Collinsville High School - Kahokian Yearbook (Collinsville, IL)

Text from Pages 1 - 156 of the 1927 volume:

The Kahokian Volume I Published by the students of the Township High School Collinsville, 111 i Foreword It is the sincere desire of the staff that the Kahokian shall bring to memory all the joys, achievements, and aspirations of the years spent in the C.T.H. S. and shall inspire you to carry out the deeds you planned in school. If it does this, it has accomplished its purpose and our efforts have not been in vain. Dedication We dedicate the first edition of the Kaho-kian to Frieda Krug. No one is more worthy or deserving than she. A loyal worker—she is always willing to give a helping hand, no matter what or how great the task. We here wish to express our gratitude for the help she has given us and for the good she has done in the C.T. H. S. Order of Books Book One—The School School Scenes The Facu’.ty Book Two—The Classes Seniors Juniors Sophomores Freshmen Book Three Football Basketball Tennis Track Baseball Girls Athletics Athletics Book Five —Organizations Book Four—Activities Publications Dramatics and Music Social Book Six —Humor « Four Collinsville, and her associates Associations, too; Her Board, and all they give us To think of and to do, Her Faculty, experienced, Who come from near and far, To teach the adolescent mind To see things as they are. Her Boys and Girls, their work and play, Their trials and their joys; Where’er they go, what’er they do, Still Collinsville girls and boys. C. H. Dorris Superintendent since organization of High School in 1908. McKendree College, B. S., M. S., LL. B.; Valparaiso University; University o f Illinois; Washington University. A. E. A remit Nineteen years at C.T.H.S. Principal, Chemsitry. Austin, College, A. B. James Russell Miller Fifteen years at C.T.H.S. English, Economics, Salesmanship, Commercial Law. McKendree College, B. S., M. A.; Class Valedictorian. Emma Harris Thirteen years at C.T.H.S. English. Illinois State Normal University; Washington University; University of Illinois. Sponsor of Senior Class. Elfrieda Brede Nine years at C. T. H. S. Latin, French. McKendree College A. B.; University of Chicago. Sponsor of G. A. A., Ca-hokia Camp Fire Girls. Eight Jesse Chandler Eight years at C. T. H. S. Physics and General Science. Indiana University, A. B.; Phi Delta Kappa. Alberta Wells Shorthand and Typing. Monmouth College; Beaver College; American Conservatory of Music; R u b i c a m Business School; Gregg Normal School. Sponsor of Junior Class. Ralph H. Cornwell Six years at C. T. H. S. Manual Training and Mechanical Drawing. Illinois State Normal University. Track Coach. Erieda Krug Five years at C. T. H. S. Office Secretary. Hilda F. W. Steiner Five years at C. T. H. Demestic Science. Missouri University, B. in Ed. Olga S. Quernheim Five years at C. T. H. S. Bookkeeping. Eastern Illinois Teachers’ College; Harris Teachers’ College; University of Illinois; Ruhicam Business Schcol. Sponsor of Sophomore Class. Nine I). R. Sherretz Three years at C. T. H. S. Biology and General Science. Southern Illinois Teachers College, Ed. B.; Association College, Chicago; State Academy of Science. Sponsor of Royal Razzers, The Chanticleer, Kahok-ian; Tennis Coach. Dorothy V. McKnight Three years at C. T. H. S. General Science. University of Illinois, B. S., Phi Beta Kappa, Preliminary Honors, lota Sigma Pi, Degree with Honorable Mention. Sponsor of Junior Class, Cherokee Camp Fire; ;. , . a. W. (). Larson Three years at C. T. H. S. Director of Athletics, Science. Augustana College, A. B. Notre Dame Coaching School. Eva Renfro Three years at C. T. H. S. English and French. Northwestern University; University of Illinois; A. B.; University of California. Sponsor of Senior Class; Pahatainip Camp Fire. Ernest J. Kunze Three years at C. T. H. S. History, Civics, and Geography. Southern Illinois Teachers’ College; University of I'linois, B. S.; Columbia University; Sigma Delta Sigma. Anna Marie Cuthbertson Three years at C. T. H. S. Algebra. University of Missouri, B. S. Sponsor of Dramatic Club. Ten Maxie Louise Horner Two years at C. T. H. S. Geometry and Advanced Algebra. University of Tennessee; Washington University; Universitv of Missouri, B. S. in Ed., A. B. Sponsor of Sophomore Class; Wawanaissa Camp Fire. Lillian R. Henderson One year at C. T. H. S. English, Music, Algebra. Franklin College; Redlands University; University of Illinois, B. S. in Ed. Sponsor of Glee Club. Erma Lois Sites Two years at C. T. H. S. Domestic Art Illinois Woman’s College; University of Illinois, A. B. Sponsor of Dramatic Club. Dorothy Eckart One year at C. T. H. S. Library and English. Washington University, A. B. Sponsor of Freshmen Class; Tawanka Camp Fire. Marion B. Kyle One year at C. T. H. S. English and Shorthand and Typing. Washington University; Central Missouri State Teachers’ College, B. S. in Ed. Sponsor of Freshmen Class; Tawanka Camp Fire; G. A. A. Gladys Williams One year at C. T. H. S. Art and Design. Illinois State Normal University; Chicago Applied Arts School. Sponsor of Kahokian. Eleven AS WE SEE THEM Twelve TTK? ;:S4 a . . ' i .. • . -1 1 m m Thirteen MAXINESCHROEPPEL Pahatainip Camp Fire, Vice-President; Manager of Hockev Team; Kahokian Staff, ’27; Chanticleer Staff, ’27; Dramatic Club. ’25-’2f ; Mr. Bob; Glee Club, ’24-’26; Miss Cherry Blossom; Pinafore; G. A. A., ’27. JOSEPHINE G ASK ILL Cahokia Camp Fire, Reporter, ’26-’27; Miss Cherry Blossom; Dramatic Club, ’27: Glee Club, '25; Kahokian, Advertising Manager, ’27; Chanticleer, Business Manager, ’27. BEMIS FOLLOWILL Royal Razzers ’26-’27, Scribe, ’2ri Coontown 13 Club; Kahokian Staff, 27; Dramatic Club, ’27; Class Vice-President, '26; Class President, ’27. MAUDELLE WOOD Dramatic Club, ’25- 27; Cahokia Camp Fire, Secretary ’27; Chanticleer Staff, ’27; Case of Suspension; Rats; Miss Cherry Blossom; Review, ’25; Glee Club, ’25-’27: Cheer Leader, ’27; Hockey Team, ’27; Basketball, ’24-’26. EVELYN WENZEL Belleville High School, ’24. Dramatic Club, ’25-’27. JOHN KLOBK HAK Football, ’23-’26; All Conference '25-’26, Honorable Mention All-State ’25-’26; Baseball, ’26; Coontown 13 Club. Fourteen rrd NORA BECK CURTIS MEYER Royal Razzers, 26- 27; Case of Suspension; Coontown 13 Club; Dramatic Club, ’27; Chanticleer, Sports Editor, ’27. ERNA THILMAN Miss Cherry Blossom; Pinafore; Girls' Octette, 27; Glee Club, ’25-’26. AUBREY LONG Kahokian Business Manager, ’27; Royal Razzers, ’24-’27; Razzer Vo-deville, ’25; Coontown 13 Club; Dramatic Club, ’27; Glee Club, ’25; Cheer Leader, ’25-’27. INEZ HAIG Kahokian Staff, ’27. KENNETH PI CKET Royal Razzers, ’27. Fifteen EUGENIA SALEL Dramatic Club, 26-’27; Pahatainip Camp Fire, Vice-President, 25; Chanticleer Stall , ’26-’27; Pinafore, 26; Review, ’26; G. A. A., 27. WILLIAM ROSS Royal Razzers, ’26-27; Mr. Bob; Class President, ’26; Coontown 13 Cluib; Kahokian Editor, ’27. RIDGEWAY FLETCHER LUCILLE DORLITE Glee Club, '25; Basketball, ’24. DARLTON ( HATFIELD Pinafore; A Case of Suspension; Glee Club, ’25-’26; Ukelele Club, ’26; Dramatic Club, ’25-’26. MARY STECR Sixteen nr- aU- LEE LAYTHROP Dramatic Club. ELIZABETH WALLACE Cahokia Camp Fire, President ’25; Glee Club, ’25-’2f ; Miss Cherry Blossom; Chanticleer Staff, ’25-’27. MINNIE MALANO CARLYLE STEMMAN Kahokian Staff, ’27; Royal Razzers ’2S-’27; Coontown 13 Club; Case of Suspension; Dramatic Club, ’27; Ukelele Cub, ’26; Instrumental Quartette, ’26; Chanticleer Staff, ’27. EDYTHEJENKINS Pahatainip Camp Fire, Treasurer, ’24-’26; President, ’25; Chanticleer Staff, ’25-’27; Mr. Boh; Razzerettes, ’26; G. A. A. ’27; Dramatic Club, ’24-’27; Glee Club, ’25. BERTHA MANN Pahatainip Camp Fire; Mr. Bob; Dramatic Club, ’27; Class Treasurer, ’26. Seventeen EDGAR BOEKER Baseball, ’2b; Royal Razzers, ’2b; Manager of Football, ’2G; Coach ol Class Basketball Champions, ’27. MARIE JOHN Pahatainip Camp Fire; A Case of Suspension; Dramatic Club, ’27; Editor, Chanticleer, ’27. MARTHA NORGAIL Pahatainip Camp Fire; A Case of Suspension; Razzerettes, ’2b: G. A. A., 27; Dramatic Club, ’27; Glee Club, 2b; Basketball Captain, ’27. VERNON MIC HAEL FootbaM, ’25-’2b; Coontown Vi Club; Class President, ’24; Business Manager of Basketball, ’27. ROY SCHULTZ Football, ’2b; Royal Razzers, ’25-’27; Class Secretary, ’21; Basketball, Class Champions, ’27. RUTH ROMANAUSKY Chanticleer Staff, ’27; Kahokian Staff, ’27; G. A. A., ’27; Dramatic Club, 2b; Ukelele Club, ’2b. Eighteen UP'-T MABEL TOBNICK Cahokia Camp Fire; Treasurer ’26, President 27; Case of Suspension; Miss Cherry Blossom; Razzerettes, ’26; G. A. A., ’27; Dramatic Club, ’25-’27: Girls’ Octette, ’27; Glee Club, ’24-?25; Class Treasurer, 25. ROBERT KRAFT Kahokian Stall’, ’27; Case of Suspension: Pinafore, ’26; Royal Razzers, ’26-'27; Dramatic Club, Business Manager; Glee Club, ’26. ADELL CLARE Dramatic C’ub, President, ’27; Cahokia Camp Fire, Treasurer, ’27; Miss Cherry Blossom; G. A. A., ’27; Dramatic Club, ’27; Girls’ Octette, ’27; Glee Club, ’25-’26; Ukclele Club '26. KATHERINE BONINO Pahatainip Camp Fire; The Play llcuse, ’24; Glee Club, ’25-26. ROBERT WILLOUGHBY Class Secretary-Treasurer, ’27; Basketball, Class Champions, ’27. BARBARA SIM ELM AN Pahatainip Camp Fire, Secretary ’26, President ’27. Nineteen -- AUDRE MEM Cahokia Camp Fire, Secretary; Miss Cherry Blossom; Pinafore; Raz-zerettes, ’28; G. A. A., Vice-President, ’27; Girls’ Octette, ’27; Glee Club, ’25-’28; Ukelele Club, ’28; Queen of Love and Beauty, ’28; Cheer Leader, ’27; Basketball, ’24-'26, Hockey Team, ’27. WILBER WILLOUGHBY EI)N BARDSLEY Cahokia Camp Fire, Treasurer, ’25. CLARENCE BEST Royal Razzers, ’25-’27, Grand Chancellor, ’27; Razzer Vodevillc, ’25 Dramatic Club, Vice-President, ’25. LEO MORLENCE Dramatic Club, ’27. BERTHA LANGE Pahatainip Camp Fire, Treasurer. Twenty PAUL NOASCONO WILMtIS O’NEIL Pahatainip Camp Fire, H. nor Recorder, ’20; Fashion Show, ’25. EDITH DAY Cahokia Camp Fire, President, ’26; Dramatic Club, ’20-’27; Girls’ Octette, ’27; Glee Club, ’25; Ukelele Club, ’26; Miss Cherry Blossom; Pinafore; G. A. A., President, ’27; Basketball, ’24-’26; Hockey Team. OTH EL A ELWICK Razzerettes, ’26; Dramatic Club, ’27. KENNETH CLARK Football, 25- 20. M AR I HEL NVENDLER Pahatainip Camp Fire, Secretary ‘20-’27; Mr. Bob; Razzerettes, ’20; G. A. A., ’27; Dramatic Club, ’27; Class Secretary, ’20. Pwenty-one NORMAN BAILEY HERN A DINK NOEL Cahokia Camp Fire; Kahokian Stall , ’27; Miss Cherry Blossom; Girls’ Octette, ’27; Glee Club, ’25; Girls Quartette, ’25; Glee Club Revue, ’25; Glee Club Ballet, ’25-’25. MILDRED TEETER Razzerettes Treasurer, ’25; G. A. A., ’27: Ukelele C ub ’25. ELLA HA DEI ELD Razzerettes, ’25; G. A. A., ’27; Glee Club, ’25-’25; Miss Cherry Blossom. FRANCIS GAUEN Football, ’25-’26; Royal Razzers, ’25-’27, Kino-, ’27; Mr. Bob; Kahokian Staff, ’27; Chanticleer Staff, ’27; Dramatic Club, ’27; Class Vice-President, ’27. THOMAS HERRON Royal Razzers, ’27. Twenty-two ROM A INK THOMPSON JOE McCREA MARJORIE KIRCHNER Pahatainip Camp Fire, Vice-President, ’27; The Playhouse, '24; Dramatic Club, ’24; Ukelele Club, ’2d. LUCILLE KELLER G. A. A. ’27. BERNICE RISSI Miss Cherry Blossom; Pinafore; Glee Club, ’25-’26; Fashion Show, ’25; Musical Review, ’20. HAROLD WESEMANN Twenty-three PAUL O’GUIN Fcotball, '20; Dramatic Club, '26- 27, Vice-President, ’27; Kahokian Stall', ’27; Pinafore, 26; Royal Razzers, ’25-'27; Roys’ Quartette, ’2G-’27; Glee Club, 25-'?.G; Instrumental Quartette. MARJORIE KIDD Case of Suspension; Glee Club, ’25-’26; Ukelelo Club, '26; Dramatic Club, ’25-’27. MILDRED ELMORE Pahatainip Camp Eire. MAURICE WILBERT LEO HI KEN Dramatic Club, ’27; The Coontown 1.1 Club; Basketball, Class Champions, '27. MAUD KNEEDLER Cahokia Camp Fire, Vice-President, ’27; Pinafore; G. A. A., Point-Secretary, ’27; Dramatic Club, ’27; Girls’ Octette, ’27; Glee Club, ’25; Class Vice-President, ’25; Hockey Team, ’27. Twenty-four JOE HEFFERLY Football, ’2G; Royal Razzers, ’2G. AMELIA FARKNZINA Pahatainip Camp Fire, ’25; Glee Club, ’25; Fashion Show, ’25. ARTHUR BITZER Football, ’25-’2G; Mr. B-b; Royal Razzers, ’25-’27; Dramatic Club, ’25-’27, Class President, ’25. MARTHA DEANS HELEN BRADA Dramatic Club, ’25-’27, Secretarv-Treasurer; Pinafore; G'ee Club, ’2U. HERMAN HAUPTMANN Twenty-five - s££]«L Senior Class History Tn 1923 a wonderful event occurred. The present Senior Class started on the first step of their journey through the C. T. H. S. The class as a whole was very active. Miss Digby and Miss Renfro were chosen as our sponsors. The first meeting was held about a week after school began. At this meeting the class officers were elected and plans for a Hallowe'en Party were discussed. The class officers elected were: Vernon Michael, President; Russel Clayton, Vice-President; Roy Schultz, Secretary; and Elmer Patterson, Treasurer. Francis Gauen, John Klobuchar, Joe Hefferly, and Roy Schultz went out for football. Klobuchar is now a four-letter man and was captain of the team in his Senior year. Gauen has two letters to his credit; Schultz and Hefferly have one. In the spring the class went on a hay ride to Caseyville Park. On the way back a deluge occurred. Everybody was on the sick list the next day. No one came to school, but it made no difference as it happened to be Saturday. Miss Digby's English class enjoyed a wiener roast at Monk's Mound in the early part of April. April and May passed quickly and before we knew it, the term had ended. Our first year at C. T. H. S. was over. September rolled around and we were starting on our second lap of the race. We were full of pep and it was not long before we were organized and on our way. The class officers elected were: Arthur Bitzer, President; Maude Kneedler, Vice-President; and Mabel Tobnick, Secretary-Treasurer. A one-act play “Rats was presented in the school auditorium by several prominent Sophomore members of the Dramatic Club, Arthur Bitzer, Francis Gauen, Maudelle Wood, and Mabel Tobnick. Most of our social activities were concentrated on the spring months. The whole class attended a party at school and an outing at Miller's Park. Miss Harris's English class and Miss Brede's Latin class crowded a wiener roast into the last month of school. When we returned to school we were grown up and considered ourselves men and women. Who wouldn’t? At our first meeting William Ross was elected President; Bemis Followill, Vice-President; Marthel Wendler, Secretary; and Bertha Mann, Treasurer. We gave a show at the Miners’ Theatre to get some money in the treasury. Besides a good picture, several girls sang and Paul O’Guin, Bob Kraft, and Carlyle Stehman gave us a taste of their musical ability. This show was very successful. Several skating parties were also given in the fall. The Junior Class Plays were given in November. Two nights were devoted to the presentation of the plays, “Mr. Bob” and “A Case of Suspension.” A group of .boys, sponsored by Miss Krug and our class sponsors, gave a Negro Minstrel show in the spring. May brought with it the shining light of the year, the Senior Reception. The gymnasium was beautifully decorated with the Senior colors. The entertainment was different from former years and was a real surprise to all. The reception finished our social activities during our Junior year. We returned to school in September sombre and dignified. The class was still strong as a body. We out-numbered the Juniors. We still had seventy-eight members out