Casey High School - Flame Yearbook (Casey, IL)

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8 THE 1938 GREETINGS TO THE CLASS OF 1938 Dear Seniors: I traveled through a woods one day with the bright sunlight gleaming through the oaks in occasional shafts of silver. Glistening drops of dew swayed on tender plants beneath the protection of the towering oaks. All was serene. The great oak and the tender plant each held its arms upward to the heavens above. As I traveled on, the wind in the tree tops began to stir. No longer did the sunbeams flit across my face. With every darkening moment and the rumbling thunder evidences of the approaching storm grew greater. I sought protection beneath the gnarled roots of a mighty monarch, whose fingers extended out to form a cave made to my choosing. From this vantage point I could watch the storm as it progressed through the forest. I could see each tree as it responded to the pressure of a great storm, as it strained at its bearings. I noted with dismay a tree to the right whose extended branches and hardy trunk had crashed to the ground—a tree that had appeared but a moment before to be withstanding the wind and rain so well. Another nearby whose slight frame seemed so frail was bending nearly to the ground with each heavy gust but returning proudly upright when the strain had eased. Why was this? I asked myself when I could at last leave my refuge. I sought the answer from the trees themselves. Invariably the trees that broke before the storm had either an inward decay or poor root growth. Those that bent to the storm but returned erect with uplifted branches to the sunlight were sound in every fiber. They had a grip upon the mother soil that was deep and far reaching. Size did not matter. Inward structure and foundation were the determining factors as to whether the trees that bent to the storm broke or returned upright to their glorious sunlight. J. Bruce Buckler.

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7 C. C. heard teacher say: You watch the black-board and I'll run through it.”

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FLAME 9 Left to right: E. O. Todd, Harry Brown, Harry Eumont, W. J. Goben, Herbert McCrory, Claude McKean, Harry Partlow. BOARD OF EDUCATION The Casey Township High School Board of Education has managed school affairs with their customary efficiency, and their considerate regulation is in a great part responsible for the good name enjoyed by this high school among neighboring towns. The board this year is composed of Claude McKean, president; Harry Partlow, secretary; Harry Brown, Herbert McCrory, W. J, Goben, E. O. Todd, and Harry Eumont. The main objective of the board for 1937-1938 was to finish modernizing the library. This objective has been fully accomplished with a new card catalogue, new books, and entire new cataloguing. The board also aided in sponsoring the BROADCASTER, making possible the special editions. In addition to the work on the library the board has given attention to improving the heating plant by renovating completely the radiation in the two buildings. The board, which in the past has pioneered in visual aid, vocational guidance, and modern equipment, is looking forward to additional vocational courses. This shows our board to be one of the most progressive in this part of the state for advanced vocational training is an innovation of recent years. We are confident that our board will continue its tradition of well-founded progress and that the school will continue to appreciate, as we appreciate, the generosity and capable management of these men.