Monticello High School - Memories Yearbook (Monticello, IL)

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GREEN BUT GIFTED FRESHMEN On Tuesday, September seventh, at eight-frfty o'clock, a group, fifty-eight to be exact, of very green and slightly bewildered freshmen walked hesitantly into the audi- torium of the Monticello Community High School building. We had begun our first day as students in the above mentioned school. After a few days of this strange life some of our earlv bashfulness left us, and we became the chief worry of our ever-watchful guardians, the members of the faculty. Most of the boys were still on the shy side, having recently received a rather short and somewhat hacked haircut, due to the sudden urge or desire of some ambitious, unli- censed barbers among the upper classmen to make a start on their careers. The next adventure was the election of our class officers. The election was held like a real one with voting booths, ballot-boxes, and judges. When the returns had been posted, it was found that Gordon T rumbauer had been chosen to lead us, Martha Hiett, second in command, Mary Wall to record the notes of our meetings, and Alice Miller to guard our finances-such as they are. Miss Anice Seybold and Mr. Lukens are our class advisors. We had just been nicely adjusted to the routine of our new work, when one of the deciding factors in our high school career loomed before us-the first semes- ter examinations. The large majority of us passing this gigantic obstacle, were greatly relieved, and although we as a class are small, we hope that we shall be able to continue our pursuit of education in this institution and graduate with the feeling that our efforts have been amply rewarded. BACK Row-Wrench, Trumbauer, Fitzwater, Fisher, Glenn, Combes, Plimpton, Downs, Milligan, Salyers, Hency, Stanley. THIRD Row-Cox, Hurley, Buchanan, Wall, Marquiss, Evans, Mewes, Brighton, Henson, Brown, Valentine, Moore, Mintun, Conard, Hiett. SECOND Row-Claxton, Livingstone, Miller, Brown, Burns, White, Trimble, Hayes, Nelson, Von Troesch, Thompson, Spooner. FRONT Row-Brown, Sprague, Abner, Miller, McKinley, Madden, Stoddard, Lyon. 20

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BACK Row-Duvall, Wright, Hubbard, Plankenhorn, Yockey, White, Lohr, Hosler, Angel, Thomp- son, Martin, Hazlett, Moyer. THIRD Row-Blacker, Clark, Davis, Merriman, Salyers, Hancline, Barclay, Spooner, Seyler, Stiver- son, Bushee, Martin, Varner, Hankinson, Hammerschmidt. SECOND Row-Norris, Rudisill, Comell, Secrist, Piatt, Mitchell, Meece, Chambers, Cox, Higgins, Widick, Shaft. FRONT Row-Mackey, Hannah, Hodson, Ellis, Musick, Smith, Bensyl. THE HISTORY OF THE SOPHOMORE CLASS HAS A PURPOSE The purpose of this co-called class history is to impress in your minds the impor- tance of the present day Sophomores, and the struggles we endured to shed the all too enveloping rage of the lowly freshman. In 1936-37, as Freshies, we were meek, wide-eyed, gullible children fwith a few brazen exceptionsj typifying all freshmen. Our triumphs funless you call the dis- tinction of being the largest class a triumphj were for the most part individual, for we were awe-stricken youngsters striving for a substantial foothold on the ladder of school activities. Of course we elected class officers, since it was the proper thing to do, and in our atempt not to appear too freshly-green, we strove for the conventional. We chose Berlyn Beautiful Scott as our president, and Francis Utall, lean, and blond White as his right hand man. The honor tif it so might be calledl of the secretaryship went to Eleanor jane Bushee Cinformally known as just plain Bushee l. We handed the money-bags over to Dwight Card-Slickster Mackey. tYes, we trusted him that much -then! J. In the fall, 1937, we returned more or less willingly to our familiar haunts. As Sophomores we have newly discovered that we are individuals, and verv interesting individuals at that. Somewhere along the line we dropped our inferiority-complexes and have emerged to face the world with the bright confidence so characteristic of youth. With our new-born enthusiasm we really made the 'LSoph election a closely con- tested affair. Our number one man, or I should sav woman, turned out to be Mr. Piatt's little girl, June. To back up her authority we elected Dean '4Lady-Killer Carrow, vice-president. Our class officers are complete with Fleta f'Horsey Orrison to push the pencil and a newcomer Revis 'fthe boy with the beautiful voice Haslett to horde the gold. fWhat gold?J 19

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