Manlius High School - Mirror Devil Yearbook (Manlius, IL)

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THE SENIOR CLASS' FOUR-YEAR DIARY FRESHMAN YEAR—1938-1939 DEAR DIARY: It's being whispered about that there are 22 very shy and VERY green freshmen enrolling this September 5 at Manlius Township High school . . . It’s now the evening of September 23, and we've just returned from the most exciting party! The student body entertained us at an Initiation Party.—Come to think about it, they received quite a bit of entertainment through us, too! . . . We’ve emerged from our cocoons, discovering that Mr. Erwin Hake is our principal, associate teachers being Miss Frances Nelson, Miss Iona Mensendick, Miss Evelyn Stalter, Mr. Paul Curtis, Mr. George Taylor and Mrs. Hake . . . We are disappointed when four of our class, Marcella Hall, Laura Heuer, Darlene Fordham, and Roger Jensen discontinue their studies, and Donald Nelson transfers to another school. SOPHOMORE YEAR—1939-1940 Our three months of carefree vacation have returned us to our studies much more sure of ourselves than we were at this time last year. Dear Diary! Our faculty has undergone some-changes, Miss Jane Larrick has replaced Miss Mensendick and Mr. Marvin Hewitt has taken the place of Mr. Curtis. Mr. Arthur Sweet, music teacher, has been added to our teaching staff. During the year another of our group, Nels Anderson, drops from our midst . . . December 20—The Civics Class takes a trip to the State Penitentiary at Joliet, witnesses a trial, and combines a little Christmas shopping with their trip. JUNIOR YEAR—1940-1941 Well, what do you know. Dear Diary! Here we are in the upper half of high school and feeling rather important ... In our teaching staff, Mr. Everett Hendrix succeeds Mr. Hewitt, and Miss Lillian Nelson replaces Miss Larrick. We’re rather mixed up because now we have two teachers called Miss Nelson, but we solve the problem by calling our new teacher Miss Lillian . . . We gain a new member, Blanche Whipple, and lose June Miller' . . . Our importance increases as Ole Olson, the ring man, delivers our class rings on October 1. . . . March 21—Our Junior Play, Apron-String Revolt”—We ll always remember that anxious moment, a few days before the play, when Marzetta became ill, and a substitute was secured to portray her role! . . . May 17-—More memories. The Biology Class Trip to Brookfield Zoo. There were SO many Pulaski Streets, and remember the pictures we took, and that ride on the L?” . . . May 23—We are hosts to the seniors at the annual Junior-Senior Banquet, held this year at Hotel Parkside in Kewanee. Using the Hawaiian theme, the furnishings were complete with leis, palm trees, and pineapples. Nice Girl,” featuring Deanna Durbin, was the movie wc attended after the banquet. SENIOR YEAR—1941-1942 DEAR DIARY: Busy, Busy, Busy! Already w-e’ve begun to bustle about, preparing the stage for our final year at M. T. H. S. . . . Two of our personable class members, Robert Dabler and Clifford Conley, transfer to other schools. Due to the route of our new school bus, however, Norma Johnson, Clair Vetter, and that elusive one from our freshman days, Donald Nelson, enroll in the senior class . . . Miss Hannah Giese, Miss Evelyn Wendling, and Miss Lucille Sutter replace Miss Nelson, Miss Stalter, and Miss Lillian. . . . Viola Harbath joins our class . . . We publish the Echo,” the semi-monthly school paper, and the MIRROR the senior year book . . . October 16— Look at the birdie! —We re having our senior pictures taken . . . April 10—We visit Bradley College . . . We leave a gift to the school with which to remember us—a fire alarm system. It can be used as an air raid siren . . . April 23—It’s the day of our Senior Play, Keep Off the Grass” . . . On April 25 we were entertained by the Junior-class at the Junior-Senior Banquet at the Lincoln Tavern in Sterling. A patriotic theme was used . . . May 3—Baccalaureate . . . May 5—Commencement. Gee, we'll hate to leave you, old school! We hope you’ll miss us, just a little! P. S. May 22—The seniors take their Senior Trip. Oh Boy! A cruise on Lake Michigan, on a big steamship! We had the best time, but underneath there was a feeling of sadness, because we knew that when it was all over; the Senior class of 1942 would never again be all together again! . . .