Waterloo High School - Wahischo Yearbook (Waterloo, IL)

Text from Pages 1 - 106 of the 1947 volume:

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XI Ei' 'NESM A1114 Gvri, Hr? -VY SI hiv Axfim If Hn' Xrlyz xi 7,Il14'H+ H I IHIANEF Jzezw-x Ii.- Chwxlm Malia: 1 Hclmmlstratlon Monroe County Court House 1851 e'11cely 111 the curriculum of the pioneer school box Among the earlx school History of Earlv Schools The bcneral tha11ete11 tics of English taught ehools of this countx xxa tnrlv reprcsentnixe ot those in the Qtate The old time school master could not be termed '1 profiuent tc ieher but was usuallx elected because he had A t11r smattering, of the eommon brftnches and at the same time knew the dl ciplinary xwlue of the hazel switch IVIOIHOL Countx had the tirst English ehool t1u,s,ht within the boundaries ot Illinois The tirst Americin school m ister 111 Illinois was John Seelx who t ught in 1113 111 the New Design settlement The school house was an abwn cloned squitters cabin within which iound poles were placed for seating pui poses NVhat little desk IHCIIIULH were furnished weie muelx small logs made hx a few stlokes of the ax Ind placed with the hcwed side up A log wa ut out ot one side of the building for lightind purposes In these eallv time ture were no LllllfO1I'll tuitbooks For reading the New Testament historx and biographies of men werc used In arithmetie one had xirtually completed In 1806 the town contained teachers of the first settlement everal xea1s taught school in an educated man taught west Vbalkev Lerox Pigzgott Edward countv between 1804 'Ind 1817 was an Irishman named Halfpennx who fo1 various sections A little later John Clark of Waterloo near Fountain Creek Charle Humphrey 'md N11 Foid also taught in thi not more than tw entx buildings On the ea t side of Mam Street was a storv and a half log house with two rooms below used 'is a school hou L James Rogers brothe1 of Dr John Rogers taught school in this building for ex eral xears In 1811 a la1ge brick publie sehoo1 Juilding was erected on East Fouith Street At present this building IS the ite of the Rice Stix factory In ordei that sorne idea ot the progres ot chool Ill Nlonxoe Countx max he noted we quote from The History of Randolph Monroe and Perry Counties The Countx Supeuntendents ieport in 1851 showed that S6 420 had been pcnt tor public schools the report in 1882 howeo that S34 020 had been spent In 1876 the Teachers Association was established 1nder the auspices or Su per1ntendentW H Hilvard In 1938 a l'11ge modern well equipped building was e1ected on Belle tontilne Drixe to house both the grade and high schools Today approximately -100 students attend this school A xaried curriculum IS presented the facult consists of twentx teachers and a superintendent all of xx hom haxe had at least two xears of eolleee tra1n1ng and several of 1 hom haxe attained their Master degrees 1 rr 1 1 , , . .2 1 Us ' ,s. 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SUUUIVKJAQ 1101 uc 11000 101113 01111231 jo sgsug aumLu1n1N aLunN 4 .lg 1051105 U 510110 Senior Hlstory Soon there mlngled xxlth the tun loxxng 111811 the ,xy French and the homc loxlng Eflgllkll nmnx German famlllcs who locfxtcd 111 Waterloo and X1 C1IlltV 'lddlng rnatcrlallx to the xxealth and progress ot thls comlnunlty The Greatest I'I11gI'8tlOI1 occurred m the xear 18-18 and durmg subsequent xears tolloxxmg the rex olutlon IH Germanx lust 'rs the GCIYDHI1 element of the DODL113t1OI1 xxis ald to brlng Vklth lt .1 steadxmg mfluence as xxell as an 1I'lC1k19tI'lOUS and thrxfty splrxt so do xxe Semors prlde oulselxes Lpon the soberlng ond d1Un1f1ed mfluence xve exert ox er the underclissmen xxe haxe a h1storx too xx hlch 18 rxch 1n scho1ast'c wnd soc1al experlences but shall report here only the hxghlnghts of our hlgh school xears Queen and Illlhd Freshmen xxe xx cre xx he 1 xvt entered thot belox ed W H N lfor thls reason so thex tell us xxe xxele duly lI1l11'31CCl bx those I'U11l'lg Sopho mores We xxcrc proud to glxe the school the tustomlrx Chrlstmas tree A lcader xxe thosc R L Beasley Vernon Cawl Bcttx Lepp Jerome Remhold Vernon Goeddel 'ind Miss Rlchert Vhen xxe rztulned ln the f'1ll our class mcmbers numbered slxty Thr bxggest undcrtwlxln oi our Sophomore yeir xxlnch xp Lnyoxed nnmcnsely xx tl Q 111111711011 ot thc Frm shnun Off1C1311l1Q flurxnf the ccond xmr were Vernon Coeddel Juorns Pcxnhold Bettx Ilmcstflll Vernon C'1xx1 R L Beasley 'md 'xlr Rushlng s wrrx txed Jlllllfll' e cas o tl11lILfl ch 1 We chose or oltlcfrs Vernon Coeddel Madellne Toenjes Bcttx Lepp B111 Heck Arlxnn Vuelkr Mr Ruslnng ind Mr Neumexer Eagcrlx xxe looked forward t lxlng our SCIHOTQ the best prom ex er We sold l11dg8L1I'lC KLlbSCI'1Dt1Ol'1S to reuse 'noncx for the festne exent Max 18 found the Jun1ors and Semors at 3 beau 111.11 lxlexxcan f1GQ13 dancmg to the muslc of Gene Kendall The prom xx 1 huge success In the fourth xcar of lngh school 11fe xxe reihzed that xe were nearmg wnother 1'I1l1CQtOI1E and xxe made the most of ou1 last xear Our class left plendld record ln sports both bovs and gxrls proxed to be athletxc In the Sfhlflg of 1947 under the d1rect1on of Mrs Rxchert xxe gaxe our tradltlon 1 c1'1ss plax Able lewdcrs for our Senlor year xxere Vernon Goeddel Arlvm Mueller Jerome Remhold B111 Heck R L Beaslev N11 Rushlng 'md Mr Net mixer . . . 1 ' , .' 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Black 4 Class Treasurer 3 4 Wits 3 H1 Y 3 4 Boys Glee Club 1 Hollywood Bound 1 Junior Prom Committee P Club 14 Jumox Vllss 4 June berhng Hl 'rm 2 4 were Kunkel H1 'rn 2 4 Black 4 I-I1Tr1 2 4 Home M155 4 G A A 2 4 Presldent 4 G A A 2 Library 2 ep Ec Club 2 Pep Club 1 4 Orange 3, Blagk 4 pe D Club 1 4 Junior Miss 4 Wahlscho 4 Betty Lnnestall C l a s s Secretary 2 H1 Trl 2 4 Home Ec lub 2 4 V Pxesldent 4 Llbrary 2 Girls Glee Club l Club l 4 Girls Glee Club R10 Rico James Nllller Baseball l ene Klotz H1 T11 24 l ster Korte F F 4 Letterman 2 4 Basket H me Ec Club 2 4 G A 4 F F A Bask tl 113 4 ball 14 Letterman 2 4 A 3 Pep Club 1 4 Junlor Pep Club l 4 Wahlscho 4 Orange 8. 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Black 4 Wahischo 4 Hi Trl 2 4 V President 4 G A A 2 4 Library 2 s slstant Dxrector Junior Miss' 4 Vernon Cawi Basketball 14 Letterman 2 4 Base ball 14 Letterman 24 Class V President 1 Or chestra 1 2 Mlxed Chorus 1 2 Hollywood Bound 1 Orange 8. Black 4 Wa hlscho 4 Esther Brmkmann H1 Tru Norbert McDonald Pep 2 4 Pep Club 1 4 Club l 4 Nladelme Toemes Class Elbert Stemsxeck Mascou V President 3 Hl Tri 2 4 tah Comm H1 h School Home Ec Club 2 4 Orange F' dz Black 4 Pep Club 1 4 sketball 2 4 P F Oh Doctor' 4 Jud mg Team 3 Basket ball Manager Stage Mana Junxor MIS 4 Helen 'llechler Gxrls Che Henry lloerr Baseball 14 ub Hollywood Lettfzman 3 4 Pep Club ound 1 o RICO 2 H1 Tr1 2 4 Home Ee Club 1 4 Pep Club 1 4 Leota Klrkley Dupo Com munity High School 1 Home Ec Club 2 4 Girls G ee Club 2 3 Mlxed Chorus 4 Up ln the A1r 3 Music Festlxal 2 Trl 2 4 Pep Club 2 4 Carol Luhr Hi T1 1 Cheerleader 4 Home EC Club 1 3 Orange 8. Black 4 Band l 3 Orchestra I Rio Rico 2 Mlxed Chor s 1 Nlathxlda stexnmann H1 Trl 2 4 Presxdent 4 Glrls ee Club l 'P G reslderl. 2 President 4 Orange Black 4 Lxbrary 2 Pr C b 14 Dorothy stroh Orange Ns-un llaener H111 Black 2 4 Wahlscho P Club 14 H1 Trl 2 4 Treasurer G A A 24 PepClubl I.1brary 1 2 Gills Get Club l Betty sehmalz Glrls' Glee u b Hollywood Bound I Up 1n the An' H1 T11 2 4 Ho Club 2 4 Pep Club l 4 ,, 3 .. 1- - , 1 h Z - 0 : Y' 1 - , - 1 , .' 1 1 ' . : - - L 1 . 1 . . - I 1 Ac- - 5 , l , 3 ' g' 3 ' 1 Hl- A 71 1 , ' A - ' - 1 ' ' - . ' ' - - - - 1 44: 1 . - g . - 1 13 F. F. A. 2-437 F. . A. - 3 Y ...-: 2 ' -gBa. -1..A.Z -: - Z ' 1 . . . S 3 f- 3: Hollywood Bound 1. , 1 ' ser, ' ' 5 . ll. -33 G. A. A. 3. 1 1 :Cl 1-31 -- 14 . , , ,A -, - 3 'N' - '- ' B 5 Ri ' z 3, 4. G1 , -1 . A. A. 1 3 ' ' - ' '- ' - 1 . 2-4, P ' 1 , 3, V , 1 'Z -1 -. ,1 l 54, 3 ' ' : ' 1 e, 5 ' - 111 - . 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' , 1 ' ' l - - . - CIZG ,os Q., 'C' Z5-Qoefnfg 7 azz Uczzw 27 IHC -his .1-' -XX of f272fL2f47 Oh Y Wlll of the Class of 47 We the pxoneers of Waterloo and Monroe County bemg of sound mmd and memory do make pUbllSh and declare thls our last xxlll and testament ID manner and form as follows To our descendants we leave these foundatxons for prosperlty The right to assemble as free people as xxe have done The rlght to worshrp as they please ln thc churches we lave provlded Tue rlght to progress ln xndustrxal entexprnse from these meager begmnmgs And flnally we g1ve and bequeath to them th lndustrlous and thrlfty QUZ-lllllQQ of the German and Scotch elements of our populatlon the love of home of the Engllsh the gaxety and light hcartcdmss of the French among us and the wlt and aggressxveness of our Irlsh And so wxth thls r1ch herltage we the senlor class of 47 1n all serxousnes and rn grateful plrxt do make publlsh and declare thls our last w1ll and testa ment Ill manner xnd form as follows l'o our posttrxty tthc undergraduates of Waterloo Hlghb we gxve and bequeath l Our KCFIOUS and sale outlook upon llfe May you develop lt and u Q lt ln the solutlon of present world problems 9 Our Vklll1I'lgIl0SS to co operate ruth each other and our leaders Nlay you remember that some must lead wh1le others follovx and that lt takes cleat 3 Our sense of responsxbllltv May you cultxvate thlq and thus lessen the haphaaardness xx 1th whlch many are today dolng the1r work 4 Our alert minds May you use thls bequest to gulde vou ID your read mg and thmkmg so that the forces of propaganda w1ll not have power over you 5 Our healthy bod1es May you contlnue 1n clean lxvmg and practlces for health f th or W1 out good health lt 1S extremely dlfflcult to carry on your share of the worlds work 6 Our love for sports and recreatlon May you learn how to play anl employ your lelsure hours for as sclence lessens your labor you Wlll fmd yourself wxth tlme on your hands And so we leave you as we set our hand and seal heleto thls tvxenty Hlllth fgigclgf M33 lf! the bear of our Lord one thousand n1ne hundred forty seven Slgned Presldent W viola, Vice Presldent Secretary ' 7qLLC,g Treasurer ' 9 v , . 