Kankakee High School - Kankakeean Yearbook (Kankakee, IL)

Text from Pages 1 - 186 of the 1927 volume:

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MA RI E B EA RDSLEE Latin Northwestern University. B. A. 'tShe has a pleasant way, and sweet, A lovely character to meet. J 4 141lPWAR.D A. CURRY Matheinatics Illinois State Normal University, B. E. Men of few words are the best men. ELEANUR ERSKINE Soil-lu-c Washingtoil University, B. A. Her gentle speech and modest Ways Led others to accord her praise. CHARLES D. FARISS History VVillia1n Jewell College, A. B. Indiana State Normal University College Nature has no moods. They belong to man alone. Q NELLE M. GROH English University of Illinois, B. S. None but herself can be her parallel. CHESTER HAMMERLUNIJ Manual Training Ill1no1s State Normal Un1vers1ty And every follower eyed him as a God. Twelve ankakeearc J ANP If DISON 50191111 and Enghsh UIIIVGISIIY of 111111015 B S Your fl1GI1dS are many and your merlts too and we ventule to say that We llke you XIX I Hlf NRI 131010125 U111vers1ty of 111111015 A B Qhes true to l1e1 work her word and her frlends IRI' N I4 BIN SELL L1 L 01111111 1 4 1al Ill1no1s Qtate lxormal Uulverslty B In Fo do easlly what IS d1tf1cult for others IS 11 mark ot great talent 14 L l LII! I1 ANIBLRT NI lllll nl T1 qllllilg., Hackley Manual TI'd1l111'1g Instltutlon Was ever man so graudly made as he' IN If I WIORROW Vhsconsln UIIIVSISIIQ B A Chlcago U1l1V6FS1ty Lallghlllg cheertulness throws Sllllllght, on all the paths ot l1fe PAL l1INIf TLI L If Ilgllbll Indlana Umverslty M A The nuldest ot 111a11ners and the gentlest healt I RXNI If S Nl XRIL XI IFHI1 I+ 11,.,l1sh NOItllW9QtQFIl U111vers1ty B A Whatever IS vsorth dolng at all IS worth cloml., we-ll ...L 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' l rx 1 .1 1 , 1 1 , . . 1 . , . 1 - 11 1 . , 1 1 1 1 1 11 ' ,11 , . . 11 1 - 1 K I 7 I ' 111 1 1 1 - 11 11 1 1 1 1 1 ...- . .Q 1 . . 1 1 , . . ,,, . . .. . '1 r ' 7' 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 '. f 1. 1 11 1 1 11 1 '1 1 ' 141011111 7'-1 ' ' -1' v ,, . . , . . . ,, - 1 1 1 1 1 A A A A 1 -, ,1 , . . .1 - 1 1 1 1 1 H ' , 1 1 111 1 1 4 1. 1 41 1 1 1 , V .'1 1 U 1 . 1 , , , '. 11 1 , 1 , - ' ' ' fy 1 H ' . 7 A-' Z .1 - - K , L - .L Thirteen be 1927 r OLIVE HUMPHREY 1 Music American Conservatory of Music. Let me have music, and I seek no more delight. CARR! E E. JA NXSEN NI2lt1Ili'lIl2lfil'S Wisconsin University, R. S. tMath GFOHDSSI In mathematics she was greater f Than Tycho Brahe or Erie Paterf' , ,f' FT f L SHIRLEY H. Jlfll+ FERS History Knox College, B. S. University of Wisconsin A cheery smile, a pleasant way, VVe'd like to meet her every day. lllilililfl ll. JENKINS X l'on1mcl'cial B. ld. Illinois State Normal University, There is always room for a man of force. KATH RYN LAM HE RT Mmlcrn History University of Illinois, B. A. Tis better to be small and shine Than to he big and cast. a shadow. VIRGINIA MHA PGH Ll N Sll0l'th1lllll Illinois State Normal University The luxury of learning is lot to be coup pared tg the luxuryo teaching. ' I, f C :- f 1 1' ,M . JANET MI ,LHR , fi. by Matin-nmtiirs 3 V ,...4. ,P Augustana College, B. A. A ,, . ll University of Wisconsin I She did with cheerful will what OIl161'SNj' talked of while their hands were still. -l .1 Fon rtecn anltakeealt HELEN L. MUNROE lNIat.hen1atics University of Illinois, A. B. Knowledge is power. MA RY K. REEYES Dean of Girls English Indiana University, B. A. Little, nameless, unremembered deeds ot kindness and of love. MABEL RUTAN History g Minnesota University. B. A. Chicago University, M, A. Ever willing, and so gracious with all her l68l'11l11gS.H .lnllcs sl'MMI'1' Scif-llcc University of Illinois, B. S. eat men are rarely isolated mountain- peaks. LOTYS HASEMYER ' ., Scclwltzlry to Mr. Johnson Valparaiso University t'Responsibility walks hand in hand with capacity and power. FRIEDA XYEHMHOFF . English VVisconsin Yniversity. B. A. A fine ladyfthe result of that perfect F education in taste and manner. ' v MARIOX XVAGGONI-IR p V English . is .1 .... Lwuvei-sity of Illinois. B. A. 23 'K t A kindly grace of manner and behavior. x . X I KQV l W A f lf - ' . in-f A Y -31 3- F - ' Fifteen be 1.927 ,lf : I,-v , ' fx i ' 1 5 J lx . Xu' ETHEL VVILLMAX Latin and English Northwestern University, B. A. What a fortune is a mind. HELEN XYILKEN Home I'li'0ll0llliI'S University of Illinois, B. S. No really great woman ever thought herself soil LOUISE PORCH fl Domestic Science ' Rockford College, B. S. She has that grace so rare of being EL finished lady from top to toe. FORA A. SCOVILLE Liln'arian Good books are the most precious bless- ings to a people. f 1 ' ' ., . oocmg, iw-be ' M HELEN JUITBERT X Sec1'eta1'y to DIP. Allison .KA friend worth all hazards We can run, LOTUS HASEMYICR Secretary to Mr. Johnson Valparaiso University Responsibility Walks hand in hand with capacity and power. if ,, , L4 ,', 3 V i- Sixteen 5211112115 4 L ' ' A , Y l' I i , ig ,lf , g' Kanlialxeealt N C, ' P Z! 3 a ai T ' pu bed 1927 OFFICERS Clifford Vining President Kenneth Smith Vice-President Hortense Pendleton - Secretary 'Yi SPONSORS Mr. C. D. Fariss Miss Helen Jane Edison GZQP- ,sn Y Yi- -1. il- if Eighteen ankakeean X , ., VERA XV. BAKER Bidi N Beauty, power, silence 3 Commercial Course Commercial Club 3, 45 Pres. 43 Com- mercial Club News 3, 4. UAROLYN BALLY Mick Such a whirlwind in her head of fun and mischief College Prep Course Entered from Bonfield, Sept. 1925. Hi-Y Club 3, 43 G. A. A. 33 Prep Club 3, 4, Music Club 45 Kankakeean 4. HAROLD R. BECKER Swede There's a great ability in knowing how to conceal O119,S abi1ity College Prep Course French Club 2, 3, Prep Club 1, 25 Hi-Y . Club 3, 4, Basketball 2, 33 B. A. A. 2, 33 Kankakeean 4. GEORGE BERELUS The greatest note of it is its melancholy General Course Glee Club 4, Prep Club 2, 3, 43 French 4. I-'LURENCE BIRR Thou lovest all and art beloved by all for hatred never did thy heart enthrallf' Commercial Course , Prep Club 3, 45 Hi-Y 1, 2, 3, 4. N RUTH E. BIRR Rufus 'Thought will not work except in silence f Commercial Course L Commercial Club 3, 4. f CHARLES XY. BLATT Chick Fine sense and exalted sense are not so useful as commonsense ' College Prep Course ' ' ' Glee Club 3, 4, Sec. 43 Hi-Y Club 43 f Senior Play. A , ESTHER B. BRADY Es '4Other girls envy ll6l'H f. ' Commercial Course 'J p Commercial Club 2, 3, 4, Hi-Y 3, 45 .' Q Kanka-Keynote 3, 4. 7 Heb . A J .5 - W 'AJ' all - - ' , ,, Y 'W -lg Nineteen be 1927 PAUL BURKHALTER He that can have patience can have what he will General Course French Club 4. DOROTHY BURRILL Doi-fy A gentle maiden yet she knows her ways College Prep Course Hi-Y Club 1, 2, 3, 43 Prep Club 1, 4, THYRA B1 1'TOIi Tee Dec Quiet but not asleep Music Club 1, 43 French Club 4, Hi-Y Club 1, 2, 3, 4, PON RAD COASH Wise men die day by day and I myself feel ill General Course Transferred from Casper, Wyoming. Keynote 4. GENEVIEVE COSTELLO Gen How victorious is silence Commercial Course Commercial Club 4. A CELA E. CASTLE Few things are impossible to diligence and skill ' Commercial Course , Commercial Club 4. HARRY E. COOK .., Some are wise, some otherwise College Prep Course Entered from Watseka H. S. 1923. Hi-Y 3, 43 B. A, A. 1, 2, 35 Basketball 4, Interclass track 2, 33 Kanka-Keynote 3, 4, Editor 4g Press Club 25 Glee Club 3, 43 Dramatic Club 3, 4. are ,ei RALPH DARN ER No sooner met but they looked. No sooner looked but they loved General Course Y Club 3, 43 Basketball 4, Commer-. cial Club 3. is - Tas?-, .ann V -lg 4- i Twenty ankakeearc JUNE VVILMA DAVIS Jack The less of routine, the more of life General Course Commercial Club 3. 4: Hi-Y Club 1, 2, 3, 4. CLERMONT DESELM Speed is essential to wit College Course Hi-Y 43 Orchestra 1. 2: French Club 3. 43 Football 4: Kanka-Keynote 4. HELEN DICKERSON Dickie Age cannot wither her nor custom stale her infinite variety College Prep Course Hi-Y Club 1, 2. 3. 4: G. A. A. 1, 2, 3: Press Club 1: Kanka-Keynote 2, 3, 45 Kankakeean 45 Senior Play. ANNA ECHT She is so thrifty and good Commercial Course Commercial Club 4. LAVVRENCE FABER This life, which seems so fair, Is like a bubble blown in the air Commercial Course Commercial Club 3, 4. MIGNONNE FORTIER Perhaps love is only the highest symbol of friendship, as all other things seem symbols of love Commercial Course Commercial Club 4' Music Club 3, 4 Glee Club 1 2' French Club 1 2 4, Sec. 1, 2, 33 Kankakeean 4 STANLEY FREBORG 'Stan Life's a joke and all things show I thought so once. and now I know it College Prep Course French Club 2 3 4 5 Pres. 5' Music Club 4 5' Hi-Y Club 2 3 4' Jun Play: Indoor track 1, 2, 3, 43 Foot keean 4, 5 EDVVARD GEBHARDT I hurry at my own convenient speed Hi-Y 43 Football 2, 4 ,1 2 5 'V P ity' , , 'Y', , , ,' ior ball 2, 31 B., A. A. 2, 3, 45 Kanka: ' , 1 l, - f l if '1'u'enty-one 4,, , ,,. EWYAWW A A ,,lt. 4 P r l l l J... 1927 CLARA GERARD Girlie Let chance what Will, I love thee 'til the death Commercial Club Commercial Club 2, 3, 45 Staff 3, Hi-Y 1 23 G. A. A. 1, 25 Kankakeean 4. FLORENCE GERRETSE Tell me where is Fancy bred, In the heart or in the head? General Course Prep Club 2, Hi-Y Club 1, 3, 4. HILDA HANSON Hildic Happy-go-lucky, fair and free. I Nothing exists that bothers me General Course Hi-Y Club 1, 2, 3, 43 Music Club 3, 4, Prep Course 1, 2, 3, 4. MARIE S. HERTRMANN HSZIIUIIIOH A short saying often contains much wisdom Commercial Course Commercial Club 2, 3, 4. YELMA JUDY Judy Pretty to walk With, witty to talk with and pleasant to think of too College Prep Course Class Sec. 3g Prep Club 1, 2, 3g Hi-Y 2. 3, 4, Treas. 3, Pres. 45 G. A. A. 2, 3, Kanka-Keynote 43 Kankakeean 4, Senior Play. l'LAI'DE KELLY Kelly Only the wise can afford to be - foolish Transferred from Hammond La. 1926. Kanka-Keynote 4. EDIBIA KJ ELDSON Modesty is the beauty of woman General Course Commercial Club 3, 4. LEU LANURY Care of our coffin adds a nail no doubt. Andevery grin so merry, draws one out commercial Course Club 4. 1 .. io xx 1 1 -lm - . 213- Twenty-two cmkalxeecm RICHARD LANDRY Dick t'Cou1d we live on work alone? Commercial Course Commercial Club 4. JOSEPHINE LEE Jo Get behind me Satan-and push Commercial Course Commercial Club 43 Hi-Y 4. VERLA LITTLEVVOOD Straight mine eye hath caught new pleasures 3 College Prep Course Prep Club 3, 43 G. A. A. 2, 33 Hi-Y Club 1, 2, 3, 4. ELEANOR LUNGTIN Sally Wearing her wisdom lightly 4 College Prep Course Entered from Buckley High Sept. 1925. Prep Club 33 Music Club 33 Dramatic Club 3, 4, Vice-Pres. 43 French Club 43 Junior Play: Senior Play. GENEVA BIA LON E Her heart is no less su11ny than his hair Commercial Course Entered from Aroma Park 1925. MARGUERITE MARTH Ubliggit- A Laughing cheerfulness throws sunlight I on all the paths of life f College Prep Course N Dramatic Club 1, 2, 3, 43 Prep Club 1. 2. 3, 43 Music Club 3, 43 Hi-Y Club 2. V 3, 43 G. A. A. 1, 2. LULU MARTIN 4 Ambition has no rest College Prep Course Prep Club 2, 3, 43 French Club 3, 43 Hi-Y Club 1, 2, 3, 4. , MABLE MARTIN ' ' Her ways are ways of pleasantnessu College Prep Course p Prep Club 2, 3, 4, Pres. 43 French Club 3, 43 Dramatic Club 3, 43 Music Club V I 43 Hi-Y Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Vice-Pres. 43 Senior Play. - , . l l x E V A,4L7f . J J. ff- ' 'A -l , . -girl V ' AA -32 1 , Twenty-three CA ' , , 1927 VIVIAN MARTIN Viv Conscience is her magnetic needle, reason is her chart College Prep Course Hi-Y Club 1, 2, 3, 43 Prep Club 1, 2, 3, 45 French Club 3, 4. GLADYS MILLING Contentment as it is a short road and pleasant, Has great delight and little trouble General Course DONOVAN MCCLAIN Mac Let love be blamed for it not she nor IU College Prep Course Hi-Y Club 3, 43 Prep Club 1, 23 Press Club 1, 25 Dramatic Club 3, 4, French Club 4g Glee Club 2, 3, 4, Treas. 42 Music Club 3, 4g Kanka-Keynote 33 Kankakeean 3, 45 Senior Play. ' FRANKLIN ORXVIG y Solitude is sometimes the best society ' General Course Transferred from Bonfield 1926. JOSEPH PUIPPO Want of care does us more damage than want of love College Prep Course Prep Club 1, 2, 3, 4, French Club 3, 43 Press Club 2, 33 Interclass Track 1. FRAN K MINDEI4 Intelligence is not his only virtue Prep Club 3, 4. ' ANITA ROAT Nita You can only make others better by being good yourseltw General Course Prep Club 43 Hi-Y Club 3, 4. VERA I. ROAT Soapy Not that I like study less, but that I like fun more College Prep Course Music Club 1, 2, 3, 43 French Club 2, 3g Prep Club 33 Hi-Y Club 1, 2, 3, 45 ee Club 35 G. A. A. 1, 2, Kanka- keean 4. A'-1 ?--1 li YJ-rl -Q 1-it ! Twenty-four ankalxeealt ARTHUR M. PHELPS Art Wise to resolve and patient to perform General Course French Club 43 Music Club 3, 43 Dra- matic Club 33 Prep Club 1, 2, 45 Glee Club 2, 3, Pres. 45 Hi-Y Club 1, 3, 41 B. A. A. 1, 2, 35 Football 4, Kanka-Keynote 3, 43 Editor-in- Chief Kankakeean 4, Senior Play. CLIl+'l+'0Rll RASMUSSEN Ras Come one, come all. This rock shall fly, From its firm base as soon as I General Coure Entered from Clifton Sept. 1926. French Club 4. EDITH RICHMOND She kept her council, and Went her Wayn Commercial Course Flil1llJl+1RIl'K ROBBINS Again arose the oft repeated cry. Professor, I d0n't see why? , College Prep Course French 3, 4, Pres. 43 Dramatic Club 3, 4g Junior Play, Senior Play. MAXINE ELLIOTT ROSKI Max Bid me discourse, I will enchant thy ear College Prep Course Hi-Y Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Pres. 4, Prep Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Treas. 33 Music Club 1, 2, 3, 43 French Club 3, 4g G. A. A. 1, 25 Senior Play. RUBY SALZMAN Few things are impossible to diligence and skill College Course Hi-Y Club 1, 4. ELWIN SAVAGE The man whose silent days in harmless joys are spent Commercial Course Commercial Club 3, 4. VIOLA SFHLENZ Vi Nc-:atness and charm are her chief P attributes I General Course E Commercial Club 3, 43 Hi-Y Club 2, 3, 4. . n i S.:-if 1 ,..,,, A J Twenty-five be 1927 RUTH SCHNEIDERJON Rufus' Athletics are her speciality, but she does everything well College Prep Course Music Club 23 Prep Club 2, 3, 43 Dra- -matic Club 43 Hi-Y Club 2, 3, 43 G A. A. 3: Kankakeean 4. EARNEST SEBORG Earnic' Not eager for the choice nor jealous of the chosen College Prep Course Prep Club 2, 33 Hi-Y Club 43 Football 43 Kankakeean 4. XYILBUR SEIBERT Si' A man's task is always light if his heart is light Commercial Course Commercial Club 3, 43 Music Club 2, 3 43 Orchestra 2, 33 B, A. A. 3. EDIILY SHPARAGO Emmy Her touch on the fiddle light, puts all our troubled thoughts to flight! General Course Glee Club 1, 4, Sec. 43 Commercial Club 3, 43 Music Club 43 Orchestra 1, 2 3, 41 Hi-Y Club 43 G. A. A. 2. KENNETH SMITH Smitty I like freshmen-I was one once myself College Prep Course Class Vice-President 43 French Club 43 Prep Club 1, 43 B. A. A. 1, 23 Kan- kakeean 4 . MIN NIE SPIERS Min Punctua1ity is the secret of success Commercial Course Entered from Herrin H. S. Commercial Club 4. OLIVE STOKES Billie lf music be the song of love, play on General Course Commercial Club 3, 43 Hi-Y Club 1, 2, 3, 43 Kanka-Keynote 43 Kankakeean 4. EARL TAYLOR Better a blush in the face than a blot in the heart General Course ball, 4.' ' is-Q. 1 1 4 1 Y2 3 4 53 B. A. A. 2, 3, 43 Foot- ' T ankakeearc MABLE TALLMAN Coy and fair is she General Course Music Club 13 Prep Club 2, G. A. A. 23 Hi-Y Club 1, 2, 3, 4. ELVERA THURSEN My true love hath my heart, and l have his Commercial Course Commercial Club 35 G. A. A. 23 Hi-Y Club 1, 25 Kanka-Keynote 4. MARDELLE THRASHER Why aren't they all content like me? Commercial Course Hi-Y Club 1, 2g Commercial Club 3, 4. MARCIE VANDAGRIFT ' 'Husky' To talk Without effort is after all the great -charm of talking College Prep Course ClassjSec. lg Class Treas. 23 Music Club 1, 2, 43 Prep Club 1, 23 French Club 4, G. A. A. 1, 2, H1Y Club 1, 2, 4. Y Orchestra 1, 2, 4, Sec. 23 Kankakeean 45p Senior Play. JESSIE VANDERVORT A smile bright and gay, a sweet pleasant way General Course OPLLL VIlNLElNT The eyes being the highest port have the office of sent1nals General Course Commercial Club 3 4 H1Y Club 4 Kanka Keynote 4 ELIZABETH VX ARD Eppl Shed carry a vanity case through an earthquake College Prep Course ep Club 2 3 Music Club 1 2 3 ench Club 2 3 G A A H IRLNE VL ERKAN Iuggf' She that loves and laughs must sure do well Commercial Course Entered from Clifton H S Sept 1926 Commercial Club 4 Tu enty seven 117 ,Z 1 Y 1 Y aspalvv N VA as 'eu '- . Pr , 5 ' , , , 4: Fr , 3 . . . 2: i-Y Club 1, 2, 3, 4. , VA' V A AV LLB K. - A ,, J .Lff A A ' - A l l be 1927 HOWARD WERTZ Tubby Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they may dis- cover your ignorance. College Prep Course Music Club 1, 2, 3, 43 Glee Club 2, 3, Treas. 33 French Club 2, 3, 4, Hi-Y Club 2, 3, 45 Rifle Club 2, 3, Kanka- Keynote 2, 3, 4. ELLEN XVHERLEY Ever laughing, talking, smiling, Many happy hours beguildingu Commercial Course Commercial Club 4, Sec. 43 Hi-Y Club 4. MARGERY VVILLMAN Marge There is no such sculptor as that of character College Prep Course Prep Club 1, 43 Music Club 4, Hi-Y Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Sec. 2, Glee Club 4, Kanka- Keynote 43 Kankakeean Staff 4. LORR-AINE VVILSON Muggons There is no index of character so sure as the voice College Prep Course Transferred from Bonfield High School. Hi- Y Club 3, 4. CHARLOTTE VVORRELL Chadgc Better it is to be envied than pitied Commercial Course Hi- Y Club 1, Commercial Club 3. ELSIE YANDALL Silence is more eloquent than words Commercial Course Transferred from Buncomb H. S. 1926. Commercial Club 4. MAY TEIFKE Women exceed the generality of man in love College Prep Course Dramatic Club 1, 2, 3, Vice-Pres. 2, Pres. 33 Junior Play, Glee Club, Kanka- Keynote 1, 2, 3, 45 Senior Play. KENNETH PHILPS Kenny A smooth and steadfast mind. Gentle thoughts and calm desiresl' General Course Entered from Aroma Park H. S. 1925. French Club 4g Senior Play. !?kv-A-I W x Y 4-14 3:1 pr'- Twenty-eight ankakeearc EDGAR BRAY Cowboy Age-Is a matter of feeling, not of years Commercial Course Hi-Y Club 1, 2, 3, 43 Commercial Club 3. 4, Pres. 35 Current Events Club 1, 21 Football 1, 2, 3, 43 Senior Play. .LEOXA FLICKINGER Louie A daughter of the Gods devinely tall and most devinely fair General Course Commercial Club 3, 4. VIOLA SCHILLING Vi Her voice is soft and sweet Commercial Course Commercial Club 3, 4, Staff 4, Hi-Y Club 1, 2, 3, 4., HERBERT JANNUSCH Herb His good nature only wins the heart General Course Commercial Club 45 Hi-Y Club 3, 4: Basketball 2, 3, 4. HELEN JOHNSON Babe And I chatter, chatter as I go College Prep Course Class Sec. lg Hi-Y Club 2, 3, G. A. A. ' G 4 Se ' Cheer L ader 1 2 3 4 Prep Cub 3 4 French Club 4 Junior Play Kanka Keynote 3 4 Kanka ,W keean l+L7A J RABIDEAU Calmness is a great advantage Tis a Joy that lengthens life General Course XX ALTER GALLAGHFR A little nonsense now and then Is relished by the best of men College Prep Course V Il TOR LAURIDSEN ' Vic Prudent wise never complaining He ll not change in the years remaining General Course Entered from Clifton H S 1926 A .Lff f .Q -.gg b 1, 2, 3, 4, lee Club 1, 2, 3, , c. 4, e , . . : 1 1 1, 2, , I I ' ' I if . a 1 - , : - ' gb. 4. 4 Entered from Clifton H. S. 1926. L ' f V K A so , , ' , ' ' . ' v .,..- Z Twenty-nina be 1927 3 ROY BARBER Hgorbn Love is the life of man College Prep Course Hi-Y Club 3, 4, 53 French Club 4, 5: B. A. A. 1, 2, 3, 43 Rifle Club 2, 3, 4: Basketball 3, 43 Kankakeean 53 Senior Play. THOMAS COOLEY T0m A goodly youth is worth a goodly boon! College Prep Course Class Pres. 13 French Club 1, 2, 3, Pres. 13 Current Events 13 Junior Playg Football 1, 2, 3, 43 Basketball 1, 2, 3, 43 Track 1, 2, 33 Kanka-Keynote 1, 23 Kankakeean 43 Senior Play. LILLIAN EDITH BUNTE Lil Individuals may perish3 but truth is eternal General Course Transferred from Scliurz. Hi-Y Club 3. HERBERT KR-EMER Men, when their affairs require, Must a while themselves retire Commercial Course RUTH:L. El-IRICH Pink Love makes fool of us all, big and little General Course Hi-Y Club 1, 2, 3, 43 G. A. A. 1, 2, 33 Prep Club 2, 33 Pres. 33 French Club 2, 3, 43 Music Club 2, 3, 43 Glee Club 1, 2, Pres. 3, 4, MILDRED MARIE PLANT Mid Her air, her manners, all who saw admired General Course French Club 43 Hi-Y Club 1. GEORGE BUTLER Otto He is small, but so is a stick of dynamite General Course Hi-Y Club 3, 4, 51 French Club 4, 51 B. A. A. 33, 43 Basketball 3, 4. BUZA Al Here dwells youth General Course French Club 3, 43 B. A. A. 3, 4. f i -- E J- -A 'rr' in 14- Thirty ankakeeali RLTH JOHNSTON Her modest looks the cottage mxght adorn Sweet as the prlmrose that peeps beneath the thorn Commerclal Course Commerclal Club 3 4 HELEN IX ASSER Solltude sometlmes is the best SOC16tY General Course HORTEN SI' PEN DLP TON Penny The pleasure of talklng IS an 1next1n gulshable dellght and httle trouble College Prep Course Entered from Cllfton H S Sept 192.1 French Club 3 4 Prep Club 3 4 C a s Sec 4 ROLAND KUHN D1ng Bat We grant although he has much Wlt Hes very shy of uslng It General Course Entered from Cllfton H S Sept 1936 CLIFF ORD VIlN ING ' Chif Doubted and drowsed Nodded and slept Gene al Course ub 2 3 Treas 3 Pres 4 Current Events 1 Rlfle Club 1 2 Dramatlc Club 4 Commerclal Club 5 Football 2 4 rack 4 I door Track 2 3 4 LESTER WHITF Bud The one thmg of value IS the act1ve soul Commerclal Course Commercial Club 4 LEONARD JARVIS Young Locklnvar has come out of the West Of all the falr cars h1s Ford IS the best General Course MANUEL LEW IS I am out of humanltys reach Commerclal Club Commermal Club 4 A Y , l KK ' ,, , . Y Y H ll .I 1 V 1 Y 1 V 11 l I . A . l U . . . . l . K , , S , ' 2 '1 S A Y ' V! U - I Y , - . ,, 1 Y L ' O7 U YY r Class Vice-Pres. 43 Seniir Pres. 55 Glee Cl , , 55 Hi-Y Club 2, 3, 4, 5, . - , - 3 1 , 2 , 52 I , I T 5 n , , , 5. W 1 Lt H , ,... H .. - Y D y y . . , . U . , ,, I . I Thirty-one be 1927 A :kQ f X?- ,. Th tyt Kankakeearc 4 4 N C P p 3 Lf 'V W,,, H, be 1927 JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS ' Jewett Kenley President Claire Jansen - Vice-President Ethel Dean Johnson - Secretary '23 SPONSORS Miss Ethel XVilln1an Miss Virginia McLaughlin '23 CLASS HONORS Honor Roll Students - - - 7 Club Officers - 15 Glee Club Members 8 Football Men 11 Basketball Men 4 XS, , ' f il' .I-t ,4- Thirty-four A LINE OTYPE OR TWO ankalxeecm I wonder if: 't-I UNIOR RECIPE Little bits of knowledge Just enough to pass, All mixed up to-gether Make the Junior Class. .rcorkyhu Dear Editors: I wonder if you'd be interested in hear- ing about a famous Junior character? 1 Wouldn't think of mentioning his name. but he is gifted in oratory, a good athlete, and a real man among men. But shucks, there is one thing that will iden- tify him to all and really there is no need to keep such a wonderful man name- 1essfit's Whiskers. O. Ratory. Sally is a baker Esther is a tanner Edward will give-a-heart Dorothea has a coal-man Seedy is a dyer Bessie is copying Eleanor could talk more Ted is The-adorerd HA RK! YE! A new organization sponsoring clean poli- tics Has been launched in K. H. S. Juniors have no need for such As lobbying, picketing, bribery, biased elections are foreign to them. They practice fair play. M Ill-INV Let the Seniors call us Meats - June 2nd we put on the dog. E. G. Deer junior klass: i wonder if i could git in your klass? i live at oshkosh. i saw a nice big pic- ture of your high school and thought i'd like to go there. How many credits do ya haf ta have? lemme know a11d i'll count mine VVhat all your klass heard they for juniors if ya are. an see if i've got enough, do ya do in Kankakee? Does have many good parties? I did. Are ya gonna have eats and seniors? i'll tri and cum i like ta eat. XVell, it's 9 o'c-lock now an that means James might take to his 'eels. llli bed time. ICABOD. Rite soon. I I Bye-bye, ' 7'-H-W 'tCes. MODERN MARY ----- Our little 'tSeedy x , , Y ' Has lost her aKep-1 'lHlu IH ING PORT And doesn't know where to find him 'tAlas, the dying poet said, Brut 11511 001119 2110113 With weary toss of drooping head, 1 Singing a song 1 U If only VVili'red Conn would pick thai And trailing excuses belnnd lnm. flower E. T. That blooms on yonder fairy bower, --lk And Red's bright hair would give a light 'fix THE warm or THE slfzxlonsr 50 Ofifvflfjeiljjtt 1iQfr:lSYdfiifiB'11gi11114 Q Just a UPU-9 mpiuilgt And I couldflist withy outstretched ear D Lots of 1111 f1111iQt,10 v To hear come wafting through the breeze. Makes our T901 3 10115 t His chasing the 'Kitten on the Keys' P Seem what t33eYi1'G,,H0- If only I could before I die Cor Y' See Claude Kelly's car go whizzing by, , '-' -' 1 And once again, yes once again Bl-I GOOD T0 HER See Roy Morine's funny grin. ' Xxjhen the Juniors of '27 I would after seeing all of these l I Graduate in '28 Take one more breath of balmy breeze The class of '29 will guide I'd say a prayer, and turn my eyes K. H, S. and its Fate, Toward my future home, the skies. S .f vii' i A , -'. ' - V 'A 1 ,..- ' gz l l Tlmtx five be 1927 JUNIOR CLASS Top Row: C. Swannell, F. Goepper, L. NVilson, XV. Conn, V. Harwood, J. Craft, VV. Butz. 2nd Row: XV. Voigght, M. Kunde, F. Davison, H. Beardslee, H. Deilil, I. Anderson, D. Jarvis, L. Pilotte. 3rd Row: IG. Themer, R. Gerritson, D. Massey, G. Johnston, J. Gilbourne, B. Brais, U. Deuchle, A. Kukuck, R. Kukuck. Bottom Row: C, Dyer, K. Elhrich, A. Day, J. Kepley, Miss Willman, C. Jansen, M. Conklin, E. Hanson, V. Clifton. ACTIVITIES I. First Week: Class election. Not politicsg a walk-outg re-election the next dayg finally, sweet peace! Everybody happy? Well I should say! II, Oct. 15: Class party: bunco and noise! Y. M. C. A. III. Junior Flay Tryout: such a kettle of fish! Such a cast! Such a play! Dec. 21: Xmas party. Y. W. C. A. Tree! Santa Claus and everything. . Juniors sell powder pencils for Xmas gifts! Look like little white capsules! Sorry we didn't have enough to go around, boys! VI. Jan. 12: Junior Asseinblyg worked overtime! Juniors show the Facility what they have! Vociferous applause! Applausefnot appl-e-s-ance! VII. One Play Practice: Words flew so fast, and the air became so overheated while Pawn was undergoing a tirade, that the curtain caught :ifirel Ah- Such herosim as was displayed! Mr. Fariss has now appealed to the Hu- mane Society for a donation in the form of asbestos curtains! Clever boy! VIII. Another Play Practice: Poor Paw lowered himself terribly today. VVonder if he sleeps, as well as sits, on pillows now. Feb. 14: Junior Assembly: Skits from Applesauce. -Barrels of apples! .kin vgk -1 i.. ge V Thirty-:ix ankakeeali JUNIOR CLASS ' Top Row: B. Harris. H. Steen. F. Anderson. R. Jones, li. Morine, M. Crossley, R. Iluling, M. Flickinger. R. Corrick, K. Cotter, H. Meister. E. Erht. 2nd Row: N. Ilowlin, R. Laird. C. 0'Connor. O. Baron, C. Meister. C. Kranz A. Marzavk. H. Kibbons, E. Snow. XV. Shult. S. Holz, ll. Coleman, A. VN arr 3rd Row: A. Nance, A. Palmer, A. Brown, D. Michaels, N. Birr, T. Welcners E. Johnson, I. Clopper, L. Hennings, M. Skinner. J. Cliittum, C. Fruln I Vassen Jewel Ifrden Bottom Row: Y. Trescott, D. Burton, L. Swinney, M. Mills, M. Anderson, Miss Mf'Laughlin, L. Radeke, E. Moor, F. Sziltzgiveiy C. Heil, L. Weeks X. Feb. 21-22: Junior Play-Miss McLaughlin, Coaclig Miss Kinsella also ran Miss Willman, Business Manager. App1esaut-e to everyone's delight sauce! Rah! Rah! Evervbody likes it! Made lots of money! XI. Basketball Games: VVe the sturdy, industrious, ever-dependable Juniors are working our energy overtime to get a spread for our supeiiors 1n age onlyfthe indifferent Seniors! Selling sweets to get more sweets for tht sweet. XII. March T: On this eventful day we, the most noble and illustrious class of the high school, sadly depart joyfully for our new Alma Mater XIII. April I: New HIGH School Open House, The Juniors are on deck! XIV. May 'Zz Picnic-Rock Creek! Follow in the wake of the Silver Chariot if you can keep itlin sight! XV. June 2: Junior-Senior Frolic! Ships! Ships! Ships! Seniors, y'wekkuni! Oh, them dance! Those orchestra! A 4 Y Y ' , is finally dished out, and we'll say nobody suffered from indigestion. Apple- l - ,1 I ' Thirty-sex en ff! - A 1927 ,, M, .. , 91' Ls 'fnwfx ,P K Vs W M F W A ,M six L AA Yflkv . X R f 4. w ---kb 3 t 'J F' V f' are NA x 'Eg ff N ..,-ew' , F ? .f . 