Casey High School - Flame Yearbook (Casey, IL)

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Class Will ’32 ■ We, the Seniors of Casey Township High School, being of unsound mind and having realized hy this time, that for a few of us, our time in High School is almost at an end do hereby draw up this, our last will and testament: To the Juniors we leave our first six rows on the east side of the assembly and our dignity anil poise as Seniors. To the Sophomores we leave the privilege of digging through the waste paper baskets and Senior desks for papers, notebooks, and other valuables discarded by the Seniors. To those unfortunate Freshmen, we leave our heartfelt sympathy because they will have to depend upon the Juniors to escort them to classes and do other little acts of kindness for them. The American Venus. Olive Owens leaves her attractions for the male sex to Dorothv Patrick. Cleda Purcell leaves her boisterous ways to Miriam Kinison. Dale Whitenev and Mary Alice Poffinbarger leave their High School Romances to Kenneth Walden and Thelma Huddleston. We Seniors very unwillingly leave our beloved History books by David Senullc Muzzy, and our teacher Mr. Bergstrom (who only gives 150 or 200 questions on finals I to all the class of 33”. We certainly hope they enjoy them. Lois Chrysler bequeaths her ability to beg pennies off her friends for stamp money, to write to her boy friends to her pal, Eleanor Logue. To John McKibben, Gerald Todd leaves his horror of the fair sex. Jo Anderson leaves her noon hour dates to F.loise Lippincott. To Evelyn Walters, Ruth Perisho leaves her long curls. Lillian Squires leaves her reserved front seat in Hawkins sixth period assembly to Chrystene Deveriek. Clarence Sidwell leaves his straight A card to Cud Foster. To Gehl Garrett. Ted Groves leaves his feminine giggle. Browne Forrester and Johnie Hires leave their key to friendship to Kate and Alma. To Art's next year History class Margaret Fox wills a collection of her questions and bright sayings to entertain them. Bernice Hell and Marian Orr leave their Casey High Beauty Parlor, to all future Hairdressers. Rooch Lippincott, Marion Partlow and Oscar Shoemaker leave the paved way to Greenup and Terre Haute, during school hours, to Cud Foster and Ed Cartright. To Mary Frances Sluss, Madeline Greever leaves a part of her height. Maxine Pierce and Mary Funk leave their Rig dates to Maude Snearlv and Kate and Alma. To her sister Ruth, Evelyn Brookhart leaves her “Combs.” Leah Deveriek and Ileane Larkin leave their giggles to Fern Gilbert. To Rosemary Huey, Zella Lowry leaves her chewing gum which will he found sticking under her desk in the assembly. John Jenuine leaves his rosy cheeks to Grace Weigal. To Floyd Collins, Arthur Miller leaves his popularity with the fair sex. Cyril Emrich wills his position as most noted orator and Senator to James Alkire. Ralph Wright wills his pretty girlish ways to Ralph Kennison. To Ed Cartwright. Dean Rogers leaves his slender figure. Red Shicks leaves her foreign correspondence to Eleanor Logue. To the team of 33 captain Davis and our team leave the Wabash Valley Championship and their crown ol glory. To the Faculty and Mr. Buckler we leave our deepest sympathy for losing such wonderful pupils. Signed this 25th day of January, nineteen hundred and thirty-two. by, Lillian Squires, Floretta La Rue. Witness: The Senior Class. 23

