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

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CLASS HISTORY llow would you like to reminisce with ns as we turn back the pages to a Septem- ber day in W-ll when we took our first educational steps? . . . . . , . flu that bright suuuv morning, Miss Marjorie lxevuolds greeted a shv, little -, . 1 . . group nl forty tots. Mr. Morris, our principal, divided us into two groups and bliss Ruth McNeil, now Mrs. l'eterka, taught the other group. livery day we brought apples to school, not for the teacher, but for ourselves, and they would keep them for ns. lrionnie Moran distinctly remembers the day when someone left a tiny green apple in place of her big shiny red one. 'l hen came the day l'atsy Carter went home at recess thinking it was time to go home. ln spite of the hammering, sawing. and banljiiig we readily leaind readinf 'ritin', and 'rithmctic, f if it was at this time that the new wing was under construction. XYell. we're back to school and in the second grade, and greeted by new teachers. Miss l'hyllis Mallory and Miss l.onella Kuhn, Some of ns felt quite lucky, because we were in the new building which was comj l-tcd during the summer. Soon September was over, and we celebrated l Ialloweeu. Thanksgiving gave lla a tummy- ache, but what's a little tummy-ache now and then. 4 in Christmas we drew names and had a very bright, pretty tree, and of course, there was Santa! The lfaster liunnv also visited us that vear. Then, unbelievably soon we were returning home with our report cards for the summer. .Xfter a nice summer vacation we again trotted the paths to school to enter the third grade. Miss Irene Martin and Miss Farah lfredenberger were there to enroll Us and to try to teach us many things that year. Again, at Christmas time Santa L laus made his regular visit to all the rooms. ln April, Miss Mina 'l'hompsou gave us an elm tree that we transplanted as a class project. Before long another school year was over, and we closed with a class picnic. lt was September again, and as we all know September means school. We put on our best bib and tucker and were off to begin our fourth year. There to greet ns were Miss l.ouise Welles and Miss llessie Buchter. That year geography was added to our studies and was our main headache. XYe all enjoyed Clnistinas because ol the little bit of mistletoe we had. Hn returning to school after the Christmas holidays a new superintendent. Mr. lfater, ushered us into the new year. .Xll too soon the snow was gone, and the leaves were back again. .Xfter a quick glance at our grade cards. we went home to enjoy our vacation. .Xfter a nice summer vacation we dusted oil our books and went back to school to enter the fifth grade. That year the book rental system was introduced in our school. Hur new teachers were Miss llorothy NYaguer and Miss .Xlice XYellpott. lfor the first time we had l'. lf. separately, that is, the boys had it one day and the girls another day. llistory Ion, was added to our load. .-Xt this time the boys, The 1949 Mirror

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1:3-r 'UPS ??-gv vw of-W' 4 f' W, fe XZ' 'm..,.,y has ' .r www Left fo right, first f'n7cf4Pat5y Carter, VVilliani Davis, Joan Otis, Bruce O'Hara, Ruth Carlton, Ted Peterson. Stroud rrm'-Shirley Bailey, Robert Junkins, Sally Geyer, Lester Kinney, Mary Lou Grimsey, Bobby Loslo. Third raw-Mary Holzliauer, Roy Phillips, Patricia l,-aBelle, Evelyn Valente, Pat Lathrop, Joann VVells. Fourth rata'-Diane Miller, Elvena York, Dickie Varner, Kay Sparks, George Stalter. The 1949 Mirror 11

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CLASS HISTORY f Continued I coached by Miss lfredenberger, were taught some of the fundamentals of basketball. Wfith all these new things happening, school ended all too soon. In the fall of '46 we felt quite proud because we were in the sixth grade. l Jur teachers for the year were Miss Dorothy Skelton and Mr. .lohn Schwetzler, our lirst man teacher. The year was crammed full of excitement. Miss Skelton trans- jlanted seedlings into boxes which we sold for funds for a magnolia tree which is planted on the west side of the school grounds. During the year the class decided to go on field trips which were directed by Miss Skelton. VVhen snow forced us inside, we started to work on our yearly Christmas decorations. Vile had our annual gift exchange and tree. That year a sports carnival was held. lt was the iirst in the history of the school, and was under the direction of Miss Bohn, Mr. Schwetzler, and Mr. Sharpe. Before we knew it spring had caught up with us, and we ended the term with a class picnic. VVe couldn't wait for school to start in '47 because we were in the seventh grade. This brought many new happenings. Une of them was the introduction to the departmental system. VVe students passed from one room to another for every subject. The homeroom teachers were Mrs. Mclfadyen-7li and Miss Vlfellpott- 7VV. Hur other departmental teachers were Mr. Sharpe, Miss Bohn, Mrs. Wlaters, and Mrs. Bingham. Early in the fall some of us participated in a minstrel given at the Halloween Frolic. We also were quite proud when we were given the job of publishing the school newspaper. In our class were a number of ace basketball players, who helped us take first place in the featherweight tournament and second in the lightweight tournament. Time went too last to enjoy all the events. VVe were glad and sad to close the term with a class picnic. Into our final year of elementary school were crowded many activities. Hur homeroom teachers for the busy year were Mr. Sharpe and Miss Bohn. The new departmental teachers were, Mrs. Bauer and Mrs. Smith. Miss Vklellpott was still our English teacher, and Mrs. McFadyen still taught us science and literature. NVe enjoyed publishing the newspaper, working hard to publish the second yearbook, and other exciting activities. Among our outstanding projects was the production of the operetta, UH. M. S. Pinaforef' directed by Mrs. Smith and Miss Bohn. Rex Parker also won lirst place in the American Education Week cartoon contest. Patsy Lathrop also received honorable mention. We all looked forward to commence- ment, and our banquet with a little joy mixed with some regret. Although, there were forty of us to begin with only sixteen of us are with the graduating class of '49, They are Bonnie Moran, Patsy Carter, Cyril VVainscott, Nancy Collins, VVanza I.ane,i uanita Karr, Blanche Gonder, Ruth VValsh, Billy Luttrell, Freda Heim- burger, ,loan VVells, -loan Otis, Patricia Lathrop, Mary Holzliuer, Ruth Carlton, and Bobby Loslo. The 1940 Mirror