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ee he bea of our hea The 1940 aroon. To you, ou sea erbrains cha erbo es, replicas of he lit le man who wasn' here, and hose of you who are fai hful forever o ye ol' ex s, in fac , o all YOUTH in general, we dedica e our effo ts. Si y seconds every minu e, six y minu es every hour of every igh a d day well almost anyhow we have wor ed and slaved o ge his in he groove so you can remember. well you'd Confucious say e surprised wha Confucious say. Well le 's s op his silliness and C'mon chillen le s humb hrough.

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The flu ering flag symbolizing he freedom and democracy we live, wa ches over he raining place of our you h.

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BOARD OF EDUCATION ADMINISTRATORS SENIORS JUNIORS SOPHOMORES

"HIS FRIENDS"

Youth-the seoson for forming lasting friendships

BOARD OF EDUCATIO

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BEST OF OPPORTUNITIES

Under he able leadership of Dr. J. C. Dallenb ch, presi den , he Board of Educa ion has given us he bes of educa ional opportuni ies.

Mrs. Bessie Russell has been 1ss Carrie secre ary and Busey, he cler .

The s anding commi ees of he Board were: Ins rue ional Mrs. Russell, rs. Oli e elley, and Irvin P. Turner; Physical Educa ion, Jo.,n Lierman, Dr. W. E. Schowengerd , a d Mrs. elley· Buildings and Ground, Delos R. Hux able, Dr. Schowengerd and r.

Lierman; Finance and Audi ing, Mr. Turner, r. Hu able, and Mrs. Russell; Purchasing, Dr. Schowengerd , Mrs. elr. Hu able; and ley, and Cafe eria, Mrs. elley.

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ELEA OR CHAFFEE FRIEND OF ALL

Eleanor Ch ffee, vice princi pal, is indispens ble especially during regis ra ion period, for her dvice is highly valued.

Her readiness o o er as sis ance on s uden problems has made her a fr'end o all.

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As he R~h. R h Rahs rang hrough he a路r a a bas etba or foo ba game, a arge p r of he cheering crowd was probably eachers. For wi h records of no missing an impor an game in he pas year or an Urbana gaMe in severa years many eachers probably wen home wi h sore hroa s caused by heir en husi s 路c supper .

AI hough here isn much said abou he school sp路r路 of c chers ~ey have proved ha hey possess i .

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TEACHERS GO SOCIAL

There s my Eng ish eacher!" "There's my Ma h eacher!'

Did you ever see he ime when the faculty were no presen ? Whe her it s a box soc¡a dance or an al school par y hey are always presen o "oin in he fun each in his own way adding o he enjoymen of he party. They are always willing to ta e p r in a game whe her ¡ be ch"nese chec ers or one of hese in he groove numbers. There are some e chers who haven missed one par y in five years. How s ha for r cord?

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OH GEE! THE ICE IS SLICK!

Hel o Miss C r er! How's he ice?" could be a ga· y sf.ou ed gree ing o no only M" s C r er bu o amos ny one of he C. H. S. acu y a e U. I. "ce r"n . School ·s f rg en as s uden and eacher en"oy a f&w hours of a spor hey bo ove. o only a he ice rin bu "n m ny o her p ces sue as he Y Church and movies h eachers seen.

A,d we he s uden body are proud h our facu y Ge s Around.

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THE SOPHISTICATES (SE IORS)

"Come and S omp a he Senior Romp" was he ca chy slogan the seniors used o focus a en ion on he firs all-school par y of he year. In he gaily decora ed gym, studen s shagged to the music of Bud Rode ric 's orches ra. For those not caring o dance, here were games including pingpong, shoo ing gallery, shuffle-board and Chinese chec ers. ovember 17, 1939 was the date mar ed on all calendars. The direc ors of he rucking were: President, Dick Wilson¡ Vice- resident, John cBride¡ Secre ary, Helen Brigh and Treasurer Gre a Torrence.

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Sernmons Georg a 0 e o the few w'~hou a n'c nome • . . Mel"1ber of G. A. A. G'rl Reserves Physics ond S age Stormers . . . S+u den Cou'lc'l member ... Say a g•'r ·s mos essenfal.

S on s Ernes ony of IJ's r'ends and chums re er o h'm as Bea.,·e . . . He s a es hot he doesn smo ng . express'on he

S ·r ey He er> Ru h Hele goes by her surname wh'ch ·s Sh'dey . . . Was a ro s e• rom SeyrT'our h's year . . . Has wor> several cor> e s wh' e a SeyrT'our bes'des a ·.,g por 'n ou s'de oc iv'+'es.

S·mor> Doro hy There seems o be no h·.,g ha oggravo es Do y Was a member o G. A. A. French ocDowell Boo and Gee cubs . . . Won yp·.,g p'n . . . Some 'mes you ear er say Gee.

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Sharnon Mary Margare Oh defi'l' ely or B your boo a · y 'd 'l 'fie M . . . . Does!'l · e p op e who ore 'II huMored . . . Was a member of w·g Po'n or>d French c Jbs . . . En'oy ravel i'lg and d nc g.

S'll Donald Most everyone co s him Do., ... Member of e CHS Bond and says ~a c~ool is h·s pe peeve ... Whe., some hing seems o go wrong he ·Js cheers up by soy'r>g Nus.

S e or> Art~ur J. Art wos a merT'ber of Bo on Qui I and Scro Was spor s ed' or of Crron'c . .. Ployed in Bond ond PopJ lor Orchestra . . . S age an oger of Go We Young Man. . .. Member of W'g & Point.

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IN-BETWEE S (JUNIORS)

"Just li e he emblem on he s age cur ain!'' was he exclamation about he Junior class rings when hey were on dis lay in the fall. The attrac i e rings had a b c -ground of red, blue, or blac .

The Juniors were up nd coming he pas year wi h an all school ar yin April and violent prep raions for he Junior-Senior dinner dance.

