Roberts Thawville High School - Echo Yearbook (Roberts, IL)

Text from Pages 1 - 72 of the 1949 volume:

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X- 'I ' H 1 - 7 - 7 ,l.i':,,1 fi Sf- fx fT X ROBERT ALLEN Three Moss Roses l Candlel1ghtServ1ce1 Z Chorusl Z 3 VICE Pres1dentZ 3 The Skelton Walks 3 Basketbal1Z 3 4 Baseballl Z 3 4 Tumblmgl Z 3 4 L1brary Clubl 2 3 4 Roberts Cr1er Z 3 Pres1dent4 Sc1ence Club 4 H1 Ro H1 4 Dream G1rl 4 ARDELLE COOK Home Econom1cs Club l Secretary Treasurer l Pres1dent Z VICE Pres1dent4 Sales Forcel Z GITIS Sextetl 2 Cand1el1ghtServ1ce1 Z 3 4 G1rls Glee Clubl Z 3 4 The Skeleton Walks 3 Roberts Cr1er Z 3 4 Tumb11ngl Z 3 4 L1brary Clubl Z 3 4 Sc1ence C1ub4 H1 Ro H14 Dream G1rl 4 ALLEN KIEF Candlehght Serv1ce 1 Z Chorus l Z The Skelton Walks 3 Basketball 2. 3 4 Baseballl Z 3 4 Baseballl Z 3 4 Turnblmgl Z 3 4 Pres1dent3 Secretary Treasurer 4 L1brary Club 4 Sc1ence Club 4 H1 Ro H1 4 Roberts Cr1er Z 3 4 Dream G1rl 4 ANNA MAE FAIRLEY The Skelton Walks 3 Class Reporter 4 L1brary Club 4 Sc1ence Club 4 H1 Ro H14 Drearn G1rl 4 LOIS TWIEHAUS Home Econorrncs Club 1 V1Ce Pres1dent 1 Class Reporter Z Secretary Treasurer 3 GIIIS Sextetl Z Candlel1ghtServ1ce l Z 3 4 Sales Force 1 2. L1brary Club 1 Z 3 4 G1rls Glee Clubl Z 3 4 The Skeleton Walks 3 Roberts Cr1er Z 3 4 SC1eDC8 Club 4 H1 Ro H1 4 Dream G1rl 4 YVONNE SAFFORD Home Economlcs Club l Candlehght SCTVICG 2 Band l Z The Skeleton Walks 3 L1brary Club Z 3 4 Roberts Cr1er Z 3 4 H1 Ro H1 4 Dream G1rl WILLIAM DAVIS MUSIC l Secretary Treasurer Z The Skeleton Walks 3 Basketball Z 4 H1 Ro H1 4 Dream G1rl 4 PHYLLIS SHAMBROOK Home Econom1cs Club l The Skeleton Walks 3 L1brary Club l Z 3 4 GITIS Glee Clubl 2 3 4 Sales Forcel Z 3 Roberts Cr1erZ 3 4 Sc1ence Club 4 H1 Ro H1 4 Candlehght Serv1ce 1 2 3 4 Dream G1rl 4 NORRIS EDWARDS Candlehght Serv1ce l Chorus 1 Z The Skeleton Walks 3 Basketball 4 H1 Ro H1 4 Dream G1rl 4 6 u II , - - , . . I 1 I 1 1 1 1 , 11 11 , , . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' c ' u ' 1 ' . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . ' . . . U . H 1 - - , . 1 ' 1 I ' ' . . ' 1 . ' ' . 1 1 I 1 1 '- 1 1 1 1 1 1 , 11 11 , - , 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . . . . . . . . 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H 11 . . 1 1 1 1 1 - - , 11 ' 11 - .. , . 49 ERS In early September of 45 These 49ers began then' long drwe Ardelle Wayne Loretta Bobby B111 Norr1s Yvonne Phyllzs Allen Anna Mae and Lo1s Loretta was leader for the flrst lap of our trip Wmth Ardelle Wayne and Lo1s to help keep a firm gnp Though there were hardslnps galore that very first year A scavenger hunt and skatmg furmshed some cheer We broke camp agam 1n 46 And planned wxth some work much fun to mlx For head driver that year we chose Ardelle W1th Bob B111 and Lols to help drwe well The journey s rough spots were notxced qulte plam When off to Paxton moved our good frlend, Wayne, And Marchall Dubree who'd come late mn the year Went on to Indlana away from here But a part of the tr1p was soft r1d1ng on hay And a p1cn1c party proved a bnght spot m May By fall 47 we d rested a spell And were waxtmg to travel that year pell mell Then Allen was chosen to drwe well the head wagon, Wrth Bob Loxs and Loretta to keep tune from draggxn Traveled on to Peona by way of her tra1l For a Thanksgwmg party we stopped and had fun Though we d have to work fast to get everythmg done When Apr11 turned ramy and things looked pretty drear We changed showers to a party and added more cheer By May we were close to the Old South It seemed So Mexxcan charm on our banquet we streamed We stopped near the border and rested agam But moved on next fall for gold we d a yen That was the autuznn of 48 We were worned mxght be too late Very rapxdly that year for our leader we named Bob Wrth Ardelle Anna Mae and Allen to help w1th the job Soon after we d been started on thxs long last lap We ran into a party just across the gap We went on 1nto Paxton twas the name of the town Where we could see the game and go dancxng round and roun Next mormng dawn came early but the mght before d been fun So of course we didn t holler just got right up wxth the sun The next few months we worked and scraped and saved our pennies too For we had Eastern trip plans ln our chosen future view The March wand whzstled Lose your hats Come on and celebrate St Pat s We heard and heeded the proveeded To have a llttle fun we needed That lasted us for quxte awhxle Most unt11 the very last mxle 7 U 9 . - . u V . 