1927-1928

1927-1928

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The front of the school from 1927-1928.


 * __Major Events__**

Halloween Dance- This annual dance was centered on the festivites of the holiday itself. This dance was the second most attented dance by the belleville west studetns, only second to prom. The Halloween Dance would eventually be replaced by the Winter Ball and the Homecoming.

Senior-Junior Snowball Fight- This event took place whenever snow was plentiful. The administration was not found of the fiasco, but the event took place neverthless. The origins of the fight are not known, but the tradition was carried on for years to come.

Prom- Prom was the defining point in any Juniors or Seniors high school career. It was the most anticiptaed dance of the year. The tradition was only open to the Junior and Senior classes

__ **Demographics**

Senior Class-__ 90 total- 44 girls- 46 guys- 2 black students

Senior Class Officers

__Junior Class-__ 152 total- 58 girls- 94 guys __Sophomore Class-__ 252 total- 96 girls- 196 guys- 1 black student __Freshman Class__- 331 total- 143 women- 188 guys- 1 black student

__** Teachers and Classes ** Principal-__ H.G Schmidt

H.G. Schmidt

__Music__ Alonzo staples L. Mildred Butler

__Home Ec.__ Phyllis Alexander Estelle Kamm

__Commercial__ J.E. Trabue Hallie Eubanks thomas Allen Elma Duvall John C. Beck Frieda Seigert

__Agriculture__ L.F. Lentz

__Library__ Helen Phillips The Library during 1927-1928.

__English__ Ruth Kindred R.L. Thorne Dorothoy E. Harmon Orena Farmer J.H. Yarbrowugh Lenorea Kriedge

__Social Science__ Dorothoy Gower Alvin Nebelski florence Miller

__Science__ F.J. Friedle Christine Fischer John A. Aarch W.H. Campell

__Gym__ Edgar Gunderson

The gym from 1927-1928.

__Math__ E.G. Hexter

__Vocational__ R.M. Denny Harry R. Brill A.A. Bohannon L.H. Riley

__Art Department__ Doris McCauley

__Modern Language__ Marhta Schmessuer Marsuerite Skaar

__Latin__ Pearl Johnson

__** Clubs ** General Literacy Society-__ This club was created to appease students who wanted to to be involved in plays and speech. __Bellevinois Staff-__ This club was in charge of creating everything that had to do with the yearbook. The yearbook took all year to assemble. __Music Club-__ This club was creadted for students who wanted to better understamd the aspects of music and its origins. __Lettermans Club-__ This club began in 1922 with only a few members. The membership in 1928 rose to 23. the primary purpose of this club was to help out with sporting events by selling tickets and working concessions. The club also held dances after big football games. __The Advertising Club-__ This club began in 1927 and is only open to the Junior and Senior student body. The purpose of the club is to study advertising. __Dramatic Club-__ The Dramatic Club was only open to Juniors and Seniors. This club consisted of many studetns who were involved in Little Theater. The club was created to give students the opportunity to better understand drama. __Philo Club-__ This club was the only club that was open to only Freshman and Sophomores. The club began in 1917 and was instituted to help students study English. __Latin Club-__ The Latin Club was growing year by year, with more students wanting to increase their understanding of the Latin culture and customs. __Tumbling Club-__ This club was created to keep students physically and mentally fit. __The Glee Club-__ The club membership totaled 55 in 1977. The club was created for students who enjoyed music. __Commercial Club-__ This club was the second largest in membership. Its main purpose was to study buissness and buissness ethics. __Agriculture Club-__ The club was mostly made up of farmers, or people interested in agriculture itself. __Craftsman Club-__ The club was mostly made up of boys, and aimed at broadening mechanical and industrial skills alike. __Science Club-__ This club was founded in 1923 to create an interest in the study of science.

**__Athletics__**

__Football__- In the 1927 season, the football team went 2-6-0. The team lost the Thanksgiving day game versus East Side. The team playing East Side in the Thanksgiving day game.

__Basketball-__ The team compiled a losing record of 11-19 during the 1927-1928 season. The highest scoring game the team had was a 42-21 win over Mascoutah. Teh team accomplished another feat, by scoring a record low 8 points in a one sided loss.

The team posing for a picture.

__Baseball-__ The baseball team was byfar the best sports team at Belleville West, putting together a 7-1 record. The team had 4 double digit victories.

The 1927-1928 Belleville West Baseball Team.

__Snappy Snappers-__ The Snappers was an all girls club/team that pushed for the intergration of sports such as tennis and basketball. The women in the Snappy Snappers were the most athletic women in thei class. Their efforts would make way for the institution of womens tennis and basketball.


 * __Misc. Pictures__**

The cafeteria was a small building near the back of the school. The cafeteria was so small that only a certain number of kids were able to eat lunch at a time, while the others had to wait outside.

The Campus Shebas were the popular, well dressed bunch of girls who usually had the same group of friends. __**Awards**__

__School Queen-__ Bernice Wangelin __Popular Boy-__ Ralph Kaeser __Prom Court-__ Mildred Greaver

This page was completed by Hal Abel and Brad Sedlak.