Roanoke Benson High School - Ro Vic Yearbook (Roanoke, IL)

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Lawn, Irma Pfister, Maple Lawn, Donna Schirer, Schirerg Vernon Springer, Pleasant Valley, Rosemary Wilson, Willow Tree. Our freshman officers were: President, Joe Bussoneg vice president, Nor- man Funkg secretary, Janice Browng treasurer, Velma Blunier. During our freshman year we made some educational trips. Mr. Wiles took us to Starved Rock, Springfield, and to a Cement Mill. Another ex- pedition was taken up Mount Jumbo to see the sun rise. We were one of the last classes allowed to make these trips, because of war restrictions. One of the things we will remember most about our trips, was when Charlie Mangold accidentally caught his breeches on a rock near the cement bill. The occasion called for a new pair of pants. You should have seen how lovely he looked in his new overalls! The first part of the year Vernon Springer left and at the end of the year Velma Blunier and Robert McAttee moved away. Our sophomore officers were: President, Jerry Sauder, vice president, Ann Wallaceg secretary, Charles Mangold, treasurer, Goldie Schuler. 'l'he first part of the year we lost Eugene Audi and from Eureka came Gene Fehr and Mildred Rocke. Our junior year was filled with a great many events. We first elected officers and they Were: President, Tom Paluskag vice president, Virginia Prillerg secretary, Ann Blunier, treasurer, Janice Brown. Then came our Junior play, The Sunshine Twins, which was a great success. ' 'i'he big event of the year was the Junior-Senior banquet. We worked hard to make the banquet a success for the seniors. We also got our class rings and pins which We were very proud of. This year we lost three boys, Joey, Tom, and Norman, who became apprentices at Caterpillar, with the understanding that when they com- pleted their four-year course, they would receive their High school diploma. We also lost Everett Bauman, Junior Ratliffe, and Gene Fehr. Our last year in school has been the most important and worthwhile year in school. 'lhis year was filled with exciting events, such as the Senior play, Bargain Bride, getting our pictures taken, selecting our invitations and cards, being guests at the Junior-Senior banquet, and re-electing Mr. Cravens as our class adviser for the fourth term. The senior year we lost Rufus Small and Heye Harms. Joey came back, and at the end of the year Ruth Sebree came from Alba, Missouri. Joey has been busy making up the work he missed in his junior year so that he can graduate with his class. Tom has had one four-rnonth college term and with those credits and some from night school he will have sufficient credits to graduate. Robert McEldowney joined the Marines and left April 16, but he will receive his diploma in abscentia. After four years of hard work Donna Schirer has earned the honor of being valedictorian, and Irma Pfister salutatorian. On May 14 our baccalaureate service was held with Rev. Rodney Shaw as speaker. Our class class took place May 15 with talent from the class participating. Our graduation took uplace on the evening of May 16, with Carl S. Win- ters of Oak Park, Ill., delivering the commencement address. 13

