West Chicago Community High School - Challenge Yearbook (West Chicago, IL)

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1931 The We-Go 1931 A sit First row: R. Buss, C. Rupp, E. Benson, K. Curran, J. Carey, W. Maekert, W. Weber, H. Seanor. Second row: Mr. Johnson, R. Day, S. Naill, L. Schleuter, R. Enders, H. Sehleuter, L. Wolff, Mr. Gamble. Tll-lllE VARSITY CLUB f'We. as representatives of boys' athletics in this school, in ortler to promote antl achieve a bet- ter stantlartl of school spirit, to create a better spirit on the teams, to secure the itleals of goocl sports- manship at all times. antl in ortler to give support to all functions in our school which make for the betterment of the schoolll have brought into existence the Varsity' Club. The Varsity' Club was organized tluring the football season of l'J3!l. There were fourteen char- ter members. To become a member the person has to have a large letter which he has earnetl in any of the sports in the school. There are a feyv exceptions to this rule. lf a boy. who has been out for ath- letics before. has been unable to earn a letter: but has earnetl two numerals, or has been iniureel while out for athletics antl cannot participate again, he is entitled to apply for a membership. All those who wish to ioin this club must fill out an entrance blank antl then be approvetl by the club members antl the executive committee. This committee is matle up of five members. They' are: Kenneth Curran, La Verne Schleuter, Harry Seanor, Mr, Gamble. aml Mr. Iohnson. The last two are atlvisors to this club. The officers nf the club are as follows: President .. ..... Kenneth Curran Vice-Presitlent . lames Carey' Secretary' . , . Royal Day' Treasurer . ,. , , , ..., llerhert Schleuter The boys atlmittetl to membership during the year are: L. Singletary, M. Fish. O. Curran, W. Mathews, V. Timm, li. llairbank, V. Simon, T. Lynch, and l.. Smith. The itlea of the club in re' quiring a large letter for membership is to encourage the freshmen to come out for athletics such as football, basketball, antl track. During the school year this organization gave tyvo school tlances with the aitl of our school or- chestra. lt also talketl up the itlea for the freshmen to come out for track so that in future years our school woultl have a goocl track team. Page Eighteen

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1931 Thiie We-Go 1931 is Q:-2 fs M l l . 1 , l . First row: F. Buchanan, D. Player, E. liurton, R. Buss, H. Sleep, l.. Smith. Second row: Mr. Gamble-Coach, O. Curran. I.. Sehlenter, R. Curran. T. Lynch, E. Fairbank, Mr. JohnsonfCoach. LIGHTWEIGHT BASKETBALL Our lightweights startetl the 19511-51 haskethall season in a tletermmetl .intl convincing' lashion. Although their opponents outscoretl them 27-l points to 225 points. the team plaeetl in hfth position. which is an improvement over the stancling of prexious years. The team showeil a tine lighting spirit tluring the season. The season opened on Novemher twenty-sixth with the ponies 4lCFt'.l1ll'1QVl1lC lilhnrn cagers on the local Hoor, 15 to 9. For the next game the hoys trayelletl to Hinckley aml put on a last quarter rally to win, 22 to 16. The regular conference scheclule openetl on Ilecemher 12, antl our hoys startetl out in the right way to take a thrilling game from Downers Croxe 13 to 11 at Wtst Chivago. The nexl game. which was also a home game, provetl to he an exciting allair with WVe-Go victorious hy a lll to T' score. Ianuary 5 marketl another non-conference game with Fox Valley High in which the local hoys were victorious, 12 to lll, on the home court. On Iannary V, the team travelleil to Maine .intl lost a thriller hy a 10 to 9 score. The next week, Ianuary 16, the hoys playul at lilhnrn antl won hy the same score as in the pre-season game. 15 to U. The next eyening, Iannary 17, the hoys howetl to York on the home floor, 25 to 14. Due to the tleath of one of the members of the coaching statl at Riyersitle. the Riversnle-VVest Chicago game, schetluletl for lanuary 25, was caneelletl until a later tlate. The next game was on Ianuary 311, at W'est Chicago. The hoys were tleleatetl hy Cllenhartl, 25 to l-l. On Ianuary Sl, the team lost their return game at Downers Grove 17 to 6. The hoys traxtlletl to Riverside on Tuestlay evening, Fehruary 3, anal lost to the league champions. ill to ll. On the following Frrtlay, lfehruary 6. the team visitetl llinstlale antl won hy a score ol' 19 to 16. The lllue .intl NVhite latls never for- got the early season tleleat at Maine antl so they playetl a tleterminetl hr.-ntl ol haskethall on lfehruary ll, to win Olll, Z5 to 17. On February 1-l, the Blue antl White ponies tlroppetl a game on the home lloor to llinckley. lo to Ill. For the next traeas the hots triyelletl oyer tu York where they were set haek, 25 to 16. The hoys playetl the champion Riyersitle quintette lfehruary 21, anll lost the seeontl game of the season to them hy a score of Z4 to 12. lfehruary 27 marlsetl the finale of the l'l5ll-,ll haskethall season for the lightweight team. This Hnal game took place on the tilenhartl tloor :mtl West Chicago met tlefeat, 16 to U. Two of the lightweights were selectetl to represent NVest Chicago in the clistriet tournament, along with eight heavyweight memhers. The hoys were Olixer Curran and l..:Vtrne Schleuter. The senior memhers of the lightweight squtnl who playetl their last games for NV. C. C, 11. S. are Fmlwartl Burton, Thomas Lynch. antl litlwartl lfairhanks. A great tleal of cretlit is tlue to Coach lohnson lor the -:Kcellent wav in which he moltlesl this year's team. Page Seventeen

