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

Text from Pages 1 - 172 of the 1926 volume:

THE HALL LIGHT Published by the Students of the Hall Township High and Vocational School Spring Valley, Illinois HALL LIGHT STAFF Anna Lapinski, Editor-in-Chief; Ida Mammei, Associate Editor; Glen Gross and Francis Dwyer, Business Managers; Minnie Fenoglio, Art Editor; Lila McAlpine and William Stedman, Junior Editors; Frances Riva and Joseph Sears, Sophomore Editors; Michael Saad and Exa Boucher, Freshman Editors; Angelo Bollero and Esther Gross, Joke Editors; Anna Hanney and Ralph Schwab, Snap Shot Editors; Bruce Wilson and Louis Ruppert. Athletic Editors; Anita Volpini, Girls Athletics; Maryion Weatherall. Society Editor; Elizabeth Moskaites, Rose Zieborth, Veronica Reeland, Anton Yushkis, Josephine Mattioda, Beatrice Boucher. Ella Bitantus, Joe Doyle, Howard Cleer, Gerard Kinkin, Assistants; Maryion Weatherall, Eleanor Sabbatini, Sadie Abraham, Francis Karpinski, Mary Canovi, Emma Oberleitner, Typists; Bernice W. Falkin, Allen C. Tyler. Faculty Advisors. FOUR four or Trtc7 'OQL T o PQAIQIE cENTuhy 'ago. A P OrtECQ hOME Q[SIDEriCC FIVE ORDER OF BOOKS Page I. Picture Section______________________ 9 II. Classes _____________________________13 III. Administration_______________________71 IV. Activities __________________________79 V. Athletics___________________________105 VI. Jokes and Ads_______________________121 FOREWORD In this, our sixth edition of the Hall Light, we have endeavored to represent the true atmosphere which previals at Hall, and to make it “the light” by which Hall’s daily incidents, great and small, may oe made known to outsiders, and remembered by Hall Students. This book we have edited in a true spirit, but in that spirit we may have made some slight defaults, unintentional on our part. We hope that this book shall live up to the high standards to which it has always adhered, and shall embody those requirements that constitute a “Good Book.” And may you look upon it as such. A Book may hold the truth and briefs Of many centuries on its pages, And it may live as its merit decrees, Through many years and ages. And may this book of Hall hold clear Fond memories of past school days dear. ON, HALL TOWNSHIP On Hall Township, on Hall Township, Plunge right through the line! Toss the ball around La Salle, boys, A touchdown sure this time. On Hall Township, on Hall Township, Fight on for her fame Fight, fellows, fight, fight, fight, We’ll win the game! FOURTEEN HMEN Name Nickname Favorite Expression Ambition Results Andrew Byvick What cha want? Artist Carpenter William Blake Go wan! Prize fightter Football Josephine Barnato Jo Huh? English teacher Nurse Florence Barto Bart What’s our lesson Nurse Dishwasher Nursing? Olive Bianchi Oly Oh Gosh To be thin Overweight Marian Bently Shorty I should say so School teacher Hired girl Thelma Cunningham Speedy I don’t know kid Model •Manicurist Geraldine Dart Jerry So’s your old man Musician Cook Ida Drukatanis Ida I don’t know1’ Nurse Grade teacher John Hank Hanks Whot’s our lesson French teacher Gardner Catherine Hay Katrinka Oh Gosh Doris Hight Dory See Craig yet? To marry Craig An old maid. George Johnson Swede Oh Gosh Down too far Miner Helen Kuzma Kuzy I’ll tell the w'orld Dancer Farmer’s wife Anna Kleinfall Proxy I’ll say so Travel Goes to Cherry Meade Learmouth Speedy Gee, I dunno Mechanic Bricklayer Elvira Montagnoli Vira I thin so Stenographer Marries young Elizabeth Mortan Liz What about it? Dancer Pianist Robert Messer Bobby Aw Gosh! Professor Contractor Aldo Monterastelli Dack Hey you! Telegraphet Messenger Aldo Nanni Nani What cha say? Singer Cheer Leader Dora Orlandine Blondy Know your lesson Prima Donna Milliner Virginia Pomatto Red Got your English Dancer Hotel Matron Sylvia Repka Marguerite Fat Land sakes Teacher Soda Clerk Salmon Boots Don’t cha know? Stenographer Farmeress Julius Hershovitz Yidish 1 think so Shiek Barber Michael Saad Micky Sure I will. Artist Chauffeur Bernard Spalions Spaloney Do your stuff Play football News dealer Jennie Weatherall Pat I’ll tell the world Vamp Dress maker Marguerite Wall Mugs Sure Singer Clerk Rose Zeabartb Wishes I wish this Speaker Suffragette Also Bellettini Tusk Oh Boy To grow tall Paper hanger FIFTEEN Rita Bettiamini Bet Gosh To study Dishwasher Mary Chiponis Chip Say Teacher Clerk Craig Kenney Ken See Doris To marry young He does Howard Koehler Kaye Hi-Yi Bookkeeper Bell hop Fred Volpini Rudolph My sister got the best grade Revenue officer Policeman Howard Helm Stronghorse Can I drive this car? College President Janitor James Borrell Squeezebox I'm fer the band Musician Clown Michael Bernatavicy Mike Watch me stick out my chest Newsdealer Mechanic Kathleen Barto Kathrynk I ain’t got any Teacher Cook Paul Godbut Bomb How do I know? Debator Trip to Seatonville Kathryn McCook Cook How’d ya get that way? Poet Suffragette Bernard Spaloiur Barney Gosh, I hate school Public speaker He is. Renatta Smith Schmit Who said so? Be beautiful Clerk William Statsis Vine I don’t care what Bookkeeper Office boy Joseph Vaseluski Joe Don’t ask me Own Restaurant Waiter Enice Verucci Ena Ya know—ah— Nurse Aviatrix Raymond Barto Cat Gotta pencil? Basket Ball Capt . Sailor Evelyn Burke Boots 0 Helen! Teacher Clerk Margaret Biama Maggie Hya, kid Modiste Telephone girl Exa Boucher Extract C’mon Geraldine Beauty Old Maid Eugene Ballerini Shorty I-I-I don’t know Coach Junk man David Berliner Bee-Liner You want some mutton Stockyard owner Traffic cop. Reynaldo Castelli Nanna Oh! I do not! Wear long pants Weds in short pants SIXTEEN Louis Catani Louie Aw Gwan Change a girl’s name Minister John Doyle Johnny Ya oughta see what we had in science Basketball star Barber Victor Ferrari Veto Ona, Dovey Singua Fruit grove owner Fruit packer Alda Hurst Slim I don’t believe you Reduce Weighs 4501b Felix Hubert Bluebird No, Huh-uh Joker Joker Henry Jacobs Siberian Cheese Hound Watsa Matter Witcha Shiek Clown Thelma Keay Thel Sure I will Imitate Miss Woolner Vamp John Laugal Yanny Gimme a sheet Farmer Onion Farmer Geno Lanutti Slender I’lll past’ ya in th’ mush Hit somebody Knocks off Fat Albert Link Smarty Who? Me? Master Mechanic Farmer Lawrence Maurer Goof I don’t know Hits Jacobs Gets hit John Manahan Fat So’s yer ole man Cheerleader Noise John Mazaika Jack Gimme the girls Football star Soda clerk Evelyn Meek Lanky Why, no Stenographer Teacher John Menardi My Nardi Aw. I don’t know it 1st class star Tenderfoot William McFadden Pug Ow, I never talk Catch his necktie thief Loses all clothing Harry Neben Nebbie I kin have the car Marry Sally Runs away Stanislaus Rogowski Stanley I got K. Y. W last night Great musician Holds music Harold Savio Sappo Ya cornin’ Vic Be good Slick hair Hubert Spicer Hubby Ya ain’t foolin’? Telegrapher Messenger boy Charlotte Smith Fat Didn’t I tell you Private secretary Marries boss Frances Van Tress Fannie I should say not Marry a millionaire Marries a Chinaman John Kairis Kaiser See here Professor Junk man Viola Strum Vi I should say History teacher Missionary Charles Swingel Spy What Speaker Cheerleader Della Teresavitz Del 1 sure will Model Nurse Dominic Vecchea Vic Hey, wait a minute Auto dealer Salesman Ralph Wagner Wag Want me to go Artist Cartoonist Marguerite Riese Marg. See Della Bookkeeper Soda clerk Viola Mathey Mat Jim today Stenographer Dressmaker SEVENTEEN CLA9S OFFICERS ________________President ___________Vice-President Secretary and Treasurer John Kalmon__ Ariel Mattioda Sadie Steffen__ NINETEEN CAN YOU IMAGINE WILLIAM CAMPBELL winning a 100 yard dash? HARRIET HASSLER without her Ford? CARLETON GOERING failing to bluff? FLORENCE PONSETTO with bobbed hair? ARIEL MATTIODA a football hero? SADIE STEFFEN with straight black hair? JOSEPH GAMBIANI a six footer? ELLA DOCZKUS a world famed opera star? ARTHUR HURST a prize winner in a Charleston Contest? HELENA PENNING making a fuss? JOSEPH SEARS failing to know his lesson? RUTH GALLAGHER falling for a Freshman boy? JOHN CONDIE talking to girls? MARGUERITE URQUHART a graceful ballet dancer? JOHN TABER with grown up airs? RUBY STROUD a psycho-analist? WILLIAM SAVIETCH letting the possibility of an argument slip by? OLIDE MILANESI reducing to Wallace’s? ANTON MARTINKUS noisy even on a football field? DORA BERLINER a suffragette? FRANCES RIVA an idler? BEATRIX DE FILIPPI without Esther? ESTHER GROSS without Beatrix? RALPH HOUGHAWOUT wearing short trousers? ELNORA MAURER with a prepared history lesson every day? JOHN AIMONE as Hall’s Red Grange? TRESA CAMPEGGIO not combing her hair every two minutes? PETER BRUSSACK without his silly ways? JOSEPHINE SEKRESKI a taxi driver? QUINTO TORRI telling bedtime stories in public? HAROLD KOEHLER without his grin? WILLIAM LINKER willing to study? RUTH WAYKER a busy nurse in a large hospital? ANDREW FENOGLIO not trying to act wise? PETER SELSKI raising a rumpus? ESTHER WALKER without her giggle? PETER CAMPEGGIO a famous debater? SHELDON CROISANT with his hair mussed? EFFIE BUCK with a neat stack of books? OREY FOLEY a handsome shiek? STEPHAN BERTALOT a ladies man? ANTON TRILLET one of the world’s noted poets? MARY BARNATO making her debut a violinist? LOUIS DIECI a bad bold pirate? CATHERINE SLACK a champion typist? CASEY MATT Hall’s football coach in 1935? MARGARET PAGLIA failing to use her gift of gab? BERNARD McDONALD not blushing when talking to a girl? ETHEL TAGGART getting up to the bus at eight o’clock every morning? ADOLPH YAK AS without his red hair? JOHN KALMAN a reserved old bachelor? HERMAN EMMERLING very talkative? MARYLIN AUDO a flapper? TWENTY-ONE EH TWENTY-TWO Name Nickname Ambition Amelia Barrowman Hard Nose Opera Star James Barrowman Jim Cowboy Stanley Baxter Mush Economist Marguerete Blum Oats Beauty Doctor Maclean Brown Mac Farmer Windton Cowell Winnie Lawyer Minnie Fenoglio Min Artist Leola Fenwick Lo Farmerette Anton Ferrari Skinny Second Murmi Hazel Grivetti Hazel Teacher Lucille Jacoby Lu Nurse James Johnston Jimmy Coach Gerard Kinkin Gerard Professor Frances Latham Frances Teacher Edith McDonald Edith Social Worker Cecelia Manning Cel Farmerette Martin Manning Bart Scientist Stacia Mazaika Stacia Teacher John Messaglia Johnny Banker Clifford Michael Cliff Farmer Violet Melouski Vi Housekeeper Charles Montagnoli Buck Movie Actor Marguerite Noles Marguerite Musician Margaret Norberg Marg Nurse Lila McAlpine Micky Teacher Arthur Orlandini Coon Mayor of Seatonville TWENTY-THREE H « Wlr, Wlr,,Wlr Wlr� Wlr ‘� Wlr ‘w l Leland Perkins Rufin Petroski Elvio Pozzi Paul Repka Louis Ruppert Joseph Saad Tillie Slack Doris Schurtz Ralph Schwab William Stedman William Teresavich Henry Terando Hugo Tiemann Eva Youtsnukus Ruth Ziel Porky Rufe Flucky Paul Louie Zinnard Katie Babe Squabby Bucky Sib Heiny Hugs Eve Boots Electrician Mechanic Coach Druggist President Barber Housekeeper Dancing Teacher U. S. Senator Oil Magnate Sailor Mechanic Gardener Hair Dresser Stenographer TWENTY-POUR ■ l � • � � lt — « « W 1 JUNIOR CLASS MEMORIES We Juniors began our third lap In the fall of twenty six, Resolved to be more sedate i ?) and composed And not to play any tricks. We thought our trifling days were o’er No longer were we babies! ’Twas ours to teach the “Freshies” To be gentlemen and ladies! The first important thing we did Was to play “Intimate Strangers.” In that we showed the Seniors That their “rep” sure had its dangers! Next we tried to “strut our stuff” In an interclass basketball meet And proved to all who cared to know That the Juniors can’t be beat! Then came the time of worry and woe When semester exams drew near An icy hand clutched every heart And made it quake with fear. All knew that it was “sink or swim” The exempted o’er us gloated Some sank to the bottom—others swam Still others merely floated! The storm passed by, however, And joy and mirth did regain, Smiles again made bright the world Like sunshine after rain. Then we thought that it was time To give ourselves a treat And had a snappy, live wire party With lots and lots to eat. Now, Freshmen—we admit you’re good Sophomores—you’re go-getters, Seniors— you’ve a very good class But the Juniors have a better! ! ! Lila McAlpine. TWENTY-FIVE JUNIOR MEDITATIONS Leola Fenwick— The Junior class is like a hive Of bees, as I shall show For all the work around the school Is done by it, you know. Charles M.—“Chuck” It’s like a river system That seeks the ocean great, Some members lose their courses But most keep going straight. Mac. Brown— It’s like a little garden Whose flowers the world adorn, In picking out the roses You sometimes find a thorn. Louis Ruppert—“Shiek” It’s like a ripening orchard Whose fruit you try to reach For every girl within the class Is a “classy” little peach! Lucille Jacoby—“Diggory” It’s like a big arena At a snappy football fight Foreveryone is on his toes And fights with all his might. Billy Stedman— It’s like a big banana Ripe and rich and mellow The only difference we can see Is none of us are yellow. Frances Latham— It’s like a golden cornfield Which with care the farmer rears Some of us are blighted But most are good sound ears. Jimmie Johnson— We’re a snappy, peppy bunch And though we’re not all tall We sure can show the Seniors How to toss the basketball! Eva Yustanukus— The boys are all so sleek Fi’om eating wheat farino That every boy within the class Is a Rudolph Valentino! Marguerite Noles— We like to put on plays and things And show ourselves around For ability and talent Within our class abound. “Ruthie” Ziel— The girls just love athletics For it makes their cheeks glow Especially when they get a chance Over the Seniors to “crow”! William Tersavich— Who are we, sir, did you ask? As if you didn’t know We will be all Seniors When the present Seniors go. TWENTY-SEVEN PRAYER OF A SPORTSMEN (Berton Braley) Dear lord, in the battle that goes on through life I ask but a field that is fair, A chance that is equal with all in the strife A courage to strive and to dare; And if I should win, let it be by the code With my faith and my honor held high; And if I should lose, let me stand by the road And cheer as the winners go by. And Lord, may my shouts be ungrudging and clear A tribute that comes from a heart And let me not cherish a snarl or a sneer Or play any sniveling part Let me say, “There they ride with their laurels bestowed Since they played the game better than I.” Let me stand with a smile at the side of the road And cheer as the winners go by. So grant me to conquer, if conquer I can By proving my worth in the fray, But teach me to lose like a regular man, And not like a craven, I pray; Let me take off my hat to the warriors who strode To the victory splended and high Yea, teach me to stand by the side of the road And cheer as the winners go by. TWENTY-NINE SADIE ABRAHAM, “Sade “To know her is to like her” Dramatic Club (4); Honor Club (4); Glee Club (2-3-4); Chorus (4); Girls’ Quartette (4); Hall Times Staff (3-4); Hall Light (3-4); Honor Roll (3); Glee Club Contest (3); Typing Contest (3-4); Basketball (2-3-4); “Suicide Specialist” (3); “Amazon Isle” (3); Minstrel (3); “Daddy Long Legs” (2); “Come Out of the Kitchen” (4); “Pepita” (4). ANNA ANDERSON, “Anne” “Her smile is the kind that never wears off.” Glee Club (4); Chorus (4); Dramatic Club (4); Hall Times Staff (4); Hall Light Staff (4). EO VICTOR BERTRAND, “Frenehy “Oh, this learning! What a thing it Foreign Language Club (3); Band (1-2); Orchestra (1-2); Hall Times Staff (2); Minstrel (3). ELLA BIT V N ITS, “L” “There is wisdom in women, but especially in thee.” Foreign Language Club (3); Glee Club (4); Dramatic Club (4); Home Economics Club (4); Chorus (4); Honor Roll (1-2-3-4); Shorthand Contest (4); Basketball (3-4). THIRTY FELIX BONTCCI, “Phil.” “Men of few words are the best men. Science Club (4); Basketball (2) Football (3). BEATRICE BOUCHER, “Bee “A thoughtful and quiet grace, though happy still.1' Glee Club (1-2-3-4); Chorus (2-4); Honor Club (3-4); Dramatic Club (4); Foreign Language Club (3); Tennis Club (2-3); Jazz Orchestra (4); Hall Times Staff (1-2-3-4); Hall Light Staff (1-2-3-4); Honor Roll (3-4); Glee Club Contest (2-3); Typing Contest (3); Basketball (1-2-3-4); “Gypsy Rover” (1); “China Shop” (2); Minstrel (3); “Suicide Specialist” (3); His Model Wife” (4); “Come Out of the Kitchen” (4). butter, MARY CANOVI “She is quiet and industrious.” Foreign Lauguage Club (3); Science Club (4); Dramatic Club (4); Hall Times Staff (4); Basketball (3-4. HAROLD CASSIDY You know me all—a plain blunt man Industrial Arts Clulr (4) THIRTY-ONE DANIEL BURNELL “Optinism, not bread and keeps me alive.” Science Club (4); Foreign Language Club (3); Track (3); Football (1-2). HOWARD O. (LEER, ‘Clear “A proper man as one shall see on a sunny day.” Foreign Language Club (3); Science Club (4); Basketball (2-4); Track (3); Minstrel (3). JOHN CON DIE “Modesty becomes a young man.” Sec.-Treas. Industrial Art Club (4); Sec.-Treas. Senior Class (4); Basketball (1-2-3); Football (2-3-4); Track (1-2); “Suicide Specialist” (3). PAUL COVENY, “Jack’ “Don't bother me with society.' President Manual Arts Club (3): Manual Arts Club (3-4); Football (3-4); Illinois Valley All-Star Football team (4). ROY COWELL, “Coy” “I am as free as nature first made man.” Science Club (4); Class Basketball (3); Track (4); “Suicide Specialist” (3). JOSEPH DOYLE, “Joe’ “All the goood die young, and I’m feeling awfully sick.” Class Vice-President (1-2-4); Dramatic Club (4); Debating Club (4) ; Debating Team “A” (4); Track (1); Basketball (1): Football (1-3); “Miss Doulton’s Orchids” (4). THIRTY-TWO FRANCIS DWYER, “Bud Hail to the chief who in triumph advances.” Class President (1-2); Vice President Dramatic Club (4); Secretary Debating Club (4); Honor Club (3-4); Debating Club (4); Dramatic Club (4); Tennis Club (3); Hall Times Staff (1); Business Manager Hall Light (4); Football (1-2-3-4); Football Captain (4); Basketball (1-2-3-4); Basketball Captain (4); Track (1-2); Baseball (3); I. V. All-Star Team End (2-3-4); All State Team (4); Interclass Debating Team (1); “Suicide Specialist” (3); “Come Out of the Kitchen” (4). THOMAS FLANAGAN, Tom” None but himself can be his par Industrial Arts Club (4) “1 have no other but a woman’s reason.” Glee Club (2-4); Chorus (4); Dramatic Club (4); Home Economics Club (4); Basketball (4). MARTHA ELIZABETH GOER INI “Marty “Valuables, they say, come done up in small packages. Foreign Language Club (3); Dramatic Club (4); Glee Club (4); Chorus (2); Gypsy Rover (1). “Strange to the world, he wore t bashful look.” Foreign Language Club (3); Indus trial Arts Club (4); Basketball (1-2-3) THIRTY-THREE i ' •IOCELYN GOSTOMSKI, “Joe” “She is an able leader, patriotic and sincere, whose many talents give promise of success.” Dramatic Club (4); Debating Club (4); Chorus (4); Interscholastic Debating Team “A” (4). GLENN GROSS, “144” “He had a head to contrive and a tongue to persuade.” Pres. Debating Club (4); Sec. Honor Club (3); Treas. Dramatic Club (4); Debating Club (2-4); Band (2-3-4); Foreign Language Club (3); Orchestra (2); Tennis Club (2-3); Hall Times Staff (2-3-4); Business Manager Hall Times (4); Hall Light Staff (3); Honor Roll (1-2-3-4); Interclass Debating (2); Interscholastic Team “B” (2); Interscholastic Team A” (4); Basketball (2-3-4); Track (2-3-4); Football (3-4); Oration (4); “Suicide Specialist” (3); Minstrel (3); “His .Model Wife” (4); “Come Out of the Kitchen (4); “Pepita” (4). ANNE HANNEY, “Nance” “Happy and gay, from care she is free Why can’t they all be contented like she?” Class Sec.-Treas. (1-2); Vice-Pres. Debating Club (4); Pres. Glee Club (4); Basketball Capt. (3); Pres. Dramatic Club (4); Debating Club (2-4); Interscholastic Debating Team “B“ (2); Interscholastic Debating Team “A” (4); Glee Club (1-2-4); Tennis Club (1-2-3); Honor Club (2-3-4); Dramatic Club (4); Honor Roll (1-2-3-4); Hall Times Staff (1-2-3-4); Hall Light Staff (1-2-3-4); Basketball (1-2-3-4); Choral Contest (2); Extern. Contest (2-4); “Gypsy Rover” (1); “China Shop” (2); “Suicide ’Specialist” (3); Minstrel (3); “Miss Doul-ton’s Orchids” (4). MERLE HAUGHAWOUT, “Duke” Hang sorrow! Care will kill a cat, Therefore let us be merry.” Class Pres. (4); Vice-Pres. Manual Arts Club (3); Science (3); Manual Arts Club (3); Assistant Business Manager Hall Times (4). THOMAS INGRAM, “Tommie” “He is an all ’round good fellow.” Class Pres. (3); Pres. Science Club (4); Honor Club (3-4); Dramatic Club (4); Science Club (4); Band (1-2-3); Hall Times Staff (4); Football (4); Basketball (1-2-3-4); Track (1-2); Baseball (3); Minstrel (3); “Suicide Specialist” (3); “Miss Doulton’s Orchids” (3); “Pepita” (4). THIRTY-FOUR CHARLOTTE JACOBY, “Curly” “She loves such society as is quiet, wise and good.” Glee Club (4); Home Economics Club (4). FRAM ES KARPINSKI, “Carp” “A comrade good, without pretense, Blessed with reason and common sense.” Home Economics Club (4); Hall Times Staff (4); Hall Light Staff (4). ANNA LA FIN SKI, “Ann” “Not very tall, not very small But fair and sweet and loved by all.” Class Vice-Pres. (3); Vice-Pres. Foreign Language Club (3); Pres. Honor Club (4); See. Dramatic Club (4); Glee Club (1-2-3-4) Honor Club (2-3-4); National Honor Society (3-4); Foreign Language Club (3); Dramatic Club (1-4); Debating Club (1-4); Chorus (1-4); Hall Times Staff (2-3-4); Editor Hall Times and Light (4); Hall Light Staff (4); Honor Roll (1-2-3-4); Glee Club Contest (3); Shorthand Contest (3): Interscolastio Team “B” (2); Interscholastic Debate Team A” (4); Basketball (3-4); “Gypsy Rover” (1); “Daddy Long-Legs” (2); Minstrel (3); “Suicide Specialist” (3); “His Model Wife” (4); “Come Out of the Kitchen” (4). IRA LI NN A man of rare, undaunted might— in every way.” Dramatic Club (4); Science Club (4); Football (2-3-4); Track (3-4); Basketball (3-4); “Miss Doulton’s Orchids” (4); “Pepita (4). IDA 1 A M M El, “Idee” “Her open eyes desire the truth. The wisdom of a thousand years is In them.” Sec. Foreign Language Club (4); Glee Club (2-3-4); Chorus (4); Foreign Language Club (3-4); Honor Club (4); Dramatic Club (4); Honor Roll (1-2-3-4); Hall Times Staff (4); Hall Light Staff (3-4); Interclass Debating (1); Shorthand Contest (3-4); Basketball (3-4); Minstrel (3); “His Model Wife” (4). THIRTY-FIVE Ho-t JOSEIHISE MATTIODA, “Jo “A winning way, a pleasant smile.” Science Club (4); Chorus (4); Glee Club (4); Music Club (4); Dramatic Club (4); Foreign Languaga Club (3); Hall Times Stall (4); Hall Light Staff (4); Basketball (4): Tennis Club (3). ALBERT MVZZORANA, “Mutt Better to be dead than out of fash Science Club (4); Varsity Track (2-3-4); Int.'rclass Track (1-2-3-4); Basketball (2-3); “Pepita” (4). MARGARET MCDONALD, “Dolly “Her friends are many Her foes—are there any?” Glee Club (2-4); Tennis Club (2-3); Dramatic Club (4) ; Home Economics Club (4); Hall Times Staff (4); Basketball (1-2-3). MARGARETTE McDONALD, “Marge “Good nature and good sense must ever join.” Glee Club (4); Dramatic Club (4); Chorus (4); Typing Contest (3). Yr) Y f L ELIZABETH MOSKAITIS “Betty “Is there one who can, like her, make sunshine in life’s shady places.” Sec.