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

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X First row, left to right: Lois Ashlock, Donald Basham, Bolo Bell, Ilah Boston, Archie Bower, Rose Marian Cannody. Sorond row: Marjorie Dawdy, Patricia Day, Paul Day, Mary Dean, Raymond Ferguson, Ivy Fox. Third row: Donald Havlin, Dale Hendrickson, Carroll Hopper, Gerry Grizzle, Keith Landreth, Lila Lawson. Fourth row: Mary Little, Ray Little, Mary Maberry, Evelyn May, Jack McGee, Nyela McGee. Fifth row: Ray McMahan, Phyllis Meyer, VVilma Moulton, Betty Pruett, Shirley Rirnbey, James Roodhouse. Sixth row: Marie Schofield, Alleune Shipley, Sue Cuiol Silvexnail, James Sitton, Bonnie Smith, Rosemary Silencer, Rozvlla Stevmns. Seventh row: Betty Tate, Ruby VVhite, Jo-De lVhitney, Mary VVilkinson, Betty NYinters, Pat VVise, Mercedes VVYHU. The following students whose pictures do not appear are members of thc class: R. Bower, VV. Brooks, R. Car- mean, D. Jackson, S. 'VVOI'CCSt61'. Sixteen

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Junior Class History On September first, nineteen hundred forty-three, a group of fifty- two freshmen entered the Roodhouse Community High School to begin four years of higher education. Miss Ainsworth acted as our class adviser. At our first class meeting, the following officers were elected: Ruth Young, president, Jack Cunningham, vice-president, Jack Forrester, sec- retary, and Enid Fitch, treasurer. Our class was happy to have a large number of boys out for ath- letics and a large number of girls who joined the Glee Club, T Club, and G.A.A. We also had two freshmen girls chosen as cheerleaders. In the fall of nineteen hundred forty-four, a group of fifty-one sopho- mores entered school. We were glad to have Miss Flori as our class ad- viser. A class meeting was called, and the following officers were elected: W. P. Gilmore, president, Bob Dick Spencer, vice-president, Guy Spencer, secretary, and Marietta Reynolds, treasurer. Our class had boys participating in football, basketball, and track and many of the girls were in G.A.A., Glee Club, and T Club. We were very proud to have three of our girls chosen as cheerleaders. We also had a few members take part in the speech contest at Jacksonville. In the fall of nineteen hundred forty-five, forty-eight juniors entered the Roodhouse Community High School. We were proud to have as our class advisers, Mrs. Reilly and Mrs. Battershell. These officers were elected at our first class meeting: Bob Dick Spencer, president, W. P. Gilmore, vice-president, Naomi Edwards, secretary, and Lorena Spencer, treasurer. I Eagerly we raised money for a successful prom. A large number of boys were out for athletics, and we are happy to say that the junior boys received the highest percentage of letters given for football. Some boys took part in the Boys' Chorus, Mixed Chorus, and speech activities. The girls took part in G.A.A., Glee Club, Mixed Chorus, Double Sextet, and speech activities. A large number of juniors were in the play, Little Women held in the high school gymnasium. Nine juniors participated in the District Meet at St. Elmo. As a result of the speech meet at St. Elmo and Greenville, five juniors advanced to the state. We were honored to have the cheerleaders picked from our class this year. Eleven juniors were on the first semester honor roll. . We are now approaching the end of three enjoyable years, and we are looking forward to a happy and profitable senior year. Shirley Plahn. Fifteen

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Sophomore Class History On September 5, 1944, a group of forty-seven students entered high school as freshmen. Under the supervision of Miss Hall, our class ad- viser, to whom we owe much for giving us the right beginning, we elected the following officers: Jim Sitton, president, Ray Little, vice-president: Jo-De Whitney, secretary, and Mary Mae Wilkinson, treasurer. We had many boys out for football, basketball, and track. The girls joined Glee Club, TU Club, and G.A.A. We had many students on the honor roll each six weeks and eleven on the semester honor roll. We had two class parties during the year, a hayride and a party in the gym. On our hayride, we went to Tate's farm. On September 4, 1945, a group of fifty-three students, an increase of six students from last year, returned to high school as sophomores. Every- thing was not new to us as it had been the year before. At our first meet- ing we elected the following officers: Pat Wise, president, Shirley Rimbey, vice-president, Ray Little, secretary 3 and Lois Ashlock, treasurer. We were pleased to have Miss Flori as our class adviser. We had many boys out for athletics. There were several boys who won letters. The girls joined G.A.A., T Club, and Glee Club. They also won first in the girls' basketball tournament. Lois Ashlock, Lila Lawson, and Patricia Day from Manchester, and Phyllis Meyer from Patterson, entered the class. This year we had two parties, one, a hayride, and the other a Hal- loween party in the gym. Ray Little. Seventeen