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

Text from Pages 1 - 52 of the 1938 volume:

The Athenian 19 3 8 Published by the Class of 1938 Athens Community High School Athens, Illinois DEDICATION To Miss Mary A. Spelbring, who at the end of the first semester resigned from the teaching staff of A. C. H. S. after seven and a half years of noble service we, the class of nineteen hundred and thirty-eight. respectfully dedicate this volume of the Athenian . The Athenian FOREWORD In publishing this edition of the Athenian, the class of 1938 presents as complete a printed and pictorial retrospect as possible of the nineteenth year of the history of Athens Community High School. If in future years the following pages call to memory the pleasant days of academic life, the class will feel its purpose has been accomplished. c J)(r c -5( cs cvfo r oc c ♦0{ f ♦ -9 1938 cr focr ocr oc cr oG fOc 3 f K5 r O(r o Three r c c r G c r c r o The Athenian ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Pontiac Engraving Co., Chicago, 111. Petersburg Observer, Petersburg, 111. Bliss Studio, Lincoln, 111. c c Jc (r r G ac j r O(rfoc i) rK3 1938 c £r G fO!r s o r cr c c c )c s Four The Athenian t g c c c c c c c j FACULTY J. O. AUSTIN, M. S. University of Illinois Southern Illinois Normal University Algebra, Advanced Algebra Solid Geometry Back: Braeuninger, Carter, Austin, Pursglovc Front: Rickard, Baethke, Rasmussen, Anderson. Oakes WILLIAM BRAEUNINGER, M. S. University of Illinois Agriculture DEAN CARTER, B. S. Illinois Wesleyan Illinois State Normal University University of Illinois History, Civics, Economics, Coaching ALFRED PURSGLOVE, B. S. Purdue University Geometry, Physics, General Science Band, Biology LOUISE RICKARD. A. B. MacMurray College History and Appreciation of Music Glee Clubs MARY SPELBRING, M. A. MacMurray College University of Illinois English, Latin, French FRANCES OAKES. B. E. Western State Teachers College Shorthand, Typing, Bookkeeping GERALDINE ANDERSON, B. S. University of Illinois Foods, Clothing Home Management Biology ADELAIDE BAETHKE, A. A., A. B. Montlcello College Stanford University English, Speech Girls’ Gym CLARA RASMUSSEN, B. Ed. Illinois State Normal University University of Illinois English, Latin, French Five Th.0 Athenian r o r c j' r c c f cr SENIOR CLASS HISTORY Triumphantly, yet fearfully, in the fall of 1934, forty-three nervous freshmen timidly enter the famed assembly hall of A. C. H. S. After becoming accustomed to their new surroundings, they elect class officers to start them on the path of success. Next, we find this same class, one year later, still continuing its search for knowledge under the excellent leadership of the faculty. During the following year of ’37, the high points of interest are: the Junior Class Play, ‘‘The Man from Nowhere”, the Junior-Senior Banquet, and going to the State Basketball Tournament at Champaign, Illinois. Another year of school rolls by, the usual ceremonies take place, and we step forth to assume the dignities and responsibilities of our senior year. We, the members of this senior class, unite in thanking Robert Fisher and Paul Thrasher for the splendid effort they put forth in obtaining school dances, and we hope the under-classmen will enjoy to the fullest this privilege which we have won for therm. We have gained and lost many companions during the four years now past, and during these years many pleasures have been ours, and all too soon the timekeeper shouts, “Time’s up. Ready for graduation.” “Again the silent wheels of time, Their annual round have driven.” —E. J. M., ’38. Six Th0 Athenian r cr c c (?4 c c c c+J) HENRY ALINGER Nickname: “Hank” Favorite Expression: “Hey, you!” Noted For: History ability Activities: Future Farmers. 1, 2. 3; Operetta. 2, 4: Class secretary, 2: “X” secretary, 2; Senior play, 4; Judging: team, 1; “Athenian” staff, 4; Glee Club, 3, 4; Band, 1, 2. MILDRED ALLEN Nickname: “Midge” Favorite Expression: “Oh, heck.” Noted For: Bashfulness Activities: G.A.A., 1; Glee Club, 3; Home Ec. Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; JOHN BASSO. Jr. Nickname: “Snozz” Favorite Expression: “Well, now I’ll tell ya-ha, ha. ha.” Noted for: His musical ability Activities: Boy’s Glee Club, 1, 2. 4; X” Society. 1, 2. 3, 4,: All State Chorus, 4: Band, 1, 2, 3, 4: Band Contest; Business Manager of Athenian Staff; Typing Contest, 3, 4; Junior play: Senior play; Operetta, 2, 4: Track. 1, 2, 4,; Student Director and Librarian of Band, 2; “X” and “Y” Contest, 2. LAURA MARIE BENNETT Nickname: “Runt” Favorite Expression: “Aw, heck!” Noted For: Her quiet disposition Activities: Home Ec. Club, 2, 3, 4; Librarian, 4; “X” Society, 1. 2, 3, 4. HAROLD CANTRALL Ex-’38 CHARLES EDEN Nickname: “Chas.” Favorite Expression: “Oh. yeah.” Noted For: Mechanical ability Activities: “X” Society; Junior play crew. ROSETTA DALEY Nickname: “Rosie” Favorite Expression: “My gosh” Noted for: Sunny Disposition Activities: G. A. A., 1; Pep Club, 1, 2, 3; Home Ec Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; “Y” Society, 4; “X” Society, 3; G. G. A.. 1, 4. JANE ECKLER Nickname: “Janie” Favorite Expression: “My cow” Noted For: Her Dorothy Dix Qualities Activities: Reporter, 1; Home Ec. Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club, 3, 4; Senior play; “X” Society, 1, 2; “Y” Society, 3, 4; Athenian Staff; Librarian, 1, 2, 4; Sub District Contest, 1; Pep Club, 1, 2, 3; Operetta, 4: Athenian Sun Staff, 1. WILMA CANTERBURY Nickname: “Jeanie” Favorite Expression: “Sapristi”. Noted For: Red Hair Activities: Home Ec. Club, 1, 2. 3, 4; Glee Club, 1 2, 3, 4; Honor Night Attendant, 3, 4; Operetta, 2, 4; Junior play: Home Ec. Secretary, 3; G. A. A.. 1, 2, 3; X” Soc ty, 1, 2, 3. 4; Pep Club, 1, 2, 3; Sub District Contest. 2, 3: Athenian Staff; Librarian, 4; HERMINA ENGEL Nickname: “Meenie” Favorite Expression: “Aw. heck.” Noted For: Har sweet simplicity. Activit es: Home Ec. Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; X” Society. 1, 2, 3; Student Council Member, 2, 3; Girls’ Glee Club, 2, 3, 4; Operetta, 3, 4; Librarian, 2, 4; Pep Club. 2, 3; President Home Ec. Club. 3; Junior play; Commercial Contest. 3, 4: “Y” Society. 4; Secretary “Y“ Society, 4; Secretary Home Ec. Club. i: “Y” Contest play. 4: Athenian Staff, 4; Gas Bag Staff. 4; Band, 1, 2; Band Contest, 2; Sub-D,;sti1ct Glee Club, 3; Operetta, 4. HARRY EDWARD ENGEL Nickname: “Engel” Favorite Expression: Got your bookkeeping? Noted For: F. F. A. Activities: Senior play; Secretary of Junior Class; “Y” Society, 4; “X” Society, 1, 2, 3; F. F. A., 1. 2, 3, 4: Secretary F. F. A., 1; Vice President F. F. A., 4; State Fanner, 3; Boys Glee Club, 4; Band, 1, 2, 3, 4. Seien r oc fs3c cr cr c Th© Athsnidn cr ocr c j fotr c c G fOc ROBERT FISHER Nickname: “Bob”: Noted for: Arguing; Favorite Expression: “I’ll betcha money on it.” Activities: Class president, 1, 3; Class vice president, 4; Class reporter, 2; Treasurer “X” Society, 1; Secretary “X” Society, 3; Latin Club vice president, 3; Future Farmer president, 4: Athletic Board. 3, 4; Athenian Sun Staff, 2; “Gas Bag” Editor-in Chief, 4; “A-thenian” staff. 4; Junior Play; Senior Play; Operetta, 2; X-Y Contest, 1, 2, 4; Basketball manager, 3; Track, 1, 2 3, 4. ERNEST W. GOLLADAY Nickname: “Happy”; Noted P'or: Basketball ability: Favorite Expression: Ma said there’d be days like this.” Activities: Baseball, 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball. 1, 2. 3. 4; “X” Society, 1, 2, 3. 4; B. A. A., 1, 2, 3. 4; Junior Play; Vice president, B. A. A., 4; “Athenian” staff, 4; Boy’s Glee Club, 4. MARGARET ENGEL Nickname: “Marg”; Noted For: Sunny disposition; Favorite Expression: “Her does?” Activities: Home Ec. Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; Class treasurer,!.; Home Ec. Club treasurer, 2; Glee Club Secretary, 3; G. A. A., 1; Home Ec. Club president, 4; Honor Night Queen. 4; Attendant, 1. 3; Glee Club president, 4; Junior Play; Senior Play; Operetta. 2, 4; “Athenian” staff; “X Society, 1, 2, 3, 4; Song Leader, 3, 4; Pep Club. 1, 2, 3; Glee Club contest, 2, 3; All-State Chorus, 4. ALLIE HANNIBAL Nickname: “Gooch ; Noted for: His lively wit. Favorite Expression: “Count Dugan in.” Activities: Track, 3, 4; F. F. A., 3. 4; Student Council, 3, 4; “X” Society; “X” Student Council Member; Athletic Board; State judging Team, 3. CHARLES HART Nickname: “Charlie” Noted For: Ability to please the ladies Favorite expression: “That’s what you think”. Activities: F.F.A., 1, 2, 3, 4; Track. 1, 4; Band, 1; Glee Club. 1; Secretary F. F. A., 3; Judging Team, 1, 2, 3. WARREN HUGHES Nickname: “Tony”; Noted for: Athletic ability Favorite Expression: “Aw! Gee! Teacher!” Activities:: Baseball. 2, 3, 4; Basketball, 1, 2, 3, 4; Track, 1. 2, 3, 4; Sophomore Vice President; Glee Club, 3, 4; President Glee Club, 4; B. A. A., 3; President of B. A. A., 4; Athenian Staff, 4; “Gas Bag” Staff, 3. 4; Class Reporter, 3; Class Treasurer, 4; “Gas Bag” Straff, 3, 4; Class Treasurer, 4. JEAN GRAHAM Nickname: “Judy”; Noted for: Dignified man-ner; Favorite Expression: “O-o-o-o-Oh!” Activities: Home Ec. Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club, 1, 2; Sub District, 2; Band, 1. 2, 3, 4; Senior Play, 4; Band Contest, 2, 3; “X” Society. 1, 2. 3; “Y” Society, 4; “Y” Contest Play, 4; Honor Night, 4; Operetta, 2; Pep Club, 1, 2, 3; Athenian Staff; Gym, 1. GLENITH HURT Nickname: “Ginny”; Noted For: Her bashfulness; Favorite Expression: “Good heavens!” Activities: Student Council, 1, 2: Glee Club, 2, 3, 4; Gym, 1, 2; Class Treasurer, 3: Class Secretary, 2; Home Ec. Club. 1; Operetta, 2, 4; “Y” Society, 1. 2, 3 4; Athenian Staff, 4; “Gas Bag” Staff, 3; Library, 3, 4. MARY JONES Nickname: “Jonesie”; Noted For: Laugh. Favorite Expression: “Honestly?” Activties: Home Ec. Club. 1, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club. 2, 3, 4; Sub-District, 2; Junior Play. 3; Senior Play, 4; “Y” Society, 1, 2. 3; “X” Society, 4 Band, 3. 4; Band Contest, 3; “X” Society Reporter, 4; Class secretary, 1; Attendant, 1, 2, 3; Maid of Honor, Operetta, 2, 4; Pep Club, 1, 2. 3; Latin Club, 3; Athenian Staff, 4; Gym; “Gas Bag” Staff, 4. LOLA LANDRETH Nickname: “Lola P”. Noted For: Quiet disposition; Favorite Expression: “My gosh!” Activities: Home Ec. Club, 4; “Y” Society, 4; Vice President Home Ec. Club, 4; james mcbride Nickname: “Mick”; Noted For: Athletic ability; Favorite Expression: “Doggone!” Activities: Basketball, 4; Baseball. 4; Track, 4; Honor Night; President Senior Class; Student Council Secretary; “X” Society. Eight cTho Athenian MARY LOUISE METZ Nickname: “Metzie” Favorite Expression: “Gee Whizz” Noted For: Her flirtatious ways Activities: Home Ec. Club 4: “Y” Society, 4; Property Manager of Senior play; Christmas pageant; Honor Night, 4. EMILY JANE McCORKLE Nickname: “Jan” Favorite Expression: “Gosh Darn!” Noted For: Her lady-like ways Activities: Home Ec., 1, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club, 2, 3, 4; Honor Attendant. 3, 4; Senior Play; “Y” Society , 1, 2, 3. 4; G. A. A.. 1. 2, 3; Prompter of Jr. Play; Pep Club, 1. 2, 3; Treasurer, 2; Operetta, 2, 4; Sub-District, 2, 3. HULDA McCUTCHEON Ex.-38 BETTY JANE PRIMM Nickname: “Elmer” Favorite Expressions: “Good heavens!” Noted For: Dramatic ability and fun Activities: Latin Club, 1, 2, 3; Sub-Distri t Contest, 1, 2, 3, 4; “Y” Society. 1, 2, 3; X-Y Contest, 2, 4; District Play Contest, 2, 3; Operetta, 2, 4; Sub-District Play Contest, 2, 3; Christmas Play, 2. 3; Glee Club, 2, 3, 4; Junior Play: Librarian. 1, 2; Wesleyan Contest, 3. 4; Gas Bag Staff, 3; Senior Play; Vice President of Student Council, 4; President of “X” Society, 4; Pep Squad, 2, 3, 4; ELOISE ZOOK Nickname “Easy” Favorite Expression: “Oh. my!” Noted For: Typing ability Activities: Home Ec. 1, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club, 3, 4; Commercial Contest, 3, 4; X-Y Contest 2; Y play, 2; Athenian Staff, Librarian, 3, 4; Attendant, 4; Pep Club, 1, 2. 3; G. A. A., 1, 2: Treasurer of Glee Club, 4; “X” Society, 4; “Y” Society, 1, 2, 3; Prompter of Senior Play; Operetta; 4; GEORGE OLSON Nickname: “Oley”. Favorite expression: “Aw, shucks”. Noted for: Farming ability. Activities: F. F. A.. 1. 2. 3, 4; “Y” Society, 1, 2, 3, 4; Reporter of F. F. A.. 2; Student Council Member F. F. A.. 4; Treasurer F. F. A., 3; Treasurer of “Y” Society, 3; Track, 1, 2, 4; Judging contest, 1, 2, 3; Senior play; Gas Bag Staff, 4. KENNETH THRASHER Nickname: “Perks”. Favorite Expression: “Yeah, why?” Noted for: Tumbling ability. Activities: F. F. A., 1, 2. 3, 4; “X” Society, 1, 2, 3, 4; Commercial Contest, 3; Track, 4; Judging Team, 1, 3; Honor Night Program, 4. PAUL THRASHER Nickname: “Pat”. Favorite Expression: “Bell time”. Noted for: Ability to lead. Activities: President of Student Council, 4; Vice-President Class, 3; Latin Club, 3; “X” contest play, 3; Junior play; “X” Society, 4; “Y” Society, 1, 2, 3. HAROLD WILCOX Nickname: “Cocky”. Favorite Expression: “Where’s Suck?” Noted for: Acting. Activities: “X” Society, 1. 2, 3, 4; Junior Play: Senior play; Operetta. 4; Band. 1. 2. 3. 4; Glee Club. 1, 2, 3, 4; “X” Contest Play. 4; Athenian Staff. EDWARD WOOD Nickname: “Suck”. Favorite Expression: “Aw, shucks”. Noted for: Sports. Activities: “Y” Society. 1, 2, 3; “X” Society, 4; Vice President of “Y” Society; Secretary of Athletic Board; Baseball, 2, 3, 4; Basketball, 2. 3. 4. WARREN WISEMAN Nickname: “Swak” Favorite Expression: “Where’s Alinger?” Noted For: Ability in Band Activities: Band Contest; Operetta, 4; Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; Band, 1, 2, 3, 4; Baseball, 1, 2, 3, 4; “X” Society, 1, 2, 3, 4; Nine cr c' c' r cr cv (r Ths Athonidn c o c fvi J fO( c ( K c JUNIOR CLASS Back Row: Ivey. Pautsch. Turner, L. Brown. Hill. Rollings. Cline. Third Row: Hopkins. Barnes. Henrikson. W. Grant. Williams. O’Neal. Lawson, Beaver. Second Row: Eddy. Kluckman. Dawson. Derry. Olson. Sexton. Miss Oakes. First Row: Schubert. Boylan, D. Stott, Kincaid, H. Primm, Perkins, Brittin, Richter. Dirks. President .............. Vice President.......... Secretary .............. Treasurer .............. Reporter................ Student Council Member Class Adviser .......... . . . Bernard Ivey .. . Dorothy Stott .Norma Dawson Kathryn Kincaid . . . Robert Beaver .Dorothy Perkins .....Miss Oakes The class of 1939. which entered A. C. H. S. in the fall of 1935, enjoyed their first two years in many activities, including band, glee club, basketball, baseball, weiner roasts, parties, assembly programs, and skating. Beginning again in ’37. they had something much greater to look forward to the task of preparing for the annual junior-senior banquet in May. They sold candy, presented a play, and planned various other means to finance this event. This year again many activities drew the attention of the students. Several were very active in baseball, basketball, Homemakers Club, F. F. A., band, and glee club. Having ended a successful year, we are hoping to make the next one more successful. Ten The Athenian SOPHOMORE CLASS Back Row: Trainor. Markey, White, C. Engel, Stremsterfer, C. Brown, Kincaid, C. Hall, E. Engel, McKean, V. Wasilewski, Rath, Horn. Third Row: W. Eden. R. Eddy, Balster, Cummings, B. Metz, Ford, Beams, Brown, Fitschen, A. Hopkins, M. Grant. Second Row: E. Landreth, Satorius, Dyer, Allen, Williams, W. Landreth, Colliver, I. Skaggs, Stott, Diehl, Lawson. Mr. Pursglove. First Row: Primm, Johnson, Golladay, Brittin, Bruce, Greer, Ahrenkiel, Taylor, Campbell, Miss Anderson. President ..........................Kennedy Kincaid Vice President .....................Ruth Ahrenkiel Secretary ...................................Edward Engel Treasurer ......................................Don Trainor Student Council Member................James Markey Reporter ........................Vincent Wasilewski Advisers.............Mr. Pursglove, Miss Anderson Fifty-one enterprising students entered the folds of A. C. H. S. in September. 