Momence High School - Monesse Yearbook (Momence, IL)

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THE JUNIOR YEAR BOOK KANKAKEE COUNTY ORATORICAL. Hue .rmual contest of the High Schools of Kankakee county was held in .. am : rium of the Kankakee High School building, Friday evening, May 22, Five schools were represented in declamation, and four in oration, and ■ tr“ - f people came together to admire and cheer their favorite contestants, ■■i » was represented by a delegation of about two hundred, and as usual, au— ' its share of the honors. We wanted to bring back the cup, but BBinCBi ' nd so congratulate Bradley for being the first High School in the ■■■dcj take the cup from Momence and Kankakee, Momence having won the t • rimes arid Kankakee once out of four. Miss Nelson was at a disad- m . h iving been ill all the previous date, but she rose to the occasion, and I- : rst place in delivery. The judges on Thought and Composition had pnmt : second place. On the combined rankings she stood only two points winner, while her nearest competitor was four points below her. Miss ! «» now holds the silver medals in both Declamation and Oratory for the ■hudhici ml Mr. James E. Ryan holds both gold medals. In declamation, the (■■HHir s; was close, and ahead of previous contests in point of interest. Mo- - represented by Mr. George Grabe, a sophomore, who promises to win ■fcel: 1 honors for his school in his junior and senior years. Mr. Grabe won ■MHMKtti i lace, and was only one point behind the winner, while he was two points iftr-ah f his next competitor. Below we give a summary of the judges’ mark- :i£s: ORATIONS. Bradley—Miss Ruth McBroom, “Do We Know, Do You Know?” Thought Mi Composition, average grade, 85 5-6 rank 1; Delivery, average grade, 84f, Final, average grade, 85 , rank 1. M mence—Miss Margaret Nelson, “Jean Val Jean.” Thought and Com- n. average grade, 80, rank 2; Delivery, average grade, 87, rank 1; Final, ■ grade, 83-§, rank 2. K nkakee—Mr. Harry D. Parker, “Bg Sticks.” Thought and Composi- 2K : average grade, 75 5-6, rank 3; Delivery, ave:age grade, 83|, rank 3; Final, • -re grade, 79 7-12, rank 3. H-rscher—Miss Myrtle Sanders, “Duty.” Thought and Composition, av- grade, 70, rank 4; Delivery, average grade, 80§, rank 4; Final, average .77 5-6, rank 4. DECLAMATIONS—(DELIVERY ONLY.) Notre Dame Academy—Miss Kathaleen Mallaney, “A Remarkable Doubt.” r ie 82 , rank 5. Herscher—Mr. Gordon Peterson, “How the La Rue Stakes Were Lost.” • : le 7 , rank 1. Kankakee—Miss Florence McAnally, “Helen Thamre.” Grade 83 , rank 4. Momence—Mr. George Grabe, “The Honor of The Woods.” Grade 861, rank 2. Bradley—Miss Mariana Gosnold, “Pro Patria,” or “My Country First.” I rade 85|, rank 3.

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THE JUNIOR YEAR BOOK THE BEE. SUJTMER TIME. BY ELSIE MILLS. A bee went buzzing to its work, And various things did tackle; It stung a dog, and then a cow, And made a rooster cackle. Then a boy it did chase, Until it stung him on the cheek; And being tired from the race. He planned to rest a week. Among the flowers it did wander. Humming very low; Causing many blunders, Everywhere it did go. At last upon a drummer’s ear, It settled down to linger; It prodded hard for half a week, And there it broke its stinger. BY GRACE L. PORTER. Oft in the wild green pastures, I have roamed so far and wide, Picking the golden flowers. That bloom by the river side. These flowers are large and pretty, Just as any flowers might be; Also the beautiful violets, That linger there for me. I have lingered in the pasture, When the sun shone bright and clear, To gather the four-leaf clovers, That grow in the field far and near. This pasture is lovely in summer, All shining with golden flowers, As the birds and bees come flying, From out their woodland bowers. APQEM. SPRINGTIME. BY IRMA GORDINIER. I must write sixteen lines, So my teacher has said, And make up some rhymes. All out of my head. I have sat here and pondered About what I shoule write, Till at last I wondered How far gone was the night. For father and mother Had both gone to bed, And even my brother His goodnight had said. At last, in desperation, I seized my pen to write, And now to my consternation, I think I have it right. BY MARY LAW. From my northern window glancing O’er the rolling prairie land, I can see the first leaves dancing By the fresh spring breezes fanned. And a longing then comes o’er me On this pleasant April day, To leave these dry old studies And journey far away. Again I see the island, And the bridge o’er the stream, The old dam by the railway, And the water’s treacherous gleam; And ever when the spring time comes, And the northnrn breezes blow, The longing then comes o’er me For these dear old scenes I know.

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THE JUNIOR YEAR BOOK GRADUATING EXERCISES. BACCALAUREATE ADDRESS at M. E. Church, by Rev. George C. Shaffer, Sunday Morning, May 31, 1908, at 10:30 o’clock. COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM at M. E. Church, Tuesday Evening, June 2, 1908, at 8 o’clock. We beg to acknowledge the receipt of special exhibits for our Museum of Industries, received recently as follows: Coal Tar Products—Barrett Manufacturing Co., of Chicago. Finished Woods—Bridgeport Wood Finishing Co., Milford, Mass. Patent Flour Processes—Northwestern Milling Co., Minneapolis. Alabastine Processes and Products—Alabastine Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. Bissel Carpet Sweeper, (“Cycle Bearing”)—Bissel Co., Grand Rapids, Mich.