Kewanee High School - Kewanite Yearbook (Kewanee, IL)

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THE KEWANITE PREPARED BY THE SENIOR CLASS OF 1936 DEDICATE BO0K T0 KAISER DEPARTMENTAL HEAD HONORED May 22 Sptclal The Kewamte staff todav honoud Mr Alvm R KJISLI by tlLLIlCZ1I.lIIf,, the 1936 book to hun Mr Kusu has been at Kewanee Hxgh School for seven years He came to Kewfmec to mstruct ln the Fnghsh department Soon after ht came he was made head of thls dlvlsxon Ht has dnected fourteen class plays smce he has been here be sxdes dlrectlng on an average of two plays per year outslde of school Mr KHISCF has sald that he enjoyed the play The Enemv whxeh was a SCFIOUS type play d duected by hum ln 1932 more than all others Engllsh IV and publlc speakmg are the courses taught by 'v'r Kalser and anyone who has been ln any of hls classes wxll know that he 15 an all around good sport as well as a good mstructor Hls students w1ll tell you that they enJoy hxs classes especlally hls poems and humor Thls year Mr Kalser has dlrect ed the Jumor class play the semor dramatlc parts ln the orpheum as well as orgamzmg plays m hxs pubhc speakmg classes The Kevu amte staff feel he IS one of then guxdmg stars for his tfforts III duectmg thelr class plo ductlons III both the Jumor and stmor years have made thls book 1705511310 An Intervlew VVh1lt lllU.IVlLWlI'lfI Mr KSISCI to fllltl out some facts about his lxfc he gan us the follovnng m fllllllllllill vs hlch xu hate wrltten just as ht statul Tlns artlcle lll ltself IS enough to tell you somethmg of Mr Kal su s chaxacter BORIN Malch 10 1004 Pres ton 'Nebraska tNote pop ulatxon IHCFQHSCLI to 51 that day J l V l l ALVIN R KAISER SIGNATURE Alvln R Kaxser the R stands for Rlchard nom de plume SCHOOLING started m Wy omlng m log cabln with a crack er box desk averaged a new school per year for eight grades h1gh school ln Goldendale Washmgton college at North Central of Napervllle Illmols graduate work State Un1 werslty of Iowa HOBBIES plays stagecraft poems handball and tenms PHILOSOPHY Stolc QNote not a long beaked long legged b1rdJ and pragmatxc OPINION OF' SELF kmdly good natured capaclty for hard vsork good husband hke to loaf dreamer attracted by new Ideas never completely satlsfled orlg mal Qonce ln a whxle shows up ln my spellmgl WEAKINESSES eating forgetfulness fthe professor ln me blondes tsee my vnfe as to latter! KEWANEE HIGH SHOWS PROGRESS Each year Kewanee Hlgh has been constantly changmg and progressxng Thls has certamly been true this year as there have been new classes added to the cur rxculum and many achlevements have been attaxned ln the lxne of extra currlcular actlvltxes There were several new classes offered to students thxs year Gen elal Bulldmg Trades course Pub hc Speakmg II and German II were offered for the flrst tlme The general bulldmg class meet mg three hours dally offered ad vanced study 1n manual tralnlng Pubhc Speakmg II and German II both offered advanced tramlng for students ln thelr respectlve lmes of study Some changes were also made m the teachmg staff as the Mlsses Gamble and Llppens gave up teachxng for marrled l1fe Mlss Llla Mlller wished to further her study and was glven a leave of absence for one year and M Lantz took a pos1t1on ln the musxc department of the Galesburg Hugh School Mlss Horler has taken the lers place ln the commerclal de partment has been fllled by Mr Romack and Mlss Mlhallk and Mr Brown have taken the posl tlons of Mxss Llppens and M Lantz respectlvely The bulldmg of a 22 x 12 port able stage ln room 203 has become an asset to the speech department Talkmg plctures were shown t the students for the fxrst tlme thxs year Improvements were also made m the dressmg rooms throughout the buxldmg Although our football team dld not go through an undefeated season as they dld last year we had a plucky team whlch IH spite of xts slze and mexperlence turned in a good record Our debate team too although xunnlng no cups or banners had a very successful season . Q N E, l i l 4 1 i - - ' . . ' 1 v I . L ,. , b l . . - . - . l I - - - 1 ' 1 l . . . . 1 A ,- 'K i 1 I - . - , m ' - 1 L ' ' ' ' - y ' l . . . X 1 . ' I , . . y - ' Q . . , - , ' u rv ' ' ' . . ' -' l . . ' 613 1 Q Y i . ' , ' . . . . , , , - 1 . . . . y . , .K v ' ' l . 7 . . - V .rl . E I l . - . . .. . - . ' class play and has helped wlth the place of Miss Gamble: Miss Mii- , . - 7 . . . . U ' ' . . . ' . , l . . . ' . . ' I . . , . - V . 'Y I I - . I 'X I ' ' ' ' . . . n i . - . , . . O . . . 1 - - 0 ' x ' x- 'm ' I 'L V- . . . I , ' l ' 1, ,f vm v' ' , Y Y , l , ' . Z ' , ' is v v ' ' . . . y I- . L l L. x U ' , - ' y 1 - ' A I In x D q - . 1 I ' ' ' . I 'J E' H ' - Y . . ' 1 - . . y , . , l . I I . ' K ' ' . . . , 1 - 3... ' ' .