The class was under the leadership of Be y McCole as Presiden · Jeane e Chumbley, VicePresi en · Alice Andrews, Secre ary· and Doro hy elly as Tre surer.

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EVER-GREE S (SOPHOMORES)

Sen·or high schoo a las such w s the houg of every inex erienced bu energe ic sophomore who qliic. ly familiarized himself wi h his strange surroundings.

Leaders soon emerged in he form of Bob Simp son as he m nager· Du ch Den on his firs as sistant· Geneva Hill, his secre ary· and Gud Walters ~is banker. Wisely hinking of he fu ure of he co"lpany, he sop~omores s arted a fund o help fnance he social climax o heir junior ye r he · nior senior dinner dance.

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IN MEMORY OF CHA PAIG

SENIOR HIGH'S CHIEF E Gl EER

'Ill come ac af er dinner o see ha hings go righ ." Such were he las ords of r. Leo Bradley chie engineer o his co-wor -ers as he lef school on he evening ofTuesday Fe . 6. An hour Ia er his colleagues learned ha he had passed away.

He undoub edly used his same ph rase a coun less num er of imes for b c of e ery mee ing and par y h was held in he high school for more han quar er of a cen ury heres ood r. Bradley ma ing sure ha each de ail was planned and ha every hing ran smoo hly.

His a sence has been eenly fel by he studen s and facul y o his school and he sense of loss will surely be eener as ime goes on and i is realized more and more how much responsibili y was placed upo his shoulders and how hard he wor ed o jus i y he fai h in him. r. Brad ey wor ed on he cons rue ion gang ha buil he high school nd he has often been heard o say roudly "I helped u he iron i he s e s of Champaign high. ' Howe er he did no confine his alen s o merely loo 1 ing af er he physical needs of a I he s uden s. He was a grea wres ling fa and seemed o a 1e an almos fa herly in eres in those ar icular oys.

When one m n wor s as r. Bradley did, hel ing o uild a school, hen a ing over he diffcul job of chief engineer of he same school a d holding ha posi ion ill his dea h he es ablishes a radition o ca a iii y and long- ime serv1ce. b

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CALENDAR SPORTS MUSIC CLUBS DRAMATICS PUBLICATIONS

"HIS ACTIVITIES"

Effervescent youth bubbles over into mony ond voried octivities

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Sep ember month of very hot hea remember? It w s SO hot well, it was just so hot! After g dding abou all summer in b thing suits, short sl c s, nd simil r s a es of undress we donned our Sund y bes s and rue ed me rily c o his ·nowledge fac ory. W e attended football games OT in he bris u umn air, OT in weeds and woolens, OT wi h reezing feet ut with oh well, you a e i up from here. We hopped a couple of hops and mel ed in he process. (Boy are hese sophs ever ji er- ugs!) This w s mon h of beginnings homeroom officers were elected· cluos were organized· irs Chronicle came ou · Maroon pho ogr hers s ar ed o wor ( h n Heavens I was not a photogra her); e chers s ar ed rying to dus cobwebs ou of our 'onor ble 'eads· sophomores brushed the hayseed ou of heir hair (oh ye h!); I flun ed my first tes · I had o spi ou my first wad of gum· Miss Stuar s r ed o ge dram ics underway· Miss LeSure's La ins uden s s ar ed amo mas, ama 'ing gain· he firs boo was a en ou of he li rary· I snagged my firs pair of hose· he firs yellow slip w s a• en o some oor sucker in s udy hall; S uden Council oo u heir du ies g in· in o her ords, from classes o a hie ics all was begun.

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Swinging in o he second year of its being, Te 1 on club staged a difficul initia ion ce emony in which by coun ing the pillars of he s adium in he moonligh and o her fea s qui e as difficul ive ew members Burlin Rodgers; Paul Meyers路 Bob Simon路 Floyd May路 and Allen Fisher路 were admi ed.

To he new members, in ribute o heir endurance of the ini ia ion, aTe on shield was awarded. The shield made of fel , has a lue bac ground wi h a whi e column on a band of red.

Te ton is le ered in whi e across he op.

To he member who has een he mos valuable o Te ton during he year a bronze ac ivi y medal is given a he close of he sc ool season.

Among he highligh s of the year was an ex remely a tracive archi ec ural exhibi in he library display window which fea ured he Te on shield, he original drawing from w ich he shield was made, the T Pres. . square, pencils, and "The S ory of Archi ecSec'y. . ure" by Thomas Talmadge.

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.So1.AI .(So~) .24 H.O. Oh Boy! Wha a problem. The casual observer would guess ha sue a formula was in ended only for masculine minds. o so hough Shirley Thrasher a d Pa Smi h for hey were on hand along wi h I 0 boys when he Slide Rule Club organized in Sep ember under he direc ion of Mr. Charles Gooding chemis ry ins rue or. The cl me every second and our h Tuesday in he chemis ry lab.

As he mon hs rolled on he owledge of he members accumula ed un il by he ime he spring reezes came from he sou h each and e ery one had learned o mul iply di ide a d a e he square roo . The old chemis ry problems ha oo ours and hours o do y he old me hods were as smoo h as a s ream lined rain wi h he Slide Rule.

Hmmmm. Wonder if hose wo girls ever John Har ic go lonesome? We haven' any official re orts.

John McBride Well anyhow hey had each o her.

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STAGE STORMER$ PLEDGE ALLEGIA CE TO CLUB

Wi h each of he 65 mem ers rec1 1ng he clu 's pledge in grea solemni y, Stage S ormers was reorganized his year af er aving been a andoned since 1931.

T e objec of his socie y is o prepare he s udents for he se ior drama ic organiza ion, Wig and Pain . The clu is proud of he fac ha several of i s members were a en in o Wig and Pain his year from Stage Stormers. I he s uden can ob ain an addi ional number of poin s i Wig and Pain , he is hen elec ed into Thespians.

S age S ormers were usily engaged in securing funds for hei clu . The members were seen selling candy and ho dogs a some of e foo all games. The money was used o urchase lay boo s for Play Sho igh which hey sponsored.

