Oakland Township High School - Oak Leaves Yearbook (Oakland, IL)

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LM sEN1oR CIRCUS Friday Night, December 12, 1930, ushered in a new event for O. T. H. S.--a Qircus, withpink lemonade, hot dogs, animals, Houses of Hor ors, nd What Have Youv, all at regular,'honeistftofgoodness circus prices. F -- From'5 :30 to'7:O0 P. M. an excellent supper was served in he Gypsy Tea Roomllx The dimly llighted, brightly colored room, with the charming little gypsy waitressedh at your service, was indeed a lovely place in which to dine. During the dinner hour, music was furnished by a groupaof high school girls and boys. The side shows from 5:00 to 7j30, were quite a success. g , i nl -The House of Horrors'.', arranged by the Annual Staff, was true to its name, and well worth the price of admission. i The , Freshman Follies was the hit of the evening, with its graceful little chorus girls, HulafHula dancers, and snappy music. Of course the circus would not have been complete, had it not been for the Senior PutfPut Golf Course , where Oakland's golf fans displayed their skill. And. wasnlt it scandalous but the Sophomores had a gambling den-- Monte Carlo , where many grand prizes were won, and to the players sorrow much money was lost. Then there was the Picture Gallery arranged by the Juniors, one of those good, old places where you get three shots at the Nigga baby , and you're sure to win everytime you spin that wheel -if your luck's with you. P g .Following the side shows a onefact play, The Trysting Place , by Booth Tarkf ington, was presented by: . f ' Mrs. Curtis, a widow ........ .............. F reda jones Lancelot Briggs .................. ......... S tephen Wright Mrs. Briggs, his mother ........ .......... Fl orence Gant Jessie Briggs, his sister ............ ........ B ernadine Nolan - :Ruper Smith, Jessies' friend ....... ................ C arlos Buckler A mysterious Voice ............. 1 ............................ Willard Montgomery Much to Steve's sorrow, he learned, through bitter experience what a fool a woman cangmake of a man. ' ' ,Free attractions lasting from 9:00 to 10:00 were 'given by each class: Cinf derella was presented by the Freshmen, Thanks For the Buggy Ride by the Sophomores,. The Old Lady in the Shoe by the juniors, and La Modiste Shop by the Seniors., , The Circus was a success and will be remembered. Page Fifty-two

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in-' HCDMECGMING Tuscola was our opponent at the Homecoming game held October 27, 1930. We greeted this-our first game of the year, with much pep and enthusiasm. ' All the old cars, baby buggies, bicycles, goats, and donkeys were dressed up in their best clothes for entering the parade, which started at 12 o'clock. The parade was led by the band. As the judges were unable to decide whether the Senior or the Junior float was the better, they divided the five dollar prize between Mr. Sweat's Senior home room group and Mrs. Hahn's Junior home room groups. The Senior float consisted of an old fashioned funeral coach with the coffin inside, representing Tuscola. Behind in an old fashioned coach were the mourners dressed in 18th century style. Both coaches were decorated in orange and black. For the junior float, the back of a big truck wasdecorated. A football queen was presented the crown by two members of the squad. ' The prizes offered to individuals were won by Mildred Coffey, Ruth Honn, Ruth Walsh, and Ethel Buirley. These people not only got Tuscola's goat but tried to take them home in defeat. , s HALLOWE'EN PARTY fwlf A gala time was enjoyed by the student body gathered in the gymnasium for their annual Halloween masquerade sponsored by the Girls' Club. The gymnasium was decorated quite appropriately by the committee with corn stalks and pumpkins. - The program was started by a Grand March, in which there were many pretty and clever, as well as funny costumes. Martha Bell and Mary Delle Kirkpatrick to-ok a prize for having the prettiest costumes and Robert Buckler and Lemuel Coopertook a prize for being the funniest dressed. A A program was given which consisted of games and dancing. Refreshments consisted of sandwiches served in co-al buckets, pickles in dust pans, doughnuts on broomsticks, and apples in gunnysacks. - - . v I . Page Fifty-one