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President of Sectlon 4: State Farmers Degree 3: Judging Con- tests 1 4 Public Speaking Contest 3 Delegate t State Convention 4 F F A Radio Programs l 4 Representative to Natl Convention 4 H1 Y 3 4 Junlor Miss 4 Charles Veal Columbia High School 1 3 Hl Y 4 Pep Club 4 stage mana ger Junior Mlss ' 4 Harold Modglm Baseball Adele Horn G A A 24 Rlchard Nlrllonald F F 14 Letterman 3 4 H1 Y Secretary 3 I-ll Trl 24 14 Pep Club Betty Lepp Home Ec Club 2 4 President 2 4 A A 2 4 Orange A Black 2 4 Wahischo 3 4 Class Secretary 1 3 Glrls Glee Club 1 Hollywood Bound 1 Rlo Rico 2 Pep Club 1 4 President 2 Orange da Black 4 Wahlscbo 2 4 Library 2 Glrls Glee Club 1 Pep Club l 4 Lllllan Nottmeler tel Kenneth Ruff F F A l meyer C0llllllllI'l1tV H l g h .3 F F A Basketball 2 3 S ool 1 2 Hl Trl 3 4 F F A Judglng Teams Up ln the Air 3 Band 3 2 3 Hl Y 3 4 Orange :St 4 Orchestra 3 M l x e d B ack 4 Pep Club l 4 Chorus 3 Glee Club 3 Junlor Mlss 4 Pep Club 3 4 June Siedle Library 1 4 Orange 6. Black 4 Wahls cho 4 Hi Trl 2 4 Home Ec Club 2 4 Rio RICO 2 Up ln the Alr 3 Mlx ed Chorus 2 4 Cheerleader 3 Junior Miss 4 'lureln SfZ'lllf9Dhl8l 1 Cheerleader 3 4 Holly uood Bound 1 Rlo Rl Oh Doctor' 4 Glrls Glee Clubl 2 Vlu CIC Festlnal 2 Junlrr MISS 4 Audrey Jung H016 ec Cl lb 2 Secretary 2 F brary 2 3 G rls Glee Club 1 3 4 Hollu ood Bound U ln e lr Doctor 4 Pep Cl 1' r schmeltz I F A F F A Basketball Judgmg Contest 3 H1 Y Pep Club 1 4 Sta e 'lrrager lun or N11 s Pat Nlenhaus H Trl -l V President 2 Orange A. Black 4 Wllllscho 4 C' Pure as tle Drlxell SHOW 3 Up the Alr 3 Oh Doctor' 4 Music Contest 2 4 Ml! cd Chorus 2 4 Glrls Glee Clubl 2 Glrls Sextet 3 4 Muslc Festival 2 4 Junior Miss 4 ' ul Xobhe F F A l F A Basketball Orange 6. Black 4 School boy Patrol 1 Pep Club 1 Hi Y 2 0 Y 42 1 1-4. 3 . V - 3 - ' - 3 . ' - - . . . - , ' , ' -- . . '. ' HH1- - , , 3 - 1 - - , A. - 2 1-4. Tri 2-43 G. A. A. ..-41 3, 4. Q Y 1 - 1 I con 2: .. Q In g 1 - . 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Junlor Class Hlstorv The 111I'l1L Belleio11ta1ne lad b L11 ppllcd bx the FICl1Ch p11o1 to 118 to '1 sprmg of xvltcr '1 mllc outh of the 5110 of Waterloo at whlch they 11111 doubtless often camped on thur 1OllI1lCN between haskaskla Cahokm and Qt Louls Thest gn llS,l1tl1Qdl'liC1 people left tht11 malk upon thc communxtx 11 anc so 1 Ewcnntt of thtse cha11Lt111st1cs mu bc noted amon 'hc Jolly Jumors who 'llso have '1 lnstorw to ILDOFI -Xlthoug,l1 the Junxors st1rttd out 111th se cntx one 1 green Freshmen vt haxe dwlndlcd to a small cl1ss of fo1tx e1ght Thost xxho led our class mfshmen were Dorothy Molfltt Daxld Quernhmm Fchth Lau and Jacku CIT! We had the gayest t1me ot our Freshmen xeir durmg the customny 111111311011 As Sophomores we sorta s1t back 111d xx1t1hed the other classt meet thelr 0Dllg'1l1011Q Le1d111g the class Clllllliif our Sophomore xear xerc Donald G1e1ber Dorothx Moff1tt Ba1bar1 Ke1m Ed1th Iaw and J1m H111 We are gratc1u1 to M1ss Dunn '1 o111 111sp1rat1on11 1d11sc1 fO1 these txxo X031 Our Jumor xea1 brought mcreased 1espo11s1b1l1t1es We entrusted our 1e'1c 1 h1p to Donald Gle1ber pre 1dent Harx ev Rxes XICG p1es1dent Audrev Stola. tr secretarx B111 Schm1dt t1ea urer and M1ss R1chert md Mr Nleek adx1se1 To earn monex for the Jumor Sen1or Prom vte old SLIDSCTIDUODN to va1 ltlllq rnagazlnes Another monev makmg method was the Jun1or Plax A C 1 Spruitlme XX1'11Ch proked to be xerw succe sful Exen 1f ue had to nor mrd on the prom lt was a wonderful chmax to our Jumor year We are xerx proud of havmg B111 Schm1dt O16 of our bovs on the f1rst fn ol the 1946 41 basketball team Rax mond Schm1dt Donald G1e1ber and 1VI'1r ll Henke also helped 1n m'1k1ng the 1946 47 ba ketball season a success The folloxung Junxors served e1ther on the Orange and Black or Wah1sc1 Staffs Ed1th Lau Donald G1e1ber J1m Hexl Ice Deul Barbara KQIDI Emn lean Haberl and Lola Mae Deppe VS hen school tarted thlg September txxo new membcls were added to otr 11 A11d1u Stoker from P'1ttonv1lle lXI1CSOlII'1 and Ray Thule 1rom V 1 mer Illmols . . 1 to ., ' ' , , ' . 1 -A 1 H VI - 2 1 1 1 Cl .1 1 , f . -1 1 . 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P , JUNIOR PROM COMMITTEE Back row Kenneth Schmitt James Heyl Raymond Schm1dt Robert Ludwlg Nelson Kleyer Wllllam Schmldt Edw1n Gerber Thxrd row Shlrley Josten Emma Jean Haberl Georgla Buettner Norman Brandt Dorothy Moffltt Ed1th Law Mar1an Orrell Second row Mr Meek sponsor Betty Lou Re1fschne1der Audrey Stoker Marle M1lls Dorothy Buett ner Mlss Rlchert sponsor F1rst row Donald Glelber Roy Schewe Harvey R165 Barbara Kelm Gladys Hoffmann Ardelle Boehne JLNIOR SALES CONTESTANTS Robert LUdWlg attempts to sell Secretary June Koenlgsmark whlle Kenny Schm1tt looks on approv lllglj JUNIOR CLASS Back row Nelson Kleyer James Heyl Paul Sehmeltz Raymond SChl'I'lldl Robert Ludwlg Donald Glelber Davxd Quernhelm Lee Deul W1ll1am Schmlct Nelson Wolf Fourth row Norman Brandt Marxm Henke Roy Schewe Robert Stuct Marvm Hesterberg Kenneth Schmxtt Delbert Nagel Verlyn Sm1th Edw n Gerber Ray Thlele Thlrd row Dorothy Berg Edlth Law Jacquehne Lohzberg Georgla Buett ner Arlou Wlschmeler Dorothy Moffltt Ardelle Boehne Barbara Ke1m Em ma Jean Haberl Dorothy Hamllton Second row Audrey Stoker Gladys Hoffmann Charles Clark Glenn Schnelder Carl Rlppelmeyer Harry Wolf Robert Phegley Harvey Rxes Veda Daberco Lola Mae Deppe Flrst row Mr Meek sponsor Mane Mxlls Esther Theobald Marlan Orrell Dorothy Buettner Dorls Foslar Betty Lou Relfschnelder Shlrley Josten Jackle Carr Mlss Rlchert sponsor JUNIOR PALS Edlth Law Barbara Kelm Standmg Betty Lou Relfschnelder Maman Orrell Shlrley Josten JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS Left to rlght Donald Glelber Mr Meek sponsor Harvey Rle Audrey Stoker, Wllllam Schmidt Barbara Kexm MISS R1chert spon sor . 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Y Y - D Sophomore Class History Just as the Freshmen became more conservative when they became Sopho mores so the population of Waterloo and the county also is affected by '1 conserxative element the early Scotch and English who mingled w1th the French In the early xears of 1800 an influx of settlers families directly from Lanchashlre England came to Monroe County seeking homes We Sophs too have a history though perhaps not quite so lengthy or rich '1 one as has the clty of Waterloo As the earlv settlers came from different countries so the Freshmen of 1945 came from different schools some from different C1t16S some from rural areas and others from neighboring states At oui fnst class l fl9Ct11g we chose Joanne Schulz Gene Buss Ida Mae Llmestall and Martin Gummersheimer as leaders Undoubtedly the event most looked forward to while we were Freshmen was our Initiation Party ln December as was the custom a committee was chosen from otr class to trim the Christmas tree When at last ue became Sophomores me were Given the privilege of initiating the Freshmen Leaders chosen for this vear were Gene Buss Mardell Valentine Norma Jean Mueller and Charles Cameron Virginia Kettler tudent from Columbia High School became a member of our class in 1946 1 rly in 1947 the Freshmen gave us 1 Return Party a panty it which they iepay us for their 1n1t1'it1on Freshman Class History The Irish who settled 1ust south of Waterloo mingled with the German nd the French of the COIHITlUI11tV They brought with them CllZiI lCtCI'lSt1CS that hate filwavs been txpical of their natlonality a fun loxme spirit 'ind an 1 Moore who built a stockade at Bellefontaine and Peter Rogers xx ho establisi ed a settlement north of Bellefontaine called Petelstoxtn The two towns vxere separated bv a creek As they grew closer together and the submersion of one or the other x as foreseen rivalrv for each newcomer ran high Soon an Irishman Charles Carroll appeared and ended the argument Building his house on one side of the creek and h1s barn on the other he declared It xx on t be Bellefontame and it wont be Peterstovxn but Begorra Ill giwe you both xour Waterloo' We Freshmen can be d6C1S1VE too at t1mes We decided upon the follou ng students as leaders for 47 president Tommy Cami vice president Otto Bassler secretary treasurer Mltzie Quernheim and reporter Verna Rodenber We chose MISS Willis as our sponsor We again suffered the usual 111111311011 ceremonies Although vac did fear thi day of welding to the commands of our upper classmen we found our selves enjoying it nd lookmg forward to the time when we too could seek our ievenge The Freshmen were IX en the task of decoratmf the Christmas tree s in fO1ITl6I' year: The highlight of the year was the Freshmen Sophomore Peturn Party when everyone emoxed himself immenselv During the xear tvxo new members brought our enrollment to D8 Lon Lee Rouse from Rogers A kan as and Alice Jores from Caseyville Illinoi N ' ' 7 7 - HV . . - V V - r ' -.- r ' , , 1 Y M O 'Y 7 l 1 . A , V. . V 1 , V y ' I X 1 r Y ' l 'S . . S, - . h V , V V V . . .V V 8 in ' . 1 ' ' 1 ' . ,, . . . .1 . . . V . . C V. 5 . M . , a ' V. g V . . ' ' V C N . . . - V. Ao .. L CQ- gressive one. This aggressive spirit is apparent in the story regarding James l , ' ' Q 1 , .,. ' l - ' 'M 1 V 7 .' V ' . L . c I , V , I ' . . l 1 , . , . . . . I.. . . ,, V . ' Y V V , V . V. - . . ,. . .S V. . V h . -' -fe v . 1 ' X gs . ' g , A . , a ' . I 1, ' ' L , . PV V K , - E L VV Q . . . .Q SOPHOMORE CLASS Back row James Flscher Charles Metzger Aloms Lxch Leroy Trost W1l fred Lehde Melvm Jacobs Melvm Welzbacher Lloyd Engelbrecht Robert Korvas Fxfth row Patsy Mueller Pearl Voelker Ruby Stemsxeck Charlotte Schultz Amta Hoffmann Betty Ann Hauptfle1sch Ruth Mueller Joanne Schulz Fourth row Audrey Nobbe Betty Wlerschem Georgxa Lohrberg Mary Ann Wrttenauer Darlene Ewhelmann Betty Wolf Lucy Lee Davls Jean Reltz Pa tr1c1a Clark Thlrd row John Wedel Vernon Mueller Marvln Gummershelmer Nelson Stumpf Charles Cameron Roland Goeddel Gene Buss Thomas Carr Second row Melvyn Amrlne Robert Mesnrlch Mary Rlta Hempe Dorothy Ann Le1ster Mardell Valentme Marjorle Werlxng Irene Goeddel Evanell Muel ler Roval W1rth Flrst row Miss Dunn sponsor Dorothy Klotz Norma Jean Mueller V11 gxnla Kettler Esther Fazlo Delores Schuchardt Celestme W19rSChem Ida Mae Llmestall FRESHMAN CLASS Faus Raymond Hohnbaum Charles Crook Jerry Lee Gum Joseph Goeddel John Schaller Paul Quernhelm Fxfth row Emlly Novoselac Allce Jones Margaret Quernhelm VIVIHH Lud VVlg Lynette Backs Ethelmae Gummershelmer Bernell Juelfs Esther Schroth Arlene Sparwasser Fourth row Jack Morse Edward Metzger Elmer Prescher Russel Rxppel meyer Thomas Cawl Leo Kohler Lawrence Braun Wayne Trost Lawrence Berg Wllbert Kettler Thlrd row Elxzabeth Novoselac Dorothy Naumann Ann Stemgruby Aud rey Wehmexer Gladys Schulthels Audrey Daley Thelma Schmxeg Rose Meyer Lona Lee Rousse Second row Wxlbert Kettler Davld Von Der Helde Raymond Wlnkler Allen Kolmer Merle Rodenberg Raymond Matthews Wxlbur Brmkmann R sell Boehne Aloxs Brandt Donald Kammler Ronald Schnelder Flrst row Mlss W1ll1s sponsor Dons Leber Leola Gummershelmer Del rose D111 Verna Rodenberg Marxe Rehexs Betty Jean Kxrsch Aldora Matthew Dorothy Degener : , , y . . , v . - , , 7 7 7 . I . ' , v I . u 1 , v 9 1 ' : , ' , ' , . , ' . 1 1 v ' ' 1 , , ' ' , y Q 5 7 ' 1 ' . ' , ' , 1 7 1 7 5 7 nf ' ' : ' , - , , . ' - 7 7 1 1 Back row: Edward Williams, Victor Buettner, Eugene Hohnbaum, Dale , ,,,, , . . z . , . v Q . , . . H 7 1 ! 1 7 9 ' : l Y 7 l Y - 3 0 ! 7 7 : l 1 l . 5 , 5 , . , , us- Y 1 q I .' 