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Faculty - left to right...
W. Burdell Smith.....Principal -
Bradley University, A.B., University of Illinois, M.A., Northwestern
University, Washington University, St. Louis University, Instructor in
Social Science.
Mrs. J. Harrison Buckingham -
MacMurry College, A.B., Northwestern University, M.A., Instructor in
English.
Mrs. Deen Wiseman - I.S.N.U., B. Ed.,
Instructor in Commerce and Physical Education.
Mrs. Virgil
Bachman - I.S.N.U., B. Ed., Instructor in Home Ec.
Edwin E. Zilm - E. Central State, Okla., Bradley University,
B.S., Instructor in Math., and Coach
Mrs. LeRoy
Fagot - (not present when picture was taken) University of
Illinois, B.S. Instructor in Home Ec. (completed year fro Mrs.
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Senior Class
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Nyla Bachman "Babe"
"A
little nonsense now and then, is relished by the wisest
men."
Class President 4
Class Secretary-Treasurer
1
F.H.A. Vice President 4
F.H.A. Secretary
3
Student Council 2
"For Pete's Sake" 3
"Bolts
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Yearbook Staff 3-4 |
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Donald Knoblauch "Don"
"A second thought is ever wiser."
Class President
2
Classs Vice-President 1-3
Student Council Vice
President 3-4
Track 3
Basketball
1-2-3-4
Baseball 1-2-3-4
"Don't Darken My Door"
1
"Damsels in Distress" 2
"For Pete's Sake"
3
"Bolts and Nuts" 4
Science Club 1
Yearbook
Staff 3-4
President L Club 4
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Robert Buchanan "Bob"
"Words are women; deeds are men."
Class President
3
Student Council 1-4
Track 1-3
Basketball
1-2-3-4
Baseball 1-2-3-4
"For Pete's Sake"
3
"Bolts and Nuts" 4
Science Club 1
Yearbook
Staff 3-4
Vice President L Club 4 |
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Jayne Clark "Janie"
"If I
can't win, I'll make the one ahead break the record."
Class
President 1
Class Vice President 2
Class
Secretary-Treasurer 3-4
Student Council 2
Cheerleader
1-2-3
F.H.A. Reporter 3
F.H.A. Presdient
4
"Damsels in Distress" 2
"For Pete's Sake"
3
"Bolts and Nuts" 4
Track 1
Science Club
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Margie Porch "Marg"
"Sail on
the sea of ambition, and land on the shore of success."
Class
Secretary-Treasurer 2
Student Council 1
F.H.A. Member
3
F.H.A. Secretary 4
"For Pete's Sake" 3
"Bolts
and Nuts" 4
Yearbook staff 3-4 |
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Arthur Head "Art"
"A merry
hearat doeth good like a medicine."
Basketball
2-3-4
F.H.A. Parliamentarian 3
"For Pete's Sake"
3
"Bolts and Nuts" 4
Yearbook staff
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Senior Class History
Back in
good old days of 1945, in the month of september, seven bashful freshmen
walked up the steps of L.T.H.S. They were: Nyla Bachman, Jayne
Clark, Margie Porch, Robert Buchanan, Donald Knoblauch, John Shull, and
Harry Ulrich. At the end of the first six weeks, we lost one member
of our class, Harry Ulrich. We were fully initiated and I'm sure no
one enjoyed it more than we did.
President.....Jayne Clark
Vice President.....Donald
Knoblauch
Secretary-Treasurer.....Nyla Bachman
Student
Council.....Margie Porch and Robert Buchanan
Class Adviser.....Mrs.
Hoffman
We took time out from our studies to have two theater
parties.
After a successful year in '45 we entered L.T.H.S. as seven
silly sophomores. This year Arthur Head joined our class. Our
class officers:
President.....Donald Knoblauch
Vice President.....Jayne
Clark
Secretary-Treasurer.....Margie Porch
Student Council.....Nyla
Bachman and Jayne Clark
Class Adviser.....Mrs. Bachman
The juniors went with us to Lacon as our guests to see "Sister
Kenny." After the show, we enjoyed refreshments at Mrs. Bachman's
apartment.
When we were jolly juniors, we entered L.T.H.S. witht he
same seven students as the previous year. Our class officers
were:
President.....Robert Buchanan
Vice President.....Donald
Knoblauch
Secretary-Treasurer.....Jayne Clark
Student
Council.....Donald Knoblauch and John Shull
Class Adviser.....Mrs.
