South Beloit High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (South Beloit, IL)

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY We began a new and exciting life in the fall of 1942 as we entered the portals of South Beloit High School. We green fresh- men numbered 65. Richard Youngwith was elected Presidentg Evelyn Carlson, Vice Presi- dentg Betty Whittemore, Secretary, and Audrey Grieves, Treasurer. Our class spon- sor was Miss Norcross. The main event of our first year was our initiation. In our sophomore year the freshman class was reduced to 53 students. The most out- standing event of the year was the sophomore dance. As a result of our election of class oflicers, Ralph Fulton became Presidentg Pat Pfeiffer, Vice President: Audrey Grieves, Secretary, and Valeria Martell, Treasurer. Miss Feirer CMrs. Fullerj and Mr. Chenette were sponsors. The third important step in our new life came as we entered our junior year. We juniors were kept busy throughout the entire year. One of the first events was our play, Romance Comes to Willie Parker. Next came our junior-senior prom and banquet. Our leaders for this year were President, Bill Karty: Vice President, Helen Perryg Secretary, Charlotte Guerin, and Treasurer, Don Cornwell. Mrs. Smith and Miss Feirer fMrs. Fullerj were our sponsors. We now numbered 46. As our senior year rolled around, we num- bered 4l3 and our new and exciting life came to an end. We were no longer the l'green newcomers we had been four years earlier. The most important events of this year were our senior trip and commencement. In charge of our class were Ralph Fulton, Presi- dent, Joyce Lamb, Vice Presidentg Audrey Grieves, Secretary: Don Cornwell, Treas- urer. Our class advisors for this year were Miss Norcross and Miss Porter. Ovur greatest achievement was our class play, Poor Dear Edgar. Thus we left the portals of South Beloit High School. C LASS PROPH ECY It's an early Sunday afternoon as we three are nibbling at our lunch. Pat made the remark that, now after live years of being out in the world on our own, we ought to see how far we had come. When we stopped and thought about it for awhile, it was really amusing to find how each one of us had chosen the roads that we have. Thinking back, we remembered reading the announce- ment of Helen Perry's wedding to her one and only cadet, and that Joyce Lamb and her favorite junior friend stood up for them. To repay them, Helen and Gerald promised to stand up for Joyce and this little junior. Come to think of it, the wedding took place last Tuesday. As I reached in my purse for some nickels for the jukebox, I pulled out a small card 16 which had on it: Come One, Come All- To See the Fiery Brady Ball. Naturally we thought this funny, and laughed. It is re- markable to see how far Alice has advanced in this strange and confused world of ours. Of course we musn't forget her dancing part- ner, who is none other than the graceful Dick Bowles himself. It is rumored that they do Ballet on the side to earn a little more extra change to put in their bank for the future, which will be in the name of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bowles. This last statement is supposed to be a secret, so please don't tell a soul. Don is still soda-jerking here at Jack's, but it's a sad case really, for Don no longer holds the girls with that young and boyish expression of his. It seems that age can do The 1946 Blackhawk

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Sekzted, left to right-Don Cornwell, Joyce Lamb, Audrey Grieves, Ralph Fulton. SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS President ........,.. .... R alph Fulton Vice President. .,.. ...t.. J oyce Lamb Secretary ...,..,,. ....,. A udrey Grieves Treasurer ........ ....... D on Cornwell MOTTO: Today we follow, tomorrow we lead. FLOWER COLORS Gardenia White and Blue The 1946 Blackhawk

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CLASS PROPHECY fC0ntinuedj strange things to people. To be very frank, there is only one girl who means anything in Don's life: and that is none other than his blushing bride, Jane Joyce. We got to talk- ing with Janie quite seriously and, to our surprise, we found that Jane had quite a time deciding between her two steadies, the other being Floyd Drewxs Now it seems that Floyd's so heartbroken over his loss of Jane that he has resolved to devote the rest of his life to the art of fan dancing, with burlesque queens in and out between acts. Floyd re- marked that it was a dull and dreary life for him to live: so he took in a partner who turned up as Gus Erickson and together they managed to survive, Gus taking just a little more interest in his work than Floyd. The conversation lagged, so Betty got up and put a nickel in the jukebox and what should we hear but the song, Let lt Snow, Let lt Snow, Let It Snow, made famous by Betty Whittemore and her all-man orchestra. Some of her noted musicians are Marion Brown and his talking trombone, Roger Behling and his magic violin, and Bill Karty and his melodious harp. Wilma Ulven, Betty's closest friend, is the featured vocalist. Just then, who should walk in but Beverly Letheby and Betty Spaulding. We had to watch our English, for Beverly is the English teacher at So. Beloit High, and Betty the history teacher. Betty is planning to resign next spring, much to the disappointment of the students who love her and history, to make history for herself. She plans to be married next June, the groom being Joe Weldon, who is a fashion designer of the so-called women's crazy hats. The hats are not really crazy, just a little exaggerated. Corinne Griffiths is going to take Betty's place. Beverly, during this interesting con- versation, has been looking excited as though she had something important to say. We asked her to let us in on her secret and learned that Charles Mook has become one of those traveling salesmen. Connie and Charlotte, pals in school, are now partners in a business of their own on the Barbary Coast. It was getting late: so we said goodbye to Jack and Leola and Don and called a cab. Our flirtatious cab driver The 1946 Blackhawk turned out to be none other than Allen Anderson, who informed us of the new night club in Beloit. Seeing it had a floor show, we decided to see what it was like. Upon arriv- ing there We were happy and a little surprised to meet Rosemary Keenan, who was the hat- check girl. We also met many of our other classmates there-Lorraine Nicholson, the cigarette girl, and Bill Joyce, the head waiter. No sooner had we been seated than the floor show began. You could have knocked us over with a feather when we saw Ruby McClellan, Velma Eisenhauer, Marlene Blizard, Katherine Man- none, and Dick Youngwith as the four Jills and a Jack. After their number we got to looking around, and who should be sitting at the next table but Ruth Riley and her sailor. We learned from her that Corrine Strand is married and living happily in that big city of Rockton. As we glanced about the dance floor, two handsome fellows approached us. As they drew closer, we knew they were none other than Ralph Fulton and John Crowe. They could talk only for a moment because they were escorting Nora McHone and Audrey Cirieves. Ralph and Nora, we learned, are now the famous couple on the Thin Man program. From Audrey we learned that Val is a tourist. At this particular time she is in France seeing all the sights of Paris. She is married to some fellow from England who, Audrey says, by his picture, is very good looking. Audrey also told us that Val wrote her and said that Barbara Smithson is a pianist in Paris. After this we left the night spotg and just as we got out of the door, we bumped into Rosella Petitt. Upon our asking her, she informed us that she was a model in Chicago and was spending the week end in Beloit because she got lonesome now and then for the old home town. Q After seeing all of our classmates we three decided to go back to our work as a trio trapeze act in Ringling Brothers' Circus. Written, signed, sealed, and delivered, in the presence of Betty Amato, Betty Burchfield and Pat Pfeiffer. 17