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

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Old 9lokomis We, Anna Studnick and Florence Stapleton, bestow upon Alice Mae Pan-vvitt and Laura Green our coquettish ways. L Irvin Singler, leave inv habit of grinning at all the girls to Charles Folkerts. I, irginia Kettelkamp, leave the love 1 have for my brother to any one who doesn’t know him as well as I do. We, Spruill Battles and Lawrence Vernetti, do bequeath our Cave-man tactics with the girls to George Evans and Albert Sanuskar. I, Arthur Zimmerman, do bequeath my position as business manager to anyone who can till my shoes—only one foot to a shoe. I, Irma Cavaletto. leave my quiet and extremely feminine ways to Marie Jenkins. I, Harold Harms, leave my bashfulness around the girls to Rudolph Kettelkamp. I, Frank Wright, do bequeath my tennis championship to Frank Rakes, my name-sake, better known as “Fat.” I. Ralph Kettelkamp, do bequeath the love which Mrs. Moody has for me to some poor Senior of 1928. I further wish it understood, that if any beneficiary of this document should attempt to dispute or set aside any legacy herein mentioned, he shall immediately be cut off from all provision of said document, and be “cast into the outer darkness” of the unmentioned ones. Hereunto have I set my hand and seal, knowing that all the provisions herein proclaimed are as unalterable and indissoluble as the famous laws of the Medes and Persians. CLASS OF 1927. HIGH SCHOOL DAYS Early that September morn. In the year of twenty-three, We entered in N. T. H. S. As green as we could be. We were welcomed by the Soph’mores Who smeared our faces red, And when we heard the big bell ring We entered the hall with dread. Next year we were Soph’mores wise And tried our skill at art; Rut the thoughts of being Juniors Were those next to our hearts. Alas! we are upper classmen Pressing on with all our might. Hoping at last to reach our goal And to be Seniors bright. Nineteen hundred and twenty-six, The last year has opened its gate; And if we pass our English Four Promotion and success await. But are we joyful after all To leave this school forever more? Oh ! just to be a green “Freshie” And live these four years o’er. —V. T. Page twenty-two

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Old Momis i LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF THE CLASS OF 1927 I, the Class of 1927, of the Nokomis Township High School, having come to the end of my long life in a peaceful and undisturbed state of mind, do hereby give and bequeath all my worldly goods and possessions with all the appurtenances thereunto belonging, as seemeth wise and fitting in my judgment. I may say that in making these bequests I have been said to possess in a remarkable degree, common sense. I, Viola Bertsch, do bequeath my shy and retiring manners to Ethel Hard. I, Lester Schniepp, give to Ralph Herwig my boldness around the girls. I, Mae Gray, do bequeath my perfect knowledge of cosmetics and ability to use them to Katherine Ronchetti. 1, John Cuthbertson, leave my lovely complexion, if it can be found between the freckles, to Louis Rademacher. I, John Jachino, do bequeath my gentle and girlish ways to Leslie Pyle. 1, Evelyn Johnson, give my habit of keeping quiet to Dorothy Evans. I, Paul Fisher, leave my ability to speak plainly, to Judd Brown. I, Elma Wittnam, better known as “Auntie,” present to Bessie Givens my ability to twist when I walk. I, Orville Rhodes, give my wonderful accomplishment of keeping the girls at a safe distance to Ivan Anderson. We, Mabel Hieronymous and Marian Robertson, leave our natural curls and curling irons to Elvira Kroenlein and Olive Belle Satterthwaite. I, Ida Howell, do bequeath my ability to make eyes at the boys to Margaret Stewart. I, Theo Dewitt, bequeath my everlasting giggles to Rudolphina Hartel and Helen Calihan, hoping they can both together take care of them. I, Boss Rhine, leave my reputation as teacher’s pest to my young brother, “Sheik,” in order to keep such an admirable trait in the family. I, Olga Frederick, leave my “boyish figger” to Lucille Chaney, providing she tries as hard as I have to get fat. I, Mary Luschnig, leave my school-girl complexion to Margaret Crain. I, Madeline Ronchetti, leave my position as contralto in the chorus to Roxie Crites. I, Norma Henkle, leave my long dresses to Mary Krohta. I, James Young, leave Margaret to anyone who can get her. I, Vinita Tindle, do hereby give all my outgrown dresses to my “little” sister, Iona. I, Vern Grabbe, leave my position as drummer in the orchestra to anyone who can make as much noise for his size as I can. I, Gladys Wright, leave my place on the honor roll to Douglas Becker. I, Alta Baxter, do bequeath my fatal attraction for the untruthful sex to Rachel Pope. I, Garrelt Brown, leave my very extraordinary brilliance to Leroy Dalhaus. I, Edna Stolte, leave my ability to tell dirty stories to Lillian Holmes. I, Willard Morgan, do bequeath my sweater to Charles Reisacher, to wear when his gives out. I, James Jachino, pass my position as captain of the football team to Edwin Kettelkamp. I, Donald Calihan, bestow my oratorical powers upon Jacob Groser for no good reason at all. I, Frances Goesman, leave my friendly ways to Irene Houck. I, Mavnard Bridwell, leave my slight build to Bruno Giovanelli. Page twenty-one

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Old 9lofeomis — —i SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY You have all heard of new inventions, no doubt, but the newest one to my knowledge, is the prophoscope. As I was sailing on the S. S. Leviathan, I met a man who told me he had invented a machine that would prophecy the future of people. As 1 named over mv schoolmates, he told me briefly what each would do in ten years from now, and here is an account of what he said: Harold Harms will be the coach at Nokomis High School. Spruill Battles will make his lectures so real that farmers will be convinced that chinch bugs are their best friends. Frances Goesman will be private secretary to Principal D. E. Zook. Orville Rhodes will star in “He-Man” with Mary Pickford. Anna Studnick will reform and become a prim old maid. Her dearest possessions will be her cat and her spectacles. Donald Calihan and Maynard Bridwell will go treasure hunting in the South Sea Islands. The prophoscope says they will return with as much money as Captain Kidd did. Alta Baxter will be the Domestic Science teacher in the Raymond High School for one year, after which she will settle down in Chicago with one of our 1926 basketball champions. Lester Schneipp will be the quarterback on the all-star American football team. Erma Cavaletto, the basketball champion of the girls at the Nokomis High School, will become gymnastic teacher in the University of North Carolina. Gladys Wright will continue to work on history, but she will become a noted teacher in New York and will write histories. Rosse Rhine will be the most valuable man on the University of Illinois' basketball team—a six-foot center. Florence Stapleton will appear as the main vaudeville feature at the Palace Theater—it seems the girl with a giggle will become the girl with a wiggle. She will be accompanied on the piano by Irwin Singler, noted pianist. Edna Stolte will tour Montgomery County, lecturing on woman’s rights. Ralph Kettlekainp will contribute jokes to the “Judge.” That's not saying how many of them will be accepted. Madeline Ronchetti will teach English in the Peoria High School for several years, but the saying that school teachers are old maids will not hold true in her case. Elma Wittnam and Frank Wright will star in “Love’s Turmoil.” Williard Morgan will become useful. He will hold the baby while “mamma” goes calling. Marian Robertson will spend her honeymoon in Chicago, after which she will be at home to her friends in Decatur. John Cuthbertson will be the world’s champion prize-fighter, with Lawrence Vernetti as his sparring partner. Page twenty three