Bachman
The senior class joined us in going to a show at
Lacon. We were also in charge of two all school parties, which were
held in the gym.
Our main job this year was to raise financial
funds to give a banquet in honor of class of '48. It was held in the
Jefferson Hotel, at Peoria, Illinois, on May 6th. We carried out the
Navy theme at our banquet with a color scheme of blue and white. All
were presented with white carnations and sailor hats, which we wore during
the banquet. We saw the movie, "Duel in the Sun." I'm sure
everyone enjoyed the evening immensely.
We entered high school in
the fall of '48 as seven sophisticated seniors. At the end of the
first semester we lost John Shull, so we were left with six seniors.
Our officers were:
President.....Nyla
Bachman
Secretary-Treasurer.....Jayne Clark
Student
Council.....Donald Knoblauch and Robert Buchanan
Class Adviser.....Mr.
Smith
Baccalaureate was held May 22nd, and we were presented
withour diplomas on May 26th.
We are planning to go to Washington, D.C.
on an educational trip. We hope to go during the first part of
June.
We come to the close ou our fun in Lowpoint High. I'm
sure that four years have been enjoyed by everyone.....Nyla Bachman
Senior Class Will
We, the
Senior Clas of '49, being of sound mind, hereby declare this our last will
and testament:
To the faculty we express our thanks for their kindness
and patience to us during our trying moments.
To the juniors we leave
our heartbreaks, headaches, spats, joys, and pieces of gum which Mr. Smith
likes to see us chew.
To the sophomores we leave our ability to study
in the study hall when there are no teachers around.
To the freshmen we
leave our ability to learn everything we didn't learn during our last four
years.
I, Robert Buchanan, will my good grades to Duane Finch, and
my ability to tell an empty fountain pen from a full one to Eddie Miles,
and my ability to study hard and make good friends to Cora
Gorrell.
I, Don Knobluach, will my long curly hair to Willard
Kenyon, and my glasses to Gordon Finch, and my hard pine seat and much
marred desk to Beulah Garber.
I, Art Head, will my height to John
VanDeVeer, and my ways with the women teachers to Merle Hardman, and my
extremely small feet to Catherine Luckett.
I, Margie Porch, will my
ability to get an "A: in Home Ec. class to Cora Gorrell, and my
personality to Merle Hardman, and my host of boy friends to my sister Ruth
Porch (she can use them).
I, Nyla Bachman, will my size to Willard
Kenyon, and my ability to blush at any time to Rich Miller, and my bright
and happy smile to anyone who can use it as well as I can (especially on
boys!).
I, Jayne Clark, will my ability to get my sewing done on
time to Beulah Garber, and my ability to get to school on time to Cora
Gorrell, and my cracked ping-pong balls to anyone who wants to use
them.
Subscribed and sworn to this 5th day of May, 1949.....The
Senior Class
Class Prophecy
This is the
story of the Old Covered Wagon as it follows the trail of the six 49'ers
of Lowpoint High.
In 1959 our trail led us to a peaceful little
ranch house..and Jayne Clark answered our knock on the door. She had
married a tall, dark and handsome stranger, but the catch to this story
is...we can't remember his name. During our brief visit we met
Jayne's six lovely daughters who keep her quite busy teaching them all the
home ec. fundamentals. Jayne still wonders if she'll ever get
another chance to play the piano for a president agian as she did back in
1949 when the seniors went to Washington, D.C.
When we finally
caught up with Nyla Bachman it was 1969. She's the famous singing
beautician and keeps very busy beautifying all the movie stars.
She's been true to her work and remained an old maid but she had that
certain look in her eyes when a certain gay young bachelor came to
call. She'll probably change her mind before long.
Heading
back east, we arrived in Washington, D.C. a few years later to learn that
Bob Buchanan and Don Knoblauch had been chased out of town to put an
abrupt end to their two-year filibuster in Congress. We found Don in
New York in 1979. He had become a very famous news commentator with
his own ideas about what's wrong with the world. He was still a
bachelor because none of the girls he knew could support him in the fine
style to which he was accustomed.
In 1989 we found Bob in Italy and
asked him why he had gone there, and he promptly replied that he liked the
climate better there than in Washington. Bob, together with his wife
and four youngsters, was very busy initialing olives from his olive
orchard. He's known the world over for Buchanan's initialed
olives...he suggested that we try some at Art Head's "Covered Wagon"...the
most famous restaurant in Hollywood. Bob also told us that
Margie Porch had spent a few days with them while she was on her way
back to the U.S. at the completion of her trip around the world. So
we turned back once again.
