New Athens High School - Vespa Yearbook (New Athens, IL)

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' : ' ' WEmmM i ■»-I SENIOR CLASS HISTORY One bright and early September morning of 1942, there appeared at the door of N. A. C. H. S. thirty-four green frtah-man, (among which were two sets of twins—Verlan and Vernon Fietsam, and Hubert and Herbert Helfrioh), eagerly waiting Ibr the great door of the brain faotory to be opened. Several days after our remarkable entrance, were iiiti-ated. We carried our books in a bucket, wore big, green, five inch bows in our hair, make-up on half our face and many cither humiliating things, especially kneelihg to upper classmen aid saying Lawsy Moses. Under the capable guidance of Miss Michel we enjoyed our freshman year very much. Seven students left our class during the course of that year. Donald Eckert, Hubert and Herbert Helfrich, Leonell Stehl, Hackie Probst, Jackie Light and Colleen Stoll. Rosalie Ruester Joined our class in February of 1943, but moved to Marissa at the end of the year. We began our Sophomore year minus Catherine Probst, but we gained two new students from Lenzburg: Meridene Hopp and Ruth Fredeking. Under Mr. Horton, our Sophomore sponsor, we prospered. We sold soda and made luite a large profit. It was during our Sophooore year that we presented the school with a trophy case. This year came to a hilarious climax with our outing at the Sparta Country Club. Two sbwt nat left during the course of our Sophomore year, Anna and Viola Matson. ( j [ C t I 1 g:j I 1