Many members of he club par icipated in he Speech Con es s a various imes during he year. They dis inguished hemselves and Pres. . heir club by winning more han a few places Vice-Pres. and receiving favorable commen s from no ed Sec'y. judges.

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Brice no C rl Robbins arilyn Amdal Bob Piersol

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October, mon h of goblins, witches, nd 'ole bl c c s, w s ta en up by very pleasant things such as the "Speech Spree" and the "Hard Times Party." If the ensembles worn to the "Hard Times Party" are indicative of wh t he styles will be if he depression re urns, let's II pray for prosperity! Some of the est-loo ing lads have the funnies loo ing nees! The dramatists strut ed heir s uff in he gripping murder mys ery, "320 College Avenue."

Many hear s wen pit ywhen he players ppe red in u es and form Is Sigh, sigh! "Benje" and he res of \ 7l the Studen Councilers layed hosts for the annual meetU ing of he Dis ric High Schools Councils. The seniors started to primp for their senior pictures. While the eam played real he-man foo ball he home rooms ried their hands at ouch. Wig nd Paint cele ra ed heir 25 h anniversary. Class and home room officers were elec ed.

The G. A. A.'e s s rived for points o win heir numerals and le ers. Champaign was around o play hos , on Friday, the 13 h, o he fl shy li le Moosehear team ( hey inda s un ed us). The band wen o Danville along wi h a big group of loyal supper ers o see he hear us ing ie. The sophs egan o find heir way around.

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HO E EC DELEGATES ATTE D STATE CONVE TIO "All aboard" and "We're Off" were he exci ed comments of he Home Economics club delega es as they em ar ed October 20 h on heir tri o he s a e conven ion in Chicago.

The si delega es Helen Hurd Alice Hill Louise Gordon Carol Phares Anna elle Lam in, and Be y Buc les, accompanied by iss Lucille S ansell and Mrs. Helen S ar , spe t wo days in Chicago a ending sessions isi ing spo s of in eres and shopping. They returned he end of ha ime vic orious or having cap ured firs prize for heir publici y no eooo . The reward was a beau iful, engraved no eboo of whi e lea her.

Among o her highlights o the year were wo coo ie sales, which caused pleasan aromas o issue from he coo ing room af er school and made everyone go around wi h a hungry loo in his eyes. I' lso he cl~.,;b sponsored a successful Chili supper on he nigh of January 16th.

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During he clu year he girls gave al s on V.-Pres. "favors" appropria e for he mon hs of their Sec'y bir hdays.

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Gl dys Lustig Louise Gordon Alice Hill Annabelle Lam in

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"He's been murdered wi h a ha pin!" A line full of mys ery from he annual fall play ha was s onsored by Wig and Pain .

1ss arion S ar "320 College AveUnder he direc ion o nue" was s aged on Oc ober 8.

A he ime of he Jac ie Coo er p1c ure "Wha a Life," which was abou high school problems and ac ivi ies Wig and Pain was proud o m -e Jac ie Cooper an honor ry member of heir socie y. He re urned he com limen by sending eac member an au ographed pho ograph.

Two very i teres ing spea ers were e joyed his year one being adame Agnes Cherry a professional ac ress, who gave he reading, " ar Queen o Sco s." The o her spea er was rs. Oliver L. Wa efield, sis er o he Ia e Vachel Lindsay, famous Arne ican oe .

Se en new members were i i ia ed i FebruBarbar elley ary, 1940. They are: Ar hur S el on, ildred Carolene Hodges Brown, Georgia Simmons Helen Dunlap, RichVernice illeville ard Wilson, and ary argare Sha non.

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Scenes from "320 College Avenue" fall play o celebrate he wen y-fif h an iversary of Wig and Pain Club.

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ovember was a month of ur ey and cranberries and ur ey and dressing and ur ey and pump in pie and turey and chestnuts and ur ey and stomach-aches, and fur ey and dates'en figs and and, oh yes! and TUR EY! Ano her hing, repor cards came ou . Humm guess I won't go out for a long ime o come! Ch mpaign ea Urbana! Yippi!! I guess hat ough o show hem which is the right side of Wrigh S ree . Mad m Cherry q ve a reading from "Mary of Sco land." Prof. Barlow I ed on Journalism. The home ec classes s, rted having eas for he home rooms. Foo bailers ended heir qrand nd glorious season by ea ing heir fill a he Foo b II Banque .

Seems li e a lo of ea ing wen on during his mon h, ........ doesn' i ? We all stomped a he Senior Romp! S omp, s omp! Firs par y of the year! S om , stomp! Some fun! S omp, di o!! The base eers won a double-header against Fisher and Ran oul in heir firs appe r nee of the season. Twen y-six s udents went (with he proper number of ch perons} o ana ee o visit factories and he s ate hospital. They all came bac (I thin I hope}.

The C. H. S. project house began o loo li e a house. Juniors c ose their class ring.

I was ge ing chilly. Sophs should have dug out heir red flannels did hey?

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"Boo s Around the World" was the heme of Boo Wee , which was sponsored from November 12 to 18 by he Boo club.

Boo s ha gave an unders anding of people of other countries were ea ured in he hope ha by reading oo s abou dis ant coun ries he s uden s would unders and hose people be er.

A re olving world globe placed on a mirror and colored strings run from boo s abou foreign coun ries o he flag represen ing ha cou ry, made an in eres ing e hi i in he show case.

A minia ure ewspaper, planned y he oo club, was distribu ed hrough he home rooms, during Boo Wee . The paper con ained games, puzzles, and in eres ing i ems abou f mous boo s and au hors.

Miss Glenn is he sponsor of he Boo Club and all he lit le oo worms ga her in the library he firs and third Tuesday of e ch Pres. .

HelenS ewar month, o chew and diges all of he new oo s V.-Pres.

Henry Swain and o ma e recommenda ions o he s uden Sec'y.

