Oakwood High School - Acorn Yearbook (Fithian, IL)

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THE ACORN + DENZIL SMITH General Course. Oakwood 1, 2. Football. Art Editor of The Acorn. “Of manner f c title. of affection inild.' FRANCIS ANDREWS General Course. Oakwood 1, 2. Oak. Basketball. Social Editor of The Acorn. “Ahftrnee man make the heart a rote fonder it ahto (riven the other fellow a chance. RALPH THOMPSON General Course. Oakwood 1, 2. Pioneer. Football. Calendar Editor of The Acorn. but f.'rcry laddie has a lassie. None thru say have I.” 0. T. II. S. ’18 + + [25]

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TIIE ACORN + The Senior Chronicle NDEED every person in Oakvvood Township should be interested in the history of the Senior class of 1918. First, it is the second graduating | class of the Oakwood Township High School, and second, many homes are represented as it is a comparatively large class. Then it is up to the Seniors to relate the events which have happened in the past four years. In 1914 we entered upon our high school career with high ambitions of which the highest was to be a senior. Since we were all inexperienced it was a difficult thing to get started. But it can be said here that we who had sufficient pluck and persistence to reach our goal are the ones who got started right. In 1915 the Oakwood Township High School district was organized. There being no common high school, this district was divided: one-half of the students attending school at Fithian and the other half at Oakwood. The students of the west end found a warm reception in an old church building. The environment, to be sure, was the best in the world, and it was there in the house of God that they first learned to respect property. The students of the east end took up their studies in the Oakwood grade building. The following summer a magnificent high school building was erected near the center of the township. In the fall of 1916 we entered this building as juniors, and immediately organized our class, for we felt that in order to attain true success we must go hand in hand. It was in this stage of high school life that we entered literary societies. We did not really care to indulge, but after being urged to join either the Pioneer or Oaks society, we took up our duties and performed them willingly except when hard pressed by burdens of senior work. Upon entering the door of the 0. T. H. S. building. September 10, 1917, we put away all childish things and became dignified seniors. In the beginning the class was composed of 16 members. But during the year some very unconventional things have happened, causing a diminution of our number. Three members have taken the vows of marriage and are now living happily. All along, all of us have had a jolly good time while earnestly searching for knowledge. Furthermore, we expect to continue our search for a higher attainment. A. F., ’18. 4---------- [27] O. T. H. S. ’18 •+