Fairbury Cropsey High School - Crier Yearbook (Fairbury, IL)

Text from Pages 1 - 126 of the 1935 volume:

« W l V •Ay • - . '' ■ mM % - ’ ' - 1 ‘ «1 •Ic-iJv • .d3? v 7 - v --4 � , ■ ?.. w . 5- v. ■ •' ??'•-, :- ?33� -W',S3'i -i X- '. • . r. T .:| T ■i E 1 9 C 3 C 4 I c c THE CRIER Compiled and Published by the Crier Staff of 1935 Fairbury Township High School Fairbury, Illinois FOREWORD WE TAKE THIS BOOK T O R E M E M B E R A N D L E A V E I T TO BE R E M E MBER E I) THEME AS we look over our school-life, everyday, we realize that it is very similar to a circus. When we think of the circus, we think not of the humor alone, but of the preparation before the actual performance. Of course there is humor, and so there is to a certain extent in our school life. Let us consider graduation as the premier per- formance before the public, and after all, isn’t that what it is? Our four years of school-life have been spent in preparation for that first performance. It is just the beginning, for. from then on, we con- tinue to show our ability. Naturally there must be some one to aid us in developing our talents and preparing us for our life work. Who could be better fitted for that than the ringmasters, our faculty, who en- courage and train the four rings of performers? They begin their practice and preparation in the first ring, and as they become more experi- enced and show more ability, they are advanced until chey reach the fourth and final ring. Then there is no more need for the ringmasters, and they must begin to decide for themselves what their next performance will be. Each year, a ring is lost and a new one gained, but in spite of the continual changing, “the show must go on.” DEDICATION JN dedicating this annual to Mary Ellington, we are, in a small part, showing our appreciation for the time and effort she has so willingly given. Without her help and advice this annual would not have been possible. Mary Ki.ungton TABLE OF CONTENTS ADMINISTRATION CLASSES ACTIVITIES ATHLETICS FEATURES ADMINISTRATION R. R. GOOLD JAKE ULFERS V. B. FUGATE A. C. WATSON JOSEPH GERBER E. T. LANGE J. W. WADE DR. E. F. LAW BOARD OF EDUCATION President, Dr. II. F. Law Secretary, J. W. Wade ORGANIZATION OF BOARD Finance—Joseph Gerber, W. B. Fugate School Management—W. B. Fugate, J. W. Wade, I-'.. T. Range Purchasing—J. W. Wade, Jake Ulfers Janitor and Fuel—E. T. Lange, R. R. Goold Building and Grounds—Jake Ulfers, R. R. Goold I riendly Relations—Dr. F. F. I aw, Joseph Gerber, E. T. Lange, W. B. Fugate F A I R B U R Y TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL Mary Ellington Homer Siiaw University of Illinois, B. S. Phi Mu Sorority Sigma Delta Phi, Honorary Dramatic Fraternity English and History Illinois Wesleyan University Illinois State Normal University, B. Ed. Phi Gamma Delta Kappa Mu Epsilon, Honorary Mathematics Fraternity Kappa Phi Kappa, Honorary Educational Fraternity Mathematics and Physics Geneva Taylor North Dakota State Teachers College, B. A. University of North Dakota, M. A. English and Music Glenn Moore University of Illinois, B. S. Alpha Tau Alpha, Honorary Agricultural Fraternity Agricuture and Biology 16 Frances Choyce Illinois State Normal University, B. Ed. Kappa Delta Epsilon Kappa Delta Epsilon, Honorary Educational Fraternity Pi Omega Pi, Honorary Commercial Fraternity Shorthand, Typewriting, Girls' Physical Training 1____________________________ 3 THE C E I E E ---- 5 Eugene Rose University of Illinois, B. S. Phi Epsilon Kappa Delta Theta Epsilon, Honorary Coaching Fraternity History, Civics, Economics, Athletic Coaching Grace Whitforo Western Illinois State Teachers College University of Illinois, A. B. Kappa Delta Pi, Honorary Scholastic Fraternity Foods, Clothing, General Science Ralph Moore Mary Sharp Dale Roberts University of Illinois, B. S. Chemistry, General Science Northwestern University, A. B. Epsilon Alpha Epsilon (Local) Sorority Latin and French James Millikin University, B. S. Sigma Alpha Epsilon Kappa Delta Chi Manual Arts, Geometry, Boys’ Physical Training n THE C E I E E i = i) — • CLASS ADVISERS Senior . . . Junior. .. Sophomori Freshman...... Mr. Shaw ACTIVITIES Future Farmers.............Mr. G. Moore Home Economics Club.....Miss Wiiitford Glee Clubs and Operetta. .Miss Taylor Dramatics................Miss Ellington Commercial Teams.........Miss Choyce !Miss Sharp Miss Ellington Mr. Siiaw Librarian.................Miss Sharp i Miss Ellington The “Crier”.............- Mr. Shaw | Mr. Watson Football, Basketbali......Mr. Rose Track....................Mr. Roberts ( Mr. Watson ( Miss Ellington ( Miss Wiiitford ( Mr. R. Moore Mr. Roberis IS CLAI E I f E N I C R _________________I ___ THE ill f I ° iT r Melvin Jones Track 2, 3, 4. Basketball 3, 4. Football 4. Class Play 3, 4. Prom Toastmaster 3. Crier Staff 3, 4. Declamation Contest 4. President 4. “What fools those mortals be.' Mary Hagen Declamation Contest 1, 2, 3, 4. Sub-District 3. Glee Club 1, 3. Contest Chorus 3. May Queen 3. Sub-district Piano 3, 4. Class Secretary 1, 3, 4. Crier Staff 3, 4. Class Play 4. Shorthand Team 4. “Sweet Innocence.” President Secretary CLASS OFFICERS « Treasurer Vice President Do RO T H Y SCH N ETZ L E R Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4. Class Play 3, 4. Commercial Team 3, 4. . Class Treasurer 4. Crier Staff 4. Contest Chorus 3, 4. Quartette 3, 4. Pep Club 4. Latin Club 1. “Heart trouble - and more heart trouble.” Jack Macdonald Transferred from West Hi rh School. Minneai o!is, Minn., 3. Vice President 3, 4. Football 4. Class Play 4. Operetta 4. Glee Club 3 4. Quartette 3, 4. Crier Staff 3, 4. Contest Chorus 3. Pep Club 4. “All work and no play makes Jnck a dull boy.” I________________ s fFFcRTcp ---r DOROTIIY THOMPSON' President 1, 3. Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4. Contest Chorus 2, 3, 4. AH State Chorus 4. State Solo Contest 4. Declamation Contest 12 3. Crier Staff 1, 2, 3, 4. Operetta 1, 3, 4. Class Play 4. Quartette 3, 4. Orchestra 4. Pep Club 4. “No remarks—she’s the editor. Wf.lby Harvey Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4. Quartette 3, 4. Operetta 3, 4. Stock and Poultry Judging 2. Corn Judging Team 2. Contest Chorus 1, 2. State Corn Judging Contest 1. “A man of few words. June Johnson Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4. Contest Chorus 3, 4. Crier Staff 4. Pep Club 4. Cheer Leader 3, 4. Commercial Team 3. Class Play 4. Declamation Contest 1, 2. Sub-district Literary Contest 2. “Little but mighty.” John Ulfers Football 1, 2, 4. Manager Track 2. Glee Club 1, 2, 3. 4. Operetta 4. Contest Chorus 2, 3. Class Play 4. Stock Judging Team 4. Quartette 4. Pep Club 4. “You’ve trot to be a football hero. Sara Ann Braun Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4. Contest Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4. Crier Staff 4. Quartette 3, 4. Pep Club 4. Class Play 3, 4. Half-pone, but not forgotten.” Li:Roy Hartman Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4. Fcotball 3, 4. Class President 2. Vice President 1. “A man of preat renown -and a Studebaker.” THE C E I E E i = o = Loi.a Mary Weber Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4. Contest Chorus 3, 4. Crier Staff 4. Class Play 4. Operetta 4. Pep Club 4. Latin Club 1. Our golden-voiced nightin- gale. Meurl Spence Transferred from Forrest. 3. Glee Club 3, 4. Operetta 4. Basketball 3, 4. Track 3. Quartette 4. Class Play 4. Football Manager 4. Can she make a cherry pie. sonny boy?” Margaret Troehler Pep Club 4. Home Economics Club 3, 4. Vice President Home Economics Club 4. And when she laughs- the world laughs at her.” Keith Anderson Declamation 1. Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4. Contest Chorus 2, 3. Class Play 3, 4. Operetta 4. Basketball 3, 4. Crier Staff 4. Quartette 4. Band 1, 2, 3, 4. Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4. Some day. you wait and see. A newspaper man I’ll be.’ Wii.ma Hibsch Glee Club 1, 2, 3. Declamation Contest 4. Class Play 3, 4. Home Economics Club 1, 2, 3, 4. Crier Staff 4. Pep Club 4. If I had the wings of an angel—” William Dawson Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4. Band 1, 2, 3, 4. Orchestra 4. Contest Chorus 3. Quartette 3. I am not in the role of common man. 4 1 — ) ■.........— 3 THE r C E I E E Maude Broadwell Hartzell Rigsby Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4. Home Economics Club 1, 2, 3, 4. Class Play 4. Pep Club 4. Grain Judging 1. Poultry Judging 2. President F. F. A. 3. Class Play 3, 4. Crier Staff 4. F. F. A. Club 1, 2, 3, 4. Gentlemen prefer blondes. We’re proud of our redheads. Hiram Hood Mardell Howell Our sheik. Come! Come! What art thou thinking ? Frances Healy J. B. Smith Transferred from Piper City. Illinois 4. Manager Track 3. Manager Football 4. Band 1, 2, 3. 25 Still water runs deep.” Hi. Fellow. THE C E I E E i = S) = r Louise Gibb Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4. Contest Chorus 3, 4. Band 1, 2, 3, 4. Home Economics Club 4. Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4. Pep Club 4. Ignorance is bliss or so somebody said. Arthur Dowxks Bookkeeping Team 3. F. F. A. Club 2. A master chemist. Lucie Marie Carrithf.rs Transferred from Minonk 2. Glee Club 1, 2. Class Play 4. Literary Contest 1, 2, 3, 4. Typing Team 3. Crier Staff 4. T vC got 'it —he’s a blonde.' James Glennon Tootball 2, 3, 4. Track 2, 3, 4. Class Play 4. Stock Judging Team 1. 2. F. F. A. 1, 2. Pep Club 4. She’s my weakness now. Charlotte Larkin Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4. Class Treasurer 3. Bookkeeping Team 3. Class Play 3. Contest Chorus 3, 4. Literary Contest 4. Sub-district Literary Contest 4. Shorthand Team 3, 4. O wad some power the giftio gie us To see oursilves as ithers see us. Eugene Herzog Class Play 4. Our pride and joy! T El E C E I E E i — == 5 Paul Glennon Corn, Stock Judging 1, 2. Glee Club 1, 3. Pep Club 4. Basketball Manager 4. F. F. A. 1, 2, 3, 4. Latin Club 1. Fishears is my name. Ask me again and I'll tell you the same.” Mary Eleanor Combes Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4. Band 4. Contest Chorus 3, 4. Operetta 4. Latin Club 1. Class Play 4. Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4. Pep Club 4. “He’s my weakness now.” Francis L. Brown Class Play 3, 4. Operetta 3, 4. Glee Club 2, 3, 4. Contest Chorus 3. Quartette 3. Double Quartette 4. Corn Judging 1. Stock Judging 1. “She’s got me ga-ga—that tall classmate of mine.” Louise Fincham Home Economics Club 1, 2, 3, 4. Pep Club 4. “Steady, quiet, and serene. At breaking rules, she’s never seen.’ Frank Gooding Transferred from Roosevelt High School. Chicago. 2. Pep Club 4. “Professor.” Frieda Leiir Home Economics Club 1, 2, 3, 4. What more can we say—a true friend to all.” THE C E I E E i = o = :s 5 Frances Pittman Operetta 3, 4. Quartette 3, 4. Contest Chorus. 1, 2, 3, 4. Crier Staff 4. Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4. Typing and Shorthand Team 4. Latin Club 1. Sub-district Vocal Con- test 4. District Vocal Con- test 4. “And what is fame? Nothin� : to mo.” Joseph Shilts Trials and tribulations. I Telex Leffingwf.ll Home Economics Club 1, 2, 3, 4. Crier Staff 4. Harold Finnegan Band 1, 2. Class Play 3, 4. “Here comes Finnegan! Bang! Bang I Wilma Drennen Glee Club 1. Lat'n Club 1 Pep Club 4. Band 3, 4. Be gocd, sweet maid, and let who will be clever. Frances Broadwei.i. Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4. Home Economics Club 3, 4. 7? “We like her for what she is. “Prim and petite—she knows her place. THE C E I E E i i) :s o History of the Senior Class In the spring of 1923 there were eighteen students enrolled in the first grade of the Edison and Isaac Walton schools. Keith Anderson, Arthur Ferguson, Hiram Hood, Charlotte Larkin, Clyde Knipp, and Keith Melvin w'ere enrolled in the Edison school. Billy Beckley, Mary E. Combes, Louis Downing, Jean Drennen, John Grisson, Mary Hagen, Leroy Hartman, Harvey Reavis, Lola Mary Weber, and Norma Zim- merman were enrolled in the Isaac Walton school. Many changes took place from the first grade to the seventh. Some of our classmates were waylaid and others we gained as we traveled through the grades. The class of 1923 took the third grade with the second, therefore, making us advanced one year. There were A and B classes, so we did not unite both A and B classes until we came to the seventh grade in the Isaac Walton school in 1929. In the seventh grade there were added to the original eighteen, Sara Ann Braun, John Bushman, William Dawson, Wilma Drennen, Virginia I'elkey, Louise Fincham, Doris Floyd, Maxine Floyd, Dorothy French, William 1 Iallock, Frances Healy, Eugene Herzog, Wilma Hibsch, Eve- lyn Hirstein, Mardell Howell, Mildred Jackson. June Johnson, Walter Johnson, Melvin Jones, Betty Kelso, Marjorie Knott, Nettie Mowry, Ernest Murray, Frances Pittman, Ralph Runyon, Dorothy Schnet .ler, Lloyd Slagel, Juanita Taque, Allen I hatcher, Dorothy I hompson, Mar- garet Troehler, Earl and Louis Tull, Kenneth West, and Andrew Zim- merman, twenty-one of whom are Seniors this year. Some of these moved away and were missed in the eighth grade, besides the few who were detained. The new students who joined us in the eighth grade, increasing our enrollment to thirty-eight were: Marjorie Knott, Melvin Jones, Walter Johnson, Ralph Runyon, Lloyd Slagel, Gwendolyn Alt, who came to us from Montana. I am very glad to say that we all were graduated and most of us took another step toward our education. A few of them be- lieved they knew enough to go out and conquer the world with just a grade school education, so we missed them when we gathered together in the fall at the Fairbury Township High School, dear old F. I. H. S. A few of them moved to other cities. That fall when we met in the assembly of F. T. H. S. there were sixty-six of us. Thirty-six came from the country and from out of town. As Freshmen we took part in the activities of the school. Many went out for glee clubs, and F rances Pittman, Sara Ann Braun, and Mil- dred Jones made the contest chorus. Mildred Jones, Dorothy Thompson, June Johnson, Keith Melvin, and Mary Hagen competed in the declama- tion contest. Some of the boys went out for basketball making the F resh- THE C E I E E i = 9 = 3 5 man team. Our class officers were: Dorothy Thompson, President; Leroy Hartman, Vice President; Mary Hagen, Secretary; Willis Reavis, T reasurer. In our Sophomore year, Mildred Jones, Lucie Marie Carrithers, Mary Hagen, Dorothy Thompson, and June Johnson took part in the literary contest. Dorothy Thompson, Sara Ann Braun, Mildred Jones, Frances Pittman, and Welby Harvey made the contest choruses. Some of the boys made the second team in basketball, and some went out for football and track. This year was full of hard studying—but what years aren’t? Perhaps they were a bit more noticeable because there was less outside activity. The class officers were: Leroy Hartman, President; Al Swartz, Vice President; Melvin Jones, Secretary; Kenneth Mowry, Treasurer. Our Junior year was quite a hit more exciting than the ones before. There were eight Junior girls who made the contest chorus and five Junior boys. Our Junior play went oft with a bang—the first Junior class play to be presented for a number of years. The cast included Francis Brown, Melvin Jones, Charlotte Parkin, Dorothy Schnetzler, Sara Ann Braun, Wilma Hibsch, Mildred Jones, Hartzell Rigsby, and Harold Fin- negan. We made enough through it to give the Seniors a real prom. We carried out the theme of a pleasure trip on the “S. S. Fairburian.” The decorations, favors, menu, and program Suggested the marine theme. We had a four-piece orchestra, and after the program the evening was enjoyed by dancing. We had our first school party which was a great success. We also had another one to which we could invite a guest. The class officers were: Dorothy Thompson, President; Jack Macdonald, Vice President; Mary Hagen, Secretary; Charlotte I arkin, Treasurer. At last, our Senior year, which is filled with joy of graduation. Some of us are undecided whether or not we are glad we are to be graduated, although we have looked forward to the day when we will walk across the stage for our diplomas. Each year we had wondered how it would feel to be a Senior, and at last we have found out; but the feeling is no different from the one we had when we were Freshmen, but of course we have increased our knowledge, or at least we think so. This year we Seniors are sponsoring the enlargement of The Crier, thus making it our annual instead of as heretofore, a pamphlet. We hope the classes following us will continue to publish it and that it will become a perma- nent phase of our school life. To finance this we gave a carnival from which we cleared $63.58. There were twenty-three of us in the play: Jack Macdonald, Lola Mary Weber, John Ulfers, Dorothy Schnetzler, Francis Brown, James Glennon, Stanley Barnes, Harold Finnegan, Wilma Hibsch, Maude Broadwell, Dorothy Thompson, Mary Hagen, June Johnson, Sara Ann Braun, Hartzell Rigsby, Paul Glennon, Eugene Herzog, Welby Harvey, Keith Anderson, Melvin Jones, Merle Spence, 30 THE C E I E E i) = r Mary E. Combes, and Lucie Marie Carrithers. We presented an en- tirely new type of play in that the setting was that of a radio broadcasting studio. We broadcast four complete programs, thus adding music and comedy to the usual drama. Eight girls and seven boys are members of the contest chorus. Dorothy Thompson, Mary Hagen, Frances Pittman and Charlotte Larkin won first in the preliminary contests and represented us in the sub-district contest at Dwight March 16 in alto, piano, and so- piano solos and dramatic reading. There were seven Senior lettermen in football and four in basketball whom