1936, and looked forward to a colorful high school career. They were initiated, and then they started in their new work. Before the year was over, seven classmates were lost. The rest of the group was very active in sports and school activities. In 1937, the class was happy to return to school and continue as sophomores. Three more students were lost, but three transfers from Williamsville joined the class. The new students were Wilma Jean Landreth. Betty Lou Metz, and Eston Landreth. The class was even more active than before. They sold ice cream bars and had two chili dinners, and payed the debts incurred the preceding year. The class showed their prowess in baseball, basketball, track, and band. All hope to return next year to continue in school as juniors. c r c r c G (r G r c )c ) 1938 r o pfocr c K5cr G ocv 5 focs rNfocr Eleven cr+oc J cr (r+0( Ths Athenidn FRESHMAN CLASS Back Row: Kornack. Theivagt, R. Hart. Lake, Sanderfield, K. Rollings, Seligman, Jones, Perkins, Culver, Wasiltwski. Richardson, Freeman, E. Eden. Third Row: Mr. Braeuninger. G. Ingram, Shartzer, Tilson, Szerksnas. Kluckman, Downey. E. Henrikson, D. Landreth, Hopwood. Agrall, Austin. Mellinger, T. Brown. Second Row: Messersmith. Killion, Basso. Barr, Rogers, R. Ingram. McLavish, Jefferies. Cline, R. Zook. Marsh. Boone. G. Skaggs. J. O’Neal, Miss Baethke. First Row: J. Lawrence, D. Freligh, N. Freligh, Yoakum, R. Hall, McCutcheon, Uhll. F. Wasilewski, I. Engel, Baugher, Wood, Croft. In the fall of 1937, fifty-five students arrived at A. C. li. S. to start their high school career. At our first meeting we elected the following officers: president, Loren Barr; vice president, Marion Jones; secretary, Harry Lee Perkins; treasurer, Irene Engel; reporter. Daniel Seligman; and Student Counicl Member, James Austin. At our initiation we were paired off in couples and marched up to the stage where we had ribbons tied on us and then we were marched back. After that a watermelon festival was held. A few weeks later the freshmen had a weiner roast at Indian Point which was enjoyed by everyone. In October we held a Hallowe’en party and invited the sophomores. There are fifty-two students left this year and we all hope to finish our journey together. Twelve The Athenian ATHLETIC BOARD Hannibal, Wasilewski, Wood, Golladay, Hughes, Fisher, Mr. Carter. President.............. Vice President .......... Secretary ............. Treasurer ............. Reporter .............. Student Council Member .... Ernest Golladay .... Warren Hughes ....Edward Wood Vincent Wasilewski .....Robert Fisher ....Allie Hannibal The athletic board is the student group administering all boys’ sports of the school. Only two meetings were held during the year after the organization meeting. The first of these was to discuss means of raising funds for the purchase of new sweat jackets. It was finally decided to sponsor a benefit show which included a badminton game, a boxing bout, and a pre-season alumni-varsity basketball game. The awarding of letters was the topic of discussion at the other meeting of the board. Thirteen cr c c'f cr cr c' j r Th0 Athenidll ct og' c' .t g oc' oc' g' cv+ HONOR NIGHT In accordance with an old established custom of honoring the athletes at the time of their last appearance on the basketball floor, the student body elected Margaret Engel as Queen to preside over the Honor Ceremony. The four seniors on the squad, Ernest Golladay, James McBride, Edward Wood, and Warren Hughes were honored. Mary Jones acted as Maid of Honor and Evelyn Ahrenkiel, the retiring Queen, was present. John Lake and Richard Boone were pages, Lillis Eddy and Edna Brown were flower girls, Bobby Neibert was the crown bearer, and Etta Jean Stott was flower bearer. A lavish program was given for the benefit of the athletes. Arthur Fisher led a group of tumblers, and Mary Phyllis Campbell gave a ballet dance. The program also included rhythmic calisthenics and illuminated statuary. The following people were attendants of the Queen: Warren Hughes, Glenith Hurt, James McBride, Eloise Zook, Ernest Golladay, Hermina Engel. Edward Wood. Mary Louise Metz, Glenn O’Neal. Evelyn Schubert, Vincent Wasilewski, Betty Primm, Jim Wasilewski, Emily McCorkle, Harry Lee Perkins, Irene Engel. Marion Jones, Betty Taylor, Kenneth Rollings, Ruth Ahrenkiel, Paul Killion. Bonnie Richter. Fred Freeman, Ercel McLavish, George Alfred Cline, Jean Graham, Amos Hopkins, Laura Marie Bennett, Loren Barr. Mildred Allen, Victor Barnes, Rosetta Daley, Calvin Hall. Evelyn Dirks, James Austin, Jean Canterbury, J. E. Hopwood, Kathryn Greer, Daniel Seligman, Elizabeth Stott, Robert Ingram. Loretta Fitschen, William Richardson, Mary Ellen Uhll, Walter Pautsch, Jane Eckler, Bernard Ivey, Dorothy Stott, Phil Horn, Lola Landreth, William Grant, Dorothy Balster, Jack O’Neal, Eileen Diehl, William Eden. Doris Beams. Fourteen The Athenian BASEBALL Third Row: Mr. Carter, Seligman. Hopwood, Austin, Jones, Perkins, Hughes, Hall, J. Wasilewski. K. Rollings. Second Row: J. O’Neal, G. O’Neal. Goliad ay, Wood, Cline, McBride, V. Wasilewski, Jjkien. Pautsch. First Row: Rath, Killion, Lake, Markey, R. Hopkins, Barr. Of all Athens’ athletics, baseball proved to be the most successful this year. In the eight games played, the team was never defeated, thereby winning the Little Six championship for the second consecutive year. The only games played outside the conference were with Elkhart and Ball Township. In the lineup Coach Carter alternated Golladay and McBride as pitcher and third baseman. Cline was catcher; Wood, first baseman; V. Wasilewski or Markey. second baseman; G. O’Neal, shortstop; Pautsch, left fielder; J. O’Neal, center fielder; and Hall or W. Eden, right fielder. The best performance of the year came when McBride established a new Athens strike-out record by fanning seventeen Ashland players in the first game with the Cass county nine. Wood with .500 had the best average among the Athenian batters as the fall season ended. Cline was second with .437 and Pautsch third with .423. Several games have been scheduled on a tentative spring schedule but their results will not change the Little Six standings. The scores of the games on the fall schedule follow: Athens ............15 Athens ............ 3 Athens ...........15 Athens ............ 1 Athens ............ 6 Athens ............19 Athens ............15 Athens ........... 9 Elkhart ........... 3 Ashland ........... 0 Mason City..........5 Ashland ........... 0 Easton ............ 5 Greenview ......... 2 Petersburg ........ 6 Ball Township...... 