-Treas. Honor Club (4); Glee Club (2-3-4); Chorus (4); Dramatic Club (4); Science Club (4); Honor Club (3-4); Hall Times Staff (4); Hall Light Staff (2-3-4); Honor Roll (1-2-3-4); Basketball (3-4); “Amazon Isle” (3); Minstrel (3). THIRTY-SIX BRl'NO MURATOR1, “Seraco Kid” “The world knows nothing of perhaps her greatest men.” Foreign Language Club (3); Science Club (4); Football (3). EMMA OBERLEITNER, “Eimnsie” “I chatter, chatter as I go.” Foreign Language Club (3); Home Economics Club (4); Dramatic Club (4); Chorus (4); Glee Club (1-4); Hall Times Staff (4); Typing Contest (4); Short Hand Contest (4): Basketball (2-3); “Amazon Isle” (3). THIRTY-SEVEN Home Economics Club (4); Glee Club (4). BETTY PRENDERGAST, “Red” “A most excellent, accomplished lady.” Dramatic Club (4); Glee Club (1-2-4) Basketball (4); “Gypsy Rover” (1); “China Shop” (2); Minstrel (3). OREST! PIN!, “Nut” “What should a man do but be merry?” Science Club (4); Baseball (3); Varsity Baseball (3); Football (4); “Pepita” (4). EDNA M ADGE PHELPS “Iky” “Boots” “Where her clear spirit leads her, that’s her road.” VERONICA REELAND, “Goldy “Rusty “A girl so jolly, Opposed to all that’s melancholy.” Vice-Pres. Glee Club (4); Chorus (1-4); Dramatic Club (4); Debating Club (4); Glee Club (4); Girls’ Quartette (4); Tennis Club (4); Glee Club Contest (3-4); Basketball (1-2-3-4); Basketball Captain (1); Hall Times Staff (4). ELEANOR SABATINI, “L Not much talk, a great sweet sil Glee Club (1-2-3); Chorus (4); Foreign Language Club (3); Dramatic Club (4); Science Club (4); Tennis Club (3); Hall Times Staff (4); Hall Light Staff (4); Basketball (1-2-3); Minstrel (3). CECELIA TARRO, “Cel “A blithe and bonnie lass.” Secretary Home Economics Club (4); Dramatic Club (4); Foreign Language Club (3); Chorus (4); Tennis Club (3); Home Economics Club (4); Hall Times Staff (4); “His Model Wife” (4). JOSEPH VERt’CCHI, “Fat “A good natured chap and a friend to all.” Science Club (4); Football (4); Basketball (2-3-4). MARY LUCILLE VESETTI, “Curls “How envious we are of her raven locks.” Dramatic Club (4); Music Club (4). THIRTY-EIGHT ANITA VOLPINI “Joyous and lively, and wholly carefree, That’s what an ideal girl should be.M Honor Club (3-4); Home Economics Club (4); Debating Club (4); Science Club (4); Dramatic Club (4); Chorus (4); Hall Times Staff (3-4); Hall Light Staff (3-4); Honor Roll (1-2-3-4); Basketball (1-2-3-4); Basketball Captain (4); Interscholastic Debate Team “A” (4); Cheer Leader (3); Declamatory Contest (4); Typing Contest (4); “Suicide Specialist” (3); “Come Out of the Kitchen” (4). MART ION WEATHERALL, “Ann “Her merry way hath won our hearts, and her ability hath won her laurels.” Class Secretary (3); Secretary Treasurer Science Club (4); Honor Club (3-4); Dramatic Club (4); Science Club (4); Chorus (1); Hall Light Staff (3-4); Hall Times Staff (3-4); Honor Roll (1-2-3-4); Typing Contest (3-4); Shorthand Contest .(3-4); Declamation Contest (3); Basketball (1-2-3-4); Gypsy Rover” (1); “Suicide Specialist” (3); “Come Out of the Kitchen” (4). BRUCE WILSON, “Bros A thinker, a fine fellow an athlete —a rare combination.” Honor Club (3-4); Orchestra (1-2-3); Debating Club (4); Hall Times Staff (4); Hall Light Staff (4); Interscholastic Debating Team A” (4); Football (3-4); Basketball (2-3-4); Track (2-3); “Come Out of the Kitchen” (4). ANTON YUSHKIS “Yusky “His mind, his kingdom, and his will, his law.’ Pres, of Industrial Arts Club (4); Pres of the Band (4); Music Club (4); Band (2-3-4); Orchestra (2-3-4); Jazz Orchestra (4); Honor Club (4); Science Club (4); Hall Times Staff (4); Hall Light Staff (4); Interclass Basketball (2-3-4); Football (2-3); Interclass Track (2-3-4); Minstrel (3); “Come Out of the Kitchen” (4). THIRTY-NINE CLASS NIGHT PROGRAM (June 2,1926) Song----------------------------------“Dear Old High School Days” Salutatory----------------------------------------- Ella Bitantus Statistics of 1926.___________________, --_=-_-_Maryion Weatherall “The Way of Craftsman”___________________........Angelo Bollera “Corrections of 1926”.________________________Elizabeth Moskaites Song____________________________________________“Our High School” “1926 Graphologs”__________________Anita Volpini, Emma Oberlitner Class Poem______________________________________________Ida Mammei “1926 Insurance Society”____________Anna Lapinski, Beatrice Boucher “Philanthropies”________Anna Hanney, Joe Doyle, Josephine Mattioda Valedictory___________________________________________Glen Gross Junior Response______________________________________Minnie Fenoglio . Axv« Axi«� « AxF| SALUTATORY Parents we love, teachers who are dear to us, friends all who have gathered here with us tonight to celebrate this significant day in the name of the Class of 1926. There are those of you here who can remember us as we stood upon the threshold of high school for the first time. We were scared; we were trembling with awe. Some of us, I am sure, even imagined that the principal devoured Freshmen! Altogether, I suppose we were about as unseasoned a group of newcomers as ever came knocking at the school’s doors; but we found those doors open wide before us! We discovered that our every hope and aspiration was recognized and unfolded with loving sympathy within these hospitable walls. You who have gone before us, parents, teachers, friends, made easy the way. You gave of your time, of your funds, of your thought, that we might stand here today better equipped to face the world. More important, you gave of your love and understanding so that we might gain, within these portals, broadened intelligences, trained minds and greater sympathies. If, in any degree, we have achieved these things; if. as we stand before you now in the glory of this day for which we have striven, you discover anything of merit in our accomplishments— the handiwork is yours! We are like a caravan moving across the great desert called life to the purple hills in the distance. In our coffers are gold, purple silks, incenses, jewels, many rare and delicate foods. Richly dressed servants run beside our camels; brocaded canopies protect us from the noonday sun. And yet all these things can avail.us nothing against the hardships of the journey. They cannot protect us from the unknown forces with which we must contend. They are worse than useless! What we need are the words and wisdom of experienced travelers. We need the maps and charts of those who have gone before us. Most of all, we need the handclasps of our beloved friends, their voices of encouragement ringing in our ears—their words of rejoicing over our successes along the way. A!! these things you have given us. You have smoothed away our schoolday problems with words of encouragement and advice. You have given us from the rich store of your experience. By your counsel you have brought fresh meaning and inspiration into our studies. You have laughed with us at our follies, and forgiven our faults. In a FORTY-OXE word—you have been “with us all the way.” Perhaps in these years we have seemed heedless of all you have done for us. I am afraid that we did take is for granted as our just due, most of the time. But that does not mean that we are not grateful. Today the ink is scarcely dry upon the diplomas we are about to receive. Our footsteps are still echoing in these halls we love. Yet we are already a part of the great world beyond. We see before us new vistas—new problems—new responsibilities. We are able to look behind us with new vision, and see just what a great part you who are here tonight have played in fitting us to meet worthily and face calmly the stresses of the way before us. With a new seriousness, gained in the years behind, along with the good times we shall remember, we say to you simply, yet with all our hearts, “Thank you!” We feel, however, that our debt of gratitude must not—cannot— end here. You do not ask for returns, I know. You will consider your goodness well-spent, the dollars taken from your pockets, if we are hon. est, upright citizens striving to do our part in coming years to solve the troublesome problems which beset our country—endeavoring worthily to fulfill our appointed places in life. Yet, with the love and guidance vou have given us, we cannot help feeling that we shall do still more; that we, like you, our mothers and fathers, will have our turn in helping still other high school boys and girls to a finer and nobler appreciation of the gifts life has to offer. If we can do this task—and do it with one-half the graciousness and bounteous kindness with which you have envisaged it—then we may feel that your efforts for us have not been lived in vain. Mothers, fathers, friends, we salute you—and wre thank you! FORTY-TWO VALEDICTORY Today, friends, we stand at the threshold of an era, which by comparison with the past, is dazzling, mystifying, and wonderful. The work of Alexander, who conquered the world in a period of ten short years; Arisotle, the great pupil, instructor and thinker; Caesar and his great Roman Empire; Napoleon and his mighty efforts; are all surpassed by the era into which we, the class of 1926, are getting ready to step. It has taken centuries and centuries of patient toil, hours of thinking and concentration, hundreds of noble sacrifices in order to accumulate the great learning and knowledge the world possesses today. But yet, as you have heard, “The more you learn the less you know.” It is a glorious thing to be granted life in a day which will prepare you for new and unconquered fields. It may seem strange to make that statement at this time. But as we become more educated we see more possibilities, more openings, more opportunities, and with these views in mind, unlimited fields are opened to everyone for pro-gresson in the scientist’s laboratory; the business man’s office, the publicist’s study; everywhere to be exact. We have been learning of the past these years at school. We have learned how the sacred flame of knowledge has been kept burning. It is said that at one time in the tenth century one man represented the entire learning of the world. Supposing he should have died with his tale untold! But it was told! Students repeated it, scholars have added to it, until today we have it enshrined in tens of thousands of schools. It is from one of these temples of knowledge that we are now preparing to step forth. It is here that our minds have been broadened, our channels of thinking deepened, and truth and wisdom impressed upon our minds. In thankfulness for these things we must turn; first, to our parents who have made it possible that we could receive and benefit from the education offered here. We can never repay them for these things except by showing them that the product of their labors and sacrifices is something worth while. Secondly, we wish to thank most sincerely the faculty members who have aided us in our work; for their patience and wonderful guidance along our course. And now'—we must turn to the less joyful side of it. For many of FORTY-THREE us this is more a day of regrets than of joys. We feel the haunting sorrow of a coming parting with friends dearly loved; with haunts familiar. Our acts of today are the memories of tomorrow. We shall undoubtedly have rich memories of Hall in the future. Then will we, in imagination return, to old friends, old enthusiasms—undimmed, but in a more sacred light. Then will we realize more truly the vitality of our school, its purpose of discipline, the wisdom of its teachings. Tomorrow we will visualize the worth of what we leave. To the Juniors we say “carry on!” We wish you the best of success in carrying on the work of the school. We, as Seniors, have done our best to make Hall’s principles more sound and of better structure. It was Columbus who gave the world its best lesson: “On, Sail! On!” Take the torch! Let it guide you! Make Hall better because you have been here. Schoolmates, farewell to you. Some of us may never meet again, our paths will be unlike, and yet there is that which will always keep us together: We are now and always shall be Hall Men! Glen Gross ’26. ! f FORTY-FOUR CLASS POEM Ida Mammei ’26 Four years ago there came to Hall, a group of Freshies gay Who were to hold, in four years time, Our Hall High in full sway 1 For bright and smart were they ’tis said, and what was said is true There never was a Freshman Class, like ours of Twenty-two! While Freshies we were “snobbed” by all the other classmen But what’s a “snob” or two when one’s set and undaunted! And although we were Freshies, we set high marks at Hall, We Freshie girls won the Championship in the Interclass Basketball! Three silver tongued debaters belonged to our class at Hall And Dwyer when a Freshie got a letter for playing football! As Sophs we used our talents well and backed activities We were the livest, smartest class, we Sophs of twenty-three! We took part in each school event, in basketball and won Both in athletics and class work our motto was carried on! “Onward to Success” it was and that we’re proud to say We’ve born triumphantly along, up to this perfect day! And hope and trust that we may yet, uphold this motto till Our duties upon this universe shall be performed and filled It was when we were Juniors that we took that forward stride And won for Hall, famed laurels and spread her honor wide! In the H. A. C. Honorary Club, we boasted twelve good Juniors And on the Light and Times staff we had twelve alert reporters. While in the band and orchestra we claimed a greater number Of competent musicians, violinists, pianists and drummers. Our dramatic skill and ability, we utilized in plays And our boys’ athletic spirit was equally well displayed When Coveny, Dwyer and Ira Lunn made the football team that year And showed the peppy spirit to which Juniors adhered. We had a girl cheer leader too, who yelled at every game Anita Volpini, surely helped to boost on our teams fame! And in the Commercial Contest when the Seniors failed to place Two of us Junior girls stepped up and saved for Hall the day By winning two shorthand awards, the silver and the gold! The next year’s destinies of Hall, remained for us to mold! And our wondrous character, so free, so pure, sublime Has shown to you these destinies, shall stand the test of time! For we’re a class of knowledge, of keen wit and high ambitions, And may we all in time to come, acquire recognition. FORTY-FIVE And now that we are Seniors, at Hall we’ve achieved fame. In the girls’ quartette, Veronica and Sadie Abraham Thrilled us with their fine songs. Our athletic Captain Francis Dwyer With Lunn, Condie and Coveny, raised the athletic standards higher Dan Burnell and Mazzorana, showed up full bright in track! Charlotte Jacoby, Cassidy, Flanagan, and Pendergast Come all the way each morn to Hall, from distant Arlington. While musicians of rare talent, our “sonorous” Yushkis Anton With Josephine Mattioda, Beatrice Boucher and Leo Bertrand Played exceptionally well in Orchestra and Band! And how each note resounded as they played each clever strain On piano, drum, clarinet, and snare, and e’en on violin! Mary Canovi’s willingness to work, has won her lasting praise And Anna Anderson is known, for her jocund happy ways. And there is one among us, who is made up of ambitions A learned girl, whom we all know, is our Ella Bitantus! Then may the glories of later years, sound loud for there from Hall Famed typists, Anita Volpini and Maryon Weatherall And Emma Oberleitner, they knew just how to make Their fingers jump from key to key with very few mistakes, Anna Lapinski, our President of H. A. C. Club at Hall Is also editor of the Hall Light and is the most popular girl of all, Two Seniors gaily ride to Hall, each morn from Seatonville They are little Martha Goering and her “big brother” Bill. For speaking and play talent we present our Anne Hanney. And when we mention Football, a name—Oresti Pini Stands out most prominent of all! For on the gridiron field Well he displayed his courage, and to no foe would yield. An Auto Mechanic of great learning, is our Felix Bonucchi And good clean playing in Basketball, has won for Joseph Verucchi A “stellar” place at Hall. While Mary Lucille Visetti Has come from Paunee, Illinois. Her sunny disposition Is her chief asset, but she also is, a talented musician. Thomas Ingram and Bruce Wilson, both starred in basketball Frances Karpinski’s a fine cook, which trade she learned at Hall Bruno Muratori, in classes never bluffed And for mere recreation, drove to Hall the Ladd bus! Eleanor Sabatini, did her work thoroughly! Angelo Bollero thought it best to complete His education here at Hall, and that we all proclaim Was a wise action on his part and may he acquire fame! Two famous chemists do we boast, an alert boy and girl For Edna Phelps, chemistry knows and Class President Merle. FORTY-SIX Margaret McDonald and Marguerite whose names closely resemble Are two of our proud Seniors, and ’26 Class members! A druggist in our class abides, namely our Joseph Doyle! Roy Cowell has shown what he could do, by his incessant toil Throughout his four years here at Hall. A clever firm debator Was our Jocelyn Gostomski! A great impersonator Of all the characters in our plays, Valedictorian Glenn Gross And we do hope that he will prove, when times are hard and close To show his skill and win his fame as he has heretofore. Cecilia Tarro has her own, becoming ways galore! A gentleman, who comes from out the country—Cleer Is liked and admired by everyone, for he holds Hall most dear! Elizabeth Moskaites walks five miles to attend Hall And Helen Gallagher we claim, is a classmate dear to all! So thus enumerations cease and Senior portals swing Into their place and from our view is hidden everything! What courage must we nourish to meet tomorrow’s day The shattering of friendship-bonds, the sorrow and dismay That we shall have to face! For time, unhampered will go on And we must choose our road, and tread it on alone! And leave Hall in the background. And in the1 days much later Long may we think and well—of Hall—our Alma Mater! So here’s to Hall our wondrous school—our own beloved Hall High! For may your glory ever live, your praises never die! So with hearts full of hope and love, and courage brave and true We, your famed Class of ’26, bid thee a last adieu! A last farewell, a parting sigh, a hope, an ardent wish For You, ADIEU, Our Own HALL HIGH, from YOUR CLASS OF ’26. Ida Mammei ’26. FORTY-SEVEN THE WAY OF THE CRAFTSMEN Four years ago, one bright September day, a band of craftsmen gathered to watch the laying of the cornerstone of a new building they were to erect. What high hopes filled their heart’s for that edifice! They saw it in their hearts as already a finished work—tall, glorious, towering among the very stars! How proudly they listened to the words of Mr. Melton, setting them precepts by which to build; precepts of joyousness, of honesty, fair play, hard work and good times. How they thrilled to his words! Then they met their first surprise. You see, they weren’t experienced workmen—this band which had undertaken such a great work. Some training in their work they had received, it is true. Each of them had helped to build a smaller building of the type they were now planning. But those smaller buildings had taken eight years! Now these ambitious craftsmen were asked to build an edifice larger than they had dreamed of—and dc it in just half the time they had taken before! No wonder they were restless—eager to plunge without delay into the work before them! That is why they knew their first defeat. They discovered that before they could attempt to raise the glorious structure they were contemplating, they must lay the foundations. Imagine stopping to dig back before they could go ahead and erect their girders into the heavens! They were dumfounded. And another trouble met them. They were not used to working together. They had to spend valuable time learning to adjust themselves to the new conditions of their work and to each other. Indeed, it took them from September until Christmas that first year, to lay the foundations for their