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1931 The We-Go 1931 tl First row: W. Weber, W. Court., E. Kuutiz, H. Reuter, V. Vetter, R Waskow. Second row: H. Sleep, J. Carey, K. Curran, D. Culp, Mr. Bishop, STUDENT COUNCIL Although their meetings were heltl at very' irregular intervals, the Stutlent Council .iccomplishetl many important things cluring the year. A texv wtelts after the beginning of school, the council met and electetl officers. They were: Robert Waskow ., , , llresult nt William Weber ,,,, X'icf.--Presitleiit Kenneth Curran ,,,, ,, W , ,, , , ,, ,...Secretary-Treasurer One of the maior proiects tlealt with was whether our school would he listetl with the nan tes ol those planting a tree in memory of the hicentennial hirtlitlay ol' Washington in WSI. After some tlis- cussion the proiecl was passetl in the afhrmatirt. 'I-he matter of stuclent Xthletic tickets was hrought to the attention ol the Louncil. It was llL'CltlL'll that the sale ol these tickets he taken up agxun, lor the heneht ol tltose loyal supporters who tollow the team through all their games. Some lesser matters, such as stutlents marking up me hulletin lvoanls and freshmtn lwoys running .trountl in the stutly halls were given carelul consideration, arul immetliatt action was taken to quell them. ln an elliott to create a greater interest in college among the seniors, the girls of the Council kept ll college bulletin hoartl. Pictures, pamphlets, anil notices of cholarships ul' some of our leatling col- leges anal universities were tlisplaxetl. One morning in October a meeting of all the treshmen .vas calletl. Some of the council mem- hers gate talks on School Spirit. 'School Atliletitsn anil S:hool ,Xctivil1es. The talks were -'iveii h to encourage the freshmen to participate in the .sttivities alwout sch-vol. .intl to support the pro,ects which are untlertalcen hy the classes. cluhs or the school .is a whole. The memhers of the Student Council for the ear WSU .intl lfil were: lames liartv, '5l: Roll- trt Waskow, 'SIL llarriet Reuter, 'ilz Kenneth Vurran. 91: William Wtlwer. 721 Viola Vetter, 52: llarvey Sleep, 52: Iiielyn liautz. 'Sin Florence Arla liishop, HS: anti Douglas Culp. '9-l, Mr. liishop was sponsor to the organization tluring the year. Pasze Nineteen