Flanagan High School - Syllabus Yearbook (Flanagan, IL)

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12 'THE SYLLABUS CLASS HISTORY. It was on a bright September morning in the year 1910, that a number of boys and girls could be seen going to the high school building in Flanagan. They were a merry and self-important looking crowd, for they had re- ceived their eighth grade diplomas the year before and were going to enter F. H. S. as freshmen. . This class consisted of eighteen boys and girls from the city of Flanagan and the surrounding county, and they were all anxious to take up their school duties. The teachers for that year were H. G. Barnhart, principal, and Bliss Henieksman, assistant principal, both of whom the scholars were proud. Our course of study that year consisted of German, English. Literature, Algebra and Economics. The latter study proved to be a diliicult subject for most of the students, as was shown in the semester examination. Xllheu we returned to school in 1911, as sophomores, our number had de- creased from eighteen to ten. This year we had a new principal in the place of Mr. llarnhart, his name, as we soon learned, was W. Il. Hill. Another new arrival, who soon became uoteil for her attentiveneas during recitation periods, for her name was Hark-ness, joined our class that year. It was during our soplloinore year that Clifford became greatly excited over the slavery question. In fact, he went as far as to go to t'l'ncle Tours Cabin when it came to ilflanagan. XVhen we returned to school as juniors our class was reduced to eight mein- bers. lt was as juniors that we studied Plane Gerinietry and were compelled to explain fully to Mr. Tlill why a eirele was rrund and ether propositions similar to it. - After the first week we began to like Geometry, and soon were able to give the propositions almost as rapidly as our instructor, and he was not very slow. During our junior year our class lost two of its members. Une left his school work to take up important affairs in the outside world, and the other, who was one of our brightest students, was called by the 4'Death Angelw. This re- duced our class to oneethird of its original number, only six reinaining. Tn the month of September, 1913, these six hard-working students be- came Seniors in the Flanagan High School, and they are the ones that will be dealth with,in the remainder of this history. Our studies for the Senior year were the same as usual, that is, we had Caesar and were permitted to study the biographies of famous American Writers and learn some of their best writings. 1Ve studied about men such as Alexander and King John, who were dead before the discovery of America, and who, as far as l know, are still dead. YX'hen we took possession of the seats that the seniors of the previous year had left us, we felt happy indeed, for we were seniors, and as such were superior to all other students. However, as time went. by and the school year drew near its close, we discovered that things are nct always what they seemv. There were numerous things that caused us to arrive at this conclusion.

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THE SYLLABUS Doris Horrzl'-Class statistiean. Alumni eclitor. Her natural bent is niusic. She doesnlt like proh- lems in oornpound proportion. She is a very fleeitl- ed person in her ways, although she is not great of stature. Sl1e intends to teaeh school. is not rough enough. Jessie Carrrzon-Class prophet. Calendar etlitor. A stately air of benign grace and an ever present smile are her ehief eharaeteristies. Jess is a jewel, and perhaps the most popular' member of the senior class. She is tl1e tallest fvirl in the class anml the O only one that wears glasses. If you ClOl1,t know her, you shoulil cultivate her acquaintance. Ralph Jfonl'-Class l11sto1 1 111 Xthlctu fflltfll X near Napoleon. lI'.' 1w11te s llf x 1111111 1l llistory. He has har ots ot Tltllll le 11 itll tht lu e against, Wliispc-ring. 1 t1xo11t1 ex11tss1111 1s Oh lv 1 1 l X111 lw f l l II , - He ist. Ambition: Jan IXlllKlllx Xt pl lX1ll 111-te hall he is a wihl eat. Ile th e ll t 1 e tot 51

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TH E S Y LTJABUS 1 3 One of the principal ones was a law made by Mr. Hill, which ran something like this: t'Thou shalt not whisper . Another one had for its aim the pre- vention of pupils from playing 'thookeyf' These two rules, with many others, caused much excitement among the Seniors. They even wrote a t'Declaration of Tndependencef' but it was never handed to the teachers. Reason: People grow wiser with age. Since our school duties are nearly completed, we have decided to forget seeming past grievances, and we intend to take up our duties in lifels school, with faces tu1'ned toward the highest goal. Ralph Monk. CTASS ST-XTlSTICS. The class of 1914 needs no introduction, as it is well known and far-famed for its success in the past. It is a sextette for whom the future holds much in store. Father Time cannot move to quickly for these boys and girls, especially towards the elosc of school. The ages of these students vary from eighteen years, ten months and sixteen days to seventeen years, four nxonths and twenty days. The average age of the boys is seventeen years, nine months, twelve days and twelve hours. The aver- age age of the girls is seventeen years, ten months and twenty-eight days. The sum of the ages of the entire class is one hundred seven years, one month and seventeen days, or thirty-seven thousand nine hundred and sixty days. or nine hundred eleven thousand and forty hours, which is only the life of about two Old bachelors. The height of the students of our class varies from live feet to tive feet seven inches. The height of the girls varies from live feet to live feet six inches. The height of the boys varies from tive feet six inelxes to tive feet seven inches. The average height of the girls is five feet tive inches. The average height of the boys is five feet six and one-half inches. The weight of the respective members of our class varies from one hundred one pounds to one hundred thirty-seven pounds. The average weight of the girls is one hundred thirteen pounds. The average weight of the boys is one hundred thirty-six pounds. The entire weight of the class is equal to the weight of a cul'e of gold with a 10-inch edge the value of which is about 352-is,ooo. All niemlrers of this class are natives of Illinois. Two have the honor and ' 'cv za 1 distinction of having entered the Flanagan public school in the primary de- partment. Two joined the class while in the grammar room, and the other two entered while in high school. The members of this class are very progressive and always in favor of new movements. Indeed, if any of the six ever get into the legislature I do not doubt that we shall have shorter school hours. Xatural gifts, both rich and rare , abide within the hearts and craniums of the members of this class. They range all the way from being an ardent disciple of Raphael to the artistic ability of honkirg an auto horn. Doris E. Horric.