Joliet Junior College - Shield Yearbook (Joliet, IL)

Text from Pages 1 - 104 of the 1916 volume:

The Memory Book of the Class of 1916 Being a record of the years 1912 to 1916 at the Joliet Township High School Published by the Class of 1916 during its Senior Year Joliet, Illinois ' . ., ' . ' . • Contents Page Dedication to Leverette S. Lyon -------- 7 High School Building -----. . g Supt. J. Stanley Brown and Board of Education - 9 Memory Book Staff ----------- q Faculty ------------ ing Class of 1916 ---.--, ... . 17-27 Class History ----------- 29 Class Prophecy -------- ... 35 Address to Juniors ---------- 40 Social Events -------- ... 43 Class Song ------------ 45 Foot Ball Team ----------- 45 Basket Ball Teams ------_._._ 43 Base Ball Teams ----------- 50 Track Team ------------ 51 Tennis Team -----------.52 Orchestra ------------ 53 Band -- - - -- - - - . . . . 54 Glee Clubs -- - - - - - - - - . . 55 Autographs ------------ 56 Photographs ----------- 51 Page five v MK. I.1AIUI I ' ll: S. I.YON. I ' ll. It.. I-L.lt. I ' .iKO six V agswi ' ih ' ittfiji - ' - ' - laaateiMa -■■•■• - To Mr. Leverette S. Lyon to whom our sincere thanks for the success of our Memory Book are due, we cordially dedicate this book. « Page seven 4 1 Joliet Township High Schoo l ' :i B c i-i.nbl « Superintendent J. Stanley Brown A. B..A. M.,L. L. D. Township Board of ICiIuciition II. A. Stillmnn, President Albert Ohlhuver, Secretary Cu ' lil c I Jlllfrforil  Or. I ' . W. VVerm-r ( ' . Sti-rlini; l ' :iK ; nil 4) 4 Memory Book Staff Leslie Lewis Mr. Lyon Miss Spanglcr Marie Monlzhcimer. Paul Sletller Edith Tupper Marjorie Booth Walter Metz. I ' ajtc U-ii  VVVVV ' 1 : — ' ,. ' . - ! , ' ..,.. ' ■ I Faculty Page eleven e Top Row— E. Arthur, I. W. Boston, R. Brought on, II. Brown, ( ' .. M. Buchwalter, C. F. Bucll, R. II. Buih. Bottom Row— S. Bigelow, W. Bannon, II. A. Baldwin, K. Barnes, C. A. Borland, M. V. Castle, I.. C. Cavins .,xc iwch Top Row — G. ML Clow, H. Converse, A. Colquisl, Mrs. Crandall, I ' .. Cnswell, K. Drew, A. I.. Drew. Bottom Row— M. I.. Duncan, K. VV. Duncan, H. Daniclson, A. S. Kldred, ( ' . I). ISIdridjce, M. V,. ICnjKlrom, R. I . Frishic I ' .-iro thirteen  4 Top Row — L. E. Gilpin, II. V. Givens, H. D. Grossc, O. Harris, R. A. Holmstrom, L. Hard, Mrs. K A. Hubbard, L. C. Irwin. Botlom Row— M. M. Johnson, C. W. Jones, J. M. Large, B. Laugh lin, G. I. Lawlor, V. C. Lohr, L, S. Lyon, A. R. McAllister. I agc Fourteen •% m Top Row— E. L. Mayo, E. B. Mack, F. Martin, E. M. McClcnahan, H. B. McAllister, F. K. Mueller, F. O. Mussehl, C. Nielsen. Bottom Row— M. Parker, 1 ' . Rubles, L. M. Ryan, E. L. Sawyer, E. R. Schutz, M. Seacorri, R. R. Sidell, E. C. Snyder. Vagv liftei e sS y Top Row— M. M. Spanker, C. E. Spicer, W. H. Spui-in, M. H. Staley, A. F. Trams, I). L. Tyler, F. A. Van Antweq Bottom Row— C. Van Der Veen, CI. Webb, M. I). Williams, li. M. Wood, J. II. Woodruff, I. D. Vapjiy. I ' .ikc sixW e v|| 1HftaMMB aaMMBfctt i1M.tel U • — ■ IllllJlillllllllllllllililllillllllllili Glass of 1916 1 ' age seventeen oj Top Row — Marie Algniinowitz, Klhel Allison, Mary Anderson, Victoria Anderson, Orpha Anderson, Vera Austin, Althia Bailey, Velma Bailey. Bottom Row — i.orna Barber, Lucile Batson, Gladys Berber, Harold Roland, Marjorie Booth, Isabel Boyd, Margaret Bowc, Kathleen Brady. L ' age eighteen r V Top Row — Angela Boucher, Eva Brinkerhoff, Florence Buckeye, Garland Buckeye, Eugene Burgess, Helen Burke, Eleanor Butler, Marietta Connor. Bottom Row — Robert Calkins, Harold Carroll, Charles Chapman, Myrtle Charlslrom, Charles Cheadle, Dean Comerford, Grace Cornell. Carlelon Culbertson. I ' aKO iiiiirlecn 4 Top Row — James Dalton, Frances Oaky, Margaret Dickson, Frances Dillman, Almira Dirst, Louise Horn, Klla Dystrup, Karl Gilfillan. Bottom Row — Gordon Kdmunds, Lillian Kddy, George Faulkner, Ruth Feary, Clara Flint, Donald Fraser, Julia Fuhrman. I ' ace Iwi ' iilj ' Top Row — Eva Leah Glass, Geneva Glass, Harry Goldberg, Rutli Gottschalg, Marion Greif, Edna Gustafson, Margaret Hanson, Russell Hargrcavcs. Bottom Row — May Harris, Mary Hartney, Mahle Hays, Winifred Heanev, Josephine Heint , Roy Hemphill, Edward Hennebrv, Martha Hills. I ' .iKi ' livcnly-onc •% m ' op Row— Karl Hodges, Klsie Holman, Charles Hossack, 1 ' aul Holmslrom, Murjoric Holchkiss, Ksther Hultgren, Helen Hunter, Robert Hummel. lollom Row— Cecil Hurst, William Jacobs, Agnes Je| son, Hrilta John on, Carl Johnson, Kdilh Johnson, Hjalmar Johnson, Margaret John- son. I ' .IHl- UVIMIIV 1 £ Top Row -Robl ' V Johnson, Svlvir Johnson, Robert Joins, Kiianor Jones, Karl Kalhuan, Carl Kasliur. Marion Ktflcy, (il-orgc Kinl . Bottom Row Lynelc Kcnnislon, Kclna Knowlton, Donald Lapp. Arthur Larson, Francis Loud ran, Thomas Lnuer, Joe l.ennon, Dorothy l-l ' WIS. I ' .IK ' - IWCIllV-lll V 4 Top Row — Leslie Lewis, Clayton Lichlenwaltcr, Ward Loefller, Thelma Lord, Vema McGinnis, Lillian McClary, Geraldinc McGralh, Florence Metz. Bottom Row— Walter Mctz, Klysabelh Meyer, William Meyer, Mollis Miles, Milton Miles, Marie Montzhcimcr, Sidney Morrison, Kathryn Moore. I ' .irc twcntv-foiir vtf Top Row — Stanley Monroe, Stewart Muschott, Alexander Nason, Helen Nussbaum, Anna Patch, Leo Perry, linger Peterson, Harold Peterson. Bottom Row — Norman Phelps, Helen Ramsey, Raymond Recce, Viola Riley, Philip Riegel, Ruth Robinson, Harold Rouen, Bradford Russell. I ' ntcv twenty-fivi % $ Top Row — Louise Sandifonl, Anton Schager, Helen Schiek, Margaret Sehring, Zavcn Seron, Edyih Simpson, Gordon Skccl, James Skinner. Bottom Row — Grant Smith, Kalherine Smith, Bessie Somerset, William Slanfel, Marie Stephen, Paul Stealer, I.illie Mae Stevenson, Nellie Testin, Kdilli Tupper. I ' aui- twintv-six m -A - f 6 « 3% y t«  -• •l«w e I ' d •« •  «... v, ,; ' .m !l. , i . Mabel Verdell, Viola Ward, Florence War ■ U ' ' ' M| l ' l ' -- ' l Whinner, Willa Wilcox, Helen Winninijhoff, Rober 1 u ' -■.