Wendell Phillips High School - Phillipsite Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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CLASS OF l UNE OFFICERS we .sf-1 S-if GHPM YE W eff' YLCB PA-B ow- V' ROW D N T P5 ?tOLPxNPies1de0l Olflice Yieslden N SQCWKCUY D Tieosurer CLASS HISTORY By Cyrzlla Solomon It was only by perseverance and scholastic Campaign Award many members of our class capability that the graduating class of Iune 1941 possessed the power to endure so many perplexing rules and enticements that go to make up the freshman year The Sophomore year which consists of musical linguistic his torical and geometrical storms was another difficult accomplishment As our hopes and desires of our Iunior year were nearing their completion we prepared ourselves for that degree which represents four years of honest toil Having received that degree We the graduating class of Iune 1941 do hereby place before you our Exact History If one had a chance to glance on the interior of Wendell Phillips High School four years ago on that opening day in September 1937 he would have seen the newly built auditorium and cafeteria that everyone was raving about but he would have seen a special group of students that seem to stand out from all the rest This special group which was also called Freshies or Greenhorns had beaming faces all excited over entering high school The ob server on looking at this somewhat bewildered group would never have dreamed that it would one day be one of the greatest classes in the History of Phillips Most of our Freshman year passed wth us still getting broken into the high school system. Although we did not make the headlines of our school papers, we were often represented in the small print. We also contributed our full share to school activities. As Sophomores, we buckled down to busi- ness right away. Our Sophomore class offi- cers, who led us triumphantly through that year were Wilbur Tuggle, President: Harold Iohnson, Vice-President: and Helen Roberts, Secretary. ln the latter part of that year, when Wendell Phillips claimed another Clean Up were very active in helping to bring that about At the same time however we were not neg lecting our studies for now many of the mem bers of our class were winning honors showing their studious traits that added luster to the class as a whole Our Iunior year was another stepping stone on which landed the malority of our members Some of us were st1ll holding our standards high in scholarship which gave us recognition throughout the school as well as ln Honor Society It was during this year that the well known William King a member of the Sight Saving Class won the first prize in the nation wide essay contest on What is a True Ameri can This year also marked by the swell times we had under the leadership of Conrad Cockran our lunior class President Ernestine Woody our Vice President Dorothy Sims Sec retary and Hortense Harvy Treasurer Our progress was now showing that our efforts were not wasted for we finished our Iunior year with an enviable record As the title of Senior was earned by the majority of us it had that tendency which forced us to carry our heads slightly higher for we knew that it wouldnt be long now This year of all years was packed to its utmost with clubs studies and numerous activities which the seniors took pride in being a part ot. The honor students in our class who had won pins since their year are still members of that society were: Evelyn Davis, Luella Wheat, Ella Mae Kelly, Cyrillia Solomon, Amanda Iones, Iacqueline Bell, Hattie Currie, Harold West, Ernestine Woody, Olivia Harris. Marion Marcelle, Marian Freeman, Herman Cotton, Lessie Mae Begley and Margaret Mackev. Other prominent members of our class were Virginia Martin: who is now the editor of our school newspaper. Helen Roberts, SXNY5

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YEARBOOK STAFF and Iohnetta Felton who were members all along are st1l1 carry1ng on ln a bxg way In the f1eld of athletlcs our class was also represented the g1rls havrng the1r day lust as well as the boys The football heroes of our class were Iack Flnley Haywood Young Er nest Bethany Samuel Presxdent Gus Marttn and Eddre Gray captam of the team who be cause of the excellent lob he d1d was later recogmzed as the most valuable of all The heroes of basketball are Louts Spam Arnette Holmes Iames Mttchell and L1onelH1cks The g1r1s rn our class who were members of the Grrls Athletrc Assoc1at1on and had ab1l1ty are Hattxe Currre Ol1v1a Harms Cyrllla Solomon Iohnny Ruth Burgess Beatrrce Blocker Johnny Taylor Gerald1ne Thrap Ella Brlceson V1r Munal Ramse and Iohnetta Flowers Y As the frrst half of our last year was fadmg away a most spectacular thmg happened whrch nearly caused a revolutron Why the usual thmg of course a grrl Amanda Iones broke the record by berng the frrst gtrl to be come Mayor of Ph1ll1ps Hlgh Thus we started our last semester wxth Amanda Iones as Mayor of Dear old Ph1ll1ps and also presldent of the Ph1ll1ps Chapter of the Natronal Honor Soctety Unfortunately our 4B Class Pres1dent Lloyd O Smrth who led us successfully lost out m the 4A electron but rn hrs successor Roland Chamblee we found an excellent leader who was untmng tn hrs effort to complete the necessary task for the Semor Class Our V1ce Pres1dent Iohnney Taylor Secretary Naoml Hale Dorothy Stms Treasur er Now after four years of honest to1l out of the three hundred and ftfty that started wrth us we the remammg three hundred that have the courage and perseverance to carry on ee Justrfted 1n saymg We made a br1ll1ant suc cess of rt Before our departure we would l1ke to say that we are most thankful to our prmcrpal and to teachers who took such great mterest m our tra1n1ng and feel It our duty to thank our fellow students for the1r hearty co operatlon uljvvf YEAHBOOK COMMITTEE 'L V , V l l A t Q T I 4? L 1 ' I . I ginia Martin, Huron Searcy, Dorothy Sims, ! gyggg : ' , . I ' I x 'i - ' - I , 5 ' ,f l