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

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r II K N1XON1 A 1922 must confess we have blundered. The important thing, however, is to rise above mistakes, conquer your weaknesses, and so achieve glory and renown. Assuming that ' ur young and unsophisticated minds have not yet been able to grasp the full meaning of our words, we shall cite examples which have suggested themselves in the short time left to prepare this advice for you—examples which prove your said weaknesses. First. Juniors, will you concentrate for a moment and recall the time spent in bookkeeping class? We Seniors were very distressed when the news reached our ears that two very industrious Juniors were using our old bookkeeping sets over which we had spent many hours, working honestly and by our own efforts to obtain a fair and honest grade. Imagine our grief when we learned that these said Juniors, to save their brains from fatigue, had taken our hooks and deliberately compared their work with ours in order to find their mistakes. Now. Juniors, truly we should. I suppose, he quite gratified to find you placing so strong a trust in our work. Evidently during the past four years you have come to believe in us implicitly. Hut. Juniors, think of the deceit you are practising upon your earnest and devoted teacher who boasted so often of his efficient bookkeeping class until he had been informed of their means of progress. Don't you wonder how that poor teacher felt when he discovered your crime? Surely, your hearts arc not so hardened that you can watch that man in his mental agony and still practise such deceit! Juniors, the Seniors, as a far-seeing, experienced brother, ask you to desist from such ways.—if not for the sake of yourselves, for those who love you. Then too. as we go about the High School, keeping an ever watchful eye upon our beloved young successors, we have noticed other errors you commit, which would bear correction. We have observed one young musician.—and truly we appreciate that young man's talent, for it always fills us with pride to hear some good about the Juniors whom we try so hard to lead into paths of brilliance and fame. Particularly do we charge one voting man to be more careful; to not forget that the teachers desk, on the side of which he merrily beats a tattoo with his feet, meanwhile whistling some popular jingle to himself, is not a drum; and should treat it with the respect due it. We also assure this young man that by the time he is a Senior he will not find it necessary to go to a Sears, and Roebuck catalog for his reading, or above all things, to the little magazines from which he gets inspirations for quotations. He will be able to understand the most complex treatise. We should also like to call to the attention of a certain young lady, who is a member of the Junior class, the fact that when teacher assigns a very lengthy lesson and asks if that will be long enough, she should not tell Page 23 A good speech is a good square weal—Miss Galaway.

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192 2 THE N1X0N1A the effects of this terrible agony. She is very stooped and wrinkled. However. she seems quite cheerful at the present. She says that the Arithmetic problems varied this time and were not at all in percentage. If that's tilt-case. I think that I shall trv it next time. W ell. I can hardly believe what I see. I view Voyle Roberts splashing water in a dish pan. He is head dishwasher at the Oriental Inn. One of tilt waiters is complaining that the dishes are in worse condition after they are washed than they were before. This is probably due to the fact that Voyle is still moving about in that lazy manner that he did in school. Prom this I judge that lie must still be in love. Poor boy! My goodness, what’s this? A poultry farm? I guess it is. I see geese galore. Could you guess who is the owner of this large goose farm? Clara Parr, is sole owner. .Vow I am surprised—not because Clara seems to like geese, but because she is working with something which is noisier than herself. But since she always said. “You never know what tomorrow holds in store for you.” I guess she spoke truly. Horrors, is this Maree Marsh, 1 see? It is she. She is a very efficient stenographer in a large office. The only objection to her is that during the boss’s absence, she carrier on a continuous flirtation with the office bpv. which is very disagreeable to the other boss. But Maree can’t help it. though, for she would flirt with a policeman, or an iceman, if no one else were near. W ith this magic power which I possess. I see myself treading through life alone, waiting for some Prince Charming to play a game of love with me. and while I wait. I say. “Waiting, waiting, waiting. My heart goes palpitating. But when the Prince arrives. You shall all receive one great surprise. Leona Roben ’22. Senior Charge Juniors and under classmen, we. the class of nineteen hundred twenty-two. wish to impress upon you. class of twenty-three, the great responsibility which will rest upon you. as Seniors in Nixon Township High School. Did we say well earned? Yes. indeed, for we must admit that you have done well with a remarkable perseverance seldom found in those of your tender years. Although you have acted wisely in many things, you also have made many mistakes. But what of that? One never succeeds unless one makes mistakes. All great people commit errors. We. your noble Seniors, even. Doing Justice—Mr. Rumble. Page 22

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 9 22 THE NIXON I A him she dislikes to waste her time picking up the hook for so small an amount. hen you are a Senior, you will find you have plenty to do if you have no assignments at all. So when the teacher assigns a lesson already too long, keep still, unless you see some chance of getting it shortened. Here we give you a little advice known only to Seniors. The one thing we urge upon you in this case is tact, which consists of one’s wearing an overworked look and in making the teacher believe what you say. This honesty, to the present Seniors is naturally easy, because having been so free from fraud, honesty naturally beams from our faces. on. perhaps will have to change somewhat. However, after a careful study of our open countenances you will, probably, as h.arnest with the Great Stone 1'ace. he able to take on a semblance of guileless wisdom by the time you are Seniors, at least. There are certain others of your class whom we wish to bring back from their lawless ways. One 1m v with a soulful look and heart rending sigh has become a very Beau Brummel. Now that takes practice! We are very much afraid that the said young Romeo has sadly neglected certain books which are necessary in a high school education. We offer this young man the satisfaction of knowing that if he were to puzzle less on the moods of Juliet, and to settle down to earth and facts, he would find when hP is graduated from this institution that there would still be enough girls left to supply him and all his triends, and to till more aeroplanes than have ever been made. Speaking of heart affairs, you Juniors seem to be badly affected with cases of puppy love. e call to mind now a young girl who talks often over the telephone in guarded tones about theatres, parties, and other affairs. There are other cases too numerous to mention. The fact which we wish to impress upon you is that with Seniors l)ooks must come first. Now as for the musical ability in your class. I shall have to admit that one or two of your members show a growing talent. Of course, we do not expect you to attain our musical ability, but we thoroughly understand you naturally do not have the native gifts, and so do not blame you. ou all know our attainments and achievements: you are well aware that we have in our midst the best saleswoman in Nixon High, the pianist of the High School and Girl's Glee Club, the captain of the team .winning the County Tournament this year, the president of the High School Literary-Athletic Association, the only letter man with two stars on the team, and the runner who won the prize at the meet at Deland. I have not mentionel all. however, lor we have in our class, musicians, poets, mathematicians. artists, brilliant, intellectualists. and winning personalities. In fact, every member in our class is himself a finished artist in several lines. An excellent program can be procured from our class, as has been proved The N. T. If. S. ticket seller—Ethel Smith. Faye 24