Troy High School - Trojan Yearbook (Troy, IL)

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-'1gaST - .aiiaiial a The Pep Squad this year was renew- ed under the sponsorship of Miss Baker. Eighteen girls joined and the Cheer Leaders were elected by a majority vote of the squad. The Cheer Leaders for this year were Pauline Schmerbauch and Betty Modene. The second semester, Faye Bybee joined the Cheer Leaders and some changes were made in the uniforms over last year. White sweaters with orange and black emblems replaced the orange blouses. The rest of the uniform re- mained the same. The girls wore skirts, orange and black dinks, black anklets, and oxfords as last year. These girls were loyal to their team: Cleft to right! Row lx Cheer Leaders--Pauline Schmer- bauch, Faye Bybee, Betty Modene gg! Q: Virginia Poli, Georgia West, Peggy Modena, Berniece Gerstenecker, Dorothy Flannery, Virginia Koch, Jane Sheer. ggglgs LaVera Ballinger, Dorothy How- erton, Betty Jane Thomas, Joanna Cun- ningham, Ruth Hall, Verna Meikamp,Norma Werner, Doris Pekar F. F. A. Regular meetings of this organiz- tion are held on the first Tuesday ev- ening of each month under the sponsor- ship of E. J. Wagner. Some of the act- ivities carried out by the F. F. A. chapter are: father and son banquet, public-speaking contest, donkey basket- ball games, softball games,summer camp- ing trip, and the exhibition of entries in local, county, and state fairs. This year all the members attended the Nat- ional F. F. A. at Kansas City, Kansas. The active members of the local chapter from left to right are: 323 ls Vernon Schultz, KReporterJ, Ar- thur Bress, CVice-pres1dentl,E. J. Wag- ner, CSponsorJ,Roy Wittman KPres1dentB, Oliver Arth,CTreasurerD, Russell Taake, lwatchdogl, Victor Diepholz CSecretaryD Eg! 2: A. Auwarter, CHonoraryD, W. H. Ketring,KHonoraryD,Jerome Roth, Charles Hunsche, Floyd Langenwalter,Earl Faitz, Alfons Pranaitis, Kenneth Ackermann, G. Brucker, KHonoraryJ, R. L. Siefferman, CHonoraryQ Egg Q: James Wittman, Owen Brendel, Ralph Weisemeyer, Vernon Mick, Donald Ackermann, George Pranaitis, Wilfred Meier, Merle Wohlgemuth

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- 4-l. BAND gb Clarinets Richard Howe Omar Hampton Jule Kamm Billy Lewis Charles Reed Lorine Neihaus LaVern Schultz Alice Hanfelder Mildred Bouse LaVern Schlemer Georgia West Catherine Gerstenecker Joe Nemnich Faye Bybee Marilyn Levo Betty Gaultney Jacquetta Evans Vernon Mick French Horn Virginia Schrameck Verna Drique Flutes Mildred Martin Jane Sheer Baritones Marvin Stock Millie-Marie Collins Dorothy Snow Basses William Holshouser Lily Ludwig Frieda Gaultney The band, under the direction of Mr. Varner, has two full rehearsals a week-on Monday and Friday mornings, and the students receive individual and group instruction from their director. The membership of the band has in- creased to fifty-one. During the course of the year, the organization has re- ceived a new Eb bass horn and a double T' '11 ' T TQ! K N it 'BEM Trombones Colleen Mersinger Elaine Tennakait Robert Taake Arthur Hanfelder Audrey Dunstan Percussion Pearl Wyatt Ruth Hall Virginia Wiesemeyer Narissa Scott ' Cornets Betty Jean Rood Oliver Arth James Cravens LaVera Ballinger Kenneth Hanfelder Bobby Droy Margaret Thomas Doris Binney Alto Saxaphones B111y schmitt Wilfred Meier Xylophone Imogene Rieffer Qgggg Saxaphone Anna Marie Wrobel 2222 Leona Wiesemeyer Eb bass horn, also a new set of snare drums and a set of Tympani drums. The band opened their concerts this fall at the dedication of the new town bandstand and played on the first night of the Band Carnival. Besides playing at several basketball games, they fur- nished music between the acts of the Grade School Operetta.

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