Clinton High School - Clintonia Yearbook (Clinton, IL)

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Clinton - June 10, 1954 Robert Ruble has taken over the Rexall Drug Store on the north side of the square in Clinton. Clinton - Feb. 12, 1966 It was announced by the President of the Board of Education, Ronald Feaman, that Robert Ellis, the famous New York architect, has signed a contract to design for the Clinton school district an ultra-modern high school building. Robert Myers will work with Mr. Ellis as chief engineer. Harrold Ashby will dc in charge of the interior decoration and Phil Chesnek has been contracted to construct the building. The landscaping contract has been offered to Darrel Eldridge and his partner Paul Cole. Vote for James North for Sheriff. The above clippings were collected over a period of twenty years from various newspapers by Sandra Rainey. Seniors win Crowell-Collier magazine trophy for taking in over S 1800 in magazine subscriptions.

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Clinton - April 23, 1972 Last night the DeWitt County Farmers met at the high school to discuss current farming problems. The guest for the meeting was E. Thomas Brandon, the well known stock-market buyer. Leonard McCrory was elected presidentof the organization; Merle Wagner vice-president; Arthur Armstrong secretary; Eddie Wollen treasurer. Carl Kreitler was appointed chairman of the investigating committee. Sonny Van Arsdall, Gerry Johnston, Elwood Adams Jr. , and Robert Primmer made up Mr. Kreitler's committee. Clinton - Sept. 29, 1957 Two Clinton men joined the Armed Forces today. They are Roy Wilis, and Dean Foster. Clinton - Oct. 2, 1967 A minor fire was reported at the ’’Photo Shop” in Clinton today. Don Campbell, the owner, said that little damage was done. Clinton - June 17, 1955 Goldie Bateson and Doris Allen have accepted positions as typists with the ICRR. Washington - Feb. 17, 1965 Doris Benefiel has taken the position of private secretary to William Conn. Mr. Conn is the President's Foreign Affairs Adviser. Birkbeck - Aug. 8, 1958 A new commercial training school has been erected just north of the elevator. Miss Marilyn Cullers will be supervisor of the training center and Miss Lois Harris will assist her. The instructors of the various courses will be Gail Fink, Marilyn Ely, Patricia Ellis, Mary DuPree, Joan Crowe, Dolores Wilson, Virginia Bowles, Edna Long, and Barbara Reynolds. Decatur - Sept. 3, 1955 Graduation from the Decatur School of Nursing found three Clinton girls finishing their training. Pat Lane, Mary Shobe, and Doris Reynolds were the girls. Clinton - Jan. 23, 1963 Robert Buchanan, the Editor-in-chief of the Journal and Public is vacationing in Florida. Clinton - March 17, 1957 A new drive-in theater was opened on the west side of Clinton today. The manager, Vernon Leinweber, and his partner, James Florey, were on hand for the press interview and expressed optimism for the theater's future. Working at the Floein” are Eugene Willoughby, William Stennett, Wilborn Owens, Juanita Johnson, Norma Clark, and Niles Lighthall.

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We, the seniors, being of superior mind and expansive body do hereby will to the juniors and the salesmanship classes our super salesmanship qualities, our favorable influence upon the teachers to all the students, our vocabulary to Mr. Evans, our experience to the green freshmen, the water tower to the juniors because we lack people with high ambitions, and to the sophomores a sophisticated future as upperclassmen. I, Elwood Adams, Jr. will my wavy hair to John Lund and my position in the band to anyone who wants it bad enough. I, Robert Adcock, will my bib overalls to Miss Tull. I, Doris Allen, will my giggle to Nita Barnhill. I. Arthur Armstrong, will my ability to go out for studying in a big way to Tonto Perry. I, Joyce Armstrong, will my ability to go out with all the boys, to Linda Scogin. I, William H. Ashby, will my warm spot by the radiator in the east building, to Joyce..........ALONE. I, Godlie Bateson, will my capability in the cafeteria to Shirley Fatheree. I, Goldie Bell, will my anxiety about physical education to Artis Winstead. I, Doris Benefiel, will my long hair to Doris Koons. I, Sherril Bishop, will my beaver eagerness about my studies to John Bianucci. I, Jack Booker, will my ability to get BLUE excuses ? to Ron Stout. I, Virginia Bowles, will my splendid management of slumber? parties to Monica Miller. I, Carolynn Bowling, will my naturally dark eyebrows to Helen Chapman in hopes that she will use them for a good cause. I, Virgil Brady will my ability to get along with Mr. Leach to the basketball team. I, Earl T. Brandon, will my naval reserve uniform to Corwin Lane. I, Frederick Brennan, will my calm reserved manner to Jack Chick I, Robert Buchanan, will my art at making the honor roll to Janyce Buchanan. I, Laura Byrne, will my habitual seat at the basketball games to any ambitious usher. I, Gary Callison, wish to will my ability to play a harmonica to Miss Tull. I, Donald Campbell, will my camera capers to David Robinson. 1. Carol Carmean, will my piccolo to Jim Wrone in hopes that he won't be such a problem to Robbie’ now that he will be sitting under his nose. I, Phillip A. Chesnek, will my artistic woodworking abilities to Bill Poland. I, Norma Jean Clark, will my good grades to Shirley Fatheree. I, William Conn will all my girlfriends in C.C. H. S. to Bill Reid. I, Jim Cooper, will my ability to get straight A” to Betty Polston. I, Joan Crowe, will my bleached streak of hair to Mary Beth Rhoades to replace her green one. I, Marilyn Cullers, will all my witty jokes to Marilyn Summers in hopes that she will learn some better ones. I, Arthur Day, will my bookkeeping title Slow and Accurate to Dick Ferry. I, Martha DeBois, will my very white teeth to Mary Ellen Sullivan.