Chester High School - Summit Yearbook (Chester, IL)

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CLASS OF '41 Station S-O-P-H-I-E is on the air, broadcasting on a frequency of 1939 kilocycles. As an introduction to this year's program, we bring to you the class of all classes, the backbone of the Chester High School—the one and only sophomore class, and their popular advisory body. Miss Darwin and Mr. Ellis. Take it away Master of Ceremonies. First of all on the program we wish to acquaint you with the officers who were selected to lead these sophomores through this, their banner year. Although Frank Clayton, the popular Scotchman who does all his figuring in his head to save paper, tried to monopolize all three offices with his candidates, the following gained the positions at the initial meeting: William Preusse, president; James Stoffel, vice-president; Gerald Hirte, secretary and treasurer. At this point we interrupt the program to bring to you a selection by the C. H. S. band, F. Ayres conducting. Play, Forrest. Did you hear those outstanding “umphs coming from M. Jeremiah, H. Crunk, B. Brasel. E. Hase-meyer, D. Courier, J. Harlan, D. Holloman, H. Rainey, J. Short, and F. White? Those together with the help of our stormy cheer leader B. Torrence, formed much of our static during the year. And now for our feature celebrities of the program. First .from the football field we have J. Stoffel, J. Lynch, and W. Duensing. All right, its all yours, boys—“as representatives of the gridiron we can honestly say that life truly has its ups and downs.” Next we'll hear from E. Esary, F. Clayton, and F. White on the basketball floor—“From our experience on the basketball floor we have learned to get the point. Now for those stars of the footlights, M. Welten, A. Herberts, H. Farrell, D. Buchanan, M. Jeremiah, W. Duensing, L. Schuchert, E. Taylor, and B. Veath, whose vocal chords were strained in song in the Glee Club, and those comical persons, not in appearance but wit, from the Dramatic Club, E. Taylor, V. Bean, H. Farrell, I. Anderson, E. Esary, and W. Duensing. Finally we present B. Moeller, B. Torrence, and H. Crunk as our capable trio in the Student Board. We rank high on the scholastic ladder, too, with those wizards M. Gnaegy, E. Hasemeyer, and W. Preusse. Thus we draw the curtain upon another year's program, leaving you with this lasting impression—our advisers have started us off at the crack of the gun, and we shall not stop until we stand firmly upon the pedestal of victory. This is station S-O-P-H-I-E signing off until we meet again. William Preusse.

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CLASS OF '40 The Juniors of '38-'39 may well look with pride at the record they have established throughout the year. To lead us through this eventful year we Juniors chose Joe Bruegger, president; Bill Davis, vice-president; and Helen Hoffman, secretary-treasurer. Chester’s record breaking football team was predominantly Juniors. Ten boys, J. Bruegger, B. Eggers, V. Hesse, F. Eamey, Wm. Davis, P. Backer, P. Novack, C. Manwaring, L. Surman, and D. Gillis, received letters for their valor on the gridiron. Four of these boys, J. Bruegger, P. Backer, F. Eamey, and V. Hesse, also represented their class on the basketball floor. While these boys were fighting for the honor of Chester High in the field of sports, they were cheered on by their classmates in the band, D. Gillis, A. Lehnhoff, D. Rainey, D. Wittenborn, C. Manwaring, and I. Kendall. A peep at the program of that successful operetta, Hollywood Extra will show us the names of five Junior girls, B. Johns, M. Krueger, M. Mueller, B. Leavitt, E. Huffmaster, and five Junior boys, P. Backer, Wm. Davis, L. Duchinsky, C. Manwaring, and K. Pohle. A took at the rostrums of the leaders of the several different clubs will show us that the Juniors are not only participators but also leaders. The officers of the Science Club, P. Backer, C. Martin, B. Johns, and D. Gillis, are all Juniors. Paul Backer is president of our National Athletic Society. Our contribution to the membership of the student governing body, the Student Board, is J. Bruegger, D. Wittenborn, K. Barger, and P. Backer. Our Junior journalists of the future, D. Rainey, C. Manwaring, and W. Davis, are all working hard on the annual. The Juniors gave the annual Junior-Senior banquet on May 13. This affair was one of the most anticipated events of the year for both classes. 23 William Hopkins.

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CLASS OF '42 We came into Chester High School, 124 freshmen strong, the largest class ever enrolled in C. H. S. After several weeks of getting into the wrong classes, answering the wrong bells, and wandering around in general, we set out to become one of the greatest freshman classes in the history of C. H. S. We elected our class officers: Barbara May, president; Warren Green, vice-president; and Kendall Welge, secretary and treasurer; while Jane Douglas, Arden Ruddell, and Kendall Welge were chosen to represent us on the Student Board. We are here in numbers, spirit, and activity. You'll find us everywhere from the gridiron to the stage and soon you'll find that you cannot avoid us; neither can you do without us. There's Warren Green to lead us on in football, Jane Douglas to guide the warblers, Norma Auld and Jean Drake as our talented interpreters of the drama. In addition to these, there are many other freshmen taking active parts in every organization. We don't want to be remembered only as one of the largest classes to enter Chester High, but as one of the most active ever to have passed through the portals of our school. Paul Hopkins