Tremont High School - Echo Yearbook (Tremont, IL)

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C ass I-Hstory We entered Tremont H1gh School as a group of forty eight excrted freshmen. Our first step as freshmen was to elect Mr Speck to sponsor us We also elected Stan Ferree and Ellen Howard to rep resent us on Student Councrl. We chose Ken Hmman Pres1dent Wes Koch V1ce Pres1dent Harold R1s1nger Secretary Dick Muselman Treasurer and David Dalbey Reporter The hrghlight of the year was a party given to us by the sophomores As the Sophomore Class we chose Mrs Blazer to sponsor us and elected Ken Hmman Pres1dent Nancy Fawer V1ce Pres1dent Rose Mary Huette, Secretary Drck Muselman Treasurer and Harold Rrsrnger Reporter Our Student Councrl representatlves were Charles Sauder and Ellen Howard. We had forty erght students agam after losing Carol McMahn and Cil.1c1a Penn and ga1n1ngDe.lmaCla1r and Donna Watters The big event for our class was the W1l'lI1ll'1gOffUSI pnze 1n the Homecommg Parade w1th our float entrtled Turks Cut Em Off We also gave a party to the Freshman Class As Juniors we were becoming real experts on high school hfe. Mrs Davrs and Mlss Reed our sponsors ass1sted the class and the offrcers who were- R W Dav1s Pres1dent Allen 1-Ilnman V1ce Pres1dent Peggy Gardner Secretary andRonn1eW1ldermuth Treasurer Gary Maller Harold Rrsinger and Charles Sauder were elected to Student Council. Although we lost Donna Watters our class again had forty erght members as we gamed Mary Noland. It was our honor m our Junior year to design the school crest to be used on our class rmgs and all rings rn the years to come. Agarn our float took frrst place in gave a play called THE PERFECT IDIOT winch was a great success and mcreased our class treasury After weeks of plannmg work headache, and scrapmg for funds we gave the annual banquet and prom to the Semor Class It was held on Saturday May 17 1958 we had chosen aHawauan theme whrch was qulte successful. Re1gn.1.ng over the event were Stan F erree and Roberta Wells At the end of our Jumor year we were qulte sat1sf1ed with hlgh school but anxxous to be Seruors We began our sen1or year rn the hrgh school w1th a class trrp as our goal. To help us attaln thts we chose Mtss Reed as our sponsor and elected Stan Ferree, President Ken Hrnman Vice President Peggy Gardner Secretary and Rose Mary Huette, Treasurer Our Student Counc1lRepresentat1ves were Gary Mxller Chr1st1eAdell, CharlesSauder andHarold Rlsmger Dunng the year we sponsored several suppers, scrap drives a carruval, and a play entltled FOR THE LOVE OF PETE Our class role dropped to tlurty nine after losmg Charles Hymbaugh Carol Holverson Albert F leckenstetn Dwrght Tanner Joy Miller Bill Geary Bob Taylor Btll Renner and Lynn Becker Wes Koch and Nancy F awer rergned over the Homecommg festiviues Ellen Howard was Queen of the formal Wmterlude Dance and Delma Clarr was chosen queen of the F.H A style show On May second the junrors gave us a beauuful prom w1th an Arabran Nrghts settrng. After workmg hard and savmg our money we departed from Tremont on May 10th for our goal, the class trip We toured Washxngton D C., New York Crty and Ntagara Falls On the 16th we arrxved home well satisfred and w1th the memorres of a wonderful class tr1p Our graduation exerclses berng only two weeks away we began to reahze our high school days were comlng to a close. Our class was graduated on May 28th bemg the frrst class to graduate from eighth and twelfth grades U1 thxs burldrng. The future bemg uncertam the class of 1959 left the halls of Tremont Hrgh. . . , . S , . - . 3 . ' l S O S l l ' . ' ' ' 1 : ' . : , . ' ' ll I .ll . ' . . . . U . U . S ' . - ' 3 D : . . I 9 ' I . l the Homwoming Parade. Our theme this year was We're Expecting a Victory. During the year we also , . . . . ' ' . . 0 A . ' D .. . ' : ' . - z . . . . , . ' . . - - I I 0 D , 9 S 9 I . I ' ' D 0 . l O . I . 0 . . . . . i .

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I. Jack Hutchison, will my ability at center to Dave Becker Wesley Koch, wrll my ability to run high hurdles to Jay Hoffman. Louise Mrchel will my old books to anyone who can learn more out of them than I did! Gary Miller will my ability to play basketball to Roger Sauder Curtis Musselman will my nickname Moose to Dennis Ferree Drck Muselman will my ability to be a clown to Ron Ummel I, Mary Noland will my seat in Senior English to Glenda White Ioy Mae Plattner will my giggle to anyone who can stop it. Ronnie Reid will my ability to play football to Maurice Schaefer IudyRe1dner will my ability to play the piano to Susan Montgomery Harold Risinger will my ability to borrow my brother s car to my other brodrer Robert. Grarles Sauder will my height to Don Bertschl. Iosephme Schaefer will upon request my intelligence to my brother Leonard Stewart, will my thick hair to Mr wegman I, Jessie Stone will my ability to sew to anyone who wants it. Marhane Unsicker wxll my dad s red truck to the school for reliable transportation. Roberta Wells wrll my ability to get along wrth the teachers to LuAnne Carpenter Ron Wildermuth, wrll my shde nrle to lay Hoffman. Wayne Zimmer will my ability to talk in class to Marie Yoder rom Diapers' To Dip omas In 1946 these students took their Hrst big step going to Hrst grade, together. During these past 12 years they have been together in many classes and activitres. Now they are ready to face the out- side wcrld, more sure of themselves because they have known each other The printing of this page made possible by CATEQPILLAR TRACTOR COMPANY Peoria, Illinois L . L ' . If l 0 I, , OI ll ' . I. ' . - I. . Il I U I, ' , . I. . ' . I, Howard Ropp, will my ability to drive a VW to Jim Dully. I. . If . l I U ' 1. . . L ' . ' ' I, , ' ' ' . L . . Il I 0

