Assumption High School - Comet Yearbook (Assumption, IL)

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Uhr Iarulalpam Senior Flag On the evening of January 21, 1927, the Senior class presented The Thirteenth Chair, a mystery play by Bayard Veiler, in the High School gymnasium. It was also presented at the Blue Mound church on the following Thursday. It was under the supervision of Miss Lucille Ryman and. J. B. Austin. THE onsi' Helen O'Neil Will Crosby Mrs. Crosby - Roscoe Crosby Edward Wales Mary Eastwood Helen Trent - Grace Standish Brandish Trent Howard Standish Philip Mason - Elizabeth Erkskine Polluck - Rosaline LaGrange Tim Donohue Sergeant Dunn Doolan - Juanita Haverfield Edward DeLong - Helen Clark Holland Seybert - Harold Long Eleanor Reulecke Margaret LaCharite - Evelyn Long - Will Lash Hershel Picker - Chas. LaCharite Evelyn Eversole Leonard Brown Gwendolyn Pedrette - Floyd Crow Hollis Garvin Virgil Linder The story centers around the Medium, Madam Rosaline LaGrange, who is conducting a spiritualistic seance in the home of Roscoe Crosby. Crosby insists that the doors and windows be locked. Pollu-ck, the butler, has the keys. During a tense moment of the seance, while Wales is questioning the Medium, concerning the murder of a very dear friend of his, he utters a cry, and falls foward on the floor and dies. Killed! Murdered brutally by an unseen knife. W'ho is the murderer? One of the thirteen who were locked in the room is surely guilty, which one? The remainder of the story deals in unfolding the mystery of this terrible situation. Through the creditable work of Inspector Donohue, in the unraveling of the plot, they come to the 'conclusion that Helen O'Neil is surely guilty, but evidently there are two Helens in the room. Mason, a friend of the family, breaks, for he could not endure the strain, so he con- fesses of being the murderer of VVales, and his dear friend, in order to get revenge. Will Crosby gets his heart 's desirm-,and all ends well. No Sirl Tlnt's not right, I have a different answer-Hershel Picker. 27 -

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Uhr Mammalian Zlinnthall When the call came for the red blooded boys to turn out for football, it was answered by nearly thirty or more, and prospects began to look bright. Prac- tice went on, but the coach did not have much old stuff left to Work on so he had to put all of them through the same mill. During the 'first week of practice George Storey got his leg broken and this set football back a notch, but, alas, that was not the end, for Virgil Linder, last year 's halfback, received a broken collarbone and was out for the season. Through these misfortunes, many of the boys were lost to the squad. But practice went on and although the team lost frequently, they never lost hope for after going through all the tough luck and bad weather the boys ended up the season with five lost, two won and one tied. As most of the boys were new players no captain was chosen but one was appointed before each game. Seybert and Lash acted most of the time. Only four were lost this year, and we may have better luck next year. Let 's hope so. Basketball After the boys had rested from football they started to practice basketball. Coach Cogdal had two sections of practice going all the time. He had the Freshmen squad which contained boys that were not of the varsity, practice in the morning and the varsity practice after school. The team this year has gone through the season in good shape and most of the boys that started with the team stuck to the finish. Basket ball has also paid for itself. The Assumption High School team attended four tournaments, and were runners up in three of them. They tied for third place in the county tourna- ment after defeating Morrisonville, then lost to Taylorville. Dutch Seybert was placed on the first all-star team at Taylorville as running guard. Then at Stonington, Assumption got third by losing to Bethany, and then beating Maroa, Warrensbiirg and Blue Mound. Seybert and Linder were chosen for 1he first and second all-star teams. Then in our own tournament we were eliminated after defeating the highly touted Macon five. Seybert and Linder again were placed on the first and second all-star tea ms. Seybert as guard and Linder as forward. In the District tournament the boys fell into a slump and lost to Cowden. ' This year's team set a record winning 17 games and losing 11, and winning tl1ir,d place in the Meridian League. Also it has defeated both Bethany and Macon, winners in the Decatur District Tournament, and twice defeated the master of Taylorville CMorrisonvilleD. So they have a record of which to be proud. Only Seybert, Linder, Lash and Garvin leave this year, but those left are. Hight, Obourn, Reed, Burch, Duncan and Cunningham with which to start a new team next year. One for another and each for both-Dutch and ?. 26

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Che' Earunahau Qbrganizaiinna Shakespearian ZEiterarg Snriztg President - ' Floyd Crow Vice-President - - Goldie Cole Secretary-Treasurer - - Regina LaCharite The Shakesperian Literary Society began this year with an enrollment of ninety-four members. Our first meeting was held. in the assembly hall at which time we elected our otiieers. Miss Gebhart, Miss Humphrey, Mr. Van Dyke and Mr. Cogdal were our advisors. On the same day the officers and advisors met and chose the Program Committee as follows: Chairman, Helen Clarkg Assistants, Hollis Garvin, Mae Huffman, Lois Rivchart and Lyle Storey. A sum of ten cents was charged each member as his dues. The first literary program of the year was given by the Shakesperians in the assembly hall on October 29, 1926. This was a miscellaneous program. The Christmas program was given in the gymnasium on December 23, 1926 before a large group of students and friends. The Shakesperians also fostered two other programs, one in March and one in May. Ztlinrnlnian Smrietg President - - - Gwendolyn Pedrette Vice-President - Margaret LaCharite Secretary-Treasurer - - Willoweeii Snell The Lincolnian Society met on October 11, 1926 with Mr. Finley as Chair- man protein and organized. The above officers were elected. The officers met with the faculty advisors, namely, Miss Jordan, Miss Haverfield, Mr. Bean and Mr. Cherry. They chose a representative from each class as a member of the program committee. Ora Potter, chairman, Edward Dehong, Dean Bun-ch, Mabel Lash and Marie Matlock. The Lincolnians met on November 24, 1926 and presented for the student body and visitors a Chautauqua program. The next program given was on January 28, 1927, which was composed of miscellaneous numbers. Two other programs were given during the school year. Oh pxhawl-Wayne Stewart. 28