•-.. ' .■., Mamaivt Wenck, Harriet 1 ' ' ' ' ' W ■..-. tl. an Wynne, Opal Yonfccr, f . £ The History of the Class of 1916 When we, the Class of 1916, recall our four years at the Joliet Township High School, we remember our first day very distinctly. What frightened children we were! After the assembly on the first day, September 3, 1912, Mr. Brown met the Class of 1916 in the auditorium. That was our first experience in high school, but in a week or two, we felt almost as much at home as the rest of the pupils. The first creditable thing, done by the Class of 1916, was the election of a class council, which was composed of Stanley Munroe, President; Margaret Sehring, Vice President; Robert Hummel, Secretary; Alexander Nason, Treasurer; and Marjorie Hotchkiss, Norman Phelps, Mabel Smith, Louis Trachman, and Mary Bovee. At the first meeting of this council, our class colors, maroon and white, were chosen, the class dues were set at twenty-five cents each. As we had no class party, the money received from our class dues was spent for basket-ball suits for the school team. No doubt, the boys appreciated this favor very much. When Field Day came, we surprised the world by winning a close second place in the field events; this was a great honor for mere Freshmen. We were very happy to complete our first year in such a creditable way. In September, 1913, we returned as Sophomores. Indeed, we were glad to be more than just freshmen. As soon as the classes were well established once more, a class meeting was called in room sixty-six. At this meeting, we chose our Sophomore council which was composed of Muriel Peairs, President, Lillian McClary, Vice President, Earl Gilfillan, Secretary and Treasurer, Lillie May Stevenson, Naomi Van Fleet, Margaret Dickson, Isabelle Boyd, Paul Holmstrom, John Hill and Albert DeGroat. Page twenty-nine ) si About the first of November, the Juniors entertained us at a reception in the gymnasium. A short program of musical numbers and readings was given and the rest of the evening was spent in dancing. In February, 1914, we returned the favor of the Juniors by enterta ining them at a Valentine dansant at the gymnasium. The decorations were the colors of the two classes, green and white, and maroon and white. We played Valentine games and danced until nearly six o ' clock. In the meantime, plenty of ice cream and cookies were to be had in the reading room. When the time came for class basket-ball games, we received the honor of winning the class championship. Later Bob Calkins attained honor for the Class of 1916 by winning the school championship in tennis. Field Day came and again we starred in athletics; we won first place in the events. Late in May, our Sophomore picnic was held at Highland Park. At first, there were races and then a ball game took place. During the game it rained hard but we had a good time just the same. For a while after we arrived at the park, we sold ice cream cones; however, we were soon forced to stop for we were politely informed that this wjs against the park rules. Our Junior year was a great success politically, socially, and educationally. Our class council was abolished as class spirit was blamed for the lack of school spirit. Socially, we met the same success; our class parties were elimin- ated because Juniors were not old enough to be out evenings. In place of the parties, the admirable social hours were held Friday afternoons in the gymnasium. We did well in our studies for we did not have a chance to fail our final examinations. This was due to the untimely quarantine. If there was any doubt in the minds of our teachers as to whether or not a pupil should pass, the benefit of the doubt was always given to the pupil. Our inevitable success on Field Day was marred only by the postponement of this event for a year. To be sure, when we returned to the school once more, this time as dignified Seniors, Miss Wood was de- lighted to welcome us into room thirty. After a brilliant foot ball season, two of the seniors, William Jacobs and v vi Robert Hummel, who had played on the team, were chosen for the all-state team. This was the first time in a long while that such an honor had been conferred on Joliet players. Later in the fall, Mr. Gilbert McClurg gave an interesting lecture on Colorado. To the student who wrote the best account of this talk, a complete set of Shakespeare was to be given. Several Seniors competed and one of them, Opal Yonker, won the prize. Later, when plans for Prosperity Day were being made, a five-dollar gold piece was offered to the high school student who could write the best essay on Thrift. Not as great an interest was taken in this contest; how- ever, Paul Stettler, a member of our noble class, succeeded in winning the prize. One day in the first part of March, 1916, the periods were shortened for an assembly at