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-- lDOWrllm0W Senior Class History 'Twas May 31, 1979, in the town of Windsor, Illinois. There was an air of festivity over all, and large, imported cars and airplanes were arriving continually, bearing a stream of distinguished men and women. All were flocking to a small, buff-colored. beautiful, old brick building set back in a lovely green lawn. This building had not been in use for fifteen years and on the front was a placard saying Purchased in 1964 by the Senior Class of 1939 for their class reunions. Inside the dim old halls, 30 successful middle-aged men and women, the entire class, and by a wonderful miracle, the ten faculty members of their Senior year, were happily walking about glancing at the rooms and trophies, all of which remained the same, and wistfully reminiscing. Do you remember, asked one, how queer we all felt in the fall of 1935, when we assembled at the old high school to become the last Freshman class there? I can even re- member our first class officers-Paul Ellis, Ruby Veech, Ruth Ramsey, Anna Fay Her- ron, and Mary Munson. Miss Sutter was our able class advisor. We didn't have any hand until our Junior year, but I recall that Mary Munson, Jay Garvin, Eleanor Garvin, Betty Storm, Emma Hudson, and Anna Fay Herron were all in the school orchestra. Will you ever forget eagerly asked another elderly lady as she examined the rusty lockers, all the inconveniences of our Soph year, which was the year we started in this building. School began on September 21, but even so, the building' was unfinish- ed. There were only 31 of us that September, as compared with the 37 of our first year, and only three more dropped out during the year. Mr. Johnson was our wise choice for advisor and for officers we chose: Ruby Veech, Emma Hudson, Peggy Gordon, and Ruth Ramsey. WCHS was on the air over WDZ that year, and remember how excited we were! Several of our teachers left that year-Miss Sutter, Mr. Gibson, Miss Lilly and Miss Hood, and we were sorry to see them go. But how glad we were to see the last day of school which didn't arrive until June 11. We really began enjoying High School our Junior year, tho, didn't we? We had several new teachers that year-Crescy Turner, Gwendolyn Hammer, Mary Ann Gar- vin, and Russell Curry. Mr. Curry was our class .advisor and Miss Garvin coached our play, Find The Woman. Our officers were: Doris Hampton, Peggy Gordon, Louise McVay, and Ruth Ramsey. The newly organized WCHS band placed third in a contest at Greenville. Doris Hampton went to the All-State Orchestra at Champaign: and Anna Fay received first place in a piano solo contest at Normal and thus got to enter the State Contest. One of the group then inquired from their former teacher, the ex-Miss Garvin, if she remembered what a time they had in giving the Junior and Senior Banquet in 1938. This inquiry brought forth a volley of memories and each recounted their recollections led by the Peggy Gordon of school days, who began Well, I for one, certainly do. I happened to be on the committee who, with Mr. Curry's invaluable aid, saw to the arrangements. We held it at the U. S. Grant Hotel in Mattoon. Remember how excited we were to think that the event which we had so long awaited had at last arrived! Miss Ridgely was our only new teacher the next year and she took the place which Miss Walker had left the spring before, much to our sorrow. The group was silent for a few minutes as to the minds of each came the memory of the first day of school that year, with its sadness over the death of one of their well- liked classmate, Dwight Richardson, who had been with them from the first grade. In hushed tones, the elderly men and women, with their high school teachers, recalled the many qualities of that friend. 1939 Eleven
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llbowflllllow In one corner stood a group who had gone to school from the first grade to the end of their Senior year together. They were: Marjorie Cruitt, Ruth Edwards, Jay Garvin, Mary Munson, Ruth Ramsey, Emma Hudson, and Anna Fay Herron. A lovely lady was leading the conversation about Senior officers- Harlan Conley, Doris Hampton. Raymond Workman and Ruth Ramsey. We again chose Mr. Curry for advisor and Mr. Turner as Pow-Wow advisor. There were 32 of us at the beginning of the year, but before long, Vernon Curry and Elva Hall moved away for which we were all sorry. Our number consisted of five Gays students-John Hortenstine, Earl Miller, Lawerence Shafer, Mary Sullivan, and Elva. Mae Kull 'from Strasburg and Louise Har- den from Sullivan had joined us the year before. Remember the wiener roast out at Harlan's and how Mr. Curry and the boys organized us into teams and we played touch football in the moonlight? By the way, what kind of a team did we have that year? Wasn't that the year we won several trophies? Mr. Curry became the main speaker, I'll say it was! The boys won first at Arthur. See, fas the group advanced to the trophy casej this is the trophy we brought home with us, and this is the one that we received as first in the Moultrie County Tournament, and this is for second place in the Shelby County Tournament. Four of you boys received letters that year-Red, Lawrence, Earl, and John. We didn't have such a bad softball team, either, And you all remember, surely, what a good track man Ivan was? Say, interrupted a sweet, old lady, who was recognized as the Miss Hammer of former days, don't forget that the girls won that banner in there for placing second in the State Telegraphic BB Shooting Contest, upon which the woman who had once been Miss Lough of the WCHS Faculty burst forth, And remember my Typing and Short-- hand teams-Betty Ann, Eleanor, Dorothy, Ruby, Marjorie, anfi Ruth went to the con- test at Charleston! Since the trend seemed to be toward contests, several other contestants were re- called: Anna Fay who had won first division on oboe, Doris who had placed first division on cello and had gone to the National Contest, and Mary Munson who had won first in B Schools at a Contest in Orations. Mary had also placed first in the Moultrie County Speech Tournament. Emma and Ruby had attended the All-State Chorus at Champaign that year. From there the conversation proceeded to the many duties of the Senior class which the class of '39 had enjoyed so muchfchoosing rings, having pictures made, publishing the Pow-Wow, presenting the Senior play, Give Me Credit , exams, and the Pana Con- ference which recalled so many laughable experiences. The last few minutes before the program were spent in expressing to that group of teachers and leaders, the sincere thanks of those 30 successful men and women who thoroughly realized that they owed much to them for their services, friendship, teach- ings and guidings of High School days. Each student knew that he had profited much because of them, and sincerely hoped they would be or had been worthy of them. -Ruth Ramsey, Historian. 1939
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