Dakota High School - Talebearer Yearbook (Dakota, IL)

Text from Pages 1 - 40 of the 1932 volume:

Lg L. 'QXXXX s-xx xxxx v'3 THE TALEBEARER Puhlzshul Inf lhz Sl NIOR CI ASS fn' lhv DAKOTA HIGH SCHOOL DAKOTA. lI,l,lNOIS Vwlumur SI-WN iii. -l.t'.r pal nf4r.r4.--,.r4'14f--ar--4-Ar,-,f,f,7,p,pg.' T mf S9 -X- ':+g:.. A ' U uf e ..f...1..:.:m.::n NN - - -N . 5 - -. -,,.,.,.......-.-I -, fx. , PS - , . ,4,, Ab ., -Q A ,Vx A, 7 -.-' A ,fa -.A+ . of X . Vo s -X 5I'vs,5' ' DEDICATION In appreciation of a life of service to our Community ana' School, we dedicate this UTalebearer to the memory of the late Wallace T. Hutchinson. A genial personality, a kindly friend. , QR FOREWORD Ihul you may in mvmory lcIl20 u uoyagv hack lo Ihe School Days ol' 'il and '52, recall fond I77Cl77OI'l.CX, cmd relive lhose happy days, this volume of The 'lxulcllcclrern is published. .Z Jzfpvw: b 'wWNdGnu!.-Kw.r . 'Hula Uv. W 0'9'HM..ww 15. w.aem.,+..fn 4fLblf01I' am.: AA. -wedul fwotl, Ahobod- fxumd-had-Mu,-5ule,h,,ux. klumqxwvguw-v. fwu1n0Aa.t. 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'3fE.'f.3.: f THE SCHOOL N uv I , x . , ,' x 4 1 I Q kf N 4- 1 N , v ' e X 1, Y ti .1 xx L I -4' U , N ' as ' f ff -.L '- ' L., f , f ,,,+, f gmmmfmmnmmm THE TALEBEARER Board of Education LESTER WIRTH President of Board of Education ELMER VEHMEIER Secretary of Board of Education ELMER FISHER Member of Board of Education CONRAD WEIMER Member of Board of Education RAY FEHR Member of Board of Education For us this worthy Group of five, With every stroke Of effort, strive To make this place With learning shine So we might call it Treasure, Mine. ma Page Six 32 'A Z, I m lMHDmHmI EHIm Faculty HELEN V. CONWAY, AB. Principal of High School, English ROBERT G. BRIGGS, B.S. Agriculture, General Science, Basketball ILA FERN WARREN. A.B. Latin, History, Civics, Dramatics D. EMERSON STITZEL, A.B. Mathematics, Physics, Gym, Kittenball, Track MAXINE E. COOK, AB. f i Clothing, Biology, Geography, Music, Gym One thing to us Above all the rest Is most surely The Noblest and Best. Of all the gifts Which God can send There is that one Our Truest Friend. 1 9 3 2 lImm Page Seven D ' I . ...- . . A 'nf DON ANGLE Ambition-To get a back seat. Guilty of-Everything. HYGLUU DALE BARR Ambition--To succeed. Guilty of-Never expressing himself. Be sure you're right then proceed. EDITH BEAR Ambition-To paint clouds with Sunshine. Guilty of-Always smiling. From her those about her shall read the perfect ways of honor. JEANETTE BOTTORF Ambition-To do good and vanquish evil. Guilty of-Serious friendliness. So sweet the blush of bashfulness E'en pity scarce could wish it less. GLADYS BRUBAKER Ambition-Rose-covered Cottage. Guilty of- This here -and That there. Is she not passing fair? ETHEL GERMAIN Ambition-Another A grade. Guilty of-Hard study and devoted friendship. A soul of flower-a well of lofty thought. LOIS GRAYBILL Ambition-To use a Rolling Pin. CRoll it not throw it.D Guilty of-Kind words and sympathetic nature As pure as a Pearl, and as perfect. MARIE HENZE Ambition-To smooth some rugged path. Guilty of-Being perfect to the perfect one. Content to follow where we lead the way. NELLIE HENZE Ambition-To take unto herself a Husband. Guilty of-A loving nature. A Maid who modesty conceals. ELWYN LAWLER Ambition-To get everything cleared up. Guilty of-Resolute action. To get things done lay bashfulness aside, Who fears to ask doth teach to be denied. LEONA MESSMAN Ambition-To go places and do things. Guilty of-Vamping. Or light or dark. or short or tall, 4 She sets a spring. to snare them all. EZRA PEILE Ambition-To get his Ford started. Guilty of-Bashfulness. See now what'd I tell you. CLARENCE RIEMER Ambition-To shelf all books. V Guilty of-Studying how not to study. V Aw Shux IRIS SHIPPY Ambition-To lend a willing hand. W Guilty of-A blushing nature. g ln her tongue is the law of kindness. E HAROLD THOREN U Ambition-To learn about this thing, the Earth. , Guilty of-Some six feet or so. As proper iz man as one shall see on a Summer's dag. ' LESTER VANMATRE Ambition-To grow up. f Guilty of--Trying to grow up. . He was a burning and shining light. l LESTER WELLS Ambition- to show the world some fun. Guilty of-Four o'clock in the morning. ' A man's a man for a' that. LEE YEOMAN Ambition-To acquire ambition. Guilty of-Free transportation. None but himself can be his parallel. GRACE ZIMMERMAN Ambition-To look well and do likewise. g 1, Q Guilty of-Pure heart and clean mind. T' A . A Rosebud set with little wilful thorns. A .......A Page Nine . In p 'E Seniors Edith Bear ,,......A,.....