Roodhouse Community High School - Railroader Yearbook (Roodhouse, IL)

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PROMOTED! CAPERS OF THE coRPoRALs We, the so-called Buck Privates , a group of fifty-five draftees and volun- teers were accepted into Fort Rood- house on September third, nineteen forty, in an effort to increase our book of knowledge and to acclaim new achievements. Some of our Comrades were missing from our group, but there were many new faces and characters with which to get acquainted. A few of us were lucky enough to escape K. P. duty. Major Story, our Company ad- viser, called a meeting and we elected as our officers the following: Presi- dent, Russell Bushnell, vice-president, Jesse Scott, secretary, Betty Davis, treasurer, William Gene Lewis. During our year we enjoyed both a party and picnic. Many Buck Privates took part in the Glee Club, T Club, G.A.A. and var- ious athletics. One Private was in the cast of June Mad , the play given by the Camp. In the fall of nineteen hundred forty- one we returned to Fort Roodhouse, feeling a little superior, now that we were corporals. At our first meeting we elected for president, Gene Holmes, vice-president, Ebert Ferguson, sec- retary, Bob Bradshaw, treasurer, Betty Davis. Lieutenant General Wilkinson and Major Campbell were our company advisers. We had a party and everyone present had a nice time. A large number of corporals took part in all activities, T Club, Glee Club, G. A. A. and sports. There were always many corporals gathered where there was any excitement, such as a football or basketball game. We are looking forward to the time when we will be Sergeants and Lieu- tenants. We all hope we can accom- plish, in camp, as much as other com- missioned companies. ANDREA NEBERGALL. 'Pop Row: lI2lllll2lflll'4l, D. Little, lN'lPQlIOVVll, E. Ford. Todd, J. Scott, XVills, XV. Smith, MlIb6l'l'1'. luilI'illl. I.in-svxifn-lt. XV. G. ln-wis, limdslmw. Summers. Ii. Marsh. llilniorv, IJ. Moore. Si-vom! How: Mrs, Wilkinson, Adviser, ll. Woudeill, M. llznrp, Hudson, 'l'. Sitton, R. Balshnm, liouisv Jan-kson. l. liullurd, Laine, Meaulors, Andrews. lluslmoll. IC. l t'l'1.YllI'S0ll, Holmes, XYllkillson. liotluni Row: Na-lwl':.:':lll. lhuodlioiisv. XV. J. lu-wis. Gozlvln-l', M:u'sh:1ll, lluvis, li1ll'll0I', R. Moore, Nonroi-, Revs, Akers, Sawyer. W. Jackson, F. Anthony, M. Hzlllzml. Nine

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DRAFTED! Top Row: l,. Pilkington, t'ruwc-, J. XYoodall. l':irmez1n, Rico. I.. Day, ll. Sue-m'o1'. lit-nm-r. Gnntermun. llrzxlmin, lt. 1'ilkini.:ton, Il. Vinyard, llli-lClroy. Strung, IC. Smith. li. Scott. J ' 'llltl'l'l' .ir. . I S4-vom! low: Mr, llnrr. Anlvisvri lil. Imwdy. M4'l'lonning. ililln-land, R. Donn. M, l ol'f.:ilrsun, il. l s-l'p.:'1lsoii. A. Ilznllnlwl, ll. NVhilwortl1, M. Smith. P. S1lL'lll'UI', li. Hess. l.. lqlllllilllll, June-s l nm lui xvlliltdllild, . ' lluttoni Row: i'r:uiu, XYolfc, ll. Smith, Z. l'ollui'cl, V. Hushain, Howns, H. Adkins. ll. lit-ss, Hicks, l. l'ollurml. Ii. ll:u'ns-r, l'l'im'o. M. Simmons. Xl'oodson, M'c'Vm-igh, lit-tu Jzlvkson. PERPLEXITIES OF THE BUCK PRIVATES On September third, the year of nine- teen hundred and forty-one, sixty-seven Buck Privates entered Fort Roodhouse, starting one of the most enjoyable and worthwhile years of our army training. At first everything was new to us, and it may have seemed rather confusing to some of the draftees who were not used to the conduction of the army regulations. Soon we overcame that fear of starting into something new, and we began to acquire some of the knowl- edge that comes from the study and consideration of books. We have learned many useful things through the help of General Barr, our commanding of- ficer, and our teachers, who have been so patient and willing to help us. After a few Weeks of army life, we elected officers as follows: President, Peggy Spencerg vice-president, Edward Dawdyg secretary, Jimmie Woodallg treasurer, Earl Smith. Under the lead- ership of our teachers, advisers, and army officers we are striving for a bet- ter and more perfect standard of train- mg. Eight Before we realized it, those dreaded semesters were upon us. As is the usual custom we were compelled to burn a little midnight oil in preparing for the examinations which would reveal what we had really accomplished the first eighteen weeks. Most everyone came through with flying colors and new hope for a successful year. Many of the Buck Privates are mem- bers of the football and basketball teams, helping to bring about a suc- cessful season for the years of forty- one and forty-two. Several of the girls belong to the different Organizations, including the Glee Club, T Club, and the G. A. A. We, the Buck Privates, hope to ac- complish many things throughout our army career and make ours one of the most illustrious companies ever to be commissioned from the Roodhouse reg- iment. Peggy Spencer.

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DON'T FRET DEAR, JUST ONE MORE YEAR -W- 'l'op Row: Clark, Stone, Admiro, Tipps. Connors, May, Knoth, R. Smith. K. Jackson. Neal, VVhitney, Strawmatt, Plahn. J. England.. Young. XV. Little. Hur-klin, 0. D. Harp, Allen. Second Row: Mr. llnderwoml. Adviserg J. Adkins, NVil4l, XV. Spencer, Hail. Ilnrms, C. Smith. liustin, Preston.. R. Silton. Gibbons. Snead, Florence. XV. Marsh. lNl4-Gee. Camp. Bottom Row: Madcliox, V. Scott, D. Simmons, Magner, Northrop, Thompson, Copley. Manley. lluvens Muster' J. Gili re Tue' E. C1 btI'6 C. Garner A. P0l'l Mi Mildrow. . , s s, no , y, a 9 , y 5. ss 1 Adviser. SHINDIGS OF THE SERGEANTS In the fall of 1939, seventy-one draftees enrolled as Buck Privates with the hopes of having a successful year, and contributing something to Fort Roodhouse. The following officers were elected: Bob Neal, president, Lena Mae Havens, vice-president, Maxine Copley, treasurer, and Tommy Young, secre- tary. Major Opal Story acted as our commanding officer. We also had a large number of boys out for athletics. Our girls participated in extra-curri- ular activities such as Glee Club, G. A. A. and Speech Work. When we became corporals, we felt quite pleased that we were no longer Buck Privates . We elected the fol- lowing officers: Calvin Smith, presi- dent, Bob Neal, vice-president, Lena Mae Havens, treasurer, and Chloe Garner, secretary. That year we were T911 under the supervision of Major Rus- sell Storey. Again we were well repre- sented in sports. In the fall of 1941, fifty-two students entered Fort Roodhouse for the third time. It was with great pride that we realized we were now Sergeants. Our commanding officers were Captains Muldrow and Underwood. We elected the following officers: Kenneth Jack- son, presidentg Tom Snead, vice-presi- dent, Bud Plahn, secretaryg and Leon- ard McGee, treasurer. Four of the first five on the basketball squad were Ser- geants. They were Stone, Whitney, New- ton and Jackson. We are completing one of the most successful of our army years, and are looking forward to a better year as Lieutenants. KENNETH JACKSON.