2 . . . , ' . , . y - 1 1 1 s S: kL P Organizations Mornson Talbott Llbrary 1898 W H S PUbl1C3tl0TlQ The t1rst mxx piper pubhsheo 111 Xlonroe Countx xxas cstabl1shec1 111 W C1100 and founded bx E121111 Rust lt xxa Utllecl Independent Democrat '11 cl c IIQ number nas prmted 111 tu 1111 o 111 1841 1ts name xx changed to Wal Eagle It xx1s dClTlOLI'lllC '111cl uppoxted the 1dm1n1strat1o11 ff Innes K Polk md the Xk'1l l11l.3KllILS llllllglll ned tor tht Conquest of Nlexno 11 1051 the p'1pt1 xx IN callccl lhe Patrlot 111 11113 The Advocate and 111 1 'W 11 beennc 1-lnoxxn ws the 11'lt2rloo Republican xx111fl1 1s 1Ud1X oxxnecl by N11 la B Vor1s 1 Olallge and Black 1 11101111111 p1bl1L llltlll 1115 1 ll o1x 15 1 1s1c1 1 1 1 1oc lll 1011 1 COI11lllllL11 1 11rt111111t 111 lf1'2 x K L lt ,ale 0 '1 ll f md fmallx the 01-'Inge and Blank Tns xear thc Orange 'lrd Black lClltUIN xxur R L Peaslew 11111 Do1ot1 It x our ac tx 1CtXlKOls lX11ss Co1c e111c1lX1r Rmhcrt The Olange 'md 11: Staff mcludes Co Fc11to1s Dorothy Stroh R L Beaslex 1C8l111i R L Beasley xfxx Arlwnn Mueller Doxothx Kolmu Betty Lepp Do11'1ld G1e1ber Patsy NICDDSLIS James Hexl lladehne Toenjes Lloxd Engelbrecht 'une Echth Law June S1ed1e Qports Vernon Caxv1 xlllllllll Dorothy Kolmer Calenclm Adele Horn HL1'l0F Bexerlx Amr1ne June Werhng u 111e 1 anabu Je1ome Remholcl 1'1oduct1o11 Managers B111 Heck James Mlller C1rculat1on Managers Paul 'Nobbe Kenneth Ruff The lY3hlSCh0 our 'annual xxas lno111 111 1f1'3'1 'ind was superused hx 1 11f1th1ld'1 L1mn1e1 of the Co111me1c1al Department The n'1me Wlahlscho formed bx Llqlllg the 11rst txxo letters of Waterloo and H1gh and the f1r t 111111 letters of the xxord School The emblem usually found on the coxe1 1 .21 dravx ll by Alf1ed Mueller a graduate of the Class ot 28 Th1s xeflrs 11. h1scho was agam echted bx members of the Semor class Patsv N1e11hau '1 B1llx Heck as ednors were asslsted bx members of the Staff and a comrmtttt xx ho conducted re earch on our theme The HlQtOfX of Waterloo The 113 mscho usually n1meograp11ed 1n the Comrrerc1al Department thlc xear ll1l'l1Qh6d bx the Blankenherg Sll1d1O ol Kankakee ll11no1s 1 Q 1 's 2 ' ' L ' 2 ' ' 5 1. 'Q ' '21- 111 2 1 j 5 . ' s 1C 2 , 2 1 111 1 f' gt i ' - A 1 1 sp g t' 1843. T. '- 2 'as A 2 1 ' ' ' .. '25 1 1 2 ' 2 s 1 2 ' ', 1 .2 1, 1 2 '21 '2- ' 1 L I U2 1 1 ' 4 'Z .T c ' YW . I I 1 V ' 1 ' . 8. , 2 2, Ou' ' ' , 2 j 1 '12 ' , if 2 l'st' 'J too. The tirst high school paper XVL .' pt hlfl 11 x tl the int ' 1 'tt of 2 1' '21 1312 Il 1 ' . LJ. lt va: then c121ll1cl tl 1 Pep f' '.'tt21 121 th: W. H. S. Lift-3 2 ' lf, 2 . 1 . I -2 . L I . . ' A I J,-5 1.2 2 - L2 Stroh, They' were assisted by' 1112111y' reporters 2111c1 SCYCI'Z1l senior news xx'ritf11's. ZH 11 by f 'ul Q 2 . 2 s. '- 1 . ' ' 2 B . 11: . ' 1' 1 'T, 2 . 1 - 2 1- 1 C ,A 5 v ' .1 11,1 x ' 1 . 4 A 5 .Xrt 5' on 1. . f 5 1 ' K , ' 7 Y ' li ,I .00 1' 1 ' ' ' Y . ' ' . 2 , 'L , ' A L2 T 2 '. .. A' T. Esc Q ' 2 'A 1 1 . 2 ' xvfs 2 ' J 2 .1 -1 11 ' 11 - C vas 1 Q ' , 2 1 , j 2 'K ' ' ' A ' j - . ' '. .ey 1 S 2111 , ., L - L , . . 3 1 1' ' 1 ' , '. j was The Llbrary Col Wm R Morrtson desnrlng to provlde the city of Waterloo wxth a uxtable llbrary bljlldlllg IH the COdlC1l6 of hxs last wtll and testament gave and d6V1S6d h1s premlses and dwelllng house m whleh he reslded at the tlme ot hls death prouded that It be used for llbrary purposes onlv subject to such control management and restrlctlon as the clty deemed necessary After the death of Col lVIOI'I'lSOll ln 1909 the Talbott Free L1brary vthxch had been malntamed by the Cltv of Waterloo for a number of years lll the Stegel buxldmg was moved to :ts neu home the late resldence of Col Morrtson where It IS located today Our school hbrary has grown Ill much the same manner as has our c1tv lbrarv A system of catalogmg makes xt easy for students to flnd the book dc lred Thls year for the flrst tlme 1n Waterloo Hlgh School history we or Eanlzed the L1brary Club under the dlrectlon and leadershlp of M1ss Dunn The follovxmg off1eers were elected presxdent Patsy Mueller v1ce presldent Doxothy Lelster secretary Betty Hauptflelsch treasurer Dor1s Foslar report cr and tvplst June Sledle Each pupll before becomlng a member must haxc DCClflGd qUallflC3T.l0DS A llbrary asslstant must be rehable efflclent soureeful enthuslastlc patlent and qulet We now have a membershlp f Hauptflelsch Doris Foslar June Sledle Ruth Mueller Jean RQ1fZ Mardell Xwlentlne Irene Goeddel Norma Mueller Ida L1mestall Pearl Sehaack Esther F zto Dorothy Buettner Darlene Etchelmann Lucy Daws Mary Hempe De lcres Schuehardt Ruby Stemsleck Gene Buss and Melun Amrme The tvo book bmders Melvyn Amrlne and Gene Buss have been w1th u mo years repa1r1ng and xeblndmg books June Sledle a senlor has been llhrarlan tor four vears and IS our club s tvp1st Thls vear we attempted to add to our llbrarv books tn d1fferent flelds el re dmg Examples of lh1S varled readlng materlal are a new set of Amen edna a D1Ct10l18Ty of Amerlcan H1story On Wmgs of Song Fashxon Is Ou1 Busmess Twentv Careers of Tomorrow Seventeenth Summer Tune In fo Ellzabeth Smarter and Smoother The Chemleal Formularlx and the Fleld boek of Insects Ap11l' The most outstandlng month of all for us lxbrarxans Yes ln Aprn uc and our guests gathered m the gymnaslum for 1 party Everyone had a srand tmme for xt proved to be a huge success Meetmgs are held once a month and speclal lI'lSf.I'LlCt10llS 1n l1brary uork are gtven So far thls vear we haxe added 150 books to our lxbrarv thus mak ln., a total of 2400 volumes . 1 . I I 5 . I . - I. . i 9 ! ' ' . . - . y . L 1 ' A 7 . 'X I. I' l ' , , ' k ' B, L . ' f 7. . K T L. 4 C 1 . h . I S . . . . . U L . y . . 1 re- B I Y L. . , . u . f . 0 nineteen girls and two boys. They are: Patsy Mueller, Dorothy Leister, Betty 71 , . , L ' . , - E' I v v V l q .7 v- v t I S Q V . . V v Y 7 . I ,. 7 Q 1 u A - .1 Q c I , . 1 .' .. , . -Y W -1 I L. K -7. Y U . . .KT 5 y Y l .. A Pep Club ln the early hrstory of baseball rn Xl aterloo tans stood about sat on rude bleachers and frnalls cheered from a well constructed grandstand In th old xm at W H S basketball enthusrasts watched the game from the gvm stage or stood along the smdelrnes But ln 1939 Mr Robert Chamness a math teacher dccmded that there hould be an organlzed group tor' cheerrng the Pep Club Today our Pep Club rs composed of almost all of our hrgh school student Our cheerleaders Arlwnn Mueller Edrth Law Carol Luhr and Aurelra Stau fcnbrel have plenty of Zlp and our club has plenty of pep Smce school bt es trke members of the Peo Club to out of town game our team nexer lxcks support and rnsprratron CAA As early 'rs 1918 there was organrzed a grrls bsxskctball ttam rt Watcrlot High Often practlces were held rn the Pavtlron tt Pautler Prrk under dxttr lllll.lCb the mam one berng lack of heat Through the xmrs girls became more rnterested rn sports of all krnds Today there are regular phxslcal educatron classes tor guls rn the H1 h ttndardlzes and promotes rdeals of health and sportsmanshrp among grrls Members of the G A A meet monthlv Tl c offrcers are presrdent June NK erlrng xrce presldent Mathrlda Sternmann secretary treasurer Dorothy 'Vlof trtt reporter Pat Nrenhaus sponsor Mrs Frances Patterson One of the hrghlrghts of the year was the Inrtratron Pot Luck party lXl'llCl'l occasron frfteen new members were accepted rnto the organrzatron After school practlees for xollewball and ba ketball were held for tho rrls who were rntercsted rn earnmg polnts tor therr awards The senxor wor the rnter cla s tournament Ill xollewball A G A A demonstration of 8ClIXll.lCS was held on Aprrl 9 1946 rn 'I Hrgh School gym Grrls who earned the G A A serrpt letter for 600 poxnts last year were Dorothy Buettner Adele Horn Arlynn Mueller Barbara Kerm and Betty XX olf those who rccerxed the school letter for 1200 pornts were Betty Lepp Bexerly Amrme Aureha Staufenbrel Pat Nrenhaus Vrolet Hartmann Dorothy Stroh Shrrlev Jo ten Mathrlda Sternmann and June Werhng The latter two also earned the frrst State Award for 1600 pornts 1 1 v ' 1 f ' 7 0 1 N . . , 4 . , , ' , , . . - . t . Q A 'Y -. gv, . l . x ' I , . H C 5 . ' ' C ' .. s. ,' . .'- ,' , ' - v ' l ' , ' 1 V V, ' g C 4 V' V l 351 2 4 3 S tl , , Y If -15, ' ' I. . . . c. ' ' ' C 'v ' - z ' 3 - ' -Y K ' ' I K I' xc 5' 1' - S 1 x School. The G. A. A. also stimulates interest in athletics and gymnastics and sz ' , e ' . 5 . .1 ' ' . 1 . . . . . v ' ' 3 ,' , . 1 ' 1 X, ' -: , e. .. . g' . ' ' ' 2- ' ' ' . ' V ' .. ' s . , . - ' ' ' .. . , . ' .rf- V 1 1 ' 1 4 . Q 7 3 L , ' 1 L ' V Q . xv ' . I - 1 . Q 1 . ARTISTS AIND EDITOR? OF PUBLICATIONS Standmg Mrs R1cl1ert and N11 Cox ponaora R L Bcaalcx 0 fd1tor of Orange 8: Black Left to r1ght Nei on Kleyer and llovd Engelbrecht '1rt1Qtc W1ll1 m Heck eo ed1tor of IVHIIISCIIO Doro thv Stroh co edztor of Orange 8.1 Black Pat Nlenhaua co eclltor of N ah1sch0 ASQFNIBI ING Pl BLICATIONIS left to r10ht Robert Stoke: James M1ller Donald Glelber Bu rrlx fX111r111e bualnese manager c XK'1h1echo Jerome Remhold bu1 1 Q m'111'1ger of Orange and Black LIBRARY CLLB Seated at the tables Irene Goeddel Dorothx Ann Le1ster Jean RGIIZ Gerf Busq Melvyn Amr1ne Dorothy Buettner Eqther F1210 Lucy Lee Dav1s Ida Mae L1meQtall Standmg Norma Jean Muellu DcloreQ Schuehardt Mardell Valenure Bettw Ann Hauptfleweh Marv Rlta Hempe Patsx Nluellex Darlene E1chelman1 Ruth Muellel Rubv Sic-1ns1eCk M1 D111111 l1brar1'111 DOTIQ Foqlar CHEERLEADERS Arlxnn Mueller Edlth Law Car 11 Luhr Aurel1a Staufe-nb1el GAA Ron formauon Center Betty Lou R0lfQChl1BId6I' petals left fo r1ght Dorothv Ham1lton Ednh Law Barbara Ke1m Aurel1a Stan fe11b1el Pat NIGIIIIHUS VIOIGI Harl mann Dorothx Moff1tt Arly nn Mueller Georgxa Buettner v 1 1 e : ,. 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H1 Tr1 Our early forefathers made prox1s1ons for both the cultural and rel1g1ou welfare of the commun1ty of Waterloo Probably the flrst bu1ld1ng for re IAQICUS worshlp was a small MelhOd1St Church 111 Waterloo bullt 111 1828 The German Evangehcal Church was establ1shed IH 1841 the Roman Cathol1c IH 18'12 and the Immanuel Lutheran 111 1901 Other SOCIQIICS whose purpose ve1c to promote a Splfll of fellowsh1p and brotherhood were Waterloo Ledge No 27 I O O F organlzed 1n 1847 and Waterloo Encampment 106 1l'lSt1tLlt6d m 1881 Just as the ea1 ly settlc1s of Waterloo prowded for OI'g3Il1Z3fl011S for the uplft of man so does Waterloo H1gl1 School proude organ1zat1ons of th1 nature the H1 Tr1 and H1 Y Clubs The H1 Tr1 Club was orgamzed at W H S 1n September of 1939 under the sponsorsh1p ot Mrs Ted Rasche tM1ss Ruth Heylb and became a member of the H1 Tr1 Le gue of Ill1no1s on February 1 1939 The f1rst Junxor H Tr1 Club was orgamzed 1n 1944 under the sponsorslnp of MISS Dunn On September 24 the Jun1or H1 Tr1 g1rls agam reorgamzed the1r club wxth MISS Dunn as sponsor The offlcers elected were pres1dent Patsv Muel ler v1cepres1dent Ruth Mueller secretary Joanne Schulz treasure1 Ida L1me tall reporter Betty Hauptfle1sch The h1bh lxghts of our club were the sponsorlng of an Assembly Program collectlng for the Infant1le Paralys1s Fund and our Valentme party Our dlSCLlSS1OI'1S were held at xar1ous t1mes on XOCHIIOIIS persona11t5 and character tra1ts Th1s year our Sen1or H1 Tr1 was led by Math1lda Ste1nmann the pres1dent Dorothy Stroh treasurer V1olet Hartmann Dorothv Kolmer and Arlynn Muel ler chaplams and Mrs R1chert our sponsor The members co operated splen dldly throughout the year Thelr dues suppl1ed money for magazmes and entertammcnt At Chustmas tlme our club gaxe glfts of candy to the boks at Scott Fleld Veterans HOSDIIEI In February we held a X lentne party ln the Gym H1Y The H1 Y Club was orgamzed 1n 1937 under the SLIDCIWISIOD of Mr RODGI Chamness Th1s organ1zat1on whose purpose IS to create malntam and ew tend throughout the school and commun1ty '1 hxgh standard ot Chrlqlan Char acter IS scml FGIIQIOUS 111 character and funct1ons through the ausp1ces of thc Ill1no1s Y M C A In September of 1946 the Lluh was reorganlzed under thc sponsorshxp of Ur Rushmg, and Mr Neumeyer Apphcatlons of prospectlxe members were xoted upon bv the H1 Y boys The H1 Y met on the second and fourth Wed nesdaws of the month at the fourth hour at Wh1Ch t1mes d1scuss1ons were held on XQFIOUS topxcs of mtczest to hlgh school boys 'Host of these TOPICS perta1n cd to matters affectmg our futures The club off1cers of th1s wear were as follows R L Beasley pres1dent Jerome Remhold, X106 pres1dent James 'Xhller secretarx Vernon Goeddel treasurer Lee Deul chaplam y. . 