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

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J 7 to ' 3k w jr Fifty years ago the Renton High School published the first yearbook |£ A - . « called the “Scarab.” a I I m MSm ■ a The NOWEB (Beni on spelled backwards) was the first yearbook to he published by Benton High School and wras printed in 1915. There IraftS g k AHHa MS Jm was no yearbook published in 1916, but in 1917 a yearbook was again printed. There was a dispute among the students as to whether they should continue using the name “NOTNEB” or decide on a new name for the yearbook. The students decided that the name should he meaningful, so they agreed on the name. “SCARAB.” The scarab is a beetle which was JHr j , r I kj sacred to the ancient Egyptians. To them it symbolized the resurrection I f gt a I and immortality, and it was a token oi good luck. This name was appropri- ate for the yearbook of Benton High School because Southern Illinois is WM V| ■ ■ I ■ ■ known as “Little Egypt” The Scarab is like a scavenger beetle in that it ■ri gathers bits of information of enjoyable and exciting events of the school W year to be looked back on and relived by the students of Benton High School. This year is the fiftieth year that the yearbook of our school has been named the “Scarab, and through the years .the Scarab has come to be a I Jr cherished reminder of our high years of our lives. , four of the most important 3

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