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

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ATHENS C. H. S. SENIOR CLASS HISTORY ® President .......................Meredith Hurt Vice-President ........................Harold Hawkins Secretary......................June Van Meter Treasurer ......................Jane McKean Student Council Member .........Austin Stott Adviser.........................Miss Spelbring When the Class of 1937 entered school four years ago, it was somewhat larger than it is now. We started with forty-four in the Freshman Class. We now finish our high school career with a class of thirty-five members. We lost Wilma Doom. Mildred Bennett. Nelli Barnes. Eric Jones, and Herbert Ackerman before the first semester ended. Agnes Showalter entered school at the beginning of the second semester. Class parties and weiner roasts helped to round out our Freshman year successfully. The fall of ’34 rolled around, and we entered A. C. H. S. again, this time as Sophomores. Every- one had lots of fun initiating the Freshmen- we still remembered how our share of it was. We had class parties and weiner roasts, of course, and then our second year was finished. In September of ’35 we entered as Juniors. This ytar proved more eventful than the two preced- ing ones. We sold candy all year and gave a three act play, “For Pete’s Sake”, to finance the big social event of the year the Junior-Senior Banquet. We took the banquet to Springfield for the first time in the history of the school. It was given at Fisher’s Inn. and a colored orchestra and singer entertained. To wind up our high school days we entered A. C. H. S. as Seniors. This year, instead of edit- ing “The Athenian Sun”, we sent school articles to the Free Press. However, later we started put- ting out a six page Whirlwind”. We decided to publish a thirty-two page annual, and to earn money for it we raffled off two boxes of candy and gave two Senior plays. Baccalaureate and graduation finished our school year. 19)

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THE ATHENIAN 1937 Lawson Pugsley Walsh Rodell Stott Stone Wood Wilcox Thrasher Sanderfleld GERALD LAWSON Known as: Gerald. Favorite expression: “Oh. am I sleepy”. Activities: F. F. A. 1. 2, 4: “Y” vice-president. 4; Senior Play; Basketball. 1. 2, 3, 4; Baseball. 3; Track. 3; Ag. Judging Contest. 2; Boy’s Glee Club. 2. REGGIE PUGSLEY Known as: “Pug”. Favorite expression: “What d’ya say?” Activities: Glee Club, 2. 3; F. F. A.. 3. 4; Com- mercial Contest. 3, 4; Senior Play; Annual Staff; Gas Bag Staff, 4; Ag. Judging Contest. 4; Band. 1. 2, 3, 4; Operetta. DOROTHY WALSH Known as: “Dot”. Favorite expression: “For heaven’s sake”. Activities: G. A. A. 2; Athenian Homemakers, 1, 2. 3, 4; Gas Bag Staff. 4; Whirlwind Staff, 4; Annual Staff; Pep Club, 3; Glee Club, 4; Senior Play. JAMES RODELL Known as: “Rodie”. Favorite expression: “Heck”. Activities: Track, 3, 4; Annual Staff; F. F. A., 1. 2, 4; Pep leader. 4; Junior Play; Senior Play; Operetta; Boy’s Glee Club, 2; Latin Club, 2, 4, AUSTIN STOTT Known as: “Ott”. Favorite expression: “Why not?” Activities: Junior Play; Band, 2, 3, 4; Athen- ian Sun Staff. 3; Latin Club, 2, 3, 4; Student Council, 4; Annual Staff; Senior Play; Contest Play, 4. MARGUERITE STONE Known as: “Stoney”. Favorite expression: “Well. I’ll be darned”. Activities: G. A. A.. 1, 2; Athenian Homemak- ers. 1. 2. 3. 4; Glee Club, 2. 3, 4; Operetta: Band, 1, 2, 3; Junior Play; Senior Play; Pep Club, 1, 2, 3; Sub-district Contest, 4. THOMAS WOOD Known as: “Kern . Favorite expression: “Where’s Muck?” Activities: Boy’s Glee Club, 3; Basketball. 1, 2, 3. 4; Baseball. 3, 4; Annual Staff; Athenian Sun Staff, 1. 2; Class treasurer, 3; Track, 2, 3, 4. DON WILCOX Known as: Don. Favorite expression: “Where’s Eden?” Activities: Junior Play; Senior Play; Athenian Sun Staff, 3. DONALD THRASHER Known as: “Don . Favorite expression: “What time is it?” Activities: Green Sage Staff, 1; Student Coun- cil, 2; Athenian Sun Staff, 1, 2, 3; Gas Bag Staff, 4; Intramural Manager, 1, 2, 3, 4. VIRGINIA SANDERFIELD Known as: “Jean”. Favorite expression: “Oh. Gee”. Activities: G. A. A.. 1. 2; Athenian Homemak- ers, 1, 2. 3; Latin Club, 2, 3. 18J

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THE ATHENIAN 1937 CLASS PROPHECY As I lay in bed the other night I had a very strange dream. It seems that I was a private secretary to the President of the U. S., Mr. Gable, and he had allowed me the use of the White House in which to give a party. I invited all my former class- mates, who were scattered all over the world. I waited excitedly for my guests to arrive. First came June Van Meter. She was a night club hostess in a very swanky night club in New York. That same personal- ity that won for her many friends in school had secured for her the enviable position. Donald Cronister came with her. He was an actor of wide fame on Broadway. Larry Markey and Bill Zschoche who had been almost inseparable in high school days, were now in the same college. Larry was basketball coach and Bill was a pro- fessor of mathematics. They told me that Bill McLavish couldn’t come because he was on his way to London. He was Captain of a ship. Dorothy Walsh and Virginia Sanderfield arrived later on. Dorothy said she was a nurse in St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, Illinois. Virginia is a nun in a convent in Springfield. Evelyn Ahrenkiel who was a stenographer in the State House in Springfield told me that Meredith Hurt had organized an orchestra and played the piano as well as composed music. Her orchestra was known all over for its rhythm. Gerald Lawson and Merritt Fitschen came with their guitars. They had become the most popular cowboy singers and players on the radio. Don Thrasher who was a producer in Hollywood was going to put them into a film that he was producing. David Beaver came with Don. David, who was the leading man in our high school plays, was now a screen star in Hollywood. Emory Eden, whom everyone in school had kidded about his cornet playing, was ranked second only to Louis Armstrong. Don Wilcox, his school day pal, had reached the height of his ambition. He was acclaimed as a great sign painter and could scarce- ly fill his orders. His workshop was in San Francisco. Gwendolyn Cline had found a profession where her shortness was an asset. She was an air hostess. Her ability at conversation and making friends and her love of fun had landed her this interesting job. Reggie Pugsley had found success as an airplane designer. The most popular type of airplane was one of his design. Clair Briggs was a poet of no mean ability. He told me that Thomas Wood was [ioi