Sparland High School - Hilltopper Yearbook (Sparland, IL)

 - Class of 1949

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HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF '49 September 7, l947, marked an eventful day for the small group of ten that entered its first day of school. We were met at our door by Hiss Estelle Kelhenbach, our teacher, who was going to lead us - through our first year of school. Our happy group consisted of Alfred Davis, Eileen Davis Kevin Hos- kins, Betty Ingram, Anna Kear, Sara Ruth Marland, Joyce McDonald, Ronald Nalley, Donald Guswitz, and Larry Wilkins. We advanced into the second grade and what a privilege--we were allowed to sit on the other side of the room. We were guided through this year a- I gain under the leadership of Miss Estelle Kelhenbach. This year we gained Barbara Hoskins, Joyce Lopeman, Louis Mutta, Russell Moss, Ronald Nichols,Bill Parr- ish, Ellen Powell, Marvin Reginald, and Wallace Hunt. We lost Alfred Davis and Donald Guswitz. We were in the third grade and we moved across the hall this year. A new room, a new teacher, and additional pupils in our class. This year we were under the leadership of Miss Wilmina Monier. The members we gained were Julia Mae Baggs, Helen Gris- wold, Ruth Hatten, Franklin Shultz, and Forrest Vincent We completed our third year of school and gain- ed the honor of moving across the room. We were a- gain led through another year with our teacher Miss Wilmina Monier. He began having new studies and more responsibility. This year we gained Harold Decker, Joyce Goodale, Mildred Pearson, and Everett Ulrich. Ne lost Barbara Hoskins, Ruth Hutten, Anna Kear, and Franklin Shultz.

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The day we awaited had come at last. We finally had the honor of going to the top of the stairs.Yes, we were then in the fifth grade. The feeling of growing up had overcome us. We were led through the year under the careful guidance of Miss Fern Frank. Our class numbered 21 cheerful bright students, in- cluding Julia Baggs, Eileen Davis, Harold Decker, Donald Eckhoff, Joyce Goodale, Helen Griswold, Kevin Hoskins, Sara Ruth Marland, Joyce McDonald, Richard Mercer, Louis Mutta, Ronald Nalley, Bill Parrish, Mildred Pearson, Ethel Steele, Forrest Vincent,Larry Wilkens, Juanita Strouse, Georgia McCartney, Nancy Downey, and Charles Downey. Ne reached the sixth grade with no trouble at all and again were led through this year under the leadership of Miss Fern Frank. We gained Barbara Hoskins, Marvin Reginald, Martha Watkins,Bobby Smith, and Joyce Lopenan. We lost Ronald Nalley,Harold Deck- er, Ethel Steele, Juanita Strouse, Mildred Pearson, Nancy Downey, and Charles Downey. We were led across the hall by our new teacher, Miss Eleanor Bussell, to a new room. We had two years left of grade school so we started to make the best of it while we were here. We had a class of twenty- one students. We gained Fred Bertrang, Marjorie Chesney, Dick Powell, Richard Scuba, Betty Scuba, Donna Lane, and Jacquelyn Russell. Last, but not least, we reached our goal for the grade school class. We were now called eighth graders. We were lcd through the year by Miss Eleanor Bussell, of whom we were very proud. Our class num- bered eighteen the night we went to the stand to re- ceive our diplomas, and included Julia Baggs,Marjor- ie Chesney, Eileen Davis, Donald Eckhoff, Helen Gris- wold, Barbara Hoskins, Kevin Hoskins, Donna Lane,Sara Ruth Harland, Louis Mutti, Bill Parrish, Dick Powell, Marvin Reginald, Betty Scuba, Richard Scuba, Forrest Vincent, Martha Watkins, and Joyce McDonald.

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