Port Byron High School - Echo Yearbook (Port Byron, IL)

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f '777 'E , ? 6.4. .L...J. 'BAR- OCTOBER ----- FIOVET 'BER DECEVBER 1---an SENIOR'S KEFOIRS 28 Seniors come a-walking back to school with shoes on CKinda hard on our callouses after run- nin' bare footed all summer.J Had o class neetin' an' we'dns elected us officers: President, Larry Atkinson, Vice-president, Vary Stearnsg Secretary, Dolores Skelton, Voney-Keeper, Yildred Pearsallg Student Council, Kuges Warren, Joyce Tyler, Jac- queline Kerr, and Roger Vickroy. We was jovfully glad to have newcoters to our'n clan, X-Government Issued, Benjamin S. Lamb fwho fueded in the Varinesl, Robert calvin Wilsonfwho fueded in the Navy and seen the worldl, and Mar4 vin Wuehle Ca civilun whut com a little later from big town East Ioline.D Jack'Hoods also comed fer a little but got regusted and leaved usun's. ' Next we gitted our joolery Kclass rings? an' they sure was ourtyl' Picked our'n motto-+Plan Yer Wurk an' Wurk Yer Plan, our'n weed, aig-white carnation, and colors, over-all-blue an' aig-white white. On October 5, Bette Schwenneker got hitched to Bob Buckley. Loosed our'n Magazine Sellin' Contest and gived a ourty party to our school. 'He gived a quiz pro- gram like we heeard on the radio. Walls were kiv- vered with magazines. Music ferfsquare dancin' was eiven by 2nd Fiddler Thornbloom and Squire Ayers. The boys went outen the night befer and we'uns had waternelon fer eats, On October l3 all of usuns got on our Sunday-go- tomeetin' clothes an' went daown to Hawkins and gotted our'n pickturs took. CGee, warn't they nurtyll When We git the boys outen bed Cat honel and in bed Cfer the nlayj--WE practiced fer our play, Nlako Yer Kedicineu Had our play November 8-Good play, might have been becuse boys emptied two jugs before play CI reckonll ' Varsity basketball team was all Senior clan. CAin' we good?D We'uns eived a ourty Xmas oarty fer the whole kit