Gorham High School - Gorannum Yearbook (Gorham, IL)

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April Ney 28 over Lucille, Msrgret, 22 N0 Shorthand Ill Students, Fern, and Alice worked on annual. 22 Red Cross campaign ends. Junior and senioniess gave 1005. The entire sum amounted to 368'25 22 Home Ec. Ill gave an Easter Parade. 25 Nrsn Jacobs' hirthday. 28 Seniors order' invitations. Baseball gnmevdth McClure-wmiss Slechticky escorts baseball boys. Senior play cast chosen. 29 Second issue of the Fountain 50 Good Friday--no school. April 1 Enster 2 Boys excused for work putting snndbsgs on the Levee. More Rein! 5 Grede Ceres for third qusrter. All A's??????? 26 .Senior Plsy HDouble Weddingn :Ma y l5 Seniors Pictures arrive. Seniors didn't knowthm they were so good lookin' when peinteo up. 25 Teecher's record fourth cusrter grooes. Passed? you bet!!!!!!!If!I 29 Semester Finals 30 Memorial Dey, No school 31 Report CnrFS. COMNENCENENT. BED CROSS TRIVE Our high school showed its petriotism when we went our goel of fifty eollnrs in our On Merch 20, Ruth Kenon and Very ed rlnns for the drive ot schoolg the VJCISC to work oboinst the freshmen and losers to sive on assembly. Red Cross Drive. Evelyn Celepresent juniors:uMlmniors sophomores, the The Juniors and Seniors contributed 100 per centfne Won the Coht0St- A t0t91 of 368.25 Wes contributed. The juniors end seniors ere now enxiously looking fopwppe to the rrogrsm which the underclessmen will presentxyfepthg direction of their sponsors, Nr. Dunn ' ikfkvkvklk Miss Henson one Niss Slochticky were erguing os to whether it is corroct to sey of o hen, HShe is sittingn or Hshe is settinp.H nThe ouostion,H seid Vr. Tunn, U6on't n 1,9 v,nt to know vhen I hear e hen Vh t I 72 ' she is laying or lying. bkikvkakvk end Niss Henson: interest me et e1L ceckle is whetler

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Feb. March February Celebrated Lincoln's birthday Calso Fern'sD. Who sent Mr. Hubble the valentine giving him a hint of all the ice-cream cones he owes us? Miss Slechticky was giving merits for sleeping in second period study hall. Doris Jean is crowned Queen at a beautiful cere- mony in the gym. Mrs. Rice returned after de- voting a week to the UNavy.H Everyone took time and posed for pictures. Assembly call and, surprisingly, Miss Henson was late. Boys scrubbed gym floor with assistance from am- bitious girls. We played the tournament with Alto Pass and lost 26-28. Jr. offers to sell his shoes. Home Ee. Ill girls try out the new scissors on their hair. Civil Service Exam at Carbondale. Mrs. Hubble rode a motor scooter, Doris Jean, Katy, Kenny and Fern report blistered heels and sprained brains. Sleet--all day--2-inches. deep. Seniors got their proofs. Gripe, gripe. Katy got her face washed. March Home Ee. Club gave their minstrel play for the public at night. Home Ee. Ill gave a steak supper for their spe- cial guests. Did the boys that were peeping in the windows run When Colleen and Ruth poured a bucket of Water on them! Will wonders ever cease? Gene Sickler sums up coura e to ask a girl for a date. Milk weed pods were loaded in a truck by a relay routine in the rain. Grimsby under Water. Dan's bus was used as an amphibian jeep. Ask Miss Henson how to win prizes iplaying pi- nochle. Income tax report due. Miss Henson and Mrs. Ja- cobs still working on it. Supper given by mothers for the basketball boys and their special friends. Red Cross drive. Freshmen and Sophomores against Juniors and Seniors. The one losing will enter- tain the student body with a program. Mr. Hubble almost gave Margret Crain a spanking with a stick when she got even with himby catch- ing him on a joke. 74

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.. U- we Mrs. J: Do you ever pause and reflect on the opportunities you have missed? Colleen Cox: No. It would be just my luck to miss some more while I was reflecting. Xikvkikiif Miss S: Surely, Alice, you know the King's English? Alice: Of course he is. Whoever said he wasn't? Hkikvkfkvk Miss H: For what is Abraham Lincoln noted? Ted B: His memory. Miss H2 What makes you think he had such a good memory? Ted E: Well, they erected a monument to it. Nfikakbkbk The oldest inhabitant of Gorham celebratedhis hundreth birthday, and the reporter of the Independent called on him for an interview. Having congratulated the old fellow,the reporter asked a few questions. HTo what,N he inquired,Hdo you attribute your longevi- ty?n The centenarian paused a moment, and then, holding up his hand and knocking off the items on his fingers, he be- gan: UI have never smoked, drunk alcoholic liquors, not overeaten, and I always rise at six in the morning.H HBut,N protested the reporter, HI had an uncle who acted in the same way, yet he only lived to eighty. How do you account for that?H HHe didn't keep it up long enoughln was the calm reply. Xfkfkii Father: Why were you kept in after school today? Clifford K: The teacher told us to write an essay on UThe Results of Lazinessnand I turned in a blank sheet of paper.H vkvkbkvkbk Helen N: A month ago I was just crazy about George. But now I don't care a thing for him. Mary Kunce: Yes--isn't it strange how changeable men are! Hkvkbkikik 3 76