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J U N I O R V charge of classes in Physiography, Biology and German; and Mr. Steagall of those in English, Civics and Latin. The central figure in the foregoing group of fifteen is our es¬ teemed superintendent, Mr. Richard E. Selby. Mr. Selby is young in years, but old in his art. He came to our school in the fall of 1903, and proceeded immediately to give both teachers and pupils a vigorous shaking up, of which, it must be confessed, they stood decidedly in need. After the first season of surprise had passed by, all hands buckled to and worked most harmoniously. The year just ending will go down in history as one of the pleasantest and most successful on record. HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 1907. BY MISS NELLIE LOGHREY. On September 7, 1903, after completing readin’, ’ritin’, ’rith- metic and ’gography in the grades, the class of 1907 entered High School. But, as usual, our great merits were not acknowledged when we were Freshies, and we were forced to stand back. In¬ deed, we might be compared to Hope, which, having failed to escape, was forced to remain in the box while all the miseries were dying around on the outside. Our worst time came on the Fridays when the Philomathian Society met, for, not unlike the Freshmen this year, we trembled at extemporaneous speeches, and, while the topics were being given out, our hearts would leap into our mouths, our hair would stand on end, and our greenish hue would change to a deathlike white. But we were too sturdy and proud to let jeers of the other classes discourage us, and now we are Sophomores. However, we are sorry to say, that the teacher who had the most to do with us during our Freshman year, now spends most of her time in the Kankakee Insane Asylum. EA R POO K. Intelligence is our most remarkable trait, and excellence our lowest, standard. In Latin we are following Caesar and, if we don’t fall into the Rubicon, we will pass over it all right. Next year we will be Juniors if we are not Sophomores again, and we will all graduate in 1907, if we succeed in getting all our credits. They say thirteen is an unlucky number, but there are thir¬ teen in our class, and we are the most brilliant and progressive class in school. When the bell rings we are ready to recite, and, when it rings at the end of the recitation period, we are just as ready to stop reciting. In a certain prophecy it is stated that our class has more real talents than any other class in school, and our members are geni¬ uses. Among us are to be found the historians, lawyers, cartoon¬ ists, novelists, singers, detectives, artists, mechanics, astronomers, politicians, druggists, and poets of the future, and the best stu¬ dents in school at present. Many classes have been Sophomores, many classes have grad¬ uated, but there has never been a class in all the history of the school which can excel the class of 1907. San Francisco club women are said to have decided that love is a disease. Nevertheless, they probably glory in the fact that a man is never too old to catch it. The people who are slow but sure, About their motto prate; But though the prize they may secure, It comes to them too late.
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JUNIOR YEAR BOOK. THE FACULTY. The following cut would not go to prove our corps of fifteen teachers, gifted with more than ordinary intellect, good looks, but we stoutly assert the claim in both particulars, and hold the photo¬ grapher responsible for any misrepresentation which might tend toward being productive of adverse criticism. We will not affirm all faces to be modeled after the classic outline, but there isn ' t one which doesn ' t, in real life, reflect sunshine by the pailful. We started in with representives of this company in the primer class, and are now next door to graduating. We ' ve summered and wintered with them through eleven successive years, and we know whereof we speak. There have been seasons that were try¬ ing in certain particulars, but, as we grow older, we reflect that probably those times were, in most instances, more trying to teacher than pupil. Very rarely do we look back over the lapse of years and rarely do we recall an occasion with which to connect any but pleasant memories. Momence is usually conservative in the matter of selecting teachers, preferring to retain the tried and proven, to installing new instructors, simply for the sake of experimenting; and so it comes about that changes occur but rarely, except in those in¬ stances in which the teachers themselves assume the initiative, and resign for the purpose of accepting those positions which de¬ mand an intimate acquaintance with the principles connected with the department of domestic science. In this line, as in many oth¬ ers, Momence teachers are known far and wide as being excep¬ tionally well qualified. We hear continual rumors of the proba¬ bility of several such instances having need to be entered upon the records in the near future. Our old Board, however, is standing for re-election, and it is to be hoped that it may be able to bring such influence to bear as will secure to Momence the continuation of service which has, during recent years, been of so much weight in furthering the best interests of the school. Even Dr. Osier himself could find no fault with our teachers. Without exception, they are under forty years of age; under one hundred and sixty pounds in weight, and with two exceptions, all native Illinoisans. To be accurate, eight of the fifteen were born in or near Momence. This is, in our opinion, about as it should be. By choosing the larger per cent of its teachers from among local candidates, the authori¬ ties, affirm their loyalty to home institutions. On the other hand they frequently import choice material from abroad; such action serving, as one may readily see, to keep up the high standard of excellence to which our school has in recent years attained. Of the members of the present corps, Miss Groves has the honor of being oldest in point of service, having entered the Mo¬ mence schools as teacher in 1892, and being continuously employed since that time. Miss Groves has charge of the first primary de¬ partment ( ' entral school, and also of the history work in the High School. Misses Holmes and Lamb rank next in order of seniority, having been in our school seven and a half and six years respectively. The former has charge of the sixth room, and the latter of room four Central school. Misses Hanson and Jackson of rooms three and four Loraine, and Miss Barrett of room five Central, and Miss Crail, our teach¬ er of music, have each reigned two years to date. Last spring, it being leap year, there was a general exodus on the part of the lady teachers, necessitating the filling of as many as seven vacancies—an unheard of number in Momence. Of our grade teachers, Misses Hanson (room 2), Cleary, (room 3), and Lenehen, (room 8), Central school; Miss Wiltse (room 1), and Mr. Porter (room 4), Loraine, became members of the faculty within the present year. In our High School it was also found necessary to supply two vacancies—Miss Lena Drayer, a graduate of DePauw University, and Mr. J. Roscoe Steagall, a graduate of the Illinois State Normal University, were selected. Miss Drayer has had
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