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THE KEWANITE PREPARED BY THE SENIOR CLASS OE 1936 THE EWSPA E , September 13 Frnday Fr1day the 13th Are you super st1t1ous Maybe thats why the Corpus ChFlStl Kewanee football game turned out 0 0 September 16-Monday Home rooms so tha 1ne subscr1pt1ons could be d 1n M3gaZlH6 sales are uch better than last y September 1 uesday W H1 Y r1 Y weln r 0 at C n Art row mght ore - rnt we1ne Septe n e n y a so h d kle ad to ut ol sweater to preve c h cold mber 19 Thursday per classmen were favored b e et n of the R1ley quartette o vo sented an excellent pro m 0 Frlday F h pep meetmg We beat h 1 All hats off to h1S 60 yard run nday z1ne campal n 1gh on the prlze Each y lgh has been and ro 1n ta1 true thx I en new class r1culum m Q' have c a1n ex u r e were exer 3 o s d ts xx y' 1 Bu1ld1n T des c xx l1c Speakmg I nd 0 K were offered he f X ,- arch 4- f Kew ane 4' tournament I are lookmg f X p1onsh1p W1ll tered , f March 5 Thursd VS ethersfleld IS play Kewanee they too nd Kewanee defeated Ca gam we come to battl our -x atest r1val The general c as 1ng three hou a offer 1 h 6 F 'daY vanced study 1n ma al tra 1 Utefestmg embly Publ1c Speakmg II an Germa X I Q Ulugh t mtefe Of M3 both offered advanced t mxng N C es l Ke students ln thelr respe ve l1n YOU 0 W1 of study UI' t C I n I1 Some changes were als made the teach1ng staff as the ISSSS amble and Llppens gav p ehmg for marrled 11 M1ss M1ller WlSh6d to f her her and was gxve a leave o vxctor eatest W 9 IS g m L' I ' y W1ll Q fe come rday tomo 1 e for one ar and y but me Mon oo a e 1on 1n the s1c en he Gales H1g Horler aken h 1 Tvesd 1ss Ga 1 M1s Sweet My comm ysterv nfl 'ul k tr CTV o fulfll are we to 1ppe tlme hes on z re IX ely Sday 1n a22x12 mb 2 a 1 203 has e e h b 1 se a hes eechdepa 1n g c s hyo emb a1n s t mbe n atlo 'Vobo rec n you ge out i be or s eth Se tember 7 Semor Fre the freshme men get haz the POIICQ fo day Y 1embers ou Rose d1d wro g Slde o gf? Y rec a D1d I percla rwa s er 1 tlon ort Ta o ture were f t s for he e th1s :row e ere als nesda the ln ro thr the 1ng Al h our al eam d1d throu 1 n undefeat eason as they st year ad a plucky tea ch 1n of 1ts SIZG and 1ence rned 1n a good r Our ate team too although w1n no cups or banners had a successful season There are 289 full s1zed outslde wmdows 1n the Kewanee H1gh School bu1ld1ng Fron1 t wo add1t1ons to flfth per1od y hall 1t seems wars are IH our classes Tony Bub M1ss Berg Swede ohnson vs MISS Ewan VVon t you ever grow up boys' March 12 Thursday Surpr1se' We had an assembly today to spur the team on to VIC tory 1n the sectlonals Last n11n ute report Kewanee defeated Monmouth 38 29 March 13 Frlday Molme was honored wlth the presence of half of Kewanee The team had to recogmze defeat from East NIol1ne Say come to th1nk of lt how con1e Peeley Hay wards car was the last to get back to town ton1ght I l ' 1 l ' I . . I ' L AW A VY Y 'YW Y, , , ,, , ' ,, ' ' ' Y . ,A l . H . v . '. - -' at 41 I -.W at 1' 2 5 I ' ', b ' ' K .- if . C ' ,l: . I , U - 3 - as 1 Ur- ' ' ' 1 Q.. ' . t ' a'Nx 'fs ' . 1 L ' cu 1 a . f 1 ' ' gl .- ', - v . - - ' ' ' r l ' 0 dt av th ' ?, ' ' ' - . . I hx 'A I ' 1 . I' i u- I I . '- '- ' - .. t i - 1 - I . a . cl V 3 HC ' , : Z' '- to . ' I e ' - xx: ' ' '. ' .on- ' ' - U ' ' ' 1 . an ' - - ' ' , ' K T. : t a Y . 1 d a . . . . ,' , : ' . 6 as lly 0 - t - , ', r. 1 en - f IO - I p is ' - , X a - - . ' . - ' a - - I 4 - 't al e y I 1 ' ' : u L 1 . 