Monticello High School - Memories Yearbook (Monticello, IL)

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else! HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 26 In the fall of 92 S1Xty thlee of us Freshmen entel ed the Hlgh School To become a member of thls lllustllous lnstltutlon of leal nlng the oldel students deemed It necessaly to lnltlate the IIGWCOITIBIS befole acceptlng them as assoclates As a lesult the upper classmen had the pleasure of cuttlnv the boys hall These unllcensed barbers dld not do V615 sklllful ln ork for many shax ed heads appeal ed IH the assembly the next mornlng Wlth such a receptlon we began ln a lathel heS1t3tlDg and t19fl'1l1l0LlS manner to cllmb the second lung of the educatlonal laddel O such D001 creatul es' We seemed to be afrald of each othel but most of all the fac u 1 Wele ue as U1 een as F1 eshnlen usually 3169 No vne xx ele not Nelther dld we dlsplal that last amount of stupldlty whlch lS usually at tllbuted to F1 eshmen At the close of th1S yeal fifty foul thl ew oft the Fleshman lobes f01 we had been deemed vsolthy to become Sophomol es The second yeal we sw ele better acqualnted Wlth the actlvltles and customs of the school Moreox er there was a dearth of that pecullar tlmldlty Wh1Ch had been plevalent the year before We felt qulte WISQ we no longel held the faculty ln awe we felt Just as lmportant as the upper classmen an as fO1 the Freshmen how superlor were We to them' Money ' Money' Money' We became awale of a pecunlaly deficlency selllng hot dogs and candy at the football games As a class we contlnued to malntaln oul unusual scholarshlp whlch had been dlsplayed the precedlng yeal Some of the students who took palt ln 3thl6t1CS oratorlcal contests et cetera deserxe lemembrance lt vs as they who held up the hlffh standalds of the school standards whlch haxe SIHCS been honorably and falthfully kept Flfty seven ellglble students came the next year to make up the JUH101 class Th1S V931 an honor loll fol hlgh scholarshlp was placed on the bulletln board exery SIX vseeks ThlS ostentatlous show polnted out the ax 61 age percents of the classes wlth the Junlor class headlng the race Tlue vse had some lazy students who W919 always on another 11St fthe one opposlte the honor lolll Several lntelllgent members took palt ln the O1atO11C3l and essay contests Blrch MO1g3H won fllst place IH Boys Olatlon ElS19 Doss second IH G11lS Declamatlon and Charles Branch fl1St ln Lodge s Essay Contest Just bl mentlonlng the names of Nlg Catlln Speed Lang Fat Dlals and a few othels all vslll recall the palt we took IH athletlcs At the t61I1'11Hat1OI1 of the Junlor year we plesented Wlth a vsonderful success lt was Sald fmodesty forblds our telllng how unusually well we lnterpreted the play! the class play Seventeen Wlth the money from thls functlon and othel sources vse treated the Senlors to a banquet Thls p9110d of oul hlstoly would have been VS01thV of record had It not been f01 the flunkels It seems that some always have to spoll the good Now SIHCQ the Senlor yeal must be looked upon wlth austele C'O11Sld G1 atlon 1 vslll drop all foollshness and become SGIIOUS Tu early slx f' 'Shi .UF 'I F 5 9. 7 ' ' 4 ' -' 9 ' K . , . , , - , ' . I . . I , o ' - l ' Y 7 v 4 . 7 ' ' N' y ' . ', , - ltj. A Y f. v D - . V7 . . A , , v . D -- . . 7 v . . . . Y - ' 7 1, - 1 1 ' 1 1 1 7 Y 1 '. . . ' ' ' ' ' ' 3 therefore a small sum was accumulated by holdlng a bakery sale, and by ' Cl 7? , 1 . . Q . . , . t , ' , . . . Y Q 3 . 1 , . 1 . ' -4 Q . . Y 1 7 1 . . ! 1 1. . . fs v 1 ' Y 1 . I . A .D . I- , . 1 s f' v v I 1 y ' ' K6 ' 77 ' 66 73 CK Y! 1 I' - , . . , . . . , . t, , . y 1 Y . , A Y 7 ' ll Y! ' . 1 , ' ' . , , . u 1 Y. s m. I , .

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I b fam.: ,J The Senlor class was composed of fifty one who lntended to flnrsh then hrgh school course However some fell along the roadsrde For an or ganrzatron to accomplrsh anythrng It must have hard work rng oflicers wrth both executrve and Judrcral abrlrty lf possrble There foie the first event worthv of record was the electron of dependable o cers Shortly after the begrnnrng of the term we put on the Senlor Crrcus It was a success 1n ev ery lrne and returned an ample financral reward In all undertakrngs rn the field of athletrcs and varrous contests we seemed to be the nucleus of the school ia gr eat honor for any class! We affarn presented a class play late IH the term then prepared for graduatron Just before Commencement we were royally entertarned at the Junror Senror banquet Our great accompllshments were not due alone to the excellent officers chosen but also to the ambrtlous class bodv Several toiled farthfully wrth lrttle or no recognrtron because they loved the T1 rbe of 26 Dear schoolmates let each of us hope health prosperrty and success for the other success measured not by the amount of money or popularrty gained but by the ratro of what we have done to what we could have one JAMES A DUCEY 26 1926 Cl ASS PROPHECY We sat rn the moonlrght together my car and I Some how on thrs partlcular ev enrn I was thoughtful a new and pleasrng experrence for dream Wrth all my fame and my mrllrons my lrfe was not happy Gladly would I grve them all for just one day of school lrfe a0'a1n My thoughts were arrested at thrs pornt bv the approach of a stranger a knlght of the road He was shabbrly dressed and had about a month s growth of beard on hlS lean face Somehow he looked strangely famllrar Srt down I commanded He oblrffed wrth a weary srgh and I notrced hrm eyemg me rntently Fmallv he spoke Beg pardon S11 but arent you the renowned radro krng M1tchell'7 Upon my replyrng affirmatrvelv he exclarmed Well shake hands wrth an old schoolmate Im Hale Valentrne I shook h1s hand and questroned hlm thus Explarn vourself' What are vou dorng runnrng around the country rn thrs manner 'V It s a long story but an old one I was drsappornted rn love he rn formed me I was eager to learn hrs story so I followed up my lead And who was the unwrse dame? Here a look of mrngled sadness and regret filled hrs eyes Mardell Conrad he answered haughtrly But surely she was punlshed for her mrstake I ventured A look of fiendrsh glee came ov er hlm She was She surelv was She marrred Lyman Watts Tu enty seven D K R U 1 . ' l 1 ' 'Y ' D 1 l ' , L . ' 1 r. - 7 ' 1 ' v ' , . ' . y L 1- , . O . I . 1 3 .1 ' 1 y Y . . Y i ! . ' Y ' 7 6 ! . I 'I . ' ! ' Y 7 Y 9 I 9 J . r . gl -T ' :I i me. I wandered back to my schoolboy days, when lrfe was one contrnuous D . - , u 1 . 1 . 3 . ' , U ' . ' L K . 7 , ' ' 4 CL ' . 7 if 1 , 1 . 4 . . f . C ' ! I ' ' KC ,, ' ,, Y , , ' .1 ' y 7 v. . ,, i . 1 . . N y v , v 1 . ' , x ' H , . ' ' ' u ' , , C . 7 l 1 1 V ' ,. ' . ' ' . 79 'H , V. v . k . ' . U . . , ' , - ' ' 1 Y IK ' 77 . '- , ' as 7! ' U , , . U . ' - . ' v 77 v , . . 7 . ,, . ' H . I . , .