the coach will find hard to replace. We are anticipating the prom, baccalaureate, and graduation with feelings of both joy and sorrow. Cl ASS OFFICERS President ......................Melvin Jones Vice President................Jack Mac donald Secretary................................Mary Hagen Treasurer............... Dorothy SCHNETZLER CLASS WILL Time: 11:58 on the night of May 10, 1935. Place: Assembly, F. T. H. S. Scene: The assembly is filled with Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors. There is one vacant spot, however. Everyone earnestly stares at the place where once the beloved Seniors had resided. On the stage are seated the ten faculty members with Papa Watson standing. Aunt Mary and Uncle Dale are pressing handkerchiefs to their eyes as they cry on each other's shoulders. And then Papa Watson speaks. All the nieces and nephews become quiet and try very hard not to weep. “It is 12 o’clock. We must do as the Seniors have asked. If all will remain quiet I will read as directed: “We, the Senior Class of Nineteen hundred and thirty-five, of the City of Fairbury, County of Livingston, State of Illinois, being of sound mind and possessed of all mental faculties, do make, publish, and declare this our last will and testament to be read in the Assembly at 12 o’clock the night that we leave forever our dear high school life: First: We bequeath to the Faculty the surprising information shown on our intelligence papers written as Freshmen. Second: To the Juniors, we leave our name and dignity; also the “drag” we have with the Faculty. Third: To the Sophomores, we bequeath our knowledge. You will have no other want. Fourth: We leave to you, Freshmen, the ambition to become a class such as ours. .? THE € E I E E i = ) = :3 5 Fifth: We, as individual members make the following bequests: I, Arthur Keith Anderson, leave my donkey characteristics to Arthur Ferguson. We, Jack Wade Macdonald and Charles Melvin Jones, leave our grace- ful strides to Clara Kilgus and Mildred Frances Hartley. I, James Hartzell Rigsby, leave my crowning glory to Martha Charlotte Gruber in case her supply of Golden Glint diminishes. I, Dorothy Ann 1 hompson, bequeath my come-hither orbs to Rowena Simpson. I, Mary Frances Hagen, leave my sweet and juvenile innocence to Mar- garet Rathburn. I, Stanley Laverne Barnes, leave my broad shoulders, which have brought me such great fame, to Jean Craig. I, Frances Healy, grant my patent on how to catch, train, and possess a suitor to Marilyn Jean Claudon. I, Harold Finnegan, leave my Junior girl-friend and a member of the faculty to Charles Wink providing he supplies the necessary taxi service as I have done in the past. I, Welby Harvey, bestow my brown wavy locks, with which I have wooed won, upon the one needing them—Lyle Beatty. I, Paul Glennon, leave my effeminate nickname to Abraham Mattioli. We, Margaret Evelyn Troehler and Wanda Louise Fincham, bequeath our musical giggles upon the solemn Almeda Fouts. I, Leroy Hartman, true to my Hebrew instinct, wish to retain all my possessions of intrinsic value, but will grudgingly bestow upon Hugh Huntoon, my fellow-countryman, my racial features including prom- inent nose, permanent wave, and swarthy complexion. I, Sara Ann Braun, bequeath my satirical remarks upon which I have depended these four long years, to Homer Eli Shaw, who has very great need of them in order to carry on the traditions of Fairbury Township High School. I, Frank Gooding, leave my ideas on coaching to James Lindsay in hopes that he can keep the bench warm just as I have. We, Mary Eleanor Combes and James Glennon, bequeath our everyday sentimental notes on which we based our eternal love, to Wilma Jean Troehler and Charles Addis. I, William Adelma Dawson, bequeath my hatred for the girls upon one who is in need of such, Harry Bedell. I, Lucie Marie Carrithers, leave my attractions for the tall blonde and handsome to Marion Ramsey. We, Maude and Frances Broadwell, will our sisterly devotion to Carrie and Florence Broadwell. I, brands Leroy Brown, leave my cave-man likeness to the one and only Wayne Newman. We, I'rieda Marie Lehr and Helen Eloise Leffingwell, leave our trans- it THE € E I E E i o portation facilities to Helen Elizabeth Nussbaum and Jean Drennen in order that they may not wear out their soles traversing to and from school. We, Wilma Irene Drennen and Frances Pearl Pittman, leave our host of admirers to the shy little shrinking violet of the Sophomore class, Evelyn Elizabeth Carter. I, John Ulfers, leave my vociferousness to the quiet, sedate John Merit Langstaff. I, Arthur James Downes, bequeath my prize heifers to the board of edu- cation who may use the profits to the high school’s benefit. We, Charlotte lone Larkin and Lola Mary Weber, will our vivacious personalities to Mary Ruth and Helen Dorothea O’Donnell. We, Louise Gibb and Wilma Ilibsch (since the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach) leave our cooking abilities to Margaret Combes and Iris Beatty. We, Hiram Hood and Mardell Howell, bestow upon Garnold and Ar- nold Rigsby, our disgraceful composite grades. I, Haskell June Carolyn Johnson, leave my stature and loquaciousness to John Goold. I, J. B. Smith, bestow upon Helen Beckley and Edyth Marie Stevens, my ambition to graduate in no less than eight years. I, Dorothy May Schnetzler, bequeath my college boy friend to the Fresh- man girls on condition that they take good care of him. I, Meurl Spence, last but not least, bestow upon the “Bean Brothers” my football managership. In testimony whereof, we have hereunto set our hands this nine- teenth day of May, in the Year of Our Lord nineteen hundred thirty-five. SENIOR CLASS OF 1935, FAIRBURY TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL. Signed, published and declared by the above named Senior Class of 1935, in the presence of us and each of us, who, in their presence and at their request, and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses. Alva Clinton Watson, County of Livingston, State of Illinois. Ilomer Eli Shaw, County of Livingston, State of Illinois. jj THE € E I E E i = i) = x r Supplication (Class Poem) Once more our Alma Mater leads a brood To the Great Highway; So many broods, one would think it had Become routine, But that unfailing source of tenderness Can spare a gentle moment, A smile, a pat of approbation for Virtues, all sins forgot. The Highway of Life stretches long before us, Enticing, repelling; To dream bemused eyes its wide smoothness, Teeming, gleaming; To hearts high with youth’s bright assurance, Calling, compelling; To doubt-shadowed eyes its far reaches Hiding, lurking; J o hearts shaken with youth’s self-conscious faintness. Deriding, quelling; Dear Life, wilt bless with sweet success Or scourge with failure? Will thy stern trials, the rigors of thy highway Weld sturdy souls or craven? Of I.ife, teach us to meet our dark defeat Heads up, eyes steadfast. Teach us to see our dearest dreams complete, Heads low, eyes humble. Not to us alone the bitterness or laurel, All who went before, who walked beside Must bear success or failure in such measure As we have built ourselves from them, Blood of heritage and bone of our environment. lJray, we may not shame with sniveling Self-pity or blatant pride Companion on the way or friendly shade. —Lucie Marie Carrithers, ’35. Class Motto: No wind nor sleet nor fog nor rain Can stop a pilot in his aim. Class Flower: Yellow Rose. Class Colors: Blue and White. 34 THE € E I E E ) :5 “Remote Control” Directed by Miss Mary Ellington. CAST Walter Brockenchild, Station announcer.....................JACK MACDONALD Dorothy Doyle, Enterta'ner...................LOLA MARY WEBER Ralph Sugart, Radio engineer...............................JOHN ULFERS Helen Wright, Studio secretary.........DOROTHY SCHNETZLER Charlie Golden, Reporter....................FRANCIS BROWN Moran, Pol'ceman............................JAMES GLENNON Bert Rupert, Station advertising salesman...STANLEY BARNES Doctor A. P. Workman, Entertainer...........HAROLD FINNEGAN Agnes Joyce, Entertainer..................................WILMA HIBSCH Betty Blair, Entertainer..................................MAUDE BROADWELL Lorraine Winthrop, Entertainer..........................DOROTHY THOMPSON Beatrice Allen, Entertainer................................MARY HAGEN Mae Prescott, Entertainer..................................JUNE JOHNSON June Carter, Entertainer.........................SARA ANN BRAUN Pete, Gangster.............................. HARTZELL RIGSBY Joe, Gangster..............................................PAUL GLENNON Ed, Gangster.............................................EUGENE HERZOG Jack, Gangster............................................WELBY HARVEY W. L. Oakwood, Hotel owner...................KEITH ANDERSON Sergeant Devine, Detective...............................MELVIN JONES Burke, Devine’s assistant.................................MEURL SPENCE Madam Murrev...........................MARY ELEANOR COMBES Mary Jane Whitmore.....................LUCIE M. CARRITHERS 35 I _________ THE 4 I I I I 9 3 r ■ “Remote Control” RADIO NEWS April 5—Station WPH, located atop the Commercial Hotel, owned by W. L. Oakwood, is fast becoming one of Chicago’s leading stations since Walter Brockenchild took charge. He with Charlie Golden, public- ity agent for the station, and Bert Rupert, its advertising salesman, are putting it on the top. Some of its programs are: Doctor A. P. Workman, who gives spirit messages to the radio audience; Madam Murrey, who broadcasts health exercises; Dorothy Doyle, a very entertaining little tap dancer, and Mary Jane Whitmore, who gives dramatic readings. Tune in on WPH tonight. April 6—Those of you who listened to WPH last night just after Dr. Workman’s program were witnesses to one of the most daring rob- beries that has ever been staged. It is believed that it was the Ghost Gang who visited the broadcasting station last night. They interrupted Dr. Workman’s program, robbed six of the Junior League Debutantes of their jewels, and shot Bert Rupert. Walter Brockenchild had made a special announcement of their broadcast only yesterday afternoon. This information leads Moran, the hotel detective, Sergeant Devine, and his assistant, Burke, to believe that he had a hand in the crime. Doctor Workman is being held for 24 hours as a suspect. One cannot help but admire Walter Brockenchild and the Junior Leaguers for continuing with their program after all that excitement. Their program consists of vocal solos, a piano solo, a blues trio, and a short comedy skit. April 7—Last night Dr. A. P. Workman was murdered during his broadcast over station WPH. The crime was committed in the dark, and just after the lights were turned on Brockenchild picked up the gun. He was arrested for the murder. Helen Wright, his sweetheart, is also sus- pected as an accomplice. She is announcing for Brockenchild in his absence. April 8—At last the leaders of the Ghost Gang are captured and the murder at WPH is solved! Walter Brockenchild is the hero of the hour. By a clever trick he succeeded in gaining a confession from Bert Rupert, murderer of Dr. Workman and a member of the Ghost Gang. Early last evening a man who called himself Smith, came to the studio asking for an audition. He was recognized by Brockenchild as one of the gangsters who robbed the Junior Leaguers. He asked about Dr. Workman and when he was informed of his murder he admitted that he was the Doctor’s brother. Then Brockenchild went to the mike and an- nounced Dr. Workman as he always did except that he said he would try to establish contact with the spirit world himself. Suddenly Dr. Work- man’s voice was heard. Rupert confessed. Ralph Sugart turned off the record which Brockenchild had had made of Workman’s program and the excitement was over. Rupert and Pete, the leader of the gang, were arrested. Soon after the marriage of Brockenchild and Helen Wright, WPH will settle down to the humdrum of everyday life—we hope. 36 i THE C E I E E i D o The Sea of Preparation As I look back upon the past four years spent in the halls of Fairbury Township High School, in company with the other students known as the Class of ’35, I reflect upon our frantic search for knowledge and am reminded of a great ocean with its fleet of sea-going vessels. In my recollection I can see in 1931-32, the placid waters on which sixty-six small boats carrying cargo varying from the average freshman intellect to the abnormal mind of a precautious child, rode at bay. The ships were not all alike although they had come from the same shipyard, all bearing the stamp “Eighth Grade Diploma Re- ceived.” Some were tiny craft, and some were of larger build; all were anxious for the gong to sound which would remove the gangplank “Vacation” and launch them upon their high school course. Days came and days went, not all alike, for sometimes the sun arose red in the morning and these sailors were warned of a stormy sea; but the fleet was mostly made up of sturdy craft, and after these squalls had subsided, a checking showed all vessels afloat. It is true that the captain and officers who sailed the flagship “Faculty” sent many radiograms warning against the undercurrent of Ease which threatened to drag under some of the most carefully built and most beautifully painted ships. A large number of these vessels heeded the warning and changed their course before they were engulfed in the whirlpool Failure. All through our course, some vessels sailed away to distant ports, and these vessels accounted for most of the ships which were lost. Our journey was charted for us in four legs. The second, Sophomore Cruise, was the most uneventful. Larger craft sailed by us without ever saluting, and during the months of joy and doubt as to our bearings, the pirate ship “Despair” charged a few of our vessels and they were seen no more on the high seas in company with this fleet. The log of our journey became fuller and more interesting during our Junior journey. Many implored the flagship to chart their courses past that interesting group of islands “Extra Curricular Activities.” Some anchored at Band Harbor; some con- tinued to Glee Club Cove; a few were seen at the Isle of Literary Contest; and many boats brought honor to the fleet by the manner in which they combated the enemy vessels in Athletic Bay. Just as we finished the last knots of our Junior journey, the commanding officer of the flagship “Faculty” was changed and we began our Senior year with a new cap- tain. All officers remained the same and one new mate was added. These began the last leg of the voyage to Commencement Day. The big flag Scholastic Knowledge was unfurled from each ship, and our vessels lined up for the final lap. Spurred on by the untiring efforts of our commanding offi- cers who directed us so faithfully, each member of the class seemed anxious to com- plete the journey creditably, and the voyage ended at Port Commencement Day. Forty-four landed with a sigh of relief, only to find that, beautiful as their destination was, it offered no resting place, but was only a shore from which to embark on the journey of Life which offers wider horizons but on uncharted seas. —KEITH ANDERSON, ’35. 