Winchester High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Winchester, IL)

Text from Pages 1 - 92 of the 1949 volume:

THE SENIOR CLASS O F WINCHESTER COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL PRESENTS THE WILDCAT O F NINETEEN HUNDRED FORTY-NINE LOYALTY TO WIN-CO-HI Cheer, cheer for old Win-Co-Hi Raise up the banner; Our motto: Do or Die.” While our players fight their best, We’ll always back them, They'll do the rest. They'll never falter, they'll never fail, Them, as the victors, we'll always hail! We'll always loyal be to Win-Co Cheer for Dear Win-Co-Hi. Yell: Cha-hee! Cha-haw! Cha-haw, haw, haw! Winchester High School RAH! RAH! RAH! We have crossed the bay; the ocean lies before us. We of the senior class had to struggle to make your 1949 Wildcat a success. It was a battle from start to finish, but we were like the French who have no word for impossible” in their dictionary. We have included write ups of extracurricular activities and class histories because the staff felt those were the things you would want to remember in future years. And what is a better way to recall a friend than to see his picture in an annual? For this reason we have placed an emphasis on individual pictures and have also included several pages of snapshots, many of them humorous. For some of us seniors this year marks the end of school life, and for others of us it is only a beginning and a stepping stone for further and higher education. To each of us it means the breaking of friendships and the beginning of the battle with Life. Although our roads are now branching, we have traveled the paths through high school together and our journey has been a pleasant one. We are proud that Win-Co-Hi is our Alma Mater. With these thoughts we present this 1949 edition of the Wildcat. Your editor, V. LUCILLE HUBBERT MR. ELDON WICKUNE MRS. LORETTA GLOSSOP DEDICATION To Mrs. Loretta C. Glossop and Mr. Eldon Wickline, who for four years have guided us, we, the class of 1949, are happy to dedicate this yearbook. We have counted our association with them a privilege and have considered their friendship a source of help and encouragement. 4 Seated, left to right: Maurice Kelley, Royce Savage, Shirley Benton, Colleen Robinson, Lucille Hubbert, Joyce Brinker, Bill Stuart, Eddie Evans, Neal Cooper. Second row: Mr. Ligon, Joan O'Rielly, Norma Smith, Ann McPherson, Janet Hester, Bonnie Blair, Jowayne Rumple, Norma Jean Cummings, Miss Priest. Third row: Lucile Hubble, Hazel Hawkins, Wanda Barnard, Pat O'Donnell, Dan McLaughlin, Jack Hammon, Mary Lou Welsh, Beverly Funk. WILDCAT STAFF Editor-in-Chief...................V. Lucille Hubbert Associate Editor......................Joyce Brinker Literary Editor.......................Norma Smith Activity Editor....................Colleen Robinson Art Editor............................Royce Savage Picture Editors Lucile Hubble, Joan O'Rielly Club Editor.......................Shirley Benton Music Editor......................Emma Lou Burbank Sport Editors William Stuart, Daniel McLaughlin Snapshot Editors. Neal Cooper, Edward Evans Circulation Editors Bonnie Blair, Jack Hammon Business Manager.....................James Coultas Typists Ann McPherson, Beverly Funk, Janet Hester Advisers....................Miss Priest, Mr. Ligon Finance Committee Wanda Barnard, Patrick O'Donnell, Daniel McLaughlin, Jowayne Rumple, Norma Cummings, Mary Welsh, Maurice Kelley, Hazel Hawkins 5 ■ .• BOARD OF EDUCATION - UNIT DISTRICT NO. 1 Top row (loft to right): Mrs. Mazy Condit Smith, President; Mr. M. F. Fullmer, Superintendent; Mr. Clarence Wilson. Second row: Mr. Kenneth Leitze, Mr. Carl Bean, Mr. Harold Oakes Third rowi Mr. Wes Andell, Miss Alice I. Mudd, Mr. Russell McLaughlin. 8 MR. ALLEN H. LIGON Principal MRS. LOUISE HIERONYMUS Assistant Principal MRS. LUCILLE B. SUMMERS Secretary Culver-Stockton College B.A. University of Illinois M.A. University of Nebraska Western Illinois State Teachers College B. of Ed. Northwestern University M.A. PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE It is with a sincere feeling of respect that I salute the senior class of 1949, and especially the 1949 Wildcat staff. You, together with Miss Priest, have tackled a tremendous task without the benefit of having predecessors to guide your efforts. To say that you have succeeded in publishing an excellent annual would indeed be a masterpiece of understatement. This annual can truly be appreciated only by those few of us who have been on the inside” and have had the opportunity to see the countless obstacles met and worked out through diligent and efficient labor. You decided to publish the type of annual which has an attractive, book-type cover instead of a paper one, engraved pictures for much greater clarity instead of lithographed pictures, and printed pages instead of mimeographed or lithographed pages. This decision was difficult to make, in that you had only a vague idea of the many unfamiliar problems which you would have to solve. It will ever be to your credit that the matters of not enough spare time, too much hard work, or too much responsibility, were never thought of by you—your only thought was to establish a high standard of excellence for the Wildcat, and that you have done beyond our fondest hopes. My very best wishes to all of you, as fine a group of future citizens as I have ever seen. ALLEN H. LIGON . 9 • FACULTY MR. H. B. CORRIE Agriculture University of Illinois B.S., M.S. MR. RUSSELL WILSON Chemistry, Physics, Driver Training, Biology Assistant Coach Western Kentucky Teachers College, B.S. Graduate work at H. of I. and S.I.H. (Carbondale) MR. DALE PITTENGER American History Geography, Economics Western Illinois State College, B.Ed. University of Indiana, M.S. MRS. LORETTA C. GLOSSOP English, Speech MacMurray College, 6 Illinois State Normal University, Graduate . MR. ELDON WICKLINE Mathematics, General Business Western Illinois State College, B.Ed., M.S. MISS MARY CATHER! LAKE Home Making MacMurray College, B • 10 • FACULTY MR. HOWARD J. LESTER Coach, Science, Physical Education Illinois State Normal University, B.Ed. Graduate work at University of Illinois MR. WAYNE A. STONEKING General Science, English Western Illinois State College, B.Ed. MR. MELVIN MARTIN DALHAUS Band University of Illinois Carthage Illinois State Normal University, B.Ed. MISS WILBA