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MAC DOWELL NEOPHYTES PLEDGE LOYALTY TO CLUB MacDowell's music sof ly played by Barbara Bell, produced a mys ic a mosphere as he pledges of his music club solemnly oo he club pledge a d received he clu pins of green and gold, he clu 's colors. The ini ia ion was held ovem er I 0, 1939, and he pledges were required o show heir alen s by layi g an ins rumen or singing a solo. Af er his, a Formal ini ia ion was held by a ceremony fea uring candle ligh s. Former officers as ed o a end were affec ed by he reminiscences o

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By mi ing classical songs wi h so gs o more modern bir h, he MacDowell club presen ed an assembly March 7 which was received apprecia ively by he s uden s of C. H. S. The members com le ely carried ou he purpose of he clu . Tha is to ma e he s uden s music-minded and o promo e be ter apprecia ion of the fine ar and talen of Chamaign High school s uden s. This surely would Helen S ewar have leased he famous com oser for whom Virgal Schad he club is named.

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TILDE J TECH The Maroons star ed slo c; Cl hea 10 e prevailed; dro0l ·ng ihe season's opener o he Faster, hea\ icr eam from Cr.icago.

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WEST FRAN FORT The Maroon Tide rc lly I i s ride os I oy downed ,he Wes Fran for ers 26 o 0.

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BLOOMINGTON Before a homecoming crowd of former "C" gridders , the Maroons turned on the power o trounce the Evergreens 20 to 0.

DA VILLE The Waterloo of the Maroons. As the game ended, he C. H. S. oys wound up wi h a 7 o 7 ie which cost hem the Big 12 itle.

URBA A Af er railing for hree quar ers, he Maroon powerhouse, led by he plunging of Ray Grierson, marched he leng h of he field o a e he le d. Ano her quic ouchdown clinched he game, 13 to 6.

PEORIA MA UAL Twen y-one seniors sang their swan song as hey set he all ime Big 12 scoring record by rou ing the Peorians, 66 to 14.

Johnny Powers, figh ing tac le, w s elec ed c ain for 1940.

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T e Maroon Junior varsi y outdid heir seniors as hey romped hrough a seven game schedule wi hou a defea .

The team, made up of eigh sophomores and three juinors, scored a grand otal of 12 points o he 7 poin s scored aqa ins hem.

Af er bei g held o a 7 o 7 ie by S . Joe in the season's opener, he Junior Tide rolled on, crushing i s opponen s as a ma er of course.

The Ba ling Bees clima ed a successful scuson as hey ran wild agains Mon icello, crushing the Sages to he une of 52 o 0.

A the annual Mo hers' foo ball banque , Coach Harry Com es presen ed IS le ters o he boys who qualified for them by playing sixteen quarters.

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December was mon h when S nt Cl u ( n told), stoc"ings, holly vac +ion c ndy canes reind er icicles, trains and Cbris mo trees held our a en ion. Six dep rtmen s of tho school revived he musical comedy by giving "Go W est Young M n." The c fe eria served wes ern tood o ge us in ne mood. Kay danced wi h he brooms 1c at he Mys ery Hop (any hing for " Auf W 1edersehn" was given in assembly. T Council sponsored an all-sc 1 ol par y (Henry Pins playucs pictures, and s uff were c ibi ed a o Coloresque Bazaar. The seniors tried to thin of sui ble Senior Memorial. Mr . Riley's A Cappella Choir presen ed an impressive Cand'e Ligh Chris mas Carol program in assem ly. A hea ed deoa e wen on in he fron hall a to what brand of soap-fla es were used o represen snow on he Chris mas ree.

Girl Reserves were ini iated. W e were s ill going o school on December 22. When did hey hin I was going o do my Chris mas shoo ing? It oo me he longes time o figure why he Sophs had been so good all mon h. They probably s ill believe hat San a " nows when you re slee ing; he nows when you're wa e· he now when you' 'e been ad or good, so be good!"

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GIRL RESERVES MAKE OTHERS HAPPY WITH GIFTS "Oh Johnny! Oh Johnny! Ah the needle's threaded. How you can love. Ouch I stuc my finger." Such are the sounds ha came from he corner where an industrious li le Girl Reserve hems a linen handkerchief. For he Girl Reserves hemmed linen hand erchiefs las December and sent hem as Chris mas presen s o he Garwood Home.

The girls also cu ou pic ures and made a scrapboo ha children would enjoy loo ing a . They gave hem o he hospitals in Champaign o be used in he con agious wards o help pass he ime away for he children ha mus remain here for many wee s.

The Girl Reserves held an ini ia ion a he Y. W. C. A. on e Universi y Campus, a which oo h he Urbana and Champaign Chap ers at e ded.

The second and four h Tuesdays he Girl Reserves me wi h Mrs. Turrell to learn to develop fine character and to be of service o o hers.

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Under he direc ion of endel L. Riley, he Glee Clu sin coopera ion wi h o her musical organiza ions fea ured he annua I "Candle Ligh Chris mas Carol" program on December 21, 1939 before he school assembly.

The socie y also helped in ma ing up he choruses for he musical comedy "Go Wes Young an" give Decembe 8, in he high school audi orium.

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J nu ry and 1940 ounded in nd didn' even h ve chance o smile before II my re elutions were ro en.

Oh well who wan s o be perfec ? We came bac to school on January 3 and had he following horrible f c s brough o our en ion 30 I more shopping d till 1 X MAS· 19 more crammi'lg d ys i 1 X AMS. We cer tainly live in a clima e of e remes in September we qo ou of school because of he he · in J nuary bee u f he cold. I was SO co a ha some of he girls h d o brea down and wear long s oc ings. We bea D n ille in b s e b II bu Urbana defe ed us in n over ime. We all (we Searle s and Rhe s) made our debut in he movies a he wres ling mee . (P. S. C. H. S. bea Ur ana.)

