Olney Area High School - Olnean Yearbook (Olney, IL)

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Counour. Virginia Lee Virginia's favorite pastimes are collect- ing picture post cards. and listening to Spike Iones and His City Slickers. She thinks chili is delicious and when it comes to sports. she just loves to watch wrest- ling. Crosby. Henry Irish FFA l, 2, 3, 4, Trees. 3 Irish is a real outdoor man. He en- ioys hunting and fishing any day when the weather's right. He loves to laugh at Alley 0op and wouldn't mind meeting Esther Williams. I .F.A. and F.H.A. parties rank high in Henry's school life. Dean, Francis Eugene Gene Gene's hobby is singing. His most excit- ing experience during school was a trip to St. Louis. Girls. Tommy Dorsey. bas- ketball. and boxing are favorites of Gene. He would like to meet lee Louis. Deckard, Emma Arthelia f'.H.A. l, 2, 3, 4: l .T.A. 4, Historian 4. Emma likes to talk on that broad topic. people! She plans to enter nursing next fall. She thinks Seventeen is the best magazine. and her favorite pastimes are bowling and reading. Doon. Eleanor Iurxe Eleanor enioys Ion Whitcomb's illustra- tions and basketball. Her favorite song is Civilisation, and she thinks Hoagy Carmichael is wonderful among composers. Eleanor plans to be an airplane steward- ess. Io Ann Henderson. one of our Ass't Co-Editors is art-minded. Whenever anyone needs a clever poster or help on the Pow Wow or the Prom. it's Io they look for. and are always rewarded. -DQR Craig. Dewey Gene FF A. l, 2, 3, 4, Trees. 4 Rifle Club l. Gene likes to tallr about baseball. likes to play baseball. in other words baseball is The Thing with him. His most excit- inq experiences were F.l .A. and F.H.A. parties. Curtis. Barbara lean Bobbie Bobbie's hobby is collecting songs. and her favorite song is Near You. She is happiest when eating roast beef with all the trimmings. but would put it aside for a chance to meet Guy Madison. Dean. Ted Robert Theodore Rifle Club l, 2, 3, 4, Pres. 3, 4, Band 1, 2, 3, 4: Voluntary Chorus 2, 3, 4. Ted is happiest when eating steak and French fries. His favorite topic of con- versation is tyou guessed itl womenl When it comes to music it's Harry Iames. and Stardust is number one on his hit parade. Dillman. Ted F.F.A. 2, 3, 4, Band l, 3, 4. The trip to the State Band Contest in '47 was 'l'ed's most exciting experience. His favorites are Donald Duck. women. basketball. women. Tommy Dorsey. and womenl Doon. George Ann 'l'oady Band 1, 2, 3, 4: F.H.A. 1. Toady's most exciting experience was going to state contest in '47. She enioys playing deck tennis. eating fried chicken. and listening to Stardust. While read- ing Little Iodine. she goes into hysterics. Doon. Louie Holden Louie enioys Wayne King's music. I.ife. and watching baseball. He would like to meet Spike Iones. and his favorite comic strip character is Blondie.

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Bolander. Louise Carolyn Weiss Noble: PH A, l, 3, Newspaper 2, 3: Class Secretary 2, Olneyl Tll9SplGl'lS 4, Give Louise. Wayne King and Rhap- sody in Blue and she's happy. As for ber favorite topic of conversation it's- that's right-boys. Her most exciting ex- perience in school was changing schools from Noble to Olney. Borah. David Pork Rifle Club lp Tltespians l, 4: National Tfiesplans 4, Football 2, 3, 4: Band 4, Pork spends most of his time in ex- tensive research on his favorite pastime and hobby. sleeping. Pork has been one of our best football players. and there's always likely to be fireworks when he's around. Breithaupt. Roland Keith Football 2, 3, 4, Basketball 2, Rifle Club lp Spanish Club 4. Keith would like to attend T.C.U. His most exciting experience in high school was defeating Bridgeport this year in foot- ball. Keith can really go for steak and French fries. His favorite topic of con- versation is girls ttall blondes maybe?l Burget, Leotus Wesley FPA 3, 45 Basketball l, 2, Track 2: Soft- ball l, 25 Claremont Cardinal Staff. Never, Never Trust a Woman is Leo- tus' favorite tune. but his favorite topic of conversation is-womenl Bugs Bunny and Harry Ian-ies both rate high on his list. Campbell. Beulah Nadine Band 2, 3, 4, F.l'l.A. lg Chorus l, 3 As chairman of the Iunior Red Cross. Nadine was awarded a trip in Iune to San Francisco to the Red Cross Annual Convention. Among her favorites are horseback riding and eating fried chicken. Chamberlin, Dudley Edwin Dud Hillel Club 2. Dud is happy when he can tinker around on machines and listen to Frances Craig's Near You. He would like to meet Iimmy Doolittle. His most exciting experience will be when he receives his diploma. 44192 Nan Van Matre -- is a Co-Editor and she can give out write ups that simply sparkle. Nanalso played a prominent part in Thespians. Band. and G.A.A. this year. In the summer she turns mer- maid and lives at the swimming pool. F.l l.A. l, 2. listening to Harry Own. She likes general. Brenda fried chicken are Bunting. David mester. College. Rifle Club l, 2. Brashear. Dorothy Dot Dot enioys reading Seventeen while Iames or To Each His to talk about people in Starr. basketball. and also favorites of hers. David left school early in the 2nd se- Burton. Lindell Allen Tiny Softball 1: Basketball l. Allen thinks Walt Disney's illustrations are great. He likes to watch and play baseball. He says he would like to meet Ioe Louis. He plans to enter the oil in- dustry after graduation. Campbell, Cathryn Cordelia Katie Band l, 2, 3, 4, Chorus 3, 4. Katie really enioyed The Robe by Lloyd C. Douglas. She also likes steak and French fries. Katie would like to meet Bob Schuler and to attend McKendree Chaplin, Myrl Stanley Guess what Myrl's hobby is -cooking! In fact he wants to attend cooking school at the U. of l. Myrl finds Lil Abner very interesting. ln the field of sports. he gkes to play baseball and to watch foot- all.