1 ,glriwaff gif Rx HPS. rsh wg 2 ,a -,W-,, . 555, M , 1 , ' W 1545 W1-' fWf :N , Gjrldup ' 5 M 5 'cgi X, 1 if J , Nafnleeni I , . ., . .ef f Heh,kek,1fQfQ ' Hm! F7gd?J 1 w g 2 X -3- -1- - 211- Thirty-eight Eankakeeali pQu1nnrm's X w rx li I I N u M rf L fl-y' W be 1927 SOPI-IOMORE CLASS I l President - Vice-President Secretary - - - President, Advanced Freshmen Miss Lambert Honor Roll Students Club Officers - Glee Club Members Football Men - Basketball Men s- ' - xr ff NZ OFFICERS James Campbell VValker Sawyer Margaret Carlson Audrey Dowdy Y SPONSORS Miss Jeffers fi? cLAss HONORS 13 11 6 2 2 A -J1,f.- nhl. ankakeearc SOPI-IOMORE CLASS ROLL Name Doris Chittum Bernice Cody Mary Beckers VVilliam Custer '33 Nickname 'tDode Toodles Mary Bill cf Kenneth Darner Ullllltn Stanley Fitch Stan Robert Hawkins Tubby XValker Sawyer Tooty Matilda Pucek Tillie' Eugenia Longpre Dee Dee Alburn Beaudoin Bones Elizabeth VVhitte1nore Ela VVhit Delia Stirling De Marie Baron Me Lucia Bierman Luke Vivian Juergens Harriet Nickerson ifxvicyv ttNiCky,y llzmgout Meister's car With Fern At Elizabeth's VVith Meister I. C. Drug Store TIIGYGSHYS house Anywhere Koehler's Home With Agnes Most any place Kelly's car VVith Dorothy Girl Scout H'd'qt. With Marie Hunting Mother Running around Fortyrone Russell Robbins Rusty At Volna's Duane Judy Judy Stan's car Nodine Drazy Dean Home Elwood Ashton t'Ashcan Daugherty's Stirling Rickards Ricketts Gym Dorothy Cox Dode Poplar Avenue Cecelia DeLong Cei1 Mandy's House Melba Adelman Melba With Doretta b Ida Artman Arti' On front steps Maude Kibbons Mandy With Cecelia Kenneth Baker Kennie Momence Bus Kathryn Goodwin Foolish Home Laurette Stamm Betty With Edna A ' Betty Wheeler Lovely Lizzy Koeh1er's t Harleigh Trecker Treck Y. M. C. A. Gladys Milligan Millie Bud's Ford Erma Willard Willie With Ralph r Helen Mae Rogers Snookie Dorothy Nan's ' - James Mueller Jimmy Jerry lIajek's Dodge Earl Roberts Louie His car , James Campbell Fourgun Koehler's Helen Lambert Squirt Chebanse , Robert ziegie 'Inav Y. M. c. A. Qi' jj Hazel Bossert Bessie With Bernie I , Kenneth Bunzey f'E'gad Daugherty's Margaret Carlson Miggie Home 1 , ki! A A A -31 ! l n ti-'Y it Y ' -ll - f- be 1927 SOPHOMORE CLASS Top Row: VV. Nelson, H. Rogers, W. Custer. XV. Pierce, P. Wilson. E. Smiley A. Gernenz. M. Smiley, R. Shapiro. 2nd How: E. Vanclagrift, H. Swanson, P. Upson, T. Legg, L. Lund. Miss Jeffers T. Trescott, VV. Osienglewski, A. Dowdy, E. Longpre. 3rd Row: B. Osborne, O. Zielke, M. Pucek, H. Shine, XV. Cook, I. Arinian, H Bossert, H. VVhitacre, E. Savage, E. Willard. Bottom Row: V. Shelly, A. Pucek, A. Flax, R. Spielberger, G. Rice, XV. Sawyer F. Tyrrell, L. Stamm, V. Juergens, H. Trecker, M. Adelnian. Name Nickname Hangout Frances Tyrrell DeLora DeCrow Lorraine Bott Emory Vandergrift 'ASmultz De De Spotsy' Peanuts Everyplace 6811-Hudson With Ralph D. At DeLora's house Merrill Taron Grandpa His bus Gladys Stafford Babe Uptown Edna Adams Baby Face E. Sa R. Edna Wilken Wilkie In 307 Donald Hartquest Harky K. of C. Building Wanda Osienglewski Baby St. Patfs Harriet Swanson Chuc-kles Bradley Pearl Upson Richard Hopkins Beulah Osborn Ruth Rose Elwin Savage Marjory Hoerz Maxine Lanoue Pat Dick Boody Rosey Elwin Marg Max Y - ,I H On her bicycle With his banjo On front steps With her brother Momence Bus Frequently in 314 Most anywhere -E T1 L arckakeealt SOPI-IOMORE CLASS Top Row: O. Johnson, M. Bevkers, I. Giasson. E. Ashton. D. DeC1'ow, L. Bott, L. Beckers. V. Goodrich, E. Cornwell. J. Bereolos. i Zncl Row: K. Darner, H. Blasey, G. Miller, M, Baron, I. Huse, T. Bereolos, L. l Christensen, J. Field, R. Deaton,.B. Cody, M. Adams. 3rd Row: B. Murray, N. Drazy, M. Downing, F. Fink, M. Lanoue, Miss Henryg ' K. Koza, K. Baker, D, Cox, E. Adams, G. Faber. Bottom Row: L. Kibbons, M. Giasson, H. Denton, H. Lambert, A. Beaudoin, M. N Carlson, J. Campbell, M. Kibbons, J. Brayton, G. Allain, D. Irwin. Name Nickname Hangout Wyoma Cook Cookie Home C Alex Flax Alex Most any place 1 Vern Owen Vern Koehler's Audrey Dowdy Andy At El Luehr's Thelma Trescott Thelma In Y .pool Mildred Snively Millie In 307 Roy Shapiro Roy At the Shoe Shop ' John Bereolos Bananas Anywhere 8: Everywhere ' - 'Willard Nelson Bill At the News Eleanor Luehrs El At Audy's Winifred Pierce Winnie , With Mildred ' Marie Love Marie Home Frances Oesterle Fran At M. E. Church . Goldie Miller Goldie'l Library ij Lorene Perry Lory In 212 ' Hazel Whitacre Hazy On front steps - Elizabeth Cornwell 'iLizzy At Mary's Oliver Johnson Oli Grant Park I ' I- - f , - T 'f -zz Forty-three 14 1927 'QI-2:5 Forty-f Rankalxeean l X 4 f I - 5 1 ' AF 11 L, , - JNL27 be 1927 FRESI-IIVIAN CLASS f W Qi g,,,fOfFF1cERs' President - - Vice-President Secretary - Miss Erskine Honor Roll Students Club Officers - Glee Club Members Football Men - 12 '23 SPONSORS Mr. Summitt '23 CLASS HONORS A xi, ' R 'ff'- F 1- :f ,. fr Alfred Tibbetts William W'ard Wesley Croxen Miss Waggener 9 1 6 3 :Wir 3' W , Forty-pix ankakeearc FRESHMAN CLASS Top Row: I. Rodenbeck, J. Byers, L. Taylor, L. Langman, J. Moore, M. Tallman, F Moran 7nd Ron Xl XX1ess XX QKIIUIHHKPI E P16106 I ROblHS4JH I Pllletf, VV Salzman A Tletke L Penuell hd Row C Weiner H Trah L Imton P Hawkxns IJ billlllldf H Otferman R Wllkmson L Napler D Boyer Bottom Rom M Reeves C Weeks I SCIIHGIKILI' V Craft 'Nl Schultz H Rlchards R Sthlenz A SRIIIJOIH E Strasma C Wherley CLASS ACTIVI FIES One Ill0llll1lg early IH September the fun tor the Freshmen began VVe adllllt we were a shghtly green bunch but we have .Jaded 1mprovement to our credxt and are no longer green wh1ch was proven by our large number of members on the honor roll Our class bemg one of the largest Freshman classes ever entermg Krnkakee Iflgll School we were glven our three sponsors NVe are ploud to sup worthy ot tl1e1r pos1t1ons and our organlzatlon would be incomplete vwlthout them The class has not been found lackmg 1n good tlmes the past year F1rst we gave our memorable Freshman party It was held 1n the X gymnaslum and fl om all reports a good tlme was had by all I the Y NX Carnnal our assxstance was read1ly used and we presented a flshpond to attract the klddl6S WIHCI1 vw as also emoyed by the more d1gn1f1ed glown ups 'lhe Freshman class have not shown any backward tendency ln the school athletlcs Some of the boys haue found thelr may to the football and basketball squflds Summmg lt all up the Freshman class have shown themselves vsorthy of a posltlon m Kankakee Hlgh School ald hope to so contmue as Sophomores A , , I -f L ff . iii - -ll 1. . . 5 v- ' a ' 1 1 ' . 1 ' . Q - . . . .., . . , . . , . . , J. , . , I . , . , . . ': . f, 1. , 2. 1 , . ' , I . ' , . , . I y - - , . I 1 , . . , . V . Y . . W l .L 1 - ' 1 I ' ' 'Z , ' Y v Y ' V.. , . . ,- port our class officers and sponsors as we feel that they have proven themselves . ,L lu 1 In ,X - , A -A ra r-1 . - 'l w L1 ' v 1 ' , .. - ., , .. . - H , - , , , - , . . - . . V n - . , . ,J I ' 4 '. y Forty-::uvnen be 1927 F RESHMAN CLASS l J f . I ' Top Row: M. Hertz, N. liar lo , A Brumniet, L. Croxen, E. Doll. 2nd Row: V. Bernier, H. And reck, M. Butler, D. Brunshwiler, L. Kukuck, M. fBoule, R. Delibar. 3rd Row: K. Carpenter. L. Blatt, D. Durell, Miss Waggener, L. Clifton, M. Bowlin, A. Burns. Bottom Row: R. Bertrand. L. Bertrand. VV. Beaudoin, E. Dyer, M. Bowlin, D. Dyer, M. Davis, M. Coleman, M. Beckhelm, XV. Croxen. G. Abney H. Adams F. Africano R. Anderson L. Balthum V. Barkley V. Bedecker T. Bereolos E. Berns L. Bertrand F. Boll K. Bott H. Buhrmeister J. Catton D. Calabria C. Casper R. Cornwell PICTURE-SHY FRESHIES Wm. Croxen H. Deuschle VV. Diggle J. Dobson A. Doman D. Drummond G. Duchene L. Dugan M. Durand F. Emhouser A. Eppelsheimer H. Fenouille E. Flowers M. Ford W. Frericks E. Freshwater E. Gerretse Gernenz Gerber Gilbert Gilbert Gilbourne Goldberg Handley Harris Holtman Hoskins Hughes Huse Jannusch Kemp Kukuck Lane 'Q 4-143-V ne'+ W Forty-eight ankalxeearc FRESHMAN CLASS Top Row: T. Jennings. D. Newman. C. Edwards. VV. Love, E. Mayette, M, Hull. K. Edwards, M, Lang. 2nd Row: XY. Franklin. T. Noennig. H. Gilbert, V. Greenwood. Mr. Sununitt, Miss Erskine, O. Hildebrand, L. Klafta. B. Jordan, J, Ennis. 3rd Row: M. McDaniel, A. Neve, M. Mertes, E. lllurphji, H. Runte, B. Mcllrooni, R. Hawker, M. Kurtz. A. Norden, V. Fredericfks. M. DeLong. Bottom Row: L. Asher, W. Hart, D. Holtnian, E. Saltsider, M. Newman. E. I Gallaglier, V, Mansfield, D, Norniandin, V. Johnston, D. Harrop, D. Asher, J. Jericho. A 1 PICTURE-SHY FRESHIES Lane C. Portnoy Tanner Lagesse D. Poyer Taylor Landry V. Pratt Tibbetts Larson B. Richter Tucker Laville F. Richter Turner Lezotte H. Ridgeway Volknian ' Linthwaite C. Rieken Voight ' . McMullen C. Robertson VValter Mclntyre C. Schnell Nvertz Maulhretsoh A. Schlenz VVhite P Milk B. Sells White Miller R. Simpson Whitteniore . Neuby R. Smith VVillian1s Oakes R. Sterr VVilson Offernian C. Stokes VVulff v i . Pahnke VV. Sterling XVulff Peterson F. Stith Yott Peterson R. Supernant Young Pontions H. Taube lun-rn Forty-nine wily . A Q, ,...-. :Z ,,,,l, The 1927 Jr - g Qwriinities , V-1 . 4.7 Y ankalxeearc KIWANIS CUP The Kankakee Kiwanis Club presented our High School with this trophy in June, 1925. It was given for the purpose of creating a greater school spirit in all the branches of school activities, emphasizing Scholarship, Leadership, and Repre- sentation of the School. At the end of each year the cup is awarded to the Senior girl and the Senior boy who have proventhemselvesito be the best all around girl and boy. The committee to select them is made up of the President of the Kiwan- is Club, the Principal of the High School, the Dean of girls, and a boy and girl representative from the Senior class. The names of the winners are engraved on the trophy, and small individual cups are given to them. The following have been the winners of this trophy: 1925 Myra Beedy and Lee Bowlus 1926 Charlotte DeSelm and Glenn Merton 1927 .... 11 ' 'lkfhu ' W , Fifty-one L, iii I f 'LZ - ----if be 1927 i E 9 Top Row: F. Robbins, G. Bereolos, A. Phelps, D. McClain, J. Puippo. 2nd Row: E. Longtin, lt. Ehrich, M. Vandagrift, M. Fortier, E. Johnson, D. Jarvis. Bottom Row: L. Hennings, lVl. Roski, K. Philps, Morrow, S. Freborg, V. Harwood, J. Mueller. LE CERCLE FRANCAIS OFFICERS 'First Semester Second Semester President - Stanley Freborg Frederick Robbins Vice-President - George Schlenz Mable Martin Secretary John Stafford Lillian Hennings Adviser ----- - Miss Morrow This club not only endeavored to develop a keen interest in the French lang- uage, but it also sought to familiarize itself with the literature, arts and customs of France. The monthly club meetings were conducted in French Kas much as possiblej and consisted mostly of programs and French games that were instructive as well as entertaining. Clever French plays were enacted by the members who refused to be daunted the necessity of having to quote lines in a language that the majority of them never spoken very fluently. Different phases of the history of France furnish- interesting subject matter for the serious talks that were given. The French games were played with much gusto and were the cause of a great of spontaneous hilarity. x-31 --.nu -2 1- Fifty-two ankakeecm DRAMATIC CLUB Top Row: li. Simpson, H. Cook, C. Vining, J. Stafford, D. McClain, F. Mindel. 2nd Row: Miss VVaggoner, W. Cavender, E. Snow, H. Elam,-M. Teifke, E. Moor, Miss Tull. Bottom Row: F. Stith, E. Strasma. D. Normandin. B. Murray, I. Clopper, V. Jeurgen, F. Tyrrell, K. Laird, M. DeLong, J. Jericho. OFFICERS . - Irene Clopper Eleanor Longtin Sara Kathryn Laird Vivian Juergens President - - - - Vice-President - - Secretary - Treasurer - - - SPONSORS Miss Wehmhoff Miss Tull Miss .Waggoner The Dramatic Club opened up this year with a party given in the old high school building. The new members entertained the club by exhibiting their dra- matic ability. Nevertheless, a charming play, was given by the Junior members of the Club Ethyl Strama, Ray Simpson, and Fred Stith, in the assembly during Better Speech VVeek. The most important play this year was The Christmas Carol by Dickens. I spite of the fact that the audience was familiar with the plot of the play, they en joyed the ghosts, spirits, the Cratchets. and even old Scrooge, himself. Every member of the club helped to make the play a success by appearing in either song dance. or dialogue. The club was unable to give any more public programs because the new audi torium has not yet been equipped: however several other programs were given for benefit for the club itself. After a- very entertaining party in the cafeteria room, the club completed its work for the year. 4 r n V UQLVI A 'Y flslf 'A V . ' '11 -in Y .i l tr Fifty-threl . be 1927 MUSIC CLUB 5 Top Row: VV. Croxen, J. Kepley, D. McClain, A. Phelps, S. Freborg, L. Croxcn. O. Johnson, R. Robbins. 2nd Row. I. Anderson, M. Hall, M. Schultz, D. Decrow, V. Craft, L. Bott, M. Marth, M. Willman, M. Adelman, E. Shaprago. Bottom Row: C. Portnoy, Miss Lambert, L. Clifton, V. Holmes, M. Conklin, L, Gerber, I, Clopper, L. Boll, M. Lanoue, E. Strasma, A. Sanborn, R. Splelberger, OFFICERS President - - - - Jewett Kepley Vice-President Wanda Osienglewski Secretary - - Irene Clopper Treasurer John Stafford SPONSORS Miss Jeffers Miss Lambert A The purpose of the Music Club is to develoop an incentive toward making the study of music a delight. ' Any student who had been fortunate enough to have had onegyear or more of music was eligible to join the club. A decided increase of membership accounts for the club's large repertoire of varied talent this year. Needless to say this remarkable assortment of musical ability Was largely responsible for the charming programs given during the meeting. Besides devoting some time to the study of Cook's Standard History of Mu- sic the club reviewed several biographies of the World's most famous musicians. No doubt as a result, many of the aspiring members who were wont to aim high into the realms of musical honors have determined to scale the heights and reach the goal of fame attained so successfully by the composers whom they have studied. Tu,-Y 3- W Fifty-four ankalxeeali PREP CLUB Top Row: J. Puippo. K. Edwards, A. Phelps. XV. Butz, L. Swinney. 2nd How: ll. Morris, L. Clifton. R. Dellibav. ll. llurrfll, Bl, lNV,lllll'lIl, ll. fllllttlllilll. A. Brown. R, SllllIlSOll. llottoni How: J. Jerirlio. IJ. Norinandin. Mrs. Jansen. J. llereolos. M. Martin. LXI. Iloski. Miss Ileardsley. M. Revlaheliii, E. Strasnia. OFFICERS President - - - Mable Martin Vice-President Claire Jansen Secretary - XValker Sawyer Treasurer George Bereolos SPONSORS Mrs. Jansen Miss Beardsley The Prep Club is an organization for the benefit of those students who are interested in going to college. The niembers of the club and other students of the high school have the opportunity to hear speakers connected with cwllege work. One of the speakers this year was Mr. Bohniker. a man well-known in Kankakee. who gave a very interesting talk. The Prep Club was organized several years ago and since then has had nianv helpful talks given by prominent persons of our section of the vountry. The club has actively taken part in all svhool activities, The inenibers of the club feel that in our new building the organization will be more successful than before. The Seniors, who are leaving. hope and feel that those nienibers who are left will c-arry on the good work of the vlub. -L lg' V 1 :Y .Llc V Q i 7 E ' 4 - l liftv five be 1927 ORCHESTRA Pop How: XY. Sli'hi'l'i, V. Barkley, D. Dellibac. R. Landry. M. Vunrlagriit. L. Croxen. Bottom liow: IG. lflc-lit. E. Slizlprago. li. Robbins, J. Kenley. IS. llertz. XY. Croxen. R. Hopkins. 'l'l11- 0I'CilCSll'il. unfler the clirec-tion of Mr. Jenkins, met at inlervzxls for p1'uc'lic'e. lwuqnleiitly the student lmocly was the deliglitvml illldl6Ili'6 to many l'll1H'llll11,E'f sole-vtions pluyvrl by this group of lllllSll'lilIlS. The persoiincl of the o1'm-llestrai wus :ls follows: Piano Violins Suxopliones f'lz11'i11vt Cornvts Banjos Drums Jewell Kepley Betty Wfheelui' - Ethel Echt Emily Shparago Russell Robbins XVilher Siebert Virginia Barkley Marc-ie Vzinflergrift Illilllllill' Dellihal' liir-lmrcl Landry Clyde Costello Burton Hertz Wesley Croxen Ric-llarcl Hopkins Leslie Croxen Oliver Johnson Fifty-six ankalieearc GLEE CLUBS Top Row: C. Blatt, G. Bereolos, A. Phelps, H. Cook, J. Stafford, C. Costello, D. McClain, R. Robbins. 2nd Row: E. Longpre. M. Ford. H. Nickerson, M Fortier, Miss Humphrey, G. Malone, M. Croxen, A. Collier, R. Ehrich. Bottom Row: R. Deaton, M. Adelman, L. Blatt, V. Barkley, I. Clopper, M. ltoski. K. Laird, D. Holtman, E. Shaprago, A. Sanborn. OFFICERS Girls Boys President '- Maxine Roski Arthur Phelps Vice-President - Kathryn Laird C Secretary - lst Sem. Emily Shaprago Charles Blatt 1 2nd Sem. Babe Johnson Treasurer - - - Elizabeth Whittemore Donovan McClain This organizationn was formed several years ago with Miss Humphrey as its leader. Each year has increased the membership until it is one of the major clubs of the school. Really it is two separate clubs, the Boys' and the Girls'. Though each practices at a different period on Tuesday mornings, social functions are par ticipated in by both. A serious obstacle was met upon moving into the new school building: there was no piano available, so that practice had to be temporarily discontinued. After two months of comparative silence, a piano was sighted and captured. The club energetically renewed its, vocal endeavors and apparently no ill effects resulted from their period of idleness. A great part of the music for the graduation exercises was furnished by this group of singers. The Woman's Club of Kankakee, as well as the student body have been entertained a number of times by the club. 2 :. 'A . Y 'f-n- 'A ' f Ai 3 i l .,,1sT Fifty-seven be 1927 GIRLS' I-II-Y CLUB Top Row: D. Irwin, E. Hildebrand, H. Nickerson, E. Shreffler, IJ. Sterling, V Schlenz, R. Schneiderjon, A. Rout, E. Snow, C. Swannell, V. Schilling, H. Overton L. Pruitt, G. Milling. 2nd Row: C. VanTuyl, D. Rogers, M. Reeves. D. Normandin, L. XVilson, A. Brown A. Kukuck, R. Kukuck, O. Stokes, E. Longpre, L. Bott, H. Rogers, R. Saltzman 3rd Row: E. Pierce, R. Turner, Y. Trescott, C. Fruin, L. Pilotte, A. Marzack, E Themer, C. Heil, J. Vandervort. H. Hanson, E. Johnson, H. Lockwood, M. Snively. 4th Row: T. Trescott, M. Lanoue, L. Gerber, R. Spielberger, V. Judy, Miss Edison Miss Elliot. Miss Cramer, M. Carlson, I. Clopper, M. Roski, L. Henuings. Bottom Row: P. Upson, C. Miller, E. Tanner, G. Rice, E. Strasma, F. Osterle, H Tanner, L. Weeks. W. Pierce. v v OFFICERS President ----- - Velma Judy Vice-President - - Mable Martin .Secretary - Margaret Carlson Treasurer - Elizabeth Burrill ADVISORS Miss Elliott Mrs. Ritter Miss Beedy Miss Edison Miss Cramer ACTIVITIES The Girls' Hi-Y Club meets every Monday afternoon at four o'clock. Meetings were held at the Y. W. C. A. until we moved to the new high school. Meetings are held in the south study hall at the same hour. The girls were somewhat handicapped when they first moved to the new school. several months they had no piano, but a small orchestra was soon organized. on, the Kankakee Music Store rented a piano to the girls very reasonably. club has a membership of 200. A membership campaign, led by the vice- P- ir L ai -in Fifty-eight ankalxeearc GIRLS' H1-Y CLUB l Top Row: B. Jordan, V. Craft, M. Ford, E. Luehrs, H. Elam, F. Gerritse, V. Good- rich, N. Bach, P. Handley, M. Hall, M. Hoerz. End Row: H. Dickerson, F. Boll. L. Blatt, M. Conklin, H. Bossert, V. Greenwood, J. Lee, E. Wherley. M. Croxen, F. Birr. 3rd Row: D. Dyer, M. Anderson. M. Adelman, M. Baron, A. Dowdy, B. Cody, F. Fink, L. Clifton. D. Holtman, M. Butler. Bottom Row: D. Burrill, M. VVillman.' C. Bally, V. Clifton, V. Judy, Miss Beedy. M. Carlson, E. Cornwell, M. Becker, E. Moor, D. Coleman. president, was held at the beginning of the school year. There were two different sides, one whose sign was an orange bow, the other a green bow. After the cam- paigning was over the losers entertained the winners at a date party at the Meth odist Church A little kids' party was held at the Y. W. C. A. All were present with suck ers and dolls The club always has some worthwhile entertainment at their meetings. Among the speakers have been Mr. Allison, Miss Reeves, Rev. Grote, Rev. Crane and also many out of town speakers By selling candy and earning money in various unique ways the girls sent seventy-five dollars to a Belgian Mission The club vias instrumental in bringing Miss Bennett to this town in the fall She spoke to the high school girls after school. During the day she conducted Bible classes for the mothers, for the business girls' club, and the Girl Reserves Each year for a number of years the girls have gone to some camp in the summer. The club helps to send the girls. For the last few years the girls have gone to Bethany at Winona, Indiana Baskets are sent to the poor at Thanksgiving and Christmas The girls often go to the county poor farm on Sunday afternoon to put on a helpful program. At Christmas the girls gave a box, filled with home-made candy, to each person there Besides all these many other things the club is an inspiration for developing higher womanhood among our girls ',f 5-nf 2 . Q Q, , Fifty nine , . Y -H F- be 1927 JUNIOR I-Il-Y CLUB Top Row: N. Bereolos, C. Kranz, M. Taron, Mr. VVare, R. Morine, L. McDonald. 2nd Row: NV. Croxen, P. Legg, C. Casper, L. Croxen, R. Simpson, K. Edwards, H. Morris. Bottom Row: Mr. Ferris, H. Pontius, R. Zeigle, V. Owen, J. Campbell, H. Trecker. W. Sawyer, Rev. Young. OFFICERS President - - - James Campbell Vice-President - Vern Owen Treasurer' - Russell Robbins Secretary Harleigh Trecker LEADERS Mr. VV. Ferris Mr. Guy VVare To create and maintain throughout the school and community a high standard of Christian character. The club started the year with an increase in membership of about fifty boys. In order to arouse the courage of those who had just launched upon the turbu- lent water of a high school career, the club, with the co-operation of the Senior and Girls' Hi-Y gave the Freshman a delightful party. One new feature this year was to have the boys select a number of problems confronting them in their every day life. The leader chose one of thesetopics at meeting and discussed it. These topics were of vital importance to the boys proved interesting. The boys were all given a chance to express their opinions. A number of boys attended the Older Boys' Conference at Moline and made reports to the members. club co-operated with the Senior Hi-Y with their program. -- -fag. 'il 7 Lt, , .l-tr li Ae-if Y Sixty I ankalxeearc SENIOR I-ll-Y CLUB Top Row: T. Cooley. A. Phelps. F. Goepper, E, Gebhardt, E. Taylor. 2nd Row: C. Blatt, J. Michaels, A, Darner, L. Swinney, J. Chittuin. C. Bereolos. Bottom Row: Mr. Anderson, C. Jansen, L. Cook, Mr. XVEIFG, H. Wertz, D. McClain, Mr. Gray. OFFICERS President ------ Lawrence Cook Vice-President ------ Claire Jansen Secretary ------ Ralph Seborg Treasurer ---- - - Howard Wertz SPONSORS Mr. Gray Reverend Grote Mr. VVare Mr. Anderson lt I The Senior Hi-Y began its activities the early part of the first semester with an enrollment of about thirty boys. Besides the weekly meetings held during the school year, a number of other events have taken place. After the football season the squad was tendered a banquet under the auspices ' of the Hi-Y. The school gave it good support. ' . At Thanksgiving, at the State Older Boys! Conference at Moline, our Hi-Y was represented by about a dozen boys. Upon their return a club was formed to carry on the spirit and work of the conference. P Next came the Carnival. The school and the city backed it to the uttermost. It had its required result'-the raising of funds. . On March 31 the club undertook something newga County Older Boys' Con- ference. Towns in Iroquois and Kankakee Counties were well represented. To finish off the year a Minstrel Show was staged. The boys showed their ' - talent in the production and the school showed its loyalty in supporting the show. I viii!! A A 4, Y li I - ' ' 'Y ll Sixty-ono be 1927 COMMERCIAL CLUB Top Row? C. Anderson, VV. Voight, R. Corrick, Mr. Jenkins, VV. Conn, C. Costello, L. Landry. 2nd Row: H. Poskin. J. Lee. V. Schilling. E. Richmond, R. Birr. A. Marzac, C. Castle. V. Schlenz. E. Thorsen. 3rd Row: Miss Kinsella, E. Echt, C. Fruin, Y. Trescott, L. Pilotte. S. Baker, D Coleman, B. Hertz, XV. Spiers, M. Fortier, Miss McLaughlin. Bottom Row: B. Harris, E. Shaprago, B. Copping, M. Herrmann, M. Kunde, V. Baker, E. VVherley, A. Echt, ll. Hrais, A. Day, R. Reynolds. OFFICERS First Semester Second Semester President - Vera Baker Vera Baker Vice-President - Mildred Kunde Selma Baker Sec't. Sz Treas. Ellen Wherley Clyde Costello SPONSORS Miss Kinsella Miss McLaughlin Mr. Jenkins The Commercial Club is an organization of students in the Commercial Depart- ment. It was organized to: ' Encourage high scholarship, especially along commercial lines. Foster a co-operative and high ethical spirit among Commercial students. Become acquainted with modern, progressive business methods. Strive for a high plane of efficiency as prospective participants in the business Bring the Commercial students together in a social way. The Commercial Club News, an eight-page, mimeographed paper, is published by the club. The Commercial Club raises money to pay a part of the expenses of the repre- ves to the Commercial contest. 'fe f-f Sixty-two ankakeealt KANKA-KEYNOTE STAFF Top Row: Miss Groh. E. Thorsen. li. Laird. H. Dil-kerson. Miss Reeves. 