Sumner High School - Sumarian Yearbook (Sumner, IL)

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SUMARIQN STLFF Editor Co-editor LaReta Eancaster Carolyn Palmer Senior Class History Junior Class History B Carolyn Palmer Doris Jones Harold Horner Class Pro hecr kyrna co t Soghomore Class History Freshman Class History arbara Richardson Linda Bridgett Phyllis Piper Russell ltkins Tynists Ilene ortney Myrna Scott Carolyn Palmer Mary Kay Thomson Betty Shank Richard Vowells Art Editors Feature Editors Katie Ho Beasley llene Fortney Marilyn Blood Herman Moore Don Petty Alice Vogel Richard Vowells glumni Editors Music Editor Waymond Mitchell Richard Vowells Paul Hannel Printers Ilene Fortney Flodene Stanley Mary Kay Thomson Frank Weiss Betty Shank Business and Circulation Sports Editors Frank Weiss Flodene stanley Betty Shank John Kruko Activities and Poems Evelyn Lancaster Paul Hannol Betty Shank Class Will Faculty Write-u John Weiss erry Poole

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HISTORY OF SUHNER AND THE SCHOOL On October 25' lel7, Benjamin Sumner bought land for one dollar sri fifty cents per acre and settled upon it. This was th. begun ing of the town of Sumner. On January 27, THEQ tte cvirty surveyfr, Peter Smith, surveyed and plgtted thx city Since ,Pie several additions have been laid out and aided. Before the city was laid out, a tract of deeded to the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad railroad was first construe ted under the name of but later it has been called the Baltimore 3 July 4, l85Q was an exciting and memorable day f The first train passed thro Some of the first Sumner were Caleb Hoopes and J. C. Applegate. M hotel in the year of lee '1 .. 1, 5. Before l858 the c west of town, but in the building was erected on building was as the first rs afterwards department. 61 story brick Brown Jugu several yea the primary ugh about noon on tha H ll boosters of the vi , C hauncey French, J. Applegate built Sumne land was Cos The O and M, nd Ohio, or Sumnen E dxy, llage of Po Jones, r's first hildren attended school a mile fall of that year a small frame West Vocust St. In 1867, a twom ectua in place of the nLittle building was commonly known, For this first building wa s used as After some remodeling in l832, the school building was approximately twenty-two by thirty-fcur feet in size, The szheol enjoyed a gradual growth, and another addition was acicd in 'l904. After this addition, the school uboastci' of eight rooms. At that time a three yofr high school :curse was offered. The school continued this way for a number of years tifil the building was partially destroyed by fires In BHC spr ng of l9l8,work was begun cn a ima brick building whiwk included a gymnasium. Soon aficn the no' .'.' building was completed, a four year course was uf? -'i'- Q W, ,ln l925, under tue ciicient superintendency of T- I. '-cts, the High School became accredited. The sono Q raw, very rapidly and in 1'8F a new large, auditorium was added, -4