Champaign High School - Maroon Yearbook (Champaign, IL)

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FLORENCE GEARON Florence Gearon came to Cham- paign in her sophomore year, transfering from Mt. St. Mary's Academy. Florence is studying to be a Public Accountant with DePaul University as the place chosen to complete her Commer- cial Course. She has been active in the French and the Girls' Life Saving Clubs and on the Chroni- cle Staff. NORMA JEAN GILLINGHAM When the senior class elected Norma Jean Gillingham, who was president ot' Wig illld Paint, par- ticipant in its productions, busi- ness manager of the Chronicle, member of National Honor So- ciety, as its president, they gave high recognition to o11e who has been prominent in school affairs since her freshman year. ROBERT LAVVERENCE By adding shop and art to a general business course, R'obert Allen Lawerence put a little spice and variety in his daily curriculum. To provide a further contrast Robert, a band member for four years, spent some time in two music clubs, the Baton Club and the Boys' Glee Club. DELORES GREEN MAN With the honor of graduating in three and one-half years chalked up in her favor, Delores Greenman, a Stage-Stormer and Wig and Painter who had roles in Minick , The Loves of Lionel , and Faith and Works , entered the law school at the University of Illinois. DONALD GUINN Donald Guinn traversed four- teen miles every day just to at- tend good old Champaign High School, to enter intramural sports which included membership on an intramural basketball team during his sophomore year, and to spend his spare time reading, an occupation which is Don's hobby. idyjj we LW w M? N OXVEN GILBERT A Major League baseball player i11 the making, that's Stan When he has finished at C. H. S., he plans to go to Texas and into professional baseball. In high school he has played baseball anid basketball and in following his favorite sport he attends an aver- age of 20 Major League games every summer. BETTY GIIEISER Betty Gleiser, whom many may remember as the Alice in Won- derland of the English Depart- ment production four years ago, claims singing a favorite hobby, is in the Glee Club, has majored in English, and history and has obtained three minors, math, science, and foreign language in preparation for college. V ff!! Xl HAROLD GRANT Harold Heat Grant is well known among his friends around the high school for his witty humor and his very cheerful dis- position. He lists as his greatest achievements at Champaign High School l1is pitching ability on the mound for the Champaign baseball team his junior and senior years. WILLIALI GRU MLEY The eoII1p1ete covering of Champaign's sports for the Chronicle was put in worthy hands this year, those of YVilliaIn Grumloy, Sports Edito1'. Bill, an active UC club member, gained his sport's knowledge through his work as manager of the freshman-sophomore basket- ball squad his sophomore year and the baseball nine his junior year. Ni-LES HARDYBIISN Nyles Hardyman called Jerry by those who know him inti- mately, made his first appearance at Champaign High School his freshman year as member of the band, and he made his last ap- pearance at this same institution as a member of the band, orcaes- tra, and Baton Club.

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EDWARD EBERT Edward Ebert,' who was center on an intramural basketball team his sophomore year, was one of the leade1's of Student Council. After serving as a member of the council for two years, he was elected treasurer in his senior year. Ed has also been an honor student and has been prominent in wood working. W1I,L0lJE.XN Fmmzv XVillodean Finley who has ener- getically devoted most of her time to her studies at Champaign High and developed into an honor student is going to continue her studies at the University. ln her spare time she gave particular attention to skating, joining: the Skating Club her junior year. KICNNFTFII FISHER Kenneth Fisher gets nearly as much satisfaction out of playing a clarinet as he does out of ath- letic contests. Kenny has not only been a member of the band for four years but he was a Baton Club member his junior and senior years. lle also went out for track and intramural baskets ball, ffzf , Z ,ZJAMW RUTH Foicsimv Harboring indeeision as wheth- er to take up the profession of nursing or enter a eommereial eollege, Ruth Forshey, one of the Forshey twins. is tinisbing her high school training with achieve- ments in the National Honor So- ciety, llome lileonomics Club her freshinan and sophomore years, and the Spanish Club ber senior year. . CM MAILY FILYPIIC Mary tTinyJ Fryer came to Champaign lligh from Blooming- ton two years ago. She has been active in Girl Reserves, Glee Club, Girls' Athletic Association, and Arts and Crafts Club, serv- ing as secretary of the latter. Tiny has two hobbies: eolleetinp: stamps, and making serapbooks, and one ambition, becoming a nurse. , ' y x T' DE1cMo'1'1' ESTRIDGE During: his training at high school, Dermott's chief activities have been in sports. Life-saving, swimming, track, and football are his favorites. He was a guard on the football team until his knee was inju1'ed. Ile plans to enter the Liberal Arts and Science col- lege at the University of Illinois. W1r.L1AM FISCHEL William Fischel, who hails from Missouri, the Kirkwood High School in Kirkwood, became one of the Champaiguers his senior year. Golf and tennis are Bill's summer diversions and basketball, the sport which lie went out for all four years of his pre-college life, was Bill's school pastime. TIIOLIAS FLANIGAINI Thomas Flanigam, better known to his fellow students as Tommy, has assumed the roles of an accountant, claiming meni- bership in the Accountancy Club, of Vice-president of his home room serving his junior year, as ball player on the baseball team, and as a stamp collector. JULIA FRANKLIN This Scholarship Medal girl was identitied as one of the Smart set. Judy was usually on the honor roll and made the National Honor Society her junior year. At one time or other she was a member of 'the Stage Stormers. G. A. A., German and Girl Reserve Clubs. JEAN GARDNER Jean Gardner, an energetic typist, was a great help on the MA1aooN staff this year. Not only did Jean type but she aided in the completing' of the Senior Sec- tion. In addition to her MAROON work, Jean was Viee-president of the Freshman class and active in glrls' sports.

