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

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OLD NOKOMIS .... - 1936 Senior Class Prophecy A dull, dark March afternoon seemed the very time for a blazing fire in the living room. When the logs were burning a bright orange, and I gazed somberly at the blue and lavender flecks that rose with the smoke to the yawning chimney, I fancied I saw figures leaping in and about the flames. I almost laughed aloud when to my surprise one of the tiny sprites materialized and became a wicked, little elf with crimson cap awry and wide-spread grinning mouth from which there seemed to be coming (Oh, wonder of wonders) high, jerky staccato sounds. I shook off the dazed feeling that naturally accompanied such a phenomenon and suddenly realized that my visitor was talking to me. One night in a thousand years a fire sprite is allowed to talk to a human such as you and let you see into the future through my eyes. You are to be given this honor. What would you like to see? My head was filled with graduation preparations, so naturally I was eager to know the future of my classmates of '36. He assured me that my request would be speedily granted and commanded me to look into the fire. There I saw— Wilma Battles a successful manager of chain store barn dances. Rex Battles is the prominent editor of the Radiagazine, How people can be made to laugh in 500 easy lessons. This publication is filled with personal anecdotes. Clara Berns is the wife of a socially eminent professor of criminology who resides in Podunk, New Jupiter. Dorothy Berns (Mrs. Bill Engelman to you) has gone mercuroid on us. She adjusts your gown to the temperature. Monroe Berns is still wondering what business he is supposed to manage. Victor Brakenhoff has taken Clark Gable's place opposite the leading movie actress, Rose Marie Pocock. Wendell Buescher now has football down to a system. He sits in a little box and moves the figures around at will. Margaret Burcar is the beautiful multi-millionairess who has acquired her fortune by making silk from worn out chewing gum. Angela Cassidy is the outstanding woman suffragette of the time. She thinks women should be allowed to attend Yale and Harvard and play on the football teams. Mary Cibulka has become famous overnight because she sang so beautifully hat Jupiter came 500 miles closer to earth in order to hear her. Margaret Conway is the famous lion tamer and Bring 'em back alive lady. Clifford Dahler has finally grown up. He is the featured tall man in Dilley-Jachino circus. Lela Mae Evans has discovered the long sought for Fountain of Youth; $100 a bottle. Jacob Goznikar has started a business called, Best Man Made to Order. He officiated personally at the Jachino vs. Dilley ceremony. Their circus name is not changed, however. Hazel Hinton has joined an Indian troop. She is known as, No Crack a Giggle Face. Marcella Hines has published the latest dictionary. Her experience in the spelling contest helped a lot. Claudine Klamer goes along with the Dilley-Jachino circus to see that the tall man is not ill-treated. Harold Johnson has an amazingly successful taxi business. He takes ladies only. Nadyne Lehman is trying to fill Mr. Johnson's shoes but is having a hard time. You know these little feet— Richard Lidster has become the much beloved Prince of Wales. He is now in no danger of having to go to war. Bernard Marley has become famous for his invisible cloak. It was especially designed for little boys wishing to sleep in English class. Loretta McKenna is the renowned It girl. She didn’t have to dye her hair to give it that rosy complexion. Katheryn McNeil is the ruler of Venus. She has made that country quite popular as a winter resort. Twelve

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1936 OLD NOKOMIS Senior Class History Our allotted four years in High School is almost up. I am sure we shall never forget these four eventful years. Even though we number only thirty-seven, there is no doubt in our minds but that we have done our work well. As our Freshman leaders we chose Miss Pircher, Mr. Myers, Wendell Buescher, Mary Cibulka, Mike Furimsky, and Genevieve Singler. We crashed society only once: the Freshman-Sophomore party. We entered our Sophomore year ready for almost anything. We elected Monroe Berns, Harold Johnson, Lela Mae Evans, and Miss Laws to advise us. Our work became more difficult and more responsibilities were added to our already heavy burden. Juniors at last! We chose as our sponsors Miss O'Donnell and Mr. Rademacher, and Mary Cibulka, Clifford Dahler, and Hazel Hinton as officers. Being more sophisticated and more learned in the dramatic world we gave Hold Everything under our sponsors' directions. The fund was used to give the departing Seniors a banquet. Our last year! We were happy, yet sad being Seniors because that meant we would have to leave the school we had learned to love so well. However, we decided on Miss Yackle and Mr. Rademacher as sponsors, and Richard Roadman, Victor Brakenhoff, Lela Mae Evans, Alice Middle-ton, and Mary Louise Dilley as officers. So end our days in N. T. H. S. They have, by no means, been uneventful days. Each year, each day, each hour will be forever imprinted in our memory. Our parting gift to dear old N. T. H. S. will be Old Nokomis of 1936. Let us bid our teachers and classmates a fond farewell. —M. C. Class Motto— Don't Sit up and Sit; Get up and Get! Class Colors—Pink and Silver. Class Flower—Pink Rose. Students on Honor Roll fifteen successive quarters: Wilma Battles; Lela Mae Evans; Ruth Irene Thompson. FAMOUS DATES IN HISTORY January 5—Harold Johnson January 9—Hazel Hinton January I I—Margaret Burcar January 13—Bonita Schneider January 28—Marcella Hines January 31—Dorothy Berns February 25—Mary Louise Dilley March 4—Jacob Goznikar March 20—Mary Cibulka March 23—Dorothy McRoberts April 10—Genevieve Singler April 17—Edith Wharton April 21—James Waters April 29—Angela Cassidy May 14—Richard Lidster May 30—Victor Brakenhoff June 18—Dominick Rigoni July I—Jimmy Jachino July 14—Rex Battles July 18—Enno Pechnik July 24—Nadyne Lehman July 26—Katheryn McNeil August 9—Richard Roadman August 22—Lela Mae Evans August 25—Monroe Berns September 6—Rose Marie Pocock October I I—Margaret Conway October 20—Loretta McKenna October 22—Wilma Battles November 6—James Stewart November 21—Clifford Dahler November 26—Wendell Buescher December I—Ruth Meier December 2—Claudine Klamer December 23—Bernard Marley December 26—Clara Berns December 27—Ruth I. Thompson Elevei

