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

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If those walls had ears to hear us, Tongues to tell what eyes have seen, With what stories they'd regale us When each year Camp fires convene. Tales of truants, faults and follies, Mischief, punishments, and dreams, Perhaps 'tis well they stand there silent While we recall the good that's been. Dear old School house, your days are numbered. Marks of age on you are found, Time now claims you for its victim Floors are sunken, steps unsound. ' A new building will replace you In another part of town, E'en your site will be forgotten When you're leveled with the ground. ' Your days of usefulness are over, Your proud head, once held so high Is bending to the law of change I In the years that swiftly fly. We can't help regretful feelings, Can't repress a tear and sigh, Tenderest memories Clusters 'round you - As we say our last, Goodbye. A a SUPERINTENDENTS ' IN OAKLAND A partial list of those who have served as Superintendents in Oakland includ ing those who were Superintendents in the building constructed in 1867 those who served as Superintendents of grade and high school combined and those who were Superintendents of the high school only are: ' . Arnold Tompkins Mr ohn K Failin ' J I g E I fTerm finished by Mrs. J. K. Failingj Mr. E. P. Adams fTerm finished by Joseph H. Haughy, D.D.j Mr. Theodore Haney Mr. John Snyder Mr. Zach Tompkins Mr Mr Mr Mr Mr. Mr Mr . Mr Mr Mr Mr. D, R. Alter V r V ' Oscar L. Minter Guy S. Koons Ed. Honn G. W. Sutton H. E. Knarr J. T. Dorris L. F. Fulwiler L. V. Finley J. W. Carrington O. F. Patterson , Page S eventy-eight

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Hear the bell peal forth its summons, Warniiig them their play is done, We'll march with them through the portals Pausing at room number one. Such a crowd of merry faces Some quite soiled, and clean are some, But most all of us have been there, And we know just how that come. See them bending o'er their lessons, Some are studious, some are not, Many dig from mines of knowledge Golden nuggets of deep thought. Kneeling at the shrine of learning By both earth and heaven taught, Stars of Hope and gems of Wisdom, In the web of life are wrought. In the steady march of progress Step by step they upward climb, Some drop out from inclination, Death claims some, others fall behind, Many are called to iight life's battles, . Early mustered into line, A small per cent of all those children Stay until Commencement time. At first, the County Superintendent Game up with questions to state To those who were in proper standing, He rewarded them with Second Grades. This Mr. Whitmore improved, in that i The Principal gave certificates, i Then Tompkins fArnoldj rearranged th To send out High School Graduates. C COUISC We've had just twenty Commencements, In 'eightyftwo, was the first class Thirty boys and sixtyfseven girls Graduates through those doors have passed. In 'eightyffour and 'eightyfnine, None, their lot with the Alumni's cast, The class members number one to nine, The six of 'three, came out the last. Page Seventy-seven

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GRADUATES FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL Anna Crawford Slater ....... John M. Green ......... Edith Forsyth ........... Anna Rutherford ....... W. T. Bland ...,......... Emma Williams ......... Lillie Pearce Kuhn ....... Flora Clement ......... Minnie Forsyth Taber .... Luera Winkler ........ Lenny Gilbert , .......... KJ. C. Taber .... .... C. J. Taber ............... XFW. W. Pepper ............ Joseph K. Timmons ,..., J. K. Lauher ................. M. L. Rutherford ........ William B. Walsh ........ john C. Carrol ....... '. May Ball Flaherty ........ .L. R. Pemberton .......... Clara Timmons ............. Maude' Reel Newburn- Addie Pearce Tremble ........ Reppa Glass Hollis ..... 1882 1883 1884 . No Class 1885 1886 1887 1888 .------.-Atwood, Ill. ....------Edinburg, Tex. -...--..-.-.---------Deeeased ----...-.....-...-.--.Oakland, Ill. -..--.---Chattanooga, Tenn. ---.---.Villa Grove, Ill. ---.-.-.-.La Verne, Cal. .-.-.-.Oakland, Ill. --..--...---..Deceased ..-.---.Chicago, Ill. ...----.-.-------Dec:eased -----.---LClinton, Ind. -------.---Cakland, Ill. ---.-.-..-Huffman Ark ------...Los Angeles, Call ..--.--.-Par1s, Ill. .-.--.----.-.----Deceased --..-.------..-Ivesdale, Ill. .-----..---.-----.--.-.--Deceased .--...----New Lennox, Ill. ----.-.-.-..-.--..Cakland, Ill. -----.-.-----Los,Angeles Cal Cklahoma City, ,Cklal Verne, Cal. --.-.-----.-Memphis, Tenn. Page S efventy-nine