Mendota High School - Atodnem Yearbook (Mendota, IL)

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Class History, 1 9 1 5- 1 9 I 9 One bright sunny day in September, 1915, a happy but scared crowd of Grammar Graduates entered the Assembly of the Old Mendota High School, ready to begin their .High School career. We were 62 strong, the largest Fresh- men class to enter the Mendota High School, up to that time. One thing that was impressed upon our minds that day was the way the upper classes displayed their ignorance by actually staring and laughing at us. But of course we over- looked this matter and forgave them for their rudeness. Mr. Dean, our principal, stood before us giving us rules and regulations by which we must abide. It was Mr. Dean 's good advice which started us on our path of better High School students. Our claw soon organized and chose Miss Coffey for our class advisor and John Miller as Class President, so with everything looking bright, we started out to try to make ourselves felt among the upper Classmcn. The social life was very slim, that year. In fact our class had no functions, as we, you understand, were very studious. Yes, we were so studious that our brightness left a pale green tint upon the Old High School wall, which may be seen to this day if you visit the third floor of the old Assembly Hall of the Blackstone Building. The second year we threw off our green caps and took upon our shoulders the great responsibility of upper classmen, that of teaching the new class of Freshies that they should respect and obey their elders. With Miss Coffey again as our class advisor and Henrietta Kammerer as President we started out. This year we succeeded in having a Hallowe'en party which was held at the Lincoln School. In the month of October when the class pennants were placed upon the wall, the superiority of our pennant excited the envy of the Juniors, and under the cover of night they stole it. Of course our loyal boys wouldn't stand for anything of that sort, so that after taking the Junior pennant they also looked for a hiding place, and lo, and behold, they found our pennant which of course they quickly placed upon the wall, to the great surprise of the Juniors, the next morning. The painting of fake pennants by each class caused a good deal of excitement. In fact, the beautiful hand painted pennant which our class presented to the Juniors, left the full-back of the foot-ball team in such a condition that it took him fully one month to recover from the shock. Our class contributed only one foot-ball star this year, but you watch us in the years to follow. Our second year was completed by a picnic given in our honor by the Fresh- men whom We had coached so beautifully in manners and rules during the year. -13-