The semors were s ill rying o hin of a good Senior Memorial. The school house buzzed righ along sub-zero wea her and all. Bob Sh p lando posed his old earn-ma es w~en Sain John's Mili ry Academy c me o ol y Champaign in bas e ball. Ano her of our ou -s anding grads Eloise Isley presen ed o us a deligh ful illus ra ed al on Swede . The b ng b ng o he rife-shoo inq disurbed our everish s udying a er sc~ool. People danced a he Presiden s Ball so ha o hers may wal bu we pre ared (?) ore ams.

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FRE CH PUPILS ORGA IZE TWO STUDY GROUPS "C'est bien!" "II ya deux cercles francais ce e annee."

Perhaps hose sen ences had be er be ransla ed. They read: "Tha 's correc !" "There are wo French clubs his year." Each club carries on he same activi ios every other wee wi h Miss Eleanor Cook club sponsor.

T e chief purpose of he organiza io is o help s uden s unders and he cus oms of he French people and o develop s ill in spea ing he language.

Candy was sold, December 8, a he musical comedy, "Go Wes Young an," o secure funds o pay for heir pic ures a en for he Maroon.

On March 13, 1940 an order was mailed for he organizaion's firs Fleur de Lys pins. The gold-pia ed pins resemble a hree-leaf clover wi h he initials L. C. F. symbolizing French Club."

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par icipa ed in a oon on April 13; other French s uand sight-reading.

Presiden s . Betty Jane Green Edith Williamson Secre aries Margaret Hurd Dorothy Simon

PHOTOGS Fl 0 JA UARY CA ERA AN'S DREAM January, a mon h of s ow and cold a perfec mon h for shu er clic ing was he se ing of busy ac ivi y for he members of he Pho ography club. The club made up o all boys and mos ly sophomore boys a ha spen he snowy win er ays a ing pic ures of cold s uden s hose faces were barely a le o be seen for all he coa s and jac e s bundled arou d em.

AI hough dar room procedure was under a e , mos of the developme s were made by he boys a home i heir own dar rooms.

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Since mos of he mem ers are ama eurs, he other club sessions were s ent in class discussion of he branches and undamen als of pho ogra hy. 0 e of he discussions was abou color pho ogra hy and was led by Miss Ba es, club sponsor.

Enlargemen s and mo ion pic ures were o her o ics he club oo up during a ery happy and Ar Sweeny progressive year. If hob ies rna e for a hap y Morris Hec er life, hese boys who lug heir cameras wi h hem a Sheahan wherever hey go have found he lue ird.

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"Bulls eye! Tha ma es he seven h I've made tonight." Such was he no so frequen commen made by a member of ei her he boy's or girl's Rifle Club, for he gun- o in' Annie Oa leys nd Buffalo Bills had o shoo from such difficult posi ions as lying, sit ing, neeling, and s anding. The oys were old hands a shooting, bu he girls newly organized his year have learned uic ly.

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G. A. A. GIRLS STRIVE FOR U ERALS A D LETTERS Remembering ha "Labor conquers all " he a hie ic G. A. A. girls s ipped hrough an hour or wo wee ly bowling ice or roller s a ing riding, swimming, ping-pong, or ennis o earn poin s or awards. Those who earned 600 poi s receievd numerals and hose wi h 1200 poin s received le ers.

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February brought with i a new semester and a h tful of clean slates tha were as lemished as ever in just a li tie while. The P. T. A. sponsored a streamlined bo soci I. Play-shop nigh was a success. We welcomed the new typing eacher, Miss Munger. Helen S ewart won the D. A. R. award. The Big Twelve wres ling nd swimming ee s came and wen . We go firs in wrestling and second in swimming. Mr. Leo Bradley, our chief engineer passed away af er wen y-five years of f i hful service.

Some for una e femmes received heart-shaped loc e s comic and bo es of candy on Valentine's Day. (I go Valentine, ma ing fun of my big feet). The girls all had to dig down in their purses and hand out he dough for the Leap Year Dance. They brung and fe ched the fellers, opened doors, helped heir da es in o and out of coa s, and cars, and, in general, did every hing ha he boy usually (?) does. Some of he drama ists a ended he invi a ion speech meet a Charles on. We had a program on Lincoln and one on Washing on ins ead of his ory wo days. (Too bad more famous people don't have their bir hdays a convenien imes}. The sophs m y hin they are pretty good, but the seniors brough down he scholas ic honors.

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AI hough wea ened by he loss o Cap ain Jac Sa ford a he end o he irs semester, he aroon ma men won I0 ou o I I dual mee s, he Big 12 i le, he Ch mpaign Sectional. and laced 7 h in he S a e mee o ma e Fos er cCar y's initial season as coach a successful one.

Of he 5 qualifiers or he s a e mee en no Jac Tu hill. Bob ous y, Paul Wee s, nd Fran Dillman, only nox and Tu hill came hrough wi h a second and third respec ively o score he local pain s.

Kenny no , ve eran grappler, was elec ed as he 1940-41 leader w ile Coach McCar y presen ed 9 let ers o: B. Hughes F. Dillman, L. Ric ards, . Genung, J. Tuthill, B. Mous y, nox, P. Wee s and D. Clar .

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All in all he aroons, led by Ca ain Die Benjamin, won a o al of hree ou of five mee s wi h able assis ance from Jo~n DuBois and John Muir. Bo h seasonal losses were a he hands of he Danville Silver S rea s.

A he end o he season, Coach Swindell presen ed eigh 1e ers while John y DuBois was elec ed cap ain for he coming season.

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GIRLS PRESE T BOYS VEGETABLE CORSAGES Beau iful vege a le corsages adorned the lapels of many a oy a he Leap Year Dance on Fe ruary 24 which was co-s onsored y he Treble Clef and Ba on Clubs. Furnishi g anspor ation and refreshmen s and buying he dance ic e s were all par of he girls' routine in ge ing a date. And a grand ime was had y all!

Requiremen s of he Treble Clef Club correspond o hose of e Ba on Clu : a "B" in he musical organiza ion o which he girl belongs, passing grades in hree-fourths of major subjec s, junior or senior in class and a good ci izen.

