Hall High School - Hall Light Yearbook (Spring Valley, IL)

Text from Pages 1 - 116 of the 1922 volume:

B8BaBBM� ==MESMBB55S )=� SBS$ PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF THE HALL TOWNSHIP HIGH VOCATIONAL SCHOOL SPRING VALLEY, ILLINOIS THE ACADEMIC BUILDING THE VOCATIONAL BUILDING CLhc 3furetirm it May your heart leap up when you behold, This book of memories dear; Thus may it be while you are yet in school, Thus may it be forever the rule; Even when you’re feeble and old. And blighting age you fear! For memories are with time endeared; And we could wish your days to be Bound each to each by loving memory. —Anna Surwili. (The jfeff nf ‘-(Ehe all anit Editor in Chief___________________________________Anna Surwill ASSOCIATE EDITORS Editorials________________________________________________Jule Sullivan 1 Ollie Enyart Athletics______,_____________________________j ( Francis Hurley Jokes----------------------------------------Lester Van Tress Language Department______________________________________Marie Viner Dramatics____________________________________Anton Jacobowski Calendar________________________________________________Esther Wolf Exchange_______________________________________________Michael Bender Business Manager (first Semester)____________Kenneth Johnson (second Semester)________________________Wm. Steele FOUR J. C. SITTERLY M. J. RHOADS LOUIS WEBER ROY BROWN, President L. H. LUTHER, Clerk MARTIN ZEARJNG J. H. FRANKLIN SIX CHAS. F. SHERRARD FACULTY SEVEN MONROE MELTON, A. � Superintendent Indiana State Normal Indiana University University of Chicago EIGHT NINE GEORGE L. IIJOKTH, A. R. Manual Training; Musi . Valapriso University. Chicago University. DOROTHY A. CLYJIER, A. B. English; History Butler College Indiana University Tulane University IDA A. DYER Dean of Girls. Girls’ Physical Training Home Economics. Northern State Normal State Normal University. Bradley Polytechnic Institute. Philadelphia Hospital. TEN JOHN ( . KRUG, A. B. Mathematics and Athletics Indiana University r vtmm: a. kkceokr, a. b. Commerce Lewis Institute University of Chicago. Gregg School of Commerce. RUTH OSMAN SON, V. B. Pnblic Speaking; Latin James Millildn University ELEVEN TWELVE WIMFKEI) WILSON, A. B. Kntrlish University of Illinois ALLEN C. TYLER Head of Smith ]! uglies Part Time School University of Illinois Bradley Polytechnic Institute EMMA FALETTI Office Assistant Hall Township High and Vocational School THIRTEEN sse HA U ' 5 CHAZ r - OU L T 1 FIFTEEN A RT H UR B K V A N — Larry ” “Another of his fashion there is not ’ Senior Play (4) The Minstrel (4) In Love With a Hero (4) Glee Club (4) Football varsity (3)-(4) Class Vice-President (2) Debating Club (1) V N N A BIT A NTUS— A mi” “A quiet seeker after knowledge.” Dramatics (3) JOHN BUCKVICH— Funny” “He does nothing in particular and does it well.” JOSEPH CAMPEGGIO—“Gnnz” “So did'st thou tr� 'T° on life’s common way, m cheerful silence.” Class basketball (3)-(4) RAYMOND FEHR— Ray” “Like a cat he has nine lives.” Dramatic Art Club (4) In Love With a Hero (4) Minstrel (4) Windmills of Holland (3) Varsity Football (2)-(3)-(4) Basketball (l)-(2)-(3)-(4) JtENATTO GEKNO -“Pizon” “I never dare be as funny as ] Can.” Class Play (4) Class Vice-President (4) Minstrel (4) Class Treasurer (3 Varsity Basketball (3 (4) Varsity Football (2)-(3)-(4) } AB EL GR A NFI ELD—“Miibs “We little know what’s hidden there, so quiet is this maiden fair.” In Love With a Hero (4) May Fete (3) Class Basketball (3) Writer Class Activities (4) AGNES G0ST0M8KI— “A genial disposition brings its own reward and many friends.” May Fete (3) Writer Class Activities 4) NORMA HILL—'“Xorm “Come and trip it as you go, On the light fantastic toe.” Class Basketball (l)-(2)-(3)-(4) Dramatic Club (4) Wind Mills of Holland (3) In Love With a Hero (4) LESLIE LINK—“Missing Link “When joy and duty crash, Let duty go to smash.” Track (4) Orchestra (4) Glee Club (4) Band (4) SEVENTEEN LESTER LINK “Missing Link” “I must admit, the girls like me.” Glee Club (4) Orchestra (4) ISABELL E MAX W ELL “Is” ‘‘A dainty little maid, Whose laugh is always in the air.” Senior Play (4) Dramatic Club (4) V I)A M MAZUR— Eddy” “Anything but history, for that I cannot learn.” Senior Play (4) Debating (l)-(4) Track (3) Basketball, Class (l)-(2)-(3)-(4) ELI Z AB ET11 MA ZI R— Lizzle” “She was just the quiet kind. Typewriting Contest (3) JOHN MAURER— Rutcliy “Discreet he was, and he had great excellence. And for his wisdom had we, best of reverence.” Band (4) Dramatic Club (4) Class Historian (4) Annual Staff (3) Class Track Meet (l)-(2) Debating Club (1) EIGHTEEN LAURA MARTI NELLI “Shorty “All good things arc done up in small packages.” Love Pirates of Hawaii (1) Class Basketball (1) JOSEPH MICHALETTE “Chinky” “Girls to the right of him. girls to the left of him, all girl surrounded.” Dramatic Club (4) Minstrel (4) Glee Club (4) Basketball, Class (1U2)-(3) Basketball, Varsi.y (1) Football, Varsity (3l-(4) Debating (1) MABEL MICHAEL “A sweeter disposition hath none.” Reporter “Hall Times” (3) ALLYN MILLS—“Blackle” “Yon Allyn hath a lean and hungry look.” Orchestra (4) Glee Club (4) Basketball, Varsity’ ' -(4). Football, Varsity (3i-(4) Class Basketball (31 Class Football (2) Varsity Track (2) Class Vice-President (3) DOMINIC PAGLIA—“Doin” “Some of the manly sex among us would rather have the commonwealth out of order than our hair.” Basketball (Lightweights) (3) -(4) Class Statistics (4) Debating Club (1) NINETEEN WILLIA M ST E E L E—“T urk” “He bows at the shrine of athletics.” Senior Play (4) Senior Class President (4) Circulation Manager of the Annual (4) Basketball, Varsity (l)-(2)- (3) -(4) Football, Varsity (l)-(2)-(3)- (4) Track (2) JULE SULLIVAN “Calamity Jane” “Measured in inches she’s not very tall, But in good friendship she comes up to them all.” Class Basketball (4) Dramatic Club (4) Staff “Hall Times” (4) MILDRED SWEENEY “Mil” “A woman’s heart, like the moon, is always changing, but there is ever a man in it.” Senior Play (4) (’lass Basketball (l)-(2)-(3)-(4) Dramatic Club (4) Staff “Hall Times (4i Staff Annual (4) Class Treasurer (2) Captain Basketball (2) MARIE VINEK ‘‘A long, long kiss— a kiss of youth and love.” Dramatic Club (4) Staff of “Hall Times” 4) Salutatorian (4) W V LT E K W A LK E R “Roogy” “My future lies in my feet. Ever see me jig?” Senior Play (4) Glee Club (4) Football. Varsity (2)-(3)-(4) Basketball. Varsity (3)-(4) Track (2)-(3)-(4) TWENTY ANXE IWTTEHSON—“Aim” “Who else could delay her lunch fifteen minutes while she reads His notes!” Dramatic ‘Society (4) In Love With a Hero (41 Class Basketball (l)-(4) MYKTLE S( WAB -“Njrt” “Sweet, demure and always smiling.” Senior Play (4) Basketball, Class (3) Glee Club (4) Orchestra (4) BESSIE SE( IITING—“Bess” “If to her share, some errors fall, Look on her smile, and forget them all.” Dramatic Club (4) Basketball (l)-(4) Love Pirates of Hawaii (1) Wind Mills of Holland (3) ANNA SrUWILL “Wisdom is better than rubies.” ’Senior Play (4) Editor “Hall Times” (4) Class Secretary (4) Class Poem (4) May Fete (3) Glee Club (2)-(3) JOHN STEELE Moke” “All the great men are dead or dying, and I’m not feeling well myself.” TWENTY-ONE MELVIN WARNOCK “A loud laugh declares a vacant mind.” Glee Club (4) Orchestra (4) Quartet (4) Track (l)-(2)-(3)-(4) Assistant Editor of “Hall Times” (3) Love Pirates of Hawaii (1) Debating Club (1) IDA WEBER “In infancy she fell out of a window and came down— plump!” Valedictorian (4) Class Basketball (2)-(3) ALICE WICK—“AP “Every girlie has a giggle all her own.” Dramatic Club (4) ESTHER WOLF—“Est “Never trouble trouble, till trouble troubles you.” Dramatic Club (4) In Love With a Hero (4) Class Basketball (l)-(2)-(3)-(4) Windmills of Holland (3) Class Secretary (2) Class President (3 “Hall Times” ‘Staff (4) HELEN WOTNOSKI—“Bus “A gay hearted maiden who laughs the live long day.” Basketball (4) Dramatic Club (4) In Love with a Hero (4) May Fete (3) TWENTY-TWO EDITH V EA RSLE V -“Babe “This tongue can no man tame It is an unruly evil.” Senior Play (4) Basket Ball, Class (l)-(2)-(3) -(4). Dramatic Club (4) AUGUST ZACCAKIA—“Gus “I’m here on a visit; my home is in heaven.” Football. Varsity (1) TWENTY-THREE of the (Mass nf CLuu'nta-Sum In September of the year 1918, eighty-three brave, bold youngsters, suffering all the agony of self-conscious high school beginners entered upon a course of untoui gioiy. We were called Freshmen and bore the name well, for never haci a greener class entered. We took to high school life as a duckling takes to water, and soon we began to wax strong under the kindly reign of our teachers. Realizing the necessity of a well organized class, and having secured permission from our superintendent, Mr. W. C. Robb, to hold our first meeting, we gathered one evening in the commercial study hall and elected Peter Troy, president, and made plans for a Fresh-men-Sophomore party. The party was a grand success and at the dance which followed, many of us who were as yet unskilled in the noble art, amused ourselves by treading on the feet of the teachers and girls who were brave enough to attempt to teach us how. Soon after, another party followed which was even more successful than the first. The Freshman class won the first place in the interclass basketball tournament, and second place in the track meet. Although none of our boys were on the varsity football team, they played in several scrimmages against the regulars. Our Sophomore year proved fairly uneventful, for after we had given the Freshmen their proper initiation under the showers, and had entertained the Juniors at a scrumptuous party, we settled down to hard work. Quite a number of students were missing from outranks, among them Mae Norberg, one of our most promising students, and Ernest Fegan, who had proved himself a coming star in football and basketball. It was in a track meet held at Lombard College in the spring of this year that Melvin Warnock received a medal when he won the hundred yard dash in an interscholastic contest. Peter Troy was again elected our President. Through his efforts and those of our other class leaders, we thus passed safely on through our second year. We started our Junior year under a new superintendent. Mr. Monroe Melton, a “Hoosier Schoolmaster” of no little executive ability. Under his able supervision we continued our efforts to win a name TWENTY-FOUR for ourselves. Now that we had reached our Junior year, the members of our class began to take a most prominent part in school activities. We were exceedingly well represented on the football, basketball and track teams, a goodly number of the regulars and the scrubs being members of our class. Several of the girls took part in che Shorthand and Typewriting Contest held at La Salle, and two of them, Elizabeth Mazur and Edith Yearsley, won prizes. Our Junior year was eventful in another way. The publishing of “The Hall Times,” a monthly magazine, and “The Hall Light,” an annual, was undertaken by our school, and to both of these publications, the Juniors contributed many a breezy article and snappy story. It was in the school calendar of “The Hall Light,” that I found the following items standing forth with startling vividness: “Nov. 4, 1920—Ray Fehr and some of the other boys are attempting to raise moustaches just like the Kewanee footbali captain’s.” (It might be well to add that all this effort was of no avail. At this late date, after almost a