PRIEST Latin, English I linois College, B.A. University of Illinois, M.S. MISS LOUISE B. NANTZ Physical Education, English, Librarian Illinois College, B.A. University of Wisconsin University of Illinois MISS PAULA COONEN Music MacM;rray College, B.M. 11 CLASS OF 49 GERALD E. MOORE GERRY'’ V. LUCILLE HUBBERT • I PAT” RUSSELL E. NICHOLS NICK MAXINE BENTON MAX CECIL BROWN MIKE DONALD DOYLE RED ii HAZEL HAWKINS DORIE JAMES COULTAS JAS • 14 • CLASS OF ’49 HELEN FRANKLIN MAURICE KELLEY FUZZY” JOWAYNE RUMPLE JO KENNETH COX RED • • MAURICE SELWAY SOAK DOROTHY FLOYD PONCHO WILLIAM STUART STU” CLAUDINE SAVAGE SAUCE • 15 • CLASS OF ’49 JANET HESTER JANIE” JACK HAMMON FUD BEVERLY FUNK II BEV NEAL COOPER GLAMOUR” MANCEL OWINGS ANN McPherson MARTHY” JOYCE BRINKER PRISSY” LUCILE HUBBLE PUDGY • 16 CLASS OF ’49 COLLEEN ROBINSON ROBIN” PATRICIA YOUNG PAT NORMA SMITH SMITTY HAROLD PENCE ALBERT WEDER AL NORMA JEAN CUMMINGS SALLY” DANIEL McLaughlin BOONE BONNIE BLAIR ORVIE • 17 • CLASS OF ’49 VERA PARKER ROBERT MOORE BOB” SHIRLEY BENTON SHIRL” REGINALD HANKINS TOUGHIE” ROBERT WISDOM PISGAH” WANDA BARNARD JENNIE NEESE JEN JUDITH EVANS REG • I • 18 • CLASS OF ’49 EDWARD EVANS ED” MARY LOU WILKINS SNOOPY WILLIAM SMITH BIG BILL HAZEL MERRILL • 19 • WILMA CLARK CLARKIE EMMA LOU BURBANK BUR JOYCE HANEY ROYCE SAVAGE MIKE CLASS OF ’49 LEONA ROCHESTER PATRICK O'DONNELL PAT M MARY LOUISE WELSH SHORTY VIRGINIA BROWN GINGER WAYNE PENCE JOAN O'RIELLY PETE DONALD HANBACK RUSTY NAOMI JOHNSON • 20 • CLASS OF ’49 In August of 1945, the doors of Win-Co-Hi opened to fifty-seven freshmen. We were more or less frightened os everything was new to us; but this soon began to wear off as we became acquainted with the building, the teachers, and the boys and girls. Our freshman class officers were: Eddie Evans, president; Leroy Stice, vice-president; Bill Stuart, secretary and treasurer. After initiation we became full-fledged members of the student body. At the beginning of our sophomore year we chose: Norma Smith, president; Pat O’Donnell, vice-president; Colleen Robinson, secretary and treasurer. With the able guidance of Dan McLaughlin as our president; Colleen Robinson, vice-president; Eddie Evans, secretary and treasurer, Mrs. Glossop and Mr. Wickline, our faithful advisers, we completed a very successful junior year. Our magazine sales exceeded those of former years and the junior play, The Tin Hero,” was quite a success—at least we thought so. At last we received them—our class rings! What a glitter all that gold made! When the Circus Came to Town,” the Junior-Senior Banquet and Prom for which we used the theme, The Circus, was the highlight of our junior year. The calliope (juniors playing on coke” bottles) furnished music for the banquet hour. The menu consisted of circus delights such as: leapin’ lena (fried chicken), creamed popcorn balls (mashed potatoes), green balloons (peas), and hokey-pokey (ice cream). The gymnasium was decorated to represent a circus tent with a red and white ceiling, brown sidewalls, and life-size animals. A feature of the evening was the balloon dance. This year we came back as seniors, so-o-o-o sophisticated. Wanta trade?” Remember the day we had to watch the birdie” and how we could hardly wait for those pictures to get back to us? Some of us surely wished we really looked like we did in those pictures—others were glad we didn’t. Popcorn balls and candy canes galore! This was our year to give the Christmas party for the school so we did our best to entertain them. We presented a program in the auditorium before going to the gymnasium for dancing and refreshments. We, this year’s—shall we say — ambitious seniors, revived the old tradition of publishing an annual. We have worked hard and hope our effort is appreciated by all. This year's senior play, A Broom for the Bride, was presented under the direction of Mrs. Glossop in the high school auditorium on April 22, 1949. The play cast consisted of: Norma Smith, Dan McLaughlin, Dorothy Floyd, Jowayne Rumple, Mary Lou Welsh, Judy Evans, Royce Savage, Colleen Robinson, Bill Stuart, Jennie Neese, Eddie Evans, Joyce Brinker, and Pat O'Donnell. Those on the production staff were: Wanda Barnard, Bonnie Blair, Joan O’Rielly, Lucile Hubble, Neal Cooper, Albert Weder, Donald Doyle, Beverly Funk, Emma Lou Burbank, Lucille Hubbert, and Claudine Savage. • 21 • CLASS OF ’50 Donald Andell Eileen Barnett Doris Boes Clarence Bettis Eugene Bown Wayne Brant Glenn Brown Gary Buckley Mary Butcher Mary Don Butzback Betty Cannon Dean Carriger Htttie Carriger lecie Colliscn Joyce Crabtree Vera Day Danny Drummond Frank Dolen Betty Evans Betty Farmer William Fletcher • 22 • CLASS OF 50 Joan Flynn Elizabeth Foote Richard George Josephine Glossop Edwin Graybael Donald Greenwalt Doris Gregory Norma Gregory Racine Harrison David Hester Joan Hornbeck Albert Hornbeek Sam Killebrew Norma King Mary Ann Knapp Robert Land Dan Lashmett Clara Belle Leedy Julanne Lewis Charles Marshall Beverly McKinney . 23 • CLASS OF ’50 Clara Mikus Philip Nash James Neff Margie Newberry Norma Nicholson Harry Northrop William Oswald Everett Patterson Samuel Peak George Reynolds Albert Ring Clarence Russell Carol Savage Sylvia Sellars Jane Shive Wilma Silvernail Dorothy Sipes Darrell Smith Louella Smith Zoe Ann Smith Dean Thady Gerald Tipsword Zone Walker Marcella Welch 24 CLASS OF ’51 Top row (loft to right): Emolene Andell, Wanda Anders, Elsie Badman, Jack Banker, Dean Bartlett. Second row: Jean Bartlett, Beverly Bates, Jean Benton, Betty Sue Boston, Helen Brady. Third row: Hershell Brown, Jo Ann Campbell, Bonnie Cannon, Keith Carriger, Herschel Carriger. Fourth row: Claudine Clanton, Velma Combs, Anabel Cox, Robert Cummings, Dean. Daniel. Fifth row: Barbara Decker, Alan Dill, Jackie Dobson, Jimmie Dolen, Hazel Doyle. CLASS OF ’51 Top row (left to right): Williom Duncan, Carole Dunham, Ralph Edward, Bernard Evans, Thomas Evans. Second row: Stephanie Funk, Geraldine Garrison, Kenneth Garrett, John Gidney, Lorraine Guinnane. Third row: Pauline Haney, Joan Hardy, Dean Hester, Harriet Hoots, Naomi Hoots. Fourth row: Lucille Howard, Robert Kemper, Doris Kesterson, Shirley Kilver, Darlene La Rue. Fifth row: Ken Lawson, Norman Little, Marlene Marshall, Janice McLaughlin, Ruth McPherson. 