Wor o he musical comedy, he Big 12 usic Fes ivai, e s age show a d he sponsoring of he last hop of he year comprised a par of he year's ac ivi ies.

Club awards resen ed in he orches ra assembly by endel Riley were in he form of Pres. . le ers represen ing reble clefs for he junior V.-Pres. members and pins for the seniors. This is the Sec'y. firs year or such an organiza io or girls.

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On February 24, he Ba on Club in co june io wi h he Treble Clef Clu sponsored he Leap Year Dance wi h music y he Social Hour orches ra. endel L. Riley is s o sor of he Club and was direc or of he Social Hour ore es ra, idwin er Concer , he Stage Show Big Twelve Fes ivai, a d he Ba on Clu Picnic, all of which e clu sponsored.

To be eligible for Ba on Club a s uden must have a "B" in band, have passing grades in hree-four hs of his major subjec s, be a Junior or Senior in class s a ding, enrolled i ba d for a year and be a good ci izen.

T e Senior mem ers who will recei e eys are: Don ruse, Ar S el on, Bud Roderic , Jim ood, Jac Wooling on, and Die Wilson.

Senior pledges who ill receive le ers are: J. arr, D. Arms rong, E. Flesch, B. c ulle , B. Sco , B. ichols, and C. Galeener.

Ar S el on Juniors who will receive le ers are: H. TumJimmy Wood melson, J. Beyer, L. Os ra der and B. Whi e.

Bud Roderic Junior and Senior le ers are e ac ly e same.

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BA D DELIGHTS AU DIE CE WITH FINISHED CO CERT Af er hours of ex ra rehearsals bo h during he school day a d long af er, he band sponsored i s midwin er concer , Wednesday, February 21 in he Junior high gymnasium under he direc ion of Mendel Riley. A large and appreci a ive audie ce acclaimed he concer he mos ou s anding in he school's history bee use of he smoo hness of he program and ecause of he appearance of Joe Rezi s.

Rezi s played a piano solo, "Konzer " by Grieg wi h a band accompa imen . He gave as an encore "Hungarian Dance 6" by Brahms. This was he only encore of he evening. Bo h of he band accompanimen s were arranged y Direc o Riley.

The oand played wo selec ions ha were given he previous igh y he Minneapolis Symphony in heir concer in he audi orium of he University of IlliDrum-Majors nois. These num ers were: "Euryan he OverJac Woolington ture" and "March Call of he El s" by Harry Jeanne Bradley Alfred. Two numbers ha appealed were: "In Mary M. Marmion he Hall of he Moun ain King" and "Phaeton."

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Earlier in he year he band a ired in ew whi e spa s braids and glo es ormed a s ri ing marchi g uni . The only ou of own rip of he year was o Da ville on Oc ober 27, and he marching seaso officially closed on ovember 3 a he Champaign-Urba a game. o sooner had t e oo all season ended han bas e ball began wi h he band on hand a prac ically every game o furnish music be ore play s ar ed a d be wee alves. Between bas e ball games, ry ou s were held a d he band was divided in o wo par s e A a d B band. T e concer band or A band, had, as a part of i s program, reque broadcas s during he band hour o er S a ion WOWS. The Big 12 usic Fes ivai was ano her ac i i y in which he band played a par . Three ensembles represen ed he CHS and, one from he reed sec ion, one from the brass, and a mi ed ensemble. A "Rube Band" was made up for he Sectional Tournamen by par of he band.

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March was a month of wind, bas etball tournaments nd mid-semester e ams. We were runner-ups o St. Joe in he regional bas etball ournamen . We won he secional. we oo four h in he s a e, and we were migh y proud of he eam. (And we go out of school wo h I days). The seniors presen ed heir senior memorial, combina ion radio and vic rola. Journalists a ended he Illinois State High School Press Association convention a he University of Illinois. Joe Rezits highlighted he MacDowell Club's assembly program. We II got dec ed in our Easter bonne s and s raw ha s to brave the chillies E:as er we have ever experienced. I snowed, rained and blew and we decided ha whoever saw March 21 in reduced spring was jus spreading malicious propaganda.

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SEA SO 'S RECORDS Champaign 27 Fisher 18 Champaign 26 Ran oul 17 Champaign 22 Taylorville 20 Champaign 29 Tuscola 27 Champaign 22 S . Joseph 24 a con 23 Champaign 28 Champaign 42 Tuscola 27 Champaign 3 I Peoria Manual 3 3 Champaign 30 Mooseheart 27 Champaign 26 Pa on 25 Champaign 34 Danville 21 Champaign 40 Fei shans 29 100

SEA SO 'S RECORDS Champaign 27 Champaign 13 Champaign 36 Champaign 36 Champaign 43 Champaign 31 Champaign 39 Champaign 39 Champaign 12 Champaign 38 Champaign 41 Champaign 40

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The aroon Bas eteers facing a oug schedule of games, came hrough wi h flying colors, winning 26 while dropping only 8.

Peoria Manual avenged he 66 o 14 beating a the hands of he Maroons in foo ball as hey nosed ou Cham aign 33 o 31.

S . Joe seemed o be he jin e m o he CHS cagers as he Sain s gave every hing hey had and edged ou vic ory in an over ime hriller.

Clin on, a classy, crac shooting earn proved o be ough enough o hold he v1aroons o 12 poin s while Gene Vance and his rna es were scoring 23 to clinch he ball game.

The wo other losses were o h o he in er-ci y rivals, Ur ana. In the firs game, held a Jr. High, Cap ain en Waldron of he Tigers, rough he game o a sudden end in an over ime period as he swished he net wi h a lo g sho from the cen er of he floor o bring vic ory o he Ur anans.

In he second game, held a Huff Gym, he Maroon s ar ing five ini ia ed Von S eu en haircu s, ye big Fred Green con erac ed he Maroon a lisman and earned wi h en Waldron o down he CHS oys, 37 o 31.

In the Big 12 conference he Maroons finished rn second place and headed full speed ahead for he ournamen s.