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OLIVE HENSLEY Olive Hensley, a senior high school student who presided over the Travel Club after helping to organize it and as seeretary-treas- urer of Miss LeSure's home-room kept the accounts and minutes, plans to teach some high school students some day in the not-to- distant future. BERNADINE HETTINGER Since Bernadine Ilettinger came to Champaign froln Pesotum hel' junior year, she has been a mem- ber of the Home Economics Club. As her major subjects. she took history and English, her minor credits considering starting in the University of Illinois. fl . .ffffylf .ff .. fl, 1 ,Z f. ,J I J! I f HEI,EN Honn Diversifying her lllillll interests from commercial courses ill high school, Helen Ho1'd joined the Spanish Clubi her senior year. Shorty has the unusual hobby of collecting menus and receipes of which she has many. Outside of school she has chosen her favorite pastime as that of read- ing fiction books. J1-:AN HosK1Ns Jean Hoskins, Managing Editor of the Clwoniclc, is known by al- Inost every studentg for much of the excellence of that newspaper is due to her. For her C'h.rofn'iole work, Jean made Quill and Scrollg for her average, she made National Honor Societyg because of her swimming interests she joined the Life Saving Club. Louis HOUT Everyone has seen Lewie Ilout taking care ol' the equip- ment on the football iield. You can judge from this that Lewie is g1'eatly interested in sports. lle has been active in baseball. basketball, and football, being manager of the football teams. As a result of this Lewis became a member of the UC' Club. ,.. H'ELEN HERRIOTT Helen Herriott, a seventh great- grand niece of George Washing- ton, was among the active mem- bers of the Girl Reserves, having been a member for the last two years. Not only was Helen en- grossed in G. R. work, but also interested in Girls' Glee Club, llramatics, and Mathematics. ORMAND H1XoN By combining two of the major outside activities, music and SDOIIS, O1'1nand Hixon completed high school with a four-year membership in the band and elec- tive place i11 the Baton Club, a position on one of the intra- mural baskethall squads, his junior year, and a placement on the soccer team his senior year. Q 3 . s YA Mi, My s... JUNIOR HORNKOIIL Junior Hornkohl, devoting his attention to several fields, partici- pated iu a variety of activities besides his regular class work. He was a member of Chess Club, Physics Club, being president of the latter during his senior year, intramural basketball, Chrmzicle Staff, swimming team, and stage crew of the senior play. rf, X CHESTER HOUSTON For two years Chester Houston devoted school time to class work but in his last two years he step- ped into the activity whirl by joining the Natural Science Club, National Honor Society, Latin Club, and Wig and Paint, and taking part in The Cat Came Back. DEAN HUGIIES Anyone at the University ten- nis C0ll1'tS at almost any time last summer saw Dean Hughes swiftly hitting his cannon-ball serve over the net to his unlucky opponent. Boom Boom went for tennis in a big way since he was part of the tennis team his junior and senior years.