Hoopeston High School - Picayune Yearbook (Hoopeston, IL)

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5 RICHARD RAMSDEN University of Illinois, B.S 5 2 Agriculture ROBERT SANDERS Murray State, B.S.5 Driver Training, Boys' P.E., Coach. M HAROLD SHIPLOCK EILEEN VINES University of Illinois, B.S., University of Illinois, B.S., Language Arts, World Problems, Girls' P.E. QI-'irst Semesterj WILLIAM W, WHITEHOUSE Illinois State Normal, B.S., General Business, Personal Typing, Bookkeeping, Prob- lems of Democracy. BYRON WINDSON University of Illinois, B.S., Band. 8 QP'

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Only four short years ago on September 8, 1953, we the class of 5'7 , began a new adventure--high school. This was something entirely different from the accustomed relaxed air of grade school. No longer were we high and mighty. We had had a glimpse of what high school is like on eighth grade visitation day but most of us were still unprepared for the shock awaiting ts. We were wide -eyed, green , little freshmen and it showed, regardless of our efforts to appear sophisticated. The first week was a mad dash to make the next class, often to discover to our bewilderment that our calculations had gone astray somewhere, putting us in the wrong room. But, like all classes before us, we soon began to adjust to the routine. We learned to operate as a single class instead of three classes divided up at three grade schools. We began to function as a unit, one hundred twelve members strong. At our first class meeting we chose Miss Harriet Seymour, Home Eco- nomics teacher, and Mr. Wade Collier, Shop Instruc- tor, as our sponsors. Both were new teachers at John Greer. For our class officers, we elected Joan Lloyd. president, Daryl Longfellow, vice -president, and Carol Davis, secretary-treasurer. Our student coun- cil representatives were Carol Davis, Georgia Petty, Jim Smock and Jerry German. One of our major projects that year was preparing for the Homecoming festivities. Our skit, which we presented at the Homecoming assembly program Fri- day afternoon, starred as its hero, Freddy the Fresh- man. Our float was pale yellow, trimmed with dark green fringe and decorated with a weeping willow tree and silver grave markers. It showed Gibson City laid to rest in their coffin. The theme was Rest in Pieces. We all had a good time working on the float. We selected as freshman attendant to the queen, Martha Davis. . Later on in the year, our candidates for the Sweet- heart Ball were Carol Davis and Merle Goin. Carol was the belle of the ball when she was crowned queen. All in all, the year was a fruitful one: we made Senior an excellent showing for ourselves. We learned a great deal, both academically, and socially. when our sophomore year began on September 7, 1954, our class had dropped to eighty -seven members. Believing in the slogan of qua1ity, not quantity , we did not allow this reduction to hold us back. We had a year's experience to our credit, and we set forth with determination. Our sponsors were Miss Jaon Sinclar, Business Edu- cation instructor, and Mr. William Campbell, science teacher. At election time, we voted in an all-male slate with Jim Smock, Don Davis and Larry Crews elected president, vice -president and secretary-treas- urer, in that order. Martha Davis, Georgia Petry, Jim Smock and Jay Allan served as our student council members. At homecoming, our skit depicted John Greer dur- ing caveman days, while the theme of our float was They're All Washed Up. carried out in the school colors, blue and white. Our attendant to the queen was Carol Davis. when Christmas rolled around, we teamed up with the freshmen to do a fine job of decorating the halls in the old building. Our representatives in the royal court at the Sweet- heart Ball were Janice Curry and Don Davis. Once again, we ended the year with a justified sense of accomplishment. We officially became upper classmen when our junior year began on September 6, 1955, with seventy- nine students remaining in the class. This time our sponsors were Miss Miriam Taylor, Language Arts teacher, and Mr. Jack williams, Shop Instructor. Earl Hawthorne was president, while Juanita Evans and Ioan Lloyd served as vice-president and secretary- treasurer. Our student council members were Martha Davis, Joan Lloyd, Georgia Petty, Jay Allen, Dale Gleen and Jim Smock. Carol Davis was elected to be a cheerleader. For our homecoming skit, we produced several scenes portraying periods in the history of John Greer High School. Our float, which won first prize by the