ,,He Suits Me, GAS AND OIL HOME OF FINE CLOTHES 1320 Blackhawk Blvd. Phone 224-4- South Beloit, Illinois 409 E. Grand Ave. Beloit, Wisconsin Ideal Concrete Products and Fuel Co. W. C. KEPPLINGER, Proprietor TELEPHONE 3000 624 Eastern Avenue South Beloit, Illinois Compliments to the Class of '46 Introducing S T A T E L I N E PLUMBING AND HEATING Phone 6015 E. B. Cornwell J. Bates 428 Oak Grove Avenue South Beloit, Illinois The 1946 Blackhawk 75 Kramar's GROCERIES, MEATS, AND FRUITS Phone 1911 1014 Blackhawk Blvd. South Beloit, Illinois Royal HOME MADE CANDIES FRESH DAILY Phone 1024- 116 West Grand Avenue Beloit, Wiscollsill Telephone 660 Johnson's Sport and Cycle Shop CADILLAC BICYCLES AND ACCESSORIES FISHING AND HUNTING SUPPLIES 614 Fourth Street Beloit, Wiscolisin Compliments of We Clean Everything That Can Be Cleaned State Line Produce Company Olympic Cleaners DRY CLEANING . . . PRESSING 960 Gardner Street South Beloit, Illinois 444 Gardner Street South Beloit, Illinois Best Wishes of Hendley fr Whittemore Co. Manufacturers of PUNCHES - SHEARS - BENDING ROLLS AND WOODWORKING MACHINERY Beloit, Wisconsin 76 The 1946 Blackhawk Phone 475 M 6' M Shoe Repair Witte-Barker Co. Service PLUMBING, HEATING, AND SHEET METAL 163 West Grand Avenue Beloit, Wisconsin 203-10 State Street Beloit, Wis. Congratulations to the Class of '46 Old Fashion Bake Shop WE SPECIALIZE IN DECORATED CAKES AND PASTRIES 108 West Grand Telephone 182 Beloit, Wisconsin Compliments from PooIe's Barber Shop WE AIM TO PLEASE 127 West Grand Avenue Beloit, Wisconsill Fourth Street Stores Company F U R N I T U R E FLOOR COVERINGS 619-621 Fourth St. Beloit, Wisconsin Adams Appliance Co. 159 West Grand Avenue VACUUM CLEANERS REFRIGERATORS HEATERS RADIOS Beloit, Wisconsin WASHING MACHINES UNIVERSAL RANGES SHELLAN E GAS IRONERS FURNITURE The 1946 Blackhawk 77 Compliments of Yagla Sales RADIO AND PHOTOGRAPHIC HEADQUARTERS Phone 3289 430 East Grand Avenue Beloit, Wisconsin Congratulations to Class of '46! Congratulations to the Senior Class , of 1946! So. Belolt Shoe Repo Daley Funeral -Also- HARNESS REPAIRING Home 532 Blackhawk Blvd. 816 East Grand llvenuf' . , , , Phone 471 Belolt, Wlsconsln South B610lt, Illlnols Wolfe Service Station Oscar Wolfe, Prop. MOBIL GAS Pleasant and Bushnell MOBIL OIL Telephone 11941 John Rindfleisch Little shane shop Florist WE D0 OUR BEST STORE: 512 E. GRAND AVE. Phone 917 Downstairs Under Gateway Hotel G R E E N H 0 U S E Walter Jones, Jr. Carl Brown Pl 637 Nlanager Prop. 10116 78 The 1946 Blackhawk Compliments Beloit Consumers' Co-operative GROCERIES . . . MEATS 424 State Street Beloit, Wisconsin CONGRATULATIONS, GRADUATES from THE SOUTH BELOIT LION'S 'CLUB Q-w Leona's Beauty V, t L h IC or unc Shop Y Leona Grommes, Owner CHARLES PIPITONE Beauty Services as Wille in Range