By 1999 we still hadn't found Margie but
we visited with Art in Hollywood. Art's wife is his chief assistant
in his restaurant, and his two sons and two daughters are all vice
presidents in charge of salting the breakfast cereal. Art has other
interests besides his restaurant...he felt so sorry for all cats because
they have to wash their feet so often that he has opened a shoe factory
for them. Things are really purring at his factory.
Finally
in 2009 we found Margie Porch..completely surrounded by kids! Yes,
she had started a nursery but not until she had given up dress
designing. She had spent quite some time making costumes to sell but
had to rip them so many times that she decided to quit.
Incidentally, ten of her charges were Don Knoblauch's boys who had formed
a baseball team and were now in the midst of a very successful
season.
And now our mission is completed and the old covered wagon is
parked by the side of the road to spend the rest of time cherishing the
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Junior Class - left to
right:
Back row...M. Hardman, R. Shull, E. Miles, W. Kenyon, R.
Miller.
Front row...C. Luckett, Mrs. Wiseman (adviser), C.
Gorrell.
B. Garber not present when picture was taken.
Junior Class History
In September of 1946, seven freshmen entered Lowpoint
High...Willard Kenyon, Richard Miller, Eddie Miles, Richard Shull, Cora
Gorrell, Catherine Luckett, and Beulah Garber. Later in September,
Pat Anderson joined us, and in February of 1947 Merle Hardman entered the
class.
Our class officers were:
President.....Willard
Kenyon
Vice President.....Richard
Shull
Secretary-Treasurer.....Eddie Miles
Student Council.....Beulah
Garber and Richard Miller
Class Adviser.....Mr. Jordan
Eddie
Miles resigned in February, and Beulah Garber was elected. We had
two class parties and our initiation, which we enjoyed as much as anyone
else.
In September of 1947, all the members returned, and the
following class officers were elected:
President.....Willard Kenyon
Vice President.....Richard
Miller
Secretary-Treasurer.....Beulah Garber
Student
Council.....Eddie Miles and Beulah Garber
Class Adviser.....Mrs.
Wiseman
We were entertained at a weiner roast by the Freshman
Class. Our class was in charge of the school parties held in January
and April.
In the fall of 1948, we entered the Junior Class with
eight members. Pat Anderson had moved away. In December, Dick
Shull started to another school, leaving us seven members.
Our class officers were elected as
follows:
President.....Willard Kenyon
Vice President.....Richard
Miller
Secretary-Treasurer.....Beulah Garber
Student
Council.....Willard Kenyon and Catherine Luckett
Class Adviser.....Mrs.
Wiseman
Our main event for this year was planning the banquet
for the seniors.......Beulah Garber
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Sophomore Class
- left
to right:
Back row...Mr. Zilm (adviser), J. Trantina, W. Ruder, R.
Kunkel, G. Finch, B. Abel, D. Finch.
Front row...J. Jenkins, D.
Kenyon, W. Hillips, R. Porch, J. Safford, V. Hattan, T. Buchanan.
Sophomore Class History
In September of 1947, 11 freshmen entered school; they were:
Roger Kunkel, Bill Abel, Bill Ruder, Duane Finch, Gordon Finch, James
Trantina, Doris Kenyon, Wilda Phillips, Verla Hattan, Joyce Safford, and
Thelma Buchanan.
A class meeting was called, and class officers
were elected as follows:
President.....Roger Kunkel
Vice President.....Bill
Abel
Secretary-Treasurer.....Thelma Buchanan
Student
Council.....James Trantina and Joyce Safford
Class Adviser.....Mrs.
Buckingham
In 1948, all 11 members returned plus two new
students, Ruth Porch, who came from Detroit where she attended school the
previous year, and Joretta Jenkins, who transferred from Metamora to
Lowpoint.
Class officers for the year were elected as follows:
President.....Bill Abel
Vice President.....Roger
Kunkel
Secreetary-Treasuer.....James Trantina
Student
Council.....Bill Ruder and Thelma Buchanan
Class Adviser.....Mr.
Zilm
At the end of the first semester Joyce Safford moved to
Washburn, leaving only 12 members in our class.....James Trantina
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Freshman
Class - left to right:
Back row...J. Van DeVeer, G. Foster,
L. Hardman, R. Garber, R. Schertz.
Front row...Mrs. Buckingham
(adviser), S. Seymour, B. Hahn, B. Ruder.