9 But Loretta branched off and, though that fact we bewail, O - 5 . . . , ' a u o:--- - - . . , ., -- U -ll Then we rested and d1ned and danced Guests of juxnors pon whom we chanced There we talked of tune gone fast And thlngs we d worked at 1n the past It seemed quxte clear when we all looked back There were many th1ngs we d helped to pack For mstance our sports and llbrary too The Four O clock Club and muslc ior you The Sc1ence Club wmth 1ts 1ntr1cate chores And those two class plays all watch1ng the do As the evemng ended we moved on For the gold mlne sought was nearly won When we d arrwed and been granted our claur We found to get gold we must dlg the sarne On thmkmg It over that s not too bad l erhaps by hard work more gold can be had So we haml the world w1th dlplomas 1n hand And about double dare It to beat our band The drmve has been long and sometxmes hard But here we are IH gold mlner s yard So now we say wxth a joyous shout We ll look for your Campf1res near about And wmth you we d l1ke v1s1ts we confess To recall good tunes of R T H S 8 J k , , V -.- . . , , . . , . 1 1 - 0 '1 1 1 , . 1 e 1 , u - - 1 1 , . . 1 1 . . . , D '- 1 1 1 - - 1 1 1 U v - . f 1 . , . . . 1 1 - no . . . . AS WE SEE THEM Robert Allen Though xt seems he asp1res to go to college We fear h1s mterest s not merely 1n knowledge He s gettmg It seems an extended prevlew As hxs tr1ps to college towns have not been few I-hs antlcs aren t always so grown up we know Remember the chameleon and llttle yo y And he may practlce argumg just for sport To gam pleasure from gxvmg a good retort On the basketball floor he s done some good work And held on to the ball wmth nary a jerk In hxs studles he s proved wxthout a doubt He s often rxght there to flnd a way out Therefore we re sure 1f he perslsts enough H15 future gomg just won t be too rough Of hfe s great door the best to you Bob Ardelle Cook If 1n settmg thuxnb tacks or pmmng a horn You want an accomplxce as sure as you re born You mxght ask for one of the sen1or gxrls The owner of those well kept short brown curls She d not always want to be bxlled on the act For at tlmes she uses a great deal of tact As her thoughts prob bly center round Champalgn Interest ln school we thmnk she must fexgn She can study a blt and tunable too Or take dlctatlon and type It for you She can dance wlth you be you tall or short And follow dance steps of most ev ry sort Wlth such versatxllty we feel sure Some 111s of lxfe she 11 be able to cure So we w1sh rlght now we are glad to tell A good llfe and happlness for Ardelle 9 . . . - . - 0, So here's to you--as you turn the knob ' 9 W 1l11am Davls True love xt IS sa1d doesn t smoothly run But perhaps small spats are just as much fun Maybe th1s lad 1n h1s grade school days Was testmg well the gzrls wlnnmg ways Do you s pose lt took that Kentucky move To make ham really get mto the groove 9 Or dzd 1tjl1St happen that Route Z4 Lead hlm on to a Forrest or Grldley door 7 Whatever the reason for h1s change of mmd He s prob bly glad grade school days are far behxnd He stud1es a bxt and he says, plans a lot Bout how next week s stud1es he 11 get to the dot He can help wlth the farm work or play basketball And should be able 1n l1fe to fmd a good stall So very best wlshes from our wxshmg mall Are ground out by the carload for our pal B111 Norms Edwards Anna He seems to be a qulet boy Who s very often full of joy But he must not always qulet be As he makes acquaxntances we see He gets around tween dusk and dawn Perhaps to Paxton maybe Strawn In spxte of that he keeps the rule Of commg ln on tzme for school But a susp1c1on ln the mmd does lurk That h1s chats w1th B111 don t concern schoolwork Of course they may there IS always one chance And another that they ll be bout romance In the future be It pleasure or work We feel sure that th1s boy w1ll seldom shxrk So here and now there IS th1s to be sa1d We re wzshmg much luck to our good fr1end Ed Mae Faxrley Perhaps he had been