Decatur High School - Decanois Yearbook (Decatur, IL)

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Like a grave workman who has time Shall I go on, or have I said enough? enough. Forum, ' 20. Victory Boy, ’19. Wayne Bowman As a man of athletics he is esteem’d. Basket-ball, ’18, ’19, ’20. ’21; Football, ’18, ’19, ’20; Baseball, ’18, ’19, ’20; Class Offi¬ cer, 21. George Campbell Francis Markus Let each man do his best. I would make reason my guide. The Last Will and Testament of the Class of ’21 Whereas, The hour has come when we, the members of the class of ’21, having labored long and diligently, must relinquish the cherished possession of D. H. S. and all its contents, we, the members, declare this to be the last will and testament of the honored class of ’21. To the Juniors we bequeath: The sacred possession of 322—that haven of tranquility and peace. May ye ever protect it from desecration. The Monarch of 322—Miss English. Fail ye not to respect and obey her. The center section of the Auditorium. Let it be occupied with as much dignity by the class of ’22. Room D. The haunt of ye Editors and Business Managers and a few others. May it prove as inspiring as they have found it. The Lockers of the third floor corridor. Fill them not with waste paper and old Literary Digests. The Senior instructors—whom you cannot escape and whose good will is a treasure you must possess or you perish. The Virgil and Physics and English 8—those studies reserved for sedate and wise Seniors. These things do we bequeath to you, oh Junior Class, that by them you shall gain the lofty heights which we now seem to occupy. Sealed and signed this tenth day of May in the Year of Our Lord Nineteen Hundred and Twenty-One. THE CLASS OF 1921. Notary Public—Rayen Tyler. Page Twenty-Nine

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c Decano is Cordelia Wilson Arthur Wilcox William Whiftieki Helen Whitman Van Win i Van White • And like consuming, silent sphinx uas he. William Whitfield The office shows the man. President, Class of ’21; Rotaro, ’18; Deca- nois Staff. ’21; Football, ’18, ’19. ’20. 21; Basket-ball. ’18, ’19, ’20. ’21; Baseball, ’18 ’19; Representative, ’20, ’21: Athletic Board of Control, ’20, ’21; Valedictorian, ’21. Helen Whitman Thy silent countenance often speaks. Poster Club, ’20, ’21. Arthur Wilcox am strongly in favor of the fashions of the times. Cordelia Wilson cannot tell how the truth may he; say the tale as ' twas said to me. G. A. A., ’18, ’19; Junior Art League. ’20, ’21 ; Aristos, ’21. Gertrude Wilson li e think a business woman thou wilt he Junior Art League, ’20; Orchestra, ’20. Lela Winegarner A perfect woman, nobly planned, To warn, to comfort, and command. Aristos, ' 20, ’21 ; Observer, Editor, ’21; Girls’ Glee Club, ’21; Delta, ’20; Repre¬ sentative. ’20; Review Story Contest (first prize), ’21. Blanche Winston Good nature and good sense must ever join. G. A. A., ’19, ’20, ’21; Hike Club. ’19, ’20. 21; Baseball, ’19; Basket-ball, ’20: Hockey, ’20, ' 21 ; Music Memory Contest (second prize), ’21. Dewitt Zeicler am a soldier and unapt to weep Or to exclaim at fortune’s fickleness. U. S. Marines, 1918. Harry Ziegler A tall and slender man of grace and knowl¬ edge. Forum. ’20. ’21 ; Mask and Wig, ’20, ’21; Decanois Staff. ’21 ; Seven Keys to Bald- pate, ’21 ; The Wealthy Upstart, ’21. Page Twentv-Eight

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Decanois- ' ytf Senior Class History Just as there are four stages in the life of the butterfly, so there have been four in the High School life of the class of ’21. When we entered as Freshmen in the fall of ' 17 we were, to all appearances, dormant. But, like the tiny egg of the butterfly, there was something happening within that Freshman Class. What did we do? We bought a Liberty Bond! And so we were not wholly lifeless. W hen school opened in September. 1918, we were Sophomores. A change had come over this class of ’21. We, like the caterpillar, were a living thing, feeding on knowledge, and growing in wisdom. As a result of this six Sophomores were awarded silver deltas in the spring. Nor did our ability lie only along intellectual lines. The Sophomore basket-ball girls won the championship. Then, too, we still kept up our patriotism, and a Sophomore room won the United War Work Campaign. With these achievements in our favor the class of ' 21 entered its third stage of development as Juniors. Just as the caterpillar spins a silken web about itself, so we began to spin a web of preparedness about the class of ' 21. With Neil Arrington as our president, great things were accomplished. The Junior party was a glorious success; the Junior-Senior reception was surely a credit to our class. So our Junior year was ended. At last the fourth stage of our High School career was reached, and the class of ' 21 burst its web and came forth, like the butterfly, ready for real work. Before the butterfly can go out into the world it must exercise its wings, so before we leave this place of learning, we must exercise our abilities. In order that we might be assured of a successful year we elected William Whitfield as our leader. Our Senior boys did marvelous work on the football field and on the basket-ball floor. The Senior girls again won the basket¬ ball championship. First, second, and fourth prizes in the Review Story Contest were won bv Seniors. At the Senior party everyone enjoyed a splen¬ did time around our Christmas tree. Now as Commencement Day draws near, and we, like the butterfly, leave this place so dear to us, let us each one endeavor to do only those things that will bring honor to our class of ' 21. Lela Winegarner, ’21. Page Thirty