Bement High School - BIM Yearbook (Bement, IL)

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Sophomores f + f True to our hopes of last year we returned to Bement Townshlp Hlgh School as Sully Sophomores ln September 1942 Last year the offlcers were all glrls wlth the exceptlon of Bob Hlll who was the member of the Athletlc BOHIG of Control Thls year however some changes were made The offlcers elected were all boys They were Raymond Brxttenham presldent Wally Lamb VICQ presldent Wally Ward, secretary and treasurer and James Lleb Athletlc Board of Control mem ber The boys proxed to be as capable as the glrls ln guldmg us through the year Durlng our homecomlng festlvltles vue elected Joanne Taylor as our candidate for queen All were very dlsappomted when another candidate was elected Among the cheer leaders our class was represented by Emlly Clapp and Edxth Camden Our flrst blg soclal event vxas a party on October 16 The evemng was spent 1n playxng group games and dancmg Our refreshments were dough nuts and apple cider With the help of Mr DHVIGS and MISS Flsher our class sponsors our party went over wlth a bang In the dance band Klng Korn and Hls Twelve Kernels members of our class took an actlve part Wlthout Wally Ward on the cornet Harold Wallace on the trombone Lee Barnhart and Emlly Clapp on saxaphones and Mary McPherson on the cla11net we feel the dance band would lack talent As we left the bulldlng thlg spung me VNQIG all hoplng to return IH the fall as Jolly JUHIOFQ 1 1 ll r I N1 u x lhl f. H uhm n ll sul n m n 1 ugh! li Il Tw entw I Y Y V . . . - , sz ' ,n ' . . , , x Y . L . A . . . . . , , V . . l , . , S . . , . . I 9 ' 3 9 ' Q w . . . Q 9 ' W y w j . . . . . . . . S . . . S T L i . Y . . . . . . . . 7 . A u ' . . , 1 , ' u rr . , . as ' - . as ! ! L x In I , ! 7 X 9 7 . . . Y 4. Y v 1 . . . . . , I , ca ' n . K. l-'irst llnw: Uzm mlvn. Vntte-1', xvlltllllilll. ll: ml-, XY: 'd. lll'lllt'llll2lYl'l, Lil-lr. Hull-S, Pie co. Sm-oml llow: llixxon, Lux, Alu-I. Prim, l-Ivzms. XVif.:gius. llill. Mitt-ln-Il, l:ill'llllZll'l. 'l'hir4 Row: 'l':1ylur. Ulapp, lluwvvr. M1'l'Iu-rswm, l':nttvl'son. llzlk s, Hrunrlj. liugm-, 1l vs. fl't'ox111u1'. I-'ourtlm Row: il s, I-'lv nikl-11, Shu k 1-V, Hul 1-' Ii , 'l'ul cr. XY: llzlm-. NY r . N4-ul, Morgan, Strata r. Not in this 11' -ture Y Ty un. , X ' V1 ' Q 1 ' '-I 'fl I ' , 1 , ' X' 9 , . . fl , I fi - .f ' r kj f 1 fl, .,J 1 I V .

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Freshmen 1 + +1 It vsas a xwum dax 111 g6DtCfI'llJPl that the flttx tu o members of thc freshman class of 42 and 4, tlmldly e11tered the Bement Tovxnsh1p H1gh School to begln four years of h1gher learmng At our fl1St class meetmg vse elected Pat Bradv as our presldent, B111 McMannus as our VICE pres1dent, and Dorls Shepherd as our secletary treasurer We also elected Do11s Shepherd as our candldate f01 homecommg queen, but unfortunately she wx as defeated We 1o1ned our upperclassmen IH VHFIOUS organlzatlons about the school Lat1n students en1 olled IH the L O V Club SOIIS and Crops students, after an even1ng of 1olly good fun for upperclassmen, found themselves mem bers of the F F A Home Ee g1rls 1o1ned the Home Ec Club, athletes among the glrls 1o1ned the G A A and athletes among the boys went out for foot ball and basketball Also several of us 1o1ned the band and chorus and we were represented by the 1llustr1ous drummer, B111 McManus 111 the dance band formed by some of the mus1c1ans from the band On October 23 We emoyed our flrst party 3SS1St6d by our class spon sors, MISS Floyd and MISS Swalm We were d1Vld9d 1nto groups and went on a scavenger hunt, one of the teachers 1nv1ted gO1l1g' w1th each group At 9 o'c1ock we returned to the school to determme the w1nn1ng team and to refresh ourselves w1th doughnuts and orange ade We all had a good tlme and our f1rst party as hlgh school students was a huge success 1 11111 lllllN ru 1 I uxs ll 111 1 l ll g, 1 1 lk IIS l 4 N 11111 ln 11 1 s S 1 IHIIS4 1 1:11111 1 1 1 1 11111 111 1 Nllll N111 llllllllgh luentx one , K, , .. 1 1-v ' K -1 . ' ' Y- V K, , 1 1 1 7 1 7 0 ' ' v v ' ' 1,1 1 Q 1 . , V N . . 1 . . 1 A V A '1 ' l 1 . - . l 1 1 v , .. 1. r ' 1 ' Y . . . . . . 1 . 1 1 1 1 . ' ' ' ' 4' 1 1 -1 1 . . . . 1 1 1 I . . Y W ' . 1 K - . Y . . 1 . . . 1 1 1 l 1 . . N 4 1 v . . . . 1 1 - V . . 1 . , I 1 , . . . N . 1 I . . . . Y . . . . 1, . I 1 I N N 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11. First liow: Fay, II1-11tl1-y, f'lllllt'l'l'Hl'll, S. l1llL22ll', l:l'il ly. Sh- l -1'1l. M1-Mx ll. I .l1nrlzm, l5Ill4'l'. .1 'No . SQ't'lIllIl Row: li1rn1:11'k, Vznu X'l1'1-I. lD11r'l1i11, .lUllllr'Ull. 111-1-wks. fllvllllllll. I-'1111l. ll:1lt1-r111:111. 1'l:11'k, M1 M. Frye. l':ITll'll'k, XV:11'1'1-11. lm - . M1 'z 11. 'l'l1ir1l lt nw: l1'1nr:111. S1-I llllllll. ldllllll. l'11t'l'in, .Xll's1u1, ll. lir vwn. K1 -l el. F111-. I 'th lit ': l'1uilt. l'1n't111'. Yz11'111'1', l,i1-lr, S11 '1l. ll1n11,'1lmz111, l!m'l1. 1'h1lm:1t -, ll111'li1-1'. .la 111. '. 'lv , li. I.u:.::1r. l'1111111lst1111-. N11 in lvivl 11'1--- -.Xutl , Il. Sh z l. 'I', Slllllllill' l, . 'phpt 1 ' r H ., .-