Atlanta High School - Atalanta Yearbook (Atlanta, IL)

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JUNIOR-SENIOR BANQUET Tho annual Junior-Senior Banquet was held April 28, 1945 at the Christian Church. The theme. Maypole was carried out by tables decorated with crepe paper and Maypoles on each table with streamers leading to the nut cups. At each place expectant eager eyes found Lay baskets filled with choice nuts and candy. Programs wore made of different colors with flowers on the front. The menu was as follows: Tomato Juice Cocktail Chicken Loaf with Mushroom Sauce Mashed Potato Ring with Green Peas Harvard Beets Spring Salad Hot Biscuits Jelly Ice Cream Vanilla Wafers Coffee Freshman and Sophomore girls dressed in colors of the Maypole served the dinner. A program introduced by the Junior Class president, Gretchen Hieronymus was as follows: Welcomc--Gretchcn Hieronymus Response--James Tuttle Music--Tho Caballeros Winding tho Maypole —Mr. Wright Maypole Dance --Mr, Applegate The Worm Turns --Wayne Polley Everyone enjoyed a fine dinner and a good program. Thank you Juniors. 1945 PROM After tho Junior-Senior Banquot tho Seniors wont as guests of the Junior Class to tho Annual Spring Prom held in the gymnasium at nine o'clock, April 28. Tho climax of tho evening was the grand march and crowning of the Queen and King. Mary Lou Satterfield and Bill Martinie were Queen and King with Joan Kout, Weldon Cheok, Joanne Douthit, and Jim Tuttle as attendants. The grand march was led by Dick Gilbort and Ailoen Larson Music was furnished by Larry Lonny's orchestra.

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 Let Me Out of Here A hilarious three act comedy, Let Me Out of Here', was presented ,t a matinee April 5 for the grade school children and April6 as an evening performance. A very large crowd was present to see this side splitting farce, the direction of which was in the capable hands of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mount joy. A gift was presented to them by the Senior Class. The story concerned Eve Boyd, La Verne Becker and her girl friond Bonnie,Lynn, Marilynn Swearingen who were working in an office. At the same time Bonnies brother Garret Lynn, Donald Taylor and his friend Victor Ward, Jim Tuttle decided to visit the girls. Eve's suspicious Aunt Angola, Priscilla Applegate and poetic couin Gifford Morton, sill Martinis also came to see if Eve was r a ly attending college. The inqusitive landlady, Mrs. Rhoads, Norma iurner and her two colored helpers Stevie Cobb, Kenny Purcell and Hazel Miles, Maxine Amberg helped create an a musing situation. Victor's father. Tommy Special was also an unfortunate victim in the play. Throughout the play such mishps as Garret losing his skirt while portraying the part of Eve's teacher or Mrs. Rhoads and Hazel surprising Victor into coming out with a girls bathrobe and turban on, caused an atmosphere of confusion. Prompter was Mary Lou Satterfield and Make-up and property committees were Mary Lou Wright, Patsy Burns, Pat Brandt, Phyllis Chris-man and Carl Williams. Ushers wore Pat Brandt, Iris Bristow, Virginia Bristow, Arlsne Smith, Ruth Pruitt, . Marie Snook and Phyllis Chrisman. After the play a party was given by Mr. and Mrs. oe Mount joy at their home for the play cast.

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BASKETBALL The Atlanta boys under the able guidance of Coach McCullough came through this year with a good standing The Red and White won 14 games and lost 16. The team got off to a poor start by losing three straight games but after that held their own. The Athcns-Greenvicw Tournament was held January 9. Atlanta drew as its’ opponent Mason City. Atlanta although defeated never gave up hope until the final buzzer rang. ihc final score ending up at 24 to 45 . The Logan County Tournament was in session Jan. 24, 25, 26 and 27 Atlanta played New Holland for their first game. They had little trouble in keeping ahead raid won with a margin of 32 to 24. fhe next night Atlanta played Hartsburg and it soumed as though the Atlanta boys couldn't hit the basket as frequently as Hartsburg and were defeated 11 to 39. The Red and White still had a standing of fourth place in the conference. The Regional Tournament was held February 23, and March 1 and 2, The Red and White played New Holland for the fourth time and dcfcatod them again. The next night Atlanta played Lanphicr and the team was definitely out of form. They ended up on the short end of the score with a final score of 23 to 44. The Freshman-Sophomore torx. won first place trophy in tnc Logan DcWitt conference, with an undefeated record. The second team played seven games, won four, and were defeated three times. Wc think the team has done a magnificent job for no more experience than they have had and hope that they have better luck next year. SCHEDULED GAMES Athens------------26 Reason------------22 Elkhart-----------30 New Holland-------12 Hartsburg--------—17 Latham------------40 New Holland-------21 Wayn svillc-------27 Chestnut----------19 Elkhart-----------23 McLean------------35 Benson------------35 Lincoln-----------45 Mt. Pulaski-------46 Latham--------- -35 Hcyworth-—--------36 McLean------------31 Atlanta-------------19 Atlanta-------------19 Atlanta-------------29 Atlanta-------------19 Atlanta-------------19 Atlanta-------------33 Atlanta-------------27 Atlanta------------—29 Atlanta-------------30 Atlanta-------------18 Atlanta-------------27 Atlanta----------- 40 Atlanta-------------26 Atlanta-------------31 Atlanta-------------27 Atlanta------------29 Atlanta-------------35