Scottland High School - Memoriae Yearbook (Scottland, IL)

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VVILL Ld W'e, the Class of 1946, of Scottland.Community High School, being in possession of the essential factors necessary to a sound mind, do herewith make, declare, and publish our Last VVill and Testament. ARTICLE I VVe, the Class of !46, will to the different classes the following: To the freshmen we will our giggles and bright remarks provided they do not use them to excess. To the sophomores we will our good dispositions and superior minds. To the juniors we will our excellent cooperativeness with all of our superiors. To the seniors we will the Memoriae and the Scotch News provided they keep them up to or surpass our standards. ARTICLE II VVe, the Class of '46, will to our teachers the following: To Miss Darrough we will our angelic dispositions. To Mr. Benson we will our old notes provided he doesn't show them to anyone. To Miss VVilliams we will our ability to type fast and without errors. To Mrs. McCool we will our screams and giggles. To Miss Throckmartin we will our ability to tease and make trouble. To Mrs. Yelton we will all of our musical knowledge and talent. To Mr. Emmons we will our desires to become skillful. ARTICLE III XVe, the Class of '46, hereby express our individual wills: I, Irma Ingram, will all of my nicknames to Julia VVyatt provided she doesn't tell any- body where I got them. I, VVanda Hensley, will my ability to type to Flossie Cook provided she doesn't abuse the typewriter. I, Donald Huffaker, will my brilliant mind to the freshmen of '46. I, Willard VVimsett, will my ability to make long speeches to VVilma Vaught provided she doesn't overdo it. I, Robert Hess, will all my former girl friends to David Richison provided he doesn't find them too many. I, Ida Lee Hugg, will my blonde hair to Ioan Eveland provided she doesn't dye it any other color. . I, Noel Pritchett, will Iris Craig to Bill Hunt provided he'1l take as good care of her as I did. I, VVilliam Samford, will my old shoes to Dean Bowman provided he grows into them. I, George Dunn, will my old girl, Mary Fulton, to Spike I-Iaws. I, Raymond Holler, will my basketball ability to Hobart Dixon-the future center for S.C.H.S. I, Peggy Scott, will my chemistry book to my brother, jim, provided he makes better use of it than I did. I, Raymond Craig, will my nosiness to Arlene Samford provided she doesn't use it too much. I, Edna Samford, will my gold teeth to Floyd Newton provided he doesn't break or lose them. I, Josie Samford, will my bashfulness to Eugene York provided he doesn't overdo it. e In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hand this twenty-fourth day of May, in the year of one-thousand nine hundred and forty-six. genial: Ulead 1946 ,- Signed, published, and declared by the above named class of '46 as and for their Last 'Will and Testament. Page Fifteen.

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY S-s The month of May in 1946 will find Scottland High School closing its doors to one of the most outstanding graduating classes in history. VVe feel certain though that we have left in our stead classes that will climb upward and reach the same heights that we have struggled so hard to obtain, that they will maintain the same noble ideals and principles that have guided us on our way. Vtfhen we entered the doors of this high school on September 1, 1942, we were just nine- teen in number. Three of these students, Peggy Ann Scott, Raymond Craig, and VVanda Hens- ley, had attended the Grade School here. All the others came in from different parts of the district: Clem Brownand john Vlfarmouth, Larkin school, Donald Huffaker and Norman Es- linger, Logan, Dorothy Montgomery, Edna Samford, Josie Samford, and Ida Lee Hugg, Ban- ner school, George Dunn and VVilliam Samford, Scott school , Noel Pritchett and Robert Hess, Victor school, Paul Osborn, Riley, VVillard XVimsett, Excelsior, Raymond Holler, Livingston, ingston, and Elford XVatson, Hume. Shortly after school was in session, we chose our class officers: Robert Hess, president: Peggy Scott, vice president, Raymond Holler, secretary and treasurer, Robert Hess and Noel Pritchett, student council representatives, and Mr. VVinegardner, our class sponsor. During our freshman year Kenneth York from Ridgefarm entered our class on October 12, 1942, but Norman Eslinger quit school on October 14, Paul Osborn was transferred to Logansport, Indiana on November 14, Alleve Croll entered on February 9, from Martinsville, and Irma Ingram entered April 12, from NVestville, thus by the end of the year our class and Elford VVatson, Hume. In the fall of 1943 we entered our sophomore year as very happy students. Vtfe chose the following officers to represent us throughout the year: George Dunn, president, Dorothy Mont- gomery, vice president, Robert Hess, secretary and treasurer, Peggy Scott and Robert Hess, student council members, and Miss Comer as our class sponsor. During this year we lost three students. John VVarmough failed to re-enter in the fall, Elford VVatson was inducted into the navy on September 20, Clem Brown quit school on De- cember 9. VVe gained two students, Norma jean Henry, who came from Chrisman High School and Forrest VVyatt from lndianola on December 17. The third year of school found us not so happy because war was on in full swing, but we accepted our responsibilities and united our efforts to make this year a success anyway. W'e lost four students, for during the year, Dorothy Montgomery and Norma Jean Henry failed to re-enter in the fall, Forrest VK-'yatt quit school on February 5, and Kenneth York with- drew on March 6. The following oficers were elected throughout the year: Peggy Scott, presi- dent, Donald Huffaker, vice president, Raymond Craig, secretary and treasurer, Noel Prit- chett and Robert Hess. student council representatives, and Miss Vlfellmeyer, sponsor. During this year we sponsored the magazine sales, helped to publish the Scotch News, gave a class play and the Junior-Senior Banquet as well as helped with other activities. As we entered the senior year, our hearts grew light and gay for the war was ended. XIVC plunged full force into our senior activities after having elected the following students to guide us: Raymond Craig, president, Peggy Scott, vice president, Noel Pritchett, secretary, Willard VVimsett, treasurer, Trina Ingram and Robert Hess, student council representatives, Miss Wil- liams was designated as our sponsor. The biggest problem which confronted us was our An- nual. XVe published the Scotch News during the first semester and gave our senior class play during the second. Now comes the time for graduation. Vtfe give thanks to all of those teachers, parents, and friends who have helped us along the way and who have made it possible for us to attend this educational institution so that we may go on our way to successfully meet the battles of life. IDA LEE HUGG Page Fourteen

