Momence High School - Monesse Yearbook (Momence, IL)

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or rnrr r r r ?r7r Tr ?r Tr ?r ?r rr io . ... .... Q iznziizgziaoaaaEigziaraoo r i . M ZIOE3=2ZXE3Z3J=ni3E30: Freshman Prophecy By MARY LOUISE ANDERSON b It was just before the opening of school in the fall of the year c that a number of us girls were spending the day at the fair. Some- £ body brought up the question of what she would be doing four or five jo years from then, and as there was a tent nearby with the name h “Sorceress” painted in large imposing letters upon the canvas, we F decided to go in and see what the future held for us. When our turn came (for there were many who were in doubt and were anxious to know what was in store for them), she looked thoughtfully in her globe and after some meditation she said: “Girls, I see you all, all of your Freshman Class established as a colony for the purpose of escaping from the world. “I see Willie Conrad a splendid Mayor; Catherine and Blanche Peterson as dairy maids; Lucile Sharkey, Dorothy Zahl and Mary Louise Van Kirk are teachers in a school for classical dancing. Ruby Bright is principal of your main school, of which Albert Hunte is janitor. The bakery shop is handled by two capable young ladies, Pearl Deliere and Lelia Harms. Warren Gray and Elno Smith have interests in the theatre of the colony. Genevieve Wilson and Florence Busch are enthusiastic young milliners, selling hats at respectable prices. Clarence Jones sits behind a pulpit and views his congregation with great serenity. Walter Scott I see as a jitney driver and makes great records, considering his conveyance. Rolland Lanoue and George Searles are your farmers and can well supply you with the necessities of life. Andrew Kinney, Albert Bydalek and William Por¬ ter are your body guards, protecting the colony from any intruders. Helen Fox and Vernetta Johnson can supply the colony with beautiful flowers any time, for they own and operate a large conservatory. Ethel Hunt is an orator who speaks in a large hall owned by Charles O’Connell, who sits in idleness, having much real estate. Clara Bydalek and Hazel Hanson are operating a department store and can supply you with everything that you happen to be in need of. Paul Sweeney owns a bank, and business is first-rate.” We were well satisfied with this knowledge concerning our future occupations and, after paying our fees, left for other amusements. 1 1 u ? r o i i r ? r o om m . rir u ?r ?r ? r ?r)

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□ G □ n n n □ □ □ □ ] n n p o :o jmiziE=iEnn3H3aL=inio o p G P □ G P P P P n n p p The Lecture Course No other department of the High School outside of the study hours has been as profitable to the school as a whole this year as has the Lecture Course. Tickets good for the entire course were offered to the students at a reduced rate and as a result a large number took ad¬ vantage of the excellent programs that were offered. The result was that while the audiences were large, the receipts were not as large as usual. We feel, however, that a decided gain has been made in thus placing more of the students in a position to attend the best programs that the city has to afford, for it is lamentably true that outside of the Lecture Course numbers and other school programs there is very little of an uplifting nature for our children to attend during the school year. Another good feature was that the entire course was given in the gym¬ nasium this year, thus saving the expense of hall rental, and the excel¬ lent new piano which the school purchased made possible a saving in piano rental. The course consisted of two entertainments, two musical numbers and a lecture. The two entertainments, one by Adrian New- ens, and the ocher by Ralph Bingham, were probably the best of their kind ever given in Momence. Mr. iNewens is in a class by himself in his readings, and Mr. Bingham has been the king of humorists for years. The two musical programs by the Iris Concert Company and the Rob Roy Quartet were good, but not up to the standard. The lec¬ turer was to have been Frank Dixon, according to the contract origin¬ ally signed, but it was impossible to secure him and Bingham except within ten days of each ocher, and the committee felt that one or the Ouher would have to be given up, so chose Bingham. Dr. Ernest Wray Oneal was the second cnoice, out illness prevented him from coming, and the committee finally secured McGibney, who gave an illustrated lecture on the European War. This number proved to be one of the best on the course. The Faculty had decided at one time that it would be impossible for the school to superintend the course for another year since the burden of the work and the responsibility fell upon a few persons each time. We are glad to announce, however, that the Senior class of next year will have charge of the course, and thus continue the good work. The Lecture Course is surely an institution that should live if some happy solution of its problems can be found. We believe that the present arrangement will prove an excellent one, and we bespeak for the Senior Class of next year the hearty co-operation of the school and its patrons. An excellent array of talent has been secured with the promise of suitable dates and acceptable evenings for the programs. In the past, one of our chief difficulties has been in securing dates suitable to all concerned. The Redpath Bureau has promised that we shall have one program each month beginning with October or Novem¬ ber, and shall have evenings that shall suit our convenience. A series of five numbers will be offered, each of which is strong in itself. If every student and every citize n who is able to do so will take advant¬ age of the course, we feel that the Seniors will meet only encourage¬ ment and co-operation in their work. Let us all work together and make the course a success financially as well as artistically. Q Q □ u L □ o u □ G D P G G G P P G G G n