Proprietor as They Are Talented in Execution Phone 4400 4444 Gardner South Beloit, Illinois 129 West Grand Avenue The 1946 Blackhawk 79 Chilson Drug Company THE PRESCRIPTION PHARMACY Phone 303 437 East Grand Avenue LERNOR IRON 6' METAL CO. Buyers of ALL GRADES OF FERROUS AND NON-FERROUS METALS Including SCRAP IRON AND STEEL, AUTO TIN, WIRE, PAPER, RAGS, BATTERIES, BRASS, COPPER Congramlations Congratulations to the To the Class of 1946 Class of '46 on Urn I' - Om an Frank's C S e S C P Y GRAVEL PIT 549 Gardner Street South Beloit, Illinois The 194 6 Blackhawk Congratulations to the Class of '46 Beloit Cleaners and Tailors TELEPHONE Office 1493 Plant 702 408-4-10 Broad Street Beloit, Wfisconsin City Bakery Henry Gmach, Prop. Skeet's Beanery BEANS JUST LIKE GRANDMNS CAKES, PASTRIESQ AND BREAD Phone 5660 123 Blackhawk Blvd. 555 West Grand Avenue South Beloit, Illinois Beloit, Wisconsin There Will Be Good Golfing uCompliments', . . at . . General Amusement Macktown This Summer Machine Co. C , ompllmentary FOOD YOU CAN EAT - AT PRICES YOU CAN MEET Bonnie Bee Food Mart Telephone 3244 405 Broad Street Beloit, Wisconsin The 1946 Blackhawk 81 Take notice, all, To the ujuke Box call Of our Special, Menu Card. Try our lunches keen At Eight-eighteen On Blackhawk Boulevard. Bob Er Reno WHEN YOU HAVE DRY CLEANING TO BE DONE- Think of the Peerless Cleaners and Dyers Telephone 53 Alan and Chester Ryan, S. B. II. S., 1923 Doner's Cash Market TRY OUR GALLON MILK AND OLEOMARGARINE Open Sundays and Holidays EAST SIDE PARK AVE. Corner of Colby and Blackhawk Blvd. 1237 Par k Avenue Krueger Sport Shop - 4126 Pl t St. Ph 634-0 Bean Shoe Service 'man one SOUTHERN WISCONSIN SPORT CENTER N Model Airplanes Gaines Skis Track ll Sportswear grapes . . F ll' ' 113 W. arena Ave .... Beloit, We. Bgggbgll fff..11E'.?g Tff,Zeee..s Motors Golf 114 S. Wyman st .... Reekfel-tl, Ill. B-ms Bf1dmi1 0'1 I Congratulations, 1946 Grads! 82 The 1946 Blackhawk F NOW and Distributors amous for Lougines Elgin F. t Q rt IN THE T0 COME- Hamilton mis ua I y Helbros Bulova Diamonds For Watclles DIAMONDS . . . WATCHES JEWELRY AND GIFTS THAT ARE SURE T0 PLEASE Y0u'll Do Better at J. J. SMlTH'S JEWELRY STORES, INC. 120 West Grand Avenue Beloit, Wiscollsill Normington's LAUNDRY . . . DRY CLEANING 426 Broad Street Phone 3916-W All Work Guaranteed Dutch Inn Mickey and Fred Rykowski, Props. Ted Trugagos All Types of Sandwiches Dinners EXPERT WATCH AND Fried Chicken CDutch Stylej CLOCK REPAIRING Steaks South Beloit, Illinois 929 Blackhawk Blvd. South Beloit, Ill The I9 4 6 Blackhawk 83 015 f RKTHSQS Wigffjw fwfif M i ,M WW MM WLM Wgifiiifwf WM if Q, 7? W if i Wig uw fff if n Mm VM iwifijfyfowwfiki' GW .IM VW jfeigsggwmjw 1 M ggi Qi, fi' K M7'w?fJ1fV Oi W Q Gigi? www M Maj WW A Twinco Ye in City Printing Co., Champaign, Illinoi