Brimfield High School - Spectator Yearbook (Brimfield, IL)

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JANICE WHITSON Always gay and full of fun. DAN BOWERS I'll get there--slowly but surely. PAT JOHNSON Optomistic, courteous, dependable, a friend we all admire. DICK ARCHIBALD Never speak sense when nonsense will serve the purpose. Sheets, and our advisors were Mrs. McDonald and Mr. Linn. Mary Ann Schel-kopf, Jim Claybaugh, and Pat Johnson were chosen as the Student Council members. Soon after school had begun, Ronnie Kneer left us to join the armed forces. After several weeks of hard practice, we presented the humorous play, The Magic Touch on November 7, under the direction of Mrs. Rasey. Early in January we began planning for our Valentine's Ball held on February 14, 1959. We nominated Mary Ann Schelkopf and Jim Coulter as our King and Queen candidates with Mary Ann being crowned Queen of the Ball. After struggling through our term papers, we started to work on our all-night prom entitled The Spanish Hacienda. The gym was decorated as an open patio with flowered pillars, and the music was by Kenny Hess. On August 27, 1959, 23 starry-eyed, anxious Seniors entered the halls of B.H.S. for their last and most eventful year. During the summer Betty Kell 14

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SANDY PARKS SENIORG class officers: President--Jim Clay-baugh, Vice-President--Sandy Parks, Secretary--Pat Johnson, Treasurer--Mary Ann Schelkopf, and Reporter--Eleanor Shaffer. The Student Council representatives were Gene Sollenberger and Bob Ashley. For our class projects, we again picked up corn, sponsored a dance, and had a hoboday. As the King and Queen candidates for the Valentine's Ball, we chose Janice Whitson and Gene Sollenberger. Our sophomore year ended in both joy and sadness--we had lost Gene Sollenberger, Nancy Vantine, and Tommy Smith, but we did receive our class rings the day before school was out. On a very hot August 28,1958, 22 Juniors, including Lyle Slane who joined our class from Elwood, began a very busy year in every way. We first met and elected our President--Jim Clay-baugh, Vice - President--Jim Coulter, Secretary--Gary Smith, Treasurer--Mary Ann Schelkopf, and Reporter--Jim What would school be without joys; what would life be without boys ? DAVID COON Why be difficult when with a little more effort you can be impossible . JOYCE SACKS I live for fun and fun I have. DOROTHY SATORIUS Character is simply habit long continued. GARY SMITH A woman hater, he hates to leave them. 13

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JERRY PILLMAN left ust but as school started, we had gained Dan Bowers from East Peoria and Dottie Satorius from Iowa. Jim Clay-baugh and Mary Ann Schelkopf for the third consecutive yearwere elected as President and Treasurer respectively. Bob Ashley was elected Vice-President, Mary Savage--Secretary, and Shirley Foster--Reporter. Eleanor was also chosen as a Student Council member in addition to those elected in the junior year. Soon after school had begun, we began planning for our yearbook, the CHIEFTAIN. We chose Mary Ann Schelkopf as Editor-in-Chief, Sandy Parks as Layout-Editor, Jerry Pillman as Business Manager and Jim Coulter as Photographer. On October 11, 1959, we sponsored a ham dinner, netting a sizeable profit, and on November 14, 1959, we had the Harvest Ball. Our year was topped off by a CHIEFTAIN Review and our Senior Play. He came, he saw, and he is still looking around. JOANNE ANTONACCI I don't care how you spell my name. I'll change it someday just the same. JIM COULTER If those girls would only leave me alone. SHIRLEY WHITE Some think the world is made for fun and frolic, and so do I.