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Senior (’lass History ■ (hi September 1. 1928. one hundred eight intelligent and knowledge-seeking Freshmen entered the ranks of Casey High. After spending a few weeks in acquainting ourselves w ith this new regime, we chose the following class officers: Leah Deverick. president; Donald Lippincott, vice president; and Robert Davis, secretary and treasurer. Miss Hooker was our advisor. In October wre bravely withstood the torturous treatment that the Seniors so unmercifully imposed upon us. At the end of the term, after having fully recuperated from the cruel treatment mentioned above, we royally entertained the Juniors at a picnic at Twin Lakes, Paris. When we returned in 1929. we were very dignified Sophomores. Although eleven of our members had fallen by the wayside, we still had the largest class. 'I bis year the following class officers wrere elected: Lois Chrysler, president; Evelyn Brookhart, vice president; and Lucille Moran, secretary and treasurer. Miss Hooker was retained as our advisor. During the football season we tied with the Seniors in the float contest before the Palestine game for second prize. We also assumed an active part in the Senior Stunt Show. Even then our keen native intelligence was apparent. W e had the greatest percentage of tjie students making the honor roll. We also were well represented in athletics. Robert Davis, Harold Ashley, Dean Rogers, and Lester Alier were the Sophomores who made the football team. Harold Ashley and Robert Davis played on the first team in basketball. In 1930. with the exception of a few, we were all hack and prepared for action. We, as Juniors, accomplished many things. Our class officers were: Evelyn Rrookhart, president; Clarence Sidwcll, vice president; and Geneva Funk, secretary and treasurer. The grand success of the season was the Junior Class play, “The Whole Town’s Talking.” The success of this play is due to Miss Ennis, who was the director, and to the hard work of the east. As in 1929. we were well represented in athletics, both in football and in basketball. The Junior girls received first place in the interclass volleyball tournament. Both the singles and doubles of tennis that represented C.T.H.S. were Juniors. We participated in the Senior Stunt Show. In order to earn legal tender, we sold candv in the main corridor at noon ami also at basketball and football games. Success came at last: We wrere Seniors! The officers were: Robert Davis, president; Donald Lippincott, vice president; and Merlic Gallatin, secretary and treasurer. Mr. Dickerson and Miss Armstrong were our advisors. The first event of importance was the Freshman initiation which was held in the form of a play party. Next, we had the Senior Stunt Show. In May, the Juniors showed their pleasant company manners by entertaining us at the Junior-Senior banquet. And then came graduation! It is with great sorrow that we leave the scene of so many pleasant memories. May the Juniors carry on the great work that we have so nobly done. 22

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Prophecy of the Class of '32 May 12. 1940. ■ Back in 19.42 I mafic a resolution to keep a scrapbook of our class, so that I would know what happened to each one. Today 1 was looking through it so I’ll pass it on to you. This is what I found. Senator Enirick gives speech in Senate on “How can we he dry when we are so wet.’’ The article says that he talked so long that they all went to sleep and had to he awakened with cold water during a “Dry” speech. Lois Chrysler dedicates the theme song of her latest picture to Casey Hi. Robert Davis is now coach of Notre Dame, the greatest since Rockne. Arthur Miller is e' -cted mayor of Vevay Park with Doris Shick as his secretary. Mayor Miller has certainly put Vevay Park on the map. He is so widely known that he will prohahlv receive nomination for Governor of Illinois. Muriel Adams is teaching music at Oilfield. Bernice Bell is raising cats to start an Old Maids Institution. Mildred Forrester is to he the manager and Honorary member. Elherta Brown. Pauline Bowers, Olive Owen ami Mattie Briggs have applied for membership when it starts. Oscar Shoemaker starteil an expedition to discover America hut found out that it had already been discovered. He was probably asleep in History class when that was discussed. Clarence Sidwell is now President of Harvard University. The world has never seen such a brain. Lillian Squires ami Floretta La Rue have invented a machine to automatically study United States History ami Fourth Year English. They are working on a flea exterminator now. Browne Forrester ami Johnie Hires have now taken Amos’ and Andy’s place in the radio world. Leona Lacey is teaching in Charleston Normal. Donald Lippincott has gone into a picture with Eddie Cantor and Will Rogers. Gerald Todd and Clay Roberts have invented a broadcasting outfit to put on a woman so that you can tune her out when you do not prefer to listen to her chatter. Cleda Purcell. Opal Reisner and Lorene Watts have formed a company to run a bus between Hunt City and Casey. They are president, vice president, and secretary respectively. Dale Whitney won World’s Championship in tennis. He still prefers blondes so he married Mary Alice PoflTmharger, who tics with Ruth Miller for Women’s World Champion in tennis. Ruth has her eyes on a drummer anil has announced her engagement. Elwooil Davis and Carl Littlejohn are running a ranch in Idaho where they raise guinea pigs. Wayne Matheny has just completed a book on “How to Blush.” M rs. Leah Stewart formerly Leah Deverick gave an address in the Senate. Her husband, Medford Stewart, whom she represented, now owns the largest marbleworks in the United States. 24