there so often before The boy knew h1s way home by another door Perslstent practlce makes perfect we ve heard Maybe she d dropped an encouragmg word She prob bly was 1n a moonlight trance And never thought at the gate to glance Where poor B111 walted to gwe a lxft To the boy thought of as Heaven s gxft We s pose she quxetly sent hxm home Hopmg the next day nght back he d roam Now 1f she wants to be sure of wxnmng h1s heart Let her practxce well her culinary art And lf she cooks as well as she decorates She ll be classed as one of the perfectxon mates W1th that thought ln mmd and a bxg hurray We say Happy days always Anna Mae 10 . . . 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I D ' Allen Klef He d surely be able to get a job At a G1bson Drrve xn feedlng the mob But should wartress and cheerleader come to v1ew At exactly the same t1me what could he do Perhaps that s one reason he thought It best To stay around here wrth his m1nd at rest He may have some worry bout gettmg stuck In the lane he travels by car or truck But when he stays a b1t late It s really handy If to keep h1m from starvlng they feed h1m candy So we suppose a small worry he doesn t mmd lf good food and good company both he can fmd In classwork and sports he does very good work Poss1bly because he refuses to Shlrk So here s to hlm Good wrshes by the sheaf Are presented by us to Allen Klef Yvonne Safford You may l1ke to take a h1ke But she d rather rlde her b1ke Though lt s not her fav r1te sport To lt she may oft resort Thawvxlle or Chxcago Helghts Mlght be r1ght for flylng kmtes But Cnlman IS the town that rates When she llkes her fun on skates And she does we understand Wrth that flrmly guxdlng hand And for the srck she d lzke to care So wxth her pep and sp1r1ts hxgh She gets our wzsh that here IS nxgh Future years we hope wxll dawn Frlled w1th good thmgs for Yvonne Phyllls Shambrook You ve prob bly all heard of huntmg coons at mght But wouldn t you really think it qulte a sight If you saw three persons trymg to frzght Poor l1ttle rabbxts 1n the ev nlng s hexghto Of one of the semors you mzght 1nqu1re If a hunt1ng guide you re wanting to hlre Or 1f you d care to hear a composer croon One of the latest hrts hrs very own tune Perhaps she could gam for you an audxtlon So that you could hear his gayest rendmtlon After the program 1f you d hke a snack For preparmg lunch thls glrl has a knack Wzth her specxal talents and her wmmng way She ll often we thmk make the world seem quxte gay So we re wzshmg many a joyous recess To this good humored g1rl we call Phyllls S ll ...mm G . 1 I Q ' U , . , -- . , . S . . , I , . I , . , . I , . . . , , . l I She can type--and does her share, . , . I Y . 9 1-1'-r m - . . I , . . . . . . . , . , . . . . . . i I ' O gg . , . g - . 1 Y , . . ! I , . . . Lo1s Twzehaus Up there ln the book room cozy as you please Th1s gxrl was workmg with the greatest of ease Apparently there d been dug from the fmle A p1cture of one that would her begu1le W1th just such maglcal 1nsp1rat1on Work for her had become recreatlon But the maglc had cleared we have no doubt That mght the car hghts on the road went out Perhaps her vocal talent she d1d test In an attempt to soothe a savage breast She should be able to help herself ln llfe Be she good stenographer or better wlfe Wzth her muszcal touch and eff1c1ent way So we w1sh nght here a l1fe that IS keen Full of very good thmgs for Loxs Jean To The Sen1ors We lzke you much we really do Although we re oft beratmg you And 1f these rhymes have made you blush Don t fret we re not the type to gush If we told you how we really feel You mxght even thlnk we weren t real And thmk how awful that would be Cause here we are you plamly see So please take these words the way they re meant For golden wzshes are with them sent 12 She should have a future that may be quite gay. . . , , D ' , CLASS WILL We the Semor Class of 1949 bemg at least semx sane and feelmg that our days as well as all days of R T H S are few make th1s our last w1ll and testament To the J11Il.101'S we leave our ability to get our work done on tune May they not have to hurry as we often dxd To the Sophomores we leave our good behaviour and the w1ll to make h1gh grades To the Freshmen we leave all