Colchester High School - Afterglow Yearbook (Colchester, IL)

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MARINES When our nexploratiousn class was sent out alone on the huge ocean of the Colchester were fifty-five marines strong. In we were christened. Our initiation success. As our able-bodied seamen had: High-School, we T about three weeks was a howling the first year we Meredith George ---- President Elva Cuba ---------- Vice-President Grovene Sherman ---- Secretary Robert Hoar -------- Treasurer Junior Zimmerman---Reporter In our sophomore year we were becoming acquainted with the ocean and had started to sprout our sea-legs, We initiated the color Navy blue for was it green?J into our great spaces. This year we had a ncome as you weren, party, which was a great success. Our class officers were as follows: Bob Hoar ---------- President Betty Zimmerman---Vice-President Hall Dillon --v---- Treasurer Alice Carnahan ---- Secretary Jean Bainter ---- u-Reporter When we returned to school our were destined to become the leading forces We were forty one ma'ines, junior year we group of the armed strong and heart .. v - r y By this time we had members of our class on the base- ball, basketball. and tennis teams. We were also taking prominent parts in the Dramatic Club, the Glee Club, and the Band. Our leaders this year were: Junior Zimmerman---President Clark Griswold ----- Vice-President Betty Zimmerman ---- Secretary Elva Cuba ---------- Treasurer In our final year of training we were full fledged Leathernecks. Although we were strong and mighty, we had only twenty-seven marines left. voyage home we had many outstanding boys practically took over the On our final' experiences. Our baseball and basket- ball teams. Fine records tool Our girls were out- standing in Glee Club and Dramatic Club. Cur commiss ioned officers in our last and most important year were Hall Dillon -------- President . Jean Bainter ---- ---Vice-President Grovene Sherman----Secretary Virginia Back ------ Treasurer