Girard High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Girard, IL)

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JUNIOR CLASS HISTORY The Senxor class of 1949 stepped across the threshold of many happy and carefree days in September 1945 with forty exght students enrolled We were very green the fmrst few days makmg many mmstakes such as bemg late for class because we couldn t get our lockers open At our first class meetmg Mrs Hamilton came ln as class sponsor and was recezved wxth cheers from everyone Offxcers were elected President Jxm Whxtler vlce president Joyce Rucker secretary treasurer Orval Neff Our candldate for Homecommg queen was Eileen Rucker As Sophomores we came 1nto the school bulldmg feeling very much grown up because we were no longer freshmen Mr Ceresa was our class sponsor that year and our class offxcers were Presmdent Bob Smxth vlce president Lloyd Allen secretary treasurer Wilma Langrebe The candldate for Homecomlng Queen was Josephme Hmman and the candxdates for Carnlval Queen were Josephine Hinman and Norma Kang In the sprmg the Sophomores sponsored a Sophomore Freshmen Hamburger Fry at the Countdy Club Th1s year we are the Jolly Junlors th1rty exght from our or1g1nal forty eight ten of our members havlng moved away or left school Our class sponsored the homecommg dance and made at the bmggest and best dance ever we sayl Exleen Rucker was candldate for queen We gave our jtmxor class play A Date wlth Judy November Z1 wlth Mrs Smxth as dxrector The play cast mcluded Josephme Hmman Rayrnond Foster Susan Hefley Post Fredla Hughes Dons Coffey Orval Neff and Joyce Rucker The class sponsor thls year IS Mr Bell and the off1cers are President Raymond Foster v1ce president Donald Jenkms secretary treasurer Josephme H1nman The h1gh11ght of the year as yet to come It IS the Jumor Sen1or Prom scheduled for May 13 Jo sephme Hmman illiikiflklkikikiklklklkikilfllflklkik Orval l ve got a baseball dog George What makes you call hlm a baseball dog? Orval Because he wears a muzzle catches fl1es chases fowls and beats It home when he sees the catcher commg Jlm Whztler was lymg on an operatmg table ready for an exarnmatxon Doctor to attendent Brmg 1n ethylchlonde J1m Uumpmg upl No Doc please Don t brmg any women 1n here Mr Bell You certamly hammer nalls lake llghtnmg Beuford You mean I m really fast? Mr Bell No you seldom strlke twxce 1n the same place Bob Smlth I m an enthusxastxc fellow you know I always throw myself Into everythxng I undertake Dorls Coffey F1ne Why don t you dlg a well? Bob Canfleld Why doesn t the man 1n the moon get marr1ed'P Harlan Walker Because he only makes a quarter a week . . I C H . . . . . Bob Smith, Ernestine Dawson, Phyllis Beanblossom, Bob Canfield, Bonnie Morris, Doris K 7: . . . .