Nixon Township High School - Nixonia Yearbook (Weldon, IL)

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CLASS PECULIARITIES Though wise and learned as you'll see, We all must have peculiarities; For even an All Star Class has tads That will make our dear Nixonia” glad. v • C. C., whose hair is always a sight, Just always says, Oh. I’m alright'” Clarence? Oh, he’s a nice, neat boy And liking the girls is his chief joy! Vern, he's the funny sort, you know'. And as we know, always re dy to go. Mildred will.be a sehoolmarm. perchance. And oh! how she'll make those youngsters dance! Fleet to music is much inclined Hut we really think he'll be a lawyer kind. Onr Karl, who has such winning ways, lias always something witty to say. Next comes dear Willie who often balks, Unless at noon with Her” he talks. Kola, with cheeks so pink and pretty. Is very willful, wise and witty. So here’s our Class of 1918 Most witty, graceful, bright and keen. We’re neither naughty, foolish or loud. Of us Nixonia” may well bo proud. LOLA A. EMERY ’18. WILLIAM H. GRAY ’18. THINGS YOU OFTEN SEE Gladys running from a mouse. Ossie powdering her nose. Charles sleeping in class. .. Everyone so quiet you could hear a pin drop—when the telephone rings. Vern sitting on the legs of the chair. Florence sitting on the table. Latin student frowning. Rain— when there Is a party on. Everyone sleepy on Monday morning. Charles late to school, csd. on Monday morning. Frcshics” gazing around the room. Ossie giggling. Florence whispering when the teacher’s back is turned. A prcambulating personification of Sweden”—Karl.

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School? One of the numbers of the Class of ’iq. At the same time that we won the honors in the reading contest one of the members of our Class was awarded the prize for being the best essayist in the High School. Can the Class of ’»8 boast of like deeds? You have hoard how the Seniors boasted of their musical ability. They have forgotten to mention the fact that in our Literary contest of last year no Senior would compete with a Junior either in a vocol or instrumental solo. Hoes this show the musical ability of which the (’lass of ’18 boasts so much? We all agree that the ( lass of ’|8 is the best that has ever graduated from Nixon High School. No one will dispute that. Why? Because they are the firs! class to graduate from this school, but the Senior Star slowly sinks from view ami above the horizon can be seen the Junior constellation illuminating old N. T. H. S. with a glory which will far surpas that of the Class of 1918. RACHEL SUMMERS. VALEDICTORY Parents, teachers and classmates: 1 his gathering tonight is one of the last in which the class as a unit will he present. After pursuing practically the same course of training for the past four years we are now nearing the close of our scholastic career in the Nixon Township High School. 9 Wc are •‘Launched, hut not Anchored” and from this time on we must “paddle our own canoe, but during these years of friendship, we have been given opportunities which, because we have taken advantage of th.-m. tend to make that paddling much easier. During this time we have had the advantage of having a faculty who could not be surpassed. Last of all, we have had the advantage of having Mr. Johnson, our Principal. who has done all in his power to make this class a success. There is no doubt hut that lie has done so. and will still continue working lor our interests. At this time I take pleasure in expressing on behalf of the class, our sincere appreciation for tiic untiring efforts of our Principal and the members of the faculty. We believe that it is only through their endeavors that we have succeeded in filling the requirements made for ur as graduates of the Nixon Township High School. During this brief term our ambitions have been centered on our desire to raise the standard of our School and to better ourselves, so that we may be safely launched upon Life s sea. Our attitude, when we enter Life’s School, should he similar. Wc ought to have some interests larger than ourselves whereby we may help make the world better. » Our future career, whatever it may be. is'but a phase of the game of Luc as wc have learned to play it here in School except that we arc to put into practice the knowledge we have gained here. W • cannot all be President of the United States nor do wc all wish to he. Con- ?.nn«?l.y MC cann t.,a rca,izc ° r »• » in life. Hut to fail is to succeed if you fail i.ontstlj Honest failure require just as much or probably more effort than does true ward 1 s' in ' fa'lur‘ c°lnf ' have P ayed the game square we know that the re- ward is just as sweet in the end if we can honestly say “I tried. o ,.i, c AS th,S °?5 °f !h.e m?sl P ?»nt evenings of our school career, draws towards a close we arc saddened by the realization that never attain will we he re united in the sldn tuT s hCT a am £? w5 proudly say that wc are a student of the Nixon •f own- tlJu w SvviM e’00 i Ut 'aIS adS?M. ,s .,css.cned by a feeling of joy and determination that wi wil ever he a credit to this institution of which wc are now a part t w i Am nOW’ at prting. we must not forget ’hat the eyes of those whom we leave amhiif 7 cxPcc,antly looking for our success. It should therefore, classmates he our shin no. h° Pr ?,, otc.ourselves to such an extent, that the Nixon Township High School Alumni 1 SotPT ‘° rank 115 as ,hc firM class among the members of its thoTmiv u?.before closing let me present to you the words of George Herbert that lluv may help you in your struggle for success: “Pitch thy behavior low. thy project high. So shall tbous humble and magnanimous be i.ack not in spirit, who aimeth at the sky. Shoots higher much than lie who means a tn c llltf . A,ul .SO ,ct e h °nf “1 f,° his WlM as best he can. remembering that “not failure farewell31 m 18 CnmC' U ,lh thcsc Noughts, on behalf of the Class of 1918. I hid you all LOLA EMERY' ’18. “Monday comes too soon after Sunday night’’—Jake

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Commencement Program OF The First Annual Commencement Exercises NIXON TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL M. P. CHURCH Wednesday, May 8, 1918 8:30 P. M. Selection h ....... Orchestra Invocation .............;...... Selection ....................... Class Address ................... Selection ....................... Presentation of Diplomas......... Benediction .................. ...............................Rev. W. O. Lough ...................-......-....-....... Orchestra —...........-...............Hon. Francis G. Blair.. ..................................... Orchestra ..•'....L M. Marvel. Pres, of Board of Education ....-............................Rev. A. D. Moon