The Class of 1929

The 1929 Polaris

Volume 25

The Class of 1929

Alfred Ackerman, Harlan Altfilish, Glenn Ames, Dorothy Anderson, Winifred Aspinwall

Ethel Barnes, Robert Barrett, Virginia Best, Doris Beirau, Harold Bignall, Raymond Blei, Paul Blocker, John Brandt, Dorothy Mae Breed, Emilie Breyer, Leota Briggs, Marguerite Broughton, Gaylord Browne, James Bruce, Violet Buehler, Esther Burckhardt, Edward Burns, Ruby Busekros, Evelyn Butler

William Cahill, Paul Chronic, Beatrice Clark, Edith Bernice Clarke, Florine Clark, Evelyn Claus, Margaret Cooper, Helen Cram, Louis Cramer, Margery Cramer, Perry Cromley

Esther Dahlmer, Floyd Derby, Florence Dreier, Louella Dreibelbis, Robert Dupee

Glen Eichmeier, Ruth Erfert, John Evers

Clifford Fawver, Phillip Fawver, Theola Feiler, Robert Fifer, Kenneth Fitchner, Katherine Flory, Cynthia Folgate, Lewis Frank, Paul Fuller

Robert Geiser, Irma Gharet, Thelma Gitz, Jane Greier, Max Gunning

Doris Hamlyn, Frances Harnish, Zara Heard, John Held, Merton Hewins, Leland Hunsiker, Esther Hurd, Dorothy Huss, Paul Hutmacher

Wilbur Irwin

Horace Jenner

Howard Keister, Marion Keith, William Klein, Kenneth Kling, Katherine Klinke, George Krehl, Bernita Kroll, Helen Kuhlemeier

Kenneth Lawver, Frances Lebkicher, Grace Lied, Glenn Lindsay, William Lorenz, Richard Loveland

Walter Mack, Robert Madden, Ross Madden, Charlotte Mallory, Jennie Manus, Marguerite Marshall, Margaret Mackenzie, Robert McNutt, Darrel Mellom, Ethel Mercier, Hazel Merkel, William Metzgar, Alice Miller, Frances Miller, John Miller, Roberta Moore, Belva Molter, Charles Murphy

Harry Neiman, Roy Nesbit, Earl Nelson

Frederic Oberhart, Robert Ohlendorf, Wilma Opel

Ina Penwell, Arlene Perry, Harriet Phillips, E. Lucille Phillips, Leroy Pieper, Roy Pinnow, Catherine Popkes, George Price, Viola Price

Alma Rahn, Carl Rath, Eleanor Resh, Lavon Rezner, Ann Ruark, Beulah Rutherford, James Ryan

Mary Elizabeth Scanlan, May Shilling, Lois Schuman, Alice Schmertman, Leona Secker, Norma Seitz, Dorothy Sender, Mildred Severson, Bertha Shafer, Eileen Joan Shoenhard, Margaret Shouer, Marie Schmidt, Carroll Smith, Lorna Snook, William Snyder, Gladys Sorensen, Glen Sowers, Dorothy Spaide, Marian Stark, Dan Sullivan, Marian Sword

Mamie Thompson, Irvin Toelle, Viola Trunk

Helen Van Deest, Virginia Von Sennet

Mildred Walter, Mitchell Walters, Paul Watz, Marjorie Wheeland, Clyde Wiegel, Elsie Wilson, Ivah Mary Wiltrout, Philbert Winebrenner, Roy Winters, Vera Witte, Willa Wittenmeyer

Kathryn Young

The Principal in 1929 was Luther Addison Fulwider. Frank W. Phillips was superintendent of schools, Charles Cross was financial manager, Mrs. Scott was dean of girls, Naomi Kidd was secretary, and Louis Mensenkamp was in charge of testing.

Faculty:

The Sophomore Class

My father, Ralph Bike was a sophomore in 1929, and this is his yearbook. He is shown in the top photo, second row from the top, wearing the light sweater just in front of the doors. He was just 14 years old when the photo was taken.

The Freeport basketball team finished third in the state in 1929.

1929 Quarterfinals Scores
Champaign 43, Mt. Carmel 30
Freeport 30, Wheaton 28
Peoria 27, Witt 18
Johnston City 14, Lincoln 9

Semifinals Scores
Champaign 40, Freeport 24
Johnston City 19, Peoria 15

Third Place
Freeport 27, Peoria 15

Final
Johnston City 30, Champaign 21

Freeport, coached by Adolph Rupp, finished the season 18-6.

The Tournament Squad, coached by the legendary Adolph Rupp.

Don Brewer let the tournament scoring for all teams with 26 points in three games. Danny Sullivan was fifth with 21.

Dan Sullivan, Robert Dupee, Donald Brewer, William Lorenz, Dan Schaefer, George Schmelzle, Bert Baker and Glen Sowers.

Advertising covers some of the cost of publishing the Polaris. Here's an ad from the Lindo Theater.

"Dear Old Freeport High"
(Tune—"Our Alma Mater"—University of Wisconsin)

The total enrollment for the 1928-29 school year was 864.