Athens Community High School - Athenian Yearbook (Athens, IL)

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Miss Lucile Stanseli. E. M. Augspurger Miss Delight Harper Home Economics Science Commercial Miss Lillian Goi.dstone Miss Pauline Drinkvvater Miss Hazel Jones Languages English History Miss Ercel Fai.kins Mathematics

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t?ear 1923 24 This year in A. C. H. S.—what memories it calls up. This has: been a year of big things, the largest enrollment, the largest senior class, the best athletic record, and the best scholastic record by alumni in College. The joy in striving, the delight over achievement, and the pangs over temporary failure have been mixed like periods: of sunshine and rain, but mostly the sunshine has predominated. We recall the periods of preparation for literary events, the plays, the discussions over Shakespeare, the pounding of typewriters in room two, the skull meetings in room eight, the wire-pulling in class meetings, the tournaments, the wonder basketball teams, the debates, the orchestra rehearsals and concerts, the chats after school, the parties, the intermissions, the book reports, the Fan’s celebration, and the busy month of May. In memory we hear the melodious strains of the seventh period— the quartet from the west, the bass horn from the east, the Seven Shrieks from the gym, and the Hood of oratory’ from room three. We smell the odors from savery foods from the kitchen, and those from vile sulphurous compounds in the science room. We see the familiar scenes in assembly, and we feel again the doubts that arose about examination time. No one will ever forget the record the basketball team made. They won 39 out of their 41 games and was placed second in the State. The tournaments were thrilling. Among our keepsakes we treasure the “Pep Hook” published during the season. The latter part of the year was crowded with various events. Road conditions made plays or other entertainments impossible during February and March, so they were given in April and May, and even then every time something was announced Jupiter Pluvious took a hand and it rained. These little trials and tribulations were not enough, however, to lessen enthusiasm and the year closed with all work done and everyone happy. Ti.o

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Lillian Avers. Valedictorian, A daughter of the Gods, divinely tall and most divinely (air.” Favorite expression: “Oh, mah jong.” (my John) Theme: Japanese Flowers. Athens Grade School. Orchestra 21 ; Vice-Pres. Class 21 ; Commercial Contests 23, ’24; Pianist of Glee Club 23; Junior Play 23; Contest Reader 23; Pres. “X” Society ’24; Student Council ’24; G. A. A.; Senior Play 24. Paul Trent. Salutatorian. ‘‘Let knowledge grow from more to more.” Favorite expression: “Well, I should snicker.’ Theme: The Typewriter. Garvin School. Macksville. Kans. Male Quartette '22, '23, '24; Orchestra; Senior Staff; Senior Play 23; Commercial Contest 23; Extempore Speaking and “X Orchestra Leader 22; Junior Play 23; Minstrels 23; Senior f Play 24. Ruth Baum. “ never found the companion that was so com-panioable as solitude.” Favorite expression: “It doesn’t make any dif- ference to me.” Theme: “Relation of Home Problems to Bac- teria.” From Damascus Grades. Glee Club 21, '22; Orchestra 24. Lillian Brackhan. “A witty woman is a treasure; A witty beauty is a power. Favorite expression: “I won’t.” Theme: The School As a Community Center. From Athens Grades. Junior Play 23; “Y” Extemporaneous 23; “Y” Debate 24; Senior Staff; Senior Play 24. Stuart Buerkett. ‘ He is a little chimney and heated hot in a moment.” Favorite expression: “That’s keen stuff. Theme: Forestry. From Athens Grades. Contest Debate 24; Senior Play ’24; Minstrels ’23; Operetta; Journalist Club; Male Quartette ’23. ’24; Boy's Glee Club ’22. ’23; Sec. Senior Class; High School News Editor ’23; Senior Staff; Student Council. Charles Cline. “In praise and dispraise The same A man of well-tempered frame ” Favorite expressityn: Hot dogs!” Theme: Klu Klux Klan. Athens Grades. Junior Play 23; Orchestra; Operetta; Glee Club ’22, 23; Minstrels ’23; “Y” Orchestra Leader ’23; Senior Staff; Senior Play ‘24. Ina Cline. ‘lHer manners had that repose That stamps the caste of Fere de Vere.” Favorite expression: “Great stars! Theme: Americanization. Til son Grades. Glee Club ’21, ’22; “Y” Society Programs ’22, ’23; Contest Readings. Four