2 . . S . . Y 1 v ' ' . ' ' l - . ' . . ' ' V S I , . , .... , Q v 1 Q . V. . . .S . . n h , . ,., - W - Q- - - G , . . . 1 ' - ' , 4 , ' 1 l '. 1 ' - s g , . . M. 1 Y . . V . H . I' Other officers included Beverly Amrine, vice-presidentg Betty Lepp, secretaryg 1 3 , . , . ' - M . 1 . V V ' it -1 . I . L . ,N . - 1 Y N '- ' ' L ' C I ' L - V ' r ' ' . V ' , N , 7 . '- '- . 5 . ' ' - , - v 4 A 5 A . . ' B 'B , , , . , ' , ' - . - I ' - ' . 1 1 ' -f 1 4' Y - , H 3 , ' . JUNIOR HI TRI Back row Betty Wolf Darlene Exchelmann Vxvxan Ludwxg Patsy Mueller Ruby Stemsleck Lynette Backs Amta Hoffmann Charlotte Schultz Pearl Voel ker Ruth Mueller Mary Ann Wxttenauer Joanne Schulz Fourth row Rose Meyer Margaret Quernhexm Bernell Juelfs Betty Ann Hauptflelsch Georgla Lohrberg Lucy Lee Davls Dorothy Klotz Betty Wler schem Audrey Daley Evanell Mueller Ann Sterngruby Thxrd row Gladys Schulthels Leola Gummershelmer Verna Rodenberg Thelma Schmleg Dorothy Naumann Marle Rehels Lona Lee Rousse Ida Mae Llmestall Delores Schuchardt Delrose D111 Dons Leber Celestlne Wxerschem Second row Norma Jean Mueller Aldora Matthews Elizabeth Novoselac Audrey Wehmerer AIICC Jones Esther Fazlo Vlrglma Kettler Dorothy Degener Betty Jean Klrsch MarJor1e Werllng Mary Rlta Hempe Patrlcla Clark Flrst row Mxss Dunn sponsor Arlene Sparwasser Audrey Nobbe Emxly Novoselac Ethelmae Gummershelmer Esther Schroth Irene Goeddel Mardell Valentlne Dorothy Ann Lelster Jean Reltl SENIOR HI TRI Back row Esther Brxnkmann Georg1a Buettner Helen Mechler Dorothy Stroh Laverna Juelfs June Werlmg Arlou W1SChm9lEr Dorothy Moffltt Ardelle Fourth row Dorothy Hamllton Beverly Amrrne Edith Law Barbara Kelm Jacquel1ne Lohrberg Arlynn Mueller Adele Kunkel Dorothy Kolmer Emma Jean Haberl Vxolet Hartmann Th1rd row Gladys Hoffmann Lola Mae Deppe Ada Gerber Veda Daberco Dorothy Berg L1ll1an Nottmeler Leota Klrkley Betty Schmalz Adele Horn Pat Nlenhaus Second row Arlene Klotz Marxan Orrell Aurella Staufenblel Esther Theo bald Mane Mllls Audrey Jung Gertrude Glessner Carol Luhr Dorothy Buettner Madelme Toenjes Frrst row Doris Foslar Georgla Mahan Betty Lxmestall Dorxs Phegley Betty Lou Relfschnelder Mathxlda Stemmann Shxrley Josten Jackle Carr Mrs Rxchert sponsor HIY Back row Lee Deul W1ll1am Heck Davrd Quernhexm Donald Glelber Eu gene Knoke R L Beasley Paul Nobbe Carl Schmeltz Second row James Mxller Jerome Remhold Marvln Hesterberg Vernon Goeddel Herbert Mueller Harold Modglln Kenneth Ruff Flrst row Mr Rushmg sponsor Melvyn Amrme Thomas Carr Charles Neal Jules Werlxng Gene Buss Melvm Wagner Mr Neumeyer sponsor : , 1 1 . , , 1 v ' 1 . 1 9 ' : , , 1 , 1 1 1 ' I 1 7 ' : , , . 1 1 1 1 , 1 1 9 ' : , , 1 1 S 1 1 7 Q I 1 ' I 1 , , . 1 1 9 1 1 1 V I 1 1 1 Y 1 7 7 1 Boehne, Betty Lepp. I . , 1 , 1 1 1 1 , . 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' ' 7 1 1 y 7 1 1 1 1 , . 005 nr 9 6 0 O it QL Home Economics Clubs The first cttort lor the puipose of arousing intuet in Home Economic ll our eountx and citx uae mtabliihtd in 1902 bw a fxoup of uomen who torm ed the Waterloo DK3l1lEQ1lC Suence Club Mrs George Ziebold Sr is the onlx lixingf membei of thi chartel Uloup From 1902 to 1925 at the Farmers l titutu then club membeis spon ored dClllOll9I131lOlli 111 cooking 'md pie 11111110 Qrxnrlc 1 uxloo Home Economiei Club which ktill nuct 111 tl11 e st Xklllg of the Morri Il Talbott Ilbraix At piuent 'Ure Hu 11 Bu1ke ix pruident of the club Sex e1al ntemplb were made bx tl11Q OI'g'll1lZHl10ll to haxe Home Economic Couisu pliecd 111 the H1011 Srhool cuiiieulum Ax gxrlx s 1926 eoursee 1 exxing wen gixen in the old high bclwol building In 1941 three xears aftei 'ne high Qchool uae moxed to ite neu qu'1rterQ a Home Economice Depait ment waq begun undei tl1e Qupeniiion of Mies Frances Webb There followed club organizatione mong the girls of the dep'1rtme11t the firft one being knoxx ll 12 the VK V1 T Hke VK ork Togetherl Club and the next under the Qupei club has takin the 111me FUUIIC Homcmikcra of Amcrici CF H A 1 ncer the l1adc1sl11p 111 'Xlif Doiotby M'1n1x11111 1 1946 47 clu fll on 1 X S Q 1 ep o 110118 he Ju111o1 1 enioi lubs nas iueesvxry 11 lling oi VVlC'lLl an Qoda 1t bwketball Hamm xariou parties tbrou l1out tle Rear 1 su p book the Chcbtel iallx 0 April 12 111 addition to the refilir 111eet1ngQ 11 eu actixitles VK1llC1l tended to hold the intereft of the me 11be1 Betn Lepp Beth, Limcstall Dorothv Kolmer Gladw Hoffmann Arlxnn Mueller and Emma Jean Habell led the xears '1et1x1t1eb 111 the Senior Club Dorothx Leiatei Norma Je ll Nlueller Be11cll Juclfe Bettx Wolf and Exai ell Xlucller xx ere of fierrs for the Ju111or Club In todax Q xxorld Qound tl1111k111 domestic NXOl1lLll uc dc peratelv 11e1d 1' Training for doinectiritx and p1act1c'1l1tx c ll beet lx ecured 111 home eco 10111 rs deb rtmentk 'md elu1 s ponxored bx them i . ' - - L ,L 'N X ' Y L- 1 1 5 - 1 w X ' w' 1 . . 4 c ' O 'S 1 ' ' 'S ' ,Q , . . 1 ' 11- 1 Q ln U Q Herb' NYS the name of the club 1.-32:7 1-hnttged to the V711 X11 ' x V 1 '1 N- ' 115 ' 1 fa: 1' 1 ', so - .' . 'r:1 1 .. Q ' 13' . . , I 1 . -1 lr 4- I ' A i v 4 3 4 ur -S 1,1 C 1 ' 1 'H 1 . f -' 1 D h- 12 If an V Ak- '11 1' V . ' 7 . ' I , ' 1 ' .,, ' . . ' - A V - L 1 M 1 7'N' 'KA 1 L1 h . :C 1 '. '. . 1 ' ' ' 1 , , ' - . . , 'V vision of Miss Marilyn 'l'l1o111as, having the unusual title. MeEcl1o. Tl1e present 1 5 . 1 2 , ' 1 1 1 . - 2 1. , . . U l - 1 ' ' 1' ' .' . 1 gg, 111- . - ' b lxzif talv 2 larger :cope of activitieq, and :1 diviqion into tw1 f arate rgani- YL? ' S-'c - 1' ' ard S1 ' ' C :-- '. 1 3.71 2 Tl 1 se ' ' . -'s ' d ., 2 2, 1 G ' ' s . gg 1 j . . Q - , 1' ' ' j 111 ' . ' ' ' - 5 1 . ' ' ,, ' . 'D I ' l ' 1 'Q t 7 1 ' 'T . 1 . 'J . ' 4 1 . -' . a 1 . 'gl 1 ,, y ' 'U ' '11 A 1 -, , . X Q . 'A ' -a : 1 ' 7'- T 1 2. .' . . 13 5 5 1 j 1 , FFA The hlstory of agrlcultural organxzatlons IU Monroe County IS a rather 1Ht9I'6St1I'lg one The flrst successful farmers rnstltute was held 1n Waterloo on December 22 1898 At thxs meet1ng many toples of 1nterest to the farmers were dlscussed such as msurance roads swme poultry 'md cattle These mstltutes are st1ll held ID the county today During the n1net1es another organ1zat1on the Farmers Mutual Benefrt Assoc1at1on had some membershxp 1n the county In 1917 the present Monroe County Farm Bureau was begun wlth Mr Alfred Tate as farm adviser Th1s Farm Bureau has been rn exlstence for thxrty years and now has a membershlp of over e1ght hundred Vocatlonal Agrlculure was fxrst taught 1n the Waterloo Hlgh School rn 1920 Later the agrxcultural courses were dropped from the curriculum but an Agr1culture Department was agaln establlshed m 1939 under the super v1s1on of Mr Mees The Waterloo Chapter of Future Farmers of Amer1ca was orgamzed on September 17 1939 wlth twenty two charter members Today our member shlp numbers thlrty seven The F F A offxeers for each semester dLlI'1l'l0' the 1946 47 term are F1rst Semester Second Semester Presldent Herbert Mueller Pres1dent Herbert Mueller V1ce Presldent Edwln Gerber V106 Presldent Carl Schmeltz Secretary Wllllam Schmldt Secretary Elbert Stelnsxeck Reporter MHYVIH Gummershelmer Reporter Charles Cameron Sentmel Paul Nobbe Sentlnel METVIH Gummershelmer Adv1ser Mr R A Klem Durmg the past year the department had two speclal shop projects They constructed the scenery for the operetta last fall The1r other project also for the Muslc Department was the bulldmg of the rlsers for the dlfferent chor l groups The department doesnt do much shop work because 1tS fHC11lt16S are very poor The shop happens to be the boller ro mm whlch IS vers small d1rty and dark Last fall the Waterloo Chapter of Future Farmers of Amerlca sponsored the appearance of a IT13glCl3I'1 Th1s was the f1rst tlme the orgamzat1on had sponsored a performance of th1s type The annual Parent and Son Banquet was held February 20 1n the gym nasrum at whleh tlme the boys entertalned thelr parents members of the Board of Educatlon the faculty and other guests The d61lC1OUS meal wa served by the Future Homemakers of Amerlca and they were later glven party ln appreclatxon of thelr efforts Edwxn Gerber and Herbert Mueller aecompan1ed Mr Klem to Sprxngfxeld to attend the State Conventlon Here John Hempe and Herbert Mueller re cerved thelr State Farmers Degrees Another honor conferred on our chap ter durmg the past year was the election of Herbert Mueller to the 0fflCG of Sectlonal Vlce Presldent of lll1no1s F F A Thxs IS the flrst tlme that the Waterloo Chapter has enjoyed '1l'l honor of thrs klnd . . . , . . . , , , . , -, . ', c . . . . . . - U - ' sy , . v I Y . y . . . . Q 3 5 , . ' . . . - ' . . . . D Treasurer-Roy Schewe Treasurer-Paul Nobbe . , . . .L . E . I . . y ' K v . - , . ' 7 - Y x 5 ' , . - ' ' 5 , a A ' ' cr I , It is customarx xn the F F A organlzatxon that nelghbolmg chapters mm te new chapters Thus 1t was the duty of the Waterloo Chapter to conduct the llllt13f1Ofl cerexnonles 'xt the Valmeyer and Red Bud H1gh Schools Ihc Natlonal L1VQSlOCk Marketmg Dax was agam conducted for the flrt tlmc mee the vxar Herbert Mueller consxgncd QIX hogs to h1s sale O P pmt cuhngs xxcxc llftcd for all F F A con lgI'll'l'16lltS Duxmg the pxst xcar our chapter palnrxpatcd lll the Scctlonal and Qtat Danx Fatstock Poultrw and Gram Judgxng contests Ihr otfxcu of our chapter attended thc Sectlon 18 Leadelslnp Trannra bthonl at Bellcxllll vth1ch vsas conducted by the SCCtlOll8l Adx 1ser Mr R -X Ixlc xn nd Scttlonal VICL Presldent Herbert Mueller I but Q In uck Paul Nobbe Mfarvln Gummexshenncr and Hfflbhll Xluellnx lCCOlll1JdYl1Cd Mr Klein to the Natlonal Conwcntlon winch was hc cl lt Kansas C1tv MISSOLIFI Fhls conventlon lasted tour davs The thapter 'mam held lts annual Pest FI'lfll03llON contmt tn holn v rl Tl LOlllTT1lll'l1lX of harmful pests Our ch ptex mourns the loss of one ot It lNLl'llbf.I' Albert Pom who du I uldentlllx 1n August of 1946 ie.:-' 'HOW 9 FNFAX' , g N156 QQ t u ,, ' 5 ' . . . 