the old assembly desks flf they hold together to be used year after year To Mr Belcher each of us wxlls a lock of hamr to remember us by until he fmds a better use for xt To Doc we will a watch that runs wlth the bells To Mr Coultas we leave all our lab eqxupment that wasn t borrowed, broken or bent To Mzss Wolf we w1ll a hard coal stove for the gzrls locker room To M1ss Hartman and Mlss Russell we leave our booth at Ienmngs Cafe for after school coffee We as mdwlduals bequeath the followmg I Robert Allen, w11l all my old jokes to Donald Bertram May he tell them better than I dld I Ardelle Cook, w11l my braces complete wrth rubber bands to Ruth Holy and the lock for my locker to Joyce Klef May they get along better wrth both than I d1d I W1ll181T1 Davxs leave to Harlan Carpenter my ab1l1ty to get to Paxton three mghts a week I hope he makes It better than I d1d I Norrls Edwards w1ll my old Model A Ford to Ronald Dav1s and I hope he keeps the steermg wheel on It 13 . . . . 1 1 ' . -- . I . I..- D ' - . . . . . . . . . . J . . . . . . . . 41 n - ' I - 0 . , . . . . , . . . , . . . . . 1 1 - . . , . . . . 1 1 1 . . . . . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . 1 1 1 I Anna Mae Faxrley w1ll rny b1OlOgY workbook to Je mette Barb Please don t overwork xt a Id1d Allen Klef leaves Nornxa xlthough he hates to d K. I Yvonne bafford wlll to all future advanced rn ith student all cf M155 Russell C. free tune wh1ch thw year he apr nt telpmv me They w1lI surely H6 ed xt I Phylhs Sharnbrook w1l' nly letter wr1t1ng abxlltv to Vlrglflla. C lt ar lvlay she use xt well I Loxs TW1ehaus w1ll :ny telephone Conv: r at on tt Oofuxa Hav ner May they corne throuph frorn thf south better than tht y dnl from the north Slgned publlshed and derlared by the above Illflif d me thelr la t wlll and testament Wxtnessed by K11roy and Mmme Monna 14 A . . . . H .N , V - . 7- . PI' . , . F . . -'J Q . E All . O. , , . r , S 5 ' J . y . . . , - - 4 4- I . . . , . , , , . . a . A 3 , . . X L . . . 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Q7 In i b- l 1: ' . x ' - - ' J , , .. . , . , , . 1 i 2 5 ., 5 , TELE VISION OF 49ERS The televlslon set was just brand new And we d been usmg xt t1ll almost two The program had changed from a m1dn1ght swlng band To Hawa11ans strurnmlng on a beach of sand They gracefully swayed and strummed softly too Smgmg aloha to me and to you We sat there comfortably by the fxre Th1nk1ng It was nearly tune to retlre When all of a sudden there came mto range A program that gave us a radlcal change The tune has turned to 69 Wxth plctures commg 1n just fxne It IS some specral sort of celebrat1on For those who ve become famous throughout the natmon As the plctures are shown upon the screen The announcer descrxbes what there IS to be seen We ll tell you about some 1n words of our own And pick out the ones that to you w1l1 be known That f1rst fellow there w1th the l1ttle boys The one who s playlng wlth the tlnker toys, Has become an engxneer of great renown And IS relax1ng here ln a seashore town Wa1t1ng for h1s w1fe to come home from the store Notice the lady and the twms so neat Alrghtmg from an azrplane down the street Ardelle s traveled all over th1s hem1sphere Wxth her salesman husband for many a year She seems much happzer than 1n 49 When just wr1t1ng copy for a blg axrlme That next fellow, near the b1g movmg van Is now wxthout doubt qmte a bus ness man He s now movmg over to Paxton we hear So that round h1s theater he can be near For B111 Davls IS as you may known Present owner of the Paxton show Gaze at the shrny new Cad11lac Its owner srttmg proudly 1n back Lookmg lovely bes1de h1m 1S h1s w1fe, One of the great Joys of Norms hfe He s now a gentleman farmer you see But st1ll as well llked as he used to be 15 I . . . t , . . . 