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

Text from Pages 1 - 104 of the 1928 volume:

Ex iJbris i 4 1928 fHatitsoman VOLUME VIII. PUBLISHED by the SENIOR CLASS of the MADISON HIGH SCHOOL Madison, Illinois a I I 1 ! 5 — s | 5: | I I a ins MADISONIAN Bebtcation MR. L. A. WINSOR As a token of our appreciation of all his efforts. Page three MADISONIAN jfflemorial This page is respectfully dedicated to the memory of two of our alumni who passed away during this last year. + + + £Mabps( JSotoman Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Bowman, was born on September 11. 1905. She was a member of the Senior Class of 1923. As a student in high school, she took an active part in all school activities. She was assistant Art F.ditor for the Annual and took an important part in the Senior play. After her graduation she took a position as stenograph- er at Butler Bros, wholesale firm, which position she held until her illness caused her resignation early last spring. She passed away June 15. 1927. •fr 4 fr jfap JBopb Clapfjatn Member of the Senior Class of 1922, was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Boyd. She was born July 27. 1905. While in high school she took an active part in girl’s athle- tics and other school activities. She was also one of the cast of the Senior play. After her graduation she was em- ployed as stenographer for the Nickel I’late Railroad. On October 6. 1926. she was married to Donald Clap- ham. who is also a graduate of the Madison High School. She died November 19. 1927. ■ Li— - sCV OOL BO4 LV BARGER 74 iy« r7 ir7 i Y ir7i ?svi MADISONIAN m £s taff Editor-in-Chief ............................................... Mary Skender Assistant Editors ..............................Bertha Fraundorf, Mae Oser Literary Editor .............................................. Richard Stice Assistant Literary Editors...................Norma Bailey, Gertrude Bilyeu, Lucille McCart, Helen Polette Advertising Manager ...........................................Frances Carlin Assistant Managers .....................Helen Stoisin, Norma Phipps, Isadore Megeft , Bennie Goldman, Walter Blumenfeld, Cleo Martin Business Manager ............................................. Gail Johnson Assistant Manager ....................................... Robert McElwain Society Editor .................................................Clara Bucher Assistant Editors .................... Lorene Matthews, Elsie Perry, Sophia Parker, Ursulla Buchanan. Evelyn EbandjiefF Art Editor ................... Assistant Art Editors ........ Athletic Manager ........... Assistant Managers ........... Joke Editor .................. Assistant Joke Editors ....... Mabel Harrison, ................................John Ulffers .............Joe Cohan, William Aufderheide ..............................Sam Harshany ....................Joe Jurish, Gene Swigert ................................Ilia Delcour ...................Mabel Dorris, Helen Flllis, Mary Opich Page eight 9 2 8 MADISONIAN SENIORS GAIL JOHNSON I have a sad, sad story, Now listen without fear. There are no sheiks leit for the girls, I’m leaving school this year. o o o MARY SKENDER This annual is a fine product. It isn’t very brief, It is the best we ever had, I’m Editor-in-Chief. o o o NORMA PHIPPS Oh! If only I could go to class, Without looking at the lesson, And recite when'er I'm called on, Indeed, Twould be a blessing. o o o SAMUEL HARSHANY I’m leaving the basketball team this year, And I must kindly say, There are no honors left for it, I'm carrying them all away. Page ten Kmmms 19 2 8 MADISONIAN S E N I 0 R S WILLIAM AUFDERHEIDE They call me “little Willie,” Tho little I may be, It’s all because I’ve studied hard. That stunted my growth, you see. o o o NORMA BAILEY I am so tall and dignified, When here and there I pass, They say that I do represent The honored Senior Class. o o o GERTRUDE BILYEU There’s a right and wrong to every- thing, 1 prove it every day, Whatever argument there is, I always get my way. o o o URSULLA BUCHANAN A little mischief now and then, Is needed to survive, There’s always a teacher comes along, And takes the joy from life. o o o CLARA BUCHER ‘‘Redder here and redder there,” I hear it far and wide, It’s all because I have red hair, Some day I 11 have it dyed. o o o WALTER B LUMEN FELD They wonder why I come to school, The teachers know I guess, It s all because I want to ride Back and forth to M. H. S. 9 2 Page eleven r gviry r Yity rySvl vli gggagWiL MADISONIAN SENIORS JOSEPH COHAN I have a famous reasoning. That every one should know, Since school is coming to an end, Much better I like to go. o o o FRANCES CARLIN Whene’er I pass you on the street, You wear a silly frown, You’re trying to figure, I suppose, Why I am such a clown. o o o ILIA DELCOUR So much is said about my feet, Tho they are small, I know, But to be in good proportion, I have to have them so. o o o MABLE DORRIS A smile here, a smile there. Will always make me glad, To think that I can change the face Of those that are gloomy and sad. o o o EVELYN EBANDJIEFF All day long and all year thru, I’ve studied o’er my books, To get an education is Not as easy as it looks. o o o BENNIE GOLDMAN Just a little word have I Regarding school, oh boy! To think that it will soon be out, I can’t express my joy. Faye twelve BMMMMMMMM 1 9 2 MADISONIAN seniors JOE JURISH I come to school to read and learn. Myself a man to make. And tho I try with all my might, I cannot keep awake. o o o HELEN ELLIS They say I am a funny girl, In habits and in dress, I simply can’t be serious, Tho I try to do my best. o o o BERTHA FRAUNDORF They call me Nita Naldi, My picture tells you so. My honored classmates are saying, “To Hollywood you must go.” o o o MABLE HARRISON This verse is a fine invention, For bashful ones like me, I need not even sign my name, A great relief, you see. o o o LUCILLE McCART When no one knows his lesson, The teachers call on me, Of course I always answer, “Knowledge” I must be. o o o ROBERT McELWAIN About my walk so much is said, I’m sure I must admit, There are some people in this world. Walk faster, quite a bit. Page thirteen gggaggSiu tin tin tin tin tin tin tii MADISONIAN 2 tin tin tin tin tin tin tin ti n tin tintii S E N I 0 R S ISADORE MEGEPF “Day by day, in every way. I’m petting; thinner and thinner, If that was only what it meant. While I was eating dinner. o o o CLEO MARTIN If for resting:, we pot medals, I know I’d take first prize, For when we have to go to class, I’m always the last to rise. o o o LORENE MATTHEWS My shining eyes of sapphire hue, Are envied by the girls, You’d think that they were diamonds, Or some highly valued pearls. o o o MARY OPICH Though my feet may travel far, Of this book I’ll think. It has my lovely picture in, A necessary link. o o o MAE OSER I will always remember the High School, As it has been each day, When happiness was forever about me. Encompassed all my way. o o o RICHARD STICE Because I am so smart and stately, And a man I represent, They say, sometimes in the future, That I’ll be President. irTsxirTsxir ii MADISONIAN iFS S E N I O R S EUGENE SWIGERT It seems so funny, yet so absurd, I’ll tell you in this rhyme, No matter what time I start for school, I can’t get there on time. o o o SOPHIA PARKER I never do get excited, I never fret or frown. Whenever any help is needed, I’m always to be found. o o o ELSIE PERRY I’m young and bashful as you see, But furthermore, I know Some bashful girls have gained re- nown, Because they have no foe. o o o HELEN POLETTE I am so different from the rest. So smart and yet so shy, To think that I must leave this school. And sadly say “good-bye.” o o o HELEN STOISIN My greatest pleasures are over, Right here, I'll have to quote, Because I’ll never have a chance, To write another note. o o o JOHN ULFFERS The only worry that I have, Of leaving school this year, Will someone kindly take my place. And study, as I have here? 19 2 8 Page fifteen MADISONIAN Jlisitorp ot Class When we graduated from grade school in 1924 our motto was: “Wc have crossed the harbor, the ocean lies before us. On the; first of September. 1924, we were placed on board the ship “Freshman,” as beginners just starting out on the long voyage in search of Education. insor was the C aptain and the teachers made up the crew. The ocean was very calm with only an occasional storm. T he ship “Sophomore, as it sped along and looked back upon our feeble but persistent efforts to make progress, mocked us for being so green about the handling of the ship. About January 12, 1925. a storm was beginning to brew, and on the 13th it was raging furiously, but by thorough study and careful guidance we passed through the storm safely. In May there was another terrific storm, but we were not so frightened now for we were more experienced with the ways of the ocean. Then after the storm, came fair weather and cpiiet. When September came again we were promoted to another ship “Sophomore.” This was stronger and more able to with- stand the storms. We were also more accustomed to the hand- ling of the ship. The captain and his mates warned us that we must stick to our work in order to accomplish our goal which was Education. Another year passed, and we were again promoted, this time to the “Junior” ship. Captain Winsor and the rest of the crew had a hard time teaching us. but they were very patient, and we were eager to learn. The Senior year was fair with very little storm. In May. great was our jov when we sighted land. Education. I hat was our destination and at last we had reached it. Soon we will part and set out. each in our own ship to find Success.” With great perseverance and courage, we will some day achieve the end of our journey, “THE LAND Ob SI C- CESS.” Elsie Perry. 1 9 2 8 y Page sixteen MADISONIAN Mentor Class Mltll We, the Class of '28. City of Madison, County of Madison. State of Illinois, being of a sound and unbroken state, mentally and physically, and in consonance with established rules, principles, and customs, do hereby, legitimately and cpiite properly, ordain, establish, and edit this, as our last will and testament: Mr. Slice—Better health. Mr. Winsor—A bottle of sta-comb to subdue his pompadour. Miss Robinson—A rabbit’s foot to prevent accidents. Mr. Delcour—A car load of patience so that the on-coming Seniors may stroll in and out of the typing room at their leisure. Miss Mulberry—A cow to furnish her daily nourishment. Mr. Rohe—More material for a basketball team. Miss Jessop—An airplane to make quick trips to and from Lebanon. Miss Michel—An orchestra to lead. ‘ Miss Carlin—A bicycle to ride from the office to the store room. Mr. Lybarger—An upholstered rocking chair for the furnace room. To the Freshmen—A grain of self-confidence to start their second year. Sophomores—All our knowledge of a typewriter. Juniors—Our ability to sell basketball tickets. INDIVIDUAL BEQUESTS Bertha Fraundorf—My wad of Fan Tan to Edith Ray. Lucille McCart—My ability to attract Mr. Rohe’s attention to Dorothy ITazner. Walter Blumenfeld—My job as errand boy of the high school to George Stickler. Mae Oser Mv love of shorthand to Harry Cook. Tlia Delcour—My favorite copy of Etiquette to Margaret Fanning. Sam Harshany—My ability in basketball to Adam Zentgraf. Clara Bucher—-Mv bottle of henna to Viola Franklin. Helen Stoisin—Mv habit of getting excited to Theo Tyrpak. Isadore Megeff—Mv position of being the “larger half of the Senior Class’’ to Norma Stuart. Norma Phipps—One of mv boy friends to Naomi Webb. Joe Cohan—My studious habits to Fern Peebles. Frances Carlin—My privilege of taking an afternoon nap to Woodrow Lybarger. kvmgsasaissgi I 9 2 m Page seventeen tt aaiMwaw i MADISONIAN YSvirTSvlivSSirr ?! Mabel Harrison—My demureness to Irene Wood. Ursitlla Buchanan—My round trip ticket to O’Fallon to anybody who wants a masculine friend. Mary Skender—My position of editor-in-chief of the Annual to any on- coming Senior who is unlucky enough to fall heir to it. William Aufderheide—My nickname of “Pee Wee to Cledis Lanham. Elsie Perry—My speed in typing to Elizabeth McDonald. Mary Opich—My slightly modulated tone of singing to Gertrude Bader. Evelyn Ebandjieff—My box of rouge to Lorene Walker. Mabel Dorris—My ability to sing to Gladys Folks. Richard Stice—My admiration for the opposite sex to Virgil Phipps. Gertrude Bilveu—My sweat shirt to Leo Alvev. Joe Jurish—My love of school to George Darling. Benny Goldman—My wonderful History recitations to Norman Kinder. Gene Swigert—My special right of being tardy to Ruth Zentgraf. Gail Johnson—My position as manager of the basketball squad to Mr. Delcour. Robert McElwain—My share of the Kroger Grocery Company to Tames Hinde. John Ulffers—My job of laboratory assistant to Elmer Lipscomb. Clea Martin—My excess height to Dorothy Rohe. Sophia Parker—My ability to make pop-corn balls to Edith Brown. Norma Bailey—My well-filled school hours to Lela Broomfield. Helen Ellis—My efficiency in playing basketball to Arietta Hendricks. Helen Polette—My oratorical ability to Cartona Daugherty. Lorene Matthews—My hobby of writing popular songs during Historv period to Miriam Schermer. As executor of our will, we appoint Oliver Brindley of the Freshman t lass, Theo Tyrpak of the Sophomore Class and Curtis Williams of the Junior Class. Signed, sealed and published by the Class of 1928. as and for their last will and testament, in the presence of us, at their request and in the presence of each other, have subscribed our names hereto: Senior Class of ’28 Witnesses: Harry Cook, Donald Bruder. 