University High School - Clarion Yearbook (Normal, IL)

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We Seruiars have lsasl a wonderful, busy four years The freshman year started off wsth a bang back sn 1947 and now sts endung the same way Here are some of the hsghlsghts between explosuons We were green but we caught on qusckly We chose our class officers that first year from the football squad wsth Bobby Kadlec as presudent Steve McCormsck as vsce pressdent and Gene Seyster as secretary treasurer We ended our freshman year by puttsng on the class nsght party Up we moved to our sophomore year and to gsve the gurls a chance we chose Janet Ksnder pressdent Pat Orr vsce pressdent Jesssca Means secretary and Joan Smsth treasurer It was that year we sponsored our first all school party and we thought ut was a successful one too It had a sprung theme Aprsl Showers and we ex hsbsted our talents under the dsrectson of a commsttee headed by Helen Hollsday Then came our predscted successful sunsor year Were we ever bug shots man' Sellsng candy cokes and everythsng else folks would eat at noon and at ball games we buslt a treasury that provsded the sensors wsth a fine send-off dsnner prom nsght We needed two secretarues Alma Lou Powell and Fred Marsh and two treasurers Lou Ann Unzscker and Joe Green to carry the load Steve McCormsck and De wayne Davss were pressdent and vsce pressdent Those officers were real celebrutses Alma Lou was chosen as sports The prom wsth a Southern Plantatson theme wound up our sunsor year May 24 1950 but not be fore we presented Arenssc and Old Lace as the class play and saw three of our class Steve McCormsck Pat Orr and Helen Hollsday chosen as members of the Natsonal Honor Socsety At long last our sensor year' But now looksng back st dsdnt seem so long We elected Dewayne Davss as pressdent for our last year sn U Hugh wsth Julsa Beebe Dona Jo Sszemore and Mske Mschalsks fillsng the other posutsons Bob Kadlec was elected Homecomsng Kung after a vugorous poster campasgn and Janet Graf was elected queen John Anderson and Jesssca Means were thesr attendants One thsng well always remember about our sensor year ss our football team that went undefeated for the second strasght year Wsth Bob Kadlec as captasn our class furnsshed almost all the first team Sensors Qn the squad sncluded Glen Anderson Jsm Barnes Wsllard Hslburn Steve McCormsck Joe Green Kenny Burnett Bob Burnett Dewayne Davss John Anderson Roy Robsnson Dsck Wachter Dsck Osborn Norrsn Foster Duck Volk and Fred Wsllsams The Inter Csty and Corn Belt trophses stayed wsth us for another year and several of the fellows were named to All Csty and All Conference teams Jsm Barnes rated all state mentson for hss outstandung work at tackle The basketball team dsdnt compsle the record of the football team but they gave our good rsvals from Nor mal Communsty two good battles and lost a number of other close ones Dewayne Davss was captasn and Sensors Jsm Barnes John Anderson Nate Connell Steve McCormsck Lendsy Gaster and Joe Green were the backbone of' the squad The end of the basketball season also meant the end of the cheerleadsng careers of Marslyn Nelson and Mary Anne Hans Dewayne Davss moved from the basketball court to the dsamond as captasn backed up by fellow sensors Bob Kadlec Fred Marsh Glen Anderson Mske Mschalsks and Steve McCormsck Sports wasnt all we starred un as sensors for we added seven more members to the honor socsety sn cludsng Alma Lou Powell Janet Fese Dewayne Davss Lynn Jorgensen Helen Jefferson Lou Ann Unzscker and Ray Goetsch Wsth Helen Jefferson and Helen Hollsday as two teen agers on thesr first trsp abroad our sensor play Our Hearts Were Young and Gay brought much hearty laughter from an apprecsatsve audsence Leroy Brush as the father of one of the gurls caused much of the uproar We had plenty for whsch to thank the sunsors after thesr wonderful treatment at the Junsor Sensor Prom May 25 1951 It was wonderful to leave the money worrses to the uunsors and lust relax and ensoy thesr Up sn Central Park program We decsded to try a new Iocatuon for our Sensor Sksp Day pscnsc and traveled to Fox Rsdge Park That was the begsnnung of the end We had already had the prom class nsght and baccalaureate but Sksp Day meant the end of our hugh school lsfe All that remasned was commencement June 8 and we were ready to leave the halls of U Hugh to the Class of 1952 wsth the sure knowledge they would leave thesr mark sust as we hope we have The Class of 1951 , . , . , I - I ' s , , . , I I I ' I I I I . - ' ' ' , , r r - I ' ' 1 , , . . t ll ' II - - I I - . ' ' .. ' I - - , , . ' ' - I f . . . . . . I , , , I I ' r - ' , U. Club queen, and the boys were all prominent un 1 , . . ' I , r I - rl - n ' I I 1 , . - . . I I 11 v rr , ' I ' 1 I I . I I , , . . , . I I ' lr . .... I I . . 4 s . , . I I II ' II ' ' I . . l I 1 I I I . - . , , , I I I

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Robert Snearly Bob Watch the birdie! Band l, Clarion Photographer l,2,3,4, Cla- rionette Photographer 2,3,4, Play commit- tee 3,4, Industrial Arts club 4, Quill and Scroll 3,4 Jacob Stern Jack You're wrong Clarion i,2, Clarionette l,2, Government club 3, Play committee 4 Gloria Thomas Glo O Heart Transfer Quincy 2, Band 2, Mixed chorus 2,3, Clarion 4, Play committee 3,4, Gov- ernment club 4, Latin club 2, Thalian 3,4, Secretary 3, Sergeant-at-Arms 3, Science club 2,3 Lou Arm Unxiclrer Louie A real friend Noon chorus 2, Clarion 2,3,4, Co-literary Editor 4, Play 3, Play committee 4, Govern- ment club 4, Honor Society 4, Latin club l,2, Thalian l,2,3,4, President 2, Vice- President 3, Treasurer 4, Sergeant-at-Arms I, Science club 2,3, President 2, Secretary 3, Quill and Scroll 3,4, Class Co-Treasurer 3 Richard Volk Dick He likes his transfer Transfer NCHS 4, Football 4, Play commit- DE Richard Wachter Dick The willing power behind the scene Clarion 4, Sports Editor 4, Play 4, Play com- mittee 3, Clarionette 3, Football l,2,3,4, Track l,2,3,4, U club 3,4, Quill and Scroll 3,4 William Wachter Bill Mad Professor Clarionette 3, Play 3,4, Chess club 2, Sci- ence club 3, Track 3,4 Fred Williams H0glly Silly Willy Football l,2,3,4, Track l,2,3,4, Play 4 RU C

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