Chester High School - Summit Yearbook (Chester, IL)

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§ opl]iimttrcs of the flood of sunbeams and found Drum Major H'arry Allison practicing the twirlers, Melba Welge, Jean Drake, Bernice Frager, Barbara May, and Jane Lee Douglas. She warned them to watch how the sun's rays caught in their twirling sticks and not to wake up Paul Born, William Stueven, or Bobby Swain. The next hour was spent in taking pictures. Arden Ruddell, the Paleothic cameraman, got action shots of the bowling champ, Darlene Jungewaelter. The manager of the Yellow Jackets, Fred Schmerbauch, posed with the Soph basketball star, Gene Wolff. The snapshot hour was interrupted by a terrific uproar outside the cave. Tommie Lee Jackson, the able mathematician, figured she could find out what the din was about. She returned to the group with a look of disappointment on her face. There was no lion or tiger or mouse to cause the alarm—Paul Hopkins had only smiled and frightened all the members of the Boy Shy Club. First Row: A. Duensing, S. Andrews, A Duensing, R. Andrews, E. Alms, J. Douglas, O. Eilers, M. Ehlers. D. Frazer, A Finnegan. Second Row: W. Buenger, H. Clevenger, W Buntin. J. Earney, G. Camp, W. Brown, J. DeWitt, H. Allison. Third Row: P. Born, M. Brown, J. Drake, B. Frager, R. Draves, N. Auld, A Buatte, E Atchinson, S. Coffey, A Bince. 27

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Snjjfjtmtorcs First Row: J. Stipe, F. Uchtman, R. Zang, W. Stuevens, R Welge, M. Primeau, V. Wittenbrink, B. Swain, L. Wittenbrink. Second Row W Rir' 'ons. n ''' man, M. Wittmeyer, H. Rushing, L. Shemonic, V. Wilson, G. Saak, M. Tompkins, M. Tilton, M. White. Third Row: H Slack, D. Weber, D. Steffens, A. Ruddell, F. Schmerbauch, E. Wolff, K Welge, D. Van Meter, M. Welge, R. Smith. BARBARIC SOPHOMORES One dark rainy night a small band of nomads made its way along the Mississippi bluffs. Suddenly the leader, Jimmy DeWitt, stopped. A faint sound of voices could be heard on the cliff above. He beat the bushes to frighten away any animals that might be hiding, and grasping a vine ladder in one brawny hand he swung with ape-like agility to the top of the cliff. His companions followed close behind. As the voices grew louder, the travelers recognized the cries of welcome from the Sophomore Cavemen. In no time at all the weary wanderers were resting comfortably in the Sophomore Tribe Cave. The great tribe leader, Stony (Warren) Green, and the Council of Sages, Miss Myra White and Mr. W. O. Simmons, invited the newcomers to stay throughout 1939-1940. A ray of sunlight came sweeping through the top of the cave and was ricocheted all over the crowd. Newcomer Sadie Rusk investigated the cause 26

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§upl]onmrcs First Row: M. Novak, J. Mueller, D. Jungewaelter, B. May. D. Michelson, D. Lehnhoff, D. Kipp, N. Mifflin, P. Mueller, T. Jackson, L. Heinks. Second Row: K. Hapke, P. Johns, K Gross, R. McCabe, W. Green, L. Lawder, A. Hamilton, R. Katten-braker, P. Hopkins. Third Row C. Fricke, W Lindenberg, A Kirk, W. Frazer, J. Frazer, G. Johnson, M Nixon, F. Korando. Dorothy Weber called the visitors' attention to the tribe's business records, which she had hewn into the stone walls—records of success—records which cannot be changed, but will last forever. Vice tribe leader, Rocky (Gerald) Johnson, called into conference Norma June Auld and Robert Smith. The latter two had been chosen to represent the Soph cavemen on the Student Board of Control. After all the sight-seeing and the meeting of new friends, the travelers settled down to listen to the stories of famous Sophs. They heard of the football heroes, Warren Green, Maurice Primeau, Walter Brown, and Vernon Wittenbrink, about how Jane Douglas and Edna Alms had held off an attack of wild beasts by charming them with sweet swing; and how Dorothy Michelson won an election and became secretary of the Dramatic Club. By the time these tales were told the fires had slowly died out. As the last ray of light faded, the barbaric Sophs of Chester High School made a circle around the red embers—a lovely picture to preserve in your memories —our Sophomore Class of 1940. 28