2nd Row: O. Stokes, C. Costello, H. XVei'tz. A. Phelps, O. Vincent. - liottoin Row: U. Krunz, E. Johnson, M. Teitke. H. Cook. H. Johnson, M. Xvllllllilll VV Schult FIRST SEMES'l'Ell Editor-in-Chief ------ llarry Cook Assoviate Editors ----- Dean Johnson Clarence Kranz Helen Johnson Feature Editor ----- Helen Dickerson Exchange Editor ----- Marjory Xvillman Joke Editor ------ Clyde Costello Typists ------- Ruth Laird Olive Stokes Opell Vincent Elvera Thorsen Business Manager ----- Arthur Phelps Assistant Manager f---- VVarren Schult Circulation Manager ---- Howard Wertz Assistant Manager ---- Russell Robbins Sponsors ------- Miss Groh Miss Reeves SECOND SEMESTER The Journalism Class, under the instruction of Miss Groh, put out the paper Bi-weekly. li I - 'L-n-4 A g Sixty-fhrw' bc 1927 R THE KANKAKEEAN STAFF 5 Editor-in-Chief Editor Associate Class Editor - Class Editor Editor - I Assistant Activities Q Organization Editor Historical Editor V ' Calendar - Athletics Art Editor Jolie Editor - Snapshot Editors Typist Business Manager Circulation Manager Senior Assistant .Iunior Assistants Faculty Advisor 4:-12+ EDITORIAL fm la BUSINESS X -cas., Arthur Phelps - Velma Judy Marcia Vandagrift Ruth Schneiderjon Marjory W'illn1an Mignonne Fortier Helen Dickerson Helen Johnson Carolyn Bally George Schlenz Harold Becker Isabel Andereck Carolyn Bally - Vera Roat Kenneth Smith Clara Gerard Donovan McClain - Tom Cooley Earnest Seborg . Wfarren Shult Theodore Vveichers Miss Janet Miller r 'z,iL r - Kankalxeeali , V tsh- in' Ill - be 1927 GENERAL ASSEMBLIES There were no assemblies this year after March 7, the day that will go down in history as the time when the Juniors were as green as the Frosh and the Seniors were little better. In preparation for this dull period of the year, with understand- ing of the void which would be created in school activities by the forced omission of the final Senior assembly in June, to prevent the untimely expiration of stu- dents from boredom, in consideration of all this. the faculty provided unusually interesting and entertaining assemblies with equally unusual regularity up until aforesaid date. Some of the most interesting talks of the year were: one by lVlr. James J. Jeffries, the evangelist in overalls, whose talk centered around the motto: Play the game fair and play to win g Mr. C. H. VVard's, who spoke of colleges in gen- eral and Northwestern in particularg o11e by Mr. Scoville, whose theme was G-R-O-VV or ''Go-Right-On-VVorking 5 by Dr. James, who spoke on the historical interest and importance of lllinoisg and Mr. Mann who gave a talk on Lincoln, The Senior Assembly was incomparable. Naturally. Deep wisdom and subtle humor were mingled to a nicety in a talk of unusual merit given by none other than George Schlenz, who chose for his subject School Spirit. His opinion of some types of students was far from flattering, but those whose toes were stepped on didn't squeal. Mable Martin gave a short discussion of the various clubs and organizations of the school and urged all to support them. After these impressive talks, it was considcrz'd necessary to furnish the as- sembly with entertainment of a lighter nature-for fear of brain fever, Marcie Vandagrift proved her ability to Hact the part in a recitation entitled The Vil- lage Dressmakerf' A number of girls immeditely decided to take up dressmaking, since that's one sure way of learning the t'latest. Emily Shparago played two violin numbers, and Elinor Longtin gave a musical reading, Red-Head. The last number was the Call of the Canaries sung by Art Phelps, Harry Cook, and Cliff Vining. There was a little difficulty in keeping the tune until Stan presented them with a huge basket to carry it in. There was talk to the effect that the boys intended to stand in the basket in order to stay with it, but it was found that after Cliff got his feet ill there wasn't room for anyone else's. Oh, well! We can't believe everything we hear. The Junior Assembly furnished plenty of fun with its unique faculty meeting. Mr. Fariss,'l with a characteristic hunch of his shoulders, assured us that in his experience he had found it best to use tact. Mrs, Jansen was the hit of the meeting, and Miss Wehmhoff was very 'tnicef' ln addition to this feature, the famous orator, Claire Jansen gave an emphatic talk about the Junior Class, gesticulating in approved oratorical style. Several selections by the orchestra, vocal solos by Kathryn Cotter, a reading by Melba Mathiew, and a violin solo by Russell Robbins concluded this highly successful attempt to amuse the bored and blase Seniors-and, oh, yes, the u11der classmen. The Sophomore Assembly was given February 8. The orchestra was called on to furnish the opening number, an always acceptable send-off for any program. Marjorie Hoerz followed with two vocal solos. The Pantomine And the Lamp VVent Out was the main feature of the morning. After witnessing the gestures facial contortions of the principles, we fully expect to find them in Hollywood where the screen is silver and silent drama is gold. - -E ml 'S -1- 4.- Zllnel ' Sixty-six Following are the future stars of filmdom: Evelyn fthe heroinel - - Hazel Bossert Evelyn's mother - - Betty Wheeler Ralph Grayson fthe herol - James Campbell Herbert Vanderslice fthe villainl - - Walker Sawyer Russell Robbins favored the assembly with two violin selections, Melba Adle- lnan read, and the orchestra added the finishing touch. 'ihe advanced Freshmen presented a comedy entitled The Aunt from Cali- fornia. All sorts of complications ensued when Sally dressed up to represent the aunt and fooled everyone, including the aunt herself. Felicia and Rosalie showed how hard it is not to be yourself, and a fan, a brooch, and a lorgnette added to the fun. The cast was as follows: Rosalie - - Evelyn Kahler Felicia Helen Young Sally - Burdell Murray The Aunt Julia Libby Mrs. Needy Maude Kibbons Dressmaker ------ Rose Hajek The French Club Assembly was not in the least foreign to the students' appreciation. There were French songs, French reading, and a French Quadrille which was danced by eight girls tnot Frenchl, who proved that the language of the feet is universal. The Commercial Club program brought an innovation to Individual programs appropriately decorated with dollar signs the audience. A discussion of the club and its purposes was dent, Vera Baker, after which the orchestra played a popular general assemblies. were passed out to given by the presi- number. A one act play entitled, A Busy Morning, and written by the cast, furnished plenty of laughs. Who will ever forget that very ancient personage, Percy Archibald Books, or Minnie Lovenest, who was so shamefully deserted at the altar? The scene was laid in the home office of the Metropolitan and the cast was as follows: Insurance Company C. L. Penfield - - Clyde Costello Caleb fthe office boyl Edgar Bray Ethel Ebert - - - Jewel Ferden Percy Archibald Books Russell Reynolds Minnie Lovenest - Vivian Doran Aphelia Dolittle - Ruth Birr Effie Toil - - - Emily Shparago Lavina Lowell ----- Viola Harwood The Music Club presented what might ho termed an encore program. It consisted of piano solos by Jewett Kepley, the club president, and Caroline Swan- nell, vocal solos by lone Anderson and Irene Clopper, violin solos by Russell Robbins and Emily Shparago, and saxophone solos that took like wildfire by Lola Bertrand. The only drawback was the fact that the program was unusually long which caused the students much secret uneasiness. In fact it was so secret that no one ever learned about it The Kanka Keynote Staff presented a play to advertise the school paper and open the campaign for the first semester subscriptions. Harry Cook, editor-in-chiet took the part of such and was shown employing various reporters and other stafl members. fThey're really appointed, not employed, and it's all work and no pay.l This playlet served to inform the students of the different, departments of the Kanka-Keynote , had 'I 'L lsxvty seven be 1927 The new members of the Dramatic Club presented a play, Never-the-less, at the close of Better Speech Week. The actors in this little drama showed real talent and can be expected to make a name for themselves in the club. Ethel Strasma and Fred Stith played the parts of the children with Ray Simpson in the role of the desperate burgler. The Christmas program was given by the Dramatic Club. Dicken's Christmas Carol, although well known to everyone, was as enjoyable as the first time we saw it. Carefully selected costumes and unusual lighting tfor old K. H. SJ added to the effectiveness of the play. , The cast was made up of most of the members of the Dramatic Club, the parts of Scrooge being taken by Frederick Robbins, Bob Cratchit by John Stafford, and Fred by Donovan McClain. Scrooge was superb! Mac, as Fred, achieved quite the most bewildered and completely flabbcrgasted expression witnessed in K. H. S, for some years, while Ruth Schneiderjon, as the Spirit of Christmas, was totally unrecognizable in Santa's gorgeous red velvet suit. The campaign for the Kankakeean was introduced by a unique plan. A large imitation of the year book was placed on the platform. As Art Phelps, editor-in- chief, announced the different departments of the Annual, representatives of each appeared, seeming to step from the pages of the book. Mr. Allison and Mr. Johnson were first, followed by members of the faculty. Our very dignified and decorous Seniors next appeared, then the Juniors, the Sophomores, and the studious Freshies. The History sec-tion represented by Father Time and the New Year, Athletics, the Calendar, and the Spankatleean closed the Annual. CLUB PARTIES The Hi-Y girls can be counted on to put on peppy parties during the year. The annual Date Party was the largest in the history of the Club, about one hundred and thirty-five being present. It was stormed by boys, both real and not so real. tThe real ones were on the outside and, oh! how they wanted to join their newly acquired brothers.J There were good-looking, clever, and grotesque couples, and some extremely striking looking fellows Fortunately for the boys this state of affairs occurs only once a year or they might have a few more rivals. Con- trary to expectations, there were very few, if any, sparklers. It is quite evident that the diamond industry is failing. The Kids ' party was another success. Fond parents brought their little ones at an early hour and left f,llBI1'l,,,i11,Il1B care of Miss Cramer. Under her motherly direction the ti11y tots played Hide the Thimble and Farmer in the Dell until Monsieur Coleman arrived with his famous display of French dolls. VVith difficulty the attention of the youngsters was drawn from the dolls to the abundant supply of taffy-apples and animal crackers. The Boys' and Girls' Hi-Y Clubs held a carnival late in January. A mock wedding, with Cliff Vining in the role of the blushing bride, Harleigh T1'ecker as the doomed man, and George Schlenz tying the knot, was the hit of the evening, anticipation of which everyone threw confetti, and Mr. Fariss wore galoshes he could throw his shoes at the happy couple and still have some protection his feet. At the October meeting of the French Club an excellent program about Parisian and French government was given. A social hour of French games fol- after which refreshments tstrictly Americanj were served. Miss Lecour, French teacher, was their guest. At the November meeting an amusing given by Frances Davison and Warren Shult. - J: -3- H arallmkeearc The Commercial Club held a picnic supper November 18. Games were played during the evening, and then came the fun. Initiation! Some teachers were initiated too, and didn't the girl with the paddle have a good time with the faculty members! Miss Reeves, Miss Willman, Mr. Fariss, and Mr. Lambert were those fortunatet?J enough to be there. After all had recovered from these exer- tions a very delightful luncheon was served, to quote those who were present. CBut we can't help wondering if the first and last syllables of the second word in the quoted phrase aren't superfluous.J At the February meeting of the Music Club a paper on Folksongs of Many Lands was read by Wanda Osienglewski and illustrated with vocal numbers sung by Irene Clopper. Saxophone solos by Lola Bertrand, piano solos by Maxine Lanoue and Caroline Swannell, a vocal solo by lone Anderson, and a paper on Early History of Music completed the program. A social time, devoted to the eating of ice cream and cake and more ice cream and cake, followed. CLASS PARTIES The honorable Seniors, being unusually burdened with duties tschool and otherwise: mostly otherwisel this past year, were prevented from holding any social affairs until December 22. New and old games were played. Mr. Allison proved himself a dashing Romeo. while Mr. Anderson, as a somewhat odd-voiced Juliet, was most charming. Galoshes should have been provided, for all got their feet wet in Crossing the Brook. Fortunately no ill-effects were suffered, and no one's spirits were dampened. After a serious mishap tone of his reindeer fell and broke its leg and he had to go back for anotherh Santa arrived. The accident seemed not to have disturbed him in the least, for he was never wittier or more light-footed. And generous! Some of the worthiest of the worthy Seniors were sporting as many as three gifts in addition to the popcorn balls Santa distributed so extravagantly. After a lunch of cakes and hot chocolate, the sponsors approached the students with outstretched hands-and a hearty good-night -It was ten o'clock. The Juniors' first party of the year was held in the Y. M. C. A. Cafeteria. A strenuous time was enjoyed playing bunco and singing tnot at the same timel. The rooms were robbed of their decorations to cke out the splendor of the Juniors' Sunday-best. Dainty refreshments were served, and the so-called upper class men decorously left at the proper hour. The Christmas party brought the Juniors the biggest laugh of the year. Prob- ably even Santa himself smiled when he read Miss Rutan's Christmas letter- and he's used to queer requests. The Sophomores held their first social time the same night as the Juniors, but not in the same place. The lordly Juniors simply could not tolerate the Sopho- mores. Fearful lest too many games might fatigue the children, the committee provided a clever program consisting of several short musical readings and a shorter play. The Sophomores were then allowed to devote their time to games and refreshments, the latter diversion being slightly more popular with all Talk about luck! The Boys and Cirls Hi-Y Clubs took pity on the helpless condition of the Freshmen Cdear little thingsj and entertained them in the Y gym. The entertainment consisted of several numbers by the Bearcats,' a read ing, several short speeches, selections by K. H. S.'s professional trio, and more readings. By this time the little ones could be restrained no longer. Under the skillful guidance of their elders their enthusiasm was turned into the useful chan nel of games. Dixies and wafers were served at their regular feeding time C 3 M l . -'-1 ' 'Y i-I 51 T1 1 :Z Sixty-nina 170 1927 FACULTY'FETES One of the earliest parties for the faculty this year was the Hallowe'en party given by Miss Willman, It was a masquerade affair and produced some remark- able results. It was understood that it was to be a purely faculty gathering, but an exquisite young vamp who was the cause of much conjecture got in. And the exquisite young vamp won a silver heart, indicating he would be the first to fall in love. tOh, I beg your pardon! Did I say he?J Having sufficiently recovered from tho'r first attcnopf to cniov Ul0lllS'?lV6'4, the faculty held a Christmas dinner party in the Gold Room of the Hotel Kankakee. Each member of the pedagogic squad took a gift, and these were later exchanged, which only goes to show how inconvenient and expensive it is to outgrow Santa Claus. On November 4 the girls of the Hi-Y Cabinet gave a tea for the faculty. When the teachers arrived at the Y. WY C, A. they were greeted not by girls they know in the classroom, but by such sedate personages as Dolly Madison, Harriet Lane, Mary Schumann, and Mrs. Srott-Siddons. The lack of male members of the faculty was noticed and duly commented on. Perhaps they feared they could not live up to the gallantries that would be demanded of them by such fair and ancient notables. The Woman's Club entertained the faculty November 10. Dr. James was thc speaker of the occasion. Musical numbers and a social hour followed, after which refreshments were served. A faculty Easter breakfast was given Wednesday, April 6, in the new dining room of the Lafayette Hotel. The table decorations were appropriate to Easter throughout, and a regular Easter breakfast tdoes that mean eggs and nothing but eggs?l was served. FOOTBALL'TEEDS' Feeling that after a strenuous season of football not even Thanksgiving with its turkey dinner and Christmas With all its trimmings were Sufficient to stustain the team, two special feasts were given in December for the football squad. Mr. Bobbitt entertained the fellows, forty in number, at Bobbitt's Cafeteria. For the past two years he has done this, and as yet no member of the team has been known to complain. The speakers of the evening were Mr. Allison, Mr. Johnson, Coach Hammerlund, Assistant Coach Charles Wesley Anderson, and Captain Cook. A chicken eating contest between Nick Bereolos and Tubby Ziegle was won by Nick He stowed away a plate and a half more in spite of Ziegle's nickname. The second was the Hi-Y football banquet. Although given for the squad, others were allowed to attend, with the result that one hundred forty-two were present. Bernie Shlvely and Captain Bob Reitch of the University of Illinois were to have spoken, but at the last minute Wired that they were unable to come. The Alumni and members of the faculty were called upon to fill in, and they gallant- ly did so, knowing they could fill up too. Mr. Anderson and his fifty per cent speech were one hundred per cent en- joyable. Mr. Allison, Coach Hammerlund, Mr. Topping, Ex-Captain Cook, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Cooley, and the newly elected captain, John Bereolos, also talked. Mr. Allison's stories and ready wit were unexcelled. All who attended pronounced it a huge success, and they were the envy of less fortunate members of the student 'Y I f 4I1 -1- .- ::....:lI1 Y W Sexenty ankakeecm BASKETBALL FEEDS Oh, to be a member of the basketball team! was the wail of more than one student when it was announced that the team was due for a season of feasting. On the evening of March 21, approximately fifty people gathered at Bobbitt'S Cafeteria for one of Mr. l30bbitt's famous spreads. The first banquet of the series, it proved to be a good send-off. A few days later Mr. George Cooley and Mr. Fred Burkett gave a banquet for the squad at the Country Club. After eating everything in sight to prove that the food was excellent, the team decided that if it was a sample country eats, they would all be farmers. April 1, Mr. M. H. Cooley and Mr. B. F. Hertz were hosts to the squad at another banquet given at Bobbitt's Cafeteria. By this time the boys were so adept at storing away food that the attention of onlookers was held in sheer admiration. As a finisher, a counter lunch was given for the team at Johnson's Inn with Mr. Johnson as host. After doing justice to it, the last banquet, the team sighed a sigh of regret and went on a diet. N W I 7 i ., '5' fi.. A l ,Ley l C A J 1 'TE ,ig I 4- --: 'A-'ESL ' 7 eff St-V1-nty-om be 1927 JUNIOR PLAY The Juniors gave their play, t'Applesauce, February 21 and 22. It had hee?- talked about for weeks and promised to be barrels of fun. A week before. excites ment prevailed in and around Miss VVillman's room. Juniors poured in to form four and six abreast in front of her desk, where more quarters and nickels were handled than in a bank. Apples of all sizes and colors decorated the building and appeared in unexpected places as the fever of advertising grew and grew. The reservation of tickets, which began at 9 o'cloc-k Saturday morning, was a gross ime position on the student body. Those in charge should have taken in,o consideratier. the fact that Saturday morning is the morning when 53fl111l'l11tS don't get up until f- well, don't get up. The characters were: Bill lVIm-Allister, handsome, of expensive tastes, johfe'-ss, but adept at spreading on the applesauc:V' Hazel Robinson, the girl in the case Pa Robinson, ill-tempered and peevish Warren Shult Winitred Cavender - Claire Jansen Eleanor Snow Ma Robinson, go-between for Hazel anl lla lXlatt lXIcAllister, Bill's cranky, Scotch unale - Rollo Jenkins, an aggressive young great rival - - - business Mrs. Jennie Baldwin. the gossipy neifqzhor Ted XViechers and Bill's Clyde Costello Vivian Doran Ill il 11 The 22nd was student's night. That was tlie night we all went to the Luna and paid to hear what we can hear for nothing at home anytime-Pa and Ma arguing. And we heard arguing and arguing. Pa was ttpeevish. and Ma would forget some things. Hazel's difficulties with Bill and Rollo weren't helped any bv Pa's and Ma's i11te1'fu1'e11ce. Rollo was funpleasantlyb a success, while Apple- sauce was a failure in everything but soft-soapingf' The play, which is rarely attempted by young students, was exceptionally well acted. It was c-oaclned by Miss 1VIiTL3llgil1i11, and Miss VVillman was in charge of business matters. -P as J'-tr f 1.7 r Seventyrtwn ankakeearc The Senior Class of '27 is different They showed this in the matter of the Senior Play. A Senior Play is a tradition, therefore it was necessary for the Class of '27 to follow this worthy precedent. But they did not do just as every other graduating class has done-put on one play. Instead they presented three clever one-act plays. THE DIABOLICAL CIRCLE This play of Cotton Mather's days presents the age-old questiongwhich? Betty knows which, a pecuniary person and one very desirable tto Cottonl. an exact opposite of the worthy Wigglesworth. It is an so does her father. but they do not agree. Cotton prefers Adonijah. harles, which But Betty favors C amusing playlet in an old grandfather clock figures prominently. Cotton Mather - - - Frederick Robbins Betty - - - - Mae Teifke Adonijah Xvigglesworth Tom Cooley Charles Manning ---f Kenneth Philps THE GHOST STORY The Ghost Story brought shivers of delight. George, bashful but determined, tells a ghost story to scare the guests away and leave him alone with Anna, to whom he wishes to put the all important question. Anna feigns hysterics and asks them all to leave. George returns and, after desperate attempts, reaches the point. Following is the cast: Anna - Maxine Roski , George Donovan McClain Lennie Marcie Vandagrift Grace Helen Deckerson Mary - Velma Judy Lynn Tom Cooley Fred Leonard Jarvis L 1 Tom Arthur Phelps 1 Floyd Kenneth Philps THE FLORIST SHOP , The Florist Shop proved very entertaining. Miss Wells, timid, fluttering and i ' helpless, yet somewhat of a coquette, had been engaged to Mr. Jackson for fifteen years. The engagement might have gone on indefinitely had not Maude, clerk of n Slovsky's floral shop, taken a hand in matters. Maude ----- Mabel Martin Mr. Jackson Arthur Phelps Miss VVells Elinor Longtin i Slovsky Charles Blatt Henry Edgar Bray 1 , A-.AJ f p A A If -.. I J.. li J' E .-5-Y N -I Seventy-three l..4. 1927 A Y, vwf giiizinrg ankakeecm ANCIENT HISTORY COURT STREET IN 1890 The first school in Kankakee county was taught during the summer of 1836 in a cabin at what was then known as Todd's Knoll on the north bank of the Kankakee River. about three-fourths of a mile below the present site of the Vil- lage of Aroma Park. This school was. like all or nearly all the early schools, what was known as a Subscription School. The teacher, Miss Stella Ann Johnson, received the enormous fee of one dollar per week. and boarded around among her pupils, like Ralph. the Hoosier School-master. Of course, she soon became wealthy, retired, and like most school Ma'ams, obtained a husband. This neighborhood kept up a school quite regularly until the township organization which occurred in April, 1853. T Almost sixty years ago, when one could stand on an elevation and look over the rolling prairie where now stands the city of Kankakee, the first high school ot the city was established-f--a brick building on the corner of Indiana Avenue and Chestnut Street. A. E. Rowell was Superintendent of Schools and Principal of the new high school. For an assistant he had Miss Annie Sinclair. After two years the school was moved to the old Methodist Church located on Dearborn Avenue where Powell's Studio now stands, and two more teachers were added to the faculty. In 1869 the Central School was erected and in 1872 Professor Franklin N. Tracy became Superintendent of the Kankakee Schools. The curriculum ot this time consisted of Algebra History. Latin Advanced Arithmetic English and a little German or French. In 1883 Chemistry Physics Botany and Geometry were added to the list of studies During the last years in the Central School the most fierce struggle in the history of Kankakee High School was raged. The Freshman and Seniors were hostile to the Sophomores 'ind Juniors. In consequence of this embittered feeling 3 7 7 ' 1 . A J i J I . - . f flu-If , - 2 Sexenty-five be 1927 a class war ensued which nad gone down in history as the Class Rush between the '03 Blues and the 'O 4 Reds. After darkness had fallen on the Central School, the Blues stealthily crept up the stone steps and forced a passage through the locked doors, until they reached the third story, where the high school rooms were. They had an abundant supply of blue paint, which they used in painting the blackboards, face of the clock, desks, and the pictures with '03's. After the war paint had been liberally distributed the tribe jubilantly retired. It was not long after the departure of the Blues until the silence of the paint reeking rooms was again disturbed, this time by more dignified figures carrying paint-pailsv the Seniors. They lost no time in obliterating the detested '03's with their danger signals '04's. On the following morning the Blues were quite perplexed at the change. The war continued and before long another outbreak occurred. The new high school had been begun and the Juniors decided to honor the building by unfurling their flag from its heights. They did not succeed, however, for no sooner was the flag raised than a Senior climbed the pole and pulled down the banner, raising in its place the red flag of 'O-4. The victory was definitely Won by the Seniors and their supremancy for the next five years was established. A rather amusing incident occurred in the Central School. The boys were in the habit of pulling up the bell rope and tying it just out of reach of the janitor. One day as Mr. Tracy went throughthe hall he saw the bell rope rising towards the hole in the ceiling. Always a man of quick action he grabbed the end of the rope and held fast. The boys on the floor above kept on pulling and the students below saw their honored superintendent slowly rising in the air. When he was about ten feet above the floor the boys let him drop. The story of the prank has been handed down from class to class, but the names of the guilty boys have never been told. The fall of 1904 marked the beginning of a new era with the occupation of the new building. About two hundred students were enrolled in three courses: Latin, English, and Commercial, the last of which was only a two year course. The teaching force now numbered nine. L 1 v' 'K .Atlus Q- Jil? 4... X 5.1 ffffk . -st, ,if I 3 ,,gv!91.x ' f' 'fn' ' -Sq 127,12-4+ ,sf - fc B - Q11-'H QA. M A -fc J -Sn ' 'F ' 'rf A fe SX fr ?, C E ,g'+ Seventy six arakakeearc Clubs which we love so dearly because they make UD all important part ot onli school 'life were very few in 1910. There was no state law against high Sclfoo fraternities so there were numberless little cliques calling themselves by II1YSteY'10u5 Greek names. However there was only 0119 F931 high School Clllbr the H- S- Da and L, S. fHigh School Dramatic and Literary Societyl. Under this were plaid: all newly organized societies such as the Boosters Club and the Nlask and Ulf, Club. The latter was an organization for the DUPDOSQ of encouraging dralsatgiz It put on a couple of good plays, but failed when placed under the H. S. . L. S. In 1908 a new cours uslastically by the boys. There was only one teacher of M ' ' anual Tra1n1ng and so many registered for the course that the number had to be limited For ab . out a year he who had pounded and bruised fingers was held in great respect and envy by his fellow students. e added to the curriculum was received enth ' The High School has possessed a Girls' and Boys' Glee Club ever since 1900. They had no orchestra or even a piano but sang to the strummings iharmonious or otherwisel of the mandolin club which furnished the music on state occasions. After they had been in their new home fwhich we now scornfully call the old buildingl for about two years, their eiiliglltened minds turned towards a new piano. Mrs. Allen, the principal's wife, saw an advertisement offering a piano as a prize for the individual or group of individuals sending in the most names of persons in the county who did not possess a piano. Immediately the students di- vided into groups and, by canvassing the town and county, won the prize. It was a 215400 upright but DY 'sending an additional S300 the stude t ns purchased the Steinway Grand which stood in the old assembly Bigger and better must have been their motto for they im r p oved rapidly, the enrollment reaching three hundred in 1913. Then came the World War! Although none could literally fight for their country, the students of K. H. S. proved themselves true and loyal Americans by work here at home. School spirit was at its height, co-operation led to success, and enthusiasm such as we may well envy was the keynote of everything. :Ti J - .