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U A bzg weddxng party slowly appears, With a beautiful brzde mld rousmg cheers The bride who s been marrled th1s very day ls the eldest daughter of Anna Mae Quxetly waztmg are the brrde s parents proud At the hall to welcome the Jubllant crowd The next v1ew comzng in after quzte a gap, Is one whxch puts Roberts rzght back on the map That s a store w1th equlpment for most ev ry sport Where Allen and has sons are kmgs of the court Al and hrs w1fe have remained settled here Enjoying then' home town more by the year Walkmg qulckly and swxngmg a purse There goes a neatly uniformed nurse She s not a regular on the hospztal staff But she does speclal duty she says wlth a laugh For you see thxrteen or fourteen years ago Yvonne marrled a patlent wlth heaps of dough A welcome haven IS this large lunchroom Though It s taken years to bu11d It as planned It ranks up now wxth the best in the land The owner Phylhs calmly cookmg m vrew, Is preparxng a speclalty rabblt stew Look at the lady who s entenng there, Wxth her husband so gay and debonalr They look fam1l1ar as 1f they mlght know us They probably do the lady IS Lo1s She typed several years and then marrled her boss Before gwmg her notebook a permanent toss Whxle we were happxly w1shmg for more The alarm clock rang to say It was four Aroused from our dream w1th that sudden thump We turned off the set w1th a guxlty Jump Then settled back wxth a sleepy yawn To wondermly awart the dawn We fmally began to reallze That these VISIOHS fulfxlled rrught not be wxse So we re here to say Semors we w1sh for you As good or much better m your llfe s true v1ew 16 . . . , . . . , . . I I . . . . , I I ' ' I I I I I l ' . I , . n . a bl ll That's surely having a definite boom. 1 I U s I I I . . ' , , . . . . . . . , . . . . . , . . 5 I I I . . . . . s , . . I I . . , . fX FACULTY L F BELCHER B Ed M A U o Pnncxpal Mathematxcs W J COLTEAUX B S qu of lj History ROMA HARTMAN B S QU of I J Commerce MARY RUSSELL B S M S KU of IJ Enghsh Mathematxcs IONE WOLF B S KU oi I I Munc Gu-ls Physxca1Educahon B H COULTAS B S KU oil, Science 18 D 'lS. l. U., . fI.j . Director of Athletics I fi ARNOLD TORNOWSKI ERW IN ZAHND WALTERS SHERFEY ARNOLD J UNIORS BROWN CARPENTER RUECK DAVIS I-IAVENER BARBER MISS RUSSELL SOPHOMORES RUECK BERTRAM FAIRLEY HIGGINS RULE MR COULTAS W JACOBS R HOLY M MCCORKLE I STEWART W HICKS 2.0 MISS WOLF STEWART GIESE DAVIS BLAN CK QG SHAMBROOK, FRESHNIEN G. H. D. R. D. J. J. V. N. H. J. KIEF W. D. A. A. D. CLASS OF 50 Our Freshman nurnbers were very few And here s a 11st of the names for you Jeanette Donna Donald Glyn Lloyd B111 and Ronald We started r1ght 1n 1n 46 To teach the teachers some brand new trxcks But they knew all them and taught us some more Wh1le on us the work they really d1d pour We dec1ded we needed some leaders r1ght qulck So Jeanette of the glrls was our very own pxck Along w1th Lloyd Donna Donald and Glyn To help keep thmgs go1ng stra1ght as a p1n The two part1es that year we surely enjoyed As skates eats and dances kept us all employed A llttle b1t late but before the year s end A Carpenter carne pon whom we could depend H1s fxrst name 1S Harlan and we re glad he came To make our 11st longer by even one name In 47 when we came back Those of us left felt sharp as a tack Though we mlssed Lloyd It IS really true Off1cers we chose W1th0Ht any fuss And elected Ronnxe to lead for us Spec1al a1ds were Glyn and Harlan and B111 Whxle of course the rest all worked w1th a w1ll A hay r1de to Paxton was fun one t1me Where we spent at the show our last th1n d1me Then late 1n the year we decldeo to brmg Cheer to our schoolmates w1th a party xn sprmg We danced and we ate and danced some more T111 we almost hated to leave the floor As that school year ended on a cheery note On toward the next our thoughts tended to float Commg back that fall we couldn t be st1ll For from the class had dropped our only B111 By then we d dw1ndled down to s1x Whlch left us 1n an awful f1x From our s1x we elected Glyn To lead us through the year s great d1n And passed out Jobs to all the rest Know1ng that we d all do our best Almost at once we began work on our play When, after hard work, It was out of the way, Arm1st1ce Day we played up wlth a bang And entertamed nearly all the school gang We all settled down and felt qulte gay As we made our banquet plans for May Along w1th all th1s we stud1ed a b1t ln hopes w1th our teachers to make a h1t Zl I I 1 - , I I I I I I . I ' . . . , I . . . S . . , . I I I I I ' . . , ll II I . . . , I ' . I I . , . . , He'd moved away: so what could we do? . , , . . ' I . . , . I I . g 1 . J ' I 0 I I , . I I ' I Q Through nearly