Momence High School - Monesse Yearbook (Momence, IL)

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Page 4 The MousMi MARY (HASLET!) BRADY EVA (JEWETT) BEERS LEMMA GRIFFIN EATON HASLETT SARAH (MS KINSraY)KEilY CLARA THOMPSON IDA ( SMITHYMAN) LITTLE Fifty yean of service to the homej the school and the staff

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The Monesse Page 3 THE FOREWORD Fifty years have passed since the first high school class was graduated in this community. The Class of 1877 has the distinc¬ tion this year of celebrating their fiftieth anniversary. Conse¬ quently the Editorial Staff of the Monesse 1927 is anxious to honor the Class of 1877 in an appropriate manner. We have therefore, given special recognition to the Class of 1877 in this volume. The Monesse 1927, is the twenty-sixth year book that has been published by the high school students from Momence and the surrounding community. During the first nineteen years a new name was selected every year for the book. However, during the 1920-21 school year, the name “Monesse” was selected and this name has been used during the past seven years. The name is of Indian origin. According to both history and legend, Moness or Monesse,! was the name of the old Indian chief from which the name Momence was derived. In other words the name Momence is only a modification of the name Monesse. We hope that this Year Book will serve as a partial record of the 1926-27 school year. Every section of this book has been prepared in a spirit of loyalty and good will and insinuations of a malicious or personal nature have been avoided. We hope that you will enjoy the volume as a whole, both pictures and reading material. The Monesse 1927 Staff. “I wrote the FOREWORD.”-—Raymond Mullady.

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The Monesse Page 5 In Memoriam Patrick J. Cleary 1851 1927 Patrick J. Cleary was a true friend of the Momenee Com¬ munity High School- He was a member of the Board of Educa¬ tion from the time the district was organized in 1919 until the time of his death. He was honored by his colleagues every yea by being elected President of the Board. He also seived as a mem¬ ber of the Board of Education of School District No. 42 dm ing a period of thirty years. Mr. Cleary was one of th e exceptic na men of the community. He was fair in his decisions, faithful and conscientious in the performance of lis dr ties and hcnest in ah his dealings and transactions with 1 is fcllcwmen. “He has finished his work.”