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

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1924 Scene III. - Seniors in uproar over class officersg result: re-election. President, Ethel Turk. Vice President. Alfred Green. Secretary and 'l'reasurer, Annetta Reincke. Business Manager. Harold Kettelkamp. Sponsors, Miss Yackle and Mr. Crepin. Everything now runningsmoothly. Scene IV. Usual social functions. Scene V. Seniors just learned that they had to give URA'lflONS before they could graduate. Sadness and despondency prevails. Many have gone so far as to order their coffins. Scene VI. School closes-Seniors bid a sorrowful farewell to the dear old N. T. H. S. ,At .gt ,st SENIOR PROPHECY Hotel Astor New York City llilarch 17, l934 Dear Betty: ' I have just returned to good old America. England is all right but there is too much fog in the city streets during the winter months. It is more interesting to sing before American audiences in one's home land than before a sprinkling of Americans, English, Russians, French, etc., in a foreign ball-room. Little did I know when we were in the N. T. I-I. S. choruses building air castles of becoming prima donnas. that I would ever tour this country and abroad singing. I had been booked to appear before only English audiences, but I could not let the temptation slip to fly to Paris and see that gay city. I had heard that Lottie Jones was in Paris and I had some trouble finding her. Finally the wife of the American ambassador sent word that she had found a Beauty Shop in Paris, where the proprietor, the Madamoiselle Lottie. could speak English and she highly recommended the establishment to me. I dropped into the shop the following day and there was our old Lottie. She was quite light hearted and very prosperous. just a hint. Betty, Lottie says that curls are to be the advance style and she herself is attempting to grow her old curls back. OLD NOKOMIS

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1924 REEL III. Setting. Ti1ne: September, 1922. Place: Same as in Reels I and II. Characters : juniors, a happy-go-lucky bunch, ready for mischief. A group anxious to fight the wiles of English and the snares of Latin. Scene I. juniors discuss the superior air of the new dignified Seniors. Each takes an oath not to copy any of their mannerisms. Scene II. Class organization with this result: President, Harold Kettelkamp. Vice President, I-Toward Pendleton. Secretary and Treasurer, NVinifred Tharp. Sponsor, Miss Yackle. Scene III. juniors are given a Halloween Party by the Seniors and in return serve an elaborate banquet in honor of their upper classmen. Re- sult: class treasury empty! Sorrowful bunch! Scene IV. i School closes. juniors bid their friends good-bye until next September. One more reel of this will be released in the future. REEL IV Setting. Time: September, 1923. Place: Same as Reels 1, II and Ill. Characters : Present Seniors, full of wisdom and always ready to give free advice to their under classmen. Scene I. Seniors discussing how easy it was going to be to pull the wool over the new Principal's eyes. They did? ? ? ? ? ? Scene II. Class organization with these results: President, James Griffin. Vice President, Florence Miller. Treasurer, Charles Rhodes. Secretary, Gertrude Satterlee. Business Manager, Ernest Reisner. Sponsors, Miss Yackle and Mr. Crepin. OLD NOKOMIS A

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1924 One evening in a hotel lobby I, was glancing over the advanced fash- ions. I scarcely believed my eyes when I saw the name of the designer of the women's fashions to be Charles Rhodes. I can just see how your eyes are fairly popping. Everybody urged me to try Monsieur Charles if I were in need of new frocks. I am wearing one of his creations at my engage- ment tomorrow night, and it is a beauty. I had to laugh to myself all the time he was explaining the advantages of hoop skirts and carrying kittens, for this persuasive artist was so remote from our old idea of Floppie. VVhile I was in Manchester, England, my carriage couldn't get the right-of-way near an old coffee-house. I caught a glimpse of a woman wildly gesticulating and talking imploringly to an immense crowd. Her voice sounded familiar, but I did not identify her until I picked up the Manchester Times the following day, and read that an American, Jennie jachino, had delivered a stirring address on doing away with the House of Lords so that the women might enter the Upper I-Iouse. She is said to be touring England and drawing large crowds. The boat back to America sighted the immense trans-Atlantic bridge and I had quite an exalted feeling every time I viewed it to think that Kenneth Buel had been the architect to draw up its plans. At mid-ocean we stopped along side the bridge and here came Ethel Turk who was walk- ing from New York to Liverpool. She reported that as yet she hadn't been sea-sick and would cable when she landed. The cable came at noon today announcing her safe arrival. Be sure to order an Qld Nokoinisn this year because I'Ve just run on to Ilda Bernardini in the Sheffee Tea Room and she tells me that she has sent several sketches back to N. T. H. S. which will appear in this year's. publication. She has asked me to drop into her studio and I'm planning to do so real soon. I can scarcely wait to hear how she is having ti1ne to draw cartoons for the New York Times, covers for the Literary Digest and ever so many other things. Students back in N. T. H. S. ought to enjoy the Literary Digest now that they know that their Alumna is on the magazine staff. All of the old girls are so terribly busy now and still we dearly love to keep in touch with each other. XVhy not write Round Robin letters? It would be a time saver. I am traveling west in june and I may be able to drop in a few hours at Nokomis. It seems ages since I was there. . As ever, Velma Hardy OLD N OKOMIS