three years we ve been m a whlrl Working to earn our actlvlty pearl Our spec1a1 part m sports, and on the paper, too And m muslc and clubs you may easlly v1ew We re lookmg forward to a sumrner s rest Fore makmg our last year our very best We ll have to work well, It IS plam to see In order to cover our planned tr1p fee So here s to our fourth and last bxg year May 11: be good for all of us here CLASS OF 51 Thmrteen Freshrnen not from Heaven Entered school m 47 To help you remember our group that year We ll glve you a 11st of thelr names rlght here Glen Joyce Vlrgmxa Helen and Dean Norma Jun Bernard and Josephlne Wayne W and Jerry and Don and Wayne, And the end of the year saw Fred for gam Whrle st11l recalllng surnmer vacatlon We were ushered through 1n1t1at1on Twasn t long ere we began to thmk We needed much an Off1C161 lmk .Terry Sharnbrook was chosen to lead And gu1de our steps 1n any class deed Wrth J1m Joyce and Norma to help m h1s v1ews Whlle Don Sherfey calmly collected class dues Two hayrldes were planned and each carr1ed through The second m sp1te of a heavy dew As after that trxp we had to dry out Tune was spent 1ns1de you need never doubt The year was fmally closed w1th a bang, And of hzgh school we thought we had the hang After a thorough surnmer sunmng In September we came back runnmg Almost the flrst thmg we d1d wzth a roar Was choose Jerry Shambrook leader once more Then we elected to help hun you see Norma and Helen and Joyce and Wayne T For our frrst class funct1on of the year A Halloween party was grven here We all had fun and hope you d1d too, Now we ve plans for another rn v1ew As the end s about here for our second year To our act1v1t1es now please lend an ear We ve been represented xn smgmg and sport And m our school clubs have been known to hold fort We've been add1ng slowly to our earn1ngs So we may fulf11l some of our yearmngs Our thoughts go forward now you may guess To what w1ll follow R T H S ZZ g . . . ... . . . 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I . - - I I . ...- CLASS OF 52 September of 1948 Was really a month to celebrate That s when we started our hxgh school career And a 11st of our names IS g1ven here Don Wayne Marzlyn Alvm Ruth Dean Allen B1l1y Wanda and Irene To the brxm we were all f1l1ed w1th elatlon Unt11 the day of our m1t1at1on Survwmg that we came up w1th a sm1le Ready to start down our fxrst quarter rrnle For Presxdent then we chose Wanda H1cks W1th Dean Rule zn lme next to help plans hx Along wzth Mar1lyn Allen and Don To gu1de our act1v1t1es here and yon For our flrst class party to Onarga we went On gomg to the show everybody was bent The second we re planmng for Aprxl Fool s Thmkmg that we can reverse all the rules Very prosperous we have become Keeplng b1g bus1ness on the hurn We ve worked quxte hard and had plenty of fun On each of the projects whxch we have done Our act1v1t1es have been of varled sorts Cons1st1ng of muszc and clubs and sports We re lookmg forward to our next b1g year Hoping through xt to travel ln hlgh gear And looklng at stlll a longer tune v1ew Planmng to graduate xn 52 Z3 1 , . ! D I I I I I P ' . . . . . ...., . 3 . . l I . . l ! l . 0 - - v I ! , . . . D , . . I . . . . I . . . . . ., . fX POSTUREf LET'S SEE: HEADACHE ? I GOING REMEMBER WHEN? WHO S COMING? BEHIND BARS? SOMEWHERE 'U CLEANING uw POSXNG JEANETTE BALL PLAYER 7 B UICK -1 HELPING 1 Z IT HAPPENED AT ROBERTS HIGH Jun How do you know whether the g1r1s are courteous or not 9 Jerry That s if they curtsy to you Bob Do you know Jean Dean? Ardelle Who? No I don t Bob She 11ves m G1bSOn Ardelle Oh It s a g1r1 Bob She thought she was shpping there for a mmute Joyce M1ss Hartman do I get to change typewrlters 7 Mme Jumps too many spaces when I h1t the space bar Mlss Hartman Usmg Wayne Walters typewr1ter Th1s one jumps worse than yours does Yvonne It doesn t seem to be Jumpmg much for you Mlss Hartman No but It surely jumps when Wayne gets behznd It Joyce I d jurnp too 1f Wayne were behmd me Yvonne Gettmg help from Mlss Russell I m stupxd I m durnb I don t know noth1n I can't learn noth1n Bob Well we got a confesslon D1d you hear that Ronme had to get Norma s purse from Allen so that she could buy a tlcket to the Jumor play 'P Ruth Makmg s1gns for a tournament What color do you thmk We should make those httle red arrows '7 Z6 . l A. . nv , cn I - ll , as I! , un O It . , . , tt ' ' ' I9 7, n I l ' n . . . , an - - - n , AA - - 0 , . Ol . . y . g - J 1, . ' D! . , us 1 - 0 rr . - 4. . . ' n ' ' U7 . , n o - - - n I - - an 1 - 0 . . I ' O ' f U1 , In - u . , . . . g .