the close of school. Mr. Kennedy made an cddress concerning Prosperity Day and the Th ift essays. Then he read and praised Paul ' s essay and presented him with his prize. About this time, the basket ball season was in full cwing. Our school team won the Northeastern Illinois championship and it certainly should have won the state championship. With only one or two exceptions, all the boys on the first and second teams were seniors. It is quite safe to say that this has never happened before and in all probability will never happen again. One night at the clcse of school, we chose our Senior pky committee which was composed of Frances Daley, Eleanor Jones, Harold Peterson, James Skinner and Thomas Lauer. The duty of this committee was to attend to the business management of the play, as advertising the play and selling tickets for it. The Class of 1916 is the first class since the Class of 1913 to have a memory book. In March, when there was a possibility of having a memory book, Miss Wood chose a committee composed of Edith Tupper, Helen Burke, Mar- jorie Booth, Gordon Skeel and Harold Carroll to decide what the book should contain. After this committee made their decision and received prices from a printer, the possibility of having the book seemed stronger than ever. The book was to cost one dollar the copy. A soliciting committee, made up of Marie Montzheimer, Kathryn Moore, I ' .ikc thirty-one w Harold Peterson, Gene Burgess and Robert Hummel was authorized to get one hundred and seventy-five subscrip- tions within a week. Two hundred subscriptions were received, so we were sure of having our book. The following students were chosen on the editorial staff: Marjorie Booth, editor in chief, assisted by Edith Tupper and Paul Stettler; Marie Montzheimer and Lester Lewis. They were very successful in compiling the splendid Memory Book of the Class of 1916. On the fourteenth of April, about fifteen Seniors had the honor of representing the school at the University of Chicago in the competitive examinations for scholarships. Kathryn Moore, Theda Waterman and Florence Buckeye were the English representatives. Lucile Wensel took the Latin examination. Eleanor Jones, Elsie Holman and Al- thea Bailey were chosen for the German examination. May Harris and Donald Lapp represented the public speaking department. Charles Cheadle, Alex. Nason and Marjorie Booth took the mathematics examination. Zaven Seron, Walter Metz and Cecil Hurst wrote the Chemistry test. Zaven Seron gained honor for himself, for the class, and for the school by winning the first prize in chemistry. He was given a scholarship amounting to one hundred and twenty dollars, to the University of Chicago for three-quarters of the school year. Since this is the year of the Shakespeare Tercentenary, it seemed appropriate to give a Shakespearean play s our Senior Class play. A Midsummer-Nights Dream was chosen, and about the middle of April, Miss Seacord chose the cast. They deserve a great deal of credit for their hard and faithful work. The play was given Friday evening, June ninth and again Monday evening, June twelfth. The second presentation was given instead of the customary essays for the commencement program. The cast of the play was as follows: Theseus Robert Hummel Hippolyta Naomi Van Fleet Lysander Charles Cheadle Hermia Verna McGinnis Page thirty-two O (v Demetrius Leslie Lewis Helena Kathryn Moore Oberon Thomas Lauer Titania Lillian McClary Puck Ruth Feary Xick Bottom Harold Boland Piute, the Bellowsmender Earl Hodges Quince Grant Smith Snout Paul Holmstrorn Snug Carleton Culbertson Starveling Harold Carroll Egens Stanley Munroe Philostratc Eugene Burgess Fairies — Florence Buckeye, Eva Brinckerhoff, Marie Montzheimer, Margaret Dickson, Helen Schiek, Frances Dillman, Gladys Berger and Frances Daly. Bright and early on the morning of May ninth, the Junior-Senior debate was held in the assembly hall. The question was Resolved, that the Phillipines should be granted complete independence within the next four years. The affirmative was represented by James Skinner, Dean C ' omerford, Francis Loughran, and Joseph Lennon as time- keeper. The negative speakers were Veronica Conroy, Grant Brown, Hayes Kennedy and Joseph Scahill as time- keeper. Although the senior speakers were excellent, although they proved strong points, and had good authority lor everything they said, the Juniors were victorious. I ' siW thirty-llircc $ ® l-v Finally in our Senior year we were permitted to have a real class party. It was a new experience, for we have never had one. It was held on the evening of June seventh, and it was a very successful party. Reverend Ernest Wray O ' Neal delivered the baccalaureate sermon in the auditorium of the high school, SuO day morning, June eleventh. It was an excellent sermon and every one appreciated the lesson. The Ivy Day exercises were held Monday morning, June twelfth in the domestic science yard. Sidney Mor rison gave the Ivy Day Poem. In the efternoon of June twelfth, the Class Day program was given in the assembly hall. Edith Tupper anl Viola Ward gave the Class prophesy which was a great success; Donald Lapp made the address to the Juniors whici was answered by Gladys Dystrup. Marjorie Booth and Alex. Nason wrote the history of the class, and Marjorlf Booth delivered it. Our gift to the school, the money from the play, was