Class of 1938
Submitted by Jessy Moyer
SENIORS
Frances Alberstett -- G.A.A., 35 -38; Glee Club, 36-38.
Ruth Anderson -- G.A.A. 34-35; Glee Club, 34-38
Lester Bottorf -- Football, 35-38; Track 35-38
Ruth Bouray -- G.A.A. 34-38
Betty Collman -- Glee Club 35-38; "Plain Jane" 36
Eugene Crull -- Football 34-38; Track 34-38; Basketball 37-38; Band 37-38; President 37-38
Lorraine Dailey -- Muldoon H.S. 34-36; Glee Club 36-38; G.A.A. 36-38; Orchestra 36-38; Band 36-38
Jean Doty -- G.A.A. 34-38; Glee Club, 34-38; Vice President G.A.A., 38; "George In A Jam," 37
John Dove -- Seward H.S. 34-37; Basketball 38; Football 38; Trace 38
Jane Fitzgerald -- Glee Club 34-38; G.A.A. 34-38; Treasurer 36-37
Donald Glawe -- Basketball (Seward) 35; "Plain Jane" 36; Football 36-37; "Georeg In A Jam"
37
Jean Goodwill -- Glee Club, 34-38; G.A.A., 34 - 38; "Plain Jane," Band, 36-38; Orchestra, 36-38; "George
In A Jam," 37; Secretary, 37
Mildred Green -- G.A.A. 34-38
Fay Hamilton -- Belvidere H.S. 34-36; Football 36-37; Basketball 36-37; "Plain Jane" 36; "George
In A Jam" 37
Marjorie Harris -- Glee Club 35-38; G.A.A. 34-38
Alice Herbig -- G.A.A. 34-37
Richard Highland -- Trace 38; Basketball 38
Madora Johnson -- Glee Club 34-38; G.A.A. 34-38
Morag Keehnen -- G.A.A. 34-37; Dakota School 36; Glee Club 37
Madeline Kissack -- Glee Club 37-38
Leon Naber -- Vice President, 34; Basketball, 34-38; President 35; Trace 35-38; "Plain Jane" 36; Football
36-38; Vice President 37
Betty Jane Neely -- G.A.A. 34-35-37; Glee Club 36-37; Treasurer 37; "Plain Jane" 36; "George In
A Jam" 37
Kathryn Rumelhagen -- G.A.A. 34-36
Amy Saunders -- Winnebago H.S. 34-36; Belmont H.S., Los Angeles, 37; Glee Club 37; "George In A Jam 37
Maxine Shaver -- G.A.A. 34-37; Treasurer 35; Glee Club 35-38; Secretary 36
Marie Spelman -- G.A.A. 34
Richard Spielman -- Basketball 34-38; "Plain Jane" 36; "George In A Jam" 37
Carl Schwartz -- Vice President 35; Tracek 36-37; Football 37-38; Basketball 36-38; "George In A Jam"
37
George Thomson -- President 34; Trace 34; "Plain Jance" 36; Football 37-38; "George In A Jam"
37
Marilyn A. Thorne -- G.A.A. 334-35; Glee Club 34-38; "Plain Jane" 36; Dramatics 35-38; Orchestra 36-38;
Band 36-38
Doris Turner -- Glee Club 35-38
Vivian Unger -- Glee Club 34-38; G.A.A. 34 - 38; Cheer Leader 36-37; "Plain Jane" 36;
Eleanor Waterstreet -- Glee Club 34-38; G.A.A. 35; "Plain Jane" 36; "George In A Jam" 37
COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM
High School Auditorium - Friday June 3, 1938
Donald Glase Presiding
Twenty-minute Concert, beginning at 7:40 p.m. --- Pecatonica School Band
Processional - "Pomp and Circumstance" --- Iva Meyers, Pianist
Invocation -- Rev. A.J. Berghult, Pastor First Lutheran Church
"Initiative" -- Jean Goodwill (Salutatorian)
"Our High School District" -- George Thomson (Salutatorian)
Clarinet Solo, "Le Secret" -- Lorraine Dailey
"Extra-Curricular Activities" -- Carl Schwartz
Vocal Solo - "Reveries" -- Frances Alberstett
"The Gay Nineties vs 1938" -- Marjorie Harris
Saxophone Solo, "Serande" -- Marilyn A. Thorne
"Accrediting Relations of Illinois High Schools" -- Gene Crull (Valdictorian)
"What Counts After All?" -- Vivian Unger (Valdictorian)
Vocal Octette, "Memories" -- Amy Saunders, Morag Keehnen, Jane Fitzgerald, Jean Doty, Eleanor Waterstreet,
Maxine Shaver, Madora Johnson, Ruth Anderson
Presentation of Class -- Supt. Ransom L. Bradley
Presentation of Diplomas -- Erwin L. Goodwill, President Board of Education
Benediction -- Rev. Berghult
HONORS
Honor Classmen:
Seniors: Jean Goodwill and Gene Crull
Juniors: Iva Meyers and Rolland Dirksen
Sophomores: Kathryn Rapean and Lee Woodruff
Freshmen: Elaine Larson and Robert Wolfe
SUBJECT HONORS:
English: Tillie Mae Sloggert
