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

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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

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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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The following represented us in the music department: Band: Vincent Ambrose, War- ren Craig, Ross Hildreth, La- Verne Martin, Edith Robinson, Wilma Schmidt, and Harryette Werling. Girls’ G1 ce Club: C h a r 1 i n e Beckley, Helen Craig, Velda Ger- ber, Marjorie Hagen, Helen Mc- Mahon, Edith Robinson, Harry- ette Werling, and Dorothy Yoder. Boys’ Glee Club: Vincent Am- brose, Ross Hildreth, Warren Craig, LaVerne Martin, Fred Householder. We were well represented in sports. Football: Dewey Dernier (cap- tain), George Walker, Reuben Huber, John Ziegenhorn (trophy winner). Basketball: Reuben Huber (captain), George Walker (tro- phy winner), Dewey Dernier, Charles Rice. Baseball: George Walker, Reu- ben Huber, William Freed, Dew- ey Dernier, Forrest Landsman, Francis Nolan, Jakie Peter. We were well represented in all other school organizations. From our class came the football and basketball captains, trophy win- ners, a majorette, the cheerlead- ers, members of the orchestra, and all but one of the soloists. One of our outstanding accom- plishments is this student Crier of 1940. We are looking anxious- ly forward to the production of our class play, “One Stormy Night,” and in aiding the glee clubs to still greater achievement this year. The climaxing events will be the Junior-Senior Prom, the Alumni reception, and, of course, Commencement. Our class officers are: Presi- dent, Dewey Dernier; Vice-Presi- dent, Reuben Huber; Secretary, Rosella Von Bergen; Treasurer, Velda Gerber. And now as the time draws nearer, when we shall walk across the platform and receive our di- plomas, we are inclined to think back over our four years spent at this institution. They have, in- deed, been happy years. We have met people with new and varied interests, and most of us have formed lifelong friendships among our classmates. Some of us will now take our place in the world, while others will go on to higher educational institutions. But for all of us, the time spent here at F. T. H. S. has been a wise in- vestment. We have developed our interests along various scholastic and social lines, that have made us better fitted to cope with future situations. We are certain that in the years to come the knowledge that we have gained here, and the memories of F. T. H. S. will be a valuable and cherished part of our lives. Seventeen