Knoxville High School - Jester Yearbook (Knoxville, IL)

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4 nfnifi' 1 g-H-V . w Distinguishwl K.'?D members of the furulty. Who can With an atmosphere of gaiety and loud fun, the traditional initi- ation of K.l-LS. freshmen by the almighty seniors began quite early on Friday, September 5. Before classes started town freshies were seen carrying and pulling seniors' books in wagons. A number of country freshies, however, were honored with very interesting rides to school. Between periods during the long day, Cfor freshmen, at leastj, cries of The British are com- ing! and To doom with the freshies! grew common to every- one's hearing. At noon many of the green ones did stunts for a short time. Both initiators and the ones initiated will long remember an interesting object of the day, which was called Bud's Bucket . For the annual party that night more stunts were performed. The new teachers dressed in hill- billy styles and sang a mountain ballad. lVI.C. of the program was Bill Moore. Following the coro- nation of the queen and king, there was dancing to records. L K H fx - blow the biggest bubble? Queen Cassie and King Joe

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elah .ymlltiaiianfi +A. This way, slaves. .11ltiores unos lauzlo! laudo echoed throughout 1, when new Latin Club traditional cry as a phase Their attire consisted of robes made from dishtowels, jewelry, and olive wreathes. Potluck supper in the eve- ning, followed by a number of stunts done by the initiated , took place in Mrs. Huston's room, where all club meetings were held. John Morris, president of the group, pre- sented the stunts, among which were drink- ing out of baby bottles, selling apples, and feeding ice cream cones to each other while blindfolded. At the close the freshies were olhcially accepted. Altiores unos the halls October members did this of their initiation Getting acquainted tags and swimming caps were worn by the green freshie mem- bers of G.A.A. at their initiation in Septem- ber. After school G.A.A. members began hiking to Nancy Breece's farm for the annual Weiner roast. Each member taking her own weiners and buns, the girls hiked the required distance for points and were then picked up by hayracks. It wasn't long until the crack- ling and sizzling of the hot dogs could be heard, after the freshman members found enough roasting sticks. Snapshots were taken of the group during this event, which was the first activity of the club for the year. What do you want on your hot dog? Boy, that was ll long hike! 'x J

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1 Baaacl of gclucczlian. l Q Q.. Row I: Vorace Larson, Julius Block, James Paulsgrove. Row 2: George England, William Corbin, Mrs. Richard Goff, Ralph Gullel. Pictured above are the members of the 1958-59 Board of Education of Community Unit District 202. Julius W. Block finished his second year as president of the group, while James W. Paulsgrove again served as secretary. Representatives from various parts of the dis- trict, including Haw Creek, Persifer and Knox Townships, and East Galesburg, served the board also. Among the several important items discussed and acted upon were building new elementary schools and fire inspections of structures in the district. Because enrollment, in addition to the num- ber of courses offered, has largely increased, a great many consequent problems were faced by all members of local school administrative bodies and olficial educational supervisors everywhere. The issues of consideration, as always, held much responsibility and contro- versy. Operation of the public scl1ool's system depends upon the state, which in turn delegates authority to the local boards. District 202 worked diligently for the cause of good educa- tion, acting according to existing conditions. Supl. J. S. Spencer Regrettably, Mr. Spencer wasnt seen as much this year as in the previous years when he was principal here at Knoxville High. As the new superintendent of schools in the 202 district, he undertook and accomplished many new and impor- tant jobs during his third year with the faculty of K.H.S. Having earned B.S.Ed. and M.Ed. degrees from the University of Missouri, Nlr. Spencer first came to Knoxville in the fall of 1956. During the two years that followed he, being both principal of K.H.S. and Student Council advisor, made many friends and acquaintances among the students attending Knoxville High, as well as their parents and the teachers. lO