- A 9 - .Q-2' I Sesentv-Seve!! be 1927 Our greatest activity today is athletics. The athlete is honored by his friendsg he is to many an example of one who has reached the height of ambitions. So it is fitting that we take up the history of athletics in K. H. S. in detail, In 1898 such a thing was almost unknown in our school. Some few aspiring students tried to get up a football team, but failed as do so many plans. In 1903 a bicycle club and a baseball nine were organized. The former increased friend- ships and the latter won many games. Thus encouraged, athletics became an established part of high school life. Then the principal held a track and field meet. The idea was new to all and it was a huge success, becoming an annual event, At that time the basement of the old building was not in use. and so the students held a carnival to earn money for a new floor. They succeeded, put up some baskets, and the Kankakee basketball team was formed. K's were awarded for the first time in 1905. They were given to the first and second winners in track and to basketball meng high school caps were also awarded. The Seniors determined to wear the Maroon K's on gray sweaters and their old time enemies, the Juniors, joined with the football men to annihilate them. tRecords, now almost extinct, claim that they succeeded in frightening the enemy to such an extent that no guilty Senior dared venture out after dark with a girl without his shoes and socks securely padlocked.J The lack of gymnasium did not daunt the high school girls. They held their classes twice a week in lower main hall as it was then called. This seems im- possible to us who know it a dark, crowded with lockers. to boys ot such avoir- dupois that a single encounter means a broken ribg but conditions were different then. The girls gave a circus and earned 5300.00 to fix up a room for this pur- pose in the basement. No instructor was procured, however, and the plan failed. Until 1912 the students used to solemnly file into the assembly for morning devotions. A law was passed against reading the Bible in Illinois schools and the morning exercise was discontinued. Since then there has been no morning chapel. altho' in '14-'15 an effort was made to re-introduce singing and the pupils lustily 1 li3a: k 5:x.y 4 - - -Jil ff? i F E Q V Film ' cn V was I . se f- a s -'VY' - gl' .1 i.. 4 Seventy eight Kankalxeean Y 1 I be 1927 shouted forth Wait For the Wagon and He Was a Little Tin Soldier until sheer weariness caused the practice to be abandoned. In 1913 the idea of a new high school began to simmer in the brains of some progressive people. The plan spread rapidly and for a time board meetings were the scene of hot discussions, pro and con. So many people opposed it that the idea was almost dropped. A vote on the bond issue was taken in August, 1924. It passed and first ground was turned the latter part of the same month. On Friday, November thirteenth, the corner stone was laid, containing green cards. blue, pink, and white slips, and practically every document pertaining to K. H. S. Gradually the building grew from a hole in the ground to a huge brick structure of which every citizen may be proud. And now we come to the present era. On March 7, 1927, after a strenuous week of moving, the students and teachers gathered in the old building for a fare- well assembly. On the platform were an impressive array of notables, past and present-among them Ex-superintendent T. N, Tracy, Messrs. Radeke, Hoennicke, Fortier, Topping, Huckins, and Doman. Each said a few words appropriate to the occasion and after singing America and The Star Spangled Banner a procession of students went through the rain to begin regular work in the new building. And now we have at last reached our goal, the new high at home in one of the best equipped buildings in Illinois. rather an imposing structure. school. Today we are Built of brick it is and Manual Training offices of the Super- the auditorium. The latter, when equipped with seats, will accommodate 1500. The stage is large, the acoustic properties of the room are excellent, and when equipped with lights, seats, scenery, and moving picture machine the room will be one of the best auditoriums of any high school in the state. The gymnasium, also, is on the second floor. It is a standard size floor for basketball and is built to accommodate a large crowd. On the third floor one finds the Physics and Chemistry laboratories and lecture- rooms, the Commercial department, and the library. This is a large well-lighted room with a fair sized collection of books which are being added to very often, On the first floor are classmoors, the Home Economics laboratories, and the Cafeteria. On the next floor are the intendent, Principal and Dean, classrooms, study-halls, and Indeed, this new high school is a vertiable fairyland to us who have been used to the dark, crowded stuffiness of the old building. Light, air, and plenty of room are all tending to future happiness. But best of all is the renewed enthu- siasm and school spirit which pupils and teachers show. Kankakee High School stands today as the greatest institution of learning in Kankakee County, and ranks among the best in the state. The business world is in need of bright, energetic young men and women, and all our graduates are able to find employment there. In fact we are unable to supply the demand. Our graduates of all courses are going out into the world and making names for themselves as well as for their Alma Mater, the Kankakee High School. 1:25, . 4 V 74-111 nef- Eighty Kankakeeali be 1927 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION The Alumni Association of the Kankakee High School was organized about the first ol' January, 1927, an outgrowth of the K Flub which had functioned as an association of former high schcol athletes. lt was felt that by forming an or- ganization oi' all alumni and ex-students into a general association, a closer co- operation between former students and present high school activities could be developed. The officers elected for the current year arc: Donald S. Huckins - President NVilliam I . Lockwood Vice-President H. W. Simmons - .incl-etary and 'Preasurer and in addition. a number ct congmitt cas appo ated to handle special activities. The most important interest of the association has been centered in a drive for funds to equip the new athletic tield, which the Board of Education has decided to name Alumni Field. with bleachers and such other equipment as may be advisable, and for the support and encouragement of any other worth-while activ- ities, scholastic as well as athletic, of Kankakee Iligh School. NN'it.h this in view, a series of letters have been sent to all alumni and cx-studcnts whose addresses could be obtained, and a personal solicitation made ot' the local business mcn and those interested in the high school, Thus tar. several hundred dollars have been received, and the drive is still progressing. ln connection with this drive, returns ot the letters have been very encouraging. Graduates as tar back as 1872! have responded very generously to the appeal for funds and lettcrs have been coming in from all parts of the United States, carrying checks tor the Alumni Fund. From this tact it is very evident that former students ot' Kankakee lligh School still retain their interest in the activities ol' the school. The cities ot the association arc 501- a year, in addition to which. each member is being asked to contribute 3131.00 or more, it' he sees fit, to the Alumni l'und. The Alumni Association hopes to enlist the entire class ot' l92T as active mem- bers, and to obtain the close co-operation of the students and facility in its activities. ' s -1- ' ,-. Eigltty -txt o Kankakeeali C ss! t ii 4 l 2 be 1927 A- D- 1902 25 Year Ago Beginning of struggle between Seniors and Juniors. The old high school broken into and class numerals in vivid colors painted on walls, steps, and other prominent places. The names of active sign painters were learned by faculty and the artistic efforts were laborously removed after school hours with mallets and chisels. A. D. 1907 20 Years Ago Track team representing the school won a district meet at PontiacAK. H. S. 40 pointsg Joliet 38, and the balance divided between Watseka, Streator, Pontiac, and a few smaller schools. The annual county meet was not held in Kankakee because powers that be refused permission to use fair grounds. A. D. 1912 15 Years Ago First annual home coming was held, and the Kankakeean came into existence. There were 13 members of the faculty and 103 students in school. A. D. 1917 10 Years Ago Rumor hath it that a new high school is to be built. The roll of students is well over 350 and there is no place to put them all. Freshies are laying bets that they will be the first class to gradu- ate out of the new school. A. D. 1922 5 Years Ago The Annual of this age shows that there were 152 Clubs in school at this time-V including the orchestra. Rumored that a new school is to be built. The football team almost beat Champaign, but had to accept the small end of a 3-0 score. TQ rzgzsnc rdf ,. Eighty-fou Athletics .-ef :A ankakeecm FOOT BALL Coach Asst. Coach l'lilllllIl1'l'llllld Anderson FIGHT! Fight, team fight! E Fight, team fight! Z Oskee wow wow!! Skinny wow wow!! Fight, team fight!! KAN-KO-KEE, KEE-KO-KAN, WHO CAN? KAN-KO-KEE CAN! WE WANT A BASKET!! LOCOMOTIVE! RRah! RRah! RRah! RRah! Kaank-Ka-Kee! Kaank-Ka-Kee! Rah! Rah! Rah! Rah! Kank-Ka-Kee! Kank-Ka-Kee! Rah! Rah! Rah! Rah! Kankakee! Kankakee! YEA!! WE CAN! WE WANT A TOUCHDOWNH BABE JACK TOOTS x ,uf Eighty-five Z be 1927 F001 BALL RESERVES Pop Row C Xbney, W. Schult J Stattord I Stexr L bwmney nd Rovs Coach Anderson, IJ Judv A Phelps ll I ndry W Ward I Clebllardt r Rovs F Morrell, G. Johnston F' Anlcrson If Sd1tZg1Vll In Hanson A Kankakee Kankakee Kankakee Kankakee Also two regular games Wlth the Flrst each week mostly defeats ankakeecm ' F OQTBALL SQUAD xi , Top Row: K. Clifford, H. Meister, H. Ridgeway, C. Jansen, E. Scott, J. Craft, A Coach Hammerlund. 2nd Row: C. IJCSSIHI, C. Sllierholz. S. Rickards, C. Lambert, N. Bereolos, A. Doman. 3rd Row: It. Seborg, W. Devine, T. Cooley, L. Cook, E. Seborg, J. Bereolos. Q 1 Football Scores Kankakee 13 , Pontiac 0 Kankakee 2 Dwight U A Kankakee 0 Streator 9 ' - Kankakee 6 lloopeston 32 - ' Kankakee Cancelled XVatseka , Kankakee 13 Milford 20 Kankakee 20 Ottawa 20 . Kankakee 13 Harvey T fd Kankakee 0 Alumni 0 X D ,V 7 NL! , A Z 'V 3' i 7 I - - ' 'S ', :Ir ' ' 11 Fliglity-sew-n be 1927 CAPT. LAXYRl+INl'Fl UUUK-Full Back Cookie Cook was probably the best fullback ever put out by this high school. His greatest asset was his ability to hit the line. Whenever they needed three or four yards to make a first down. they gave the ball to Cook. Backing up the line is a mighty hard job, but he took it all as a matter of course and was about Hfty per cent of the lines defense. Tlfflbhki-Gt-H+I1-I-vHF2Qu ' 'Tom' ' This is Tom's fourth and last year of football. He started at an end and grad- uated to a quarterback. He was a fast, shifty runner and if given proper inter- ference was a hard man to stop on end runs. He Was a sure tackler and rarely ever failed to get his man. Coach Ham- merlund will have a hard job to Iiud a man to replace Tom next year. ,l PAPT. ELF J. IEE l0S-Half Back 7 ' 'Bananas' Bananas had been shifted about and had played tackle and guard, but in the latter part of the season established him- self as a half back. He is a scrapper and a good line plunger. He was the popular choice for captain and We Wish him the best of luck in the coming year. w1LL1.n1 DEVINE-Half Bm-k Bill Bill's greatest work came in taking out the opposing end. He was the king p'n of the interference, and was not half bad at carrying the ball himself. He was the only one on the team who could use a cut back effectively. As a safety man his ability to catch punts left nothing to be desired. , fl Eighty-eight P ankakeearc H EDWARD SCOTT-Tackle ssRed1v Another four letter man, Red has certainly proven his worth as a tackle. When he hit a man he jarred him like an earthquake and it was not very often that they got by his position for many gains. Fight is his middle name, and on opening holes for his own back field he was supreme. ANTHONY DOMA N-End uironyu Tony is only a fre the team in his firs honor in itself. He a mighty smart little shman, but he made t year. That is an has proven himself end. While he look- ed like an easy mark, the opposition soon found, after sending his end, that he was thou ht. J ah few plays around not as easy as they A A f ' r ,1f,fy,lgf F ,g I 'W JAM1+:s QRANT-Mme ' I KN' ' Ye vvtvu V 'k'Newt was ,a,versatile man if there ever was one. He could play any osition in the line. In fact, he did play most of his time at tackle or guard until Clifford hurt his shoulder, then he stepped into the center's shoes and performed like a veteran. He still has one more year and should become a regular. HARRY RIDG E XVAY-End ufieggien This lad went to Onarga Military Aca- demy for a while, but came back home this year. He was used at both half back and end, but finally in the middle of the season settled down at one of the wing positions and proceeded to stop all comers. He has two more years and will unduobtedly develop into a half back be- fore he is through. Y. A L-Yi. ' - 7,5 4: V I Eighty-nine be 1927 9-f ' EARNEST SEBORG-Guard Ernie It is very rare that two seniors, and brothers at that, make the team in their last year, but Ernie and Ralph did this. Ernie was the smallest man in the line, but the bigger they came the harder they fell was his motto. He plugged away and found himself a regular guard when the season started. HARVEY Mnlsrmn-Gum-a '-Rea Another red head came into our midst H'I1'd'1J1I't up'Tu'Gl'1'a'-good mht?fhi.t 1164 wasn't to be denied a position. He tore through the enemy's line like a steam roller and generally got his man. When he was called upon to open a hole for his man he never failed. He is only a Junior. RALPH SEBORG-Half Back He was a speedy, smashing back, who hit the line with a crash that could be heard all over the field. This is his Senior year and we wish he still had a couple of more to play. His work on the defense was mighty good, and his great work of stopping the man with the ball on the 'line of scrimmage proved a great help to our defense. CLAIRE J.-XNSEN-Tackle HPa'19 When it came to smashing the opposi- tion around, Jansen's name headed the list. His strongest point was his defen- sive ability so the opposition rarely gain- ed through his side of the line. With another year of competition before him he will undoubtedly be one of the best tackles this school has ever turned out. KEN N ETH CLIFFORD-Center nice,-II-ly!! Kenny made his first try for the team last.year and proved himself to be the best on the squad. He is light, but fought like a demon and the opposing centers always had their hands full. He was an accurate passer and didn't made bad pass all season. He still has ther year to play. 1-:f K in f f wi-7 I f Ninety ankalxeean 3 la CLEMONT LAMBERT-Half Back ' ' Pondjumpern In the short time he did play Lambert showed promise of developing into a fast back. Wide end runs were his specialty and with proper interference he was bound to pick up a few yards now and then. He has another year and should give some one a hard run for a regular position. STERLING RICHARDS-Half Back Ricketts Although light and small he was a fighter. He combined speed with brains which made him one of the most elusive men on the field. He was still a little too inexperienced to replace the veterans in the back-field, but next year he should hold down one of the half back posts in great shape. CLYDE SPHIERHOLZ-Tackle ' 'Schierholz Clyde was also a Freshman. After a few preliminary experiments, he became a regular tackle. He is built like a stone wall and had little difficulty in stopping off tackle smashes. With three more years to go he should become a great player. CLERMONT DESELM-End DeSelm He had the disadvantage of being the smallest man on the squad, but he had plenty of nerve. Also he was a Senior this year which causes the team to lose a good reserve end. NIcHo1.As immzonos-Tackle '-Nick Nick is just another of the Bereolos brothers who was demonstrating his abil- ity to play football. He, too, was only a Freshman and has plenty of time to develop into a star. Little Nick as he is sometimes called, demonstrated his ability to break through and stop plays in almost every game in which he took part. dig- I L Ninety-one be 1927 FCJO'l'BALI.. SUMMARY Two weeks before the first game Coach Hammerlund called the first practice and about sixty boys responded. This is the largest squad in the history of the High School and the enthusiasm was so great that fully forty of them stayed out the entire season. KANKAKEE 12-PONTIAC 0 This was the first great test for our green team and they came through in fine shape. Pontiac expected to have an easy game, but Capt. Cook, our smashing ful back, tore their line to shreads and at one time plunged his way, almost single handed, seventy-eight yards to a touchdown. KA NKAKEE 2,--DXYIGHT 0 The game was played in a quagmire of mud and neither team could get started. A heavy shower five minutes before the game made it unpleasant for both players and spectators. In the last three minutes of play Red Scott broke through and blocked a Dwight punt, the ball rolled back of their goal line and one of their men fell on it, giving us two points and a victory. l KANKAKEE Il-S'l'RICA'l'0R 9 Streator outweighed us nineteen and three-fourths pounds to the man, but they had a hard fight before they could score. It was not until the second half that they were able to cross our goal ilne. Cooley's wonderful tackling was the one bright spot of the game. We had one chance to score, but with six inches to go for a touchdown the whistle blew, ending the game. KANKAKEE 32-HOUPESTUN 6 Hoopeston on their own field has always been a hoodoo to us and this was no exception to the rule. They went through us for gain after gain. Their team was composed of veterans while our line had only one man with any great deal of experience in it. KA NK:1Kl4ZE 1 3--MILFORD 20 Milford has been trying for the last four years to win from us and this year they succeeded but only after a bitter struggle. Our team was off form this game and couldn't seem to get started. They held Milford in the first half, but seemed unable to do anything during the remainder of the game. It was a tough game to lose. KAN KAKEE 20-OTTAXVA 20 Witli Kank leading by a score of 20 to 6 in the first halt it began to look as it we were to win by an overwhelming score, but Ottawa came from behind in last half and aided by several costly fumbles on the part of our back field added two touchdowns to tie the score. Yi 3 ' 'Y 12. 12 - Ninety-tw aukakeearc KANKAKEE 13-HARIYEY 8 With Harvey doped to beat them, Kank proceeded to go out and upset the dope. The game was played on frozen ground. The fine blocking of the Maroon and Blue backfield was the big feature of the game. Harvey started a belated passing attack which threatened to turn the game into a victory for them, but the whistle blew, ending the game with the hall on our sixteen yard line. KA N KAK EIC tv-Al,l'Nl Xl 0 This game was played in mud and water six inches deep. Neither team could get started, and they see-sawed hack and forth with neither one seeming to have the advantage. The Alumni put a total of thirty men onto the field while Kank used thirteen men throughout. Puippo '23 starred for the Alumni while Cook was the hig man for the high school. FOOTBALL RESERVES Before the big game at Streator the seconds were given a chance to perform against the Streator seconds. The game ended in a 0-0 tie. Both teams were evenly matched and it was a great game. Hansen got away for a fifty yard run which ended in a touchdown, but the ball was called back and Kankakee given a penalty. Tihbets. a Freshman half-back, had some ligaments in his shoulder torn which kept him hilt for the season. The Seconds lost their second game to the Manvteno first team lil-tl. Both of the Vlanteno touchdowns were the result ot' flukes and barring these the team pl tyed them even the remainder of the game Kank had one chance to score but failed to make the necessary yards The Manteno aggregation greatly outweighed htnlt s 'md had all the breaks ot the game The Pontiac seconds beat the K H Q seconds 12 0 in one of the muddiest games in our history The mud was ankle deep and the ball instead of bouncing vshen it hit the ground would stick in the mud The Pontiac team had mud tleats and this helped them a, great deal in their march dovsn the field Kank The 11st game of the season found our old friends the Qtreator seconds over here tor a game It too vsas a scoreless tie but Kankakee shown as the stronger team Oni backs tore some beautiful runs after catchinf' punts When Kank got near the owl line they seemed to lack the necessary punch to put it over 4 t ,Lf fought hard, but could not seem to stop their line smashes. - l . , , . V . I , . . Q I- n ,,...... xiue-ty-three ,Z I Name Cook ,A,,A,,. Cooley .,,... J. Bereolos Devine ...... Scott Doman .... Craft ,....... Ridgeway E. Seborg Meister ,i,, R. Seborg Jansen ...... Clifford .... Lambert .. Rickards ,, Schierholz N. Bereolos Name Abney t,,,.. Anderson lJeSoI11i ,,,, Gebhardt .. Hanson .,., Judy ,..... Johnson .... Landry .. Phelps ...... Saltzgiver Schult .... Stafford ..., Sterr .,,,.. Swinney .. Tibbetts .. be 1927 FOOTBALL STATISTICS FIRST TEAM Years Left Age Height XVI-ight I'0Sili0Il 0 19 ft. 9172 in. 186 Fullback 0 18 ft. 1015 in. 150 Quarterback 1 18 ft. 9 in. 160 Halfback 0 19 ft. 10 in. 150 Halfback 0 20 ft. 185 Tackle 3 18 ft. 8 in. 144 End 1 17 ft. 150 Guard 2 16 ft. 11 in. 165 End Q 18 ft. 815, in.Y Y, 13011, ,K K ,,,Glard 1 19 ft. 11 in. 133 Guard 0 19 ft. 915 in. 150 Fullback 1 17 ft. 174 Tackle 1 18 ft. 9 in. 150 Center 1 19 ft. 8 in. 141 Halfback 2 15 ft. 9 in. 145 Halfback 3 16 ft. 8 in. 170 Tackle 3 16 ft. 514 in. 172 Tackle RESERVES Years Left, Age Height Wright Position 3 15 ft. 5 in. 110 Halfback 1 17 ft. 10 in. 165 Fullback 0 17 ft. 6 in. 118 End 0 18 ft. 11 in. 155 Tackle 1 17 ft. 9 in. 140 Fullback 2 15 ft. 8 in. 149 Guard 2 17 ft. 9 in. 141 Halfback 0 19 ft. 148 Center 0 17 ft. 10 in. 132 Guard 0 17 ft. 5 in. 120 Quarterback 1 16 ft. 9 in. 118 Halfback 0 17 ft. 148 End 3 15 ft. 10 in. 128 Tackle 1 17 ft. 9 in. 125 End 3 16 ft. 9 in. 130 Halfback 3 15 ft. 9 in. 160 Guard 0 18 ft. 10 in. 163 Tackle 1 18 ft. 10 in. 174 Tackle 41'-QUT Q7 e X3- ,, I I ' T 'QT 4-5, in nv -f Nine-ty ion Name Becker ,,,. Cooley .,,. Darner ,A.. Hertz A,,,,, Lambert Morine ,A,. Rickards Scott ...... Name Ilereolos, 'I' Bereolos, N. Cook ,,.,,, Doman Kranz .... Meister ., Name Anderson Beardsley Beckers ,. Craft .,.... Darner .... Denton ,I Hanson ,, Saltzgiver Vandagrift VViI1ian1s Zielke ,.,. ankakeealt BASKETBALL STATISTICS Years Left Age Lf-ft A ge FIRST TEAM 18 5 18 5 18 5 19 6 19 5 17 5 15 5 20 6 SECONDS 1 5 5 15 5 18 6 15 5 15 5 18 6 LIGHTWEIGHTS Left A ge 17 5 17 5 17 5 17 6 16 5 15 5 16 5 17 5 15 5 15 5 15 5 Height ft. 11 in. ft 1015 in. ft. 105 in. ft. ft. S in. ft. 11 in. ft. 9 in. ft. Height, ft. 5 in. ft. 5 in. ft. ft. 9 in. ft. 10 in. ft. H1-ight ft. 1 0 in. ft. 8 in. ft. 9 in. ft. ft. 8 in. ft. 7 in. ft. 8 in. ft. 5 in. ft. 6 in. ft. 10 in. ft. 7 in. Position Guard Center Forward Center Forward Forward Guard Guard Position Guard Guard Center Forward Forward Guard Position Guard Forward Forward Center Forward Forward Guard Guard Guard Center Forward l 2 ,A I ,S be 1927 BASKETBALL RESERVES I 'l'op Row: Coavh Hammerlund, L. Becfkers, . A lerson J Clafi Q KN1117 B 1 'Q YVillian1 S, Mgr. Chit . Znd Row: E. Vandergrift, K. Darner, F. Saltzgive , H D nton O Zleklke H Beards ley, E. Hansen. Q' SECOND TEAM SCORES 1 Kankakee ' 7 Donovan Kankakee 18 Reddick Kankakee 4 Bradley Kankakee 12 Watseka Kankakee 3 Cornell Kankakee 16 Donovan Kankakee 23 Reddick LIGHTWEIGHTS SCORES Kankakee 7 Harvey Kankakee 12 Bloom Kankakee 8 Harvey Kankakee 2 Bloom ,V- , f , - --nu -1- .l-- i GRIKGIXGQGK BASKETBALL SQUAD 'lop Row: Coach Hanimerlunml, A. Domain, H. Meislt-ix ll. Voolt. l Xloime Bereolos, Mgr. Chittum. 2nd Row: S. Rivkards. H. Becker, E. Scott, T. Cooley. li. ll:-1'tL lt Duzex C. Lambert. BASKETBALL SCORES Kankakee 18 Danville 2 ti Kankakee 14 Cissna Park 12 Kankakee 20 Alumni 11 Kankakee 13 University Hi. 31 Kankakee 15 Fairbury 19 Kankakee 8 Harvey 15 Kankakee 13 Canton 20 Kankakee 9 Streator 23 Kankakee 14 Flora 1 li Kankakee 12 Bloom 28 Kankakee 5 Danville 30 Kankakee 23 Streator 32 Kankakee 13 Champaign 24 Kankakee 20 Harvey 2 5 Kankakee 25 Bloom 28 Kankakee 11 Vlfatseka 16 Kankakee 11 Cornell 14 ..... A . -i ' t 'iinety-neven be 19 7 TOM COOLEY Tom, an all-district man for two years, certainly lived up to his former record. Being the only man back from last year, he was the mainstay of the team. He was our fastest man and the surest shot on the floor. Kankakee High loses its greatest all-around athlete and sportsman, when Tom graduates. BURT HERTZ Hertz reported in February and made good from the start. He has a dead eye for the basket and vies with Tom 'tor high point-honors. Burton WIH play the center position only one semester next year, because of February gradua- tion. RALPH DARNER Darner made the first team center posi- tion at the beginning of the season, but was later shifted to forward. When he was hot, nothing could stop him. He had a wonderful eye for the basket. Coach Hammerlund had a hard time filling his place, when he graduated in February. HAROLD BECKER Becker was out for the team last year. but this year was his first real attempt. After being bothered with an infected leg until Christmas, he came through and played regular guard until he graduated in February. He played a stellar game all season, but his best game was played at Canton, where he kept our team in the running until the final gun. RED SCOTT Red is our big, fighting guard who made the all district team this year. Red played the whole season, and im- proved in every game. He was a tower on defense. We'll have a hard time fill- ing his place next year. I l Ninety-eight ankalxeecm ROY MORINE Morine came out for the team this year and made a regular forward berth after February. He could always be counted on for two or three baskets. He played a wonderful game in the tourna- ment and deserves much credit: Roy will be a mighty good man for next year. STIRING RICKARDS Rickards is a Sophomore this year, but a Freshman in basketball, and just as Freshman can make the Honor Roll, so did he make the team. He plays run- ning guard. Stirling is the starting cog in our offense and a good man on de- fense. He can also be counted on for some points. He will be a useful man in the next two seasons. ' 'FROG LAMBERT Lambert, who is the smallest man on the team. was probably our scrappiest player. He is fast and can shoot from any angle. He starred and was high point man in the Flora game. Frog comes back next year for one semester. TED BEREOLOS Ted only played in two regular games this year, but wait until next year. He will be bigger and have more experience then. Ted has two more seasons. HANK HAMMERLUND Mr. Hammerlund is our field and floor boss, who conducted us through this sea- son and taught the boys how to win a District Tournament Shield. l QL!! , I ,.,.4-- 7, la, ,, gggrr Y V X Q li ev f 'L Z be 1927 BASKETBALL SUMMARY Soon after the end of the football season, Coach Hammerlund called out the basketball candidates. About fifty men reported most of whom were Freshmen. Our Coach drilled the team hard for three weeks in preparation for the first game, December third. DANYILLE 26-KAXKAKICIC I8 Our team journeyed down to Danville and met a veteran team. Danville was too lucky with their shots in the last half for our boys. Bill Devine acted as captain in this game. UISSNA PARK 12-IRANKAKEE 14 Kankakee took revenge on Cissna Park, who defeated us last spring' in the District Tournament. Our boys showed a much better brand of basketball in this game, and so they came out on top. Just before this game we lost two letter men and two substitutes. The reorganized team was as follows: Cooley, Lambert, Darner, Scott and T. Bereolos. Cooley was the only letter man on the squad. ALUMNI ll-KANKAKIGE 20 In this game the team showed up well against the cream of the former stars of K. H. S. Our fast teamwork was too much for the grads. lticskards, a Soph, played his first game in the running guard position. l'NIVlCRSl'l'Y HIGH :Rl-IiANKAlil1li+1 I3 This game was played at the Pontiac tournament during the Christmas holi- days. Gur newly made team was just not good enough for the University lligh boys. The game was rather slow. F.