Argenta Oreana High School - Pilot Yearbook (Argenta, IL)

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The baseball and basketball teams included Randall Roberts and Eldon McConkey. Orville Frye served as the President of F. F. A. There were class members participating in band and chorus. When Ellen Umbarger was crowned queen by “King” Eldon McConkey at the homecoming, her Senior attendants were Darlene Cooke and Joyce Craft. Frances Reeves was editor of the Pilot and the following members of(the Senior Class served on the Pilot staff--Joanne Dunkel, Audrey Stephens, Darlene Cooke, Ben Stogsdill, Robert Skelton, Ellen Umbarger, and Charles Boyce. Joyce Craft was editor of the Argenois and the following members of the Senior Class served on the Argenois staff--Joanne Dunkel, Audrey Stephens, Darlene Cooke, Frances Reeves, Ellen Umbarger, Helen Hiser, Charles Boyce. Orville Frye, and Bob Skelton. Our Senior Class has always had several of its girls serving as assistant librarians. This year Helen Hiser, Audrey Stephens, Ellen Umbarger, and Frances Reeves served as librarians. Frances Reeves was valedictorian and Joanne Dunkel was salutatorian. 14

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SENIOR HISTORY As the years roll by so do the classes at A. H. S. In the fall of nin« t« -n- hundred forty-five a group of twenty-five frightened Freshmen entered the halls ol Argenta High School. Our officers for that year were: Charles Elliott. Presi- dent; Eldon McConkey. Vice-President; Joyce Craft. Secretary-Treasurer. Robert Skelton and Joanne Dunkel were our Argenois reporters, while Darlene Malone and Joanne Dunkel did a fine job as the yearbook reporters. Four of our members were in chorus and two in band. Randall Roberts and Eldon McConkey were on both the baseball and basketball teams. Eleven of our girls were in F. H. A. while nine boys were in F. F. A. Darlene Cooke and Darlene Malone represented us as homecoming queen attendants. The following fall our enrollment was twenty-four, although we had lost several of our original classmates during the year. Our officers this second year were: Joyce Craft. President; Darlene Malone, Vice-President; Harriet Catlin, Secretary-Treasurer. Harriet Catlin and Darlene Malone served as Argenois reporters. Harriet Catlin was also our Pilot reporter. We had eight girls in chorus and three in band. Nearly all girls were members of F. H. A. and the boys of F. F. A. Eldon McConkey. Randall Roberts and Charles Elliott were our outstanding athletes. The Sophomore homecoming queen attendants were Darlene Malone and Harriet Catlin. When we enrolled the third year at A. H. S. we had only eighteen members • and were careful in selecting our officers because we knew our Junior year would be a strenuous one. Eldon McConkey was our President; Randall Roberts, Vice- President; Charles Elliott, Secretary-Treasurer. However. Charles resigned at mid-year and Frances Reeves was appointed to complete the term of office. Harriet Catlin was our Argenois reporter and Joyce Craft our Pilot reporter. Randall Roberts and Eldon McConkey were our baseball members while Randall, Eldon and Charles Elliott were on the basketball team. There were Juniors in F. H. A., F. F. A., band and chorus. We were proud of Darlene Cooke and Joyce Craft, who were our queen attendants at the homecoming festivities. Our class play, Second Story Peggy, was presented on March 25, 1948, with Frances Reeves, Joanne founkel, Charles Boyce, Joyce Craft, Eldon McConkey, Darlene Malone, Robert Skelton, and Clarence Banning, who proved to be suc- cessful actors and actresses. On May 21, under the sponsorship of Mr. Rocke and Miss Jacobson, we honored the Seniors with a dinner-dance held at the Scovill Club. Ralph Yancey's Orchestra provided the music for this occasion. Finally the “rough Senior year rolled around, and again there were eighteen members in the class. For our last officers were elected Robert Higgins. Presi- dent; Orville Frye, Vice-President; and Audrey Stephens, Secretary-Treasurer. On October 22, 1948, the Seniors presented the play, Star Crazy, with Darlene Malone, Joanne Dunkel, Ellen Umbarger, Frances Reeves, Audrey Stephens, Robert Skelton, Charles Boyce, Orville Frye, and Clarence Banning. 13

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SENIOR CLASS WILL We, the Class of 49, of Argenta High School, of the County of Macon, in the State of Illinois, being of sound mind and body, after serving from four to five years at hard labor, hereby make, publish, and declare this as our last will and testament; and accordingly revoking all former wills, bequests, and devices of whatever nature or from heretofore made by us. We, the Seniors, will to the faculty, our composed dignity and the quietness with which we accept the changes in school life. To the Juniors, we extend the ability to aggravate so many teachers in so little time. To the Sophomores, we extend the right to accept or throw out the new unmarked tables in assembly. To the Freshmen, we will the sacred bit of territory on which the coke machine stands. The following Seniors will their precious possessions to: Randall Roberts. . Robert Higgins. . . Eldon McConkey. Orville Frye..... Ellen Umbarger. . William Guyot. . . Clarence Banning Joyce Craft...... Helen Hiser..... Darlene Cooke. . . Audrey Stephens. Ivan Porter...... Donald Krueger.. Joanne Dunkel. . . , Robert Skelton. . . Frances Reeves. . Ben Stogsdill. ... Charles Boyce. .. His slowness to............................Jim Harrison His noon seat in assembly to.............Gerald Garrett . His height to.....................................Gary Smalley His F. F. A. presidency to.................Don Betzer Her Queenship to............................Jane Boyd . His careful driving to.................Robert Snyder .The brains he hasn't to.................Ronnie Kramer .The editorship of the newspaper to......Robert Marsh .Good grades in Algebra to.............yirginia Banning .Her ability to keep her diamond ring to. . . .Betty Reitzel .Her good grades in Physics to........... Leaky Cain His ability to drive big transports to....Mrs. Weaver His work on the section to...........Howard Van Fossan . Her ability to irritate Coach in History class to........................Peg Musselman .His girl friends to......................Billy Millhorn Her pretty brown eyes to.................Madonna York , His ability to sing in Chorus” to..........Don Cook .His position as twenty-third Vice-President (in charge of swatting flies and empty- ing wastebaskets,) in the D. M. A. (Dogpatch Morons Association) to.......................................Jackie Benton 15