Collinsville High School - Kahokian Yearbook (Collinsville, IL)

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5HAKUAL TWENTY

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y McFarlane .WARDS ha J. McCormick £e UXiSl eA-UtoSUI. WE are now aboard the Class of 1940, which is about ready to start its maiden voyage. This inspection tour, under the guidance of Mrs. Pinkel and Miss Jones, will start on deck D. On that deck we find the Class of 1940 in its first year. The leaders are: Jimmy Hicks, Wilma Chandler, Marjorie Starr, and Rosemary Schmacker. There is a bit of entertainment going on here. In one of the staterooms the guests are being entertained with a Halloween party. There is, however, a sad undercurrent to be noticed. One of the rooms is hung in black crepe. This is because two passengers, Katherine Mashek and Gino Delladotti, have died. On deck C the Class of 1940 enters its second year. In one stateroom a Valentine party is in session. In another room a most interesting performance is taking place. Miss Kathleen McCarroll is first maid of honor to the football queen. This year's accomplishments are led by Margie Bitzer, Nancy Kalbfleisch, Kathleen McCarroll, Claire Davis, and Bette Benson. On deck B the leaders are: James Taggart, Harry McFarlane and Ralph Folkerts. Mr. Wright joins Mrs. Pinkel and Miss Jones to help guide this inspection. In one of the staterooms on deck B we find a display of athletic ability. Athletics play an important part in the history of the Class of 1940. Guests are being entertained in various other staterooms with a St. Patrick's Day party, the class play, Spring Fever, and the crowning of the football queen. Nancy Kalbfleisch is the Class of 1940's candidate for the title. She is serving as first maid of honor to the football queen. Leo Dallape is elected next year's basketball captain. We come at last to deck A. We are sorry to say that Mr. Wright is no longer here to help guide us on this, our last, deck. The leaders on this deck are: Harry McFarlane, Irl Edwards, and Martha Jane McCormick. In a gayly decorated stateroom Miss Margie Bitzer is being crowned football queen. Her escort is the honorary football captain, James Taggart. In another stateroom the senior girls are giving a tea party for their little sisters. In the ballroom again, we have the junior-senior prom, looked forward to by every junior and senior. On this deck, too, the class play, Smilin' Through,” is being skillfully presented. There goes the call, All ashore that's going ashore! but before we go, we would like to thank Mrs. Pinkel and Miss Jones for their very able guidance, and also to compliment the leaders on the various decks. We'll leave now and let the Class of 1940 start its great adventure, and we hope that she will meet with no mishaps. Before we cast off we should like to say one thing more. Perhaps we have given the impression that all has been fun. Well, it hasn't. The Class of 1940 has shown that it can put its shoulder to the wheel and push as hard as anyone. TWENTY-TWO