26 CLASS OF 51 Top row (left to right): Carolyn Moore, Joyce Northrop, Connie O’Rielly, Norma Parker. Second row: Marjorie Peterson, Doris Retherford, Ralph Reynolds, Reta Robinson. Third row: Mary Ellen Rutledge, Roberta Ryan, Katherine Saffer, Patsy Scott. Fourth row: Helen Stone, Harold Strope, Mary Summers, Shirley Thomas. Fifth row: Barbara Walker, Richard Welsh, Bettie Winder, Glenna Wisdom, CLASS OF ’52 Top row (left to right): Norma Andrews, Joann Baldwin, Raymond Bigley, Johnny Blair, Shirley Brady. Second row: Howard Brinker, Barbara Brockhouse, Richard Brown, Richard Bugg, Carl Burns. Third row: Jerry Campbell, Ervin Childers, Barbara Cloninger, Donald Cloninger, Harvey Cockerill. Fourth row: Rufh Daniels, Jacqueline Dawdy, Gerald Day, Carolyn Dobson, Joyce Evans. Fifth row: Mary Evans, Virginia Evans, John Farmer, Pauline Floyd, Rodger Fundel. CLASS OF ’52 Top row (loft to right): Dale Gilmore, Glenna Glossop, Don Gregory, Rachel Sue Harper, Ercelia Hart. Second row: Paul Hawkins, Charlene Hester, Donald Hoots, Dorothy Hoots, Donald Howard. Third row: Luetta Hubbert, Ruth Hutchings, William Jasper, Betty Jefferson, Raymond Little. Fourth row: Darrell Little, Kathleen Mason, Van McCullough, Eldon McDade, James McDade. Fifth row: Gale McEvers, Vera Neese, Frances O'Donnell, Mary O’Donnell, Barbara Palmer. CLASS OF ’52 Top row (left to right): Phyllis Peters, Burton Porter, James Prather, Reba Rider, James Rutherford. Second row: Elizabeth Ryder, Suzann Sanderson, Reta Savage, Richard Schofield, Virginia Schofield. Third row: John Shive, George Skirvin, Edward Smith, Glenn Smith, Grace Smith. Fourth row: Wilma Trowbridge, Donald Van Etten, Dorothy Waid, Jim Walker, Mary Rose Wells. Fifth row: Ray White, Richard Wunderlich, Charles Young, Grace Young, Jesse Young. 30 • CLASS OF '50 In the year 1946 sixty-one freshmen entered Win-Co-Hi. We were terrified and indeed green, but with the aid of Mrs. Hieronymus and Mr. Corrie we survived our first year. We elected Dan Lashmett, president; Albert Hornbeek, vice-president; Frank Dolan, secretary and treasurer. Our high school career really began after we were initiated by the juniors. Next year we were silly sophomores and really big—or at least not the smallest at Win-Co-Hi. We elected Samuel Peak, president; Philip Nash, vice-president; Clint King, secretary and treasurer. Mrs. Hieronymus and Mr. Corrie continued as our advisers. As jolly juniors we elected Clara Belle Leedy, president; Albert Hornbeek, vice-president; Danny Drummond, secretary; Betty Cannon, treasurer. We were very proud of our magazine sales, which exceeded one thousand dollars, and our successful junior play, ''Suzy. Mr. Corrie assisted by Miss Lake helped us in the planning of the junior and senior prom which ended our best year thus far. We are looking forward to our last year at Win-Co-Hi and are refusing to look backward. CLASS OF 51 In early September of 1947, there were eighty gangly, green freshies who enrolled at Win-Co-Hi. The idea of high school was all new to us; but with the help of our class advisers, Miss Ruth Zahn and Mrs. Alfreda Mapes Hedley, who later in the year left us and was succeeded by Miss Aline Fairbanks, we were guided safely through the year. We elected as our class officers: Katherine Saffer, president; Shirley Thomas, vice-president; Stephanie Funk, secretary; Audrey Stice, treasurer. We newcomers were unafraid of anyone or anything until that dreaded Initiation Day when those mean juniors got out their little clubs and scheming plans and humiliated • • 31 • us with their terrible pranks! After the affects of initiation had worn off, the rest of our first year at Win-Co-Hi went by swiftly. It seemed no time at all until September, 1948, and we were back at school again with only seventy-five in our sophomore class. We started the year with a bang” by electing as president of our class. Dean Daniel; vice-president, Carole Dunham; secretary, Ruth McPherson; treasurer, Harold Strope. To represent us in the newly formed Student Council we chose two of our classmates, Geraldine Garrison and Reta Robinson. During the course of the year we had a float in the Homecoming parade and sponsored a March of Dimes Benefit Dance. With the help of our class adviser, Mr. Russell Wilson, both of these activities were successful. All of us are looking forward to our remaining years at Win-Co-Hi and hope that they will be as interesting as these two have been. CLASS OF 52 On September 7, 1948, seventy-nine terrified but courageous freshmen were received as new members of Win-Co-Hi. During the year the freshmen class has grown smaller by the loss of seven students and has welcomed two new members. At the first class meeting, with the help of their adviser, Mr. Stoneking, the following officers were elected: Van McCullough, president; Donald Hoots, vice-president; Howard Brinker, secretary; Carl Burns, treasurer. The president of the class and Carl Burns were selected as members of the Student Council. On October 11 the juniors entertained the freshmen at an initiation party. On Monday afternoon there was a grand parade which was led by the German Band with Donald Hoots as its director. Following the band were the green freshmen in all their native costumes. During the evening the audience recognized many of the freshmen's talents in singing and dancing. Following the initiation, dancing to the high school orchestra was enjoyed by the faculty and student body. SCHOOL CALENDAR OF 1948-1949 SEPTEMBER 7 School opens 17 Jacksonville (there) 24 Jerseyville (here) 30 White Hall (here) OCTOBER 5 Donkey ball game 8 Roodhouse (there) 1 1 Freshmen Initiation 12-13 Teachers' Institute 1 5 Jerseyville (there) 15 End of first six weeks 21 Pleasant Hill (here) 28 Greenfield (here) NOVEMBER 4 Carrollton (there) 10 Pittsfield (here) 1 1 Armistice Day—no school 1 9 Junior Play 24 Mt. Sterling (there) 25-26 Thanksgiving Vacation 30 Rushville (here) DECEMBER 3 White Hall (here) 3 End of second six weeks 10 Roodhouse (there) 1 4 Jacksonville (there) 1 5 Band Concert 17 Griggsville (here) 19 Christmas Vespers 20-23 Milton Tourney 23 Christmas Party and Vacation JANUARY 3 School resumed 4 Bluffs (there) 7 Greenfield (here) 1 1 Jerseyville (there) JANUARY 13-14 Semester examinations 14 Carrollton (here) 17-22 Win-Co-Hi Invitational Tourney 21 End first semester 28 Roodhouse (here) FEBRUARY 4 Jacksonville (here) 7 Donkey Olympics 8 White Hall (there) 1 