Carterville High School - Lionite Yearbook (Carterville, IL)

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1927 BLACK DIAMOND 1921 JUNIOR WEINER ROAST On Fr1day mght November 19 the Junior class met at the home of M11 dred Sllllth About seven oclock they started to find a convement spot for the Welner Roast After hikmg over hllls and hollows until Miss Johnson and Mlss Sorg were almost exhausted they Spled a place to eat After a few games were play ed they started for home While on the may they stopped at the home of Mr Hale where they enyoy ed a few CXCIUIIQ mo ments From there everyone trudged home All seemed to have had a de hghtful time SOPHOMORE PARTY The Sophomore class held ITS first party at the home of Hazel Boswell Very lllI6I'9StlI1g games were played and everyone had a good time Lester and Hazel played the viohn guitar and plano for us In addition to the clas members Miss Armstrong and Mr Allen advlsors and Mr and Mrs Hale were there FRFSHMAN PARTY Thursday evening September 16 The upper classmen turned barbers and shaved the beautiful locks of the Freshmen boys They took lt all rn good sp1r1t and had quite a b1l of fun over their bald heads O On November 19 1926 several Senlor girls met for the purpose of organ lllllg a club The name was deuded to be kept secret and to be called only by the 1n1t1als S O S The following officers were elected President Pearl Evans Vice Presl dent Wllma Goins Secretary and Treasurer Ruby Forbes The members are Grace Hadfield Lo1s Lindsey Reon Crain Reba Bear den Ida Carter Cleone Wlnnlng Janice Lockle Edlth Kidd Emma Gartner Loulse Ogden Maxine and Colleene Allen Nelma Cram Margaret Rae Har r1et and Mary Rutherford Irene Young and Myrtle Alexander The club meets every two weeks for business and SOCIHI purposes r K . . l ld , 4 1 . , A ' ' s . 1 ' C - . . ' . The Freshmen had their first party at the home of Willie Ester Stover. S. . S. 94:

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1927 BLACK DIAMOND 1927 Sen1or Play Second Childhood The Senior Play Second Childhood was glven Aprll 14th 1927 at the Lyric Theatre The scene Doctor Realyeas home was well laid even though lt was complicated Lawrence Damron alias Doctor Realyea carried his part as an absent minded professor very well After 25 years of work hardships and failures he d1scovered the Elixir of Youth which 1n the end had never been tested as he thought It had and he was forced to begin hxs experimentatlons all over again His daughter Sylvia Realyea a modern flapper type was carried by Reon Crain After all her love affalrs she finally came out all right with Phil while General Henry Burbeck Ray Boren was left ln the suds with all h1s wealth Ida Carter the Auntle Mrs Wellsmlller quarrelled and fussed with every one who came near her She never allowed any young man to put his arm around her 1n the morning When the time comes for her to play the part of the aunt in real life it seems that she will be well prepared to do so Reba Bearden Marcella a Spanish girl and the daughter 1n law of Gen eral Henry Burbeck caused much disturbance with her baby and was always golng to keel some one This was Rebas first experience on the stage but never the less she played her part excellently Philip Stanton a popular young man a partner of Professor Realyeas and very much ln love with Sylvia was played competently by Paul Baker This was also Pauls first acting experience Faye Bryan Sheriff Johnson with the ald of Deputy Sheriff Stoker How ard Miller had considerable trouble in keeping Professor Realyea and Ph1l1p Stanton from golng to Jail Their chief duties were to keep on track of all the neighborhood bables and dogs These parts were competently carried The part of Judge Sanderson a very dlgmfied sedate fellow was played by Edgar McCree who acted the part well Mrs Vlvvert the old gossip was the nuisance of the neighborhood and a nosy old sister who attended to other peoples affalrs so much that as a result of this her baby and dog were stolen Mrs Henderson Louise Odgen Mrs Vivvert s mother was the present day type of grandmother who is eter nally runnlng down the on coming generatlon with her old fashloned ldeas Lucille Norton Lo1s Lindsey was a nelghbor of Mrs Vlvverts She was the kind who get their cars taken from them for not paying the payments due The play was pronounced a howling success by everyone l89 -0- -o- s 1 ll ' 11 ' ' 1 1 , . . I V 1 1 ' 1 1 . H . . H . . 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 . ' 11 ' 11 ' 1 1 1 1 ' 1 ss ' . . H . , . , Y - - - 1 ' u 11 ' 1 ' 1 1 . . , 1 1 1 , . . . , . . 1 1 1 ' 1 1 - 1 , . 1 1 1 . , . 1 1 - ' 1 1 . , . . , ' . , . . . , , , . .