2 ' 5 - El V . . 1 . v- x ' ' ' . 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Il's l I I f-- X 1 ,' 'iq 1 -A 'fuk J .fm 5.4.11 8:14 Z' ' 'Qs' '-' f' 'X ll - ,V ,,-,. .V 1-41, .3 - G-. 4. . 1 , C' , L 5 JUNIOR HOME ECONOMICS Back row Lucy Lee Davxs Darlene Elchelmann Bernell Juelfs Ruth Muel ler Charlotte Schultz An1ta Hoffmann Ruby Stemsleck Ethelmae Gummer shexmer Mary Ann Wzttenauer Pearl Voelker Betty Wolf Thlrd row Rose Meyer Audrey Nobbe Ahce Jones Georgla Lohrberg Betty Ann Hauptflexsch Betty WleTSChem Evanell Mueller Dorothy Klotz Esther Schroth Arlene Sparwasser Emlly Novoselac Second row Vlrgmla Kettler Dorothy Naumann Thelma Schmxeg Dorothy Degener Mardell Valentme Audrey Daley Dorothy Ann Lelster Jean Reltz Gladys Schulthexs Lona Lee Rousse Mary Rxta Hempe Fxrst row Leola Gummershexmer Betty Jean Kxrsch Aldora Matthews Celestme W1erschem Ida Mae Llmestall MarJor1e Werlmg Delores Schuchardt Marie Rehe1s Elzzabeth Novoselac Mrs Manwarlng sponsor SENIOR HOME ECONOMICS Back row Jacquelxne Lohrberg Georgxa Buettner Ardelle Boehne Arlou Wxschmexer Dorothy MOffltt Laverna Juelfs Helen Mechler Arlynn Mueller Betty Lepp Leota Klrkley Betty Schmalz Second row Gladys Hoffmann Veda Daberco V1olet Hartmann Dorothy lene Klotz Esther Theobald Marie Mllls Flrst row Dor1sPhegley Betty Llmestall Georgla Mahan Madelme Toenyes Dorls Foslar Jackle Carr Betty Lou Rexfschnexder Dorothy Buettner Shxrley Josten Mrs Manwarmg sponsor FFA Back row Rxchard McDonald Lester Korte Wllfred Lehde Paul Schmeltz Wxllxam Schmldt Ray Hohnbaum Fourth row Edwm Gerber Melvln Jacobs Roy Schewe Dale Faus Thlrd row Charles Metzger Melvm Welzbacher Alols Llch Harvey RIES Carl Rlppelmeyer Eugene Hohnbaum Second row Raymond Matthews Elmer Prescher Russell Rlppelmeyer Ron ald Schnelder Wllbert L Kettler Melvyn Amrme Robert Mesnrxch Edward W11l1ams Lawrence Berg W1lbertH Kettler Fxrst row Charles Cameron MRIVID Gummershelmer Elbert Stemsxeck Herbert Mueller, Paul Nobbe Carl Schmeltz Mr Klem sponsor I . y A 1 9 ' , g I I - . 3 9 1 ' . y I 1 1 1 ! 9 ' 2 . . . , , . , , , , , - S O ' . : . 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LAL!! fjnilklfl I-lctlvntles Bickelhaupt Hall 1866 Highlights m the History of Waterloo 1732 La Belle Fontame was founded by the French as a way sta tlon or fort 1781 James Moore Larken Rutherford and James Garretson settled at or near Bellefontalne 1786 a general Ind1an war broke out 1796 an II'1ShITl8l1 Halfpenny opened a school ln Bellefontame 1800 1815 famllles from Lancashlre England arrlved seeklng homes The settlement wa renamed Waterloo 1818-Danlel Cooke and George Forquer founded the clty of Waterloo 1825-Waterloo became the county seat of Monroe County 1832 the flrst Court House was erected 1840 the German populatxon of Waterloo mcreased rapldly 1843 the flrst newspaper the Independent Democrat was prmted 1n Waterloo 1848-the flrst steam mxll was buxlt 1849 Waterloo was mcorporated by an act of the leglslature 1853 a new Court House was bullt fthe mam part of the present structurej 1850 -our flrst town board was elected 1871 the Waterloo Publlc School bulldlng was erected 1876 the flrst teachers assoclatlon was estabhshed 1883 the Com ' D rauu IIUUILIUIIB wen: llldile LU U16 L,Oul't 1101159 1909 Col W1ll1am Morrison gave to the clty the Morr1son Talbott hbrary bulldxng Calendar September 3 Here we are back at dear old W H S for another year 6 Off to a great start we shut out Mascoutah 2 0 10 Nose out OFallon 5 4 20 Bulldogs outplay Freeburg 6 3 24 Knocked out of Conference lead by Mascoutah 0 2 27 Lose agaln to OFallon 2 6 October 1 Ah' Sweet revenge' We defeat New Athens 1 0 4 Come from behlnd to beat New Baden 9 4 11 Unhappy day' Slx Weeks exams We lose to Freeburg 45 12 Columbus Day 14 F F A presents VRoy the magl clan 21 24 Several Ag boys attend F F A National Conventlon m Kansas Clty wlth Mr Klem 25 Oh happy day' Monroe County Teachers Assocxa txon meets 30 Another hollday P T A D1str1ct Meetlng November 8 Operetta Oh Doctor presented by the Muslc Department 11 Armlstlce Day Red Cross Roll Call beglns 12 Bulldogs start cage season w1th 51 35 w1n over Alumm 10 16 Amerlcan Educatlon Week 14 Open House Vlsltmg Day that IS 15 We drop Cahokla Conference opener to O Fal lon 28 25 19 Jumors take State Achlevement tests Bulldogs take Red Bud 72 30 22 Here we go agam' More six weeks test We roll over New Athens 63 37 26 W H S defeats Mascoutah 51 38 27 Bulldogs outlast Bellevllle 41 40 28 29 What a rellef' Thankgwmg holldays at last December 3 Waterloo 54 Valmeyer 27 4 Junxor Home Ec Party 6 We suffer second loss of season from Freeburg 61 44 10 Bulldogs steamroller Co lumbla 58 24 13 Waterloo downs New Baden 64 42 19 Senxor Home Ec Sponsors All School Chrlstrnas Party 20 Bulldogs overcome by Dupo 1n over tlme 32 29 20 Chrxstmas vacatlon beglns 26 28 I E A meets m Sprmg fleld 31 We beat Alumm agaln 61 52 K- . yy Al - ' SY T . 7 7 - . 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January 2 Farewell Chrlstmas hohdays back to school agam' 6 7 8 Ka kaskla Tournament held at Waterloo Waterloo Bulldogs recelve the trophy after defeating Red Bud Columbxa and New Athens 10 Ah' Revenge IS sweet' We trounce OFallon 75 40 12 The flrst of a serles of concerts featurlng Ernle Wells IS presented 16 17 Flrst Semester exams A 50 34 wctory over New Athens 21 Columbla IS trounced 83 9 by the Bulldogs 24 We win agaln' Waterloo 60 Mascoutah 36 28 Those trough J Plrates' We tumble Valmeyer 65 25 and cl1nch the Kaskaskla Conference tltle 31 Bulldogs lose fxrst home game to Freeburgs Mldgets 48 40 February 1 Donkey Basketball brlngs thr11ls and sp1lls' Country Romeos versus C1ty Shckers the latter wctorxous 4 Ahoy Musketeers' We trxm Red Bud 73 37 7 New Baden defeated 54 41 8 Another W H S victory 71 32 v1ct1m Lebanon 11 Capacxty crowd' Overtlme' Pandemomum' Waterloo 40 Dupo 36 12 Legal school hollday Lmcoln s b1rthday 14 Hearts and Flowers' Lebanon Waterloo 37 25 16 Second concert 1n W H S gym featurmg the schedule IS trampled 64 32 22 Washmgtons b1rthday 27 Junlors pre sent A Case of Sprmgtxme 28 Fourth perxod ends March 4 7 Reglonal Tournament at Bellevxlle Waterloos best team 1n 1lS basketball hlstory loses to East St Louls 48 32 11 Muslc Department presents varlety show You re on the A1r 16 Concert featurmg Leonard Zotterelle 28 School hollday' Southwestern Dvlsxon Meetlng of the I E A at East St Louls 29 D1str1ct MUSIC Contests at Granlte Cltv Aprll 4 Good Fr1day 11 More tests end of that fxfth perlod 13 Con cert featurlng Jack Conner 19 DlSfT1Ct Band and Glee Club contests held at Gran1te Clty 24 Semor Play, Junlor Mlss presented May 9 10 More contests more pr1zes' Sectional MUSIC contests at Charles ton 17 Junior Prom held 19 24 Dlstrxct Baseball Tournament held at Free burg 22 Elghth Grade Commencement exercises 22 23 Is everyone passing? Its those flnal exams agaxn' 25 Baccalaureate services held m the gym 29 Goodbye graduates of 47 Y , . -n N . l - - S- , . . . . . s y ' , -- f ! ' , ' . , V. I . - . l . . ' . . . . . , ' , . . I . ' . ' . , . . , . . -. l' ' . . . . . . , I Eddie Brauer. 20. Parent-Son F. F. A. Banquet. 21. Marissa, newcomer on , l ' . . ' , . . . . - L4 ' ' 93 ' . . , . . ' S4 l ' .17 l . ' , . . . ' ' ' ' '44 ' ' 91 K- u . I . . J 1 ' - . . - ' . . , .. . . 4 'SQ ' ' 4' Q ' 3 s .Hung ' I J il gas if if 'ft Av 3. 'L v ll I In . I Q J 'W it f 15k 1, 3- X A ' 1--Jig! if if The parts were ably portrayed as follows That Date With The Junlors Remember the date you had on the evemng of February 27 when the Jun 1ors presented thelr play A Case of Sprmgtrrne 'P There were barrels of laughter when B111 Schmldt as Bob Parker showed you what trouble sawlng a vs oman 1n half can brmg you Bob Parker was a DICE lookmg llkeable fellow of elghteen but as a magxcxan he was a holy terror In add1t1on to thlS Bob had glrl troubles It seemed Joan Abernaker the pr1nc1pals daughter pre ferred a college man lnstead of Bob Mr Parker dld the situation no good because he had stern and deflmte ldeas on how to rear chlldren Mrs Parker was the model mother who trled to help and please everyone Her helper was the ma1d Louella R1chard was the master mmd of the famrly who knew all saw all and heard all Gwen Anderson who followed Rxchard l1ke a Dunnv and was wlth the help of Rxchard one of the naughtlest httle glrls you ever saw stopped at nothmg Betty Parker a xxx ac1ous pert glrl was Bobs sxster whose only lnterest was Eddle, her college man Into this stepped Mr Aber naker the P T A ladles and a Plalnclothes Man Of course confusxon relgned' The audlence breathed rellef when Mlss Brlght a lady from the Zoo entered and cleared matters Guess what happened to Bob and Joan Thats rlght all was honey and p1e Bob Parker Mr Parker Mrs Parker Betty Parker DlCk19 Parker Mr Abernaker Gwen Anderson Eddle Louella Mrs James Mrs Brunswlck Mrs H111 Plamclothes Man Mlss Brrght B111 Schmxdt Donald Glerber Dorothy Moffltt Dorothy Buettner Norman Brandt Jrm Heyl Shlrley Josten Lee Deul Mane M1lls Marran Orrell Veda Daberco Barbara Kelm Edwm Gerber Ardelle Boehne Harvey Rles very capably served as busmess manager whlle Nelson Kleyer assumed the dUtl8S of stage manager The programs were made by Gladys Hoffmann and propertles were m charge of Bob LUdW1g and Roy Schewe Mlss Rlchert and Mr Meek dlrectors are to be comphmented upon the success of the play . y - V . . 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J umor Miss The house llghts dllll the audlence stops 1tS restless stlrrlng the curtam goes up and the sen1or play a refreshmg comedy called Jumor DJISS IS on The date IS Aprll 24 the scene IS the W H S gymnaslum On stage we fmd an apartment m Manhattens upper 60s Just off Centr l Park Harry and Grace Graves who are qulte aptly portrayed by R L Bea Iey and Vlolet Hartmann have two ch11dren Lols a charmmg gxrl who con slders herself a sophxstlcate of sophlstlcates and Judy who at 13 has beslde her conf1dante Fuffy Ca fugltlve from a progresslve school played by Arlynn Mueller? and an amazmg capac1tv for food a burnmg deslre to grow up to the glamorous age of her slster Loxs who IS 16 Pat Nxenhaus and June Sledle qu1te ably act these characterxzatlons Wlthout much encouragement or reason Judy comes to the concluslon that her father has fallen 1n love Wlfh Ellen the daugh ter of hlS boss who IS affect1onate1y called J B She decldes further that Ellen fAurel1a Staufenblelb wxll have to be ehmmated At this polnt Uncle Wxllx steps convenlently mto the plcture and ln a flash Judy devlses her plan of act1on You see she has concluded that Uncle WIHIS and Ellen w1ll make an ldeal couple and also keep her home from toppllng lxke a house of cards Unclc W1ll1s IS played by James Mlller And when Judy 1snt b1nd1ng her famxly tles she and Fuffy are consplrmg to wangle young men to be thelr escorts for the New Year s dance At last thlngs begm to run smoothly and Judy become a lovely Jumor Mlss There IS cont1nuous good humor throughout the plav 'Ind a successlon of amusmg boys xx ho are mterested m Lols provxde a colorful gallery of Amerlcan youth Wlthout the co operanon of the commlttees prompters stage hands, trc Asslstant Dlrector Beverly Amrme and last but far from least the ald from the dlrectors Mrs Rlchert and Mls Cox Junxor Mlss could not have been a success . . 