Sheldon High School - Shehian Yearbook (Sheldon, IL)

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Shehian tha Thompson, walked away with the basket-shooting honors for the girls' an- nual tournament. A Student Council was organized this year with Alice White and Winslow Silvers representing our class. Three one-act plays were held, with certain of our members being in evi- dence and in prominence in each. Also, Dorothy Rock climaxed our successes when she placed first in the county contest in her humorous declamation. So did we come to the end of an eventful sophomore year, and. after a short-lived vacation we returned to this stately edifice as Jolly Juniors. With our advent, we discovered a loss of two treasured friends and class- mates, Pat Gordon and Mary A. Hutchinson. Again, however, we received two new students, Dorothy Platt and Elmore Clawson. . Officers for the year were: Lowell Gouty, presidentg LeRoy Fletcher, vice president, Martha Thompson, secretary, Winslow Silvers, treasurerg and La- Verne Prillmayer and John Boyer, sponsors. Active Participation In All Activities -an excellent caption for our class this year. Winslow Silvers, through his excellent musical ability with the flute, gained first rating in the state and attained third in the national contest at Flint, Michigan in Class C. Our fellows were of the second place sectional team. Don Ewen won first in the county discus and shot put. Lowell Gouty placed in the pole vaultg LeRoy Fletcher in the low hurdlesg LaVerne Haber- korn in the mile raceg and Red Clawson in the discus throwing at the county track meet. Elmore Clawson won first place in the tennis singles in the coun- ty and second in the district. Lowell Gouty and Winslow Silvers were elected to the student council. The typing team placed first in the district and sec- tional contests while Virginia Bowton did likewise as an individual. Dorothy Hall won first, Viriginia Bowton third, in their declamations at the county contest. Class rings were purchased, and last. but not least, we presented the Junior Prom. Truly. with its lavish decorations in the patriotic strain and its sweet swing, furnished by Earl Betourne, this prom was one of the gayest this building has ever witnessed. . And finally to this, our senior year. Virginia Stanley was admitted to our ranks at the opening of school, while Clarence Armstrong departed after the first semester, making our total number equal to twenty-four students. Our officers for the year are: Lowell Gouty. president: Elmore Clawson, vice presidentg Martha Thompson, secretaryg Winslow Silvers, treasurer, and Brooks Courtright, sponsor. 'One of the .busiest and most eventful terms has just been completed for us. Lowell Gouty, Red Clawson, Don Ewen and James Smith retained perma- nent positions on the first five of the basketball team all through the year. As one could see, they furnished no little part in the establishment of Shel- don's team as County, District, and Regional champs and second place winner in the Sectional tournament. Likewise they, with other male constituents, are expected to display a good showing at the county track meet. As yet, however, it is too early to make any definite prediction. The Sheco-hico, our school paper, was put out this year with a senior edi- tor and fifteen senior assistants. This Shehian staff, too, was composed mainly o seniors. As senior representatives to the Student Council, Red Clawson and Doro- thy Rock were elected president and secretary. Our senior play., Aunt Susie Shoots the Wo1'ks. was presented under the able direction of Miss Emma Jane Gentry, and proved to be a great success financially and otherwise. And now it is the time for commencement and graduation. Naturally, we look back with happy remembrances and rather regret our departure from S.H.S. But ours is a greater calling. High school has prepared us. Now, We must enter onto the threshold of this stricken world and apply the education which the faculty has so laboriously and faithfully conveyed to us. Iquz Senior Picttu'es Taken - Some Stuff!! - Rather Good - Stop

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Shehian SENIOR CLASS HISTORY The stage is set! Silence, please!! Get those cameras rolling. And so an- other covey of students enter into Sheldon High. Are they brilliant? Are they colossal or outstanding? Do they look like the leaders of the future? Well truthfully and definitely, no!! These new freshies'i merely look like so many scattered sheep apparently upon new ground. But stop!! Don't be deceived by first appearances. Look or delve into the matter a little further. In so doing, you will no doubt discover a class of latent talents, of great possibilities, and as serious-minded a class as Sheldon High has ever turned out. In their first roles, these ninth graders were not noticeably any different from any other class of freshmen. Oh, of course, they had new and different facesfbut in general they possessed the traits of so many classes before them. They followed through the same routines and differed only in their varied and unique touches to the usual school duties. As their first major step forward, these pupils chose their class officers who were none other than: Virginia Bowton, presidentg Alice Vifhite, vice pre- sidentg Mary Alice Hutchinson, secretaryg Dorothy Rock, treasurerg and Mrs. Dorothy Bollin Arseneau, sponsor. This matter decided, the individuals then went on to determine their own peculiar aptitudes and their as yet undiscovered abilities. There was truly an abundance of material. This class, comprised of twen- ty-seven members, went out for all types of extra-curricular activities and brought back the laurels to ye alma mater. At the top of their activity list came music. Many of our members, display- ing an instrumental capacity, entered the band and orchestra, and attended the District Orchestra Contest at Normal, Illinois. The class, too, was provided with a vocal capacity, and the group, very nearly in its entirety, entered into the glee clubs and par-ticipated in the annual Music Festival at Milford. To keep their interests up, this class became devoted to the dramatic and' penetrated the ranks of the distinguished Dramatics Club. And they did so with good, results, keeping up the established standards of the organization. The group, indeed, proved to be quite ambitious. Accordingly, many of them started out on their careers as speech-makers, with their introduction into the Declamatorgy contest. Unfortunately no person attained any great concession or prize by their readings, but all did benefit and profit from the experience. Pursuing the dramatic vein, certain of our classmates took part in the one- act freshman play, Feeding the Spiritsff and likewise proved their merits. Then too, interest in the athletic world was awakened, Several boys be- came members of the basketball squad and the track team. Many girls joined the GAA with two of them, Virginia Bowton and Alice White, attaining first and second places in the Telegraphic shooting tournament. But enough of the extra-curricular. We must needs turn to the scholarly and see that all of our members survived this first year with many of them achieving those famed and valued S's. Xfacation came...vacation passed...and again the class assembled. To our sorrow, one of our fellow students, Alice Meyers, had expired during the sum- mer. Our group, however, was increased by the addition of Clarence Arm- .strong, Lowell Gouty, and Mary Jane Smartz. Again class officers were chosen with the following list being formulated: Alice White, presidentg James Smith, vice presidentg Martha Thompson, secre- tary, XVIDSIOW Silvers, treasurer, Mrs. Dorothy Close Adams, sponsor. Entering into the many school affairs, our class continued its long list of active participations and again became outstanding in certain fields. Our male athletes became more experienced and more skilled. Don Ewen won second in the county discus throw, while LeRoy Fletcher ran off with third place in the half-mile race. Also, two classmates, Patty Gordon and Mar- Trip the light fantastic. Horseshoe contest. George pitches to victory I9lI-2