2 C' G C G' OCN OG'' OG' G' OG'' OC' CS 0 1938 Cr OCT G ( OG fOG fOC G fOcv G fOG fO Fifteen The Athenidn BASKETBALL Although Athens did not advance quite so far in the state basketball elimination tournaments this year as last, its team is still one of which any school might be proud. Few teams in Athenian history can surpass its record of twenty-seven victories and only five defeats. Only one veteran from last year’s first team, Golladay, played regularly this season. A knee disorder handicapped Hughes, the other varsity holdover, the entire season except for the first game. The other four regulars this year were Wood, Cline, O’Neal, and McBride, a transfer from Middletown. Most prominent among the reserves were Pautsch, V. Wasilewski, Barnes and Ivey. The Athenians were victorious in all games preceding the Christmas holidays. The toughest of these early season games were with Springfield, Mt. Pulaski, and Havana. Four Little Six Conference games were also on the list. During the Christmas vacation, Rockford, in the semifinals of the Pontiac Tournament, was the first team of the year to overcome the A. C. H. S. five, but a victory in the consolation tilt with Vandalia netted the third place trophy of the meet. In the Athens-Greenview Tournament the following week, the Athenians had little trouble in defeating Tallula, Petersburg and Mason City for the championship. The most difficult part of the schedule lay ahead. In a thrilling overtime duel Rolla Sorrells’ Lanphier quintet was defeated. This was the first time a team coached by Sorrells was the opponent since he left Athens. Next to fall was Beardstown, but the victory list was again ended by Feitshans. This defeat was followed by wins over Mt. Pulaski and Springfield for the second time and a victory from Lincoln. Injuries played havoc with the remainder of the schedule. In the final Little Six game Mason City captured the title by a two-point decision and Virden on the following night won 27 to 28, but the game was later forfeited when it was disclosed that the opponents had unintentionally played an ineligible man. The Honor Night ceremony at the last home game featured 11s customary pomp and color, an added gymnastic program, and a victory over Cathedral. The final game on the regular schedule, however was lost to Taylorville. In the Havana Regional the championship game with the host school proved to be the hardest fought. After trailing for three periods the Athenians forged ahead in a dazzling fourth-quarter spurt to win the meet for the third consecutive time. In the first round of the Decatur Sectional, Elkhart fell an easy victim, but in the semifinals, as in the Regional finals, the host school was the foe. This time the order was reversed, when for three quarters the Athenians led, only to be defeated by a last quarter rally of the opponents. As the season came to a final close, McBride was named on the Champaign News-Gazette’s all-state honorable mention list by Pat Harmon, one of the most prominent sports writers of Illinois, and the Athenians were awarded the Little Six free-throw trophy. Free-throw percentage leaders on the team were V. Wasilewski with .620, McBride with .532, and Hall with .523. Last, but not least, comes graduation to take four of the first ten players, Wood, McBride, Golladay, and Hughes. Fortunately, two of the regulars, O’Neal and Cline, will return as a foundation for the 1938-39 team. (Picture on opposite page) Wood, Cline, Golladay, Hughes, G. O’Neal, McBride, Ivey, V. Wasilewski, Barnes, Pautsch. Sixteen c? ( kdc c c 6 c c g The Athenian cr r c c c c c ?+ c+j) c r r r c (r G r (r c c D 1938 cr otr cr o cr cr c s c cr cr o Seventeen cr c' c cr cr+oc' Tho Athsnidn STUDENT COUNCIL Back Row: Markey, Olson, Mr. Austin, Hannibal, Thrasher. J. Austin. First Row: Balster, F. Wasilewski, N. Primm, Perkins, Kincaid, B. Primm. President ..........................Paul Thrasher Senior Representative, Vice Pres....Betty Primm Junior Representative......................Dorothy Perkins Sophomore Representative ....................James Markey Freshman Representative ............James Austin “X” Representative.........................Kathryn Kincaid “Y Representative ............Frances Wasilewski Girls’ Glee Club ..................Dorothy Balster F. F. A.............................George Olson Athletic Association ...............Allie Hannibal Home Economics......................Nadine Primm Senior President ...................James McBride Junior President....................Bernard Ivey Sophomore President ...............Kennedy Kincaid Freshman President ....................Loren Barr Adviser ...............................Mr. Austin The Student Council this year was organized with the determination of actually helping and being of some benefit to the school. The Council’s field of ideas was broadened as a result of four representatives’ attending the District Student Council meeting at Peoria. They not only used their influence in finding more entertainment for the student body but also helped in controlling order at various times. The presidents of the four classes were added to the student council as a means of obtaining more ideas by which the council functions. The Student Council recently acquired the responsibility of the student dances, which were obtained only this year. Members of the Council attended interesting and profitable meetings held at Williamsville and Winnetka. Eighteen The Athenidll r r c' C'KSc oc' oc' LIBRARY Back Row: Canterbury. Derry, Hall, Hurt, Dawson, Olson. Kluckman, Primm. Baugher Second Row: D. Stott, McCutcheon, H. Engel, Perkins, Zook, McLavish, E. Stott, Miss Spelbring. t First Row: Basso, Beams, Eddy, Bennett, Taylor, Ahrenkiel, Greer. What would the pupils of A. C. H. S. do without the library? Everyone uses it to secure all types of information. Each student may find in the library the kind of book he or she enjoys. The duties of the librarians consist in checking out books, magazines, and papers, and also in aiding students in finding the references they desire. These girls work hard and do deserve credit for their services. Many new books of all types have been added this year to better the library. The library is under the supervision of Miss Rasmussen. Nineteen cr cs i c 0(r (r Th0 Athsilidn cr ocr c oj cr c c K9 r cv THE 1938 ATHENIAN Back Row: R. Fisher, McCutcheon, H. Engel, H. Cantrall, Miss Spelbring, Alinger, Zook, Primm, Basso. First Row: Hurt, Canterbury, Jones. Golladay, Hughes, Wilcox, Eckler. M. Engel. Editor-in-Chief.........................Jane Eckler Associate Editor...........................Margaret Engel Kodak Editor...................................Mary Jones Assistant Kodak Editor ..............Harold Wilcox Sports Editor........................Robert Fisher Calendar Editor .....................Jean Graham Business Manager ....................Robert Fisher Assistant Business Manager .............John Basso Circulation Manager .................Warren Hughes Advertising Manager .................Henry Alinger Assistant Advertising Manager........Harold Wilcox Typists. .Eloise Zook, Hermina Engel, Glenith Hurt, Harold Wilcox Assistants....Ernest Golladay. Wilma Canterbury Adviser ....................Miss Clara Rasmussen The class of ’38 has made every effort to assure the success of this year’s Athenian. They have sponsored two class plays and several candy raffles to help provide funds for the publication of their annual. The staff has greatly enjoyed working together and they wish to thank every one who has helped to make this annual a success. Twenty The Athenian GAS BAG Back Row: Miss Baethke, K. Kincaid, Olson. Barnes, V. Wasilewski. Front Row: Schubert, Primm, Fisher, Ahrenkiel, H. Engel. Editor-in-Chief . . Assistant Editor . Sports Editor . . . Senior Reporter . F. F. A. Reporter Literary Reporter Reporters......... Joke Editor ...... Adviser........... ..................Robert Fisher ..................Victor Barnes ............Vincent Wasilewski ..................Hermina Engel ...................George Olson ................Ruth Ahrenkiel Nadine Primm, Kennedy Kincaid ...............Evelyn Schubert ...................Miss Baethke Late in October the “Gas Bag” column, which was started last year in the Free Press, was resumed. The Student Council elected the editor-in-chief and the other members of the staff were appointed by him with the council’s approval. Since it was believed that the many bits of school gossip and humor which might be appropriate for a school paper would