19 2 8 M Page eighteen roam MADISONIAN 0ur QTeacters We love our teachers, Yes, we do, Each one of them, Of course, you knew, So we’ll describe them, then you’ll know, lust WHY we love our teachers so. There's Rohe—that we'd all define As handsome, marvelous, all combined. And Delcour—he’s so awfully short. Still he takes an active part In our dear ’ole M. H. S. Superb, superior, and supreme. Help to describe a Titian queen Miss Robinson, Refined, sophisticated, and sedate, So wonderful, we will relate. Is Miss Mulberry. Decorous, delicious, rather shy, This teacher of the Madison High Is Miss Jessop. The sweetheart of them all you’ll find In the patient, loving, ever kind M iss Michel. We really know a “regular guy” And there is not a reason why That wouldn’t stand for Winsor. The last one on our list is Stice, Who always gives the best advice, And by his efforts has succeeded In giving us the things we needed. 9 2 8 Page nineteen MADISONIAN Senior iPropfjeep It was in the year 1938 as I was sitting in my office in Chicago gazing over the pages of a much-worn annual of '28, that a longing came over me to see my former classmates and to know if the world had treated them as fairly as it had treated me. Just then the Chicago morning paper arrived. Unfolding it, my eyes rested upon this headline: “Cubs and Cardinals Play Off Today for Pen- nant.” Also on the front page was the picture of the Cardinal Manager. Could it be possible? But it was. Sam Harshany, the second Rogers Horns- by. I attended the game that afternoon and it proved to be a very exciting one, the Cardinals winning the Pennant by a score of 6 to 5. After the game I met Sam. He was the same Sam of our high school days. He told me that he was a bachelor and lived with his brother and wife. As it was supper time, he invited me to his home, which was a neat looking little bungalow in the suburbs of Chicago. We were met at door by a nice look- ing young lady of my own age, whom I immediately recognized as being none other than Helen Stoisin. We began at once talking over old times. I learned that Lucille McCart had married a movie director and was living in Hollywood, California. Sam had just returned from a visit with Gail Johnson in Urbana, as Gail was Athletic Coach at Illinois University. After supper Helen suggested that we go to the New Madisonian, the largest theatre in the world. It was indeed a magnificient structure. I re- ceived a great surprise when I was taken to the owner’s office and was in- troduced to Joseph Jurish. We were given the best seats in the house and a promise of a great surprise. We had just been seated when the curtain rose and two dancers came out. My eyes were glued upon them as thev swayed to and fro on the stage. They were Cleo Martin and Eugene Swigert. I was speechless; there was a dead silence and then a ring of applause. The program being over, we congratulated them on their splendid performance, brom our little chat with them we learned that Mabel Dorris was an opera singer and was now touring Europe. Tt was rumored that she was engaged to a I'rench Count. Frances Carlin, who was the main high school chauffeur, had adopted a more modern means of conveyance, the aeroplane. As she was a commercial pilot for a large concern, a flight to Europe was now a common thing for her. Lorene Matthews was a Parisian designer and was now in Paris getting the latest style creations. On arriving at my apartment I left Helen and Sam with the assurance that I was not going to miss the World Series in St. Louis. 1 he next day I boarded a train for Madison, and tried to read a mag- azine to while away the time. Unconsciously I turned the pages, my mind mmm mm m% 19 2 8 Mzmmmmmmmmmmi Page twenty Madisonian roving over the events of the past. Suddenly 1 was brought back to earth by a familiar laugh. Turning around, 1 saw Clara Bucher and Bertha Fraun- dorf. They were going to St. Charles to see Gertrude Bilyeu, the president of Lindenwood College. Clara was a novelist and had won the 1938 Pulitzer prize for the best short story. Bertha was private secretary to the Governor of Illinois, William Aufderheide. On reaching the new Central Station in Madison, I bade them good bye. My, how Madison had changed. It was now a thriving metropolis. I board- ed a street car and told the conductor to let me off at the Madison High School. It was a beautiful building. Entering the building, I asked to see the superintendent. I was directed to his office and much to my surprise it was Richard Stice. Elsie Perry, Mae Oser and Ilia Delcour were among the faculty. On the resignation of Miss Michel and Miss Robinson, Elsie and Mae had filled their positions. Ilia had followed in the footsteps of her brother and had become a History- teacher. 1 was not surprised when I was informed that John Ulflers had planned the Madison High School and was one of the world's greatest archi- tects because of the fact that he had been appointed artist of our annual. During the next few days, while the Cardinals were playing in New York, I spent my time window shopping on the old familiar streets in St. Louis. One day while 1 was walking along looking at the pretty show-win- dows, 1 bumped into a young lady and when I looked up to apologize, I saw, to my astonishment, that it was Mary Skender. Mary was a journalistic reporter for the Globe-Democrat the largest newspaper in the world. As it was early noon we went to lunch where we could talk. While we w'ere talk- ing, a young man came in and sat down at the table across from us. He must have been conscious of our gazing at him because he turned around and caught us looking at him, much to our embarrassment. He rose and came over to our table. We were not mistaken, it was Joseph Cohan. Joe told us that he was a head doctor of a large hospital in Vicksburg. Mississippi. Mabel Harrison and Helen Ellis were nurses at the same hospital. Joe was attending a Medical Conference and had decided to stay and take in the World Series. Having finished our lunch, we left Joe and went to see Mary Opich who was now head of the Balkan Insurance Company. The next day three of us went to see the first game of the series. We were ushered to our seats and whom should we sit near, but Sophia Parker and Norma Phipps. We were informed that Sophia was owner of a large millinery shop and Norma was athletic director at a girls’ college in Virginia. Sophia told us Norma Bailey was Congresswoman from Illinois and Ursulla Buchanan, who had fallen heir to a large sum of money, belonged to the 400 in New York. Evelyn F.bandjieff. from whom I had not heard for a long time, was now living in New York. Evelyn was head of the Foreign 19 2 8 TVOVSHOH! Pa )e twenty-one MADISONIAN Mission in New York and was doing splendid work in making the foreigners real American citizens. Owing to the splendid team work the Cardinals won the World Series. I saw Sam again that evening and he told me that he heard one of the great- est speakers while he was in New York. Isadore Megeff. This statement recalled to memory our high school days when Isadore used to make his speeches in history. Isadore had first owned a large Busy-Bee store in Mad- ison, but owing to the strong competition of the many Kroger stores of which Robert McElwain was manager, he had gone out of business and had be- come an orator. Bennie Goldman was owner of a glass factory in Pittsburg, specializing1 in making test tubes and other apparatus for Chemistry Labor- atories. Walter Blumenfeld had not become a banker as he so desired, but instead a Director of the Mint in Philadelphia. The next morning I took the train for Chicago. 1 had been away only a week, but during that time I had seen or heard about all of my classmates. Just a little sunshine. Just a little rain; Just a little sorrow, Just a little pain, Just a word of kindness, Just a pleasant smile, It will make you happy— Just try it for a while. The Students. Just a little Geometry, Just a little History; Just a little English, Will solve a great mystery; Just a little studying. Just a little thought, Make the lessons easier, With love and pleasure fraught. The Teachers. If you would climb to heights sublime, Give our advice a trial: Don't drift and shirk, “Butt in and work, and Smile! Smile! Smile! Seniors of ’28. I'a ye twenty-two 9 2 8 MADISONIAN Mentors of 28 We’re on the road to success, The 34 Seniors of M. H. S. Who struggled and toiled for four long years. Mingled with hardship, joy and fears. We've gained a foothold in life. Though it was covered with worry and strife, And happiness; nevertheless, We owe it all to the M. H. S. Some are sad, some are glad To leave the work and study we’ve had. But still we ll look back to the best, The joyful days of the M. H. S. We hope that other classes to be, Will enjoy their high school days like we, But none will remember them, early or late, Like the Senior class of ’28. Bertha Fraundorf. Wk )V £5 tubP? The more you study, The more you know; The more you know, The more you forget: The more you forget, The less you know, So why study? The less you study, The less you know; The less you know. The less you forget; And the less you forget. The more you know, So why study? LV8 ilVf lLXf JLV� JLVS lOBEMJy 19 2 8 Page twenty-three Madisonian Mentor Class of ’27 Irene Barlow—F. Hatscher Grocery Co. David Bergfield—at home Lois Brown—at home, Fort-Gage, 111. Reva Bowman—at home. David Friedman—student, Washington University. Robert Clare—International Shoe Co. Lee Bonville—Coudy Bros. Lumber Co., Madison. William Schaefer—Ely Walker Co. Cleda Stein—at home. Jennie Rosenstrom—stenographer, St. Louis. Opal McFarland—at home. Lenna Little—at home. Mildred Busby—at home. Edmond Cook—barber. North Venice. Russell edler—Laclede Steel Co. Russell Runkel—American Car Foundry. Mike Macek—at home Gerald Hartley—student, David Rankin School. St. Louis Elnora Foehse—stenographer, St. Louis. John Broomfield—at home. + + + m If Elizabeth McDonald brought a balloon to school would Jack Pierce it? If Modena’s Good will Elmer’s Lips come? If Edith Brown was on sale would Jessie Buy her? If Gladys Folks came would Pansy Cook? If Dena Lawhon was fatter where would William Park her? ll W alter Cant work the geometry problem do you suppose Irene Wood? If Lucille McCart got married would Paul Paint her house? . If Juan Doyen hugged Anka Chesovnicarova would there still be room for Raleighs Arms? If we had a banquet would Harry Cook for Donald’s Bruder (brother)? If Frances Carlin’s car got stuck in the mud would Ralph Rideout and get her? With just a little spanking Theo Boswell (bawls well). If Mary Skender (skinned her) would Elizabeth Baker (bake her)? If Arietta quit school who would be George’s Darling? Pillow WOUld WinSOr do if he cau?ht Margaret Fanning with Dorris’ Page twenty-four MADISONIAN mm tmmzxmmm. junior Class! Jltstorp Freshmen of ’29! Beaming with joy and enthusiasm, marched seventy- four bright faced “knowledge seekers’’ into those worthy halls of M. H. S. Woe to us, we were—in for it—jeered and razzed, we meekly crept here and there frightened half out of our wits by some foolish prank of our super- iors—The Upper Classmen. Our Freshman year was one of note since several of our class were mem- bers of the