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

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The Golden Years . . . 19 39,1944 Q-1 Xie hay e all heartl of The liolflen Years, antl certainly these worfls eliaraeterize our years at l'ni High. Our frienflships have matureil--otir assoeiations with others, lioth instructors antl stntlents, have heeotne prizetl possessions. XY1- hope to prove worthy of these allianees antl of the teachers whose patience we have so sorely trietl, We leaxe with the assitrance that the future holtls sneeess for us heeause, to a great extent, of lllll' tive Htloltlen Years at Uni High. As Snh-lireshmen, twenty-six of us liegan struggling npwzirtl. VY1' initiatetl our sojourn hy electing NK'illar1l jackson, presiding otlieerg Roger Little, assistantg ,leanne l or1l,, rt-- eortlerg ancl .Xlice Iloulware, htisiness manager. Mr, flooilson, Miss Kitchell, and Mrs, lless sponsoretl ottr activities. The climax of this year came when we serveml tlelieious refresh- ments at the l'il'0Sl1llXZlll all-school tlanee. After that, we felt we were truly a part of our school. The next year while listening, learning, :intl toiling, we were clireetetl hy :Xliee lloulware, presiclentg .Ieanne lfortl, vice-presiclentg l'eter Moyer, secretary, and Dean Collins, treasttrer. Miss Marshall antl Mr. Katra servetl as issuers of tarcly permits. Our Freshman asseinhly and mixer gave ns a reptttation as a class of great potentialities. The outstaniling aehiexenient was tl1e sponsoring of the all-stutlent Spring Frolie, VVe shall always rememher the armloacls of nntlti-eoloretl tlowers we earrietl into the gym to rleeorate it festircly. Our Sophomore year fountl tts rushing to classes uneler the eapalile leatlership of Miss Andrews and Mr. Gootlson. Peter Moyer pountleil the garelg Stewart Daniels presitletl in the presi1lent's ahsenceg Rollin Vhitlfklllllll recorcletl the minutes, anal llarhara Miller eollectetl the tlues. Our Valentine tlanee, with its heart-shapetl tlecorations, sltowetl our versatility. XN'e not only wore our hearts on otir sleeves, hut hung them on the walls for everyone to notiee. ln Ulll' junior year llavitl Ellis was chosen president, llarhara Miller was electeil vice- presimlentg Rollin XK'orkntan, secretary, anal Alice lloulware, treasurer. Our arlyisers were Mrs. Hagan and Mr. Cooclson. The Junior Class Christmas party featurefl Matt Mathews anil his orchestra. Pine trees antl strings of colored lights gave an illusion of fairylanil. At the Champaign Country Cluli we were hosts to the seniors at the prom. Anil now Ulll' long and eminent career is closing with Miss Cameron antl Mr. .-Xlstrom as counselors. llayitl lfllis takes charge of the meetings with the assistance of Roger Little. Rollin XYorkman is the scribe, antl Rohert Stoutfer counts the shekels. As seniors, we eontluctctl a successful sale of VVar Bonds-antl were awartleml the antographetl haskethall, which we leave our school as an emlnlem of our enthusiastic sales- manship for this worthy cause, Our class has presenteml a variety of assemhlies. Some we look hack on with more priile than others, hut we have triecl to enter i11to the sehool spirit antl to make ourselves ati integral part of Uni High. Among Ulll' memhers are two outstantling eheerleaclers, Alice Vyooters anwl llarharzt Miller, who set a new stanmlarrl in showmanship and helpetl the rest of tis hoost our team toward the County Championship of which we are all justly proutl. Our classmates on the team were Roger Little, eaptaing .lan Roosa, ltlorris Butseh, Stewart Daniels, -lohn MeMains, Riehartl Rapp, Dean Collins, Sanforil Johnston, and Robert Stoutfer, antl Rollin Vvlll'lil11Zlll, manager. -lohn McMains has heen an outstantling golfer. lletty llnrgess managerl the Carniyalg antl Margaret MeQuai1l, Alice lioulware, Shirley Roberts, Dorothy l'rice, anfl llarlvara Miller are memliers of the l'leia1les Council. The efficient Etlitor-in'Chief of the ll .-KNII l is Ruth Ringlancl. After tive eyentfnl years we say farewell to l'ni High. VV1- trust that our accomplish-- nients have i11 some way matlc its worthy of the Golrlen Years within her portals. illoitoritv liltlfli Page .N'1ut'lct'n

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Farewell 9-2 'l'he Class of 1944 have completed four years of diligent labor, and now we must assure ourselves that we are well armed to wage our battle for a better world. 'llo enable ns to begin our battle by achieving an intelligent and satisfying adjust- ment to our immediate environment, our school has instilled in us three powerful weapons: knowledge: skills or ways of doing things: and a wholesome, forward- looking attitude. Knowledge is power. VVe have been taught to understand the nature of our physical environment. Because it plays no small part in our lives, we have learned something of that portion of the world that affects us. VVe are nothing if not at heart philosophers. VVe have formed a satisfying notion of this universe and of our relation to it, crude and incomplete though it be. 'l'he complexities and contradictions of the social forces that play upon us have bewildered us. 'llhe study of the organization of governments, of the conduct of business, of the growth of customs and conventions, and of the unfolding of social and racial experiences, past and present, has lifted for us the haze of ignor- ance. According to llacon: Histories make men wise: poets, witty: the mathe- matics, subtle. Another type of knowledge that we have mastered is an understanding of ourselves. XYe have been through a critical period of our lives, a period of building bodies and of forming ideas and opinions. VVe have come to know ourselves. 'llhis is a vital part in our adjustment to the world. Uur school activities have been a series of situations at the root of which have lain many problems. Our skill in the solution of these problems is our second weapon. 'l'he important thing is not that we have the knowledge of the Pythag- orean proposition or of the Renaissance, but that we have the ability to tind our problems, meet them squarely, and solve them unllinchingly. Our third weapon is our attitude toward people and ideas. Our career will be determined not by what we know, but by what we love. VVhat we love has lieen determined, in large part, by the companions we chose, by the books we read, and by the recreation in which we participated. VVe have been brought to desire above all else and to tind complete satisfaction in a consciousness of a situation frankly faced and properly met. lior these powerful weapmmsfknowledge, skill, and attitude-we give thanks to our friendsgto our teachers, parents, and classmates. 'l'heir assistance has made it possible for us to be graduated well equipped for the contlict before us. 'llo them we are deeply grateful. Vve give thanks also to University High School for the IlIllltH'llllllllCS'f2lllllCllC, scholastic, and social-which it has offered. lirom this moment University lligh School becomes one of our treasured memories. 'llo it and to all. of you who have been associated with our life there, we bid Il fond fitrewell. f-rl Davin l'il,1,lS Raul' 7'zm'l1tv-urlw