Benton Township High School - Scarab Yearbook (Benton, IL)

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DAISY MAE TAKES OVER AT ECHO PROM On February 20. most all of the penny pinchin' paters gave way at last and let their julce-suiied daughters fly off in the old riding on the rims bus. Destination: Old gym. Echo girl-date-boy Prom. Time: 8:30: Music by Red Asbell. Ceiling: The limit (She was pay ing the bill). Sitting it out Let joy be unrefined Visibility: A rather rosy face above a classy array of colored weeds. When at last they arrived it took even a freshie only five seconds to be inside. The door opened, and there—there it was before your very eyes, a small piece of heaven, sometimes called Dogpatch. The evening danced and drank on until at last, when the turnip-juice was exhausted and your socks had bunions, the Switzerland hammer went mad and Daisy June decided Clem should go home. Good-night, good-by. and swish —there they were in front of his rusty (oops, rustic) cottage. And then-------------- —Carmelite McKemie Cormelito McKemio, Bill Bouor Bill French, Shirley Hood Mr. Hubort Dovis Just an Echo, Yoo Hoof 17

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 Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition As a patriotic project the students of B. T. H. S. began scrapping October 13. We began with o parade led by the band and Slap the Jap' signs following close behind. Parade over, the scrawny pile of scrap around the flag pole grew by leaps and bounds. The scrappers, dressed like farmers and with dirty faces, worked like mad for five consecutive afternoons. Everything from razor blades to car chassis was brought in. Contests sprang up between the home rooms, with a “holiday bonus' going to the one with the most scrap to its credit. By the second day the pile had expanded until most of the south campus was covered. Concluding the drive, it was estimated that over 100 tons had come in. Not only did the notion as a whole benefit, we hope, but the scrapper individually come out on top. being repaid with defense stomps. The townspeople were pleased and surprised with the enthusiasm maintained. —June Hayes Where he leads us— Pushing our way to victory Before Prom soup to nuts Gunninq for the Axis Is he weighing his thumb? On top of the heap Even tho horses helped After Leave the Ford A ton a day kcops tho Japs oway Which is the scrap? Yo-Heove-ho

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' KITTY FOYLE On the night of December 10 in the yeor of 1942, the Junior class of he B. T. H. S. staged a smash dramatic hit in the production of Kitty Foyle.' Kitty Foyle is the heart-warming story of a girl who found that life can be evaluated by many in mere riches. It is a great human love story, with social-minded Philadelphia for the background. Kitty Foyle was the first stage production of the year and. with the complete backing of the Junior class, one of the largest ciowds ever seen gathered in the old gym to watch Frances Chaplain and Glenn Wilson in the starring roles. Although most of the cast were newcomers to the footlights, a veteran performance was turned in by all. Cast: Pop Foyle. Bill Sam Jones; Myrtle. Gladys Ruth Taylor; Mac. Jack Sewell; Kitty Foyle. Frances Chaplain; Molly, Shirley Loman; Wyn Strafford. Glenn Wilson; Martha. Helen Thomann; The Madonna of the Lipstick. Rosemary Hampton; Delphine. Jeanne Ann Shepherd; Parry Berwyn. Derrill Dare: Mrs. Strafford. Gloria Garwood: Veronica Gladwyn, Lillian Petroff; Mr. Kennett, Tracy Walkendorf. ASSORTED LADIES IN A JAM On Senior Day, 1942. the Senior class gave their farewell to their classmates in a short one-act play, Assorted Ladies in a Jam. The play was a refreshing comedy dealing with the merry trials of travels surrounding the lives of six women. Remember? The cast included Jeanne Vinyard. Norma Jean McAfoos, Martha McAfoos, Phyllis Cook. John McCreery. Earl Wilburn. Paul Bastos, Stella Marie Upchurch, and Ida Frances Lewis. —Carmelite McKemie