Dakota High School - Talebearer Yearbook (Dakota, IL)

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CLASS HISTORY, CONT. President Glenn Ter Hark Vice-President Gladys Ter Hark Secretary 1 Gilbert Crull Treasurer Virgil Meyer Student Council Donald Wise Reporter Betty Meinert e Sponsor ,H Miss Lambrecht Richard Haas and Ralph Kahly joined us during the year making a total of 25. Ihe Tattler was pub- lished with-a'great success.- Samuel Ostendorf left us during the year and a serious illness overcame Virgil Meyer which made it necessary for him to leave, In the espring- we produced a, Junior Play WGo1ng on Seventeenn and gave a banquet and Prom in honor of the Graduatlng.C1ass. A good time was enjoyed by all while we helped sponsor the Spring Dance and held our two picnics-at Freeport also two parties at school. lhe Chiefs of this year numbered Twenty-two. Their Big Chiefs were as follows: s :President . Neva Henze Vice-President Donald Wise Secretary Gladys Ter'Hark f Treasurer Fern Schlueter . .Student Council Charles Clay Q Reporter ' Rachael Nelson , Annual Editor M Donald Wise , Assistant Editor Glenn Ter Han: Business Manager Gilbert CruH. Sponsor , - Miss Forney ,Ihe fall plcnicfwas held in Dakota. ,The Senior Play NTWO Lip Tdmen was produoed.in the fall setting a record by taking in more money than has ever been known before. Richard Haas left for the Army Air Corps the Second Semester.f The Chiefs and Sqaws sponsored ,nlhe Snowflake Cotillionn, dance. The Annual was published and Fleet Day enjoyed 'by every- one. The year ended with Class Night, Baccalaureate and Commencement. Charles Schroder of the Navy a graduate of '45 also received his diploma.

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' CLASS msfromc Twenty-eight Pepooses entered Dakota High School in the fall of 1942. They chose as their Chiefs the following. A President Gilbert Hockey Vice-President ' Leslie Taylor Secretary Barbara Ruef Treasurerl Fern Schlueter Student Council Beatrice Coomber Sponsor f ' Mr. Schaper During the year Myrtle Scudder, Charles Shelton, Beatrice Coomber, and Lesslie Taylor dropped from the class. The picnics were held in Freeport. A In the fall of 1945 twenty-four Squaws returned to D. C. H. S. Their Chiefs were: President Charles Clay Vice-President .Donald Wise Secretary Gladys Ter Hark Treasurer Fern Voss Student Council Edgar Barr Sponsor Miss Lambrecht Marian Bastian and Gilbert Rockey failed to re- turn thls year. Charles Clay joined us at the begin- ning of the year and Rachael Nelson the second semes- ter. Ronald Meinert dropped .from school the first semestcrg Leona Lestikow and Fern Voss the second semester. Our class, helped sponsor the Christmas Party and held our picnics in Freeport. The fall of '44 brought back twenty-three Jolly Juniors. They elected as their Braves:

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but before it can be tied, Doris and Jack Wilson, an- other affair of the heart, Jurst in for the same pur- pose, ULove, Honor, and sometimes Obey.N Someone sug- gests a double wedding and Cy gets so excited that he almost g1ves'awa1 the winter coal moneyp'-Just as the knots are about to be tied, Jack disoovers',he wedding .ring.is,missingL ,Consternation reigns: -But Helen 'Henry Steps in and persuudes everybody-tofspend.the ,night,there and in the fofnfng things will look dif-. ferentpto everypodyg 'All retire except Helen. Sud- denly another kndqkfcn the door, and fn-steps Big Ben Reynolds'sndaEqna-5after4tHeIrnOofty4 B1gwBen'doesn't know that,hq ls in use house of his old'enemy, Cy ' 'Young,V Helen, byna clever rusC,'persuades him end' fldna to stay over nigntg 'By this time the house is full and nearly runnIng'over, and Helen is beginnings to realize that she is going to have a very busy hol- idayffomorrqwg 1The lights'areQdinmed--another-knock on the,doorQ This't1me it's the Law in the person of Big Benis son, Cy Reynolds, who is on the police force andfhas come to arrest his sister, Oofty, for borrow- ing a.police department motorcyvleftolelopelinn Helen prorptly porsuades him to stay over night too. - , X . . ' :' The next morning-finds the two couples more un- certain than they were the night before.A Helen con- fesses her love for her-childhood sweetheart, Cy Rey- nolds,'to her motheri Endeavoring to keep peace be-m tween the two families, Helen plans an ice skating - partyg 'Bofori the party can take place, Ben and Cy Young'renew their old feud which develops into a fight Big Ben accuses Cy of making love to his wife and im- mediately leaves the house. f. eWhile carrying the ftwo limp and lifeless forms of Helen and Odfty to'the house, Cy Reynolds and Jaok realize their love-for the girls. 'In the meantime, Doris and Stan discover that theyvwere meant for each other, As-theflowers find their new 1nterests,.CyQ Young.gives Ben the shirt off his back. ,The o1d.quar- Arel'between the Youngs a nd the Reynolds has burned out ncw'flame of youth and love is rekindled and it's .Two.L112 TllV'E!. '