1 Greenfield (there) 1 5 Jerseyville (here) 17 Bluffs (here) 1 8 Carrollton (there) 21 Mt. Sterling (here) 22 Box Social 25 Griggsville (there) MARCH 1-3 Regional Tournament 4 End of fourth period 31 FHA Pot Luck and GAA Barn Dance APRIL 1 No school—IEA Instructors' Meeting 10 Easter Vespers 15- 18 Easter Vacation 22 Senior Play 29 Junior-Senior Prom MAY 6 FFA Magician Show 13 Choral Festival 14 District Track Meet 16- 18 District Baseball Tournament 20-21 State Track Meet 22 Baccalaureate 23-25 Sectional Baseball Tournament 27 Commencement 31 Honor Day Assembly Loft to rights Eddie Evans, Shirley Thomas, Pat O'Donnell, Mary Lou O'Donnell, Jennie Neese, Howard Six, Geraldine Garrison, Sam Peak. HOMECOMING On October 20, 21, and 22, 1948, the Student Council sponsored the Homecoming, an event which had not been held at Win-Co-Hi for many years. A snake dance started the festivities and effected an excellent job of advertising the football game on the following night. The Homecoming parade on Thursday afternoon was led by the high school band and followed by the candidates for queen. The floats, which were made by the various classes and organizations in school, were beautifully decorated and represented much ingenuity on the part of the students. The football game with Pleasant Hill on Thursday night was the first victory of the season for Win-Co-Hi. The Homecoming reached its climax on Friday when Boots Brennan and his orchestra played for students, alumni, and their guests. An added attraction of the Homecoming dance was the crowning of the queen, Jennie Neese, who had been selected by a popular vote of the student body. This concluded an enjoyable reunion for all former students and friends. • 36 • Seated (left to right): Betsey Foote, Sylvia Sellars, Joan Hornbeck, Norma Nicholson, Joyce Crabtree. Second row: Beverley McKinney, Robert Land, Carol Savage, Albert Ring, Eugene Bown, Mrs. Glossop, Mary Don Butzback. JUNIOR CLASS PLAY SUZY, presented by the junior class, entertained a capacity-filled auditorium Friday, November 19, 1948. The plot of the play centered around Suzy who was a genius at managing other people's affairs, but when the curtains closed she had made everyone happy. Each person gave an excellent performance of the character he or she portrayed. The play was under the direction of Mrs. Loretta C. Glossop. CAST Fern Wilcox............... Mrs. Sue Wilcox..... Daisy Melville........... Suzanne Wilcox....... George Morrison.......... Sylvia Sellars Joan Hornbeck Norma Nicholson Beverley McKinney Carol Savage Kendall Nye Wilfred Lucas . Natalie Kramer. Bertha Liscombe Matthew Browne Carl Denham Robert Land Eugene Bown Joyce Crabtree Elizabeth Foote Albert Ring Albert Hornbeek • 37 • First row (left to right): Eddie Evans, Katherine Saffer, Bonnie Blair, Carolyn Moore, Lorraine Guinnane, Reta Robinson, Bernard Evans. Second row: Hazel Doyle, Joyce Crabtree, Beverly Funk, Marlene Marshall, Francis O’Donnell, Glenna Glossop, Dorothy Hoots, Rachel Sue Harper, Elsie Mae Badman, Colleen Robinson, Emma Lou Burbank, Wilma Clark, Beverly McKinney, Shirley Benton. Third row: Sylvia Sellars, Helen Brady, Joan Hornbeck, Pauline Haney, Mary Summers, Jean Hutchings, Elizabeth Ryder, Joan Baldwin, Shir!ey Thomas, Carole Dunham, Norma Smith, Norma Nicholson, Carolyn Dobson, Miss Coonen. Fourth row: Doris Gregory, Maxine Benton, Shirley Kilver, Joyce Haney, Jacqueline Dowdy, Virginia Schofield, Lucille Howard, Grace Young, Mary Ellen Rutledge, Doris Retherford, Stephanie Funk, Geraldine Garrison, Barbara Palmer, Harriet Hoots. Fifth row: Norma Jane King, Carol Savage, Eugene Bown, Neal Cooper, Pat O'Donnell, Bill Stuart, Darrell Little, Shirley Brady, Reta Savage. CHORUS The Vocal Department was divided into mixed and girls’ chorus; however the second semester the mixed group was replaced by a girls’ semi-chorus. The same officers served for all the groups. They were: president, Bonnie Blair; vice-president, Edward Evans; secretary-treasurer, first semester -Carolyn Moore, second semester Elizabeth Ryder; librarians, Lorraine Guinnane and Reta Robinson; publicity chairmen, Katherine Saffer and Bernard Evans. Norma Smith was the accompanist during the first semester. At the end of the first six weeks Miss Paula Coonen succeeded Miss Aline Fairbanks, who resigned her position as director because of ill health. The Christmas program, Christmas Story in Song, was presented on December 19 with Joan Hornbeck as narrator. In the unfolding of the Christmas story the chorus was assisted by Betty Sue Boston as the mother and Karen Wilson and Holly Wickline as the children. The program for the second semester included an assembly program for the school on February 11, the Easter Vespers April 10, and the Choral Festival May 13 to which other nearby schools were invited. Mr. Henry Busche of MacMurray College was guest conductor. • • 38 • Seated (left to right): Mary Don Butzback, Elizabeth Foote, Norma Smith, Emma Lou Burbank, Helen Brady, Sylvia Sellars, Beverly McKinney. Second row: Janice McLaughlin, Carole Dunham, Colleen Robinson, Shirley Brady, Reta Robinson, Norma Nicholson, Alan Dill, Sue Harper, Josephine Glossop, Gerald Moore, Neal Cooper, Katherine Saffer, Bill Stuart. Third row: Wayne Brant, Betty Evans, Hazel Hawkins, Julanne Lewis, Johnny Blair, Richard Bugg, Eddie Evans, Carol Savage, Bernard Evans, Zone Walker, Van McCullough, Mr. Dal-haus, Ercelia Hart, Joyce Evans, William Duncan, Dean Thady. BAND The high school band increased in size from thirty-five members when school began to forty-three the second semester. Officers elected at the first of the year were: Beverley McKinney, president; Elizabeth Foote, vice-president; Sylvia Sellars, secretary; Katherine Saffer, treasurer. The band is directed by Mr. Melvin Dalhaus. Mr. Guy Faul, editor of the Winchester Times, sponsored a trip to Springfield for the band members to see the United States Marine Band on November 4, 1948. The band gave a Christmas concert, a spring concert in March, and played at the home football and basketball games. Band day was held at Bluffs in May. Mr. Willis from Illinois Wesleyan University directed the concert in the evening. • • 39 • MAJORETTES Left to right: Stephanie Funk, Carolyn Moore, Carole Dunham, Shirley Thomas, Beverly Funk. BAND CONCERT Winchester Community High School