Armstrong High School - Resume Yearbook (Armstrong, IL)

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CLASS HISTORY In the month of May in the year of Our Lord 1950, twenty-seven ad- venturous ani happy seniors are leavinp good old Armstrong to seek the treasures the world holds in store for them, leaving four years of ex- citing school days behind them. Let us go back four years and see who were freshmen in the class of 19U6. There were thirty-four green freshmen who entered to begin the first of their four years at A.T.H.S. The first class meeting saw the following officers elected: Ann Brown, president; Richardean Holt, «ice- president; and Eddie James, secretary-treasurer; Gene Sharpf and Maxine Johnson, Student Council members. One of our social whirls of the year was a skating party held at Potomac Park. Our class sponsor was Mrs. Mildred Pemberton. In the fall of 19l»7 when we entered, the streaks of greenness were beginning to fade away, and we were becoming a little more accustomed to the school. We elected Eunice Heckerson, president; Gerald Roberts, vice-president: and Marcella Criblez, secretary-treasurer. Student Council members were Gene Sharpf and Ann Brown. A high light of our year as sophomores was riving a mixer to start raising money to present the seniors a banquet next year. Mr. Pemberton and Mr. Evans acted as class advisors and we completed another successful year at Armstrong. Finally in 19U8 we had reached the stage of Jolly juniors. We had an enrollment of thirty students. Gerald Roberts was elected president; Marcella Criblez, vice-president; Ann Brown, secretary; and Joe Smith, treasurer. We chose Markie Buck, Wilma Murreljs Gene Sharpf and John Halcomb as Student Council members. This proved a busy year. Class rings were ordered and received. To add to our banquet fund we sold magazine subscriptions and candy. The high lights of the year were giving the play We Shook The Family Tree, and the Junior-Senior banq- uet, which was held at the Wings in Rantoul. The theme carried out was The U9ers. In our final year we have been busy making all the final preparat- ions for graduation and spending many hours publishing the annual. Ger- ald Roberts served as president; Gladys Poyner, vice-president; Marcella Criblez, treasurer: and Wilma Murrel, secretary; Student Council members included Eunice Heckerson, John Halcomb, Markie Buck, and Dale Cain. The play One Wild Night was the climax of the year. 12

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SHEILA STITES Annual Class Ed. Glee Club 1,2,3 Speech 1,3,1» Junior Play Baton 1,2 FHA 1,2,U MERLE TURNER Judging Team 1,2,3,1» Public Speaking 2,3 Basketball 1,2,3 Baseball 1,2,3,!» Paperstaff 3 FFA 1,2,3,1» Track 2,3,1» GWELDA WILBER Glee Club 1,2,3 FHA Treasurer 1» Band 1,2,3,1» Librarian U FHA 1,2,3,!» Bismarck 1 Catlin 2 11

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CLASS WILL We, the loyal members of the Senior Class of 1950, of Armstrong Township High School, County of Vermilion, State of Illinois, Continent of North America, being of sound mind and body, do hereby declare this to be our last Will and Testament. ARTICLE I To Mr. Laurence, we leave a cushion for your office chair. To June Burkhart, we leave just a memory of everyone calling at once, June, will you help me do this? To Mr. Coffey, we leave an intelligent Geometry class. We hopeJJJJ To Mrs. Fisher, we leave a quiet library so they won't worry the assembly teachers. To Miss Theurer, we leave a tortured mind from the senior play and all her work on the annual. To Mr. Young, we leave another winning team and a new, brilliant, red tie. To Mr. Pemberton, we leave a popcorn machine. This might help the movie business. To Mrs. Stephens, we leave our musical talent. It really should be good as we haven't used any of it. To Mr. Gilbert, we leave a new physics class. All girls. You may have to change your ideas. To Mrs. Walker, we leave a new canasta deck. Yours will be worn out by the time school is out. To John Dunlap, we leave a push button system of cleaning so you won't have to walk so far. To the freshmen class, we leave some of our ambition. Stucty that science.' To the sophomore class, we leave all of our fun and good times. Do- n't stay out too late.' To the junior class, we leave some of our basketball talent. Sorry, but you're just not good enough to beat us. ARTICLE II I, Mont Cessna, will my catching ability in baseball to Jim Wallace. I, Dorothy Cremeens, will my job as a waitress and my room at the Y. W. C. A. to Pat Ervin. You have to be in by twelve, though. I, John Duncan, will my bashfulness and interest in Ag. to my brother, Wendell. I, Joyce Ault, will my work on the annual and love for Sociology to Elsie Collins. I, Doris Bussard, will the long hours I spend working on alegbra to Charlie Shumate. I, Don Schofield, will my many comic books and love for girls, pre- ferably blondes to Jerry Cain. He has a good start. I, Dale Cain, will my interest in sophomores girls and the hair on my chest to Lee James. Now all the girls will really be after you. I, Ann Brown, will my cheerlaading ability to Lyle Cornell. Maybe the girls will take you to all the ball games. 13