contemplated structure; but when they dispersed, for their first holiday vacation and rest, they made valuable progress. They had learned the value of digging back—to lay firm foundations. They had learned to superintend their own efforts to a degree they had never shown before. Best of all, they had learned to know and trust each other. When they reassembled to begin work after Christmas, they recognized that some of their number were especially fitted to guide them all. Therefore they organized a union, with these particular workmen as officials: Francis Dwyer as President, Joe Doyle as Vice-President, and Anna Hanney as Secretary-Treasurer. More members were added to their union in January and they helped to make their building a success. FORTY-EIGHT V From that time until spring they worked well and busily. They were able to see the framework of the proposed edifice rising under their hands. The first floor was entirely completed. Under the guidance of advisors, beloved and capable, they were able to work hard and at the same time to know the pleasure of good times. Towards Spring the union gave a big party and dance, called the Freshman Party, to which the entire body of workmen turned out, tools and plans forgotten, to have a rousing good time. It seems strange to remember that on that occasion there was one unhappy note. Anita Volpini, who excelled in laying foundations composed of Latin sentences, ate so much that she was obliged to be off her job for three days. It was with great reluctance that the workingmen of the Class of 1926 dispersed for a summer spent in various recreations and we will hope, in planning for the fall. September, 1923, found them once more assembled and ready to begin work. For some time it seemed to be going slowly. The building rose no higher, apparently, and there was some discouragement among the workers. A few of the best ones failed to return to the job, and others showed some tendency to waste time. However, in a month or so, things picked up. A new spirit came into the workers; a new skill came to their hands. In fact, when they left at Christmas time they had made considerable progress, especially in the solid walls of citizenship and cooperation. The period after the holidays was filled with labor. Was not the edifice to be inspected by the advisory board of teachers in a series of events known as Semester Examinations? Each craftsman worked far into the night on his stint, and when the days of the trial came and passed, the showing they made was admirable. Soon after that, they held a meeting and re-elected their old officers: Francis Dwyer, Joe Doyle and Anna Hanney. One bitter event marked the year for the union. While sitting in a precarious position on the very end of an English cross-beam, Bruce Wilson fell off with a terrible crash, injuring his self-esteem considerably, causing the advisory board to decide that he should watch his step in English more carefully. This event, occurring during the mid-year exams, was mourned by the whole union. When spring came bright with sunshine and gay with girls’ new hats and chocolate sodas, the progress made upon the building during the year was apparent. Two floors were entirely completed, and scaffolding for the whole four floors rose into the sky, clearly seen by the departing workmen. The summer vacation was enjoyed by all of them. They discover- FORTY-NINE ed that new skill and cunning had come into their hands. Their work no longer required as much time as formerly. New interests had come into their lives. They had parties; they met in clubs for discussion and information. Their advisors encouraged them in these things and in their athletic pursuits, in which some of the craftsmen were most adept. All these things only whetted their appetite for their building labor, however. It had become a labor, of love, and they toiled upon it unceasingly. Already the walls and the third floor were completed when they parted for Christmas time. When they met in the next year, they began to plan ornamental measures for the structure, outside and in. Their boys’ basketball team won the interclass tournament, thus capturing a laurel wreath with which to decorate the space over the door. Some of their athletes helped to win the Illinois Valley Championship for Football. The shield and cups were used for showcase decorations. They chose new leaders—Thomas Ingram, Anna Lapinski and Maryion Weatherall. In their pastimes, their thoughts, and their songs, they carried their work with them. When they parted after June inspection, they were able to see work well done. In fact, save for the ornamentation and part of the fourth story, their building looked quite finished; beautiful it seemed, too, as they looked back at it from their various vacation paths. September found them gathered with glorious hopes and new felt hats to begin the year which would see the finishing of the great work they had begun. But upon reassemlby, they were shocked and saddened to learn that one of their members, Catherine Cunningham, would be no more among them. Catherine had been operated on for appendicitis during the summer and had passed away. Their sorrow and sympathy were extended to her family, and the year’s work begun under a cloud. With hard work and increased interests came forgetfulness. They were encouraged and urged on by their new superintendent, Mr. Sullivan. The numerous clubs that were organized helped in collecting ornaments for the craftsmen. Others traced delicate designs of scholastic achievement about the pillars. Before Christmas had come they had added the top piece of the dome. All that remained was to complete the decorations of the building. They departed, thrilled and joyous, to the Christmas firesides of their families, to rush back at the beginning of the year 1926, which means so much time in the decorations of the building. They had builded well, now they added beauty of the most resplendent sort. They chose the members of their body who were to guide them to the approaching end of their task—Merle FIFTY Houghavvout, Joe Doyle and John Condie. And they revelled much in the companionship of each other which they were soon to lose. Thus, with work and companionship, this day approached. Today you see before you our finished edifice: THE CLASS OF 1926. We are not a little proud of the workmanship. We survey the result of our labors with pride. That it may exist, as we builded it strong and beautiful, a monument to those who have labored upon it through all the years to come, that we, returning from the new labors which will claim us all may look upon it with the same joy and pride with which we today survey its smooth walls and the shining white towers, is the wish of all of us—CRAFTSMEN OF 1926. Maryion Weatherall ’26. FIFTY-OXE 1926 GRAPHOLOGS Anita Volpini—Class Prophet. Emma Oberleitner—Assistant. i. A large desk in the center of the stage, at which is seated C. P. with a pile of papers before her. Another student comes in.) C. P.—Good evening, I have your report all prepared for you. Emma—Thank you, I was curious to see---. C. P.—I suppose you know all about our new system of numerical graphology, which can foretell perfectly future events of a subject by submitting his hand writing to our new sacred process of numerical analysis? Well, here I have samples of handwriting which you sent me tested by the most vigorous process, and the results are astonishing, dumfounding! Young woman, do you realize that your class has some of the greatest men and women of the future? I am prepared to go over the destiny of the writers. Shall I begin ? Emma—Yes, I can hardly wait. Let’s get started. C. P —Ah, let’s see, the first one is Merle Haughawout. I see him standing on a platform before a huge throng of people. Oh, yes, he has been elected as a judge to the Supreme Court. He is the youngest American to hold an office in the United States Supreme Judiciary. Emma—Think of that! We surely did right to elect him as our Senior Class President. Oh, say, what about Josephine Mattioda? Is she a Vice-President now? C. P.—Ay, yes, here is her paper. There is very much charm in this young lady’s writing Much feminine tact is expressed in her writing. Joe will turn out to be a music teacher. She will have such music talent that she will be called to Paris, London and Rome to give recitals. Emma—Hurrah for Jo! Who’s next? C. P.—Mary Canovi. Perhaps you will be surprised to hear that Mary is one of Uncle Sam’s air pilots. She carries mail from the United States to Australia. And Eleanor Sabbatini is Post Mistress in the largest post office in Australia. FIFTY-TWO Emma—Is that right? Mary and El are such close friends now, and I’m glad to hear they will be together. How about Ella, my old Pal? C. P.—Qh, here is Miss Ella Bitantus’ paper; she is to be Matron of a home for friendless people. Ten years from now she will be launching out into the second year of this career—all the old folks like her and though it is such a responsible position, she is very satisfactory and is going to continue it. Emma—Oh, I’m so glad; she always says she likes friendless people, and they do like her—at that place, I mean. Whose paper is that? C. P.—Here is a young man who is doing religious work. He is a missionary in the Sahara Desert, trying to establish a form of government among cannibals. His signature is Tom F. Emma—Tom F.? Oh, that’s Tom Flannigan. I always thought Tom was fitted for that type of work. Say, how about Anita Volpini? C. P.—Just ten years from now Miss Volpini will be an instructor in Chicago. She will have charge of a very large class of stout women, and she will teach them how to reduce without diet, exercise or medicine. Emma—Oh, that’s funny, Anita has finally reached her secret ambition—to get thin. C. P.—This one belongs to Maryion Weatherall. She will be in Hollywood, attracting much attention because of her resemblance to Mary Pickford. But Miss Weatherall will not be the only one in Hollywood, for Daniel Burnell is to be there running an ambulance. Emma—Ha! Ha! But, I say, what’s mine? I’m getting nervous. C. P.—Let’s see, Emma Oberleitner—Oberleitner—here she is— Just ten years from now you will be an honored life saver posted at Lake Michigan. Emma—I? A life saver? Why, I don’t even know how to swim! C. P.—Remember you have ten years to learn. Here is some good writing. How distinguished this young man by the name of Roy Cowell makes his R’s and L’s! I see him in South America in the Amazon Basin, hunting lions. With him is a lady. She is also of your class. When I find her hand writing I will tell you who she is. Emma—Roy Cowell married? It seems impossible. Who’s his wife ? FIFTY-THREE C. P.—Here, Beatrice Boucher. She is in South America hunting lions with her husband—ah, yes, she is the wife of the afore-mentioned young man. This young lady has had a successful career as a teacher in Chicago, and was lucky to win the millionaire, Mr. Cowell, for a husband. Emma—That’s funny. Beatrice always said she would never marry. By the way, what will Glen Gross be doing ten years from now? C. P.—Ten years from now Glen Gross will be professor of Biology at Illinois University. However, he has been troubled lately. He cannot do anything to keep discipline in classrooms and doesn’t seem to be teaching the students anything. Aw, yes, here is the clue; he is constantly thinking about a pretty young lady who has turned “Nun”. The young lady is Miss Anna Hanney. Emma—Anne’s a “Nun”! Impossible! But then she always did say that if she wasn’t manned by the time she was twenty, she would enter a convent and never look at a man again. That’s too bad, though. What about her friend, Dolly McDonald? C. P.—Miss McDonald—Oh, here it is. That young lady will be a model for a world-famous sculpturer and artist. He is also of this class. A man by the name of John Paul Coveny. Emma—You warned me that it would be astounding, and it certainly is when you say that John Paul Coveny will be an artist and sculpturer. C. P.—Here is Anna Lapinski, editor of Spring Valley’s greatest paper, the Gazette. Under her is Francis Karpinski, as special reporter. There is one doctor in this class—Dr. Bertrand. Emma—I suspected as much. C. P.—And in just ten years the audience at a brilliant opening of the metropolitan opera will hail as a second Caruso, Mr. Oresti Pini! Critics acclaim him as the world’s famous and most noted tenor. You will also be impressed by the fact that the same New York will ring the praises of Sadie Abraham as “Ophelia” in the Shakespeareon play “Hamlet.” Marguerite McDonald is also on the stage playing “Portia,” but her audience is about to lose her for she is preparing for her wedding. Emma—I never expected so much talent from our class! What is Angelo Ballero? FIFTY-FOUR The handwriting of Mr. Bollero shows a winning personality, distinction and honor. I see him as the first American chairman of the World Court. And here is Ida Mammei, president of American Federation of Women’s Clubs. She is directly responsible for giving the farm-women and all America a new life of usefulness and recreation. In 1930 she will sail for Europe to carry her message there. Emma—Whew! That was a lot; and what's going to become of her friend, Mary Visetti? C. P.—Oh, Miss Visetti is a quiet home girl, interested in Literature. She writes a little. She has several novels published. Emma—By the way, we have not said anything about Veronica Reeland. And some of our football boys. What shall they be in years to come? C. P.—Here is this handwriting in which I see a young lady of great personality and ability—Veronica Reeland, and she is Chief Food Inspector of the United States. She also has a small job posing for ads for sensible shoes. Emma—Captain Lard? C. P.—At a La Salle-Hall football game ten years from now, Francis Dwyer will be coach. I see Hall and La Salle are still rivals, but then we shall win this game. How can we help it when Captain “Lard” is Coach? Ten years from now two of Hall’s Seniors will be in the Olympic contests. One is Bruce Wilson l'epresenting America in swimming and the other is Albert Mazzarana as the pole vault hero. Emma—Gosh! Let’s see—who else? Oh, Howard Cleer and Joe Doyle? C. P.—Here is Howard Cleer’s paper. He is paid a hundred dollars a week by a Complexion Cream Company of Chicago. His job is to advertise A Cream That Will Make You Beautiful. He is also model for Apex collars—and Tuxedo suits. Emma—He’ll surely make a success at that, for they only need to look at him and they’ll buy the cream. As for the collars, he’ll make a go at that. C. P.—Joe Doyle’s a traveling salesman and Bruno Muratori is also Both Bruno and Joe ought to make a success at that—for they surely can talk. Emma—Oh, I always thought Bruno was going to be an orator! C. P.—Ten years from now Betty Pendergast is to run a beauty FIFTY-FIVE parlor and her partner is to be Charlotte Jacoby. Emma—Don’t rush so. What about Edna Phelps and Ira Lunn and Cecelia Tarro and all the rest. C. P.—Edna Phelps and Martha Goering are employed by Illinois’ State Government to watch for bootleggers. They do this work very well. Emma—Edna and Martha watching for bootleggers? Impossible! They are so timid. Then I suppose Harold Cassidy is going to be a lady’s model, eh? C. P.—Almost. He’s going to be a famous stage dancer, with Miss Anna Anderson as his partner. They are married and are traveling to Europe in this way. The orchestra that is playing for them is directed by Anton Yushkis. Emma—Wheh! Two married! Yes, this is astounding! C. P.—Here is Felix Bonucci’s name—he is going to be a garage owner in Chicago. He employs many mechanics among which we find John Glovetski. Emma—Well, that is more realistic. C. P.—Here is more romance—a scene in Mexico—a Romeo and Juliet scene, with a serenader and guitar. Why it’s Jocelyn Gostomski, also married, but to a Mexican poet. Emma—Well, that is romantic! C. P.—Ten years from now Ira Lunn will be addressing the students of Hall Township High School on the subject of Prohibition. It’s not settled yet, but Ira seems to be making a very good oration about it. At that time Ira is County Sheriff, but is to extend his political career further until he becomes Senator of Illinois. Emma—Well, I thought Miss Woolner would make one of our Public Speaking Class into an orator. C. P.—Here is Celia Tarro’s graphalog. She is also coming back to old Hall—as Home Economics teacher. Elizabeth Moskaitis is a home girl—Married! And has a family of four. Helen Gallagher is at the head of the Children’s Bureau of Illinois. Emma—There are just a few more. Thomas, Bill Goering, Joe Verucchi—what are they to be? C. P.—This writing foretells that Mr. Ingram is on his honeymoon, FIFTY-SIX J3Wlr «WV� also, in the Alps. But he is sad for he is alone—his wife could not come. Emma—Ha! Ha! A honeymoon without a wife; it’s impossible. C. P.—This is John Condie’s writing and it appears that he will turn monk. He wished to get away from girls and he surely will be absolutely girl proof. Here is another—Joe Veruchi—he will be known as a great basketball player, and in ten years will be coach at Yale. Just one more—Bill Goering. He will be running Lukan’s Park at Seatonville. You will find in ten years that all I have said will come true. —Anita Volpini ’26. —Emma Oberleitner ’26. FIFTY-SEVEN1 PHILANTHROPIES OF 1926 First Student—“I wonder where the chairman is. I never saw her on time yet.” Second Student—“Oh, she’ll be along pretty soon—here she is now.” i Enter chairman—pulls paper out of pocket.) Chairman—“Let’s see, what are we here for?” First Student—“Why, don’t you know the Seniors don’t have to go to school for the last week and we have $25.27 that we are to spend. That’s all that’s left in the treasury.” Second Student—Yes, and we are the Finance Committee of the Senior Class and we decide how every bit of money that belongs to them is to be spent.’ Chairman—“Well if that’s the case—I have some good news—listen to this. ‘John D. Rockefeller, because of his interest in the class of Hall Township of 1926, has decided to appropriate $1,000,000.00 for these people who have made such a gallant climb to the goal to spend as they see fit, for the future of the school. Sincerely yours, John C. Palmer, Attorney’.” Second Student—“That doesn’t mean that we three are to decide how it’s to be spent does it?” Chairman—“Why it certainly does; that’s what We are for. Of course the class will have to approve but I think they will.” First Student—Whee! This is too sudden—I can’t get my breath.” Second Student—“A million dollars—ye gods! I never thought I’d ever see a million cents and here I am spending a million dollars.” Chairman—“Come on people, we have a job ahead of us so we had better get busy. Remember we want to spend it all for good old Hall, on something that will hold each and every member of the Class of ’26 in the hearts of every student who ever enters Hall. Well, who has the first suggestion. Second Student—Miss Chairman and fellow committeemen, this unexpected fund seems opportune. I make a motion that we set aside ■FIFTY-EIGHT enough money to provide sandwiches and malted milk shakes to be served in all the class rooms at 11:15. Do you remember how hungry Bruce Wilson used to get around that time? Well, what do you say to putting this in Bruce’s name? Chairman—“Why that sounds good and it’ll be the first suggestion we will put in the minutes. I remember how hungry I used to get. Say, I have another suggestion, let’s put up a dressing room equipment in the girl’s locker room amply provided with lip-stick, rouge, powder and comb so the girls won’t have to rush borrowing them. When I think of the trouble Dolly McDonald and Goldie Reeland had trying to get all these things I know this money is a god-send. We’ll put this down next. You haven’t said anything—for a long time—how do you suggest we use this money? Second Student—If I’m not mistaken Tommie Ingram and Nut Pini were bugs over French. When I think of how they used to sit and dream of that 8th period class the only thing I can see to do is to set aside a fund to provide for a trip to Europe for French classes where they could study French under favorable conditions.” Chairman—“Say now that’s a good idea, even if it is one of the first you have had ; we’ll put that one down.” Chairman—“How about buying canvas cover for thet football field so when it is muddy the boys won’t have such a hard time of it. How we used to hold our breath when “Lard” Dwyer had to kick that ball over when it was so full of mud it would hardly move. I know “Lard ’ would be satisfied to know that next year the field wouldn’t be muddy and Capt. Fluckie will be sure to win everything in sight. Second Student—Well, I’ve been thinking again and another idea popped into my head unexpectedly. How about equipping the tables and seats in the class rooms with separate compartments for the student’s gum. Just think of the mileage it would save. I know I have walked many a mile from my seat to the waste basket to deposit gum. Mutt Mazzorana was the champion, though Joe Doyle won’t be here next year to supply the gum so we had better see that several packages are kept in these compartments.” Chairman—“Well the suggestions are coming fast. But listen, we couldn’t pass buying a rope for the gym with little steps on it so Anne Lapinski will know that no one will have as much trouble climbing the rope as she had.” ' First Student—“We had better donate a set of Wallace’s “Reducing Records” for the school in Anita Volpini’s name. How often ‘Nita’ FIFTY-NINE weighed to see if she was any thinner.” Second Student—“Some of this money ought to go into a fund that would provide for a society of inseparables such as Anna Anderson and Margarette McDonald. Their slogan could be ‘Where one is, the other follows’.” Chairman—“Then I would suggest a fund to provide students like Celia Tarro and Bill Goering with books that answer all questions. Do you remember the day they played hookey on account of a history exam?” First Student—“Yes, and there is one thing I can’t forget, and that is Merle Houghawout’s bright colored sweater. How nice it would look for all the boys to have that kind. They wouldn’t cost so much and it certainly would help the teacher’s eyesight.” Second Student—“I know a way we can remedy student’s tardiness and that’s by purchasing busses and have them call for the students and wait until they are all ready. If we had these, this year, what a help it would have been to Danny Burnell and John Paul Cov-eny. This would surely have gotten them here on time.” Chairman—“We really ought to have a gasoline filling station here somewhere where the students could get free gas. I’ll bet Edna Phelps, Howard Cleer and Tom Flannigan wish they were coming pack. Howard surely had a hard time keeping his Buick in gas.” Second Student—“We haven’t done anything for the Home Ec. department. Wouldn’t it be fun to provide the girls with clean aprons every day so they wouldn’t be like Helen Gallagher, Frances Karpinski and Emma Oberleitner, always hunting a clean one.” Fi'-st Student—“I wonder if we could persuade Angelo Ballero and Ella Bitantus to come back and have charge of a ‘Brilliant Student Club.’ We could set aside a fund for them.” Chairman—“Poor Anton Yushkis, what a time he used to have keeping his cornet clean. If we gave him enough money do you suppose he could invent something that would keep the others from suffering this way?” First Student—“He might. You know I think it would certainly be appreciated if we provided for a cage of iron bars around the driver’s seat in the Ladd bus. Bruno Muratori will still be driving next year and it will save him from being massacred.” Chairman—“It would be a good idea for us to hire someone to help SIXTY I the teachers get the book reports in on time, especially if we have people like Ida Mammei and Glen Gross here next year. (??)” Second Student—“It certainly would please Mrs. Dyer if we had a baseball diamond fixed for the girls. Then Sadie Abraham and Eleanor Sabbatini would be able to walk after they take gymn. They usually carry the bases around with them.” Chairman—“I wonder if w:e couldn’t buy a car for the school debaters to travel in. This year Jocelyn Gostomski had an awful time trying to decide whether she would ride in a Ford or an Essex.” Chairman—“Ira Lunn was just saying the other day he wished the school had a moving picture machine so it could take pictures of himself in a football action. So I guess we will give him his wish.” First Student—“Another thing we need is a dancing instructor to teach the Charleston. Poor Josephine Mattioda was sick for three weeks after she tried it. We need a beauty specialist too, to keep the boys’ faces in shape after they get a broken nose or something else in football. I wonder how often Joe Verruchi broke his.” Chairman—“Speaking of beauty experts do you remember the curls Mary Lucille Viscetti had—what a relief it would be for the school to have a permanent waving machine so everyone could have curly hair.” First Student—“I move we help organize a girls’ football team and let Martha Goering and Mary Canovi run it. They certainly ought to be able to play football.” Chairman—“One thing we ought not forget is a patent dish washer for the school. This will be put in Maryion Weatherall’s name because she certainly deserves it.” First Student—“Then last but not least, how about donating a pair of snow shoes and a small toy truck to the school for the trophey case in memory of the day Elizabeth Moskaitis walked four miles to school in five feet of snow and Anne Hanney dug a track out so the cafeteria could get groceries.” Chair—“We still have $150.00 left—I guess we had better buy curtains for the study hall windows. I guess it’s too bad we didn’t have them this year because Leo Bertrand had to get glasses, the sun was so strong. • Was it the sun ?) ” Enter class president. C. P.—“Aren’t you through spending that $25.00 yet.” SIXTY-ONE Chairman—“Why, haven’t you heard about the million dollar donation? Look here.” C. P.—“Why that’s just a joke. One of the kids was wondering what would happen if it were true. You don’t mean to tell me you believed it. Ha! Ha! That’s too funny for words.” Chairman—“Can you beat that. Come on people, let’s go into secret session and decide how to spend that $25.00.’ —Anna Hanney ’20 SIXTY-TWO THE 1926 MAIL BOY “Well, folks, I’ve achieved my lifelong ambition at last. I’ve always wanted to be a mailman, and here I am appointed Letter Carrier Extraordinary to the Class of 1926. Between you and me, though, it isn’t as soft a job as I’d expected. This class is getting too blamed much mail, if you ask me. Keeps me running all the time, with letters and telegrams and special deliveries they’re getting. I don’t even have a chance to read the Postal Cards, the way I’m being rushed. “Why only this morning I had to carry 37 telegrams to the class President Merle Houghawout asking his presence at the launching of the Navy Department’s new battleship, The Hall High. And no sooner had I read one special delivery from a movie company asking for the exclusive right to take pictures at these exercises, than five more would arrive. To tell the truth, if it keeps up much longer, I’ll have to get glasses. “I tell you, a wide-awake, up-to-the-minute mailman who believes in thoroughly censoring every letter before he delivers it, almost goes crazy on the job. Just now I was down town seeing about an unfortunate investment of mine (yes sir, I lost a lot of money on the blamed thing, you know, I put seven pennies in that gum machine before I found out it was broken • and look at all this mail that came while I was gone. “Well, nobody shall say I’m afraid of work. My motto is ‘No letter delivered unread,’ and I’ll live up to it if it kills me. “Let’s see—here’s a telegram from Washington. Wonder who it’s Dear Class of 1926: President Coolidge bids me greet you for him on this momentous day. Regarding positions for the members of your class, we need ten more janitors to stoke furnaces, but since Coolidge’s motto is “keep cool” we cannot fill these vacancies until next summer. Yours, Barney McAshcan, White House Janitor. “Now it was real nice of the President to send us his good wishes. We were hoping we could get him to come down and say a few words to you folks today, and he would have, only he is a little hoarse from yelling at his electric horse so much. What’s this now?” Hollywood. Dear Class of 1926: I am enclosing a blank check on from!” SIXTY-THREE my bank and a contract for ten years for your Mr. Thomas Ingram. Please use your influence to get him to sign up with me. I hear Jesse Lasky is after him too. Yours, William Flicker, President, Flicker Film Company. P. S. My friend Reuby Vaselino wants me to ask if your entire class of girls would consider signing up with him at a thousand dollars a week. “Well, I don’t think we’ll be interested in minor offers like those. Ah! A foreign letter.” Dear Class of’26: Awfully sorry not to be with you today. Iam just completing my 15th volume of my latest work refuting Anton Yushkis’ theory that the longest way round is the shortest way home. Yours, Albert Einstein. . “A special delivery letter from California! No thank you, gentlemen. We don’t care to go into the movie picture business or real estate either. Well, well, it’s from an old friend.” Dear Class of 1926: By untiring effort and midnight oil I have succeeded in reaching the topmost pinnacle of comedy fame. But I feel it trembling beneath me. After all these years, I hear Paramount has offered your class comedian, Mr. Albert Mazzarona, a contract. You don’t know what this means to me. The public will forget me overnight. Besides, I have only five million dollars in the bank. Please consider. Yours, Charlie Chaplin. “Dear me! Isn’t that a sad plight. It’s certainly a good thing I heard Albert the other day saying he was going into the radiator tuning business. Ah! Purple paper! Whom can this be from?” Dear Class of 1926: I greet you personally upon the outset of an illustrious career. But besides that I’in worried. You see I’ve tried having all the Queens of Europe write articles for my papers telling about their affairs of the heart. But they all fall flat. If your Miss Anna Lapinski will consent to write us a few of her personal triumphs I will be glad to send her a check for a million dollars and a year’s subscription. Worriedly yours, William Randolph Hearst. “Well, I hope Miss Lapinski doesn’t put me in. I’ve certainly always hated publicity. That’s why I didn’t run for President of the U. S. last election. Whew! Our girls are certainly getting theirs. Listen to this:” Dear Class of 1926: Can you solve our problem? As you know, we’ve been running National Bathing Beauty Contests for several years. They’re all right in their way, but we never have any beauties SIXTY-FOUR to speak about. If Miss •■'—— will consent, we’ll name her the permanent Miss America and do away with a lot of fussing and argument-ing as to who is to be Miss America. Cordially yours, Atlantic City Bathing Beauty Boosters Association. “Gee, this looks like a real business letter!” Dear Class of 1926: As you have probably heard, I am picking a team of National Football Stars and of course, it can’t be complete without Ira Lunn. It is true that the pay is small, being only one million dollars for the first two weeks, but think of the chance of becoming a star like me. Respectfully yours, Red Grange. P- S.—I would take Francis Dwyer also, but since he is a better player than I, the world will turn their attention to him and forget me altogether. “Well, well! A local letter! Some one must be admiring us at close range I suppose.” Dear Class of’26: We greet you upon the outset of a brilliant career and certainly hope you all succeed in making lots of money. While we are on the subject, members of your class, namely Veronica Reeland, Anna Hanney and Josephine Mattioda have bills here unpaid for chocolate and nut sundaes, candy and chewing gum amounting to $54.83. What shall we do about it? Respectfully yours, The Candy-Kitchen. “Well, I can’t say that’s so bad, but here’s an interesting looking letter.” Dear Class of 1926: Your class can be of invaluable aid to mankind. I require an individual for study in my great work on the American Geniuses and without the aid of Glenn Gross, my work will be in vain. Dr. I. M. Smart, Ph. D., LL. M. “And here’s another.” Dear Class of ’26: My hundreds of tin aeroplanes stand here idle, only lacking strong, sensible, trustworthy men to fly them. Since Bruce Wilson, Tom Flannigan, Joe Doyle and Howard Cleer have their hands, hearts and heads hardened by tinkering with Fords all then-lives, they are just the men I need. To further interest men to become aviators I am offering a prize of a new pair of 1917 Ford Roller Skates to the lucky person making the first Cross Country Non-Stop Flight in one of my new aeroplanes. Yours for better Fords, Henry-Ford. SIXTY-FIVE • Ar “It sure will be hard on us when these boys start flying. The only way that I see of keeping out of their way is to keep our window screens on all the year around. I wonder if there are some more moving picture contracts.” Dear Class of 1926: Now I pick up my pen and ink to write with my pencil. I want to greet you upon the outset of an illustrious career. I wras goin to send you that dollar I ow'e you for my subscription to the Hall Light, but I have this letter already sealed up and I can’t send it this time so please w7ait till my next letter. We are all feeling punk and hope you are all the same. Yours truly, Prince of Wales. “Well, he’s not so dumb. Man alive! Here’s one about me.” Dear Class of 1926: We have heard your Mr. Angelo Bollero has unusual talent in the post-marring line. We are looking for a Postmaster General wrho will take a personal interest in his work. Will you send him to Washington right away? Yours, the United States Senate “I’m sorry folks, I’ll have to be going. Just think of the splendid chance to read all the lessons of the correspondence school free. Why, in a year I’ll be the best educated man in the United States.” Angelo Bollero ’26. “CORRECTIONS” OF 1926 Before the Class of 1926 bows its final adieu, with its hats ready in hand it feels that it must take pains to correct several seeming misapprehensions which have somehow crept undetected into the text books from which we have studied diligently with such suprisingly glorious results. As Socrates said that truth is even more important than reputation—so—we must unveil the small—or shall we say big— untruths and fight for the truth. Four long years ago, when we were young and supposedly “green” freshies, the man who wrote the history poured into our heedful ears a statement which we have since found to be exaggerated, to say the least. At that time our respect for our dear teachers caused us to accept without comment the statement that the racial population of the world was so proportioned that every third child was a Chinese. We doubted and began investigations. We analyzed many families not only in this city but also in La Salle and we found that every third child was not Chinese, but even every twelfth, tw'enty-fifth and fiftieth child was decidedly American. In speaking of Chinese, it reminds me that our Latin book stressed the fact that before, all the people spoke Latin. But by asking our parents and friends about Latin they informed us that they never knew a time when people spoke any Latin. Perhaps Mr. Toney spoke Latin'in college and thinks that it has been a very long time ago. But this is only one thing. In Mathematics, geometry class to be exact—we were taught the popular superstition that the shortest distance between any two given points is a straight line. I believed this till my friend in Chicago proved it otherwise. He once knew a friend who received a hasty summons to go to China immediately. He believed in books and that a straight line is the shortest distance between two points. He would not take a comfortable train westward and then proceed to the distant country by boat. Oh no! Not he! He would not travel around because that is longer and farther. So he got down to business and began to dig himself through a hole in his back yard and onward into China. He dug for three days but gave up in despair for he knew that in that time he could have been on the ocean, sailing west. He began to wonder how wrong his Mathematics really was. He decided—that the longest wav-round was the shortest way to China. No, dear teachers, a straight line in this world of ours is not the shortest distance between two SIXTY-SEVEN « ! � «� points because there is altogether too much solid rock in the way. Also we wish to call your attention to books and health magazines and bulletins that are published freely and say that there are really no better exercises than the daily dozen for a business woman who wants to reduce. That is exactly the statement that the Hygia Magazine published. This magazine is used by Mrs. Dyer and her pupils in her Home Nursing Class. Reading farther we find “If you are underweight and wish to gain, do the Daily Dozen and similar exercises regularly.” Now, which shall we believe—or none? The cooking textbook which Miss Catlin uses states: “Use this book and it will insure perfection in cooking.” I know I’ve tried to use the text in baking a cake. The book said to bake the batter in a hot oven for 45 minutes. I looked at my cake after the designated time, and found an object which was black as molasses. This shows that the books are certainly not accurate and should be corrected. Now in the music class our text and Mr. Champion stress the fact that “Never say a thing can not be done because someone may come along and do it.” It may be true but the world is round and can any person come along and make it flat? I feel safe in saying that this world cannot be made flat by anyone. It certainly is a shame that so many seemingly slight errors creep undetected into our books. Sometime ago we read about the discovery of wires in the ruins of an ancient British castle thus proving that they knew and used electricity in those old days about two thousand years ago. But the class of 1926 have discovered a more surprising-truth. We read nothing of the discovery of wire in the ruins of the Ancient Egyptian Temple about four thousand years old. Therefore, we draw the conclusion that they must have used the wireless then. In reading Shakespeare’s play, “Richard III” for English we found that Richard exclaimed, “a horse, a horse,” while everyone knows that if he were really in a hurry he would have demanded an aeroplane or at least a Ford. They also tell us that Ben Franklin discovered electricity by flying a kite in a thunderstorm and if you’ve tried to fly a kite in the rain you know just how impossible it is. There are many, many more such misleading facts in the books we’ve studied, but I notice some of the teachers are looking rather pale and I’m afraid maybe I’ve shattered some of their most cherished illusions. But do not be sad, dear teachers. There are still plenty of facts left in the book upon which we have not taken issue. But we know that in your eternal search of truth you will be deeply grateful SIXTY-EIGHT to us for pointing out these pitfalls lying in wait for the unwary in the average text. —Elizabeth Moskaites ’26 GRANDMOTHER S ATTIC I came to the end of the stairway, And quietly opened the door. It was raining outdoors, so I stayed there To play with the things on the floor! A trunk that was heavy and ugly, Obstructed my view of the room So I silently started to open the lid But it fell to the floor with a “boom!” A sweet-smelling odor, wafted the air Lavender—I knew it to be! I saw on the top all folded A dress—from many a century! When I unfolded the quaint old dress Something fell to the floor It was a package of letters—Oh so old! Then I knew there was something in store! Minnie Fenoglio ’27 SIXTY-NINE IN MEMORIAM This page is dedicated to the memory of our class mate, Catherine Cunningham, who died August 5, 1925. Bright and cheery with a smile for everyone She was taken from us when her journey was but half begun, By the great Father who only knows our destiny, But she will live always in our loving memory. SEVENTY J. C. SITTEKLY M. J. RHOADS WM. WOLFER L. H. LUTHER. Clerk J. H. FRANKLIN CHAS. F. SHERRARD SEVENTY-TWO ROY BROWN. President r II. F. GEORGE (New Member) HALL’S FACULTY “Here’s to the teachers, long may they live Even as long as the lessons they give.” J. W. SULLIVAN Superintendent “The individual who realizes that the compensating law of life hands back punch for punch , smile for smile, and success for hard work is squared away for a finished fight toward success in life.” SEVENTY-THREE “No man is happy think himself so.” ‘‘You know I say just what I think and nothing more or less. I cannot say one thing and mean another.” ‘‘Thoughts ar€ strength by hand SEVENTY-FOUR LAWRENCE DALE, “Coach “I believe in bigger and better foot ball players, also the strict enforcement of the anti-auto thief law ’ “Thought is deeper than all speech; Feeling deeper than all thought.” HARRISON TONEY “I have everything, yet have nothing; and although I possess nothing still of nothing am I in want.” SEVENTY-FIVE AN DREW A. WINTERBAUER Spare moments are the gold-dust of SEVENTY-SIX ORA A. THOMPSON “Speech is a mirror of the soul; as a man thinks so is he.” OEOROE R. RAY “I am a man. and nothing that concerns a man do I deem a matter of indifference to me.” ‘‘It matters not what you are thought to be, but what you are. The silent Organ loudest chants The masters requiem. LEILA ANDERSON Oh. fear not in a world like this And thou shalt know ere long Know how sublime a thing it is To suffer and be strong. SEVENTY-SEVEN A man measures himself by what he thinks he can do. Others measure him by what he accomplishes.” KVA J. 1 KILLER ‘It matters not how long you live, but how well.” “It’s not so much that counts but only SEVENTY-EIGHT THE DRAMATIC CLUB One of the most entertaining and educational clubs of this school is the Dramatic Club. It has the most members of any club in the school and among them are some very talented students. The aim of the club is to promote and further interest, a more serious study of Dramatics in the High School. The club meets every two weeks and at each meeting some sort of entertainment is given. The Club has given the play “His Model Wife” and also “Miss Doulton’s Orchids.” The Club officers are: President—Anne Hanney Vice-President—Frances Dwyer Treasurer—Glen Gross Social Chairman—Louis Ruppert Members Sadie Abraham, Dora Berliner, Beatrice Boucher, Mary Canovi, Louis Cattani, Anne Hanney, Francis Dwyer, Minnie Fenoglio, Martha Goer-ing, Glen Gross, Helen Gallagher, Arthur Hurst, Ira Lunn, Margaret McDonald, Stacia Mazaika, Elizabeth Moskaites, Anna Anderson, Ella Batmtus, Effie Buck, Josephine Mattioda, Marguerite Noles, Joseph Doyle, Leola Fenwick, Orey Foley, Esther Gross, Jocelyn Gostomski Harriet Hassler, James Johnston, Anna Lapinski, Margarette McDonald, Lila McAlpine, Elizabeth Morton, Emma Oberleitner, Louis Rupert EIGHTY Ruby Stroud, Eleanor Sabatini, Doris Schurtz, Margarette Urquhart, Anita Volpini, Maryion Weatherall, Edna Phelps, Amelia Barrowman, Ida Mammei, Stanislaus Rogowski, Henry Jacobs, Margaret Reis, Pearl Lapinski, Mary Chiponis, Viola Mathey, Kathleen Barto, William Sted-man, Florence Ponsetto, Veronica Reeland, Tillie Sacks, Joseph Sears, Cecilia Tarro, Mary Lucille Visetti, Esther Walker, Eva Ynotsnukis, Exa Boucher, Alda Hurst, John Laugal, Micheal Saad, Renatta Smith, Catherine McCook, William Teresavich, Enice Verucchi, Della Teresa-vich, Craig Kenny, Beatrix De Filippi, Miss Woolner—club Sponsor. DRAMATICS “His Model Wife,” a one act play and “Miss Doulton’s Orchids” a two act play were given November 6, 1925, by the Hall Dramatic Art Club. “His Model Wife” is a one act farce which deals with an artist, whose eccentric aunt from the Figi Islands has come unexpectedly to visit him. This aunt will not make him her heir unless he is married, so he has to produce a wife somehow. So the artist has a studio party where he introduces his wife. The Cast for “His Model Wife” Arthur Everett--------------------------------------------James Johnston Robert Parks----------------------------------------------Louis Ruppert Wilhelmina----------------------------------------Esther Gross Eleonore Perry---------------------------------------------Anna Lapinski Mrs. McPherson-----------------------------------------Margaret Camarlo Mrs. Munford Wells--------------------------------Doris Schurtz Bella Potts---------------------------------------Cecelia Tarro Patsy-------------------------------------------------Beatrifce Boucher Mary--------------------------------------------------------Ida Mammei “Miss Doulon’s Orchids,” a comedy of two envolves about a famous actress, who has been receiving flowers from a married man, Thomas Ingram; from an engaged man, Ira Lunn. Joe Doyle, as the bachelor, tries to clear both of them in order to show Anna Hanney that men are trustworthy. The cast was: Bess-------------------------------------------------------Anna Hanney Cycily------------------------------- --------Marguerite Noles Polly ---------------------------------------Amelia Barrowman Kenneth--------------------------------------------- Ira Lunn 0 en--------------------------------------------Thomas Ingram Gordon------------------------------------------ -Joseph Doyle EIGHTY-ONE x Wlr Wl1 u H u ii l “THE INTIMATE STRANGERS’’ This three act comedy was chosen by the Juniors to be given December 18. 