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

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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.

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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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Gayer. Donald L. Don FFA, 3 4- Student Councrl 3, 4. Listening to Harry lames give out with Near You is solid with Don. His favor- ite magazine is Popular Mechanics. He plans to enter the U. of I. and maior in mechanics. Petty is his favorite illustrator. Gibson, Dolores Dee CAA 7, 3 4 FHA, l, 3, 4: Chorus l. Dee says her most exciting experience was getting married on November 8, 1947. She plans to become a full time housewife after graduation. Dee specializes in cook- ing ltalian dishes and roller skating. Gillard. Eddie Eddie left school at the end of the first semester. Gray, Cathryn Katie li:-:rm if l FT A 4 Ollrct Practice. Katie plans to attend indiana Central and to study some type of clerical work. Meanwhile she's getting practice working in the office this year. Swimming is her big sport and hobby along with reading and eating. Grove. Alva Lenore Lyn liandl T. 3,4 Chorus l, 3, 4: Fli A. l, 4, Q G A A .. Lyn considers going to state with the band in 1947 her most exciting experience. Music by Gershwin rates high with her. She says that her favorite topic of con- versation is anything that will start an argument. but we don't believe her. Iewell Eichhorst and Fred Reed - Here are Iewell and Fred at one of their most familiar iobs. selling tickets for the Recreation Center fund. They really did a W onderful iob on this. 44 22 in Garrett, Barbara lean Barb Hrtle Club 1, 2, Sc-c. 2, G A A, l, 2, 3, 4: N FL. l, 2, 3, 4: Band l, 12. Student Coun- cil 3, 4: National Honor Socrr-ty 3, lt was a thrilling moment for Barb when the flute quartet she was in won first at District contest in '46. She is a very active swimmer and thinks The Robe by Lloyd C. Douglas is the most magnificent book ever written. Gerber, Wilma lean Willie Passing American History was Willie's most exciting experience. Fried chicken, hike riding, and To Each His Own are among her favorites. She has chosen bookkeeping as her future vocation. Gilbert, Iohn F. Iohnny Band l, 2, 3, 45 Clrorus fi, 45 Rrllf- Club 2, 3, 4: Spanish Club 4, One of lohnny's main interests is music. He really got a thrill out of winning Hrst at State on his bass horn in l94G and l947. He likes to watch basketball. but when it comes to track he is a whiz. Goldsmith, Naomi Grace Nomie Thesprans 2, 3, 45 Thespran Play 2: F ll A. 2, 3, 4. Nomie's most exciting experience in school was a hayride-on a certain Sep- tember night-Hubba, Hubbal ll Swiss steak and cherry pie are tops on Nomie's list for out-of-this-world eating. Gray. Ross Dale FFA. l, 2, 3, 4. A ieep ride with Henry Crosby was quite exciting for Ross. He would like to at- tend the U. of I. and study farming. Life, basketball, football. and fried chicken are all favorites of Hoss. Grubb, Lee Flille Club l, 2: FFA. l, 2, 3, 4, Reporter' 3, 4. Lee enioys hunting and fishing in de- cent weather. and likes to eat fried cat- fish. He thinks Varsity magazine is tops. and does his share of talking when sports are mentioned. Lee likes to look at a Varga picture. but when it comes to read- ing. Mutt and left rate first.