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

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1923 SENIOR CLASS HISTORY We, the I l'CSlllllilll Clnss of ltlltl, 11un1l1eri11g sixty-tliree, were as llUllll'l0HS Ul'Illl5lllS', for tI1e first two or three lll01ll'llS of school. wandering l'l'tllll one huildingg to ainother for our 1'ecit':1tio11s. lYe were sorely tried, and about to give up tl1e struggle when life nssunieil 11. ln-igl1ter aspect and we entered tI1e lI0illll'll'lll, newly erected high school huilding. Here we were lll'lll0ll with due respect t?l, ns all Fl'0Slllll0ll ure, but iQ.fIltPI'lllQ the tzlunts und jihs hurled :lt us we rose in respect und lil'tl1lllll0llCQ. The re- sult ol' our 1-lnss Ul'gillllZillltlll wus i':llll'l',V -lnyne tlzitel' Wilhurt' SClll'UCtlGl'l, Ill'USllll'IllQ Alvin ltnnilles, N'iCC-lJl'QSltlClll'Q Hilda Na.111lces, Secretary treas- urer: 1-lziss colors, hlue :ind white, Zllltl our lllllllll, We wish, we can, we will. these are tl1e three lftlllll-Ul'l' notes to victory. We ent'erta1i11ed and were t'lllt'I'l'illllt'tl :ind soon our life ns t'2ll'Gl'l'00 Fl'GSllllllfll ended. 'Phe second 'vein' the gi-enter lllllllllltl' ot' ns VG-CIll0l'Ctl as wise Sopho- niores, :ind utter we haul heconie ilCCllSl'tblllCtl to our routine ot' study and il2ll'il work, we helieveml that enjoy111e11t' .lllC'l'U2lSl'tl with the years. Our only dil't'icult,v wus 4-l1oosi11g il president. it being uliuost llCCCSS2ll'j' to introduce the clark horse l'illlt'lltlill't' syst'en1. Fiimlly Alfred Mefjaslin was chosen l.'residenl'g tlzirl liI'2lli0Illlt'l'l:l', Vice-presidentg Hilda Nnntkes, S6Cl'Ci'2l.l'j'- l'l'02lNlll'0l'Q :ind Miss Lillnrd, cluss ndvisor. Our half of the usseinhly room wus IIUNV tll't'lIIlll'tl hy the new Fl'0Slllll0ll and we looked ll2'lCli with deep sat- isfzlelion 'tlml' we could not have been as 'tverdainti' as they. 'l'he Junior your proved to he quite us successful as the two previous years with the exception ol' tl1e death ot' il dear class-nmte, Mildred Gray. 'Uniler the Sllll0l'l'lSltlll ol' our l'tlllIll0lfClll' class advisor. Mr. Crepin, and the lvozird of directors, tlenevieve Ronelietti, President, Everett filfly, Vice- president, :ind Ilertlm Hari-ison. S0t'1'0f?llj'-l'l'CilSl11'9l'. we resolve to lllilliii our iiresence known :ind felt: 2ll'C'tll'tllllQ,'ly, we won second place in the In- lCl'ClilHH 'l1tllll'll5lllll'lll und several oi' our hors scored high i11 the High School Q2llllt'S. lVe were Ttlyillly Glll0l'liilll'lt'tl by the Seniors und 1'Cl'll1'IlQCl ll1e t':1vor ul' the -'lunior-Senior h:u'1quei'. ln tl1is our i'0lll'lll und lust LVli2ll'. our .little hand numbers but thirty- UIIU, tl1e others llilVlllg.f gJfl'ilt'lllilll'Y lel'l' us during.: tl1e first: three years. lVe huve tried ll2ll'll to live up to our title, dignfifical t?l Seniors, and feel that we llill'l' l'0Zlllj' :1ceo111plisl1ed Stllllltllllllg worth wl1ile tll,ll'lllg our four years sojourn here, :uul ihzit our llllfllltllzl' will l'orever renuiin i11 tl1e hulls ot' Fzuue. Our cluss tll'lIIllllZilllUIl resulted i11 'l'ho11111s HVUXVII, Presideutg Everett liI'ilj', V'lt't'-lll'l'SltAll'lllQ Alvin llundles, SCl'l't'l'flI V2 Milton Bollnmn, Busin- ess dltlllil,2f0I'. :ind Mr. 'l'll2lCliI'l' :ind Mr. Crepiu, class advisors. lVe hnve scored i11 Hi,egh School, behind the t'ootliegl1ts. i11 zlll school zictivities und IIOXY look l'Ul'XV2ll'tl to f'0lllllll'llt'l'lll9'llli :md to the IlllllllC'ill'lflll ot' our annual. H. M. N. OLD NOKOMIS