Af er downing Fisher and Uni High wi h ease in he Fisher Regional, he aroons qualified for he sec ional al hough losing he cham ionship con es o S . Joe, 27 0 19.

The Sec ional avori e, Clin on pro ided s iff o posi ion in Champaign's firs game wi h he Maroons edging ou a wo point vic ory in he second overtime. e t came Urbana who had twice pre iously shellac ed Ray Grierson and his mates, only to be eliminated 20 to 19.

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su erb defe,si e wor by R y Grierson in holding I e Wade, one of the highes scorers the local ournamen has seen in years, to two poin s, proved o be the deciaing factor for he Maroons o win their w y into the State Finals. This was the second ime under the coaching of Harry Combe~. and he third ime in s m ny cars.

In the Sta e Finals, he Maroons humbled Crane Tech of Chicago in he firs game and downed a rallying Salem earn o enter he semi-finals. An ins ired Herrin eam pu an end o Champaign's championship hopes as hey triumphed 21 0 17.

In the consola ion game for hird lace, he oline Maroons topped Champ ign 5 I to 33.

Coach Combes presen ed en le ers o: Cap ain Ray Grierson Morris Dol n Jac Moore Don McVey, oel Hannah, Arnold Yarber, Johnny Tarr n Sid MacAIIis er Dean Woody, and Amos Die -ey.

Sid MacAIIis er capable defensive man and clever ball handler, w s elected ca ain of ne t year's bas e eers.

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The Maroon junior varsi y made u of hree sophomores and two juniors in Bill Tull Jim f orrence, Buddy Rodgers, Bob Crane and Tracy S even son piled up an impressive record as hey won 14 ou of 18 games. Clever ball handling and accura e shoo ing can be classed as a major fac or in he Bees' success.

Elzie yers coach of he Bees was lauded for his fine wor in developing the earn.

In he second game wi h he Urbana Jrs., he two teams hrilled Huff gym specta ors as hey ba led hrough hree o er ime per1ods o a ie.

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April s~owers bring May flowers. April cramming in brings a sheepy-s in m ybe. More rain water more girls with droopy hair. Miss Jenis a sprung a li le poem I on her Soc classes as follows qt..o e Spring has came he grass has riz, I wonder where the flowers is, unquote.

Seniors practised the gen le r of pounding now edge into fellows uden s' heads on Civics Day. ew members were elected in o he a ion I Honor Socie y. Gals and I guys continued o wade slo pily around in whi e (?) moccasins. Senior fellows' and ferns' hearts went pi y-pa when they got invites to fra ernity and sorori y par ies at I the University. The Coloresque queen reigned over an Alas an setting a the annual "Coloresque Cabare ." I was a GREAT day for he Irish when "Molly O'Shanghnessey" was given. (I was advertised mos ly jt..s s ' Molly" because mos people couldn' s ell "O'Shaughnessey.") Smac , smac the Home Ec Club had a coo ie sale. The Junior Class had i s all-school ar y. The drama ists wen o he Sec ion I Speech League centes a Charleston. Charlie Caudle and the Coffing sisters were fea ured a he S age Show. A good time was had y all at he annual Shoe Fund Benefit.

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Led by he brillian running of "Chuc '' Gerdes he Maroon hinly clads romped hrough hree dual mee s and one riangular mee w1 hou a se bac placed seven h in he Urbana Relays, and si h in he Big 12 mee .

The season was colored by he consis en duals be ween Don Gladdi g, Urbana Ace, and Chuc Gerdes, Maroon Sensation. These two me hree imes wi h Gerdes having he advan age, winning wice.

The beau iful spring nigh of he Urbana Relay proved o be so i s iring o Bob Wilson, he hef y weigh man ha he ossed he shot over 46 fee o win his even .

The Maroons piled enough poin s o win 7 h place In he Lincoln Relays, Coach Clar concen ra ed upon winning he dis a ce medley relay and was no disappoin ed. 0 hers who placed were Carroll Sco in he road jump, Don Clar and Bob Wilso in he sho pu , and John Hayes and Gene erchenfau i he pole vaul .

Captain Rollie Rayburn, handica ped by a wres ling injury really hi s ride in he second Danville mee as he trimmed Jac" Clar Da ville hurdler who had bea en he aroon cap ain earlier in he seaso .

Carroll Sco , handsome road jumper and hurdler pro ed o be ery aluable for he was generally good for a leas one firs place. Johnny Hayes, lan y redhed, added poin s o his earns' o al in nearly every mee in he ole vaul and hurdles. he Big 12 mee , piled up enough The Maroons minus he services of Sco poin s o win si h place.

In he S a e mee , CHS had only one represen a ive in Chuc Gerdes who came through wi h a fourth place in he mile.

Af er welve years of ac ive coaching, Coach Clar handed in his resigna ion.

He was ably replaced y Elzie Myers, assis an oo all coach.

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Did you ever see such real is ic o em poles? And a ren' hose nor hern ligh s beau iful? These were only wo o he major in eres s of he Coloresque Cabare April 27 1940 s onsored y he Coloresque Club. This is an annual affair for he four year old socie y. The heme of he ball was abou Alas a. Some of he colorful decora io s were pain ed Indians o em poles and believe i or no he "nor hern ligh s" were presen ! This year a Queen was elec ed a he ball. E ch home room nomina ed one girl for a candida e. Bill Hapac cap ain of he Illinois as e ball earn, ic ed en of he mos a rae ive girls from he 27 ha were chosen. A he al! each perso presen vo ed for he girl he wan ed o be Qt..een. The money was used o romo e he in eres of he club.

The Coloresque Club sponsored a Chris mas Bazaar a which as sold ins of all shapes Anne Ba es and sizes bel s and Chris mas cards, made y Jane Lewis members o he clu and he ar classes. The Maryln Divan money from he projec s en o he designers. arie Hill 113

COU CIL RE DERS REAL SERVICE TO SCHOOL The Student Council, Champaign High School's rue service club, is becoming more effec ive and more ac ive every year as it does i s par in s, reng hening old radi ions and in launching for h new ones. Miss Essie LeSure has compie ed her firs year of direc ing Council ac ivi ies a d much of he he improvemen and efficiency of the organization have been due o her in eres and abili y along hat line.

