Tuscola High School - Tuscolian Yearbook (Tuscola, IL)

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Class History Much to our amazement, we suddenly find the class of ‘ 42 a passing reality. Soon we will be gone and our places filled, 3ut we look bach on many, many, pleasant days. Starting from an enrollment of fifty-three, our class has grown to sixty in number. During the second semester of our Freshman year we were saddened by the death of our classmate, Martha Mae Jewell. All through the years wa ave been outstanding in extra-curricular activities. Sven as Freshmen, we were represented in ten of the leading clubs and organizations of T.C.H.S. Chuck Gross, after representing our class in all forms of athletics for four years, gained another honor by being chosen on this year’s All-State football squad. Our dramatic talents were put into use during our Sophomore year by Miss Howard, who directed our Christmas play entitled, Christmas At The Caseys. Our Junior Class play was That Crazy Sraich Family. We were hosts to the Seniors at the Junior-Senior reception. The theme was that of a night club, The Macomba, decorated in what are to us the best colors of the world—Red, White, and Blue, everyone danced to the music of Johnny Paul and his orchestra. Throughout the years our class officers have been trustworthy and capable, our advisers able and efficient. The President of our Freshman Class was Keith Tingley; Vice-President, Ralph Edwards; Secretary-Treasurer, Edv'in Sauer; and Student Council Member, Robert Edwards. Our advisers were Miss Frantz and Miss Deer. Jim Wulliman was elected President of our Sophomore class with Norbert Gilles, Vice-President; Carl Martin, Secretary-Treasurer; and Leona Timmons, Student Council Member. Our class advisers were Miss Sluss and Miss Vannier. By 1940 we had given up class parties, and instead we were busy working to make money for the reception. Our class president was Dan Ponder; Vice-President, Keith Tingley; Secretary-Treasurer, Carl Martin; Student Council Member, Jim Osborne. Miss Howard and Mr. Kish were our class advisers, but Miss Heard took another position in Pekin and was succeeded by Miss McAllister At iast we became the mighty Seniors and began our reign over T.C.H.S. Bob Childers was our cl- ss president; Keith Tingley, Vice-President; Martha Hanson, Secretary-Treasurer; Bill Victor, Student Council Member. Our advisers were Miss Grumbles and Miss Magnusson. Nov our class history is at an end, but a new history is beginning for each of us. Many of us will go to college, others will get jobs, or join Uncle Sam’s armed forces. But one thing will remain with each of us, and is destined to be our ultimate goal: our Democracy shall prevail forever and if necessary we will give our lives to make this so.