not be of interest to the community as a whole, the policy of the staff has been primarily to give only an account of the various activities of interest to the parents and patrons of the school. A great deal of benefit is derived by the individual members of the staff from this experience in journalistic writing. It is the hope of the staff that the Gas Bag will continue to serve the school and the community in future years. Twenty One cr c c cr cr c crfo ThG Athsilidn HOMEMAKERS CLUB Back Row: Richter, Bennett, Daley, M. Engel, Ford, Williams, I. Engel, Eckler, H. Engel, Zook, McCutcheon, Primm, Metz. Third Row: Fitschen, Derry, Dawson, Stott, Greer, Ahrenkiel, Bruce, Dirks, Schubert, Jones, McCorkle, Canterbury. Messersmith. Brittin, Beams. Second Row: D. Perkins, D. Freligh, Yoakum, N. Freligh, Olson, Primm, Kluckman, Sexton, Kincaid, I. Skaggs. Croft, G. Skaggs, Boylan, Miss Anderson. First Row: Eddy, Diehl, L. Brittin, Hall, Johnson, E. Brown, L. Landreth, M. Metz, W. Landreth, Cummings, Golladay, Balster. The Athenian Homemakers Club met in the fall of 1937 and elected the following officers: president, Margaret Engel; vice president, Lola Landreth; secretary, Hermina Engel; treasurer, Bonnie Richter; Student Council member, Nadine Primm. Contributions were made by the girls of the club for five baskets of food, which were taken to the needy families for their Thanksgiving dinner. In October, the girls were guests of the F. F. A. boys at a joint meeting, and in return the Home Economics Club had a party on Valentine’s Day for the F. F. A. boys. The club gave a Christmas party for the small children. Two of the club members. Bonnie Richter and Margaret Engel, were sent to the State Home Economics Convention held at Rockford, Illinois. Miss Anderson accompanied the girls. Twenty Two The Athenian ct g c c ( c c c c F. F. A. Back Row: Szerksnas, Horn, Henrikson, Olson, Brown, Hart, Hill, Richardson. Kincaid, Turner. Third Row: Mr. Braeuninger, Satorius, Culver, Hannibal, Trainor, E. Engel. Jefferies, V asilewski, C. Engel, C. Brown. Second Row: E. Henrikson, Dyer, Hopwood, W. Grant, T. Brown, White, Kluckman, Williams, Stremsterfer, Zook. Fisher. First Row: H. Engel, Lake, Tilson, Hart, Kornack, Boone, Agrall, Shartzer, M. Grant, Thrasher. The Future Farmers of America is a national organization of farm boys who are enrolled in vocational agriculture. The officers of the Athens Chapter are: president, Robert Fisher; vice president, Harry Engel; secretary, Donald Trainor; treasurer, Loren Brown; reporter. John Turner; student council member, George Olson; adviser. Mr. Braeuninger. A meeting is held each month and is opened and closed by the nation-wide ceremony. Business is brought forth and discussed, after which a program of project talks, music and recreation is presented. Special meetings are also called when the need arises. Each boy who is a member carries on one or more crop or livestock projects. He owns and cares for his projects himself and keeps careful records of them. Many of the projects are exhibited at fairs. Each year the Athens Chapter has many activities of various types. For the last three years they have been selling garden collections and using the proceeds to go on camping trips. Members of the local chapter, as well as other chapters, compete in sectional and state judging contests. There is a team for each of the following: corn, small grains, poultry, livestock, dairy, milk, and meat identification. Athens teams have been very successful during the past four years. Another large project of the Athens Chapter is the sponsoring of the Section 10 grain and poultry show in connection with the annual Athens High School Fair. It is carried on by members, their adviser, and the Home Economics Department. In addition to this they have a parents’ night, at which they have a speaker and refreshments. A joint meeting with the Home Economics girls was held. 1938 r r (r c (r cr c 5 oc r ocrfo Twenty Three The Athenidn crs r oc' .r r C' oc GIRLS' GLEE CLUB President ...............................Margaret Engel Secretary ................................Hermina Engel Assistant Secretary .................Betty Taylor Treasurer ..........................Eloise Zook Reporter ............................Betty Primm Student Council Member....................Dorothy Balster The Girls’ Glee Club, under the direction of Miss Rickard, is composed of forty-six members. A fourth of a credit is given in this work. The girls meet during school hours. The seniors meet every Tuesday and Friday the eighth period. The underclassmen meet Monday and Thursday the fifth period. A steak fry was held early in the fall, which proved very enjoyable. Margaret Engel and Betty Taylor sang in the All-State Chorus at Urbana. We are very proud of these two girls. There was no contest chorus this year, but instead an operetta was given, which proved very successful. The glee club also presented a Christmas program, after which many of the students went caroling. BOYS' GLEE CLUB President ...................................Warren Hughes Vice President.......................Harold Wilcox Secretary.............................Harry Engel Assistant Secretary .................Robert Beaver Librarian ..................................Kenneth Rollings Reporter ..............................Paul Killion Twenty-two boys answered Miss Rickard’s call for Boys’ Glee Club last September. This is the largest in several years at A. C. H. S. Under the new plan introduced this year, every member receives one-fourth of a credit for his activities in the glee club. The first appearance of the Boys’ Glee Club was an Assembly Program last October. Through the combined efforts of the boys’ club and the girls’ club a Christmas program was presented December 22. John Basso represented the Athens Glee Club in the Illinois High School State Chorus and was one of the fifty members selected for a special chorus from the large group. The boys’ club and the girls’ club presented the operetta, “An Old Spanish Custom”, on April 6. Twenty Four The Athenian GIRLS' GLEE CLUB Hack Row: Johnson, I. Skaggs, L. Brittin, Hall. Zook, Primm, Rogers, Engel, M. Jones, Williams, I. Engel, H. McCutcheon, Lawrence. Third Row: B. Primm, Schubert. Messersmith, G. Skaggs, Basso, Golladay, Bruce, Boylan, McCorkle, Canterbury. Daley. Second Row: Miss Rickard, Hurt, Richter, M. Engel, Balster, Cummings. Ford, E. Stott, McLavish, Taylor, Marsh, Cline, Baugher, Eckler. First Row: Croft, J. Brittin. Fitschen. D. Stott, Diehl, Yoakum, Campbell, Uhll, E. Brown, Ahrenkiel, L. McCutcheon. BOYS' GLEE CLUB Back Row: Ivey, Perkins. Basso. Cantrall, Golladay. Richardson, Hart. Wilcox. Second Row: Miss Rickard. Hopkins, Barr. Jones, Seligman, Rollings. Fisher, Thrasher First Row: H. Engel, Beaver, Killion, O’Neal, Hughes, Wiseman, Alinger. Twenty Five cr c oc r cr c Tho Athsnidn X SOCIETY Back Row: Stremsterfer. McBride. Hannibal. Barnes, Wilcox. D. Henrikson. E. Golla-day. Jeffries. K. Kincaid. J. Basso, E. Wood, C. Hart. Fourth Row: Dyer, G. Ingram, J. Allen, B. Grant, Trainor, Culver, Turner. Szerksnas, Satorius, Austin, M. Jones, McKean, Downey, K. Thrasher. T. Brown. Mellinger, Rath, J. Lawson. Third Row: Kincaid. I. Engel. Williams. Jones, E. Zook, N. Primm, J. Brittin, Rogers, L. Brittin, Dawson, Colliver. Perkins. Alinger, Richardson, Cline, Hill. Second Row: Beaver. R. Hopkins. L. Lawson, Boone, Baugher, Kornack, M. Basso. E. Landreth, L. Eddy, Tilson, Croft, R. Ingram. Richter, J. O’Neal, M. Golliday. K. Rollings, P. Thrasher. First Row: Dirks, M. Engel, Bennett, H. Primm, A. Woods, Canterbury, B. Primm, Diehl, Cummings, D. Freligh, I. Skaggs, Boylan, Balster, A. Kluckman, Ford. President ............................Betty Primm Vice President ......................Bonnie Richter Secretary and Treasurer .............Evelyn Dirks Student Council Member.....................Kathryn Kincaid The “X Literary Society was revised this year from the pieces of the old society. New officers were elected and the student body was divided by a group chosen for that purpose. The purpose of this was to arouse the student body to a rivalry between the two societies. During the first semester the “X” society presented an assembly program every other Friday. The programs were forty minutes in length and varied in tcpics. The participants in these Friday programs received points as did the committees and stage crews. The “X” Literary Society presented a circus imitation as a fair stunt. In this performance the people who took part were: Alfred Culver, Master of Ceremonies; Nadine Primm and Lucille Colliver, the fat women: Mary Ford and Janie Cummings, Lucille Lawson, snake dancer; Don Trainor, boxer; Bob Beaver, midget; Kennedy Kincaid, tall man. This was first given as an assembly program three weeks prior to the fair. Twenty Six The Athenian t g c c c z s ?