An article on April 24, 1916 reported that Bloomington High's chances of glory in track and field were much reduced because George Morrison was taking time off from high school to work during his junior year. George was going to keep up with some of his school work, but he would be ineligible to participate in sports (he was also a basketball star) during the coming school year. I was curious as to why this young man would be required to take a break in his studies.
His father was Robert Morrison, a plumber. His grandfather, Frank Morrison, a Scottish immigrant to Bloomington, was also a plumber. In 1910, Robert Morrison was working for someone else's plumbing business, but in 1920 Robert had his own plumbing business. Perhaps it was necessity that drove George to take time off from his studies.
George did complete high school, and even attended Illinois Wesleyan and Northwestern. He played basketball for both of those schools and then began working in banking. He worked first as a cashier and ended as the president of People's Bank. NOT something that happens anymore!
George continued playing basketball after college and dominated on the golf course as well. His brother in law was Fred Young, the sports editor of the Pantagraph.