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

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1924 The Nixonia Class History Time: A Night in Spring. 1928. Place: A dark attic f a college dormitory. Characters: Two former girls of '24 searching in a trunk for costumes to Ik used for a college play. They are groping excitedly about hv candle light. I.oraine: “Do you rememlier. Laura. al out five years ago. when we made these dainty, beruffled frocks for the Junior-Senior Banquet hack at Nixon High.' Laura: Yes. 1 do. It was a sweet, old-fashioned party we attended that night. Now we arc going to use our old-fashioned gowns for the big play tomorrow night. We must hurry in order to he at the dress rehearsal in fifteen minutes. I.oraine: “What’s this liook? Well, it is my Nixon High memory Ixjok with pictures and history of our Senior Class of 1( 24.” Laura: “Let’s snatch a minute to peek at the faces of our classmates of ’24. We were the largest graduating class ever leaving those memorable balls. Loraine: “Here it tells of our Freshman year. Thirty of us assembled the first morning of our high school career, not knowing where to go nor what to do. Laura: “Let’s see. Lucilc Hunt was our President; Glenn McConkey, Vice-President; and Altha Rainey, Secretary and Treasurer. Loraine: “This is an account of the April Fools Party. That was a great joke to play on the upi cr classes. We ordered the hamburgers and buns and carried lunch boxes to school that day. Oh! the surprised looks on the Seniors’ countenances. Everyone followed Mrs. Adkins home to get some food. Laura: Shades of old memories! Here are two pictures of our much worshipped heroes, Farlc Hunt and Glenn McConkey. They were the two most famous basket shooters in central Illinois. Loraine: “Sophomore year! Do you rememlier the wonderful forwards we had on the girls’ lwisketball team? That was the year the hoys won the county tournament. Earle won it by making a long shot in the five minutes over-time. Laura: “Glenn McConkey. Frances Galawav, and Marjorie Fullenwider were our Sophomore officers. Mr. Jordan coached the basketball team and acted as our class adviser. Loraine: “Oh. there is the Dramatic Club. Didn’t everyone work hard to he in the club? One of our Sophomores was President.” Laura: “But our fun l egan when we were Juniors. Margaret Miller was in our class then and was President. The Vice-President was Marjorie Fullenwider and the Secretary. Laura Foote. We gave a Junior play that year. It was a spooky affair with those Hallowe’en ghosts and black cats. Loraine: “But how we did plan for the Junior-Senior Banquet. Miss Jones was our adviser. We worked day and night to dress those sixty paper dolls. Could you forget it ?’’ Patft 24

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T HE N I X O N I A 192 4 Lokai.sk Olson L. A. A. (1-2-3-4), Basketball (1-2-3-4). Pawana Club (3), Xixola Society (1-2-3-4). French Club (3-4). Latin Club (2-3). Glee Club (1-2-3-4). Operetta (3-4). Secretary and Treasurer Class (4). Class Play (3-4), Class Historian (4). . Ihvays huffy, always (jay. . Ilways laugh illy the live long day. Altiia Rainey L. A. A. (1-2-3-4). Xixola Society (1-2-3-4). Latin Club (2-3). Dramatic Club (2). French Club (3-4), Glee Club (1-2-3-4). Operetta (4). Secretary and Treasurer Class (2). Secretary L. A. A. (2). President Latin Club (2). Secretary and Treasurer French Club (3). President Xixola Society (4). High School Play (3). w Class Play (3-4). Fditor-in-Chicf Xixoiiia (4), Valedictorian (4). . I It ha's sweetness has endeared her to her fellow students, while her wonderful seltolarshif has won for her the same regard from her teachers. Roy Wilson— ll’oodv” L. A. A. (1-2-3-4), Football (3-4). Aletbenae Society (1-2-3-4), Boys’ Glee Club (1-2-4). Operetta (3-4), Minstrel (3-4), Class Play (4). I frofess not talking. Only this, let each man do his best. Mii.iirkii Baker Mildred belonged to the Class of 21. We welcome her as a graduate of '24. as her Senior year was cut short by illness. She has the loveliest com flexion. This silent rear of lilies and roses. Page 23

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The Nix o n i a 1924 Laura: “It was 1i!:c an enchanted garden wtih Spring flowers, apple blossoms. roses, and a play-like fountain.” Loraine: The next Fall, we returned to Xixon as Seniors. What a thrill it was! We asked Miss Langdon to he our adviser and started at once on our campaign to raise five hundred dollars for a year lx ok. Didn't that seem a huge task ? Laura: “Our first party was the Kid Party. Eighty guests were entertained at the I fall with every kind of game and race. We started our party with a grand march and Virginia reel. Dr. Marvel read a telegram from Santa Claus to his Xixon lx)vs and girls telling them that they would have to work mighty hard to raise the Xixonia funds. loraine: ”1 rememl er we decorated with corn stalks and made orange j a])er drops for all the lights. The girls brought doughnuts and the Ijoys furnished apples. We were very proud of our first attempt at money-raising.” Laura: “Hut our most successful enterprise was the Christmas Bazaar. The girls each embroidered one piece of fancy work and some donated other ribbon articles, dolls, and home-made goodies. We even had embroidered pieces given to us by outsiders. ()ur mothers came at five o’clock with chicken pies and creamed jx tatos. prepared to help us with the supper. The memliers of the Parent-Teachers' club donated salads and pies for our supper and we were so grateful for their help.” Loraine: They offered to vote on presenting us with a certain gift of money, but we thought the grade lioys and girls needed their assistance more than we.” Laura: “Here is what 1 want most to look at. The wonderful Senior Play! Nineteen of us were in “The End of the Rainbow.” And. Oh. the crowd! Over three hundred came to see our play. We had to go to the church for extra chairs. Some of the Juniors went for us in the emergency. That was such fun to have all nineteen graduates in the play. Loraine: “These are accounts of all the trips we used to take to see our basketball boys play in the tournaments. They were always getting on the all-star teams.” Laura: It would take all night to recount our many achievements in scholarship. music and dramatics. And besides, we have only five minutes to make that rehearsal at the theater.” Loraine: “You take the costumes. I’ll put the Itook away and follow with the light.” ’ »« « 25