-.....,AA..........,, President Grace Zimmerman ..,,, ......... V ice-President Clarence Riemer ,..,. .....,...,.... . -ffreasurer Lester Wells ....................,,,..,i,..,,,.., Secretary Harold Thoren ,.i,.............i,, Student Council 'In 1928 when the ship Knowledge started out, the lower deck was occupied by a crew of 29. They chose for their captain Edith Bear. Green and White were their colors and they upheld their motto Always Ready. In 1932 they achieved the upper deck, al- though during their four years ten of their crew had been lost at sea. DALE BLUNT Godfrey RUTH DIEMER Ruthie EVELYN FEHR ll-Eve!! ELVIN FISHER Buster NELDA LAWLER Nelda HELEN LINCOLN Giggles Juniors Doris Vehmeier .,...............,. .. .i....... Presiden! Elvin Fisher .................,........ Vice-President Dorothy Nott ........ - ................ ----Treasurer Nelda Lawler. ,,,........,.............. .. ..... Secretary Ruth Diemer--. ..................... Student Council Twelve Jolly Juniors are aboard the Good Ship Knowledge and out on Life's great sea. Although they have lost several members they still have a nice crew. With their ambitions high they cling together under the motto Onward and Forward to Knowledge. They expect to sight land in another year. .1-. 4. v Page Ten AVIS MEIER Abbie LEE MEINERT Lee LEO MITCHELL Miles DORCTHY NOTT Dorf FRED SUTTER Fritz DORIS VEHMEIER Short Sophomores 4 Corinne Kloepping .......,...,............ President Florence Vehmeier ....... ....... V ice-President Raymond Fehr .............................. Treasurer Louis Heck ..,................................. Secretary Veneta Thoren ......... .. ......... Student2CounciI Twenty bold sophisticated Smphornores standing faithfully with their captain, Cor- inne Kloepping, have reached another station in their trip on their good ship. With inemo- ries of these happy days they intend to sail still farther saying, With the Ropes of the Present we will ring the Bells of the Future. Freshmen Burrell Schmeltzer. .........,,.......,...... President Ruby Rayhorn .......... ........ V ice-President Dora Mae Tracyt. ......... - ..,,,.......... Treasurer Marion Myers .......................... Secretary Melvin Sch rademeier. .....,.... Student Council Twenty-three Freshmen have attained the lower deck of Knowledge They have chosen Burrell Schmeltzer for their Cafain. With ambition clear and with undiminished zeal they hope to reach their destinationiin three more years. ' Page Eleven Rmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm THE TALEBEARER Sophomores Q, 2'..Q 1 MILDRED BLACK VIRGIL BARR M Bashful Betty N, PAULINE BEAR i ' b 3 I'm Happy When You're Happy g p:,' ,..,h . . ,,., P KATHLEEN BELKNAP 'T I'll Take You Home Again V' fi Lk:.,L'LLL I j ':.. Q, Melancholy Yodel Blues 5 ,:., DONALD FEHR as 'F A I MMT.h.D1d ,- , eet e omg t in ream an I Wt K A y X' A RAYMOND PEHR I ,L Guilty f T - All DOROTHY GERMAIN Q Down by the Old Mill Stream T IVAN GERMAIN : ,,., ' 'Innocent' ' I E Louis HECK A ' A Sonny Boy ? T ' . , Salt Q AX. LYLE HECK I Ain't We Crazy? CORINNE KLEOPPING A g Silver Threads Among the Gold W RUTH KUHLMEIER g if up Lonesome and Sorry J I ROSLYN SHIPPY 54,2 , When Irish Eyes Are Smiling I ti', WAYNE SHIPPY ' i gt, Around the Corner Q 1 RUTH SCHROEDER Q A yy' Till We Meet Again T TA ' VENETA THoREN T A E Just a Blue-Eyed Blond 31 MABLE TIELKMEIER I A W Let the Rest of the World Cwo By fr, if iiii ,fi FLORENCE VEHMEIER in A Ho Hum! CHARLOTTE WEIMER A Bye Bye Blues f,f A U, MARGARET YOUNG E Three O'C1ock in the Morning X X f 5 Q ei ll YI ,.. I 1 1 'ENS f ' ,. u 11 S' I Y T S' YQ ' Page Twelve : MARJORIE ZIMMERMAN ' ' Sleepy Town Express Freshmen JOYCE BALTZER How Dry I Am . -K KENNETH BEAR P That Little Boy of Mine VE,,,A- I 1 