Bloomington High School, The Gothic, 1926, Page 27

Description:	The Class of 1926As the class of 1926 believes in the old maxim, the early bird gets theworm. it organized itself as soon as possible, choosing Miss Jack their sponsor;Dale Ferguson, president: Marion Wylie, vice-president; Ewing Cox, treasurer;Philip Borland, secretary, and Max and Rex Sappenfield, editors-in-chief of theannual.Class matters were started at once, and the jewelry was selected and orderedto be here by the time school opened in the fall. Plans were laid for the annualJunior-Senior Picnic, and after it had been postponed twice, the great affair washeld at the McCormicks Creek State Park. This picnic was undoubtedly oneof the best held in years.During the summer months the class was not forgotten, and most of theSenior portraits for The Gothic were taken. This made it possible to get thepictures to the engraver at an early date so that a large discount was realized.Shortly after school had convened in September, the class began layingplans for the Senior Class stand at the County Fair. Because of the badweather, which spoiled both the trade and a lot of the stock, the stand was nota financial success.The class resolved early in its career that it would sponsor as few moneymaking schemes as possible, and therefore was not forever asking the schoolfor its support.The January Class was one of the largest in the history of the school,consisting of twenty-two graduates. This portion of the Class presented theplay Billy, which was a great success in every way. So great was its popularity that it was repeated to an appreciative audience during the inter-semesterrecess.As soon as the second semester commenced, practice on the minstrel wasbegun. Plantation Days was presented at the Harris Grand on the nightsof February 15 and 16. This also met with as much success as Billy.All through the semester the editors of the Gothic were laying and carrying into execution plans for this annual. The class pictures, which are the bestsince the two schools were united, were taken in the record time of ten minutesfor each group. The rest of the work was carried on with an equally highstandard. By so doing the editors were able to place the money earned by thediscounts into enlarging the book and buying a better and more attractive cover.The play given by the June and September classes was the last thing onthe Senior program for the year. The money received from this productionfinanced the Class memorial.
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Collection:	Bloomington High School

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