school orchestra. We put men up for basketball, and had a prom- inent place in the contest given by the Seniors. Our St. Patrick’s Party, a gathering of fun and frolic, was important too, as we made our Bow to School Society. Mr. Snyder and Miss Mitchell were our sponsors. Class officers were: Miriam Schermer, President; Thomas Sterling, Vice-President, and Gordan Routh, Secretary-Treasurer. Could we ever forget our “Soph” year or geometry? Never! We plung- ed into our work with equal interest and ambition. During the year we en- joyed a “Cantata” directed by Miss Megowen, at that time our music suiter- visor. Several of our girls took part in the musical program. Officers this year were: Virgil Phipps, President; Harry Cook. Vice- President. and Norma Stuart, Secretary-Treasurer. Sponsors were: Mr. Rohe and Miss Jessop. This, our Junior year, has brought us a little closer to the bright, though wj wj; twenty-six MADISONIAN far extended light of Knowledge. We have striven hard to keep within its rays and have succeeded in many of the tasks that have confronted us. We hope that we will continue in the footsteps of the classes that have preceded us, reflecting the loyalty, cheerfulness and patience of those dear to us, our teachers. This inspiration “try, try again” we are sure will guide us successfully next year and in the many years to come in such walksj of life as we may choose. Dorris Pillow. Juniors! The most distinguished class, to me, Is the Junior Class, All the virtues there, you’ll see, In this great class; Every member is a treasure, Seeking one another’s pleasure, All their value none can measure, Of the Junior Class. Pep and thrills—genius and skill, Help represent this class, The boys and girls of strongest will, In the Junior Class; Talent which so far surpasses, That of all the other classes, Wonderful the lads and lasses, Of the Junior Class. The stories well, we love to tell, Of the Junior Class, And all the ways where they excel Every other class: Vain attempt at her revealing. All their charms, so true, appealing, And no ills we are concealing. Of the Junior Class. Dorothy Hazner. 1 9 2 8 gygwB Page twenty-seven opfjomot e Class ii tstorp “The elevator to success is not running; use the stairs!” With this motto the present Sophomore class of the Madison High School started its career on September 1, 1926. Sixty-six students started on the climb up the stairs that September morning and forty-three are still climbing. We have not fallen nor have we been waiting for the elevator. By working hard our first flight of stairs was ascended. The students chosen to lead were: Dorothy Rohe. President; Viola Franklin, Vice-Pres- ident; Joe Blumenfeld. Secretary; John Toncoff. Treasurer. As class spon- sors we had Mrs. Stice and Mr. Snyder. By their aid the stairs were made less steep. '1 he second flight of stairs is harder, but we are continually climbing. The leaders of this year are: Eva Vasileff, President; Pansy Cook, Secre- tary and Treasurer. In athletics, we gained distinction by winning second place in the school indoor baseball contest and by having three of our boys chosen as “regulars” on the first team in basketball. Our sponsors are Miss Jessop and Mr. Rohe. e thank them most heartily for their help. We Sophomores hope that in the next two years our climbing will be completed and that we will he able to start on the climb for higher success in life- Eva Vasileff. Page twenty-eight n in :{{, iu lift ; r. ; r. ;i a2 2 2 2 2 2 ;• MADISONIAN 2 2 2 2 2 2 s? .m. 22a:. .1 2 22 2 22 2 opl)omore $oem What is the biggest thing in life Besides sorghum and syrup? It’s nothing but, it's nothing but. The old high school spirit. Who is it that has the most, The most of this great thing? It’s no one but the Sophomores Who lead in everything. What is the biggest thing in life Besides good Education J. ‘ It's nothing but. it’s nothing but. To have a good vocation. Who is it that does the work, The work during all the year? It’s no one but the Sophomores The leaders of this sphere. Sidney Schermer. You will always be down and out, If y'ou are swayed by fear or doubt, And will gain neither gold nor glory, By listening to others’ hard-luck story. There’s only one way you may win— Forget those doubts and plunge right in! Smile at the fears and work your best, Ne’er pausing till you’ve reached success. Seniors. Ji ! .UEP ?? 19 2 8 Page twenty-nine ifTtTyTS MADISONIAN J istorp of t )t Class of ’31 On September 5, vve flock of fifty-six Freshies, trembling with excite- ment, entered the place for which we had been striving eight long but happy years the Madison High School. As we opened those doors, we experienced a very strange emotion. It seemed to be mingled with joy and sorrow, triumph and fear. Although we were quite unaware of it, these doors were really opening and inviting us into a completely new life—our high school life. e ascended those three flights of stairs wondering what was in store for us beyond. Then we entered an extremely large room with scores of seats and even a stage! 1 his large room frightened us poor creatures beyond description. We awkwardly hastened to our seats in refuge. It was announced that when the bell was tapped, we would pass to the rooms assigned us. When the bell tinkled a great commotion took place. The upper classmen all turned toward us poor Freshies seeming to be quite amused at us—and who would not be? It was merely a stampede. One day the Madison Indians were called to the front and awarded a silver cup. To our utmost surprise and joy. all but two of them were Freshies! Among the other trophies, you will see the one which our Freshies contributed to M. H. S. ffimimrMKMMitffimDF. MADISONIAN Then came the best season of the year—basketball season. How we loved to attend the games and boost for M. H. S. Just think, a few of our Freshies have had the honor of playing on the first team. M. H. S. has just finished a basketball attendance contest and we Freshies were the winners and received the trophy, a beautiful silver cup. Our class officers are Lloyd Williams, President; Adam Zentgraf, Vice- President ; and Richard Mefford. Secretary-Treasurer. We appreciate our class sponsors who have so earnestly striven tc help us toward reaching our goal. We have worked cheerfully, hoping for a reward at the close of the term. What is the reward? We are no longer Freshies, but Sophomores! Now class mates remember our motto: “Safe on first, now score!” Ermel Raney. + + + I Wit are ttje Jfresfttes We are the Freshmen of ’31 Taking up work that is just begun. Early or late, no matter how Onward through studies and books we plow. Algebra. History and all the rest, Through all our studies we do our best. Disheartened sometimes, we do not stop We keep on struggling to reach the top. Though some may pass and some may fail We follow the dark and rugged trail. From Freshmen to Sophomores we hope to soar. Then to Juniors which is close to shore. When we are Seniors in ’31. We’ll laugh at the race that we have won, Then to us all the world should be bright And honor our hard-won high school fight. Robert Newgent. gUSOSi czreyiMM 1 9 2 8 ibssjs! Page thirty-one gSSgMlgg lgSgSllggggg ! MADISONIAN i82 {u {nSS23B5E2jg5E5!E2l22i Senior Class Part? On Thursday evening, December 8, the Senior class had its annual party. Because it was the last party' that the Class of '28 would ever have, we resolved to make it the best that had ever been given in the Madison High School. The evening was spent in playing games and in dancing. Prizes were awarded to Miss Margaret Carlin, Klsie Perry, Sophia Parker and lsadore Megeflf. Refreshments were served by the committee in charge. Everyone had a pleasant evening and was reluctant to leave when the time came to go. The members of the faculty were the guests of honor. + + + Junior Christmas $arty On December 22, the distinguished Juniors of the Madison High School assembled to entertain themselves at a Christmas party. Various games were played and refreshments were served at daintily decorated tables. A color scheme of red and green w'as carried out very successfully. After the refreshments were served. Santa Claus arrived with a gift for each person. An enjoyable time was had by all, and we are in hopes of another such party in the near future. Members of the faculty were guests of honor. iasa: e.vb ,'1 Paye thirty-two 9 2 8 MADISONIAN inuniinii S'opftomorc Class [3artp The Sophomores held their class party Saturday. January 14. It was carried out in the novel form of an indoor track meet, consisting of games and relay races. The class was divided into two groups under their captains, Dorothy Rohe and Kathryn Phelan, who chose representa- tives for each event. Much merriment was caused by such contests as the Match-box Relay and the Hating Contest. Delicious refreshments were served bv the refreshment committee. The class sponsors. Mr. Rohe and Miss Jessop and the majority of the class were present. + + + Jfreafjman Class $artp On the 28th of January the Freshmen assembled at the Madison High School for their annual Freshman party. The evening was spent in playing games. There were also several stunts given by members of the class. Oliver Rrindlev impersonated a small boy. William Parker gave a demonstration of a woman teaching her husband to drive a Ford. Several of the boys dramatized the song. “Oskee- Wow-Wow. Prizes for the various games were awarded Kugene Pdacklidge, Krmel Raney and Albert («raves. Delicious refreshments were served in the gymnasium. Everyone left at a late hour looking forward to another party 9 2 8 iMMM. Page thirty-three MADISONIAN Club First Semester President, Gail Johnson Vice-President. Virgil Phipps Secretary, Robert McKlvvain Treasurer, Elmer Lipscomb Leader, Mr. L. Second Semester Walter Blumenfeld John Ulffers Virgil Phipps Elmer Lipscomb R. Delcour This is the third year the Hi-Y Club has been in existence. The club now firmly established in the school has as its objective “high standards of Christian character.” This is gained by the actions of the members rather than by empty assertions. During the basketball season the club conducted a contest for attend- ance at basketball games. A silver loving cup was donated by the club. The cup is a traveling trophy, each winner being privileged to hold it until the end of the following season. This year the cup was won bv the Fresh- man class, with the Seniors, Sophomores and Juniors finishing in the order named. The club also sponsored a show which was quite successful. Membership in the club is restricted to the three upper classes. Page thirty-four 9 2 8 MADISONIAN l )t ime of Me Given by the Senior Class, April 25 and 26. CAST Uncle Tom.............. Tom Carter .................. Mrs. Bob Grey................ Mr. Bob Grey................. Mrs. Peter Wycombe........... Mr. Peter Wycombe.... Dorothy Landon ........... Mr. James Landon ......... Officer Hogan ............... .....Sam Harshany .......Gail Johnson .......Mary Skender ......Richard Stice ..Francis Carlin William Aufderheide ......Norma Phipps ......Joseph Jurish .Walter Blnmenfeld SYNOPSIS Tom Carter is staying with his sister, Mrs. Bob Grey while Mr. Grey is away on a business trip. After the cook and the old negro servant. Uncle Tom. had been excused for the evening, Mrs. Grey learns that Mr. and Mrs. Wycombe will arrive in a few minutes for dinner, Mr. Wycombe is a fussy man who imagines he has a host of physical ailments which cause him to be cpiite disagreeable. His wife is a very haughty woman, who generally ignores her husband’s complaints. Tom Carter decides to impersonate Uncle Tom and serve the dinner, (which by the way is a restaurant dinner) in order that his sister might not lie embarrassed before her guests. When the Wycombes arrive, they are accompanied by their niece, Dorothy, who is secretly engaged to Tom. Throughout the dinner Tom serves the guests and succeeds in concealing his identity although he is not having “the time of his life because he can- not be with Dorothy. Circumstances become worse as Mrs. Wycombe tells an exaggerated story of Tom’s flirtations while in Europe the previous sum- mer. and finally when Tom does get an opportunity to speak a few words with Dorothy, she will not talk with him. Tom becomes desperate in his desire to locate Uncle Tom and end the deception. He appeals to the police and when they give up the search he starts out himself, forgetting that he answers the description of Uncle Tom. Mr. Grey and Mr. Landon, Dorothy’s father, arrive home about 2:00 A. M. Uncle Tom comes home, mistakes Mr. Landon for a burglar, and ties him in his chair as he sleeps. The police find Tom on the street and bring him home, thinking he is Uncle Tom. The truth of the whole matter is ex- plained, petty ill feelings between Mr. Landon and Mr. Wycombe are smoothed over and all are friends. Sffly: 1 9 2 8 m m mmiuy x Page thirty-jive “RAIIBlRDS FOKDLOVE TAWS STRIPES wm all aboard MADISONIAN iras pieties Although somewhat incapacitated by the lack of height, weight, exper- ience, and a thorough knowledge of the finer and intricate points of the game, this year’s team successfully managed to finish the season with a slightly higher percentage than 500. It can thus he accurately stated of a team pos- sessing such a figure that said team is not what might be termed a “ship- ment destined for the Glue Works.” In view of the fact that the squad was composed mostly of inexper ienced men, Coach Rohe had some difficulty in creating a scoring quintet that would pile up those points with deadly precision, without showing a bit of mercy or leniency to their antagonists. As a fighting and scoring five is highly desirable, the Coach toiled and labored ceaselessly to formulate out of poor material the makings of a fairly good team. As it comprises mostly Freshmen and Sophomores it can, with impunity, be stated that the team is in its nascent or incipient state. By tending gradually to develop its play- ing ability, by adhering closely to moral and physical training principles followed by prominent athletes throughout the country, it can be hoped, with some surety of the hope being realized, that this team will not only afford the High School a District Tournament Trophy, as had been accom- plished by the team of last year, but several other emblems earned by right of meritorious performances or services. Page thirty-eight MADISONIAN r sftrfSii r?ixi :rtii Jflabison Count? Cournament In the Madison County Tournament held at Wood River February 9, 10 and 11, Madison had been matched with Troy. In this game Madison displayed a seldom exhibited brand of basketball and as a result crushed Troy with a 42-17 score. At its next pairing the Green and White drew Highland. The previous year Madison had thrice defeated Highland and with this knowledge before them they went out upon the floor expecting an easy tussle. The result produced a typical situation for at the end of the half the score stood: Highland 20. Madison 9. Then at the start of the second half, having been transmitted from lifeless forms into beings of vigor and vitality, by some invisible force and partly through an inspirational talk from the coach, Madison struggled triumphantly to a 25-24 victory over Highland. Thus by virtue of this victory the Green and White were slated to meet Alton, who were rated as having a fairly fast team. Madison started off with a rush and had the lead at the end of the first quarter with an 8-1 score. This edge however she couldn’t retain for before the first half ended Alton had slowly and steadily accumulated points until she rested somewhat securely on top with a 6 point advantage, the score at the half being 14 to 8. In the second half Alton kept at her task of piling up baskets while Mad- ison, unable to penetrate the defense of the Altonites, finally succumbed to a 28-15 score. In the consolation game with Bethalto that evening, Mad- ison easily defeated that aggregation 39-7. Thus, during the entire play of the tournament Madison enjoyed three victories and suffered one loss; this resulting in a better average than had been acquired by many other teams that participated. District tournament Last year the Green and White possessed fortune and ability enough to win the District Tournament held at Granite City. At the tourney this year at Collinsville with fourteen teams represented, Madison was not ex- pected to go very far, for they drew as their opponents Granite City, the team which the dopesters had conceded a good chance of winning the Tourna- ment. Indeed the opportunity seemed a good one after Granite had elimin- ated Alton, the county champions for 1928. But as usual the dopesters doped wrong for in the game that resulted, Madison exhibited a dazzling brand of ball to dispose of Granite with a 31-21 score. This victory brought us into the semi-finals with Troy. Troy presented few difficulties and after a fairly interesting skirmish the game ended in a 32-19 score. Thus we advanced to the finals with Collinsville. The game for the championship was a slow, 9 2 8 tJRirgjrrr:jttjj Page thirty-nine jzwffiMwmmMmmsmz imadisonian drawn-out affair. At the half Collinsville enjoyed a three-point lead, 7-4, but during the second half she increased this lead, looping several long baskets to decide the outcome of the struggle. The report of the final gun found the score in Collinsville’s favor, 17-8. OTiasifjtngton Hmbersitp tournament At the Washington University Tournament held during the Christmas holidays, Madison did not present as prominent a figure at these games as she had at either Wood River or Collinsville, for although she won her first game at the expense of Granite City, 21-19, she lost her next match to Uni- versity City, 16-19. However, as basketball knowledge and experience was gained at this tourney, we consider this participation not entirely without its good result. baseball This spring a baseball league was formed of Lebanon. Mascoutah, New Baden, O’Fallon, and Madison. In a few practice tilts, the high school nine showed up encouragingly, defeatCg G’-'-ite City and several other team®. We are looking forward to a good opportunity of winning the League Tro- phy. which is being offered by the Cahokia Mound Conference. personal l ecorbs HARSHANY This is Sam’s fourth and last year as a player. During his period of ser- vice he has contributed much to the team. His persistence, determination and playing ability has made him one of our best players. This year he played at center and displayed unusual ability at that position. Sam leaves after four years of valuable service to the team. SWIGERT A snappy player who more than compensates for his poor scoring punch by his aggressiveness. When in the game Gene worked and fought hard, highly endeavoring to assist in the task (if placing Madison where she belonged—on the desirable side of the score. Gene leaves this vear and this presents an opening that will not so easily be filled. TONCOFF A small fellow who, in spite of his size, toppled many an opponent who sought to take his measure on the old gym floor. Johnnie alternated at guard and forward positions in the earlier part of the season, but later on. established himself solidly in filling the position as guard. Although John ranks pretty high as a player he has yet two years in which to surpass his record. U .'; I Page forty 9 2 Madisonian PHIPPS Virgil led the offense. His uncanny shooting ability, failed all attempts to guard him. and his guards found their job a tough one. Phipps ranks high also at defense and aided the guards noticeably in keeping the oppon- ents’ attempts for baskets scattered. He has another year in which to add to his laurels. BLUMENFELD Joe’s qualifications for a guard cannot he questioned. With very little previous experience he managed to fill the position creditably this year. Joe strives hard to accomplish and perfect plays and it is not doubtful that with such capabilities he will not fail to rise to greater heights in the coming two years in which he still has to perform. WILLIAMS Lloyd is the Freshman who, due to his unusual ability in sinking baskets, rivalled the best in bringing Madison out ahead. Already a valuable player he should become more so in the three years he has to play. VASILEFF and LYBARGER Although they did not have many chances to play this year. Lybarger and Vasileff were utterly faithful in attending practice sessions. With the thought practice makes perfect” and earnestly struggling to rectify faults and to improve their playing ability, we have no doubt that they will matei - ialize into star players. ZENTGRAF and McCART They are two others of our Freshmen who helped to place the team on a winning average. In them we have quantity even as well as quality, for these two, although somewhat obese, do not lack the spirit and enthus- iasm that go to make tip real basketball players. MANAGER JOHNSON Without (jail the team would be at a loss, for had it not been for the presence and the praiseworthy services of this distinguished fellow the five would surely have exhibited many more marks of retrogradation. He assisted the coach inestimably during practice sessions, in handling of basketball equipment, and in lessening and easing the countless little difficulties that constantly arise and present themselves to the ever worried and troubled coach. ivTmj 1 9 2 8 a Page forty-one MADISONIAN 5 iurfi as {ammm£ nWi? COACH ROHE A fellow deserving of much praise and merit for the manner in which he built up the aggregation that composed the team, lie won’t have any- thing to do with a spiritless, unambitious, spineless group of fellows who neither give nor care a rap whether they win or lose; therefore he goes about creating the best possible combination that can be acquired out of the ma- terial he has on hand. DELCOUR Our assistant Coach, Delcour, as Mr. Rohe will verify, has aided him immensely in carrying out the various requirements and duties of a coach. I)elcour also acted in the capacity as cheer leader and aroused a great deal of interest and pep in the school. + + RECORD OF GAMES Madison Opponents Madison Oppone 32 Livingston 4 17 Granite City 30 26 Venice 5 25 O’Fallon 20 16 Freeburg 22 35 Mascoutah 13 15 Wood River 34 36 Dupo 14 22 O’Fallon 16 42 Troy 17 11 Granite City 22 25 Highland 24 8 Lebanon 19 15 Alton 28 52 Venice 4 39 Bethalto 7 21 Granite City 19 8 Livingston 15 16 University City 19 50 Mascoutah 18 10 Lebanon 16 31 Granite City 21 29 Dupo 14 32 Troy 19 22 Freeburg 30 8 Collinsville 17 MADISONIAN l?� lySfll®lRsvit5svl important! Notice! Caution! Cxerrise Care! W hen witnessing a conflagration of any size or sort be eternally vigilant and constantly on the alert for one lzadore Megeff, a renowned and valiant tire-fighter. Naturally, and it’s nothing unusual, this worthy individual upon perceiving a lire. may. for no reason at all. permit himself to be worked up to a high pitch of excitement and into a state of uncertainty as to a plan of action. Then having deliberated, pondered, weighed, and meditated the state of affairs, he quite accurately reaches this decision: that something must be or should be done. Accordingly, he rushes off headlong seeking some means of extinguishing a fire, and his quest does not prove fruitless for, Alas! it yields him a fire extinguisher. Since our I .zie has been gone, the flames have gained much greater headway. Disorder, commotion, and confusion reign throughout the crowd of spectators. (However, joy reigns supreme in the heart of the small boy who is indeed grateful to that agency whom he believes had shown keen judgment in selecting a schoolhouse for a fire). The time is propitious for the entrance of Izzie on the scene. And praises be! Thank Heaven! and other similar expressions of thanks and gratitude, our brave and well-mean- ing Izzie does not fail us. for he staggers in with the fire extinguisher weigh- ing heavily on his hands. Bravo! Bravo! Cheers! Rah! Rah! Applause deafening, etc. etc. etc., and after having inverted the container Izzie pro- ceeds to paint Heaven and Hades with the nice. soft, mushy, slushy, foamy, substance which is rapidly being ejected from the nozzle of the container. In fact he paints or probably I should say smears or better still satu- rates everything and everybody in generous and suffocating quantities, and though it does not add to his laurels as a firefighter it must be stated authen- tically (as the author does not wish to insert anything but a true account of this epic concerning the migration of fleas to various anatomical sections of a dog’s frame) that he daubed all things but the object that I think needed it most. THK FIRR. The unfortunate, half-drowned spectators who had been within range of the practiced and deadly eve of Izzie are now solemnly vowing to steer clear of the fire in which he volunteers his assistance. Seemingly Izadore’s intentions were good, but when questioned as to why he created all this havoc, he does not give voice to an utterance, or a word of any sort of ex- planation, although from, that queer, wondering expression on his face, we take it he is more puzzled over his actions than we are. Page forty-four SM3WSW 19 2 8 gnagaga s glgggligg MADISONIAN tMgggg Purbens of opi)6 Wliat are burdens you may ask. We'll let you know real soon : They’re not the ones in Webster’s book. But those of Madison. English, it is one of them. With essays, rules and themes. We like it not a little bit. It's worse even than it seems. Geometry is another. I'm sure the worst of all: Prove this, prove that, is all we do And still we often fall. � Bookkeeping, ouch! our backs are broken. From bending o'er our ledgers. Our fingers, too. are stifit and tired. From making perfect figures. Latin last, but no not least. 