1925. It deals with William Ames meeting with Miss Isobel Stuart in a station. A love affair is started. Mr. Ames is invited tu visit the Stuarts. While there he makes many attempts to find out the age of Isobel Stuart. In the end they marry and live happily ever after The cast is as follows: Station Master------------------------------------John Mussaglio William Ames---------------------------------Charles Montagnoli Isobel Stuart-----------------------------------------Marguerite Noles Florence-------------------------------------Amelia Barrowman Johnnie White--------------------------------------------William Stedman Henry----------------------------------------William Tersavitch Hattie------------------------------------------------------Lila McAlpine Aunt------------------------------------------------------Tillie Sacks The audience was also pleased with the vaudeville act. Those who took part in it were: Marguarette Blum, James Johnston, Margaret Norberg, Louis Ruppert, Liola Fenwick, Paul Repka, Edith McDonald, Ralph Schwab, Frances Latham and Hugo Tieman. “COME OUT OF THE KITCHEN” Come Out of the Kitchen,” a three act play, was given by the Hall Honorary Activity Club, February 17, 1926. The plot of the story was an interesting story of a family of aristocracy who attempted to pose as servants in their owm household. The Dangerfields, in the absence of their parents, decide to lease their home to a wealthy Yankee, as a means of overcoming financial em-barassment. They succeed in overcoming their financial em-barrasment, but not without several kinds for they have to act as servants wThen the Northern servants do not arrive. In the course of the play the Yankee becomes attached to the Irish cook. Following is the cast of characters: Elizabeth Dangerfield, alias Araminta___________Beatrice Boucher Paul Dangerfield, alias Smithfield___________________Bruce Wilson Charles Dangerfield, alias Brindlebury_______________Ralph Schwab Oliva Dangerfield, alias Jane Ellen_____________Maryion Weatherali Amanda, Oliva’s black mammy__________________________Anita Valpini Randolph Weeks, agent for Dangerfields_______________Anton Yushkis Burton Crane, from the North________________________Francis Dwyer EIGHTY-TWO Solon Tucker, Crane’s attorney______________________________Glen Gross Mrs. Falkner, Tucker’s sister___________________________ Sadie Abraham Cora Falkner, her daughter_______________________________Anna Lapinski Thomas Lefferts, statistical poet________________________Louis Ruppert “PEPITA” The operetta “Pepita” was given April 16, 1926. The scene was laid in Mexico and the operetta included kidnapping, love making, serenading and all sorts of romance. There were also plenty of outlaws and smugglers. The costumes were very pretty and added very much to the atmosphere of the operetta. The cast was: Pedro, an inn-keeper---------------------------------------Thomas Ingram Filipa, his daughter----------------------------------------Sadie Abraham Carlos, an outlaw__________________________________________Oresti Pini Pepita, American maid-------------------------Amelia Barrowman Henry Hepworth, American Millionaire______________William Stedman Jane Hepworth, his sister__________________________Lila McAlpine Wilson, his valet----------------------------------Ralph Schwab Romero, the smuggler------------------------------------------Ira Lunn DWIa “HIS MAJESTY, BUNKER BEAN” His Maesty, Bunker Bean,” a four act comedy, was given by the Senior Class of 1926. Bunker Bean is led to believe that he is the reincarnation of Napoleon and prior to that of Romtak, the last king of the pre-dynastic period. Bean falls heir to $15,000 and some railroad stock through the death of an aunt. With $5,000 he buys the mummy of Romtak and hides it in his closet. All of which brings a wondrous change in his character. He decides that he must live up to the reputation of Messrs. Romtak and Bonaparte, so he proceeds first to win the daughter of the employer and then to beat her father in a stock transaction that nets him $400,000. But he finally gets through and marries the girl. Following is the cast: Pops--------------------------------------------- Bruce Wilson Bulger------------------------------------------------------jeo Doyle Larabee--------------------------------------------------Oresti Pini The flapper------------------------------------Jocelyn Gosomski Mason------------------------------,-------------Francis Dwyer EIGHTY-THREE «� rf|A� «« m UV— —w |W—� IA� ' | ' C ][ Bunker________________________________________________________Glen Gross The Waster---------------------------------------Albert Mazzaroni Mops---------------------------------------------Beatrice Boucher The Big Sister_______________________________________Anna Hanney Grandma----------------------------------------------Ida Mammei The Countess----------------------------------------------Veronica Reeland Balthgar-------------------------------------------------------Ira Lunn Maid -------------------------------------------Josephine Mattioda The greatest left hand pitcher_______________________Thomas Ingram Janitor------------------------------------------------John Condie The Lizzie Boy-----------------------------------------------Anton Yushkis Louis---------------------------------------------------Roy Cowell The very young minister---------------------------Merle Houghawout EIGHTY-FOUR -r ir“-----------------------------------------------------■■ “ ■ 1 1 '! THE GLEE CLUB The girl’s Glee Club was organized in September by Mr. Champion. Anna Hanney was elected president, Veronica Reeland, vice-prsident, and Margaret Camarlo, Secretary. The forty-seven members of the club worked diligently under Mr. Champion’s capable supervision. The twelve girls who were selected to represent the Glee club brought home the first honors from the District and Illinois Valley contest at LaSalle on May 7. Twenty-four members sang at Princeton at the county meet on April 30. There will be twelve members who will represent this district at the state contest at Normal on May 29. The members in the Glee Club are: Sadie Abraham, Anna Anderson, Amelia Barrowman, Ella Bitantus, Beatrice Boucher, Helen Gallagher, Martha Goering, Hazel Grivetti, Anna Hanney, Doris Hight, Helen Ingram, Helen Kuzma, Anna Lapinski, Pearl Lapinski, Frances Latham, Lila McAlpine, Margaret McDonald, Exa Boucher, Evelyn Burke, Mary Chiponis, Theresa Campeggio, Leola Fenwick, Veronica Reeland, Frances Riva, Josephine Secreski, Agnes Shaw, Charlotte Smith, Ronaldo Smith, Sadie Steffen, Ethel Taggart, Della Teresavitch Margaret Urquhart, Eunice Verucchi, Esther Walker, Margarette McDonald, Edith MacDonald, Viola Mathey, Elizabeth Moskaites, Emma Oberleitner, Florence Ponsetto, Eva Yuotsnukis, Ruth Ziel, Josephine Mattioda, Marguerite Noles, Margaret Paglia. EIGHTY-FIVE CHORUS The chorus, an organization of thirty-five girls, has studied this year, types of compositions by the old music masters as well as lighter type of music. Their success is due largely to Mr. Champion’s perseverance and capable leadership. The members of the chorus are: Sadie Abrahams, Anna Anderson, Amelia Barrowman, Ella Bitantus, Beatrice Boucher, Exa Boucher, Tresa Campeggio, Minnie Fenoglio, Leola Fenwick, Helen Gallagher Jocelyn Gostomski, Hazel Grivetti, Doris Hight, Helen Ingram, Mar-garette McDonald, Lila McAlpine, Josephine Mattioda, Stacia Mazaika, Elizabeth Moskaites, Marguerite Noles, Emma Oberleitner, Margaret Paglia, Florence Ponsetto, Veronica Reeland, Eleanor Sabbatini. Josephine Secreski, Charlotte Smith, Ronalda Smith, Sadie Steffen, Ethel Taggart, Cecelia Tarro, Margaret Urquhart, Esther Walker, Eva Yutsnukus, Ruth Ziel. —Elizabeth Moskaites ’26. EIGHTY-SIX The orchestra was organized at the beginning of the year and under Mr. Champion’s able instruction progressed rapidly. It played at all entertainments given in Hall’s Auditorium, and also at the Football Banquet. The orchestra worked hard and entered the County and District contests. There were about twenty members and the personnel is as follows: Violins—Marguerite Noles, Minnie Fenoglio, Florence Ponsetto, Genevieve Volagno, Mary Bernato, Francis Van Tress, Violet Mathey, Orey Foley, Harold Koehler, Bernard McDonald. Piano—Harriet Hassler. Cornet—Anton S. Yushkis. Saxaphone—Ariel Mattioda, Stanley Baxter. Clarinet—Andrew Fenoglio. Trombone—Paul Repka. Sousaphone—Maclean Brown. Drums—Hugo Tieman. —Anton Yushkis ’26 BAND Consisting of twenty pieces, Hall’s band was the largest and best musical organization in the school. At all football and basketball games it was one of the attractions. The band progressed rapidly under the capable instruction of Mr. Champion. The boys worked hard, practised every Thursday evening, and played a high grade of music. They gave a benefit concert at the Valley Theatre on October 16 and gave their first Annual Band Concert on February 4, in Hall’s Auditorium and the proceeds from these entertainments helped to purchase suits. The suits are very appropriate made up in Hall’s colors of crimson and white and should make the Band as noticeable in appearance in the future as it has been in the past for its musical ability. With the graduation of but two of its members, the Band should look forward to a successful organization next year. Officers President—Anton Yushkis. Assistant Leader—Ariel Mattioda. Principal Musician—Maclean Brown. Secretary and Treasurer—Anton Ferrari. Librarian—Charles Montagnoli Band Advisor—J. W. Sullivan. EIGHTY-EIGHT Personnel Cornets—Anton Yushkis, Maclean Brown, Clifford Michaels, John Laugal. Trombone—Paul Repka. Basses—Charles Montagnoli, Ralph Houghawout. Clarinets—Andrew Fenoglio, William Stedman, Stanley Rogowski. Altos—Mr. Toney, Glen Gross, Orey Foley. Baritone—Leland Perkins. Saxaphones—Ariel Mattioda, Stanley Baxter, Ralph Schwab, Howard Helm. Drums—Hugo Tieman, Anton Ferrari, James Johnston. —Anton Yushkis, ’26. JAZZ ORCHESTRA It took a long time to organize a jazz orchestra, but after it was organized it furnished the music for all the parties and the Junior Prom. The personnel is as follows: Piano—Beatrice Boucher. Violin—Marguerite Noles. Cornet—Anton Yushkis. Clarinet—Andrew Fenoglio. Saxaphone—Ariel Mattioda. Sousaphone—Charles Montagnoli. Trombone—Paul Repka. Drums—Hugo Tieman. —Anton Yushkis ’26 EIGHTY-NINE THE HALL TIMES The Hall Times, the student publication, is issued twice a month. The literary work is produced by the students of the English classes and the paper is printed by the students of the printing department. Last fall two representatives of the saff, Anna Lapinski, editor, and Thomas Ingram, assistant business manager, attended the Illinois State High School Press Association at the University of Illinois, Urbana. In a contest with the “Echo” of Hillsboro, the “Chief” of Pontiac and the “We Go” of West Chicago, the Hall Times won first place. Miss Fal-kin was the sponsor of the Literary work on the Times this year and Mr. Wood sponsored the printing. The staff consisted of: Anna Lapinski—Editor-in-Chief. Frances Riva—Associate Editor. Glenn Gross—Business Manager. Merle Houghawrout, Thomas Ingram—Assistant Business Managers. Glenn Gross, Ida Mammei, Joseph Sears—Editorials. Anna Hanney—Society Editor. Louis Ruppert—Sports Editor Anita Volpini—Exchange Editor. Beatrice Boucher, Maryion Weatherall—Column Editors. Ralph Schwab, Esther Gross—Joke Editors. Elizabeth Moskaites, James Johnston, Bruce Wilson, Anton Yush- NINETY kis, Effie Buck, Sadie Steffen, Josephine Mattioda, Orey Foley, Stacia Mazaika, Amelia Barrowman, Alda Hurst, Margaret McDonald, Stanley Baxter, John Monahan, Cecelia Tarro, Mary Canovi, Marguerite Blum, Hazel Grivetti, Minnie Fenoglio, Veronica Reeland, Ethel Taggart, Lila McAlpine, Pearl Lapinski, Ruth Ziel, Threse Campeggio, William Terasavitch, Esther Walker, Renatto Smith, Rita Beltramini —Reporters. Veronica Reeland, Amelia Barrowman, Lila McAlpine and Sadie Abrahams compose the Girl’s All School Quartette for the year, the quartette made few public appearances. The first appearance was made at Hall on the evening of the debate between Wenona and Hall. Although their appearances were few, they were well received. GIRL’S ALL SCHOOL QUARTETTE NXETY-ONK THE MUSIC CLUB The music Club was a new organization at Hall this year. The purpose of this club is to get together all the pupils who are interested in music. Any student belonging to a musical organization of some kind at Hall is allowed to enter the club. Mr. Champion, instructor in music, was the sponsor. The twenty members belonging to the organization this year were: Maclean Brown, President; Leland Perkins, Vice-President; Frances Van Tress, Secretary-treasurer; Mary Bar-nato, Harold Koehler, Josephine Mattioda, Charles Montagnoli, Ariel Mattioda, Marguerite Noles, Paul Repka, Tillie Sacks, Hugo Tieman, Mary Lucille Visetti, Genevieve Volagno, Anton S. Yushkis, Harriet Hassler, Florence Ponsetti, Howard Helm, Andrew Fenoglio, Albert Mazzorana. NINETY-TWO HOME ECONOMICS CLUB The Home Economics Club is the first one of its kind organized in this school. The purpose of this club is to promote the welfare of the Home Economics department, and it has already purchased some new equipment for that department’s use. It has taken part in many of the social affairs of the school and has been a success, on the whol ?. The sponsor of the club is Miss Catlin. The members of the club are: Marian Bently, Exa Boucher, Margaret Biami, Evelyn Burke, Ella Bitantus, Thelma Cunningham, Geraldine Dart, Ella Doczkus, Hazel Grivetti, Catherine Hoey, Doris Hight, Helen Ingram, Frances Karpinski, Thelma Keay, Helen Kuzma, Charlotte Jacoby, Anna Kleinfall, Cecelia Manning, Evelyn Meek, Violet Milowski, Olide Milanese, Elizabeth Morton, Emma Oberleitner, Dora Orlandini, Betty Prendergast, Virginia Pomato, Silvio Repka, Charlotte Smith, Josephine Sekreski, Margaret Solmon, Cecelia Tarro, Ruth Wayker, Frances Van Tress, Rose Ziebarth, Ruth Ziel, Eva Yuotsnukus, Max-garet Paglia, Helen Gallagher, Margaret Nor-berg, Esther Walker, Theresa Campeggio, Lila McAlpine, Ethel Taggart, Mai’garet Urquhart, Frances Latham, Agnes Shaw, Florence Bai-to, Josephine Barnato, Rita Baltrimini, Elvira Montagnoli, Effie Buck, Alda Hui'st, Kathleen Barto and Viola Strum. —Ella Bitantus, ’26. NINETY-THREE HONORARY ACTIVITY CLUB Scholarship, character, leadership, service and loyalty are requisites for membership in Hall’s Honorary Activity Club. The Club officers this year were Anna Lapinski, president; James Johnston, vice-president; Elizabeth Moskaites, secretary-treasurer; and Miss Falkin, sponsor. The Club this year purchased football letters for the school squad, sold candy at games, gave several assembly programs, put on a play, “Come Out of the Kitchen,” and indulged in several social affairs, including a picnic, a party for the football boys, and a; banquet and a reunion dance to which all Alumni Honor Club members were invited. Local Charter Members Sadie Abrahams, Amelia Barrowman, Beatrice Boucher, Maclean Brown, Beatrix DeFilippi, Francis Dwyer, Minnie Fenoglio, Esther Gross, Glen Gross, Anna Hanney, Thomas Ingram, James Johnston, Anna Lapinski, Ida Mammei, Elizabeth Moskaitis, Marguerite Noles, Frances Riva, Paul Repka, Louis Ruppert, Ralph Schwab, William Sted-man, Hugo Tieman, Anita Volpini, Maryion Weatherall, Bruce Wilson, Anton Yushkis. National Honor Society Members—Anna Lapinski. NINETY-FOUR FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLUB Hall’s Foreign Language Club is one of the many clubs now operating successfully at Hall. To become a member of this club one must be taking a foreign language. The aim of this club is to interest the students in their study of foreign language. Mi . Toney, Miss Meiller and Miss Anderson are the sponsors of the club. Officers—Frances Riva, President; Leland Perkins, Vice-President; Ida Mammei, Secretary-Treasurer. Roll—John Aimone, James Barrowman, Olive Bianchi, Andrew Fenoglio, Anton Ferrari, Joseph Gambiani, Ralph Houghawout, James Johnston, Ida Mammei, Ariel Mattioda, Stacia Mazaika, Charles Mon-tagnoli, Leland Perkins, Frances Riva, Sadie Steffen, Qunito Torri, Mary Barnato, Marguerite Blum, Louis Dieci, Minnie Fenoglio, Orev Foley Ruth Gallagher, Lucille Jacoby, John Kalman, Casey Matt, Elnor Maurer, Robert Messer, Helena Penning, Paul Repka, Louis Ruppert, Hugo Tieman. —Frances Riva, ’28 NINETY-FIVE SCIENCE CLUB The Science Club was organized last September, under the supervision of Mr. G. R. Ray. The officers elected were: Thos. Ingram, President; Daniel Burnell, Vice-President, and Maryion Weatherall, Secretary Treasurer. The purpose of the club is to give the students an opportunity to study particular scientific problems that are of direct interest to them. It also enables them to contribute ideas that they have gained through outside reading to other members of the club. It is a medium through which a connection is made between the scientific relations of the student to what he studies in school. It stimulates an interest in science. It gives the student an opportunity to take part in school activities and increases his loyalty. The members of the Science Club are: Eugene Ballerin, Angelo Bollero, David Berliner, William Blake, Maclean Brown, Daniel Burnell, Felix Bonucchi, Andrew Byvick, Reynaldo Castelli, Mary Canovi. Howard Cleer, Roy Cowell, Winton Cowell, Louis Cattani, Merle Houghawout, Julius Hershovitz, Thomas Ingram, Geno Lanutti, George Johnson, Meade Learmouth, William McFadden, Edmund Maurer, Albert Mazzorano, Ida Mammei, Aldo Monterastelli, John Memardi, Bruno Muratori, Elizabeth Moskaites, John Messaglia. Josephine Mattioda, Martin Manning, Oresti Pini, Elvio Pozzi, Eleanor Sabatini, William Teresavich, Anton Torri, Joseph Verucchi, Anita Volpini, Maryion Weatherall, Antone Yushkis. —Maryion Weatherall, ’26. NINETY-SIX INDUSTRIAL ARTS CLUB J The Industrial Arts Club was organized in the early part of the school year, under the supervision of Mr. Tyler, Mr. Duncan and Mr. i Wood. The officers for the first semester were as follows: $ John Paul Coveny—President. Gerard Kinkin—Vice-President, f John Condie—Secretary-Treasurer. The club was reorganized the second semester with the following officers: , Anton Yushkis—President. Adolph Yakus—Vice-President. Angelo Bollero—Critic. , Gerard Kinkin—Secretary-Treasurer. Joseph Vaslouski—Sargent-at-Arms. John Kalmon—First Judge. (, Henry Terando—Second Judge. Anton Martinkus—Third Judge. The judges also were to act as the program committee. A meet- !ing was held every two weeks in the lower study hall. The membership is as follows: James Condie, John Glovetski, Edmund Maurer, Joseph Saad, Anton Trillet, Henry Weisenberger, John Hank, Julius Hershovitz, Wil- NINETY-SEVEN liam Linker, Joseph Martinkus, John Condie, Gerard Kinkin, Rufin Petroski, Henry Terando, Joseph Daluski, Raymond Barto, Howard Helm, Albert Link, Antone Martinkus, Cliff Michael, Aldo