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

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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

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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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OLD NOKOMIS ■—1936 Art. 18—I, Jimmy Jachino, leave my euphonious voice to Paul Woltmann, the better to entrance the girls. Art. 19—I, Harold Johnson, leave my position as taxi driver to Jimmy Nicol providing he calls for Gladys Schrempp every morning as I did. Art. 20—I, Claudine Klamer, leave my dignity to Mary Ellen Fullerton. Art. 21—I, Nadyne Lehman, leave my dislike of men to Virginia Wright. Art. 22—I, Richard Lidster, leave my curly hair to Andy Furimsky. Art. 23-—I, Bernard Marley, leave my flivver to Mr. Johnson so he won't have to walk to school. Art. 24—I, Ruth Meier, leave my powder puff, lip stick and eye brow pencil to Lucille McKenna. Art. 25—I, Loretta McKenna, leave my entertainment of the Assembly at noon to Goldie. Art. 26—I, Katheryn McNeil, leave my diet schedule and exercise to Delores Reed. Art. 27—I, Dorothy McRoberts, leave my literary ability to Miss O'Donnell, so she can write her own themes. Art. 28—I, Enno Pechnik, leave my inferiority complex to everybody. Art. 29—I, Rose Marie Pocock, leave— Goodby . Art. 30—I, Dominick Riqoni, leave my reputation as a lady's man to Jack Pritchett. Art. 31—I, Richard Roadman, leave the slams I lie awake at night thinking of to Brud Holmes. Art. 32—I, Bonita Schneider, leave my pretty clothes to my sister. Art. 33—I, Genevieve Singler, leave school, hoping I don't have to come back next year. Art. 34—I, James Stewart, leave my dimples to anyone so unfortunate as not to have any. Art. 35—I, Ruth Irene Thompson, leave my independence to Pauline Cibulka. Art. 36—I, James Waters, leave my argumentive nature to Ray Brueckner, the better to argue on proofs in geometry when he knows he's absolutely wrong. Art. 37—I, Edith Wharton, leave my quiet ways to Alice Smalley. We 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. In Witness Thereof we do hereby set down our hand and seal this tenth day of March, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-six. In Presence of: Rose Marie Pocock Quill Pen, Genevieve Singler Script Ink, Papier White. Witness: Stella Yackle PARTING With hearts that are full or sorrow And thoughts of joy gone by, We, Seniors, in parting, would borrow Words to express our goodbye. The days we have spent in study With lessons that knitted our brow Seem as but a haze in the background As we think of departing now. Four years we have spent in our dear school Among our friends each day. Little thinking as time flitted onward How soon we must go our way. So now in bidding this farewell To our friends we are leaving behind The time-worn Good-bye, God bless you Are the best words that we can find. —V. B. Fourteen