Carterville High School - Lionite Yearbook (Carterville, IL)

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1927 ' BLACK DIAMOND 1927 Alexander Anderson Apple Ardery Barrlngton Raymond Barwlck Vernell Barwlck Afton Beasle Francls Beasley Gladys Betts Carl Burkholz Agnes Mona Grace Oleen Grace Ruby Bollnger Ruth Boren Inez Brlggeman Helen Boren Ph1l1p Busch Laverne Cagle Martha Cagle Ruth Caraker Arvll Carter Emest Chamness Ruby Chamness Mary Katherine Ca Leslle Clark Joe Craig Sylvxa Cram Jewell Daffron Fred Datson plunger Jeff Drew Kay Elders Joe Flnley Zoe Flte Robert Forbes Vernon Fozzard Lllllan Franklln Guy Gossett Nellle Mae Gllkey Ruth Glass Beulah Mae Gossett Kenneth Halstead John Hampton Naoml Hampton Blanche Harrls Alford Heckle Fred Hmdman Ruth Hmdman Cletus Holden Woodsen Holden Halbert Howerton Edna Jones Mae V Jones Zella James Laverne Kelth V1v1an Kelley Kelth Long Allene Manll ISO Elvls Mann Muriel Mann Frank Maxwell Mildred McCam1sh Berne McCuan Opal Musgrave Chrystal Myers Lola Noakes Edlth Norton Wlllnam North Vlrgll Patnck Bernlce Phemlster Fay Phemlster Mae Pool Antomo Pohtan Norval Powell Tommp Provence Opal Ragland Ollle Qulgley Richard Rams Vida Ramsey Chnstma Ratchlf Gladys Rlchart Della Repps Corum Richardson Julian Ross Juanlta Russell Vlfgll Russell Taylor Russell Joe Scoby Eumce Smxth Inez Smlth Margaret Smlth Mable Smlth W1ll1am Stocks W1l11e Esther Stover Mlldred Sanders Frank Smzth Syble Samuel Syble Henry Vlolet Harry Sandusky Tate Thompson Turton Charles Tregonmg Margaret Turton Katherine Upshaw Fern Volner Anna Watson Gllbert Wallace Allene Waldon Marjone Wzllzams Ruth Wllllams Mar1e Wlnstead Ferrell Woodburn Ryburn Yandall Lola Yates Freshman Class R011 . Y . . . f ' Ethel Bloodworth Wilbur Hadfield Nathan Perrine Helen Samuel l

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1927 BLACK DIAMOND 1927 Freshman Class H1stor y Why we ve falrly flown through thls lap of the yourney' exclalmed an enthuslastlc group of one hundred thlrty travelers as a monstrous aeroplane of the famous C C H S l1ne made a successful landmg Reporters crowded to take plctures of the plane and 1ts passengers and to hear the story of the fllght Fred Hlndman chlef pllot was s1ngled out to tell the tale We took off from Freshman Fleld about 8 30 A M August 29 1926 There was evedy prospect of a record break1ng fllght ahead Thxs was the 1n1t1a1 fllght of the largest plane ever used by the C C H S Co Une hun dred th1rty passengers had applled for passage and we made room for them all They chose me as pllot w1th Antonlo Pol1tan and Kathryn Ushaw as asslstants we carrled along Mrs Ste1nhe1mer and Mr Trees as chlef advls ory p1lots Each passenger contr1buted hls share of the necessary fuel th1s plane as you know IS operated not by gasollne but by bralns Our teachers acted as observat1ona11sts and mechanics They kept the compasses whlch were the examlnatlons we had now and then showlng our progress class served as lubrlcatlng o1l that kept the shlp runmng smoothly The school room was the cock p1t where the passengers rode and we were all firmly strapped ln by our eager deslre not to be qultters Several tlmes durlng the first part of the journey we stopped to cool off the eng1ne and have some recreatlon October 30th and the Chrlstmas holldays were some of the trmes On November 11th we stopped to pre pare for the parade on Homecomlng Day ln wh1ch we won the prlze of Hve dollars glven for the best ldea as to dress and clever ldea for our part 1n the parade Perha ps you had the same fun that we d1d on thls occaslon Durlng these tlmes we achleved some honors Ruth Boren made the Debatlng team and Fred Hlndman made the football team Near the mlddle of the yourney we encountered some rather vlolent wmdstorms lthe semester examlnatlonsy but w1th our plenteous supply of gasoline we pulled through A very few of our crew declded to d1scont1nue the Journey and a few changed l1nes We had our dlfficultles to be sure One of these was that we passed through a1r pockets nearly every Monday mornlng Th1s was when the classes were dull 1n thelr Mondays work especlally ln the sprlngtlme when they contracted sprlng fever On these occaslons the mechanlcs would be rather dlsgusted wxth our progress On the whole our tr1p was a happy one and all too soon the observatxon allsts told us that we were nearmg our destlnatlon We were glad and sorry too for we hated to part w1th our teachers At last came the day We had arrlved at Sophomore Field' IJI and standing. Splendid co-operation between faculty and the passenger ' 1