-i . . . , c ' I D us ' ' li A 0'1-.,fQE'gggNiX'1 mf 0f9f .LY . 0 G Q UAD BA KETBALL EBALL QUAD 3 E ER. HEERLEAD J' f? . , 4. 015szr5j 1 4.S'C'f C, fb af if -nm N P 3. Q ll L., N UN, 9 4. If rl Ab, QP 6 'JV 1 LMA .f Q Q i 31? 1 7 vlv Y4' S S S 'an :- Kids fvf'l ' ' 19-L.. ,LX ff-IJ . ' 'f m!-A 3' l2.n,0-vs-ni-4 5-Don 7 . lflifr' I EN 5 bob C S i TT THEFR5 i 14' 1948 BASEBALL Durmg the fall baseball season Roberts played nine games losing four and wlnnlng hve The names of the players and sub stltutes wlth their respectwe pos1t1ons are as follows C J' Zahnd P H Carpenter andR Davis IB A Klef ZB G Brown andG Shambrook SS R Allen 3b D Bertram LF B Erwm and D Rule The games wlth thelr respectlve scores 1n the order 1n whxch they were played Melvln Strawn P1per Clty Loda Thawvzlle Buckley Paper C1ty Thawvllle Slbley Roberts Roberts Roberts Roberts Roberts Roberts Roberts Roberts Roberts are given below C Tourney The fall team of 1949 w1l1 be mxnus two players R Allen and A Klef 30 W. Waltersg CF--R. Davis and D. Sherfeyg RF--D. Rueck, W. Rueck ' 6 9 4 5 ' ' 5 4 7 ll ' 7 4 17 1 QE. . I. C. ' ' 5 7 Q ' ll l ' 5 6 BASKETBALL 48 49 On November 5 1948 the opemng mght of the 48 49 basketball season we played two games wlth Buckley The followmg boys were out for basketball at that tune A Klef R Allen R Dav1s J' Zahnd W Walters W Dav1s D Sherfey N Edwards G Shambrook G Brown D Rueck W Rueck W Tornowsk1 A I-hggms A Fa1rley H Carpenter D Rule Erwin F Arnold and D Bertram The starting fwe for the curtaln raxser were Edwards Shambrook Carpenter Tornowslu and W Dav1s Durmg the season the second tearn played l9 games wmmng 10 of them Roberts Second Team Total Polnts 432 Opponents Second Team Total Pomts 471 The f1rst team startmg lme up for that November 5 game was as follows Kxef Allen R Dav1s Zahnd and Bertram After several changes durmg the w1nter the startmg f1ve for the last regularly scheduled game of the season a home game w1th Strawn were K1ef Allen Zahnd R Dav1s and W Davxs We played 1n the E C I C Ford County and D1str1ct tournaments at Roberts Paxton and S1b1ey respectwely 31 v v - - 0 1 1 n ' , . . - . . . . , . , . , . , . , . , . . , . , . , . , . , . . . . . , . , . , . , . ,B. , . , . . . . . . . ' 1 . . . 1 a 1 ' - . . , . . ' U D ' D I ' . . . . I ! . - . . . 1 ' J 9 1 ' J - - - . . . . . ., , . . 9 I ' Klef Allen Zahnd R Dav1s W alter s Bertram Edwards W Davls Shambrook Tornowskz Roberts Roberts Roberts Roberts Roberts Roberts Roberts Roberts Roberts Roberts Roberts Roberts Roberts ROBERTS FIRST TEAM Fleld Free Fouls Total Games ROBERTS VICTORIES ROBERTS LOSSES ROBER I'S SCHEDULE Buckley Ash Cllf Sxbley Bellflower Thawvllle O M H S Melvm Strawn P1per Clty Melvin Buckley Loda Ash-Clif ROBERTS Roberts Roberts Roberts Roberts Roberts Roberts Roberts Roberts Roberts Roberts TOTAL POINTS OPPONENTS--TOTAL POINTS 804 32 Z 5 County Tourney Glbs on Clty Paper C1ty Cullom S1b1ey Thawvllle Melvm Bellflower Strawn Thawville Buckley Goals Throws Points Played ' 135 63 63 3 3 25 112 40 60 6 25 46 37 91 130 24 . ' 58 33 79 1 9 25 3 4 6 10 9 3 5 10 11 8 7 5 6 18 10 . ' 14 15 33 43 10 l 4 8 6 3 ' 1 5 3 7 4 15 10 Z2 - 38-H Roberts 39 - Loda 23-T Roberts 27 - Melvin 31 - - ' 21-T 39 - ' ' 35 - ' 14-H 47 - 19-T 47 - ' ' 33 - ' 22-H 32 - 26 - . . . . 