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

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 We entered our Junior year minus one student, Sally Hcff-man. Miss Sohlinkert was our sponsor. Our play Holiday House went over with a bang due to efforts of Betty Koenitz, Vernon Fietsam, Verlan Fietsam, Virginia Klube, Marion Faurer, Norton Woodward, aelene Sohoepp, and Albert 3troh. January twenty-third was as exciting day as our class rings arrived. We carried out the tradition of having a Junior-Senior Prom, and everyone had a delightful time. e closed the Junior year with an outing at the Sparta Country Club. The only members to leave during this year were Robert Schaller and Harold Deutschmann. Twenty-three of us have now reached the answer to our freshman prayer.........to be a Senior. We went back to school with rather heavy hearts.. ..Mr. Krohn would not be with us. On October 10, we journeyed to 3t. Louis on a chartered bus to have our pictures taken. Most of us went to the shows and had a most pleasent adventure in the city. This year we spent most of our time working on our annual......VESPA. Our class officers for this year are: President, Jean Kosarek; vice-president, Louise Eicker; secretary, Doris Weidemahn; treasurer, Eyleen Schaller; and class reporter, Marion Feurer. We, the members of the Senior Class, wish to thank our class sponsor, Miss Elmore, and all the faculty who prepare us for this final event-----Graduation.