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

Text from Pages 1 - 114 of the 1939 volume:

THE CRIER SUPERVISED BY A. C. WATSON PUBLISHED BY THE CLASS OF 1939 FAIRBURY TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL FOREWORD ITH the presentation of this book, the fifth Crikr, sponsored by the class of ’39, we wish to por- tray the significant and insignificant happenings of the past year. One hundred eighty days of laughter, tears, frustration and achievement will soon be a part of the dim past, never to be lived over again, except in memory. Four years of the progress and development of a part of young America is bound within these pages, in which we have tried by picture and by word, to sharpen and brighten those memo- ries. If you, who have graduated from this institution, and who re- gard it as the basis of your develop- ment and success, find that this book serves that purpose, our ideal will have become a reality. PHYLLIS DEPUTY Editor-in-Chief. Page 2 THE STAFF PHYLLIS DEPUTY CHARLINE BECKLEY ROBERT VON BERGEN REUBEN HUBER JOE FRANGER LORENE HUBER LOUISE HIRSTEIN JEAN HURT BARBARA FOSTER VALERIE FULTZ MAHLON MORRIS PEGGY MORRIS VELDA GERBER WILLIAM FREED LUCILLE GIBB EVELYN REANY DEDICATION WE respectfully dedicate this volume of the Crier to Mr. Watson, showing in small part our appreciation for time and effort he has so willingly given. Without his careful guidance and supervi- sion throughout the past year, our book could not have been produced. To Mr. Watson Now his measured tread doth fall. One, two, one, two, Re-echoing along the hall. For me and you He roams the care-encumbered days; He casts the troubles from our ways, And leading like a beacon light Both youth and maiden through the night. With word and deed gives hope anew— That step knows all we say and do. Imparts to us its goodness, Instills in us the victor’s lay. And sends us gently on the way Toward Life, in all its rudeness. Oh, that we might like storm-tossed ship Upon a churning sea, Follow that light that leads aright Unto a safer landing— Let it impart into our heart Wisdom and understanding. Page 4 A. C. Watson Principal Page 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS ADMINISTRATION CLASSES ACTIVITIES FEATURES J. W. Ulfers Karl V. Keck a R. R. Goold Rage 7 Joe Gerber President OUR BOARD OF EDUCATION James W. Wade Secretary E. T. Lange Roy C Hamman Lincoln College University of Illinois. B. S. AGRICULTURE. BIOLOGY Ivan Kortkamp Augustana College B. M. Ed. ENGLISH AND MUSIC Rai.pii D. Moore University of Illinois. B. S.. M. S. PHYSICAL SCIENCE Mary E. Sharp Northwestern University, A. B., M. A. LATIN, FRENCH, ENGLISH Burdell Smith Bradley Polytechnic Institute A. B. University of Illinois. M. S. SOCIAL SCIENCE COACH OF ATHLETICS Marjorie V. Kemple James Millikin University University of Illinois. B. S. University of Wisconsin ENGLISH, DRAMATICS AND GENERAL BUSINESS Dorris L. Lee Illinois State Normal University B. Ed. University of Illinois. M. S. MATHEMATICS AND VOCATIONS Mellroy Ross James Millikin University, B. S. ASSISTANT COACH PHYSICAL EDUCATION MANUAL TRAINING Vangine Sieks Illinois State Normal University B. E. commf:rce and PHYSICAL EDUCATION Grace Whitford Western Illinois State Teachers College University of Illinois. A. B. FOODS, CLOTHING Page 8 Harvest King “Fields of golden grains” are sights of beauty to the eyes of Mr. Hamman, our ag- riculture and biology teacher. He has been a great help to our fu- ture farmers during judging contests, etc. The M.estro Music has taken on added color with Mr. Kortkamp as instruc- tor. With his enthusi- asm and determination the music department has climbed to its greatest height. The district contest was won again this year under his worthy di- rection. Just a Chemist Surrounded by test tubes, acids and all, we find Mr. Moore search- ing for something new for the wonder world of Chemistry. He also teaches General Sci- ence and Physics. His willing cooperation has been enjoyed by all he has come in contact with. Latina Magistra Miss Sharp has ta- ken on many other re- sponsibilities besides teaching English and Foreign languages. She is our librarian and at the head of the Latin Club which had the honor of presenting a play at Normal U. for Central Division of Illi- nois Teachers Associa- tion this spring. Through all this work she well proves herself a great leader. Coach He is not merely a basketball, baseball and football coach, but American and World History. Economics and Civics instructor. He is well known for his interesting class lec- tures and pep talks in athletics. The Dramatist Miss Kemple not only has English III and IV, General Business and Public Speaking, but spends much time di- recting plays. She was credited with two great plays this year. With her aid the Public Speaking class pre- sented plays, too. Everyone enjoys work- ing with her. Math Teacher To be friendly to all and diligent in her du- ties seems to be the purpose of our Mathe- matics and Vocation teacher, Miss Lee. Mr. Chips Mr. Ross spends most of his time in creating a desire as well as abil- ity among his manual training group to pro- duce with their own hands, works of art on paper and in wood. He also proved very help- ful and successful as assistant coach. Our Stenographer Miss Sieks besides be- ing commercial teacher is also instructor of Girls’ Physical Train- ing and leader of G. A. A. She is a good sport and has the interest of the students at heart at all times. Seamstress Educating to the hum of sewing machines and to tunes of pots and pans we find Miss Whitford. She as well as her cooking class proudly occupied a beautiful refinished kit- chen this year. She is adviser for the Home Economics club, which has many good times throughout the year. Page 10 CLASSES SENIOR 1 9 3 Leslie R. Tappan A leader of men—and women. Science club 1. Glee club 1. 3. 4. Band 2. 3. 4. Pep club 2. Track 1. Class office 4. Dramatic club 2. Class play 3, 4. All-school play 4. Baseball manager 4. Scholarship 3. Judy Anne Bean Anything for a peaceful life. Science club 1. Glee club 1. 3. Dramatic club 1. 2. G. A. A. 2. Literary contest 1, 2. Class play 3, 4. Shorthand team 4. Melvin Bushman The smaller the size, the greater the brain. Baseball 2. 3, 4. Glen Cooper A modern gladiator. Football 1, 2, 3. 4. Basketball 1. 2. 3. 4. Baseball 2. 3. Science club 1. F-club 4. Jerome R. Downing A combination of appe- tite and football. Football 1. 2. 3, 4. Basketball 1. Track 1. F. F. A. 1. 2, 3. 4. Glee club 1. 2. 3, 4. F-club 4. Robert Von Bergen Poet, and don t know it. Pep club 2. Glee club 2, 3, 4. Contest chorus 3, 4. Staff 3. 4. Dramatic club 2. F-club 4. Class play 3. Baseball 3. 4. Archery 2. Scholarship 2. 3. Class officer 3, 4. Willard Bess A skilled track driver? Basketball 1, 3. 4. T rack 1. Football manager 2. Band 1. 3. 4. Glee club 1. 2. 3. Mixed chorus 1, 2, 3. Class play 3, 4. Operetta 2. F-club 4. Eugene Carlson Our future aviator. Basketball 3, 4. Phyllis Deputy Oh, to be eighteen! Glee club 1. Staff 3. 4. Class play 3, 4. All-school play 4. Pep club 1. 2. Home Ec club 4. Dramatic club 3. Barbara C. Foster The co-ed of the campus. Pep club 1, 2. Glee club 1. 2. 3. 4. Contest chorus 2. 3, 4. Staff 2. 4. Dramatic club 2. G. A. A. 2. Class play 3. Typing team 3. 4. Page 12 John Fugate Good nalurcd, happy-go- lucky, and sometimes mischievous! Football 3. 4. Baseball 3. Basketball 3. Glee club 2, 3. Pep club 2. Archery 1. 2. Lucille Gibb A black-eyed gal, with a golden voice. G!ee club 1. 2. 3, 4. Contest chorus 2. 3, 4. G. A. A. 3. Pep club 1. 2. Home Ec club 1. 2. 3, 4. Band 1. 2. John Healy IVhere is there a fair damsel to rescue? Glee club 1, 2. 3, 4. Baseball 1. Contest chorus 2. Betty Jean I Iirstein A college grad in high school. Pep club 1. 2. Glee club 1, 2. 3, 4. Staff 2. 3. Band 1. 2, 3. 4. Contest chorus 2. 3, 4. Class play 3. Typing team 3. 4. Shorthand team 4. G. A. A. 2. Dramatic club 2. All-school play 4. Jeanette Hodges Sweet sixteen, and has been kissed. Glee club 1. G. A. A. 2. 3. 4. Staff 3. Ada Mae Kerr A master of classic script. G’ee club 1. 2. 3. 4. Contest chorus 2. 3. 4. Typing team 3. 4. Scholarship 3. Rudolph Jarvis A courtly gentleman without a flaw. Track 1. Basketball 1, 2. Football 1. 2. 3. 4. Joe Gouge A he-man has his points. Basketball 1. 4. Baseball manager 2. 3. Football 1. 2. 3. 4. Track manager 2. Basketball manager 3. F. F. A. 1, 2. 3. Pep club 2. Sectional judging team 1. State judging team 1. William G. Hibsch I wish I could under- stand women. Band 2. 3. 4. Class play 3. 4. All-school play 4. Archery club 2. Cari.ylk Hayes (Withdrawn) Raymond I IoUSE HOLDER History made Napoleon, will conquer History and make myself. Band 2. 3. 4. Football manager 2. 3. Football 1. F. F. A. 1. 2. 3. 4. Glee club 1. Judging team 2. 3. F-club 4. Eldon E. Koehl AH work and no play keeps me out of mischief. Baseball 3. Page 13 Betty L. Leetch Opportunity knocks but once. Science club 1. Home Ec club 1. 2, 3, 4 Edward Orth Though he graduated, his heart will not go with him. F. F. A. 1. 2. 3. Ju li?i ni; team 1. 2. 3. Evelyn Reany Just a bubble of fun. Staff 1. 2. 3. 4. (Mass play 3. Glee club 1. 2. Pep club 1, 2. Contest chorus 2. Scholarship 1. 2. Class officer 4. Lola Range Quiet and enduring to the end. La Verne Metz If ell, told you so. Home Ec club 1. Science club 1. Dramatic club 3. Glee club 1, 3. Pep club 1, 2. G. A. A. 2. 3. Band 1. 2. 3. 4. Shorthand team 4. Jack Morris Variety is the spice of life. Baseball 1, 2. Glee club 2, 3, 4. Staff 2. Band 2. 3. 4. Contest chorus 2, 3, 4. Class play 3, 4. James V. Lester Coolt calculating, and collected, a real friend. Football 1. 2. 3. 4. Basketball 1. 2, 8. 4. Baseball 2, 3. 4. Track 1. Archery club 3. Science club 1. F-club 4. Herbert S. Patrick Horseshoes bring luck. Baseball 1. 2. 3. 4. Bnsketball 1. 3. 4. Football 3. 4. Class play 3. All-school play 4. Science club. Arc erv club 3. F-club 4. Typing team 4. Shorthand team 4. Matrice Ricketts IVhat is the price of turnipsf Baseball 2. Track 1. F. F. A. 1. 2. 3. 4. Judging team 1. 2. Page 14 Lillian Reis Sing, and your troubles will vanish. G. A. A. 2. 3. Hand 2. Junior piny 3. Glee club 2. 3. 4. Wi lma Rink enberger Ever faithful to the end. Glee club 1, 2. 3. Dramatic club 2. Wayne Russell Oht well, Ell get by with it. F. F. A. 1. 2. 3. 4. Judging team 2. 1 Iarold Ward There’s another day a-c owing. Football 1. 2. 3. 4. Basketball 1. 2. 4. . Baseball 1, 2. Track 1. Archery 1, 2. All-school play 4. Rand 2. F-club 4. Science club. Ogarita Wessels Though few of us know her, all we know are nice things. Glee club 1. G. A. A. 2. 4. Home Ec club 3. 4. Cathryn Wink lady of great intellec- tual powers. Glee club 2. Contest chorus 2. Scholarship 1. 2. G. A. A. 2. Class officer 3. Dorothy Ann Zehr Ed rather walk up town than ride. Glee club 1, 2. 3. G. A. A. 2. 3. Operetta 1. 2. Science club 1. Alice Roach Our little southern belle. Home Ec club 1, 2, 3. 4. Glee club 1. 2. 3. 4. Pep club 1, 2. Science club 1. 2. G. A. A. 2. Dramatic club 3. Class play 4. Bill Shepherd There’s a future in vaudeville. (Transferred from Forrest) Robert Wessels Quiet, industrious, a forceful speaker. Band 2. 3. 4. Class play 3. Track 1. Joan Williams Seems quiet, but wow! Glee club 1. 3. 4. Class play 3. 4. All-school play 4. Dramatic club 2. Staff 3. Eldora Zimmerman I hope the Hupp holds out. Home Ec club 1. 2, 3. 4. G. A. A. 4. Rage 15 SENIOR HISTORY TJ'IRST let me say that during A the four-year pilgrimage of our Senior class through the halls of F. T. H. S., our class has lost only eight members. Fifty freshmen started their secondary education in 1935, and forty-two of them are now nearing graduation. But through those four years of work, achievement, sadness, tears, hope, and gladness, much has been ac- complished, not only in the school but within the students them- selves. For many of them the days spent at F. T. H. S. will mean the final step in supervised education, while others will pass from these gates into a higher in- stitution. But whatever the lot of any of our seniors, the days they have spent at F. T. H. S. will be invaluable to them as a basis and guide in meeting the problems of life. In addition, it has served as a happy basis for those memories, be they good or bad, that flit through the minds of those who have passed before us, and remind them of their youth. What more opportunity could a student ask when he first enters a school? T hese opportunities always have and always will be present in our school, and can be had for the taking, you need not even ask for them. Our freshman year, more than anything else, was a period of ad- justment. We met new people and saw new things. We devel- oped our tastes and interests along the lines of study in which we were interested, to serve as a guide during future years. Then there were any number of clubs in which we could seek recreation and development of body and mind, and athletics furnished an outlet for the active boys and girls. When we arrived in school our sophomore year, we found four of our former class-mates missing, and three new ones, Lillian Reis, Wayne Russell, and FI don Koehl. In basketball, James Lester, Glen Cooper, Albert Harris, Carlyle Hayes, and Harold Ward repre- sented our class. Our contribution to football included Jerome Downing, James Lester, Glen Cooper, Rudolph Jarvis, Harold Ward, Albert Harris, F red Householder, Carlyle Hayes, and Raymond Householder. Partici- pants in baseball were Jack Mor- ris, Herbert Patrick, Robert Von- Bergen, and John Healy. In addi- tion to sports nine girls and seven boys took an active part in glee club work, and ten of our number were engaged in band work. Page 16 In our junior year perhaps our greatest triumph occurred when we helped our glee clubs win Supe- rior rating in the state music con- test. Our class was the first to be caught in the wave of success and development which followed the installation of the new music de- partment under Mr. Kortkamp. In our junior year the following participated in glee club work: Girls: Barbara Foster, Lucille Gibb, Betty Hirstein, Ada Mae Kerr, Lillian Reis, Wilma Rinken- berger, Alice Roach, Joan Wil- liams, and Dorothy Zehr. Boys: Willard Bess,, Jack Mor- ris, Jerome Downing, John Healy, Fred Householder, Leslie lap- pan, and Robert VonBergen. In Band: Willard Bess, Wil- liam Hibsch, Betty Hirstein, Ray- mond Householder, Jack Morris, Lillian Reis, Robert Wessels, and La Verne Metz. Our contribution to the sport world included: Football: Glen Cooper, Jerome Downing, Carlyle Hayes, James I ester, Rudolph Jarvis, John Fu- gate, Herbert Patrick, and Har- old Ward. Basketball: Willard Bess, Glen Cooper, Eugene Carlson, Carlyle Hayes, James Lester, John Fu- gate, Herbert Patrick and Har- old Ward. Baseball: Ivan Johnson, James I ester, John Fugate, Robert Von- Bergen and Herbert Patrick. In addition to the many other clubs, Phyllis Deputy, Robert Von Berben, Evelyn Reany, Jeanette Hodges, Betty I lirstein, Lucille Gibb, and Joan Williams were on the Crier staff. Class officers were: Robert VonBergen, presi- dent; Jack Morris, vice-president; Cathryn Wink, secretary; and James Lester, treasurer. And now we are in the last year, the home-stretch, so to speak. Already the football and basketball seasons are over and the students are taking spring workouts in baseball. The Sen- ior sportsmen of F. T. H. S. are: Football: Glen Cooper, Jerome Downing, Herbert Patrick, Har- old Ward, Johnny Fugate, James Lester, and Rudolph Jarvis. Basketball: Glen Cooper, I Ier- bert Patrick, James Lester, Eu- gene Carlson, Williard Bess, and Harold Ward. Baseball: Robert VonBergen Herbert Patrick, James Lester, Melvin Bushman and Leslie Tap- pan. Again this year we won the dis- trict music contest and will go on to compete in the state contest. Our whole Home Economics depart- ment has been totally remodeled, redecorated, and refurnished un- til there are few if any to surpass it in the state. In addition, there is the Senior play to look forward to and commencement and the prom. There is a certain sadness in the thought of these last activities, the last remnants of four years of good wholesome activity and de- velopment. From thence we will pass on to positions we are best fitted to fill, be they good or bad. The best in secondary education has been ours for the taking. Senior class officers are: Leslie Tappan, president; Robert Von- Bergen, vice-president; Evelyn Reany, secretary; Jack Morris, treasurer. Page 17 SENIOR WILL WE, the Senior Class of Fair- bury Township High School, district 130, of the city of F'air- bury, situated in Indian Grove Township of the county of Liv- ingston, state of Illinois, in the United States of America, being of sound mind, body, and mem- ory, and desiring to pass the torch of our worthy characteristics on to our undergraduates who are much in need of them, do hereby make, publish, and declare this our last will and testament, in manner and form as follows: I, Leslie Tappan, will to the towering Vincent Ambrose my Shirley Temple curls. I, Robert VonBergen, realizing his dire need for hair oil, leave to Oval Vernia the remains of my favorite bottle of Brilliantine. We, Judy Ann Bean and Betty Lcetch, leave our technique of gaining a better half to Liz Dren- nen and Bernice Compton. I, Willard Bess, bestow upon my brother Raymond the ability of telling exaggerated tales of his truck driving. I, Melvin Bushman, leave my knack for acquiring numerous lady friends with the aid of gum, to Dewey Dernier, who is in need of some such technique. I, F.ugene Carlson, consent to leave my gift of gab to Mush Reis providing he does not abuse it. I, Glen Owen Cooper, will my fascinating middle name to Don- ald Schwarzwalder. I, Phyllis Deputy, leave my ability to get a part in the Senior Play to Marion Henning. I, Jerome Downing, who sub- stitutes pencils for goldfish, will the art of chewing pencils to Mary Ellen Wink. I, Barbara Foster, leave my golden hair to Tommy Glennon, that he might ever care for it and never let it fade. I, John Fugate, leave to “Boo- by” Streib, my mathematical mind and a package of Herbert Tar- ringtons. I, Lucille Gibb, bequeath my knack of hiring typing budgets done to Charlene Beckley. I, Joe Gouge, leave my bristly heard to Herschel Leffingwell. I. John Healy, leave my dislike for women and shyness to one of my same type, John Ziegenhorn. I, William Hibsch, will to Pat Flanagan those homey recipes for my fifth period lunches. 