Freshman Class History
There were eight freshmen at the beginning of the
year...Shirley Seymour, Bonnie Hahn, Barbara Ruder, John Van DeVeer,
Richard Schertz, Lyle Hardman, Gene Foster, and Robert Garber. At
the end of the first semester Richard Schertz transferred to
Roanoke.
The class officers are as follows:
President.....Robert Garber
Vice President.....Gene
Foster
Secretary-Treasurer.....Shirley Seymour
Student
Council.....Bonnie Hahn and Barbara Ruder
Class Adviser.....Mrs.
Buckingham
Richard Schertz was the secretary-treasurer until he
transferred to Roanoke, then we elected Shirley Seymour.
The
freshman initiation was held in November, and we enjoyed it very
much.
I know the rest of the class will join me in saying that we
have thoroughly enjoyed our freshman year at Lowpoint High School...Robert
Garber
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Yearbook Staff
- Left to Right:
M. Porch, A. Head, J. Clark, D. Knoblauch,
J.
Shull, B. Buchanan, N. Bachman
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Student Council - Left
to Right:
Standing.....Mr Smith (adviser), S. Buchanan, W.
Ruder,
Sitting.....C. Luckett, B. Hahn, T. Buchanan, D. Knoblauch,
W. Kenyon, B. Ruder.
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Play Cast - Left to Right:
Back
row.....C. Luckett, Mrs. Buckingham (director), N. Bachman, M. Porch, E.
Miles, A. Head, B. Abel, W. Phillips, R. Porch, D. Knoblauch.
Front
row.....W. Kenyon, R. Miller, J. Clark, R. Buchanan, J. Shull, T.
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Special Events Calendar
October
1...Farm Youth Day
On October 1st the students attended Farm Youth Day
in Peoria. The morning was spent at the air show. In the
afternoon we toured the Central Illinois Light and Power Company and Block
and Kuhl Department Store. We then enjoyed supper and entertainment
at the Shrine Mosque.
October 14...School Play
The students of Lowpoint High presented "Bolts and Nuts," a
comedy farce, on October 14th. The cast was as follows:
Benita Bolt........Jayne Clark
Lutie Spinks........Ruth
Porch
Rebecca Bolt........Nyla Bachman
Martha Grubb........Thelma
Bauchanan
Dr. Hippocrates Joy........John Shull
Henry
Goober........Eddie Miles
Twink Starr........Donald
Knoblauch
Phineas Plunkett........Robert Buchanan
Prunella
Figg........Wilda Phillips
Cadwalledar Clippy........Bill
Abel
Gertie Glossop........Margie Porch
Wilbur
Glossop........Richard Miller
Jack Gordon........Willard
Kenyon
Prompter........Catherine Luckett
Stage Manager........Art
Head
Director........Mrs. J. Buckingham
Beulah Garber who was to have been Miss Figg could not take
the part because of illness.
Mrs. Buckingham directed the practices in
her stocking feet..I wonder why? At practices the stage was pretty
small, but not small enough to keep Richard from using his sling
shot. Everyone seemed to enjoy the play, and I an sure the cast
enjoyed presenting it.
October 28...F.H.A. Carnival
The Lowpoint F.H.A. Chapter sponsored a carnival October
28th. We had several concessions and stands.
At 10 o'clock the
students put on a free stage show. It was as follows:
Barbershop Quartet.....Nyla, Wilda, Thelma, &
Jayne
Harmonizers.....Don, Bob, Richard, Eddie, Dick, &
Art
Duet.....Joyce & Nyla
Bluebeard Stunt.....Jayne, Don, Ruth,
Bob, Doris, Wilda, & Joyce
Clowns.....Bill Ruder & Bill
Abel
The last event of the show was the Queen Ceremony. The
queen, Beulah Garber, and her attendants...Joyce Safford, Jayne Clark, and
Bonnie Han...who were impressively attired in formals, were escorted to
the stage by the top ten baseball players. The queen was crowned by
Bob Buchanan. The evening was enjoyed by all who attended.
November 8...Freshman Initiation Eight green freshmen
were duly initiated November 8th. The boys, of course, came to
school attired as girls, and the girls came as boys. They presented
a previously planned assembly program for the rest of the students.
It was very interesting, especially for the freshmen.
In the
evening, they were entertained at a very nice party by the rest of the
students. We played several games, including a treasure hunt, and
danced. Refreshments of cake, ice cream, and cider were then
served.
November 15...Home Ec. Trip
The home economic girls
enjoyed a field trip to Bloomington on November 15th. We went
through the Jefferson Cafeteria Kitchen. The manager treated us to
dinner at the cafeteria.