-XIRIBYRY ISD-RANK.-Klilfllfl 15 Our team looked like a sure winner in this game of the consolation tournament at Pontiac. But while leading at the half 12 to 8, Dame Fortune turned her back on ns to let Fairbury win. H A R V NY 1 5-KA X K A KE IC 8 The team went to Harvey with high hopes, but received their second defeat of the season. The game was played on a floor much larger than the armory. This tired the boys considerably, so they lacked pep to win. Becker, returning after illness, played at guard. FA N TON 20--KA N KA K lfl lfl l 3 Our team went to Canton and were defeated again after a close and bitter fight. The ten hour journey to Canton by rail tired the team considerably. Our defense was remarkable in this game, Canton being held to one short shot, - 11 Une hundred -1 arakakeecm S'l'RF1A'I'OR 231-KANKAKEE 9 Streator certainly got even with us for all our past misdemeanors by giving us this walloping. The play of both teams was rather ragged. but our boys could not score. Cooley led our offense hy scoring 8 points. The team seemed to he in a slump in this game. 'FLORA 16-KA N li A K ICE I 4 Our Maroon and Blue machine vame out of the slump and played one of the most. thrilling games of the season. This fart took the edge off the defeat. Lead- ing at the half 10 to 22, Flora. gradually overvame the lead. First one team was l 1 ahead then the other. but finally Flora sank the winning basket and won one of the best games every played in the armory. X DAXYILLE :Stl-IQANICAICI-IIC 5 l XVhile Danville was improving. Kankakee was losing six players tfour letter- menb sintre our first game with them. This explains our crushing defeat. Danville gave a wonderful exhihition of long shots, 50'Z, of the shots being made from the middle of the floor. l ' t'H.-UIPAIGX 24-KANICAKEIG I3 Our riyals avenged their defeat of last, year. The team ss-eniefl improved and worked hotter together. Hertz led the svorinfr with four baskets. S'l'lU+IA'l'0R 32-li.tNliAKl4Zl'l 23 Our team changed its offense in this game and it surely brought results. We led them Sl to S at the half. In the set-ond half Streator's star forward. Dixon. played the part of the impossible to heat us. He scored 21 points. Hertz and t'ooley handled the points for Kank. the former scoring 13 points. HARVEY 25-KANKAKHE 2.0 VVe played the first game in our new high school gymnasium with Harvey. The team was greatly improved after a week's' praetiee in the gym. We led the first half 115 to fl. but in the final moments of the game Harvey forged ahead and won. Every one was satisfied. though. with the team's showing. BLOOM 28-KANKAKICE 25 This was our seeond meeting with Bloom, and by the looks of the previous score. we were doped to lose. VVe fooled them a little, however. The game started out fast and furiously with Kankakee leading. 16 to 15. at the half. The last. half was vertainly a thriller and a hard one to lose for us. hut someone had to lose. Morine. a new forward, played a wonderful game. T W l . .7 l PAL' l A A -L ' 'TS I ' 'if ' f Z! l LL Wino hundred one ' be 1927 WATSEKA 16-KANKAKIAI1: ll l Watseka. came up here with half their town to defeat us, which they did. Our playing was very ragged, probably due to staleness. This was the first time we have been defeated by Watseka on our own floor in many years. The slogan after this game was, Beat Watseka in the tournament. I CORNELL 14-KANKAKEE ll Corne1l's team of six-footers came up here with quite a reputation, having de- feated some of the best teams in Illinois. The game was fast and close through- out. The excellent guarding of both teams was the feature. VVith but a few more minutes to play Cornell was ahead one point. All that was needed was a basket, but Cornell got the basket. Lwnsidering -the-fwins sand- his-season, one would sayghat iipntasutot .. Y , , -KW 1 success. VVe suffered many reverses by losing six men from the regular squad, which easily explains our defeats. True lovers of good sportsmanship and loyal followers of the Maroon and Blue overlooked these defeats and boosted the team more than ever. This support helped the team and coach a great deal, as was shown by the spirit of the team in the District Tournament. BASKETBALL RESERVES The basketball reserves were divided into two squads, the Seconds and the Lightweights. Either of these two teams usually played an eyeopener with the opposing school's Seconds, although they did play five scheduled games. Their season was unsuccessful from the won and lost standpoint. but the experience the boys received was invaluable. 41-2- Q Y 75? J it -' . Z, 1. Y ,. One hundred two 4.4 A+ , ankakeearc DISTRICT TOURNAMENT Our dreams have come true at last. VVe have won our own District Tourna- ment after four years of trying. In the first game we wcn from Manteno 35 to 12 in a rather slow contest. The next game was with Bradley, who had the idea that they were going to beat us. NVhen they found out they couldn't. they didn't want to play anymore. We won, 23 to 9. We took the next game from Donovan 26 to 16, using our subs half the game. Saturday night with a packed armory we met Milford in the finals, the same Milford that beat VVat.seka and Danville. Our boys had a determination to win a tournament which could not be denied. VVe led all the first half, our team playing the best. Second half the game was nip and tuck, but finally Hertz sank the win- ning basket and Cooley Came through with two more to put the game on ice. The score was 28 to 22. Our team and Coach deserve all the credit bestowed upon them. Cooley and Scott won places on the first all-district team and Hertz placed on the second team FIRST TEAM SECOND TEAM Lucht tFl - - Milford 01H1I1SCd0I1 tFl - - Donovan Cooley QFJ Kankakee XVillian1son CFD Milford Thornburg QC? Watseka Hertz tCJ - Kankakee Leconte tGJ Gilman Miller KGB Milford Scott fGj - Kankakee Lalleau tGJ Donovan St. Anne 124 Ashkum Ashkum 13 l' Grant Park 17 Grant Park 32: ul k Chebixnse 8x7 Gram In Milford VV:1tseka 144 - Gilman 20vlG11mMl HAH d 24 1 I UI' Milford FOI - 4 Momence 121 M1'f0'd J L , P Kankakee goggfvalz' '. Donovan l l e ic y llrluovau 16 Stockland 13, , . Herscher 10x Stmkldnd Kankakee K kzk 3' f Mlllmgnse ze 1 , i Kankakee 26 Bradley 581 . g. 1 - 7 Sheldon 211 Bmdley l,2T.T,Y-ITL 581' Imum J .qi - ,arf - v ' Y 'T ,mul l l 1 EL ' One hundred three be 1921 THE SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT NORTON 29-KANKAKEE 22 After winning our District Tournament we drew Morton High of Cicero for our first gaiuv. They later distinguished themselves by winning the National title. The game was played before a crowd of 7,000. Our team jumped in the lead in the first two minutes, 4 to 0, through the effortspf llertz who was fouled. Then Cooley sank two baskets while Cicero was making two free throws, making the score 8 to 2 at the end of the quarter. Kan- kakee gradually drew away from them by playing a strong offensive game, and the half ended with the Maroon and Blue in the lead 16 to 6. In the third quarter our team played a strong defensive game, which Morton could not seem to pene- trate, and the quarter ended Kankakee 20, Morton 11. The fourth quarter began with Kankakeonfeeling agfit, Hreiif victory. Thefirst zthreenntinutes of the quarter passed without much scoring, but in the last five minutes Morton got hot and sank one after another. They made 14 points in five minutes to win, 29 to 22. It might be mentioned that this is the first time in the history of our school that we ever have gone to a Set-tional. Our team and Coach Hammerlund cannot be praised too highly for giving the National Champions such a scare. ILLINOIS WESLEYAN TOURNAMENT MELVIN 3 5-KANKAKEE 29 Because we won our District tournament we received an invitation from Illi- nois Wesleyan to attend their basketball tournament. We drew Melvin for our first grime, Our boys seemed tired from the ride down to Bloomington. In the first half they just t'ouldn't make the points. the half ending 24-11 in Melvin's favor. In the last half Kankakee came back and began to show some real basketball, especi- ally in the last quarter when they were within three points of their opponents. The game was very exciting and close in the last quarter, but Melvin had the necessary luck to win, 35 to 29. -if 'A Y Tr -2 - Une hundred four ankalxeearc TRACK May 7 - - Open May 14 - - District at Yvatseka May 21 - - - State at Urbana May 28 South Suburban League at Bloom Coach Hammerlund expects to have a well rounded track team by May 14 at which time the District meet is to be held at NVatseka. There will be ten or twelve men entered. The following weekq we expect two or three to be eligible to go to the State. To be eligible a member of our team must place either first or second in the events at Watseka On May 28th the first competition of the South Suburban League will be held at Bloom Township High School at Chicago Heights. Mr. Hammerlund will have about fifteen men available for this meet. The most likely candidates are Burton Hertz, William Devine and Tom Cooley in the high jumpg Devine, Vining, VVertz and Rickards in the weight eventsg 118861111 and Kranz in the sprints. Bob Sterr seems the best in the low hurdles, while Hertz may be used in the high hurdles. Cooley may be developed into a broad- season was unsuccessful from the won and lost standpoint, but the experience indoors. STATE ANNUAL GOLF MEET . The State High School golf meet which is held at Urbana Country Club during the week of the interscholastic meet will be held on the 20th and 21st of May. This year's field looks very strong as it will have the first three place winners of 1926. Brown, who is only a Junior at Champaign High School this year, was the winner last year, while Tom Cooley, of Kankakee, and Fred Lyons, of Pontiac, who placed second and third respectively, will be in the ranks when the finals are played this year. Kankakee High School will have two entrants this year in Kenneth Darner, who is only a Sophomore, and Tom Cooley. who is competing in his last year. Both have had plenty of practice and are anxiously awaiting the day to start. V A I 15- ' 1 . K -Ju-f ' A I i i ' Une hundred five W, .- -. . 4 - - be 1927- This cup was presented in 1923 by the K Club, an organization made up of former K men. The trophy is awarded each spring by the club, to the best all around athlete and sportsman. The name of tl1e winner is engraved on the cup, and the winner may keep the cup for one year. The following have been the winners of this honor: 1923-Joseph Taylor 1924-Maurice R. Cryer 1925-Francis T. Cooley 1926-Duane Kuntz K 192T- ....,.................... . 4 .., ' -Y -, ' ': Y 4 One hundred six Y ?AY -4 features ,. anliakeearc PRIZE WINNERS The following three compositions were written during the past year by mem- bers of the Senior class. The first, Wherein Lies the Greatness of the Consti- tution, by Elinor Longtin, won second place in the state contest held by the G. A. R. The second, Abraham Lincoln by Dorothea Coleman, won the Lincoln Medal presented by the Elgin Vvatch Company. The third, an oration on The Constitution, by Frank Mindel, won the District contest and second place in the State. UWHEREIN LIES THE GREATNESS OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES The Constitution of the United States defines itself as the supreme law of the land. The protection of civic and personal liberty is an Anglo-Saxon heritage. Its beginnings go back to the days of the Curia Regis of Norman-Saxon England. in turn. followed by the Magna Charta, Bill of Rights, and Habeas Corpus Act: It is the political genius and traditions of these people, which inspired the makers of the Constitution. The document is therefore akin to the former ones in prin- ciples, but varies almost entirely in details, so that its success was immediate, since there was no great revolution of ideals, institutions, and traditions, as in previous times. A written constitution is not a living, growing organism. The question is, How is a doctrine made almost two centuries ago. able to successfully govern a country with so many changing needs? XVithin the answer lies an explanation of the greatness of the Constitution. The Constitution, in precise statements of rights and powers, is a judicious mix- ture of definiteness in principles, and elasticity in details, with two alternative plans of amendment. It is therefore a changing organism, which is influencing, without being restraining by principles, and traditions of the past. The principles of the Constitution are but manifestations of the higher laws. They assert the verities of liberty and justice, and find expression in the Bill of Rights-the sovereign rights of individual liberty, which under no circumstances can be taken away: and likewise, in the forbidding of certain powers, such as passing laws of Bills of Attainder, Ex-Post Facto, broader definitions of treason, deprivation of life, liberty, and property, without due process of law, and un- necessary seizure of private property by the government. These rights of mankind have been known by all ages-they belong to the past, present, and future. It is true, they have been formally compiled by the dead, who, although they may have no greater wisdom, do have a greater collateral experience, which should be appreciated by the people of the present age VVhi1e the principles of the Constitution are rigid, the details are flexible There is nothing, except the Bill of Rights, and the forbidden powers, which can fluslv 2 - be 1927 not be cliangod by a sovereign citizen, if he goes about it the right way. It has developed. expanded, and moderated by usage, and judicial interpretation, and formally clizinged by amendment. ln all cases, its tribunal has been strong enough to act as an impartial arbiter, because the people have invested this department with Mjudicial supremacy. Yet, it, in turn, is checked by the power of national legislation, and the strength of administrative rulings. These theories of checks and balances are not formally stated in the Constitution, but they have been derived, and devised, because of its elasticity. In this manner, the Constitution has been able to meet the ever-accelerating changes of a progressive people. The result of the Constitution is a firm belief in its wisdom and justice. By the same conservative self-restraint, that controlled the farmers, the succeeding generations have adhered to its principals, and constitutional limitations. It has proved a safet government, well able to maintain order, and a balanced adjust- ment of authority. We, the living, owe the dead a solemn debt to transmit this neritage to omgpnsterlty. , if Y K in , V Y .. A By ELINOR LONGTIN. gf if rf-4 One hundred eight ankakeearc ABRAHAM LINCOLN Just as the Revolutionary War produced Washington4so every great crisis in history has produced a leader. It was inevitable! The great crisis of the Civil War brought forth Abraham Lincoln! Unconsciously, perhaps, he had been preparing for this huge task from earliest childhood. Young Abraham did not have to go to school. No, he selected his own texts, and was his own teacher. Life was his school. At night he did his sums with a piece of charcoal upon a wooden shovel. Reading while he plowed, he recited to his horses and to Mother Nature. It is remarkable that so little an experienced youth chose the books he did. The Bible was his model, Aesops' Fables his book of proverbs. He chose two of the greatest men that ever lived to be his heroesffieorge VVashington and Benjamin Franklin. For his guide to life, he selected The Pilgrim's Progress. His everyday life was filled with hardships and disappointments. Although New Salem reckoned him a failure he was ever ready to lend a hand to others. whether it was cutting wood for a widow, or sitting through the night with a sick friend. His clean-living, and his kindness earned for him the name, Honest Abe. The people of New Salem never suspected that the gangling, homely man amidst them might have thoughts and dreams that were not of their world. Little did they think that Honest Abe would be the man to guide the Ship of State safely to port from a rough, storming sea of civil war. Nor had the thought entered into their heads that Abraham Lincoln would be the one to free the suffering black people of the South. But Abraham Lincoln did those things. Moreover, he gave his life for tne sake of the nation he had carried securely through the storm. A nation that had just gained its feet when the voice of God called Abraham Lincoln home. And so, to the home he had left to take the helm, Abraham Lincoln came back, immortal in death, to rest in the prairies that gave him to the nation in its hour of need. Yes, Abraham Lincoln had died, but the spirit of the man who placed his faith in the God ot the people lives. Ry DOROTHEA COLEMAN , l ' I 4 r I is Une hundred nine ,Z ,, be 1927 THE CONSTITUTION The enlightened world has recognized our government as the form of political organization best suited to man's progress and happiness. The Federal Constitution which was formed nearly a century and a half ago established the basic principles of the government under which we live. Our fathers embodied and enshrined in the Constitution the liberty that they and their father had wrested from the tyrant. Into it the liberty for which the minute-men and their neighbors fought, bled, and died at Boston, at Lexington and Concord, and at Bunker Hill. Freedom having been won, the representatives of the people of the thirteen colonies met at Philadelphia to determine a nation's future destiny. Secretly, slowly, deliberately, in a time of chaos and confusion, the brave-meng-:fra-hewen vention wrought out of the weak and vague articles of confederation a colossal work-ethe Constitution. Such great men as George Washington, the father of our country, Benjamin Franklin, the teacher of temperance, and James Madison, the father of the Constitution, brought forth a document which for the first time in the history of governments effectively obliterated tyranny and despotism and guar- anteed liberty to all. Through the Supreme Court, provided for by the Constitution, the people are protected from encroachments upon their liberty. Through the power to vote they may remedy bad administration and through the power to amend they may revise tl1e document itself if their liberty is abused. A further protection of liberty is had by system of checks and balances. The rights of the minority are pro- tected by the provision for a Congress composed of two houses, the Senate, repre- senting the people directly in proportion to population. The natural rights of an individual, the enjoyment of life, property, religion and liberty are made secure through a Bill of Rights. The Constitution, then, founded a government in which the people were made the sovereigns and guardians of their own liberty. For almost a hundred and fifty years they have vigorously and bravely guarded their sacred heritage. In the Civil War, brother fought brother, and father fought son to save the Constitution, to preserve the Union, and to free the slave. In a hideous struggle so recent as to still be fresh in our memory the American people united with the rest of humanity to lay low a sinister power which threatened not only our liberty, but the liberty of all humanity. The sacrifices made by the American people for the preservation of liberty have not been in vain. Our country has grown from thirteen quarrelsome states into a mighty united nation of forty-eight states, extending from the Cold North to the Warm South, sweeping from the waters of the Atlantic to the Pacific, a land of peace and prosperity. Besides this, through the numerous public educational institutions fostered by our form of government the masses have acquired much knowledge. if fa- is 144 W One hundred ten t ankakeecm Sciences and invention have taken gigantic strides. With so fair a past what may the prospect for the future be? The Constitution guarantees liberty without licenseg liberty tempered by self- restraint. It provides for a government that is the people's government, that exercises its authority as the result of the expression of their will, and that is maintained for their benefit. Much is given to us by the Constitution and much is expected of us. Observance of the law is the one of the most sacred obligations demanded of everyone. Without the law-the Constitution, there would be no protection of property, no security of the person, no justice, no libertyg without the Constitution the very foundation of civilization would crumble. The waning interest in and respect for the Constitution which seems to be prevalent today must be replaced by an alert and courageous attitude on our part. W'e must erase from our minds the words of those who seek to teach the need of a Constitution. If those who scoff at what is dear to all Americans would study the history of our country and comprehend the sacred symbolism of the Constitu- tion, they would see that it is the greatest document in the world and that it is still fulfilling its mission of protecting American liberty at home and abroad. Today a mighty fleet with well armed men has been sent to China to protect American lives, property, and liberty against the dangers of the incensed insur- gents. ln chaotic Nicaragua, today, a mighty fleet and army are protecting Amer- ican lives, property, and liberty. At home the Supreme Court has recently de- clared unconstitutional a law which withheld the liberty of voting from certain individuals on account of race. Only by practicing our rights and fulfilling our obligations, by obeying and holding the Constitution inviolate against all evils may we enjoy the blessings of liberty in the fullest measure and maintain high hopes for the future. If we do our part this country shall continue to teem with commerce and industry, to enlighten its people and humanityg and we shall hand down to posterity this noble land with its lofty mountains and verdant prairies, its blue lakes and rolling plains. We shall bequeath, unimpaired to posterity, the charter of our liberty, the Constitution, won by sacrifices of our fathers, preserved by their brave sons, and given to us to perpetuate. Let us fulfill our sacred trust with malice toward none and charity for all and the American people shall forever sing the praises of this land of liberty made so by the Constitution. By FRANK MINDEL ,I f Uiie hundred eleven be 1927 SENIOR WILL NVe, the class of 1927, of the Kankakee High School, being of sound mind. at this writing, do agree with the following, such as our ancestors have done before, so shall we and our descendents do hereafter: make a last will and testi- mony in favor of our beloved brothers and sisters of said high school. Let it be said, that no one person or any group of persons shall not contest the will, let it also be said to those within hearing distance, whether it be left ear or right, that the aforesaid shall be sworn eye and ear witnesses to reading of said will. Realizing the importance of said will, we have considered and reconsidered until we have arrived at a final conclusion, which in our minds is satisfactory to all concerned. Befitting the solemn occasion we ask that all remain as quiet as possible so as to enable the reader of said will be translate the meaning and wishes of said class in said will. To the School in general, we bequeath our wonderful secrets of stick-to-it- iveness, knowing that this is a wonderful factor in school activities. To our beloved sponsors and the faculty we leave our memory, indeed a sweet gift. To a group of picked associates we leave, as reads, the following items: I, Stanley Freborg, do will and bequeath my ability to get in and out of trouble, to Jackie Jericho. I, Vera Baker, do will and bequeath to Clement Lambert my chewing gum hidden under the fountain on the main floor. 1. Carolyn Bally, do will and bequeath to Dorothy Massey my sport sweater. I, Roy Barber, do will and bequeath to Jack Burke my interest in Toots Clopper. 1, Harold Becker, do will and bequeath to Clarence Kranz my knickers. I, George Bereolos, do will and bequeath to George Steen my foundation for Greek. 1, Ruth Birr, do will and bequeath to Richard Corrick my old hair net. I, Charles Blatt, do will and bequeath my height and manly power to Bertram Sells. I, Esther Brady, do will and bequeath to Annie Echt my titian hair. I, Edgar Bray, do will and bequeath to Jimmy Campbell my bow-legs. I Paul Burkhalter, do will and bequeath my good looks to Claude Kelly. I. Dorothy Burrill, do will and bequeath my slimness to Buffie Burrell. I, George Butler, do will and bequeath my ability as a basketball player and crap shooter to Red Scott. I, Albert Buza, do will and bequeath to Howard Denton my good looks. I, Conrad Coash, do will and bequeath to Ted Wiechers my bright answers to dark questions. I, Genevieve Costello, do will and bequeath to Isabelle Andereck my wonderful slimness. I, Cela Castle, do will and bequeath to Wanda Osienglowski my old pencils. VVe, Tom Cooley and Clara Gerard, do will and bequeath to Jewett and Seedy our ability to correspond during school hours. I, Harry Cook, do will and bequeath to Delmar Dellibac my shape as a human Phoenix. VVe, Ralph Darner and Helen Dickerson. do will and bequeath to Carolyn Swannell our secrets of blind love. I, June Davis, do will and bequeath to Melba Adelman my seat in the old school. I, Ruth Ehrich, do will and bequeath to Ella Whittemore my watchful eye over VVillard Butz. I, Lawrence Faber, do will and bequeath to Duane Judy my bag of jaw breakers. We, Mignonne Fortiei' and Leona Flickinger, do will and bequeath to Dyer our patent dancing sketch. -W ZZ Une hundred twelve arakakeecm I, Walter Gallagher, do will and bequeath to Clyde Costello my old fountain pen. We, Florence Gerretse, Hilda Hanson and Marie Herrmann, do will and be- queath to Maude Kibbons our wonderful dispositions. NVe, Herbert Jannusch and Leonard Jarvis, do will and bequeath our methods in evading flappers to Stirling Richards. I, Helen Johnson, do will and bequeath to Boots Mills my view of the river every night. I, Ruth Johnston, do will and bequeath to John Bereolos my Swedish vocabu- lary. I, Velma Judy, do will and bequeath to Dorothy Dyer my seat in someone else's car. I, Emma Kjeldson, do will and bequeath to Russel Robbins my farm imple- ments. He should be cultivated. I, Herbert Kremer, do will and bequeath to anyone my success as a job hunter, hoping they find as few as I did. VVe, Leo and Richard Landry, do will and bequeath our musical notes to Law- rence Cook and Fat Christiansen. I, Roland Kuhn, do will and bequeath my ability to say I don't know to Forrest Goepper. We, Frances Lee and Verla Littlewood, do will and bequeath to Alice Nance our knowledge of wild things. I, Manuel Lewis, do will and bequeath to Bill Devine my set of false teeth. I, Elinor Longtin, do will and bequeath to some little freshman my wonderful speaking ability, especially to boys. I, Victor Lauridson, do will and bequeath to Virginia. Barclay my old galoshes so she will keep her feet clean from the Black Bottom. YVe, Geneva Malone and Marguerite Marth do will and bequeath to Harold Pontious our beautiful hair. We, the Martin sisters, Lulu, Mabel and Vivian, do will and bequeath to Betty Wheeler our diet and reducing exercises. I, Gladys Milling, do will and bequeath to Sis Heil my old gray hose I had in the old school. I, Frank Mindel, do will and bequeath to Dorothy Irwin my glasses, which are not to be worn when not in use. 1, Donovan McClain, do will and bequeath to John Stafford my hot book on travel. ' We, Franklin Orwig and Joe Puippo, do will and bequeath to Alex Flax our N coat of sunburn, for the summer's use. I, Arthur Phelps, do will and bequeath to Jack Wolfe my old blue sweater to be worn at classes only. NVe, Kenneth Philps and Clifford Rasmussen, do will and bequeath to John ' Bereolos our handsome smiles. A I, Hortense Pendleton, do will and bequeath to Irene Clopper my ride at the fair every year. We, Mildred Plant and Edith Richmond, do will and bequeath to Bernice Devine our boy bobs. We, Vera Roat and Anita Roat, do will and bequeath to the Copping sisters our brotherly love. i I, Maxine Roski, do will and bequeath to Dean Johnson my swell slippers. I, Fred Robbins, do will and bequeath to Donald Hartquest my interests in plump girls. I, Ruby Salzman, do will and bequeath to Geneva Bailey my old suspenders. I, Elwin Savage, do will and bequeath to Wilfred Conn my nice belt as I now - have a pair that fit. F I, Viola Schilling, do will and bequeath to Hilda Steen my golden smile. I, Viola Schlenz, do will and bequeath to Helen Lambert my big A's in , I everything. I, Ruth Schneiderjon, do will and bequeath to Betty Wheeler my athletic form. I A,iL?! 5 ,, ,Q - 1 --1' Y A ,Y .. 