presented by Karl Kastner. Monday evening, June twelfth, we received our diplomas and then our high school days were over. They hayd been happy days and we have enjoyed the four years spent at the Joliet Township High School. I ' .iKt- thirtj 7 ' 1 ■ ' (t ... ■ Class Prophecy of the Class of 1916 Act 1, Scene 1. Hospital Rcom. — Nurse busied about the room. First N . — I am so glad this shocking war is over, ten years is such a long time for a war to continue, but how proud Americans ought to be of that land of ours, which dared to do right and finally restored the blessings of peace. It is delightful to think that tomorrow — (Enter second nurse.) Edith Tupper! Where did you come from? How are you? Oh! I am so glad to see you! Are you goin; home too? Second N . — Yes, Dr. Culbertson told me that Viola Ward, one of the Red Cross nurses here was leaving for America, and said that even a successful detective might be tired of playing nurse and desire a homeward journey with a former classmate. First N. — Culbertson, the name is familiar — Second N. — Of course, you remember Carleton, who is a famous osteopath, though Margaret Hanson is his close rival. First N. — How strange that they should both be at the same hospital — who else have you heard of? Second N. — Well, I am sorry to say that Stanley Munroe, Matt De Zee, Joe Lennon, Robert Wraith, Cecil Hurst and Eugene Burgess formed a company and were selling Lake Michigan to the foreigners of Southern Europe. President Montzheimer was forced to interfere to preserve the newly established world-peace following the past war. I ' .iKi- thirty-five £ (« C § 9 First N . — Wasn ' t her attitude as the savior of the world admirable? Her Cabinet as well as the people admi; her for the stand she took. Second N. — I was surprised that Frances Daly could stop bubbling over and become the grave Secretary State, but did not wonder at Dean Comerford, our solemn Vice President. What is even more surprising, Carl Kal man has established a school in Paris, patterned after the Joliet Township High School, where Eleanor Butler, Vein Bailey, Victoria Anderson, Hjalmar Johnson, Opal Yonker and Harry Goldberg head the Domestic Science, Math ' matics, History, Physics, Latin and English departments, respectively. First N. — Well, I know something comical as well as surprising: William Meyer is fringing his five-ring circt abroad — Josephine Heintz, Leo Perry and Bretta Johnson perform aerial stunts; Winifred Heaney charms snake while Clayton Lichtenwalter tames lions; Lillian McClary performs bareback feats on her famous horse Ted, an Sidney Morrison heads the musician group. Second N . — After attending an animal show when I was in Paris, my companion and I strolled into one c Paris ' many cafes — great was our surprise to find that it was conducted by Harriet Welch and Clara Flint, while Hele Winninghoff and Mary Anderson were employed there. Ruth Feary and Charles Cheadle danced there every ever ing. First N . — Our girls seem to have won fame in Paris, — Willa Wilcox conducts one of the most exclusive shop there, employing Naomi Van Fleet and Myrtle Charlstrom as mannikins, Geneva Glass and Helen Hunter are sewin girls. The war has had a disastrous effect upon the Parisian artists, but has greatly increased American influenc abroad. Second N. — Have you heard from our missionaries? I received letters from Eleanor Jones and Martha Hilh both in China. First N. — Yes, from our most progressive missionaries, — Here is a letter from suffrage headquarters. Lorn. Barber and Theda Waterman lead the movement. Our class is well represented in their following: the bachelor girb ?c I ' .-ikc lliirl • ij III. II II I Lillie Mae Stevenson, Ruth Gottschalg, Mary Hartney and Ruth Robinson; our teachers, Julia Fuhnnan, Nellie Testin, Angela Boucher and Vera Austin; our settlement workers, Mildred Whitmer, Anna Patch, Katherine Smith, and Dorothy Lewis all favor it. Gladys Berger, our celebrated dancer, has given her support. Lucile Wensel, actress and director in the Acme Lucile Wensel Picture Company, forced her entire company, among them Russell Hargreaves, Marietta Connor, Helen Ramsey, Margaret Bowe, George Kintz, Harold Peterson and Marion Greif, to ; id the cause. Second N . — I heard from Lorna several weeks ago, she did not mention the cause, but spoke of changes in the Joliet High — George Faulkner is in Dr. Brown ' s place, Walter Metz in Mr. Lohr ' s place, Earl Gilfillan in the English Department, Grace Cornell, with her assistants, Althea Bailey and Florence Metz, teaches astronomy, while Bessie Somerset, Florence Warthen and Mable Verdell are the official stenographers. {Enter intern.) First N. — Xorman Phelps, manager of Harold Rowan ' s Grand, announces: ' Garland Buckeye and Helen Schiek in the latest dances — Louise Dorn and Robert Calkins in His Last Survey by Helen Burke — Coming — Lucile Batson and Earl Hodges in the Village Belle by Donald Fraser — Miles Brothers ' Orchestra, among them Isabel Boyd, Elsie Holman, Eva Brinkerhoff and James Skinner, with Harold Boland, celebrated tenor, every night. ' I can almost hear them now, can ' t you? Music (Curtain.) Act 1, Scene 2. Waiting Room in Gordon Edmunds ' Hotel, The Jean. First N. — What detained you? Friend. — Coming back from lone Tuthill ' s and Verna McGinnis ' s combination beauty and millinery shop, where Marie