Madison High School - Trojan / Madisonian Yearbook (Madison, IL)

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THE MADISONIAN Jfresfncs We’re just a bunch of Freshies, Out for victory—not defeat; We’re just a bunch of Freshies, That really can’t be beat. We started in. September first, Our history has begun, Yes, started in we 84 To have a lot of fun. Instead of play we settled down, And on our lessons started; For we were out for victory, And we weren’t to be thwarted. With such a goal, we’ll never fail. Through struggle or through strife. For we mean to win this four years’ course, And ever on through life. Dorothy Hazner. Page twenty 19 2 6

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THE MADISONIAN £5 opf)omore J lstorp In September 1924 we entered the High School with fifty-two mem- bers. We had become Freshmen and subject to ridicule by the lofty Seniors. We were supposed to be dumb, and we certainly looked the part. The ringing bells confused us, and we were generally at loss to understand this new regime. A meeting was called to select the class officers. Those elected were: Sam Harshany, President; Lela Crowder. Vice-President; and Gail John- son, Secretary-treasurer. We were soon interested in our studies and well on the road to success. The first semester was spent mostly in get- ting adjusted to our new surroundings. Then came the call for basket ball. Our boys responded readily and succeeded in placing one man on the first squad. Also the girls made a good showing on the girls’ team. Afterwards came the final exams, which most of us passed with flying colors and it was with genuine regret that we departed from school for the summer. The next year we came back to resume our studies with a slightly reduced number. Two of our girls, Hazel Noonan and Lela Crowder were married, while others had dropped by the wayside. This year our officers are: President, Gail Johnson; Vice-President, Mildred Martin : Secretary-treasurer, Gertrude Bilyeu. Now we began to take an active part in the affairs of the school. Our boys took a more prominent place in athletics and several of the girls were placed in a Cantata. Later we entertained ourselves at a party which was proclaimed a great success. We are now eagerly awaiting the time when we shall be Seniors and can say we have reached our goal in this school. Gail Johnson. 19 2 6 Page nineteen

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THE MADISONIAN Jfreoijmen Class J istorp Our class had the honor of being the largest Freshmen class in the history of Madison High. We started the school with four and seventy pupils but as the year progressed our number dwindled to seventy- one. On the opening day of school, as we were sitting in that gigantic room called the assembly, waiting for the show to start, a bell tinkled, and we were herded by the faculty into various rooms, which we after- wards learned were class rooms. As we proceeded from class to class we were hooted and jeered at by the upper classmen, who gave us to understand that we were a very unintelligent and insignificant company. Our first class meeting was looked forward to by one and all, and that great day finally arrived. We cast lots for the officials of our class. Miriam Schermer was elected President; Thomas Sterling, Vice-President; Gordon Routh, Secretary; and Norma Bailey, Treasurer. At the close of the trail marked first semester, we found a sign labeled “Mid-Term Exams’’ in our pathway; most of us managed to push this obstacle aside, and proceeded down the trail marked second semes- ter, although some of the weaker members of our class could not sur- pass this obstacle. On the whole, our Freshmen years proved a success, one of the main events being a class party held in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. hour of our members were placed in the High School Orchestra, and many others gained fame. Here I will repeat the words of our Freshmen advisor, “Watch this bunch in the years to come.” Virgil Phipps. 1 9 2 6 .................... Page twenty-one