Boone McHenry Township High School - Viking Yearbook (Capron, IL)

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SENIOR HISTORY On a sunny September morning in 1943 a bright, eager class of Freshmen came racing through the Capron High School- doors. Since then they have come a long way. Some of them have left us and others have joined us but we still live on. Let us look back and see what has happened in these four years. The frightened, bashful, ones who came in 1943 were as follows: Mildred Black, Frank Bauer, Linay Burge, Richard Bue, Irene Cordray, Lloyd Carmichael, Virginia Colcord, Rodney Frietag, LaVerne Hazelwood, George Hove, Harold Howland, Marion Hammond, Donald Johnson, Lillian Jones, Richard Jacobson, Clyde Masear, Donald Murphy, Arlene Nelson, Evelyn Olson, Allan Peters, Arlene PiPGI',, Harold Pufahl, Anker Rasmussen, Edward Pavlack, Darrell Samuelson, Norman Siebert, Ruth Smith, Marilyn Smith, Dorothy Stevens, Jo- han Storez, Betty Taylor, Lois Traver, Patricia Keefe, Robert Lambert, Shirley Lawler, Joyce Main, Thelma Weems, Wayne Ward, and Herman Zick. They all Survived their initiation and got along fine during the rest of the year. Our Sophomore year we lost a large number of our classmates. Donald Murphy went to Chicago to live. Eddie Pavlack went to Belvidere. Richard Bue decided he liked farming better than school. Norman Siebert went to Sharon and became their dream man. Rodney Frietag moved to Woodstock and kept up his good work to become Valedictorian of Woodstock this year. Mildred Black went to Rockford to work and Marion Hammond moved there to live. We' were joined by Duane Conley from Harvard. During our Sopho- more year we had the pleasure of initiating the Freshmen. Arlene Nelson left us in March of her Junior year and moved to Belvidere. Irene Cordray - moved to Woodstock and Duane Conley went back to Harvard, Richard Jacobson went to Belvidere. Roger Ruebeck joined us for about three weeks and then quit. Lorin Dopke came from Chicago. Lucille White came from California and Helen King from Rockton. The Junior-Senior Prom and Banquet was the main event of the year. The class. also put on the play Alibi Bill which was directed by Mrs. Dunker. Finally the Senior year came up. Harold Pufahl and Lillian Jones did not return. Mary Smith went one semester and quit. Johan Storez went to Rock- ton. Thelma Weems went down to Salem to finish her schooling. New mem- bers of the class were Russell Bremer and Robert Courtney from Poplar Grove, Vivian Meyer from Woodstock, and Steve Bonne from Genoa. The class again put on a play. We also put out an annual with the help of the other classes. A class trip was planned. Graduation is something that all the sen- iors are dreaming about. We hope that all the classes have.as much fun and hard work in school as we have had. CLASS OFFICERS President f Linay Burge Vice President - George Hove Secretary - Darrell Samuelson J Treasurer - Lorin Dopke Class Motto: Today we follow, Tomorrow we lead Class Flower: Carnations Class Colors: Green and White