+j c+j Y SOCIETY Back Row: Ivey, Hopwood, E. Engel, G. Olson, V. Wasilewski, Horn, L. Brown, Williams, R. Zook, J. Wasilewski, Cantrall, Hughes, H. Perkins, C. Hall, Seligman, F. Rollings, Pautsch, C. Brown, G. O’Neal. Fourth Row: Markey, N. Freligh, Marsh, Johnson, Greer, Taylor, Schubert, G. Skaggs, M. Allen, Freeman, C. Engel. Third Row: L. Land re th. Daley, Olson, Derry, Sexton, H. McCutcheon, Hurt, Eckler, H. Engel, M. Metz. W. Landreth. B. Metz, Ahrenkiel, Uhll, McCorkle, Fisher. Second Row: H. Engel. E. Henrikson, White, M. Grant, Barr, D. Landreth, Agrall, Lake, R. Hart, Kluckman, Shartzer, B. Eden, A. Hopkins, R. Eddy, Killion. First Row: F. Wasilewski, Beams, E. Brown. E. Stott, Bruce, McLavish, J. Cline, Campbell, L. McCutcheon, Fitschen, Yoakum, R. Hall, Lawrence, Messersmith. President...........................Bernard Ivey Vice president ...........................Vincent Wasilewski Secretary .........................Hermina Engel Student Council Member.........Frances Wasilewski Reporter ...........................Betty Taylor A revision was made in the literary societies this year, the change being that, instead of determining alphabetically to which society a pupil belonged, sides were chosen. It was hoped that by doing this the talent would be more evenly divided. During the first semester, the two societies gave assembly programs on alternating Fridays and during the last semester these programs were given every two weeks. The Y’s” placed first on their stunt and their play, and Edward Engel received the most votes as the best actor. Twenty Scien Th0 Athenian X CONTEST PLAY January 4 the X Society presented Angel Aware” at the X-Y” Contest. Although the play did not place first it was cleverly written and well acted. The play is based around the lives of three people- Polly, Dan and Angela (Angel). Through the efforts of irrepressible Angel, the art critic, Meyerbeer, is beguiled to Polly’s Dress Shop to see Dan’s painting. He starts Dan up the ladder of success, so that Dan and Polly can be married. The two customers and the collector add much humor and emphasis to the play. CAST Angel......... Dan .......... Polly ........ A Girl ....... A Woman ... Mr. Meyerbeer Bill Collector .. Betty Primm .Harold Wilcox . .Evelyn Dirks Lucille Lawson Lucille Colliver . Paul Thrasher . .James Austin The same night the X” Society presented a stunt, Mars Views the Earth”. Y SOCIETY PLAY AND CONTEST The “Y” Society presented the one-act play, Squaring it with the Boss at the X”- Y” contest on January 4. This play won first place. The cast included: James Greening ...................Edward Engel Mrs. Greening ....................Evelyn Schubert Mr. Greening’s Aunt Hortense ....Hermina Engel Mrs. Greening’s Aunt Clarissa ....Jean Graham Mr. Dunne ........................Robert Fisher Johnny Bender.....................Doyle Kenoyer The Y” Stunt, a “Ride in an Old Ford”, was very humorously enacted by the appearance of the characters, and construction of the Old Ford”. This also won first place at the “X”-“Y” contest. Those taking part were: Edward Engel, Kathryn Greer, Robert Eddy, Paul Killion, Nellie Freligh, Lucille Messersmith, and Carl Engel. Twenty Eight The Athenian r r c c c ! c'� c' c' c' X SOCIETY PLAY ”Y SOCIETY PLAY CNKD«r c KS r oc cr r J(r r c Jc K5 1938 ( K c c o ' Twenty Nine The Athoni n r r c focr c' c r SENIOR PLAY Lena Rivers ........ Granny Nichols .... John Junior ........ John Livingstone . . . Mrs. Livingstone .. . Caroline Livingstone Anna Livingstone ... Frank Graham .... Mrs. Graham ........ Durward Bellmont . Malcolm Everett . . . Aunt Milly......... Old Caesar......... .......Betty Primm ..........Jane Eckler ..........John Basso .......Robert Fisher .........Jean Graham ..........Mary Jones .....Margaret Engel .......Henry Alinger Emily Jane McCorkle ......Harold Wilcox .........Harry Engel .......Hermina Engel .........George Olson “Lena Rivers” was presented February 9. at the High School Auditorium. The play was well attended and the excellent acting of the cast was enjoyed by all. The story deals with the plight of young Lena Rivers and her beloved Granny Nichols, who are forced to leave their New England home, and seek refuge wtih Granny’s son, John. The Living-stones’, especially Caroline and her mother’s, main object is to obtain a high social standing. Lena’s innocence and charming manners reveal that the simple things in life are best. Thirty The Athenian r r c c c c c c c FRESHMEN c cr c+ cr c cr cr G cr c c D 1938 ( c s' c ♦o fs3c ( Thirty one (T oc c' ocr 0(r c KS The Athenian cr cr c' ;r+0(7Nfoc' c cr JUNIORS ocv c' G cr r c' (r r o cr o 1938 c cr cr cr OG fo r r c c fJc c K ) Thirty Tuo The Athenian c c cN c c c c f c SENIORS cv G Dcv cr c cr G cr cr c c J) 1938 G r r cv r cr c z c )G OG ) Thirty Three cr c' c cr cr c The Athenidn GENERAL c oc oo G cr cr oc cr otr oo ocr o 1938 ( J)G K c G G c cs c J)c ♦ ♦o Thirty Four The Athenian SENIOR CLASS WILL We, the class of thirty-eight, have now reached our goal after a four-year journey through A. C. Ii. S. Before going forth to seek the golden opportunities awaiting us, we do make and establish this, our last will and testament. We do hereby appoint as executors of this, our last will and testament, our persevering teachers. As individuals, we do bestow and bequeath the following: I. Margaret Engel, bequeath my many male admirers to Harriett Primm. I, Laura Marie Bennett, will my quiet ways to Lucille Colliver. I, Edward Wood, leave my methods for doing as little work as possible to Vincent Wasilewski. I, Allie Hannibal, will my witty chatter to Malcolm Grant. I, Jane Eckler, bequeath my height to Doyle Kenoyer. I, Harry Engel, will my curly hair to Don Trainor. I, Hermina Engel, will my cheerfulness to Lorraine Boylan. I, Wilma Jean Canterbury, will my red hair (and the accompanying temper) to Kathryn Kincaid. I, Eloise Zook, will my typing ability to Lillis Eddy. I, John Basso, Jr., bequeath my musical ability to Richard Boone. I, Jean Graham, will my stage ability to Lois Bruce. I, Warren Hughes, will my manly physique to Bill Grant. I, Ernest Golladay, bequeath my athletic ability to Bob Eddy. I, Charles Hart, will my bashfulness to James Markey. I, Betty Primm, leave my speaking ability to Ruth Ahrenkiel. I, Robert Fisher, will my writing ability to Phil Horn. I, James McBride, bequeath my place on the basketball squad to Bill Satorius. I. George Olson, will my farming ability to Paul Killion. I, Mildred Allen, will my speech ability to William Richardson. I, Mary Jones, bequeath my ability to play the piano to Helen Jean Cline. I, Mary Louise Metz, will