University High School - Clarion Yearbook (Normal, IL)

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Freshmen . . . Peter the Pioneer knew his trip through Uni- versity High wouldn't be complete without a visit to all of the class meetings and parties. He decided to start at the bottom and work up, so he attended the first meeting of the Freshman class and helped them get organized. The freshmen didn't have their class meeting until December because they needed time to get acquainted with University High and with each other. So many things around University High were new to the freshmen flike going to different .buildings to classes, the honor roll, lockers, and gradesj that they really needed those three months to catch on. Then too, they needed to know each other better before they elected class officers. The freshmen came from all over Bloomington-Normal and from other places too, so they needed the time to make new friendships. As the freshmen were pretty green, they did need Peter's help, even though they did have a very capable class sponsor, Mr. T. H. Almy. The first thing the freshmen did was to elect officers. There were lots of nominations but when the votes were counted, Jim Neff was president, Jim Howard, vice-presidentg Shirley McVicar, secretaryg and Sandra Anderson, treasurer. The class launched their first project by putting on a closed class party. Committees were appointed, and because the party was given in March, St. Patrick and the Irish became the theme. On the night of the Party when the freshmen arrived at the Cook Hall gym, they found it completely transformed with green and gold shamrocks and crepe paper. A fioor-show Standing-S. McVicar, J. Neff, J. Howard, S. Anderson, Seated-Mr. Almy. abounding with talent fand showing promise of great things to comeJ was the main attraction. It included the Andrews Sisters, alias Jeanne Phillips, Shirley Mc- Vicar, and Jeanne Smith who danced and sangg J. R. Fenton and Bucky Gooding who tumbled on a tram- poline, Ivldlclgllelld played on the piano by Esther Unzickerg Jim Howard and Jim Agner who played a trumpet duet, and Ronnie Ayers and Johnnie Bowman who put on a skit entitled Presenting a Problem. Bud Barner was master of ceremonies. This was followed by dancing and the selling of refreshments -cokes, doughnuts, and candy bars. Afterwards even Peter the Pioneer h.ad to admit that this first party put on by the freshman class 'was very good. The freshmen have other plans too. Mr. Almy hinted that they might have a picnic sometime before the school year is over. With such an active beginning we are expecting great things from this class in the future. P.S. l am willing to bet anything that our little friend Peter the Pioneer will be around for the fresh- m1n picnic, too. So when the committee plans the picnic, they will have to have food enough for ninety- seven people instead of ninety-six. Nineteen