1918 Bellville High School
BELLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL YEAR BOOK, THE PIONEER, 1918
Seniors Gillis Ervin Bader "Gill", Class President Lucile Marie Miller "Tootsie", Member of girl"s team Marcus Isador Hellmuth "Baby", Secretary, Forward on team Anita Schauerhammer "Nita", Treasurerm Capt. of the girl's team William Stafford "Bill", Guard on basketball team Leon Maurice Trenckmann "Speedy" Captain of basketball team Rosa Mae Bartay "Rose" Member of the girl's team Leslie Lewis Bader "Less" Joe Alvin Wolnitzek "Shank", Vice President, Forward on team Marguerite Rose Granau "Meg" Member of the girl's team Werner Vogelpohl "Little Dick" Juniors J. D. Russ "Snake", Treasurer Erna Hoffmann "Fritzie", Secretary John Bernard Fisher "Ben" Guard on basketball team William R. Johnson "Bulli, Vice President Oswald Girndt "Heavy", Class President, Guard on team Sophomores Started with 18 in 1916 but total not given in 1918 (15 in class picture, not named) Ruth Biggs, Class President Ollie Von Rosenberg, Secretary Zoe Ellen Bartay, Treasurer, on girl's team Possibly the next three were soph. " they were all on the school teams Richard Trenckmann "Nookie" guard on the basketball team Doris Chatham "Duck" on girl's team Louise Roensch "Liesch" on girl"s team Freshmen 9 in class picture (A page in the beginning of the book is dedicated to Edwin Tesch b. 9 Jan. 1900 d. 21 Feb. 1918 who was a member of this class.) Martina Buelow, Class President Adele Theumann, Vice President Dicy Bartay, Secretary Eunice Biggs, Treasurer Sub-Freshman In 1917 32 boys and girls entered the 7th grade but the number was diminished until 28 remained. Eleanor Miller, Class President Bessie Wotipka, Secretary Ellen Schauerhammer, Treasurer Thelma Bader, Class Historian School Board of Trustees H. Miller, President H. E. Granau, 1st Vice President C. Schauerhammer, 2nd Vice President W. C. Westermann, 3rd Vice President Max Bader, Secretary C. F. Tesch, Asst. Secretary Dr. O. A. Trenckmann, Board Physician Faculty Supt. Charles Norton Shaver, History Principal John R. Spivey, Math.-Science Mrs. W. C. King, English & coach for the girls athletics Miss Minnie Kloss, German Primary and Intermediate teachers Miss Nona Laws, 1st grade Miss Gladys Chatham, 2nd grade Miss Louise Louwien, 3rd grade Miss Leah Grote, 4th & 5th grades Mr. Thomas G. Sandel, 6th grade high school basketball coach Austin County State Bank Max Bader, President, Officer L. A. Machemehl, Active Vice President, Officer W. F. Machemehl, Cashier, Officer E. T. Vogelpohl, Assistant Cashier, Officer Max Bader, Director E. A. Toimlinson, Director C. Schauerhammer, Director C. Theuman, Director Paul Machemehl, Director J. B. Lewis, Director C. F. Knolle, Director The First National Bank C. F. Hellmuth, President, Officer H. F. GranauVice, President, Officer H. T. von Rosenberg, Cashier, Officer U. Kloss, Director Hy. Vornkahl, Director A. A. Sander, Director I. Artmann, Director
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