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L 1 w ' ,' C la ' I ' '1 1 - . ..., , J umor Prom A early as 1918 dlnners for SSHIOYS xxere held at Robyns Confectlonely tRexsb on Mam Street Later banquets were held at the Memorlal Hall Danun usually followed the banquet In 1992 and for several gears later thc Junlors neld then' banquet for the SCIll0I'S lll tht conservatory of the old school buxldmg on Fourth Street Dam mg mn the un usually followed lh1S banquet From 19.39 on these aftalrs were hcld ln the spaexous new gxm on Belle fontame DFIVG The last banquet was held lll 1940 under the sponsorshxp of lVlrs Jeannette Rlchert In 1941 a Jun1orSen1or Prom was held and from then on each year the gym has been gally decorated Ill harmony w1th X'lI'l0llS themes On Saturday nlght May 17 the Jumors agam entertaxned the Semors at sl formal dance Agam the gym was transformed 1nto a dellghtful settmg Jun xors and Semors and thelr guests spent the evenmg danemg and partakmg cf ClGllC1OUS refreshments On the night of February 20 the Waterloo Future Farmers of Amrrxm were hosts to the1r parents the hlgh school tweultv thc Board of Educatxon representatlves from the Red Bud F F A thaptcr and other guests at thur seventh annual Parent and Son Banquet The Waterloo Hlgh Schools Strmg Ensemble under tht dlrectlon of M1 s Ruth Rxehert entertamed us durmg the dCllClOLlS meal whleh nas prepared and serxed by the Future Homemakers of Amerxca under the dlrectxon of Mr Arthur Manwarlng Our meetlng was called to order by Herbert Mueller after vshlch the pro gram was dxrected by the toastmaster of the exemng Lester Korte who mtro duced Father Hellrung After the xmocatlon dmner was serxed Followmg th1s a welcome address was glven by Elbert Stemsxeck The parents responses xx ere glven bu Mrs Gibson Cameron and lVIr Arthur Hohnbaum Accounts of progects from XHFIOUS boxs followed The address of the exemng was glven by Mr A J Andrews Assxstant State Supervlsor of VOC8t1OU31 Agrlcultural Educatxon Mr Andreus talk preceded the showmg of a fllm Road to Happlness . - v 4 '3 ' 5 ' .. -1 .' U . PS . , ' . ' , , K., v I j- I 4 X C1 ' ' - r-. - ' ' 5 1 ' I Y 3 i - U i ' X - , ' c. . . .. c . ' x ' ' ' ' 1. 71 . 1 v 1 1 . L, . 1 ' ' 1 . s ., ' ' Q . . F. F. A. Banquet - h 4 .- , 1 ' 1 - - v I , . . I v y X- , , Y S . . . F v 7 v ' . , ' ' v 7 ' ' ll ' 79 SENIOR PLAY CAST In The Presentation Of JUNIOR MISS Seated: R. L. Beasley, Violet Hartmann, Vernon Goeddel. Pat Nienhaus, June Siedle, A rl y n n Mueller, J a m e s Miller, Aurelia Staufenbiel, Jerome Reinhold. Standing: Beverly Amrine, Adele Kunkel, Miss Cox, Director, Will- iam Heck, Eugene Knoke, Robert Stoker, William Brandt, Jules Werl- ing. Herbert Mueller, Gregory Kip- ping. Mrs. Richert, Director. JUNIOR PLAY CAST From A CASE OF SPRINGTIMEH Seated: William Schmidt, Edith Law. Shirley Josten, Barbara Keim, Marian Orrell, Veda Daberco. Standing: Donald Gleiber. Doro- thy Moffitt, James Heyl. Edwin Gerber. Ardelle Boehne, Dorothy Buettner, Lee Deul, Marie Mills. At the Sex enth Annual F F A Paiumf Son Banquet on February 20 n the High School ,xmna lum SPANISH DANCE CHORUS From The Operetta OH' DOCTOR' Lhnelder Madeline Toenyes Au lCll3 Staufenbiel Violet Hartmann Dorothy Kolmer Barbara Keim Ailgnn Mueller Dorothy Moffitt JUNIOR PROM A group enjoying music and rc ireshments during fiesta in Old xico he sc of the 1 m Prom 1-1-ft to right: Betty Lou Reif- ME '- . 1 fume ' 94r Assembly Programs The earllest assembly programs at W H S centered about musxc and ht erary numbers and were often held at nlght Later assembly programs con slsted of lyceums organlzed by men or women who ylslted the school for th1 purpose lms year most of our assembly programs have consisted of the showing of fllms on varxous toplcs Most of them have been held durlng the fourth hour ln the gymnaslum The toplcs of the varxous movles have covered sports do mestlc act1v1t1es travel and health educatlon Three or four extremely ll'l terestlng T B fllms were shown along vxlth one or two on cancer Two reel on physlotherapy featured the rebulldlng of poho crlpples In October our school was honored by an appearance of V Roy The pro gram was glven at mght and Wlth soft musle excellent llghtmg and an at tcntxve audlence VRoy presented h1s performance After numerous mvstl fymg slelght of hand demonstratlons he presented the grandnlece of the famous HOUd1H1 Th1S young lady escaped from a securelv bound trunk 1n f1ve seconds V Roy concluded hxs program wxth a superb exh1b1t1on of suspended anlmatlon Durlng the latter part of November Mr A Dunlng of the Natlonal Youth Movement spoke on the detrlmental effects of alcohol After thlS talk the student body dlvlded Into two groups boys and glrls Mr Dunlng w1th the boys and Mr W B Robinson Wlth the glrls They then ansvx ered any quest1ons on alcohol smokmg etc that the students cared to ask XVhEh.ChI'1StI'!'13S rolled around W H S presented the customary Chrxst mas program The afternoon QGSSIOH started Wlth the Mlxed Chorus Slflglflg carols IU the halls Thls was followed bx the program during whlch VSTIOU grades partxclpated The rhythm band struck up three numbers the fourth grade DI'9S6r1led a plav upper grades pantonnmed the Chrlstmas story and the Mmed Chorus sang two selectxons -l - . 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Welfare Actlvltles Although Waterloo IS a conslderably wealthy and progresslve community there has always been through the years some need for soclal welfare work Perhaps the flrst effort made ln thls dxrectlon was a move to make provlslon for the care of the poor Prlor to 1848 there was no alms house 1n the county but the poor were placed 1n the care of resldents of their respectlve townshlps who were paid for thelr servlces out of the county treasury On March 27 1848 a contract for the keepmg of all the poor of the county was let to John M Wooters for S250 a year In 1864 a contract to bulld a new alms house was let to Charles Borntraeger An addltlon was bullt to th1s alms house m 1888 Th1S buxldmg together Wlth 1mprovements made constitutes our present alm house Today other efforts for SOC131 welfare are made by our churches lodge our local Red Cross organlzatxon our annual March of Dunes campalgn the chalrman of Veterans Hospltal asslstance Mrs E H Schaller the Waterloo Home Economlcs Club which has from tlme to txme gxven Chrxstmas basket to those m need and the Co1umb1an Club whlch often provlded Thanksglvmg dinners at the Alms House At W H S we too have trled to do our part m makxng llfe happler for others Durmg the past year all of our students have Jomed the Jumor Red Cross Our Junlor H1 Tr1 sponsored a program durlng whlch fllms on poho were shown At thls tlme a sllver offerlng was taken whxch was used for the purchase of gxfts for pollo vzctxms 1n our school In December our Senlor H1 Tr1 purchased and wrapped candy whlch was sent to the Veterans Hospltal at Scott Fleld On January 30, the annual March of Dlmes was agaxn sport sored for the pollo fund The few welfare actlvltles we had mn the school were eagerly supported by all The students are to be congratulated on thelr fme co operatlon Q n 4 - 1 ' ' . 1 Q - s y . . . . . . 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C- , .u v . . . , , ' Q music Enterprise Band 1888 The Music Department Perhaps the fxrst attempt to provxde entertamment m Waterloo and ts v1c1n1ty was made by small orchestras whlch played at dances for the early settlers The fxrst organlzed attempt to form a band 1n th1s localxty was made ln 1888 when the Enterprlse Band was started Thls band often traveled about the c1ty on a bandwagon drawn by a team 1n tandem Later Rev G Brmk organlzed a band wxthln St Pauls Evangellcal congregatlon Members of thxs band later umted to form the MUDICIDHI Band Wh1Ch now holds summer con certs and IS flnanced by means of a MUDICIDGI Band tax In 1918 C H Struckmeyer organued a hlgh school orchestra and a hlgh school chorus thus creatmg a Muslc Department Th1s department has smce been ma1nta1ned and enlarged untxl today lt mcludes orchestra band glee clubs 2 YTNYPH f'hflY 1 P 1 'J 'I 'J I c 1 LLIDLLULLIUII Today students part1c1pate 1n operettas concerts contests and muslc f6StlV31Q Thls year the 3CtlV1t16S of the Musxc Department were off to a flymg start w1th the flrst publlc appearance made by the Band on September 24 at the Parlsh Hall The occaslon was the County Home Bureau Meetmg On October 25 at the f1rst meetlng of the Monroe County Educatlon Asso c1at1on the Orchestra made 1ts debut Also appearmg for the fxrst t1me publlcly was the Strmg Ensemble whlch was composed of the followmg members v1o l1n Verna Rodenberg Audrey Nobbe Nelson Wolf cello MltZ1e Quernhexm bass v1ol Jxmmy Heyl vocallst Patsy Nlenhaus Entertamment for the Dxstrlct Parent Teachers Assoclatlon was prov1ded bv the Band 1n October The hxghllght of the mus1cal year was the operetta Oh Doctor xthxch was presented on November 7 8 An account of this performance IS glven Ill the Wahlschos Act1v1t1es In order to ralse money for umforms the Band sponsored a serles of con certs wlth guest artlsts The flrst of these programs was presented on January 12 the guest art1st being Erme Wells barxtone from St Louxs MISSOUTI Among hls selectxons were The Lords Prayer and De Glory Road On February 16 Eddle Brauer trumpeter w1th Russ Davlds orchestra thrllled evervone present when he gave out wlth Stardust as one of h1s selectxons The thxrd concert whlch was presented on March 16 featured Leonard Zotterelle pla n1st who wxth Mlss Dorxs Kllgore played a duo pxano arrandement of Rhap sody ln Blue The flnal performance was glven on Aprll 13 At thls t1me Jack Conner marxmba and v1braharp artxst from radxo stat1on KWK appeared on the program Fllght of the Bumblebee was lncluded ln his selectlons Durxng the f1rst semester tre Board of Educatlon presented the NTUQIC Department wlth an E flat alto claxmet ThlS g1ft was really apprecxated 5 a 1 , . . . . . . , . . . , - , . v 1 -1 ' V- I CUC H.. :.-..L,..,... ..-1,.1 - , 4, yn' , , , JS, 59-952, C..C!'2. 