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One hilarious scene was Aunt Oma from Omaha wanting Jim Uerryl to try on a slip she had purchased for Daisy tJerryJ as a wedding present. The girls came back to accept the boys but by this time everyone is so mixed up as to who Daisy is that the girls nearly leave again. This time Jim saved the situation by taking off his wig. Cissie's father is visiting the girls and falls for Daisy and then Aunt Oma really dresses herself up and vamps Cissie's father back again, as he was once her old flame. The love mix-ups are straightened out and the play has a happy, jovial ending. Class History Our introduction to school life came in 1932-the year of the great depression. Most of us entered Roanoke Grade school with Miss McC1eary as our teacher, although a number entered the various rural schools the same year. The membership at the Grade School was as follows: Eugene Audi, Jos Bussone, Lloyd DeJohn, Norman Funk, Ernest Huschen, Louis Lepret, Charles Mangold, Robert McEldoWney Tom Paluska, Victor Randour, Jack Sauder, Gerald Sauder, Robert Scherer, Eugene Warren, Eliza Kistner, Annette Pioletti, Georgette Pretet, Virginia Priller, Irma Randour, Goldie Schuler, Harriet 'i hommen, Betty Walker, Ann Wallace, Richard Schoon, Melvin Bohn. Of the 25 original class members, 15 are graduating. During our second year we lost five members but gained two. We lost Ernest Huschen, Louis Depret, Richard Schoon, Melvin Bohn, and Lloyd DeJohn. Those coming into our class were Joyce Mayes and Harry Ulrich. In our third year we again gained two new members-Leo Blottiaux and Nelson Schackerbauer, and lost Harry Ulrich at the end of the year. Our fourth year Janice Brown, Robert McAttee, Howard Jones and Lewis Jones came and we lost Joyce Mayes. The Jones boys dropped out at the end of the year. Our fifth year was an uneventful year as we neither gained nor lost, although we did advance upstairs-a great event in our lives. The next year Victor and Irma Randour moved away and we also lost Leo Blottiaux and Nelson Schackerbauer. We added Rufus Small, Junior Ratliffe and Louis Rathbun. ' In the seventh grade, Velma Blunier, Heye Harms, and June Wilson were added. During our eighth year we gained Dorothy Martin, and the Randour twins, Irma and Victor came back, only to leave again in October. This year we elected our first class officers. They were Tom Paluska, president, Jerry Sauder, vice presidentg Goldie Schuler, secretary, and Joe Bussone, treas- urer. Our cheer leaders were Janice Brown and Robert McEldoWney. Then came the day we had long been waiting for-our enrollment in High school. There were twenty-four from town school and the following from country schools: Kenneth Bachman, East Harmony, Everett Bauman, Schertzg Ann Blun- ier, Pleasant Valleyg Don Gudeman, Willow Tree: Winifred Martin, Maple 12

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Senior Class Will-1944 We, the class of 1944, being of sound mind, superhuman understanding, intelligence beyond all human comprehension, having acting initiative and ability which to this night, May 15, has remained unsurpassable, do hereby ordain, bequeath and grant to posterity these 27 separate and distinct wills and testanients, making null and void all threats, statements, wills or prom- ises made prior to this evening. The Class of 1944 leaves to Mr. Cravens our comfort and understanding thoughts to be used when faced with the many trying circumstances, and unhappy hours of future years without us and also our deepest sympathy for the large vacancy left in his heart when we leave. 1 Class of 1944 leaves to the freshmen our strength of character, solemn dignity, good looks, charming manners, sweet, loving dispositions, and remarkable intellectual ability. To the sophomores we bequeath our superb judgment, originality, cheer- fulness, cooperativeness, bright shining faces, good conduct in class, pep and loyalty, and influence over the teachers. To our beloved faculty, as a whole, we leave all our amazing knowledge and startling information we have furnished them from time to time on our various examination papers. Charles Mangold leaves his speedy step and quick alert ways to Miss Rutledge who is sooo slow. To Mr. Smith-the hope that in some future year he will again have the honor of teaching as distinguished a class as ours has been. To Miss Wilson-ability to work up a temper and still remain pale and fair while doing so. The Chemistry class will to Pop their ability to break test tubes, explode gas, shatter bottles and 'make the most unpleasant odors imaginable. To Mr. Webb we bequeath our unanimous musical ability. To Mrs. Springer, the girls leave their short dresses, and tons of hoard- ed unchewed gum. John Martino-our consideration in dropping scraps of paper, candy, erasers, et cetera, in only dark inaccessible places. To Alene Zimmerman, the typing class, wills the ability to type seven thousand words withouth even one error. To the building we will all of our marks of art in the shapes of pencil marks, initials, and pin marks, and scratches on doors. The Class of 1944 leaves the school for good! Kenny Bachman leaves Alice Riggs foot loose and fancy free tat lastl. June Wilson: Ability to stay out late at night and still get to school on time to Jim Davis. Ann Blunier: Wills her cute, coy ways and soothing voice to Mary Lou Smith. Harriet Thommen leaves all her girlish glamour to Rita Nauman. Jack Sauder: Leaves his ability to run the mile to anyone who is dumb enough to accept it. Goldie Schuler: Wills her shortness to Herman Tjaden. Tom Paluska wills his money-making ability to Jim Leman, in the hopes that some day Jim will buy Neta a coke, 14 I