Momence High School - Monesse Yearbook (Momence, IL)

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Junior Year Book. jg rmora Gailard Hess President Harold Smith Vice-President Anna Keeler r . Secretary Will Tuttle Treasurer Clara Burtt Georgs Nichols Mabel Popejoy Arthur Giroux Gllasa Soil Georgia Bigoness James Crosby Anna Keeler Will Tuttle Ida Anderson Claude Dubridge Gailard Hess Harold Smith A more brilliant class than ours I am sure would be hard to find. We are composed of twelve bright and stu¬ dious members, who having labored through the happy years of High School, have now thrown aside the jester’s garb and assumed one of seriousness and dignity. It is needless to take up time and space in relating of the brilliancy of such a class. Words fail me in express¬ ing its greatness. Hitherto we may have been somewhat of a care and an¬ noyance to onr kind instructors, but this year has brought us to the point where before us we see the path of life down which we must tread; and we must proceed toward the appointed goal leaving behind us fond dreams and fancies of our happy school days. These years have been profitable to us in many ways. They have, under the careful guidance of our teachers, been the means of opening to us innumerable fields of soul-inspiring thought and action. We, the seniors of ’09 can say in all sincerity that this fountain of learning has not only filled us with a desire to drink of the crystal waters of knowledge, but has created in us a craving for its refreshing sweetness. And to you, under classes, who are rapidly approaching the gates of the world, the only fitting motto we can leave behind is, “Follow in our path. Do as we have done and you will leave behind you a monument which will stand firm through the storms of life.” . Anna E. Keeler, ’09.

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Junior Year Book They crowd around the contents of the bag, the wealth of the class is counted. After this a small, light haired star, Edna Vane, I believe, rises and moves the meeting adjourn. It does so, but first the president announces something and as the class saunters away, the staff is left. But among the stars departing I note two dark haired girls and they must be Mabel Snow and Gladys Collar, for the former has a Virgil tucked under her arm as she often did in the dear old school days. It all seems so real. Well, if there is not a star hastening away as fast as he can and evidently trying to escape before he is seen. It is the Editor-on-Grinds, or Harold Nelson, as usual cutting staff meeting. So now the Year Book staff is left. But every one seems in a hurry. The Editor-in-Chief, just as he always did, opens the meeting and does most of the talking except when the rest butt in. Now the business manager, Grace Porter, is speaking. She must be going for it is getting late and there is a long drive home before her. And now the only other boy is going. Its the Editor-on-Athletics. Neil Metcalf, and he must go, as there are notes to be got¬ ten on the latest game in the High School. So the meet¬ ing is broken up and the Assistant Editor thinks she too must be going. Thus the smallest only in size of the stars of the group glides away, Beulah Cremer. So the Editor is left and gathering his books up he passes from view T . The sky has growm dark and gloomy for all those shining lights have passed along, starting on their life wanderings. A distant rumble jars on my ear, a drop of iiag? ifftftmi rain lightly touches my cheek and I start up and run for the house, giggling at the absurdity of my dream started by star gazing and the distant thunder. Louise Astle, TO.

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C. BURTT NICHOLS W. TUTTLE HESS DUBRIDGE J. CROSBY BIGONESS KEELER ANDERSON POPEJOY GIROUX SMITH