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OLD NOKOMIS 1936 Dorothy McRoberts is the honored housekeeper of the White House. They say the head butler is the attraction. Ruth Meier has a nationally known hospital for crippled rats. Enno Pechnik is the radio announcer at the earth’s core. He is quite a good friend to the famous Tarzan . Dominick Rigoni has become a well-known member in society. He became known for his Ant pies which are well liked by the natives in Africa. Richard Roadman has such an angelic look on his face that artists fight over the chance to paint his face in the fairy scenes. Bonita Schneider is the famous painless dentist. One look at her beautiful face and they swoon right over—hypnotized. Genevieve Singler won the national talkathon. She talked for 32 days without a stop—What a gal! James Stewart after many years of hard post-hole digging finally reached China. From all reports he is quite intrigued with the country. Ruth Irene Thompson has turned hermit and lives in seclusion in the wild country of the Antarctic. James Waters is a Senator from Illinois. He has Douglas beat a mile. Edith Wharton was the first person ever to cross the Pacific in a row boat. The Chinamen stared in wonder at the length of time she could giggle. As the last picture faded from view, I turned to find that the sprite had disappeared. Only a blue haze of smoke was left. I hastened to add fresh fuel to the fire of which only a few live coals remained. —R. I. T. LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT THE TRUTH IS WHAT HURTS ...........................................How do you feel? The Senior Motto ............. If you don't like it, shut up or put up (we'll fight back) . We, the most energetic, obedient, and accomplished class that ever passed away from this place of learning, being of sound mind and body and realizing our rapidly approaching departure, do hereby draw up and declare fhis to be out last will and testament. First: We, the Senior class of 1936, leave our exam notes to the Juniors, so they'll graduate next year. Second: We, the Senior girls, leave the runs and holes in our hose to all the girls in school who wear anklets. Third: We, the Senior boys leave all of our bad habits to the lower classmen. Fourth: The following items we do individually bequeath: Art. I—I, Wilma Battles, leave my job as Annual typist to Diggie . Art. 2—I, Rex Battles, leave by cute legs to Doggie . Art. 3—I, Clara Berns, leave my criticism of everybody to anybody. Art. 4—I, Dorothy Berns, leave the school to Mr. Sam Kettelkamp to clean up for the summer. Art. 5—I, Monroe Berns, leave my intended cute? sayings to Mr. Myers. Art. 6—I, Victor Brakenhoff, leave school for home every evening. Art. 7—I, Wendell Buescher, leave my position as most popular boy in the school to my successor. Art. 8—I, Margaret Burcar, leave my knack of flirting with boys to Hazel Battles. Art. 9—I, Angela Cassidy, leave my Mae West figure to Kathryn Bosonetto. Art. 10—I, Mary Cibulka, leave my ability to sing Zing Zing to Mr. Rademacher. Art. I I—I, Margaret Conway, leave my feminine airs to Eunice Meyer. Art. 12—I, Clifford Dahler, leave on a slaying party with Claudine. Art. 13—I, Mary Louise Dilley, leave my ability to play basketball to Mary Gent. Art. M—I, Lela Mae Evans, leave my A's to Lucille Rhodes. Art. 15—I, Jacob Goznikar, leave my excuses for not having my English themes to Anita Vercellone; they helped a lot. Art. 16—I, Marcella Hines, leave my answers to the history questions to Miss Pircher, so she won't be constantly annoying the students. Art. 17—I, Hazel Hinton, leave my impersonations of Lullu Belle , to Bette Lou Peters. Thirteen