Donovan High School - Donovo Yearbook (Donovan, IL)

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FREE!-XMEN In the fall of '45, thirty-three Freshmen boarded the great bomber for the long flight to their objective. As the class journeyed on, six members of the crew left for other stations. They were Robert Brandenburg, Sylvanis Lareau, Leland Lambert, Francis Simmins, Harry White, and Maxine Boyce, however, at the end of the first hop, Lomer Laney and Norma Wade joined our company of re- crults. Those in command of flight number one were Sylvia Kompen, Presidentg Lois Johnson, Vice-President, Ralph Buswell, Secretary-Treasurerg and Miss Ricketts, class sponsor. At the start of the first hop, Freshmen Initiation was held. The freshmen came to school all dressed up. The girls wore nightgowns, rubber boots, sun glasses, had thelr hair in pigtails, and carried umbrellasg the boys wore girls' slips, high-heeled shoes, hair bows, and cos- tume jewelry. In the afternoon, the whole Company, except the Freshmen Squadron, had an exciting time as the Fresh- men were lead all over town and then initiated properly with flour and black shoe polish. Three of our Freshmen cadets were elected cheer lead- ors to lead our-boys on to Victory. They were Cadets Syl- vla-Kempen, Marjorie Peterson, and Marilyn Johnson. The Freshmen girls also sponsored 'a Hi-Trl St. Pat- r1ck's Day Party for all the girls in school. On April 25, all of the Freshmen Squadron held a class party at the end of the second hop. The cadets then returned to their base to await call for their next mission. - -.'

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