'Tis as bad as all the rest. What do we care what Caesar did.' Those tlrngs are in the past. Rock a bye Senior, on the tree top. If you keep studying, your grades will not drop, But if you stop digging, your standing will fall. And down will come Senior, diploma, and all. + + + 19 2 8 JLSMJy Page forty-five Madisonian Bail? program 8:30— 8:50—Cloakroom jam and prize fight (prize-mirror). 8:50— 9:00—Tardiness parade. (Let’s all join in). 9:00—- 9:05—Winsor articulates upon ? ? ? ? 9:05— 9:40—Period used to write day’s correspondence (in shorthand). 9:40—10:25—Kxercising; dodging teachers. 10:25—11:05—Posing for snapshots. 11 :05—11 :50—Working up an appetite. 11:50—12:50—Filling an empty cavity. 12:50— 1:00—Chewing after-dinner mints and gossiping. 1 :00— 1 :30—Miss Jessop teaches assembly how to make use of Leap Year. 1:30— 2:15—Afternoon nap. 2:15— 3:00—Sr. debates with Delcour as to who will be next president, dog catcher, etc. 3:00— 3:40—Hunt for Winsor to get excused for rest of day. 3:40— 3:50—Delcour poses before entire assembly. + + to prcome HI Senior Talk to your neighbor as often and as long as you wish, it shows the teachers you are studious. Chew gum and bring refreshments to the assembly in order to balance the stomach with the mind. Always shut your books at the first tap of the bell to keep the teachers from working overtime. He tardy at least twice a week: it attracts attention and adds to your popularity. Never be surprised at your grades after an exam., but act, as if you de- serve more. Never say “I don't know,” but when you are called upon; change the subject. Never rush to class: it is bad form: the teachers will think you are anxious to recite. Skip class whenever you so desire: it adds to your personality. Never accept the grade the teachers give you, but inform them of their mistake immediately. Inform the teachers you are of age and can quit when you get ready. Page forty-six 1 9 2 8 Madisonian xmm Look at the other fellow’s paper as often as you desire; it corrects their errors since two wrongs make a right. Throw notes across the room regardless of the teachers looking; it shows many qualities, such as bravery and undeceitfulness. After trying these if you find yourself still a Freshman, it is because you have neglected to read the tenth installment of the Jesse James Series. + + + Jfaborite iBooks William Aufderheide—Seventeen. Ilia Delcour, Mabel Dorris, Cleo Martin—Three Musketeers. Richard Stice—Hoosier Schoolmaster. Gene Swigert—Peck's Mad Boy. Lucille McCart—Menus, Recipes, etc. ‘ Gertrude Bilyeu—The Hunted oman. John Ulffers—Enemies of Women. Walter Blumenfeld—The Merchant of (North) Venice. Ursulla Buchanan—Flaming Youth. Elsie Perry. Mae Oser—We. Mary Skender—Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Gail Johnson—The Barbarian Lover. Mabel Harrison, Helen Ellis. Evelyn Ebandjieflf—Little Women. Helen Polette—An Old Fashion Girl. Sam Harshany—One Minute To Play. Frances Carlin—Keeping Up With Lizzie. Bertha Fraundorf—The Gold Hunter. Norma Phipps—Vanity Fair. Norma Bailey—Saturday’s Child. Isadore Megeff—So Big. Sophia Parker—Love’s T.abor Lost. Joe Cohan—Sherlock Holmes. Clara Bucher—Midsummer’s Night Dream. Mary Opich—Daughter of the Land. Robert McF.lwain—God and the Grocerynian. Bennie Goldman—Handbook for Mechanics. Joe Turish—Forever Free. T.orene Matthews—Butterfly. Helen Stoisin—Her Man. 9 2 8 yns nj rjyi 5 Page forty-seven MADISONIAN fi-a'fi JfaUonte ongs William Autderheide—Tie Me To Your Apron Strings Again. Ursulla Buchanan—Just Like a Butterfly. Norma Bailey—Hoosier Sweetheart. Gertrude Bilyeu—Ain't She Sweet. Clara Bucher—Just a Little Bit Bad. Walter Blumenfeld Don’t Wake Me Up. Let Me Dream. Francis Carlin—The Doll Dance. Joseph Cohan—Show Me the Way to Go Home. Mabel Dorris—Let a Smile Be Your Umbrella. Ilia Delcour—Proud. Evelyn Ebandjieff—Way Back When. John L'lifers—That Certain Party. Helen Hllis—Take Your Finger Out of Your Mouth. Bertha Fraundorf—He Don't Like It Not Much. Eugene Swigert—Looking For a Girl Named Mary. Bennie Goldman—Barney Google. Mable Harrison—You’re Just a Flower From an Old Bouquet. Samuel Harshany—They Go Wild. Simply M ild Over Me. Joe Jurish—Just Another Day Wasted Away. Gail Johnson—The Sheik. Lorene Matthews—Where'd You Get Those Eyes. Isadore Megeff-—Me and My Shadow. Robert McElwain—Normandy. Lucille McCart -Sugar. Cleo Martin—Then I Forget. Mae Oser—Baby Face. Mary Opich—Mary Lou. Elsie Perry—Dream Kisses. Helen Polctte—Her Beaux Are Only Rainbows. Norma Phipps—Me and My Boy Friend. Sophia Parker—1 Can’t Believe That You're in Love W ith Me. Mary Skender—She Knows Her Onions. Richard Stice—Sing Me a Baby Song. Helen Stoisin—Black-eyed Susie. Miss Robinson—Under Venetian Skies. Miss Michel—It All Depends On You. Mr. Rohe—Somewhere a Heart Is Breaking. Miss Mulberry—Baby Your Mother. Miss Jessop—I’m Making Believe That I Don’t Care. M iss Carlin—Baby Blue Eves. Mr. insor—Poor Papa. Mr. Stice—My Blue Heaven. Mr. Delcour—That Saxophone Waltz. inQHl EE3 MADISONIAN m What would he look like if he had: Hair like Walter Bergfield? Eyes like Ishmael Miller? Dimples like Joseph Cohan.'' Height like William Aufderheide? Weight like Isadore Megeff? Neck like Donald. Bruder? Arms like Harry Cook? Feet like John Ulflfers? Chin like Sidney Schermer? 'l'eeth like Pete Macek? Ears like Theo Boswell? Hands like Juan Doyan? Boisterous like Richard Stice? Lela Broomfield thinks Long Island Sound makes a noise. Robert Hocking thinks Auction bridge is something to walk on. Elmer Lipscomb' thinks that a crank case is a law suit. Modena Goode thinks that Muscle Shoals is a strong man. Irma Martin thinks that Douglas Fairbanks is a scale. James Hinde thinks that a “foul ball has an odor. Leo Mackeldoh thinks Babe Ruth is an infant. Curtis Williams thinks that a basketball coach has wheels. Leo Alvey thinks that white mule is a donkey. Elizabeth Baker thinks that the Mexican border pays rent. Joe Jurish thinks that Chaplin, is a minister. Vera Verling thinks that a groundhog is sausage. Bennie Goldman thinks that a minor is a coal digger. Louis Nornberg thinks that mah jong is a Chinese laundry man. Harry Cook thinks that a roof garden is a place to raise vegetables. Paul Painter thinks that a blood vessel is something to wash in. George Stickler thinks that brain cells are places for convicts. Dorothy Rohe thinks an ice cream cone is a geometrical figure. Juan Doyen thinks Eskimo pies are the chief products of Iceland. Robert Xewgent thinks Pig Iron is tough pork. Opal Binning thinks Venison comes from Venice. + + + Simple £s tmonsi jjyi lyyRj 19 2 8 Page forty-nine gs rntmamz madisoniain Wi )V Cf)ep Come to cftool Gene Swigert—To rest. Elsie Perry—So she won't have to work at home. George Darling—To sit in the office. Lucille McCart To use her graduation dress for a wedding dress. Walter Blumenfeld—To he high school chauffeur. Mabel Dorris—To have some place to go. John Ulffers—To be high school janitor (flunky). Irene Hayes—To argue with Mr. Rohe. Virgil Phipps—To skip chemistry. Frank Brown—To hold the record for moving his seat in the assembly. Bertha Fraundorf—To run the mimeograph. Sam Harshany—To play basketball. F.lmer Lipscomb—To ask embarrassing questions of Mr. Rohe. Clara Bucher—To make candy for the basketball games. Frances Carlin—To parade around the assembly. Isadore Megeff—To lead the singing at basketball games. Gertrude Bader—To aid Mr. Delcour in singing and composing songs. Richard Stice—Because he’s too young to quit. Louis Nornberg and Paul Painter—To read Wild West stories. William Parker—To draw pictures in his text books. James Hinde—To run errands for Mr. Rohe. Melvin Lee—To make funny faces (?). Eugene Blacklidge—To annoy Ursulla Buchanan. Raleigh Arms—Hold a conference at the encyclopedia case with Cledis Lanham. Lela Broomfield—To “pop” her gum. Ursulla Buchanan—To make “bookish” recitations. W illiam Aufderheide—His mother makes him. Velma Vierling—To think of “H-----.” Elizabeth Baker—To argue with the Algebra teacher. Margaret Fanning—To balance the building. Vera Vierling—To argue with Mr. Winsor. Jaun Doyen—To make “eyes” at Anka. Pete Macek—To annoy the teachers, and amuse pupils with his noisy shoes. Roger Studebackcr—To learn to play “Oskee-WowAVow” fast enough to satisfy Mr. Delcour. Cleo Martin—To wear her green and white sweater. Ilia Delcour—Just to accompany her brother to school. Gail Johnson—Learn to be a first-class coach in basketball. John Toncoff—To become a star on the basketball team. madisonian Dorothy Hazner—To lead the South part of the assembly in singing Baby Your Mother.” Elizabeth McDonald—Annoy the assembly teacher. Irene Woods—To talk to Harry Cook. Aleen Runkle—To write “Essays on Lincoln. Charles Wilson—To prove to his father that the teachers can’t teach him anything. Bennie Goldman—To break test-tubes in chemistry. Bennie Abramovitz—To frighten Dorothy Hazner. Robert Newgent—To tell of all the murders, accidents, etc., which have occurred in East St. Louis. Theo Boswell—To flunk some more subjects. Everett McCart—To become the peppiest player on the B. B. team. Albert Graves—To have the ability to read two books at once. Lorene Matthews—To ride home in “his” green Roadster. Eva Shipcoff—To find a new use for Solium Chloride (salt). Norma Phipps—To think up an excuse for not having her Civics. + + + Now since you've read the poems About each Senior so true. You’re surely wanting me to give. The name of the writer to you. Bertha Fraundorf wrote these verses, —Perhaps you did not know it. But now I’m sure you’ll agree with me That she’s a keen little poet! + t + One morning after all were seated. Who strutted in late, but the Seniors? With their green and white sweaters. Representing three big letters. M. H. S. SOPMS. SODA JfcRKERSS ETC. CAREFUL OLIVER science girls' POT HARKV wfflftfflftMADISONIAN sawm rTgvfffgvit viSviraivi TtiEU Jfabortte Cxcuses of tfte Mentors Sam Harshany—I know, but my voice has failed me. Eugene Swigert—Didn’t have time to study; had to go to basketball practice. Gail Johnson—I know, but I can't explain it. Norma Phipps—The page was torn out of my book. Joe Cohan—We had a double period in ( hem. Frances Carlin—It’s too complicated for me. Xlary Skender—Please repeat the question. Mae Oser—1 thought we had the same assignment as yesterday. Mabel Dorris—I don’t know. I was absent yesterday. Ilia Delcour—I studied the wrong assignment. Walter Blumenfeld—1 was going to study it last period, but Mr. Winsor sent me down town. Benny Goldman -Didn’t have time: business was rushing. Isadore Megeff—1 don't know; I left my book in the assembly. C'leo Martin—I forgot to take my book home las t night. Helen Ellis—O, I forgot. XIary Opich—I don’t know. Helen Polette—I don’t sec anything like that in MY book. Elsie Perry—I took the wrong book home by mistake. Helen Stoisin—1 was too busy getting ads for the annual. William Aufderheide—I was studying for a test in Chem. John Ulft’ers—Why, I thought, etc. Norma Bailey—I didn't get to study that far. Gertrude Bilyeu The assembly teacher wouldn’t let me speak and find out the assignment. Clara Bucher—The speaker took up my only study period. Ursulla Buchanan—I didn’t get the assignment. Lucille McCart—The assignment was too long. Richard Stice—1 couldn’t find my book, someone must have borrowed it. Evelyn Ebandjeiff—No excuses offered. Joe Jurish-—-There weren’t any more books left. Mabel Harrison—I didn’t read the lesson. Robert Me El wain—Can't prove it by me. Bertha Fraundorf—Don't ask me. t + + Another feud—nobody killed although some feelings badly hurt. A certain Soph takes Miriam Schermer to the Dupo game. Several slight en- counters have been met. Cousins on the warpath. No view as to the outcome has vet been ascertained. I 9 2 8p Page fifty-three MADISONIAN 3’U gee pou tn tfte Jfunnp Paper Maggie—Frances Carlin. Captain—1 sadore Megeff. and The Kids—Gene and William. Dumb Dora—Mabel Dorris. Rod—Richard Stice. Fritzie Ritz—Cleo Martin. Mrs. Van Swagger—Helen Stoisin. The Bungles—Sophia Parker and John Ulffers. Ella Cinders—Helen Polette. Miss La Tour—Norma Phipps. Mrs. Morris—Mae Oser. Powerful Katrinka—Mary Opich. Tillie the Toiler—Bertha Fraundorf. Bubbles—Clara Bucher. Mac—Robert McElwain. Mr. Whipple—Gail Johnson. Abie the Agent—Walter Blumenfeld. Andy Gump—Joe Cohan. Min—Norma Bailey. Matilda—Gertrude Bilyeu. Widow Zanders—Evelyn Ebandjieff. Barney Google—Bennie Goldman. Winnie Winkle—Mary Skender. Pat—Ursulla Buchanan. Toots—Ilia Delcour. Lost Elsie—Elsie Perry. Little Orphan Annie—Helen Ellis. Sam the Salesman—Sam Harshany. Moon Mullens—Joe Jurish. Emma—Lucille McC'art. Tomboy Taylor—Mabel Harrison. Bibsy—Lorene Matthews. + + + {)e ;§ rtjool “iBoreb” President ..........................George Darling Vice-President ....................Pauldun Painter Secretary . 