Benton Township High School - Scarab Yearbook (Benton, IL)

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Junior Class History Yes, when we came to B. II. S. on September 3, 191 f . we were, as usual, shy ami afraid. We pot in everyone's way. so we wisely went in the assembly and sal down until Mr. Monk dismissed us for the day. Our class was the largest class that had ever entered the Benton High School. 81 of us. We held our first class meeting in the gym, where we elected Eugenia Campbell as our president; Norma Silkwood, treasurer; I.eora Seeher. secretary, and Miss Chesta Mitchell, our class advisor. As far as officers were concerned, we thought we had started on the right path. The only social events were a Robin Hood party at Hamilton’s Lake, where we entertained ourselves. In our Sophomore year we started by electing new officers: Charles Burkett, president: Jim Crisp, vice-president; N'elia McAdoo. secretary and treasurer, and Miss Mitchell agreed to lead us. During our Sophomore year some of the hoys made a fine showing in athletics; in football three of them made the all-star Southern Illinois team, and four of them played in the basketball tournament. We started in to have a grand time at the beginning of school. The second week of school we had a chicken fry and invited the faculty. Mr. Kell showed his ability at boiling water in a bucket with the lid on tight; this catastrophe was small compared to the things that happened on the way home. The Juniors entertained us at a spook party on Hallowe’en at the High School gym, where we all spent one of the most enjoyable evenings of the year. The 'Fresh-Sophs’ Valentine party was also a howling success, especially ’’the bean bag game that Mr. Houk enjoyed so much. Last came the long-looked-for Soph-Senior reception that had been the talk among the Sophs since the first of September. Since tt was in the spring, we decided to give a Bluebird party. Everyone had a grand time, especially the Senior boys, who spent most of the time singing upstairs. Mr. Houk admired us so much that he permitted us a whole day's leave from'school to go to Fern Cliff on a picnic, but as the train preferred not to go at the right lime, our picnic ended at Hamilton’s Lake. This ended our good times during our Sophomore year, as there were only five more days until school closed. We started our Junior year feeling very important, because before this we had been bossed, and now we felt almost as important as the Seniors. So many new pupils were entering school this year that we were allowed to sit in the Seniors' seats. Some of our classmates deserted us; there were only 44 going into the Senior class, some preferring to be Sophomores again. At our first class meeting, which we held without a teacher being present, we elected Earl Seeber, president; Willie Carter, vice-president; Nella McAdoo. treasurer; Leora Seeber. secretary, and Miss Kerns for our class advisor. This year we only had settled down when the tlu” came and school was dismissed. After six weeks of staying at homo and everyone having the ' flu, we came back to school, afraid to sneeze or cough. We paid our debt to the Sophs this year by entertaining them on the night of January 10. and it was so cold in the building that we had to keep on our coats. Mr. Houk was very generous and let us dance, an unheard-of thing at B. T. H. S. The rest of the High School will have to admit they could not do without the Junior class, because three of our boys have again made the first team in basketball. At the t9urnament they played fine, but fate seemed against them. The annual Junior-Senior reception was pulled off on St. Patrick’s day. March 17 The refreshments and decorations were all carried out in green. Five of the Freshman girls—Fay Neal, Lolita Morgan. Ruby Taylor. Blanche Dollins and Ruby Quill-man—served for us. 28