Monteras-telli, Hubert Spicer, Howard Koehler, Felix Hubert, Tom Flanagan, Ralph Wagner, Charles Swinger, John Aimone, William Campbell, Herman Emmerling, Carleton Goering, John Kalmon, Casey Matt, Robert Messer, Aldo Manni, William Savitch, Mike Survill, Anton Yuskis, David Berliner, Andrew Byvick, Orey Foley, Meade Lear-mouth, John Mazaika. John Meinardi, Antone Torri, James Burell, Bernard Salione, Harold Koehler, Sheldon Croisant, Harold Cassidy, John Taber, William Stalais, Craig Kenney, Peter Brusock, Louis Dieci, Joseph Gambiani, Ralph Houghawout, John Monahan, Bernard McDonald, Leslie Michael, Michael Saad, Peter Seleski, Adolph Yakus, Eugene Ballerin, William Blake, Victor Ferrari, Geno Lanutti, Lawrence Mauerer, William McFadden, Harold Savio, Louis Cattani. i NINETY-EIGHT Tn gi— HALL TOWNSHIP DEBATING TEAMS Affirmative—Anne Hanney, Anita Volpini, Bruce Wilson, Joe Doyle. Negative—Glen Gross, Anna Lapinski, Jocelyn Gostomski, Frances Riva. The debating teams started work at the beginning of the debating season on the question, “Resolved: that the proposed Child Labor Amendment to the National Constitution should be adopted.” Hall entered the State Debating League two years ago so it was necessary for the teams to compete with the different city teams in their particular section, which is assigned them through the League. The schools contested against were Sparland and Wenona. The first debate was with Wenona, the negative debating at Wenona, and the affirmative at home. The result of this debate was five judge decisions out of six, in favor of Hall. With this start back of them as an inspiration, the teams again started to work for the contest with Sparland. A month after the Wenona debate, Hall debated at Sparland, the affirmative team going to Sparland and the negative staying at home. The result of this debate was three judge decisions out of six for Hall. Counting up points, it was found that Hall captured second place in their district with Princeton leading them by two points. This season was considered a most successful one from all points of view. Debating letters were issued to the six members of the teams as a sign that the NINETY-NINE school appreciated the work done. The teams were coached by Miss Anderson, who is a graduate of Mommoth College. TRIPLE V DERATING CLUB Roll—Glen Gross, Anna Hanney, Stanley Baxter, Anita Volpini, Ralph Schwab, Anna Lapinski, Francis Dwyer, Joe Doyle, Veronica Reeland, Bruce Wilson, Arthur Hurst, Jocelyn Gostomski. The Debating Club, though not the largest club in school was one of the most interesting. The officers of the club were: Glen Gross, President; Anna Hanney, Vice-President; Francis Dwyer, Secretary and Treasurer. Miss Anderson, the club sponser, ably directed the activities of the club. At the various meetings aside from the social program, the members received instruction on the different phases of debating. The Debating Club presented several programs in General Assembly during the year. These consisted of real and mock debates which were interesting and entertaining.. The debating Club finished a very successful year with a dinner dance held in the school gym. Therefore, Honorable Judges, we have proved that the Debating Club of 1926 was the best ever. —Joe Doyle, ’26. ONE HUNDRED SOCIETY It gives me great anxiety It fills me with sobriety, In seeking notoriety In infinite variety Just mix up in society That’s my advice to you. The school term started off with a bang by having a party the second week of school. This was followed by many other class and club parties. These are the main reasons why Hall has all bright and no dull students! The faculty as well as the students attended and enjoyed these parties. The first party of a very busy year was given by the school to the whole student body on, September 15. The object of this party was to get acquainted and it proved to be a roaring success. They had various stunts, contests, sideshows and games. Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Dale and all the Freshman were initiated into school. The Honor Club gave two sketches, “The Day of Doom” and “The Wreck of the Hesperus.” Hall’s Alumni Jazz Orchestra furnished the music for dancing and ten-thirty came all too soon for those present. The Honor Club’s social season opened with an indoor picnic, given on October 6. The rain kept the Club inside, but it didn’t spoil their fun. The lunch was served in regular picnic style. An impromptu basket ball game with the boys against the girls followed the lunch. With Mr. Sullivan’s help the girls were victorious. They danced the remainder of the evening and all had a good time. Gypsies, Clowns, Chinamen, Kelties, Japanese, and Bellhops were found at the Senior Hallowe’en Party held October 24. The gym was decorated in black and yellow, with witches, cats, broomsticks, pumpkins and cornstocks. Emma Oberleitner won first prize for the best costume; she was dressed as a Japanese. The football boys were honored guests at the party. Games, danc- —Pepita. Get Acquainted Party Honor Club Picnic $ Senior Masquerade ONE HUNDRED ONE 4iw • «« wF]| ing, and contests, were the main features of the evening. Music was furnished by the Jazz Orchestra. A second Hallowe’en party was held in honor of the Freshmen on October 31. This event was given in favor of the Freshman class, leaders in the subscription campaign for the Hall Times. A very good time was enjoyed by all. Hall’s football squad, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Dale and Mr. Duncan were guests of The Ladd Boosters, December 1. A raviola and chicken banquet was served at the Columbus Hotel in Ladd. Mr. Perona acted as toastmaster for the evening. The subject for toasts and speeches was the spirit and good work of the team this year. Speeches were given by Messrs. Henry Knauf, John Cahill, Donald Cahill, Thomas Torri and Francis Dwyer from Ladd; and by Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Dale, Mr. Duncan and the other football boys. A very enjoyable time was reported by all. The close of the football season was celebrated December 8, by a banquet in honor of the football men, their friends, faculty of Hall, board members and wives, Mr. C. W. Whitten and a number of students. Mr. Sullivan acted as toastmaster, and talks were given by Captain Dwyer, Captain-elect Pozzi, and Coach Dale. The boys presented Coach Dale with a Parker Duofold pen and pencil engraved with his name, as a mark of their appreciation of his work with the team. A very pleasing program was given bet' courses. Following the dinner, Mr. Whitten, the director of Stau; Athletics gave a splendid address. The tables were attractively decorated in red and white. Mrs. Dyer had charge of the very excellent menu. i A football party with the football men and faculty as guests of hon- y or was given December 12, by the members of Hall’s Honorary Activity Club. The party began with a pep meeting, followed by a real foot- I i ball game with balloons instead of footballs, and then a dance in cele-y bration of the victory. 1 ONE HUNDRED TWO S The gym was decorated in red and white, with two goal posts in the center. The Jazz Orchestra furnished the music, and everyone had a good time. The Juniors opened their social activities with a party on January 9. The basketball boys and faculty members were the guests of honor. The gym was beautifully decorated in blue and yellow. Various games and relays were played. The Junior Orchestra rendered some Jazz selections for dancing before lunch. Hall’s Jazz Orchestra furnished the music for the rest of the evening. The Debating Club gave a banquet in honor of the Debating Teams’ successful season, on April 6. Miss Woolner and Miss Anderson were guests of honor. Glen Gross acted as toastmaster, and various members were called on to give an account of their trips. The table was beautifully decorated in yellow and pale green. The evening was spent in dancing and was enjoyed by all. The girls had charge of the menu. Balloons and confetti added zest to the first Dramatic Club party held April 23. The basketball boys and the faculty were guests of honor. Each member of the club was entitled to bring a guest. Beginning with the grand march the evening was spent in dancing to the music of Hall’s Jazz Orchestra. Eleven o’clock came too soon, and every one reported a most deligu 1' . time. Junior Party Debating Club Banquet Dramatic Club Party EWb— ONE HUNDRED THREE FOOTBALL Hall 0; Joilet 20 Outweighed and playing in a steady downpour of rain, Hall’s eleven lost to the stone city boys, but they showed what they meant to do in the future by fighting until the last whistle blew. Dwyer’s hard tackling was the feature of the game. Hall 6; Peoria Spaulding 6 Beaten 6-0 the first half, Hall came back strong the second half with a different lineup and with much more determination. In spite of the mud, Hall advanced the ball the length of the field on straight line plunging. The line worked together like a machine and opened up enormous holes. Hall scored in the third quarter, and for the rest of the game controlled the ball. Wilson starred in the backfield, while Lunn and Coveny distinguished themselves in the line. Hall 28; Morris 0 Hall’s scrappy eleven showed their fighting spirit when they defeated Morris in the first conference game of the season. Both teams were evenly matched and there was no scoring until the fourth quarter was well under way. However, at this point of the game Hall ran wild and scored four touchdowns before the final whistle. Condie’s receiving passes and Carpi’s kicking was especially outstanding. Hall 26; Ottawa 0 On October 17 Coach Dale took his men to Ottawa to dedicate Ottawa’s new athletic field. There was never any doubt as to the outcome of the dedication. Hall ran wild with a smooth working line and shifting, hardhitting backfield forced Ottawa to accept a 26-0 defeat. There were no outstanding stars in this game, but there were eleven men who worked together as one. Hall 10; Kewanee 0 Hall’s speedy eleven took the highly toted boilermakers into camp October 24, after plunging for one touchdown and placekicking for the additional three points. The teamwork of Hall’s line was especially noticeable; every man starting and charging together. Dwyer proved his ability as a kicker by placekicking one from the forty-three yard line. Ingram and Bonucci showed ability in breaking up plays and in hard tackling. Hall 13; Princeton 0 Continuing the good work and with more determination than ever, Hall defeated all hopes of the county seaters October 31. Pozzi with ONE HUNDRED SEVEN perfect interference side stepped, zig zagged and reeled through the entire Princeton team for consistent gains. Carpi’s kicking was very good; in fact the entire team showed real class. “Buddy” Cole, Princeton star, was stopped in his tracks by Hall’s overpowering line. Hall 0; La Salle 7 Outweighed forty-two pounds to a man, the Hall boys were defeated by the L. P. heavyweights, Saturday, November 14. Hall’s boys were unable to break through La Salle’s heavy line, but they never lost their fighting spirit. In the second quarter Lopatha of La Salle carried the ball ten yards for the only touchdown of the day. The rest of the game was a see-saw affair, neither team being able to advance the ball. Hall showed their fight by holding La Salle for five downs when they were within a few feet of the goal. Dwyer was badly hurt and was out of the game for about five minutes, but he finished in great style. No doubt this was the big game of the year and was hard to take, but La Salle fought for everything they got. Hall 40; Streator 0 Wednesday, November 18, Hall’s warriors ended a very successful season by beating the Streator boys 40-0. In spite of the large score, Streator played good ball and fought until the end. It was quite impossible, however, to stop the hard hitting and plunging of our boys. Lunn and Coveny continually broke throught to block punts. There were no particular stars—everybody was a star. Nine of Hall’s boys ended their high school football days in his game, but “They went out in a blaze of glory.” ONE HUNDRED EIGHT CAPTAIN “LARD” DWYER End “Lard,” end- on the all conference team, was no doubt a very capable leader. Dwyer always played a hard game and his hard tackling was greatly responsible for the season's successes. KLVIO POZZI Half-Back “Flucky.” Captain-elect ’26. was the little boy that made opposing tackier look “cheap.” His shifty broken field running gained him a position on the all conference team and put fear into the heart of all opposition. Pozzi will undoubtedly have a lot to do with Hall's 1926 team. “The man of the flying headgear” always passed the ball at the right time and to the right man and oh my! when “big Swede” hit that line there were immediate results. “Lunny” was also selected as an all conference man. BRUCE WILSON Fullback “Bros.” 136 pounds shouldn’t spell a line plunger, but you couldn’t make Spaulding believe it. Bruce set a record bucking the line that day that will be hard to beat all season. Tt was bin ability to block that made the “Carpi” to “Flucky” pass so successful. ONE HUNDRED NINE IRA LINN Center ORESTI TIM Tackle “Nut” was one of the pluckiest and headiest men on the team. Although weighing but 135 pounds he always took care of his man and opened up holes with the best of them. Pini was especially known for breaking up interference. fighting spirit Paul was the IlaH’s line. He needed no invitation to a mix up, and was at the height of his glory when he met stiff opposition. Coveny fought through the season with a had knee, but his spirit was never anything but “Win or Die Trying.” JOHN CONDIE End “Jock,” although not a heavy man was a hard tackier and reliable receiver of passes. Condie was a plucky chap, and showed his “Scotch Spirit” by playing three-quarters of the LaSalle game with both hands broken. THOMAS INGRAM Tackle “Squeekie,” one of the gold dust twins, was a hard hitting terror. Tom always played a hard game and gave a good account of himself. His specialty was “Shoe string” tackles. FELIX BOXUCCI Guard “Lefty” was right there for hard tackling. His ability to open up holes made possible many gains by the backfield. Felix showed his worth, especially in the Ottawa and Princeton games. ONE HUNDRED TEN ARTHUR HURST Tackle “Ballus,” the other gold dust twin was a mountain of opposition. He used his weight to good advantage and made his opponents wonder how they could use their line plays with “Bal-lus” waiting for them, ready to take and give punishment. Art will be back next year better than ever. JOHN MAZAIKA Guard “Jack” was only a Freshman, but his size and ability gave him a berth on the regular eleven. However, he was injured early in the season and forced to retire. Jack will be back next year and we hope he has better luck. GLEN GROSS End “144” played a fast, steady game and was always ready to deliver his best when called upon. Glen established a good record as a reliable tackier in the Streator game. WILLIAM STEOMAN Guard “Bill” was Hall’s all around man and when needed played guard, tackle, center or fullback. He will be back next year and will help keep Hall’s team successful. LOUIS RUPPERT Half-Back “Shiek” was a speedy boy who filled in any place. He was a stellar lineman as well as a shifty halfback. We expect much of Louis next year. JAMES MARTINKUS Quarterback “Niger Jim” was the little boy that was noted for his interference. Many a would-be tackier has “bitten the dust” when Jim was running interference. Jim will be back to help make 1926 a successful year. R R ONE HUNDRED ELEVEN BASKET BALL The composition of this year’s team was practically the same as last—and the results were about the same. Due to reorganization and a little better eye for the basket on the part of the forward wall, the team looked considerably better at the end of the season, beating Marseilles on their own floor and swamping Tiskilwa at the County Tournament. The Tiskilwa game furnished sweet revenge to a team that had been beaten twice, due to lack of the right kind of horseshoes. We were eliminated at the Tournament by the fast Earlville five, after having played them to a standstill the first half. Men who received honor letters were: Captain Dwyer, Captain Elect Johnston, Charles Montagnoli, Bruce Wilson and Joe Verurchi. SECOND BASKET BALL TEAM Hall’s second team only lost two games during the season. They showed a better eye for the basket than the Varsity on many occasions and furnished able substitutes when the regulars faltered. Mazaika, Ruppert, Stedman, Messaglia and Baxter will all be back next year to take the place of the departing Varsity men who will be lost by graduation. We believe they can fill the bill with credit to Hall. ONE HUNDRED TWELVE GIRINS’ ATHLETICS The girls’ athletic classes meet twice a week at the third and eighth periods, under the instruction of Mrs. Dwyer. The third period is for the upper classes. The eighth period is for the Freshmen class. During the second semester a class for sub-freshmen is held eighth period on Wednesday. The daily program of gymnastics should consist of marching, formal gymnastics, relays, games and breathing exercises. All of these are usually included. The relays and the games are for the purpose of developing the spirit of good sportsmanship and fair play, and for the good of the exercise itself. At first the games are simple and all lead up to basket ball. Volley ball and indoor baseball are also played. In the spring, when the weather is suitable these games are played outdoors. Later in the season the students do apparatus work, which includes work on the horse, Swedish bars, ropes and wall pullies. Some very good exercises are done to Victrola music. The records used are Camp, which consist of eighteen exercises, and the Victor, which consists of twelve exercises. These exercises give work for all the muscles of the body. Some class work is also done in Folk Dancing. The Harvest dance, ONE HUNDRED THIRTEEN the Dutch dance and the May Pole dance are the main ones practised. The one game that creates most excitement in the girls’ athletics is basket ball. Rivalry runs very high, especially during the interclass tournament. All girls who are interested may go out for basketball. They select their captains, and preparation for the tournament is begun. The captains for this season were: Senior Captain, Anita Vol-pini; Junior Captain, Lila McAlpine; Sophomore Captain, Sadie Stephen ; Freshman Captain, Rose Zebarb. The first game of the tournament was played by the Freshmen and Sophomores on December 15, 1925, which resulted in a score of 3-0 in favor of the Sophs. The next game was a hard fought one between the Seniors and the Juniors. Each class had a strong team and when the whistle blew at the end of the game the score was 0-0. Overtime was played, but no scores were made. On December 17, the tie was played off and the Juniors won with a score of 3-5. Then the Juniors played the championship game with the Sophs and won with a score of 2-0. That made the Juniors champions of the girls’ interclass basketball tournament of 1925. Some people think that basket ball is too strenuous for girls, but as it is a choice on the part of the girls playing, only the stronger ones play in the tournament, and the regular class work is made less strenuous during this time. —Anita Volpini, ’26. TRACK The Interclass meet uncovered several prospects who will give a good account of themselves in the future. With Ruppert and Cleer in the dashes; Gross and Repka in the hurdles; Mazzorana in the pole vault; Ferrari in the distance runs; Messaglia taking care of the jumps and Brown, Lunn and Dwyer throwing the weights, Hall will be represented well enough to get her share of the points. Hall will compete this year in a dual meet with Granville April 30 and will take her best bets to the District meet in La Salle May 8 and to the County Meet at Princeon May 22. ONE HUNDRED FOURTEEN COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT Under the careful supervision of Miss Thompson, Hall boasts two very successful years in Shorthand and Typewriting. One period for Shorthand and two for Typewriting is the daily routine for the beginner and one period for Shorthand and one for Typewriting is the routine for the advanced student this year. The advanced Shorthand class has taken up a course in Secretarial Studies which is very essential to the student before taking an office position. Last year the classes again entered their best students in the annual Commercial Contest of the Illinois Valley Division held at La Salle. Ida Mammei took first place with an average of 99 2-3 per cent perfect, and Lydia Weisenburger second place with an average of 99 1-3 per cent perfect. The advanced typing team received honorable mention. This year’s contest at La Salle takes place May 7, 1926. Contestants for the various events are: Beginning Shorthand, Frances Latham and Ruth Ziel, with Edith McDonald as substitute. Beginning Typewriting, Hazel Grivetti, Ruth Ziel, Frances Latham, Virginia Pomatto, with Anton Ferrari as substitute. In the Advanced Shorthand Class, Ida Mammei, Maryion Weatherall, Emma Oberleitner and Ella Bitantus are representatives, with Anna Lapinski as substitute. Sadie Abraham, Maryion Weatherall, Anita Volpini and Emma Oberleitner, with Ella Bitantus as substitute, are the representatives for the Advanced Typing Class. WOOD WORKING DEPARTMENT In the second semester there was a change made in the woodworking department. Previous to this, cabinet making was exclusively taught. At this time a “Building and Trades” course was instituted. The “Building and Trades” course cooperates with the state under the Smith-Hughes Law. In this course the student comes in contact with every phase of a builder’s life. The “Building and Trades” class consists of the advanced shop students. The students of this class are now building a garage, and plan to build a house next year. In building this house the students will not only come in contact with carpentry, but with excavating, making foundations, electrical wiring, brickwork, plastering, painting, furnishing and plumbing. So when a student signs up for the “Building and Trades” course he has a wonderful opportunity to come in contact with every line of these trades. It is necessary for the one who teaches this course to be an experienced tradesman. Mr. Tyler not only had experience in cabinet making and carpentry, but also had experience in the contracting field. —Anton Yushkis, ’26 AUTO MECHANICS Hall’s offering of a two-year course in Auto Mechanics under the Smith-Hughes law, has proved very popular among the students. This course is under the supervision of Mr. A. A. Winterbauer, a qualified auto mechanic, who has had many years experience in the automotive field. The shop is equipped with a lathe, drill press, acetylene torch, forge and emery wheel, while the smaller tools are kept in a tool room in connection with the shop. Another large room has been converted into a motor room, and here will be found different types of motors as well as some complete chassis. In this room the beginning class will become familiar with motor types and construction, as well as with the different parts of the chassis. The advanced class get practical experience in the shop working on cars brought in by students. The work done in the shop resembles that which is done in a garage and the boys show their special interest and appreciation of the course as a whole. Gerard Kinkin, ’26. ONE HUNDRED SIXTEEN PRINTING This year’s printing class consisted of twelve students in elementary printing and five in advanced work. The Hall Times, the semi-monthly school newspaper is printed by the printing class. Class' hours are from one to four o’clock in the afternoon. The printing department is under the Smith-Hughes law. Several hundred dollars worth of new equipment has been added to the shop this year. The carpentry class laid a new floor in the printing room, built several type racks, and installed new wiring for a number of extra lights. Mr. H. M. Wood is the printing instructor. ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEEN CAFETERIA One of the most interesting courses the school affords and one which is of peculiar value to the girls, is the school cafeteria course. Under the capable management of Mrs. Dyer, who has the ability to conduct the work very successfully, the cafeteria has done remarkably well this year. Students who take the course are required to have a full year’s work of Domestic Science or its equivalent before they can enter. It is a double period course coming at the 4th and 5th periods and gives one full credit for the year’s work. The work is done entirely by the students, and each week’s menu is prepared by the student whose duty it is to see that it contains all the food values. It is self supporting, and is a benefit to the students and teachers. The class of this year consists of six Senior girls: Anne Lapinski, Helen Gallagher, Anne Anderson, Sadie Abraham, Emma Oberleitner, Veronica Reeland, and two Junior girls: Agnes Shaw and Edith McDonald. Each menu is required to have two heavy dishes, two sandwiches,-two salads, two or three deserts with milk and cocoa. Two of the usual menus are given below: Ham sandwiches, bread and butter folds, macaroni and cheese, chili con carne, vegetable au gratin, Waldorf salad, campfire salad, date pudding, sliced peaches, caramel tapioca, cocoa, milk. Bread and butter folds, rye bread sandwich, corn chowder, salmon loaf, escalloped potatoes, creamed carrots and peas, fruit salad, perfection salad, cottage pudding, prune whip, cocoa, milk. No dish or beverage costs over four cents and the best of materials are used. Candy is sold each noon and the regular 5c bars are sold for four cents. —Veronica Reeland, ’26. HOME ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT The H. E. C. Department, under the guidance of Miss Catlin this year, has been of much benefit to those students taking the courses. Light suppers and luncheons were given to the basketball and debating teams who were leaving town and to the cast of the operetta, “Pepita.” The sewing classes proved helpful in making the costumes for the operetta “Pepita” and may be commended on their excellent work. Luncheons and dinners were given by both the elementary and advanced classes as part of their work. In addition to their regular work they also gave a “get acquainted” tea for their mothers and teachers this year. —Ella Bitantus, ’26. ONE HUNDRED EIGHTEEN DRAFTING DEPARTMENT One of the strongest and most important courses of study at Hall is the Drafting Department. In this department there are fifty-three students, who are taught the principles of drawing. There are many different languages known to the great number of nations, but drawing is an international language understood by all. Drawing is a very broad field to enter today; it offers a good job and a high salary in the business world. The classes have taken up new quarters on the second floor of the Vocational building this year in order to make room for the rapidly growing auto mechanics class. Mr. Tyler has the students divided into four classes, the carpentry group, which training helps those in wood work; the mechanics group, which have interest in machinery. This work helps these boys in reading blue prints with which they will come in contact in their line of work. Then there is the class which takes machine drawing to make drawings for the mechanic, and finally the class in architectural drawing. —Howard Cleer, ’26. PERSONAL HYGIENE, HOME NURSING, FIRST AID Personal Hygiene, Home Nursing and First Aid are all essential subjects, both in school and after school life. That is the reason all freshmen girls are required to take them. Personal Hygiene, given the first semester, includes physiology and anatomy. Home Nursing includes the care of the sick in the home, a study of communicable and non-communicable diseases, use of disinfectants, etc. The First Aid Course, which is given the last six weeks of the second semester, combines theory and practice. The student is taught how to bandage wounds, how to care for hemorrhages, how to give first aid in case of accidents. The benefits derived from the knowledge of these subjects may be expressed in a few words—it adds years to life and life to years, in that it teaches a person to know himself and howT to take care of himself and others. —Rose Ziebarth ’29 ONE HUNDRED NINETEEN EPILOGUE Once more this annual casts its “Light of Hall” upon your school curriculum; once more it is making its debut at Hall, and we trust that it shall prove as successful as we have hoped it would. We avow that the publication of this “Hall Light” could not have been performed, had it not been for the zealous cooperation of the students and faculty. We wish to express our appreciation to you all, and we wish to mention and give due recognition to those, whom we consider have rendered most prominent and essential help in the publication of the “1926 Hall Light.” We wish especially to thank our advertisers for, without their ardent cooperation our “Hall Times” and “Hall Light” would have been a total impossibility. Our typists too, merit mention. When gazing upon these pages, if the reader should recall the glad times of his High School days, we feel our task has been accomplished and our purpose fulfilled, and we would say to him: “Upon Hall Township High and Vocational reflect For the fond memories of that School, shall live on yet.“ Cordially, The Literary and Art Staffs. ONE HUNDRED TWENTY CALENDAR September I. Seniors, Juniors, Sophs, Freshies and new teachers embark upon another cruise of school life. We give the new teachers a good look over and decide that the cruise will be pleasant . 3. Settled and sailing nicely, except the freshies who are having an awful time getting to the right classes. 10. H. A. C. holds the first meeting and James Johnston says that his pet peeve is making a date II. Band meets for the first practice with Mr. Champion as director. 15. Social season opens. An all school party is held for the purpose of initiating the freshies. Mr. Sullivan and Coach Dale are included. 16. Dramatics class presents pantomine in Assembly. Anne Hanney as the “Old-fashioned School Marm” is a roaring scream. 17. Debate Club, Science Club, Home Economics Club and Foreign Language Club are organied. John Paul Coveny has a hard time trying to join all of them. 23. Senior class hold meeting with Mr. Sullivan as sponsor. Party plans are immediately made. Subscription campaign for “Hall Times” is launched. Girls’ Glee Club is organized with Mr. Champion as instructor. Much doing! 24. Freshies win yell contest. 25. Again the Freshies win! This time it's the subscription contest. 29. Seniors choose their class pins and rings from Balfour Company of Massachusetts. 30. The faculty almost get indigestion because Emma Oberleitner wrote the menu up-side-do wfn. October 1. Rain and more rain! The kind of weather poets rave about. “Water, water, everywhere, and not a drop to drink.” 2. Home Economics Club goes on a hike. First issue of the ‘‘Hall Times” is out. 4. Orchestra makes first public appearance. 6. Still raining “pitchforks.” H. A. C. holds picnic in gym. 7. Five reels of movies in Assembly. (Not a modern romance!) 8-9 No school—Teachers conference at Morris. Nothing could be better! 12. Terrible! Albert IMazzorana almost mars his beauty. He has an explosion in chemistry. We scarcely know him with his black face. 14. Report Cards! ! ! Nice decorations on some of them. 16. Band plays at Valley Theatre. A farewell party held in honor of Beatrix De-Filipi who is to leave for Florida. 17. Hall dedicates Ottawa’s new gridiron. Score—Hall 26; Ottawa 0. 19. New books in the library—More study! 20. Thomas Ingram is carrying a girl’s slipper ornament in his pocket. The first time Tommy blushed. 24. Seniors hold Halloween party. Emma Oberleitner wins costume prize. 26. Girls’ quartette tryouts are held. 31. Upper classmen give a party in honor of the Freshies who wron the subscription contest. The old saying “the more the merrier” proved true. November 3. Mr. Sullivan called to Hartsville, Missouri on account of the death of his mother. 5. Girls’ begin practice for basketball tournament. Some of the Preshie girls think it’s football. 6. “His Model Wife” and “Miss Doulton’s Orchids’ are both a great success. I). Albert Link stays home to husk corn. Ethel is awfully lonesome. 10. Miss Catlin is absent on account of illness. 11. Debate Club bolds debate on the present system of athletics. 14. Hall loses game to old L-P enemies. 13-20. Hooray! No school. Teachers go to conference at Urbana. 21. Football players entertained by Hall girls at Dolly’s house. 25. Thanksgiving vacation. Again no school. Students roam the streets. 30. Basketball season opens. December 1. Football squad guests of honor at a banquet given by the Ladd Booster’s Club. 2. MacBurney-Turner Costumed singers entertain. Where were the students that night? Junior boys win interclass basketball tournament. H. A. C. presents “Frank Glynn’s Wife” in assembly. Anita gets a fit of laughter and it becomes contagious. 3. Debate Club debates on Child Labor Amendment. “Bud” Dwyer chosen Basketball Captain. 8. Football boys honored at big banquet at Hall. 9. Dramatics Class stages “The Christmas Spirit.’’ We all get it. 10. Dolly comes to school with a white band on her head. We all think she was in an accidsnt. 1!. Music Club organized with Mr. Champion as sponsor. 15. Debate try-outs held. 17. Junior girls win basketball tournament. 18. “Intimate Stranger” presented by the Juniors i3 well received. 19. Beginning of Christmas Vacation. All students are good little boys and girls waiting for Santy Claus. January 4. School begins again. Esther Gross comes to school with heavy “lumber” shoes and has four girls help her take them off when she dresses for gym. G. “Shower Bath” quartette makes first appearance singing “Show Me the Way to Go Home.” 9. Juniors indulge in a live party. 11. Martha Goering and Edna Phelps have an attack of measles. 12. Joe Vosilouski and John Kairis enter Hall. 13. The boys are wearing their shirt collars turned up. They’re learning economy! 15. Home Economic Club orders pins. 18. The teachers get a piece of Emma Oberleitner’s birthday cake. Debate teams go to La Salle Library for material. 27. “Thread of Romance,” a movie, is shown in assembly. 28-29. Semester exams! Lucky days— for those who are exempted! 21. Coach Dale thinks he is getting the measles. February 1. Twenty-two sub-freshmen enter Hall. More nuisance to the upper classmen. 2. Seniors choose pictures and invitations. 3. First annual band concert a success. The dance in the gym after the concert also enjoyed. 5. Dramatic Club presents “Two Crooks and a Lady” at meeting. 8. Domestic Science Class buys new set of dishes. Seniors learn that the bulletin board is only for privileged people. 9. Mr. Winterbauer joins the faculty. 10. Students pay tribute to Lincoln in assembly program. Mr. Hanna, State Inspector of Education, gives an interesting talk on “Education.” 12. -Miss Woolner is presented with a big heart. (???) 17. H. A. C. clears $50.00 on “Come Out of the Kitchen.” Debate team listen on the radio to the Child Labor Debate between Oklahoma University and Pennsylvania University. Seniors have their pictures taken. Hut “Bud” Dwyer tries looking cross-eyed for a little different effect. 18. Bee Boucher’s birthday. More cake for the teachers. 21-27. Better English Week. No one is using slang or bad English and we don't have any fun. Geraldine Dart wins the tag contest. 22. The motor on the printing press is out of order. We have to wait for the “Hall Times” issue again. 24. Mr. Perona, of Ladd, talks before the student body on the subject “Why the United States should adhere to the World Court.” 25. Margaret Camcrlo tries to quit school again. Wonder if she’ll succeed this time? 26. Commercial Class members receive O. G. A. certificates. March 1. A good beginning for this month. Both debate teams are victors, defeating Wenona, here, 3-0, and Wenona, there, 2-1. 2. Some of the Seniors are having their pictures retaken. They looked too much like themselves. Ajiother victory! The basketball team beat Marseilles 31-27. 3. Sadie Abrahams has a new coiffure. This isn’t the first time.) 4. Annual staff chosen. Work begins on the “Hall Light.” 5. Ercel F’alkin, Miss Falkin’s sister, visits school. 10. Students begin writing on “Hard Hoads” essay. Miss Falkin is encouraging them with stacks of material. 17. Dr. Davies speaks on “Anatomy of the Feet.” Veronica Reeland helps with the demonstrations. 18. Band uniforms arrive. The boys are all excited. 17. Teachers’ exams, at Princeton. Wonder if the boys miss the girls today? 22. Merle Houghawout almost swallows himself with a big yawn. 24. Harriet Hassler is ill and cannot give her recital. No assembly. The students are peeved. 26. Home debate with Sparlani in our favor, 3-0. Our team loses there 3-0. 31. Ladd is snow-bound! Mr. Sullivan announces that there will be no school tomorrow—an extra day for Easter vacation. The band appears in assembly with their new uniforms and Mr. Champion introduces the new school song. April 6. The snow is vanishing and the Ladd students are no longer snowbound. Debate Club has banquet and dance. 7. Tryouts are held for the Declamatory, Oration and Humorous Readings contest. Mr. Knapp speaks on “Wealth.” 9. Senior Honor Roll is out. Class night program planned. Tickets are out for the operetta., 12. Tryouts are held for the Extemporaneous contest. 16. “Pepita” pleases the audience. The Mexicans make a hit. 19. Everyone is affected by spring fever. Art Hurst was a victim all winter and his case still continues. Popularity contest causes great excitement. 2. Lila McAlpine drops $2.04 in small change in the locker room and it all rolls under the locker. Some shower. Prompt Service 23. Dramatic Club has first party. Confetti covers the g£m floor and dancers. 24. The janitors spend all day sweeping up the confetti and broken balloons. THE W. and W. RESTAURANT 1. Contests at La Salle 8. District track meet at La Salle. 15. H. A. C. holds reunion and banquet, Old friends meet again. 21. Senior Play. 22. Bureau County track meet. And be a Regular 24 Hour Service 2. Class night. 3. Commencement V Reasonable Prices. Regular Dinner 35c X 4. The happy cruise has come to the Ask Your Dealer for GUNTHER’S VISCOLIZED ICE CREAM Not How Cheap but How Good ESTABLISHED 1885 INCORPORATED 1907 THE THOMPSON DRUG COMPANY PAINTS WALL PAPER SCHOOL BOOKS STATIONERY GEO. H. THOMPSON, manager The ¥R xaJUL store 1 30 EAST ST. PAUL STREET SPRING VALLEY. ILLINOIS VICTROLAS KODAKS CANDY CIGARS Students, Faculty and Friends of Hall Township High Vocational School, Spring Valley, Illinois. Dear Friends: Meet me at Thompson's Drug Store has been a popular slogan since the first class entered Hall. Way back before the High School was even thought of, Thompson's Drug Store was a popular meeting and trading place and its popularity has increased with the passing years. We have all of the High School books and supplies, Sheafer's Fountain Pens and Pencils, Eastman Kodaks and Films and many other things that appeal to High School students. For the home we have B. P. S. Paints and Star-Peerless Wall Paper, besides a complete line of Drugs, Medicines and Drug Store Sundries. With the new Orthophonic Victrola and the new electrically-produced Victor Records we can supply you with the latest music at all times. We invite you to make our store your headquarters and we will try to live up to our slogan—‘‘The BEST in Drug Store merchandise and the BEST in Drug Store service. Sincerely yours, THE THOMPSON DRUG CO., GHT HS Geo. H. Thompson, Manager. Women’s faults are many, Men have only two: Everything they say And everything they do. Frances—“Girls are queer.” Ira—“Yes? What’s the latest?” Frances—“My girl says the more she thinks of me the less she thinks of me.” “How do you like cod-fish balls?’ I said to sister Jenny. “Well, really, May, I couldn’t say, I’ve never been to any.” A pretty, girl, a crowded car. “Please take my seat,” and there you are. A crowded car, a woman plain. She stands and there you are again. Extra! Horrible fire in the shoe factory. A thousand souls lost. Miss Anderson—“I want to see you get a B on this exam Bill.” Bill Stedman “So do I; let’s pull together.” “Her mouth is like a rosebud.” And like a rose bud, it’s bound to open.” Miss Anderson—“Bill can you name a city in Alaska?” Bill Goering—“No’m.” Miss Anderson—“Nome, correct, that is the first recitation you’ve made in a week.’ Bright remark by “Pug” McFadden, “I have a snow full of sleeves.” •JXKKK XK X X XK XKKKK X X XKK X XKKKKK X X K X X X X X X X X CASSIDAY BROTHERS WHOLESALE CONFECTIONERY and SODA FOUNTAIN SUPPLIES y I Y f I I I Y Y Y Y Y Spring Valley Illinois ■'— W� ■ Vw Power in Your Pocket A Russian scientist has invented a tiny electric accumulator which makes it possible to carry in your pocket enough power to operate a good sized radio set for many weeks. That’s nothing compared to the power in the pocket which carries a Spring Valley City Bank Savings Pass Book backed by a good balance! Open your savings account with us and store up money power! ________________ SPRING VALLEY CITY BANK Spring Valley, 111. EH I V I i t V ! I 1 -d •Q Essay on Taints Pants are made for men and not for women. Women are made for men and not for pants. When a man pants for a woman and a woman pants for a man, that makes a pair of pants. Pants are like molasses; they are thinner in hot weather and thicker in cold weather. There has been much discussion as to whether pants is singular or plural; but it seems to us when men wear pants, it’s plural and when they don’t it’s singular. If you want to make pants last, make the coat first. Twinkle, twinkle, little star. Up above the trolley car if the car goes off the track Will I get my nickle back? She—“How long does it take you to dress? He—“Oh, about twenty minutes. She—“It only takes me 10. He—“I wash.” “Absence makes the heart grow fonder,” So they always say. That’s why we love our teachers better. The days they stay away. .Miss Falkin—“What was the first thing Franklin did when he got to Philadelphia?’ Andrew F.—“He got something to eat. Beatrice Boucher—“Oh. chalk with my mouth.” gee, T bit that Sadie—“Coming for a ride?” Josephine—“No! these airplanes are too poisonous.” Sadie—“Poisonous. How come? 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The Deserted Village”—Marquette. “The Alibi”—Was sick or had to stay at home. “Gray Dawn”—The morning after the night before. Call of the Wild”—Leo Bertrand. “The Glorious Adventure” — Skipping Class. “Comedy of Terrors”—Freshman Party. La Belle Dame Sam Merci”—Anna Hanney. “Wildfire”—Veronica Reeland. Human Hearts”—The Faculty. “The Spoilers”—Cafeteria Class. “A Funny Story”—Mr. Woods. All s Well that Ends Well”—Seniors. Gold Dust Twins”—Anita and Maryion. “Freeze Your Teeth and Give Your Tongue a Sleigh Ride”—Joe Doyle. The Flirt”—Louis Ruppert. The Shiek' —James Johnston. “Show Me the Way to Go Home”—Dwyer. Story of a Bad Boy”—Bill McFadden. “A County Gentleman”—Howard Cleer. “Flaming Youth”—Adolph Yakas. Bruce ‘Jocelyn, what do I really mean to you?” Jocelyn—“A movie three times a week.” Freshman—“See that big fellow over there? 