1 pl RICHARD BOYER -I J' t' Q'2 ' I Am a Gay Cavalier r in WILLARD HENZE ' 'iKeep Your Sunny Side Up 'Mi I, MILDRED ISERMAN Drifting and Dreaming pf? I MYRNICE KERCHNER You're Driving Me Crazy I ROY KINZER 2 1 When It's Night Time in Nevada GRACE LAPP Q Sleepytime Gal ' ' Y Y MERVIN MECK - fi.. My Father's Brown Derby l lll ARVID MEIER I Henry Made a Lady Out of Lizzie Q, CHARLES MEINERT 'flz - 7 A .ALet's Get Friendly , fb T NEVA MITCHELL ,C tm I A Jolly Good Fellow H MARIAN MYERS . ' Broken Hearted I JOYCE PRICE V Litre Pal RUBY RAYHORN I Where Did You Get Those Eyes? by i : ' ' f 'ii BURRELL SCHMELTZER CVIQ q -. I'm a Ding-Dong Daddy from Dumus f MELVIN- SCHADERMEIER 1 i , Q, I Don't Know Why Q MILDRED SHOEMAKER ' . Happy Days f ALVIN TOELKE Heartaches DORA MAE TRACY Tennessee Mountain Gal WILLIE TRUESSEL Ham and Eggs REVA JEAN WESTPHAL Painting the Clouds with Sunshine WILLIAM ZIMMERMAN Steamboat Bill Page Thirteen ' 'x v' f 1 Wm 4 -' Y ' . A, Q J fb 1' F f 1 f' f ' 'ff ar4,'1 J 'w.,l.,4.Afv1f 4. MA. 1,4-Z1 ' - -W1 en,-v A'4'--ff'--V , ,Q . ,., , i, Q2 Y M,-. 1,Y.1-I'l F 4 ixn, 1 us ..,, XJ4 ' Et 'ELL ,vvvlui-J V'-4-J - 'IV' X ' 5 , ' X Y , f Wg , ' , 464 ,J ,f-qxivrrl '4f 9-04 -fm ' .QI ti ' lf, fm, -if-Su 4 af, 'V in U 1 1 f 4 W 1 ,P 2 j ff . 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Emerson Stitzel Each year the Senior Class plans the yearbook for the school. Each suc ceeding staff try to make it an interpretation of the events of that particular year. This year the Staff has Worked hard in trying by means of this Annual to portray our real school life. It is the hope that as you look at it in years to come you will recall the happy hours spent in D. C. H. S. Page Sixteen r i Student Council Senior President SS . Senior S. C. Member Junior President e,,.,, S ,,,,,, Junior S. C, Member S Edith Bear Harold Thoren S SS Doris Vehmeier S SS Ruth Diemer Sophomore President S SSSSSS SS Corinne Kloepping Sophomore S. C. Member Freshman President S SS SS Freshman S. C. Member President S Secretary SSSSSS Advisor SS S SS SS SS SVeneta Thoren Burrell Schrneltzer Melvin Schrademeier Harold Thoren Veneta Thoren S Miss Conway The Student Council is an organization composed of the President. and one other member from each class. During the year there are many projects which are carried on by this group as a means of Student participation in School Government or in other things affecting Student Work. The Student Council sponsors Big Brother and Sister Day, plans for Literary Contests, helps with student finance. and many other items of major and minor importance. Page Seventeen mmmmmmm HDHHQDDJIDHIEUIIIDJJJJJIDJILFI Mmm THE 53.7 - K TALEBEARER r mmmwg Basketball ROBERT BRIGGS, Coach Worthy of no little credit for the fine Spirit shown by the team. ELWYN LAWLER, Captain Plucky, determined and on the spot. A severe loss to next year's team. LEE MEINERT The bringing home the bacon player. A skillful player. IVAN GERMAIN ' Lots of Pep and Ginger. He's hard to stop. DONALD FEHR V A plucky basketball player. Knows how to stop 'em. MELVIN SCHRADEMEIER A worthy Freshman player. With ex- perience he will become a good guard. . I v t Basketball One of the biggest accomplishments of the Basketball season this year was the develop- ing of so much inexperienced material into a team, The outstanding newcomers in the game were Schrademeier, Kinzer and Charles Meinert. The more experienced players deserving of special mention are Lawler, Lee Meinert, Don Fehr, and Germain. There were several very interesting Confer- ence and non-Conference games this year, although Dakota was not successful in win- ning a majority of the games. Page Eighteen . J. , , ' an 1 aa THE TALEBEARER Basketball O LEO VMITCHELL An eye for the basket. A good sub, DALE BLUNT ' A determined spirit. A good guard. CHARLES MEINERT , .More of the Meinert Basketball talent. ELVICN PISHER a Though handicapped by size he can play Basketball. V RAYMOND FEI-IR Is learning how to handle the ball-a threat for 1932 and '33. ' ROY KINZER CNO Picturej A staunch guard. Another threat for next year. ' v w Basketball After the Conference season closed, we entered the County Tournament at Orange- ville, but after pushing cars through snow- blocked roads, the boys were unable to win their first game. Meeting the same team at the District Tournament, however, our local boys brought home a victory. The fol- lowing evening our team was defeated by a strong quintet from Winslow. Thus ended the season. 