Casey High School - Flame Yearbook (Casey, IL)

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SOPHO- MORES First Row—Wanctia Perisho. Helen Leohr. Mildred Daughhetee. Lenna McFarling, Enid Crouch. Marjorie Watson. Mary Orrell, Betty Cartwright. Wanda Brewer. Marie Speakman. Beulah Collins. Reba Frazier. Second Row—Norma Atkins. Emma Belle Lcmlcy. Marjorie Hock. Francis Clarke. Bernadinc Wallace. Doris Laymon. Modena Stanfield, Sybil Watts. Madeline Downey, Anna Mae Bliss, Marguerite Hock. Vera Beasley Third Row—Margie Kilborn. Marilyn Smith, Marguerite Middleton. Florence Finney. Rosamond Gardner. Betty Chenoweth. Phyllis Carroll. Pauline Cummins. Florine Stifal. Betty June Delp. Juanita Roberts. Eva Collins. Fourth Row—Evelyn Fain. Mary Ellen Artcrburn. Lucille Richardson. Verrctta Watts. Lavon Chrysler, Iva Brandenburg. Geneva Shaffer. Buda Coverstonc. Rose Crandall. Fifth Row—Eva Biggs. Sophia Wright. Ruth Webber. Alice Buckler. Mary June Sloan. made a fresh beginning and resolved that more work and less play would better our dignified position. As we were about to be dismissed for the short Christmas vacation, we were quite surprised to hear Junior Law read to Santa Claus a number of our secret wishes that had been recorded by our very efficient secretary. Throughout the year our class was well represented in athletics. Fifteen of our boys went out for basketball or football or both. They were: Franklin Thomas, Clifford Lamb, Bill Emrich, Albert Hensiek, Marion Shawver, Bill Fuson, Bill Buckler, Russell Jones, Leon Elliott, Noel Greever, Herbert Lee, Leon Taylor, Rex Connelly, Bill McDaniel, and Eugene Galey. Twelve members of our class were active in band work. They were: Emma Belle Lemley, Junior Law, Alice Buckler, Marjorie Kilborn, Bill Prather, Eugene Minear, Bob Goble, Bill Buckler, Leonal Elliott, Bill Fuson, Herbert Lee, and Betty Chenoweth. Page 25 We had our share of fun. In regard to this we should like to express our thanks to the School Board for having made possible our noontime recreation by furnishing us moving pictures and various games. We have profited by them and feel that they have helped us to become better school citizens. As to the scholastic record of our class, the first six weeks Beulah Collins, James Griffin, and Bill Prather made high honors. The second six weeks Beulah Collins and Doris Laymon were the only ones to earn high honors. By the time the third six weeks rolled around Billy Prather was the only one to reach the goal. Beulah Collins, James Giffin, and Billy Prather made high honors for the semester. As a class we have tried to uphold the standards of our school, and .we hope that we may continue to hold a respected place among the students and faculty of dear old Casey High.