1,1 Une hundred thirteen l 4 be 1927 I, Ernest Seborg, do will and bequeath to Frank Saltzgiver my interest in a certain freshman girl. I, Wilber Seibert, do will and bequeath to Leslie Croxen my sax so he can peddle fish. I, Emily Shparago, do will and bequeath to Freddie Stith my fiddle. I, Kenneth Smith, do will and bequeath to Stanley Fitch my book on Silence, I, Minnie Spiers, do will and bequeath to Frances Davison my little doll buggy. I, Olive Stokes, do will and bequeath to the English Classes my perfect mastery of the English language. I, Earl Taylor, do will and bequeath to Dink Fenouille my red and yellow freckles. I, Mable Tallman, do will and bequeath to Caroline Swannell my suspence through the day for an outside boy. I, Mae Tiefke, do will and bequeath to Ruth Kukuck my suspence through the day for an outside boy. I, ElVera Thorson, do will and bequeath to Dorothy Worrell my fond mem- ories of that which has gone before. I, Mardell Thrasher, do will and bequeath to Katherine 0'Connor my old hair- ins. p I, Marcie Vandergrift, do will and bequeath to Ella Ward my gym suit. I, Jessie Vandervort, do will and bequeath to Leslie Swinney my wooden foot. 'We, Opell Vincent and Helen Wasser, do will and bequeath to Maxine Beck- helm our very babyish ways. I, Clifford Vining, do will and bequeath my wonderful physique to Tootie Saw er. ly, Irene Werkau, do will and bequeath to James Michaels my glass eye for playing marbles. I, Howard Wertz, do will and bequeath to Alvin Tanner my dancing form. We, Marjorie Willman and Ellen Wherley, do will and bequeath to Agnes Collier our ways of catching the shieks. I, 'Lester White, do will and bequeath to Forrest Goepper my Ford runabout, and also a can of paint. I, Lorraine Wilson, do will and bequeath to Leona Wilson my tennis shoes and that ain't all. I, Charlotte Worrell, do will and bequeath to someone as cute as I, my mag- nificent face preparations. I, Elsie Yandell, do will and bequeath to Charlotte Portnoy my parasol to keep from browning. This is the final and last will and testament of the Class of 1927, drawn up and put under seal this 6th day of May, the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and twenty-seven. QSEALJ CLASS OF 1927 Y tn, Jig i' V Y . flue hundred fourteen ankakeearc SENIOR PROPI-IECY After my four years of college and twenty-five years of married life, I decided to take a trip with my two sons, Hector and Bonaparte. I was proud to go with Bonaparte because he was a Professor in Bugology. The day before we sailed he and I were invited by Professor Lerce to a luncheon at the Caterpilar Club, for the benefit of the 'Bugology fund. The Professor's wife was presented to me and she looked so familiar that I was sure I had seen her before. Then he called her Marcie, and in a minute I knew it was Marcie Vandagrift. She had changed somewhat in appearance. She told me a surprise was in store for me, and I admit it was a surprise when a small man came in and played an accompaniment for a tall, lanky woman who sang Little Grey Home in the West so perfectly that it made tears come to my eyes. Albert Buza and Vera Roat were the contracted entertainers of the Bugology Club. The next day we sailed for Europe. Our trip over was supremefthe water and weather being wonderful. A few days before we landed I met Mrs. Vanderbilt. She was pouting because Mrs. Cosmus, her companion didn't come. I didn't envy Mrs. Cosmus any for I have never met a more impatient and disagreeable woman. Pretty soon down the deck came a sweet looking woman, hurrying as if she had to make a train. Oh! My dear Mrs. Vanderbilt. did I keep you waiting? You poor sweet thing. I was detained. I'm sorry, can't I get you something? sobbed Mrs. Cosmus. I looked up, and seeing Jessie Vandervort, lost my voice. We visited the rest of the morning, and I found that Anita Roat and Ruby Salzman had married twins who were the renowned inventors of the camera telephone. VVe parted when we arrived in London. After resting a day I was ready to start sight-seeing. The first place Bonaparte dragged me to was a museum. As I was looking around I saw Miggie Marth back in a work room stuffing birds. I told the guide I knew the lady, so he called her. At that Miggie came out with a half stuffed robin in her hand. She was delighted to see me, and we planned a luncheon date. Of all the news I heard, Miggie was surely as newsy as ever. She told me how she accidently met Josephine Lee. They had such a good time together. Joe told her that Genevieve Costello, Cela Castle, June Davis, Marie Herrmann. Mardelle Thrasher, Helen Wasser were teachers in Gallagher's Business College. Herbert Kremer was president, Ellen Wherley head of finance, and Elsie Yandell dean of girls. The next place we went was to the large library. The head librarian dashed up to me and said, Don't you know me? I'm Ruth Johnson! VVell, you could have knocked me over with a feather. We exchanged newsy bits. She told me that Emma Kjeldson had a Delicatessen Shop in Dublin and that Velma was taking in sewing to support her family. After two weeks in London we engaged passage to fly to Paris. Having arrived at the place, we waited, strapped to the seats, for the pilot. I asked the mechanic, who I later discovered was Edgar Bray, where the pilot was and he said, Oh! she'll be here any minute, she's always late! After waiting twenty minutes, a fat woman dressed in overalls, arrived. Who should it be but Marjorie Willman, making her living by piloting machines across daily? Not knowing whether or not it was safe to go with her, I asked, but was assured that she was wonderful. I was never so thankful as when the plane landed for it was constantly dipping up and down. I then spoke to her and congratulated her on her courage At our hotel in Paris we found Viola Shilling as the telephone girl. She told Il' -L-I ' I .41-1-4 1 Une hundred fifteen be 1927 us of a new branch of K. H. S. in Paris under the direction of Elinor Longtin. Viola was really most competent in her position. VVhen we motored, on Thursday morning, out to the school, Elinor was im- mensely glad to see us. She showed us all over the school. The familiar fumes of Hydrogen Sulphide were strong as we opened the class-room door. There stood Charlotte VVorrell as the chemistry teacher. Charlotte and I talked for a long time, she told me that no long ago she had gotten a letter from Lorraine Wilson saying that Vera Baker, Carolyn Bally, and Ruth Schneiderjon were members of the famous Wild Cat basketball team. Earl Taylor was their coach. Harold Becker was posing for Arrow Collars in Troy, New York, that Roy Barber has taken over the barber business, Ruth Birr is a steno for Wrigley Bros., and that Mignonne had finally succeeded in archery and pierced her target tDonovanJ. We then met Verla who was floor mother, the poor child was still wearing widow's weeds for Charles Blatt. Verla told us that George Bereolos was now Professor of French, and that Helen Dickerson has left the choir and is now starring at Friars Inn as a cabaret dancer, and George Butler is still sleeping and taking French. I was really very pleased to hear that so many of my class mates had undertaken such serious things in life. However, there were many other things that now attracted my attention and made me quite upset for a time. Hector, my other son, who was just the opposite of Bonaparte, was the type of person who enjoyed the gayer and more frivolous things of life, During our stay at Paris he had became greatly infatuated with a famous woman, Madame Octave. I first made her acquaintance one night at a theatre. She was a tall, slender woman, with black hair, and quite a Pariesienne air about her. After talking with her a, few minutes, I discovered she was my old classmate, Babe Johnson. Not long after, she and Hector were married and now I have her for a daughter-in-law. The last night of our stay in Paris was spent at the theatre. One of the best dances was a Spanish dance done by two women-Hilda Hansen and Viola Schlenz. In an instant I recognized the names, although I must confess that the owner oi the names did not look familiar to me on the stage. They were really beautiful dancers, and I was proud to be able to tell my sons that they were old classmates of mine. As we were leaving I met a famous Countess who was none other than Hortense. I admit that my days in Paris were filled with many surprises. The next day we left for Rome. Bonaparte thinking it would be very inter- esting. We visited one of the Roman Forums, the guide that took us through was an American. My, how good it seemed to see some one who could speak our language. He asked us where we were from, we told him. We were surprised to learn it was none other than Franklin Orwig, VVe exchanged newsy bits and he invited us to dinner that night and said his wife would surely be happy to see us. We arrived in due time for dinner and whom do you think he marriedi? You'll never guess! ElVera Thorson. She told us that just that day she had received a letter from her chum, May Teifke, saying that while taking training in Hang Ky Hospital in China, that she saw Emily Shparago, Ernest Seborg, Mable Tallman, and Olive Stokes. They are missionaries in darkest China. While we were eating the phone rang. The Chief of Police called saying there were some Americans there and they couldn't understand them and Franklin should hurry up there. He was gone about two hours. All of a sudden we heard a crowd of people laugh- ing and talking very loud outside the door. We opened it and found Franklin had brought those Americans down to see us. And who do you suppose it was? Mr. and Mrs. .Elza Rabideau tnee Edith Richmondb and Mr. and Mrs. Leo Landry tnee Geneva Malonel. They were arrested in some cafe while they were dancing the Black Bottom. They told us they had a double wedding April 1 and were on their honeymoon. We learned that Art Phelps was now Editor-in-Chief of the Police Gazette. And Roland Kuhn and Frank Minde1's names were very prom- C ,nun- f?-- L-: gen. i Une hundred sixteen ankakeearc inent in it at all times. Mildred Plant and Conrad Coash were going to be mar- ried July 4. lVe departed at a late hour feeling very happy. The next day we left for romantic Venice and who should be the first person we saw but Leona Flickinger, she was dancing in Herbert Jannusch's fancy dancing school. Just that morning she saw Kenneth Philps and Gladys Milling walking down the street, but didn't have a chance to speak to them. While strolling along one of the streets we passed an Old Folks home, sitting in front we saw Walter Gallagher, Opell Vincent, Esther Brady, Richard Landry and Cela Castle, poor things. The next day we took a trip through the Alps, one of the queerest things we saw was a hermit and his little hut. And to our great surprise we recognized Manuel Lewis who was running a bootleggers establishment for a little change. After traveling through Switzerland, China, Turkey-eat least I think those are the names of the countries-we at last arrived in Egypt. Bonaparte immediately dragged me to the Curio Shop to buy some relics that came from King Tut's Tomb. After the woman had waited upon us and sold us some wedgewood China, she suddenly asked: Did you ever hear of Kankakee High School in Illinois, U. S. A.? Why y-y-yes, I managed to answer. Then she told me her name and said she used to go to K. H. S. Instantly I recognized Clara Gerard. She told me Tom had taken up the ministry and doing his reform work very religiously, and she was collecting relics and china. After talking with her I found out that Maxine Roski was now designing gowns for the Maxine Shoppe in Paris, that the Martins and Robbins still flocked together, and Dorothy Burrill and Edwin Savage were happily married and living in Africa. After having talked with her nearly all morning, I left, greatly overcome by the fact that even in distant lands one would find old friends. From there we sailed for home. After two days at sea I met Cliff Rasmunson who told me Irene and Victor were married and running a meat market in Clifton, and Kenneth Smith was supplying meat from his Bourbonnais ranch. He said when he was in Cuba he saw by the paper that the noted divorcee Ralph Darner died ol' whooping cough as a result of exposure Stan Freborg was last seen riding madly toward Africa on his pet flying fish and Harry Cook was swallowed by a whale and deposited at the foot of the Statue of Liberty At last we arrived in America How good it seemed to be home and now I could get a good hair cut' 'lhereupon I went to the nearest beauty parlor in New York The man who cut my hair looked so familiar to me that I asked what his name w as How aid Wertz was the answer I gasped Don t you recognize me I asked He looked at me more closely and then recognized me How good it seemed to see one another He told me how he started this beauty parlor in New York after he had discovered how talented he was in barbering I told him I had met so many of our school chums during my travels and that I had no trouble as the custom house because of our Senior President of 97 Cliff Vining Cliff invited me to dine with him that night We exchanged newsy bits and I learned that Paul Burkhalter was the second Billy Sunday He told me that he heard Wilbur Selbert and Leonard Jarvis were breaking bronchos in New Mexico Phat night we took the train for home The three of us felt that it had been quite a successful trip Bonaparte having visited all the museums and having seen all his bugs Hector having happily married and I having seen most all of my old classmates who during all these years since our separating had entered upon all walks of life to which they were suited and in which they were happy RUTH L EHRILH Al! l - 1 , v 1 . . . A . g Y . v i V ' V . . . . v ,, - , U U , - H , . . , . Y 'J Y ' v . . . , , 1 . V . . . I 1 I on 1 I 7 L I 1 ' Y . x 7 .h ,' . . ,.-4-- Hne hundred seventeen I be 1927 CALENDAR SEPTEMBER General awakening. Some do. Some don't. Over-whelming mass of the usual type of verdant. docile but husky infants. The Faculty commences the usual line. They are really convincing, at times. At last. We have found our Civics teacher's weak- ness. He dislikes cosmetics. tSee Maxine Roski.l This seems more natural. Sleep all day. Out all night. Caught up on sleep after day of rest. General Assembly. Paper staff amuses themselves in tossing puns. We have a football team. VVe have a diminutive cheerleader. Donlt crowd, girls. Removals from class. Oh, Pedro how could you? Scoville gives Assembly, Something is wrong! Two assemblies in one week. VVho is the boy who wears the purple sweater with an H on it? Vacations few and far between. Wefre anxious for Saturday to come. Big game. Assembly. No excitement. Explosions in Chemistry drowned out by screams. They're just learned to throw pennies and roll mar- bles. How cute. Big pep parade. Hooray for our side! Beat Pontiac here 13-0. Cuss and discuss the game. We all forgot to do our lessons, teacher. Howja like the game? Music club. Dates enjoyed by alli'?j Howard Diehl had a heavy date with Evelyn Kram- erl' -so I hear. The courtship continues. Notes fly thick and fast. The Revelation. OCTOBER Going to the game? Pep meeting. Played Dwight at Dwight. Beat them 2-0. Mud en- joyed by all. We all took baths on Sunday. Stayed home and cleaned mud all day. Two dozen banana peelings found scattered in the hall on the main floor. tGood bananas, though.l No casualties reported. Boots, who threw that ba- nana peeling clear across the lockers? Senior assembly. The Three Canaries perform with the aid of Stan, and a wastebasket. Peanuts has a new crush. She is a Junior. Oh, Gin. icl l ldv .. V v. 0 ax all f i ts, nt 1' f 5 sf fx? ' 'Y N . f :,iy,J.T:y 7 n 1-4f Qy 3 . M O 'Sk .4 Q fl ge,-fr-Y .. J ff 1' 1 ! 4 z X J X Szf ,-I0- cac- Cru, ee A SEM 14 E V fb is PT W ii W Q7 i it if , 'WF ,ENN e xv -7 fn 4-is 3 N. Q Q' Stpf-E7 QF .Q - 1- Y One hundred eighteen I 1 e 4251 ff! 11 o CT- 2-' .ce V ggfatlllf cfs-B 0 - I f HINK L, Bas O Li' , , Z.. 6 OCT-3 ' O C7'-ll- 5 I fi 6 I if '.' f r 7 N 3' W RJ N! ' f Efllg 0 CT- 6 ' al GOT-5' A 5 - , -T. QQ H 1 K 1 t l x.A f,, fr Q WL? .: - 5, : 'V , -, V 'Q KE 30' OCT- 5- QLT-13 1 a . 4 ankakeearc More crushes, why Willard Butz! Streator let us play on their field to the tune of 9-0 in their favor. First game lost. Stan Freborg and Stewart McIntosh are in the movies. Some Sheiks!! Old Chris landed 434 years ago. Mr. Allison subs for somebody. Mr. James J. Jeffries commands us to play the game fair. Second assembly this week. Two girls squelched. Marcie Vandagrift and her lunch are sent to the of- fice. Next time she will go 50-50 with Mr. Fariss. More toy-balloons. Bananas busts a balloon. Beep Ehrich is blamed. Miss Willman seemed peeved. Hoopeston beat us 32-6. Hooks and Harriet Nickerson have a private party on the bus ride home from a church party. Oh, those lights. Blue Monday. Juniors give us a real assembly. Hope to see more of that orchestra. The Juniors are a little too con- ceited. Too many bricks and bouquets. Basketball practice has started. Many flock to try- outs. Ho, hum! Life seems dull. Wonder who had dates last nite? It seems to be a popular idea to go to the library evenings. Of course we have work to do. Lots of boys and-girls go there. No game. Nothing to do. Think up things to do over week-end. Harry mysteriously loses a necessary article. Cold day, too. Whee! Marge is in town! Watch Lawrence! Look out Milford. Milford 19, Kank 13. Too bad Cookie. Hallowe'en. Poor Louis MacDonald ate half a bar of soap. NOVEMBER Small attendance at school. Seniors re-upholster their mugs to have their pic tures taken. Gilbert Pahnke, a Freshman, charmingly entertained the 6th hour assembly by exhibiting his New ways to fall. No damage done, just a loss of paint Honor roll posted. The question of the day: Where's my name? Beat Ottawa! Aw, heck! NVell, they didn't beat us. 20-20 Where is Emmet before school, between periods, and after school? Ten guesses. Please turn in answers to Spankafleean Headquarters to receive reward Rain fdrip, dripl rain fdrip, dripj rain iplus 13 Gosh! Look at the galoshes. First crop of ear-muffs came today. Armistice day program. We all face east at eleven One hundred nineteen Y 4 be 1927 All set for Watseka! fSet kinda deep though be- cause it's awfully muddy.J Darn the mud! No victory! Game called. Seconds lost at Pontiac 12-0. I slip, I slide, I gloom, l smear? Ask Eldie how much gas is a gallon. Monday. Washday. Did you hear that close harmony from the sewing room 3rd and 4th periods? Too close. Whee! Vacation coming. We all like teacher's con- ferences. There should be more in the future to strive, create, maintain and ...,....,,.,.....,,,,.,.,....,,,,,,,,,.,.... ahem! Yes. Dean, Art, Rusty, and Babe play 500 all the way to Press Conference. They report that Mr. and Mrs. MacIntosh are about it down there. Kank played a bang up game against Harvey. 13-8 on the Electric Park pavement. Br-r-r-r! We trot the alumni out for a mud bath. Charity de- mands that the score be 0-0, Better speech week starts. No one recites. fllspec- ially in Miss VViehl's classes.J Tags appear. Better Speech Assembly. Much comment. DECEMBER Helen Dickerson entertained the 7th hour English. Basketball season opened. Beat Reddick 20-11, Someone's hands were not where they belonged when they removed the glass from the door of the Psysics Lab. Pronounciation class fthird hour civicsj a complete failure. Ile will say Illinoise. Danville beats us 26-18. Everyone enjoyed the Prep Club. Mr. Bohmker spoke to us. Did you see all the little boys and girls go to the Y. NV. for the Party? Everyone will admit that Ruth Schneiderjon is the champion charlestoner. Junior Party at Y. M. C. A. All of our little Juniors arrived home at the proper hour. Vacation starts. We are able to sleep until January 2 without disturbance. Most of us slep Oh, yes, we all good, some bad. Walker Sawyer, resolve to be six JANUARY off the effects of New Year's Eve. made a lot of Resolutions. Some We hope to keep some. Claude Kelly, and Jimmy McCann feet tall. No Good Resolution As- sembly? VVhat is the matter? A Freshman walked through the lower hall uttering the fatal words, Exams! Exams! Clt wouldn't be a bad plan if some Seniors would utter the same.D Exams and how? Please apply to Hershel, Roy, Or the janitor for lost galoshes. C3 pm I l -ti? M ocT-Il'- Cop -490 x. 1 fs K saiiaa :e:::gg x ocv -lo :Mae +'+l v I R is X 2 1. .1 VY . N x i Q 0 W av- 9 . y .13 iff. ' lil'l nun Jf' -' nun! Nllll' - X 9 1 6 I W y 4 W I if , fy? I il- zk Y 3- - One hundred T-Q twenty ankalxeearc A 19 Exams. A game with Streator. They win, but it 0 was a fast game. Q 0 ' 20 Exams were over this noon. 21 XVeak, but determined we scan our grade cards. Some Q did. Some did not, 'WWW 22 Flora beats us in a fast game. ' 24 DelVIolay banquet and dance. Get me a tall one, Art. Get that curly haired one for me, etc. X 25 What was the name of yours? Yes, we all got eyypg I home all right. v17UJ7'g,f 26 Letters from Onarga. Who is your man, Harriet? f iff!!! i 27 lli-Y Carnival. Duane Judy. Harry Ridgeway, Tubby f 1 Ziegle and Pedro Kranz are the belles tbellsb of the evening. Sussie Hipplehouser easily wins the popu- larity contest. , 23 Fire in the Assembly. Warren and Claire bravely - fight the flames. f NOV 30 29 Danville beat us. 31 VVe hear about the Junior Play. 'Sv- . - -, 1 -W fi E tt.. 51:0 FEBRUARY J , 1 Staff assembly. Annual Campaign starts. Sale is wan getting hot. DQC Q- 3 Streator beats us again. DEC-ZA 4 Haigison Tech game cancelled. Annual 'sale is going ' ,4 gO0 . 6, l 7 Mr. Fariss has a new bow tie on and how? ix ' S Miss VViehl changed her hoarding place today. We hope she can entertain Mr. Jenkins in this woman'S parlor. Senior Assembly. I ' . 9 I am sure something has happened between Miss l l Erskin and Mr. Fariss. Today he classed women with - negroes. Horrors! AAFW fi 10 A little crab is an awful think to kick about, but ' lx. never mind, Jewett. they will call you back. tMr. --jx Jenkins can't play Loyalty.J X' 1 V 11 VVho was invited to May's dinner party? VVell, never 4 '-5 mind, we were all welcome to see Champaign beat 7 Kankakee. i fix gf ,', 14 May and Cliff have made up. It won't be long now. fl 15 Junior Assembly. 2' 3 7 J 16 Vigilantesl l ! N' X A 18 Play the first game in our 11ew gym. Big pep . '7 x IV meeting at noon. It is a good thing we are going -53, 5 Lf into a firmer constructed school. Claire can set this jj one into spontaneous vibrations. 'W' 19 Played llloom. Got beat. JMINH, 21 No wonder Helen got run out of Cicero class, every- 4, one was nervous. Mrs. Anderson has twins. That ' , means two pairs of shoes, Andy. An assembly this 5 ,, afternoon. Junior Play. Si 4 ' 5-v 22 No school. VVashington's birthday. fig' 24 Everyone is talking about the new high school. Had V an assembly this afternoon. Mr. Allison gave us our instructions. Remember, Marcie, no gum. ff f Y v f 1 '- A ' , Ono hundred twentybone 25 28 7 8 9 '10 11 12 14 16 17 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 - be 1927 Last day In our dear old high school. No seventh period. to March 7. Grand checker game. It's our move from the old high to the new high. MARCH Farewell assembly held i11 the Old School. Many old grads there to speak and weep. Jackie fell down, and it hurt him. All had a very wet time. No parade. VVe're here, I guess. You can't tell the Freshies from the Seniors. VVe're all green. Roller skates appear. The Tournament begins. Grr! XVatseka is beaten. Everyone enjoyed the game. More Tournament. No sleep. Aha, we beat Man- teno and Bradley after much ado about nothing. Scores 35-12 and 23-9. Whit, our venerable cheer- leader, is forced to perform, Battled with Milford in a fast game and won 28-22. We celebrate by visiting Bradley. We are met by huge hunks of real terra firma plus rocks, Celebration at school. VVe have a real assembly in the gym. Ham speeches amid hurrahs. They might have been stuck in the mud, but never- theless, Marcie, Whit, Epnie, you will have all day tomorrow to prepare for Joliet. Everyone goes to Joliet only to see our boys beaten by the Sterling Morton High of Cicero, 29-22, in a heartbreaking game. Mr. Fariss and Whitney have a misunderstanding. Tuesday, but no assembly. VVhat'? A fire drill! Bell rang by mistake. Basketball banquet for the boys at Bobbitt's. Ah! Spring is here, tra-la. CSO sayeth the Calendar, but not the weather mano Commercial Club party. Had a nice time and the punch bowl didn't break. Basketball boys journey to Bloomington where they lose a close game to Melvin 35-29. French Club after school. Two members of our faculty started for a ride, but ended by spending the night in the hospital. Geneva looks worried. He hath not returned. Ah! Geneva and Red are once more united. Both are happy. Big Assembly, W. R. C. presented the school with five flags. Basketball banquet at Country Club. VVho had that etiquette book? What is this we hear about our Editor-in-chief being sick? It's too bad, Art, but don't give up. Juniors begin the Annual struggle for rings and pins. Miss Willman leads the assault! y, JM'-23+ f ' .V , xl 0 ng ,Zi ii? I if A ,A XX . qw f 4 ,L JRNQS Y M U' mis ka fy! fu V5 ll are r E W . yea si! Y' P 'S 211.52 p ,Q H t J aa . JN, 442 Q, 1. 9 l e i 3 K 'L . , . FEB'2 uinnlllllnu M Ill! Illlllwl-Q ill lm! WIHJI uuiuuii-.nu llllllillmllllli 1l'l!llllNllJ'l Iii., . ian gy rr'lL..mmn 'O N I ra an u .I- tkr lin One hundred twenty two APRN- 3 Oouch! - - - Oh, them exam! 4 'TTLQ M-513: Q ff ,Q 9 mn APR ul.-If .-sfw-gs Mcrhaa II Y KIHBEAQ4 , lj 9 62017 1 '12 5 fake 5' . '35 -al- i 'Z ankakeealt APRIL Everyone feels fine today. Open house-we demon- strate and explain the whys, wheres and Whats Miss Whemhoff was out of sorts today, Bill, or she 11 12 13 wouldn't have sent you out of the 7th Assembly for cracking your gum. 4 Track team starts practice. Limbex' up! Ham directs the circus. 5 Did you hear this? Mac has the chicken pox. They say he is a perfect picture of Mr. Mitchell. 