37 THE C E I E E i = o = rs Woe Is Us The innovation in our school regime called the “Composite Grade” is causing as much controversy, bewilderment, and consternation as the “N. R. A.” and its attend- ant alphabetical cohorts. Pupils are viewing with concern teachers transformed into argus-eyed censorers waiting to pounce gleefully upon any fall from grace, and par- ents aroused to a keen sense of the uncomplimentary reflection cast upon themselves by the unseemly conduct of their offspring. Heretofore we have been able to disguise the fact that we are nearly all uncouth, ill-bred little brats, but now, alas, the time has come when this sorrowful fact must be disclosed. In the gay departed past, untrammeled by a horde of this and that of behavior, when only conduct in classroom and study-hall counted, a low deportment grade was ignored by the fond parent on the assumption that it merely evidenced a natural exhuberanee of healthy animal spirits. Faced with the requirements set forth in this radical document, “The Composite Code of Good Behavior,” the parent feels that his darling is not only headed for a state penal institution, but has betrayed all the years of home training and thought and care expended. Further, the older gen- eration is furnished with new ammunition for their constant criticism and deploring of the younger generation in all its manifestation. Fathers are marshaling the most eloquent phrases their vocabularies afford, and practicing stern expressions and impressive gestures before their mirrors. Mothers go about with sad, disillusioned faces, and sons and daughters slink in and out as un- obtrusively as possible, trying to avert impending lectures. School is a graveyard of youthful folly and Home just ain’t what it uster be. —LUCIE MARIE CARRITHERS, '35. The Lass Frae Aberdane. There lived a lass in Aberdaur Up in the north countrie W ith hair as golden as the sun And eyes as blue as the se. Out came a laird f:ae Londerdale; To the pretty maid, quoth he “After I sail this schip of mine, We wilt married be.” And he took her by the milk-white hand Before he went out to se She spake to him, a choke in her voice, As the teir blinded her ee. “I feir, I feir, oh lover deir. That you wilt cum to harme, For the wind is blowing a mighty ga’e, And it will storm e’er morne.” Then the w:nd it blew a mighty gale, And the guid schip tossed m the se, And the maiden fair «'range her hair, “My love is gone frae ee.” But long e’er the waves had covered his head And before he was lost in the se, He recalled the words his love had spake With the teir-drop in her ee. “I feir, I feir, oh lover deir, That you will cum to harme, For the winde is blowing a mighty gale And it will storm e’er morne.” —SARA ANN BRAUN, ’35. is THE € E I E E i) = 3 5 That There Carnival “Say, Lum, did you go to that there High School Carnival? Ye didn’t? It shore was good! Shore, I’ll tell ye about it if ye want me to. Wal’, they was a hula-hula show. Them gals shore were preety! Then they was a strong man who lifted a 2,000- pound weight, an’ a bearded lady! Then they was a pair of Siamese twins an’ a wild man. I went to two shows of thet. Then I saw a bunch of people a’ playin’ some new- fangled thingamagig called a roolette wheel. An’ no wonder they was a crowd! Ye got a prize every time you turned it. Then I went into a place where some girl was a’ tellin’ fortunes. She told me I was a’ going’ on a long journey. She must hev’ knowed I was a’ goin’ to take the hogs to market the next day. Then I was in kind of a lively sperit so I takes to playin’ some of them games. First I went over to play a game they called Bingo. Then I went over to a place where they threw rings at little pegs, then to another one of them there booths and did a little shootin’. I played an- other game, too, where ye threw balls at little dolls. Wal’ I saw some of them there high school gals out yellin’ around about thrills and chills, so as I figures I’m still spry I goes inside an’ all to once’t it was pitch dark and I was bein’ slam-banged around until perty soon some cold hands reached out and took hold of me. Then I went over to a tent where a slick lookin’ feller was a’ doin’ magic tricks. I swear to goodness I ain’t ketched on to one of them tricks yet. I starts out the door when a feller stops me and he says thet if he don’t guess my weight right he would give me a cane. Wal,' he guessed me about 10 pounds off, as I knowed he wud, and I set down on them scales. Durned if they didn’t say three tons! Yes sir, Lum, what them high school kids don’t think up ain’t worth talkin’ about!” SARA ANN BRAUN, ’35. Alone I’ve an aching heart, a troubled mind, A scared and tortured soul; I’m alone in a world of millions, My life’s without a goal. I’m alone in a crowded household And left as a babe in the wood, Helpless and frightened and senseless; Oh, to die—would that I could. To have them wail at their losses, To feel them peer down in my face, To hear all the things I had done well, The hurt I’d borne with disgrace. To have him, weepingly step forward And tell of his love as he said, “Oh why did I ever leave you ? For now you are cold and dead!” But no, I’m alone and young yet, And have my cares to bear; Would I mind if my thinking ceased? Not if Memory weren’t there to stare. But those you are bound to meet with And have them received in your heart, That this was where something happened- The place where you decided to part. Oh the trials of being alone In mind and soul and all! To never have someone beside you To catch you whenever you fall. But this is just youth’s longing For comfort, protection, and love. In time I’d get over my weakness And look toward the sun up above. And they’d carry me to wooded countries My life lies vaguely before me Where the brooks and birds always sing, And down it I’ll travel alone; And I’d have no more earthly worry; But the depths of my soul are broken In my face, sweet eaith would they fl ng. And I walk with feet of stone. —DOROTHY THOMPSON, ’35. 39 THE C E I E E s i - « Musical Problems in Our School A problem has arisen here at Fairbury Township High School that needs serious thought, and it may become more serious if steps are not taken to correct it. This year in the arranging of classes, the eighth period, a period formerly used for extra- curricular activities, was given to regular classes. Glee club practice was scheduled for thirty minutes in the morning before school began. It is very difficult for some students to arrive at school at eight-twenty, and the difficulty increases for those from the country, especially during the winter months. An attempt was made to hold rehearsals during the noon hour from twelve-thirty until one o’clock, but this proved impractical. In other years, practice was held during the eighth or last period in the day. This was a fine arrangement in many ways. There was a definite time to prac- tice; it gave to all the students the opportunity to join; and it gave forty-five minutes for practice, thus swelling the attendance and increasing the interest. It is easily seen that something must be done to increase the membership in our glee clubs. It has come to the point where the boys’ glee club has discontinued participating in the spring sub-district and district contests, due to the lack of members. In previous years, there have been sixty girls in glee club, and this year thirty-five because they are unable to attend rehearsals. The rehearsal of our band and orchestra is held at a very inconvenient time. The orchestra rehearsal begins at six-thirty every Monday night and the band has no definite time. We could have a larger and better band by setting a certain day for its practice during school. Each section in the band should have a practice alone and in the last period the entire band should be combined. The musical education of the student is very important. It gives to the student an appreciation of music that is not otherwise gained; it also furnishes the means of a future career. Of course, no changes can be made this year; but next year these problems should be adjusted before it is too late. So you, students of future years, come and show your loyalty by wholly supporting the worthwhile musical activities of our school. —LOUISE GIBB, ’35. The Coach A coach there was and he a worthy man, Who ne’er was beat when in a race he ran. He worked hard and had success in teaching. Perfectly he knew about what he was preaching. He had a football squad of men so gay Each night did go upon the field to play. They worked so hard for a long weary week, Then out for victory, the sturdy team did seek. When from the neighboring town they did return The coach did curse the ones who had not learned, The signals which he drilled them on so often. Their brains, he said, he thought he’d have to soften. So throughout practice and in all the games He grew so tired and looked forward to a change, And eke success was his in early life, He met a lass who soon became his wife. —John Ulfers, ’35. 40 Juniors If any achievement or activity prize were to he given this year, we are quite sure the Junior class would deserve it. What don’t we have represented in this likeable class—the class that can work together in a sociable way and succeed by it? Actors, musicians, athletes, future farm- ers, good cooks, typists, secretaries, scientists, poets, to say nothing or those with the ability to manage a splendid party or prom. Our actors and actresses were shown well in the successful play, “Am I Intruding?”; by those three boys securing speaking parts in the operetta, “In Old Vienna”—Bruce Barnes, Lyle Beatty and John Franger; and the following individuals who made fine placings at the preliminary declamation contest—Mildred Cooper, fourth in a dramatic reading; Charlotte Gruber,, second in a humorous reading; anil John Franger, first in orations. Our songsters represented themselves in the operetta with the Junior pianist, Louise Martin, and in the girls’ contest chorus of which the Junior girls make up a majority. These girls were Delpha Harvey, Edyth Stevens, Charlotte Gruber, and Louise Martin. John Franger repre- sented the school in the sub-district music contest at Dwight with his bari- tone solos. The Juniors in the boys’ double quartette were John Franger 42 TEE € E I E E and Lyle Beatty. A goodly number of musicians in the band and orchestra are members of this progressive class. Scientists we have galore and they can mix up any solution you want —if you’ll accept it is the question. Talk about mixing, if you want something mixed up to tickle the palate, then go down to the kitchen or just sniff the scent that drifts up from the basement where the Junior girls show the others how to do things. Our Junior boys excel in the art of telling the good and bad points of the girls’ cooking just as they do in their judging teams. Our Junior boys who belong to the Future Farmers Club are: Wayne Newnam, John Goold, Bruce Barnes, Eldon Barnes, Francis Steers, Charles Wink, Donald Barnes, Lloyd Knott, Clifford Yoder and Claude Bean. We have fleet fingers in our class, too. Edith Stevens and Louise Martin made the Shorthand 1 team and Louis Martin and Viola Winter- land made the Typing I team. The only Junior receiving her 60-word Gregg Transcription Certificate at the time of this writing is Louise Martin. Our class excels in fleet feet where basketball and football are con- cerned. Those on the first basketball team were: Delmar Blair, Captain; Charles Addis, and Louie Downing. Those on the second team were Donald Barnes, Duane Morris, and John Somerville. The Junior high- lights of the football squad were: Louie Downing, Charles Addis, Harold Garland, Charles Wink, Delmar Blair, Donald Barnes, Lloyd Knott, John Somerville, and Martin Cooper. Harold Garland is captain-elect of next year’s football team, an honor seldom held by a Junior. But wait until May 10, when we show the others what we can really do. That is the date set for our prom when we shall be the royal hosts to our esteemed elders. Our class assisted with finances by uniting with the Seniors to sponsor the Hallowe’en carnival. The girls also sold candy at all foot- ball and basketball games. It is not my place to give excessive praise, so I will leave it to you to watch the activities of this group of students who are just about ready for next year’s final preparation for life. 1 will say, however, that judg- ing from its activities in just this one year, it will make an outstanding class next year. Keep your eye on the Seniors of 1936. CLASS OFFICERS President . . .................. DUANE MORRIS Vice President..............John Somerville Secretary......................Edith Stevens Treasurer.............Wilma Jean Troeiilf.r 43 THE € E I E E i i) o Prophecy SCENE: A large home, elaborately furnished. An old man is seen sitting in a chair, evidently waiting for someone. Situation : The man is Alva Watson, who is now immensely wealthy. Two weeks before he had been informed by his doctor that he had but three months to live, so he immediately sent for his friend, Homer Shaw, who had gained much fame as a private investigator, and told him of his plan. He intended to lind each member of his first Senior Class to graduate from F. T. H. S. 1 Ie would then leave his entire for- tune to the most worthy member of the class. “Good morning, Alva.” “Hello, Homer. Well, have you your report ready?” “Yes, but this is certainly the most difficult task that I have ever performed, '['hat class was scattered all over the globe.” “They were quite a remarkable class—but enough of that. I want to find out where they are and what they are doing.” “Well, here is the list. I have them all arranged alphabetically. “The first on the list is Keith Anderson. He and Meurl Spence operate a wrecker business in the northern country. It seems that they specialize in rescuing young girls whose escorts’ cars are stuck in snow drifts. Well do they remember the night they had a car-load of fair dam- sels and the car was stuck in a snow drift—quite late at night, too. so I’ve heard. “Stanley Barnes I found in Amsterdam—quite a ladies’ man now. His presence at all social functions is very much in demand, it seems. “Next is Sara Ann Braun. She has married some chap by the name of an Doren and is now the leading society matron of New York. “Maude Broadwell is now a dress model in Paris. She says that she enjoys her work very much but she never expects to be able to model any dresses so nice and tight as those she wore back in ’35. “I have not been able to see her sister, but I found this in a maga- zine. I think we may find her by this address. (Mr. Watson, reading aloud): “‘Are you speechless when in a crowd of people—even some of your own friends? Are your movements jerky—do you feel that you can no longer walk when everyone’s eyes are upon you? If so, send one dollar to Miss Francelene Broadwell, and you will receive the book, “How to Acquire Charm and Poise” in a very plain wrapper, post-paid.’ Oh yes, here is the address in the corner. Very good, Sherlock.” “ I he next person is Francis Brown. He became a manufacturer of valentines so it would not cost him so much to send valentines to all his girl friends. He was always broke for at least a month after February 14 until he hit upon this solution. “Here is someone who has never left our fair city of Fairbury— 44 THE € E I E E i o Lucie Marie Carrithers. She now operates the Grey Goose on a trifle larger scale where the high school students still congregate as we did back in ’34 and ’35. “You remember Mary Eleanor Combes?” “Yes.” “Well, she became a nurse, but she just couldn’t stand it away from James Glennon, so they were finally married. Speaking of James, he chose a very odd profession. He is now manager of a large academy of esthetic dancing. Mary Eleanor’s being a nurse fitted in very nicely. Whenever any of the students trip or fall, Mary Eleanor takes care of the wounds.” “1 guess the next person is William Dawson. He used to be so short that his friends called him Squirt, and the only girl tiny enough for him to date was June Johnson, but not any more. A couple of weeks ago, after years of research, he discovered a new serum which makes one grow tall. So far he has grown to be nine feet, ten and one-half inches. Here is a fellow that I have not been able to find, and no one seems to know much about him. The last anyone heard of Arthur Downes he had built a hut in the woods and was living there, deep in his studies but no one seems to know what woods. “And here is Wilma Drennen. She is head of the gym work in one of the largest universities in the country. She specializes in hiking. I guess she got plenty of exercise during her high school days. “I am certainly glad that we don’t teach school any more. Louise Fincham and Paul Glennon have recently perfected some device for peek- ing on your neighbor’s papers, and they guarantee that if you follow di- rections carefully you cannot be caught. “This is a lad of Fairbury that certainly made good over in Paris. They all say ‘Finnegan, the immortal dress designer,’ with a kind of hushed reverence in their voices. It is none other than good old Harold Finnegan. “Do you remember how Louise Gibb used to drive Wilma Hibsch home every noon and evening and take her to school mornings and noons?” “Certainly. Wilma used to yell, ‘Gibb, how about a ride,’ every day from the moment she left the cloakroom until she was well seated in Louise’s car.” “Wilma has become a famous opera star now and Louise was so used to taking her around that she became Wilma’s chauffeur and now drives her to and from the theatre.” “Does Wilma still yell, ‘Hey, Gibb, how about a ride’?” “She did at first from force of habit, but it was so hard on her voice and newspapers ridiculed her so much that she finally quit. “Here is Mary Hagen. She has received a lot of publicity as the first woman mechanic. When you drive into her garage there stands Mary in a pair of greasy overalls—her face all smudgy and her hair 45 ______________I ___ THE CRIER { iT r pulled back underneath a cap so that it won't get dirty. I had her fix my car, and she is really every bit as good as they say. UI had a difficult time trying to find LeRoy Hartman, but I finally found him under an assumed name. You see, he and two other lawyers formed the firm of ‘Kike, Kike Hartman, Lawyers but they didn’t like the way that sounded so LeRoy changed his name to Kike. This cer- tainly must have taken a great deal of will-power, for I can remember back in ’35 if anyone called him ‘Kike’ it meant fight. “Let's see, Welby Harvey. Oh yes. Well, he is still watching Delpha to sec that she does no wrong. “You couldn't guess what Frances 11ealy is doing.” “Well, she is the present editor of the Ballyhoo.” “How did you know?” “Well, the magazine got better and better every year, so I finally asked for the name of the editor, and that is what I found out, but close your mouth and don’t look so dumb, Homer. You may continue now, if you feel equal to it.” “Y-yes, of course. Eugene 1 lerzog. I think he must be the black sheep of the Senior class. Have you ever read the newspapers about 1 Ialf-Nose I lerzog?” “Why, yes—he is that notorious criminal—supposed to be the worst character in the history of the underworld. He got half of his nose cut off in a gangster brawl. Don't tell me that is Eugene!” “Yes. I think Mardell Howell is next. She is a famous ice-skater and is in Canada making quite a successful tour now. “Poor June—June Johnson. Her life is the tragedy of the class.” “I have always been interested in her. What has happened?” “Well, she lost her voice, and it finally drove her insane because she couldn't talk. Of course she tried to learn to talk with her hands as quick- ly as with her mouth and—well, you know the rest. “Melvin Jones is a farmer now—doing quite well, too. His being a magician has come in very handy. If a horse gets too old for much use Mel just says, ‘presto chango' and there is a new horse. He can make an old pig disappear and bring back five little ones with her. If he is in a hurry and still has the milking to do he just says ‘aba cadabra’ and it is all done.” “Very convenient. Who