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On January 29 music was provided for the annual banquet of the Boy Scouts of America by the String Ensemble The Music Department also entertained on February 12 at a birthday dinner at the Parish Hall On February 20 the String Ensemble made another appearance this time providing dinner music for the F F A banquet Several students also entered the District Music Contest which was held at Granite C1ty on March 29 Vocal entries were girls high voice June Siedle Ardell Boehne girls medium voice Patsy Nienhaus Verna Rodenberg boys medium voice James Mlller Vernon Goeddel boys low voice Jimmy Heyl R L Beasley and the Boys Octet and G1rls Sextet Instrumental participants were baritone Jimmy Heyl Nelson Wolf B tlat clarinet Patsy Mueller Lynette Backs trumpet Harry Wolf trombone Ray Thxele alto clarinet Mxtzie Quernheim piano Verna Rodenberg Lynette Backs and the Clarmet Quartet On April 19 the Band Mixed Chorus and Boys and Girls Glee Clubs en trict Contests attended the State Finals May 9 10 at Charleston On March 25 the Band staged a Variety Radio Show entitled You re on the Air The first part of the performance was the Music Departments own interpretation of a Barber Shop Quartet Spike Jones Betty Hutton and the Andrews Sisters After this came a Soap Box Opera called Dlshpan Dan followed by a Gay Nineties Review Then came the highlight of the eve nmg a Style Show Boys modeled girls clothing The concluding features were a Dance Review by the Stepping Stylettes a boys dance chorus and a Ballet Review which was also performed by boys The Girls Sextet was composed of the following sopranos June Sxedle Marie Mills second sopranos Verna Rodenberg Patsy Nienhaus altos Patsy Mueller and Lynette Backs These students made up the Boys Octet first tenors John Schaller Vernon Goeddel second tenors James Flscher Nelson Wolf first basses James Miller Charles Crook second basses R L Beasley and Jlmmy Heyl Lynette Backs Patsy Mueller MltZ16 Quernheim and Doro thy Naumann composed the Clarinet Quartet The concluding performances of the year were made by the Orchestra and Mixed Chorus vthen they performed at the Baccalaureate and Graduation Ex ercises u V V . , , . . . . 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Z , , 3 , Y , ' 3 , , 3 , . - ' 7 I - T ' Y I ' - Oh Doctor ' Perhaps the flrst operetta ln Waterloo was staged and produced by Mr George Z16bO1d 1n 1908 Thls productlon A Nrght m Holland was presented at the Memorxal Opera House The cast was composed of Waterloo cltxzens In 1921 Mr Zlebold agaln presented an operetta The Brlde Both of these productlons featured catchy tunes and were colorful Our flrst attempt at presentmg an operetta m the h1gh school was made under the supervlslon of Mlss Esther Leach Thls productlon Mxss Cherry Blossom was presented at the Capxtol Theatre In recent years the Musxc Department under the leadershlp of M1ss Rlchert and Mlss Mader has pre sented the operettas Hollywood Bound RICO Rlca Up 1n the Au' and Ola 11 On November 8 of thrs year the Muslc Department presented Oh Doctor' from the border and the actxon centered about the actn 1t1es of Dr Drmkwater his granddaughter Glory her frlend Honor and Phlhp a ranch owner After a serles of compllcatxons Dr Drmkwater learns that Glory IS engaged to Bob a son of his old frlend Entertalnmg features of th1S operetta were the dances Morning Glorles Madrxd and Two Consplrators A humorous element was mJected wlth the appearance of Rambow a darky and the performance of the dances of the three doctors and thelr patlents The cast follows Doctor Drmkwater Mrs Weakly Mrs Crossly Doctor Slaughter Doctor Cuttem Doctor Coffm Rambow Bessie Honor Madam Chere Glory Drmkwater Pancho Ph1l1p J1m Oldtlmer Bob Cynth1a Manuel Tropxcal scene Thomas of Chlcago James Mlller Lynette Backs Verna Rodenberg Bob Stoker James Fxscher Melvyn Amrme John Schaller Marran Orrell Patsy Nxenhaus Pearl Schaack Ardelle Boehne Wllllam Lehde Vernon Goeddel Gene Buss Otto Bassler Jlm Heyl Edlth Law R L Beasley ry for the OCCHSIOH was drawn and pamted by Mlss Margaret . 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GIRLS' CHORUS Back row Betty Wolf Charlotte Schultz Dorothy Moffltt Arlou Wlschmexer Lynette Backs Anlta Hoffmann Mary Ann V11 tenauer Darlene Elchelmann Fxfth row Margaret Quernhe1m Georgla Buettner Joanne Schulz Ruby Stemsleck Ardelle Boehne Pearl Voelker Barbara Kelm Fourth row Dolothy Buettner Dorothy Berg Pat Nlenhaus Aud rey Jung Beverly Amrme Emma Jean Haberl Audrey Nobbe Veda Daberco Thlrd row Marjorxe Werllng Jean Rextz Lucy Lee Davxs Doro thy Hamxlton Audrey Wehmeler Georgla Lohrberg Mardell Valen 'IDE Second row Aldora Matthews 'VIar1e Mllls Dorothy Naumann Marlan Orrell Esther Theobald Betty Jean Klrsch Flrst row Miss Rlchert dlrector Jackle Carr Shlrley Josten Betty Lou Relfschnelder Dorls Leber Verna Rodenberg Edlth Law ORCHESTRA S e a t e d Margaret Quernhe1m Betty Ann Hauptflelsch Nelson Wolf Verna Rodenberg Audrey Nobbe Gene Buss Lynette Backs Ruby Stelnsxeck Patsy Mueller Charles Crook Thomas Cawl Paul Quernhe1m Harry Wolf Dorothy lXaumann James Fxscher Standmg James Heyl Edlth Law Allen Kolmer Dorothy Ann Lels ter Ray Th1ele Mxss Rxchert dx rector Back row Ray Th1e1e Otto Bassler James Heyl Vernon Goeddel James Mlller Nelson Wolf Kelth Nlenhaus Thomas Cawl Audrey Nobbe Norma Jea 1 Mueller Thxrd row Audrey Wehme1er Ruth Pape James Flscher Lynette Back Nelson Stumpf Margaret Quernhe1m Shlrley Korvas Irene Wolf Second row Dorls Leber Delores Naumann Ruth Kolmer Dorothy Nau mann Charles Crook Charles Gauen Paul Quernhe1m Charles Janson LOUIS Flscher Flrst row Mlss Rxchert dlrector Betty Ann Hauptflexsch Patsy Mueller Verna Rodenberg Dorothy Ann Lelstcr Allen Kolmer Harry Wolf Gene Buss Ruby Stelnsleck MIXED CHORUS Back row James M1l1er Vernon Goeddel Nelson Wolf Wllfred Leh de R L Beasley James Heyl Nel son Kleyer Charles Crook F1fth row Lynette Backs John Schaller James Flscher Harry Wolf M a r v 1 n Gummershexmer Paul Quernhe1m Dorothv Moffltt Fourth row Leota Klrkley Pat sy Mueller Thomas Carr Thomas Cawl Gene Buss Jack Morse Jo anne Schulz Ardelle Boehne Thlrd row Dorothy Hamilton Edlth Law Betty Ann Hauptflelsch Allen Kolmer Merl Rodenberg Dorothy Ann Lelster Mardell Val ent1ne Audrev Nobbe Second row Laverna Juelfs Bev erly Amrme Marlan Orrell Mel vyn Amrme Marte M1lls Margaret Quernhexm Pearl Voelker Flrst row Verna Rodenberg ac compamst Norma Jean Mueller Dorothy Buettner Esther Fazxo Dorothy Naumann Pat Nlenhaus Georgla Mahan Mxss Rlchert dl rector BOYS' CHORUS Back row Nelson Wolf Wzlfred Lehde R L Beasley James Heyl lN.elson Kleyer Fourth row James Mlller Chas Crook Vernon Goeddel Robert Korvas James Flscher Thxrd row John Schaller Joseph Goeddel Harry Wolf Marvin Gum mershelmer Paul Quernhe1m Second row Jack Morse Thomas Cawx Gene Buss Thomas Carr Merl Rodenberg Fxrst row Verna Rodenberg ac compamst Allen Kolmer Russell Boehne Melvyn Amrme M1SSRlCh ert dlrector - 1 1 1 . 1 1 7'4 1 L 1 . 1 1 1 , 1 1 ' - , . . 1 , 1 ' 1 , , 1 1 . 1 , , .., 1 7 1 1 . 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A 3 Q. lv 1 , .-x f ,fi J ,A .A , -F. 42 si, 'M' ' ' , fa' fl Y' P1-1 Q 'N .Qi . . v A, Sb 2 Q- San ' A' 5 -G -jrfvz 2 ,:'Y',?nI ',1 7 :Y xi'- 'Y' 'V' V Av ,Q- Hthletlcs Waterloo High School Babeball Team 1906 O 'N Baseball A favorlte p3St1m6 of the bows of Waterloo rn 1834 was the throwxng of balls agamst the walls of the Court House Th1s was carrled on to such an extent as to 1nJure the walls of the bulldlng The Judges of the County Court Septem ber 2 1834 gave notlce to all persons to deslst from playmg ball ln this manner agalnst the walls of the Court House Thls mformatxon quoted from the Plot Book of Monroe County Illmols proves that even 1n early tlmes Waterloo boys were baseball mmded From the Court House the boys moved to regular dla monds Thelr practlces have been rewardmg for Waterloo can look back on many fme baseball teams An example was the powerful representatxve man aged by Charles Lutz 1n the Mo Ran League 1n 1908 Thelr games were played on a fxeld sxtuated across the street from the Pautler PaVll10D In 1906 the flrst regular hlgh school team was organized and some of 1ts members were Herman Wallhaus Lou1s Blckelhaupt Jr Wxlllam R Morr1son Harry Ruch Arthur Wallhaus Rudy Fabel and Robert Koen1gsma1k The 1946 47 descendant of that team was manned by the followmg players outflelders D la Q' 1' D 1' Q 1' 'J' n P' a u ralv ucurxe 1ll1lC1LlEIb hugerle hold and Otto Bassler and pltchers Henry Doerr Vernon CHVVI and Charles Cameron Off to an early start m the fall season th1s years team lagged 1n the late part of the schedule and fm1shed thxrd m the Cahokla Conference race Freeburg took the t1t1e and New Athens f1D1Sll6d close behxnd them It IS mterestmg to note that the Bulldogs spllt the1r serxes wlth both of these teams In the seasons opener Waterloo wlth a late rally shut out Mascoutah 3 0 That flrst game showed the weakness that was to hurt the squad all season poor h1tt1ng O Fallon fell next before the Bulldogs by a tlght 5 4 score Then came the blggest blow of the season New Athens unleashed a twelve h1t barrage to smk the Orange and Black 12 1 That game dropped Waterloo to thlrd place but they dldnt stay there long The Bulldogs staged a hlttmg party of the1r own fxrmly trouncmg the New Baden Zebras 15 0 The last game of the flrst round matched W H S w1th the prevlously undefeated Freeburg M1dgets W1th Henny Doerr twlrlmg masterful three h1t ball Waterloo defeated the Free burg strmg by the score of 6 2 and the f1rst round ended wlth Freeburg New Athens and Waterloo tled for flrst place Poor hzttmg returned to plague the team m the second round as Mas coutah whlpped the Orange and Black 2 0 and a weak OFallon team pushed past the Bulldogs 6 2 The h1tt1ng was st11l poor but Doerr s p1tCh1Ilg made the dxfference as W H S rose to blank the New Athens Ye1lowJackets 1 0 Fol lowmg that game Waterloo agam steamrollered New Baden 94 The last game was an extra 1nn1ng thrxller wlth Freeburg The M1dgets f1nally pushed across the w1nn1ng tally and took home a w1n and the league tltle The team showed promlse durmg the fall season The onlv real weakness lay m the1r h1tt1ng ab1l1ty The team average of 239 was extremely low Bob Stoker wlth 321 led the team s h1tt1ng Although the fleldlflg was erratlc the average was on the whole very hxgh Henry Doerr proved one of the leadmg pitchers Jn the conference Hxs record of 4 1 was marred by the Freeburg defeat Wlth the rough spots xroned out the team IS po1nt1ng tow ard a repeat of last year s Kaskaskla Conference Champlonshlp and a w1n 1n the annual tournaments th1s sprmg U . . , . - , . . . . . 