Anna Jonesboro High School - Wildcat Lair Yearbook (Anna, IL)

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g6'l,ClfLhy RITA SCHWARTZ - Music B. A., Central Y. M. C. A. MARY EVELYN SIVIA -- English, Foreign Language B. Ed., Southern Illinois Normal Univer- sity: M. A., University of Wisconsin: Graduate Work, Sarbonne. DAVID M. STROUP - Assistant Coach, Social Science B. S., Southern Illinois Normal University: ,A. M., University of Illinois: Graduate Work, Washington University. MARY D. WINGATE - English and Journalism B. A., University of lowag M. A., Boston University. MRS. HERBERT WRIGHT - English and Social Science B. S. in Education, Southeast Missouri State Collegey Wisconsin University, Co- lumbia University. ROSCOE SMICK - Custodian AGNES SMICK - Secretary MAXINE KING - Secretary -111 R. L. MCCONNELL

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. G. ASKEW sf - Mathematics ana' Science B. Ed., Eastern Illinois State Teach- ers College, M. S., University of Il- ltnois. CLARA A. BARTOW - Mathematics, Activity Treasurer A. B., Yankton Colleqep Graduate Work, University of Chicago, Northwestern Universityy Univer- sity of Southern California, and Colorado State College of Educa- tion. VIRGINIA BRADLEY -- Commerce B. M., MacMurray College, Bradley Polytechnic Commerce Institute, Western Illinois State Teachers Colleqe, University of Southern California, University of Denver. EMMA BRICKEY - Social Science Ed. B., Southern Illinois State Teachers College: M. A., Univer- sity ot Illinois, Graduate Work, University ot Iowa. RUBY G. BATEMAN 7 Physical Education, Library B. S. and M. A., George Peabody School for Teachers. Cllflflfky ELIZABETH BUELI.. - Science B. Ed., Southern Illinois Normal University: M. A., Oberlin College. EDNA T. GORDON - English, Dramatics. B. S. and M. A., Northwestern University, Graduate Work, Uni- versity ot Iowa, University of Min- nesota. MARY E. HOLMES A Vocational Homernalcing B. Ed., Southern Illinois State Teachers College, Graduate Work, Colorado State College, Columbia University. PAUL HOUGI-ITON - Coach, Physical Education B. S. and M. S., University of Il- linois. OLIVER K. LOOMIS - Vocational Agriculture B. S. and M. S., University Of Illi- nois. BILLIE PEELER - Custodian MOLLIE PENNINGER - School Nurse Illinois Traininq School. ARISCEL REESE - Commerce B. Ed., Southerin Illinois Normal University. ETI-'IEL O. RHODES - Vocational Hornemakinq B. S. in Education, Southeast Mis- souri State Teachers Colleqeg Vo! cational I-Iome Economics, Missouri University. ELLA PICKLES SANDERS - English B. Ed., Southern Illinois Normal University: University of Chicago, University of Illinois, University of Colorado. -1-0...

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enior Cfafiri 0 icem Carroll Belcher, Bill Abernathy, Nancy Davis, Phyllis Vaughan PI9SlCl9I1t ViC9-PI'9SiClGI'1't Secretary Treasurer Cfafm iaforg We, the class of '44, who are about ready to leave our dearly beloved high school, pause for a few moments to look over the cherished memories of our last four years. As green Freshmen, we entered A-I., September 1940, with 164 students. Our hopes were high and our intentions were commendable, but yet we were a little frightened of the big, bad, Seniors and teachers, about whom we had heard many stories. As time went on we found these so-called bad people were a fine, outstanding class of boys and girls, men and women. We held our first election with the following officers elected: Boy Elam, presi- dentp Anna lane Duck, vice-president, Martha lane Weiss, secretary, lane Tripp, treasurer. The Freshman deans were: Mrs. Ella lane Pickles Sanders: Miss Mary Holmes: Miss Iosephine Bunchg Marshall Howell: and Paul Hough- ton. We had many great experiences and one of them was when our small, but mighty, president stood up before his first assembly and said, We may be green, but we're growing. That one speech carried us through the first year without any difficulty. ln September, 1941, we became gay, young sophomores. We had be- come accustomed to the school, and now we felt that we were really an im- portant part of it. Again we held our election of officers with the following results: Bichard Stephens, presidentg Martha lane Weiss, vice-president: Betty Ellen Horn, secretaryg Wanda Lee Smithson, treasurer. In place of Mr. Howell, we had a new dean Samuel Hill. The activities of our class were numerous with many of us taking part in the Speech Plays, showing what they had to offer in the line of talent. We were also very proud of the fact that we had contributed several boys to both the football and basketball teams. Another thing that happened this year was' that on the day of December 8, 1941, our country went to war against lapan and Germany. This was to affect our class in the future because of the induction of some of our boys to fight for Uncle Sam. ln September, 1942, we entered A-l., as jolly Iuniors. We were jolly because now we were upperclassmen. We felt important because this year, finished successfully, would mark achievement on our steady climb in high school. There were the important things such as the Iunior-Senior reception and the lunior play. As in the past year, officers were elected at the begin- ning of the year. They were as follows: Bill Bobins, president: Betty Davis, vice-presidentg Martha lane Weiss, secretary: Kathryn Appel, treasurer. We started out to raise money. Our finest financial success was the Iunior play, -12-