Westervelt High School - Westerian Yearbook (Westervelt, IL)

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S E N I 0 R C L A S S H I S T'0 R Y In the fall of 1941, nineteen streamlined bicycles pulled up to the Westervelt High School, with Mr. Burgner leading the poor green Freshmen. Our first stop was at Shelbyville parkg we had a weiner roast and then went skating. Next, we peddled back to school for another party. Frances Pierce and her bike left us after the first semester, but the remaining eighteen bikes reached the end of the year with safety. Before starting on our second trip, several of the bikers decided to change routes. Beta Baker and Mary H. Shiels Joined the Shelbyville group: Haurine Jones peddled off to Moweaqua. Just as we were getting ready to take off Dale Smith from Bethany came peddling ln. t When Captain Burgner left to serve in the U. S. Army we chose Miss Stewart to act in his place. We had many interesting adventures during our Sophomore year. Once we peddled out to Howard's woods for a hay ride and weiner roast. Next we stopped at Burk's for a sled ride. Daniel Winings paddled off to attend a defense school, thus leaving us with only fourteen bikes. In September, 1945, we started on our third trip with only twelve bikes, because we had lost Dorothy Warner to Shelbyville and Lavonne Largent to Vienna. We chose Miss Isley as our Captain, and on December 3, with the aid of three Sophomores, gave the play 'Nuts and Bo1ts.' It was a great success, so to celebrate we had a weiner roast at the reservoir.

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The second semester Lavonne Largent caught up with us again, but we lost another member, Joe Brewer. About the middle of January we made a very important stop, and it was not very long until we were all sporting new class rings. In May we peddled to the Calico Cafe and gave a banquet in honor of the Seniors. Before school was out we had a hamburger fry and went bowling. By this time we had only ten bikes left, so we decided to take a much needed vacation before starting on our final Journey together. N Gene Donnel thought the summer vacation wasn't long enough, so he d1dn't peddle back to school, but two new girls Joined our bike brigade and- we were off once more. Ermajean Hodges from Tower Hill and Dorothy Huffer from Beecher City gave us the total of eleven bikes. Most of them look pretty old and worn, but they still take us where ever we wish to go, as long as we keep peddling. In October we biked to Decatur to have our Senior plc- turea taken. The secondh semester everyone was quite busyg we were working on the year book, and practicing our play, 'A Crazy Mix-Up. We were so busy we cou1dn't seem to find time to go biking, but on March 7 finally succeeded in hav- ing a birthday party, and later on the Juniors gave a ban- quet in our honor. , Now, at last, our trip is completed and we have decided to give our worn-out bikes to the Junior Class. Our high school days are gone, but as we look back, we decide that it was fun, and well worth our while, after all.