Mills Prairie High School - Crystalite Yearbook (Mill Shoals, IL)

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I9 Zfhe Gzgalalcte Senlor Class HlStOfV In the fall of 1948 forty tvso eager Freshmen entered BIIHS Pralrle Commumty Hxgh School at Burnt Praxrle Our school consxsted then of one room tor each class We were sxtuated ln the upstalrs of the Burnt Prame Grade School We elected for our class officers Nexl Vaughn Presldent Gene Grlswold Vlce Presldent and Chester Phlllxps Secretary Treasurer We were proud to be ln hlgh school and even though we were known as green Freshmen soon we were becomlng more educated and havxng lots ot fun We had been happy to be ln h1gh school our Freshman year and were qulte SatlSfled wxth the bu1ld1ng untll we came to our new school surroundmgs as Sophomores We now had a beautlful new long low type buxldlng modern ln every detall Nme of our classmates d1d not avall themselves of the opportumty to attend thls f1ne new buxldxng Some had Just qu1t others had moved away The thlrty three members that we had le1t worked together tormmg closer txes as the days wore on We The next year we were proud Junlors We had many good tlmes together and now reallzed our responsxbxlltles toward our school our parents and patrons and our future Only twenty flV8 remamed to carry on our standards The class offlcers were J lm Gammon Presldent Gene Grlswold Vlce Presldent Ivan Stewart Secretary Treasurer and Ray Anderson Reporter We chose the red rose as our class flower and Wmners never qu1t Qultters never w1n as our motto At last the thrlllxng moment arrlved we were the lmportant Senlors ready to dlctate to the under classmen flaunt our superlorlty and prove to the world that we knew It all There were only twenty ot us lett to accomplxsh our ambltlons We elected Ray Anderson as our class Presldent Chester Ph1ll1ps V1ce Presldent Delores Pollard Secre tary 'lreasurer and Audrey Masterson Reporter We chose the red rose as our class flower for the second SUCCBSSIVG year Our class motto was Thls above all to thine own self be true and lt must follow as the nlght the day thou canst not then be false to any man ' 52 D , - V u i . . . . Q . n 0 , , r 1 ' , . : 1 v' .IC 91 ' . I 1 Q 1 . in . c 1 . , , Q 7 c , o . s u - - n u 1, . Q . n . 1 - elected Ray Anderson as our President. I Y n . I - 0 . 1 . 1 : , Q 1 ' 9 9 ' Q , . ,, . . . . ,, , . 1 ' 1 I Cl ' 77 X . s . . , . - . : , - ' 3 a . ' . u . , as ' . ' ' 7 I H , .

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glze Cvystalzte Senior Class Prophecs les flfteen glorious years haxe passed for the 1902 Mills Pra1r1e graduates We have now their stories of act1w1t1es occupations and cai eers vse are anxious to relate to you our findings upon investigation Ray Anderson lb a top SC19l'lt1St at Du Pont He has Just com pleted a f1re extinguisher which IS non explosive and guaranteed to put tne tire out instead of the user David Berry IS a leading c1t1zen in the Mills Pra1r1e community H has Just donated the money tor a monument to be erected in the Vlills Pranle Park in honor ot his favorlte teacher from M P C H S Mr Chester l' Newby kenneth Blackford IS the leader of the Lucky Lott Daredevil Drivers Janella Carter is an average housewife She says Guy is becoming harder to please with each passing year Kenneth Ewing IS President of the INat1onal Farm Bureau and is dolng quite well for himself Jlm Gammon IS the nation s latest bobby sox 1dol His velvety version of the old song hit Charma1ne has made it popular once again Gene Gr1swold IS a top movie actor HIS fans really go for that dark olive complexion and the dlmples oh brother' Marquetta Gray is 1n Fexas She is the mother of six beautiful Guy How ell IS the new window washer of the Empire State Building Marshall Johnson IS head ot the leading d1st11lery of St Louis His protits they say are publlclzed by h1S bay w1ndow Rosa Etta King lS librarian for the Superintendent of Documents at Vl ashlngton Audrey Masterson IS the wife of the leading General in the United States Army Lva Mossburger IS a private dance instructor All of the elite snobs or Boston bring the1r llttle Lord I1 auntleroy s to be taught the grace 1u1 characteristics or modern ballet Chester Ph1ll1pS1S editor of the Weekly Laugh Book His most ardent supporters are the students of Hills Prairie High Delores Pollard IS llghtweight champion of tne National Lady Wrestler s ASSOC1at10n Lldon Smith IS still serving Uncle Sam and the Waves He will be 1et1red in tive more 5 ears with a nautical pension Delmas Stewart atter a whirlwind courtship of 15 years has finally led Roberta to the altar lhey are novw at heno for their honey moon Ix an Stewart IS mascot for the Giants His rheumatism keeps h1m 11 om playing prolessionally James lay lor IS avsay on an educational trip He IS the leader of a scientific expedltlon up the Amazon ln his last report to the National Geograph1c SOC16tV he said that there is ere more bugs than birds lNe11 Vaughan after disbandmg the Foreign Legion has gone to Indla to be vw 1th his harem I9 ' 52 . n 7 rf l a Y I nv , Q 1 , u . . 3 . n . . . . . . . - . . . Z e -ll ' , . ' l' . ' . . . . ., V - Y Q n . 0 , - q 1 Y ' ' cc ' u ' D - - , 1 , p - . I ' 1 . . , , - I . . children. Her husband's occupation is ranching. n .- Y a n 4 n . . , Q, 1 s u - . Y y . . . , Y - ' - - u . . Y ' . ' Ay. - . . . u y . . . . . . , . . u y . . . . . ,