Stephen is a milliner and Thelma Lord and Edna Knowlton are hairdressers, I stopped to speak to (■onion Edmunds and Charles Hossack, owners of this hotel, and to buy papers. Grant Smith is newsman here. c C i 9 9 9 ■HiMMa First N. — Kathryn Moore and Mable Hays are social butterflies, and have just returned from Florida — Eva Leah Glass, social leader, entertains for Thomas Lauer and Frances Dillman Lauer, prior to their departure for South America, where they will be joined by Arthur Larson, another civil engineer. — Artists ' Club gives reception f or Orpha Anderson, renowned model of Lewis ' Greek statues. Among the guests were Karl Kastner, Esther Lawson, Marion Kelly, and Geraldine McGrath of the Keramics Magazine. Friend reads. — Listen, Viola — Secretary of the Navy Dickson ssys — ' Our Navy is the finest in the world. ' Speaker of the House, Harold Carroll, says — ' Graft in the government must be abolished! ' — this in his latest inter- view. First N. — ' Yes, I noticed how strict the customs officers were. Why didn ' t you tell me before that Stewart Muschott was Collector of Customs, and Carl Johnson and Marie Algminowitz were inspectors? Friend. — Joliet Ball Team plays in New York; why. Raymond Reece, Don Lapp, and William Stanfel are still on it. First N. — Edward Hennebry ' s Department Store announces mid-summer display. Friend. — Did you know that Ward Loeffler was floor-walker and that Edna Gustafson had charge of the jewelry department and Viola Riley was an engraver in the store? First N. — Edith, do listen — ' Select school for Young Ladies in the heart of Boston — apply to Principal, Miss Marjorie Booth or to Margaret Wenck, Dean. ' Friend. — In addition to that she, I mean Marjorie, lectures for the Agnes Jepson Chautauqua course; William Jacobs also lectures while Florence Buckeye and Mary Harris are storytellers. (Lays paper aside.) First N. — What about Paul Holmstrom, he always was such a bashful fellow? Friend. — Paul is a Methodist minister, while Ethel Allison, Edith Johnson, Esther Wray, and Louise Sandiford are members of his choir. First N. — Do you know I heard the funniest thing about Anton Schager? He has established a colony where I ' .iKe thirtv-ciulu • — no woman dare enter, he has quite a following, among them, Bob Hummel, Phillip Riegel, Henry Wynne, Roy Hemphill and James Dalton. Friend. — It is true too, but Paul Stettler, thrifty mayor of New Lenox, fears germs more than women, and h: s appointed Silvie Johnson, Lillian Eddy, Edyth Simpson, and Marjorie Hotchkiss, community nurses. First N. — Esther Hultgren came abroad at the same time Lester Loeffler, Charles Garnsey, Lynde Keniston and Harry Gjessing came with a volunteer American regiment, she was active in caring for our dear men. Friend. — Speaking of voyages, how was your first crossing? First N. — Splendid. I visited with Gordon Skeel, the Captain, who said that Enger Peterson and Margaret Johnson were steward and stewardess, while Robey Johnson was wireless operator. Friend. — Our class is prominent socially as well as commercially — Margaret Sehring, a society darling, has made a favorite guest of Brad Russell, a most elusive bachelor. Zaven Seron is her protege; the young barber is often seen at her house with his violin. First N . — I have heard that Margaret Dickson, another of our violinists, has become a member of the Con- servatory where Helen Nussbaum and Kathleen Brady have the piano and vocal departments. We have musicians, — have we any literary or oratorical geniuses? Friend. — Almira Dirst, the wife of a professor at Champaign, is recognized as an authority on horticulture, while Charles Chapman and Ella Dystrup, authorities on Mormonism, are lecturing in Salt Lake City at present. First N . — Well, it seems all of our class have been creditable representatives of the J. T. H. S. Friend. — Yes, the majority have been, but Alex Nason, the boy who intended to be President, has succumbed to the Wanderlust, and is still running aimlessly in Life ' s Great Marathon. (Curtain.) Viola Ward. Edith Tupper. , r d i ••- V— .-., - i-: ' ' -- - — Address to Juniors Listen, children of the Junior class, for in behalf of the glorious class of 1916, I have something very important to tell you. The time has arrived when the Senior Class should give you some fatherly advice. I beg of you, pay the very closest attention of which your immature and juvenile minds are capable, for it wiil not be long before father will have to leave you. Your faults and failures have been many in the past. Therefore, you should profit from your lather ' s advice for your future success. In the first place, children, one of your most serious and babyish faults is that of jealousy. You are jealous, because you have had to sit in the gallery and look down upon your intelligent sire sitting in the dress circle of this auditorium. In the next place, little ones, you have shown a lack of independence. You have depended upon your father too much. He wonders now, t.s he is about to leave you, what will become of you in your helplessness. Then, children, you have shown a lack of that knowledge of human nature which enables one to gracefully adapt himself to his environment. Not only have you bumped all the angles projecting from the disagreeable souls of incongenial people and carried away the bruises, but because of your lack of tact you