year and a half of careful cultivation, Melvin Warnock’s is the only one which can be seen without the aid of a microscope.) “Jan. 12, 1921—‘Art’ Bevan is requested to bring a footstool to the Civics class.” “Jan. 17, 1921—Three Junior girls decide to leave home and shift for themselves. However, their plans are interrupted and hence postponed indefinitely. The girls appeared at school very much as per usual.” Toward the end of the Junior year, we gave our Junior Prom. That it was a success was due in large part to the clever planning and the hard work of various committees chosen by our president, Esther Wolf. And now we are Seniors—some of us can hardly realize it—in fact, just the other day, I saw Walter Walker pinch himself to see if he was really awake! And yet it is not strange that our last year in Hall has come and now is almost gone before we have even had time to be aware of the fact, so busy have we been with selecting class pins and rings, with getting measured up for caps and gowns, and with learning our parts for the Senior play, to say nothing of occasionally doing the assignments our teachers shower upon us! Our year has been a full and busy one. The school paper, “The Hall Times,” has made a name for itself in all the exchange lists, our orchestra and band organizations formed but this fall, have made really astonishing progress, and the newly created public speaking department has satisfied a long felt desire for a dramatic Club, an organization which has TWENTY-FIVE provided a suitable outlet for talent of all sorts. The members of the Senior class have been prominent in the work of not only these enterprises, but in all other school activities as well. A goodly portion of every athletic team of the past season was made up of members of our class. Then too, a number of our members had prominent parts in the operetta, “In Love With a Hero,” and in the Minstrel. Who is there among us who has forgotten Gerno’s famous song? Only a few short days of high school life remain before us—only a few days more in which to make our final impressions of knowledge upon the teachers—only a few more days to exercise our talents in bluffing—only a few more days in which to collect “happy thoughts” on the pages of our memory books. Only—but why go in! The history of a grand and glorious class is well nigh done. We go forth into the world. May we in the future enjoy as pleasant a life as that which we here leave recorded in this, the pages of our history. —John Maurer. LIFE WAS ONCE A DREAM, BUT NOW—!! Although we are worldly Seniors now, To the Sophs in college we will presently bow. We ruled the domain of Hall Township dear, But in the years to come we’ll have reason to fear. In high school, life was easy it seemed, But now, without doubt, it’ll not be such a dream, But Au Revoir to good high school days For we’re out for a “sho enuf” position that pays. “Chinkie”-Mills Corporation—’22. TWENTY-SIX ®he (Ancient Reliant (Brabnatc It is an ancient High School “grad”, And he stoppeth Freshies three, “By thy long gray beard and glittering eye, Let loose, now ‘leave’ us be! “The classroom doors are open wide, And bells are e’en now ringing, The task is set, the students met To work they’re all beginning.” He holds them with his skinny hand, “There was a class,” quoth he, “Hold oft! unhand us graybeavd loon!” Eft soons his hand dropt he. The Freshmen three sat on a stone; They deemed it only prudent, And thus spake on that time worn man, That ancient High School student. “I’ve had a dream, a glorious dream, Replete with memories dear, An urge makes me this dream impart, You cannot choose but hear. “Only when I’ve told you all, Can you to your class rooms go, Cease talking, be still, I’ll have my will.” His voice grew hushed and low. He spoke as one who visions rare, Saw pictured before his eyes, He seemed to forget the Freshies three, This man so wondrous wise. “In my dreams last night, I lived again The days of twenty-two, I saw my class mates everyone And our teachers tried and true. TWENTY-SEVEN “No plan was there to this dream of mine, I flitted here, I flitted there, From Physics lab—to noisy shop, From thence to basement stair. “I saw our ‘prexy’ good old Turk, Our Turk of football fame, I saw him trot out on the field The leader of all who came. “Across my vision there danced a maid, Isabelle with short curly hair, Her lips curved in a smile as she danced the while, That maiden, oh so fair! “Next Anne appeared with eyes of brown, As I entered the English class, As of yore, ‘Not prepared,’ she said with a sigh, That brown-eyed, sweet-tempered lass. “Laura glided into view, A maiden thin and small, ‘Oh girls what is our lesson today, I haven’t studied at all!’ “ ‘Chinkie’ I saw in the English room, Striving his lessons to get Before Miss Wilson the class did call, ‘The goblins ’ll git him yet!’ “I saw another, I heard his voice, ’Twas Melvin with pompous air, With learned words and gestures wise, He was a sight most rare. “And soon I heard a crashing sound, I turned to see the cause, Arthur’s books had reached the floor, ’Ere he could make them pause. “When John Bucevich was told to stand, A lengthy talk to make, He groaned—he stirred and then uprose, And hurried a breath to take. TWENTY-EIGHT “I drifted ino the Physics lab— And here beheld Marie Racking her brain the problems to solve, ‘Oh dear, they’re hard,’ wailed she. “I saw another, it was Renatto, The lad who oft did grin, Whose eyes were always twinkling, And who hated work like sin. “Shouts of laughter in the hall I heard, As Norma bounced into view Behind her came with dimpling cheek, Bessie, her pal so true. “With arms entwined and heads together, Quoth they, ‘I thought I’d die.’ Mill Sweeney joined the giggling pair, With many a laugh and cry. “Edith rushed past me into the hall And up the stairs she flew, ‘Of course ’tis late we are again Alas! what shall we do?’ “With lofty look and clouded brow, John Steele now passed me by, ’Twas he who realizing the worth of school, Had returned to our Hall High. “Anna Bitantus I saw again As she came from the doors of Hall, A maiden quiet and very reserved, A maiden liked by all. “August appeared in class again, Ever in motion his jaw, And gum he chewed as then he chewed, When August last I saw. “Agnes and Mabel together came As they had done of yore, The one was tall, the other small, Yet friends forever more. . 'i VENTY-NI.NE “And now I heard a violin That made the heavens be still, I listened and heard our Myrtle play, My heart with joy did thrill. “I saw Elizabeth so shy, With quiet and thoughtful ways, In studying for her classroom tests, She spent most all her days. “Slowly gazing about the room Quiet and very reserved, Joseph Campeggio with eyes intent, Caught his teacher’s every word. “A far heard whisper reached my ear, ‘Friends, Romans and Countrymen!’ ’Twas only Helen trying to learn H r public speaking; and then “Esther came into the room, Looking roguish and sly, A sparkling gem she had with her, And that I knew was why. “One came in with mincing step, She’d walk and then she’d flit, Alice it was who starting to speak Would smile the rest of it. “I heard a happy laugh ring out, ’Twas Mabel Michael there It had been cheering even in a dream To have heard that maiden fair! “Ida I saw in that dream of mine, Fair, solemn, and stern, Ever in studious thoughts she went, Truly her grades she did earn. “Next appeared our artist friend, Our Jule with eyes deep blue, Jule who wrote such clever themes, Ah, well she that could do! “ ‘Dutchie’ I saw perusing a book, Of science it was as of yore, This wise young lad knew all about Radio-electric lore. “Allyn nodded o’er his books In the study hall, Oft times he knew naught of his lessons, That worried him not at all. “Walter Walker next I saw, Who drew with lightning pace, Even in his books there was Many a pencil’s trace. “In the hall ’midst a host of fluttering girls, I perceived a smiling lad, That was only Domenic chattering With a few of the friends he had. “In the gym I saw the boys at play Adam the first of all; ‘English Eddie it was, who Swiftly threw the ball. The aged man now turned his head, His eyes with dreams still shone, The vision in his eyes receded, Again he was alone. He spake, “None fairer than these there are, And sweet it was to me, To walk into the classrooms With that goodly company. “Farewell, farewell! but this I tell To thee, thou freshmen small, He learneth best who studies best, His lessons first of all.” This High School “grad” whose eye is bright, Whose beard with age is hoar, Is gone; and now the Freshman three Turned to the Study-hall door. They went like men that had been stunned, These Freshies three forlorn, Sadder and wiser men they were That rose the morrow' morn. —Anna Surwill. THIRTY-ONE (Lhe ffimxov eportec It is seldom that a school has the pleasure of numbering among its illustrious forces such an unusual class as Hall’s graduating aggregation of ‘22. Recognizing this fact, and realizing that our departure from this institution of learning, will leave irreparable losses in Hall’s most note-worthy gallery of great wits and famous beauties, we have sought through the medium of this series of questions and answers, to leave behind us for the guidance of the under-classmen, as complete a record as possible of our various ambitions of the past, our weighty opinions on matters of the day, and our lofty aspirations for the future—a record which we hope will ever aid us to live in the memories of our fellow students. With these most definite purposes firmly fixed in mind, the inquiring reported approached Anna Surwill, “What was your first ambition? Answer with the whole truth and nothing but the truth.” Anna wrinkled her firm white brow and then answered, “My first ambition was to be a poet, a poet with a wondrous lot of sentiment— like Shelley or Keats. But do you know that since I’ve struggled with this class poem, I’ve changed my mind—I guess I’ll be an ordinary school teacher instead.” Elizabeth Mazur answered the same question by stating seriously, 'I’ve always wanted to be a gym. teacher. I just love strenuous exercise, it gives me such a good appetite and keeps one from getting too thin.” When Arthur Bevan answered this question, he stretched his neck to its fullest extent, and then said, “Well, I’ll tell you, my first ambition was to become a movie comedian like Charlie Chaplin or Larry Semon, but since I’ve seen my Senior pictures, I’ve almost changed my mind.” John Bucevich’s answer to the same query was, “Nothing short of becoming a second Sherlock Holmes will ever satisfy me. Can’t you just see me with a long black beard and with a star pinned under my coat lapel? I’ll make a great little detective.” Edith Yearsley, who was the last to answer this question said, “Ever since I took such a stellar part in the clown Dance ;of ‘In Love With a Hero,” it has been my greatest ambition to become a Russian ballet dancer! And the best part of it is,” continued Edith, “that Isabelle Maxwell has decided to go with me.” TH LKTY-TWO After having received all necessary information regarding the first question, the inquiring reporter now turned to Joseph Michaletti and said, “What is your opinion concerning the use of powder and paint?” Joe stammered a bit and then answered, “Well—a— that is a—of course, I never use it myself, but then not everybody has such naturally pink cheeks as I.” Joe, are you sure? Jule