Valley High School - Vall Ee Hi Yearbook (Fairview, IL)

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CLASS HISTORV Nothing Great Was Ever Achieved Without Enthusiasm was the motto of the class of '55. We were not particularly noted for our talent or accomplishments, but like other typical teen-agers, we had plenty of enthusiasm. Our history began when as 64 humble sophomores, we entered senior high school. We were a bit confused during the first week, but soon got into the swing of things; joined organizations, and made new friends. For our class officers we selected Stanley Etter, president; Terry Douglass, secretary; David Mason, trea- surer; Marlene Wood, student council representative; and Harold Smith, parlia- mentarian. Our standing advisors were Mr. Maxey and Mr. Keach. The first party we sponsored was a skating party held in Canton. Soon it was Homecoming time, and Fayrene Woods and David Mason were the sophomore candidates for king and queen. Our junior year we discovered, was to be a busy one. First there were class rings to decide upon, and then the junior play, Skidding. Serving as class officers were Harold Smith, president; LeRoy Roberts, secretary; Helen Higgs, trea- surer; Carolyn McDonnough, student coun- cil representative; and John Craver, par- liamentarian. We elected Helen Higgs and Bill Cannon to represent us at Homecoming. We also took time out to sponsor an all school Barn Party, and then proceeded to make plans for the Prom. We used a Rainbow theme which was very effective and which featured an outdoor cafe where refreshments were served. After running the concession stand all year, we were rewarded by taking our hard-earned money to Chicago where we stayed at the Palmer House. We became a bit too familiar with the back stairways, perhaps, but everyone had a swell time. All too soon, it was our senior year, and it seemed that time had certainly flown since we had come to Valley. Our final class officers were Larry Rench, president; Ruth Anderson, secretary; Naomi Barker, treasurer; Dale Ander- son, student council representative; and Dick Hahn, parliamentarian. Every- one got spruced up on September 15, and senior pictures were taken. Home- coming was pretty important to us this year since Eleanor Ball and Dick Hahn were elected king and queen. To top it off, we defeated Southeastern 7-0 in our Homecoming game, so we were all in good spirits. When March rolled around it was time for the senior play, and Ever Since Eve went over very well. As our days at Valley grew num- bered we proceeded to plan for Senior night. Baccalaureate, and finally on May 27, our graduation. Marlene Wood was chosen for the D.A.R. award, and Stanley Etter received the boys' citizen- ship award. So at last we say good-bye” to dear old Valley, where we have all had some wonderful times, and with our motto Nothing Great Was Ever Achieved Without Enthusiasm as our guide, we push on to future goals. Compliments of DR. KEITH H. FRANKHAUSER Avon, Illinois

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SENIOR PlAV Susan finds out about men. Johnny finds out about women. PLAY CAST Johnny Clover.........Stanley Etter Susan Blake...........Janet Latimer Spud Erwin............Owen Jones Mr. Clover............John Livingston Mrs. Clover...........Neva Vollmar Betsy Erwin...........Dorothy Elliott Martha Willard........Ruth Anderson Henry Quinn...........Harold Smith Lucybelle Lee.........Sonia Martin Cappy Simmons .... Glen Cluts Preston Hughes........Terry Scott Football players .... Larry Myers David Mason Gib Wolford John Craver The boys don't want me! Southern charm! Compliments of ABINGDON QUALITY HATCHERY Abingdon. HI.

