Lena Winslow High School - Win Nel Yearbook (Lena, IL)

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XS Xlx3XlvYYYYYNeYXN9xX4Y'X' 'XrXe XYXNXYYYYY 'x4'xXxXxNNN'XN y p class history When the Class of 1951 first entered the doors of Lena High, they were thirty- one strong. With the passing of four years they have gained and lost in -member- ship and carried out many successful ventures. Some of these are set down here for the sake of any who may wish to read. In 1947, thirty-one very green freshmen selected the following class officers with the help.of their advisors, Mr. F. M. Parkinson and Mrs. Harold Wagner: Donald Talbert, President, Walter Brandli, Vice President, Joyce McCoy, Secretaryg and Marvin Koch, Treasurer. The only outstanding event of that year seemed to be initiation which most of them remember with a grimace of pain. In February of that year they returned the favor by giving the sophomores a jolly time at a Valentine party in the gym. They made a lot of mistakes, a lot of friends and had a lot of fun during that year. Back again in 1948 as sophomores they had twenty-four members and elected Norman Busch, Presidentg Walter Brandli, Vice President: Roberta Kuhlman, Secretary, and Robert Nielsen, Treasurer. Miss Jeanne Donker and Vernon Macomber as their advisors, took the responsibility for their mistakes and mis- demeanors. By this time, this class had turned into very energetic young people and consequently won first prize on their float at the Firemens' Fall Festival. They gave the new freshies a rousing initiation, not unlike their own, and were duly rewarded by a return party later in the year. The big event in the sopho- more memory book was the presentation of a' one-act play, Wildcat Willie's Lucky Number in February. With two more years to go, this class showed promise and varied abilities. The twenty-one members of the junior class in 1949 elected Marvin Koch, Presidentg Donald Mantzke, Vice Presidentg Margery Wilkinson, Secretaryg Julia Shippee, Treasurer: and Roberta Kuhlman, Representative. F. M. Parkinson was once more one of their advisors, and the other was Miss Lois Keltner. On Novem- ber 8th and 9th, they presented the biggest enterprise they had ever attempted, the play, Little Women . It was highly successful and everyone enjoyed this version of Louisa May Alcott's popular classic. This class also worked very hard on their prom and banquet which was held on May 20th. The theme of the prom was Candyland , carried out by the colorful decorations in the gym and the enter- tainment provided by members of the junior class. So ended another year with all looking forward to attaining the great title of 'Senior'. After the summer had passed, and the class was back together again on Sep- tember 1st, elections were held with the following results: Roberta Kuhlman, Presi- dent: Margery Wilkinson, Vice Presidentg Joan Gallagher, Secretary: Rose Marie Beyeler, Treasurerg and Carol Kahly, Representative. There were still twenty-one members of the Class of '51, with Mary Dunn and Armond Specht, to guide them as advisors. The main business of that year was to make money for the publica- tion of an ANNALIS which made its appearance in May. Their final fling in the art of dramatics was the three-act play, Our Miss Brooks given on April 6th and 7th. Everyone enjoyed this comedy very much. The class members all remem- ber a wonderful skip day, and when graduation night arrived, a more sober and serious set of persons you have never seen. It was a thrill for them to Walk down that aisle and receive their diplomas, but it was sad too, thinking that they would never again return to Lena High as the carefree students which they once had been. So ended another class history, passing into the halls of time to join the classes who had spent similar years and graduated before them v 'X' 3XrYYYYXNeX'X?vXrX'XX'NX XNXXXY XXYYYYQQX 'XtXivX3YX XXXNXX9xNXXX'xXXY XXX X XXX 21

