Assumption High School - Comet Yearbook (Assumption, IL)

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Uhr Earulalpan Gllaas Jllistnrg e Early in September 1923, forty boys and girls from town and country heeded the call of the bell of the Assumption Township High School- The life of this school was new to ns and we staggered and stammered until we learned our place in the building . In 'two weeks we held our first mass meeting, to become a Freshman Class and elected. our executive force. Miss Shipley was Chief Justice ,Gwendolyn Pedrette, Speaker of the House, Jua- nita Seifert, Vice-President and Margaret LaCharite was Watchdog of the Treasury. This year our first social gathering was a weiner roast at Helen Clark's, then we had a Halloween Party at Gwendolyn Pedrett's and two or Three picnics in the spring. We started a rainy day fund by having sand- wich sales in the corridor. Bill Lash earned a letter in football. In 1924 during the golden month of September only thirty-three boys and girls were present at the Sophomore Class meeting 'and again we decided to enter politics. Our political boss was Miss Bjurstramg City Precinct Boss, Bill Lash: Ward Boss, George Storey, Money Boss, Phil Vilmure. Vile began our work by sending a few boys out for Athletics, and presented a movie. We had the weiner 'roast at George Storey's, Halloween party at Hershel Picker's and the usual picnics at Pana and elsewhere. One of our members, Marguerite Cisna left us this year by death and we find it 'appropriate to repeat Longfellow: She is not dead-the child of our affection But gone unto that school Vilhere she no longer needs our poor protection And Christ himself doth rule. At the end of the year we realized a nice little interest-drawing nest-egg for the rainy day fund. The Junior Class of all schools or at least Assumption are real hustlers. We weren't exceptions. Miss White was Chairman, Edward DeLong, toast- master, Margaret Duncan, Editorial Manager, Bill Lash, Cub Reporter and Ilershel Picker, Financier. We had parties this year and also made lots of money off of our movie and the exceedingly well produced play The Prince Chap. Our class was very small numbering twenty-four but our motto was Quality not Quantity. We made our coming out, which was the Junior-Senior Festival May 21st at Hotel Philip, a success- This was put on under the direction of Miss White, General Chairman with Helen Clark as the Reception Committee Chairman, assisted by Dutch Seybert, Fat La- Charite and Willoweene Snell and other members of the Junior Class. Special musical numbers were given by the boys' quartette. Toasts were given by faculty members and Senior members in the form of newspaper features. Junior boys and girls were ushers at the Senior graduating exercises which were held in the new Gym. A special meeting was held late in the month of May to eleet Editor-in- Chief and Business Managen for our Annual to be published in the Senior year. Hershel Picker and Edward DeLong were chosen. Our happy' year was ended after a picnic at Nelson Park on May 27, 1926. VVe had a party at Rleulec-ke's which might have been termed A Watermelon Feed. A very good time was shown us. Silence is virtue-Evelyn Long. 1 1

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Zilfhv Uaruaalpan PHILIP VILMURE Phil Iincolnian 1, 2, 3, 45 History Club 3 Commercial Club 33 Annual Staff Secretary of Class 2, Ag Club 3 Athletic Association 1, 2, 3, 4. MARGARET LACHARITE HMidge!7 Lincolnian 1, 2, 3, 4, Commercial Club 33 President of Lincolnian S0- cicty 45 History Club 33 Class Play 3, 43 Home Economic Club 2, Class Secretary 1. EVELYN EVERSOLE Little Woman Lincolnian 1, 2, 3, 43 Commercial Club 3, Latin Club 35 Glee Club 2, 33 Class Play 4g Athletic Association 1, 2 3, 4. PAUL RILEY uscarpn Lincolnian 1, 2, 3, 45 History Club 3, Latin Club 3, Glee Club 2, 35 Ag Club 35 Athletic Association 1, 2, 3, 4. WILLOWEENE SNELL Wenes History Club 33 Annual Staff, Com- mercial Club 3g Glee Club 2, 33 Secre- tary of Lincolnian Society 45 Home Economics Club 1, 2, 3, 4. EVERETTE JACOBS Ja-cobs Lincolnian 1, 2, 3, 45 History Club 33 Ag Club 2, 35 Glee Club 1, 23 Athletic Association 1, 2, 3, 4. HELEN CLARK Cl:-1rkie Shakesperian 1, 2, 3, 43 History Club 3: Latin Club 33 Annual Staffg Class Play 43 Secretary of Home Eco- nomic Club 13 Commercial Club 35 Athletic Association. To be short is no disgrace-merely an inconvenience-Midge.

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Elyzlarunahgmi , , . , .,...1 - ., This year we started krlEiw1edgeein'Au,g'ust. and were termed as U . . , , . ,, . ., - -., -' .- W- -'L-'2' ---.. . , 1 - Digmfied Seniors, alth Hgh some of our boys were seated with F1 eshles and Qfbphs L 1 V l' 4- ' w . '1' ' 1 . H - L n 1 , , , 1 . . -- 1 A .. L -W We had two additions this year, Floyd Crow and Juanita Havertield. Our 1ifrst.i1neeting'we chosesas Council Leader, Miss4Rymlangi Business Counsel, Mr. Cherry, Heap Big Chief,vHolland 'Seybertg War-flllaiicer Virgil Linder, and VVampum Dstributor, Floyd Crow who resigned before heientered Findlay lligh School and Edward Delgoug is his successor. l Our first social' gathering of the year was the hamburger fry with the faculty, at the school. Margaret and Chas. LaCharite gave a party for the Senior Class January 22 in honor of Gwendolyn a11d Floyd who were leaving for Bloomington and Findlay, irespectively, i Our efforts are all put into the Tacusahan Year Book which is small, but valuable articles are for and- con- tained in small packages. Our Class Play was given January 21 at the new Gym and in Blue Mound January 27. This was a French production entitled The Thirteenth Chair,', and was ably coached by Miss Ryman and assisted by J. B. Austinand Paul Robb of Decatur. Mr. Cherry has shown untiring workyon the Year Book and Miss Ryman on the social functions, along with the rest ofthe faculty.. Our four years will soon be ended and we 'wish everyone a. happy future. , y rifle Pride is the height of manners. Above everything else a person should be careful of what he does or says. This I would class as Pride. It is nothing of which to be ashamed, rather, it is a quality of which to be proud. Have Pride in your domestic life. Have Pride in your worldly and social life. People judge you by the Way you appear outwardly and if you are proud of yourself or want peoplel to have a good impression of you, take pride in how you look, think and execute. 'T - -fl l A l ' Clean'lfiness is -nextfto Godliness- Take pride in how your home5'1bliks'. Take Prilde in how you dresstf-1Taike Pride in how you treat your friends. Treat your eneftnles ta2s'you1tl.o ydurlfriends. 'I ' ,-- .gf . X ' !w,i.IlJC ' tl ' -'i II1'l'll'l8I109'H?1S afgreat deal to do with this generation. Be in a group of peoplel1who'l'do+-notftcare how they act orilook, who care not what the public thinks of tfliem,'and, you will eventually 'follow in their footsteps. But enter into the association of those who do care how they look and act and eventually you yourself will do the very same thing. Mockery, it might be called-but iffthat is mockery, it should never be dovvntrodden. Rather, more people should mock. if it is the-kindthat: develops pride. T A All I ask is that you leave me alone-Willoween. 1?