Casey High School - Flame Yearbook (Casey, IL)

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Casey High School SENIOR CLASS HISTORY Stand by, Ladies and Gentlemen: Whir-r-r-r! That was the airplane S-E-N-I-O-R-S landing to bring you the history of the Class of ’34. In the fall of 1930. 115 excited “Freshies” boarded this airplane for a solo and test flight of nine months, the Freshman year. After taking on a good supply of oil and gas, we took off. Ronald Jones was our pilot; Gehl Garrett, assistant pilot; Arthur Sidwell, third pilot; Howard Clem, fourth pilot, and Mr. Buckler, head mechanic, with the Faculty as assistant mechanics. With these four young pilots and our several mechanics operating our airplane, we soared high into the sky. For several days we were quite busy getting acquainted with our fellow passengers (the Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors), learning our way about, and finding our respective classrooms. Every now and then someone became frightened and bailed out, but the majority of us had the courage to stay, as we were profiting very-much from our flight. We took part in several important activities while on board. Many- of our boys went out for football and basketball. Several of our fellow passengers joined the band; many enrolled in choruses and the different clubs; and several of the girls became members of the G. A. A. A few of our more talented fellow passengers put on an amusing feature in the Senior Stunt Show. One of the most outstanding events was our initiation early- in the fall. Several of us were almost thrown overboard, but we survived and kept up our flight. When exam time came, very few of us fell short. As our fuel supply- (energy) was running low, we landed after a long, successful, non-stop flight of nine months. We bade all our fellow passengers, mechanics, and pilots goodby-e until time for the next flight, the Sophomore year. After three months of vacation, we again resumed our flight, not as “Freshies” but as “Sophies”. We all wore our parachutes, in case of accidents, but very few of us found it necessary to use them. Our flight became more interesting every day. We took part in many more activities. And, incidentally-, we helped initiate the new passengers that had joined us for this flight. For this trip we elected new commanders to take charge of our flight. They were Aviatrix Wilma Grant and her two assistants, Doris Partlow and Elizabeth Davis. During this flight we ran into much bad weather (six weeks tests) and two severe storms (semester exams). As our stabilizers were in good condition, we finally righted our plane and flew on. Because we had been so successful in this flight, our head mechanic, Mr. Buckler, allowed us to undertake another flight the next year. Our Junior flight under the leadership of Clyde Staley as first pilot, Zoe Shawver as second pilot, and Arthur Sidwell as third pilot, was the most difficult trip we had ever undertaken. We certainly had to watch our P’s and Q’s to keep the plane balanced and avoid spilling the pork and beans which the mechanics said we were certain to have at our Junior and Senior banquet if we weren’t very- careful. But as luck would have it, something happened to the controls, the airplane went into a “loop-the-loop”, and the “pork ’n’ beans” fell out. As a result, there was much rejoicing aboard our plane. We planned and successfully carried out a trip to Fairy Land with the Seniors as our guests. What wonderful sights we saw,—fairies, castles, dwarfs, giants, Mother Goose and her children, Man in the Moon, and many-, many more! It was a flight well worth our time, and one we shall never forget. Another exceptionally enjoyable feature of this flight was the presentation of the play, “Oh, Professor!”, by several of our Junior classmates. We certainly appreciated their fine work and the [19]