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History of the 1925 Flame Mrs. Mary Emrich Van Buren was the sponsor of the 1925 Flame. A letter was written to her sometime ago; the following paragraphs are taken from her reply. “The work of helping to introduce The Flame to the student body of Casey Township High School, as it was then called, was one of my happiest experiences there as a teacher. We had long and exciting sessions. Everyone was helpful and eager. Amateurs that we were, we nevertheless went right ahead so that finally when the last galley had been proofed, cut and spaced, the last glossy print pasted in place, and the dummy sent on its way, we waited breathlessly for word from the engravers. When the message came, it was better than our wildest dreams for it was that our work was the best that had come to the engravers for a long time; nothing had to be changed, everything was in perfect order and we were assured an early delivery of “our first Flames.” “I know you have gone a long way from that first Flame but I doubt if any staff or sponsors can ever equal the enthusiasm and the earnest effort that was put into the first edition. Good luck to you now. You have my very best wishes for a successful commemorative number and I hope you have a world of fun doing it!” Twenty-five years ago the question was asked, “Why don’t we have an annual?” It was discussed among various groups and finally voted on by the senior class. The vote received an affirmative answer and the faculty began choosing the staff. What will the theme be? Who will draw the pictures? What will we name the annual? These and many more questions went through the minds of our 1925 staff members. A contest was held to decide upon a suitable name for the annual. Anyone in the school could enter. Each student was to submit a name giving a plausible reason for its selection. Byron Davidson submitted the winning name of “Flame.” Since Helen Squires was Editor-in-Chief, it was only natural that her father should volunteer his artistic talent. W. H. Squires, Sr., who was quite an artist, drew all the pictures for the 1925 Flame. The chief drawing was a flaming torch laying on its side. This picture occurred at the top of each page throughout the book. Another clever drawing, in two parts, pictured young people running to a rural school; and, the high school graduates coming from the commencement exercises. Let’s take a look at the 1925 school calendar, listing events pertaining to the Flame: September 16—voted to have an annual. October 8—staff met for the first time. February 3—gave speeches before assembly . . . started sale of Flames. February 12—sale among classes ended. March 24—sale ended to public today. A very interesting plan was executed to boost the sale of annuals. A contest was held among the classes to determine which class would purchase the most annuals. It was a close tie, but the freshmen were victorious by two yearbooks. Although the 1925 Flame has experienced many years of progress and changes, the first Flame still contains many good points that are hard to exceed. Thus, we pay tribute to the 1925 Flame, its staff members, and sponsors. EIGHT
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Staff of 1925 HELEN SQUIRES FOS TER, wife of dentist, East Main Street, Casey, Illinois. ORRAN REACH, farmer, Rose Hill, Illinois. MARGARET PIERSON MORGAN, wife of teacher for the Beldon Manufacturing Company, Cary, Illinois. HELEN SPENCE ORN-DORFF, truck driver, Greenup, Illinois. RUTH EMERICK GLAS BY, accompanist, 9534 Leamington Avenue, Skokie, Illinois, (no photo). MARION JONES GE NERO, owner of G. and G. Metal Spinning Co., 1825 South Lawndale, Indianapolis, Indiana, (no photo). HALBERT H. HIGHFILL, Rep. of the Operating Engineers, A m e r i can Federation of Labor, 501 Vorhees Avenue, Terre Haute, Indiana. LENNE E. LAMB, opera tor Shell Oil Company, Jerseyville, Illinois. RUTH KITE MABBET, Western Union Operator, Waukegan, Illinois. FERNE MEEKER WALK ER. Librarian, Odell Public Library, Odell, Illinois. RUBY OR N I) ORFF WISELY (deceased), Moline, Illinois. SEVEN
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