Little York High School - Eaglelite Yearbook (Little York, IL)

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l. Front Row Mrs F Gavm T Hall B Perrln L Gavm D Damewood M Damevuood R Burns Mrs R Hohmann Back Row M Montgomerx E Colllns J Hughes M Bxddle D Dav1es M Kenney lxps A Skees L Belhnger . JI H 0 Standing L Gavin D Damevxood B Perrm Sxttlng Mls F Gaun T Hall D DHVIGS M Dame wood R Burns Mrs R Hohmann FORTY TWO 0 0 Q C. Peterson, S. Melton, D. Shike, S. Downes, M. Perrin, E. Talbott, S. Luckenbill, M. Talbott, D. Phil- I O O

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Sxttmg L Gavm D Clark R McVey M Damewood Standing R Darrah D Ross R Burns L Martln M Kmney B Best D Hess Knunal, The Student Councll serves to d1rect many all school aCtlVlt16S Th1S year a major project was to establ1sh refurn1sh and decorate a student recreat1on room wh1ch has provlded an excellent spot for noon hour chats and fun One of the other memorable act1v1t1es of the year was the Freshman 1n1t1at1on Day wh1ch brought to l1fe the comlc str1p characters Freshman In1t1at1on On the mornlng of September 30 the comlc str1p characters came to hfe 1n the Llttle York Communlty Hlgh School Strange to say many had 1n1t1at1on Jltters For one day and evenmg, Maggle and J1ggS, Dlck Tracy and TSSSIS, Blond1e and Dagwood, Da1Sy Mae, Iod1ne, Mutt and Jeff, Wolfg1rl, Beulah, and all the old favorltes of the readmg publxc walked the halls of our school At noon they were paraded through the bus1ness sectlon Pxctures of them, 1nd1 v1dually and 1n groups, were taken by everyone who owned a camera In the evenmg, all came back to school the upperclassmen to enjoy the eve rung, the freshmen to suffer One of the 1n1t1ates had a bad scare, he got the 1mpress1on that he was golng to be beaten to death A board pounded on a concrete floor can surely scare one, can't lt, Lawrence A couple feedlng each other chocolate whlle bl1ndfolded, tests of sk1ll and endurance, and trlcky trlcks occupled the early part of the evenlng An all school dance, wlth refreshments bemg served, closed a memorable evenmg FORTY ONE s -uf ' g ' iff 5 O ' s 'Q ,xy : . , . , . , . . c : . , . , . , . , . , . , . . o 7 7 . . . 3 . . . H. . . . .. ,, . , .

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Jutwm Jfnmrz, The Llttle York F H A Club was organxzed 1n the fall of 1940 It was declded to name the club the L1ttle York Learn AWh1leS The club flower was the red rose the colors plnk and purple Later a club song was adopted The club was very act1ve unt1l 1949 when the orgamzatlon d1ssolved However 1n 1951 It was reorganlzed under MISS Leaverton our adx 1ser New members Jolned and new offlcers were elected The off1cers were formally 1n1t1ated on the eve nmg of the Mother Daughter Banquet at L1ttle York Unlted Presbyterlan Church M1ss Anderson Med1a F H A advlser and the offxcers of the Med1a chapter came down to 1n1t1ate the new offlcers The F H A 1S a nat1onal organlzauon wh1ch IS subdlvlded 1nto reg1ona1 state and sectlonal un1ts lt IS composed of glrls who have had at least one semester of home economlcs Its pur pose IS to create better homemakers A member can earn three dlfferent degrees Junlor Chapter and State Mrs Franc1s Gax 1n was elected as the Chapter Mother for the school vear 1952 53 Mrs Ruth Hohmann home economlcs lnstructor IS the adv1ser Offxcers of the year are Presldent Ruth Burns V1ce Presl dent Mary Damewood Reporter and H1StOT13D Barbara Perr1n Parl1amentar1an and Student Counc1l Representatwe Lucllle Gavm Secretary Dyl1s Dawes Treasurer Theda Hall and Song Leader Dor1s Damewood FOPTY THRE L . , , . , . 7 ' v 9 y. . . . 1 ' v . , . . . , 7 7 1 - . , . . y. , . V ' . . , , . l , y - - 7 v v 7 1 . I . V. G ' y Y 7 v 1 , .