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Henry Docrr Senior Pltcher Henry prowed one of the most effectue monndsmen the conference during fall season The only pitcher ln the conference Hble to bent Freeburgz Vernon Cawr Senior Pitcher Vern mitched hls tvilrllng with flne ontfxeld patrolling and strong hlttinf' Hlts '4 lonsz, hall R L Beasley Senlor Inflelder Depend ble hitter end fielder Near the tops ln both de partments 'md clangeron: ln plnches Jerome Rcmhold sfnlor C'1tCher 1 nnportant position Jerry w fl s mm Qlufxblc Energy nd Good old fight Pre hls lssets Harold 'klodrglln :mor Infxelder Com pttltne spirit bubbles ov fl ID Harm He adds to lt fa strong arm 'md stron lttl W hllltw Robert Stoker Cr-nor Ontflflder Bobs trmsfer here from cmross the rlxer proxed a God fnd Bob IQ cllwaxs Lood l r a hxt when O we-eded Coach Rushmg 'Since twkll L our the ltll lm txc CIGSIIIUQ s of W H S four yelrs no Conch his eorr llefl tvlo Krskusklt nd two Cwlxolxlw Confer ny ce Crmu Thu S tell 00' of s lr lnlltx Eugene Knoke Qenlor Infleldfr Bud Q height put hmm ll ood tend in rfuortll not cl the lnltlwl sflclf 'hen ounds bill x hr f acts James Nllller RQIIIOI Inflelclcr fn powerful throwln un ind 'zbllltw to ne t' h lon, rlde were Ins stron points Ilmmx ras t edlest of tl e f lhllum Nrhnudt mor Ontflclder l1 0 11X Junxor c 'he team His speed m cl ll 1 definite bulni k '1 he outfield 'Ind a thru' 1 Q p t Sllilllfl xo v NUIITIHIU Bxandt Mull Rodenbug Ktn 'wStlnn1t Nl1NUIlSlllIDDf Robt1tKo1x'ls Rus rl Bm me leo Krlllltr Lune Buss John Sehallu P1111 Que rnl 11111 Flrst ron Fug-one Hohnbaum, John VS edel Otto Bass lu' Donald Glelber lllarxm Hcnkc Charles Cameron 'Y in I ' ' 5. . . . , . ,e . . . 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I VI E l . ..., , , . . , .. . e f nal M.,.f31.n Skker cmz, R gk:-1,3 MII 7' Basketball Spectators at early W H S basketball games were necessarxly dressed warmly for those early games were played ln the unheated Pautler Park pa X1llOl'l Thls absence of heat at mldwlnter games kept attendance at a mlnlmum When the old Vlaterloo Publlc School was remodeled a gy mnasxum was added Heat was no problem here but spectators fourd that to v1ew a game they had to be as aglle as the players as seats were sltuated on the stage dlrectly behmd the north goal so one had to be qulck to see actlon on both sldes of the court After the constructlon of the St Pauls Evangellcal Parish House games were scheduled there Spectator problems were practlcally ellmlnated but seatlng capaclty was deflnxtely not large At thxs tlme the Y P L organlzed a team that played teams throughout thxs area That team ns remembered for 1ts qual 1ty of play and outstandlng record In 1939 the new hxgh school on Belle fontalne Drlve was erected The SDHCIOUS new gym m this bu1ld1ng has smcc been the er-one nf can-pq mg A M th 1:1 11,1 G All the hlstory ln th1s artxcle IS not m the precedlng paragraph The 1946 47 edltlon of the Waterloo Hlgh Bulldogs made plenty of hlstory themselves as they smashed practlcally every record ln the books for Waterloo Hlgh team Sweepmg through the Kaskask1a Conference regular season schedule and tourn ament wlthout a defeat and f1n1sh1ng thlrd ln the Cahokla Conference the Orange and Black rang up 24 wms agamst 5 losses That record IS the best ever established by Waterloo Hrgh The team poxnt total of 1574 poxnts an average of 54 per game sets another new mark Bud Knoke who tossed In 448 polnts for an average of 16 a contest shattered the school s 1nd1v1du l scormg mark Prevlous attendance records were broken Yes slr It was rl mstory makxng season as far as the Orange and Black was concerned The season started HUSDICIOUSIY as an Alumn1 team was the f1rst v1ct1m of thxs years vrctory hungry qumtet but the conference opener agalnst OFallon was not as happy a sltuatzon the Panthers comlng off w1th the long end of a 28 25 score Qulckly back 1n strlde the Bulldogs marched through three con ference games and then on Thanksgxvmg Eve chllled the Bellevllle Maroors 41 40 After the holldays wlth another w1n recorded the Bulldogs mvaded Freeburg where the Midgets handed them the soundest cuffmg of the season 61 44 Two more easy wms were ours before Dupo s Tigers undefeated up to that txme handed us a 32 29 defeat 1n a thr1ll1ng overtlme contest A much more powerful Alumm team fell early ID 47 to start the New Year flght for the Bulldogs Three more easy vuns and the Kaskaskxa Tourney trophy was ours O Fallons Panthers called at the local gym next and revenge was sweet as the Bulldogs put on a really hot exh1b1t1on dowmng OFallon 75 40 Three more wms mcludmg an 87 9 trounclng of the hapless Columbia Eagles were added before Freeburg came to town to take a 48 40 scorcher Agam the Orange and Black bounced back tak1ng three easy wms before the Dupo Txgers called at the local gym Dupo ranked hlgh ln the State and t1ed for flrst place wlth Freeburg found the Bulldogs ready and w1ll1ng An over capaclty crowd Jammed every nook and cranny to watch Dupo come roarmg back from behmd to deadlock the game wlth only seconds left In the over , v ' , ' , . , l , , . . , . , . A ' 170 17 D 11 hdt- . 7 U A--- ,-,,, -M H., .-., .,.l.-..- -. ' ' ' s. , . . -, . . , . . . F , Cn . . , . 7 , . - . . , D , - . y , , .F - . , S - s 7 ' f , 7 ' Q . . , U 7. . v 1 s , k . . . . , , , - , , - 7 ' . , ' 1 1 - tlme the Orange and Black proved thexr mettle as they moved ahead to wm 40 36 m a rough three mmutes that on occasxon threatened to materxalxze 1nto a rlot Three more games remamed ln the schedule and the Waterloo squad moved handxly through them clxmaxmg the home season w1th a sound trlm ming of Bellevllle Cathedral 61 45 The East St Louis Flyers smacked the hopes of local fans as far as the tournament was concerned as they took com mand of a tlght sltuatnon 1n the fourth quarter and turned on the heat wmnmg 48 32 Thls years squad proved versatmle and dependable The loss of flVe reg ulars wlll handlcap the team next year Szx men bore the brunt thls year fmve senxors and a Jumor The sen1ors were Remhold and Beasley forwards was usually at the guard pos1t1on B9S1d6S these men Ray Schrmdt Don Glel ber Marv Henke and Chuck Clark all Junxors and Otto Bassler a freshman worked on the team The 'B team found the gomg tough after wmnmg the1r f1rst few contest All rn all they played good ball however h1tt1ng the peak probably on the mght they llterally ran rough shod over Freeburg s Jumor varsxty The fresh man sophomore squad made thelr annual p11gr1mage to the Sparta Tournament fallmg before the host team m the flrst round Last year the Wahlscho basketball reporter stated If you want to fmd Waterloo next year look 1n the stratosphere That sentence proved prophetlc and the rarxfmed an' was so good that the Bulldogs mtend to make mt thexr per manent breathmg materxal 7 - . , . . - . . . . A . . , Lg Knoke, centerg and Miller and Cawi, guardsg the junior was Bill Schmidt who - 1 1 ' 9 7 7 7 1 4 sa . . . . . C . . , , , . . . - . . . v ' LK ' . 1 . ,, . , . From The Sldelmes There were plenty of pleasant moments 1n the athletlc fortunes of Wa terloo Hlgh th1s year but few surprxses The class of 47 gave promlse of athletlc prowess as long as four years ago when they entered school It was m thexr second year though that they really showed promxse of thmvs to come m basketball as they battled thelr way to a runner up posxtxon ID the annu l Sparta Frosh Soph tourney Then last vear of course both the baskefbal and baseball teams were made up of a maJor1ty of Jlllll0I'S and though tho Q records werent world beaters they were good and gave valuable experlence Next years teams are somethlng of a questlon mark but the consensus of opmxon IS that they w1ll be able to more than hold thelr own The baseball team th1s year was one of the most erratlc outflts you could hope to fmd They managed to beat the champlon Freeburg M1dgets very 1rn prcsslvely and lose to weak Mascoutah 1n successlve games Then there were the Games agaln SUCCBSSIVC when OFallons Panthers barely able to keep out of the cellar dropped the Bulldogs whereupon the Orange and Black knocked off the New Athens Yellowjackets who were t1ed for the tltlc Yes slr It was a strange season Certamly no attendance marks were set during the fall baseball cam palgn As usual fans were most consplcuous by thelr absence True the team dldnt set any records elther but they gave a good account of themselves and effort was not lacklng On the contrary more people than ever before saw Waterloo Hlghs home basketball games No actual records are avaxlable blf capaclty crowds attended all but one or two contests and the extra hundreds that jammed themselves ID at the Dupo game more than made up for the sparse crowds IU earlmer contests When th1s years Bulldogs downed the Alumm over the holldays they be 1 an lmpresslve array of talent Not only that but ex servlcemen from every branch of the serv1ce were numbered among the defeated Whlle Orvllle Greg son 41 was the only colleg1ate regular on the squad students from Illmox Bradley St Lou1s Washmgton Wlsconsm and Arlzona Unlversltles played and all were former athletes at W H S Thlngs that wlll be mlssed next year The Renault boys blg league mar ners on the dxamond and Henny and Harry s stor1es Knokes sm1les and laugh provokmg antlcs to say nothmg of h1s presence under the basket M1llers scrap and hustle on the d1amond and court Cawxs serlous determmed ax Stoker s h1tt1ng ln the clutch and Beasley s and Remhold s lelsurelv dlscusslon at showerslde bench mldst a welter of dxscarded equlpmcnt . . . . 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N r ., 'J 1 ' - James Miller senior Guard Steady dependable man xery capable on defense Always comes through ln the plnches Jerome Reinhold Qc-nror 5 9 Forward Combines head work drl e nd abrlitv to hl he hoop consistently Great competitor Vernon Cavu wnror 5 Guard Ar other sts-adv performer v rtlr 'r lot of drlxe Noted for hrxzhlt accurate Jump L.hOt Eugene hnoke Senior 6 4 Center Probably the finest center er er to don Orange A., B l '1 c k Set rndrtldual marks ln 45 46 47 sea one Loarh Rushrng Raymond Schmidt Blll Schmidt unlor 5 Guard Only regular who was not a senror Loads of speed and accuracy made him prrme asset to the team Otto Bassler Donald Glerber Nlarvm Henke Junror 5 9 Guard Whrle not regular Marv made rmportant contribu Irons Left handed Marr. wrll be dangerous next 39:11 Frcshrnan 5 10 Guard Otto rs the only under cl ssman on the squad lxcs promise of thrrrps to :urns Frne ball hurdle Back roxx Jack 'klclzger Merle Roclenberg Ru lrrnr., coached t h e s e s ce l ey w 1 r enlrth raders The ts urr s record 24 5 shorts the re sults or hrs work He s not only a ood coach but fnre man who demands r lrrp of hrs bo Q B' 'IFAM R L Beasley Qenlor 6 1 Forward C1 pable floor general Good team man with a special accurate set shot from corners Jurrror 6 3 Center Ill nrss plagued Ray toward the end of the season but not before he had proxed hc vxrll be dangerous next year nnror 6 Fornvrrd Steady man who will be x rluable next year Show cd 'zbllrty in the DIDCH Lses his head Morse Nelson Stumpf Wayne Trost Leo Kohler Edward Second row Thomas Carr John qrhaller Kenneth Schmrtt Jerry Gum James Frscher Arthur Korvas Gene Buss 5 I 5' 9-yr V K4 ' r H' . - -' , Q ' , z t .il A ro . . 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