Mendota High School - Atodnem Yearbook (Mendota, IL)

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TIl'1'll,1l-flllll' OLIVE JOHNSON Stem-fly and sure in thc scwicc of others. Basket Ball, fl, 2, 45, Business Com. C45- Louls STEIN It's ll friendly man that has plenty of frie1ulS. Joke Com., 447. GRM-nz SERVEN Of all the arts in zvhirtlz the zrisv vxrvl Xuturds Chief masterpiece is 'writing wellf' I Glee Club, C1, 2, 3, 43, Basket ball, fl, 45, Declamatory Contest 133, Katchoo Koo, KSJ, School Reporter, 43, 41, Class Play C45

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in Yu I Class History 1917 -- 1921 N a bright sunny day in September, 1917, seventy-eight little Freshmen passed through the portals of the Mendota Township High School to spend four years there acquiring a high school education. We we1'e and al- ways will be proud that we, the first class in our new building, were also the largest class that entered the high school up to that time. We had no more difficulty in getting settled down to our work than the other classes had, for they were just as strange as we. After organizing our class we chose our colors and succeeded in putting them on the wall of the study hall without difficulty. The upper class-men can testify that we were very timid this year. When the cheer leaders told us to yell, they occasionally heard a squeak. Our bravery, if we may call it that, was shown in another way. To help the good old U. S. A., we purchased a Liberty bond, and had the honor of being the first class in school to pay for one. The donations made by the m.embers of our class were so generous, that we kindly gave aid to our persecutors, the seniors. Our social life consisted of a Halloween party given by the Juniors and Seniors. We made plans for a picnic to be given in honor of the Sophomores at the close of the year, but for various reason we could not have the picnic. At the end of our first year, we felt that we had spent the time success- fully in learning the rudiments of a high school career under the guidance of Miss Coffey, our class adviser and Mr. Beebe our principal. In the fall of 1918 we, a smaller but a wise class, returned to resume our studies. With Miss Nussle as class adviser and Waldo Nauman as president, we became more active and did our share toward sustaining the honor of the school. What remembrances we have of our Sophomore year! During the eight weeks of forced vacation, which the Flu gave us, we lost Pauline Leifeit, one of our dear members by death. To make up the lost time we worked and worked overtime, in compensation for which we were excused from all exams. With the Freshmen we closed our Sophomore year with a picnic to Starvcd Rock. We entered the third stage of our high school career with Miss Barnett as class adviser and Millie Phelps as president. Being Juniors we determined to do our part well, as such, we became dignified and felt that we were almost equal to the Seniors. Twenty-Jive