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

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CLASS 1920 NIXON IA I ’AGE TWENTY-SEVEN JUNIOR-SENIOR RECEPTION Tlie .liinior-Soiiior reception was held at the school house on May the first, nineteen hundred twenty, when tin- Juniors entertained the Senior class, members of the Hoard of Education and their wives and the hit'll school faculty. The decorations of the color scheme very cleverly combined the colors of Inith the Senior and Junior Classes A beautiful lattice-work in purple and white wag arranged over the tables, while the table decorations were in pink and white. At nine o’clock the following four-course banquet was served: I. Orange Basket ( cktail II. Meat I .oaf Brown Gravy Franconia Potatoes Meat Relish Radishes Tomatoes a i Natural Parker House Rolls Butter Roses III. Butterfly Salad Wafers IV. St rawl»erry Short cake Coffee WhipjKHl Cream Mints Much zest was added to the dinner by the various toasts and responses made by the representatives of the several groups present. Mi Id ml Baker acted as toast mistress. The several speakers were: From the Junior class, Sarah Montgomery; the Senior class, opal Emery; the Faculty, Mr. Light-body; the Board of Education, Dr. Marvel. After dinner was served, the progressive entertainment begun earlier in the evening was resumed with much good humor and jollity. Taps were sounded about eleven o’clock and at this sound, the Juniors bade their guests a merry good-night. SENIOR SOCIAL EVENTS (hi Friday evening, ictoher 17, 1919, the Senior class gave a Box Social at the High School Building. A large crowd was present and Mr. (ioodwiu auctioned off the boxes at good prices. Vein Shinncmnn and Andrew Cotton received the closest estimate to the number of grains of corn in a jar, there lieing 1919. A«la Perkins received the Ih»x of candy awarded the most |K pulur young lady, although her name was not put up until the last few minutes. The total receipts were about $7i . which was appreciated by the Senior class. 0.1. E.. 20 The Senior class and faculty motored to the home of Opal Emery on the evening of January 15. The rooms wen decorated in the class colors, purple and white. Some new stunts were played, one in which it took Ernest Dickey and Florence McKown quite a while to learn to say “Boots, without Shoes.’’ When the refreshments were served there was a surprise for all, but especially for the Seniors. A big cake was decorated in the class colors with the words “We are Five.” After the refreshments more games were played. As the hour was growing late, the guests soon departed after having spent one of the pleasantest evenings of the year at her home. Florence McKown entertained the Senior class and' faculty at her home during the month of May. Everyone was then- as they knew that they would have a good time at her home. If the guests were not busy playing games, they were listening to the music furnished by the Columbia. The evening was flying by quickly when we were ushered to the dining room for refreshments. The room was decorated in the Senior class colors, purple and white, and the table was beautifully decorated. In the center of the table stood a Mav-pole with purple and white streamers leading to each place-card. A two-course

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PAGE TWENTY-SIX NIXONIA CLASS 1920 COMMENCEMENT PROGKA M of the Third Annual Commencement Exercises NIXON TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL M. P. Church Friday, May 28, 1920 8:00 P. M. Selections—a, b................School Orchestra Invocation.....................Rev. O. W. Lough Selection......................School Orchestra Class Address. Prof. W. A. Beyer, Hist. Dept. I. S. N. U. Selection......................School Orchestra Presentation of Diplomas.................. ....Dr. L. M. Marvel, Pres. Board of Education Benediction....................Rev. O. E. Martin

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I’AdE TWENTY -EIGHT NIXON IA CLASS 1920 luncheon, which np|H aled to everyone's a|f]»ctitc, was served. The guests departed at a late hour but wished that they could have stayed longer as they hail had such a good time at Florence's home. On May 19. 1920, the Senior class entertained the high school students, the faculty and the boys of the X. T. II. S.. who were in military service. The Seniors sent special invitations to the hoys and urged them to spend the evening with the high school and to enjoy the high school parties as they used to do. Ilarrv dale, who lost his life in France, was one of our honored schoolmates. The other l oys wen . Harry Barclay, Morris McKown, William Montgomery. Yem Shi lineman, C. C. drav. Clarence Keel, Walter Marvel and William drav. After several new and interesting games wen played we let each boy, who was there, take his name from the honor roll, 'll the place of the honor roll the Senior class hung a silk service flag with one gold star for Mam-dale and one blue star for each of the other boys. The Senior class gave this flag to the school as a gift. After this little ceremony. n fn shments were served. Then we adjourned to the Assembly Boom when mon games, which rv |uin d a great deal of wit. were played. When someone said it was getting late and time to go home, everyone looked amazed as the time had gone so quickly. Ami when the party adjourned, each | erson then felt that the bonds of friendship thmugh his connection with the X. T. M. S., had boon greatly strengthened bv that night’s gathering. pnl I. Emory, ’2t».