Arthur Township High School - Arthurite Yearbook (Arthur, IL)

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PRQPHECY Last night I dreamed of a party at A. T. H. S. All my classmates came, dressed in their best. 'Twas alumni night, and again once more We gathered together as in days of yore. Each told of his fate since leaving our School, Interesting things had happened from '45-'52g For four more years since eventful '45 Some had kept our honor-record alive. Norma lean and Edna continued their studies you know, Until they changed their names for their H. S. beauxs. Yes, Wilma's well known on the stage Auburn hair and those brown eyes quite the rage. Carolyn is a teacher, a cross old maid, Fern is a seamstress and very well paidg LaVerne is a rnannequin in a Salon of fame, lean, is its business head, Iones and Iones by name. Stanley ci contract with Disney has signed To voice Donald Duck his purse is well lined. Mary W. is the wife of a Postal clerk Happy and contented with her housework. Leona never married but is happy and gay, She gives dancing lessons the live long day. David Schuetz is a pilot of a transport plane, Yes, his stewardess is Edith Moody by name. Marilou, you know, is a preacher's wife, And lives a pious and devoted life. Melvin is still looking for the girl of his heart, He is anxious to settle down, and to farming start. Gerald and Harold are on a team of All Stars, Professional players known near and far. Gerald hopes the schedule will not interfere With a little blonde who graduates from college this year. Donald has finally found his true love, And goes around cooing like a love sick dove. Paul's married-his wife you can guessp His worries are over, he does confess. Billy Watkins a livestock judge of note, He couldn't make the party but he wrote. Ross Lacey, I'm told, also travels around, As Base Drummer with a band of renown. Donna Sue is a Singer famed far and wide. Iirn runs a jitney bus while he waits for his bride. 'Tis rumored some day they'll settle down On a profitable farm south of town. Clyde is a florist, his orchids divine, F or those who get them he has quite a lineg Harold helps him and does very well, I hear they always have fresh flowers to sell. Sara Lou is a nurse now, you know And Frances set up a Beauty shop a year ago. Ralph is an agent selling Athletic supplies, He knows his line, but still never lies. Bill Bryner is a druggist efficient and politey He will fill your prescription day or night. Lois is a lawyer's wife, calm and serene And a happier woman never was seen. Now before my fate was revealed I awoke, I was with you, classmatesg 'twas no joke. I'll let you guess what's become of me, And what you think I'm likely to be. -David Wise

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SOPHO ORE CLASS HISTORY Dear Tom. I guess you thought you'd never hear from me again after you dropped out of school last year, but I just must tell you all about the gang in our sophomore class. They're surely an alright bunch. All of them cooking on the front burner, believe me. Last year, as you probably remember, we had Kenny Artis for president, Lindsey Daugherty for vice-president, and Evelyn Moody for secretary- treasurer. This year we nominated Lindsey Doc Daugherty as president, Hoyle Carman as vice-presidentg and Noel Dicks as secretary-treasurer. Our class advisors are the same as last year. They are Miss Diel and Mr. Wise. Do you have any athletics? Say Tom, if our sophomore boys get any bigger and better We'll have every team in the country on the run. Last year there were 30 in our class. That included Noel Dicks who came in during the latter part of the year. This year there are 28 members. There are ll girls and 15 boys. You can see there isn't any man shortage in our class. lim Powell, Leon Hutchings, Iunior South, and Betty Acton have left while Hoyle Carmen has come into our class. Also Ervin Plank left us at the beginning of the second semester of this year. Nearly all of the kids belong to some organization, which includes Home Ec., F. F. A., Dramatic Club, Commercial Club and G. A. A., etc. Remember the play Mumba-Iumbo ? It was the Dramatic Club play you said you liked so well. I guess the reason you liked it so well was because there were some sophomores in it to help make it a success. Carol Howell and Marianna Ritchey really helped it to go over with a bang. There are several in our class that have been on the honor roll every time. They are Doris Lacy, Marianna Ritchey and Mary Williams. There are a few others that have been on it but not every time. Some of us just don't seem to use what brains we do have. At the beginning of the year our class voted Bettyjane Hansen as candidate for queen. Our float was to carry out the theme Harvest Moon and the Horn of Plenty . Bettyjane was dressed in a lavender formal and was seated on a large yellow moon with stars hanging around the moon. Last year Ellen Hendrickson was our candidate for queen. I hope I haven't overlooked anything. I'd like to tell you a million other little things about our classg for instance about the swell time we had at our class party out at Ellen's and also about Carol getting second and Marianna getting third at a music contest held in Charleston, and a million other little things that have come up. Your old classmate, 6575 l8

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UNIQR CLASS HI TORY The group of freshmen that started to High School in the fall of 1942 Were, for a while, amazed and a trifle terrified at the complexity of high school life. But after the Boy's Roundup and Girl's mixer, they became more used to the complicated mechanism that our school is, and set to work to make their next four years as profitable as possible. The class officers that year were Marjorie Ryan, President, K. Helm, Vice-President, and Martin Stock, Secretary- Treasurer. The Dramatics Club presented the play, A Bargain is a Bargain , and used three members of the Freshman Class in its cast. They were Gene Hoke, Iohn Edgar Hendrickson, and Gene Haney. Margie Qye was the Fresh- man candidate for Homecoming Queen. Our officers were Miss Snow and Miss Wildi. In our Sophomore year, we lost six boys and gained two boys and a girl as class members. Those boys who quit school were: Albert Wilhelm, Wil- liam Dean, Robert Louis, Robert Hendrickson, Donald Shonk, and Iames Foster who is now in the Navy. The boys who entered our class were Wallace Dicks and Keith Rich. The girl was Mary Louise Cox. Our class officers that year were Martin Stock, President, K. Helm, Vice-President, and David Wise, Secretary-Treasurer. Our candidate for Homecoming Queen was Ioan Blaasc. Mr. Glascock and Mr. Monts were our sponsors. This, our junior year, gave us the odds as far as being classmates were concerned. fames Cole quit at the end of his Sophomore year, and William Carman, entered the Marines in December. William and Kenneth Karr entered our class this year, so we came out one to the good. Since this was to be our busy year, we elected a competent group of officers, including Wallace Dicks, Presidentg K. Helm, Vice-President, and Dolores Turner, Secretary-Treasurer. Our Sponsors are Mr. La Fief and Miss Palmer. Our candidate, who was elected Homecoming Queen, Was Marjorie Ryan. Members of our class who Were part of the Homecoming Play, given by the Dramatic Club, were Eugene Hoke, Mary Louise Cox, Phyllis Honn, and Gene Haney. Next came the junior Class Play, Cross My Heart , the cast of which included Marjorie Ryan, Ichn Edgar Hendrickson, Phyllis Honn, Gene Haney, Bill Carman, Dolores Turner, Eugene Hoke, Fern Davenport, Maudine Duke- man, Mary Ellen Canfield, Kenneth Karr, Ioan Blaase, and Howard Rigg. At Football games this year the class sold cokes and candy. At basket- ball games, we sold cokes and hot dogs. The class may promote other projects later in the year. The Class has always been Well represented in Athletics, Band, G. A. A., F. F. A., Home Economics Club, Commercial Club, and Dramatics Club. All members of our class have enjoyed their high school life thus far immensely, and, though we are Well into the last half of our high school life, We are still looking forward to many enjoyable times at A. T. H. S. 16