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

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Freshman Officers f Francis Bunch, presidentg Ierrie Wood. secretary, Bob Carpenter. vice-president, Charlotte Dietz, TTSGSUTST. As we, the Class of l949, entered high school for the first time, fear tugged at our hearts. I wonder what it will be like? Will I ever be able to find all of my class rooms? I hope the upperclassmen aren't too tough. Yes, those are just a few of the things uttered by us on Freshmen day. We were all glad for Freshmen day which helped us get adjusted to high school before the upperclassmen attended with us. Still we were plenty scared our first day at jacksonville High School with the upperclassmen. After the first week we began to feel as if we knew more about high school than anyone else. During those first few weeks we scurried around trying, to get petitions signed. Yes, electing our class officers was to be our first QISPP important step as a class in high school. The results of the election were posted and to our delight turned out just right. One of the highlights of the year was Open House on November l. Our parents were entertained by the Freshman girls glee club, and the band. After the program a reception was held in the home economics rooms for our parents and friends. Our class party really helped us get acquainted with our teachers and other students. Another event all of us will remember was our trip to New Salem to visit Lincoln's home. We all readily give our thanks to Miss Ruyle, our class adviser, who has helped to make our freshman year a year to remember.

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Freshman Council F. Bunch, H. Linstromberg, C. Dietz, A. Roegge, I. Wood, D. Reynolds, R. Carpenter, M. Gibbs In the fall of 1942, we, the Class of 1946, plunged into a new and to us, mysterious phase of life, high school. Our country was in total war. We were the first class to enter high school at such ci crucial time. Our brothers, sisters, and fathers were marching to war, fighting, and dying so that we might have a peaceful world in which to live. We were doing our part toward winning the war, too. Besides going to, school and learning how to keep the peace when it was won, we were buying all the war bonds and stamps our allowances would permit. A few weeks after entering I.H.S., we found that there was a definite pattern about our new school: the odd numbered rooms were on one side of the building, the even on the other: there were steps on either side of the building and the front steps tforbid- den to uslg a definite class schedule which usually ran on timeg an average of one or two exceptionally good assemblies each week. Yes, we learned a lot about high school those first few weeks. Our first big undertaking, a Freshman party, proved to be quite a success. After some group games and contests, an impressive ceremony was presented to install our Freshman class officers: president, Iames Hogg: vice-president, Francis Thurmong secretary, Shirley Anders, treasurer, Gene Iohnson. We had so much fun at our Freshman party that we planned a Freshman-Sophomore party which was greatly enjoyed by all. We Freshmen became the happy-go-lucky ones and in our class meetings gave out with group singing that made the old halls ring. Our class advisers for the Freshman year were: Mr. Hollowell, Mr. Taylor, Miss Osborne, Miss M. Moore, Mrs. Green, Miss Paschall, Miss Evans, Miss Phipps, Mr. Kehl, Mrs. Rust. During the school year 441 Mr. Taylor, assisting Mr. Hollowell as class adviser, was granted a leave of absence to serve in the Navy. Near the end of the year we were given the oppor- tunity of choosing our home rooms for the rest of our high school days. By the close of the year we felt that we knew quite a bit about I. H. S. and proved we weren't as green as some people suggested. Thus our Freshman year of high school passed never to return again. No. we weren't sad about being Sophomores. We were looking forward to another experience in high school, our Sophomore year. 9 4' ,A X c What green mem- 1 . , W .s cries that year brings 'W buckl Here are iust a few oi them. ..- l K