1 l 1 i 1 if J ' + . -w rl , A it I 1 T . Page N inereeiz if 4 . .4 THF. TALEBEARER mmmmm Kittenball Picture this scene: Four o'clock and a grand rush of cars for the kittenball field. A crowd of enthusiastic rooters soon gather beside the diamond. The cheer leader arrives and starts off with a peppy yell. Then a school song comes floating on the air. Hmm! Must be going to have a game tonight. We'll have to go out and see it. Yessireel They are opening the season with a game with Forreston. You have pictured an actuality at Dakota. Dakota had an interesting season this year. The team was loyally sup- ported by an enthusiastic group of students rooters throughout the season. Although Dakota has not had a successful season in view of the number of games won, the team has shown a fine spirit throughout the season. Every- one seemed to enter the game with a sportsmanlike attitude. First to mention in the lineup is Captain Lawler. our dependable infielder as well as batter. Wells. our first baseman and home-run hitter, together with Lawler, will be missed next year. Lee Meinert, assisted by Kinzer, served the important position of pitcher. Although Kinzer is only a Freshman, he has shown great possibilities at the pitcher's box. Reimer and Fehr held important infield positions. Fisher, Germain. Thoren. Schrademeier, and Zimmerman are worthy of mention as flelders. Schrademeier and Fisher, in particular, performed very creditably in their respective places. Although losing several members through graduation, the remainder of the team should serve as a nucleus from which a fine team can be built next year. A group of enthusiastic Freshmen have shown interest and ability and should develop into good kittenball players. Page '1 wenty mmm m THE TALEBEARER imm m Track The 1931 track team had an interesting season. It was composed of good material and altogether presented a strong team. The team first performed at Pecatonica in an invitational meet. Journeying to Shannon, we had an interest ing dual meet with them. We lost to them by a small margin, despite the fact that we were without the services of two point getters, Moss and Westphal The next was a dual meet with the Freeport Reserves. This proved to be an exciting event, After all events but the relay were over, it was found that the score was tied. Then our flashy relay team went into action and won the day The relay team in particular deserves special mention. Composed of Kurtz Meinert, Lawler, and Westphal, it was defeated only once this season. That was at Pecatonica, where they took second place, The last and most important was the County Meet held at Lena on May 16. Here Dakota took second place, losing to Orangcville by only a very few points. Those winning points in the County Meet were: Kurtz, taking second in 220-yard dash, tied for second in standing broad jump, third place in the 100-yard dash, and ran as anchor man on the winning relay team. Wells, taking first in pole vault and fourth in standing broad jump. Germain, taking second place in one-half mile run and first in mile run Meinert. taking second place in pole vault, tied for fourth in high jump and ran on winning relay team. Moss, taking third in high jump. Westphal, taking first in standing broad jump, fifth in shot put, and ran on the winning relay team. Lawler, taking fourth in running broad jump, and ran on winning relay team. Smith. taking third place in tennis. With the present outlook, the 1932 season should be a successful one. Page Twenty one -ar , l F Qi l-,v ' - A I A 5. ' Q . . , +Q T li' I g , ,A.. .. .., t :-, :ivlvk A , nil' Q V kg W V 41, as F if, V ' p . .A. 2 ':'2 ff . .. . -' Q 1 ,. . A , , T si ll' ra . , ' .,...,,, Dalitonian Literary Society This year about thirty-seven bold and brave sailors scanned the seas for stray vessels and enemy ships. At