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

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NOKOMIS Student Council representative, Esther Johnson; advisors, Miss Thompson and Mr. Mayes. Our colors were the same as those of last year—Blue and white— but for our motto we had the following: “We wish, we can, we will.” We entertained and were entertained by the Freshmen. How we did yearn to initiate some of the newcomers but the Board and other state officials thought we had no good reason to pass on the good (?) work which had been given to us. Time went by so fast that we were Juniors before we realized it. In our Junior year about thirty-five answered the roll call. We went about sowing, but as luck would have it, we had to stop to get new wheels and other accessories (exams and quizzes). We were entertained by the Seniors and tried our best to give them a wonderful banquet. The officers for the year were Wesley Meyers, president; Irene McLean, vice-president; George Evans, secretary-treasurer; Lucille Loomis, Student Council representative; Miss Hoeppner and Mr. Stumm, advisors. Our motto was “The door to success is labeled ‘Push ,” and we chose the American Beauty as our flower. We were represented on both the football and basketball teams this year. Now as Seniors (numbering thirty) we are to reap the benefits of our labor in preparing and cultivating the soil. We entertained the Juniors with a Christmas party. We had three men on the football team and four on the basketball team. In this year the officers were the following: Louis Klancnik. president; George Sale, vice-president; Lucille Loomis, secretary-treasurer; Esther Johnson, Student Council representative; Miss Yackle and Mr. Barth, advisors. Again our colors were blue and white and our motto, “The door to success is labeled ‘Push’. ’ “Lu” Loomis and George Sale are representatives of the Seniors in the popularity contest and we are sure that they will emerge victorious. They are also pianist and cheer leader, respectively. We won the half day given for the most sales of the “Annual” tags and spent a pleasant afternoon in Kitchell Park in Pana. We are looking forward to the Junior-Senior banquet and know how hard the Juniors will have to work (we had the experience last year) ; and, lo! the day when we shall wear the cap and gown and receive that old sheepskin looms on the horizon! Time goes too fast, for though we are glad to complete our work in N. T. H. S., still it is with deepest regret that we depart from the dear old spot. L. M. K. -23-

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OLD NOKQMIS- senior SPONSORS Miss Yackle Mr. Barth Senior Colors: Blue and White. Senior Motto: “The door to success is labeled ‘Push’.1 Senior Flower: American Beauty Rose. SENIOR CLASS HISTORY ’Twas on a bright September morn in the year of nineteen hundred twenty-five that sixty-eight boys and girls, eager to begin the fall plowing in the world of Knowledge, came to N. T. H. S. It was not an easy job—there were strange teachers and a new building—but, under the guidance of Mr. D. E. Zook and the Faculty, it did not take us long to get the plowing started. The upperclassmen had fun in initiating us, although this in no way kept us from continuing what we had started. We chose as our leaders, Ivan Johnson, president; Irene McLean, vice-president; Lillian Holmes, secretary-treasurer; Melvin Brueckner, class editor; Esther Johnson, Student Council representative; Mrs. Moody and Mr. Meyers, advisors. Blue and white were chosen for our class colors and for our motto we chose, “The door to success is labeled ‘Push’.” Things began to brighten after we were entertained by the Sophs on Hallowe’en, then came the stump clearing (the exams). This seemed unfair to us but we made short work of it. Again came fair weather in the form of our entertainment to the Sophs. When through with the plowing, we were informed that our lives as Freshmen had ended and we were ready to begin harrowing as Sophomores. In the beginning of our Sophomore year many of the plowers dropped out. The rest of us went to work with the harrow and were going merrily along until we had to stop to level some of the ditches (exams). They didn’t seem as hard as those of our first year. We chose as president, George Sale; vice-president, Grace Brown; secretary-treasurer, Marguerite Crain; class editor, Grace Brown; -22 .

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OLD NOKOMIS SENIOR CLASS WILL We, the Senior Class of 1929, being of sound mind and sane actions, declare this to be our last will and testament. We hereby declare all other wills made by us before this time to be null and void and bequeath, give, leave and otherwise dispose of the following: To the Juniors we leave some of our superb dignity and hope they will use it as well as we have. To the Sophomores we leave the advice and rule of the Faculty. To the Freshmen we bequeath the privilege of becoming Seniors provided they study hard for two more years. I. Louis Buechsenschuetz, leave my position as football captain to David Kessinger. I, Floyd Barnstable, leave my liking for the feminine class to W illiam Reichart. I, Ruth Shellhaus, bequeath to Gladys Carroll my long dresses. I, Esther Johnson, leave my many beaux to Elizabeth Griffiths. I, Genevieve Kroeger, bequeath to Mildred Harms my sprinting prowess. I, George Sale, bequeath my position as cheer leader to Emery Staples. I, Irene McLean, give my brotherly love to Gladys Langford. I, Louis Klancnik, leave my worn-out tennis balls and the privilege to equal my record to Lee Pope. I, Adolph Klancnik, bequeath all of my worn-out razor blades to Ralph Keislar. I, George Hill, bequeath my heel plates to Mr. Stumm. I, Wesley Meyers, bequeath my slight stature to Harold Dilley. I, Leland Rhine, give to my brother, Junior Rhine, my ability to make high grades in all subjects. I, Edna Hulbert, bequeath my attractions to the opposite sex to Melvina Kroenlein. I, Ethel Hippard, leave my shyness and retiring manners to Pauline Gipson. I, Mary Kirkland, bequeath to Aretta Davis my ability to sneeze (vio) silently. I, Yvonne Dahler, bequeath to Margaret Pyle my gym suit. I, Clara Nollman, leave my superior high-jumping qualities to Geraldine Peters. I, Lillian Holmes, leave all of my worn-out and broken hairpins to Helen Kettelkamp. I, Kenneth Anderson, leave Edna to anybody who thinks he can get her. I, Frank Studnick, leave my studious ways to Donald Marley. I, George Evans, leave my card-playing ability to Charles Fahnestock. I, Joe Ekkers, do leave to Ralph Challans my flashy, green necktie providing he doesn’t wear it. I, Mary Mehochko, leave my boxing ability to Lorine Hill. I, Mary Havera, bequeath my ability to play horseshoes to Helen Pauschert. We, Olivebelle Satterthwaite and Edith Carroll, leave our tennis-playing ability to Winifred Hand and Marie Bost. - 24 -