Bement High School - BIM Yearbook (Bement, IL)

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jbetohiiL9k1XI x 9 rs - f SENIORS Thelma Priestley Delphian ’25; Philomathean 24; Glee Club ’22; Operetta ’22; Orchestra ’22, ’23, ’24, ’25; Basketball ’23, ’24; Minor Honors 1. Claude Walker “Slim” Delphian ’25; Orchestra ’22, ’23, ’24; Glee Club ’22, ’23, ’24, ’25; Football ’22, ’24, ’25; Utter ’25; Minor Honors 4; Comm;. Club ’25; Operetta ’22, ’23, ’24, ’25; Editor-in-Chief School News; 'Senior Play ’25; Cir. Mgr. Commercial Booster; Joke Editor Senior Observer. Donald Ryan “Tuffy” Philomathean ’25: Glee Club ’22, ’25; Operetta ’25. Lewis Wilkinson “Levi” Delphian Pres. ’25; Football ’25; Class Pres. ’23, ’24; Annual Editor-in-Chief ’24; Class Play ’25. Twenty

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 Florence Dunn Delphian ’25; Glee Club ’22; Commercial Club ’25; Basketball; Class Reporter; Shtd. ’24, ’25; Vice Pres. ’23. Kathryn Fisher “Kitty” Philomathean ’25; Basketball ’20, ’21, ’22, ’25; Glee Club ’20, ’21, ’22, ’25; Commercial Club ’25. Ruth Stirrett “Trish” Delphian ’25; Minor Honors 4; Senior Play ’25. Josephine McGrath Frances O’Brien “Francy” Philomathean ’24, ’25; Minor Honors 1. Nineteen

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JbetohiiLx)X k3 3 SENIOR HISTORY Our High School days are fast drawing to a close and as is customary, we, the class of ’25, will leave our brief history on the pages of this Annual. We entered High School in the fall of ’21 with an enrollment of twenty-eight. Out of this number six had passed the first eight years of their training side by side in the Bement schools. Before achieving anything we found it necessary to organize and Selby Clark was elected as our head with Carleton Smith acting as Secretary-Treasurer and Miss Tinkham as our Class Advisor. Almost before we realized it our first year was at an end but our experiences during this period had given us confidence so that we looked forward to the coming year with a great deal of enthusiasm. As Sophomores we were raised to a high plane of intellectual supremacy, for during this year our class had the highest average, the most A s, and the fewest “flunks.” This year Lew Wilkinson was elected President, with the following officers: Armand Richard, Vice-President; Dallas Hill, Secretary-Treasurer; Class Advisor, Miss Barker. We were joined by Ruth Stoerger and Ellen Nolan, but several of our members left us. We had ceased to be timid Freshmen and began to take part in the social activities of the school, enjoying the usual parties and the annual picnic. Thus our Sophomore year was spent. At last we were real honest-to-goodness upper classmen! As Juniors, we again chose Lew Wilkinson as our Presiding Officer with Florence Dunn serving as Vice-President and Dallas Hill as Secretary-'freasurer. We were guided in our undertakings by Miss Bancroft. Three new members were added to the class, namely Aimee Brandenburg, Frances O’Brien, and Blanche Longbons. We were sorry and yet proud to see one of our members, Carleton Smith, leave us and graduate with the class of ’24. His credits were such that he was permitted to graduate in three years. There were two outstanding events during this year: first, the Junior-Senior banquet, which was a genuine success, and second, the publishing of the first Class Annual since 1914. Of course, there were parties held in the homes of different members, and a picnic in the spring, which delightful event ended our Junior year. Seniors! and only one more short year of High School life. Our officers this year were: Dallas Hill, President; Blanche Longbons, Vice-President; and Clarence Marlow, Secretary-Treasurer. Mr. Harrison and Mr. McClellan were appointed to advise us. During this last year of our High School life we were forsaken by Ellen Nolan, Marguerite Cannon and Armand Richard, but as if to make up for them we welcomed Ruth Stirrett, Dorothy Noe, Mildred Catlin, Raymond Quinlan and Donald Ryan. During this year several of our members distinguished themselves in athletics. The main social event of this year was a Hallowe’en party at which we entertained the Juniors. And now we shall soon separate, each to play his part in the outside world but I am sure that not one of us will ever forget the happy times and beautiful friendships enjoyed in dear old B. T. H. S. B. M. L. Twenty-one