Antioch Community High School - Sequoia Yearbook (Antioch, IL)

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Seniors Gong! Too busy for Spring Fever. Cave man stuff. Miracle-Seniors at work. Jeannie with the dark brown hair Mrs. Purcell, the second. Confidentially. 8. 9. 10 11 12 13 14 Writing notes again. Winner take all. With the greatest of ease. Pals. . Stupid! Why study! . Incognito. . More 'lSpring Feverf' The Thinker. Look pretty, boys. Oh, turn around. Mrs. Purcell, the first Does it hurt? Sophisticated.

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wut llbaet Promenade. The theme was an Hawaiian setting, with an effective rock garden and pool to pro- vide atmosphere for the guests. As the climax of a year of hard work and real fun, our own Bill Cisna was elected Stu- dent Council President for the year '39-40. The annual class picnic was a big success. We spent the day at Petrifying Springs, where some played golf and baseball, and others hiked. At this time we gave Miss Fledderjohn a farewell gift to show our appreciation of all her fine work. SENIOR YEAR 1 In September, '39, fifty-two of us entered the Castle of Knowledge. We elected Bill Cisna, president, Ray Baethke, vice-presidentg Lucille Waters, secretary, and Mildred Van Pat- ten, treasurer. Our advisers were Miss Rasmussen and Mr. Stillson. In the Student Council we were represented by Lila Dalgaard, Gordon Knott, and Bill Cisna, the president. Bill and Gordon went to the State Convention at Carbondale. We seniors truly took Ufirstsf' Betty Hanke was president of the Girls, Clubg Ray Baethke president of the A Club, Zella Ellis president of the G. A. A., and Francis Swenson president of the F. F. A. Marge Doolittle was voted Queen of the Homecoming, and reigned at the dance which followed our victorious Winn over Grant, We again proved our dramatic talents by winning the Drama Shield in the inter-class play tournament. Bill Cisna was chosen best actorf' and Jeanne Perry, Richard Prince, Louise Mueller, Lucille Waters, Otto Gussarson, and Betty Hanke received Thespian awards. Bill Cisna took part in the district play tournainent at La Grange, where we took second place. The Senior Play, Spring Fever, was put over with great success. Poor Hal-what a Workout he had! Class Night, Ivy Day, Baccalaureate, our last class get-together, and, of course, gradua- tion, and our story of four fine years packed with work and play, enjoyment, and serious thought is ended. wut will We, the Class of 1940, Antioch Township High School, being of sound mind and mem- ory, and considering the uncertainty of this frail and transitory life, do therefore make, ordain, publish, and declare this to be our last WILL and TESTAMENT, hereby revoking all other and former wills by us at any time made. Elinor Behning leaves her carrot top to Betty Sobey. Lois Bonner leaves her corney,' jokes to the whole school, and may they always appreciate them. Barbara Buchta leaves her whistle to Lawrence Keisler. Irene Chinn leaves her oral book reports to Doris Klass. Lotus Crawford leaves her quiet nature to Emile Myer. Lila Dalgaard leaves her one and only yodel to Ella Fay. Marjorie Doolittle leaves her place in Miss Smith's car to Alice Leng. Hazel Dowell leaves her scholastic ability to Violet Loftus. Zella Ellis leaves her athletic ability to Marion Wagner. Buddie Freund leaves her ladylike disposition to Betty Scheibe. Betty Hanke leaves her many stage love scenes to Mary Kay Lynn. Shirley Hennings leaves her cheerful chatter to John Thain. Helene Henry leaves her best wishes to the Commercial Department. Helen Horton leaves her dancing dark eyes to Gertrude Horton. Leona Hostetter leaves her teasing to Betty Shank. Dorothy Jacobsen leaves her carload of termites to Catherine McCorkle. KPIMXU fzzm jmgcj

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wut will Louise Mueller leaves her cute nose to VirJean Hook. Charlotte Nash leaves her giggle to Carol Waters. Anne Nelson leaves her love for the classics to Joyce Anderson. Jeanne Perry leaves her dramatic ability to James Austin. Doris Schneider leaves her shy blush to Ruth Schonscheck. Carroll Truax leaves her love for action to Lucille Sherman. Mildred Van Patten leaves her love of dancing to Arthur Small. Lucille Waters leaves her special typing system to Joan Smith. Harold Severson leaves his bashfulness to Elmer Hawkins. Robert Behler leaves his southern drawl to N-eda Bacon. Gordon Knott leaves his curly eyelashes to Bob Horton. James Atwood leaves his unruifled calm nature to Mary Osmond. Ray Baethke leaves his perfect haircut to Arthur Carpenter. John Blackman leaves his Way with the Wimmen to Charles Dalbkc. Ray Campbell leaves his promptness to Charles Anderson. Bill Cisna leaves his come hither eyes to Bob Pedersen. Gordon De Boer leaves his left hook to Donald Hutchison. Robert Elfering leaves his quiet nature to Dudley Ward. Ray Fennema leaves his booming voice to Lila Cobb. Otto Gussarson leaves his height to Bob Severson. Bob Hawkins leaves his Krupa style of drumming to Jerry Savage. Marvin Heath leaves his place in Lovers Lane to Bill Effinger. Edward Knickelbein leaves his love for the juniors to anyone who wants it. LeRoy Maleck leaves his sense of rhythm to Bob Dressel. Richard Prince leaves his place on the stage crew to Roman Pfannenstill. Bill Petersen leaves his ready wit to Harmon Garwood. Bill Reamer leaves his curly hair to James Main. Maynard Schneider leaves his temperament to George Pierce. Francis Swenson leaves his freshman girl friends to Norman Edwards. Paul Sterbenz leaves the quiet motor in his car to Jack Sobey. Bill Techert leaves his hat decorations to Dale Smith. Bill Thompson leaves his uglamori' to Bob Sturgeon. Richard Truax leaves his wariness of women to Lyle Techert. Raymond Wells leaves his devotion to American History to Jim Harvey. George Winfield leaves his driving ability to Don Wilton. Page Keown leaves his ever-present cud of gum to Charles Zender. IN VVITNESS WHEREOF we have hereunto subscribed our name and fixed our seal the nineteenth day of August in this year one thousand nine hundred and forty ...,. WITNESSES: Class of 1940. Mr. Stillson Miss Rasmussen 'Ql11bo'e who 2 1960 A biographical dictionary of notable living men and women of the United States. The names in the Who's Who in America are selected not as the best, but as an attempt to choose the best known men and women of the country in all lines of useful and reputable achievements. Atwood, James-President of Internation al Philatelic Societyg world authority on stamp Collections. Baethke, Raymond-President of Baethkeis Tonsorial Emporiums, Inc. Behler, Robert-Architect of R. C. A. Television Institute Buildingg author of Mechan- ical Drawing Simplifiedf,