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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xwvxwxwwvvvvvvvvvwwwwwx-vxvwxxwxvwwvvvvvvxwwwvxvvvv 9 vxsx-wxwvwxw-vvsex xxxxxxx about the Eskimos. Jean said she is cold and would like to go home to Lena, but Joan is too fascinated with the Eskimo habits to give them up. Their traveling companion, Paul Shumaker, is a lumberman now. He cuts down fourteen foot Christmas trees for a living and it is rumored that he has really seen Paul Bunyan and his big blue ox, Babe. He would not tell whether he had or not. Julia Shippee wrote saying that she would be unable to come because her fly- ing school out in California takes up all of her time. She teaches girls how to fly and her hobby is instructing them on how to get a husband. As yet, Julia is unmarried but has her eye on a young man who flies shipments of false teeth to Chicago. Joan Gallagher lives there too, and was also unable to come because of business duties. She manufactures the false teeth in large quantities and has quite a flourishing business. Three years ago, she took one of Julia's courses and was married. Now she has twin boys and is expecting some little sisters for them soon. Lois Howe was the most interesting member of the reunion. She is secretary to the largest traveling circus in the world which also employs Rose Marie Beyeler. Rose Marie draws posters for their side-shows. She does not like her job very well because the sword-swallower practices swallowing with her paint brushes and she loses a great many expensive brushes that way. Marvin Koch and Margery Wilkinson took time out from their world travels to visit their classmates at the reunion. They have a watermobile, designed by Marvin, by which they can travel both on land and in the water. This makes it very convenient for them to cross oceans and keep right on going when they reach dry land. Next, they plan to go to Bermuda. Margery is compiling a book of poems about the very strange things which they see on their journeys. The title of the book is Mr, Gassman Would Never Believe This! Now one of the richest men in the world, Donald Talbert took time out to attend the reunion. He owns a large chain of stores which sells only 'model air' plane kits and innerspring mattresses. He said that he sells a great many of both products because people find that they like to lie on the mattresses while making model airplanes. The two remaining members of the Class of '51, Pauline Jacobs and Sylvia Starr, are both now in foreign countries. Between tasks, however, they came to see all their old friends at the reunion. Both girls are working in the jungles of South America. Pauline has organized several campaigns trying to get the natives to wear more clothes, and she also teaches the children their A.B.C.'s Sylvia has combined her nursing aspirations and her love of wildlife. Every day she hunts for sick animals and gives them aid. She also ministers to any ailing natives and said she is very happy in her work. Well, there you have the Class of 1951. Let us spy upon them no longer, but leave them at their reunion to gossip and meditate over their school days which are gone, never again to return. xwxvxdvxwxxxxx-xwvvvvvva.-xwxwlvvx-vxvx x-xxwfxxm-wvxwvvxwv N4wX0N5x4X4X'x'XNXNNNNYXN' xx x xxxxx 23