Sheldon High School - Shehian Yearbook (Sheldon, IL)

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Shehlan GIRLS' ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION Nlne years ago 1n the sprmg of 1933 the GAA was flrst organlzed 1n She don hlgh school under the superv1s1on of Mrs Dorothy Boll1n Arseneau The purpose of th1s organ1zat1on 1S to st1mulate 1nterest 1n g1rls athleucs and gymnastlcs and espec1ally to promote 1dea1s of health and sportsmansh1p In tlns It has been very successful For the past two years the GAA has had Mlss Dorothy McQueen for 1tS very capable sponsor The off1cers for th1s year are pres1dent Al1ce Wh1te v1ce pres1dent V1rg1n1a Bowton, secretary Eleanor Sllvers treasurer Ellen Sernett Class representatlves are Rosemary Wlshmeff freshman E1leen Llght sophomo1e Lou1se R109 Jumor Mary Jane Smartz sen1or Frrlay October 24 the GAA sponsored an all school masquerade party Many of the costumes were clever and prxzes were g1ven for the best There were games dancmg and refreshments for all It was so successful that It has been suggested that we make lt an annual event for Sheldon h1gh school The next day ten chosen g111s represented Sheldons GAA 1n a playday half' at Hoopeston The g1rls from Sheldon ranked hlgh 1n ab1l1ty and sports nnnshlp The1e were f1fteen add1t1ons to our club th1S year The g1rls d1d a number of llllfl tlon stunts befo1e the assembly The grand f1nale came on Monday excnmg, February 15 when they took the pledge and became full fledged mem bers of the GAA The nev members were Maman Magruder Mary Mae Arm Nolma Bray Harr1ett MCK1mSOH Jean Morgan ROSHIIQ Tapp and Elalne Dxs osway Mary Lou Stanley Grace Fleeman and V1rg1n1a Stanley transferred thclr membershlp from Stockland to Sheldon and Ollle Robbms brought her membelshlp to Sheldon from Indlana We served the LIOHS Club banquet and the FFA Father and Son banquet 0u1 entr1es fox the basket shoot1ng tournament arr1ved 1n the head Off1CES too late to classlfy us We shot anyway and compaled our scores w1th those of the other schools Some of us d1d f'u1ly well A group of g1rls attended a playday at Stockland on Apr1l Za The g1rls enmved the act1v1t1es of the clay but thev came home feehng tlred and weary 'lfrer the strenuous sports ln wh1ch they had part1c1pated One of our newer act1v1t1es th1s year was the perform1ng of stunts at bas ketball games We pract1ced very hard for several weeks duung PE class o the folmatlon of the 'S for Sheldon and the CP for Clssna Park Wie pre sented th1s formatlon at the CISSDH Park game held hele m our gymnas1um It was very 1mpress1ve and the g1rls recelved much pralse for the1r efforts A GAA banquet was held late 1n the sprlng Wlth the g1rls mothers as the1r guests The GAA awards were g1ven at that tlme to the g1rls who had earned the necessary number of pomts There were four dlfferent awards nu me1als 600 po1nts S 1200 state award 1600 State Emblem 2000 l9lI-2 Annual pictures taken What a day' Stop 0 . 1 y ' I , Q ' y . 1 . I . : . , . . 3 ' 9 . A 1 : v .1 . I 1 , ' Q I! A' I I 3 I D ' ' 9 ' J ' - . , 3 I - . I rx ' - .W - 3 . X . 1 ' , - strong, Beulah Harrolle, Phyllis Ingalls, Mary Disosway, Rosemary Wishnieff, I r , . . y 1 1 . 7 . n 'Q v' 7 I . Y ' 1 . I :IN . C . . ' . ' n , ' 1 xr nz , n - - 1 ' . H I! . l W . - 1 1 : 1 1 ' '

