Buckley Community High School - Oracle Yearbook (Buckley, IL)

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s snN1oR cLAss xsiswcnrl CoNwfNUssr ' A big exent .of the year was-the annual Qauniorfsesior Benquet,' wh ch was heldlmay 5, at the Middlecoff Hotel' in Paxton. The menu consisted ofw'NoonlL5ht and Roses, Robin Red Breast, Snowball Blossoms, Buttercup Petals, Spring Sale ad. Fleecy Clouds and Stardust, Lover's Delight, end Flower Necter.r The table decorations were in a Maytime theme. 'Has old Luebchow served as toastmaster, and after the meal ewry- one attended the show at Paxton. I 4, s , e 1 ' bf The Junior ckfss sponsored nwildcet Willien for the ans nual junior play.. The cast was chosen from the Dramatics Club. ' , . ' ' 1 I Miss Marr-Campbell and Miss Dell right ,were the class sponsors. On Vcrch 25 Kiss Camnbell chenped'her nume to Nrs. John Lewis, ., I f , ' t on I A ' ' During 1945 fthe junior class-was Vwell resfesentee' in the sports activities. Seven of .the'boys participatedf: in basketball. and.Yvcnne-and Verde' helped lead the cheering section. The juniors had charge of thcfrcfrtshment stnndsir thc Halloween Festival. Delicious refreshments of pie, ice cream, .hot dogs, pop corn, candy, non, and coffee were en- joyed by ell., ' ' - ' ' A V On August 28, 1944, twenty-one seniors marched through the doors of Buckley High., At the first class meeting we'eb ected as class officers: Harold Iuebchow, presidcntg Robert Weppler,-vice-presidentg Yvonne Lustfeldt, secretery-treas- urerg Darlene Breckmann, historiang Rlroy Janssen, Gladys Rnnen, 'Student Council members. The student body elected Robert Weppler as president of the Student Council, and Veda Krumwiede secretaryetreasurer. Miss Wright was our sponsor. Our class motto was: Nln Ourselves Our Future'Iies.n The class colors chosen were blue and white,'and the flower the red rose. . I , f T7 -. ,The seniors initiated the freshmen by having thee boys carry pursesN and wear necklaces, and having the firls wear pigtails and large green ribbons. We s1so-in1t1secd- them by a court-trlal at the freshman initiation party. Pic and ice cream wereiserved for refreshments. ' be J Beryl Luecke and Jim Flanigan made a very intellectual horse for the seniors' contribution of entertainment at the Halloween Festival. Wilbur Gronewold acted as its trainer, and Elmer Weber was a clown. The class also raffled off two ducks and conducted a cake walk.

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aiijwaofa CL-A5511-xlelrloznr In 1941 the senior class of 1945 entered B.C.H.S. with an enrollment of twentyetwo students., The eofficers for the freshman year were: President, Kenneth Singleton, -vice- president, Arlene Eckerg secretaryetreasurer, Harold Lueb- chowg historian, Delmar Krumwiede. The freshman class was represented in the Student Council by Lillian Engehausen andt Robert Wepp1er.- Miss Lucyellen Tbuhey was the class advisor. No different from other classes, the seniors had to go through the procedure.of initiation. The annual Freshman Reception was sponsored by the Board of Education, and we were entertained by the upperclassmeng Becausen of the changes made by Ace and Evelyn Page moving to Nebraska, and Donald Cowqer coming from Chicago Heights, Twentyione sophomores marched through the doors of B. C. HL S. in the fall of 1942. During the sophomore year, the following class members held officer Wilbur Grenewoldg president, Donald Cowger, vice-presidentg James Flanigan, secretary-treasurerg Elmer Heber, historiang Wilbur Grone- weld, Donald Cowger, Student Council members. ,The class sponsor was Miss Touhey, ' ' 3 V The sophomore class won the War Bond and Stamp Contest, and was given a party sponsored by the other classes. 1 . The fall of 1945 found twenty ,members in the' junior classq The class elected Beryl Luecke, presidentg LeRoy Krunwiede, vice-president, Yvonne' Lustfeldt, secretary- treasurerg Verda Frumwiede,1 historiang' Darlene Brackmann Elroy Janssen, Student Council members. 1 f y The class contribution to the Halloween Festival was a patriotic tableaug Verda Krumwiede was the Statue of Lib- erty, LeRoy Krumwiede, a soldier, Elmer Heber, a sailorg Delmar Steinmann, air cadet, Elroy Janssen, a-marine, Robert Weppler, Yankee Doodle Dandyg Yvonne Lustfeldt, an Irishf girly Lillian Dngehausen and Arlene Boker, Red Cross nursesg Wilbur Gronewold, a flag carrierg Beryl Luecke, Uncle Samg Darlene Brackmann vmoved to Pontiac in October, but re- turned just before Christmas. Upon her departure, Lillian Engehausen was elected to be the Student Council member, I The class was reduced to twenty members when Delmar Steinmann etlisted in the Navy,

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Senior clasa history continued A' Z Delmar Krumwiede joined the Navy in December, 1944. In February Harold Luebchow and Donald Steinman also enlisted, but were not chlled immediately. The four senior girls in the secretarial practice cnurse took state Civil Service examinations in Kankakee on Feb- ruary 24. D 4 The last Senior activities were the senior clay sen- 4- .F ior trip, juniordsenior banquet and prom, the baccalaureate and commencement exercises, , , ,-,,,,. ,