1946-1947

​​​ =Board of Education=

President- James Lovell Secretary- Mr. Frederick E. Merills Members- Mr. Joseph W. Adam Mr. Edward W. Fuhrman Mr. Irvin L. Klamm Mr. J. Paul Moeller Mr. Alvin C. Stenzel Mr. A. F. Viehman

=Administration=

Principal- Dr. Hal O. Hall Assistant Principal- ​ F. J. Friedli

=Secretaries=

Ruth Fincke Carolyn Wade Jessie Vanderbort

=Teachers=

Miss Pearl Johnson-- Latin and Geometry Hope Baer-- Piano and Voice Ollie H. Cross-- Health, Botany, and Biology Orena Farmer-- English Meta M. Stenger-- English Frank G. Scott-- Mechanical drawing and Basketball Louella Mueller-- Health and Girls Atheletic Association E. G. Hexter-- Registrar and Mathematics Florence Miller-- French and Spanish Hallie Eubanks-- Typing Hubery B. Tabor-- Health, Geometry, and Football John A. Karch-- Physics and Mathematics Marguerite Skaar-- French and Spanish Edgar G. Gunderson-- Physical Education Corrine Cannady-- Shorthand F. L. Kneedler-- Commerce Gladys Grigg-- English Christine Fischer-- Mathematics and Physiography A. L. Hertel-- Health and Zoology L. F. Lentz-- Vocational Agriculture Lilian Jossem-- Journalism and English Edna Mae Christian-- English (Bellevinois Sponsor) J. H. Yarbrough-- Dean, Business Arithmetic, and Business English Clara B. Neuabauer-- Home Economics Eleanor E. Kimmel-- Library Lenora Kriege-- History Walter M. H. Rauth-- Social Science and Physical Education Coach W. H. Campbell-- Chemistry and Algebra Marjorie Switzer-- Physical Education Edwin H. Peters-- Music Phyllis Alexander-- Home Economics Willard W. Hall-- Economics and American History Jeanne Baer McCarvy-- English Clarence A. Armstrong-- English and Atheletic Director Ruth Kindred-- English Alvin Nebelsick-- History and Geography Marjorie Murray-- Art Herman L. Wortman-- Bookkeeping Lily V. Maddux-- Commerce Peral Johnson-- Latin James E. Trabue-- Commerce Michael Flottman-- Commerce Netta V. Niess-- Spanish and German Kenneth Pyatt-- Mathematics H. R. Brill-- Wood Work and Drafting Helen TeWinkle-- Social Studies Herman A. Kanzler-- Latin and Modern Language David William Lewis-- English and Speech Merle Fulkerson-- Mathematics Alice Kiesewetter-- Office Training John H. Pikus-- Auto and Aircraft Engine Mechanics Sheldon L. Fordham-- Physical Education Madge Ream-- English Fred Naffziger-- Commercial T. A. Harpstreit-- Industrial Arts A. A. Bohannon-- Machine Shops N. C. Arnold-- Distributing Education Fern Sylvia Hurd--Nurse


 * English Teachers**: 11
 * Mathematics Teachers**: 8
 * Commerce/Business Teachers**: 8
 * Auto Mechanic Teachers**: 4
 * Physical Education Teachers**: 7
 * Foreign Language Teachers**: 6
 * Science Teachers**: 7
 * History Teachers**: 4
 * Art/Music Teachers**: 5

=Statistics=

92 boys and 112 girls; 204 Caucasian students 99 boys and 132 girls; 231 Caucasian students, 2 African American students 121 boys and 164 girls; 286 Caucasian students, 1 African American student 140 boys and 169 girls; 309 Caucasian students 1,033 students, 3 being African American students =Football Queen and Court= Football Queen: Rose Mary Guetterman Football Court (from left to right): Rosalie Stoeckle, Laverne Hoffman, Rose Mary Guetterman, Laverne Sterthman, Jane Duby.
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=Citizenship Award= Shirley Ellsman What it was: This award was a Hy-News award given to an outstanding student of the school. The candidates are based on uprighteousness, initiative, personality, goodwill, attidtude toward work, and cooperation with classmates and faculty.

=Clubs and Activities=

Below are a list of clubs and activites that Belleville West offered during 1946 and 1947 that no longer exist.
 * Make-up Club**: This club was organized to teach students how to correctly and properly apply stage make up. Most of the students involved were part of the Dramatic Club (Drama Club/Theater)


 * Hiking Club**: The Hiking Club was a group of students who would hike in all weather conditions. The club hiked to the Dr. Pepper Bottling Company and to the Roesch Enamel Plant. After their hikes, the club would discuss safety conditions like crossing the road properly.


 * Camera Club**: This club was much like today's photography club. The members would learn how to mix solutions, make contact prints, and enlarge and develop negative film.


 * Movie Club**: For students to watch videos in Civics, History, and Economics classes, the school needed a way to buy moving film. This club held dances and other fundraisers to earn money to purchase moving film for these classes.


 * Quill and Scroll**: After passing the journalism "test", students could then join the Quill and Scroll Club. It was an International Honorary Society for high school journalists of the time.


 * Etiquette Club**: The club was designed to teach proper etiquette at the dining table and also how to behave properly in front of a boy.


 * Letterman's Club**: This club consisted of a group of boys who had letterman jackets. These boys would hold fundraisers for the East St. Louis Thanksgiving Day game, and not all letterman jacket owners were in the club. The students also sponsored the concession stand at Football and Basketball games.


 * Slide Rule Club**: This club taught students how to use the "Slide Rule" invention. This new tool was introduced during the war, and proper usage was important.


 * Future Farmers of America**: The FFA taught young boys how to manage a farm and keep their plants growing healthy. The club sponsored the Magician Show and used the profits for the annual Father and Son Banquet.


 * Airplane Club**: The club would build model airplanes and study the airplane's parts. Students would also know what each part of the plane did as a function.


 * Dancing Club**: This was one of the largest clubs at school. It consisted of two hundred and ninety students, most of which were girls. The club taught students how to ballroom dance and would even bring in exotic dances like the Tango. Although this could be deceived as a dance team, it was not. It was simply a club that taught students how to dance properly.

=Events= At the beginning of the second semester there was a different kind of time change. This wasn't the daylight saving time change, but instead a school attendance change. In January of 1947, the school board changed the first bell to start at eight-thirty A.M. This is the time frame that is still in session today.

Sherlock Cross became the new Dean at Belleville West Highschool, although at the time it was Belleville Township Highschool.

This yearbook was dedicated to two young boys from B.T.H.S who died from war casualties. Don Gamble died in an airplane crash on April 4, 1946, and Don Blanchard died December 10, 1945 from an illness.