Carterville High School - Lionite Yearbook (Carterville, IL)

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1927 BLACK DIAMOND 1927 REON ALICE CRAIN Vlce Presldent of Class 27 Cantata 26 Bun Stall' 27 Edxtor of Black Dlamond 27 Typing Team 26 Shorthand Team 21 Representatmve Glrl 27 Junlor Play 26 Senior Play 27 Operettas 24 26 Student Councll 26 LAWRENCE DAMRON Presldent of Class 24 Vlce Presxdent of Class 25 Sales Manager of Black Dlamond f Class 25 26 Lantata 26 . . , V , 1 - 1 V - , , - - - , 1 , ' 7 1 Y , - v l l - 1 . . , K ' 0 Y it - 1 Business Manager of Athletics '27 - , I Y . . , t y 4 V K If l K , 4 , Y, , , . . 1 - , - 1 Sl .Tumor Play 26 Semor Play 27 Presldent of Dehatmg Club 27 Dehatmg Team 27 Secretary ofCl1ss 27 Bula Staff 27 Boys Chorus 25 26 Orchestm 26 27 Busmess Manager of Representatlve Boy 27 Student Councxl '76 I I Black Dxamond 27

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1927 BLACK DIAMOND 1927 The characters were B1lly Abbey A young husband out of a job Paul Dorrls Mary Abbey Hls dlscontented w1fe V1v1an Sharp Mrs Berdon Marys Mother Ida Carter Sally Carter Marys bosom frlend Jaumta Rlchardson Harry Stevens Sallys sweetheart Frank Bracy Burt Chllds Blllys frlend Kenneth Corley Bobby Berdon a holy terror Keith Long Dolly Berdon another holy terrlor Ruth Boren Katle the Abbeys mald Paullne Cox Danny Grub and lceman sultor of Katie s Fred Hlndman Murphy a pollceman r1Val of Danny Edward Rutherford T1me Present Place Suburb of Phlladelphla SYNOPSIS OF ACTS Act I Llvlng room of the Abbeys home 1n Phlladelphla Act II The Same three days later Act III The Same lmmedlately after Act II So ended our second annual homecomlng and we are looklng forward to next year when we can repeat the event The Hallo Ween Carn1va1 The Halloween Carnlval whlch has become an annual event 1n the hlgh school calendar was truly a gala event thxs year By e1ght oclock when the grand march started the gymnaslum was thronged wxth people of every descrlptlon wltches fa1r1es gypS1CS colonlal ladles and gentlemen and dan cers jostled each other 1n good natured confusxon To the measures of a llvely march played by the band the grand march wound 1ts way around the gymnaslum and past the judges stand where Frankye Bradberry was awarded the prlze for the prettlest costume and Vlola Fulkerson for the most comlcal Then followed a mad rush for the mlnstrel show staged by the Athletlc assoclatlon In the IHUSIC room a not of s1de spllttmg fun was furnlshed by the famous Versatlle Vere de Vare SISICFS In the mean tune the gymnaslum was the scene of much festlvlty The Fortune Teller the ish pond and the eatlng stands all sponsered by the varlous classes kept the crowd busy and happy Everybody had a good tlme and at the same tlme contrlbuted to the support of the Black Dlamond L1brar y Day The second annual llbrary dr1ve was held St Patrlcks Day March 17th The publlc and the e1ghth grade were 1nv1ted to attend A short program was glven all Ir1sh numbers The program began at 2 30 The orchestra played a few numbers then Collen Allen gave an Ir1sh read1ng Peg O My Heart The Glrls Clef Club sang two numbers When Ir1sh Eyes are Smll mg and Mother Mc Cree Mr Martln spoke a few words to the assem bly After the program Mr Walker talked to the e1ghth grade About 100 new books were added to the Hlgh School L1brary and they certalnly are apprecrated by the students IS' .. ... 1 , . . . 1 . . , . . , . . . . . , . -. V 1. . , , . . . M i I M Y I n . . , 1 ' ' v - 1 1 1 ' - 1 . 1 n . . . , . , . , . . . 1 ' sr 1 1 1 11 1 nn ' '- - 1 ' 11 u 11 - - , . . 'I

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1927 BLACK DIAMOND 1927 Com merc1al Department Although last year was the f1rst year that shorthand and typlng were taught ln the school several awards wele won At the contest held at Ben ton last March Zella Eaton Robertson won the 1nd1v1dual prlze IH first year typlng The shorthand team was also a wlnner Th1s year there has been one contest held at Cartervllle February 24 9 me yx en Johnston Clty s and Cartervllle s first year tYp1StS The John son Clty team beat the Cartervllle team by wrltlng one more word a mxnute Then on March 19 1927 Cartervllle entered a contest held at Murphysboro The teams were Fxrst year shorthand team Reba Choate Mabel Spence Robert Flnley and June Harrls Fnst year typmg team Afton Ramsey Floe Taylor Della Harrls Lella Lockle and Gusta Ferrell Second year shorthand team Reon Cram Velma Cram Margaret Rae and Loulse Orgen The typmg team came out fourth the flrst year shorthand team thlrd and the second year shorthand team second Several Underya ood 'lypmd awards have also been won tlllS year In Oc tober Myrtle Alexander Velma Cram and Reon Cram won proficlency cer txflcates ln December Jan1ce Lockle won a proficlency cert1f1cate and Cleo Felts and Reon Cra1n bronze plns ln February Gusta Ferrell Della Harrls won pronclency certlficates and ln March Gusta Ferrell Floe Taylor and Afton Ramsey won bronze plns Thxs IS the Hrst tlme ln the schools hlstory that It has ever Pl1bllSl16Cl a paper The COIIIIHBFCI 1 department 15 proud of the fact that 1t IS the first publlsher of the C C H S Buzz The second year shorthand students wmnxng Gregg Transcr1pt1on Short hand Certlficates for 60 vsords a minute are Pearl Evans and Grace Had Held those for 80 words are Velma Cram Wllma Goms Margaret Rae Myrtle Alexander Reon Cram and Loulse Odgen The Foot Ball Banquet The annual toot ball ban uct was held mn the H S dlfllllg room on the eleventh day of January 1927 The boys and the1r fr1ends 1nclud1ng the raculty met mn the aud1tor1um t SIX oclock A three cour e dlllllel' was erved by the boys mothers IH the dmlng room The dmmg room was decorated 1n our beloved blue and orange After all had eaten talks were made by the boys relatlng lncldents that had hap pened durlng pract1ce A talk was made by F G Warren of Carbondale UH1VCfSltY High on The Value of Athletlcs whlch was followed by a talk by Rev Stalker Th1s con cluded the program Wh1Cl1 was enjoyed by all those present IYI I 7 . l , 7 . 12. 3 1 'e ' ' ' ' ' . - 1 Y 9 ' : ' - . , . -. 3 X 7 4 T ' I - U A 1 6 ' 2 . 1 . . . . A ' 2 ' . , . Rosalee Harris. Lella Lockie. Mabel Spence, Reba Choate and Afton Ramsey . , . I 7 l ' - - k . I 0 7 K . 4 U . . ' 1 ' ' ' 3 ' ' 1 5 ' 1 Y I I U - ' ' ' il 'I