Mathematics: Gene Crull
Social Sciences: Vivian Unger
Latin: Iva Meyers
Physical Science: Marjorie Harris
Commercial: Betty Collman
CITIZENSHIP AWARDS:
Vivian Unger and George Thomson
VALEDICTORIANS:
Vivian Unger and Eugene Crull
SALUTATORIANS:
Jean Goodwill and George Thomson
JUNIOR HONORS:
Tillie Mae Sloggett and Doran Spickler
D.A.R. Good Citizensship Award: Jean Doty
DECLAMATION: Marilyn A. Thorne
ORATION: Kathryn Rapean
MUSIC ABILITY: Eleanor Waterstreet
MOST VALUABLE ATHLETE: Leon Naber
CHEER LEADERS: Jean Goodwill, Sadie Unger and Donald Glawe
YEAR'S SPELLING WINNER: Vivian Unger
PROFICIENCY PINS IN TYPING:
Eleanor Waterstreet, Mildred Green, Madeline Kissack, Betty Collman, Marie Spelman, George Thomson and Carl Schwartz
FIRST IN SHORTHAND COMPETITION: Amy Saunders
FIRST IN BOOKKEEPING COMPETITION: Doran Spickler
W.R.C. Essay Award: Mildred Green
JUNIORS:
Iva Meyers -- President
Doran Spickler -- Vice President
Rolland Dirksen -- Secretary
Mildred Linden -- Treasurer
SOPHOMORE
Bernice Kortendick - President
Charol Swanstrom - Vice President
Kathryn Rapean - Secretary
Lee Woodruff - Treasurer
FRESHMAN
George Hamp - President
Dorothy Asche - Vice President
Fred Blunt - Secretary
Rosemary Naber - Treasurer
FOOTBALL LETTER WINNERS
Leon Naber, Carl Schwartz, Lester Bottorf, Howard Foat, Maynard Bowman, Fay Hamilton, Robert Moth, John Dove, Gene
Crull (Captain), Donald Glawe, Jay Miller, Doran Spickler, George Thomson, Robert Wolfe, Merle Larson, Rolland
Dirksen, Edward Falk, Wilbert Keenen (Manager) and Leland Hilton (Manager)
BASKETBALL LETTER WINNERS
Maynard Bowman, John Dove, Charol Swanstrom, Fay Hamilton, Richard Spielman, Jay Miller, Howard Foat, Robert Moth,
Leon Naber (Captain), Rolland Dirksen, Gustav Schultz, Everett Omberg (Manager) and Lee Woodruff (Manager), Minor
Letters: Gustav Schulz, Doran Spickler, Gene Crull, William Degner and Merle Larson
TRACK LETTER WINNERS
Gene Crull, Leon Naber, Maynard Bowman, John Dove, Hoard Foat, Lester Bottorf, Rolland Dirksen, Robert Moth, Wilbert
Keehnen, Paul Highland, Richard Highland, Jerome Sughroue, George Hamp, Robert Omberg (manager), and Edward Falk
(manager).
HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC LETTER WINNERS
Frances Alberstett
Ruth Anderson
Jeanette Barloga
Fred Blunt
Eunice Carlson
Janet Colberg
Mary Catherine Colliton
Betty Collman
Gene Crull
Lorraine Dailey
Jean Doty
Junior Fisk
Jane Fitzgerald
Doris Flynn
Billy Franklin
Jean Gibler |
Jean Goodwill
Mary Goodwill
Floyd Hahn
Marjorie Harris
Harry Howarth
Madora Johnson
Katherine Kammerer
Marjorie Kammerer
Morag Keehnen
Harriet Kilbourn
Madeline Kissack
Bernice Kortendick
Elaine Larson
Lois Lameyer
Audria Leemkuil
Mildred Linden |
Caroline Meyer
Iva Meyers
Robert Morrissey
Mary Alice Mullican
Rosemary Naber
Betty Neely
Norma Neely Marian Newberg
Ruth Osborn
Catherine Owens
Frances Rapean
Kathryn Rapean
Amy Saunders
Gustav Schulz
Dorcas Schwartz
Maxine Shaver |
Tillie Mae Sloggett
Dorothy Sloniker
Betty Stevens
Barbara Strutz
Charol Swanstrom
Jeanette Thompson
Marilyn A. Thorne
Doris Turner
Sadie Unger
Vivian Unger
Lorriane Wagner
Eleanor Waterstreet
Osee Weer
Zelda Wiler
Verla Wilke |
Pecatonica Faculty
1938
TOP ROW L-R - High School Board of Education
George Meyer (Member) / Mortimer Thorne (Member) / Edwin Goodwill (President) / Albert Anders (Secretary) / Howard
Guilford (Member)
FACULTY
Top Row
Alvar T. Berghult A.B. English and Music
Ransom L. Bradley B.Ed , A.M. Supt. Mathematics
Hollis L. Haley B.Ed. Commercial
BOTTOM ROW
George S. Crawford B.S. Science and Athletics
Mrs. Joy A. Morrissey B.A. English and Latin
Lawrence C. Gassman B.S. M.S. Social Science
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