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

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Agnes Shaw Valedictorian Stacia Mazaika Salutatorian Agnes Shaw was awarded the Valedictorian for 1927 with an average of ninety-one and six-tenths per cent for her term of four years at Hall, while Stacia Mazaika received Salutatorian with an average of ninety and nine-tenths per cent for four years at Hall. Lila McAlpine, Ralph Colver, and Ramona Klingberg, respectively, had the highest averages in scholastic standing, but part of their work was completed in other schools than Hall, which made them ineligible for either the Valedictorian or Salutatorian. FOUR YEAR HONOR ROLL Lila McAlpine Ralph Colver Ramona Klingberg Minnie Fenoglio Agnes Shaw William Stedman Julio Oorsini Paul Repka Leola Fenwich Stacia Mazaika Lila McAlpine Ramona Klingberg Semester honor Agnes Shaw Minnie Fenoglio ROLL Amelia Barrowman William Stedman PAGE TWENTY-EIGHT

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It is a custom that every year there is a contest in connection with the annual. Popularity contests have been featured. This year, the senior girl and senior boy who have been of most service to the school were chosen. The honors were given to Lila McAlpine and William Stedman. Lila has not been at Hall for her full course. During the time she has been here she has undoubtedly done more than any other girl of the school. She was a member of the glee club, chorus, and quartette. She played in the orchestra and played for all the music contests. Last year she won first place at the state extempore meet. This year she was on the debating, team. She has been on the stage in several plays. She has worked on both the “Times” and “Light” staffs. Besides being in the local honor club she is a member of the National Honor Society. William Stedman was the boy chosen. He is president of the senior class and of the honor club, editor of the Hall Light and last year was made a member of the National Honor Society. He was on the football team the last two years. Since his second year he has played a clarinet in the band. He is also on the Hall Times Staff. Last year “Bill” represented Hall in the county literary meet in the boys’ humorous reading. Tie has appeared in several plays during his high school course. Others ranked high in service were Louis Ruppert and Paul Repka. PAGE TWENTY-SEVEN

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Character is one of the fundamental virtues of the Honor Club and is aptly defined as the distinguishing trait of anything, particularly the moral and mental qualities of an individual human being which distinguishes him as a personality. A principle so necessary and so beneficial to the lives of young men and women is rightly included in the Honor Club, for it provides something to strive for and something to attain. This is a natural power, like light and heat, and all nature co-operates with it. The reason why we feel one man’s presence and do not feel another’s is because one has character and the other has not. Men of character like to hear of their faults, the other class do not; they worship themselves. Character is nature in the highest form. It is no use to ape it or to contend with it. for character will foil all emulation. If we cannot attain it at a bound, we can at least do it homage, and some day we may be indulged by the presence of this honored guest. RAGE TWENTY-NINE