6 No school. Teachers institute. T ls Claire .Iansen's face dirty? S Art came back for a few minutes today. Glad to see you, Art. where were you the 7th period? New things for our cafeteria came today. All of our old friends are back from College. Lil It's whiskers that Claire is trying to grow. Why was it I saw Kibbons, Hertz, and Devine walk- ing out of school today? Oh! They were on an er- rand for Mr. Allison. No school. Good Friday. How glad everyone was to get back after our little vacation. Juniors had meeting to elect new business manager. Rah for Weichers! Had a Senior meeting, but got no where as per usual. Of course, Mr. Fariss could direct the Play, but he won't. Dickey, where did you go 6th period? Had a Senior meeting and for once accomplished a little. A sigh of relief, the orations are over. Miss Tull had tryouts for Senior Play. Hi-Y election. Dorothea is our next president. More tryouts for the Senior Play Senior meeting. Mr. Allison gave us some splendid advise. Who, did you say, was shocked in Physics today? The whole class. 29 My! of all the odd names going MAY on the diplomas 2 Something big is again moving about the halls. Oh that's Buffy. She is back again 14 District track meet at Watseka go to VVatseka? ! ! didn't realize the ability We had 28 Track meet at Chicago Heights j UNE Everyone likes to in our school before 2 Junior-Senior Banquet and Dance. All the Seniors will agree that we were treated royally Graduation. After four years of bluffing we finally convinced our teachers we were clever enough to get our diplomas. L i One hundred twenty-three 27 Senior Play. Oh, those actors and actresses. We J I l T t' 'Z Gl'bc 1927 , 'L' 3': l , ankalxeearc Tl-IE SPANKAFLEEAN The World's Greatest Nonsense Paper if-1-I . f I Q ras' .pgIfv1g1Q 3331 I KANKAKEE. ILLIINOIS, JULY 4, 1927 IEffggm5UR 131011 NO' 4, VOL, .689 OUR CONSUL TO BRADLEY IS INSULTED DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BROKEN! Bradley, March 11, 1927.-lBy Asso- ciated Expressl-Things are in a pretty pickle now. Outrages are happening thick and fast. It is unsafe for Kanka- kee High School tourists to travel in afflicted parts. President Vining's appointee to the K.K.K. Consul at Bradley, Mr. Whitney Claire Jansen, was forcibly taken from his yacht and made to lead their foreign national anthems and battle crys! This is an outrage! The president has signed off all the diplomatic relations that he can think of. The relations between these two domains have always been strained, but now they are busted. Reports have been received that many prominent society folks were the object of much mud slinging. They were insult- ed but made a honorable retreat. It is 'Qii4i iIi+IHAE+iR if 'Tl' COMMITS SUICIDE! Another student suicide! What is the world coming to? Pretty little Susie Hipplehauser, winner of the recent beauty contest held here, has joined the other suicidal morons. ' She was found in Miss Reeves' office tomorrow morning. Her face and body was all red where she had beaten her- self to death with a lip-stick. She left a note to Miss Reeves saying as follows: My Dearest Miss Reeves: I am kilt becaws you only gave ten Sth periods when I deserved a white slip and a bonus of 25 Sth periods, when you knew l just adored that nice young man home-room teacher. VVell, I hafta die so l'll sign off. Solong Susie. The writer of this dum article, being interested in suicide, interviewed a young psychology teacher at the High School. The young man did not wish his name believed that MF- and MTS- GOQDDQT, Miss divulged, so here is what he said: Helen Johnson, Mr. Pedro Kranz, and Suicide is alrite. I believe in it. lt MF. and MTS. VHHd6I'V0I't were 211110118 is healthy for some people and not so for them- They are Very DI'0II1i!1911t here at others. It is a benefit in away. It gets Sing Sing. rid of some non-students, flappers, and If Mr. Jansen wishes to prefer charges mgrgngy 21150 the Sick Clove Sickyj' against our neighbor to the North, he VVe hope that this will grow up to be IH11Sf Prefer them b6f0I'6 the 79th COD- as strong an institution in our High STGSS, which will COHVSHQ in 1937- War School as the stunted shrubs in Alaska. will probably be declared. Hard times - Wh - are Commg' Y. M. c. A. nnnors OFFICERS ' With an enormous business ahead of A HERO! ,, them for the next few months The Young A great discoverer Men's Crap Ass'n decided to reorganize Was RO Moline on a f1r.mer basis. Next year they will Y ' be handicapped by graduation. The fol- He found some Pork lowing officers were elected: In ms Dork and beans- Chief Crapper-Tubby Weitz .-1.-i--l Assft DittoffClement Lambert , l Right ShakerfHarold Becker W EATHER Left Shaking-Herbert Kremer K. H. S. Vincinity-Calm, almost dead. Score Keeper-Tom Cooley Daugherty's and Vicinity-Windy. f Big Crabber--Willard Butz HOUIGQHOL X Cheese It-Ollie Johnson One hundred twenty-five Q 4 be 1927 upfliiiapnspifltirggljiuicnfaixippp- THE WORLD'S Gm1A'rE's-T NONSENSE PAPER SPANKAFLEEAN STAFF Editor-in-Chief - - - Wynn Jammerton Bigstuff Assistant Dizzy One Scandal Scraper - Chief Catticist Cub Reporter Sox Reporter Janitor - Bossy - - Overseer - - PLATFORM NVe are for: 1. Using roller skates in hallways with danger signals at corners. 2. Elevators at end of halls. 3. Ponies and answer books for every class. 4. Free lunch between periods. 5. Fridays and Mondays off. G. Assignments twice a week. Published by a bunch of hams. Entered as class 1927 mail by act of City Council in 1930. POLITICAL MOVEDIENTS There has been some startling party shifting lately which have caused a great deal of talk in political circles. The women voters have completely, disected themselves and are flaunting the banner, Women's Rites. The outlook is poor, but Dog Catcher, L. Cook, thinks he will be re-elected, be- cause of the party descension in the wom- en's ranks. The present alderman of the 13th Ward, Miss Tiefke, is a bolting candidate with many supporters. The regular G. A. R. political boss, Marcia Bernhardt Vandagrift, is having her trou- bles to hold her gang together. She is now doubtful whether or not to announce her candidacy. Her followers are doubt- ful too on account of her stand on the League and the way she drives her car. Big boss, Cook, thinks that the sooner gets his candidates in the limelite the they'll get picked to pieces. The is as follows: .Lawrence K. Cook Man ..............,........... Warren Shult Sweeper ............... ........ E . Hanson House Keeper ...................... S. Fitch .Ted Bereolos Slogan ......,..... 1091, off for cash yourself to be a perfect citizen of Hill, and turn out to vote. - - A. Stringer - - Carolyn Bally Mable 1-3 Martin - Conny Coash Harry Ethelbert Cook Claude Kelly Tyres - R. T. Phelps - Monsieur Robbins OBITUARY C. D. Fariss, popular and well liked instructor in Kankakee High School, pass- ed away early today from a complication of causes due to dilated ego. A post- mortem, performed by Doctor Duck, re- vealed a seriously perverted sense of hu- mor, which superinduced his untimely end by allowing him to take himself seriously. Funeral services will be held Friday morning, and will be attended by the social science classes in a body. Charles Darwin Fariss was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, in November, 1899, and spent his formative years in the Hooiser state. He was graduated from the University of Kansas with the class of 1920 with high honors. After a post- graduate course in normal training, he began his brief career as a teacher. He has held faculty positions in schools in all parts of the middle west, including Indiana. It was while teaching in Day- ton, Tennessee, that he formed a close and lifelong friendship with a kindred spirit, John Tomas Scopes. Mr. Fariss came to Kankakee in 1926, and quickly became known among the students for his modest neckwear and retiring disposition. Insofar as was ever known, he had but one vice, a suppressed desire to become an actor. , Although the end came suddenly, it was not a great shock to his many friends and associates, who were aware of the fatal enlargement of the ego, and fore- told his death some time before the actual demise. Friendly, sympathetic, courteous, Mr. Fariss had the whole-hearted admiration and respect of his pupils, and his loss is sincerely mourned by all who had the good fortune to come into contact with him. Les Trois Framboises. One hundred twenty-six ankalxeearc Tl-lE SPANKAFLEEAN - THE YVORLD'S GREATEST NONSENSE PAPER CORIS CLAKE COLUMN Dear Miss Clake: I am in love with an infant in Kan- kakee. Mamma wants to take me to Europe, but I don't want to go because he hasn't enough money to go along. What shall I do? INEZ. Dear Inez: My advise is to run along with your Mamma and forget the infant. If you can not forget him then remember that as it took him six years to get through II. S. in another six he may be earning some money. MISS CLAKE. Dear Miss Clake: I've had one heck of a time with wom- en. One girlg with whom I went four years, wrapped me around her finger and then she went and wrapped another guy around me. I've had a lot of them do that. VVhat shall I do? QSignedJ Curious Cliff. Dear C. C.: My advice is to first jump in the lake. My opinion of you then is that you're all wet. Yours, C. Clake. Dear Miss Clake: I'm desperate. I don't know what to do. I love a youth in High School. Oh, he has the prettiest curly hair. Can't you tell me how to win him? Caroline S. Dear C. S.: You've got it bad, I'll say, but don't give up. Devine as he is, he deigns to look upon mortals. Yours, Miss Clake. Dear Miss Clake: I met a handsome Sophomore in the middle of the year. He is a wonderful athlete. and a marvelous basketball play- er. He is sort of bashful and shy. I have his picture, but don't know how to I l I l I NEXYS OF FIFTEEN YEARS AGO The High School had a serious fire. Considerable damage was done. Work is being slowed up, so the kids won't have to go to school next fall. Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Martin are the proud parents of a third baby girl. It is predicted she will be called Mabel. Little Ralph Darner, three year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Darner, strayed to the police station, but Officer O'Toole brought him home. C. D. Farriss, Jr., the four year old sun of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Farriss, re- ceived a silver medal for knowing his bible verse every Sunday for three weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Burrill are proud of their tiny sixteen year old daughter, Elizabeth, who captured snakes from a passing road. Miss Whemhoff was in a circus. POETRY Oh, Whitney Claire! He's always there With flashing words, To convince those birds. His famous gestures, Enforce l1is conjectures But poor Claire's emphasis Is worse than the best of us By a Rlmer -1 SHORT STORY The lights were low' the fire was falling into glowing embers. They were seated on a long sofa before the fire. It was so romantic and cozy there . . . just they two gazed with a gently questioning look at her. She looked at him and sighed Each was wondering . . . which was going after more wood AN OLD STALL I seem to have I'll11 out of gas , . He L. he , ,, , approach him. Could you give me anyi said and muttered to himself Here's suggestion? where I do some fast work. VELMA. The girl's face, small and white Dear Velma: was turned up to his, her eyes glow This field is so crowded at the present I ing dizzily from beneath heavy lids that I can give you little hope. I Her head swam. Her red lips were With heartfelt sympathy, parted, and she sighed faintly. Slowly Coris Clake. he bent over her. He was her dentist - -- I- S QQ? One hundred twenty-seven Y., Q be 1927 ,THE SPANKAFLEEAN WVORLD'S GREATEST NQNSENSE BAPER liRfE9L3lX4NQPl15?i'2? BY OUR WINKUM TEAM NORTH ASSENIBLY SVVEEPSTAKES We have not heard the Sursum Cor- da, nor have we felt the divine afflatus, but write we must, let the outcome be what it may. --Les Trois Framboises. Over the accustomed peace and quiet of the north assembly, a sudden feeling of tension of suppressed emotion, per- vades the air. On every hand, as far as we can see, students are crouched for- ward on the ends of their seats, books in hand, in a manner suggestive of a panth- er, ready to spring on its prey. Their en- tire attitude is suggestive of a whole hearted concentration on some matter of vital importance. At the desk, Miss Wiehl is standing, with pencil poised, taking the roll of stu- dents present. It is upon her that the gaze of almost a score of students is fo- cussed with an earnestness seldom seen in high school students. She seems ob- livious of her surroundings, unperturbed and unabashed by the attention she is receiving. Her only object or purpose is to complete the task before her, and at last she is almost finished. The tension in the room is becoming unbearable, and the nerves of students are ready to snap unless something is done to realize the situation. Then, the uplifted pencil falls, and with a flashing get away that would be a credit to any fire department, a score of students bear down on the desk. Speed is the prime essential, for the laggard must lose everything. In rapid succession, six students cluster around the desk, and receive their library permits, while the also-rans return to their seats, with dark mutterings about the unjustness of the distance handicaps imposed upon them. The fifth period library race is over for the day. M. le Avocat M. le Boulanger BABY PICTURES fSee page 329 Chick and Bob Blatt Mildred Butler i 1 l l 1 BUFFY BURRICIRS CHARGING FEATURES This game of Winkum has just been instituted in our 'High School Athletics although it has been a Standardized out door sport since John L. Sullivan invent- ed the game in 1719. Mr. Allison tho't that the game used to be too rough, but this year the rules were changed, so the school plank adopted it. It sure was a swell game, first one team was ahead and then the other. But for Buffy Burrell's fine charging and blocking, We wouldn't have Won. The winks came so fast and furious at one stage of the game that the referees had to dash buckets of water into their eyes to cool them off. Dink Fenouille was awful hot and led in Kankakee's Scoring with .099 points. The High scorer for Bradley was their bright and shiny right four- flusher, Benito Mousilini, with .088 points. The final Score was Kankakee .35g Bradley .31. Doman, Fetzer, and Merton were referees. Lineup: Kankakee Position D. Fenouille ....... ....,,. R . Four Flusher Sis. Heil ...........,.,. ..,,,,,l.,,,.,,,,,, L , Ditto L. Christiansen l..,... ...,,,c S tanding Still E. Burrell ............ ....... R unning Still B00tS Mills ........... .....,,, H ome Guard Bud Williams .,.,... ,,,,,,l..,,,, N at, Guard Bradley Position B. MOSu1iI1i ....,,...l.............. R. Four Flusher Lita Gray Chaplin ,..,,.,..,,,,,,l,,,,.,,,,, L, Ditto Len Small .................. ....... S tanding Still Ann Rutledge .....,,.. ...,,,, R unning Still George Eliot ..,,....,.....,...,,,,,,,,,, Home Guard Ching Chow ....,.,.,...,................. Nat. Guard H. Nickerson, Substitutes-Kankakee: M. Taron, L. Decrow, A. Dowdy. Bradley: Gloria Swanson, Gen. Man Chew, Wm. Hail Thompson. Points-Kankakee: Fenouille .099, Heil .09, E. Burrel .081, Williams .08. Bradley: Mosulini .088. Small ,081, El- liot .071, Chow .07. Maxine Lanoue and Claire Jansen 11. Salty Bernice Cook 12. Velma Judy Vera Roat 13. Harry Cook una Cook 14. Duane and Velma ard 15. Art Phelps Murray 16. Paul and Max Beckhelm and George Vera, Ella and Ella Whit Butler Marge Willman , 17. Freshmen A-::'fQ,g . , ' -Y V' 'L' .I- BN 1 Une hundred twenty-eight ankalxeearc THE sPANKAFLEEANll- 'rlialjvoninjs G1gaATEs'1jll NONSENSE PAPER SENIOR STATISTICS Most popular boyg girl's opinion-Fred Robbins. Most popular boy: boy's opinion-hinn self. Handsomest boy, girl's opinion-him. Handsomest boy, boy's opinion-dRed Scott. Most popular girlg boy's opinion-Her. Most popular girlg girl's opinion-herself. Prettiest girlg girl's opinion-Ima Koot Kidd. Prettiest girl boy's opinion-her. Smartest girl--Pink Ehrich. Smartest boy-Stan Freborg. Quietest boy-Claude Kelly. Quietest girl-Marcie Vandagrlft. Funniest boy-Walt Gallagher. Funniest girl-Ruby Salzman. Man-hater--Helen Johnson. SOPHS O dear H. S., whe11 you add up your scores, Save a place at the top for the Sopho- moresg Whenever you need us, you've but to command And we're ready for service, a strong, loyal band. On the athletic field, you will find our brave knights, Who have helped win the victory thru many hard fights. While for scholarship-well, if you can't find a Prof. To answer your questions, just call on Woman-hater-Kenny Smith a Soph. Girl with most drag-Helen Dickerson. Boy with most drag-Donovan McClain. D--+,,,,1.,.-- Fastest moving boy-Cliff Vining. Fastest moving glrle-Vivian Martin. THE H. S. FORD Never goes out. nights-Mae Tiefke. Best orator-Lrirraine Wilson. Y. Allison Best lover-Paul Buikhalter. Gash.-v-Y-AN-mm-N--H-,mmmm--Claire Jansen Best eater-Harold Becker. Clutch-nmuul.Hmmm-Vll------I--,Clara Gerard Best singer--Anna Elcht. P. Johnson Dramatist-Frank Mindel. Accelerator--U-mmm ----Miss Wienl Smallest boy-Cliff Rasmussen. Spark Plugs W Smallest girlvlwana Turn- N .... Bernard Hagrerty and Hazel Bossert Tilllest b0Y 'A1b91't Bula- ' Cushions.. ...........,.......... Lester Christenson Tflllest girl-Ima Stump- Steering Gear .........,,.,,.......,.,.,,. Mr, Jenkins Gabbiest girl-Gladys Milling. Tail Light ,-------.--.---------A--.----,-. 1-Redv Scott Gabbiest boy-Franklin Orwig. 1 Horn ,Vw-----.--, --,,-ww-,----.-,--,- D onovan Mcclaln ii,-lx, Exhaust .................,,,,.,........,.. Miss Willman Muffler ...........,.......,.....,.,......,... Mrs. Jansen THE FRESHMEN Regular Tire .......... .......,.. F orrest Goepper The Seniors call us names, Flat fl-ire ----'unn---------A------------,--- Claude Kelly The Juniors call us foolsg Anyway and just the same Bagtery ' t Dorthea Coleman 'We're the foundation of this school. Monkey Wrench -----'-'----4- Clermont Deselm Shock Absorbers ...........,...... Roy and Irene If they tease us anymore, Palm wlfrllrlllllIlllllllllllllllwlluhullllllll Mae Tlefke And kid us in the hall, The bunch of us will all get soreg Spokes .iGree,uJ ' F reshmen And 161 the building fan, Lubrwatlng O11 ..-.........-.--....--.. Velma Judy D. H. l The Rattle ........,..............,.... Dorothy Irwin .L 2 S '- cl B B e .-- f Uno hundred twenty nine I I be 1927 THE SPANKAFLEEAN i VVORLITS GREATEST NONSENSE PAPER CLASSY-F IN E ADS CLA SSY-FINE ADS VVANTED--To buy a good second hand G, M. C. truck for hauling supplies for Iny family. See C. W. Ande1'son. WANTEDfA new second-hand bicycle with two pedals. See Mr. Johnson. VVANTED4A pack of white, signed ex- cuses. See the Ziegle Twins. VVANTED TO KNOW- How Red Scott curls his hair. Why we get pink excuses. VVhere Mr. Anderson buys his shoes. Where Donovan got the chicken pox. Why Frank Saltzgiver and Max Beck- helIn broke up. Who Miss Rutan's man is. Vvhere Mr. Jenkin's cookie duster is. FOR SALE-10,000 shares of Skull Club Stock. Cheap. See L. Cook. LOST-My respect for teachers. Please return to H. Zeigle. LOSTfMy voice. if any one finds DRAYINGI it please return Fm. to Miss Vvlelll. SKIPPERS TO LETfMy frown and for the summer AABSENTEES h 0 I i d ays only. See See Raymond, Young Alison. Goeppef Sf Co' l I 'W ' N ' T ' W f TRY SCO'l'T'S EMULSION I and MALONE'S MASSAGE , For Little 1115 l DANCE! ! Every , , Y, New High , If I Friday f Q School f b Nite Q- V. , Gym ' X . KmPLEY's KOOTIE KICKERS I ORCHESTRA I Buy Your Tickets From P. Johnson and Members of Board LOST+The Seniors, from maternal care of the teachers. fpairs 1 FOR SALEXA bushel of green f pares I I pears I Kathryn and Kenneth, Harry and Mau- rine, Art and Mildred, Kenneth and Myrna, Mac and Mitzi, Roy Hlld Irene, Kathryn and John, Tom and Clara, Lula and Freddy, Ralph and Irma, Cook and Marge, Ralph and Lorraine, E. C. and Delora. TO LET-My abil- fi nf - f ity for playing basketball. See , , UY Ruth Schneider-' ALIAYYS I V 1011- 1 ULLY VO WAT -, Th 9 I 'I.Ac'KBI4:aI:Y W C I' 6 21 S Q Ill llly W trousers for the! summer. See Mr. , f , Hamnierlund. ffff f I A SOWSE YOUR MUG XVITH OUR l DUCO - PAINT W Makes Many 11 Map l l E. NVARD Ka III. TEIFKE, III-opriewrs A READ! l THE SLIMIEST SCANDAL THE MUCKIEST IVIURK THE SOBBIEST SLOIBBER in THE. SPANKAFLEEAN . CUM I CUM AWL , I SENIOR l 3-1-Act F PLAYS - 3-1-Act W at the , l STATE HOSPITAL I For Insane C RIGHT THIS WAYCF 'W I ABSOLUTELY K 'I I FREE gyx Cut Out This ' -' ' I coUPoN dl- ' 57, and -f PRESENT TO XVERTZ Ak CO. For a Free Ride in His Y.,-95L'rQPlPE-99.95E rug 3, f 'f,. Z.: One hundred thirty Qbur Qlitg F , w g ! ' iw ankakeeali -Jr . H lielvmator Once- n Refrigeration 5 for Years 41 AW 0 lfll J W I 4, Mf- l W0 ' E'-ll R U1 l rim, lf-, V1 l 'fu 51 McDougal Domestic Science Kitchen Cabinet Furniture Costs No More Looks Better ls Better Used In All Homes Either New or Old Over 3500 Combfnaiions Convenient Sanitary Useful Completes the kit Of Any Home Endorsed By All Architects and Domestic Science chen r -if ! Authorities :Ulllll ' W t e t. it xx Xiwlifrref- Bohn N A -.always Belief' Seegar lin ' Gurney Purchases may be made on Leonard the budget plan as low as Porcelain Refrigerators 25195, installed wiring extra. w 1 . I Q V In H JE 0 I' ' The Oldest Domestic Electric Refrigeration 3' KELVINATOR-KANKAKEE 305 East Court Street Milf! J 'l a ,...'i .2-'44 ' r lf Oldltht be 1927 Indianapolis Engraving Compan The Indianapolis Engraving Company came into existence about 25 years ago. Its origin was in a small shop with an organization consisting of four persons. Since that time, however, the company has grown and pros- l l pered until now it stands first in size in the state of Indiana and is one of the largest engraving houses in the Middle West. This unusual growth is due primarily to a policy consecrated to the production of the finest type of printing plates and to an intelligent service rendered in a friendly manner. The fine year books which the School Annual Department of the In- dianapolis Engraving Company produce are evidence of the unusual service and cooperation which is given the annual staffs. Let us show you how your school can have a better year book by using our service. INDIANAPOLIS ENC-RAVING COMPANY Indianapolis Wulsin Building Indiana R595 1-453. ' - ' -I' -ug, x., H Yt Y Une hundred thirty-two ankakeearc Illinois Wesleyan Unicversity Illinois Wesleyan, located in an ideal college town, is an excellent moral and religious environment for young men and young women. It is made up of the following schools: School of IVIusic' fLeading to Bachelor of IVIusic Degree, College of Liberal Arts fLeading to A. B. and B. S. Degreesj School of Nursing fLeading to B. S. Degree and Registered ' Nure Diplomal It is a Class-A college of Liberal Arts, preparing fcr greatest post-gradu- ate and professional schools in America, is approved by Association of Q American Universities, and has national membership in the American Asso- ciation of University Women. It has given seventy-seven years of Educa- tional Service. , Among its attractive features are a New Modern Gymnasium, the New W Buck Memorial Library, all kinds of Aalhletics, and reasonable rates. , For free catalogue and other information, address . PRESIDENT WILLIAM DAVIDSON -. ' . . Bloomington, Illinois - ,UAV 1 , 4 s IL 1 L Y-...,4 A -I 3, ndred thirty th ,W 11,1 X ff l ,.. , W ltqii Q . . 1 X NU? be 1927 Bradley 'F arm Implement AWAY BACK in I83Z David Bradley started in business building plows in a small shop lo- cated in Chicago. Those old plows were good ones and the business prospered and grew. Finally more space was necessary and the plant was moved to Bradley, Illinois. The high quality built into the original plows was maintained and the business continued to grow until the Bradley products include a big line of Plows Land Rollers Mowers Harrows Spreaders Rakes Planters Feed Mills Carts Weeders Cultivators Shillers Cider Mills also various kinds of implement parts From the simple little shop V' ' , V WZ: in Chicago, where the first 7 7? i' , Al Bradley plow was made near- Z .:-1' T it - ly a century ago, have grown - f:- Q A - fi' .i ..,.-...W--W- ' -'-' ' I 1 the large, modern Bradley Im- , ,V N- Q55 Q23 hmth- 'H A- .,,j'A Wa: I 'ee-we! jr, -, 4.'7,'U:i'e ',N plement Factories shown here. I,gJ1,,Q ullllll il 1 V sa, ., ,, , .N--.1 1gm:- Q - , A- ' I 'J V 'T They are located in Bradley. , P- ' mg ggggglgfft . . ' X f '-H ., UI Ill., ln the midst of a pros- Q . . 5 ,,, ri? iftf ,jiif 1 -iff.1g,A fNfGiiigff'1g31t1 perous farming region. Mm 45 55,1 - -an-arsbgigg,-I' V -1 L -fri '- rj.: DAVID BRADLEY MANUFACTURING WORKS Bradley, Illinois , .1-ihlig Y kv W , Une hundred thirty-four l I i l s ankakeearc Speicher Brothers The firm of SPEICHER BRoTHERs JEWELERS was established fifteen years ago in the present location. The steadily increasing business has made it necessary, from time to time, to enlarge our quarters. This substantial growth is the result of our reliability and untiring effort to please. We feature an exceptionally fine line of Dia- monds, Watches, Jewelry, Silverware, and maintain a watch and jewelry repair department in charge of com- petent workmen. All these have earned for this store an enviable reputation and the confidence and support of discriminating patrons. 127-133 South Schuyler Avenue -I I 'rgf E -' One hun e be 1927 Gallagher School The Gallagher School was organized in Kankakee in September, I9I3, under the name of Browns Business College, with lVlary lVl. Gallagher as manager. On january l, I9I4, Miss Gallagher purchased the school from the owner, G. W. Brown, who was the founder of the largest system of com- mercial schools in the United States. Miss Gallagher continued to conduct her school under the name of Br0wn's Business College until June l, l925, when the decided growth of the school made it necessary to move into larger quarters. It was then decided that the Gallagher Building, which has since been called Hthe per- fect school home, should be erected, and the name of the school changed to the Gallagher School. The courses of the Gallagher School have always been the best that work, planning, and money could proVid.e for-on a par with the courses of even the greatest business schools of the country. It needed but the environment of this new home to make this school the best place in the upper Mississippi Valley at which to train for better positions. f 'J fulfil- Y rlll P hundred thirty ankakeearc A A -, ,f f 11, - J 1 0 3 15-,El f 1,, f f ',,, ' 5 The Chicago Store Kankakees foremost retail establishment. A store that sells everything good in the way of apparel for women, men and children -- everything in dry goods, footwear, millinery, rugs, draperies, china, glassware, household utilities, garden tools, seeds, shrubbery Cin seasonl and in fact it is a store that endeavors to always have what you want - no matter what. The present corporation was organized in the year l907, taking over the business of the former firm of Sax and Lewis. Modern methods and activities bore fruit to the extent that this great store is now known through- out the State as one of its show places. It is a Kankakee store, wholely and entirely - everyone connected with it being a resident and citizen of the city. Mr. Fred Hefter is the president, Chas. Hefter is treasurer, and B Cast is the secretary of the corporation . E. .ff l Y , ir iw- V Y v YI - ' One hundred thi rty-ses en ' ee- be 1927 Ideal Sweets Company The Ideal Sweets Company, a corporation, until five years ago were 0 erating under the name of Ideal Candy Company and at that time were P merely in the wholesale candy business. The Members of this Firm could visualize the possibilities of the Ice Cream business in Kankakee, and sur- rounding territory, and accordingly in February, l922, formed a corporation, ' ' A cl ntered into purchased their present quarters on North Fifth venue, an e the Ice Cream Manufacturing business, also continuing with their wholesale Confectionery. Today this Firm enjoys a very enviable reputation acquired in so short f f d a time, as their Products are shipped or trucked for a radius o orty an Hfty miles surrounding Kankakee. The officers of this Company are: D. H. Judy, Presidentg D. Profitt, Vice-President, I... K. Fiers, Secretary, A. C. Gousset, Treasurer and Manager ' kvrgi One hundred thirty-eight '-1:1 11' v, ankakeean Kankakee Building and Loan The Kankakee Building and Loan Association was organized in ISS5. For over forty-two years it has assisted the citizens of Kankakee to become owners of homes. lts plan of monthly saving has been appreciated by thousands who have been able to accumulate money through this proven method. The earnings of the association have never been less than five and one-half per cent per annum, compounded semilannually. The association now has attained assets of over four and a quarter million, being one of the largest associations in the State of lllinois. O F F l C E R S E. A. Lecour - - President B. W. Alpiner - Vice-President Albert Schneider - Secretary , Frank 0. Schneider - Ass't Sec'y W. R. Hickox - Treasurer N A. L. Granger - Attorney li D l R E C T O R S A. L. Granger E. A. Lecour ' F. M. Lockwood P. T. Lambert Albert Schneider C. L. Moore E.. L. Longpre Frank O. Schneider , B. W. Alpiner . uf ...Levy , A A if Ze lA' ' -3- J--l 4:-ii Y-ul ' .