is next?” “Charlotte Larkin is next. She and Margaret Troehler and Lola Mary Weber, true to the name of their club during their high school days are now old maids. I went to call upon them and they are all quite con- fident that they are the most worthy members of the class. “Hmmm.” “Helen Leffingwell and Frieda Lehr have become the drivers of school buses. I hey were so accustomed to driving half the enrollment 46 3 THE C E I E E r� of the school home that it became a sort of habit. In fact, they often forget to collect the fares. “Jack Macdonald joined the Navy—but not for the reason that most men do. He told me in utmost confidence that he thought the uniform would be so handsome on his manly physique. Then, too, it is quite con- venient being a sailor—a girl in every port, you know.”' “Yes, it certainly has its advantages, but who is next?” “Frances Pittman. It seems that the Mae West craze has been revived.” “I hadn’t heard of it, but then I don’t get around like I used to.” “Well, Frances is a second Mae West. She is known in the papers as M ae West, Jr. “Hartzell Rigsby is one of the most interesting members of the Sen- ior Class. One day he suddenly awoke to the realization of the beauty of his hair. He bought some hair-grower and now he sells his golden- red tresses by the yard to the wig-manufacturers” “I always knew that Hartzell would succeed. “J. B. Smith and Frank Gooding have formed a very profitable team. Frank is on the stage—a comedian. By the way, he is still telling jokes he heard in ’32. He hired J. B. to sit in the audience and laugh.” “Quite original.” “While I was in Chicago I visited one of those famous dime-a-dance halls, and the first dance I had with the hostess, Dorothy Schnetzler. She is quite popular and I could only get one dance with her. “That certainly was a shame, Homer.” “Yes. But here is a good one. Dorothy Thompson undertook to undertake the same as the rest of the Cooks and Thompsons have under- taken, but instead she was taken under by an overdose of formaldehyde and then taken under the wings of the ‘Old Maids’ Feeble Minded Home’ in Aquileia. “And now we come to the last member of the class—John Lifers. He is a preacher in a small New England village where he is loved and respected by all because of his kind and sympathetic nature. “Well, what do you think—Alva! Help, Ambrosia, come quickly! “Did yo’all call fo’ me, sah?” “Yes. Mr. Watson seems to have had another attack. Call the doctor—no, don’t—I guess that it is too late. I knew that I shouldn’t have told him about John Lifers. It was too great a shock.” “Did yo’ and Mr. Watson decide who was the most worthy memba of the class?” “We hadn’t come to that—and now we never will. We will never know. But don’t just stand there, Ambrosia—do something!” “Yas suh.” 47 _____________1 __ THE CRIER ° r 5 The Oasis of Fairbariana Waving palms, dashing fezzes, and enchanting music—could this he the gym? 1'he tables were so purely white that one wondered if it were real. One could almost smell the sand as the same breeze that wafted the palm leaves cooled our excited faces. Dim lights, soft music, sweet aromas—a different land—but it must he true for over at the next table were familiar faces of our classmates and friends. We ate at last! finally we saw the food that had sent out the tantalizing scents to us. No desert sand in this; it was delicious, and made more so by the Arab wait- resses and waiters. The fezzes and spotless white robes of the desert almost disguised Jean Claudon, Maxine Ramsey, Bernice Dunn, Margaret Rathbun, Martha Steers, Junior Claudon, Glenn Moore, Perry Munz, Arnold Rigsby, and Virgil Troehler. MENU CAMEL HASH DESERT SPUDS PALM SPROUTS ARABIAN NECTAR GKEBIS DATE PRESERVES OLIVE OIL SAND DUNE CAKE OASIS BERRIES PROGRAM Tribemaster, Sheik Watta Hedak Morris fle I co me......................Siieik Watta Hedak Morris Response......................Sheik Beeg Shot Jones Junior Music..............The Sirens of the Desert Class Prophecy...........The Oracles of the Sands Class Poem...................................Fatima Carrithers Senior Music........................The Three Veils Senior Toast.... Caliph Zalvin Watsonid Watson Class Will.....................The Desert Players Junior Music....................The Arabian Knights Play.............................The Desert Fleas To both observers and participants the next two-hour period of dancing was one of enjoyment. Above the heads of the dancers the pale blue moon smiled approvingly down on new and old lovers replacing the usual clear blue light of a desert scene with mellowness which permeated the entire oasis. I he tall and handsome sheiks with their bewitching sheban girls moved rhythmically to native music which was wafted to the very edges of the desert scenes by tropical breezes. Lovely gowns in myriads of colors with here and there dots of the conventional white added the necessary beauty. So completely were we enchanted by the Arabian hospitality, the entertainment, and table delicacies that not until we made our regretful departure did we realize that we had not been in true Arabia. It was all a mirage, but one never to be forgotten. JS 1 __________________ ” ° THE 1111 5 Wilma Jean Troehler. John LangstafT. Bruce Barnes. Louise Martin. Mildred Hartley, John Pranger. Charlotte Gruber. Virginia Claudon. Duane Morris. John Bushman. Betty Nussbaum. Francis Steers. “Am I Intruding?” Directed by Ralph Moore. CAST Mrs. Hastings, the housekeeper.......MILDRED HARTLEY Blair Hoover, an adventurer.......................DUANE MORRIS Horace Vare, the father.........................FRANCIS STEERS Marjorie Vare, the elder daughter... .CH A RIX)TTE GRUBER Violet Vare, the younger daughter...BETTY NUSSBAUM Jane Harbison, Vare’s niece...........LOUISE MARTIN Dicky Waldron, a romanticist.........JOHN LANGSTAFF Peter, Vi’s sweetheart................JOHN BUSHMAN Mona, the French maid...............VIRGINIA CLAUDON Dora, Vi’s best friend..........WILMA JEAN TROEHLER Ernest Rathburn, Jane’s secretary.....BRUCE BARNES Gerald Mays, Jerry from Sage Creek....JOHN FRANGER 49 _____________1 __ THE CCIEC ° 3 o “Am I Intruding?” Mrs. Shilinski answered her doorbell to find a young man on her porch to greet her with: “Good morning, Madam. I’m a reporter for The Crier, looking for information for an editorial on the Junior play, ‘Am I Intruding?’ ” “Yes, you are, young man. My dishes are already in the water ready for me to come and wash them.” “You don’t understand. Did you see that play last night?” “Oh, yes, it was something about rubber-necking. If you don’t mind sitting in the kitchen I’ll tell you about it.” Success at last! Now he could get the whole story. “hirst there was the villain conspiring with the house maid to cheat Mr. Vare, a rich man, in some bond deal. They were being watched by an English secretary when voices interrupted them and separated hurriedly. “Were they detected?” “No, didn’t I just tell you they were crooks, not detectives? The intruders were Dickie (with a little black mustache) and Margie, Mr. are s daughter. I hey were told that one of Mr. Vare’s friends’ son would visit them. Since he had failed to attract Margie, Dickie tried to air his good looks on her kid sister, Vi, but he finally had to give up again because Peter, Vi’s schoolboy sweetheart, dropped in.” “Poor Dickie! So he was out of luck in love?” Oh no, he was in love with Dora who lisped and was ‘tho dithcour- aged over her love affairs. When red-headed Jerry came he was just about as much at home in the Vare mansion as a bull in a china shop. t course Jane disapproved of him along with the others for being too gay and declared that she’d never marry. The cute little French maid tried to catch Jerry but she was already married to Hoover. And he was trying to get Mrs. Hastings to marry him! After hot times they both left him. Poor man.” “Was Vare cheated?” urged the listener. No, the night that the others were gone to a party, Jane, Ernest, and Jerry stayed home and caught the plotters, made them confess and hand over the bonds. But while they were waiting for the family to come home, they all fell asleep anti did they act funny when they woke up! Ernest even had the gun pointed at his nose. Then they all began to an- nounce engagements—Dickie and Dora, Petie and Vi, Jerry and Margie, and Jane and Ernest! Jerry and Ernest both turned out to be good- looking college pals—not hicks. I liked this play because the Juniors portrayed their characters so well. Now, is that enough for your news- paper article?” “Yes, thank you, Madam. Goodbye.” 5« 5 THE C K I E E i D A Timely Discovery Old Sheriff Harding was feared by outlaws for miles around because of the swift justice he dealt out. As a consequence the little town of Gold Dust was fairly clean of undesirable characters. A likeable young fellow named Dave Masters came into his office one day and asked him if he would accompany him to the ranch of old Jeremiah Riggs that night. Dave had reason to believe that Riggs had killed his father, but had no proof. Why Riggs should call him out there was a mystery, so Dave thought it better to have the sheriff along. “You’d better stay outside, Sheriff, while I go in and talk to him,” Dave said when they arrived at the home of Riggs. When Harding had waited about fifteen minutes, he suddenly heard them arguing in loud voices. “You brought the sheriff out here to arrest me for killing your pa,” Riggs shouted. “I just brought him out so you wouldn’t try anything,” Dave returned. Sheriff Harding was about to go in to settle the argument, when he heard a shot inside the cabin. He rushed in and saw Riggs lying on the floor, dead. The only gun in sight was Dave’s. “Well, I’ve got you, Dave,” Harding said. “But I didn’t kill him, Sheriff, he shot himself,” Masters retorted. “You can see that my gun hasn’t been fired.” “You could have reloaded easy enough,” was the sheriff’s response. “Besides, there’s not another gun in the place. Guess you’ll have to hang for it, Dave. There’s plenty of evidence against you.” But Deputy Sheriff Tom Jackson did not believe that young Dave would kill a man, so he asked Sheriff Harding if he could inspect the home of Riggs. To this Harding gave his consent, as he was sure Jackson would find nothing. However, the morning that Dave was to be hanged, Jackson rushed into the sheriff’s office after spending the whole preceding day at Riggs’ home. “Sheriff,” he exclaimed, “Dave didn’t kill Riggs, and if you’ll come with me out to Riggs’ house, I’ll prove it to you.” Jackson had Harding stand in front of the fireplace where Dave had been standing the night of the murder, while he took Riggs’ place. He then fired the gun he had in his hand. When the smoke had cleared away, the gun was nowhere in sight. “You see, Sheriff,” he exclaimed, “Riggs had the gun tied to a sapling just out- side the house and it hung down the chimney. When he fired, the flash and smoke- blinded Dave for a moment, and in that time the gun had disappeared up the chimney. Riggs hated Dave and thought he could get even this way, as he was a very sick man and had only about a month to live. He knew the trick would be discovered in time, but he thought it would be too late by that time, as you usually hang a man without wasting any time.” “It’s a good thing we found this out in time,” Harding said. “Let’s get back to town and tell Dave the good news.” 51 —RICHARD PHELPS, ’36. THE C E I E E i = 9 9 For You and Me Somehow I don’t quite understand Just how God made our wondrous land. Does it not seem so strange to you That all of this one man could do? He made the trees and flowers and birds, And all of that beyond our words. He gave to us both land and sea; He gave it all to you and me. Each one He placed upon the earth To add a little bit of worth. He gave to each a task to do— A task for me and a task for you. Something which we must achieve. Something to do before we leave. Each one must try with all his heart To accomplish his small part. —MILDRED HARTLEY, ’36. Sonnet of Hardship True hardship is to be a fool, we say, But when the last and happy year skips by, And everlasting peace and rest is nigh, We see our life’s been spent in a foolish way. The cow bell tinkles in the far-off green Like birds in the spring the contented sheep do bleat. The maiden waits at the gate her love to meet. In all these pictures happiness is seen. Through dark and light the criminal sits in his cell. The lazy creature is wailing about his work; In every way he can, he tries to shirk. The greedy one his happiness tries to sell. True hardship follows one sure and steady rule, It’s always in the company of a fool! —MARGARET REAVIS, ’36. Our Glorious Football Team All interest is now in basketball, At least, so it does seem, But stop a bit lest we forget Our glorious football team . They should not be forgotten Or from our memories fade, Of Chuck, Gus, Stan and James, Our famous team was made. They did not always win Nor bring home all the fame, But were loyal to old F. T. H. S. And Coach Rose, by name. Of course we’re sorry to have some go But still there will remain, Enough in the boat for it to row And a glorious team to attain. —Delpha Harvey, ’36. 52 I € P H c H € C E Sophomores Although the class of '34 had lost some of its old members during the summer months, it returned to Fairbury High in September with no less pep. We soon showed the mighty host of Freshmen that it was impossible for them to outdo the Sophomores by initiating them. Of course, everyone can see we have great dramatic ability. Those taking part in the declamation contest were Abraham Mattioli, Dorothy Duggan, and Mary Frances Glennon. Sophomore men went out for all the sports. Those participating in football were Bedell, Jarvis, and Alt. Kurth, Bess, Huntoon, Jarvis, Mack, Rigsby, Tribly, and Paternoster each did his part in basketball. Bedell has proven himself outstanding in basketball. He has played on the first team both years, and has shown the spectators that he can handle the ball. Our class was represented on the honor roll hy Floyd Downs, John Bess, Wilma Bess, Dorothy Hagen, James Lindsey, and Marvin Shilts. Next year you may expect even greater and better things from us. CLASS OFFICERS President ..................... BERNICE Alt I'ice President..............Hugh HUNTOON Secretary ............ Robert Paternoster Treasurer......................Marvin Shilts 54 5 THE C E I E E $ • From Enemies to Friends “I wonder what is wrong? Here comes Tom from school at three-thirty. He has not done that for three years, since he has been attending the high school,” Mrs. Smith said to herself one late September afternoon. The screen-door sounded a loud, protesting bang as Tom entered the small but well-furnished and tidy kitchen. “Mother,” he said excitedly, “here is a good chance to earn some money easily! The Gazette is sponsoring a contest for the boys of Lakewood. The one who writes the best and most concise theme on Macaulay's life and works, and answers best the questions about his life, will win a scholarship at Bradley College. The second prize is an award of $500. For ties, duplicate prizes will be given.” “Do you think you are as good as that?” Mrs. Smith asked. “I have taken great interest in Macaulay, and I know’ the most important events of his life, besides many little details,” he answered with less self-confidence. His excitement had cooled now, and he was carefully reading the rules of the contest out of the Lakewood Gazette. Number one stated, “The boy wffio signs the first certificate of entry will be awarded five hundred credits. The second will receive two hundred fifty.” “I will be back soon, Mother,” he said as he hurried out of the house. On the corner of Fourth and Main he passed Gene Hall, one of the pupils of Riverview High School. At the office of the Gazette and Third Street, he managed to get inside ahead of Gene. He signed the first entry blank and received the cer- tificate for five hundred credits. “I will get you for this,” Gene said, when he overtook Tom on his way home. “Well, Mother,” Tom said, when he re-entered the kitchen, “I have five hundred points for a start. I arrived at the office a little before Gene Hall, and was he ever mad! He is going to get even with me for that.” “I have written my ‘Life and Works of Macaulay’,” he told his mother a few days afterwards, “and if you have time enough, will you please read it and tell me about any mistakes you may see?” Tom having finished his theme on Macaulay, turned it in at the office of the Ga- zette Saturday morning. The judges began reading the copies Saturday afternoon. When Mr. White had read Tom’s he said, “Here is the best I have read. It shows a true knowledge of Macaulay’s life. The best theme was worth five hundred credits. Tom received them, making his total one thousand. Gene Hall received two hundred fifty credits. He now had only five hundred against Tom’s one thousand. Tom’s mother bought a new book on the life of Macaulay. In it Tom read several new and interesting facts. It also contained a discussion of Macaulay’s historical essays and stated that those on Hastings, Addison, and Frederick the Great were among his best. The examination on Macaulay’s life and works was held the following Saturday, at two o’clock, in the Lakewood auditorium. 