of the number w’ho had started as Freshmen. It is a very rare thing for the Senior class to have more members than the Junior class. Since Miss Digby had married during the summer, we selected Miss Harris to succeed her as sponsor. Bemis Folio-will was elected President for the year. Francis Gauen was elected Vice-President; Robert Willoughby, Secretary-Treasurer. We sponsored a show at the Miners’ Theatre in November. “Home Coming” was held on the week before Christmas. Bemis and several former students made interesting talks. May came a’l too soon. We are now out of the C. T. H. S., but our four years spent there shall forever live in our hearts. Twenty-six Twenty-seven i'-stT- Orville Gaskill Ruth Shannon Mary Grace Scruggs Harold Barth Lillian Dervalis Leola Simpson Thornton Dalton Leota Simpson Elouise Kreider Mary Hi’.ler Edith Richardson Charles Walters Anthony Malinosky Gladys Chamberlain Theodore Rissi Twenty-eight Harriet Combs Stillwell Merrill Norma Evanko Waneta Atkins Margaret Genetti Gladys Atkins Zdenka Fiala Victor Adomaitis Margaret Kimberlin Frederick Kassing Virginia Edwards Ruth Schiber Alma Bertuleit Marguerite Reach Martin Yonkus Twenty-nine Henry Govenat Mary Czekanski Gladys Bertram Earl Weiler Olivia Esicar Eleanora Werner Juanita Johnston Lydia Koshubat Darvin Heckle Harold Barth Helen Birch Marie Silva Jennie Bertino Irwin Obernuefemann Lorene Gansner Thirty ■ mmM Florence Beguelin Ethel Field James Moore Marie Peyla Mary McKeen Henry Gillaspy Fred Steck Evelyn Patek Walter Witte Sarah Sargent Charlotte Davis Eugenia Roper Mary Harris John Mashek Michael Armon Thirty-one Junior Class History In the fall of 1924, there came to C. T. H. S. a crowd of about one hundred fifty frivolous freshmen to be initiated into the wonders and mysteries of high school life. After several experiences with the faucet on the north side of the school, a number of the esteemed members decided that they were not quite so important after all, and that they had better quiet down. They soon came to understand the dignified ways of the upper classmen and progressed through the year with very few mistakes and failures as far as high school etiquette is concerned. At the first meeting, held early in the year, the following officers were elected: President, Henry Gillaspy; Vice-President, Julius Meier; Secretary, Thelma Drenkham; Treasurer, Leola Simpson; Reporter, Stillwell Merril. To Mr. Sherretz and Miss McKnight were bestowed the honor of being chief advisors of this class of unequaled mentality and pep. Several social activities were planned and successfully earned out. Among them was a trip to Deterding’s Park, where the chief amusement was Norma Evanko’s intended broad jump across the creek, which did not prove as broad as she had expected. A Christmas Party and a hike to Miller’s Farm completed the social activities of the class for the year. The school was soon awakened to the fact that this class was developing some real athletes as “Jadda” Gillaspy, the boy with the educated toe rushed in and snatched football and baseball honors from some of the amazed upper classmen. “Boots” Merrill and “Bob” Boken also made letters in baseball. The class of merry Freshmen returned as sophisticated Sophomores, ready to conquer new worlds. Soon a quiet, orderly organization of Sophomore girls, foirned during the Freshman year, made themselves evident by their vocabulary, new-born, and freshly coined from the mint of their imagination, which even baffled the faculty. This group, better known as the Cherokee Camp Fire, led the social activities of the schocl by a series of parties and banquets. The noise made by this group in the cafeteria could not be better summed up than in Miss Hornier’s phraseology which was, “You all make so much noise, we all can’t eat.” The number of athletes greatly increased and many Sophomore boys sported “C”s on their sweaters. Representatives of the Sophomore Class were found in the Glee Club, Leo Allan taking a principal part in the production “H. M. S. Pinafore.” The Junior year opened with a bang! Orville Gaskill took Julius Meier’s place as President; Irvin Oberneufermann succeeded Helen Birch as Vice-President, and Lillian Dervalis took Gladys Bertram’s place as Secretary and Treasurer. The most outstanding social event, with the exception of the Reception, which is being looked forward to, was the Hallowe’en Party. It was a success, although on this occasion we cannot quote literature and say, “It was the night of the party and a goodly crowd was there.” Several picture shows were given in the spring and many of the Juniors became adept at selling tickets. Our last showing was a one-act play, entitled, “Jerry,” given by the Junior members of the Thalian Guild.. Although our class has decreased in numbers, we hope that after many experiences in the Senior year it will leave the school “to go, to see, and to conquer.” Thirty-two . r. . 9 • .. . • � v: r .v : r: ; . • • } j Trm . s. tv • fH J.SMOORC HO u Thirty-three Leo Allen Valera Amen Alvin Baima Priscilla Barbeau Tony Baima Richard Bertram Leslie Best Anna Biettchert George Blanquart Mary Ann Blythe Archimede Borgetti Sylvia Brazis Stella Bridges Elmer Bridgewater Verna Buchta Elmer Casperson Margaret Cavalena SOPHOMORE CLASS Walter Clare Elaine Clark Elwood Cranmer Emma Detchman Theron Dieu Louise Ditchburn Kermit Eckart Ruth Eckart Pauline Edsall Marie Forte Virginia Forte Lawrence Fortune Eugene Fritts Stephana Froncheck Virginia Fulenwider John Fulton Josephine Gauen Violet Gillespey Opal Gillespey Jessie May Gray Naoma Gray Mary Grizio William Guse Iva Haig Thresa Haig Gertrude Herbst Francis Higgins Eli Iliken Elizabeth Hildreth Raymond Hill Walter Houser Joe Janosky Sam Jesaitis Thirty-four -teal «£jl trVC-—- i.-., S Y°' Evelyn Keenan Paul Klobuchar Lawrence Kneedler Ella Krause George Krite Dorothy Kurtz Anna Lange Dorcas Lemen Jacob Leskera Margaret Lloyd Lena Malano Phillip Mann Joseph Marco Frances Mardus Georgia McCormick Grace McCrea SOPHOMORE CLASS Walter McWhirter John Monroe lone Mottershead George Musso Evelyn Nichols Henrietta Novero Walter Ogle Pearl Peila Edith Pelchus Edward Picatto Joe Podesta Albert Rachun Mary Rayburn Helen Reed Albert Rezabeck Arthur Roe Marion Salel Elmer Scaggs William Schiller Bertha Schroeppel Martha Skatula Cecelia Sliva Louis Teichgraeber Mary Truccano Bauptist Ubaudi Faye Watt Fern Watt Kathryn Wilshire Ailine Wilson Norman Wittenfeld Lois Wood Thirty-five Sophomore (Mass History At the beginning of the 1925-1926 school term, 124 pupils were enrolled in the C. T. H. S. as Freshmen. Miss Horner and Miss Quernheim were selected to act as sponsors of the class. At the first meeting, Walter Clare was elected President; William Guse, Vice-President; and Josephine Gauen, Secretary-Treasurer. At the next meeting, it was decided to hold a class party. The decoration, entertainment, and refreshment committees were appointed and the time of the party was set for October 30. It was a Hallowe’en costume affair and Norman Wittenfeld and Helen Reed carried off the prizes for the best costumes, and Elmer Bridgewater won the booby prize. Two campfires were organized, the Wawanaissa and Ekolela. Miss Horner was appointed sponsor of the former and Miss Quernheim of the latter. Our class contains a lot of promising athletic material. George Mus-so made the football team and also a position as guard on the basketball team. He was also placed on the all-star district basketball team. This is quite an honor for a Freshman. He also earned a position as fielder on the baseball team. The next year found almost all of us back in school. Elmer Casperson was selected as our President; Violet Gillespy, Vice-President; and George Krite, Secretary-Treasurer. This year, besides George Musso, Paul Klobuchar and Albert Rach-un earned letters for their splendid work between the goal posts. In basketball, George Musso again showed that he cannot be equalled' by any other back-guard in the State. Paul Klobuchar, Walter McWhirter, and Walter Clare also earned letters for their brilliant work on the basketball court. We have not only served our school in athletics, but have backed and supported her in all other endeavors that she entered. This year the class of ’29 won the “Thrift Loving Cup” which is the trophy for the class that banks the highest percentage in the School Savings Bank each year. This is the first time that any other class except the Seniors has won the thrift trophy. And so shall we proceed on our way. Already we are seeking new fields to conquer in our Junior and Senior years. We shall always be ready to serve the C. T. H. S. in whatever she may ask of us. Thirl y-aix Thirty-soven Robert Altman Don Andrews Harry Archer Ralph Armstrong Edward Bailey Christine Bartells Jesse Beaver Everett Beckman Lester Bennett Bernice Bertram Edna Best Louis Bettonville Joe Biggins Louise Biston Robert Bowie Charles Bozzardi Lillian Brazis Katherine Brownstein Franklin Carpenter Wyman Case Lemist Chatten Stephen Chiado FRESHMEN CLASS Ethel Clayton Agnes Colone Vivian Colone Florence Combs Katherine Combs Amelia Cordera Damon Davis Elizabeth Davis Marie Dawson Henry Dervalis Darvin Drenkhan Virgil Eaton Lois Edwards Bernard Etchills William Euno Margaret Evans Maxwell Fabry Elvera Fernandez Mary Fiala Bernice Followill Louise Gansner Milton Gaskill Louis Gasperin Earl Gillespey Orville Gleichman Jim Gray Wesley Gronemeyer Charles Gross Margaret Ilallworth Francis Hearne Vincent Herr Esther Hodde Roy Hoga John Holtgreve Harvey Hood Lucille Howard Nona Hughes Florence Johnston Martin Jokerst Thelma Jones Wilberta Kaemper Anna Kilner Marjorie Kinnicutt Owen Kitchen Tony Klobuchar Beatrice Korinek Evelyn Krause Myrtle Krietemeyer Thirty-eight FRESHMEN CLASS—Continued. Anton Leone Irene Peyla Germaine Smith Marjorie Llewellyn Laurena Ponetti James Spagna Marthel Lochman Gus Poneleit Marie Spalding William Look William Poneleit Hilda Stiens Minerva Lord Kendall Puckett Ida Sutter Celestine Lucas Helen Rademacher Franklin Teter Leonard Luker Adele Raudon Hazel Teter Fred Lynch Myrtle Rhodes Valeria Tnirion Marie Malwitz Emil Rissi Knoble Thomas James Marchiando Leon Rissi Earl Thompson Julia Mardus Roland Roach Mae Thompson Pete Marman Clarence Roethemeier Carrie Tobnick Emma Martishus Edith Rogers Cordula Toussaint Louise Maurer Nelva Russell Emily Ulcek La Rue Meni Frances Sargent Joe Ur beck Mary Meni Jack Savage Helen Votava Melvin Merrill Jim Savage Wendelin Welle Edward Mikulait Fred Scharf Vernon Wendler Marth Mikulait Eugene SchwartztrauberRaymond Wesemann Owen Moore Morris Scruggs Beulah Wild Laurine Mueller Harold Shannon Florence Williams Maurice Newburger Herbert Shelton Woodrow Witte Logan Newman Milas Shelton Helen Wood Bertha Parker Rosaline Silva Edith Yonkers Melvin Paul Evelyn Sims Emma Yonkers Thirty-nine Freshmen Class History “IN GARDENS GREEN” The veteran campus of C. T. H. S. was rivaled in its brilliancy last fall by newcomers longing to feel at home. Fearing the disastrous results of this glamour upon their ciders, a few select “Upper Classmen’ ’darkened their splendor by occasional dampenings. “Theirs was no idle tale” of initiation for these same “Upper Classmen” were nothing if not thorough in all that they undertook. Rut on the football field, where men were men, the Freshmen wrought complete revenge. The spirited youngsters raced up and down the field, undaunted by the array of heavyweights for whose positions the Freshmen made strong bids. The Freshmen understand that the representatives of the school in its vaiious activities are to be upper classmen, and not Freshmen, for their day has not yet come. With this in mind we have been slow to show our genius. Yet we could not be called slackers fo:- we have tried to help our school and at the same time respect the privileges of the upper classmen. One of our “might men of valor” won the coveted “C” in football and basketball and several others were on the squads. Several cf our members show promise as future basketball stars. Besides our athletic achievements we are proud to claim the only boy with an average of 90 or more in all of his studies. The Freshmen have chosen as officers, the following people: President Gus Poneleit Vice-President Tony Klobuchar Secretary Everett Beckman Treasurer Bernice Followill Sponsors Miss Kyle and Miss Eckart The class of ’30 is one of the largest to enter C. T. H. S. We are proud of our record for this year and we promise that you will have great things from us in the future. Forty =3, —3. -— OUR TROPHIES Oo f � r � noi‘ Basketball Traveling: Trophy Conference Tennis 1926 County Basketball 1!'L’7 Dist riot Ton run ment 1921 (’lass Conference Basket hall 1927 Conferenco Baseball Traveling Trophy District Tournament 1026 Conference Baseball 1926 Confe-enco Tennis Traveling 'I rophy District Tournament 1922 Conference Basketball 1927 Conner mi-c Foot ha II Traveling Trophv Conference Football 1926 Larson Trophv City Basketball Thrift Cup Val. Jokerat Championship Class of 1929 1915 Debating Champions 1914 Class of 25 Sherretz Trophy Trophy Norman Welwr Karl Rsterlein Henry Gillaspy Forty-one Coach Larson When Coach Larson arrived at Collinsville in the fall of 1924, he was unknown in this part of the state. Fresh from Augustana College, he was beginning his first position as a high school coach. While a Senior at Augustana he had coached the academy basketball squad and making quite a success at this venture, he decided to take a throw at this kind of work as a life’s occupation. Now, Larson is known throughout the state as one of the most successful high school coaches in the business. lie, one might say, has put Collinsville on the map in the athletic woild. It is true that before he came the Kahoks had powerful basketball squads, but never before did the school put out such consistently strong teams in all sports. The basketball team of 1925-26 was probably his most famous team. Anybody that comes from Southern Illinois will remember the Kahok machine of that year. Through the injury of one of their star players, they were eliminated in the sectional tournament, after they had swept aside all opposition that had come before them. Since he has been here Larson has never had a team lower than second place in the Conference. In the past year he had championship baseball, football, and basketball teams. lie is our head Athletic Director and coaches football, basketball, and baseball. Not only can he tell his proteges what he wants done, but he can go out and show them how to do it. He was quite an athlete at Augustana making six varsity letters, three in football and three in baseball. It is a known fact that the combination of Larson and Collinsville is hard to beat. Throughout the Conference they are considered the hardest of all combinations to solve. If “Ossie” stays at C. T. H. S. the Kahoks will always be feared, but then higher positions usually call men of his ability sooner or later. Forty-two 1). R. Sherretz No teacher in the school is at the head of more school activities than I). Ransom Sherretz. Besides being- a science instructor, he coaches tennis, sponsors the Razzers, and is at the head of the two publication staffs, the “Chanticleer” and the “Ka-hokian.” As a tennis coach, Mr. Sherretz has been decidedly successful. In 1925, his first season in that capacity, he took hold of a group of likely looking-prospects and taught them some of the tricks of the game. All the fellows were green, as tennis is a comparatively young sport in Collinsville, yet the team succeeded in breaking even in the matches played during the year. They finished in third place in the Conference standing. In 19£6 with every man from the 1925 squad back except Captain H. Weber, the team sailed through all the conference games with ease. Conse-c uently Mr. Sherretz’s boys brought home the first Tennis Trophy ever won by the school. Mr. Sherretz, though the youngest member of the faculty, is one of its most capable workers. Through his efficient efforts, the pupils were able to put out a weekly school paper and to publish an annual. R. H. Cornwell For the last few years there has been no faculty member outside of Coach Larson who has taken more interest in school athletics than R. H. Corn-well, manual training instructor. In baseball, football, and basketball he has been a great help to the regular coach. Now Mr. Cornwell is a coach, himself. Just what success he will attain remains to be seen. Before his teaching days Mr. Cornwell went to Illinois State Normal and there earned a letter in baseball. A few years ago when an accident befell Coach Hawkins so that he could not immediately continue his work with the baseball team, Mr. Cornwell took over the job and handled it quite efficiently. Now that he has been given control over Kahok track and field activities he is expected to become well known over the Conference as an athletic mentor. Forty-three CHEER LEADERS VERNON MICHAEL B 5K£T BALL ttAflAGeH El GAR. BOEKER root 0ALC WtflAQCR TEAM MANAGERS Forty-four Conference Records (To the close of the Basketball Season) ALL SE’ORTS W. L. T. Pet. Collinsville 94 22 1 .821 E. St. Louis 85 11 0 .770 Belleville 64 59 0 .512 Alton 17 46 1 .505 Edwardsville 49 -18 2 .505 Jerseyville 19 22 i .166 Wood River 27 65 2 .297 Granite City 28 76 3 .266 TENNIS SINGLES TENNIS DOUBLES W. L. Pet. w. L. Pet. Lebanon 9 0 1000 Collinsville 8 0 1000 Collinsville 8 1 .889 E. St. Louis ... 