Downs High School - Dee Yearbook (Downs, IL)

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Sept Oc Nov Labor Day Our last day of freedom Sob' :TQ S A J r' .Z if L4 -'HJ - ' School began Teachers already boss1ng us around Downs Bellflower baseball game 10 12 fWe lostl They were just lucky Class offxcers were elected Got new clock belleve lt or not lt works' Downs Ellsworth baseball fWe lost? Another stroke of luck Yearbooks of last year were dlstrlbuted They were really mce Semors sold ads for the Yearbook It was lots of fun Teachers receptxon at Commumty Club .Tumors ordered class rmgs And were they beauts' Paper staff orgamzed Freshman 1n1t1at1on Cute gxrls boys too' Church supper and sale .Tumor Class hay r1de and wemer roast A few had hot dog 1I'ldlgeStl0n Our flrst newspaper came out It was a mad rush but we dood lt Amateur Show Nobody Showed up! F F A Imtlatlon How d1d the raw eggs taste boys? Parents meetmg Ag mght I E A meet1ng m Bloomxngton Wonderful whlle It lasted' The flrst mght the Semors worked on the Yearbook we had a potluck dm ner Our eyes were blgger than our stomachs All school party sponsored by the Sophomores F F A proyect tour all day Graclous just anythmg to get out of school Newspaper Staff meetmg Commun1ty Club H S g1rls saw two good movles on Good Groommg Last day of SIX weeks tests Ylppeel Recelved our second Newspaper 4 'Q I I X ,f 3 I X ,. The Semors worked on the Yearbook for the second tune at mght We had a waffle and sausage supper It was our pleasure to have Mr Jewell and Mr Ohmart as our guests .Tumor Class Halloween Party and Square Dance Result everyone had sore toes Monthly class meetmgs Voted for cheerleaders Our first real hard snow Brrrrrr Got out of school at noon because lt snowed so hard No school because of snow Had to trudge back to school Oh well I guest we are never free F H A meetmg we got blue and gold beames to sell Yearbook campalgn opened The Semors gave a Yearbook skxt before the assembly .Tumors and Semors took State tests Kmda' tough huh klds? Dental survey Dldnt hurt a b1t d1d lt? Flrst band concert Keep up the good work' We had our plctures taken for the Yearbook . 3- . . . --A 5 'gals-H wg A d '-M , gui- 3 - 5' as .N J 4- . A . 6- - - . ' . 7- ' . 7- - . . , . . 10- - . . 10- ' ' . ' . 17- ' . . 19- ' ' ' . 20- ' ' . . 20- ' . 21- . . . . - ,, . ,,, y ' 21- . 22- ' ' ' . ' ' ' . 28- ' . , '. 28- - 'Y Y' t. 2- . . . ' .A ' , 5- ' -- . ' . 8- . . . ' ' ' . ' ' . 10- . . . 9 . - 12- , . 15- . . . ' . ' , ' ' . 15- ' . 17- ' . 19- . . ' ' ' . 22- ' - . ' - 26- ' . 5 ' ' - i '::Q'.- l , Qt 5, ,rw , If mf.: Y 55 1 1 KN 1 F A if ll' 'Q , -If , L 29- ' ' ' . 30- ' A . -- . 2- ' . 5- . 6- ' . . 6- , ' . 7-8- . 9- . , . 9- . . . ' - ' . 13- ' . 13- ' ' . 15- . . I . , , . 15- I . , ,, . . 15- ' . .

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Dec Downs vs Wapella We won 30 10 The school cooperated 1n g1v1ng an assembly program Got our Lowdowns Newspaper NICE blg turkey on the cover .Tumors sponsored a Chlll and Oyster supper Downs vs McLean home game We opened the basketball season wlth McLean We lost 84 42 Second team lost by 47 27 Downs vs Wapella there wh1ch was our second game We lost 42 30 Our second team lost 21 18 Some of the F F A boys went to Ch1cago to the Internat1ona1 Llvestock Show Downs vs Arm1ngton there We were defeated 66 53 Second team lost 44 42 Pep sess1on Got our report cards Y1pe' Dress rehearsal for Off The Track Oh brother! .Tumors and Sen1ors gave sk1t for the1r play Off The Track Monthly class meet1ngs .Tumors and Semors gave the1r play H U -if , Lf-'j fllllml jf yt 1122? Downs vs Heyworth We lost 28 27 McLean County L1ghtwe1ght Tournament held at Downs Defeated by Le Roy 1n the1r f1rst game 37 20 Bellflower 1st Danvers 2nd Carlock 3rd Heyworth 4th Dr D1llman our county dent1st V1Slt8d us for the second t1me F H A party Chr1stmas g1ft exchange Apollo Quartette from Wesleyan Umverslty presented a very enterta1n1ng program they were really good We drew names for Chr1stmas after the Quartette gave the1r program Downs vs Bellflower there In the second team we lost 45 32 The snow was so deep that we d1dnt have school Isn t that a shame? Downs vs Ellsworth here Downs lost ltS f1fth game of the season We lost 59 49 Second team lost 46 24 Our annual Chrlstmas Program 1n wh1ch the grade school and band par t1c1pated Sen1ors sold chances on a 14 lb turkey Fullers won' Exchanged glfts 1n the whole school and got out at 12 30 for Chr1stmas vacat1on came back January 2 Semors were to have the1r Platter Dance but they postponed lt because of the snow One of our beloved teachers became a Mrs We all hope she w1ll be very happy She was Mxss Baughman and now she IS Mrs Vercler 1, F aff If 20- . . - . 21- ' ' ' . 21- . ' ' . 27- . . . I 27- . , . ' ao- ' . , ' , ' ' . - . . 1- . . . ' ' ' ' 4- ' . ' , . - . 5- 'I . 5- . ' . 5- vv -vv , 6- ' ' ' ' - vv .cu 7- ' . 7- ' ' ' . , .vs 1- 3 J up '.1 V K Y I xv ' ,A I A , C .11 ' f ' 1 nl' 4 1 -A X A li F Z X Atl x' , x.. Sa ! 7- . . - . a-15- ' ' . - 11- i, . , - D . , . 4 . I 13- . . . . ' ' . 13- . . . . 13- , ' ' ' . 14- . , . - . 18- ' ' . ' 18- . , . ' ' . 19- . . - . - - 21- ' ' . . . 21- ' ' : A 22- Q - - . , I 26- ' . ' '. TJ' f ' 4' Q. ' Af ' 1 UI, I- . X :fy 'inf' X '.. U2 .:.. -I Y