mid-ocean they met with a great sea storm. Their mighty ship Dalitonia splashed on the rough ocean while billows raged and gales blew with ferocity. Ah! The captain sights an approaching vessel. Yes, a whole fleet of them. Warlike ships with their colors flying in the wind. lt is the Lakohis, bad sea pirates. Everyone on deck! Torches lit! And cannons loaded! The approaching vessel puffs her sails and there, glooms the dark, broad seas, awaiting the attack. The battle is on! Cannons roar, battle flags are furled. war drums throb and greasy mates plunge about. The heaven is filled with shouting and a spray of ghastly dew fills the air. Alasl Roy Kinzer pitches a ball that the Lakohis cannot hit and the bold pirate is out, The ball is a bomb which bursts into flames and it is not long until the entire ship is demolished. Ammunition is growing short. Three more ships on each side and the storm is increasing in danger. Basketball, Literary, and Track. Who are going to be the victors? The Lakohis throw a torch on the 'ADalitonia Basketball and she sinks also, Too bad! The lightning illuminates the heaven and We dimly see two pirates jump on the Dalitonia and stab two cf our best men, namely Oration and Declarna- tion. Vocal solo also on that Literary ship becomes very angry and cata- pults these trouble makers. Into the ocean they go. The Lakohis win this also. The men left on our side are ready to strike the Lakohis Track. Both sides are fairly even. A new supply of ammunition is discovered by a sharp- eyed mate and we are ready to witness the battle's end. How will it come out? Let's hope the Dalitonia will be the victor and rid the infested seas of this menace, the Pirates. Page Twenty-two Q' M g.. I 5 .W .,,, f V Q. V 1 g V Eh :ZV D v :D A , , . x -if ,Ai ii iii ' . w ' A 4' 51- - V I ' . gyms 1, b .Tx l W L- IX li-Q W V ,, gl ---.gn 7-I --I . Q My i . , .I . V Lakohi Literary Society Our School is composed of two ships and crews, the Dalitonians and the Lakohis. The crews engage in friendly combat at fixed periods throughout the year. Each crew is composed of about forty Sailors. The first Contest this year was the Kittenball Game. The Lakohi Crew showed themselves superior by winning the fracas. Both sides entered the next combat with even more spirit, determination, and zeal, but again the Lakohis carried off the honors in the Basketball Game. The Dalitonians fought nobly but to no avail. Finally one of the biggest skirmishes of the year is planned. Everyone prepares himself for the event, every Sailor does his bit to add to the colorfulness of the affair. It is the Literary battle for which they prepare. Each Sailor com- petes with his own crew flrst to see who shall represent the Lakohi. Real talent comes to the front in the persons of Don Angle, Clarence Riemer, Leona Messman, Marie Henze, Lester Wells, and Kathleen Belknap. Again the good ship Lakohi comes out ahead. Last of all came Track but at the present time this is an unfinished battle-both crews having temporarily retired before com- ing together for the final struggle. I-Iere's to the Lakohis, may they win again. Qi I' . W. ,J Z l, -L-. 4' J La. fc g fi fl 'Q ' 1 ,ff .2 ,- ,oaafo ' .H -11' f L1 0 'LQ ' '. 'Ml '- ' 'Oi y 5 - . f ,,, r ' ' 'I ' V 1 I ii T if i - 1 A-.fa-of PV' ' -fl TLA' C ,I ,Q ., W. , . flflvfff CHA' T' i 'W - L ' .e H W ' L v . . ' A H -L - ix . - 4' ff r' Jaaf' ' , 'if fi ff' I ' L C 'X 1 nf' iq, TL QAQI' Clark .ii .. .. . , - - lv X Ej'fZ'f,4g,1g.af1, L VL 1. 1 ' Page Twenty-three School Literary and Music Contest On March 2, 1932, the two Dakota ships. the Lakohi and the Dalitonian, started on their voyage toward the first halt, the elimi- nation contest. After much sweat and toil on the part of the crews they arrived on March 25, There was much excitement to be seen among the crew of each vessel. As a result of this stop, where the best of each crew were chosen to go farther on the journey, these were outstanding: ORATION LAKOIH l. Clarence Reimer 2. Don Angle DAl.lTONlAN l. Joyce Baltzer Z. Harold Thoren DECLAMATION LAKOI ll l. Leona Messman 2, Marie Henze IJALITONIAN l. Ruth Kuhlmeier 2. Reva Jean Westphal VOCAL SOLO