Leaf River High School - Lerico Yearbook (Leaf River, IL)

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■ HISTORY 1942-1943 On August 27, 1942, thirty-eight freshmen entered the Leaf River High School as the class of '46. On September 10, the following class officers were elected: President............................-Eer niece Hartje Vice President---------—----------------Horace Thomas Secretary.......................................Audrey Potter Treasurer-—--------------------------- Virginia Light Student Council------------------------ Hubert Knodle ----------------------—----Irene Meier Miss Shafer was appointed class advisor. Later ir. the year Miss Shafer joined the '.7acs, and Mrs. Luepkes was acting advisor the remainder of the year. 1943- 1944 Thirty-four members returned to begin their Sophomore yoor. We regretted the loss of four members; Grace Nanninga, Jim Young, Leland Klinger, and Fobert Gann. On September 8, we elected the following class officers: President..............................-Hubei t Knodle Vice President---------- ------------- Horace Thomas Secretary................................Irene Meier Treasurer—-------------------— - —Berniece Haitje Student Council--------------------------Jackie Ross ---------------------------Don Ackerman Advisor------------------------------ Mrs. Norton This was our working year, and we started in earnest to earn money for the Junior-Senior banquet. One of our projects was collecting waste paper for Uncle Sam. 1944- 1945 As the Junior class, August 3°»’ 1944» we had an enroll- ment of 31. The following students did not return: Velda Furman, who moved to Belviderc tfaldo Hundertmark, Robert Lane, Lucille Loorhoff, and Maynurd Toms. Two new members wore Merlyn Eickman of Seward and Roland Suttman of German Valley.