4 1 .800 Jerseyville 2 2 .500 Lebanon 5 3 .625 Mascoutah 2 3 .400 Mascoutah 3 2 .600 E. St. Louis 1 •1 .200 Jerseyville 2 2 .500 Edwardsville 1 6 .243 Belleville 1 8 .111 Belleville 1 8 .111 Edwardsville 0 7 .000 FOOTBALL BASKETBALL W. L. T. Pet. w. L. Pet. Collinsville 13 6 1 .682 Collinsville 42 6 .882 Alton 13 6 1 .682 E. St. Louis 12 2 .857 Edwardsville 13 6 2 .682 Edwardsville 29 19 .609 Belleville 11 9 0 .550 Belleville 26 23 .546 Wood River 2 8 2 .200 Jerseyville 14 12 .532 Granite Citv 2 16 3 .111 Alton 19 27 .418 Jerseyville 1 8 1 .111 Wood River 18 30 .378 E. St. Louis 5 1 0 .833 Granite City 18 34 .342 BASEBALL W. L. Pet. Collinsville 23 9 .718 Belleville 25 11 .680 Alton 15 13 .540 Edwardsville 6 10 .375 Granite City 8 26 .236 Wood River 7 27 .206 S!E. St. Louis _ 13 3 .812 •Only one year of Conference competition. Forty-live - 5S3i Southwestern Illinois High School Athletic Conference HIGH POINT MEN—BASKETBALL, 1926-27. F ield Free Goals Throws Points 1. Poneleit, (Forward) Collinsville 13 7 93 2. Young, (Forward) Edwardsville 30 20 80 3. Davis, (Forward) Granite Citv 28 23 79 4. Gillaspy, (Guard) Collinsville 31 14 76 5. Terry,’ (Center) E. St. Louis 30 8 68 6. Wade, (Forward) Wood River 25 16 66 7. Klobuchar, (Forward) Collinsville 22 17 61 8. Boken, (Center) Collinsville „ ... 24 10 58 9. Schiele, (Forward) E. St. Louis... 25 5 55 10, Collins, (Forward) Alton 23 9 55 All-Conference Teams (As picked by the sports writers of the contesting towns.) l’oneleit Davis Boken Terry Gillaspy Musso BASKETBALL 'Collinsville .................... Forward Granite City ....................... Forward Collinsville Center (tied) E. St. Louis...........) Collinsville ...................... Guard Collinsville ...................... Guard Klobuchar Fiegenbaum Koch ...... Bothman Kurrus Darling Erspamer Young Switzer Gillaspy Sullivan FOOTBALL (As picked by the Conference football coaches) Collinsville end........... honorable mention All-State Edwardsville tackle honorable mention All-State Belleville ....guard.......... ..Edwardsville ...center ....... E. St. Louis....guard ........ Alton tackle honorable mention All-State Edwardsville end .......... ..Edwardsville .halfback Belleville halfback honorable mention All-State Collinsville fullback All-State Third Team E. St. Louis quarterback honorable mention All-State Forty six Captain klobuchar To be captain of a hij h school athletic team is a great honor, but to be captain of a championship team is a position that is envied by everyone. Johnny had the distinction of holding- down such a job and a better leader could not be found. For two consecutive years he has been classed as the greatest end in the Conference and for two consecutive years he has been given recognition on all-state teams. He was absolutely a sure tackier and was an adept at feeling his way through the interference and throwing his man for a loss. To be captain of a team of the caliber of the football team of 1926 is a fit ending of the high school football career of a really great athlete. He made four letters in football which is quite a feat. He will be sadlv missed on the team of 1927. Conference Slantling W. L. T. Pet. Collinsville 6 1 0 .857 Edwardsville 6 1 0 .857 E. St. Louis .... 5 1 0 .833 Alton 4 3 0 .571 Belleville 3 4 0 .429 Jerseyville 1 5 1 .167 Granite City 0 5 2 .000 Wood River 0 5 1 .000 Forty-eight Football Squad 1920 Back Row: Don Andrews, Edward Bailey, Joe Hefferly, Coach Larson, Gus Poneleit, Owen Me ore, Arthur Rowe. Middle Row: Owen Kitchen, Kenneth Clark, Roy Schultz, Henry Gillaspy, Paul K’obuchar, Stillwell Merrill, Charles Walters, Walter Clare. Front Row: Victor Adomaitis, Paul O'Guinn, George Musso, Vernon Michael, Francis Gauen, Albert Rachoun, Arthur Bitzer, John Klobuchar. 1926 Schedule and Scores Collinsville 64; Jerseyville 6 Colinsville 26; Alton 6 Collinsville 39; Belleville 13 Collinsville 10; E. St. Louis 0 Collinsville 21; Wood River 6 Collinsville 29; Granite City Collinsville 0; Edwardsville 7 Total - 192 32 Forty-nine KENNETH CLARK “K” was the lightest lineman on the team, but what he lacked in weight he made up in nerve. Often he was pitted against a man that outweighed him, twenty to thirty pounds, but still he would show the bigger man up. He is one of the seven line men that graduate in 1927. ROY SCHULTZ 1'he surprise man of the team. Because of his small build and because he was a Senior he was thought to have little chance for the first team. However, he improved so rapidly that he just could not be kept out of the game. His outstanding game of the year was at Granite City, where his open field running featured. VICTOR ADOMAITIS “Whitey” didn’t break into prominence until the season was almost over. His tremendous speed and leg drive made him an outstanding prospect for next year’s backfield. When he entered the Edwardsville nightmare the team seemed to take a sudden bracing, but he was only in a few minutes before he sprained his ankle and had to again retire to the sidelines. ALBERT RACHOUN “A!” who was the biggest man on the squad used his weight to the best possible advantage. When he entered the game he was a terror to all opponents. Using his great power he walked right through the other line and threw the ill-fated ball carrier for a heart-breaking loss. Fifty m -l3. EC _■ jr- i- STILLWELL MERRILL When it comes to carrying the ball down the gridiron “Boots” does not have to take his hat off to anyone. He broke loose on many sensational runs throughout the year. To be placed on the second all-conference team was a great honor, but not honor enough for such a brilliant back field man as our able field general was. PETE KLOBUCHAR A brother of the famous Johnny and not unlike him in many respects Pete, one of the youngest fellows on the squad, was the best line plunger of all the backfield men. He was a terrific tackier and was probably the best defensive fullback in the conference. He is only a sophomore. CHARLES WALTERS Charley was a capable substitute and when put into the game he always brought plenty of fight along with him. In a sea of mud and water at Wood River, when the team was apparently held at a standstill, Charley was put in at half-back and immediately intercepted a pass. Before the game was over the Kahoks put across three more touchdowns. JOHN KLOBUCHAR “Captain Johnny” is the best end the school ever developed. Being a hard tackier, a good receiver of passes and having been blessed with plenty of nerve, he made an ideal wingman. “Koby” has been an outstanding star for the Kahoks ever since he was a freshman, when he made the team, though weighing only 120 pounds. Fifty-one VERNON MICHAEL “Doc” the comedian of the squad always had a funny “crack” about things in general, but as soon as a game was started there was not a harder worker on the whole team. He knew how a guard position should be played and demonstrated his knowledge to the satisfaction of everybody. PAUL O’GUIN Paul had the admirable record of playing both guard and tackle and playing them equally well, lie was a regular guard until Musso had scholastic troubles and then he showed that he could play a smashing game of tackle. He had a habit of throwing the opposition for big losses. WILLIAM JUDIKINAS “Jud” was another Senior who didn’t make the first team until his fourth year. He had the longest reach of any man on the team and therefore was a tower of strength at grabbing passes out of the air. He was a hard man to go around and had a knack of getting through the interference and breaking up end runs. GEORGE MUSSO “Muc” is generally considered to be the greatest tackle the Conference ever produced. Exceptional reach and weight combined with a catlike agility made him a terror to an opposing team. He scored the only touchdown in the East St. Louis game when he blocked a punt, grabbed the ball, and ran the remaining distance to the goal line. Fifty-two FRANCIS GAUEN “Pup,” a large factor of the team since his sophomore year, could always put a big dent in the center of the opposing line. Consistency describes him perfectly. Mis name was never a headliner; he was a Sidney Carton. Me was awarded a guard position on the second All-Conference team for his fine playing during the year. HENRY GILLASPY “Jadda” is generally conceded to be the best pigskin advancer that ever dug a cleat in the ground for old C. T. H. S. Besides being a capable punter he is good for a drop-kick anywhere inside the forty-yard line. So it was no wonder that the conference officials selected him unanimously for a backfield berth on the 1926 Conference All-Star team. GUS PONELEIT “Red” was the only freshman letterman on the team, but he was a fit representative for any class. He was perhaps the fastest man on the squad and the only thing that kept, him from being a star of the first magnitude was his lack of experience. ARTHUR BITZER “Art” was a great tackle, a hard charger, and a man that was always giving his best. He broke through consistently and when he hit a man he hit him hard. He was one of a pair of tackles who were noted for two things, their versatile playing, and their big feet. Pi fly-three Review of the Football Season For the first time in the history of the school, C. T. H. S. had a Conference Championship in football. For two successive years Collinsville had gone through the season undefeated and then in the championship game had been vanquished. It looked as if this would happen for the third time in a row when after crushing every opponent, in the final Conference game on Armistice Day the team went down in defeat at the hands of an ancient foe, Edwardsville. But then for the first time in years old “lady luck” stepped in and Edwardsville was given a good trouncing by East St. Louis on Thanksgiving day. This put us in a tie for the championship with Edwardsville, which though not the big prize, is nothing to be sneered at. In the pre-season dope Collinsville and Edwardsville were considered throughout the Conference as the most probably contenders. Both had veteran teams and when the Kahoks trounced the Alumni for the first time in four years, things looked rather piomising. On October 2, the Indians played Jerseyville. This was Collinsville’s first Conference game, though Jerseyville had already played and had been severely jostled by Alton, 25 to 0. Nobody expected the up-state team to win, but whoever thought the Kahoks would lun up such a score. When all points were checked up at the finish it was found that C. T. H. S. was on top of a 64 to 6 score. The veteran Collinsville line simply tore to shreds the light Jerseyville forward wall and gains were made at will. Gillaspy, Merrill, Klobuchar and Poneleit simply walked through the great gaps. Gillaspy made eight straight drop kicks for points after touchdowns and scored three touchdowns himself. The lone Jerseyville score came late in the fourth quarter when most of the second team and part of the third team were in the game. On the next Friday the Kahoks journeyed to the “City of Ilills” to meet the strong Alton team which had been tearing up everybody that it played. In their first two Conference games the members of this team had scored 51 points to their opponents 0. The game was hard fought, but the Indians rose to great heights, inspired by the sensational plays of their leader, Gillaspy, they just could fifty-four not be stopped. Every point chalked up was made by our great half-back. He intercepted passes, boooted field goals, tore off long runs and did everything else that he could possibly do to make life miserable for the hill-climbers. However, most of the ground gained during the day was made on short plunges by Merrill and Klobuchar through the middle of the line. Final score, 26-6. On Friday, October 15, Belleville came to Collinsville. The game played that afternoon was one of sensational runs, and not two minutes after the opening whistle Merrill scored the first touchdown on a hair-raising 65-yard gallop. The crowd had hardly settled down when Switzer, Belleville’s fullback, picked up a fumble and ran eighty yards before he crossed the goal line. The game went on with one long run after another and the end of the contest showed C. T. H. S. winning by the top-heavy score of 39 to 13. So everything was set for the big game with the undefeated East St. Louis team on the following Saturday. East Side had a great defensive team and a high powered aerial attack. Before the game there seemed to be little to choose between the two teams. The Orange and Blue seemed to have the greatest defense and the Purple and White the greatest offense. Before a great crowd both teams fought savagely. A break for Collinsville came in the first quarter when Musso, giant Kahok tackle, blocked one of Sullivan’s punts, picked up the ball, and raced twenty yards for a touchdown. It was a great play and it was made by one of the greatest tackles that ever fought for any high school. Late in the second quarter came the second great play of the day. East St. Louis had just completed a 50-yard pass and had four downs in which to make four yards, the remaining distance to the goal line. Here the Kahok line showed what it was made of when it stopped two attempts to go over without giving an inch of ground. The East Side team saw that it