1 heo Boswell Treasurer ..........................Eugene Swigert Members: Margaret Fanning, Elizabeth Baker, Mabel Dorris, Louis Nornberg. Joseph Cohan, Curtis Williams. Page fifty-four 9 2 MADISONIAN WfftfiftQfii mfs Gertrude—“Did your brother real- ly learn anything while in college.''” Clara B.—“1 should say so: he can now express his ignorance in scien- tific terms.” + Miss Robinson—“Can anyone tell me what Sir Walter Raleigh said to Queen Elizabeth when he placed his coat on the ground for her to walk on? All right Richard you may an- swer.” Richard Mefford—“I guess he said “Step on it, kid.” Norma Phipps—“Well, I showed up the teacher before the whole class again today.” He—“Yeh? Put me wise.” Norma—“She asked for Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, and I told her he never lived there.” Mr. Delcour in History—“ ho came after Henry the Eighth?” Gene—“Edward the Sixth.” Mr. Delcour—“Right, and who succeeded Edward the Sixth t ’ Gene—“Mary.” Mr. Delcour—“Correct; and who came after Mary?” Gene (after a puzzled pause)— “The little lamb.” Miss Mulberry—“Give me a sen- tence with the word ‘analyze’.” William Aufderheide—“My sister Anna says she never makes love; but oh. how analyze.” + + Freshman Girl at basketball game —“Who is this fellah. ‘Rah’ they’re always cheering?” + + Benny says— “Oily to bed Oily to rise. Such is the life Of us garage guys.” 19 2 8 Page fifty-five MADISONIAN Miss Robinson—“Gene, interpret the first two lines of our English lesson for today. Gene-—Sorry, but 1 did not get that far.” + + + Mr. Delcour—“Why are the mid- dle ages called ‘The Dark Ages.' ” Aleen R.—“Because there were so many knights.” + + + Senior (looking up word in Dic- tionary)—“I wish I could find that word.” Freshman—“That’s easy. Look it up in the index.” + + + Winsor—“Do you know that 1 be- gan life as a bare-foot boy?” George—“Well. I wasn’t born with shoes on, either.” + + + Miss Robinson — “What three words are most used in the English Language?” William-—“I don’t know.” Miss Robinson—“Correct.” + + + Mr. Rohe (in Chemistry)-—“Why are summer days longer than winter days ?” Joe Cohan—“Because the heat ex- pands them.” + + + Freshman (who failed in all his subjects) to his brother—“I failed in five subjects: prepare Papa, will you.” Brother, later in evening—“Papa prepared, prepare yourself.” + + + Mary S.—“I'll help you with your English. Gene. I’ve got it all here in a nutshell.” Gene—“Oh. you’ve memorized it.” Salesman—“Wanna buy a Ford?” Frances—“What ails the Ford?” Salesman—“Nothin’.” Frances—Then what do you want to sell it for?” Salesman— Nothin’.” Frances—“I’ll take it.” + + + Bertha (combing hair)—“Look, my hair is full of electricity.” Sam—“Why. of course, it’s con- nected to a dry cell.” + + + Gene—“The desert stretched out on all sides of me. I raised my rifle, it went oft’ with a crack, there ahead of me lay a dead lion.” William (innocently)—“Mow long had it been dead?” + + + Miss Michel—“A difficult outline in Shorthand is the same as a long word in Longhand. What do you do when you come to a word in longhand that you cannot pro- nounce ?” Jack Pearce—“Skip over it.” + + + Modena—“But, I don’t think I de- serve an absolute zero.” Mr. Rohe—“Neither do I. but it is the lowest mark that I am allowed to give.” + + + Walter B.—“How can I get to the cemetery ?” Gail—“Don’t stop at railroad crossings.” + + + Ilia—“Have you been to the Occi- dent?” Mabel—“No. really! Was anyone hurt?” Page fifty-six MADISONIAN Father (to Madison High future Senior)—“Did you enjoy yourselt when you were a Freshman in High School ?” Son—“Did I? Why those were the happiest years of my life.” + + + Mr. Delcour (hotly)—“Come on now! Cut that out; 1 heard you! Don’t you ever pull that harmony stuff again This is a Jazz orches- tra !” + + + Sain—“My girl is divine!” John—“Yours may be de-vine, but mine is de berries.” + + + Mr. Delcour—“Do you use tooth paste?” Miss Jessop—“Gracious, no! None of mv. teeth are loose.” + + + “Just one more glass, boys, and then we’ll all go home,” said the dish- washer as he laid down the soap. + + + Mabel—“You must find bookkeep- ing a very tiresome subject.” Lois—“Oh, I manage to get ex- ercise running up the columns.” + + Miss Mulberry—“Is there a word in the English language that con- tains all the vowels?” J oe B.—“Unquestionably.” Miss Mulberry—“What is it?” Joe B.—“1 just told you.” + + + Mr. Rohe—“Can you prove that the square of the hypothenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the two sides of this triangle?” Elmer—“I don’t have to prove it. I admit it.” Father—“Son. what does this 60 on your report card mean?” Melvin L.—“1 don’t know, unless it’s the temperature of the room. ’ + + + Miss Mulberry—“What kind of a noun is ‘Trousers ” George S.—It’s an uncommon noun, because it’s singular at the top and plural at the bottom.” + + + Lucille—“I am a woman of few words. If 1 beckon with my finger that means ‘Come ” Helen S.—“Suits me. 1 am a wo- man of few words too. If I shake my head that means ‘I’ni not com- ing ” + + + Pee Wee— ‘Whv is it that Isadore doesn’t change his seat this year as often as he did last year?” Richard S.—“Because Margaret balances the other side of the room.” + + ♦ Sam—“Have you corrected our exam papers yet?” Miss Robinson—“No, but I have them here now. I'll correct them one bv one and as yours is finished, you may come up and get it and then pass out.” + + + Joe Blumenfeld—“Ah, Bertha, does that smile mean you forgive me?” Bertha—“Not at all. Joe. I’m just smiling to rest my face.” 4 4� ♦ Gene—“What’s the matter? What are you crying for?” George D.—“I washed a dirty piece of ice in hot water, and now I can’t find it.” BOSS 19 2 8 MMSS Page fifty-seven MADISONIAN Joe Cohan—“Do you think you could care for a chap like me?” Frances—“Oh, 1 think so—if he wasn’t too much like you.” ♦ t + Miss Mulberry—“Why do you think Caesar was killed by a wo- man ?” Louis Nornberg—“Well, because when he was stabbed he cried out: ‘You brutess.’ ” + Irene—“What did you get on your birthday ?” Don—“A year older.” 4 4 4 Bertha—“When I go to Heaven, I am going to ask Shakespeare if he wrote all of his plays.” Mary—“He may not be there.” Hertlia—“Then you can ask him.” + + Dorothy—“Tell me, what does the Xmas tree stand for?” Mabel—“Well, it would look sort of silly lying down.” + John Toncoff—“Can you telephone from a submarine?” Vasil V.—“Why of course, any- body can tell a phone from a sub- marine.” 4 4 4 Jack P.—“She may be homely, but she can cook!” Harry C.—“But a fellow can’t eat all the time!” + + + Now I lay me down to sleep. Said Francis while in class, I )on’t you dare to wake me up, Until we’re ready to pass. Jimmy—“What did your father say to you when you told him we were engaged ?” Norma—“Oh. you must not ask me to repeat such language.” 4� 4 4 Theo Boswell—‘M stumbled last night and fell against the piano.” Mary Opich—“Did you hurt your- self?” ’ Theo Boswell—“No, I hit the soft pedal.” + + + She was engaged to a plumber, but it was only a pipe dream. + + + Ilia—“Did you know that chewing gum is made out of horses’ hoofs?” Mabel—“No wonder I get such a kick out of it.” + + + Mary—-“Say, where’s my hat?” Frances—“On your head, ineb- riate.” Mary—“Never mind then, I’ll find it.” + + + Gene—“What have you to eat?” Waiter—“Well, I have pig feet and—.” Gene—“Stop, stop, do not tell me your misfortunes. I want to know what you have to eat.” + + + “What is a Fiord?” “A little Scandinavian auto- mobile.” 4 4 4 When I go to Civics Class, I have one round of fun. When I know the lesson’s over, And the bell has rung. jgrgsigj | Page fifty-eight 9 2 8 ztijtXitfifiLiitfsXiiiQKQfgfr sOfisf MADISONIAN SEPTEMBER 6—School opens. Old love affairs revived. Mr. Winsor threatens Freshmen for throwing spit-wads. 7___a terrible catastrophe has been unearthed: A Freshie has two class- es in succession. 8—Lucille sports a new diamond ring. Where did you get it. Luke. 9___Seniors have first class meeting. Horrors! 4 Mr. Delcour ends first week with a quiz! Some start. 12__Two Freshmen girls “roily polly” down the stairs! The Honored Seniors are enthusiastically informed their History papers were ROTTEN!? 13—The Junior typists are doing without shields this year. No school this afternoon on account of the intense heat! Three cheers! 14 ill some one keep Mary Skender informed which seat is hers. 15 No school this afternoon. The thermometer reaches 94 degrees. Who was blowing on it 1 16 _Mr. Winsor sports a new style of hair-cut. Rudolph Valentino style. No school this afternoon. 19 _Theo Boswell is sporting a pair of sailor pants decorated with white buttons. Some sheik! 20 _Mr. Winsor announces to the horror of the students, that no one will be exempt from semester examinations ! ? ! Joe Blumenfeld is trying to capture the heart of a blonde Senior girl. 20— Miss Robinson gives a very interesting talk of her ride in a gondola, on a moon-light night in enice, Italy. But alas! 1 be handsome gondolier was missing. 21— Speaking about the Madison High School becoming prosperous, there were eight limousines parked in from of it. (including a dilap- idated Ford). 22___Ronald Claire visits the school, and presents Miss Mulberry with a bouquet of “golden rods.” 23—Everyone arguing over the Dempsey-Tunney fight. 19 2 8 mgra Page fifty-nine tfwffimxwmmmmMfcz Madisonian 26— Melven Herbert almost takes a trip to the hospital; he knocks Helen Stoisin out of her seat. 27— Seniors look at class rings. Disagreements as per usual! 28— More rings! More disputes! Sam Harshany breaks a window. 29— A tornado! Excitement and tears! Cledis Lanham cries for his mother! No harm was done to the school. 30— hirst playground baseball of the season. Freshmen win from the Seniors and Juniors from the Sophomores. OCTOBER 3—Gene has a broken finger. Perhaps from a combat over the Demp- sey-Tunney fight. •1—Today we were given the opportunity of listening to a fine speech given by Mr. Howard. 5— Seniors still in doubt about their class rings. Everyone surprised to see Miss Mulberry in a bright red dress. 6— The U. S. History Class was informed by Ursulla that Thomas Jefferson was a loose-boned man. 7— All pupils are urged to attend the midnight show given for the ben- efit of the storm sufferers. 10— Bertha’s job brought her more than a salary. Why do we so often see her in a Marmon Roadster? 11— Virgil Phipps dons a gay colored sweater. Helen Stoisin informs the History Class that the Pilgrims landed in 1920. 12— ’'Tis a chilly October morning. Modena comes to school in a sleeve- less outfit and wears kid gloves. 13— Sam gives us a musical solo in shorthand. Seniors busy with Y. P. ticket sale. What ho! A blood hound completes his search in the M. H. S. Id—Taxi service! Francis comes to school on a coal wagon. 17— Lost! a ring by Freshman. He doesn’t know where. 18— Mr. Blokey gives a speech, much to the student’s approval. He is for the younger generation. 19— Miss Jessop goes riding in a “Chevey” coupe. 