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SOPHO- MORES First Rcw—Lowell Slater, Bcb Goble. Stanley Kuhn. Charles Seewer. Charles Collins. Berl Slater. Bernard Stephenson. Noel Greever. Junior Law, Clifford Lamb. Second Row—Leon Taylor. Ivan Shicls. Carl Cahoon. Henry Staley, Leon Elliot. Paul Clark. Robert Coartney, Duane Miller, Lconal Elliott, Charles Hartham. Third Row—Herbert Lee, Albert Hcnsiek. Bcmont Cutright, Billy McDaniel, Leon Williams. Rex Connelly. Eugene Galey, Willard McCrory. Bernard Forester. Fourth Row—Don Henry. Bill Buckler. Russell Jones. Marion Shawver. Leonard McCrory. William Prather. William Fuson. James Giffin. Fifth Row—Floyd Smith. Franklin Thomas, Billy Emrich, Cecil Johnson. In September 1934, a group of one hundred and sixteen of us innocent little freshmen entered the portals of the Casey Township High School to become for the first time a part of its student body. Of course, there were the usual blunders, such as falling downstairs, getting into the wrong classes, and the like, but under the official guidance of Miss Huntington and Mr. Lee, we managed to organize ourselves as a class with Bill Buckler as president, Bob Goble as vice-president, and Charles Collins, as secretary and treasurer. By the second semester we had become sufficiently organized and at home to have a party in honor of St. Valentine and to produce what went on record as the first freshman class play in the history of Casey High. Elmer was the title of our production, and the characters were as follows: Elmer, Junior Law; Susan, Emma BelleLemley; Jeanie, Marguerite Middleton; Janie, Betty Chen-oweth; Fannie Belle, Marjorie Kil-born; Hubert, Bill Prather; Hubert's friend, Bill Fuson; Mother, Doris Lay- mon; Seamstress, Florence Finny. We felt that the play was quite a success and a worthy precedent for those who were to follow in our footsteps. The following September found our number reduced to ninety-eight but still retaining the same energy and pep of the old gang. The highly waxed floors proved somewhat upsetting to our newly acquired dignity as several of our members found themselves even more clumsy than in the freshman days. Once we were able to maintain our equilibrium again, we held another election, this time under the guidance of our two new sponsors, Miss Kelley and Mr. Acker. The results were: Don Henry, president; Herbert Lee, vice-president; and Doris Laymon, secretary and treasurer. At the all-school party we took the greatest of pleasure in watching the freshmen suffer as we had suffered the previous year. However, as the first six weeks rolled by and the grade cards appeared, many of us found ourselves more concerned about our own trials. Again we Page 24

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FRESHMEN First Row—Russell Craig. Eugene McCrory. Howard Elliott. Merle Funk. Robert Arney, Howard Mathis. Dean Middleton, Ben Bertram. Paul Robey. Ernest Hillard. Second Row—Lowell Layman. Herman Gardner. Don Underwood. Warren Barlow. Wayne Pumph-rey. Dale Bell, Dale Small. Harry Lee Gardner. Carl Ragon, Eugene Minear. Third Row—Ralph Allenthrop. Clifford Roan. Donald Maulding, Eugene Johnson. Herschel Collins. Junior Brewer. Willie Johnson. Walter Hall. Bob Wright. Max Meeker. Fourth Row—Paul Larkins. Dale Hoyt. George Demorois, Dean Evans. Junior Hartman, Don Brewer. John Fain. Doyle Estes. Fifth Row—George Hudson. Everett Comer. Scene: C. T. H. S. Time: September 3, 1935 to May 27, 1936. Act I—Scene I The scene opened with eighty-three green freshmen and Mr. Buckler in the assemly. Mr. Buckler directed the freshmen about their school duties and classes and at the sound of the bell, the freshmen scurried off to their lockers and various classes. Much to their embarrasment they often found themselves in the senior History class or the English III class, and occasionally were seen sliding down the stairs or in a none-too-graceful sitting position in the hall. The next thing, the inexperienced new-comers attempted to do was to organize the class. At the first meeting they elected as president, Eugene Johnson; vice-president, Max Meeker; secretary and treasurer, Betty Jane Daniel. This meeting enabled them to become acquainted with their class adivsor, Miss Huntington and Miss Harris. The freshmen became more experienced at the all school party given at the beginning of the school year. The upper classmen received no little amount of enjoyment out of tormenting the poor innocent beginners, but from the entertainment furnished by the embarrassed freshmen, the would-be superiors received much education. A class party was given by the new group on December 19, 1935 at which about forty boys and girls were present. Games were played, refreshments served, and lessons forgotten in a general good time. After having taken the examinations at the end of the first semester, they began to feel like full-fledged High School students. They began to realize that high school was to be taken much more seriously than grade school had been taken. The cockiness of the eighth grade was beginning to wane. Unfortunately not all of the class were able to stand the difficulties of high school work, for at the close of the second semester there were only seventy-eight enrolled. Scene II This beginning class, determined not to be outdone in activities by the Page 26