Liberty High School - Torch Yearbook (Liberty, IL)

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THE LIBERTY TORCH The Jun1or class served as waitresses and waiters at the Alumn1 Banquet on May 14 On May Zl we sponsored the Junior Senior Banquet and Prom The theme was Har bor Lights The gym was beautifully decorated with a sea shore at one end and a light house on the other side of the gym containing a beacon light in the top of the light house Music for the evening was provided by Charles Winking and his orchestra They played on the deck of the beautiful ship U S S Seniors The prom proved to be a great suc CCSS Our class was in charge of the decoration for Baccalaureate and Commencement and also served as ushers Rita Rossmiller was the honor student for the year Pat Clark and Alberta Neisen re presented the cheerleading section for our class Rita Rossmiller and Norma Rae Longlett were selected as the two Junior members of the National Honor Society SE NIOR YEAR As the 1953 54 school term opened Liberty High School was blessed with the enroll ment of seventeen fine Seniors They were Bertha Allison Larry Bunte Jack Burton Joyce Chase Patricia Clark Elaine Cutforth Donna Griffin Donna Sue Hipkins Mar cella Kaltenbach Kenneth Leapley Norma Rae Longlett Wayne Moore Donald Mowen ison married and moved to Colorado leaving our class with an enrollment of sixteen Later in the year we gained two more students They were Bernard Conrad who trans ferred from Hannibal High School and Don Jingst who transferred from Warsaw I-hgh School which gave our class an enrollment of eighteen Our officers for 1953 54 were President Jack Burton V1ce Pres1dent Patricia Clark Secretary Reporter Donna Sue Hipkins Treasurer Rita Rossmiller Student Council Representatives Norma Rae Longlett Jerry Quincy and Bertha Allison who was later replaced by Donna Gr1ff1n Our sponsor was Mr Nelle Orr Mullins Our faculty consisted of Mr W1lsonO Neubauer Superintendent Mrs NelleO Mul lins Miss Pauline Carwell M1ssEstherM Reid Miss Gladys Jensen Mr Jarnes Fouts Mr Dervin Garrison Mr C A Gamble Mr Dean Sims and Mr Albert Whit more On October 6 we had our senior pictures taken 21 ' H ' ' ' Jerry Quincy, Teddy Reich, Rita Rossmiller, Dick Tenhouse. In November Bertha All-

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THE LIBERTY TORCH JUNIOR YEAR A group of amb1t1ous and energetlc Junlors enjoyed a very prosperous year Members of our class were Bertha All1son Larry Bunte Joyce Chase Patr1c1a Clark Bernard Conrad Elalne Cutforth Donna Gr1ff1n Donna Sue Hmpkxns Cllfford Huddleston Mar cella Kaltenbach Theodora Kovacev1ch Kenneth Leapley Norma Rae Longlett Wayne Moore Donald Mowen Alberta Nemsen Jerry Qulncy Teddy Re1ch R1ta Rossm1ller D1ck Tenhouse and Dorls Wychoff We were not able to keep th1s enrollment for Chfford Huddleston and Alberta Ne1 sen qult and Theodora Kovacev1ch moved to Chmcago Offlcers elected for the year were Presldent Larry Bunte V1ce Presldent Patr1c1a Clark Secretary Rxta Rossm1ller Treasurer Bernard Conrad Reporter Marcella Kaltenbach Student Councll Representatlves Donna Sue I-l1pk1ns Ela1ne Cutforth and Jerry Qumcy We had as our class sponsors M1ss Esther Re1d and Mr Clarence Gam be Members of our faculty were Mr W1lson O Neubauer Supemntendent M1ss Esther M Re1d Mr C A Gamble Mr Derv1n Garrlson Mr James Fouts Mrs Nelle O Mulllns Mr Dean S1ms M1ss Gladys Jensen and Mr NormanO Clarke At the death of Mr Clarke 1n October Mr Rlchard Tanner of Qulncy became the muslc dlrector We were all thr1lled when we recelved our class r1ngs on September 22 On October Z5 we had a hamburger fry at South Park 1n QUIDCY Later we attended a mov1e at the State Theater We sponsored a magazlne dr1ve wh1ch broke all prev1ous records at Llberty H1gh It be gan on October 31 and ended on November 7 The slx hlghest salesmen were Norma Rae Longlett Ela1ne Cutforth Kenneth Leapley Larry Bunte Marcella Kaltenbach and Teddy Relch We chose sldes for our dr1ve the losmg team gave a Chlll supper for the members of the w1nn1ng team Our class was h1ghly represented at the FHA Chr1stmas Ball wmth Patr1c1a Clark Nor ma Rae Longlett Teddy Re1ch and Larry Bunte as attendants to the K1ng and Queen The comedy play The Able M155 Ca1n ' was presented on Apr1l 17 ln the Alumm Gym naslurn under the dlrectmon of Mlss Reld and Mr Gamble The profxt was S186 57 On Thursday Apr1l 30 the Jun1or and Senlor classes took a tr1p to Spr1ngf1eld where we v1s1ted the Capxtol and were pr1v1ledged to be ln the Senate and House of Representa twes whmle they were 1n sess1on We also shook hands wlth the Governor Mr W1111am Stratton In the afternoon we went through Lmncoln S home and tomb and then v1s1ted New Salem Park Z0 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' , 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 , . . . . . . - 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Q 1 1 1 u 1 ' .- . . . , , . , . . . , . , . , . . 1 1 1 1 - ' ' , , . . , . 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 . , 1 1 - H . . , . . . 1 1 ' 1 1 1 - , . . I , ,

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THE LIBERTY TORCH We gave our Semor class play on October 23 wh1ch was ent1t1ed Take Your Medlclne under the d1rect1on of Mrs Nelle Mulhns and Mr Derv1n Garr1son All of our class members were m the play wmth Bernard Conrad as announcer On November 10 we enjoyed a supper at Doc s Arrpark at West Qu1ncy Followlng the supper we attended the movle at the State Theater Our class was aga1n represented at the FHA Chrxstmas Ball on December 16 w1th Pa tr1c1a Clark crowned as Queen and Donald Mowen as Kmng Norma Rae Longlett and Larry Bunte were the Sen1or attendants The Semor class presented an assembly on December Z3 before the student body and faculty The assembly was 1n form of a te1ev1s1on program wxth Jerry Qu1ncy as Master of Ceremomes An exchange of g1fts was held after the program On January 20 our class sponsored a skatmg party at Scott1e's Roller R1nk On March 12 we attended the Ice Capades 1n St Lou1s Our class attended the annual Semor Guest Day at Western 1ll1no1s State College mn Macomb on March 17 The motto chosen by our class was To1l Conquers A11 Thlngs The colors of our class were green and wh1te Our class flowers were green and whlte carnatlons The Senrors were guests of the Alumm Assoc1at1on at the Alumm Banquet on May 13 On May 19 the Sen1or class had a party at the home of our Sponsor Mrs Nelle Mulhns After supper we attended the show at the Washxngton Theater Baccalaureate serv1ces were held on May Z3 wmth the Reverend Robert Nelson pastor of the Z1on Lutheran Church as our speaker Commencement exe rc1ses were held 1n the Alumm Gymnasmm on May 26 1954 The Reverend Rxchard Ingle pastor of the Congregatlonal Church 1n Qumcy was the speaker for graduatmon The Semors on the Natxonal Honor Socmety are Marcella Kaltenbach Patrlcma Clark R1ta Rossm111er Norma Rae Longlett ZZ . . . H . . H . , - - - , . ' V ' ' ll Q , . , . 3 9 l 1 1 , .