West Salem High School - Hi Lite Yearbook (West Salem, IL)

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To Eloise Lynch, Hyla Gawthorp leaves her ability to captivate the teachers’ good wishes. To any Junior who can get it and keep it, Faye Luther wills the back seat in the Senior Room. To Lee Lemke, Laura Mae Orrel leaves the art of keeping her hair always in place. To Dick McDowell, Gwendolyn Sager bequeaths her habit of walking into English class when it is half over. Don’t exercise it too much.Dick, the faculty might get wise! To any one who finds it necessary to exercise these powers, we, Alice Pixley and Viola Gib- son do will and bequeath our notary privileges to write personal or collective last wills and testa- ments. Alice and Vi

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CLASS CALENDAR August 30—Vacationing over, work begins. September 3—Class Election. Yea! for “Deb.” September 10—Initiation of Freshman. More burnt cork than eats. September 14—Election of Annual staff. September 17—Rev. Grabow speaks to assembly. September 19—First skippers. How was the show, girls? September 19—Soft ball game. West Salem 4; Browns 10. September 24—Soft ball game. West Salem 10; Bone Gap 16. September 27—Soft ball game. West Salem ahead this time in a thrilling game ending, 6 to 5. Oh! Browns. September 29—Another victory for West Salem from “Bone Holler.” Score 10 to 4. September 30—Girls soft ball game Sec. 1-14, Sec. II-10. What curves! October 6—Soft ball game. West Salem 20; Faculty 8. “Poor old men.” October 6—Assembly by Rev. Wilson and Dan Hughes. October 10—Basket ball practice begins. October 14—Elected cheer leaders. Dot Fritchley, Joan Hallbeck and Jim Bennett. October 15—School dismissed for teachers institute. First vacation. October 18—School dismissed, the furnace broke. Hope they can’t get it fixed. October 25—Entertainment film, “Who’s Who.” October 28—Magazine sales begin between the army and the navy. October 28-29—First quarter exams. Oh! Oh! October 29—Farewell party for Russel. What fun. October 29—Play hour eighth period. Played games outside. November 2—First basket ball game. West Salem 10; Noble 64. What a floor. November 5—Basket ball game. West Salem 21; Lancaster 20. The one and only. November 5—Film. November 9—Discontinued magazine sales. Profit $78.87. A beginning anyway. November 10—Rev. Ellis speaks to assembly.