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emor ass Prop ecy Today IS May 13 1980 The Semor Class of 1959 of Tremont H1gh School IS having 1ts f1rst reunion at D11lon I1l1no1s The reunion is being sponsored by I ack Hutch1son Mayor of Dillon As I drive LIIIO Dillon Square I am directed to a parking space by F.B.I agent Ken Backmeyer Lynn Becker head l.1brar1an at the Wh1te House lsbusy catalogtng cars m the lot Upon gO1l'lg 1ns1de I see Stan Ferree, bowling instructor at Rosewoods Outer Space Lanes showmg Nancy Fawer owner of the largest chmchilla ranch of the world the correct bowling form Dav1d Dalbey un1on leader of the world IS Ielllflg Judy Eertmoed of Eertoed Contractrng Company that she should 10111 the muon Harold R1smger chief taster for the Budwetser Company 1S tal.k1ng w1th Peggy Gardner owner of the largest moonshtne sttll tn the umverse. They are d1scuss1ng a cure for alchohcs w1th Annette Beutel, head nurse at Dillon Emergency Ward Outside the roar of motors IS heard Gary M1.ller motorcycle champ and Howard Ropp Volkswagen racer are tunmg up their motors Trying to close a big deal wldl them IS R01'lI'llCRC1d foreign sport car salesman Ron Wxldermuth nuclear DhyS1C1SI IS d1scuss1ng plans for a new space fuel w1th Delrna Clair U S Ambassador to Pluto Over 1n another corner I see Lou1se Michel, largest sheep raiser m the country mak1ng a deal w1th Charles Sauder pellet producer for Sauder's Feed Co for a new sheep feed formula Wes Koch the smg1ng foreman IS hstemng in Sy1v1a Connell, ace kmdergarten teacher 1S conversmg w1th Lois Hofmann toe dancer at Dav1s club Allen Hmman, outer space wrestling champion, is demonstrating the hold that won him thet1t1e. .T ess1e Stone, head gym teacher at Tremont High looks on f.h1S w1th dxsgust She thrnks all athletes should do cahsthenics all day Roberta Kitty Wells country music star 15 Slflglllg her latest h1t Lonely Heart to Mary Noland girls counselor at West S1de Lonely Hearts Club Manjane UIISICRCI' driving instructor at Menert Consohdated IS talkmg w1th Leonard Stewart head grease monkey at Chuck s Super Service about a new fender for her tra1n.1ng car .Toy Mae Plattner newly elected housewife of the year IS talking with Wayne Ztmrner president of the Hen pecked Hubbies Club about Wayne s S1XIh wtfe. Ken D111 and Curt Musselman are discussing plans for enlarging the 1 000 000 acre ranch that they own together Two other ranchers Ken Hmman owner of Hawthorne s Pigeon Ranch and Drck Callahan head clucken feeder of Huette s Houses are hstemng to some of Rose Mary Huette s Jokes from the latest ed1t1on of GIGGLES' JOKE BOOK Judy Reidner star of her own television show J oseph1ne Schaefer head soc1al problems teacher for the retired Mrs Baechler and Ellen Howard Burden, mother of 10 ch1ldren, are d1scuss1ng the problems a mother of 10 children has Ellen I Hllght add has her bull wh1p with her today .T ay G111an Presrdent of Winzeler s Inter Planetary Trucking Company IS conversmg with Dick Muselman Mass Producer of Floating Power Bombs about bu11d1ngJ'ay a fleet of Floatmg Power Tmcks for his tnp to Outer Phxto Now that everyone has arrived Ch1'1St1S Adell world famous parade leader IS assembling every one for a parade from D111on to Tremont We are looking forward to seemg our old stamptng grounds Tremont High School and our next 1959 class reunion This page sponsored by BRUNNER BROTHERS Tremont Illinois . l . ' . . I . . . . . . . . . . ' . . . . . . D . . I . . . ' . . . . . U . . . . . . . . . , l F rolics. R. W. is unable to attend today because of the responsibility that comes from owning a night ll !: ' ' ' ' ' ll fi I I I , . ' . . . D . ' . . . . , . - . , . . . . . . , , . o ' u s I I I U . , . . , . ' ' ll 9 . . , 3 . D . n . . ' ' 0 . ' . , - , . . .