have bestirred in the souls of all you have met all the malevolent passions of which they are capable. Then, beloved youngsters, I have discovered a marked tendency to laziness and loafing among you. Remem- ber that nowhere in this wide, wide world has success been achieved by loafing. Among your brothers and sisters, there are many who lack modesty. A modest person, children, is always characterized by reserve, propriety and purity. Page forty m You lack that family loyalty and pride, that spirit of co-operation which would entitle you to recognition among your peers. Furthermore, children, you must express more of the vigor and fire of youth which your father possessed to such a marked degree, if you would maintain the family honor in athletics and scholarship. I fain would linger to point out for you, your faults and to continue this fatherly advice which you need much, but something within me says, Make haste, thy days are numbered. Now, children, come near me for I wish to give you my parting word. Fortify yourselves against your inherent weaknesses. Preserve in sacred memory the worthy example of your father. Choose for your standard the ideals of life set by earth ' s noblest and purest. And now, wishing with all the earnestness of a fond father ' s soul that when I am taken from you, you shall worthily imitate these noble ideals, I can but leave to you by my last will and testament all my earthly possessions. This is the Last Will and Testament of the Class of 1916, of the Joliet Township High School, being sound in l:ody, or it is the fault of our physical directors; and sound in mind as this class day audience shall judge. Item. I give my quality of not being jealous to my children, the class of 1917; lacking it, they are most in want of it. From the same charitable motive, I give and bequeath unto Andrew McEwan one moiety of my modesty; the other moiety to any little girl, who can prove without blushing that she wants it. To all my children, I give and l;equeath my family loyalty, knowing that they are greatly in need of it. To Hayes Kennedy, Miss Harris wishes o leave her polished style of oratory, that he may, by adding ' t to his own power, become America ' s greatest orator. I leave to Ynvye and Harry Larsen, some little of my independence of which they are badly in need. Likewise, I leave my prosody and grammar to John Cowing for his future use. I leave my moderation to Arthur Hills for his crying need; and my generosity to Joseph Scahill. Item. Zaven Seron wishes to leave his ambition and energy to John Guthrie, that John may stop loafing. Item. I give all my vigor and fire of youth to my children who are most in want of it. To John Fairbairn. torty-on c 3 ® .. K- -; ; . ; bWJ«f i{ Garland Buckeye wishes to leave his size ten football shoes. To any bright child among you with ambition to become a track star, Russell Hargreaves bequeaths his great speed. Earl Gilfillan also wishes to give to some ambitious ' 17 boy his recognized skill. Item. I leave all my debts to my children. Bradford Russell leaves Beatrice Worthley the many letters she has received from him, assuring her that she need not fear (he appearance of his ghost, for he dies not for her. Item. Last of all, I leave my children to the protection of the faculty. Executed in the presence of this class day audience this 12th day of June, 1916. CLASS OF 1916 Codicil It is my pleasure that Miss Dystrup, your worthy representative shall be the legal custodian of this instru- ment, and also that she shall be protective guardian of this precious heirloom, the Senior hatchet, which has de- scended from generation to generation, thru the centuries; which, thru all these centuries, has been the emblem of Seniority, and the symbol typifying the high purposes and noble ideals of those who have passed on to lives of wider experience. And to your custody, Miss Dystrup, I commit this Will and to your guardianship I intrust this Senior hatchet, and may the transfer of this emblem be as significant to the Junior class as the passing of the mantle of Elijah to Elisha. Donald Lapp. raye forty-tw ■ i V I I II I 1 I ■■!■ Social Events It started with the class of 1916 — our class. What started? Why the reform movement of the social activities of the High School. It was our Freshman year and hopes were high for a grand Freshman class-party, one that would surpass all other events of that year, even the Junior-Senior Prom. But sad was the fate that befell us. This reforma- tion society, or whatever it was, assembled and decided our fate — our Freshman party was not to be a dance like ether Freshmen have, but it was to be a circus, and to be given in the afternoon. But even though Freshmen, we knew what we wanted and if we couldn ' t have a dance like real Freshmen have, we resolved not to have a class party sit all. The Seniors, Juniors, and Sophs had their evening parties, but we Freshmen, ever obdurate, would not give in by having an afternoon circus. Time passed and we Freshies advanced to Sophomores. In the annual Freshman-Sophomore reading contest, we Sophomores lost. A few months after the beginning of our Sophomore year an atheletic association was formed. Several of the officers were chosen from each class. The Sophomore girl officials held little social affairs, at which they sold pennants, pillow-tops, and arm bands with the class emblem