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CALENDAR FUR GAK LEAVES 7'-C711-nov SEPTEMBER -Look at the Freshies. -First day of school. Where is the Math. Room? -Freshies still lost. Where do we go now ? - Tramp, tramp, tramp : we're marching. . -One week gone, not so bad. -Home Room Groups are or- ganized. -Parliamentary Law to be learned. -Senior weiner roast - wa- termelons and what not afterwards. - Hey Coach! Let's start football. -Physics class please bring D3.Del'. - And another thing- -At last all books arrive- grind starts. A -Boys and Girls Glee Clubs are organized. -Pot luck supper given by Girls' Club to Freshie girls. They were initiated. -The last day of school- this week. -No school toda exce t Sun- Y D day School-maybe. -Blue Monday. -Nothing happened. -The bath tub met Sweat in the face' just above the eye. -Pep meeting-Mock parade and football game-by O. T. H. S. girls. -Homecoming - we paraded and were defeated by Tus- cola 19-7-too bad! -A legal school day. -Pay day-teachers all hap- DY. 5.- OCTOBER 1-More school. 2-Happy is busy doing noth- ing and Nolan is helping him. 3- Glory l We skunked Chrisman Q52-01. SinIgin' the Blues. fMon- davi. 6- Un! you sticks. 7-Vacation-last of week. 8-Senior Class officers elected. 9- Pray for us - we lost again-to Bement Q6-01. 11--Everybody's weakness is studying-now. 12-So hs o on a s ree- pn a D Weiner roast. 13- Don't sass back, young la- dy.u 14- Ain't you gonna' ? No, I ain't gonna ', and so on into the night. 15-Seniors select class rings. 18-Fate played us a dirty trick -lost t Hinds cr- Boo Hool 0,90 19- Who ut that nal in my chair? -Staff meeting-Oak Leaves name of annual. 21-Nolan makes first appear- ance with speech before as- sembly. - 22-A terrible test, given to the Seniors in American His- tory, could not be account- ted for . 23-Big race for the 10078 sale of the annual. 24- Does anybody want to buy an annual ? - Gee, it's tough - beat a ain b Rid efarm 12-0 g y g C 5- -Staff meeting. - Oh, you know what I think would be cute? 361 15 2? . ii? QQ U.-.-.Q NOVEMBER - We went, we saw, we con- quered. Villa Grove 9-7. 4- Notice ! Election l Don your raincoats. - W'hat's your family tree ? - Sometimes he sits and thinks and sometimes he just sits. - And the dreat bid bear went-'Woof' l -Circus preparation being made-lookout for future signs. -Armistice Day l Another game with Arcola-and we didn't bring home the ba- con. - The Family Up Stairs - It was a scream. 18-Everyone thought for a whi-le that there was an earthquake-but it turned out to be Snacks .who slid down the hall. Mrs. Roberts read modern poetry to us. Junior Gingham and Overall - Party. - Happy broke the gym window and ' he paid and paid and paid. -Another great birthday cel- ebrated-Miss Jones. Game at T. C.-first.-night game played by O. T. H. S. To beat or to be beaten! -Last night was another de- feat for 0. T. H. S. We sure have a spunkie lit- tle team just the same. No school - Rah! Rah! Rah! The teachers have to go to school to catch up with us. -Announcements - mixed chorus of yawns. 25-Furnace fired, 26-Miss Diehl s home room -Candy sale. group gives Thanksgiving ' -Spooks prowl about-also Program- Old Fashioned mischievous boys 'cause it's School -it was a wowl ,Hallowe'en. 27-Indigestion from turkey. 30-Prof. Alter broke his nos . -Turkey soup and turkey 31- What of tomorrow? bones cut in squares. ll P K r . i , I W ,cfrhj 4 JL CC Page Fifty-three 4. My I