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

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SO PHOMORE CLASS HISTORY Our freshman year began with thirty-five members. During the term seven of the thirty-five left our class. They were: Donna Vee Smith, Jean Rambow, Donald Croessant, Stanley Carter, William Benesch, Roger Metcalf, and Shirley Gannon. One member, Dick Phillips, was sick and returned this year with the class of '50, , During the month of January, 1946, our class sold magazine subscriptions, and in March, 1946, we had a dance and raffled an electric iron. Our Sophomore Class began this year with twenty-nine members. During the term three members have left. They were: Eleanor Burge, Barbara Floyd, and Eugene Mikrut. During the first semester Robert Brinkmeyer joined the class. On September 17, 1946, the Sophomore's gave an initiation party for the Freshman. They all showed good sportsmanship, with the stunts they had to do, and we accepted them as part of the school. A dance was held April 11, 1947, which was a great success. A magician show was held the first part of March and a carnival during the middle of March. vkvkwkHkvklkfkvkvkvkvkvkvklklkvkvkrkvkvkrkvkvklkikvkrkrk FRE SHMAN CLASS HISTORY On the morning of September 3, 1947, the doors of Capron High School opened to the Freshman Class of 1946-47 and the Senior Class of 1950. CWe hope.D To begin there were twenty-seven Freshman. Shortly after school began, Donna Nelson was stricken polio. g We had a class meeting and elected the following officers: Pres.- Katherine Meier, V. Pres.- Ioan Stoufferg Sec.-Phyllis Hawleyg Treas.-Ioan Goodall. Our class advisor is Miss Morris. The initiation was on September 17, and the return party was Oct. 23. On Tanuary 8, the Freshman Class, along with the junior Geography Class, accompanied by Miss Morris and Mr. Askeland, went on a field trip to Chicago and visited the Museum of Science and lndustry, the Planetariom, The Shedd Aquarium, the Field Museum. The Freshman Class of 1947 eagerly looks ahead for the things to come. A green little freshman, ln green little May Mixed up some chemicals, One spring day. Now green little grasses Tenderly wave, O'er the green little Freshman's Green little grave.