Avon High School - Boomerang Yearbook (Avon, IL)

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 iEhr Unnmrnmu iSistiinj of thr (Elasa of 24 N SEPTEMBER, nineteen hundred and twelve, six members of the Class of 1924 forgot their rocking horses and started into school in the pri- mary building with Miss Ross as teache-. These were: Faith Townsend, Fern Jennings, Louise Mark, Ronald Hectorne, Charles Stevens and Clar- ence Baker. Pleasant memories come from this year of folk dancing and playing in the sand. The second and third years were under Miss Horner. Here we learned have to begin to study and learn reading, writing and arithmetic. The next year we went to the High School building. Miss Terrill taught us in our fourth and fifth years. The sixth year we went to Miss Drobisch. Things went along smoothly and we were learning more each day. In our seventh year we were taught by Miss Schleich. Her firm rule and her pleasant ways made us try to learn. The following summer the girls enjoyed a camp- ing trip with Miss Schleich as chaperone. We began our eighth year above Rea’s store with two more pupils. Work had begun on the new building in the summer and we were “at home” in it before the year was over. We were in with the High School and had High School teachers. In September, nineteen hundred and twenty, twenty-six Freshmen entered A. H. S. The Class of ’24 was loyal to its High School from the beginning. Naomi Pitt- man won second place in Girls’ Declamation. Clarence Baker and Lloyd Pool rep- resented us in Boys’ Declamation. We had a Freshman Basket Ball Team. In September, nineteen hundred and twenty-one our class decreased to eighteen. This year was an eventful one. There were eight contestants in Declamation and seven of them were from our class. Faith Townsend and Klaus Nordgren, both from our class won first places in their respective contests and represented A. H. S. at Lewistown. An inter-class basketball tournament was held and the Sophs won first place. The girls gave the boys a banquet. Our Junior year started out in full swing with sixteen members in our class. Three of this number were on the Basket Ball Team. In March we gave our class play entitled “An Early Bird.” April fourteenth, we entertained the Seniors. Our class was well represented in the declamatory and vocal contests. We celebrated the year with the Junior-Senior Picnic. The fall of 1923 brought us back to the entrance gates of A. H. S. as Seniors. Four Seniors played on the Basket Ball Team and Ronald Hectorne was Captain. In March five members of the class went to Galesburg to take Teacher s Examinations. On May sixteenth we presented our class play entitled, “A College Town.' Our years together in the grades and in High School have been both pleasant and successful. We leave old A. H. S. never again to have the opportunity to work to- gether as a unit but remembering the good times and the value of our school days in the grades and in old A. H. S. LOUISE MARK ’24. we would

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Chr iBnnutrraitg ahnnuis Cluiu'i JJnnl “This is the very ecstasy of love.’’ Avon Public Schools, ’20; Glee Club, '21. ’23; Orchestra. ’21, ’22, ’23, ’24; “Safety First,” ’23; “An Early Bird,’’ ’23; A College Town.” ’24; Basket Ball, ’22, '23. ’24; Track, ’23, ’24; Base- ball. ’23, ’24; Platonian Literary So- ciety, ’24. iflarii Cmtiar iflark “O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?” Avon Public Schools, ’20; Glee Club, ’21 ’22. ’23; Orchestra, ’22, ’23, ’24; Girls’ Declamatory, ’23; Girls’ Vocal. ’23. ’24; “An Early Bird.” ’23; Soci- ety Editor, “The Boomerang,” ’24; “A College Town,” ’24; Emersonian Literary Society, '24. 9 ? 9§9 Sft? iSrttni (£lratin Utaunaia “When I said I would die a bache- lor, I did not think 1 should live till I were married.” Avon Public Schools, ’20; Glee Club, ’21; President Sophomore Class, ’21; Track, ’21. ’22, ’23, ’24; Basket Ball, ’21, ’22, ’24; Baseball, ’22, ’23; “An Early Bird,” ’23: Advertising Man- ager. “The Boomerang,” ’24; “A Col- lege Town,” ’24; Platonian Literary Society, ’24. iSWSWWmWWSii 12 HHimHHBi

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lilir Smmtrrmui m S rnuu (Hass }Jrnpbrri| CENE New York. Time 1934. Extracts from our Diaries. June 24 This morning I went job-hunting and soon found myself in the offices of the Pathe News Service, the company for whom 1 had worked the summer after graduating from Avon High School. I was very fortunate in land- ing a job as camera man in New York City and suburbs. June 25 Went to the office this morning where I was told thnt I would work with a certain Mr. Mauvais. When I was introduced, I rec- ognized my old “pal” of high school days. I fear we were on the verge of losing our much-needed jobs, so we heeded orders and took our visit to the street. June 26 We were at the docks to film the steamer Avonic which was due from Europe. We immediately began to film the important arrivals as they crossed the gangplank. We dashed up to an imposing figure, who, we had been informed, was the noted violinist. Imagine my surprise when Henry clutched my arm and in his excitement stammered. “He’s Clarence our Clarence Haker.” He was returning from Europe where he had studied and made a name for him- self. October 28--Took pictures to-day of the Yankees and the Giants in their world series game. Saw “Shorty” Woods playing second base for the Yanks. His home run in the ninth inning gave the Yanks the world’s title. October 29 Surprise this afternoon when I went to get a hair-cut to see Dale Teach come forward with shears in hand just as he did when he cut up frogs in Zoology. January 5 Sent up to Cornwall-on-Hudson to film a skiing contest. Edith Reed had charge of the school and she called Fern Jennings over. Fern teaches French and conducts summer tours for girls to Europe. Thot I’d take a short cut, leave the carline, and cut through the park. Luckily a tramcar came along, hauling passengers across the park. Whom should I see but Glenn Neice running this little cab. He was engineer, conductor, telegraph operator, toot-toot man, and all. February 25 Morning paper gives latest dope about basket ball tilt between Har- vard and Princeton. Hectorne is Harve’s coach and has developed a wonderful team. He can tell what the small community high school can give by consistent practise from Freshmen days. He has not forgotten Coach Huey, who by the way, is training stars in Hollywood. April 11 Nice, foggy New York morning. Ideal for sleep. Had to rouse Charles from his peaceful dreams to answer a call to film an elevated train accident. Atten- tion attracted to a stalwart figure rendering first aid with the quick dexterity of an expert. Were told by passer-by that Dr. Pool answers the “Bill of the Great Doctor.” May 9—Excitement too great to sustain long without breakfast. Attention called to many people passing in and out of an attractive creamy brick building whose win- dows with cheery overhanging baskets, characterized their owners. Central attraction on little dark haired waitress, who was smiling graciously as she served each newcomer with a parfait and a flaxon haired girl bowed you a rose as you left the stveet-smelling confines of that dainty tearoom. Dawned on me when Charles dug me in the ribs and pointed to a sign, “Hollister and Yeoman.” May 10—Henry broke upon my peaceful Sunday afternoon reading—Imagine be- ing interrupted when deeply engrossed in Tennyson’s “In Memoriam,” really find more pleasure than in the zoo or Theda Bara. “Found my old French Professor. Has a studio on 64th. Come on over and see