December IS, 1948 March—Santa Claus is Coming to Town............... H. Gillespie and I. F. Coats Overture—Christmastide....................................................E. De Lamater Selection—When Day is Done..................................Dr. Robert Katscher Saxophone Duet—Holy City....................................Stephen Adams Beverley McKinney and Sylvia Sellars Accompanied by Colleen Robinson Concert March—Homage to Youth......................................J. Olivadoti Waltz—Missouri Waltz......................................Frederic K. Logan March—Golden Bears.........................................Paul Yoder Clarinet Quartet—Andante Cantabile............................................Chas. Dancha Norma Smith Beverly McKinney Elizabeth Foote Mary Don Butzback Selection—Circus Parade..................................................Paul Yoder a. The Trumpeters d. The Clown Band b. The Minstrel Band e. The Circus Band c. The Calliope Fox Trot—I'll See You in My Dreams........................Isham Jones and Gus Kahn Traditional Carols—Here a Torch, Jeanette Isabella God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Sophomore Sextet Katherine Saffer Janice McLaughlin Carolyn Moore Shirley Thomas Geraldine Garrison Carole Dunham Overture—Traveler....................................................Forest L. Brichtel Novelty—Three Bears.............................................Newell H. Long March—Spirit of the Sioux.......................................Lester Guthrie Star Spangled Banner 40 Seated (left to right): Norma Smith, Reta Robinson, Bill Stuart, Colleen Robinson, Clara Belle Leedy, Mr. Ligon. Second row: Wilma Silvernail, Geraldine Garrison, Philip Nash, Carl Burns, Dan McLaughlin, Dean Daniel, Van McCullough, Joan Flynn, Jennie Neese. STUDENT COUNCIL The Student Council was organized by Mr. Ligon, and is composed of fourteen students who were elected by their respective classes to represent them. The Student Council tends to promote better school citizenship and a spirit of cooperation between the students and the faculty. The Student Council has sponsored the homecoming which was held October 21-23, 1948. The freshmen are represented by Carl Burns and Van McCullough; the sophomores by Geraldine Garrison, Reta Robinson, and Dean Daniel; the juniors by Clara Belle Leedy( Joan Flynn, Wilma Silvernail, and Philip Nash; the seniors by William Stuart, Jennie Neese, Norma Smith, Dan McLaughlin, and Colleen Robinson. The officers of the Student Council are as follows: President..........................William Stuart Vice-President..................Colleen Robinson Secretary....................................Reta Robinson Treasurer......................Clara Belle Leedy 41 • Left to right: Clarence Russell, Wanda Barnard, Miss Nantz, Wanda Anders, Richard Bugg, Emma Lou Burbank, Bonnie Blair, Virginia Brown, Lorraine Guinnane, Doris Boes, Reta Robinson, Josephine Glossop, Doris Gregory, Phyllis Peters. LIBRARY CLUB The Library Club consists of the students who take care of the library throughout the eight periods of the day. It is the librarian’s duty to assist students in locating books, to collect fines, and to take care of the magazine stand. Ninety-two books have been added to the library this year. These books are both fiction and non-fiction. The Library Club officers are: Teacher, Head Librarian........................Miss Nantz President Wanda Barnard Vice-President....................Clarence Russell Secretary-Treasurer..........................Bonnie Blair . 42 • Seated (left to right): Racine Harrison, Wanda Barnard, Clara Belle Leedy, Colleen Robinson, Lucille Hubbert, Bill Stuart, Eddie Evans. Second row: Judy Evans, Lucile Hubble, Joan O'Rielly, Shirley Thomas, Jane Shive, Bernard Evans, Carolyn Moore, Jo Ann Campbell, Mr. Ligon, Reta Gail Robinson. Third row: Geraldine Garrison, Hazel Doyle, Janice McLaughlin, Carole Dunham, Helen Brady, Emalene Andell, Mary Ellen Rutledge. THE FREE PRESS The Free Press is an organization for all students who are interested in journalism. The purpose of this organization is to acquaint the students and the public with the school news. This attempts to strengthen the school spirit and maintain the public’s interest in the high school. Our school page, Wildcats' Meow, is published weekly in the local paper through the courtesy of Mr. Guy Faul, editor of the Winchester Times, and is widely read by students and townspeople. Nearly all the members of the club receive awards at the end of the year. These awards are given according to the number of articles the members have written for the school news. This year the staff has sponsored an all-school dance and has made plans for a trip at the close of the school year. Editor.............. Assistant Editor Business Manager Feature Editor FREE PRESS STAFF Colleen Robinson Sports Editor . William Stuart Clara Belle Leedy Humor Editor Edward Evans Bernard Evans Society Editor......... Wanda Barnard Emma Lou Burbank Advisers.Mr. Ligon, Mrs. Hieronymus, Mrs. Summers • 43 • Front row (left to right): Virginia Brown, Shirley Benton, Wilma Clark, Cecil Brown, Margie Newberry, Mary Don Butzback, Lucile Hubble, Janet Hester, Doris Gregory. Second row: Clara Mikus, Jennie Neese, Jowayne Rumple, Joyce Crabtree, Dorothy Floyd, Judy Evans. Maxine Benton, Enma Lou Burbank, Colleen Robinson, Lucille Hubbert, Louella Smith, Joyce Brinker, Norma Nicholson. Third row: Shir ey Brady, Helen Franklin, Joan Flynn, Beverly McKinney, Joan Hornbeck, Sylvia Sellars, Lecie Collison, Clara Belle Leedy, Jane Shive, Norma Gregory, Wanda Barnard, Naomi Johnson, Hazel Merrill, Helen Brady, Mrs. Hieronymus. Fourth row: Johnny Blair, Joyce Northrop, Marcella Welch, Joyce Haney, Vera Parker, Mary Lou Welsh, Claudine Savage, Beverly Funk, Betty Evans, Vera Neese, Bonnie Blair, Hettie Carriger, Hazel Hawkins, Ann McPherson, Patty Young, Racine Harrison, Wayne Brant Fifth row: Helen Stone, Pauline Haney, Norma Jane King, Doris Boes, Harold Pence, Royce Savage, Joan O’Rielly, Norma Jean Cummings, Wayne Pence, George Reynolds, Dick Bugg, Ervin Childers, Carol Savage, Dean Thady. COMMERCIAL CLUB President........................Colleen Robinson Vice-President.....................Joyce Brinker Secretary-Treasurer................Royce Savage The purpose of the Commercial Club is to give the commercial students a chance to learn more about business and be able to become the business men and women in the world. This year there are seventy-three students enrolled in the Commercial Club. Each member has the opportunity to serve on a program committee for one of the monthly meetings. At the beginning of the school year the club purchased an electric mixer for the cafeteria. During Christmas time the members decided to help some needy family make Christmas brighter. They furnished a Christmas dinner and sent toys and other articles. The profit from the sale of popcorn at home games is used for purchasing equipment for the Commercial Department. 