was futile to attempt to score in that way so they returned to their only offensive power, the forward pass Sullivan, the Orange and Blue’s flashy quarter, dropped back and sent a short pass in the direction of East Side’s fullback, Ropiquet, but the ball never reached its mark for Schultz, Indian halfback, intercepted the pass and made a brilliant 60-yard run before he was finally downed by a frantic opponent. Then “Jadda” dropped back and booted a perfect drop-kick from the 45-yard line. It was one of the greatest kicks ever seen on Fifty-five a high school gridiron. After that play East Side had no comeback and C. T. H. S. left the field victorious by the score of 10 to 0. The Kahoks next journeyed to Wood River. There, in a sea of mud and water they waded through to a 21 to 6 victory after being held to a (5 to 6 count for the first half. The next Saturday, Granite City was the victim in a game played at Granite. The Indian front line simply walked over the weak Granite team. The final score was 29 to 0, and would have been much larger but for the fact that Musso, Gillaspy, and P. Klobuchar were out of the game. Then came the final Championship game with Edwardsville, which was played on the home field on Armistice day. Well, it is down in history now that two or three trick plays in the first quarter set the tribesmen off their feet and before they could recover our ancient rivals had pushed across a touchdown. Then the team braced and time after time they marched down the field and it seemed as if victory were inevitable, but the breaks were against us and each march stopped abruptly with a fumble or a penalty. Twice the ball was inside the ten-yard line when the Kahoks fumbled. C. T. II. S. were masters the last three quarters, but then it lakes four quarters to complete a game. Immediately after the Edwardsville game there was a heavy snowfall and for two weeks the ground was covered with a white blanket. Hence the St. Charles game had to be called cff and the greatest football team that C. T. II. S. ever produced put away their suits and disbanded. At the Conference meeting four of the Kahoks were chosen on All-Conference teams. Captain Klobuchar and “Jadda” Gillaspy were on the first team and Captain-elect Merrill and Francis Gauen were placed on the second team. The football team of 1926 was a gang worth belonging to and their merits will be written in the C. T. H. S. Hall of Fame for years to come. Throughout the year in seven Conference games they scored 192 points to their opponents 38, for an average score of 28 to 5. From end to end and throughout the backfield they were fighters all, whose one motto was, “Sock ’em and rock ’em, rock ’em and sock ’em.” Nine lettermen graduate and of these nine, eight are linemen. Thus C. T. II. S. loses one of the greatest lines ever seen in this vicinity and retains a fast and experienced backfield for 1927. Fifty-six Fifty-seven Captain Gillaspy “Jadda” was often called the outstanding player of the 1927 Conference season. His work on the basketball court was on a par with lus sensational playing on the gridiron. To him goes the rare honor of being captain of an athletic team while still an under classman. As a captain and leader, he has no superior in high school circles. He always was working, goading his team on until they dropped from exhaustion, and whenever a basket was needed it was Gillaspy who usually came through. He was called the greatest “pinch player” in Southern Illinois. In every big game throughout the year the speedy running guard was high point man on the team. When his team needed confidence, he gave it to them and when his team faltered because of over-confidence, he soon had them fighting mad, as if they were going against a hated enemy who had a superior record. He was chosen as captain of the Conference All-Star team, an honor that speaks for itself. CONFERENCE STANDING (Class A) W. L. Pet. Collinsville 14 0 1000 E. St. Louis 12 2 .857 Edwardsville 8 6 .571 Granite City 5 9 .357 Jerseyville 5 9 .357 Wood River 9 .357 Alton 4 10 .285 Belleville 3 11 .214 CONFERENCE STANDING (Interclass) Collinsville 1 0 1000 Lebanon 1 .000 JDjsb -- HHfty-eitfht Back Rcw: Ridgeway Fletcher, Victor Adomatis, Bud Kitchen, Coach Larson, Walter McWhirter, Charles Walters, Edward Bailey. Front Row: Walter C are, Gus Poneleit, Stillwell Merrill, George Musso, Henry Gillaspy, William Judikinas, Paul Klobuchar, Robert Boken. 1927 Schedule and Scores Ccllinsville 15; Greenville 10 Collinsville... 15; Virden 11 Collinsville 28; Wood River 11 Collinsville 23; Lebanon 27 Collinsville 29; Alumni 20 Collinsville 26; Granite City... 12 Collinsville... ... 20; Jersey ville 10 Collinsville 15; E. St. Louis 9 Collinsville ... 21; Edwardsville 11 Collinsville 21; Belleville 18 Collinsville... 25; Alton 11 Collinsville 24; Wood River 16 Collinsville 62; Granite City . 13 Collinsville 38; Mound City 5 Collinsville 27; Jerseyville ii Collinsville 19; E. St. Louis 10 Collinsville 38; Pocahontas 18 Collinsville 23; Edwardsville 7 Collinsville 22; Belleville 18 Collinsville 47; Alton 17 Collinsville 29; Greenville 8 County Tournament Collinsville 32; Edwardsville 9 Collinsville 34; Madison 18 Collinsville 22; Wood River 13 All-Conference Title Collinsville 22; Lebanon 20 District Tournament Collinsville 25; Lebanon..........32 Total Points Collinsville 712; Opponents 365 Average Score Collinsville 27; Opponents 14 Comparative Ability Collinsville twice defeated East St. Louis, who won third place in the State Tournament. Fifty-nino GUS PONELEIT “Red,” though only a Freshman, was the Conference leader in scoring. He and “Koby” worked like a charm together in forming the nucleus of the great Indian attack. Being endowed with plenty of speed and having an uncanny eye for the basket from almost impossible positions, made him a living terror to opposing guards. GEORGE MUSSO “Muc” is another football hero who performed equally well on the basketball court. The two-hundred pound Sophomore is about the piece of guarding machinery that Collinsville has ever boasted of owning. To get around him was quite a task, as all Conference teams will vouch for. When called upon, he could play the floor game as effectively as Gillasp.v. HENRY GILLASPY “Jadda” paired off with Musso as one-half of the best pair of goal defenders that has ever been seen in these parts. He was an ideal running guard—fast, shifty, and a dead shot. His dribbling was the keynote of the Kahoks’ great attack. He is back next year, so Heaven help other Conference teams. Sixty WILLIAM JUDIKINAS “Jud,” the only Senior on the squad, was good enough to keep the regular forwards hustling all the year round. During the Mound City walkaway he jumped center and was high point man of the game. “Bill’ always worked in well with the team and when given a shot it usually meant two points. ROBERT BOKEN “Bobbie,” the pivot man of the team was a good dribbler, a fast and sure looper, and the best man on the team at following in shots. Opposing guards had to be always on their toes or “Bobbie” would tip them in from any place inside the foul ring. He is another star that returns in ’28. PAUL KLOBUCHAR “Pete,” playing his first year in high school basketball, showed just how the old floor game should be played. Through his effective feeding, “Red” was made high point man in the Conference. However, he sank quite a few two-pointers himself. This fighting forward is only a Sophomore and promises to make many a guard look sick before he graduates. Sixty-om? 1 WALTER McWHIRTER “Mac,” the smallest man on the squad, developed so fast that it was hard to keep him out of the games. Whenever he got in a contest it was just too bad for the opponents if he ever got a shot. He is another Sophomore of whom much is expected. WALTER CLARE “Babe” is destined to become a great center some day. This year was his first one on the squad and all he seems to lack is experience. He has plenty of height and speed and will probably make some first-string player hustle next year. He is only a Sophomore. STILLWELL MERRILL “Boots” was the first sub guard throughout the year. Speed was his main asset and by the way he improved during the season, it will be hard to keep him off the first-string team of next year. He worked in well as either floor or back guard. Sixty-two Review of the Basketball Season Basketball is Collinsville’s strongest sport. Every year the Kahoks are represented by a w inning combination that is always on or near the top in the Conference standing. This year’s team was no exception. In fact the Indian cage men of 1927 were so strong that they went all through fourteen Conference games without a defeat. Such a record is hard to live up to in any kind of a league. Though every Conference team wras not exceptionally strong, East St. Louis second placers proved their power when they won the Sectional Tournament and w'ent up to the State finals. However, the Larson men went out of their own domain several times and chalked up impressive victories. Even though the team went down to defeat in their first district tourney game to an aggregation that they had beaten the week before, we can say that this year’s basketball squad was the best trophy winner the school has ever had. They garnered four cups before the end of the season and would probably have taken in a few’ more if old “lady luck” had not turned against them in the State eliminations. The first prize that they won came when they walked through the County tournament so easily. After this came the cup for leading the teams in Class A of the Conference and when they defeated Lebanon, champions of Class B in the play-off, the big Traveling Conference Trophy came here for the first time. They also received a permanent trophy for w’inning the conference title. When the season opened, W. 0. Larson had tw’o lettermen back, around which to build his team. However, with a reporting squad of seventy, from w’hich to pick his first five men, it w’asn’t long before he had a high-powered aggregation working so smoothly that their fame had spread to every corner of the state. Any team that can win 24 out of 26 games must get recognition. Strange enough both defeats were administered by the same squad. Early in the season the Kahoks were dow’ned by Lebanon in a fast game by a 27-23 score, and then in the titular match played at Belleville they emerged victorious 22-20, and in the district tournament, the Tribesmen met and were again defeated by the college towm boys, this time by a 32-25 score. At one time, just before the tournament the Purple and White boys had a run of 21 consecutive wins. Sixty-three —r_) Early in December the season started otF in rather an unimpressive way when the Indians defeated Greenville (later district champions) a non-conference opponent, by a 15-10 score. The team looked green. In fact it was green. However, they improved wonderfully and defeated the strong Virden team 19-11 and then in the first Conference game, which was played at Wood River, this supposedly weak outfit surprised everybody and exhibited a championship brand of basketball. The Oil Town team never had a chance and were submerged under an avalanche of baskets, the final score being 28-11. This game stamped “Red” Poneleit as a forward w ho had to be watched, as he caged six two-pointers, though playing only one-half of the game. Then came Christmas and the team did not practice for a wreek. As a result they were in no condition to play basketball when the Lebanon speed merchants journeyed to Collinsville during the holidays. Consequently the Kahoks were defeated in a fast game, 27-23. After w-earing down the Alumni, a team of All-Stars, by a 29-22 count, the Larson men took on their second Conference foe, Granite City, and easily downed their rather weak outfit by a 26-11 score. Then came the first big East St. Louis game. East Side hadn’t as yet been defeated and everybody expected a battle royal. They got it too, as the game wras anybodies until late in the last quarter when the Purple and White finally forged ahead to wrin 15-9. The week-end after the big East Side game the Kahoks knocked off twro more Conference foes, namely Ed-w’ardsville and Belleville. Edw'ardsville was taken dow-n in the C. T. H. S. gym in a hard-fought game by a 21-11 mark. On the next evening the Tribesmen nosed out Belleville 21-18 in a real thriller. The Maroon and White put up a stiff battle and their shooting w’as uncanny, five baskets being made all the way over the Collinsville defense. After easy victories over Jerseyville, Alton, and Wood River, the Red Men journeyed to Granite City to play the Conference third-placers. Granite had gone on a long winning streak and wfere expected to give the league leaders a stiff battle. How'ever, the whole Kahok team ran wild and piled up the largest score ever made in a Conference game. After all points w'ere checked up by the completely exhausted scorers, it was found that the Larson men had given their opponents a 62-13 drubbing. The night after the Granite City avalanche, Mound City, a highly reputed team from the south, played in the lair of the “Happy Warriors.” The Southerners came here with a great reputation, but went home w'ith the short end of a 38 to 5 score. During these two contests the Indians showred their great strength, by playing a brand of basketball that was never duplicated in Sixty-four this district. All they did was score an even 100 points on two successive evenings against teams who were above the average. Granite was a strong contender for the Conference pennant, and Mound City won their Conference and likewise their district tourney. After the cloud burst of baskets, Jerseyville was again defeated and then came the championship East St. Louis game. East Side had easily defeated all other Conference teams and were resting in second place in the league standing, right on the trail of Capt. Gillaspy’s crew. However, as in all other games, the C. T. II. S. cagers proved to be superior in every department of play. “Jadda” and “Bobby” proved exceptionally effective against the “big town” boys. From start to finish the game was all Collinsville and when the final whistle blew our gang held a 19-10 lead. After the game, when we defeated our only real rivals in the Conference, the Purple and White outfit entered the annual county tournament. The tourney, which was held in the C. T. H. S. gym found Collinsville walking through a field of ten starters to win easily. Edwardsville, Madison, and Wood River fell before them by respective scores of 32-9; 24-18, and 20-13. After the tourney Gillaspy, Musso, Boken, and Company continued their winning ways through to the end of the regular schedule. Belleville again gave the champions a hard battle, but were finally defeated after a fast and exciting game by a 22-18 score. Then came the pla.v-cff game with the winners of Class B. Lebanon had easily run through their schedule in that section and as they had already defeated the Kahoks, they were the favorites to win the titular match. The game was played on a neutral court, Belleville, so that neither team would have an advantage. Before more than 2000 frantic fans, the two great teams fought it out. Never was there a game played with such speed and never was there a game played with so many thrills. It was just an ideal championship game. The outcome of the battle was always in doubt, but the sensational playing of the two Indian guards, Gillaspy and Musso, finally stemmed the tide and Lebanon was nosed out 22-20. Then came the district tournament and the downfall of the Purple and White; but such is life. The Larson men dominated Conference play to such an extent that four Collinsville men, Capt. Gillaspy, Poneleit, Boken, and Musso, were placed on the All-Conference team, and Paul Klobuchar, flash forward, was put on the second all-star team. Through a number of bad breaks, this great basketball club was kept from going farther than it did; however, all C. T. II. S. fans look forward to a possible State Champion in 1928, as this year’s team remains practically intact for next year. Sixty-five Top Row: Schultz, Boeker, Manager, Jester, Malinosky. Bottom Row: Hiken, Bitzer, Willoughby. The Senior Lightweights There were seven teams entered in the annual Class Tournament, each class except the Juniors entering a heavyweight and lightweight team. The Senior lights pulled the biggest surprise of the tournament when they defeated the Junior Heavies by one point. The Junior team, which was composed entirely of squad members were the favorites to win the school title. After defeating the Juniors, the Senior lights had little trouble in the semi-finals and won the final game from the Sophomore heavies, who had defeated the Senior heavies in the semi-finals by one point. They took down the Sophomores by the count of 20-19. The School Champions roster is as follows: Malinosky and Schultz, forwards; Jester, center; and Bitzer, Hiken and Willoughby, guards. Malinosky and Schultz worked as if they had been playing together for years. They were considered the two best forwards in the tournament. Jester played a steady game at center and usually sank a few field baskets. Bitzer was the team’s best guard, while Willoughby and Hiken alternated at the other position. It was the close guarding of Bitzer and Hiken that beat the fast Junior team. Senior Lights 7; Junior Heavies ..... 