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

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Senior Class History The first few days of September, 1946, were very exciting for the twenty-six freshmen who were turning a new leaf in their book of life. We were spared the ordeal of a formal initiation but we rejoiced, in vain, for we received it indirectly. When election day came along, we chose Mrs. Eckert as our class sponsor. Officers were bill Hoffman, president; Richard Albers, vice president; Lloyd Schlesinger, secretary; Charles Schreiber, treasurer; and Dawn AlberH, reporter. We were the first freshman class to attempt to make money by selling pop corn. We ended the great year with an outing at the Waterloo Country Club. At the sturt of our sophomore year, Jackie Herman joined our royal class and Ray Reuss, Fred Grohman, and Martha Martin quietly dropped out. Mr. Merldith became our sponsor and Charles Schreiber became our president with Donald Freeh as our vice president; Joylyn Schoepp as secretary, Ruth Krieg as treasurer, and Mary Lou Sinn as reporter. We sold ice cream to build up our treasury. At last—upper classmen! We ranked! Our junior year focused around our most successful play, “Miss Jimmy,” and the arrival fo our prized possession—class rings. We elected Mr. Woods as sponsor and Dawn Albers became president. Myra Kolditz was vice president, Mary Lou Sinn, secretary; Ruth Krieg. treasurer; and Norbert Utz, reporter. Our class was again reduced; we lost Donald Freeh. Paul Hammond, Delores Berthold, Sylvester Mehrman, Betty Loesche. Patsy Kuehn and Cecil Teter. Orville Liefer and Myrtle Hendricks joined us. Our money was earned by the selling of candy and coke. At the close of the year, we gave our prem which broke all previous records for beaut v and expense. A night club scene was used and the title was “The Starlight Roof.” The famous George Carr orchestra played appropriate and exclusive music. September 1, 1949,—our last year—came with our cherished dream —Graduation! Our sponsor was Mr. Woods and our class officers were Charles Schreiber. president; Lloyd Schlesinger, vice president; Joylyn Schoepp secretary; Ruth Krieg. treasurer; and Myra Kolditz, reporter.