Jacksonville High School - Crimson J Yearbook (Jacksonville, IL)

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' Q or SlENlIOlRS Marjorie Colwell Fern Coultas Marceline Cox Richard Cox Dorothy Crabtree Eugene Crabtree Anna Mae Crosson Wilma Crawley Lois Crowcroft Esther Cruzan Iohn William Cully Dorothy Darush Betty Davis Bob Davis Iean Davison Charlotte Deem Walter DeShara Richard Deutscher Billy Drake Donald Due Winifred Elliott Mary Kay Kinselman Eddie Ioe Evemeyer Dean Floreth Wayne Foote

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gushes into the picture, picks up a stray hair-pin flncidentally, still at- tached to the hairl and pleasantly ex- claims, You dropped something. Oh Murderl Shorty Cruzan's con- tribution to the conversation-and a fitting note on which to leave this touching little scene. But let's turn our attention to the stage, shall we? A dignified proces- sion is now mounting the steps. lt's the freshman class officers, led by president Bill Delfrates, with Charlie fstop me if you've heard this onel Aguar close on his heels. Winnie Mutch, our able treasurer is crossing the stage now from the far side and- excuse that rumbling- Cow-L Boy just came tripping flllll forth. She and Bill reversed the order this year-due to unavoidable circumstances, he sits on her lapl This is the same stage that sup- ported such rousing entertainment as our little 5 by 5 Enselman's Baby Snooks act with Daddy Hollowell in the annual Minstrel of 1940, and those simply terrific skits presented by the newly organized l'ettes. Will you ever forget the day Liz Indian Thurmon CSome nickname, eh, I told her not to cut her hair? got the giggles and took up the remaining five minutes of the program all by herself? Two weeks later Spence fDorisD, our favorite comedienne, made her debut on the stage quite successfully as Marryin' Sam in the Sadie Hawkins Day skit. Ohhh-what she did! flt was a big black cigar-and it was litl Need I say more?D Well, spring came soon, as spring inevitably will, and the increasing tempo of freshman antics slowed down to the charm and intrigue of soft looks and audible sighs. Birds twittered and hearts palpitated rapidly for secret lovers known to the individual alone. But we could guess when Ruthie Mey- er began making eyes at Melba Pot- ter's big brother , it was the thought of Hank Messer's band, not Carmen's voice, that was fanning the flame in her heart. Yes, midst trumpets and fanfare, it finally arrived. The thrill of a lifetime-the lunior - Senior Prornl And we, the freshmen class of 1940, were invited. There ensued much con- niving on the part of freshman girls and squirming on the part of freshman boys Knot to mention the upperclass- men. who quite suddenly found them- selves hopelessly entangled in our snares-Iokelll Among those in this sad state were such confirmed old bachelors fof that day, at leastl as Frank Slug Slagle and Iohn lug- head Marshall fwho, in recent years have changed their views to the ex- tent of openly declaring girls as their main interest in High School. Myl Myll The fact is we now have a regular ros- trum of bashful, backward, bachelor boys fdare you to say it fastlj that have gathered through the years. Ahhl Theirs is a tragic plight-to have missed the joy and happiness of knowing the fairer sex fjust think of the dough those jerks must have saved by nowf. Well, here they are, girls. Quit shovin', will ya'-the line forms to the right. CLASS OFFICERS President, Charles Agucxr Vice president, Wayne Foote Secretary. Charlotte Deem Treasurer. Ruth Meyer 22

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SENIURS Eugenia Fortner Bill Freeman Rodney Ginder Phyllis Goodall Ioe Groiean Betty Hacker Mary Hacker Irene Hadden Marthajane Hamm Elizabeth Hardy Elizabeth Hart Glen Hawk Lo Wanda Hazelwood Virgi.nia Hempel Bob Holmes Barbara Hopper Harry Hubbert Anne Hudson Imogene Imboden Ivan Ingram Pauline Iording Bettie Kennedy Mary Frances Kennedy Dale Kershaw Ruth Killam 1-,W