55 TEE € E I E E 5 I J) o Mr. White, as the head judge, dictated the questions to the contestants. Tom knew all of them except the third, ninth and last. The sixth was, “What were three of Macaulay’s best historical essays?” Of course Tom knew that one. It did not take long for him to finish the long list of twenty-five questions. He was the first to leave, and was met by his mother at the school entrance. “Was it hard?” she asked. “Not at all hard, but rather long. There were twenty-five questions, I think I knew twenty-two of them perfectly.” Two weeks later Tom met Gene Hall on the street. Tom wondered why Gene was friendly since he was five hundred points behind—as Tom thought. The Lakewood Gazette published daily the results of the boys’ examination. The largest amount of credits possible to receive from the examination was one thousand. The second highest was five hundred. Tom was looking through the list for his name on the Thursday before the prizes were to be awarded. He found his name with a five hundred behind it. Farther down the list he found, “Gene Hall, one thousand.” The headline of the Friday evening Gazette was as follows: “Prizes Awarded Sunday Evening at 7:00 in Auditorium.” The subhead line was, “Contestants Meet at High School.” “Tom,” his mother said about an hour before supper on Sunday evening, “some- one wants to speak to you on the telephone.” “I’m coming,” he answered. “Hello.” “This is Gene Hall. I will meet you at your home and take you to the auditorium tonight if that is all right with you.” “All right, Gene, thanks. At about what time?” “Not before six-thirty,” Gene answered. Tom told his mother, “That was Gene Hall, the fellow who has run such good competition with me. He is coming to take me to the auditorium this evening.” An old, rather battered Ford came to a standstill in front of Tom’s house and soon the two friends rattled away. At seven o’clock after the principals of Lakewood and Riverview High Schools had come out on the stage with Mr. John Graham, the rich man who donated the money for the prizes, Mr. White announced the winners. “Gene Hall and Thomas Smith both have a total of one thousand five hundred points for the first prize, a scholarship to Bradley College.” “The second prize of five hundred dollars was won by Henry Happach.” “I hope that everyone feels that he was treated fairly, for the judges did their best to be impartial.” The crowd roared its approval of the judgment. “Just think, next year we will go to college,” Tom told Gene as they slipped out of the stage exit together. 56 —DOROTHY DUGGAN, ’37. r R E I H u A N THE C E I E E 3 1 = O o Freshmen When the Freshmen came to good old Fairbury High, we were given the customary horselaugh by the upper classmen, but that didn’t bother us, for we knew our class was the “Underdog Class,” and we all expected it. I he first few days we walked around in a daze, going to wrong classes, etc., but after we had been initiated, our class felt at home. Our class had five pupils on the honor roll the whole year, Helen Beckley, Jean Craig, Isabelle Harris, Louise Tipton, and Ruth O’Donnell, and many others on at different times. Every school event called for posters and the Freshman class supplied most of them. Most of the time we kept the prizes given for the best poster in our class. We were well represented in the preliminary declaration contest. Louise Tipton anti Jean Craig gave dramatic readings, and Bernice Dunn, Iris Beatty, and Wilmer Nussbaum gave humorous readings. Ada Mae Kerr sang a contralto solo. e contributed to the football squad with James Tipton. In basket- ball the following made the Freshman team: Sterling Craig, Ross Dick- son, John Gouge, Elmer Hallock, Albert Harris, Wilmer Nussbaum, Arnold Rigsby, Cleo Rinkenberger, Ersoll Runyon, Glen Sparks, fimmv Sterns, William Spence, James Tipton, and 1 loyd Zimmerman. CLASS OFFICERS President ................. Marian Ramsey Vice President .............. Ross Dickson Secretary ................. ARNOLD RlGSBY Treasurer ................. Helen Huettc 58 THE C E I E E The Ride of Aeva Watson (With apologies to William Cowper) Watson was a married man Of Fairbury Township High, A tall and slender man was he, Of grace and dignity. Watscn’s wife said to her dear, Though wedded we have been These ten long years, yet we No holidays have seen. Tomorrow is our wedding day, And we shall then appear At the big game of Pontiac To watch our boys, and cheer. The morning came, the Ford was brought; It was running very well. Young Jimmy’s neck and ears were washed, But that with many a yell. Young Jimmy found the motor purred, They started off once more, Three people in a Model A Doing sixty-four. Arriving late at Pontiac They found the game going well; Fairbury running up the lead, Laying Pontiac up a spell. The game was over, a victory won, They had a good time sure, They all agreed that they could stand Ten years of married life more. —ROSELLA FINNEGAN, ’38. A Hunting Trip Once there were three little boys Who staited out to dare, And tho’t that they would play a trick And get themselves a bear. Now Eli, Gene and Dale They started out from town And tho’t that they would get a bear Out on the Munz hunting ground. Arriving theie they took their post And hid behind some trees. They smelt advancing close at hand A bear scent on the breeze. They took their guns and sure did aim And then their object changed, And Copnie Munz in his fur coat Came walking up the lane. To their disappointment they left Who started out for bear, And soon where back to town again But not to take a dare. —STERLING CRAIG, ’38. THE C K I E E i i) Freshman Limericks There was a math teacher named Shaw Who taught everyone whom he saw, The value of “T” When “A” equals three At chewing gum how he did jaw. —A. F. F. Mr. Moore was a chemist fat, Who had the experiments down pat, He thought that he did But he took off his lid And Mr. Moore met his end just like that. —J. S. Full of pep and jolly as a sailor, In teaching music she’s a terrible waiter, She teaches English with a smile, Keeps her pep up all the while, Fits right in with the lady called Taylor! —A. M. K. There once was a teacher named Gene When the team loses he thinks it is mean, He can dance and can tap Locate strange ports on the map, And Alice, his wife, thinks he’s keen. —I. H. There are two well-known men named Homer, In naming the second someone made a boner, Songs of women and mathematics, Which are hard to keep in our attics, Were the songs of these two men named Homer. —H. B. There is this strict teacher called Sharpe, On verbs and pronouns does she harpe, She eats with a preacher, Coaches Abe, the speaker, Rides in Finnegan’s Ford and is tarde. —V. T. Our cooking teacher called Whitty, Is one very calm and yet witty, She plans out our Prom, And how she puts it on, Washes dishes all nite, ah, a pity. —V. T. This tall and handsome Glenn Moore, Bought a new car from our Chevy store. He looked at his gas With a match, now alas, Handsome Glenn Moore is no more. —R. T. Old Fairbury High we’re proud of your name, To all of your “grads” ’tis a Hall of Fame, When put to the test We’ll all do our best To bring her honor and glory without shame. —M. J. M. 6o ACTI VITI E THE € E I E E i = o = 3 -------r Crier Staff Editor in Chief....................DOROTHY THOMPSON Assistant Editor....................Mildred Hartley Business Manager............_...........Melvin Jones Assistant Managers............................... John Franger, Di ane Morris, John Langstaff Literary Editor..........................MARY Hagen Assistant Literary Editor................Edith Stevens Alumni Editor and Class Historian. . . . Lola Mary Weber Joke Editor....................June Carolyn Johnson Local Editor...................... Dorothy Schnetzler Art Editor........................................Jack Macdonald Music Editor........................Frances Pittman Home Economics Editor....................WlLMA HlBSCH Agricultural Editor................. HARTZELL RlGSBY Athletic Editors....Keith Anderson, Leroy Hartman Commercial Editor............. Lucie Marie Carrithers Assistant Commercial Editor.....Helen Leffingwell Senior Reporter.................Sarah Ann Braun Junior Reporter..................... Louise Martin Sophomore Reporter.................. Evelyn CARTER Freshman Reporter...................John NuSSBAUM Adviser to Editorial Staff..... Miss Mary Ellington Advertising Adviser.................... Mr. Homer Shaw Business Adviser....................Mr. A. C. Watson 64 THE € E I E E i i) 3 History of The Crier One of the most interesting things that one can do is to delve into old files, especially when they contain long forgotten, or even not so long forgotten, information of those whom one sees in the community, from day to day. Such was the case when we began our search for information con- cerning the old Criers or Student Criers, as heretofore they have been known. Since this is the first annual published under that name, we thought it very fitting to write concerning our findings, or in other words, a history. We have a record of only one other annual, known as “Las Obras,” which was published in 1906. Although this does not bear the same name, it is too interesting not to at least mention. There are no records of any other school paper until 1917. Then, we find The Student Crier, which was issued monthly in pamphlet form. It contained news of both high school and grade school, as it did until 1925, when it became only a high school paper. At that time the staff was very small in comparison to the present staff. Perhaps the most interesting article in any of the 1918 publications was the class prophecy, included in the Senior number. The time for this bit of prophesying was 1936. Probably the Seniors little realized at the time how near 1936 was, and they are just beginning to realize what excellent prophets they turned out to be. In 1919, it was still issued every month with an even smaller staff. In 1920, it was issued only four times, and 1921, again every month with an increased staff. In one particular number, there was an article of great interest, concerning the history of Fairbury. Some quaint pic- tures of the city in the earlier days offered excellent illustration. From 1922 till 1931 The Student Crier was published five times a year. In 1926 the staff was enlarged and remained the same until this year. From 1931 till the present time, only one pamphlet was published annually. This year, we are attempting something which very few schools of this size have undertaken, that is, to publish a school annual. There is a larger staff this year, and an increased amount of enthusiasm has added much to the success of our undertaking. We feel very proud of our publication, because we believe it to be the beginning of a new practice in this school. We hope that the coming staffs may continue with the same co-oper- ation, enthusiasm and success, that we of the 1935 staff have enjoyed. —Dorothy Thompson, Editor. THE € E I E E i = o = :3 • Seated: Frances Pittman. Mary Eleanor Combes. Wilma Jean Troehler, Edyth Stevens, Muriel Bemis, Mildred Hartley. June Johnson. Dorothy Schnetzler. Standing: Louise Martin. Delphn Harvey. Louise Gibb. Charlotte Larkin, Lola Mary Weber, Dorothy Thompson. Sara Ann Braun, Betty Nussbaum, Miss Taylor. Girls’ Contest Chorus The Girls’ Contest Chorus consisting of sixteen members who were chosen from the entire girls’ glee club represented Fairbury High School at the tenth annual sub-district contest held at Dwight, Saturday, March 16. As a result the chorus won first place. This entitled them to attend the district contest held at Normal, April 6. They sang for the required number, “Song of the Pedlar,” by William, and for the selected number, “Would God 1 Were a Tender Apple Blossom,” by Weidig. The Girls’ Glee Club is composed of about twenty-five girls. Like the boys, they have no special time set aside for practice, therefore a reg- ular practice time was scheduled for Monday and Thursday morning be- fore school at 8 :20 o’clock. Miss I aylor, who also directs the girls, should have due credit for the success of her chorus. Some girls of the club have distinguished themselves in various mu- sical events. Dorothy Thompson was selected to take part in the All- State Chorus which appeared at Champaign during the Illinois State I eachers Institute, November 23 and 24. Also at the sub-district con- test at Dwight, Dorothy I hompson won third in contralto solo and rrances Pittman won first in soprano solo. 66 i THE € E I E E i $) •' o First row: Allen Thatcher. Sterlinjr Crnijr. Elirer Hallock. William Dr.wson, Bruce Barnes. Richard Thomas. Francis Brown. Second row: John Ulfors, Meurl Spence. Keith Anderson. Stanley Barnes. Miss Taylor. Jack Macdonald. Lyle Beatty, Welby Harvey, John Franprer. Boys’ Glee Club The Boys’ Glee Club which was formed this year is somewhat smaller in number than usual since it has now only about twenty members. However, this smaller group showed great improvement in the qualities of a high school chorus. In the previous years a certain period during school hours was set aside for glee clubs to practice, but since a change in the school program stopped this, a new time had to be made. I he new regular time for practice was scheduled to be in the morning at 8:20 on Tuesdays and Fridays. The boys who belong to the organization meet very faithfully at the scheduled times. Miss Taylor, director of the group, has shown wonder- ful talent in making such a good chorus of boys. One remarkable feature is that one member of the club, John Franger, entered the music contest as a baritone soloist. Since no convenient time could be arranged and athletics and other outside activities in which the boys participated seemed to conflict, no boys’ contest chorus or mixed chorus was entered at the music contest held at Dwight. A double male quartette which was selected by the director from the entire group of boys, furnished very good entertainment for the music and drama department of the Woman’s Club, March 5, 1935. Several songs were sung and were very much appreciated. (7 THE € E I E E i = O = : First Row: Jean Craig. Gladys Downs. Emily Purdum. Berneda Newnam. Lois Dawson. Dorothea O'Donnell. Mary Eleanor Combes. Keith Anderson. Vaughn Horine, Virgil Troehler. William Dawson, Frances Pittman. Second Row: Lucille Gibb. Wilma Bess, John Franger, Louise Martin. Russell Morris. Mr. Meeker, Glen Gibb. Clifford Zeigenhorn. Wilbur Nussbaum, Duane Morris. Sterling Craig. Third row: Wilma Drennen. Louise Gibb. Dorothy Thompson. Lyle Beatty, Elmer Hallock. Jean Drennen. The Band and Orchestra I he F. T. 11. S. band and the orchestra are added to the numerous outside activities of the school. The regular orchestra practice is sched- uled to he on Monday at 6:30, followed by hand practice at 7 :30 o’clock. I hese two groups are under the direction of Mr. E. L. Meeker, who has held this position for a number of years and has shown remarkable success in his efforts. The orchestra consists of about fifteen of reed, brass, and stringed instruments. The group played during the early part of the year at a meeting at the I. O. O. F. hall. It also furn- ished music before and between acts of the high school operetta, “In Old Vienna,” which was given December 19. The band, which has been practicing quite a few years longer than the orchestra, has shown much improvement during the last few years. A number of last year’s members were graduated but now new mem- bers have been added to replace the old ones. When our band marches on the football field wearing their green and gold capes and caps and playing our school cheer song, the students gain the school spirit which is necessary, and join in singing the school song while the band plays. During the summer months the hand may he seen and heard on hand concert nights furnishing musical entertainment for the people. 68 THE € E I E E i o 3 First row: Jean Craiff. Wilma Jean Troehler, Helen Beckley. Charlotte Gruber. Delpha Harvey. Edyth Stevens. Second row: Jack Macdonald, Dorothy Thompson. Lola Mary Weber. John Franker. Frances Pittman, Keith Anderson, Mary E. Combes. Third row: Muriel Bemis. Miss Taylor. Meurl Spence. Lyle Beatty. Francis Brown, Stanley Barnes, John Ulfers, Bruce Barnes. Jean Drennen, Louise Gibb. “In Old Vienna” Directed by Miss Geneva Taylor. CAST Hans Maier........... Louisa............... Captain Kinski....... Bumski .............. Rumski .............. J. Jenison Jones..... Jigo ................ Ilona................ Arthur Crefont........ June Pennington...... Jonas H. Pennington. Lady Vivian DeLancy .........JOHN ULFERS MARY ELEANOR COMBES .....STANLEY BARNES ........MEURL SPENCE .......FRANCIS BROWN ........JOHN FRANGER .........LYLE BEATTY ....LOLA MARY WEBER .......KEITH ANDERSON .....FRANCES PITTMAN ......JACK MACDONALD ...DOROTHY THOMPSON 6g ___________________________________________________1 ___________ T El E CRIER 5 7 5 ' “In Old Vienna” The combined boys’ and girls’ glee clubs of F. T. H. S. presented on Tuesday, December 19, at the Central Theatre, a three-act comic operetta, “In Old Vienna,” under the direction of Miss Geneva Taylor,, music instructor. I he characters were well portrayed as to their rank in the play. 1 he elaborate costuming of the choruses and the beautiful stage setting formed an excellent background for the cast. Ilona as a gypsy girl danced in her gorgeously colored costumes and won the affection of J. Jennison Jones, an advertising genius for Penning- ton s Peter Piper Pickles. Ilona's father, Jigo, the gypsy chieftain, tried to stop this attair and attempted to make her steal Jones’ money. Captain Kinski and his secret service men, Bumski and Rumski, tried to carry out a scheme in which the waitress, Louisa, was to pose as the long lost daugh- ter of Lady Vivian DeLancy, a wealthy Englishwoman who came to V ienna every year hoping that she would find her. They had been sepa- rated years before in a train wreck. Hans was a very able proprietor of Wurtzelpraetor Inn while the summer season was open. Here the tour- ists found much enjoyment. Jonas Pennington, the pickle prince, and his daughter June arrived in Vienna, where June met an old artist friend, Arthur Crefont. He, later, through Jones’ clever advertising schemes, made much money on his paintings and won June. Pennington showed his interest in Lady Vivian whom he had pre- viously known, anil gained her. By recovering a locket which was among the many articles taken by the gypsies and secretly retaken by Bumski and Rumski, Ilona was found to be Lady Vivian’s lost daughter. 