LAKOHI 1. Kathleen Belknap 2. Lester Wells DALITONIAN l. Ruth Deimer 2. Charlotte Weimer These chosen few sailed on until they reached the island, Inter-society contest, on April l. Here again the best qualified were chosen to continue the journey until they came to the final destination on April 8. These few were: ORATION l. Don Angle, Lakohi 2. Clarence Reimer. Lakohi DECLAMATION l. Leona Messman. Lakohi 2. Reva Jean Westphal, Dalitonian VOCAL SOLO l. Ruth Deimer, Dalitonian 2. Charlotte Weimer. Lakohi Those receiving first place sailed on to rep- resent Dakota at the County Contest at the Dakota High School Gymnasium on April 8, with the result that the following won the indicated places, giving Dakota first place in the contest: ORATION 2. Don Angle DECLANIATION 1. Leona Messman VOCAL SOLO l. Ruth Deimer Page Twenty-four wmmmam-nm THE TALEBEARER mmf Senior Play The Senior Class presented to the commu- nity of Dakota the play, Once in a Life- time, on November 20, 1931. This play was somewhat different from any play here- tofore presented by Seniors. It took us to the land of gypsies. Konrad, a gypsy boy who had been adopted by Big Jeff and Mrs. Ross when he was a tiny baby. meets a tribe of gypsies in his town. He is attracted to the gypsy camp on the edge of the village by the smiles of the charming gypsy girl, Zara, with whom he falls in love. The night after the visit of the gypsies, Konrad steals away to their camp. Only Laurie. a niece of Mr. and Mrs. Ross, knows of his departure. When he arrives at the gypsy camp he is welcomed by all but Stan, Zara's gypsy lover. He is treated to some gypsy brew while watch- ing the gypsy dancing and listening to their songs. He stays in the camp all night. While sleeping he dreams of the fabled city of Centuria and the colorful life of the gyp- sies. He dreams that the gypsies are trying to get his money. When he awakes he finds that the gypsies are gone and so is his money. He blames them for taking it but soon finds out that a villager has taken it. He then returns to the village and to Laurie. CAST Oli CHARACTERS Konrad. adopted son of Ross .. . Clarence Reimer Jeff Ross, proprietor of the Vagabond . Harold Thoren Emily Ross, his wife ...,.. . Laurie York, niece of Mrs. Ross Stella, a domestic ..... .. .. Rodney, a town character.. .. The Daya-of the Gypsy Tribe The D'aro-of the Gypsy Tribe Katinka, their daughter.. . Carmena, their daughter .... Zara. their daughter .. . L... Stan, Zara's sweetheart .,... . . . Grace Zimmerman Halsted Dinsmorc. an author . . Leona Messman . .,... . .Iris Shippy . Lester Wells .. Ezra Pfile Ethel Germain .. .. Dale Barr Marie Henle Avis Meier . .. .. -Edith Bear , .. Don Angle Gypsies . . Elwyn Lawler. Lee Yeoman, Lois Graybill. Lester Van Matre. Clifford Wagner, Gladys Brubaker Business Manager . .. .... ..... N ellie Henze Director. . . . Miss Warren JUNIOR PLAY The Junior Class will present their play, The Whoofenpooff' a farce comedy in three acts by George Milton Savage and Edouard Peltret, on May 6. at the High School Gym- nasium. The cast of characters is as follows: Dad Ketchell . John Liebeck ..,. Deep Liebeck . .. Widow Winters Roarin' Riley . Mrs. Ketchell .,... Wheeler Ketchellq... Mona Lowry..- . Elvin Fisher Fred Sutter ,. . .Doris Vehmeier Ruth Deimer . . Leo Mitchell . . Evelyn Fehr .. Lee Meinert Dorothy Nolt 2 ' rmtummmmmm ,...,m,..,E7Q Page Twenty-five , Q 111 I wig.. ' Y K , .. 1 'X , , . I yy A, lv!! ' 'v P' K My . 'yl . ' X AX' , Sw, ' '- , L , C , 1 . M67 at ff 4 KJ N V ,LU 9175, 1 ' f , ! cf- . ' : n I 1, , I 4 . X ' - U, y v' A k :Q '. 1, ' I I I. , 4 . fl 5 k,4f,f,,f- if ff, f .',Q,.,d , , g,7M,,,,,, WzfW.Q,,W.4ff n - ,D f Jyfwj W! fZf.A50'-77' W I 'Lira IHA, . , Q. QW, 'U VV-iffv'Lf,P A -iffy fmfff' M gf D 1 W, g.'J 1f' I! l,f . ' ' ' 7 I If '4'L , f H 'A Lf :IA ui gf-1,9 ' A Lia, ' J, by , ff. ALL LN. '1 FEATURES X. bu gg Calendar Page Twenty-eight SEPTEMBER 8-School began with the same Dakota spirit. 23-Sophomore Wiener Roast. 25-Junior Wiener Roast. 30-Senior Wiener Roast. OCTOBER 1-Freshman Wiener Roast. 2-Freshmen are duly initiated into D.C. H. S. Miss Cook got lost 7th hour. 5M 6-Lester and Clarence were over an hour late this noon. Use Ethyl, Lester, perhaps it will go faster. 