Momence High School - Monesse Yearbook (Momence, IL)

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JUNIOR junior Glass. Motto: A past forever gone, a future yet our own, Class Flower: Goldenrod. Colors: Black and Old Gold. y ELL: Skin ’em alive, Skin ’em alive, ■Hurrah, for the Class of Nineteen Five. HISTORY. On the ' first morning of school, September 8, 1901, what was it that blazed upon the High School; what was it, the brilliancy of which caused the Seniors to fall down upon their faces? Was it some heavenly meteor? Who can tell? Just quiet your fears, dear friends; do not become alarmed, and I will complete my story. When the sun¬ light had banished some of its brilliancy, and the Seniors were able to raise themselves, they saw before them—not a great heavenly body, as they had supposed it to be, but only a row of smiling Freshmen. The first year of our High School life passed without many incidents of note on account of our “great numbers ’ (13). But when we, as Sophomores, filed into our accus¬ tomed places the following year, one could not help but J notice that a few of our most brilliant members had been BOOK. lost, had strayed or had been stolen during the past vaca¬ tion. As Juniors we have been very sedate and dignified.. We number seven—the smallest class, but the brightest intellects in the school. Our combined age is. 124 years; the avoirdupois of the class, 894 pounds and our entire height, 28,875 feet below the summit of Mount Everest. Yet our ambitions are by no means to be measured by the distance which we tower below the clouds. We have indeed,, been wonderfully successful, and ’tis thus the teachers are accustomed to ad¬ dress, their classes, “Behold the Class of 1905! See their noble work! Observe their attentive attitude! Notice their animated countenances! Learn how to acquire name and fame as they have done! Take them for your models! In short, be perfect!” All this, and yet the half has not been told. Words fail to express the greatness of the Class of 1905.

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JUNIOR YEAR BOOK. ‘Requirements for Graduation. For College Preparatory Diploma. I. Required:— English, 12 Credits. Algebra, 5 Credits. Science, 6 Credits. Foreign Language, 9 Credits. Geometry, 4 Credits. History, 3 Credits. Choose a sufficient number of Electives to make 48 Credits, six Credits of which must be chosen from the Electives printed in italics. II. Elective:— Civics , 11-2 Credits. Economics , 11-2 Credits. History , j Credits. Science,3 Credits. Foreign Language, 3 Cr. Music, 4 Credits. Arithmetic, 1 y 2 Credits. Business Practice Cr, Reviews, 3 Credits. For General Diploma. I. Required:— English, 12 Credits, Science, 6 Credits. Algebra, 3 Credits. German, 3 Credits. History, 3 Credits. II: Elective:— Select 21 Credits from list of Electives given under Electives for College Preparatory Diploma. For Literary-Scientific Diploma. I. Required:— English, 12 Credits. Geometry, 3 Credits. Science, 6 Credits. Foreign Language, 6 Credits. Algebra, 3 Credits. History, 6 Credits. I. Required:— English, 6 Credits. Spelling Penmanship, 3 Cr. Algebra, 3 Credits. Arithmetic, 1% Credits. Business Practice, % Credits. History, 3 Credits. Science, 3 Credits. I. Required:— Clerical Work, 3 Credits. II. Elective:— Select 12 Credits from list given under Elective for College Preparatory Diplomas. II. Elective:— Select 3 Credits from Electives under College Preparatory Diploma. II. Elective:— 9 Credits on Electives not taken during the regular course. For Business Certificate. For Post-Graduate Seal.

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HIGLH SCHOOL FACULTY. MABEL GROVES. FLORENCE L. CRAIL. R. E. SELBY. ALICE GRAY KALLANDER. A. JEANNETTE FOSTER.