1 o S - B. .n ' . . . get IU' ' - ' v . I I fi -. . ll be . . . .1 ' k - ' ' , ' ' g m songs and v1ol1n slectlons. e t ' I . 'f C ep v .- , ' A1 f . ' I . 'I , p c K 3 . . . I 0 , 5 -I le . A . ' f ' : lt . I T .' ' ' S o c . . -- i a ' - .f 0' ep b 2 . 1 ro .sn . en - po i 1 o be : o n o m 11' 'g. of 'S ' nd ' ' - .. m ., . - I . , te . W A Th d' 3 .. . Sep T ay ab . g ' 0 b Q . , . T . e a e ' '- . - 4 ' -- -- . F - g' 0 lk - 0 l 3 ' ' o 0 Z? vs - ' Y 1. ,Z . d. ' A n, . . .. Q' - '- ' ' - . S p- - 2 -- m . , - - g . 1 - G1 to - - o o' am? - 1 ' , - g - .- ', ce. T t' he - 1 t ' Q go ' , 'ri. - . '- se - 2 hu- I , ,' ' . ', . - A ' ' I ' ' o T- . ' 1' ' ' A . t - ', ed v 1 ' ' o d. . .v he ' A , U - d . ' '- , ' ' . v , . - p Pl ' ' - - a 1, , . A A l 1 ' . ', ' .A . fr E. -' - ' I v ' Y 1' -

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Sectlon I THE KEWANITE Page 5 HISTORY OF THE CANE The hlgh school cane has a long hlstory havlng been mtroduced mto the hlgh school tradxtlons 1n the year 1902 In that year Mrs Kemp at that tlme a faculty mem ber decnded that there should be a symbol handed each year from the graduatlng class to the Jumors This carried the idea of a chal lenge to the Jumors to equal and excel the pre cedmg class ln school actxvl tles scholas txcally a n d otherwlse T h u s t h e class of 1902 put their col or o n his cane and wlth wlth much pomp and ceremony handed xt to the class of 1903 rep resented by Roy Hunt Thls cus tom has been contlnued each year Thls year when the class of 1936 handed the cane to the class of 1937 on class mght there were he colors of thxrty fxve classes on Orxgmally class mght the o caslon for the presentatlon of he cane was a solemn serlous affalr The slgnlflcance of the occasion gradually changed untll ln the late came more nearly a dare the serl ous atmosphere gave way to a scene of actxon To explam the snt uatlon at that tnme lt mlght be well to picture what happened on class mght m Mav 1929 the vear the mformalnty of the evenmg was at its helght On the west sxde of the studv hall are the semors on the east slde the Juniors also en masse The semor cane speaker Robert Tuck Hayward takes the floor The vnsxtors ID the rear of the room become qulet as he begms to speak but does he comphment the Jumors and offer the cane as a frxendly challenge? Instead he proceeds to lmmedxatelv slander the Juniors with a flery oratlon whlch IS soon drowned out bv the rustlmg of newspapers read by the Jumors apparently bored by the artlculatlons and gestlculatlons of Tuck Then comes the rejomder by Rlchard Horses Klnff rep resentmg the Jumors as the reclp lent of the cane Practlcally nobodv IS able to hear hls mighty words because the snores of the semors are so loud as to exclude all other sound Whereupon the mdlgnant gumors 1936 KEWANITE FEATURES JOURNALISTIC THEME D1v1s1on Pages Are Unusual The Kewamte staff declded on a newspaper theme but there lt stopped and left the ways and means of developlng lt to the two art editors Loxs Whltmore and Harry Prlnce Now how could they put the lded. of a newspaper across on the dxv1s1on pages Heres how It was done Flrst they made hne drawmgs of the prmcxpal flgures and then cut these shapes out of newspaper Did they ever have fun lookmfr through old flles of papers for school news' Halftone copper en gravmgs were made of the flff ures These were to be prmted on a maroon background and xt could be done IH two ways bv the use of a zmc