16-End of first 6 weeks-Exams. -Teachers' Institute. 19-23 30-Hallowe'en Party given at Gym by Sophomores and Juniors. NOVEMBER 3-Raymond Eehr fell out of his seat. Down because of the depression. School Chorus made debut by singing at Community Church. Senior Play, Once in a Lifetime. 1:00-1:10 P. M.-Seniors admired new Class Rings. 15- 20- 24- 25-29-Thanksgiving Vacation. DECEMBER l-Did you notice Melvin's spats? 10-We wonder where Van got his inspi- ration. l8-Christmas Concert at Gym. 23-January 3-Christmas Vacation. JANUARY 4-Miss Cook came back to school with a new bob. 10-Everbody disappointed-not much snow. We thought school was out because everyone took their books home but we were fooled because- 28R29-SEMESTER EXAMS. 27- Reward for Discovering Who rang the bell in Biology Class. Why the Juniors want to chew gum. What makes Les Wells late for school be- sides his Ford. Why Melvin talks to Reva so much. Why the Sophomore Girls giggle so much. Who took the knob from the Lab. door. Who's who and what of it. 1.54 1' F Calendar FEBRUARY 5-Farmers' Institute. 22-Washington's Birthday Program given by Seniors. 23-Miss Warren warned the Seniors they would need more paper and pencils in the future for notes. CAnd in this depression, too.j 26-Angle and Wells bought new hub caps today. MARCH 4-Did you see John's new necktie? Color - ? 4--Assembly Program given by Sopho- mores. 18-St. Patrick's Day Party given at Gym by Seniors and Sophomores. 25-Preliminary Literary Contest. APRIL l--Literary Contest between Societies. Lakohis won. Mount Morris Col- lege Trio here. CApri1 Fool jokes in the air.D 6-Clarence must have been fighting. Two black eyes-wonder what the other fellows look like. 7-The secret is out-Clarence was heard to ask Doris for her eyebrow pencil. 8--County Literary Contest held at Dakota. Dakota wins the Cup for the fifth consecutive year. Angle, Messman. and Diemer show the true Dakota spirit. 20-Everyone is wearing new skull caps. 22-Seniors 1972 Prophecy Program. Clarence tells of the Boom-Boom' Game. 22-End of another six weeks. MAY l-JUNE 7-More school, more exams Track Meets, Fleet Day UD, Com mencement, and-see you next year. What Would Happen If The clock would forget to ring the bells? Wayne Shippy combed his hair? Some of the Senior boys were late for Eng lish 4? Helen Lincoln lost her voice? Kathleen forgot her cosmetics? Louis Heck suddenly attained Harold Thor en's heighth? Willie Truessel should become thin? Myrnice Kerchner drove slow? 1 fh Sch: . Page Twenty-ning' Humor v Page Thirty Spud: I'm broke. Les Wells: So am I. Van: Aw, come on, I got a nickel. lOM A dancea. a data, Perchanca, out lata, A Classa, a quizza, No passa, Gee Whizza. MOT Lee M.: The more I read the less I know. Miss Cook: You must be well read. .-OT Miss Warren: Why did Thomas Jefferson Write the Declaration of Independence? Lee Y.: Because he couldn't afford a Secretary. . .TOT V Senior fin Physics Classl : Heat expands, cold contracts. Mr. Stitzel: Give example. Senior: In summer the days are long-in winter the days are short. ici Miss Cook Cin Boys' Chorusj: Burrell, do you sing tenor? Burrell: I guess so, ten or eleven. MOM Riemer: Isn't this funny, we have an Annual Staff meeting every other night. Moi. And a certain Junior says: Life is one fool thing after another. To which a certain Freshman replies: And love is two fool things after each other. .TOT I-Ie: Cold, I-Ion? She: About to freeze. I-Ie: Want my coat. She. No, just the sleeve. .TOT Miss Warren: Lester, what is an oath? Lester: It's the way that fellow I've been owing money talks to me, only I can't say his exact words. i.O.l1 Common sense is about the most uncommon sense there is. MOM BELIEVE IT OR NOT Lester Vwlells wasn't tardy for one whole week. Ruth Kuhlmeier sat perfectly still in class. Gladys Brubaker has a beau. Myrnice Kerchner and his Chevie Truck was passed by Red I-Ienze and his Ford. Humor Lee: When do the leaves begin to turn? Fred: The night before Exams. 