Elmwood Community High School - Ulmus Yearbook (Elmwood, IL)

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RAYMOND HILL President MARILYN MCKOWN Vice President I RICHARD GROVER Seeretary - Treasurer .4.

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RAYMOND HILL MARILYN MCKOWN RICHARD GROVER Rocket Ray Bessie Fritz 'Captain of the crew! She 100kS,11ke an angel He is just too cute to talk And acts like one too about! But you never can tell What an angel will do! 6444 Wdetofzg One 'morning in September of 1947, fifty-six very green freshmen wandered into the halls of E.C.H.S. The class officers were chosen at our first meeting. They were: Ronnie Aman, Presi- dent, Kenneth Howard, Vice-President, Berwyn Shane, Secretaryg and Raymond Hill, Treasurer. During the year we had two class parties-the first a Weiner roast in Roffey's woods and the second a freshman-sophomore skating party at Brimfield. We lost seven of our original members during this year. The class of '51 began its sophomore year with forty-nine. For officers this year we elected Ken- neth Howard, Presidentg Raymond Hill, Vice- President: and Berwyn Shane. Secretary-Treas- urer. Our two parties this year consisted of a hayrack ride-Weiner roast and an all school party. The Evrn was decorated hillbillv stvle for the Hill- billy Wedding which a group of seniors presented. This year we lost more members, making the class now have a total of thirty-six. We were very proud when we walked into E.C.H.S. in September of 1949. We were juniors and past the halfway mark in our four years of high school life. This was to be a very big year for us and it proved to be a very busy one too. The officers elected were: Raymond Hill, President, Betty Sollenberger, Vice-President, and Gene Wilson, Secretary-Treasurer. Our first party of the year was a hayrack ride-weiner roast. In October we presented the play Take Your Medi- cine under the direction of Miss Holm. The play was such a huge success t.hat we gave it again for as large a crowd as before. In December the big moment arrived that we had long been waiting for-our class rings arrived. In March we started plans for the Prom to be on April 28. Our theme was Club '51 and when the time arrived, it proved to be a big success. Dean Mur- dock and Ann Miles were crowned King and Queen. As this year came to a close, we were looking forward to the next year when we would be seniors. September of '50 found thirty-five of us sitting by the windows in the rows reserved only for seniors. Our officers for this year were' Raymond Hi1l,APresidentg Marilyn McKown, Vice-President, and Richard Grover, Secretary-Treasurer. We found we were to have another very busy year. Our first party was the traditional steak-fry at Detweiller Park on September 25. At the end of the football season, we sponsored a football home- coming, the first one for many years. The new field and the gym were decorated with orange and black streamers and pennants. A pep meeting was held at the field the night before our final game with Valley and ended up in a long snake dance through town. After the game, a sock dance was held in celebration of our victory. It was estimated that a crowd of three-hundred fifty were there. Kenneth Howard and Marilyn McKown were chosen King and Queen. Later on we also sponsored another sock dance at Christmas time. On March 30, we presented our class play, Willie's Week-end under the direc- tion of Mrs. Monroe. In April we were guests of the juniors at the J unior-Senior Reception. As the graduating class, we now number thirty- seven. We are now ready to go forth and make use of the knowledge we have gained here during the last four years. Colors-Blue and White Flower-Yellow Rose Motto- Tonight we launch: where shall we anchor