44 Seated (left to right): Jennie Neese, Jowayne Rumple, Joyce Crabtree, Julanne Lewis, Emma Lou Burbank, Dan McLaughlin, Pat O’Donnell, Colleen Robinson, Norma Smith, Joyce Brinker, Dorothy Floyd, Shirley Thomas. Second row: Beverly Funk, Elizabeth Foote, Katherine Saffer, Joan Hornbeck, Eddie Evans, Maxine Benton, Lucille Hubbert, Sylvia Sellars, Geraldine Garrison, Stephanie Funk, Mrs. Glossop. Third row: Shirley Benton, Mary Don Butzback, Judy Evans, Emalene Andell, Mary Lou Welsh, Claudine Savage, Betty Evans, Joyce Evans, Mary Ellen Rutledge, Reta Gail Robinson, Beverly McKinney. Fourth row: Janice McLaughlin, Carole Dunham, Harold Strope, Bill Stuart, Richard Bugg, Eugene Bown, Carol Savage, Bernard Evans, Carolyn Moore, Norma Nicholson. DRAMATICS CLUB President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Faculty Sponsor Dan McLaughlin Pat O’Donnell Colleen Robinson Emma Lou Burbank Loretta C. Glossop The Dramatic Club of Winchester High School is an organization to promote dramatic arts in the school. At the monthly meetings members are given an opportunity to participate in the program and thus earn points to qualify them for membership in the National Thespian Society. This year the club purchased material for slip covers for the davenport and chair used for class plays. Each year the club sponsors a box social and furnishes programs for clubs and other community organizations. • 45 • Seated (left to right): Jowoyne Rumple, Julanne Lewis, Beverly Funk, Katherine Saffer, Shirley Thomas, Emma Lou Burbank, Joan Hornbeck, Joyce Crabtree, Colleen Robinson. Standing: Mrs. Glossop, Jennie Neese, Dorothy Floyd, Eddie Evans, Dan McLaughlin, Pot O’Donnell, Joyce Brinker, Norma Smith, Elizabeth Foote. NATIONAL THESPIAN SOCIETY Mrs. Loretta C. Glossop, Sponsor May 8, 1944, troupe number 594 of the National Thespian Society was organized in the Winchester High School. This is an honorary dramatic organization which confers membership upon eligible students. Additional recognition is granted Thespians for outstanding work in dramatic arts. At the present time there are eighteen members of the troupe and several others will be initiated before the end of the school year. • • 46 • First row (left to right): Eldon McDade, Maurice Kelley, Donald Hanback, Frank Dolen, Pat O'Donnell, Donald Cloninger, Bob Kemper. Second row: Jerry Campbell, Glenn Smith, Don Gregory, Bob Moore, Gerald Day, William Fletcher, Harold Strope, Jim Coultas, Mr. Corrie, Eugene Bown, Donald Hoots, Jack Hammon, Eddie Evans, Jerry Moore, Tom Evans. Third row: Wayne Pence, Harold Pence, Jesse Young, Dale Gilmore, John Shive, Edward Smith, Richard Welsh, Herschel Brown, Jimmy Dolen, William Duncan, Donald Howard, Dan Lashmett, Harvey Cockerill, Ralph Edwards, Lee Tipsword, Donald Doyle, James Neff. Fourth row: Neal Cooper, Clarence Bettis, Raymond Little, Raymond Bigley, Junior Farmer, Richard Schofield, Dean Hester, Richard Brown, Glenn Brown, Sam Killebrew, Jim Rutherford, Keith Carriger, Dean Bartlett, Herschel Carriger, Ken Lawson, Donald Van Etten. Last row: Albert Weder, Kenneth Cox, Albert Ring, Harry Northrop, Don Greenwalt, Bill Smith, Reggie Hankins, Darrell Smith, Ervin Childers, Dean Daniel, Jack Dobson. F. F. A. The Winchester Chapter of the Future Farmers of America has sixty-eight members. This organization financed the chapter's projects by the sale of pop at school activities, gardenseeds, and from entertainments. During the past year some of the activities of the F.F.A. were a father and son banquet, participation in the F.F.A. section fairs at Carrollton and Franklin. The club also participated in parliamentary procedure practice meetings held at Jacksonville, Carrollton and Winchester. As a community service the organization sponsored testing the water supply of sixty-five wells through the state division of sanitary engineering. It also kept sow testing records on four farms and production records on forty-three cows. Three delegates were sent to the National F.F.A. Convention at Kansas City and two delegates to the state convention at Champaign. This year the F.F.A. basketball team was undefeated in games with Pittsfield, Bluffs, and Jacksonville. Future plans are under way for an extensive summer trip with members of the Bluffs’s chapter. OFFICERS 47 • President Vice-President Secretary. James Coultas Albert Hornbeek Eugene Bown Treasurer Reporter Watchdog William Fletcher Harold Strope James Dolen First row (left to right): Lucille Hubbert, Jean Benton, Glenna Wisdom, Racine Harrison, Joan Flynn, Joyce Crabtree, Elsie Mae Badman, Wilma Clark, Cecil Brown, Doris Boes, Lecie Collison, Pauline Floyd, Lorraine Guinnane, Shirley Benton, Betty Jefferson, Norma Gregory, Clara Mikus. Second row: Ruth Daniels, Barbara Decker, Bettie Winder, Barbara Cloninger, Joan Hardy, Beverly Bates, Virginia Brown, Stephanie Funk, Roberta Ryan, Emalene Andell, Jowayne Rumple, Judy Evans, Reta Savage, Bonnie Blair, Doris Gregory, Janet Hester, Norma Parker, Joan Baldwin, Barbara Walker. Third row: Pauline Haney, Charlene Hester, Harriet Hoots, Joan Hornbeck, Sylvia Sellars, Beverly McKinney, Doris Kesterson, Jean Hutchings, Shirley Kilver, Carolyn Moore, Margie Newberry, Vera Neese, Elizabeth Ryder, Francis O'Donnell, Grace Smith, Beverly Funk, Joyce Evans, Luetta Hubbert, Virginia Evans, Miss Lake, Jennie Neese. Last row: Naomi Hoots, Marjorie Peterson, Dorothy Waid, Helen Brady, Shirley Brady, Dorothy Floyd, Josephine Glossop, Mary Lou O'Donnell, Julanne Lewis, Claudine Savage, Hazel Merrill, Hazel Doyle, Mary Ann Knapp, Wilma Silvernail, Helen Stone, Mary Summers, Glenna Glossop, Mary Evans, Virginia Schofield, Lucille Howard, Norma Jane King, Barbara Brockhouse, Betty Evans, Ercelia Hart, Dorothy Hoots. F. H. A. President Vice-President Secretary-Treasurer Parliamentarian........ Recreational Chairman. Publicity Chairman . . . . Jennie Neese . Shirley Benton Lorraine Guinnane . . . Lucille Hubbert .......Joan Flynn ...... Betty Evans The purpose of the F.H.A. is to teach the girls to work together and to promote better and happier homes. They think that helping to make happy homes, now and in the future, is the most important thing that can be done for democracy. This year the club has a large enrollment of eighty-two members, who participate in the programs and projects that are carried out during the year. The chapter mother this year is Mrs. Margaret Willsey, and the chapter sister is Mrs. Evelyn Haggard. 48 Seated (left to right): Shirley Benton, Doris Gregory, Bonnie Blair, Betsey Foote, Emalene Andell, Carolyn Moore, Joyce Evans, Helen Franklin, Mary Loo Wilkins, Marjorie Peterson. Second row: Elsie Badman, Barbara Walker, Anabel Cox, Naomi Hoots, Virginia Brown, Jean Benton, Doris Boes, Betty Evans, Cecil Brown, Jo Ann Campbell, Glenna Wisdom, Mr. Wickline. Third row: Robert Land, Bernard Evans, Royce Savage, Clarence Russell, Lee Tipsword, Ervin Childers, Edwin Graybael, Everett Patterson, Jack Hammon, Jack Banker, Carol Savage, Ralph Reynolds, Johnny Blair. AD CLUB President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Sponsor Everett Patterson Jack Hammon Carolyn Moore Shirley Benton Mr. Wickline Students with an interest in art or advertising were especially urged to join the Ad Club, the membership of which was open to any pupil. This year numerous posters were made by the club to help advertise school athletic contests, plays, and musical events. To assist in future work a printing press and type was purchased by the club in February. Regular monthly meetings were held during the school year. The chili supper, which was held in March, and the spring trip climaxed a successful year. • 49 • Seated (left to right): Sylvia Sellars, Joyce Crabtree, Emma Lou Burbank, Wanda Barnard, Helen Brady, Joan Hornbeck, Mary Don Butzback, Betsey Foote, Hettie Carriger, Beverly McKinney. Second row: Ralph Reynolds, Jack Dobson, Carol Savage, Eddie Evans, Edwin Graybael, Richard Bugg, Everett Patterson, Maurice Selway, Bill Stuart, Clarence Russell, Mr. Corrie, Wayne Brant. PHOTO President Vice-President... Secretary ....... Treasurer.......... CLUB Everett Patterson Joan Hornbeck Beverly McKinney Mary Don Butzback There are twenty-four members in the Photo Club. The purpose of the Photo Club is to teach students how to take better pictures and to promote interest in photography. Students may also learn to develop film. Several talks have been presented to the club concerning the different parts of the camera and the use of them. A few educational films have been shown. The club is expecting to sponsor the purchase of a school camera so that pictures of school activities will be available next year for the annual and for school news. 50 Seated (left to right): Joyce Evans, Jack Banker, Jo Ann Campbell, Lorraine Guinnane, Van McCullough, Marlene Marshall, Ralph Reynolds, Emalene Andell. Second row: Mr. Stoneking, William Fletcher, Jack Dobson, Helen Brady, Donald Hoots, Barbara Cloninger, Herschel Brown, David Hester, Burton Porter. Third row: Jerry Strope, Dale Gilmore, Richard Brown, Carol Savage, Richard Bugg, Ervin Childers, Ray Lee White, Darrell Little, Rodger Fundel. SCIENCE CLUB President Van McCullough Vice-President.........................Lorraine Guinnane Secretary-Treasurer Jo Ann Campbell This year Mr. Stoneking organized the first Science Club of Win-Co-Hi. There are thirty students enrolled in the club, the purpose of which is to teach the students more about our scientific world. At the monthly meetings reports are given by the members of the club on different scientific subjects such as: atomic energy, television, radar, jet propulsion, and electronics. 51 • o First row (left to right): Eddie Evans, Harry Northrop, Albert Weder, Danny Drummond, Bill Smith, Jack Hammon, Bob Wisdom, Bill Stuart, Philip Nash, Don Andell, Albert Hornbeek, Pat O’Donnell. Second row: Mr. Lester, Jim McDade, Carl Burns, Zone Walker, Don Greenwalt, Maurice Selway, Darrell Smith, Dick Bugg, Robert Cummings, Ralph Edwards, Donald Doyle, Mr. Wilson. Third row: Jack Gidney, Ervin Childers, Howard Brinker, Jack Banker, Harvey Cockerill, Dean Bartlett Darrell little, Alan Dill, Herschel Carriger, Johnny Blair, Richard Brown, Gary Buckley. FOOTBALL September 1 7— Winchester 8—Jacksonville 13 (there) September 24 — Winchester 0—Jerseyville 13 (here) September 30 — Winchester 6 — White Hall. ... 14 (here) October 8 — Winchester 6—Roodhouse 7 (there) October 15 — Winchester 6—Jerseyville . 20 (there) October 21—Winchester . . 27—Pleasant Hill . ... 7 (here) October 28 — Winchester . . 0 — Greenfield 19 (here) November 4 — Winchester .1 3 — Carrollton 0 (there) November 10 — Winchester. 0—Pittsfield 20 (here) ILLINOIS VALLEY CONFERENCE STANDINGS Team W L T Pet. Pittsfield 7 0 0 1.000 Jerseyville 6 1 0 .857 Greenfield 4 2 1 .667 White Hall 4 2 1 .667 Roodhouse 3 4 0 .428 Winchester 2 5 0 .285 Carrollton 1 6 0 .143 Pleasant Hill 0 7 0 .000 54 First row (left to right): Bob WiscJom, Pat O'Donnell, Bill Smith, Jack Hammon, Albert Weder, Albert Hornbeek, Harry Northrop. Second row: Philip Nash, Bill Stuart, Don Andell, Danny Drummond. WIN-CO-HI FOOTBALL-1948 Coach Lester was greeted August 25, 1948, by thirty-five eager grid candidates. This was the same group which finished the season with a record of two wins and seven setbacks. This was a building year for the Wildcats. With only seven lettermen returning from the squad of the previous year, the Wildcat mentor did not have the needed material to produce a victorious team. The initial game of the campaign was played at Jacksonville. The Wildcats fought hard but fell to a second half onslought by a 13-8 score. After losing to White Hall, Roodhouse, and twice to Jerseyville the Wildcats pounded to the first victory of the season in the homecoming game with Pleasant Hill. The final score was 27-7. The next contest was dropped to Greenfield by a 19-0 count. The following Thursday night found the Winchester boys back on the winning side with a 13-0 defeat. The big game of the year went