Maroa Forsyth High School - Trojanaire / Maronois Yearbook (Maroa, IL)

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ae es t . —— ee D.A.R. CITIZENSHIP AWARD Each year an award for good citizenship is given to a senior girl. The senior class selects a list of candidates which they think exemplifies the requirements set down by the Daughters of the American Revolution. These candidates are then presented to the entire faculty who selects one of the group by secret ballot. MARY ELLEN HOCKADAY Mary Ellen Hockaday won the award this year. The qualities as set down by the D.A.R. are: dependability, such as, truthfulness, honesty, punctuality, and cooperation; leadership, such as personality, initiative, self control; service; and patriotism, such as, loyalty to American ideals. Mary Ellen Hockaday was also prominent as yearbook editor, member of the high school band, won honors in the band festival, member of the Blue and Gold staftt, class officer, member of the Future Homemakers association, glee club, and was usu- ally the school accompanist. CLASS POEM With the utmost ambition, The next years were better We arrived in ’45, With plenty to do, To conclude our suspicion The sweet with the bitter Of this school’s great pride. Leisure moments were few. They call us “Green Freshmen,” We put on a play or maybe ‘twas two But there was no fuss, Dances, parties, homecoming game For our motto was then And of course the “Prom” too “Forty-nine or bust.” Where we supported our shiney class rings, Lots of books and learning Our teachers and classmates have helped on the van At places ‘twas rough, In reaching our goal so fine, But ambition was burning, They have always shared the caravan And we were tough. Of this great class of °49. In looking back upon the past We see each one who pulled us through, We thank them all up to the last When we must bid al) fond adieu. Nineteen

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wee SENIORS BETTY WILSON 2: Staff 4; Blue and Gold ‘arrensburg H, S, 1-2} Annual e JA ca! ni werlekaae 3: Class Committees 3-4; Class Sie 3; k H . 3-4: Hi-Tri 3-4; Jr, Class Play 3; Pep Settee ee 3; Sy Class Play 4: Student Council 3} Vocal Contest 3. CLASS PHOPHECY OF 1949 It's the year 1959, ten years after the graduation of the class of '49. The mem. | bers have settled down in a little mining town called Wagon Gap in California and have become the leading citizens of the town. BOB AUSTIN: Bachelor principal of the local high school. LOIS BRISTOW: Runs a hat shop and designs her own hats. KENNETH BURRIS: Owns the Famous Bargain Store, the largest clothing store in town, FRANCIS CLIFTON: Owns a Sheep ranch and is trying to find himself a wife. JACK CREASON: Owns the local newspaper office and is editor of the paper, “The Wagon Gap Gossip”. TOM DOAK: Farmer's best friend—the best veterinarian in Wagon Gap. NELLIE FORNWALT: Pursuer of Bob Austin, high school principal. SHERLEEN GALL: Singer with the Hockaday Symphony Orchestra. CAROLYN GRIMES: Superintendent of Nurses at Wagon Gap Hospital, JAMES HOCKADAY: Mayor of the town; serves as sheriff in case of emergencies. MARY ELLEN HOCKADAY: Plays the piano in the Hockaday Symphony Orchestra. GLORIA HUGHES: Owns a restaurant and serves home-cooked meals. ROGER JAMES: Manager of the Deerington Zinnia Gardens. FRANK JARVIS: Now owns the largest chicken farm in California. NITA McKINNEY: Secretary to the principal of the high school. MARJEAN MONTGOMERY: Now Mrs. Guy Neibuhr, wife of 4 well-known professional foothall star.’ GUY NEIBUHR: Professional football star With the Los Ang eles Rams. RICHARD PARLIER: Gives music lessons to high schoo} Students ROSEMARY RANDALL: Now Mrs. Robert Malone— the Gap. ‘ now own the largest Super-market in Wagon EUGENE RILEY: Basketball coach at the local high school. BARBARA ROGERS: Mathematics teacher at the local high school. MAX SCOTT: Eligible Bachelor and sole owner of a Kaiser- BETTY SMITHERS: Has married and lives on the Bar. LLOYD STREIGHT: Owner of the corner hardw BETTY WILSON: Now Mrs. Len Shaw; Frazer arency, M Ranch, are store and bakery lives ; at is Son a farm that is famous for its Black Angus cattle. Eighteen

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GIFT “: CLASS OF ’49 Each year the senior class presents the school with a gift. Many valuable and worthwhile things have been presented in the past. This year the class of 1949 became aware of the old condition of our motion picture equip- ment. This was especially noticeable during the regular monthly school movie sponsored by the student council. A gift committee composed of Guy Neibuhr, Marjean Montgomery and Barbara Rogers, presented several sug- gestions for the consideration of the class. In view of the amount of money available, the class decided to pur- chase a new R.C.A. “400” sound motion picture machine which was put in use during the latter part of the year. Money for the purchase of this much-needed equipment was raised by receipts from class stands at football and basketball games, magazine campaigns, dues, and two class plays. During an assembly program, the new gift was formally presented to the student body by Guy Neibuhr, and accepted very graciously by Superintendent W. D. Keyes. CLASS OF 1949 HOMECOMING FLOAT—FIiRST PRIZE WINNER Homecoming in the fall, arranged by football game in the evening under the gsch the game, is one of the highlights of the year’s activities. and two second prizes. This year the first prize for the The above picture shows a duplicate of the early the West. Even Clementine (Jack Creason), and Gary Scott), with their antics, added mu the Pep Committee, consis 0Ol’s excellen; lights, and The present cl best float in the “Forty Niners” the father (Max Seott) ch to the Winnin ass of 1949 formerly won a third prize parade was won by the Seniors. in a covered wagon heading for gold m = and the mother and child (Nellie Fornwal' theme. Twenty