Bowen High School - Echo Yearbook (Bowen, IL)

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY when we the Seniors of 1957 started to public school back in 19U5, most of us were not even acquainted, however, some of us have gone through school together. Glenadene Phillips, Kay Akers, Jim Hartley, E. J. Pullins, and Burnard McHone have attended all twelve years together in Bowen. Janis Ufkes and Donald Eichman attended four years at Lauderdale School and the other eight in Bowen. On August 27, 1953, twenty-four timid and bashful freshman began their adventurous high school career. We survived a week of hilarious initiation, at which time we d1dn't know if we were meeting a boy or girl, or whether we were coming or going. After initiation, we settled down to business and elected class officers. Mrs. Preyt and Mr. Rueb were our class sponsors. The first event of any importance was a hay-rack ride which was well attended. We sold mag- azines, picked up corn, sponsored a paper drive, and from the concessions at the ball games, we started building up a balance in our treasury. Our class started out with ten girls and four- teen boys, but we had the misfortune of losing Lavone Silbuagh, Loretta Hastings, Lennie Miller, and Bill Worsten. We also gained Lois Kroencke from Warsaw and Jim Cleland from Plymouth. This was an exciting year because we helped cheer our basketball team to State. At the beginning of our sophomore year we had twenty-five members. During the 1955-55 YOTHQ however, we lost Larry Clampit, and gained Warren Cook and Phyllis Snyder. We elected class officers with Mr. Lewis as our class sponsor. We sponsored a talent show October fifteenth , which turned out to be a huge success. In 1955, as Juniors, we were beginning to feel important. We started out with twenty-three members having lost Frank Graham and James Cleland during the summer, and shortly during the year we lost Roger Bilderback, Ann Vest who married Junior Whitaker, Alice Jo Heft who married Jim Elder, Donna Jackson who moved to Centerville, Iowa, and Lois Kroencke who mover to Liberty. We gained Dick Cramer from Plymouth. Our sponsors were Mr. Stoneking and Mrs. Stone. On Sept- tleber sixth, we ordered our class r1ngs,the UFifty-Ninersn and received th m on October eleven- th. Next came the Junior Play after many long practices, and on the night of November twenty second, our play, 'The Haunted High Schooln, was presented. The cast consisted of Marilyn Boek- heus, I. J. Pqllins, Lois Kroencke, Donald Kimkemann, Janis Ufkes, Donna Jackson, Glenadene Phillips, Larry Webster, Jim Hartley, Larry Post, Kay Akers, Kay Wear, Donald Eichman, Ann Whit- aker, Mr. Stoneking as our director and our play was a success. The Junior-Senior Banquet and Prom was held Friday, May eleventh. The banquet being held in the Bowen Methodist Church, and Prom in the gymnasium. Carrying out our theme of UEvening in Psris,H the prom was a success. On April thirteenth, we ordered our name cards, and picked out our announcements. It'e now 1957 and time to say our good-bye's. But we are anticipating several things a- mong them being the Junior-Senior Prom, Graduation, and the Senior trip. We have many pleasant memories, that of our Talent Show, school parties, and our Senior Play, nCrazy But Cute,n which was a success, directed by Mr. Stoneking and the cast consisting of Donald Limkemann, Marilyn 500khlU'o Larry Webster. Jim Hartley. E- J- Pullinl. Janis urkea, Glenadene Phillips, Elaine Neill, Kay Wear, Kay Akers, Larry Post, and Phyllis Snyder. We chose pink and white as our CIBII C010rl Ind fh0 f10V0r1s the pink rose. The senior officers were! Jim Hartley--President! Donald Limkemann--Vice President, Glenadene Phillips--Secreteryg Larry Webster--Treasurerg Kay Akers--Student Council Representativeg Janis Ufkes--Reporter, and Mr. and Mrs. Davis were class sponsors. We started out our senior year with seventeen, but had the misfortune of losing Phyllis Snyder, who moved to Quincy. These are some of the accomplishments of the active class of 57'. Some may hint intangible things like putting on the Junior and Senior plays, cheering a great ball team to victory, and sometimes heartbreak because we lost. Then, of course, there are the friendships with all our schoolmates, and teachers. These are some of the things we will remember in our high school days. As we are about ready to leave dear old Bowen High, we would like to leave you with our Motto, HTo Make Results, Not Excuses.N Graduates ' f Seniors A HRESULTS, Juniors - r f f NUI' Sophomores BXCUSBSN Freshmen f ' - 4' Fall Fall Fall Fall May 1953 1955 1955 1956 1957 0 N W A R D A N D U P W A R D , A L W A Y S l