40-T 49 - ' 38 - ' 32-H 38 - ' 36 - 44-T 41 - ' 28 - ' ' 32-T 56 - 51 - Z8 31 46 26 36 T 45 42 30 H 39 981 FX SEPTEMBER T S OC TO BER Md 5 NOVEMBER ' r :D 'Fi' DECEMBER Yin v IIIII Ei JANUARY Y Hx s 16 FEBRUARY 225223. MARCH ASQ, APRIL l7GCDj 'I HMV 34 MAY Il 3 V 'fill 51' lnuhdrzon JY,,g,,,o, 'Pqosfq 'Pars Gqcgme - Av-misrimq P.. . x.. , ai, rr Y ui QLWIX u?o. Bvomh q . .Q ? ,' . . I D nhl Src' U Mort t Q UU-m. I5 GA' QhSw-Qr OJX sq QWIIQQ 1 . I a A ni YY v-' 'K A ie I is Mas mmf M' 'AQQA Swedfhsrl have ' Sf- mx-fQKfS aj 3 X Jxuniqr-5QniOP mhwp. Q 'r99i.3r.F , 1' f g Q ' I gryvlllom nv D ,ISMVMLXAKE aqflchq- Stnior GxrAdmQrl'Oh OFFICETTES GOOD COOKS RS ADE LE SS CLA LN Q I upopu US CHOR DON T TELL MOTHER DREAM GIRL INITIATION 38 s A E. C N T 1 xv O 1 R T 1 E s OFFICETTES The stenography classes have produced flve Off1C8 assxstants durmg the year Each of the helpers Ardelle Cook Lo1s Twlehaus Phyllis Shambrook Jeanette Barber and Donna Havener has worked w1th Mr Belcher one perxod a day smce the begmmng of the second semester Th1s work been valuable offlce experlence for each glrl and may prove an aid IH future work ROBERTS CRIER STAFF Jeanette Barber Donna Havener Phyllis Shambrook Ardelle Cook Lols Twzehaus Yvonne Safford The posztmns are rotated each month and each person is respons1b1e for a dxfferent page on the paper 39 n -- , ' , I -- ' . . . . . D S Q K T1 U l,., 'w lr 'cn C Juv 5 I e , X , f! uf- ffl A I Y '1 - . fTi1f5.T?Y 'l 3 4: .a.,g -Y-f-Y f - - ,sua Ha -re ' - ' 'e-TM fb-.1'TAi ff ififf Hale ----- --'---- ' ly, U--g' X .+ :ST 1 '.en ---------- - - R.5..'l ' fx' .i Y V Tn Hd E? It ck L X' V, 1,11-if . ALL flu: H, DREAM GIRL Jerry McAll1ster the cause of lt all Irma McAll1ster h1s mother Kathryn hr, art1st1c slster Tommy the youngest V1rg1n1a Randall Jerry s hancee R J Randall her wealthy father Leatrlce Lee an artlst s model Buck Saunders news reporter SYNOPSIS OF SCENES Norms Edwards Phylhs Sharnbrook Lo1s Tw1ehaus Robert Allen Anna Mae Fa1rley W1ll1am Davls Ardelle Cook Allen K1ef Place The ent1re act1on of the play takes place in the McAll1ster lwlng room Txme The present Act I A summer afternoon Act II That nlght Act III A few mmutes later hflldlllght 41 it ii Cindy, the McAllisters' help ---------------- Yvonne Safford . . . , . . . . , POETS A POET I am not a poet I know I really show zt But don t go round and blow It It makes me blush to know It I guess God d1dn t sow It If He d1d I d1dn t mow It But don t go round and blow It Because Idxdn t grow It Donald Bertram JACK FROST Old Jack Frost has come already Wzth has magzc brush so steady He paxnts the leaves ln autumn hues For thezr annual fall revues Wanda Hxcks GETTING THE CAR When I ask Dad May I have he car 'P What tune you gomg '7 What tune you gettmg m9 Son don t travel too far If you wreck It 12111 be a sm Oh Ill be home early Pa Cause I want it agam Dean Rule CORNER STARS L1tt1e stars a blmklng Set me to thmkmg Just how they got to be up there So hlgh so far away they stare Each mght as they look down On each farm and httle town They must wxsh they could be Just as warm and safe as we Manlyn McCorkle AUTUMN Leaves color and fall Wmds blow quickly and twzrl Autumn renders :ts call Leaves dry out and curl Mar1lyn McCorkle B UT TERFLY Butterfly Butterfly wlth wlngs gold Fluttermg ln the gentle breeze, Now take fllght and your wlngs unfold Then fht away to the top of the trees Wanda Hlcks 42 v 3 . , . . , . . . . , . . , . I . ! . . , . . ' 1 , . . - 1 - 1 1 1 . . . . . . . . S . 14 - - 1 t u n of so ' 1 H . . . . . . . . . o . D ' i . ., . U . , . u 1 -- - l 9 ' u - - an XT !LLfULl1'ZLLfLfgi ,..,. WALSWORTH X.. L-.qv h.aAl-vu .lbw WAIRWORTH BIUYNLRN lnnal lo U S A 11 K' tzgff' -mv H SQ H Cafe QUALITY FOR LESS THAT S THE SPOT WHERE WE ALL MEET SERVICE THE BEST OPEN ALL NIGHT R OBER TS ILLINOIS WANT A FORD C HICKS O Hore Motors Sales And Service A111s Chalmers Equipment Ford Autos And Trucks New Idea Equipment Dunham Equipment Gehl Equipment There s A Ford In Your Future Phone 16 Onarga Illinois Congratulations To Graduates Of 49 Roberts Grom Co. Grain Feed Coal Salt Seeds Phone Number 59 Roberts Illinois X Fire stone Tires -Appliances -Toys I C A Kennedy Mofor8t Co Bu1ck Chevrolet M R Kennedy West Pells Street Telephone Number 215 Paxton Illinois Caprtal Surplus And Und1v1ded PIOf1tS Over 51,000 000 00 Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporatlon Paxton I1l1no1s First National Bunk COMPLIME NT S OF Roberts Stote Bonk GOOD BANK IN A GOOD TOW ROBERTS ILLINOIS Compliments Of DANFORTH FUNERAL HOME Roberts I1l1no1s THANK YOU ADVERTISERS CLASS OF 49 Comphments Of IVIarion's Barber Shop Roberts I111no1s JENNING S CAFE Home Cookmg Coffee At lt's Best R obe rts I111no1s ALEXANDER LUMBER COMPANY The Best Of Everythmg For The Buxlder Franczs Wh1taker Manager Phone 2.2. 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