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

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Edith Robinson Ciiari.es Rice Jakie Peter Francis Nolan Emma Schmidt Wilma Schmidt George Walker Harryette Wf.rling Fifteen

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Jean Mowery Helen Mary Jefferson Nance Fourteen

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CLASS HISTORY 'T'WELVE years ago thirteen of our present senior class began the long climb up the ladder of supervised education at the Isaac Walton and Edison schools. They were, namely, Charline Beckley, Bernard Carlson, Valerie Fultz, Velda Gerber, Marjorie Hagen, Marian Henning, Reuben Huber, 1 lelcn McMahon, Mary Nance, Wilma Schmidt, Agnes Steers, Harryette Werling and John Zie- genhorn. I he fall of 1936 found us en- tering E. r. 11. S. Our class had lost many members and gained many more. There were 59 stu- dents entering high school, over half of them from the country. I he freshman year was a period of adjustment, but we took an ac- tive part in school activities. As sophomores we looked down with haughty disdain upon the freshmen. We lost several mem- bers during the freshman year and gained only one, Peggy Good- win. There were 45 members in our class. We took a more active part in school activities. Our class was very musically in- clined, taking an active part in the operetta, glee clubs, and solo events. We also were well repre- sented in football, basketball, and baseball. When we became juniors, we felt that we had reached the best year of our school life. We now definitely belonged to the “upper- classmen,” but we were not yet bothered with the senior troubles of rings, invitations, and gradua- tion. Bernice Compton, Imogene Ferguson, Patrick Flanagan, and Charles Rice were now members of our class. We were very proud to help win acclaim for our school by winning four superiors at the National Music Contest held in Anderson, Indiana. The trip it- self was something long to be re- membered by the students. We were also active in sports and va- rious clubs. Several members of the cast of the all-school play, “Big-Hearted Herbert,” were from the junior class. Our com- mercial students helped win first place in the district contest. The junior play, “It Pays to Adver- tise,” was a successful event, al- though it demanded long hours of work. The climaxing event of the year was the Junior-Senior Prom, held in a Japanese garden. Class officers were: President, Reuben Huber; Vice-President, Dorothy Yoder; Secretary, Helen McMahon; Treasurer, John Zie- genhorn. And now we have reached the top rung of the ladder and as sen- iors, are looking forward to the time of graduation. We have taken part in many activities this year, and are looking forward to the ones still remaining before us. Sixteen