and colors on them. By selling these the sum in the class treasury was raised to about forty dollars or more. On Valentine ' s day we Sophomores entertained the Juniors at a Valentine dansant. The gym was decorated in the class pennants and hearts. Streamers of both ma- roon and white and green and white, the co lors of the two classes were artistically arranged over the dancing floor. Games and dancing were the features of the affair. Refreshments were served by the Sophomore girls. Thus closed our second year and we were still minus a class party. Our Junior year opened with great expectation and joy, because, now, being quite grown up, we thought surely that we could have an evening party. Hut it was disappointment again. Instead we enjoyed social hours after school [ 1 IV till ft ( D -- - ■ once or twice a month at the gymnasium, where dancing and a general good time was to be had. The physical direc- tor generously gave an hour of his time teaching the latest society dances, which was greatly appreciated by all who attended. Our third year social activities were ended and a class party was still far distant. Now came this, our last and best year — our Senior year. The social hours we had enjoyed so much the prev- ious year were continued and were held more frequently; not only after school, were they held, but many were given during study periods for the benefit of those pupils having that time at leisure. The Junior-Senior Prom, of this year was given at the High School auditorium, early in June. Games, mov- ing pictures, a playlet by members of the Junior class, and dancing were features of the evening, and certainly were enjoyed by everyone. Frappe and wafers were served. And at last our first evening party came — not a circus this time, but a real dance; one to which only Seniors were invited. This, our first and last class party, was held at the gymnasium Monday evening, June 5th, and only members of the best and greatest class that was ever graduated were present. Geraldine McGratii. l ajjt! forty -four EHI f ESS jm EffiCi t— -...; ' ' ,■ J ■. ' •■ ' ■ 9W 1 - H ji ■ . ' «£ ' ?■ ■■ ' ' ... ' ■ Class Song 5v Florence Buckeye II Our high school days are over now, Our parting song we sing, Then let the praises of our class Unto the heavens ring. By deeds immortal we have won Wide fame on field and floor, Then shout! shout! shout! for all we ' re out, Sixteen forever more. CLASS YELL Um ba la! Um ba lu! Nineteen Sixteen here ' s to you! Smart and gay and swift and keen! Rah! Rah! Rah! Nineteen Sixteen! Great things we ' ve done in these four years In basketball and track, We ' ve won a championship or two With our own happy knack. As Freshmen, Sophomores, Junior ' s gay, As Senior ' s grave and bright, We ' ve cheered our grand old colors dear, Our own Maroon and White. CLASS YELL III And now with hesitating step We turn from learning ' s door, But may we ever show our love For thy precepts and lore. To you we ' ll turn with loving eyes. To you we ' ll owe success, So, here ' s to you, we ' ll e ' er be true To you J. T. H. S. CHORUS Then here ' s to our class and our colors too, A cup for our school and our teachers true, A hope for the future, long may it last! A tear for the parting, a sigh for the past. :w- furty-h c ( a 6 4$ i — The Football Team The 1915 season started more briskly than might be ex- pected, following the disastrous 1914 season. Ten men were br.ck and much was expected. First, Joliet defeated Chicago Heights 38 to 0. The fol- lowing week Morris came to Joliet and returned with a 13 to 12 victory. The following week we sent University High home to the tune of 41 to 0. Then Joliet won from Pontiac, 50 to 7. On October 23rd, East Aurora ad- ministered Joliet ' s second defeat, 9 to 6. This game held the first touchdown scored on East Aurora in two years. Freeport won from Joliet, 20 to 0, but the fellows returned determined to win. As a result, West Aurora was defeated 18 to 12 in the best game of the se. son. Next Naperville was defeated 32 to 0. Thanksgiving day, Decatur came imd won from Joliet, 3 to 0. This was the last and cleanest game of the season. Tho four scores were against us, the fellows kept an un- daunted spirit, in which there is greater glory than in win- ning all the games. Bradford Russell. Page forty-six •• ..■wnntri.iii - — - - o y-« S€Peff 1 f Mk y - - tAi ? ' Knot Ball Squad l l«r l..rl srv.-i V V 9 • First Basket Ball Team Light Weight Basket Ball Team r.-iKC l iiv i-iulil ' ■ ■ Basket Ball, 1916 Captained by the greatest guard in the state, the 1916 basket-ball team won over Morris, capturing the North- eastern Illinois championship and earning the right to fight for the state title. Although the team had won twenty victories out of a possible twenty-two, at Decatur it went down to defeat before the victors, Bloomington. Great credit for the team ' s good showing is due to Captain Joe Lennon. Not since Ferd Fischer ' s day has Joliet had a star like Joe. Culbertson and Calkins were the men who caged the oval. Kallman did fine work at centre. Captain Lennon had Jacobs to assist him in guarding. To the second team, McEwan, Meyers, Mauer, Hummel, and Loughran also belongs much credit, for they helped win the sectional shield. The light weight team consisted of Bradford Russell, Bob Thomas, Leo Perry, Sid Morrison, Dean Comerford, Tom Lauer, Lee Ayers, Alex