Hononegah High School - Mack Yearbook (Rockton, IL)

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Saluting The Commissioned Officers

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The Cabinet In the last year Hononegah has became military minded. Not only students, but teachers, have been given military ranks. Mr. O. E. Loomis, our Chief of Staff, teaches social subjects and manages to keep his classes alive and awake with his rare sense of humor and fair play. We don't think of him as a stern ruler but as a friendly, understanding teacher. Mr. Don Hicks has personality plus, a way with privates on K. P., and has advanced many boot camp recruits into the commissioned ofli- cers that we are today. Mr. Fay Root instructs boys in manual training and Boy Scout work. He has trained them in tumbling and acrobatics, which are es- sential to make strong soldiers for Uncle Sam's Army, Navy, Marine, and Coast Guard men. Mrs. Ruth Northrup, our commandress of English and Latin, has improved our library 100'W'. In the library she has placed material for boys and girls to read if they wish to join any branch of service for the United States of America. Mrs. Mabel Laflin, who is commandress of biology an.d general sciense, is also sponsor of the G.A.A. and instructs all the girls' classes in physical education. She is doing a wonderful job in physical educa- tion, as it gives the girls the fitness to join the WAACS or WAVES for their support to the United States. Miss Frances Klitzkie, a new commandress at Hononegah, instructs commercial subjects. She is the commanding officer of the Indian and the Mack. She is friendly but very businesslike and efficient in her commands. Miss Adelaide Ewing, as you have already guessed, is also a new commandress. She instructs American history. English, and chorus. When you listen to the band you might think you were listening to an Army band. The chorus is mostly girls, but they might belong to the WAACS and WAVES. Miss Mabel Theobald, who is also a new commandress, t.eaches home economics. When she commands her orders are obeyed the very way Commandos strike-swiftly and efficiently. ...13....

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Having Attained Our' Goal As Privates we came to the Army of H. C. H. C. just as green as any of the hundreds of others who had come in before us. Our General soon told us the regulations of our basic training with the discipline of H. C. H. S. life, and we learned them quickly. We chose to command our division for the duration Commander Hicks, who was as new to this part of the country as any of us.. At first we found the going rather tough, especially in obeying our commands and assignments, and we found ourselves in the guard house once.in a while 3 but as the year went on we grew more accustomed to our environment and settled down to work, Our Drill Masters for our first year were: Glenn Fisher, Presi- dent g Eldon Coots, Vice President Bette White, Secretary. Our first furlough was a happy one, and We all tried our hand at dancing. Many new romances started. In the second year of our new life we started out as Corporals and were very proud of our promotion. We chose as our Drill Masters: Vic Ellis, Presidentg Guy Hopkins, Vice Presidentg Edna Cox, Secre- tary-Treasurer. In this year we tried our hand at almost every type of contest,.including sports, music, and dramatics, and came out pretty well recognized as old timers. We were represented in the cheerlead- ers, in all sports, and in the operetta. One major letter and five minor letters were awarded to our boys for outstanding bravery, and we look- ed forward to the next year with conquest in our hearts. As we started into our third year of training as Sergeants, we showed our ability to get out and go , by collecting 2,940 pounds of paper and taking the prize of S5 for collecting the most. Our Drill Mas- ters in our third year were Guy Hopkins, Presidentg Wendell, Roth Vice Presidentg Theresa Smith, Secretary Treasurer. In our senior year we are now full-pledged Commissioned Officers, our leaders are: Wendell Roth, Presidentg Robert Lawhorn, Vice President: and Morris Long, Secretary Treasurer, We started out lead- ing our army by composing, for the most part, the football team. With winter months' came sacrifices due to gas rationing. We could have no basketball. Our banquet was not held because of food shortages. No senior trip was in store for us. But we are Commissioned Ofiicers who are willing to sacrifice much greater things for our country's Victory, so we took our jolts with our chins up as good soldiers should, and we are ready to go out into the world and do our part in making sure there will always be institutions like good old H. C. H. S. for our children to enjoy. .-.15-.