engravmg for the back ffround or by uslng a lmoleum cut Money belng a grave consxdera txon the lmoleum cut was selected for use The blocks were secured and cut to the desxred slze Then usmg a large amount of mk these halftone engravmgs were prmted on sheets of paper Each one was placed upside down on the block and Dressed hard wlth a roller The prmt of the 1nk was left on the block and the editors proceed ed to cut out the shapes To make the page more decor atxve some suggestlve drawlngs IH whlte were added ln the upper corner of the page These were made by cuttmg out the hnes and spaces ln the hnoleum block be fore It was prmted The t1tle page cut which IS prmted ln maroon mk was made on a lmoleum block flrst and prmted ln the book IH the same manner as the large blocks for the d1v1s1on pages Now the Kewamte staff of 1926 presents for your approval the newspaper theme tear up thelr newspapers and throw great quantltles of paper at the semors The contamon spreads and soon the audxtorlum has the appearance of a shambles Fmallv the friendly get together breaks The next year class mffht took the form of a pageant followed bv a formal presentatlon of the cane to the Jumors and the cane had regained all of lts former tradltlon and dlgmty that lt had ln the year 1902 The flrst problem to confront a newly elected Kewamte staff IS the theme to be used ln the book The theme problem IS a dlffxcult one for thls must pertaln to the school and at the same t1me be mterestlng and colorful Durxnfr the past years practxcally every theme that has a bearlng upon Kewanee Hlgh School has been exhausted The 1936 staff wanted to flnd somethmg Oflglllal and somethlng dlfferent The newspaper theme IS qulte novel and has many possl blhtxes of development Then too what would Kewanee H1 h School be wlthout the newspapers to glve It publxclty To be sure we do owe '1 lot to these sources of publlc mformatlon and whv not recog mze them ln th1S issue of thc book The Journahstlc 16101 offers chance for some unusual but slm ple art work Then too the amount of composltlon that can be used IS about three tlmes that of former Kewanxtes The newspaper style for the numerous 'lrtlcles offers the wrlters a chance to pro duce somethmg newsy and peppy rather than the cut and drled composltlons used ln past Issues of the book In any news paper you wlll flnd thumb nall cartoons and plctures reproduced m varlous locatlons on the page Doesnt thls add to the effectlve ness of thls annual? The 1936 Kewamte staff offers you a year book that IS outstancl mg ln lts unusualness There IS llttle doubt that you w1l1 appre cxate It and wxll lone treasure the materxal found w1th1n these at tractlve covers PRINTER AN D ENGRAVER The Kewamte staff wishes to take thls opportumty to reeogmze the two factors that have made thls book possible The engravmgs were done by the Pontiac Electrotype and En gravlng Companv of Chxcaffo Thelr representatlve Mr Owen Marsh has aided qulte materlally ln the productlon of our book The prmtxng contract was awarded to the Kewanee Star Courier VVhen walkmg from flrst floor to thlrd floor one tran els up 125 steps w l l 1 l ..-,..,- I Q ,iv-4' ' l . . . ' ' . . . l - ' D - l I ' . ' '- l . . , ' . ' . s c ' . ' . ' 1 . ' i t . ' . . I . ' -' it- ' . . ' . ' ' I . C' . . ' . ' . ' t ' - ' nl n - 1920's the friendly challenge be- , , I - ' U -. . I' '.' al . n - bv, I - up. - . ' ' , . I I 1 - A '7- - iifd' ' - F 1 - - . . I - 5 . . . . . 1 . 4 -