1, Betty Hirstein, bestow upon M ary I ou Steinberg my sneezes and sniffles the result of hay fever, also for her own convenience I will leave the bottles of nose drops and a box of Kleenex. I, Jeanette Hodges, leave my drawing ability to the Freshman artist, Eddie Lometti. We, Dorothy Zehr anil Ray Householder, leave our thrilling high school romance to that Fresh- man couple, Mary Fuller and Dick Deputy. 1, Rudy Jarvis, leave my un- surpassed ability at being late to Blaine Ramsey with hopes that he keeps his truck in A-l condition to better my record. I, Ada Mac Ktrr, will my A's in typing to the one most deserv- ing, Helen Jefferson. I, Eldon Koehl, do hereby and Page 18 hereon bequeath my daredevil driving to that killer-diller Mar- tin. I, Jim Lester, leave my razor- edge press of my said trousers and that captivating haircut to Romeo Craig. I, La Verne Metz, leave all I possess to the ever-blushing Reu- ben Huber. I, Jack Morris, leave my Freshman girl friend in hopes that during her years of taxi driv- ing she will neither achieve nor ac- quire any new love affairs. I, Eddie Orth, will my heart- breaking habits to Harry Bruce, that he may continue to thrill the F. T. H. S. co-eds through com- ing years. I, Herbert Patrick, leave to Bill Freed my ingenuity in con- tacting certain girls for dates! Better luck next time, Bill! I, Lola Range, leave to Lois Bedell my graceful walking hab- its, hoping that she will cultivate them and bring them to perfec- tion before she graduates. I, Evelyn Reany, proudly leave my hearty giggle to the shy and demure Virginia Munz and hope she will not disturb as many as- sembly teachers as 1. I, Maurice Ricketts, leave my unprofitable omnibus service to Velda Gerber that she may gain more financial return than I. I, Lillian Reis, bequeath my im- promptu speeches to Mary Ann Munz. I, Wilma Rinkenberger, leave my friendly disposition to that quiet good natured Ray Bills. I, Alice Roach, will my chic and petite characteristics to Floyd Masters, as they have helped ad- vance me for many years. I, Wayne Russell, bequeath my mild tempered mannerisms to that quiet dear, Valerie Fultz, that she may carry on where I left off. I, Bill Shepherd, leave all my loquaciousness to my sister. Nuflf said! I, Harold Ward, will my rapid- ity of motion to Jessie Frances Bartlett with hopes that she will gradually increase her speed to equal mine. I, Ogarita Wessels, will my front seat in assembly to George Walker that he may be kept out of mischief. I, Robert Wessels, bestow upon Glen Wilken my marvelous dra- matic ability with true confidence that he will come to as successful ending as myself. 1, Joan Williams, leave my temper to Louise Hirstein with faith she may not have as much trouble in her next three years controlling it as I. I, Cathryn Wink, hope with all sincerity that upon leaving all my troubles with school work to Ross Hildreth that he will not grow gray with worry. I, Eldora Zimmerman, be- queath to Anna Lou and Pauline the urge to carry on the good work and live up to our name. The above document has been signed, published and declared by the above named Senior Class of 1939, 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 here- unto subscribed our names as wit- nesses. Alva Clinton Watson, City of Fairburv, State of Illinois. Mary Elizabeth Sharp, City of Fairburv, State of Illinois. Page 19 Nigger Fishing THERE is hardly a single American sports lover that is not a rabid football enthusiast. The main reason for this reaction is that this great all-American game is not merely a test of brute strength but is more and more be- coming a game of wits in which the little fellow with an alert mind is pitted against men twice his size. This is also true in our every- day life. It is not necessarily the wealthy class who attain lasting honor and success, even though they do have a strong foothold and a decided head-start against their less fortunate brethren. In the long run it is the cagy fellow filled with an earnest desire for progress that eventually reaches the desired goal. There are many great football colleges in the country today such as Minnesota, Notre Dame, I ex- as Christian, U. S. C., Pittsburgh, Duke, and many more. However, not a single one of these teams would have received national rec- ognition in 1938 had it not been for their decided teamwork and exceptionally staunch determina- tion. These two characteristics combined with true skill are in- valuable on the gridiron. Another analogy is necessary. In everyday business life we come across innumerable barriers and stumbling blocks which impede our march toward success. Many instances require teamwork to overcome, and as in football, if combined with the necessary grit will produce surprising results and heretofore unconquerable obsta- cles can be tackled and cast into oblivion. A FTER perusing carefully The Complete Angler, by Izaak Walton, I have come to the con- clusion that there is a decided con- trast between trout fishing and the sport of fishing with a pole and line, or, employing a localism, “nigger fishing.” What could give one a keener feeling of anticipation than to lay your head on your pillow at night, knowing that when the morning dawns, you’ll be preparing for such an outing? With what ener- gy! What zeal! To anyone un- acquainted with the sport of pole and line fishing it seems such a waste! But to the devotee there is a promise of a day full of rapture in the beauties of nature, of the joy of feeling a tug on a line, thd thrill of the catch, the delight in the sparkle of the sun on the cap- tured fish. Beyond and better than these, the complete relaxation from daily cares, a rest that soothes the most harassed spirit. Aside from the pleasure one de- rives from the actual sport, aside from the bodily rest one enjoys, there is the bliss of solitude, a sol- itude that gives a man a chance to look within—“to see himself as others see him,” as Burns puts it, and to be inspired to bigger and better things. Of all sports, “nigger fishing” is one of which it can undoubted- ly be said, that the anticipation is no greater than the realization. CATHRYN WINK. LESLIE TAPPAN. Page 20 Manslaughter TIE stood over the still white form in the road. She was dead. No—she couldn't be. But it wasn’t his fault, she had loomed before his car before he saw her. She was dead, there could be no doubt about it. Ah, but who was there to see? It was dark. His head reeled as he wiped the blood from the fenders with his hand- kerchief. Then he thought of the party — bottles and dirty cards, and young bodies swaying to the exhilarating tempo of music. There, no one would ever know it was he, the bumper and radia- tor were clean. He tore his hand- kerchief into tiny bits and cast them into the night breeze, to be wafted far from that horrible scene. But what of the future? Always that inner dread and un- certainty. Condemnation, lingers accusingly pointed. They couldn’t do that. They couldn’t! They would never know though, he would see to that. lie contempt- uously rolled the white form into the ditch with his foot. He would leave, and never come back. He would be freed of the scene for- ever. His car roared down the road. He was hysterical with fear, but there was joy in escape, and he threw back his head and laughed. It was a long wild laugh. Then a dark object loomed ahead in the slender shafts of his head- light beams. I Iis laugh was cut short by a startled cry as the car crashed into the tree and blossom- ed into a hugh molten light. Then all was still. The silence that fell was the silence of death! Frkshman Math The freshmen come to me for help, I know not why they come. Perhaps they need encouragement, Or cannot find a sum. Regardless what the reason be, I always like to aid. For when I think I’ve helped someone I always feel repaid. For still I hold in mind the time When I too saw my doom, So why should I someone refuse Who cannot ’math consume? I sometimes think I ought to get A payment for my work. Yet when I see someone succeed I’m glad I did not shirk. It’s odd how stumped some people get When called upon to add, Yet when they've reached the hard sought end, They’re far from being sad. So though I am about tired out And wish they’d let me be. Perhaps some day they’ll know their math. And help a green freshie. Cathryn Wink. A MAN’S success is no greater than the man himself. This is entirely true in our rapidly moving industries today. If success along with virtue and happiness is de- sired we must catch the ball squarely, run through all possible opposition, and cross the goal standing up. LESLIE TAPPAN. Page 21 Limericks There once was a Senior named Tappan, When he ate soup you heard his tongue slappin! His soup he would slurp. He’d belch and he’d burp, “I’m not slurpin,” said Tappan, “I’m lappjn!” You always see Barbara somewhere. And the reason that she is so fair, Each night, it is said. Before going to bed, In peroxide she bathes her fair hair! There once was a damsel named Metz, When asked to get married, said “Let’s.” But alas for her dove, He fell out of love, Now she’s pining her small self away. Pete Cooper did not feel so well, He had Kemple worried a spell: “I’ll have to flunk you, Your theme’s overdue.” He said you can go straight to — Mr. Watson and see what he thinks about it. My Sailboat The slap-happy waves shake their sharp tops in glee, So I guess we’ll be going, my sailboat and me. The white seagulls wheeling between sea and sky. Like a painting made real by a happy bird’s cry, And the powder-puff clouds which in number are seven Leave the sky dome so clear you can see into heaven. Oh, the cutter will roll back the jello-like sea. So I guess we’ll be going, my sailboat and me. And the seven white clouds keep the blue sky brushed clean Till the sky is as bright as the gay water’s sheen The seagulls are dipping their wings in the sea, So I guess we’ll be going, my sailboat and me. On the edge I will poise and my lungs I will till For the season’s first dip in the blue water’s chill Where the golden blue sunbeams ’neath the water crisscross And float toward the bottom to lie in the moss. I’ll climb up on the boat and drip back in the sea, Yes, I guess we’ll be going, my sailboat and me. Robert VonBorgen. Page 22 JUNIOR 1 9 4 0 VINCE AMBROSE CHARLINE Row Oni: WARREN ILEENE BUNTING BERNARD Glee club 2. 3. BECKLEY BECKLEY G. A. A. 1. CARLSON Science club 1. Cheerleader 2, 3. Baseball 2, 3. Home Economics 1. 3. Junior play 3. District contest solo 3. French club 3. Mixed chorus 1. 2, 3. Band 1. 2. 3. State chorus 1. 2. 3. Orchestra 3. Glee club 1. 2. 3. Mixed chorus 1. 2. 3. Drum major 3. Class play 3. G. A. A. 1. 2. 3. Octettes 3. Crier Staff 3. Football 1. 3. Basketball 1. 3. Glee club 2. V.-Pres. F club 3. Science club 1. BERNICE COMPTON Home Economics 3. G. A. A. 3. HELEN CRAIG Glee club 1, 2. 3. Home Economics club 1. 2. 3. G. A. A. 1. 2. 3. Contest chorus 1. 2. Mixed chorus I, 2. Science club 1. Latin club 2. Pep club 1. WARREN CRAIG Hand 1. 2. 3. Glee club 2. 3. Dramatic club 1. Mixed chorus 2, 3. Contest play 1. Science club 1. Class play 3. DEWEY DEMLER Football 1. 2. Baseball 1. 2. 3. Basketball 1. 2. F-club 2. 3. Science club 1. RAYMOND ELLIS IMOGENE Archery club 1. FERGUSON G. A. A. 3. Row Two PAT FLANAGAN FRANCIS Football 3. FOSDICK Basketball 3. WILLIAM FREED Football 1. 3. Baseball 1. 2. 3. F. F. A. 1. 2. 3. Science club 1. Junior play. F-club 3. Crier staff 3. F. F. A. judt;in� r team 1. 2. 3. VALERIE FULTZ G. A. A. 1. 2. 3. Cheerleader 2. 3. Scholarship 1. 2. Class play 3. Crier staff 1. 2. 3. VELDA GERBER Girls tflc-e club 1, 2. 3. Ensembles 1, 2. 3. Mixed chorus 1. 2. 3. Solo 1. 2. 3. Ol eretta 2. Concert opera 3. I atin dub 2. Gen. Science club 1. Crier staff 1. 3. Commercial team 3. THOMAS GLENNON F. F. A. 1. 2. 3. Science club 1. Football 1. 2. Base: ball 1. Judirini; contest 1. 2. 3. PEGGY GOODWIN Page 24 Row Three MARJORIE HAGEN Glee club 1, 2, 3. Science club 1. G. A. A. 1. Operetta 2. Latin club 2. Contest chorus 1. 2. MARION HENNING Home Economics 1,2. G. A. A. 2. Science club 1. French club 3. ROSS EUGENE HILDRETH Football 1. Basketball 2, 3. Baseball 1, 2. F. A. A. 1. 2. 3. Judsrintr team 1, 2. Band 1. 2. 3. Science club 1. Glee club 1. 2. 3. Mixed chorus 1. 2, 3. State chorus 2. 3. Junior play cast 3. F-club 3. Orchestra 3. Operetta 1. REUBEN HUBER HELEN Baseball 1. 2. 3. JEFFERSON Basketball 1. 2. 3. French club 3. Football 3. F. A. A. 1, 2. 3. F-club 3. Science club 1. Dairy judging team 2. Corn judvrinp: team 1. Crier staff 2. President 3. FORREST LA VERNE HELEN JEAN MOWERY LANDSMAN MARTIN McMAHON Latin club 1. Band 1. 2. Glee club 1. 2. 3. F. F. A. 1. 2. 3. Staff 2. Science club 1. C'ass play 3. JudirinK team 1. 2. 3. Girls Klee club 1.2. 3. Mixed chorus 1. 2. 3. G. A. A. 1. Contest chorus 1.2. 3. Science club 1. Pep club 1. Contest soloist 2, 3. School play 3. Latin club 2. Staff 3. Pep club 1. Row Four DOROTHY MARY ANN MARY NANCE FRANCIS JAXIE PETER MUNDELL MUNZ NOLAN G. A. A. 1. Science club 1. French club 3. Home Economics club 1. 2. G. A. A. 2. CHARLES RICE EDITH ROBINSON Band 1. 2. 3. Girls «lee club 1. 2. 3. Science club 1. Scholarship 1. French club 3. Latin club 1. 2. Play cast 3. EMMA SCHMIDT Pep club 1. Science club 1. Home Ec club 1, 2, 3. Scholarship 1. 2. Commercial team 3. WILMA SCHMIDT Band 1. 2. 3. Physical education 1. 2. G. A. A. 1. 2. 3. Latin club 2. Science club 1. Row Five AGNES STEERS Science club 1. Heme Economics club 1. 2. 3. French club 3. Commercial contest team 3. Pep club 1. CHRISTINE STRODE Science club 1. Pep club 1. Home Economics club 1, 2. 3. G. A. A. 1. 2. 3. Junior class play 3. ROSELLA VON BERGEN Home Economics club 1. 2. 3. Pep club 1. Science club 1. Scholarship 2. Commercial contest 3. G. A. A. 2. GEORGE WALKER Football 1. 2. 3. Basketball 1. 2. 3, Baseball 1. 2. 3. I atin club 1, 2. F-club 3. Science club 1. HARRYETTE WERLING Girls trlee club 1. 2, 3. Band 3. Home Economics 3. G. A. A. 1. 2. 3. Commercial 3. Mixed chorus 1, 2. 3. Contest chorus 2, 3. HELEN WILSON Home Economics 1. DOROTHY YODER Glee club 1. 2. 3. Science club 1. Pep club 1. G. A. A. 1. 2. 3. Home Economics club 1. 2. 3. Scholarship 1. Class officer 3. JOHN ZIEGENHORN FootbaU 1. 2. 3. Basketball 1. 2. 3. Baseball 1. 2. 3. F-club 3. C'ass play 3. Class officer 3. French club 3. FRED HOUSEHOLDER Football 1. 2. Glee club 1. 2. 3. F. F. A. 1. 2. 3. Track 1. Contest chorus 2. 3. Rage 25 CLASS PROPHECY Scene: Nursery in the home of Mrs. Eldon Koehl (the former La Verne Metz). It shows the taste La Verne always had in those same good old days at school; such as a photograph of a hunting scene above the bed of her in- fant son, Eldon, Jr. Time: Ten years from today, 1949. La Verne saw to it that she wasn’t an old maid in good time since leap year was the year after graduation in 1940. Lucky for her! La Verne sits proudly watching her son rattle his rattle as a knock comes at the door and the shy, bashful Mr. Koehl enters. La Verne: Hello, dear, home from work so early? Eldon: Yes, your father said he could handle the grocery trade by himself. And besides, I have other things on my hands. I’ve been picked by the Fairbury Blade to write the “Ten Years Ago To- day” column and that means I’ll have to dig in my old trunk in our room. My old Criers and newspapers are still there, I hope. La Verne: Yes, I think they are. May I help you? Eldon: Oh, I suppose you will. You know I just can’t do anything right with you, I mean without you. La Verne: Close the door softly, so Eldon, Jr., will sleep, Daddy. You know how you like to stay up with him while I get my beauty rest. (Pause). Well, here’s the bedroom. Eldon: Yes, and here’s the trunk. Now if I can get this open. Ah. there we are. And there’s the ’39 Crier right on top. That was the year we gradu- ated. Too many awful things have hap- pened in ten years—nice ones. too. but mighty few. La Verne: Here are the Senior pic- tures. We’ll start in alphabetical order. Do you know what happened to Judy Ann? Of course she wasn’t an old maid. We all knew that before school was out. Eldon: She’s on the school board and she has the big hand in putting on the proms. She has some good ideas that keep the kids there, too. La Verne: Willard Bess is next. He was that fellow that got a Scotch hair- cut now and then. Eldon: Do you know what he did? He was tired of truck driving and want- ed some easy money, so he entered the contest on who has dated the most girls in one year. He won and now he runs the “Rialto” in Chicago. It’s really a hot number, chorus girls are lousy up there. Must go up some week-end. La Verne: May I go? Eldon: I should say not; I think we’d better call the whole thing off. Who’s next? La Verne: Melvin Bushman. Eldon: We saw him up at the Cubs game last week. He’s a private arm doctor to Diz Dean the fourth. He’s making good money, too. I guess he’s bad company for Diz though. Likes his whiskey too well! La Verne: It’s a good thing you don’t like it. Here’s Eugene Carlson. Eldon: He went to Harvard and made the Varsity basketball team his third year. He now coaches at Weston and is postmaster there, too. La Verne: Glen Cooper seems to be next in line. I’ll bet he was successful. He always was such a good boy. Never broke training rules or anything. Eldon: Do you realize what Glen is? He’s a bouncer in the Cross Roads Cafe at Forrest. And do you know what he does? In order to keep his job he pays his bosom buddy, Jim Lester, to come in and act very disorderly, thus giving Pete an opportunity to show his stuff to his boss. La Verne: I’ll bet that's a hard job for Jim. He never was much for dis- turbing the peace. Well, well, here’s Phyllis Deputy. Remember her? Eldon: Yes, I do. Let me see, I’m sure I looked her up. Of course. You know, she always had a yearning for sweaters. Everything she wore she put a sweater on it well, to make a long story short, she has a sheep farm and gets the wool right off of the sheep and makes it into sweaters. She has now imported Angora sheep from which she makes Angora sweaters. They are very expensive and some cost as much as $25. La Verne: I will have to have one. Perhaps I could get a duplicate of my black and gray and white barrel sweat- er. It seems to be wearing, and after it was guaranteed by the manufactur- ers, too. But I guess I have worn it several times. Eldon: Only several? Who’s next? La Verne: Jerome Downing. Page 26 Eldon: Oh! Well, Donk is still try- ing to invent a typewriter that won’t make errors. You know how he used to have a hard time with errors. La Verne: Barbara Foster is next. Eldon: Well, Barbara has a business of her own. She calls it the “Dunk It” Shop and she doesn’t sell doughnuts. She has a swimming pool where you go swimming and you can have your hair tinted at the same time. She has four pools. One blonde, brunette, red head and black hair. If you get in the wrong one it’s too bad. La Verne: Oh, here’s the black sheep of the ’39 Senior Class—John Fugate. Eldon: I always liked Johnny, but from his profession, you would think him a black sheep. He’s a professional killer. Someone bears a grudge, and tells Johnny and they don’t bear it for long. I really don’t think he harms them but scares them for a lifetime, all right. He has a regular baby arsenal in his bathroom. La Verne: How exciting! And for con- trast, here comes shy Lucille Gibb. Eldon: Shy? Not exactly, for now Lucille is a professional dancer at the Trocadero in Hollywood. La Verne: John Healy is next choice. Eldon: Oh, John is now the poet for the “Lonely Hearts” column. He al- ways could make up such romantic verses for one girl at school, and so he now sends them to distressed lovers for twenty-five cents a verse. La Verne: Here’s Junior Hibsch. 