Eureka College - Prism Yearbook (Eureka, IL)

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SECOND CLASS Eureka College ' April 18, 1941 Dear Mom and Dad: l've just returned from a lunior Class meeting, but it eventually turned into an old fashioned bull session. The meeting was for the purpose of lining- up committees to put on the Iunior-Senior Prom, but We spent most of the evening hashing over the activities vve luniors participated in this year. I thought perhaps' you would like to hear a recount of these activities-it would be nice to keep for my scrap book. Our class has narrowed down since its Freshman days, but We still number over 35, and each one of us is plenty busy in one extra-curricular activity or another. ' ' The college enjoyed a mighty successful football season, and We Iuniors contributed our share of the man, power to the team. In the line we had such stalwarts as Norman Storm, Ioe Schneider, Verne Morris, and Ed. lacobs. They did a good job of opening holes ion kickers, plungers, and passers such as Bill Shasteen, Die'-z Pottenger, and Johnny Erst. Iohnny, by the way, is also president of our class, and has been doing a mighty capable job. ' As is typical of most every college Iunior and Senior year, one assumes leadership and thus, responsibilities. The first semester this year, Verne Morris and Nelson Blackmore Worked diligently as assistant editor and business manager of the Pegasus. The second semester Gar Braun served as editor and Charles Pifer as business manager. 5-1 N V. T XM! Ji Q dl xiii ...17-

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,ipi E' E E Af, , pp,-f0I!,' f,4f First Bow-Ioseph Grattis, Florence Bell, Edward Iacolos, Irvalene Bradley, Eugene Kiick, Mary Williamson. V Second Bow-Harry Marsh, Erma White, Iames Mracek, Vera Verdos, Richard Pottenqer, Miriam Pottenqer. Third Row-Norman Storm, Phyllis Friess, Nelson Blackmore, Darlene Losch, Hal Bilyeu, Garwood Braun. Fourth Row-George Hoke, Charles Pifer, Stanford Schneider, William Shasteen, Iohn Highlander, lohn Erst. Fifth Bow-Verne Morris, Hallie Mae Bishop, Mary Ellen Vtfiseqarver, Warren White, Virginia Detweiler, Dorothea Hayman. U fibii W? I, U! L I 5:1541 b MXWL 'A CL ,QC 'F' ,Y ' QUEQ , LQ

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Tradition required the usual Homecoming' Play last fall on that important week-end, and several Iuniors participated in the play, and also as Thespians in the other school plays this year. Those most active, and names which by now, after three years, you have become well acquainted with, are lohn Erst, Charles Piier, Boots Hayman, Virginia Detweiler, Mary Williamson, and Iohnny Highlander, who has since transferred to another college to finish his major in speech and dramatics. Some extra-curriculars are all year around activities, this is especially true of the musical organizations. The spring opera is forthcoming production, and one of our Iuniors will have a lead. I refer to Virginia Detweiler. She is also active in the Chapel Choir as are Gar Braun and Charles Pifer. Charley is also our class gift to the College Quartet. Basketball is probably the most popular sport on the campus, and the luniors are proud of two leaders of this years squad, and co-captains of next year's squads-high-scoring Gene Kiick, and a versatile guard, Bill Shasteen. Forensics is more or less prominent during the winter months, and Dorothea Hayman and Gar Braun carried the Iuniors' banner throughout the various speech tournaments. r Many of the fellows in the class participated in the intramural program, which is governed by an Intramural Board of which Gar Braun is chairman. Harold Simon, Dick Pottenger, Whizzer White, and others were particularly active participants. We had some singularly distinguished members in the class-Vera Verdos with her baton twirling, and Phyllis Freiss, the college nurse, and ever protector of our health. Of course, Spring is here now, so as I said earlier in this letter, we're busy with the Iunior-Senior Prom. Likewise we're carrying out tradition and are going to try and locate the fruit cake the Seniors are supposed to have hidden somewhere on campus. The luniors are proud of the fact that a majority of the fraternity and sorority heads are in their midst. Miriam Pottenger, Harry Marsh, Vera Verdos, and John Erst. - Many of us are active as members or pledges in such honoraries as Alpha Epsilon Sigma, Beta Pi Theta, and Pi Kappa Delta. You can see, Mom and Dad, this has been a very busy, important, but pleasant year for us, in addition, of course, to our studies. Along with this nice weather, naturally comes kegging, of which l have explained in detail to you previously. Graduation is not far off, and which will mean our participation in the traditional Ivy Ceremony. l've noticed af distinct serious attitude among all Iuniors this year, which may be taken to mean many things. However, it's been a great year, and l'm looking forward to seeing you both soon. Until then, all my love, Your 'son, ' Ed. First Row-Mary Katherine Younger, Boyd Bucher, Helen Wilson, Harold Bonner, Francesmary White, Betty Trenary. Second Bow-Ben Streid, Mary Townsend, Harold Deck, Evelyn Toliver, Herbert Hasenyager, Mary Iune Stumpf, Philip Hasselvander. Third Row-Margaret Sharp, Robert Howard, Margie lane Schroeder, Probert Kittleson, lune Rollins, Iohn Makin, Mary Helen Rice. - 18- '