20— Mr. Delcour informs the History Class that he knows he’s crazy, but he won’t allow anybody) else to say it. Atta boy! Show ’em who’s who. 21— Discovered! A new romance brewing between George Stickler and Ethel McGhee. Beulah Swigert declares she likes Vasil Vasileff. 24— Several Senior girls show up brightly in their white flannels. Norma Phipps is back with us in History. Welcome, Norma. (Norma enters, Gene exits.) 25— Modena Goode and Irene Hayes stage a wrestling match in Chem- Page sixty wmm 19 2 8 MADISONIAN istry. Excitement! An Algebra student faints. Mr. W insor tells the Freshmen that fire escapes arc used only in case of fire. 26— Teachers Wish to prove students dumber than they are by imposing upon them intelligence tests. Seniors finally decide on class rings. 27— Cleo Martin resumes her practice of falling out of chairs. 28— Anka struts in rather late this morning. Is it because she is wear- ing a new dress? 31—A new student enters the Junior C lass. He hails from Kentucky. NOVEMBER 1— Strains of a Latin song issued from room nine today. More intell- igence tests! Arc we normal? 2— (iiris who are interested in basketball hold a meeting. ell have a champ team yet. girls! 3— The supply of intelligence tests seems t be inexhaustible—another was given today, much to the dismay of the dumb-bells. 4— W ill some one please teach Mittie Jerrells how to walk without shuffling her feet? 7— Winter is here! Sleet! Rain! Wind! Lot your flannels out Freshies! Lloyd W illiams annoys everybody in the assembly the sixth period with musical selections on his comb. 8— Benny Goldman got Dempsey mixed up with his history recitation. 9— Geometry class will meet—high hopes shattered!, 10—Question: Do you have to come to school tomorrow? Answer: Undecided. 11 —Armistice Day. W hy the long faces? 14— Gail Johnson threatens to spank a Senior girl. W hat is the world coming to? 15— Frit , carries matches! This terrible fact was discovered when she dropped them in the hall! 16— Seniors wish Shakespeare’s Macbeth had never been written, be- cause they have to memorize nearly half of it! 17— Mr. Rohe makes a speech! He tells us about the “possibilities for the basketball team. Mr. Delcour conceived the plan of giving everybody basketball tickets to sell, lie’s a credit to our school. 18— Gene recites in shorthand today. Who said the days of miracles were over. Bus Miller and Fritz Carlin elected cheer leaders. Let’s win. gang! 21—Everybody happy about the victorious basketball game. The score was 32 to 4. Keep up the good work team ! 2—When Helen Stoisin came in this morning with plasters on her face. Theo remarked: “She must go out with a cave man!” 23—Unusual Occurrence! Sam rode to school on the street car! Every- body thankful because tomorrow is Thanksgiving. Page sixty-one MADISONIAN rtt ifS 28— Mr. Winsor absent. He must have eaten too much turkey. 29— Hi-Y Club is giving a show tonight. Everybody should attend. 30— First snow of season! It’s time for your speech on snowballing, Winsor! DECEMBER 1— Sun is shining brightly today. Snow is almost gone. Mr. Delcour very angry with the Senior History Class. W hat a surprise! 2— Our basketball boys will motor to Freeburg, Illinois this evening to engage in a scuffle with the basketball boys of the above said town. 5— We might mention that our basketball boys dared and came back with a score of 22-17 and—we were on the wrong end. Better luck next time. 6— Mr. Delcour and Mr. Rohe distribute basketball tickets to the class- es according to color—Freshies are yellow—Sophs, red—Juniors are tan?—Seniors GREEN? 7— Two visitors today. A good-looking stranger and a mouse. The latter caused a great deal of commotion in typing room in the morning. 8— Seniors have their party tonight. 9— Rumor has it that Mr. Rohe is making an electric scoreboard. Pretty soon, no one will feel at home in the M. H. S. gym. 12— Mr. Delcour acted as our cheer leader at the game Friday night. By the way, we won 22-17. 13— Game with Granite tonight. Winsor gives in—Freshies chew wax in General Science. 14— Game at Granite was R-O-T-T-E-N. Mr. Delcour leads the assembly in singing, “Oskee-Wow-Wow.” 15— W’e have been singing at noon. “My Blue Heaven” and “Oskee- Wow-Wow.” 16— Much excitement due to the assured fact of a bus to Lebanon to- night. 19— Miss Robinson not here, due to being in a street car accident last Saturday. Game lost to Lebanon. 20— Gertrude Bader has a strained throat due to the earnest endeavor to lead in the singing this morning. 21— Tonight we plav the home game with our antagonists. Venice. Senior girls sell home-made candy and popcorn balls. 22— Had a new cheer leader last evening and she was p-u-n-k. Junior class partv tonight—faculty invited. Last day of school this year of 1927. Merry Xmas, Happy New Year. Page sixty-two MMMMZX MADISONIAN JANUARY 3—1928—We had snow for New Years’ Eve, but not for Christmas Eve. Lei a Broomfield falls in typing room. Several others slip on newly oiled floors. Helen I’olette gets a haircut. From all the bright scarfs, Santa sure visited the high school students. -1—Where are the green and white sweaters taking certain Senior girls? 5— Singing of popular songs led by Delcour. There is a great romance brewing between Mary Skender and Isadore. Watch your step. Gene. 6— In Latin I., Leon Gozia confessed that all he thought about as he walked down the street was amo, amas, amat. Girls interscholastic B. B. game. Lost to Lebanon. 9—Takes group pictures of the three lower classes. 10— You can pick out the Senior girls by the marcelled locks. Senior class meeting. 11— Why is everyone studying so hard? 12— Seniors receive proofs of their pictures. EXAMS—. 13— Exams continued. insor informs Elizabeth McDonald that she should have her sore finger on her right hand. Tough luck. Eliza- beth ! Madison beats Dupo. lb—Seniors begin sale of annuals. Elmer Lipscomb has his hair mar- celled. John Ulfifers visits a certain Senior girl. 17— Mr. Delcour lectures on “Women's Rights.” 18— Col. Charles Bullock gives an address before the high school. 19— High school orchestra organized. Mr. Delcour uses some excess “wind” and play a sax. 20— Two high school wrestlers overturned the fire extinguisher and “Then the Fun Began!” Winsor neglected to give his annual speech on “The Fire Extinguisher.” Therefore, how could he expect the Freshmen to know enough to stay away from the apparatus? 23— Joe Cohen recites in Chemistry—namely—if one apple costs 10c for 50 cents you could buy 5. Who said that the Seniors were not intelligent? Senior rings arrive at last! 24— Seniors proudly display their rings before the envious glances of the Juniors. 25— Winsor disclosed that Freshman boy. who flunked Algebra, has been writing notes to a Freshman girl. Report cards issued. 26— Sam Harshany informs Helen Stoisin that her hair looks like a mop. Green and white caps appear. 27— Madison beats O’Fallon. 30— Walter Tyrpak hit by an auto, has broken leg. 31— Juan Doyen takes Anka Chesovnicaro home from the Freshman party. Note: He was absent the next day. 9 2 8 ass? Page sixty-three MADISONIAN FEBRUARY 1— Working up pep for the Mascoutah game. Walter LSlumenfeld gets a hair cut. 2— Everybody excited this morning. There was fire last night in the Manual Training room. They think a cigarette caused the fire. So Mr. Winsor gives a talk on cigarette smoking. He says the boys are homely enough without having a stem hang out of their mouths. 3— Dr. Chapplear, Dean of Illinois College. Jacksonville, Illinois, gave US a talk this morning. Madison beat Mascoutah by a large score. 6— Mary and Gene reunited. Miss Robinson became ill and had to go home. No English IV'. 7— Madison beat Dupo 36 to 14. Students tell Sam Harshany good- bye because it is his last game with M. H. S. on the M. H. S. gym floor. 9—4 his morning the M. H. S. orchestra made its debut. Today starts the Madison County Tournament. Madison beats Troy 42 to 17. 10— Today our boys played Highland in the tournament. The score was 25 to 24. Very good game! 11— Today they played Alton and LOST! ! ! 28 to 15. Then they played Rethalto and won 39 to 7. The boys came home with third place. Good work, boys! 13—4 he Senior class must think today is a holiday. So many were ab- sent. 44ie English class was deserted. 1 1—I' reshies still wondering why we don’t have a Valentine box. Every- body going to see Lindbergh. Fifteen Seniors absent out of Senior class. 13—Several Seniors have a nose blowing contest from going to see Lindbergh. 17—We had a radio program from New York this morning. Everyone enjoyed the music. Lois' Martin came to school on time. 20 Our school has very prominent people in it. Miss Robinson and Miss Mulberry attend a luncheon in honor of Robert Manteli the noted Shakespearean actor. All Seniors were disappointed, because Miss Robinson got back in tune for English IV. Page sixty-four 9 2 8 MADISONIAN Jl T-I T f 111 1 11 A11U ALIA. 1L11 ALIA- JJ.ll ±UL U 21— Joe Cohan announces he is in love again. We wonder who it can be this time. 22— Washington’s birthday. Miss Robison asks if Seniors decided to make it a legal holiday because so many are absent. 23— Robert McElwain tells in English IV about our modern mermaids. 2-1—Everyone going to see Macbeth. School gave a program. Gertrude Bader won first and Viola Franklin second prize in a Lincoln Essay Contest. 27— Quizzes!! Quizzes! All of the classes are having quizzes. 28— Class tournament. Seniors and Juniors will play for first place to- morrow evening. Come on. Seniors. 29— Today we had a big snow storm. 1— Mr. Winsor announces that if you want to take an intelligence test, try to tune in the three tube radio which is now on trial in the library. Seniors take first in class tournament; Juniors, second; Sophs, third. They know their places. 2— Report cards received; more howls heard than in a lion cage. 5— Mrs. Schwartz gave a very interesting talk on Missions. 6— A new inhabitant is discovered in the waste basket in the typing room by Richard Stice. Females take refuge on desks and chairs. 7— Walter Blumenfeld spends all morning trying to find a typewriter that will not make mistakes. 8— The strain is over; Mabel Dorris got a hair cut. 9— Tournament; only a half day of school. Everybody going to Col- linsville. 12—Loud noise heard outside. Soon Gene walks in with loud striped pants, tie, and sweater. Hence the noise. 13__Telephone in the Science room. Bertha calls Up and tells someone they are “a big ham.” Who was on the other end.' Mr. S..' 14— Spring is here. Several girls appear in bright new print dresses. 15— Senior play selected. Parts given out. 1(5—Oliver Brindley running around with chalk marks on his back. hat are you advertising O-liver? 19— Half day school. Teachers meet at Granite. 20— All back on the job. 21— First day of spring. 90 degrees in the Sewing room. 22— Miss Mulberry reads Roger to sleep. Those feminine voices arc dangerous. 26— Tennis club organized. Roger Studebaker elected president. 27— Miss Jessop kept busy waking up the sleepy heads. MARCH Page sixty-five SWS MADISONIAN 28— Mr. Delcour hands out some advice—“Work something else besides your jaws, Frances.” 29— Who cheated that little Freshie out of her candy? Wretch! 30— No School. Teachers’ Meeting in E. St. Louis. APRIL 2— A crash was heard in the Ilistory room. Izzy fell for Mary. 3— Mr. Wakey gave a very inspiring talk on “Clean Scholarship.” 4— Dorothy vows she’s going to name this place “Dixie” because some- body’s always going “south” with her books. 5— Poor I-reshies can scarcely endure this lovely weather. They don’t seem to understand why they should come to school when they could be doing so many other things. 6— Rain. Rain, Rain! But the girls talk about their Easter frocks just the same. 10—Monthly exams. Everyone has taken ill—suddenly. 12—Rev. Pimlott gave a talk on “Clean Speech” very much to the ap- proval of the students. 15—A weird noise was heard in the assembly this morning. Me calm— it was only Elizabeth McDonald trying to sneeze. 17—Mr. Neavles gave a talk on Clean Athletics. Seventh and Eighth grades from Harris were here to enjoy the talk with us. 24— Doc Lewis gave a talk on “Clean Living.” Everyone has made at least two new resolutions—to break. Matinee for Senior Class Play. Thanks to the principals and teachers of the grade schools, the matinee was a success. 25— First evening performance of the play. Hope you don't forget your lines cast. 26 Final performance of the Senior play. Good crowd last night, and a better one promised for this evening. 