Cerro Gordo High School - Gordian Yearbook (Cerro Gordo, IL)

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We Domeslic Damsels fhink if exfremely apropos fhaf courses such as Marriage as a Career and fhe Care and Feeding of l-lusbands have grown popular in our leading insfifufions of higher learning. Whaf has become good enough for fhe collegians has been good enough for us many a year now. So, along wifh fhem, we hope by cook or by crook fo reach perfecfion in fhe realm of fhe beanery and fhe seamery. This year has been a busy one. For us l-lomecoming meanf floaf, popcorn, and faffy apples: fhe ofher feafures faded info nofhing while we exerfed arfisfic and culinary efforfs. And our samples musf have pleased, for we were called upon fo concocf and serve a banquef for fhe Okaw Valley coaches and principals. To show our versafilify we spon- sored a sfyle show of lovely ladies and gorgeous gowns, presenfed fhrough fhe courfesy of Block and Kuhl's in Decafur. Our personal creafions would have done quife as well, buf modesfy forbade our using fhem for display. As fhe final splurge of fhe year we enferfained af fhe annual Mofher- Daughfer Banquef where simplicify of dress served fo offsef fhe elabo- rafeness of our hospifalify in bofh decorafion and cuisine. Now we can look back wifh amusemenf on such minor domesfic froubles as soapy grapes. Our blisfers have disappeared and our pricked fingers have healed. We are well groomed, well-fed, and well clofhed - and, need we add, -well-pleased wifh ourselves. , Mefzger, Efnoyer, Sfeele, Doane, Lanier, Gass, Malloy, R. Crow, E. Chapman, Secrefary and Treasurer, Vulgarnolf, Nix, Burch, Van Horn, Blair, Cochran, E. Born. Brooks, l-liser, Dobson, Rader, Tirey, Wolff, Mecum, Cornell, Snoke, E. Jones, Cox, Good, W. Dobson, Moore, Taylor, Presidenf, Blick. Shaddock, Severns, Halcorn, Warfield, Cragf, Hlwierriff, Myers, Seafon, O'field, Chapman, Clow, Soran, ur. d Ad A . O CF, VISOV' H. Jones, 'Rucker, Donovan, Baker, Robinson, Turney, Diffarnore, Ashenleller, L. Dobson, Campbell, A. Born, Marvin, Walker. COSTUMES BY--- ALMS

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DUDE RA P. Car ll D. Severns, C. Morgan, E. Good, D. Griswold, R, Rulledge, D, Davidson, R. Taylor, K. Hiser, R. Nix, R. Wyne. W. Harlan, A. Cullis R. Elsea, B. Boggs, T. Fulk, T. Bro B P k M. R d R Remrners, B B h Y W. Arrnswo Th, J. Sh els, M. Wagoner, l-l. Wallace, W. Marlon, R. Gr , Secrefa y l N l Sp nsar, W. Blick, P d f W. Sparks, G. Jenkins, Rep 'I r, R. Afe S P f M Schiff, W. Krall, C V ech, M. Born, G, l-lor? ,Fiji S uardf, W. Jones J Mk l R K g, D. Alb T T . ifes. 2 - Tillers of fhe soil, milkers of fhe cow, feeders of fhe chickens, judges of grain-fhaf's us. And wifh Mr. Nelson as chief filler, milker, feeder, and judge, we've been going righf fo fown. We are champions and have produced champions. Melvin Wagoner was Grand Champion in fhe Junior Class wifh his corn af fhe lnfernafional Livesfock Show fhis year, which gave him fhe fifle, Corn Prince of fhe World . l-le made fhe headlines, gof his picfure in fhe papers, and falked over fhe radio. We gof firsf in yellow soybeans. wheaf, and oafs af fhe Universify of Illinois Ufilify Corn Show. We judge quife well, foo. Af fhe Secfional Judging Confesf af Arfhur we gof firsf in grain. second in corn and fhird in poulfry and faf sfock. We hafe fo menfion if. buf af fhe Secfional Grain and Poulfry Show af Macon we simply fook all fhe firsfs. Oufside of our oufsfanding abilifies as farmers, we have gone info ofher fields and have been successful fhere foo. While merely dabbling in public speaking, Ernesf l-luffingfon fook a fhird prize. As men wifh ideas and a feeling for beaufy we jusf can'f lef you forgef fhaf af l-lomecoming, firsf prize was fhe besf we could gef on fhe floaf. l-low do you gef fhaf Fufure Farmers sfuff? We would say fhaf we're making currenf hisfory. 26

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0 19' :ls- u N4 THE CAST i H. Crisrnan, F. Adams, J. Parkhursf, M, Crowe, M. Mccum, R. WolTf, M. Edgecornb, W. Horlon. E, Arnold, N. Sealon, W. Hendricks, F. Tendiclc, Spcnsor, J. Tyler, M. MerriTT, E. Poberfs. We gay dogs oT The drama diTTer Trom oTher groups in ThaT we have no permanenT organizaTion. When The need Tor drama arises, a Troupe OT us ioin in Toilsome eTTorT Tor Tour weelcs and give our all so ThaT on The crucial nighT we can give a perTormance worThy oT our arTisTic TalenTs. To ours and everyone's amazemenT, we do bring glory To our arT in spiTe of TorgoTTen lines, misplaced musTachios, and padded Torsos. Do you recall The Gay DecepTion, whose casT appears here pic- Torially? The iuniors gave us an enjoyable sTory aT misTalcen idenTiTy wiTh maids and chauTTeurs running haywire and a bearded buTler aTTempTing To reTrieve The shaTTered Tamily TorTunes. Loolcin' Lovely, The all-school play, gave Emily, DoroThy, Lucille, EdiTh, Meryll, Mary Alice, KenneTh, l-larlow, Ed, l-loward, Lawrence, and Wayne Tull scope Tor Their un- doubTed Tlair Tor dramaTics. Campus QuaranTine, The senior play, gave promise oT even greaTer hisTrionic arT. No menTion oT drama can omiT The baclcsTage crew, oT whom Wilbur is King, nor oT Miss Tendiclc and Miss Douglass, who served as slave drivers or inspiraTions, depending on The poinT aT view. Feeling ThaT our producTions speak Tor Themselves, we modesTly re- Train Trom TurTher commenT on our selT-evidenT achievemenTs. 28