my flapperish ways to Mary Ellen Uhll. I, Henry Alinger, leave my red hair to Jack O’Neal. I, Paul Thrasher, will my managing ability to Eugene Eden. I, Emily McCorkle, will my neatness to Evelyn Dirks. I, Harold Wilcox, bequeath my acting ability to Calvin Hall. I, Warren Wiseman, will my ability to play the baritone horn to Bill Eden. I, Rosetta Daley, will my cheerful smile to Marguerite Basso. I, Charles Eden, will my quietness to Amos Hopkins. I, Lola Landreth, leave my ability to write shorthand to Ida Jane Cummings. I, Kenneth Thrasher, will my carefree ways to Victor Barnes. In witness whereof, we the Class of 1938, do hereby set our hand and seal on this, the twenty-seventh day of May. in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Thirty-eight. Glenith Hurt. Thirty Five cr c K9c cr r c' The Athenian SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY Dear Jane: I was simply overwhelmed to receive your letter. However, it’s taken me some time to answer it, but there is so much to tell you. I knew you were in England, but I didn’t know that you were employed as a dietician. For the past six months I have been touring the United States, as I have had a small part in a current play. After leaving New York we went to Philadelphia where I immediately locked up Eloise Zook. I had lunch with her and we talked over old times. She is now employed as a confidential secretary to a big corporation lawyer. After staying two days in Philadelphia, we continued on to Cleveland. After a matinee performance, a friend and I went to tho Barnum and Bailey Circus, and there out tumbled Allie Hannibal as the chief clown. In Cleveland I also saw Warren Wiseman, who is, quite a popular dance instructor. He expects to come to New York early this summer and open a studio. The following day we crossed Lake Erie and landed in Detroit. We decided to “take in a night club, and here in gorgeous array was John Basso, King of Umph . The next week we rolled into Chicago. Here we saw many former Athenians. Upon entering my hotel room, I picked up a newspaper, and there in screaming headlines the Republican Party elatedly announced the new governor of Illinois, Robert Fisher. After being in Chicago a few days, I received an invitation to a late dinner party at the Fisher home. The next night, I was called for by the Fisher chauffeur and taken to their palatial home. Here I was met by Bob’s charming wife, and imagine my surprise when entering the drawing room I saw Jeanie Canterbury, Mary Jones, Paul Thrasher, Ernest Golladay, and Warren Hughes. Jeanie is hostess at the Marshall Field tea room. Mary, who is a graduate nurse of the Michael Reese Hospital, is about to become the bride of a fashionable society doctor. Paul is married to a former Athenian girl and is teaching “math at the University of Chicago. Ernest is quite well-known. as he is one of the big ten basketball coaches, and he was just this year transferred from the U. of I. to Northwestern. Warren Hughes, as you know, was recently declared world heavyweight champion. I had a perfectly wonderful evening. The next evening after the performance Charles Hart came back stage. We went to a nearby Chinese restaurant and over bowls of chow mein he told me that he was overseer of the Chicago Tribune Experimental Farm. After leaving Chicago, we went to St. Louis where I had quite a visit with Hermina Engel. I stayed at her apartment for two nights. She is head of the Interior Decorating Department of one of the big St. Louis department stores. The next day we saw a World Series baseball game in which James McBride of the Cardinals did some very spectacular pitching. Our next engagement was at Kansas City, Missouri. Here Emily McCorkle is married to a lawyer, who is very prosperous. I spent the evening at their fashionable suburban home. Denver was our next stop. I found myself in need of a facial and manicure, so I stopped at a nearby shop. Imagine my surprise to find Rosetta Daley and Mildred Allen the proprietresses. I did get in a few words with them and found they expect to come back to Illinois soon. After the show that night, George Olson came back stage. He is a Farm Adviser of one of the agricultural districts. Two days later we arrived in Portland. Here Charles Eden came back stage to say “hello . He is gaining considerable fame as a radio expert. That same night Harry Engel called to say “hello . He is a geologist of considerable repute. As we had had a very hard month, we decided to vacation a week in California. Upon arriving in Los Angeles we visited the Hollywood studios where Roland Javeran (Harold Wilcox) was working on a picture that had just been purchased, “Come with the Breeze . He ranks second to Robert Tay- Thirty Six The Athenian lor. Upon continuing down to San Diego we were met at the station by a liveried chauffeur of the Hotel Plaza, none other than Kenneth Thrasher. Yesterday he received word that he is to be a licensed Greyhound bus driver. Our next stop was Dallas. Here I found a note waiting for me from Lola Landreth, inviting me to her husband’s ranch near Dallas. I spent two marvelous days on their immense cattle ranch. In Jackson. Mississippi, Laura Marie Bennett greeted me after a matinee performance. She is an English teacher in the Rosewood Seminary in Jackson. At Miami, which was our next stop, whom should I see but Ed Woods. As I was descending to the hotel lobby, Ed came up and introduced himself, although this was not necessary for he is the same old Ed. He has an excellent job with the government. Perhaps you’ve read something about the big PWA project in Florida for draining the swamps? Ed sees that the men are kept busy. We all know that this will be an easy job, for Ed was always industrious. Afterwards the manager of the hotel told me that Ed is quite a ladies’ man and his company is always much in demand. Next day Jean Graham and I had lunch together. She is always gazed at wherever she goes, for she is known as Madame La Tone, a famous fashion designer. I felt very shabby in a white linen dress compared to Jean’s chiffon and silver fox furs. Although I did not get to see Henry Alinger, Jean told me that he is perfecting a new type of monoplane on a near-by island. Mary Louise Metz models beach clothes in the Palm Beach Fashion Salon. At Atlanta, Georgia, which was our next stop, I visited the lovely southern home of Glenith Hurt, who is author of the current novel which Metro-Goldwyn Mayer has just purchased and cast, Come with the Breeze’’. We came back to New York, where I had lunch with Margaret Engel the first day I was back. We often see each other as she is conductor of a popular girls’ orchestra. She plans to leave for the coast next week, where the orchestra will be used in one of the big pictures. I think I have given you a fairly good synopsis of all the gang”, at least as much as I know. All the people whom I’ve talked to look back upon their high school days as the most enjoyable and happy days of their lives. We did have fun, didn’t we? Sincerely, BETTY PRIMM Thirty Seven cr c oc ocr o r fOc Th0 Athoni n CALENDAR AUGUST 30—School starts. New teachers, new pupils and everything. SEPTEMBER 3—First party of the year—watermelon festival for freshmen and new teachers. 6—Hurrah!!! First vacation- Labor Day. 9-11—More vacation while teachers go to school. 14—We are victors over Elkhart in our first baseball game. 17—Victory again knocks at Athens’ door. Alas for Ashland! 21 -Another game and a victory for A. C. H. S. Better luck next time. Mason City. 24—First X-Y Assembly program. Oh, boy! 28—Second baseball victory over Ashland. OCTOBER 1—Bliss of Lincoln to take senior pictures. Easton beaten by Athens. A circus came to town featuring Alfred Culver, Barker, and Norma Dawson and Jeanie Canterbury as Adolph, the famous dancing horse, and oodles of other acts. 5— Everyone welcomes Bob Fisher back to the study hall. Still another baseball victory over Greenview. 