Chester High School - Summit Yearbook (Chester, IL)

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Class One bright morning in September. 1930. old C. H. S. received into her fold 82 of the peppiest and freshest Freshmen that it had ever before been privileged to welcome. They made themselves right at home and proceeded to put plenty of pep into the old school. In a very short two weeks, however, that attitude was so sadly dampened by a horde of scowling Sophomores and Juniors and a huge stack of sullen-looking text-books, that it was decidedly cast aside to be replaced by a business-like attitude. While under this influence, they held their first class meeting and elected Ralph Glister, whom they called Judge because of his father's position, to warm the Freshmen Class President's chair and, with the help of Bob Eggers, to use his inherited talent to preside over future meetings. June Beare, a doctor's only daughter, they elected Secretary and Treasurer because she could argue and bargain so well. Miss Burmeister and Mr. Rebbe were chosen class advisors, and then, under their patient leadership this changeable Freshman Class set out for a happy lanuing. They shone as bright as any class in school when it came to winning honorary mention. As was hinted before. June Beare successfully argued her way into winning the Declamatory Contest and then, together with Judge Gilster, into gaining a prominent part in the Dramatic Club play, “Dust of the Eart h When Judge warmed the chair the second time, arrangements were made fo. their- first class party, which turned out to be the last as well. But what their parties lacked in quantity this one made up in quality. May 23. 1931, semi-peppy Freshmen left old C. H. S. feeling sure that a happy landing had been made and that their pep hadn't been wasted. September. 1931, found a slightly different class at old C. H. S. Ten of the group that finished the Freshman year failed to appear and four new ones entered. However, they made an excellent job of teaching the 1931 Freshmen respect to upperclassmen. Again they became business-like and this time chose Harry Backer to obstruct the view of the tack of the president’s chair, ’34 Berton Phegley to aid him, and Ina Straight to be the watch dog the finances. Capitalizing on their advisors’, Coach Simmon's and businesslike Miss Darwins positions, they appeared at every athletic meet with refreshments for the cheerers to imbibe. The profits they divided between class parties and treasury reserves for later needs. The end of the term finds thorn delighted over another successful year s work and feeling very advanced, for they can come back—UPPERCLASSMEN. Upper Group First Row—Ruth Hale. Elizabeth Demick, Odelia Bert. Imelua Siebold. Odelia Kerkhover, Anita Skelton, Loretta Novack. Mai ion Atchison. Lucille Aspley. Second Row—Miss Darwin (advisor), Raymond Harrison, Ray Heuer, George Crippen. Edward Blechle, Victor Johnson, William Decker. Rudolph Feegle, Oscar Fey, Elmer Schaarat, Pat Conner. Edgar Welge, Arthur Fey. Sylvia Harmon. Third Row—Cletis Tilton, Everett Hunt. Carl Smith. George Decker, Clarence Nordmeyer, Robert Eggers, Jack Oliver, Harold Bartels, Lloyd Martyn, Eugene Smith. Lower Group First Row—Olivia Aspley. Elfriede Pontow, Wii.na Mo'.re, Margaret McDonald. Inez Gnaegy. Virginia Wittenbom, Marguerite Snyder. Helen Smith. Helen Sandifer. Second Row—Mr. Simmons (advisor). Dorothy McGuire, Anna Singer, Dorothy Wittenbom. Vada Wehrheim, Erna Gross, June Beare. Florence Adams, Esther Eilers. Mabel Kleineberg, Ina Straight. Zelda Wittenbrink. Jesse Colvis. Third Row—Ralph Gilster. Earl Cowell. James Hershba k, Harry Backer. Alden Weber. Arnold Fey. Charles York, Robert Snyder. Leo Penford, Berton Phegley. Those not on the picture: Elmer Sprengel. William Sherrill, Robert Knapp, Clarence Kiefer, Eleanor Dorn.