Sullivan was the next to express her opinion on the subject. She said, “I think the use of a little powder and paint is not harmful, but personally I don’t care to use much of it myself—there are too many other worth-while things in the world to bother about such trifles.” Esther Wolf, who could hardly keep quiet while Jule expressed her opinion on the subject, then burst forth, “I just can’t see how I could do without it even if you can. It takes such a very little time, but oh, the difference it makes!” Allyn Mills, who all this time had been very intent, now spoke up, “I wouldn’t think of using powder and paint on my own account, but since I work in a drug store I have to advertise, you know. I’ve tried all the beauty prescriptions in our store, and my personal appearance certainly is improved.” The third question asked was, “What do you think of bobbed hair?” “Bobbed hair?” said Mildred Sweeney, as she tossed her shorn locks. “Bobbed hair is the greatest little invention ever—think of the bother it saves when one plays basketball. No more worry about sowing hair-pins all over the floor.” Marie with a shrug of her shoulder then had her say, “Why I wouldn’t think of bobbing my hair. I can vamp the boys so much better with my long curly locks.” “To my mind,” broke in Renatto, “bobbed hair is very absurd. If it were not, Norma would have had hers bobbed long ago.” But it was Bessie who had the last word on the question: “Bobbed hair is alright for those who like it, but believe me, I know one little maiden who hates it!” The inquiring reporter now turned to Melvin Warnock and asked, “What is your favorite piece of music?” Warnock with a dreamy eye replied, “I love everything I play on my little old trombone. It’s such a wonderful instrument and expresses so much feeling!” Walter Walker eager to answer to this same question said, “I like THIRTY-THREE ‘Dapper Dan.’ Oh boy, do you remember that minstrel we had in March!” Joseph Campeggio was next in line. “I just adore ‘The Shiek.’ In fact, I can’t dance to any other music.” The reporter now turned an inquiring eye toward Ida Weber. “Me? Well, as for me, I just can’t forget that good old song, ‘On Hall Township.’ I can hear it yet as we sang it, two hundred strong.” “Them’s my sentiments too,” broke in Turk Steele. “That song was the best part of our pep meetings.” Even quiet Alice Wick now emphatically echoed the ideas just expressed by her fellow classmates. The fifth question was, “Who is your favorite author?” Agnes Gostomski was the first to answer, “Chaucer, by all means. He spells just as I do. We are kindred spirits.” Adam Mazur—“I like Cicero; his writings are so easily read and understood.” Myrtle Schwab—“Milton is my favorite author; he writes about such interesting subjects; for instance, Old Beelzebub and Paradise Lost.” “As for me,” said John Steele with a deep frown, “I vote for the historian, Beard. He has helped me to spend countless hours of my leisure time which otherwise might have been lost.” The sixth question took up the hobbies of the following: Helen Wotnoski—“I could spend every evening with William. He’s such a dear boy. He buys me a dime’s worth of love nuts every time he comes.” Norma Hill—“My pet hobby is skating. Gee, you just ought to see how graceful I am when I skate with “Nig” Nesti or “Chuck” Or-loff!” Anna Bitantus—“Typewriting is my joy in life. When that old Victrola plays, you just ought to see my fingers dance over the keys.” Anna Patterson—“Gee, but I love to go to the show with Turk! He’s so wise and he explains everything so well!” Still paying the very closest heed to every word that was said, the reporter now propounded his last question, “What is your favorite amusement?” Mabel Granfield answered quickly. “Studying for the teachers’ exams is my favorite indoor occupation.” THIRTY-FOUR Scarcely had the words left her lips before Mabel Michael echoed, “Here too! But better than studying for the exams was the taking of them. We did have such a good time in Princeton!” “My favorite sport?” mused August Zaccaria. “There's nothing-in the world which equals the pleasure I d ive from driving back and forth to Cherry. The roads are so smooth!” John Maurer was the last to respond to the reporter’s inouiring look—“I could just die playing my clarinet. Mr. Hjorth says h;)uld too. I don’t see what he means, do you?” When the last question had been answered and carefully recorded, the reporter heaved a deep sigh of relief—his duty had been accomplished. Freshies, Sophies, and Juniors, we leave this record—a record which we might well term “Gems from Great Minds”—in your keeping. May you guard it well. —Dominic Paglia. MY FORD! The Ford is my auto, I shall not want another, It maketh me to lie down beneath it, It leadeth me in the paths of ridicule for its namesake. Yea, though I ride through the valleys, I am towed up the hills. My rod, and my engine, they discomfort me, I anoint my tires with patches, My radiator runneth over. Surely if this thing follows me all the days of my life, I shall dwell in the bug-house forever. —Joye Latham. THIRTY-FIVE (She ffimiox (Mass Prupheaj The rain was pattering on the roof and windows, making the glow of embers in the old fire-place seem more cheerful and restful. I was buried in a great old armchair—buried, I say—for I am a thin old maid, and my wasted body sank deeply in its cushions. A crackling fire and a rainy night are conducive to reminiscence, and accordingly, my thoughts returned to my last year at Hall—. Just fifteen years since we had graduated from Hall. Fifteen years. Oh my! My thoughts were suddenly interrupted by a knock at the door. I was all alone. The suddenness of it startled me. I sat there motionless. Something was surely going to happen. I felt it in the air. An unthought of event in my old maid’s life—. The opening and closing of the door made me look up and I saw a man advancing toward me. My heart beat rapidly. I—I—was going to have a real thrill! The man was a stranger to me but I seemed to have no fear of him. When he told me to follow him to his aeroplane which was waiting outside, I did so unhesitatingly and climbed in eagerly. “Whom do you wish to see?” he said, and I answered. “The class of 1922.” This, of course, meant a long, long ride for they were scattered all over the world. We made our first stop in New York. There, down in a tenement section of the city which was fairly swarming with people, we saw a familiar figure, Renatto Gerno. With his long black moustache and his policeman’s garb we scarcely recognized him, but there he was, a prohibition officer in the employ of Uncle Sam, an inspector of pool halls and cigar stores! Who would ever have thought Renatto would come to this—an inspector of pool-halls and cigar stores, but then Renatto always did hate work. Soon we were on our way to Paris. An exciting sensation seemed to be stirring the city. Paris’ favorite toe dancer, Bessie Sechting, it seemed, had fainted at the climax of her performance. The hero act had been played by her actor husband John Bucevich, when he made a phenominal leap to the stage to save her from falling. “So that’s what has become of John,” I thought. “They did have THIRTY-SIX a case, but I didn’t know they were married.” Over the heart of Russia we rode—A most peace loving, law abiding, prosperous people now lived there. “Turk” Steele, ruler of the whole domain had forced the Russians to submit to his will. With him was Melvin Warnock, a serious and profound thinker, who was assisting him in his great work. In Petrograd, Russia, I saw Elizabeth Mazur, still wearing spectacles, wife of Baron Von Straussburg, an earnest advocate of Sovietism. Across the water in England, the society column of every newspaper blazoned with the name of Isabelle Maxwell who had become a millionairess after inventing “a new system of studying.” This system teaches high school boys and girls how to get their lessons in five minutes if they are bright enough. The system is very complicated but Isabelle always was adept in the art of studying at Hall. Alongside of Isabelle’s name appeared that of August Zaccaria, who leads the list of the most popular racers of Europe. August had been winning races for the last ten years in his good old remodeled Ford. Anna Bitantus, I discovered, was teaching the English people shorthand. She has won the world’s championship for speed. Now to the east we rode in our great plane. In China we were interested in a swarm of heathens gathered around a church which was in charge of Allyn Mills. “How strange,” I thought, “Allyn was never cut out for a minister. Oh well, strange things do happen.” Back to the United States we sped—. In New Hampshire, a large stone structure attracted our attention. It was a convent. That black robed, modest looking creature I saw was Norma Hill who had joined the convent in an effort to get away from parties, beaux and things. “Poor Norma,” thought I. “Rather a quiet life for you.” At Harvard University we found Adam Mazur and his wife, Myrtle Schwab. Adam had risen from mere instructor to president, solely by his intelligence. His only worry seemed to be his wife who was so “crazy about him” that she just couldn’t stay away from his office. Whom did we see at Seatonville? Who was that sleepy looking man with the slouched hat? Oh, of course—Art Bevan. Art’s business seemed to be pulling tourists out of the mud. “I never thought Art would come to that.’ Now around the vicinity of Hall: We saw Alice Wick and Dominic THIRTY-SEVEN Taglia, experts at barbering, manicuring, and gossiping—particularly the last. I could tell by the way they were cutting Edith Yearsley’s hair and manicuring her nails and talking with her about the latest Spring Valley scandal. Edith runs the Gazette, the Sanitary and the Original Theatre—. At the schoolhouse in Ladd, we saw both Helen Wotnoski and Joseph Campeggio. Helen is a teacher and Joseph, principal. They seemed to have a visitor, Esther Wolf, who is now a happily married, domestic little wife. At New York we had to spend sometime, for many of the alumni were there. We arrived in time to see the champion boxing match of the world: “Chinky” Michaletti vs. Jack Dempsey. Among those present at the boxing bout were Marie Viner and Ann Patterson. They have bachelor apartments together. Marie earns her living by alternately posing as an artists model and playing the role of a heroine in a melodrama of her own authorship. Anna is an efficient head nurse in a large hospital in New York. Anne Surwill, a member of a successful play troup, and her husband, John Maurer, an undertaker, were there rooting for old “Chinkey.” They were staying at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, and Walter Walker, a waiter of the same hotel, was also there. Walter had risen from dishwasher to head waiter in fifteen years. And Jule Sullivan—our Jule with the dreamy eyes, was there with all her Bohemian friends. Her hair was bobbed and she wore a smock—. The angel of Bohemia, doing her best for “Chinkey,” who, having knocked Dempsey out in the fourth round was being carried off on the shoulders of the cheering crowd. “ ‘Chinkey,’ champion of the world!” Still at New York, we saw a beauty parlor with the sign, “Gostom-ski and Granfield.” When we viewed the interior, we found Misses Gostomski and Granfield doing a wonderful job of hair dressing and manicuring on Mabel Michael, who was that night to make her first appearance in “What Are Women Coming To,” the biggest hit since “Aphrodite.” In front of their establishment I saw two policewomen riding on large black horses and guarding the traffic as people crowded around the shop to get a glimpse of Mabel Michael as she left the shop to the taxi. The thinner was Ida Weber whose husband is chief of police, and the other was Laura Martinelli, who despite her stature, is one of the most efficient cops in the city. In Washington, D. C. we were overwhelmed by an unusual sight. Around the capital we saw a half crazed mob led by John Steele, who had turned Bolshevist. “I thought he always looked the part.” THIRTY-EIGHT They were about to blow up Wall Street under Steele’s orders. Bang!