to Pittsfield 20-0. The Wildcats put up a great fight but fell before the IVY champs in the second half. Winchester ended the Illinois Valley season in sixth place. Pacing the Wildcats and probably the best defensive back in the conference was Bob Wisdom. This scrappy senior came up with numerous driving tackles during the campaign and the squad appropriately elected him honorary captain. The boys who won gold W’s were as follows: Bob Wisdom, Harry Northrop, Dan Lashmet, Jim Coultas, Albert Hornbeek, Pat O’Donnell, Donald Doyle, Bud Patterson, Albert Weder, Bill Smith, Jack Hammon, Donald Andell, Bill Stuart, Carl Burns, Phil Nash, Eddie Evans, and Dan Drummond. Gary Buckley and Ervin Childers served as team managers. • 55 • Sitting (left to right): Richard Brown, Don Andell, Bob Wisdom, Danny Drummond, Maurice Kelley, Sam Peak, Dean Carriger, Donald Hanback. Standing: Mr. Wilson, Bill Stuart, Pat Oswald, Don Greenwalt, Pat O'Donnell, Reggie Hankins, Dao McLaughlin, Dan Lashmett, Harry Northrop, Charles Marshall, Mr. Lester. BASKETBALL Mt. Sterling . 36—Winchester. . 56 Rushville 49 — Winchester 44 White Hall 49—Winchester 81 Roodhouse 30 — Winchester. 64 Jacksonville 47 — Winchester 65 Griggsville 57—Winchester 71 Bluffs 29—Winchester 71 Greenfield 36 — Winchester 66 Jerseyville 47—Winchester.. 71 Carrollton 36—Winchester. 51 Amboy 41 —Winchester. . 72 Jacksonville 52 — Winchester. . 77 Roodhouse 39—Winchester 81 White Hall 44 — Winchester 84 Greenfield 23—Winchester 65 Jerseyville 40 — Winchester 72 Bluffs 31 —Winchester. 101 Carrollton 50 — Winchester. 81 Mt. Sterling 49—Winchester 86 Griggsville 54—Winchester 53 MILTON TOURNAMENT Perry 30—Winchester 48 West Pike. 49—Winchester. 56 Griggsville 38 — Winchester. 64 WINCHESTER TOURNAMENT White Hall....... 32 — Winchester. .76 Hardin 62—Winchester 86 Carrollton 54 — Winchester. 83 Rushville...............55 — Winchester 52 PITTSFIELD REGIONAL Pearl.................27—Winchester. 79 Nebo 35 — Winchester 68 Pittsfield 50—Winchester .44 56 Seated (left to right): Darrell litMe, Gale McEvers, Roger Dale Fundel, Jack Banker, Johnny Blair, Paul Hawkins, Donald Van Etten, Harvey Cockerill, John Shive, Richard Schofield, Alan Dill, Jack Gidney, Ralph Edwards, Mr. Wilson. Second row: Harold Strope, Howard Brinker, Donald Gregory, Jimmy Dolen, Edward Smith, Dean Hester, Junior Farmer, Gerald Day, George Skirvin, James Prather, Raymond Little, Ervin Childers. Top row: Bob Cummings, Raymond Bigley, Donald Cloninger, Dick Bugg, Ken Lawson, Dean Daniel, Dean Bartlett, Herschel Carriger, Carl Burns, Donald Hoots, Keith Carriger, Charles Young, James McDade, Richard Brown. BASKETBALL The basketball season of 1948-’49 opened a new era in this sport at Win-Co-Hi. This was the first team produced by a new coach and the consolidation of three schools. It was, without a doubt, one of the most successful seasons in the history of the school. The team finished the season with an outstanding record of twenty-six wins and four losses It set a new state record by scoring 2067 points for an average of 69 points per game. This topped the previous record of Dundee High School by 7 points. The load of the varsity games was carried almost entirely by seven boys, six seniors and one junior. Pat O’Donnell, Reg Hankins, and Bill Stuart headed the first five and were ably assisted by Bob Wisdom, Maurice Kelley, Harry Northrop, and Dan McLaughlin. Harry Northrop is the only boy remaining and will, no doubt, head the team next season. Other members of the varsity squad were: Don Greenwalt, Dan Lashmett, Don Andell, Sam Peak, Charles Marshall, Dan Drummond, Bill Oswald, Dean Carriger, and Don Hoots. • • 57 • Seated (left to right): Julanne Lewis, Geraldine Garrison, Judy Danner, Stephanie Funk, Dorothy Floyd. Standing: Carolyn Moore, Jennie Neese, Carole Dunham. BASKETBALL The season of '48-'49 was the first for coach Howard Lester, who came from Batavia where he had coached for four years. We feel that much of the success of this year's team is due to the fine coaching of Mr. Lester and his able assistant, Mr. Wilson. The highlights of '48-'49 were the winning first place in the Milton Tournament, second place in the Winchester Invitational Tournament, the March of Dimes game at Aurora, first place in the Illinois Valley Conference with ten victories and no defeats, and runner-up in the Regional Tournament at Pittsfield. For winning the conference the team was awarded a beautiful trophy in the shape of a gold basketball of regular size. It is truly something to be proud of and supplies a fitting climax to a great season. It is only fitting that we should add a few words about the reserve team which won all second team games in the conference and had almost as many victories as the varsity. The boys will come through next year with a fine team and one that will certainly be worthy of support from the school and fans. • • 58 • First row (left to right): Miss Nontz, Lucille Hubbert, Racine Harrison, Elsie Mae Badman, Stephanie Funk, Carole Dunham, JoAnn Campbell, Emalene Andell, Judy Evans, Reta Savage, Jacqueline Dawdy, Suzann Sanderson. Second row: Barbara Cloninger, Doris Kesterson, Harriet Hoots, Jean Hutchings, Shirley Kilver, Marlene Marshall, Reta Robinson, Margie Newberry, Vera Neese, Elizabeth Ryder, Frances O’Donnell, Colleen Robinson, Beverly Funk. Third row: Shirley Brady, Dorothy Floyd, Mary Lou O'Donnell, Julanne Lewis, Shirley Thomas, Darlene LaRue, Katherine Saffer, Betty Sue Boston, Barbara Palmer, Hazel Merrill, Virginia Evans, Dorothy Sipes, Grace Smith. G. A. A. President. . . . Vice-President Secretary . Treasurer . Stephanie Funk . Elsie Badman Jo Ann Campbell Carole Dunham G.A.A. stands for the Girls’ Athletic Association. This is a state organization for girls wishing to take part in athletics. There are forty-one students enrolled in the club this year. The girls earn activity points by participating in sports and earn health points by following health rules laid down by the state organization. Awards are granted each year to girls for acquiring a specified number of activity and health points. The girls earning the most points are sent to camp by the club during June and become the club officers the following year. On October 6, 1948, the G.A.A. went to a play day at Milton. 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