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'XXXXXQXXXXXXXXXXXXXXYYX'YYYYXNNX4NN!X4YXNYX'X XNNNNYYYYYYQVYNANXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX JEAN THOMASSON Glee Club 1, 2, '3, 4, Solo Class 2, 33 F.H.A. 1, 2, 3, 45 G.A.A. 1, Our Missy Brooks 4. The time to be happy is now and the place to be happy is here. JOAN THOMASSON Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Solo Class 2, 3: F.H.A 1, 2, 3, 4: G.A.A. 1: I never think of the future for it will come soon enough. DUANE WHYTE- Buzz Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Secretary 4g F.F.A. 1, 2, 3, 4, Vice President 4, Secretary 39 District Judging Contest 1, 2, 3, 45 State Judging Contest 2, 3, 45 Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4, District Music Solo Contest 4: I believe in getting into hot water, it keeps you clean. MARGERY WILKINSON-- Margie Class Vice President 4, Class Secretary 3, Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4, President 4, Solo Class 1, 2, 3: District Music Solo Contest 1, 2, 3, 4, Accompanist- Distric-t Music Solo Contest 1, 2, 3, 45 Christmas Cantata Accompanist 3, 45 Phidian Art Club Scholarship to Egyptian Music Camp 33 Dele- gate to Illini Press Convention, Urbana 43 Hi- Notes Staff 3, 4, ANNALIS Staff 45 F.H.A. 1, 2, 3, 4, G.A.A. 1, 2, 3, 43 Basket Shooting Contest 23 Lil:-rarian 45 Wildcat Willie's Lucky Number 23 Little Women 33 Our Miss Brooks 4. I like a man to come right out and say what he thinks, if I agree with him. 'X' 'oW3WfNwfWWtAAf AnNWf 20

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NHXX X X X X YX'XrX5X'x'X'X' QX-X'X-X3xiXSXfx'x'X'xx'Xx'X'X'XvX'Xs'X'XeXXXXNX'X'X'YX'XJXXK-X'XX'XN'YX eX'Xx'Xs'X-X'X-Xx'X'X'XX'X XXX X XPNUN class prophecy A telephone rang insistently. The oflice of the Kuhlman Soup and Soap Man- ufacturing Corporation in Egypt was in a hubbub of activity.. Roberta Kuhlman, owner of the corporation, and JoAnn Schoeny, her secretary, were expecting visit- ors. The members of Roberta's and JoAnn's old high school class were going on a guided tour through the plant as one feature of their class reunion to be held in Cairo. Incidentally, this plant is the only one of its kind in the world. Nobody else had thought to combine soup and soap to make money, and so Roberta jump- ed at this wonderful opportunity, immediately hiring JoAnn as her secretary. The first person to arrive was Donald Mantzke. He had traveled over to Cairo from India where he now lives. He is enjoying the custom of that country of hav- ing more than one wife. At the present time, his harem contains thirteen very pretty young ladies, and since thirteen is unlucky, he plans to install a fourteenth soon. Several people arrived from the states. Among them was Robert Quittschrei- ber, who is now a great man in political circles. His particular party values him for his ability to filibuster longer than anyone else in politics today. Two famous business men, Duane Whyte and John Lobdell, also arrived. It was they who cleaned up the Korean conflict back in 1951 with their tank that had sides fifteen feet thick. Their latest invention is called the Buzzer , and is designed to benefit the farmer. It plants, corn urges it to grow, and then picks it. It also does chores and may be converted into a dish washer for the farmer's wife. John is married now and has a large family of little girls, but Duane is still a bachelor. Among other arrivals were John Folgate, Carol Kahly, and Norman Busch. John lives in Last Chance, Wyoming and travels from state to state with his pet goat, panning gold for a living. John informed his classmates that the only thing he has found so far is a silver ring said to have been worn by General Grant. This he sent to Mary Dunn as a memento of their American History days. Carol Kahly is married and lives on a farm in Illinois. She has a hobby of dying all her little baby chicks a pale shade of purple which pleases her children very much. Her husband does not like that business. Norman Busch would like to go to India and join Donald Mantzke but he lacks the necessary funds for such a trip, and so he has made himself happy at home by organizing a girls' basketball team. He has even designed and manufactured special suits for them. He said that when these girls play a game the gym is so crowded that people sit under the bleachers. His fellow classmates felt that this statement was rather strange because the team has not won a game all season. The Thomasson twins, Jean and Joan came from Alaska with Paul Shumaker who joined them as they came through Canada. The twins are writing love stories xxxx xxxxxevx-Hfvvxex-xfvvx-wx-vwxsx-wxaevvvxx-x-vwxfvv twwxmmfvvvvvx-wxsx-Nsmwvxwwvwas 'xmmxxxx xxxx 22