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Shehianl SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY By Bob Brown iand Red Clawson In my occupation as crystal gazer, I, the Balmy Swami, decided in an off moment to check the careers of my fellow-graduates of the class of '42. My first attempt at clairvoyance showed nothing, but after a short period of time my efforts were rewarded and I perceived a most alarming scene. In a large Chicago hoospital ward, with one bandaged leg in mid-air, the usual white gauze, etc., I finally made out the remains of James Smith. You see, Smitty has made his fortune from racing, but during the last Memorial Day race his car jumped the track and hit a tree in an adjoining field. This accounts for his ghostly and grotesque figure. But he has his comforts-oh, yes-for holding his hand and taking his rising temperature is a pretty young nurse, Eunice Buck, another former Sheldonite. The scene changes: we move on two blocks and lo, here comes Dorothy Hall. She has just completed another rehearsal for the stage play, Life With Father, and look at that mob of autograph hunters! But who's that with Miss I-Iall? Vxfhy, it's none other than Dorothy Platt. Of course, you remember Mrs. Dorothy Ewen, famed operatic star, and her equally renowned husband, Don Ewen, now acting as Senator to Congress from Illinois. As a senator he is widely famed, for with his feet he can keep the floor as long as he wishes. But ah! Here comes a parade. A celebration is on foot! Mayor Gouty is commemorating his stupendous supervision and completion of the Chicago sub- way. He is even now on -his way to the Blackhawk restaurant to dine. It's on the house. of course, for the proprietors, Ethel Warren and Mildred Keller, are old friends of His Honor. And what a gala performance is prepared for him! A strain of music with Virginia Stanley as vocalistg a rhythmic and grace- ful dance by Alice White and her ballroom partner, Jack Hathaway, and a touch ol' the comic element by LaVerne Haberkorn. Incidentally, LaVerne has established a reputation second only to that of Red Skelton, the I doed it kid. His slogan is Laugh at Corn with Haberkornf' The scene vanishes-another follows almost immediately and the crystal discloses the office of Chi,cago's leading newspaper, the Chicago Tribune. Seat- ed over there at one of the desks is Virginia Bowton, star reporter of the newspaper. Look at that story. Dorothy Rock, famed typist. has broken her previous record of 140 and retains her title of world's champion typist. Wow!! My crystal is becoming clouded. Really, I must close shop for the day. Let's see what's on the radio. And here, folks, is a flash! Pauline Magruder has just been appointed Secretary of Labor. She is the second woman to hold a cabinet office in the history of this country and was appointed because of her great understanding of economic theories. Now, for the newest gossip as told by Miss Martha Thompson, renowned columnist of the Chicago Sun. I-Iold tight. folks! Mr. LeRoy Fletcher, Post- master General, has, after a period of ten years courtin', proposed to Miss Mary Jane Smartz. We knew it would come eventually. Oh yes, we must have some music! A switch of the dial and we hear the melodic and lilting strains of a flute as played by Winslow Silvers. No doubt you remember Winslow's ardent practising on this musical instrument during his younger years. Well, practice has reaped its rewards, and Winslow is now appearing as guest soloist with the New York Philharmonic orchestra. I-Io hum-.I must read this Sheldon Journal. Now let me see. I-Iere's a fea- ture story about Earl Wagoner. Apparently, he has just completed his book, Etiquette for Gentlemen, and is now collecting tremendous royalties. Must make a note of that. Oh yes-the Busy Bees and Ladies' Aid held a meeting yesterday. Unfor- tunately their president. Wilda Conner, was unable to attend. She accompanied her husband, a former Sheldon student, to the annual Houston reunion instead. Ah. a note of great interest! Robert Brown, the mad scientist, has retired to Sheldon to work in peace on his latest pet theory. He has developed a new periodic table, has reduced the number of elements to' forty-threehand has al- most perfected a method of converting lead into gold. As a physicist, he has Halloween party. Plenty of whoopee. Many did look better. Stop - - I9ll-2