—Boom!—What a thunder!! I opened my eyes—. The clock was striking 3 A. M. What an ungodly hour—.' The fire was out and I was cold. Mildred Sweeney. A SOPH’S PARADISE A year ago we gathered all Into a strange and lonely hall, We “Freshies” led by “Sophies” gay, Into a dungeon made our way. ’Twas a room with faucets o’er head, Into which we Frosh were led, They jerked the levers, and then they teased For we were wet and looked—not pleased! But now that we are “Sophies” bold The timid “Freshies” we grasp and hold, Initiations we fear no more, To “Freshies” of duckings we give galore. —Fred Blassick, THIRTY-NINE $mi c (Class TO ill We, the members of the Senior Class of 1922, of the Hall Township High and Vocational School, of the City of Spring Valley, the County of Bureau, and the State of Illinois, being aware of the uncertainty of life and of the great perils that lie before us, and recognizing the fact that although we now possess a sound memory and mind, we are nevertheless in a failing state of health, do make, declare, and publish this, our last will and testament, hereby revoking and making void all wills and promises made by any of us at any time previous to this date. The following individual bequests are to be made. We trust that after our demise, our wishes in all these matters concerning the final bequests will be faithfully obeyed. ARTHUR BEVAN bequeaths his cute little Charley Chaplin mustache, his battered Derby hat, and his nobby, wing tipped collar, to ‘“Cope” Swanson, who it seems has decided to become a movie actor. We do hope that black mustache is becoming, “Cope.” ANNA BITANTUS leaves her ability to finish all her typewriting lessons before anyone even starts, to Leonore O’Bierne, who having entered late in the semester, has a lot of back work to do. If you wish to catch up Leonore, here’s your chance. JOHN BUCEVICH tells that Albert Steffen is the only on, to whom he will entrust the sacred privilege of forgetting to read his book for outside reading reports, until the day it is due. Do not violate this confidence in you, Albert. JOSEPH CAMPEGGIO bestows upon Catherine Tarro his firm conviction that last minute preparations in English are not worth while. It seems that Katy thinks the class-rooms are made for study, not recitations. RENATTO GERNO having held with great honor the position bequeathed him last year by Jimmy Barto, that of vamping the Freshmen girls, very graciously offers to bestow this same position upon Irving Franckey. We hope, Irving, that you receive his parting instructions with all due attention. Renatto knows! AGNES GOSTOMSKI gives without any reservations whatever, all of her life-long ambitions and aspirations to be a school marm, to FORTY Thelma Schatz. We just can’t imagine Thelma doing anything but teaching? Can you? MABEL GRANFIELD bestows her ability to get to school on time even if she does live in the country, to Madelon Mahoney, who despite all official warnings, still manages to arrive tardy at least five mornings out of the week. NORMA HILL with many a sigh and tear, bequeaths at least a portion of her alfection for all boys, to Adele Johnston, wffio seems the only damsel exactly fitted to receive this precious gift. We think, however, that Cecelia DeFilippi and Dorothy Burman would have been good candidates too. How about it Norma. LAURA MARTINELLI fearing that Gervaise Maurer might some day be blown away by the wind he’s such a fragile creature presents him with her tall stature and substantial weight. Bow to the lady, Gervaise! JOHN MAURER presents to Mike Bender his dearest treasure, his knowledge of radiophones. Together with that which is already yours, Mike, this new acquisiton should place you among the foremost authorities on this subject. ISABELLE MAXWELL gladly donates her shorn locks to anyone who will have them. She says she doesn’t like bobbed hair, but we don’t believe her—the shortened tresss are too becoming for that! ADAM MAZUR bequeaths his wondrous ability to fly over the basketball floor with lightning speed, to Vincent Doyle. Adam flies around so fast that his opponents never know' just where he’s going to be. Follow' in Adam’s footsteps, Ambitious, my lad, and you’ll make a name for yourself. ELIZABETH MAZUR has expressed a desire to leave her studious nature to William Warded. Poor Buster—studying doesn’t come natural to him! MABEL MICHAEL asks that we give at least a portion of her quiet ways to Violet Wick, wffio, it seems, is always the center of a great noise and disturbance—especially in the lower study hall at noon. JOSEPH MICHALETTI presents his bottle of vaseline wherein lies his secret of smooth glossy locks, to Jerry Hannev who does not know any better than to think hair which stands on end, is the style! ALLYN MILLS bequeaths his ability to loaf in the corridor, study hall, or class room—it doesn’t matter much where—to Walter Laugal. Walter needs to take time out once in a while for he’s always on the jump. FORTY-ONE DOMINIC PAGLIA leaves Harry Keay to watch over Bernice next year to see that no-one steals her heart away. Sorry Dom, but someone seems to have done that already. ANNA PATTERSON gives to Milly Rice her most unusual capacity fo” never being disturbed or distressed though zeros come, and zeros go. We fear that worry has already brought wrinkles of care to Millie’s brow. MYRTLE SCHWAB after long hours of consideration, has at last consented to bestow upon Alice Kramer her own special ability to keep calm and cool while playing in the orchestra. Poor Alice gets so excited she can hardly keep her fingers on the strings. BESSIE SECHTING donates her ability to “vamp” the boys, to Sarah Rosensweig who seems to be very much in need of such instruction. JOHN STEELE who is every bit as efficient along this line of vamping as Bessie, leaves his ability to vamp the girls to Richard Nesti who thinks he knows how to “vamp” now. Not while John’s around, ‘“Nig.” WILLIAM STEELE bequeaths to the student body as a whole, a priceless gift—his unexhaustable store of love and enthusiasm for all branches of athletic sport. N ine rahs for Turk! JULE SULLIVAN, most kindly, donates her love for writing-themes to next Fall’s crop of Freshmen. That’s mighty good of you Jule—they’ll need it—we know from experience. ANNA SURWILL leaves her knowledge of Civics to Ann Wolf who apparently needs all she can get. MILDRED SWEENEY leaves her ability to do shorthand to Vera Bradley who thinks she already has the fundamentals of the subject well in'mind. We fear you have not yet made even a beginning, Vera. MARIE VINER realizing the dire need for the following bequest, donates to the honorable Joseph Picco, her intense admiration for the poets of old. We fear that Joseph has not yet acquired the proper degree of veneration for these noble works of art. WALTER WALKER wishes to give to Charley Orloff his knowledge of the latest dances from “Lil’ Old New York.” With this added attraction how can anyone withstand Charley’s charms? Just a moment there, girls, don’t shove. Take your time! MELVIN WARNOCK wishes to leave his ability to impersonate, to Elmer Schlegel who, he is confident, will be an artist at it in a very FORTY-TWO short time. Melvin wishes also to disclose his secret of amusing the pupils in the study hall to Anton Pauza, because he feels that without his clever jokes to entertain them next year, the students will be lost. IDA WEBER leaves to Margaret Wimbiscus her ability to write artistic, interesting themes. Margaret, poor misguided damsel, thinks that it is a crime to spend more than five minutes on a paper. That will never do, Marguerite. ALICE WICK bequeaths her quiet disposition and sweet charm to Annabelle Schatz, who it seems is ever on the jump. We fear she will someday have to be excused from the lower study hall for disturbing the peace. ESTHER WOLF asks that her great propensity for arguing be left to Lester Van Tress who will probably have much need of practice along this line as he wishes to become a lawyer. It is yours, Lester! HELEN WOTNOSKI leaves to Katheryn McDonald an a solutely broken heart. How can Helen possibly exist without Kathryn, or Kathryn without Helen! EDITH YEARSLEY after much deliberation has finally decided to bestow one of her sweetest smiles on Kenneth Johnston. AUGUST ZACCARIA bequeaths to Earl Mackiney, the remainder of his store of Wrigley’s best. May the muscles of your jaw grow as strong as vigorous as those of your illustrious predecessor, Earl, me boy! To this, our last will and testament, we, the aforesaid class of ’22 do hereby set our hands and seal, this, the 19th day of May, 1922. (Signed) MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF 1922. —Joseph Michaletti. FORTY-THREE OUR CRAZY QUILT. !S!3S iftNIiirfS S j_t $lX, - . ’'JHI . v mi nov es 5 S?« No� JLV n(rx Q _L FORTY-FOUR FORTY-FIVE JUNIOR CLASS (Ehe IJuniot (! lnss Jloll (A Little Light on the Subject) MICHAEL AVON, “Mike”—“I never have much to say but I do a lot of thinking.” VERA BRADLEY—If Hall had a featherweight basketball team, she’d be a star. ELIZA BURNELL—No one was ever so kind and sweet. JANET CAMERLO, “Jenny”—Not merely to exist, but to amount to something in life. MARY CONDIE—She is wise who talks but little. HENRY DECKER—“Watch my dust.” OLLIE ENYART—“My whole being is original.” JOHN GIACOMELLI—“I’m free, single, disengaged.” JAMES GRISLANO, “Gus”—Quiet, but oh my! DELLA GUERRINI—She has pleasant ways, and all her marks are A’s. IDA GUERRINI—A modern Sphinx. GERALD HANNEY, “Jerry”—“What should a man be but merry?” BERNICE HICKS, “Niece”—Which one tonight, Bernice? KENNETH JOHNSTON, “Kenny”—“Are girls invited?” JOHN KARPINSKI, “Karp”—Recites too loud for any good use. HARRY KEAY, “DePue”—“Give me an admit.” ROSELLA LINKER—Great modesty often hides great merit. MADELON MAHONEY, “Mad”—There’s a little bit of Irish in her eyes. EARL MACKINEY, “Early”—“I count only the happy hours.” GERVAISE MAURER—Laugh, and the world will laugh at you. KATHERINE McDONALD, “Babe”—Aspiration—to cook for two. FORTY-SEVEN JAMES NESTI—Watch out James, or the girls will get you. LENA PERINA—“When you see Laura you can be sure I’m somewhere in the vicinity.” MILLIE RICE—Success means sacrifice. MARY RIVA—Never known to shirk. THELMA SCHATZ, “Tommy”—A way that’s all her own. VERNA SITTLER—A penny for your thoughts. ARNOLD SWANSON, “Cope”—She loves me, she loves me not. BERTHA URQUHART—Hide not your talents, they were made TRESSA WAITE, “Tess”—Anytime will do. JESSE WIXOM, “Jessie”—A farmer lad, but you can’t tell by looking. ANN WOLF—A perfect 36. FINIS. tor use. FORTY-EIGHT FORTY-NINE SOPHOMORE (LASS 'EOhg 31 (Hume to J chool GEORGE ANDERSON—“I come here to—Gee whiz! I forget what I do come for—and it was such a good reason too. Why do I come to school?” FRANCES BATTEN—“Billet doux written in high school do not require any postage, therefore I come to save money on my voluminuos correspondence.” MIKE BENDER—“To exercise my roller skates. You just ought to see me flap my way through the air, my hands doing most of the work. RUSSEL BERRY—“To dazzle the teachers with my knowledge and with my sweater of brightest hue.” FRED BLASSICK—“Got to overcome my blamed bashfulness somehow. Might as well do it here.” (Say Fritz, why not ask Marie Viner for aid?” CARL BLUM—“To tease Dorothy Burman in Latin.” 