In the afternoon we went through the home
management house on the Illinois State Normal University Campus. The
trip was very interesting as well as educational.
December 2...F.H.A. Installation The Leading Lowpoint
Lassies installed their officers in a candlelight service December
2nd. The following girls were installed as officers:
President.....Jayne Clark
Vice President.....Nyla
BAchman
Secretary.....Beulah Garber
Treasurer.....Margie
Porch
Parliamentarian.....Thelma Buchanan
Reporter.....Joyce
Safford
Each officer wore a red rose, and during the service
red roses were presented to our sponsor, Mrs. Virgil Bachman , and our
Chapter Mother, Mrs. George Clark. After a short program presented
by the girls, refreshments of cocoa and cookies were served.
December 17...F.H.A. Christmas Party On December 17,
the F.H.A. held their Christmas party. The early part of the evening
was spent in Christmas Caroling. The boys were invited as our
guests. After a few games and dancing, we had a grab bag.
Refreshments of pop corn, pop, and ice cream drumsticks were served.
April 20...Athletic Pot Luck
A pot luck was
held in the Lowpoint Gym April 20,, at 7:00 p.m., in honor of the athletic
letter award winners and cheerleaders. After dinner the letters were
presented by Coach Zilm, and a talk was given by Vince Lloyd, sports
announcer from WMBD.
As guest we had several of the Bradley boys;
they showed a film of the New York University vs. Bradley basketball
game. It was narrated by Coach Don Ashley.
April 25...College Day The seniors attended College Day
at Illinois State Normal Unviersity on April 25th. After touring the
campus in the morning, we enjoyed a free luncheon. During the
afternoon, we attended the special activities which were given to
entertain the visiting seniors.
May 5...Junior-Senior Banquet
On the evening of
May 5, 1949, at 6:30 p.m. the senior class and the faculty were the
honored guests of the junior class at the junior-senior banquet held in
the Sun Room of the Hotel Jefferson.
The theme, "The Forty Niners,"
was carried through by using cowboys and Indians as place cards, tepees as
programs, and two covered wagons as table decorations.
Willard
Kenyon acted as toastmaster for the evening, and other members of the
junior and senior classes participated in the program.
After
enjoying a delicious dinner we journeyed to the Madison Theater whre we
saw the show "Whispering Smith."
May 22...Baccalureate
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F.H.A., Left to right: Back row...S. Seymour, C. Gorrell, C.
Luckett, B. Hahn, R. Porch, B. Ruder, W. PHillips.
Front row: T.
Buchanan, J. Safford, J. Clark, M. Porch, N. Bachman, Mrs. Bachman
(adviser). B. Garber not present when picture was
taken
F. H. A. Queen's Attendents, Left to right: J.
Clark, J. Safford, B. Hahan. |
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Cheerleaders
Left to
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Basketball
Left to right: Back row...L. Hardman, W. Kenyon, R.
Miller, D. Knoblauch, M. Hardman, A. Head, R. Shull, R. Buchanan, G.
Finch, J. Shull, E. Miles, and Mr. Zilm (coach).
Front row...G.
Forster, R. Schertz, R. Garber, J. Van DeVeer, R. Kunkel (manager), B.
Abel, W. Ruder, D. Finch, J. Trantina. |
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Baseball
Left to right: Back row...R. Kunkel (manager), M.
Hardman, R. Shull, R. Buchanan, G. Finch, L. Hardman.
Second row...J.
Trantina, D. Knoblauch, A. Head, J. Shull, E. Miles, W. Kenyon.
Front
row...J. Van DeVeer, G. Foster, R. Schertz, Mr. Zilm (coach), B. Abel, D.
Finch, W. Ruder, R. Garber. R. Miller not present when picture was
taken.
Athletic letter winners for 1948-1949 were Bob Buchanan, Gordon Finch, Art
Head, Willard Kenyon, Don Knoblauch, Eddie Miles, Richard Miller, Jim
Trantina, and Roger Kunkel, manager. Numeral winners were Merle
Hardman, Bill Abel, Duane Finch, and Bill Ruder.
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Girls Physical
Education
Left to right: Back row...B. Hahn, S.
Seymour, R. Porch, C. Gorrell, kC. Luckett.
Second row...Mrs.
Wiseman(adviser), W. Phillips, N. BAchman, M. Porch, D. Kenyon, B.
Ruder.
Front row...V. Hattan, J. Safford, J. Jenkins, T. Buchanan, J.
Clark
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