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CLASS WILL We the members of the Senior Class of 55 being of sound mind and body, do hereby will the following to the students and faculty of Valley High. I. DALE ANDERSON, do will my ability to get along with a red headed girl to anyone who can. I. RUTH ANDERSON, do will my adopted brother to Joe He Brown. I. ELEANOR BALL, do will my constantly flaring temper in P.E. to Mrs. Rasmussen because I know she en- joys it. I. NAOMI BARKER, do will my many good times with David Mason to Ruth Ann Rice. I. LARRY BARKLEY, do will my ability to go with Abingdon girls to Harold Roe. I. EDWARD BURKHEAD. do will my favorite seat in the balcony to Donna Mooney. I. WILLIAM CANNON, do will my full-back position on the football squad to Vyrl Butler. I, GLEN CLUTS, do will my ability to go out with girls to Lionel Bauman. I. RONALD COZAD. do will my school books to anyone who will have them. I. JOHN CRAVER. do will my ability to go steady with a Abingdon girl to Bill Robinson. I. MILDRED CRUMBLEY. do will my ability to play Ping Pong to Alice Richmond. I. CAROL DALLEFELD, do will my ability to go steady for three years to Marsha Melton. I. DORRANCE DOUBET. do will my ability to play hard ball to Virgil Williamson. I. TERRY DOUGLASS, do will my place next to Sharon Deushane in the band to Johnny Ray. I. CHELLA MADGE DUNBAR, do will my ability to get American History even though I despise it. to Jerry Lafferty. I. FRED EHRENHART. do will my driver's license to Rudy Kay Moshier. I. DOROTHY ELLIOTT, do will my giggle to Pat Thurman. I. STANLEY ETTER. do will my quiet nature to Lionel Bauman. I, CAROL FOLKENROTH. do will my slight build to Sharon Deushane. I, JIM FORD, do will my tree climbing ability to Creel White. I, PHYLLIS HAGAMAN. do will my ability to shift from low to reverse when driving to Mrs. Locke. I. RICHARD HAHN, do will my nickname Icky to Johnny Ray. I. HELEN HIGGS, do will my chair in shorthand class to Esther Keefauver. I. ROSEMARY HOLLIS, do will my long hair to Alberta Wagner. I, DAVID HOLLISTER, do will my late hours to Freddy Nesbit. I. ROBERTA JAGGARD, do will my two weeks of Shorthand to anyone who thinks they can stand it. I, OWEN JONES, do will my crew cut to Bill Stockman. I. JANET LATIMER, do will my remaining typing paper to John Lafferty so he won't have to secure his in a dishonest manner. I. JOHN LIVINGSTON, do will my chess playing ability to Gary Lawson. I. ROGER LUMAN. do will my ability to take Plane Geometry in Mr. Wood's class while he's teaching Advanced Algebra to Max Latimer. I. SONIA KAY MARTIN, do will my driver's license and the third DuMar brother to Sue Schulthes. I. DAVID MASON, do will my dark complexion to Jerry Lafferty. I. ROSE ELLEN McMAHON. do will my ability to go steady to Alice Breckenridge. I. DICK McMAHON. do will a new grading system to Mr. Wine. I. CAROLYN McDONNOUGH. do will my cheerleading ability to Punky Shy. I. ALFRED MOREY, do will my banged-up fender to Harold Roe. I, BARBARA MYERS, do will my ability to stall time between classes to anyone who gets there on time. I. LARRY MYERS, do will my typing ability to Ray Kinser. I. BEVERLY PAULL. do will my ability to keep out of trouble to Earle Brown. I. ALICE RAY. do will my ability to be good in Study Hall to Margaret Hagaman. I. LEROY ROBERTS, do will my stool in Plane Geometry to anyone who wants it. I, MARY SUE RYDEN. do will my hidden talent to anyone who can find it. I. TERRY SCOTT, do will my feminine acquaintances in Canton to anyone who wants to make the trip. I. GARY SHELLCROSSLEE. do will my ability to fumble, stumble, and fall to Armin Blout. I, JAMES LEE SHOVER. do will my ability to grow a mustache to Lionel Bauman. I, RONNIE SIMPSON, do will all the left-over parts of my Ford to Darold Kempster so he can build a real good car. I. HAROLD SMITH, do will my ability to study in Study Hall to Armin Blout. I. WANDA TINDER, do will my natural curly hair to Punky Shy. I. SHIRLEY TRACEY, do will my ability to play volleyball to Virginia Graham. I. ARKIE UTSINGER. do will my dragon-wagon pick-up to Robert Barker. I. SHIRLEY VAN TINE, do will my mischievous ways to Glenda Dick. I. NEVA VOLLMAR. do will my ability to have Esther Keefauver get me in trouble to Sharon Deushane. I. GENE WATKINS, do will my ability to play horseshoes to anyone who wants it. I. DEAN WATTERS, do will my empty bottles to Jim Cook. I. EVELYN WIDGER. do will my ability to carry books home to Virgil Williamson. I. MARILYN WILLIAMSON, do will my quiet months in a cast to Shirley Myers. I. GILBERT WOLFORD, do will a 1937 Ford to Harold Roe. I. MARLENE WOOD, do will my athletic ability to Punky Shy. I, KAY YOUNG, do will my ability to work advanced Algebra to Jack Tourtillott. To Mr. Pauli, we leave our empty candy wrappers, broken pop bottles and the chewed gum that is always stuck on the floors. To the underclassmen we leave the souvenirs and gaiety of our class trips. To Mr. Wood, the faculty, and the school, we leave our mutilated books and the memories of the class of 55 . Compliments of -LUPER SUNDBURG-Avon. Illinois