1 Why Carl, how surprising!) DOROTHY BURMAN—“To study the ancients.” Gosh, are modern boys too fresh for you Dot?) CLARA BURNELL—“Must learn how to cook delicious little dinners just for two.” 1 Who is the lucky fellow, Clara? ) MELVIN CAMPBELL—“To obtain that which I seek—nothing.” (Here’s wishing you luck, Melvin!) DOMINIC CAMPEGGIO—-“To ride on the bus and hold the pretty freshmen on my lap.” (Girls or boys, Dominic?) CHARLES CHIVINSKI—“To occupy a seat in Miss Wilson’s English class.” HELEN COSGROVE—“Henry can tell you all about it.” 1 Heavens! Has it gotten to that stage already?) CECELIA DePTLIPPI—“Just to take in the social events and to display my party frocks and PYench heels in class.” VINCENT DOYLE—“To forget something I don’t know.” At least you conceal nothing from us, Vincent.) FIFTY-ONE LORETTA DWYER—“A certain brown eyed Sophomore keeps me here.” (Gee, what a good reason!) JOSEPH ESCHENBAUM—“To keep the school awake.” (You succeed beautifully, Joe; your snores in the study hall would wake the dead.) JOHN FLAHERTY—“To become a scientific farmer. I want to specialize in chickens.” (You’ll have to get more than 48 chicks from 200 eggs if you are to become a millionaire, John.) IRVING FRANCKEY—“That little Lois G. is a ‘peach,’ do you know that?” (At least that’s what he said when I asked him the question.) CELESTE GRANFIELD—“To learn the finer points concerning dish washing.” (Gee Russel, how many have you vamped this year?) EDWIN HILL—“To whisper in the study hall and then look innocent. It’s those big eyes of mine that do the work.” FRANCIS HURLEY—“That farm of ours is too quiet. I like noise, you know. And besides, I’m the Sport Editor of the magazine. Don’t forget that, please.” ANTON JACOBOWSKI—“To imitate John Steele’s grown up airs.” (Don’t grow up too fast Anton; your twenty-first birthday will be a long time coming.) ADELE JOHNSTON—“To acquire such knowledge as is necessary to prove the maxim ‘The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.’ ” (Boys, attention.! ALICE KRAMER—“To study about Dickens.” i Pick out a younger one Alice. Why not Walter Laugal, author of “How to Become a Modern Hercules.”?) WALTER LAUGAL—“To take gym. and develop my mighty muscles.” (You’ll be a prize-fighter yet, Walter.) HARRY LEGGETT—“To learn how to shoot straight. Aiming at Joe Picco’s ears gives me such good practice.” (Why Harry!) ELLA MATUSEVICH—“Have you ever heard of that lighthaired, blue eyed, handsome young football captain called—?” (Oh, that’s enough, Ella. You don’t have to tell us the rest.) MARY McKEE—“Lester Link is here and of course—” (Yes, we understand. “Of course—”) GEORGE MEEK—“To startle the teachers with my glib use of the following expressions, ‘this here and that there’.” FIFTY-TWO ISABELL MITCHELL—“Oh just for the walk and the fresh morning air!” LEONORE O’BEIRNE—“You’d be surprised.-of course. Be- sides I got tired loafing.” CHARLES ORLOFF—“To drink out of the bubbling fountains situated in every corridor of the building. I never pass a fountain without drinking. Neither does Nig.” FRANK ORLOFF—“To give the teachers something to do.” i Why Frank we thought it was football that kept you here!) WILLIAM PALUDNEVICH—“To help Mr. Tyler put out the magazine. He could never do it if I weren’t here.” ( ? ? ? ?) JOSEPH RIVA—“To lead the goat and wear white pants.” (That was a great little parade, wasn’t it Bebo ?) SARAH ROSENZWEIG—“To chew the rag with Mr. Duncan.” (.It was gum that Sarah chewed last year. We welcome the change.) ANNA BELLE SCHATZ—“Heavens, I don’t know.” (Neither do we.) ALBERT STEFFEN—“Ask the teachers, they ought to know. I visit each one of them daily.” JAMES SWEENEY—“To take public speaking. An extreme measure, I know, but I’ve got to get rid of this dreadful trick of blushing when I get up to recite.” ANGELO TALIANO—“Bookkeeping is my answer.” (Yes, and Mr. Duncan could be added.) CATHERINE TARRO—“To give the public an idea of how gypsies look when bedecked with huge ear-rings.” ( So kind of you, Katy.) ANDREW THOMAS—“I come to show my nice slick pompadour. What else do you think I come for?” (We thought you were trying to break Warnock’s record on track, Andy. No offense meant!) LESTER VAN TRESS—“To acquire dignity and other things.” (The other things being a knowledge of Latin, a proficiency on the flute, and a place of prominence in the hearts of the girls.) WILLIAM WARDELL—“I was just going to say the same as Andy there. I come to exhibit my flowing locks—they are so individual you know.” (We agree with you William, they are individual!) FIFTY-THREE LUELLA WEBER—“To follow in my big sister’s footsteps. Do you suppose I shall ever be valedictorian?” i You’re making a good beginning at any rate.) ELLA WILSON—“In hopes of being chosen for another musical comedy. I’d lots rather act than study.” (As if we hadn’t discovered that fact already!) MARGARET WIMBISCUS—“To do mischief and look innocent— subtleness, doncha know.” (We are getting to know you better, Margaret.) FIFTY-FOUR freshmen ZVutnbles ANGELINA AIMONE—“Demure Angelina! Who would over have thought she would someday sport a spit curl! JOSEPH BARCHI—“Joe”, walking is good for the “sole” in more ways than one, isn’t it Joe! CLAYTON BEECHAM—“Beechy”—Thinks that a cornucopia is a horse with a horn sticking out of his head. ADAM BERNARD!—“Long Green”—Who pays for the gas when Adam takes the girls out riding? ANGELO BIANCHI—“Paddy”—You should see Angelo play basketball! He’s a regular mosquito Star! RUTH BLAKE—“Slats”—Washing dishes is Ruth’s favorite indoor sport. MARGARET BLASKEVICH—Margaret is such a noisy girl. HERMAN BONUCCI—“Pookie”—Wonder why Miss Wilson moved Pookie in the corner table facing the wall! JULIA BOUIILARD—It doesn’t take any Sherlock Holmes to discover the fact that Julia loves to dance. MARTHA CAMPEGGIO—Won’t someone please teach Martha how to put the powder on straight? EDITH CHERRY—Ever hear about Edith Cherry’s white sauce? She used a cupful of flour instead of the required tablespoonful. GEORGE DOWLING—“Corny”—George is another great little “Mosquito.” You ought to see him throw for baskets. PAULINE DuBOIS—Wonder how she keeps her hair anchored. It seems always about to fly away. MARY EVASKUS—Ever notice Mary’s delicately pink middy? It’s just the color of her cheeks. EMMA FEDOR—Favorite occupation—watching the boys. LORETTA FENWICK—Another one of those dreadfully noisy girls. FIFTY-SEVEN GERALD FLOOD—Mr. Melton says that if Gerald were ever on time, he would send for a physician post haste. Either he would be delirious or else Gerald would. MARY FOLEY—Mary has so much to tell she can’t always make her meaning clear. GLADYS FROELICH—“Soup”—Gladys, Gladys, where did you get that nick-name ? Explain yourself! ANTON FUSINATO—“Curly”—Too bad you weren’t a girl, Anton. Your hair would have had a permanent Marcelle. MILDRED GREENER—“Mill”—They say she loses her tongue when she works in Cafeteria. LOIS GRIVETTI—Miss Wilson insists upon calling her Hollis. Poor Lois, she never knows when to answer. LEONA HEILGEIST—She just can’t stay away from Cafeteria chocolate. CHARLES JOHNSON—Dearly loves to come to the office and ask for an admit to class when he is late! Charles simply can’t hurry. CLARENCE KEUTZER—“Keutze—He made a piano bench out of his own head—without blue prints, don’t cha know! ETHEL KEUTZER—Just Ethel; liked by all for her pleasant ways. ELIZABETH KUKUCK—“Lizzie”—Judging from the noise she makes in the bus, there is nothing wrong with her lungs. JO YE LATHAM—Joye says she wants to be a toe dancer when she gets big. ELLA LEMKE—“Red”—Wonder how many rats it takes to make a bump! OLLIE LOLLIE—It took the teachers a week to get her name straightened out. JOHN MALAVIES—An unusual Frosh. He has no “criminal record” at the office as have the majority of his green little class mates. AMELDO McDONALD—Stop your frowning Ameldo, or the wrinkles will come before their time. CORNELIUS McMAHON—“Cornie”—What became of those little cubes you made over in shop? We understand they had fun-little ink spots on the sides. RAY MEYER—Ray would spend all his time in shop if the teachers would let him. FIFTY-EIGHT MELVIN MICHAEL—Did you know that Melvin was a budding artist? Cartoons are his specialty. EDWARD MITCHELL—“Red”—Red’s favorite occupation is losing lumber over in shop. INEZ MONTAGNOLI—How we envy Inez her marcelle. MARY MONTAGNOLI—Sister of Inez? No, a cousin. DOMENIC NEGRO—“Nig”—The “Monkey Cage” Clown. “Monkey Cage”? Yes, the lower study hall at noon. RICHARD NESTI—“Nig”—He doesn’t believe in sleeping at home; he waits till he gets to school JOSEPH NEVICOSI—Spends al lhis time making bird houses for sparrows. MURIEL NORBERG—Muriel was lost the better half of her first week of school. She simply couldn’t find her class rooms. PETER OLIVERIO—Peter just loves spelling, don’t you Peter? PRIMO ORLANDINI—Ask Primo where he got that black eye. JOHN O’ROURKE—“Corky”—John knows how to show his Irish by his tongue. EVA PACHANKIS—No teacher can boss me, says Eva. HOLLIS PAPKE—“Skinny”—Hollis distinguished herself by throwing her knee-cap out of place. ANTON PAUZA—Seems to really enjoy working. Good for you Anton. WILLIAM PETERS—“Fishy”—Here’s another nickname we don’t understand. Explain yourself, William. JOE PICCO—Never mind Joseph, you can always depend upon your cornet for a living even if you never do learn anything else. FLORENCE PIGATI—“Flora”—Truly happy when she’s playing basketball. ORESTE PINI—Why does Oreste blush when you mention Eunice? ANTON PONSETTI—“Spuds”—He prefers ponderous histories and deep essays to such books as “The Call of the Wild,” or “The Virginian.” We’re expecting great things of you, Anton. LIDA RIVA—Lida just loves to rip out French seams. FIFTY-NINE ELEANOR SABBATINI—She’d talk all the time if we’d let her. ELMER SCHLEGEL—“Archibald”—Girls beware of Elmer, the vamp! EDWARD SITTLER—“Bussy”—You just ought to hear “Bussy” play the violin. RUTH SPARLING—She walks from Dalzell every morning, and yet she smiles. How does she do it. .JOSEPH SURWILL—Puzzle! Find out which Joe likes better— band practice or a basket ball game? JOHN TAGGART—“Tom”—Has Tom ever recovered from the bump Mr. Melton gave him? CELIA TERNETTI—“Cel”—Celia can’t play basketball unless a certain Freshman roots for her. JOE TORRI—“Pee Wee”—If size were gauged by one’s enthusiasm and pep, Joe would be a big man. DAREO VERUCCHI—“Chic”—Star tackle of Hall’s Speed Demons. ELMER WAGNER—Want to know how ammonia smells? Ask Elmer. JOHN WESTERMEIER—He swallowed the dictionary in his youth and hasn’t recovered yet. VIOLET WICK—“Babe”—The baby vamp! Those eyes! ELIZABETH WILSON—Ah, that golden braid! CLYDE WIXOM—Making faces behind his book in the study hall, is his favorite pastime. CHARLES WRIGHT—Our returned soldier! Our hats off to you Charles, old boy! ANTON ZUKOWSKI—Ever see Anton