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

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2 2 Groogan, John. President of the Irish Free State. His influence has been responsible for the absolute freedom gained by the Irish. Hulbeit, Howard. Has gained distinction as the Secretary of Agriculture. His methods have been proclaimed the best ever instituted. Jones, Grace. Leader of reform movement demanding less strict Teachers’ examinations. Has been successful in efforts. Kettelkamp, Gilbert. American Nature Poet of life in the Middle West. Winner of Nobel prize in 1944. Nobbe, Dorothea. Successful director of Women’s Nat’l Elevator Association Auxiliary. O Brien, Jesse. Mathematical expert. Has achieved evolution of several processes hitherto unknown. 0 Biien, Raymond. Expert agriculture advisor. Has carried out Burroughs great work and has achieved fame as great as that of his predecessor. Pinkerton, Amos. Corporation Attorney. In 1945 was appointed chief attorney of the staff employed by Rockefeller, Jr. Powers, Branham. Present whereabouts unknown. When last heard of he w as a moving picture projectionist at Sing Sing. Rashaw, Evelyn. Manager New York Fashion Shop, having offices in the largest cities of the world. Smith, Reyburn. Inventor of new dancing exercises. Successful promoter of “The Follies.’’ Stevenson, Ruth. Has won distinction as author of text books for Kindergarten grades. Writer of child stories. Shoemaker, Kathrine. Greatest Soprano ever born. Sweet voice of high range. Now employed by Chicago Opera Co. Larrick, Gladys. Pounder of home for poor abused aspirants to teaching positions. Tender care has aided materially in aiding them to secure positions. Lillian, Woltmann—Stanley Willis—SUCCESSFUL!,Y MARRIED. Of all the talking these women can do— They have us kids beaten a mile or two. OLD NOKOMIS

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2 2 stood up before the people, all of them, they were each given a scroll which was given when their work was finished. And while they were thus gathered together they bade their teachers and each other farewell and they passed out ol the Temple, some to be governors, warriors, or astrologers; others to be scribes and merchants. AND THUS PASSETH THE TRIBE OF '22. jt jt WHO’S WHO-1947 Beasley, Dorothy. Composer and orchestra conductress of some note. Graduated from Western School of Music, 1927. Founder, “Beasley Institute of Classical Arts.” Brakenhoff, Kenneth. Tramp and bummer of extraordinary ability. Has special advantages as the skeleton. Amused large crowds in Imperialistic Foxtrotters, Inc., during the years 1942-4. Present address, on the move, Nowhere. Briegel, Viola. President, Women’s Nat l Association for Prevention of Sick Husbands. Unmarried but experienced. Buel, Lorina. Housewife and mother of great ingenuity. Has discovered and perfected a method by which the hired girl may cook breakfast with one hand, sweep the house with the other hand, rock the baby with one foot, scrub the floor with the other foot and telephone the grocery store at the same time. Daly, Margaret. Community worker. Life has been devoted to the building of parks where there is nice green grass. Evans, Harold. President, International Prescription Agencies Vocational University. Has established several branches to his New York house of Prescription in the large cities, including Nokomis. Multimillionaire and philanthropist. Frederick, Chas. South American Industrial and Commercial promoter. Greatest American investor in S. A. land and securities, holding property in every country. Frederick, Ruth. Present holder of the typewriting championship of the world. Defeated all comers by the astounding speed of 176 words per minute. Also shorthand court reporter of great accuracy. Green, Gertrude. Teacher of English and Latin in the Philippines. Most successful in conjugation of Amo, amas, amat. Green, Worcester. Greatest Baritone the world has ever produced. His interpretation is extraordinary. Grimes, George. Congressman. Representative to Congress from the 21st congressional district of Illinois. Speaker of the House and successful leader of politics. OLD NOKOMIS

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2 2 THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF THE CLASS OF 1922, N. T. H. S. N. T. H. S. Whereas, believing ourselves to be of sound mind and in possession of all our faculties, and, looking to the day when we shall cease to exist as a class, and, furthermore, wishing to inculcate our admirable precepts into the minds of future Seniors and make them forever parties with us in our follies, we hereby diaw up the following codicil, making bequests severally and collectively as follows: First: To the Junior Class, we bequeath the inter-class tournament, our experience in matters of finance and policy, our orations, and the opportunity of graduating from N. T. H. S. in the near future which also confers the privilege of being “It.” Second: To the Sophomore Class, we bqueath the sum of $1,000 to be held in trust for them until such a time as the executrix of this will shall declare them as wise as we. Third: To the Freshman Class, we bequeath all the rulers in our desks in the hope that the same may be of material aid to them when initiating next year’s Freshmen. Fourth: To next year’s Freshman Class, we bequeath all our ponies, answer-books, notes and cleverness in the hope that they may be used to elude the questions and scoldings of the Faculty. OLD NOKOMIS