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Shehlan K OMMERLIAL Due to the shortage of paper and other materlals needed for the war there we1e no commerc1al contests held th1s yea1 Also lt was felt that the t1me md enelgy used 1n preparmg for these contests was not any too prof1tabl'y spent and such contests were dxscontlnued all over Ill1no1s The school paper carr1ed on however w1th the folloW1ng persons s of the staff Ed1tor 1n Ch1ef Ass1stant Edltor News Ed1tors .student Column Art Ed1tOF Asslstant Art Edltor 'scandal Ed1tors Bus1ness Managers Gnls Sports Boys Sports Alumn1 Repolter Personals L1b1a1y Column members Class Reporters M0111 Yoke Echtor Xfluslc Reporter Fxchange Ed1tor FFA Reporte1 advlsols Typ1sts S011 Vlrglhla Bowton Jean Ahce Jones Dorothy Rock Ellen Sennett Allce Whlte Mary Jane Smartz Dorothy Hall Eunlce Buck Martha Thompson Ivan Kusch LeRoy Fletcher Robert Brown W1lma Jean Hlltz Bernard McK1mson Eleanor S1lvers Lou1se R106 Charles Dxsosway etty Jean Malany Dorothy Platt Elmore Clawson W1nslow Sllvers Robert Hootman W1ll1am Zumwalt MISS Welhmelf MISS Gentry Typmg II Class PROVERBS Pauhne Magruder Be sllent and pass for a phllosopher Eunxce Buck A calm precedes a storm Dorothy Hall A w1ll1ng helper does not walt unt1l he 1S asked Dorothy Rock He IS t1uly happy who makes others happy Dorothy Platt It IS better to be su1e than sorry W1lda Connel Why take l1fe ser1ously I ll never get out of lt al1ve Jack Hathaway All are not asleep who have thelr eyes shut LaVerne Haberkorn A l1ttle t1me may be enouffh to hatch a great mlschlef James Sm1th-One never loses anythmg by po11teness Dale Sanderson A small spark can cause a great conflag1at1on Earl Wagonez He that keeps out of harms way w1ll gather goodly 11ches Allce Wh1te-Whe1e theres a w1ll theres a way VlTglH1a Bowton He who seeks f1nds Mary lane Smartz When you have set yourself a task f1n1sh Martha Thompson-1Sm1les fiom reason flow to blute denyd and are of love the food Mlldred Keller Nothlnv IS achleved wlthout to1l Ethel Warren Be 1ust to all but trust not all Elmore Clawson The mo1e talents the more they W111 be developed Robert BIOWD The SCIEUCGS have had the1r martyrs as well as rel1g1on LeRoy Fletcher-Sw1m w1th the stream W1nslow Sllvers MUSIC has charms alone for peaceful m1nds Lowell Gouty The best of the sport IS to do the deed and say nothmg Donald Ewen A man who can t smg IS always StI'lV11'1g to smg Vlrglflla Stanley A good thlng IS known when 1t IS lost County Tournament. Team on top of the world. Cup the trophy. Stop l942 . 1 '1 . 1 , y - A ' - . ' , 1 . - 7 1 .- - ,, - . . .- . R. . 1 y . . H' H ......... ...... A U , D .......... V , Rx l I 4.-o.-.-nn , ........ ', . p y ........ .. .............. . i , Mary Disosway, Genevieve , . 1-. ,B I A nnuannuonnuunsaunueu--un A 4 Q .. . i v . . I- , ' . . . 'W 1 ' - . . .G .H A. . ' ' .j ' v L ' .- . . 1 , . , . - , 1t. ' v -u s 7 ! 3 . -A '.h. . . .' i . M l 1 . ..- ' I-1 . . '- , . . . . : '

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Shehlan LLASSROOM ACTIVITIES Chemlstry Clawson drmklng ibut What J Pasel and RICE eatmg Jellybeans What rneasurmg does to ones eyes look at Bob sl' Latin and they stlll flunk' Sewmg What lndustrlous souls' They ought to make good housewlves Whos Charlene kn1tt1ng for? Anim ll Husbandly Futule farmers Learnlng It the easy way Is lt tune for lunch We Wonder Remrrmt of Tvpmg II Class Q pace set by these speedsters Mamrml Trulnmg I Future handy men about the house Coach 1n a dxfferent role A bookcase 1n the makmg Whats m the bag? Dlstrlct Tourney Rams Bag the PI'1Ze Stop I 91'-2 II 1 , ' Jean tells them all about it... The rest of them cou1dn't catch ' . .th . A .