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1 1 1 ] ] 1 1 1 1 J 1 1 I 1 The Peace Council These men. members of the Casey Township High School Board of Education for the year of 1943-1944. are the Peace Council who donate their time and interest to the community by serving as directors of our high school. It is the Peace Council which has made our school lead the field in a variety of subjects, standard of teaching training required, amount of extra activity offered, and the equipment provided. There are seven members of the Peace Council, and each is elected for the term of three years, except the President, who retires every year. The officers of the Peace Council for the year of 1943-1944 are as follows: President. Dr. Boyd: Secretary, C. A. Williams. The other members are Ronald Elliott. Carl Carothers, Marion Partlow. J. W. Smith, and Walter Van Dyke. The Chief Your school has at its head a Chief who works in cooperation with the Board of Education, the faculty, and the Student Council to make the high school possible for you. You will find the Chief. Mr. Runyon, our principal, meeting once a month with the Peace Council to discuss the procedure of the year. Mr. Runyon has a very high education. He went to Carthage College at Carthage. Illinois, for his first three years of college and then finished his A.B. degree at the University of Illinois. Since then he has also received an M.A. degree. He is now working for his Doctor's Degree. Mr. Runyon's duty here in the high school is to give you a better school of which you can always be proud. We feel that he has been successful in doing just that. The 1944 f lame
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SECOND SEMESTER 17 With exams over we re ready to start on a new semester. Mrs. Tade is replacing Miss Iutzi who re turned to her home to be married. 18 Warriors trounced the Marshall I.ions in an easy victory of 54-31 at Marshall. 17-21 Dean Dutton, a religious speaker, talked each day this week. Thursday was special day for the boys and Friday for the girls. 26 Kansas Bulldogs conquer the Warriors in 40-27 victory at Casey. 28 Warriors nip Charleston City in a close victory 4 3-39. 30 It was quite an unusual thing when two members of the C. T. H. S. faculty. Miss Iutzi and Miss Hamm, were both married today. Miss Hamm, pardon me.—Mrs. Shearer plans to return to her classes in about a month. Mrs. Tingley and Evelyn Turner have been teaching Mrs. Shearer's classes. FEBRUARY 3-4-5 E. I. League Tournament. Friday was the biggest crowd Casey’s gym has ever had. Elmer Hazzard of Collinsville was guest of the tournament. Paris defeated Casey 4 3-30. 8 Warriors beat Oblong (here) 32-30. Casey’s team was held back by the absence of Lee Mark well, star forward, who has infection in his foot. Today Mr. Brady and Mr. Tedrick asked if the team would please not have dates for three weeks until the Regional Tournament is over. (We wouldn't say for sure whether they said the please—what do you think?) 1 1 Greenup was easily defeated by the Warriors in a 46-17 win. Most of the boys on the Casey squad have their ’crew cuts” now. We guess we ll learn to like them. At an assembly today Mr. Brady asked that the girls cooperate and help the boys with their training rules. 14 Valentine’s Day. Mrs. Shearer (Miss Hamm) returned to school today. Mr. Tedrick took his physical exam for the U. S. N. Mr. Hawkins has been absent with the flu. 15 Hutsonville (there) 48-30. 21 Palestine Pioneers went home tonight with a 37-31 defeat. 22 Olney (there) 37-25. 25 Award Warriors ’44 E. I. League crown for completing the basketball season with the best record in comparison with fifteen other teams. 25 6 weeks exams. Effingham's Flaming Hearts nipped the Warriors 40-38. This was Markwell. Sharp, and Cramer’s last scheduled game. 27 Burl Ping's car collided with a car driven by Theodore Ball. 19. of Franklin. 111. Those in Ping's car were: Burl, the driver. Betty Cope. Billie Chrysler. Joan Elder. Wm. Arney. U. S. Navy, of Columbia. S. A., and Lee Hickox of Casey. None of the occupants were seriously injured. 28 The girls at Casey High showed their basketball ability at a night game. The two teams were selected from the four classes. The game was refereed by Miss Holle. director of girl’s athletics at C. T. H. S. 1 he high scorers of the evening were Norma Middleton. Ramola Perry, and Harriette Sprague. FEBRUARY 29— ' MARCH 3 7 8-9 10-11 15 16-18 17 21 28 31 APRIL 7-10 8 14 21 28 29 MAY 5 12 21 25 26 Paris Tigers win over Casey 29-28. for Regional Championship. Juniors and Seniors decide banquet to be semi-formal. Senior Class Play try-outs for Seven Keys to Baldpate. Sectional Tournament at Paris. Eveland’s Tigers advanced to State. Speech Class gives play entitled Yellow Sheet under direction of Miss Short. State Tournament—We wonder which games the boys enjoyed the most! Taylorville won over Elgin in the finals. G. A. A. formal initiation. Miss Short’s Speech Class gives second play entitled Gratitude. F reshman Dance. Our freshmen have proved to us that they are no longer green freshies” by giving a dance that was greatly enjoyed by all four classes. At 8:15 p.m. a concert featuring Casey. Kansas. Marshall. Greenup, and Martinsville’s band students under the direction of Mr. Sawhill. assistant band director at the University of Illinois, was enjoyed in Casey s spacious gymnasium by some 2.000 people. A mass rehearsal of the 250 students was held in the afternoon after which a pot luck supper and dance were enjoyed by all. Students and faculty enjoy Easter Vacation. Eiger Relays at Paris. Our annual Rural Playday was greatly enjoyed by the future C. T. H. S. students. I he Senior Class Play. Seven Keys to Baldpate. under the direction of Miss Short was largely attended and kept everyone on the edge of his seat, wondering who was the next victim. Rural School Commencement. G. A. A. Play Day. Jr.-Sr. Banquet—Windmills, wooden shoes, and tulips changed our gym into a Dutch atmosphere and made a lovely background for the banqu t and semi formal dance. A delicious meal was served followed by a short program during which representatives of the faculty, school board, and students made speeches. After this the students and faculty danced to the strains of Fred Cizek’s eleven piece orchestra from 9:00 to 12:00 o clock. It was a banquet never to be forgotten’ Choir Concert. Baccalaureate—I he beginning of the end and the day we’ve so long awaited! Grade School Commencement. Commencement—As we stand in a solemn, grav-robed line and receive our diplomas, we know that C. 1 . H. S. has been good to us. and we hope that she will miss us as much as we shall miss her. And. perhaps, someday when she is all alone, she will weep a tear or two for us. 6 The 1944 Flame
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