The corridor commit ee led by Jeane e Chumbley has been on he jo con inually wi h s uden s s a ioned around he halls every hour o assis s uden s and o guide visitors.

This commi tee has received he praise of numerous gues s. orma aiser, who is head of he los and found has made i a smoo hly-runni g depar ment of he Council.

Perhaps the mos ou s anding Council sponsored projec of he 1939-40 year was he DisAssembly hie S uden Council conven ion which drew Welfare I I 0 delega es from 18 schools o Champaign Corridor . high in the fall.

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SE lOR CIVICS DAY U IFIES SCHOOL SPIRIT Another major activi y of the year was Senio Civics Day April 12, when members of he gradua ing class oo cl arge of he classes and business of he school, wi h David McBride ac ing as principal and Sara Lou Ellis as viceprincipal. On hat day members of he facul y were free o visi o her classes han heir ow . Almos I00 seniors partici a ed in his affair which rough abou not only a grea er apprecia ion of he ar of eachi g bu a more unified soiri in he s uden body.

The Council has a en par1 i hree campaigns o help he needy. A Chris mas hey sponsored a Chris mas bas e drive. They also par icipa ed i he Communi y Ches and he Children's Crusade for children.

Every year he Council sponsors a Visita ion Day which is e remely beneficial o he s uden s who are e pee ing o come o senior high next year. An assembly program gives hem an idea of all he clu s and ex ra-curricular ac i 1 1es offered; and a our hrough he building familiarizes hem wi h he building.

The Council is made up of home-room, honor society re resen a ives, and seve al mem ers a large. This ody has he res onsibili y of eing he clearing house for all problems ha affec he ha piness and welfare of CHS liS

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Senior Civics Day, April 12, was he appropria e day for the announcemen of new mem ers of he a ional Honor Socie y. T e Chronicle had compiled he ac ivi y records, he juniors had vo ed on juniors, he seniors on seniors, and he facul y on o h. A commi ee o s uden s and facul y had approved he resul s.

Ex c ly 12 juniors and 23 seniors had won his coveted honor. The juniors ad o have an ave age of 4.75 while he seniors main ained a 4.2. Bo h groups were expec ed o be exemplary in charac er, leadership, and service.

On ay 2 efore he assembly o he school he group was ini ia ed in an impressive candle ligh ser ice. Mary Margare Jones spo e on Scholarship; Barbara elley on Leadership; Grace Piersol on Charac er; and Helen Gorman o Service.

Tha even1ng he old members and he Sarah Lou Ellis facul y en er ained he neophy es a a dinner Die Benjamin a which he Re ere d A. R. Car iledge was he princi al spea er.

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What is so rare as a day in May? why hec , th stea I had for dinner was. "May" is not only he name of a mon hand a girl's name bu i is lso wha you should say in place of "can" when you're tal ing to an English teacher. The ational Honor Socie y h d i s initiation and dinner. Some of our s udents went to the Big 12 Speech Meet here at Champaign. oble Cain trained he chorus for he Music Festival. "Quie Please," he final dramatic presen ation of he year was given. Several da es of his mon h were se aside for gre happenings: on the I Oth his boo , "THE 1940 MAROON" came ou we all washed he prin ers in off our hands (figura ively, you unders and!) and had a publications picnic· on he 23rd he seniors wound up welve (in some cases hir een or four een) years of school when hey too heir las high school e ams· on he 25 h he annual Junior-Senior Dinner Dance as enjoyed by many brigh -eyed s uden s; on he 27th hose underdogs, he So hs nd Juniors, oo heir exams (Many of he fai hful s uden s who were no a sent or ardy all year rejoiced because hey didn' have o a e any e ams.); on he 3 Is he class of 1940 had i s commencemen and loo ed forward to wha was before hem.

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The team was a ve eran nine wi h only hree newcomers: Jay Flowers shor oore hird base and H rvey Dale Di er s ar ing pi cher. stop, Jac Of he wo defea s only one was in Big 12 com e i ion o Peoria Cen ral w ile he o her was o he powerful or on High eam of Cicero.

The mos ou s anding fea w s performed by Harvey Di er sophomore sensation as he hurled wo one hi ball games for he Maroon and Whi e. In all Di er won nine ball games while losing only wo.

The team was made u of: a Arman rou , sluggi g ca cher· Bo Di on lan y firs b seman; Cap ain Bob Shapland flashy second b seman· Jay Flowers, dependable shor s op· Jac oore, peppery hird baseman· Ray Grierson e eran lef fielder; Bobby imbrell dynamic cen er fielder· Eddie Arms rong blo d righ fielder, and Harvey Di er brillian s ar ing pi cher. 0 his li eup only Cap ain Shapland Flowers and Arms rong were gradua ed.

The or on High eam displayed one of he bes earns seen on he local diamond in some ime. They fea ured he hi ing of Joe Ha ac, ro her of he Illinois cage star.

In he inal games o he season he aroons spli a double header wi h Peoria Cen ral a Peoria. In he opener nervousness combined wi h a home run urned y Bob imvic ory in o defea for he boys from Cham aign. A long home ru brell proved fu ile. However in he nigh cap, he aroo s really se led down o business, and bea he Cen rali es I I o I. For he firs ime in school his ory, co-cap ains were elec ed i baseball. a Armantrou and Bob imbrell, who were regulars as sophomores, won he honor.

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THESPIA S A 10 CO CERT ORCHESTRA COOPERATE a ional Thespians, he honorary socie y for aspiring young drama is s, played an importan p r in school nigh life by heir prese ta io of several plays. usical se ing for he plays was given by he school's concer orches ra, t e members of which were a ired in formal dress and provided an a rae ive addi ion to he produe ions. They made he wai ing efore he play dnd be ween he ac s enjoyable.

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