'I'his locket was one Ilona had worn the night of the train wreck. Louisa then was given to Kinski, who was forced to marry her because of an earlier prom- ise he had made her, so she would help him gain money by posing as Lady Vivian’s daughter. Miss I aylor, who directed the operetta, deserves much credit for staging it so successfully. I he score and solo work were quite difficult and somewhat above that of average high school operettas. The cast showed very remarkable talent in giving this play. I he remainder of the glee clubs not in the cast were characterized as I ourists, Viennese Girls, Burghers and Gypsies. Between acts the orchestra furnished music and Lola Mary eber, attired in her gypsy costume, gave some very excellent tap dances. 7° THE C E I E E i o First Row: Ruth Wilburn. Martha Steers. Edith Huber. Thelma Zimmerman. Maude Broadwell, Jean Drennen. Florence Broadwell. Gweneth Householder. Dorothea O Donnell. Viola Wlnterland. Second row: Margaret Trochler. Carrie Broadwell. Pearl Bingham. Wilma Hibsch. Mabel Warner. Louise Gibb. Louise Baerlacher, Frieda Lehr. Ellen Runyon. Third row: Helen Leffingwell. Louise Fineham. Frances Broadwell. Miss Whitford. Delpha Harvey Emotfene Ricketts. Mary Frances Glennon. Home Economics Club To begin with, we wish to impress on your minds how indispensable we are to F. T. H. S. Just think—what would a party be without re- freshments? These have been prepared and served by the club members. Perhaps a few unenlightened ones think that we go around with our noses in a cook book. No indeed! We pride ourselves on a general knowledge of cookery. Give us a few materials, and presto—we have an appe- tizing dish! The club, which was organized by Miss hitford, is composed of girls taking the course in Home Economics and the girls who have com- pleted the course who meet for social activities as well as further instruc- tion along domestic lines. The programs have consisted of talks on cosmetics, dress, and other subjects dear to the hearts of girls. One of the most enjoyable entertain- ments was a series of sketches on introductions, table etiquette and man- ners. Further activities have been the 1 lome Economics and Agricultural Clubs banquet for the parents, board and faculty. The demonstration by Miss McKinney, of the C. I. P. S. Company, on the use of electrical appliances, was very instructive. In May we wel- comed the club mothers at a tea. For recreation we have indulged in wiener roasts, breakfast in the woods, scrap suppers, and a picnic in honor of the Senior members. 71 THE C E ■ E E i = 9 = 3 • First row: William Dawson, John Gcold. Robert Gahwiler, Ralph Huber, Ross Mo wry, Dwight Seale, Joe Gouge, Richard Thomas. Gene Gahwiler. Second row: Clifford Yoder. Lloyd Knott. Eldon Barnes. Mr. Moore. Donald Barnes, Harold Garland, Bruce Barnes, Paul Glennon. Third row: Claude Bean. Charles Wink, Francis Steers. Joseph Vance. Francis Brown. Hartzell Rigsby, Vaughn Horine. Fourth row: Grant Vail. Robert Thomas. Wayne Newnam, Harold Wilken. LeRoy Huber. Stanley Barnes, Wayne Frisby. F. F. A. Chapter Although the members of this club are called the Future Farmers, probably not more than half of them will be farmers, but this proves that a few of the boys of today are still interested in agriculture. It is a general feeling among fathers and mothers, that when a boy goes through high school he loses his interest in farming. One of the main purposes of the F. F. A. club is to keep alive that interest. The boy also learns new factors such as co-operation, sociability, and acquaintances. Fxperimental facts concerning farm management are brought before him. Amusements and recreations are furnished for the hoy. Contests such as basketball, wrestling, and boxing are carried on with other schools. He has the privilege to attend banquets and picnics held by the club. A spring banquet is held for both the boy and his parents. I he club is reorganized every year, the present one being organized by the agriculture teacher, Mr. Glenn Moore. This year it consists of twenty-five hoys who are taking or have taken agriculture in F. T. II. S. OFFICERS President .......................... Francis Steers Idee President................................. Bruce Barnes Secretary-Treasurer......................John Goold 7-' 3 THE C E I E E ) = € o F. F. A. News Delavan Agriculture Fair The Delavan Agricultural Fair was held at Delavan on September 8. Mr. Moore and several of the agriculture boys took livestock to the fair for exhibition. The following results show the placing of the stock shown by the Fairbury boys: Ralph Simpson: Hampshire gilt—4th place......$3.00 Hampshire boar—5th place ....$2.00 Guernsey calf—4th place ......$4.00 Litter—7th place .............$3.00 Single barrow—5th place ......$2.00 Clarence Simpson: Hampshire gilt—1st place .....$7.00 Hampshire boar—2nd place ....$5.00 Litter—8th place .............$3.00 The receipts of the local boys were $ Welby Harvey: Guernsey heifer—4th place......$4.00 Clifford Yoder: Beef calf—7th place ...........$4.00 Potatoes—5th place ............$1.00 Gene Gahwiler: Hampshire gilt—7th place ......$2.00 Hampshire barrow—8th place... $2.00 Hampshire barrow pen—7 place.$3.00 i.OO. Normal Judging Contest, November 15, 1934 Corn team: Ross Mowry, Robert Seed identification team: Grant Vail, Thomas, Dwight Seale. Score of 816. Ralph Simpson, Gilbert Hines. Score of 1,165, ranking third. Grain team: Robert Gahwiler, Robert Poultry team: Leroy Huber, Gene Wilken, Joe Gouge. Score of 955. Gahwiler, William Frisby. Score of 596. All teams combined made a score of 3,532 out of a possible ranking tenth in the contest in which twenty-two schools participated. Eureka Poultry and Corn Show, December 7, 1934 Floyd Downes: Rooster—5th place ..........$1.00 John Goold: Pen—2nd place ..............$3.00 Hen—2nd place ..............$1.00 Rooster—2nd place ..........$1.00 10 ear sample of corn— 7th place ................$1.00 Shelled corn—6th place .....$1.00 Clarence Simpson: Rooster—1st place ..........$2.00 Hen—5th place ..............$1.00 Robert Gahwiler: Rooster—1st place ..........$2.00 Gene Gahwiler: (Corn) 10 ear sample— 6th place ................$1.00 Shelled corn—8th place .....$1.00 Leroy Huber: Hen—5th place ..............$1.00 Francis Brown: Hen—4th place ..............$1.00 Pen—2nd place ..............$3.00 Rooster—1st place ..........$2.00 Home Economics—F. F. A. Banquet The annual banquet given by the Home Economics and Future Farmers Clubs in honor of their parents was held in the F. T. H. S. gym March twenty-sixth. Miss Grace Whitford and Mr. Glenn Moore, instructors in the respective subjects, home eco- nomics and agriculture, were the sponsors of the entertainment. A very interesting program was opened by Francis Steers, president of the Future Farmers, with a toast, and a welcome by Delpha Harvey, president of the Home Economics Club. Mr. Watson presented to the guests a talk on “The Importance of Agriculture in Our High School Curriculum.” He spoke of the introduction of new courses next year which will sim- plify college preparation. A guest speaker, Dr. G. S. Dungan, associate professor ol crop production at the University of Illinois, showed very distinctly the relations ex- isting between attitudes and success in an address, “Mental Eyeglasses. ’ As an added entertainment a “talkie” “The Illini Trail,” picturing the stately, beautiful buildings of the state university, the campus and sports activities enjoyed by students, was shown by Robert Reitsch. During the dinner an orchestra furnished excellent music which included vocal numbers for the one hundred sixty who were present. 73 THE C E I E E i = o = 3 r Standing: Mary Hagen. Charlotte Larkin. Miss Choyce. Viola Winterland. Dorothy Schnetzler. Seated: Louise Martin, Edith Stevens, Frances Pittman. Commercial Teams Shorthand I Louise Martin Edyth Stevens Frances Pittman Shorthand II Mary Hagen Charlotte Larkin Dorothy Schnetzler Typing I Viola Winterland Louise Martin Frances Pittman 74 1_ __________________ 9 THE CRIER r Commercial News In December the advanced typists helped to put out two hundred Vocational Agriculture circulars concerning the consideration of a short course in Agriculture. These were sent to all farmers in this community. In January, Dorothy Schnetzler had a chance to take notes at a cor- orner’s inquest. Experience of this kind is always appreciated by any of our students. Besides the regular budgets, speed tests, and other class work, the typing classes have been getting out copies of athletic activities to be sent to local newspapers and bulletin-board notices for Mr. Rose, reading lists for English, and plays for outside organizations. Some of the students have been cutting stencils for several of the teachers. The last semester each member of the Shorthand II class was assigned to be secretary to some member of the faculty. I'he students have worked willingly and have appreciated the opportunity of having actual experience. The Commerce students have also been helping gather school news for the local papers each week. This gives us further experience (as well as a possible A from the teacher). Due to the fact that the Commerce contests occur too late to get the results in the current year book, this year’s results will appear in the 1936 Crier. The results of 1934 are as follows: Pontiac, April 21, 1934, District Results: TYPING II TEAM, FIRST PLACE. 1. Edith Wilson .................58.66 2. Richard Steinberg ............55.86 3. Eloise Wink ..................54.93 Average ............56.48 Individual Typing: Richard Steinberg, second place. Shorthand I, First place. TYPING I, SECOND PLACE. 1. Lucie Marie Carrithers. 2. Charles Calvin. 3. June Johnson. Sectional—Rankin—May 5, 1934 SHORTHAND I, FIRST PLACE. Charlotte Larkin .............99 _ R'chard Steinberg ............98.5 Dorothy Schnetzler ...........97.5 Average ............98.33 Typing II, first place, the team average being 64.15. Richard Steinberg as an individual made 69.72 words per minute and received a silver pin. State—University of Illinois—May 11-12, 1934 Shorthand I, eighth place with an average of 89.16. Typing II, third place with an average of 58.37 words per minute. Fairbury also won eighth piece in the State for the mass typing event. 75 ____________I __ THE CRIER 5 Seated: Frances Pittman. Louise Martin. Dorothy Thompson. Mary Hairen. Standing: John Franker. Charlotte Larkin. Abraham Mattioli. Sub-District Contestants MUSIC AND PUBLIC SPEAKING Dramatic Reading.........CHARLOTTE Larkin' Humorous Reading.......Abraham Mattioli Oration ......................John Franger Piano Solo ..................... Mary HAGEN Contralto Solo.........DOROTHY THOMPSON Soprano Solo...............FRANCES PlTTMAN Baritone Solo..................John FRANGER Accompanist ............... LOUISE MARTIN Each of these contestants won first place in the contest in which he competed in our preliminary contest and was thus entitled to represent our school in the sub-district contest at Dwight March 16. At that con- test I ranees Pittman placed first, so was eligible to enter the district con- test at Normal, April 6. Dorothy Thompson and Abraham Mattioli each placed third. Lnfortunately, illness prevented John Franger from competing. THE C E I E E i) = a r Preliminary Literary Contest Program Thursday Evening, February 7, 1935—7:00 O’Clock. Vocal Music........................................................... Girls’ Glee Club 1. “Song of the Pedlar” (William). 2. “Would God I Were a Tender Apple Blossom” (Weidig). Dramatic Readings 1. “Number 1627” .......................................... Wilma Hibsch 2. “Cataracts” ........................................ Charlotte Larkin 3. “The Least of These” .................................... Jean Craig 4. “Elizabeth” ................................... Lucie Marie Carrithers 5. “The Least of These” .................................... Mary Hagen 6. “The Crimson Rambler” ‘................................ Louise Tipton 7. “A Perfect Background” ............................... Mildred Cooper Vocal Solos (Baritone) .......................................... John Franger 1. “Here’s a Love Song” (Ward). 2. “Pale Moon” (Logan). Hamorous Readings 1. “The School Program” ................................. Bernice Dunn 2. “Little Brothers Are That Way”.......................Wilmer Nussbaum 3. “Little Mabel” .......................................... Iris Beatty 4. “Yes, Garibaldi Has Some Bananas” .................... Abraham Mattioli 5. “Tipping Off the Teacher” ...................... Mary Frances Glennor. 6. “The Cat Came Back” .................................. Dorothy Duggan 7. “The Home Talent Rehearsal” ........................ Charlotte Gruber Piano Solos .................................................... Mary Hagen 1. “Arabesque Valsanti” (Levitski). 2. “Murmuring Zephyrs” (Niemann). Orations 1. “Eve:y Man A King” ............................................. John Franger 2. “Efforts of the Government to Solve American Economic Problems .... ................ Melvin Jones Vocal Solos „ , Contralto Solos ........................................ Dorothy Thompson 1. “When I Have Sung My Songs” (Charles). 2. “Song of The Open” (La Forge). Contralto Solos .......................................... Ada Mae Kerr 1. “When 1 Have Sung My Songs” (Charles). 2 “I’ll Take You Home Again, Kathleen” (Wcstendorf). Soprano Solos ............................................. Fran-es Plttman 1. “I Heard You Singing” (Coates). 2. “The Wind’s In The South” (Scott). Decision of Judges Dramatic Readings: 1. Charlotte Larkin. 2. Lucie Marie Carnthers. Humorous Readings: 1. Abraham Mattioli. 2. Charlotte Gruber. Orations: 1. John Franger. 2. Melvin Jones. Contralto Solo: 1. Dorothy I hompson. 2. Ada .Mae Kerr. First place winners represented us in the sub-district contest at Dwight, March 16, and those who won seconds served as alternates. Pep Club CHEER LEADERS: JUNE JOHNSON, JOHN FRANGER I he Pep Club was organized this year for the first time. Organiza- tion was completed early in November to create interest and enthusiasm in our basketball games. Each member pledged to buy a season ticket for the games and to pay ten cents for dues. This seemed to be a privi- lege rather than an assessment because the ticket admitted one to all the games—nine to be exact—thus making each admission slightly more than ten cents. With a membership of almost sixty students, the club assured the team of a strong rooting section at all the games. A section of bleachers was reserved for the club at home games, new yells and songs were learned, a small megaphone was given to each member, and the result was a loyalty to the team similar to that shown in ye olde days. Although the club has not been organized during a football season. e certain that, if it, or some similar body were organized in the fall, the same loyalty of students and untiring efforts of players would result during football as that which has been evinced during the basketball season. 78 ATHLETICI THE C E I E E i = 9 == 3 5 Front row: Zimmerman. Gouge. Mowry. Addis. Glennon. Wink. S. Barnes. Garland. Bedell. Blair. Tipton, Anderson. Cooper. Back row: Spence. Dickson. Gooding. Macdonald. I). Barnes. Downing, Jones, Ulfers, Knott, W. Spence, Somerville, Jarvis, Coach Rose. Football Graduating Lettermkn John Ulfers, quarterback; Stanley Barnes, center; James Glennon. tackle; Melvin Jones, end; Jack Macdonald, end. R ETU RXIXG I.EXTERMEX Louis Downing, fullback; Captain-elect Harold Garland, guard; Harry Bedell, tackle; Charles Addis, end; Charles Wink, guard; James Tipton, fullback. B. V. V. Conference Standing—1934 TEAM— W L T PCT. Ottawa .... .. 3 0 1 1.000 Dwight .. .. 0 1 1.000 Fair bury . .. .. 2 2 0 .500 Pontiac .... . . 1 3 0 .250 Morris .. 