Nokomis High School - Old Nokomis Yearbook (Nokomis, IL)

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1920 T R AN SC E N D E N T A LIST 1920 24

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1920 TK A N SC E N D E N T A LIST 1920 Freshman Class History When we entered as Freshmen in the N. T. H. S. we found many strangers among us. However, we soon became acquainted and found to our pride we had the largest class ever enrolled, sixty-three. Some have been added and some dropped from that list until now we are only fifty-three strong. Our first two months of Freshman life were rather unpleasant, because we were quartered in Halls, basement, and the Opera House. But every cloud has a silver lining and ours had two bright spots in it; the Sophomores entertained the Freshmen and we had no examinations the first quarter. Finally we entered our new High School only to find ourselves utter strangers. When we went to our Algebra room, expecting to see new blackboards and seats, we were fooled for there were none. But we cheerfully bore the burden of inconveniences and now we have all these things. On January the twenty-third we entertained the Sophomores in the Assembly Room and we hope they had a good time. I hen came the C lass 1 ournament; and altho we didn t get first place, we made the Juniors hustle for it. We have one boy, Peter Ciochetti, who is a guard on the basket-ball team and on the second All-Star county team. So you see we Freshies have some real good elements in us. This about ends our life as Freshies and we hope we will all be enrolled as Sophomores next year. “Freshmen’’ F is for the frolics many That we had in 1920. R stands for Miss Reant(s) Who is hard to please it seems. E is for our English book Which gives us such an awful look. S is for the “Sophs” distressing But ’tis easy to keep them guessing. H stands for the hall so nice With its floor as smooth as ice. M is for Miss Miller pretty Who is also very witty. E is for our education Which will be our firm foundation. N is for our nerves so racked But for brains we do not lack. So for the Freshmen three cheers each That they a higher goal may reach. 23 VELMA HILL.

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1920 'I' R A N SC END E N T A LI ST 1920 JOE PENDLETON Forward “Little Joe” Joe struck the first team this year and struck it hard enough to jolt out a captaincy for himself. He has the coolness and clearness of head which keep a team from going to pieces in a pinch and oftentimes did some big “rustic” hunt around among his arms and legs for the ball while “Little Joe” took the old leather sphere down the floor. LLOYD DAVIS Forward “Davie” This was Lloyd’s fourth year in the game and to say the least he used his former experience to advantage. He was always in the game and was not put out by a few hard knocks. We regret to lose you, Davie, but if we can’t keep you we’ll try to keep your spirit. HOWARD CASE Guard “Fat” So quiet and unassuming was he that we often lost track of him in the excitement and confusion preceding a game, but when the whistle blew “Fat” was always in his place. When he shuffled up to his forward, with hand extended, his opponent often sized him up as “pickins” only to have the ball taken away from him by Case’s left hand dribble. STANLEY WILLIS Center “Tang” Although only a Sophomore, “Tang” came out wonderfully the first part of the season and when he once got started he was ---- hard to stop. But what one always remembered about “Tang” was his look of surprise whenever he made a basket. 25