1 think we called him Bill in school. Eldon: Yes, Bill was sort of a queer guy. Do you know he has a Technique Club from which he sends directions by mail on “How to Get a Girl and Keep Her,” by Killer Diller Hibsch? La Verne: What have you heard of Raymond Householder? Eldon: Oh, Ray has a very unique profession! He’s an Official Keyhole Plugger. I found out the reason for this strange occupation was an excit- ing experience on his eighteenth birth- day. It is too sad to relate. La Verne: Let’s hear Betty Hirstein’s future. Eldon: I met her last night while getting our morning milk. She’s a bar maid at a milk joint. She decided noth- ing stronger than milk to keep that girlish figure. She invited us over and we’ll have milk cocktails. La Verne: Jeanette Hodges was al- ways my rival for you, dear. Have you seen her lately ? Eldon: No, but a wire arrived from her yesterday telling me of her success in the breeding of a horse that will not give you bow legs when she rides it. She’s at her best out in the rough-and- ready west where she has no competi- tion. On her ranch she employs all men —“one hundred men and a girl,” her motto. La Verne: Jeanette always did enjoy her own company. Let’s see Rudolph Jarvis, he’s next. Eldon: Rudy is on the radio. He’s an announcer for the Fox De-e-e Luxe Beer company. And he certainly uses his own product and advertises very sincerely. La Verne: Ada Mae Kerr should have a promising career. Eldon: Yes. she’s now a jitterbug soc’a-jerker down in Arkansas where there is everything in a soda from soda water to brandy, and I hear she really can mix up a delicious one. La Verne: Betty Leatch is our new problem. Eldon: And she is a problem. She took a vacation from her hubby and joined up with the Salvation Army while away. She collects money for them, so if you ever sec her, be sure to contribute something. La Verne: O. K. Oh, here comes my old crush. Jack Morris. Eldon: Since he made such a hit with the girls in school he decided to go to Arabia and become a sheik. He has a large harem where Frances Rathbun is only one of two hundred. Interesting life. Hmmm! La Verne: What? Enough of that! Have you heard about Eddie Orth? Eldon: Eddie seems to be the hero of the class. He is now traveling in vau- deville as “Young Dr. Kill-em,” since he made such a hit in the public-speak- ing tryouts ten years ago. La Verne: Oh. good for Eddie! And Lola Range was also in those plays. Eldon: Yes, but Lola didn’t take up acting. She traveled extensively and went to Italy. There she obtained a job as the lady-in-waiting for Musso- lini’s body guard’s mother’s wife’s sis- ter. She gets a gool salary and sees I! Duce once a year! La Verne: How thrilling! Is Evelyn Rcany still jerkmg sodas? Eldon: No, she’s been promoted. She stands in Wade's show window and Page 27 demonstrates the Reducing Machines. La Verne: Yes, I remember. Do you know who’s next? Our ten o’clock scholar, Lillian Reis. Eldon: She’s quite a success. She now sings with the Symphony Orchestra of Minneapolis, and since her father has risen to its conductorship, she sings the solos. La Verne: Oh, tee hee! Here’s Mau- rice Ricketts. I would like to see him again. Eldon: Yes, I suppose you would. He’s a farmer as you would suspect, but he doesn’t do any actual farming. He sits around and tries to invent a way to save himself some work. He finally gets mad and does it the old way. La Verne: Well, I guess Wilma Rin- kenberger advanced, didn’t she? Eldon: Yes, she seems to have gotten along. Silence was her motto, but now she ballyhoos for several sideshows in the Barnum and Bailey circus. La Verne: Wayne Russell always drew my attention. Eldon: Nuts! He works for the gov- ernment. He talks to all the fish all winter and explains the tricks fisher- men use to catch them. He then actu- ally coaches the fish and no fish yet caught, thus saving the government ac- tual cash each year in refilling ponds with fish. La Verne: How silly! Los Tappan was the wit of our class. Eldon: Yes, he was. And now he plays in the movies and on the radio as Mortimer Snerd’s grandpappy. He really gets the laughs and draws in the dough. He truly loves his work. La Verne: Yes, I don’t doubt it. Was- n’t Robert VonBergen his bosom pal? Eldon: Yes, he was. I have a sad story about him. La Verne: This sounds terrible. Eldon: He went traveling for the sake of his poetry and while in Asia he vis- ited Mt. Everest. He had climbed to the peak of his career when he sud- denly got an inspiration for his master- piece. He ran down in such a hurry that he now has the “bends” and low blood pressure and the only antidote is to again climb to the peak and come down slowly, but poor Robert is too afraid and thus remains afflicted with the “bends” and “low blood pressure.” La Verne: How awful. But here’s the tall man of the class, Harold Ward. Eldon: Oh, yes, Harold. He’s had quite a life. You know how he always liked to drive and he put a private bus line from here to Pontiac, thus saving himself cash getting back and forth. La Verne: Does Ogarita Wessels live in Pontiac? Eldon: No, she moved out of these parts years ago. She traveled a lot and linally established herself in the mak- ing of famous pastries in Greece, and is sometimes called the “Human Dough- nut.” La Verne: She picked a queer profes- sion. But Bob Wessels has a queerer one. He is a pickpocket at the county jaU. He picks the prisoners’ pockets of steel blades, keys and guns. He really likes his work, but some of the prison- ers get rather tough when he decides where he would like the pockets. Eldon: Well, that takes care of the Wessels. And now for Joan Williams. She always was a spic and span girl, but she always had a yearning for high altitudes, so to combine the two she now keeps the tips of flag-poles clean with Old Dutch. La Verne: I wouldn’t like that at all. Here’s our only red-head in the class, Kay Wink. Eldon: Cathryn? Well, the last I heard of her she was still in the third year of college at the U. of I. and was working on an abstract problem of ad- vanced trigonometry. She said if they wouldn’t agree with her solution she would not eat anything so I think they kept the answer from her about a month. Cathryn now weighs 124, only. La Verne: I guess I will try that. Eldon: You’d better. Here’s a little thin girl. Dorothy Zehr. She was little but she certainly had a large vocabu- lary. She got sore because nobody would accept her slang expressions as good eti- quette- so she made a “Slanguage Dic- tionary.” She got it patented and really made the money. La Verne: I suppose you’ve read it. Eldora Zimmerman is last. She was a nice girl, wasn’t she? Eldon: Yes, she was. She still is, too. She has established a home in Holly- wood for the has been” actors. She hated to see a good man fall. And I do, too. That’s why I’m going to start demanding things; I’m going to sit in this chair until I g - t ready to move; end furthermore, we’re going to stay home and eat at home for once in our long married lives! Page 28 CLASS HISTORY In the fall of 1936 there gathered in the F. T. H. S. assembly a group of 59 Freshmen to seek their secondary edu- cation. Of these 59 over one-half of them were from the country. After we had become acquainted with our Insti- tution of Knowledge we soon became represented in the following activities: Football—Burnell Bentley, Francis No- lan, John Ziegenhorn, Ivan Fosdick, Dewey Dernier, William Freed, Stanley HU1, Thomas Glennon, Lloyd Woodard, George Walker. Basketball—George Walker, William Freed, Reuben Huber, Lloyd Woodard, Stanley Hill, Dewey Dernier, Burnell Bentley. Baseball—Clarence Newman, John Ziegenhorn, George Walker, Wil- liam Freed, Stanley Hill, Dewey Dern- ier, Ross Hildreth, Thomas Glennon, Reuben Huber. During this time our class lost the following members: Bur- nell Bentley, Eflen Bentley, Florence Heubach, Stanley Hill, Arthur Huette, Lucille Simpson, Melba Wilson, Lloyd Woodard. Those who participated in the glee clubs are: Velda Gerber. Helen McMahon, Helen Craig, Charline Beck- ley, Marjorie Hagen, Dorothy Yoder, Edith Robinson, Vincent Ambrose, La Verne Martin, Ross Hildreth. After a three months vacation we started our second year, entering such activities as the glee clubs, operetta, all- school plays, band and other such clubs. Our class further decreased by losing: Charles Broadwell, Charles Bingham, Ruth Downing and Verna Johnson. Now comes our Junior year. This has been increased by Charles Rice, Bernice Compton and Patrick Flanagan. This year again we are represented in the various activities. Football: George Walker, Dewey Dernier, Warren Beckley, John Ziegen- horn, Ivan Fosdick. Basketball: George Walker, Reuben Huber, Warren Beckley, Dewey Dern- ier, John Ziegenhorn. Girls Glee Club: Charline Beckley, Helen Craig, Velda Gerber, Marjorie Hagen, Helen McMahon, Edith Robin- son, Harryette Werling, Dorothy Yoder. Boys’ Glee Club: Vincent Ambrose, Ross Hildreth, Warren Craig, La Verne Martin, Francis Nolan. The most important event in the future is our Junior and Senior Prom in which we play host to the Seniors. Our class officers are: Reuben Huber, president; Dorothy Yoder, vice-presi- dent; Helen McMahon, secretary; John Ziegenhorn, treasurer. Our class was well represented in the Glee Clubs and Octets which were en- tered and won honors at the State Vo- cal Contest and the Regional Vocal Con- test at Anderson, Indiana. We are very proud of Velda Gerber and we don’t mind boasting that she won superior rating at the State Contest and Excel- lent rating at the Regional Contest. Monday, May 1, the Chemistry and Physics classes motored to Chicago, where they visited the many outstand- ing places in connection with their studies. Our outstanding activity was that of the Junior Class play. The production of “It Pays to Advertise’’ was given at the Central Theatre, Friday night, March 31. It was a great success with a good attendance. Our c’ass is also represented in G. A. A., F-Club, F. F. A., by those interested in those particular activities. Page 29 School Days School Days, School Days, the grandest of all the rule days; With Kemple, and Watson, and “Annabelle” Lee, And Kortkamp, and Hamman—we had fun, you can see. Talk about readin’ and writin’ and ’rithmetic, The subjects they taught us were more than made in our brain to stick. But those were days And those were the ways, In F. T. H. S. in my days. School Days, School Days, the swellest of all the rule days; With Whitford and Sharpy and our good-looking Ross, The fun we didn’t have can’t be called a great loss. You can’t talk about “the old hickory stick,” We were taught that the office would “do the trick.” But those were the means, And those were the schemes. At F. T. H. S. in my teens. School Days, School Days, the ending of all the rule days, With all of our teachers and all of our books. We all managed to keep our handsomest looks, With all of our meanness, our troubles and woes. The happiness we had there, our heart only knows. Oh! those were the days, Those were the ways, At F. T. H. S. in my days. AGNES STEERS. The Poor Little New Year The ladies in the churches are As nice as they can be. They send the heathen boys and girls Warm clothes across the sea. They make some coats and caps and gowns Each year to send away, That children who are poor may be Kept warm each winter day. They are so thoughtful and so kind, I think it’s sort of queer That someone doesn’t make some clothes For every “Baby Year.” CHRISTINE STRODE. Page 30 Love When he reaches her home and she thanks him, oh so sweetly, with that smile she uses just for him, he can’t un- derstand why he has become so tongue- tied so suddenly. He merely stutters an “Oh, it was nothin,” and stumbles down the steps as if in a daze. When he is home in the privacy of his room he wonders why he has been such a fool and why he didn’t speak up rather than blubber. And he wanted to ask her to go with him to the show Saturday night, too. Well, by tomorrow night he will know what to say. But it is always the same until finally he does call her on the phone and asks her with a voice that shakes with fright, if he may escort her to the theatre. When he hears her reply ne nearly falls off the chair he is so happy. He even for- gets to say “goodbye.” That night as he goes to his home, singing, his parents, like his teachers, wonder what has come over their dear boy. So boys, take heed; if you seem to have a mild heart attack along about this time of the year when Mother Na- ture seems very near stop and consider. Maybe you have been bitten by the “love bug.” RAYMOND ELLIS. Recess As I walk the halls to classes What do you think 1 see? A Junior boy and Senior girl Euzz!ng silently? ? ? ? You ask me what the talk’s about? You haven’t the slightest notion? But you can guess, oh, I’ll tell you— It’s not much of a solution. ’Cause when you see George Walker And the Hodges girl a-talkin’ You know just what its all about— And there’s no use a-stalkin’. ROSELLA VONBERGEN. Page 31 As this is the time of year when a young man’s fancy turns to thoughts of love, so they say (I really don’t know) I think I’ll give you my version of love. Someone once described love as a “tic- kling sensation around the heart,” but there can be no really definite defini- tion for that one little word called love. The boy who sits in the classroom and gazes longingly with that certain light in his eyes, at “the girl” could not give you a definition either. But when she turns unexpectedly and smiles at his look of adoration he fairly soars to the height of his glory, even though his face does turn the color of a ripe to- mato. He pretends he is looking non- chalantly over her head at the ceiling. John, as we shall call him, puts on his best manners when in “her pres- ence,” and the teachers wonder at the abrupt change that has come over John. But he knows. That one little word “love” which can change a bad man into a good one or vice verse, did this to John. After school when he has screwed up courage enough to ask if he might carry her books home, he thinks the birds never sang so sweetly, or the trees and flowers looked so beautiful. Bugs Bugs, bugs, bugs, everywhere bugs, big bugs, little bugs, fat bugs, thin bugs, short bugs, and long bugs. Practically everything we do is supervised by the bugs. We go on a picnic. In less time than it takes to tell, we have “Ants in our pants” and “flies in our soup.” We go out for a walk. This time it’s “bees in our bonnets.” There are those strange bugs one sel- dom sees except when sleeping in strange places. Then he hears them scampering across the floor. The bug in history class that flies against the back of your neck when you are practically asleep is a great nuisance. The bug that ranges in size from one- three hundred and fortieth to two-one hundred eightieth of an inch in diam- eter and commonly called the mosquito, is one of my most hated enemies. The most economical of bugs is the moth. It eats holes. The bug that grinds its teeth or srmething from sunset to dawn, I guess, is the songster of the bug family. The word that strikes fear into the heads of the dummy industry is ter- mite, a bug that is often heard from but seldom seen. The newest addition to the bug fam- ily in name (while in character it is re- lated to the rodent group) is the jitter- bug. For this bug alone I could take up pages and pages of writing, but as everyone knows as much about this spe- cies as I do, I will cut my essay short here. PAT FLANAGAN. What Makes a Ball Team? A good ball team is not just one that knows how to handle a ball and where it goes on the next play. Knowledge of the game is a minor factor. The first requirement for a success- ful team is a good captain elected by the squad. He must be a leader and must possess good personal characteris- tics. Everyone on the squad must like him and have faith in his decisions. A team filled with silent jealousy will never thrive. A good captain studies his teammates and analyzes their char- acters. As a result of this study he will know how to handle each one and how to get him to function at his best. The captain will know that to one man, kind words of encouragement will re- new his vigor while to another a scold- ing will have the same effect. No two men have the same attitude when the game gets tough. The leader must know how to encourage his team. Perhaps the center is not rebounding effectively. At the quarter the captain will not criticize him, but will tell him he is doing good work and to keep it up. It is surprising how effective this method is. The team is in high spirits due to the compliments by the captain and not “down in the dumps” due to severe crit- icism. The team should always be in high spirits, encouraging each other by a pat on the back and a compliment. A good team keeps up a general chatter on the floor. A good athlete will admit he is to blame when an error is committed, and vow to do better next time. A team of this type does not care who makes the points. They have no such thing as the so-called star” on the team. This type of ball club always plays fair, and shows respect for their opponents at all times. They co-operate with each other and never are beaten till the whistle blows. The coach is another important fac- tor. A good athlete will never dispute his decisions but will respect him as one who has had considerable experi- ence and knows how a team should be managed. These things I have mentioned are my requirements for a good ball club. Knowledge of the game, being in good physical condition, and good ball han- dling are essential, of course, but are minor factors. The highly moralized, co-operative, highly spirited team, with the proper attitude and led by a smart captain can never be stopped. REUBEN HUBER. Page 32 HdOViOHdOS WILLIAM ALEXANDER Football 1. 