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

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Crass History Margaret Orrel John Meisenheimer On the second day of September, 1947, our school year began. There were 27 very green, eager freshmen enrolled to learn what they could. This class realizes the world’s need for educated men and women, and are determined to do our best to enable us to be wise and under- standing members of society. During the first quarter two pupils dropped out to continue school elsewhere, Don Halbeck at Grayville and Dottie Poynter at Albion. On September 26, we were initiated during the day and were welcomed with a wiener roast that night. We elected class officers as follows: President ................................... John F. Boewe Vice-President ........................ Rosemary Gawthorp Secretary-Treasurer .................... John Meisenheimer Sergeant-at-Arms........................ Lyle Dean Gibson Class Adviser..................................Mr. Brandt We chose for our class colors, blue and gold. Our class motto is “Hitch your wagon to a star.” This, we realize, is a high ideal, but we hope we may be able to follow it through our lives. They are (left to right) : Top Row: John Meisenheimer, John Boewe, Rosemary Gawthorp, Lyle Dean Gibson, John Ibbotson. Second Row: Jean Gentz, Leslie Anderson, Patsy Short, LeRoy Biehl, Margaret Orrel.

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Third Row: Robert Auldridge. Freda Mae Seibert, Jim Wolters, Marilyn Gadau, Jack Maas. Fourth Row: Nadine Johnson, Donald LeRoy Myers, Delores McKinney, Gene Kaericher, Wilma Jennings. Fifth Row: Don Webster, Imogene Ahlfield, Dale Webster, Delores King, Kenneth Bunting, Jimmie Clodfelter.