Nason, Chas Cheadle and Ralph Patterson. Eugene Burgess. I ' act fortv-ninc vs e m The Baseball Teams The Joliet High School baseball team was or- ganized by Mr. Broughton during the years 1912 and 1913. Every year since that time the team has claimed the championship of Illinois. The reason for its claims ere so strong that the Joliet Township High School now challenges any team in the state to show as good a record. During the first year of its existence our team lost only one game and won nine; during the second year it lost one game and won seven; during the third year it lost one and won nine; and this year it lost one and won three up to May 12th. This makes a total of twenty-six games won and four lost in three and one-half years. This record, good as it is, does not tell the whole story, for we have never avoided the Chicago teams and have annually won from the Chicago champions, who are generally conceded to be the best in the state. Paul Stettler. I ' ajtc fifty • ftilirilr - . The Track Team runs we have who ever atte coach, Nash Higgins We h. ve often had the state-championship bug, but have seldom succeeded in satisfying it. The track team of 1916, composed entirely of T6 ' s, has captured the state title for the first time. We won every dual meet. We look the championship of Wisconsin by winning the Beloit interscholastic. We then annexed the state title by winning the Illinois interscholastic at I ' rbana. In the sprints, Captain Hargre.ives is unexcelled. Perry Simonds and Rahman arc also sure point winners. Gilfillan, all around track athlete, excels in the high hurdles and weights. Meyers is an excellent hammer thrower. Skeel hi s done well in the high jump, while ( alkins stars in the broad jump. In the distance Jacobs, the best 440 man in the state; Xason, a good 880 man; and Chapman, one of the best milers nded our school. Our success is due to the sincere efforts of our coach. ( h rles W. Jones and assistant — - ,tftp IV:. I ' .-iKf lifly-U . L i ■ Mimwft w w— i ir i irin: irifrr r WTHftnTt-fifirrr- - ' •■ •■■ ■ ■ ' ■■ - I •• 4W W The Orchestra The High School Orchestra, under the able direction of Mr. Hiram Converse, has been a great success. For the past four years it has had an average of twenty members. Some of them are now leaders of church orchestras is a result of their experience in this musical course. This organization has been of service to the community as a source of entertainment. It has provided music for all high school social affairs, such as dances, banquets, plays, concerts and assembly meetings. Such socie- ties as the Business Women ' s (dub, the Masons and the Country Club have often called upon the High School Orchestra to render selections. Each year concerts are given in the rural towns around Joliet. This year, 1916, a trip was made to New Lenox, which proved a very delightful one to the members of the orchestra. Ki.sn: IIol.man. liflv 111 c c C Our Band took place That 1 in !0l oliet is A high school without a band is a high school without life. Joliet High School shows decided signs of life. For three years we have had the benefits of a splendid band, in fact, there are very few high school bands in the state that can app o ' .ch the standard which outs presents. This was obtained by faithful work on the pait of the boys, for which they receive credit. Besides a credit given foi four years work, there arc medals to decorate the Seniors. Three will receive these medals this year: they are Robert (Tossen, George Kintz and Mollis Miles. An annual occurrence 1 is a week ' s camping trip for the band. The first 5. at Klectric Park, where each evening a concert was given for the cottagers and the visitors. proud of the band, lias been proven by the demand for its services at athletic events and concerts. IIoi.i.is Milks. I ' .u-, liill I II 1 1 V i ' iiv- . . ' v , . ; ; if ' ■■[:•-.. ' — mmm The Glee Clubs The glee clubs of the past year under the competent leadership of their new director, Mrs. Minnie Webb-Castle, have far surpassed the glee clubs of mrny former years, both in numbers and in the quantity and quality of the work accomplished. Originally there were three clubs, a boys ' , a girls ' and a mixed chorus. The latter was the first of its kind to be introduced into the school ' s musical history. Each took up separ- ate and different work, and the members in each club displayed much enthusiasm and pleasure in the music picked out for them by Mrs. Castle. The singing of these clubs was highly appreciated by the students and the faculty every time they ap- peared before the student body. This appreciation was evident from the long and hearty applause received by the clubs at each appearance. Besides appearing before the members of the high school, the boys ' glee club sang at the Country Club. This is the first occasion in a long time upon which a glee club has given a program outside of the school. As a side issue, yet in connection with their work, each club gave an entertainment. The girls gave a musical comedy, A Dress Rehearsal, the boys, a minstrel show ynd the mixed chorus, a Sunday concert. The proceeds of each entertainment were utilized mostly, for furnishing free amusement for the students. The mixed glee club concluded its work by singing for the Shakespeare Tercentenary Celebration and Baccalaur- eate Sunday. ,, ..(. .. Harold Boland. c c c