6 Freshmen Lights 12; Sophomore Lights 15 Senior Heavies 27: Freshmen Heavies.....2 Sophomore Heavies 14; Senior Heavies 13 Sophomore Lights 10; Senior Lights 27 (Finals) 20; Sophomore Heavies 19 •Sixty-six Senior Lights $ Sixty-seven —«sS£][ Captain Ksterlein Earl was a star on the basketball floor, but his real game was played on the tennis court. He is without a doubt the most outstanding tennis player that ever represented the high school. lie has a natural chop swing and a beautiful Lauffer, giving him a wonderful change of pace. Ilis work in tournaments and in the Conference matches proved that he was one of the best racquet swingers in Southern Illinois. He finished second in the McKendree tournament, losing out in the finals in a thrilling five-set match, and he never lost but one Conference game. He romped through both the city and school tournaments without a defeat and showed that he was not only a brilliant tennis player, but that his game varied very little from one match to the other. Conference Standing SINGLES DOUBLES Won Lost Pet. Won Lost Pet. Lebanon 9 0 1000 Collinsville 8 0 1000 Collinsville 8 1 .889 E. St. Louis 4 1 .800 Jersey ville 2 2 .500 Lebanon 5 3 .625 Mascoutah 2 3 .400 Mascoutah 3 2 .600 E. St. Louis 1 4 .200 Jersey ville 2 2 .500 Edwardsville 1 6 .143 Belleville 1 8 .111 Belleville 1 8 .111 Edwardsville 0 7 .000 Our record for the year includes two victories over Jerseyville, Ed- wardsville, Belleville, Troy and one victory over Mascoutah, Sparta, and East. Louis in both singles and doubles. Second place in the singles of the McKendree Tournament was taken by Captain Esterlein. Slxty-eiffht sE = 31 jr- HENRY GILLASPY “Jadda” made his fourth letter of the 192o-26 school year as half of the doubles team. lie is the only letter man who will be back again in 1927 and consequently is the Captain-elect of the team. He played a terrific smashing game and at times, was almost unbeatable. NORMAN WEBER “Nor” made up one-half of the best high school doubles team in Southern Illinois. What he lacked in size he made up in ability. He played a good game of singles and lost out in the finals only in the High School Tennis Tournament. Defense was his mainstay, it being almost impossible to place a drive in the court that he could not return. EARL ESTERLEIN Earl, the singles star of the team, won recognition throughout Southern Illinois for his sensational playing. Steadiness was his by-word. His form, which is natural and easy, varied little from one match to the other. Throughout the entire tennis season he lost only two matches, and both of these went to five sets. Sixty-nine Seventy Seventy-one - S3f Captain Jokerst Val doffed his basketball suit which he wore so well and donned a track suit and turned out to be C. T. H. S.’s only point scorer during the season of 1926. He was an all-round athlete, doing almost everything in the line of track and field sports equally well. In the Inter-Class Track Meet he was practically the Seniors’ only entry and the Seniors came out on top. He won the hundred and the fifty-yard dashes, pole vault, broad jump, discus, and javelin throw, besides finishing second in a few other events. He scored his points in the Conference meet at Wood River by finishing third in the pole vault. At his best Val could go over the bar at about ten feet. Future of Track For the first time in the history of the school, C. T. H. S. is going to have a real track team. For years the Kahoks have sent individuals to track and field meets, but as they could not be given the proper coaching or training the boys never landed very much. Of course there were exceptions. Years ago Brede won the discus events at all the track meets, then Jack Renfro won quite a few medals for his pole vaulting ability, and still later Clarence Adams put the shot with the best of them, but Collinsville never did have an all-around track team. There is always plenty of material for good athletic teams of all sorts in the C. T. H. S. This is shown by the fact that the Indians are always near the top in all their endeavors. There is absolutely no reason why Collinsville cannot be represented by a track team that is in the upper section, as are all the other local sports. Though Cornwell has had little experience in coaching track teams, everybody is quite cnnfident of his ability to handle the squad. When interviewed on the subject, the new coach said that the material he had to work with was good. This year’s Freshman class on the Junior High School track meet, when they were in the eighth grade, defeating practically all Conference Junior Highs, showing that the younger material is of the best. It would be a fine thing if the big Conference track cup would some day stand side by side with the Traveling Football, Basketball, Baseball, and Tennis cups which now decorate our trophy case. Seventy-two Seventy-three Captain Nichols “Nick,” one of the school’s best athletes, was captain of the Championship baseball team of 1926. It was a fitting climax to a truly great athlete’s high school career. Ed earned four letters in baseball, three in football, two in basketball, and one in track. In his first three years on the baseball team he held down first base, but in his last year he played second base. At this position he grabbed them far and near and probably had fewer errors than any other infielder on the team. At the bat he was a terror to opposing pitchers and after he once got on base he usually got around. He was naturally gifted with a world of speed and he used this speed to the best advantage whenever he was on the base-paths. He was an ideal leader for the best baseball team C. T. H. S. ever produced. Conference Slant Won lin - Lost Pet. Collinsville 5 2 .715 Belleville 5 2 .715 E. St. Louis ....... 5 2 .715 O’Fallon 4 3 .572 Edwardsville 3 4 .429 Granite City 3 4 .429 Wood River 3 4 .429 Mascoutah 0 7 .000 3E Baseball—192(5 Wowie! What a gang of sluggers. Never before since baseball first held sway as the leading spring sport at C. T. H. S., have the Kakohs ever put out such an array of fence busters. Every man on the team was a sweet hitter and averages ran well above thq .300 mark. Besides being above the average high school team on the offensive, they were quite adept at the fielding end of the game. The Indians were easily the most powerful nine in the Conference, but through breaks of the game they had to be satisfied with a tie for the Championship. The Conference season started with C. T. H. S. going to Granite City to take on the team from that city. Welle, star moundsman for Collinsville, pitched a good game and held Granite at bay throughout the contest. The tribesmen went on a hitting rampage and before the umpire called the last man out, they had piled up a 14 to 3 score. The Kahoks next journeyed to Edwardsville, the home of our most ancient rivals and proceeded to get beat by the score of 2 to 1. Jokerst gave only four hits, but the members of the team had holes in their bats and could not bring across any tallies. An error by Capt. Nichols gave Edwardsville their runs. Then came the big game with the Championship East St. Louis crew. Larson selected Welle as starting pitcher, and he pitched a creditable game throughout the nine innings. The Indians jumped on Ropiquet, East Side’s star right hander, in a hurry and before many innings were over, they had piled up a safe lead. Then came the Wood River slaughter. The Oil City outfit was swamped by the lop-sided score of 19 to 0. Jokerst dished out only two safe blows, while every Kahok slugged the ball terrifically. Malinosky, Boken, and Merrill each got three hits, one of Tony’s being for the whole circuit. The next game was played at League park against Mascoutah. The contest was called in the fifth inning because of rain. At the time C. T. H. S. was leading 10 to 1. Then came the hard-luck game. Belleville had a fair team, but it did not have the class of the Kahok outfit. Nichols and Malinosky were both sick and could not play. The game was played in the “Dutch Town.” It looked as if it were all Collinsville’s when the Indians held a two-run lead at the beginning of the last inning. However, Welle “blew up” and walked four men in a row and before the last man was out Belleville put across three counters to win 5 to 4. To get revenge the tribesmen went out after the hard-hitting O’Fallon outfit. When the game was called in the seventh inning the Kahoks were leading 17 to 2. All they did was touch Taylor, O’Fallon’s star moundsman, for twenty-two ringing hits. By winning this game the Larson men went into a tie for the lead with Belleville and East St. Louis. To show their great hitting power, one has but to glance through the record books. A total of 74 runs was scored in seven games, while their opponents were held to 18 lonely tallies. The infield composed of Bullock, first; Capt. Nichols, second, Malinosky, short; and Boken, third, was a fast and experienced one. J. Klobuchar, Gillaspy, Men ill, and Musso roamed the outer gardens. Gillaspy was considered the longest hitter on the team and he galloped around the center pasture in the manner of a big leaguer. Boecker caught most of the games and was quite an efficient backstop. Welle and Jokerst were as good a pair of northpaws as you could find in the league. Welle was considered the ace of the pitchers. All in all the 1926 baseball team was a banner outfit. ’23b - Seventy-five Seventy-six Seventy-seven (iirls Athletic Association President ..................................Edith Day Vice-President Audrey Meni Secretary-Treasurer ...................Marthel Wendler Point Secretary........................ Maude Kneedler Among the new associations organized in the C. T. H. S., during 1926, the Gills’ Athletic Assoc’ation is the most prominent. It has grown from a mere idea to a flourishing organization. It was introduced to the girl student body by two faculty members, W. O. Larson and Miss Dorothy McKnight, dean and promoter of girls’ sports. Miss Brede and Miss Kyle, members of the faculty, who are interested in girls’ sports, sponsored the order. At the first meeting the Constitution, which was prepared by Mr. Larson and Miss McKnight, was read to the eighty-one girls, who were to be future members, after the above had been passed and revised by a committee of one girl from each of the classes. The election of the officers also took place. These officers, with the sponsors, composed the executive committee, who appointed all other sub-officers and all of the managers of the different sports. After this, work was started “in full blast.” Hockey was first taken up, but because of bad weather, the tournament for this sport had to be postponed. Then basketball received the girls’ attention, and since then a steady round of activities are being worked upon, which shows that the G. A. A. is one of the most active and wide-awake orders in the school. Letters are to be awarded to all members who are especially active in the work of the G. A. A. Five hundred credits are required for a “C,” these points to be made according to an elaborate point system included within the Constitution. Every girl’s “C” will be proudly worn and dearly-cherished as an emblem of highest ideal throughout the life of each honored individual. Although the G. A. A. is practically a new order, its ideals are such that it is sure to grow and flourish into one of the largest and most active associations in the C. T. H. S. Seventy-cifirht - «Se3l G. A. A. Basketball In the class tournament of the G. A. A., eight teams played. Each class was represented by a heavyweight squad and a lightweight squad. The Senior heavies lived up to their classmates’ expectations and won the championship. The Senior champs defeated the Senior’s second team by a score of 6-4. The Senior heavies claim in their squad the following girls: Meni and Wood, forwards; Norgail, center; Day and Teter, right guards; and Tob-nick and Kneedler, left guards. Wood and Meni showed good form in playing the forward positions, and Wood succeeded in scoring four points in the final game in the form of two field baskets. The other two points we e made by Meni and Tob-nick. Teter and Tobnick played as right and left guards respectively in the first half. Day and Kneedler guarded in the second half. Due credit must also be given to Norgail, center and captain of the team. TOURNAMENT RESULTS Senior lsi 6; Senior 2nd 4 Junior 1st 7; Sophomore 1st 5 Junior 1st 16; Freshman 1st i Junior 2nd 0; Sophomore 1st 2 Sophomore 2nd 0; Senior 2nd 5 Senior 1st 6; Junior 1st 5 Seventy-nine Eighty ywmvj Eighty-one 3 Back Bow: Meyer, Sports; Stehman, Alumni; Gauen, Sports; Sherretz, Sponror; Mashek, Exchanges; ICnecdler, Humor; Gaskill, News. Front Row: Schroeppel, Typist; Wallace, News; Wood, Typist: Nichols, Circulation; Gaskill, Business Manager; John, Editor; Salel, Organizations; Jenkins, Social; Romanauski, Humor; McKeen, News. The Chanticleer The “Chanticleer” was first founded as a monthly paper, two years ago it was changed to a bi-weekly organ, and this year for the first time became what a school paper should be, a weekly. Great interest has been shown by the student body every Tuesday when the paper was distributed. It has been such a success in all forms that we do not see how we could get along without it again. The sole