Knoxville High School - Jester Yearbook (Knoxville, IL)

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Vesper Shenaut Vice-President Frank Westerield President Jerald Barlow Secretary-Treasurer U71

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Beverly Cochran Joyce Swigert John Daugherty Howard Bowman June McCormick Norma Young U61

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SENIOR HISTORY After cruising through four years of high school life, we Seniors have decided to set anchor and look back over our many experiences at K.H.S. We entered K.H.S., our ship of knowledge, with a crew of thirty-seven, all looking expect- antly toward initiation. We were successfully led through our first year by Wallace Howarter, as- sisted by Vice-President Sue Compton, Secretary- Treasurer Ruby Mansfield, and Mary Anne Straus, our Student Council Representative. Our faculty advisors, who did a wonderful job of helping us wear off our green', look, were Miss Lindrothe and Mrs. Case. That year, our class' was nobly represented at Homecoming by Marilyn Pierson, who was third maid-of-honor. She was escorted by john Daugherty and attended by Beverly Cochran. Joyce Swigert led us through our Sophomore year with a class of thirty-eight members, along with Tom Fuller as Vice-President and Derrel Dempsey as Secretary-Treasurer. john Daugherty served as our Student Council Representative. Our patient class sponsors were Miss Voorhees and Mr. Farr. A successful Christmas Play was pre- sented by our class, with the direction of Mr. Lisenby. Mary Anne Straus acted in behalf of the class at the 1947 Homecoming as third maid- of-honor, being escorted by LaVerne Markham and attended by Sue Compton. As Juniors, our class was increased to forty- eight, due to Gilson's entering the decks of K.H.S. for the first time. The arrival of class rings before Christmas gave us good reason for being proud. Our capable leaders were President Frank Westerfield, Vice-President Marilyn Cram- er, Secretary-Treasurer Mary Anne Straus, and Student Council Representative LaVerne Mark- ham. Again Mr. Farr sponsored our progressing class, along with Miss Gooding, who provided valuable co-operation. In the Homecoming cor- onation of our Junior year, Ruby Mansfield, es- corted by LaVerne Markham fchosen King of the classj and attended by Marilyn Cramer, proudly represented our class as third maid-of- honor. Not only the cast, but the whole class gained honors from our delightful comedy play, Harvest Queen, under the helpful direction of Mrs. Ambrose. For the first time, the juniors and Seniors of Knoxville joined six other local l18l schools for Swing Timef' a formal dance held at the Roof Garden in Galesburg. The main event of the year was our memorable Junior- Senior Prom, which was held at the Soangetaha Club on a romantic evening in May. The theme Touch of Heaven was carried out, wherever possible, with heavenly features such as stars, planets, and angels. The advancement from swabs to Lieutenants seemed strange at first, but we soon realized we were Seniors, for there were many responsibilities and activities which lay ahead of us. Once again the Captain of the ship was Frank Westerfield. Other brass button officers were Vice-President Vesper Shenaut, Secretary-Treas- urer Jerald Barlow, and Student Council Repre- sentatives Betty Tucker and Derrel Dempsey. The first event of the year was our friendly greeting to the Freshmen in the form of a fun-filled, but not too cruel, initiation, followed by a Senior all- school party. This was in honor of all the Fresh- men whom we were glad to welcome. Home- coming gave us an opportunity to show that we were really dignified and capable Seniors. Our unique theme was Lake Cruise,', the stage form- ing the deck of the ship. The colorful decora- tions, the original stunts, and the beautiful coronation will always be remembered. Lovely Marilyn Cramer upheld the honors of our Senior Class by receiving the title of Queen Popular john Daugherty was her escort, and serving as attendant was Norma Young. Our Senior Play, a romantic comedy, Our Hearts Were Young and Gay, proved successful, through the efforts of Miss Isaacson. Due to further consolidation, there were now fifty-seven members in our crew. The Juniors were courteous hosts at their junior- Senior Prom in May. The last few weeks of the school year brought forth many traditional activ- ities, such as receiving and sending our announce- ments and cards, trying on caps and gowns, and signing Jesters. Baccalaureate Service was at- tended on Sunday, May 28. After this, came Class Day exercises, and before we could realize it, we had received our diplomas and graduation lay behind us. We have reached the dock, and as we march down the gangplank leaving our ship, we take with us many wonderful memories of our trip through four successful years of high school on the good ship K.H.S.