6— F. F. A. initiates Green Hands into chapter. 7— Group pictures taken for year book. 8— Alas and alack for Petersburg! Our victory. “Y assembly program carrying out the idea of a night club. 11—Big top goes up for “Ag” Fair. Seniors are measured for rings. 13—Athens wins over Ball Township. Grade cards out—moans, groans, and shouts of joy. 14. 15, 16 No school. Everyone’s busy with “Ag” Fair. More Excitement!! 21— Delegates attend Home Ec. Conference at Rockford. 22— “X society buried Petersburg at assembly program, along with a mock wedding. 25 —F. F. A., Home Ec. hold joint meeting. Little Six meets at Easton. 26 Sophomores give Hallowe’en Party for school. Basketball practice starts. 29 Student Council members attend conference at Peoria. 30—Frosh Hallowe’en party for school. NOVEMBER 1 Song and cheer leaders elected. Noon games begin. 5—No school State Teachers’ Conference at Champaign. 8—A lot of seniors skipped class today to have pictures taken at Lincoln. 10— Senior proofs arrive-- 11— Vacation! Armistice Day. Athletic benefit show to get new jackets and trunks for basketball team. 13—“Y” assembly program—“Little Red School House”. Identification grade card pictures taken. Thirty Eight The Athenian CALENDAR 18— First “Gas Bag” edited this year. Beginning of assembly pep meetings. 19— “X” amateur program. Basketball victories for Athens from Tallula and Elkhart. 23— Senior rings and pins arrive. 24— “Y” assembly stunts. Our third victory in basketball over Mt. Pulaski. Home Ec. Club distributes baskets for needy. 25— Thanksgiving vacation. Much over-indulgence. 29— Home management class begins to serve noon lunches. 30— Basketball victory visits Athens; defeat visits Ashland. DECEMBER 1 Grade cards issued—some better. 3— Y” ’s give us a view of a Sunday morning rush. 4— F. F. A. Program. 6—Drew names for Christmas party. 10— “Y” s present a hearing between Springfield and Athens. Springfield convicted and beheaded. We win again from Greenview on the hardwood. 11— Springfield falls. Athens celebrates. Athens “subs” defeat Middletown—what a night! 17—Athens five defeats Havana five. 20 Senior pictures arrive. 21— Athens attains ninth victory by defeating Petersburg while the Athens-Petersburg mixed band raises the roof right off the gym. 22— Home Ec. and Student Council party. Senior play cast picked for “Lena Rivers”. 23— Vacation Starts. 27—Athens cagers defeated by Alumni. 30— Pontiac tournament. We win from Wenona in first game. 31— Athens’ second victory in Pontiac Tourney. Beardstown falls. JANUARY 1—Alas! Athens loses to Rockford at Pontiac. Athens will have the addition of the third place trophy for our trophy case by defeating Vandalia. 4— X-Y stunt and play contest. “Y” play, “Squaring It With the Boss” defeats “X” ’s “Angel Aware . The ”Y” ’s joyride in a model T speeds away with stunt honors from “X” ’s version of “Mars Views the Earth”. 5— Class meetings commence. 11— Sophomores warm up the day by serving chilli dinner. 12— First band concert. 14—What a hair-raiser!! We beat Lanphier five in an overtime! 17— More hot news—another sophomore chilli dinner. 18— Athens again defeats Beardstown. 21- Athens loses high standing on the hardwood by being defeated by Feitshans. End of first semster. Some tests!!! 25—Movie of “Passion Play” sponsored by Band. 29—For the second time in succession, Athens cagers bowled over Springfield. Thirty Nine Ths AthonidH. CALENDAR FEBRUARY 1 Athens wears a veil of sorrow. Mt. Pulaski wins for our third basketball defeat. 4 A. C. H. S. bids a tearful farewell farewell to Miss Spelbring. The Carter-coached crew wins from Lincoln. 7— Miss Rasmussen who replaces Miss Spelbring enters the A. C. H. S. corridors. 8— Ophelia Harwood presents Africa in the Raw . Senior play cast and basketball pictures taken. 9 Senior play Lena Rivers is a whooping success!! 11- Mason City’s luck was high. Athens quintet defeated. 12— Athens’ spirit is low because of another defeat by Virden. 14—Valentine party. Everyone is hoping Teachers won’t find out . 18 Last home game is celebrated by the annual Honor Night . Margaret Engel reigns as queen. The Athens quintet wins from Cathedral. 22—Band Concert. 21 Is everybody happy!! Our first school dance. Thanks to Robert Fisher and Paul Thrasher. 25—And still another Athenian defeat on the hardwood, this one to Taylorville. MARCH 1- Band Concert. 3—Regional at Havana. 3—Ragional at Havana. Athens wins from Delavan five. 4 Athens defeats Bath. End of fourth six weeks. 5- Athens wins regional by defeating Havana. 28 F. F. A. guest meeting. Refreshments. Highway film to teach our reckless ones how to be careful. APRIL 6—High school operetta. 15—Fifth six weeks—grade cards inform us spring is here. 7-8 No school. Teachers to Petersburg and Springfield. 16 District Commercial Contest. 25—F. F. A. meeting. 29 -Sectional commercial contest. MAY 14 Band Concert. 20 Senior finals. 21 Junior-Senior Banquet. • 22 Baccalaureate services. 23 No seniors. Everything’s so quiet. 27 Commencement. We now bid farewell to all seniors who are now alumni. Forty The Athenian crfoc The Ideal Boy of A. C. H. S. The Ideal Girl of A. C H. S. Hair like George Alfred Cline. Hair like Phyllis Campbell. Eyes like Glenn O’Neal. Eyes like Dorothy Perkins. Teeth like James McBride. Teeth like Margaret Engel. Talks like Edward Wood. Talks like Rosetta Daley. Walks like Charles Hart. Walks like Lola Landreth. Dresses like Kennedy Kincaid. Dresses like Mary Jones. Sings like Harold Wilcox. Sings like Betty Taylor. Musical like Harry Engel. Musical like Edith Yoakum. Good sport like Charles Eden. Good sport like Mildred Allen. Fun like Allie Hannibal. Fun like Betty Primm. Gentlemanly like Kenneth Thrasher. Lady like Kathryn Kincaid. Flirts like George Olson. Flirts like Mary Louise Metz. Built like Don Trainor. Figure like Norma Dawson. Nose like Lenard Hill. Nose like Nadine Primm. Smiles like Jack O’Neal. Smiles like Bonnie Richter. Grades like Vincent Wasilewski. Grades like Hermina Engel. Athletic like Ernest Golladay. Athletic like Lucille Lawson. Personality like James Austin. Personality like Glenith Hurt. Dependability like Paul Thrasher. Dependability like Eloise Zook. Ability like Bob Fisher. Ability like Jean Graham. Clever like Loren Brown. Clever like Mary Ford. Manners like Henry Alinger. Manners like Evelyn Dirks. Laughs like John Basso. Laughs like Dorothy J. Balster. Dances like Warren Hughes. Dances like Jane Eckler. Features like Tom Brown. Complexion like Ruth Ahrenkiel. Forty One cr c f c (r ocr c The Athenian BOOSTERS ROY CANTRALL WEST S FOOD STORE MASON S CAFE CANTRALLS CASH STORE McDonald s grocery BATES INSURANCE AGENCY J. P. LANGSTON CREAM STATION MOTT SON BAUGHERS HARDWARE FRANK S. FENTON ATHENS STATE BANK BEDNARKO TAVERN AHRENKIEL MOTOR SALES N El BERTS CAFE JOHN E. DIRKS, State Basketball Timer H. B. WILSON MFG. CO. JOHN W. CURRY, Clover Farm Store, Cantrall GREIME GARAGE, Dean Silvy, Prop., Cantrall MRS. LELAND HALL OAKLEY SERVICE STATION MYERS BROS., Springfield JOE SCHAFER SON, Springfield and Cantrall CHANDLER BROWN PERKINS COAL MINE A. W. SIKKING CO., Springfield TYPEWRITER SERVICE CO., Springfield ROSS A. NANCE CO., Petersburg HURWITZ QUALITY CLEANERS, Petersburg E. M. AUGSPURGER THOMAS KENYON, Standard Oil Products DR. H. S. POWERS, Petersburg. TAYLOR RADIO SALES and SERVICE GEORGE C. WHITNEY. Insurance and Stock Co. JAMES LAWSON BURGHEIMS in Springfield CALVERTS BARBER SHOP BARR COAL CO. GEORGE RICHTER JAMES HALL G. S. VanWORMER Get to Know ROBERTS BROS. It pays. Forty Tu'o • :vr:;3Bs� ■!■