Cissna High School - Review Yearbook (Cissna Park, IL)

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,.,.,,, 7- li J 'li 'U li 3 N lf! 1 I 'I' :fn i STAFF DELBERT PENDERGRAST ...,.. .... S port Editor WILMA BROWN M...,...M... .... M usic Editor JUDITH AESCHLIMAN .... ..... S ociety Editor ORIN RICHOZ ....,..r.r. .......... A rt Editor RUBY KING ........,.. ..r........... C alendar Editor WILBUR CLUVER ..... ...o....-.,....... S enior Editor VELMA FREIDINGER ...... Literary and Dramatics Editor WALTER BARTH ...... --i- ........... Snap Shot Editor EVA BROWN ........-... ................. J oke Edltor ARTHUR FREIDINGER ...... Assistant Business Manager RALPH SCHMIDT ..................... Business Manager I ROMA DRYDEN ......................... Editor-in-Chief WILLIAM FARNSWORTH ....... Assistant Editor-in-Chief ,fi l59j ,ffl I I Qu, may W Us

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OE. lllD. GE. lltlll. S. LATIN CLUB PLAYS GETTIN' ACQUAINTED Cast of Characters Jane Steward fa spinsterj .................... ---Viola Freidinger Priscilla Steward ther sister, also a spinsterl .... ...... E rma Landes John Purdy fa wooer for fifteen yearsj ........ ---Henry Aeschliman Synopsis Considering fifteen years long enough for anyone to become acquainted Jane Steward, one of two spinsters who have been courted by John Purdy, decides, as he calls one evening, that he must choose one. When told, John becomes flustered and proposes to Jane. He really loves Priscilla, who Jane says will marry Bill Martin, a dude. Angered by this statement, John immediately drops Jane and proposes to Priscilla, who bashfully accepts. MARRYING O'FF FATHER Sue Robbins fthe sworn enemy of stepmothersj ---- ---- D ixie Schmidt Alda Sayles Qthe Robbins family advisorl ---------- ---- L avonne Carlon Christopher Robbins, Kit fSue's younger brotherh ---- ---- A rthur Bauer Mrs. Finley fa candidate for matrimonyj ---------- ----- M ildred Doan Floyd Robbins fSue's older brotherl ------------ ---- L ester Kogler Hilary Robbins fan attractive pater-familiasl ------------ Aubrey Morton Synopsis Sue, Floyd and Kit Robbins are greatly agitated over their father, a widower contemplating a second marriage. He is about to be captured by a clever widow and they learn that she is to arrive that evening. Sue tries to invent some tale to break the match when father appears telling that Mrs. Major can't come. He also tells his children that he never had in- tended to marry her but, instead, he introduces Alda Sayles, their dead mother's cousin, as their future stepmother. The children accept her with good grace. NOT QUITE SUCH A GOOSE Cast of Characters Mrs.'Bell fa happy motherj ------------------- ---------- E thel Salmon Albert Bell ther seventeen-year-old sonl ---- ----- D elbert Pendergrast Sylvia Bell fher daughterl ------------- ------ F rances Rothery Philip Flick QSylvia's sweetheartl -------- ------- W illis Yergler Hazel Henderson CSylvia's friendl ----------------------- Helen Koester Synopsis Albert Bell comes home incensed with baseball. Sylvia, his sister, has invited Hazel Henderson for dinner. Philip, Sylvia's fiance, plans to see a show with them and they ask Albert to go. He protests that he doesn't care for girls or shows. When Hazel arrives, Albert is alone to welcome her and is dazzled by her. Sylvia comes in and he retreats to dress. She calls a neighbor to go, but the bewildered Albert, confessing that he was cnly kidding, persuades her that he wants to take Hazel. 'E new..

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ff. IH. 11, H. N. sun lm ,L SOCIETY The Freshmen were initiated after their advent into High School at a party in the gymnasium on September 12. All Freshmen boys were required to wear their overalls and the girls their aprons all afternoon. That evening they received their real initia- tion. First they took an oath to be faithful to the school, next Washed their hands of greenness, tested their nerves and several other ceremonies after which they were ready to finish their High School career. After refreshments, consisting of cocoa, cookies, ice cream and Wa- fers were served, everyone went home Wishing the Freshmen a successful High School career. FRESHMEN PARTIES After the first heavy snow the Freshmen decided to have a sleighing party. Because of their failure to find a sleigh, they were required to go out walking, returning to the school house Where they indulged in many games. Since their first sleighing party had been a failure they tried another. Because of the cold Weather many were forced to Walk to keep Warm. They returned to the warm school house where refreshments were served. They went home resolving not to try to have another sleighing party again this year. SOPHOMORE PARTY The Sophomores also enjoyed a sleighing party. Although they did not have an upset, they enjoyed their fast ride, because Miss Brown pulled their sleigh with her car, since they had no horses. They returned to the school house Where they were served refreshments consisting of hot chili, crackers and coffee. LATIN CLUB PARTIES At the beginning of the school term the Junior Latin class organized a club known as the Nuntii Romani. The purpose of this club was to main- tain an interest in the Roman people and their Latin language. I b At the end of the first semester the freshmen were invited to join their c u . Regular meetings were held on the second Tuesday of each month. Yr l 7 EMITQQ W