Lacon High School - Tickler Yearbook (Lacon, IL)

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A ONHIGHSCHOOL SCI-IOOLMATES PARENTS AND RESIDENTS OF LACON Early in the present school year the class of IQZI decided to publish an Annual, the first attempt of the kind in the history of the school. During the past year the Lacon High School has passed through a period of unprecedented progress. A spirit of pride and energy has arisen and we have deemed it fitting to leave some mark of our appreciation, hence the present memorial. lt is our sincere hope that these humble efforts will meet with your favor and that what- ever of faults or deficiencies may perchance herein appear will be condoned. TO THE SENIORS OF 1922 XVe trust you will continue the publication of our animal year-book. and that you will, as we surely have, be fortunate in the publication of your Tickler of 1922. The publication of an Annual advertises the school and community as no other medium can do. lt informs the public as to the actual work of the school in matters of interest, thus arousing public support along those lines that may be desired by the faculty and pupils. It provides a memorial that en- hances in value as the years pass on and on. 'Tis a mighty task. 'tis true, but you will find it well worth the effort. Keep up the good work, Seniors of 1932. It is scarcely commonplace in publications of this kind to devote pages or sections to matters outside of the school proper. llowever, we have not hesi- tated to add the section entitled Local Sketches, containing various articles of interest to Lacon's people, including ourselves. X'Ve are not only proud of our school, but also of our little city. and even though the passing years find us apart and many miles away we will always remember and cherish this beau- tiful, tranquil little home town on the banks of the Illinois. Various ones have wondered why our Annual has been christened The Tickler. XVe will admit that the name may not have as serious and dignified a mien as many of the articles require, nevertheless we have chosen the name for two distinct reasons. A tickler is a reminder, and one of the aims of this volume is to remind us of the happiness of these school days in the years to come. And, finally, we trust there will be found a few ticklers within these pages. As a last resort, dear reader, turn to the Tip of the Ticklerf'

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L Well, Once-upon-a-time there was a hungry lion that chased a mouse for hreak- fast. Leo plunged and growled and shook the earth with mighty wallops from his paws on the spots where the mouse crouched just a moment before. Breakfast time had passed and the sun was approaching its zenith. Leo therefore decided he would partake of the mouse for luncheon. All afternoon the lion and the mouse matched wits. And then the lion allowed he would dine off the mouse for supper. After dark the lion laid down his weary lmoncs to rest. The happy little mouse crept into the lionls ear and xvhispered- You'i'e still It. There's a moral to almost every fable. There is to this one. The lion's inten- tions werc misunderstood. This blundering is not confined to fables or animals. Too frequently the purpose of school annuals is obscure. VVe trust our intentions will not lie misunderstood. VVe have aimed not only to leave this little volume as a memorial to our dear L. H. S. but we have en- deavored to compile information of a nature interesting to all Lacon people, and finally to produce a book which the patrons of the school can point out as evidence of the progressiveness of our -schools. If you misunderstand us- You're still It. J

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L 5 The class of IQZI and the entire school were startled to learn of the elope- inent of one of our class, Miss Florence Deneen. with Mr. Carl Rudd. of Mus- kegon, Mich. XYe are sorry to lose you, Florence, and your absence will long be felt. XYC wish you a bountiful share of success and happiness. NYe wish to express our thanks to various Lacon people who have gra- ciously assisted us in our work in various ways. XVe thank Mrs. Lucy Foster for her History of I.acon and N. IJ. Barker for his article in Local Sketches. Mrs. li. D. Richmond, Miss Leola Thiedohr, as well as Mrs. Blanche tirieves. Mrs. Rose Hayden and Miss Nellie Dillon have kindly assisted with the :Xlunini section. Deserving of special thanks is Miss Maude Uschold for her exceedingly artistic work on the various section headings. XVillis Ford, Rev. L. M. Thomp- son, ul. F. Schurnian and L. C. McMurtrie have also given us aid in various ways. The faculty and student body have worked untiringly. XVe also take this opportunity of expressing our keen appreciation and thanks to the Lacon advertisers who have made this work possible. Scarcely a business man or iirni failed to purchase space-in the advertising pages of our book. Read the Ads section. You will find much to interest you, and, scat- tered throughout the pages, here and there, perhaps a tickle. .X word concerning the finances of our Annual may be of interest here. The total cost ofthe publication has been about 3750, including printing, elcc- troplating and photography. To meet this the editorial staff has sold in Lacon S220 worth of advertising, and to out-of-town advertisers S45 worth. .Nt thc present time 220 subscriptions have been taken, amounting to 5330. The bal- ance needed will be raised by the class play, The Little Clodhopperf' f A