aim of the paper has always been to further the aims of the C. T. H. S. and it has been the aim of the staff to remember this through the year. Sometimes, we are prone to find fault with its utterances and are over apt to take seriously that which it intends to be taken otherwise. After all, none of us would want to see the school without a paper. Much credit for the success of the paper this year must be given to the Business Manager, Josephine Gaskill, and to the Editor, Marie John. They are the ones who made the paper possible and the ones that carried on with the work throughout the year. Giglity-two Back Row: Sherretz, Sponsor: Blanquart, Sophomores; Stehman, Organizations; Ross, Editor; Long, Business Manager; Yonkers, Moore, Armon, Art Staff. Front Row: Followill, Typist; O'Guin, Cartoonist; Schroeppel, G. A. A.; Noel, Activ ities; Koshubat, Juniors; Bertram, Asst. Editor; Birch, Asst. Business Manager; Kraft, Calendar; Gauen, Athletics. The Kahokian The idea of having: an annual was first introduced by 1). R. Sherretz, who is the backer of so many projects at C. T. II. S. lie saw that our school was too wide-awake a school to be without a year book. Then Jt. was Mr. Sherretz who obtained prices and other details from publishing companies. Mr. Sherretz put the idea before the Senior class, which is credited with having given unanimous support in subscriptions. Nearly all of the Juniors, and a great many Sophomores and Freshmen signed up for the book. A staff for compiling the material was chosen, with William E. Ross as the editor-in-chief. They began to get down to business. A suitable name had to be selected. “The Kahoxian” was chosen as proper, because of Collinsville’s location in the midst of the old mounds of the Cahokian Indians. The Indian theme, worked out by Miss Williams, with the aid of the art editors, has been used throughout the book. (Miss Williams, by the way, had charge of the art work in the 1926 edition of the “Index,” and thus was a great help in the making up of our book.) After a name was chosen, the making of a great many pictures was the next thing that had to be done. Individual portraits of the Seniors and Juniors, and group pictures of the Sophomoies and Freshmen, and the different organizations were made. The business men of the city gave us aid in the form of advertisements. Without this help it would be impossible to have an annual. The class of ’27 is proud to be the first class to publish a year boo!;. They have been the first ones to work on the idea, and they hope that the classes following will keep the idea in motion. May there be a ’27 edition of “The Kahokian,” and many more after. JSi ?hty-three Eighty-four Eighty-five Dramatic Club The year 1924 brought to C. T. H. S. a number of new organizations, among them the Tha’ian Guild, an organization for developing the talent of those dramatically inclined. Miss Cuthbertson assumed the responsibility of sponsoring this club. Through her diligence and hard work she has made the organization an outstanding one and the plays successes. Several one-act plays were given, among them was “Glory of the Morning,” and “The Trysting Place.” The Junior Play was an adaption of the famous Vocth Tarkington novel, “Seventeen.” One of the big attractions of the school was the very successful Senior play, “The Charm School.” The next year brought an increase in the enrollment of members and a large number of play successes. “Rats,” a cne-act pay, containing Junio talent, preceded the more serious plays, “A Case of Suspension” and “Mr. Bob.” Then later came the Senior play, “Ba.b,” a fitting climax for the close of the school year of 192(5. At the first meeting of the succeeding year, the following officers were elected: President—Adell Clare. Vice-President—Paul O’Guin. Secretary-Treasurer—Helen Brada. Sergeants—Maurice Wilbert and Ridgeway Fletcher. Mistresses of the Wardrobe—Edith Day, Maude Kneedier. Masters of the Wardrobe—Aubrey Long. Bemis Followii!. Stage Managers—Lee Laythrop, Richard Bertram. Property Men—Aubrey Long, Walter Clare, Fred Steck. Electricians—Arthur Bitzer, Walter Witte. Make-up Committee—Eugenia Salel, Leo! a Simpson, Loot a Simpron, Maudelle Wood, Norma Wittenfeld, Irwin Oberneufemann. Advertising Committee—Jesse Jester, I ee Laythrop, William Ross. Business Manager—Carlyle Stehman, Robeit Kraft, George Krite, Leonard Rupprecht. One one-act play was produced, “Jerry,” a spectacular comedy which any comedy producer would have recognized. Later on will come the Senior play, which is being expectantly looked forward to. Thus ends the history of the Thalian Guild to date, and it is hoped that a’l the future members will live up to its inspiring motto, “Play Your Part.” Eighty-six Eighty-seven GIRLS’ OCTETTE Saline Bailey, Maude Kneedler, Audrey Meni, Erna Thillman, Adell Clare Mabel Tobnick, Edith Day, Berr.adine Noel. BOYS’ QUARTETTE Norman Wittenfeldt, Paul O’Guin, Irvin Obernuefemann, Leo Allan. Eighty-eight Eighty-nine Ninety FIRST PARTY OF THE SCHOOL YEAR The Pahatainip Camfire, composed of Senior girls, were the first to break the lassitude of the school year. On Friday night, the 22nd of October, they gathered at the high school and enjoyed a Hallowe’en Party. Members of the Campfire and their friends were taken, on arrival, to the most mysterious part of the building, the attic, by a ghost. They were then told their fortunes ,by a witch, and from there were taken to the gymnasium, where games were played and lunch was served. JUNIOR CLASS PARTY The Juniors gave a Hallowe’en party at the high school auditorium Saturday evening, October 30. Various games were played and a good time was had by these present. Not speaking of those who wished to be present. Miss McKnight ami Miss Wells, sponsors of the class, entertained by performing before members of the class. “LET’S WRITE ABOUT OUR PARTY NOW.” “The” party of the season was enjoyed by the Cahokia Campfire girls and their friends on Thursday evening, October 28. To pass part of the evening, bunco and fortune telling were indulged in, as for the rest—well, ask the girls, they will tell you. A delicious lunch was served and a “ripping time” was had by all. JUNIOR JICTURE SHOW. The Junior Class was the first class to give a show this year. Their object was to get funds for the Annual Junior-Senior Reception. The show was given on Friday, November 5. “Lefty” Flyn. the noted Yale ha'f-baek, played in his famous football picture, “The College Boob.” MEMBERS OF ( . T. II. S. HEAR SOUSA’S BAND. The members of the C. T. H. S. were honored with an invitation extended by the East St. Louis High School to attend a concert given by the greatest band master of United States. Many pupils were excused from afternoon c'asses to attend. SKATE? Oh, come all ye skateful And receive your bag of fun. The Junior Campfiie gave a skating party at Ardison Hall on Tuesday night, November 30, for the purpose of showing the Freshmen an amusement in which the High School has been interested for several years. On December 7, the Senior Campfire decided to give the Freshmen their second lesson in skating. We are sure the Freshies enjoyed their first lesson as the second party was well attended. HOMECOMING On the evening of December 23, the Seniors very pleasantly entertained the former students of the C. T. H. S. A wonderful program, based on the birth of Christ, was the entertainment for the evening, after which speeches were made by Bemis Fol-lowill and many of the former students. Lunch was served. C. T. II. S. OCTETTE An Octette was formed during the first of the year, so that some of the Senior girls could display their vocal abilities. They were given their first chance at the Teachers’ Convention, held in Kdwardsville. Saturday, February 5. It seems, from the idle talk of those who attended the meeting, that the girls singing was a success. Those who make up the Octette are: Erna Thillman. Bernadine Noel, Edith Day, Mabel Tobnick, Adell Clare, Audrey Meni, Maude Kneedler, and Saline Bailey. STATION Y Y Y Y A very amusing one-act p’av, written by Booth Tarkington, was presented in the auditorium, February 14, Valentine Day. Members of the cast were: Aubrey Long, who very skillfully handled the part of young Herbert; Mary Grace Scruggs, Herbert’s fastidious sister; Carolyn Clayton, the younger sister of Herbert; Fred Steck, the ardent lover of the older sister; Norman Wittenfeld, the radio-crazed father; and Adell Clare, the silent mother. Ninety-two rWswA t Ga.skill, Clare Tobnick, B:cde, Bardsley, Wal’ace, Kneedler, Day, Woo l, Noel, Meni. The Cahokia Camp Fire The Cahokia Camp Fire was officially organized at the C. T. H. S., April 1, 1924. The name Cahokia was chosen because it means “to flow on forever” and because an Indian mound in the vicinity is known by that name. In September, 1923, a group of girls met and made plans for the organization of the Camp Fire. One officer was elected, Maude Kneedler for treasurer. I he first year we earned monfey to defray the expenses of our vacation by giving a show. During our second year a bunco party was given. Wo have also given bakery and rummage sales and have sold sandwiches and ice cream at basketball games. We have enjoyed three trips to Chautauqua, a re:;ort on the Mississippi River. Hikes were taken each day we were there. The hikes we most enjoyed were early morning hikes or Gypsy breakfasts. Each year we have tried to help those in need cn Christmas and Thanksgiving. Hallowe’en was celebrated two consecutive years. The first at Maude Kneed'er's home and the second at the High School. We have enjoyed five council fires. One given in early spring and the other four on Christmas Eves. At these all of the members received their Camp Fire honors. All the girls wore Ceremonial gowns. These meetings were very beautiful. Classification of members: (’amp Fire Name Rank Offices Petega Fire maker Guardian ..... Hiawatha ........ Fire maker ..... Treasurer Anpao ........... Wood gatherer ... Vice-President Owalsa Fire maker Secretary Aidesasa ........ Fire maker .... President Oececa ..—...... Fire maker. Treasurer .......... Duta Wood gatherer Reporter Ahneah Wood gatherer ... President Neechee ... Wood gatherer . ..Secretary .. Kewanee Alan Wood gatherer Watanopa Wood gatherer ...President ... Year Given Name ....4 years Elfrieda Brede .... 1925 .......... Edna Bardsley .... 1927 ........ Maude Kneedler 1927 Maudelle Woot .... 1925 Elizabeth Wallace 1927 A dell Clare ....4 years Josephine Gaskill .... 1926 .......... Edith Day .... 1925 ---------- Audrey Meni ..—.............. Bernadine Noel ... 1927 Mabel Tobnick Ninety-throe O’Neil, Mann, Wendler, Renfro, Kirchner. Lange, Elnore, Bonino, Salel, Jenkins, Schroeppel. Pahatainip Camp Fire Members: Kathryn Bonino, Bertha Mann, Marthel Wendler, Edythe Jenkins, Eugenia Salel, Marie John, Martha Norgail, Bertha Lang, Barbara Spielman, Wilmus O’Neil, Mildred Gilmore, Marjorie Kirchner, Maxine Schroeppel. The Pahatainip Camp Fire was organized during the year 1923. It started out on its course of life with six charter members: Edyth Jenkins, Eugenia Salel, Bertha Mann, Barbara Spielman, Wilmus O’Neil, and Maxine Schroeppel. The Indian word Pahatainip means yellow-river. It was selected because of the nearness of the Mississippi River to us. When Miss Cullen resigned her position as a teacher in this school, Miss Renfro was appointed guardian. This Camp Fire has assisted in benefit shows, selling ice cream at basketball games, and selling red-cross seals. The money thereby earned was used for parties, hikes, and entertainments. During the summer of the year 1925, the Camp Fire spent two weeks in Chautauqua. Miss Renfro, guardian, and Miss Frieda Krug, assistant guardian, were the chaperons of the trip. In 1924 Edythe Jenkins was elected President. During this year the girls received their rings and became Wood Gatherers. In 1925 Bertha Mann was elected President. It was duiing this year they enjoyed the wonderful trip to Chautauqua. In 1926 Barbara Spielman was elected President. During this year Edythe Jenkins and Eugenia Salel became Firemakers, which is the second highest rank of the Campfire. The members who have been taken in during the last three years are: Marthel Wendler, Martha Norgail, Mildred Elmore, Marjorie Kirchner, Bertha Lang, Catherine Bonino, and Marie John. Ninety-four McKnight, Simpson, Dervalis, Simpson, McKeen, Shannno, Patek, Bertram, Genetti, Sargent, Chamberlain. Cherokee Campfire In October of the year nineteen hundred twenty-four, when the class of ’28 had registered as Freshmen in the C. T. H. S., an organization consisting of twelve charter members adopted for themselves as a constitution the Creed of the Campfire and as their appellation, Cherokee. Their superior knowledge and forethought for the future welfare of their organization could not have been more clearly demonstrated than by their choice of a guardian. There is probably no one on the faculty more able to bear the responsibilities that necessarily arise from such an active group than their guardian, Miss McKnight. In their formal meetings, Lillian Dervalis presides, aided by Sarah Sargent as Vice-President. Gladys Bertram fills the position as treasurer; Evelyn Patek, secretary; and Little and Big Lady Simpson, reporters. Realizing that their strength and ability to rise above the trials, troubles, and conditions that surrounded them depended upon their own harmony, their Freshman year was spent developing a mutual friendship between the members, which they believe will now stan the strongest test of life. Every member recognizes the obligation of contributing to helpfulness—whatever adds in even the smallest way to the world’s brightness and cheer is worth while. They strive to let fall into the stream of life good deeds and put into its current a handful of spice to sweeten a little the bitter waters. Accordingly they believe it is the most successful life in which one gets most pleasure, not the most money nor the most power of place, hcnor or fame, but that in which one is most serviceable to the race and honorable to his Maker. His sphere may be humble and his deeds unseen, but He whose great roll cf honor bears no unworthy names and leaves no true life unrecorded will recognize and reward such acts. For such a career a crown is preparing wrought by no human hand, but set round with gems that shine with luster, fadeless as the stars. Ninety-five Haig, Watt, Wilson, Horner, Mottershead, Gauen, Gray. Kurtz, Forte, Witt, Reed, Salel, Fulenwider, Forte. Wawanaissa Gunfire The Wawanaissa Camp Fire was organized in September 1925, with Virginia Forte as President; Marie Forte, Vice-President; lone Mottershead, Secretary; and Josephine Gauen, Treasurer. Miss Horner, who was also sponsor of our class, consented to act as guardian of our Camp Fire. We began this year’s activities with renewed interest, under the leadership of Virginia Fulenwider, President; Virginia Forte, Vice-President; Marion Salel, Secretary; Josephine Gauen, Treasurer; and Arline Wilson, Reporter. We are planning to have a series of hikes this summer and also a week of real camp life, not altogether for social purposes. We would all like to excel in out-door athletics and become skillful in those sports loved by everyone. We are also planning to give more parties. We have already attained the rank, of Wood Gatherers and before the end of our high school years we hope to become Torch Bearers, the highest rank. We also have plans of earnin'- many honor beads at camp, where we will have the opportunity. Several of our girls have already won honors for being in school athletics and lone Mottershead was on the all-star class basketball team. While we have not very specific plans for our Camp Fire, we want chiefly to do whatever we can to carry out the ideals cf the Camp Fire. We want to develop what talents we have and get the greatest benefit from our high school life. We have learned in trying to make money for the Camp Fire that success depends on our care- fulness, the amount of work we do, and the spirit in which it is done. To really earn anything we must all work for one and one for a’l. We feel if we follow the law of the Camp Fire, we can all become the type of girl we want to be and admired and respected by all. Ninety-six Feila, Nichols, Eckhart, Quernheim, Wood, Rayburn, Ditchburn, Keenan, B’y.tb, Krause, Pelchus, Hildreth. The Ekolela Camp Fire Guardian -------------......