Danville High School - Medley Yearbook (Danville, IL)

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Cl ass Officers JZ? President. - PAUL M. TRUEBLOOD Vice-President, - - ALICE M. LUDDEX Sec'y-Treas., - FLETCHER (). Me FA ELAN I) Historian. - - - LILLIAN SCHNEIDER Prophet, - • DWIGHT H. HOLMES Athletic Director, - LEWIS W. GASS The Staff Editor-in-Chief, - JESSE D. TRUEBLOOD, Jr. Business Manager. - DWIGHT. II HOLMES Associate Editors . . GERTRUDE G. FOX Literary. - - f ALICE M. LUDDEN Socictv. .... IIAZKL A. BLAKE Athletic. - - ■ MARTIN J. GASS Art....................EDWARD L. HALL ‘‘Contributing Artist. - WAYNE B. DA VIES ♦Not a member of the High School this car.

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THe Faculty SOPHIA NOTT I.EAL, Latin. A. B. I'niversity of Illinois. Post-Graduate University of Illinois. 97. EDWIN I). MARTIN, Principal. History Pli. B. tihioStatc University. MARN H. HAW KINS. Mathematics. BEATRICE TI PPER, Mathematics F RA NCES 1 »EA RS()N MEEKS English and History. Danville Hi h School; Cornell I’niversity, Itnaca. X. Y ; B. IM. Michigan Normal College. 9S FLA VILLA GRANT, English Danville High School; A. R. Fort Worth University, CLARA LOI ISE ROSS, English a d Herman Mt. Vernon. O.. High School ; A. B Lake Forest University, 03. ROSCOE M. IHKKL Herman. Pli.B University of Wooster. JOHN WILLIAM LITTLE. Biology. E. E. B., B S. I)« Pauw University. SAMI'EL C. SAYERS. Physicsand Chemistry. B. S. DePatiw University.

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The Two Literary Societies Officers, (lQOS- ) Atiibnakum President, Vice-President, Secretary. A DAK I AX President, Vice-President, Secretary, JZ? A LICK LUPDKN JAMES GREENEBAUM PAUL TRUEBLOOI) DWIGHT HOLMES LOUIS SIMMONS STELLA FINNEY T”IHK Athenaeum and Adarian Literary Societies which for about eight year hive ad lei glory to tic IX II. S were for.n • I and supported for three years l»y Prof. J E Bryan. Before tins, programs were given tirst by the Eclectic and Standard societies, but when th se ceased to exist they were givni i i 1 ■p;n lrnrly. In ft • latter case, however, it was f nnd that rivalry wa, ncede I to excite the interest and enthusiasm of the students and as a result the Ath •uaetnn and Adarian Literary Societies were formed It has been the custom tints far f .reach society during the schu .1 year to give f ur progrun, and to war 1 the end of each year, usualv'about tie middle of Mav. t » have a contest between the two. These li ivc shown to the publ c the skill of thosi taking part, an 1 to t i - patro ls, th- progress which w-have made along the Ltcrary line By means of these programs pupils have discovered talent of which they never before had dreamed. Orators, elocutionists, essayists, debaters, cartoonists, and the like have been found in both societies, and their talents used to best benefit themselves and the High School. I'util 1903, the two societies stood equal, as a result of each one’s winning three contests. Last year, however, the Adarians gained a victory over the Athenaeums. — H