Shelbyville High School - Okawwako Yearbook (Shelbyville, IL)

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Smiths, and Moon tearing around- more or less . . . Red and his beefing . . . Stone and his women . . . Mary Alice and her Science Club . . . Pete cmd his self-assurance . . . Mary Fran and her good nature . . . Norman and his Snooper . . . Gerald Clawson with his electrical equipment . . . When the Honor Society initiated in February, three illustrious juniors were called: Elroy, Norman, and Hank . . . Lois lune has a ring: is she engaged? Who knows? . . . Lonesomest junior this year-Wanda when Iohn was ill . . . Most famous man-about-town - Bob Alpers . . . Most successful in affairs of the heart e- Melba Griffith Cshe got her man? . . . Dode Kelly is our prima donna-that means singer . . . She car- ried the lead in the operetta . . . Hank and Mary Fran did their part, too . . . New juniors this year: Gertrude Grune- Wald, Betty Carmichael, Betty Ruff, Marie Orton, and Ruth Robinson . . . Biggest pest in the halls - Melvin Yakey . . . Biggest surprise-Cloyd tluniorl Smith as a lecturer and an actor . . . Biggest confusion-Betty M. Reid and Betty B. Reid . . . Belles from the country: Eileen Roley, Betty Wal- den, and Marjorie Bowman . . . Ever present gang: Nancie, Marceleen, Eula, and Catherine . . . Another one just as evident: Cloyd, less, Shoaff, and Pete . . . Some fell by the wayside: Raymond Reed, Floyd Rogers, Melba Griffith, Reva Ditzler . . . Remember: Hope and her braids -A Mary Enid and her love affairs - Harold Herten and his appe- tite - Bland Phillips and his sense of humor - LaVonne Fisher and her loud laugh . . . Now in prospect: the junior- senior prom . . . Will it be dance and food? Food only? Dance only? . . . Must decide before long . . . When you read this, we'll all know . . . Next year, our big yearl FIRST ROW: Opal Rutt, Lois June Ruff, Wanda Young, Mary White, Betty Walden, Betty M. Reid, Ruth Tate, Betty B. Reid. SECOND ROWg Jeanette Schwenker, Hope Schultz, Ruby Reynolds, Betty Ruff, Marceleen Spears, Eileen Roley, Mary Enid Yakey, Ruth Robinson, Marie Orton. THIRD ROW: Don Yakey, Bob Shoott, Floyd Rogers, Joe Stone, Raymond Reed, Edward Spiegel, Cloyd Smith, Stanley Taylor. FOURTH ROW: Kenneth Pogue, .lock Purcell, Elroy Campbell, Bob Richard- son, Bland Phillips, Ray Williams, Bil'l Swiney, Milton Sain, Melvin Yakey. Page 23

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FIRST ROW: Edith Compton, lrmo Dihel, Ruth Courtright, Bar baro Downs, Mary Alice Douthit, Mary Elizabeth Bemis, Eulo Page 22 Opal, Wanda, Norman JUNIORS . . CLASS OF 1943 OFFICERS WANDA YOUNG ............... ......... p resident NORMAN CHRISTMAN ........ ....,...... v ice-president OPAL RUFF ...................... ......... s ecretary-treasurer MR. STIREWALT .............................................. adviser DORIS KELLY, STANLEY TAYLOR, NORMA 'CARMICHAEL ..,......... Council members Fisher, Catherine Johnson. SECOND ROW: Lois Delaney, Pauline Chapman, Nancy Allen, Mary Ellen Johnson, Doris Kelly, Beulah Bryson, Gertrude Grunewald, Melloa Griffith, Mariorie Bowman, Revo Ditzler. THIRD ROW: Norman Christrnan, Dar- win Moon, Harold Herten, Joe Marsh, Gerald Clawson, Bill Lichtenwalter, Warren Johnson, Wayne Barker, Mr. Stirewalf. FOURTH ROW: Byron Moon, Bob Alpers, Jack Mars, LaVonne Fisher, Betty Carmichael, Lovone Alday, Helen Holme, Bob Fleming, Dan Crult, Don Griffith. September arrives and at last We're upper-classmen . . . No more oi all that freshness of the freshies and nuisance value of the sophs! . . . This is really our first big year . . . Have to put on a play and then entertain the seniors . . . But of course We're up to it . . . Wanda gets the job oi guiding our destiny . . . With Norman a good substitute . . . Opal Ruff takes notes -on class meetings of course . . . Mr. Stirewalt adds official faculty sanction . . . Did take time for a party the iirst semester . . . Truth and Consequences with Red and Ioe to enforce them . . . Going On Seventeen . . . What's that? Why, our junior playl . . . It went over with a bang . . . Guess Don Yakey must have been the bang . . . Betty Carmichael turned out to be a sassy young iixin', didn't she? . . . People and things you won't soon for- get or Iunior roll of honor . . . Elroy and his chargese-the athletes . . . Ioe Marsh and his active mouth . . . The football field or basketball court with Stone, Spiegel, Shoaff, Pete, Red, the

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Page 24 Y 1 Iune, Mickey, Wayne SOPHOMORES CLASS OF 1944 OFFICERS MAXINE KELLY ..,..........,....... ,..., ,...,,,.. p r esident WAYNE ARGANBRIGHT ....,.....,.....,... vice-president IUNE BLAND .............,.................. secretary-treasurer MISS SHUCK .....,........,...................,......,............ adviser BILL GAYLOR, LOWELL HICKMAN. DICK LAWRENCE ,........,,........... Council members FIRST ROW: Melvin Chapman, Myron Braden, Rosalind Blankenship, Hope Aichele, June Bland, Mary Louise Cu Porno Call, Elrner Cottrnon, Edward Brown. SECOND ROW: Beatrice Eberspocher, Betty Lee Burgess, Gerolriin Butcher, Ruth Donald, Helen Carsell, Betty Allen, Carrie Camp, Gloria Botson, Esther Campbell, Tl'llRD ROW: Ma lou Christnian, Bob Elbert, Otis Butler, Rex Baker, Wayne Arganbright, James Bond, Miss Slitifk FOURTH ROW: Lawrence Carnfield, G. W. Barricklow, Don Carmichael, Dwight Clotlelter, Bud Cibis James Anderson, Lawrence Bly, Bill Goylor, Don Cater. School opens and we leave off our con- spicuous greenery . . . Lived up to our reputation and had a kid party . . . Few came, as usual, but we few had a good time . . . Some oi the less timid souls danced . . . Later all joined in a national hookup amateur hour . . . Our great store ot unusual talent entertained grandly . . . A good time was hadnee you know the rest . . . Speaking ol parties, the algebra classes went social this year . . . Mr. Bedells class had a chili supper . . . Mr. Stirewalt's, a scav- Jeritza Garland, Rose Davin enger hunt . . . Carl Smith held up our athletic prowessff--our only letter win- ner . . . Some others were out there pitching, notably Dick Lawrence, Law- rence Bly, and Carl Waggoner . . . Maybe we have some artists: anyway Miss Corley tries to inspire Mickey, Phidcly, and Harold Mars . . . Pauline Kimmel has brought us lame as secree tary of Student Council this year, vicef president next . . . We have our music' makers-Wllope, Beatrice, Dorothy Ann, and Ieritza . . . Hope sang in the All-