Coffeen High School - Bulldogs Yearbook (Coffeen, IL)

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623 206 SENIOR CLASS HISTQRY In the year l9h6, there was made a great addition to dear old C.H.S., namelyg the freshman class of 'h6. There were nineteen shining examples of ambition, students of which C.H.S. would be proud. They were: Dorothy White, Dorothy Moore, Carolyn Smith,Marie Ernst,LucLUe McDonough, Patricia Reed, James White, Joseph Hampton, Merle Jones Ralph White, Bill Grindley, Jack Combs Louis DeSart Carl Spears, Charles Limper, Leland Redfern, Bruce kimbro, Bill Blackburn, and James Elmore. Our carnival queen candidate was Patricia Reed, her escort was James White. Our sponsor was Mr. Kirchoffer, who engineered our return party for the sophomores. We held the party in the pasture behind the school. After refreshments we played games on the ball field. Our class president was James White, our vice-president was Patricia Reed,our secretary was Merle Jones, and our treasurer was Bill Black- burn. Our sophomore year, nineteen wise old sophomores gatherediuaput their nose to the grindstone once more. During this year we gained Marilyn Massa, and lost Dorothy Moore, Joe Hampton and Bruce Kimbro, which brought us down to sixteen. We elected Leland Redfern as president, Ralph White as vice-presrdmm Lucille McDonough as secretary-treasurer. We initiated the freshmen and did we work them over! They just could not bring themselves to eat crackers off of the floor. Our candidate for carnival queen was Marilyn Massa, her escort was Jim Elmore. In our ranks at the close of the year were: Marilyn Massa, Ca rolyn Smith, Dorothy White, Lucille McDonough, Marie Ernst, James White, James Elmore, Carl Spears, Louis DeSart, Charles Limper, Merle Jones, Bill Blackburn, Ralph White, Jack Combs, and Leland Redfern. On the first day of the school year l9L8, there were thirteen jolly juniors that reported for duty. Later in the year we were joined by Bruce Kimbro and Phyllis Polston. Our candidate for carnival queen that year was Lucille McDonough, her escort was Leland Redfern. . Continued on next page

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Z3 6 I5 Zi! CLASS HISTORY KCONTINUEDJ Our president that year was James White,our vice-president was Carolyn Smith, our secretary was Eunice Rumery and our treasurer was Lucille McDonough. Our sponsor was Mrs. Cozine, who directed our play WIt's Tough To be Rich.' Everyone remembers how Merle Jones stole that show! We gave the seniors a banquet that year that was really a banquet. We also took them to the St. Louis Forest Park. A few of us got up enough nerve to ride the roller coaster. That was one of the best years we spent at Coffeen High. At the end of the year there were fifteen of us. They were: Lucille McDonough, Carolyn Smith, Marilyn Massa, Eunice Rumery, Marie Ernst, Phyllis Polston, Bruce Kimbro, Ralph White, James White, Carl Spears, Louis DeSart, Bill Blackburn, Merle Jones, Charles Limper, and Leland Redfern. Our Senior year at Coffeen High was the best one yet. Our candidate for carnival queen, Carolyn Smith, was elected. We sponsored the Gifford Players, a very good group of actors. They gave a play titled WOur Home Town.W We also sponsored the yearbook. Miss Wheeler had charge of production, and under her leadership we turned out one of the best annuals ever produced in this school. We have done our best for Coffeen High School. We shall continue to help it in any way we can. Our members are: Lucille McDonough, Carolyn Smith, Marilyn Massa, Eunice Rumery, Marie Ernst, Phyllis Polston, Bruce Kimbro, Ralph White, James White, Carl Spears, Louis DeSart, Elmer White,Everett Underkofler, Bill Blackburn, Merle Jones, Charles Limper, and Leland Redfern. BODST ERS FOR YEARBOOK HILLERS IIN SHOP EARL SWINGLE, JEWELER C' R' NAIL RENDEZVOUS DR. w. L. JCHNSON ROSENFIELDS K.kS. APPLIANCE co. HILLSBORO ILLINOIS HILLSBOROA ILLINOIS