27—Juniors busy planning for Junior-Senior Prom. 30—Just one more month of school. MAY 1—Song-fest, led by George Campbell. Short talk by A. R. Freeman. 4—Baseball game—Livingston here. C’mon, Madison! Junior-Senior Prom. Hope everyone has a good time. Page sixty-six 3?|yS7t 3? rs?TTZ?1( S?V7Svlv WSjfSjfS., MADISONIAN 10—Ex-Senior Banquet. Another good time for the Seniors. Wish I was a Senior. 24— Final Exams. Everybody on deck. 25— Last of the Finals. No use studying now until the next time. Class Day in the evening. Annuals are distributed. 26— School Picnic. 28— Blair School Graduation. 29— Harris School Graduation. 30— High School Graduation. ‘Seniors: Farewell, M. H. S. M. H. S.: Farewell, Seniors. 2E2 1 9 2 8 g Page sixty-seven MADISOINIA1N £ ur lUbbertioers In tile following pages will he found the announce- ments of many reliable merchants and friends who have contributed materially to the success of this volume. We bespeak your patronage in return. MADISONIAN Mi iMiKfiMiuiiQftufifgi- 15 U I C K the standard of comparison C A D I L L A C THE STANDARD OF THE WORLD E. A. Dodge Motor Co. 1905-7 Madison Ave. Tri-City 1062 pranite City, 111. K. HAMMOND Motor Car Company Nash-Chandler Hupmobile Studebaker Automobiles SALES SERVICE Office and Salesrooms 2017 G. Street Granite City, Illinois A. H. EILERMAN K. HAMMOND 1928 Edison Granite City | Good Used Cars WjpjnjjnujT 7JTZJJ ZJJ k2Z JIZ.I EJ. 1 9 £ 8 'JMmmMiXMMMMMMMJgb Page sixty-nine MADISONIAN IgM lgagSB Igggllggg ! Tri-Citv 1830 ALBERT F. RITCHIE Jor economical Transportation Dealer Sales and Service Passenger Cars and Trucks 1829 State Street Granite City, Illinois HOPE MOTOR CO. Authorized Sales and Service OAKLAND-PONTIAC SIXES PRODUCTS OF GENERAL MOTORS Tri-City 1530 1408 Niedrinj haus Ave. Granite City, 111. Tri-City 470-J 100 Madison Ave. Madison. 111. Page seventy 9 2 8 MSMMZMM2MMMMMM mrsstmsmtffimmssmx Madisonian For Good SERVICE See Us + + + RELIABLE TIRE AND BATTERY 212 Madison Avenue We Are Exclusive Agents For Michel in Tires and Tubes lr? rr ir v.iY ir? r7 ttfcmMADISONIAN John DeGonia Palmer Harness Tri-City 1469 NEW WAY SERVICE STATION Madison Avenue and Market Street Marland High Grade Gasoline and Oils Our Specialty Tires, Tubes, Accessories Mobile Oils, Vedol Oils, Pennsylvania Oils Our Motto: There is Nothing Too Hard for Service Schaefer’s Garage “Hello, Judge, Service Geo. Schaefer, Prop. 800 Madison Avenue with a Smile” “Your Patronage Charles Reed Appreciated” Swigert Service Station Gas, Oil and Tires Radio Batteries 1102 Market St. N. Venice, III. E. L. SWIGERT IVfy' iw: 'AVJ tAfA] IgJJ IW ! 8A! m Page seventy-two Carlin Service Station Standard Gas and Oil 1033 Fourth St. Venice, 111. T. J. CARLIN 9 2 8 3SK2II MADISONIAN GEO. DARLING I Old Kentucky Barbecue Pork, Beef and Ribs Wholesale and Retail Home-made Chili, Chili- Mack. and Pies 1503 Third Street Madison, III. Phone: Tri-City 372 Compliments of The MADISON POLICE DEPARTMENT East Side Motor Co. j Chrysler Motor Cars 20th Grand Ave. Granite City, 111. Quality Corner SWISS DAIRY 1005 Sixth Street, Madison, Illinois Phone: Tri-Citv 978VV Compliments of Krug’s Battery Service Co. 1847 Edison Ave. Granite City, 111. Phone: Tri-City 791-R 1 9 2 8 gig Page seventy-three fmmm madisonian The Graduates of the Commonwealth High School extend fraternal greetings and best wishes to The Graduates of the MADISON HIGH SCHOOL 9 2 8 Page seventy-four MADISONIAN iMfiufifiFMM i r? vir?sfir?svir7svirSfl C 0 M PLIMENTS 0 F THE KETTLE RIVER TREATING COMPANY MADISON, ILLINOIS COMPLIMENTS OF GRANITE CITY STEEL COMPANY Formerly Granite City Steel Works Branch of National Enameling Stamping Company 2 1 9 2 8 Page seventy-five Ask Your Grocer For Pennant Syrup Maple Flavored Delicious on Pancakes Made in Granite City, 111. UNION STARCH REPINING CO. CONGRATULATIONS From AMERICAN STEEL FOUNDRIES Granite City, 111. Page seventy-six IsaWfifiWfitiuitirttiztiaa MADISONIAN iJtSss'sSsSSSn sSstiastta Tjl)e want to give the best service that is humanly possible T HIS Company is always ready to give instant, courteous attention to complaints. Ours is a human organization. Mistakes will occur. We try to hold them to a minimum but when they do happen we want to know about them and correct them. We cannot pretend that it is pleasant to receive com- plaints but they are very effective in improving service. Illinois Power and Light Corporation ILLINOIS POWER AND LIGHT SERVICE 9 2 8 Page seventy-seven MADISONIAN YOU SEND YOUR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL ARE YOU SCHOOLING THEM IN ECONOMY? This Hank Is a School of Thrift YOUR boy or girl can have a bank account here. ONE DOLLAR will open it up for them. BOOK KNOWLEDGE is important—we could hardly get along without it. BUT DOL- LAR KNOWLEDGE is important also. Observe the many who have never saved, how are they getting along. Let’s get your children’s bank accounts under way. FIRST NATIONAL RANK MADISON, ILLINOIS TRI-CITY STATE BANK MADISON, ILLINOIS Safety with Service and Courtesy A Home Rank Interested in Home Institutions Page seventy-eight 9 2 8 MADISONIAN E THE UNION TRUST COMPANY 1215 Madison Ave. Madison, III. ‘THE BANK FOR ALL THE PEOPLE” Under Government Supervision Capital, Surplus and Reserve $90.000.00 Resources $400,000.00 Member Federal Reserve System This Bank's Owners are people who, like you, make their homes and invest their money in the Tri-Cities. They are interested in providing sound constructive banking: service in this community where their financial interests lie. Offi- cers and directors of the Granite City Trust and Sav- ings Bank recognize that the bank’s continuing: success depends upon how well it contributes to the success of customers. GRANITE CITY TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK 19th and Edison Avenue isna I 9 2 8 g Page seventy-nine iEi MADISONIAN ............................... Compliments of COUDY BROS. LUMBER COMPANY Manufacturers of Millwork Dealers in Lumber, Hardware, Paints and Oil Madison. III. Phone: Tri-Citv 49 Chas. A. Lybarger General Contractor Estimates Furnished on Business and Residence Buildings 1611 Fourth Street Madison, 111. Tri-City 763W Granite City, III. Phone: Tri-City 219 Signago Sheet Metal orks SIG-NA-GO Asphalt Roofing Warm Air Furnaces 23rd Madison Ave. Granite City, 111. Tri-Citv 831 MADISONIAN Plain and Ornamental Tri-City 711 Plastering lir____ £ DARK En ▼V 111 Jfl LAST Elm. CONTRACTOR Let Me Estimate Your Job 1736 Fifth St. MADISON, ILL. Sehermer Bros. Stewart-Warner Department Store Matched-Unit Radio Ladies’ The World at Your Command Ready-to-Wear Tonight, when you are wonder- i | ing where to go, or what to do— | ; roll up the curtain of the theatre 5 ; of the air—with a radio that will ; 1 do what you ask of it. Men’s Suits and Furnishings Madison Hardware Furniture Co. Phone: Tri-City 355 Madison, III. 12th Madison Ave. I Stewart-Warner Blue-Ribbon MADISON ILL. j • j Dealers MADISONIAN COMPLIMENTS OF MADISON PHARMACY EMIL ERICKSON, R. l h. Phone Tri City 1242 400 Madison Avenue Our Desire Is Satisfactory and Efficient Service. Bennie says: “Just like before, a little better.” MILLER’S DRUG STORE Bernard S. Miller, R. Ph. “Just a Real Good Drug Store” Niedringhaus and State Granite City, 111. 19 2 8 Page eighty-two MADISONIAN 3-tf THE REXALL STORE C. J. BOTTOM Druggist THE LARGEST DRUG STORE IN THE TRI-CITIES Try Our Drug Store First 301 Madison Ave. Phones: 996-990-992 Go to your friends for advice, i Strangers for Charity To your relatives for Nothing i and Thompson Hanson for Diamond Jewelry and Optics 1842 I). St. Granite City, III. I J. H. TAYLOR PONDED MOVING STORAGE CO. Long Distance Moving from j State to State 27th Washington Ave., Granite City, 111. Phones: = Office T. C. 24 Res. T. C. 985J I M. Rosenstrom Grocery and Meat Market Calhoun Meridocia VENICE, ILL. Taylor, Florist 2900 Madison Ave. Flowers for all Occasions Member, Florists’ Telegraph Delivery Flowers by wire, anywhere Tri-City 689 and 349 L. 1). SWIGERT I Grocery and Meat Market I 1101 Market Street N. Venice, 111. J. Abramovitz “Joe, the Shoeman” 119 Madison Ave. Madison, Illinois Repair work neatly done Satisfaction Guaranteed Best Korry-Krome Leather used I 9 2 8 i Paye eiyhty-tkree MADISONIAN tffiWffimWfimffiHffifflZli What Is the Most Popular Food iu the Tri-Cities Today? If this question was put to every student in the Madison High there is no doubt but what every ice cream fan would say, GRANITE CITY ICE CREAM Ice Cream is the needed dairy food in its most de- licious form. It is rich in lime which good health re- quires, and the best proteins obtainable, as well as the minerals in which the average diet is deficient. Ice Cream promotes growth in children and vitalizes the systems of adults. Eat It Daily for Health. GRANITE CITY ICE CREAM CO. Page eighty-four 1 9 2 81 MADISONIAN COMPLIMENTS O F CHAMPION SONS Real Estate and Insurance MADISON, ILLINOIS Hinde ITinde Real Estate Insurance Your Friend Before and After the Fire 211 A Madison Ave. Madison Republic The Home Paper $1.00 PER YEAR Worth More 203 Madison Avenue T. C. 306 Henry Connote Attorney At Law Notary Public 504 Madison Ave. MADISON ILL 1 9 2 8 g MMMMS3 Page eighty-five ggj MADISONIAN in WAGGONER TRANSFER GO. + ♦ + Trucks, any size, any time, any place. 1516 Second Street Madison, 111. Tri-City 186 OTTO ZENTGRAF TRANSFERRING COMPANY Coal, Moving Storage 7 O “ 1622 Third Street Madison, 111. Tri-City 1622 9 2 Page eightu-xir MADISONIAN MADISON PACKING COMPANY Wholesale Meat Packing Under Illinois State Inspection BEST QUALITY Hams, Bacons and Sausages on the Market 12th Greenwood Madison, Illinois COMPLIMENTS O F STANDARD CALENDAR CO. Manufacturers of Art Calendars and Advertising Novelties 1304-6 Madison Avo. Madison, Illinois Phone: Tri-Citv 837-VV 9 2 8 Page eighty-seven ciMi'ffiiiMMMiiii'iiM MADISONIAN a Photographic Work in this Book Done by S. ANDREWS STUDIO 909 Madison Avenue Madison, Illinois MASSEY BROS. DAIRY + + + 100$ MODERN MILK PLANT Page eighty-eight 19 2 8 {sssaasaa .. MADISONIAN fiOfiQfiQzlQfsQfii “W 0 N I) E R” Community Garment Cleaner The all-purpose Loaf Fits the Toaster Men’s Fine Tailoring More Slices More Quality We Call For and Deliver Fresh at your Grocery j Twice Daily 1507 3rd St. Tri-City 1078 MADISON CANDY 1 KITCHEN PAT LINDSEY We Serve Exclusively City Dairies Company “DeLuxe” Ice Cream Homemade Candy For Better Cleaning Delivery Service Delicious Sandwiches Parties and Banquets { Our Specialty MISS M. BOTTOM Cigars, Cigarettes, Tobacco I Deliveries Made One Day i After Order Dry Goods and Notions 303 Madison Avenue Madisonian Compliments of ED MERCER GLIKS BOSTON STORE The Largest Depart- ment Store in the Tri-Cities Third and Madison Ave. Open An Account With Us Compliments of LAHEY FUNERAL HOME Madison, Illinois M. NORNBERG Shoes, Clothing Cents’ Furnishings Headquarters For SELZ-SIX SHOES Tri-City 299-R GO TO C. N. SMITH For WATCH JEWELRY REPAIRING Madison, Illinois Page ninety 19 2 8 MADISONIAN gnggSgaifii ir vir? vit ?itysYi! vif irP i M eelian Grocery Go. 1104-06 Logan VENICE ILL. GROCERIES, MEATS and VEGETABLES Madison Coal Co. I COAL, ICE AND FEED 1322 State Street Madison, 111. Tri-Citv 721 HENRY BECK [ CONFECTIONERY and GROCERIES Third and Alton Ave. MADISON. ILL. E. O. MARTIN BOOTS and SHOES FOR MEN and BOYS Shoe Repairing- a Specialty 11.'16 Logan St. N. VENICE, ILL. Tri-City 1202 Union Coal Feed Co. COAL, ICE AND FEED Sixth and State Street Compliments of STAR STORES 308-10-12 State St. Tri-City 661R S. Diamond Co. Fourth and Madison Ave. Tri-City 1070-J Headquarters for SNAPPY CLOTHING AND SHOES For High School Girls and Boys Modern Sheet Metal Works L. I). Signaigo, Prop. All Kinds of Sheet Metal Work Promptly Executed 1514 3rd Madison, III. T. C. 937-J 9 2 Page ninety-one MADISONIAN «i W' Distinction Distinctive ideas in annuals are a prime factor in a successful hook« of course service and quality can not he overlooked y cfhe sign of the trade mark means- Engraving Service Plus Close Co operation between Stuffand Annual Department„ Potlfyal ENGRAVING VClUIdi COMPANY CALUMET BUILDING ST.LOUIS. MISSOURI College Annual Builders of America Page ninety-two IMMMMSJ 19 2 8 SMM®2MM5M2I£Sg2K2M!53 MADISONIAN AUTOGRAPHS 19 2 8 KjmTjTunummvi Page ninety-three r?ii i r?a -; ratv: MADISONIAN AUTOGRAPHS Page ninety-jour