2. Basketball 2. JEANNE BRANDT Latin club 1. 2. ( lee club 2. G. A. A. 1. 2. ORIN CROUCH Glee club 1. 2. Contest chorus 2. Latin club 2. Paschali 1. Band 1, 2. JOE FRANGER Football manager 2. Basketball 1. 2. Baseball 1. 2. G'ee club 1. 2. Ensemble 2. Mixed chorus 1. 2. French club 2. Crier staff 2. Operetta 1. Opera 2. JESSIE FRANCES BARTLETT Glee club 2. I atin club 2. G. A. A. 1. 2. ELIZABETH CARTER Glee club 1. 2. Mixed chorus 1. 2. Home Economics 1. 2. G. A. A. 1. 2. ELIZABETH DRENNEN Latin club 1. 2. Glee club 1. JEANE GIBB Glee club 1, 2. Mixed chorus 2. Dramatics 1. I atin club 1. 2. Opera 2. Oi eretta 1. Band 1. 2. Music contest 1, 2. Row One BILLY BARTLETT F. F. A. I. 2. FootbaM 1. 2. Basketball 1. Jidvrinvr teams 1. JOHN CARTER Row Two MARIE EILERS ELMA GOODE LLOYD BEATTY Foc.tball 1. Basketball 2. DONALD CLARK Football 1. 2. Basketball !. 2. IVAN FOSDICK DICK GOUGE Football 1. 2. Paskothall 1. 2. Baseball 1. 2. Latin club 2. LOIS BEDELL I atin club 1. 2. Glee club 1, 2. Mixed chorus 1. Band 1. JTome Economics 1. Contest chorus 1. ERMA CLEMENS LLOYD FOSDICK Basketball 1. 2. Football 1. 2. Baseball 1, 2. MARIAN HAZEN G. A. A. 1. 2. Mired chorus 1. 2. Girls rlee club 1. 2. Latin club 2. Contest chorus 1, 2. Operetta 1. Opera 2. Page 34 Row T HR EE CHARLES HEINS Football 1. 2. Basketball 1. 2. Dramatics 1, 2. Latin club 1. 2. Glee club 1, 2. Mixed chorus 1, 2. Band 1. 2. Operetta 1. Operu 2. All-school play 2. Music contest 1, 2. HUGH HENNING Glee club 1, 2. Band 1, 2. Basketball 1. 2. Mixed chorus 1. 2. Crier staff 1. Ojwretta 1. Ol era 2. Dramatics 1. French club 2. ELIZABETH HILDRETH G. A. A. 1. 2. French club 1. ROSEMARY HOFFMAN Home Economics 1, 2. G. A A. 2. NOLA HUBER Latin club 1, 2. Home Economics club 2. MAXINE LANGE Latin club 1. 2. Band 1, 2. Glee club 1, 2. Mixed chorus 1, 2. G. A. A. 1. 2. CLEO LEETCH Latin club 1, 2. G. A. A. 2. DOROTHY LEHMAN Home Economics club 1. 2. Latin club 1. G. A. A. 1. 2. WILBUR LEWIS (Transferred from Saunemin). CARTER MARDIS Row Four MAHLON MORRIS ( I� eretta 1. Boys ensemble 1. Boys glee club 1. 2. Mixed chorus 1, 2. PEGGY MORRIS Home Economics 1, 2. G. A. A. 1. 2. Glee club 1. 2. Mixed chorus 1, 2. Ensemble 2. French club 2. Contest chorus. 0| eretta 1. 2. Crier staff 2. CLARENCE NEWMAN Baseball 1. 3. Football 1, 3. Class play 3. ANNA MARGARET NEWNAM Home Be club 1, 2. All-school play 2. G. A. A. 2. BERNADINE ANNA PATRICK C. A. A. 1. Home Economics club 2. CHESTER POWELL Basketball 1. Football 2. Baseball 2. E. B. RAMSEY, JR. Glee club 1. Opere ta 1. ROSEMARY RAMSEYER BETTY JEANNE RATHBUN G. A. A. 1. 2. Latin club 1. 2. Band 1. 2. JOHN REIS Latin club 1. 2. Glee club -1. 2. Mixed chorus 1, 2. Baseball 1. 2. Football 1. Basketball 1. Row Five MERLE RICKETTS F. F. A. 1. 2. Football 1. 2. Agriculture judging team 1. ALDENE SEALE G. A. A. 2. Home Economics 1, 2. BERNARD SIEG Football 1. 2. Baseball 1.2. Basketball 1, 2. JANE SPENCE G. A. A. 1. 2. Glee club 1, 2. VIRGINIA STEIDINGER Home Economics 1. 2. G. A. A. 1. MARY LOU STEINBERG Glee club 1, 2. Mixed chorus 1. 2. Latin club I. 2. G. A. A. 1. 2. Contest chorus 1, 2. Vocal solo 2. Operetta 1. Scholarship 1. EUGENE SUTTON ARNOLD TAMMEN BERNARD TOLLENSDORF Football 1. 2. Dramatics 1. Latin club 2. OVAL VERNIA Basketball 1. 2. Football 1. 2. Baseball 1, 2. Row Six DAVID VORIS Football 1, 2. Bus1 ethall 1. 2. Basel all 1. 2. Glee club 1. 2. Latin club 2. MONA WAPLES Latin club 1. 2. C A. A. 1. 2. (’lee club 1, 2. Mixed chcrus 1, 2. ROWENA WATERS I alia club 1. 2. 4-H club 2. WILLIAM WEBER Football 1.2. Basketball 1, 2. BILL WHARTON Band 2. French club 2. Baseball 1. 2. JACK WHITE (Withdrawn) GLEN WILKEN Football 2. Baseball 2. F. F. A. 1. 2. Judging team 1. State judging team 1. MARY ELLEN WINK I atin club 1. 2. Glee club 2. IRENE WOODARD Latin club 2. G. A A. 1. 2. Science club 1. Pep club 1. ANNA LOU ZIMMERMAN Home Economics 1, 2. G.jA.-A. 2. Latin 2. Page 35 A Hinge That Needs Oiling We all know what hinges are used for unless we are in the infant stages, too small to understand. There are so many things that hinges are used for that they would be absolutely too numerous to mention. Hinges are put to so many uses that they are classed among the necessities. A broken hinge on a door that is used frcauently aggi avates one’s disposition to the extremity. What is more disgust- ing than to try to open a door with a top hinge broken, particularly if the bottom part of the door hits your shin, at the same time knocking a hand-load of dishes or jars out of one’s hand? Wouldn’t a door be funny without hinges? Just imagine trying to set a door back firmly in place each time after entering or leaving a room. Wouldn’t it make you laugh to see this happen here at school? Can you imag- ine how peaceful it would be to hear doors falling all over the place and the students scrambling to put them up and set them back in place? I often won- der who would put the doors back in place. I’ll wager some of you have tried sneaking in late at night, not wanting mother or dad to hear you. Then when you just about make it and you tried to softly close your door you have the hinge start screaming at high tenor. After finding its tenor was shaky it started coming down the scale, finally ending up in the lowest of bass with a moan of a dying soul, making chills run up and down your spine like a play- ful kitten after a mouse. I have tried this and it is really nerve- racking! Should I or should I not have oiled the hinges? I am leaving this ques- tion open for discussion. Nevertheless, I am quite sure this particular hinge had no musical training under our pres- ent instructor! A squeaky hinge must be an exciting surprise for a burglar. I believe I al- most know what he says; but being a lady, my conscience will not permit me to quote his exact words. Do squeaky hinges make him feel as other folks, or does his Adam’s Apple start taking ele- vator joy rides up and down for a mere thrill? Maybe he calmly walks out say- ing, “Listen folks, you didn’t hear a ‘ting’.’’ Taking everything into consid- eration, I can safely vouch for the fact he wishes folks would be more careful and oil their squeaky hinges. People who are too lazy to oil hinges on their premises should be made to listen to them squeak one hour every day. They should be made to take a dose of medicine before and after each meal. They should brush their teeth with soap, and eat crackers without any water and after that is all done they should all have hang-nails. But as far back as history goes there have always been hinges on doors. A lot of them were squeaky ones, no doubt. Perhaps if we were to in- vestigate far enough, one might be able to trace the rise and the fall of nations to a squeaky hinge. The cave man had no use for hinges. He had no doors. The Indian had no use for them either, but civilized people used them for ages. I do not suppose one could ever find the inventor of the hinge. I sometimes have often thought if a hinge could talk, its reminiscence would sound something like this: Well, here I am. just an old worn- out hinge. I have served on this old door nigh onto a hundred years. My! My! The people I have let pass through this door. No one pays any attention to me. Why doesn’t someone oil me? And in this day when oil is so plentiful. Oh, dear! Oil, oil, oil, everywhere, but not a drop for me! ELIZABETH CARTER. ’41. He Frowned—Too Often He frowned when they told him the ladder was weak. And he remarked it would hold a ton. It cost him a hundred to settle the bill When the doctor and nurses were done. He frowned when his foreman urged greater care, As he carelessly cleaned the machine, The doctor remarked as he bound up the wound, “It’s the very worst mangling I’ve seen.” He frowned when the doctor ordered him home. For a couple of days with a cold— In a ward for consumptives he thinks of the past, But it’s too late to help him, he’s told. He frowned when warned that infection might come, From leaving a cut undressed— ’Tis said he looked natural as if asleep, And the headstone says he’s “at rest.” JIGGS. FRESHMAN 1 9 4 2 Row 1: Van Ambrose. Raymond Bess. Bernice Bills. Ray Bills, Dorothy Bradley, Ruth Brunson, Junior Bunting, Ursula Carlson, Jane Carter. Row 2: Robert Cooper, Richard Deputy, Margaret Downing, Herman Dringen- berg, Geraldine Ferguson. Betty Lou Flanagan, Howard Freed. Jimmy French, Mary Fuller. Row 3: Dorothy Harris, Kathryn Hetherington, Louise Hirstein. Lee Hodges, Lor ne Huber, Jean Hurt, Billy Jenkins, Maxine Johnson. Ervin Kaisner. Row 4: Herschel Lellingwell, Edward Lometti. Mr. Ross, Vivian McHatton, Frank Merrill, Pauline Metz. Shirley Moyer, Billie Mundell, Virginia Munz. Row 5: Wilma Joan Munz. Betty Newman, Francis Paternoster, Leonard Pershin, Irma Peter, Alice Piercy, Curt Range, Velma Range, Frances Rathbun. Row 6: Dorothy Runyon, Donald Schwarzwalder, Francis Scouler, Marilyn Shep- pard. Harry Slaughter, La Vonne Stiver, William Streib, Cornell Strode, George Thomas, Jr. Row 7: Marilyn Thompson, Goldie Travis, Robert Vance, Alberta Von Bergen, Harry Wagenseller. Bobby Wharton. Francis Winterland, Lillian Woodard, Pauline Zimmerman. Page 38 ACTIVITIES Cooper Lester Weber Walker I Il'BKR O ro o O oo oo Front row: Voids. Vernia, Merrill, Mardis, Deputy. Hodjres. Ricketts. L. Fosdick. Second row: Siejc. Clnud n, Ward, Jarvis. Cooper. Downing. Weber. Demler. Pershin. Third row: Rors. Franjrer. Watson. Nolan. Fuyrate. Patrick. Huber. Lester, R. Bess. Beckley, Walker, Freed. D. Goutfe. Smith. Fourth row. Clark. Bills. Powell. Wilken. Flanagan. Alexander. Scouler, Newman. FOOTBALL Football Storks Fairbury ............ 6 Fairbury............. 6 Fairbury.............12 Fairbury.............18 Fairbury............. 6 Fairbury.............12 Fairbury............. 6 Fairbury............. 7 Fairbury .............0 Forrest ............ 0 Normal Com..........27 El Paso ............ 0 Chatsworth ......... 7 Dwight .............12 U. High ............20 Pontiac ............ 6 Peoria Manual .... 13 Chenoa .............12 Page 40 Fairbury totals ....63 Opponents totals ...97 FAIRBURY DEFEATS FORREST 6 TO 0 A touchdown by Jim Lester, Fair- bury halfback, in the first part of the final quarter of the game on Friday, September 16, gave Fairbury a 6 to 0 victory over Forrest. It was the first game of the season for both teams and the play was rather ragged. Forrest especially did a lot of fumbling, and gave Fairbury several op- portunities to win the game, but Fair- bury failed to capitalize on these op- portunities. NORMAL COMMUNITY HIGH GIVES FAIRBURY 27 TO 6 TRIMMING Uncorking a varied offensive attack. Normal Community High school eleven scored in every quarter in the game on September 23, to defeat Fairbury 27 to 6. Fairbury’s lone touchdown came on the third play after they had received the ball in the first quarter. On the third play Normal punted and the ball went to Fairbury on their 45-yard line. Then Hayes shot off right tackle, and with some good blocking on the part of his teammates he got out in the open and crossed the line. Normal scored a touch- down in the same quarter. Then Nor- mal scored seven points in the second quarter and another in the third. Nor- mal's final touchdown got under way in the first play of the last quarter, which gave Normal a decisive victory. FAIRBURY TRIUMPHS OVER EL PASO 12 TO 0 Scoring a touchdown in the second and final quarters, Coach Smith’s high school eleven handed El Paso a 12 to 0 defeat Friday, September 30. The game belonged to Fairbury throughout the contest, El Paso not making a first down until the last few minutes of play. Fairbury made ten first downs during the game. Hayes made Fairbury’s first touch- down about the middle of the second quarter on an assortment of line plunges, end runs and forward passes. With the beginning of the final quar- ter Fairbury started their second suc- cessful march to the El Paso goal line, which ended with Lester going through for a touchdown. FAIRBURY TAKES 18-7 DECISION FROM CHATSWORTH Combining some good smashes with end runs and an occasional forward pass, the Green and Gold scored an 18 to 7 win over Chatsworth, Friday, Oc- tober 7. Of Fairbury’s three touchdowns, two were made in the second quarter and one in the fourth. Chatsworth’s touch- down was made in the third quarter. Through a series of line plunges, Lester took the ball over the line for a touchdown in the second quarter. A fumble by Chatsworth which Fairbury recovered, started the Green and Gold towards the goal line in short order, which ended with Ziegenhorn going over on a line plunge. The last touchdown was scored by a line plunge by Lester. FAIRBURY LOSES TO DWIGHT 12 TO 6 Fairbury suffered a loss in a hard fought game Friday, October 14. After the first six minutes of play, during which time Dwight scored their two touchdowns, the Green and Gold held their own with the Dwight eleven. Welch, Dwight halfback, scored the victors’ first touchdown on a reverse play on the three-yard line. Riber’s 65-yard run set up the play for the sec- ond Dwight touchdown, and Orr swept right end for the counter. Fairbury scored their touchdown in the second quarter on a 65-yard march to the Dwight goal line, where Lester took the ball over. U. HIGH DEFEATS FAIRBURY 20 TO 12 On October 21, at McCormick Field, at Normal. Coach Smith’s local high school eleven and U. High hooked up in a fast but interesting game which Normal won 20 to 12. Normal scored their touchdowns in each of the second and third quarters. Their first two touchdowms were made when Major Harney went over the line after a 35- yard sprint, the other came when Gu- ritz intercepted a Fairbury pass and ran 20 yards for a goal. Their third touchdown was made on line plunges. Lester scored Fairbury’s touchdown in ihe fourth quarter. The work of Walker, Lester and Zie- genhorn was the highlight of Smith’s backfield while Ward and Jarvis per- formed well in the line. PONTI AC-FAIRBURY GAME ENDS IN 6-6 TIE The Pontiac-Fairbury football tilt at Lewis Field Friday afternoon. October 28, ended in a 6-6 tie. Walker scored Fairbury’s touchdown Page 41 in the latter part of the final quarter, going over the Indians’ goal from the 1-yard line on a quarterback sneak. Donovan scored the Indians’ touch- down in the second quarter. Pontiac had the ball on the Fairbury 37-yard line when the quarter got under way, and never let loose of it until they had crossed the Fairbury goal line. Cooper played excellent defensive work throughout the game. FAIRBURY LOSES TO PEORIA MANUAL 13 TO 7 Coach Smith and his football team went over to Peoria on November 4, where they met the Peoria Manual high school team. Although defeated by a score of 13 to 7, Fairbury outplayed their larger opponents for the first three quarters of the contest, during which time they gave an exceptionally good account of themselves. Fairbury scored its touchdown in the first quarter after they had worked the ball down to the Manual 6-yard mark, where Hayes went through right tackle for a touchdown. Lester added the ex- tra point with a place-kick. Molek, Manual’s halfback, was the first to score for his team, going around right end for the counter. With a half minute left to play, Derby shot a pass to Wendland, who ran 30 yards for a touchdown, and defeating Fairbury 13 to 7. CHENOA DEFEATS FAIRBURY 12 TO 0 IN LAST GAME OF SEASON Scoring a touchdown in the first and second quarters, Chenoa’s gridsters handed Fairbury a 12 to 0 defeat in the last game of the season. It was Chenoa’s game right from the start. Fairbury missed the opportunity of two touchdowns, one in the latter part of the second quarter and again in the third. The Green and Gold threw a number of passes but failed to hang on to the ball. Lester, Hayes, Walker and Cooper played an excellent game from start to finish. The season of 1938 did not prove very successful for Fair- bury, as was shown when they got off to a fair start, but ended up in a decline. Coach Smith's lack of varsity material was his main drawback. He also had some tough competition. The 7'artars won their first three games but failed to cope with their opponents in their games from then on. Lester, Walker, Cooper and Ziegenhorn were the potential mainstays of the Green and Gold. CORN BELT LEAGUE STANDING U. High ........................ First Normal Community .............. Second Fairbury ....................... Third Pontiac ....................... Fourth THOSE LOST BY GRADUATION Rudolph Jarvis Glen Cooper Jim Lester Herbert Harold Ward John Fugate Jerome Downing Patrick Page 42 Front row: Lester. Cooper. Huber. Walker. Ilaek row: Mr. Watson. Beck ley. Henning, Carlson, Weber. R. Bess. Hayes, Smith. BASKETBALL Corn Belt League Standing Fairbury...........833 U. High 833 Page 43 WITH the beginning of the basketball season Fairburians saw a very efficient basketball quintet in action. The team got oft to a flying start, scoring a vic- tory in their first game, and con- tinuing to score victories through- out the season. The school ac- quired some new uniforms, which added to the attractiveness of the team, when on the floor. The uni- forms are black, trimmed in yel- low. Fairbury High played about 20 games this season out of which they lost five. In a number of their games Fairbury came from behind in the last minute or so of play to win. The season closed with Fair- bury holding an .833 rating in the Corn Belt Conference, tied with U. High for first place. In the regional, Lester of Fair- bury, was high point man with a total of 55. 11 is “side-kick,” both on and oft the floor, Glen Cooper, was second with 44 points. Walk- er was third high scorer with 24 points. F4IRBURY WINS OPENING BASKET- BALL GAME. DEFEATS CORNELL 17 TO 10 Coach Smith’s basketball quintet opened the season at Cornell Tuesday, November 22. The first half was close with neither team being able to hit the basket. With the beginning of the second half Cooper and Hayes commenced to find the range of the net and drew away from the Cornell boys. The game ended 17 to 10 in favor of Fairbury. FAIRBURY DEFEATS KEMPTON 23 TO 18 Fairbury and Kempton hooked up in a fast game on the local high school court Friday, December 2. The early stages of the game had appeared as if it might by an easy victory for Smith’s team, the score reading 4 to 0 in favor of Fairbury at the quarter and 14 to 5 at the intermission. At the beginning of the second half, the Kempton team started going places and by the time the third period was over had cut down Fairbury’s lead con- siderably. The final continued at a fast pace, but Fairbury outscored their rivals in the end, 23 to 18. DWIGHT TOPS FAIRBURY IN LAST QUARTER SPLURGE 34-26 Matisen, Dwight’s 6 foot center, was a standout in Dwight’s 34 to 26 victory over Fairbury, Tuesday, December 6. Dwight won the game in the last quar- ter when they outscored Fairbury 15 points to 7. Up until that time the game had been played on even terms, with the score being tied at four different spots during the contest. Huber, who played a very nice game for Fairbury, put the green and gold out in front as the game got under way when he looped in a basket from the foul line. McConnell tied the score up 2 to 2, then Matisen sank his first bas- ket to lead Dwight 4 to 2. From then on each team continued to score points. The game was exceptionally well played, which together with its close- ness made it a fine exhibition. FAIRBURY TAKES 30-22 TILT FROM CROPSEY Starting off with the score 7 to 3 against them at the end of the first quarter, Fairbury came back strong in their game against Cropsey, Friday, De- cember 9, and won 30 to 22. Walker did all of Fairbury’s scoring in the first quarter, making one free throw and a field goal. After securing the lead at the end of the half, Fairbury stayed ahead, out- scoring their rivals 8 points to 4 in the third quarter, and 10 to 8 in the final. PONTIAC INDIANS BOW TO FAIR- BURY BY SCORE OF 39 TO 26 Cooper, Fairbury forward, scored a field basket in the first minutes of play at Pontiac Friday, December 16, and from then on the green and gold were never headed. Fairbury thus accumu- lated 7 points in the first quarter be- fore the Indians ever scored. In the third quarter Fairbury put the game on ice. In this period they tied up the Indians’ offensive completely, while Cooper, Hayes, Lester and Walker dumped in seven baskets between them, giving Fairbury a 34 to 17 margin. In defeating Pontiac by such a deci- sive margin Fairbury presented a Page 44 smooth working quintet that handled the ball in fine style and gave a fine ex- hibition of all-around playing. Fiala starred for the losers, racking up eight points for his team, and play- ing a good floor game. Cooper and Walker were high scorers for Fairbury, but it was the teamwork of the Fair- bury five that was the feature of the game. FAIRBURY DEFEATS FORREST 33 to 13 It was Fairbury’s game from the first quarter until the end. and at no time during the contest was there any doubt as to the outcome, Fairbury being ahead from the beginning and widening the gap as the game went along. Walker and Lester were high point men on their team. FAIRBURY DEFEATED IN PONTIAC TOURNAMENT The Fairbury basketball shooters were defeated in both starts in the Pontiac tournament Wednesday and Thursday, December 28 and 29. Fair- bury played its opening game against Centralia Tuesday afternoon, dropping that tilt 41 to 29. Their second game was with Proviso of Maywood, which they lost 31 to 26. Fairbury played a good game, how- ever, but their opponents were a little too good for them, and the green and gold were ushered out of the game right in the beginning. FAIRBURY PULLS CHATSWORTH GAME OUT OF FIRE IN LAST QUARTER After trailing throughout the first three quarters of the game played with Chatsworth here. Tuesday. January 3, Coach Smith’s quintet staged a last- quarter sprint that netted them a 28 to 25 victory. Smith was without the services of Cooper and Hayes, forward, and he had to experiment during the first half of the game before he could find any com- bination that would produce any scor- ing punch. Finefield. forward for Chatsworth, made the first score of the game and Chatsworth stayed in front until the third quarter. Entering the last quarter with the score 21 to 18 against them, Fairbury saw the Chatsworth score go to 23 on a basket by Milstead. Then Fairbury got going and Lester looped in an over hand shot to the basket, and then Fair- bury commenced to shove them in from then on. Fairbury’s last three points were the result of fouls committed by the visi- tors, and which gave Fairbury its 28 to 25 victory. FAIRBURY DEFEATS NORMAL COM. IN HECTIC LAST HALF, 29-28 At Normal on Friday evening, Janu- ary 6, in what promised to be just an ordinary basketball game as the first half got well under way, had the spec- tators standing on their hind legs and yelling their heads off the last five min- utes of play. The game started out none too aus- piciously for Coach Smith’s boys and Normal rang up three baskets before the game was three minutes old. And by the end of the half they had run in 15 points to Fairbury’s 6. In the second half Lester got hot and the way he sank baskets gave Normal fans the jitters. Then the rest of the team got going and by the fourth quar- ter had cut down Normal’s lead to 2 points to hold a score of 28 to 26. When the horn sounded at the end of the quarter, Fairbury was leading 30 to 28. This was the first time in approxi- mately six years that Fairbury had de- feated Normal on their own floor. CHENOA HANDS FAIRBURY A 26 TO 24 DEFEAT Chenoa hung a 26 to 24 defeat on Fairbury on Tuesday, January 10. The Chenoa team started off with a bang, scoring in the first few minutes of play and running up the score as the game progressed. It was an exciting game throughout all four quarters, Fairbury tying up the score several times during the contest. At no time during the last half was either team more than three points ahead of the other, which added to the excitement of the game. FAIRBURY TRIUMPHS OVER U. HIGH 33 TO 29 Fairbury staged a last quarter drive in the U. High gam? Friday, January 13, and won by 4 points. The game was hard fought throughout, with the visi- tors taking the lead in the first quarter and still holding it at the half by one point—19-18. U. High outscored Fair- bury 8 to 5 in the third quarter, but with Cooper and Lester leading the at- tack Fairbury finished the game four points ahead of U. High. Page 45 FAIRBURY TOPS CROPSEY IN 35 TO 16 TILT Fairbury took off in full swing Janu- ary 20, and defeated Cropsey by a score of 36 to 16. The green and gold took a 7 to 3 lead in the first quarter and were never headed till the game ended. Cooper was Fairbury’s high scorer with a total of 14 points. FAIRBURY DOWNS KEMPTON 39 TO 32 Fairbury and Kempton hooked up in a lively tilt Monday. January 23, which ended with Fairbury victorious by the score of 39 to 32. The lead changed sev- eral times during the contest, but a 17- point drive by Fairbury in the third quarter gave Fairbury a lead that Kempton failed to regain. Kempton went into the last half leading 20 to 15, but Fairbury stepped up and outscored them. FAIRBURY DEFEATS CHENOA 33 TO 25 Fairbury made amends for the 26 to 24 defeat handed them by Chenoa on January 10 when they turned the tables on the McLean county boys, and toppled them over 33 to 25. The game was fast from the tipoff until the final gun. It was also exciting in spite of the fact that Fairbury shoved off to a 10 to 3 advantage in the first period on two field goals each by Huber and Cooper, and two free throws by Cooper. Al- though they were outscored 10 to 3 in the first period, Chenoa came back and rang up nine points to Fairbury’s eight in the second quarter. The game ad- vanced into the second half with Fair- bury making five points in the final pe- riod to Chenoa’s nine. DWIGHT GIVES FAIRBURY A 43 TO 31 SETBACK The Smithmen went to Dwight Jan- uary 4, where they were administered a 43 to 31 trimming by the Trojans. Fairbury failed to connect with the bas- ket in the first half, and at the inter- mission were trailing 28 to 6. In the second half Fairbury began netting the ball and had run up 27 points by the end of the remaining quarter. Fair- bury dominated the ball most of the time in the last half FAIRBURY DUSTS OFF CORNELL IN 33 TO 23 VICTORY With neither team showing much ad- vantage in the first quarter to score, Fairbury got down to business and bot- tled up 15 points to Cornell’s 6 in the second quarter, in the game here Feb- ruary 7. The Cornell boys outscored Fairbury 12 points to 11 in the third quarter, but outside of that Fairbury had little to worry about. Fairbury pre- sented a rather patched lineup due to sickness but the team progressed fairly well. FAIRBURY LOSES TO U. HIGH 37 TO 30 Although Fairbury played a good brand of basketball against U. High February 10, the Normal aggregation were too much to handle for the Fair- bury five. Thirteen of U. High’s 20 points were made in the second quar- ter. Cooper, who played a good defen- sive game for Fairbury, rang up 11 points. He also scored the opening bas- ket of the game for Fairbury. Though the score stood 20 to 10 against them in the second half, Fairbury took over the scoring situation in a business like way and in the third period made eight points to U. High’s five. Fairbury con- tinued their point-getting in the final stanza, and at one stage of the game were trailing by only three points. FAIRBURY GIVES NORMAL COM- MUNITY 27 TO 16 SETBACK The Fairbury five took on Normal in a game that started out with Lester sinking a basket in the first few min- utes of play and looping the ball through the net from then on. At the half Fairbury led by an 11 to 6 count, which they doubled in the fourth quar- ter to win 27 to 16. Cooper for Fairbury was high score man with a total of 12 points. FAIRBURY RALLIES IN LAST TEN SECONDS TO BEAT PONTIAC What appeared to be an easy win for Fairbury turned out to be a wild and woolly affair with the Pontiac Indians. February 24. The first three quarters ran along rather smoothly with Fair- bury holding a 13 to 9 lead at the half and an 18 to 11 advantage at the end of the third period. But in the fourth quarter Cooper, who played a fine de- fensive game, was taken out for a rest, and Fiala, his opponent, immediately be- gan swishing the ball through the net. Then the rest of the Pontiac team fol- lowed suit, and by the last few seconds ot play the score was held at 22 to 21, Page 46 Pontiac’s favor. With less than ten seconds left to play, Weber in a mad scramble under the basket secured the ball and emerging from the maze of arms and legs, tossed it through the lo« p to win the game. Lester was high point man with ten points. Norris scored nine points for the Indians, and Fiala five. FAIRBURY WINS FIRST GAME AT CHENOA REGIONAL Fairbury met with tough opposition in their first game at the Chenoa regional March 1, when they tied up with Grid- ley. It was due to some good basket- ball shooting by Cooper that Fairbury managed to hold their lead in the sec- ond half. Taking a four to two lead in the first quarter, Fairbury continued to sink in the basket and hold that lead throughout the entire game. Gridley was right at their heels the entire game. In the final quarter Fairbury showed to their best advantage, holding Gridley to two points and making six for them- selves. However it was not until the last few minutes of play that two bas- kets by Fairbury put them on Easy Street. FAIRBURY LOSES TO BLOOMING- TON IN LAST FEW MINUTES OF PLAY Fairbury rang down the basketball curtain of 1938-39 at the Chenoa re- gional tournament when they lost a heart-breaking game to Bloomington by a score of 24 to 22 in the last minute of play. The McLean county boys held the lead in the first three quarters, then Fairbury forged ahead in the first part of the last quarter and with a minute to go held a one-point lead. But in the last lingering minute Blooming- ton caged another basket, and with the help of another point made from the gift line won the game. Games Fairbury.............17 Fairbury ............26 Fairbury ............30 Fairbury ............39 Fairbury.............33 Fairbury ............28 Fairbury........... .29 Fairbury.............24 Fairbury ............33 Fairbury.............35 Fairbury.............39 Fairbury.............33 Fairbury ............31 Fairbury.............33 Fairbury.............30 Fairbury ............27 Fairbury.............23 Fairbury..........18 Fairbury..........22 Total ...........512 Won—14. Lost 5. Regional tournament. Cornell ............10 Dwight .............34 Cropsey ............22 Pontiac ............26 Fo rrest ...........13 Chatsworth .........25 Normal .............28 Chenoa .............26 U. High.............29 Cropsey ............16 Kempton ............32 Chenoa .............25 Dwight .............43 Cornell ............23 U. High.............37 Normal .............16 Pontiac ............22 Gridley.............11 Bloomington ........24 Total..........451 Page 47 Front row: D. Gouko, Bushman. F'rench. Vernia, Merrill. Voris. H. Freed, Wharton. Second row: Franker. Nolan. Zieuenhorn. W. Freed. Lester, Patrick. Von Benren. Newman. Berk- ley, Bills. Back row: Smith. Thomas. R. Bess. Tappan. Powell. Huber. Dernier, Rice. Sheppard, Landsman, Walker. Ross. Watson. Leffinjjwell. BASEBALL SCHEDULE April 18 ................ Kempton, here April 19 .............. Lexington, there April 20 ................ Kempton, here April 21 ................. Normal, there April 24 ................. Strawn, here April 25 ............ Farmer City, there April 27 ............... Normal, there April 28 ............... Strawn, there May 2 .................. U. High, there May 3 ................. Lexington, there May 5 ................. Lexington, here May 8 ..................... Odell, here May 9 ..................... Normal here May 12 ............... Piper City, there May 15 .................... Odell, there May 16 .............. Farmer City, here May 19 ................. U. High, here Page 48 ' I 'HE baseball boys have gotten off to a good start this season, by winning the first three games played. However, due to much bad weather a great many of the games have had to be postponed. This annual will go to press be- fore Fairbury has played the full schedule of games to be played. But we hope Fairbury has as much luck with the rest of their games as they did the first three. Fairbury vs. Farmer City swing in the game against Farmer City, whom they defeated. Ilerby Patrick showed his stuff in this game by striking out seven men, walking five, and yielding twelve hits. Huber hit a home run in the third quarter, the only one during the game. Fairbury won by a score of 9 to 6. Fairbury vs. Kimpton The Kempton team pulled into Fairbury on April 20, to compete against the Green and Gold, but due to bad weather only four in- nings were played. Fairbury vs. Strawn Fairbury and Strawn hooked up in a game April 23, which Fair- bury won by a score of 6 to 3. Fairbury rounded up seven hits to the enemy’s five. Fosdick and No- lan struck out fourteen of their opponents. Fairbury vs. U. High Bob Smith, pitcher for U. High, did a fine job in the game Tuesday, May 2, when he allow- ed but two hits in seven innings, and struck out fifteen Fairbury batsmen to win the game 3 to 0. Patrick pitched for Fairbury, al- lowing five hits and whiffing seven. Fairbury 8; Lexington 6 Fairbury played Lexington on Wednesday, May 3, and defeated them 8 to 6. Newman, who start- ed for Fairbury, allowed six hits. Walker, who finished up for Fair- bury, allowed one hit and struck out six men to win the game. Fairbury 8; Lexington 5 Fairbury and Lexington met again in a game in which Lexing- ton started out in front at the be- ginning of the game, but were out- scored by the last inning. Nolan pitched for Fairbury, striking out ten men and allowing only two passes. Manzle, Lexington pitch- er, struck out five men, gave three bases on balls and hit two men. Fairbury Loses to Normal Normal defeated Fairbury in a well fought game here Tuesday, May 9. Gehrt, Normal pitcher, allowed Fairbury only three hits and struck out 12. Fairbury’s pitcher, Patrick, allowed Normal six hits and struck out 16 men. A walk and an error gave Normal the winning runs Fairbury Wallops Odell 18 TO 2 Fairbury added another scalp to her belt on Monday, May 15, when they defeated Odell by 16 points on Odell’s field. Patrick pitched for Fairbury, allowing only one walk during the entire game. Fairbury scored 12 runs off of three hits in the last half of the third inning to total with the 6 runs in the first two innings for a score of 1 8 to 2. Page 49 ATHLETIC COMMUNITY BANQUET On Tuesday evening, May 2, the John Joda Post of the Ameri- can Legion, the Fairbury Rotary Club, and Buccaneers’ Club spon- sored a community athletic ban- quet and program in honor of the athletes of Fairbury Township High School, and the band of Fairbury Township High School. 