0 4 0 .00J X7 i THE C E I E E o Football Coach Rose had another pretty difficult task this year to make a team out of green material. Through graduation he lost Captain Harr- zell Munz, guard; Tipton, quarterback; Convis and Gibb, ends. Roy and Harold Pemberton, also in the line, moved away. These losses left quite a gap in the line and an opening in the back field to be filled by new candidates. The regulars who returned this year were Downing, Blair, D. Barnes, backs; S. Barnes and Garland in the line, and the team was to be built around them. John Ulfers, a new addition this year in the fcackfield, was the big sensation. I le passed, punted, and drove through the line especially well. Louis Downing, star Junior fullback, wrenched his knee during a practice session after the first game and was out for most of the season, although in the last few games he was able to hit his stride once more. While Downing was unable to play, Jim Tipton, a Freshman, took his place and did very nicely. FAIRBURY VS. CHATSWORTH The first game of the season was with Chatsworth September 14. This year Chatsworth had a team of regulars from last year that was no set-up, but the Green and Gold battlers came home with a victory of 13-0. Downing and Ulfers were out- standing in their defense, and Ulfers also in returning punts. Fairbury vs. Forrest The following week was the yearly battle with the Forrest eleven on September 21. Forrest also had an excellent team and was out to cut the throats of the local boys. Instead they succumbed to Fairbury’s driving backs and plunging line. The score was 15-6. Fairbury vs. Normal Fairbury was host to “Hap” Arends’ Normal Community boys in the next game, September 28. “Hap” had a very strong team supported by the fleet-footed Ross in the backfield. Ross scored the on’y touchdown of the game right at the kickoff of the second half. Fairbury threatened in the first half but failed to score. Ulfers and Garland were outstanding Fairbury men. Fairbury vs. I.kRoy The Rose-men journeyed to LeRoy October 5 for the fourth battle of the season. The LeRoy Homecoming was dampened by a score of 6-2 in favor of Fairbury. Leroy also had a veteran team and was pretty sure of victory, but the tables were turned by the fine game turned out by the entire Fairbury team. Fairbury vs. Ottawa Ottawa’s crack eleven invaded the local field next on October 12 to try the Green and Gold fighters. Ottawa had a heavy, fast team with Sensiba quarterback, as the main cog. They ran over Fairbury with a score of 32-6. There were fifteen letter- men from last season on the Ottawa squad, from which it shouldn t have been haid for any coach to have picked a good team. The Fairbury boys played well, and not once did they stop fighting the charging of their opponents. Fairbury vs. Dwight Up at Dwight O-tober 19, Fairbury was overcome by a marvelous offensive line. The home team scored two touchdowns in the first few m:nutes of play, and as if it might be cur game, but in the second half. Dwight began to click and rolled up five touchdowns and victory. Ulfers starred fo - the locals, running 60 yards foi one of the touchdowns and 48 yards to place the ball in scoring position for the seeoni. _____________1___ THE CRIER ° 3 5 Fairbury vs. Morris The Green and Gold next traveled to Morris October 26 for the annual Vermilion Valley tilt with the Red and White. Fairbury brought home a 13-7 victory which gave them a place higher than Morris in the conference standings. (Morris took the bottom of the list.) Ulfers again was the stellar man in this game. He raced 50 yards for Fairbury’s first touchdown. Then in the fourth quarter, with the score standing 7-6 in favor of Morris, the Rosemen opened up with some power plays and marched 60 yards down the field for a touchdown, with Tipton carrying the ball over. Fairbury vs. Pontiac On November 2 Fairbury met their old rivals, Pontiac, on the home field. This annual battle is always a good one, so, as usual, people from both towns flocked to the game. There has always been keen rivalry between the two schools in all sports, making it very sweet to win and very bitter to lose. The Fairbury morale was high and probably accounted for their 12-0 victory over the Indians. By winning this con- ference game, Fairbury’s percentage was brought to a .500 ranking in the conference. This put them in third place. Ulfers again was the important man. He caught a punt on his own 25-yard line and ran 75 yards through the Pontiac team for a touch- down. Ulfers’ ball-handling, running and passing were again outstanding. Fairbury vs. Ciienoa The local team closed the season with a bang by defeating the tricky Chenoa outfit 31-13, Armistice Day, November 12. Chenoa had a fine bunch of huskies this year, and the home boys had a little fear in their hearts. This game brought the Green and Gold ace, Johnny Ulfers, against the Chenoa star, Him Shifflet. Ulfers skirted Chenoa’s end for 53 yards and a touchdown, and making some excellent passes resulting in scores. Shifflet, on a tricky place, ran 75 yards on the kickoff for Chenoa’s second touchdown. He also made the pass which netted their first touchdown. Both the boys were about equally matched in punting. The team this year showed a surprising superiority over the team last year. There was more weight in both line and backfield, and with Ulfers as the hard driving, smashing quarterback at the helm, the team bowled over some of the best teams in this section of the state. Next year F. T. FI. S. should have another grid squad with the ability to take all comers into camp. Remaining next year will be Captain-elect Garland, Downing, captain this year, Blair, Barnes, Wink, Addis, Bedell, Tipton, all regulars, and many promising reserves. The players who will be lost by graduation are Johnny Ulfers, Captain S. Barnes, Melvin Jones, James Glennon, Frank Gooding, Jack Macdonald, and Keith Anderson, all lettermen but one. Ulfers, who through some mishap or other has not been able to com- pete until this year, has proved himself a wonder. He was one of the high scorers in the Big Vermilion Valley Conference., rivaling the Ottawa sensation, Sensiba. He was the mainstay of the Green and Gold with his hard driving, excellent passing and punting, and unique ability to re- turn punts. There is a young teacher named Rose, You all know him, I suppose, Someone paid him cash To shave his mustache, ’Cause it’s gone from under his nose. THE € E I E E i o First row: Lloyd Knott. Harry Bedell. Melvin Jones. Meurl Spence. Delmar Blair. Louie Downing. Charles Addis. LeRoy Hartman. Second row: John Somerville. Duane Morris, James Tipton, Donnld Kurth, Keith Anderson, Donald Barnes. Martin Cccper. Ross Di kson. Third row: Coach Rose. Manager Clennon. Basketball After getting away to a rather poor start at the opening of the bas- ketball schedule this year, our haskethall team settled to the task of mak- ing the best of a bad beginning, and their efforts proved disastrous to many of the best teams. The season ended with Fairbury holding second place in the Big Vermilion Valley Conference with a .500 rating, winning 14 out of 26 games played. The chances of having an outstanding team next year are excellent since all members of this year’s squad excepting four—Meurl Spence, Leroy Hartman, Melvin Jones, and Keith Ander- son—will be available for competition in next year’s schedule. The following players received major letters for participation in basketball competition: Delmar Blair, Captain; Harry Bedell, Louie Downing, Leroy Hartman, Meurl Spence. M inor letters were won by: Keith Anderson, Lloyd Knott, Duane Morris, Donald Kurth, John Somerville, Donald Barnes, James Tipton, Albert Harris, Ross Dickson, Llmer Hallock, James Sterns, Sterling Craig. 85 THE € E I E E i 3 f) o Basketball The basketball season this year was quite long, and in the minds of most of the fans, very successful. The season opened November 24, and closed with the Dwight tournament, March 9. The team showed marked improvement as the season progressed, and had illness of play- ers at the time of the tournament not broken the morale of the team it is possible that Fairburians might have been following them to the state meet in Champaign. F. T. H. S. Defeats Alumni. Saturday night, November 24, the 1935 basketball season officially opened. At the high school gym the high school team took the measure of the Alumni boys to the tune of 21 to 16. During the course of the game Coach Rose made many substi- tutions in an effort to find the most smooth-working combinations, the results show- ing that there is much good material on the squad. The Alumni boys led until the middle of the third quarter, when the high school lads made a spurt and took the lead, never to be headed. Normal Basketball Teams Win Doubleheader The Fairbury T. H. S. basketball teams got off to a bad start Thursday evening, November 29, by allowing Hap Arends’ Normal community high school basketball teams to win a doubleheader from them. The Seconds won by a score of 29 to 16 and the last game went to Normal by a score of 24 to 18, the game being hard fought all the way. The first team game opened with a rush, Fail bury scoring first. Al- though they fought hard they were forced to bow to the smooth ball-handling and excellent shooting of the visitors. The final score was 24-17. Ottawa Wins Twice The Fairbury T. H. S. basketball teams journeyed to Ottawa on Wednesday, De- cember 5, where they submitted to defeat at the hands of the Ottawa high school teams. The Fairbury firsts put up a good fight but didn’t have quite enough steam to keep up to the pace of the Ottawa boys. At the half Ottawa led 16-15. the score at the end of the game was: Ottawa 30, Fairbury 23. The Fairbury seconds were also defeated by a score of 22 to 8, Fairbury only making two field goals. Fairbury Wins Doubleheader Friday night, December 7, on the local gym floor, the Fairbury township high school basketball team won two interesting games from Forrest community high school. These wins came as the Fairbury teams seemed to have come out of their slumps. The first team was much improved over last week and easily won their encounter 28 to 13, several of the players playing outstanding ball. In the first game between the second squads, the locals wen by a score of 22 to 10, and were in the lead all the way. Several of the local squad showed nice team work and a good eye for the basket. Fairbury Loses Third Conference Game Morris high school’s basketball team won its second Tri-County conference basket- ball game of the week there Friday night, December 14, when the Redskins smothered Fairbury under a barrage of baskets, 34-12. Still moving at the fast pace they set Wednesday night of last week when they downed Ottaw'a 25 to 19, Crabtree’s men sank an average of one out of every three shots taken, wh le Fairbury made four in fifty attempts. Morris led at the half, 20-1. Mueller and Thompson, guards, were the heavy scorers for Morris in Friday night’s game, each counting four field goals. Bedell, Fairbury center, accounted for six of their twelve points. The Fairbury sec- ond team took the Morris second team into camp by a score of 29 to 26 in a thrilling game. Kurth and Knott were high scorers for the locals, while Delockery scored 12 points for Morris. J6 THE € E I E E ) 3 O Fairbury Takes Thrilling Game From Holy Trinity Fairbury won a thrilling basketball game from Holy Trinity of Bloomington on Saturday evening, after forty minutes of fast and exciting play. The first quarter ended with Trinity leading 18 to 2, but at the half the locals had reduced the lead to 25 to 16. At the end of the third quarter the score read: Trinity 32 and Fairbury 30. In the last half the locals ran their score to 40 while the visitors’ score was 38. Trinity staged a rally in the last few minutes, and were shooting from all angles in hopes of caging a long shot to tie up the game, but the locals finally won by a two-point mar- gin. Most of the players gave good accounts of themselves. The Fairbury seconds also won a close game from the Trinity reserves. This exhibition showed excellent teamwork on the part of the locals. Fairbury Drops Conference Game to Dwight 31-18. The Fairbury T. H. S. basketball team lost their third conference game to Dwight Friday, December 21, at Dwight, by a score of 31 to 18. The play of the Fairbury team was sluggish while the Dwight boys were hitting from all angles. The Fairbury seconds in a show of excellent co-operation won their game with the Dwight seconds by an 18 to 15 score. Pontiac Invitational Tournament The Fairbury T. H. S. cagers, entering the Pontiac holiday tourney as one of the poorest bets, held the strong Downers Grove team, favorite to win the tourna- ment, to a 26-25 game. Although losing, Fairbury’s Green and Gold showed surpris- ing form, battling Downers Grove on even terms throughout the game. The Rosemen outscored their rivals 6-2 in the second period to knot the count at the half. Captain Jim Reninger’s third basket gave Downers Grove a 26-22 lead late in the game, but Downing and Bedell took up some of Fairbury’s slack in the closing minutes of play. Visibly worn out from their grueling battle with Downers Grove Wednesday night, Fairbury fell before Coach Ross Anderson’s Kewanee Boilermakers in a con- solation game Thursday morning 30-17. Kewanee’s defense kept Fairbury outside the foul line nearly all the game, what few short shots the losers had were hurried, cutting down their scoring average. Normal Doubles Score on Fairbury to Triumph 45-21. Fairbury’s erratic Green and Gold basketball team slumped badly Friday night, January 4, at Normal. Hap Arends’ community cagers trimmed them 45-21. Coach Rose used five substitutes in an effort to stop the deadly shooting of Kirby and Jasper, Normal forwards, who scored 12 field goals, but to no avail. Fairbury Wins Two From Chenoa Fairbury defeated Chenoa in tw'o games on the local floor on Tuesday night, January 8. The first team winning by the narrow margin of two points, 24 to 22, after having a 13 to 7 lead in the first quarter. Both teams seemed off-stride and the play was ragged, Fairbury missing many easy shots and passing poorly. I he Fairbury second team wen the cui tain-raiser by a score of 27 to 19. Fairbury Defeats Pontiac In one of the most grueling games of the year and one in which every man on the Fairbury team had a part, Fairbury high school busketeers Friday night, January 11, defeated the Pontiac high school team by the score of 23 to 13, the game being full of thrills from beginning to end, not because cf the closeness of the score, but the manner in w’hich the locals outgeneraled and outpointed the much-heralded team from the county seat. The floor work of the locals was excellent, time and again taking the ball away from their opponents by breaking up a dribble or intercepting a pass. In a curtain-raiser the Pontiac second team defeated the Fairbury second team by a score of 21 to 13. Fairbury had as many shots at the basket as their oppo- nents but I ady Luck was against them, and the ball would not go into the hoop. Fairbury missed enough free throws to have won handily, the boys being woefullj off in this department. On the other hrnd the Pont ac lads wrere sure on free throws. The second team game wras foifeited to Fairbury on account of Pontiac having an ineligible player in the game. 8? THE € E I E E i = 9 = 13 5 Morris Takes Two Playing an entirely different brand of ball to that played against Pontiac the week previous, Fail bury lost two gan.es to Morris on Friday evening, January 18. The first team game resulted in a victory for Morris by a score of 29 to 18, the smooth working Morris team having but little difficulty in working through the Fairbury de- fense. Lack of team work and slowness of foot cost the locals the game. Coach Rose used several combinations in order to bolster up the defense, and finally injected his whole second team into the fray, and the boys set a pace that made the fans sit up and take notice. The second team game was interesting for the first quarter, the locals holding the visitors in check for that length of time, but after that the visitors, by smooth teamwork, slowly but surely forged into a commanding lead. It was not a case of not having the opportunity, but a case of hard luck on baskets and lack of team-play. Win and Lose at Holy Trinity The Fairbury basketball squad journeyed to Bloomington Tuesday night, January 22, where the first team met defeat at the hands of the Trinity basketeers by a score of 36 to 18, and the second team won their game by a score of 25 to 19. The Fair- bury boys could not withstand the excellent teamwork and the ball-handling of the Trinity eagers. Their only real bid for the game came in the second quarter when they outscored the Trinity lads 8-1. The Fairbury seconds defeated the Trinity re- serves in a hard fought battle by a 25-19 score. Take Pontiac Twice Fairbury township high school basketeers took two games from the Pontiac In- dians on Fiiday night, January 25, on the Pontiac floor. The guarding game for the locals was particularly strong, Fairtuiy holding the Pontiac players to seven field goals, and caged twelve themselves. Coach Rose inserted Hartman, Anderson, Morris and Knott into the game with about two minutes to play, the score being 23 to 17 in favor of Fairbury, and the substitutes at once began to go places, demonstrating to Coach Dillon and the Pontiac team that the substitutes can also play the game and score. The second teams had quite a tattle, the score being 4 to 1 in favor of Pon- tiac at the half, and 13 to 11 in fa cr of Faiituiy at the finish. Each team made three field goals, but the Fairbury lads caged two more free throws than their opponents. Fairbury Upsets Dope-Can in Ottawa Tourney Going into the Tri-County tourney held at Ottawa January 31, and February 1 and 2, as the underdogs of the tournament, they surprised everyone concerned and upset two of the strongest teams entered and lost to a third to place second. Thursday even ng the Fairbury eagers upset the Gardner boys 16-15 in a nip and tuck battle which threatened to send Fairbury into the ccnsolation bracket. Friday the Fairbury lads came back in surprising form to upset Ottawa, the tournament favorites, by controller g the ball nearly all evening and by completely upsetting the Ottawa fast break which had proven d.sastrous to many teams. The Ottawa lads were subdued to the tune of 28-17. In the championship game Saturday evening Fairbury lost a heart-breaker to Marseilles, 18-17, a ter leading all the way. However, everyone in general felt satis- fied with the excel'cnt showing made by the team, which was supposed to be one of the wreakest in the conference. Lexington In the first team encounter the Green and Gold basketeers took the Minutemen into camp to the tune of 48-30. The Fairbury boys were click'ng and it seemed as though they could not miss the hoop. The Fail bury seconds succumbed to the Lex- ington reserves in a nip and tuck battle February 15 by a score of 16-13. Although the Fairbury team played a goed defense and handled the ball well, they could not find the basket. 