Catlin High School - Yearbook (Catlin, IL)

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Mrs. Barbara Winkler Home Economics Mrs. Winkler attended a small school right after the war. Due to the war, teachers were scarce so their classes were overcrowded. There were 35 kids in one English class. Teachers at this time were scarce and always on the move. So in one year there were 7 teachers! Imagine! Mrs. Wink1er's memorable experience was the suppposed discipline in the classroom. Of course we weren't supposed to talk - but we did!

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Mrs . Karen Long Chorus Mrs. Long participated in many highschool activities and clubs during her four years. Since she has a twin sister named Paula, her high school life was very different from most. Every April Foo1's Day my sister and I would change places in our classes and we were pretty sure the teachers could not tell us apart. One day in the Sophomore English, I was sitting in my sister's seat and the teacher began to question me about a theme that my sister had written. By the look on my face , knowing I knew nothing about the theme , I could not answer. The teacher finally stopped short in the middle of her sentence and asked, Are you Paula or are you Karen? This ended our little game.

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Mr. Nelson I. Thorp Teaches Ag. and Agricultural Occupations classes at Catlin High I was born and raised on a large central Illinois farm. I attended grade school and high school at Wapella , where in high school I was in FFA , held offices in the FFA and class, and a member of the honor society. Raising purebred sheep and working on Dad's farm took up most of my idle hours. At Southern Illinois University, at Carbondale, I obtained my BS degree in Ag. Education. As a freshman at college, I com- pleted requirements for my pilot's license and became a member of the flying club and collegiate FFA. I held the office of president in both organizations and the National Intercollegiate Flying Association. After college , the U . S . Army was a part of my education for nearly 3 years. I then taught Ag. for 3 years at Waterloo , Illinois and moved with my wife and daughter to Catlin in 1974.