101 TOAST TO THE TEACHERS I-Iere's to the teachers Long may they live: Even as long As the lessons they give. 101 Van Cto Mr. Stitzelj : Did you fall? Mr. Stitzel: How utterly imbecile. Of course not. My body possessing motion produced an impact with a sta- tionary solid substance which by the law of inertia resisted the force applied to it and destroyed my equilibrium. so not being able to break or defy the law of gravitation, I suc- cumbed to the inevitable and assumed this horizontal position. 101 The most dangerous thing about a Ford is the nut that holds the steering wheel. 101 If at First you don't succeed you'll never get to Second. . 101 Teacher: What tense is 'l'm beautiful'? Don: Past. 101 Pressing engagements aren't always with the tailor. 101. To the thin: Don't eat fast. To the fat: Don't eat. Fast. 101 And there is the new Scotchman's Football Yell: Rah, Rah, Rah, Rah. Rah. Rah, Rah-Get that Quar- terbackf' 101 Miss Cook: Order, please. Leo: I'll take a ham sandwich. 101 BELIEVE IT OR NOT Miss Warren forgot to be serious for ten minutes yesterday. ., . Elvin Fisher hasn't grown an inch. , The Freshmen are all sick-lovesick. 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Marie Henze leaves her disposition to Grace Lapp. Lester VanMatre leaves his ability to write composi- tions to Virgil Barr. Iris Shippy bequeaths her easy-going attitude to Helen Lincoln. Clarence Riemer leaves his running skill to Willie Truessel. Nellie Henze leaves her line to Pauline Bear. Ezra Plile leaves his Bus line to Mildred Shoemaker. wishing her success. Edith Bear leaves her quiet ways to the Sophomore Girls. Dale Barr bequeaths his vocabulary to Ruth Schroeder. Elwyn Lawler wills his cap to Willie Henze to keep his hair from burning. Lois Graybill wills her singing ability to Mabel Tielkemeier. Lester Wells wills his nervousness and bashfulness to Joyce Baltzer, hoping she can overcome it better than he did. Grace Zimmerman wishes to leave the running of the Chevie to her sister Marjorie. Lee Yeoman wills his innocent expression to Dale Blunt. Leona Messman leaves her blushing ability to Florence Vehmeier. Harold Thoren wishes to leave his American History Recitations to Dale Blunt. Ethel Germain wishes to leave her talent in translat- ing Latin to Mildred lserman. Gladys Brubaker bequeaths her ability to stay awake in school to Doris Vehmeier. Jeanette Bottorf leaves her serenity to Lee Meinert. The Senior Class leaves to the Juniors their skill in making out History Reports and in keeping their History Notebooks up to date. To the Sophomores they leave their demure and dignified characteristics: and to the Freshmen they bequeath their power to control them- selves in all situations. 'inf' Class Prophecy Lee Yeoman, the noted Radio Musician. can be heard over Station F.L.O.P. next week. Nellie and Marie I-lenze are busy helping with the work on their respective farms. Lester Wells has just organized an Orchestra which is said to equal or surpass that of Ben Bernie. Ethel Germain has been hired as the new Latin ln- structor at Dakota High School. Dale Barr is vacationing from his Research Work for a few years and is janitoring at D. C. H. S. Grace Zimmerman won the Husband Calling Con- test at the Trask Bridge Picnic recently. Iris Shippy is the fastest woman corn husker in the State of Illinois. She will represent her state in the National Contest. Harold Thoren and Elwyn Lawler are planning to explore an Island in the Pacific Ocean which is thought to be inhabited with only Wild Life. Edith Bear and Lois Graybill. known as Sugar and Ginger the Cookie Harmony Girls from Dakota, are spending their vacation in Northern Canada. Ezra Pfile is the owner and proprietor of the small store where Ed Schmeltzer used to be. Leona Messman is still trying to decide what to do. Gladys Brubaker and Jeanette Bottorf are keeping house near Pecatonica. No, not together. Clarence Riemer has just invented a Scientinc Machine to control the weather. Lester VanMatre, who has just returned from his expedition in the African Jungles, will give a lecture on his trip and relate some of his narrow escapes from the Wild Animals as well as certain groups of Natives. Don Angle has been elected Mayor of Dakota. Page Thirty-six 44