Lovington High School - Mirror Yearbook (Lovington, IL)

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pialia dta Jti taiy, We, the Junior Class of 1952, have a small class, but regardless of size, we have a great many big plans for the future. We devoted most of the year to securing money for our Junior-Senior Banquet, by various money raising projects. At one of our class meetings, we decided to sell football pins in order to raise money. We sold these to the students, faculty, and townspeople. We thought it would be a good idea for the spectators to have an opportunity, at the first home game, to show their sup- port by wearing a badge for Lovington. A very nice response was received, and the Jun- iors made a few dollars. On Sept. 21, we operated the refreshment stand at the first home football game. This was the second of a series of projects to raise money for the banquet. Homecoming was one of the outstanding events of the year. Our float, while it did not win a prize, did receive much favorable comment. The theme The game is in the bag, and that's no bull, «-featured a cow riding in a pick up truck. The queen candidate from the Junior class was Gracie Engram, and although she was not elected as queen, she served in the royal court. Next, the class decided to hold a record dance after the Lovington-Lakeview football game on Nov. 2. A nice crowd attended and enjoyed the dancing. Our Junior play, entitled A Poor Married Man, was given on Nov. 16 in the school audi- torium. The story of the play, a three-act comedy, unfolds the adventures of a newly married college professor. The professor has married a charming lady whose mother insists on accompanying the pair to their home, much to the disgust of the groom. His friends mistake the mother for the bride and relate to the professor sundry escapades of the Mother's husbands and her daughter. The professor naturally thinks they are referr- ing to his wife instead of her mother. The bride, who has married the professor at her mother's instigation, learns that she really loves a college boy, so she divorces the pro- fessor. The professor married again after a year and selects a girl who will not encumber him with a mother-in-law, but to his horror her innocent old father is trapped into a marriage The professor marries again after a year and selects a girl who will not encumber him with a mother-in-law, but to his horror her innocent old father is trapped into a marriage with the woman who caused all his former trouble. All ends happily, and the play was a success. Just before the Christmas holidays, the Juniors decided to sell Diaper-Dans. These are small thermometers and forecasters of the weather. Dan's diaper changes color ac- cording to the weather. We sold about six dozens. On April 18, we finally presented our masterpiece-tour banquet. We worked hard during the year, in order to reach our goal, but we enjoyed every minute of it, and hope that everyone enjoyed our final production-the banquet. First row--Dale Jones. Patsy Thomas, Bob Stillens, Deane Wacaser, Ruth Newlan. Second row—Mr. Stoldt, Lavon Fair, Floyd Willoughby, Miss Penn. Third row--Lynn Williams Leland Wright, and Ronny McCoy. Members not in picture--Wayne Bolsen, Barbara Hill, and Bob Newberry.