Brimfield High School - Spectator Yearbook (Brimfield, IL)

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19 3 6 CLASS HISTORY In September 1932, twenty—sI x jaunty Freshmen crept up the HIGH SCHOOL STAIRS. PR. COOERLY, THOUGH SOMEWHAT DOUBTFUL, MANAGED TO GUlt E US INTO ROOM TWO. THIS WAS A HARD DAY ON US CUT WE GRADUALLY PECAN TO FEEL THAT W ELOfJGED. TWO WEEKS LATER, V E ELECTED CLASS OF. ICERS: WILSON REINHART, PRESIDENT; EARL LOTTMAN, VICE—PRES I DENT; . ITA CAHILL, SECRETARY; WILLARD HASSELBACHER, TREASURER; ITH fjlSS SADDLER AS CLAPS ADVISOR. THE SOPHOMORES ENTERTAINED US IN OCTOBER, AN: TREATED US ATROCIOUSLY—IN OTHER Y ORDS, WE WERE INITIATED. THE FRESHMEN ENTERTAINED THE ENT I RE HIGH SCHOOL WITH A CHRISTMAS PARTY AT THE COMMUNITY BUILDING. In September 1933, we returned to school facing a serious situation. Three new teachers] But y;e decided reforc the year WAS OVER THAT WE HAD GAINED MUCH FROM THESE NEW CONTACTS. CLASS OFFICERS WERE: GLADYS HARMS, PRESIDENT; PITA CAHILL, VICE-PRES- IDENT; Martha minor, secretary; Bernard Cluskey, treasurer; miss I Saddler, class advisor, jc remembered our initiation very well, SO WE TRIED TO DO JUSTICE TO THE FRESHMEN' TO WHOM WE GAVE A PARTY. The THREE NEW TEACHERS DID NOT ESCAPE, -,UT SHOWED THAT THEY WERE GOOD SPORTS. As Juniors, we elected Pita Cahill, President; Kenneth Pullen, VICE-PRESIDENT; LELANC WHIT TAKER, SECRETARY-TREASURER; LtR ’wRiGHT, CLASS ADVISOR. THE CLASS PLAY, DEACON STUCBS WAS WELL PRESENTED AND WELL ATTENDED THE JUNIOR-SENIOR DANQUET WAS HELD AT THE Y. w. c. A. in Feoria, May i6, 1935. Later, accompanied ly the high SCHOOL FACULTY, WE ATTENDEO THE MADISON THFATER AND SAW PRIVATE Worlds. Our class has seen well rcpregented in Dramatics, Glee Club, G.A.A., on the basket ball floor, in baseball, and on the track ficld. In September 1935, when our class of twenty-two dignified SEN 10R3 returned to school, we felt that though we we. e noted for many things, we would go down in history as the last class f to graduate from the cld T.h.S. building. Class officers were: Donald Cluskey, President; Martha Minor, vice-president; Leland —■ Whittaker, secretary-treasurer; p. yright, glass advisor. The Senior play, This is the Life was given and the class voted w FIFTY DOLLARS ($50) OF THE PROCEEDS TC BE GIVEN TOWARD THE NEW ELECTRIC SCORE BOARD WHICH WAS ERECTED IN THE NEW GYM. V E WERE CUEG7S OF THE JUNIORS AT A BANQUET HELD IN PEORIA, AT THE Y. .C.A. Later, we went to the Madison Theater to see The ex-’.rs. Bradford. WE ATTENDED A THEATER PARTY IN ELMWOOD, AND SAW ROSEMARIE. Baccalaureate exercises y.e e held in the Union Church. Graduation exercises were held ay 26th. or. Robert Hodgson of UOLINE WAS THE SPEAKER. OUR JOY Y AS TINGED WITH SADNESS AS WE LEFT LOVED TEACHERS A UO CLASSMATES. t»E KNEW THAT WE I AD COME TO THE PARTING OF THE WAYS. fi