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1927 BLACK DIAMOND 1927 Calendar AUCJUST X zcattou ls oyer schotl lae ms SEPTEMBER 1 Lost' A gang of Freshles 6 Out of school for Ltbor Day 9 10 Another yacatton Lounty Fall' Everybody back to school after a four dwys rest Classes are well orgunled everybody 18 re td, for work Household Econonncs organue 1 club We play our first footb'lll game wlth Carbondale Score 0 0 Glrls Octette makes lls first appe1rance before the Assembly Miss Johnson our new teacher 'errwes Boys Octette mtroduced OCTOBER Another football game West Frankfort beat us 34 0 7 Assembly llstens to world serles Football game Wlfh Herrm there Score 6 0 ln Herrtn s favor Repert cards glyen out for Hrst tlme Cvllle loses another game Eldorado beats us 20 0 M155 TfeNNlll1OH gxyes an mterestmg account of her trxp to Europe Another ge od speech by Dr Lowther Flrst complete Annual Staff Meetmg Pep meetmg but not m11ch pep Football game at Murphysboro 44 01n Murphy s faxor Ftrst numlaer of Lyceum course Mr Wheatly speaks to assembly Do your best the state inspector ts here Eyerybe dx has a gay tune at Hwllov. een L1rn1y al NOVEMBER L1st of bo Slow M1ry mtroduced to 1ssembly Feotball game wtth Vlenna Senlors need hrger hits Tllelf rlngs have ce me Assembly llstens to lIlIt.I'CS1lIlg talk COIlCel'l1lIlg Hlwan by Dr Bronson Home Lommg Alumnl Ill y I chttl boys ind glrls rnce mo e Hurrah No schoel Sentwr glrls organlfe 1 soclal club Jolly Jumors go on a Wiener roast Basket b xll game between classes DELEMEER Boys Qutrtet slllgs before assembly Vlr Wxlker g1NLSllSlllS Xmls SPIYIY speech 'Vlxss Sorg teaches new Xmas son s to ass lnbly Sophrmores enloy themselves xt 1 cltss pxrty at Hxlel Boswells Household Ecenomlcs club glyes b xnquet for Htgh School Boxrd tf I-elucttlvn I'trst basket b1ll game of the seasen Debattng club meets by candle llglli Publlc spe lklllg cliss Lll18I'1'lllls 1 sembly Larteryllle takes Herrm out 111 first cnnference gtme Flrst conference game it home West Frlnkfort won Ftfth and slxth grade students entertxm Htgh Schw l wrth nn ll'll11slIl2 Xmas program Rah Rah Rah' No more school this year Xm1s X cmtn l7LglllS Xm ls L lntita .I-XNLARY 1927 Eyerybody Is back to school re :dy te start work Reverend Stone speaks to Assembly Herrln played here tontght and won by 3 polnts We beat Larbondale Llllhefslly Hlgll Hurrah' All I can here IS renew' Reylew' The Semester exams are at hand 12 Exammatlons' Students must grm and beat 11 Eyerybody starts the new semester wlth a wow to make better grades next semester Prellmmary debates wxth Herrln Basketball game Hrlfll Lalro We won l'11l Q, .,. 30. V1 1 ' J ' wg' . . . A . .1 13. ' ' ' - - - - 14. 1 . 1 - 1 , ' - u 'z ' . 18. . ' J 1 . 25. ' J 1 1 ' ' 1 '. 28. ' , : ' J J 1 ' ' 1 I 29. ' , , 1 ' . 30. ' ' . 6- . ' J' . 9. ' ' , . 14. W 'Y ' . 16. ' ' g - . . 1. - . 21. . ' J , . . ' ' , 22. - ' y - . 23. 1 - ' . 26. , J 1 . 1.1 . 27. ' . ' ' ' J A - 29. '- ' N A' 1 ' ' ' 1 'P '1 . 3. '1J ' ' 1 ' . 3- ' K- . , I . 4 ,' ' K- 1 1 ,V 11. ' ' . ' 11 've s H 1 ' J ' ' r'. 12. l J w. 17, 'X - 1 ' J ' '. 1 J ' . 18. ' ' ' ' J . 19. Mr. Vv'alker out of town and Miss Baker takes charge with a dignineel air. 25, ' J' 1 1 ' ' - ' .. 1. 1 1 ' f 1 1 1 1.' J - 1 S, J X '. 1 1 1 Q 1 W. . 11. J 1 ' - f J'1Jr . 13. ' ' J ' ' . 16. ' J '1 ' 1.. ' 1' J 1s ' A 17' 1 1' . , ' ' K. 1 , . 1 L ,I 18. ' g . , 1 , 2 .I 1 , I 21. ' 1 f 1 - - , - 1' ' 1 o 1 1 .' I ' 1 22. ' . 1 . . ' ' J ' . 1. 'a 1 W - ' 26, 1 ' '1 1 1. 7. - ' ' - ' ' ' A' . . ' J. 11- ' ' , f - 5 ' ' , - ' - . 1 1 ' ' ' . I