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SENIOR CLASS PRCPHECY i : I was walking down a busy street in a midwestern town fit doesn't matter which onej when someone slapped me 011 the back. I was about ready to turn around and give this guy a cursing, but when I saw who it was, I changed my mind. This gentleman turned out to be a sailor, none other than Noel Pritchett. Vile became engaged in conversation, and he told me that after he got out of school in 1946, he joined the Armed Forces and had liked it so much that now in 1956 he was still a member. He had worked up to a pretty high rank, Sea-wolf, first class. Vile got to talking about the good times we had had in the old S.C.H.S. and where all of our classmates had wandered. lt so happened that he had just received a letter from Robert Hess, another class member. Robert had told him that he had just been released from the Coast Guard. He was getting ready to enter college and was going to take up psychological princi- ples. It was getting close to noon so we decided to go to a nearby restaurant to get something to eat. l1Ve had just sat down at the table and the waitress, Er-uh-well, well! Look who it is I I said to Pritchett. Another surprise, for the waitress and owner of the restaurant was 11one other than Irma Ingram. She sat down and called another waitress so that she could talk over old times with us. VVe asked her about her old pal, VVanda Hensley. She told us that VVanda had waited several years until Robert Davis got out of school, and after proposing to him on leap year, they were mar- ried and settled down in Chrisman. She also informed us that Edna Samford had skipped out to Decatur after she got out of school and had roped her a husband and had two little blue-eyed boys. Josie, her little sister, had remained around Scottland until VVillard XfVimsett had returned from college. She is still trying to catch VVillard. VVillard had gone to college to learn to be a veterinarian. He had now opened up his office near Scottlandg he had become a specialist with cats and dogs. Ida Lee Hugg had recently written Irma a letter. She had also married and had opened a grocery store in Logan. Her name isn't Hugg anymore though. It is now Henderson. VVe had finished our meal by this time and decided to play the juke box. I put a nickel in the slot and was going down the list of songs when my eyes were attracted to a familiar name. Yes, it was trueg the song was being sung by Peggy Scott. We learned later that she had gone to Chicago and was in the recording business. You know things have a way of happening in spells. VVell, this was one of those spells. A newspaper boy came in just then. Across the top blazed the following headlines. New Scoring Record Made. Further reading revealed that this record was made by a Scottland basketball star, Raymond Holler, who was a member of the Illinois Five, the U. S. Champs. It was getting pretty well along in the day. Since I had some business to transact, we parted. I went on down the street and entered the town hall. VVhom should I meet but Donald Huffaker! He had just made a bid on a big contract to build a new United States post office in Scottland. I asked him if he knew anything concerning George 'Dunn and William Samford. He told me that they both owned big farms south of Scottland. William had gone to col- lege and was specializing in pure-bred Poland China hogs, while George was sticking to cattle and grain farming. VVOW, what a day of news, I thought as I went on down the street toward my home. I was just about ready to tur11 up the sidewalk to my house when I heard someone call daddy. I looked around and here came five little boys running toward me-Me, Raymond Craig, and my happy little family. s 1 Page Sixteen .