'Phis banquet and program were attended by approximately three hundred people of the community, fifty athletes and twenty-five mem- bers of the band. Program Toastmaster, A. C. Watson Invocation ........... C. E. Goodart America ......... Perry Keck, Leader Dinner .......................... ...Served by Home Ec of F. T. H. S. Menu Fruit Cocktail Eaked Ham New Potatoes Green Beans Cabbage Salad Hot Rolls Butter-Spread Ice Cream Cake Coffee Group Singing ...... Led by Perry Keck Address .....:........... Mai Edwards Head Football Coach, Purdue Universtiy Presentation of Letters....Burdell Smith Presentation of Sportsmanship Trophy .....;................... Mellroy Ross Bucking the Line ....... Rudolph Jarvis Swishing the Net ....... Reuben Huber Calls and Strikes .... Robert Von Bergen Vocal Music ................. Harryctte Werling, Lillian Reis, Velda Gerber Address .................. Red Southern Sports Writer for Associated Press Page 50 BAND SOLOISTS Front row: Harryette Werling, Helen McMahon. Velda Gerber. Second row: Vincent Ambrose. Eugene Sutton. LaVerne Martin. Page 52 Front row: Nolan. Vcris. Downing, Sutton. French, Franger, Mr. Kortkamp. M. Morris, Craig. Wharton. Paternoster. Lefftngwell. Lomelti. Van Ambrose Back row: Heins. Crouch. Henning. Householder, Von Bergen. Martin, Thomas. Deputy. Tappan. Hildreth, Cooi er. Reis. Vincent Ambrose. BOYS GLEE CLUB The Boys Glee Club sang over WJBC last fall and also sang at the combined Rotary Banquet. The glee club has furnished many quartettes, besides the regular ensem- ble, for many different affairs both in town and out. Many of the boys and girls of our music department sing in church choirs and male choruses. BOYS ENSEMELE French, Sutton. Franger. Martin, Hi! ireth, Reis. Ambrose. Leffingwell. Page 53 Front row: Stiver. L. Hirstein. Kerr. Craig. Berkley. Huber, J. Carter. Zimmerman. Fuller, Munz, Waples, J. Gibb, Steinberg, Lange. Morris, Moyer. Back row: Filers, Brandt, Yoder. B. Hirstein, Foster, Reis, Mr. Kortkamp, Robinson. Werling. Williams, Spence. Hazen. L. Gibb. McMahon. Gerber. GIRLS GLEE CLUB The girls’ chorus sang at the Woman’s Club and of course took active part in all of the Music Contests. A girls’ trio composed of Veltla Gerber, Harryette Werling, and Lillian Reis sang at the Junior play and the Athletic Banquet, and on other occasions. GIRLS ENSEMBLE Filers, Berkley, Werling. Reis, McMahon. Gerber. Hazen. Morris. Rage 54 Front row: Van Amhrow. Stiver. M -ris. Neumann, Kerr. J. Carter. Huber. Fuller. Crain. Brandt. Wink, Waples. Sj ence. B. Hirstein, McMahon. Hazen, J. Gibb. Harris. Bartlett. Filers, L. Hirstein. Moyer. Mrs. Kortkamp. Air. Kcrtknmp. Second row: Crain. Sutton. Zimmerman. Munz. Fester. Hagen. Yoder. Reis. Robinson. Berkley. Werlinn, Williams. Flananan. L. Gibb. Gerber. E. Carter, Lange. Roach, Stelnbern. Sheppard. Bedell. Ramseyer. Third row: Downing. Crouch. Voris. ITeins. Nolan. French. Franner. Thomas. Henninn. House- holder. Von Bergen. Tappan. J. Morris. Hibsrh, Reis. M. Morris, Martin. Deputy, Hildreth. Leffinjrwell, C.eoper, Wharton, Paternoster. Vincent Ambrose. Lometti. MIXED CHORUS The Mixed Chorus presented the opera “Faust instead of an operetta this year as a climax to a concert by the Band. This was a concertized version of the famous opera by Gounod. Velda Gerber and La Verne Martin took solo parts. The stage was lighted and dec- orated and the chorus wore dark maroon robes with scarlet crosses on white starched bosoms. This was something entirely different and was thoroughly enjoyed bv all. I he Girls Glee Club and the Boys Glee Club also sang several numbers as separate organiza- tions. The band gave a forty-five-min- ute concert. Besides giving this concert the chorus sang two religious numbers at the Methodist Church and also broadcast over WJBC. Page 55 Ambrose, French, Eilers. Reis, Hazen. McMahon, Hildreth, Martin. MIXED ENSEMBLE The Illinois School Vocal Con- test, District one, was once again held in Fairbury on March 25, 1939. The state was divided dif- ferently this year, but although the number of schools was smaller the entries were increased. Mr. J. Alfred Neu, of Illinois Wesleyan University, V e 1 m a Irene Kitchell, of the University of Illinois, and Thomas Grant Hadley, of James Millikin Uni- versity, were the judges. The business men of Fairbury helped us by paying for the pro- grams for the Music Contest. The schools entered were Bell- flower, Chatsworth, Chebanse, Colfax, HI Paso, Fairbury, Farm- er City� Fisher, Gibson City� Ken- ney, I.eRoy, Long Point, Melvin, Milford, Pontiac, Rantoul, Shel- don, Sidney, St. Joseph, Univer- sity High of Illinois State Normal University, and Urbana. Page 56 VOCAL MUSIC COMPETITION Results of Preliminary Contest at Fairbury: Velda Gerber . . . I Ielen McMahon, Mezzo-soprano Betty Flanagan . . Alto LaVerne Martin Tenor Vincent Ambrose Eugene Sutton . . Bass Results of District Contest at Fairbury—6 counties. Girls Glee Club........ Superior Boys Glee Club...........Superior Mixed Chorus.............Superior Girls Ensemble...........Superior Boys Ensemble........... Superior Mixed Ensemble.........Superior Velda Gerber............ Superior Helen McMahon..........Superior I aVerne Martin........ Excellent Harryette Werling . . . Excellent Vincent Ambrose........Excellent Eugene Sutton........... Excellent Results of State Contest at Champaign, Illinois: Girls Glee Club......... Superior Boys Glee Club...........Superior Mixed Chorus ........... Superior Girls Ensemble...........Superior I Boys Ensemble............Superior Mixed Ensemble ......... Superior Velda Gerber ........... Superior (Only Soprano to receive Superior) Helen McMahon .... Excellent I larryette Werling . . . Excellent Eugene Sutton...........Excellent Results of National Contest (Region IIII, Anderson, Ind.: Four states. Boys (dee Club .......... Superior Mixed Chorus ............ Superior (Only Chorus to receive Superior) Girls Ensemble............Superior Boys Ensemble.............Superior (Chosen as most outstanding) Girls Glee Club.........Excellent Velda Gerber ........... Excellent This was of course the most in- teresting contest experience the F. T. H. S. music students have en- joyed, with lodging in Anderson’s best hotel, meals at the Eagle Lodge, and the concert Saturday night with our boys octet asked to sing. Due to telephones in each room, not much sleep but a good time was enjoyed by all. Page 57 CRIER STAFF Editor-in-Chicl .............. Phyllis Deputy Assistant Editor............... Charline Beckley Senior Editor................ Robert Von Bergen Junior Editor.................Elelen McMahon Sophomore Editor.............................Joe Eranger Freshman Editor .................. Lorene Huber Humor Editors .... Louise Hirstein and Jean Hurt Calendar Editors. .Barbara Foster and Valerie Fultz Athletic Editor....................... Mahlon Morris G. A. A. Editor ..................... Leggy Morris Music Editor...................................Velda Gerber F. F. A. Editor...................... William Freed Flome Economics Editor................I ucille Gibb Advertising Editors ......................... Evelyn Reany, Robert Von Bergen and Reuben Huber Page 58 Front row: Roach. Rathbun. Carter. Rills, Bradley. Patrick, Sheppard. Ferguson, Hoffman. Second row: Harris, P. Zimmerman. Munz. Craig, Strode, Lehman. A. Zimmerman, Newnam. Huber. Morris. Third row: Downing. Johnson. Hetherington, Schmidt, Miss Whitford, Compton, E. Zimmerman, WcshcIs. Back row: Steers. Steidinger. Werling. Yoder, Deputy, Gibb, R. Von Bergen, Seale. A. Von Bergen, Carlson, Thompson. Bunting. HOME EC The Home Ec club is of vital import- ance to the social affairs of F. T. H. S., for its members have as part of their activities the serving of many school functions. The officers get together, plan a menu, say a few mag!c words, ar.d Presto! a meal is cooked for a ban- quet or light refreshments prepared for a “midnight snack.’ Three of the officers represented our club at the annual Home Economics Conference held in Peoria on October 28th. This is the first year Fairbury has had a group present at this con- ference. On November 17, the officers of the club, with Miss Whitford to direct them, served a delicious meal to the board members and their wives, Mr. and Mrs. Watson, Mr. and Mrs DeMoss, Mr. Ross and Mr. Bastion. This banquet was given as a token of appreciation to those who, in various ways, were re- sponsible for the remodeling of the foods laboratory and its equipment. Those people who have been in the foods classes this year find the newly modernized room a great improvement over the old. Several of the girls journeyed to Nor- mal, April 22, to attend the Normal University Home Economics Day. This was a very enjoyable and instructive event. On April 25 the Junior and Senior girls of the club entertained the Home Economics boys. After an enjoyable evening of Bunco, tasty refreshments were served. A fitting climax to the club work for this year was the serving of the Ath- letic Banquet, honoring the athletes of the year. We shall miss the Senior members who are leaving this year. But we are hoping that all of the underclass “Home Ec” club girls will be with us next September to welcome Freshman mem- bers to another year of work and fun. Page 59 Front row: Leffingwell. Maurice Ricketts. Russell. H. Freed. Hodges, Lewis. Merle Ricketts. Kaisner, Biundell. Second row: Slaughter, Bartlett. Hildreth. Huber. W. Freed, Glennon, Wagenseller, Cooper. Third row: Downing. Tammen, R. Householder. Wilken. F. Householder. Martin. Mr. Ham man. F. F. A. President ............... William Freed Vice-President .......... Ross Hildreth Secretary ............ Thomas Glennon Treasurer ............ La Verne Martin Reporter ............. Charles Bingham The Fairbury Chapter has 23 mem- bers, carrying 38 livestock, 6 grain and 2 garden projects. On November 12, the Chapter had an invitational corn husking contest at the Ricketts home. The Fairbury boys were Wayne Russell, first with 18.57 bushels and Maurice Ricketts third with 17.50 bushels. Our team won the cup with a total of 36.07 bushels. The 6 judging teams were: Milk Team, Meat Team, Grain Team, Poul- try Team, Dairy Team, and Fatstock Team. The Father, Mother and Son Banquet was held on February 20 at the High School. Dr. A. W. Nolan was the prin- cipal speaker. Our basketball team won first at the Chenoa Invitational Tournament. At the Chenoa Jamboree the Fair- bury Chapter placed third. The events of the evening were ping pong, free throw, cracker eating, relay, tug-of- war, wrestling, volleyball and checkers. Our fat stock team placed first in the Sectional Judging Contest. S3venty-five schools participated in this contest. Page 60 Front row: Mary Fuller. Charline Berkley. Jeanette Hodpres. Second row: Cleo Leetch. Lillian Woodard. Rosemary Hoffman, Maxine Lange, Marian Hazen. Cornell Strode, Lavon Stiver, Louise Hirstein. Jean Hurt. Third row: Ogaritn Wessels. Jane Si ence. Erma Peter. Mona Waples, Dorothy Lehman, Wilma Schmidt. Marie Filers. Marilyn Thompson. Shirley Moyer. Fourth row: Virginia Steidinger. Margaret Downing, Maxine Johnson, Jane Carter, Jessie Frances Bartlett. Lorene Huber. Ursula Carlson. Marilyn Sheppard. Fifth row: Anna Lou Zimmerman. Dorothy Yoder. Jean Brandt. Valerie Fultz. Harryette Werling, Betty Kathbun, Christine Strode. Anna Margaret Newnam, Geraldine Ferguson, Peggy Morris. Sixth row: Kldora Zimmerman, Dorothy Bradley, Frances Rathbun. Miss Sicks, Bcrniece Bills, Aldene Seale. Kathryn Hetherington, Alberta Von Bergen, Mary Lou Steinberg. G. A. A. President ............. Charline Beckley Vice-President ........ Jeanette Hodges Secretary-Treasurer ....... Mary Fuller Sponsor ..................... Miss Sieks With the coming of a new term we again find the Girls’ Athletic Associa- tion of F. T. H. S. striving to fulfill its purpose of promoting interest in whole- some leisure time activities and to stim- ulate a feeling of sportsmanship among the girls. The recreational program, under the sponsorship of Miss Sieks, consists of sports and social functions. During the noon hour and nights after school, girls assembled to play basketball, baseball, volleyball and ping pong. Hallowe’en was greeted by a weird gathering of goblins and witches, fol- lowed by Christmas, St. Patrick’s, and Hard Times Party. A farewell party in honor of the Senior members was held in the spring. Regular business meetings were con- ducted every month and representations of every class entertained at the con- clusion of the meeting. The Freshman class amused us with an amateur hour, a musical program represented the Sophomores, while the Juniors acted a one-act comedy. The Seniors presented a series of comedy shorts entitled “Clarabelle Takes a Trip.” Our G. A. A. was the guest of Cullom for a play day this spring. Page 61 Front row: Bushman. R. Bess. Hildreth. Dernier. Ward. Lester. Vc.n Bergen, Zicgenhorn. Second row: Downing, Nolan, Fugate. Walker. Freed. W. Bess, Jarvis, Beckley. Back row: Mr. Ross. Patrick, Huber, R. Householder. Mr. Smith. Mr. Watson. F. CLUB The ever increasing interest in ath- letics at Fairbury Township High School this year blossomed forth in the form- ation of a new athletic club, the F-club. Membership in this club is only for those boys who have received a major letter in any sport during their four years of high school. The purpose oi the club is to promote interest in high school athletics, both physically and so- cially. and to emphasize the importance of sportsmanship in all activities, in or out of school. The F-club met twice a month at in- formal meetings in order to dispense with any business or questions that had arisen. Once a month the club met at the home of one of the club member’s parents for a social meeting. The par- ents were very kind to help promote this social activity. The F-club this year sponsored two trophies for high school athletics, a free throw trophy and a sportsmanship tro- phy. These trophies were purchased with the money received by the club members selling tickets on a Thanks- giving turkey which was given away at our Homecoming football game. This year the trophies were awarded only in basketball, but it is the hope of the club that it can present one in other sports in the future as well. The tro- phies were given to increase pride in achievement and to furnish an incen- tive for better all-around sportsmanship. The crowning activity of the season was a mass pilgrimage to Starved Rock by the members of the F-club and their lady friends. There was a picnic, boat rides, a scenic cruise, swimming and a dance. This trip was the grand finale of a profitable and still more enjoyable year spent by the members of the F- club in a worthy activity. It is the hope of the F-club that the future ath- letes of Fairbury Township High School will perpetuate and preserve the club and its principles and make it a perma- nent part of the school. Officers for the club were elected each semester. First semester officers were: President ............... Reuben Huber Vice-President ........... James Lester Secretary-Treasurer ..... Reuben Huber Second semester officers were: President ............... Reuben Huber Vice-President ......... Warren Beckley Scc.-Treas........ Robert Von Bergen Page 62 Front row: Lange. Stiver. Woodard. Waples, Rathbun, Bartlett, Steinberg. 1. Huber. Filers. Leetch, Gibb. Scccnd row: Lometti. Wink. Peter. Paternoster, Strode. Miss Sharp. Zimmerman, Lehman, Hir- stein. Moyer. Third row: Gouge. Munz, Brunson. Runyon. Brandt. McHatton. L. Huber. Fuller. Hurt. Heins. Back row: Ambrose, Bess, Deputy. Thomas. Soouler, Crouch. Voris. Bed. 11. Waters. Hazen. Drennen. LATIN CLUB Societas Latina The first Latin Club was organ- ized in 1920 under the direction of Miss Sharp, who was the origi- nator of the idea. It was organ- ized for the purpose of getting more information about Roman life and customs. In 1930 it was discontinued because of various reasons. In 1938 it was reorgan- ized and was one of the first to join the State Latin Association. In this same year Valerie Fultz, William Spence and Miss Sharp helped to make the constitution. This enabled us to be charter members. The first convention was held at Normal in the fall of 1937. The second and last, so far, was in Clinton. Our delegations to these meetings were large. At the last convention Marian I Iazen was elected Corresponding Secre- tary of the Junior Classical Soci- ety. The State Latin Association now has a membership of twenty- four schools. Elections were held at our first meeting and the results were: President ............... David Voris Vice-President .... Mary Ellen Wink Secretary ............ Louise Hirstein Treasurer ................ Mary Fuller Chairmen of Program Committee .... ... Mona Waples. Rosemary Ramseyer Chairman of Refreshment Committee ................... Cornell Strode Chairman Entertainment Committee ....................... Maxine Lange Our Societas I atina meetings are held every month at a con- venient date in the Dominy Mem- orial Library. Page 63 Front row: Ambrose. Morris. M. Henning. Miss Sharp. Mundell. Hildreth, Ziegenhorn, Franger. Back, row: Wharton. Jefferson. H. Henning. Steers. Alexander. Robinson. FRENCH CLUB Bonjour! say the French stu- dents. The Club with Miss Sharp as advisor, was organized and open- ed to all who were inspired to take French. Its purpose is to encourage the students’ appreciation of the French language and customs and to perfect the speaking ability of the members. Although they do not claim to he masters of the language, they have progressed to the degree of moderate conversation. Monthly meetings were held in the mem- bers' homes, followed by a social gathering of games and refresh- ments. In the hope to enlarge their vocabularies the Club at- tended a French picture in April. They also decided to correspond with hoys and girls from France. The officers of the club are as follows: President ............... C. J. Claudon Vice-President .......... Peggy Morris Treasurer ......................... Joe Franger Secretary .......... Elizabeth Hildreth Advisor .............. Miss Mary Sharp Page 64 Front row: Kerr. Hirstein. Schmidt. Metz. Roach. Bean. Back row: Patrick, Werling. Foster. Miss Sieks. Steers. Von Bergen. Gerber. COMMERCIAL TEAMS The Commercial teams, including both typing and shorthand, have par- ticipated in three contests this year. They attended the Invitational Contest where they placed fourth as a school. Two weeks later the teams place! first in the whole contest, being award- ed a banner. Typing I—Team 2nd; Velda Gerber, Individual 1st. Typing II—Team 5th; Ada Mae Kerr, Individual 2nd. Shorthand I, 70-word—Team 2nd. Shorthand II, 90-word—Team 2nd. 100-word—Team 4th; Alice Roach, In- dividual 4th. District Contest. Typing I — Team 1st; Velda Gerber, Individual 1st. Typing II—Team 2nd; Ada Mae Kerr, Individual 3rd. Shorthand I, 70-word—Team 1st; Ro- sella Von Bergen 1st; Emma Schmidt 3rd. Shorthand II, 90-word — Team 2nd; Betty Hirstein 3rd. 100-word—Team 3rd. Page 65 Deputy. Ward. Heins. Hirstein. Leffingwell. Hibsch. Patrick. Morris. McMahon. Williams. New- nam. Tappan. Flanagan. All-School Play “Big Hearted Herbert” By Sophie Kerr and Anna Steese Richardson. Friday evening, December 14, 1938 Cast Herbert Patrick well played his lead- ing part as the grouchy but humorous Herbert Kalness. Herschcl Lefflngwell stole the show with his antics as the school boy, Rob- ert Kalness. Joan Williams kept the play going and made a great impression as the pa- tient wife, Elizabeth Kalness. Betty Lou Flanagan successfully car- ried out the comedy as the Irish maid, Martha. Charles Heins was very entertaining as the intelligent smartly dressed high school boy, Junior Kalness. Helen McMahon, as a charming young lady, was well liked in the part of Alice Kalness. Jack Morris thrilled the audience in the romantic part, as the rich boy friend of Alice, Andrew Goodrich. Phyllis Deputy played the dignified but quite outspoken type as the aunt, Amy Lawrence. Harold Ward proved well fitted to the part of the wealthy uncle, Jim Lawrence. William Hibsch was very successful as the intelligent business man, Mr. Goodrich. Betty Hirstein gained many laughs in the part of the very sophisticated Mrs. Gcodrich. Leslie Tappan well helped the play on to a big success as the typical Amer- ican business man, Mr. Havens. Anna Margaret Newnam as very quiet type but cooperating wife for Mr. Ha- vens was well liked in the part of Mrs. Havens. The Place—A small mid-east city. Act I—Breakfast at the Kalness’. Act II—Dinner at the Kalness’. Same evening. Act III Dinner again. The next day. Page 66 Hildreth. Martin. Flanagan. Craig. Fultz. Freed. Beckley, Ziegcnhorn, Ambrose, Strode. Robinson. Newman. Junior Class Play “IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE” By Roi Cooper Megrue and Walter Hackett Central Theatre Friday evening, March 31, 1939 Cast Mary Grayson, secretary to Cyrus Martin............... Johnson, the Martins’ butler.......................... Comtesse de Beaurien, a F rench countess.............. Rodney Martin, Cyrus Martin’s son..................... Cyrus Martin, head of the soap trust.................. Ambrose Peale, a Broadway press agent................. Marie, the Martins’ maid ............................. William Smith, family friend of the Martins........... Miss Burke, a secretary............................... George McChesney, an advertising man.................. Charles Bronson, representative Marshall Field Co. Eilery Clark, the son of Ivory Soap................... Charlene Beckley Clarence Newman . . Edith Robinson John Ziegenhorn . . William F reed Vincent Ambrose . . . Valerie Fultz Patrick Flanagan . Christine Strode . . . Ross I lildreth , La Verne Martin . . . Warren Craig Prompters................ Wilma Schmidt, Fielen Craig Stage Managers .... Forrest I andsmann, Dewey Dernier Director............................Mr. Ralph Moore Act I —Library at Cyrus Martin’s. Act II —The office of The 13 Soap Company. Act III—Same as Act I. Page 67 SENIOR CLASS PLAY KEMPY The Seniors of 1939 started their graduation events with the production of the three-act com- edy “Kempy,” at the Central the- atre on Friday evening, May 19, at 8 o’clock. The action of the play “Kem- pv” centers around the members of the Bence family. “Dad” Bence, a peppery, sharp tongued individual, is much interested in getting his daughter Kate mar- ried off so the family “don’t have to go to the poor house.” Kate has given the family some anx- ious moments with her various artistic careers. She’s tried paint- ing, interior decoration, singing, and acting. Her last big adven- ture is a novel “Angie’s Tempta- tion,” which was published and stored in the family attic. Two years before Kate had been about to marry “Duke” Merrill, “who is worth a million,” but they had a fight. As the play begins Kate has just returned from New York with $1,100 worth of dresses, and Dad says lie’s going to sell the house so the family won’t have to go to the poor house. However, when news is brought by Ben, Jane Bence’s husband, that Duke is coming, Dad begins to make plans to “get” Duke and his million for Kate. Duke arrives only to have another fight with Kate over her ideas on a career. In the meantime “Kempy,” a plumber who is really an archi- tect, has come to fix a pipe in the kitchen. Ruth, a younger Bence sister, discovers that “Kempy” has read “Angie’s Temptation,” and has vowed to marry the girl that “wrote that book.” She brings “Kempy” in to introduce him to Kate just after Duke has left following their fight, and Kate in a huff takes “Kempy” off and marries him. Imagine the riot in the family when she re- turns married, not to Duke and his million, but to “Kempy,” the plumber. Jane, the third Bence sister, has a fit, and “Ma” Bence says she’s going to faint. Dad or- ders the new husband out of the house. But “Kempy” and Duke have a few tricks, too. Not until the final curtain fell did you know how it was going to turn out. The cast of characters is as follows: “Dad” Bence William Hibsch Ma Bence Alice Roach Jane Wade Phyllis Deputy Ben Wade Willard Bess Kate Bence Joan Williams Ruth Bence Judy Ann Bean Kemp James Jack Morris Duke Merrill Leslie Tappan Page 68 JUNIOR-SENIOR BANQUET AND PROM The annual Junior-Senior Prom was held in the F. T. H. S. gym- nasium Thursday, May 25. T he Seniors came out dressed in their best and found the ban- quet decorated as a Japanese gar- den. Beautiful Japanese lanterns shining brightly amid pink and green streamers blended well with a background of blossoms and shrubbery. The tables were set for four and were decorated with the class colors: pink and green. Small Japanese parasols placed on the tables with dim amber lights from the ceiling completed the Japanese effect. With Reuben Huber acting as Master of Ceremonies the pro- gram was as follows: Welcome ............. Dorothy Yoder Response ............... Leslie Tappan Junior Girls’ Trio ..Helen McMahon, Harryette Werling, Charline Beckley Senior History ...... Phyllis Deputy Athletics ......................... Jim Lester Music ................... Lucille Gibb Dramatics ............... Joan Williams Scholarship .......... Catherine Wink Toast to the Seniors .... Mr. Watson Duet....Ross Hildreth, Vincent Ambrose Class Prophecy .................... .. Charline Beckley, Vincent Ambrose Class Will ...................... Velda Gerber School Song .................. Students After the program the tables were taken out for the evening dance. A merry evening of games and dancing in the Japanese gar- den made the farewell party for the Senior Class of 1959 complete. Page 69 BACCALAUREATE SERVICES Sunday, May 21, 1939 M. E. Church 7:30 P. M. “Porch Light March” (Clark) .. Marjorie Weeks “America the Beautiful” ................. Audience Invocation......................Rev. N. L. Godbey Responsive Reading on Education ......... Audience “Today There Is Ringing” (Christiansen).... “As Torrents in Summer” (Elgar) ............. .................Mixed Chorus, F. T. H. S. “The Challenge of Religion” .... Wilbur Chapman Benediction..................... Rev. R. E. Buford “March of the Priests” (Mendelssohn) ........ .............................. Marjorie Weeks COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM Friday, May 26, 1939 Central Theatre 8:00 P. M. Processional ................... Mr. Ivan Kortkamp Invocation .................... Rev. Fr. S. F. Kubiak “All in the April Evening” (Roberton) .......... .....................Mixed Chorus, F. T. H. S. Address ............................ Dr. R B. Browne Assistant Professor of Education, University of Illinois Presentation of Diplomas.........Mr. A. C. Watson Principal F. T. H. S. Presentation of Scholarship Letters ............ ..............................Mr. A. C. Watson Principal F. T. H. S. Presentation of Scholarship-Citizenship Award. ............................... Fairbury Blade “It’s Me O Lord” (Cain) ........................ .....................Mixed Chorus, F. T. H. S. Recessional .................... Mr. Ivan Kortkamp Page 70 APPRECIATION The students of Fairbury Township High School wish to thank those merchants of Fairbury whose many purchases of advertising space in this yearbook have made its publication possible. As a group we feel pledged to patronize those businesses whose generosity and public-spirit have caused them to participate as partners in this worthy community enterprise. CALENDAR 1938-1939 AUGUST. 29. Here we are again. Everyone won- ders, “Why is school?” Don’t we all. 30. Prof, takes the Freshies on a tour of the school. Such blank faces. SEPTEMBER. 1. Freshies keep up old tradition. Can’t seem to get to any class on time. 5. Labor day. No work for us school kids. 6. Prof, asks all boys to hand in a picee of paper signifying just what girls they want to sit by this year. Seems to us some girls will have to be in more places than one. 8. Seats arranged today — Hey, Prof., what became of those slips, anyway? 12. Freshies decide school isn’t so easy. Better get to work in earnest. 14. Notes have gone from passing to throwing. Freshies want to flick already. 15. Flies are so bad that the boys threaten to bring their fly swatters. 16. First football game at Forrest. Are the guys in training so early in the season? Well, we won 7-0. 19. Taxi service begins. Will Phil’s car hold up under the crowd of kids that pile in? We’re all wondering. 21. Upper classmen decide another mir- ror is needed in the girls’ cloak room. Just can’t see through the gang of Freshmen that crowd the mirror. 23. Normal Community simply walloped us over there. We won’t mention the score. 26. Ross Hildreth and George Walker start mischief making early. You’ve got all year, boys. 28. Freshies can hardly stand 8th pe- riod. All are so anxious to got home to their favorite radio stories, Jack Armstrong and Little Orphan Annie. 29. For Sale—One good (?) Ford, cheap, can carry loads. See Phil. 30. By the light of the moon we play a night game with El Paso. But no one got moonstruck. Used to it, huh? OCTOBER. 3. David Voris wears a pair of loud striped socks to school today. Why? He won ’em at the Latin Club con- vention Saturday. 5. Mush “Tschaikowsky” Reis starts practicing after school on piano in assembly. Sounds like he needs a lot of practice. 6. Ward takes taxi service over for Phil. How long will he last? 7. Three cheers for the green and gold, rah, rah, rah. Beat Chatsworth 18-6. 10. Johnny Fugate’s many flames fight. Over him? Johnny sleeps peacefully through it all. 12. Columbus Day. Today a note was found on Helen Jefferson’s desk with the following lines enclosed: Columbus discovered America in 1492. But I found something greater When I discovered YOU. It will certainly be too bad if any- one tells Helen who did it. 13. Report cards out today. Everyone's afraid to go home. 14. Those Dwight Indians went on the warpath today. Guess we got scalped. 17. Betty Flanagan swings down the halls. Say, kids, has she got a strut! 19. Willie” Jarvis’ intestinal fortitude is increasing every day. Pity the opposing football team. 21. Why mention it—U. Hiyh beat us. ’Smatter with youse guys? 24. Assembly unusually quiet. Marilyn Sheppard didn’t show up at this in- stitution today. 25. Just two months until Christmas. Page 72 I The Blade Publishing Company PRINTERS OF THE 1939 CRIER CALENDAR Do your Christmas shoplifting early. But beware of Herschel Leflingwell; he’s selling Christmas cards. 28. An immovable object meets an ir- resistible force. Tied Pontiac 6-6. In the evening put on another Hallow- een carnival. A couple little Fresh- ies were afraid to go home. 31. Everyone ready for tonight. Pranks are underway in school. Just seems that soap can’t stay in the desks. Personally, we think Johnny Z. has peen planning this a long time. NOVEMBER. 2. Whitty just can’t keep from yawn- ing 7th periods. This has been go- ing on for years. And we do mean years. 3, 4. Teacher's Institute. It’s time they got a taste of their own medicine. 5. Exciting game with Peoria Manual. In the last quarter “Wimpy” Ziegen- horn calls time out and asks for a hamburger. 7. Jim and Pete didn’t show up this A. M. Last night they were just rehearsing for New Year’s Eve. 8. Such odors as the cooking room doth Page 73 INSURANCE REAL ESTATE FARM SUPERVISION FARM LOANS C. W. Veatch Langstaff Building Telephones: Office 142, Residence 512 FAIRBURY, ILLINOIS FARM LANDS FOR SALF CALENDAR give forth. Students begin to think that the boys' foods class was a mis- take this year. 9. English notebook worry. Every six weeks of every year. Will we ever get an easy English teacher? 11. Chenoa beat us today 12-2. Football season is over, definitely. 14. Jeff and Vince strike up a conver- sation in assembly, but oh. woe! Is interrupted by one interfering guy called “Hamman.” He seems to think he has an exclusive copyright on talking to Helen. Calls her down every 8th hour. 16. Confidentially, girls, don’t you think “Stinky” Ambrose is pretty? 18. Sieks hits it up with Ross. What’s the matter, Sieks, can’t you make an impression? 21. “Sharpy” starts new hair-do. Seems as though she likes the upward trends. Wait ’till she starts keeping it herself! 22. First basketball game. Beat Cor- nell 17-10. 23. First of our all-school parties. Gosh, Keck’s Agency INSURANCE with Service and Security WIEDMAN’S STORE I H. C. 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Judy Ann decides she was tired of the name “Bean,” so she changed it to “Sutherland.” Congratulations! Not to be outdone. Betty Leetch follows in Judy’s footsteps. The Justice of the Peace must be makin’ money these days. 6. In a last quarter rally Dwight beat us. Say, what are you guys gettin’ fed for? 7. Typing dinner. Everybody gained at least 5 pounds. Herbert Patrick still can’t sleep nights he ate so much. FOR QUALITY CHICKS FEEDS AND SUPPLIES See WISTHUFF HATCHERY Fairbury and Chatsworth, Illinois Page 75 (fr Fine Job Let Us Advertise Printing Your Goods M. A. Anderson Sons The Local Record All the News Let Us Print Your All the Time Jobs, Big or Small % J J. N. 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Charline and Warren B. and Johnny F., while going after Helen were caught in Iowa with a broken car and no money. Starved for the day. When they got back today Chats looked like the ghost of her former self. 22, 23. Christmas vacation begins. Everyone is on his best behavior. Hope Santa got my letter. 25, 31. No school. Yippee! HERZOG PRODUCE CO. FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Page 77 CALENDAR 28, 29, 30. Pontiac holiday tourney. We got took all the way ’round. JANUARY. 1. Ray H. and Dot Z.—Were they seen painting the town red! 2. It’s a good thing no school today. Pete and Jim didn’t get home till morning, and then in no condition to come to school. 3. Everyone is so glad to be back to school again! (Who believes that?) 4. Students keep windows open on this cold day. It’s an annual event when the Chem. students make hydrogen sulfide gas and nearly drive every- one out. 6. In a last minute rally we come forth to beat Hap’s Normal Com- munity. 10. 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We think too many have skipped the school about that time. 20. Cropsey comes here for another licking. Why do those guys insist on playing us, anyway. 23. Boney” McMahon is seen making eyes at “Mo” Dernier. Bet she gets some place with it? 24. Piper City here. Cheerleaders decked out in new costumes. Not bad! It’s time they discarded those pajamas. 25. Piano removed from assembly. Now in music room. A change of atmos- phere for our piano genius, Mush.” 30. 31. Big snow storm. No school. All this can’t happen in one year. FEBRUARY. 