Momence High School - Monesse Yearbook (Momence, IL)

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Editor- LEON G. Freshman MABEL j-Chief S E LB Y Editor DUNN fntr look £ taff Business Manager G RAC E PO RT E R Assistant Editor-in-Chief BEULAH C. CREMER Editor on Athletics NEIL METCALF Desk Editors HAROLD NELSON E. LOUISE ASTLE BEATRICE BARSALOU Sop homore Editor Senior Ed i t o r LA URINE HILL ANNA Ey KEELER

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Junior Year Book History of the Year Book. The Momence High School Year Book is a book published annually by the students of the High School. Its purpose is to give an idea of High School life and High School ideals as seen from the view point of the student. Our Year Book, first published in 1900, is the first of the kind in the state to be edited entirely by High School students. The first two Year Books were published by the senior classes of their respective years and in consideration of the fact that they were edited by persons entirely inex¬ perienced in the art of journalism, they are remarkable productions. In 1903, owing to the stress of the seniors’ work, the task of publishing the Year Book was given to the Junior class. In 1904, with the advent of Mr. Selby as superintendent, a new plan for getting subscriptions was tried and found very successful. Leaders were elected from the Junior class and these chose sides from the whole High School. Then the contest began. At the end of a specified time the side having the fewest subscriptions to its credit gave a banquet to the other side. This plan put the Year Book out of danger of debt. For the Year Books of 1905, 1906 and 1907 prizes were offered for excellence in certain lines of work in the grades but in the later books this practice has been discontinued as this is a High School and not a graded school Year Book. There has been a steady improvement in the composi¬ tion of the books from the very first until now the glory of journalism rises to its zenith in our book. There have been good books and there will be others but never will there be one which will surpass the Junior Year Book of 1909. Leon Selby, ’10.

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ANNA V WEBB, LOTTIE GRAHAM, Teacher of Science and Teacher of History Mathematics. P. S. BARTO, Prin. of High School Acting Supt. of Schools. FLOYD L. HEAVENER, Principal of Loraine School. GLEN C. BAINtJM, Teacher of English.