--------------------- Olga Quernheim President ______________ —......... -..—---------- Lois Wood Vice-President .................................. —..Ruth Eckart Secretary Evelyn Keenan Treasurer Evelyn Nichols Reporter Ella Krause Song Leader------------------------------------------- Pearl Peila The purpose of the organization of Camp Fires in general is to help girls to live a happy and serviceable life. Camp Fire was planned to take care of the out-of-door school time of girls and was built around three important aims: to provide activities of natural interest to girls, to make these activities doubly interesting through an appeal to the imagination, which is a vivid trait in the character of girls, to work quietly toward an end that through fun and happiness girls might achieve a beautiful and useful womanhood. Another main purpose is to give every girl a chance to work toward the thing she is most interested in, and at the same time to give her a chance to experience the joy of working with others toward a common goal. By means of the organized hike and game and the sharing of home responsibilities, it teaches co-operation and team work, and what is most important, disciplined individuality. The Camp Fire aims to train girls for their responsibilities easily and with understanding. It aims to develop habits which are character building; to keep girls, and to develop them through wholesome activities into womanly women. Camp Fire has been so planned that it represents broadly the significant things in every girl’s life; the things which have always been and always will be the most important. Ninety-seven Tawanka Campfiire Meni, Rhodes, Sutter, Smith, Wild, Fabry, Bertram, Sargent, Followill, Kaemper, Sims, Tcbnick, Lord, Thompson. Camp Fire was organized in 1911 .by a group of persons who were interested in girls and who saw the need of an organization that did for girls what the organization of Boy Scouts was doing for boys. From the beginning the great organization of Camp Fire Gyls grew. Now, in twenty-two different countries throughout the world, there are Camp t ire Girls carrying out their program. The idea cf Camp Fire can not be limited to one type of gir. in one country, because girls all over want what Camp Fire has to give. The germ of Camp Fire is international and if you rightly understand it, you pass it on in that way. You give each new girl who joins it an impression of it that merely begins with herself, an impression that does not end until it has taken in the whole world of girls. The System of Honors all began with a camping trip a family took up into the Maine woods one summer. At a camp in the woods, just as in our homes, there are certain things which have to be done. And, just as we grow tired of home duties, so do camp duties become irksome and monotonous. The Mother and Father in this family decided to give small awards or honors for duties perfomed faithfully and well. Now in Camp Fire we give honors for all kinds of duties well done. A girl may win honors in various crafts, provided she fulfills the requirements for these rewards. The Tawanka Camp Fire was organized by a group of Freshmen girls interested in Camp Fire, September, 1926. These girls, sixteen in number, elected Mary Meni as President, Maxwell Fabry as Secertary, and Marie Spalding as Treasurer. Miss Marion Kyle and Miss Dorothy Eckart are guardians. Nlnely-eiglit Tip Row: Schu’tz, Puckett, Ross, Wittenfeld, Leskera, Sherretz, Gaskill, Kraft, O’Guin, Krite, Blanquart, Schiller. Center Row: Obernuefemann, Bitzer, Gauen, Best, Witte, Hiken, Followill, Bridgewater, Scaggs, Mashek, Meyer, Stehman. Bottom Row: Long, Steck, Barth, Kassing, Heckle, Monroe, Casperson, Dieu, Mann, Herron, K needier. The Koval Razzers Francis Gauen -------------------------------- King Clarence Best _________________________________ Chancellor Bemis Followill ............. —.................. Scribe The order of Royal Razzers is a boys’ organization that was created at C. T. 11. S. fcr the purpose of supporting the various athletic teams of the schoob This support is mainly in the form of organized yelling. The organization has been most conspicuous in its en masse attendance of the .basketball games in the school gymnasium. It often furnishes some form of entertainment between the halves, but the order was not organized to furnish entertainment. Its main purpose is to give moral support to the teams. The Royal Razzers came into existence in 1923, when a group of peppy Seniors, with the aid of Miss Cullen, got together and formed the organization. A charter was drawn up, and certain restrictions and qualifications were set down for those who wished to become members. When Miss Cullen left the school in 1924, D. R. Sherretz became the sponsor of the order. He put new life into it, and has done much to make it what it is today. The order is composed mostly of Juniors and Seniors. There are sometimes a few Sophomores admitted but no Freshmen. The candidate for admission must have a c'ean record, and his grades must be good. Every year a banquet is held by the Razzers in honor of the athletic teams of the school. There are speakers and other forms of entertainment at this affair, which is held in the latter pari of the year. This year the Razzers, in their purple and white uniforms, have attended eveiy conference basketball game held at C. T. H. S. They did their best when it came to cheering the home team on to victory. The banquet held this year in honor of the various teams of the school was quite a success. Ninety-nine � X One Hundred Calendar Sept. 7, Tuesday. First day—turmoil reigns. Sept. 8, Wednesday. The upper classmen are busy leading the Freshmen astray. Sept. 9. Who is the boy behind the whiskers. Sept. 10. Football is the main topic of the school at this time. We expect to win the conference this year. Sept. 13. From all appearances Miss Harris is going to make good at teaching Senior English. Maybe too good for some student. Seipt. 14. Football practice is taken up to the disgust of A1 Kachun, who lifted too hard and hurt his back. Sept. 15. School is getting under way. The Freshmen begin to act natural. (?) Sept. IB. It is exactly 92 degrees in the shade! There will sure be a “hot” game tomorrow when the “gang ” plays the Alumni. Sept. 17. We won! 18-6. That's a good starter. Now watch us go. Sept. 20. Blue Monday. Sept. 21. First edition of the Chanticleer for the school year ’2( -’27 is printed. It seems to make a big hit. Sept. 22. The Dramatic Club holds its first meeting and elects the officers. Sept. 23. The girls of the C. T. H. S. form an athletic association called the ti. A. A. Hockey will be the first sport taken up. The Freshmen want to know if hockey is a Jewish game. Sept. 21. Morrisey Wilbert relieves the tension by making a break in Mr. Kunze's class. Sept. 27. Miss Renfro and Miss Horner dash out to school in a brand new coach— H’ray. Sept. 28. Second edition of the Chanticleer arrives with its usual praises and reprimands. Sept. 29. Jadda Gillaspy lost his chewing gum. The student body did its best to console him. while Jimmy Moore rushed down town in his uncovered wagon to get a new supply. Sept. 30. A good old time free-for-all was promptly and suddenly ended by the timely appearance of “Dad” Arendt. Retdf . t o po{ Oik. Hundred One Calendar Oct. 1. Our already dim remembrances of summer camps and swimming holes fade away. The first conference game of the season will be held tomorrow against Jerseyville. Oel. 4. Easy game—Jerseyville 6: Collinsville f 4. Oct. 5. Mr. Arendt announces that there will be no school on the ( th, 7th, and 8th on account of the World’s series being played on those days. Oct. 11. Five days vacation!—We are back again trying to get over tho World’s series and an easy victory over Alton on the Oth. Oct. 12. The Chemistry class was startled by a loud crash which happened to be “Doc” Michael’s supply of test tubes, beakers, etc. With a pitiful groan “Doc” passed out, but was immediately revived when stimulants were applied. Oct. 13. Mr. Cornwell is appointed for the fall training in track. The future Nurmis and Osbornes are doing their “stuff.” Oct. 14. The C. T. H. S. Glee Club is organized with Miss Henderson as director. Oct. 15. “Big Bern” Followill finds his machine decoiated like a Xmas present. Oct. 18. A part of the Senior English classes are studying Chaucer. It is worse than trying to read the kid brother’s writings. Oct. Hi. The Camp Fire girls have an “out-in” in the Cafeteria on account of the wet rain that was outside at the time. Oct. 20. Paul O’Guin pulls one of his famous speeches in Economics. The class was adjourned. Oct. 21. The students enjoy a very interesting liquid air demonstration given in the auditorium by Mr. Rugg of Urbana. Oct. 22. The first real “Pep” meeting is held this morning during which the Royal Raz-zers pledged their new members. Oct. 25. Our victory over East Side to the tune of 10-0 gives us the lead in the conference. Oct. 2fi. The musically inclined go to hear Sousa’s band in the East Side auditorium. Oct. 27. Coach Larson’s picture is discovered in a sporting goods journal. Oct. 28. The Senior class meets and decides to have the Annual, which is the first for a number of years. Oct. 29. A mysterious sign posted on the bulletin board is promptly yanked off by Mr. Arendt. One Hundred Two Calendar Nov. 1. The report cards are given out. Nov. 2. The Annua! staff is chosen. Judging from the line-up, miracles will never cease. Nov. 5. The Royal Razzers hold their initiation. A walloping good time was had by all. Nov. 8. Everyone has high hcpes for the Edwardsville game on Thursday the 11th. We defeated Granite City 29-0 on the 0th. Nov. 9. The name Kahok is chosen for the teams representing oun school. Nov. 10. A model school day. Nov. 11. It wasn’t our fault if we did lose to Edwardsville, anyway it cou dn’t be helped. As it is we take great satisfaction in the fact that we are gcod losers aid therefore good sports, which is the main element in athletics. Nov. 12. Room 32 is assigned to the stalTs of the Chanticleer and the Annual as a publication office. Nov. 15. Hurray! The library gets new book cases. Nov. 10. A “Husband Hunter’s” column is published in the Chanticleer. Contributions are made by anonymous writers. Nov. 17. lvahokian is chcsen as the name of the Annual. Nov. 18. Miss Harris writes and publishes a much-needed theme on “Manners in the Cafeteria.” The ideas were promptly put into practice. ( ?) Nov. 19. The biology students are doing a lot of “cutting up” in their present phase of study. Nov. 22. The game with St. Charles is cal!-ed off on account of two feet of sncw that fell this A. M. Nov. 23. Two Seniors are mysteriously attacked with snowballs, dexterously thrown by a group of Juniors. Nov. 21. The Glee and Dramatic Clubs give a program. As amateurs they are very good. “Hot Turkey!”—Tomorrow we will all give thanks—then stuff ourselves. Nov. 29. East Side defeats Edwardsville on Thanksgiving Day, thus giving us a share in the honors with Edwardsville, as the averages of the two teams are the same. Nov. 30. The King of Sports takes his stand. Seventy men have answered the ca’l of the chief Kahok. • •14 : One Hundred Three Calendar Dec. 1. The Razzers hold a public initiation. The boys proved to be accomplished singers and dancers. Dec. 2. Bus Bitzer has his shoes shined. Dec. 3. A complaint is made—Stehman, Meyer, and Ross monopolize all the Chemistry books in possession of our library. Dec. 6. The C. T. H. S. quartette sang at station KM OX. Dec. 7. Aubrey Long, our poet and cheer leader, made his debut in poetry by publishing ‘ The Penalty.” It was so sad that every one who read it broke down and wept. Dec. 8. Further attempts are made at beautifying cur already .beautiful school. Fir trees and shrubbery of various sizes and descriptions are planted near the entrance and sides of the building. Dec. 9. No! Mr. Kunze doesn’t get any pleasure out of writing zeros in his grade book. Dec. 10. Daggers, skull and crossbones mysterious y appear on the door of Mr. Kunze’s room. Dec. 13. Big Boy Bern says that some of these Freshmen girls will sure get the painter’s colic. Dec. 14. We won from Greenville on Saturday and from Virden today. Both are non-ccnfcrence games. Dec. 15. The Kahokian committee tour the engraving plant. Dec. 16. Chief Larson awards the tribesmen the coveted scalps in the form of a purple “C.” Dec. 17. Wood River 11; Kahoks 28. Dec. 20. The Frosh begin writing their letters to Santy Claus. Dec. 21. Student antics, snapshot editors, dumb but unforgettable pictures. Dec. 22. Santy Claus visits the C. T. H. S. Do teachers like candy? Dec. 23. Home-coming—The old grads who have come back; to pay a visit to their old Alma Mater are entertained by the Seniors. School is adjourned until next year. One Hundred Four Calendar Jan. 3. Real spring day. “Pup” Gauen falls asleep in Chemistry class. Jan. 4. A sign advertising post holes for sale appears on the bulletin board. They can be had in any sizes. Jan. 5. “Tubby” Gauen organizes the children’s safety club. The members are recognized by a safety pin in the lapel of their coats. Jan. (i. The Frosh and Sophs are “shot” for the Annual. Jan. 7. Big argument in English classes. Were the dancing witches in “Macbeth” doing the “Black Bottom” or the “Charleston.” Jan. 10. The Seniors hold a meeting—only four were injured. Jan. 11. Who skipped school to go and see the “Greenwich Village Follies?” Jan. 12. Little Stanley the Explorer (C. S.) is getting extravagant. He offers a Freshman a penny for his thoughts. Jan. 13. End of semester is near. Jan. 14. Jadda is placed as halfback on the third team of the All-State. J. “Koby” receives honorable mention. Jan. 17. Popularity contest is announced. Jan. 18. Big sign appears in the hall: “Don’t spit, remember the Johnstown flood.” Jan. 19. Another sign appears: “Don’t excite the Faculty, remember the Southern Illinois cyclone.” Jan. 20. The Cherokee Campfire girls throw a big party. Jan. 21. From the looks of the school today, the Cherokians must have forgotten to put out the Campfire before they left. Jan. 24. The orange pa jama-clad Indians trounce the Belleville-ites on Bath Night last! Meet the Duke!