88 5 THE C E I E E i ) Gibson City The Fairbury cagers opened up with a powerful offense and a good defense and flashed by the Drummer township boys to a .34-20 win. The locals seemed to have hit their stride now and have been clicking wonderfully since the Ottawa tournament. The Fairbury seconds displayed fine team spirit in their game with the Drummer reserves and were able to add another victory to their list when they defeated the visiting boys 19-13. Chenoa The Fairbury basketeers won handily at Chenoa, February 22, by a 41 to 29 score. The first half was a walk-away with Chenoa using a zone defense. However, in the second half when the Chenoa boys changed to a man-to-man defense the teams seemed to be more evenly matched. The Fairbury seconds easily defeated the Chenoa reserves 34-11. Scoring was done by all of the Fairbury boys and most of them played good floor games. Dwight The Green and Gold cagers won from Dwight in a close game, February 26, by a 29-26 margin. The two teams played on even terms in all except the third quarter when Fairbury outplayed and outscored the Dwight boys. The Fairbury reserves ran rough-shod over the Dwight seconds to a score of 25-16. The Fairbury boys went away to a lead in the first half and played safe ball the second half. Ottawa Fairbury repeated their feat of the Ottawa cage tourney by defeating the Ottawa ball club on the Fairbury floor March 1, in a close encounter by a 26-24 score. Fair- bury outplayed Ottawa all during the first half and although Ottawa outscored them the second half it was chiefly through free throws. The officiating in the game was very poor. The Fairbury seconds fell before the second-half spr'nt of the Ottawa reserves, Tri-County second team champs, to the tune of 24-21. The game was well played by both teams but the Ottawa toys had a little more steam to go on in the second half. District Tournament Fairbury drew a bye in the district tournament and did not have to compete in the first round of games. Their first game was with Reddick who eliminated Cabery in their first game. The Fairbury team barely slid through their game with Redd'ck, winning by a 29-26 margin. Although they counted cn this being a hard game the local cagers expected to win by a larger margin. All the teamwork and polish which the Fairbury team has displayed since tne Ottawa tournament seems to have been lost in the shuffle. After nearly being de- feated by Reddick, the boys succumbed to a 19-15 defeat by the Gardner lads whom they had previously defeated in the Ottawa tourney. In their last game of the season, after a flashy first half show, the Fairbury team went to pieces and lest their 18-7 lead before the drive of the Ode'.l cagers. During the second half there was practically no co-operaticn cn the part of the locals and this was the chief cause for their 25 to 24 defeat. Good co-operation, teamwork, sportsmanship and training, as well as the un- tiring efforts of the coach were dominant traits of this 1934-35 team. We Thank You The members of the football and basketball teams appreciate the support which local fans have given them this year and wish to take this opportunity to express their appreciation. Io Coach and Mrs. Rose the football squad are indebted for a banquet November 15, and to the Ro- tary Club for another banquet December 11. I o the Buccaneer Club the basketball boys are grateful for a banquet and social evening at the club April 15. We the teams of 1935 say thank you. 8q _____________1 __ THE CRIER ° 3 O L. Bean. Garland, Yoder. E. Barnes. Bess. Wink, J. Glennon, Thatcher (Mgr). Coach Roberts. Jones. (Captain), S. Barnes. D. Barnes, P. Glennon. Cooper, C. Bean, Skinner, Mowery. Bentley. Track Jones—220 yard dash, 440 yard dash, dis-J. Glennon—Shot put, discus. cus, relay. ... ,,H- Zehr—100 yarcl dash, 220 yard dash. S. Barnes—220 yard low hurdles, 110 yardE. Barnes—880 yard. high hurdles. C. Yoder—Low and high hurdles. D. Barnes—880 yard, 1 mile. H. Garland—Javelin. P. Glennon—1 mile. L. Bean-Pole vault. M. Cooper—100 yard dash, 220 yard dash, I. Somerville—Hurdle, javelin. relay. C. Bean—High jump, 440 yard dash. A. Skinner—Low and high hurdles. R. Mowery—Broad jump, relay. C. Wink—Shot put, discus. Rinkenberger—Dashes, relay. Downing—440, javelin. Tipton—Javelin, dash, relay. Vance—Relay. Pontiac—April 18. Chatsworth—April 24. SCHEDULE Chenoa—April 26. El Paso—May 8. District—May 11. State—May 17-18. At the Pontiac meet April 13 the Freshman Relay team—Rinken- berger, Vance, Mowery and Tipton, won 3rd and Jones 3rd in the discus throw. go FEATER H _______________1 __ THE CRIER ° 3 r 'T'HE Crier Staff and the students of the Fairbury Township High School wish to express their ap- preciation to the merchants of Fairbury for the cour- tesy and generous acceptance of the privilege to pur- chase advertising space in this year’s publication. As a student body we feel pledged to serve those places of business which have served us. 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Hair—Helen Leflingwell. Figure—Rowena Simpson. Walk—Dorothy Schnetzler. Ideal Boy Nose—Hugh Huntoon. Eyes—Kenneth Grunert. Ears—Keith Anderson. Teeth—Bob Paternoster. Fmehead—William Frisby. Mouth—Harold Garland. Complexion—John Franger. Hair—Wayne Newnam. Figure—Perry Munz. Walk—Jack Macdonald. 9? 1 ’ 9 THE 4 II II r My Diary September Sept. 4.—Back to the daily grind again. Two more intelligent faces grace our fac- ulty—Mr. Roberts’ and Prof. Watson’s. Sept. 5.—The big eleven begin practice for a season of sprained ankles and broken noses. May the doctor win. Sept. 10.—Two leather-lunged pupils (June and John) are chosen cheer-leaders. Sept. 14.—Our squad meets the Chatsworth eleven in a thrilling victory, 13-0. Sept. )8.—The novelty is beginning to wear off. We’re again ready for vacation. Sept. 20.—“No wine, women, or tobacco,” says the team. F. T. H. S 15, Forrest 6 Sept. 25.—Notice the Troehler-Beatty romance still continued from last year. Sept. 28.—Pop Van Leer gave us a pep talk, but in spite of that, Hap’s team beat us 6-0. October Oct. 2._When U. S. went off the gold standard it was never thought to become per- sonal, but Charlotte Gruber was forced to turn in her golden tresses for a not- so becoming copper alloy. Oct. 3—Six new Royals are installed as a last resort for raising typing grades. Oct. 5.—Fairbury takes Leroy 6-2. Black magic or Tope Carter? Oct. 8—T. W. Preston, Dallas, Texas, gives us a talk on “Character Versus Gold.” Oct. 12.—The team isn’t going so good—Ottawa defeats us 32-7. Oct. 19.—Dwight 32 and F. T. H. S. 12. Come, come, my lads! What’s the matter with your success formula? Oct. 22.—A new method of punishment originated by Mr. Homer Eli Shaw! Seats of honor by his side on the stage for those who are conversationally-minded. Oct. 26.—Johnny Ulfers stayed home last night! We beat Morris 13-7. Oct. 31.—Hallowe’en Carnival (benefit for The Crier) was a big success. Pepsodent Tells You to Clean Your Teeth Twice Daily Levi Tells You To Have Your Clothes Cleaned and Pressed Regularly Appearance Helps Make the Man —It Helps Graduates to Get Po- Tires Gas and Oil Batteries Greasing Vulcanizing Electrical O TEIDINGER UPER kJ ERVICE sitions and to Hold I hem. Road Service Sanitary Cleaning Phone 389 Works 97 THE CEI EE 9 = 3 KECK’S AGENCY Insurance YOU WANT SECURITY — WE SUPPLY IT C II A S . W . KECK PERRY J . KECK KARL V . KECK Office in Keck Bldg. Phone 59, Res. 60 Fairbury, Illinois November Nov. 1.—A huge bonfire and pep meeting was held at the corner of Maple and Fourth to inspire the team to victory. They meet Pontiac tomorrow. Nov. 2.—We defeated our old rivals, the Indians, 12-0. Took them down a peg or two. Nov. 4.—New books are here for the library—by the end of the year we’ll be walking book reviews. Nov. 6.—Prof, explains the composite grade. Wilma Hibsch has already suffered a trip to the office today. Nov. 7.—Bill Bones gave a talk on the “Value of Life” with readings of original poems. He was very good and actually held the attention of the whole assembly! Nov. 9.—The gym floors are being sandpapered and varnished. The student body has enjoyed a vacation from P. T. Nov. 12.—An Armistice Day program was given by several members of the school. The last football game was played and the season ended with another victory. Chenoa 12 and F. T. H. S. 31. Nov. 17.—It has been suggested that a collection be taken to buy a stove for Miss EIFngton’s room. Nov. 19.—Wilma Jean Troehler and Chuck Addis are mak:ng good use of their adja- cent seats. This was called to the attention cf the assembly by Mr. Watson. It looks as if this continues outside of school. Nov. 22.—'The Junior Play was given last night. Everyone was quite surprised to sea how grown up the little Juniors are gett'ng to be. Even the “hope of the house of I.angstaff” presented a ravishing mustache! Teachers’ Institute begins today. A nice vacation for us; for the teachers, a taste of what we have to suffer. Nov. 24.—First basketball game—with the Alumni—and we won. Nov. 26.—Ring salesmen were here. Heated arguments ensued. Nov. 29-30.—Turkey Day vacation! We all give thanks for the recess. We were beaten 24-17 by Normal. The boys were too full of turkey. 98 THE C E I E E i 9 3 December Dec. 1.—Mr. Rose shaved his cooky duster! ! ! Wonder what the objection was? Dec. 2.—Again we get those harbingers of pain and sorrow—report cards. Dec. 3.—A pep club has been organized to increase the value of the cheering section. Dec. 6.—Did Mr. Rose get any dinner today? He was chewing gum in the assembly. Dec. 18.—The Operetta. The cast was good, but oh, the choruses. Dec. 20.—A storm is brewing down the Troehler-Beatty way. Dec. 26-27.—The Pontiac tournament. We were out after two games. January Jan. 2.—Back to the old humdrum again -with shadowed eyes and headaches. No wonder. Some of our dear students were escorted to their doors at 6 A. M. It was told to me by the milkman. Jan. 4.—Miss Taylor complains of strange noises in the assembly the sixth hour. Spooks? We played Normal and were taken for a ride. 45-21. Jan. 8.—The coach has turned musical. He gave a pep talk with a ruler for a baton. But it must have done a lot of good, for we beat Chenoa 24-22. Jan. 10.—Did Mr. Rose lose his comb? Jan. 11.—Miss Whitford discovered three Sophomores matching pennies. My! My! Jan. 14-15.—The reason for such sorrowful countenances on the students? Exams— Jan. 22.—And everywhere that Roberts went his dog was sure to go. Jan. 24.—“Machine-gun” Hagen creates a bit of excitement in the assembly by pop- ping a paper sack. Jan. 26.—Doc Thatcher thinks he can grow a little extra foliage. Jan. 27.—Miss Taylor had a date with an ex-student (????) Jan. 28.—The music in the gym classes was at first good entertainment—but now— Jan. 29.—The beauty shops are swamped! 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Feb. 12.—Lyle Beatty and Bill Berkley wish to show how industrious they are by wearing overalls to school. Feb. 13.—School party tonight! It was in the hall. A radio for dancing and refresh- ments later. It was our first this year, and we had lots of fun. Feb. 19.—Mr. Bastion talked to the American History classes about his gun collection and showed it to them. Why don’t we have more diversions ? Feb. 20—Mel Jones originated a new delivery car for his tri-daily notes. All others in this same predicament just follow Mel’s example and put them on the bulletin board—free of charge, too! Feb. 24.—Orations were given in the assembly today by Mel Jones and John Franger. They were good but a little tco deep for the Freshies. too 3 THE C E I E E i $) March March 3.—The school will soon be a menagerie if this keeps up. Dogs have defin- itely been added to keep the monkeys company. March 6.—Try-outs for the Senior Play. March 8—The tournament at Dwight. We got fourth place, anyway. March 9.—If you ask Mel and Chuck why the glum faces, they’ll tell you love causes trouble. They were deprived of their basketball letters for having dates with their “lil white mousies.” March 12.—Everyone is dressed up today for the group pictures for The Crier. March 14.—Betty Nussbaum’s dog won’t be outdone by Mary’s little lamb or Miss Muffet’s spider, for he followed her to her seat and calmly sat beside her. March 15.—The class tournament began today. The Freshmen and Juniors were victorious. March 16.—The Music and Literary contest was at Dwight. The girls’ chorus and Frances Pittman got first place. Dorothy Thompson tied for first and drew third. Troeh'.er-Beatty romance renewed! March 18.—The faculty beat the Juniors. We’re glad to find out they can do something. March 19-20.—The ceiling falls in the assembly. We’re thankful for the vacation. March 21.—The first day of Spring, but you’d never know it. March 22.—The Future Farmer and Home Economics Clubs had their Father and Mother banquet tonight, with the faculty and the board. March 25.—Lloyd Knott and William Dawson made trips to the office. Wilmer Nuss- baum and Jimmie Sterns have the great privilege of remaining there for an in- definite length of time. March 27.—Jack Macdonald is growing a mustache for the Senior Play. I’ve begun saving my pennies already! March 29.—It is no longer a secret about Mr. Shaw’s attraction for Arline Stiver, for he asked her to sit beside him on the stage the seventh hour. Buy the Best of Bess Costs No More Bess Service Station SHELL PRODUCTS — LAKE ERIE COAL Roszell’s Ice Cream, Cigarettes, Candy, Cold Drinks Try Our Special Lamp and Stove Gas Seventh and Oak Streets, Route 24 E. R. Bess, Prop. 101 Phone 573-J Fairbury, 111. THE € E I E E 3 1 9 Fairbury State Bank Fairbury, Illinois Capital Investment $75,000.00 A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED “A Bdnk of Approved Soundness” Deposits Insured by The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D. C. Maximum Insurance (J CAAA 'P v v V For Each Depositor v v April April 1.—Bums Day. “Birds of a feather flock together”—several brought their dogs. Chuck Wink and Skip Hartley were voted King and Queen, and entertained. April 4.—Chemistry classes brought us James Williams, demonstrator of liquid air. April 5.—The Senior Play. It was a big success and a good display of various talents of the class. Four Sophomores decided they might as well have a vacation, and they congregated at one of their homes for an afternoon of cards. Results ? ? April 8.—I’m afraid the audience at commencement won’t be so amused this year for the Seniors were allowed to state how they wanted their names read. April 10.—W. D., a Senior, gave his class ring to J. C., a Freshman—just for a day. April 12.—Mr. Carrington from Normal University gave a very good speech. April 13.—John Ulfers and June Johnson read “A Child’s Garden of Verses” to the English IV class. Have their minds never developed ? April 15.—The Senior Play Cast presents Miss EU'ngton a pair of hand-carved ivory ear-drops in appreciation of efforts expended on the Senior Play. April 18.—Dates for the Prom are now in order. May May 2.—National music ensemble entertains with program in assembly. We learn there is such an instrument as the heckelphone. May 3.—Miss Ellington lectures Freshman girls about wearing coats in assembly. May 6.—Prof, exposes love triangle—leads M. R.’s tragic missive to P. M. May 10.—The Junior-Senior Prom. May 22.—Honors Day. May 24.—The Seniors are excused today. The faculty says they have absorbed all the education possible and the underclassmen remark upon their small capacity. May 26,—Baccalaureate at the Methodist Church; Rev. Davies, speaker. 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An unusually large attendance is anticipated due to the success of last year’s reception, and many will return to again enjoy meeting Alums and friends. The Alumni basketball team played the high school team Saturday, November 24. The score was 21 to 16 in favor of the high school. Those on the Alumni team were: Edward Decker, Raymond Stevens, Fred Weber, Virgil Munz, Victor Dernier, and Robert Tipton. Doings of 1934 Graduates Howard Fugate is attending the University ot Illinois at Champaign. Frank Luhring and Hartzell Munz arc attending the Gallagher business school at Kankakee. Elizabeth Ann Goudy is attending Wesleyan Uni- versity at Bloomington. Marvene Mundell attended the Beauty School at Champaign. Marriages Genevieve Goembel to Richard Dancey, May 3. Helen Barnes to Carl Goembel, May 6. Helen Goold to Edward Clements, June 6, “32.” Alice Law to Gene Rose, June 9. Helen Garber to Richard Bennett, Chatsworth. June 8. Alice Tapke to Eugene Degenhart, January 18. Dorothy Price to Edward Charles Carlson, March 24. Mary Belle Dodds to Owen Householder, August 8. Aldi’ne Sawyer to Amos Fehr, August 25. Mary Frances Donahue to Ralph Johnson, September 15. Idabelle Haag to Edmond Nicholas Nelson, October 20. Eileen Ferguson to Levi Hoffman, October 20. Pauline Brown to Frank Kinsinger, Chenca, October 3. Nellie Livingston, Princeton, to Roger Tarpy, November 29. Mildred Crum to Richard Meyer, November 29. Florence Yoder to William Schmidt, November 22. Thelma Hodges to Arnold Huddleston, December 15. Dorothy Harvey to Earl Skinner, December 26. Isabele Wink to Olaf Sahlberg, December 22. Margaret Hlavas to Lee Kerchenfaut, December 24. Gertrude Hannie to Gilbert Lister, December 31. Paulette Simpson to Grover Bazzel, March 25. Births Mr. and Mrs. Lowell French, a girl, May 5. Mr. and Mrs. Reed N. Haythorne, a g;rl. May 31. Mr. and Mrs. John Frye, a boy, May 19. Rev. and Mrs. Kenneth Tyler, a girl. May 30. 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