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Doan. Roma Ioanne Io Io's hobby is traveling. After finishinc school she plans to be a waitress. Her favorite music maker is Harry lames and her favorite song is Love Is So Terrific. Eagleson. Margaret Marg Debate l, 2, 3, Rifle Club l if Marg's most exciting experience was her Ir. Prom. She is planning to attend E.I.S.T.C. and take up secretarial work. Listening to Sugar Blues and talking about A Man are her favorite pastimes. Elkins. Patricia R. Pat GA A. l, 2, 3, 4, Hulle Club 1, 2, Library Stall 35 Olnean 4 Pat's pleasing manner and sense of fair- ness made her a valuable member of all these organizations. Her attitude toward others accounts for her liking people. She enioys playing basketball: is a devotee of Brenda Starr and Ion Whitcomb: and her hobby is dancing. Farris, Wanda Lea FHA. 1, 2, Library 2, National Honol Socivty. Norman Rockwell's illustrations are tops with Wanda. She plans to be a home- maker after graduation. Dragon Seed is Wanda's favorite book. Life, basket- ball. and Brenda Starr are other favor- ites. Floyd. Nolan Nogie F FA. 3, 4. Nogie enjoys swimming more than anything else. and rightly so. for he has plans for the Navy after May 3l. He likes to read Western Magazine and thinks it would be nice to meet Dale Evans. Gaede. Patricia Hudson Pat FHA 1, 2, 4. GAA 2, 3, 4 Pat's most exciting experience was say- ing I dol She is happy when listening to I'll Dance at Your Wedding and eat- ing chocolate pie. Her topic of conversa- tion is not men. but a manl 74. ,.,lm Dunning. Mary Ann Band l, 2, 3, 4, Chorus 3, 4, FH A. 1, 2, 3, 4, Mary Ann's nickname is Shorty. Dancing and collecting china nicknacks are her hobbies. Going to Band Contests and playing a solo at Bridgeport in '47 will stick in her mind for a long time. u Eichhorst. Iewell Ike Football 2, 3, 4, Tzcrck 2, 3, 4 Ike is one of our athletic heroes. He really goes in for football. but gets a bang out of track, too. He is forever pro- claiming. Nothing ever happens to me. which we know is a definite mistake. Farris, ' Leonard Rifle Club 1, 2, 3. Here we have a mechanical minded boy. Leonard's hobby is working on automo- biles, and he loves to talk about them. He reads and studies Popular Mechanics the minutes it's off the press. drinking a malt as he reads. if at all possible. Fildes. Vernon Sonny Student Council l. Sonny would like to attend the U. of I. and study engineering. He likes to talk about women. No wonder he swoons when he hears Harry lames playing Star- dust. When Sonny has time olf from playing pool. he can really go for steak and French fries. Fritschle. Arthur Eugene Art F.F.A. 1, 3, 4. Strawberry ice cream and Deep in the Heart of Texas put Art in a mellow mood. Watching a football game is fine with Art. but meeting Buddy Young between halves would make it perfect. Io Ann Miracle - Our other Ass't Co-Editor-'s life is all wrapped up in the plains of Wyoming. No kidding she's in love with the place. Aside from this certain state. she takes an active in- terest in Thespians and G.A.A.