Momence High School - Monesse Yearbook (Momence, IL)

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38 SENIOR YEAR BOOK. EZRA BEEDLE PORTER. “I was not born for great affairs, I pay my debts, believe and say my prayers.” Ezra B. Porter discovered America, July 2, 1883, near the city of Momence? in the State of Illinois. In 1898, he joined us as a Freshman, and has since been an honor to the class. If he told the truth to the statistician, all his traits are good. In his own words, he is “awfully shy,” noted for his piety and is a very much loved young man. His fluency of speech makes him very popular. He is also an athlete, doing much more with his muscles than with his tongue, and this, by the way, is unusual, especially among the the “professionals.” His ambition in life is to be a railroad president or a millionaire, the latter preferred. GRACE MAY SEAMAN. “I’m little,” said Tobasco, but “I’m mighty, all the same ” Grace May—known in school as “Greecie,” “Goo-Goo,” and “Peach Heart,” smiled for the first time in the “wild and woolly” Wyoming, Ill., on the 9th day of August, 1884. She has won many friends in school and elsewhere, and is noted for her good-heartedness. She is very childish at times and when so afflicted, amuses herself by hiding other people’s hats and makes life as miserable as she possibly can for everybody near her. She declares she can “lick any one with just her little finger.” Miss Grace will attend school at Evanston next year, and no doubt she will make great conquests. The class of 1902, extend to her their best wishes for a. a brilliant career. She has no thought concerning her future happiness; she leaves that for some one else to settle. ESTELLA EMMA VANE. “Like wind in summer sighing, Her voice is low and sweet ” In the little village of Brainard, Minn., on May 27, 1883, Estella Emma Vane started on her life journey. She is a much traveled person, having lived in Brainard, Minn., Alleghany, Penn., and Peoria, Springfield, and Momence, Illinois. She sings beautifully, and has the honor of being our class vocalist. She has a great liking for ragtime and takes pleasure in singing “Goo-goo Eyes.” As no serious disturbances have been reported in her neighborhood recently, we judge her talent not to be displeasing. She has no use for boys as they are too fickle—excels as chaperone at pic¬ nics. She expects to take a musical course in college with a view of forming a partnership with Patti. Her highest aim in life is to be a cow-boy.

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SENIOR YEAR ROOK. 37 CLASS SONG. Four walls stood around a city The outer one was white Next green, and then a blue one While the tourth with gold was bright. So, the Freshmen, pure and lovely Sophies “green” and Juniors “blue” While in gold, high, high above them Stands the class of 1902. Now, you freshmen think you’re witty With your club and poems fine But you must improve a little If you e’er as light would shine You may seek the highest honors But they are not tor you For they have all been taken By the class of 1902. And you “Sophies” mild and feeble With your sweet and winsome ways How you hope to emulate us Ana to share our meed of praise You must think you are quite learned But you’ll find, ‘eer you are thru You must follow the example Of the class of 1902. And you juniors, so conceited. Why not use those giant minds? Yet, as you are just below us There may yet be “hopeful” signs. And so we now must leave you Our place to you is due But the rank, and not the honors Equal those of 1902.

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SENIOR FEAR BOOK 39 EZRA B. PORTER GRACE M. SEAMAN. ESTELIA E. VANE.