and Joe Torri with their French horns? Twins! SIXTY TOY EXHIBIT OF MANUAL TRAINING ( LASS J ub-ifrcshmcn Elizabeth Abrahams Michael Allegro William Baladenski James Barrowman Lucy Braida Daniel Burnell Roman Cherneski Mary Chiado Frank Chiodo Lucille DeCosta Anton Enrico Stanley Hurst Thomas Jacobs John Jeras Eunice Johnston Teresa Karpenski Rudolph Kalman Peter Michaletti Nello Milanesi John Miglio Quinto Musatti John Perodotto Charles Rasbidowski Nino Sereno James Wilson William Zand SIXTY-THREE FOOTBALL TEAM ®ur football $ m CAPTAIN “TURK” STEELE—QUARTER BACK The fact that Capt. Steele was picked as half-back by Coach Fellows of La Salle when he chose his All-Conference Team, and as halfback on first teams named by the Streator and Ottawa coaches, speaks most eloquently for his football prowess. RAYMOND FEHR—HALF BACK Ray, Hall’s peppery half-back, was always good for a long gain when he got possession of the ball. Ray’s specialty was carrying back punts or kick offs. RENATTO GERNO—TACKLE Gerno, in football togs was a vertible embodiment of Marshall Joffre’s famous remark, “They shall not pass!” JOSEPH MICHALETTI—QUARTER BACK “Jenky,” because of his size, was not a regular, but when he was needed, he certainly was on the job. ALLYN MILLS—END Mills, though not a regular, was a good end, and when necessity arose, he was always able to take care of his position. WALTER WALKER—RIGHT END “Boogy” who was good at breaking up interference and fine at tackling, played a great game at end. AUGUST ZACCARIA—SUB-LINEMAN August played well wherever he was needed and would most certainly develop into a regular were he not graduating this year. ARNOLD SWANSON—GUARD “Cope,” Captain Elect of next year’s team, played a bear of a game at guard this season. SIXTY-FIVE CARL BOUXSEIN—TACKLE Had Carl not been forced by circumstances to quit football, he would doubtless have developed into a good player. HENRY DECKER—FULLBACK Decker, noted for his kicking and his line plunging, will return to occupy the same role next year. JOHN GIACOMELLI—CENTER “Jack” proved himself to be the man for his pivot position by his steady playing. JAMES NESTI—TACKLE “Bombo” neatly disposing of his man, always ripped huge holes in the enemy line for our backs. He was named as tackle on the All-Conference team. JESS WIXOM—BACKFIELD Jess played a smashing type of game that should assure him a berth on the varsity next year. JOSEPH ESCHENBAUM—GUARD Joe, never missing his man, frequently broke up the enemy’s tactics. CHARLES ORLOFF—GUARD “Chucky” early acquired the habit of breaking through the enemy and stopping the backs before they had thought of starting. “DANNY” McDonald—END Danny, our scintillant end, played a stellar game on all occasions. He was the best end in the Illinois Valley at breaking up the opponent’s interference and in receiving passes. McDonald also was named on the mythical all-conference team—and Danny is only a sophomore! RICHARD NESTI—HALF BACK When “Nig,” our agile half-back got going, he caused a case of eye strain to all those who attempted to follow his wild, zig-zaggy flights down the field. Nesti is a Freshman. ARMANDO SCARPELLINI—END “Scarp” played well in every game in which he participated. “Scarp” is only a Frosh too! SIXTY-SIX CLlu' ifuntball Reason HALL 51—TISKILWA 0. Hall’s husky football team demonstrated the brand of football it was going to play when it opened up the season last fall with a bang, by overwhelming Tiskilwa on her own field. Every player was in the game with both feet. There’s no use trying to pick individual stars when they play like that. HALL 2—OTTAWA 6. When Hall played Ottawa on Ottawa’s field, it was a case of the best team losing, for though Hall outplayed Ottawa, the score stood in our opponent’s favor—6-2—Ottawa scoring on an intercepted pass. Nesti clipped off sixty yards for the longest run of the game. HALL 35—STREATOR 3. Streator’s crew was powerless before the speed and agility of our forwards and backs. Hall crossed the goal line five times while Streator’s only points were made by a drop kick in the last few minutes of play. HALL 76—NEPONSET 7 With the whole team starring and Captain “Turk” shining as “King Bogo”, H ll brought the Neponset gridders to their knees on their own field, score 76-7! Neponset made its lone tally on a fluke. HALL 6—LA SALLE 7 Playing a defensive game during the first half and practically handing a touch down to La Salle when one of our own men blocked Decker’s punt, we were deefated by La Salle on Hall’s field. At the opening of the second half, the backs came in strong and worked the ball down to La Salle’s eight yard line. Here Gerno was called back and he went over the line, but the goal was missed. With the score 7-6 in favor of La Salle, Hall fought desperately and worked the ball down to La Salle’s goal again, but lacked the power to put it over. In the last minutes of the game, four attempts to win by a drop kick failed. HALL 0—PRINCETON 0. Hall closed a successful football season by battling with Princeton to a scoreless tie. The game was replete with fumbling because of the snow and slush covered field. Hall was held to downs but once and had the ball in the shadow of Princeton’s goal several times. Princeton got the best of the breaks, as the ball passed into then-hands nine times by the way of fumbles. SIXTY-SEVEN BASKETBALL TEAM (Dm Basket Ball Jttcn JOSEPH MICHALETTI—FORWARD “Jenky,” smallest man on this year’s squad was “mighty” when it came to floor work and shooting. CAPT. STEELE—GUARD “Turk led the fight in all the games and his great spirit induced the other players to extend themselves. HENRY DECKER—BACK GUARD Decker is Captain Elect for 1923—he is one of the cleanest players in the Illinois Valley and shows latent forward abilities that may mean something next year. KENNETH JOHNSTON—FORWARD Johnston was always in the thick of the game and his alertness and ability will be big factors in the results of next year’s games. CHARLES ORLOFF—CENTER “Chucky” our husky center was the best at “in-fighting” near our goal and made most of his baskets that way. ALLYN MILLS—FORWARD Mills, the lanky boy, played a great game at forward. His long shots from dribble and pivot often had his opponents worried. WALTER WALKER—GUARD Walker was our utility man, and as either forward or floor guard could be depended on to lead the offensive on the opponents’ basket. ARTHUR BEVAN—FORWARD Art developed an angle shot from the side line that was dangerous to the opposition. MICHAEL BENDER—GUARD Mike played a sterling game at guard and his presence in the one-up next year will be a strong factor in the making of a good team. RAYMOND FEHR—GUARD Ray played a fast game and covered his man well. RENATTO GERNO—CENTER Gerno, the ever smiling giant, played a good game at center and was no slouch when it came to sinking baskets. SIXTY-NINE LIGHTWEIGHT BASKETBALL TEAM {The Basketball Reason MENDOTA 9—HALL 5. The first of the season, this game was played at Hall, and a wierd game it was. Neither team showed much in the way of basketball, technique, or team work. HALL 18—PRINCETON 5. With the whole team working in much better shape, Hall defeated Princeton on the home floor. STREATOR 16—HALL 13. At Streator, through poor offensive work, the Hall boys allowed their opponents to pile up fourteen points in the first half. M hen the second half opened, they stepped out and ran the score up to 13, but owing to Streator’s big lead, they were unable to catch them. GRANVILLE 15—HALL 8. On Hall’s floor and with both teams working well, Granville, with a crack team, was held to a 15-8 victory. MORRIS 28—HALL 15 Morris came to Hall and had a rather easy time of it. Hall showed disappointing form when viewed in the light of her three preceeding games. Morris had practically a one-man team in Davis—who made 10 from the field. LA SALLE 10—HALL 7. Playing a whole game of defense, at least, Hall almost cleaned up on La Salle-Peru on the former’s floor. The L-P team were given too many opportunities for making free throws with the above result. TISKILWA 12—HALL 0 Hall seemed to be completely lost on Tiskilwa’s low ceiling court and was about to lose the game when Walker tied the score in the last minute of play. In the extra period, Tiskilwa again went ahead to be again tied up by our bunch, only to have Steimle of the home team drop in a lucky one, a second before the pistol fired. SEVENTY-ONE GRANVILLE 43—HALL 12 With several of the regulars out of the game and up against one of the best teams in the vicinity, Hall succumbed to the Granville cagers on Granville’s floor. MARSEILLES 18—HALL 26 The big surprise game of the entire season—Hall defeated the team that had taken the number of all of the Illinois Valley teams— including Morris and Streator. But Hall really played better tnat night than they had ever done before or ever did after that event. MORRIS 20—HALL 12 Hall played its whole game in the second half, holding Morris to two points, and these free throws, during the last period of the game. The Morris lead was too great to overcome, however. HALL 27—PRINCETON 16. In this game away from home, Hall drubbed Princeton for the second time this season; during the first half, Princeton led, but our men stepped out and passed them up in the second half. HALL 17— TISKILWA 3 The Hall boys on their home floor showed the Tiskilwa squad what they really could do in the way of basketball, and that their previous game with the west siders was no criterion at all of Hall’s ability. Score 17-3. LA SALLE 28—HALL 1. Playing in wretched form and playing against the team that later won the district meet on its own floor, Hall was more than defeated by La Salle. The La Salle boys were in fine trim and very much improved since our first game. Decker scored our one and only point on a free throw. ILLINOIS VALLEY TOURNAMENT AT STREATOR Hall in her first game gave Toluca quite a scrap, an even closer one than the score would indicate, but lost 21-13. Toluca was later eliminated by the Peoria Manuals who won the meet. DISTRICT TOURNAMENT AT OTTAWA At the District Tournament held at Ottawa, the reorganized Hall SEVENTY-TWO team was eliminated by the Granville team when Granville beat them 35-7. Sickness and other causes had left few men of the .squad in action for this tournament. In the Bureau County Tournament held at Ohio, Hall was put out of the running by a 22-9 defeat at the hands of DePue .after winning one game from Ohio 16-15. Michaletti won the Ohio game by his free throwing. In the DePue game, Mills was put out on account of fouls, thus completely crippling our already badly damaged team. BUREAU COUNTY TOURNAMENT SEVENTY-THREE TRACK TEAM ®rack jttects HALL 86—MENDOTA 37 Hall Town’s track team under the leadership of Captain Andy Thomas got away to a splendid start in a dual meet at Mendota, Saturday afternoon, April 29th. The cardinal and white thinly-clads romped home with the big end of an 86-37 score and incidentally with a silver loving cup which takes its place in Hall’s trophy case as a permanent reminder of the affair. Mendota was able to acquire but three firsts out of a possible thirteen, and fared no better as to second positions. Although the track was not in the best condition, some of the marks hung up were very good and showed considerable promise. Walker of Hall Township High School was the high point man of the meet, with 16 points to his credit; Capt. Thomas