Bement High School - BIM Yearbook (Bement, IL)

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FRESHMEN FOOTPRINTS President.......................................Jean Funk Vice-President..................................Gene Rose Secretary-Treasurer..............Anthon Jo Petersen Member of Athletic Board of Control . Keith Burgess On September 2, 1940, sixty-six most bewildered and uncertain freshmen came trooping into the school and began to ask questions. But being exceptionally brilliant, we soon learned the time and location of our classes. The door most used by the freshmen was the office door. We went in there for information—or otherwise. First Row: Hinton, Gulli- ford. Petersen, T u r n e y , F I e m I n g. Behnke. Clark. Rose. Second Row: Larson. De- fore. -Jim Clodfelter. Shepherd. R e d in a n. Hendrix, Burgess. Tiffin. Slagle. McPherson. Raton, John Clodfelter. Third Row: Hainey, I). Lnw-son. Zook, Vincent, Eckstein, J. Funk. Welch. Bowyer. Postlewait. Scott. Fisher, Larimore, Syfert, Plummer. Fourth Row: Weber. Lind- strom. '1' v n a n . Kirwan, Kirkland. Parker, Slagle, Auth. Rucker. Day, Sparks, K. Moore, St rater. F i f t h Row: Sunderland, Warner, W a r ren, Boyd, Hogue, Ellis. L. Funk. Sixth Row: Koehel, Durbin. Buckner, M. Moore, Allison, Day. Keller, Cahill. Romack, Beals. With the help of Miss Swaim and Mr. Fields, we planned our first outside activity, a wiener roast held at the Forest Preserve Park. We had studied so hard that day that we consumed an unbelievable amount of food. Our second semester frolic was a banquet held on February 28. We immediately began to help the upperclassmen in all school activities. From our class, athletes supplemented the G.A.A., football, and basketball teams, and Latin students joined the L.O.V. club. Young cooks and farmers decided to learn more by joining the Home Ec. club and F.F.A. Several of us are in the band and chorus. If our good luck holds, we shall soon show the upperclassmen we aren’t as dumb as we looked at the beginning of the year. Twenty-one

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SOPHOMORE SKETCH First Row: Farrell. Fair- banks. Spelbring, Jordan. Fristoe. Taylor. Raglan. Mr- !nt is. Poundstone, Comer-ford. Second Row: Luttrel). Mc- Cullough. Uowyrr. Kirkland. Van Vleet. Defore. Reeves, Lamb. Gardner. Third Row: Fisher. Wild- man. Slevin. Ball. Vincent, Landis. Kinrade. Evans. Phalen. Fourth Row: Smith. Cam- den, Hill. (Julliford, Slusser, Frye, Fuqua. Jones. Fifth Row: Moore, Knapp. Wells. Shirley. Brown, Lin-eieum, Foran. President.............................. Edna Raglan Vice-President.........................Burton Tatman Secretary-Treasurer.....................Alice Fristoe Member of Athletic Board of Control... Paul Taylor In September of 1939 fifty eager, yet slightly hesitant freshmen entered B.T.H.S. After a few days, we became accustomed to the routine and got to all of our classes on time. At our first class meeting, we elected the following officers: Betty Proctor, president; Lois Auth, vice-president; Billy Brown, secretary-treasurer; and Paul Taylor, member of the athletic board of control. We were very proud of our class when our candidate, Edna Raglan, was chosen for homecoming queen. We worked hard on our float, and as a result won first prize. Those from our class who helped to lead the cheers at the football and basketball games were Lois Auth and Edna Raglan. We started our sophomore year with much more confidence. Mary Kinrade was our candidate for homecoming queen this year. Billy Brown was one of the leaders chosen to add “pep” to our basketball and football games. Both years we have produced outstanding musicians and athletes. We hope that in the future, we will make B.T.H.S. proud of us. Twenty

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