1. Half the school arrives late this A. M. Bucking the drifts is real work. 3. Prof, changes seats today. Hazen and Heins don’t mind. 4. A tisket, a tasket. THE FAIRBURY PRODUCE Dealers In POULTRY, E1GGS AND CREAM Fop Prices—Honest Weights Friendly Service Page 79 SAM H. MOORE BETTY T. MOORE cArt 40Q Cjfioto (§hop TELEPHONE 1776 N. 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Bernice Compton mopes around school. She’s just a drip without a man. 9. Junior play cast chosen. Some guys are wearing mighty long faces. This means nights at home learning parts. 10. Those U. High boys chucked our chance of winning the conference title. Oh. but the guys in the striped shirts were their best players. 13. What happened to all the students today? Nearly 100 were absent. Even Sieks stayed home. What is it, a strike? We find out that flu epidemic takes over. 14. Valentines day. Cupid flits around the assembly. 15. Faculty can’t take it. Only about half of them show up. Say, what is this school cornin’ to? 16. 17. Decide to close school just as COMPLIMENTS OF LLOYD A. HARTMAN MANAGER The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. AND “FRANK’S MARKET” IN THE A. P. STORE Owned and Operated by FRANK M. COX Page 82 An institution in the community designed to serve best by strict adherence to our policy of “the best goods for the least money”—always. CALENDAR everyone’s about ready to come back. 20. Junior play cast finally starts re- hearsing. It’s the beginning of the end, kids. 22. George Walker and Johnny Z. are regular Martins and Coys, such a feud this here school has never known. 24. Leapin’ lizards! What a crowd. What a game! What a team! Zowee! Guess we showed Pontiac again. 23-22. 27. Johnny Z. joins Prof, in the office for an indefinite stay. We all won- der how he stayed in the assembly this long. MARCH. 6. Betty R. comes to school just as blue as can be. Reason? John Healy didn’t leave the nightly note i in her yard. 8. Slugger” Fugate purchases gun and badge. When asked what he wants to be when he grows up, quote, I wanna be a G man.” 10. Jivin’ and Jammin’ out at old FTHS Tire and Battery Service Electrical, Carburetor, Ignition Service STEIDINGER UPER ERVICE Vulcanizing and Retreading Gas and Oil Greasing Page 83 Telephone 389 CALENDAR as a gang of jitterbugs get together for second school party. 13. Speakin’ ,of Jitterbugs, here’s a corny poem. “JAM AND JIVE’’ “Jam and Jive.” that’s the thing today, “Jitterbugs” everywhere doing their sway. No “corny” jokes to pass away the time, Just give us some swing, we’ll “shag” on a dime. Fancy “rug cuttin ” with “slush horn” moanin’ low. All us chillun’ am “in the groove” and rarin’ to go. Turn right, turn left and keep holdin’ tight, “Ickys” are out—we’re “Jammin’ and Jivin’ ” tonight. Hear that sobbin’ cry of the “ebony stick,” The “cats” are all wailin’, grab your partner quick! The “Hide-beater” swings his sticks with a bang. Appearance Counts THERE IS NOTHING MORE ESSENTIAL TO FASTIDIOUS APPEARANCE THAN TONSOR I AI, PE RFECTION A1 s liar her Shop Ducll Building Albert J. Kilgus Fairbury, Illinois Goins Places? - - - YOU BET! LET SAVINGS HELP YOU TO Reach Success! Congratulations, graduates! You have accom- plished the first step toward success. To win out from now, good advice would have you ac- cumulating a savings reserve from the first dol- lars you earn—for advanced education, for own- ership of a business, or marriage. It’s easy, too, for you can open an account here with a dollar or more, adding to it whenever you wish. And the best part of it is that every six months lib- eral earnings are credited to your account at a current rate of 3%. Stop in and let us toll you how you can prepare for financial success, too. Current Rate Safety Insured up to $3,000 Duell Block Fai bury Federal Savings and Lean Association Fairbury Page 84 And we’re “Jammin’ and Jivin’ ” make way for the gang. “BARB.” 15. We have been informed of a peti- tion sent in to Prof concerning pad- locks for their desks. Some guys are picking up in business all of a sudden. 17. What is it these senior boys see in the Freshmen? If you guys don’t put a stop to this you’re going to have somebody jumpin’ on your necks for taking out minors. (If you get what we mean!) 20. Few local students of mixed chorus get kicked off temporarily for for- getting to show up at church per- formance. Won back Kortkamp’s sympathy and got on again. 22. Kortkamp’s song was sung over sta- tion WLS, Chicago, and our town mentioned and everything. What’s Irving Berlin got that Kortkamp hasn’t? 24. Fishy Friday. Everyone goes around singing “want some sea food mama!” 25. Music Contest held here. We car- ried away all honors gaining first P. M. Hotaling QUALITY GROCER The Home of MONARCH Finer Foods Telephones 109 and 516 GUARANTEED WATCH AND CLOCK REPAIRING Prompt Service Accurate Work Moderate Prices EMERSON RADIOS World's Largest Makers of Small Radios Page 85 FRANK M. MYER CALENDAR place, anci everything goes on to State. Proud of ourselves—no less. 27. “Tink” Bushman gets out his toy dog and puts on side show for as- sembly. Say, Tink, this is not sup- posed to be kindergarten. 29. Gob of new History books arrive. Now we can lind out if all Smith says is true. We doubt it! 31. Junior play. Howling big success. But that French stuff got us down. APRIL. 1. Invitational contest for commercial students. What’s the matter with you advanced typists, letting the be- ginners run over you like that? Whyn’t ya see what can be done about it? 3. Bums day. Better late than never. Some fellows break training rules (you understand!) 4. Freshmen Booby Streib and Lee Hodges try to flick. First time at- tempted. Get caught by Prof. You boys don’t know the technique. 6. Senior play try-outs. Everybody tries his darndest to make it. Later on there’ll be some sour faces. 7. Senior Boyish tricks. Bob W., Jack M., and John H. play with toy car. Could it be this is their only form of recreation or is it their scientific minds? 10. If you think you’re pretty just take a look on the bulletin board and see your Crier pictures and you’ll change your mind. 11. Sieks seen with a whole flock of good looking he-men. Hey, Sieks, how the drag? Next time let us know before hand and we’ll be around. 12. Red Southern of Associated Press gave an interesting talk beforv th assembly this morning. Ever sin« Glenn W. and Peggy Morris have been blushing. Could you guess why? 13. It’s been rumored about that Miss Sieks won’t be here next year. It couldn’t have any connection with those week-ends in Peoria? 14. High school day at Bradley. Six Seniors go to learn life at College. (Social?) Meanwhile Von Bergen relaxes in Mixed Chorus. Is re- VISIT FAIRBURY’S NEWEST SHOE STORE All Newest Styles and Colors We carry AAA to EE in Stock ‘Bud’s )hoe tores Shoes for the Entire Family 202 E. Locust St. (In Beckley’s Dept. Store) Page 86 CALENDAR minded by Kortkamp that this is NOT English IV! 15. Commercial teams get first at dis- trict contest held at Chenoa. Gosh, WADE’S do we feel proud! 17. Picture show. Students get out of school to go. Why don’t these things happen more often? 18. It is rumored about that two cou- DRUG ples were out walking in the ceme- tery about 2:00 A. M. Wonder who they could be? Little hint—R. H., D. Z.,; J. F... E. D. 19. Huber and Wink have a case. How’d STORE it all start? Was it at a certain party? 20. Big campaign going on as students QUALITY MERCHANDISE vote on prom. Questions at issue. 1. Strictly Juniors-Seniors. 2. Invi tational dance. Personally we think it will go dry! 21. After enough rain to flood the des- Honest Service for Over 67 Years ert the baseball season finally gets off to a roarin’ start by defeating Lexington. THE REXALL STORE 24. Papa Moore again passes out cigars. It’s another girl. Phone 81 Nussbaum Call 567 Brothers FAIRBURY Plumbing and Heating Contractors COAL No Job Too Large or None Too Small CHUTE He Go Anywhere H. DeFries Oil-O-Matic Oil Burners EASTERN KENTUCKY Weir Furnaces FRANKLIN AND SALINE Westinghouse Refrigerators COUNTY Westinghouse Washing Machines Page 87 TAYLORVILLE CALENDAR 25. Four students go to the Old Folks Home today. We all wonder why? Are they already picking out rooms for their future life? 26. That G. W. and J. H. affair seems to be going places. Just a couple of little love birds. 28, 29. Our glee clubs, ensembles and soloists traveled to Champaign to- day and participated in the State Music Contest. We brought home seven Superiors, we being the only ones having that many firsts in all classes. MAY. 1. Chem and Physics students take a trip to Chicago. All return OK but Jack Morris. He drank a quart of orange juice. “Oranges seem to do something to me, says Jack. I guess so. 2. Community Athletic Banquet. All the athletes get their letters, but not for long. 4. Everyone is talking fish talk today. Kaye Kyser played “Three Little Fishies last night and all were lis- tenin' in. TEXACO SUPER SERVICE C. J. Hadaway, Mgr. 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Senior play tonight. 22. Seniors take exams. Underclassmen watch their strained faces and know they’re next. 23. Some Seniors give up their exams. After yesterday, oh, dear. 24. Some last minute dates are made. I wonder if H. P. asked L. R. today? You know he waited until the last minute before. 25. Prom. Seniors and Juniors parade forth to the largest party of the season. Was it worth it all? 26. Commencement. Seniors get di- plomas. 28. F-Club boys take girls to Starved Rock. Oh, for a big and brawny athlete! A. B. McCoi lum’s CENTRAL THEATRE FAIRBURY, ILLINOIS FIRST RUN PICTURES Perfect Sound Reproduction Reseated and Redecorated The Best in Moving Picture Entertainment GRADUATES � , You want a job, a position, or at least a start whereby you can earn money for future living. You know that per- sonal appearance counts socially, and in business. Shabby clothes retard that advancement; so don’t forget, as neg- lecting the part of better dressing pre- vents you from earning that money for better living. Well pressed is well dressed, so go forward by looking the part. This is attained by having the SANITARY CLEANING WORKS Service Your Garments Levi P. Troehler, Prop., Fairbury. 111. For nine long months we’ve stood the test, And now we all deserve a rest! See you next year. Evy—What’s the best hand you ever held? Jim — It belonged to a blonde from Chicago. Teacher—What are the middle ages? Student—They used to be 35 ao 40 — now they’re 50 to 70. W. Alexander — Look, there goes Hugh Henning. Honesty is printed all c er his face. Donald Clark—Yes, with some allow- ance for typographical errors. Barbara F.—Oh, aren’t those stock- ings lovely! I want a pair of them to wear to the dance tonight. Absent-minded clerk — Will that be all? Anna Z.—Is your kitchen small? Dorothy Y.—It’s so small we have to use condensed milk. Page 91 Visitor — Well, Van. what are you going to give your little brother for his birthday? Van Ambrose—I dunno. I gave him measles last year. He’s been sitting there all day, do- ing nothing but wasting time. How do you know ? Because I have been sitting here watching him. How come you stopped singing in the choir, Butch? I wasn’t there one Sunday and some- one asked me if they had fixed the organ. Doctor — Congratulations, old man, your wife has presented you with quad- ruplets. Dzudi—Four crying out loud! Prof—Judging from the marks on this report card, young man, I would say you are studying to be a moron. B. Wessels—A perfect guess, profes- sor. I crave the career of a high school instructor. John P. Cook Funeral Home FAIR BURY, ILLINOIS ATLAS TIRES BATTERIES and Accessories Washing and Lubrication BARKER’S STANDARD SERVICE SKYHAWK GASOLINE GOLD PENN MOTOR OIL SWENEY GASOLINE OIL COMPANY Locust at Fourth St. Mgr., Don Woodward West Oak St. Mgr., Wm. Hoover Ray H.—Why didn’t you answer my letter? Dorothy Z.—I didn’t get it, and be- sides I didn’t like some of the things you said in it. Prof:—What did you find out about the salivary gland? Student — I couldn’t find a thing. Prof. They’re too darn secretive. Cop—You’ve been hitting 60, Miss. Young woman—But the salesman told me I could go as fast as I wanted to after the first hundred miles. Frances R.—No, Jack, I’m saving my kisses. Jack M.—I’d like to add to your col- lection. Bobby Wessels—Waiter, there’s a fly in my ice cream! Waiter — Serves him right; let him freeze to death. Helen M.—What makes you breathe so fast? Marjorie H.—My lungs. Page 92 Ogarita Wessels—Doctor, what should I do for a sprained ankle? Doctor—Limp. Miss Steidinger — There's a salesman waiting outside with a moustache. Mr. Kortkamp—Tell him I’ve got a moustache. W. Beckley—Did you take your girl home last night? Vince A.—No, I left her at her house. Peggy G.—Oh—you can’t imagine how many boys tried to kiss me last night. Irene W.—No, darling, you could al- ways imagine things better than I. Dad — I can see right through that girl’s intrigue! Johnny Z.—I know. Dad, but they all dress that way now. Dank clerk—You forgot to dot an ‘i in your signature. Patron—Would you mind dotting it for me? Clerk—I am sorry, but it must be in the same handwriting. SAVE WITH ICE Sec the New Air Conditioned Ice Refrigerator Fairbury Ice Co. Conrad Munz, Prop. Pves. 182 Phones Office 48 Kring Bros. “Say It frith Flowers” MEMBERS F. T. D. 412 North Seventh St. Business Telephone 45-W Residence Telephone 45-J AT YOUR SERVICE for PLUMBING, HEATING TINNING AIR-CONDITIONING C. B. DAY 206 W. Chestnut St. Phone 206 WALKER BROTHERS MASSEY-HARRIS Praetors and Farm Implements East Kentucky and Franklin County Coal 105 South Webster St., Telephone 191 Fairbury, Illinois LaVerne M. A man tried to kiss me last night. Jeanette H.—Did you slap his face? LaVerne M.—Yes, indeed—as soon as he got through. Mr. Smith — What are you late for today? Helen Craig—For class, of course. Rudy J.—How did you find yourself this morning after the party? Pete C.—I just looked under the table and there I was. Chatz B. — And after he kissed you again, then— Valerie F. — Well, then he became sentimental. Dewey D.—Did you fill your date last night? Harold W.—If I didn’t she has an ab- normal capacity. John Healy—Professor, I am indebted io you for all I know. Professor — Don’t mention such a trifle. Page 93 Virginia Munz — Hey, you’re sitting on some jokes I cut out! La Vonne S.—I thought I felt some- thing funny. Leslie T.—You’re so dumb I wouldn't call you a ham. Robert V,—Why not? Leslie T.—A ham can be cured. Melvin B.—When do the leaves begin to turn? Wayne R.—The night before the ex- ams start. Ladies’ Apparel, Silk Hosiery General Dry Goods Rugs, Linoleum Base Felt Floor Coverings THE BECKLEY STORE Fairbury, Illinois HARPER’S GROCERY 206 W. Locust Street A HOME OWNED STORE Quality Goods, Prompt Service Phone 94 Free Delivery The HOTEL FAIRBURY THE BEST OF MEALS at Very Reasonable Prices George Marshall, Mgr. FAIRBURY TRUCKING COMPANY Daily Service From Peoria Fairbury Peoria Phone 52 Phone fr-W411 _________________________ Say 11 With Flowers” A. MILNE SONS FLORISTS Plants, Cut Flowers and Floral Designs Fairbury, Illinois Buy With Confidence KUNKEL’S Sc to $1.00 STORE A Good Place to Trade If you want the newest fashions in Ladies’ and Children's Wearing Apparel and Accessories visit THE FASHION SHOP 205 E. Locust St. Fairbury, 111. GEORGE L. MOWRY MORTUARY FAIRBURY ILLINOIS KURTH’S BAKERY Phone 495 Page 94 Bernice Co.—You always do all of the talking and never listen. Vivian M.—How ridiculous! I’ve heard every word I’ve said. Glen Wilken, who is six feet, applied for a job as life guard. Employer—Can you swim? Glen—No; but boy, how I can wade! MOWRY INSURANCE AGENCY Fairbury, Illinois Phone 417 Joyce—My sailor boy friend has been sent to China. Friend—Aren’t you worried? Joyce—Those Chinese girls don’t mean anything to my Bill. He’s hated the sight of a Chinese ever since he had yellow jaundice. NIMMO’S OAK ST. MARKET Fresh and Lunch Meats Quality Groceries Ice Cream and Cold Drinks White Rose Gasoline Open every day and evening 612 E. Oak Phone 46 Chuck—Joe is a very much mis-guid- ed man. Why? E. B. — Every miss he meets guides him into new trouble. STEIDINGER TRANSFER R. Jarvis—I love the bracing winter temperatures of the north. Only sissies run to Florida when it gets cold up here. W. Beckley—Yeah! I’m broke too. Phone 110-W Silas Steidinger Safety—Com fort—Economy FOSDICK PRODUCE COMPANY Fairbury, 111. Tele. 75 You get all that in a Hudson FRANGER MOTOR CO. FRED A. WERLING Quality Meats and Groceries Fresh and Smoked Meats Fish, Oysters, Poultry Phone 18 DRENNEN BROS. Painting and Interior Decorating Phone J. G. Drennen 423-W or Phone Jacob E. Drennen 353-J It Pays to Look IVell! H. E. TROEHLER’S BARBER SHOP 102 E. Locust St. Fairbury, 111. Fancy Groceries Fresh Produce KROGER STORES YOU ARE ALWAYS WEL- COME TO SHOP WITH US ALEXANDER LUMBER COMPANY FELDMAN’S 5C TO $1.00 STORE S. A. Dernier, Manager We Appreciate Your Patronage Fresh Home Made Ice Cream Daily Page 95 DR. H. N. LEONARD Osteopathic Physician Fairbury, Illinois DR. J. R. SMITH VETERINARIAN Telephone 357 DR. F. H. MILLER DENTIST Telephone 416 DR. W. A. MARSHALL Physician and Surgeon Fairbury, Illinois OAKWOOD DAIRY Get the Best Jersey Milk M. D. FUGATE Just north of Fairbury Phone 12-F-22 JAMES MEAT MARKET Fresh and Cured Meats Free Delivery RAINBOW FOOD MART Fruits, Vegetables, Groceries, Meats and Ice Cream F. C. Tyler, Mgr. Chrysler and Plymouth Sales and Service H. H. PHELPS H. D. SAUER, M. D. Physician and Surgeon Fairbury, Illinois DR. FINCHAM DENTIST Phone 356 511 S. Third DR. A. W. PENDERGAST OPTOMETRIST Fairbury, Illinois BETTY’S BEAUTY SHOPPE Telephone 376-W 108 East Ash Elizabeth Carter, Prop. PEOPLE’S RESTAURANT HOME COOKING Eugene Rice, Mgr. T. J. LYONS Home of Hart Schafiner and Marx and Society Brand Clothes Farmers Grain Company Fairbury, Illinois Feed, Seed, Twine Electric and Acetylene WELDING Pontiac Cars MOSER GARAGE Phone 56 Page 96 AUTOGRAPHS AUTOGRAPHS •JUT-'