—Page Little Stanley the Explorer! Jan. 25. Sherretz has found a new kind of bug. Jan. 2(� . Kahoks 20; Jerseyville 10. Jan. 27. “Doc” Michael breaks more test tubes. Jan. 28. Kahoks 25; Alton 11. Jan. 31. P. O’Guin makes another famous speech. One Hundred Five Feb t7 his rn vs of C ‘ A PAL 70 A fp i'Sr, I was Sorb cot WE FEBL PJ LO Y Calendar Feb. 1. Kahoks 24; Wood River 16. Feb. 2. Hooray for the Groundhog. Feb. 3. The Seniors decide that it is still a little bit too cold to put any Freshmen under the showers. Feb. 4. The Kahoks play Mound City tomorrow night. The latter team are the Sou them Illinois Champions. Feb. 7. Kahoks 38; Mound City 5. The crowds will be getting smaller, they know what the outcome will be before they get there. Feb. 8. A very interesting demonstration in physics and electricity is given in the auditorium by Mr. Williams. “Doc” Michael lost his voice daring an experiment. Feb. 9. A brilliant Freshman says that “Thursday is always the day before Friday.” He will soon recover. Feb. 10. Ray Weisemann says, “Thpring ith here, hooway! His recovery will not be so immediate. Feb. 11. According to AKA, all student: are squareheads. Feb. 14. Alma and George have their picture taken. Feb. 15. Rain and snow. Feb. 16. Snow and rain. Feb. 17. Who brought the dog to school? Feb. 18. Fish day. Feb. 22. Georgie has a birthday. Feb. 23. Mabel - - Walter Bliss. Feb. 24. Morlence buys his daily dozen. Feb. 25. Little Stanley the Explorer writes his famous sayings. One Hundred Six Calendar March 1. March comes in like a lion. March 2. Tournament drawings are announced. March 4. C. Meyer and C. Stehman are elected President and Vice-President respectively of the Puddle Jumpers’ Union. March 8. Who is the .bum with the portable furnace? March 9. Mr. Sherretz raises a racket — tennis will scon be here. March 10. Big game tomorrow—we play Lebanon. March 11. Collinsville lost. Something rotten in Denmark. March 15. Tennis meeting. March 17. St. Pat’s day—0 (Juin sure looks green. Who was trying to dawnce? M arch 21. Prof. A remit cautions the pupils against becoming “temperamentally indisposed.” March 24. Mr. Kennedy’s banquet for the basketball team was given at the Hotel May-fair. March 25. How often does Mr. Miller count his mustache? March 28. “Linky” Long attends a dance! He is a good dancer—on his own feet. March 29. Business men give banquet to basketball team. March 31. Surprise edition of the Chanticleer appears. One Hundred Seven Calendar April 1. No school!—April Fool! April 6. —Follow the Swallow—. April 7. Annual Let ter men's banquet a real success. April 8. Royal Razzer show. April 11. April showers—it’s getting slickers and slickers. April 12. Field trips are the change of menu. April 14. Danger! Spring and romance prevail. April 15. Baseball season scheduled to start today. April 18. East St. Louis vs. Collinsville— first Conference tennis match. April 20. Spring track is under way. April 21. We begin to hear a lot about the Senior play. April 22. Report cards out today—one more chance. April 28. Motor Cop—“Here, young lady, what’s your name?” Max. S.—“Oh! my name is Maxine, what’s yours?” April 30. McKendree Track Meet and Tennis Tournament. “It won’t be long now.” Ont Hundred Eight Normy Bailey: “Do you keep a dog?” Jadda: “No, when anything happens we bark ourselves.” Mr. Arendt: “Who defeated the Israelites?” Red”: i don’t know, I never followed those bush league teams.” Puffy Gauen: “Mother, may I go out to play?” Mrs. Gauen: “What! with those holes in your socks? Puffy: “No, with the little boy next door.”' Mr. Bitzer: “So you knew my son Arthur at school, did you?” Stude: “Yeh, we slept through the chemistry class together.” Mr. Miller: “Why are you so far back in your studies?” O’Guin: “So I can pursue them better.” Miss Cuthbertson: “Do you keep stationery ?” Floorwalker: “No ma’am, if I did 1 would lose my job.” Fii’st Freshman: “I’m going to a sleighing party.” Second Dumbbell: “Indeed! Who are you going to slay ?” Edith: “Why is this picture show so cold?” Bern: “It must be because of all the movie fans.” Best: “Give me the key to room 302.” Hotel Clerk: “I can’t, it’s already occupied.” Best: “The hek it is, I just fell out of the window.” Frosh (entering the Cafeteria): “I’m just dying to taste some of that track meat I’ve heard so much about.” “I say, old man, do you have a match on your person ?” “I don’t know, I’ll ask her.” Maud: “Come out and dine with me this evening.” Mabel: “Can’t, I’m going to see Rose Marie!” Maud: “Oh, bring her with you.” J. R. M.: “If 1 had nine children and eight apples, how would 1 make the apples go around?” C. M.: “Aw, applesauce!” Chandler: “Can 1 interest you in taking out cyclone insurance?” Victim: “I can’t start a cyclone.” One Hundred Nine J,--------IT-: -------—-Jwbs “What would you give to have such adorable hair as mine?” “Well, I don’t know, What did you give?” “Ireland should be the richest country in the world.” “Why is that?” “Her capital has been Dublin for many years.” If an artist were to paint a picture of a person learning to skate, we suppose it would require a number of sittings. “How did you know I was here? “I heard you wringing your hands.” Man is the only animal that can be stuffed more than once. “Say! the butcher boy just dropped sixty feet.” “Did it kill him?” “No, they were pig’s feet.” O’Guin: “Mumble a sentence with ‘velvet’ in it.” Hiken: “Oo, it’s you, Isadore. Velvet you want?” Some people are so dumb that when they put a penny in a gum machine, they get peanuts. Lady (to Maurice in the A. P.): “I’d like to see the head cheese.” M. W.: “Sorry, he’s out to lunch just now. ma’am.” Mr. Arendt: “What is As O 3?” Bob Kraft: “I have it on the tip of my tongue.” Mr. Arendt: “Then spit it out—it’s arsenic.” Ella Iladfield: “How do you like my pound cake, dearie?” Mildred Teter: “Why, er-er-er! I don’t think you pounded it enough, did you?” Pup: “I’d face death for you.” Max.: “Why did you run from that dog?” Pup: “It wasn’t dead.” One Hundred Ten One Hundred Eleven mong the treasured things this book will have its place. From every page old friends smile, from every page throng memories, gracious and tender and glad. It is aTreasure Book. You want everything about it to be fine and true. (( With this thought in view these en-gravingshave been wrought ill HARRISON Company ENGRAVERS 1110 PINE STREET • SAINT LOUIS One Hundred Twelve One Hundred Thirteen HE RECORD PRINTING COMPANY, Belleville, 111., feels a certain pride in that it was entrusted with the work of printing this, the first Annual of Collinsville Township High School. We welcome Collinsville High into the fold of schools for whom we have been doing this work for quite a number of years. The printing of annuals varies somewhat, yes, considerable from the general run of work brought to the printer’s stone in that through the printing of the pictures of the Faculty and of the Classes, through the write-ups, snaps, even comics and jokes the printer feels that he has been, in a sense, in personal touch with the group or individual and bears a kindly feeling toward all. May we then join the many others and send our felicitations to our new acquaintance, the school, and particularly to the Class of Nineteen Twenty-seven. ahr iKrmrJi printing (Cnntpanij |§£ • One Hundred Fourteen For 101 Purposes WHETHER you need a roof, new buildings of any kind, or extensions to your present ones—you will save money in the long run by using materials of the best grades. Our building supplies are of known quality, and we carry 101 kinds of material for 101 different purposes. For example. Atlas Portland Cement, which you see advertised so much. It is known as the standard by which all other makes are measured. Call on our amnle stocks whenever you have a building or repair job in mind. You will be pleased with our quality, service and prices. Collinsville Lumber Co. Dealers In Lumber and Building Material PHONE MAIN 175 502 EAST MAIN ST. Collinsville. 111. - One Hundred Fifteen H As each class is graduated from the Collinsville Township High School, every graduate should decide that he must do his share in building up this city, this state, and this nation. U At times, perplexing problems of various sorts arise, which his immature knowledge cannot cope with. U Then is the time to ask the advice of some people whose experience may be a guiding hand. U We at all times will gladly give you the benefit of our years of experience. IDEAL MARKET Jokerst — Gaskill — Shea One Hundred Sixteen The Universal Car Lincoln CARS-TRUCKS - TRACTORS J. C. McLANAHAN Collinsville, 111. BELL 752 - 811 B One Hundred Seventeen “We Clean Anything From a Kid Glove to a Limousine!” When you think of cleaning think of A .1A X! AJAX CLEANERS Harve A. McCormick, Mgr. 403 WEST MAIN ST. PHONE MAIN 333 We Own and Operate the Largest Cleaning and Dyeing Plant in Illinois, South of Chicago. 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Schroeppel Undertaking Company, Inc. 314-316 WEST MAIN ST Phone Main 195 Your Insurance THE SCHURMAN-RENSCH AGENCY Your Savings UNION BUILDING ASSOCIATION 113 EAST MAIN STREET Phone 275 One Hundred Twenty-four COMPLIMENTS OF BACHMAN’S WATCHES, DIAMONDS AND JEWELRY 119 East Main Street PHONE 10 Peerless Hatters, Dyers, Cleaners 107 EAST MAIN STREET LADIES’ AND GENTS’ GAR- LADIES’ AND GENTS’ HATS MENTS DYED. CLEANED, DYED, CLEANED AND REPRESSED AND REPAIRED. SHAPED TO LATEST STYLES TYLE PEED ERYICE Suits Pressed While You Wait Gus. Glastras, Prop. 10-HOUR SERVICE Collinsville, 111. One Hundred Twenty-five A. C. Gauen H. E. Gauen Gauen Lumber Company Lumber and Mill Work LIME, CEMENT AND SEWER PIPE Five Yards: COLLINSVILLE, ILL. Main Yard—Church and Morrison Storage Yard—Reed Ave. and Penna. Tracks CASEYVILLE, ILL. WATERLOO, ILL. O’FALLON, ILL. Tel. Main 741 STAR RESTAURANT Wm. Despain, Prop. HOME-MADE PASTRIES AND COOKING 201 East Clay Street Collinsville, - - - Illinois One Hundred Twenty-six SAM HIKEN Furniture ABE MANN The Shoe Man Shoes Hosiery Sole Agents For W. L. Douglas Shoes Robert Johnson Iiand Guaranteed Solid Leather Shoes SHOE REPAIRING DONE WHILE YOU WAIT Phillip Mann, Asst. Mgr, 214-216 West Main Street Collinsville, 111. KurtH, Wendler PRESCRIPTION DRUGGIST Main and Clinton Collinsville, 111. POLETTI’S MARKET One Hundred Twenty-seven = = JRn '1 ' THE CAFE A. F. O’HARA Prop. Try Our HOME - COOKING It Satisfies That Appetite PHONE 534-W WE NEVER CLOSE Henry Volk Wall Paper, Painting and Paper Hanging V 313 West Main St. PHONE MAIN 223 Phone Main 284-R 107 East Main Street THE GENERAL tirt PS Main 260 W PINTAR’S PARADISE TIRE SHOP Ice Cream ‘'GENERAL COULD Parlor Home-Made Candy —goes a long way to make friend and Ice Cream VULCANIZING PROMPT ROAD SERVICE Prineas Bros. Co. 409 WEST MAIN ST. Collinsville, 111. Props. One Hundred Twenty-eight Marcel Waving and Beauty Work of All Kinds OSTLE- CAMPBELL Done by Expert Graduate Operators DRUG CO. at the Powder Puff The Rexall Store We Try to Please Beauty Shoppe Mary K. Renfro MAIN AND SEMINARY APPROVED MARINELLO SYSTEM Collinsville, 111. Phone Main 514 Here We Are Again— Collinsville all ready to go except those shoes. Look them over. Don’t throw them away. There is lots of wear in Packing Co. them yet. All they need is a little doctoring with our Odd Fellows Building special remedy. PROPRIETORS We cater especially to high school students or any Frank Patek Joe Patek one who is looking for first- Louis Burg class shoe repairing. PHONE 703 The Service and Prices Francis Shoe Repair That Satisfy J. Earl Francis, Prop. WE DELIVER Shoes Repaired Shoes Shined . One Hundred Twenty-nine Main 187 Ambulance V.A.HERR UNDERTAKER Collinsville, 111. Deputy Coroner Embalmer Illinois and Missouri License The Home of Good Eats HIGHWAY CAFE CORNER OF VANDALIA AND MAIN Delicious Sandwiches Crispy Waffles Tasty Steaks and Chops Home-Made Pies and Pastry We Serve the Best— You Tell the Rest DEEP-ROCK Phone Main 138 OIL CO. VIGNA WHOLESALE AND RETAIL RODGERS Gasoline and Kerosene Motor Oil and Grease HDW. CORP. Goes Farther DEEP ROCK The Lasts Longer Leaders in Hardware Shaffer Oil Ref. Co. Products 11 Collinsville, 111. Phone, Main 50 Edwardsville, 111. 124-126 EAST MAIN ST. Phone, 840-W Collinsville, 111. One Hundred Thirty The B. E. J. A. KRITE SHOE CO. WINCHESTER STORE For the Newest in Novelty Footwear Buy HARDWARE WALKOVERS FOR MEN in a HARDWARE STORE UNION CLOTHING CO. Quality Clothing, Furnishings, Hats and Caps For Men, Young Men and Boys Incorporated 1891 State Bank of Collinsville Capital $100,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits $100,000.00 119 WEST MAIN ST. Collinsville, 111. Home of Savings One Hundred Thirty-one — 113 West Main St. Main 244 “Dress Well and Succeed” HERMAN’S Collinsville Candy Co0 Collinsville - - Illinois THE HOME OF Hart Schaffner Marx Fine Clothes Home-Made Candy and Ice Cream STETSON HATS ARROW SHIRTS HICKOK MELTS HOLE-PROOF HOSIERY VAN HEUSEN COLLARS A Complete Line of Up-to-the-Minute Toggery Prineas Bros. Co., Props. 116 EAST MAIN STREET Phone Main S2-R Kluge Real Estate, Loans and Insurance Schroeder FOR SHOES HOSIERY Better Shoes For Less Money Deeds, Mortgages, Wills, Contracts, Estates managed, Collections anywhere, Farms, Business and City Property, Poultry, Vegetable and Fruit Farms—one acre and up. Sales Manager for the beautiful Lakeview Park Cemetery, Perpetual Care, Non-Sectarian, the finest Cemetery in Southern Illinois. Choice Building Lots—will build to suit purchaser on easy monthly payments. Make the right start in life—A house is not a home unless you own it. To buy, sell or exchange, see Edmund C. Bardsley 125 EAST MAIN STREET 103 W. Main St. Phone 321 Collinsville, III. Collinsville, 111. One Hundred Thirty-two He always has a smile- try his drinks. COFFEE JOE Harry Mann’s Popular Priced Clothes Shop CLOTHES FOR YOUNG MEN 2 0 6 WEST MAIN S T Phone, Main 1047-R Could You Use More Money ? The following is a partial list of recent Students who have been helped to better positions or who have been out of work and were placed, without charge, in positions by the East St. Louis Brown’s Business C ollege Employment Department. Raymond Fisher — Lillian AmJbrey .... Mildred Metz ________ Ralph Lannert ....... Charles Donna ....... Hattie Talleur Elizabeth Gardner Vivian Smith ........ Walter Jablonski Sertella Bertram ... Frances Murphy ..... Marie Querio ....... Gertrude Brandt Melvin Meyer ....... Joe Judikinas ...... Catherine Vanniger ........New Hanover, 111. O’Fallon, 111. —...-........... Percy, 111. ......1312 Cleveland Ave. ............Maryville, 111. .........Edwardsville, 111. ...........542 First 31 St. ...815 North Eleventh St. .......... 2109 Gatv Ave. O’Fallon, 111. .............2907 College Ave. Collinsville, 111. Trenton, 111. .............. Okawville, 111. Maryville, 111. __________________ Trenton, 111. We Helped Them — Why Not You? East St. Louis Brown’s Business College Phone, East 0217 Collinsville and St. Louis Aves. EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL. One Hundred Thirty-three D-airmount fioehey Club Officers Lyman T. Hay...........President J. H. Rickman..........Vice-Pres. C. Bruce Head......Secy. Treas. C. Bruce Head................Gen. Mgr. J. H. Edwards..........Track Supt. Directors J. H. Rickman J. B. Bespess Lyman T. Hay M. L. Galvin C. Bruce Head M. J. Winn One Hundred Thirty-four I —---- Qi9 jlutographs jlutographs