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If It Doesn’t Sell Itself, Don’t Keep It BAMRICK HANNEY Soring Valley | Wmo Wwk o “9 £ f i I I For— GREETING CARDS TOILET ARTICLES KODAKS WALL PAPER DRUGS —Try— Frizol Formhals, Proprietors MURRAY’S DRUG STORE La Salle, Illinois On his way to the Valley, Mr. Sullivan noticed a number of graveyards grouped closely together. “They must die pretty often out here?” he asked. “No,” answered Mr. Tyler, “only once.” Beatrice Boucher—“What’s thi matter, dear?” Bing—“The books in the Post Office won’t balance.” Beatrice—“Can’t you buy some new ones?” Louis R.—“You'd better keep your eyes open today.” Art Hurst—“Why?” Louis—“You’d look like a big fool going around with them closed.” Lunn—“So they kicked Bruce Wilson out of Chemistry class. I thought he’d make a good physician.” Bruno—“They caught him trying to remove the appendix from his book.” Mr. Ray (in Chemistry)—“What does A stand for;” Albert Mazz.—“I’ve got it at the end of my tongue.” Ray—“Spit it out, it’s Arsenic.” Customer—“I wanna dimes’ worth of canary seeds.” Verruchi—“Go on, you get canaries from eggs, not seeds.” Geometry is like the moon, Upon a cloudy night, As true as anything can be And yet quite out of sight. •Mrs. Dyer—“Why didn’t you come and mend my doorbell?” Janitor—“I did, madam, but as I rang three times and got no answer, I decided there was nobody home.” ! i i f xx XK X X X x xk xk x x xK X X xkk xk x x x x x X X x x x : KEEP SMILING—HEALTH WILL DO IT The Neurccalometer locates the nerve pressure. The X-Ray Spinograph shows the exact position of subluxatetl Vertebrae causing nerve pressure. Chiropractic adjustments remove the nerve pressure which interferes with the transmission of the mental impulses or life force from brain to tissue cell. E. G. MARTY. D. C., Ph. C. CHIROPRACTOR Valley Theatre Building Spring Valley, Illinois y i X X « A I I i i x f I ;� 1 The Western Sand { and Gravel Co. Spring Valley, Illinois Road Gravel Washed Gravel Crushed Rock Sand A TRUCK LOAD OR A CAR LOAD J. C. SITTERLY, President GLENN SITTERLY, Secretary and Sales Manager I I ! I f ! { A i I V I Safety First. Judge—“Why did you run down this man in broad daylight on a perfectly straight stretch of road?” Edna P.—“Your honor, my windshield was almost totally obscured with Safety First stickers.” A man in a hospital for mental cases sat fishing over a flower bed. A visitor approached, and wishing to be affable, remarked, “How many have you caught?” “You’re the ninth.” was the reply. “What am I supposed to have stolen?’ “A horse and van.” “All right, search me.” Talking about absent-mindedness. Wo 1 ave a dumb-bell who put a penny in the Fountain Pen Filling Station and then waited for the stick of gum. Statistics on lias Fatalities Lit matches in it______________________ 209 Spilled it_____________________________ 352 Drank it_______________________________ 46S Stepped on it_____:_________________ 21,292 Aldo M.—“Flave a cigar?” James M.—“No, thanks. I’ve sworn off smoking.” Aldo M.—“Well, here, put it in your pocket for tomorrow.” Glenn Gross (to court clerk)—“I-er-ah -urn-” Clerk (to assistant)—“Henry, bring out one of those marriage license blanks.” Wind ton-—“You certainly eat fast.” Art Hurst—“I ought to, I’ve practiced 11 my life.” Charlotte—“A lone duck rose up. 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He approached a fruit stand, picked up a large melon and asked with a sneer, “Is this the biggest apple you have in Cherry?” “Hey,” bellowed the owner of the fruit stand, “put that grape down.” John Glovetski—“This can has twice the speed it used to have.” Rufin Petroski—“Sure, I took the engine out, that’s what held the darn thing back.” Two Minus Hall Eleven will lose Thirteen Men.— Headline in Spring Valley Gazette. Someone in history class is so dumb she thinks the President uses the cabinet to keep his china in. “Miss Lapinski,” murmured the office manager to the stenog, I don’t wanna he harsh. Nothing like that, I really don’t.” “Let’s have the answer,” said Anna nonchalantly, “What’s gone wrong now?” “I just wanna ask you not to write your young man during business hours. Letters are apt to get mixed. Thompson’s Drug Store report we have sent them a shpiment of love and kisses instead of the axle grease they ordered.” Little bursts of laughter Little bits of fun, Bring you to the office Ere the day is done. Mr. Winterbauer—“Your speedometer shows you have gone 20,000 miles. Been taking some long tours?” iMr. Ray—“No, 5,000 is the distance I have covered going back and forth to the office, and the other 15,000, the distance I have traveled looking for parking places.” WHEN IN DOUBT BUY AT Chas. Fehr Son Y Y Y Y Y Y j I Y ! Y Y Y Y t I Y Y Y Y I | Y i I 1 x x X I : : : 27 Years Serving the Public for FURNITURE, RUGS and HARDWARE Our Slogan—A Straight-Forward Business Policy In x fcw .i wiiw |fw� “TURN KITCHEN HOURS INTO LEISURE HOURS” Countless women in town and country have learned that the secret of freedom from long kitchen hours lies in their cook stoves. For more than a generation Perfection Oil Stoves have fostered women’s pride in cookery. 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Women are only children of a larger growth; they have an entertaining tattle and sometimes wit, but for solid reasoning good sense, I never in my life knew one that had. “The Earl of Chesterfield.” Tillie Sacks (in public speaking)—“And the Lizzie walked down the street.” “I suppose you are sorry Xmas has gone?” said the kind old lady to John Taber. “Xaw,” said John, “It gets terribly monotonous having to be good day in and day out.” “Why is our language called the mother tongue?” “Because father seldom gets to use it.” (Lhrift JJioto Insures the future IILLINOIS POWER LIGHT CORPORATION Preferred Stock pays 7 per cent Dividends, thereby yielding a net return of 7 per cent to the investor as the security is non-taxable in Illinois. Dividends paid by check every three months, on the first of January, April, July and October. 7 per cent is paid on payments under the monthly payment plan from dates paid in. 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Brierlit Sayings of Small Children Charlotte Smith—“I missed three days one day.” Virginia Pomatto—“We knew you by the sound of your footprints.” Alda Hurst—‘‘I don’t believe that we both can sit in the book.” Bill Campbell—“Pa, what is preparedness?” “Preparedness, my son, is the act of wearing spectacles to breakfast when you know that you’re going to have grapefruit.” Anita Volpini (at her new job)—“You told me to file these letters, sir.” Mr. Sullivan—“Yes.” Anita—“'Well, I was just thinking it would be easier to trim them with a pair of scissors.” Sheldon—“Well. I showed up the teacher before the whole class again today.” John—“Yeh? Put us wise.” Sheldon—“She asked for Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, and I told her he never lived there.” Miss Falkin—“This is the third time you’ve looked on Mutt’s paper.” Buck Montagnoli—“Yes ma’am, he doesn’t write plainly.” Teacher—“Johnny, spell needle.” Johnny—“N-e-i-d-l-e.” Teacher—“No. Johnny, there’s no ‘i’ in needle.” Johnny—“If there’s no eye in needle, it ain’t no good.” Visitor—“What is your new brother’s name?” Little Ethel—“I don’t know yet; we can’t understand a thing he says.” i v v v v v T Y Y Y ? ? ? Y Y Y Y Y Y X “QUALITY HIGHER THAN PRICE” WINFIELD RADIO SUPPLY COMPANY Y Y Y Y Y ? ? ? Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 1 I Y Y Spring Valley Illinois Making Mountains Out of Mole-Hills Some brood and make mountains out of mole-hills. Others take small things and develop them into factors of far-reaching importance. Men and women who look around before they buy and then buy where they find they get standard quality goods and save the mv’t money, are building solidly for the future. The J. C. Penney Company eliminates the profits of the middleman and exercises its tremendous buying power for the benefit of the thousands of customers of its hundreds of 8tores. It does not make mountains out of molehills but aids its patrons by converting various •mall savings into big savings for the public. When Brutus married Portia fair, He did his best to please her; And then no doubt took extra care To not let Julius Caesar. Miss Anderson (in civics)—“Can you give an example of unproductive wealth?” Bruce W.—“Sure, when a fellow takes his sister to a show.” He stood on the bridge at midnight, Interrupting my repose; “He” was a big mosquito, And the bridge was that of my nose. John Mazaika dashed into the station with just one minute to catch his train. He made the ticket window in a series of slides, skids and jerks. “Quick! Give me a round trip ticket!” he gasped. “Where to?” “B-b-back here, you darn fool!” Bernard McDonald—“Father, when I graduate Pm going to follow my literary bent and write for money.” “Well my son. you ought to be successful. That’s all you’ve been doing since you started to high school.” Anne Lapinski asked Paul Coveny how he lost so many teeth. “Shifting gears on a lollypop” was Paul’s reply. Lofty Aim Foiled “So you’re lost, little man? Why didn’t you hang onto your mother’s skirt?” Youngster—“Couldn’t reach it.” Alda H.—“Why do they always cheer when a fellow gets hurt in a football game?” Albert L.—“So the girls can’t hear what he’s saying.” Problem in Physics Mutt’s Law—“The efficiency of a couple depends upon the length of the arm.” I i T I xkkkk xkkkk xkx x x : x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x :� VALUE- Give the World the Best You Have and the Best Will Come Back to You. 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Here lies the body Of departed Howard Cleer, He claimed his instinct of fighting Could o’ercome his fear. On Thomas Ingram May perpetual light shine He thought he kissed his girl But instead it was mine. John Glovetski Departed from Hall To play a game Of nine-ball. Here is midnight Duncan May he be forgiven He crawled past the cat But he stepped on the kitten. For Mr. Winterbauer Sing a hymn Because his headlights He forgot to dim. For ninety years To a single day We had with us Mr. G. R. Ray. Coveny has left us Without hi3 brain He tried to run a race With the I. C. Train. Into the next world Flies Mr. Woods, He claimed it was strong stuff. But couldn’t show the goods. May Harold Cassidy Rest in peace. He wanted to marry His mother’s niece. Tom Flannigan sleeps Beneath this stone, Without his cap And minus a bone. Here sleeps Bruno Without his shoes. He drove the bus When filled with booze. We hope Mr. Toney Is taking it easier; He assigned a long lesson In Latin and Caesar. May he rest well Mr. Larry Dale He milked the cows In the old slop pail. Mr. Tyler, junior Here’s your old man. He said a cross word To young Cupid Dan. And here’s Mr. Ballero Way down deep For five whole nights He didn’t sleep. Mrs. Dyer—“How many fish was it you caught on Saturday. George?” Husband—“Six—all beauties.” Mrs. Dyer—“I thought so. That fish market has made a mistake again. They’ve charged us for eight.” Mrs. Schwab—“Yes. my son’s laid up. a victim of football. Neighbor—“But I didn’t know he even played the game.” Mrs. S.—“He doesn’t. He sprained his larynx at the match last Saturday.’’ Hunter, Doherty Company Lumber and Millwork Hard and Soft Coal Phone 69 R1 SPRING VALLEY MERCHANDISE of QUALITY in Drugs, Sundries, School Books and Supplies, Ladies Hose, Rubberized Aprons. Prizes for all kinds of Parties, Weddings and Card Parties A Real Gift Shop Perfumes and Powders Safety Shaving Cabinet for “Him” PINCKLEY’S DRUG STORE Spring Valley Illinois John Manahan conducting a club meeting and afraid the motion would not pass put it to an oral vote—“All in favor of the motion say ‘Ave.’ Opposed say ‘Aye.’ The Aye’s have it.’’ Dwyer—“I’ll bet you were supposed to be twins.” Lunn—“Why?” Dwyer—“Just one couldn’t be so dumb.” Carpy (giving a brotherly lecture) — “You’re not funny; its just your face.” Little words of foolishness, Little words of sass; All mixed up together, Make the Freshman class. He—“Well, I must be off.” She—“Yes. I noticed that the first time we met.” Jas Borell (at garage)—“How much d’you want?” Angelo Ballero—“A gallon.” Jas.—“Wat’s idea—weaning it?” Mr. Toney (after trying first hour class) — Some time ago my doctor told me to exercise early every morning with dumb-bells. Will the class please join me tomorrow before breakfast.” One Mouthful Doris—“Give me some money for an evening dress.” Father—“Where is the one you had?” Doris—“A moth has eaten it.” Old Stuff Mrs. Ruppert—“Your son is an inventor, I believe.” Mrs. Johnston—“Oh yes! Some of his excuses for staying out late nights are in use all over the world.” ♦♦♦♦ f Y Y Y 1 I ! ! Steele and Kenney HARDWARE AND FURNITURE PAINT GLASS SEED KEYSTONE FENCE BUILDER’S HARDWARE xk-xxkx xkx xkkxkxxx x-x x- S. ABRAHAM SON Wholesale and Retail DRY GOODS, HOSIERY. UNDERWEAR AND NOTIONS Florsheim Shoes Society Brand Clothes Our Motto—Quality Merchandise at FANCY MEATS AND GROCERIES HOME MADE SAUSAGE BONUCCI’S MEAT MARKET Spring Valley Illinois Mr. Tyler—“Well, how many ads did you get yesterday?” Tommy Ingram—“I got two orders in one place.” Mr. Tyler—“What were they?” Tommy—“One w as to get out and the other was to stay out.” Beatrice B. (in Physics)— In winter when you can see your breath, is that fog?” Ida Mamei—“No, its hot air.” Mr. Wood—“Who promulgated the first geometry problems?” Veronica R.—“Noah. He constructed the ark B. C.” Miss F. (English III)— What is the difference between fly and flee?” Howard C.—“I never studied biology.” Esther W.—“Why, Effie, you can draw; why don’t you take art?” Effie B.— Why should I take Art; I’ve got Carpy.” Rufin P. (in test)—“Copy the questions?” Mr. Tyler—“No sir! Answer them.” Anita V.—“Your dancing would be good, if it were not for two things.” Glenn G.—“And what are they?” Anita—“Your feet.” Educated, Too , , .. Tom—“I ve found how to cut tire ex- “Those eggs you sent me were very ripe.” penses.” “How do you know that?” asked the gro- cer. A little bird told me.’ Harold—“How come?” Tom—“Take all corners on two wheels only.” Rathbun’s Pharmacy “Just a Real Good Drug Store” ? ? ? T ? ? ? ? ? X X X X X i Spring Valley r X ± X x x I I Illinois A ft (ft THE COLISEUM ICE CREAM PARLOR MOFFETTS REPAID SHOP Hear of Knauf’s Garage First Class Confectionery and Exclusive Dealer for ORSINGER’S ICE CREAM ? LADD ILLINOIS .t. FULL LINK OF DRUG SUNl KIKS WK CATER TO PARTIKS TOM TORRI, Proprietor Phone R. 1 Ladd, 111. We aim to please all our $ customers at all times. Pay f us a visit and receive our X prompt and courteous atten-tion. We specialize in Auto- £ mative Maintenance and Ma- $ chine Work. Labor charges are based on flat rate schedule. '{ I ■ — x FRANK MOFFETT, Prop, f I MRS. GENO POZZI and EVERYTHING IN DRY Hemstitching Phone Kt� l2 •sx-sx-sx-w-w Glen Gross (giving an oration)—“My horse! My horse! My kingdom for a horse!” Anton Yushkis (with sarcasm)—“Won’t a mule do just as well?” Gross—“Why—a—er—yes. Come on right, up.” Miss Meihler—“Who was Magellan?” Harold—“He circumnavigated the globe, but he didn’t get clear around it. He also died before he got around the world and he wrote a book about it when he got back.” Mr. Toney told the Freshman to write a short essay about Lincoln and Harry Neiben handed in the following: “Abraham Lincoln was born on a bright day the twelfth of February, 1809. He was born in a log cabin he had helped his father to build. Harold Savio— Do you spell “pear” pare or pair?” Culinary Notes “If they are carefully dressed, it is hard to tell an old hen from a chicken.” No, that is taken from a cook book. Mr. Ray—“W’hat insect lives on the least food?” Nut Pini—“The moth. It eats holes.” First Senior—“Gee, I look like an ape in these pictures.” Second Senior— Why didn’t you think of that before you had them taken?” Mr. H.—“Anne, doesn’t that man know how to say good night?” Anne—“I'll say he does.” Miss Meiller— Where was the Declaration of Independence signed?” Ethel T. 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Truck Delivery Ladd, Illinois I Y Y Y Y i | I I I ! i i I Y Y Y • • ♦ • r� Lecturer on women’s rights—“The time will come when women will get men’s wages.” Koehler—“Yes, next Saturday night.” Mrs. Champion (as La Salle band strikes up a waltz)—“What’s that out of?” Mr. Champion—“Tune.” Mr. Winterbauer—“Does anyone know how iron was discovered.” Joe Sadd—“Yes sir.” Mr. Winterbauer—“Tell the class your information.” Joe—“Well sir, they smelt it.” Ruth Gallagher telling about Benjamin Franklin—“He was penniless and didn't have a cent.” James (in English)—“Is it the second page or page two?” Ella D.—“But I don’t think I deserve an absolute zero.” Miss Thompson—“Neither do I. but it’s (he lowest mark I’m allowed to give.” Miss Anderson—“Just think, those ruins are 2000 years old.” Stanley B.—“Aw, gwan, its only 1926 now.” Eernard McDonald—“I tell you, this play makes me think.” Robert Messer—“Miracle play, eh?” Mr. Sullivan—“What do you work at, my boy?” Anton Ferrari—“At intervals, sir.” He hit me with a tomato— Such things the law should ban. The tomato itself didn’t hurt me, But it was inside of a can. Born to Trouble A man is but a worm of the dust—he comes along, wiggles about a while and finally some chicken gets him. The teacher was giving a lesson on the creation. John interrupted with the remark: My father says we are descended from apes.” Teacher—“Your private family affairs have no interest for the class.” Minnie F.—“I don’t know whether to become a painter or a poet.” Stacia M.—“Become a painter.” Minnie—“Have you seen my pictures?” Stacia—“No. but I have read your poems.” SHOES HOSIERY REPAIRING Footwear to please the most particular people We repair shoes by the Goodyear Welt Shoe Repair System JOBBI MINI, Proprietor 1 hone R 81 LAI)I), ILLINOIS i � IA� w i WATCH FOR THE WHITE WAGON Order Milk, Cream, Whipping Cream PURE PASTEURIZED MILK Best for babies. Nature’s Best Food DONGES’ DAIRY SPRING VALLEY, ILL. k x k x xk x xkk X“X x x x X; 5 MARIETTA’S POOL HALL FIRST CLASS POOL AND BILLIARD TABLES Candy, Cigars and Tobacco J. MARIETTA, Proprietor Opposite Bunk LADD, ILL. -X-X X“X X X X“X X«X V -X ♦ -X Before and After Graduation You will Want SMART CLOTHES Stop and Shop at Steinberg’s S. L. DEPT. STORE Complete outfitters for Men, Women and Children Valley Barber Shop Jas. Formichelli, Prop. HAIR CUTTING OUR SPECIALTY EXPERT HAIR BOBBING Valley Theatre Building Most Modern Shop in the Valley Mr. Duncan—“Get ready for a test.” Howard Helm—“What about?” Mr. Duncan—“About half an hour.’ Soph.—“You talk like a fool.” Fresh.—“I have to so you can understand.” Minister—“Would you care to join us in the new missionary movement?” “I'm crazy to try it. Is it anything like the Charleston?” Things We Cannot See A wink from the eye of a needle. A nail from the finger of fate, A plume from the wing of an army, And a drink from the bar of a gate. A hair from the head of a hammer, A bite from the teeth of a saw, A race from the course of study, And a joint from the limb of the law. By Wireless Eleanor S.—“I understand how they discovered the planets but how did they find out their names?” Mr. Ray—“How do they measure electricity?” Barrowman—“Oh, um— Ray—“All right, the Ohm. What is the unit of measurement?” Barrowman—“The what?” Ray—“Correct. The watt.” List of Track Men and What They Are Going Out For. Albert Mazzzorana—Cross country swim. John Messalgia—Telephone pole vault. Mac Brown—Relay shot put. Ira Lunn—Half mile javelin throw. Anton Ferrari—Quarter mile broad jump. Anton Martinkus—Discus juggler. Hugo Tieman—High dive. Paul Repka—Seven league’s boots dash. John Condie—Runner up. Roy Cowell—Runner out. Customer (on phone)—“Send me a bushel of oats.” Goering—“Who are they for?” Customer—“Don’t get funny. They’re for my horse.” Ariel Mattioda—“Can you sign your name with your eyes shut, daddy?” Father—“Certainly.” Ariel—“Well, shut your eyes and sign my school report.” Coach Dale (to applicant for place on team)—“What experience have you had?” Howard H.—“Well, last summer I was hit by two autos and a truck.” Teacher (to boy sitting idly in school during writing period)—“Henry, why are you not writing?” Henry—“I ain’t got no pen.” Teacher—“Where’s your grammar?” Henry—“She’s dead.” £ xk xkk x xk xkkkk x x xk x xk xK X x x x x x x x x x x x THE SWEDISH EAT SHOP Miss Simpson, Prop. “Specialist in Special Dinners to Order” 111 East Dakota Street Spring Valley, 111. %X X X X X X X X XK X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Professional and Business Directory DR. G. C. DOLSON, D. I). S. LA1 I . ILL. PAUL I). PERONA Attorney at Law LADD, ILL. i t l DR. R. M. MILTENBURGER SPRING VALLEY, ILL. DR. TORRASON, D. D. S. SPRING VALLEY, ILL. GEO. T. LUNN Full Line of Groceries X Phone L131I LADD. ILL. .� . DR. A. S. RUMMELL SPRING VALLEY, ILL. LAKIN’S BATTERY STATION ! I X Phone 141 LADD, ILL. X I ! OGLESBY PRINTING Co. . Oglesby, Illinois X � L. c AjhtiUd s ALt 7JLM J iAsrvyju 'V,- -v,-V + r BSEsj SSfftfe jr«ss« a SgSS.. HEfflSS s '• -• w« fr gate5g B55g!5£P T- VS Xw T •. . -•: � .-• _ « • . 4 • T- - V .L'f . ,y y-v, ■ r : V r v 5i •- ve ,1 • -