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4 1923 AU REVOIR, ALMA MATER Goodbye. dear old school. The book and the rule, You snatch from our hands unrelenting, You usher us out, You think we are stout Wle go only partly consenting. For trouble and strife VVe meet out in lifeg Vie hesitate, feeling our weaknessg X5Ve fain would rely On you to supply Us strength to o'er come our nieekness Ere birds learn to Hy They try and they try And never loose faith in their trying. Then soon they will rise And soar in the skies And mimic the wind in their flying. Oh, then we must dare Nor yield to despairg Don't shrink from the great undertaking But buckle right down VVith a smile, not a frown, Be master of the thing we are making. So we whisper goodbye With a tear in our eye To go where our life's work is callingg Tho soldiers are brave, Yet each has a grave And each day some soldier is falling. So we must step in Determined to win The unfinished work they are leaving. And take up the task And stick to it fast For the eyes of the world are perceiving And when we at last Have Finished our task And only the tomb lies before us, Let's say with a smile Our 1ife's been worth while. For God watched continually o'er us. -Thomzls ll lnox !

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19234 SENIDR CLASS PROPI-IECY QA11 account from the diary ul' lhe huusier aml si-lmol ieaclmer, Miss Mannj Friday, May 13, 1933. Tmiiglit I am very tired. 'feacliing Hislm-y lm' su many years gels so firesoiue. Think l'll go lu sleep aml get up early tn prepare quizz questions. Saturday, May 14. Hail a pleasant' surprise lwalay when I reall l'1'um the lll'2lIllllll!N ui' the Chicago paper something like this: i'lV01'lll'S faslesi writer lhalolpli Kra- vanya wlm highest' rec-orfl at' llll0l'll2llilUllRll 'l'ypewrilii1g3 Cmllesl' ali Swil- ZCl'lilllfl, writing 100 more words per minuie than Heurg'e Hussfielfl wrute in 1923.9 Ili sfuunenl me for a secuml hui' then l 1:el'levle4l. he always was a clever chap. Monday, May 16. Edward Davis informefl CTivic's class io-day 'thai' Ohlmau hafl finally become lllCUl'1J0l'2lll'4l, aml had seal' In Nnlmrnis 'fur Willmri' S1-liroealel' to acl' as firsf Mayor. This is a great 2l1lV2llli'0lllCll1 aml will help him in his ambiiion to become Supreme -Tusiiee oi' ll. S. Tuesday, May 17. lwffilll' lo 'the show al' Holmes Opera Tlrmse in-niglilx Was most' pleas- esl in see Velma Hill in The Blonde Vampire. She llRlSll,l' 1-hanged one hii. 1 c-an rememher how she usecl fo roll her eyes ai' iihe lmys in assembly. Thursday, May 19. News iielegxraplieml here fo-day lhal the clecisimi ol' the Slain Simrmne Court was renflerecl in the case ul' Fa rl Hl'2llCOl1ll0fli. He was lrim-ll in the lower courts for the olnmxinus hahii nl' Chewing gmn in pahlic- plaves anrl his Case finally reached the supreme hemfll. He was very poliie ai' trial. Hop- ing' in make a 'favoralmle impression he sairl To the -lmlge. How are you this lll0l'11lllg?7l Judge auswerecl, Fine, ?ll4250.llll. Friday, May 20. I am Very tired to-nigliij so l'll try in fiml sulave in Rrown's pnelriv. Thomas Brown has bei-mae a womlerful pixel. l l'0lllCllllK'l' how he usefl in rhapsoflize in school. OLD NOKOMIS