Lacon High School - Tickler Yearbook (Lacon, IL)

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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

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L THE JUNIOR-SENIOR BANQUET The Social Event of the Year The junior-Senior party! Ah! Pleasant memories! It was the social event of the year. All those brave enough to attend were at Frances Sher- burne's home by 7 o'clock and the event was on. Upon entering each was presented with the first emblem of the evening, the program, and were quick to notice that the banquet headed the list of activities marked thereon. Pleasing selections of victrola music greeted the guests upon their arrival. At 7:30 o'clock the company were summoned to the dining room, and such alacrity in complying has seldom been seen. Each one was requested to find their particular 'tApril Sunbonnet Girls place card, but the pleasing feature of the place cards was the fact that each name was cleverly concealed, the only clue being the person's initials as the first letters of two or more words. The .luniors displayed great ingenuity in this direction. Red roses and sweet peas were at the place of each guest, and Easter rabbits, drawing carts of Easter eggs and downy chicks, also marked the place of each banqueter. Seven young girls from the upper grades served at the tables and we Seniors will forever vouch for their ability as waitresses. After all were seated at the tables, Miss Frances Sherburne, the junior class president, very graciously welcomed the Seniors to this affair, given in their honor. Donald Richmond, president of the Senior class, responded to Miss Sherburnels welcome in words of appreciation and praise. The following was the elaborate three-course dinner served, and we will remember these tasteful delicacies to the end of our days. Can you translate them? Elixir of Life Odd Commodities My Stay Thru Life Forever an Irishman My Father Does not Object Love's Antidote Escalloped Indian Nerve Nourislnnent Midsummer's Dream Thy Mother Loves Thee African Beauty Needless to say, every minute of the banquet was a delight to everyone. lt was complete in every detail. The decorations were also exceedingly tasteful. The Senior colors, green and gold, and great bouquets of red roses, the Senior class flower, were everywhere. Colored crepe paper trailers twined in and out above our heads. After the banquet a whirl of events took place, following one another in never-ending succession. First came Silent Secrets, which proved very much a secret to many of us. Professor Hutchison, pitted against the indomitable Donald Dewey, won the prize in a unique unpack-dress-beat it-undress race. VVe never imagined Professor Nichols was so young and caperish. He kept the assembly in an uproar for some time with his antics. jay Myers amused the company by his never-ending stock of Mother Goose rhymes. Wie must not forget to mention the hypnotizing of some of the least suspecting Seniors. Finally we were told that little whistle birds were concealed about the rooms