Sheffield High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Sheffield, IL)

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Last Will and Testament We, the Senior Class of Sheffield High, being of sound mind and body, do hereby de- clare this document as our last will and testament. Any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental. I I, Bill Griffin, will to Miss Dorothy Wambaugh one book entitled, Bringing Up f Children, so that she may better understand the Senior class. A I, Donna Schuetts, will my ability to defend myself by arguing to one June Edwards. If you win as many as I did, June, you'll be doing well. , I, Jim DeBates, will my ability to go steady with one certain girl to one Driscoll Drew, just as long as he does not practice it on this one girl. , p I, Raymond Lootens, will my ability to get along with Princeton girls with no dis- V putes to one Leon Fox. fHow's that, Ray ?j i I, Laurel Keelen, will my 'desk beside the radiator to one Arleta Peterson. Don't worry, you wonft freeze to death. I, Stewart Smith, will my ability to trade cars and get a good deal at the 'same time to one Bud DeMay. Here's hoping you'll have as good luck as I did. Q I, Dorothy Bill, will my curly hair to one Joe Johnson. Now you can staypout in the rain, and it won't go straight, Joe. , . I, Dizzy Schoffstall, win one s1ig1.t1y-used alarm clock and a '46 Plymouth to , Denny Morrasy. Maybe you'1l get to school as often as I f I, Lois Plasscheart, leave my fine collection of sweaters to one Rosemary Gentry. l, Tom Nelsen, will my ability to keep at least two girls satisfied at the same time tc..Kaye Garrison. I, Roberta Crockett, leave my rowdy sense of humor to one Marilyn Frank. I I, Marilyn Mowrey, will my ability to reduce to one Kathleen Jones. QDon't get too thin, Kathleen., , 4 I, Carrie Hasbrook, will to Pete VanMeir my ability to keep quiet. l, Bob Miller, will my stately height and basketball playing ability to David f Wilcoxson. . I, Joanne Vander Meersch, will to Alice Lempke my ability to go with blonds fboysl exclusively. 4 , I , a I, Mary Johnson, will my athletic ability to Ellen Nutter. I, Dick Lanphere, will my ability as a good chauffeur for practically the entire Senior class to one Frank Gebeck. I, Darlene Wicht, will five used round trip tickets to Annawan to one Edith Newman. fCareful, Edith., Z0

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Sen ior Class H istory The Seniors broke into high school back in '47 with just twenty members. They were as follows: Marilyn Mowrey, Laurel Keelen, Donna Schuetts, Carrie Ellen Hasbrook, Joanne Vander Meersch, Dorothy Bill, Roberta Crockett, Betty Anne Cathelyn, Bill Griffin, Richard Madsen, Raymond Lynch, Robert Schoffstall, Robert Miller, Glenna Hopkins, Mary An Johnson Ray Lootens, Tom Nelsen, Jim Sprague, Jim DeBates, and Brian Rodgers. Later in the year, Dick Lanphere, Donna Malmquist, and Joanne Hurley joined the class. The class held its first meeting under the guidance of Mr. Behrend, former music di- rector, and elected the following as class officers: President, Tom Nelsen: Vice-President, Laurel Keelen: Secretary, Donna Schuetts: Treasurer, Robert Miller. Black and green were selected for their class colors, and the banner was designed by Joanne Vander Meersch. Several boys of the class defended their colors by participating in football, basketball and track, and other school activities. E ' Twenty-two Sophomores met at the beginning of the next year and elected the following officers: President, Richard Madseng Vice-President, Bill Griffin: Secretary, Stewart Smith: Treasurer, Bob Miller. Their sponsor this year was Mr. Host. Stewart Smith returned af- ter attending one year at Military School. The annual Sophomore dance was held on Novem- ber lZth in the form of a Sadie Hawkins Dance. The class also sponsored a bake sale on March Sth. ln mid-March a swimming party highlighted their social events. Returning the next year were twenty-three Juniors, sponsored by Mrs. Laura Peterson. They elected the following officers: President, Bill Griffin: Vice-President, Laurel Keelen: Secretary, Donna Schuetts: Treasurer, Richard Madsen. Two new students joined the class and three did not return. New members were Jack Sallade and Lois Plasscheart. Not re- turning were Donna Malmquist, George Hand, and Mary Ann Large. A11 the Junior boys participated in football, basketball, and track. Junior lettermen were Bill Griffin, Dick Lanphere, Jim DeBates, Bob Miller, and Richard Madsen. Raymond Lootens and Jim DeBates went out for Cross Country. The girls in the class represented their colors well, too. They challenged the Senior and Sophomore girls combined, to a baseball and a basketball tourney and won both. Their successful production of Head First was the Junior play, directed by Mr. Stephenson. They gave a Prom and Banquet in honor of the Seniors. The theme of it was The Gay Nineties. In 1950, twenty members met to make up the Senior class. They held their first class meeting under the guidance of Mr. Harlan and Miss Wambaugh, the co-sponsors of the class. At this meeting, they elected their class officers as follows: President, Bill Griffin, Vice- President, Richard Madsen: Secretary, Raymond Lootens: Treasurer, Tom Nelsen. Early in the season when the football squad reported their class was well represented with Richard Madsen, Bob Miller, Bob Schoffstall, Dick Lanphere, and Jim DeBates. Un- fortunately, Jim DeBates was injured in the beginning of the season and was unable to play the rest of the year except for a few games. Basketball season found Jim DeBates, Tom Nelsen, Raymond Lootens, Bob Schoffstall, and Bob Miller on the team. The Senior play, Apron String Revolt directed by Miss Wambaugh, was presented on November 17th. Roberta Crockett and Stewart Smith attended the Little 8 Music Festival with the Band. Eight of the Senior girls were in F. H. A., and all were letter winners. On May 20th, the Seniors held their Baccalaureate exercises and on May 25th, they left through the por- tals of Sheffield High and on to higher and greater achievements. J 19

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l, Betty Ann Cathelyn, will ten reams of typing paper and five erasers to the Typing II classy. Maybe this will save somebody more paper than it saved me. I, Richard Madsen, leaves to Camille McCune my ability to be at school on time every day regardless of weather. fEarly, Richard ?J We, the Senior boys, will to Mr. Cronister one book entitled H1001 Calisthenics Made Easy. We, thesSenior class, will to Joe Stevens two books entitled How To Cut Your Work ing Time ln Half. , Witnessed and signed in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and fifty-one. IRENE , DSADIE HAWKINS l THE THING UNCLE JOE Bill Griffin President The school gets all the benefit, The students get all the fame: . The printer gets all the money, And the staff gets all the blame. Freshmen study all the time Sophomores study some Juniors study once in awhile Seniors study none., I-Iere's to, our teachers, Long may they live: Even as long as. The assignments! they give. Z1