Momence High School - Monesse Yearbook (Momence, IL)

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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 Y U A U BOOK, SENIORS. VIRGIE TABLES. HALL1E SELBY. LOLA VANE. JAY GARRETT. JESSIE GARRETT. STELLA DWYER. GEORGIA BENNETT.