- -:Z 0 hundred thirty- x L+ be 1927 Hotel Kankakee The new Hotel Kankakee with its I50 modern, well-appointed rooms is a notable addition to Kankakee's hotel facilities, giving to the city the class of accommodations which have been greatly needed for many years. Of impressive architectural design carried out in a pleasing combination of cloister brick and elaborately modeled pulsichrome terra cotta, the build- ing is a beautiful example of modified italian Renaissance, while the orna- mentation and modeling of the interior is very delicate, being more quiet and dignified than striking. The construction is strictly fire-proof throughout. Sleeping rooms are all outside, insuring an abundance of fresh air and sunshine. Comfortably furnished and always kept scrupulously clean, they 'e many of the desirable features of your own home. ffl e . 51... 4, -' rF' f ru One hundred fort ankakeeart 4 ' 1 r Kroeliler Davenport Beds and Living Room Furniture The factories of the Kroehler Manufacturing Company are located at Naperville, Illinois, Kankakee, lllinoisg Binghampton, New York: Dallas, Texas, San Francisco, California, Los Angeles, Californiag Cleveland, Ohio, and Stratford, Ontario, Canada. The Kroehler Plant originated at Naperville, Illinois, in the year lS92. This plant then was a small concern, which today has spread so that it has factories in every part of the United States, and one in Canada. ln l907 enlargement was necessary. As a result a factory at Binghampton, New York, was secured. ln l9l0 the Kroehler Company secured factories at Kankakee-Bradley, Illinois. Today this is the largest factory of the Kroehler system. Other plants were taken over in the following order Stratford, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas, and in last March a plant was started at Cleveland Plants 3 and 4 of the Kroehler Company are situated at Kankakee Illinois. The main factory building, Plant 3, exclusive of office, shipping room, and dry kilns, is 768 ft. long by l00 ft. wide with three floors and basement. Plant 4, immediately adjacent to Plant 3, exclusive of dry kilns, is 640 ft. long by 81 ft. wide with three floors and basement. The latest type of machinery and equipment is used throughout these plants Plants 3 and 4 produce about I6 carloads of living room furniture every day N 4 , I pu r A -- ':- I Y i . - .... ..- ':Z 0 e hundred forty-on be 1927 The Kankakee Daily Republican Is the Paper High School Students Enjoy Reading MOST of the members of the graduating class read The Kankakee Daily Republican during their high school years and are making arrangements to have the paper follow them when they leave school. It is the popular paper of the school body because The Republican keeps abreast of what is doing at the high school, cooperates with the student body in everything they undertake and is always first in reporting high school athletics. The Republican is the only paper in Northeastern Illinois having a leased wire of the Associated Press, which enables it to report first all the big events of the world: it has the largest and highest paid staff of reporters covering the local field: it has exclusive feature articles, pictures and comics not seen in any other newspaper in this territory, all of which make it the popular paper not alone of the high school body but of the great mass of people, 9,000 of whom read it daily. ' 'egg 1 rf'- tmw humlred tor! t p---Kankakeecm I I U Celina Bros. Wishes Kankakee High 5 h I I the Great t f S 9 I F I lA' AN 4 2, 4 L! be 1927 I l Inrernational Harvester ' Compan 4 ln, :Q ,hw ' Q x 1- sv' V l N e l f PNA RCM a small beginning twenty years ago, the demand for International Motor Trucks has grown to unusual proportions. Each year has brought new International owners in ever- increasing numbers, and with them has come the inevitable volume of repeat business that only a worthy product can enjoy. Today, the great factories, devoted exclusively to the manufacture of lnternationals, over a hun- dred Company-owned branch houses, and close to a century of manufacturing experience, all function individually and collectively for one purpose-to provide for lnternational Motor Truck purchasers a high-grade product and the careful servicing of that product as long as it remains in use. ' ' 4'-377 me nf'- Une hundred fnrtyet ankakeearc Plant-Kerger Co. For Sefven Years . N We Hafve Kept Faith Seven years ago this business consisted of three men and an idea. One of the men has passed along - the idea, A Service That Satisfies H is being staunchly upheld by the other two We are proud of our part ln the progress and prosperity of Kankakee We predict for it an even greater future We are pledged to do our utmost to make it come true , 1 . X. -lA. 'Y ' f fi- Z ' Y igr ill -1-QL 4 ll-nu I ff cl ' ' Q-five be 1927 N o The F cur Store This store was established by Nathan Block in the year l894, and has enjoyed a remarkable growth and is now one of the finest department stores in Kankakee. Nathan Block, Sr., established his first store on East avenue in the building now occupied by the Lyric theatre. Later he purchased a building on the site of the present store. Later he added 22 feet to the first pur- chase and later the purchase of another building brought the store space to its present size. With Nathan Block in the business are associated his two sons, Asa and George Block. The founder of the establishment still takes an active part in the business. The head of all the various departments are men and women with ex- perience in buying and selling. Merchandise of the highest quality in up- to-the minute styles can always be found at THE FAIR at unusually low prices. 55 -34 56 3- Hotel Lafayette The l-lotel Lafayette, Kankakee, Illinois, is one of the hotels operated by The Kontos Hotel Company, and managed by Mr. G. A. Bates, is one of the best hotels downstate. A new story was added in l9Z6 and now the Lafayette is ready to re- ceive the public with newly furnished rooms equipped with tub or shower baths, moderate rates for all rooms. 1-7 ug me 1'-, One hundred f t Y ankakeearc Big Little Store SERVICE and QUALITY form the combination which has spelled suc- cess for the Big Little Store. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Tanner started the busi- ness in November, i922 with two people in the little store which occupied half of the room on Court street, a block west of the present location. After a time they moved into another building, where the Federal Bak- ery now stands. When this was sold, they moved to their present quarters, Since then they have doubled their floor space and now have two rooms, just four times what they started with. ln addition to the grocery depart- ment, they have a complete fruit and vegetable store, and the latest addi- tion is the Big Little Meat Market. When it comes to service, the Big Little Store can give the efficiency experts some valuable pointers. The selling force has grown from two peo- ple to eleven. When a customer goes into the store he is waited on promptly. A customer's time is considered valuable. as bf- as -is l68 East Merchant Street The Art Floral Shop has been located in Kankakee at its present site i ' for six years. Mr. L. 'Toots Gagnier, the proprietor, has had twenty years experience in arranging flowers of all kinds for every occasion. , All the flowers sold at this shop are grown by Union Labor. . i l A-4' - - --- A ,fi .Q Q-I wh' V L, -.117 - W -Z e humlrvd forty-seven be 1927 Leonard Metal Works E-Z-Est Wa? Stofve Works KANKAKEE, ILLINOIS This Company, originally located in Chicago Heights, Illinois, purchased in 1914 the Foley Williams Sewing Machine Factory in West Kankakee, and moved to the new location, after having made various alterations in the buildings. This Company has had a phenomenal growth since locating in Kankau kee, and is today one of the foremost manufacturing institutions in this city, with an average daily production which compares most favorably with that of any other stove factory in the United States. During the past eighteen months the factory has been operated night and day, and has provided permanent and congenial work for hundreds of the residents of Kankakee and nearby towns. The items manufactured are gas ranges, oil stoves, oil heaters, gas heat- ers and oil burning chicken hrooders. Each of the items is manufactured from high-grade material, and is provided with many labor saving devices, and all items compare favorably with those manufactured by any other concern. W , I During the past several months a program calling for an addition of new buildings and new automatic equipment, costing more than SI50,000.00, has been specified for this plant, and when these improvements are finished, within the next few years, the output of the factory will be materially increased. QE - Ti. One Immlrvri forty -E' ankakeean A. C. Beardsley 63 Sons Established in l904 at old address 516 N. Schuyler Ave., where they operated until winter of l9l2, when they moved to present address 698 N. Schuyler Ave., in a modern two story brick and concrete building. 'lihis building was the ambition of the senior member of this firm, Mr. A. C. Beardsley, who is now deceased, and business still operates under the orig- inal firm name, by C. Cr. and C. E. Beardsley. Our business has been built up to a very large volume of turn over due to the fact that we are distributing the best lines of groceries. Namely Hap- py Hour Canned Goods, Big Jo Flour and the best grade of fresh meats. -H4 3- -'F 56 Baird-Sfwannell, Inc. This firm located at 286-298 E. Court Street, Kankakee, Illinois, was founded lVlarch l, 1920, by the consolidation of the Heating and School Supply business of Thomas Baird with the Hardware business of Fred W. Swannell u ' , I if flllft' -f- be 1927 , I F. A. Preisel Since 1917 Mr. F. A. Preisel has been building homes and business houses. During all these years he has headed his own business, the policy of which has been Quality, not Quantity. Good-will, care, experience, and workmanship form a basis for the work of F. A. Preisel. If contem- plating building, call Main 3191 and make an appointment with him. -'F 'F -'F -56 Oberlin Furniture Co. Seventeen years ago A. Oberlin and Company started in the furniture business on Court Street. After several successful years in that location, they arranged to have the late F. Turk erect the building on North Schuyler, which they now occupy. The Oberlin Furniture Company, a corporation, then took over the business. The have four large floors of Furniture and House Furnishings. Their immense business has been built on service and quality. Quality considered, you can always do better at Ober1in's. r', 1, if W One hundred fifl ankakeearc Y. W. C. A. The Young Women's Christian Association is giving its twelfth year of service to the women and girls of Kankakee. The present building at l53 North Indiana Avenue is not only a home, but the center for many club activities of the Y. W. C. Ar Other organizations of the community are always welcome to use the building for committee and regular meetings. The building is open until ten-thirty every evening for those who wish to use it for rest or to meet their friends. Those in charge are always happy to serve the public in any possible way. 3 56 X 55- Kankakee Book SL Furniture Store Three-quarters of a century ago, our present business started. Kanka- kakee was then little more than a trading post. Less than one-twentieth of the land in Kankakee County was under cultivation. lnclians were numerous. Since that time the public has been continucusly served by this store. Two years ago, on moving into our new location, We added furniture to our lines and changed the firm name to include it . T ' m e ' ,, e t One hundred fiftyrone be 1927 Adelman's Shoe Store Joseph Adelman came to Kankakee in l899 and started in the shoe business with his father in a small shop where the Lapetite Theatre now stands. In l908, due to the expansion of business, the firm moved to the building now occupied by the Buehler Brothers Meat Nlarket. Eight years later found a flourishing business that demanded a better location. This location was found back on Court street in the room which has been the home of Adelman's shoe store for the past ten years. Due to the popularity of the establishment and greatly increased business, the store has again moved to the present new location at l04 East Court street where Mr. Adelman is able to serve his customers in one of the best shoe stores in the state. ' -96 -'F -,F 514 Kennedys Auto Suppl Our business was started seven years ago at 144 North Schuyler Avenue. Today we are situated at the northeast corner of Schuyler Avenue and Sta- tion Street. Our new home is about five times the size of the first store, which shows the service and quality of goods received at our store. It is the will of Kennedys to please the people, -TL-Y 1 - v - Une hundred fifty-two ankalzeeart 4 The Vanclei water Clothing Co. FOUNDED 43 YEARS AGO HE VANDERWATER CLOTHING COMPANY was founded in 1883 by Walter S. Vanderwater, head of the present. concern. It is not only one of the oldest and most successful businesses in the city, but the pioneer of the men's cloth- ing houses. Mr. Vanderwater began business in the basement of the building at 148 East Court Street. -At the end of three years he moved to the building at 122 East Court Street. Ten years later-30 years agoghe took over the building the firm now occupies at 154 East Court Street, and where the concern has since been continuously located. At that time Mr. Vanderwater had to buy the depart- ment stock of the late T. Dorion, owner of the building and a pioneer merchant here, in order to get the desired lease. This stock he in turn sold to J. Gelino's Sons. The firm purchased a few months ago the property at 270 East Court Street. It has a frontage of 24 feet and a depth of 105 feet with a 15 foot alley at the rear. The old building will be wrecked and a modern structure erected, designed to best accommodate the needs of the company. Departments will be arranged to afford the greatest ease in shopping. One of the greatest features from the shop- per's standpoint will be the fact that it will he made a daylight store. the alley at the rear of the property making this possible, The Vanderwater Clothing Company conduct a store where service, quality and reasonable prices are featured in Men's and Boys' Clothing, Shoes and Furnishings. The firm's success has been built for 43 years upon a solid foundation of square dealing, dependable merchandise and fair prices. we -is 56 -it ' The Daugherty Candy Co., Inc. it D. S. JOHNSON, President The Daugherty Candy Co. was organized January ll, l9l 7, at 364 E. f Court St., and for some time was known as an exclusive Home Made Candy ' Shop, but later as business began to expand a Soda Fountain was added , to the equipment selling lce Cream and Soft drinks. The business was taken over by the present management March I5, l920,- . and three years later moved into its present quarters where it continues to , H serve the public with high grade Candies and lce Cream specialties. V, Visit Our Store Often S ' S r .V i. ' KLM 1 ' .. ' ' 5 gg V l 1 4-L' ui-C Y Y Hgh Y M V A'-:rf Une hundred fifty-three A-1 - be 1927 Victor Boudreau l38-l40 EAST MERCHANT ST. ln August, 1913. Mr. Roudreau went into the tailoring business. The popu- larity of this firm so iiimfreasecl that in 1916 we found it necessary to udcl a full line of Men's Furnishings. This your we have taken over Hart, Scliziffiier, and Marx Men's fflothing, also handling Knox Cooper Unch-rwear, and lfloleproof Hosiery. 3- 46 56 44 ortliern Illinois Water Co. I32 SOUTH DEARBORN AVENUE The 'Water Works was erected in the City of Kankakee in l888. At that time they had a pumping supply of 2,000,000 gallons per twen'y-four hours, pumping and furnishing water to consumers direct from the river. ln 1901 filters were installed and since that time the Company has been furnishing filtered, polished, and sterilized water to its consumers wi'h a pumping capacity of 7,000,000 gallons per twenty-four hours, which is ample to take care of all domestic and fire needs. ln connection with this they have also added an up-to-date laboratory, and make sanifary water analysis daily to insure a pure supply. By 1928 the Company expects to re-build and elcctrify their plant, and installfa softening plant. Wif.h this improvement the City and the People of Kankakee will enjoy all that they could ask of a domestic and industrial supply. - ic Y -1- Une hundred fifty-four ankalxeeaii Baker Mfg. Company This shop has been established about twenty-four years, originally under the name of George E. Soper. They are at present carrying the following lines of work: General lVIa- chine Shopg Blacksmithing: Acetylene, Electric and Thermit Weldingg Nickle, Coppenand Brass Electro Platingg manufacturing of patented articles by con- tract. The original owner was the patentee of the All Steel Portable Crane, which is still manufactured in this shop. Q U: UP 7: m 'JU ? 5 'if 'U I 1:11 L- 'U U3 . . 0 4 I I J . i' ' l lx-5. i T X lg F. 1 I J. A. ARMSTRONG '34 525 fi? NIOTOQ 0 3 , cm - A. The CHICAGO MOTOR CLUB is the largest organization of car owners east of the Rockies, being established in l906 and now having a member' ship of over 60,000. The Club operates with the motto Service to the Member. The territory given it by the American Automobile Association of whibh it is a member, comprises the northern fifty counties in Illinois and seven counties in northern Indiana The members of the Club enjoy free mechanical first aid and towing service, Ieval advice, maps and touring information. Their membership cards give them the service of 870 other clubs in the American Automobile Association. In addition the Club conducts for the benefit of the members an insurance exchange operated under the reciprocal plan. Last year a dividend savings of ZICZ, amounting to S4I5,000, was returned to the members A branch office of the Club IS located at I47 N Schuyler Avenue in charge of I-I. W. Simmons U Iundre-sl flftvfii X ln ...an-19-1 L+. Me- be 1927 Susmarfs THE STUDENTS STORE A store somewhat new in name, but established in its reputation of un disputed leadership in giving the foremost in value, style, and service. A store that carries one of the largest stocks of coats, dresses, and milli- nery in Kankakee. At prices that you can afford to pay. And last but not least, a store that co-operates with the student body and takes pride in supporting its activities. We welcome you at all times, and we would deem it a pleasure to me ycu personally. ff it :F 55 Bobbitfs Cafeteria Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Bobbit, after operating the Y. M. C. A. Cafeteria for three years, leased the room located at 360 East Court Street and since March l, l9Z6, operated what is now known as Bobbitts' Cafeteria. 172 East Court Street Ont- hu d d fft ankalxeearc Jol1nson's Inn When the new high school became a reality, M. C. johnson was ready with a convenient lunch room, serving the best of food at reasonable prices. Johnsons lnn was a success from the first. Here the Kankakee High School student can get lunches and refreshments at all hours, also school supplies. SCHOOL CLOSES: WE KEEP OPEN 55- 3- H4 64 One of the popular photograph studios of Kankakee for a number of years has been the Einbeck Stuclio at I43 North Schuyler Avenue. The Mazon and Sheldon studio was taken over by Mr. Einbeck in l9l4. On December l5, 1923, lVlr. Einbeck passed away. Its artistic proprietor toc.ay is Mrs. Hannah Einbeck widow of the founded of the business PHOTOGRAPHS LIVE FOREVER A J G , a P--- ....e P- ' if .X 1 Einbeck's Photo Studio L U A i i-Q U l ., O l l' 11 fitgw ' be 1927 l O Rondy Book and Statlonery 244 E.. COURT ST. We are prcucl of our new school. For twenty-six years it has been our privilege to sell text books and school supplies to cur friends, the citizens of Kankakee. lt has been a jcy to see our customers of years ago build a modern and complete High School for their children. It is a credit to the city, and we are proud of it. 'x 3 Erziingefs Pure Food Stores , ,e.i . ii L ff ,fl Vw as ol ff - .M V el , vw A- is lllntl J! i of L.. X gg . 11251 Ji' :::::::::::: : 'i ' fum: ',,I,. 4 'E - I Y , I wi MN 1 ,Mg .ggi fl, . iw , , - . 1 . 1 L 4 ui' if, li. it ml . it li lil N rfi4aw..1:rdlhll lo rlm g ggwmmll l l M - This is a local institution with the interest of home and surrounding country at heart. We employ home sales people and do all our banking our home banks. From a small beginning to our present quarters shows our growth. ,7 '-lp .l-E , fg- ilie ll1lllIlI'l'!l tufts-elgh ankakeearc Kankakee Flower Shop Elmer Neuman, an employe for twelve years at the floral shop of Gus Rausch, started in business for himself in November l926 at 303 East Court street. He is now in a position to satisfy the Horal demands of the public. The time has come to send tributes to fair graduates. Letis make it a mem- orable occasion and say our say with flowers. - -5- 55 -5:5 -ff- l 1 N Domestic Laundry Co. 4 i l Phone Q02 I . Not the Cheapest---But the Best , . s 23 ,lf Zi le',- 'A is-...f f y J 1, time hundred ffty- be 1927 Lecours Smart Clothes Low ln Price For Your Summer Vacation Are ou going to take a trip this Summer ? Possibly a few days, a week, y t little frocks and all the accessories, or several weeks. You'll need some smar silk underwear, hosiery, gloves, pocketbook, scarfs, etc. Why not make Lecours your shopping headquarters? Come in and let us show you what is really new and desirable. Our buyers are in the market on your purchases. lncidentally too every week and we can save you money the things you buy here will be STYLE RIGHT. Meet your friends in Lecours new and attractive XNYOIIIUIIYS Rest Room, Second Floor P6 56 -R5 56 1872 Volkmanrfs 1927 After fifty years in the same location, serving the people of Kankakee an more years from our new building with jewelry, we hope to serve you m y when completed. ve Kankakee and surrounding territory accordance wit our 1 service and honest merchandise, rightly priced. VOl..KlVlAN'S-jewelers 396 E.. Court St. lt is our hope to continue to ser 'h 'deals of successful business: courteous treatment, -1 et.. I, v Une hundred six v s arakakeearc B. B. Ferris . Clothier QUALITY-STYLE-SERVICE. This business was, u gruder. At that time M business and ran it as a the share of lVlr. Beedy under the name of B. B The Hnest of quality the policies which have p to about l890, the property of Mr. H. A. Ma- r. B. B. Ferris and Mr. V. G. Beedy purchased the partnership until l9l0, when Mr. Ferris purchased Since that time the business has been conducted Ferris. the latest in style, and excellent service have been built up for this store a very fine class of trade. U hundred sixt Prices the same to everyone, no sales, and prices which are reasonable have gained for this store a reputation for selling honest merchandise at an honest price. Everyone cannot get credit at this store. There seems to be no justice to us in letting the honest man pay a price for merchandise purchased, suf- ficiently large to cover the loss incurred by the dishonest man failing to pay his just debts. lf you are good, your credit is good. Quality-remarkable: Style-right, Prices-reasonable. we as as as Q N W . W . Huckms 6? Son COAL, GASOLINE AND OILS ln l893 W. W. Huckins started in the coal business, locating his office at the southwest corner of East Avenue and Court Street. The year i923 saw this firm prospering. At this time Mr. Huckins brought his son, Donald, a member of the I920 graduating class of Kankakee High School, into the business. ln the same year this firm started to sell Gasoline, Kerosene, and Oils. Today this firm stands among the first of its kind in Kankakee. PHONE 229 -fl ' - fha' Jams- A V -, y ' 5 The 1927 Huff 63 Wolf Jewelry Company ou' in . m , ll t .ally own wa c es, amous si verwar All 't X ll f cl Jewelry you want in our complete stock' U l d' o cl tions a na ior k t h f I e, cl k cl 5 y . 3Wal your lection' Our values i 't mparlso If lt' Nlew - W'e Have lt! COMPLIIVIENTS ofthe Great States Theatres MAJESTIC LAPETITE RIALTO ' ir Y il. Y il -ff . ankakeean Tolsorfs CLEANERS and DYERS T0l.SON'S is the oldest establishe-d Cleaning and Dying Shop in the City of Kankakee. We have been in continuous service to our people for the last forty-one years. Established in ISS6 at 379 S. Schuyler Ave., we have been giving per- fect service ever since. Modern methods as well as more ancient ones are used in our principles of the art. Our delivery system is good. OUR MOTTO is MODORLESS DRY CLEANING r,., y r' ' 4 . ' 4 5 A Y M C A 1 lr' ' 0 Q o o i W il VA N J- , ln the year IS44 a group of young men, under the leadership of George Wiilliams, met in the upper room of Hitchcock Sc Company in the city of cl London, England, and organized the first Young lVlen's Christian Association. Fifty years later, june 20, I894, a similar group met and organized the present Young lVlen's Christian Association of Kankakee. Since that time the Y. lVl. C. A. has been the center of activities for the i ' boys and young men of our city. v The Association seeks to unite those young men, who, believing in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, according to the Holy Scripture, desire to be His ' deciples in their doctrine and in their life, and to associate their efforts for ' the extension of His Kingdom among young men. V Heb!! A J 25 - W ' 'fbi-454 A -' -yi ,nm 1 n1 ' ml ' U l l l ut'-tl T be 1927 Cl1ild's Meat Market This store was first known as Childs and Pahnkeg it is now just Childs' Market, but it will always be known for the excellent quality of its meats and the good service to patrons. 346 E. COURT STREET X- Alexancler Lumber Company The Alexander Lumber Company has always been an organization of dealers in the best of lumber and building materials. This is not a local organization, ancl has the hacking of other dealers in some of the larger cities. PHONE 37 301 WEST AVE. , -1 gg., imc Imndrerl si I f ankakeearc Shidler Construction Co. C1VlI'lg SCYVICC, ccurtesy, and quallty IS our method of merchandlsl g the theory th t permanent t mers are our most valuable asset. PHUNES l8, 218 ROSEWOOD AVE. and BIRCH ST. E. 6? R. Drug Company Kankakeds Leading Cut Rate Drug Stores I. C. PHARMACY E. 81 R. PHARMACY CENTRAL PHARMACY We Cut On Everythlng u - on , Y 1 S , .3 i ,Y O Y A Y 4 B -7: I L l 1 Al, :PY tr -V' 'i ,il I J 1, --f- be 1921 All X' V I ' V f 8'-Z-I' ,K Y I , V V P C, - 'ff if Q' C X ff' V ' X' Q , L,y'f!j 'fy.ff33r'.j V I X zqfograjbby 1 x . ,f ' 1 ll M V 91, , f 'VOD 1 X KX ff: 1 X, 11111 1 ankakeean QHZll'0g7'dP!J5 U . D ncAN Co: KANKAKEE, ILL ' -' - W1 f The 1927 ufutograplyf ...-. - g.,-.-v. ,Y-... -.. xv-H-wr- fr- - -1---r - - . -.i N- - --' -- --....--f .. - .N 4----.gggmqw 1-ga: ,r-V 11? I s 1 rd. .IX 1 assu.....+1,,,...5,,. v--M' 4' ff ,L., .f M..-