Eater Junior High School - Mirror Yearbook (Rantoul, IL)

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CLASS HISTORY In September. 1940, forty-five wee tots, the 1948 graduating class of Rantoul Elemen- tary School. commenced their education. Since we've always been known to be an indepen- dent group of children, we skipped off to school unescorted by our mothers. Why should we be afraid? For there to greet us were Mr. Condit, our principal, and our first teacher. Miss Reynolds. Besides, can you im- agine Roger, Chuck, or Johnnie being led to school by their mothers? Even the girls, al- though they were more shy, boldly enrolled with few mothers accompanying them. At that time only the north wing was in exist- ence. Naturally, Miss Reynolds taught us to read. write, cipher. and even spell a little dur- ing the year. Even though we were a mis- chievous group, Santa paid us his usual call at Christmas time. Then came Valentines Day, and we exchanged greetings. Easter, we were seen all over the school yard looking for eggs. Finally, the year ended, and most of us had satisfactorily completed our first year of school. ln the fall of 1941, our second year, we were not only greeted by a new teacher, Miss Wilsona Hutchison, but also a new principal, Mr. Lee Morris. By this time we were a little older and wiser, so our teacher took us to Chanute Eield to see the planes and many of the interesting buildings on the post. At our Christmas program, we gave the play. The Christmas Carol, in which Roger 1-lulett played the leading role, Mr. Scrooge. Later in the year in connection with a health unit, we paid a visit to the local dairy. Before the 12 year ended, war clouds were greatly affecting the enrollment of the entire school. lt had increased to such a great extent that the con- struction of a new building became necessary. Our class was divided and Miss McNeil then taught part of us in what is now 1-B. Study- ing amidst the sounds of hammers and other commotions became a task, and we were more than happy to see vacation come. By the fall of '42, our third year. the new wing was completed, and we rejoiced. Our class was again divided: the group in the south wing was taught by Miss Welles, and the group in the north wing by Miss Lawrence, who left later in the year. Mrs. Miner finished the term. Many new faces were seen in our class- rooms that year. Our lessons were more dif- ficult, but the seventh graders made our daily routine more enjoyable by inviting us to their room to see their exhibit. Before we knew it, the year was over. . For some reason. by the time we were in the fourth grade. our number had decreased in size considerably. During the year many of the old students left and also a number of new ones enrolled. That year Miss Buchter. now Mrs. Wierney, taught the class in the north wing: Miss Welles, the other group in the south wing. Eor the Hrst time we were studying geography. We loved it, for by now, we felt that we were quite grown up. ln the spring, a pageant was given by the school, and our class was quite excited when we were chosen to dance the Virginia Reel. That year we also participated in a tree-planting cere- mony at which the Mina Thompson Tree was planted on tht northwest corner of our The 1948 Mirror