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

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Martha Turner leaves her popularity with the boys to Eunice Baker and Alice Jamison. Denzil Halcom l equeaths his ability to have several girls to Howard Baker. Florence Shaw wills her blond hair and winning ways to Mary Baker; her privilege of holding her nose up high in the air’’ to Arete Coffman. All the rest of the properties not yet disposed of, we leave to X. T. H. S., for its special use and benefit. As our said administrator, we appoint Professor Dickey. In witness whereof, we. Class of ’28, set our hand and seal, this twenty-sixth day of March, 1028. Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above Class of 28, as their last will and testament in the presence of the class, I do hereby set my hand and seal to this document, this twenty-sixth day of March, 1028. (Signed) Harriet Koseman. CLASS PROPHECY Long years ago, on the flat prairie, in the -entral part of Illinois, stood the small village of Weldon. It was named Weldon by some of the good prospectors and genial business people who settled there in the nineteenth century. The influx to this village of the same class of people who named it, made it one of the best of towns and fully justified the name given it. However, it would not have 1 m»cu singled out to me for distinction had it not been that in the year 1928, a class of eleven seniors was graduated from the high school of that place; all of whose members but one were predestined to l»e honored in the hall of fame. Although a recluse for many years. I have not lost my interest in the world, and I have made a particular effort to keep in touch with my school day colleagues and those people who made our conmieneemeut week enjoyable. On a certain afternoon of a pleasant autumn day, several odd years ago, a singular scene might have been witnessed in the streets of this small town as I made one last effort to get in touch with those j eople whose names continually passed to and fro though my mind. Cpon the back of a school library l ook, I found the name of I)r. F. W. Ingvoldstad, Pastor of the First M. E. Church of Decatur, who delivered the inspiring message at the commencement program. As for the faculty of six teachers, they kept their profession as school teachers and have now passed on into another world with the thought that they had accomplished at least one great benefit for the people of America by presenting to these pupils all they knew of book knowledge. Although the pupils of the senior class were far apart In ideas ami achievements, I believe you will feel that each has risen to a place of unusual distinction in world affairs. — Nobody knows how much he knows. — Donald Lisenby. 13

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examinations over, we began to think alnnit our Junior-Senior Banquet. Cmler the on pa hie direction of Miss Langford, the affair was a great success. After we had seen the seniors graduate, we started our vacation feeling proud of the fact that we were now seniors. On September 5th, nineteen hundred twenty-seven, twelve seniors made their way up the stairs to the Assembly Hall. At our first class meeting we elected the following officers: Denali Hu loom, president: Louise Jamison, vice president; Martha Turner, sec- retary: Lela Rainey, treasurer; Superintendent Krnest Dickey, class advisor. At the end of the first semester, Bernice Olson decided to leave us. All four years we supplied members for the Glee Clubs, Orchestra and Athletics. This year “Don” was made captain of the ltasket hall team. Cecil, Denzil and Max were fi rst team meml ers, also. We shall leave X. T. H. S. feeling that we are indeed up to the door ; over the threshold ami ready to go out into the world. — Pauline Goken. CLASS WILL We. the Seniors of X. T. H. S.. County of DeWitt, State of Illinois, Iteing of sound mind and memory, do make, publish and declare this to lie our last will and testament : that is to say: We give, devise an 1 bequeath to our parents. Board of Education, and the faculty, our sincere thanks for the many contributions they have given us in mnkiug our educa- tion |K ssible. To the freshmen we leave our courtesy towards the faculty : our industrious and quiet habits in class rooms, and our fairness in acquiring good grades. To the sophomores we leave our reeonl of i»erfect attendance for the last four years. To the juniors we leave our physics manuals and notebooks so that they might liecowe learned physicists. Max Hoken leaves his ability as a bluffer in fifty-seven varieties to Wayne Reeser. Louise Jamison bequeaths her coy and shy manners to Thelma Wilson; her glasses to Irene Marsh. Donald Lisenby wills his fastidiousness in dress to Randall Sims: his tine tenor voice to Andrew Allan. Pauline (token leaves her ability to “vampVm” to Inez Roberts ami Grace Baker. Cecil Peacock l equeaths his immaculately groomed hair to Clarence Perkins ; his ability as liasket IkiII player to Paul King. Harriet Roseman bequeaths her ability to keep a “steady” to Beruice McBride ; her “giggles” to Ethel Turner. James Baker wills his cough to Retina Do aldson ; his seriousness to laiwrence Meredith. Lela Rainey bequeaths her slender and graceful figure to Esther Baker: her “special permit” to sleep the first period after dinner to Ralph Donaklson. l m just as jolly as 1 can he.- Krsa FollowelL 12

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There was Max Gokeu who bluffed his way through high school and the university in his usual manner. So good was his ability to bluff that he has originated a “Unique Bluffers Association” in one of the cities of the West. Lela Hainey carried out her role as a boss. 1 lielieve she was ordained to l e an executive. Her ability to handle so many people and get such good results from even tin laziest enabled her to take a position as manager in a large establishment of the far East. Martha Turner developed her judgment of line clothes and of attractive dress designing. Her expert knowledge of style gleaned from the leading dressmaking establishments has made an acknowledged authority on the art of costuming. Donald Lisenby was the inventor of the word, “lazy;” anyway he was given credit for that because he knew so much about it. One must give him some honor for who wouldn ' t be tired carrying around such an extraordinary amount of “gray matter” as he possessed. The midget of the class was Harriet Koseman. She failed to use enough strategy and let her “lover” slip through her hands. Later on she took Doris Blake ' s place on the Tribune, advising and giving her opinion to the love-lorn youth of the day. (Beware of her advice on the subject of love; it didn’t help her very much.) As we pass along with the memliers of the class of ’28, we come to James Baker. Consequently, we look for his place in the world. Out yonder, where the world goes round, and there ' s a job to do, a man is needed. Character, brain, integrity, a tine soul in a sound body, sinews and sentiment are the specifications. And such a man is at hand. You inquire his genesis? He came from Nixon. Is that enough? You know it is; so this vacant place is occupied by James Baker. 1 remem tier Pauline Goken because she occupied the seat in front of me at school. She was married the day after school was out and started in the restaurant business with her husband. The president of the class was Denzil Halcom, who thrilled every one within hearing distant by playing a small instrument calle d the clarinet. He now devotes merely his leisure time to the clarinet while his chief activity is that of acting as the president of a large corporation this main desire was to rid the world of sickness so pupils wouldn ' t miss so much school). Louise Jamison became a waitress in a large restaurant. She gained her experience during her school days by working in a small down town restaurant in Weldon. The last but not the least of this class was Florence Shaw. She finished her school days at the university. Shortly after that, she married and settled down to a life of ease and enjoyment. 1 can’t seem to recollect her married name, but it probably will stay with her till the end of her days. This then should lie quite enough to convince you of the high places these people now occupy in world affairs, and Nixon High School may well l»e proud of such as its graduates. — C. P. u — I ' ll be wise someday. — Irene Marsh.