Plymouth High School - Rock Yearbook (Plymouth, IL)

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A Baie with Eeaierhag In the fall of 1945 there gathered in the study hall of Plymouth High School, eighteen green youngsters. At last we were in High School. Our class was made up of ten boys, Donald Aleshire, Billy Burton, Dene Cludray, Robert Cox, Lloyd Dorethy, James Kelly, Arthur Roberts, Harley Speers, Forrest Stockwell and Henry Van Brooker-and eight girls, who were Eloise Corder, Donna Dowacter, Eileen Hancox, Mary Jane Hendricks, Betty Kendall, Do- lores Phillips, Imogene Stoneking, and Eleanor Simmons. Later in the year two new students, Francis Fugate and Kenneth Barth, joined us, making our class roll total twenty. Officers elected for the year were: President, Forrest Stockwell, Vice Presidents, Mary Jane Hendricks and Don Aleshire, Secre- tary, Treasurers, Donna Dowacter and Eileen Hancox, Reporters, Betty Kendall and Billy Burton. Our class advisor was Miss Lela Duncan. We freshmen had scarcely become adjusted to High School life, when the jolly juniors gave us a bang-up initiation. They showed no mercy on us, and We were forced to come to school dressed as farmers, negroes, tramps, old women, and even brides and grooms. As if this wasn't enough, they enter- tained us in the evening, being generous enough to give us refreshments of lemon juice, alum and Cat eyes and also an enjoyable trip through a horror room, where we were privileged to meet a corpse. A Other activities for the year included a Christmas party, held in the gymnasium. In August of 1946 our class consisted of eighteen boys and girls. We had lost Eloise Corder, Lloyd Dorethy, James Kelly, Henry Van Brooker, Francis Fugate, and Kenneth Barth dut were happy to welcome James Gallagher, Adeline Hoppe, Nancy Hopping, and Ray Kamm. Our sponsor was Mr. Leo Osterman. Our first activity was a return party given in honor of the seniors. We treat- ed them to ahay-rack ride and refreshments. Next, Mr. Osterman royally entertained us with a theatre party in Macomb. We also sponsored a skat- ing party which gave us our first real financial start. When the school year of 1947 and 1948 rolled around, we were all back in our places, with the exception of James Gallagher, and we had added two other students-Charles Kimble and Marion Simmons. We soon gained another member, Kennith Hays, who transferred from Brazil, Indiana. Class officers were Betty Kendall as president, Don Aleshire as vice-president, and Imogene Stoneking as reporter. Guy McMinimy was our advisor. In January, Dene Cludray had the misfortune to be seriously injured in an automobile accident and he was forced to discontinue school for the rest of the year.

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Brnpherg EVENING PAPER 1949 DON ALESHIRE RAY KAMM KENNY HAYS BOB COX ELEANOR SIMMONS DOLORES PHILLIPS FORREST STOCKWELL IMOGENE STONEKING EILEEN HANCOX MARY JANE HENDRICKS DENE CLUDRAY MARION SIMMONS ARTHUR ROBERTS BILL BURTON DONNA DOWACTER BETTY KENDALL Bookkeeping Whiz School Character School Romeo Small Time Photo- grapher The Brain Our Merry One A Dependable Black- hawk Guard Home Ec. Worker American History Lover ! Busy Bee Study Hall Pest Indian Giver Man of Few Words Our Beauty of the Class Physics Lover! Best No-Attendance Record GAZING AT THE STARS Western's Basketball Coach Town Character Romeo Millionaire Music Teacher Secretary Athletic Director, Y.M.C.A., Chicago Beauty Operator Nurse at St. Maryfs, Quincy Home Ec. Teacher Traveling Salesman Settled in Indian Territory Farmer Model for Men's Wearing Apparel Pilot Married

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This year we worked very hard toward making money. We very successfully carried on a magazine sale which resulted in a large profit. Next, we spon- sored the annual Penny Carnival which added to our treasury. We gave a movie, The Big Fix, also as a fund raising project. Next came our class play, Spring Fever, a three-act comedy produced under the fine direction of Mr. McMinimy. Later, as we had all worked quite hard, we decided to enter- tain ourselves at a card party which was held in the Home Economics room. In early May we entertained the seniors with the annual Banquet and Prom which we held in the Lincoln-Douglas Hotel Ballroom in Quincy, Illinois. Many of us also enjoyed a movie while for others, the roller rink was the main attraction. School in 1948 began in September and it was no longer a Community High School but a Community Consolidated High School. This year, Donald Ale- shire, Billy Burton, Bob Cox, Donna Dowacter, Eileen Hancox, Mary Jane Hendricks, Betty Kendall, Dolores Phillips, Arthur Roberts, Forrest Stock- well, Imogene Stoneking, Eleanor Simmons, Marion Simmons, Ray Kamm, and Kennith Hays were known as seniors. We were also very glad to hear that Dene Cludray had recovered sufhciently from his injuries to have spe- cial instruction, which was given by Mrs. Juanita Scott, and would be able to graduate with us. Those elected as officers were president, Mary Jane Hen- dricksg vice-president, Bob Cox, secretary-treasurer, Eleanor Simmons 5 reporter, Kenny Hays. This, too, was a very busy year. In November, we joined with the juniors and again the Penny Carnival, with an added Variety Show, was presented. Our class play, The Campbells Are Coming, a hilarious hillbilly comedy, scored a direct hit when it was presented. As another fund raising scheme we were permitted to sell pencils and a large variety of school paper all dur- ing the year, and in April We held a bake sale which netted several dollars for our treasury. Our annual staff was elected and by mid-year had started its workin earnest on the The Plymouth Rock. The annual senior trip is to be a three-day stay in Chicago, beginning the evening of May 24. Baccalaureate exercises will be held on May 28 at the Baptist Church and Commencement will be on the evening of May 31 at the Congregational Church.