getting 14 b. Decker and Warnock 12'A each. Mendota’s high point winner was Madden, with 7. HOPKINS 59—HALL 58. This meet held on Hall field on the afternoon of May 5th was of the real nip and tuck variety, it requiring the last event to decide the winner. As was expected, Granville took most of the points in the field events, while Hall proved supreme in the races. The red and white runners scored “slams” in the 50 and 100 yard dashes, the visitors getting all the points in the high jump. Warnock took sick after running in the 220 for Hall and was unable to take his place in the half-mile relay, the last, and the deciding event of the afternoon. The Hopkins coach refused to allow HaU to substitute another runner for Warnock and insisted that the event be dropped from the program. The score at the call for the relay stood 59 for Granville and 58 for Hall and so it was forced to end. Walker of Hall was the high point man of the meet, garnering a total of 14; Warnock annexed 13; Capt Thomas, 11; Decker, 6; and Franckey, though still on the hospital list was able to place in four events. ILLINOIS VALLEY CONFERENCE MEET La Salle-Peru swept the Illinois Valley track and field meet held SEVENTY-FIVE at La Salle, Friday, May 12th, getting 63 5-6 points. Hall finished second in total points with 19 1-5; Hopkins third with 13; then Princeton, 11 2-3; El Paso 11; Ottawa 9%; Mendota 9; Streator 2. Hall took first in the 50, Warnock ringing up that event in 5 2-5 seconds. Walker made a sensational finish in the mile run, passing three men in the last hundred yards, and fell across the line in second place—this event having gone in 5-3 3-5. Decker missed first by a hair in the low hurdles, time 14 2-5 seconds. Blassick took fourth in the mile, Franekey, fourth in the hurdles; Walker, fourth in the 880 yard run; Mills, fourth in the quarter with a tie for fourth in the high jump; Nesti, fourth in the discus with a throw of 94 feet; and Warnock finished fourth in a closely packed field in the 100. Tip-top marks were made in nearly all the events, the conference record being broken in the high-jump which was won by Granville at 3-9%. Hall’s relay team, without the services of Warnock and Franekey, was compelled to be satisfied with third place in the half-mile relay; La Salle-Peru winning in 1-40 1-5; Mendota finishing second, with Capt. Thomas fast overhauling their last runner. Hall’s tennis representatives—Hurley and Berry found the opposition too stiff and failed to place in either the singles or doubles, at the Illinois Valley meet. The girls sent no team. Hall with but a novice swimming team was able to beat Streator out of third place in the Water Tournament held as a part of the Illinois Valley Athletic and Scholastic meet. Arnold Swanson captained the bunch. BUREAU COUNTY TRACK AND FIELD MEET Is to be held at Princeton, Saturday, May 20th, with Hall, Walnut and Manlius the favorites in the predictions. Needless to say, Hall fully expects to be the one to take home the county shield this year. SEVENTY-SIX OUR ELEVEN A pessimist said our team was a fluke, Hadn’t a bit of vim, But say, nevertheless, that bunch just went And played a good joke on him. An optomist said, it was a mighty good team, And this our courage spurred, Until—well, the boys just worked and fought And lived up to the word. MYRTLE’S YELLER BLOUSE Myrtle has a yeller blouse That surely is a bluff, Everywhere that Myrtle goes They yell, “Where’d ya get that tsuff?” GOOD RIDDANCE Have you noticed the sad worn faces We Juniors are beginning to show? It may be that you’re curious The reason sad to know— The dear dear Seniors are leaving As all of us must, you know, And their parting—, well, we’re worried Fear all of them won’t go. —Bernice Hicks. SEVENTY-SEVEN ORCHESTRA (Drrljestra: Violins—Madelon Mahoney,’23; Myrtle Schwab, ’22; Joye Latham, ’25; Dorothy Burman, ’24; Alice Kramer, ’24. Violins—Lucille DeCosta, ’26; Annabelle Schatz, ’24; Lauretta Fenwick, ’25; Celeste Granfield, ’24; Elizabeth Abraham, ’26. Cornets—Harry Keay, 23; Clayton Beecham, ’25. Horns—Joe Torri, ’25; Margaret Wimbiscus, ’24; Charles Chivin-sky, ’24; Ella Lemke, ’25. Bass—Jesse Wixom, ’23; Allyn Mills, ’22. Flute—Lester Van Tress, ’24; Walter Laugal, ’24. Clarinets—Nino Serino, ’26; Nello Milanesi, ’26; Joseph Surwill, ’25; Andrew Thomas, ’24; Albert Steffen, ’24. Saxaphone—Leslie Link, ’22. Cello—Michael Bender, ’24. Trombone—Melvin Warnock, ’22. Drums—Anton Enrico, ’26. Piano—Eunice Johntson, ’26. GEORGE L. HJORTH—Director. SEVENTY-NINE Cornets—Harry Keay, Clayton Beecham, Joe Picco, Joe Torri. Anton Zukowski, Charles Chivinsky, John Miglio, John Peradotto, Joseph Riva, Elmer Schlegel. Clarinets—Albert Steffen, Joe Surwill, Andrew Thomas, Nello Milanesi. Flutes—Lester Van Tress, Walter Laugal. Saxaphones—Carl Bouxsein, Leslie Link. Trombones—Melvin Warnock, Melvin Michaels. Baritone—Irving Franckey. Bass—Jess Wixom. Drums—Michael Bender, Armando Scarpellini. MIGHTY If you are the victim of a joke, Just think of all the other folk Who could not win for us one smile, While you supply us laughs worth while. Warnock—“Why do the girls always smile at me?” Johnston—“Perhaps they are too polite to laugh out loud.” Norma—“My but those boys are dirty! How will they ever get clean?” Bessie—“That’s what the scrub team is for.” A charming miss Is tall Ruth Blake, For making eyes She takes the cake. Miss Clymer—( While her English class was taking up the study of “The Lady of the Lake”)—“How did the people look at Douglas feat?” (feet.) The Thompson Drug Company The 4 Store The most complete and up-to-date Drug-Store in the County, carrying in stock besides a general stock of Drug Store merchandise, Genuine Victrolas and Victor Records, Eastman Kodaks and Films, U. S. Music Rolls, Rexall Products, School Books and Supplies and a large stock of Artistic wall paper. A new National Cash Register and Credit File recently installed insures the utmost accuracy in handling your money and accounls. Our Prescription Department in charge of two Registered Pharmacists is equipped to supply “just what your Doctor Oi’ders.” |p'![ ill‘ill Dom.—“I wish to thank you, clear, for the mean look you gave me at the dance last night.” T Bernice—“Oh don’t thank me, love; you certainly had a mean look, but I didn’t give it to you.” WATCHFUL WAITING Pat had been very sick with the “flu.” On the first day out after being confined to the house for six weeks, he met his old friend Michael. “Well, Pat,” said Michael, sympathetically, “and have you been very sick with the ‘flu’?” “Shure, that I have, Michael,” the invalid replied, “Wasn’t it me-self that looked through the death columns every day to see if me own name was there?” Miss K.—When you have finished writing, hold up your own hands and I will collect them.” ■� Miss M.—“I hope you have a pleasant spring vacation and come back knowing more than you do now.” Peter M.—“Same to you!” Breathes there a man with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, As unprepared he went to class, “If I bluff real well, I’ll bet I pass.” WHO'S WHO IN HALL Melvin Warnock Ida Weber Marie Viner Anna Surwill Arnold Swanson Mike Bender For further information in regard to these important personages consult Encyclopedia Britanniea or Who’s Who in America. Lester Van Tress Albert Steffen Irving Franckey Fred Blassick Walter Laugal r To the Senior Class Hall Township High Vocational School MOLD and shape your affairs so that you can deposit at least a small sum in the savings bank each Saturday. This will soon become to you an easy and agreeable task. The direct tendency and ambition of the savings depositor is to become his own landlord and his own employer. If you are anxious to get comfortably fixed in this world, then do not fritter away your time and money on needless things. THE FARMERS MINERS BANK OF LADD, ILLINOIS He highest gets who studies most, All lessons both great and small, For our teachers wise who gradeth us They grade and teacheth all. —Dominic Campeggio. The most difficult thing to know in life is yourself. An awful flirt Is Violet Wick, Of Freshman boys, She has her pick. A STUDENT If all of us could do our work As well as we can eat, We’d have no trouble on our minds And June we’d gladly greet; But when a fellow gets behind And don’t know what to do, He usually gets flustered up, Then soon begins to stew. He says the teachers are all wrong Or anything but right, And stacks his text books in his desk, And leaves them there all night. There had been more than the usual lack of intelligence among the students that Monday morning. It had gotten under Mr. Smith’s skin. “Class is dismissed,” he said. “Please don’t flop your ears as you go out.” i ' i Mr. Dwyer—“I see you’ve got a shine. How much did they charge you for it?” Walter Walker—“Ten cents.” Mr. Dwyer—“Then at that rate, they could paint your barn for a quarter.” Western Sand and Gravel Co. Road Gravel, Washed Gravel and Crushed Gravel SPRING VALLEY, ILLINOIS NATURAL BONDING ROAD GRAVEL FOR HARD ROADS IS OUR LEADER The Gravel we produce has a natural binder or cement that causes roads, built with it, to pack and harden when subjected to travel and exposure. Over 60 per cent of this material has proven by actual test to consist of granite, and as all oversize material is crushed to pass through a one and one-half inch ring, a perfect aggregate for road building purposes is secured. We confidently refer to the State Engineering Board and to a long list of Commissioners in La Salle, Bureau, Warren, Whiteside, Lee, Henry and Knox Counties for approval of our output. J. C. SITTERLY GLENN N. SITTERLY EDWARD HU WALD President Secretary Treasurer Producers and Shippers of Mildred S.—“Men are such dull creatures. I should simply drop dead if one of them should say something to me I’d never heard before.” i Esther W.—“What a shock for you a proposal would be!” Turk—“You’ll be true to me while I’m away to school?” Anna—“Yes, but don’t be away too long!” ENOUGH. Lent:y—A .. Who goes there?” Arnold—“Only a Junior, sir.” Gentry—“Pass on.” Gentry—“i.ait! Who goes there?” Harry L.—“Just a Sophomore, sir.” Sentry—“Pass on.” Sentry—“Halt! Who goes there?” Dan. B.—“Only a Freshman, sir.” Sentry—“Pass on.” Sentry—“Halt! Who goes there?” Gerno—“Get out of my way. Who wants to knov. Sentry—“Pass on, Mr. Senior!” Miss Clymer—“Where are the hanging gardens?” Dorothy B.—“Oh! I suppose they’re at Sing Sing.’ ■ Mrs. D.—“Who laughed out loud? Speak up!” Allyn M. (sheepishly)—“I did. I didn’t mean to. I laughed up my sleeve and there was a hole in the elbow.” •X- Principal parts of “guess”—guesso, flunkers, expeli, kickum. KNAUFS GARAGE ----Dealer in- Chandler, Cleveland and Overland Automobiles REPAIR SHOP AND ACCESSORIES Henry Knauf, Proprietor LADD ILLINOIS GOOD IDEA A request has been received from the faculty that we print all our jokes on tissue paper so that they can see through them. Fat Berry—“Have you any brown ties to match my eyes?” Clerk—“No, but we have some soft hats to match your head!” A LITERAL STATEMENT The reporter was sent to write up the Junior Prom. His copy came in late and was carelessly written. The editor reproved him the next day by quoting an extract: “Look here scribbler, what do you mean by this, ‘among the most beautiful girls was Joe Eschenbaum?’ Joe ain’t a girl you idiot! He is one of our most important Sophomore boys.” “I can’t help that,” returned the reporter, “that’s where he was.” A lazy bird Is Vincent Doyle, He hates all labor And he hates all toil. Mrs. Dyer—“Yes, fish is very good for the brain.” Senior Cut-up—“What kind would you advise me to eat?” Mrs. Dyer—“A whale.” Seeking about the campus green, Some swarming freshies bold, We’re searching for some reptiles wild, To scare the girls as of old; But meeting one who crossed their path, They quickly to safety piled. Thus ends my tale of Freshies bold, Who sought for snakes so wild. —Fred Blassick. Fehr—“You look sweet enough to eat!” She—“I do eat, where shall we go?” The Engravings In this Annual Were Made by the Peoria Engraving Co. Peoria, 111. Edwin Hill (in Shop)—“I am trying to make a square line on this piece.” Quite matchless are her dark brown iiiiii, She talks with utmost eeeeee, But when I tell her she is yyyyyy, She says I am a tttttt. WISE SAYINGS— If you want to get ahead, first use the one you have. Where there’s a will, there’s an “A”. A rolling bluffer gathers no grades. A day in school is worth a week at home. Where is the Soph who has not said, At evening, on the way to bed, “I’ll waken with the crowing cock, And study math, at six o’clock”? Where is the Soph who, with slow gait, Crawls out of bed at five of eight, That has not thought with fond regard, “It’s better not to work too hard” ? “Madame, I’ll have to ask you to take your suitcase out of the aisle.” “Dat ain’t my suitcase, conductor, dat’s my foot!” A Hug—Energy gone to waist. Miss Wilson (reading)—“What is so rare as a day in June?” Sarah R.—“A red headed Chinaman.” Katy T. (at a basket ball game)—“This game isn’t any good. I want my quarter back.” Duncan—“You see, we’re not playing football, so we don’t have quarter-backs.” S Cassiday Bros. Wholesale Confectionery Phone 75 R1 SPRING VALLEY When we last borrowed “Grizzes’ ” Physics, we found inscribed therein the following: “If there should be another flood, For refuge hither fly, For, though the world should be submerged This book would still be dry.” The following was discovered on an examination paper of one of our Senior girls taking the teachers’ exams: “A Parasite is—When men go up in a balloon, they come down in a parasite.” A FRESHMAN Beneath the spreading high school roof A green young freshman stands, While many volumes large and small He holds in his skinny hands. His brow is wet with studious sweat For he belongs to the Freshman clan, And he hangs unto the teachers’ skirts If reach them, he possibly can. Day in day out, week in week out, Goes on the same old song, About the Freshie doing right, And the Sophies doing wrong. —Lester Van Tress. Said Gerno to Steele—“It’s a pity that school is over. So long as it was running, we could persuade our folks we were working.” “Son, what did you learn in school today?” Warded—“I learned that the Algebra problems you worked for me last night were wrong.” A TOAST Here’s to Mr. Melton’s letters and our parents. May they never meet again!” Hoffman Trunk and Bag Factory --Manufacturers of- FANCY DRESS AND WARDROBE TRUNKS, SUIT CASES, LEATHER BAGS, ETC. SPRING VALLEY, ILLINOIS Allyn Mills—“Will you show me how to work the last problem?” Dutchy Maurer—“I generally get paid for what I know.” Allyn (throwing him a clime)—“Tel lme all you know and give me the change.” Anton J.—“You’d better keep your eyes open around here.” Clyde Wixom (scared I—“Why?” Anton—“Why, you’d look funny with them shut.” Absence makes the marks grow rounder. Clayton—“Look at Bombo gobble his soup.” Joe C.—“Economy, my boy! He’s hurrying, so as not to lose any soup by evaporation.” When you get up and say your say, Don’t stand upon one leg, For you are apt to get a mark That’s sir ped much like an egg. —Lester Van Tress. Silently, one by one, in the grade books of our teachers, blossom the little zeros, the for-get-me-nots of the students. There was an old schol teacher who never lied to his wife. He was a bachelor. Lester Link, eating his lunch reminds me of a river. His mouth is larger than his head. Miss Wilson—“Have you done any of your outside reading yet? Mill—“No, it’s been too cold.” BROWN BROS. COMPANY Spring Valley, Illinois WE CARRY THE MOST COMPLETE AND UP-TO-DATE LINE OF Electrical Appliances and Fixtures IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS HEADQUARTERS FOR ALL RADIO EQUIPMENT and AUTO SUPPLIES DROP IN AND LET US SHOW YOU AROUND TEACHERS’ CODE Eenie, Meenie, Minie, Mo, Give the cheater a Zero, If he hollers make him stay Fifty minutes every clay. —Lester Van Tress. ■ Miss Clymer (in Ancient History)—“What can you tell about the kings of Ancient Egypt?” Adele Johnston—“They’re all dead.” Harry Keay—“The doctors told me if I didn’t stop smoking it would make me feeble minded.” Earl Mackiney—“Why didn’t you stop?” Jesse looked at pretty Esther (Oh what a time of bliss) He edged a litle closer And gently stole a--way. Mike Bender i In Latin II)—“The Loire river flew into the ocean.” Little rows of zeros Not so very quaint, Make our graduation Look as though it ain’t. CONCENTRATION There was a little Freshie, who had a little book, which she carried ’neath her arm. When this child got busy, it really made you dizzy, though of course she meant no harm. Once she hurried from the Gym (which really was no sin, for, you know we’re not allowed to appear “in public” in the garb we wear while getting thin). The she bustled to the locker room, but soon emerged, for, in her everlasting-haste, she buttoned up her waist, but forgot to add the necessary skirt. She was dreaming of Shakespeare and didn’t notice she felt queer, until she heard a piercing yell and a Junior shriek, “What have we here?” She didn’t linger in the light, but quickly hastened out of sight. Now she doesn’t hurry so, for she’s found out that won’t go. It’s quite all right to concentrate, but not at such an awful rate, that you—lose your head! Willingness Versus cAbility WHEN you need help, you may go to a friend who is perfectly willing but entirely unable to help you. Just the same way, when you require banking service of a particular nature, you may go to a bank which is perfectly willing to serve you but unable to render the exact kind of service you most desire. The strength, experience and equipment of the Spring Valley City Bank assures you that we are not only willing to serve but thoroughly capable of rendering complete, helpful and satisfactory service. SPRING VALLEY CITY BANK Bombo—“How do you get so many girls?” Steele—“Oh, I just sprinkle a little gasoline on my handkerchief.” I WONDER WHY' English history puzzles me, I never could see why That after all the many reigns It still should be so dry. THE TWENTY-THIRD PSALM Miss Tulloss is my teacher; I shall not lack any knowledge. She maketh me to recite dense conjugations; she leadeth me to expose my ignorance before the class. She maketh me to write declensions on the board for my grade’s sake. Yea, though I study until midnight, I shall learn no Latin. Constructions bother me and cases trouble me. She givith me sentences to translate in the presence of my classmates; she handeth me a low grade; my brain whirlith over. Surely zeros or conditions shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the Latin class forever. —Lester Van Tress. John Flaherty—“What shock-absorbers do you use on your Ford?” August Zaccaria—“The passengers!” “If there is anything I hate, it is moving pitchers,” said the man as he dodged a water pitcher thrown by his wife. One evening Alice Kramer was running along after the Ladd Bus, but missed it. Eunice Johnston—“Did you want to catch the bus, Alice?” Alice—“No, I was mad at it. Didn’t you see me chase it out of the school yard?” Miss Armington—“Who can tell us what a probate court is?’ Laura M—“It takes care of all orphans and poor deceased.” Balkrr |2Icp (Irearn fflmitpmujr Manufacturers and Wholesalers FANCY ICE CREAM PICNIC PARTIES AND WEDDINGS SUPPLIED Ask Your Dealer for Gunther’s Viscolized Ice Cream NOT HOW CHEAP, BUT HOW GOOD SPRING VALLEY ICE CREAM CO. Win. F. Gunther, Prop. Phone Main 1. Spring Valley, Illinois. Russell has a sweater coat Most easily to be seen, The Freshies over it do gloat For it is Freshman green! —Anna Surwill. Miss Mewhirter—“Can you tell me the principal facts of Washington’s life? George D.—“He was born on the day of his birth, married on his wife’s wedding day, and died on the day of his death.” Primo, Primo, got in a fight, Big Dutchie, he tried to lick, He gave big Dutchie a bloody nose Who won? You may take your pick. —Luella Weber. OUR LIBRARY The Music Master_____ Oh! Money, Money!____ Story of a Bad Boy___ The Spy______________ Hoosier School Master Call of the Wild_____ Great Expectations___ On the Heights.______ We Two_______________ The Man who Laughs. The Piper____________ Romeo and Juliet_____ The Care of a House. New Voices___________ Nature Study_________ Red Pepper Burns_____ The Crisis___________ Pilgrim’s Progress___ ------------Mr. Hjorth ---------Junior Class ------------Joe Picco ______Assembly Teacher -------------Mr. Krug -------------Glee Club _________The Freshmen ________________Seniors Henry D. and Helen C. ______Melvin Warnock _________Walter Laugal -Violet W. and Elmer S. --------Miss Burwash ___________Sub-Freshies ________.._Miss Tulloss ______Edward Mitchell __________Final Exams _____________Sophomores Bo—“Ah just heard dey done found Napoleon’s bones.” Rah—“Faw de Ian’s sakes! Ah did not know he wuz a gamblin’ man.” BITS FROM SENIOR ENGLISH PAPERS Wm. Steele says, “Burke wrote a speech on ‘Humiliation of tne Colonies.’ ” (Ever hear of it? Neither have we.) “Dickens uses the ‘fraze’ ‘Recalled to Life.’ ” That’s phonetic spelling for you! Did you know that Burns wrote the ballad “Lizzie Gray?” Renatto thinks he did, but then we have a feeling that he must have confused the name with Wordsworth’s “Lucy Gray.” How about it Gerno? John Maurer is responsible for this statement: “Tam O’Shanter stayed late and then went home on a horse partly drunk.” What dreadful horses they have in Scotland! Laura Martinelli—“In the eighteenth century there occurred a deformation of religion.” As bad as all that, Laura? As you wonder and you comment Upon this little verse, Just think if you had written it It would be—oh, much worse! —Lester Van Tress. Visitor—“My, what a fresh green campus you have.” Senior—“Yes, extra large enrollment of Freshmen.” Charles Fehr, Manager Telephone Main 61. 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In telling aoout it altenvards he said, “When I looked out and saw where I was, I shook so hard that the crazy old Ford thought the engine must be going and came clean to town.” Two guys on a telephone: “Are you there, who are you?” “Watt.” “What is your name?” “Watt’s my name, my name is John—John Watt.” “John What?” Yes.” “I’ll be around to see you this afternoon.” “All right. Are you Jones?” “No. I’m Knott.” “Will you tell me your name then?” “Will Knott.’ “Why not?” “My name is Knott.” “Not what?” “No, not Knott Watt, but Will Knott.” “Oh, I beg your pardon.” “Will you be home this afternoon?” “Certainly, Knott.” “What?” “Yes, I’ll be home.” . “Aw, shut up.” THELADDHERALD i 1 ; ) II When in Need of ip Hardware and JOB PRINTING Furniture Remember : � . Steele Kenney Spring Valley i This Annual is a Sample of Our Work The Factory Process Electric Shoe Repairing Expert Rebuilding of Shoes All work guaranteed to give | satisfaction. Wm, S. 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