University of Illinois High School - U and I Yearbook (Urbana, IL)

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age Twenty enior Class Poem The curtain falls, and thunderous applause Acclaims us for a final act well done. We bow, amid the dazzling gleam of lights 5 As we step forward, joy enfolds each one. But when at last the cheering crowd has left, And we are on the empty stage alone, A sudden poignant pain besets our hearts In realizing what we all have known: That this achievement we have finally reached, Although our best performance, was our lastg Our work together now is at an endg Our happy days upon this stage have passed. We look at one another, loath to leave Our many friends and this familiar scene, We must disband and shall not meet again, That knowledge makes our parting sadness keen. And yet there's something in us eager, too, That urges us to hurry and move on, New stages wait for usg and others, too, Wait here to take our place when we have gone. And so, reluctantly, we say farewell And proudly leave our record on life's page. Each one looks backward to remembered joys And forward, hopeful of a greater stage. MARGARET THOMAS SENIORS

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1940 U AND I enior Class Histor Vtfe, the Class of 1940, have reached a time which comes to all good things. In other words, our company must disband. We look back now and view with surprise the improvement in our presenta- tion during the last four years. In 1936 we, timid and stage-frightened Freshmen, had as our lead Peter Scarseth. His co-star was Richard Barlow, and Bob Swartz acted both as prompter and as business manager. Miss Kitchell and Dr. Hartley were our directors. Our Hrst act, featuring the Spring party, was quite as good as could be expected from such inexperienced players. As Sophomores, we chose John Schnebly as our star, Wendell Winkelmann as his co-star, Barbara Holmes as prompter, David Brown as business manager, and Miss Bower and Mr. Alstrom as directors. Although we became slightly overconfident of our acting ability, our party and a talent assembly somewhat justified our opinion. When, being Juniors, we were qualified to call ourselves upper- classmen and therefore experienced troupers, our stars were Ruth Wooters, leading lady, David Brown, leading man, Marjorie Galli- van, prompterg Pierre Noyes, business manager, and Dr. Hartley and Mr. Alstrom, directors. Called upon for some of our best per- formances in this act, we presented a good Christmas party, pro- duced a group of very successful Junior plays, and entertained the Seniors at a really extraordinary banquet at the Urbana Country Club. During our Senior year, our troupe, the greatest in the history of University High School, was led by David Brown, star, Eugene Van Vranken, co-star: Marjorie Gallivan, prompterg Dorothy Mur- phy, business managerg and Miss McHarry and Dr. Hartley, direc- tors. Our Senior play, Big-Hearted Herbert, and our Hallowe'en party were, of course, produced superlatively. And, even though we have learned our lines and otherwise ac- complished the serious aims of a play cast, we have had a good time doing it-an accomplishment which showed up to advantage in this, our final production. PHILIP ANDERSON. Pauc Twenty

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1940 U AND I Class Will FIRST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF THE CLASS OF 1940 NVe, the undersigned, the notorious Class of 1940, students in University High School, institution for mental enlightenment and advancement in Champaign County, state of Illinois, being of sound mind and weak memory, do hereby make, publish, and decree this to be our first will and testament, hereby making any and all wills made by us hereafter void. Realizing that our beneficiaries are mere adolescents, wholly incapable of making decisions and handling their affairs to their advantages, we hereby solemnly appoint the following trustees to administer their affairs until such a time as they shall be adjudged mentally capable of exe- cuting said affairs: MR. VVILBER E. H.ARNISH M1ss LIESETTE J. MCHARRY DR. MILES C HARTLEY Priscilla Lavin leaves her saddle shoes for the Sub-Freshmen to clean. Peter Scarseth leaves his moods, he can manage better without them. John Schnebly leaves his efficiency in dodging the visiting hour rules at the Mercy Hospital to whoever needs it. David Brown leaves his gasoline alley and his radio station to Mary Squires, who needs to broadcast. Margaret Thomas wills her quiet ways and her poise to Carol Jean Kraehen- buehl. J Barbara Holmes leaves her bows C FJ to next year's Sub-Freshman girls. Margaret Loomis leaves, after several previous attempts. Ruby Pilcher leaves her uhs', to Miss McHarry's future English classes. Elsa Proehl leaves her calm aloofness and refined dignity to Joanne Hills. Mary Margaret Gordon leaves her dramatic ability to Arthur Price, Jr. Richard Stouffer leaves his paper route to Billy Cagle. Nancy Ruth leaves her intentional leaves of absence to Mary Sanford. Ethel McDonald leaves her grass skirt and octopus eyes to Jane Burke. Robert DeLong leaves his charm for university girls to Dick Ruehe. Eugene Van Vranken leaves his track skills to Gene Jacobs. Jay Gould bequeaths his love of Champaign High blondes to Floyd Parks, Jr. Jack Cummings leaves his fondness for Little Orphan Annie to Jack Cole. Ruth Wooters and James Goodman leave their first floor corridor rendezvous to Betty Jean Garrett and Leroy Baum. J Page T t